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Volume Twenty-five, Number Two

Tuesday; January 28, 1997

Social Web connects Tech to the social scene “Where do you want to go tonight?”

by Kimberly Farrell Newspeak S taff “W here do you want to go tonight?” is the question that greets you as you log into W PI’s newest bridge between the technol­ ogy that we all use and the social life that we all crave. It’s a place to find something to do, meet someone new, and let other people know what’s going on. In a given week there’ll be an exhibit at the library, a movie on Sunday night, a rock ‘n ’ roll show in Riley and any assorted number o f sporting events. Rather than read the countless fliers hanging up around campus all you have to do is log into the social web.

Another exciting new feature of this web site is the M atchm aker... as soon as you enter your profile you can find a list o f other social web member that match up closely, send them a message, and see what happens! This as­ pect has only been available since January

19lh, but already there are at least 6 matches to even my name. This computerized dating service may seem a bit dry to some, but it is a pretty neat way to find people that aren’t way out there, people that are right on cam­ pus that might even sit next to you in Calcu­ lus.

The Social Web isn’t sim ply a WPI phe­ nomenon, however. There are several links to W orcester-related sites, and the member­ ship is open to any m em ber o f the consor­ tium. A few people from C lark have signed up so far, but we’re still trying to drum up m em bership. It’s easy to sign up, easy as logging into your email account.

To log into the social w eb, bring up N etscape or any other w eb brow ser (pref­ erably one that supports Java-script) and go to http://social.w pi.edu/ and follow the login instructions. Due to the fact that som e events arc only cam pus-w ide, a dis­ tinction needs to be made as to which cam ­

pus you are logging in from. You need a passw ord, and every tim e you go to the social web, you log in with that passw ord.

O nce in. a screen with people’s birthdays on it will appear, and a menu bar to the left.

C lick on w hichever option you w ant, and check it out! We recom m end the This Week link, show ing what events are happening this week all over the place. If you w ant to let people know o f an event, link to the A dd button, and follow the in stru ctio n s there. For com puterized m atching, first update your P rofile, then click on M a tch ­ m aker and see whom am ong your friends and classm ates you are com patible with!

There are still a few bugs, but Troy T h ­ ompson, creator o f the Social Web, assures us that h e ’s w orking on them.

So Log In, Click On, and Check Out this neat new site on W P I’s w eb, at h ttp :// social.wpi.edu, and don't miss out on w hat’s going on today.

New policy for recognition of student clubs to start

by Eric Wilhelm Graphics Editor Those looking to start new organizations on campus should obtain a copy of the new policy for recognition of student activities, which contains many changes from the old procedure. Many o f these changes will af­ fect new sports clubs, with many m ore safety-related requirements being incorpo­ rated into the new manual.

The new recognition process may not go into effect until this coming Fall, at least six months later than was initially forecast by the Student Activities Office. Applications for recognition were no longer accepted af­ ter the end o f A Term, effectively putting a stop to the organization o f new clubs on campus until the new process goes into ef­ fect. This is bad news for those clubs which were organizing at the time the change was announced, such as the Astronomy and Rail­ road clubs, for they are now at the mercy of the wheels o f WPI bureaucracy. Unable to apply for recognition, they are not officially able to schedule rooms for meetings, or use any of the facilities o f the college until the recognition process begins.

As the January 3 1 deadline for SGA’s bud­ get packet approaches, a definite plan for new organizations is still lacking from both the Student Governm ent Association and

Student Activities. These tw o organizations need to work together to com e up with a com­ mon recognition policy so that new organi­ zations may apply in a one-step process, with only one form for both SG A funding and o f­ ficial college recognition.

In the new guidelines, organizations re­ questing recognition must file: 1) A letter o f intent with the names and signatures of the club’s elected officers and advisor; 2) A com­ pleted application for recognition (which does not exist in a finalized form yet); 3) A hazing compliance form signed by the offic­ ers; 4) The names and school addresses o f 50 full-time students who support the estab­ lishment o f the organization at WPI; 5) A current constitution in accordance with the constitution format outlined by the guide­ lines; 6) A one paragraph description of the organization for potential use in college pub­ lications.

Once a letter of intent has been llled with the Student Organization Council (SOC), an orga­ nization may conduct limited business on cam­ pus. Over three months, groups may post no­ tices and reserve tables in the Upper Wedge a total of five times.

When the completed application has been filed at the Student Activities Office, the SOC will review the request at its semiannual rec­ ognition meeting, which is held in Septem ­ ber and February. The SO C will then make

its final decision after meeting with the orga­ nization, if necessary.

Unlike the previous recognition process, organizations are not required to obtain rec­ ognition from a departm ent, or obtain the names and signatures o f twelve people who intend to be members o f the club. On the whole, the entire process is much more rigor­ ous than it had been, with six as opposed to only five crite ria for recognition, and a lengthy interval between the submission o f an application and its approval.

WPI Web wins NetGuide Gold Subm itted by Amy L. M arr Web Coordinator NetGuide has selected the WPI Web as a Gold Site — one of the best on the Web. The Gold Award recognizes Web sites that meet the staff’s stringent criteria for overall excel­ lence. NetGuide has screened over 100,000 URLs and reviewed more than 50,000 sites — the Gold Award goes to only 15,000 of the Web’s best sites.

This is the second time this year the WPI Web has been honored by an outside orga­ nization. Earlier in the year, NetCollege ‘97, a book and website published by Wolff New Media, heralded the WPI Web, giving it a five out o f five-star "W IRED” rating.

At their site, searching for “Worcester Poly­ technic Institute” among N etG uide’s Best o f the Web brings up the following: “As befits a technical institution o f higher learning, the Worcester Polytechnic Institute site has some handy interactive options. Be­ fore you get to the online admissions office, check out students’ course evaluations. The internal links to academic information are fairly cut and dried, but cute cartoon draw­ ings make the site user-friendly.”

The WPI Web earned three stars for Per­ sonality, Design, Content, and the Overall Rating. In addition, the Theatre & Theatre Technology pages at WPI also received the Gold Award, a three-star overall rating, and four stars for Personality!

The only higher honor NetGuide bestows is the Platinum Award - a four star rating. To learn m ore about N etG uide, visit http:// www.netguide.com/.

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Table of Contents N ew s..........................................2, 10, 15 Announcements....................................2 Arts & Entertainment.... 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14 Sports.......................................4, 5, 8, 14 tetters to the Editor.............................. 9

Club Corner................................ 6, 7, 12 This Day in History...............................8 Classifieds........................................... 15 Comics................................................. 15 Police lM g ........................................... 16

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News beyond the farm A weekly e-m ail news summary WORLD EDITION For the week preceding this Saturday, January 25th, 1997, here’s what made the News Beyond the Farm: M ad elein e A lbright has becom e the United States’ highest-ranking female of­ ficial in history. The former ambassador to the UN won an unanim ous 18-0 approval from the Senate Foreign Relations commit­ tee Jan 20th, followed by a 99-0 approval by the US Senate at large Jan 22nd. She took the oath of office Jan 23rd. New de­ fense secretary W illiam Cohen was also approved by the senate with a 99-0 vote Jan 22nd.

Human safety in Algeria has reached a contem porary low. On Jan 19th, a m assa­ cre o f 82 people took place 70 kilometers east o f Algiers. The same day, a car bomb exploded in Algiers, killing 21. On Jan 20th, 20 people were killed in a town 75 kilometers south of Algiers. By Jan 24th, the killing had become even more gruesome, with 26 people reported killed on a guillotine in the suburbs of the capitol. The death toll since the begin­ ning of the year is estimated at 256; the most recent outbreaks come from an attempt by Islamist militants to make the Muslim holy month o f Ramadan as violent as possible.

As a commentator put it, “the government is violating human rights but what the radicals are doing is simply against God.” They're talking about it: In a free speech case Jan 22nd, a Federal Court ailed that military stores must sell Pent­ house Magazine. The military had previously banned the magazine on the basis o f inap­ propriate sexual content.

In shorts: • Yassar Arafat visited Hebron as its ex­ ecutive for the first time Jan 19th. In a speech to its citizens, he referred to the Israelis as “friends and partners.”

• A bomb exploded at a Tulsa OK abortion clinic Jan 19th.

• Petar Stoyanov took office as the new president of Bulgaria Jan 19th and imme­

diately called for new parliamentary elec­ tions.

At a press conference Jan 19th, several scientists pointed to new evidence o f possible life on Jupiter’s moon Europa because of its pro b ab le u n d e r-su rface ocean.

President Clinton was in­ augurated for his second term as President o f the United States Jan 20th.

Latvian Prime M inister Andris Shkek quit his job Jan 20th after accusations of favoritism in hiring.

B alloonist Steve Fossett landed in India Jan 20th after six days and 10,000 miles in the air, both w orld reco rd s. H ow ever, the landing meant he had failed in his at­ tempt to circumnavigate the globe.

Russian president Boris Yeltsin left the hospital Jan 20th.

Rebel leader Andre Kisase Ngandu was apparently killed in Zaire Jan 20 as the government started an offensive.

The House o f Representatives aproved Newt G ingrich’s ethics settlement Jan 21st.

China reversed its position on sending UN peacekeeping troops to Guatemala by not vetoing the initiative Jan 2 1st.

A 6.4 earthquake hit China’s Xinjiang re­ gion Jan 21st.

Germany and the Czech Republic signed an agreement Jan 21st patching up his­ torical disputes between the two nations.

A Federal Court ruled Jan 22nd that ABC News must pay $5.5 million in damages to the Food Lion supermarket chain for de­ ceptive reporting.

The Space Shuttle Atlantis landed Jan 22nd, bring astronaut John Blaha back to Earth after 128 days on the Mir space sta­ tion.

The 20th anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade abortion decision from the Supreme Court passed Jan 22nd.

A committee concluded Jan 23rd that women will have to decide for themselves how often to get a m am m ogram be-

tween age 40 and age 49.

President Clinton met with UN Secretary General Kofi Annan Jan 23rd.

The FBI arrested 34 people from three crime families in New York Jan 23rd.

• Attorney General Janet Reno complained Jan 23rd that Saudi A rabia has not turned over information sur­ rounding attacks on US in­ stallations.

• V iolence broke out in Kragujevae, Serbia Jan 23rd after the government decided to crack down on protestors demonstrating about the re­ sults o f local elections.

Taliban rebels took an additional two cit­ ies in Afghanistan Jan 23rd.

Tornadoes in A labam a and Tennessee killed one and injured 25 Jan 24th.

Speaker o f the House N ew t G ingrich lashed out at the press and Dem ocrats Jan 25th, saying that a double stan­ dard exists for conservatives and lib­ erals who have ethical problem s.

Protests in A lbania over failed pyra­ mid investing schem es shut down that country Jan 25th. Foreign M inister T ritan Shehu was attacked during the p ro te sts.

O ne hostage was release by the Tupac Amaru terrorists in Pern Jan 25th after ear­ lier reports of guns fired into the air. 72

people remain held within the Japanese Embassy in Lima.

• President Clinton called for a $43 million program for food safety Jan 25th.

• Writer James Dickey died Jan 19th at the age of 74.

• Astrologer Jeanc Dixon died Jan 24th at the age o f 79 of a heart attack.

Finally: Several subscribers have complained that these items have become too tame lately, so see what you think o f this: In Ghana, twelve “sorcerers” have been murdered by angry males. It seems they have been touching men in their private parts and making their sexual organs disappear, then dem and­ ing paym ent to make the body parts re ­ turn. The unique robbery schem e ap par­ ently works because fear can cause m ale genitalia to shrink, especially those with certain genes common in A frica. Look out guys!

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

Sources this week included All Things Con­ sidered (NPR), the Associated Press newswire, the BBC Newshour (BBC/PRI), the Christian Science Monitor, the Dr. Dean Edell Show (EFN/KGO-AM), KCBS radio news, the News Hour with Jim Lehrer (PBS), Newsday (BBC/ PR1), a id the Reuters newswire. Compiled by: Lance Gleich, Stanford CA

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by Prof. M ichael Radzicki Social Science and Policy Studies D epartm ent The M orris K. Udall Foundation is tak ­ ing applications for scholarships to u n ­ dergraduate students who intend to p u r­ sue c a re e rs re la te d to e n v iro n m e n ta l public policy, and to Native American and A iask a N ative u n dergraduate stu d en ts who intend to pursue careers in health care and tribal public policy.

T his spring, the foundation will aw ard ap p ro x im ately 55 scholarships to o u t­ stan d in g stu d en ts n atio n w id e, fo r use d u rin g th e n e x t acad em ic year. T h e aw ards will be made on the basis o f m erit to two groups o f students: 1) those who

are college sophom ores o r ju n io rs in the current academ ic year, have outstanding potential, and intend to pursue careers in environm ental public policy; and 2) N ative A m erican and Alaska N ative stu­ d ents who are co lleg e sophom ores or juniors in the current academic year, have outstanding potential, and intend to pur­ sue careers in health care or tribal public policy.

Each scholarship covers eligible e x ­ penses for tuition, fees, books, and room and board, up to a maximum o f $5000.

If you would like further inform ation and application m aterials, please contact Prof. M ichael R adzicki, Social Science and Policy Studies Department, x5767, or e-mail to mjradz@ wpi.

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Weekly sports update: Results from January 17thto 23rd

by G eoff Hassard Sports Information D irector W om en’s Swimming (1-5) T he w om en's swim team got into the win colum n against U M ass-D artm outh on th e 18th. They defeated the C orsairs 95-59 on the road. Double w inners for W PI w e re T in a C a s s a m a s s in a (D ingsm ans Ferry, PA) in the 50-yard and 1 0 0 -y a rd f re e s ty le and S a ra h S now (H olden, MA) in the 200-yard individual m edley and 100-yard backstroke. Single event w inners were Patty Linden (H igh­ la n d , IN ) a n d N a n c y B e d r o s s ia n (Seekonk, MA). Linden took first in the 1,000-yard freestyle and Bedrossian won the 100-yard b u tterfly . C assam assin a, Snow and Linden were also part o f the 200-yard freestyle relay that took first p la c e . T h e a n c h o r leg w a s C o n n ie P appagianopoulos (Peabody, MA).

M en’s Swimming (2-3) T h e m e n ’s sw im team w a s a lso at UM ass-Dartmouth on the 18th. Unfortu­ nately their results were not the same as

the women as they dropped the meet 134.586.5. Jamie M urdock (W oodinville, WA) led the way for WPI as he won the 200yard and the 500-yard freestyle events. In a very close race, Jason Wening (Jefferson City, MO) won the 1,000-yard freestyle. Bill Sullivan (Attleboro, M A) was W PI’s only other winner in the 50-yard freestyle.

W restling (3-2) The wrestling team finally got back into action on the 21st as they traveled to Springfield to take on A m erican Interna­ tional C ollege and U M ass-Low ell. They e n d ed up w ith a sp lit a fte r d e fea tin g U M ass 30-19 and losing to AIC 27-12.

Stephen N ash-W ebber (A rlington, MA) won by forfeit at 118 lbs. versus UM ass.

Rob Polin (R andolph, M A) won by for­ feit in the same meet. Aaron Becker (Cov­ entry, RI) won at 134 lbs. versus UM ass.

Joe T ucker (Barre, VT) won at 158 lbs. in both m eets. Lance B aden (Fram ingham , M A) pinned his opponent in the UM ass meet at 177 lbs. Daryl Retzke (W heaton, IL) won at 177 lbs. against AIC. Craig H ow itt (W indham , M E) pinned both his

The women won last Thusday’s game by one point over UMass. opponents on the night.

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W omen’s Basketball (6-7) The women continued on the road with a gam e at Pine M anor C ollege on the 18th. They lost a close one 80-78. Kim

L andry (Gardner, M A ) exploded for 33 points to lead the way for WPI. The 33 points tied the w om en’s record - a record that L andry already shares w ith Jody N orm andin ‘90. Landry also grabbed 14 rebounds. Three other players scored in double figures as w ell. D anielle B atey (Fairfield, ME) had 13 points, Laura Bielitz (A gaw am , M A) had 12 and freshm an Kate B urgess (N ew port, M E) scored a career high 11 points.

On Tuesday the 21st WPI finally had a home game as they entertained the Golden Bears o f Western New England College. WPI was clicking on all cylinders as they raced out to a 57-15 halftime lead. In the second half there was no let up as they cruised to an 88-33 victory to end their three game losing streak. Landry led four players in double figures with 18 points. Bielitz and Andrea Kodys (Templeton, M A) each scored 14 points and Batey added 13 points which was what she needed to reach 1,000 career points.

She became the 12th women in WPI history to eclipse this plateau.

Two nights later W PI hosted UM assD artm outh in the friendly confines o f Harrington Auditorium. The Engineers con­ trolled the entire first half as they opened the game with a 15-4 run and led at halftime 3328. In the second half, WPI continued its strong play as they added to their lead and were winning 59-48 with 3:19 remaining.

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Roundup: Weekly sports update Continued fro m page 4 shots to tie the score at 59-59 with 36 sec­ onds left. On the ensuing action Batey was fouled hard and had to come out of the game, so Burgess was substituted to shoot her two free throws. She made one and gave WPI the lead by one. Landry cam e up with a big block to thwart an attempt as the Engineers got the ball back on the rebound. Batey then was fouled and missed a 1-and-1, but Kodys came up with the rebound, but was called for traveling. UMass had one last chance, but was not able to get the ball over halfcourt as WPI held on to win 60-59.

M en’s Basketball (6-6) The men had a full w eek to prepare for hosting Western New England on the 18th.

The preparation helped as the Engineers broke their six game losing streak with an 86-61 Victory. Jeff Cayer (Shelton, CT) led the way with 23 points and 9 rebounds.

Greg Simpson (Lebanon, NJ) had 18 points and John Lehane (M arlboro, MA) chipped in with 12 points as WPI built a 49-22 halftime lead and never was threatened for the remainder o f the game.

On Wednesday the 22nd WPI was back on the road to face Brandeis University. The two teams exchanged runs throughout the first half with the hosts leading 39-37 at the intermission. In the second half Brandeis had control up until the last 2:30 minutes as WPI scored two baskets to cut the lead to 71-70 with 1:32 remaining. Shannon then gave the Engineers the lead with 52.8 seconds left before the Judges took the lead back with 387 ticks remaining. WPI now called a timeout to set up their shot. They ran the clock down as far as possible and Cayer then hit an offbalanced jum per to give WPI the lead 74-73 with 8.6 seconds left. Brandeis had one last shot, but missed and the game ended with See Roundup, continued to page 14 NEW SPEA K STA FF P H O T O / ED C A M E R O N

Ice Cat Chris Kenady makes a shot against the Bandits. See story on page 8.

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APO H ello everyone and welcome back from break! I hope you are all ready to get back into service, because we have great projects planned for this term. We are going to M ustard Seed February 14 and February 28. The Ugly Man on Cam pus com petition is com ing up, so start think­ ing about w ho you w ant to vote for!

C P R training might be in the w orks; we will have details in a future column. Also, m ake sure you attend the W inter C arn i­ val.

C ongratulations to the new o fficers for the next year: President: Mike B urzycki; S ervice Vice President: D anielle Fisette; M em bership Vice President: Jon Barlow; F e llo w s h ip V ice P r e s id e n t: E le n a H ovagim ian; Recording Secretary: Leigh A n d e r s o n ; P le d g e T r a in e r : S tin a W atson; H istorian: G abe Flores; Public­ ity: Chris Yee; C ourt Jester: Ray Halpin

BiLAGA We hope that e v ery o n e had a good break. Things o f interest to us currently are budgets, meetings, freedom rings, and T -shirts. If anybody would like to pur­ chase freedom rings ($5 each) or T-shirts ($3 each), please get in touch with us via e-mail at bilaga@ wpi. Wc will begin hav­ ing lunchtim e m eetings in addition to our bi-w eekly nighttim e m eetings. A gain, if a n y b o d y w an ts m ore in fo rm a tio n on m eetings or anything concerning BiLaGa, please e-m ail us and w e’ll be happy to

you’re feeling the world com ing dow n on you, rem em ber the pow er o f the treasure inside o f you and rely on G o d ’s strength.

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Chess Club WPI announced its return to intercol­ legiate chess during the W inter break by capturing the Top Small School prize at the 1996 Pan-A m erican Intercollegiate C hess C ham pionships. T he event, at­ tended by hundreds o f college students from the W estern hem isphere, was held in Baltimore, M aryland, December 27-30.

It was held in W orcester in 1983.

The prize was unexpected and sur­ prised m any other schools because the Club had only three m em bers participat­ ing in the tournam ent. O nly one other school had three players, and the rest o f the field consisted o f four man teams.

This m eant that the WPI team forfeited one point every round because o f the lack o f a fourth player. Despite the handi­ cap, team m em bers Peter M inear, Chris Yee, and C asey R ichardson scored 2.5 match points out o f a possible 6. The w inning team . U niversity o f M aryland Baltim ore County “A”, scored 5.5 points.

The closest small school, Stetson, scored 2 points.

The C h ess C lub will be p a rtic ip a t­ ing in to u rn a m e n ts in the In tern et C o l­ legiate C h ess L eague. A nyone w ant­ ing to p lay a gam e is w elcom e to com e to a m eetin g . M eetings are held T u es­ days in S L 1 0 4 and T h u rsd a y s in the Low er W edge from 4:30 to 6:00. Skill level is not im p o rtan t.

Welcome back to C Term everyone. I hope that you all had a restful break and are ready to start a new year o f loving G od and loving others.

C B F has big plans fo r this term, and y o u ’re all im portant parts o f the equa­ tion! Be on the lookout for a C hristian C offeehouse on C am pus this term and w hen you see sn o w fla k e s fly in g , get ready for a CBF sledding session. And o f course, don’t forget Friday N ight F el­ low ship at 7:00 PM in M organ A. Satur­ day m orning sports will continue as well at 10:30 AM in A lum ni, but count on it being indoors.

“But we have this treasure in ja rs o f cla y to show th a t th is a ll-su rp a ssin g pow er is from G od and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck dow n, but not d estro y ed .” II C orinthians 4:7-9 (NIV). All o f us know that there are tim es when it feels like the whole world is caving in on us. Stress is all too preva­ lent at WPI. What then can we do to over­ com e the trouble o f this world? Paul tells us the answer in these verses. By o u r­ selves, we can do nothing, but as C hris­ tians we have a special treasure, the Holy Spirit, which dw ells in us, the “jars of cla y ” . It is the Holy Spirit w hich gives us strength from God to overcom e the evils o f this w orld. So, the next tim e

Lens and Lights Hey there ...

If you haven’t heard yet (if not, G O TO TH E M E E T IN G S!) elections are com ing up ... N om inations will be this com ing w eek. To be n o m in ated /e le cted , you must be an active m em ber o f the club, and for HP, you m ust be a licensed p ro ­ je c tio n is t (th o se o f us p ro je c tio n is ts know this already). There will be an email going out with some more inform ation for those not at the meeting.

Events! Lots o f basketball, a jazz clinic, m ovie or two, and an open house. T here are other events popping up as tim e goes on, so ... keep a look out.

As for other s tu f f... We are STILL try ­ ing to get a training session going som e­ time this term, but at last check both Riley and Alden were booked all term. Som e o th e r th in g s m ight be h ap p en in g , but w e’ll s e e ...

H ave a good week and see you all at the m eetings! (run for office,run for office, run for o ffic e ...)

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O r did som ething com pletely different happen? 1 can ’t give aw ay the answ er because, unlike m ost m ystery novels, no one solves this one in the last several pages. In fact, there is very convincing evidence for and against every argum ent presented and all the theories are p re ­ sented impartially. M uch o f this evidence d eals w ith the com plex subjects o f arti­ fact dating and m itochondrial DNA (a real-life “ E ve”). T hese subjects are ex ­ plained in a way that even those o f us w ho w ere com plete novices at the start feel fairly com fortable by the end o f the ex planation. He also goes through the arg u m en ts for and ag ain st the “out o f A fric a ” th eo ry and th e m u ltireg io n a l

by Lisa Bartee Co-Editor in C hief For anyone who is even rem otely in­ terested in where we cam e from, this book will prove fascinating. T hose who are m ore inform ed will find it equally as in­ teresting (for those w ho are really in ter­ ested, it contains an ex tensive list o f ref­ erences which would be useful in find­ ing other inform ation). The author starts the book know ing basically nothing at all about hum an origins (a fact he freely adm its), but by the end he has talked to several o f the most know ledgeable sci­ entists in the field and has reached the stage w here he can form ulate his ow n ideas about modern hum an origins. This book gives a w ell-rounded look at the several conflicting hypotheses regarding the dem ise o f the N eandertals (w hich is p ro n o u n c e d N e a n d e rT A L lik e it is spelled, not N eanderT H A L as is co m ­ monly said), detailing all the theories and

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So d o n ’t let us dow n. And to sharing in the spirit, I am offering two answers (cor­ rect ones, even!) to the first person that solves the W PI cheer correctly (e to the x, dy, dx...), and show s me all the work!

B reak o u t th o se p e n c ils (M ap le and M athcad will not be accepted). I would also like to say how excited our presi­ dent must be to have fifty guys perform ­ ing his piece. W hat an ego trip, huh?

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Opera Excerpts at the Alden free concert b y Kim berly Farrell Newspeak Staff On the evening of Friday, Janu­ ary 3 1, the halls (recital halls, that is) o f A lden M em orial w ill be filled with the glorious sounds of O pera E xcerpts sung by the so­ loists o f I Soloisti Sim patici, sev­ eral of w hose m em bers are affili­ ated w ith W PI. The concert at

7:30pm in Spaulding Recital Hall is free and open to the public.

T h e m e m b e rs o f I S o lo is ti Sim patici (The Congenial Solo­ ists), consisting o f about 20 sing­ ers under the musical direction of Ruth J. Cooper, have been sing­ ing to g e th e r sin ce 1992 w hen they perform ed R o ssini’s Stabat M ater. They enjoyed doing this and received so m uch p o sitive

feedback th a t they d e c id e d to continue. T hey did a repeat per­ form ance o f the Rossini in 1993 and also a perform ance o f SaintS a e n ’s C h ris tm a s O ra tio that year. Their first O pera Excerpts program took place in 1994, fol­ lowed be a repeat o f the C hrist­ m as O ratio in 1995. That year they also did a truncated version o f H aydn’s C reation. This year

N e w sp e a k Bill Ruggiere w ho did the “p.r.” fo r th is c o n c e r t s u g g e s te d a name be found, and after a bit o f brainstorm ing, the group agreed on I Soloisti Sim patici, since they ce rta in ly e n jo y in g p e rfo rm in g with each other. There have been new m em bers added and a few have left, but the group co n tin ­ ues to thrive.

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IceCats split weekend games, break losing streak

by E d Cameron C o-E ditor-in-C hief The W orcester IceCats battled the Baltim ore Bandits on Friday and the Springfield Falcons on Sat­ urday night. Friday’s game was a rematch from the previous week­ end and the Bandits went away with the victory once again. The ’Cats scored first at the end o f the first period with a goal from Chris Kenady who had an assist from Kons tantin Shafranov. The Ban­ dits put themselves on the board in the opening o f the second pe­ riod when Bob W ren lit the red lam p. F ifte e n m in u te s la te r K onstantin S hafranov split the posts for the ’Cats to put them up by one. The third period saw three unanswered Bandit goals from Eric Manlow, Jamie Spencer and David Sacco. The IceCat’s Mike Maneluk brought the Cats to within one with

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IceCat Mike Maneluk races toward the Bandits’ goal with the puck. three minutes left to play, unfortu­ nately the ’Cats were unable to

score again despite som e great shots.

Saturday night saw the ’Cats get o ff to a slow start as they fell be­ hind the Falcons 2-0. However, 15:24 into the first period Chris K en ad y d e fe a te d g o a lte n d e r M anny L egace to sh rin k Springfield’s lead to one. The sec­ ond period opened with Springfield scoring at 0:13. T h e ’Cats tied the game in the period with two goals, including a power play goal from Rob Pearson. The IceCats denied the Falcons in the third period while Chris Kenady scored again with a power play goal which gave the ’Cats the victory and broke their four game losing streak.

The ’Cats play three more home g am es befo re h ittin g the road again. They play Albany on the 29th, Fredericton on the 31 st and Hershey on the 2nd.

See page 5 fo r Saturday n ig h t’s gam e stats, inclu d in g sh o ts on goal, goalies, and scoring.

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Th is D ay in H istory January 28 1775 Peter the Great bom, Russia 1878 First telephone exchange (New Haven, CT) 1878 Yale Daily News published, 1st college daily newspaper 1915 US Coast Guard created from Life Saving & Revenue Cutter ser­ vices 1961 L uannL . Lee bom, Santa Monica, CA ., playmate (Jan., 1987) 1962 Johanne Relleke gets stung by bees 2,443 times in Rhodesia & survives 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger explodes 73 seconds after liftoff January 29 1834 President Jackson orders first use o f US troops to suppress a labor dispute 1886 first successful gasoline-driven car patented, Karl Benz, Karlsruhe 1912 M artial law declared in textile strike in Lawrence, MA 1916 First zeppelin raid (on Paris) 1921 Hurricane hits Washington & Oregon 1964 Unm anned Apollo 1 Saturn launcher test attains Earth orbit

0 January 30 1815 Burned Library of Congress reestablished with Jefferson’s 6500 volumes 1862 US N avy’s first ironclad warship (M onitor) launched 1933 Adolph Hitler named German Chancellor 1939 Hitler calls for the extermination of Jews 1956 M artin Luther King J r ’s home bombed January 31 1865 Congress passes 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery in America (121-24) 1905 First auto to exceed 100m ph(161 kph), A.G. MacDonald, Daytona

Beach 1947 Nolan Ryan born, pitcher (M ets, Angels, Astros) (6 no-hitters, 5000+Ks) 1958 US launches first artificial satellite, Explorer 1 1968 Viet C ong’s Tet offensive begins 1971 Apollo 14 launched, first landing in lunar highlands 1990 First M cD onalds in Russia opens in M oscow, w orld’s biggest M cDonalds February 1 1865 General Sherm an’s march through South Carolina begins 1960 Four students stage first civil rights sit-in, at G reensboro, NC Wool worth 1966 Donna Edmondson born, Greensboro, NC, playm ate of the year (Nov, 1986) 1972 First scientific hand-held calculator (HP-35) introduced ($395) February 2 1863 Samuel Clemens becomes Mark Twain for First time 1901 Female Army Nurse Corps established as a permanent organization 1931 First use o f a rocket to deliver mail (Austria) 1933 Two days after becoming chancellor, A dolf Hitler dissolves Parlia­ ment 1943 German 6th Army surrenders at Stalingrad, turning point o f WW II 1982 “Late Night with David Letterman” premiers on NBC February 3 1904 Charlie “Pretty Boy” Floyd bom, FBI Most Wanted criminal 1924 Woodrow Wilson 28th president, dies at his home in Washington at 68 1959 Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper die in a plane crash 1982 Greatest helicopter lift, 56,888 kg, Podmoscovnoe, USSR 1982 John Sharpies of England finishes disco dancing 371 hours

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Ebonics is a smoke screen for a more important issue Recently there has been a huge uproar over the Oakland school district’s decision to use Ebonics, or Black English, in the classroom to try and communicate with students in a m ore effective manner. T he reaction to this decision has been nearly unanimously negative. Virtually everyone agrees that Ebonics is not a distinct language, that it is simply bad English and should not be used in schools. However, few people seem to want to discuss the reason why the Oakland school district made the drastic decision it did.

Every city school district and even some suburb districts are struggling to find solutions to the problem s o f illiteracy, poverty, violence, and drugs. Few people would argue that

school districts are losing this battle. Students grades are dropping, drop out rates are increasing, and violence and drugs have an ever increasing presence in our schools to­ day. As these problem s increase, school districts become more and more desperate to find solutions. That is exactly what the decision to use Ebonics is, a desperate attempt to begin to combat these problems.

There has been such a big uproar because it is easier to discuss Ebonics and how it is nothing more than political correctness run amuck than it is to discuss the issue o f what to do about the collapse o f inner city education. We as Americans don’t want to take on tough issues head on, we

would rather skirt around them and discuss the edges rather than the core o f the problem. We avoid actually dealing with the problem until after disaster strikes, we believe that a problem will go away on its own or that it will not bother us up until the moment when it punches us in the face. The problem o f our failing education system is one that we can­ not afford to ignore until after it punches us. We must begin to deal with the fact that our schools are failing in their task o f educating our country’s youth. We must find a solution to this problem before we have a generation o f people who are uneducated. If we don’t, we will have allowed the prob­ lem to grow to the point that we may not be able to solve it.

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Opera: Playing at the Alden free concert C ontinued from page 8 P a u la M o ra v e k , m e z z o -s o prano, is active with m any local theaters. She also w orks in the B iology and B iotechnology d e­ partm ents at WPI. A lesia T ringale, soprano, has sung with the Salisbury Singers and was principal soloist for the F irst C ongregational C hurch of B oylston. A lesia sang w ith the W PI m en’s glee club at their most recent m ajor concert on cam pus,

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L eroy G orham , bass-baritone, is a ju n io r at W PI, m ajoring in physics. He is a m em ber o f the M e n ’s G lee C lub, d ire c te d by Louis Curran.

K eith Strang, bass-baritone, is a student at W PI and has been a m em ber o f the M en’s G lee Club s in c e 1993. He is p re s e n tly studying voice with Ruth Cooper.

S c o tt T ay lo r, b a ss-b a rito n e , has been actively involved with

m usical groups for m ost o f his life. He currently sings with the S a lis b u r y S in g e rs and w ith G o liard , an 8-voice a ca p p e lla vocal ensem ble.

Daniel Toohey, tenor, is a 1995 graduate o f W PI. He is currently w orking as a hardw are engineer at the Digital Equipm ent C orpo­ ration. He has perform ed as a so­ loist with the W PI M en’s G lee C lub and solos w ith the C hrist C hurch, Rochdale, choir.

Gordon T. Gurney, bass-baritone is the veteran o f many c o n ­ certs and oratorio appearances.

Solo work includes perform ances with the W orcester O rchestra and C horus, the D etroit S ym phony O rchestra, the Chorus Pro M usica o f Boston, and the Salisbury Sing­ ers. He is W PI class o f 1941, B.S. in M ech an ical E n g in eerin g , as well as instructor in M echanical E ngineering for three years.

Olga Rogach received her M as­

ter o f M usic degree from St. Pe­ tersburg C onservatory o f M usic in the fields o f piano solo perfor­ m ance, accom panying, teaching, and cham ber music. She is on the faculty o f the P erform ing A rts S c h o o l o f W o rc e s te r; p ia n o te a c h e r and a c c o m p a n is t at W orcester Polytechnic Institute; and acco m p an ist for the C lark U n iv e rsity O p era T h e a tre E n­ sem ble. We feel privileged to See Opera, continued to page 14

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Commenting on Advanced Distance Learning: Do the research To the Editor: In th e 1 2 /1 0 /9 6 e d itio n o f Newspeak (volume 24, number 23), there were two articles on the A d­ vanced Distance Learning Network at W PI - one under the subject h ea d in g “ N ew s” e n title d “T he Advanced Distance Learning N et­ w ork” by Jennifer M. Johnson, and the other under the subject head­ ing “Com mentary” entitled “UTC, W PI, and the Advanced Distance Learning Network” by Simba DuttMazumdar. While I applaud Ms. Johnson on her accurate represen­ tation o f the facts surrounding this issue, I find it irresponsible o f Mr. D u tt-M azu m d ar to p u b lish his opinions on a subject m atter that he clearly knows very little about.

Because his article was published under the guise o f “Com m entary,” a certain level o f bias can be ex­ pected; but Mr. D utt-M azum dar has clearly not researched the facts surrounding the program that he

has chosen to comment on.

F or exam ple, the article states that “the tests the distance learn­ ing students are given are m oni­ tored by their floor/plant super­ visors. Success o f this program is in the interest of the floor/plant su p erv iso rs so this situ atio n o f h a v in g e x a m s p r o c to r e d by p e o p le w h o s e in te r e s ts are serv ed by y o u r p a ssin g o f the test seem s a situation w ith in-built co n flicts o f interest.” In point o f fact, all exam s arc m onitored by proctors who have been specifi­ cally hired for this purpose (usu­ ally retirees o f the com pany). The rem ain d er are supervised by on­ site p eople w ho have no direct interest in exam outcom es (e.g., hum an resource professionals at the com pany). As an added se­ curity m easure, most exam m ate­ rials are sealed until the time o f the exam , at which tim e the proc­ tor breaks the seal and distributes

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them . Finally, in addition to the local proctors, the sites are typi­ cally on-line with a live, two-way video, two-way audio connection during an exam so the individual site s can be m o n ito red by the course instructor.

Mr. D u tt-M azu m d ar’s article also asserts that WPI has “proven su scep tib le to the seductive fi­ nancial entreaties o f U TC.” The fact is that W PI has expressed an in te re st in trying to satisfy an expressed educational need, and the organization requesting the need is capable o f paying for the serv ice . I su ggest referen ce to page 1 o f the ’96-97 U ndergradu­ ate C atalog and a look at W P I’s M ission S tatem ent before c o n ­ c lu d in g that the pilot p rogram outlined in Ms. Johnson’s article is inappropriate for W PI. As for the ability to pay, see page 195 in the sam e catalog; like it or not, W PI expects every student to pay what he/she is financially capable o f paying (and FYI, according to the Financial Aid O ffice, the a v ­ erage student at WPI pays 70% o f the published cost o f a tte n ­ dance - room and board included - a n d not th e “ in e x c e s s o f $100,000” [fo ra BS degree] that M r. D u tt-M a z u m d a r ’s a r tic le claimed).

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Sincerely, Pennie S. Turgeon Director, Instructional M edia C enter

Clarifying a commentary Dear Editor, I feel that it is necessary for me to clarify part of my commentary on academ ic honesty (Newspeak, January 21,1997). I feel I may have inadvertantly offended some pro­ fessors, and for that I extend my apologies. In no way did I mean to imply that any professor at W PI has poor teaching style; indeed, at such a p restigious school as ours, it is very seldom that a poor

instructor is found. H ow ever, I am fam iliar w ith some basic rea­ so n s why stu d en ts m ay c h ea t, w h e th e r th e se re a s o n s se em sensica! or not. M y suggestions m erely reflected these thoughts; they were certainly not m eant to be a c c u sa to ry , n o r w e re th ey m eant to im ply that any p ro fes­ sor at W PI is a poor instructor.

Dave Koelle Editor-in-C hief Emeritus

Thanks for helping out Dear Editor, The Office of Student Activities would like to publicly thank the many members o f the campus community who helped out with our C Term Ori­ entation Programs. These individu­ als included: Dr. Edward Parrish, Bill Weir, Ann Garvin, Dr. John Orr, Noad Kebede, Graduate Student Orientation Exeeutive B oard, Lisa Jernberg, Ann Schlickmann, Kelly Boyle, Heather Mazzacaro, JoAnn VanDyke, Debra Dexter, Tom Hartvig Thomsen, Janet

Richarson, Dr. Lance Schachterle, John Walsh, Kari Blinn, Dr. Gordon Branche, Dr. Patrick Dunn, Charles Komik, Dr. Richard Vaz, Carmen Brown, Alison Keach, Jeevanadhar Ramapriya, Kevin Doherty The knowledge and experience presen ted by these in d iv id u als strengthened our January program, and we truly appreciate their contri­ butions.

Greg Snoddy, Director o f Student Activities, Orientation Programs

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Jazz great to host improv clinic

by P au l Jasper Class o f '97 Jazz Saxophone Great, Joe Lovano, will be hosting a Jazz Improvisation Clinic on Saturday, February 1st at 2pm in AldenHall. This event is FREE and open to the public, and will also be followed by a concert at Mechanics Hall begin­ ning at 8pm. Joe Lovano is undoubt­ edly one of the finest saxophonists per­

forming today. W innerofthe 1996 Down Beal C ritic’s Poll “Jazz Artist o f the Year” and “Jazz Album o f the Year”, Lovano has taken the world by storm with his original style and versatile improvisation.

“Lovano can move anywhere he wants in jazz with consummate e a se ... He has a big to n e , b u t a lso the d a rin g and exhilirating sense o f dynam ics and tonal color that make jazz the wonder it can be.”

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Brown instructs Tech of Skiing

by D ave Koelle E ditor-in-Chief Emeritus Christopher Brown, a Mechanical Engi­ neering professor, is instructing a course which will explore issues of science and en­ gineering as they relate to alpine skiing.

Brown grew up in New York and Vermont, where he and his family took advantage of the ideal skiing climate. He attended the Uni­ versity of Vermont, where he was a co-cap­ tain of the ski team and an All-American in 1973. While attending graduate studies in Mechanical Engineering, he coached the men’s alpine team through two undefeated seasons. He was able to combine his techni­ cal and athletic interests by collaborating with research groups on skiing at the Uni­ versity o f Vermont Medical School, in Me­ chanical Engineering at UC Berkeley, and at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne.

Brown is acertified Swiss ski coach, a mem­ ber of the International Society o f Skiing Safety, chairs the subcommittee on ski stan­ dards for the American Society o f Testing and Materials, and is the author o f several papers on skiing and ski injuries.

Brown developed and taught Technology of Alpine Skiing at the Thayer School of En­ gineering at Dartmouth College in Hanover during his sabbatical from WPI. The course addresses science and engineering issues associated with the equipment and tech­ niques of alpine skiing, particularly racing.

The topics for discussion in this course include such technical subjects as tribology, beams, rigid body motion, material science,

machining, and biomechanics. Specific skirelated topics include ski-snow interactions, techniques for gliding, turning, and stepping, selection o f line in racing, equipment design and performance, and ski injuries. The course also delves into some social issues, such as the epidemiology o f skiing injuries, the cal­ culation o f the cost of ski injuries to society, the impact o f ski equipment technology on litigation, and the impact o f litigation on equipment and trail design.

The course involves a project, through which students will conduct and report on research projects analyzing ski equipment and technique.

In the course syllabus, Brown states his rationale for instructing such a course. “Ski­ ing can provide a familiar context for many students to learn, and to some degree test and experience, fundamentals of mechanics and engineering analysis. Rather than em­ phasizing formalisms, the course will use ex­ amples from skiing to illustrate applications of engineering design and analysis.” He fur­ ther states that racing, as opposed to freestyle and recreational skiing, presents “a clear technical problem”: how to complete a course set on a snow covered slope in the least amount o f time.

“Skiing can also provide a context to ad­ dress issues relating to the impact of tech­ nology in the world and society,” says Brown in his course rationale, motivating the social impact part o f the course. The course will also examine technologies for reducing the risk o f injuries and its impact on litigation.

WPI News Service contributed to this ar­ ticle.

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D ear P r o s p e c tiv e M e m b e r: L ib e ria s h o u ld h a v e a s p e c ia l p la c e in ih e c o n s c ie n c e o f ihe U n iled S ta le s o f A m e ric a . Its im p e tu s to b e c o m e a n a tio n c a m e fro m th e U n ite d S ta le s . F o r 14 9 y e a rs , it w a s a s ta lw a rt ally o f th e U n ite d S la te s. Yet f o r th e p a sl y e a rs , as a civ il w a r h a s ta k e n a lm o st 2(M).(MM) liv e s , d is p la c e d m o re th an tw o -th ird s o f th e p o p u la tio n a n d d e s tr o y e d its in fr a s tr u c tu r e , th e U n ite d S lates h a s tre a te d th is g reat tra g e d y a s a re g io n a l p ro b le m .

L ib e ria h a s a u n iq u e h is to r ic a l an d c u ltu r a l link to th e U n ited S ta te s. S e ttle d by A fric a n A m e ric a n s , m an y o f th em fo rm e r s la v e s , in Ih e e a rly d e c a d e s o f th e 19th c e n tu r y . L ib e ria n b ecam e a re p u b lic in 1X47. T h e U n ite d S ta le s in flu e n c e o n L ib e ria is re fle c te d th e A fric a n n a tio n 's c o n s titu tio n , th e s ta r and s tr ip e s o f its re d , w h ile a n d blu e (lag. th e s tr u c tu r e o f its g o v e rn m e n t, th e n a m e s o f its c itie s , its s c h o o ls ' c u rric u lu m , its o ffic ia l la n g u a g e a n d the r e m a rk a b le d e g re e o f g o o d w ill its c itiz e n s feel to w a rd A m e ric a . T h r o u g h all th e m a jo r c o n flic ts o f the 2 0 th c e n tu ry . L ib e ria n s b e e n a m o n g the m ost d e p e n d a b le a llie s o f the U n ited S ta te s. In b o th W o rld W a rs, L ib e ria d e c la re d w a r o n (he e n e m ie s o f th e U n ite d S la te s a n d o f fe r e d vita l a ir b ases, p o rts , a n d n a tu ra l r e s o u r c e s to s u p p o rt the U n ite d S ta le s m ilita ry . D u rin g the C o ld W ar, L ib e ria v o te d w ith th e U n ite d S ta le s o n e v e ry s ig n if ic a n t re s o lu tio n al Ihe U n ite d N a tio n s , II h o sted f a c ilitie s fo r e le c tro n ic m o n ito rin g a n d b e c a m e Ihe la rg e s t b a se lo r U n ite d S ta le s in te llig e n e e -g a lh e riin g in A fric a .

Yet w h e n L ib e ria 's s e c u r ity w a s m o st al r is k b e c au se o f c iv il c o n flic t ih e U n ite d S ta te s g o v e rn m e n t d e fe rre d lo E C O W A S , a n u n d e r-fu n d e d r e g io n a l o rg a n iz a tio n c o m p o s e d o f som e o f ihe w o r ld 's p o o r e s t n a tio n s . H a lf o f Ihe $ 1 0 m illio n e a rm a rk e d b y the U n iled S la te s to s u p p o rt a p e a c e k e e p in g fo rc e h ad not b e e n c o m m itte d by A p ril 199 6 . M e a n w h ile , th e c o s ! lo the U n iled S ta te s o f re s p o n d in g In Ihe h u m a n ita ria n c r i s is sin c e I W O h a s b een e m e rg e n c y r e lie f a s s is ta n c e v a lu e d at o v e r $ 4 4 5 m illio n , o v e r $ 6 6 m illio n p ro v id e d in Ihe p a s l y e a r a lo n e , m o re than e ig h t tim e s th e a m o u n t c o m m itte d lo p e a c e k e e p in g .

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

T h e a p p ro a c h to a c h ie v in g p e a c e in L ib e ria n h as r e v o lv e d a ro u n d ih e E C O W A S p ro c e s s fo r si* y e a rs. T h is p ro c e s s h a s , in tu rn , b e e n d e p e n d e n t on a c o re g r o u p o f E C O W A S n a tio n s w ith ih e w ill an d v e ry lim ite d re s o u rc e s lo e n g a g e in d ip lo m a c y o r to c o m m it fo rc e s f o r p e a c e k e e p in g . F o u rte e n p e a c e a g re e m e n ts h a v e b e e n la rg e ly b ro k e re d w ith o u t Ihe U n ite d S ta le s a n d o th e r in te rn a tio n a l p a rtie s , su c h as th e U n ited N a tio n s o r O A U , p re s e n t w ith E C O W A S a s w o rk in g p a rtn e rs al th e n e g o tia tin g (a b le . T h e re s u lt o f this a g re e m e n ts a n d the re s o u rc e s, a n d le v e ra g e , n e c e s s a r y fo r s u c c e ssfu l im p le m e n ta tio n . T h is fa ilu re to p ro d u c e a c o n c e r te d a p p ro a c h lo all a s p e c ts o f the p e a c e p r o c e s s , fro m m e d ia tio n to n e g o tia tio n a n d im p le m e n ta tio n , p ro d u c e d I h e tra g ic re su lts that w e h av e w itn e s s e d in L ib eria.

O n A u g u s t 17 th e E c o n o m ic C o m m u n ity o l W est A f r ic a n S ta le s !E C O W A S ) c o n c lu d e d m e e tin g s that p ro v id e a n ew tim e ta b le fo r th e p e a c e p r o c e s s . S ta rlin g A u g u s t 2 0 , ih e w a rrin g fa c tio n s a re to o b s e rv e a c e a s e - f ir e , d ism a n tle c h e c k p o in ts a n d w ith d ra w fro m /.o n e s o f c o m b a t. T h e p e a c e k e e p in g fo rc e , e x p a n d in g fro m 8 5 0 0 to 18 0 0 0 tro o p s , is lo d e p lo y th ro u g h o u t L ib e ria in N o v e m b e r D e m o b iliz a tio n is to b e c o m p le te d by J a n u a r y 3 1 , E le c tio n s a re to b e h e ld o n M a y 31 w ith a tu rn o v e r lo a n c lc c tc d g o v e rn m e n t on J u n e 15. T h e r e v is e d p la n c a lls fo r s a n c tio n s a g a in s t m e m b e rs o f ihe w a rrin g fa c tio n s th a t o b s tr u c t the p e a ce p ro c e s s . S a n c tio n s in c lu d e r e s tric tio n s o n tra v e l, fre e z e o n e c o n o m ic a c tiv itie s , e x c lu s io n fro m e le c to ra l p ro c e s s , and w a r c rim e c h a rg e s .

N o w ihe U n ite d S l a te s lias a n o th e r o p p o rtu n ity to a s s e r t its in te rn a tio n a l le a d e rs h ip al a c ritic a l ju n c tu r e lo e n s u re lh al th e s u c c e s s o f Ih e n e w p e a c e p ro c e s s . T h is le a d e r s h ip w ill nol lead lo a n in v o lv e m e n t o f U n ile d S la te s tro o p s It d o e s m e a n lh a l th e U n ited S ta te s m u st h e ig h te n its d ip lo m a tic e ff o r ts (o h e lp c o o rd in a te th e p r o c e s s o f p e a c e a n d g a th e r th e f u n d in g that is n e c e s s a ry fo r e ffe c tiv e p e a c e k e e p in g a n d d e m o b iliz a tio n in L ib e ria .

T h e U n ited S la te s s h o u ld ta k e the n e c e s s a ry step s to e n s u re lh al its c o m m itm e n t o f $ 3 0 m illio n lo s u p p o rt th e H C O M O G p e a c e k e e p in g fo rc e is o b lig a te d b e fo re Ihe e n d o f ih e fiscal y ear 1 9 9 6 W h ile Ih e U n ite d S ta te s p le d g e o f $ 3 0 m illio n is a s te p in the rig h t d ire c tio n it will n o l a lo n e e n a b le a d o u b lin g o f E C O M O G lo Ihe 1 8 ,0 0 0 tro o p s n e c e s s a ry fo r d e p lo y m e n t by N o v e m b e r. It is v ital that th e U n ile d S ta le s p ro v id e a d d itio n a l fu n d s lo m ak e u p th is s h o rtfa ll o r lak e Ih e lead to o b ta in s ig n ific a n t p le d g e s fro m o t h e r d o n o r c o u n trie s A to p p r io r ity o l Ih e U n ited S ta te s sh o u ld b e the im p le m e n ta tio n o f a s e rio u s p ro g ra m f o r d e m o b iliz in g L ib e ria 's c o m b a ta n ts , R c g rc lfu lly , n o a d d itio n a l fu n d in g has b e e n p le d g e d by th e U n ited S ta le s to im p ro v e w h a t w a s an in a d e q u a te ly fu n d ed a n d d e s ig n e d d e m o b iliz a tio n p la n . In f a c t, s o m e o f th e fu n d s a llo c a te d in e a rly 1 9 9 6 fo r r e in te g ra tio n o f L ib e ria 's 6 0 .0 0 0 c o m b a ta n ts h a v e b e e n d iv e r te d e ls e w h e re . The U n ite d S ta te s s h o u ld la k e th e lead in d e s ig n in g a c o m p r e h e n s iv e d e m o b iliz a tio n p r o g ra m . T h is p r o g ra m w ill n o l in v o lv e U n ite d S ta le s tro o p s , but s h o u ld in c lu d e th e re s o u r c e s f o r e v e ry sta g e o f d e m o b iliz a tio n fro m e n c a m p m e n t to tra in in g and c o u n s e lin g o f c o m b a ta n ts . A c o n tr ib u tio n o f $ 2 0 m illio n ( n o n -fo o d r e la te d ) fro m th e U n ited S ta le s w ill p ro v id e Ih e re s o u rc e s n e c e s s a ry to in itiate a w e llc o n c e iv e d d e m o b iliz a tio n p ro g ra m an d e n c o u ra g e fu tu re c o n tr ib u tio n s fro m o t h e r in te rn a tio n a l d o n o rs.

P re sid e n t C lin to n a n d th e U n ited S ta le s C o n g r e s s m u s t m a k e L ib e ria a p rio rity o n o u r fo re ig n re la tio n s a g e n d a in A fric a . U n ite d S la te le a d e r s h ip is c ritic a l if th e k e y e le m e n ts a re to be a c h ie v e d o n s c h e d u le u n d e r th e n ew p e a ce p la n . T h is le a d e r s h ip will n o t le a d to an in v o lv e m e n t o f U n ited S la te s tro o p s . It d o e s m e a n lh a l th e U n ite d S ta te s th ro u g h Us S p e c ia l E n v o y , m ust h e ig h te n its d ip lo m a tic e ffo rts lo c o o rd in a te th e im p le m e n ta tio n o f Ihe p e a c e p ro c e s s an d g a th e r Ih e a d d itio n a l re s o u rc e s n e c e s s a r y fo r e f f e c tiv e p e a c e k e e p in g a n d d e m o b iliz a tio n T h e U n ite d S ta le s s h o u ld s tre n g th e n the re s p o n s e o f th e in te rn a tio n a l c o m m u n ity to th e n e e d s o f th e p e a c e p ro c e s s , T h e f o u n d a tio n fo r a n e w in te rn a tio n a l a p p ro a c h to th e p e a c e p ro c e s s a lre a d y e x is ts w ith I h e In te rn a tio n a l C o n ta c t G ro u p t o r I ih e ria . th e g ro u p o l d o n o r c o u n trie s th a t h a v e p le d g e d su p p o rt to th e p e a c e p r o c e s s T h e c o n c e p t b e h in d the I C G L sh o u ld be e x p a n d e d to a tig h tly c o o rd in a te d p a rtn e rs h ip th a t in clu d e s th e U n ited S la te s, E C O W A S , a n d Ihe U n ite d N a tio n s. T h is h ig h le v e l o f c o o p e ra tio n w ill e n s u re that s c a r c e r e s o u r c e s a re e ffe c tiv e ly u tiliz e d .

T h e o u tb re a k ol l ig h tin g in M o n ro v ia in A p ril M ay o f 1996 w as ih e late st in a s e rie s o f c la s h e s in L ib e ria 's in tra c ta b le w ar. D u rin g th e p a st n e a rly s e v e n y e a rs , th e w a r h a s p ro d u c e d sh o c k in g h u m a n ita r ia n c o n d itio n s lo r L ib e ria n c iv ilia n s . T h e m o st rec e n t lig h tin g e x a c e rb a te d ev en f u rth e r th ese c o n d itio n s. H u m a n ita ria n a s s is ta n c e o rg a n iz a tio n s h a v e b e e n u n a b le lo d e liv e r fo o d a n d o th e r e m e rg e n c y s e rv ic e s b e c a u s e o f the lig h tin g in M o n ro v ia . T h e ir re s o u rc e s lo o te d b y g a n g s o f c o m b a ta n ts an d th e s a fe ty o f th e ir re lie f w o rk e rs t h re a te n e d , th ese o rg a n iz a tio n s c lo s e d o r d r a m a tic a lly re d u c e d th e ir o p e ra tio n s in L ib e ria .

As a re s u lt o f th e c iv il w a r in L ib e ria , an e s tim a te d 8 0 0 ,0 0 0 L ib e ria n s are in te rn a lly d isp la c e d ; a n o th e r 8 0 0 ,0 0 0 arc r e fu g e e s in n e ig h b o r in g c o u n tr ie s lh a l a r e a m o n g the p o o r e s t in th e w orld .

A p p ro x im a te ly 5 0 '/< o f Ih e p o p u la tio n in M o n ro v ia , u p w a rd s o f 3 5 0 ,0 0 0 p e rs o n s , w ere fo rc e d lo fle e th e ir h o m e s d u e lo th e A p ril-M a y lig h tin g a n d a n o th e r 3 ,0 0 0 d ie d . D u rin g J u n e -J u ly so m e 3 ,3 0 0 n e w c a s e s o f c h o le r a w e re re p o rte d in M o n ro v ia a n d a Ju ly su rv e y fo u n d m a ln u tritio n r a le s fo r c h ild re n in d is p la c e d s h e lte rs h a v e in c r e a s e d u p to 2591.

Now th a t th e d u s t o f ihe C iv il W ar in L ib e ria is s e ttlin g d o w n , a n e ra o f a N E W L IB E R IA is at h a n d . W h e th e r a n y o n e likes ii o r n o t, an le a d e rs h ip is b o u n d to e m e rg e , s u p p o s e d ly lo s h o u ld e r the n a tio n a l re s p o n s ib ilitie s o f p o litic s a n d a d m in istra tio n a n d to e n s u re the c o n tin u e d s u rv iv a l o f the L ib e ria n p e o p le a n d c u ltu re .

D ia l s u c h le a d e r s h ip w ill b e g e n u in e a n d c o m m u te d is a m a tte r th at y o u as L ib e ria n s a n d frie n d s o f L ib e ria c a n d e c id e , o r al lea st i n flu e n c e . B u t c h o o s in g n a tio n a l le a d e r s h ip is a se rio u s a n d d iff ic u lt b u s in e s s . In L ib e ria , b o m b e d - o u t h o m e s a n d s h o p s are p a in fu l re m in d e rs o f w h at h a p p e n s w h en le a d e rs arc c h o s e n u n w is e ly . W e c a n n o t a llo w th is lo h a p p e n a g a in . T h is is w h y th e L ib e ria n S o c ial J u s tic e F o u n d a tio n is c a m p a ig n in g fo r P E A C E , S E C U R IT Y , S O C IA L , E C O N O M IC . E D U C A T IO N A L A N D P O L IT IC A L J U S T IC E IN L IB E R IA .

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

M y fe llo w L ib e ria n s a n d F rie n d s o f L ib e ria , the L ib e ria n S o c ial J u s tic e F o u n d a tio n h a s e m b a r k e d on a m is s io n lo e n s u re th at P E A C E , U N IT Y , S E C U R IT Y . F R E E D O M A N D S O C IA L J U S T IC E p rev a il in L ib e ria . T h is is an a w e s o m e r e s p o n s ib ility lh a l c a n o n ly o c c u r if w e c o o p e ra te as a te a m . H is to ry w ill ju d g e u s n o t b y w h a t w e say, but by w h a l w e d o . W ith G o d a n d th e d e te rm in e d m in d , th e r e is n o th in g w e c a n n o t a c h ie v e for o u r L ib e ria n S o c ie ty . It is in th is light th at I u rg e y o u lo s u p p o rt a n d c o n tr ib u te to Ihe L ib e ria n S o c ia l Ju s tic e F o u n d a tio n 's p ro g ra m s.

L ib e ria , Ih e A fric a n n a tio n e s ta b lis h e d in th e 1800s b y fre e d A m e ric a n s la v e s , h a s b e e n torn b y civ il w ar s in c e 1989. W h a l d o e s Ihe L ib e ria n C iv il W ar m c a n to A m e ric a n s in te rm s o f h e a lth c a re , h u m a n ita r ia n re lie f, s ta b ility th ro u g h o u t A f r ic a an d th e c o n tin u a tio n o f m is s io n a ry w o rk '.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; If y o u s h a re in ih e d r e a m o f p e a c e in L ib e ria , a c o u n try fo u n d e d u p o n A m e ric a n id ea ls, y o u a re in v ite d to b c c o m e m o re in fo rm e d b y w ritin g to the L IB E R IA N S O C IA L J U S T IC E F O U N D A T IO N , P O S T O F F IC E B O X 3 1 4 3 8 , C IN C IN N A T I, O H I O 4 5 2 3 1 . < 5 13) 9 3 11872.

I a m w ritin g lo in tr o d u c e y o u to Ih e L ib e ria n S o c ial J u s tic e F o u n d a tio n ,In c ., a b ro a d -b a s e d s o c ia l n o n p ro fit o rg a n iz a tio n . T h e m is s io n o f th e L S J F I is Iw o -lb ld : w e a r e d e d ic a te d lo r e s to rin g a j u s t a n d sta b le s o c ie ty in L ib e ria , an d lo im p ro v in g the q u a lity o l life for all L ib e ria n s, b o th al h o m e a n d a b ro a d .

O n b e h a lf o f o u r m e m b e rs . I a p p e a l to y o u for fin a n c ia l a s sis ta n c e in s u p p o rt o f L S J F a c tiv itie s . An a p p lic a tio n fo r m e m b e rs h ip is in c lu d e d w h ic h c o n ta in s a b r e a k d o w n o f m e m b e rs h ip fees. P le ase k n o w lh a l an y a m o u n t y o u can c o n tr ib u te w ill be h e lp fu l lo u s . Y our s u p p o rt o f Ih e F o u n d a tio n , an d y o u r a w a re n e s s o f its c o n c e r n s is d e e p ly a p p re c ia te d . S h o u ld you h a v e a n y q u e s tio n s o r s u g g e s tio n s , p le a s e fee l free lo w r ile u s o r call. T h a n k y o u fo r y o u r tim e , y o u r c o n trib u tio n , and y o u r g e n e ro s ity . C h e c k s a n d m o n e y o rd e rs sh o u ld b e m a d e p a y a b le to th e L ib e ria n S o c ia l J u s tic e F o u n d atio n ,In cBest re g a r d s , E d w in G .K Z o c d u a E x e c u tiv e D ir e c to r/C h a irm a n E G K Z /rn lm

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C lu b C o r n e r Continued fro m page 7 various com m ittee have been meeting and g ettin g o u r activ ities up and run n in g .

T his Friday night the E ucharistic C h air­ p e r s o n s , J e f f R o b e rts a n d C o r r e n a A thkins are sponsoring o u r trip to the T rappists M onastery in Spencer. We are leaving th e Religious C enter at 6:15 pm and will be returning no later than 8:00 pm. C o rrena and Jeff also have our nurs­ ing hom e m inistry up and going every Sunday m orning. Our R etreat C om m ittee have d ecided to postpone our w eekend retreat un til April so that o u r new E ucha­ ristic m inisters may be part o f the retreat group. O u r Social c h airp erso n s, Jason Nadeau and Yonaira are setting up a Feb­ ruary d a te for o u r h ay rid e and w inter cookout plus m aking arrangem ents for

our m onthly video and pasta night. The agenda com m ittee m et last Friday noon to plan the agenda for our February E x ­ ecutive Board m eeting which will be on Tuesday evening , February 4th at 6:30 pm in the R eligious Center. All are w el­ com e to attend. C om e and bring your ideas as to what the C lub should be d o ­ ing. If you see F ather S. around cam pus, ask him about the Irish w edding he at­ tended last w eekend.

Blessings o f the T hroats will take place at all M asses on Sunday, February 2nd.

A new group o f E ucharistic m inisters is being formed and if you want to be co n ­ sidered for the class, e-m ail Jeff Roberts (r o b e r ts @ w p i) o r C o rre n a A tk in s (correna @ w p i). H ave a good week and d o n ’t forget our trip to the Trappists on

Friday night.

Science Fiction Society G reetings and salutations to all Soci­ ety m em bers and to everyone else out there, the secret is “ Bang the rocks to­ gether g u y s!”

At our last m eeting we elected new o f­ ficers and the results are: G reater Dalmuti - Janet Brennan; L esser D alm uti - Steve M artin; C h ie f E m bezzler - Bruce Cox; M in is te r o f P r o p a g a n d a - S h a u g h n B ryant; and the ap p o in ted position o f Keeper o f Special C ollection was given to Lucas M cC auslin.

This election has seen the re-institu­ tion o f the W PI SFS N ew sletter, a tried and true tradition abandoned by the he­ retical adm inistrations o f the past. This return to fundam ental values was unex­ pectedly brought about by an evening of terror during w hich this Secretary was visited by three ghosts.

Enough about that, ju st rem em ber to come to next w eek’s m eeting at 7:00 pm in Olin hall. Be there or be spontane­ ously com bustible.

Simple Harmonic Motion: Hey, I guess we are back, too! And what a way to start off... G reat time at the W o rc e ste r M en o f S ong B a rb e rsh o p rehersal, huh? It was great to see that we can continue to do what we all love doing once we are out o f here. And now for the big event, the one you have all been w aiting for: The tim e has com e w here we have to be slaves to A lden Voices for a day. I w ouldn’t worry too m uch(I know you are shaking already, Jason!)... it sounds like they have a fun day planned for us. Ya know, I heard through the grapevine that they had a catfight over who got to m ake W heeler’s sign... I w onder w ho had the sharpest c la w s... 1 g u e ss w e 'll fin d out soon enough. On a side note, Jon still owes

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us an answ er to the question we have all been asking ourselves - In episode 232, which alien is C ounselor T roy’s favor­ ite? H ere I again w ill leave with another Joke by Alan- W hat do you get when you cross an Elephant with a M ountain C lim ber? You c a n ’t... one is a scalar!

Society for Medieval Arts and Sciences I t’s been an other w eek, and another m e e tin g . We r a t i f i e d th e p r o p o s e d changes to our C onstitution and Bylaw s.

We have tentatively scheduled a m edi­ eval-period Fair for the first week o f April.

And w e’ve decided that 7:00 will now be the time for our w eekly meeting. If you’re in te re ste d in jo in in g SM A S, you can com e to our b o ffer fight p ractic es on M ondays and T hursdays at 7:30 (m eet in the W edge), o r you can com e to our m eetings on T uesdays, now at 7 PM , in Founders M eeting Room A. If you have any q u e stio n s, o r h av e som e w ay in w hich y o u ’d lik e to help us w ith the s p rin g F a ir, y o u c a n e -m a il us at realm s@ w pi.edu.

Wireless Association W ell, it seems about time that we get back in here, and what better time than in the new year. C ongrats to the new offic­ ers: M att, K A1YTR - President; Ken, N 1PKO - Vice President; John, N3VUN T reasurer; Jason, N1W H I - S ecretary; Brad, W 1NT - S tation Engineer & R e­ p e a te r C o n tro l O p e ra to r; and M ik e, N 1RRS - G.O.M . We did a great jo b last year w ith a com puter and a 40 M beam , as w ell as getting that tow er back up.

L et’s keep up the good work and m ake this one better. For those who have li­ c e n se s and h a v e n ’t g o tten in on the roundtable yet, 10:00 PM nightly on our 146.925- machine, I’ll see you there. TNX, de W1YK.

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Roundup: Weekly sports update Continued fro m page 5 the Engineers pulling out a big win. Cayer had 23 points in the game and Lehane and Shannon each scored 16 points while Ryan Thomas (Bangor, ME) added 10 points.

M en’s Indoor Track The men’s indoor track team was back in action at Coast Guard to participate in the opening meet of the Quad Cup series. WPI had a strong showing as they placed fourth with 74 points. Top performers for WPI were Ted Manley (Salem, MA) who was second in the triple jump. Lee Keyser-Allen who was third in the triple jump. Kyle Heppenstall (Worcester, MA) took third place in the 55meter dash. Pete Manolakos (Peabody, MA) finished third in the 400-m eters. Dan Atkinson (Dedham, MA) vaulted a personal best 10 feet to finish fourth in the pole vault w hich w as won by D ave B ow ler (Cumberland, RI). Keith Ixvesque (Nashua, NH) placed fourth in the 600-meter run.

Levesque teamed up with Bill Freed (Stock­ ton, NJ), Dan Nashold (Rocky Hill, CT) and

Brian Hagglund (Uncasville, CT) to finish third in the 4X4(X)-meter relay.

Special Notice There will be a special presentation for last year’s women’s basketball NCAA team on S aturday, Feb. 1 at 12:30 p.m . in Harrington Auditorium. We invite all those to attend and honor those women who at­ tained the greatest success in the history o f WPI wom en’s basketball.

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Lucht, Sacco, Moravek travelling to foreign lands Chemical Engineering Department, left for two weeks in Thailand, where he is shar­ ing his experiences as a WPI professor and Columbia astronaut as a guest of the Thai government. Sacco’s schedule includes a p resen tatio n to the N ational R esearch Council describing how Thailand could participate in the space program and lec­ tures at Chulalongkorn, Chiang Mai and Prince o f Songkla universities. He has met with the K ing’s principal private secretary, spoke to an enthusiastic group of 700 ju n ­ ior high and high school students who at­ tend a school that focuses on science and

Courtesy of WPI News Service David Lucht, director o f the C enter for Firesafety Studies, has been nom inated to serve a one-year term as secretary o f the board o f d irectors o f th e N ational Fire Protection A ssociation. The elec­ tion will take place in Los A ngeles in May. The NFPA is a nonprofit organiza­ tion with 68,000 m em bers w orldw ide.

Lucht has served on the board for six years.

On Jan. 13, Albert Sacco Jr., head o f the

technology, and attended a reunion o f WPI alumni that brought together 20 former stu­ dents - the largest gathering o f alums in recent memory. Before the reunion, Sacco and ten WPI undergraduates who are com­ pleting their IQPs at the Bangkok Project Center gave a presentation to prospective students currently enrolled at the Interna­ tional School of Bangkok.

Paula M oravek, laboratory manager for the Biology and B iotechnology D epart­ ment, will play D am e C arruthers in the Sudbury S avoyard’s upcom ing produc­ tion o f Gilbert and S ullivan’s The Yeo­

men o f the Guard. Perform ances w ill be held on M arch 20, 21 and 22 at L incoln Sudbury Regional High S chool. P ro ­ ceeds will be donated to agencies d ed i­ cated to relieving world hunger. For more info rm atio n or to reserve tick e ts, call M oravek at ext. 5580.

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P o l ic e L o g T hu rsd ay , Ja n u a ry 16 12:03pm - Medical Emergency: Goddard Hall, Fem ale student with acid bums, officers and EMS respond.

12:14pm - Officer at gym s, 3 non-students asked to leave.

12:19pm - Ambulance to UMASS with female student. (1203) 1:00pm - Theft: Institute Hall, from room.

9:41pm - Suspicious Odor: Stoddard odor reported by Student Hall Director, officers re ­ spond.

10:27pm - Officer advises nothing suspicious found in Stoddard.

Friday, J a n u a ry 17 12:50am - Medical Emergency:.EIbridge, female student, possible intoxication.

10:28am - Assist: Request for officer assistance for tractor trailer truck outside Salisbury.

11:23am - Found: Student found $20 and ATM card at Daniels, ow ner contacted.

12:44pm - Alarm: Alden Music Lab. 3:35pm - Emergency Box Hangup: Morgan Hall.

4:30pm - Founders: Emergency phone off hook, officer replaces receiver.

6:00pm - Suspicious Person: Stratton, reported by Professor. 2 females, 1 male.

6:52pm - Medical: Alumni Gym male with possible broken nose, EMS and officer respond.

7:03pm - Transport to Memorial Hospital male from Alumni Gym. 9:34pm - Officer reports accidcnt on Lincoln St. involving WRTA bus and passenger car.

W PD notified.

10:47pm - Medical Response: Institute Road rear o f Riley, ankle injury. Officers and EMS respond.

S aturday, Ja n u a ry 18 12:30am - Medical Response: Regent St., head injury. Officers and EMS respond.

1:08am - Found Property: Pocketbook in wedge turned in to SNAP. 2 :1 1am - Assist: Request for extra patrols in M organ.

11:18am - Plumber Requested: Founders, for toilet. Founders SHD. 1:33pm - Power Outage: Stoddard, Fuller, Ellsworth - with associated alarms.

2:55pm - Power Restored: Stoddard, Fuller, Ellsworth.

5:09pm - Assist: Goddard shut o ff coffee pot.

6:06pm - Alarm: Newspeak.

6:08pm - Injury Report: Outside Riley twisted ankle on ice.

8:50pm - Assist: Nonstudents removed from Alumni.

Sunday, J a n u a ry 19 12:37am - Bat Complaint: Founders 3rd floor hallway.

12:44am - Officers clear Founders Hall, bat removed.

1:57am - Assist/disturbance: Officers assisting W PD at Boynton St. re: report o f distur­ bance and fireworks being targeted at house.

5:35am - Animal Com plaint: Report of barking dog left outside at Salisbury St., officer responds.

11:38am - Alarms: Fire and Sprinkler alarms in Riley.

12:09pm - Call In: Plum ber for burst sprinkler pipe in sub-basement.

1:47pm - Complaint: M organ DAKA garbage disposal inoperable, plumber requested.

4:24pm - Harrassmcnt: Non students harrassing students in Alumni Gym. 4:46pm - Oxygen leak: Salisbury Labs.

6:09pm - Building Checks: Alumni, Harrington - 20 nonstudents removed.

6:39pm - Larccny Report: Institute.

8:16pm - Medical Emergency: Wedge, 20yo male with linger laceration, officers and EMS respond.

8:33pm - Clear: O fficers clear scene - Patient transported by DAKA em ployee to M em o­ rial.

M onday, Ja n u a ry 20 1:09pm - Harrington: Removal o f 2 non-students.

10:00pm - Intrusion Alarm: Atwater Kent.

10:13pm - Power Problem: Reported by M organ RA. TUesday, Ja n u a ry 21 12:31 am - Water Leak: Report o f leaking water faucet, Stoddard.

11:11 am - Fire/Sprinkler Alarm: Fuller Labs.

2:25pm - Alarms: Electric Outage, Stoddard, Fuller, Ellsworth. Mass Electric called.

11:09pm - Larceny: Computer, Morgan Hall.

11:15pm - Intrusion Alarm: Higgins Labs Laser Lab. W ednesday, Ja n u a ry 22 1:09am - Assist: WPI pickup truck blocking oil delivery.

1:00pm - Building Checks: Harrington, Alumni 3 nonstudents asked to leave.

1:30pm - Truck blocking entrance: Goddard Hall entrance way. American Steel and Alum.

2:00pm - Property Taken: student wallet from Higgins House.

2:00pm - Secure: Door to roof in Morgan, locksm ith notified that lock can not be secure.

4:38pm - Intrusion Alarm: Atwater Kent.

6:43pm - Fire Alarm: Hackfeld Rd. 9:30pm - Report of Stolen Vehicle: Officer to Morgan Dining Commons to take report of stolen DAKA vehicle, Chevy Van, W hite, from behind Morgan Hall.

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10:00am - Theatreworks, The Adventures o f Peter Rabbit, M echanics Hall 6:00pm- SGA meeting, Lower Wegde.

7:00pm- Women’s Basketball vs. Amherst.

7:30pm- M en’s Basketball at WNEC. 8:00pm - The Suzanna E. W aldbauer Memorial Concert, Brooks Concert Hall, Holy Cross

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10:00am - 2:00pm Psychic Fair, Student Exhibit Area, Worcester State College.

7:00pm- Wrestling vs. Plymouth State.

7:05pm - Worcester Ice Cats, Centrum ((508)931-2000 for info).

8:00pm - Worcester M usic Festival, T he M agnificent Mazowsze, Dance Company of Poland, Mechanics Hall ((508)752-0888 for ticket info).

8:00pm- Cleveland Orchestra, Symphony Hall, Boston ((617) 266-1200 for info).

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12:00pm - Rotary Luncheon, Mechanics Hall.

7:30pm- M en’s Basketball vs. Springfield.

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7:30pm- Music Assoc. I Solisti Simpatici, Alden.

7:35pm- W orcester Ice Cats, Centrum.

8:00pm - Concert, “Life in General", Student Center, Worcester State College, $5 w college ID

11:00pm - Wrestling at Hunter College.

1:00pm - M en’s and W omen’s Swimming vs.

2:00pm- M en’s Basketball at Coast Guard.

2:00pm- W omen’s Basketball vs. W heaton.

11:30am - Catholic Mass, Alden Memorial.

5:05pm- Worcester Ice Cats, Centrum.

6:00pm- Catholic M ass, Founders Study Room.

6:30 and 9:30pm - M ovie - The Chamber, Perreault Hall.

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