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Volume Twenty-five, Number Seven

Tuesday, March 25, 1997

Eagle-eyed students find a bug, and international recognition, in browser said M orin. The students then went public with an announcement on Cybersnot Indus­ tries (www.cybersnot.com), their Web site, w here they included non-destructive ex­ The headlines from around the world said amples o f how the flaw worked. it all: “W PI students net a big bug” ; “Stu­

By M onday, M arch 3, M ic ro so ft an ­ dent gives M icrosoft a lesson in bug-catch­ nounced that it would begin ing”; “W PI students log work im mediately on a fix for on to M ic ro s o ft fla w ” ; the problem. By then, the me­ “C o m p u te r w h iz z in g s dia had descended on the trio M icrosoft.”

Internet reporters w ere the When junior Paul Greene first to carry the story on was working on a student TechWire and Reuters Finan­ project one Friday morning cial Service and the Associ­ in early M arch, he had no ated Press was not far behind idea th a t w h at he w as along with Dow Jones and about to discover would CBS, which carried the story make him known around early Tuesday morning. the world— along with his Greene, Elliott and Morin two ro o m m ates, ju n io rs were besieged with phone calls Brian M orin and Geoffrey from the media; hundreds of eElliott. G reene found a se­ mail messages stacked up on rio u s s e c u rity flaw in their accounts. By late Tues­ Microsoft C orp.’s Internet day morning there had been Explorer browser used by more than 100,(XX) hits on their m illions w orldw ide. The flaw could allow a user to Web site. MSNBC called and offered to have a limo pick them su rre p titio u sly run p ro ­ NEW S S E R V IC E P H O T O up and drive them into Boston grams— even delete files— Brian M orin, Paul Greene, and Geoffrey Elliott, recent discoverers of a serious for a network interview. Oper­ on a user’s com puter with bug in Microsoft Explorer. ating from a stu d io in the sh o rtc u t technology Watertown, C N N ’s Moneyline built into Windows 95 soft­ ware. the bug could do and notified Microsoft of with Lou Dobbs carried the story worldwide— “I immediately saw that this was something the problem.” with WPI sweatshirts prominently displayed. that shouldn’t be happening and I called my The company did not respond. “We even The Canadian Broadcasting Company and roommates over to look,” said Greene, an elec­ sent an e-mail to Bill Gates without success,” See Bug, continued to page 9 trical engineering major. The two roommates, both computer science majors, immediately recognized the seriousness of the flaw. “It was something that had been there for more than a year,” said Elliott. “I couldn’t believe my eyes. We spent several hours seeing what

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Sophomore uncovers computer fraud Courtesy o f WPI News Service Just before Christm as, the San Jose (C ali­ fornia) M ercury News reported that W PI sophom ore Steve Faulkner, a com puter sci­ ence m ajor from Boxford, Mass., uncovered com puter fraud when he took apart his com ­ puter after it kept overheating. F aulkner th o u g h t th e p ro b le m his tw o -y e a r o ld C om trade com puter w as his fault, so he took the cover o ff and exam ined each part.

He reported his problem s to the com puter com pany and discovered that others w ere reporting sim ilar problem s with the sam e model. A fter failing to get an answ er from the com pany, he took the m achine apart and spent an hour peeling back a printed

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serial num ber that had been glued onto the Intel m icroprocessor. He then called up the Intel site on the W orld W ide Web and posted a question to the technical staff.

The answ er he received was that the 90m egahertz chip he thought he had was in reality a 75-m egahertz chip being pushed to a higher speed. W hile rare in the U.S., “o v erclo ck ed ” Pentium chips arc an in­ creasing problem abroad according to se­ curity experts.

W hat did Faulkner get for his trouble?

The com pany offered to refund his father the $20,000 for the system s he had bought and now runs standard tests and visually inspects each CPU ; the com pany is also considering legal action against its form er supplier.

Dorow receives advising award

by Edw ard J. Cameron, Jr. Co-Editor-in-Chief Andrea Dorow, Assistant Director o f Stu­ dent Activities, recently was the recipient of the Philippi Outstanding A dvisor Award for her work with the Interfraternity Council here at WPI. She received the award in late Feb­ ruary at the annual N ortheast Panhellenic C onference and N ortheast Interfraternity Conference held in Pittsburgh. She was nomi­ nated by form er IFC president Daniel R. Herbert ’97 and WPI campus chaplain the Rev. Peter Scanlon. They cited her efforts in organizing community service events, improv­ ing public relations, reviving the WPI chapter of the Order of Omega which is the national honor society for Greeks, and revitalizing the rush system. “We have come to find her as not only our advisor, but our counselor, motivator, and friend,” they stated, and that she “has be­ come an indispensable asset to both the men and women o f the WPI Greek system.”

The IFC itself also left the conference with four awards including the Lundsford Award for Overall Excellence in the northeast. The award was based on seven criteria ranging from council management to community ser­ vice. The other awards were three of the eight major category awards: the Self Governance and Judicial Affairs Award; the Membership, Recruitment, and Retention Award; and the Rick Funk Council M anagement Award.

The northeast region o f Interfraternity and Panhellenic Councils covers the states north o f Kentucky and east o f Ohio and includes every college with a Greek system.

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IceC ats goalie Mike Buzak denies a shot from a Bruin in W orcester’s victory over Providence on the 12th. The IceCats skated in three games over spring break and came away with a record of 2-0-1, clinching a spot in the upcom ing C alder Cup Playoffs and setting a new record for season victories.

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News beyond the farm A weekly e-m ail news summary __________ WORLD EDITION__________

California and in Washington D.C. are de­ manding an investigation and an end to the practice.

For the week preceding this Saturday, March 22nd, 1997, here’s what made the News Beyond the Farm:

In Shorts:

Rebels in Zaire continue to advance westward. After their success in K ubila M ar 15th, they anounced Mar 16th that they would move on the nation’s third-larg­ est city, Lubamboshi. A cease-fire was offered in the Kisigani region Mar 18th, which led only to government forces in the area giving up their weapons to aurent K ubila’s rebels. Meanwhile, in the capilol o f Kinshasha, the old prime minister was ousted by the new parliament. On M ar 20th, President Mobutu Sese Seko returned from medical-recovery vacation in Europe and tried to re-take control of the capitol.

M ost people in the countryside seem to support the rebels, leading to calls for an election (which Kubila would be presumed to win) to decide the country’s future, rather than fighting. As o f Mar 22nd, Kubila still re je c te d th ese o u tsid e p ro p o sa ls, and M obutu has yet to comment.

“The process has gone haywire.” So stated P resident C lin to n ’s nom inee for head o f the Central Intelligence Agency, Anthony Lake, late M ar 17th as he decided to withdraw his nomination. Lake had been badgered in confirm ations by Republicans concerned about his administrative abili­ ties while head o f the National Security Agency and felt he could not work with C ongress after some D em ocrats started seriously questioning him as well. Presi­ dent Clinton expressed outrage over the developm ent Mar 18th, then announced M ar 19th that CIA acting director Ge orge Tenet would become the new nominee.

The middle east peace process has been seriously threatened by events this week.

Things looked upbeat as King Hussein of Jordan visited Israel and met with Prime M inister Benjamin Netanyahu Mar 16th.

H ow ever, the Netanyahu adm inistration decided to proceed with plans to build Jew ­ ish housing in East Jerusalem, and ground­ breaking took place M ar 18th. Palestinian protestors overcame Palestinian police and threw stones at Jewish sectors M ar 20th, but the big blow came Mar 21st when a suicide bomber killed four and injured over 50 at a Tel Aviv cafe. The Palestinian ac­ tivist group Hamas claimed responsiblity.

N e ta n y a h u c la im e d th a t he b o re no responsiblity if recent events led to the end o f the m iddle east peace process, while P a le stin ia A u th o rity P resid en t Y assar Arafat condemned the the suicide bom b­ ing. Hamas issued warnings Mar 22nd that more bomb attacks would be coming if con­ struction on the East Jerusalem site is not halted.

They’re Talking About It: Because o f Federal regulations prohib­ iting agents from asking where the money is going, Immigration and Naturalization Funds given to immigrants for relocation may have been used to purchase houses in M exico. Politicians both in the state o f

• The chairman o f the House Judiciary committee, Rep. Henry Hyde (R-IL), a n ­ nounced Mar 16th that he is looking in to the laws su rro u n d in g im p e a c h ­ m e n t— not b ecau se he plans to attem pt to im ­ peach President Clinton, but to be ready in case a d d itio n a l a lle g a tio n s make it necessary.

• N igeria announced M ar 16th that it wants to jail award-winning author Wale Soliyinka, who is current in exile in Europe.

• Albanian President Sali Berisha offered to pardon rebel leader Fatas Nano and others M ar 16th in return for an end to fighting in that country, but fighting continued anyway.

• A huge pro-labor rally was held in Brus­ sels, Belgium Mar 16th, against the EU and a recent Renault auto plant closing.

• Newsweek printed a new story claiming Timothy McVeigh had admitted guilt to his lawyers Mar 16th in the World Trade Center case; a judge refused to move the trial Mar 17th.

• British Prime M inister John M ajor on M ar 17th called for general elections May 1st.

• UN Secretary General Kofi Annan an­ nounced reforms that will lead to the loss o f 1000 jobs and save $ 123 million M ar 17th.

• The Treasury Departm ent announced M ar 17th that the IRS will be modernized; it is unclear how that will affect taxpayers.

• A special campaign finance commission headed by Walter Mondale and Nancy Kassebaum Baker started work Mar 17th.

• 900 more Albanians had to be rescued from sea Mar 17th while trying to reach Italy.

• R ussian President B oris Yeltsin a n ­ nounced his new cabinet Mar 17th; key figures include Prime M inister Viktor C hernom yrdin and deputies A natoly Chubais and Boris Nemtsov.

• The Supreme Court ruled Mar 17th that a Florida case against tobacco companies could proceed.

• Elections in El Salvador Mar 17th led to an even distribution betw een rig h t­ w ingers and left-wingers in the legisla­ ture, and left-wing victories in many lo­ cal elections.

• A 5.4 earthquake near B arstow CA c a u s e d m in im al d is ru p tio n in the Southland M ar 18th.

• 50 people died in when a Russian plane bound for Turkey crashed Mar 18th.

• A tentative agreement was reached be­ tween American Airlines and its pilots M ar 18th.

• Huge anti-governmental protests to.)k place in Ukraine M ar 18th, calling for a return to communist stability.

• A bom b explosion in Algeria led to 18

the M exico de-certification (in the drug deaths Mar 18th. war) bill M ar 20th which will probably A “rave” party in ex-urban Florida led be accepted by the Clinton adm inistra­ led to five hospitalizations and dozens tion. of arrests M ar 19th.

• T he H o u se o f R e p re se n ta tiv e s a p ­ • Rep. Wes Cooley (R-OR) was found proved $3.8 million in funding for cam ­ guilty o f m isrep resen tin g paign finance investigations M ar 21st him self on campaign litera­ bya213-179 margin. ture; he will pay a $50(X) fine • Chinese naval vessels arrived in San Di­ and work com m unity ser­ ego M ar 22nd in the first visit to a US vice. port in modern history.

• A bill passed the House o f R e p re s e n ta tiv e s M ar • Albanian President Sali Berisha again refused to resign in a public statement 19th which would allow em­ Mar 22nd. ployers to give com pensa­ • Tens o f thousands protested in Rome tory tim e o ff rather than Mar 22nd for more government action o v e rtim e w hen w o rk e rs on unemployment. work extra hours. The 222• Abstract impressionist Will De Kooning 210 party-line vote was criti­ died M ar 19th at the age o f 92. cized by President Clinton, who believes it is not the best way to give workers flexibility; he believes it will allow em ­ Finally: Playing with a Nintendo or even the lat­ ployers to get out o f paying overtime. est Net game on a PC this spring break? You He renewed a veto threat Mar 22nd. may be decreasing your sports performance.

• The Liggett Group, a cigarette m anufac­ So says British researcher Dr. Peter Terry, who turer, agreed to a settlem ent w ith 22 claims that time spent playing video games states Mar 20th in which 25% o f profits not only takes away from potential sporting will go toward health compensation for time, but also trains the body with different the next 25 years, labels will be changed skills. These fine coordination skills appar­ to reflect that sm oking is addictive, and ently conflict with body coordination skills other concessions. The agreem ent was used in physical sports. I knew there was a a major defeat for the tobacco industry reason I have no games on my computers! as a whole.

• First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, on a And that’s w hat made the News Beyond tran s-A frican trip , met w ith South the Farm.

Africa’s Desmond Tutu Mar 20th.

• President C linton and Russian P resi­ Sources this week included All Things dent Boris Yeltsin met fora two-day sum­ Considered (NPR), the Associated Press, the mit in Helsinki, Finland Mar 20th and BBC Newshour (BBC/PR!), the Christian 21 st. The two agreed to disagree about Science Monitor, Face the Nation (CBS), NATO expansion, but p ro g ress was KCBS radio news, Newsday (BBC/PRI), made in arms control issues.

Newsdesk (BBC/PRI), Pacifica Evening • The House passed a bill banning “par­ News (KPFA), and the Reuters newswire. tial birth” abortion M ar 20th, by a vetoCompiled by: Lance Gleich, San Francisco proof 295-136 margin.

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Weekly sports update: Results from March 7th to 20th

by Geoff Hassard Sports Information Director

qualifier, Aaron Becker (Coventry, RI) won his first match, but lost his next two to miss getting back into the championship bracket.

W restling The wresling team came hom e from the national tournament with an All-American as Lance Baden (Framingham, MA) fin­ ished fourth at 177 lbs. Baden ended up winning four matches including a prelimi­ nary match to get into the bracket o f 16.

Three of his wins were against seeded wres­ tlers. On the first day he defeated the #7 seed, then in the quarterfinals he beat the #2 seed 4-3. In the semifinals he lost 7-2, then won a sudden death overtim e 9-7 de­ cision over the #8 seed. Baden then lost to the #5 seed to finish fourth. Our other

Baseball (3-3) The baseball team returned from their southern trip with a record of 3-3. They d ro p p e d g a m es to B e n e d ic tin e 13-5, M arycrest International 10-0 and the U ni­ versity o f W isconsin-Stout 10-0. They were victorious against Waynesburg 13-4, New England College 11-1 and Penn StateBehrend 13-3.

Quite a few players had solid trips as the team batted .353 overall while banging out 53 hits and stealing 25 bases. Sophomore Jason Merry (Latham, NY) led the way with

a .556 average and five stolen bases. Jun­ ior co-captain Scott Tow nsend (H ollis, ME) batted .450 while stealing four bases and sc o rin g a team hig h seven ru n s.

T ow nsend’s classm ates, Guy M iller (W. Barnstable, MA) and Adam Abrams (E. Bridgewater, MA) had solid trips as well.

M iller led the squad with nine RBI’s while hitting .357 while Abrams had two home runs and a slugging percentage o f .917.

Miller also went 1-0 on the trip with an ERA o f 1.91. Jim Blum (Marlboro, MA) was 1-0 on the trip as well with a 3.00 ERA.

Softball (0-10) The softball team found the going tough on their southern trip as they came back

winless. They did lose a couple o f one run games as the squad is more than confident it will turn things around up north.

Freshmen Holly Weymouth (Abbot, ME) and Sonja Farak (Portsmouth, RI) each had a strong trip. Weymouth started four games for WPI and was hitting .444 before being injured, forcing her from the lineup and Farak hit .280 with 11 total bases. Junior Lyn Dubois — more— (Cumberland, RI) had a solid trip with a .312 average while scor­ ing a team high six runs. Stephanie Torrey (Worcester, MA) drove in a team high five runs while scoring five runs herself. The pitching was shared by sophomores C ar­ rie Seigars (Richmond, ME) and Lara Currie (Concord, NH).

IceCats undefeated at home over break

by Edward J. Cameron, Jr. Co-Editor-in-Chief The W orcester IceCats skated in three gam es over spring break and came away with a record o f 2-0-1. The 'C ats scored 10 goals in the home stand while holding their opponents to 6 goals. They also clinched a spot in the upcoming C alder Cup Play­ offs and set a new record for season victo­ ries. Three IceCats activated the red lamp tw ice in a gam e, Mike M aneluk, C hris Kenady, and Bob Lachance. Chris Kenady scored three goals in the series with Mike Maneluk, Rob Pearson, and B ob Lachance each defeating opposing goalies tw ice.

Marquis M athieu came away a single goal.

Game one was against the Providence Bruins on M arch 12. The gam e saw two IceCats, M ike Maneluk and C hris Kenady, and the Bruins’ PC. Drouin score two goals each. In the first period the ‘Cats split the pipes twice while shutting out the Baby B ’s. Mike M aneluk scoied at 9:14 unas­ sisted and Chris Kenady followed seven m inutes later at 16:17 with assists from Jamie Rivers and Alex Vasilevskii. The sec­ ond period saw the Bruins o ff to a quick start with P C . Drouin scoring the first o f

entering the game but his two at 1:35 off o f Cam they would be washed S te w a rt and C la y to n do w n stream by the Beddoes. D rouin’s second IceC ats. T h e ‘C ats lamp lighter was a power play struck the first blow with goal at 8:07 with help from Chris Kenady scoring at Jo h n G ru d e n and M itch 14:24 of the first with coL a m o u re u x .

‘C a t Rob operation from C had Pearson did some lamp light­ D am ew orth and Bob ing of his own defeating BruLachance.

IceCat goalie ins goalie Scott B ailey at Jon Casey, who is on 13:40 with help from team­ loan from the St. Louis mate Nick Naumenko. The Blues on a conditioning third period was a replay o f assignment, held a shut­ the first. The Bruins were out until the final 58 sec­ h eld s c o re le s s w h ile onds when R iver Rat Maneluk and Kenady put the Patrik Elias got a shot puck away at 3:12 and 19:06 into the net. Worcester respectively. IceCat goalie would go on to win the Mike Buzak once again did game thanks to Marquis an excellent jo b of stopping Mathieu’s goal earlier in the puck blocking 28 shots N E W SPE A K STA FF P H O T O /E D C A M ER O N the third in which Jon im proving his record to 8-2IceCat K onstantin Shafranov swings behind the Syracuse goal while team m ates Casey had the assist.

2. The victory also guaran­ The third match up teed the IceCats a spot in the prepare fo r a shot. was against the Syra­ AHL C alder Cup Playoffs cuse Crunch on March 16. The game got off was a contest between two first place teams. and beat the IceC ats’ record o f 36 victo­ to a promising start for the IceCats as Bob The IceCats lead the New England Division ries in a season.

Lachance lit the red lamp at 0:58 in the first and the River Rats lead the Empire State Di­ The second skating contest was on March with assists from Rob Pearson and Rory vision. The River Rats had won nine straight 14 against the Albany River Rats. The game Fitzpatrick. Syracuse would respond by scor­ ing three unanswered goals. Two would come in the first off o f Darren Sinclair at 11:10 and Rick Girard at 12:35. The third goal would carbon fiber and incor­ come at 7:50 in the third period off the stick porate an advanced hull of Alexander Semak. The IceCats weren’t design that will help us ready to roll over though as they battled back maintain an edge on the in the second half o f the third period to tie com petition this spring. the game at 3 goals apiece. Rob Lachance This coming Satur­ scored his second goal of the night at 10:32 day, M arch 2 9 '\ W PI with help from Chad Dameworth and Chris Crew will be racing Clark Kenady. Bob Pearson lit the red lamp at 12:07 University and A ssum p­ with his power play goal assisted by Mike tio n at L ak e Maneluk and Marquis Mathieu. In overtime Quinsigamond. All are the 'Cats fought h;ird making four shots on w elcom e to attend the goal while holding the Crunch to just one. ra c e and show so m e sch o o l sp irit. If you The 'Cats out shot the Crunch in the game 42 to 30. IceCat goalie Jon Casey made some have questions contact V arsity C a p ta in S eth spectacular saves to keep the Crunch from claiming a victory bringing his record with Popinchalk at 831 -5043.

A M en’s Novice crew returning from yet another practice session It’s going to be a the 'Cats to 2-1-1. in sunny Georgia!

The IceCats are in action this Wednes­ great seaso n for W PI day and Friday against A driondack and Crew! Keep an eye on Springfield at the Worcester Centrum Cen­ the novice teams for we all expect great and Mrs. Donahue. The new Dirigos are results from them! tre. state o f the art boats made from Kevlar and

Crew team visits Georgia over spring break Submitted by WPI Crew Forty-eight WPI Crew members spent 8 wonderful days in Gainesville, Georgia, row­ ing, eating, and sleeping, as well as soaking up the sun. It’s safe to say that all had a great time, even after spending 20 hours on a bus. The team would like to thank the coaches for numerous hours they spent coaching which has given a great start to the spring season. Highlights from spring training include using the 1996 Olympic rac­ ing venue, our top 10 list, warm weather, double sessions, dancing at Taco M ac’s, and watching the women’s team success­ fully defeat Braneau University in their first race of the season.

Upon our return to Worcester, WPI Crew received two new boats, the Irving James Donahue. Jr. '44 and the Barbara Donahue, due to the generosity o f Mr.

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1996-97 Post Season honors and awards All-Conference Mike Shannon ’97, Basketball, CAC Player of the Year Jeff Cayer ’97, Basketball, CAC second team Kim Landry ’97, Basketball, NEW 8 All-Conference

All-New England Tim Caldwell ’97, Indoor Track, 6th place 1,000 Dave Bowler ’97, Indoor TVack, 5th place pole vault Kyle Heppenstall ’97, Indoor Track, 6th place 55-meter dash Matt McCarthy ’00, Wrestling, 5th place NECCWA, 150 lbs.

Joe Thicker ’99, Wrestling, 6th place NECCWA, 158 lbs.

Rob Polin ’98, Wrestling, 6th place NECCWA, 134 lbs.

Aaron Becker ’98, Wrestling, 2nd place NECCWA, 126 lbs.

Lance Baden ’98, Wrestling, Champion NECCWA, 177 lbs.

AU-ECAC Mike Pockoski ’99, Indoor Track, 5th place 35-lbs. weight

GTE CoSIDA Academic All-American Mike Shannon ’97, Basketball, District 1 first team

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“People and Places of East Africa” theme of next ISC Coffee Hour

by Jason Papadopoulos News Editor Dean Tom Hartvig Thomsen will share his knowledge and experiences on “People and Places o f East Africa” at the next ISC Coffee Hour, tonight at 6:30pm in the Higgins House Library.

Thomsen, Associate Dean of Student Life and International Student Advisor at WPI, earned his Certificate o f Advanced Graduate Studies in African Studies from Clark Uni­ versity (1994). He has been interested in African culture, history and politcs since his first visit to East Africa in 1971, when he worked for the Kenya Voluntary Develop­

ment Association.

Dean Thomsen will present some slides from his visits to Africa after which he will entertain questions from the crowd. As with every ISC Coffee Hour, ethnic coffee and desserts from the region will be served.

Kenyan fried dough and Kenyan coffee will be served at the coffee hour.

All ISC Coffee Hours are open to the WPI and Worcester community. All refreshments and desserts are free. The ISC Coffee Hours are made possible by the kind sponsorship o f the WPI Healthy Alternatives Office and the sale of ISC Coffee Hour mugs. These are priced at only $2.00 during Coffee Hours and $4.00 at all other ISC events.

Did You Know...?

That one o f the m ost com m only used terms on the Internet originated at W PI. A c­ cording to Richard A. Sherman, the Home Page Editor writing about the H istory o f the Internet in The Journal o f Court Reporting, the term flam e was first used in 1975 at W orcester Polytechnic Institute. A flame is a hostile message and one w ho sends a flam e is said to be a flamer. One w ho receives a flame is said to be digitally singed.

That the first college am ateur radio station in the U.S. to transmit over the air was W PI’s own W1YK (w hiskey one yankee kilo)? Founded in 1909 as the Wireless Association and licensed in 1913, W 1YK was one o f thirteen stations to hear the first transatlantic signal from Paul Godley in Scotland, according to Bob Taylor (call sign NA1Q), supervisor o f technicians for the M echanical Engineering Department and a Radio Club trustee. Records show that the first college club founded was at Harvard University; clubs at M IT and WPI followed within a few months. W1 YK is located in Salisbury Labs.

Over the years club members have used the station for transm itting notices o f em ergency w eather conditions and other em ergency m essages to affected areas around the world. For the past ten years the station has been part o f the com m unica­ tions network for the Boston M arathon.

WPI now boasts two am ateur radio licenses. In November, amateur operators Taylor and Steve Derosier (call sign N10NB), a lab machinist in ME, form ed the WPI Engineers Radio Club and were issued the call sign W1 WPI by the Federal Com m u­ nications Com m ission. The new station can be found in Higgins Labs.

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1996-97 Post Season honors and awards All-Conference Mike Shannon ’97, Basketball, CAC Player of the Year JefTCayer ’97, Basketball, CAC second team Kim Landry ’97, Basketball, NEW 8 All-Conference

All-New England Tim Caldwell ’97, Indoor Track, 6th place 1,000 Dave Bowler ’97, Indoor Track, 5th place pole vault Kyle Heppenstall ’97, Indoor Track, 6th place 55-nieter dash Matt McCarthy ’00, Wrestling, 5th place NECCWA, 150 lbs.

Joe Thicker ’99, Wrestling, 6th place NECCWA, 158 lbs.

Rob Polin ’98, Wrestling, 6th place NECCWA, 134 lbs.

Aaron Becker ’98, Wrestling, 2nd place NECCWA, 126 lbs.

Lance Baden ’98, Wrestling, Champion NECCWA, 177 lbs.

All-EC AC Mike Pockoski ’99, Indoor Track, 5th place 35-lbs. weight

GTE CoSIDA Academic All-American Mike Shannon ’97, Basketball, District 1 first team

BOSTON UNIVERSITY SUMMER TERM 1997

“People and Places of East Africa” theme of next ISC Coffee Hour

by Jason Papadopoulos News Editor Dean Tom Hartvig Thomsen will share his knowledge and experiences on “People and Places o f East Africa” at the next ISC Coffee Hour, tonight at 6:30pm in the Higgins House Library.

Thomsen, Associate Dean of Student Life and International Student Advisor at WPI, earned his Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies in African Studies from Clark Uni­ versity (1994). He has been interested in African culture, history and politcs since his first visit to East Africa in 1971, when he worked for the Kenya Voluntary Develop­

ment Association.

Dean Thomsen will present some slides from his visits to Africa after which he will entertain questions from the crowd. As with every ISC Coffee Hour, ethnic coffee and desserts from the region will be served.

Kenyan fried dough and Kenyan coffee will be served at the coffee hour.

All ISC Coffee Hours arc open to the WPI and Worcester community. All refreshments and desserts are free. The ISC Coffee Hours are made possible by the kind sponsorship of the WPI Healthy Alternatives Office and the sale o f ISC Coffee Hour mugs. These are priced at only $2.00 during Coffee Hours and $4.00 at all other ISC events.

Did You Know...?

That one o f the most com m only used terms on the Internet originated at WPI. Ac­ cording to Richard A. Sherman, the Home Page Editor writing about the History o f the Internet in The Journal o f Court Reporting, the term flam e was first used in 1975 at W orcester Polytechnic Institute. A flame is a hostile message and one who sends a flame is said to be a flamer. One who receives a flame is said to be digitally singed.

That the first college am ateur radio station in the U.S. to transmit over the air was W PI’s own W1YK (whiskey one yankee kilo)? Founded in 1909 as the Wireless Association and licensed in 1913, W 1YK was one o f thirteen stations to hear the first transatlantic signal from Paul Godley in Scotland, according to Bob Taylor (call sign NA1Q), supervisor o f technicians for the Mechanical Engineering Department and a Radio Club trustee. Records show that the first college club founded was at Harvard University; clubs at M IT and WPI followed within a few months. W1 YK is located in Salisbury Labs.

Over the years club members have used the station for transmitting notices of em ergency weather conditions and other em ergency m essages to affected areas around the world. For the past ten years the station has been part o f the communica­ tions network for the Boston Marathon.

WPI now boasts tw o amateur radio licenses. In November, amateur operators Taylor and Steve Derosier (call sign N10NB), a lab machinist in ME, formed the WPI Engineers Radio Club and were issued the call sign W1 W PI by the Federal Commu­ nications Commission. The new station can be found in Higgins Labs.

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FIPSE focuses on alternatives to drinking and drugs Courtesy o f WPI News Service Who says a leopard can never change its spots? Certainly not Janet Richardson, assistant vice president for student affairs, or Mary Cox, director o f drug and alcohol education.

Richardson is the director and Cox the coordinator o f “A Call for Action: C hang­ ing Campus Norms,” an innovative preven­ tion program that focuses on creating a cam pus environm ent th at supports and strengthens students’ resistance to alco­ hol and other drugs. The program brings about changes in attitudes, expectations, and beliefs by promoting new behaviors and ways to have fun without these sub­ stances.

W PI H ealthy A lternatives, as the p ro ­ gram is know n on cam p u s, is su p p le­ m ented by a tw o-year, $65,000 FIPSE (Funds for the Im provem ent o f Post S ec­ ondary E d u c a tio n ) g ra n t. T he g ra n t, which expires in 1999, continues in itia­ tives that began in 1993 when a $223,000 FIPSE grant enabled W PI to establish the Healthy A lternatives O ffice. In 1995, the university received a $45,000 consortia grant from the U.S. D epartm ent of E du­ cation to create a drug- and violence-prevention program with m em bers o f the C olleges o f W orcester Consortium .

A recent CORE Alcohol and Other Drugs survey indicates that college students na­ tionwide spend about $4.2 billion annually on alcohol. “At W PI, alcohol translates to binge drinking,” says Richardson. “It is our No. 1 campus problem, one that the FIPSE grant is helping us get a handle on.”

“Our program is not about prohibition,” says Cox. “T hat’s not realistic in any cul­ ture. But we know from a 1995 study that 68 percent o f our students report that they have had their study or sleep time inter­ rupted by people abusing drugs or alco­ hol. We want to replace norms that sup­ port that type of behavior with a compre­ hensive drug- and violence-free learning and social environm ent.”

U nlike som e schools that use a m edi­ cal m odel focused on treating and fixing the p roblem , W PI em ploys an e d u ca ­ tional m odel in w hich the student be­ com es part o f the change. “We offer them c o n stru ctiv e leisu re ch oices based on their interests as college students and young ad ults,” says Cox. “W hen are the students abusing alcohol? In their leisure time! So it only m akes sense to utilize a g rassro o ts ap proach to add ressin g the behavior.”

“We view ourselves as proactive, rather than reactive when it comes to alcohol,” adds Richardson. “W e’re proud o f that. On the other hand, we also help abusers by

offering them counseling and medical as­ sistance.”

O ne o f the stro n g est com ponents o f H ealthy A lternatives is its em phasis on em pow ering stu d e n ts to feel safe and com fortable in an environm ent o f their ow n choosing. “A ll students enjoy so ­ cializing with their p eers,” says Cox, “but m any prefer to do so in a nonpressure, alcohol- and d rug-free atm osphere.” To that end, W PI o ffe rs a w ider range o f s u b s ta n c e - f r e e a c tiv itie s , in c lu d in g “R ock the H alls” parties, “Up A ll N ight” Finals week breakfasts, and events spon­ sored by B A C C H U S (Boosting A lcohol C onsciousness C oncerning the H ealth of U niversity S tudents). Last year, a m id ­ night basketball tournam ent proved to be im m ensely popular, says R ichardson.

“It turned out to be a very rew arding a l­ ternative all around% and no alcohol was allow ed!”

LisaSundre ‘97 and SperoTsefrekas ’98 have found Healthy Alternatives to be re­ warding up close and personal. Lisa, for exam ple, is the resident advisor for the university’s Healthy Alternatives House at 26 Hackfeld Road, which offers a coed, smoke- and substance-free living environ­ ment to students w ho prefer this lifestyle.

“Some residents choose to be Fit and eat healthy food, but this is not a house re­ quirem ent,” she says. “Most feel free to

Motevalli takes part in White House Conference Courtesy o f WPI News Service In January, Vahid M otevalli, associate professor of mechanical engineering, was a principal organizer, participant and pre­ senter at the International Conference on Aviation Safety and Security in the 2 1 st Century. Vice President Al Gore addressed the conference, which was sponsored by The White House Com m ission on Avia­ tion Safety and Security and The George Washington University, and attended by over 700 participants from industry, gov­ ernment and more than 25 foreign coun­ tries.

The com m ission was established fol­ lowing the July 25 crash o f TWA Flight 800 to work in conjunction w ith the Na­ tional T ransportation Safety Board, the D epartm ent o f Transportation, and other governm ent agencies, industry advisory groups and concerned nongovernm en­ tal o r g a n iz a tio n s to rev ie w av ia tio n safety and security and the pace o f m od­ ernization o f the air traffic control sys­ tem. The conference recom m endations were conveyed to the W hite House C om ­ m ission, which recently issued its final report to the President.

M o tev alli, w ho is on leave as a se­ n io r r e s e a r c h s c i e n t i s t in G W U ’s

Highland Street Merchant Association welcomes community Courtesy o f Student Activities Office Did you know that the Highland Street M erch an ts A sso c ia tio n p ro v id e s d is ­ counts to W PI faculty, staff and students?

That’s right, as a m em ber of our com m u­ nity, all you have to do is show your W PI identification card, and y o u ’ll receive your discount. Discounts vary depending on the store or restaurant, but range from money off purchases to free items with pur­ chases.

Participating merchants include the fol­ lowing: The Sole Proprietor, Bonardi’s, The Futon Company, Acapulco Mexican Res­ taurant, RoM o Shoes, Clothing and A c­ cessories, Sula and the Snapdragon cloth­

ing, jew elry and gifts, The Boynton Res­ taurant, The Bean Counter, and Theo Prop­ erties.

How can you know about these spe­ cials? Well, the Student A ctivities O f­ fice has H ighland Street M erchant As­ sociation B ookm arks available in our of­ fice, as well as in many o th e r offices around cam pus. In addition, the m er­ c h a n ts alo n g th e stre e t h a v e p rin te d bookm arks for you. These bookm arks are another dem onstration o f our con­ tinued efforts to bridge our relationships between WPI and the W orcester com m u­ nity.

Hey, saving m oney and serving our broader com m unity, sounds like a w in­ ning com bination for all o f us!

S c h o o l o f E n g in e e rin g and A p p lie d S c ie n c e , c o - c h a ir e d the s e s s io n on M an ag in g A v ia tio n S afety an d R isk, serv ed as a m o d e ra to r for the session on A irp la n e S u rv iv a b ility , an d p r e ­ sented and A ircraft Incident S im ulation d e m o n stra tio n . H is plenary p re s e n ta ­ tion w as b ro a d c a st live on C -S p an on Jan. 14. “T he p re se n ta tio n in c lu d e d a v id eo o f finite e le m e n t sim u latio n o f a w ide-body a irc ra ft u n d erg o in g a n u m ­ b e r o f im p a c t s c e n a r i o s , ” s a y s M o tev alli. “T h e re w as also a drop test sim u latio n o f a w ide-body a irc ra ft se c ­ tion w ith H ybrid III d u m m ies p o sitio n in sev eral s e a ts .”

develop their own interests.”

One o f the most popular nonalcoholic activities enjoyed by residents is the an­ nual Super Bowl party, Lisa notes. Karaoke nights and pizza parties are also w ell-at­ tended. “W hat we do best is provide stu­ dents with surroundings in which they can feel com fortable,” she says.

Spero, a resident ad v iso r in D aniels Hall, is connected to H ealthy A lterna­ tives through his H um anities Sufficiency, for which he put together a brochure for cam pus distribution that focused on the m yths a b o u t drin k in g . “ M any co lle g e stu d en ts b e lie v e that d rin k in g c au ses them to forget their problem s, enhances sex appeal, and is a necessary ingredient o f every party,” he says. The truth, he claim s, is that alcohol provides a false reality and causes far more problem s than it solves, such as blackouts and hang­ overs. “M ake your own decisio n s,” he says. “D o n ’t have them chosen for you by your peers.”

Richardson and Cox say popular atti­ tudes change slowly but there are signs that implementation o f alternatives such as those espoused by Lisa and Spero have made an appreciable difference in campus life.

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by Sany M. Zakharia Newspeak Staff At the last SGA meeting prior to Spring Break, President Edward A. Parrish stated that the Adm issions Office will rem ain at its current location in Boynton Hall. The proposal to move the Admissions Office to the Higgins H ouse was withdrawn due to the strong reaction he received, in per­ son and via email, from various segments of the WPI com m unity against the propo­ sition. Com m unity members argued that moving the Adm issions Office to a more elegant location would give a false image of day-to-day life on campus and would furthermore sacrifice many of the exquisite facilities at the House that are com m only used for special occasions. At the SGA meeting, Parrish admitted that the move may not be prudent at this time, since the

eventual construction of the Campus Cen­ ter behind Alumni Gymnasium would not necessarily provide an attractive panorama for the touring student. Furtherm ore, he affirmed that the Higgins House is not very representative o f the campus at large. As solutions to make the admissions facilities more appealing, Parrish proposed to beau­ tify the prosaic entrance to Bonyton and to add suitable signs.

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Gaming Weekend entertains many von Catan (The Settlers o f Ccitan) (“I need sheep! Som eone trade me some sheep!”), a session o f Vampire: The M asquerade, one o f Call o f Cthulhu, and it seemed like almost everyone was taking sides in a game of In Nomine.

T he SFS collection o f gam es is quite vast, and there was certainly something of every type and genre one could ask for.

There was no point in trying to figure out what everyone else was playing at any given time - personally, I was too busy try­ ing to collect enough bricks and wood to extend my roads in The Settlers o f Catan to care about the elaborate naval combat occurring at another table. Players who stayed on site for the entire event survived on pizza and snacks made possible by a donation from Dragon’s Lair East.

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Glee Club tours England

by Alan Head '97 ______ Secretary, WPI Glee Club______ This St. Patrick’s Day, the WPI Glee Club celebrated at 30,000 feet. It was the conclu­ sion o f their whirlwind tour of England, which began with a flight from Logan to L o n d o n 's Gat wick A irport on M arch 7.

A fter a day to adjust to British finances (pounds and pence, but at least they got rid o f the shillings and farthings), trans­ portation (NO! Your OTHER left!), lan­ guage (fries are chips and chips arc crisps), and cu ltu re (fish, ch ip s, and a pint of C affrey’s please) they were off Sunday to perform in Walmer-Deal.

A fter a brief stop for lunch in Dover, where certain members took advantage of their only chance to experience the cold, cold w aters o f the Channel, the groups ar­ rived at the parish o f W almer-Deal, home to friends o f Professor Curran from his years at Oxford. It was a wonderful small­ town setting in which to start the tour. Af­ ter Tea, which is an event rather than a beverage, and a tour o f the “old church” (built in 1215), the Glee Club and Chamber C hoir perform ed for what was to be their most enthusiastic audience.

On M onday the groups perform ed at Canterbury, the site o f the martyrdom of Thom as o f Becket. This huge and historic cathedral retained its beauty, despite the loss o f much o f its stained glass to the forces o f O liver Crom well and, much later, the bombs of Hitler. It was a revisitation for Professor Curran, who has conducted the Glee Club at Canterbury more than once in his career at WPI.

W ednesday brought another concert, this time in the cathedral of Wells. Through an amusing (in retrospect) combination of circum stances, the citizens o f Wells were treated to the sight o f 40 men running through the streets in full concert regalia.

The show m ust go on, however, and after catching their collective breath the group delivered a full perform ance, including pieces by the Chamber Choir and Simple Harmonic Motion. On the way back to Lon­ don, stops were made at Glastonbury Ab­ bey and Bath for sightseeing.

The rest o f the week was free, and the members o f the tour group made the most o f their time. The unusually warm weather made the week all the more perfect, with D affodils adding to the c ity ’s historic beauty. London was the starting point for the “invasion” , but small parties ventured as far afield as Paris, the Netherlands, and Scotland. Absent members and friends of the Glee Club also made appearances, com­ ing to London from Hungary and Italy to join the fun. A favorite activity at the end o f the day w as to meet in the hotel pub, to share stories from the d ay’s wanderings and sing for the other guests. The language barrier made communication with a large group o f young ladies from Spain difficult, until a lucky freshman discovered that the “M acarena” is a language o f its own.

The tour went off without a hitch, thanks to the hard work o f travel agent Devorah Weiss, tour manager Rob Eckman, and Glee Club president Mike Driscoll. The Glee Club wishes to extend its deepest thanks to them, as well as many others unnamed.

Cheerio!

Oberlin a cappella gro >performs at WPI

by Christopher B. Stank Circulation Manager A n a c a p p e lla g ro u p , T he O b e rlin O bertones from Oberlin College in Ohio, visited W PI this weekend. They sang at a C offeehouse show that was in Higgins House with a crowd o f around one hun­ dred students. The show started at eight o ’clock at night. The group was introduced

by M att Brevard, and they then opened up with the song “Five Foot Tw o.” They

Last Friday the G oat’s Head Conference Room and Riley Com m ons were invaded once again by the SFS Gaming Weekend.

An estimated 60 people attended the fes­ tivities, which ran continuously from Fri­ day 6:00 PM to Sunday 6:00 PM. Much sleep was lost in exchange for participa­ tion in games ranging in com plexity from UNO Hearts to seven hour sim ulations of the beginning o f civilization.

Organized and pre-planned role playing sessions took place am idst spontaneous gam es of whatever four lo six people felt like playing at the time. Amidst the chaos there was at least one epic game o f Space Hulk, two games of the German Die Siedler

also preform ed a couple o f different skits.

One was about Jeopardy, and the other was Romeo and Juliet which was preformed in five minutes. They finally ended up with the song, ‘T ra in .” They came back out for one final song, which was “Good Night Sweet H eart.” The a cappella group con­ sisted o f fourteen males, in which only ten were present at the show. The next stop for the a cappella group is Pennsylvania.

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IQP students to establish India Project Program Project that will establish the University’s India Project Program. “The students will live at PSG C ollege o f T echnology in Six WPI students left for India shortly Coim batore, a city o f 2.25 million in the after the end of C Term in early March to south o f India,” says civil and environmen­ begin a bootstrap Interactive Qualifying tal eng in eerin g A ssociate Professor P. Jayach an d ran , who helped es­ tablish the pro­ gram and is its c o -d ire c to r.

“The college is one o f the top schools o f engi­ neering and sci­ ence in India,” he says. “ It is funded by PSG Industrial Insti­ tute, where stu­ d e n ts can do industry-based projects.”

O rig in a lly fro m India, Ja y a c h a n d ra n N E W S S E R V IC E P H O T O g o t to know Natalia C arvajal, Swathi Subram anian, and Professor W. A. Bland Addison, will all be involved in the India Project Program this term .

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Rajasekaran, PSG ’s civil engineering de­ partment head, when the two did research together in the late 1960s. “I ’ve kept in touch with him over the years and saw an o p p o rtu n ity to esta b lish th is program there,” he says. “ I hope to work with him in the future as we both share common re­ search interests. This will be an excellent opportunity for the students and will set the stage for a possible exchange program between our two colleges. PSG also has a project-based curriculum, so we have much in com m on.”

W. A. Bland Addison, Jr., associate pro­ fessor of history, will be the students’ project advisor. “Indian culture is rich in centuries of traditions and customs remarkably different from the West,” he says. “Our students are very excited about carrying out technical work in an environment so removed from their ev­ eryday experience at WPI.” History Professor John Zeugner traveled to Coim batore in January to finalize ar­ rangements. Professor Rajasekaran under­ stood the nature and extent o f the IQPs, says Zeugner. “ He has a num ber o f their Indian equivalents ongoing at PSG, and would be willing and anxious to integrate

h is p ro je c ts or his stu d e n ts in to our projects.”

Follow-up opportunities between WPI and PSG include a visit this sum m er by graduate student George Pissimissis, who will work with Rajasekaran. “We also plan on following-up with structural engineer­ ing and design M Q Ps this f a ll,” says Jayachandran.

These students went to India in March to establish a project center: Brian Bresnahan, a civil engineering ma­ jo r from Holliston, Mass.

Natalia Carvajal, an industrial engineer­ ing/mechanical engineering double major from Cali, Colombia Kenneth Knowles, a civil engineering major from Hooksett, N.H. Luke Poppish, a mechanical engineering w ith a e ro sp a c e in te re s ts m a jo r from Litchfield, Maine Douglas Sullivan, an electrical engineer­ ing/ com puter science double m ajor from Hopkinton, Mass.

Swathi Subramanian, a computer science major from Shrewsbury, Mass.

Carvajal is a sophomore; the others are juniors.

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Students provide heart, soul of Camp REACH N e w sp e a k Courtesy o f WPI News Service This summer, thanks to the e f ­ forts o f student project team s at WPI and a $73 J 65 grant from the N a tio n a l S c ie n c e F o u n d a tio n , th irty sev en th -g rad e girls from C entral M assachusetts will be a t­ tending W P I’s Cam p REACH, a sp ecial tw o -w eek program d e ­ signed to h elp them learn about engineering and develop se lf-e s­ teem and self-confidence in math and science.

“The idea for an engineering cam p for m iddle school girls came about as a d irect result of one o f W P I’s graduation requirem ents, th e IQ P ,” s a y s D e n is e W. N icoletti, assistan t professor o f electrical and com puter engineer­ ing, who co-advised the project w ith C h r y s a n th e D e m e try T erw illigcr ‘88, assistant p ro fes­ sor o f m echanical engineering.

T erw illiger says that the fin d ­ ings o f IQ P partners Stephanie G agne ‘97, Robert G relotti ‘98, L isa S u n d re ‘97 and C h i-Y an Tsang ‘98 form ed the basis of the N SF grant proposal for the im ple­ m entation o f the camp.

Som e o f the discoveries w ere e y e -o p e n e rs . F or exam ple, th e team d isc o v e re d that w hile fe ­ m ales o u tn u m b e r m ales in the g en eral p o p u la tio n , they c o m ­ prise only 4 percent of all e n g i­ neers. In addition, since the peak y e a r o f 1 9 8 7 , the n u m b er o f b a c h e lo r’s degrees in e n g in eer­ ing aw arded to women has been steadily declining.

The team concluded that this discouraging trend continues b e ­ cause girls generally are not a d ­ vised to pursue engineering c a ­ reers by their parents, guidance counselors and teachers. T he s tu ­ dents d eterm in ed that the b est

en g ineering is a c o llab o rativ e , p ro b le m -so lv in g p ro cess used every day to help people. T he m ajor focus o f the cam p will be to provide the girls with oppor­ tunities to w ork together to solve open-ended problem s through a

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Camp REACH will be a two week program designed to help seventh grade girls learn about engineering an d the sciences.

way to stem the tide is to expose young girls to the excitem ent of engineering and technology in a s u p p o r tiv e a tm o s p h e r e of achievem ent such as that at W PI. A r e s id e n tia l s u m m e r c a m p seem ed the ideal solution.

T erw illiger says studies show that girls are drawn m ore tow ard careers that have a “care perspec­ tive” and learn best through c o l­ laboration, rather than co m p eti­ tion, w ith others.

C am p REACH will stress that

c o m m u n ity s e rv ic e d e s ig n project. “ C am pers w ill p articip ate in projects such as designing a d is­ play case or constructing a World Wide Web site ,” says N icoletti.

Am ong potential ‘custom ers’ for the seventh-graders’ design ser­ vice are area hospitals, m useum s and parks.

Since last sum m er, eleven IQP students have been developing p ro je c ts fo r D isco v e ry W o rk ­ shops, the o th e r m ajor co m p o ­

nent o f the program . During their p ra c tic e w o rk sh o p , K im b erlee M ix ‘98 and Kerri O ’C onnor ‘98 sparked the interest o f students from Shrew sbury M iddle School when they presented a scenario in which a jew el thief stole an em ­ erald necklace at WPI but left beh in d k ey e v id e n c e . M ix an d O ’C onnor challenged the young­ sters to use m odern forensic sci­ e n c e te c h n iq u e s to d is c o v e r “W ho Dun It?” T he you n g sleu th s a n aly zed clues using gas chrom atography, infrared spectroscopy, ink analy­ sis, fingerprinting and DNA m od­ eling.

During their Radio W orkshop, Linda C appuccia ‘98, K ristom us Iwo ‘97, and N ilufer Saltuk ‘98 taught two team s from G irls In­ corporated in W orcester how to build and test radios. The goal w as to b o o st the g ir ls ’ c o n fi­ dence, provide a hands-on learn­ ing experience, and prom ote an interest in engineering.

Michael Burzycki ‘98 and Timo­ thy W ebb ‘98 are p la n n in g a w orkshop called “The Price o f H eatin g Y our H om e.” P a rtic i­ pants will determ ine how to im ­ prove heating efficiency by us­ ing a c o m p u te r-c o n tro lled and m onitored environm ent.

Through their IQP projects and su b se q u e n t desig n w o rk sh o p s, the W PI s tu d e n ts b ecam e the heart and soul o f the d e v e lo p ­ m ent o f C am p REACH. Several m em bers o f the WPI faculty are con trib u tin g to the program by See REACH continued to page 9

Expanding opportunities for international students Courtesy o f WPI News Service A ssociate Dean of Student Life Tom H artvig Thom sen will take on an expanded role with W P I’s in ternational students this su m ­ m er when he becom es D irector of I n te r n a tio n a l S tu d e n ts an d Scholars and moves from Daniels Hall to the newly created In ter­ national H ouse at 28 Trow bridge Road. E ileen Ariza, who cam e to WPI in F ebruary as ESL (English as a Second Language) D irector, will work w ith Thomsen at In ter­ national H ouse.

In his new post, Thomsen will be responsible for helping in ter­ n a tio n a l u n d e r g r a d u a te an d g ra d u a te stu d e n ts to m ake the transition from their home co u n ­ tries and cu ltu res to life at W PI. From his first floor office, he will serve as a source o f inform ation and a s s is ta n c e on e v e ry th in g from im m igration-related paper work, taxes, and driver’s licenses

to navigating the city and dealing with shopkeepers, roommates, and language and cultural differences.

He will continue to serve as advi­ sor to the Muslim Student A sso­ ciation, the Indian Student O rga­ nization, and the Hispanic, Korean and Vietnamese student associa­ tions, and the International Student Council, an umbrella group o f the un iversity’s eleven international student organizations.

T ho m sen, who was born and raised in Denmark, worked in such d iv erse places as C o p en h ag en , N a iro b i, K e n y a, D h ak a, Bangladesh and A m herst, Mass., before com ing to WPI ten years ago. He is looking forward to m ov­ ing to International House. “I hope this house will help our interna­ tional students and scholars cre­ ate a sense o f c o m m u n ity ,” he says. “ I envision it as a center for international education that will draw on the resources o f the cam ­ pus, such as faculty and students returning from o verseas ex p eri­

ences, in addition to international students, scholars and faculty.

“My new position and office, including the ESL program, will enable me to focus on helping in­ ternational stu d en ts succeed at WPI. In addition to expanding their own horizons when they enroll here, our international students enrich the cam pus with their di­ verse backgrounds, languages and interests.”

The ESL (E nglish as a Second Language) S um m er Institute at WPI, an intensive, five-week pro­ gram designed for international students planning to study engi­ neering or science in the United States, will w elcom e its first par­ ticipants in July. C lassroom in­ struction w ill integrate reading, w riting, sp eak in g and listening skills, with em phasis on the ev­ eryday use o f spoken English in a technological academ ic setting.

The program includes tutorials in technical w riting, oral presenta­ tion w orkshops, com puter w ork­

shops, W orld Wide Web instruc­ tion, and visits to area high-tech com panies.

E ileen A riz a , w ho h o ld s an Ed.D. in multilingual/multicultural education from the U niversity o f M a s s a c h u s e tts A m h e rst, w as h ire d th is w in te r to p lan and im plem ent the sum m er institute.

T hroughout the year A riza will serve as an ESL resource to W PI’s in te rn a tio n a l students and will test and teach ESL to in te rn a ­ tional teaching assistants.

Before com ing to W PI, she was a ssista n t p ro fe sso r o f S p an ish and ESL and director o f the ESL program at Tusculum C ollege in G reenville, Tenn. She has taught English as a Second Language at the H arvard U niversity E xten­ sio n and at sev eral area high schools and colleges.

For more inform ation about the ESL Sum m er Institute, call 508831 -5201, e-mail esl@ w pi.edu, or v is it th e W eb s ite at h ttp :// w w w .w pi.edu.

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WPI hosting national policy conference on backflow prevention Submitted by the Department o f Civil and Environmental Engineering Worcester Polytechnic Institute has announced plans for a national policy conference on backflow pre­ v en tio n , fire sa fe ty and public health slated for August 7 and 8, 1997 on the W PI campus. This conference, which is co-sponsored

by the A m erican W ater W orks Association, the National Fire Pro­ tection Association and the New England W ater W orks A sso cia ­ tion will focus on the possible backflow o f autom atic fire sprin­ k le r system w ater in to p u b lic drinking water supplies.

F o r d ecad es, fire p ro te c tio n leaders as well as public health and w ater w orks o ffic ials have

struggled w ith the dual public policy concerns o f fire safety and the quality of public drinking wa­ ter supplies. Public health con­ cerns revolve around the possi­ bility o f sprinkler system s w ater “backflowing” from the fire sprin­ kler system into the public w ater supply. As a consequence, many public health and w ater officials have been re q u irin g b ackflow

REACH: A two week exploration into science and math for young women Continued from page 8 serv in g as w orkshop d irectors.

H olly Keyes A ult ‘74, associate professor o f m echanical engineer­ ing and Allen H. Hoffman ‘63, pro­ fessor of m echanical engineering, are preparing a workshop called “ M o b ility fo r th e D is a b le d ” ; Brigitte Servatius, associate pro­ fessor of mathematics, will direct the “ Bracing o f G rids” workshop, in which the strength of structures in earthquakes will be discussed; Daniel G. Gibson III, assistant pro­

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fessor o f biology and biotechnol­ ogy, will lead a field trip to the ocean for his workshop “Sandcastles as an Engineering Experience.”

“All members of the camp staff will be trained in gender-equitable teach­ ing o f math, science and technology su b je c ts to young g ir ls ,” says Nicoletti, who will direct the camp with Terwilliger. Middle school math and science teachers, resident assistants and counselors-in-training will also be on staff.

‘Team members are looking for­

ward to the camp,” says Terwilliger.

“We are all eager to learn the out­ come of our months o f planning.”

One outcome is a given. The sev­ enth-grade girls will certainly know morc about themselves in relation to scien ce and technology, says Nicoletti. “Many may decide to take four full years o f high school math and science. Some may start looking forward to college and engineering careers. That’s what Camp REACH is all about!”

p rev en tio n d evices. H ow ever, so m e a rg u e th a t th e ris k o f backflow is exaggerated and that this provision is unnecessary.

The purpose o f this conference is to bring together leaders in fire protection, water supplies, public health along with building owners and m anagers to discuss this is­ sue and search for effective means for both achieving effective fire

safety and protecting the integrity of the public w ater supply. This one and a half day national policy conference will feature a series o f prepared papers, w orkshops and d iscu ssio n s aim ed at factu ally documenting the issues and find­ ing effective solutions. More in­ formation can be obtained by con­ tacting the Department o f Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Bug: Explorer flaw found Continued from page i CNBC carried additional TV cov­ erage. The Associated Press sent a photographer to take a photo that ultimately went worldwide. The Bos­ ton Globe, The New York Times, Mass High Tech, and the Boston Herald conducted interviews as did Boston’s CBS and NBC TV affiliates, and calls for interviews came in from each o f the student’s hometown pa­ pers. After a photo session and in­ terview at the (Worcester) Telegram & Gazette, the exhausted students were finally dropped off at 8 p.m. at their apartment, where a d ay’s

worth o f e-mail aw aited them, in­ cluding messages from Microsoft, which gave them the opportunity to test the patch to correct the prob­ lem before releasing it to the pub­ lic.

W hat a b o u t th e a f te r m a th ?

G reene has been offered an in ­ ternship; Elliott and M orin have received several potential jo b o f­ fers. “The w orst part about the entire episode w as that this was finals week at W PI,” say the room ­ m ates. “N eedless to say we were tired as dogs by the end o f the week.”

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The use of our social fee: Is it all that it could be, or less?

To the Editor, I w ould like to inform the WPI cam p u s o f a very critical issue in v o lv in g a ll s tu d e n t m u sic groups on cam pus as well as the undergraduate social fee for ev ­ ery W PI student. This issue will be d iscu ssed at to n ig h t’s SGA m eeting (hopefully).

A s you m ay o r m ay not be aw are, every on-cam pus student o rg a n iz a tio n re c e iv in g m oney from SGA m ust subm it a budget to th e OCFC, w hich determ ines the am ount o f m oney each orga­ nization will be given for the com ­ ing year. T he m em bers o f the O C FC com m ittee can either pass the entire budget request or they can reduce it as they deem nec­ essary .

In F eb ru ary th e W PI M usic A ssociation subm itted a budget request to the C lass III OCFC o f $17,200, w hich is an increase o f ap p ro x im a te ly $ 8 0 0 o v e r this

year. Much to the surprise and chagrin o f the Music A ssociation, the OCFC voted to cut the M usic A ssociation’s budget to $6,700 a cut o f over 60 percent! N eed­ less to say, the m em bers o f the M usic A ssociation w ere shocked to see such an enorm ous budget reduction.

We were even m ore surprised to discover that the total budget for all C lass III organizations is being cut given that every WPI s tu d e n t ’s S o c ia l F e e w a s i n ­ creased by $10 this year to help increase the C lass III budget. I have a letter that was sent to the Board o f Trustees by last y e a r’s SG A T reasurer, P re sid e n t, and A ppropriations C om m ittee repre­ sentatives on February 14, 1996.

In this letter, they requested the Board to agree to a $10 increase in the undergraduate Social Fee. The reason for this increase, as stated in this letter, w as “to bud­

W P I N e w sp ea k (IS S N I 0 9 V 0 0 5 I ) o f W o rceste r P o ly te c h n ic in stitu te, fo rm e rly the T ec h N e w s , h as bee n p u b lis h e d w eekly d u rin g th e ac adem ic y ea r, e x c e p t d u rin g c o lle g e v ac atio n s, since 1909. N e w s p e a k h as bee n p rim e d on re cy cle d p a p e r s in c e January 1991. M a s th e a d d e s ig n e d by T ro y T h o m p so n for N e w s p e a k 's 2 1 st an n iv e rsa ry . N e w s p e a k is fin an c ed by S G A funds a n d a d v e rtis in g re v en u e. O ffic e s aa* lo ca te d in th e b ase m e n t o f S a n fo rd R iley H a ll, w e st e n d (R iley 01).

A ll artic le s sh o u ld be ty p e d a n d in clu d e th e a u th o r’s nam e and b ox n u m ber. C o p y m ay b e s e n t to S tudent A c tiv itie s o r b ro u g h t l o the N e w s p e a k o ffic e . A rtic le s m ay a ls o b e su b m itted via e-m a il. A ll c o p y is d u e by 5:(X) pm o n the F riday p re c e d in g p u b lic a tio n L etters to th e E d ito r m u s t co n ta in th e p rin te d nam e o f th e a u th o r as w e ll as th e a u th o r’s sig n a tu re , tele p h o n e n u m b er and b ox n u m b e r fo r v erificatio n . S tudents s u b m ittin g le tte rs sh o u ld p u t th e ir c la ss a fte r th e ir n am e . F aculty a n d s ta ff s h o u ld in c lu d e th e ir full title. L etters d e e m e d lib elo u s o r irre le v a n t to th e W PI c o m m u n ity w ill not b e p u b lish e d . A ll C lu b C o m e rs m ust b e su b m itted v ia e -m a il and be 275 w o r d s o r less T he e d ito rs re serv e the rig h t to ed it all c o p y fo r co rrec t p u n c tu a tio n a n d s p e llin g a s w ell as a p p r o p ria te c o n te n t A ll ads are due r»y 5 :0 0 p m on th e F riday p re ced in g p u b lic a tio n . L ate ad s w ill not be a c c e p te d . A d co p y that is n o l proportional lo ils ad space w ill be c h a rg e d an a d d itio n a l S I 5.00 fee. C la s s ifie d ad s m usl b e p re p a id . T h e d e c is io n on w h e th e r a s u b m issio n is a p u b lic s erv ic e a n n o u n c e m e n t o r an ad v e rtisem en t lies w ith th e ed ito rs.

T h e e d ito rial is w ritte n b y a m em ber o r m em bers o f the N e w s p e a k staff. It d o e s nol n e c e s s a rily re flec t the o p in io n s o f th e e n tire N e w s p e a k s ta ff o r o f W PI S ig n e d e d ito ria ls and a rtic le s re p rese n t th e o p in io n s o f ihe in d iv id u a l authors.

Newspeak is N e w s p e a k is p rin te d by S altus P ress o f W orcester. M A . F irs t five co p ie s free, ad d itio n a l co p ie s $ 0 .5 0 e a c h . F irst c la ss p o sta g e p aid at W orcester. M A . S u b scrip ­ printed on partially tio n ra te is $ 2 0 .0 0 p e r ac ad e m ic y ea r, sin g le c o p ie s $ 0.75 w iih in ih e c o n tin en ta l recycled paper U n ite d S lates. M ak e all c h e c k s pay a b le lo W PI N e w s p e a k .

get the C am pus R adio Station (W PIR), and the recent reclassi­ fication of the M usic A ssociation from Class I to C lass III...and to reflect changes in the structure o f th e M u sic A s s o c ia tio n .”

Based on this reason and a re­ duced undergraduate enrollm ent last year, the Board o f Trustees agreed to the increase.

How can SG A ask for m oney specifically for C lass III and the M usic A ssociation one year, and then CUT the budget for C lass III and slash the budget for the M usic A ssociation by more than 60 percent the next? This seem s like complete arrogance (or igno­ rance) on SGA’s part. I d on’t be­ lieve the Board o f Trustees would be too pleased with SGA for this type o f m isrepresentation either.

W hen we asked the OCFC rep­ resentatives w hat had been cut from the M u sic A ss o c ia tio n ’s budget, we w ere told that all re­ q u e sts for o ff-c a m p u s e v e n ts were cut. In addition, they be­ lieved that the M usic A ssocia­ tio n is a c tu a lly m ak in g m ore m oney on c o n c e rt a d m issio n s than was claim ed. These views are not all that surprising given that decisions are often made by uninformed groups o f individu­ als. I would like to take this op­ portunity to inform all m em bers o f the WPI com m unity as to what the M usic A sso c ia tio n is and what it does.

The WPI M usic A ssociation

represents all m ajor m usic org a­ nizations on the W PI cam pus in­ c lu d in g all o f the b ands, ja z z bands, A lden V oices, C ham ber Choir, and the G lee C lub. O ver 170 s tu d e n ts are a c tiv e ly in ­ volved in these musical groups.

D uring the co u rse o f this year alone, these groups have given over 50 m ajor on-cam pus perfor­ m ances as well as over 20 m ajor perform ances at off-cam pus loca­ tions - a total o f m ore than 70 concerts. The vast m ajority o f the on-cam pus concerts are available to the WPI com m unity for free or fo ra minimal charge o f $2-3. The M usic A ssociation’s main prior­ ity is to provide culturally enrich­ ing and ed u cational o p p o rtu n i­ ties for all m em bers o f the W PI community.

As I have sta ted previously, members o f the OCFC felt that offc a m p u s e v e n ts sh o u ld not be b udgeted because these events are not available to the entire un­ dergraduate student body. This is a very n a rro w -m in d e d and short-sighted position for them to take. Over 70% o f the concerts provided by the M usic A ssocia­ tion are on-cam pus, however, offcam pus events are also extrem ely necessary for the successful ex­ istence o f these groups. M any o f the concerts given at W PI are d e p e n d e n t on us tra v e lin g to other schools. For exam ple, in A p ril the W PI C o n c e rt B and h o sted the D artm outh C oncert

Band here at W PI. In exchange, the W PI C oncert Band traveled to D artm outh to give a p e rfo r­ mance there. In order for us to attract other groups and m u si­ cians to W PI, it is essential for us to travel to other schools and locations. It is ludicrous to think that other musical groups will come to a technical school like WPI with­ out us returning the favor.

T hese off-cam pus events are also extrem ely helpful to W PI as a whole. O ff-cam pus events help spread the name o f W PI and show p e o p le that W PI is not ju s t a g re at scien ce and e n g in e e rin g university, but is also a great c u l­ tural and m usical university as well. In addition, the many c o n ­ certs and opportunities provided

by W PI’s musical groups both on and off-cam pus very often m eans the difference betw een a prospec­ tive student choosing WPI over another university.

T he sm all am ount o f m oney spent on off-cam pus events is far surpassed by the benefits it p ro ­ vides WPI. I urge all m em bers o f the W PI com m unity to atte n d to n ig h t’s SGA meeting regarding the M u­ sic A ssociation’s budget crisis.

D on’t let SGA m ishandle your Social Fee. Don’t let SGA cripple W PI’s music program !

Respectfully, M ike D riscoll Music A ssociation Rep., G lee Club President

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Winners of Academic Honesty essay contest announced Submitted by the Academic Honesty Committee Two students and two faculty members have been selected as winners in the aca­ demic honesty essay contest: Chris Milici, CM '99, for "Honest Dishonesty: Confused Yet?”, David M. Koelle, CS '97, for “Aca­ demic Honesty Requires More than Effort from Students,” A. A. Scala, Professor o f Chemistry and Biochemistry, for “Dealing with Dishonesty,” and Susan Vick, Professor o f Drama/Theatre, for “Think Performance: Thoughts on Academic Honesty.” Each o f the winning essayists have been awarded a $200 prize by Provost Jack Carney.

Professor Vick equated academ ic hon­ esty with the authenticity that com es from giving a performance on stage before the public gaze o f an audience. A student

whose education is acquired dishonestly, who faces the demands o f the “real world” with only skinny sheets and plagiarized papers, is as naked on stage as a player without his or her lines. Good actors “own the work, they have created it, it has been appreciated,” says Vick. Or as Professor Scala argues, cheaters have only cheated them selves by failing to fulfill their poten­ tial, like a performer who fails to put all o f her or him self into a part. Both Scala and Vick write about academic honesty being a type o f responsibility to others— others on stage or behind it who arc dependent on the honest effort o f the entire troupe— others in the WPI community who suffer w hen the collective reputation is diminished by deceit and shallowness in an academic performance.

Scala calls to our attention the responsi-

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MQP uses agents to design layouts

by Dave Koelle Editor-in-Chief Emeritus For my Major Qualifying Project, I wrote a com puter program which uses intelligent agents to design newspaper layouts. An agent is an autonomous program which has specific knowledge about its application dom ain and can communicate with other agents.

The program is named AVALON, which stands for Agents Versed in A cceptable Lay Out o f Newspapers. The user tells Avalon what size articles are supposed to go on a particular page. Each o f these ar­ ticles is assigned to an agent, which is re­ sponsible for placing that article in the best way possible. There is also a Main agent whose purpose is to act as a director. Indi­ vidual agents know everything about their article, but nothing about other articles.

The M ain agent, on the other hand, knows a little bit about all of the articles, but it doesn’t know details about them, nor does it care. Main might tell an article agent, “ Make your article a little sm aller” ; Main doesn’t care how the agent does this, as long as it happens so the article can fit better in an available space. Main has a global view o f the entire page; article agents have a local view o f their article.

A fter the agents have found the best locations for their article, the program dis­ plays a mock-up of the com pleted page.

Avalon is not directly hooked up to a page publishing application; the user must still m anually lay out the page. But the user has A valon’s design to use as a guide, since Avalon has already laid out the page.

Avalon was used to lay out pages 5, 6, and 10 in today’s issue of Newspeak.

A lthough Avalon produces appealing layouts, some tweaking is still required to get things flowing just right. Also, Avalon only deals with articles at this stage; it can­ not handle photographs or advertisem ents.

In fact, the layout which Avalon cam e up with for page 6 is different than the actual page 6.

O ften, the layouts which Avalon pro-

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duces have some white space left over.

This white space can be used for ads or, if the space is large enough, another article.

A system such as this could be used by a newspaper layout staff to quickly come up with pleasing page layouts. This type o f system could also be used for World Wide Web sites which produce personal­ ized newspapers; instead o f receiving a list o f articles, a subscriber can receive a page that has been automatically laid out.

Will Avalon replace the Newspeak lay­ out staff? Certainly not! But it could be an invaluable tool for layout staffs in general, just as publishing programs and word pro­ cessors are important tools today.

I invite you to check out my Web pages at http://www.wpi.edu/~dkoelle/Agent/ Specifically, I would really appreciate it if you could take a look at the voting sec­ tion o f my pages. In these pages, you will see a variety o f layouts, either created m anually or by Avalon, and be asked to pick your favorites and comment on the layouts. That page may be found at http:/ /w ww.wpi.edu/~dkoelle/Agent/Voting.

bilily o f faculty to create an environment where infractions o f academic honesty will not be tolerated. “Faculty have the respon­ sibility to not only prosecute cheaters but also to be sure they do not create situa­ tions which encourage infractions o f ac­ ceptable behavior by making academic dis­ honesty profitable, and im possible to un­ cover.” David Koelle, form er editor of Newspeak, pursues this point in greater detail. Koelle argues that faculty who give “busy work,” whose exams do not hon­ estly reflect what a student knows or who make no attempt to honestly engage the attention of students are only inviting dis­ honesty. “Professors will have to restruc­ ture classes not to prohibit cheating, but to discourage cheating.” T his is a theme also pursued by C hris Milici w ho observes that some students are “honestly dishon­

est,” that is, they have no inkling they are doing wrong unless their professors make clear the sorts of behavior that are unac­ ceptable. “Academic dishonesty at WPI, and most likely at every institution around the world, is a matter o f confusion, a lack of communication, and a number o f mixed messages,” says Milici.

The C o m m ittee found the ideas e x ­ pressed in these essays very useful in its task of exploring the present condition of academic honesty at WPI and designing future policy, possibly leading to a W PI honor code. But the Committee not only profited from the ideas o f the essayists, but was encouraged by their willingness to share them with the WPI community.

Such a willingness suggests a commitment within our ranks to the make the highest standards o f behavior the W PI way.

Comet Hale-Bopp a sight to see

by Dave Koelle Editor-in-Chief Emeritus One o f the m ost spectacular celestial objects to cross our planet’s pass is up in the sky now. Com et H ale-Bopp is sup­ posed to be bigger and brighter than last y ear’s Comet Hyakutake. Hale-Bopp has been sighted even in light-bathed cities such as Chicago by people without tele­ scopes or binoculars.

The comet m akes its closest approach to Earth on April 1. It should be viewable — not just a faint dot, but actually notice­ able — for a month. Last week, the comet could only be seen in the pre-dawn hours, but now it may be seen on a clear night an hour or two after sunset. Look in the north­ west part of the sky. The comet should appear near the constellation Andromeda.

I think the easiest way to find it is to look for the constellation Cassiopeia; it looks like a W, although in the w inter it looks more like a sigm a because o f its rotation.

C assiopeia is also in the northw est sky.

Follow the bottom part of the W (or the left part of the sigma) across the sky, and the comet should be right there.

Comet Hale-Bopp was discovered simul­ taneously by two am ateur astronom ers working separately, Alan Hale and Thom as Bopp. Hale reported his find to the Bureau for the International Astronomical Union, followed by Bopp’s report, which is why Hale gets top billing.

For much more information, such as star charts and history o f the discovery o f the comet, be sure to consult the World W ide Web. T here are many am azing p h o to ­ graphs o f the comet — and it isn’t at its closest point yet! So this week, when we have some clear skies at night, be sure to look up in the sky (by the way, northwest is the direction you would look if you w ere standing on the stairs o f Riley Hall looking at the left side of Harrington Auditorium, o r looking over G ordon L ibrary from Founders Hall). Happy stargazing!

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1982 Ground-breaking in Washington, DC for Vietnam Veterans Memorial 1989 First free elections in USSR; 190 million votes cast; Boris Yeltsin wins

1813 First US flag flown in battle on the Pacific, frigate Essex 1865 Confederate forces capture Fort Stedman, VA 1913 Home of vaudeville, Palace Theatre, opens (NYC) 1947 Elton John born, (Reginald Kenneth Dwight] England, singer (Rocketman) 1954 RCA m anufactures first color TV set 1960 First guided missile launched from nuclear powered sub (Halibut) 1970 Concorde makes its first supersonic flight (700 M P H /1,127 KPH) 1971 Boston Patriots becomc New England Patriots 1973 Edward Steichen, pioneer o f American photography, dies at 92

March 27 1841 first US steam fire engine tested, NYC 1944 1,000 Jews leave Drancy France for Auschwitz Concentration Camp 1944 40 Jewish policemen in Riga Latvia ghetto are shot by the Gestapo 1980 M ount St. Helens becomes active after 123 years

March 28 1933 German Reichstage confers dictatorial powers to A dolph Hitler 1935 Goddard uses gyroscopes to control a rocket 1979 M ajor nuclear accident at 3 Mile Island, M iddletown, PA (no deaths)

March 26 1827 Ludwig van Beethoven, composer, dies in Wien (Vienna) 1874 Robert Frost born, SF, poet (M ending Wall, Road Not Taken) 1885 Eastman Film Co. manufactures first commercial motion picture film 1953 Dr Jonas Salk announces new vaccine against polio 1970 500th nuclear explosion announced by the US since 1945

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1848 Niagara Falls stops flowing —for 1 day -- because o f an ice jam 1867 Cy Young born, winningest pitcher (509 wins, 1890-1911) 1886 Coca-Cola created (with cocaine) 1943 Meat, butter & cheese rationed in US during WW II 1971 1st Lt. William L Calley Jr found guilty in My-Lai massacre Representative will be on the WPI campus Friday, March 28,1997 to interview for the following job.

1973 Last US troops leave Vietnam, nine Interested students should sign up for an interview and leave their resume with the Career Development Center. years after Tonkin G ulf Resolution 1976 E ight O hio N ational G u ard sm en JOB TITLE: Quality Assurance Trainee # OPENINGS: 4 LOCATION: East Hartford, CT in d ic te d fo r s h o o tin g f o u r K e n t Start Date: J u n e 30, 1997 S ta te stu d e n ts

Permanent Job Opening: Pratt & Whitney

JOB DESCRIPTION: Participate in a 2-year training program for newly-hired engineers which provides them with a functional and cultural base o f Quality Assurance skills to prepare them for deployment throughout the Company. The program includes two months of orientation/training including tours of all Manufacturing Product Centers, shop familiarization training, drawing interpretation, Unigraphics, process certification, supplier management, Kaizen, Jet Engine Familiarization, and communication skills. The remainder o f the two years is spent in 3-6 month rotations in various areas within Quality Assurance and Manufacturing, including possible field assignments. Graduates o f this program have gone on to develop excellent careers in a variety of areas within P&W, both inside and outside Quality Assurance.

In the past we have had a number of very fine WPI graduates participate in this program, and we hope to continue this WPI tradition with the group which will begin on June 30.

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Exceptional interpersonal skills.

2. BS in aerospace, mechanical, metallurgical, materials, electrical, manufacturing, or industrial engineering.

3. Applicants must bring a transcript and references with phone numbers to the interview on March 28.

P&W Home Page: http://www.pweh.com

March 30 1853 Vincent van Gogh born, Holland, art­ ist who always lent an ear 1858 Hyman Lipman o f Philadelphia pat­ ents a pencil with attached eraser 1870 15th Amendment passes, guarantees right to vote regardless o f race 1948 Mahatma Gandhi assassinated in New Delhi 1981 President Reagan shot and wounded

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Cl u b C o r n e r Campus Radio Association First, I would like to congratulate all of the new members of the executive board. Trust me, you have no idea what you have gotten yourselves into, (b) I'd like to thank every­ one who was able to help build the new stu­ dio over break. Incidentally, for those who do not know, its in the sub-basement o f Fuller and there is a large sign on the door. You cant miss it. Go check it out!!! We should be back on the air sometime next week, so get those questionnaires in ASAP. Everyone will be happy to know that the new studio now complies with all FAA regulations. Yes, I meant F A A ... The new color for the con­ sole was chosen by Jony, our current secre­ tary and new president elect. She went on a freaky power trip over break and told me that if I didn ’t let her pick the color now, she would repaint it later anyway. We have a giant new DJ lounge with tables to do work at and stuff, so hang out. I think a coffee maker was do­ nated and we are trying to find a TV! So do lots of shows this term and if you have any questions e-mail radio@wpi. Oh yeah, our call letters are now WWPI. Just TUNE IN!!!

International Student Council Welcome back, hopefully you enjoyed the break and are ready for a term full o f activity Two important announcements. The first ISC Coffee Hour for D term will be today (Tuesday, 25,h March) and the next General M eeting is tom orrow (W ednesday, 26lh

March).

For the C o ffee Hour, Tom H artvig Thomsen, International Student Advisor at WPI will be the key speaker. The theme will be, “People and Places of East Africa”. Dean Thomsen has worked and studied extensively in East Africa and has earned his Certificate o f Advanced Graduate Studies in African Studies from Clark University (1994). The Coffee Hour will be in the Higgins House Library and will start at 6:30pm.

For the ISC General Meeting the main is­ sue will be the upcoming Cultural Festival ’97. The meeting will be at the usual time and place - Morgan A, 4:30pm. If anyone that is not part of an international, religious or cul­ tural club and wishes to perform or setup a table at the Cultural Festival they should at­ tend this meeting. The Festival will be on Saturday, April 26thin Harrington Auditorium.

If you are unable to attend the meeting please visit the SLO (Student Life Office) and pick up the necessary forms for performances and/or a table.

Finally, towards the end o f last term, the ISC came out with the latest ISC Survey, if you were unable to fill one out please do so o n lin e , on o u r w eb page at h ttp :// www.wpi.edu/~isc or pick up a survey from the SLO. To be able to serve you better we need to know what issues you need to have addressed.

Newman Club Well, we had a great Appalachia in Worces­ ter last week. By the end of the day, nineteen members had given a day of vacation time to

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a table there, and we could use your help.

Email ecwilcom@ wpi if you can help make a brochure or have ideas for the newsletter.

Anyone interested in seeing what the W PI Railroad Club does is welcome to join us at one o f our meetings, which are held Monday nights at 7pm in the Higgins Project Lab, HL005. For more inform ation, see our homepage at www.wpi.edu/~railnml, or email railroad@wpi.edu.

help the people at Youville House. It was a lot o f work but we also had fun. We painted all the corridors in Building E and F. M ean­ while, Ann showed all of us some great face painting, Chris faithfully carried out all the orders given to him, Andy, like a veteran sailor, reached all the high spots that needed paint, and Ryan actually got his cookies de­ livered to him at his fraternity. It was great to see such a turnout o f the gang to help those who are not as well off as we are. Oh yes, thanks to Chris Welch for being chairperson of the project and putting up with all o f us.

E lections last term had C hris W elch elected as our next president, Jeff Roberts as the new executive vice president, Yonaira Cortes as the new secretary, and Jason Nadeau as the new treasurer. Also, Becky Thibeault and Jennifer Wright will serve as assistant vice-presidents.

Don’t forget that we will have our retreat/ planning day on Saturday, April 5th. If inter­ ested e-mail Chris Welch at matignon@wpi.

The day will start at 9:45 am and end at 6:00 pm.

This week, Holy Thursday Mass will be at 7:00 pm in the Wedge, Good Friday Services at 7 :00 pm in the Religious Center and Easter Mass, Sunday at 11:30 am in the Wedge. All are welcome to join us and we hope to see you there.

Sailing Club Arrrrhhh! We be a’welcoming ye to D-term sailing! Come to the meeting on Wednes­ day, March 26, at 7:00pm in Fuller Labs 320 if ye dares! This meeting is for both current and potential members. Everyone is encour­ aged to attend.

B esid e s o u r usual sa ilin g on L ak e Quinsigamond, some swashbuckling events planned for this term include intercollegiate racing, club boat purchase (some assembly required), windsurfing, and FUN! Any other suggestions are welcome. Instruction will be available for beginning sailors, while rac­ ing techniques will be discussed by the ex­ perienced sailors.

Email questions to sailing@wpi.edu and visit our homepage (http://www.wpi.edu/ -sailing) on the web or ye be a’walkin’ the plank!

Railroad Club Welcome back eveyrone, time to get back into the groove, which started for the Club yesterday, at our first meeting of D Term.

Hopefully the module legs will be done soon, and things will be looking more like a model railroad, with trains hopefully running within the next couple weeks.

To members of the Club: Don’t forget to let Eric know if you will be joining us fora trip to the Worcester Model Railroaders’ layout on a coming Saturday. People with cars are especially encouraged to come!

Also, get ready for the upcoming Activi­ ties fair on the 19th; the Club will be running

Wireless Association OK, just a quick one this week. Some news of interest. We have new keys. The Norad key has been removed and the member key was changed. The new policy is for officers to have keys, and licensed members to be on the list. If you want to operate from the shack, just contact an officer or sign out a key. Next thing. Congratulations to recent upgrades and new licenses: Mike, N 1YQH - new tech license, Ken, N1PKO - upgrade to Tech +, and Matt, KA1YTR - upgrade to General.

73’s, and hope to see you on the repeater. DE WIYK.

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by Sarah Walkowiak Newspeak Staff O ver the past m onth, w hile many were bypassing the events posting in a ritual fashion, im portant cam pus issues were being discu ssed ov er cy b ersp ace. T he debate started with a post from the C om ­ m ittee on the S tatus o f W om en. T he

com m ittee sent the m essage out in cel­ ebration o f N ational W om en’s history month. The post contained quotes from or inform ation about fam ous or notable women. The posts w ere sent out every day during the m onth o f M arch.

W ithin a short time o f the initial post­ ing, the quotes were labeled as “sexist propaganda” and the debate continued

from there. T he debate then drifted o ff topic and was reduced to the proper us­ age o f e v e n ts postings and a ttac k s on free speech. W ithin the m essages, there w ere a few supportive responses, from both men and women. Later, there was an apology for the original posting w hich started the w hole debate.

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A lthough the proper usage o f ev en ts postings is an im portant issue, this p a r­ ticu lar m isuse brought the attention o f a greater issue to the WPI com m unity: the n e g a tiv e a ttitu d e to w ard w om en an d w om en’s achievem ent on this cam pus.

D espite the effo rts of the com m ittee and others on cam pus, there is still a great d e a l o f ig n o ran c e w hich m ust be r e ­ solved. I have a lot o f respect for those w h o chose to speak up in su p p o rt o f women and w om en’s achievem ents in the debate. H ow ever, the negative attitu d e still persists. I find it disturbing that a positive event such as National W om en’s H istory M onth could be met w ith such hostility.

I have o fte n o v e rh e a rd c o m p la in ts about the ratio o f women to men on this cam pus. Perhaps if WPI was seen as an institution w hich respected w om en, and lived up to such a reputation, the c o m ­ plaints would cease from both genders.

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W ednesday, M arch 26, 1997 6:3© p m - P e rre a u lt Mall

Panelists tc in elu d e Vail Moser, '95 - Teradyne, Inc. Paul M. Wyman, '85 Raytheon International, Inc. Career Development Center Staff

A Question & Answer Session tc fellow S p o n s o re d b y C A R E E R D E V E L O P M E N T C E N T E R

The WPI Writing Center is pleased to an­ nounce a design competition. In an effort to introduce ourselves and our services to the W PI community, wc are soliciting designs for a Writing Center bookmark and would like to tap your creative genius.

We are offering a fifty-dollar cash prize for the best bookmark design submitted by any W PI student, graduate or undergraduate.

The design must fit an 8 and 1/2” by 1 and 3/ 4” space and must use black ink on a white background. (No shades o f black). The d e­ sign should be printed on standard photo­ copy or printer paper. (If you use a Mac or IBM-based graphics program, we would like you to submit the disk as well.) Your design, which must be single-sided, should also in­ clude the following information: The Writing Center, S L 134 HOURS: MTRF9-12; 12:30-3:30, W 12:303:30 You may include any other additional in­ formation that you wish. You might, for ex­ ample, include a logo.

Designs should be drawn to size and should be accompanied by a separate sheet listing your name, major, phone number, and e-mail address. Please submit the designs (in a sealed envelope) to the Writing Center, SL 134, no later than April 14th. Judges will announce their decision by April 21st.

(Should no design prove satisfactory, the Writing Center reserves the right to withhold the award.) If you have further questions about the competition, please call us at x5503 or e-mail us @wrc. Good luck!

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12:00pm - Brown Bag Concert, Lynne Arriale Trio, Jazz Piano, Mechanics Hall.

4:00pm - Softball at Worcester State.

7:05pm - W orcester IceCats vs. Adriondack, Centrum

3:30pm - Baseball vs. Nichols.

7:00pm - Catholic Mass, Lower Wedge 7:30pm - Com edian, Michael Ester, Student Center, Worcester State.

3:30pm - Softball vs. Nichols.

7:35pm - W orcester IceCats vs. Springfield, Centrum

11:00am - Softball at Clark.

1:00pm - Men and Women's Track and Field, City M eet, 1:00pm.

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