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Volume Twenty-five, Number One

Tuesday, January 21, 1997

President’s IQP Award winners for 1996 announced Courtesy o f WPI News Service Judging for the best Interactive Q ualify­ ing Project at W PI took place Decem ber 11, 1996. Two student project teams tied for first place in the In s titu te ’s annual President’s IQP com petition. One team re­ se a rc h e d p re a d m is s io n s te s tin g u sin g telem ed icin e w hile the o th e r ev aluated c h e m ic a l s a f e ty at T h a ila n d ’s Chulalongkorn University. The third place team explored the possibilities o f innova­ tion in the m anagem ent o f coffee wastes in Puerto Rico.

The President’s IQP Competition repre­ sents the best o f the projects completed each year. Five teams gave oral presentations on their projects to a panel that included WPI President Edward Parrish, faculty and invited guests who selected the winners.

W PI jun iors Robert Eckm an, Shannon Hogan, Yueh-Hui Lon, Sean Veale and their a d v iso r, C h e m istry p ro fe s s o r S tep h en W eininger traveled to Bangkok, Thailand to com plete their IQP “ Evaluating C hem i­ cal Safety at C huianlongkorn U niversity.”

The students prim ary question was “ W hat is the view o f safety in a developing, in ­ d u s tr ia liz e d c o u n tr y lik e T h a la n d ? ” Through a series o f over 500 surveys, site visits, and interview s with faculty, staff, and students o f C huianlongkorn U niver­ sity, the IQP team discovered that Thai cultural attitud es regarding personal re ­ spect and autonom y, as well as the defi-

ntn'S SERVICEPHOTO (left-right) Shannon Hogan, Yueh-Hui Lin, Sean Veale, Robert Eckman, and WPI President Edward A. Parrish. ciency o f appropriate support services pre­ was the Thai idea that to impose one’s per­ vented the enforcem ent o f a uniform set of sonal ideas o f safety upon another was c h e m ic a l s a fe ty ru le s in th e la b s o f Chulalongkorn.

Initially, the IQP team said that they won­ d ered w h eth er th e fa c u lty and s ta ff at Chulalongkorn did not enforce proper safety procedures out o f indifference or lack of in­ formation. Much to their surprise, the team discovered that neither was the reason. It

wrong and violated the Thai concept o f per­ sonal integrity and respect.

After completing their research design, the students suggested to the University admin­ istration that the physical environment of the University should be modified in order for chemicals to be properly stored and handled, and that a uniform set of safety rules should be enforced throughout the University in a “top down” fashion. A final suggestion was that outdated safety equipment be discarded and that new equipment be purchased so that chemical procedures could be effectively implemented.

The students said that they did not seek to impose a “ W estern” understanding o f safely upon the community at Chulalongkorn as they realized that Thai culture was differ­ ent than their own but possessed many ad­ mirable qualitites such as em phases upon patience and compassion. The students said they found their Thai hosts to be very friendly and appreciative.

The IQP team that tied for first place did their research entirely on A m erican soil, much o f it taking place at the D eaconess Hospital in Boston and at WPI. This team ’s See IQP continued to page 4

Cayer Scores 1,000 Plus

Mass. Academy course creates teen inventors Courtesy o f WPI News Service A gift-wrapping system, a locker unlocker, a self-tying shoe, and a temperature control for the shower were the culminating projects completed by four teams o f students in the new Introduction to Engineering course of­ fered for the first time last fall at the M assa­ chusetts Academy o f M athematics and Sci­ ence at WPI. In December, the students de­ scribed their projects to a panel of experts from the WPI faculty and area companies.

Mass. Academy chemistry teacher Jacklyn B onneau and c o m p u te r science teach er Pauline Lamarche taught the course, which provided the high school juniors with an overview of several engineering disciplines, including mechanical, civil and biomedical engineering, and required them to work in

teams to form companies that would develop prototypes of devices that could solve a com­ mon problem.

The students came up with the follow ­ ing com panies and inventions: WDW: Thomas Armstrong, Guang Chen, and Angela Richardson developed a sys­ tem that uses the least possible am ount of paper to wrap any size box without com ­ prom ising the appearance of the package.

Q uick-C lick, Inc.: C arl Chan-A ldebol, Naomi Fox, and Jonathan Moussa created the Quick-Click Locker/Unlocker. The device consists of an opener installed inside the locker door and a hand-held remote control that triggers it, eliminating the need to open the lock by hand.

IFT Inc. The Shoe: Am y G ilgis, Jesse H im m elstein, and Andrew Hobgood pro See Inventors, continued to page 2

Table of C o n ten ts N ew s........................................ 2, 4, 6, 10 Sports............ ........................................ 3 Arts & Entertainment....................... 4, 8 Commentary....................................5, 10 Sports..................................................... 5 Student Government Association........ 6 This Day in History...............................6

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West Street H ouse................. ............... 7 Letters to the E ditor.............. ............... 7 Club Corner.......................... ............... 8 Commentary.......................... ............. 10 Classifieds............................. ............. U Comics.................................................11

Jeff Cayer with his parents, co-captains and coach.

by Heather M azzaccaro Sports Editor It’s his final year here at WPI, and Jeff Cayer is adding icing to his cake. The senior chemi­ cal engineering major from Shelton, CT has become the eighteenth male basketball player here to surpass 1,000 points in his career. A little more than nineteen minutes into a game against the Lancers of Worcester State Col­ lege was when Cayer hit the mark.

WPI ended up losing that game, but Cayer contributed 16 points to keep the game close.

Currently Cayer is second on the team in scor­ ing and rebounding with averages of 19.1 ppg. and 7.4 rpg. He is a three year starter and has started every game for the Engineers this sea­ son.

To top off these accomplishments, he was selected to the Worcester Area College Bas­ ketball Association weekly honor roll and was part o f the IQP team that won third place in the President’s IQP competition.

Cayer received a plaque marking his 1,000 plus point achievement at last Saturday’s game.

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News beyond the farm A weekly e-m ail news sum m ary __________ WORLD EDITION__________

case rested Jan 14th and closing arg u ­ m ents arc proceeding.

For the week preceding this Saturday, January 18th, 1997, here’s what made the News Beyond the Farm:

In Shorts: • The Space Shuttle Atlantis lifted off on a mission to ren­ dezvous with the Russian Space Station Mir Jan 12th.

• A train d e ra ilm e n t in Piacenza Italy Jan 12th killed eight people and may have been politically motivated.

• Two o f four women en­ rolled at the Citadel military academy chose Jan 12th not to return for a second term, citing incredible sexual ha­ rassment.

• The field for the Superbowl o f NFL foot­ ball was set Jan 12th as the Green Bay Packers and New England Patriots ad­ vanced to the big game.

• The Sudan Patriotic Liberation Army (SPLA) captured the Blue Nile province o f Sudan from the government Jan 12th.

• The opposition PAC party was invited to join South Africa’s government of National Unity Jan 12th.

• Four suspicious envelopes were found at the United N ations in New York Jan 1 3 th, c a u s in g m a il s e rv ic e to be sto p p ed w hile the bom bs w ere d e ­ fused.

• A MBTA bus in Boston plunged off a bridge into a river, killing one per­ son, Jan 13th.

• O pposition victories in Belgrade and N is, Serbia w ere re-instated by court rulings Jan 14th. However, protests co ntin u ed .

• L im ited protests took place in South K orea Jan 14th as the labor uprising there seem ed to be losing strength.

• G overnor Roy Rom er (D-CO) was se­ lected Jan 14th as the new head of the Democratic National Committee.

• Protestors in Tegucigalpa, Honduras held the Economics Ministry hostage Jan 14th in an attempt to lower the cost of staple supplies.

• A firebomb destroyed a clothing store in

A final agreem cnl on Hebron has fi­ nally been reached. US envoy Dennis Ross threatened to leave negotiations Jan 12th, which led to a meeting between King Hussein of Jordan and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that day. That meeting led to fur­ ther talks between Netanyahu and Palestin­ ian, Authority leader Yassar Arafat which cul­ minated with a final deal Jan 14th. The Israeli cabinet approved the deal 11 -7 Jan 15th, and parliament followed suit Jan 16th by a 87-17 vote. The dismantling of the Israeli security apparatus in that city started that day.

Speaker o f the House Newt G ingrich (R-GA) will have to pay a $300,000 fine for his ethics violations. The H ouse Eth­ ics C om m ittee reached this decision an 17th after an ugly week of controversy.

R epresentative Jim M cDerm ott (D-WA) w as accused Jan 13th o f leaking to the New York Times a tape on which Gingrich and other prom inent R epublicans dis­ cussed the case, contrary to an agree­ m e n t w ith th e e th ic s c o m m itte e .

M cD erm ott stepped down from the Eth­ ics Com m ittee Jan 14th to avoid further controversy, and soon afterw ard a Re­ publican (D avid Hobson o f O hio) also stepped dow n to m aintain balance on the committee.

Slow progress continues in th e hos­ tage crisis in Peru. On Jan 12th, a planned m eeting betw een Tupac A m aru leader N esto C erpa and governm ent negotiator D omingo Palm ero had to be called off.

The next day, gunfire was heard at the Japanese em bassy, but no injuries were reported. On Jan 15th, the rebels agreed to participate in a com m ittee to resolve the crisis. One additional hostage was released Jan 17th.

T hey’re TaikingA bout It: O.J. Simpson was cross-examined in his civil trial Jan 13th. The D efense in the

Inventors: Creating new inventions Continued from page I posed replacing show laces on sneakers with a zipper that could be operated by a low-rpm motor powered by a small battery like that o f a watch. The device includes an activator installed in the sole o f the shoe and a pressure-sen sitive sw itch in the tongue that would release the zipper.

Plum bing Concept Design, Inc.: Sean King, Luke Phelan, and Adam Ross de­ veloped a device that elim inates the need to adjust the hot and cold settin gs on the faucet before getting into the shower.

The students say it also prevents inju­ ries because there is no longer a need to turn around in the shower to raise or lower the water tem perature - thus avoiding the hazard o f slipping on the wet floor.

The M ass. Academ y course w as based

on E ngineering C oncepts for the High School C lassroom , a program for high school science and m ath teachers devel­ oped at D artm o u th C o lle g e ’s T h ay er School o f E ngineering in which partici­ pants are given the opportunity to d e­ fine th e ir ow n p ro b lem s and develop original solutions. The students make testable predictions, analyze test results, search for answ ers, and com m unicate their findings in w riting and orally to a review board.

T he M assachusetts Academ y of M ath­ em a tic s and S c ie n c e is a public high school for ju n io rs and seniors with ex­ ceptional aptitude in these disciplines.

It is a collaborative effort o f the com m on­ w ealth o f M assachusetts, W PI and M as­ sachusetts high schools.

Belfast, Northern Ireland Jan 15th.

Huge demonstrations against the govern­ ment took place Jan 15th in Albania.

Two bombs exploded at a complex in At­ lanta containing an abortion clinic Jan 16th, the second timed to go off after law en­ forcem ent arrived on the scene, the first case o f domes­ tic terrorism in which such a tactic was used.

• The FAA ordered the ret­ rofitting o f all 737 tails Jan 16th to prevent accidents in which that part is suspected.

• Jim Nicholson o f Colo­ rado was named chairman o f the Republican Party Jan 17th.

Former senator Bob Dole (R) recieved the Medal of Freedom, this nation’s highest civilian honor, from president Clinton Jan 17th.

A Delta II rocket exploded soon after take­ off Jan 17th at Cape Canaveral FL with a geopositioning satellite on board.

A bom b exploded in Lahore Pakistan Jan 18th, killing a leader o f a m ilitant Sunni M uslim group and 18 others. In response, m em bers o f m ilitant groups burned an Iranian inform ation center in the city.

As of press time Jan 18th, American Steve Fossett, who is attempting to become the first person to travel around the world on a hot air balloon, was crossing Pakistan t»Ti

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and it was uncertain if he would reach his goal; he wasted a lot of fuel trying to avoid Libyan air space before that nation finally allowed him to overfly their terri­ tory Jan 16th.

Ennis Cosby, the 27-year old son of en­ tertainer Bill Cosby, was shot and killed in the Bel Aire area of Los Angeles Jan 16th.

Former Senator Paul Tsongas died o f pneumonia Jan 18th at the age of 55.

Finally: A “birthday” passed Jan 12th which de­ serves attention. HAL, the computer from the book “2001,” was supposedly bom in Urbana IL Jan 12th, 1997. In the movie, the birthday was changed to Jan 12th, 1992 in order to make HAL like a nine-year old child in the movie. Much as a Pentium Pro might seem somewhat inadequate for a Jupiterbound spacecraft, it is very hard to imagine HAL as a 386 or Mac Uci. “My mind is go­ ing, I can feel it...”

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

Sources this week included All Things Considered (NPR), that Associated Press newswire, the BBC Newshour (BBC/PRI), the Christian Science Monitor, KCBS radio news, the News Hour with Jim Lehrer (PBS), N ew sday (B B C /P R I), a nd the R euters newswire. Compiled by: Lance Gleich, Stanford CA

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Pats in Super Bowl XXXI!? Weekly sports update

by H eather M azzaccaro Sports Editor It’s been more than a ten year wait, but the Patriots are finally heading for the Su­ per Bowl once again. Everyone in New England is excited about the game includ­ ing non-football fans because, hey, a home team has a chance at bringing honor and prestige back to New England so why not cheer them on? First the AFC and now Tuna and the Pats are going to bring back the Lombardi Trophy! At least that is what most everyone here hopes for. However, people may be overlooking one small fac­ tor, well, maybe a big factor, and that would be the Green Bay Packers.

The 15-3 Packers are a force to be reck­ oned with. This year they led the NFL in both scoring (456) and least points allowed (210) which hasn ’t been done since the 1974 M iami Dolphins. The team is led by tw o y ear NFL M V P quarterback, Brett Favre, and Reggie W hite, one o f the great­ est defensive linemen in NFL history. Dur­ ing the playoffs they made quick work of San Francisco, 35-14, and Carolina, 30-13, to win the NFC title. They also ranked fourth in defense against the run which may create problems for New England.

With the Patriots being named \4Vi point underdogs and the recent A FC ’s history (0-12) in the Super Bowl, what chance does

New England have at even taking a shot at overthrowing the Packers? Call it determ i­ nation. Call it a rejuvenated team that is ready to make fans forget about the 46-10 loss to the Chicago Bears in 1986. O r just sim ply look at the weapons they have.

Drew B ledsoe, C urtis M artin, D avid Meggett, and Terry Glenn lead the offensive team for the Pats. Bledsoe has been on fire this season, throwing for 4086 yards and 27 touchdowns, while Martin has rushed for a total of 1152 yards for 14 touchdowns. Re­ ceiver, Glen, set an NFL rookie record with 90 receptions this season for a total of 6 touch­ downs. The “new and improved” defense, which has allowed just 1 touchdown in the last 4 games, will be led by Willie Mcginest, Willie Clay, Chris Slade, and Tedy Bruschi.

The added strength o f their special teams will hopefully bring the Packers to their knees.

With big playoff wins over both Pittsburgh, 28-3. and Jacksonville, 20-6, the Patriots are pumped up and ready to fight.

So, order your pizzas, gather am ongst friends, bring out the chips, find yourself a good spot in front o f the tube this Sunday at 6:00 pm and enjoy the game. Or you can come down to the Lower Wedge for the H ealthy A lternatives Super Bowl Party starting at 5:30. W hether or not the Patri­ ots end up coming out with a win in New Orleans, at least they gave it a try. Either way should be a great game.

Results from January 10th to 16th

by G eoff H azzard Sports Information D irector W om en’s Basketball (5-6) The women continued their road trip on Thursday the 16th as they were at Trinity Col­ lege in Connecticut. Both teams shot 40 per­ cent in the first half with the Bantams holding a 27-20 lead at the break. In the second half, Trin­ ity continued their hot shooting (56%) as they won the game65-45. Kim Landry (Gardner, MA) and Danielle Batcy (Fairfield, ME) were the only Engineers in double figures with 16 points and 12 points respectively.

M en’s Basketball (4-6) The men were at Wentworth Institute in

Boston on the 11th trying to snap their five game losing streak. The Leopards played a tenacious defense and shot 56 percent for the game to win 83-60. Mike Shannon (Worcester, MA) and Jeff Cayer (Shelton, CT) lead the way for WPI with 15 points a piece. C ayer also had three blocks and seven rebounds.

Shannon was selected as the player o f the week for the W orcester A rea C ollege B asketball A ssociation as well as nam ed to the ECAC weekly honor roll. D espite going 0-2 for the w eek. Shannon had a c a re e r h ig h 29 p o in ts in W P I’s lo s s against W orcester S tate and then fo l­ low ed that up with his 15 points versus W entw orth, i (J h u ^ v ita. i*l oiii i >_

Ice Cats drop games to Rangers and Bandits most accurate taking out all four targets with seven shots.

T he Cats scored two goals late in the The Worcester Ice Cats were in action first period on Friday with goals from these past Friday and Saturday nights fac­ Konstantin Shafranov assisted by David ing the Binghamton Rangers and the Balti­ W illiams and Radim Bicanek and Jason more Bandits at the Zent assisted by W orcester Centrum David W illia m s Centre. The Cats lost and C h ris both gam es with the K enady.

T he sam e score o f 3-2.

Rangers lit the red T he C ats currently lam p ju st as the hold first place in the first period cam e A H L New England to a close with a division despite the shot from P e te r losses.

Farraro with an asT he C ats h osted sist from Lee the Rangers Friday S o ro c h a n . T he night and a record Rangers got two c ro w d o f n e a rly more of their shots 12,000 was on hand past W o rc e ste r to welcom e back the goaltender Travis Ice Cats All-Stars o f Scott in the last B ob L aC hance, third of the sec­ Jam ie Rivers, Rory ond p e rio d to Fitzpatrick,Terry Vir­ carry them to vic­ tue an d c o a c h e s tory.

R anger Greg Gilbert and Paul g o a lte n d e r Dan P ic k a rd from th e Cloutier made 39 AHL All-Star Classic sa v es a n d sh u t NEW SPEAK ST A FF P H O TO / ED C A M E R O N in Saint John, New out the C ats in the IceCat David Williams body checks a Bandit.

B runsw ick. In the second and third A ll-Star skills competition Fitzpatrick was periods. clocked with the fastest shot with a slap Saturday night the Cats scored first once shot o f 92.4 mph and LaChance was the See IceCats, continued to page 5

by E d Cameron C o-Editor-in-C hief

In Men’s Basketball action, WPI defeated the WNEC Golden Bears in last Saturday’s game by a whopping 25 points, snapping their six-game loosing streak. The final was 86-61. Pictured is #54, Jeff Cayer, penetrating the Bears’ defense and scoring yet another basket for WPI.

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IQP: Helping out the community by developing new technology Continued fro m page 1 project was entitled “ P reA dm issions Testing U sing Telem edicine.” The team included Bryan A llain , B renda Dunn, M atthew Herr, and M atthew Freim uth.

Professor Robert A. Peura, head o f the Biomedical Engineering Departm net, and advisor Peter Macaulay, the telem edicine project d irector o f D eaconess Hospital, assisted them in their project.

For their project, the students explored th e f e a s ib ility o f u s in g v id e o ­ conferencing to extend the b enefits of preadm issions testing (PAT) to patients who have preferred to have PAT done at locations closer to their hom es than Dea­ coness, w here they w ould be ultim ately adm itted for surgery.

O ne o f the m otivating questions for this team w as how telem edicine could m inim ize the exploding costs o j'm edical care while assisting patientS’M'n need Hi1 medical attention. The students said that a “hands on” approach dom inated their research as they w orked with D eacon­ ess staff and patients. The research de­

sign involved video calls to telem edical applications to gain inform ation about how telem edicine w as being currently utilized in other parts of the nation, a lit­ erature review and interview s with pa­ tie n ts an d s t a f f in v o lv e d w ith telemedicine.

Through their research, the team d e­ veloped a p ro c ed u re that incorporates telem edicine into preadm issions testing and enables a patient to com plete all the needed PAT tests in a local hospital as­ sociated w ith D eaconess. The results o f these initial tests are then faxed to D ea­ coness and a video link is established between the rem ote clinic and the PAT nurses and p h y sician s in B oston. P a­ tient and hospital sta ff then take part in a videolink consultation, which enables them to g a in in fo rm a tio n a b o u t the p atien t’s m edical status and provides the patient w ith inform ation about the im ­ pending surgery.

T h e stu d e n ts sa id the s ta ff and p a ­ tients involved did not mind taking part in the telem edicine procedure and that

the patients, whom the students hypoth­ e s iz e d w o u ld be in tim id a te d by telem edicine, said they liked the proce­ dure and that they m ight even request that it take place again if ev er they were in need. T he students said staff liked the procedure as it allow ed them to visu­ ally encounter the patient, through a tele­ vision m onitor, prior to surgery.

T he im portance o f this w as that staff could pick up visible w eakness or illness in the patient that might prevent the pa­ tient from having surgery. This visual inform ation would not be obtainable had the sta ff not seen the p atient throught the telem edical procedure, the students said.

In addition to telem ed icin e’s popular­ ity globally, the students said that incor­ porating it into current hospital proce­ d u re s w ould be co st e ffe c tiv e and o f g r e a t s e rv ic e to p a tie n ts an d s ta ff.

Telem edicine can save m oney by reduc­ ing c a n c e lle d su rg e ry c o s ts b e ca u se som e patients scheduled for surgery ar­ rive at the hospital for surgery without

PAT. The IQP group which received third place was com prised o f Jeffrey C ayer, Marc O rtins and Jason Pinssonnault and was e n title d “ M an ag em en t o f C o ffe e Wastes in Puerto Rico.” T he group w as advised by Peter C hristopher, associate professor o f m athem atical sciences and Dieter K lein, associate professor of m an ­ agem ent. The project was com pleted at W PI’s Puerto Rico Project Center.

The students designed a sim ple, in e x ­ pensive system that enables farm ers to treat coffee w astes so that Puerto R ico ’s water bodies arc no longer polluted. T he innovative solutions to the problem o f pollution from coffee w astes included clay lined ponds or lag o o n s in w h ich w astes w ere processed through a v a ri­ ety o f m eans such as foundations or rock aeration. The students said they em p h a­ sized utilization o f existing equipm ent in their re se arch design as m any P u e rto Rican coffee farm ers are unable to afford new equipm ent on their som etim es sm all incomes.

A r t s & En t e r t a in m e n t

Gordon Library exhibit for January Courtesy o f Gordon Library N ancy M adore is a W o rcester artist whose work has been inspired by the di­ verse geography o f New England, espe­

cially Cape Cod and the Maine coast. Her most recent watercolors explore the atm o­ sp h eric e ffe c ts a n d the re la tio n sh ip s among sky, sea, and shore.

Dates: January 15-February 16,1997 Hours: Same as Library hours

f MANDATORY MEETING for all SOPHOMORES, JUNIORS and TRANSFER STUDENTS interested in the

COOPERATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM for MAY to DECEMBER 1997 on:

Art to fill the halls of UMass Medical Center Courtesy o f UMass M edical Center Art continues to fill the halls o f the Uni­ versity o f Massachusetts Medical Center throughout January and February as photo­ graphs of area historical buildings, wooden carved mirrors and paintings go on display across the campus.

“Reflections, Portraits, and Mirrors,” a collection of intricately carved wooden mir­ rors and near life-size painting by artists Louise Minks and John Lollar Jr., goes on display in the medical school lobby Jan. 15 and continues through Feb. 21.

“Looking Back, Looking Forward,” pho­ tographs and excerpts from oral history in­ terviews with members of Worcester’s Afri­

The Barre Players announce auditions Courtesy o f Barre Theater Auditions for the musical Comedy Once Upon A Mattress to be held Sunday Janu­ ary 26th, 2-5pm and Monday January 27th from 7-9pm with snow dates January 28th and 29th 7-9pm. Directed by Dough Ingalls

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with Musical Direction by Tracy M artino, auditions will be held at the BARRE T h e ­ ater, 64 Common Street, Barre, MA. Please prepare a song, show accompaniment will be provided, reading will be from the script.

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can-American community, will also be on dis­ play in the school lobby from Jan. 15 through Feb. 21. This exhibit is a collaboration be­ tween the Worcester Historical Museum and the Charles Houston Cultural Project.

Paintings by Louise Minks titled “African Album” will be on display in the Benedict Building lobby from Jan. 15 through M arch 2.

Other exhibits on display concurrently in­ clude “State of the Union,” photographs o f W o rcester’s U nion S tation by Idam ay Arsenault of Worcester appearing in the Sur­ gical Specialties Clinic of the UMass Hospi­ tal, and “Pastel Paintings” by Nancy E. von Hone o f Worcester and Amy K. Sanders o f Cape Cod, on the second and third floors o f Biotech II, located at 373 Plantation Street.

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Academic honesty requires more than effort from students

by D avid M. Koelle E ditor-in-C hief Emeritus Much o f the ongoing talk about the cre­ ation o f an honor code at WPI has focused on the students. How honest will they be?

Do they have pride in their work? In short, would an honor code work with our stu­ dents?

While these are important questions, I think it is crucial to keep another focus in mind as well: the responsibilities o f the pro­ fessors in conjunction with an honor code.

If an honor code is adopted, not only will students feel the change, but professors will too, and they will need to adapt their assignm ents, evaluations, and teaching styles so that they will be effective with a new honesty policy.

For an honor code to work, the students have to respect the subject they are tak­ ing, the work given to them, and the pro­ fessor. If, for example, a student is taking a course which he or she feels has no rel­ evance to his or her education (how ever m isguided those thoughts may be), the student may be m ore inclined to cheat just to get the course over with. Professors will have to restructure classes not to pro­ hibit cheating, but to discourage cheating.

T h ere’s a shade o f difference betw een these. To prohibit cheating, the professor structures an assignment or evaluation in such a way as to make it impossible for the student to cheat. Prohibiting the cheating

activity does not get to the root of the prob­ lem, however; that is where the discour­ agement comes in. If a student has no need or desire to cheat, then presumably he or she w on’t. Classes would have to be struc­ tured so that students d on’t feel they have to cheat. To do this, we must touch on the three aspects o f a class which would need to be adapted — assignm ents, evaluations, and teaching styles.

A ssignm ents A ssignm ents are an integral part of a com plete course education. It is easy to blindly assign homework and projects un­ der the current system. However, if an honor code were to go into effect, profes­ sors would have to assign only homework and projects that they feel would further educate the student. This translates into “no busy work” as well as "projects that matter”.

If an assignment given to a class is per­ ceived as busy work, regardless o f how strongly the student may feel about the class, he or she may opt to work with oth­ ers when told not to, or even to copy an­ swers, if he or she sees no immediate re­ deeming quality in the work being done.

Students, especially in the latter part o f their undergraduate career, generally have a lot to do — work on projects, find a job, make sure they pass their required 4000level courses. They d on’t need to be (or want to be) bogged dow n by work they

perceive as busy work. W hen deciding, “Twenty triple-integrations or finish my Sufficiency draft?” it is easy to figure out which will win the student’s attention, and which may be the ob ject o f dishonest work.

There should be an obvious benefit to the projects which the professor assigns.

Otherwise, why occupy the students’ time with a project which will not be appreci­ ated or educational? Although this sounds like instant gratification, many students need to be able to envision a long-term benefit from a project, or else they will quickly lose enthusiasm. A non-enthusiastic student plus a required project often resu lts in som e academ ic d ish o n esty , w hether it is letting the burden o f the project fall o f the shoulders o f another, or using dishonest means to finish the project.

facts appear on the test. Students feel ad­ ditionally frustrated when they are unfor­ tunate enough to forget the questions on the test, but can recall nearly everything else discussed in the class. This frustra­ tion may very well lead to cheating. “I know 80% o f the material in this class,” a student m ight figure, “and this test happens to covers the 20% that I don’t know. This isn’t fair. Why shouldn’t I cheat?”

W hich brings up quite a valid point: If the test isn’t fair, why should the student be fair? There must be a reciprocation be­ tween professor and student. One cannot expect the students to be fair and honest angels if the evaluations are tricky and evil devils.

I have had the unfortunate experience o f taking a test which I felt was extremely unfair. I had studied all of my notes, ex­ cept for one handout I could not find. I think I let someone else borrow it. Regard­ less, I made sure I studied everything else extra-hard, because I knew that parts o f the handout would be on the test, and I See Honesty, continued to page 10

Evaluations Tests must be a fair evaluation o f stu­ dent effort. Many students have taken tests for which they study countless pages and notes, only to see a handful o f those

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T he Ice Cats battle on hom e ice this weekend against Baltimore once again on Friday and Springfield on Saturday. Tick­ ets can be purchased by calling (508) 931 2000.

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S t u d e n t G o v e r n m e n t A s s o c ia t io n

C Term election nominations have begun Courtesy o f th e Student G overnm ent A ssociation T h e U n d e rg ra d u a te S tu d e n t G o v e rn m e n t is p le a se d to a n ­ nounce that the 1997 C-term elec­ tions period has begun. As al­ w a y s, S tu d en t G o v e rn m e n t is looking for dedicated members of the undergraduate student body to run for office. T here are three S enator at Large positions avail­ able in the Senate. In the execu­ tiv e b ra n c h , th e p o s itio n s o f President, V ice-President, Trea­ surer, and Secretary are available as well.

To be eligible for any o f these p ositions, students m ust meet the

no later than 5:00pm on Tuesday, follow ing criteria: he or she must February 4. be currently enrolled at W PI, not A Meet the C andidates N ight a second sem ester senior, and in will be held on Tuesday, Febru­ good academ ic standing as d e ­ a ry 1 1 at 7 :0 0 in th e L o w e r term ined by Institute regulations.

W edge. C andidates running for A ny student that m eets these cri­ the offices teria is en­ c o u ra g e d WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE o f P r e s i­ dent, Viceto stop by P re s id e n t, th e S tu ­ S e c r e ta r y dent G ovand T r e a ­ e rn m e n t s u re w ill o ffice and ea ch have p ic k up a STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION a chance to n o m in a ­ s p e a k to tio n p e ti­ the student body as well as an­ tion. Petitions will be available sw er questions. starting on Tuesday, January 21.

Electronic voting on the C ol­ All petitions must be returned to lege C om puter C enter Unix sys­ the S tudent G overnm ent O ffice

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tem (sgavote) will b egin on Sun­ day, F ebruary 16 and run until Thursday, February 20 at 5:00pm.

Paper ballot voting w ill be held in the D aniels M ailroom on F ri­ day, February 21 from 9:00 to 4:30 and fro m 4 :3 0 to 5 :3 0 in the W edge. S tu d e n t G o v e rn m e n t e n c o u ra g e s all u n d e rg ra d u a te students to vote and show their support for the candidate o f their choice.

If anyone has any questions about the elections, o r would like to find out more about running for office, please co n tact the U n­ dergraduate Student G overnm ent at 831 -5565, or stop by the office lo c a te d on th e f ir s t flo o r o f Daniels Hall.

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TheStudentNewspaper ofWonoesterPolytechnic Institute d o Student Activities Office

100 Institute Road Worcester, MA 01609 Phone: (508) 831-5464 Fax: (508) 831-5721 Email: newspeak@wpi.edu Homepage: http://www.wpi.

edu/~newspeak Co-Editors in Chief Edward J. Cameron Jr.

Lisa Bartee Editor in Chief Emertius David M. Koelle

News Editor Jason o . Papadopoulos

T h is D a y i n H is t o r y January 21 1824 Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson, born, Lt Gen 2nd Corps (ANV, Confed) 1853 Envelope-folding machine patented by Russell Hawes, Worcester, M ass 1924 Vladimir Ilyich Lenin Russian leader, dies o f a stroke at 54 1949 1st inaugural parade televised (Harry Truman) 1954 Nautilus, 1st atomic powered subm arine launched (Groton, Conn) 1976 Supersonic Concorde, 1st commercial flights, by Britain & France 1989 Wayne Gretsky passes Marcel Dionne to become NHL’s 2nd all time scorer 1990 John M cEnroe becomes the 1st ever expelled from the Australian Open for throwing a tantrum & swearing at an official January 22 1901 After 63 years England stops sale of Queen Victoria postage stamps series & begins King Edward VII series 1905 “Bloody Sunday” ; Russian dem onstrators fired on by tsarist troops 1959 USAF concludes less than 1% o f U FO ’s are unknown objects 1968 Apollo 5 launched to Moon; unmanned lunar module tests made 1969 Christina Marie Leardini, born, St Petersburg, Fla., playmate (Apr, 1991) 1970 1st commercial Boeing 747 flight, NY to London in 6 hours 1973 Lyndon B Johnson president, dies at his Texas ranch at 64 1976 Bank robbery in Beirut nets $20-50 million (record) January 23 1556 Most deadly earthquake kills 830,000 in Shensi Province, China 1789 Georgetown, 1st US Catholic college, founded 1870 173 Blackfeet (140 women & children) killed in Montana by US Army 1960 Piccard & Walsh in bathyscaph reach 10,900 m in M ariana Trench 1963 Akeem Olajuwon born, NBA center (Houston Rockets) 1964 24th Amendment ratified, barring poll tax in federal elections 1972 Bootlegger sells wood alcohol to wedding party-100 die-New Delhi January 24 1848 James Marshall finds gold in Sutter’s Mill in Coloma, C alif 1935 Beer 1st sold in cans, Richmond, Va 1949 John Belushi, bom, Chicago, 111, comedian/actor (SNL, Blues Broth­ ers) 1965 Winston Churchill PM of Britain (C) (1940-45,51 -55), dies at 88 1989 Ted Bundy serial killer o f up to 100 women, executed in Florida January 25 1825 1st US engineering college opens, Rensselaer Polytechnic, Troy, NY 1905 Largest diam ond, the Cullinan (3106 carets), found in South Africa 1918 Russia declared a republic of Soviets 1940 Nazi decrees the establishment o f Jewish ghetto in Lodz, Poland 1947 Al Capone Chicago gangster, dies o f syphillis 1963 Wilson Kettle dies at 102, leaving 582 living descendants

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1989 Michael Jordan scores his 10,000th NBA point in his 5th season 1990 Avianca Flight 52, runs out o f fuel & crashes in Cove Neck, NY

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Sports Editor Heather Mazzaccaro

January 26 1788 Capt. Arthur Phillip lands in Sydney, Australia to start a penal colony 1935 Bob Uecker born, M ilwaukee, Wise., catcher/actor 1942 1st US force in Europe during W W II goes ashore in Northern Ireland 1971 Charles Manson convicted o f murder January 27 1756 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart born, Austria, musical prodigy/com ­ poser 1927 Harlem Globetrotters play their 1st game 1948 1st tape recorder sold 1961 Charlotte Kemp bom, Omaha Ne, playmate (December, 1982) 1961 Karen Velez bom, Rockville Ctr, NY, playmate (December, 1984) 1967 Apollo 1 fire kills astronauts Grissom, White & Chaffee 1967 Treaty banning military use o f nuclear weapons in space, signed 1973 US & Vietnam sign cease-fire, ending longest US war & miltary draft 1992 Mike Tyson goes on trial for rape (he is found guilty)

Associate Editor Brian Pothier

Advertising Manager Brandon Ngo

Business Manager Ken French

Graphics Editor trie Wilhelm

Photography Editor vacant

Circulation Manager vacant

Office Manager Ben Fischer

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The Class of 2001.. Coming soon

by M ike Sm ith A dm issions O ffice Admissions activities for W PI’s Class of 2001 are in full swing. The Office of Admissions is currently prep arin g for the fourth Open House this year. The program is scheduled for Friday, January 31.

These days are designed to give prospective students an opportu­ nity to visit our campus and take a close look at what makes WPI such a unique and special place. Many WPI students, faculty and staff have volunteered to share their enthusiasm for and experiences at W PI with visiting students and parents.

The activities will begin in Riley Commons with a presentation o f the WPI Plan called “Unjumbling the Admissions Process.” Visitors will then have the opportunity to attend multiple academic presen­ tations and academic department

tours as well as tours o f the cam ­ pus, residence halls, and the M u­ sic and Theater departments. Pre­ sentations from A dm issions, Fi­ nancial Aid, CDC and Global Pro­ gram s will take place throughout the morning.

ROTC and Athletics will be fea­ tured in the afternoon, after lunch.

Throughout the day, families can stop by the Lower Wedge which will be converted to a “drop-in cen­ ter” . R epresentatives from R esi­ dential Services, Student Activities as well as Athletics, Admissions, M usic and Theater will be avail­ able to speak one-on-one with visi­ tors.

D o n ’t be su rp rise d if y o u ’re stopped on campus and asked for directions or for an “insider’s view”.

Anyone with questions regarding the program or desiring to help w ith the d ay ’s activities should contact Mike Smith, Assistant D i­ rector of Admissions (ext. 5286)

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Josh Huber Jeff Ouellette Typist Kim Farrell

Advertising Assistant Peter Recore Business Staff none Writing Staff vacant

Graphics Staff Mike Euell

Ken French Samantha Garramone Photography Staff Steve Brockway

Emily Brunkhorst Jim Strickland Adam Woodbury Adam Young FacultyAdvisor__________ John Trimbur

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It’s a new year with new improvements for Newspeak It’s a new year and that means Newspeak has a new edito­ rial board at the helm. We, Lisa Bartee and Ed Cameron, are your new Co-Editors-in-Chief. It has been a fairly smooth transition due to the fact that m uch of the editorial board is unchanged and the excellent job done by former Editor-inChief, Dave Koelle.

As we take over the leadership duties o f Newspeak we also take on the responsibility o f improving Newspeak.

Recently, Newspeak has done several things to improve its publication including a new format with second color, the addition o f D ilb ert, “This Day in History” , and “Person on the Street” . Some of the new ideas we have are to change “W hat’s Happening” to make it more visually attractive and to include more events and information. We also have an idea to include something sim ilar to “This Day in History”

which would deal with the history o f WPI. Another idea we have is a “What is this?” photo each week which would be an abstract photo of something on campus.

These are additions that we would like to see happen and w e’re sure many of you would like to see take place as well.

However, the more we want to do, the more people we need to do it. Currently we have two vacant leadership positions, Photography Editor and Circulation Mangaer. We also lack a writing staff and have minimal business and graphics staffs.

The current staff does what it can, but we can’t always do it all. That is why we invite you to join our staff. I know you are probably saying that you don’t have the time. That is what we almost always hear from people. The truth is that you do have time. You don’t have to commit large amounts o f time, just maybe an hour or two a week. The time commit­

ment is completely up to you and what you want to do.

Many people think that the only thing to do if they join Newspeak is to write. It’s true that writing is the main item but not the only one. There are also opportunities in graph­ ics, photography, business and advertising.

There is one more thing we would like to say. Newspeak is your newspaper and we need your input about how we are doing. Let us know about what you like, what you dis­ like, what you would like to see added, and yes you can even tell us about our mistakes. However, we ask that when you are informing us o f errors that you do it in a polite and nonsarcastic manner. You can email us at newspeak@wpi.edu, call us at x5464, or drop something off in our mai lbox in the Student Activities Office. We look forward to working with you to make Newspeak something the entire community enjoys.

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Perfectionism: No end in sight

by Kelly Boyle S tudent D evelopm ent and C ounseling Center Have you ever described your­ self as a p erfectionist or heard someone refer to you as one? If this word fits your personality, you are not alone. Perfectionism can be an e x h a u s tin g o b s ta c le to achieving goals; it is very differ­ ent from working hard to achieve your best. The latter im plies a healthy drive to be productive and involve both effort and apprecia­ tion of self and others. “Perfec­ tionism ,” on the other hand, in ­ cludes effort but lacks apprecia­ tion. H ere’s how it works: I f y o u ’re w o rk in g h a rd to achieve your best... you work sev­ eral hours on your lab report, check­ ing over it a couple o f times for e r­ rors. You keep a mindful eye on the clock as you are aware that other assignments need to be com ­ pleted by tomorrow as well. Every hour you take a ten-minute stretch break in order to keep focused. You eventually grow tired and feel con­ fident that the report is well done and all your assignments are com ­ plete. You sleep eight hours so you are well rested for your 8 a.m. class. When you hand in the re ­ port you feel relaxed and relieved.

Next week your report is returned and you receive a B+. You feel proud since this is a very good grade. You glance through the re-

port and take note of the positive and negative comments written in the margins. Since you would like to receive an A in the class, you remind yourself that you will need to continue working hard. With the feedback you just received, you are confident that the next grade will be even higher.

I f you are a perfectionist... you work on your lab report the entire day before it is due. Around 8 p.m. you dart your eyes at the clock and suddenly rem em ber the other as­ signments that are also due tom or­ row. Still, you know that every time you check your paper you can find more m istakes, so you hurriedly plow through your paper for the twentieth time. You remind your­ self that you have to get an A in this class. You refuse to take a break because you tell yourself you can’t afford to. When you finally crawl into bed, you have difficulty sleeping b ecause you are c o n ­ vinced that you did poorly on this lab and this will devastate your grade. You wake up at 8 a.m. ex­ hausted, and your stom ach fills with butterflies as you glance one last time at your paper and try to make quick changes. You rush to class to hand it in. One week later you get your paper back and you see a grade o f B+. You are near tears. You glance through the pa­ per to find all the correction marks and berate y o urself for m aking those mistakes. You strain your

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eyes to look at your classm ate’s grades and feel worse when you see that the person sitting next to you received an A-. You feel short o f breath as you stare at your pa­ per, oblivious to the professor’s discussion regarding suggestions for the next report.

If the latter story sounds famil­ iar, you may be a perfectionist.

Many people find themselves on a never-ending path to perfection, focused on the negative and al­ ways thinking they should have done better. They fear that if they let up on themselves, even for an instant, they will fail in every as­ pect of life.

Perfectionism is contagious in a society which em phasizes what you do more than who you are.

O ften ch ild ren grow up being com pared to one another based on th e ir ac c o m p lish m e n ts. A child who was often criticized will then them selves begin to believe h e /sh e is n e v e r good enough.

As an adult there may still be crit­ ics in o n e ’s life, including the mediit, which suggests that hap­ piness is based on m oney, ap­ pearance, and talent. Perfection­ ism can also be used as a com-

pensation o r distraction for feel­ ings o f depression or low self­ esteem .

So how can a person be less o f a p e rfe c tio n ist once it has b e ­ com e second nature? One way is to slow dow n and appreciate who you are and the compliments you receive. Take negative feed­ back seriously, but not person­ ally. W hen you d o n ’t do well, forgive yourself and examine how the c irc u m s ta n c e s co uld have been im proved so y ou’ll do bet­ ter next time. This is much more p ro du ctiv e than spending tim e beating y o u rself up. Seek and appreciate positive feedback, and spend tim e with people who are supportive. For additional sup­ port, com e talk with a counselor at West Street House. Also, take time to relax and have fun in life.

This will m ake you happier and more fulfilled, and your self-worth will be determ ined by who you arc instead o f by an unattainable m easure o f perfection.

Being less hard on yourself will a ls o im p ro v e y o u r p h y s ic a l h ealth . C o n sta n t ten sion and worry cause and array of physical problems, including ulcers, head-

L e t t e r s t o th e Ed it o r

Newspeak’s role in WPI Community Dear Editor, After reading Dave Koelle’s fi­ nal editorial as editor-in-chief, I was reminded of the important role that Newspeak plays on our cam­ pus. This point w asn’t actually driven home for me until I began doing research for my humanities sufficiency which was a study of the history of the IQP at WPI. Go­ ing in the Archives Room in Gor­ don Library and turning though the pages of 20 year old copies of Newspeak (and even earlier cop­ ies of the Tech News), I began to realize that the campus newspaper

truly is a record o f the life of this school. It is a record which depicts our growth, our sorrow, our con­ troversy, and our pride. One who browses the pages o f your old edi­ tions quickly learns that we are only a small part o f the great anthology of this Institute.

So, to the new Newspeak staff, I wish you the best of luck. Keep up the great work o f your predeces­ sors and always remember the im­ portant record ofW P I’s history you are leaving for the future.

Most respectfully, Gregory R. Snow ‘98

aches, weakened immune systems, heart palpitations, and high blood pressure. You will also better appre­ ciate those around you instead of feeling as though you are in a com­ petition. Group work will go more smoothly since you w on’t expect o th ers’ standards to match your own. And you will procrastinate less now that you w o n ’t dread the thought of completing another as­ signment and risking failure.

/Announcement^ It is with great plea­ sure that Newspeak an­ nounces the engage­ ment of Brian Parker, former Editor in Chief to his long-time girlfriend Megan Fraleigh. He proposed on Sunday, De­ cember 8th. We wish them both the best.

MS scholarship Through a national essay com­ petition known as PROJECT: Learn MS ’97, college freshmen, sophom ores, and ju n io rs can compete for an $8,000 scholar­ ship award and raise funds to as­ sist those suffering from multiple sclerosis. Sponsored by the Mul­ tiple Sclerosis A ssociation of Arnerica, PROJECT: Learn MS ’97 encourages students to write a 500-1000 word essay on multiple sclerosis, its effect on the family, and how society can improve life for the physically challenged.

All essays must include an offi­ cial registration form, $7.50 in pre­ paid sponsorship, and must be postmarked by April 11, 1997.

Students are encouraged to raise additional sponsor money to win various prizes. For an official registration form, call MSAA at 1-800-LEARN MS.

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Club C o r n e r Lens and Lights Hey there! Welcome back from break, hope you all had a gcxxl rest. There’s a lot o f things coming up this term ... Elections, pub shows, theatre shows, movies ... Fun fun fun.

As alw ays, m eetings arc in A K 233, Wednesdays at 4:30. Exec meetings arc in Forkey at 4:30 on Mondays. (Forkey is the room in Harrington.) The exec meetings are open to everyone (for the open business anyway), and, for those interested, it’s good to get some ideas of what goes on if you’re planning to run for office.

We’re going to try to hold a training ses­ sion at some point, if we can get a hall, as well as other “surprises”, depending on how things go.

Anyway, show up to the meetings, there’s a lot going on, run for an office, it’s ... inter­ esting.

Kablurgle!

Men’s & Women’s Crew Ok guys & gals, only a few more weeks until we’re back on the water, and out of Alumni. If you're interested in being in the crew house next year, contact Eric Wilhelm, (ccwilcom). Get pumped for the upcoming Ernst Mooser Indoor Rowing races, coming up this Sunday, and the CRASH-B race is right around the corner! Go Tech!

Newman Club Column Welcome back gang and we are all set to begin our club activities for Term C. Some of the events that we have planned are an evening with the Trappists on Friday night, Jan. 31st. Since we have to be at the monas­ tery for the celebration of Compline, we will leave from the Religious Center about 6:15pm.

The next day, Saturday, February 1st we will have our annual retreat weekend at the Reli­ gious Center beginning at 10:00 pm. Chris Welch, Greg. Macleod, and Kristiferanne Dreyer are the retreat team that is putting the day together. Also in February we are going to have a hayride, a skating party and a video and pasta night.

Our Christmas Mass went very w ell. There was a huge turnout and we all remember the reaction of Fr. S. when he saw the bike being wheeled into Alden. Fr. S. did not know that it was a gift from the freshmen naval ROTC cadets to little Joseph at Youville House. We had over forty five children at Youville House receive gifts because of our Tree Giving Project. Already we have decided that we must expand the project because we ran out o f names of children to give gifts to. So we are sorry to all those who wanted to be part of our project and we could not accommo­ date. We never thought the tree giving idea would be such a huge success. Dont forget to sign up at Mass this weekend for the Trip to the Trappists.

Science Fiction Society Well, it’s been a while since we had a club comer. It seems they all got lost in the um­ bra.

It’s that time of year again. Time to find a new group o f 5 suckers. That’s right, it’s elec­ tions. Last Wednesday wc gathered a list of all the people who didn’t show up for the

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meeting, and wrote “Nominations” at the top.

Tomorrow we will vote. Don’t be discour­ aged if you didn’t get nominated last week; if you don’t show up this week you will prob­ ably not only get nominated, but elected.

Seriously, if you want to run, you can send an email to sfs@wpi.edu, and we’ll put you up for the offices o f your choice.

May the peace o f cthulu be in your hearts throughout the week, and don’t forget to spread cthulu’s word about the campus.

Above all, come vote for your new offic­ ers tomorrow, Wednesday, 7pm, Olin 223.

Web page of the week: Bun Theresa?

by A lison Keach Features Editor If you’ve been longing to join the hype of the cinnamon bun that looks like the Holy M other o f Calcutta, check out this web page with a flashing picture of both Mother Theresa and the miracle bun!

C heck out the N unbun at: h ttp ://

Concert listings

Society for Medieval Arts and Sciences Welcome again to another SMAS Club Comer. Much has happened this semester.

There have been a few Realms events and something more. SMAS has put effort into expanding its focus. Now no longer simply a forum for practicing one’s skill with a boffer weapon, SMAS is now also a place for dis­ cussion of more general medieval interests.

We’ve accomplished quite a bit: we’ve held one of our meetings in the manner o f a medi­ eval court, provided for the exchange of knowledge and services of things medieval through the establishment o f “guilds,” and had a spectacularly successful Christmas Caroling session in medieval garb. The fu­ ture holds more for SMAS: We shall be spon­ soring a Belly Dancing class this term. We hope to have a Medieval Fair in the Spring, and to hold more meetings as a court. Most immediately, we are also in the process of updating our Constitution. If you are inter­ ested in being a part o f the Society for Medi­ eval Arts and Sciences, feel free to join us at our Realms practices, Mondays and Thurs­ days at 7:30 (meet in the Wedge), and/or at our new meetings on Tuesdays at 8:00 in Founders Meeting Room A.

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D e a r P r o s p e c tiv e M e m b e r: L ib e ria s h o u ld h a v e a s p e c ia l p la c e in th e c o n s c ie n c e o f Ihc U n ited S ta le s o f A m e ric a Its im p e tu s lo b e c o m e a n a tio n c a m e fro m th e U n ited S ta te s . F o r 149 y e a rs , it w a s a s ta lw a rt a lly o f th e U n ite d S ta te s . Yet fo r th e p a s t y e a rs , as a c iv il w a r h a s ta k e n a lm o s t 2 0 0 .0 0 0 liv e s , d isp la c e d m o re th a n tw o -th ird s o f th e p o p u la tio n and d e s tr o y e d its in fr a s tr u c tu r e , the U n ite d S ta te s h a s tre a te d th is g r e a t tra g e d y a s a re g io n a l p ro b le m .

L ib e ria has a u n iq u e h is to ric a l a n d c u ltu ra l link to th e U n ite d S ta te s. S e ttle d by A fric a n A m e ric a n s, m a n y o l th em fo rm e r s la v e s , in th e e a rly d e c a d e s o f th e 19th c e n tu ry , L ib e ria n b e c a m e a re p u b lic in IK 47. T h e U n ite d S ta te s in llu e n e c o n L ib e ria is reflec te d th e A fric a n n a tio n 's c o n s titu tio n , th e s ta r a n d strip e s o f its red, w h ile a n d blue H ag. th e s tru c tu re o f its g o v e rn m e n t, ih c n a m e s o f its c itie s , its s c h o o ls ' c u rr ic u lu m , its o ffic ia l lan g u a g e an d th e r e m a rk a b le d e g re e o l g o o d w ill its c itiz e n s leel to w a rd A m e ric a . T h r o u g h a ll the m a jo r c o n flic ts ol th e 2()th c e n tu ry , L ib e ria n s b e e n a m o n g th e m o st d e p e n d a b le a llie s o f the U n ited S ta le s . In b o th W orld W ars, L ib e ria d e c la re d w a r o n th e e n e m ie s ol th e U n ite d S la te s a n d o lle r e d vita l air b a ses, p o r ts , a n d n a tu ra l re s o u rc e s to s u p p o rt the U n ite d S la te s m ilita ry . D u rin g the C o ld W ar, L ib e ria v o ted w ith th e U n ited S ta te s o n e v e ry s ig n ific a n t re s o lu tio n a t the U n ite d N a tio n s , It h o s te d fa c ilitie s lo r e le c tro n ic m o n ito rin g a n d b e c a m e th e la rg e s t b a s e fo r U n ite d S ta te s in te llig e n c e g a th e riin g in A frica.

Yet w h e n L ib e ria 's s e c u r ity w a s m o st at n s k b e c a u s e o f c iv il c o n flic t the U n tie d S ta le s g o v e rn m e n t d e fe r r e d to E C O W A S , an u n d e r f u n d e d re g io n a l o rg a n iz a tio n c o m p o s e d o f s o m e o l th e w o rld 's p o o re s t n a tio n s . H a lf o f t h e $ 1 0 m illio n e a rm a rk e d b y the U n ite d S la te s lo su p p o rt a p e a c e k e e p in g fo rc e h a d n o t b een c o m m itte d by A p ril 199 6 . M e a n w h ile , the c o s t to the U n ite d S ta le s o f r e s p o n d in g lo the h u m a n ita r ia n c ris is s in c e 1991) h a s b een e m e rg e n c y r e b e l a s sis ta n c e v a lu e d at o v e r $ 4 4 5 m illio n , o v e r $ 6 6 m illio n p r o v id e d in th e past y e a r a lo n e , m o re th an e ig h t tim e s the a m o u n t c o m m itte d lo p e a c e k e e p in g .

In th e a b s e n c e o f a v ia b le s e c u rity p lan , th e to rre n t o f re fu g e e s c o n tin u e s to u n d e rm in e L ib e ria 's r e la tio n s w ith its im m e d ia te n e ig h b o rs . T h o u g h th e U n ite d S la te s has im p lo re d th o s e n a tio n s lo ad m it L ib e ria n re fu g e e s , its o w n re c o rd o f L ib e ria n a d m is s io n s d e c rie s (h e lo n g re la tio n s h ip w ith th at n a tio n .

T h e a p p ro a c h lo a c h ie v in g p e a c e in L ib e ria n h a s re v o lv e d a ro u n d th e E C O W A S p ro c e s s lo r six y e a rs . T h is p ro c e s s has, in tu rn , b e e n d e p e n d e n t o n a c o r e g r o u p o f E C O W A S n a tio n s w ith th e w ill a n d v ery lim ite d re s o u rc e s to e n g a g e in d ip lo m a c y o r to c o m m it fo rc e s lo r p e a c e k e e p in g , F o u rte e n p e a c e a g re e m e n ts h a v e b e e n larg e ly b ro k e re d w ith o u t the U n ited S ta te s a n d o th e r in te r n a tio n a l p a rtie s , s u c h as th e U n ite d N a tio n s o r O A U , p re se n t w ith E C O W A S a s w o rk in g p a rtn e rs a t th e n e g o tia tin g table. T h e r e s u lt o f th is a g re e m e n ts a n d the t<V> re s o u rc e s , a n d le v e ra g e , n e c e s s a ry fo r s u c c e s s fu l im p le m e n ta tio n . T h is fa ilu re to p r o d u c e a c o n c e rte d a p p ro a c h to all a s p e c ts ol the p e a c e p ro c e s s . Iro m m e d ia tio n lo n e g o tia tio n an d im p le m e n ta tio n , p r o d u c e d th e tra g ic r e s u lts th at w e h a v e w itn e s s e d in L ib eria.

O n A u g u st 17 th e E c o n o m ic C o m m u n ity ol W est A fric a n S ta te s (E C O W A S ) c o n c lu d e d m e e tin g s th a t p r o v id e a n e w tim e ta b le fo r '.he p e a c e p r o c e s s . S ta rtin g A u g u s t 20, th e w a rrin g f a c tio n s a re to o b s e rv e a c e a s e - fir e , d is m a n tle c h e c k p o in ts a n d w ith d ra w fro m /.o n e s o f c o m b a t. T h e p e a c e k e e p in g fo rc e , e x p a n d in g Iro m 8 5 0 0 to 18 0 0 0 tro o p s , is lo d e p lo y th ro u g h o u t L ib e ria in N o v e m b e r. D e m o b iliz a tio n is to be c o m p le te d by J a n u a r y 3 1, E le c tio n s a re lo b e h e ld o n M ay 3 1 w ith a tu rn o v e r lo an e le c te d g o v e rn m e n t o n J u n e 15. T h e re v is e d p lan c a lls fo r s a n c tio n s a g a in s t m e m b e rs o f th e w a rrin g fa c tio n s th at o b s tru c t th e p e a ce p ro c e s s . S a n c tio n s in clu d e r e s tric tio n s o n tra v e l, fre e z e o n e c o n o m ic a c tiv itie s , e x c lu s io n Iro m e le c to ra l p ro c e s s , a n d w a r c rim e c h a rg e s .

N o w th e U n ite d S ta le s h a s a n o th e r o p p o rtu n ity to a s se rt its in te rn a tio n a l le a d e r s h ip al a c ritic a l ju n c tu r e lo e n su re th a t the s u c c e s s o f th e new p e a c e p ro c e s s . T h is le a d e r s h ip w ill not le a d to a n in v o lv e m e n t o f U n ite d S ta te s tro o p s It d o e s m e a n th a t th e U n ited S ta le s m u st h e ig h te n its d ip lo m a tic e ffo rts lo h e lp c o o rd in a te th e p ro c e s s o f p e a c e an d g a th e r th e lu n d in g that is n e c e s s a ry f o r e f f e c tiv e p e a c e k e e p in g a n d d e m o b iliz a tio n in L ib e ria .

T h e U n ited S ta le s s h o u ld la k e th e n e c e s s a ry s te p s lo e n s u re th at its c o m m itm e n t o f $ 3 0 m illio n to s u p p o rt th e E C O M O G p e a c e k e e p in g force is o b lig a te d b e fo r e th e e n d o f th e fiscal y e a r 1996. W h ile th e U n ite d S ta le s p le d g e o f $ 3 0 m illio n is a s te p in the rig h t d ire c tio n it will n o t a lo n e e n a b le a d o u b lin g o f E C O M O G lo th e 18 ,0 0 0 tro o p s n e c e s s a ry f o r d e p lo y m e n t by N o v e m b e r. Il is vital th a t th e U n ite d S la te s p ro v id e a d d itio n a l f u n d s to m a k e up th is s h o rtfa ll o r lak e th e lead to o b ta in s ig n ific a n t p le d g e s f ro m o th e r d o n o r c o u n tr ie s A to p p rio r ity o f th e U n ite d S ta le s s h o u ld b e th e im p le m e n ta tio n o f a s e rio u s p ro g ra m f o r d e m o b iliz in g L ib e ria 's c o m b a ta n ts . R e g re tfu lly , n o a d d itio n a l lu n d in g h a s b e e n p le d g e d by the U n ite d S ta te s lo im p r o v e w h a t w a s an in a d e q u a te ly fu n d e d a n d d e s ig n e d d e m o b iliz a tio n p lan . In la c t, s o m e o f th e fu n d s a llo c a te d in e a rly 1996 lo r r e in te g r a tio n o l L ib e ria â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 6 0 ,0 0 0 c o m b a ta n ts h a v e b een d iv e r te d e ls e w h e r e . T h e U n ite d S la te s s h o u ld lak e the lead in d e s ig n in g a c o m p r e h e n s iv e d e m o b iliz a tio n p ro g ra m . T h is p ro g ra m w ill n o t in v o lv e U n ite d S ta te s tro o p s , b u t s h o u ld in c lu d e th e r e s o u r c e s fo r e v e ry sta g e o f d e m o b iliz a tio n fro m e n c a m p m e n t lo tra in in g and c o u n s e lin g o f c o m b a ta n ts . A c o n tr ib u tio n o f $ 2 0 m illio n (n o n -fo o d r e la te d ) fro m th e U n ite d S ta le s w ill p r o v id e th e re s o u r c e s n e c e s s a ry lo in itia te a w c llc o n c e iv e d d e m o b iliz a tio n p ro g ra m a n d e n c o u ra g e fu tu re c o n trib u tio n s fro m o lh e r in te rn a tio n a l d o n o rs.

P re sid e n t C l in to n a n d th e U n ite d S ta le s C o n g re s s m u s t m a k e L ib e ria a p rio rity o n o u r fo re ig n r e la tio n s a g e n d a in A fric a . U n ite d S ta te le a d e rsh ip is c ritic a l if the k e y e le m e n ts a re to be a c h ie v e d o n s c h e d u le u n d e r th e n e w p e a c e p lan . T h is le a d e rs h ip w ill n o t lead lo an in v o lv e m e n t o f U n ite d S ta le s tro o p s. It d o c s m e a n th a t the U n ite d S ta le s th ro u g h its S p e c ia l E n v o y , m u st h e ig h te n ils d ip lo m a tic e ff o r ts lo c o o rd in a te th e im p le m e n ta tio n o f th e p e a ce p r o c e s s and g a th e r th e a d d itio n a l re s o u rc e s n e c e ssa ry f o r e ffe c tiv e p e a c e k e e p in g an d d e m o b iliz a tio n T h e U n ited S la te s s h o u ld s tre n g th e n th e re s p o n s e o f th e in te rn a tio n a l c o m m u n ity to th e n e e d s o f th e p e a c e p ro c e s s . T h e f o u n d a tio n fo r a n e w in te rn a tio n a l a p p ro a c h to th e p e a c e p r o c e s s a lr e a d y e x is ts w ith th e I n te rn a tio n a l C o n ta c t G r o u p fo r L ib e ria , th e g ro u p o f d o n o r c o u n trie s th a t h a v e p le d g e d su p p o rt to ihe p e a c e p r o c e s s T h e c o n c e p t b e h in d th e (C G I . s h o u ld be e x p a n d e d lo a lig h tly c o o rd in a te d p a rtn e rs h ip th at in c lu d e s th e U n ite d S ta le s, E C O W A S , an d Ihc U n ite d N a tio n ' T h is h ig h level o f c o o p e ra tio n w ill e n s u re th a t s c a rc e re s o u rc e s are e f f e c tiv e ly u tiliz e d .

T h e o u tb re a k o f f ig h tin g in M o n ro v ia in A p ril-M a y o f 1996 w as th e latest in a s e rie s o f c la s h e s in L ib e ria 's in tra c ta b le w ar. D u rin g th e past n e a rly s e v e n y e a rs , Ihe w a r h a s p ro d u c e d s h o c k in g h u m a n ita ria n c o n d itio n s fo r L ib e ria n c iv ilia n s . T h e m o st rec e n t fig h tin g e x a c e rb a te d e v e n fu rth e r th e s e c o n d itio n s. H u m a n ita ria n a s s is ta n c e o r g a n iz a tio n s h a v e b een u n a b le lo d e liv e r f o o d a n d o th e r e m e r g e n c y s e rv ic e s b e c a u s e o f th e f ig h tin g in M o n ro v ia , T h e ir re s o u rc e s lo o te d by g a n g s o f c o m b a ta n ts a n d th e s a fe ty o f th e ir r e lie f w o r k e r s th re a te n e d , th ese o r g a n iz a tio n s c lo s e d o r d r a m a tic a lly re d u c e d th e ir o p e ra tio n s in L ib e ria .

A s a r e s u lt o f th e c iv il w a r in L ib e ria , a n e s tim a te d 8 0 0 ,0 0 0 L ib e ria n s arc in te rn a lly d is p la c e d ; a n o th e r 8 0 0 .0 0 0 a re re fu g e e s in n e ig h b o rin g c o u n tr ie s th a t a rc a m o n g th e p o o re s t in ih c w o rld .

A p p r o x im a te ly 50 c/< o f th e p o p u la tio n in M o n ro v ia , u p w a rd s o f 3 5 0 ,0 0 0 p e rs o n s , w e re fo rc e d lo lic e Ih cir h o m e s d u e to th e A p ril-M a y lig h tin g a n d a n o th e r 3 ,0 0 0 d ie d . D u rin g J u n c -J u ly s o m e 3 ,3 0 0 n e w c a s e s o f c h o le r a w e re re p o rte d in M o n ro v ia a n d a Ju ly su rv e y fo u n d m a ln u tritio n ra te s fo r c h ild r e n in d isp la c e d s h e lte rs h a v e in c re a se d u p lo 2 5 9 !.

N o w th a t ih e d u s t o f th e C iv il W ar in L ib e ria is s e ttlin g d o w n , a n e ra o f a N E W L IB E R IA is at h a n d W h e th e r a n y o n e lik es il o r n ot, a n le a d e r s h ip is b o u n d lo e m e rg e , s u p p o s e d ly to s h o u ld e r th e n a tio n a l r e s p o n s ib ilitie s o f p o litic s a n d a d m in is tra tio n a n d to e n s u re th e c o n tin u e d su rv iv a l o f th e L ib e ria n p e o p le an d c u ltu re T h a i su c h le a d e r s h ip w ill b e g e n u in e a n d c o m m itte d is a m a tte r th at y o u a s L ib e ria n s a n d frie n d s o f L ib e ria can d e c id e , o r at le a st in flu e n c e , B ui c h o o s in g n a tio n a l le a d e rs h ip is a s e rio u s a n d d iffic u lt b u s in e s s . In L ib e ria , b o m b e d -o u t h o m e s a n d s h o p s are p a m lu l re m in d e r s o f w h al h a p p e n s w h e n lea d e rs a rc c h o se n u n w is e ly . Wc c a n n o t a llo w th is lo h a p p e n a g a in . T h is ts w h y Ih e L ib e ria n S o c ia l J u s tic e F o u n d a tio n is c a m p a ig n in g fo r P E A C E , S E C U R IT Y , S O C IA L . E C O N O M IC . E D U C A T IO N A L A N D P O L IT IC A L J U S T IC E IN L IB E R IA .

T h e L ib e ria n S o c ia l J u s tic e F o u n d a tio n h a s c a re f u lly e x a m in e d ihe a d m in is tr a tiv e an d o p e ra tio n a l p o lic ie s o f b o th th e past an d p r e s e n t a d m in is tr a tio n in L ib e ria , a n d in o u r c a n d id o p in io n , m u c h m o re n e e d s to be d o n e to h e lp L ib e ria g o in th e d ire c tio n sh e n e e d s lo g o . W c as L ib e ria n s m u st try to h av e a p o s itiv e in flu e n c e o n the s e le c tio n ol th e n a tio n a l p ro g ra m s and th e c o rr e s p o n d in g le a d e r s h ip w h ic h w ill in e v ita b ly a ffe c t o u r liv e s a n d Ihe liv e s o l o u r p e o p le f o r m an y y e a rs lo c o m e .

M y fello w L ib e ria n s a n d F r ie n d s o f L ib e ria , ih e L ib e ria n S o c ial J u s tic e F o u n d a tio n h a s e m b a rk e d o n a m issio n lo e n s u re lh al P E A C E , U N IT Y , S E C U R I TY, F R E E D O M A N D S O C IA L J U S TICE p r e v a il in L ib e ria . T h is is an a w e s o m e r e s p o n s ib ility th a t can o n ly o c c u r if w e c o o p e ra te a s a tea m . H is to ry w ill ju d g e u s not by w h a t w e say, b u t by w h a l w c d o . W ith G o d a n d th e d e te r m in e d m in d , th e re is n o th in g w e c a n n o t a c h ie v e for o u r L ib e ria n S o c iety . It is in th is lig h t lh al I u rg e y o u to s u p p o rt a n d c o n tr ib u te lo Ihe L ib e ria n S o c ial J u s tic e F o u n d a tio n 's p ro g ra m s.

L ib e ria . Ihe A f r ic a n n a tio n e s ta b lis h e d in Ihe 1 8 00s by fre e d A m e ric a n s la v e s , h a s b een lo rn by c iv il w a r sin c e 1989. W hal d o e s Ihe L ib e ria n C iv il W a r in e a n lo A m e ric a n s in term s o f h e a lth c a re , h u m a n ita r ia n re lie f, s ta b ility th ro u g h o u t A f r ic a a n d the c o n tin u a tio n o f m is s io n a ry w o rk ? If y o u s h a re in th e d re a m o f p e a c e in L ib e ria , a c o u n try f o u n d e d up o n A m e ric a n id e a ls , y o u a re in v ite d lo b e c o m e m o re in fo rm e d b y w ritin g to th e L IB E R IA N S O C IA L J U S T IC E F O U N D A T IO N , P O S T O F F IC E B O X 3 1 4 3 8 , C IN C IN N A T I, O H I O 4 5 2 3 1 . (5 1 3 ) 9 3 1 1872.

I a m w ritin g lo in tro d u c e y o u to th e L ib e ria n S o c ia l J u s tic e F o u n d a tio n ,In c ., a b ro a d -b a s e d s o c ia l n o n p r o fit o rg a n iz a tio n . T h e m is s io n o f Ihe L S J F I is tw o -fo ld : w e a re d e d ic a te d lo re s to rin g a j u s l and s ta b le s o c ie ty in L ib e ria , an d to im p ro v in g th e q u a lity o f life fo r all L ib e ria n s, b o th al h o m e a n d a b ro a d .

O n b e h a lf o f o u r m e m b e rs . I a p p e a l lo y o u f o r fin a n c ia l a s sis ta n c e in s u p p o rt o f L S J F a c tiv itie s . A n a p p lic a tio n fo r m e m b e rs h ip is in c lu d e d w h ic h c o n ta in s a b re a k d o w n o f m e m b e rs h ip lee s. P le a s e k n o w th at an y a m o u n t y o u c a n c o n tr ib u te w ill be h e lp fu l lo u s Y our su p p o rt o f th e F o u n d a tio n , a n d y o u r a w a r e n e s s o f ils c o n c e r n s is d e e p ly a p p re c ia te d . S h o u ld y o u h a v e an y q u e s tio n s o r s u g g e s tio n s , p le a s e l e d free to w rite u s o r call . T h a n k y o u fo r y o u r tim e , y o u r c o n tr ib u tio n , and y o u r g e n e ro sity . C h e c k s a n d m o n e y o id c r s s h o u ld b e m a d e p a y a b le lo Ihc L ib e ria n S o c ial J u s tic e F o u n d a tio n ,In c .

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Honesty: Requires more than effort from students Continued fro m page 5 wanted to make up for what points I al­ ready knew I would lose. W hen I got the test, I looked it over. I couldn’t believe it. I d o n ’t recall how many questions were on the test, or what the exact breakdown o f the questions was, but at least three-quar­ ters of the test covered information on that one-page handout I couldn’t find. I was shattered, as was my grade - my exam grade, and ultimately my final grade.

1 didn't cheat, obviously. If I had, I would have gotten a higher grade. Or, if I were caught I could have gotten in some trouble.

The closest person was still pretty far away, and it was a short answer test; it’s pretty hard to cheat on those. But I considered it.

W hen people ask me about that class, my most imm ediate thought is always that test. I learned a lot in the class - I’m sure a lot o f the material I studied for that did n 't

make its way onto the test is still in my head. I wish my grade from that class re­ flected it.

So tests as well as homework have to be fair to discourage cheating. One cannot expect a student to remain honest when an assignment or evaluation does not respect the student’s knowledge.

Teaching Style Another change some professors might want to make would be to change their teaching style. A class has to be interest­ ing to keep a student going to it (espe­ cially if it’s a morning class). Granted, the subject matter has a great deal of influence on students’ interest. But the way the material is presented can get a student to attend class or to skip it. Presentation of material also has grand ramifications in the grade a student gets in a class. I am abso­ lutely convinced that if I had different pro-

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fessors for a few of my classes or if the professors I had had a different presenta­ tion style, I would have gotten an A in­ stead of a C in those classes.

If the presentation is interesting and keeps the students’ attention, then cheat­ ing almost becomes unnecessary. If, on the other hand, the presentation is dry and boring, students may not pay attention.

Student minds wander so easily. If they get lost in thought, then a student might be tempted to cheat on the homework or on the test, since he or she w asn’t paying attention in class.

Is not paying attention a problem with the student or the professor? Obviously, it’s the student who is drifting in attention, so it must be the student’s fault. But the professor has the unique and pow erful ability to spark a student’s interest and to get the student involved in the class. The student and the professor are both, in some way, responsible for the student’s final grade in a class.

Professors should also m ake sure that their presentation is com patible with their assignm ents and evaluations — that, for example, an assignment reflects the m ate­ rial taught in class on that day. I haven't

seen a problem with this at WPI. Conclusion We are fortunate to have an intelligent faculty at WPI w hich cares about its stu ­ dents, and as a result m em bers o f the fac­ ulty seldom assign busy work or m ean­ ingless projects, o r give unfair exam s, o r have poor teaching style. Many p ro fes­ sors w on’t have to change their courses in any way — th e y ’re already doing what I have outlined herein. My goal is not to tell professors w hat to do, but to give constructive suggestions for the benefit o f an effective honor code. For those few professors w ho do occasionally as­ sign busy work or give unfair tests, I hope they can use these ideas as w ays to im prove their classes and make them m ore cheat-resistant. .

Remember the difference between pro­ hibiting cheating and discouraging cheat­ ing, and to annihilate the cause o f cheat­ ing at the onset rather than after it has had time to corrupt the thoughts o f students.

I’m sure if both the students and the fac­ ulty are cooperative and open to sugges­ tions, that an honor code would be effec­ tive and appreciated.

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Orientation program selects Senior Team Leaders for fall ‘97

by Greg Snoddy Director o f Student A ctivities The Office o f Student A ctivi­ ties is please to announce the selection o f Senior Team Lead­ ers for our Fall ‘97 Orientation Program. These three outstand­ ing WPI students have served at least one year as Orientation Leaders and bring broad experi­ ence to their positions.

Rebecca Hoffman, class of ‘98, has worked with orientation for the past two years and has par­ ticipated in activities associated with Society o f Women Engi­ neers, Alpha Gamma Delta, Stu­ dent Alumni A ssociation, and numerous academic tutoring pro­ grams.

C h ris M ilici, class o f ‘99, served as an orientation leader last year and has participated in the American Institute o f Chem i­ cal Engineers, Lens and Lights, and as a member of the campus Academic Honesty Com m ittee.

Sarah Thompson, class o f ‘98, served as an orientation leader last year and has served the WPI community as a m ember o f the Senior Team Leaders for O rientation’97: Sarah varsity softball team, as a tour Thompson, Chris Milici, and Becky Hoffman. guide for the Admissions Office, and as a member of Alpha Gamma Delta. applications from all segments o f our cam ­ In addition,Team Leader applications and pus community. Additional information on position descriptions/expectations will be Team Leader positions may be obtained available early in C Term. The Student from our three Senior Team Leaders, or from A ctivities staff encourages and desires the Student Activities Office.

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7:35pm - Worcester Ice Cats vs. Baltimore ((508) 931 -2(XX) for info).

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7:35pm - Worcester Ice Cats vs. Baltimore ((508) 931 -2000 for info).

8:00pm - Coffeehouse - Jon Svetky w/ Soma, Riley Commons.

8:00pm - “Guys and Dolls”, Holy Cross - Fenwick Theater.

12:00pm- W restling vs. MIT /T rinity / Williams.

1:00pm - Men’s and Women’s Swimming at Salem State 2:00pm - Many M oons, a concert opera presentation, Jordan Hall - New England Conservatory 2:00pm - M en’s Basketball vs. Clark.

2:(X) and 8:00pm - ‘‘Guys and Dolls” , Holy Cross - Fenwick Theater.

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