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Volume Twenty-five, Number Nineteen

Tuesday, October 7, 1997

Police say criminal charges possible in MIT death

by Frank Dabek Courtesy o f The Tech (MIT) (U-WIRE) CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Scott S. Krueger ’01 died last week at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, according to wire reports early this morning. Krueger was found unconscious in his room at Phi Gamma Delta late Friday night, apparently suffering from alcohol poisoning after drinking exces­ sively during a fraternity event. He was in a com a for three days b efore his death.

Krueger’s blood alcohol level was 0.41 per­ cent when he arrived at the hospital Satur­ day morning. As a result of this incident all fraternity, sorority and independent living group activities involving alcohol have been voluntarily suspended and all dormitory ac­ tivities will be alcohol-free pending a review o f alcohol policies.

MIT Campus Police were notified that Krueger was unconscious at approximately 11:56 p.m Friday. Boston Police, Fire Depart­ ment and EMS officers responded after the Campus Police called 911. Boston police re­ ported finding Krueger “unresponsive [and] unconscious” at approximately 12:12 a.m. in his basement room at Fiji.

The police report stated that “several

empty alcohol bottles and fresh vomit [were] observed in [the] victim’s room.”

According to Robert M. Randolph, senior dean for Undergraduate Education and Stu­ dent Affairs, “they (the pledges) had just been told who their big brothers were.” In addi­ tion, Randolph said, “they were celebrating with alcohol.”

Representatives of the MIT chapter of Phi Gamma Delta did not respond to requests for comment.

• On Sunday, President Charles M. Vest re­ leased a statement saying “my thoughts and prayers, and those o f my wife Becky, go out to Scott Krueger, his family, and all those touched by this terrible tragedy.”

Chapter suspended Following this incident, the MIT Chapter of Fiji, Iota Mu, has been jointly suspended

by MIT and the national Phi Gamma Delta fraternity pending an investigation.

While suspended “only the most basic op­ erations of the chapter are allowed,” accord­ ing to Executive Director of Phi Gamma Delta, Bill Martin. Fiji will not be permitted to hold social events or initiate new members while suspended.

In addition, the Interfraternity Council unanimously passed a resolution agreeing

ASME Honors WPI Professors Courtesy o f WPI News Service WPI Mechanical Engineering Professors John Mayer of Holden, Mass., and Robert L. Norton of Norfolk, Mass., were recently named fellows of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Mayer, who joined the faculty 33 years ago, is associate head of the ME department, director of the Nuclear Engineering Program, and co-di­ rector of WPI’s new Center for Nuclear Technol­ ogy and Society. He earned a bachelor’s degree in marine engineering at the New York State Mari­ time College and a master’s degrees in mechanical engineering and in nuclear engineering at Colum­ bia University. Mayer has extensive experience as a consultant to industry and has actively par­ ticipated in national and local government as a Congressional Fellow, chairman of the Holden Municipal Light Department, and chairman of the Massachusetts Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Board. He is a the senior reactor operator of WPI’s Open Pool Nuclear Reactor, a registered professional engineer in New York and Massachusetts, and a diplomat with certification in radiation protection of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers.

A member of the WPI faculty since 1981,

Norton received a BS from Northeastern Univer­ sity and an MS from TUfts University. A registered professional engineer in Massachusetts, he is the president of Norton Associates of Norfolk and Worcester, holds 13 patents, serves as a consultant in machine dynamics, and is a frequent contributor to professional journals. Norton is the author of two mechanical engineering textbooks. Design of Machinery has been translated into Spanish, Ko­ rean and Chinese and is used in more than 100 schools throughout the world; more than 80 schools are cur­ rently using his second text. Machine Design: An Integrated Approach. He is listed in the 1997 edi­ tion of Who's Who in America. Norton’s research and teaching interests are in mechanical design and analysis, computer-aided engineering, computeraided design, finite element method, vibration analy­ sis, engineering design and biomedical engineering.

Fellow is conferred by ASME on a member with 10 years active engineering practice who has made significant contributions to the field.

The 125,000-member ASME International is a worldwide engineering society focused on technical, educational and research issues. It conducts one of the world’s largest technical publishing operations, holds some 30 technical conferences and 200 professional development courses each year, and sets many industrial and manufacturing standards.

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to “voluntarily cancel all events in which al­ cohol is involved until all FSELG and IFC risk management policies have been reviewed,” according to a statement released Sunday.

Iddo Gilon ’98, president o f the IFC, said, “We have the commitment of the FSILGs to make this review possible.” Gilon did not speculate on what specific changes might be made to the policies.

“This is the first accident of its nature,” Gilon said. “In outcome, it is an isolated incident.”

Neal H. Dorow, assistant dean for Resi­ dence and Campus Activities, who serves as adviser to fraternities, sororities and inde­ pendent living groups, refused to make any comment on this issue.

The Dormitory Council also announced late Monday night that all dormitory func­ tions will be alcohol free for an indefinite period o f time pending a review of the alco­ hol policies in Institute housing.

Ashesh P. Shah ’98, president of Dormcon, said “hopefully we can resolve this [issue] and come up with new policies that are ben­ eficial to students and to the administration.”

Charges possible after incident “We will press any criminal charges should they develop,” said Sgt. Marjorie Hill of the Boston Police Department. Charges of “in­

voluntary manslaughter at the least would result if the student dies,” Hill said prior to Krueger’s death.

In addition, following Krueger’s hospitaliza­ tion on Friday, Boston Police conducted a li­ cense premise inspection of the Fiji house. Fol­ lowing the inspection, Fiji was presented with charges of: serving alcohol to a minor, over­ dose of alcohol causing serious injury, debris blocking a second floor corridor and bicycle and debris blocking a fire exit in the basement.

These charges were violations o f Fiji’s dormi­ tory license, which is in the name of Daniel A. Hermann ’98, Fiji treasurer.

According to Hill, representatives o f Fiji must appear before a city licensing board to answer the charges. An official of the licens­ ing board said that the outcom e o f the charges could range from probation to the suspension of Fiji’s dormitory license.

Blood alcohol levels dangerous According to Arnold N. Weinberg, direc­ tor of the MIT Medical Department, a blood alcohol level of 0.41 results from ingesting the equivalent of approximately 16 drinks. At this level of intoxication there is a 50 percent chance of death.

Jennifer Lane contributed to the report­ ing o f this story.

Class of 2001 Wins Rope Pull (welL.sort of)

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Did the Freshman Class REALLY lose the rope pull? Here's Newspeak's Photo-finish.

by Jennifer Cooper Newspeak Staff Judged on heart and dedication the class of 2001 had the rope pull in the bag. Judged on such weak qualities as when a few fresh­ men get wet before a sophom ore gets wet...well then maybe, possibly, perhaps the class of 2000 could be called the win­ ners. The tried and true tradition of the

freshmen/sophomore rope pull was ‘up­ graded’ this year to being disease free.

This means that Institute Pond was not used rather a happy fire man and his fire hose were em ployed to achieve that “dirtier than the average human wants to be” effect of rope pulls. So once again Newspeak would just like to congratulate the class of 2001 for giving a great show­ ing at the rope pull - we know you won.

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It’s no bull; Bishops’ letter may spare much childhood pain (Duke U.) Staff Editorial Courtesy o f The Chronicle (Duke U.) (U-W IRE) DURHAM, N.C. — The Catholic Church has requested that par­ ents love their homosexual children— even though the church itself has damned these children to hell.

A letter recently released by the Adminis­ trative Board of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, asked parents not to reject their children because of their homosexual­ ity. Instead, members of the conference asked that parents continue to love their children and encourage them to lead chaste and moral lives.

“God loves every person as a unique indi­ vidual,” they wrote. “Sexual identity helps to define the unique person we are. God does not love someone any less simply because he or she is homosexual.”

The letter does draw the line, however, between accepting homosexual orientation and the sexual act itself.

The letter is a bold step for the church because it shows its willingness to ac­ knowledge the challenges faced by gay.

Catholic children.

By allowing them to share openly their orientation, this letter from the board may also relieve much of the emotional burden homosexual children may experience.

It may also help devout Catholic parents better deal with their children’s sexual ori­ entation. It could ultimately lead to greater acceptance of homosexuals as a group.

Many children are forced with the choice of repressing their sexual urges or abandon­ ing their family. This encouragement by the bishops will prove to be a big step in the direction of helping these families cope bet­ ter with such a difficult theological issue. The recognition of homosexuality is a major step forward for such a traditionally conservative organization.

Unfortunately, the Church fails to ad­ dress the homosexual individuals themselves-it merely speaks to homosexuals

through their parents. Homosexuals still have no place in the Church, stuck on the outside, looking in on the Catholic com ­ munity.

The letter was also significant because it reversed the traditional view that Catho­ lics hold of homosexuality. Homosexuality is now no longer a sin, but a characteristic of a person from birth, bestowed by God. Not only does the letter make it easier for children to accept their hom osexual­ ity, but it removes an excuse used by parents for hating their gay and lesbian ch ild ren . This may slow ly lead to a g re a te r a c cep tan c e o f h o m o sex u als within the Catholic community.

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Worcester IceCats falter in home opener vs. Falcons

by Edward J. Cameron, Jr. Co-Editor-in-Chief The Worcester IceCats played their sea­ son home opener last Saturday against the Springfield Falcons at Worcester's Centrum Center in front of more than 10,800 fans.

The 'Cats and Falcons went to battle after pregam e introductions of this y e a r’s IceCats ranks which contain 16 first year players, 12 of whom are rookies, and the hoisting of the 1996-1997 New England Division Championship banner to the Cen­ trum ceiling.

The game was the second time in two nights the teams met, the first game ending in a 3-3 tie in Springfield. Saturday night’s game was a shoot-out with the IceCats fall­ ing short 6-7. First period play saw the ‘Cats take a one goal lead 3-2. Worcester scored first with a power play goal at 5:42 off the stick of Jamal Meyers, assisted by Robert Petrovicky and Bob Lachance. The Falcons answered with their own power play goal a couple of minutes later from

Scott Levins. The remainder of the period saw the IceCats light the red lamp twice more from Michal Handzus and Mike Maneluk while Falcon Mike Pomichter split the pipes to bring his team within one.

The second period saw a mirror perfor­ mance of the first bringing both teams to five goals. Falcons Tavis Hansen, Martin Simard, and Daniel Briere each defeated Worcester goalie Brent Johnson. IceCats Robert Petrovicky and Mike Maneluk per­ formed th e scoring for W orcester outplaying Springfield goaltender Sylvain Daigle.

Third period play saw the ‘Cats take the lead early with Chris Kenady’s power play goal at 3:16. However the Falcons scored two of their own power play goals at 11:49 and 16:33. The first goal was scored by Brad Tiley to tie the game at 6. The game winning goal was scored by M ike Pomichter.

The IceCats next home game is Satur­ day, October 11, against the Philadelphia Phantoms at 7:35.

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IceCat Justin Hocking takes the puck into Falcon ice.

Weekly Sports Update: Results from September 9th to October 12th

by Geoff Hassard Sports Information Director Golf (7-1) The golf team had another strong week as they dropped a tough match to Assump­ tion by two strokes, but came back and swept their second straight Little Four match.

In the Assumption match, Jamie Carlson

(Whethersfield, CT) led the way with a round of 77. He was followed by Mark Balcius (Millbury, MA) with an 82, Randy Brown (Southwick, MA) with an 84 and Barry Hammer (Hooksett, NH) with an 88.

On Monday the 29th, WPI hosted the second of the four Little Four matches with Suffolk, Babson and Brandeis. Proving to be an easy match, WPI shot a 406, followed

by Babson with a 415, Brandeis with a 448

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WPI past vice president and Dean of faculty passes on Courtesy of WPI News Service Tuscon, Ariz. - Richard H. Gallagher, 69, of Tuscon, former provost at WPI and re­ tired president of Clarkson University in Potsdam, N.Y. died Tuesday.

Mr. Gallagher joined WPI in 1964 as vice president and dean of faculty. He was pro­ moted to provost and vice president of aca­ demic affairs in May, 1987, a post he held until he became Clarkson’s president in 1988. He was also a professor in the WPI civil engineering department.

Among other things, Mr. Gallagher was instrumental in changing the grading sys­ tem at WPI to a more conventional A, B, C, No Record. He won numerous honors over the years for his pioneering work in finite elem ent analysis, a procedure used to study, design and analyze large or compli­ cated systems such as modern aircraft, buildings, and moving fluids.

WPI Provost John F. Carney III said Gallagher “provided strong academic lead­ ership and left WPI stronger because of his efforts.”

Mr. Gallagher leaves his wife, Terese (Doyle) Gallagher, four sons, a daughter

Richard M. Gallagher and grandchildren.

No memorial service is planned at this time at WPI. but Gallagher will be remem­ bered at the October 9th faculty meeting.

and Suffolk with 453. Brown led the way for the Engineers with a 74.

Football (2-1) WPI was on the road again to play MIT on the 27th. They came away with a 24-23 win as Adam Clark (Jefferson, MA) kicked what would be the winning field goal with just over six minutes to go in the game.

MIT scored first on a 64-yard run on a fourth-and-one. WPI defensive back Matt Seitz (Milford, MA) blocked a punt that was recovered by Adam A bram s (E. Bridgewater, MA) at the MIT 17 yard line and two p lay s later M ike G odfrey (Holliston. MA) ran 13 yards for the tying score. The first quarter ended with the score tied 7-7.

In the second quarter WPI produced little offense as Rich Boardman was intercepted twice on two consecutive drives. Fortu­ nately the WPI defense would put up a strong front and did not allow MIT to capi­ talize. WPI got the ball back with 4:57 left and d ^ve 90 yards on 12 plays, ending on a 39-yard touchdow n pass from Rich Boardman (Merrimack, NH) to Matt Surette (Spencer, MA). WPI led at halftime 14-7.

In the third quarter MIT scored on their first possession to tie the score at 14-14.

The dynamic duo of Boardman and Surette struck again on a 37-yard touchdown pass to put WPI back in the lead 21-14. MIT came right back on their next possession, but a bad snap would cause them to miss the extra point for a 21 -20 score.

MIT kicked a go ahead field goal at 11:10 left in the game to take the lead back at 2321. On the strength of the Clark 27-yard field goal WPI regained the lead they would never relinquish 24-23. The WPI defense came up with the biggest play o f the game when Abrams intercepted an MIT pass to end their drive at the WPI 48 yard line with 51 seconds left.

Surette had another outstanding game with seven catches for 149 yards and two

touchdowns. He earned player of the week honors in the FFC and was named to the ECAC weekly honor roll for the second time in three weeks. Freshman Nick Fluet (Leominster, MA) earned FFC weekly honor roll status, as did sophomore line­ backer Josh Glicksman (Mattapoiset, MA).

Men’s and Women’s Cross Country: men (0-2); women (0-2); The men’s and women’s team both com­ peted at the Ray Dwyer Invitational at Rhode Island College on the 27th. The men took 2nd place while the women came in 10th. Both teams are steadily improving as they get closer to the conference cham­ pionships to be held at Institute Park on Nov. 1.

Leading the m en ’s team were Tom Caldwell (Dover-Foxcroft, ME). Rick Crispo (A ndover, MA) and Tyler L upien (Waldoboro, ME) who finished 12th, 15th and 17th respectively.

Freshman Harmonie Hawley (Pine Beach, NJ) led the way for the women with a 39th place finish overall. Sue Shorrock (N. Smithfield, RI) was close behind at 44th place.

Field Hockey (4-6) The field hockey team played on the road on the 27th and dropped a tough 2-1 double overtime game to UMass-Dartmouth. The Corsairs in the scored first seven minutes into the game. Brooke Clark (Jefferson, MA) tied the game at 1-1 ten minutes later with an assist from Kristin Busby (Levittown, PA).

The half would end with the score tied. Nei­ ther team scored in the second half which forced the overtime period. The game would go to a second overtime period where UMass scored on a penalty stroke for the 2-1 win.

WPI goalkeeper Deb Vandenburgh (Walpole.

MA) would make 29 saves in the losing ef­ fort.

Last Tuesday WPI hosted Tufts UniverSee Sports, Continued to page 5

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Sports: WPI Men take second place in Cross Country Invitational Continued from page 3 sity in the hopes of avenging their loss from a year ago. Tufts scored a goal early and added another one late in the first half.

They held on for a 2-0 win Two days later the Engineers were on the road again to face the Bison of Nichols College. The Engineers dropped their third straight game by the score of 2-0.

ended 0-0. In the second half freshman Beth Gilbert (Dayville, CT) redirected a Lisa Sorgini (Lynn, MA) shot into the comer for a 1-0 lead. S ophom ore Jam ie Szafarowicz (Oakham, MA) would add an insurance goal for the final o f 2-0 and Freshman Brooke LeClair (Acton, MA) made three saves to pick up the shutout win.

Women’s Soccer (3-4-1) The women’s soccer team split a pair of games last week with a 3-0 loss to Western New England on the 27th and a 2-0 win over Regis on the 29th.

In the 2-0 win over Regis College, WPI had control of the entire game. They bom­ barded the opposing goalkeeper, but couldn’t get one by her as the first half

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Women’s Tennis (4-4) The women’s tennis team had a full slate of matches during the last week. They ended up winning one out of three to keep their record at the .500 mark.

On Saturday the 27th they traveled to Wellesley College to play their third con­ ference match. Wellesley ended up win­ ning 9-0.

Last Tuesday WPI remained on the road with a match at Smith College. Smith won the match 8-1. W PI’s lone point was scored by Jessica Buffone (Seneca Falls, NY) as she won at #4 singles 6-4,6-3.

The Engineers returned home last Thurs­ day to play the Worcester State Lancers. The hosts showed no mercy and swept through the Lancers 9-0 with the last match ending in the dark. Winning for WPI in the singles were Michelle Lafond (Exeter, RI) at # 1, Alissa Wilson (Fairport, NY) at #2, Michelle Jurofcik (Saugerties, NY) at #3 in the dark, Paula Silva (Wakefield, MA) at #4, Amanda Egan (Manchester, NH) at #5 and Rebecca Dinan (Troy, NY) at #6. It should be noted that Egan and Dinan picked up their first wins as varsity players. In the doubles, the pairs of Jurofcik and Buffone, Lafond and Ashley Deliso (Sutton, MA) and Silva and Leanna DelGrosso (Euclid, OH) won at # 1, #2 and #3 respectively.

Volleyball (4-4) The volleyball team had been on a forced hiatus due to the cancellation o f two matches during the last week-and-a-half.

They returned to action last Tuesday with a conference match at Mount Holyoke.

The rust showed as WPI dropped the match 3-1 (4-15, 10-15, 15-7, 6-15). Two nights later they bounced back against Atlantic Union 3-0(15-1,15-2,15-8).

In the match versus Mount Holyoke WPI was led by Amy Matter (Kettle Falls, WA) with five kills and Emma Palmacci (Walpole, MA) with 10 digs.

Last Thursday WPI hosted Atlantic Union in the friendly confines of Harrington Auditorium. This win would be a team ef­ fort as everyone who was dressed got a chance to play. WPI served 22 aces led by Shannon Sura’s (Yardley, PA) six. Fresh­ man setter Christine Bisco'tti (Glastonbury, CT) had a career high 14 assists.

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H o m e c o m in g c o n c e r t fey Stacey Leisenfelder Newspeak Staff I was not too happy about going to a concert Saturday at around five o ’clock. I was tired from the football game, 1 was hungry, and 1 wanted to take a nap. But I went anyway, and was happy that I did. It was a ninety-minute concert of voices and songs, and it was calming and energizing al the same time. The Glee Club performed first, and was I surprised when fifty some guys walked through the door with black tuxes on. They were a gorgeous picture of tenors and baritones, basses and altos all singing together in harmony without mu­ sical accompaniment. They sang a selec­ tion of Songs from the Sea, complete with humorous role playing of digging a hole and smiles and grins all around. The group was impressive and very talented, and this early in the year, they can only get better.

The next group was the Chamber Choir, which was surprising because it was co­ ed. I don’t know why, but this whole con­ cert was a wake-up call to me. They were not as striking as the previous all male group, but their songs were very good.

Dear Little One was a very touching Irish song, with the voices rising and falling in harmony, synchronous. Although they were very good, they should have gone first because the Glee Club was more up­ lifting and was somewhat wasted being first.

Simple Harmonic Motion came third.

This was a small group of acapella men sing­ ing swinging classic songs. They were a very interesting group of guys, getting very into the music. They sang “I ’m a Be­ liever,” complete with swaying and rock­ ing in time with the music. This was my favorite group out o f all of them, because they seemed so natural and happy to be singing.

Next was Interstate 8, the all woman no­ vella acapella group that is student run.

This was a change from the male-dominated groups shown previously, and I liked it a lot. They sang Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, and almost made me cry until they picked up the tempo and got the audience swing­ ing and clapping. Amazing Grace was a very good song— it started up very slow and melodious, and then picked up and became energetic.

There were two soloists next, one of which, Leroy Gorham, was very talented and a very good performer. His voice car­ ried through the hall, the notes vibrating through your head. Finally, the Glee Club came out again in order to end the concert with their finale. They invited up the alumni glee clubbers to sing with them, a song about freshman coming to WPI. Overall, the concert was very good, and it was a happy surprise to me. I usually don’t like acapella groups, but they were very good and I will go to the next concert, no matter how much I procrastinate into not going.

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The problems with television and society today

by Ken Gagne, ’01 Every night, America tunes in to a little box in their parlors. It doesn’t move or hold conversa­ tions, yet a father stops talking to his son and the books are put away when the television is turned on. Sometimes you have to break free and think about what’s actu­ ally going on, though. You might be a bit startled by what you find.

Let’s start small, with a bit of math. Say there’s a one-hour show you watch each week. It’s fallen somewhat in quality, but you’re still a viewer, mostly out of habit. Drop­ ping that show from your sched­ ule is the equivalent of adding an extra weekend to the calendar year -52 hours. A daily soap opera eats 260 hours annually, or 10 straight days. In those hours, books can be read, rest obtained, the body

exercised, a friendship enjoyed.

These are such better alternatives to rotting your mind and body.

One of the classic movies, Gone with the Wind, has a superb end­ ing: “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.” Notice that in the entire movie, indeed this era, such lan­ guage is not used. That makes the choice of words in this final clos­ ing all the more effective. Yet to­ day, what are still considered “swear words” are tossed about freely as the dialect of the street, as though they were everyday words - and sadly, they are quickly becom­ ing so. Everything you see is pro­ grammed into your subconscious; the more the subconscious is ex­ posed to something, the more likely it is to express those same things, and you have little, if any, control over it.

Let me tell you about a man who

was caught and imprisoned by the Vietcong. He was held prisoner, beaten, raped, tortured, yet he re­ fused to give in. He came out of prison after the war, not a beaten man, but one who had triumphed over his captors. The way he kept control over his own will and mind shows what the mind can do when you empower it with faith and defi­ niteness of purpose. He played golf in his mind. He took his favor­ ite golf course, and played it over and over so vividly in his own mind that he knew every tree, every hole, and every sandtrap. He spent most every moment he could play­ ing that course in his mind. When he came out, not beaten or broken, he played that course the next day after he got home. Despite the five or more years he had been gone, he played a dozen strokes better than he had ever done before - and

he hadn’t touched a club in all that time.

Realize that the subconscious cannot distinguish between truth and fiction. You can program your­ self for positive or negative just as easily, but society as a whole pro­ grams you for the negative: you can’t do this, that can’t be done, you shouldn’t dream so big, you’ll be disappointed, etc. You have to start putting your own positive in to flood the negative out. The big­ ger you dream, the more you stick your head out of the crowd - and you will always attract a few toma­ toes tossed your way when you do that. The key is that YOU have the dream, and the tomato tossers don’t.

The mind is a terrible thing to waste. Instead of enjoying the por­ trayed lives of actors, enjoy what you can make of your own.

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Firefighter or architect: Which are you?

By Richard O ’Garr, Student Development and Counseling Center Are you a firefighter or an ar­ chitect? If you do not know, then now is the perfect time to ponder this question because how you answer it will greatly affect your experiences here at WPI. Mark Sanborn describes the ar­ chitect as a person who plans, organizes, and takes action in order to achieve his or her goals.

(This is also referred to as being proactive.) Through planning you can create safeguards that will assist you in identifying prob­ lems before they become a detri­ ment to success. Essentially, the architect creates a well designed

building out of his or her life. If designed well, the building is not only structurally sound but beau­ tiful as well, and is one that can be enjoyed greatly by the archi­ tect.

On the other hand, Sanborn re­ fers to people who do not engage in such a c tiv e p la n n in g as firefighters. These people are re­ active rather than proactive. Like actual firefighters attempting to put out real fires, these people are forced to deal with the emergen­ cies that come up in their lives such as late papers, cramming for exams, debt, and procrastination.

Being a firefighter takes up more time and energy than being an architect. Not only do firefighters have to put a lot of energy into putting out the “fires” they cre­

ate, the also have to put a great deal of effort into fixing the burnt buildings in their lives; for ex­ am p le, re c o v e rin g from allnighters pulled to write papers.

So which are you, a firefighter or an architect?

If you find that you never seem to have enough tim e to get ev­ erything done, that you’re get­ ting things done late or pulling all-nighters to get them done on tim e, or that you d o n ’t have enough money and are in debt, then you probably are more like the firefighter than the architect.

Although being a firefighter may have worked for you So far, hav­ ing a reactive style means hav­ ing to use extra tim e and energy to deal with the “fires” caused by a lack o f p la n n in g . B eing a

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firefighter can also create need­ less stress in your life. With in­ creasing class work and other re­ sponsibilities, you may find that this style will begin to work less and less effectively for you in the future.

In reality, most o f us tend to be part firefighter and part architect (som etim es we are proactive and other times we are reactive). For example, maybe you don’t stay up all night finishing a project, but you end up staying up later than you would like. Most o f us could b en e fit from becom ing more proactive when managing two o f o u r most im portant re­ sources: time and money. Here are some tips for those o f you interested in doing so.

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Is this new culture shocking you?

Modern travel and communica­ tion technology have put us all in touch with a shrinking modern world. Encounters that used to be rare are now almost ordinary, but the need for intercultural commu­ nication skills is more crucial than ever. What happens when devel­ oping an adjustment to the new cul­ ture?

In the beginning, when a foreign student, for example, is in a new culture, s/he might feel mental and physical distress from being in alien territory. Because the new environ­ ment is different from home, the stu-

dent often feels misunderstood.

The people around might seem un­ friendly. Even when this student makes an effort to learn the local symbols and rituals, s/he is un­ likely to understand immediately the basic reasons for this new ob­ servable behavior. In a way, the student cannot rely on what s/he used to depend on to succeed.

This can lead to feelings o f hostil­ ity and anxiety toward the new en­ vironment. It affects one’s basic mental and physical well-being, not to mention grades!

Culture shock is generally mani­ fested through several stages: First is the usually short “honeymoon” stage when everything is exciting.

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matic stage when this disease (cul­ ture shock) is felt most keenly; nothing is “right” in the new place.

This troublesome period eventu­ ally gives way to the third, the ac­ culturation stage, when one learns his/her way around the maze of new conditions and values with increas­ ing confidence. The last stage is one of stability when the student has become bicultural and is more relaxed in the new environment.

Culture shock was the subject discussed on October 6 at the In­ ternational Student Council’s Cof­ fee Hour. It was an attempt to deal with the nature of the “beast” and how perhaps to best overcome it.

Some feel it strongly, especially those from cultural environments

very different from here. Others from similar cultures, or persons with a knack for dealing with ambi­ guity, feel it less so. The important thing is not to isolate oneself but to seek out new people and experi­ ences instead.

The International Student Coun­ cil is one place to begin this pro­ cess. The ISC is now accepting new memberships for a mere $2 and the time it takes to fill out the form.

Membership in the ISC will give you a new sense of community here at WPI and new friends. When presented to a long list of local busi­ nesses, the membership card earns the member a discount. See Janice Martin (ext. 6030) in International House for details today.

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Beyond the Margins: Computer usage - Knowing your risks!

by Justin Greenough Newspeak Staff Okay, a lot of people around the campus know that lately we’ve been seeing mass abuse of the email facili­ ties as well as the usual paranoia over viruses. I’d like to take the time (and my liberty with Newspeak) to pro­ vide a little helpful guide on Viruses and Hoaxes, as well as some general “netiquitte,” as it’s known. Please don’t stop reading here. I advise you to keep reading, as I’m sure you will undoubtedly find something that you didn’t know or didn’t realize. Knowl­ edge, when using a computer can make everyone a happy user.

Everyone’s scared of viruses.

Hey, why shouldn’t you be? They ARE plentiful out there. First of all, when combating viruses, you should keep in mind that almost all viruses are carried in the form of “binary ex­ ecutable” files. For all non-CS majors out there, that translates to program files, mostly with a “.com” or “.exe” ending. These files are completely separate from data files that need to be opened by a program such as a word

processor. Data files can NOT carry viruses. There is one exception to this rule and that is Microsoft Word files, commonly seen with “.doc” endings.

This is due to Word’s feature which allows it to store program-like data within a data file to create macros.

Note: Word macro viruses are usually rather tame and for the most part af­ fect the functioning of Microsoft Word itself.

This brings me to my second topic: Email Hoaxes. Email hoaxes are commonly passed around as forwards with frightening messages about mes­ sages that can be passed by email which contain viruses. These are usually fakes, for a simple reason. Email is text-only and CANNOT contain vi­ ruses. There is usually never a mes­ sage with the title “good times” or “dihedra” that will give your computer a virus, simply because they can’t, technologically speaking. Of course, like any good rule of thumb, there are two exceptions. One, if you receive a “binary” attachment from someone on your email, running that attachment could pass a virus. It’s a very good practice to just delete any binary files

Open House on Oct. 13th!

Mike Smith Director o f Admissions Admissions activities for WP’s Class of 2002 are in full swing. The Office of Admissions is currently preparing for the second Open House this year. The program is scheduled for Monday, October 13.

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

The activities will begin in Har­ rington Auditorium with a presenta­ tion of the WPI Plan. Visitors will then have the opportunity to attend multiple academic presentations and academic department tours as well

as tours of the campus, residence halls, and the Music and Theater departments. Presentations from Ad­ missions, Financial Aid, CDC and Global Programs will take place throughout the morning.

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

Throughout the day, families can stop by the Lower Wedge which will be converted to a “drop-in center.”

Representatives from Residential Services, Student Activities as well as Admissions and Financial Aid, among other offices, will be avail­ able to speak one-on-one with visi­ tors.

Don’t be surprised if you’re stopped on campus and asked for directions or for an “insider’s view.”

Anyone with questions regarding the program or desiring to help with the day’s activities should contact Mike Smith, Assistant Director of Ad­ missions (ext. 5286).

passed to you by people you don’t know. Then, you’re safe.

The second exception is not re­ ally an exception. There was a really popular email hoax called “AOL4FREE” which claimed that there was a program that would delete your hard drive when run. The pro­ gram didn’t actually exist until some dumbell found the message funny and created a dos batch filet to do it. So, you should add “.bat” files to your list of things to avoid opening.

In general, if you follow the above rules and have a good virus protection tool like Norton, McAffee or F-prot loaded on your machine and you up­ date it often, you’re as safe as you can be. It doesn’t really help or hurt to have two virus tools on your machine at the same time. It just takes up extra memory and disk space. WPI stu­ dents, I might add, have the option to have a full licensed copy of McAffee on their hard drives to combat viruses on the WPI network. Check the CCC homepages to see how to install it.

The third thing I’d like to com­ ment on is “stale” messages and “spam chains”. These usually come in the

form of email messages with titles like “Boy dying of cancer” or “Become lucky instantly...pass this to friends.”

I got one the other day that claimed you could pass the message around to people and the “National Association of Cancer” and the “National Lung Association” would donate three cents to help people who were dying. What the person who wrote the note didn’t realize is that the two organizations don’t exist. The correct ones are the American Cancer Society and the American Lung Association, and they COLLECT money to FUND disease research. What’s better, is that last time I knew, there was no cure for can­ cer, let alone one that three cents per email message would provide for. Even better, the message could be so old that the guy is probably dead by now!

My point is simply this. Each message that goes through the WPI mail servers, or any mail servers for that matter, adds to traffic. Having worked in the Internet business, I’ve seen mail servers shut down at AOL and clog other mail servers for hours because they keep trying to re-send mail to them. I’ve seen mail servers

shut down for two days because of a malfunction and people whine and groan because they can’t get their mail. In my view, if there is a mes­ sage you don’t need to send to 500 people, it’s best to not send it to them.

Sure, forwards are nice. I like them too...like the one I got the other day about the CS major that created an infinite loop and killed himself with a bottle of shampoo (okay, so it’s off the subject). A good rule of thumb with forwards is to send them to the people that they apply to, or a small group of friends who you’ve verified actually read them. That way, you’re cutting down on network traffic, and people aren’t killing their fingers with the delete key.

Well, I’d say that’s enough for now. If you have any questions or complaints, drop by the Beyond the Margins web site and leave me a note. Sorry, 1 don’t usually read wpi.flame :-) Oh, and if you really want to know about the guy with the shampoo, that’ll be up there too: http://www.wpi.edu/~jgreeno/margins/

Community service opportunities

by Alison Keach Features Editor Elementary school mentoring The W orcester Art M agnet School is still looking for volun­ teers to talk with elementary stu­ dents about what college is all about. The volunteers are need to go to the elem entary school for one hour every other week, during school hours. The school is looking for som e S panish speaking volunteers, but all vol­ unteers are welcomed and appre­ ciated.

Walks There are more walks going on this fall if you’re still looking for a way to get involved in a good cause. One walk will be taking

place in our own neighborhood to raise money to support the Greater Worcester Special Olym­ pics. On Saturday, October 25 the 1997 Spooky Stride will take off from Elm Park at 10am, rain or shine. The walk can be either 5k or 10k (depending on your pref­ erence) and it will loop around Elm Park. There will be T-shirts for registered walkers (raising at least $25), Trick or Treat on your last lap and water stations and medical support. There will also be various stations set up with music, spooky celebrities, prizes, raffles, and goblin games.

A nother walk which isn’t as close to home is the M arshall’s F reed o m T rail W alk for The Homeless, in Boston. The walk will take place at noon on Sun­

day, November 2. Registration and entertainment will begin at 1lam. The Freedom Trail Walk for T he H o m eless b e n e fits the Friends o f B oston’s Homeless, a n o n -p ro fit o rg a n iz a tio n th at works in partnership with the City o f B oston Hom eless Ser­ vices to develop and fund pro­ gram s d esig n e d to m ove the hom eless beyond sh elter and back into the community as pro­ ductive citizens. There is a mini­ mum pledge amount of $20 to par­ ticipate in the walk.

If you are interested in any o f these program s o r would like some more inform ation please contact the Student A ctivities Office and set up an appointment with a Community Service Staff member.

Hart appointed head of CE Dept.

Courtesy o f WPI News Service Frederick L. Hart has been ap­ pointed head of the Civil and Envi­ ronmental Engineering Depart­

ment. He joined the faculty in 1978 as assistant professor, was pro­ moted to associate professor in 1980 and to professor in 1995. Professor Hart has served as Interim head for the department since July 1996. He

completed his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees at the University of Con­ necticut. His research interest is in the area of water quality changes in potable water distribution networks and fire sprinkler systems.

Student Organization recognition reminder Courtesy of Student Activities Office The Student Activities Office re­ minds all Student Organizations (SGA Funded Clubs, Club Sports,

Greek Letter Organizations, Aca­ demic and other honoraries, etc.) that WPI Recognition for this year is based upon the following mate­ rials being in the SAO: Organiza­ tion Constitution or local bylaws,

Officer Up-date Form, and the Haz­ ing Form and member signature list.

This material should be submitted as soon as possible, so that orga­ nizations may be recognized by WPI.

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by Debbie Dexter Computer Trainer We have received quite a few requests to filter SPAM and would like to take this opportunity to inform you of what infor­ mation is required when submitting SPAM to us: 1. You must supply sufficient information to identify the sender. Your mail must include all of the mail headers, especially the Received: and the “From” header found above the Received: headers.

The “From” header is not the same as the “From:” header. Pine does not in­ clude it with full header mode so you will have to find another method to ex­ tract the message.

The “From” line will look sim ilar to: From kim g@ bulkcenter.com Wed Oct 1

01:01:57 1997 See the CCC InfoPages for an example of the necessary head­ ers at http://www.wpi.edu/~training/ News/newsletter.html.

2. We cannot filte r things such as 32498732@aol.com (i.e. a valid host por­ tion with a random username — almost always numbers). If you notice that the “From” header has an address similar to this, please do not send us the mes­ sage.

There are a few things you can do to help both us and yourself with future sub­ missions: 1. Send what you would send us to your­ self first and verify that the message passes the two tests above.

2. Optionally, check to see if this sender is already filtered by consulting /shared/ sendmail/maps/source/domaincheckon

One Art: Elizabeth Bishop’s Paintings and Poetry

by Laura J. Menides Arts and Humanities Worcester-born poet Elizabeth Bishop, whose life and work arc being commemo­ rated this week in a conference at WPI, was also a visual artist. Bishop's artistic and poetic works will be the subject of a pre­ sentation at WPI on Friday, October 10, at 3 p.m. in Alden Hall. Alice Quinn, poetry editor of The New Yorker Magazine, and William Benton, editor of a book about Bishop’s paintings, will demonstrate the many connections between the two art forms.

The presentation is given in conjunction with the display of Bishop’s original art­ work at the Fletcher/Priest Gallery at 5 Pratt Street, just 4 blocks from campus, off Park Avenue. Proprietor of the Gallery, Terri Priest, will moderate the presentation, and the entire program will be introduced by WPI student Sean Dunn, chair of the WPI Fine Arts Committee. Also sponsoring the event are the WPI Humanities and Arts Department and the W orcester County Poetry Association.

According to Terri Priest, who is herself an artist as well as a gallery owner, Bishop’s works “reflect intense observations of places and objects Bishop recording dur­ ing her travels.” Many o f the artworks have been used as cover designs for Bishop’s books. One cover, for example, shows a

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Reproduction of one of Bishop's Paintings watercolor of wildflowers spilling out of a rugged, brown pot. Another work entitled “Lamp,” is a gouache, ink and watercolor of a hurricane lamp on a table. Terri Priest says of this work: “The rich red-orange and wood textured surface of the table with the yellow ochre background affords a warm and intimate stage for the lamp which fills the drawing room from top to bottom and side to side.”

The presentation in Alden on Friday is free and open to the public.

For further information, contact Laura M enides, 831-5513, em ail lmenides@wpi.edu

any CCC UNIX system.

3. If the mail is unfilterable at the server level, you may be able to filter it in your own account using procmail, which can filter based on headers and message body. The server can only filter on re­ turn address and sending hostname.

You can learn more about procmail in the man pages for procm ail and procmailex. Also, there are some pub­ licly available filters you could use. One such example is SpamTrap available at ftp://boom box.m icro.um n.edu/pub/ spamtrap/.

For more information about SPAM and your options in fighting it, refer to these web pages: http://spam.abuse.net/ http://www.cauce.org/ Reminder: The guest account will be re-

moved from Novell on 10/19/97 at 11:59 PM. Please use your own Novell account when trying to access network software and/or network printing services.

Novell Passwords — To change your Novell password, type “setpass” at a dos prompt. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the password change. If you do not have a Novell account or cannot remem­ ber your Novell account password, please see the CCC Main Lab Operator.

Novell Logins — Every student should have a maximum of 2 allowed connections to Novell. If you are a ^udent and you do not think your account is setup correctly to al­ low 2 maximum connections, please inquire about this at the i/o desk in the main CCC computer lab. Faculty and staff should send inquiries about their maximum connections to the helpdesk.

L e t t e r t o th e E d i t o r Open Letter to the Press I have a few things to say to the Worces­ ter County press, radio stations, and TV stations that have been hounding frater­ nity and sororities shamelessly. The disre­ spectful and pompous manner in which they have handled the past week’s events, at MIT and beyond, are totally inappropri­ ate. Students have been constantly ha­ rassed, and their privacy has been invaded, as members of the press and radio stations infringe on houses, phone lines, and indi­ viduals.

As a Greek affiliated woman at WPI, I have no reason to believe that any affili­ ated person deserves such an intrusion.

One house had a TV crew at their door, unannounced may I add, demanding an interview about the man at M IT People who are of legal drinking age have been approached at the Boynton to answer ques­ tions. Radio stations have been calling houses for on the air interviews with who­ ever answers the phone. Where has it gotten them? Probably nowhere, but it sure as hell makes everyone worry about what kind of repercussions will occur to the Greek organizations on campus because of a tragic incident that, very unfortunately, happened somewhere else.

So let me inform the press what it means to be Greek at WPI. It means you have acquired an unconditional set of friends with which you can laugh or cry. It means you have a commitment to a long standing brotherhood or sisterhood that connects you to people who, in some way, share a common thread. It means having these fra­ ternal bonds with chapters countrywide.

It means ripping out hair together in a dif­ ficult class and watching the sun rise to­ gether the morning of the test. It means ritual, and it means tradition. It means be­ ing able to call Sister So-and-so at 3am with a broken down car in the boonies and know­ ing she’ll come out there and find you. It means songs. It means love. It means scholarship. It means philanthropy and service. It means taking care of one an­ other and watching out for everyone’s safety.

And yes, occasionally it means social­ izing and being the typical college stu­ dent, not the typical Greek person, mind you, but the college person. This isn ’t a Greek problem it is just an easy target and a scapegoat to blame. The reputa­ tion has gone too far, however, and the scapegoat is getting old. If the press had half a brain, perhaps the wool would come off of their eyes and reveal that the true target for their obnoxious advances is way too broad for their hungry pencils and notepads. But fraternities and sorori­ ties are easier to blame for a problem that has affected most of our generation right?

Take UMass Amherst, for example. Two years ago, a rape occurred on the cam ­ pus in a fraternity that will remain un­ named. and the aftermath left them not only in huge legal disputes, but with numerous protests and anti-fraternal fo­ rums. That same year, however, 97 rapes and assaults were reported on the cam ­ pus, one fraternity related. Where was the press for the other 96 I wonder? They must have forgotten, huh?

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Firefighter or Architect: Managing time and money Continued from page 9 For managing your time: 1. Set and prioritize goals for yourself.

Make daily, weekly, and monthly goals and set deadlines. Also, write them down on a list with other tasks you need to accomplish. Writing down your goals and deadlines increases the likelihood that you will follow through on them.

2 Make a weekly schedule. Actively plan out when you will do the things you need to do. A day planner that breaks down every day by the hour is usually helpful. One helpful strategy is to write down everything you have to do (Classes, work, etc.) and sched­ ule your other responsibilities (such as homework and studying) around them. Also, remember to allow time to relax! Without time to unwind, you greatly increase the chances of overextending yourself and burning out.

Another important part o f creating a schedule is that it has a routine. So try to plan activities at consistent times. For example, if you can sched­ ule a block of time to do your home­ work between 1 pm and 4 pm then try to schedule this time for every day, or at least on the same days from week to week.

3. Overcome procrastination. The first two suggestions will help in doing this. Breaking large projects down into smaller steps also helps. In addi­ tion, actively start tasks sooner rather than later. This suggestion may seem obvious, but it is important to remem ­ ber that procrastination can take on a life of its own, and the sooner you start a task the better off you will be.

For managing your money: 1. Keep a record of how m uch you spend. If you keep a record for one or two weeks of how much money you spend, and what you spend it on, you can get a good idea of your spending habits. This can be an invaluable ex­ ercise because you may be surprised at how much money you spend on certain things.

2. Create a budget. Figure out how much of your income you will need to spend on necessities (food, clothing, rent,

and other bills) and how much can be used as “spending money.” By pri­ oritizing your expenses you will en­ sure that you get the things you need and increase the chance that you will have some left over to have fun with.

It may also be a good idea to budget some money to save for emergencies.

Using a budget and schedule may take some getting used to and seem inconve­

nient at first, but over time their use will begin to be automatic and effortless as it becomes habit. Furthermore, organizing your time and money will take less en­ ergy than dealing with problem s that could otherwise result. You will experi­ ence less stress as well.

So, determining if you are a firefighter or an architect does have an impact on your success at WPI. If you discover

you are an architect, congratulations.

Now can be the time to enhance those proactive skills you have acquired. If you come to the conclusion that you are a firefighter, even better! You have gained valuable insight that not only will guide you in improving your time and money management skills, but will help you to begin to live your life as an archi­ tect.

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C lub C o r n e r Alden Voices Hi all. For all of you who bought lulla­ bies, you will be sung to this week, so be prepared for those sweet sounds as you drift off to sleep. Oh, and as for Stoddard B, you paid for 40 women to SING to you ..nothing more, so don’t get your hopes up. Also, this weekend, the An­ nual Alden Voices Retreat is planned so make sure all you members show up and w e’ll have a blast! For the rest of the term we will just keep learning new mu­ sic to sing for a variety of concerts com ­ ing up in B term so everyone keep their eyes (and ears) open. Oh...Glee Club, thanks for the great social the other night.

You guys rock!

WPI Alpine Ski Team The WPI Alpine Ski Team will be hold­ ing an informational meeting Tuesday October 7th at 7pm in Higgins Labs 116.

Whether you’re a hardcore racer, a rec­ reational speed demon, or just like to get out there and not look too uncoordi­ nated, all skiers are welcome. Race ex­ perience is not necessary and there’s no better way to spend to spend a winter Worcester weekend than on the slopes.

Think Snow!

APO Have you seen Jo n ’s m onkey? It’s been kidnapped! For the next service project, APO will be looking for it. Actu­ ally, our next service project is going to Mustard Seed, and after that, the pledges will be planning their service project.

Speaking of pledges, we now have our fall pledge class! The new pledges are enthusiastic about SERVICE! Don’t for­ get to get your signatures for tonight’s meeting. If you want mine, be prepared to buy me a pizza!

Here are the meetings scheduled for this week: FelCom, Wednesday 11:30 in Riley; SerCom, Wednesday 12:00 in Ri­ ley; MemCom 4:45 Wednesday in Lower Wedge; brother meeting 6:30 Monday in HL 218. Also, don’t forget Movie NIGHT tonight at Matt and Tim’s place.

BiLaGA National Coming Out Day is October 1 l ,h!! Come out to a friend! Support a friend w ho’s com ing out! The WPI BiSexual, Lesbian, and Gay Alliance is having an Open Meeting, Monday Oc­ tober 13 in the Lower Wedge, 6:30pm9:30pm. ANYONE is welcome! Free pizza! We also have several other NCOD activities planned, so email bilaga@wpi for more information or someone to come out to. We’re going to tye-die more tshirts, have a movie night, and maybe go to Boston. Doesn’t that sound like fun?

Today is Lunch Meeting Day, don’t forget! We’ll be making NCOD posters and discussing all sorts of cool stuff.

Check out the BiLaGA library down in

the Health Services office, it’s getting pretty cool! I also have it on good au­ thority that the BiLaGA web page (http:/ / www.w pi.edu/~bilaga/) is one of the coolest WPI Organization web pages!

Christian Bible Fellowship Hey everybody, how was your week?

Did you learn anything interesting? Were you allowing God’s light to lead the way this past w eek? If you were having trouble, was it because you didn’t have quite enough stren g th ? Try seeking again, but this time with the strength of God. One way to get some strength is to spend some time with fellow Christians during Friday Night Fellowship (FNF) at 6:55 in the lower wedge. On Saturday take a break from studying and get some ex­ ercise at Saturday afternoon sports and fellowship at 3:30 outside of Alumni. On Tuesday night spend some quality time with God at 9:30 PM down in Founders.

This Saturday there will be an End of ATerm Road Rally Party so please try to come to at least one if not all of the events.

“I can do everything through him who gives me strength.” (Philippians 4:13 NIV).

When Paul said “I can do everything...” he didn”t mean that he can serve God better with his own strength. There are times in our lives when we need the strength o f others to get things accom­ plished, but there are also many times when even that stre n g th ju s t is n ’t enough and you need more. But, if you ask God for his strength you will be able to accomplish all things no matter how big they are. So this week with finals ap­ proaching and pressure mounting to get things done, don’t forget to ask God for his strength instead of bearing it all on yourself.

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ing. It is only a matter o f time and practice before division 2 to give division 1 chal­ lenges! Nonetheless, division 2 got plenty of encouragement from team 1.

M asque Hey everybody!! Can you feel it call­ ing in the air? Finals are approaching faster than you think...in the meantime, Masque has taken a little bit of a break.

BUT! That doesn’t mean there’s not stuff going on! Medea-Media is slowly build­ ing up. A big thanx shall go out to who­ ever was bold enough to audition: a little bird told me that Susan was thoroughly entertained. Congratulations to everyone who got a part! As always (it seems like) w hoever’s interested in a production position for M edea-M edia should either em ail John M ock at jm o ck @ w p i or C h rissy C a v e rly at th e sp ia n @ w p i.

They’ll have tons o f stuff you might be interested in participating in. OH— if you’d like to try your hand at publicity, email me at nickel @wpi, for I’m looking for some help!! Otherwise, I’ve run out o f things to say...M asque meeting this Friday at 4:30 in the Green Room. Do you need to be reminded anyway? ‘Til next week!

Mu Sigma Delta If you missed the first general meeting of the year for the Pre-Health Society, don’t panic! There will be another meet­ ing coming up next week where you can sign up for some of our committees and share ideas about future activities for the club. Check your e-mail for specific in­ formation. If you’re not a member and would like to be, send your e-mail ad­ dress to perry@wpi. Refreshments will be served!

Fun Medical Fact of the Week: A den­ tist, Dr. William Thomas Green Morton, o f Charlton, MA was the first to use ether as an anesthetic in 1846. He later dem onstrated its use at Mass. General Hospital in Boston in an am phitheater known today as the “Ether Dome.”

Association Hey guys, what’s up! Well, on Wednes­ day, Sept. 24th a bunch of CSA members when out to Jillians to have some fun. Ev­ eryone was entertained and shot pool, played ping-pong, and arcade games. We will be sure to have another similar event soon, so be sure to stay tuned. And, now for some sports....CSA division 1 won the last volleyball game of the season on Tues­ day. This was a great game to watch; just plain quality play after play. Our oppo­ nent was matching us fairly close during the first half of the first set. We exchanged services alternatively many times and spikes were sent all over the place! Within the court of course. Great saves and digs by our team! Of course, team work was the key! TEAM! Division! team now carried a record of 3-1. This will certainly send us appearing in the playoff, and we will cer­ tainly go all the way! CSA div 2 although did not win any game, but we had fun play­

Science Fiction Society To put to rest any rumors you might have concerning the activities of our club, absolutely nothing happened last week concerning the G oat’s Head. I repeat, we have nothing to do with whatever d id n ’t happen concerning the G o at’s Head last week.

This week is the last week to order a cuddly plush Cthulhu doll. This is not a fund raiser, we’re not making any money.

Well, maybe after we finish the printer plates, but that has nothing to do with Cthulhu. We are however, selling Club T-shirts; Buy them so we can have a kick ass gaming weekend B-term.

Robotech TUB is proceeding nicely, w e’re 10 tapes in and counting as of the subm ission o f this Club Coroner, and likely to be 15 tapes in by the time you read this. The trouble with Zentradi is that they’re so cute and cuddly.

Oh, I almost forgot. Our meetings are, as always, at 7pm Wednesdays in Olin Hall 107. Be there, or w e’ll make you lis­ ten to Minmei sing!

Simple Harmonic Motion Well, we got through the first perfor­ mances of the year, and I must say it was “ interesting” anyways. Nice job at the trustee’s home with Interstate-8, I'd say both groups rocked da house. Also, let’s have another round of applause for the apprenticing directors, Gabe Flores and Michael Wheeler, their hard work is defi­ nitely appreciated. In addition, we wish luck to Ethan Denault, the next victim, I mean, temp-director. Well, as of this post­ ing, SHM will have no further perfor­ mances, until Wells Weekend, so that means LEARNING TIME! It’ll be a good time, and what’s more fun than making sweet tunes and harmonies? Well, only a couple of things.... including the 21st o f November. Check out the homepage (/ ~shm) for more details, or e-mail us at shm@ wpi.edu. It’ll be all sorts of fun, I promise!!! Also, you have any sugges­ tions for musical pieces that you think SHM might be able to perform, please mail them as well. Hope to see you at the next concert!!!

Newman Club Tonight, we have our Executive Board Meeting at the Religious Center at 6:30 pm. The agenda will be making final plans on our activities for term B. If you have any ideas, feel free to e-m ail Fr. S. (priest@wpi) or Chris Welch , our presi­ dent (m atignon@ wpi). We have some great suggestions already in hand but your comments are also welcome.

It was great seeing some of our old members - those now working in the real world as they informed us. We all seemed to enjoy Homecoming in so many differ­ ent ways.

We are planning a trip on Wednesday, October 29th to Spooky World in Berlin, MA. That would be a great way to start off the new term. You will hear more about it on your e-mail and next week’s Newman Club column.

Skeptical Chemists The Skeptical Chemists - the student Chemistry and Biochemistry organiza­ tion - will be meeting tomorrow in the Student Lounge down in the basement of Goddard Hall. Leanna ^promised* she’d bring refreshments to this m eet­ ing, otherwise we’ll have to make due with distilled H20 and nitrile gloves...yuck.

We’ll be discussing our activities, in­ cluding cheery color schem es for the C hem istry labs and gu est sp eak ers.

Much thanks to Professor Wobbe for supplying the snacks for our first meet­ ing. Remember, it takes alkynes to make the world!

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Announcing SGA elections Student Government Association The Undergraduate Student Government is pleased to announce that the 1997 B-Tenn elections period has begun. As always. Stu­ dent Government is looking for dedicated members of the undergraduate student body to run for Senator positions. There are twelve On-Campus Senator positions and fifteen Off-Campus Senator positions available.

To be eligible for these positions, students must meet the following criteria: he or she must be currently enrolled at WPI, not a sec­ ond semester senior, and in good academic standing as determined by Institute regula­ tions. Any student that meets these criteria is encouraged to stop by the Student Gov­ ernment office and pick up a nomination pe­ tition. Petitions will be available starting Fri­ day, October 10. All petitions must be re­ turned to the Student Government Office no later than 5:00 PM on Tuesday, November 4.

Electronic voting on the college Computer Center UNIX system will take place from Sun­ day, November 16 through Friday, Novem­ ber 21. Paper ballot voting will be held in the lobby of Daniel’s Hall mailroom on Friday, November 21 from 9:00 AM to4:30 PM and in the Wedge from 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM. Stu­ dent Government encourages all undergradu­ ate students to vote and show their support for the candidate of their choice.

If anyone has any questions about the elec­ tions, or would like to find out more about running for office, please contact the Under­ graduate Student Government at 831-5565, or stop by our office located on the first fioor of Daniel’s Hall.

IB M IN F O R M A T IO N N IG H T BS/MS/Ph.D GRADUATES Bring copies of your resume.

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SOC looks to revise guidelines

by Greg Snoddy Director o f Student Activities Based on comments, suggestions and concerns regarding the implementation of the SOC guidelines, the Council last week decided to use this academic year as a guideline revision and phase-in period.

To best accomplish this, members of the council are very interested in meeting with the officers or membership of each organi­ zation. We feel this is the only way we can solicit your comments regarding the guide­ lines. Please be assured that your objec­ tive is to incorporate your input (i.e., more flexibility) into the SOC guidelines.

For your information, the SOC timeline is as follows: A and B terms will be used to solicit your input for guideline revisions, while C term will be used to draft the guide­ line revisions and present them to the Cam­ pus Community. Finally, D term will be set aside for your organizations to prepare for full implementation effective in September, 1998.

The members of SOC are looking forward to working with all student organizations on Campus as we revise the guidelines to better accommodate your needs and concerns. The Council receives comments and mail through the Student A ctivities Office, or at sao@wpi.edu.

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Classified ads must be paid for in advance.

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The SGA Retreat was a huge success!

Along with improving teamwork and lead­ ership skills, we also set a vision for the WPI campus. SGA has committed itself to recreating strong campus unity. Goals were set at the retreat and SGA has al­ ready taken action. SGA looks forward to working with all organizations on and o ff cam pus to w ard reaching cam pus unity. We encourage all organizations to get involved and take a stand with us.

A letter was sent to all organizations in­ viting them to attend SGA meetings. This is strongly encouraged so we can act as a campus and not as one small group. SGA wants to hear from you and what your club/ organization is all about. Please do not hesitate to attend a meeting or contact a SGA member if you have any questions.

Reminder: Nomination forms for SGA Executive officers are due by 5pm today in the SGA office. Voting will be held the first

week of B-term. Nomination forms for Senatorial positions are available in the office starting today. If interested, Please pick up a form today.

Once again, SGA meetings are on Tues­ days at 6:00pm in the Lower Wedge. All are welcome.

WPI Linux Association The next WPI Linux Association meet­ ing has been scheduled for Thursday, October 9th at 7:00 PM in the Lower Wedge. We’ve got lot’s of cool stuff as the meetings’ topic is going to be “Secur­ ing Your Machine on the WPI Network.”

We will have speakers talking about Gen­ eral System Security and IP Spoofing, as well as Dan Murphy, one of the recent root break-in victims, to talk about his experi­ ence and what he’s learned. We will also be taking care of some club administration stuff, so head on over to the Lower Wedge Thursday evening and enjoy some drinks, refreshments, and Linux! For more infor­ mation, write email to wpila@wpi.edu.

Sunday, October 12,1997 Johnson, what do you think your doing? Don’t you know the customer is always right?"

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3pm - “One Art: Paintings and Poetry of Elizabeth Bishop,” by Alice Quinn and William Benton jf.^ ..§ % « 7pm - M en’s Soccer vs. Coast Guard 8pm - Reading by Mark Strand, Holy Cross, Hogan Center

W a l l a c e C i v i c C e n t e r (F itch b u r g , MA) 1 0 / 9 - F o o F ig h t e r s / T a l k S h o w / T r e b l e Charger

Stressed out? f i n a l s coming your

9am-Volleyball at Clark 1lam - Men and Women’s Cross Country at Clark lpm - Women’s Tennis vs. Babsoa | ^ lpm - Women’s Soccer at Wheaton 7pm - Football vs. Norwich

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11:30am - Catholic Mass, Alden HaljL „•••••••f - X! 6pm - Catholic Mass, Founder’s Study RoOra 6:30 & 9:30pm - Film, Lost World: Jurassic Park, Perreault Hall

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Don't know how to deal with stress all the work and the pressure?

J o i n u s f o r a s tr e s s m a n a g m e n t s e m i n a r .

H e y , it o n ly ta k e s o n e h o u r !

T h u r s d a y , O c t o b e r 9 , 7 :0 0 p .m .

F u l l e r L a b s , P e r r e a u l t H a ll

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