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Volume Twenty-five, Number Five

Tuesday, February 18, 1997

Skull taps sixteen in annual ceremony

by Myles Walton Class o f 1997 Skull, the organization founded in 1911 to honor senior students and later faculty, staff, and alumni for their contributions to the a d ­ vancement and betterment o f the university; recen tly tapped sixteen new can did ates.

Those candidates are: Alex C. Papaioannou has been tapped as a deserving alumnus o f the Institute. A1 re­ sides in Foxboro, M assachusetts and p e r­ form s as a representative o f the Foxboro Company. As an undergraduate chemical engineer, A1 was a member of Theta Chi F ra­ ternity, the Glee Club, Masque, A.I.Ch.E. and the Skeptical Chemists. As a m ember o f the class o f 1957, he also served on the Interfratem ity Council and as the Rush Chairm an of his fraternity in addition to running track here at Tech. Upon graduating he was com m is­ sioned as a first lieutenant. A1 now actively serves on the Alumni Council as well as the Executive Alumni Council, and has been an integral organizer o f Reunions at W PI for some time.

M ichael Kearns a major in civil engineer­ ing from Saugus, MA is the President-elect of Theta Chi. He is involved in American Society of Civil Engineers, the Student G ov­ e rn m e n t A sso ciatio n , and the S tu d en t Alumni Society. In addition, he has also ran cross-country here at WPI. He has also been an Orientation Leader and involved in the W inter Carnival in addition to being a Peer Learning Assistant.

Jennifer Sapochetti, a civil engineering student from Salem, NH. She has dedicated her time to Alpha Gamma Delta, American Society of Civil Engineers and the Student

Alumni Association. She has also been a Crimson Key tour guide for campus orienta­ tions for 1995 and 1996 in addition to being an Orientation Leader.

Jonathan Reynolds, an electrical engineer­ ing students from Providence, RI, is a mem­ ber o f Simple Harmonic Motion while being a Business M anager for 2 years in the same organization. Jonathan is a tutor for electri­ cal engineering in addition to being a mem-

Skull, the organization founded in 1911 to honor senior students, faculty, staff, and alumni fo r their contribu­ tions to the advancement and betterment o f the university; recently tapped sixteen new candidates.

her of Tau Beta Pi and Eta Kappa Nu. Jessica Sands, is a computer science m a­ jo r from Yarmouthport, MA. She has per­ formed many roles, both onstage and back­ stage, at W PI for both Masque and the M.W. Repertory Theatre Co. She served as a Vice President for Masque during her junior year.

In addition, she is a member o f the Rho Kappa cast of Alpha Psi Omega. Finally, she is a member o f Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority.

Matthew A rner is a mechanical engineer­ ing student from Andover, CT. He is the President o f Alpha Tau Omega and a mem­ ber of the Global Task force for the strategic planning committee. He is also a member o f American Society of Mechanical Engineers,

Tau Bela Pi and O rder o f Omega. Matthew is also a member o f the W PI baseball team.

Bonnie Gelbwasser originally from Brook­ lyn, NY is the A ssistant Director o f the WPI News Service. She is a member o f the Advi­ sory Board for the Society o f Hispanic Pro­ fessional Engineers. She is also a member of the UMass Cancer C enter’s Campaign for the Cure (UMMC). In addition to being a mem­ ber o f the UMMC she is involved in creating the first statewide Breast C ancer Resource Guide in the nation.

Som m yr Pochan is an electrical engineer­ ing major from Penfield, NY. She is a WPI tour guide, female pen-pal, and a WPIR Disk Jockey. She has also been the Co-Captain of the w om en’s soccer team in addition to be­ ing a member o f the Eta Kappa Nu. This is in addition to the fact that she is also an Orien­ tation Leader.

Jeevanadhar R am apriya com es to WPI from Billerica, MA and he is majoring in man­ agement information systems with a minor in computer science. He is president o f Lambda Chi Alpha, an organization o f which he was previously the social chair. Jeevanadhar is See Skull, continued to page 9

Dyson to speak at Black History Month event Gloria Taylor-Neal Assistant Director Minority Affairs and Outreach Programs The keynote speaker for Black H istory M onth will be Dr. Michael Eric Dyson. T he noted author, cultural critic, university p ro ­ fessor, public intellectual and ordained B ap­ tist minister will be on campus Monday, F eb­ ruary 24 and will present a lecture on race relations in America . As one o f A m erica’s leading intellectuals, he reveals the hidden rules o f race that dominate politics, society, and cultural life. Best known for taking black studies “to the streets” with his passion for popular culture and his com m itm ent to ur­ ban youth, many including The New Yorker says he is becoming “the most dynamic force in the American intellectual arena since the fifties.”

D y so n , w ho e a rn e d his P h .D . fro m Princeton University, has taught at Hartford Seminary, Chicago Theological Seminary and See Dyson, continued to page 8

Dracula takes a bite out of WPI

February 19th is Project Night Courtesy o f WPI News Service On Wednesday, Feb. 19, WPI faculty will kick o ff the second phase o f promoting op­ portunities to students for the 1997-98 aca­ dem ic year. In the first phase, in November, students were invited to apply for openings in the global IQP program.

Project Opportunities Night will focus on M Q P’s sponsored by companies; externally sponsored IQP opportunities (most within commuting distance) and IQP clusters with unique themes will also be featured. The evening will have three components: a gen­ eral overview of the project selection pro­

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Faculty who have actively participated in this program in the past will again be invited.

Those who have not taken part in previous programs and who wish to represent an e x ­ ternally sponsored group o f projects or a unique cluster if IQP’s with a central theme, may have their names added to the invita­ tion list by calling ext. 5457 as soon as pos­ sible.

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M.W. R ep’s production of D racula, d ire c te d by M a tt D ow ling an d s ta r r in g Jim M id g e tt, w as perform ed to capacity crowds in Riley Commons this past weekend.

T his was only the second time this p articu lar production of D racula has been perform ed, the first time being in 1981, when it was w ritten.

O th er members of the cast included J o e P lu n k e tt as th e e c c e n tric P rofessor Van Helsing; Je n n ifer Lowell as the innocent victim, Lucy Western*?; and Ryan B lanchard as the deranged R.M. Renfield.

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News beyond the farm A weekly e-mail news summary _________ WORLD EDITION_________ For the week preceding this Saturday, February 15th, 1997, here’s what made the News Beyond the Farm: A strike by pilots o f American Airlines lasted only four minutes early Feb 15th. Presi­ dent Clinton invoked the Railway Labor Act and forced American Airlines and its pilots into a 60-day cooling off period during which planes will continue to fly. American is the United States’ largest domestic airline and a strike would have stranded up to one-fifth of domestic passengers. The airline had already canceled international flights Feb 14th in an­ ticipation of the strike. Pilots, who have worked for three years without a contract, are demanding changed work rules and a change in qualifications for commuter airline American Eagle’s pilots.

Tension between the two Koreas has risen in the wake of an apparent defection from the North. Hwang Jang Yop, a key figure in conceiving the present N orth K o re a n g o v e rn m e n ta l an d e c o n o m ic struggle, and the tutor of President Kim Jong II, entered the South Korean embassy in Beijing China Feb 12th and asked for asylum. North Korea, upon hearing the news, claimed that Hwang had been kid­ napped, and demanded that China return him. China did seal o ff the area around the South Korean em bassy Feb 13th, but at press time it was still unclear if they would allow Hwang safe passage to South Korea o r return him to the North Koreans. Ten­ sions increased further when 1982 defec­ tor Lee Han Young was shot dead in Seoul, South Korea Feb 15th. The South blames the North for the assassination.

As expected, Rosalia Arteaga became Ecuador’s first female president Feb 9th.

She legally took office after an agreement was reached with Congress late Feb 8th in which she would serve as interim president until the constitution would be changed to modify the succession procedure. How­ ever, the Congress refused to modify the constitution and instead elected Fabian Alarcon Feb 11th to serve until new elec­ tions in 1998, and Arteaga bowed to pres­ sure and left the presidential palace.

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They’re Talking About It: Fred Goldman, the father of the deceased Ronald Goldman, called Feb 11th for OJ Simpson to admit to killing his son and Nicole Brown Simpson. Goldman offered to waive the m ulti-m illion civil penalty which a court ruled Simpson to pay his fam­ ily if the confession were made publically.

Simpson refused in no uncertain terms later that day.

In Shorts: Jack Kemp stated Feb 9th that he may indeed run for president in 2000.

• Rebels in Zaire started a new offensive Feb 9th, taking the key town of Isiro by Feb 12th.

• Violence broke out during anti-government protests in the Albanian city of Vlora Feb 9th resulting in one death

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Unconfirm ed reports out o f Bhagdad Iraq Feb 9th had several potential rivals to Saddam Hussein executed af­ ter a failed coup attempt.

Another natural gas pipe­ line exploded in the north­ west Feb 9th, this time in K alama WA. The same p ip e lin e had e x p lo d ed hundreds of miles to the north in Everson WA the previous day.

M u slim s in te re s te d ingreater autonomy rioted against the Chinese government in the north­ west city o f Yining Feb 10th. An army crackdown occured the next day.

The jury ruled Feb 10th that OJ Simpson owed the family of Ronald Goldman and the children o f Nicole Brown Simpson (ironically, in his custody) $25 million in punative damages.

The no-flight zone imposed by the Air Force w as extended to the G u lf o f M exico Feb 10th after two more inci­ dents in which F -16s came close to com­ mercial aircraft.

Walter Leroy Moody Jr. was convicted Feb 10th of a series o f 1989 bombings in the southern United States.

22 m ore people were killed in Algiers, Algeria Feb 10th as Ramadan came to a close.

One Muslim was killed when ethnic vio­ lence broke out in Mostar, Bosnia Feb 10th.

Bill Richardson was confirm ed as US am bassador to the UN Feb 11 th by a 100-0 margin.

The Yugoslav parliament finally ordered election results in that nation to be re­ instated Feb 11th. Belgrade’s city elec­ tion com m ittee followed suit Feb 13th.

The Space Shuttle Discovery took off Feb 11 th, grabbed the Hubble Space Telescope for modification Feb 13th, and by Feb 15th had found damage on the device which has perplexed scientists.

Two American fliers died when a F/A18 fighter crashed off the coast o f South Korea Feb 11 th.

Public workers in Colom bia went on strike Feb 11th, demanding a 21.5% pay increase. The government has offered 13.5%; no progress had been made by Feb 15th.

Karen rebels in Burma apparently at­ tempted an offensive Feb 12th, but were soon o u tn u m b ere d by g o v e rn m e n t forces Feb 13th and chose to bum their buildings and flee. By Feb 14th, 16,000 Karen refugees had fled to Thailand.

Islamists stoned a church in Egypt Feb 12th.

C hechen President Aslan M askhadov took the oath o f office Feb 12th even as M oscow ’s mayor expressed support for C h ec h en in d e p e n d e n c e , w h ich the Yeltsin administration has rejected.

Indonesian President Suharto warned the domestic press Feb 12th not to em u­ late foreign journalism in coverage o f domestic affairs.

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17 people died in an attack in India’s T ripura state east o f Bangladesh Feb 12th, apparently perpetrated by a new sepratist group.

• The Dow Jones Industrial A verage topped the 7000 mark for the first time Feb 13th, closing at 7022.

• The family of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. called Feb 13th for James Earl Ray to receive a trial before he passed away.

Ray confessed to killing King but later said the con­ fession was coerced.

• The Term Limits Amend ment to the constitution failed to pass the House of Representatives Feb 13th, achieving a 217-211 vote, well short of the required two-thirds majority.

The Justice Department is investigating the possibility that the Chinese Embassy was used to direct foreign contributions to the Democratic National Committee, the Washington Post reported Feb 13th.

Tajikistan rebels killed one hostage Feb 13th even as Tajikistan sent helicopters to Afghanistan to allow the safe passage of rebel prisoners back to their nation.

The Bulgarian parliament dissolved itself Feb 13th.

Israel refused to re-start talks with Syria in the same state that they left off some months ago Feb 14th.

• The Russian parliament debated the im­ peachment of President Boris Yeltsin Feb 14th, but no vote took place.

• A 70-nation agreement on telecommuni­ cations services, a kind o f international deregulation, was reached Feb 15th.

• T he R epublic o f G eo rg ia Feb 15th dropped diplomatic immunity for Gueorgui Makharadze, the diplomat who killed a Washington IX! teen while driving drunk, clearing the way for his pros ecution.

Finally: E v en e a tin g is d a n g e ro u s aro u n d Valentine’s Day. A man ordered a potato pie at a restaurant in W inter Haven FL. W hen he started to use his fork to make it bite size, he was shocked to find a rubber object in the pie. It turned out to be a condomn— and furthermore, it appeared to have been used. I bet the health depart­ ment had a field day at that restaurant!

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

Sources this week included All Things Considered (NPR), the Associated Press newswire, the BBC Newshour (BBC/PRI), the Christian Science Monitor, KCBS ra­ dio news, M arketplace (PRI), M eet the Press (NBC), N ewsday (BBC/PRl), the News Hour with Jim Lehrer (PBS), and the R euters n ew sw ire. C o m p iled by: Lance Gleich, Stanford CA

Ugly Man on Campus A charity event sponsored by Alpha Phi Omega

Students vote for the ugliest man from a selection of photos of men.

The winner is the man with the most votes at 3 PM Friday. The winner gets to choose a charity for the pro­ ceeds to go to, as well as the honor of being the Ugliest Man on Campus.

Votes cost 25 cents each, or 5 for a dollar.

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Weekly sports update: Results from February 7th to 13th

By Geoff Hassard Sports Information Director

weekend at Coast Guard. Good luck to all wrestlers.

Wrestling (11-5)

Women’s Swimming (1-9)

The wrestling team finished their dual meet season on a high note as they won their last three meets to finish 11-5. They defeated Wesleyan 39-12 on the 7th and then follow ed that up w ith w ins o v er Bridgewater State 28-15 and Roger Williams 3 0 -18 on last Tuesday night at home.

Against Wesleyan, W PI picked up two forfeit wins at 118 and 126 lbs. to get off to a quick start. Stephen Nash-W ebber (A r­ lington, MA) and Rob Polin (Randolph, M A) were the beneficiaries. WPI ended up winning six weight classes as Aaron Becker (Coventry, RI) took 134 lbs., John Leedle (Hickory Corners, MI) won at 142 lbs., Joe Tucker (Barre, VT) won at 150 lbs., Matt M cCarthy (M alden, MA) won at 158 lbs., Lance Baden (Framingham, MA) won at 177 lbs. and Daryl Retzke (Wheaton, IL) won at 190 lbs.

A gainst Bridgew ater and Roger W ill­ iams, Nash-W ebber was victorious versus Roger Williams, Becker picked up two wins as did Tucker, McCarthy, Baden and Craig Howitt (Windham, ME). Polin won a match against Bridgewater as did David Gardner (M arlboro, MA).

The wrestling team will be competing in the N ew E ngland C ollege C onference W restling A ssociation Tournam ent this

The women ended their season on Sat­ urday the 8th in a meet against Keene State.

Even though they were beaten 150-83, they were able to take some first places. Tina Cassam assina (Dingmans Ferry, PA) won the 100-yard fre e sty le . S arah Snow (H olden, M A ) won the 100-yard back­ stroke. Patty Linden (Highland, IN) won the 500-yard freestyle. Nancy Bedrossian (Seekonk, M A) won the 50-yard butterfly and Connie Pappagianopoulos (Peabody, M A) won the 3-meter diving event.

Men’s Swimming (4-5) T he men split a couple o f meets to end their season. They defeated Keene State 179-96 on the 8th and then dropped a close one to Brandeis last Monday 106-95.

A gainst K eene Slate W PI was led by Jamie Murdock (Woodinville, WA) and Jon Prusak (Easthampton, MA). Each swim ­ mer won three events to help the squad to secure the win. Murdock swept through the 200,500 and 1,000-yard freestyle events and Prusak won the 50 and 100-yard back­ stroke as well as the 100-yard individual medley. Other individual winners were Jeff Alcorn (E. Longmeadow, MA) in the 100yard breastroke and Matt Ducey (Norwell, M A) in the 50-yard breastroke. Prusak and

Ducey teamed with Adam Terio (Reston, VA) and John Lambie (Conroe, TX) to win the 200-yard medley relay. Lambie also joined Murdock, Greg M orse (Attleboro, MA) and Stephen Sacovitch (Worcester, MA) to win the 200-yard freestyle relay to close the meet.

Against Brandeis M urdock came away with the triple win as he again won the 200, 500 and 1,000 freestyle. Terio was the only other individual winner in the 200-yard butterfly. The foursome o f Prusak, Alcorn, Terio and Morse were victorious in the 400yard medley relay.

Women’s basketball (11-10) The wom en’s team is beginning to play solid ball as they near the end o f the sea­ son and the conference tournament. Last week they added wins over NEW 8 foes M IT and Smith and dropped a non-confer­ ence game to Brandeis.

On Saturday the 8th W PI traveled to Cambridge to take on the other Engineers and came out on top 77-73 as Kim Landry (Gardner, M A) exploded for a school record 46 points. She also grabbed 17 rebounds as she continues to play well. Danielle Batey (Fairfield, ME) was the only other W PI player to register double figures as she added 13 points.

Last Tuesday WPI welcomed Smith Col­ lege to Harrington in another conference tilt. The star in this gam e was freshman

Kate Burgess (Newport, ME) as she scored a career high 25 points, hitting five three pointers, to lead the Engineers to a 69-62 win. With the game tied at 40-40 with 16:12 rem aining in the second half, W PI took control with a 10-2 run, led by six points by Burgess, that put them in the lead for good.

Smith Would close the gap to 66-62 with twenty-six seconds left, but a pair of free throw s from Burgess and L aura Bielitz (Agawam , M A) iced the game. Landry scored 14 points and grabbed 15 rebounds and Bielitz finished with 11 points.

Two nights later the women traveled to Brandeis and were defeated 70-63. The Judges used an early 9-2 run in the second half to take command o f the gam e. W PI did battle back and got as close as five points with 1:26 left, but four free throws

by Brandeis put the game away. Batey was high scorer for the Engineers with 22 points followed by Landry with 17 points to go along with a game high 12 rebounds. Bur­ gess followed up Tuesday’s perform ance with 11 points.

Men’s Basketball (12-8) The m en’s team was on the road as well on the 8th as they were across the city to face Clark. This one went down to the wire as the Cougars pulled one out 77-74. WPI did have four players register double fig­ ures led by M ike Shannon (W orcester, See Sports, continued to page 5

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Sports: Weekly results Continued from page 4 MA) w ho scored 20 points. Jeff Cayer (Shelton, CT) was next with 16 points, then followed by John Lehane (Marlboro, MA) and Greg Simpson (Lebanon, NJ) with 13 and 11 points respectively. Shannon also had 11 rebounds in the game.

Last Thursday the men were at Spring­ field looking to avenge a 31 -point loss two weeks ago. In a huge win, WPI came from eight points back to defeat the Pride 66-61 behind Shannon’s 28 points, including a three point basket to put them ahead with 17 seconds remaining. The win snapped a 13 game winning streak for Springfield and put WPI in a solid position to grab second place in the conference prior to the tourna­ ment in another week. Cayer scored 16 points and Simpson added 11 in the vic­ tory.

Men’s Indoor TVack The m en have been busy as they pre­ pare for the New England Championships.

They com peted at the Holy Cross Invita­ tional on the 4th and then completed their Quad C up series at MIT on the 8th. The men finished second at the Invitational as they com piled 131 points. W PI’s highlight from this meet was a 14 foot pole vault from Dave Bowler (Cumberland, RI). It was good enough for first place, but it also qualified him for the indoor All New England Meet.

Ted M anley (Salem, MA) continued his fine indoor season as he won the long and triple ju m p events. Tim Caldwell (Dover-

Foxcroft, ME) won the 1,000-meter run, Kyle H eppenstall (W orcester, MA) was first in th e 5 5 -m e te r dash and M att Linnemann (Middletown, CT) won the high jum p. O ther scorers for WPI were Mike Bugbee (Plympton, M A) was second in the triple jum p, Keith Levesque (Nashua, NH) was second in the 500-m eters and Dan Nashold (Rocky Hill, CT) took second in the 200-meters.

In the last Quad Cup Meet the top per­ formers for WPI were: Heppenstall was second in the 55; David Hawes (Seal H ar­ bor, ME) was fourth in the 55 and third in the 200; Pete M anolakos (Peabody, MA) was fourth in the 400-m eters; Levesque was sixth in the 600-m eter run; Caldwell qualified for the ECAC Meet with a third place fin ish in the 1,000; Liam K elly (Shrewsbury, M A) was fifth in the 1,000; Pete Connolly (Bellingham, M A) was fourth in the 3,000-m eter run; Manley was third in the triple jum p and sixth in the long jump; Mike Pockoski (Dayville, CT) qualified for the ECAC Meet with a fourth place finish in the weight throw; Bowler was a winner again in the pole vault to com plete the scoring.

Women’s Indoor TYack On Saturday the 8th the women were at the Smith Invitational. Competitors for WPI were Heather Mazzaccaro (Bristol, CT), Kelly P loufe (D udley, M A ), Lydia S taw asz (Nashua, NH), Vicky Dulac (Manchester, NH) and Alison Keach (Chepatchct, RI).

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Potential projects include: I) Demonstrate the feasibility and advantages of a new technology for Haemonetics products.

Technologies to be investigated include wireless communications for networking or 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 junior year electrical, software or computer engineering student with a strong GPA who has participated in leadership activities. Proficiency in “ C " programming language and basic software design; good PC skills, preferably including knowledge of WORD and EXCEL for Windows; excellent analytical skills (basic statistics knowledge helpful) and good problem solving and communica­ tion skills ve necessary This position runs from June until August 1997.

For prompt, confidential consideration, qualified applicants should sign up for an on-campus interview a t the Career Development Center. On-Campus recruiting date is Tuesday, February 25, 1997.

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By Monica M. Lucey Financial Aid Office The 1997-98 Financial Aid Application pro­ cess has begun. Students applying for fi­ nancial aid in 1997-98 should have received an application packet in their mailbox or ob­ tained one from the Office o f Financial Aid. Follow all instructions in the packet to en­ sure that all components o f your application are timely and complete by May 1,1997 (Your purple WPI Upperclass Application is due March 24,1997).

The Office o f Financial Aid requires a signed copy of the completed Federal 1996 IRS Tax forms that you and your parent(s) filed, along with copies of all 1996 schedules and W-2 forms. If you or your parent(s) were not required to file a tax return in 1996, the non-filer must submit to the Office o f Finan­ cial Aid a signed statement documenting this fact and the reason for not filing. If the non­ filer has 1996 W-2 forms, he/she must submit these to our office along with the non-filer statement.

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Dyson: to speak at Black History Month event Continued from page I at Brown University. He is pres­ ently Professor o f Com m unication Studies, and Director of the Insti­ tute o f African-American Research, U niversity of North C arolina at Chapel Hill. He has written for a broad variety o f publications, in­ cluding The New York Times, The W ashington Post Book World, The Nation, The Chicago Tribune, The Christian Century, Vibe Magazine, E m erg e M agazine and R olling Stone. He received the 1992 Award o f E xcellence in Journalism for M agazines from the National As­ sociation o f Black Journalists.

His first book. Reflecting Black: African-Am erican Cultural C riti­ cism , won a 1994 Gustav us Myers C enter Award for an Outstanding Book on Human Rights. D yson’s next book. Making Malcolm: The M yth and Meaning o f Malcolm X, w as named a notable book of 1994 by the New York Times Book Re­ view, and by the Philadelphia In­ quirer. It has also garnered critical praise from The W ashington Post, U.S.A. Today and The New Yorker,

which calls M aking Malcolm “a Sim pson case for m ore than its study that is as substantive and g ro tesq u e e x a g g e ra tio n o f o u r secret racial fears. F rom its very comprehensive as ‘public’ cultural b e g in n in g the ca se w as o v e r­ criticism of such a figure can hope to be.” P ublished in 1995, B e­ loaded w ith huge so cial m ean­ tw een G od and G a n g stra Rap: ings we claim not to be able to Bearing W itness to Black Culture understand under norm al circum ­ is a p ro v o c a tiv e stances. We have co llectio n o f e s ­ becom e depen­ says on black c u l­ dent on th e ture. Copies o f his S im p so n case to “It is rarely latest work. Race represent com pli­ sunny at the Rules: Navigating cate d tru th s that the C o lo r L in es, we think can only same time in are a v a ila b le in be illu stra te d by white and black our bookstore. catastrophe. That To g et an a p ­ dependence America. ” preciation o f his sh o w s c o n te m p t work, below are for ordinary signs e x c e r p ts fro m o f ruins. It ignores some o f his publications. The en ­ the experience of com m on people, tire WPI cam pus com m unity is inesp ecially blacks, w hose silent vited to atte n d h is lectu re for sufferin g is the m ost pow erful w h a t s h o u ld p r o v e to be a evidence o f decay. W hat their ex ­ thought provoking discussion. perience show s us is this: a twotiered universe o f perception ro ­ Race Rules: Navigating the tates around an axis, despair dark­ Color Line ens the other. It is rarely sunny On O. J. Simpson ...A m ericans at the sam e tim e in w hite and h av e b e c o m e a d d ic te d to th e b lack A m erica. In a n u tsh ell,

th a t’s w hat the Sim pson case re ­ m inds us of. ...In the end, we can only have racial progress if wc take the les­ sons o f this case seriously. D e­ sp ite the u n d en ia b le ad v a n ce s we have made, despite the en o r­ mous strides taken, wc rem ain a d e e p ly d iv id e d s o c ie ty . ( A l­ though this case fram ed our ra ­ cial problem s in black and white, we m ust c erta in ly rea liz e that there are all sorts o f racial and ethnic tensions brew ing that in­ volve A sian, N ative A m erican, and L a tin o c o m m u n itie s.) We c a n n o t w ish o u r d if f e r e n c e s away. We must work to increase o u r u n d e rstan d in g o f the c o n ­ tex ts, p re te x ts, and su b tex t o f race. Then we must do som ething co n crete about racial su ffering and racial injustice. We have the n e g a tiv e e x a m p le s o f O. J. Sim pson and M ark Fuhrm an, the two men at the center o f this trial, to spur us on past their, and our, tragic lim itatio n s and failures.

Sim pson, in particular, is a man See Dyson, continued to page 10

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Co-Editors in Chief Lisa Bartee Edward J. Cameron Jr. Editor in Chief Emeritus David M. Koelle News Editor Jason 0 . Papadopoulos Features Editor Alison Keach Sports Editor___________ Heather Mazzaccaro Associate Editor

February 18 1861 President Jefferson Davis is inaugurated at M ontgomery, Alabama 1865 Evacuation o f Charleston, SC; Sherm an’s troops burn the city m 1968 David Gilmour joins rock group Pink Floyd 1977 Space Shuttle above a Boeing 747 goes on its maiden flight 1979 Snow falls in the Sahara

1916 Jackie Gleason bom, Brooklyn New York, comedian (Ralph KramdenHoneymooners) 1927 Golfers in South Carolina arrested for violating Sabbath 1941 First transport o f Jews to concentration cam p (Plotsk, Poland) 1965 Ranger 8 makes hard landing on the M oon, returns photos, other data 1989 Total eclipse o f the Moon

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February 19 1473 Nicolaus Copernicus bom, Torfn, Poland, astronomer (heliocentrism) 1807 Vice President Aaron Burr arrested in Alabam a for treason; later found innocent 1831 First practical US coal-buming locomotive makes first trial run, Penn­ sylvania 1945 US Marines land on Iwo Jima 1959 USAF rocket-powered rail sled attains Mach 4.1 (4970 kph), New Mexico 1963 USSR informs JFK it’s withdrawing several thousand troops from Cuba

February 21 1862 Texas Rangers win Confederate victory at Battle of Val Verde, New Mexico 1887 Oregon becomes first US state to make Labor Day a holiday 1902 Dr. Harvey Cushing, first US brain surgeon, does his first brain operation 1965 Malcolm X, black Muslim leader, assassinated at 39 in New York City 1972 Richard Nixon becomes First US President to visit China 1988 Televangelist Jimmy Swaggert confesses his sins to his congregation

February 20 1895 Frederick Douglass, escaped slave, antislavery leader, dies at 78 1898 Enzo Ferrari bom , Italy, sports car manufacturer (Ferrari) 1902 Ansel Adams born, photographer (1966 ASM P Award)

G r a d u a t e S t u d e n t O r g a n iz a t io n

Now accepting nominations Last Wednesday, the GSO had its last meeting before the elec­ tio n s on W ednesday F e b ru a ry 2 9 th . We r e ­ ceived nomina­ tions for all the o f f ic e r p o s i­ tio n s .

But there’s still time to n o m in a te y o u r s e lf or som ebody else. If you want to do th is, ju s t send us an e-m ail at gso@ wpi. We would like to remind you that each position is open: president, VP policy, secretary, VP

orientation, V P social activity, VP communication and treasurer. You can also find more details about the p o sitio n s in the GSO home-page.

So, if you want to be involved in the GSO, it’s time for you to run for a p o s itio n w h ich seem s to be the more appropriate for you. We hope to see all the graduate students during the next general meeting in 2 weeks for the elections of the new officers. Have a nice week.

February 22 1732 George W ashington bom. Father figure, First President (1789-1796) 1854 First meeting o f the Republican Party, M ichigan 1865 Tennesee adopts a new constitution abolishing slavery 1920 First artificial rabbit used at a dog race track, Emeryville, California 1935 Airplanes are no longer perm itted to fly over the White House 1973 Israeli fighter planes shoot down a Libyan commercial airliner (106 die)

February 23 1813 First US raw cotton-to-cloth mill founded in Waltham, Massachusetts 1848 John Quincy Adams, 6th US president, dies of a stroke at 80 1919 Mussolini finds the Facist party o f Italy 1945 US Marines raise flag on Iwo Jim a, famous photo & statue 1960 Demolition begins on B rooklyn’s Ebbets Field 1991 US insists Iraq publically announce it is leaving Kuwait by 12 PM EST

February 24 1836 3,000 Mexicans attack 182 Texans at the Alamo, battle lasts 13 days 1868 House of Reps vote 126 to 47, to impeach President Andrew Johnson 1925 Thermite explosive first used to break up ice jam , W addington, NY 1955 Steven Jobs bom , cofounder o f Apple Com puter 1977 President Carter announces US foreign aid will consider human rights 1986 Voyager 2, first Uranus flyby 1991 US & allies begin a ground w ar assault on Iraqi troops in Kuwait

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Skull: Sixteen new candidates recently tapped Contintued from page 1 also a member o f the WPI stu­ dent/trustee mentor program and has been an Orientation Leader.

Kimberly Farrell is a Holliston, MA native studying chemical en­ gineering. She is the president o f the Social Committee and Tau Beta Pi. She is also a peer learning as­ sistant for the chemical engineer­ ing department. Kimberly plays the flute in the concert band, in addi­ tion to holding and office. K im ­ berly also sings alto in the C ham ­ ber Choir.

Philip M ousseau is an indus­ tria l e n g in e e rin g m a jo r fro m Hudson, NH. He is a m ember o f the Institute o f Industrial E ngi­ neers and the Student Alumni So­ ciety. He works at the Career De­ velopment Center as well as a tour guide for WPI. He is in the Order o f Om ega and is the current rush

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MariLisa Billa is a bio-technical major from Rome, Italy. She is in­ volved in Drama at W PI and Alden Voices; via W oman’s Chorale. She is a member o f Phi Sigma Sigma and has been w ith Crimson Key as a tour guide w hile w orking at the registrar’s office for some time.

Michael Fiorino is a mechanical engineering major from Revere, MA. He is on the M en’s Varsity Basketball. Michael was the Rush Chairman and has become the Re­ cording Secretary of the Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity. Michael Fiorino h a s a lso b e e n an O rie n ta tio n Leader in the past year.

Michael Olivieri is a mechanical engineering major with biomedical interests from Somerville, MA. He is a meml>er o f Order of Omega and Tau Beta Pi. In addition to having been an orientation leader, Michael is cur­

rently the President-elect and current secretary of Zeta Psi. Further, he is also in Newman Club as a Treasurer and Eucharistic Minister.

Sean Dunn is a com puter sci­ ence and electrical engineering major from East Longmeadow, MA. He is currently the chair o f the Fine Arts Committee and the Associa­

Linette Perales is a chemical en­ gineering bio-medical m ajor from Las Piedras, Puerto Rico. She is the President o f the EM SEP advi­ sory board and Vice President and former secretary o f the Society o f H ispanic Professional Engineers.

Linette is also a member o f the His­ panic Student Association

Volunteer opportunities available Submitted by the Student Activities Office If you are an individual or an or­ ganization that has been looking for an opportunity to lend a help­ ing hand the Student A ctivities Office has some volunteer oppor­ tunities for you. The projects avail­ able are in the Worcester/Boston area and are open to the entire WPI community. Volunteers are needed

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Sean is also a guitarist for the WPI Ska band, the DiAlToNeS.

for a broad range of activities from tutoring children, helping the eld­ erly or even working with com put­ ers. W hether you can spare one hour or ten, all help is welcomed and appreciated. Anyone inter­ ested should come to the Student A ctivities Office, located near the Daniels mailroom, to sit down and discuss your options with Andrea Dorow and fill out a personal in­ formation sheet.

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• Daffodil Days is a project spon­ sored by the American C ancer Society which needs volunteers to transport flow ers to local public schools on March 18th.

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by Melissa Glauner Student Development and Counseling Center Many of us have felt depressed from time to time and have found that it was a clue that something is wrong. Events out of our control, sudden loss, a bad grade on a test, a breakup with a boyfriend or girl­ friend are all common life events about which it is normal to feel bad.

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For others, depression is a feel­ ing which doesn’t go away. It too is an indication that som ething is wrong and may be a sign o f under­ lying problems that need treatm ent by a p ro fessio n al. Just as one would see a doctor for a physical ailment, one should see a counsel­ ing professional for a psychologi­ cal problem.

Depression can be a serious ill­ ness. M any people die because of it; only we don’t see the numbers

on the nightly news. How would you know if you or someone else has depression? Here are some of the signs: • Dejected mood - These include feelings of loneliness, discour­ agement, lack o f feeling, bore­ dom, pervasive sadness, hope­ lessness, unhappiness.

• Self-dislike - Negative feelings against the self, worthlessness, disgust, disappointm ent, feel­ ings o f self-hate.

• Loss of gratification - Loss o f

jo y and pleasure in form erly pleasurable activities, feelings o f boredom , aversion to activi­ ties and involvement in life.

Loss o f emotional attachments - num bness; withdrawal from others, such as friends, family m em bers; feelings o f apathy.

Loss o f mirth - Loss o f sense o f humor.

C ry in g spells - Increased ten­ dency to cry.

Negative expectation - Loss o f motivation, hopelessness, pes-

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Hold Club Comers up to the same standards To the Editor, This is in regards to the “Simple Harm onic M otion” Club C orner entry. This club com er entry ex­ em plified almost all o f the reasons why the Greek Comer was discon­

tinued.

The G reek Corner was removed from publication for multiple rea­ sons including vague inside jokes and the defam ation o f and nega­ tive references to other groups. The

Article submission guidelines W PI N e w s p e a k o f W o rceste r P o ly te ch n ic In s litu le , fo rm e rly Ihe T e c h N ew s, has b ee n p u b lish e d w e e k ly d u rin g Ihe a c a d c m ic year, e x c ep t d u rin g c o lle g e v a c a tio n s , since 1909 N e w s p e a k has b e e n p rin ted o n re c y c le d p a p e r s in c e Jan u a ry . 1991. M asth ea d d e s ig n e d b y T roy T h o m p s o n for N e w s p e a k 's 21st A nniversary.

A ll a rtic le s sh o u ld be ty p ed a n d in clu d e th e a u th o r s nam e a n d bo* n u m b e r. C o p y m ay be s e n t to S tu d e n t A c tiv itie s o r b ro u g h t to the N e w s p e a k o ffic e (R ile y 0 1 ). A rticle s m ay a ls o b e subm itted v ia e m ail A ll c o p y is d u e by 5 :0 0 p.m . o n the F rid ay p re ced in g p u b lic a tio n . L e tte rs to the E d ito r m u s t contain th e ty p ed o r p rin te d nam e o f th e a u th o r as w ell as th e a u th o r’s s ig n atu re , te le p h o n e n u m b er, and b o x nu m b er fo r v erificatio n . S tu d e n ts s u b m itu n g le tte rs to the e d ito r sh o u ld pul th e ir c la ss afte r th e ir nam e F a c u lty and staff s h o u ld in clu d e th e ir full title. L e tte rs d e e m e d libelous o r irre lev an t to the W P I c o m m u n ity w ill n o t b e pub lish e d . A ll C lu b c o m e rs m ust be su b m itte d v ia e-m ail a n d be 2 75 w ords o r less.

A ll a d s are d u e by 5 :0 0 p.m . o n the F rid ay p re c e d in g p u b lic a tio n A n y s u b m issio n s re c e iv e d a fte r th is tim e w ill not b e a c c e p te d . A ds that re q u ire m assive re v is io n w ill b e su b ject lo a $ 1 5 fee. C la s s ifie d ads m ust be p re p a id .

T h e d e c isio n on w h e th e r a su b m issio n is a p u b lic s e rv ic e an n o u n c e m e n t o r a n a d v e rtisem en t lies w ith Ihe e d ito rs .

T h e e d ito ria l is w ritten by a m em b er o r m e m b e rs o f th e N e w s p e a k staf f. Il d o es n o t n ec essarily re fle c t the o p in io n s o f the e n tire N e w s p e a k staff. T h e e d ito rs re s e rv e the rig n t to e d it a ll co p y fo r c o rre c t p u n c tu a tio n and sp ellin g a s w e ll a s ap p ro p riate c o n te n t P rin tin g is d o n e by S altus P ress. F irst C la s s p o s ta g e p a id al W o rceste r, M assa ch u setts. S u b sc rip tio n ra te is $ 2 0 .0 0 p e r s c h o o l year, sin g le c o p ie s 75 c e n ts w ith in the c o n tin e n ta l U n ite d S tates M ak e all c h e c k s p a y a b le to W PI N ew speak

Simple Harmonic Motion Com er demonstrated each o f these quali­ ties to a greater extent than any Greek Corner entry. Alden Voices and women (in general), are just some o f the victims o f this entry.

The entire section is just one vague inside joke and the only informa­ tion that I could pull out o f there is that they are having rehearsals for some performance, no mention as to when, where, or why.

All o f the other entries are ex ­ actly as they should be, inform a­ tive and understan d ab le to the e n tire stu d e n t body. I do not deny that a num ber o f the G reek Corners contained inappropriate c o n te n t and th a t is w hy th ey were abandoned; there w ere also

a few g re e k org an izatio n s that were providing information about the a ctiv ities o f their house, as well as, w h at they were doing for and with the com m unity. Every greek o rg an izatio n was banned from publishing in N ew speak b e­ cause o f a few groups w ho could not take things seriously and re­ alize the benefits o f being pub­ lished ev ery week.

There are only two real solu­ tions to this problem: 1. Ban the club com er for the same reasons why the greek cor­ ner was banned.

2. Reinstate the greek com er and provide a set o f guidelines that should be followed when subm it­ ting an entry. T hese guidelines

simism, suicidal thoughts.

S ym ptom s o f d epression can range from mild to severe. It is vi­ tal that someone get help before the sym ptom s progress to the se­ vere stage. Depression is a very treatable condition. If you or some­ one you know has any or several o f the above symptoms, it is im ­ portant to see a professional. For help, please contact the Student D e v e lo p m e n t and C o u n s e lin g Center, 831-5540. We are here to help you succeed at WPI!

■I would apply to both the Greek C or­ ner and the Club Comer.

Obviously the first solution is very im practical and w ould do nothing to better the W PI com m u­ nity. The second choice would al­ low us all to be heard in N ewspeak and le t the W PI stu d e n t b o d y know what is going on in their com ­ munity. This would be a benefit to us all and would hopefully stim u­ late the interest o f the student body in all forms of campus activity from the Glee Club to C hristian Bible Fellowship to Fraternities and So­ rorities.

Sincerely, Brian S. Wilson Vice President Phi Sigma Kappa

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Dyson: Speaking out on black history Continued ftom page 8 without a country. The white folk who once ad o re d h im , a n d w h o se a c c e p ta n c e Simpson still seeks, now despise him. The blacks Sim pson has never show n much interest in, and who have welcom ed him, do not inspire his allegiance.

Black Youth and Pop Culture ...It’s clear too, that ‘50s rock and roll, ‘60s soul music, ‘70s R&B, ‘80s new jack swing, and ‘90s hip hop soul have touched on themes that rap has addressed, though of­ ten in a dramatically different style. Some of the most important black music o f the ‘60s and ‘70s, for instance, attempted to reconcile the political demands of a new black con­ sciousness with the changing rules o f do­ mestic life. This music attempted to join erotic desire to its political ambitions. Thus, Marvin Gaye followed his 1971 masterpiece “What’s Going On” with his brilliant 1973 release “Let’s Get It On,” moving from the social to the sexual sphere in exploring the complex dimensions o f black culture. While hip-hop addresses these same concerns, its ideologi­ cal orientation, and therefore its artistic di­ rection, is almost reversed. With the increas­ ing attacks on the black family as an unreli­ able space to shape sexuality in socially ac­ ceptable forms, a lot of hip-hoppers try to join politics to erotic desire. Many artists move from the sexual center o f rap to the varieties o f political consciousness hip-hop manages to embrace along its cutting edges. ' State o f black leadership ...Before he decided not to run for the presidency, Colin Powell was a compelling

figure for many whites because of the hope that he could heal racial conflicts by tran­ scending race. His appeal as a potential racial healer had barely taken hold when the verdicts from the Simpson trail raised the stakes o f Pow ell’s crossover ambitions.

Before the Simpson verdicts, the general’s political appeal depended on his rejection o f racial bad faith. For many Americans, racial bad faith was viewed as resistance to the politics o f radical integration. A fter the verdict, Pow ell’s plausibility as a presi­ dential candidate depended on a negative charisma: his ability to portray the tran ­ scendence o f race as the suppression o f race. For many whites, nothing short o f Powell’s rejection o f any sort o f racial soli­ darity with blacks would prove satisfying.

W here there is a conflict between racial and national identity, race loses its pow er to hold the trust or interest o f those o u t­ side its ranks. W hy? Because black iden­ tity, at least, is seen as particular, and, there­ fore, limited. The transcendence, or sup­ pression, o f black identity becomes the condition for its survival. This is the para­ dox that Pow ell’s success both reinforces and obscures. ...For many whites, Powell is how the American dream looks when it wears black.

F or them , h is stro n g e n d o rse m e n t o f American citizenship neutralizes the strong suspicions blacks possess o f unqualified loyalty to our country. Pow ell’s heroism is rooted in military service and the moral dis­ cipline that we like to believe comes with the territory. He eases the fears o f many whites who view black masculinity as a symbol of moral chaos and social disorder.

Volunteers: Lend a helping hand Continued from page 9 You m ust have your own form o f trans­ portation and be available to m ake one delivery between 8 and 9am.

• Project Bread is sponsoring a project in Boston to help the o n e -h a lf m illion starving people in M assachusetts. Vol­ unteers are needed for a phone-a-thon and walk-a-thon. The phone-a-thon will take place during the last two weeks of March, volunteers will be calling past w alkers to encourage them to walk again, they will receive training and phone scripts on arrival. On May 4th Project Bread needs even more volun­ teers to run their walk-a-thon as secu­ rity, registration help, and set up crew.

• The Pleasant Street Cleanup project will take place in April 19th between 10am and 3pm and needs as many volunteers as possible to clean from Park Ave. to Main St. along Pleasant St. • O peration College Cleanup will take place on April 12th at 9am, starting at Worcester State College and there will be a cookout for all participants at 1pm.

The goal o f OCC is to send groups around W orcester to cleanup certain sections that need help to make Worces­ ter a better city to live in. Even though all the Colleges o f the W orcester Con­ sortium participate in this program, WPI has had a strong role in coordinating it

through the IFC and Panhellenic coun­ cil. This is open to the entire WPI com ­ munity, and all participants will receive a T-shirt.

• Both Sullivan and All School M iddle Schools need volunteers to spend a few hours judging academic fairs. On March 6th volunteers are needed at Sullivan M iddle School from 7:30 to 10am (you can work in shifts) to judge projects in a variety o f areas including Social Stud­ ies and Science. On March 18,hThe All School needs volunteers for the same purpose. The City Wide Projects Fair will take place on April 11th at Sullivan M iddle S c h o o l and v o lu n tee rs are needed lo ju d g e between 11:45am and 3:00pm (you can work in shifts). The projects at the City W ide Fair will be that of the students that have won their middle school fairs.

Other projects that need volunteers im­ mediately are the Odessy of the Mind pro­ gram and working with Middle School the­ ater programs in after school activities. If any o f these projects interest you have other interests stop by the Student A ctivi­ ties Office and sign up. Even if you are interested in volunteering, but aren’t sure what you would like to do, come in any­ way and we will try to set you up with some­ thing that accom m odates your schedule and interests.

beneficent public action o f the private sec­ tor, has left a gaping hole in the patchwork o f remedies that at our most hopeful m o­ ments we imagined could remove the bruis­ ing inequalities that continue to haunt us.

Also, the fierce rivalry among previously despised or ignored groups for a visible stake in the politics o f public attention has masked the source o f their anxieties; that too often, social goods are parceled out as so many concessions to demands by the strongest group in a system o f reward held hostage by zero-sum thinking. A fricanAmericans, women, Latinos and Latinas, and A sian-A m ericans are often p itted against one another in a battle for scarce resources — a sour arrangement indeed, for they aren’t the source of one another’s primary pains. In this light, all the noise about “special interest groups” seem s a disingenuous denial o f the factors that led m inorities to adopt com petition as their stock-in-trade to begin with.

Moreover, the thinly veiled contem pt for racial m inorities during the Reagan and Bush adm inistrations unleashed a racist backlash, the worst effects o f which had been held in check by the gains o f the civil rights m ovem ent and the altered social landscape it brought into existence. For those who point out that even that arrange­ ment was dishonest (that it simply shifted racism underground, concealing the per­ sistence of bigotry that conforms the Ameri­ can character to its ugly, irrational im age), a word of caution is in order. To paraphrase Ernest Becker, the American character may be a lie, but it’s a vital lie. Some forms o f restraint that protect the possibility o f ra­ tional dialogue and humane behavior must be retained as we work through the occa­ sionally deadly consequences o f reorder­ ing our unjust racial practices.

If Powell loomed as a potential political savior, it is in large part because he ap­ peared to bleach the dangerous elements o f black masculinity in the curing pool of patriotism.

Why Race Will Continue to Rule ...The tragedy o f our condition is that we have a Supreme C ourt, and many other Americans, who have ignored the rules of race, how race continues to shape Ameri­ can life. Worse yet, they blame those who resist the color-blind m yth for extending, rather than exposing, the hold race still has on the American character. But we cannot overcome the history o f racial oppression in our nation without understanding and addressing the subtle, subversive ways race continues to poison our lives. The ostrich approach o f burying our collective head in the sands o f historical amnesia or political denial will not work. We must face race head on.

Making Malcolm: The Myth & Meaning of Malcolm X President Clinton’s policies and actions so far indicate that he may ju st be the sort o f political figure M alcolm often warned us against. C linton’s public positions on race encourage clever but often unprin­ cipled manipulations, even distortions, of racial history will help illuminate the hopes of racial progress that Bill Clinton has come to embody and, I think, annul in his time in office.

F or the p a st tw e lv e y e a rs , fa te fu l changes in American culture have sapped our nation’s ability to speak about race with informed passion. The collapse o f the will to undo the legacy o f past racial injus­ tice with immediate intervention, through either governm ental sponsorship or the

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»ATlO^' Dear Prospective M ember: L iberia should have a special place in th e conscience o f the U nited States o f A m erica. Its im petus to become a nation cam e from the U nited S tates. F or 149 years, it w as a stalwart ally o f the U nited S lales’ Yet for Ihe past years, a s a civil w ar has taken alm ost 200,000 lives, displaced m ore than tw o-thirds o f the population and destro y ed its infrastructure, the U nited States has treated this great tragedy as a regional problem .

L iberia has a unique historical and cu ltu ral link to the U nited States. Settled by A frican A m ericans, many o f them form er slaves, in the early d ecades o f the 19th century, L iberian became a republic in 1847. T he U nited S tales influence on L ib eria is reflected the A frican nation's constitution, the star and strip es o f its red, w h ite and blue flag, the stru ctu re o f its governm ent, the nam es o f its cities, its schools' curriculum , its official language and the rem arkable deg ree o f good w ill its citizens feel tow ard A m erica. Through all the m a jo r co n flicts o f the 20th century, Liberians been am ong the m ost dependable allies o f Ihe U nited States, In both World W ars, Liberia declared w ar o n the en em ies o f th e U nited S tates and o fle rcd vital air bases, ports, and natural resources to support the U nited States m ilitary. D uring the C old War, Liberia v oted with the U nited Stales on ev ery sig n ifican t resolution at the U nited N ations, It hosted facilities for electronic m onitoring and b ecam e the largest base for U nited S lates intelligence-gatheriing in Africa.

Yet w hen Liberia's security was m ost al risk because o f civ il conflict the U nited States governm ent deferred to ECOW AS, an under-funded regional organization co m posed o f some o f the w orld’s poorest nations. H alf o f the $ 10 m illio n earm arked by the U nited States lo support a peacekeeping force had not b een com m itted by A pril 1996. M eanw hile, the co st lo the United S tales o f responding to the hum anitarian crisis since 1990 has been em ergency relief assistance valued at o v er $445 m illion, over $66 m illion provided in Ihe past y ea r alone, m ore than eight tim es the am ount com m itted lo peacekeeping. in the absence o f a viable security plan, the torrent o f refugees continues to underm ine L iberia's relations w ith its im m ediate n eighbors. T h o u g h the U nited S lates has im plored those nations to adm it L iberian refugees, its ow n record o f L ib erian adm issions decries the long relationship with that nation.

T he approach lo achieving peace in L ib erian has revolved around the ECO W A S process for six years. T his process has, in turn, been dep en d en t on a core g roup of ECO W A S nations w ith the will and very lim ited resources to engage in d iplom acy or to com m it forces for peacekeeping, Fourteen p eace ag reem en ts have been largely brokered w ithout the U nited States and other international parlies, such as th e United N ations or O A U , present w ith ECOW AS as working partners at the n eg otiating table. T h e result o f this ag reem en ts and the resources, and leverage, necessary for su ccessfu l im plem entation, T his failure lo produce a concerted approach to all aspects o f the p eace p ro cess, trom m ediation to n eg o tiatio n and im plem entation, produced th e tragic results that w e have w itn essed in Liberia.

O n A ugust 17 ihe E conom ic C o m m u n ity o f West A frican States(ECO W A S) concluded m eetings that provide a new tim etable for the peace pro cess, S tarting A ugust 20, the w arring factions are to observe a ce ase-fire, dism antle checkpoints and w ithdraw from zones o f com bat. The peacekeeping force, ex p an d in g from 8500 to 18000 troops, is to dep lo y throughout Liberia in N ovem ber. D em obilization is lo be co m p leted by January 31, Elections are lo be held on M ay 31 with a turnover to an elected gov ern m en t on June 15. T he revised plan calls for sanctions against m em bers o f the w arring factio n s that obstruct the peace process. Sanctions include restrictions on travel, freeze o n econom ic ac tiv ities, exclusion from electo ral process, and w ar crim e charges.

N ow the U nited S lates has another opportunity to assert its international leadership at a critical ju n ctu re to ensure that the success o f the new p eace process. This lead ersh ip will not lead lo an involvem ent o f U nited S lates troops, it does mean that the U nited States m ust heighten its diplom atic efforts to help co o rd in ate the p ro cess o f peace and gather the funding that is necessary for effective peacekeeping and dem obilization in Liberia.

T he U nited S tates should lake the n ecessary steps lo en su re that its com m itm ent o f $30 million to support the EC O M O G p eacekeeping force is obligated before the e n d o f the fiscal year 1996. W hile the U nited S tales pledge o f $ 3 0 million is a step in the right direction it will not alone enable a doubling o f EC O M O G to the 18,000 troops necessary for d ep lo y m en t by N ovem ber. It is vital that the U niled States p ro v id e additional funds to make up this shortfall o r take the lead to obtain significant pledges from o th e r d onor countries A lop priority o f Ihe U nited S tates should be the im plem entation o f a serious program for dem obilizing Liberia's com batants, Regretfully, no add itio n al funding has been pledged by the United S tates to im prove w hat w as an in adequately funded and designed dem obilization plan. In fact, som e o f the funds allocated in early 1996 for reintegration o f L ib eria s 60,000 com batants have been diverted elsew here. T he U nited Slates sh o u ld lake the lead in designing a com prehensive dem obilization program , T his p ro g ram w ill not involve U nited S tates troops, but should include the resources for every stage o f dem obilization from encam pm ent to training and counseling o f com batants. A contribution o f $ 2 0 m illion (non-food related ) from the United S tales will provide the resources n ecessary to initiate a w ellconccivcd dem obilization program and encourage future con trib u tio n s trom o th e r international donors.

President Clinton and the U nited S tates C ongress m ust m ake Liberia a priority on our foreign relations agenda in A frica. U nited Stale lead ersh ip is critical if the k ey elem ents are lo be achieved on schedule under th e new p eace plan. This leadership will not lead to an involvem ent o f United S tates troops. It d o es m ean that the U nited S tates through its S pecial Envoy, must heighten its diplom atic efforts lo co o rd in ate the im plem entation o f the peace p rocess and gather the additional resources necessary for effectiv e peacekeeping and d em o b ilizatio n T he U nited S tates should strengthen th e response o f the international com m unity to the needs o f the peace process, T he foundation for a new international approach to the peace process already exists w ith the International C o n tact G roup fo r L iberia, the group o f d o n o r countries that have pledged support to Ihe p eace process T h e concept behind Ihe IC G L should be expanded to a tightly coordinated partnership th at includes the U nited Stales, ECO W A S, and the U nited N ations. This high level o f coo p eratio n w ill ensure that scarce resources arc effectively utilized.

T he outbreak o f fighting in M onrovia in A pril-M ay o f 1996 w as ihe latest in a series o f clashes in Liberia's intractable war. D uring the past nearly seven years, the w ar has produced shocking hum anitarian conditions for Liberian civilians, T h e m ost recent fighting exacerbated even further these conditions. H um anitarian assistan ce organizations have been unable to deliver food and other em ergency services b ecau se of the fighting in M onrovia, T h e ir resources looted by gangs o f com batants and the safety o f their relief w orkers th reaten ed , these organizations closed or dram atically reduced th e ir operations in Liberia.

As a result o f the civil w ar in L iberia, an estim ated 800,000 Liberians are internally displaced; another 800,000 are refugees in n eighboring c ountries that are am ong the p oorest in the world.

A pproxim ately 50 % o f the population in M onrovia, upw ards o f 350,000 persons, w ere forced to flee th eir homes due to the A pril-M ay fighting and another 3,000 died. D u rin g June-July some 3 ,300 new cases o f ch o lera w ere reported in M onrovia and a July survey found m alnutrition rates for children in displaced shelters have increased up to 25% .

Now that the dusl of the C ivil War in L iberia is settling dow n, an era o f a N EW LIB E RIA is at hand. W h eth er anyone likes it o r not, an leadership is b o und to em erge, supposedly to shoulder the national responsibilities o f politics and adm inistration and to ensure the continued survival o f the Liberian people and culture.

T hat such leadership will be genuine a n d com m itted is a m atter that you as L iberians and friends o f Liberia can decide, o r at least influence. But choosing national leadership is a serious and difficult business, In L iberia, b o m bed-out hom es and shops arc painful rem inders o f what happens when leaders are chosen unw isely. We cannot allow this to happen again, This is why the Liberian Social Justice F oundation is cam paigning for PEA C E, SECU RITY , SO CIA L, E C O N O M IC , E D U C A T IO N A L A N D P O L IT IC A L JU S T IC E IN LIB E R IA .

T he Liberian Social Justice Foundation has carefully exam ined the adm inistrative and operational policies o f both the p ast and present adm inistration in Liberia, an d in our candid opinion, m uch m ore needs lo be done to help L ib eria go in the d irection she needs lo go. We as L iberians must try to have a p o sitive influence on the selection o f the national p rogram s and the corresponding leadership w hich will in ev itab ly affect our lives and the lives o f our people for m any years to com e.

M y fellow L iberians and Friends o f L iberia, the L iberian Social Justice F oundation has em b ark ed on a m ission to en su re that PEA C E, UNITY, S E C U R IT Y F R E E D O M A ND SO C IA L JU S T IC E prevail in Liberia. T his is an aw esom e responsibility that can only occur if we co o p erate as a team. H istory w ill ju d g e us not by w hat w e say, but by w hat w e do. With God and the determ ined m ind, there is no th in g we cannot achieve for our Liberian Society. It is in this light that I urge you to support and co n trib u te to the Liberian Social Justice Foundation's program s.

Liberia, the A frican nation established in the 1800s by freed A m erican slaves, has been tom by civil war since 1989. W hat does the L ib erian Civil W ar m eanto A m erican s in term s o f health care, hum anitarian relief, stability th roughout A frica and the continuation o f m issionary w o rk ? If you share in the d ream o f peace in L ib eria, a country founded upon A m erican ideals, you are invited to becom e m ore in fo rm ed by w riting to Ihe LIB ER IA N SO C IA L JU S T IC E FO U N D A TIO N , PO ST O F F IC E B O X 31438, C IN C IN N A T I, O H IO 45231. (513) 9311872.

I am w riting to introduce you lo the L iberian Social Justice Foundation,Inc., a broad-based social nonprofit organization. T he m ission o f the LSJFI is two-fold: we are d edicated to restoring a ju st and stable society in L iberia, a n d lo im proving the quality o f life fo r all L iberians, bo th at home and abroad.

O n behalf o f o u r m em bers, I appeal to you for financial assistance in support o f LSJF activities. An application for m em bership is included w hich contains a breakdow n o f m em bership fees. Please know that any am o u n t you can co n trib u te w ill be helpful to us. Your support o f the Foundation, and y o u r aw areness o f its co n cern s is deeply appreciated. Should you have any questions o r suggestions, please feel free to w rite us or call. Thank you for your tim e, yo u r contribution, and yo u r generosity. C hecks and m oney orders should be m ade payable to the L iberian Social Ju stice Foundation.lnc.

Best regards, Edwin G .K . Zocdua Executive D irector/C hairm an EG K Z/rnlm

Faces o f h u n g e r in L ib e ria Liberian children await arrival of a food convoy in Tubmanburg, 50 miles north of Monrovia. T h e city was cut off for months by fighting.

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Cl u b C o r n e r apo H ello O lsters! C ongrats to the new pledges! We hope you have a fun time and get to know all o f the brothers.

T his w eek the Ugly M an on Cam pus event w ill surely get rid o f your C Term blues as you laugh at the ugly men at W PI! T h is week you can vote for who you think is the ugliest man on cam pus.

Be sure to com e down and check it out.

W e d n e sd a y n ight is M o v ie n ig h t!

B rin g y o u r fa v o rite m o v ie so E len a d o esn ’t have to watch the T ransform ers.

We arc goin g Ice Skating Saturday, and I’m sure there will be plenty o f people going to see Romeo and Juliet Sunday.

The Form al Com m ittee is still planning the A PO form al, so stay tuned for more inform ation on that.

C onclave is com ing up in A pril. The cost is about $25, and pled g es are e n ­ cou rag ed to attend. M ore inform ation will be provided at the b ro th er m eeting, which is held Mondays at 6:30 in GH227.

BiLaGa We did lunch last w eek. T hanks to e v ­ ery o n e w ho cam e and hung o u t w ith us...th e n o n -trad itio n al m eeting tim es seem to be working out really well. Some o f the o fficers went to Brandeis this w eek­ end for a conference and picked up some literature to supplem ent our “ lib rary ” lo­ cated at H ealth Services. Feel free to sign out the books and p a m p h le ts at your co n v en ien ce and learn m ore about the subjects that are o f interest to us.

J , This w eek we have a m eeting sched: uled for Thursday at 7:00 p.m. A nybody interested in showing their support (re ­ gardless o f personal sexual orientation) should e-m ail bilaga@ w pi to find out where we meet. Everyone is welcom e and encouraged to attend. C om e sec what w e’re all about...it’s probably a lot differ­ ent from what you are currently think­ ing. S till for sale arc T -sh irts ($3) and freedom rings ($5). A gain, ju s t e-m ail us and we can sell you those item s. Look for future announcem ents o f this term ’s open m eeting. And if you want more in­ form ation about anything that the club is involved in, check out our w eb site at: http://w w w .w pi.edu/~bilaga

Christian Bible Fellowship G reetin g s once again, CBF! T his is an aw esom e time, God is working in our lives ev ery w h ere and is answ ering prayers in ways w e could never have im agined.

B ring m ore o f your p ray ers before the Lord w ith your brothers and sisters at Friday N ight Fellow ship, 7:00 PM in the Low er W edge. Then com e o u t for S atur­ d a y M o rn in g S p o rts at 1 0 :3 0 a m in Alumni.

“T hen he called the crow d to him along with his disciples and said: ‘If anyone would com e after me, he m ust deny him ­ self and take up his cro ss and follow me.

For w hoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and fo r the gospel w ill save it. W hat

good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?” ’ M ark 8:3436(NIV).

In these verses, Jesus tells us the se ­ cret to living a truly successful life and ensuring our salvation. First, we must deny ourselves. T his means giving up all of the am bitions and desires we have for our lives. T hen wc must take up our cross and follow Him. Only by placing our entire trust and faith in C hrist can wc save o u r lives.

Now I ask you, have you given up ev ­ erything for C hrist? Maybe th ere’s a few strings attached to your cross and ho ld ­ ing you back from following Him. D on’t settle for that kind o f walk w ith G od.

S eparate you rselv es from the ties that bind you to your old selves and live a life free from the desires and am bitions o f the world.

Men’s Glee Club Hello, Fratres in Cantu! 17 Days and counting until we leave the bitter cold o f New England for the equally cold (and

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Now, since this is being written on (black) Friday, and because it w on’t be printed until after the weekend, I feci it is my duty lo m ake a few predictions. During this w e e k e n d , 1) Jay w o n ’t w ork on h is questionairc. 2) Hamel will wake up to find som ething warm lying next lo him.

He will be relieved to find out that it is only his liver taking a vacation. 3) Alan will discover the jo y s o f having a bed­ room door. 4) Som eone in SHM will get propositioned by a lady old enough to be their grandm other. 5) Spaleta will be drinking beer in B udapest and thanking God that the sources o f his sexual frus­ tration arc thousands o f miles away. 6)

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Newman Club Well lent got o ff to a great start as we had great attendance at Ash W ednesday M asses and o ther Lenten M asses. K eep up the good w ork, gang. T h is F rid a y night we are going to Sacred Heart Bingo, so if you are com ing, m eet at the R e li­ gious C enter at 6:00 pm. Ryan tells us that he is an expert in bingo and will show you how to play. Save the date o f Friday, Feb. 28th as we have a video and pasta that night. Jason Nadeau is going to m ake sure Fr. S. cooks enough food this tim e.

The nom ination com m ittee has selected their candidates for next y e a r’s officers .

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By Curtis L. Odom M anagem ent Society We have undergone a major overhaul in both purpose and focus this year. Our m is­ sion is to establish an interactive system o f networking for all majors. This is ac­ com plished through attending guest lec­ tures, numerous plant tours o f major New England corporations, as well resume w ork­ shops with professionals from prom inent com panies in the New England area!

On February 5th, we paid a visit to the General Electric Plant in Fitchburg, Mass. On this informative tour, we were given informa­ tion about G E’s Technical Leadership Pro­ gram. This program is designed to introduce perspective employees to the type o f leader­ ship and training that corporations expect their workers to complete. This type of train­ ing is looked upon as a M aster’s degree equivalent within GE, as well as with many other topnotch companies.

Students had the opportunity to critique the tour in form o f a written survey, upon leaving the plant. O ur tour group expressed a strong desire to learn more of the require­ ments that corporate employers have for them at the entry level position. The topic o f work related post graduate training was also addressed as a necessary p rerequi­ site to working in a high tempo engineer­ ing environment.

This is an exam ple o f how our society is actively carrying the message o f the W PI plan to companies in search o f students with

in the ever competitive job market.

Our next general meeting will be on Febru­ ary 26th at Noon in Riley Commons. Upcom­ ing events, and tour dates will be discussed.

If you want be added to our mailing list of upcom ing events, send your request to mgsnews@WPI.EDU. Join us! It’s never too late to start invest­ ing in your future!

a quality, well rounded education. Engineers arc plenty in numbers but prior knowledge of typical company expectations will un­ doubtedly set WPI students apart from their peers.

Get involved today! Find out what we can do for you and your career! Don’t miss your chance to join our society o f outgo­ ing students, committed to making a mark

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Railroad Club Wow! A Club C orner by the R ailroad Club! H opefully by the end o f the week w e’ll know the results o f the G reat Room Search, and even m ore hopefully, w e’ll have a lead on a home for our modules and other assorted model railroad things.

In other news, the wiring is coming along; another trip to Radio Shack is probably on the horizon. D on’t worry, Tom- w e’ll be out o f your living room in less time than it takes to skin a rabbit.

Prototypically speaking, Dave, our con­ tact at URI, has found out that Conrail and Guilford have recently launched a trailervan program from Worcester to W aterville, Maine and back. The new trains are num ­ bered TV-97 and 96; westbound and eastbound, respectively. M ost significantly, the new trains are headed up by B& M /ST power all the way into Worcester, with crew changes at Ayer. This will be the first time

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The new trains are reportedly running M onday through Saturday, so listen to your scanners and w e’ll organize a trip sometime soon.

Anyone interested in joining the Club is welcome to join us at one o f the weekly meetings which are being held at 5 Dean Street, A partm ent #2. For more inform a­ tio n , c o n ta c t ra ilro a d @ w p i or ecwilcom@wpi.

Science Fiction Society W ell g e n tle b e in g s, it’s been q u ite a week! The trip to the Jersey Dairy Farms went off without a hitch. Three hours ei­ ther way packed into the Magic Club Bus like lemmings, but what neat souvenirs!

We finally got the leather seat covers!!

N ever w anted to know so much about cheese did you? We had to write a formal appology after the incident (you all know what I’m talking about), but Joe wasn’t hurt too badly and 500 gallons o f milk don’t cost that much at bulk prices. Purina DOESN’T make dinosaur chow. (Moo?) Next m onths’ trip is being planned already and hopefully it w on’t contain so much calcium.

So what do Rand al Thor, Superman, Paul M u a ’dib, Jason W orthing, and Pug o f Stardock all have in common with each other but not with y o u ? ... They all have women.

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20. G olf implement 21. Cyst 22. Family dog 23. School course (a b b r.)

25. Sesame plant 26. Symbol for arsenic 27. Relative (abbr.)

28. F ather’s boy 29. G oodbye (Spanish) 32. Each (abbr.)

33. Disciple 35. Symbol for nickel 36. Sphere of action 38. Grease 39. Cozy place 40. Street (abbr.)

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39. Argue 41. Wet 42. Beaver construction 43. Snare 44. Strong 45. Finish

Yes, yes, I know, Aside from being im aginary people... or being able to use magic or amazing powers o f the mind...

(T his w eek has not b een c o n d u s iv e t o . sleep). C om e to this week’s SFS meeting and learn the secrets man w as n o t m e a n t to 46. Prune 52. Medicinal plant 48. W riting instrum ent know !! (Ok, ok, woman 54. India outer garm ent 49. S. H emisphere constellation was not meant to know 56. Blacktop substance 50. W om en’s group (abbr.) either, why are you al­ 57. East U .S. state (a b b r.)

51. Verb 58. British streetcar w ays going on about 53. Location 59. Ever (poetic) 55. Southern state (ab b r.) w om en S ta n ? ) (You can’t have babies, you h a v e n ’t got a womb! th is group to w here it is. Even though W h ere’s the fetus gonna g estate? You w e don’t say it too often, we really do gonna keep it in a box?)

Be there at 7pm on W ednesday in Olin appreciate it. I feel it is appropriate at Hall room 223, as we symolize our struggle th is time to also thank Alden Voices for against oppression... er, reality. And Bob, all their support. We hope you appreci­ ated your candygrams. Trent Reznor said T hey’re all white and th ey ’re all named it best when he said “H appiness in S la­ Kevin! very!” I hope you are all excited about Regis (take that how you w ish). Good Simple Harmonic Motion thing Jay was there Saturday since Jon It’s been a long week for SH M , but now w as out o f town and D riscoll w as closer that we have som e perform ances com ing to a B a r ito n e ... how ♦ w a s* y o u r up, things will definately start moving V alentine’s day, M ike? We hope that all quicker. On a personal note, on beh alf of o u r fans are able to make it to the Clark SHM I w ould like to thank D ribble and C ounterpoints’ Jam boozle III this Friday B eaker for doing a great jo b in bringing 7:00 at Clark. POMF.

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What’s Happening: Feb. 18-23

Thursday, February 6 12:47am - D isturbance: Loud p arty in progress in Salisbury E states.

6:59am - M alicious m ischief: Front doors to M organ D ining C om m ons reported as being sm ashed in, dead bolt still intact.

7:20am - M alicious m ischief: M ailroom D aniels, boxes vandalized.

9:50am - A ccess: P resident’s house, key stuck in lock, locksm ith called, key was re­ m oved, locksm ith will check lock.

1 0 :12am - Alarms: D etector in H ealth Services.

12:47am - Alarm: Hi-Low temp. A tw ater-K ent, HVAC notified, left a message.

12:53am - Assist: M organ door jam m ed, student inside, Plant Services notified.

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- Intrusion alarm : H iggins labs.

- Fire alarm: Riley Hall.

- Intrusion alarm: Riley, N ew speak.

- A larm: A tw ater Kent intrusion.

- Alarm: Trouble alarm in Daniels.

- Call box hangup: Riley.

- A larm : Higgins Labs Firesafety.

- Alarm: Fire/sprinkler, Ellsw orth Apts.

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Saturday, February 8 1:32am - N oise com plaint: Salisbury St., loud m usic.

2:06am - D isturbance: Report o f disturbance, Stoddard B. 10:24am - M alicious m ischief: Riley, shaving cream sprayed on w alls.

2:54pm - A ssist: 15 N on-students rem oved from A lum ni G ym .

2:55pm - M edical em ergency: Student w ith knee injury on the Quad.

5:01pm - Backup: O fficer with eight non-students, A lum ni Gym, requests assistance.

5:01pm - Sprinkler alarm: Atwater-Kent.

Sunday, February 9 12:53am - N oise com plaint: D ean Street, loud m usic.

7 : 15am - M alicious m ischief: M organ Hall, third floor stairw ell, shattered glass.

2:44pm - M edical: Student w ith hurting ribs and trouble breathing.

4 : 10pm - T resspassing report: R eport o f non-students in H arrington.

4 : 10pm - T resspassing report: Report o f non-students harrassing in Alumni Gym. 4:30pm - Closure: G ym s secured for security reasons. T w enty-five non-students re­ m oved, w arned o f tresspass.

10:40pm - Em ergency box hangup: Stoddard B 10:56pm - M edical em ergency: Riley, fem ale w ith possible broken toe.

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10:00am -ISRG Meeting, Fuller Labs 141.

12:00pm-W PI French Circle, Gompei’s Place.

12:00pm - Concert, African Rhythm featuring M ichael Wingfield and Company, Low er Wedge.

2:30pm - Entrepreneurs Collaborative, Salisbury Labs 105.

7:00pm - W omen’s Basketball atM t. Holyoke.

7:05pm - W orcester Ice Cats vs. Providence Bruins, Centrum.

8:00pm - Coffeehouse, Kevin Connolly, Riley Commons.

8:00pm - Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book M eeting, Kaven Hall 111.

10:00pm - Mass, religious Center.

2:30pm -G TR G M eeting, Fuller Labs I4 l.

3 and 8pm - M ovie, “ 12th Night”, Kimball Theater, H oly Cross.

10:00pm - Mass, Religious Center.

Academ ic Advising Day - No Classes 11:00am - AIRG Meeting, Fuller Labs 246.

7:00pm - M en’s Basketball at MIT. 10:00pm - Mass, Religious Center.

12:00pm - Mass, Religious Center.

1:30pm - SERG Meeting, Fuller Labs 147.

5:00pm - Shabbat Candlelighting and Dinner, Morgan A. 7:00pm - Movie. 'T w o Days in the Valley”. Kimball Theater, Holy Cross.

10:30am - Wrestling, NECCWA tournament at Coast Guard.

12:30 & 3pm - Theater, “Androcles and the Lion”, Zecco Performing Arts Center, Anna Maria College.

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

2:00pm - W omen’s Basketball at Babson.

5:00pm - Black History Month: Night of Performances, Riley Commons.

7:00pm - Movie, “Two Days in the Valley”, Kimball Theater, Holy Cross.

11:30am - Catholic M ass, Alden Memorial.

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

6:30 and 9:30pm M ovie - Romeo and Juliet, Perreault Hall.

Monday, February 10 7:30am 8:46am 3:56pm 4:23pm 6 :1 1pm 9:41pm

- M arkings: On floor o f D aniels basem ent near laundry room.

- Fire alarm: Institute H all, set o ff by dust from sw eeping.

- M alicious m ischief: M organ.

- Intrusion alarm : A lden sub-basem ent.

- A ssist: N on-students in Alumni Gym. - M edical em ergency: Elbridge, fem ale w ith chest pains.

Tuesday, February 11 12:05am - L ock problem : M organ, students locked in room .

1:15pm - Lock-in, Morgan Hall.

3:21pm - A larm : Intrusion, A lden sub basem ent.

10:03pm - Report: O f strong smell in the wedge area.

11:37pm - Intrusion alarm : Telecom m unications.

W ednesday, February 12 7:47am - Alarm: Higgins Labs, laser labs.

7:57am - Alarm: A tw ater Kent.

3:23pm - T resspassing: H arrington, non-students rem oved.

5:59pm - Intrusion alarm : A lden Sub-basem ent.

6:02pm - Fire alarm: M organ Hall.

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