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Volume Twenty-six, Number Eleven
Tuesday, April 14, 1998
Newly tenured/promoted WPI faculty Courtesy of WPI News Service Sixteen members o f the W PI fac ulty were recently granted tenure and/or promoted effective July 1, 1998:
Tenured: Jo se p h D. F e h rib a c h o f Shrewsbury, Mass., and Arthur C. Heinricher Jr., o f Rutland, Mass., both associate professors o f math em atical sciences, w ere granted tenure. Fehribach joined the faculty in 1992. He received a bachelor=s d eg re e from C en tre C o lleg e in Danville, Ky., and a masters and doctorate from Duke University. His research and teaching interests are in applied mathematics and sci
entific com puting and differential equations. Specific areas o f inter est include free and moving bound ary problem s and nonequilibrium thermodynamics. Heinricher, who has been a fac ulty m em ber since 1992, earned a B.S. at the University o f Missouri, St. Louis, and a Ph.D. at Carnegie M ellon University. His interests are in stochastic differential equations; o p tim al co n tro l theory; applied probability theory and operations research. He has been active in de velo p in g in d u strial p ro jects for m ath m ajors and in developing bridge projects that help students make connections betw een intro d u c to ry c o u rse s an d ad v a n ced courses in their majors.
The following individuals were granted tenure and promoted to as sociate professor: Leonard D. Albano o f Belmont, Mass., joined the Civil and Envi ronmental Engineering Department in 1992. He earned a bachelor’s de gree at Tufts University, a m aster’s at Northwestern, and a doctorate at the M assachusetts Institute o f Technology. He is a registered pro fessional engineer in M assachu setts and serves as the advisor to the WPI chapter of the American Society o f Civil Engineers. His teaching and professional practice is in the area of structural engineer ing and his research activities fo cus on the integration o f design
WPI honors outstanding students Courtesy of WPI News Service W PI’s Office o f Academic Ad vising recently presented 1998 Out standing Women Student Awards an d th e O u ts ta n d in g M in o rity Award to eight undergraduates. This y ear’s honorees are: M arietta E. A nderson Award: Laura Cooper, daughter o f Donald and Eloise Cooper of Baldwinsville, N. Y„ is ajunior majoring in biomedi cal engineering with a concentra tion in chemical engineering. She graduated from C.W. Baker High School in Baldwinsville. She is a PLA (peer-learning assistant) for the Mathematical Sciences Depart ment, an O rientation leader, and a m em ber o f Tau Beta Pi, national engineering honor society, and the
varsity soccer and w om en’s club lacrosse teams. She com pleted her Interactive Qualifying Project, a de gree requirem ent, at the University o f W ashington School of Medicine in Seattle and spent a summer as a volunteer in the Pediatric H ematol ogy Department o f a hospital near her home. She hopes to enter medi cal school after grad u atio n and pursue a career in pediatric cardiol ogy* Established by Arvid E. Ander son ‘20 in memory o f his wife, this aw ard is presented to the outstand ing freshman, sophom ore or junior woman student who not only has a superior academic record, but has also been a w ork-study student, a volunteer for co lleg e sponsored activities, and a participant in rec ognized extracurricular activities.
United Technologies C orpora tion and Society of Women Engi neers Award: Jennifer C. Kimball, a junior majoring in chemical engi neering, is the daughter o f Mr. and Mrs. David Kimball o f Jefferson, M a ss., and is a g ra d u a te o f Wachusett Regional High School in Holden, Mass. She is president o f the W PI C ham ber C hoir, the U niversity’s first mixed vocal en semble, vice president o f the So cial Committee, a PLA (peer-learn ing assistant) for sophomore-level ch em ic al e n g in e e rin g c o u rse s, takes voice lessons, sings the na tional anthem at wom en’s varsity basketball games, is a disk jockey for the campus radio station, and is a member of Tau Beta Pi, the na tional engineering honor society. See Scholarship, page 2
WPI among America s top 10wired colleges Courtesy of WPI News Service W PI is now among A m erica’s 10 most wired colleges according to the May issue o f Yahoo! Inter net Life magazine. The nation’s pre-em inent Web m agazine re leased its second annual survey this week of A m erica’s 100 Most Wired Colleges, a detailed guide to Internet use in higher educa tion. Last year WPI placed 28th in this survey. T he m agazine surveyed m ore than 400 colleges and universi ties across the nation to find out w h ic h s c h o o ls p r o v id e d th e m ost access and exposure on the
Internet. The resu lts will appear in the May issue o f Yahoo! Inter n e t L ife th a t a p p e a r s on new stands A pril 14. Yahoo’s survey w as based on 22 factors organized under four main categories - general services, aca dem ics, social life, and com puter s ta tis tic s - to d e te rm in e each school’s ranking. T he survey was c o n d u c te d in p a rtn e rs h ip w ith P e te rso n ’s, the n a tio n ’s leading provider o f education information. Those surveyed w ere those identi fied as b ein g h ig h ly se le c tiv e schools. S ev en ty five p e rc e n t o f stu dents at W PI own com puters,70 percen t o f classes have on-line
m aterials, and 60 percent have on-line classw ork. Sixty percent o f s tu d e n ts h a v e th e ir ow n home pages. Yahoo! noted that advanced Net users at W PI like to maintain their own hubs in the residence halls. Dartmouth College was listed at #1 with New Jersery Institute o f Technology at #2, followed by MIT and RPI. University of Illi nois, Urbana, came in fifth fol lowed by Carnegie Mellon U ni versity, Cal Tech, Indiana Univer sity, Bloomington, and the U ni versity o f Oregon. Stanford University placed 27th while Yale came in 30th and Har vard University 73rd.
and construction as the concept of perform ance-based design. Jam es K. Doyle o f Framingham, M ass., has been a member o f the Social Science and Policy Studies faculty since 1992. He received a bachelor’s degree in environm en tal science from the University of C a lifo rn ia at B e rk e le y , an d a m a ste r’s and doctorate in social psychology from the University of Colorado at Boulder. His research and teaching focuses on applied social and cognitive psychology, system dynam ics, judgm ent and decision making, risk perception and com m unication, the psycho logical study o f environmental is sues, and mental models o f com plex systems. Peter H. Hansen of W orcester, M ass., joined the Humanities and Arts Department as assistant pro fessor of history in 1992. He holds a B.A. in history from Carleton Col lege in Northfield, Minn., and an M .A. and Ph.D. in history from Harvard University. His research and teaching focuses on modern European history, British history (especially of the 19lh and 20lh cen tury), international studies, global history, the history of mountaineer ing, imperialism, sport and cultural studies. He spent 1995-96 as a vis iting fellow at Clare Hall, Cambridge University in G reat Britain, where he also served as a historical con sultant and commentator for a BBC television program on the first as cent o f Mount Everest by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. Later this year he will be a visiting fellow at the Australian National Univer sity, Canberra, where he will con tinue work on his book on the cul tural history o f m ountaineering from the first ascent of Mont Blanc in 1786 to the first ascent o f M ount Everest in 1953. William R. M ichalson o f Charl ton, Mass., earned a B.S. in electri cal engineering at Syracuse Univer sity and an M.S. and Ph.D. in elec trical engineering at WPI. He has taught at the university since 1990 and has been a tenure-track faculty m em ber since 1992. M ichalson’s research and teaching interests are in global positioning systems, per formance prediction in distributed, real-time, multiprocessor systems, and perform ance optim ization of highly parallel computer systems.
Promoted: Andreas N. Alexandrou o f Cam bridge, M ass., was prom oted to professor of mechanical engineerSee Faculty, page 3
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Tuesday, April 14, 1998
Volume Twenty-six, Number Eleven
Newly tenured/promoted WPI faculty Courtesy o f WPI News Service Sixteen members o f the WPI fac ulty were recently granted tenure and/or promoted effective July l, 1998: Tenured: Jo se p h D. F e h rib a c h o f Shrewsbury. Mass., and Arthur C. Heinricher Jr.. of Rutland. Mass., both associate professors of m ath em atical sciences, w ere granted tenure. Fehribach joined the faculty in 1992. He received a bachelor=s degree from C e n tre C ollege in Danville. Ky„ and a masters and doctorate from Duke University. His research and teaching interests are in applied mathematics and sci
entific com puting and differential equations. Specific areas of inter est include free and moving bound ary problems and nonequilibrium thermodynamics. Heinricher, who has been a fac ulty m em ber since 1992, earned a B.S. at the University o f Missouri, St. Louis, and a Ph.D. at Carnegie Mellon University. Hi'' interests arc in stochastic differential equations; optim al control theory; applied probability theory and operations research. He has been active in de veloping industrial pro jects for m ath m ajors and in developing bridge projects that help students make connections between intro d u c to ry c o u rse s and ad v an ced courses in their majors.
The following individuals were granted tenure and promoted to as sociate professor: Leonard D. Albano o f Belmont, Mass., joined the Civil and Envi ronmental Engineering Department in 1992. He earned a bachelor’s de gree at Tufts University, a m aster’s at Northwestern, and a doctorate at the M assachusetts Institute o f Technology. He is a registered pro fessional engineer in M assachu setts and serves as the advisor to the WPI chapter o f the American S ociety o f Civil E ngineers. His teaching and professional practice is in the area o f structural engineer ing and his research activities fo cus on the integration o f design
WPI honors outstanding students Courtesy o f WPI News Service W PI’s Office of Academic Ad vising recently presented 1998 Out standing Women Student Awards and th e O u ts ta n d in g M inority Award to eight undergraduates. This year's honorees arc: M arietta E. A nderson Award: Laura Cooper, daughter of Donald and Eloise Cooper o f Baldwinsville, N.Y.. is a junior majoring in biomedi cal engineering with a concentra tion in chemical engineering. She graduated from C.W. Baker High School in Baldwinsville. She is a PLA (peer-learning assistant) for the Mathematical Sciences Depart ment. an Orientation leader, and a member o f Tau Beta Pi, national engineering honor society, and the
varsity soccer and w om en’s club lacrosse teams. She com pleted her Interactive Qualifying Project, a de gree requirement, at the University o f Washington School o f Medicine in Seattle and spent a summer as a volunteer in the Pediatric Hematol ogy Department of a hospital near her home. She hopes to enter medi cal school after graduation and pursue a career in pediatric cardiol ogy. Established by Arvid E. A nder son *20 in memory o f his wife, this award is presented to the outstand ing freshman, sophomore or junior woman student who not only has a superior academic record, but has also been a work-study student, a volunteer for college sponsored activities, and a participant in rec ognized extracurricular activities.
United Technologies C orpora tion and Society of Women Engi neers Award: Jennifer C. Kimball, a junior majoring in chemical engi neering, is the daughter o f Mr. and Mrs. David Kimball o f Jeflerson, M a ss.. an d is a g ra d u a te o f Wachusett Regional High School in Holden. Mass She is president o f the WPI C ham ber Choir, the University’s first mixed vocal en semble. vice president of the So cial Committee, a PLA (peer-learn ing assistant) for sophomore-level ch e m ica l e n g in e e rin g c o u rse s, takes voice lessons, sings the na tional anthem at w om en’s varsity basketball games, is a disk jockey for the campus radio station, and is a member of Tau Beta Pi. the na tional engineering honor society. See Scholarship, page 2
WPI among America’s top 10 wired colleges Courtesy o f WPI News Service WPI is now am ong America’s 10 most wired colleges according to the May issue o f Yahoo! Inter net Life m aga/ine. The nation’s pre-em inent Web m agazine re leased its second annual survey this week o f A m erica’s 100 Most Wired Colleges, a detailed guide to Internet use in higher educa tion. Last year WPI placed 28th in this survey. The m ag a/in e surveyed more than 400 colleges and universi tie s across the nation to find out w h ic h s c h o o ls p ro v id e d the most access and exposure on the
Internet. The results will appear in the May issue o f Yahoo! Inter n et L ife th a t a p p e a r s on new stands April 14. Yahoo's survey was based on 22 factors organized under four main categories - general services, aca dem ics, social life, and computer s ta tis tic s - to d e te rm in e each school's ranking. The survey was co n d u c te d in p a rtn e rsh ip w ith P e te rso n ’s, the n a tio n ’s leading provider o f education information. Those surveyed were those identi fied as b eing h ig h ly se le c tiv e schools. S ev en ty five p erce n t o f stu dents at WPI own com puters,70 percent o f classes have o n-line
m aterials, and 60 percent have on-line classw ork. Sixty percent o f s tu d e n ts h a v e th e ir ow n hom e pages. Yahoo! noted that advanced Net users at WPI like to maintain their own hubs in the residence halls. Dartmouth College was listed at #1 with New Jersery Institute o f Technology at #2. followed by M IT and RPI. University of Illi nois, Urbana. came in fifth fol lowed by Carnegie Mellon Uni versity, Cal Tech. Indiana Univer sity, Bloomington, and the Uni versity of Oregon. Stanford University placed 27th while Yale came in 30th and Har vard University 73rd.
and construction as the concept of perform ance-based design. James K. Doyle o f Framingham, Mass., has been a m em ber o f the Social Science and Policy Studies faculty since 1992. He received a bachelor’s degree in environm en tal science from the University of C a lifo rn ia at B e rk e le y , and a m aster's and doctorate in social psychology from the University of Colorado at Boulder. His research and teaching focuses on applied social and cognitive psychology, system dynam ics, ju dgm ent and decision m aking, risk perception and com m unication, the psycho logical study of environm ental is sues, and mental models o f com plex systems. Peter H. Hansen o f Worcester. Mass., joined the Humanities and Arts Department as assistant pro fessor of history in 1992. He holds a B.A. in history from Carleton Col lege in Northfield, M inn., and an M.A. and Ph.D. in history from Harvard University. His research and teaching focuses on modern European history, British history (especially of the 19lh and 20,h cen tury), international studies, global history, the history ol mountaineer ing. imperialism, sport and cultural studies. He spent 1995-96 as a vis iting fellow at Clare Hall. Cambridge University in Great Britain, where he also served as a historical con sultant and commentator for a BBC television program on the first as cent of Mount Everest by Edmund Hillary and T en/ing Norgay. Later this year he will be a visiting fellow at the Australian National Univer sity, Canberra, where he will con tinue work on his book on the cul tural history o f m ountaineering from the first ascent o f Mont Blanc m 1786 to the first ascent o f Mount Everest in 1953. William R. Michalson o f Charl ton. Mass., earned a B.S. in electri cal engineering at Syracuse Univer sity and an M.S. and Ph.D. in elec trical engineering at WPI. He has taught at the university since 1990 and has been a tenure-track faculty member since 1992. M ichalson's research and teaching interests are in global positioning systems, per formance prediction in distributed, real-time, m ultiprocessor systems, and perform ance optim ization o f highly parallel com puter systems. Promoted: Andreas N. A lexandrou of Cam bridge, M ass., was prom oted to professor o f mechanical enginecrSee Faculty, page 3
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Scholarship: Outstanding students rewarded of David H. Almstrom and Elizabeth N. Alm strom o f M eredith, N.H., graduated from Inter-Lakes Junior Senior High School in Meredith. A sophomore majoring in bio medical engineering, she is membership vice president of Alpha Phi Omega, the co ed national service fraternity, a first-responder member o f EMS (Emergency Medi cal Service), and a member o f the Student D evelopm ent and C ounseling C e n te r’s Leadership Education and Practice Insti tute (LEAP), which uses seminars and in teractive workshops to teach students to be effective leaders. Janeczko, a sophomore majoring in biol ogy, is the daughter of Stephen Janeczko o f Wood-Ridge, N.J. She graduated from Queen o f Peace High School in North A r lington, N.J. At WPI she is a work-study student in the Biology/Biotechnology Prep Labs, a MASH (Math and Science Help) Leader for chemistry, a Peer Learning As sistant for genetics, and a member of Mu Sigma Delta, the pre-health society, Alpha Phi O m ega, the co-ed national service fra ternity, the Biology Club and the wom en’s varsity swimming team. She works at an animal hospital near her home during va cations and school breaks and plans to attend veterinary school after graduation. Gertrude R. Rugg Award: Jennifer Hardy and Vikki Tsefrikas. Hardy is a freshman
Continued fro m page I the American Institute o f Chem ical Engi neers (AIChE), and Skull, the WPI senior society that honors students, faculty, staff and alumni for contributions to the Uni versity. She plans to study for a Ph.D. and hopes to becom e a college professor. The UTC/SWE award is presented to an outstanding woman undergraduate student. B o nnie-B lanche S cho o n o v er Award: Jennifer W right, a junior m ajoring in bio chem istry, is a graduate o f Keene High School. T he daughter o f Ronald and Ellen Wright o f Keene, N.H., she is an Orienta tion leader, a MASH (M ath and Science Help) leader, and a member o f Tau Beta Pi, the national engineering honor society. Phi Sigma, the national biology honor society, the Newman Club, Phi Sigma Sigma soror ity, the crew team, the w om en’s varsity swim team, the Order o f Om ega, the na tional organization for leadership, scholar ship and involvement in G reek life, and Skull, the senior honor society. She com pleted her Interactive Qualifying Project,a degree requirem ent, at W P I’s Bangkok Project Center. She plans to pursue a doc torate in pharmaceutical research and de velopment with a focus on anticancer medi cations. Ellen Knott Award: Nila Almstrom and Stephanie Janeczko. Almstrom, daughter
NSO Leaders for ‘98 The Student Activities O ffice is pleased to announce that the following individuals have been selected to serve as Team Leaders this fall during the New Student Orientation Pro gram. Arriving a week before our new students come to campus, this group will spend their training week refining group dynamic skills, and will have fun also! This year’s team is led by Linda Cappuccia and Rebecca Thibeault.
majoring in electrical engineering. She is the daughter o f Richard and Arlene Hardy of North Chelmsford, Mass., and a gradu ate of Chelm sford High School. She is a member o f Alpha Phi Omega, the co-ed national service fraternity, the Society o f Women Engineers, the Student Develop ment and Counseling C enter’s Leadership Education and Practice Institute and the Newman Club, and an Orientation team leader and Peer Learning Assistant for lin ear algebra. She was introduced to WPI as a participant (after her junior year o f high school) in the University’s Frontiers pro gram, a two-week research and learning experience that challenges students to ex plore the outer limits o f knowledge in sci ence, m athematics and engineering. Tsefrikas, daughter o f George and Mary Tsefrikas of Shrewsbury, M ass., is a fresh man majoring in biochemistry. She gradu ated from Notre Dame Academy in Worces ter. She is a tour guide for Crimson Key and a m em ber o f the Chem istry/Biochem istry Scholars Program, Phi Sigm a Sigma sorority, and the varsity softball team. She plans a career in medical research. T he S c h o o n o v e r, K n o tt and R ugg awards, provided by funds from an anony
m ous donor, are given in tribute to women who have played significant roles at WPI. Bonnie-Blanche Schoonover was a form er librarian at the University, Ellen Knott was a longtim e secretary in the M echanical E ngineering D epartm ent, and G ertrude Rugg was registrar. Based on academic excellence, contribu tions to the WPI community, and profes sional goals, these awards are presented to women students preparing for careers in engineering or science. United Technologies Corporation M inor ity Award: Sakis Decossard, a sophomore majoring in mechanical engineering, is the son o f A m en ise F o u c a u lf and L e g e r Decossard of Brooklyn, N.Y. A native o f Haiti, he graduated from Prospect Heights High School in Brooklyn. His educational goals include completing his Ph.D. by the tim e he is 35, ow ning a corporation and becoming closely involved in the develop ment of his native Haiti, particularly to help ensure that survival will no longer be the prim ary concern o f H aitians’ children and to “ work toward that equality that we all are looking for.” The UTC award is presented to an out standing minority undergraduate student.
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Faculty: Promotions and tenure granted to some WPI Faculty Continued from page 1 ing. A member o f the faculty since 1987, Alexandrou is the director o f the Semisolid Metal Processing Laboratory, a University/ industry research program supported by 22 U.S. companies and the Department o f Energy. From 1994 to 1998 he served as dire c to r o f W PI’s A erospace program . Alexandrou received a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Am eri can University in Beirut while on a U.S. AID /Fulbright scholarship, and m aster’s degrees in mechanical and civil engineer ing and a doctorate in m echanical engi neering from the University o f Michigan. He received the Board of Trustees’ Award for O utstanding Teaching in 1992, the M organ D istinguished Instructorship in M echanical Engineering in 1993, and the Russell M. Searle Teacher o f the Year Award in Mechanical Engineering in 1996. His re search and teaching interests are in sem i solid metals processing, microgravity fluid mechanics, wake flows, and theoretical and com putational field mechanics. Ming-Hui Chen o f Worcester, Mass., has been promoted to associate professor o f mathematical sciences. He earned a B.S. in mathem atics at Hangzhou University, an M.S. in applied probability at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and an M.S. in applied statistics and a Ph.D. in statistics at Purdue University and joined the faculty in 1993. C h e n ’s research and teaching focus on Bayesian statistical m ethodology, B aye sian computation, categorical data analy sis, M onte Carlo methodology, prior elici tation, variable selectio n , and survival models. Chemistry and Biochemistry Department Head James P. Dittami o f Holden, Mass., was promoted to professor. He received a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the College o f the Holy Cross, a m aster’s in chemistry from Boston College and a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from Rensselaer Poly technic Institute. Dittami completed a twoyear postdoctoral fellow ship at H arvard
University under a National Research Ser vice Award from the National Institutes of Health prior to joining the WPI faculty in 1985. His research and teaching interests are in organic chemistry, natural product synthesis, new synthetic methods, alkaloid synthesis, organic photochem istry and medicinal chemistry. He currently directs a laboratory o f five graduate and one under graduate student. P rojects under study include the developm ent o f therapeutic agents for the treatment of Alzheimer’s dis ease, arthritis and inflammation. Tahar El-Korchi o f Newton, Mass., was promoted to professor of civil and envi ronmental engineering. El-Korchi, a faculty member since 1987, holds a B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. in civil engineering from the Univer sity of New Hampshire. In 1991 he received a Presidential Young Investigator Award from the National Science Foundation. His research and teaching interests are in con struction materials and structural engineer ing, fib er-reinforced com posites, highstrength concrete, nondestructive testing, and pavem ent design and evaluation. M akhlouf M. M akhlouf o f Shrewsbury, Mass., was prom oted to associate profes sor of mechanical engineering. He holds a B.S. in m aterials science and engineering from the American University in Cairo, an M.S. in mechanical engineering from New M exico State University, and a Ph.D. in m aterials science and engineering from WPI. He has been at WPI since 1989; ten ure track since 1996. His research and teaching interests are in solidification o f metals, application o f heat mass and m o mentum transfer to modeling and solving engineering materials problems, and pro cessing o f ceramic materials. W. G ran t M cG im p sey o f B o y lsto n , M ass., has been promoted to professor o f chem istry and biochemistry. A native o f Canada, M cGimpsey earned bachelor’s and m a ster’s degrees in chem istry at Brock University and a doctorate at Queens U ni versity in Kingston, Ontario. He joined the
WPI faculty in 1989. His research and teach ing focus on photochem istry, m olecular scale devices, intramolecular charge and energy transfer, upper exited state chem is try and photophysics, photom edicine and photobiology. Elke Angelika Rundensteiner of Acton, Mass., was promoted to associate professor of computer science. Originally from Hanau, Germany, she received a B.S.(Vordiplom) from Johann W olfgang G oethe U niversity in Frankfurt, Germany, an M.S from Florida State University at Tallahassee, and a Ph.D from the University of California at Irvine— all in computer science. Throughout her career, R undensteiner has re c e iv e d n u m e ro u s h o n o rs and awards, including a Fulbright Scholarship, a National Science Foundation Young In vestigator Award, an Intel Young Investi gator Engineering Award, and an IBM Part nership Award. She joined the W PI fac ulty in 1996 after four years as a m ember of the faculty o f the University o f M ichigan’s Electrical Engineering and C om puter Sci ence Department. H er research and teach ing interests include object-oriented data bases, data w arehousing and datab ase evolution, multimedia databases, distrib uted databases, information technologies and Web tools. C h risto p h e r H. S o tak o f J e ffe rso n , Mass., was promoted to professor o f bio medical engineering. He joined the faculty in 1988 and received the Board o f Trust ees’ Award for Outstanding Research and Creative Scholarship in 1996. Sotak earned a B.A. and an M .A. in chem istry at the U niversity o f N orthern C olorado and a Ph.D. in chemistry at Syracuse University. His research and teaching interests are in
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Traditions Day: The joke’s on you by Christina Caverly Class o f ‘97, Rebecca Hoffman, Chris B Neumaier, and Seth A Popinchalk Class of ‘98 It was no joke that Tradition’s Day this year fell on April 1 &2. Despite the inclem ent w eather this y e a r’s T raditions Day events went without a hitch. There was som ething for everyone during the twoday affair. This y e a r’s events bridged the decades by reviving old traditions while creating new ones. The Freshman/sopho more Rivalry was at it height as the final two rivalry events are held during tradi tions day w here the freshm en and the sophomores try to gain enough points to win possession o f TH E GOAT!!!!
The Candle Walk The Tradition’s Day events began with the traditional Candle Walk through cam pus on the evening o f April 1, 1998. An exceptional crew o f undergraduates walked along side WPI Alum ni with candles. The
walk took follow ed the traditional route over the footbridge, around Boynton Hall, and down to A tw ater Kent. The walk con cluded at Higgins House with a reception.. The Student Alumni Society members gave tours o f the historic building. The evening concluded with som e spirited singing o f the Alm a M ater at the Alma Mater Con test.
Alma Mater Contest “Long have we felt thy guiding hand, thy teachings broad and free”, Alma M ater by W illard Hedlund class of 1910. This is ju st one line o f the Alma M ater that ex presses what every student here on this cam pus should feel. All that the Institute gives us and represents for each o f us is expressed when the Alma Mater is sung. And each year during Traditions Day the Alma M ater C ontest is held to let groups express their love and loyalty for the school and traditions. G roups made up o f students, faculty, See Traditions Day, continued to page 4
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Traditions Day: The rivarly continues continued from page 3 staff, and alumni come together to show off their rendition of the Alma Mater. There is a variety of perform ances from serious to hilarious. T he groups are judged on various aspects and a winner is selected. This year the group known as 12 Random People won with an Austin Powers flair to the Alma Mater. This event is always a lot o f fun and flowing with school spirit. So why not start learning those words now, and showing your spirit next year.
The Pennant Rush: A Rivalry Event T he F re sh m a n /S o p h o m o re P en n a n t Rush held on April 2nd, was fast and furi ous this year. The weather was cold and d am p but sp irits w ere high. Even the sophomores, who were only 30 in number, w ere optim istic about winning. At the sound o f the gun, they were off. The sound as the two lines collided was near deafen ing. As quickly as it started, it was over because not a single pennant remained on the 50-yard line. Although the effort was valiant, the sophom ores w ere defeated. Congratulations freshmen!
Cage Ball T his years cage ball competition began with the crushing sound o f tw o raging classes clashing at mid field. The sopho mores were faster to midfield and got a jump o f 10 yard on the frosh... but the bew il dered freshman, out numbering the sopho mores, soon caught on and were a jugger naut, casting their opponents aside and attaining their goal. It was decided that losers would walk, and the sophom ores w ere supposed to travel to the other end o f the field, but they had a plan. A sneak attack. The sopho mores started from the same end of the field as the freshman, and tried to loop around the ball. Their plan failed, and the cage ball games of 1998 came to a close, class of ‘01 - 2, class o f ‘00 - 0.
a b ility but p u re tech kno w led g e. The sophomores seemed doomed from the start fo r th ey had d iffic u lty g a th e rin g up enough people to even form a team. How ev er it soon becam e ap p aren t that the sophomores had a chip on their shoulders from the pennant rush. W ithin the first round o f the gam e the freshmen had yet to get on the score board w ith a positive score. The sophomores had a small team o f loaded weapons. Due to the sensitive nature of the score (a very lot to zero) the actual value will not be reported at this time. A word to the wise freshmen, there is al ways next year. And freshmen you have less than 350 days so you better start hit ting the book!!! Congratulations sopho mores!!!!
WPI Skit Night WPI Jeopardy: Another Rivalry Event Mr. Jonathan Reynolds (Class o f 1998) gallantly hosted the W PI Jeopardy game this year. He did a wonderful job o f com bining humor with sarcasm as the fresh men and sophomores went head to head once again this time not testing athletic
The Old Tech Skit N ight tradition was revived this year. In the past this night was a rivalry event w here the freshm en, and so p h o m o res had to put on sk its, w hile talented upper classm en and Fac ulty were asked to perform theirs. T his year a call w as put out to the entire cam
p u s to p e rfo rm a sk it. M r. J e e v a n Ram apriya w as the master o f cerem onies for this historic event. The reviving skit was GK: H istory W rote the G oat w ritten by Sean Dunn and preform ed by the SAS Seniors. The skit used humor and ingenu ity to fictitiously depict the origin o f the Goat’s Head Tradition. It was a hilarious play. At one point during the skit the cast was holding a sack which held the G oat’s Head. At this point the Class o f 2001 (THE FRESH M EN) becam e a little confused. They chased down the cast members and stole the prop, and proudly ran out o f R i ley Commons with a dirty old sack, some rags, and a brick. Way to go!!!! Traditions Day 1998 was two day that were filled with surprises!!! It was a time for students, Faculty, Staff, and Alumni to come together to pay tribute to the tradi tions which have helped make W PI strong. The Student Alumni Society would like to thank all that participated o r ju st can and watched. You support was appreciated. And if YOU would like to get involved with Traditions Day and SAS please contact sas@ w pi.edu.
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Controversial display incites peaceful protest by Meredith O ’Donnell & Katie O’hara Daily Collegian (Pennsylvania State U.) (U-WIRE) STATE COLLEGE, Penn. — On one side o f Pollock Road, a group o f protesters waved signs, blew whistles and shouted ch an ts. On the o p p o site side, groups sat in front o f an anti-abortion dis play, silent in prayer. In response to the Center for Bio-Ethical R eform ’s pro-life photo display, several student organizations arranged a protest y e ste rd a y . T h e G e n o c id e A w aren ess Project shows images o f Holocaust victims and the victims o f racial violence along with images o f aborted fetuses. Protesters chanted “Have real respect for the dead” and held signs that read “Every tragedy is unique” and “I consent to my own body.” The protest was organized by students from the Penn State chapter o f the Am eri can Civil Liberties Union, W omyn’s C on cerns, W omen’s Advocates and HILLEL: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life. Students not affiliated with these organi zations also attended (he protest. “Many men, women and faculty mem bers I’ve spoken to were very upset and offended by these signs, so we decided to show the other side,” said Jamie Klingler, a member o f W omen’s Advocates. Gregg Cunningham , director o f the cen ter, was pleased with the support the pro test received, he said. “This isn’t about people shouting at one another, it’s about people talking respectfully to one another and exchanging views. W e’re very encouraged to see the turnout among pro-choice students,” Cunningham said. M any w om en attended the protest to give merit to the pro-choice viewpoint, said Danielle Tarris (junior-women studies). “We wanted respond to the oversim pli
fication (of abortion) and to represent a w om an’s choice to be in control o f her body,” Tarris said. Members from Penn State Students for Life were present at the display yesterday. Anne Schray, secretary o f the organization, said she supports the message o f the display. “I think it (the display) is a harsh real ity,” she said. “A lot o f people are in denial about what abortion really is; once people are really presented with pictures they can see the reality (of abortion). It’s harsh, but it gets people’s attention.” Several officers from University Police Services were present at the rally to ensure a peaceful protest, said Thomas Harmon, director o f University police. “We want to offer everyone an opportu nity to be heard and to express their opin ions, but not in a way that is likely to result in conflict,” Harmon said. But as Amir Joshua (junior-philosophy) attempted to cross Pollock Road, police threatened him w ith arrest. He said he wanted to nonviolently confront support ers o f the d isplay and talk w ith them. Joshua, w ho said he is neither for nor against abortion, was protesting the dis play because he said it is violent, offen sive and obscene. ‘T o put abortion with social genocide, hate and bigotry is absurd,” he said. “No one says we are going to abort this baby because of its race, religion or gender.” Brooke Huhta (senior-nursing), a member of Christian Student Fellowship at Penn State, said although the photos at the display are disturbing, it is necessary to inform students what happens during an abortion. ‘T h e photos are sickening, but unfortu nately (abortion is) happening,” she said. “I believe certain things need to be exposed as they are.” Even if the images do not have an imme
diate effect, they will stay in students’ minds for a long time, Cunningham said. Members o f HILLEL were on hand for the demonstration because they were of fended by the use o f Holocaust images in relation to abortion. “It is appalling that they will go through that kind of effort to push their political agenda. Our message to them is to take (the display) away from campus — respect our dead, do not use them for a political
agenda,” said Tuvia Abramson, executive director of HILLEL. W hile he found the display offensive, Terrell Jones, associate vice provost for educational equity, was pleased to see stu dents supporting their beliefs. “We like to see people become passion ate about something — both these groups are very passionate,” Jones said. “We want students to learn how to protest and stand up strongly for what they believe in.”
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Debating statehood, Puerto Rico’s burning question by Isaiah Wilner Yale Daily News (Yale U.) (U-WIRE) M AYAGUEZ, P.R. — Sheets o f rain bounced off the curb outside “La Cacerola de M aria,” a tidy cafe just off the Plaza de ColUn in Puerto Rico’s third larg est city. “Salte!” joked Maria del Carmen Zapata, the owner, stretching to her full 5’3” and pretending to point an inebriated man to the exit. After four Medalla beers, the gray haired gentleman in a faded cotton shirt had begun to stutter for statehood. He did not want to leave, he said, because then he could not eat fried snacks and talk to people from Connecticut and shake their hands. Zapata smiled and told him he could stay. Beneath the sm iles are serious differ ences of opinion. On Mar. 4, the U.S. House o f Representatives voted 209-208 for the possible introduction-of the commonwealth o f Puerto Rico as a full-fledged state. Now, other U.S. citizens arc beginning to notice Puerto Rico. But on the island, sentim ent rem ains split. Puerto Ricans have debated the is sue since 1952, w hen the island first gained com m onw ealth status. In 1996, the com m onw ealth elected a pro-state hood governor, Pedro Rossello MED “70, w ith 51 percent o f the vote. In a non binding 1993 vote, 48.6 percent voted to keep com m onw ealth status, 46.3 percent v oted for sta te h o o d , and 4 .4 p e rc e n t w anted independence, according to the Boston Globe. Around the island, many members o f the professional class said they believe state hood c o u ld in v ig o ra te P u e rto R ic o ’s econom y. But among the 50 percent o f Puerto Ricans who live below the federal poverty line, worries persist that statehood could result in the loss of Puerto R icans’ distinctive culture. Erazmo and Leoncio Quioones, two brothers from Culebra, an island off the eastern coast o f Puerto Rico, lived and worked in New York City during
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at Price Waterhouse and a trustee on the board o f the University o f Puerto Rico, said he holds a very “corporate” view o f state hood. Puerto Rico is an excellent place for Latin American headquarters o f U.S. o p erations, he said, because “ ‘si’ in Spanish has 10 different m eanings.” C ontinental Americans cannot close Latin American deals like Puerto Ricans can. The proposition o f statehood is one deal Perez would like to close. It “has shackled Puerto Rico for 150 years,” he said. “In stead o f running tow ards developm ent, we’re basically taking little steps because we cannot move any faster.” But not all Puerto Ricans take the c o r porate view. I t’s m orning in M ayaguez. Young Puerto Ricans fire up their T huletopped sports cars and run to the w aves. Huh, statehood? They hop out and set their shortboards on the beach o f R incun, ready to wax. It’s 6 am They ju st want a wave.
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said the most significant event going on in the nation is not what Clinton is doing, but how people have reacted to it. “The American public has forgotten what is right,” Keyes said. “We are now resting on the belief that we can tolerate abuses of power as long as the abuser is generally doing a good jo b .” Keyes referred to the nation’s past in w hich m o ral s tre n g th g o t the nation through depression and war. “ Back in the day, it w asn ’t m aterial strengths that got us through our hard ships,” he said. “M oney is the material strength I’m talking about. People may not have had that, but they did not lose hope.” Keyes said if the concept o f material strength is kept as a priority, it will trans late into further moral decay. The fundamental moral equality is what makes the United States special to the rest o f the world, Keyes said. “We cannot forget our responsibility to preserve freedom ,” Keyes said. “Freedom comes from self-discipline, and this moral crisis will detennine if we will hold onto liberty.” Keyes said people are needed who can set an example for the human race and come
together to govern under the law. “We need people w ho are capable o f m anaging them selves,” Keyes said. “We should listen to people who strive for self control, not self indulgence.” The nation must accept discipline and responsibility to achieve and maintain free dom, Keyes said. “No one should be above the law,” he said. “If you make the law, you should live by it.” Keyes said the idea that “might makes right” has taken over the consciousness o f the nation. “We believe that if I have you in my power, I can do with you as I please,” he said. Keyes, an African American, said he be lieves the black conservative movement will continue to grow. “Many blacks have seen that liberal d i rection has not worked,” he said. “If you go to people, no m atter what race, color, or gender they are, you will find that every one wants the same thing.” Keyes said if the moral crisis is perm it ted to continue, the black community will be the first to suffer. “Com m on sense will prevail,” Keyes said. “It has already been proven that our
government has failed in the inner city.” The College Republicans were pleased with the attendance o f the speech and will continue to bring prominent political speak ers to campus, said Jeff Smith, the group’s president. “We liked to get som eone like Dan Quayle down to Kent next semester,” Smith said. “I was pleased with the attendance, but I wish we had more time to spend with Keyes and get a more in-depth interpreta tion o f these topics.” Keyes had to rush off to catch a flight so he would be able to host his daily na tional call-in show.
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Weekly sports update: Results from April 4th to April 9th by Geoff Hassard Sports Information Director Golf (3-0) The golf team opened their spring in con vincing fashion taking the Engineers Cup at Stow Acres on the 6th. This was only the second tim e WPI has won the cup - its first since 1990 - since the com petition began in 1988. It was a closely contested e v e n t w ith W PI edging o u t C a rn e g ie Mellon by two strokes and Wentworth by four strokes. MIT was the fourth team and they finished ten shots back. C o-captain Jam ie C arlson (Old Lym e, C o n n .) and M ark B a lc iu s (M illb u ry , M ass.) tied for low score for W PI w ith rounds o f 82. Co-captain M ike W illock (R ockland, M ass.) shot an 86 and Barry H am m er (H ooksett, N .H.) shot an 88.
Men’s Track & Field (2-3) The m en’s track team traveled to M IT to c o m p e te in the an n u a l E n g in e e rs M eet. They finished third behind R ens selaer and MIT. L eading W PI in the m eet was M ike Pockoski (D ayville, CT) who placed in three events. A fter taking a few w eeks o ff from th e in d oo r season, P o ck o sk i p ro c e e d e d to win the h am m er th ro w with one throw o f 1 8 2 ' - 1 Hi s throw was good enough to qualify him for both the New England III and NCAA III cham pionships. He also added a second place in both the shot put and discus on the day. David Haw es (Seal Harbor, M aine) w as an o th er m ultiple event place fin isher. He p laced second in both the 100-m eter dash and 400-m eter hurdles. He also ran an outstanding anchor leg for the w inning 4x400 relay. T he other th re e legs w ere run by Paul M u lle r (W a u s e o n , O h io ),- K e ith L e v e s q u e (N ashua, N .H .) and Dan Nashold (Rocky Hill, C on n .). C hris N eum air (V ernon, Conn.) was second in the jav elin . Rick Crispo (A ndover, M ass.) was third in the 800-m eters. M att Passaro (W inthrop, M a ss.) w as fo u rth in th e 1 1 0 -m e te r hurdles. C hris Tutlis (Lew iston, M aine) rounded o u t the scoring with a fourth place in the javelin.
Women’s Track & Field (4-2, Final Meet) The w om en’s team played host for the Engineers M eet on the 4th. They too fin ished third behind Rensselaer and MIT. N ancy B edrossian (Seekonk, M ass.) was the big scorer for the day with a first in the discus, a second in the ham m er and a third in the shot put. third in both the shot put and ham m er w hile taking seco n d in the d isc u s. A m ber M ille r (E llen v ille, N.Y.) won the triple ju m p and w as th ird in the pole vault. Sue Shorrock (N. Sm ithfield, R.I.) won the high ju m p . Ju lie W h eeler (A ttleb o ro , M ass.) tied for fourth in the pole vault. Kate Shore (D urham , C onn.) w as fourth in the discus and Emily B runkhorst (P ly m outh, M ass.) was fourth in the jav elin .
w eek with a 1-3 record w ith the only win over CAC rival Babson. W PI scored a lot o f runs as they continue to hit the ball well. On the 4th, the team traveled w est to S pringfield to play a conference doubleheader against W NEC. In the first gam e Ju stin D o w n in g (L e o m in ste r, M ass.) w ent the d istan c e but cam e up on the s h o rt e n d o f a 2-1 s c o re . S c o tt Townsend (H ollis, M aine) and freshm an Rob Busby (A ndover, M ass.) each had tw o hits. In the second gam e W PI made five e r rors that led to eight unearned runs as they were beaten 15-9. Townsend had four hits and four RBIs. The next day the E n g in eers hosted Babson in a C A C east gam e. Guy M iller (Sandw ich, M ass.) and C hris V andette (N. A ttleboro, M ass.) led the hit parade with three hits a piece. Freshm an M att Paine (A uburn, M ass.) had two hits in cluding his first home run o f his career in the bottom o f the first to knock in three runs. B usby pitched seven plus solid innings to pick up the win. M iller was called upon to get W PI out o f the ninth as he picked up a save. Last T uesday W PI w as at T rinity to face a highly ranked squad. W PI was b e a te n 2 0 -1 3 in a slu g fest. Ja so n M erry (L atham , N.Y.) had a career-best day with four hits, including two hom e runs, and four RBIs. Paine continued his contribution w ith three RBIs and Busby had another solid day at the plate with three hits.
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She m oved to third when Rachel M altais (W estport, M ass.) executed a sacrifice bunt. V adurro scored on a pass ball. Lara C urrie (C oncord, N .H .) closed out her com plete gam e in the bottom o f the eighth to pick up the win. On Sunday the 5th WPI played a wild one with A nna M aria and ended up los ing 11-10. Eight W PI errors led to nine un earn ed ru n s fo r the A m cats. W PI battled back to tie the game at 5-5 with four runs in the top o f the fifth. C urrie, Tsefrikas and B iscotti each drove in a run. The E ngineers added two m ore runs in the top o f the sixth when M altais and M cFarland scored, but gave it back in the bottom as A nna M aria scored four runs to lead 9-7 entering the last inning. In the top o f the seventh W PI pushed three runs across as they took advantage o f an A m cat error. Sonja Farak (P orts m o u th , R .I.), V adurro and C u rrie all scored. In the bottom o f the seventh A nna M aria scored two runs before W PI could get one out to win. L ast T u e sd a y W PI p la y e d h o st to C oast G uard. W PI was trailing only 20 before the visitors scored six runs in See Update, continued to page 8
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H olyoke. U nfortunately they co u ld n ’t keep it going as they dropped the next tw o gam es to A nna M aria and C oast Guard. O n th e 3 rd W PI had a s c h e d u le d d o u b le h e a d e r w ith M o u n t H o ly o k e . T hey w ere only able to play one due to darkness, but it was a com e from behind victory. W PI trailed 1-0 in the top o f the third when they scored three runs to ta k e th e le a d . V ik k i T s e f r ik a s (Shrew sbury, M ass.), Holly W eym outh (A b b o t, M ain e) and V alerie V adurro (M anchester, N .H .) all scored a run in the inning. M ount H olyoke cam e back to take the lead with a pair o f runs in the fourth and sixth to lead 5-3 entering the seventh. In th e to p o f th e s e v e n th J a n ic e N arow ski (Southington, C onn.) scored the fourth run on a Tsefrikas single af ter leading o ff the inning with a single. C hristine Biscotti (G lastonbury, C onn.) scored the tying run when M elinda Darw a y (N ip o m o , C a .) re a c h e d on a fie ld e r’s choice. W PI held in the bot tom o f the inning to force extra innings. In the top o f the eighth Vadurro began at second base according to the rules.
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Lakers beat Warriors, 96-84 by Scott Howard-Cooper Los Angeles Times O A K L A N D , C a lif.— O p p o rtu n ity cam e to the Los A ngeles Lakers anew Saturday, arriving like a gift for the sec ond night in a row at that, and bringing with it all the trim m ings. Trouble, for ex ample. T he chance to gain ground on Seattle som e 24 hours earlier ended in a d isap pointing defeat, and here they were early in a gam e at O akland Coliseum A rena, aw are that Utah had already lost and on the way to rolling the Golden State W ar riors w ithout m uch hassle. And then the L akers wasted m uch o f the lead. But they would not waste the opp o r tunity. C apitalizing in a way they were unable to against Phoenix, they recov ered from a bad third quarter to win, 9684, before 19,821 as Shaquille O ’Neal had 35 points and 15 rebounds. T hat cut the Jazz lead for what could turn out to be the second-best record in the W est to two gam es with four to play, including a head-to-head m atchup at the G reat W estern Forum in the regular-season finale. It realistically cut it to one, in fact, becau se the L akers have all but c lin c h e d the tie b re a k e r by b u ild in g a three-gam e advantage am ong conference gam es w ith the sam e four to play, the seco n d criteria. So even if U tah w ins A pril 19, L.A. should still claim what could be an im portant factor. “ I think it’s big,” Derek Fisher said o f the win that gave the Lakers 57 for the season, one more than 1996-97. “It d efi nitely goes dow n in the jo u rn al, when we look back and look at things we can
build on. I think this is one we can build o n .” So w ent the healing process, and the exorcism . The L akers’ last visit here had resulted in arguably their w orst showing o f the season, a 93-92 defeat Dec. 10 at a time the W arriors were dealing with the height o f the L atrell S prew ell c o n tro versy. H arris was sure to m ention that to his team earlier Saturday, along with the fact that Golden State had rallied from an 18-point third-quarter deficit Feb. 11 at the G reat W estern Forum before losing by six. There were also the w ounds from the night before to deal with. The only ques tion being w here to start. T h a t O ’N e al and H a rris had e x changed words on the bench late in the second quarter? There is nothing to sug gest this was anything but com petitive ju ic es on the part o f O ’Neal or that there is any rift between the two, but it w asn’t the first tim e Harris has gotten on his superstar for taking bad fouls. O ’Neal cam e to the sideline seething after being called for an offensive foul and then being w histled ag ain on the e n su in g Phoenix p o sse ssio n _ h is third overall, earning a seat with 3:34 rem ain ing. H arris said som ething to him, and O ’N eal responded. It went like that for a few seconds. “Shaq has to m aintain fo cu s,” Harris said later. “He let a lack o f calls (in his favor) cause him to take tw o fouls, and then h e ’s out o f the gam e. W e’ve lost three o f the last 20 gam es (a fter the loss to the Suns), and it’s no surprise that in each o f the three gam es Shaq got into foul trouble. T h at’s not a criticism , rather
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WPI Ring Premieres This Week T he Alumni A ssociation, in coopera tion w ith m em bers o f the student body and Jostens are pleased to announce a tradition returning to the W PI cam pus. T he W PI Ring C om m ittee has w orked with Jostens for well over a year in d e signing the WPI Ring. W ith the unveil ing o f the new ring this week, W PI will be jo in in g many prestigious colleges and universities in having a single ring that iden tifies the unique characteristics o f its school. In holding with the tradition o f a single ring design, students will have to earn the rig h t to w ear the W PI ring. O nly those students w ho have attained Ju n ior status will be eligible to order this sym bol o f achievem ent. The unique styl ing o f the W PI ring sym bolizes the val ues and traditions associated with being a W PI student and alum nus/a and will be recognized by A lum ni w orldw ide. “We are happy to see this tradition renew ed. T he sym bols o f the ring will bring fond m em ories o f W PI for years to com e” said Bob M aynard ’63, Alumni A ssociation P resident. T he official unveiling o f the W PI Ring D esign will be held during a reception
on Wednesday, April 15lhat 4:30 p.m. in Higgins House. O rders will be taken on A pril 16 lh, 17lh and 20,h in the W edge. All Juniors and Seniors who place orders at this tim e will receive a $50 discount off the purchase price o f a 14K arat Official W PI Ring. Pricing inform ation will be available at the official unveiling. The tradition returns and its story will be told on April 15lh at H iggins House.
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an observation. I spent 10 m inutes lec turing how he should be M VP before the gam e, and I believe that. But an MVP d o e sn ’t g et h im se lf kno ck ed out o f a gam e ju st because he feels h e ’s not get ting his dues.” Responded O ’Neal, trying to im m edi a tely d e fu se a p o te n tia l c o n tro v e rsy : “There isn ’t going to be a problem .” That crisis cleared , the L akers had spent m ost o f Friday night risking seri ous neck injury, so fast and w ith such ease did the Suns continuously blow by them , turning a basketball gam e into a track meet. The official stats gave Phoe nix a 27-9 advantage in fastbreak points, but the L.A. coaching sta ff had it 40-14. “T hat’s the best any team has run on us all year,” H arris said.
And it happened in their own bu ild ing. "T h at’s just not accep tab le,” he said. A dded Jo n es: “ T h ey w ere g e ttin g layup after layup, open shot after open s h o t.” Just im agine how thrilled the Lakers w ere w ith their defense com e the third qu arter Saturday. G iven the opportunity for a blow out, and with it the chance to wash away most of the bad memories from the Sun gam e, they w ent up by 18 points in the first quarter and 19 at halftim e, then w ent in the tank. G olden State outscored them , 26-18, after intermission, pulling within five. The L akers got the lead back to 11 at the start o f the fourth and retained control m ost o f the rest o f the way.
Update: April 4th to April 9th Continued from page 7 their half od the fourth enroute to the 80 win. On the 9th WPI played a conference doubleheader with W heaton C ollege at home. The Lyons used a 12 run first in ning in the o p en ing gam e to rout the Engineers 22-0. The second gam e was well played as WPI w ent the distance but only lost 4-0 behind a strong pitching perform ance by M altais.
Men’s Tennis (3-2) T he m e n ’s te n n is team tra v e le d to W heaton on the 4th looking for their ini tial win o f the spring. It w ouldn’t be easy though as the Lyons are traditionally a strong squad. WPI battled all the way to the end until finally falling 4-3. WPI took the first point by w inning tw o o f the three doubles m atches. Mike Lam oureux (A ssonet, M ass.) and Keith Peterson (W rentham , M ass.) won 8-6 at #2 doubles w hile M ike Chen (Canton, M ass.) and C olin P ark er (P ortsm outh, N.H .) won at #3 doubles. In singles play WPI lost at # 1, #4 and #5 to give Wheaton three points. Lamoureux won his match at #3 singles to even the m atch 3-3. F resh m an Je ssie H alter (Bridgeton, N.J.) cam e back from a 1-5 score in the second set before losing 6-4 to give Wheaton the last deciding point.
Last M onday W PI played at W orces ter State and took no prisoners as they sw ept the doubles and singles to shut o u t the L ancers 7 -0 . L am oureux and Peterson won at #1 doubles, Parker and C hen won at #2 doubles and Wes M arcks (H ingham M ass.) and Carl N ielsen (P ly m outh, M ass.) won at #3 doubles. M att C h io tt (C h e p a tc h e t, R .I.) w on a t #1 singles, Lam oureux won at #2, Ken Cho (F r a n k lin , M a ss.) w on at # 3 , S te v e L esser (N. A ttleboro, M ass.) won at #4, Peterson won at #5 and M ike H incm an (D anvers, M ass.) won at #6. L a st T u esd a y W PI w as lo o k in g to m ake it tw o in a row as they h o ste d W estern New E ngland C o lleg e. W PI pulled out the doubles w hen Lam oureux and Peterson won a tie-break to take the second o f the three m atches. M arcks a n d N ie lse n to o k th e o th e r d o u b le s m atch. W PI ended up w inning five o f the six singles spots to win the m atch 6-1. C hiott and L esser both battled back from one set down to win in three sets. L am oureux, Peterson and H incm an won at #2, #5 and #6 respectively. W PI continued to roll the next day at U M ass Lowell w ith their third straight w in 5 -1 . C h io tt a n d H a lte r w o n in d o u b le s as d id M a rc k s and N ie lse n . C hiott, Halter, Cho and Peterson all won in singles.
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Novice Women Four wins first race by Cathy Oliveira Class o f ‘01 U nder new coach M ike M cDonald, the Susan E. Chapman won its first race car rying the W PI colors. In a strong victory, the novice women pulled away from the start and never lost vision o f winning on L ake Q uinsigam ond. C oxsw ain Stacey Leisenfelder kept the morale of the row ers high as well as calling Power Tens when needed to maintain a good lead over the M assachusetts M aritim e A cadem y’s two boats. The pace o f the rowers was kept high over the 2 0 0 0 m race thanks to the S tro k e B eth W olfe who n ev er slow ed
dow n, keeping a constant stroke rate o f 32. Three-seat rower Andrea Emery and tw o-seat C athy Oliveira kept the engine room strong, pulling with all they had for the entirety o f the race. Bow-seat Emily Gilbreath rounded out the winning novice boat with sim ultaneous grunting with her fellow two-seat rower. As the official called the boats to at tention, the row ers raised their oars and sat at half-slide, nervously aw aiting the “G o!” signal. Once called, the wom en pulled and m ade sure their technique was strong past the 500-m eter mark to enter tain the WPI crowd and fellow team mates cheering them on.
A t tim es, one o f the M ass M aritim e boats came close to W P I’s stern, but a quick Power 10 and the fast fury o f the blades got W PI back o u t in to a boat length’s lead. Catching crabs was not a problem due to the excellent set o f the boat and the technique o f the rowers in keeping all the oars at the same height. With 750 meters left, the rowers thought th ey had n o th in g le f t, lik e C o ach McDonald told them they should feel, but somehow they kept it going, working on nothing but heart and love for the sport and the excellent spaghetti dinner at Eric W ilhelm’s apartment. Upon reaching the finish line, the women kept their poise and
caught their breath after seeing the gruel ing hours of practice pay off as they beat both Mass Maritime boats, with the clos est one at a boat length and a half behind W PI’s stem. A fte r d o c k in g , C o x sw a in S ta c e y Leisenfelder was thrown into the lake as a celebratory dunking, hopefully marking the first of many w ins for the N ovice Women Four.
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SGA agenda for Tuesday April 14,1998 •Committee on Academic Policy •Committee on Advising and Stu dent Life •Planning Implementation Com mittee •Student Organization Commit tee •Web Design Committee •Bookstore Advisory Commit tee •Community Building Com-
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I. Call to Order II. Roll Call III. Approval of Minutes IV. Presidents Report V. Committee Reports
•CSLI (Committee on Student Life Issues) - Chair Carrie •CAI (Committee on Academic Issues) - Chair Upton •Committee on Appropriations - Treasurer Tino
mittee •Clubs/Organizations VI. Old Business VII. New Business VIII. Questions Commentsand Ideas IX. Treasurer’s Report X. Secretary’s Report XI. Vice President’s Report XII. President’s Remarks XIII. Announcements XIV. Adjournment
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The unsinkable Douglas Adams by Sarah Walkowiak Associate Editor Douglas Adams, renowned science-fiction author, will be speaking at Clark University this Friday, April 17, at 4:00pm. Adams is most widely known for his science-fiction works, especially the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy “trilogy” and the Dirk Gently series. Adams has also writ ten The Meaning o f L ijf (with John Lloyd), and Last Chance to See (with Mark Carwardine) This lecture is part of a tour pro m oting D ouglas A d am s’ latest p ro je c t, the recently released Starship Titanic CD-ROM. Starship Titanic has also inspired a novel of
the same name, conceived by Adams and written by Terry Jones (formerly o f Monty Python.) Starship Titanic is a departure from A dam ’s two former text-based adventure games The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Gal axy’ (based on the book), and Bu reaucracy. “In some ways, it’s a much easier task to impress people now because all the graphics and sounds pretty up the nature of the ex p erien ce,” says A dam s. “ But there’s something I miss from the [old] games, which is that real en gagement you get from virtually be ing locked into a conversation with a computer.” In addition to Starship Titanic, Adams is currently working on The
Saltnon o f Doubt, the third novel in the Dirk Gently series, the screen play for the Hitchhiker s Guide movie (tentatively scheduled for a summer 2000 release), a Dirk Gently TV se ries, and a televised documentary on evolution. During his lecture, Adams will dis cuss the following topics: “Living in a Virtual World”, “Parrots, the Uni verse and Everything”, and “Perfor mances from the Hitchhiker's Guide. “Living in a Virtual World” is a dis cussion of Adams’ personal opin ions about technology and the in formation age. In “Parrots, the Uni verse and Everything”, Adams will describe some of the creatures he has encountered in his various trav-
N o th in g to do in W orcester? Yeah, right. Open your eyes to the W orcester Art M useum, concert serie s at M echanics H all, and Soccom m ’s Sunday Night film se ries. Now that spring is here there’s always a game of Ultimate Frisbee somewhere on campus. You want theatre? There’s New Voices 16, com ing up in Alden Hall in a few weeks. Some of your classmates
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have worked very hard on that pro duction. Need more suggestions? Look around you, there are fliers absolutely everywhere you look on this campus. Check out Jazz at the Sahara, get some coffee at the Bean Counter, or check out the open mic at the Above Club. Pool at Jillian’s, bowling in Alumni Gym. With so many options, I suggest you d o n ’t spend your time at the Worcester Foothills Theatre this m onth un less you are the most die-hard Kurt Weill fan on the planet.
“Berlin to Broadway with Kurt Weill” is a musical review o f the life’s works of Kurt Weill, a G er man com poser who left his hom e land one step in front o f the Nazi regime to come live in America. Weill’s life story is told sporadi cally through brief monologue and a ttitu d e s are re fle c te d in th e choices o f songs. Tough guys and worldly women are the caricatures portrayed by stiff actors. C hore ography and vocals were the high point o f this otherwise uninspired
els and d isc u ss th eir unusual lifestyles. In “Performances from the Hitchhiker’s Guide”, the audience will learn why the audiotape version o f “Hitchhiker’s” received a Grammy nomination The lecture is being sponsored by the Science-Fiction People of Clark (SPOC) and other Clark student or ganizations. Tickets will be on sale daily from 11 am to 7pm at the Hig gins University Center information desk. Tickets are $3 for WPI and con sortium students, and $5 at the door. For more information about the event call (508) 795-6690. More information about Starship Titanic may be found on the w eb at: h ttp :// www.starshiptitanic.com/
show. On an up note, I had a much better view o f the stage after the intermission when a portion of the aud ien ce d id n ’t return to th eir seats. This show is the last o f the 19971998 season for the W orcester Foothills Theatre Company. Tick ets are available at the box office at the W orcester Com m on Fashion Outlets. The tickets are $ 15 to $23, depending on the date and time o f performance. “Berlin to Broadway with Kurt Weill” runs until May 3^.
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Vandalism becomes an increasing problem displayed in the area of the student activities office. They vandalized the board, not once, not twice, but three times. Each time the board has been vandalized, we simply put up another display, and we will continue to do so, until we feel that the board has fulfilled the purpose for which it was intended. We are not upset by the opposi tion that the board received. Every one is entitled to his/her own opin ion, and in our quest to promote di versity, we realized and respect, that not everyone will change their per spectives. What was disappointing, was the cowardly manner in which these individuals communicated their opposition - by ripping down and vandalizing posters under the pro tection and disguise provided by the
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To the Editor As a Resident Advisor, and basi cally - as human being, I am very committed to the goals of the Resi dential Services department, one of which is to assist residents in ac quiring an appreciation, acceptance or at the very least a tolerance of the differences of others. In this respect, I along with a team of other RA’s and students, planned a series of activities to help pmmote an awareness and an appreciation of sexual diversity and related issues as they relate to mem bers of our very own WPI community. It was thus very disappointing to find that there are members of our com munity who are so strongly opposed to homosexuality that they decided to vandalize a bulletin boaiti that was
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late night and early morning hours. By doing so they have surpassed their right lo there own opinion, by attempt ing to force their violent and hateful attitudes on others. We have provided several avenues for people to express their views via an essay competition addressing sexual diversity, and a lec ture on Homophobia on April 22nd. These would be appropriate avenues for those who feel so strongly about the issue to voice their views and con cerns. It is amazing to see that such a minute percentage of our community has such power over individuals in the majority, that would cause them to act so cowardly, and to compromise their own basic sense of humanity. I im plore these individuals to please be respectful o f the rights of
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others to be who and what they are., Gay, lesbian and bisexual students have the same right as any other social or ethnic group to attend this institution, and to obtain an educa tion in an environment in which they are not forced by threats and hateful, violent attitudes to fear for their per sonal safety, and social well being. We d on’t expect that such stu dents will be welcomed by all with open arms, but we do expect that we are all educated and mature enough to respect all members of our com munity first and foremost as human beings, and as such, afford each o f them the basic courtesies that they deserve. S incerely Clinton Rolle, Class o f ‘0 0
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Recyclable, burnable, or one in the same? To the Editor: T his past Saturday, I p a rtic i p a te d in M a y o r R a y m o n d M a ria n o ’s “O p eratio n C o lle g e C lean u p ” as a m em ber o f the o r g a n iz in g fratern ity , Phi S igm a Kappa. As the instructions were being explained, I was dismayed to note that while the trash was to be sepa rated, tw o of the six categories were listed as burnable. The first c a te g o r y , la b e le d “ B u rn a b le item s,” included a listing of items included within this category: “pa pers, plastics, cans, bottles, card boards.” Every item in this list
could be recycled easily at nearby facilities. As a rough estimate, the several hundred people involved picked up between 40 and 50 tons o f tra sh , c o m in g c lo se to th e amount picked up on Earth Day. M ost o f that trash was destined for burning. The burning o f plas tics, metals, and glass produces a massive amount o f deadly chem i cals that becom e suspended in the air and released as acid rain. In addition, the tires and metals that were collected (which were also recyclable) were to be transferred lo a drop-off site to be transferred to a landfill. Landfills are already
too common and too large. We need to do what we can to reduce the am ount o f trash going into them. Now, it seems to me that this program, while being a great pollb o o ste r for M ayor M ariano, is doing much more harm than good. Sure, the streets look a lot cleaner, but at what cost? No one will dis agree that we need cleaner air, not to mention fewer and small land fills, yet what are we doing but making the problem worse? O f the 40-50 tons of trash collected last Saturday by hard-working students and volunteers, well over three-
quarters could have been easily recycled. M aking a few m ore p ile s o f tra sh w ould not h av e slowed the operation any signifi cant amount and would have vastly red uced th e am ount burned o r added to landfills. “O peration C ollege C leanup” removed 40-50 tons o f trash from W orcester’s streets in one m orn ing. Most o f that trash was burned, releasing many tons o f harm ful chemicals into our air. The air that we breathe and need to survive. T h ink about that for a second. Thirty or forty TONS o f trash were added to our already less-than-
clean air here in Worcester. Is this program really a benefit? “Out of sight, out o f mind” is an axiom that has become all too much the 90’s view of dealing with our trash and that needs to stop. The trash is still there. It doesn’t go away. Personally, I would rather have the trash still on the streets than to be breathing it every minute of every day until it com es down as acid rain and destroys our build ings and monuments. How about you? Sincerely, Bryan S. Gibson Class o f ‘00
tic crossing to the Americas and finally right up to the presence o f G od. His audience stayed with him and responded w ell to his hour-long presentation. On the same day, International S tudent C ouncil Secretary A na M aria Mandrila e-mailed me some o f her work. I had mistaken the poetry sent to ISC members by an other budding poet, the m ulti-tal ented Sashe Kanapathi, as belong ing to her. She wanted to set the record straight, and did so.... Well, read on—
A n d with the sam e perm ission, possess your fra g ile heart.
fla k e s That fa ll in m idst o f May.
D eny me not acceptance N or make me lose my though For here the odyssey does end You 're treasure and ideal sought.
But I console m yself and soul For I know your love is near Enveloping m y heart in pain Yet I remain still here.
Alas, you're fo u n d and sweet and rare As berries in the spring U nspoken passions and desire To mine, yo u r heart does bring.
A nd here I will be till time's end comes With open arm s and heart a ly ing on this bed B ut sh o u ld yo u not arrive, my love, A million tears would be shed.
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The poets’ corner by Billy D. McGowan Director of ESL L a st T u esd ay , P o e t K ofi A nyidoho of Ghana visited WPI. His reception was at International House: Only a handful o f people show ed up. Host Tom Thom sen, director o f International Students and Scholars, had arranged for re f re s h m e n ts th at in c lu d e d s w e e tp u ffs and W est A fric a n “T o o g b e i.” W P I’s E v e re tte G o o d w in ’s exhibition o f pho to graphs from West Africa was on display at the Goodard Library as a kind o f background presentation fo r th e o c c a sio n . H u m a n itie s Chairm an Lee Fontanella had re served the Great Room at Higgins H o u s e . H e ’d a sk e d fo r fo rty chairs. Sixty had been placed—
just in case. The event had been well publicized, but let’s face it, poetry is not a burning preoccu pation in the USA, and nor, I be lieve, at W PI. I was frankly ner vous! Maybe nobody would show up. It was beyond my greatest hopes to see all the seats filled, more chairs being sought and, fi nally, standing room only. As the sun found cracks to stream in, it was a moment o f tremendous re lief for me. Poet A n y id o h o ’s presentation began with invocations o f the spir its in his native language, Ewe, and from there he w ent on, m ostly to u ch in g on the them es of, as su m m ed up by P ro fe s s o r Fontanella, “ nostalgia and exile.” His path took his audience through West A frican culture, the A tlan
I Sit And Wonder Still A llo w me the p leasure o f y o u r presen ce and let me wallow in your sweet d e lig h t A llow me to possess your being
Bewildered all the while I sit and wonder still Why I resist advances A nd pretend th ey’re not o f will. / fe a r you 're ephem eral A n d soon shall m elt away L ik e p u re a n d c a re le ss sn o w -
Priceless, to me, m y life is not worth as much To let you go about I wish to have you fo r eternity A nd o f that I have no doubt. -Ana M aria M andrila
“Styrofoam” cups every year to c irc le th e e a rth 4 36 tim e s. Styrofoam is actually polysty rene foam. Polystyrene foam is completely non-biodegradable. •A U.S. Fish and Wildlife sur vey o f a lb a tro s s b a b ie s found 90 % with plastic in their digestive systems. •If each U.S. household low ered its average heating tem peratures by 6° F, over a 24hour period, w e’d save the energy equivalent o f 500,00 barrels o f oil every day. •W hen you toss out one alu m inum can you w aste as much energy as if you’d filled the same can half full of gaso line and poured it onto the ground. •Each year we throw away 28 bil lion glass bottles and ja r s enough to fill the twin towers of New York’s World Trade Cen ter every two weeks. •One out o f every $ 11 that A m eri
cans spend on food goes for packaging. In fact, we, spend more on the packaging for our food than American farmers re ceive in net income. •Americans produce 154 million tons o f garbage every year enough to fill the New Orleans Superdome from top to bottom, twice a day every day. 50 % o f this trash is recyclable! •Every year 27 million acres of tropi cal rainforests are destroyed. That’s an area the size o f Ohio, and translates to 74,000 acres per day... 3,000 acres per hour... 50 acres per m inute... •The average American uses the equivalent o f 7 trees every year. T h a t’s ov er 1.5 billion trees used annually in the U.S. Do you care? If so that makes two of us. Send me an e-mail and let me know. harish@ ece.wpi.edu Quoted from 50 Simple Thing You Can Do To Save The Earth
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Environmental awareness by Haris h Chawla Class of ‘99 Did you know th a t: •The ju n k mail Americans receive in o n e day c o u ld p ro d u c e enough energy to heat 250,000 hom es. •E v e ry year, A m ericans throw aw ay enough office and w rit ing paper to build a wall 12 feet high, stretching from Los A n
geles to New York City. •If 25 % o f American homes used 10 fewer plastic bags a month, w e’d save over 2.5 Billion bags an year. •A running faucet puts 3 - 5 gal lons o f water down the drain ev ery minute it’s on. •If a family o f four takes 5-m inute showers each day; they will use more than 700 gallons o f water every week - the equivalent o f
a three-year supply of drinking water for one person. •According to Save a Tree, it takes one 15 - 20 year-old tree to make enough paper for only 700 gro
cery bags. •It takes an entire forest - over 5 0 0 ,0 0 0 tre e s - to s u p p ly A m erican w ith their Sunday new spaper every week. •A m e ric a n s p ro d u c e e n o u g h
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Newspeak’s 8thAnnual Readers Poll! Once again you, the readers of Newspeak, have the opportunity to let us know how you feel about the direction Newspeak is taking with campus news and events, and to give suggestions on how to change things. Newspeak also takes this opportunity to find out what WPI’s favorites are...
However, these reader poll things only work if you, the readers, fill them out and return them. So, we're giving you another week to fill it out and get it back to us. To those handful of people who already returned theirs, thank-you. Please fill in your answers to the survey below and return it to:
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We need to have it back by 5pm Friday, April 17. Results will be published in the April 21 issue of Newspeak. You can also email your responses to newspeak@wpi.edu.
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444: The planets collided by Jessica Morgan Graphics Editor On the fourth day o f the forth m onth th e p la n e ts c o llid e d c r e a tin g A ccapellafest 4, or so the advertisem ent read, but they really w eren’t kidding. For those o f you w ho attended y o u ’d p ro b ably understand the best since everyone seem ed to be exploding w ith laughter and enjoym ent. In Riley C om m ons, the fourth A ccapellafest m ade its debut to four hundred or so people. By the end there was standing room only, but that d id n ’t m atter because who really w anted to sit anyw ay? A ccapellafest 4 began with W P I’s new “no fella accapella” Interstate 8. W hat a way to start o ff the evening, not only were the girls wonderful singers, but they had incred ib ly h ilarious skits as w ell. Starting o ff with an airplane scene they moved on to w ishing one lucky Sim ple H arm onic M otion singer a very Happy Birthday. For som eone who had no clue what they w ere going to do to him he survived very well. Their best skit o f the night though w as their reenactm ent o f the movie T itanic while they sang, C eline D ion’s “ My H eart Will Go O n ” . They acted th eir w ay through all the m ajor scenes o f T itanic from, “I ’m king o f the w orld*’ to th e d e a th o f L e o n a r d o
D iC aprio’s character, not to m ention the hand on window scene. 1-8 w as shortly followed by the M IT C h o ra la rie s, w ho w ere also fan tastic. T heir skits w ere also outrageous. They sang very well and their lead vocalists b ro u g h t tears to eyes at som e points. D uring M IT ’s interpretation o f “Seven” by P rince w here they changed a part o f the song to “ W ith the internet” , one o f their com panions decided to drop to the stage at “All seven and w e’ll w atch them fa ll...” . T hey entertained us further with their “ M IT D rinking Song” w hich many o f those in attendance will not soon for get. N ext, the M ount Holyoke V -8 ’s cam e up and perform ed exceedingly well. They had wonderful singers, but not as m em o rable skits. The V -8’s have been around for m ore than 50 years, they were actually the first wom en’s accapella group in the United States. One girl sang “ Everyday is a W inding Road” by Sheryl Crow so well that you had to look twice to be sure it wasn’t Sheryl Crow. After the intermission, RPI's Rusty Pipes gave another hilarious performance. For a group that has only been around for a year they were fantastic. Their percussionist was a little noisy, but after his initial ner vousness, he quieted down a little. They
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Simple Harmonic Motion, WPI's male accapella group and host of Accapellafest 4, perform for a group of over 400 people in Riley Commons April 4th.
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NEW VOICES 16 Wednesday, April 15 - 7:30 PM The Ballad of the Babysitter by Catherine Darensbourg , a part time WPI student and community member
The Wasted Land by Kris Shepard, a WPI alumni
Lightning by Marc McKenney, a WPI undergraduate
by C atherine D a rensbourg , a part time WPI student and community member
The Ballad of the Babysitter by C atherine D arensbourg , a part time WPI student and community member
Friday, April 17 - 7:00 PM The Wasted Land by Kris Shepard , a WPI alumni
Monday? by A m y M Sinyei , a WPI undergraduate
Monday? by AmyM. Sinyei, a WPI undergraduate
Lightning
What's the Difference?
by M a rc M cK enney , a WPI undergraduate
by Dean O'Donnell, a WPI faculty & staff, a WPI alumni
Falling Fasade by Helene Andreson & Kim Belli, a community member & a WPI alumni
The Origin of Our Species by D a v id Pazzano , a WPI undergraduate
The Debtors of Fools and Fortunes: A Tale from Urbino
Falling Fasade
by Thomas Russell, a WPI alumni
by H ele n e A ndreson & Kim Belli , a community member & a WPI alumni
Remirroring by Katherine Journeay, a community member
The Debtors of Fools and Fortunes: A Tale from by Thomas R u ssell , a WPI alumni
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Kofi Anyidoho Mesmerizes WPI with his verse by Christopher M. Lawson Class o f ’99 The resplendent songs o f Ghanaian poet Kofi A nyidoho captivated all who were present at the Great Hall o f Higgins House during his reading on the afternoon o f April 7. The WPI Administration, the De partm ent of Humanities and Arts, and the S tu d en t Speakers Fund sponsored this event, and was enthusiastically received by students and faculty alike. In the span o f only ten minutes, additional seating had to be brought in to acco m m o d ate the droves of poetry fans who swarm ed the hall. Indeed, il was a genuine pleasure to
have such an internationally renow ned poet read his works. I was enthralled by the way Anyidoho, who writes in both En glish and his native Ghanaian language, interweaved elem ents of traditional verse with his Ewe dialect to produce a poetic form that was both unique and indescrib ably beautiful. His voice, a brusque baritone with subtle vibrato, delivered each syllable with such precision that his songs became sympho nies. Indeed, his tonal variations tran scended his words and became carefully crafted melodies, his moments o f inflec tion became counterpoints, and the rhythm in his voice expressed the rhythm o f his
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soul. Eager listeners float on his words, like leaves on a calm sum m er’s wind. In listening to Anyidoho, you becom e part of his song, a part o f the greater symphony o f life. Dr. Anyidoho read twenty exam ples o f his works in prose and poetry. One o f the most rem arkable involved a phone call between Nana-God, which translated from Ewe means God most high, and a Child. The child was astonished to find that NanaGod would call him, and believed that it was prank phone call. Once the child be came convinced that it was truly NanaGod who had called him he pleaded con tinue the conversation. In time Nana-God then asked; “Why don’t you ever pray to me?” to which the child responded “You never answered me and I figured that you must be too busy with all the other chil dren prayin’ to answer my prayer.” NanaGod promised that he would answ er the ch ild ’s prayers and told him not to be afraid to pray-a child’s faith reaffirm ed-a
mixed audience of scholars and students show ing splendid sm iles-a m essage o f faith offered by Anyidoho. A fte r th e re a d in g I sp o k e w ith Anyidoho, who requested that I call him Kofi, regarding the nature o f poetry. I asked him, why do you w rite? Im m edi ately, I noticed his puzzled and enigmatic countenance. He must have looked at me for a solid minute before he answered my question: “N o one has ever asked me that question before.” He went on for about twenty minutes explaining a myriad of rea sons for writing. Finally at the end o f his discourse he paused, showing his eager eyes and am using smile, and said, “Forget all of that, I write because I’ve got som e thing to say.” I nodded because I knew that this was his final answer. He continued to speak with a host o f other admiring fans regarding his poetry, yet I knew, that his single statem ent confirmed my belief that this man w as indeed the poet o f a genera tion.
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Accapellafest: A wonderful experience
Like are you going to work for one of those tired old companies with a big name and so
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sang a w onderful rendition o f “ Sunny Came Home” by Shawn Colvin. The W ellesley W idows follow ed. E v eryone seemed im pressed with their won derful sound effect abilities, but at one audience m em ber pointed out, they had been around for alm ost as long as the V8's and had p ro b a b ly d e v e lo p e d and p assed dow n the k n o w le d g e to each suceeding member. They also did not go into the skits as much as the other groups did, but they did have fun on stage. They sang a lot o f songs that aren't as com monly known as the other groups, but the songs w ere well sung. Finally, Sim ple H arm onic M otion, our wonderful resident accapella group, ap peared after long expectation. O f course they just w o u ld n 't be SHM if they d id n 't do som ething outrageous everytim e they came out on on stage. This tim e it was the flies. A fter the first song they were
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berated by a group m em ber for being so unkept, and he turned his back to the audience who were exploding with laugh te r at the scene before them : ripped pants. His SHM fellows crow ded around him an instead o f duct taping the rip duct taped his shirt (ah the jo y s o f duct tape). Jurg Zw'ahlen started o ff the p e rfo r m ance w ith a song form A nim al House. He was later followed by Chris Hamel who sung “ A nd She W as” by the T alking H eads. Jo h n R e y n o ld ’s tw in b ro th e r Chris also made an appearance for a m ug ging skit that was perform ed. O verall, th e y w e re g re a t and th e h e a r tf e lt goodbye cerem ony in the m iddle brought tears to the eyes o f many. A fter being encored tw ice. SHM was finally allow ed to leave and the three hour m usical pre sentation was sadly over. If they hold A ccapellafest 5 next year, they should get a bigger room because after this year their going to need it.
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Odds Are, They’ll Make Another Film Together by Susan King Los Angeles Times Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau are a couple of terrific actors who have become one o f cinema’s most beloved comedy teams. With their 1Oth film together, “The Odd Couple n ,” opening Friday, it’s a perfect time to catch up on their other collaborations. It was legendary writer-director Billy Wilder who first teamed up the two in his biting 1966 comedy “The Fortune Cookie” (MGM, $20). Previously, Lemmon had starred in Wilder's “Some Like It Hot,” “The Apart ment” and “Irma La Douce.” Matthau, who made his film debut in 1955’s “The Kentuck ian,” was best-known for his roles as heav ies in such films as “Charade.” In “Fortune Cookie,” Lemmon plays an earnest TV cameraman who suffers a minor injury during a football game. Matthau, in a role that won him an Oscar for best support ing actor, is his brother-in-law, a seedy, shy ster lawyer who convinces Lemmon to pur sue an expensive lawsuit.
Two years later, they created box-office magic as mismatched roomies in “The Odd Couple” (Paramount, $ 15), which Neil Simon adapted from his Broadway hit comedy. M atthau reprised his stage success as the slovenly sports writer Oscar and Lemmon is perfectly cast as his friend Felix, an ob sessively neat, hypochondriacal photog rapher. Lem m on’s only directorial effort was 197 l ’s “Kotch” (Fox, $ 10), a sentimental com edy drama in which Matthau plays an eld erly man who refuses to let his children put him out to pasture. Though Lemmon doesn’t appear in the film, his wife, Felicia Farr, does. The duo seems to be having a great time in “The Front P age” (U niversal, $15), W ilder's 1^74 adaptation o f the Charles M acArihur-Ben Hecht Broadway classic. M atthau plays the overbearing, blustery m anaging editor o f a newspaper; Lemmon is his prize reporter. Despite their rapport, “Front Page” seems forced and off-kilter. Carol Burnett, Susan Sarandon and Vincent Gardenia head the supporting cast.
Reviews were mixed to negative for their next outing, 198 l ’s “Buddy Buddy” (MGM, $20), which was Wilder’s last film. This black comedy, based on the French hit “A Pain in the A ...c a s ts Matthau as a professional hit man whose latest assignment is threatened by a suicidal stranger (Lemmon). It was a full decade before their next film, O liv e r S to n e ’s c o n tro v e rs ia l “J F K ” (Warner, $25). Both appear in small cam eos and share no screen time together. The surprise success o f 1993’s “Grumpy Old Men” (Warner, $15) proved the two still have the com edic chops they pos sessed three decades ago. In this slapstick romantic comedy, Lemmon and Matthau play neighbors, former boyhood friends who have been feuding for years. Their squabbles heat up when the two widowers start vying for the affections of their new n e ig h b o r, a v iv a c io u s w id o w (A n n Margret). Burgess Meredith is a real hoot as Lemmon’s rather ribald father. Two years later, Lemmon and Matthau starred in the fair-to -m id d lin g sequel
“Grum pier Old Men” (Warner, $20). This time around, Matthau gets the girl, played by Sophia Loren. The 1995 “T he Grass Harp” (New Line), a lyrical adaptation o f Truman Capote’s no vella, is a real change o f pace for the team. Set in the South in the 1930s and ‘40s, the nostalgic dram a finds M atthau quite be lievable as a retired small-town judge who falls in love with a sweet spinster (Piper Laurie). Lemmon is featured in a sm aller role as a shady scam artist out to fleece Laurie’s shrewd, rich sister (Sissy Spacek). M atthau’s son Charles directed. Though it didn’t exactly bum up the box office last summer, their comedy “Out to Sea” (Fox) is still a lot o f fun. In order to make money and meet women, M atthau, who has a weakness for the ponies, per suades Lemmon to join him as a dance in structor on a luxury liner. Widower Lemmon finds love with Gloria De Haven and bach elor Matthau falls head over heels for Dyan Cannon. Donald O ’Connor, Elaine Stritch, Hal Linden and Brent Spiner also star.
“Seinfeld” Wraps Up Filming Amid Tears, Hugs by Greg Braxton Los Angeles Times H O L L Y W O O D — The m antra for “Seinfeld” has stayed the sam e through its nine years: “ No hugging, no learning.” But in the end. which came early Thurs day morning, the rule was broken and arms were extended. Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer, or, at least, the actors who play them, finally hugged. Em otional d isplays and tearful e m braces am ong the core “S ein feld ” cast, Jerry S ein feld , Jason A lexander, Ju lia L o u is-D rey fu s and M ichael R ich ard s, marked the film ing o f the sh o w ’s final ep iso d e, m in u s th e to p -s e c re t en d in g that was film ed w ithout spectators. The hit NBC com edy, w hich is ending its run May 14, w rapped in front o f an invita tion-only a u d ien ce o f 250 e x ecu tiv es, family and friends. ‘T h ere were clearly tears in everyone’s eyes,” said Rick Ludwin, NBC’s senior vice president o f specials, prime-time series and late-night, who was one o f the network ex ecutives in attendance. “T hey were all hugging each other at the top o f the show during the introductions. Julia in particu lar was overcom e with em otion.” Although the filming started more than
two hours late and lasted until 2 a.m. Thurs day, the entire audience stayed and cheered the cast as they took their final bows. Among those looking on from the stu dio bleachers on Stage 9 at the CBS Studio Center were Rob Reiner and his partners at Castle Rock Entertainment, one o f the pro ducers o f “Seinfeld”; actors James Spader and Jon Lovitz, who have both gueststarred on the show; and former “Seinfeld” writerCarol Leifer, creator and sta ro f W B’s “Alright Already.” “It was really a combination o f emotions, funny, sad, exciting,” said Ludwin, one of the early network supporters o f “Seinfeld.” “The only thing I have experienced like it professionally is when Johnny Carson left 'T h e Tonight Show ’” . Much of the hourlong episode already had been shot without an audience on sev eral stages, and details about the finale are being held tightly under wraps. Many aspects o f the evening deviated from the normal “Seinfeld” sessions. As usual, Seinfeld came up in the audi ence before the cameras rolled. But instead o f his routine o f asking questions, he took note o f the atm osphere surrounding the evening. “Should I make you cry now?” he said. “No. W e’re supposed to do a com edy.
Hifts/WPI Spring Concert by Jamie Lord Class of ‘00 To end a y ear o f great co n certs, the W PI c o n c e rt band w ill be co m b in in g w ith the T ufts w ind ensem b le and the W PI stage band. T he concert will be held in Alden Hall on Tuesday, A pril 21st at 7:30 PM. Sponsored by the W PI M usic A sso ciatio n , the co n cert w ill be free, and open to everyone. The W PI concert band and stage band recently returned from a successful tour o f Spain. C o n certs w ere held in M adrid, Segovia, and
G uadalajara. The stage band has toured m any other countries in the past, includ ing R u ssia and E gypt in th e last few y e a rs . C o n c e rt b an d d ir e c to r P ro f. D oug W eeks has included in the p ro gram a Spanish piece, “A m parito R oca” in trib u te to the recent to u r o f Spain. A fte r the c o n c e rt band p la y s sev eral pieces, it w ill com bine w ith the T ufts w ind ensem ble to play “F inale to Sym phony No. 5” . For the last piece, the stage band will join in to play “C-Jam Blues”. It should be a great year end concert and we hope that everyone can make it.
There are so many people in this building who have meant so much to the show. We feel like we’re giving back to you tonight. So I’m going to stop there.” Several scenes were played out in front of the audience, and previous scenes that had been shot were also shown. The cast also re-created other scenes that had been
filmed but were not yet ready for viewing. At the end o f the evening, Seinfeld, who usually returns to the audience to say good night and to tell jokes, stayed on the set. The ca st w as in tro d u c e d ag a in , then Seinfeld declared, “T hat’s a wrap!” Cigars appeared, and the hugging con tinued.
Juniors & Seniors You are Cordially Invited To The Unveiling Of The WPI Ring Design
Wednesday April 15,1998 Higgins House 4:30 PM Refreshments Served The tradition returns...
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Midway’s Quake for Nintendo 64 by Ken Gagne N ew speak S ta ff Title: Quake
P la tfo rm : N intendo 64 P u b lish er: Midway R atin g: 7.7 An interdim ensional terrorist is strik ing at Earth. His arm y’s recent raid on a m ilitary base has left a sole survivor who decides to take it to the m onster’s own hellish home front. So goes Quake, for N intendo 64, translated from the com puter hit by Midway. Quake, the gam e’s title and the name of the afore-mentioned terrorist, has been on the com puting scene for a few years now, and has spread like wildfire as the modem -age Doom. It is a first-person per spective shooter renowned for its fast ac tion and multiplayer death matches. Its most important characteristics have been lost in this console version, yet it remains a enjoyable experience.
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The default control is awkward, with un necessary functions assigned to essential buttons. But every button and action is configurable, so Q uake can be made to play identically to Goldeneye, Turok, or any other setting, in which case Quake is flawless. The controllers support both the rumble pack, for quaking action, and the memory pack. Controller setups can be saved with the latter, but game progress can be saved with either the pack or a pass word. The nature o f the g rap h ic s is dark, choppy, and swift. Many o f the abysmal levels are without proper lighting, m ak ing it difficult to tell if there is, or isn’t, a place to stand, or if that’s an enemy hid ing in the shadows or your eyes deceiving you. The sprites (or moving figures) have few frames of animation, and move in an ungainly fashion. But as players move about, the levels them selves speed by. This makes it easy to make a quick escape but difficult to draw an accurate bead.
The music is m inim al, yet effective. There is not much music, per se, but back ground moans, whistling winds, and drums emphasize the gothic atmosphere. H am m ering nailguns and exploding corpses comprise the sound effects. Q uake’s challenge is classic; it offers many goals but nothing new. Simply, each level has an exit which must be found. This may involve backtracking, exploring, find ing keys, or other tasks. Each level also has several hidden areas which are not pertinent to o n e’s progress, but offer valu able power-ups. The total number o f se cret areas is revealed at each level’s end, as well as the time it took the player to complete the level. As any good shooter should, Quake of fers a two-player mode. Gamers can battle in seven different arenas, o f varying size. There are no maps or radars to assist the hunters in finding their prey, and the dark
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nature o f the levels adds to the confusion. Each level consists o f many small corri dors and room s, w ith few large, open spaces in which to run around. H ence, most pursuits end with tw o players faceto-face pounding each oth er w ith g re nades, rather than strategic use o f sniper and guerrilla warfare tactics and drawn-out epic battles. W hoever has the best armor and weapon will win. Q uake is yet another entry in a fam il iar genre. It offers little new, but most o f w hat it has is effective. The flaw ed graphics is one o f its fault; the lack o f a four-player m ode on a four-player sys tem is another. Q uake on Saturn and the IBM may be m ore satisfying. On the N intendo 64, G oldeneye and T urok did it better, and this su m m er’s Turok 2 will do it best. T hose w anting som ething to tide them over in betw een may find it in Quake.
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Christian Bible Fellowship Greetings, hopefully you had a chance to enjoy Easter Sunday and celebrate the resurrection o f our Lord. This Friday as usual there will be FNF in the L ow er W edge at 7:00. However, this Friday will be Lack o f Talent night, and w e’ll entertain each other with our out rageous perform ances. This Saturday is also the CBF Dinner, which will be held in Founders Country Kitchen al 5:30. If you would like to attend, please e-m ail Tom at guido@ w pi.edu. Also, there will be Tuesday Night Prayer down in Founders Study at 9:30. “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he is risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He is risen from the dead ’.” Matthew 28:5-7 (N1V) Som etim es it is easy to overlook what actually m akes Christians Christians. A lot o f times you hear about the miracles that Jesus perform ed, or the people that he raised from the dead. These are all very im portant truths which tell us about the nature o f who Jesus is. But the most im portant thing that Jesus did during his time on earth is what saved you and me and makes us Christians. What was it that made such a difference ? It’s the fact that Jesus died on a cross to save us from our sins and then rose from the dead ju st as the angel above said. W ithout the resurrec tion, we would be no different from the world. But Christ arose, and through Jesus we have been saved! Praise God for your salvation this week as you go out and cel ebrate the resurrection o f Christ.
Masque Wednesday, April 15lh at 7:30 PM, the lineup is: Ballad o f the Babysitter, The Wasted Land, Lightning, Monday, W hat’s the Difference, Falling Facade, T he Debt ors, and Remirroring. Thursday, April 16lh at 7:30 PM, w e’ve got: And God Spoke, The Secret is ... - 1, Cheap Thrill, The Secret is... - 2, Without, Origin o f our Species, The Secret is ... - 3, We are the Cheese II, The Secret is... - 4 (see a pattern forming yet?), My Aunt the V e g e ta ria n , S e c re t is ... - 5, and A M idsem ester’s N ight’s Time Travel. Friday, April 17lh at 4:30 PM, fasten your seatbelts for: Cheap Thrill, My Aunt the V e g e ta ria n , and T he B allad o f the Babysitter. Then at 7:00 PM, you can see: The W asted Land, Monday, L ightning, Origin o f our Species, Falling Facade, and Debtors. Then the grand finale on Saturday, April 18th at 7:00 PM, W hat’s the Difference, The Secret is... -1, Remirroring, The Secret is..2, A M idsem ester’s Night’s Time Travel, The Secret is ... - 3, And God Spoke, The Secret is ...4, W ithout, The Secret is...5, The Bal lad o f the B abysitter, and We A re the Cheese II. Just rem em ber - it’s all FREE! You can even win prizes! Keep your eyes peeled for upcom ing New Voices 16 contests. Com e support your friends and have a
great time! For more information, visit us on the web at www.wpi.edu/~masque And I’ll say it ag a in ... There is a bunch of people who meet on Fridays at 4:30 PM in Alden H all’s Green Room (behind the stage) to discuss the hubbub and goings on in WPI Theatre. EVERYONE is welcome and encouraged to attend, so please come and visit. Yes, that means YOU!
Newman Club Well everyone is back from their quick trip home or wherever they went. If you stop by the Religious Center, you will notice a big change. Ten members of the Newman Club spent Saturday painting all o f the rooms on the first floor and the hallways on the second floor. In addition one o f our mem bers father donated a complete set of cur tains for the first floor windows. It was thirty years ago that the last paint jo b was done and new curtains were hung. Chris C is still trying to put the basketball into the basket in the glass jar. However we must admit that he did the toughest part of the paint job and did it well. Sunday we welcome Bishop Reilly to our cam pus and we are ready looking for ward to it . He will celebrate the 11:30 AM M ass in Alden and install our new slate o f Newman officers, plus Eucharis tic M inisters. In addition he will be ad m inistering the Sacrament o f Confirm a tion to four of our members. That we will be followed by our senior farewell cook out . Our own Sgt. M ajor Clarence Plante will be cooking up a real southern cook out o f chicken, ribs, hamburgers, franks and salad. So it should be a great day.
Science Fiction Society Greetings to yea, members o f the SFS. Once again it is time for the club corner. Well, as I said last week, the official mem bership cards arc out and about. If you c an ’t wait until the next meeting to get yours, then find me somewhere. The Paper newsletters are a great suc cess, except for the fact that no one reads them, and will continue to be produced every Tuesday. Come by the wedge and pick one up... news, stories, art, everything.
And please feel free to subm it anything you wish. I’m not very picky, I’ll put any thing in. Well, almost anything. Well, now that the term, and the school year, are both winding down, there is little g oing on w ith o u r o rg an izatio n . W ith Anime-Fest and Gaming Weekend out of the way, there is little to do but school work (blah). Next year looks to be prom ising, though, with a great deal o f money, and many new possibilities ahead o f us. So the main thing on our mind this year is next year. Feel free to com e share your ideas for the future at the SFS meeting, w hich is in O lin H all 107, at 7:00 on Wednesdays. See you there!
Skeptical Chemists <shameless plug>Fail an orgo test lately? Is that dream(?) jo b in organic synthesis going up in smoke? Ever think about the glam life of a forensic scientist? Come to the colloquia: April 15th and 16th, 4:00 PM, GH 227, where Lt. Lauria and the renowned Prof. Berka (of C H I0x0 infamy) saturate your cranium with all sorts o f info on in vestigating crim e scenes, fingerprinting, ballistics, and others. C om e. Enjoy. </ shameless plug> Ok, we are still skeptical, and we are (once again) hardcore. We are trying to get this barbecue thing running (Prof. Wobbe is on it... AND we have Professor D itta m i’s s u p p o rt... now it’s up to us...<them e m u s io th e Skeptical C hem ists! </theme music>) ...I’ve had dozens of requests to play “Name that quantum mechanics pioneer.” I think this bulletin board deal is still going down; logistics, people. Logistics! Everybody wants to see shiny happy chemistry faces glorifying the walls o f Goddard Hall. W e’ll be m e e tin g at 4 :3 0 pm on Wednesday, April 22nd in the Basem ent Lounge o f Goddard Hall to give you the details about the barbecue and the bulle tin board, as w ell as o ther m ysterious things. Such as the solution we all came up d u rin g C H 1 0 4 0 lab fo r the Schroedinger w ave equation. Yes, we solved the whole damn thing. Now where’s our Nobel Prize? S k e p tic a l C h e m ists. N e u ro tic s , P s y c h o tic s , and K e to n ic s.
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Society for Medieval Arts and Sciences Planning continues for the M edieval Faire, currently scheduled for Sunday, May 19, on the Quad and in the L ow er Wedge. Sarah, head o f the Publicity C om m ittee, show ed o ff the sam ple po sters (and everyone m ocked Jason Rosa’s spell ing, or lack thereof). Got tables? People will be getting together this week to build whatever needs to be built for the Faire (B ulletin boards, gam e supplies, etc.). Wes: We all set for insurance? (A m ber: “Damn guillotine...” ) A list o f supplies to be acquired has been made, as has a list o f the various prizes that will be raffled off. Tomorrow, April 15, will be the Spring A ctivities Fair, from 12:15 to 1:30, in Harrington Auditorium. Feel free to stop by and show your support! SMAS mock combat practices are M on days and Thursdays at 7:30PM (m eet in the Lower Wedge). SMAS club m eetings are Tuesdays at 7:00PM in the Founders Study Room. For more information, you can c o n tac t the o ffice rs via e-m ail to realm s@ w pi.edu.
SGA The last SGA m eeting was held last Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. Individual com m it tees are interested in your input with re gard to ideas for projects to w ork on this term. Join one o f the SGA com m ittees and get involved in student governm ent. You need not be a senator to help. We are currently looking for new people to be on the W PI Institute com m ittees, if you are interested o r want more in form a tion please contact Jen Reese em ail: jenr. Indie Fest and Q uadfest are quickly a p proaching, get involved in these events and help to increase the cam pus unity. The suggestion box has been installed in the office, your com m ents and ideas are welcomed. The next SGA meetjng will be held Tuesday evening at 6:00 p.m. in the L ow er W edge. All are w elcom e to attend!
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Superior Court Judge Carol Ball to speak at WPI by Jeff Ouellette Pre-law Society The W PI Pre-Law Society is sponsor ing M assachusetts Superior Court Judge Carol Ball to speak at W PI on W ednes day, April 15th at 4:30 in the Forkey Con ference Room. In addition to being a Su perior Court Judge, she also holds a pro fe sso rsh ip at N o rth eastern U n iv ersity . Her m ost recent case to catch public at tention was a landmark injunction in a civil
rights case. The injunction prohibited the use o f the Internet to contact gay people w ith the intent o f violating their civil rights. Her presentation on W ednesday will include the discussion o f legal issues she has encountered as well as questions and comments about law, her career, o r the cases in which she has heard. This event is open to the entire WPI community. If you have any questions or would like fur th e r in fo rm a tio n you can e m a il prelaw@ wpi.edu.
Gordon Library’s Wednesday Internet Seminar Topic: World W ide Web (W W W ) Basics with Netscape Navigator Date: Wednesday, April 15, 1998, 11 am - 12 noon Place: Gordon Library Training Room (114)— Down one flight from the main floor inside the PC Room (116) Level: Beginner — Web or Netscape experience is not necessary. Some familiarity with Windows 95 and use o f a mouse is helpful but not required. Info: Carmen Brown (cbrown@ wpi), Don Richardson (drichard@ w pi.edu), or Joanne Williams (william s@ wpi.edu) in the Reference Department. Please Note: Seminar is limited to 8 WPI faculty, staff, and students. Advance regis tration on the sign up list at the Reference Desk is required. Sorry, no email or phone sign ups for this session.
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Greek News by Ryan Fournier Class o f '00 O n Monday, April 13, Lam bda Chi A l pha will sponsor its second annual Field Day for students at W orcester’s Elm Park C om m unity School. From 10 a.m . to 2 p.m. the brothers will lead the students in a variety o f activities, including potato sack races, kick ball and soccer. The chil dren will also be treated to a barbecue. O n April 17-22nd, members o f Lambda Chi A lpha and Alpha Gam ma D elta will s p o n s o r th e ir fifth a n n u a l T e e te rTotterathon on the W PI Q uadrangle (rain or sh in e ) and d u rin g reg u lar business h ours at the G reendale M all. Proceeds will benefit St. Jude’s C hildren’s Research H ospital and the Juvenile Diabetes Foun dation. Last year the students raised more than $2,000; this y e a r’s goal is $5,000. T his year, W orcester M ayor R aym ond M ariano is planning to join in the fund raising efforts by taking a turn on the tee-
ter-totter on the Quad at 1:30 p.m. on Fri day. For more information, call 791-9857 or e-m ail svenios@ wpi.edu. In other news, S ig m a Phi E p silo n sp o n so re d H ealth Awareness Day this past Sunday on the quad. The event consisted o f professional organizations setting up booths and dis tributing literature on the quad, food, en tertainment, and two speakers in the af ternoon. The organizations in attendance in c lu d e d W P I’s W est S tre e t H o u se , Healthy Alternatives and Health Services, DARE, Planned Parenthood, MADD, and the Rape Crisis Center. Rahn Fleming a consultant spoke in the low er wedge on alcohol and drug education, along with J o y c e Jo h n so n from th e W o rc e ste r C ounty D istrict A ttorney’s O ffice. To conclude the event, Jim Spinnato, an XRated Hypnotist performed in Harrington Auditorium. There was over 300 students involved and $150.00 was raised to ben efit the A m erican Foundation for AIDS Research. Excellent job Sig Ep!
by Debbie Dexter Computer Trainer Leaving the W PI cam pus for the sum m er? H ave q u e stio n s a b o u t w hat to change on your pc or in your UNIX ac count w hile y o u ’re aw ay? G raduating from WPI and w ondering w hat happens to your accounts?
Watch for the C ollege C om puter C en ter article in the last issue o f N ew speak on April 21st. We will be listing the most com m on q u estions stu d en ts, sta ff and faculty ask when they are aw ay from the WPI cam pus for any length o f tim e. L ike to in clu d e your q u e stio n in the a rtic le ? S e n d e m a il to d l d e x t e r @ w pi.edu.
NEW VOICES 16 Saturday, April 18 - 7:00 PM What's the Difference? By Dean O'Donnell, a WPI faculty & staff, a WPI alumni
The Secret is... An All To Tragically Real Plav (part 1) by Thomas Russell, a WPI alumni
Remirroring by Kalhenne Journeay, a community member
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The Secret is... An All To Tragically Real Play (part 2) by Thomas Russell, a WPI alumni
A Mid-Semester's Night's Time Travel by Catherine Darensbourg with contributions by Susan Vick
The Secret is... An All To Tragically Real Plav (part 3) by Ihomas Russell, a WPI alumni
And God Spoke... by Ihomas Russell, a WPI alumni
The Secret is... An All To Tragically Real Plav (part 4) by Thomas Russell, a WPI alumni
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The Ballad o f the Babysitter C onfidential services in a private setting L ocated at the in tersection o f Rt 9 & Rt 140 O nly m inutes aw ay from WPI! 29 G rafton C ircle, Shrewsbury, M A 01545
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W e Are the Cheese H Cheeze Molds AKA: The Story o f Hansen Und Gretchen by Dave Eaton & Anthony Hall. WPI undergraduates
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P o lice L o g T hursday, A pril 2 7:33pm - Report: Smoking coming from Riley 4lh floor room, W FD Notified. 7:37pm - Alarm: Fire/Sprinkler, Riley, pulled by officer. 7:38pm - Arrival: WFD. 7:47pm - Alarm: Secure, Riley. F riday, A pril 3 7:48am - Medical: Morgan Loading Dock, head injury. 10:55am - Report: Skateboarders on Freeman Plaza. 11:05am - Clear: Skateboarders removed. 11:54pm - Suspicious person: Officer out with 2 subjects in vehicle rear o f Goddard Hall. 11:57pm - Officers clear Goddard Hall, checks OK. S aturday, A pril 4 12:33am - M alicious mischief: W atchperson reports two uprooted shrubs on West St. plaza, near fountain and at south end o f brick walkway. 12:36am - Indecent exposure: Officer out with subject rear o f Riley Hall. Officers, Sargent assisting. 1:15am - Suspicious persons/vehicle: Officers out with vehicle at Park Ave. & Drury Lane re: activity observed at Salisbury Estates. 1:55am - Officers clear Park Ave., 1 subject arrested by W PD re: outstanding motor vehicle warrants. 1:58 am - Suspicious persons: O fficer out with subjects on Dean St. 2:04am - Officers clear Dean St. Two street signs confiscated from subjects. 2 :5 lam - Disorderly persons: Officer out with 3 subj., Park Ave. & Rumford Ave. WPD assisting. 2:55am - Assumption College PD contacted re: above subjects. 3:25am - Officers clear Salisbury Estates, 1 subject arrested by WPD. 3:46am - Assist: Becker PD requests assistance on Cedar St, re: B&E, sexual assault, fire alarm. Officers responding, W PD notified. 3:50am - Officers searching Highland St. - Becker area for suspect in above incident. 4:22am - Suspicious person: Officer out with subject at W illiam & Roxbury St. 4:27am - Officer clears William & Roxbury St. 4:39am - Officers clearing search for above suspect, resuming patrols. S unday, A pril 5 12:59am - Assist: W PD requests assist at Elbridge St. re: complaint o f loud party. 1:10am - Officers clear Elbridge St., large party shut down by WPD. 1:13am - Assist/disturbance: WPD requests assist at Salisbury estates re: report o f distur bance. 1:22 am - Officers clear Salisbury estates, complaints unfounded. 1:22am - Assist/loud party: W PD reports complaint received of loud party in Dean St. area. 1:37am - Officers clear Dean Street, party shut down by WPD. 8:30am - Report: Audible alarm in pool deck area, Trouble/Fire Upper Balcony, difficulty in silencing. 11:03pm - Hazardous condition: Report o f strong toxic odor in basement o f Higgins Labs. 11:55pm - Officer clears Higgins Labs, source of odor was epoxy from student project. M onday, A pril 6 3:23pm - Medical: Female student unconscious in Goddard Hall. 3:25pm - On scene: EMS. 4 :1 5pm - Medical: Plant services employees with hurt wrist at station. 10:50pm - Report: Hypodermic needle found by RA Founders 1st floor. Tuesday, A pril 7 12:29am - Assist: Officers to Founders Hall re: recovered drug paraphernalia 5:58am - Advisory/intrusion alarm: W PD reports responded to alarm at Salisbury Estates, reporting premises checked & secure. 5:58am - Fire alarm: Atwater Kent. WFD notified. 6:02am - Sargent reports Atwater Kent checked, no alarm sounding; apparent line trouble. WFD advised & returning. 1:25pm - Assist: Student in Salisbury 115, sick child and must go to pick up child, unable to notify, student was not at Sal. 115, M inority Affairs office notified. 1:45pm - Suspicious car: Stoddard lot, black Caddy, nothing found upon arrival. W ednesday, A pril 8 2 :10am - Fire Alarm: Dean St. reported by W FD and Sonitrol. 2: Mam - Clear: Dean St., bum bagel, no fire. 3:00am - Vandalism: Vending M achines at Wedge. 2 White males, one with WPI football shirt. Vending machine destroy per officers. Looking for suspects. 3:21am - Investigation: Officers talking with suspects at 2nd floor Morgan. 3:32am - Investigation: Coming in to station with 2 suspects for interview. 3:47am - Suspicious person: Someone banging on doors at 4 lh floor Riley. Officer inter views suspect and escorts to room. 10:00am - C ar towed: Fire lane. Quad area. 10:08am - C ar towed: Student returned before tow. Cancelled, student was told that if car was found again it wouid be towed. 11:25am - Access: M organ Hall, roof area, Joe Daka.
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Whafs Happening: April 14-20 4 J | 2:00pm -B aseball a t M p ’ 3:00pm - Softball, City Tournament '4 W orcester State 6:00pm - SGA M eeting, 8:00pm - Live jazz at the Sahara Restaurant
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1:00pm - G olf at Wesleyan 3:00pm - M en’s Tennis at Holy Cross 4 :0 0 p m - Seminar. “Crime Scene Investigation”, Gc 6:00pm - SocComm, General Meeting, Olin Hall 101 7 :3 0 p m - New Voices 16, Alden
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Project Presentation Day - No Classes 9:00am - Golf, M ass Open at Stowe Acres CC y 3 :3 0 p m -M e n ’sT ennis vs.Clark 4:00pm - Seminar. “ A Sabbatic Leave Spent at the M assachusetts State Police Crime Labratory**, Professor Ladislav Berka, Goddard Hall, 227 7:30 pm - New Voices 16, Alden 8:30 PM -10:00 PM - Live Jazz at the Bean Counter
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8:00pm - Softball vs. Smith College 3:00pm - Baseball at Clark 4:00pm - Speaker. Douglas Adams, Clark University, Atwood Hall 4 :3 0 p m -N ew Voices 16, Alden 5:30 - 11:00pm - Free Bowling, Alumni Lanes 7 :00pm - New Voices 16, Alden 7 :00pm - Indiefest, Riley Commons
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11:00am -S oftball vs. MIT 12:00pm - Baseball at Norwich 1:00pm - W omen’s Track, Tri States at Bryant 1:00pm - M en’s Track a t Springfield/Norwich/Bowdoin/Colby 5:30 - 1 1 :00pm - Free Bowling, Alumni Lanes 10:00pm - 2:00am - APO Video Pajama Dance Party, Harrington 7 :00pm - New Voices 16, Alden
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1:00pm - 5:00pm - Medieval Faire, Quad and Lower Wedge 2:00pm - “From the Middle Ages to the Millenium”, WPI Chamber Choir, Higgins Armory 6:30 &9:30pm - Film. “Mouse Hunt”, Perreault, $2 »/
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i , i j 6:00pm - Quadfest VI Meeting, G oat’s Head Conference Room, Riley .1. r .JL l / »
Newspeak mould like to congratulate its seniors:
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3 anelle cEvans Hie mijh them and the rest of the Class of 1998 the best of luck.