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The Student Newspaper of Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Monday: Isolated T-Storm s, Hi 83 & Lo 65

Saturday; August 22, 1998

Volume Twenty-six, Number Thirteen

Newspeak welcomes the Class o f2002 to WPI

by The Editoral Staff Welcome to WPI! The staff of Newspeak would like to take this chance to welcome you to the school and invite you to sit down and catch your breath. The coming months are bound to go by with a flurry of new opportunities and be­ fore you know it, the year will be over. But before we get too far ahead of ourselves here, we’d like to let you know that we feel it’s our job to keep you informed of the week-to-week happenings at WPI. From cam pus-w ide news to W hat’s Happening and the Police Log (starting in our first regular issue on September 1st), we try to stay on top of what’s going on.

N ew speak is published every Tuesday while class is in session (except for finals week - we’re all too busy!). Because the paper is entirely student produced, our sta ff has a big responsibility.

From the writers and photogra­ phers to the layout and business staffs, everyone chips in and we all have a good time.

Perhaps you would like to help us out. Although some members o f the staff do spend a lot of time

working on the paper, you don’t necessarily have to make a huge commitment. Some positions take only a few hours a week.

If you were interested in being on the writing staff, you would be covering the stories you want to see covered. We’re more than will­ ing to help you with problems you have, whether you’re doing that first interview or ju st want to know who to contact for a particu­ lar story lead. Our writers nor­ mally cover events on campus (C o ffeeh o u se Show s, for ex ­ ample), but we also have large numbers of books and CDs which come in to be reviewed. This is perhaps the most visible part of the paper, you get the by-line that you can send home to the folks.

Newspeak values its writers, for they can give that student per­ spective that the administration doesn’t always have.

But there is far more that goes on here to make sure that a qual­ ity paper goes out every week.

First, we need money in order to operate effectively. Essentially, we are a small business. Though a portion of our funds come from your social fee, through the Stu­

dent Governm ent A ssociation, roughly 1/2 of our budget con­ sists of revenue from advertising.

It takes smart people to stay on top of all the paperwork, but this is WPI and you’ve already been accepted. Without our business staff, it would be impossible for Newspeak to operate.

We also have a top-notch ad­ vertising staff, but there is always room for more interested people!

The advertising staff contacts potential advertisers, sets up the ads which are to run each week, and even gets to design some ads. Ad design is a perfect place for someone who wants to exer­ cise their creativity.

This paper is intended for the WPI community, especially the students. But it reaches much far­ ther than the edges of campus.

First, we are on-line on the World Wide Web (http://www.wpi.edu/ -newspeak/) and this is read by people all over the world, honest!

Second, we distribute papers to our subscribers, mostly alumni and parents who want to stay in touch with life on the WPI cam­ pus. And for those of you at the bottom of the hill, who d o n ’t

come up to Daniels Hall very of­ ten, we put papers in Fuller Labs, Atwater-Kent, Founders Hall and S alisbury Labs every Tuesday morning. Again, what good is a newspaper that no one has access to?

O ur photographers add an ar­ tistic viewpoint to what would otherwise be dull, black and white pages (like that sociology text).

We own photography equipment, have a dark room and a film scan­ ner. If you’re at all interested in photography, this the perfect op­ portunity to play with photo-toys you couldn’t normally afford!

L ayout is done with Adobe Pagemaker 6.5 on Sundays and experience is not needed to par­ ticipate. We are willing to train you, give you pizza etc. if you are interested in stopping by. Our current layout staff started with literally no experience, and this paper speaks for what they have been able to accomplish.

W e’d love to hear from you if you are interested in joining our staff! Give us a call at x5464, email us at n ew sp eak @ w p i.ed u , or check us out at the Student Orga­ nization Fair, this Wednesday!

WPI famous in fire safety studies

by Professor David A. Lucht Director, Center fo r Firesafety Studies Did you know WPI offers a First-of-its-kind academic program in fire protection engnieering?

Yes, WPI is known worldwide for its specialized studies aimed to­ ward applying engineering prin­ ciples to solving fire safety prob­ lems. The program has been fea­ tured in national TV network broadcasts, NOVA, the Discovery Channel and the History Channel.

P rofessor David Lucht says FPE is one of the best kept se­

crets in career education today.

Each year, the number of jobs available far outweighs the num­ ber of graduates. FPE’s work in all kinds of businesses, agencies and industries...designing sprin­ kler, alarm and smoke control sys­ tems, doing risk analyses and in­ vestigating fires and explosions.

Employers range from Boeing and Burger King to NASA, Kodak, GM, Texaco, Polaroid, Travelers Insurance, the Smithsonian In­ stitution and the Phoenix Fire Department.

The dual degree program is of special in te re st to freshm en.

Enrollees can earn the BS in a traditional discipline (like m e­ chanical, civil, chemical or elec­ trical engineering) and the MS in FPE in five years. Under the d ual d e g re e p ro g ra m , FPE courses can be taken during the third and fourth year. Courses can be “double co u n te d ” to ­ ward both degrees...saving time and money. WPI dual degree grads enjoy great versatility in the job m arket, w ith startin g salaries in the vicinity of $50,000 per year.

Fire-related co-op and gradu­ ate internship opportunities can

7:08pm also be arranged as an integral part of the stu d en t’s academic program . FPE student interns typically earn in the vicinity of $36,000 during their academ ic program (optional). FPE faculty will assist students with career planning and academ ic advis­ ing, IQ P’s and M QP’s. Fire-re­ lated IQ P ’s can be arranged at both W ashington, DC and over­ seas Project Centers.

For more info, check the web (www.wpi.edu/~fpe) or stop by the Center for Firesafety Studies in HL 111 and ask for the free ca­ reers video.

WPI meal card now honored at The Boyton Restaruant Courtesy o f WPI News Service A pilot program that will per­ m it WPI students, faculty and s ta ff the o p tio n to use th eir meal plan accounts off campus will begin with the new academic y e a j in A ugust. The program was discussed with the H igh­ land Street Business Develop­ m ent A ssociation, a group of Highland Street merchants who

m eet regularly with WPI and Becker C ollege adm inistrators to discuss com m unity b etter­ ment.

“It enhances the flexibility of the m eal p la n ,” say s Joseph K raskouska, d ire c to r of WPI d in in g se rv ic e s. K rask o u sk a met with the H ighland Street group in June and presented the plan. “This is a win-win situa­ tion for the WPI community and

H ighland S treet vendors,” he says. “It makes good business sense by allowing greater meal plan flexibility while promoting a p artn e rsh ip w ith H ighland Street vendors.” The Boynton R estau ran t w ill be the p ilo t study for the first year. A con­ tinuation decision will be made after this first year based on ac­ ceptance of this feature.

Statistics from last year show

Reflections of freshman year from the Class of *01

by Jessica Morgan Graphics Editor These are pieces of advice, memories and inspirations which have change the lives of a few mem­ bers of the class of ’01. Freshman year of college is a time of growth and maturing. While trying to find your place in a group of people who you hardly know, you not only learn about yourselves, but about whom you want to be. Take every chance to make the college experi­ ence the best of your lives.

“Just because your homework isn’t collected doesn’t mean you don’t have to do it There’s plenty of time for fiin, but make time for work, too.” -Ken Gagne

“I thought freshman year was a good adjusting period for everyone.

I really liked how the classes went, and I also met a lot of interesting people. So overall, it was a fun expe­ rience.” -Debra Li “Freshmen year was a year full of new experiences. You had the excite­ ment of being away from home for the first time, meeting new people, and getting used to a new home. But most of all freshmen year was a great chance for one to start to think for themselves, and develop one’s own opinions away from opinions of mom and dad.” -Jared Auclair “Freshman year was a year of firsts. First year, first time living away from home, and first year of my life as an adult. I found out that everything

I thought I knew wasn’t necessar­ ily true, and mom and dad weren’t necessarily wrong about every­ thing. I came to WPI, learned many things and met many people.

I learned that there are people that are in your life for only a short time, and there are those that are with you forever. Each person you meet leaves an impression on your life. Some leave bad, others good, but each person’s impression dic­ tates how you will live the rest of your life. I also learned that each day is important. The things you decide to do (or not do) in a single day effect the rest of the term. You have to make the most of each day and every new contact.” Jennifer Headman

A t A G lance

1,100 meal plan students and an­ other 566 who were on point ac­ counts. Point accounts or The Cash Card mean the holder can have $50 m inim um placed on their WPI ID card that entitles them to a 10 percent discount at all W PI dining locations. Any WPI ID card holder can obtain a point account. It’s a debit card used for food.

T h is a g re e m e n t w ith T he Boynton will mean that any WPI meal plan card holder will be able to use th e ir card at the Boynton for food and the card will be “sw iped” through a card reader for paym ent. No alcohol purchases will be permitted with the card.

W PI students have numerous options for dining on cam pus with the em phasis on balanced m enus, fairly priced o p tio n s, flexibility, and an upgradeable feature. C om plete details of the dining service options can be found at www.wpi.edu/Adm in/ D ining/O ptions/ E a rlie r in itia tiv e s w ith the H ighland Street m erchants in­ clude a 10 percent discount to those who show their WPI ID card and the hanging o f street banners promoting and welcom ­ ing WPI students to Highland Street.

WPI Computer Helpdesk Basement Fuller Labs Open Daily 8am-6pm 831-5888 AIAA BBQ and Rocket Launch Coming in A-’R n n lb Check your email Telnet to CCC.WPLEDU WPI Men s d e e Club Meets Weekly on Tuesday's and Thursday's First Rehersal TBA Get your WPI Novel & Unix Accounts on the Web at https://www.wpi.edu/+ccc-account Sign-Up for your Network Port On the Web at https://www.wpi.edu/cgi-bin/ NetworkSignup Check Out the Map of The WPI Area on Pages 4 & 5 Newspeak Staff Meeting Weekly Starting September 1st Tuesday's at 7:00 pm Check out the WFl Computer Helpdesk Website at http://www.wpLedu/+CCC/Help Check out some local area restaurants on the web at http://wwwjiewmenucom Check out the Social Web Site at http://social.wpi.edu Student Organization Fair Wednesday, August 26th 10:00am -Noon Classes Start Thursday, August 27th

Today: Partly Cloudy, Hi 84 & Lo 59 Tommorow: Isolated T-Storms, Hi 83 & Lo 65

Monday: Isolated T-Storm s, Hi 83 & Lo 65

Saturday, August 22, 1998

Volume Twenty-six, Number Thirteen

Newspeak welcomes the Class o f 2002 to WPI

by The Editoral Staff Welcome to WPI! The staff of Newspeak would like to take this chance to welcom e you to the school and invite you to sit down and catch your breath. The coming months are bound to go by with a Hurry of new opportunities and be­ fore you know it, the year will be over. But before we get too far ahead of ourselves here, we’d like to let you know that we feel it's our job to keep you informed of the week-to-weck happenings at WPI. From cam pus-w ide news to What’s Happening and the Police Log (starting in our first regular issue on September 1st), we try to stay on top o f what’s going on.

New speak is published every Tuesday while class is in session (except for finals week - w e’re all too busy!). Because the paper is entirely student produced, our staff has a big responsibility.

From the writers and photogra­ phers to the layout and business staffs, everyone chips in and we all have a good time.

Perhaps you would like to help us out. Although some members of the staff do spend a lot of time

working on the paper, you don't necessarily have to make a huge commitment. Some positions take only a few hours a week.

If you were interested in being on the writing staff, you would be covering the stories you want to see covered. W e're more than will­ ing to help you with problems you have, whether you’re doing that first interview or just want to know who to contact for a particu­ lar story lead. Our writers nor­ mally cover events on campus (C offeehouse S how s, for e x ­ ample), but we also have large numbers of books and CDs which come in to be reviewed. This is perhaps the most visible part of the paper, you get the by-line that you can send home to the folks.

Newspeak values its writers, for they can give that student per­ spective that the administration doesn’t always have.

But there is far more that goes on here to make sure that a qual­ ity paper goes out every week.

First, we need money in order to operate effectively. Essentially, we are a small business. Though a portion of our funds come from your social fee, through the Stu­

dent Governm ent Association, roughly 1/2 of our budget con­ sists of revenue from advertising.

It takes smart people lo stay on top of all the paperwork, but this is WPI and you’ve already been accepted. Without our business staff, it would be impossible for Newspeak to operate.

We also have a top-notch ad­ vertising staff, but there is always room for more interested people!

The advertising staff contacts potential advertisers, sets up the ads which arc to run each week, and even gets to design some ads. Ad design is a perfect place for someone who wants to exer­ cise their creativity.

This paper is intended for the WPI community, especially the students. Bui it reaches much far­ ther than the edges of campus.

First, we are on-line on the World Wide Web (http://www.wpi.edu/ -newspeak/) and this is read by people all over the world, honest!

Second, we distribute papers to our subscribers, mostly alumni and parents who want to stay in touch with life on the WPI cam ­ pus. And for those of you at the bottom of the hill, who d o n ’t

come up to Daniels Hall very of­ ten. we put papers in Fuller Labs, Atwater-Kent, Founders Hall and Salisbury Labs every Tuesday morning. Again, what good is a newspaper that no one has access to?

Our photographers add an ar­ tistic viewpoint to what would otherwise be dull, black and white pages (like that sociology text).

We own photography equipment, have a dark room and a film scan­ ner. If you’re at all interested in photography, this the perfect op­ portunity to play with photo-toys you couldn't normally afford!

Layout is done with Adobe Pagemaker 6.5 on Sundays and experience is not needed to par­ ticipate. We are willing to train you, give you pizza etc. if you are interested in stopping by. Our current layout staff started with literally no experience, and this paper speaks for what they have been able to accomplish.

We’d love to hear from you if you are interested in joining our staff! Give us a call at x5464, email us at n ew sp e ak @ w p i.ed u , or check us out at the Student Orga­ nization Fair, this Wednesday!

WPI famous in fire safety studies

by Professor David A. Lucht Director, Center for Firesafety Studies Did you know WPI offers a first-of-its-kind academic program in fire protection engnieering?

Yes, WPI is known worldwide for its specialized studies aimed to­ ward applying engineering prin­ ciples to solving fire safety prob­ lems. The program has been fea­ tured in national TV network broadcasts, NOVA, the Discovery Channel and the History Channel.

Professor David Lucht says FPE is one o f the best kept se­

crets in career education today.

Each year, the number of jobs available far outweighs the num­ ber of graduates. FPE’s work in all kinds of businesses, agencies and industries...designing sprin­ kler, alarm and smoke control sys­ tems, doing risk analyses and in­ vestigating fires and explosions.

Employers range from Boeing and Burger King lo NASA, Kodak, GM, Texaco, Polaroid, Travelers Insurance, the Sm ithsonian In­ stitution and the Phoenix Fire Department.

The dual degree program is of sp ecial in te re st to freshm en.

Enrollees can earn the BS in a traditional discipline (like m e­ chanical, civil, chemical or elec­ trical engineering) and the MS in FPF in five years. Under the d u al d e g re e p ro g ra m , FPE courses can be taken during the third and fourth year. Courses can be “double co u n te d ” to ­ ward both degrees...saving time and money. WPI dual degree grads enjoy great versatility in the jo b m arket, with startin g salaries in the vicinity of $50,000 per year.

Fire-related co-op and gradu­ ate internship opportunities can

also be arranged as an integral part of the stu d en t's academ ic program. FPE student interns typically earn in the vicinity of $36,000 during their academ ic program (optional). FPE faculty will assist students with career planning and academ ic ad v is­ ing, IQ P’s and M QP’s. Fire-relaled IQ P's can be arranged at both W ashington, DC and o v er­ seas Project C enters.

For more info, check the web (www.wpi.edu/~fpe) or stop by the Center for Firesafety Studies in HI. I I I and ask for the free ca­ reers video.

WPI meal card now honored at The Boyton Restaruant Courtesy o f WPI News Service A pilot program that will per­ mit WPI students, faculty and s ta ff the o p tio n to use th eir meal plan accounts off campus will begin with the new academic year in A ugust. The program was discussed with the H igh­ land Street Business Develop­ ment A sso ciatio n , a group of Highland Street merchants who

m eet regularly with WPI and Becker College adm inistrators to discuss com m unity b e tte r­ ment.

“It enhances the flexibility of the m eal p la n ,” says Joseph K raskouska, d ire c to r of WPI d in in g s e rv ic e s . K rask o u sk a met with the H ighland Street group in June and presented the plan. “This is a win-win situa­ tion for the WPI community and

H ighland S treet vendors," he says. “It makes good business sense by allowing greater meal plan flexibility while promoting a p a rtn e rsh ip with H ighland Street vendors.” Ihe Boynton R e sta u ra n t w ill be the pilot study for the first year. A con­ tinuation decision will be made after this first year based on ac­ ceptance o f this feature.

Statistics from last year show

Reflections of freshman year from the Class of ’01

by Jessica Morgan Graphics Editor These are pieces of advice, memories and inspirations which have change the lives of a few mem­ bers of the class of ’01. Freshman year of college is a time of growth and maturing. While trying to find your place in a group of people who you hardly know, you not only learn about yourselves, but about whom you want to be. Take every chance to make the college experi­ ence the best of your lives.

“Just because your homework isn't collected doesn’t mean you don’t have to do it. There's plenty of time for lun, but make time for work, too.” -Ken Gagne

"I thought freshman year was a gixxJ adjusting period for everyone.

I really liked how the classes went, and I also met a lot of interesting people. So overall, it was a fun expe­ rience.” -Debra Li “Freshmen year was a year full of new experiences. You had the excite­ ment of being away from home for the first time, meeting new people, and getting used to a new home. But most of all freshmen year was a great chance for one to start to think for themselves, and develop one’s own opinions away from opinions of mom and dad.” -Jared Auclair “Freshman year was a year of firsts. First year, first time living away from home, and lirst year ol my life as an adult. I found out that everything

I thought I knew wasn’t necessar­ ily true, and mom and dad weren't necessarily wrong about every­ thing. I came to WPI, learned many tilings and met many people.

I learned that there are people that arc in your life for only a short time, and there are those that are with you forever. Each person you meet leaves an impression on your life. Some leave bail, others good, but each person’s impression dic­ tates how you will live the rest of your life. I also learned that each day is important. The things you decide to do (or not do) in a single day effect the rest of the term. You have to make the most of each day and every new contact.” Jennifer Headman

1,100 meal plan students and an­ other 566 who were on point ac­ counts. Point accounts or The Cash Card mean the holder can have $50 m inim um placed on their WPI ID card that entitles them to a 10 percent discount at all WPI dining locations. Any WPI ID card holder can obtain a point account. It’s a debit card used for food.

T h is a g re e m e n t w ith T he Boynton will mean that any WPI meal plan card holder will be able lo use th eir card at the Boynton for food and ihe card will be “sw iped” through a card reader for paym ent. No alcohol purchases will be permitted with the card.

WPI students have numerous options for dining on cam pus with the em phasis on balanced m enus, fairly p riced o p tio n s, flexibility, and an upgradeable feature. Com plete details o f the dining service options can be found at www .wpi.edu/Adm in/ D ining/O ptions/ E arlie r in itia tiv e s with the Highland Street m erchants in­ clude a 10 percent discount to those who show their WPI ID card and the hanging of street banners promoting and welcom ­ ing WPI students to Highland Street.

AlChE Ice Cream Social Thursday, September 3rd Higgins Labs, Room 116 6:30pm - 7:30pm WPI Chamber Choir Information Session Wednesday, August 26th Alden Hall TBA WPI Newman Club Welcoming Cookout Sunday, August 30th Grounds of Religious Center 1:00pm Catholic Mass Every Sunday Starting August 30th Mass Times: 11:30am in Alden 5:00 pm in Founders WPI Linux Association First Meeting Wednesday, September 16th Sailsbury Labs, Room 115 7:00pm WPI Computer Helpdesk Basement Fuller Labs Open Daily 8am-6pm 831-5888 AIAA BBQ and Rocket Launch Coming in A-Term To Check your email Telnet to CCC.WPLEDU WPI Men s Glee Club Meets Weekly on T\iesday'sand Thursday's First Rehersal TBA Get your WPI Novel & Unix Accounts on the Web at https://www.wpi.ed u/+ccc-account Sign-Up for your Network Port On the Web at https://www.wpLedu/cgi-bin/ NetworkSignup Check Out the Map of The WPI Area on Pages 4 & 5 Newspeak Staff Meeting Weekly Starting September 1st Tuesday's at 7:00 pm Check out the WPI Computer Helpdesk Website at http://www.wpLedu/+CCC/Help Check out some local area restaurants on the web at http://www.newTiienu.com Check out the Social Web Site at http://social.wpi.edu Student Organization Fair Wednesday, August 26th 10:00am - Noon Classes Start Thursday, August 27th

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How to Get There: From the Quad, walk down to the foot­ ball field/track and you will see a path lead­ ing to a gate on Park Ave. Cross Park Ave. You will see tennis courts and then a big white house, this is the President’s house, take Drury Lane and climb that small hill.

Next take the street on the left - another hill. It is the only street on the left. At the first intersection it comes to take a right to continue uphill. This is much more uphill.

This road is a little windy but at the top you will see beautiful Bancroft Tower.

During WPI football games you can even here the music from there. The round trip is approximately 2 miles.

by Jennifer Cooper Newspeak Staff Bancroft tower is a piece of history with a great view. Built by Salisbury in honor of his good friend, Bancroft. Salisbury is the same Salisbury which Salisbury Labs is named after. Bancroft is most known for founding the Naval Academy in Annapo­ lis Maryland. The site of Bancroft tower is really interesting. Made of stone, this ma­ jestic tribute seems to be an European mis­ placement - who’s ever heard of castles and towers in America? Well within walking distance, and for those of you in ROTC running distance, you can take in the breath­ taking views and a little bit of history.

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W elcom e... from the c lu b s Chamber Choir WPI Chamber Choir’s new Director look­ ing for singers!

The WPI Chamber Choir, WPI’s only mixed choral ensemble will begin its fourth year under the direction of Michael Driscoll.

The Chamber Choir already has a full con­ cert schedule booked for the coming year.

Members of the group generally are also members of the WPI Men’s Glee Club or Alden Voiccs. Under Driscoll’s direction the group’s repertoire will span the ages from the Renaissance to 20th Century Cho­ ral music, including music from cultures around the world.

Driscoll takes over for Prof. Louis Curran, who founded the group in 1995.

For the past three years, Driscoll has been Music Director of WPI’s all male acappella group, Simple Harmonic Motion. Under his direction, the group performed exten­ sively and produced its first two CD re­ cordings. Driscoll is also Assistant Con­ ductor of the WPI Men’s Glee Club.

No experience is necessary to join the Chamber Choir. Rehearsals will be held tw ice weekly, beginning on Sunday evening, August 30, time TBA. For information on all of WPI’s musical ensembles, an information session will be held on Wednesday, August 26th in the basement of Alden Hall. This meeting will provide members of the WPI community to meet with the directors and student lead­ ers of all of WPI’s music ensembles.

For more information on the WPI Cham­ ber Choir, you may contact M ichael Driscoll by phone at 795-1411 or email him at chamber@wpi.edu.

weekly ClubCorners. These are news shorts written by various clubs on campus to let you Knowwhat's been going on. BelowIs a small repClub Comers each week AClub and Organizaentation '98 activities. Feel iree tovisit them there or contact them through the Student Activi­ ties Oiflce Ityou're Interested!

Alden Voices Alden Voices, formally known as the WPI Women’s Chorale, is the all female choral group on campus. Directed by Margaret Konkel and accompanied by Olga Rogach, the group performs pieces from classical to modern, from German to Latin, and from piano accompanyment to our annual caba­ ret. A two year old subset of Alden Voices.

Interstate 8: the No Fella’ A Cappella, is a student run, more competitive all female a cappella group which is determined by audition. All WPI women students, alumni, faculty and staff are encouraged to join.

All you need is two X chromosomes and a love of singing. For more information, please contact the Alden Voices president, Katie Taylor at ktaylor@wpi.edu.

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The WPI Jazz Ensemble entertains the crowd in Madrid, Spain during last year’s spring break trip.

All That WPI Jazz With the trip to Spain still fresh in our minds, members of the WPI JazzGroup are looking forward to another eventful year.

As always, there will be many opportuni­ ties to perform, learn from some of the top players in the jazz world, and travel around the world.

The WPI JazzGroup is comprised of sev­ eral performing groups. Jazz Workshop is a fun chance to learn how to play jazz, im­ prove your jazz skills, and meet other jazzers. The workshop meets weekly and is open to anyone with an instrument who wants to play, even if you have no prior jazz experience.

The Stage Band is a standard big band of about 20 musicians playing a variety of styles, from traditional to contemporary big band compositions. Auditions arc held at the beginning of the school year. We in­ vite anyone who is interested lo the first rehearsal, to see what Stage Band is all about.

The Jazz Ensemble is a small combo with several horn players and a rhythm section.

This ensemble focuses on advanced im-

provisation and performance of contempo­ rary jazz compositions.

The Stage Band and Jazz Ensemble per­ form frequently, both on-campus and offcampus. In recent years, we have performed at many different venues, such as local schools, churches, clubs, and regional fes­ tivals. Our most recent state competition resulted in several awards for each group and individual musicians.

In addition, the performing ensembles travel overseas every other year for spring break. Recent tours include France, Russia, and Montreal. This last year, the groups trav­ elled to Spain, visiting and performing in sev­ eral cities. Ihe trip was a great experience for everyone, and wc arc looking forward to find­ ing out next year’s destination.

Whether you play jazz every chance you get, would like to try it out, or just like to listen, the WPI JazzGroup has something for you. Please contact us al wpijazz@wpi.edu if you have any ques­ tions. Keep an eye out for audition infor­ mation in Alden Hall, and check our web page at www.wpi.edu/~wpijazz/ for updated schedules and concert listings.

AIChE The American Institute of Chemical En­ gineers (AIChE) is again holding the an­ nual New Student Ice Cream Social. Stu­ dents from all classes, Faculty, and Staff are encouraged to attend! It is a great way to meet the individuals you will be work­ ing with for the next four years here at WPI! For more inform ation, please contact AIChE at aiche@wpi.edu or visit us on the web at http://www.wpi.edu/~aiche.

Date: Thursday, September 3 Place: Higgins Labs, Room 116 Time: 6:30PM 7:30PM Bring room for dessert!

The fairest club at WPI Welcome to the Society for Medieval Arts and Sciences! Wc have an exciting year ahead of us, sure to top last year. Our club is run like a medieval community, hav­ ing meetings every week to exchange in­ formation and plan upcoming events.

Some members volunteer their talents by joining one (or more) of our guilds. We have guilds for bards, carpenters, tailors, armor­ ers, and servants at present, but anyone is invited to form their own specialized guild.

Once a month, we hold our weekly meet­ ing as a baronial court replete with pomp and ceremony.

Activities arc planned for everyone with any interest in bygone times. For those interested in history, wc tour Higgin’s Ar­ mory Museum several times a year. Want to brave the wilderness as o f old? Join us for day trips to Purgatory Chasm. If your sense of adventure runs more to the brave deeds of knights, come practice light-weapons combat every week. We’re affiliated with a li ve-action role-playing group called the Realms of Wonder, a land of medievalage fantasy. Several times a year wc help the Realms throw events on campus, so it’s easy to join. If you prefer the arts, bring your voice or your instrument to entertain the peasantry. We also currently offer a belly-dancing class and arc looking to start a medieval country dance class this year.

Learn to sew medieval garb — you’ll have plenty of opportunities to show off your workmanship.

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Alpha Phi Omega Servants o f A ll We serve. Ask any brother of Alpha Phi Omega why we exist, and that is the an­ swer you will probably receive. Alpha Phi Omega - or APO - is a national fraternity based on serving others. Don’t let the words brother or fraternity mislead you, APO is a co-ed group and a large number of our brothers - and officers - are female.

Service is our main function, and we do a lot of it. Some of the many service projects that we are involved in on campus include: Blood Drives, the Service Auction, UMOC - the Ugly Man On Campus contest, and the Dance-a-Thon. We are also involved in a number of smaller service projects throughout the year that benefit the stu­ dent body, campus, and community.

But APO is not just about service. We also offer many opportunities for brothers to build their leadership skills. Every brother is encouraged to take on a leader­ ship position while in the organization.

This can range from chairing and event committee to holding a chapter office.

Whether you want to see what it’s like to plan one hour-long event, or figure out what it takes to run a large organization, there is a leadership position waiting for you.

Fellowship is the third part of our broth­ erhood. Many people begin pledging be­ cause they desire to do campus or commu­ nity service, and end up making many good friends along the way. We not only want to serve others and become better leaders, but we want to have a great time along the way. APO is a very diverse group of people with many interests. If there is not a planned event that tickles your fancy, you can be sure to find a brother who either has simi­ lar interests, or is looking to give some­ thing new a try.

If you are interested in Alpha Phi Omega, you can email either Nila Almstrom (Mem­ bership VP) at almstrom@wpi, or Matt Erickson (Pledge Trainer) at mlcrick@wpi and you will be contacted as soon as rush starts. On behalf of the brothers of Alpha Phi Omega, welcome to WPI and wc wish you a great first year!

Aside from these usual activities, we have some extra-special events to look for­ ward to. When the work gets tough in classes, we host medieval-theme movie nights to relieve the stress. You can put your light-weapons skills to good use on a fall night quest. Come with us to King Richard’s Faire for an outing of entertain­ ment and shopping. Christmastime brings caroling and last year we served refresh­ ments and entertained at WPI’s Holiday Extravaganza. Our biggest event is, of course, our Medieval Faire. Wc have plans to make this year’s bigger and better. If you have a particular interest, we’d love to have you help us out. Wc offer music and dancing performances, demonstrations, history, prizes, and games of all types.

We’re going to need a lot of help with all of these events, so get involved!

To get more information, email the offic­ ers at realms@wpi.edu. Our first meeting will be Tuesday, September 1 at 7:30 PM.

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Participants and attendees of the First annual SMAS Medieval Faire.

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W elcom e... from the c lu b s Chamber Choir WPI Chamber Choir’s new Director look ing for singers!

The WPI Chamber Choir, WIM’s only mixed choral ensemble will begin its fourth year under ihe direction of Michael Driscoll.

The Chamber Choir already has a l ull con­ cert schedule booked for the coming year.

Members of the group generally are also members of the WPI Men's Glee Club or Alden Voices. Under Driscoll’s direction the group’s repertoire will span the ages from the Renaissance to 20th Century Cho­ ral music, including music from cultures around the world.

Driscoll takes over for Prof. Louis Curran, who founded the group in IW5.

For the past three years. Driscoll has been Music Director of WPI’s all male acappclla group, Simple Harmonic Motion Under his direction, the group performed exten­ sively and produced its first two CD re­ cordings. Driscoll is also Assistant Con­ ductor of the WPI Men’s Glee Club.

No experience is necessary to join the Chamber Choir. Rehearsals will be held twice weekly, beginning on Sunday evening, August 30. time TBA. For information on all of WPI’s musical ensembles, an information session will he held on Wednesday, August 26th in the basement of Alden Hall. This meeting will provide members of the WPI community to meet w ith the directors and student lead­ ers of all of WPI’s music ensembles.

For more information on the WPI Cham­ ber Choir, you may contact M ichael Driscoll by phone at 795-141 I or email him at chamber@wpi.edu.

As part of its regular features, Newspeak prints weekly ClubComers. These are news shorts written byvarious clubs on campus to let you knowwhat's been going on. Belowis a small rep­ resentation of the various groups who bring you Club Corners each week. AClub and Organiza­ tions fair will be sponsored by SAOas part ol Ori­ entation *98 activities. Feel free tovisit them there or contact them through the Student Activi­ ties Office if you're interested!

Alden Voices Alden Voices, formally known as the WPI Women’s Chorale, is the all female choral group on campus. Directed by Margaret Konkel and accompanied by Olga Rogach, the group performs pieces from classical to modern, from German to Latin, and from piano accompanymcnl to our annual caba­ ret. A two year old subset of Alden Voices Interstate S: the No Fella’ A Cappella. is a student run. more competitive all female a cappella group which is determined by audition. All WPI women students, alumni, faculty and staff are encouraged to join.

All you need is two X chromosomes and a love of singing. For more information, please contact the Alden Voices president, Katie Taylor at ktaylor@wpi.edu.

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I he WPI Jazz Ensemble entertains the crowd in Madrid, Spain during last year’s spring break trip.

All That WPI Jazz With the trip to Spain still fresh in our minds, members of the WPI JazzGroup are looking forward to another eventful year.

As always, there will be many opportuni­ ties to perform, learn from some of the top players in the jazz world, and travel around the world.

The WPI JazzGroup is comprised of sev­ eral performing groups. Jazz Workshop is a fun chance to learn how to play jazz, im­ prove your jazz s k i l l s , and meet other jazzers. The workshop meets weekly and is open to anyone w ith an instrument who wants to play, even if you have no prior jazz experience.

The Stage Band is a standard big band of about 20 musicians playing a variety of styles, from traditional to contemporary big band compositions. Auditions are held at the beginning of the school year. We in­ vite anyone who is interested to the first rehearsal, to see what Stage Band is all about.

The Jazz hnscmhlc is a small combo w ith several horn players and a rhythm section.

This ensemble focuses on advanced im-

prov isation and performance of contempo­ rary jazz compositions.

The Stage Band and Jazz Hnsemhle per­ form frequently, both on-campus and offcampus. In recent years, we have performed at many different venues, such as local schools, churches, clubs, and regional fes­ tivals. Our most recent slate competition resulted in several awards for each group and individual musicians.

In addition, the performing ensembles travel overseas every other year for spring break Recent tours include France, Russia, and Montreal. This last year, the groups trav­ elled to Spain, \ isiting and performing in sev­ eral cities. I he trip was a great experience !<>r everyone, and we are looking forward to find­ ing out next year’s destination.

Whether you play jazz every chance you get. would like to try it out. or just like lo listen, the WPI JazzGroup lias something for you. Please contact us at wpijazz(« vvpi.edu if you have any ques­ tions Keep an eye out for audition infor­ mation in Alden Hall, and check our web page at www.wpi.edu/~w pi jazz/ for updated schedules and concert listings.

AIChE I he American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) is again holding the an­ nual New Student Ice Cream Social. Stu­ dents from all classes. Faculty, and Stall are encouraged to attend! It is a great way to meet the individuals you will be work­ ing with for the next four years here at WPI! For more information, please contact AIChE at aiche@wpi.edu or visit us on the web at http://www.wpi.edu/~aiche.

Date: Thursday, September 3 Place: Higgins Labs, Room I IA Time: 6:30PM 7:30PM Bring room for dessert!

The fairest club at WPI Welcome to the Society for Medieval Arts and Sciences! We have an exciting year ahead of us, sure lo top last year Our club is run like a medieval community, hav­ ing meetings every week to exchange in­ formation and plan upcoming events.

Some members volunteer their talents by joining one (or more) of our guilds. We have guilds for bards, carpenters, tailors, armor­ ers, and servants at present, but anyone is invited lo form their own specialized guild.

Once a month, we hold our weekly meet­ ing as a baronial court replete with pomp and ceremony.

Activ ities are planned for ev eryone with any interest in bygone times. For those interested in history, we tour Higgin s Ar­ mory Museum several times a year. Want lo brave the wilderness as of old? Join us for day trips to Purgatory Chasm. II your sense of adventure runs more lo the brav e deeds of knights, come practice light-weapons combat every week. We're affiliated with a live-aetion role-playing group called the Realms ol Wonder, a land of mcdiev alage fantasy. Several times a year we help the Realms throw events on campus, so it's easy to join. If you prefer the arts, bring your voice or your instrument to entertain the peasantry. We also currently offer a belly-dancing class and are looking to start a medieval country dance class this year.

Learn to sew medieval garb — you'll have plenty of opportunities to show off your workmanship.

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Alpha Phi Omega Servants o f A ll We serve. Ask any brother of Alpha Phi Omega why we exist, and that is the an­ swer you w ill probably receive. Alpha Phi Omega - or APO - is a national fraternity based on serving others. Don't let the words brother or fraternity mislead you, APO is a co-ed group and a large number of our brothers - and officers - are female.

Service is our main function, and we do a lot of it. Some of the many service projects that we are involved in on campus include: Blood Drives, the Service Auction, UMOC - the Ugly Man On Campus contest, and the Dance-a-Thon. We arc also involved in a number of smaller service projects throughout the year that benefit the stu­ dent body, campus, and community.

But APO is not just about service. We also offer many opportunities for brothers to build their leadership skills. Every brother is encouraged to take tin a leader­ ship position while in ihe organization.

This can range from chairing and event committee to holding a chapter office.

Whether you want to see what it’s like to plan one hour-long event, or figure out what il takes to run a large organization, there is a leadership position wailing for you.

Fellowship is the third part of our broth­ erhood. Many people begin pledging be­ cause they desire to do campus or commu­ nity service, and end up making many good friends along the way. We not only want to serve others and become better leaders, but we want to have a great time along the way. APO is a very diverse group of people witli many interests. If there is not a planned event that tickles your fancy, you can be sure to find a brother who either has simi­ lar interests, or is looking to give some­ thing new a try.

If you are interested in Alpha Phi Omega, you can email either Nila Almstrom (Mem­ bership VP) at almstrom@wpi. or Matt Erickson (PledgeTrainer) at mleriek@wpi and you will be contacted as soon as rush starts. On behalf of the brothers of Alpha Phi Omega, welcome to WPI and we wish you a great first year!

Aside from these usual activities, we have some extra-special events to look for­ ward to When the work gets tough in classes, we host medieval-theme movie nights to relieve the stress. You can put your lighl-weapons s k ills to good use on a fall night quest. Come with us to King Richard’s Faire for an outing of entertain­ ment and shopping. Christmastime brings caroling and last year we served refresh­ ments and entertained at WPI's Holiday Extravaganza. Our biggest event is. of course, our Medieval Faire. We liav e plans to make this year’s bigger and better. II you have a particular interest, we'd love to have you help us out. We offer music and dancing performances, demonstrations, history, prizes, and games of all types.

We're going to need a lot of help with all of these events, so gel involved!

To get more information, email the offic­ ers at realms@wpi.edu. Our first meeting w ill be Tuesday, September I at 7:30 PM.

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Christian Bible Fellowship (CBF) “For God so loved the world....” John

3:16.

Hey all of you new freshmen, God loves you! “...H e is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.” 2 Peter 3:9 “For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. ” Romans 3:23 But did you know that all of us have sinned in our hearts and minds and have gone against our good and perfect God? “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 6:23 The consequence of sinning is spiritual death and eternity separated from God. But God gives us a gift, eternal life with Him. “Just as man is destined to die once and after that to face judgment, so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of the people.” Hebrews 9:27-28 We all are destined to physically die and be judged for our sins. Since each of us have sinned, we will face the penalty of eternal separation from God. But when Jesus Christ died on the cross, he paid the penalty for all of our sins. Those who have put their faith in Him will be saved from there sins and spend eter­ nity with God. God can and will forgive you for your sins, but it is only through Jesus dying on the cross.

“But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8 God showed the depth of His love for

us, that while we still sinful, He still set Jesus to pay the consequence of our sin.

“Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under Heaven given to men by which we must be saved. ” Acts 4:12 “That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord”, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.”

Romans 10:9-10 “I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and Him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over form death to life.” John 5:24 “That God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us.

We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be rec­ onciled to God. God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. ” 2 Corinthians 5:19-21 Jesus Christ is whom we in Christian Bible Fellowship, CBF, love and follow. If you are a follower of Christ or if these verse from the Bible have left you seeking to know more about who Jesus is, come see what our group is all about. Contact Paul and Amy Carter at cbf@wpi.edu. or visit our website at http://www. wpi. edu/~cbf.

Welcome to WPI!

WPILA

Glee Club

Welcome, class of two-thousand-andwhatever! WPILA (WPI Linux Associa­ tion, not to be confused with the “We Plead Insanity” Lunatic’s Asylum... usually) in­ vites you to its first meeting of A-term, September 16, 7PM in Salisbury Labs 115 (Kinnicutt Hall) - If you don’t know where that is, ask your OL, or follow the signs.

WPILA holds official meetings about once a month in Kinnicutt, and its more laid-back unofficial meetings every Tuesday at 7PM in Fuller Labs’ 3rd floor lounge.

“What is Linux?” - Linux is a free imple­ mentation of a Unix operating system. It was originally developed for the PC archi­ tecture by Linus Torvalds in 1993. Contri­ butions of drivers and software from other authors and projects have helped Linux systems become quite comfortably usable.

Complementing Linux itself is a large array of free software developed by volunteers and hobbyists, helping to ensure that if you need to do it, you can do it on Linux.

“Why Linux? Why Free Software?” Linux is a powerful multitasking multiuser OS, very friendly to programmers and net­ works, and quite efficient and reliable. Its behavior as a programming environment is like that of the campus Unix servers, ex­ cellent for CS students who like to do their work on their own system. The downside?

You can’t run MS-DOS and MS-Windows programs except through emulation. But the benefits in terms of speed, power, and flexibility are often worth the inconve­ niences. If you’re interested in trying Linux, let us know, we can provide you with all you need to try it out.

I hope to see plenty of old and new faces at the upcoming meetings... FMI try http:/ /www. wpi .edu/~wpila.

Attention Glee Clubbers! The Glee Club will be back in full swing as soon as the year begins and we will be getting out in­ formation as to the whenabouts of our first rehearsal. The year is promising to be a fantastic one including several concerts with Smith College and Wells College as well as, of course, our tour to the Czech Republic in March. Joe Hausmann has some excellent social events planned for the beginning of the year and we’ll let you know as those develop. As for perspec­ tive freshman - all are welcome! The Glee Club is an all-male choir here on campus and is currently comprised o f about sixty men. We highly encourage all those wish­ ing to participate to do so. Additionally, there is a 14 man subset of the Glee Club called Simple Harmonic Motion, WPI’s re­ nown a cappella group (14 guys exhibiting the unusual trait known as engineer/singer duality). For information please contact Jeff Haynes (jeffie@wpi.edu) or simply write gleeclub@wpi.edu or stop by my apartment at 15 Dean St, Apt. 4 if you’re in the area before school commences. Wel­ come back everyone and I look forward to seeing you all when we’re back in session!

Fencing Club The WPI Fencing Club has been active' for over 30 years, and welcomes new mem­ bers. It is open to any student, staff or fac­ ulty member who is interested in Fencing.

Non-WPI guests are welcome. It meets three times* week during the terms to prac­ tice and fence. There is a nominal yearly club membership fee. No experience is necessary, and training for beginners starts in the Fall. Freshmen should note that while PE credit is available in some terms, if you wish to leam to fence, please start in A term by attending club practices whether or not credit is available. If you start in B term then you will be behind, and it will be virtually impossible to catch up. Instruc­ tion is available in Foil, Epee and Sabre.

We can provide equipm ent, but we strongly encourage you to use yours. Prac­ tices are at 4:30-6:00 pm, Mon, Tue and Thurs, and are located at the floor level in Harrington Auditorium. Matches with other clubs and schools are arranged dur­ ing the year. The Fencing Club Officers, who run the club and schedule matches, are elected each year by the club members.

The Coach and club advisor is Dave Brown, dcb@cs.wpi.edu. The club can be reached via email at fencing@wpi.edu. and information is available on the club web page at http://www.wpi.edu/~fencing/.

Science Fiction Society

ONE COURSE THAT COULD CHANGE THE COURSE OF YOUR LIFE. a c t e r a n d m a n a g e m e n t s k i l l s . A ll L o o k fo r w a r d to th e fu tu re w ith t h e c r e d e n t i a l s e m p lo y e r s lo o k c o n fid e n c e . E n r o ll in A r m y R O T C , f o r . R O T C is o p e n to fr e s h m e n a n d a n e le c t iv e th a t’s d iffe re n t fro m a n y s o p h o m o r e s w it h o u t o b l i g a t i o n o th e r c o lle g e c o u r s e . A r m y R O T C a n d r e q u ir e s a b o u t f iv e h o u r s o ffe rs h a n d s - o n tr a in in g . T r a in in g p e r w e e k . It w i l l p u t y o u r l i f e that g iv e s y o u e x p e r ie n c e a n d [EA M RSH j o n a w h o le n e w c o u r s e . h e l p s b u i l d c o n f i d e n c e ,c h a r -

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For details, visit 28 Harrington Auditorium (100 Institute Rd.) or call 752-7209

The Science Fiction Society [SFS] is the largest special interest club at WPI. Our members are interested in science fiction (of course), gaming, fantasy, anime, com­ ics, role-playing, and much, much more.

Each year we hold at least two Gaming Weekends, one Anime Fest, and many more activities. What are Gaming Week­ ends and Anime Fests? Each Gaming Weekend the SFS reserves a large room on campus from friday evening to Sunday evening. We fill it full of games of every sort and play them all weekend. Whether you only come for an hour or you bravely decide to stay for the entire weekend, we guarantee that you’ll have a blast. For Anime Fest we reserve a lecture hall and show excellent Japanese animation for two days. What sort of other activities do we hold? Paranoia-breeding assasin games, wicrd and wacky scavenger hunts, the oc­ casional LARP, and other fun things.

Membership in the SFS will give you access to the SFS library, home to over a thousand science fiction and fantasy pa­ perbacks. If you pay your dues, we will also supply you with free munchies dur­ ing gaming weekends. Dues are five books or five bucks.

So, if anything above sounds like fun to you, or if you like wackiness in general, come to out weekly meetings in Olin Hall at 7pm on Wednesdays.

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Everything you wanted to know about rowing at WPI

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smaller schools. The IRA Regatta typically sees the fastest crews in the country.

Anyone can learn how to row well, in fact not one of the rowers in WPI’s first boat had rowed before their freshman year. It is a sport that caters to the tall and lanky type, but any­ one can be good. If you are interested in seeing how good you can be, visit the crew team’s table at the upcoming activities fair, where you can sign up for boathouse tours, and attend the introductory meeting which will be held Monday, August 31 st, at 7pm in Higgins Labs room 116. All men and women interested in rowing or being a coxswain (who steers, motivates and coordinates the row­ ers) are encouraged to attend.

MASH is an academic support program for first-year students in math and science courses. Offered to all students enrolled in a supported course, MASH provides as­ sistance beginning the first week of the term. MASH review sessions are offered for a limited number of courses which have been identified as difficult. These courses may have heavy homework assignments or require understanding of new and diffi­ cult concepts. Whatever the reason, some courses are more challenging than others.

MASH helps students meet that challenge.

Each study group is guided by a MASH leader, an undergraduate student who has taken the course before and understands the course material and what the instruc­ tor expects. MASH leaders attend all class lectures, complete assigned readings and other assignments, and conduct three or four 50-minute MASH sessions each week.

Through the MASH program, students be­ come actively involved with the content material in a supportive environment. Stud­ ies show students who attend MASH ses­ sions regularly earn higher grades than stu­ dents electing not to participate. But even more important, MASH participants mas­ ter new concepts, learn to put ideas into perspective, and develop a better way to study. MASH is offered by the office of Academic Advising.

by Eric Wilhelm Captain, Men's Crew Team Are you under the impression that you are entering a nerdy, engineering-type technical school, with sports teams that exist “just for fun”? Well think again, because this school is home to some serious sports programs, both on the school-sponsored varsity level and among the club sports (of which there are many).

A team committed to success, where each individual trains with their best effort in or­ der to realize that success, is some of what makes a serious—and winning—sports pro­ gram. Winning teams can be anywhere, even at an engineering school such as WPI. The Men’s Crew team is one such winning team.

Every fall, ordinary engineering, science, humanities, bio, and “other” students (yes, even CS), join the team; some of whom may have rowed before, but most have not. Many people make their strongest friendships on the crew team. Over the course of the fall semester, the new members become part of a suprisingly addictive sport, where nine people are required to act as one in order to make a sixty foot long racing boat move as fast as is humanly possible.

Rowing is a very stuffy, traditional sport, taken very seriously at all the Ivy League schools, from whence many past U.S. Olym­ pic rowing teams have come. The sport be­ gan in England in the early 19th Century, and has since spread around the world.^fhe Bos­ ton-Worcester area is a particularly popular place for rowing, with one of the best loca­ tions for rowing in the country right in our back yard, on the Worcester-Shewsbury bor­ der. Lake Quinsigamond, which looks more like a river than a lake, is home to rowing teams from WPI, Holy Cross, Assumption, Clark and Worcester State colleges, as well as several local high schools and a commu­ nity rowing program. The lake hosts several important regattas each year, including the Eastern Sprints and New England Champi­

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WPI’s rowing programs have undergone many changes in recent years. New coaches for the men’s and women’s varsity teams will be starting this year, with the men’s novice coach staying on, after much success coach­ ing last year’s men’s varsity team. WPI’s first boat, a heavyweight four, was unde­ feated in the spring season, and went on to win the New England Championships. The team rowed an extended season, and placed fifth at the Dad Vail Regatta in Philadelphia, PA, and tenth at the IRA Regatta in Camden, New Jersey. The Dad Vail Regatta is the larg­ est spring race in the United States, and is essentially the national championships for

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ness until we run out of food. Maureen U is back to keep our cooks in line and we know the great job she did last year at our cookouts. August 31st, we will have our first Ex­ ecutive Board Meeting of the school year. It will be at 9:00 PM in the Religious Center. Oh yes, our Sunday Masses start on Sunday August 30th and they are at 11:30 AM in Alden and 5:00 PM in Founders.

A word to the members of the class of 02 — give the big priest on campus a hard time.

Don’t be afraid of him. He is not really a bad guy as you will find out. So come to cookout and see if he is a good cook or not.

Well, welcome back everyone and a par­ ticular a strong welcome to the members of the class of 02. The Newman Club is ready to roll again. Our new president, Greg MacLeod , assures us that it will be bigger and better things this year. Now that is real challenge given the great year we had last school year.

However knowing Greg , he is ready try to make his pledge come true. Last spring we decided we will have a huge welcoming cookout on Sunday, August 30th at 1:00 PM on the grounds of the Religious Center. Bring yourself and a friend or two. We stay in busi-

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Volume Twenty-six, Number Fourteen

Tuesday, September 1, 1998

Orientation ’98: Once again a huge success

by Alison Keach Features Editor The Class of 2002 was greeted on the Saturday prior to classes by the warm smiles of Orientation L eaders and WPI F aculty and Staff. After saying some teary good-byes they were introduced to what WPI is all aboutprojects.

On Monday, Professor Barnett in tro d u c e d a V irtu al S tu d en t Project to the class of 2002. The students jumped into the project quickly when they found there was only two days allowed for them to create a Virtual WPI Stu­ dent and a web page that described their student. To avoid only one Computer Science student in each group from doing the entire project, each student had to create his/her own web page or points were de­ ducted from the overall score. The results of this project were amaz­ ing. Not only did the students work as a team to create a physi­ cal w eb p age, but they also

learned the ins and outs of WPI. So, next time you wondering how to map a network drive, or need to know who to talk to about aca­ demic problems, ask someone in the class of 2002, they will cer­ tainly send you in the right direc­ tion.

V irtu al S tu d e n t Web Page Awards: Best Overall: Team 14 led by OL G reg H olloran and Prof. Richard Sisson Second Overall: Team 26 led by OL Stacy L e ise n fe ld e r and P ro f. A llan Hoffman Third Overall: Team 17 led by OL Ben Nawrath and Prof.

Steve Pierson.

Most Creative: Team 19 led by OL Tamara Samuels and Prof. Jo­ seph Fehribach, Most Original: Team 18 led by OL Jen Wright and Prof. George Heineman, Most Fun: Team 15 led by OL Jason Gleghom and Prof. Arthur Heinricher, Most Sophisticated: Team 1 led by OL Liz Amaral and Prof. Angel Rivera, Best Academic Plan: Team 8 led

by OL Alison Keach and Prof.

Freshmen checked into Harrington when they arrived on campus on August 22nd for Orientation.

Holly Ault, Best Extra-Curricular Activities: Team 14, Best Page Design: Group 6 led by OL Jen H ardy and P ro f.

P h ilip Robakiewicz, Best Photo: Team 21 led by OL Laura Cooper and Prof. Liz Ryder, Best Demonstra­ tion o f Teamwork: Team 8, Best

Personality: Team 20 led by OL Bill Freed and Prof. Sean Kohles, Best Name: Team 22 led by OLs Heather Davis and Tim Igo and Prof. Joel Brattin, Best Description of Family Background: Team 14, Best Demonstration of Knowledge of WPI Plan: Team 19

IU med school uses light therapy to kill cancer

by Shawn Chen Indiana Daily Student (U-W IRE) BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — When 53-year-old Lester Gray was diagnosed with esoph­ ageal cancer, the doctors told him it was incurable. The disease was so far ad v an ced th at su rg ery would almost certainly prove in­ effective.

Fortunately, there was an alter­ native.

The IU School o f Medicine at IU-Purdue University Indianapo­ lis is one of the few sites in the Midwest to use light as a cancerfighting technique. Approved by the Food and Drug Adm inistra­ tion in January 1995, this new nonsurgical procedure called pho­ todynamic therapy has given pa­ tients such as Gray the chance for a better life.

Esophageal cancer is one of the

deadliest cancers in existence to­ day, said p h y sic ia n Em ad Rahmani, associate professor of m edicine and ex p e rt in PDT. B ased on e s tim a te s from the A m erican C an c e r S ociety, as many as 12,000 people in the United States will be diagnosed with esophageal cancer in the next year. Because it is difficult to detect esophageal cancer in the early stages, estim ates show al­ most 11,000 of those cases will be fatal.

Like many other patients with eso p h ag eal ca n cer, G ray was switched lo a liquid diet because tumors in his throat prevent him from swallowing solid foods, said Rahmani. In more serious cases, patients cannot even sw allow their own saliva.

“It sounds very silly, but eating is so m eth in g we take for granted,” Rahmani said. “These

patients would love to sit down and enjoy a normal meal again.”

Previously, esophageal cancer could only be treated though in­ tense and often radical surgery.

The mortality rate for such pro­ cedures was around 10 percent, which means a significant frac­ tion of patients will not survive, Rahmani said.

Normal phoiodynamic therapy procedures begin with an injec­ tion of Photofrin, a light activated drug. Like a sm art bomb, Ihe Photofrin automatically concen­ trates within tumors. After two days, a small laser light is in­ serted into the throat to trigger the drug. Once activated, it will begin to dissolve surrounding m alignancies, and the esopha­ g u s w ill be c le a re d , sa id Rahm ani.

“There is very little surgery in­ volved in PDT and no radiation.

After we are done with the pro­ cedure, patients are walking out of the hospital an hour later.”

The only side effect patients will experience is light sensitiv­ ity, Rahmani said. Contact with direct sunlight will result in skin irritation and possible peeling.

Patients remain light-sensitive for about one month after the proce­ dure.

“While this sounds like a pic­ ture-perfect procedure, the truth is we cannot cure all people. Most cases are too far along to cure, but what we can do for them is to im­ prove their quality of life,” said Carol Turpin. Rahmani’s nurse.

Gray has many plans for his re­ maining years. One of his biggest hopes is lo spend more time with his family.

“I jusl want to be around to see my grandchildren grow up,” Gray said.

The following is a series o f in­ fo rm atio n al tid b its, com piled from a recent presentation and em ail in te rv ie w by Jan e t Richardson o f the Student Life o ffice. The series h ig h lig h ts changes and the progress o f vari­ ous projects around campus. Fur­ th er in fo rm a tio n about these items may be obtained through the respective department or by visiting the Student Life Office.

Kevin Kelly has taken the new position of Associate Vice Presi­ dent for Enrollment Management.

Bob Voss, previous Executive Di­ rector of Admissions and Finan­ cial Aid left WPI this summer.

Also, there is a new member of the A dm issions staff, Jennifer O ’Neil, who will serve as an ad­ missions counselor.

Ellyn M cCorm ick has takenover the position of manager of Tatnuck Bookseller for the oncampus store.

A new Learning Center is be­ ing developed with the help of a new full-time director who will report to Ann Garvin in Academic Advising. The Learning Center will be located next to Academic A dvising on the first floor of

WPI GoSKA ’98: A review

by Sarah Walkowiak Associate Editor Last Friday kicked off the first pub show of the year, WPI GoSKA ’98. Regatta 69 opened the show with an energy that carried out into the anim ated audience. M etro Stylee performed next. Their style, with a heavier bass and brass-filled sound, seemed to have more of an

“atutudc” which contrasted greatly with the lighter, upbeat nature of the other two bands. This contrast, combined with the uncomfortable heat in Riley Commons, caused some of the crowd to disappear or relocate outdoors.

For those who stuck around, Skinnerbox reclaimed the show with a similar energy to Regatta 69 that was well worth the wait.

Salisbury Building. Additionally, Ann Garvin has moved her office to the room where the Writing Center was formerly on the first floor of Salisbury Labs and the Writing C enter’s new home will be as part of the Learning Center, within the Project Center.

The Crew Program is in the process of applying for Varsity status. A search for a Director of Rowing who will oversee the new program is also in progress.

Parts of Stratton Hall have been being partially renovated and up­ graded. Additionally some older classrooms around campus have received new furniture, projectors and updated technology.

The former Hahnemman Health Center, located next to the WPI Police Department on Dean Street has been purchased by the Insti­ tute. The building will be used for temporary office space over the next few years and will even­ tually be renovated to become student housing.

Planning for the new Academic Building and Parking Garage to be located near the Gordon Li­ brary is underway.

The Campus Center, the top pri­ ority in the upcoming Capital Cam­

WPI Men's Glee Club Meets Weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays Meeting this Tuesdays '

Greek Relationship State­ ment Kickoff Thursday 8pm No classes Monday, Sept. 7 Police log. What interesting things happened last week?

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BBQ and Rocket Launch ; i ; Coming soon

paign, is well into the final stage of planning. Construction Documents are being produced and groundbreaking for the Center will occur no later than October of 1999.

The Current Freshmen class, as of August 28th has 688 students.

There are 63 transfers.

Rosalyn Eaton has been hired as the Assistant Director o f Lead­ ership Programs. She will serve as the director of the LEAP Pro­ gram and her office will be lo­ cated in the West Street House.

Assistant Director o f Student Activities Andrea Dorow has left WPI for a position in Boston. A search is underway to fill her po­ sition as director of community service programs and advisor to the WPI fraternity and sorority programs.

Dr. Thomas Lynch has accepted the new position of Vice President for Information Technology.

Daniels Hall was com pletely renovated over the summer. To date Riley Hall, the Ellsw orth/ Fuller apartm ents and D aniels hall have been refurbished. Mor­ gan Hall is scheduled for renova­ tion during the summer o f 1999 along with M organ C om m ons Dining Hall shortly after.

Is the “Spice World” game as good as the movie?

Read the review pg. 5 Want aomething to do?

Check out What's Happening pg. 8 or get an account at the Social Web social.wpi.edu Lost in Space playing Monday September 7th at 6:30 and 9:30 $2 Admission Don't miss the‘80's Cana­ dian rockgroup who may never have been popular in America, but is roughly on par with groups like REM and U2. pg. 5 Enjoy Labor Day weekend.

-The Newspeak Staff