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C h i l d r e n ’s C e n t e r a t W P I s e t f o r s u m m e r o p e n i n g Courtesy of WPI News-Service An agreement between WPI and the Worcester Jewish Community Center was recently reached, moving prepara­ tions for a nondenominational day care center at the Institute into the final stages.

The Children’s Center at WPI, as the facility will be known, will be located at 15/17 Schussler Road, adjacent to the campus. The center is expected to open in late August, shortly before the begin­ ning of A-term.

The JCC was selected in mid-Octo­ ber, says Mark Richman, Associate Pro­ fessor of Mechanical Engineering.

“Compared to other providers that we considered, the JCC provides its teach­ ers with higher salaries and more gener­ ous benefits which, in turn, attract more highly qualified teachers and result in extremely low teacher-tumover rates,” says Richman, a member of the WPI

yearolds). The center will be open yearthe current advisory board. "Plans are to Day Care Committee who now shares round from 7:30am to 6pm, and will redesign the interior of 15/17 Schussler the advisory board of The Children’s follow the WPI holiday calendar. The Center at WPI. “In addition, it operates Road to meet Office for Children guide­ facility will be self-supporting. Tuition lines and to provide a home-like envi­ with more favorable teacher-to-child ronment for children. The house next discounts and first preference in enroll­ ratios than the minimum required by the door will bedemolished to provide park­ ments will be provided to full-time WPI Massachusetts Office for Children, and students, faculty and staff; alumni will ing spaces and additional space for a enhances its program by hiring special­ also receive some enrollment ists in music, art, and physical preference. Members of the education."

"Uist year, the WP I Trustees approved the general community will have JCC Executive Director developm ent o f an on-campus day care theopportunity to apply for any Myron Flagler and Early other available slots. center...Plans arc to redesign the interior o f 15/ Childhood Director Karen Planning for the center Rosen have been meeting 17 Schussler Road to meet Office for Children was initiated in 1993 by As­ with John Miller, Director of guidelines and to provide a home-like environ­ sistant Controller Yvonne the Physical Plant, and with ment for children."

-Marina Pascucci Harris, who co-chaired the architect Jordan O’Connor of Barre, Mass., to complete fi­ nal plans for the building. “Last year, the WPI Trustees approved the develop­ ment of an on-campus day care center,” explains Marina Pascucci, Assistant Pro­ fessor of Mechanical Engineering.

Pascucci chaired the WPI Day Care Committee and is an active member of

playground. We plan to seek bids for the work very soon and begin construction in early March.”

The current plan provides space for a total of 45 children: seven infants (2-15 months), 18 toddlers (15 months - 3 years) and 20 preschoolers (3- and 4-

day care committee with Pascucci. Last winter, a survey sent to all WPI employees verified the need for a nearby facility. In Janu­ ary 1995, Harris, Pascucci and Richman presented the committee’s views to the President’s Cabinet, which approved the establishment

of the center. In addition to Harris, Pascucci and Richman, the commit­ tee was comprised of Admissions Director Kay Dietrich, Assistant Pro­ fessor of History Peter Hansen, Ad­ ministrative Assistant Pauline Lavallee and Instructional Media Center Director Penny Turgeon.

“For the first time, members of the WPI community will have access to day care that is of superb quality and is extremely convenient,” says Richman. “ Establishing The Children’s Center at WPI demon­ strates that on the issue of day care, the university is a forward-thinking institution. The center will provide a significant advantage when it comes to recruiting and retaining fac­ ulty, staff and nontraditional stu­ dents. And, of course, it sends a positive signal to all of us at WPI whose morale is very much tied to the welfare of our children.”

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Assault on campus raises questions about safety and notification

by Dave Koelle Editor-in-Chief At 6:30pm on Monday, February 19. a female student was assaulted as she neared Skull Tomb along the walkway which goes from Boynton Hall to Institute Road (Coombe’s W'alkway). This incident raises ques­ tions about the safety of students on campus. The lack of timely notifica­ tion of this crime also raises con­

cerns about the campus’s ability to alert members of the community about potential dangers.

Most people first heard about this incident though an event posted by the Student Government Association to the computer system Thursday evening. SGA subsequently ex­ pressed concern at the lack of infor­ mation regarding this incident; the Association sent a letter to Vice President Stephen Hebert, carbon

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copied to other school officials, ques­ tioning the delay in information. In October, a similar crime, followed by a long delay before the campus was made aware of the incident, prompted SGA to request that infor­ mation and crime alerts be made available to students in atimely man­ ner. In that incident, the student body was notified a week after the crime occured. Referring to the Oc­ tober crime, the SGA letter states “Now, four months later, we are out­ raged with the lack of an efficient alert system on campus.”

On the Tuesday following the crime, Philip Clay, Director of Resi­ dential Services, sent an email no­ tice to resident advisors. According to SGA, this was the only formal notification of which the Associa­ tion was aware. On Thursday, Cam­ pus Police sent out crime alerts, which students found in their mail­ boxes. WPI Police Chief John Hanlon sent a letter to Newspeak apologizing for the delay in notifica­ tion, which he attributed to a “re­ porting system failure within the campus police department." In his apology, Chief Hanlon states that this problem will not recur, citing various ways in which community members will be made aware of seri­ ous crimes in a timely fashion.

SGA’s letter to Vice President Hebert calls for quick notification of the student body: “On a campus as small and tightly knit as ours, there is no reason for students not to be aware within 24 hours of such a crimc.” It is Campus Police’s inten­ tion to mail “crime alert” bulletins to every member of the community within 24 hours, if possible. This, coupled with other improvements in alerting the campus, would help get the word out as quickly and effi­ ciently as possible.

Campus Police states that “sev­ eral promising leads are being pur­ sued” in this incident. It is their view that a suspect might soon be identi­ fied.

Chief apologizes for delay IEditor's Note: Thefollowing memo was sent to Newspeak by Chief John Hanlon of WPI Campus Police.]

Please accept my apology for the recent delay in notifying this commu­ nity of the February 19th report of a serious armed robbery of one of our female students on the campus property.

A reporting system failure, within the campus police department, was thecause for the delay.

The following steps have been taken to ensure that this problem does not re-occur and that all of our community members arc informed about serious crimes and potential dangers to the community in a more timely fashion: • E-mail messages will be sent to all community members, who are on the system, as soon as possible after a report is received; • Crime alerts will be posted in strate­ gic local ions around campus, as soon

as possible after a report is received; RA’s, EMS and SNaP students will be asked to ‘alert’ their fellow stu­ dents immediately; • SGA will be notified immediately (if possible); • Patrol officers will ‘alert the remain­ der of our academic community’ during their foot patrol rounds and • A ‘crime alert’ bulletin will be mailed to every member of our community (within 24 hours -if possible).

Several promising leads are being pursued in this particularcase and we are optimistic that a suspect will soon be identified. Until that occurs, the Worces­ ter Police Department and the WPI Po­ lice Department will continue its in­ creased patrol activities.

Again, please accept my apology for the delay which occurred. I assure that the personal safety of WPI’s Commu­ nity members is this Department’s pri­ mary concern.

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Musicians to tour Russia, England Courtesy of WPI News-Service Several groups of WPI musicians are headed overseas to perform and tour during term break.

Sixty-two students -members of the Brass Ensemble, Concert Band, Orches­ tra and Stage Band -are leaving March 4 for Russia, where they will perform at the Philharmonic Jazz Club and the Glinka Cappella in St. Petersburg, and the Cultural Center and music school in Pushkin.

“This is the second tour to Russia for these groups,” says Douglas Weeks, Administrator of Applied Music. “In 1990, we presented concerts on tour in what was then the Soviet Union. As Pushkin is the sister city to Worcester and a suburb of St. Petersburg, there has been major support for the concerts as well as a great deal of excitement at our appearances there." In 1992, Weeks played at the opening of the Philhar­ monic Jazz Club.

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ciate Deborah W'right, Irving Orrell ‘51, Jon W'aples ‘88 and Kimberly Cherko Owen ‘94 and her husband will also be going to Russia with these musicians.

Sixty-eight membersof the WPI Glee Club and the Wells College Choir will spend the break on tour in Ireland and England. The singers will arrive at Sh­ annon Airport on March I and tour Galway and Dublin before their concert at Trinity College on March 4. On March 5, they will perform in the Con­ cert Hall at the University of Limerick.

‘The Concert Hall, the newest one in Ireland, is home to the Irish National Orchestra," says Louis Curran, Associ­ ate Professor of Music and Glee Club director. Music Professor Crawford Thobum leads the Wells College Choir.

The singers will perform in Canter­ bury Cathedral at noon on March 7, and will give a concert at St. Mary’s Church in Walmer/Deal, up the coast from Do­ ver, at 8pm. The tour concludes with a concert on March 11 in Wells Cathedral and another at St. Mary’s Church in Bath. “The WPI and Wells groups have been singing together for 25 years,” says Curran, "but this is the first time we’ve collaborated abroad."

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N ew s A weekly e-mail news summary ___________ WOKU) EDITION___________ For the week preceding this Saturday, February 24th, 1996, here’s what made the News Beyond the Farm:

Pat Buchanan stands as the Republican frontrunner. In the first widely-contested primary of the 1996 campaign held Feb 20th in New Hamp­ shire, the "firebrand” conservative upset Sen. Bob Dole (KS) to win in a third state. The commentator captured 27% of the vote to Dole’s 26%. Former Tennessee governor Lamar Alexander remained among the viable field by finishing in strong third with 23%. Business­ man Steve Forbes trailed in fourth with 12%, with Sen. Richard Lugar (IN) at 5% and Alan Keyes (3%) rounding out the major candidates.

Dole still remains a serious contender, with nationwide endorsements [including that of former candidate Phil Gramm Feb 18th] and a campaign war chest, and many in the Republi­ can party will work to prevent the nomination of Buchanan, who is regarded as an “extremist” for his protectionist trade views, strict anti-immi­ gration stance, and strident social views, ln the Arizona primary held Feb 24th, largely ignored by most candidates, Steve Forbes won the state’s 12 delegates by capturing 33% of the vote to Dole’s 27%. Buchanan’s 19%, and Alexander’s 13%.

The IRA terrorist campaign took another victim Feb 18th. A bomb exploded in the Old Witch section of London, demolishing a double­ deck bus. A man believed to be transporting the bomb for the IRA was killed and eight others were injured; it appeared that the bomb was not intended to have gone off at that location, which was near the BBC World Service studios. On Feb 19th, the IRA claimed responsibility for that bombing, as well as the first incident and a thwarted bombing attempt last week. Two men were arrested for the recent bombing Feb 19th.

The Navy grounded its fleet of F-14s as the series of incidents involving the fighter jets continued Feb 22nd. On Feb 18th, an F-14D crashed off San Diego, killing the two-man

crew. The wreck of another F-14 in the Persian Gulf Feb 22nd did not result in casualties, but prompted the grounding. When no connection could be found with the rash of accidents, the plane was allowed to fly again Feb 24th.

The Week in the Balkans: • A three-part agreement was announced as a result of the Rome conference Feb 18th, covering disputes in Sarajevo and Mostar.

• The Bosnian Serbs failed to show up for a follow-up meeting Feb 19th, prompt­ ing concerns that they would not observe the Rome agreement.

• Mostar officially became a unified city governed by the Muslim- Croat alliance Feb 20th.

• US Envoy Richard Holbrooke left the US gov­ ernment and ended his role as mediator in the Balkan conflict Feb 21st.

• The Sarajevo suburb of Voyosca came un­ der Muslim-Croat control Feb 23rd, prompt­ ing a increase in Serbs fleeing the area.

They’re Talking About It: The trial of rap star Snoop Doggy Dogg ended in a mistrial Feb 21st in Los Angeles.

In Shorts: • Dale Jarrett won the Daytona 500 Feb 18th, just edging out Dale Earnhardt.

• Two car bombs exploded in Algiers Feb 18th, killing 12 in the Algerian capitol.

Another bomb Feb 24th killed at least five.

• A Philippine ferry sank outside Manila Feb 18th, killing 50.

• Apple leased its Macintosh Operating Sys­ tem to Motorola Feb 19th.

• Russian troops captured the Chechen town of Novogroznensky Feb 19th after a fiveday battle. 30 Russians and at least 200 Chechens were killed in the fighting.

SGA sends letter to WPI officals [Editor's Note: The following is the letter sent to Vice President Stephen Hebert from the Student Government Association in response to the delay in informing the campus about the recent assault on campus. ] February 22, 1996 Dear Vice-President Hebert, In October of last year, we sent you a letter regarding the lack of information available to students in light of the assault of a WPI employee near the campus. We were con­ cerned that a week passed before the student body was made aware of the incident, along with a description of the assailant.

Now, four months later, we are outraged with the lack of an efficient alert system on campus. This time, as you already know, a female student was assaulted on the campus by a man with a knife. Thankfully, the student was not injured, but the student body is totally oblivious to the incident.

The day following the assault, a notice went out to resident advisors via email, writ­ ten by Philip Clay, Director of Residential Services. That is the only formal notification of which we are aware, and the only reason members of the Student Government Asso­ ciation know about the incident is because there are resident advisors within our mem­

bership.

We are concerned and frightened at the lack of information about this recent inci­ dent. The very next night, students walked down that same path at night, unaware of the possible danger they may have faced. On a campus as small and tightly knit as ours, there is no reason for students not to be aware within 24 hours of such a crime.

In the past, flyers have been posted around campus, and notices have been sent to stu­ dents’ campus mailboxes when serious crimes have occured on and around the WPI campus, and we would very much like to see these forms of publicity be released in the future.

We also feel that the entire community should be notified of serious crimes such as rape, assault, or possession of arms within 24 hours.

Upon informing you of our concerns in October, we were told that information would be available to students about crime and po­ tential dangers on campus in a swift and timely manner. We are deeply concerned and disappointed that another assault has taken place, this time on a WPI student, and the student body remains unaware of the situa­ tion.

Sincerely, Amy L. Plack SGA Secretary

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Matt Freimuth Cindy Vollaro Jennx Yambert Lance Baden Jen M.Johnson Terry Fay Jeremy Olszewski

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staff for many of his nation’s problems. The speech came one day after the IMF gave Russian $10 billion in credit, the secondlargest such loan in IMF history.

Cuba shot down two civilian planes which had taken off from the United States Feb 24th under the guise of the anti-Castro group “Brothers to the Rescue”. The United States protested the incident and dispatched a search and rescue mission.

A bus exploded in Jerusalem Feb 24th, kill­ ing ten people. Jewish extremists are sus­ pected in the blast.

The crash of a Navy EA-6B near San Diego Feb 24th led to the deaths of two crew members.

An earthquake near Mexico City Feb 24th registered 5.8 on the Richter scale but dam­ ages and injuries were not clear at press time.

Finally:

Cheeseburgers prevent cancer. That’s the conclusion of a study conducted at the Univer­ sity of Wisconsin, which discovered that CLA, a known cancer-fighting agent, is produced in mice when they are fed meat or cheese, espe­ cially when the meat or cheese is warm. A study in humans has not yet been undertaken.

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

Sources this week included All Things Con­ sidered (NPR), the Associated Press newswire, the BBC Newshour (BBC/PRl), the Christian Science Monitor, theMacNeil/LehrerNews Hour (PBS), Newsday (BBC/PRl), Newsdesk (BBC/ PRI), the Osgood Files (CBS radio), and the Reuters newswire. Compiled by: Lance Gleich, Stanford CA News Beyond the Farm is designed to provide a reasonably short summary' of a week's events for people who would otherwise have no chance to keep up with current events.

It is distributed by direct e-mail. It may be distributed, forwarded, or re-posted anywhere.

Check “http://www.stanford.edu/~lglitch/btf/ btf.html" on the World Wide Webfor back issues andfurther information. Comments, criticisms, and requests for e-mail subscription additions or deletions should be e-mailed to “lance.gleich@leland.stanford.edu. ” Con­ gratulations on keeping up with the world around xou!

Showing off the paperless classroom David Cyganski, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, told the story of his “paperless classroom” during the customer dem­ onstration section of BBN Planet’s New En­ gland Region Annual Meeting. The meeting was held on February 9 at the Westin Hotel in Waltham, Mass.

BBN Planet, of Cambridge, Mass., is one of the largest providers of networking services in the United States. The company invited six individuals from among its customers through­ out the world to demonstrate creative and inno­

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vative uses of internetworking technology in support of the meeting’s theme: The Internet as a Collaborative Environment.

Last spring, in C-Term, Cyganski taught Tele­ communications Transmission Technologies (EE 535), a graduate course, using a textbook he and his students built on a World Wide Web home page. When students left the classroom they would use workstations in laboratories, at home and at work to access course materials.

The full story of the paperless classroom ap­ peared in the Fall 1995 WPI Wire.

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Armed Robbery * The W PI Police Department is investigating the following ‘armed robbery’ report:

SGA Executive and | Senator-at-Large Elections Results C96 President: Vice-President: Secretary: Treasurer: Senator-at-Large:

Hussein Kamel Al-Majid and Saddam Kamel Al-Majid, brothers married to daughters of Saddam Hussein who defected to Jordan last year, chose to return to Iraq Feb 19th. By Feb 23rd, they had been murdered by their families in classic Iraqi revenge killings for their treason.

The Clinton administration announced a $ 1.5 billion to restore natural water flow in the Florida Everglades Feb 19th.

• The trial of the Oklahoma City bombing case was moved to Den­ ver Feb 20th.

• The derailment of a Southern Pacific freight train at Leadville, CO Feb 20th resulted in the deaths of two crew members.

• New rules for passenger train operations ordered by the Fed­ eral government Feb 20th have been heavily criticized by rail advocates as an inane knee-jerk reaction to the recent string of accidents, rather than solutions to real safety problems.

Wildfires near Aubrey, TX destroyed at least 30 homes Feb 21 st.

The Clinton administration announced a new domestic violence hotline Feb 21st, 1-800799-SAFE. An oil tanker which ran aground off St. Ana’s Head, Wales, had spilled 8.8 million gallons of oil by Feb 21st.

The world’s oldest woman, Jeanne Calmet, released a Rap CD on her 121st birthday Feb 21st.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average again started setting records Feb 22nd; the record close now stands as 5630.49 on Feb 23rd.

A Taliban attack on Kabul, Afghanistan was thwarted Feb 22nd.

President Clinton re-nominated Alan Greenspan for another six-year term as FED chairman Feb 22nd. He also nominated Alice Rivlin and Laurence Meyer.

The state of California killed William Bonin by lethal injection early on Feb 23rd.

A Dutch tourist was killed in Miami Feb 23rd.

• A broken rail resulted in the derailment of 16 cars of a BNSF freight train near Barstow, CA Feb 23rd.

• Boris Yeltsin gave a State of the Union address in Russia Feb 23rd, blaming his

On Monday evening at approximately 6:30 PJM. a WPI student was walking along the walkway which runs diagonally in front of Boynton Hall, down the hill to Institute Road. As she approached the area of the Skull house, she was suddenly grabbed from behind. A weapon believed to be a knife was held to her neck area, The robber demanded all her money. She immediately handed him her wallet. The suspect removed the contents of the wallet and ran off up the walkway towards Boynton.

The following description was obtained: A Caucasian male 40-45 years of age - very tail at about 6’5” « strong build 250 pounds - long beard and hair - salt and pepper in color ~unkempt He was wearing a long knee length light tan top coat which was very worn and dirty. He had calf high green rubber boots on and was possibly armed with a switch-blade type of knife.

Crime Prevention Suggestions Use our escort service if you plan on traveling alone, particularly during the hours of darkness, by calling 831-5433 or 831-5270.

• Always be aware of your surroundings and travel routes that are well lighted and that are heavily traveled by either vehicles or pedestrian traffic.

• Familiarize yourself with the location of our 21 emergency exte­ rior phones & report all suspicious activity immediately.

• Do not resist an armed or unarmed assailant. Your best option may be to cooperate, keeping in mind that you may be an opportunity to escape safely.

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N ew s A weekly e-mail news summary WOKU) EDI TION For the week preceding this Saturday, February 24th, 1996, here’s what made the News Beyond the Farm:

Pat Buchanan stands as the Republican frontrunner. In the first widely-contested primary of the 19% campaign held Feb 20th in New Hamp­ shire. the "firebrand" conservative upset Sen. Bob Dole (KS) to win in a third state. The commentator captured 27% of the vote to Dole’s 26%. Former Tennessee governor Lamar Alexander remained among the viable field by finishing in strong third with 23%. Business­ man Steve Forbes trailed in fourth with 12%. with Sen. Richard Lugar (IN) at 5% and Alan Keyes (3%) rounding out the major candidates.

Dole still remains a serious contender, with nationwide endorsements [including that of former candidate Phil Gramm Feb 18th] and a campaign war chest, and many in the Republi­ can party will work to prevent the nomination of Buchanan, who is regarded as an “extremist" for his protectionist trade views, strict anti-immi­ gration stance, and strident social views. In the Arizona primary held Feb 24th. largely ignored by most candidates, Steve Forbes won the state’s 12 delegates by capturing 33% of the vote to Dole's 27%. Buchanan's 19% and Alexander's 13%.

The IRA terrorist campaign took another victim Feb 18th. A bomb exploded in the Old Witch section of London, demolishing a double­ deck bus. A man believed to be transporting the bomb for the IRA was killed and eight others were injured; it appeared that the bomb was not intended to have gone off at that location, which was near the BBC World Service studios. On Feb 19th, the IRA claimed responsibility forthat bombing, as well as the first incident and a thwarted bombing attempt last week. Two men were arrested for the recent bombing Feb 19th.

The Navy grounded its fleet of F-I4s as the series of incidents involving the fighter jets continued Feb 22nd. On Feb 18th. an F-I4D crashed off San Diego, killing the two-man

crew. The wreck of another F-14 in the Persian Gulf Feb 22nd did not result in casualties, but prompted the grounding. When no connection could be found with the rash of accidents, the plane was allowed to fly again Feb 24th.

The Week in the Balkans: • A three-part agreement was announced as a result of the Rome conference Feb 18th, covering disputes in Sarajevo and Mostar.

• The Bosnian Serbs failed to show up for a follow-up meeting Feb 19th, prompt­ ing concerns that they would not observe the Rome agreement.

• Mostar officially became a unified city governed by the Muslim- Croat alliance Feb 20th.

• US Envoy Richard Holbrooke left the US gov­ ernment and ended his role as mediator in the Balkan conflict Feb 21st.

• The Sarajevo suburb of Voyosca came un­ der Muslim-Croat control Feb 23rd, prompt­ ing a increase in Serbs fleeing the area.

They’re Talking About It: The trial of rap star Snoop Doggy Dogg ended in a mistrial Feb 21st in Los Angeles.

In Shorts: • Dale Jarrctt won the Daytona 500 Feb 18th, just edging out Dale Earnhardt.

• Two car bombs exploded in Algiers Feb 18th, killing 12 in the Algerian capitol.

Another bomb Feb 24th killed at least five.

• A Philippine ferry sank outside Manila Feb 18th, killing 50.

• Apple leased its Macintosh Operating Sys­ tem to Motorola Feb 19th.

• Russian troops captured the Chechen town of Novogroznensky Feb 19th after a fiveday battle. 30 Russians and at least 200 Chechens were killed in the fighting.

SGA sends letter to WPI officals lEditor's Note: The following is the letter sent to Vice President Stephen Hebert from the Student Government Association in response to the delay in informing the campus about the recent assault on campus. ] February 22, 1996 Dear Vice-President Hebert.

In October of last year, we sent you a letter regarding the lack of information available to students in light of the assault of a WPI employee near the campus. We were con­ cerned that a week passed before the student body was made aware of the incident, along with a description of the assailant.

Now, four months later, we are outraged with the lack of an efficient alert system on campus. This time, as you already know, a female student was assaulted on the campus by a man with a knife. Thankfully, the student was not injured, but the student body is totally oblivious to the incident.

The day following the assault, a notice went out to resident advisors via email, writ­ ten by Philip Clay, Director of Residential Services. That is the only formal notification of which we are aware, and the only reason members of the Student Government Asso­ ciation know about the incident is because there are resident advisors within our mem­

it

bership.

Wc arc concerned and frightened at the lack of information about this recent inci­ dent. The very next night, students walked down that same path at night, unaware of the possible danger they may have faced. On a campus as small and tightly knit as ours, there is no reason for students not to be aware within 24 hours of such a crime.

In the past, flyers have been posted around campus, and notices have been sent to stu­ dents’ campus mailboxes when serious crimes have occured on and around the WPI campus, and we would very much like to see these forms of publicity be released in the future.

We also feel that the entire community should be notified of serious crimes such as rape, assault, or possession of arms within 24 hours.

Upon informing you of our concerns in October, we were told that information would be available to students about crime and po­ tential dangers on campus in a swift and timely manner. We are deeply concerned and disappointed that another assault has taken place, this time on a WPI student, and the student body remains unaware of the situa­ tion.

Sincerely, Amy I.. Plack SGA Secretary

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Finally:

Cheeseburgers prevent cancer. That’s the conclusion of a study conducted at the Univer­ sity of Wisconsin, which discovered that CLA, a known cancer-fighting agent, is produced in mice when they are fed meat or cheese, espe­ cially when the meat or cheese is warm. A study in humans has not yet been undertaken.

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

Sources this week included All Things Con­ sidered (NPR), the Associated Press newswire, the BBC Newshour (BBC/PRI), the Christian Science Monitor, the MacNeil/LehrerNews Hour (PBS), Newsday (BBC/PRI), Newsdesk (BBC/ PR I), the Osgood Files (CBS radio), and the Reuters newswire. Compiled by: Lance Gleich, Stanford CA News Beyond the Farm is designed to provide a reasonably short summary of a week s events for people who would otherwise have no chance to keep up with current events.

It is distributed by direct e-mail. It may be distributed, forwarded, or re-posted anywhere.

Check “http://www.stanford.edu/~lglitch/btf/ btf.html" on the World Wide Webforback issues and further information. Comments, criticisms, and requests for e-mail subscription additions or deletions should be e-mailed to “lance.gleich@leland.stanford.edu. " Con­ gratulations on keeping up with the world around

Showing off the paperless classroom David Cyganski, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, told the story of his “paperless classroom” during the customer demonstration section of BBN Planet’s New En­ gland Region Annual Meeting. The meeting was held on February 9 at the Westin Hotel in Waltham, Mass.

BBN Planet, of Cambridge, Mass., is one of the largest providers of networking services in the United States. The company invited six individuals from among its customers through­ out the world to demonstrate creative and inno-

C r im e

vative uses of internetworking technology in support of the meeting’s theme: The Internet as a Collaborative Environment.

Last spring, in C-Term, Cyganski taught Tele­ communications Transmission Technologies (EE 535), a graduate course, using a textbook he and his students built on a World Wide Web home page. When students left the classroom they would use workstations in laboratories, at home and at work to access course materials.

The full story of the paperless classroom ap­ peared in the Fall 1995 WPI Wire.

A le r t

On Monday evening at approximately 6:30 P.M. a WPI student was walking along the walkway which runs diagonally in front of Boynton Hall, down the hill to Institute Road. As she approached the area of the Skull house, she was suddenly grabbed from behind. A weapon believed to be a knife was held to her neck area.

The robber demanded all her money. She immediately handed him her wallet. The suspect removed the contents of the wallet and ran off up the walkway towards Boynton.

The following description was obtained: A Caucasian male 40-45 years of age - very tall at about 6’5” strong build 250 pounds - long beard and hair - salt and pepper in color - unkempt He was wearing a long knee length light tan top coat which was very worn and dirty. He had calf high green rubber boots on and was possibly armed with a switch-blade type of knife.

Matt Freimuth Cindy Vollaro Jennx Yambert Lance Baden Jen M.Johnson Terry Fay Jeremy Olszewski

Total students voting: 757

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staff for many of his nation’s problems. The speech came one day after the IMF gave Russian $10 billion in credit, the secondlargest such loan in IMF history.

Cuba shot down two civilian planes which had taken off from the United States Feb 24th under the guise of the anti-Castro group "Brothers to the Rescue”. The United States protested the incident and dispatched a search and rescue mission.

A bus exploded in Jerusalem Feb 24th, kill­ ing ten people. Jewish extremists are sus­ pected in the blast.

The crash of a Navy EA-6B near San Diego Feb 24th led to the deaths of two crew members.

An earthquake near Mexico City Feb 24th registered 5.8 on the Richter scale but dam­ ages and injuries were not clear at press time.

Armed Robbery' The W PI Police Department is investigating the following ‘armed robbery’ report:

SGA Executive and Senator-at-Large Elections Results C96 President: Vice-President: Secretary: Treasurer: Senator-at-Large:

I lussein Kamel Al-Majid and Saddam Kamel Al-Majid, brothers married to daughters of Saddam Hussein who defected to Jordan last year, chose to return to Iraq Feb 19th. By Feb 23rd, they had been murdered by their families in classic Iraqi revenge killings for their treason.

The Clinton administration announced a $ 1.5 billion to restore natural water How in the Florida Everglades Feb 19th.

• The trial of the Oklahoma City bombing case was moved to Den­ ver Feb 20th.

• The derailment of a Southern Pacific freight train at Leadville, CO Feb 20th resulted in the deaths of two crew members.

• New rules for passenger train operations ordered by the Fed­ eral government Feb 20th have been heavily criticized by rail advocates as an inane knee-jerk reaction to the recent string of accidents, rather than solutions to real safety problems.

Wildfires near Aubrey, TX destroyed at least 30 homes Feb 21st.

The Clinton administration announced a new domestic violence hotline Feb 21st, I-800799-SAFE. An oil tanker which ran aground off St. Ana’s Head, Wales, had spilled 8.8 million gallons of oil by Feb 21st.

The world’s oldest woman, Jeanne Calmet, released a Rap CD on her 121st birthday Feb 21st.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average again started setting records Feb 22nd; the record close now stands as 5630.49 on Feb 23rd.

A Taliban attack on Kabul, Afghanistan was thwarted Feb 22nd.

President Clinton re-nominated Alan Greenspan for another six-year term as FED chairman Feb 22nd. He also nominated Alice Rivlin and Laurence Meyer.

The state of California killed William Bonin by lethal injection early on Feb 23rd.

A Dutch tourist was killed in Miami Feb 23rd.

A broken rail resulted in the derailment of 16 cars of a BNSF freight train near Barslow, CA Feb 23rd.

Boris Yeltsin gave a State of the Union address in Russia Feb 23rd, blaming his

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Weekly sports update - results from Febraury 16 to February 23 In the last game of the season, WPI hosted Babson on senior day. Before the game seniors Alison Kmiecik, Becca Rubenstein, Jen Plante and Jenn Lovin were honored for their hard work and comittment to the women’s program over the past four years.

In a tightly fought contest the Engineers won 73-55. Danielle Batey led all scorers with 20 points while Lovin added 13 points and 10 rebounds. Kmiecik scored a career high 12 points to contribute to the victory.

On Tuesday the 20th, WPI hosted MIT in the opening round of the New England Women’s Eight Tournament. WPI was not to be denied as they won the game easily 88-50. Batey and Lovin each scored 17 points while Plante scored acareerhigh 15points. AndreaKodys,Melinda Darway and Cathy Jzyk were sparks of the bench combining for 21 points in the win.

by Geoff Hassard Sports Information Director Wrestling The wrestling team returned from the New England College Conference Wrestling Tour­ nament with an eighth place finish and a couple of All-New England wrestlers. Lance Baden placed fourth at 167 lbs. and Jeff Steams fin­ ished fifth at 158 lbs. to earn All-New England honors for 1995-96.

Women’s Basketball (20-5) The women are still going strong as they reached the 20-win mark for the third time in their history, the first since 1983-84 after defeat­ ing Babson to end the regular season and then beating MIT in the first round in the NEW-8 Tournament. The win over MIT moved the Engineers into the conference semifinals for the second consecutive year as they move towards a possible NCAA postseason bid.

Men’s Basketball (12-12 Final) The men’s basketball season came to and

end last week with a first round CAC Tourna­ ment loss to Coast Guard. It was a tough last stretch as the Engineers dropped their last three games of the season, twice losing to Coast Guard and once to Norwich.

On Saturday the 17th, the Engineers had a contest at Coast Guard in an important confer­ ence game as both teams were vying for third place and a home game advantage in the first round on the CAC Tournament. WPI lost 77-73 as they were outscored from the free throw line 25-14. Jim Naughton led the Engineers with 17 points and 13 rebounds. Greg Simpson and Mike Shannon had solid games with 15 points and 13 points respectively.

The next day, WPI had to travel to Northfield, Vt. for a make-up game with Norwich. This game would determine the seedings of four teams in the CAC. The Engineers only got as close as seven points in the second half as Norwich won 80-62, thus clinching fourth place while WPI dropped to sixth. Jeff Cayer had 13

points while Naughton, Simpson, John Lehane and Shannon all scored 10 points.

WPI now had to travel back to New London, Conn. to play Coast Guard in the opening round of the conference tournament last Tuesday the 20th. In a game that went down to the last shot, WPI was edged 76-74. Accounts of the game had the Engineers down by as many as 14 with about eight minutes remaining. Naughton scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds while Shannon added 17 in the tough loss. Special note to add on Naughton’s career at WPI. He scored 1,543 points for second all time for males. His 891 career rebounds is first on the men’s list. He also has the marks for free throws made and attempted for a career while shooting over 75 percent for a career from the charity stripe. He finishes with 36 career double-doubles and only because his ca­ reer has ended does his streak for consecutive games scoring double figures which reached 55 straight, dating back to February 19, 1994. Con­ gratulations to Jim on an outstanding career.

IceCats lose one at home, score another first on road end). The Oilers scored first and kept the pressure on all through the game. Twice the IceCats came back from 1-goal deficits to tie the game at 2-2, early in the third. Defenseman Kenny Sutton scored the first for Worcester, walking right in on Oiler goalie Joaquin Gage and wristing it through the 5-hole at point blank range. His goal was assisted by Jarrctt Deuling and Derek Armstrong in the last minute of the second period. Cape Breton came right back, though, out-muscling the IceCats defense and took the lead back with just 16 seconds left in the period.

Alex Vasilevskii scored the ‘Cats second goal, set up by Fred Knipscheer and Jamie Rivers, making it a new game at 4:03 of the third period. A turnover in their own zone cost them the game as Shrewsbury native George Breen scored the game-winner at 13:19 to give the Oilers the lead for the final time. Although the IceCats had several good chances to tie it up again, they just didn’t get the right bounces and couldn’t put another one past Gage. With 58 seconds left, the Oilers sealed the win, 4-2, potting an emptynetter after IceCat goalie Jamie McLennan

by Andrew Marsella Associate Editor The Worcester IceCats played two games this week, at home versus the Cape Breton Oilers on Tuesday night before heading out to Albany on Friday for a one 1-game “road trip” against the league leading River Rats. If you had asked anyone a week ago what the outcome of these two games would be, most would’ve agreed that the ‘Cats would probably beat the Oilers, a team they have consistently dominated over the past two years, and would probably lose a tough game to the Rats, who, aside from leading the league, were riding an 11-game winning streak. Au contraire. mon frerel You can criticize the IceCats faults, but don’t ever call them predictable.

Tuesday marked the return of former IceCat Blair Atcheynum to the Centrum. Atcheynum has been having a great season for Cape Breton, scoring 24 goals and adding 38 assists for 62 points in 55 games. Unfortunately, although the ‘Cats kept their old alumnus from scoring, they couldn’t contain the rest of the Oilers, and lost a tough battle, 4-2(including an open-net goal at the

was pulled in favor of the extra attacker.

On Friday, however, the IceCats pounced back, and beat the River Rats for the first time ever on the road in Albany, with a score of 2-1. Worcester goalie Mike “Play that funky” Buzak, “Whiteboy” (a new nickname by the radio announcers), made 27 saves, including several incredible glove saves, to keep the ‘Cats on top. Jarrett Deuling and Derek Armstrong scored for the ‘Cats, but the name of this game was defense. The IceCats played superbly in their own zone, especially in the last minute of the game, preserving the win

after the Rats pulled goalie Mike Dunham for another skater. Worcester dominated the Rats at their own physical game style,, and even NHL veteran Paul Broten got in on the action, landing a beauty of a check on a 6’5”, 235 lb Albany goon.

Don’t miss the IceCats at the Centrum this Wednesday night at 7:05, when they face off once again versus the Cape Breton Oilers. If the term is over for you, then you don’t have an excuse for not being there; you still have work to do -nothing makes a better stress reliever or study break than a rowdy hockey game!

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No. 4 UConn women 73, Rutgers 61 No. 11 Georgetown upset No. 3 UConn men, 77-65.

West Virginia 108, No. 20 Boston College 89 No. 3 UConn women 82, St. John’s 54 NBA Basketball: Denver Mavericks 117, Boston Celtics 93 Utah Jazz 112, Boston Celtics 98 Phoenix Suns 120, Boston Celtics 107 NHL Hockey: Boston Bruins 3, Los Angeles Kings 3 Hartford Whalers 5, Montreal Canadiens 3

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• The U.S.’s Picabo Street took first place at the World Alpine Ski Championships in the downhill event.

• The top position in men’stennis changes once more, this time with American Pete Sampras at the top. He took the No. 1 spot with a win over Andre Agassi, 6-2,6-3, in the finals of the Sybase Open Tennis Championship.

• Nambia’sFrankie Fredericks became the f rst person ever to break 20 seconds in the 200m dash. He ran it in 19.92 seconds at the Lievin International indoor meet last Sunday.

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A rts & E n t e r t a in m e n t

New albums full of energy, aurally pleasing

by Brian Parker Associate Editor This past week, motormouthmedia asked us to review five of their newest CD’s and 1just hap­ pened to be at the right place at the right time to pick them up. The first one, “Sirus Sounds” by Children of the Bong a band that claims its name comes from a song created in ancient Tibet, is “an organic variation on the acid dub theme.”

For those who aren’t aware of what the acid dub theme is, think of techno-dance music. This album is interesting to listen to, the sounds seem to blend together well and everything wraps back into itself. The band claims its major influences, besides dub, are reggae and psychedelic music and their album is a lot of fun. If you aren’t going to be in London in the next few weeks, where you could catch them live, you might want to check their disc out.

Everything that makes “Sirus Sounds” good just isn’t happening on the two-CD set “Planet Dub.” Here, a collection of various dub groups have put together their best sounds. Unfortu­ nately, the sounds all seem the same. When I was listening to the album, a friend left the room and came back fifteen minutes later. When he asked if I was listening to the same song, I told him that not only was it a different song, it was a different group. This set has been banned from being played in his presence. The Children of the Bong were able to get more diversity in sound on their own album than these eighteen bands could.

I guess a little bit of dub goes a long way and a two-disk set is just a bit too much, or else this writer isn’t up on the London music scene. Luck­ ily, the next British gaiup. Ride, isn’t into the techno sounds of their peers. This group claims its influences are Valentine, Jesus and Mary Chain

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and the Byrds and they “meld lush 60’s harmonies with droning, electrifying rhythms.” They are compared to the Stone Roses and Charlatans UK, but with a musical approach that isn’t quite as mellow.

Their album “Live Light” follows a recent European tour and it is full of energy. The group also hopes to release another LP later this year.

The last CD comes from U.S. artist Michael Kroll. “Ether Country” is an acoustic album, which was largely created on the road. Kroll has opened for Sarah McLachlan, the Band, Freedy Johnston, Sheryl Crow and others, and he claims he gets most of his ideas for songs while driving.

The fact that he wrote Sleep in Me “in the middle of the night, behind the wheel, driving 37 hours straight from Chicago to Spokane, Washington” is impressive, but might make you a little more careful the next time you get in a car. This album is my favorite of the lot, the music feels good to listen to, so check it out.

by Ben Fischer Features Editor Maybe you’d like a hint as to where to find out about those hundreds of companies looking for students just like you, who want to earn some cash and experience for just the summer­ time. It’s about time to start looking for intern­ ships if you’re interested. I’m going to review the following internship books that you might find helpful. Within the pages of the following two books you can find out about internships offered by everyone from the CIA to BMG, or even the Brookfield Zoo or Coors.

America’s Top Internships, by Mark Oldman and Samer Hamadeh, and published

by The Princeton Review. (on a scale of 1 to 10) Completeness: 8 Information: 9 Appearance: 7 Limitations: U.S. only, lacks general information on why

Up and coming Angry Salad visits Jillian’s Friday night when they played at Jillian’s, and I was impressed with their relaxing melodious sounds. Like many up and coming bands they enjoy a good cover song as much as the next band. I especially enjoyed their rendition of “My Name is Luca,” which they pounded out at the end of their first set. For more information, contact Ben Fischer at Newspeak, or check out their web site at http://metro.turnpike.net/ -nerocks/asalad.htm

by Ben Fischer Features Editor No, I’m not talking of a new salad dish offered at Jillian’s, but rather an up and coming band from Boston. This impressive band has recently won the best debut album on an indie label in the 1995 Boston Music Awards, and have already toured with such acts as Live and Counting Crows. I went to check them out last

a person would want an internship, and how to interview.

If you’re looking for an experience that’s not just doing busy work, and you aspiring to get out and give the internship your all, then this is a comprehensive listing (with only a few exceptions) of great summer internship oppor­ tunities that you can be sure to get a lot out of.

This covers every major and most career inter­ ests. This book has already taken a lot of the grunt work out of the search, by looking for all the things that you look for and tell you just about everything you would want to know about an internship with any company. This reference boasts over 13,000 internship posi­ tions.

•The Internship Bible, by Mark Oldman and Samer Hamadeh, and published by The Princeton Review. (on a scale of 1 to 10) Completeness: 8 Information: 8 Appearance: 6 Limitations: Doesn’t have any of the Internship listings from America’s Top Internships, and an in­ dex would be helpful to navigate the piles of information.

This book is more of a supporting refer­ ence guide to America’s Top Internships and tries lo provide just enough information lo say what needs to be said, but no more.

Compared to the first book, it appears to be a condensed version of all other internship opportunities besides the Top internships.

This reference boasts over 100,000 intern­ ship opportunities.

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You’ve worked hard and now it’s time to relax and have fun!

Keep these things in mind during your vacation: ► Remember you don't have to be "drunk" to be impaired-even one or two drinks affect your driving skills. ► Stay out of dangerous situations involving alcohol, whether in a car, a bar, or a bedroom. ► Drinking, drugs and driving don’t mix. ► Take your turn being a designated driver-get everyone where they are going safely.

2. Call for help. Dialing 9 1 1 is always a good bet. If you are near a hospital, get h im /her to an em ergency room as fast as you can.

► Respect other people’s right, and your ow n-to choose not to drink.

3. Do not leave the person alone, and carefully watch his/her breathing. If it stops, administer CPR.

► Respect state laws and campus policies.

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► Wear your seat b elt-it’s your best protection against an impaired driver.

person ends up not suffering from alcohol poisoning, stand up for your act of friendship. You did the right thing based on your best judgm ent.

► If one of your friends drinks to the point of passing out, alcohol poisoning is a real danger. If you are the least bit concerned, please seek medical attention. Better safe than sorry!

Play it safe. Because memories are only fond if you have them.

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St u d en t G o v e r n m e n t A Unofficial Minutes of the Undergraduate Student Government Association for the meeting of February 20, 1996 Held in the Lower Wedge I. II.

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Meeting called to order at 6:12pm.

Roll CaU Executive Board: Cathleen A. Connelly, President; Kirsty E. Reidy, Vice-President; Amy L. Plack, Secretary; Gregory R. Snow, Treasurer.

Senate: Alfred Andrade, James Armitage, Tara Carrie, Jonathan Chaillet, Heather Cleary, Tanya Corrado. Matthew Freimuth, Marni Hall. Ed Hallissey, Mickey Lacroix, Chris Mello, Jason Mickey, Jeremy Olszewski, James (Ben) Petro, Sundeep Reddy, Jennifer Reese, Michael Scott, Derek Sickman, Justin Sprague, Kristen Stagg.

Cindy Vollaro, Jason Willey, Adam Woodbury.

Absent: Matthew Defronzo (ex), Seth Kintigh, Kenneth Volock (ex). Tim Tully (ex).

Parliamentarian: Jennifer Yambert Needed for quorum were sixteen (16), twenty-six (26) were present at the start of the meet­ ing.

Approval of the minutes for February 13 The minutes of February 13 were approved with minor changes.

President’s Remarks President Connelly reported re­ garding last week's meeting of the Board of Trustees. She at­ tended a session with the Physi­ cal Facilities committee, where the plans for this summer’s reno­ vations of Sanford-Riley Hall.

Salisbury Laboratories and West Street were reviewed and ap­ proved, and the committee also looked at plans for the campus center. The Financial Aid Of-

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committee spent their last meet­ including the insertion of the Committee on Academic Issues fice reported to the Trustees that words “and administrative” with ing finalizing the Rules of Op­ (CAI) it would continue to offer Merit regard to the buildings in which Chair Hall reported that the com­ eration II Amendment.

Scholarships to WPI students, mittee reviewed the motion to Institute Committees enhanced recycling should be and Admissions reported its in­ made available, and removal of fund the Actuarial Club and pre­ Committee on Academic Opera­ tention to use WPI alumni more the words “both dormitories pared its recommendation for tions (CAO) for recruiting purposes. A pre­ and,” which were replaced by Representative Butland’s report, the Senate. The teaching assis­ sentation by Mary Cox (Healthy “residence halls.” After discus­ as submitted to V P Reidy, stated tant language proficiency sur­ Alternatives) and Janet sion, the motion passed. that the committee did not meet veys, with a cover letter written Richardson was discussed, par­ Bill S.25 - Rules of Operation this week, but the faculty ap­

by Dean Durgin, will be mailed ticularly the results of the core Amendment, Part II - Senator proved the minors in Social Sci­ out this week to professors with survey on alcohol and drug use Olszewski ences at the February 15th fac­ at WPI. TA’ed classes. These surveys Senator Olszewski moved thebill, ulty meeting. will be distributed to students Because President Connelly was and was seconded. After much Committee on Student Advising with course evaluation forms. discussing the Trustee meeting, discussion, and a vote by roll (CSA) Senator Mickey met with Pro­ she asked that Senator Hall give call, the motion passed.

Representative Hansen had no herreport on the Academic Plan­ fessor Branche of the Math De­ VIII. Treasurer’s Remarks report. partment last week regarding the ning Committee meeting, which Treasurer Snow had no remarks Committee on Academic Policy Maple survey (the report of this she attended. She reported that X. Secretary’s Remarks (CAP) meeting is in the binder in the an ad-hoc subcommittee re­ Secretary Plack had no remarks.

No report - we need a replace­ office), and Senator Hallissey viewed the tenure process and XI. Vice-President’s Remarks ment representative. presented his student honor code found it to be the best way to VP Reidy announced that she is Educational Development Coun­ to the committee, to be reviewed handle tenuring professors at this creating an ad-hoc committee, cil (EDC) further at the next meeting. point. The committee is work­ the Technical Advising Com­ R e p r e s e n ta tiv e ing to update the mittee, to be chaired by Senator Woodbury had no re­ Institute’s Intellectual WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE Woodbury. The committee’s port.

Property Policy, and a charge is in the SGA office Web Committee second satellite cam­ binder.

(WebCom) pus in Waltham for XII. President’s Report Representative Plack Continuing Education President Connelly had no re­ reported that the Web was approved. The marks.

Graphics Design committee also dis­ XIII. Announcements Competition will be­ cussed the language Treasurer Snow asked that Sena­ gin Tuesday of next proficiency of teach­ tor Reese read into the minutes week and run until ing assistants, and the winners of the elections. She April 1st at midnight.

Dean Durgin would STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION did: President, Matthew It will be sponsored by like departments to Freimuth; Vice-President, Cindy the Web Committee and coordi­ Committee on Appropriations have telephone interviews with Vollaro; Treasurer, Lance nated by herself and a new com­ TA candidates. Finally, the Mas­ Treasurer Snow reported that bud­ Baden; Secretary, Jennx mittee, to be announced later. sachusetts Academy of Math and get hearings areendi ng this week Y ambert; and Senators-at-Large, More information about the conScience will be expanded next and the committee would be pre­ Jeremy Olszewski, Terry Fay, test is available at http:// year to include the ninth and senting the SGA budget at the and Jen M. Johnson. www.wpi.edu/Contest/. tenth grades, although these stu­ first meeting of D-term as re­ XIV. Roll Call & Adjournment dents will not attend classes on quired. He is also taking re­ VI. Old Business Senator Hallissey moved to ad­ Bill S.2I -Actuarial Club Fund­ the WPI campus. quests from officers-elect and journ. Motion was seconded ing Request -tabled from Febru­ President Connelly continued her others for next year’s SGA Op­ and passed. Meeting adjourned ary 6th report, stating that the Board ap­ erating budget. at 7:10pm.

Senator Woodbury moved to take proved the budget for FY 1997Committee on Student Life Issues Amy L Plack, SGA Secretary the bill from the table. Senator 98, including the Social Fee in­ (CSLI) Sprague seconded. Senator Hall crease proposed by SGA. The Chair Freimuth reported that the Agenda for the Meeting of February reported that CAI recommends Board also approved the profes­ committee approved Senator 27,19% to deny the club funding. Rea­ sors recommended for tenure by Lacroix’s recycling letter/peti­ the tenure committee. sons included the fact that club tion for Senate approval tonight.

I. Call to Order members had not yet explored Committee Reports The committee is also looking V. II. Roll Call all available avenues, that fund­ SGA Committees into the issue of the lack of avail­ III. Approval of the Minutes for ing would present a dangerous able bulletin board spaceon cam­ February 20,19% precedent, and that the materials pus; committee members are to IV. President’s Report purchased would not be widely come tothis week’smeeting with V. Committee Reports available to all students wishing three ideas for places on campus SGA Committees to take the exams because of the where a bulletin board could be Institute Committees amount of time involved in appropriately installed. Also, he VI. Old Business studying. CAI recommends also and Senator Woodbury will be literature: Joyce, Miller, Burroughs, VII. New Business that the club contact the Library, meeting with Bemie Brown Ginsberg et al, these writers, like the Bill S.26 -Men’sLacrosse Emer­ CDC, and Math Department in comedians mentioned above, set the Thursday to present and discuss gency Funding Request - Ap­ person and talk with them about groundwork for a more flexible com­ the committee’s ideas and con­ propriations obtaining funds, as well asopen­ positional environment for those who cerns regarding the Gompei’s Bill SJ7 - QuadFest Funding ing communication with insur­ came after them. No longer would we liquor license and the trustee Request -Appropriations ance agencies in the area which mentoring program. have to pretend that certain words or Bill S.28 -Peddler Debt Recon­ may lend materials to the club. sex acts were off-limits. All of our Elections Committee ciliation Act -Senator Sprague After discussion, the motion to experience was now open to aesthetic Chair Reese reported that the elec­ Bill S.29 -Letter to the Commit­ fund failed. rendering. Case after case, the U.S. tions went very well this term. tee on Governance - Senator VII. New Business Supreme Court told the American pub­ We had 757 voters, which is Olszewski Bill S.24 - Endorsement of Re­ 30% of the undergraduate stu­ lic that it was a-okay for writers to VIII. Treasurer’s Remarks cycling Petition - Senator dent body. She thanked every­ create their literary art and, once it was IX. Secretary’s Remarks Lacroix published, to distribute it lo their pub­ one who helped out this year.

X. Vice-President’s Remarks Senator Lacroix moved to pass Public Relations lic. Landmark decisions emphasized XL President’s Remarks the bill and was seconded. Dur­ how necessary it was for our democ­ Chair Stagg had no report.

XII. Announcements ing discussion, several amend­ racy to support the right of a Nabakov Policies and Procedures XIII. Roll Call & Adjournment ments were made to the bill. to create an important novel like Lolita Chair Olszewski reported that the or for a Terry Southern to crank up the distortion pedal and riff on the everempathetic character named Candy.

There’s a reason why the visionar­ ies who developed the Bill of Rights made the First Amendment so concise and explicit in its support for free expression, why they started that very The Student Newspaper of Worcester Polytechnic Institute first bill with the words Student Activities Office, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, Massachusetts 01609 “Congress shall make no law re­ Phone (508) 831-5464 • Fax (508) 831-5721 specting an establishment of religion, newspeak@wpi.edu • http://www.wpi.edu/~newspeak or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or News Edllof PhPloarBBfty-EflllQf Edltor-ln-ChHf Sperti_EdUor Ed Cameron Heather Mazzaccaro David Koelle Vacant Lisa Banee of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition Advertising Assistant Features Editor Writing Staff the Government for a redress of griev­ Ben Fischer Vijay Chandra Sharon Bosse Beatrice Grygo Steve Brockway Knsten Greene Emily Brunkhorst Pamela Kelly ances.”

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by Mark Amerika [Editor’s note: The following is a guest commentary. Mark Amerika is the publisher of one of the most visited literary-oriented websites on the Internet. He is in the process ofdevel­ oping an international campaign to stop censorship in cyberspace. ] People used to tell the comedian Lenny Bruce that he had a dirty word problem. Bruce’s brilliant dark comedy stretched the boundaries of what was permissible in the art of comedy and he used the various slangs he grew up with to inform his ultra-cool shtick. These slangs included Yiddish, Vaudevillespeak from the Borscht Belt, and yes, dirty words. Like most people growing up in America, I imagine he must have picked up his understanding of the many uses of dirty words from his elders.

My own father was a big Lenny Bruce fan. He had all of his albums. And when I was teenager in the seventies, the new comedians on the block, like George Carlin and Richard Pryor, were building their own outrageous, satirical mono­ logues out of the material put forth by stand-upcomedy artists like Bruce, Mort Sahl, Woody Allen and Paul Krassner. I loved George Carlin and I’ll never for­ get how hip it was that my Dad took me to one of his concerts for my 15th birth­ day.

Carlin is notorious for having cre­ ated his “Seven Dirty Words You Can’t Say On Television" routine. I used to recite Carlin’s hilarious bit like a man­ tra. Walking to school or hanging out with friends. I’d share my Carlin im­ pression with anyone who would lis­ ten: “shit, piss, fuck, cunt, cocksucker, motherfucker and tits, yeahhhhh...”

For an adolescent writer just learning the power of words, it was a way of coming to terms with a core value sponsored by our American forefa­ thers, something called The First Amendment.

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by Charlie Morse, Counselor Counseling and Student Development Mike feels irritated all the time; the smallest things set him off. It’s at its worst when people criticize him for anything. He feels he’s un­ der attack so he strikes hack with his anger to protect himself. At the same time Mike is very self-critical and struggles with feelings of worth­ lessness. He uses his anger to push others away, to protect himself. As a result, Mike has very few friends; he feels lonely and isolated.

Dave never seems to be able to get through a day without losing it over one thing or another. He stays cool most of the time, even in the most frustrating of situations, only to blow up later over the smallest thing. His anger comes on quickly, seemingly out of nowhere. Dave vents his an­ ger by yelling at whomever is close by or punching a wall; then he is able to get back on track quickly. He’s comfortable with his anger, but oth­ ers consider him a time bomb and keep at arm’s length, especially when he’s been drinking.

Monica is the nicest person you’d ever want to meet. Her friends can’t ever remember seeing her angry, even in the most challenging of situ­ ations. Monica considers her own and others’ anger dangerous; she’s overcome her own urges to be angry and avoids the anger of others as well. Monica feels frustrated when others take advantage of her good nature; she can’t understand how others could be so mean to her. As a result of her style of relating to oth­ ers, Monica often feels overwhelmed, frustrated, and depressed.

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Everyone develops their own par­ ticular ways of managing anger, usu­ ally for very good reasons. What you don’t know about Monica is that she was punished by her parents whenever she expressed her anger while growing up. Her anger in fact was unsafe. Dave’s parents were preoccupied with their own prob­ lems, constantly arguing. The only way he could get through to them was to blow up at them or his sisters or brothers. Mike is really depressed, so weakened by his own self-criti­ cism he can’t stand to hear it from anyone else. In a sense they’ve all come up with very adaptive ways to adjust to unhealthy situations. Their problem with anger is more along the lines of not having had the op­ portunity to adapt to current, hope­ fully more healthy, situations and relationships.

The anger signal can be likened to waiting for an important phone call.

We hear the ring and usually re­ spond by picking up the phone.

While on the phone we may find out important information about our­ selves or others. Monica chooses never to answer the phone; Dave doesn’t even hear the phone most of the time, and when he finally an­ swers the person on the other end is screaming; and Mike is constantly on the phone so no one else can get through. None of them are utilizing their anger in the constructive man­ ner for which it is meant, and all of

them, in their own ways, are paying a price.

Effectively managing our anger doesn’t mean just making it go away, it s figuring out how to creatively use it to solve problems. First, we can all become more knowledgeable about our own particular anger signals.

What happens to you physiologi­ cally, cognitively, and emotionally when you are angry? How does your body react to anger; what are you thinking; can you describe your an­ ger in terms of different types and intensities? This is learning how to hear the phone ringing even when it’s on low volume or has a different sound to it. After getting the anger signal we can work towards under­ standing more fully what it has to say to us. What caused this anger?

Who or what is associated with it?

Am I misinterpreting anything in this situation? Whom can I talk with to help me understand this anger bet­ ter?

Finally, after hearing the phone ring and answering it, it is the re­ sponsibility of each of us to decide how, if at all, we should take action.

Is this anger worth responding to?

What do I stand to gain (or lose) by expressing this anger? How can I express this anger constructively?

Do I have any control over this situ­ ation? Of course, so often it seems unrealistic to be able to get to the point of asking ourselves these ques­ tions without having blown up, re­ acting impulsively to the anger. The key here is to buy ourselves the time we need to understand our anger.

This can be approached by increas­ ing our ability to stay calm; taking deep breaths, taking time out from the situation, knowing our warning signals and interrupting anger sooner, or engaging in a daily program of self-relaxation or meditation. The key is taking control of your anger, minimizing the number of times your

anger takes control of you.

The healthy expression of our feel­ ings is captured in the phrase, "feel the feeling, choose the behavior.”

With our anger, as with other feel­ ings, we must learn how to listen to and understand what is being said to us. Then we must take on the re­ sponsibility of deciding how we should constructively act based on that message. It is a costly proposi-

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Continued from page 6 I have a problem with the new cen­ sorship law being overwhelmingly supported by our so-called democratic leaders (414 to 16 in the House and 91 to 5 in the Senate). And it’s not neces­ sarily a dirty word problem, though I’m tempted to say “fuck them all for trying.” My problem is personal. You see, I’m an electronic publisher and writer, someone whose web site, AltX [http://www.altx.com], gets over 400,000 hits a month and who pub­ lishes voices both known and un­ known. On my web site you’ll hearthe voices of Allen Ginsberg, Paul Krassner, Terry Southern and soon, William Burroughs and Henry Miller.

But you’ll also hear the voices of younger writers whose literary works are at risk of being censored according to the vaguely termed “indecent” por­ tion of the telecom bill, writers like Eurudice, Bruce Benderson, Matt Fuller, Susan Shapiro, Kathy Acker, Bayard Johnson and Ricardo Cortez Cruz who, writing about the experi­ ence of black youth on the streets of L.A. and Harlem is, after all. only trying to be true to his artistic method.

So when I woke up on Friday, Feb­ ruary 2nd, and saw the big headline on the front page of the New York Times

telling me that I was now being con­ sidered a criminal in my own country because 1 was actively practicing my rights as a native son to freely express myself as guaranteed in the U.S. Con­ stitution, I was really pissed off. I think I even mumbled a few dirty words to myself. And 1 vowed to fight the unconstitutionally of the new bill tooth and nail, down to the very last bit.

Fortunately, I’m not the only one fighting this ugly piece of legislation.

To sec the court challenge being issued by the American Civil Liberties Union, check out http://www.aclu.org/court/ cdacom.html and be sure to look into the work being done by the Electronic Fron­ tier Foundation [http://www.eff.org/].

The Center for Democracy and Tech­ nology [http://www.cdt.org/], and Vot­ ers Telecommunications Watch [http:// www.vtw.org/].

In celebration of our Freedom To Write here in America, and to take advantage of the new distribution para­ digm allowed us on behalf of the World Wide Web, I hereby invite everybody to visit the Alt-X site and see our new anthology of sexy, provocative, some­ times offensive, electronic literature.

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One, we will all be busy trying to actually pass classes during this final week.

And two, we will all be very glad when this C Term is over.

Anyways, we have had a great C Term. For service, the biggest event was UMOC, which went off very well, thanks to everybody who helped. In addition, there was Mustard Seed, and the baking cookies and making card activity. For fellowship, there were several great events (I’ll tell you which ones when I remember). And of course, there are 34 new pledges in the chapter (meaning we had a successful rush), who will hopefully become brothers.

Anyways, because of finals, there is nothing planned for this last week, although there will probably be something which is unplanned.

For D Term, there will be lots to do, starting with an IceCats game on March 17 at 4:00pm. If you are interested, contact Brian. And then there is the important Dance-a-thon, scheduled for March 29-30 from 5PM to 5 AM. Planning for that is starting now, so if you want to help contact Smiley. Other things are also being planned, and they will appear here when I know about them.

The brother meeting, well, it would be at 6:30 PM Monday in GH227, but if you go next Mon­ day, nobody will be there (I know I won’t). So, have a nice break, because you deserve it.

Chinese Student Association What’s up my loyal followers? Same here, nothing much going on. Well as you all know, the Chinese New Year Dinner was last Monday and it was a great success. Thanks to all of the committee members, the dinner turned out to be as good as it could be. There was about one hundred and thirty people packed into Riley Commons, and the place was kick’n. For those who missed it, it was a really good dinner. There was, of course, great food and great entertainment. The MCs were very amusing as well. Out of five stars, I give this CSA production four and a half. The only reason for this is so that in the future the CSA dinners can be even better.

Time to vote on the homepages! For those that haven’t voted yet, the voting period has been extended to the first week of D term, so please, please, please, please, please, please vote! OK? Good. Rememberjustgotothe Dragon homepage (http://www.wpi.edu/~dragon) and follow the directions to the voting form. Have fun! I’ll see you guys next week. Good Luck on Finals!

defeated by the CSA in last week’s final match. It was very close however, and Praks and Ajoy were in top notch form. The ISO would like to thank them for giving the ISO such good representation.

Since the beginning of the year they have been winning matches on behalf of the ISO. Thanks to our runners’ up and better luck next year! CSA watch out, we’re gonna get you next time! Other upcoming events include the concert by the “Ghazal King of India”, Gulam Ali, who is com­ ing to Worcester on March 16th. For all those who want to enjoy classical songs from a master artist of India please make an effort to be at Mechanics Hall on the 16th. With all this excitement in the air don’t forget Neeta Jain’s Holi Part during March Vacation. There will be dancing provided by a DJ, sumptuous Indian Food from caterers Tandoor, and of course the celebration of Holi, a festival of colors. For details contact Neeta Jain. Remember, WPI students get a concession. See you there! In terms of ISC stuff, the ISO will be taking part in the cultural festival. We are planning a group song, so all you folks with melodious voices pleasejoin in. Also we are planning a dance, so we can show y’all how us Indians can “strut our stuff’! Coming up as well is a volleyball tourna­ ment sponsored by ISC. Each club is allowed to submit a team, so I want to see all you ISO members up at 5:00am on Saturday for intensive training (just kidding!) All those interested please email ISO@wpi.edu. Keep in mind there is also the opportunity to play recreational volleyball on weekends. This isbeing organized by Rajan (email guybrush@wpi.edu).Also we have Showcase India coming up. We hope you will come and show your support for the ISO members singing and dancing, that is if your not to busy watching India in the the Cricket World Cup!The date of the show is April 13th at Shrewsbury High School.

For more details contact Sameer Sawe at 8424445. Check out the ISO homepage (yes we do have a homepage!) at http://www.wpi.edu/~iso.

Also check out the ISO Diwali Dinner video which is now available for your viewing pleasure.

Have a good break if we don’t see you.

Masque Well, C term is finallly coming toend. A lot has happened these past two weeks. Cyrano de Bergerac went a full two week run very success­ fully. Congratulations to all those who partici­ pated. And, no, that is not Joe’s real nose. Last Friday we electedthepeople who will keep Masque chugging along at high speed. Here are the new officers of Masque (drum roll please....)

President- Lissa LaGreca

V.P. Carpenter- Mick Darling V.P. Electrician- Nate Towne-Smith V.P. Props- Jessica Sands V.P. Publicity- Jed Miller Treasurer- Steve Siegmund Secretary- Ken Danila SGA OCFC Rep.- Matt Denicourt Congratulations to all the new officers! (a round of applause please...) Well, this will prob­ ably be my last club comer. Cry no tears. Jed will soon take over and make sure these will get in on time. Right, Jed... No Masque meeting this Fri­ day. Noah will be in Houston (Texas, I assume).

Until D term (New Voices 14), drink and be merry, then drink some more...

Newman Club Well termC is finally at an end and what a great time we all had during the term. It was a very busy one for Newman. Now we are getting ready for our Appalachia in Worcester Project which again will be held at Youville House a shelter for battered women and their children. This is last call to sign up. Send e-mail to priest@wpi or bprinceC4>wpi. We had elections of officers this past Sunday (2/25) and also our basketball team played in every scheduled game along with hav­ ing a winning season. Thanks is in order to Jordan Massad for putting the team together and doing the coaching. We also are grateful to those twelve loyal players who showed up for all the games.

John D, our famous chef promises an Italian banquet for the whole team plus the managers. He hopes to make Fr.S. his line cook for that banquet and we are all wondering what John D. means by that -watch out Fr. S. -John is famous for having other people do the cooking as he gives the orders.

Ask the brothers of Sig Pi how he handles his house mess office.

Pershing Rifles Hello troop! It’s been a great term, way to go!

Thanks to the staff for pulling everything together in this horrible thing we call C-term. We learned a lot; saber and rifle D and C, rope bridges, and recon (well...one of us did). Looks like we’re going to have ourselves a great FTX, even if we don’t get any sleep at all. Goodjob pledges, you’re getting those signatures already. Next term should be good with more D and C, squad tactics, maybe a little paintball and some OPFORS. Just remem­ ber, PR’s are the good guys. Check out our bulletin board; it’s REALLY high speed. Maybe there’s a lightening bolt in our future. This week we should try and schedule a few practices for v-

ball, even though we’ll blow the competition away. That’s all for now, except 1)Nicejob Morse with that low crawl 2)Don’t forget to bury your gear 3)lf there isn’t a military wedding in our dashing Captain Panton’sfuture, perhaps he could be a model. Over and out. HUAAAAAAA!

Rugby This year’s rugby team is ready to kick off its spring season, now as a division II team. Practices have already started to get the players back in shape. The team meets at 5 p.m. at Alumni Gym Mondays and Thursdays. After term break ends, practices will be at 4:30 p.m. on Monday through Thursday, beginning on March 14, with the team meeting at Alumni Gym before each practice. It’s still not too late to join. Newcomers are always welcome, just show up at Alumni Gym at the above time(s) ready to practice. The team is looking forward to another winning season, so come out and join the fun.

Science Fiction Society Well, I sort of forgot to write the club comer last week. I didn’t realize it until five days after I was supposed to write it, when I saw the latest edition of Newspeak and realized we hadn’t put anything in it. But that’s ok, we’re back this week with a vengance.

Nothing much is happening right now -it’s the end of the term, and everyone is all worried about finals and stuff. We will of course be doing the famous Punt Count at the last meeting of the term.

Don’t forget about the D-term Gaming Week­ end, coming up real fast on the first weekend of D-term, the 15th thru the 17th. 50+ hours of your favorite games like Cosmic Encounter, Nuclear War, Pirateer, Talisman, Diplomacy, Civilization, Car Wars, and more. There will be role-playing games, strategy games, war games, board games, silly and just-for-fun games, card games, dice games, and just about any other kind of game you can think of. There will be many games availible, but feel free to bring any of your own games to play. It is free, and open to the entire campus. Members of the SFS will get free food, pizza, and soda all 3 days. So be there, the first weekend of D-term, in Riley Commons and the Goat’s Head Con­ ference Room, from 6 pm Friday the 15th until sometime late Sunday the 17th.

If you want more information about the Gam­ ing Weekend, or just want to be cool, email sfs@wpi or show up at the next meeting, Wednes­ day at 7:00 pm in Olin 107.

Christian Bible Fellowship The end has come. The end of another C-term that is. Were you prepared for it? Did you get everything done for all your classes? How do you expect to be prepared for Christ when He comes again ? You know what needs to be done for your classes and how long you have left to do it. You know what needs to be done for the kingdom of God, but do you have one hour? One week? One century? We do not know. Therefore, we should give to the Lord what is his, NOW. Do not wait, do not say, “I have till tomorrow,” how do you know you do?

In the midst of all her worldly worries and preparations, Martha was distracted from what Jesus wanted to show her. In addition, she got angry at her sister Mary for not helping her, because Mary was simply sitting at Jesus’ feet and listening to Him. Martha called out to Jesus to have her sister help, and then Jesus responded to her as he does to us much too frequenty. ‘“Martha, Martha,’ the Lord answered, ‘you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken from her.’” Luke 10:4I-42(NIV). As your worldly duties take more and more of your energy, I challenge you to not lose focus of God. Keep Jesus in the center of your life. Do the work you need to do, but do not get distressed over it.

May the Peace of the Spirit of the Living God be with you over break and always.

Indian Students Organization Namaste all and welcome to another edition of the Indian Students Organization column mAWv.vpeak. For some time now we have been broadcast­ ing our agenda and exciting events to the WPI general public. I hope all of you guys are taking the time to read this! And now for this weeks news... Plans for our Garba in D term are well underway. Things are coming together very well, and.. Are you ready for this?...The date to set on your calendars is MARCH 22! This party will be held in Riley Commons Function rtx>m. There will be dandia too, so get out your dandia sticks!

For all those who don’t know about traditional Indian stick dance, but want to leam, be there!

Other news for this week is that our own Table Tennis Dynamic Duo Prakash and Ajoy were

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G reek C o rn er AXP START: MMMM... Bowling Fresh. Intramu­ ral Bowling Champs '96! Let’sbreak out the kegs.

But 1 digress. Until I saw the actual scores, 1 couldn’t believe it. Reel in that cup boys. Now for the rest of the story.

Little chaos here and there was distributed throughout the 8 Boynton St. 1was impressed by the creativeness. Keep it up -chairs in the paady room, oh the entropy. Exam week: who is going to take the snappage crown? Sullivan is who I’m puttin’ my money on (Found On Road Dead).

IBooks like Gramps Maraia has already left for Key West -evey time I see him, he is shoutin’ “3 days 4 hours 35 mins and 4 secs” til we leave (Insert Poppish Quote here). Those EEs sure know how to have fun. Tool Boy Tanner was jammin' to Roxette last Friday (Do you have Stryper?). Loohooerser. End of C term is near.

Boxed in a little Alex It was only a ton leaning against your door. Off to Europe. You all enjoy the spring breezes. See ya all in D term!

ATO I’ve seen the day. Push ups and running for a female. Rachel, I definitely see the similarity.

Have another Natty. The ponies ride harder than the original horseman, what happened? Slade: Run forest, Run. From last Tuesday: Ooh la te, Tela is a tool. Ooh la te, Wingate is a tool. Ooh la te. Core is cool. Damn, I just stepped on Tino.

Doyle, when was the last time that Suzie, (you know the rest). I gotta get the papers, the papers.

Nice Bra. Prueher admitted to his heroin addic­ tion. Problems. Aeeeric, I’m not one of your foozball buddies. Drew, stand in the place where youlive. The Brig and no swearing for lent. We’ll see how long that will last. If it was me, it’d be !@#$ing over in no time. Hey Donnie, give me a caaaaaaaaaaawl. Oldie but goodie: Getting it done. Getting it done, God Almighty we are getting it done. Have a good break and God bless.

We’ll need it. Schefs in the house. Fresh.

Z>F The Curtain Call...As we commence todays meeting of The Fraternity of The Dukes of Haz­ ard, wc must all give each other the official hailing sign of, “Hey, Fat Ass!”, to which the proper response is “Shut Up. Jimmy!” and now Brother

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Marshall will lead us all in the opening ode...Thanks to Fred and Ollie for the help they gave me over the last couple of terms and to all the people who threw compliments my way over the past year...

Time for chapter business...Congrats to the bowling team fora spectacular run but yet another disappointing playoff finish...Look’s like its up to the hockey and softball squads...

As for House Manager...Time to invest in padded floors and walls, so that when Jimmy dives off his bed, or Korth-bum decides to slide down the stairs, or if Rosse fakes a Karate move and falls down, nobody gets seriously hurt...

The self nominated co chairs of the Jennifer Aniston Fan Club, Fred Hervey and the Muff Diver wish to announce that the weekly worship­ ing session shall be held immediately following every weeks episode of Friends, so they can watch a tape of the show over and over...

Ben Johnson not a Fee-Fee...Good luck to all the new officers...

Who knew we were initiating a class of sadomasochists, they all liked Hell Week so much they were back down the next day...

Words not good to here while in the house: “Uh oh, Rob’s found a new game”.. ”Hey look, there’s a waterfall in the basement”...’’Dude, do you Brew?”

Quickest two ways to make all the brothers disappear...’’What’s that Thompson, you want to play football?”..Jamieson: “So, do you have your check?”

So after 35 Greek comers, 34 Brothers Initi­ ated, 6 Brothers Graduating, 4 Brothers Leaving, 3 A-Team Hockey Wins, 2 Presidents, and 1New big screen TV, I bid you adieu...Signing OffJabba.

0X Well, as if there was *ever* any doubt as to who was the best fraternity on campus, it is now as clear as ever. And the chances of the Genera­ tion After Moses winning the cup is about as good as your chances of seeing a skinny lombard or a normal looking stu... Watching our opponents play was like watching a frozen block of onion rings get mutated in the fryolator, and speaking of watching the game, how about the opposition’s support for themselves. W ith Adam Bong handin' out dirty beat downs it’s a good thing the scuffle didn’t escalate. Ever hear of...death of fraternity.

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For my last hurrah...First we would like to applaude our friends in red for their outstanding trickery, but good thing for the Phi Gam’s I happened to have my trusty-rusty Captain Crunch De-coder ring...try this one, 1 HATE OXEN. Being my last GC, I can’t decide if I should tell everyone how much I’m going to miss them...BEAT IT. OK, Minko, see you took my job at the produce department, you should quit sucking on those lemons though. Good job to the WPI basketball team and Lambs for this past season. A special thanks goes out to Sweet Stacy and The Diddler for giving Mans a nice set of Blue Balls. News Flash! !!!-Giorgi and Titus, you guys do live in a frat house and that does require having fun once in a while. Get this bung out of here...

Swammi Says...”Zeleski, Ranucci, and Giorgi” “Stocky, cocky, and must think he’s Rocky” Swammi Says...’Titus’ furry friend, something you draw on, and thunder secretary” “Weasel, esile, and Diesel” Swammi Says...’’Eric Pauly, shanZ’ new girl, and what the amount of hair Kijak has on his head” “Bubba Gump, Burnt Slump, and a little clump” Swammi Says...”A word I made up, Kevin’s favorite drink, and thanks to Zeke, half the campus’ got it” “Blurpies, Slurpie’s, and Herpies” Swammi Says...’’What shanz wears every day. Where Titus’ hand can usually be found, The backbone of philanthropy” “Blue Slacks, human cracks, and good ole max” Swammi Says...’’Who Keeney pinned. Spotted in the kitchen last week, Minko’s ultimate dream” “Sherry, Terri, and poppin’ that cherry" Swammi Says...’’What the liveouts lack, what a-teamb-ball caused, and what Smitty hopes to use before break” “Devotion, a little commotion, and the ole Motion Lotion” Swammi Says.. .’’Palmerand Seal, a morning treat, and what OB has done as Presi­ dent” “Puffin, muffin, and absolutely nothin’” Swammi Says...”Where shanZ and I are going.

Rice’s girls, and Assner” "London bound, getting around, and one fat mound" -just a note, he who busts on a brother that is out of the country is a coward!!!...Make like an EGG.

I’d like to start off this week by saying Watson...Wuuuuuuuuuuuuh!Stubert did you have fun on Saturday, it’sjust too bad your date didn’t show. Hone still has one hand in his pocket and the other one waiting for the phone to ring, “I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU...” Hone you suck. Willock I hearcd the pledges are going to take you up on your offer...Baaah, Baaah. Phil those people you did the little dance for in the Toyota called, they want to hire you for a party. Don ’tworry Dannaker, Basl will be back soon.

Well, the Semi is this weekend. I’m sure we’ll all have a great time. Hone will be on the phone the whole time. We get to see Glover in a suit...and boots. Noris gets to look at everyone else’s girl friend. Tim wins the latest entry award on Thurs­ day night thanks to Stubert.

Good luck to everyone on Finals. Remember the Bahamas are coming.

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Well, last Saturday was beach party, and I don’t remember a thing either. But here’s a few stories I’ve heard...

I heard Bradford College is baiting a 1.000, congrads. Bret got a date with R2, and is now scarred for life.

Q: Why was Happy so sick?

A: He had a crab dinner at Beals house.

Happy must love sea-food, I wonder if he knows what that gold-fish was swimming in? Oh well, maybe that contributed to the dreaded ‘boot’ disease. In the tradition of Beals, Chris ran around in his birthday suit during the party. A whole case Dan? Thats got to be some kind of record. I remember Kurt at Beer-bounce, Making sure no cans got upstairs, not even a diet coke. Kurt, That’s dedication. All in all. I’ll bet it was great perty.

Here’s a little story about Swoop, his girl, and her boyfriend. Early one morning, swoop was woken up by a loud knocking at his door... Maybe some day all the haze and fog will lift, and we can all remember what a great time we had. But before I go, I think I should tell you all the Quote of the week, curtesy of Myman, "We should drink enough beer until we're flammable”, thanks Kurt.

OXK This is Fudugazi saying “Hello again”. Well, what can I say? C-Term is almost over. 1hope everyone out there has a good Spring Break. 1 think that I will be going back home to... ah, but that would make guess my true identity too easy.

ThKind... what more need be said? Again, of course, this was written before the party, but ...

ThKind. I hope all had a good time and I want to hear lots of stories. Even those of you out there who are not fortunate enough to be members of Phi Sigma Kappa, if you have a good story from our party Friday night, relate it to any Phi Sig and he’ll pass it on.

By the time this goes to press, Kenny and Dana will be done with Cyrano. Do you think this will bring them back to reality? Hey Sprout, good luck in San Francisco next term.

What will D-Term bring for Phi Sigma Kappa?

Will we suffer through the 3rd Annual St. Ted's Day massacre? We can only wait and see. For now, this is Fudugazi saying, until next time ...

“There’s something happening here. What it is ain’t exactly clear.”-Buffalo Springfield

TKE IIII'MMM Back, yes this is Dink along with some of my cohorts, Guido and Duckie. Are you fired up about T-K-E, well I am. So how about those yellow extension cords. Oh yes a little gleam of sunshine entered the hearts of all those taking orgo II, but I wouldn’t want to be Scala after he reads those little blue evaluation sheets.

This tmely proves that the pen is mightier than the Orgo Professor. THERE IS A GOD. Thursday ends lhat song named C-term blues. They all came, they all wore TOGAS, or only a few wore TOGAS. But at any rate, the party kicked some serious, well you know the rest of the saying. And how‘bout the new Rol ling Stone, Jennifer Aniston, Oohh Yeahh. Jake, Jake, Jake what did 1tell you about telling people about your personal life, now everyone knows about the anal lipstick. This weeks top five list comes to us from Wyoming,

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Hey, enough about the game, let’s turn our atten­ tion to the CUP. Nah, that’ll be next weeks topic.

Hey Hubbs have another you fu#$in lush. Last week’s party was the ballz, I think we *should* change the name to the new and improved feejee island party (no fat and half the cholesterol)... why? because we can. Congrats to all new exec and great job to the ex-execs (exark? eggsart? schmegmark?). Hey listen chumps, this is late so I am AUDI....pcace.

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P o l ic e L o g Thursday: February 15 5:12am - Plates: Run for snow removal on quad.

8:57am -ROTC asked to move van in front of Harrington.

9:29am -Car in front of Alumni, asked to move. Bus to be parked for event.

9:37am - Becker: re: keys found that could possibly be theirs.

9:45ani - Call placed again to ROTC regarding the van and having it removed from in front of Harrington.

10:10am - Property Found: at Boomers, student notified by email.

10:12am - Property Found: after program at Newell hall on Tues. night.

2:29pm - Report: two Becker students in Harrington Auditorium were escorted out.

4:45pm - Vehicle Blocked: Professor called in complaining that van was blocking him.

4:50pm - Vehicle moved: disregaurd student moved van.

4:52pm - Accident: 2 car accident on Salsbury St. outside of Church: Worcester PD called.

8:46pm -Suspicious Person: Student called in stating he was approached on Highland St. by a male 5 6 brown hair, shaved in back asking if he could buy a weapon, or if student knew where weapon could be bought. Left Highland St. and turned on Russell, near park. Suspect was on foot. Officer will check area. WPD advised.

11:53pm - Medical Emergency: 20 yo/m complaining of high fever.

Friday: February 16 9:30am -Cars left on Quad for weekend: near Harrington by the handicap spot.

3:00pm -Transport: from Higgins House to airport.

7:45pm -Tresspass: Removal of three non-students from Harrington.

8:20pm -Call-in: Founders clogged toilet.

9:20pm - Drug violation: Morgan Hall.

Saturday: February 17 6:59am -Call in for snow removal: Three people from lists A and B and Boynton Street Fraternity.

7:20am - Notice of Delay: WPI’s Technical Education Ctr. in Westboro is delayed 1 hour.

11:12am -Call in: Electrician for short in Morgan DAKA. Sunday: February 18 12:07am -Assist: Grad Student requests assist securing door in Washburn.

12:41am - Noise Complaint: Ellsworth loud music & voices.

8:17am -Plate Check: Vehicle towed due to expired plates.

12:05pm - Mischief: four adolescents were escorted out of Daniels Hall.

10:05pm - Mischief: Stoddard C. Monday: February 19 3:12am - Alarm malfunction: Atwater Kent fire alarm activates & secures; Officers report no alarm sounding in building, all ok.

10:10am - Motor Vehicle Jump: Institute Hall lot.

11:00am -Vandalism: Stoddard C vending machines.

6:02pm -Lockout: Institute Hall.

Tuesday: February 20 1:02am - Unknown Problem: Student reports receiving call from subject requesting assistance at Harrington.

7:18am -Plant Services truck to be moved between Riley and Daniels.

6:21pm - Electrician: Lights in Harrington.

8:27pm -Fire Alarm: Riley Hall.

9:05pm - Removal of 10 non-students from Harrington.

11:00pm - Electrician contacted re: lights out in Institute Hall.

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Tuesday, February 27 2:30pm to 4:20pm -Guest Lecture/Field Trip, Data Translation, Marlborough, Mass.

6:00pm -SGA Meeting, Lower Wedge.

8:00pm - Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book Meeting, Kaven Hall 311.

8:00pm -Comedian Glenn Farrington, Alden Hall. Doors open at 7:30. $l/$3/$5.

Wednesday, February 28 12:00pm - French Circle Meeting, Gompei’s Place.

Thursday, February 29 Last Day of C-Terrn 11:00am - A1RG Seminar, Fuller Labs 246.

11:00am - Manufacturing Engineering Seminar, Washburn Shops 323.

11:00am - Materials Science and Engineering Seminar, Washburn Shops 229.

11:00am - Mechanical Engineering Seminar, Higgins Labs 102.

7:30pm -Movie: “If Lucy Fell”, Perreault Hall. Passes available at the SocComm office.

Wednesday: February 21 11:08am -Elevator: stuck between floors, custodial personnel inside. Plant Services has notified Bay State Elevator.

3:17pm - Access: Vending Machine personnel to be let into Stoddard C. 3:25pm -Notice: Plant Serivcs called lo say that Alden Hall Fire alarm system will be turned off while the play is going on.

4:00pm - Investigate: Items being thrown from Founders.

7:33pm - Access: Founders dining hall to get bag.

Have a great b re a k !!!