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by Jesse Parent Class of 1996 Skull, the organization founded in 1911 to honor administrators, fac­ ulty, staff, and students for their con­ tributions to the advancement and betterment of the university, recently tapped thirteen new candidates.

Those candidates are: Professor Robert Labontc’, WPI class of ’54, of Shrewsbury, MA, is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engi­ neering Department. As a student, Labonte’ was an officer of Theta Kappa Phi fraternity (now Phi Kappa Theta), a member of Pi Delta Epsi­ lon, editor for the Tech News, and a member of the lacrosse team. As a memberof the faculty, he is involved on the ECE Project Committee, ECE Undergraduate Program Committee, and was involved in the recent Space Shuttle Project.

Raymond Banks, a mechanical en­ gineering student with biomedical interests from Nashua, NH. He has been an orientation leader, is a mem­ ber of the basketball team, the rush chair of Phi Gamma Delta, and in­

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Francesca Escoto, a management Society, Society of Women Engi­ program.

Laura Bielitz, a mechanical engi­ engineering major from Lawrence, neers, Institute of Industrial Engi­ neers, the Management Society, and neering student from Agawam, MA. MA. She has been an assistant sum­ mer coordinator and mentor program the goat committee of the class of She is captain of the women’s soccer coordinator for EMSEP, outreach 1997, and she is a member of the team, a member of the softball team, coordinator for the Society of Women a former orientation leader and cur­ Epsilon Upsilon Pi honor society.

Brian Learned, a mechani­ rent orientation assistant, cal engineering student from a member of the women's Clinton, MA. He is a repre­ mentoring program and of Skull, the organization found e d in 1 9 /1 to sentative of GAMMA, vice Phi Sigma Sigma sorority, honor adm inistrators, faculty , staff, and stu­ president of recruitment for and scholarship chair for dents fa r their contributions to the advance­ Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, the PanHellenic Council. ment and betterment o f the university, re­ captain of the football team, Kevin Doherty, an elec­ cently tapped thirteen new candidates. and a member of the rugby trical engineering student from New Castle, NH. He team.

Jodi Mazzarino.acivil en­ is an Orientation Leader, gineering student from Danvers MA. Engineers, secretary for Alden former rush chair for the She is a committee head for the Voices, a member of the Hispanic lnterfratenity Council, member of American Society of Civil Engineers, Student Association, president. New Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity and the Naval ROTC program, a former resi­ commitee head and pledge trainer England representative, and regional for Alpha Phi Omega, member of secretary for the Society of Hispanic dent advisor, and a member of the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority, and a Professional Engineers, a member lacrosse team. member of Bacchus. of the Student Alumni Society, Matthew Dowling, a biology/bio­ Jimmy Pai, a computer science Masque, Alpha Gamma Delta soror­ technology major from Nevada City, student from Honolulu, HI. He is the ity, and a Resident Advisor.

CA. He is a member of Alpha Psi chairperson forthe International Stu­ Deborah Foley, a management en­ Omega, Tau Beta Pi, and Mu Sigma dent Council, member and newslet­ Delta honor societies, a member of gineering student from Tewksbury, ter editor for the Chinese Student Masque, former rush chair and cur­ MA. She is vice president of the Association, and member of the rent Pylortes of Tau Kappa Epsilon Newman Club, new member coordi­ Asian Society Club.

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Myles Walton, a mechanical en­ gineering with aerospace intentions major from Marlboro, MA. He is the Philanthropy chair for Theta Chi fra­ ternity, member of the WPI Stage Ensemble and Concert bands, mem­ berof the Tau Beta Pi honor society, goat keeper for the class of 1997, member of the ultimate frisbcc team, and student hall director for Founders Hall.

Sarah Wilcox, a civil engineering major from Wakefield, MA. She is a member of the women’s crew team, committee head for the American Society of Civil Engineers, commit­ tee head and service vice president for Alpha Phi Omega, and a resident advisor.

Bernardo Vasquez, a computer science student from New York City, NY. He is the co-founder and com­ munications officer of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers on this campus, a member of the Na­ tional Society of Black Engineers, the Black Student Union, and the Hispanic Student Association, EMSEP cordinator, instructor, and mentor, and a tutor and resident ad­ visor for the Strive program.

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WPI History and Tradition Part VIII: A time of War

by Donna Emma Edzards Associate Editor Dr. Ira Nelson Hollis, fifth presi­ dent of the Institute held a close contact with military authorities at Washington. This coupled with his high position in engineering societ­ ies made him all too aware of the impending difficulties to befall the young men of our country. Although he had asked the students of WPI to

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take advantage of the opportunities offered in summer training camps and naval cruises, Hollis insisted that his students take part in the technical services rather than waste their engi­ neering talents in the line of fire. It was then in 1916 that military sci­ ence was introduced into the cur­ riculum.

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play of patriotism, an attempt was made to establish a military unit on the campus. A National Guard ser­ geant organized three hundred stu­ dents and teachers into a battalion of four companies. Withoutequipment, they drilled on Alumni Field during times originally intended for physi­ cal education. By 1917, a great in­ crease could be observed in the vol­ ume of war-material production in Washburn Shops. Every available

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machine was manned by a skilled workman at an obscenely high rate of pay. Furthermore, in order to conserve foodstuffs, these same workmen cultivated victory gardens during their spare time in plots of less than arable land.

It was at this time that student activities were disrupted. There was a significant decrease in scheduled athletic events, and an abandonment of all minor sports. The football team and newly formed basketball team were not very successful due to very small number of participants.

The newspaper was facing signifi­ cant shortages, and so was taken over by the Alumni Association.

Late in the spring of 1918, the War Department developed the Stu­ dent Army Training Corps. WPI was one of the 500 educational insti­ tutes to sign the contract and thus received an enrollment of over 600 students under military supervision and discipline. The course work was planned on a three term basis with a total of eleven hours per week for military drill and war aims. The military requirements, in addition to 60 percent of the old program course work, were incorporated over eight terms to completed in two years.

Seniors could then finish their work in two terms of three months each.

Uniforms and equipment were is­ sued to all students of militaiy age, the fraternity houses were converted into barracks, and the yet completed swimming pool was floored over to be used as a mess hall. Each day, these students stood reveille, formed for mess, drilled, passed in review, and attended evening studies. Such was the normal routine until the Ar­ mistice signed on November 11th.

The war ended with WPI losing a large number of professors through the war cause to down-sizing (forced early retirement or sabbatical), en­ listment, or special military research assignments. Likewise, many stu­ dents were members of the armed forces serving in England and France.

The Journal, the campus paper, re­ ported a total number of about 700 men from the WPI campus who served their country. A large major­ ity of these men were commissioned officers. Fifteen of the seven hun­ dred who enlisted, died in service.

This article is therefore dedi­ cated to those who fought for our freedom and the freedom of oth­ ers, by serving their nation and its armed forces.

Prize-winning artwork stolen at library art show by lAtra Brueck Special Collections IJbrarian Gordon Library NEWSPEAKSTAFFPHOTO/ AU KEACH A Wedge celebrant reaches into the fateful box which decides who will win the prizes which were donated by various campus organizations. The grand prize was a Sharp color television.

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voted Best of Show during Gordon Library’s Open House on February 7. Graduate student Flory made the clock as a Valentine gift for his wife.

Anyone with any information con­ cerning the disappearance or where­ abouts of the artwork is asked lo contact Campus Police, Lora Brueck at Gordon Library (x5413 or lbrueck@wpi) or Eron Flory (eronfl@wpi).

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Beyond the farm A weekly e-mail news summary WORLD EDITION For the week preceding this Saturday, February 17th, 1996, here’s what made the News Beyond the Farm: The Republican presidential racc has tight­ ened up. Sen. Bob Dole (KS) did win the Iowa caucauses as expected Feb 12th, with 26% of the vote. However, the winner of the Alaska and Louisiana contests, columnist Pat Buchanan fin­ ished a strong second with 23%, and moderate former Tennessee governor Lamar Alexander was a strong third with 18%. Publisher Steve Forbes was fourth with 10%, and Sen. Phil Gramm finished out the major vote-getters in fifth with 9%. Gramm, who had stated that he would drop out if he did not finish at least third. Hew to Washington DC Feb 13th in­ stead of New Hampshire and then ended his candidacy. The other candidates continued the stump in the Granite State, and met for a televised debate Feb 15th. Dole and Rep. Bob Dornan (CA) produced pictures of fam­ ily members, and the major candidates ex­ changed complaints about negative cam­ paigning. Talk show host Alan Keyes re­ ceived the best ratings from the debate after focusing on issues. The latest poll in New Hampshire shows Dole ahead with 23%, but Buchanan steady with 21% and Alexander rapidly catching up at 19%. Forbes trails with 9%.

A bad week on the nation’s railroads left eleven dead and dozens injured. A BNSF freight train lost its brakes in St. Paul, MN Feb 15th and crashed into a Canadian Pacific yard office, injuring eight. Sabotage is sus­ pected in lhat incident. On Feb 16th, Amtrak’s Capitol Limited collided with MARC com­ muter train #298 at Silver Springs, MD, kill­ ing eleven including eight Job Corps mem­ bers. A snowstorm hampered rescue opera­ tions. Signal equipment failure or human error are believed to have led to the two trains meeting at speed.

The Week in the Balkans: • The US announced a meeting among the Balkan leaders Feb 14th. However, two days of talks Feb 16th and 17th in Rome

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Military investigators concluded Feb 15th that the first US casualty in Bosnia, Donald Dugan, had tried lo defuse a mine him­ self, leading to his death.

NATO discovered a terrorist training camp in Sarajevo Feb 16th.

The Bosnian government denies knowledge of the camp, but most of those found at the facility were Bosnian Muslims; the rest were primarily Iranian.

Hundreds of Serbs started to flee Sarajevo Feb 17th in an orchestrated demon­ stration against Bosnian governance of the city.

They’re Talking About It: • The civil trial against O.J. Simpson continues to attract interest. Faye Resnick testified Feb 12th and 13th, and claimed that Simpson had repeatedly beaten Nicole Brown Simpson. When Kalo Kaelin took the stand Feb 14th, he was heckled by Simpson, repeatedly and despite warnings from the judge to re­ main calm. Simpson has also been quoted as telling Marcia Clark that he would answer any question from her if he were allowed lo film the session and sell it on videotape.

In Shorts: • A bomb exploded at the Diplomat Hotel in Manama, Bahrain Feb 11th, killing four people, all local residents. A Shiite group claimed responsibility; Bahrain is ruled by Sunni Muslims.

• Two bombs went off in the Algerian capitol of Algiers Feb 11th, killing 17. The bombs were apparently aimed at journal­ ists.

• Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres called new elections Feb 11th, apparently in an attempt to ensure his Labor Party’s re-election while memories of Yitzhak Rabin remained strong, and to help pres­ sure Syria into continuing peace talks.

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average broke the 5600 mark for the first time Feb 12th. The current record stands as 5601.35 on Feb 13th.

Felix Rohatyn removed himself from consideration for the second highest post in the Fed Feb 12th after objec­ tions from Republicans. * Taiwan placed its army on high alert Feb 12th after continued threats from China; US Secretary of Defense W il­ liam Perry heavily criticized Chinese threats Feb 13th.

• President Clinton signed an Immigration Order Feb 13th which prevents Federal contracts from going to companies which have hired illegal aliens within the past year.

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A prosecutor formally filed corruption charges against Colombian President Ernesto Samper Feb 14th.

Federal agents raided two K-Mart stores in Florida Feb 14th to seize cash register money until the corporation paid for an age-discrimination settlement.

Premier-designate AntonioMaccanico ad­ mitted he couldn’t form a government in Italy Feb 14th.

The investigation of the “Gulf War Ill­ ness” was reopened Feb 14th.

The four television networks announced Feb 14th that they are working on a vol­ untary scheme to rate their programming in terms of sex and violence.

Nigeria arrested Femi Falana, a humanrights activist, Feb 14th.

While in Iran Feb 15th, Louis Farrakhan reportedly stated, “God will destroy America by the hands of Muslims.”

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Annual call for Appalachia in Worcester project

by Peter Scanlon Catholic Chaplain It is time again to issue the call to action for those interested in the Newman Club’s Annual March Madness. Newman’s March Madness takes place right here in the City of Worcester on March 12th this year. It is the Club’s annual project to help the poor of our city and once again the place of action will be Youville House, a shelter for battered women and their cluldren.

Wc hope to repair and renovate an apart­ ment or two at Youville House. This is done

by WPI students who come back early from their Spring vacation and donate a full day to

the project. This will be the Club’s tenth year doing an Appalachia in Worcester project.

While the idea behind the project is to help poor people in their lifestyles, the project has become well known in the city and has brought fame to WPI as well. People in the city are impressed by the fact that students are will­ ing to give up vacation time to help their fellow human beings. The project is opened to the first twenty-five students that apply.

We meet that day at the the Religious Center at 9:30 A.M. and are transported to Youville House. We return by 5:00 P.M. Lunch will be supplied. If you are interested call the Reli­ gious Center ( 757-6097 ) or e-mail priest @-wpi or bprince@wpi.' ‘ j - ■ '* ' •.«

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A new version of an old club is being formed.

The new flying club had a tremendous initial response of over fifty people, including support from Col. Kenneth Stafford of Aerospace stud­ ies and Dean William Durgin. Dean Durgin was the academic advisor for the flying club several years ago when the club was initially forming, but financial constraints and possible liabilities prevented the club from being fully formed.

These issues are concerns now but John Beegle, ‘98 Mech. Engineering -Aerospace, is researching flying clubs at other schools such as Georgia Tech, Rensselaer, and Stanford Uni­ versity for information on reducing liabilities.

He is finding these schools have formal consti­ tutions written regarding student and instructor safety while flying and he hopes that the WPI Flying Club can do the same.

In addition, the club is seeking funding from alumni grants coming to the school and is possibly looking for outside corporate finan­ cial support in order to defray the cost of pur­ chasing an airplane. Consortium college sup­ port is being looked into, also.

The flying club’s initial priorities will be to gather financial and student support. A qualified Certified Flying Instructor is being looked for from various places including lo­ cal approved flight schools, the Civil Air Patrol, and a new associate professor of Aero­ space Studies who is an Air Force flying instructor. The club would like to begin forming in D-term of 1996 with a presenta­ tion to faculty and be a full fledged club for the 1996-1997 academic year.

The WPI Flying Club - not necessarily the club’s official name - will offer reduced costs for obtaining a private pilot’s license or a soar­ ing license and possibly academic credit. It is aimed towards students in the Mechanical En­ gineering - Aerospace major, ROTC cadets, and anyone having an interest in flying. If you would like more information on the Flying Club, John Beegle can be contacted by e-mail at april2@wpi.wpi.edu. The next meeting for the flying club will be Thursday, February 22, in Higgins lab. conference room.

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Weekly sports update - Results from February 9th to 15th

by Geoff Hassard Sports Information Director Women’s Basketball (18-5) New England Women’s Eight Conference regular season champions! That’s what the Engineers clinched Tuesday the 13th night with their win against Mount Holyoke College. The win was also WPI’s seventh in a row as they also defeated Wellesley the Saturday prior.

In the game versus Wellesley, WPI was up against a scrappy bunch who were looking to pull off the upset, lt was not happening as the Engineers beat Wellesley 64-57. Three players hit for double figures, led by Danielle Batey with 16 and followed by Kim Landry and Jen Plante with 15 points and 10 points respectively. Jenn Lovin pulled down 14 rebounds to help WPI control the boards as they outrebounded Wellesley 54-43.

Tuesday night the Engineers played host to Mount Holyoke College and were eager to clinch the number one seed in the conference tourna­ ment coming up this week. It wasn’t a master­ piece, but WPI was able to hold off a late charge by the Lyons to win 53-46. Lovin had a solid game with 19 points to lead all scorers. Batey and Becca Rubenstein each had 10 points in the win. Rubenstein had to log extra minutes due to an injury to Landry early in the first half. With the clinching of the number one spot, WPI will host either Mount Holyoke or MIT in the first round of the conference tournament tonight (Tuesday) at 7:00 p.m. in Harrington Audito­ rium.

Men’s Basketball (12-9) The men’s team is in a tight conference race with Norwich, Clark and Coast Guard for posi­ tioning in their tournament. At press time, WPI

needed to win the rest of their games to assure themselves of a home game on Tuesday (to­ night). Last week they did well versus Western New England and MIT with wins over them, but had a hard time against Babson as they dropped that one.

Against Babson on Saturday the 9th, the Engineers were matched with one of the top teams in the conference. Babson didn’t miss many shots as they won the game 104-80 on 59 percent shooting from the field. Jim Naughton led WPI with 23 points and 11 rebounds while Jeff Cayer and Greg Simpson chipped in with 15 points and 11 points respectively.

Last Tuesday the 13th, the Engineers were on the road to face WNEC in a must win situation.

Behind a career high 38 point performance by Naughton, The Engineers defeated the Golden Bears 83-77. Naughton also pulled down 13 boards while Cayer added 20 points himself to the cause. Naughton is now the number two scorer in men's basketball history.

On Thursday WPI hosted MIT in a battle of the Engineers. MIT got as close as 55-50 with eight minutes left in the game before WPI went on a 7-0 run to break the game open. WPI went on to win easily 80-64. Naughton led all scorers with 19 points. Mike Shannon added 16 points in the win.

Men’s Indoor Track Our men’s track squad has had a strong indoor season as they prepare for the spring ahead. A week ago on Saturday the 9th, they ran at two sites. At the Valentines Classic senior tri­ captain Steve Labranche qualified for the na­ tionals in the 800-meters. Across the State at Smith College the rest of our squad was beating 14 other teams and winning the Invitational. It was a total team effort with freshman Jaff

Coleman scoring in four events, Marc LeFebvre winning the high jump, Tim Caldwell taking second in the 1,000-meter run, Rich Person, David Hawes, Keith Levesque and Rick Crispo all had strong performances.

Many of our athletes have qualified for the Division III New Englands, All-New Englands and the ECAC Championships. They are: Coleman (all 3 meets); Person (all 3 meets);

Labranche (all 3 meets); David Lafluer (ECAC, Div III); Dana Schlosser (all 3 meets); David Bowler (ECAC, Div III); Hawes (all 3 meets); Stuart Clemons (Div III); Levesque (ECAC, Div III); Caldwell (all 3 meets); PeterManolakos (all 3 meets); Crispo (all 3 meets); LeFebvre (ECAC, Div III); Liam Kelly (ECAC, Div III); Doug Martin (Div III). Congratulations on a super indoor season!

Regional sports update February 10-16

by Heather Mazz/acaro Sports Editor College Basketball: • No. I UMass 84, Temple 55 • No. 14 Georgetown held off No.2 1 Bos­ ton College, 66-63.

• No.3 UConn women 82, West Virginia 37 • No.3 UConn men 87, West Virginia 69 • No. I UMass 70, LaSalle 53 NBA Basketball: • The East beat the West in the NBA AllStar Game held last Sunday. MVP Michael Jordan scored 20 points in the 129-118 East victory.

• Boston Celtics 108, LA Clippers 94 • Golden State Warriors 106, Celtics 103 College Hockey: • Last Monday defending national cham­ pion BU buried Northeastern 11-4 to de­

fend its Beanpot Tournament title at the Fleet Center in Boston. The game set several records due to the the large win­ ning margin.

NHL Hockey: • Hartford Whalers 5, Dallas Stars 3 • Whaler’s Jason Muzzatti, a rookie goalie, was named Player of the Week for the period ending Feb. 11th.

• The Boston Bruins shut out the Hartford Whalers 3-0.

• Chicago Blackhawks 3, Boston Bruins 0 Extra! Extra!: • Austrian tennis player, Thomas Munster took over the number 1 ranking from Andre Agassi.

• Heavyweight Tommy Morrison has tested positive for HIV. • Boston Red Sox are close to signing a deal with 1995 MVP Mo Vaughn to a multi-year contract.

IceCats keep a solid hold on second place

by Andrew Marsella Associate Editor The Worcester IceCats hit the road again this week, facing off against the Central division Syracuse Crunch on Wednesday night before traveling down to Providence on Friday to try and keep a solid lead ahead of the third place Bruins in the Northern division.

The road trip started off disastrously in Syra­ cuse, as the ‘Cats played the Crunch for the second time this season (fourth time ever) and dropped a rather embarrassing 5-0 loss. Mike Buzak was in net for Worcester, and was victim­ ized by a struggling ‘Cats defense combined with an unusually potent Syracuse offense. The Crunch, who are affiliated with the Vancouver Canucks in the NHL, were in fourth place in the Central division prior to the game, and are the only team that the IceCats have never beaten in their short history. The ‘Cats will have another chance to beat the Crunch when Syracuse visits the Centrum again on March 3rd.

Thankfully, the IceCats bounced back after the Syracuse loss when they faced off against the Bruins in Providence on Friday. Worcester beat the Bruins for the second time ever in Provi­ dence, winning 3-2 in overtime. The ‘Cats

offense was on fire, setting a franchise record of “most shots taken in a game” when they pummeled the Bruin’s goal with 58 shots. If not for the,heroics of Providence goalie Rob Tallas, the score could easily have been 7 or 8 -2 in favor of the IceCats. Worcester center Alex Vasilevskii scored twice, netting the ’Cats first goal and deflecting a shot from defenseman Steve Staios past Tallas for the game-winner in overtime.

Left wing Jarrett Deuling also scored to give the ‘Cats a 2-1 lead in the third period, but the Bruins came back and scored late in the period to force the overtime. The win gave the IceCats a sixpoint lead over the Bruins in the AHL Northern division standings, maintaining Worcester’shold on second place behind the first place Spring­ field Falcons. The ‘Cats overall record moved to 22-21 -11, with their road record improving to 914-5.

The IceCats played again on the road on Sunday (unfortunately after this issue of Newspeak was layed-out) against Northern di­ vision rivals, the Portland Pirates. The next home game for the ‘Cats is tonight (the 20th) at 7:05, when they face off against the Cape Breton Oilers, so if you’re in the mood for a study break, stop on down at the Centrum! (remember: no classes on Wednesdays).

W P I’s Jenn Lovin worked hard for the women’s basketball team last Saturday.

The Engineers played very well, and their efforts paid off, because they won, 7355. The Engineers are the New England Women's Eighth Conference regular season champions, after a win over Mt. Holyoke on February 13th.

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The Ad Club of Greater Worcester is pre­ paring for the Mary T. Holland Competition for Creative Excellence. This competition is designed to cultivate the creative energy of area students and apply it to the advertising field. It is open to all Worcester County college or graduate students interested in advertising, marketing, and public relations.

Entering this awards competition is a great way for the students to get involved with advertising business.

The Ad Club of Greater Worcester’s stu­ dent competition enables them to have their work judged by the area’s top advertising and business professionals at the Worcester Art Museum. It also provides them the opportu­ nity to mingle with their peers and potential employers! In the past, many of our winners have gone on to pursue successful careers in advertising.

If you would like to get involved in this creative, rewarding and fun competition, just let us know as soon as possible so we can deliver entry materials to you. Entry forms will be ready on January 15, 1996, and entry deadline is April 10, 1996. Contact Prof.

David Samson, SL14, #5370, email samson@wpi to get started!

Physical Education and Athletics Di­ rector Raymond J. Gilbert congratulates Spirit Day Banner Contest winners Founders Hall 3 and runners-up Phi Sigma Sigma. The Founders team won a $75 gift certificate to Gompei’s Place; the sisters won a $50 gift certificate. The Phys. Ed. Department and the President’ s Office sponsored W PI’s fourth annual Spirit Day on Feb. 8th.

Cyrano de Bergerac now showing Masque, the WPI theater group, will present Edmund Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac at 8pm on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, Feb. 22, 23 and 24, in Alden Me­ morial. Tickets are $2. Noah Weisleder ‘96 is the producer, and Todd Dibble ‘96 and Kenny Volock ‘96 are directing the play, which features Joe Amato ‘94 as Cyrano and Courtney Lewis ‘98 as Roxanne. Other ac­ tors include Matt Dowling ’97 as Christian and Dana Schlosser ’96 as Le Bret. Doors open at 7:30pm. For more information, call ext. 5106.

GSO Dinner The Graduate Student Organization will meet for dinner at East Side Mario’s in Shrewsbury on Friday, Feb. 23, at 6:30 pm. The cost is $5 for GSO members; $10 for nonmembers. Contact rearwin@wpi for reservations.

The Ugliest Man After a close race among many strong contestants in last week's Ugly Man on Campus event, held by Alpha Phi Omega, Greg Gallagher '96 came out ahead of every­ one else. Greg has not yet decided to which charity he wishes to donate the proceeds.

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Doctoral candidate’s invention to help cancer patients

by Bonnie Gelbwasser WPI News Service Stem cells are Morey Kraus’ passion and profession. Kraus, a doctoral candidate at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, has spent much of the last two years working with tHSCs. Totipotent Hematapoietic Stem Cells as they arc properly known, exist in the blood and bone marrow, and in the peripheral blood in the umbilical cord, where they produce other cells.

When cancer patients undergo chemo­ therapy or radiation, healthy cells as well as malignant cells are often destroyed, leaving these individuals vulnerable to infection be­ cause of a compromised immune system.

Healthy bone marrow and/or stem cells, re­ moved from the patient and frozen prior to treatment, can be reinfused after treatment to allow the normal production of blood cells to resume. Patients need great numbers of these cells to restore their immune systems’ func­ tion, but stem cells are challenging and ex­ pensive to isolate because they make up less than one one-hundredth of 1 percent (less than one in 10,000) of circulating blood cells and are difficult to grow outside of the body (f.r vivo).

At least they were until Kraus came along.

As part of his studies in an interdisciplinary bioprocess engineering doctoral program at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Kraus in­ vented a way to selectively breed tHSCs quickly and effectively in the laboratory by culturing them in a bioreactor he designed.

For his qualifying exam, Morey was asked to develop a proposal for research unrelated to his doctoral research. “I proposed a reac­ tor that would mimic how stem cells grew in bone marrow. It took me about six months and a couple of flashes of light to come up with the concept,” he says.

Kraus’ advisor, Judith Miller, associate professor of biology and biotechnology, im­ mediately recognized the project’s potential.

"I encouraged Morey to put his ideas into a proposal," says Miller.

“Doctoral committees review a lot of con­ cepts that are interesting in theory. Morey’s was the first in a long time that seemed to have recognizable commercial potential and was also the first qualifying proposal ever, in my experience, to eclipse the originally planned doctoral research.”

Kraus put the project aside for a semester then presented it to Mason “Skip” Irving III, vice president of commercial development for the Massachusetts Biotechnology Re­

search Institute. MBRI.an independent, notfor-profit organization, and its affiliated ven­ ture capital firm Commonwealth BioVentures Inc., have provided capital, laboratory space, equipment, supplies and management guid­ ance to 20 companies since the two were established in 1984 and are also funding feasibility testing of the bioreactor as well as supporting an applied research and valida­ tion program. “We were impressed not only with Morey’s invention, which wc believe will have a great deal of commercial value, but with his business acuity and tenacity,” says Irving, who leads W PI’s United Office for Technology Transfer.

Science is Kraus’ second career. The Pitts­ burgh, Pa., native received his undergraduate degree in philosophy and religion from American University, then went off in a com­ pletely different direction and started his own construction business, Membrane Roof­ ing Inc., in New Castle, Pa. “During the eight years that I owned that business, my uncle, Irwin Leav, professor of pathology at Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine in Grafton, Mass., kept encouraging me to switch to science,” says Kraus. “I took some courses at Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pa., then decided to take my uncle’s advice.

1 closed the company and enrolled in WPI’s master’s program in biotechnology in 1988 then switched to the doctoral program.”

The journey that began two years ago with a “thought experience” to fulfill a degree requirement led Kraus in September 1994 to a large, first-floor office at MCRI’s head­ quarters on Innovation Drive in Worcester.

As founder, president, and treasurer of t.Breeders, Inc., Kraus, who lives with his wife, Tracy, and young son in Worcester, Mass., now puts in 16-hour days refining the “breeder,” a two-inch long, tubular, simple and inexpensive continuous-flow bioreactor with which a tHSC pool derived from umbili­ cal cord or peripheral blood can be captured and cloncdeA vivo in sufficient numbers to be useful in restoring or supplementing immune function. The company’s board is comprised of Irving and Leav, who serve as directors, Steven Singer Esq., an attorney with the Bos­ ton law firm of Hale and Dorr, and Jill A. Friberg of Sterling, Mass., t.Breeders’ vice president of operations, who is also compet­ ing a Ph.D. at WPI. Kraus and Friberg have applied for a patent for the bioreactor, which is capable of growing a single cell type or a wide range of differentiated cell types, in­ cluding precursors of T-cells, B-cells and red blood cells. Stem cell separation tradition­

ally involves having the patient sit for pro­ longed periods of time while a centrifugelike device extracts stem cells from circulat­ ing blood via a procedure known as apheresis.

With t.Breeders’ bioreactor, only small amounts of blood are needed to serve as seeds for “daughter” cells - and that, says Kraus, “significantly reduces patient discomfort and decreases the risk of further compromising their immune defenses which are at risk be­ cause we've removed some of their stem cells.” The system is also cost-effective.

“Wc believe that the Breeder can ultimately be mass-produced for one-tenth the cost of a separator system.”

The company is now at the beginning of its second stage: a six- to nine-month period during which Kraus and his colleagues will focus on engineering improvements to the bioreactor and bioprocess. Additional fund­ ing will be sought at the end of this period for a third research and development state dedi­ cated to product development, design and implementation of trials, formation of indus­ trial and research partnerships and negotia­ tion of licensing agreements.

“Our less-expensive, more-reliable and safer source of cells for replacing or supple­ menting blood-forming and immune sys­ tem cells will significantly increase the number of patients that receive cellular therapy and most certainly lead to more aggressive and effective treatments for cancer,” says Kraus.

“The system that Morey Kraus has devel­ oped is particularly attractive, in that no se­ rum or cytokines are utilized," says Peter Quesenberry, director of the University of Massachusetts Medical Center’s Cancer Cen­ ter. “The potential clinical application of expanded cord blood is tremendous. We have begun collaborations with Morey on various biologic aspects of this system.”

Kraus sees a distinct parallel between his two seemingly disparate educational inter­ ests. “Science and philosophy have a basis in kind. In the study of religion and philosophy, one interprets reality; in science one exam­ ines evidence of reality. Both have their principles of uncertainty. And both require some imagination because they are intercon­ nected by our questions about life.”

WPI doctoral candidates Morey Kraus and Jill Fryberg are president and vice president of operations, respectively, of t.Breeders, Inc. Kraus invented a way to selectively breed totipotent hemapotoietic stem cells quickly and efficiently in the laboratory by culturing them in a bioreactor he designed.

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“Muppet Treasure Island” a treat for the young at heart

by Amy L. Plack Associate Editor For the first time since A Muppet Christ­ mas Carol, the frog, the pig, the bear, the rat, and the... whatever, are back on the big screen. This time, they’re spicing up the novel about pirates and hidden treasures

by Robert Louis Stevenson in Muppet Trea­ sure Island.

Kermit the Frog “stars” as Captain Abraham Smollett in the film, which also welcomes newcomer Kevin Bishop to the big screen. Bishop portrays Jim Hawkins, the cabin boy who strikes up a relationship with Long John Silver, played to the hilt by Tim Curry. Hawkins’ friends are Rizzo the Rat and The Great Gonzo, played by, well, them­ selves!

All the Muppet favorites make appear­ ances in supporting roles, including Sam the Eagle as the frog’s first mate, Fozzie the Bear as the half-wit shipbuilder’s son, and Miss Piggy as (of course) “Smally’s” love interest, Benjamina Gunn. The Swed­ ish Chef makes a brief appearance as him­ self, as do the ever-cynical Statler and Waldorf - they’re the carved heads on the front of the ship.

The film, after a slow start, is witty and entertaining, with a lot of good one-liners and sight gags (like a copy of Henry Kissinger’s book) that go way over kids’ heads in the true Muppet tradition. The Muppets blend in so well with the human actors, it’s amazing, and the fight scene between Curry and Kermit is more than mildly amusing. The human-Muppet in­

teraction gets hysterical when we learn that Benjamina has had relations with “Long John,” much to Smollett’s chagrin.

(Note: rumors that Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy have an off-screen romance are false - the frog appeared on The To­ night Show last week and claimed that they are just friends now, since Piggy’s taken the success of Babe the Pig rather hard.)

Unfortunately, the songs just don’t have the same entertainment and endearment value as the ones from Christmas Carol.

The big production numbers are great, filled with cleverly written jokes about codependency and other adult things, but all the songs are just too long. Kevin Bishop’s acting abilities are outstanding, but he needs to have a voice change real soon, but Curry makes up for the girlish soprano with his gruff bass voice. As always, there’s a duet between the pig and the frog, and it’s just too darn sappy.

Still, for its slow beginning and eyeballrolling songs, the film is witty and entertain­ ing, especially for the culturally-aware col­ lege audience. Henson Productions has, once again, turned a classic tale into an fun adven­ ture for the whole family, a huge improve­ ment over the cheesy The Muppets Take Manhattan and The Great Muppet Caper from the ‘80s. What will the Muppets parody next? Might I suggest a Star Trek spoof a la “Pigs in Space?” They sure did a great job on the Trek jokes in this film!

An interesting side note is the upcoming debut of Muppets Tonight!, a revival of The Muppet Show on ABC. The show, starting March 8, will air from 8:30-9 p.m.,

Bright Blue Gorilla

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Bright Blue Gorilla entertained Coffeehouse patrons at last Tuesday night’s show, with their fun folk music. Bright Blue Gorilla frequently tours in Holland, and they are trying to make it big here in the United States.

just ahead of another Jim Henson produc­ tion, Aliens in the Family, a take-off on The Brady Bunch and 3rd Rock from the Sun. The first episode will feature Billy Crystal and Miss Piggy in a skit spoofing When Harry Met Sally..., but producer

Brian Henson stresses that new Muppet characters will phase out the old favorites because, as he put it, “[they’re] movie stars now.”

(Source: Entertainment Weekly, February 23, 1996)

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The fight against the omnipresent C-term blues Ask any of your friends which term is the worst of the whole year, and they’ ll probably say C-term. For some reason, many students seem to dislike C-term most of all.

Maybe this is due to the shortened days of winter (but cheer up! The days are getting longer!). Maybe it’s the cold.

Maybe it's just a bizarre coincidence that everyone gets flooded with work in C-term. It could be that the problem is a combination of many factors. Whatever the reason, C-term is, for many, the worst of terms.

On the bright side, there’s only one week and two days left of C-term! O f course, if you have lots of work still, you probably wish there was more of the term left, which in turn might be adding to your stress level.

I don’t wish to turn anyone into a procrastinator, but if you find that stress is getting to you, there are a variety of things you can do to alleviate it. Take a break once in a while to avoid too much continuous work. If the weather is good, enjoy it; go sledding if there’s enough snow; relax with a cup

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by Tom Balistrieri, Director Counseling and Student Development Many years ago now 1learned this really crazy thing from an elder and mentor of mine. He told me that there is a great cosmic battle con­ stantly being fought, a battle for bal­ ance between that which is shadow and that which is light. Good versus bad isn’t it...that’s too simple, too easy, too judgmental. The battle has little to do with good or bad...it is more than that because a shadow will fall on the good just as the light will fall on the evil.

Throughout time, around the world, groups of people have quietly but tenaciously participated in the cosmic battle. Various groups offer their thoughts and energy to the light in order to better fend off the shadow or shadows. The Gyuto Monks of Tibet sing harmonic chants. Native Americans of the plains Sun Dance for all things, Christian monks and nuns pray all day in silence or through their work — on and on. Ceremony, song, dance all created and performed to fight this crazy cosmic battle. (I’m sure there must be similar groups making offerings to the shadow side.)

All of this sounds pretty silly, hah, almost like Star Wars?

Just like any campus, there are students at WPI who suffer because a shadow has fallen upon them.

Maybe the shadow is having been abused in some manner, having lived in a violent neighborhood; maybe they are clinically depressed, or stressed because they can’t get a

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damn A in a class, or maybe the cold and dark of winter has them wrapped in its shadow. What the shadow is doesn't matter...what matters is our, your and my, helping them to see some light, some hope, some caring, some smiles, some affection, some compassion.

Open your eyes and ears and heart to those around you...the squirrelly guy on the floor everyone picks on, the gaunt young woman who stands by herself with no smile on her face, the kid who always walks alone and makes a point of not looking up as you pass by, thal kid in your class who never says a word to anyone, that heavy-set kid who doesn't fit in.

Watch for the shadow in the young person who drinks too much, the guy who can't get enough sex from enough women, the girl who makes herself throw up after every meal, the girl or guy down the hall who cuts themselves with a razor or piece of glass, or the friend of yours who is losing weight, their ability to sleep, and their sense of humor all at the same time.

The shadow waits in the corner for anyone and everyone. No one is safe. But that elder friend of mine told me something else: the shadow hates groups of people who listen to one another, care, ask one another how they can be of help, and refuse to allow self- or other-abuse to go unnoticed. The shadow hates laugh­ ing, singing, dancing, compassion, caring and ceremony.

Oh that crazy elder friend of mine...cosmic battles. Where do they come up with this stuff anyway?

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Theft of clock a disgrace Dear Newspeak: I am sickened by the theft of Eron Flory’s artwork. Recycled Time, from Gordon Library on February 12.

Through the years, the library staff has questioned whether the time and effort put into organizing library exhibits is worthwhile. The answer we always hear is that the displays are a plus for the WPI community and a break from the pressures of study. As a result of this theft, the exhibit program is again in question—this time because we can­ not give artists a reasonable guarantee for the safety of their work. The men­ tality that seems to prevail on campus

that since students pay tuition, every­ thing is up for grabs docs not apply in this situation. This theft was a crime against a fellow student, a fellow tuition-payer. People who saw Eron’s artwork were impressed with his inge­ nuity and creativity—talents Eron was willing to share by showing his work.

Now he has lost, and the campus may lose as well. If anyone has knowledge of where the clock is, I hope they will not be an accomplice to the theft, and come forward with information.

Lora Brueck Special Collections Librarian Gordon Library’

Just a Thought In v is ib le

Last Wednesday evening before our spaghetti supper at the Campus Ministry House, the conversation was about rape and responsibility.

Two women were debating the case of a woman who had been raped by several guys while both she and her assailants were drunk. One woman said that the victim was as guilty for being drunk as were the guys who raped her. Her friend, with the sup­ port of a few campus ministers of my acquaintance, responded that while getting drunk at a party is a pretty dumb thing to do, it is not the same as being a rapist. There is a difference: one act is stupid, the other is crimi­ nal.

This subject is debated a lot these days. Where does responsibility be­ gin and end and where does crimi­ nality take over. It was pointed out that the woman waited several months before she reported the at­ tack. Such a period between the alleged crime and reporting it often leaves the woman open to charges of falsifying what really happened; cry­ ing rape after a sexual encounter or relationship has gone sour and the woman has had second thoughts.

The conversation brought to mind a case which is being filed by a woman student against VirginiaTech University. In a similar situation, Christy Br/onkala accused two black males of raping her. After several months of depression, and at the urg­ ing of her parents and the support of a rape counselor, Christy “agreed to

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bring a confidential university disci­ plinary complaint against the young men she identified as her assailants: two freshmen football players, both residents in her dormitory.” (NY Sunday Times; Sun Feb II . 1996, p 1.32) The university judicial system found one of the male students innocent but the other guilty of "sexual assault.”

But because this crime was in the new Student handbook, printed after the incident occurred, the male student cried foul. He was granted an appeal, during which he was allowed an audio tape of the first hearing, which was denied to Ms. Brzonkala, the alleged victim. The male student was again found guilty and sentenced to a one year suspension. On final appeal, the university provost overturned the sen­ tence, calling it "unduly harsh" and reduced the sentence to a “one hour educational session."

In response, Ms. Br/onkala and her family are suing the university under the 1994 Violence Against Women Act. At the heart of their suit is their contention that the university’s own judicial system is inadequate to handle rape and sexual assault cases. They point to the “fa­ vorable treatment" given to the ath­ letes, and that the university put Ms. Brzonkala at a disadvantage for the benefit of the football team. And finally, the incrcdible sentence of just a "one hour educational ses­ sion."

There is even more at stake here than just this case. Do university and college judicial systems fairly protect both the victim of the crime

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and the alleged “perpetrator."

Schools do need the power to expel students they consider a danger to the university. But what recourse does someone like Ms. Brzonkala have when the verdict for someone found guilty of sexual assault is a “one hour educational session" and when she is denied evidence that is given to her alleged assailant?

The alternative is to have such sexual assaults be heard in the civil courts. Though it moves more slowly than college judicial systems, it might allow women a fairer hearing and would not be a respecter of an alleged assailant's ability to score touchdowns or slam dunk. As Jeffrey Benedict, an author of a 1995 study on male student athletes and sexual assault at more than 20colleges said, preferential treat­ ment is inevitable. "Provosts and presi­ dents gel into it," he said, “If there is an exception, they will find it."

I confess to be tom by both sides of this case. I am not confident that college university judicial systems are always fair to women and often give athletes a “more" than fair treat­ ment. Yet the time and money it takes to try a sexual assault case in the civil courts may leave the guilty unpunished, even untried, for years.

Perhaps a compromise might be to include an off-campus observer who could assist in the hearing of disci­ plinary cases and be able to judge whether any bias, racial, athletic, gender, has been allowed to mar the fairness of the hearings. Maybe a retired judge could help protect both the students and the school’s best interests. Just a thought.

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example, if you’re cooking, clean the dishes as you go along so you don’t have to do as many afterwards. Or, read part of your course material while waiting for meetings to start.

Do whatever you can to maintain good health. When you’re stressed and have lots of work to do, it’s easy lo push aside sleep and meals, but it is extremely important — even more important when you have lots to do — to get good rest and eat healthy. Make sure you’re still eating the right things, and that you’re awake enough to understand course material!

So why is this an editorial, and not a health article?

Because it concerns something which is happening on campus: C-term blues. There are only a couple of days left before you won’t have to deal with C-term blues for another year (or, for some of you, this is the last of C-term blues!). Take the time to reduce your stress and be healthy.

It’s no fun when so many people on campus are frazzled!

of iced cappuccino; watch a funny movie with friends. If you take the time out to do something fun or relaxing, you’ll find that it becomes easier to deal with any stress that comes your way.

Granted, each of these activities takes time. Time may be a luxury that you don’t think you have, but if you really want to do something, you can make the time for it. Note that there is a difference between “making" time and “finding” time. If you try to do something when you find the time, you might not ever find the time you are looking for. However, if you make the time to do something, you are specifically allocat­ ing a part of your schedule to a particular event. This means that you must have things done at certain times; for example, if you’re working on a paper but you want to do something in an hour, you would probably try to get your paper done within the hour.

If you want to have more time, you might try consoli­ dating activities — do a couple of things at once. For

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Student G overnm ent A Unofficial Minutes of the Undergraduate Student Government Association for the meeting of February 13, 1996 Held in the Lower Wedge ( Meeting called to order at 6:00pm.

II. Roll Call Executive Board: Kirsty E. Reidy, Vice-President; Amy L. Plack, Secretary; Gre­ gory R. Snow, Treasurer.

Senate: Shawn Ayuhe, Jonathan Chaillet, Heather Cleary, Mat­ thew Defronzo, Matthew Freimuth, Mickey Lacroix, Chris Mello, Jason Mickey, Jeremy Olszewski, James (Ben) Petro, Jennifer Reese, Michael Scott, Derek Sickman, Justin Sprague, Kristen Stagg, Cindy Vollaro, Kenneth Volock, Adam Woodbury.

Absent: Cathy Connelly (late, ex), Alfred Andrade, James Armitage, Tara Carrie, Tanya Corrado, Marni Hall, Ed Hallissey, Seth Kintigh, SundeepReddy,TimTulIy(ex), Jason Willey.

Parliamentarian: Jennifer Yambert Needed for quorum were six­ teen ( 16), twenty-one (21) were present at the start of the meet­ ing.

III. Approval of the minutes for February 6 The minutes of February 6 were approved with minor changes.

IV. President’s Remarks President Connelly had no remarks at this time.

V. Committee Reports SGA Committees Committee on Academic Issues (CAI); Chair Hall reported that the committee approved a let­ ter written by Parliamentarian Yambert regarding course re­ serves to department heads, a uou StUfve.y by ^ p a to r Lacroix regarding T. A<’s, and the Maple report compiled by Senator Mickey. The commit-

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server. The committee is now has no proposals to work on at tee also discussed ways to reach working on new graphics for students who had T.A.'s for this time, so it is reworking the guidelines for submitting pro­ the server, and the possibility conferences and labs during of sponsoring a competition for term B and sent the Maple re­ posals. Proposals which have the WPI community is being port to the math department. been sent back to the depart­ explored by a subcommittee of Senator Mickey is scheduled to ments and have not returned lo University Relations staff. Rep. the committee include the mi­ meet with Professor Branche Plack, and Greg Marr of the nor in nuclear engineering, the about the report.

GSO, as well as staff from the biology lab modules, and the Committee on Appropriations: Instructional Media Center. biochemistry distribution reTreasurer Snow had nothing lo Faculty Awards Commit­ report. tee: Representative Mickey Committee on Stu­ W O RCEST ER PO LY T EC H N IC INSTITUTE _ reported that the committee dent Life Issues has narrowed the list of nomi­ (CSLI): Chair nees further and that departFreimuth reported ^ ment heads will be contacted that the committee this week. The committee’s discussed his meet­ choice will be submitted to ing with Bernie the Trustees soon.

Brown, including the Provost Search Committee: Trustee-mentor pro­ Representative Snow had no gram for next fall and ST U D E N T G O V E R N M E N T ASSO CIA T IO N report. the Gompei’s liquor VI. Old Business license which is up There was no old business to quiremcnt changes. for renewal at the end of the discuss.

Committee on Student Advis­ year. The new change machine ing (CSA): Representative VII. New Business will hopefully be in Gompei’s There was no new business to by the end of the term.

Hansen forgot to come to the discuss. meeting to tell us he had no Elections Committee: Chair report.

VIII, Treasurer’s Remarks Reese reported that election pro­ Treasurer Snow reported that the Committee on Academic cedures are running smoothly Appropriations Committee has Policy(CAO): Representative and that last week’s candidate completed the letter to theTrustdebate went very well. Elec­ Sprague reported that he wishes ees requesting the social fee to step down from the commit­ tions start Thursday with elec­ increase. The letters will be tronic balloting, which runs tee and encourages anyone who signed by President Connelly is interested to talk to President through Sunday night, and end and the members of the com­ Connelly about the possibility with paper balloting on Mon­ mittee in preparation for the of appointment. day. board meeting this Friday.

Educational Development Public Relations: Chair Stagg Council (EDC): RepresentaIX. Secretary’s Remarks reported that the committee re­ Secretary Plack had no remarks. tive Woodbury reported that the assigned senators to buildings Vice-President’s Remarks committee is currently seeking X. and that elections flyers should VP Reidy had no remarks. a new director, as Dr. Groccia be posted before Thursday. The President’s Report has departed from WPI. The XI. updated list of building assign­ President Connelly entertained committee is reviewing possible ments is in the office. a motion to appoint all senators replacements and examining Policies and Procedures: Chair to the elections committee so the specifics of the position, Olszewski reported lhat the they can staff the table (except including responsibilities and committee had discussed ad­ those running for off ce); it was compensation. At present, the justments to the Rules of Op­ moved, seconded, and passed. committee is looking to expand eration. The second round of She also read a letter to the the support the institute will amendments will be on the floor Senate from a constituent con­ give to the new director before at the next meeting. cerned with behavior of sena­ it begins suggesting faculty Institute Committees tors in the office. members.

Committee on Academic Op­ Web Committee: RepresentaXII. Announcements eration:) (CAO): Representa­ tive Plack reported that the comXIII. Roll Call & Adjournment tive Butland reported that CAO Secretary Plack called the roll: mittee met and approved the did not meet last week, but did Executive Board: Cathleen A. style guidelines for the web meet Monday. The committee

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Debra L. Dexter Academic Systems Trainer The Concept virus has affected many computers across campus. The Concept virus is a macro virus within Microsoft Word. According to a recent bulletin from the U.S. Depart­ ment of Energy Computer Incident Advisory Capability (CIAC), a macro virus is a piece of self-repli­ cating code written in an application’s macro language. The distinguishing factor which makes it possible to create a virus with a macro is the existence of auto-execute mac­ ros in the language. An auto-execute macro is one which is executed in response to some event and not in response to an explicit user com­ mand.

Common auto-execute events are opening a file, closing a file, and starting an application. Once a macro is running, it can copy itself to other documents, delete files, and create general havoc in a person’s system.

These things occur without the user explicitly running the macro.

In Microsoft Word there are three types of hazardous, auto-ex­ ecuting macros: auto-execute mac­ ros, auto-macros, and macros with command names. There is one auto­ execute macro in Word named AutoExec. If a macro named AutoExec is in the “normal.dot” tem­ plate or in a global template stored in Word’s startup directory, it is ex­ ecuted whenever Word is started.

The only way to disable the execu­ tion of AutoExec is to insert the flag /m in the command line used lo start Word. The auto-macros can be dis­ abled by executing the Word. Basic command “DisableAutoMacros” in a macro.

Note that the example in Word’s online help of executing this com­

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

Senate: James Armitage (late), Shawn Ayube, Tara Carrie (late), Jonathan Chaillet, HeatherCleary, Tanya Corrado (late), Matthew Defronzo, Mat­ thew Freimuth, Marni Hall (late), Ed Hallissey (late), Mickey Lacroix, Chris Mello, Jason Mickey, Jeremy Olszewski, James (Ben) Petro, Jennifer Reese, Michael Scott, Derek Sickman, Justin Sprague, Kristen Stagg, Cindy Vollaro, Kenneth Volock, Jason Willey (late), Adam Woodbury.

Absent: Alfred Andrade, Seth Kintigh, Sundeep Reddy, Tim Tully (ex).

Parliamentarian: Jennifer Yambert Needed for quorum were sixteen (16), twenty-seven (27) were present at the start of the meet­ ing.

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files) can contain macros. How­ ever, it is a relatively simple task to mask a template as a document by changing the file name exten­ sion from .DOT to .DOC. A document infected with the Concept virus contains the macros: AAAZAOAutoOpen, AAAZFS Pay­ load. When an infected file is opened, the AutoOpen macro is run and cop­ ies the virus files to the global macro file. During the copying process it changes the name of AAAZFS to FileSaveAs. Whenever a document is saved, the FileSaveAs command copies the virus macros into it and saves it. The AAAZAO macro be­ comes the AutoOpen macro on the saved document file. The Payload macro does nothing.

The first time the macro runs a dialog box appears with the single digit “ 1” contained in it. There is a procedure available that disables the Concept Virus and protects your computer/files from becoming in­ fected again.

The CCC encourages all Microsoft Word users to perform the following procedure: Copy the template SCANPROT .DOT from any server at 0:\S1NGLE\ MSOFFICE\TEMPATE to your C:\ M SOFFICE\ W IN W ORD\ TEMPLATE directory. From within Microsoft Word, follow these steps: 1. Click File, Open 2. From the Open dialog bo*, change to the C:\MSOFFICE\ WINWORD\TEMPLATES direc­ tory 3. Change List Files of Type to All Files at the bottom of the dialog box.

4. Scroll and select the SCANPROT.DOT template.

5. Click OK to open the template.

The template will automatically walk you through the procedure to

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mand in the command line when starting Word docs not work. The command must be executed in a macro. Auto-macros are also dis­ abled by holding down the shift key while opening a document.

The third type of dangerous mac­ ros are those named for an existing Word command. If a macro in the global macro file or in an attached, active template has the name of an existing Word command, the macro command replaces the Word com­ mand. For example, if you create a macro named FileSave in the “normal.dot” template, that macro is executed whenever you choose the Save command on the File menu.

There is no way to disable this fea­ ture.

Macro viruses spread by having one or more auto-execute macros in a document. By opening or closing the document or using a replaced command, you activate the virus macro. As soon as the macro is acti­ vated, it copies itself and any other macros it needs to the global macro file “normal.dot.” After they arc stored in normal.dot they are avail­ able in all opened documents. At this point, the macro viruses try to spread themselves to other docu­ ments, usually by including an AutoClosc macro that attaches the virus macros to the document and saves it.

The macro viruses that cause damage contain a trigger that starts the damage routines and those rou­ tines do the actual damage. The trigger is some event that the virus writer has programmed his virus to watch for such as a date or the number of days since the infection occurred. An important point lo make here is that Word documents (.DOC files) cannot contain mac­ ros, only Word templates (.DOT

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Agenda for the Meeting of February 20, 1996 Call to Order Roll Call Approval of the Minutes for February 13,1996 President’s Report Committee Reports SGA Committees Institute Committees Old Business Bill S.21 -Actuarial Club Spe­ cial Funding Request - tabled February 6 New Business Bill S. 24 -Endorsement of Re­ cycling Petition - Senator Lacroix Bill S.25 -Rules of Operation Amendment Part I I - Senator Olszewski Treasurer’s Remarks Secretary’s Remarks Vice-President’s Remarks President’s Remarks Announcements Roll Call & Adjournment

disable the Concept Virus if it finds it on your computer. It will tell you if it does not find the virus and when the procedure is complete.

You are given the option to con­ tinue checking files created after February 1995 (the creation date of the Concept Virus) through the Batch Cleanup Procedure window.

This template will protect your computer from contracting this strain of the Concept Virus in the future.

If you try to open SCANPROT .DOT again to check disks, for ex­ ample, a warning will appear that states this file contains macros in it that could alter Word commands or damage your files. It will give you the option to disable them, DO NOT DISABLE THESE MACROS IN SCANPROT.DOT, click No! These particular macros are there to protect your computer from further infec­ tion! When you click No the next window would be the Batch Cleanup procedure and from here you could clean your disks. ***If you see this warning when you try to open a regular word docu­ ment, then your computer may have a macro virus. You should click “Yes” to disable the macro and then save the cleaned file using the origi­ nal filename, to write over the in­ fected file. The CCC will continue to keep you updated on viruses as well as any computer related infor­ mation.

CORRECTIONS: In the last is­ sue of Newspeak, the location of the Windows95 software ison the Novell servers at 0:\SYSTEM\ WINSTALL\ WIN ST ALLXWIN95 APP.LST, not WIN95APPS.LST. Also, the shop’s web address is http://cccshop.wpi.edu, not http://ccc_shop .wpi.edu.

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D iv e rs ity at W P I: A re w e all th a t o r a re w e b lu ffin g ?

Final Events of Black History Month: Wednesday, Feb. 21 7pm, ROOM A, Morgan Commons: A celebration of East African Culture and Foods presented by Thomsen and by Bernard Ongewe '98 of Nairobi Kenya.

Seating is limited, call ext,5201 to reserve a seat.

Monday, Feb. 26 1:30pm, Salisbury Labs 104: A celebration of Black history month through the presentations of Work on issues related to the experiences of people of color by students in the Humani­ ties and Art Department.

Feb. 19- Feb. 29 Gordon Library: Exhibit of African American Art.

by Carlos Zapata Associate Editor Diversity walks a thin line in the United Slates. Racial tensions have increased leading to violent riots in LA and other places. New immigration policies and re-evaluation of affirmative actions have been requested for some groups at the astonishment of others. The Oklahoma bombing opened the eyes of the United States to militia and terrorism acts that lie within. Boston’s famous St. Patrick’s Day Parade grew controversial as certain groups opposed the participation of homosexuals. Domestic violence was exposed in the Simpson case showing the US that it is an ongoing issue for many women.

But that’s out there in the real world... back here while wc enjoy the privilege of higher learning, are we aiming for a degree or for an education? WPI tries to make well rounded individuals... but are we trying to become well rounded individuals? Will we be able to deal comfortably in an ever growing diverse world after graduation?

This special feature, the fourth of the series, deals with students of colors at the school. Nowadays, their presence on campus can not be ignored as more of them chose WPI as the institution that will provide them with higher eduation.

As all the articles in the series, the opinions here presented might not be the same for all students of color. The opinion presented on this feature and the rest, only represent the feelings of the students who were willing to be interviewed. Thanks to all the people who helped.

WPI’s African American students

by Carlos Zapata Associate Editor At 7 P.M. on Saturday February 10, four Afri­ can American students walked by a Boynton street fraternity and were approached by 6 or 7 brothers getting out of a car. The brothers started harassing the African American students, brag­ ging at the fact that they could get "the rest of the house out there” to deal with the African Ameri­ can students. One of the students from the frater­ nity yelled at them “We own the school! Don’t you know we own the school?” The incident did not lead to physical contact. However, one of the four African American students was a prospective student checking out the college, and the African American students claim they did nothing to provoke the situation.

Although the incident bothered them a lot they do not consider WPI to be a racist school, "but here you can definitely distinguish between the people who you can be friends with and those who don’t want anything to do with you,” said one of the students, as other interrupted him, “Did he mean that they as a fraternity own the school or that they as white people own the school? I really can’t say for sure, because no racial slurs were used but racists don’t go around yelling, ‘Hey, 1 am going to be a racist right now.’ People who have the luxury to say it was not racism will say so, but they have not lived our lives."

Over the past three years the number of African American students on campus has in­ creased by 102 %, but according to them the school has not yet adjusted to their presence here. Two years ago, for instance, when the number of African American students first in­ creased, a group of them were followed down­ town by one of the deans of the school who was afraid they were going to cause trouble. "I don’t see them following any of the fraternities or clubs when they go out, but we were different, right?”

They do not want to be treated specially, or have the school bend over backwards to help them out. “ We want to come and get an education just like everybody else here, we don’t want to be treated specially we want the same opportunities as everybody else.”

This, however might not be so easy since cultural differences doexisi. Some African Ameri­ can Students have had campus police called on them because they were playing their music too loud. They claim lhat it was not so much that it was tix) loud but rather that it was rap and a lot of students don’t like rap, “they wouldn’t have called campus police had it been rock or alternative.” A similar incident, more frequent according to them, is to have other students turn down the volume of the TV’s in Morgan’sdinning room as soon as any of the African American “music” selection starts playing. “ Wc don’t do that, when they have country music on and blasting. I don’t gel up and turn the volume down. "Wc respect their choice.

I don’t like it but I listen to it, waiting patiently for my music to come up. I don’t get up and turn the volume down on their faces,” said a student.

“Last week for example, I selected a song and 1 was wailing for it but as soon as it came up 1 notice that I was not hearing it. Somebody pointed out that it was because somebody had just gotten up and turned the volume down as soon as the song started, I got up and turned the volume up again, but as soon as I sat down the same student got up and turned it down again. It happens all the time” added another student. “Some people just feel threatened by us... ‘They own the school’ remember?” commented another student.

When confronted with the question that they might be oversensitive to the situation they argued that was not the case, “it is not in our minds. I am not an angry black male. I am an intelligent young

male who can see the difference on how some people treat us and how they treat others. Again, as I said before, the people who have the option to say it is not racism have not lived our lives,” a student commented, while another added, “some people might argue lhat this is not a perfect world and that you will find that somewhere, docs that mean we have to accept it?”

The students at the roundtable agreed that incidents like the one on Saturday the 10th do not happen very often at WPI, but the small incidents add up, “ you take a little bit from here and a little bit from there what are you left with? They talk trash to us and they turn the volume down on us, what message is that sending us?” argued a stu­ dent.

According to them the incidents, little by little, take their minds off the real purpose of why they came here and that was to study. They do under­ stand that some people does not treat them differ­ ently out of hate to them but out of ignorance.

“Most of the incidents arise from ignorance about our culture or us in general, the problem really comes when you have to decide how to deal with your ignorance, you either educate yourself and see what the black culture is all about, or do like other people that just don’t want to leam. You can notice the differehce between them.”

They believe that educating the campus on their culture and black people in general is the key issue. Throughout February, BSU and NSBE have organized several events aimed to share their traditions and customs with the WPI community.

“We want to bring cultural awareness, but we also have social events on which we forget about any racial issue and we just want everybody to have a good time like a party or the multicultural dinner which is open to everybody.”

They really disagree with the notion that they isolate themselves. ‘This is a predominantly white school and we do have a lot of friends who are white. But they don’t notice when we are hanging out with them. They only notice when we sit together at DAKA. Why is that? Why don’t they complain when all the pledges from a frater­ nity sit together, or the crew team, or people from the same floor? They don’t notice those cliques because they are white, however when they see us, all they sec is black people instead of friends sharing a nice meal. Why is that? Why are they only seeing our color?”

Another student commented that a large part of the male population is in fraternities and that WPI does not have a common forum in which they could meet people. They said, the campus was very small, and after freshmen year, most students go to their fraternities and the few that are not in a fraternity move off campus and became close friends with their roommates. “It is very hard to socialize at WPI, this is not a black/white issue but an issue for everybody. To say that we isolate ourselves is a big lie.”

One of the students mentioned that during his freshmen year fraternities did not show any inter­ est in mshing him. According to him, brothers from several fraternities would come by his room and if his roommate was not there they would keep on going. If his roommate was there they would come in and talked exclusively to his roommate. “They never pursued me, so I never pursued them,” he said.

As individuals they do have a lot to offer to the WPI community. “Wc are doing well academi­ cally and progressively becoming more involved in our majors, but the major contribution is on the diversity wc bring to this campus.” According to information provided by the office of Minority Student Affairs, they are right. Recruiters are very reluctant to visit mainly white campuses, not because they want to recruit minority students, but because of the exploding demographic distri­ bution and the very diverse environment in the

Terry-Ann Kelly, the president of NSBE congratulates students at last year's awards banquet held by NSBE and BSU. work force. Recruiters are interested in students who can interact with people from all back­ grounds, and not just their own. WPI is now eligible to apply for grants from different compa­ nies who required a diverse environment. WPI’s EMSEP program for minority students has also eiimed recognition from WPI and was selected as the top model program in the first year experience conference.

But despite all external differences, African American students and the rest of the students share the common goal of challenging themselves and get a college degree, and as they said “we should help each other out to reach that goal.”

Present at the meeting where Kirk Burke, Steven Clarke, Jeremy Steele, Stacy Lewis, Abraham Pinates, Tamara Samuels and Theodric Panton.

Black Engineers, Black Scientist, Black....

by C. Harris Class o f 1997 These peoples' names won’t conjure up intelli­ gent answers to trivia questions, but there is no deception when it comes lo the accomplishments of early black inventors and scientists who, in spite of their impact on American Industry have been generally ignored.

I bet every WPI student is familiar with the exploits of such great inventors like Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison. What about the exploits of other such great inventors like Garret A. Morgan, Jan E. Matzeliger, George Washing­ ton Carver, just tonamc a few. Hmmm, sound like foreign names; but they aren’t. These are names of some Black inventors, who have a daily impact on your life in some fashion, and ironically, none of them are in the National Hall of Fame. Some of the products of their genius include: shoes, sugar, ice cream, the traffic light, the electric lamp, and Door Guard, which is a bullet resistant Plexiglas cage used in banks.

George Washington Carver (1864-1943), an agricultural scientist, devoted his life to research projects connected primarily with southern agri­ culture. The products he derived from the peanut and the soybean revolutionized the economy of the South by liberating from an excessive depen­ dence on cotton.

From the peanut, he derived 300 products; From the sweet potato 100different products. He revolutionized the southern agricultural cconomy by showing how these many products could be made from the peanut. By 1938, peanuts had become a $200 million industry and a chief prod­ uct of Alabama.

Garret A. Morgan ( 1877-1963), whose valued invention was the "gas inhalator”. The gas inha-

lator was first acknow ledged during a successful rescue operation of several men trapped by a tunnel explosion in the Cleveland Waterworks, some 200 feet below the surface of Lake Eric.

During the emergency, Morgan, his brother, and two other volunteers - all wearing inhalators were the only men able todescend into the smoky, gas filled tunnel, and save several workers form asphyxiation.

In 1923, orders for the Morgan Inhalator soon began to pour into Cleveland from fire companies all over the nation, but as soon as Morgan's racial identity became known, the nation and the world did not beat a path to Garret Morgan’s door, and therefore his orders were canceled. During World War I, the Morgan Inhalator was transformed into a gas mask used by combat troops.

Bom in Paris, Kentucky, Morgan moved to Cleveland at an early age. His first invention was an improvement on the sewing machine which he sold for $150. ln 1923, having established his reputation with the gas inhalator, he was able to command a price of $1400 from General Electric Company for his automatic traffic signal.

Morgan died in Cleveland, the city which had awarded him a gold medal for his devotion to public safety.

Some other great scientist and inventors in­ clude: Charles Drew (1904-1950), a physician; David N Crosthwait Jr. ( 1898-1976), an engineer; David L. Wood; an electric engineer; Otis Boykin, an inventor; George E Carruthers, a physicist; Beatrice Kenner; Benjamin Bannekcr (17311806), an inventor, mathematician, almanacmakcr; and the list goes on and on.

Despite racism and discrimination, black in­ ventors and scientist, male and female, have en­ riched the lives of all Americans with their cre­ ativity and ingenuity.

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The Real Truth Behind Affirmative Action

By Kimberly M. James class of ‘98 Affirmative Action was initiated as a way to create justice in an unjust world. A way to provide people with BS and MS degrees more than just menial opportunities in the work place. A way to give qualified people an edge over discrimination. Unfortunately, in recent times, it has come under attack because of its implementation. Many busi­ ness and places of public scrutiny installed quotas to make sure that the overall goal of diversification was reached. For some, quo­ tas were fair and accomplished this goal but for others it was nothing more than a require­ ment that had to be met regardless of qualifi­ cations or ability. Due to the latter, many people began to perceive that minorities were being handed jobs on a silver platter and were not working as hard as they were to achieve.

This perception is the real problem with Af­ firmative Action.

The reality of the situation is this. As an individual, 1 have worked as hard as any­ one else. As a minority student, I have worked twice as hard. As an individual I have struggled and worked through life like anyone else. As a student on this campus, I put as much time and effort into my classes as anyone else and must work damn hard for the grades that I get. I do not gel exceptional amounts of money from

this school because I am a minority, I must go through the same process as everyone else. As a minority student on this campus 1 have to ask myself daily, “Am I being treated differently because I ’m a woman?

Am 1being treated differently because I’m black?” I have to wonder if people lend a bias to me because they assume that I’m less of a person because of my sex or my color, and what 1 should do if I encounter one of those people.

Yes, there are programs in existence for minorities, but have you ever stopped to ask yourself why? As a minority student, I am always confronted with this question. Does it make sense for me to get scholarships because I’m a minority? Or does it make sense lhal I be considered for employment in a different spectrum? As an individual the answer is always no. As an individual I would always like the satisfaction of know­ ing that 1was selected because I was the best candidate or because 1 was the most accept­ able applicant. But as a member of a dis­ criminated against and under-represented group in the work place and in society, I accept thal my desired treatment is not al­ ways available, and that there is a need for some assurance thal I will be treated fairly, i.e. Affirmative Action.

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Ninety one students of color have enrolled at WPI since 1993.

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Did you know the following inventions were developed by Black Inventors?

What would American life be like if these contributions were not made?

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Civilization * Paper Chess Alphabet Medicine Aeroplane propelling Rotary engine Ironing board Pace make controls Guided-missle Street sweeper Disposable syringe Lawn mower Paints and stains Shoe Photo print wash Postal letter box Blood plasma Toliet Motor Programable remote control Air conditioning unit Heating ftimance Electric cut-off switch Telephone system Fireplace damper Back washer mounted on shower wa!l& bathtub

Africans Africans Africans Africans Africans James S. Adams Andrew J. Beard Sarah Boone Otis Boykin Otis Boykin Charles Brooks Phil Brooks John Burr George Washington Carver W.A. Deitz Clatonia J. Dorticus P.B. Downing Dr. Charles Drew T. Elkins J. Gregory Joseph N. Jackson Fredrick M. Jones Alice H. Parker Granville T. Woods Granville T. Woods Virgie M. Ammons

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• Larry Pratt, a co-chair of the Pat Buchanan presidential campaign, resigned Feb 15th after being charged with being involved with white sumpremacists. He denies the charges, but new ones continue to come out daily.

• Russian President Boris Yeltsin and Com­ munist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov both announced they were running for presi­ dent Feb 15th.

• A weapons depot exploded Feb 15th in Kabul, Afghanistan.

• A rocket just missed the US embassy in Athens, Greece Feb 15th.

• Gary Dockery, who spent 7 1/2 years in a coma, underwent lung surgery Feb 15th and reportedly is making a remarkable re­ covery.

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NASA launched the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezous (NEAR) spacecraft Feb 17th.

Former California governor Edmund “Pat” Brown died Feb 16th at the age of 90; he was governor form 1958 to 1966.

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Best Actress is a tough call this year. Elisabeth Shue (Leaving Lai Vegas) lost the Golden Globe in an upset to Nicole Kidman (To Die For), but since Tom Cruise’s wife already has a statue on her mantle, she wasn’t nominated. Shue’s com­ petition includes Susan Sarandon (Dead Man Walking), Sharon Stone (Casino), Meryl Streep (The Bridges of Madison County), and Emma Thompson (Sense and Sensibility ). The Acad­ emy is expected to give Shue the award, but watch out for the dark horse: Meryl Streep.

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At any rate, the field is full: Nicolas Cage (Leaving Las Vegas), Richard Drcyfuss (Mr. Holland's Opus), Anthony Hopkins (Nixon), Sean Penn (DeadMan Walking), MassimoTroisi (The Postman). Cage, the media’s favorite. lost the Golden Globe in another upset to John Travolta (Get Shorty), so the Oscar would look nice in the empty space on his mantle. However, I see the Academy nodding to Dreyfuss or Hopkins. It’sa tough call, but a tie is not unheard of either. If I had to pick. I’d go for Hopkins, but

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The major reason I was so shocked and disap­ pointed that Toy Story was not nominated for Best Picture was Babe, which took the Golden Globe in the category. Others in the running include Apollo 13, Braveheart, The Postman, and Sense and Sensibility . Who will win? If it’s the pig. I'll puke, but I think it’s going to be Braveheart, and rightly so. The epic film, nearly three hours long, showcases Mel Gibson in a kilt and blue war paint as the legendary William Wallace, who fights for freedom and vengeance.

(Incidentally.flrmWitwf will be shown on cam­ pus on March 15th at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. by Lens and Lights -only $2.00.)

In the more minor categories, KevinCostner’s $ 180 million flop, Waterworld received a nomi­ nation for Best Achievement in Sound. Batman Forever is up for sound awards and cinematog­ raphy, but it will lose the latter to Sense and Sensibility). I’m surprised that no one remem­ bered Jim Carrey’s flashing suit when writing up nominees for Best Costuming which, again, will go to Sense and Sensibility or perhaps one of the other period films like Richard 111 or Restoration. Crimson Tide, the naval action film which starred Gene Hackman and Denzel Washington, was also nominated for sound and editing awards. Finally, there are only two nominees for Best Effects which went to Forrest Gump last year: Apollo 13 and Babe. While talking animals are cute, and probably no simple trick, director Ron Howard chose to reshoot all of the footage for Apollo 13, and that’s got to be worth an Oscar.

Every year, it seems that the Academy, in its infinite wisdom, overlooks more and more tal­ ent. To compensate for the overcrowded play­ ing field, they’ve begun dividing up the catego­ ries again. Last year, they separated Best Screen­ play into Best Original Screenplay (Pulp Fic­ tion) and Best Adapted Screenplay (Forrest Gump). Thisyear, they’ve created Best Original Musical or Comedy Score and Best Original Musical or Dramatic Score, most likely to allow films like Apollo 13 and Braveheart, both of which have excellent scores, to have a fighting chance, since Disney has ruled the category since 1991'sBeauty and the Beast. Perhaps next year, the remainder of the categories will be divided into comedy and drama so as to spread the wealth of those little gold statues.

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Continued from Page 2 Feb 15th; violence on election day killed 13.

• Larry Pratt, a co-chair of the Pat Buchanan presidential campaign, resigned Feb 15th after being charged with being involved with white sumpremacists. He denies the charges, but new ones continue to come out daily.

• Russian President Boris Yeltsin and Com­ munist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov both announced they were running for presi­ dent Feb 15th.

• A weapons depot exploded Feb 15th in Kabul, Afghanistan.

• A rocket just missed the US embassy in Athens, Greece Feb 15th.

• Gary Dockery, who spent 7 1/2 years in a coma, underwent lung surgery Feb 15th and reportedly is making a remarkable re­ covery.

• An earthquake over 6.0 on the Richter scale hit Indonesia Feb 17th, killing at least twenty.

• Ten cases of Ebola were reported in the

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Gary Kasparov won his match against IBM's Deep Blue computer Feb 17th. He won three times, lost once, and drew twice in the match.

NASA launched the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezous (NEAR) spacecraft Feb 17th.

Former California governor Edmund “Pat" Brown died Feb 16th at the age of 90; he was governor form 1958 to 1966.

Actor McLean Stevenson died Feb 16th; he was 66.

Finally: Want to call the airport for information?

Look up the number in the phone book, right?

Not in Denver. The new Denver International Airport is not in the phone book, yet another snafu in the project which cost $3.2 billion more than intended.

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

Sources this week included All Things Consid­ ered (NPR), the Associated Press newswire, the BBC Newshour (BBC/PRI), the C’hris Clark Pro­ gram (KGO-AM), the Christian Science Monitor, Marketplace (PRI), Ncwsday (BBC/PRI), Newsdesk (BBC/PRI), and the Reuters newswire.

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The pickings were pretty slim this year, but the Academy has announced its nominees for the 68"' Annual Academy Awards. Most of Hollywood was unpleasantly shocked at last week’s announcements, which left several tal­ ented people without invitations to the gala, even more so than in years past.

For reasons unknown to “the little people," John Travolta and Nicole Kidman were denied nominations, despite receiving Golden Globe Awards last month. The epic Braveheart re­ ceived a whopping ten nominations, and Mel Gibson garnered a Best Director, but not a Best Actor nod. On the bright side, a foreign film, II Postino (The Postman), was nominated for Best Picture. It’s the first time in more than twenty years that a foreign production has invaded the mainstream categories and its director and male lead were also nominated.

Toy Story, Disney’s computer-animated smash hit, was not on the list of nominations in major categories. Talk about the ultimate shaft -John Lassater will receive a “special achieve­ ment" award forthe film. For those with a short­ term memory, Walt Disney received a similar booby prize for his first full length animated feature. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at the 1937 awards; Shirley Temple presented him with seven little statues and one full-sized one.

In the true Disney musical tradition, however, Toy Story will compete with Pocahontas for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score and Best Song. Randy Newman's “You’ve Got a Friend” will most likely bow to "Colors of the Wind," by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz and the award for score will probably also go to Pocahontas.

Nominees for Best Director include Chris Noonan (Babe), Mel Gibson (Braveheart), Tim Robbins (Dead Man Walking), Mike Figgis (Leaving Las Vegas), and Michael Radford (The Postman). Gibson is a shoe-in for the award, but Ron Howard (Apollo 13) and Ang Lee (Sense and Sensibility) were left out of the running. It's no real contest this year, but it could have been...

Did I mention that Gibson deserves the award?

This year, it was the women who led the pack, and competition for Best Supporting Actress arid Best Actress is pretty stiff. Joan Allen (Nixon), Kathleen Quinlan (Apollo 13), and

my favorite for the award would be Mel Gibson, if he'd been nominated...

The major reason I was so shocked and disap­ pointed that Toy Story was not nominated for Best Picture was Babe, which took the Golden Globe in the category. Others in the running include Apollo 13, Braveheart, The Postman, and Sense and Sensibility. Who will win? Hit’s the pig. I'll puke, but 1 think it's going to be Braveheart, and rightly so. The epic Film, nearly three hours long, showcases Mel Gibson in a kilt and blue war paint as the legendary William Wallace, who fights for freedom and vengeance.

(Incidentally,Braveheart will be shown on cam­ pus on March 15th at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. by Lens and Lights -only $2.00.)

In the more minor categories, Kevin Costner’s $180 million flop. Waterworld received a nomi­ nation for Best Achievement in Sound. Batman Forever is up for sound awards and cinematog­ raphy, but it will lose the latter to Sense and Sensibility). I’m surprised that no one remem­ bered Jim Carrey's Hashing suit when writing up nominees for Best Costuming which, again, will go to Sense and Sensibility or perhaps one of the other period films like Richard III or Restoration. Crimson Tide, the naval action film which starred Gene Hackman and Denzel Washington, was also nominated for sound and editing awards. Finally, there are only two nominees for Best Effects which went to Forrest Gump last year: Apollo 13 and Babe. While talking animals are cute, and probably no simple trick, director Ron Howard chose to reshoot all of the footage for Apollo 13, and that's got to be worth an Oscar.

Every year, it seems that the Academy, in its infinite wisdom, overlooks more and more tal­ ent. To compensate for the overcrowded play­ ing field, they've begun dividing up the catego­ ries again. Last year, they separated Best Screen­ play into Best Original Screenplay (Pulp Fic­ tion) and Best Adapted Screenplay (Forrest Gump). This year, they’ve created Best Original Musical or Comedy Score and Best Original Musical or Dramatic Score, most likely to allow films like Apollo 13 and Braveheart, both of which have excellent scores, to have a fighting chance, since Disney has ruled the category since 1991 's Beauty and the Beast. Perhaps next year, the remainder of the categories will be divided into comedy and drama so as to spread the wealth of those little gold statues.

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Kate Winslet (Sense and Sensibility) are all good contenders for their supporting roles, but the statue will most likely go to Allen for her portrayal of Pat Nixon. Quinlan’s performance as astronaut Jim Lovell’s wife Marilyn was top notch, but she’ll probably get left in the dust with Winslet - that’s how these things go.

Best Actress is a tough call this year. Elisabeth Shue (Leaving Las Vegas) lost the Golden Globe in an upset to Nicole Kidman (To Die For), but since Tom Cruise’s wife already has a statue on her mantle, she wasn’t nominated. Shue’s com­ petition includes Susan Sarandon (Dead Man Walking), Sharon Stone (Casino), Meryl Streep (The Bridges of Madison County), and Emma Thompson (Sense and Sensibility). The Acad­ emy is expected to give Shue the award, but watch out for the dark horse: Meryl Streep.

Thompson’s performance was good, but she’s also up for the Best Adapted Screenplay booby prize. My pick: Streep.

Best Supporting Actor will be an interesting race amongst James Cromwell (Babe), Ed Har­ ris (Apollo 13). Brad Pitt (12 Monkeys), Tim Roth (Rob Roy), and Kevin Spacey (The Usual Suspects). Why Harris got in the running and left co-supporters Kevin Bacon and Gary Sinese in the wings baffles me. since he doesn’t have a chance here. I predict that Pitt will get the award, but Spacey’s performance as the limping crook in Suspects was incredible - he should win.

As if Ed Harris’ nomination for Apollo 13 wasn’t already surprising enough given the sur­ passing performances of his pals, Tom Hanks did NOT receive a nomination for the Golden Globes, much less the Oscars. Why? Probably because he’s won two years in a row now (Philadelphia, Forrest Gump) and the Academy wants to spread the wealth. The least they could do was give him a nomination or one of those special achievement awards...

At any rate, the field is full: Nicolas Cage (Leaving Las Vegas), Richard Dreyfuss {Mr. Holland's Opus), Anthony Hopkins (Nixon), Sean Penn (DeadMan Walking), MassimoTroisi (The Postman). Cage, the media's favorite, lost the Golden Globe in another upset to John Travolta (Get Shorty), so the Oscar would look nice in the empty space on his mantle. However, I see the Academy nodding to Dreyfuss or Hopkins. It’s a tough call, but a tie is not unheard of either. If I had to pick. I'd go for Hopkins, but

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C lub C o rn er Alpha Phi Omega Hello, Olsters, and only one and a half weeks left until the end of the term. 1know, don’t talk about finals. Anyways, last week was a week of record breakers. UMOC was completed last Friday, and the SVP, probably through sheer luck, has made at least $4(X) dollars off of it, with more still begin counted. This is $100 over any other total collected for the contest, at least ac­ cording to the SVP. And the final tally of pledges are in....34. Yes, we are going to need a bigger room. This is also the largest pledge class ever...I think. Contact me if there was a larger one.

Anyways, back to the business for next week.

In service, the first group for CPR has already gone last Saturday, but the next group is sched­ uled for the Saturday, so if you are in the next group, remembertogo. For all of the new pledges, reminder that the pledge meeting is at 9:00PM Sunday (but you should already know this), and there is planned a Big-Little Game Show Type Contest for sometime this or next week (hopefully not is a broom closet or normal classroom.) As for fellowship, there is a dance planned for D term, and if you have any ideas call Brian (Sorry, nothing long ranged planned left for C term.)

And remember, GH227, 6:30PM, be there or else. Bye.

BiLAGA Hi, folks.. A short club comer because 1really need to eat lunch and I really don’t have much to say. Apologies for not doing a club comer for the past week or so, but., hey, it’s C-term.. you understand. So we have more of a library now, hopefully the new titles will be on our homepage soon (http://www.wpi.edu/~bilaga). Clark con­ ference (a Big Deal thing) iscoming up fast, if you are interested in going and want more info, let us know whether-or-not you think you can afford it.

As always we are here for anyone who has ques­ tions (or answers) and can be contaced at bilaga@wpi.edu or snail mailed at BiLAGA c/o WPI Student Activities Office. Membership is confidential, we have an electronic mailing list, etc. etc. Meeting Thursday! Ask us questions, that’s what we're here for.

Chinese Student Association

nual Chinese New Year Dinner should be today.

That is if today is Monday the 19th. So How many tickets did we sell? From my estimate, I believe that we have sold about 120 something tickets.

See the problem is, I’m writing this article now, which is Friday the 16th, so I have to predict the future. My predictions tell me though, that it will be very close to a full house at the party and that it should go according to plan. That is, everyone will be enjoying their money’s worth. Hey, for eight bucks, that's fairly cheap, considering the type of food and entertainment available. So what type of entertainment? Well, I predict that the CSA will have some form of martial arts exhibit, and maybe some singing, and most definitely Chinese folk dances.

Also another thing that is in need of mention­ ing, is the homepage competition. I have not been on the net lately, but I hope that you guys have been working on your pages. Remember the judging starts after the 19th so,..... well you get the picture.

Also I would like to say that if anyone has any ideas about what the CSA could do, it would be a really good idea to tell us. I mean sometimes it is hard to do something that everybody likes. If we got input on some of the interests you guys might have, then we can better plan activities to suit your interests. Another thing is that, lately I guess everybody has been really busy (with this whole dinner thing and classes to worry about) and I don’t know what I want to say. Uhm... I guess I’ll just see you guys next week. Bye Bye.

Christian Bible Fellowship Hello brothers and sisters. How has your week been going? I know mine has been filled to the brim with “preparing for the end of the term work.” Come to think of it, my entire term has been busy like that. Maybe it is just my lack of discipline in focusing on Jesus.

Come and join us to focus on Him as a group on Friday night for fellowship at 7:00, in Mor­ gan A. Sports will also be this weekend, Satur­ day morning at 10:30 in front of Alumni. Have you not heard? The retreat at the end of the term will be to Vermont for a weekend spent with our brothers and sisters and our God. “Be very careful, then, how you live-not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. There­ fore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’swill is.” Ephesians5:15-I7(NIV). What

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Namaskaar. It has been a great week for all of us in the ISO. The new council members are doing an excellent job for the ISO with utmost enthusi­ asm. There are going to be new events in terms C and D and a lot of other events are taking place of which we shall mention in just a moment.

Firstly, and foremost, let us takethisoppertunity to welcome back Mrs. Ira Vaidya (Deshpande??) and Vaishal Kapadia who have just got married this summer and have returned with their respec­ tive partners. We wish them a very happily mar­ ried life.

Back to our news — we have the world cup cricket coming up. If interested, you could watch the games as well for just $20. If interested send mail to lSO@wpi.edu. There shall be a Garba dance coming up soon for which a lot of arrange­ ments arc being made. This isgoing to be the years greatest event and we urge all of you cool guys out there to make it to the Garba... you can’t afford to miss out on it. There is also a Holi dance hosted by one of the WPI students Neeta Jain. We hope to see you guys there.

Finally, Prakash and Ajoy are doing good for the ISO too. They have won their first playoff of their table tennis intramurals having defeated CSA. We wish them good luck too and hope they can bring home victory.

That is all for this week. Read our column every week and fnd out all the cool events that the ISO is hosting. See you later.

Lens and Lights Hopefully this week’s edition will be a little more sane, thenagain, maybe not. I really have no idea what I was smoking last week, but I want

some more. Anyway, Cyrano is well under way, come out and see it sometime. It’s really good.

I would like to welcome the new officers who have been in office for a week now. Tom, got your keys yet? Thanks to those who have helped me through the last week. As you know if you went to the meeting Wed.. I am crew chief for the stress event. Anyway, sec you all on Wed. at 4:30 in AK232.

Newman Club With this edition of Newspeak, we have re­ leased our press notice concerning Newman Madness which is our Appalachia ln Worcester Project. Ryan Abraham volunteered his services at our Executive Board Meeting two weeks ago so that he would be the first on the list. However we must admit that Ryan is just one of the great examples of how our group is always willing to serve others. See the press release in the other section of this edition and then sign up. We will have Club Election of Officers this weekend.

We had a great vigil party in honor of St. Valentine and forthe first time this year our cook actually “ran out” of food for the event. This time he made Roger his line chef which really means that Roger did most of the cooking.

Father S. found out that the Home Improvement Show was a comedy and not an actual show on how to fix things. We have to find ways to update our clergy. Thanks to Kathy A. we have the opportunity to view “When Harry Met Sally.”

Don’t forget that Newman sponsors Mass every night Monday thru Thursday at 10:00 pm and on Fridays at 12:00 (noon) during Lent when school is in session.

Sailing Club Hello everyone! This column will be short today since it is just an advertisement for our meeting this afternoon. Our first meeting of the season will be tonight (Tuesday) at 4:30 in Salisbury Labs room 121. We will discuss PE credit and our plans for D-term. Anyone and everyone is encouraged to come who either knows how to sail or would like to leam, bring your friends! In closing, I would like to relate to you what the first three laws of thermodynamics really say: 1. You can win, lose, or break even.

2. You can’t win, you can only break even. 3.

You can’t break even, http://www.wpi.edu/ -sailing

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G reek Corner A X P Congrats to the new postulants. Our Chap­ ter welcomes you with open arms and wish you best of luck on the quest for Brother­ hood. Even the Admiral spilled his guts of excitement for all of you. A little warning though: two of your educators arc probably older than your parents. Lots of luck and support goes out to you all, except remember one rule: B.A.W.!!!

I have an announcement: Bob and Mario are to report down to the house at exactly 2 AM tomorrow morning or they will get, urn, can we make them do anything?! Silly, I tell ya.

A quick note to all Crows that Brother Dave's Cyrano thing in Olin is going on soon (like May) and he could use all the help he could get or sometthin’.

Hundred percent on the fire drill (Good thing too cuz the apocalypse must be near if that happens). On the entrance way bulletin board, check out the newest version of “What will Bros be doing in ten or however many years.” Mark says he needs help with ET 2011, but I think he’s got it down. Old guys out next week (as Nelson would say - “HA HA”). -TRICK

ArA Congrats to all our new sisters!!! You guys are the best. Sorry if I forgot anyone’s birthday, 1need a list of the new sisters. I hope you all had fun this week, even if you didn’t get to sing grace at DAKA, it’s not the same at feast of roses! Cara gave up the ugly dog and passed it along to Kellie and Julie gave Steph the spirit hat. And KT wanted to give hugs to anyone going through MQP traumas! I want to con­ gratulate all the new sisters for showing WPI how much spirit you all have by wearing the ugliest “buff’ clothes ever! Where did you find those pants Becky? Great job to Jess L. for the scavenger hunt — it was awesome, even if Sarah is in big trouble with FIJ I. To Ann, don’t do anything we wouldn’t do! Thanks for being such a good sport. To all the guys who donated any personal belongings toa good cause, thanks!

Good job to Erin for organizing hugs, slaps and kisses. Don’t forget Sat. is the bowlathon, BE THERE!! This week's meeting is at 8:30 and informal for elections. See all the new sisters there!! ADOVELING

ATO Budha: Let me throw in a dip because I don’t know what to do. Bam Bam Budha, are you a !@#$ing horseman or what ? Gobis has offi­ cially lost it. Take up your old habit. You need to. Dunn made a friend in low places. Donnie, I heard something crack. Andrew, what’s that on your neck? Rad’s an official invalid. He broke the same hand that he broke a year ago.

Problems. Nickolau and Socha are done. Lube me up. Langlois, 143. Wilkinson found the perfect mate that doesn’t talk back no matter what you say to it (inflatable brunette). Lee (aka the Missing Link) dragged Swifty (aka Brookly Brawler) face across the ground in the name of Weed at last year’s Christmas formal.

Drew went with the Chicago drunk Stipe look at the formal. Slade: God bless ya. Beafraid.be very afraid. Me, Swifty, Weed, and Scheflen are cruising down to Georgia to visit Will.

We’re going Marti Gras in Orleans. Drago: If he dies, he dies. (Pink Eye)

FIJI AH Aboard...not enough time in the day to go on and explain things that occured on last Tuesday’s Fiasco. The three homo’s Hardiman, Kerr, and Titus couldn’t bring themselves to ride with the luxury sedan and her counterpart Jenny Lynn. Kijak, wow where should I start, he looked like he just took a swim in the Atlantic, and OB’s they take dollar bills not change, you should have left your stack of nickels at home. Both Palmer and Keeney’ s parents had to remorgagc their homes to cover the amount there son’s blew away that night. On a lighter note, congratulations to the swimmers...especially to the pear shaped Keeney and jacked Bosco....nice shorts! It was good to see Gove at the B’ball game, no we understand, I mean you hadn’t seen your master for like 15 hours. Thai’s it for these shananagans.... Swammi says,’’The most ac­ tion Palmer has gotten in weeks, Chris Seal, and between Sam’s ears” “Mercedes’ lace. Brace Face, and a whole lot of empty space” Swammi says,"Doug Gove, Ray Banks, and The most play AI will gel at a bar” “Full of crap, got the tap, and at best, a slap" Swammi says,"All lhat the pledges do, what all Ranucci’ s girls have to do, and who ShanZ is back with" ji t . n i # /

“Whine, wait in line, and Beccastein” Swammi says,”Keeney and Assner, What Titus did with his new chick in the kitchen, and what Kijak looks like with his new hair cut” “Brawled. Mauled, and if you believe it, even more bald”

<E>£K Hello again. This is Fudugazi, the wise old tortoise. If it keeps snowing like this, I am going back into my shell and I will never come out.

What can I say? The week has gone by so fast it has been all a blur. Spring Rush has ended. Why is it Spring rush, if it’s still not spring? Someone should be shot.

This coming weekend we’ve got ThKind coming to play. Apparently the Cowboys arc out in Space. Let’s make this bash another good one.

I must make this quick for 1have to go, but I will say: Does anyone know who I am?

Good-bye for now.

“Your blue may be grey your less may be more Your window to the world might be your own front door Your shiniest day might come in the middle of the night.”

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The sophomores finshed the lounge last Tuesday, it looks killer, and Wiebe chris­ tened it shortly thereafter. Thanx, god knows none of the sophmores could have done it. ...Sherman went to church...

Has anyone seen Beal? Rumor has it, that he fell into a hole and hasn’t been able to climb out yet. Actually, it's the same hole lhat happy stumbles into almost everynight now. Hey happy, next time your down there, wanl to see if you can find Beals?

The mad Ev went out with 10 pounds of lunch meal the other night on a rampage...and got himself. That's dedication. Congrats to our new brothers, and pledges. I hear Jerry signed his bid, and will be initiated this spring.

I can only hope that the HEEEEAAD pulled off beach party on Saturday, but I guess we all know by know, gotta go.

See You Next Tuesday.

0X This week the house tied a rope loosely around its neck and stepped onto a rickety chair while at the same time putting hags and dlouza on the infamous exec board. I also noticed flying pigs silhouetted on a blue moon as while flying by in my spacecuck. It was also deter­ mined that 27 new homies can make the jesster look like a chicken in a rainstorm (second time’s a charm...) with enough effort and some working shower heads. What foxhole was colonel jessup hiding in this year...I want the truth. Drag that raggedy arse out of bed and shower that marine. Hey nice job to the both of you. Talk about Saturday...the day after...the day the first hole in the brand-ncw-and-we-arevery-proud-of-it-so-noone-better-phuc-it-up dining room wall was put in by our most holy of chaplains. Hey, now that he got sh*t-canned he better learn to patch walls if he’s gonna live in the house. Yokozuna Keene took on the 1-2-3 Kid Jay “that’s how many seconds it took him lo whup my arse” Bowie in a fight to the finish.

Bowie, ashamed, went to hide by sliding his now 2-dimensional frame under the stove, right next to where the pancake spill made by Steve “I drove the Valdez” Brunelle. Jake and DBeau made a real hit in the local community, mostly about the face and ears. O’Hearn confused the women's room toilet with a baby seal and clubbed the poor thing to death (must have been the white color). Happy Merry Tapping to Myles “I sucked the Goat’s Hawg” Walton.

Gee... Who knew? And guys... don’t forget about that apartment in Boston!! AI Bel, will you pick my Lotto numbers ? I Have A Tooth Ear Gum And Mouth Sore... Peace from your phly phrcsh and phat phunky roostah.

TKE Since Dinky is incapacitated at this time. I, Spam, am going to relive my once great expe­ rience of being Grammateus and bring to you the wassup for da week ahead, Sorry Dools dude, just had to get that out of my system.

Looking into my crystal ball I see many things for Ihe week ahead. The RLC was joyous fun with all conferences being attended and noth­ ing but apple juice being imbibed upon and more and more snowflakes Hying through the air. Same as it ever was. Polcman has once

again been hunting the Blue Whale as Hector watches enviously. Mil still hasnt showered, 17 days running, gotta go for the gold in Atlanta this year Milio? Big dance this Friday night in Room2, looking for chaperones if anyone is interested. In a tragic experience. The Bob’s IQP Advisor came lo his senses and realized he was on crack when he gave them their grade.

Feely explodes after finding 10 tractor trailers in his room when he arrives home from his date with his little pet science project. Duckie comes to the realization that the ducks are never coming home and decides to tar and feather Michelle in order to make up for the loss. Well, it was fun but I have to go to the National Foos Ball Championship now, the Ferrari is warm­ ing up in the driveway and is calling me, uh oh, here come the cops, gotta get my darts and plutonium foos ball and leave this place quick!!!!

It was fun being grammy for a day. Enjoy the week.

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T V And now back to the comer...First off a well deserved congratulations to our 13 (13 for 13, how ‘bout that) new brothers: Mark O’Brien, Chris Gates, Querino Pacella, Steve Flannery, Adrian Zeller, Jeff Damon, Charles Talissee, Jeff Coleman. John Genereux, Rich Treis, Bill Freed, Matt Dechellis and Terry Fay...From pretty boy to ugly man, something to show the power of the brotherhood, Greg Gallagher, a front runner in the ugly man on campus contest.

Now there’s a surprise...

Thanks to everyone who played d*ad or big brother for me this week...Congrats to the bowling squad forgoing a solid 26-2...Cornin’ soon Intramural Hockey...

Nothing like a little Worcester weather lo brighten your week...And now alongthe lines of a jcllo mold in the shape of Zeta Psi and fruit salad made from scratch... From Boyz II Fred and Ollie: Top Ten things that happened during Hell Week 10. Steve, can I have a Hershey’s Kiss? 9. You’re too close to the fortress! 8. How are you today. Gates? 7.

That movie sucked. 6. Baaaaa.... 5. Let’s play Ollie Ball! 4. Can 1come in? 3. Searching for Contraband! 2. Does that men we have to call him Korthbum? 1. THAT’S IT.... Coming next week my final column...Signing OffJabba

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