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Tuesday, September 16, 1997

Volume Twenty-five, Number Sixteen

WPI students part of NASA’s advanced x-ray telescope development program Courtesy o f WPI News Service Two WPI students, one a recent graduate and another a senior, served internships dur­ ing the summer at the Advanced X-ray As­ trophysics Facility Operations Control Cen­ ter at the Smithsonian Astrophysics Obser­ vatory in Cam bridge, Mass. where they worked on the next generation of NASA’s most powerful X-ray telescope.

Myles Walton graduated in May with a mechanical engineering with aerospace in­ terest degree with high distinction. Myles,

son of Mr. and Mrs. Steven R. Walton of Marlboro, Mass., is now a graduate student at MIT. Aaron Shumate, an electrical and computer engineering senior from Seekonk, Mass., is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence W. Shumate, Jr. On Friday, Sept. 12, Myles Walton will be part of the 1:30 p.m. opening ceremonies at the Cambridge control center facility.

NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin and U.S. Senator John Kerry will also participate. The control center will manage the mission of NASA’s most powerful orbiting X-ray tele­ scope and provide science data to the Ad­

vanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility Science Center.

NASA’s next great observatory, the Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility, is scheduled for launch aboard the Space shuttle in August of 1998. It will take its place with the H ubble S pace Telescope and Compton Gamma Ray Observatory as part of NASA’s fleet of Great Observatories. It will give astronomers a powerful new tool to in­ vestigate black holes, exploding stars, and colliding galaxies and will obtain never-before-seen images of highly energized X-ray sources.

Recent violence around campus deemed random Courtesy o f WPI News Service Public Safety Director John Hanlon Jr. re­ cently sent members of the WPI community two Crime Bulletins that provided informa­ tion about a series of assaults and attempted robberies on or near the campus.

The first assault occurred at about 10:45 p.m. on Aug. 29, when two of four students walking home from the supermarket were at­ tacked by four or five men who jumped from a caron Institute Road behind Morgan Hall; 15 minutes later, two other individuals were attacked in front of Theo’s Restaurant on Highland Street by what police believe was the same group. At 12:30 a.m., two students

carrying pizzas from Highland Street were followed by the same car and assaulted on Boynton Street in front of Founders Hall. One of the alleged assailants was chased and caught by WPI Police Officers Robert Van‘'We do not believe our campus or our com m unity’s peripheral property areas are dangerous, ” - WPI Police C hief John Hanlon Jr. dal and David Westerman; two others were apprehended and charged by Worcester Po­ lice. A tire iron believed to have been used in the Boynton Street attack was recovered by one of the victims, who turned it in to Cam­

Parents’ Day is coming soon Courtesy o f WPI News Service Families of WPI students are invited to learn about the many aspects of academic and campus life on Parents’ Day, Saturday, Sept. 20. This year, for the first time, the event coincides with Salisbury Street Sampler, a new program designed to introduce the pub­ lic to many of the churches, museums and historic structures along Salisbury Street. A four-hour program for parents of members of the Massachusetts Academy of Mathemat­ ics and Science’s Class of 1999 is also sched­ uled for Sept. 20.

The schedule of events for this year’s open house for parents includes tours of the new Higgins Labs, an introduction to Greek life on campus, project presentations and a dis­

cussion focusing on the university’s global project opportunities, an exploration of is­ sues relevant to parents of college students, and a scavenger hunt that will enable partici­ pants to learn some WPI history and a few fun facts about the university. The day will conclude with a coffeehouse show from 8 to 10 p.m. in Alden Memorial, followed by an Ice Cream Social in the Lower Wedge.

Parents and guardians of the 36 juniors from 22 towns who enrolled this year in the Mass. Academy have also been invited to experience what these students experience in this unique environment. From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., guests will use the skills of inquiry, par­ ticipate in interdisciplinary education, and learn the way their children learn: in a man­ ner that pushes them beyond the attainment of discrete knowledge.

Table of C ontents News ..................................................... 2, 3 Sports.................................................... 4, 5 Arts & Entertainment......................... 6, 7 Ask the President..................................... 8 West Street House.................................... 8

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On Sept. 4, at about 12:15 a.m., three WPI students who were standing near the gazebo in Institute Park were robbed by three males.

Two of the students escaped; the third, who was knocked to the ground and kicked sev­ eral times, was treated and released from a local hospital. WPI Police Officer Will Mosely apprehended one of the assailants a short distance from the scene. All three suspects were form ally arrested and charged by See Safety, continued to page 3

Web page awards presented

by Alison Keach Features Editor Congratulations are in order for the Fresh­ man Class in completing an almost impos­ sible task. During the New Student Orienta­ tion program each Orientation team produced a web page for a virtual WPI student. On Thursday of last week the judges presented awards to the groups that produced the best pages. Group 21, led by John Schoenrock, was the overall winner of the competition with an awesome page that had amazing graphics. Molly McCabe led Group 20 which won for the “Most Sophisticated” page and was also one of the top winners. The group won for the best teamwork was group 1 led

by Jeevan Ramapriya. Other groups that took home prizes were, 15,23,5,17, and 4. (I per­ sonally thought that group 11 got gypped, but I guess I’m biased.) Actually every group that was able to get their page up and work­ ing deserved a prize in my book. The fresh­ man class definitely started their year off with a bang and I hope the next four years are even more rewarding.

Do you remember Pathways?

A creative outlet for WPI students returns It’s been three years since WPl has had a published outlet for original creative thought on campus. Thanks to some cou­ rageous battling of the beasts of bureau­ cracy and budget by a few enterprising students, Pathways, the WPI ‘literary’ magazine is back.

The sad saga of Pathways goes as such: after the 1995 issue, the membership o f the club dwindled to four, then two. Unable to foresee an issue for the 1996 season, the members let the group charter run out, and were left without a budget or active group status for the 1997 season. However, 1997 was spent madly trying to get those very things back, and the group was success­ ful, ready to publish in C term of 1998.

Pathways is ‘starting over’ with a com­ pletely new staff, new budget, and new visions. They are taking out the word ‘lit­ erary’ (or at least putting it in quotes) to suggest that this coming issue will encom­ pass _all_ aspects of WPI creative out­ put. They are seeking submissions not only o f poetry, short fiction, essays, and prose, but also drawings, black and white photography, collage, and anything print­ able on paper. ‘T here is a vast untapped

amount of creative talent on this campus that needs somewhere to go,” says Jon Barlow, one of the founding members o f the new magazine. “We see it com ing through from time to time but w e’d like the campus to have something concentrated — something we can give out at the end of the year — to showcase it all in.”

Those who wish to find this campus a little less scientific and a little more aesthetic may also be interested in Pathways’ other affairs besides the annual magazine. Also planned are events relating to promoting WPI community original works — poetry readings, photography and art exhibits, and even a music showcase (a smallerscale Indiefest, if you will). Brian Whitman, one o f the editors, explains: “ We have some great places for people to go and showcase their work — New Voices does a great job as does Coffeehouse’s open mic night. The problem is that we need more o f it, more often. We hope to fill some o f the gaps, both with the magazine and with some events scattered through the school year.”

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New international house opened on Trowbridge Street

by Billy D. McGowan International Student Office Rain clouds moved away—at least most of them. The sun popped out. Heaven smiled. The atmosphere became lighter and what began as a trickle turned into a deluge: The newly refurbished structure at 28 Trowbridge Street quickly filled up with people. Bemie Brown, Vice President

for Student Affairs, was on hand to offi­ cially open International House during a ribbon cutting ceremony at 3:30 last Fri­ day. The guests witnessing the event spilled out into the street in front of the green building. ISC President Sashe Kanapathi and International G raduate Teaching Assistant Naod Kebede spoke briefly about the strength of the interna­ tional community at WPI. WPI President

The God of Wine and Revelry?

Who BACCHUS really is

by Jon Barlow, President, BACCHUS Social Team 96-98 You’ve all seen the shirts on campus those BYOB shirts with the nice banana on the back. Since then, a lot of people have been wondering just what BACCHUS is.

C o n tra ry to a p o p u la r b elief, BACCHUS is not a prohibitionist group.

We do not condemn alcohol use, but we do promote safe and responsible use. We are not against use, but against abuse.

Out major goal is to sponsor or co-sponsor activities on campus that may be an alternative to potentially unsafe activi­ ties. True, we do serve mocktail at cam­ pus activities, but our function goes deeper than that.

As an organization, BACCHUS hopes to

change the prevailing attitude on campus that alcohol and/or drug use is a inevitable part of campus life in the 90’s. More than to stop people from drinking, we want to show them that a good time can be had without sub­ stance use. That is why, instead of provid­ ing a lot of educational programs, we spon­ sor many more social programs - programs where people can have a good time while drinking a mocktail, not a beer.

If you think BACCHUS sounds like an organization that you’d like to be a part of, if you’re interested in what we do on cam ­ pus, or if you just want to learn how to mix a mocktail, come to our first general meet­ ing of the year. We’ll be meeting in the Lower Wedge from 7 to 8pm on Wednes­ day, the 17th. We’ll have a little meeting and then officers will be around to answer any questions that arise.

Parrish, faculty, staff and representatives of many of the international student orga­ nizations on campus were there to bear witness. By the end of the ceremony, Di­ rector Tom Thomsen had his hands full showing off his new digs to the WPI com­ munity and other guests.

ESLdirector Billy McGowan, some student graduates of the first ESL Summer Institute and current international students were on hand to enliven the very international gath­ ering. Music from a variety of cultures was drowned out by the chatter of guests as they feasted on the Daka-sponsored, international delicacies. English, though, was definitely the language of the hour!

The renovations at International House were completed last June. It serves as a center for international education at WPI. To fulfill its mandate, it draws upon cam­ pus resources, international students and scholars as well as faculty and students returning from assignments abroad. It will sponsor a number of wide-ranging, inter­ n atio n al-fo cu sed program o f events

throughout the academic year.

Upcoming events in the International House include the following: • Tuesday, September 16 at 6:30 PM. First ISC Coffee Hour of the year. Visiting professor in the Humanities and Arts Department Everett Goodwin will read some of his poetry. He is calling the pro­ gram “Cross-Cultural Poetry”. He is drawing on his experience from travel­ ing in Africa and his love for Jazz.

• Wednesday September 17 at 4:30 pm In­ ternational Student Council meeting in the International House • On Monday September 22 at 3:30 pm the International House is hosting a lec­ ture/slide presentation on Water Lift­ ing Devices in Africa and Asia. Dr. Scioler from Denmark will illustrate the history of waterlifting technology and relate it to appropriate technology. Dr. Schioler is the local coordinator for the Denmark Project Site. Inquiries may be addressed at extension 6030.

Pathways: Back from the dead Continued fom page I saurus. Pathways will be ready by C term — free to all members of the WPI community — but that means that you need to submit your work now. Put your original two-dimensional works in the Pathways mailbox in the Stu­ dent Activities Office o r email them to

pathways@ wpi. The Pathways group meets once a week to discuss events and do edito­ rial and layout tasks; however, you do not need to be on the staff to submit your work.

You can reach the staff of Pathways about the magazine or other events by emailing pathways @wpi.

President's iq p Award competition Students and advisors who feel they have completed outstanding Interactive Qualifying Projects this past academic year should submit their projects for the 1997 President's IQP Awards Competition.

Deadline for submission of applications for the 1997 President's IQP Awards Competition is: October 7. 1997 at 4:00 PM Applications are available from Betty Jolie in the Project Center.

Final judging is December 11, 1997 at 1:45 p.m. in Higgins House.

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Community service opportunities are still out there

by Alison Keach Features Editor The Student Activities office is looking for students who would like to work as mentors to elementary school children. The

Worcester Art Magnet elementary school needs students to come in and talk to classes about college for one hour every other week during school hours. The school also needs students who speak Spanish fluently to sign up for this pro-

Bookmark coupons are here Courtesy o f WPI News Service The Highland Street Business Devel­ opm ent A ssociation has once again teamed up with WPI to produce “High­ land Street Hot Deals,” a bookmark of special discounts available to students

and employees. Discounts or specials are offered by the S ole P ro p rieto r, The Boynton, RoMo, Bonardi’s, Acapulco, The Futon Company, The Bean Counter and Theo Properties. B ookm arks are available in the Student Activities Office and will also be sent to anyone who re­ quests one.

Career fair Wednesday, September 17th Courtesy o f WPI News Service The Career Development Center will sponsor WPI’s fifth annual Career Fair, “Pathway to the Future,” on Wednesday, Sept. 17, from noon to 4 p.m. in Alden Memorial and Harrington Auditorium. Ap­ proximately 11 0 companies are expected to

participate in the fair, which will provide undergraduates, graduate students and alumni with opportunities to learn about these prospective employers and the avail­ ability of full-time jobs as well as summer and co-op positions. To learn more about the Career Fair, visit the Web site at http:// w w w .w p i.e d u /A d m in /D e p ts /C D C / Careerfair/index.html.

gram. The Belmont Community School needs people for their Big Brother and Big Sister Program to mentor and hang out with the children. The Belmont School is espe­ cially looking for women for the Big Sister program. Another opportunity available to students who would like to work with chil­ dren is the Camp Fire organization which needs students willing to do a number of activities with the kids. Camp fire gives chil­ dren the opportunities to develop self-reli­ ance, learn citizenship, and leadership skills.

Camp Fire volunteers are provided with train­

ing, Camp Fire materials and staff support.

Interested students should come to the Stu­ dent Activities Office and speak with a mem­ ber o f the Community Service Staff.

Walk for charity There is still time to sign up for the many walks that will be occurring in the next few weeks in and around Worcester. On Sep­ tember 18 there will be a table set up in the Wedge where you can sign up for the M ak­ ing Strides Against Breast cancer walk in Boston.

Safety: Watch out for tire irons Continued from page 1 Worcester police officers.

“We do not believe our campus or our community’s peripheral property areas are dangerous,” says Hanlon. “These crimes occurred in well-lit, heavily traveled areas.

We feel they were random acts o f violence that were not targeted at specific individu­ als.” Hanlon encourages members of the WPI community to familiarize themselves with the location o f the 23 emergency phones installed outside campus buildings.

“Each phone is yellow with a blue emer­

gency light above it,” he says. “Picking up the receiver automatically dials the Cam ­ pus Police dispatcher.

“WPI Campus Police maintain high-visibility patrols to ensure that episodes such as these are few and that the campus re­ mains a safe place to study and to work.”

Hanlon adds that he is working with the Worcester City Council’s Subcommittee on Public Safety on such projects as enhanc­ ing lighting around Institute Park and along some of the streets that surround the campus.

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Weekly sports update: Results from September 6thto 11th WPI was scored by sophomore Marissa Mertzic (Barre, MA) in the second half to cut the lead at the time to 3-1.

Women's soccer (1-0) The women’s soccer team was sched­ uled to open their season at Regis College on the 9th, but the officials never showed so the game was postponed until later in the month. The official season opener was here at Alumni Field last Thursday as they hosted the Lady Bison of Nichols College.

The long awaited season opener hap­ pened two nights later as the women chris­ tened the new turf field with a 4-0 win over Nichols. Four different Engineers scored in the game including two freshmen. Se­ nior Diane Nascimento (Ludlow, MA) opened the scoring 12:58 into the game on a penalty kick. Twenty m inutes later sophomore Joan Olendar (Somers, CT) the queen of the long distance kick - scored from about 25 yards out as she put a ball just over the reach of the goalkeeper’s arms to give WPI a 2-0 lead. The half would end that way as freshman goalkeeper Brooke LcClair( Acton. MA) went untested to com­ plete her first half of collegiate soccer. In the second half sophomore Katrina Miller (Helena, MT) would replace LeClair in goal for WPI. Fifteen minutes into the second half freshman Jen Patoulidis (Saugus, MA) knocked in a ball that was sent across the goal area from another freshman Beth Gil­ bert (Dayville, CT). With less than two

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The women’s field hockey team opened their home season this past Saturday with a game against Amherst College in which they lost, 3-0, despite some valiant attempts to turn it around.

by G eoff Hassard Sports Information Director Men’s soccer (3-0) The men’s soccer team began their 1997 season by winning their second City Cham­ pionship in the four years of its existence.

They worked overtime to defeat Clark 3-2 in the first round and then came from be­ hind to beat Worcester State 3-1 in the title game.

In the Clark game, WPI took a 1-0 lead midway through the first half on a goal by Shaun McDonough (Whitman, MA) as­ sisted by Mike Dellisanti (Mt. Vernon, NH).

The first half ended with the Engineers on top by that score. Dellisanti made it 2-0 four minutes into the second half with as­ sists going to Ben Wilson (Plymouth, MA) and McDonough. Clark battled back with two late goals to tie the score at 2-2. The game ended in a deadlock forcing the over­ time. New rules this year for soccer make overtime periods sudden death, so the first team that scores wins the game. The first overtime period was nearly over when a Chris Prueher (Ellington, CT) shot d e­ flected off a Cougar defender and went into the goal for the WPI victory with two sec­ onds left in the overtime period. Matt Woodcock (Orange, MA) made two saves in picking up the win for the Engineers.

In the cham pionship game versus Worcester State, WPI trailed at halftime 10. McDonough tied the game at the 81 minute mark on a penalty kick and gave WPI the lead 30 seconds later when he picked up a rebound off the crossbar on a shot by Jarrod Allston (Plymouth, MA).

The Engineers would add an insurance goal two minutes later when Prueher put one by the Lancer goalie assisted by Jon Rich (Rockland, MA).

Wednesday the Engineers continued to roll as they defeated Fitchburg State on the road 3-2 in overtime. McDonough scored all three of the WPI goals to bring his early season total to six. Dellisanti as­ sisted on McDonough’s first goal in the first half. This was the second overtime win within the week as Woodcock made seven saves to pick up his second win of the season.

Field Hockey (0-2) The field hockey team opened their 1997 season on the road at Merrimack College on Saturday the 6 th. The Engineers found their hosts not to accomodating as they dropped a 2-0 decision.

On Wednesday the 10th WPI traveled west to take on Springfield College. The Engineers played well, but came out on the short end of a 6 -1 score. The lone goal for

minutes to go in the game, WPI would make it 4-0 when freshman Melissa Diercks (Thurmont, MD) took a cross from Jamie Szafarowicz (Oakham, MA) and put it by the goalie. Miller and LeClair shared the shutout, but LeClair picked up her first col­ legiate win.

Women’s tennis (1-0) The women’s tennis team is off to a fly­ ing start in 1997. They began their season on the 6th by hosting and winning the MAIAW Tournament. They defeated both Nichols and Lesley College to capture their fourth straight crown. Winning MAIAW Titles in singles were; Michelle Jurofcik (Saugerties, NY) at #2 singles; Michelle Lafond (Exeter, RI) at #4 singles; Ashley Deliso (Sutton, MA) at #5 singles and Leanna DelGrosso (Euclid, OH) at #6 singles. WPI swept all three doubles titles as Jurofcik and Jessica Buffone (Seneca Falls, NY) won at #1, DelGrosso and Paula Silva (W akefield, MA) won at #2 and Lafond and Deliso won at #3.

On Tuesday the 9th. WPI hosted the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts formerly North Adams State - in their sea­ son opening dual match. The Mohawks proved to be no match as the Engineers rolled to an easy 9-0 win. Buffone/Jurofcik, Silva/DelGrosso and Lafond/Deliso set the pace by sweeping the doubles. In singles play WPI swept all six spots starting with See Update, continued to page 5

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We are also hiring Summer Interns for 1998.

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Update: Golf over Gordon, volleyball breaks even Continued from page 4 Buffone and continuing on to Jurofcik, freshman Alissa Wilson (Fairport, NY), Silva, Lafond and Deliso.

Golf (1-0) The golf team opened their 1997 season at Gordon College on the 8th. They made the trip worthwhile as they came home with the victory 295-333. Leading the way for the Engineers was senior Mike Willock (Rockland, MA) with a 69. Sophomore Randy Brown (Southwick, MA) was sec­ ond with a 73 and junior Barry Hammer (Hooksett, NH) was third with a 75.

Volleyball (1-1) The volleyball team opened their sea­ son on the road with matches at Brandeis University and Simmons College. On Tuesday the 9th they dropped a 3-1 match to Brandeis, but bounced back two nights later with a 3-1 win over Simmons College.

Against Brandeis the scores were 8-15, 15-11,5-15,2-15. For the match co-captain Melinda Darway (Nipomo, CA) and fresh­ man Amy Matter (Kettle Falls, WA) each had six kills. Shannon Sura (Yardley, PA) and co-captain Emma Palmacci (Walpole, MA) each had five kills. Senior Wendy

Jobling (Harrisville, RI) led the defense with 13 digs while freshman Kristin Blitsch (Princeton, IL) had 10 digs.

In the Simmons match WPI was led by Darway, Sura and Palmacci. Darway had

11 kills and 13 assists, Sura had six kills and five digs while Palmacci had nine kills and 17 assists and 10 service aces. The 10 aces tied her with four other players for third all time for aces in a match.

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Food for thought Alumni gym needs a workout

By Janelle Evans Class o f ‘98 For this week’s food for thought, 1 would like to take you on a journey to a place pretty near by. The abyss of the Alumni Gym. A couple years ago, onlookers might have said, “Wow, that is a small, but pretty nice, looking gym.” But after a few years of us crazy engineering types, and lack of care, the gym, to be blunt, has gone to hell.

Let us begin with the aerobic facilities, the Stairm asters and bikes. Well, one Stairmaster falls out from underneath you when you step on it (but you can tame this beast by not lifting your feet any higher than a baby step). Another squeaks like a mouse is stuck in the gears. And then there is the one that just doesn’t go at all. A couple of the bikes have cracking pedals, and several handholds are either loose or have long ago fallen off.

Cybex, anyone? Not if you don’t want to jar your muscles with their stiff, unoiled jo in ts. And bring your ow n rubber handholds for those too, they seem to have left the premises. It is also advisable to bring your own washcloth or maybe a spritz bottle to wipe off the yucky sweat from the person before you...that is rarely done

anymore. The free weight room isn’t that bad...but then again, what in there can break?

After such a vivid description, don’t you just want to run to the gym and work that butt? I guess my question is why isn’t the gym being taken care of my the staff and the work study students, or, if the problem is the people working out are being too rough with the equipment, why weren't they taught the proper way of lifting, or biking, or stepping? With all of the people on campus that are somewhat or very ath­ letic, one would think these things would be taken much more seriously. Jerky Cybex machines are dangerous to even the most experienced lifter. They are designed to be low impact, not a jumble of rattling pulley systems with out adequate friction-absorbing handholds. It cannot be so expensive to fix the Stairmasters that the more sen­ sible option is to have hordes of people stand in line to use the two that work.

The gym is an important resource for many students on campus, but it is quickly becoming a joke because of the poor up­ keep. I mean, when many of us spend our days and nights eating too much DAKA and drinking too m uch...soda...w e need an outlet to do our bodies good, not hurt them more.

The football team opened their home season last Saturday with a game against the unfortunate Worcester State. After letting the State get a touch-down early in the first quarter, the Engineers came back to win the game 21-13, to the delight of the large crowd in attendance.

WELCOME ALUMNI ROAD RACE WPI ANNUAL ALUMNI ROAD RACE SATURDAY, October 4,1997 ALUMNI FIELD 9:00 AM TO 10:30 AM

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In consideration o f this entry being accepted, I hereby fo r myself, I my heirs, executors, and administrators waive and release all rights and claims fo r damages I may have against the organiiation(s) holding this event fo r any and all injuries suffered at said meet. _(if under 18, signed by parent).

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WELCOME ALUMNI ROAD RACE

Athletic facility hours Alumni Gym: 7 am-7 pm Bowling Alley: Fri & Sat 5:30pm-11 pm Raquetball Courts: Mon-Fri 8am-9pm by appoint­ ment only. Sat & Sun free time.

Fitness Center: Mon-Fri 7am-9am; 1lam-9pm; Sat-Sun 12pm-6pm

WPI ANNUAL ALUMNI ROAD RACE SATURDAY, October 4,1997 ALUMNI FIELD 9:00 AM TO 10:30 AM

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New Voices 15.5: Smaller but cool

by Alison Keach Features Editor Every year the WPI theater department puts together a festival of plays in D-Term called New Voices. NV15.5 is a smaller ver­ sion of the New Voices 15 Festival that was held on Campus last D term and it is a great opportunity for the freshman class to see what WPI theater is all about.

The plays that are included in the festi­ val are written, produced, directed and per­ formed all by members of the WPI commu­ nity. Last year there were approximately 15 plays brought to life on the WPI stage and this year three of those plays were asked

to come back for an encore production to show the new students the high quality theater that WPI produces. The plays that will be performed are Seriphum’s Indeci­ sion, The Freight Before Christmas and The Magic and the Heat. These plays were absolutely awesome last year and I’m sure they will be equally impressive this year!

One of the best parts about the New Voices festival is that its absolutely free, so there are no excuses for not checking it out.

Alpha Psi Omega, a theater honor frater­ nity, will be holding a reception after the performances, held in Alden Hall on Sep­ tember 19lh, to welcome the new students and answer any of their questions.

Pure pop for “now” people Oasis-Be Here Now

by Michael O ’Bryant Class o f 1998 America get ready! On their third al­ bum, Oasis come back with a vengeance.

The first single and first song on the al­ bum “D’you Know What I Mean", starts this album with a roar of screeching gui­ tars it never lets up. Although this album is not a radical departure in style for Oasis, there are several differences. The most notable is the improved lyrical skills of Noel Gallagher, guitarist and songwriter for the band. His lyrics have improved with ev­ ery album. The mood of the album itself is very cheerful, positive and upbeat.

Also there is bit of sampling, with a drum sam p le o f N .W .A .’s “ S traight O utta C om pton” on the track “D ’You Know What I Mean”. Stylistically, this album is a blend of the first and second albums.

It is a mixture of the ele ctric style of “ Definitely Maybe” and the more acous­ tic style o f “Morning Glory”.

Individually, the songs themselves are incredibly melodic and are straight up

rock and roll. Blistering rockers such as “ I Hope, I Think, I Know” are balanced by ballads such as “D on’t Go Away”.

Liam Gallagher sings lead vocal for all of the songs except for “Magic Pie” and he treats them with incredible intensity. His voice is perfectly suited for a song like “Don’t Go Away" but it also sounds great on a fast paced song such as “My Big M outh” . Other standout songs are “The Girl In The Dirty Shirt “ and “Fade In/Out”. Actually most all of the songs on this album are standouts.

The one problem with this album is the extensive use of long codas at the end of the songs. My guess is that some of the longer songs such as “All Around the World” w ill be edited for release as singles. O asis manages to get away with many of these codas on the songs, but some of the arrangement can get a bit tedious. Overall, though, if you’d like to hear some wonderfully unashamed pop rock, buy this album. Rating = 3.5 Rating System: 4 = John, 3 = Paul, 2 = George, 1 = Ringo

CD review: “Bone Spurs1 Pam Means knows how to put feelings into words into a unique chorus of throaty and angelic, with the lyrics “let your words be heard get your message out loud and clear” heralding the feminist movement. Her voice plays with the notes from her guitar, forming an inter­ twining harmony. She is not part of the an­ gry woman’s group, like Alanis Morissette, but a great singer in her own right. This cd reminds me a little of Jewel’s “Pieces of You,” but it’s not about men or full o f bal­ lads. She is coming to Soccomm’s coffee­ house show tonight, in Riley Commons, at 8 o ’clock. The cost is a buck, and I highly recommend this concert to all students here at WPI. She is a wonderful acoustic guitar player with powerful lyrics, and you’ll have a chance to meet people. See you there!

by Stacey Leisenfelder Newspeak sta ff Pamela Means, “Bone Spurs,” is the best CD I’ve heard in a long time. There is just the right mix of soft ballads and fast songs from this new and upcoming artist. “Up to Here” is a song everyone here at WPI can relate to.

The lyrics, “I’ve had it up to here, you are too persistant. What part of ‘no’ don’t you understand?’ is the way I feel about my room­ mate sometimes, and I’m not the only one.

We all get frustrated sometimes, and she seems to know exactly how to put feelings into words. She also sings with another fa­ mous female vocalist, Ani Difranco. Their song, “Speak,” has a playful beat, and it’s obvious they are friends. Their voices meld

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News from the game world, week of September seventh

by Ken Gagne Class o f ‘01 As always, the Nintendo 64 development scene continues to change. Banjo-Kazooie, initially intended as the big N64 holiday title, was announced as being delayed a few weeks back. Despite rumors to the contrary, this delay remains; this Mario 64 clone will not arrive in either Japan nor America until 1998. Reports of delays for Electronic Arts’ football title. Madden 64, have proven to be false, however. It will ship on November 11th, the same month as Quarterback Club 98. These are the first football gam es for the N64, but only QBC’98 will have the official NFL license, meaning team names, colors, and post-sea­ son titles will be available.

Code Masters has announced that they will be developing for the Nintendo 64.

Their flagship title. Micro Machines, is cu rren tly appearing on the Sony Playstation. Their past hits include the Fantastic Adventures o f Dizzy, and Pete Sampras Tennis.

Shiny held the spotlight for a period some years ago when their first release, Earthworm Jim, proved to be a remarkable hit. Now their

devotion lies with the Playstation, for which all future titles will be initially released. MDK2 and Messiah, a helicopter game, will not ap­ pear on the PC or Mac fronts until later.

Several titles from Namco, makers of the Tekken series, have been delayed. The P laystation will not have the arcade shooter Time Crisis until November, while Pac-Man Ghost Zone has been postponed indefinitely.

On the movie front, it has been noted that the opening weekend for G.I. Jane could not contend with the sales of Final Fantasy VII. 330,000 copies of Sony’s role-playing game were sold the first week it was out. This makes it the fastest-selling game of 1997, although not yet the best-selling, vying for that posi­ tion against Star Fox 64 and Mario Kart 64.

Also, Playstation versions of Alien Resur­ rection, Men in Black, and The Fifth Element movies are all expected to prove that games based on movies can sell.

The Saturn news front is especially slow at the time. Street Fighter vs. X-Men from Capcom will be released in November. The Japanese version is already available for approximately $65, which is significantly higher than the average price tag for a CD game nowadays. It will be interesting to

see how Capcom translates this to America.

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Ask President Parrish: Questions from the campus

In an attempt to keep the WPI community better informed, News­ peak is pleased to announce to be­ ginning of the “Ask the President” section o f the paper. President Parrish would like to respond to any concerns the student body might have via the forum of this newspa­ per. If you have a question for the president, please send it to newspeak@wpi.edu, drop it in our mailbox in the student activities of­ fice, or leave it on our voice mail.

These questions will be forwarded to President Parrish, who will answer them in a later issue.

Could you com m ent on the ongoing cam paign to raise fu n d s f o r the Campus Center?

Over the summer, a very active solicitation o f the Board of Trustees has been underway as the first key portion of the overall cam­ paign. Our intention is to so­ licit each member by the Oc­ tober Board meeting. Under­ stand that does not mean commitments will be in hand by then. It takes time for people to make plans regarding large gifts, but thus far we are on target with our schedule for calls.

What are the current plans to solve the p a rk in g problem on campus?

The most immediate step has been completion o f the expansion of the parking lot at West Street and Schussler Road. Also, we are continuing to explore parking fa­ cilities with architects and consult­ ants and have set aside funds in

the bond issue for construction.

This is an item of considerable in­ terest to the Physical Facilities Committee of the Board and will continue to receive attention as various alternatives arc explored.

W hen is it expected that the Greek houses will be connected to the campus network?

We have been studying this is­ sue the past several months and have arrived at a practical solu­ tion. It involves a wireless net­ work that will offer connectivity on a similar basis to that in the residence halls. The Executive Committee of the Board endorsed my recom m endation to go for­ ward, and a purchase order for the necessary eq u ip m en t has been executed. Thus, I anticipate the project will be completed in the next few weeks.

What is the school doing to en­ sure WPI has appropriate equip­ ment?

The capital budget planning

process includes funds for updat­ ing equipment, although there is never enough money, given the rapid change in technology. On the computing/networking front, we have initiated a comprehensive study of all information technology on campus. Professor David Finkel is chairing the group and they will be developing a master plan for the campus.

Are you going to have a social gathering fo r students to discuss issues?

Last year, on about a biweekly basis, I met with random groups of students on Monday evenings at the President’s house. We dis­ cussed whatever was on people’s minds; one such meeting led to the installation of the wireless network for the G reek houses mentioned above. I have already asked that these meetings con­ tinue, but because o f my exten­ sive travel schedule this fall, it is unlikely they will begin until C Term.

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The deal on counseling: Some info from West Street House Think of the word counseling.

What comes to mind? Many words like crazy, mental, helpless, sick, weak? The fact is, a lot of people have some mistaken or negative ideas abut the counseling process— or simply aren’t sure what to expect.

So we thought it might be helpful to highlight a few of the major myths and questions about counseling and let you in on the real deal.

what I tell you ? Will you have to tell my parents what I say ?”

Everything you tell a counselor is confidential. We will never talk to anyone— your family, friends, or school administrator—about any­ thing you tell us unless you want us to. The only time a counselor will ever break confidentiality is if he or she feels that there is a threat of physical harm to you or to an­ other person. That’s the only time.

So, you can relax about that— and think of what a relief it is to be able to talk to someone about anything you want in complete confidence.

Myth: Only crazy people go fo r counseling.

This is probably the greatest myth. Students (all people, for that matter) seek counseling for a vari­ ety of reasons. These can range from the specific— such as test preparations, stress management, relationship or room m ate con­ flicts— to more general problems, suck as anxiety and depression.

Unfortunately, there is a stigma in our society that says seeking help for our problems means there’s some­ thing wrong with us. While most of us don’t think twice about going to see a doctor for a bad cough or a broken bone, we often are much less willing to seek help if experiencing em otional distress. Remember though, mental health is just as im­ portant as physical health. In fact, it plays an essential part in maintain­ ing our physical well-being.

Question: “Will people fin d out

Myth: Counseling is a mysteri­ ous process that is done to you.

Some people go to counseling and expect the counselor to give them all the answers. This is not how it really works. The counsel­ ing process is a collaborative effort between you and a counselor. We’re talking teamwork here. While we do have experience and information to offer regarding a wide variety of con­ cerns, you are the expert on yourself and your life, not the counselor. The counselor’s role is not that of par­ ent, or expert, or magician, but rather that of a supportive, nonjudgmental, helpful listener and guide. Also, many times there is a significant part of the counseling process that is done outside the actual counseling hour. Yes, that means that the coun­ selor may give homework assign­ ments! (Don’t worry, you won’t be graded on them.) These are ac­ tivities and exercises meant to help

by A m y Yelin and Chandelle Hesselgrave, form er interns Student Development and Counseling Center

you expand your self-awareness and/or practice new behaviors.

Question: What can I expect to gain fro m counseling?

This is different for each person.

It depends upon what you’re ex­ pecting or needing from the pro­ cess and how much you’re willing to put into it. While examining our thoughts and feelings is not always easy, the rewards can be great. For many students, this means gain­ ing a greater understanding and aw areness of them selves; for some, it is a greater degree of con­ trol and direction; for others, it is the resolution of a problem. For most, it is a combination of all these things— plus a feeling of enhanced self-esteem and confidence. One thing to remember, however, is that this usually doesn’t happen in one or two meetings. Although coun­ seling is a time to gain greater selfawareness, sometimes an actual change (or changes) may not be ap­ parent for weeks, months, or even years. Development is a life-long process and counseling is only a brief instrument to assist you and enhance your own development.

Myth: I went to counseling once and it didn ’t help, so why bother?

No two counselors are exactly alike, nor do all counselors work the same way. One counselor’s ap­ proach or personality may not be the right fit for you but, like any relationship, sometimes you hit it off and sometimes you don’t. So if

you’ve had one negative counsel­ ing experience, we encourage you to keep an open mind. Also, dif­ ferent places have different ap­ proaches to counseling. At West Street House, we use a holistic ap­ proach.

T his m eans that a student’s concern is approached from the many different facets of a person’s life: physical, emotional, intellectual, spiritual/meaning, so­ cial, and occupational. Each of these six facets is represented by one side of the hexagram in the Stu­ dent Development and Counseling Center symbol. (Check it out on the outside of our house, 157 West Street.) While it is often useful to look at these areas as distinct from one another, they are so closely in­ terrelated that they affect and blend into one another. This is repre­ sented by the circle in the SDCC symbol Question: How long would the counseling process take?

At West Street House we use a short-term model of counseling, al­ though the length of time does vary.

Although the majority of students come for a brief time, anywhere from four to six meetings, some come longer. And once a student ends counseling, he or she can re­ turn at any time to meet with a coun­ selor again or just to say hi. (Oh, and by the way, all services are free to WPI students.) If you have any other questions about us or coun­ seling itself, please call West Street House at 831 -5540.

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Potentially useful internet resources: Those computers really are useful

by Matthew M. Luggo Class o f ’00 First of all, 1would like to dedi­ cate this article to the memory of the part of my last article that didn’t make it into print. For those of you who actually read the article and noticed that one sentence didn’t quite seem right, I am including a copy of the missing piece below.

Hopefully it will get printed this time. The Missing Piece: “you want to put something up quickly.

It is also rather useful on annoy­ ing people who won’t leave your room, but you shouldn’t do that, and you’re on your own if you do.

Papers, p o sters, bubble wrap, clothing, and some foods are ex­

am ples o f things that can he stapled to a wall, the key is to be creative. A drill is handy for those larger items that can’t be stapled.

Simply drilling a hole for a screw, a set of screws, or a hook, is all that is needed to attach items like clocks, th erm om eters, outlet strip s, phones, small speakers, small ap­ pliances, and many” And now, a moment of silence.

Ok, that’s enough of that. Here at WPI, you’ve probably noticed that there are a lot of computers around.

There are computer labs in every academic building, and a large per­ centage of students have comput­ ers on campus (there were 750 resi­ dential computers on the network the last time I checked, and there

are probably many other comput­ ers that aren’t on the network). If there were as many cars on cam­ pus as there are computers, then the parking situation would prob­ ably only be a little bit worse, but it’s still a good thing that those thousands of dollars were spent on stuff that usually gets put inside a room (cars can be put in rooms sometimes too, but that usually isn’t desirable). With all these com­ puters, you’re probably wonder­ ing what you can do with them other than play games and write papers (speaking of writing papers, visit the Writing Center, SL134, if you need help with a paper, or even if you don’t, we get lonely in there sometimes).

There’s one semi-useful thing you can do with many o f the com­ puters on campus, and that would be, surprisingly enough, access­ ing the internet. If you’ve never heard of the internet, you can just smile and nod, and pretend you have. If you were wondering what you can do with a computer be­ fore, then you’re probably wonder­ ing what you can do with the internet now. The internet was once known as the “Information Superhighway” (and not the “Por­ nographic Expressway” or “That Thing They Talked About on CSpan That Those Politicians Didn’t Understand” as it is known today), so that would seem to imply that there is information in there some­

where, scattered among nude pic­ tures of celebrities and copies of “The Anarchist’s Cookbook.” If you’re one o f those annoying people who keep asking questions all the time without waiting for an­ swers, then you’re probably won­ dering what kind of information is out there, where it is, and if there are any nude pictures o f your fa­ vorite celebrity. There is a lot of information out there, but I’m only going to discuss stuff you can find that is related to WPI in some way.

First is The Social Web, <http:// social.wpi.edu>, which is further proof that Troy Thompson is ei­ ther a superhuman entity, or insane.

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Beyond the Margins The computer dies and time stands still..

By Justin Greenough Newspeak Staff Somewhere in ea$k and every one o f our lives, there a place beyond the margins. It is often a place fa r beyond the edges o f the page we write our life upon and fa r beyond the problems o f real­ ity. It is a place where we can re­ lax and really be ourselves...a place where we can remove the masks o f daily life in a paranoid so ciety a n d rea lly speak our minds. A nd so the story goes...

Well, another week has passed in our lives at WPI. Has it been good for you? I’ve yet to see ex­ actly where everything falls into

place within my life. There’s always something new “popping up” here and there to do. It’s quite a hid­ eous thought! Anyway, enough complaining. I’ve got work to do and a column to write!

I was sitting in DAKA the other day (as I often do), pondering si­ lently (which I also do when I’m not thinking aloud). For some rea­ son, my thoughts wandered to­ wards a rather unique and, as usual, useless idea. I was wondering just what would happen if DAKA lost power for say a day or so and couldn’t run any of the machinery that is involved in our culinary de­ lights. What was worse, I soon re­ alized that the loss o f pow er wouldn’t only kill the cooking units,

but the soda machines, juice ma­ chines and YES! THE ICECREAM AND FRIBBLE M ACHINES! Ahhhhhh!

Okay, so maybe it wouldn’t be THAT unbearable. They could serve us sandwiches and bottled drinks and stuff. However, my thoughts, as they often do, drifted further and further off within this dream world. I began to realize how much technology we use in one day. It didn’t necessarily have to be on campus here at WPI. The whole world around us is filled with computers, computerized machines and all of this runs on electricity.

Think about it. If the computer chip blows in your new washing machine (and if you don’t believe

m e.. .check out the machines in the basement o f Ellsworth), that ma­ chine wouldn’t work. Let’s sup­ pose you had to deal with it for any length of time. Would YOU know how to wash laundry by hand? Would you want to?

Here’s case two: You’re work­ ing in a store at a checkout line.

The barcode scanning register breaks and the store is open for five more hours on a holiday when there are no repair technicians working. All you have is an old adding-machine style register in the back room ...or better yet, a calculator and cash box. Would you know how to add things up and make the correct change? I wouldn’t.

One of my favorites is a case involving typew riters. You’re working on a project and your computer breaks. Assuming you c a n ’t get to an o th er m achine quickly, you have to whip out your M om ’s old IBM electric model typewriter. W ould you know how to run the dang thing?

What happens if you m ake a mis­ take? Heck! Where’s the power switch?

Just some food fo r thought.

We’re reliant on technology to a very extreme point. Sometimes, I just sit and wonder what we’d do without it...ju st like that day I was sitting in DAKA. It could happen. It could even happen to YOU!

The problem of advertising effectively without UNIX events messages

by Greg Snow Class o f ‘98 Suppose you are member of an organization or club at WPI that is trying to publicize an upcoming campus-wide event. In order to make the event as successful as possible, you must get the word out to as many members of the

WPI community as possible. How are you going to do it?

You know you’ve spent most of your budget on the actual program so you don’t have much money to spend on advertising. So, you de­ cide to turn to Student Activities Office for some help. There you find a great publication with some ideas on how to advertise effec­

tively at WPI. Let’s look at some of their suggestions: • Advertise in Newspeak — You know that not many people ac­ tually read Newspeak because you see hundreds of undistrib­ uted copies in the bins each week. Plus it’s too expensive for your budget.

• Advertise on WWPI and the Video Bulletin Board — Free, but basically only seen or heard by students who live on-cam­ pus.

• Table tents in DAKA — Again only seen by on-campus stu­ dents.

• Poster the campus — Costly and environmentally unfriendly.

• Post on the Social Web — Out of tens of thousands of college students in Worcester, only 500 or so use the Social Web. What you really need is a way to advertise for free and reach

nearly everyone on cam pus...

Ahh... Here it is right in the Stu­ dent Activities’ publication: “Post a UNIX system event message” So you log on and run the install_events program and enter your message.

What the hell? Suddenly you discover that system event mes­ sage have been eliminated. Back to the drawing board...

The recent decision by the CCC to elim inate the use o f system event messages has robbed the WPI campus of its most effective advertising method. The CCC has now switched these events to a web-based system. However, this web-based system is at best a vol­ untary way for students to find out what is going on at WPI. This new method o f event notification is about as effective as newsgroups were in the past.

Perhaps even more important

than the advertising o f program­ ming events, is the loss of the abil­ ity to post safety notices: As an example, two weeks ago Campus Police posted a bulletin to the en­ tire community which addressed the public safety concern posed by several recent assaults on campus.

I’m certain they assumed that this posting would be read by the en­ tire community through the events message system. Yet it was not, because the events system had been disabled. Instead, their emer­ gency posting was hidden several layers deep on the WPI web server.

So, instead of notifying the entire student body quickly, it took a week to release a paper bulletin to everyone’s mailbox.

According to the CCC, the ratio­ nale behind the eliminating o f the events system was that it was be­ ing abused with posting such as See Events, continued to page 10

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The “BBoard”: What is it and how does it work?

by Debbie Dexter CCC Computer Trainer So, you haven’t seen any events or those “group m ailing” postings when you log in to your UNIX account, eh?

Well, th a t’s because they have been moved to a new location!

There were many complaints from us­ ers that these “ unsolicited” messages were creating too much “noise” when log­ ging in as well as what some considered “junk mail” being delivered to their indi­ vidual accounts. Because of these com­ plaints, CCC decided to change to a new “more private" method of posting mes­ sages. Now, these messages/postings are available on the world wide web at http:// www.wpi.edu/info/BBoard.html. So point your favorite browser to this location, or at the UNIX prompt type: bboard This bboard command avoids needing to spell out the URL to the browser. The command is only on CCC UNIX systems.

This will bring up a message telling you about the BBoard and ask you how do you want to read it. The tags following the UNIX command bboard are: -I (the lower-case letter “I”) will launch lynx and immediately bring you to the web page. (So for those users calling into the wpi modems, you can run this com­ mand at any time on the CCC UNIX sys­ tems, so you won’t need an ISP).

-s will encrypt your password as it is sent to the Webserver So as an example, you could type the following command: bboard -1 -s to use lynx and encrypt your password when you login to the bulletin board sys­ tem.

If you still have the command “events” in your .login file, this will now alert you to new BBoard postings, so you don’t have to waste time checking it if nothing new has arrived. Since many people still have the events command in their .login, and this re-use of that command name will now inform those people about the BBoard. If the person has not yet read the BBoard, the command describes the BBoard and suggests the use of the bboard command. If the person has al­ ready begun reading the BBoard and has subscribed to some groups, those groups are checked to see if there are new postings. If there are new messages, it lets the person know. This will avoid

people w a stin g tim e looking at the BBoard when there is nothing for them.

Once you get into the Bulletin Board you can select the “Manage BBoard Sub­ scriptions” link to unsubscribe from a mailing list if you wish. Here’s a brief ex­ planation o f postings and messages: messages - These are messages the CCC sends out to inform the wpi community of changes, updates or scheduled out­ ages of networked resources. These “messages” will remain, and users are highly encouraged to read these direc­ tives. events - These were postings by the gen­ eral public about campus activities. This mechanism had been abused and cre­ ated much unnecessary “noise” to our users. It has now been moved to the BBoard, where users can decide to read them if they wish. group mailings - These are messages that were sent to large groups of people, for exam ple when som eone m ails to wpi_students@wpi.edu the message re­ ally got posted to the login area instead of being mailed to every student at WPI (which would be over 4000 people).

A ctually sending m essages to this many people would be a detrimental overload to the mail servers, which would result in several hour delays of “real” email to the wpi community. large group aliases - These are mailing lists that are sometimes automatically generated on a daily basis from the R egistrar’s database. An example w ould be c la s s-o f-n n @ w p i.e d u , where “nn” is the year of graduation currently 97 through 01. These mes­ sages w ere sen t to individual ac­ counts of the members o f the alias.

Again, abuse of these mailing lists resulted in theses m essages being posted on the BBoard only. (An ex­ ample o f abuse was when a user inad­ vertently sent mail to 27 large group aliases which overloaded the mail serv­ ers. W hen users re p lie d to this person's message and included all re­ cipients, this created a massive “mail bombing” - - all mail was held up in this instance for over 4 hours.) requested “class"aliases - Faculty mem­ bers request class aliases so they can communicate with the current members of their classes. These faculty “own” these aliases so they maintain the names on the lists. These lists will remain and messages sent to them will be de-

livered to the members’ individual ac­ counts.

Please tell us what you think!

We would like your feedback regard­ ing this new system. Please send email to bboard-feedback@ wpi.edu. Our job is to serve W PI’s computing needs so any comments or suggestions are wel­ come.

Here is the actual message sent from Allan Johannesen, Managing Sr. Unix Sys­ tems Administrator, regarding the changes if you had missed it: Message 272: From aej@WPI.EDU Fri Aug 29 16:48:42 1997 Subject: Noise Reduction ( 18 lines) More? [ynq] From aej@WPI.EDU Fri Aug 29 16:48:42 1997 Subject: Noise Reduction To reduce the clutter at login, email to wpi_students and the install_event pro­ gram no longer result in login messages.

You can peruse events by using a news reader to read wpi.events and email to w pi_students will be in w pi.students.

Events also appear on the web at http:// www.wpi.edu/News/Events.

Both events and wpi_students mail are

also in the WPI BBoard at: http://www.wpi.edu/info/BBoard.html.

Email to class-of-NN (for years, NN, from 97 through 01) used to be open login mes­ sages, but they will only appear in the BBoard. The class-of-NN mailings are pri­ vate to the individual class, so other years cannot view the mailings sent to a differ­ ent class.

Also, most major/year mailing lists have been moved into the BBoard system so that intrusive direct mailing is reduced. Please check the BBoard fo r information about your year and major.

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Events: Getting by without them Continued from page 9 for sales and apartment rentals. While I too was bothered by these sometimes an­ noying messages, I could sec past them to the important benefit the system was pro­ viding.

Without the events notification system.

I’m scared that WPI will revert to back to the uninformed campus it was when some of us first arrived here.

If the worry is that too many irrelevant postings are being made, then that prob­ lem should be easy enough to solve. Sim­

ply develop a way to restrict posting to legitimate organizations, such as Campus Police, SocComm, Student Life, Student Government, etc. While I’m not a UNIX expert, I believe such a limited access sys­ tem could be developed fairly easily. Then if a group abuses the system, the CCC could simple revoke that group’s ability to post events.

So in closing, as a concerned student, I am DEMANDING that the CCC reinstate a limited access events program as soon as possible.

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are not shown for residential computers unless the owner of the com puter up­ dates the information through the web page. Since this information must be up­ dated manually, it may not always be cor­ rect. Most of the faculty and staff com ­ puters have the type of computer and op­ erating system in the database, so you can find out what kind of computers your professors use.

Another resource that most people are familiar with is the whitepages command on the UNIX network. Whitepages was at one time used for finding the room and phone number of someone, but the system has been changed so that you must manu­ ally enter this information through web reg­ istration at <http://registrar.wpi.edu/> if you want it to show up correctly. You will need your PIN for this, and if you don’t know it you can use the pin-retrieve com­ mand at your UNIX prompt to get it. If you have not entered this information yet, whitepages will show either your WPI box number, or your room number from last year (if you lived on campus), where the cur­ rent room number used to go. Whitepages

lems, parking problems, and abuse of the CS1005 mailing list. Occasionally even people like Pres. Parrish and Prof. Phillies post to this newsgroup. It’s not always serious though, so try not to get upset if someone says something that offends you. If wpi.flame isn’t for you, then try wpi.test. I won’t explain what goes on there (other than testing), you can find that out on your own...

still contains major, class, advisor, e-mail, and home address information for stu­ dents, and departm en t, title, e-m ail, phone number, and office information for faculty and staff. Finally, possibly the most useful resource is the newsgroup wpi.flame. This newsgroup is for ratio­ nal and irrational discussion or com ­ plaints concerning any topic. Some seri­ ous recent topics include housing probEngineering/CS Majors

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C lu b C o r n e r Alden Voices Welcome back everybody and hold on tight for a great year! First and foremost, welcome to all the new and returning members of A-V. The talent and psyche are overwhelming. Our first concert is for Parent’s Day on September 20th at 4pm along with the other members of the Music Association. Though we are sing­ ing "Kikihihi”, it should be a good show.

Also, congrats to the newly chosen mem­ bers of Interstate 8 -The No F ella’ A Cappella. This year the group consists o f S tephanie Souders, M ia Zam arro, Nancy Fidyk, Julie Roberts, Terri Green, H eather M cCusker, Leigh A nderson, Linda Cappuccia, Andrea Sereny, and Katie Taylor. Oh, and if anyone who hasn’t yet, but would like to join Alden Voices, please come to our rehearsal on Tuesdays at 6:15pm in the basement of Alden. Just ladies please. (Sorry Jay) T h at’s all for now except that M.M. has my fave bass-face! See you next week!

Chinese Student Association Hello. The welcome party was great! Old members and new members certainly had interacted with each others. The pizza were good, although there were no multiple top­ pings on them. I thought this party was very interactive, group oriented. Every­ body had fun. The icebreaker event was very interesting, got us to know more about each one, well, at least those who had trouble getting into an empty seat! Man, did it got violent! I mean very actively participated and it certainly showed how courteous everyone was. We certainly are every imaginative! Just how did we ever guess anything out of those...things we drew?! We definitely got laughs out of it.

Pictures, oh, so sorry. The historian should o f known when to take them, eh? We have a very good and active volleyball team, and intramural volleyball had begun. So come to the game and see how we drive the vol­ leyball on our opponents’ floor.

Christian Bible Fellowship So were you challenged this week? Did you prevail in your trials, both academi­ cally and spiritually? How about this week, how will you deal with your trials? Will you be seeking God for his help?

One place to seek his help is at the Chris­ tian Bible Fellowship’s Friday Night Fel­ lowship at 6:55 in the lower wedge, then again on Saturday at 3:30 outside of Alumni gym for sports and fellowship. You can also speak to him personally on Tuesday night at 9:30 in Founders for Tuesday night prayer.

“But seek first his kingdom and his righ­ teousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own” (Matthew 6:33-34 NIV).

Too often in life we are busy seeking for things that aren’t important such as money.

Agreed we need money to survive in this world but does money show us our value?

If we were to seek God and his kingdom above all else we would have all that we need and wouldn’t need to worry about tomorrow like the verse says. As we get caught up in this world we tend to worry about what will be happening tomorrow or the next week or the year after that. But let’s not worry about that because if we seek God he will lead us in the right direc­ tion.

Glee Club Welcome to all the new members, and welcome back to all the old ones. W e’re off to a great start this year with 57 mem­ bers! More than any year since I’ve been here. The sound we’re putting out is great too. Keep up the good work fellas!

This weekend was a small example of the kind o f w eekends to expect from us through the year. Big Lou’s Tirades, Long rehearsals, early mornings and wake up calls on one hand, but lots ‘o ’ laughs, male bonding at it ’s best, and yes, ROLL FIGHTS on the other. Hope everyone enjoyed the weekend. And now... be­ cause if I don’t, you’ll forget... The up­ coming events: Sat. Sept. 20 Parents Day Concert 4:00 Alden Hall Sat. Oct. 4 Homecom­ ing 6:00 Alden Hall Sun. Oct. 12 Memorial service for Prof. David Todd 2:00 Alden Hall See everyone in rehearsal.

We also have the rest of the gang from last year, Chris Hamel and Mike Malchiodi on the Bass, Ethan Denault and Gabe Flores on B aritone, Jon R eynolds and Jason Leblanc on Tenor 2, and Mike Driscoll on Tenor 1 and returning once again as direc­ tor.

We’re currently working on some new tunes, plus some old ones from a few years back. I can’t tell you what they are, or I’d have to kill you, but you can check us out on Sept 20 at parents’ day. See ya there!

Student Government Association The Senate has been busy planning for Parent’s Day and Homecoming. Plans for Homecoming are not finalized yet. but SGA is planning on sponsoring a Spirit Banner Contest. All organizations are invited to design a banner to hang around the football field during the weekend’s festivities. A prize will be given to the designers of the most creative, WPI spir­ ited banner. So, get your dorm, your house, your club/organization together and start brainstorming!! Also, look for SGA Night at athletic events! SGA is looking to increase the good ole WPI p sy ch , so bring y o u r frie n d s a n d '

cheerleading spirit to the games. You just might end up going home with free stuff.

More details will be announced by next week.

Nine new senators were appointed at last week’s meeting. The new senators are Heidi Carreiro, Angela Malaquias, Amber M cM illan, Chris Neumaier, Elizabeth Schw einsberg, A ndrea S cully, Jam ie Szafarowicz, Maureen Upton, and Speros Venios. Thank you to all who handed in senatorial applications.

The election process for SGA officers will be starting in a couple weeks. If you are interested in President, Vice Presi­ dent, Secretary or Treasurer you might want to talk to the person currently hold the position or email <sga>. The term will run from January 1, 1998 to Decem­ ber 31, 1998. Elections for the senate will hold the same term of office however that process will start later this term.

Think about it!

SGA would like to remind everyone to be careful when walking around campus at night. Call SNaP @ x5433. SNaPison from 6:00pm to 2:00am every night. If it is after 2 :00 am, call the same number and campus police will make sure you get home safely.

BE SAFE CALL SNaP! SGA meeting Tonight at 6:00pm in the Lower Wedge!

Newman Club Our President, Chris Welch, wants to remind everyone that our general meet­ ing this month will take place tonight, Tuesday, September 16th in Fuller Labs Room 320. He urges all to attend and find out what we do. This Friday night we start our Fall Series of Video and Pasta nights. Supper will be served at 5:30 pm followed by a video. Becky Thibeault, our vice- president, informed us that her com­ mittee will select a good comedy for all of us to enjoy.

Our discussion groups will start next week, so watch next week’s column for in­ formation on that. Last week Fr. S. started his fam ous suppers by serving some young ladies from Daniel3. They were im­ pression by Armando in his role as waiter of the evening and by the cooking of Chris.

Watch your mail boxes and e-mail for fu­ ture invitations to supper. We assure you that the invitations are coming.

Don’t forget to come to the meeting and the video and pasta night. Feel free to bring a friend to either or both.

Simple Harmonic Motion Sounds like it's gonna be a great year, guys! For all you groupies out there, we’ve made a few changes since you last saw us.

We’d like to give a warm welcome to our new members, Aaron Vandersteen, Brian Donnelly, and Yu-Ping Toh on tenor 1, Jurg Zwahlcn (already with a solo) on Tenor 2, and Jeff (M ega B ass-B oost System ) Haynes. Some old members in new places are Mike Wheeler moving down to Bari­ tone, and Jeff Alderson returning to the Bass section after a year with the Baritones.

WE ARE A FELLOWSHIP DRAWN TOGETHER NOT BY RULES NOT BY POLITICS NOT BY STATUS BUT BY CHRISTS LOVE. WE WILL TARGET NO GROUP, WE WILL EXCLUDE NO SEEKER. LET US LEARN FROM THE WISE, LET US TEACH THOSE WHO WILL LEARN. LET US NURTURE THE GIFTS. WE ARE ONE BODY CARRYING OUT MANY FUNCTIONS. ROMANS 15 (Q U E S T - W O R C E S T E R C O LLEG IA TE M IN IST R IE S- V ISIO N STATEM ENT)

Q U E S T is a weekly meeting open to all students from Worcester area colleges and universities. The setting is informal, the program real and relevant, and the coffe-bar is open during the entire meeting time.

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How to make a bird Fold lengthwise and unfold.

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Fold corner to corner and unfold.

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Newspeak will run classifieds free for all W PI students, (acuity, and staff Free classifieds are limited to six (6) lines. Ads of a commercial nature and ads longer than six lines must be paid for at the off campus/commercial rate of $5.00 for the first six lines and 50 cents per additional line.

Classified ads must be paid for in advance.

No informaton which, inthe opinion of the Newspeak editors, would identify an indivi dual tothe community will beprirttedinapersonal ad The editors reserve the right to refuse any ad deemed to be in bad taste or many ads from one group or individual on one subject.

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P o l ic e L o g Thursday, August 28 4:59 am - Alarm: First Baptist Church, Officer with WPD. 5:06 am - Backup: Officers to assist at First Baptist, Building sweep 6:02 am - Noise Complaint: West St. Lot, Construction Equipment - Compliance with Worces­ ter Ordinances.

8:18 am - Suspicious Person: by Kaven Hall and Fuller, male outside asking tor money.

9:50 pm - Advised o f Bat in Olin Hall 2"J floor.

Friday, August 29 2:05 am - Assist: Humboldt Ave, fight in progress.

7:46 pm - Emergency Call-Box Hangup: Daniels.

8:52 pm - Non-students in Alumi 10:45 pm - Assault & Battery: WPD advises report of A&B in progress behind Daniels Hall, WPD responding 10:50 pm - Officers out with assault victims on service road, west side of Morgan Hall.

10:55 pm - Officer searching area streets with witnesses of A&B at Morgan.

11:00 pm - Officer out with WPD at Highland & Berkshire Sts. Re: assaults which just occurred at that location. Officers, EMS, WPD, & Worcester EA out on west side ot Morgan Hall with students assaulted at that location.

11:05 pm - EA transporting two assault victims from Morgan Hall to UMASS Med center.

Saturday, August 30 12:37 am - Assault & Battery: Reports of assault & battery in progress in front of Founder Hall, Boynton St. 12:38 am - Officer requests EMS to front of founders for assault victim. EMS notified.

Officers in foot pursuit o f suspects.

12:39 am - WPD notified re: assault & battery on Boynton St. Ambulance requested & responding; also WFD first responder.

12:39 am - Arrest of individual for Assault & Battery with a dangerous weapon; Boyn­ ton Street. Officers searching for additional suspects.

12:50 am - EA transporting victim from Founders Hall to UMASS Med Center.

1:04 am - Officer out with two suspects. Park Ave & Mass Ave. Officer & WPD re­ sponding.

1:15 am - Arrests: Assault & Battery with a dangerous weapon, both subjects.

1:18 am - Above three subjects being transported by WPD via wagon.

5:26 pm - Removal: 4 non-students from library lot.

9:53 pm - Malicious Mischief: Students in possession of stolen sign, Boynton Hill.

9:58 pm - Sign returned.

10:24 pm - Complaint: Approx. 7 non-students in Alumni.

Sunday, August 31 2:53 am - Assist: WPD requests assist at Boynton Street fraternity.

3:14 am - Officers clear Boynton Street fraternity. 1 subject arrested by WPD. 4:36 am - Suspicious person; Student residing on N. Ashland St. calls re: unknown person ringing doorbell; referred to WPD. 12:45 pm - Report: Sink not draining, Fuller apartment; Plumber notified.

12:50 pm - Plumber: Unable to contact any plumbers, students advised.

Monday, September 1 1:46 am - Alcohol violation: Officer out with alcohol violation on Quad.

2:04 am - Assist: Becker PD requests assist on Cedar St. 2:10 am - Offcers clear Cedar St. 2:26 pm - Noise complaint: Quad area loud music, student from Morgan and Riley com ­ plaining.

Friday, September 5 4:18 am - Assist WPD: Observing possible suspect.

4:20 am - Code 4; with WPD, all units at Park Ave and Sagamore.

4:29 am - Clear: All units, WPD arrests 1 male for unarmed robbery.

4:49 am - Assist: WPD at Highland and Dover, MV stop.

4:49 am - Clear: WPD arrests 1 male on warrant.

1:02 pm - Suspicious person: Elbridge, w/m tall, thin, Blue ball cap, goatee. Subj. warning residents of attacks.

2:01 pm - Larceny report: Management Department.

7:44 pm - Assist: Non-students in Harrington.

10:39 pm - Plumbing problem reported: Urinal in Morgan by juice machine.

11:35 pm - Possible drug violation: Daniels Hall.

11:45 pm - Officers clear Daniels Hall, violation unfounded.

Saturday, September 6 1:20 am - Malicious mischief: Report of subject on roof o f Stoddard C lounge.

1:22 am - Officers clear Stoddard C lounge, student removed from roof.

1:24 am - Assist: Officers assisting WPD closing loud party on West Street.

1:34 am - Officers clear West Street, 1 student arrested by WPD. 12:48 pm - Trespass: Skateboarders removed from Freeman Plaza.

5:03 pm - Assist: Student’s car broken into, Boynton Street.

7:27 pm - M alicious mischief: 5 subjects harassing student, Higgins House Grounds

Whafs Happening: September 16-21 16 6:30pm - Newman Club, Fuller Labs 320 6:30pm - WPI Venture Forum, “Starting Your Business,” Dr. Norman E. Gaut, Chairman, CEO, PictureTel Corp., Kinnicut Hall, $7 (registration at 6 ) 7 :15pm - Women’s Soccer vs. Tufts 8pm - Coffeehouse, Pam Means, Riley Commons

17 18 19

12pm - Career Fair, Alden Memorial and Harrington Auditorium 4pm - Women’s Tennis at Regis 7pm - Men’s Soccer vs. Wheaton

12:05pm - WPI Lab Safety Seminar, “The Culture of Lab Safety,” David Messier, Environmental and Occupational Safety Manager, Atwater Kent 233 4pm - Field Hockey at Bridgewater State 6:15pm - Healing Arts Society, Founders Hall A 7:15pm - Volleyball vs. RIC 7:15pm - Women’s Soccer at Gordon 8pm - Concert, Maria Tegzes, Brooks Concert Hall, Holy Cross 8pm - New Voices 15.5, Alden Memorial

'arent’s Day

- Women’s Tennis at Newport 2ff10am 1pm - Field Hockey vs Westfield State lpm - Volleyball at Wellesley 1pm - Football at Union 12:30pm - Men and Women’s Cross Country at UMass Dartmouth

21 6:30 11:30am and pm - Catholic Mass, Founder’s Study Room and 9:30pm - Film, The Saint, Perrault Hall 6

Sunday, September 7 1:28 am - Assist: Officer assisting WPD at Dean Street fraternity.

1:33 am - Officers clear Dean Street.

1:40 am - Assist: Officer assisting WPD at Institute Road fraternity.

1:46 am - Officer clears Institute Road, 1 arrest by WPD. 6:07 am - Tree down: Report of fallen tree on Boynton Street, officers contacted and advised of tree. Mass Electric advised, tree resting against utility pole.

4:39 pm - Called: Fuller Apts Boiler, pipe leaking, advised to leave alone until Monday.

8:05 pm - Access: Darkroom in Riley, keys locked in room.

Monday, September 8 7:24 am - Intrusion, Trowbridge Road.

7:29 am - Clear: From Trowbridge, setoff by Plant Services.

9:00 am - Parking violation: Staff sticker, blocking Morgan dumpster.

10:59 am - MV accident: Comer of Park and Salisbury, no injuries, WPD notified.

Tuesday, September 9 5:00 am - Assist: Alumni Gym opened for Women’s crew.

7:46 am - Car moved: On grass by exit of Salisbury.

10:33 am - Suspicious person: Stoddard lot.

4:33 pm - Assist: Student with keys locked in car, in front of Daniels Hall.

11:21 pm - Assist/unknown problem: WPD responding to Boynton Street, 911 hangup.

11:30 pm - Unknown problem: Call from Morgan emergency phone requesting police assistance for unspecified emergency. Officers respond.

Wednesday, September 10 12:10 am - Assist/stolen check: Becker PD, vehicle on Fruit Street.

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