The Student Newspaper of Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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Volume Twenty-five, Number Four
Tuesday, February 11, 1997
Winter Carnival proves to be a tremendous success Despite the bitter cold and lack of snow, a good time was had by all by Dave Koelle E ditor-in-C hief Emeritus
S traightjackets at the SocCom m Pub show, w hile Jazz great Curtis F uller perform ed in A lden. At midnight, the Great Klondike Bar Hunt w as held. R unning aro u n d in freezing w eather in the m iddle o f the night, rum maging around cam pus, show ed what some people w ould do for a K londike bar. Saturday was full o f fun and surprises. T he day started with som ething unique: a W inter B arbecue, courtesy o f DAKA. To top off the meal, a kiddie pool full of ice cream w as m ade available.
O u td o o r a c tiv itie s c o n s is te d o f F ro z e n T urkey B o w lin g , that lovely and unique sport where you try to get a strik e by th ro w in g a B utterball; B room ball, kinda like hockey, but with broom s and a ball (go figure); and C age B all, w hich you may recognize as that huge ball rolled out during Traditions See Carnival, continued to Page 5
T he 1997 W inter Carnival this past w eekend was a sm ashing success. The festivities began w ith a historical dis play o f the W inter Carnival in the Wedge on Friday afternoon, follow ed by the faculty/student social hour. F or the past week, much of the cam pus was w ondering what Sex Squares was. It turned out to be the m ost en ter taining event the cam pus has seen in a long time. In Hollywood S quares fashion, W est S tre e t H o u se d ire c to r Tom B a lis tie ri a sk e d nine members o f the fac ulty. staff, and student body q u e s tio n s ab o u t sexual awareness. There w ere four team s, each r e p r e s e n tin g a c la s s year. The Freshmen beat the enthusiastic Sopho m ores (they even m ade T-shirts for their team !), and th e S e n io rs p u r v e y e d th e ir s e x u a l know ledge to com e out ahead o f the Juniors. In the final round, it was the S eniors v ersus the F re s h m e n , and th e NEW SPEAK STA FF P H O T O / ED CAM ERON Freshm en won. Despite the bitter cold, many people showed up to participate in the festivities A fte r Sex S q u a re s , people had the o pportu of Winter Carnival this past Friday and Saturday. Above, a group of students nity to be entertained by “hacks” the cage ball, while the amazing and slightly dangerous sport of Turkey Bow ling (above, right) was just getting under way. Meanw hile, Sundeep Reddy the Friggs and the amus(right) was shooting for a new record in the chili pepper eating contest, sponsored in g ly b iz a r r e L o s by WPI Crew and Healthy Alternatives.
Students to attend model UN conference to be held in Boston by Ben Fischer Office M anager On February the 13th eight W PI under graduates will leave the environm ent that they have become accustomed to for an in ternational conference held by H arvard stu dents in Boston. The conference is Harvard's N a tio n a l M o d el U n ited N a tio n s
(H N M U N ’97). It is typically attended by around 2500 college students from around the globe, making it the largest in the United States and also one of the largest in the world. W PI's own Global Affairs Party (G .A .P), with help from Professor Rissmillerand some financial help from ihe Projects Office, will be sending eight students to H N M U N '97. See UN, continued to page 5
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Ariza becomes director of new summer program Courtesy o f WPI News Service Eileen N. Ariza has joined the WPI adminis tration as ESL (English as a Second Language) director. In this new position, Ariza will be re sponsible for planning and implementing the university’s ESL Summer Institute, an inten sive, five-week program designed for interna tional students planning lo study engineering or science in the United States. The program will debut in July. Throughout the year, Ariza will serve as an ESL resource to international students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs at WPI and will test and teach ESL to interna tional teaching assistants. She will be working out of an office in Alden Memorial until early summer, when she and Tom Hartvig Thomsen, assistant director o f student life, will move to the new International House at 28 Trowbridge
Road. Thomsen’s title will then be changed to director o f international students and scholars to reflect the scope of his duties here. A riza earned an Ed.D. in m ultilingual/ multicultural education at the University o f Massachusetts in Amherst, M.AT.s in English to speakers o f other languages, Spanish as a second language and bilingual/multicultural education at the School of International Train ing in Brattleboro, Vt.. and a B.S in elementary education at Worcester State College. Before coming to WPI on Feb. 3, she was assistant professor of Spanish and ESL and director ol the ESL program at Tusculum College in Greenville, Tenn., and she taught part-time and summers in the Harvard University Extension, where she received the Excellence in Teaching prize in the summer o f 1996. She previously taught ESI. in several area institutions, includ ing Wellesley High School, Dean College and Quinsigamond Community College.
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News beyond the farm A weekly e-m ail news sum m ary __________ WORLD EDITION__________ For the week preceding this Saturday, F ebruary 8th, 1997, h e r e ’s w hat made the News Beyond the Farm: Presidcnl Clinton gave his State of the Nation speech Feb 4th, gaining a larger au dience than expected as people tuned in for the verdict in the OJ Simpson trial. In his detailed speech, Clinton em phasized education, calling for a $51 billion educa tional program including tax breaks for col lege and funding for students to attend at least two years of college. On Feb 6th, Clin ton released his fiscal 1998 budget pro posal, a $ 1.69 billion document which, for once. Republicans did not call “dead on a rriv al,” though Senate m ajority leader Trent Lott (R-MO) said he was “depressed” by some o f the specifics. M eanwhile, both cham bers o f Congress are moving toward passing a Balanced Budget A m endm ent with a Senate vote expected shortly. A 48-hour strike started in Ecuador Feb 5th. Over 70,000 people took to the streets o f the capitol, Quito, calling for the resig nation o f President Abdala Bucaram, who has implemented severe austerity measures in that country while behaving like a play boy. On Feb 7th, the national legislature officially impeached Bucaram on the basis o f "mental incapacity” ; he had lied to the coastal city o f Guayaquil. A real power struggle ensued, with Bucaram still claim ing he was in charge while Fabian Alarcon w as named interim president by congress, and vice president Rosalia A rteaga also claim ing to be in power. Defense M inister V ictor Bayas became the fourth cabinet member to resign in protest of Bucaram Feb 8th. Also on that day, an apparent agree ment was reached under which Arteaga will serve as an interim president until Alarcon is again elected by the legislature. T he crisis in Serbia has m oved tow ard resolution. On Feb 2nd, protests spread to the Yugoslav republic o f K osovo, a region dom inated by ethnic A lbanians. V iolence also broke out in the Serb ca p i tol o f B elgrade betw een stu d e n ts and police during the night. When police tried to stop a m arch in B elgrade Feb 3rd, stu d en ts threw stones. On Feb 4th, Serb president Slobodan M ilosevik called for the re-instatem ent o f election results that had gone against his Socialist party. In response, opposition leaders stated Feb 6th that they would agree to talks only if the opposition was allowed to take pow er in the cities where they had won e le c tio n s, the first tim e they had hinted they w ould agree to talks. T h ey ’re Talking About It: A G erm an new spaper has reported that Iraq is building long-range m issiles, vio lating an agreem ent with the U nited N a tions. T he United States m ay be p la n ning to m ake pre-em ptive strikes against the construction facilities. In Shorts: • French President Jacques C hirac vis
ited Russian President Boris Yeltsin in M oscow Feb 2nd and proclaim ed him to be in apparent good health. Tamil Tiger rebels killed 24 Sri Lankan soldiers in an am bush at tack Feb 2nd. 34 b o m b s w en t o f f in C o r s ic a in p r o te s t o f F re n c h ru le F eb 2 n d , causing no injuries. In P a k ista n i e le c tio n s Feb 3rd, the P ak istan i M uslim League’s Nawaz Sharif won a clear victory over form er prime m inis ter B enazir Bhutto. T he A m erican Bar A sso ciation called for a moratorium on executions in the U nited States Feb 3rd. Police in Vallejo CA captured the m as term ind o f the recent series o f bom b ings in that city Feb 3rd. A study released Feb 3rd revealed that w om en overestim ate their odds o f d e veloping breast cancer and underes tim ate their odds o f heart disease. L a w m a k e rs in A u s tra lia ap p ro v e d Prim e M inister John H ow ard’s plans for a c o n s titu tio n a l c o n v e n tio n to consider severing ties with Great Brit ain Feb 4th. Rebel forces in Z aire captured the key port o f K alem ie Feb 4th. T he A rm y announced it was investi g atin g 1074 sep arate alleg atio n s o f sexual harrassm ent or m ore serious crim es Feb 4th. A Texas jury sentenced Darlie Routier to death by lethal injection for killing her daughter Feb 4th. T w o Israeli h e lic o p te rs co llid ed in m id-air Feb 4th, killing 73 people. A v e rd ic t w as r e a c h e d in the O J S im pson case Feb 4th. Sim pson was found liable for the w rongful death o f Ronald G oldm an and will have to pay $8.5 m illion in com pensation to his family. In addition,Sim pson was found to have abused both G oldm an and N icole Brown Sim pson and will face punitive fines. T he trial has started th e p u n itiv e p h a s e in w h ic h S im pson’s net w orth is being debated. C om bat was reported betw een rebels a n d g o v e rn m e n t fo rc e s e a st o f Bogota, C olom bia Feb 4th. Rebels in Tajikistan took five UN em ployees hostage Feb 4th, and by Feb 6th they had taken 14 people hostage, d e m a n d in g safe p a ssa g e o f g ro u p m em bers to Tajikistan from A fghani stan. D ean W itter D isco v e r and M organ Stanley agreed to a $9.9 billion m erger Feb 5th. Four A m erican fliers died when a US N avy training je t crashed o ff the coast o f Israel Feb 5th. Sw iss banks agreed Feb 5th to create a $71 m illion H olocaust fund in re s p o n s e to p r e s s u r e fro m J e w is h g roups over u n ac co u n te d -fo r funds (up to $7 billion) in Swiss banks which apparently cam e from H olocaust vie-
tims. A F - 16 buzzed a charter je t in New Jer sey Feb 5th, then an A m erican Eagle flight was approached by more N a tional Guard je ts Feb 7th, p ro m p tin g th e N a tio n a l G uard to su spend o p e ra tions throughout the East C oast as an investigation o f the in c id e n ts c o n tin ued. • 100 p e o p le w ere trapped in a philadelphia ro b bery atte m p t Feb 6th for several hours. • Six people were killed by a gunman on a ram page in New Zealand Feb 7th. • A lbanian po lice cleared the streets Feb 8th as the governm ent continued to claim they were not responsible for pyram id investm ent schem es. • Democratic activist and form er am bas sador Pam ela Harriman died Feb 4th at the age o f 76. Finally: C a n 't find a unique V alentine’s Day gift? Try buying your sw eetheart a town. G orm an CA, a 2700-acre tow nsite off In terstate 5 near the top o f Tejon Pass, is for sale by the fam ily th a t ow ns the R alph’s superm arket chain for $4.2 m il lion. Included are all the tow n’s em er gency services as well as a dude ranch.
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Weekly sports update: Results from January 31th to February 6th by G eoff H assard Sports Information D irector W restling (8-5) The wrestling team began a long road trip o f sorts as they traveled to H unter College in New York to participate in the Metro Conference Duals versus the New England Duals meet. They came away with one win out o f the three meets that they had as they lost to the College o f New Jer sey 44-6 and M ontclair State 20-19 and defeated host Hunter 35-10. Picking up wins for WPI on the day were Stephen Nash-W ebber (A rlington, M A) won at 118 lbs. against Hunter. Aaron Becker (Coventry, RI) was a double-w in ner at 126 lbs. in the meets versus the C ol lege o f New Jersey and Montclair. Rob Polin (R andolph, MA) won at 134 lbs. a g a in st M o n tc la ir. M att M c C a rth y (Malden, MA) won two matches at 150 lbs. and 158 lbs. versus Montclair and Hunter. Joe Tucker (Barre, VT) won at 158 lbs. against Hunter. Dave Green (E. Taunton, MA) picked up two wins at 167 lbs. versus H u n ter and M ontclair. L ance B aden (Framingham, MA) won at 177 lbs. against Hunter. Daryle Ret/ke (W heaton, IL) won at 190 lbs. against Montclair. Craig Howitt (Windham, M E) won in the heavyweight class versus Hunter. The road trip continued on Tuesday the 4th at Coast Guard. WPI ended up drop ping this one 29-15. Becker, Baden and Retzke all had wins for the Engineers. W om en’s Swimming (1-7) The women competed against Clark Uni versity on the 1st and were defeated 12986. There w ere no individual event win ners, but Patty Linden (Highland, IN) took a second place in the 200-yard freestyle. Others who swam well were Sarah Snow (H o ld e n , M A ), N an cy B e d ro ssia n (S e e k o n k , M A ), T in a C a s s a m a s s in a (D in g m a n s F e rry , PA) and C o n n ie Pappagianopoulos (Peabody, MA). Thursday the 6th the women were at Brandeis for their next to last dual meet of the season. They were defeated 101-73, but took five firsts, including tw o by Majorie W inemiller (Coventry, RI). She won both the 100-yard freestyle and the 200-yard breastroke. Linden won the 500yard freestyle and Snow won the 200-yard backstroke. M en’s Swimming (3-4) The men also competed versus Clark on the 1st with a different result as WPI came Save $50 per person!
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o u t on top 142-136. Ja m ie M urdock (Woodinville, WA) led the way for the En gineers as he won three events. He took First in the 1000,500 and 200-yard freestyle events. Other event winners for W PI were Jon Prusak (Easthampton, M A) in both the 50-yard backstroke and 100-yard individual medley. Adam Terio (Reston, VA) won the 5 0 -y a rd b u tte rfly . T he fo u rso m e o f M urdock, John Lambie (Conroe, TX), Greg M o rse (A ttle b o ro , M A ) and Stephen Sacovitch (Worcester, MA) cam e through to win the 200-yard freestyle relay to put the finishing touches on the victory. W om en’s Basketball (9-9) The w om en’s basketball team opened th e ir c o n fe re n c e sc h e d u le on the 1st against Wheaton College. W PI opened in style as they cam e away with a hard earned 63-56 victory. The Engineers used their defense to put together an 8-0 run to put them ahead for good at 44-37 at the 13:25 m ark o f the second half. Kim Landry (Gardner, MA) led all scorers with 22 points while also pulling down 12 boards. Danielle Batey (Fairfield, ME) added 15 points, 8 assists and 7 rebounds. A ndrea Kodys (T e m p le to n , M A ) and L a u ra B ie litz (Agawam, MA) each scored 8 points and Cathy Jzyk (Ticonderoga, NY) pulled down 8 rebounds in the win. On T uesday the 4th, W PI traveled a couple of miles to take on the Cougars in an early matchup o f the tw o top contend ers in the conference. Clark ended up win ning 74-64, but the game was very close at about the ten minute mark before the Cou gars went on a run to break it open. Landry had 26 points for WPI and Batey added 13 points in the loss. Two nights late r the w om en hosted Coast Guard and won 65-52. WPI raced out to a 22-7 lead in the first half before the Bears closed the gap. The Engineers wid ened the gapjust prior to halftim e and were leading comfortably 39-26. In the second half, Coast Guard got to within eight points at 60-52. but WPI put the clam ps down and made their free throws to ice the game. Landry led W PI with 20 points as she moved into second place on the all time w om en’s career scoring list. She is also closing in on 1,500 career points. Jzyk con tinued to be a rebounding machine as she pulled down a creer high 15 boards and Batey and Bielitz chipped in 12 points a piece to help get the team back to .500. M en’s Basketball (11-7) The men’s team went to Coast Guard on the 1st looking to rebound from their loss to Springfield two nights previous. Led by Jeff C ayer’s (Shelton, CT) 20 points, WPI took this one 79-74 to move into sole possession o f second place in the CAC. Three other Engineers registered double figures as Mike Shannon (W orcester, MA) had 18 points, Greg Simpson (Lebanon, N J) had 14 points and freshman Ryan Thomas (Bangor, ME) chipped in with 11. On Tuesday the 4th W PI hosted N or wich in another critical conference game. The Engineers were hoping to avenge an earlier loss to the Cadets on a last second basket in December. W PI outscored Nor
wich 10-4 over the final 5:38 o f the game, including a 10-0 run during three minutes o f that tim e, to take the 80-68 win. Cayer had another strong gam e as he scored 24 points and pulled down 10 boards. Shan non scored 21, John Lehane (M arlboro, M A) scored all 16 o f his points in the sec ond h a lf and Sim pson added 11 points in the win. On Thursday night the 6th they played the se c o n d g a m e o f a d o u b le h e a d e r against Suffolk U niversity. W PI scored the first 16 points o f the gam e and never looked back as they won for the seventh time in their last eight gam es 85-60. Four E ngineers reached double figures led by Shannon and Cayer with 19 points a piece, follow ed by Sim pson - w ho also grabbed a gam e high 14 boards - and L ehane had 10 points. M en’s Indoor Track The men com peted in the third install ment o f the Quad Cup series at W illiams on the 1st and finished fourth with 51.5 points. Top finishers for the Engineers were Kyle H eppenstall (W orcester, MA) with a second place in the 55-m eter dash and Dave Bow ler (C um berland. RI)w itha
second in the pole vault. Tim C aldw ell (D over-Foxcroft, M E) was third in the 1,000-m eter run. Ted M anley (S alem , M A) took third place in the triple ju m p and fourth in the long jum p. The 4x400m eter relay team o f K eith L e v e sq u e ( N a s h u a , N H ), B ria n H a g g lu n d U ncasvilie, C T ), Dave Hawes (Seal H ar bor, M E) and Peter M anolakos (Peabody, M A ) tu rn ed in a se a so n -b e st p e r f o r m ance in the meet. W om en’s Indoor Track On Saturday the 1st the w om en w ere at Sm ith to com pete in another C hallenge Cup M eet. O utstanding perform ances w ere turned in by H eather M azzaccaro (Bristol, CT), Kelly Ploufe (Dudley, M A) and Lydia Staw asz (Nashua, NH). Special Event W P I’s annual Spirit Day will be this Saturday, February 15th. We hope the entire WPI com m unity will com e out to cheer on our m en ’s and w om en’s bask et ball teams as they will be involved in two key co n feren ce gam es. The past tw o years have been a great success and we certainly do appreciate the support.
Black history in sports The Negro Baseball Leagues by Heather M azzaccaro Sports Editor In 1920 the “Negro National League” was formed. Prior to this event. Blacks had been organizing their own baseball games and leagues but none of them w ere profes sional. The National League opened sev eral franchises including those in Chicago, Kansas City, and Detroit. The first all-black world series was to be held only a few years later when the "Negro A m erican League” was also established. Out o f this league cam e several famous baseball players. Some argue they were the best players ever. To name just a few o f the big names: Josh G ibson, Satchel Paige, Jam es Bell, and o f course Jackie Robinson. Josh Gibson was labeled the “ Black Babe Ruth” and was considered the great est hitter of the black baseball leagues in the United States. He hit about 800 home runs in the 17 years he played, including 75 in the 1931 season. One ofh is home runs was measured at an astounding 575 feet and others were rumored to have traveled farther. Gibson was the league’s leading hitter four times and had a lifetime batting average of .347. He died suddenly in early 1947, the year Jackie Robinson became the first black player in the major leagues. Gibson was in ducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972 for his achievements. Leroy Robert “Satchel” Paige, an Ameri can baseball player whom some consider the best pitcher ever, played most o f his career in the Negro leagues before the major leagues were integrated. A consummate showman and control specialist, Paige often pitched two games a day in two different cities in the Negro Leagues. At the age of 42, he became
the first black pitcher in the American League when he signed with the Cleveland Indians in 1948. Although he had only 28 major league wins, by some accounts Paige had pitched a total o f 2,500 games during his ca reer. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971. The legendary James “Cool Papa” Bell is considered the fastest base runner in his tory. "Quick as a wink, fast as a blink”, Bell was clocked circling the bases in just 11 sec onds - a record still held today. He had a lifetime batting average of .419 and also was an accomplished coach, manager and scout throughout his 28 year career (1922-1950). He was inducted into the Hall o f Fame in 1974. Jackie Robinson became the first black player in the m ajor leagues. His career, how ever, began in the Negro N ational League as a player on the K ansas City Monarchs. Once a member of the Brook lyn Dodgers, Robinson was named Rookie o f the Year. In 1949 he was named the league’s Most Valuable Player, leading the league in baiting (.342) and stolen bases (37), scoring 122 runs, batting in 124 runs and amassing 203 hits. He was inducted into the Hall o f Fame in 1962. It should also be pointed out that there were three women in the Negro League. The first was M arcenia Lyle Alberga who played under the name Toni Stone. She batted .243 as a second-baseman. In 1953 she was jo in e d by M am ie “ P e a n u ts ” Johnson, a pitcher, and second-basem an Connie Morgan. These were only a few o f the phenom enal players that competed in the Negro Baseball Leagues. Now African-Americans are fully integrated m em bers o f M ajor League Baseball.
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The blood is the life by M atthew Dowling Class o f ‘97 This weekend, February 13, 14, and 15, at 8:(X) PM, in Riley Commons, members of W PI’s M.W. Reperatory Theater Com pany will be perform ing “Dracula”, an original adaptation by Richard Biolos and Merit Lisa Dowling o f Bram Stoker’s novel. The cast, made up o f WPI students and alum nae, bring the 1(K) year old story to life with strong perform ances and a plethora o f spe cial effects. T h e play is being d irected by M att Dowling, a senior Biotechnology major from Nevada City, California, and son to the play wright. This is only the second tim e this particular production of “ Dracula” has been performed. The first time was in 1981, when it was written. But what makes this play different from all the rest of the versions of “ D racu la” that have hit the screen s or stages for the last hundred years? Well, as Biolos and Dowling explain, many ad aptations of “ Dracula” tend to corrupt the true story. A common practice is to com bine characters, or cut scenes entirely. This script was w ritten to be true to the story that Bram Stoker wrote a century ago. All the characters are there, and so is the true essence of the story. “ Dracula” is best known for its being a classic horror story. And it is a typical tale of good versus evil. But Dracula himself is much
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more than that. He is a powerfully evil being. He is immortal. He is also an incredibly sen sual creature. For him, the act o f drinking blood is analogous to sexual intercourse. One of the things that this production tries to bring out is the raw sexuality of the charac ter. Jhim Midgctt, a recent WPI alumnus, came back to WPI to take on the title role in the show, and delivers a commanding, in tense, sexy performance. M idgett is supported by a cast and crew made up o f several members o f the WPI community and other friends. Joe Plunkett as the eccentric Professor Van Helsing; Jennifer Lowell as the innocent victim, Lucy Westenra; Ryan Blanchard as the deranged R.M . R enfield; and new com er D onna Lam aestra, as the brave Mina Harker just to name a few. With several others, these actors com e together to put on a great show. However, in addition to the great performances by the actors themselves, the play is enhanced by the musical talent o f Tom Guyette, the lighting designs o f Jer em y M cdicus, the costum es o f A nnika Nilson, and the gory makeup and special effects by Lea Deschenes and Bill DePari. This show will make you shudder and wow you at the same time. It has fights, blood, death, love, blood, undeath, and m ore blood. It is a sexy, scary performance with effects up to par with WPI theater. Tickets are $3 for WPI students and $5 for non students. The doors open at 7:30.
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Peter Mulvey rocked the Coffee House show last Tuesday.
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Concert listings Fleet Center 3/4 - Mctallica Worcester Aud 2/15-L .L . Cool J. W allace Civic Center 2/21 - M arilyn Manson 2/28 - Tool w / Special Guests M elvins Providence Civic Center 4/5 - Metal lica Orpheum 2/21 - Jewel 2/23 - Live 2/28 - Shawn Colvin w/ Freddy Griffin and Patty Griffen 3/1 - Sheryl Crow Avalon 2 /1 6 - Wilco 2 /19- Kula Shaker 2/23 - Cosmic Psychos, The Peer Group 2 /2 7 -W allflowers 2/28 - Guster 3/8 - Soul Coughing & Firewater 3/15 - Presidents of the USA Axis 2/11 - Sneaker Pimps 2 /12 - Gang Green, OHM, Porn Star, & Lu nar Plexus 2/19 - Tidal Wave 2/25 - Glen 3/1 1 - Dc La Soul Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel, Providence 2 /14- Sno Core, face to face, The Pharcyde
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This is o u r seventh year of a highly surcessful program designed to a ttra c t high potential students from WPI TO engineering careers a t HAEMONETICS. W e need an enthusiastic individual w ith excellent interpersonal skills to work in a sum m er position as our 1997 W orcester Polytechnic Institute Student Engineer. You will gain senior level exposure while w orking on a project in our Research and D evelopm ent departm ent. Potential projects include: I) D e m onstrate the feasibility and advantages of a new technology for H aem onetics products. Technologies to be investigated include wireless com m unications for netw orking o r a universal test system for testing PC boards. 2) Design and build a printer which is integral to our blood collection system . This position is perfect for a |unior year electrical, softw are or com puter engineering student with a strong GPA w ho has participated in leadership activities Proficiency in "C ” programming language and basic software design: good PC skills, preferably including knowledge of W ORD and EXCEL for W indows; excellent analytical skills (basic statistics knowledge helpful) and good problem solving and communica tion skills are necessary. This position runs from June until August 1997. For prom pt, confidential consideration, qualified applicants should sign up for an on-campus interview at the Career Development Center. On-Campus recruiting date is Tuesday, February 25, 1997. Qualified candidates should send their resum e, transcripts, GPA and a non technical writing sample on or before February 21, 1997 to Lorrie M orton, H A E M O N E TIC S Corporation, 400 Wood Road, Braintree, M A 0 2 184 or FAX to 6 17-848-9959. H aem onetics is lo cated ten miles so u th of Boston, M assachusetts. An affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.
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Carnival: The Goat rears its head Continued from page 1 Day. T he Hot Pepper Eating C ontest burned the throats o f many, with Sundeep Reddy ‘98 and Janelle Evans ‘00 coming out as cham ps. The annual Scavenger Hunt had teams scouring the cam pus for clues in exchange for great prizes. W PIR broadcast live from the Quad, playing the
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T h is D a y i n H i s t o r y February 11 1573 Francis Drake sees the Pacific 1794 First session o f US Senate open to the public 1916 Emma Goldman arrested for lecturing on birth control 1935 First US airplane flight with auto slung beneath the fuselage, NY 1963 CIA Domestic Operations Division created 1978 China lifts a ban on Aristotle, Shakespeare, & Dickens 1990 Nelson Mandela (political prisoner for 27 years) freed in South Africa
1912 Arizona becomes 48th state 1929 St Valentine’s Day M assacre in Chicago, 7 gangsters killed 1971 Richard Nixon installs secret taping system in White House
February 12 1793 First US fugitive slave law passed; requires return o f escaped slaves 1809 Abraham Lincoln bom , 16th president (1861-65) 1809 Charles Darwin born, Shrewsbury England, discovered evolution 1893 Omar Bradley born, General o f Army WWII 1909 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People founded 1950 Senator Joe M cCarthy claims to have list o f 205 com m unist government employees February 13 1866 Jesse James holds up his first bank, Liberty, Missouri 1887 Alvin York born, famed US soldier with 25 kills in W W I 1923 Chuck Yeagar born, first man to break the sound barrier 1945 Fire-bombing o f Dresden begins, 50,000 die 1982 Dark Side of the M oon, is on the charts for 402nd week
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New academic honesty videos by B land A ddison Professor o f H um anities Gordon Library has recently acquired two new series of videos dealing with matters of academic honesty. Academic Integrity: The Bridge To Professional Ethics (Video LB3609 A32 1995) was produced by the Center for Applied Ethics of Duke University under the direction of P. Aame Vesilind. a civil engi neer who has published widely on issues of environmental ethics. Academic Integrity contains four vignettes of about six minutes. They concern such matters as passing on illgotten (perhaps) answers to an assignment, plagiarizing and its cross-cultural complexi ties, fudging laboratory data, and having to rat on a fellow student, a friend, for academic dishonesty. Each vignette is convincingly acted by the Duke students and their profes sors, including a cameo appearance by the famous and controversial literary critic, Frank Lentricchia. The academic honesty problems that are raised arc rich in complexity, some times putting the professor in an apparent complicitous role and suggesting that they too are perhaps guilty of some moral ambi guity. The video is accompanied by an In structor M anual, divided into “Scripts,” “Main Ethical Themes,” “Discussion Ques tions,” “Engineering Relevance,” and “Com parable Engineering Scenario,” these last two sections making them particularly relevant to WPI. Integrity In Scientific Research (Video Q180 M 67164 1996), produced by the Ameri can Association for the Advancement of Science, deals with ethical issues like violat ing intellectual property rights, taking ques tionable short-cuts with research data, resolv ing ethically conflicting commercial and pro fessional values to share scientific knowl edge, allocating fairly research credit, report ing misconduct of subordinates or superiors in an appropriate manner, and in general, the
February 16 1880 American Society o f Mechanical Engineers founded, NYC 1935 Sonny Bono born, Detroit, singer (Sonny & Cher), M ayor (R) Palm Springs, CA 1937 DuPont Corp patents nylon, developed by employee W allace H Carothers 1946 First com m ercially designed helicopter tested, Bridgeport C T 1992 LA Lakers retire Magic Johnson’s #32 uniform February 17 1801 House breaks electoral college tie, chooses Jefferson president over Burr 1865 C olum bia SC burns down during the civil war 1934 First high school auto driving course offered, State College, Penn 1953 Baseball star/pilot Ted W illiams uninjured as plane shot down in Korea 1981 C hrysler Corp reports largest corporate losses in US history 1985 Third person to recieve an artificial heart (Murray Haydon) 1989 Six-week study o f Arctic atm osphere shows no ozone “hole”
February 14 1859 Oregon admitted as 33rd state 1913 Jimmy Hoffa bom . Teamsters leader who disappeared in 1975
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videos raise questions about a scientist’s re sponsibility to the general public. The ac com panying D iscussion And R esource Guide, prepared by Mark S. Frankel of the AAAS, provides an abstract for each o f the five videos (around nine minutes each), dis cussion questions, definitions of key terms, and an extensive bibliography, including ref erences to other videos. The videos are rela tively well acted — well, perhaps o v e r acted— but the problems being presented are convincingly authentic, full of real-lilc com plexity, and very engaging. They will un doubtedly remind members of the faculty o f similar types of moral dilemmas they have faced in their professional careers. The Ad-Hoc Com m ittee on Academic Honesty invites you to make use of these two video series. Academic Integrity: The Bridge To Professional Ethics and Integrity In Scientific Research, in your classroom, fra ternity or sorority, or student professional association. The videos can be obtained at the Gordon Library Audio-Visual R ix m Both faculty and student members of the Ad-Hoc Committee, are available to join with your class or group to discuss the implications o f the ethical issues being raised and how such is sues would be interpreted undercurrent WPI policy. On such policy see the WPI Campus Planner And Resource Guide. 1996-1997, “Student Responsibility and Conduct” and ‘T he WPI Campus Code,” pp. 88-91. There is as well a rather extensive collection o f ar ticles on academic honesty available for pub lic use on Gordon Library Reserve. Please take advantage of these excellent tools for building greater academic honesty awareness and call upon members o f the committee to assist you in promoting dis cussion and understanding o f the important questions involved. Bland Addison (HU&A, addison@wpi, 5190), Greg Snow (Ph ‘98, grsnow@ w pi, 6240), A cademic Honesty Committee Co-Chairs.
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SGA Letters of Candidacy for the 1997-98 term Candidates for President
Mike Stark In these letters we were asked to an sw er a few questio n s, but b efore I do I w ant to introduce m yself. My nam e is M ike Stark and 1 am running for president o f the S tudent G overnm ent A sso ciation. 1 am a ju n io r civil engi neering major, with a minor in law, from N orw ood, M assachusetts. I am currently a senator, a resident a d v iso r in D aniels H all, and a b rother in Sigm a A lpha Epsilon Fraternity. The questions 1 m entioned arc these: W hat is SGA’s m ission? W hat are the expectations o f the students o f SG A ? Are these un fulfilled, and if so, how do I pro pose to fulfill them . As president 1 want to continue the basic m is sion o f the SGA which is to rep resent the student population as a w hole to the faculty and to the public. SGA’s m ission also is to be th e central body o f student organization, such as in budgets and the form ation o f new org an i zatio n s. When it com es to this m ission I believe SGA has done a good jo b of fulfilling it’s respon sibilities, but I want it to do more. I w ant SGA to be the tool ev e ry o n e on cam p u s uses to get things done. I want, as does ev erybody else, a cam pus center. And I want the SGA to be at the front o f the line dem anding it for
the students. I will make the SGA d a rd s. m ore than a body that dispenses Since I became a Senator B term m oney when clubs need it. I w ant I have been very involved in SGA the SG A to make WPI a place e v activities. As a Senator, I serve on ery o n e is proud of. the Policies and Procedures Com T he only way we are going to mittee, mainly concerned with the be ab le to do that is to get e v e ry rules that govern the SGA. We look b o d y to g e th e r. G re e k s , n o n at the By-Laws and Constitution, g reek s, on-cam pus, and o ff-c a m and review any bill that is coming pus have to want to m ake W PI before the Senate that m ay affect better, and if they do we can use the Governing Docum ents (i.e. the the S tudent G overnm ent to g et it By-Laws and Constitution). I am done. As a single body strongly therefore very fam iliar with the re p re s e n tin g WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE th e s tu d e n ts o f W P I the S G A can do a n y th in g , we ca n m ak e c h a n g e s com e about any w here on cam p u s th a t wc S T U D E N T GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION want them. A school is made for students, and rules that govern whal the SGA can w ith an SG A that is stro n g ly and cannot do. I will m ake sure that backed by you, we can make W PI the SGA does all it can to provide ours. Please vote in these e le c what the students need and want tio n s and show y o u r s u p p o rt. from WPI. T h an k you. I also serve as an A ssista n t T reasurer on the A ppropriations C o m m itte e . T h is c o m m itte e handles all the m oney that goes through the SGA to the student I’m Chad Tino and I’m running for SG A President. I’m qualified organizations. I am the Class 1, for th is position because o f my sp e c ia l in tere st o rg a n iz a tio n s, position as a senator this year. I A ssista n t T rea su rer, I oversee will bring my leadership skills to the budgeting o f about 35 orga the SG A and work w ith the new nizations. E xecutive and senate to set and I am a brother at Lam bda Chi Al pha where I serve as the Parliamen a c h ie v e high g o a ls an d s ta n
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tarian and Director o f New M em ber Orientation. I’m also very in volved in nearly all Fraternity ac tivities. The other organizations that I ’m a member o f are ASME (A m erican Society o f Mechanical E ngineers), the ANS (Am erican Nuclear Society), where I was Vice P r e s id e n t la st y e a r, and the Pepband. 1. W hat do you see as SGA’s m ission on cam pus? The SGA’s mission on campus is to provide for the undergradu ate student body. In order to suc ceed in this we have to listen to input from the students and act on this input. 2. W hat expectations do you think people have about SGA? Do you think that som e o f these are unfulfilled? Should they be ful filled? How would you propose to do so? T here are m any ex pectations that different people have for the SG A . The tw o basic groups o f people that have expectations o f the SGA are the administration and students. The adm inistration ex pects the SGA to be the voice of the students. Students expect the SGA to provide a better total expe rience here at WPI. At the elem en tary level these expectations are met, however these two duties can be improved. To improve the ex ecution o f these two duties I would like to sec more involvement, on the part o f students in the SGA. See SGA, continued to page 10
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T hrough student developm ent courses, you can be more: asser tive, relaxed, productive, confident, expressive, and patient. You could develop closer relationships with your family or friends. Or feel more comfortable asking for things, or talking with professors, or interact ing with your boss. You could have more fun in your life, which can otherwise be difficult in the short term s at WPI. You may wish to be more comfortable in your body, to develop coordination and release the tensions o f daily living. These are all aspects o f student develop m ent, and you can learn these things by attending programs of fered by West Street House, the Student Development and Coun seling Center. Programs will take place through out C and D terms. They are not
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scheduled yet. As program s are scheduled, information will be avail able on e-mail and posters around campus, or you can call West Street House at 831-5540. Stress Reduction T h e first program o ffe re d is Stress Reduction, which will focus on strategies for reducing every day stress, as well as m editations and gentle m ovem ent sequences to calm the mind and relax the body. S tre ss R eduction w ill m eet on W ednesday evenings, F ebruary 12, 19, and 26 from 6 -8 p m in Founders A (located in the base ment of Founders Hall). Partici pants should wear loose, com fort able clothing and bring a blanket. To register, please call West Street House at 831-5540. Listening A n experiential w orkshop that works both ways. You’ll learn and practice listening skills, AND you’ll have the opportunity to be listened to w ith gentleness and som eone’s
full attention. Family and Friends Support Group If you have difficulty getting along with your family or friends, you’re not alone! This group will focus on providing emotional support for stu dents having difficulty with a family member or friend, with a solutionoriented approach to more satisfy ing relationships. Communication: The Straight Talk on Effective Speaking This program will address the top ics of speaking in different contexts, such as personal relationships, in classes, and speaking in front o f groups; and building confidence about speaking and talking about emotions. We will a lso address questions such as “W hat do I say and how do I say it?’’ and “How do I know whether people are in terested in what I’m saying?’’ Time Management The fast pace of life at WPI can leave you frazzled. This workshop will help you get organized, priori
tize, plan effectively, and follow your plans successfully. With effective time management, you can lead a more balanced life, meeting the de mands of school and work as well as socializing, exercising, and even get ting enough sleep! Body B asics D o you feel clum sy, tense, or u ncoordinated? T his class will focus on solo, partner, and group activities that will access you cre ative playful side, develop confi dence and coordination, and e n hance your physical expression. C lass is structured around basic developm ent patterns and improvisational m ovem ent techniques: s p a tia l a w a re n e s s , m irro rin g , body sculpting, and transforming impulse to action. If you have any questions, or have ideas for other groups or stu dent developm ent activities that you would be interested in, please call West Street House at exten sion 5540.
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Are we too apathetic to even care? There are a lot of changes taking place on the WPI campus right now. Higgins House is being renovated, SGA is having elections, we might finally be getting a campus center. These seem distantly related in most peoples minds except for the fact that they are all taking place on our campus. There is one uniting connection I can see between them, however. This connection is the apathy that WPI students exhibit towards them all. Apathy takes many forms. It can be seen in our lack of participation in various events on campus. A lot of bitching and moaning goes on about the lack o f “stuff to do” on our campus. What about all the SocComm events (movies, coffee houses, pub and major event shows)? Winter Carnival? And there are always speakers coming onto campus in various dis ciplines. Apathy can be seen in our response (or lack thereof) to the various surveys that come through our mailboxes. For my IQP, my group put a survey in every single campus mailbox. We got back less than 200. This is a return o f less than \0%. Last year, whal percentage of the student body voted in the SGA elections? I don’t remember, but I do know that it w asn’t very large. This is a governing body that we want to be sure will listen to our concerns and when our opinions are voiced.
How can our opinions be heard if no one ever speaks them (wpi.flame doesn’t count) and when the SGA officers are elected by a minority vote? Although many students take pleasure in listing all the things they feel are wrong with WPI, how many of them actually do something about it? The students who hold positions in SGA are trying, but they do need input from the rest of us. There have been violently opposing views expressed about the proposed move of the admissions office to Higgins House (see the Feb. 4 and this weeks’ issues). These views have only been expressed publicly by a very few students. Higgins House seems to be an issue that everyone cares about. A while back, we fought to keep its lawn from being turned into a much needed parking lot. How will the move of the Admissions Office affect student usage of the House? Well, everyone has an opinion, but we haven’t heard many of them. The campus center. We don’t have one. This is something that I think everyone on the WPI campus has thought about. The student body, by in large, doesn’t seem too concerned about it, though. Sure, it won’t be around until after we have all graduated even if they were to start on it now. Why should we even care since it won’t affect us at all? The next generation o f
WPI students deserves to have a campus center as much as we do. If we can’t have one, we should do everything in our power to insure that they will. Besides, we can come back and visit it for reunions. Everyone says they want one, but the adminis tration apparently doesn’t think it’s one of our top priorities anymore (although they do keep calling it that). If it were, wouldn’t we have one by now? The student body needs to make itself heard on this issue - if it cares. Apathy won’t take us very far. WPI seems to excel at griping about various issues that af fect the campus as a whole (DAKA, the campus center, park ing), but no one seems willing to do anything about them. When open meetings about these topics are held, attendance is low. I realize that being a full-time student here does take a large amount of time, but we can’t all be too busy to attend these things. Well, here’s your chance to prove me wrong. Maybe it’s just that no one realizes they are taking place. The Task Force on the Learning Environment and Campus Culture meets on Monday, February 17, at 4:30pm in Higgins Labs 116. They are going to be discussing the campus center. Show up and show you care. Or stay home and be apathetic, but then you can’t complain when nothing happens.
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Story of a non-existent Campus Center: It is not too difficult by Casey Richardson Class o f ’00 “Hey, let’s go play some pool at the Campus Center.” That would be great, if we actually had a campus center. “But we’ll get a campus cen ter eventually.” This is what stu dents have been saying since 1969. When exactly is “eventually?” We,
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the students of WPI, have the power to define “eventually.” “But it’s too difficult” or “I don’t have time.” It is not too difficult. You do have the time. You can get WPI a Campus Center, and do it in just one hour. All you have to do is attend the Task Force on the Learning Environment and Campus Culture open meeting on February 17, 1997, at 4:30pm in
Higgins 166. If this sounds like just another meeting to you, then keep reading to find out why y o u ’re wrong. The main topic of discussion at the task force’s meeting will be the campus center. WPI has not yet built a campus center because the stu dents have not shown that they want it. To show President Parrish’s ad
ministration that you support the building of a campus center, all that you need to do is show up to the meeting, and bring as many people as you can. If hundreds of students in a lecture hall demanding a cam pus center from the administration is your idea o f “just another meet ing,” then I want to know what meet ings you’ve been going to.
“So, why do we need a campus center anyway?” That is what I thought when I first heard about the campus center, and then I found out what was going to be in it: game rooms, television rooms (think big screen), pool tables, food court, of fice space for club meetings, com fortable places to study and hang See Campus Center, page 10
used in “renovation” to construct an entirely new welcome center/ Admissions office; perhaps in an area adjacent to the building som e where else on the grounds, which would still be in full view of the House. And tours should be e n couraged - show people the secret passages, and tell them about the life and times o f John Higgins and his family, and the story o f how th ey gav e the b u ild in g to th e school they felt so dearly towards. It would be a very sad thing to lose any of the features o f Higgins House to the crushing force of mod ernization. Much akin, in fact, to the loss of character that the Wedge area between Morgan and Daniels is now suffering - with benches being re placed by highly stealablc modular furniture (and believe me, it docs get stolen often). The building was made to be an intentional anachronism, after all. But then again, as I said, it has been four years for me. WPI has changed a great deal in that time, and, with any luck, it will change a great deal more. But as much as things should change, there are still some things which should remain the same. The soul o f WPI should not
be sold at the low cost of gaining a few more prospective students’ in terest! In fact, if gaining prospective stu dents is really the goal - why not spend the m oney on our campus center? Get it built quicker, and make it look good, and w e’11see a lot more prospective students. Or, perhaps the money should be put directly into a major advertising campaign a REAL one, run by a professional agency. Or, perhaps the money should go into continuing the de sign and development of last year’s EXCELLENT student viewbook (Vir tually everything you need to know about WPI) that was put together by Chris Jachim owicz last year which I hear is no longer going to be put out, as it is “too expensive” . Heaven forbid we should have a quality publication for prospective or incoming freshmen; I never saw anything as useful as that guide when I first came here. I’m sure there are a lot more solu tions to be had here, and that they are much more effective than any planned changes to one of our most prized and beloved areas on campus. PROTECT OUR HOUSE! Mike Caprio, '97
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Distress over the Higgins House renovations D ear Editor, I have to say that I’m a little dis tressed by the lack of concern on this campus for the potential “reno vations” of Higgins House. I was also distressed by the somewhat one-sided presentation o f the issue by Newspeak’s editors and staff. I have been a student at WPI for 16 terms now, and I have seen many, MANY changes to this campus in that time, not all of them good. I’ve seen the positions o f president, pro vost, and a multitude o f staff and administration posts change hands. I remember what Higgins Labs, Free man Plaza, Riley Hall, and West Street all used to look like. Also in that time, I’ve spent a great
deal o f my off-hours at Higgins House. In the spring, I often go late in the evening and sit by the rose gardens. Some close friends of mine had their wedding ceremony and re ception there. I’ve attended other conferences and functions there as well, including ones that utilized the library space (which we *will* be los ing in order for it to become a “re ception area” ) and the rest of the available rooms. It absolutely galls me that these renovations are even being consid ered. To enact them would be akin to trying to change the fundamental character of WPI itself, and would essentially fly in the face of anything that WPI considers to be tradition.
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One might as well suggest that we change our seal to make it more ap pealing to prospective students, or that we remove the ami and hammer from the top o f Washburn because it “looks silly”. And though I think there may be something lacking for us in the prov ince of an area that welcomes pro spective students (something that a CAMPUS CENTER would surely provide), I think that using Higgins House as a “quick fix” for that pur pose may ultimately lead to actions being taken that could be regretted much later down the line. Converting any areas of Higgins House would be a grave mistake. Great care should be taken to main tain the building, to be sure - but why are we trying to “improve” upon the building? Would you redecorate the House of the Seven Gables to try and get more people to come and look at it? I don’t think that there is a case to be made here for the reno vation of Higgins House; I would in fact say that there is instead a case to be made for the preserx’ation of Higgins House. It is an historic build ing, donated to us by one of our more prestigious Alumni. I would spend any money to be
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to tell them that we do want a campus center. They will not agree to spend a large amount of money on the campus center project until we show them that we are serious. So, go to the meeting, show them that we are serious, and they will start construction. “Won't they build it even if I don’t do any thing?” That is what students have been saying since 1969, when the idea of a cam pus center was first proposed. Students ba sically assumed that they would get it even if they put little or no effort into the initiative. The effort o f a few people have kept it alive through the 1970’sand 1980’s. In 1990, the president of WPI declared that the campus
center would be the “first priority.” Ever since then, the WPI administrators have consis tently spent money on other projects. WPI renovated Riley, renovated Salisbury labs, and even built the fountain on West Street all since proclaiming the campus center the first priority. The campus center has been the first priority for so long that it is in danger o f being forgotten. It is time that we, the students, remind the WPI Administration that we want the campus center NOW, and we will not wait another 28 years. The only way to show them that we want this campus center is by going to the meeting. Simple as that. Either you can get your
campus center by giving just one hour and going to the task force meeting on Monday, Feb. 17lh, or you can doom the campus cen ter project entirely by staying home. Do not think “Someone else will go and get it for me.” We need to get our campus center to gether. Do not think ‘T h ey ’ll build it eventu ally.” WPI students have been thinking that for over 25 years. Do not think “The admin istration will not listen to me.” Go to the meeting, and together we’II make them listen. The Task Force on the Learning Environ ment and Campus Culture meets on Mon day, February 17,1997 at 4:30pm in Higgins Labs 116.
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SGA: Letters of candidacy for the 1997 Student Government elections Continued from page 8 U nfortunately this can only be done if there is desire o f the student body. I think the work currently underway by the SGA, to get the Cam pus C enter project going again is the kind o f thing that needs to happen. Delegate to each Senator a spe cific section o f the com m unity to inform, get feedback from, and inspire into action.
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Derek Sickman I, Derek Sickm an, am announcing my candidacy for the position o f the Vice Presi dent o f Student Governm ent Association. I am currently serving as a senator and as the Treasurer o f Class III organizations (Campus Wide Organizations), while serv ing on the Appropriations Committee. Serv ing as a senator has been a challenging experience for me. I have enjoyed working with all of the current SGA members and dealing with the administration. I w ould w elcom e the opportunity to serve the WPI campus as the Vice Presi dent o f SGA. I hope to make the Student Government Association an integral part of the adm inistration’s decision making process. This is an effort to make sure that all students are receiving the top quality education that we all deserve. The students are the main focus of this institution, and their v oices should be heard. I want to make sure that SGA con tinues to make decisions in the best inter est of the student body. I hope to be able to make SGA a more influential campus organization with the help o f the other ex ecutives and senators, and to set a new precedent for SGA officers to meet in the coming years. 1. What do you see as SGA’s mission on cam pus? I believe that the jo b o f SGA is to repre sent the students of the WPI cam pus, serv ing as the voice of students when dealing with cam pus issues. All decisions that are made by SGA should be made in the best interest of the student body, not just in the best interest o f a particular SGA represen tative. 2. W hat e x p e c ta tio n s do you think people have about SGA? Do you think that some o f these expectations arc unful filled? Should they be fulfilled? How
would you propose to do so? I believe that students expect the SGA to provide representation o f the student body and the concerns o f the students. I feel that these expectations are not always fulfilled, and that SGA should serve as a link between the administration and stu dent body, acting as the voices of the stu dents. I propose that SGA should become more involved in all of the campus issues, and m ore enthusiasm and com m itm ent should be expressed by all members in the SGA organization.
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Jennifer L. Gamache President. Vice-President. Secretary. Trea surer. These are the executives of YOUR Student Government. We represent the ul timate ideas and values o f the entire stu dent body. We are your choice to repre sent the student body to the Faculty, Staff, Administrators, Trustees, and more. You give us the right to help decide the fate of most undergraduate issues: Campus Cen ter, Admissions move to Higgins House, the closing o f West Street, Reunion Plaza and its fountain, Organizational Budgets for almost any student organization, and more. It is the last forem entioned issue and other like it that allows me to write or speak to you during this C-Tenn 1997 Election Session. It is now the time for this year's budgeting process. Our current Treasurer is graduating and leaving a large void to fill in his position. His position is one that requires leadership, experience, charisma, and personality, along with an ongoing list o f other valuable traits. A s a member of the SGA Appropriations Committee, Class I Organizational Class Finance Committee, several student organizations, and Class o f 1998, I have had many experiences in d ealing w ith many financial decisions throughout my college career. I chose to be on all o f these committees and organi zations, not for the power and prestige the position can give, but to make a difference before it is too late to do so. To becom e your new Student Govern ment Treasurer, you have to put your trust and faith in me as a candidate. Usually a list o f promises follows a remark like this, however, I will save your eyes and ears the
trouble. W hen making a decision as important as this, there are several criteria and questions to consider. W hom do you believe has the capability to do the assigned tasks to the best o f their ability without question? Who has the leadership and experience o f the college experience to aid in their decisions? W ho has the charism a and personality to be approached by anyone? Whom do you trust making important decision that could very well influence your entire college ca reer and experience? These, along with many others, are all viable questions that need to be answered BEFORE you go to the polls later this month. B eginning the 16th o f February, the pow er o f choice will be in your hands. You will be choosing who will represent you to the rest of the student body. Faculty, Staff, A dm inistration, Trustees; everyone you can possibly think of. You will be choos ing the people you believe most capable to voice your opinion on campus issues: Cam pus Center, Administrations move to Higgins House, the closing of West Street, Reunion Plaza and its fountain, funding for cam pus organizations and more. President. Vice-President. Secretary. Treasurer. These are the executives o f YOUR Student Gov ernm ent. The decision is now yours to make. 1. What do you see as SGA’s mission on cam pus? SG A is here to represent the student
body on all issues that affect it. We arc to show the student body what is REALLY going on here on campus and o ff because who else will tell the w orld? There are few real roots for com m unication on this cam pus and the Student G overnm ent needs to be there as well. 2. W hat e x p e c ta tio n s d o you think people have about SGA? Do you think that some o f these are unfulfilled? Should they be fulfilled? How would you pro pose to do so? People may have high expectations for SGA but no one seems to want to take re sponsibility for making sure the expecta tions are met. Student G overnm ent should be visible on campus. We represent the student body, we should be involved in hearing and responding to what they see and feel. This can change by people tak ing initiative and bringing issues to the Stu dent Governm ent and the Executives and Senators being open to the students’s con cerns and questions. Get out into the world and tell what you want to see and how they should get it. I’m sure that m ore than one person would listen.
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Saif Anwaruddin Thank you for taking the time to read this le tte r o f candidacy. M y n am e is S a if Anwaruddin and I am currently a junior maSee Candidates, continued to page 11
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Candidates: Letters of candidacy for the 1997 Student Government elections Continued from page 10 joring in biology/premed. 1 am running for one o f the three senator-at-large positions for the Student Governm ent Association. My decision to run was based m ainly on the fact that I thought I should take some role in helping, in any capacity, such that it would help benefit the interests o f the stu dent body. Being at WPI for alm ost three years, I have gained some insight as to what new ideas and changes m ight help the students and the campus organizations and clubs. In addition I think it is vital that the students them selves give m ore input so that the Student Government A ssocia tion can try and introduce new policy which would be relevant and advantageous to everyone concerned. In addition to my ideas, I have experi ence as I am involved in various organiza tions and clubs at WPI. This has given me a better understanding of how things op erate here at W PI and how they can be improved. Just a few o f my involvem ents include being a m em ber of W PI’s premed organization. M u Sigma Delta, and having served as it’s treasurer last year. In addi tion I am currently serving as secretary for WPI’s chapter o f Tau Beta Pi. My m ost time consuming activity, however, involves my serving as a M ASH leader for chem istry and organic chemistry. I hope you will be able to see that I do present the experience necessary to take on the challenge required to be an SGA senator. In addition to a letter o f candidacy I have included my opinions on some questions asked to the candidates by the SGA elec tion committee. 1) On campus, the SGA, in my opinion, has a responsibility to serve the needs and interests of the student body and provide a means of communication between the stu dents and the various organizations on campus. This responsibility should be car ried out by the SGA and it should seek to do so upon input from ihe students and organizations on campus. 2) Again in my opinion, most people see the Student G overnm ent A ssociation as someplace where they can go to voice their concerns and opinions. In addition those people would expect the SGA to lake some action in order to provide som e help or guidance. I am sure some of the expecta tions o f the SGA that are envisioned by each individual student do go unfulfilled. However. I think that it is part o f the SGA’s role to expand its constant effort o f trying to listen to and to address the expectations, that are within reasonable limits, o f the stu dents. In order to accomplish this, I think that there must be 1) an increase in com munication between the SGA and the stu dents and also 2) the SGA members them selves must devote a little bit m ore time to see this through.
Uri Braun My main goal this year is to learn. I in tend to watch for issues wanted by the stu dents and to see what is necessary to bring about solutions. During the past tw o terms I have taken an active role in trying to im prove Daka, I intend to continue this in an
official capacity. I’d also like to see bus sing to Boston and other points o f inter est. Publicity of the SGA is crucial in fulfill ing these goals and any others students may have. Our SGA is here to listen and respond. 1. W hat do you see as SGA’s mission on cam pus? O ur SGA is the voice of the students. It’s representatives are expected to deal with the issues o f the day. Currently our major isuues include: Daka, Campus Cen ter, and social issues. 2. W h at e x p e c ta tio n s do you think people have about SGA? Do you think that som e o f these are unfulfilled? Should they be fulfilled? How would you propose to do so? O ur SGA is far too unknown and iso lated considering the critical role it plays in life at WPI. SGA should work for the students. For example, office hours should be extended during the last week o f the term, and those who don’t show up to their office hours should be delt with. Students should be able to expect these at minimum, and also some improvements in many as pects o f life at WPI.
Seth Flagg Hi. I’m Sophomore biology major who w ants to be a SGA Senator. You’re prob ably wondering why you should elect me. Here is why: I’m hard working and I really what to do something with the office. Since 1969 W PI has considered the idea o f build ing a Cam pus Center. It would serve as a place to relax and have fun for everybody. Let’s face it we need more than just the Wedge. For more than 25 years WPI has postponed construction, waiting for the student body to show they really want a C am pus center. If elected 1 would use the pow er o f my office to help secure a Cam pus Center. But I w on’t be able to do it alone. Get involved!! On Monday Feb 17 there is a meeting in HL116at4:3()pm.Comc support construction o f the Campus Cen
ter. 1. What do you see as SGA’s mission on campus? SGA’s mission on campus is to repre sent the student body that would other wise have no collective voice on campus. Student government should strive to rep resent everybody yet at the same time act as a unified force on Campus. Most im por tantly, SGA should act as a bridge between faculty, administration and students. 2. W hat e x p e c ta tio n s do you th in k people have about SGA? Do you think that some o f these are unfulfilled? Should they be fulfilled? How would you pro pose to do so? The expectations o f SGA on Cam pus vary greatly in the student body. I believe SG A is su p p o se d to h elp m a in tain a healthy balance between academ ics and social activities on campus. Through the Committee on Academic Issues(CAI) SGA has met its obligations to academics. W hat SGA needs to work on now is social activi ties. Right now, the construction o f C am pus Center should be one of SGA’s major objectives. Providing a place for the stu dents to relax and have fun. To achieve this objective it is important that SGA gets the support of the student body. After all, without the support of the student body SGA is powerless.
Stuart Clemons My name is Stuart Clemons and I am run ning for position of Senator at Large. I feel that SGA’s mission is to help keep activi ties, especially student run activities such as clubs, running so that future students of WPI have the same oppurtunities, if not more, than we do now. SGA is also a way that students can have a say in what goes on. Expectations o f SGA, I believe, are to always take the side of the students and act in our best interests. We must look out for these interests as well as can be done. I will help this cause by talking with stu dents about what they w ant, what they
would like to change and bringing their ideas to the SGA.
Kevin Nordberg 1. What do you see as SGA’s mission on campus? 1 believe the the Student Government Association’s mission is to help the student body by interacting with the administration and various student groups. It is the stu dent governments duty to budget, as fairly as possible, all recognized student organiza tions under ccratin classifications. This helps to promote valuable extracurricular activites for students at WPI. I also belive that it is the SGA’s mission to act as a liasion with the administration, particularly on special re quests for the student body, as well as griev ances caused by administrative decisions. 2. W hat e x p e c ta tio n s do you th in k people have about SGA? Do you think that some of these are unfulfilled? Should they be fulfilled? How would you propose to do so? I feel that students expectations about SGA vary very much. Some students may not care what SGA does while to other stu dents are very interested in its delibera tions. In general, I believe the average stu d ent w ants a se n a to r to re p re se n t an agenda o f reasonable opinions expresed by member of the student body. I also think that many students want the senators to take all initiative for the creation o f new policies. The SGA has fulfilled the specifi cations about voicing the general opinions o f our constituency, but has failed, to a certain degree, o f initiating many solutions to problems, instigating new issues etc. It is my opinion that SGA senators arc meant to push and fight for certain issues brought to their attention. The problem is, in my experience anyway, that o f the scores of people to vote for me in the last elections, none have approached me with any prob lems. I feel that the SGA would be more ef fective with better student participation, as well as w ith more iniative by it’s members.
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APO Hopefully everyone had a fun time at W inter Carnival. The O lsters participated in the broomball event, and we had some m em bers on the sophom ore Sexsquares team! Sunday we made Valentines with prospective pledges, and tonight the First induction will be held at 8:15 in SL 121. A n o th e r in d u ctio n w ill be co n d u cted Thursday at 8:15 in SH304. D on’t forget about UMOC! The Ugly Man on Campus com petition starts next week! Look out for APO members sitting in the mailroom so you can cast your vote. As always, poker at Brian’s tonight, and brother meetings at 6:30 in Goddard.
Autocross Club If you would like to be involved in the most productive club on campus, work on, and drive real SCCA A-modified class race cars, and have a great time in a garage, please come to one o f our weekly meetings on Thursdays at 7:30 in HL 248. The cars are completely W PI designed and built, and run 600cc motorcycle engines. If you have any questions, or just want to know a little more about auto-cross racing, please e-mail shorty@ wpi.edu.
BiLaGA Reminder: we have a lunch meeting to day (Tuesday) at 12pm. Email bilaga@wpi if you are interested in coming (w e’ll tell you where it is). BiLaGA holds weekly m eetings for bi/les/gay members o f the WPI community and anyone else who is gay-friendly/curious. Everyone is w el come, get a hold o f us if you want more information (bilaga@ wpi, or mail care of Student Activities). W e’ll have an open meeting at the end of the term with free pizza for anyone who shows up. This week end, some of us are going to a conference at Brandeis... wish us luck! To see our p re tty w eb p a g e s , go to h ttp :// www.wpi.edu/-bilaga/.
Christian Bible Fellowhip H ello again, everyone. Well, can you believe that we’re already half-way through C-term ? Don’t let yourclassw ork bog you down! A good opportunity for everyone to spend time free from their worries is headed your way as we gather for Friday Night Fellowship at 6:55 PM in the Lower Wedge. Get ready for another evening o f singing praises to God in the fellowship o f good friends. Then set your alarm for Saturday Morning Sports at 10:30 AM in Alumni. Our Coffeehouse is fast approaching, so grab your mugs and get ready to reach out to the WPI community! “Everyone will be salted with Fire. Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can you make it salty again? Have salt in your selves, and be at peace with each other.” Mark 9:49-50 (NIV). In these verses, Jesus talks about an unusual salt. This salt is described as a “fire” , in other words it spreads and con sum es its surroundings. And this salt isn’t something that’s on the outside o f us ei
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ther, but it is inside o f us, in our hearts. When we have this salt in us, we are also at peace with each other. This isn’t a salt that just makes your food taste better, but it eternally makes your life much better in ways you can’t even imagine. So what is this “salt” and where can we get it? This salt is the Holy Spirit, whom God sends to live in each of us who accepts His Son as our Savior. So jiggle your salt shaker this week and give the world a taste of the most awesome salt of all.
Lens and Lights Hey th ere... Congrats to the new officers: President: Tom Spade, Vice President: Mike Salcius, Secretary: Ben Kennedy, Treasurer: Steve Hocurscak, Tech. Dir.: Greg. Jutkiewicz, Head Proj.: Craig Hansen, Mascot: BOB The new officers will be taking office on the 17th after/during the Exec Board Meet ing (which, as always, is in Forkey Confer ence Room in Harrington, 4:30pm on Mon days...) Major Announcement: There’s a meeting for the ‘Task force on the learning environ ment and campus culture” taking place on the 17th at 4:30, HL 116. VERY important that there are as many people there as possible. Tell your friends, tell your roommates, tell the guy that sleeps next to you in class ...! There will be some more information an nounced al the Exec Board and General Meet ings this coming Monday and Wednesday. Otherwise, C-Term is going forward per normal c lip ... A few basic events coming up, the C-Tenn Masque Show, Veronica’s Room, will be starting to setup in a week or two. Show up to the meetings, see what’s going on ... Throw Fritos at Steve when he starts writing the events on the board ... Ba-Caw!
WBBim ever that being so, thank God for the other officers who kept Ryan under control so that his wild ideas did not influence our decisions. T he club will be going to Sa cred Heart parish Bingo on Friday, Febru ary 21 st and will sponsor a video and pasta night on F riday, February 28th. Jaso n N adeau and Yonaira C oates, our social chairpersons, will be in charge o f both of those events. C hris Welsh was nominated to be in c h a rg e o f o u r A p p ala ch ia in Worcester Project which will take place on Tuesday. M arch 18th. More information on that project will be forth co m in g . We post poned our hayride until Term D. Our Spring retreat will be Saturday, April 5th at the Relious Center. Save the date. During Lent the Newman Club will spon sor Mass every weekday night except Fri day at 10:00 pm in the Religious Center. On Fridays M ass will be at 12:00 (noon). H ow ever on Ash Wednesday, that is tomorrow, M asses will be in Alden at 12:00 ( noon)
and 5:00 pm. Hope to see you all there. The nominating committee will meet next week to nominate officers for next year. If inter ested contract our secretary Erin Smith at splinter@wpi.
Science Fiction Society In case you hadn’t noticed, there was no club comer last week (there may not be one this week but if you’re reading this there is). Thrakazog appologises profusely for his lax ness and begs your forgiveness under Ar ticle 23, Section 42, Paragraph 5, Sub-section C o f the penal code of the SFS Constitution. I really don’t deserve the death sentence (Sub-Section A). The SFS is planning a fund raiser so we can improve the library and pay for gaming weekend this D-tenn (among other things), if you come to the meeting you can hear all about it and maybe even help out. See Club Corner, continued to page 13
Men’s Glee Club Hey, I’m back... sorry about missing last week’s newspaper, but if you were truly up set about it not being in there, then you must really have a social disorder! I’d like to start off by saying “Kudos” to Glenn for fixing up the web pages... all you who haven’t seen it lately sh o u ld check it out (h ttp :// www.wpi.edu/-gleeclub/). The history sec tion is still blank, though, because no one has volunteered to write it... (hint hint!). Speaking of Glee Club history, where are the questionaires? I’ve maybe seen 3 frosh with them... Sophomore committee, get to work! No one has even solved the equation yet! But enough complaining... Rehearsals are going really well, keep it up! (dm) Let’s just hope that Stain doesn’t decide to do his own choreography to the third Blake song... that might just offend a few British farmers! To finish up. Here is a Jeapordy-Style question (a la Cliffy): “Cleopatera, Marie Antoinette, and Barbara Bush.” The correct answer earns you a free drink (soda, of course...) in England! In Boccaal lupo!
The Newman Club The Newman Club monthly meeting was last week and one thing w e all learn ,was when your president is on co-op and not during any studies, the leadership o f the club can be a little on the wild side. How
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system, as in the student dorms and lounge areas. W PIR’s current potential listenership is students who live on cam pus (approxi mately half o f the student population), have a television, d on’t get discouraged by all sound and no picture, and aren’t chronic channel surfers. The goal o f W PIR is to increase potential listenership in order to become a better service to the com m unity by providing a means of real-time com m u nication on a larger scale. W PIR believes the best way to do this is by acquiring the ability to broadcast “on the air” to the WPI and Worcester communities. This fills a gap by creating a link between these two communities. WPIR would be able to reach people cur rently not able to listen to us, on and o ff cam pus, with the addition of broadcasting equipment. W PIR has researched the pro cess o f obtaining this broadcasting equip-
ment and FCC licensing. Ned Roos, Broad casting Consultant, of E.G. Roos and A s sociates has given the Cam pus Radio A s sociation estim ates on the costs associ ated w ith settin g up b ro ad castin g for WPIR. The breakdown is as follows: • $7500 for engineering studies including: acceptable location and height o f tower and antenna, allowable power of trans mitter, and locating an open frequency for broadcasting. This portion also in cludes com pleting an application for a Construction Permit and licensing for the FCC. The Association will also be informed o f the yearly operating costs associated for day-to-day operations. • $ 100,000 for equipment purchases. Ned Roos has informed us that the costs o f a transm itter, tow er and antenna can vary greatly according to results of the above engineering studies. The range is from $75,000 to $150,000. Roos has
estimated that W PI will be on the low end o f that range. In the event that WPIR does not use the entire amount, excess monies will be used to upgrade current in-studio equipment to profes sional quality. The present equipm ent was recycled from a ju n k y a rd and mended by students. • Yearly operating costs will be funded by the Student Government Association be cause we are a Student Government Bud geted Organization. Total amount requested: $107,500 WPIR can have far reaching consequences by providing an invaluable service to the community o f Worcester through campus and com m unity announcem ents, call-in shows which provide a forum for discussion about current issues and entertainm ent through music shows. These examples are just the beginning, other possibilities are endless.
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Apparently nothing with Alden Voices... after standing us up tw o weekends ago, they still haven’t schedualed a m akeup slave day! Women... can’t live with them... unless you are W heeler! Speaking o f women (and complaining, HAMEL), we all know what is coming up very soon... Black Friday! T hat’s right, February 14 is Homed Lizard Day (ask Alan). So all you saps (like myself) that have nothing to do, enjoy it! I
hear Jay’s got a date at Clark... Driscoll, con gratulations! This is your first time, right? hehe... And as a forew arning, it is the upperclassmen’s job to make sure that a cer tain freshm an’s head doesn’t get too big since he got a solo! But rehersals are going well... (honestly, I am not THAT surprised!) Notice it all started going better once the PB’s were shot down! To leave you one a ‘different’ note, “Let us Sieeeeeeeeeeeeng!”
C lub C o r n e r Continued from page 12 There was no paper new sletter last week becuse an A D P com puter (Shadowcat) ate the disk that contained it. D on’t worry, I called down a curse upon the infernal ma chine. Come to the next SFS meeting in Olin Hall 223 at 7 pm on Wednesday. You could win lots o f free stuff!! (Rules o f contest eligibility are in the fine print below this
Simple Harmonic Motion It’s definately been an interesting week... is it hot in here or is it just the flaming email? L et’s just be glad that it is over- for now. So, let’s see, w hat’s com ing up? (dm )
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Thursday, January 30 4:10pm - Sprinkler Alarm: Stratton Hall. 5 : 10pm - Intrusion Alarm: Regent Street. 7:39pm - Radiator leaking, Higgins House. 11:59pm - Intrusion Alarm: Riley Hall, Newspeak office.
10:00am - DKBRG Meeting, Fuller Labs 141. 12:00pm - W PI French Circle, G om pei’s Place. 2:30pm - Entrepreneurs Collaborative, Salisbury Labs 105. 4:00pm - Disscussion, Black Engineers, Gen. Milton Hunter, Great Hall, Higgins House. 7:00pm - W om en’s Basketball vs. Smith. 8:00pm - A lcoholics Anonymous Big Book M eeting, Kaven Hall 111.
Friday, January 31 12:19am - Officer Arrives at Riley Intrusion Alarm. 2:07 am - Medical Emergency: Becker PD request EA, m ale student fell off roof. 9:32am - Access Alarm: Goddard roof. 9:36am - Suspicious Raccoon: Boynton Hill. 11:00pm - Assault: Report of assault in progress outside of Alumni Gym, officer & EMS notified.
Saturday, February 1 12:08am - Hazardous Conditions: Pizza delivery person reports falling on ice in Stoddard courtyard. 1:05am - Suspicious Person: Stoddard W omen’s room, officers respond. 3:05am - Sprinkler Alarm: Fuller Upper, resets: officers report no alarm going off. 5:35am - Assist: Report o f oil truck stuck on access road due to icy conditions. 5:49am - Suspicious Person: Officer advises report of m ale subject observed attempting to enter on Elbridge. 6:29pm - Tresspassing: 13 non-students removed from Alumni. 7:39pm - 6 non-students removed from Alumni. 8:35pm - 4 non-students removed from Alumni.
Monday, February 3 12:13pm - 2 non-students removed from Alumni. 4 : 15pm - Access: To president’s house, for Plant Services. 4:22pm - Building Checks: non-students removed from Alumni. 5:09pm - Intrusion Alarm: Riley, Newspeak. 7:33pm - Building Checks: non-students removed from Alumni. 8:32pm - EMS requested: student with abnormal bruising in Riley. 10:22pm- Intrusion Alarm: Fuller Labs. 11:28pm- Disorderly Person: Complaint from resident o f Founders regarding subject refus ing to leave.
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8:00am - Washburn: smell o f gas on the third floor. 5:05pm - Report: non-students in Alumni. 6:32pm - Alarm: Intrusion. Riley Newspeak. 9:00pm - Report: sound o f female screaming from Higgins House area, officers respond. 11:29pm - M alicious Mischief: SNAP reports subjects carrying chairs from Wedge onto Quad.
Wednesday, February 5 10:07am - Service Road: Plant Services truck broken down, officer to stand by. 5 :18pm - Report: report o f the smell o f gas from the back o f Daniels. 5:19pm - EMS call for 19 yr. old male with reaction to medication, Morgan Hall, EMS reporting.
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