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Tuesday, November 11, 1997

Volume Twenty-five, Number Twenty-one

Dinosaur Jr. brings life to Riley Commons all were amazing. J Mascis belted out some crazy guitar solos which left no question o f why he is known Last Friday, I had the pleasure of witness­ as a “Guitar God”. Some of the high­ ing my favorite band. Dinosaur Jr., perform lights o f the set were, “Little Furry to a packed crowd in Riley Commons. The Things off” Your Living All Over last time 1 saw the band, they put on an awe­ Me and “Mick” off their latest Hand some show at Yale, but much to my friends it over. The best part of the show and my amazement, they rocked WPI harder however was the two song encore. than we ever imagined pos■ The first song was a sible. The crowd was a cover o f the C ure’s “Just Like Heaven”, good mix of “techies" and “...much to our which is on the album local die hard Dino Fans. I amazement, they Fossils. The second actually made friends with was on of my favorite a couple o f guys from rocked WPI Dino Jr. songs, Brown that were at the last harder than we "Frcakscene”, off one show I went to and were of their first albums planning on going to ever imagined B ug. “ Freakscene" Saturday’s show at Lupo’s possible...” has the most memoin Providence. The band rable lyrics out of all doesn’t have the popular- _____________ ________ 1■■™l“ of their songs, “I’ve ity or air-play o f bands like Pearl Jam or Aerosmith, bui who needs that seen enough to eye you, but I’ve when you can sell out small clubs across seen to much to try you...Sometimes the country with dedicated and addicted I don't thrill you. Sometimes I think I'll kill you. But don't let me f*ck up fans.

Their set consisted of 12 songs off almost will you, Cause when I need a friend every one of their albums keeping all their its still you...What a mess.” I don’t fans happy. It’s hard for me to distinguish think there was a better way to end now what songs were the best because they the show.

Alison Reach Features Editor

Air Force crashes, Army victorious

by Heather Mazzjuccaro Sports Editor The tension had been building for a week.

Toilet paper was strewn across the yard of the Air Force detachment and also in the Army ROTC hallway. Web pages were hi­ jacked. faxes were sent between the two of­ fices, and chalk drawings and slogans could be found around campus. However, the real battle was not in the war of pride on the cam­ pus but on the football field Saturday morn­ ing. On this blustery day, the Army ROTC would show the Air Force ROTC who con­ trolled this campus.

The Army wasted no time in their con­ quest, forcing the Air Force back into their own end zone for a safety, bringing the score to 2-0. With 11:30 left to go in the first quar­ ter, Cadet Donahue (Army) scored a field goal.

The score remained 5-0, Army at the end of the first quarter.

The second quarter saw much of the same.

Army started things off with spectacular runs

by CPT Kamaze and MSG Gleason that even­ tually set up the touchdown by CPT K. A

quick two-point conversion later and the Air Force deficit increased to 13 points. The Army defense continued to shut down the Air Force’s offensive attempts and finally got the ball back for another touchdown recep­ tion, this time by CPT Decker with 4:55 left to go in the half. Then, with only 7 seconds remaining on the clock, SFC Scroggins threw the ball 33 yards and it was caught by Cadet Morrison in the end zone for yet another Army touchdown. The score at the half was 25-0 in favor of the Amiy ROTC team.

During halftime, the Air Force must have came up with a plan bccause they scored the first touchdown of the second half with a run by Cadet Meades. As a result, the Air Force inched up to 6 points. Army, on the counterattack, again hit Cadet Morrison who ran a short 10 yards into the end zone for his second touchdown of the day. Not giving up. Air Force came right back at the Army cadets, when Cadet Ilangantileke ran to the goal line for a second Air Force touchdown bringing the score to 31 -12 at the end of the third quarter.

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Its yourCampus Center so...

by Jennifer Cooper Newspeak S taff

NEW SPEAK STA FF P H O T O BY A I.ISO N K F A l’H

Recently, the Newspeak staff attended an informative campus center meeting. The end result was this: they want to know what we. as students, think. Please email Newspeak the answers to the following questions so that your input can help the development of the campus center.

QUESTION 1. “Campus center” is kind of general - what would be a good name for the campus center?

QUESTION 2. Imagine you are in the gor­ geous campus center, you are hungry so you go to the food court where it is set up kind of like a mall food court - what kind o f food would you like as choices?

QUESTION 3. If there was one activity (rec­ reational) that would differentiate a good campus center from an amazing campus cen­ ter what would that be (bowling for in­ stance)?.

Thanks! Please email your response to Newspeak (s'*wpi.edu with the subject as an­ swers.

They will die for you...

Monique Simone-Teran University o f New Hampshire (U-WIRE) DURHAM. N.H. — It doesn't matter whether they are Squids, Jar Heads, Zoomies, Grunts or Coasties. they will die for you. The men and women o f the U.S. Navy, Marines. Air Force, Army and Coast Guard have taken an oath to sacrifice their lives for the protection of yours and your rights under the Constitution.

Your right to choose betw een McDonald's Big Mac or Burger King’s Whopper is defended by these people.

The right to a hot shower, warm bed and a cold beer (if you are legal) is protected.

These people die for your right to buy gas for your car, and the abi lity to even pur­ chase one (if you have the cash or credit).

Many people have died so that you can have the privilege to pierce your tongue, nose or eyebrow (or any other body part you so choose). So you can dye your hair fuchsia if you want, grow it down to your derriere or just shave it all off. People will continue to stand up for your ability to chose your sexual partner or even whether to have sex or not.

They defend a woman’s right to sexual plea­ sure. (No clitectamies in this country.)

Your religion is secure. You can worship whichever entity you choose - God, the Devil, Cindy Crawford or none at all.

Our military will continue to defend your right to an education. Your freedom to speak

your mind, even if it means calling them “war­ mongers” or “baby-killers.” Your vote in the election of our governmental leaders, so you better know your candidates.

I am a veteran. I swore to uphold the be­ liefs of this country, even if it meant that I might have to die. (What could I do? Throw a typewriter at them?) 1 am proud that I served. (Grateful I didn’t have to give a life or limb.) I never knew what patriotism was until I served in the Air Force. I signed my life away for more money and education ben­ efits; however, they taught me more than journalism and office politics. Now I cry dur­ ing the National Anthem (or is it just memo­ ries o f Basic Training?). I’m thankful every day. I listen or read the news and thank God I’m an American.

Our country may not be perfect. Children are starving in our own backyards. Violence is tearing apart our youth. There is civil un­ rest among our cultures. Families are killing themselves. But we are striving towards equality, peace and prosperity, as our forefa­ thers (and foremothers) did.

Veterans Day is Tuesday. It is a day of remembrance. Take time to thank those people who swore to uphold your rights and the rights of others. Remember those who died for your way of life. Think about those who are still Missing In Action.

Sometimes they were led in the wrong di­ rection, but they always believed, fought and were willing to die for your rights.

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Students may pay for IRS’s tax credit reporting policy

by Crissa Shoemaker Northwestern University (U-WIRE) EVANSTON, 111. — The tax man is knocking on student’s door.

Starting in January, universities will have to report inform ation about stu­ dents to the Internal Revenue Service to determ ine (he students’ eligibility for federal tax credits. In order to do so, uni­ versity officials said they will have to gather information they don’t normally gather.

And students may end up footing the bill.

"It's a problem our institutions will have to deal with,” said David Merkowitz, direct of public affairs for the American Coun­ cil on Education. “Yes, there will be a bur­ den, there will be cost involved. It’s not the IRS’s job to determine the cost o f pay for it. Ultimately it will be passed along to students.”

Tuition could go up to pay for the cost

of reporting to the IRS, but most students will not feel it, Merkowitz said. The lax cred­ its will give students a break on tuition, and those not eligible because of their high incomes will not feel the strain, he said.

But NU officials said the process of col­ lecting the information would be costly and burdensome.

“This is why ihe costs go up,” said Assoc. Provost Rebecca Dixon. “We have to pay to handle all this stuff.”

The IRS is requiring colleges to report students to obtain information to deter­ mine who can receive Hope Scholarships and Lifetime Learning Credits, Merkowitz said.

Hope Scholarships provide a maximum $1,500 tax credit for the first two years of college. For part-time students, graduate students or students beyond their first two years. Lifetime Learning Credits will pro­ vide 20 percent of the first $5,000 of tuition through 2002 and on the first $ 10,000 after 2002.

Only individuals with incomes under $50,000, or married couples with joint fil­ ings under $ 100,000. may claim lax credits.

Universities will have to starl gathering information in December in order to meet the Jan. 1 deadline for the Hope credits, Merkowitz said. That means students who pay their tuition bills before Jan. 1 will not receive Hope credits, he said. Lifetime Learning credits take effect after June 30, 1998.

Because NU is on the quarter system, not being eligible because of payment deadlines will not be loo much of a prob­ lem, Dixon said. Students will be able to claim Spring Quarter tuition, she said.

“I can't tell how many will be affected,” she said. “It will affect some but it won't affect most of our students. Because we arc on the quarter system, they still will be able to claim credit.”

The IRS has not yet told universities exactly what information it will require, but the IRS has said it will need taxpayer iden­

tification numbers, which NU does not collect, Dixon said.

“They haven’t regulated, they’ve only legislated,” she said.

NU also does not know who claims the students as dependents or who is paying the tuition, which will complicate the pro­ cess, Dixon said. And the IRS wants infor­ mation on all students, regardless of eligi­ bility, which will draw out the process fur­ ther, she said.

“Without the information from colleges, they’ll have no idea if (students) are eli­ g ible for the am ount they c la im ,” Merkowitz said. “Otherwise the potential for fraud is enormous.”

The IRS has said it wants to make the process as smooth as possible, but it will take time and money for universities lo collect the information needed, Merkowitz said. Because the reports are due fairly soon, the IRS will issue temporary regula­ tions to universities and add to them later, he said.

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Open house today

by Mike Smith Assistant Director of Admissions Admissions activities for WPI’s Class of 2002 are in full swing. The Office of Admissions is currently preparing for the ihird Open House this year. The program is scheduled for today.

These days are designed to give pro­ spective students an opportunity 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 en­ thusiasm for and experiences at WPI with visiting students and parents.

The activities will begin in Harrington Auditorium with a presentation of the WPI Plan. Visitors will then have the opportu­ nity to attend multiple academic presenta­ tions and academic department tours as

well as tours ol the campus, residence halls, and the Music and Theater departments.

Presentations from Admissions, Financial Aid, CDC and Global Programs will lake place throughout the morning.

ROTC and Athletics will be featured in the afternoon, alter lunch. Throughout the day, families can stop by the Lower Wedge which will be converted to a “drop-in cen­ ter”. Representatives from Residential Ser­ vices, Student Activities as well as Admis­ sions and Financial Aid, among other of­ fices, will be available to speak one-on-one with visitors.

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 Melisssa Allen, Assistant Director of Ad­ missions (ext. 5286).

Environmental Club recycles Paper recycling now available in classrooms Courtesy o f The Environmental Club (GAEA) The Environmental Club (also known as GAEA) is working with Plant Services to improve W PI's recycling program.

Plant Services provides paper recycling bins for all of the on campus room s, fac­ ulty offices, and each of the department lounges. Recently, paper recycling bins were also placed in all of the classrooms.

Although refundable aluminum is now being recycled through the help o f dedi­ cated Plant Services workers, there are plans to put aluminum recycle bins in all of the lounges. Glass and plastics are other major recyclable materials not mg recycled at WPI. The reason for

this is because before the materials will be picked up to be recycled they must be washed and cleaned.

For all fraternities and sororities. Plant Services will provide a paper recycling program. The program includes free re­ cycle bins for each room and a recycle d u m pster for the house. When the dumpster is full. Plant Services will empty and recycle the paper. These services are all provided free of charge free of charge.

The Environmental Club would like to thank Plant Services for all their help.

And also thanks to everyone who i >help­ ing to conserve our natural resources by recycling. Questions and comments can be emailed to gaea@ wpi.edu.

Railroad Club to hold winter fundraiser, open house

by Eric Wilhelm Railroad Club President The WPI Railroad Club, founded in the fall of 1996 by a group of WPI students interested in model railroading and rail transport in general, will be celebrating its first anniversary this winter with its first annual fundraiser and an open house to be held in the wedge area of Morgan Hall on the WPI campus.

As the first club of its kind to be orga­ nized at WPI, the Railroad Club has had to overcome many obstacles in the past year.

Space and support has been found in the Mechanical Engineering Department after much searching, and membership is steady.

Currently holding meetings in the Higgins Project lab, room 005, club members have been constructing an HO scale modular railroad, the “ M assachusetts Eastern Lines”, over the pasl several months. The club is currently looking for a morc perma­ nent location, where an immobile layout and workshop may be established.

This year’s fundraiser, a raffle, will be held as part of the club’s first anniversary

Army: Victory Continued from page / The final points in the game went to the Army with 5:48 remaining. CPT Decker caught a pass from SFC Scroggins and ran it 5 yards for his second touchdown. Ca­ det Donahue made good on the extra point to bring the final score lo 38-12.

Following the game, the trophy was pre­ sented to the Army ROTC's Battalion Com­ mander by the Air Force and both teams proceeded to Harrington for a pizza party.

The next challenge for the victorious Army team will come December 6 when they meet the Navy ROTC team at Holy Cross.

celebration. The Massachusetts Eastern will be set up in the Upper Wedge all day Saturday, December 6th, with drawings held at mid-day. Items raffled off will in­ clude a high-quality HO scale Athearn trainset, an HO scale locomotive, and a model building. The club is currently ne­ gotiating with Arntrak for a contribution of gift certificates good for some o f the company’s routes, and with local restau­ rants and businesses for additional gift certificates and prizes. An arrangement with SocComm. WPI’s social committee, is also being worked out, which will allow students to purchase raffle tickets worth $1.00 towards admission at one o f the weekly movies held on campus.

Membership in the Railroad club is open to all members of the WPI Community, in­ cluding faculty, staff and alumni. Dona­ tions may be made to the club c/o Student Activities, and make the donator eligible to become an official Sponsor of the club.

Additional information is available through the c lu b ’s w ebpages at h ttp :// w w w .w p i.ed u /~ railro ad , or em ail railroad@wpi.edu.

T© n I a ti t The W ellesley C ollege Prizm Jazz Ensemble and the WPI Jazz Group will be playing in the lower wedge at 8:00PM.

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Sp o r t s

Weekly sports update: Results from October 31 to Nov. 6

by G eoff Hassard Sports Information Director Men’s soccer (11-4) The men’s soccer team ended their regu­ lar season on halloween night with their annual battle with cross-city rival Clark.

The two had met earlier in the year at the City Tournament with WPI winning 3-2 in overtime.

As always the two teams managed to play tough with the game remaining 0-0 until just over two minutes left in the game.

Freshman Keith Shrayer (Woodstock Val­ ley, CT) took a pass from classmate Chris Mahoney (Plymouth, MA) and put it by the Clark keeper for the only goal and the game winning goal. Sophomore Ryan Fournier (Charlton City, MA) picked up his ninth win of the year while recording his third shutout.

Football (3-5) WPI returned home to Alumni Field last Saturday looking to catch the Colonials of Western Connecticut and snap a four game losing streak. The weather was not prom­ ising, but the Engineers were confident they could get the job done.

The First quarter ended in a 0-0 tie with both teams exchanging punts. Western Connecticut did miss a 24-yard field goal near the end of the quarter, but each team had trouble moving the ball on the rain soaked turf.

WPI had the ball and was driving to begin the second quarter when Rich Boardman (Merrimack, NH) was inter­

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cepted at the 9-yard line. The two teams would exchange punts for the rest of the quarter and go into halftime tied 0-0.

Western had the ball to begin the sec­ ond half, but quickly turned it over when John Benda (Dedham, MA) forced a fumble that was recovered by Adam Abrams (E. Bridgewater, M A) on the Colonials 37-yard line. WPI then handed the ball to tailback Nick Fluet (Leominster, MA), who carried the ball nine times for 28 yards on the drive, and with two penalties the ball was down to the four-yard line setting up a 21-yard field goal attempt by Adam Clark (Jeffer­ son, MA). The kick was good and WPI led 3-0. Western then took the ball on their next drive and brought it all the way to the WPI 1-yard line where the Engineers de­ fense would stuff them on three straight plays, the last being a fumble forced by linebacker Jon Pires (Stoughton, MA) to give the ball back to WPI. On the first play Fluet was tackled in the endzone for a safety to make the score 3-2. The third quarter ended with WPI leading 3-2.

The fourth quarter began with two punts for WPI and two more turnovers for the Colonials. The second Westen turnover gave the Engineers the ball at the Colonial 26-yard line. Fluet was the workhorse again carrying the ball seven straight times, the last being a 6-yard touchdown run, to give WPI a 9-2 lead. Clark would add the extra point and the score would be 10-2. An­ other turnover by Western and then a big defensive series for WPI gave WPI the ball back with 54 seconds. They would kill the remaining time for the win.

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Benda, Fluet and classm ate Steve Hitchcock (Manilus, NY) were all honored for their performances in the win. Fluet was co-offensive player of the week in the FFC and co-rookie of the week for the ECAC. Benda was FFC rookie of the week and earned weekly honor roll for the ECAC. Hitchcock, who punted six times on the day for an average of 39.5 yards with a long of 60, was named to the FFC weekly honor roll.

Men’s/women’s cross country The men’s and women’s cross country teams hosted their respective conference championships on the 1st. The weather held out long enough to complete both meets at Institute Park as many specta­ tors turned out to watch. The men fin­ ished fourth in the CAC meet while the women finished eighth in the NEW 8 meet.

The top five runners for the men were Liam Kelly (Shrewsbury, MA) in 31st Don Wallace (Brunswick, ME) in 34th Tyler Lupien (Waldoboro, ME) in 41st Tim Caldwell (Dover-Foxcroft, ME) in 44th and Keith Levesque (Nashua, NH) in 45th.

The top five finishers for the women were: Sue Shorrock (N. Smithfield, RI) in 17th; Harmonie Hawley (Pine Beach, NJ) in 35th; Janel Lanphere (Westerly, RI) in 64th; Michelle Lutz (Albany, NY) in 74th and Melanie Heck (W. Buxton, ME) in 81 st.

lost to MIT 3-0, Eastern Nazarene C ol­ lege 3-1 and Wellesley 3-1. The lost to Wellesley was in the first round of the NEW 8 conference tournament.

For the week Emma Palmacci (Walpole, MA) had 20 kills, 19 assists and 23 digs.

Melinda Darway (Nipomo, CA) had 16 kills, 39 assists and 15 digs. Kristin Blitsch (Prin­ ceton, IL) had 20 kills and 20 digs. Amy Matter (Kettle Falls, WA) had 15 kills, 7 aces and 6 blocks.

This weekend the squad will play in the MAIAW Tournament.

Athletic Facilities Weekend Hours Bowling Fri. 5:30-1 lpm • Sat. 5:30-1 lpm

Basketball (Alumni Gym) Fri. 6 -12am »Sat. 12pm- 12am

Volleyball (Alumni Gym) Fri. 6 -12am • Sat. 12pm-12am

Fitness Center Fri. 12-9pm • Sat. 12-6pm Sun. 12-6pm

Volleyball (11-12) The volleyball team lost three matches last week to drop back below .500. They

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

So it goes, Mr. Vonnegut, so it goes: A master retires

by Brian Whitman Class of ‘99 Anyone reading Timequake by Kurt Vonnegut as a novel will quickly find that it isn’t. Reason for alarm? Not if you’ve followed Vonnegut’s career forwards — you’ll find that every memory and every anecdote all fit in to some larger more com­ plete puzzle that you’ve built with the au­ thor over time. Sure, the book jacket might trick you into believing that there is some sort of plot to the novel, and there is: some Vonnegut-esque rupture of time happens sometime in 2001, forcing everyone to re-

live their past 10 years. The problem is that everyone has to do exactly what they did for those 10 years all over again. They must make the same mistakes, say the same things, or, to use Vonnegut’s words, “live life on auto-pilot.” Kilgore Trout, a madeup character well known to readers, mans the helm once the world kicks back into “free will” mode, making sure people don’t drive their cars off the road or stand in position indefinitely. This plot is mentioned in a few paragraphs here and there, and in dozens o f references to ‘Timequake One’, the book Vonnegut wrote and then trashed in favor o f these memoirs.

The Timequake isn’t the story, as the title may imply — the Timequake is the means that Vonnegut tak es to travel through time at his own pace, visiting his memories, his old friends and relatives, those who have passed away and those who are still with him. A clambake on the beach shortly after the Timequake lets ev­ eryone catch up again and serves as a party for Kilgore, Kurt, and various lookalikes of acquaintances past, whom Kurt refers to as doppelgangers. From this vantage point Vonnegut finally gets his answers out of Kilgore Trout that readers have always wanted, snippets of history, first hand ac-

Rampage tried & true without being tired or trite

by Ken Gagne Newspeak Staff Title: Rampage World Tour Platform : Sony Playstation & Sega Saturn Publisher: Midway Rating: 8.1 George, Lizzy, and Ralph have returned to ravage the world in Rampage World Tour, for the Sony Playstation (and com­ ing this winter for the Sega Saturn). There are no princesses to save, races to win, or bad guys to defeat. The objective is sim­ ply to destroy as many villages, towns, cit­ ies, and metropolises as possible.

World Tour is the sequel to a game which appeared in arcades about a decade ago, and then on every imaginable home system. Both the original and new Ram­ pages are two-player games, unlike their three-player arcade counterparts. The lat­ est edition follows the three giants - an ape, a lizard, and a werewolf - as they trounce through major world capitals, de­ stroying military vehicles, dining on pass­ ing pedestrians, and otherwise wreaking general havoc. The gameplay scrolls both left to right and up the towering skyscrap­ ers, creating bigger cities than World Tour’s predecessor.

Rampage is not a difficult game. The goals are simple and straightforward: de­ molish a city to as great an extent as pos­ sible, then move on. An onslaught of at­ tacks will attempt to prevent the monsters from succeeding, but their injuries will only be ephemeral. Infinite continues ensure that the game continues as long as the player wants it to. Some enemies are par­ ticularly crafty annoyances, but the lack of permanent damage means their destruc­ tion is usually just for fun.

The presence of a memory card lets progress be saved. There seem to be some errors in the game’s interface with the card, however. On a few rare occasions, it fails to “see” the card, and does not save; or the game may freeze when trying to load the next city. Fortunately, these blunders are few and far in between, and do not cause any permanent damage.

Considering the monstrous nature of the characters, most everything else is small in comparison. Some edible items are hard

to identify, and whether they are a boon or a curse to consume is often not known until their effects are evident. The three fiends enjoy animated appearances with which to react to many circumstances, from being singed to toppling off buildings to enjoy­ ing a particularly tasty treat. Various types of buildings and backgrounds make for locations slightly similar to their real-life counterparts, from Istanbul to Los Ange­ les to London to, yes, even Boston.

The music is actually noticeable in this game, creating a fun environment in which to devour all in sight. It has a rock/metaltype sound to it, fitting with the destruc­ tion theme. The sound effects are a blast, particularly the screams of the cities’ doomed inhabitants.

With hostile citizens coming from all di­ rections, it’s a relief to know the control is one thing you won’t have to fight. There are four predefined setups, all which con­ sist of punch, kick, and jump. These but­ tons, when used in various combinations with the control pad, create several forms of attack. Sometimes it’s not so easy for a monster to turn his bulk to the face of a

building so that it can be jumped at then climbed, but otherwise it’s easy enough to leap from rooftop to rooftop, making sure the impact is felt and an impression left.

A few memorable items from the origi­ nal Rampage are absent, such as the irri­ tating photographers who blind the main characters. New surprises, such as ve­ hicles which can be ridden and visits to foreign countries, balance o ff the losses.

The two-player mode allows destruction at an even faster pace, but accidentally attacking a friend occurs all to often. A purposeful attack on an “ally” can be quite fun, though, especially when a megalopolis is the arena.

Rampage World Tour is a successful build on a classic hit. There is very little innovation; World Tour is more a remake then an actual sequel. It has a few things missing and, even with more than 130 cit­ ies, is easy to overcome. But it’s still a fun game, and a great way to blow off some steam. Nowhere else are the roles of good guy and bad guy reversed. Don’t want to leave the house? Go on a world tour - Ram­ page style.

counts of the chaos of ‘Post-Timequake A pathy’, and dozens o f two-paragraph story summations. It finally becomes clear what purpose Trout had all these years — a literary doppelganger o f sorts to our own Mr. Vonnegut.

It doesn’t take much to explain the liter­ ary significance of such an author, who has shown the world dozens of times over ex­ actly how it works and what it shouldn’t be doing. Far from preachy, each of his novels melds humour and an odd sense of reality to create a situation that, up until you read the page, could never have been thought up. We’ve got views of Darwin­ ism , both social and b io lo g ical, in Galapagos, religion meets military science in Cat’s Cradle, and the Unabomer gets his manifesto written for him forty years early in Player Piano. Vonnegut’s themes run from technology dulling society (he claims his brother and father forced him into en­ gineering school) to putting the big pic­ ture in its rightful place. In the classic Si­ rens of Titan. Vonnegut calmly explains the purpose of the Earth and humanity, reduc­ ing our entire civilization and natural re­ sources to mere convenience for an ‘alien’ who needed a part for his spaceship.

Instead of blasting Timequake for its lack o f a plot and meandering narrative like so many critics have already done, we need to look at this book from its perspective — a cap on an amazing literary career. He has inspired countless people to look outside of their environment, and not only push but also tear up the en v elo p e. In Timequake. the author leaves us to fend for ourselves with a message in our hands: treasure each other, communicate often, and most importantly, never use semi-co­ lons. His last words in the book and possi­ bly his career do more to sum up his life than anyone ever could: “ What a language! ”

“Monkey business, it’s only just begun.,

by Jon Barlow Class o f ‘98 As many of you read in last week’s Newspeak, I was to trade my monkey for freeze pops at the fountain last Thursday night at midnight. Not one to go unpre­ pared, I took with me a band of well-trained mercenaries (the Cookies). Upon arriving at the fountain however, we received a note saying that the deal would be postponed until the next day.

We were about to return home monkeyless when we spotted the Monkey Nappers in front o f Alumni. A chase ensued in which we were able to obtain a locked safe with - we assumed - the monkey inside. After much dealing and chasing, we were able to get the Nappers to open the safe for us. Much to our surprise and dismay, only a stuffed bear was enclosed. As it turns out though, this bear was much more valuable to the Nappers than the monkey was to us. With this lever­ age, and a little more wrestling, we were able to negotiate a trade, monkey for bear. Simple right? Not so.

The trade was planned and the op­ posing parties were about to disperse for the night. A third faction em erged from the fray how­ ever. This new fac­ tion, although much smaller, had consid­ erable negotiating power in the form of num erous freeze pops. This third fac­ tion proved to be more trouble than ei­ ther the Cookies or P H O T O BY JO H N B A R LO W the Nappers had an­ ticipated. In the end The infamous monkey is shown here, a captive of evil wrong-doers the monkey was re- otherwise known as the “Monkey Nappers”. turned and all parties quieted down and called it a night. there arc rumors that it has now become an I was relieved at the safe return of Casey, object of contention between the Stoddard but my joy was short-lived. Three days buildings. Who knows, in fifty years later, the monkey mysteriously disappeared classes m ight end up fighting o v er a again. I don’t know who has it now, but bronzed stuffed monkey...

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Candidates for the B-term senatorial elections Tim Adams

Heidi Carreiro

I’m Tim Adams, and I want to tell you a little about what I have done during my 2 years in SGA. Most recently, I have initi­ ated the bus trips to Boston, which pro­ vide WPI students with a really inexpen­ sive way to get to a spot filled with stuff to do. I also participated in a meeting on November 5th with DAKA Joe and DAKA Bob which was aimed at implementing changes in Dining .Services that will impact our cam pus. I have also gotten Janet Richardson of Student Life to donate a ter­ minal, which will be put in the mailroom or in Daniels for students to check their email.

I am part of the SGA team which has been pushing for the construction o f a campus center. If you would like to ask me any questions, please stop by my office hours in SGA on Tuesday at 2:30 pm. Vote for me, I get things done.

Hi my name is Heidi Carreiro. I currently serve as a Senator on Student Government.

I will be running again for Senator, and I would greatly appreciate your support.

SGA’s main objective is to unite the cam­ pus. For the effort, I sent out a general letter to all clubs, organizations, and ac­ tivities stating what our goals are and to offer any help to anyone who needs it. I will further continue doing this if you vote me in for a SGA Senator.

club soccer. I’m an Italian foreign student and have seen throughout these three years how the campus is being run, I have been involved with several clubs and associations that dealt with activities on campus, conse­ quently I have a good idea on what needs to change and what is working well. Knowing lots of multicultural students on campus I believe I can bring all of their outlooks on the problems around campus and vote for a bet­ ter legislation that will satisfy all. I want to try to create a stronger unity between the clubs and the SGA so that we can all have a better time at WPI.

Tara Carrie

Ryan Fournier SGA needs strong leadership now more than ever. Having been a senator for two My name is Ryan Fournier. I'm in the years and co-chairing the Committee on Stu­ fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta where I’m on dent Life Issues I know I the Rush council. I was W O R C E S T E R P O L Y T E C H N IC IN S T IT U T E can take an active role. I an O rientation Leader have previously worked this year and I play on on getting the change the M en’s Varsity Soccer machine put in Gompei’s, and B asketball team s.

John Bird the stamp machine in the I’m running for a position Hello, my name is John Bird, and I am run­ bookstore, and the cam­ in the SGA because I S T U D E N T G O V E R N M E N T A S S O C IA T IO N ning for SGA Senator. I am a sophomore pus center. I am currently want to be involved and here at WPI. majoring in Management Infor­ looking into such things as cab services for help make important decisions that will help mation Systems. I am a member of the Lambda students and better DAKA food. If students benefit the student body and the WPI com­ Chi Alpha fraternity, and a member of the have any suggestions I would love to hear munity. pilot class in the Leadership Education and them. If you want someone who’s commit­ Practice program known as LEAP. I feel I am ted and has experience in SGA then I’m that Kenneth Mair a good candidate for Senator because I have person. So, when you vote, remember me, My name is Kenneth Mair and I am a a strong desire to make WPI a better place Tara Carrie, for a senatorial position. first year student at WPI. Throughout my for us all. I will join the fight for the Campus life, I have been actively involved in many Center and I will push for a WWPI radio tower, Carlo Cioffi leadership and executive positions both in for w hich I feel they are long overdue.

I, Carlo Cioffi, am trying to become a Sena­ my high school and the surrounding com­ I look forward to the opportunity to help tor in the SGA. I’m a junior chemical engi­ munity. In high school, I was the vicerun this school that 1 call my home, and I neer who is currently a brother of Lambda president of my class for all four years and hope you, as voter, will give me that op­ Chi Alpha, and the vice-president of the WPI was a member of my high school principal’s portunity. advisor board. In addition, my community involvement included executive positions in junior achievement and the local YMCA. I possess a challenging and inquiring per­ “A N e w A m e r i c a n C l a s s i c sonality that causes me to question every­ in th e tra d itio n o f A m e ric a n G raffiti. S en sa tio n a l!" thing and find the best possibilities in all Mil -IVIUX .HI Ml u situations. Based on my experiences and my personality, I feel that I have the abili­ “7he most emotional, ties to be a successful senator at WPI.

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So please consider me, Jesse Mattem, for your vote on Friday.

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Howdy! I’m Amber McMillan from San Antonio, Texas. Currently, I’m a transfer/ freshman EE major. I attended l.amar Univer­ sity the last two years as part of the Texas Academy for Leadership in the Humanities.

This let me attend college and earn my high school diploma. While at Lamar I was the treasurer for the Political Science Associa­ tion, iin SGA-Lamar Sophomore Senator, and vice-chairman of the SGA Academic Affairs Committee to name a few accomplishments.

Here at WPI, I have become an active mem­ ber of SocComm, IEEE. ACM. SFS (Science Fiction Society), SMAS (Society for Medi­ eval Arts and Sciences), SWE (Society for Women Engineers), WECE(Women in ECE), SHPE (Society for Hispanic Professional En­ gineers). I have also been an appointed sena­ tor in SGA since early September. I live in Daniels and have a work-study job at the library. I enjoy reading a good book and making mail, medieval armor.

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think that proper representation is difficult to achieve. Our student government is growing more every day and we need the right kind of students to speak up for what they believe in and what they won’t stand for. As one o f those students I plan to give you an enthusiastic and fresh view through this important position in SGA. Please vote for Angela Malaquias for offcampus senator.

Student Government Senatorial Elections will take place the week of November 16 to November 21. Electronic voting will be available during this time.

To vote, go to your login prompt and type sgavote and follow the instructions on your screen.

Paper voting will take place on Friday, November 21 in the Mailroom of Daniels.

Let your voice be heard and vote!

Hello. My name is Jeff Moore and I am running for the Student Government As­ sociation position o f Senator. 1 am a mem'ber o f the class o f 2001 and besides being a Senator for A term, I am a member of the Varsity Basketball team.

I am running for Senator again because I would like lo represent my class’ interests and ideas. 1 feel with me as a Senator, my class can get the best representation pos­ sible. I will gladly take their ideas and present them to the entire SGA and help improve all areas o f our great college.

Chris Neumaier Hello. My name is Chris Neumaier and I am running for the position of Student GovSee Elections, continued to page 10

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by M ichael Gorse, l01 an d Kelly Boyle Student Development and Counseling Center

My name is Michael Gorse and I’m a freshman at WPI majoring in Computer Scicnce. I have been totally blind since birth. I helped to write this article in order to make you feel more comfortable when approaching a blind person. I am not intending it as a set of proce­ dures that you will need to memo­ rize or follow rigidly. I am hoping that it will help you by answering some frequently asked questions.

Some are direct quotes taken from a pamphlet entitled “You Asked Alta” by Alta LaPoint, a Disabili­ ties Employment specialist at the U n iv ersity o f M assachusetts Medical Center. (No publication date was provided.)

“You enter a room and find a blind person sitting alone. What do you do?

“Always identify yourself. State briefly why you are there and, if appropriate, how long you will re­ main. Ask if you can be of assis­ tance. Always announce your de­ parture.” (LaPoint) You see a blind person who ap­ pears to be lost. What do you do?

Introduce yourself and ask if he

wants help. For example, “Hi, My name i s ____; would you like any assistance?” Never just grab his arm; always ask first and then let him take your arm.

How do you let a person who is blind “take your arm”?

Stand next to her close enough so that your arm lightly touches her arm. She will then reach up and hold your arm in a position that is comfortable.

“You have asked a blind person if you can help (and he or she has consented) or you have been re­ quested to assist a blind person to go to the bus stop (or anywhere).

What do you do?

“Let the person you are assist­ ing take your arm. Do not push; the motion of your body will lead the way on level terrain. When ap­ proaching a hill or a curb, etc., an­ nounce and describe the change in turf at least five or six feet be­ fore arrival. At the point of arrival give the appropriate command, ‘In­ cline or decline beginning. Step up or step down,’ etc.” (LaPoint) “You are asked to lead a blind person to his or her seat. What do you do?

“Let the person take your arm.

Take him or her to the chair, put his or her hand on the back of the chair, and then usually he or she will seat

N themselves.” (LaPoint) “A blind person and a friend stop you and ask for directions. What do you do?

“Many of us raise our voices when we speak to someone who is blind, as though hearing and see­ ing som ehow depend on each other. There is a good chance that a blind person’s hearing is better than yours. So speak in a normal tone and talk directly to the per­ son who is blind, not the sighted individual, and give directions as clearly as possible (left or right ac­ cording to the way the blind per­ son is standing).” (LaPoint) A third party has something to say to the person who is blind, but directs the question to you, the sighted guide. What do you do?

Do not answer for the person who is blind; instead indicate that the question is for the person who is blind. For example, if asked, “Where does he want to go?” re­ spond with “That’s a question for Peter. Peter?”

You see a person who is blind approaching a street corner or pausing at an intersection. What do you do?

A person who is blind relies on the sense o f hearing to know whether or not there are cars mov­ ing in her direction. If you are

nearby, it would be appropriate for you to introduce yourself and of­ fer assistance in crossing the in­ tersection or saying when it is safe to cross.

You are in a dining hall and see a person who Lsblind entering the food service area. What do you do?

The dining hall is particularly chal­ lenging for a person who is blind.

Please introduce yourself and ask if he would like assistance. If so, let him take your arm and ask what he would like to eat. Guide him towards this area and describe the foods that are available. Let him know when a service person is ready to take the order. Do not order for the blind per­ son; he will order for himself. Once he has all the food and drink desired, guide him to the eating areas. De­ scribe the space availability and ask where he would like to sit. Once he is seated, describe the location o f the food on the plate using an imaginary clock as a guide; e.g., the com is at 2:00; the chicken is at 7:00, etc.

For more information on assisting people who are blind, contact the National Federation of the Blind or visit the web site at h ttp :// www.nlb.org. Anyone interested in sighted guide training may call Kelly Boyle at Student Development and Counseling (x5540) or JoAnn Van Dyke at Health Services (x5520).

The A,B> ZZZZZzzzzzzz’s of sleep

by A pril B. Healey Student Development and Counseling Center

Do you love ending a busy day by slipping between a set of crisp, clean sheets, curling up in a ball with your head buried in a pillow and the covers pulled over your head? Sleep can be an opportu­ nity to close out the world and melt into another reality. Or are you a person who thinks you are miss­ ing out on life’s best and most stimulating activities because your body calls for sleep at the most in­ opportune times and you have to submit? Maybe you are the hit-ormiss sleeper - a little nap here or there but no particular pattern. You fit all your various activities in be­ tween your sleep times.

We would probably agree that we need to sleep a certain amount of time in order to function. Some investigators believe we may have inherited the function of sleep from our ancestors. It serves us in two ways. Sleep may possibly be a re­ storative process or it may be a behavior that keeps the animal kingdom out of harm’s way when there is nothing better to do. Ani­ mals with hiding places safe from predators tend to sleep longer than do animals who live out in the open, who sleep very little (Carlson,

1995).

Most people are aware that there are four stages of sleep. In Stage I (Slow Eye Movement) body tem­ perature drops and muscle tone slows. If you wake people during th is stage, they will say they weren’t sleeping because their time perception is distorted. In Stage II there is a rapid drop in core tem­ perature and breathing is oxygen driven, not carbon dioxide stimu­ lated. During Stage III (Delta Sleep) a growth hormone is released that helps to repair daily cell damage, which alleviates aches and pains.

Regular aerobic exercise creates more delta sleep. Rapid Eye Move­ ment (REM) (Stage IV) is the Dream State of sleep that most people re­ member after they wake up. Two commonly used drugs in college affect our REM sleep; alcohol and caffeine. Alcohol suppresses REM sleep in the first half of the night usually causing wild dreams.

Daily use of alcohol causes trouble sleeping because the brain be­ comes used to the alcohol as a way o f going to sleep. Caffeine binds with the blood to affect REM sleep; it makes you stay awake while your body is actually in sleep state.

With caffeine use your body is unable to lose heat, which is nec­ essary for sleep.

We all know the basic feelings

and physiological symptoms o f sleep deprivation: fatigue, bone tiredness, irritability and emotional hypersensitivity. What is the im­ pact of lack of sleep on a college student? Academically, there are cognitive deficits: lack of concen­ tration and focus, memory prob­ lems, and difficulty of fam iliar names and objects. Physiologi­ cally, there are more aches and pains, loss of energy, a compro­ mised immune systems, carbohy­ drate cravings due to lower wake­ ful body temperature, hyperirrita­ bility of the nervous system to sounds and general body irritabil­ ity.

Like it or not, there seem to be nec­ essary stages of sleep, an inherited proclivity for sleep as a stage of daily living and identifiable effects of not getting any or enough sleep. Since sleep is essential to life and improves the quality of our waking hours, what will help us perfect the art of sleep­ ing is sleep hygiene. There are seven steps to sleep hygiene: 1. Arrange your sleep environment so it is conducive to permit a suf­ ficient number of hours of sleep.

(Your roommate cannot be hav­ ing a party in your room while you are sleeping.)

2. If you cannot sleep, get out of bed and out of your bedroom and do something else. Your bedroom

environment can become a con­ ditioned stimulus for insomnia.

Bed is for intimate activities and sleep ONLY 3. Do NOT “try hard to go to sleep”; the harder you “try,” the less likely you will be able to sleep.

4. Turn the clock towards the wall.

Looking at the clock and seeing time tick by creates stress.

5. Leave time before bedtime to tie up the loose ends of the day.

Make this a daily routine at the same time each day and for at least a half hour.

6. Go into the bedroom only when you are sleepy. (Study some­ place else.)

7. Do not take sleeping pills un­ less recommended by a physi­ cian; if you use sleeping pills, do NOT keep them by your bed.

If you stay up long enough, your brain knows you can take the pills to go to sleep. Remember, sleep­ ing pills depress your delta sleep.

You don’t sleep any better with pills; you just don’t remember.

Carlson, N. (1995) Foundations of physiological psychology (3"1 ed.). Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Lindsley, G. (1997, Spring). Lecture presented at Lesley college in a biological bases class, Cam­ bridge, MA.

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“A Brand New World”

by Yan Huang Graduate Student This composition is by a student in the English for International T eaching A ssistants co u rse, which meets twice a week in the Sem inar Room at International House.

One of the most pleasant memo­ ries that emerges when I begin to wander into the reminiscences of my childhood is about my old record player. (I miss you. I will miss you all my life!)

That record player of mine was the first birthday present from my

parents that I can recall. I still re­ member how excited I was when I found out that the player could “read” out the records! I scruti­ nized one of these records very thoroughly, but I could not figure out in my very young mind how in the world it stored “voice.” I was so excited that I could not go to sleep. The following days, I spent almost all of my time listening to the music and stories it played for me. I marveled at how wonderful such a thing in the world was! You know, at that time, record players were very scarce in China, espe­ cially in the countryside where I

lived.

It was also that record player which introduced another lan­ guage— in this case, English—to me. I learned my ABCs from the records when I was just six years old.

It was, however, not a very pleasant experience. I remember I quit sev­ eral times and would not have re­ turned to the task if it had not been for my parents’ insistence.

The player revealed a whole new world to my young ears and eyes.

Not only did it teach me language, it also showed me the magnificent world of music. I should say I often felt lonely during those times but

never upset because music sup­ ported me whenever I was in need.

My dearest friend—music— was in­ troduced to me by my old record player. This is why I should be deeply grateful to both my parents and their present to me.

That player accompanied me through most of my childhood un­ til when I went off to high school.

It stopped working after so many years of “talking and singing” to me. I was extremely regretful that I should have to let it have a rest. It was tired, and, at last, it should re­ tire.

I did not send it to any repair shop

or person. I did not even let my fa­ ther touch it, though he was an elec­ trical engineer. In my deep heart, my record player was not a machine; it was my friend whom I had been able to rely on for many years.

It has been a long time now since I stored my old player in a box. Sev­ eral times, my mother wanted to throw it away but I wouldn’t con­ sent. I insisted that it should be pre­ served as a souvenir of my past, of my childhood. In fact, it will never be thrown out of my heart.

(Yan Huang is a graduate student from China, studying Applied Math­ ematics.)

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

The Social Web, an idea for campus communication To the editor I'm here to address the questions raised at the end o f the editorial “Communication Problems Abound On Campus.” Why doesn’t an ad­ ministrator moderate the events post­ ings? I was given two reasons, when I asked the CCC this question a month or so ago. First, the CCC em­

ployees have no time to take on the extra responsibility. Running the network is work enough. Second if you added a moderator to the list, how quickly would the events post­ ing reach the system? If someone had to scan all those posts, when would they be cleared for release?

On a daily basis, on a weekly basis,

even the moderator would take away from the effectiveness of the events posting. Face it events is not com­ ing back, but I would suggest a dif­ ferent solution. Get the WPI cam­ pus as a group on to the Social Web. The social web has the right struc­ ture for this type of posting system.

There are organizational members

with the privileges to post, and then there are regular members who get the info. Not everyone can post an event on the Social Web, only rec­ ognized organizations. This idea cuts down much of the junk posts like for sale post and the like.

Right now there is no truly pas­ sive info source on the Social Web,

but with just a little work an e-mail list could be set up that broadcasts daily event announcements. Not everything events was but close.

Email tbt@wpi.edu for info on this issue. I think the Social Web has a lot more potential than it is currently being used for.

Jeffrey Spaleta ‘97

In response to “Communications problems abound on campus” To the editor: Events were annoying inappro­ priate almost ALL of the time. “I lost my watch...” is not an appro­ priate event. I read Newspeak. Ev­ ery week, it gives me something to do during my 8 or 9am classes.

Every week there are a TON of Newspeaks at 8am and a good per­ centage of them have disappeared

by the evening.

Sidewalk chalk, if done appropri­ ately is a good form of advertising.

As are flyers. I don’t think most people disregard them. They see them on the ground and if a word jumps out at them and they want to attend such and such an event, they will.

I don’t read the bboard, but I sub­

scribe to most of the newsgroups where campuswide announcements should be made: wpi.news, wpi.events, wpi.announce, and few, if any, campus events are advertised here. Movies arc almost NEVER ad­ vertised in these spots. They Might be Giants and Dinosaur Jr. are com­ ing this year to WPI. I found out about all of those through word of

mouth and posters and chalkings.

Not through any newsgroups.

Ideally, it is true, events should be moderated. But, the suggestion has been made several times by differ­ ent people and always the response is the same “who is going to moder­ ate it?” The sysadmins have their hands full already. The CCC could spend it’s money some other way

FAR more effectively than by hiring an events moderator.

Personally, I’m very glad events is dead. I haled wading through all the pointless posts just to see if any­ thing interesting was on campus.

Now people advertise other ways and it takes me less time to find out about any random event.

Robert McDonald, '99

vides direct access to the ad­ dress book.

Address book for saving long complex addresses and personal distribution lists under a nick­ name.

Message attachments via the Multipurpose Internet Mail Ex­ tensions (MIME) specification.

MIME allows sending/receiv­ ing non-text objects, such as b in ary files, sp read sh eets, graphics, and sound.

Folder management commands for creating, deleting, listing, or renam ing m essage folders.

Folders may be local or on re­ mote hosts.

Access to remote message fold­ ers and archives via the Inter­ net Message Access Protocol (IMAP) as defined in RFC-1176 and revisions.

Internet news support via either NNTPor IMAP. Aggregate operations, e.g. sav­ ing a selected set o f messages

at once. For further informa­ tion, send email to pine@cac. washington.edu. Pine and Pico are trademarks of the University o f Washington.

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Pine vs. Elm: The big debate.

by Debbie Dexter Computer Trainer The College Computer Center is supporting Pine (Program for Internet News and Email) as our recommended UNIX electronic mailer. According to Pine devel­ opers, “the guiding principles for Pine’s user-interface were: care­ ful limitation of features, onecharacter mnemonic commands,

always-present command menus, im m ediate user feedback, and high tolerance for user mistakes.”

We highly recommend Elm users switch to using Pine since Elm is known for losing mail messages and is no longer a program that is supported with updates. We also offer short training classes on using Pine. Check out the train­ ing web pages for class dates/ times http://www.wpi.edu/~train-

mg.

For more information on Pine check out the site h ttp :// www.washington.edu/pine. There you will find a wealth of informa­ tion on it’s features, configuration and even it’s history. Pine devel­ opers originally began using Elm code when they started develop­ ing this program!

Here are some features they list on their web site: • Online help specific to each screen and context.

• Message index showing a mes­ sage summary which includes the status, sender, size, date and subject of messages.

• Commands to view and process m essages: F orw ard, Reply, Save, Export, Print, Delete, cap­ ture address, and search.

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Reminder that all Novell users must use their Novell username and password to access Novell ser­ vices. If you experience problems logging in to Novell, try using your full login name and context.

For example: For student access enter - username.student. For fac­ ulty access enter: username, fac­ ulty. For s ta ff access e n te r username.boynton.

Remember, the trailing period is important to enter.

NEW The CCC is now offering “Walkin Workshops” for WPI Students.

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Club C o r n e r BiLaGA Hi, all! At the last meeting, our new officers officially took office. Congratu­ lations! We are planning activities, if you have any suggestions, em ail them to bilaga@wpi. Some suggestions so far have been a potluck dinner, trips to Bos­ ton, and more movie nights. If you would like more information on what we do, stuff about meetings, or just want some­ one to talk to, feel free to email us. Also, check out our web page at www.wpi.edu/ -bilaga/. REMEMBER! This is lunchmeeting week. Meet in Riley Commons at noon for a little lunch companionship.

See you there!

Christian Bible Fellowship Greetings, how was your first full week of classes? Hopefully they weren’t too stressful. Did you have a chance to go out and enjoy some of God’s creation?

I hope you are planning on attending FNF this Friday at 7:00 in the Lower Wedge. We would sure love to have you come by and spend some time with us.

Or you can com e to Tuesday N ight P ray er, held in F o u n d ers at 9 :3 0 .

Everyone’s invited. Also, stay tuned for more information on Bible Studies. “ I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and who ever lives and believes in me will never die." (John 11:25 NIV) What was Jesus saying when he said this? Was he referring to our physical lives here on earth, or was he talking about a different type of life, your soul?

When you believe in Jesus you will not die. Your body may die here on earth, but your soul will continue to live for­ ever with Him in heaven. Listen to Jesus and believe in his teachings, and you can be assured that this eternal life will be yours.

Dance Club Hello everybody, a little bit late but welcome back. Last term I was thinking that I could teach waltz to people who are going to perform and who are at the practice just to learn, but unfortunately that’s impossible. So the Dance Club will at least have a small Ballroom Show at the International Dinner on 6lh December.

Other than that we have Tango prac­ tices going on every Friday @4:30 in the Harrington Balcony. I’m and I think many other people are having fun at these prac­ tices. So why don’t you stop by this week, too?!!

I’ll see you then, take care. For more info send email dclub@wpi.edu. A li...

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going to Heifer Farm to learn about some of their organic farming techniques. We are also planning a trip to a solar aquatic waste water treatment plant, where the natural cycles of plants and animals are used to clean the water.

Glee Club Hey, Hosers. Did everyone enjoy the BU Weekend? I thought you would. Was the pahty up to par with the last one?

How did Hebda fare with Seven women at once? I too wanted to put in my little disclaimer for the Not-So-Wells awards.

Well, not really a disclaimer, but more like an explanation. Yeah, some of them w'ere a little mean-spirited, but, THAT’S THE WAY IT’S SUPPOSED TO BE, SO SUCK IT UP AND DEAL!!!!! But seriously, as Reynolds said, they’re really meant in fun, and in the words of the immortal Dr. Johnny Fever, “If it ain ’t offensive, it AIN’T FUNNY” Now that the BU weekend is over, you get a little break from concerts for a month, then its back in the swing with the Xmas concert with Regis with it’s “G oodw ill to U S ’s” , “Praise to IT ’S name’s”, and “Away in a W ONGER’s”, so I hope you’re all brushing up on your political correctness, and non-gender specific speech. Over + out, and see Y’ALL tonight at 6:30.

Newman Club This week, our president, Chris Welch, will start our Christmas Tree giving pro­ gram. He has been in touch with Youville House and has the first name and age of the children there. Youville House is a place in Worcester for battered women and their children. Chris can give you a tag with the name and age of one of the children. We ask you to buy a small gift (within ten and fifteen dollars - no more) wrap it up and put the tag on the gift. We will collect the gifts of week of December 7th or at our annual Christm as Mass, which this year will be on Sunday, De­

cember 14th at 10:00 PM in Alden.

Our Prayer/D iscussion group meets every Wednesday night at 7:00 PM in the Religious Center. This year wc arc using the Vision 2000 series as our starting ref­ erence. Please feel free to join us.

A week from Friday, November 21 , we are have a November Video and Pasta night. M aureen tells us that she and Joyann have the cooks all lined up and there will be plenty of pasta for every­ one followed by a video which Chris is going to obtain. He needs advise on what you would like to see. So any ideas, feel free to e-mail him at matignon@WPI. By the way, our video and pasta nights are open to everyone. You do not have to be a member of the Club to come and eat with us.

Science Fiction Society This is not important. Do not read it.

You have much better things to do.

Now that we have that out o f the way, you all missed Anime Fest. It was last weekend and nobody showed up. Actu­ ally, you might have but I ’m writing this before the Fest. Next Weekend: Science Fiction Society Gaming Weekend. This event is open to the entire campus. Dues paying m em bers get free food. The Weekend starts Friday night and ends Sunday night in Goat's Head Conference room and Riley Commons (some of the time).

T-Shirts are still for sale. We need to get enough orders to send in for a batch o f them. Contact Bruce at coxa@wpi to order a shirt. Other stuff might have hap­ pened last week or may be happening next week, but your secretary has been too busy playing Final Fantasy 7 to fig­ ure any of it out.

The Bavarian Illuminati are responsible for MTV Grind.

Simple Harmonic Motion Well, we got off yet another interest­ ing week. While we still have a couple

pieces to get “performance ready” things arc moving along nicely. Remember that the next two weeks are going to be crazy as we prepare for Five o ’Clock Shadow.

And for those who are interested, we will be se llin g tic k e ts in the W edge or Mailroom sometime next week, so you can purchase your tix ahead o f time to en­ sure that y o u ’ll have one o f the best seats in the house for one of the best con­ certs to roll through WPI in quite some time, trust us, you won’t want to miss it!! Keep an eye out for publicity with in a few days.

Also, we hope that students and faculty alike will try to attend at least one o f our Christmas concerts in December, in addi­ tion to the November 21st concert, and support our music. We love to sing, and promise you’ll have a good time. Sec you at the concert!!! jay

Skeptical Chemists Our first meeting for the term was last Wednesday in the largely unknown Stu­ dent Lounge in the basement of Goddard Hall. I d o n ’t think that those Orange Twizzlers were at all naturally flavored OR colored. I’ll have the experimental results in for the next meeting... No, you didn’t miss painting the labs over break! We still need to buy the paint and go over Leanna’s color schemes (!!!) It seems that examin­ ing the cadavers in the crime lab is unlikely, but we could still look down from the balcony...or maybe not. A field trip to Genzyme is in the works...depending on Matt’s negotiations (who gets to drive the van?) Mary has all of our graduate school catalogs hoarded in GH06 and really doesn't want to give them up...Look out for our upcoming “Graduate School FAQ” seminar in December. A neutron goes into a bar and asks the bartender, “How much for a beer”? The bartender replies, “For you, no charge” . ... Interested or curious?

Email skepchem@wpi.edu. / Editor's note: Length o f Club Cor­ ners is lim ited to 275 words. Entries over this limit will not be printed.)

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Saturday bus trips to Boston

by Timothy Adams Class o f ‘98 In an effort to provide extended social, rec­ reational, and cultural opportunities for WPI students, planning for bus trips to Boston has been undertaken. Boston provides a number of activities in each of these areas and affords great opportunities for students.

It is hoped that by providing a bus service running on Saturdays from WPI to Boston that students will have diverse alternatives from which to choose when planning their weekends. Whether you are looking to visit a museum, walk the Freedom Trail, go to a play, do some Holiday shopping, or just hang out at a club with some friends, this service provides a way for you to get there and back, cheap.

A four weekend, trial period for B-term has been developed. The schedule for the bus will be decided based on student input each week and will be posted outside the SGA office along with information on how to sign up for the trip each week. The cost is $3 and is payable upon reserving a seat on the bus.

This effort has been undertaken through the Student Government Committee on Stu­ dent Life Issues. It is being supported by SGA, Student Life, Student Activities, Resi-

dential Services, and Healthy Alternatives.

If you have input or questions, or want to contact me for any reason, please feel free. M yem ailisloki@ w pi.edu. Thanks and hope to see you in Boston!!!

Allard to visit campus Attorney Gail Allard will be visiting the pre-law society Wednesday, November 12lh at 4:30 pm in AK 126.

Gail works for the Worcester County Pub­ lic Defender’s office as a trial attorney, teaches trial advocacy and coaches the Clark University Mock Trial team.

Future Johnny Cochrans and others in­ terested in careers in litigation should come and bring questions about the life of a trial attorney. The public is welcome.

Oral presentation workshop offered An Oral Presentation Workshop to pre­ pare applicants for the President’s IQP Awards Competition will be held Wednes­ day, November 19, 1997, in Kinnicutt Hall at 4:30 p.m. Please call Barbara McCarthy at ext. 5939 for more information.

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Elections: Senatorial candidates Continued from page 5 ernment senator. I have been a senator this past A term and would like to con­ tinue for the rest of the year. I am a senior this year and some activities I am involved with on campus are: I am a Student Hall Director, a brother of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity, a member of ASCE, a member of the Student-Trustee Mentor program, and a thrower for the men’s track team. I am very active on campus and am well informed about the workings of the school so I will be a good representative of the student body. Thank you and please vote for me.

Doug Olsen My name is Doug Olsen and I am running for an off-campus Senator position. I am a junior here at WPI. I am currently serving as an off-campus Senator and have been since D-Term of last year. During my time as Sena­ tor I have seen the Student Government come a long way. I feel that our image on campus has improved in the time that I have been involved with Student Government. We have also just started a program in which each Senator is responsible for acting as a liaison to one organization on campus. I feel that this is a great way for the Student Govern­ ment to become more involved with the stu­ dent body and to help bring the campus to­ gether. I am excited to continue and extend this new program. A major goal of the Stu­ dent Government has been to increase cam­ pus unity. This is something that I feel strongly about and hope to accomplish as a member of the Student Government. All in all, I want to sec the progress that the Stu­ dent Government has made continue and I would really like to be a part of it.

Maureen Upton My name is Maureen Upton and I am announcing that I am running for the posi­ tion of on campus senator. As senator I hope to fairly and accurately represent the student body and to serve as a link be­ tween students and the SGA. I am involved in campus activities such as Social Com­ mittee, Newman Club, and Pathways. This fall I was appointed senator, and I have thoroughly enjoyed my experience in SGA. I would like to continue it through the up­ coming year. As a senator I serve on the Committee for Academic Issues and act as a liaison to the literary magazine Pathways.

I am a dedicated student ready to serve WPI.

Speros Venios My name is Speros Venios and I am a candidate for the position of Student Government Association Senator. I am a sophom ore m anagem ent m ajor and a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha Frater­ nity, in which I serve as its representa­ tive to the IFC Judiciary Board. Since September, I have held an appointed SGA Senatorial position and have learned a lot about its structure and purposes.

Now, I would like to continue my experi­ ence through an elected senatorial posi­ tion.

Once elected, I would like to continue the current SGA efforts to unify the cam­ pus and remain a vocal advocate of the student.

Please consider me as one o f your choices for an Off-Campus Senatorial Po­ sition.

Invest in your community one or more subjects, and 62 percent in­ creased their attendance at school. There are plenty of other great reasons to give to the United Way. For example, like 21% of their funds go towards Housing and Emer­ gency services, 17% of their funds sup­ port Family and Youth counseling, and 8% of their funds help fund substance abuse treatment, HIV/AIDS counseling and home care. If you have ever been a Boy Scout, Girl Scout, taken CPR training from the Red Cross o r sw im m ing lessons from the YMCA, then you have benefited from the United Way program. Now is your oppor­ tunity to give back to your community by supporting the United Way. This Thurs­ day think twice before you walk pass the table with your head down, instead take a minute and spare some change for the bet­ terment your community.

by Alison Keach Features Editor This Thursday, November 13, the United Way will have a table set up in the wedge where donations may be made. The money raised will affect thousands of lives in Cen­ tral Massachusetts by helping to support over 80 agencies in the area. When donat­ ing money to the United Way o f Central Mass you exercise control over the use of your contribution. You can rely upon the authority of local volunteers to invest your dollars where they are most needed, or you can direct your gift to a specific program or to address a specific need. One United Way program that WPI has begun to work very closely with is Big Brother/Big Sister of Worcester. Two thirds of children with mentors increased their school grades in

People for sale at ‘97 service auction the most money.

Stop by on Tuesday and see who we have for sale. Or, if you would like to per­ form service to benefit charity, you can find us in the mailroom next week, and you can offer your services for a good cause. If you like, you can specify ex ­ actly what you will or will not do, in any case you certainly won’t be made to do anything you don’t want to do. We en­ courage everyone - students, faculty, and staff - to contribute their services. Then, come down to the lower wedge at and purchase your friends to do your dirty work for you.

Check next Tuesday’s edition of News­ peak for updates, including a list of some of the big names we have for sale!

by Jonathan M. Manning Alpha Phi Omega Have you ever had one of those days when you had a million things to do? Have you ever wished you could just hire some­ one to do some of it for you, so you could get down to the important stuff? Or how about getting a professor to spend some one-on-one time going over a difficult topic? Your chance is now.

On Tuesday, November 18th, in the Lower Wedge, Alpha Phi Omega will be hosting it’s Annual Service Auction. Doz­ ens of people are willingly stepping up to the auction block, offering their services for sale. Proceeds will be donated to a char­ ity selected by the “servant” who sells for

Origami Art

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How to Make a Rat 1. Fold the paper in half. Rotate 90°.

2 Fold down the two up hand comers to the bottom cor­ ner. ners back up, but so that they are parallel to each other.

4. Fold the pion in the middle down behind the head. Fold the tips of the ears inside the ears. Finally fold the first sheet of paper on the bot­ tom of the head up to make a nose.

5. This is what your rat should look like.

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Classified ads must be paid for in advance No information which, in the opinion of the Newspeak editors, would identify an individual to the community will be printed in a personal ad The editors resen/e the right to refuse any ad deemed to be in bad taste or many ads from one group or individual on one subject The deadline for ads is noon on the Friday before publication.

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Whafs Happening: November 11-16

CCC: New updates abound Continued from page 7 new computer topic each week. Classes are on a walk-in basis which means that there’s no need to pre-register. All you need to do is show up at class time. Regis-

tration is on a first-come, first-served ba­ sis so try to get there early. The door will be shut when there are no more computers available. We may be adding to this sched­ ule so keep watching the training web pages. Full descriptions for the workshops will be available on the web pages as well.

Topics for B-Term Include: • Email Netiquette and Expressions • Windows95 Basics • Using a POP Email Client under Win­ dows* • Downloading from the Internet* • Computer Virus control and safety on the Network* All classes will be held on Thursdays at 4:30 unless otherw ise noted. C lasses marked by an asterisk (*) require that you have a general understanding of Windows95 File basics in order for the class to be productive for you.

Questions may be sent directly to the training account (training@wpi.edu) and we are always open to new suggestions and topic ideas!

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But to keep recycling working to help protect the environment, you need to

Directions to the training room: Enter Fuller Labs, go down to the bot­ tom of the main staircase (basement level) and turn left past Perreault Hall. Follow the hallway to the end passing the new Movie Lab on the right to room B27 also on the right.

Please refer to the CCC InfoPages for a copy of this article as well as copies of previous articles at http://www.wpi.edu/ -training/News/newsletter.html

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2pm - “Smoking Open Forum,” Quinisigamond Community College 4pm - “Remembering Paulo Freire,” Donaldo Macedo, Holy Cross 8pm - Concert: Geoffrey Burleson, piano, Brooks Concert Hall, Holy Cross Seminar: “Management of Chemicals,” Paula Moravek, Biology and Biotechnol­ ogy

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Tuesday, November 18, 1997

WPI’s Pfizer undergraduate fellows

by Mary Devlin, Emma Palmacci and Timothy Iskra, Class o f ‘98 This pasl summer, three WPI students had the opportunity to work as Pfizer Un­ dergraduate Fellows in various fields of scientific research. Pfizer’s summer Fellow­ ship program aims to increase students’ educational opportunities and extend their realm of knowledge with hands on experi­ ence in an on-campus laboratory. Each applicant developed an original research project with the guidance of a faculty mem­ ber and submitted their project proposal to Pfizer for evaluation. W PI’s Mary Devlin, Timothy Iskra and Emma Palmacci were among the thirty Fellows chosen from colleges and universities around the United States to partake in summer re­ search.

The three worked in laboratories on campus during the summer and were in­ vited to Pfizer Central Research in Groton Connecticut on Friday, September 26th to share their findings in a poster session along with the other awardees. The day included presentations made by Pfizer em­ ployees on their current research projects and a tour o f Pfizer’s research facilities. The students’ poster session took place in the afternoon, and employees were given the chance to learn about the work completed over the summer. Students were also able to hear about the fresh and original re­ search emerging from other universities.

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by Dave Smiley Class o f ‘98

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T hree W PI Students were among thirty fellows recently chosen from colleges and universities around the US to partake in sum m er research.

Mary Devlin is a senior majoring in Bio­ chemistry. Her project investigated the struc­ tural importance of two conserved amino acid residues in cation binding and transport in the Na,K-ATPase. The gradients produced by this ubiquitous eukaryotic cell membrane enzyme maintain cellular homeostasis and generate action potential in nerve and muscle

cells. Mary’s site-directed mutagenesis and enzymatic studies indicate that an oxygen in glutamine 923 plays a functional role in cation binding and transport.

Mary’s project mentor Dr. Jose Arguello, an assistant professor in chemistry and biochemistry, has studied the structureSee Pfizer, continued to page 2

Gordon Library celebrated 30th Anniversary

by Salty K. House Newspeak Staff The George C. Gordon Library hosted its third annual open house on Wednesday, November 12, between 12:00 and 3:00pm.

This year the open house celebrated the thirtieth anniversary of the library’s estab­ lishment in 1967. The open house featured a photo exhibit on the third floor, with a contest allowing attendees to vote for their fa v o rite p h o to s; a triv ia co n test with prizes; and a used book sale with profits going to Library Director Helen Shuster’s bail fund for the Muscular Dystrophy As­ sociation Jail & Bail fundraiser. But what birthday party would be complete without presents, refreshments, and music? The

celebration began at noon with an excel­ lent performance by Simple Harmonic Mo­ tion, W P l’s talented all male a cappella group. C ookies, cake and punch were served. The library also provided gifts for its visitors: small black and red boxes con­ taining white flashlight keychains (batter­ ies included!) sporting the Two Towers logo and “WPI Gordon Library”. The open house was a delightful event that I’d defi­ nitely recommend attending next year.

The George C. Gordon Library was dedicated on October 28,1967, a couple of years after its initial planning. Before the library building was completed, each department maintained its own library, and the school’s main library was housed in the basement of Alden Hall. Fund­ ing for the new library building was provided

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primarily by the George C. Gordon Trust Fund.

George Crompton Gordon was an electrical engineer and a WPI alumnus from the class of 1895, who bequeathed $5 million to the school when he passed on in 1964. You can leam more about him, about the history of the library, or about WPI in 1967 from the library’s open house display cases (which were still up as of 11-14).

Or check out the library’s homepage: http:// www.wpi.edu/Academics/IMS/Library/ This Newspeak staffer would like to con­ gratulate the library on a successful open house, and on thirty years o f dedicated ser­ vice to the WPI community. Many thanks to the awesome members of the library’s staff!

Recently there’s been a great deal of press about the tragic results o f college students indulging in alcohol. Incidents such as the deaths at LSU and UM ass have left indelible marks on the public’s percep­ tion of college drinking and the image of Fraternities and Sororities. The further tragic death of Scott Krueger at MIT and Fraternity brothers caught purchasing a keg underage has caused many people at WPI to wonder “are wc next” . On behalf of the strong Greek system that we enjoy here at WPI, I would like to em phatically state “not if we can help it”.

Stepping up to the challenge o f improv­ ing the Fraternity system and protecting its members and the WPI community, members of the IFC and Panhel came up with several solutions. This year’s bid signing was on November 7lhand the IFC proactively passed a resolution to make bid signing weekend a dry affair. To help facilitate this, events were planned for that Friday night and they went off with smashing success. Beginning with a scavenger hunt the new members were then presented with tons of food and a comedian to provide alcohol free entertainment. The comedian never quite struck a chord with the audience but the goal was achieved. This year's bid weekend was alcohol and incident free!

Continuing with this positive trend, the IFC and Panhel have organized a number of events for this week. Nationally the week ol November 17ththrough 2 Is1is Alcohol Aware­ ness week and it began at WPI with Rahn Fleming speaking in Fuller on Monday night.

To encourage future generations o f WPI Greeks to responsibly use alcohol, all new members were required to attend the presen­ tation. To mix in some fun, Wednesday night, the “Blues Brothers” movie is playing in Fuller at 8pm. For anyone who went to hear the presentation on Monday, admission is free, otherwise its two dollars. Bryant Col­ lege Peer Educators are presenting on Thurs­ day evening in Newell Hall (Atwater Kent 116). Their presentation is about all facets of relationship rape and should provide enlight­ ening information for any WPI student or faculty. Friday at midnight there will be 3 on 3 basketball games played in Harrington and teams can signup in the mailroom Monday and Tuesday.

IFC and Panhel encourage everyone to take advantage of Alcohol Awareness week.

As a Greek system we would like to see ev­ eryone treat alcohol responsibly and have a great time too.