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Volume Twenty-five, Number Sever?

Saturday, August 23, 1997

Newspeak welcomes the Class o f 2001 to WPI

by Ed Cameron and Lisa Bartee Co-Editors-in-Chief

Welcome to WPI! The staff of Newspeak would like to take this chance to welcome you to the school and invite you to sit down and catch your breath. The coming months are bound to go by with a flurry of new op­ portunities and before you know it, the year will be over. But before we get too far ahead of ourselves here, we’d like to let you know that we feel it’s our job to keep you informed of the week-to-week happenings at WPI. From campus-wide news to What’s Hap­ pening and the Police Log (starting in our first regular issue on September 3rd), we try to stay on top of what’s going on. News­ peak is published every Tuesday while class is in session (except for finals week - we’re all too busy!). Because the paper is entirely student produced, our staff has a big respon­ sibility. From the writers and photographers

to the layout and business staffs, everyone chips in and we all have a good time.

Perhaps you would like to help us out.

Although some members of the staff do spend a lot of time working on the paper, you don’t necessarily have to make a huge com­ mitment. Some positions take only a few hours a week.

If you were interested in being on the writ­ ing staff, you would be covering the stories you want to see covered. We’re more than willing to help you with problems you have, whether you’re doing that first interview or just want to know who to contact for a par­ ticular story lead. Our writers normally cover events on campus (Coffeehouse Shows, for example), but we also have large numbers of books and CDs which come in to be reviewed.

This is perhaps the most visible part of the paper, you get the by-line that you can send home to the folks. Newspeak values its writ­ ers, for they can give that student perspec-

Orientation 97 is bigger, better than ever Lane, where the newcomers will have the opportunity to meet members of the Cabi­ net.

WPI will welcome new students and their This year, the Admissions Department families with a host of Orientation activi­ and the Student Activities Office have in­ ties from Saturday, Aug. 23, through augurated a new way for incoming stu­ Wednesday, Aug. 27. A-term begins on dents to get to know each other and ex­ Aug. 28. Saturday is chock full of programs plore the wide range of leaning possibili­ geared to easing the tran­ ties at WPI. Each of the 25 sition from home to cam­ O rientation leaders will pus. Tours, discussions shepherd a team of students For more information that focus on what par­ who will create a “Virtual about Orientation, visit ents should know about Com m unity” for a hypo­ the Student Activities cam p u s life and on thetical freshman and move Office Web site at W PI’s institutional val­ that student through four http:Hwww. wpi. edu/ ues and priorities are on years at the university.

Admin/Depts/SA O / the calendar. From Sun­ Teams will also design Web day on, students are in­ pages for virtual individuals. vited to take part in numerous programs “The program is designed to build team­ on such topics as academic and computer work and to familiarize young people new resources, project opportunities, diver­ to WPI with all we have to offer here,” says sity, alcohol and relationships. O ther Greg Snoddy, director of orientation and highlights include Wednesday’s Student student activities. “We hope that these Organization Fair on the Quad from 10 teams will follow their students through­ a.m. to noon., and President Parrish’s out their college careers-and gain valuable W'elcome Barbecue at 5 p.m. at One Drury insights and friendships in the process.”

by Bonnie Gelbwasser Assistant Director, WPI News Service

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tive that the administration doesn’t always have.

But there is far more that goes on here to make sure that a quality paper goes out ev­ ery week. First, we need money in order to operate effectively. Essentially, we are a small business. Though a portion o f our funds come from your social fee, through the Stu­ dent Government Association, roughly 1/2 of our budget consists of revenue from ad­ vertising. It takes smart people to stay on top of all the paperwork, but this is WPI and you’ve already been accepted. Without our business staff, it would be impossible for Newspeak to operate.

We also have a top-notch advertising staff, but there is always room for more interested people! The advertising staff contacts po­

tential advertisers, sets up the ads which are to run each week, and even gets to design some ads. Ad design is a perfect place for someone who wants to exercise their creativ­ ity.

This paper is intended for the WPI com ­ m unity, especially the students. But it reaches much farther than the edges of cam ­ pus. First, we are on-line on the World Wide Web (http://www.wpi.edu/~newspeak/) and this is read by people all over the world, hon­ est! Second, we distribute papers to our sub­ scribers, mostly alumni and parents who want to stay in touch with life on the WPI campus. And for those of you at the bottom of the hill, who don’t come up to Daniels Hall very often, we put papers in Founders Hall See Newspeak, continued to page 2

Welcome WPI students!

by Edward A. Parrish President, WPI

Welcome back! I hope your summer was interesting, productive, and fun. If it was anything like mine, it went by so quickly it was hard to know exactly what did happen. In any event, here we are at the beginning of another A Term, so we may as well make the best of it.

I thought I would take this space to share with you some of the things that happened on campus over the summer. To begin with, the new Web-based online registration system is ready for full use. The trial run last spring proved very suc­ cessful with those students involved in the experiment and we are optimistic that everyone will like the new system. No more long lines! If you have any suggestions whereby we may improve it, let us know via the newsgroup wpi.admin.feedback (more on this below).

Those of you in Ellsworth/Fuller will benefit from a complete renovation that was just finished. This resulted in each apartment getting a facelift, with new cabinets and kitchen appliances, for example. As Sanford-Riley was refurbished last summer, this puts us at the half-way mark with the residence halls; Daniel and Morgan are scheduled over the next two summers.

We are also making progress on the Campus Center. Over the summer, a committee composed of faculty, students, staff, and members of the Board of Trustee’s Physical Facilities Committee interviewed architectural firms interested in the project. From this effort, we recommended Shepley. Bullfinch, Richardson, and Abbott as principal archi­ tects. The Executive Committee of the Board approved this selection, and authorized negotiation of a contract to take our conceptual designs and functional needs to the stage of construction diagrams. At its meeting on October 17, 1997, the Board will set a date for groundbreaking, taking into account the need for fund raising.

This year we are experimenting with providing a computer store on campus, oper­ ated though the bookstore. The idea is to offer those who are interested systems configured to fit into WPI’s computing environment and at competitive prices. Dur­ ing the experiment, only systems from Dell are being offered through the bookstore because this was the only vendor that could negotiate pricing in time for mailings to new students. If we continue this service, another vendor or two will be added to provide variety of choice yet realize some economy of scale. In the meantime, a local vendor (owned and operated by WPI alumni) with whom WPI has done business recently, TCS, Inc., is also offering specific configurations as part of the experiment.

Both TCS and the bookstore will participate in the vendor’s day event during orien­ tation.

Also on the computing front. Prof. David Finkel o f the Computer Science De­ partment has agreed to chair the new Information Infrastructure Planning Com­ mittee. Established over the summer, the committee is charged with developing a five-year master plan for academic and administrative computing as well as for the library, the Instructional Media Center, and telecommunications. During the See Letter, continued to page 2

I n T h is I ssue ...

The Student Newspaper of Worcester Polytechnic Institute

West Street House.......... 4 Campus Center............. 5 Textbook prices.............. 5

Volume Twenty-five, Number Sever?

Saturday, August 23, 1997

Newspeak welcomes the Class o f 2001 to WPI

by Ed Cameron and Lisa Bartee C o-E ditors-in-C hief

Welcome to WPI! The staff of Newspeak would like to take this chance to wclcome you to the school and invite you to sit down and catch your breath. The coming months are bound to go by with a Hurry of new op­ portunities and before you know it, the year will be over. But before we get too far ahead o f ourselves here, we’d like to let you know that we feel it’s our job to keep you informed o f the week-to-week happenings at WPI. From campus-wide news to What's Hap­ pening and the Police Log (starting in our first regular issue on September 3rd), we try to stay on top of what’s going on. News­ peak is published every Tuesday while class is in session (except for finals week - we’re all too busy!). Because the paper is entirely student produced, our staff has a big respon­ sibility. From the writers and photographers

to the layout and business staffs, everyone chips in and we all have a good time.

Perhaps you would like to help us out.

Although some members of the staff do spend a lot of time working on the paper, you don’t necessarily have to make a huge com­ mitment. Some positions take only a few hours a week.

If you were interested in being on the writ­ ing staff, you would be covering the stories you want to see covered. We’re more than willing to help you with problems you have, whether you're doing that first interview or just want to know who to contact for a par­ ticular story lead. Our writers normally cover events on campus (Coffeehouse Shows, for example), but we also have large numbers of books and CDs which come in to be reviewed.

This is perhaps the most visible part of the paper, you get the by-line that you can send home to the folks. Newspeak values its writ­ ers, for they can give that student perspec-

Orientation 97 is bigger, better than ever Lane, where the newcomers will have the opportunity to meet members of the Cabi­ net.

WPI will welcome new students and their This year, the Admissions Department families with a host of Orientation activi­ and the Student Activities Office have in­ ties from Saturday, Aug. 23, through augurated a new way for incoming stu­ Wednesday, Aug. 27. A-term begins on dents to get to know each other and ex­ Aug. 28. Saturday is chock full of programs plore the wide range of leaning possibili­ geared to casing the tran­ ties at WPI. Each o f the 25 O rientation leaders will sition from home to cam­ shepherd a team of students pus. Tours, discussions For more information that focus on what par­ who will create a “Virtual about Orientation, visit C om m unity” for a hypo­ ents should know about the Student Activities thetical freshman and move cam pus life and on Office Web site at WPI’s institutional val­ that student through four http ://w w w. wpi. edu/ ues and priorities are on years at the university.

A dmin/Depts/SA 0 / Teams will also design Web the calendar. From Sun­ day on, students are in­ pages for virtual individuals. vited to take part in numerous programs “The program is designed to build team­ on such topics as academic and computer work and to familiarize young people new resources, project opportunities, diver­ to WPI with all we have to offer here,” says sity, alcohol and relationships. O ther Greg Snoddy, director of orientation and highlights include Wednesday’s Student student activities. “We hope that these Organization Fair on the Quad from 10 teams will follow their students through­ a.m. to noon., and President P arrish’s out their college careers-and gain valuable Welcome Barbecue at 5 p.m. at One Drury insights and friendships in the process.”

by B onnie Gelbwasser Assistant Director, WPI News Service

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Contents Features......................................... 5, 10 WPI area m a p ................................. 6, 7 Student Activities ................................ 9 Comics............................................... 11 What’s Happening............................ 12

tive that the administration doesn’t always have.

But there is far more that goes on here to make sure that a quality paper goes out ev­ ery week. First, we need money in order to operate effectively. Essentially, we are a small business. Though a portion o f our funds come from your social fee, through the Stu­ dent Government Association, roughly 1/2 of our budget consists of revenue from ad­ vertising. It takes smart people to stay on top of all the paperwork, but this is WPI and you’ve already been accepted. Without our business staff, it would be impossible for Newspeak to operate.

We also have a top-notch advertising staff, but there is always room for more interested people! The advertising staff contacts po­

tential advertisers, sets up the ads which are to run each week, and even gets to design some ads. Ad design is a perfect place for someone who wants to exercise their creativ­ ity.

This paper is intended for the WPI com­ munity, especially the students. But it reaches much farther than the edges of cam­ pus. First, we are on-line on the World Wide Web (http://www.wpi.edu/~newspeak/) and this is read by people all over the world, hon­ est! Second, we distribute papers to our sub­ scribers, mostly alumni and parents who want to stay in touch with life on the WPI campus. And for those of you at the bottom of the hill, who don't come up to Daniels Hall very often, we put papers in Founders Hall See Newspeak , continued to page 2

Welcome WPI students!

by E dward A. Parrish President, WPI ____________________ _

Welcome back! I hope your summer was interesting, productive, and fun. If it was anything like mine, it went by so quickly it was hard to know exactly what did happen. In any event, here we are at the beginning of another A Term, so we may as well make the best of it.

I thought I would take this space to share with you some of the things that happened on campus over the summer. To begin with, the new Web-based online registration system is ready for full use. The trial run last spring proved very suc­ cessful with those students involved in the experiment and we are optimistic that everyone will like the new system. No more long lines! If you have any suggestions whereby we may improve it, let us know via the newsgroup wpi.admin.feedback (more on this below).

Those of you in Ellsworth/Fuller will benefit from a complete renovation that was just finished. This resulted in each apartment getting a facelift, with new cabinets and kitchen appliances, for example. As Sanford-Riley was refurbished last summer, this puts us at the half-way mark with the residence halls; Daniel and Morgan are scheduled over the next two summers.

We are also making progress on the Campus Center. Over the summer, a committee composed of faculty, students, staff, and members of the Board of Trustee’s Physical Facilities Committee interviewed architectural firms interested in the project. From this effort, we recommended Shepley. Bullfinch, Richardson, and Abbott as principal archi­ tects. The Executive Committee of the Board approved this selection, and authorized negotiation of a contract to take our conceptual designs and functional needs to the stage of construction diagrams. At its meeting on October 17, 1997, the Board will set a date for groundbreaking, taking into account the need for lund raising.

This year we are experimenting with providing a computer store on campus, oper­ ated though the bookstore. The idea is to offer those who are interested systems configured to fit into WPI's computing environment and at competitive prices. Dur­ ing the experiment, only systems from Dell are being offered through the bookstore because this was the only vendor that could negotiate pricing in time for mailings lo new students. If we continue this service, another vendor or two will be added to provide variety of choice yet realize some economy of scale. In the meantime, a local vendor (owned and operated by WPI alumni) with whom WPI has done business recently, TCS, Inc., is also offering specific configurations as part of the experiment.

Both TCS and the bookstore will participate in the vendor’s day event during orien­ tation.

Also on the computing front, Prof. David Finkel o f the Computer Science De­ partment has agreed to chair the new Information Infrastructure Planning Com­ mittee. Established over the summer, the committee is charged with developing a five-year master plan for academic and administrative computing as well as for the library, the Instructional Media Center, and telecommunications. During the See Letter, continued to page 2

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and Salisbury Labs every Tuesday morn­ ing. Again, what good is a newspaper that no one has access to?

Our photographers add an artistic view­ point to what would otherwise be dull, black and white pages (like that sociology text). Wc own photography equipment, have a dark room and a film scanner. If you’re at all interested in photography, this the perfect opportunity to play with photo­ toys you couldn’t normally afford!

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6.5 on Sundays and experience is not needed to participate. We are willing to train you, give you pizza etc. if you are interested in stopping by. Our current lay­ out staff started with literally no experience, and this paper speaks for what they have been able to accomplish.

We’d love to hear from you if you are interested in joining our staff! Give us a call at x 5464, em ail us at newspcak@ wpi.edu, or check us out at the S tu d e n t O rg a n iz a tio n F air this W ednesday!

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academic year, the committee will con­ sult with numerous faculty, students, and staff to add to the information collected and reported by the previous task force.

A final report is due by the end of June 1998.

Finally, in an effort to encourage addi­ tional communications between the admin­ istration and students, I have asked the co-editors o f N ewspeak for occasional space to respond to questions that they may receive concerning issues of interest.

In addition, two newsgroups have been es­ tablished to provide more channels for you to interact with me or members of the Cabi­ net. The first is wpi.admin.announce, a moderated group that will contain pro­

posed new or modified policies that may affect students as well as related informa­ tion. The second is wpi.admin.feedback that may be used to raise issues or ques­ tions of general interest. It may also be used as a forum for discussion about is­ sues or to clarify rumors (rare though they may be) and the like.

So, this is going to be a busy year. I en­ courage you to take full advantage of all that WPI has to offer, both within the class­ room and without. Become involved in the various clubs and activities, and volunteer your services where you see a need. And support our student-athletes; i t ’s not enough to have a new field and track we need to fill the stands and generate some noise!

M*A*S*H offers math and science help in difficult courses M*A*S*H is an academic support pro­ gram for first-year students in mathemat­ ics and science courses. Offered to all stu­ dents enrolled in a supported course, M*A*S*H provides assistance in regu­ larly-scheduled study sessions beginning the first week of the term.

M*A*S*H review sessions are offered for a limited number of courses which stu­ dents and faculty have identified as diffi­ cult. These courses may have heavy home­ work assignments or they may require un­ derstanding of new and difficult concepts.

Whatever the reason, some courses are more challenging than others. M*A*S*H helps students meet that challenge.

Each study group is g u id ed by a M*A*S*H leader, an undergraduate stu­ dent who has taken the course before and done well in it and who, therefore, under­ stands the course material and what the instructor expects. M*A*S*H leaders at­ tend all class lectures, take notes, complete assigned readings and other assignments, and conduct three or four 50-m inute M* A*S*H sessions each week. By attend­

ing class and demonstrating effective stu­ dent behavior,M*A*S*H leaders can as­ sist students with the language of the dis­ cipline, the integration of lecture and read­ ings, and the development of good study habits. Although the format of M*A*S*H sessions varies according to the individual leader, most rely completely on student input to determine what each session will cover.

Through the M*A*S*H program, stu­ dents become actively involved with the content material in a supportive environ­ ment. Many students find the personal interaction between themselves and their M*A*S*H leader to be a helpful addition to the general lecture format o f most classes. Studies show students who at­ tend M*A*S*H sessions regularly earn higher grades than students electing not to participate. But even more important, M*A*S*H participants master new con­ cepts, learn to put ideas into perspective, and dev elo p a b etter way to study.

M*A*S*H is offered by the office of Aca­ demic Advising.

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Crew team offers unique opportunities for WPI athletes

by Eric Wilhelm Graphics Editor

Want to compete with the best teams from across the country? Afraid that, by coming to a relatively small, Division III Tech school, you will not have the chance to do so?

Never fear, because club sports are alive and well at WPI. Unrestricted by NCAA Division lines, WPI’s club teams compete with the best of them. A rower for WPI will typically see powerful crews from URI, UMass, UNH, Colby, Holy Cross and MIT.

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Anyone and everyone interested in jo in ­ ing the crew as either a rower or coxswain (sort of a miniature coach, who can be of either sex, and steers from the rear of a 60foot boat) should check out the team’s table at the upcoming Activities fair,and look out for notices of the introductory meeting.

part of a close-knit community of friends, which can last well beyond four years of college.

The team, composed of four smaller teams (Men’s Varsity and Novice, Women’s Varsity and Novice), is active year-round, with row ing on the w aters o f Lake Quinsigamond in the Fall and Spring. True, practices are held in the early morning (5:30am to be exact), and the training is

A good crew may row against the best in the country—racing against Princeton, Harvard, Georgetown, and Dartmouth—all big names in the world of rowing, from whence Olympic teams have formed.

Most rowers at WPI, and at many col­ leges, had never set foot in a rowing shell before they came to college, so don’t worry about experience. Crew will show you how much you are capable of. Rowers become

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Alumni Field receives face lift during summer break The athletic field should be completed shortly before the start of classes. Cur­ rently, the crew is cutting out the areas where the numbers will go in preparation to glue and stitch the numbers in. This requires dry weather, so the field will not be completed on time if it rains. The last field was put down in 1985.

In other improvements, the Ellsworth/ Fuller apartment renovations are com ­ pleted. All the kitchen appliances were replaced, new cupboards were put in, the floors and carpets were replaced, the apart­ ments were repainted, and the furniture which had not been replaced in the last few years was exchanged. Certain apart­ ments were made handicapped accessible, which involved changing the grade of the slopes in the courtyard behind the apart­ ments. This was done to several of the smaller apartments (those with only one story).

The door of Washburn Hall closest to the library was also replaced to make the building handicapped accessible.

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Student Government: Bringing the campus together

by Jennifer Reese Class o f 1999

Welcome to WPI! Let me intro­ duce to you the Student Govern­ ment Association, otherwise re­ ferred to as SGA. SGA is the voice and action of the student body.

SGA offers a growing number of services to the students such as $0.05 photocopies, email access, course reserves, and access to old test files. Besides these services, SGA does a lot o f behind the scenes academic program enhanc­ ing. On the social and more visible side, SGA provides organization and sponsorship of special events, such as the upcoming “Pre-Movie on the Quad Party.” SGA is all about bringing the campus to ­ gether, expressing the student voice. UNITY! To find out m ore information about SGA and how you can get involve, stop by the SGA table at the Activities Fair on Wednesday, August 27, from 10am to 12pm on

9:00pm. The action starts around the Quad. Several senators and 5pm, with the “Pre-Movie on the officers will be around, so come say Hello. If you happen to miss us at Quad Party” organized by SGA. the Activities Fair, stop by our of­ Daka will kick the night’s events fice on the 1st Floor of Daniels Hall. off with a BBQ on the Quad. For Our weekly m eeting are every students not on the meal plan the Tuesday in HL116 at 6:00pm. Ev­ cost is $5.00. Whether you join us eryone is wel­ WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE come to come share th eir opinions and concerns in the “Q u e s­ tions, C om m e n t s , Ideas?” sec­ tion o f the STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION agenda. Our first meeting is September 2, and for dinner or not, come out for we look forward to seeing you some friendly volleyball fun. there. Remember all concerns can Dorms, fraternities, sororities, also be emailed to <sga@ wpi.edu>. clubs, organizations, friends, it’s Now let me share with you some time to get together! So show us of the exciting events planned for whatcha got! WPI’s own radio sta­ A-term. September 1st, brings the tion will be there along with sev­ Movie on the Quad brought to you eral other organizations adding their

by SocComm. This year, SocComm own special touch. Details are still is showing The Fifth Element at in the makings, but the “Movie on

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the Quad Night” is definitely some­ thing you don’t want to miss. So make sure you arc there with your favorite blanket, your pillow, and of course your friends for this back to school kick off!

Other events that are coming up are the Clubs/Organizations Infor­ mational sessions on September 2 - 5 to explain budgets, paper work, etc.; Parent’s Day on September 20, Spirit Week September 29 - Octo­ ber 4, and Homecoming on October4! Don’t forget about all of our Varsity and Club sports that would love to have your support at their events. Get out there and show that WPI Spirit! If you would like to get involved in the final plan­ ning o f the events listed above please stop by the SGA office.

There arc also a couple senatorial positions open, if interested stop by the office for an application.

New and exciting ideas are always wanted! Remember we want to hear from you! Good luck to ev­ eryone!

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edu/~newspeak Co-Editors, in Chief______ Lisa Bartee Edward J. Cameron Jr. News Editor ____________ Jason 0 . Papadopoulos Features Editor_________ Alison Keach Sports Editor____________ Heather Mazzaccaro Associate Editor_________

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Welcome to West Street House!

by Kelly Boyle Student Developm ent and Counseling

Welcome to new students, and welcome back to those returning!

We hope that your summer in­ cluded relaxation, fun, excitement, and productivity. The staff mem­ bers at West Street House (The Student Development and Coun­ seling Center) are excited about beginning a new year, and we would like to take this opportunity to introduce ourselves...

Who are we?

The West Street House staff in­ cludes six members: Tom Balistrieri (director), Bev Loomis (office co­ ordinator), Kelly Boyle (counse­ lor), Charlie Morse (counselor), April Healey (counseling intern), and Rich O'Garr (counseling in­ tern).

What do we do?

We provide personal counseling free of charge to currently enrolled WPI students. We work with stu­ dents on issues that range from aca­ demic and relationship concerns to crisis situations. We also provide referrals and consultations for stu­ dents who are concerned about other students. In the area of Stu­ dent Development, we are involved with campus outreach, training of student groups, and campus activi­ ties. We are also involved with pro­

grams such as LEAP, the Leadership Education and Practice Institute.

Where are we?

We are located “off the hill” in a house at 157 West Street. If you’re coming from campus, walk down West Street and cross Institute Road; we are the second house on your left. The color of our house is twotoned light yellow, beige, or camel depending on which one of us you ask. On the front of the porch is a sign, “West Street House;” on the building itself is a sign, “Student Development and Counseling,” that includes our symbol.

We are also virtually located at http://www.wpi.edu/+SDCC. Our web site begins with general infor­ mation re: our location, hours, pro­ cedures, and mission statement. It also includes a section entitled “Frequently Asked Q uestions” where you can get information on topics such as what happens dur­ ing counseling and w'hat our con­ fidentiality policy is. The web page also includes worksheets from our Academic Success program on topics such as procrastination, motivation, and time management.

When are we open?

We are open 8:30am to 5:00pm Monday through Friday during the school year and 8:00am to 4:00;m during the summer. Our appoint­ ments run on the same schedule as classes: on the hour in the morn­

ing and on the half hour in the af­ ternoon. Appointments last ap­ proximately 45-50 minutes, though they may be shorter depending on your needs.

Why would a student come to see us?

Reasons include: • Feeling overwhelmed and over­ stressed • R elationship problem s with family, significant other, room­ mate, etc.

• Feeling lonely and out of place • Experiencing academic diffi­ culty • Having trouble with alcohol, other drugs, food, gambling, etc.

• Grieving a loss • Being a victim of sexual or physi­ cal assault, verbal harassment.

etc.

• Feeling suicidal • Knowing another WPI student who is experiencing a problem such as those listed above • Any other reason - if we can’t help you, we’ll help you find the right resource How do I make an appointment?

Call 831-5540 or stop by West Street House to make an appoint­ ment. Appointments are not made over e-mail, snail mail, or any other way because scheduling is a twoway process involving the counselor’s availability and the student’s schedule.

T he earlier you talk things through, the more quickly your situ­ ation can improve. So come in and see us - we look forward to meet­ ing you!

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Need help with writing?

The Writing Center offers feed­ back and help on any writing task: class papers, projects, application letters, and resumes. The Writing Center’s peer tutors work with any WPI student, graduate or under­ graduate, at any stage of the writing process. The tutors will talk about ideas, discuss organizing principles, read through a draft for coherence, and offer help with grammar and the details of citations. The Writing Cen­

ter is staffed by students who arc familiar with the writing tasks WPI students face. They arc trained to help student writers figure out how to say well what they want to say.

They will spend the time needed to talk through ideas and concerns about writing. Students may sign up for one hour appointments on a sheet next to the Writing Center door.

The Writing Center is in Salisbury Labs 134 (next to classroom 104).

Graphics Staff___________ Ken French Photography Staff_______ Emily Brunkhorst Jim Strickland Adam Woodbury Adam Young Faculty Advisor__________ John Trimbur

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$100 for a book!? A closer look behind the price tags

by Lisa Bartee C o-Editor-in-C hief [E ditor's N ote: Although the author o f this article is an em ­ ployee o f Tatnuck Bookseller (g> WPI, she is also a student. .4.v such, she is as co n cern ed about the high price o f textbooks as every other student and has attem pted to write this article in a very o b ­ jective manner. /

One of the major concerns ev­ ery student has as the school year starts is money. There are so many things that must be bought!

T here's a network connection, food (DAKA meal plan), and phone service. And that’s just for stu­ dents living in the dorms! For those off-campus, there are .many other expenses. But everyone has to buy textbooks. After all the other expenses at the beginning of the year, the high cost of textbooks just seems to be adding insult to injury.

Why are they so expensive?

WPI professors have to turn their tex tbook selections into Tatnuck Bookseller @ WPI by the beginning of the term before the term in which the textbook will be used. The professors choose which book will be used for each class by review ing various options (from publisher recommendations and books they hear about from colleagues) and decide on one to use. An order for this book is then sent to the secretary of their de­ partment, who then sends it to Robin Dziczek. the assistant man­ ager and textbook buyer at the bookstore. If the book orders are

given to her on time, Robin first checks used book companies to see if any of them have the book in stock.

After obtaining as m any used Publisher s Paper. Printing. copies as pos­ Editorial Costs: 32.2 cents sible. she orders All manulaclun’ng costs Irom editing to paper cosls to distribution as well the rem aining as storage, record keeping, billing, num ber new publishers' otlices employee's salaries and benefits from the pub­ lisher. When book orders are receiv ed late, author Income there is less time 114 cents alter taxes to look for used, Atter-tax author s royalty payment Irom which author and cheaper, pays research and writing books. expenses But this does nol explain why tex tb o o k s arc so expensiv e.

U sually stu ­ dents are quick to blam e the b o o k sto re for trying to steal their last cent, but the truth of * The Statistics in this illustration ate based on 1994-95 financial data the matter is that gathered by Ihe Association ol American Publishers and Ihe National Association ol College Stores book prices are These numbers are averages and don I repieseni any particular publisher or slore set by the pub­ lish ers, who also control the sive books to produce than trade discounts they give to retailers. books, with graphics, color plates, “Our profit margin on textbooks is better quality paper, and more sup­ much lower than on trade books, porting research than, say, the lat­ even though the trade books are est Stephen King novel. A text­ sold for less,” said Robert Walt/, book will also sell fewer copies than the manager of the bookstore. the Stephen King, meaning fewer Textbooks are often morc expen-

Where theNew„ TextbookDollar Goes:..

Publisher s General am1 Administrative: 8.7 cents

Federal, slate and local taxes, excluding sales lax, paid by authors and publishers Publisher Income: 71 cents after taxes

Atler-tax income Irom which the publisher pays tor new product developmenl authoi advances market research and dividends to stockholders

Collage Store Income: 47 cents pre-tax'

'Note The amount ot federal, stale and/or local lax and therefore Ihe amount and use ol any alter-tax prolit. is determined by Ihe store's ownership, and usually depends on whether Ihe college slore is owned by an institution ol higher education a contract management company, a cooperative, a toundation, or by private individuals College Store Personnel Costs: 13.2 cents

Store employees' salaries and benefits lo handle ordering receiving, pricing shelving, cashiers customer service refund desk and sending extra textbooks back to Ihe publisher

College Store Operations: 7.6 cents

Insurance, utilities, building and eguipment renl and maintenance accounting and data processing charges and other overhead paid by college stores

books among which to spread ini­ tial production costs.

It is also true that some publish­ ers seem to treat students as a cap­ tive audience in their pricing. Ac­ cording to Robin, many publish­ ers charge a higher rather than

lower price to a retailer ordering a book in a large quantity which would indicate that it was to be used as a course text. The National Association of College Stores cur­ rently has a class action suit against See Books, continued to page 10

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Current status of our Campus Center

by Lisa Bartee Co-Editor-in-C hief

There are a multitude of reasons to choose WPI as the best univer­ sity for you. It has great academic and international programs, a very personal atmosphere, and a nice campus. But, there is no Campus Center. What is being done to rec­

tify this problem?

Since 1969, WPI has felt the need for a Campus Center. It would pro­ vide a place for students to con­ gregate, office space for student organizations, new athletic facili­ ties and conference rooms, and other things the campus is cur­ rently lacking. The needs of the WPI community have been deter­

mined by over 4 years worth of committees, open meetings, and focus groups interacting with the entire campus. Feasibility studies have been done to determine the best place on campus to build the center. It was concluded that it would be best to renovate and add to the existing buildings of Har­ rington Auditorium and Alumni Gym. This would allow WPI to upgrade the present (somewhat outdated) athletic facilities found in these buildings. It would also give a more attractive ‘back’ to these buildings when seen from Higgins House and be a positive addition to the House and its gar­ dens.

At the end of the 96-97 school year, the process of choosing an architect to design the center had begun. It was important that the chosen firm have experience in working with historical buildings,

like Alumni Gym, and in doing phased construction. Phased con­ struction involves working on the renovation and addition to the building in phases, so use of the building is not lost. First, the new section would have to be added and the current offices, etc., moved into it. Then, the current sections would be renovated. This type of construction was done during the renovation of Higgins Labs.

Material was requested from ap­ proximately IS firms and propos­ als were received from 15. The cre­ dentials o f each firm and previous jobs they had done were reviewed to determine if they were experi­ enced in jobs similar in scope to this one. The field was narrowed to three firms and these three gave presen tatio n s to the T ru stee’s Physical Facilities Committee, the President’s Cabinet, and faculty members. This group decided on

the firm o f Shepley, B ulfinch.

Richardson, and Abbot (SBRA), based in Boston.

SBRA. which has experience in designing and building campus centers, will be working with an­ other company called Cannon, which specializes in athletic facili­ ties. The two companies submit­ ted their proposal together and will be working together in all phases of the project. “It's very exciting for us to have architects with ex­ perience in both areas,” said Janet Richardson, Dean of Student Life.

This week, the first committee meeting with the architects will oc­ cur. These meetings, which will take place from now until May, will begin to lake a critical look at the proposed program for the Campus Center. This involves looking in more detail at what the earlier focus groups began.

Appropriate amounts of space must See Center, co n t’d to page 10

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1. Anthony’s Barbershop 2. Bancroft Tower 3. American Antiquarian Society 4. Lucky’s Cafe

To: Lake Quinsigamond, UMass Med. Center, East Side Mario’s, Spag’s, Chili’s, Newbury Comics

5. Price Chopper (supermarket) 6. Store 24 (convenience) 7. Tech Pizza 8. The Sole Proprietor (seafood) 9. Acapulco Restaurant (Mexican) 10. Boomer’s Sub and Deli (pizza)

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Student Activities Office recognition of clubs The Student Activities Office reminds student organizations’ officers and their advisors that all organizations must be recognized by WPI to operate on Cam­ pus. This includes Greek letter organiza­ tio n s, clu b sp o rts , and acad em ic honoraries. The Student Organization Council (SOC) has been established for this purpose.

All organizations who have a mailbox in the Student Activities Office have received a packet of information to make this process as simple as possible. For those organiza­ tions who do not have a box in the Student Activities Office, please contact our office at

x5291 and request a packet. All materials will be due in the Student Activities Office by Wednesday, September 17.

Additional information regarding the SOC guidelines and WPI recognition pro­ cess are available via the SAO web page at http://www.wpi.edu/+SAO. In addition, during the week o f Sep­ tember 2-5, the Student Activities Office will provide workshops for student or­ ganization officers and advisors. Topics include SOC guidelines, how to track and manage budgets, roles o f advisors, and how the SAO and Undergraduate Stu­ dent Government Association may be of assistance to your organizations. Times and locations are posted on the SAO web pages.

A WPI welcome from the Newman Club

Lens and Lights: celebrating 35 years!

by Father Scanlon Campus Ministry

___________ Class o f 1998 ___________

Welcome back everyone and a very spe­ cial welcome to our new arrivals on cam­ pus. During the summer, Chris Welch, our president, held a few meetings with his fel­ low officers to draw up a schedule for Term A . You will be receiving that schedule in your WPI mail box. so an eye open for it.

We especially want to invite you to our huge welcoming cookout at the Religious Center on Sunday, September 7th follow­ ing the 11:30 am Mass. The cookout should begin about 1:00 pm. Please feel free to come and even bring a friend. We think that the food is better than DAKA at least that’s what we hear. It might be hard to believe but Fr. S. is not too bad of a cook.

On Labor Day Weekend (Sunday, Au­ gust 31st) we will have only one Mass on campus and that will be at 11:30 am in Alden.

Starting Sunday, September 7th ,we return to our regular schedule which is two Masses every Sunday - 11:3() am in Alden and 6:00 pm in Founders. Our Executive Board will meet on Wednesday, September 5th at 6:30 pm in the Religious Center. We hope everyone has a great year and don’t forget our cookout.

Ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes as a concert, at a play, or at a movie?

If so, then Lens and Lights is for you!

We are a service organization whose business is professional-quality stage light­ ing, sound reinforcement, and movie pro­ jection. We re involved in nearly every entertainment event on campus and need new members to replace graduated seniors.

Why join? It is a quick way to meet 50 new friends. You’ll never say “What’s there to do around here?” (we’re always busy).

You can stay aware o f all the events on campus. You get into lots of shows for free. The experience you gain with us can lead to well-paying jobs in the ‘real world’.

Don’t worry if you’ve never done anything like this before, neither had most of us. We’ll teach you everything. It’s a lot of fun. And then, there arc the parties...

Interested? Want more information?

Then come say hello. Anytime is fine. Just ask any officer about the club, or better yet, ask a member. Our office is located in the lower level of Riley (near Goat’s Head Con­ ference Rix)m), or feel free to call us (x5595) or email us (lnl@wpi.edu) or even visit us on the web (http://www.wpi.edu/~lnl)!

by Greg Snoddy Director o f Student Activities

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Celebrate Diversity with BiLaGA: Bisexual, Lesbian and Gay Alliance

by Lisa Bartee Class o f 1998

WPI's Bisexual, Lesbian and Gay com­ munity wishes to welcome the freshman class of 2(K) 1 (and to welcome back every­ one else)! BiLaGA is a Bi. Les, Gay group which provides peer support, social con­ tact, and education on campus. We are here to help make your stay at WPI easier (and maybe more interesting)!

BiLaGA habitually meets every other week during the term. We try to plan sev­ eral large events during the year, such as speakers and on-campus movies, and a bunch of smaller ones, mainly social gath­ erings for members.

We are going to be tie-dying t-shirts sometimeearly this year - don’t miss it. it promises to be a great time! We have ‘of­ ficial t-shirts’ for sale ($3.00 a piece), or you can bring your own. More informa­ tion is on the w ay.'

We have a small (but rapidly growing!) library located in Health Services - for those of you who don't know, it’s down the hill at the bottom of Stoddard C. Feel free to stop by and check it out, it's very private and the Health Services personnel are very nice. If you arc interested in con­ tacting BiLaGA for information or to find out more about meetings, etc., please email us at bilaga@wpi.edu. We'll also be at the Student Organizations Fair!

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textbook publishers over this ‘dual pric­ ing’ - the price difference between books for a course and those sold individually.

At the end of each term, there is a mad rush to the bookstore to sell back books.

What does the bookstore do with all these books they buy back and why do they so frequently pay almost nothing for them? If the course orders are in on time and the book is known to be needed for the next term, the bookstore can do a book buyback for store use at one half the current price for the text­ book if it were new. Books that are not being used for the next term are bought by the book­ store at a lower wholesale price, which is set by an outside company, and then shipped to that company. Books that were bought new by students and those that were bought at the used price both sell back for the same amount. If used books arc ordered from out­ side companies, the bookstore pays more for them than the amount it gives to students for the same books when they are bought to be shipped to the wholesaler. “Even if a stu­ dent sells a book back to the bookstore for $20 [when it is not needed the next term], it could cost me up to $60 to purchase the same book from an outside company [when it is needed],” said Robin.

It is always disheartening to bring a txx>k in to sell back to the bookstore and find out that it is not worth any money at all because the new edition has come out. New editions are published to keep the textbooks up to date, and once an edition is declared out of

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print by the publisher, there is no market for it. If a professor decides he or she wants to use an old edition which is out-of-print, the bookstore must obtain copyright permission and pay copying and copyright fees to re­ print the book. The publisher sets the copy­ right fee at whatever price they want. To give a rather extreme example, a professor here wanted to have a 20 page article reprinted for a course. The copyright fee for this outof-print article was $60 per copy to photo­ copy the article. So, even if the bookstore was to make a zero percent profit, this article would still have cost $60 plus the cost of photocopying. The professor, luckily for the students, decided not to use this article in the course.

Publishers revise (read: increase) their prices every summer regardless of whether a new edition is coming out. A good example of this is the general chemistry book which keeps going up in price even though it has not been changed at all. This means the txxikstorc has to pay more to purchase the books and this cost is passed on to the student body. Why can’t the bookstore buy books at the beginning of the summer if they know the prices will go up? Inventory dollars can’t be tied up by ordering books too far in ad­ vance (plus, there’s no place to store them).

Although knowing why textbooks are so expensive does not help pay for them, maybe it will make shelling out all that money a little easier to bear. At least you know the bookstore managers aren’t sitting out back count­ ing your hard-earned cash and laughing.

Center: Steady progress continues Continued from page 5

be set aside for each part o f the Center (the pool, the locker rooms, meeting rooms, of­ fice space). Adjacencies must also be de­ termined; for example, the equipment room should be located next to the locker room and having a game room located right next to a meeting room would not be appropri­ ate. After this program has been finalized, an estimate of the total cost to build the Center will be determined and the design phase will begin.

The date for ground breaking will be set at the Trustee’s October meeting. Con­ struction will probably take between 18 and 20 months because o f the difficulties

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involved in phased construction. The cur­ rent expectation is that the majority of the new construction will be athletic facilities, while the renovations of the older areas will contain the rest of the campus center.

A web site is now available that con­ tains more information about the Campus Center. There is an artists rendition of what the Center will look like, photos of the cur­ rent appearance of Harrington and Alumni and which portions will be added to, and soon will include photos of campus cen­ ters designed by SBRA for other schools.

This web site will be kept very current and can be found at http://w w w .w pi.edu/ Admi n/Depts/CC/

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Whats Happening: August 23-28 1:30pm -2pm - Just for Parents: Academic Program Overview; Campus Life 3:15pm - 4:15pm - Opening Ceremony: New Student Orientation ’97 5:00pm - 6 :15pm - WPI Community Cookout 6:30pm - 7:30pm - Great Expectations for your WPI Career 9:15pm -10:00 - Initial Orientation Team Meeting 10:00pm -11:30pm-Evening Activity — Playfair!!

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9:00am - 9:30am - Team Project Presentation — Introduction to the Project 3:00pm - 4:00pm - AP Testing: Spanish, German, Computer Science 6:30pm - 7:20pm - What Matters in College? Einstein Explains it All 7:30pm - 9:00pm - T.J. & Joel — Friendship in the Age of Aids 9:00pm -1 2:00am - IFC & Panhel Monte Carlo Night 2:30pm - 4:00pm - Academic Advising & Planning 4:00pm - 5:30pm - Orientation Team Scavenger Hunt 6:30pm - 8:30pm - Communication Matters - Einstein Crosses Boundaries 9:00pm - 10:00pm - Can We Talk? Campus Skits for the whole WPI Community 10:00pm - BYOB — Bring your own Banana Ice Cream Social

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9:00am - 12:00pm - New Student Enrollment and Course Registration 1:15pm -2:15pm - WPI Community Feud 5:00pm - 6:00pm - Traditions Dinner 8:00pm - 10:00pm - SocComm Coffeehouse Show

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10:00am - 12:00pm - Student Organization Fair 10:00am -1 1 :00am - Music Opportunities at WPI 11:00am -1 2:00pm - Going Global At WPI 5:00pm - 6:30pm - Presidents Welcome Barbecue

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8:00am - Classes Start!!!!

7:00pm - 8:30pm - Academic Project winning announcements

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