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Tuesday; Septem ber 29, 1998

Volume Twenty-six , Number Eighteen

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by Janette A rthur Newspeak S ta ff This past Tuesday and Wednes day W PI h o sted a b lo o d drive sponsored by the Red Cross. O ver the tw o days here at WPI, the Red C ross collected 127 pints o f blood, exceeding the set goal o f 120 pints and nearly reaching

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last y e a r’s num ber o f 133. In fact, this blood d rive attrac ted m ore participants than past years, but like past years, a num ber w ere turned dow n because o f illness, recent tattoos, o r age. T here will be another blood drive in D ecem ber, how ever, and anyone ov er eighteen years o f age, w eighing 10 pounds or m m ore and in good

health can donate. The Red Cross is an org an iza tion that provides aid in the form o f d isa ste r services, health and safety services, international ser vices, aid to the arm ed forces, and biomedical services. The category o f biom edical services includes blood drives that are organized to co lle c t b lo o d n eeded a p ,p ro x i-

mately every two seconds for sur gery, accid cn t victim s, cancer p a tie n ts , and h e m o p h ilia c s . Through blood drives like the one this past week, the Red C ross a v erages 6,000,000 volunteer dona tions a year and helps over 3,000 h o sp ita ls. To c o n ta c t the Red Cross for blood drives earlier than December, call 508-756-5711.

The w om an, who fell 30 feet from her bedroom w indow into a ivy patch, su ffered tw o broken legs, a broken back and possible head traum a, according to a pub lic safety report. She w as trans ported to M iami Valley H ospital by the Dayton Fire D epartm ent

P aram edics, w here she arrived in serious/critical condition. As of W ednesday night, her condition had been upgraded to fair. A c c o rd in g to D r. W illia m Schucrm an, vice president o f stu d en t d ev elo p m en t and dean o f students, the girl was involved in

a loud party at her VW K suite. R esid ent assistants had w arned people in the su ite e a rlie r that evening they were being too loud and had rem inded them o f the al cohol policy. The R A s returned to the room

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U. Dayton sophomore jumps from a window to avoid write-up by Brad Eaton The Flyer News (U -W IRE) DAYTON, O hio — A female sophom ore jum ped from her V irginia W. K ettering R esi dence Hall second-story w indow Saturday night.

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Yale physicists solve decade-old electron mystery by Sung II Moon Yale Daily News (U-WIRE) NEW HAVEN, Conn. Two Yale physicists have invented a special wiring network that con trols every electron movement at the heart o f a computer. Collabo rating with Swedish researchers at the Chalmers University o f Tech nology in Goteborg, Sweden, Yale a p p lie d p h y s ic is ts R o b ert Schoelkopf and Daniel Prober de signed a transistor that can sense

the movement o f a single electron moving across a wire in a manner 1,000 times faster than any com pa rable device. “We built an electrom eter using a single electron transis tor which for the first time has the speed and the sensitivity to mea sure the state o f solid state quan tum bit before it loses its coher e n c e ,” S c h o e lk o p f said . Schoelkopf’s discovery brings to an end a 10-year odyssey for a de vice that would solve one o f quan tum physics' great mysteries: how

electrons move from one place to another. “Certainly for the last decade this has been an important general is sue in physics,” Prober said. Because Schoelkopf’s device is fast enough to measure the m ove ment o f an electron across a wire, scientists can now examine the pat tern o f electron motion — whether electrons move in “single” file or in a random fashion. And the device that the Yale team built is rem ark ably simple. Schoelkopf modified an

WPI’s Army ROTC web site selected for link to Discovery Channel School Courtesy o f WPI News Service Lt. Col. Stephen H. T upper of the WPI Army ROTC unit on cam pus received notification from the D isc o v e ry C h a n n e l S c h o o l at h ttp :d is c o v e ry s c h o o l.c o m that th e W PI A rm y R O T C site at w w w .w pi.edu/A cadem ics/D epts/ M ilSci/BTSI.htm l was selected as a valued Internet resource for the th o u san d s o f teach ers th ro u g h o ut the U .S. w ho v isit this r e source. T heir D iscovery Channel

School site features hundreds of pages o f lesson ideas and activi ties for many o f the topics com monly taught in the K- 12 curricu lum. The cited W PI web pages were initially set up by an IQP team several years ago, says C olonel Tupper, and are part o f the m ili tary science curriculum. The pages are described as S taff R ides, in structional vehicles for convey ing historical lessons from past cam p aig n s to the le ad ersh ip of the Arm y in the present. T he aim

o f the sta ff ride is to bring to life past battles to provide exam ples o f leadership and examine the vari ous factors o f battle. The b attles d epicted at the W PI site are from th e R e v o l u t i o n a r y W ar a n d c o v e r the B attle o f L e x in g to n a n d C o n c o r d , th e B a ttle o f B re ed ’s H ill/B u n k e r H ill, B attle o f S a ra to g a , and the B attle o f M o n m o u th . The links feature im ages, d e scriptions o f the battles, lo g isti cal support in the area, and local sources o f inform ation.

National Fire Prevention Week by Dave Messier Environmental & Occupational Safety Manager National Fire Prevention Week is October 4-10. Since 1922, the Na tional Fire Protection Association has sponsored this week to pro mote fire safety awareness. This y e a r’s theme is “ Fire Drills: The Great Escape”. According to the NFPA, “most people realize that being prepared to exit a fire scene quickly is essential to escaping unhurt. And while nearly everyone has participated in fire drills at school or at work, the majority have never experienced a fire drill at home. That’s dangerous because most fa talities occur in home fires. This year’s theme is designed to raise fire safety aw areness and reduce fire deaths and injuries.” WPI will support National Fire Pre vention Week in two ways. First, the Brown Bag Lunch Safety Seminar Series will kick off its second year with a presentation by Prof. David Lucht entitled “Fire Physics - Surviv ing a Fire in Your Home”. Prof. Lucht is the D irector o f the C enter for

Firesafety Studies at WPI. This ses sion will be held on October 8 at 12:05 p.m. in Stratton Hall 308. The second

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Deaths and injuries: U ninten tional fires and b u rn s caused ab o u t 3 ,7 0 0 d e a th s in 1997, dow n 12% from 1996. About 3,300 o f these deaths (approxi m ately 89% ) occurred in homes. In the hom e, fires and burns are the third leading cause o f uninte n tio n a l-in ju ry d e a th fo r all ages. S m o k in g is the leading cause o f hom e fire deaths, with 23.1% from 1991 to 1995. Incen diary or suspicious fires are the second leadin gcause o f hom e fire deaths with 16.2%, followed by h eatin g (1 4 .0 % ), ch ild re n playing with fire ( 1 1.2% ), elec tr ic a l d is tr ib u tio n s y s te m (10.0% ), and cooking (8.1% ). C h ild ren p lay in g w ith fire: C hild-playing fires were by far the leading cause o f fatal fires in v o lv in g v ic tim s u n d e r six

T h e N a t i o n .. Bicycle Accidents Cause Alarm T\vo accidents in one day at BYV

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W om en’s Soccer (4-3)

The Women are on the w in ning side, so how are the rest o f the W PI sports team doing?

T r a v e l i n g . .. Road Dispatches

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activity will be a fire extinguisher training session on October 9 at 10:00 a.m. in GH 217. This session will con-

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ordinary single electron transm it ter by adding a radio wave emitter. Scientists can detect the flow of the individual electron by examining the bouncing radio wave o ff of the elec tron. The Yale transistor could be the basis o f a future gen eratio n o f supercom puters known as quan tum com puters which exploit the huge potential o f subatom ic par ticles. By building a com puter based on quantum technology, these future supercom puters will be at least th o u sa n d s o f tim es faster than today’s CRAY machines. Although Schoelkopf’s ingenious discovery will help answer a fundamental theo retical question, his discovery also has im m ediate tangible ap p lica tions. T h e National A eronautics and S pace A dm inistration is a l ready funding two research projects which use Schoelkopf’s transistor. Because his transistors are much more sensitive than ordinary ones, NASA would be able to use the Yale discovery to build better sensors for x-ray, visible light and m icro wave detectors used in scientific research. The government agency is also currently considering the funding for two additional research projects at Yale in sim ilar areas.

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years o f age, accounting for 39.2% o f th e ir 199 1 -1 9 9 5 hom e fire deaths, nearly three times the sec ond leading cause, heating fires. M aterial ignited between 1991 and 1995: Cooking materials were most often the m aterial first ig nited in hom e fires (83,100 fires; 18.6% o f total). O ther m aterials first ign ited include rubbish or trash (46,200; 10.3%), structural member or framing (34,100; 7.6%), m a ttre ss and b ed ding (2 8 ,9 0 0 ; 6.5% ), and interior wall covering (17,300; 3.9%). Area o f origin over the five year period 1991 to 1995: Over 30% of th e h o m e fire s b e g a n in th e kitchen. A nother 13% began in the bedroom , 9% in living room s, fam ily room s, or dens, and m ore than 8% in the chim neys. M onth fire deaths are g reater

than average in the months o f No vember through M arch. In the five year period 1991-1995, fire deaths w ere lowest in July (5.3%) and highest in January (14.3%). Cost: The NFPA’s estim ated total cost o f fires in all places in 1995 w as $57.1 billion. The eco nomic c o st was $11.3 billion, cost o f fire d e p a rtm e n ts w as $17.1 b illio n , net fire insurance costs to ta led $6.8 billion, and building construction costs for fire protection were $21.9 billion. F ire fig h te r death s in 1997: There w ere 94 firefighter fatali ties. T h is represents the fifth time in six years that few er than 100 firefighters died while on duty in the United States. Source: National Safety Coun cil (1998). Accident Facts 1998 Edition. Itasca, IL.

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Volume Twenty-six, Number Eighteen

WPI blood drive would make Dracula jealous: Collected 127 pints o f blood last week by J an elle A rth u r N ew speak S ta ff

This past Tuesday and Wednes day W PI h osted a blood d riv e sponsored by ihe Red Cross. O ver the two days here at W PI, the Red C ross collected 127 pints of blood, exceeding the set goal of 120 pints and nearly reaching

last year's num ber o f 133. In fact, this blood drive attracted more participants than past years, but like past years, a num ber were turned down because o f illness, recent tattoos, or age. There will be another blood drive in Decem ber. how ever, and anyone over eighteen years o f age, weighing 110 pounds or m ore and in good

health can donate. The Red Cross is an organiza tion that provides aid in the form o f d isaste r services, health anti safely services, international ser vices, aid to ihe armed forces, and biomedical services. The category o f biom edical services includes blood drives that are organized to c o lle c t blood needed a p p ro x i

mately every two seconds for sur gery. accident victim s, cancer pa tie n ts , an d h e m o p h ilia c s . Through blood drives like the one this past w eek, the Red C ross a v erages 6,000,000 volunteer dona tions a year and helps over 3.000 h o sp ita ls. To co n tact the Red C ross for blood drives earlier than December, call 508-756-5711.

Param edics, where she arrived in serious/critical condition. As o f W ednesday night, her condition had been upgraded to fair. A c c o rd in g to Dr. W illia m Schuernuin. vice president o f stu dent dev elo p m en t and dean o f students, the uirl \ as involved in

a loud party at her VW K suite. R esident a ssistan ts had w arned p eople in the su ite e a rlie r that evening they were being too loud and had rem inded them o f the al cohol policy. The RAs returned to the room

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U. Dayton sophomore jumps from a window to avoid write-up by B rad Eaton The F lyer N ew s

(U-W IRH) DAYTON, Ohio A female sophomore jum ped from her V irginia W. K ettering R esi dence Hall second-story w indow Saturday nieht.

The woman, w ho fell 30 feet from her bedroom w indow into a ivy patch, su ffered two broken legs, a broken back and possible head traum a, according to a pub lic safety report. She was tra n s ported to Miami Valley Hospital by the Dayton Fire D epartm ent

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Yale physicists solve decade-old electron mystery by Sung II M oon Yale D aily N ews

(U-W1RE) NEW HAVEN, Conn. Two Yale physicists have invented a special wiring network lhal con trols every electron movement al the heart of a computer. Collabo rating with Swedish researchers al the Chalmers University of Tec lnology in Goteborg. Sweden. Yale a p p lie d p h y s ic is ts R obert Schoelkopf and Daniel Prober d e signed a transistor that can sense

the movement o f a single electron moving across a wire in a manner 1.000 times faster than any compa rable device. “We built an electrom eter using a single electron transis tor which for the first time has the speed and ihe sensitivity to mea sure the slate of solid state quan tum bit before it loses its coher e n c e ." S c h o e lk o p f said. S choelkopfs discovery brings to an end a 10-year odyssey for a de vice that would solve one of quan tum physics’ great mysteries: how

electrons move from one place to another. "Certainly for the last decade this has been an important general is sue in physics." Prober said. Because Schoelkopfs device is fast enough to measure the move ment o f an electron across a wire, scientists can mm examine the pat tern ol electron m >tion — whether electrons move in ' single" file or in a random fashion And the device that the Yale leam built is remark ably simple. Schoelkopf modi lied an

WPI’s Army RO I C web site selected tor link to Discovery Channel School C ourtesy o f WPI N ew s Service

Lt. Col. Stephen H. Tupper o f the WPI Army ROTC unit on cam pus received notification from the D isc o v e ry C h a n n e l S ch o o l at h ttp :d isc o v e ry s c h o o l.c o m that the W PI A rm y R O T C site at w w w .w pi.edu/A cadem ics/D epts/ M ilSci/BTSI.htm l was selected as a valued Internet resource for the thousands o f teach ers th ro u g h out the U .S. who visit this r e source. Their D iscovery Channel

School site features hundreds of pages o f lesson ideas and activi ties for many o f the topics com monly taught in the K I 2 curricu lum. The cited WPI web pages were initially set up by an IQP team several years ago. says Colonel Tupper. and are part o f the m ili tary science curriculum. The pages are described as S taff Rides, in structional vehicles for convey ing historical lessons from past cam paigns to the leadership of the Army in the present. The aim

o f the staff ride is to bring to life past battles to provide exam ples of leadership and examine the vari ous factors o f battle. The b attles depicted al the WPI site are from th e R e v o lu tio n a r y W ar an d c o v e r the B attle o f L ex in g to n and C o n c o r d , th e B a ttle o f B re ed 's H ill/B unker H ill, B attle o f S ara to g a, and the B altic o f M onm outh. The links feature im ages, d e scriptions o f the battles, logisti cal support in the area, and local sources of information.

National Fire Prevention Week by D ave M essier E n viro n m en tal & O ccu pation al S afety M an ager

National Fire Prevention Week is October 4-10. Since 1922, the Na tional Fire Protection Association has sponsored this week to pro mote lire safety awareness. This y ear's theme is “ l ire Drills: The Great Escape” . According to 'he NFPA. “most people realize that being prepared to exit a lire scene quickly is essential lo escaping unhurt. Anti while nearly everyone has participated in lire drills at schixil or at work, the majority have never experienced a lire drill at home. That's dangerous because most fa talities occur in home tires. This year's theme is designed to raise lire safely awareness and reduce lire deaths and injuries." WPI will support National l ire Pre vention Week in two ways. First, the Brown Bag Lunch Safety Seminar Series will kick off its second year with a presentation by Prol David Lucht entitled “Fire Physics - Surviv ing a Fire in Your Home". Prof. Lucht is the D irector o f the C enter for

Fircsafcty Studies at WPI. This ses sion will be held on October 8 at 12:05 p.m. in Stratton Hall 308. The second

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Deaths and injuries: U ninten tional fires and burns caused about 3 ,7 0 0 d e a th s in 1997, down 129? from 1996. About 3,300 o f these deaths (approxi mately 899}) occurred in homes. In the home, fires and burns are the third leading cause of unin te n tio n a l-in ju ry d eath for all ayes. Sm oking is the leading cause o f home l ire deaths, with 23.19} from 1991 it) 1995. Incen diary or suspicious fires are the second ieadin gcause o f home fire deaths with 16.29}. followed by heating (14.09}). children playing with lire < ! 1.29} ), elec tric a l d i s tr ib u tio n sy ste m ( I 0.09} ). and cooking ( 8 .1'/> ). C hild ren p lay in g w ith fire: C hild-playing fires were by far the leading cause o f fatal I ires in v o lv in g v ic tim s u n d e r six

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ordinary single electron transm it ter by adding a radio wave emitter. Scientists can detect the flow of the individual electron by examining the bouncing radio wave off o f the elec tron. The Yale transistor could be the basis o f a future g eneration o f supercom puters known as quan tum computers which exploit the huge potential ol subatom ic par ticles. By building a computer bused on quantum technology, these future supercom puters will be at least th o u san d s o f tim es fa ste r than today's C'RAY machines. Although S choelkopfs ingenious discovery will help answer a fundamental theo retical question, his discovery also has im m ediate tangible applica tions. The N ational A eronautics and Space A dm inistration is a l ready funding two research projects which use S choelkopfs transistor. Because his transistors are much more sensitive than ordinary ones. NASA would be able to use the Yale discovery to build better sensors for x-ray. visible light and micro wave detectors used in scientific research. The government agency is alst) currently considering the funding for two additional research projects at Yale in similar areas.

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than average in the months til No vember through March. In the five year period 1991-1995, fire deaths were lowest in July (5.39}) anil highest in January (14.39}). Cost: T he NFPA's estim ated total cost o f fires in all places in 1995 was $ 5 7 .1 billion. The eco nom ic cost was SI 1.3 billion, cost o f lire d e p a rtm e n ts was $17.1 billion, net fire insurance costs totaled So.S billion, and building construction costs for lire protection were $ 2 1.9 billion. F ire fig h te r d eath s in 1997: There were 94 firefighter fatali ties. This represents the fifth time in s i\ years that few er than 100 firefighters died w hile on duty in ihe United States. Source: National Safety Coun cil (1998). Accident Facts 1998 Edition. Itasca, IF.

Women’s Soccer (4-3)

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years o f age, accounting for 39.29} o f th e ir 1991-1995 hom e fire deaths, nearly three times the sec ond leading cause, healing fires. M aterial ignited between 1991 anti 1995: Cooking materials were most often the material first ig nited in home I ires (S 3 .100 fires: 18.69} of total). O ther m aterials lirsi ignited include rubbish or trash (46,200: 10.39J ), structural member or framing (34,100; 7.69} ). m attress and bedding (28.900; 6.59} ). and interior wall covering ( 17.3(H); 3.9#). Area ol origin over the five year period 1991 to 1995: Over 309} of the h o m e fire s b eg a n in the kitchen. Another 13% began in the bedroom , 9 l/i in living rooms, family rooms, or dens, and more than 89} in the chim neys. M onth lire deaths are greater

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The officer discovered the woman had a dim inished level o f consciousness and a dim inished level o f function in her feet. He also noted the sm ell o f alcohol on the woman. Due to the seriousness o f her injuries and the possibility o f a severe head trauma, the officers decided to call the DFD. W hile DFD was en route, the officers rolled the woman onto a backboard and stabilized her neck. O nce DFD arrived, the w om an w as tra n sp o rte d to M V H where she was treated for her injuries and given a CAT scan to determ ine if she had suffered head traum a. Results of the scan w ere not released. Schuerm an talked with the w om an?s parents on T uesday regarding the inci dent. “We w an ted to be as su p p o rtiv e to them as we could,” he said. “ A fter w e got the report from the physician and knew she w ould be okay, our main c o n cern was w ith her classes. We w ant to try to salvage what will be left o f her s e mester.”

around 11:15 p.m ., due to m ore noise. At that p oint, they w ere co n fro n ted by a m a le , n o n -U D s tu d e n t in th e ro o m . Schuerm an said the m ale becam e c o n frontational with the RA ?s, so they d e cided to call p ublic safety o fficers to handle the situation. A ccording to the public safety report, once people in the room realized officers were being dispatched, several o f them ran in various directions. A s everyone ran, the w om an w ent back to the bed room and ju m p ed out o f a bay window, falling to the courtyard below. Shortly after she hit the ground, pub lic safety o fficers arrived to investigate the party com plaint and found her lying in the ivy patch. The officers approached the w om an, who was lying face down, and attem pted to talk w ith her. One officer reported that she was re lu c ta n t to talk fo r fe a r o f g e ttin g in trouble, but after he explained to her the seriousness o f her injuries, she allow ed him to exam ine her for further injuries.

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by C.D. Bradley M urray State News (U-WIRE) MURRAY, K.Y. — Six Ken tucky State Police investigators continued wading through a mass of evidence Thurs day in last w eek’s Hester College fire that killed M ichael Minger, sophomore from Niceville, Fla. But after more than 200 interviews, more than troopers recalled in any other case, there is still no suspect. “They’re still interviewing and taking statements,” Kentucky State Police Public Affairs Officer Chuck Robertson said. Captain John Vance, commander of Ken tucky State Police Post 1 in Mayfield, said W ednesday the in v estigation was p ro ceeding as he would have expected. “You just d on’t know until you get in there and get going,” he said. “Sometimes the evidence does not lend itself to being timely. You don’t know when the puzzle will come together.” While Vance refused to put a timetable on the investigation, he indicated it may take time to resolve.

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Two bicyclists involved in auto accidents at BYU; condition of one uncertain

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by Tim Rush and G eo ff Dupaix The Daily Universe (U-WIRE) PROVO, Utah — A car struck an unidentified male bicyclist just east o f the East Campus Drive and 1080 North in tersection Thursday at 5 p.m. BYU Em er gency M edical Services arrived on the scene to stabilize the victim while curious 3Y U students crowded around to survey ihe scene. The paramedics said the bicy clist was not wearing a helm et and had a fractured clavicle, but they did not offer any other comment on his condition. Angela Van Heel, a BYU student, was the driver o f the car. She was headed west when she hit the bicyclist. She said she thought the road was clear. “I looked and no cars were coming. I just felt my windshield crush in; I felt glass land on top of m e,” Van Heel said. Although Van Heel’s windshield was shattered, she was not injured. Van Heel said she w as going pretty slowly, only about 10 mph, but she said

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“ 1 would anticipate we will be investi gating this for a while,” he said. “ It’s very involved.” In other fire-related news: *The coroner’s report o f M inger’s death became official Thursday. Coroner Dwane Jones declared the death a homicide based on Tuesday’s ruling of the fire as an arson. The cause o f death was declared to be smoke and soot inhalation and monoxide poisoning. *Michael Priddy remained in Vanderbilt M edical Center Thursday in critical but stable condition. He was upgraded from critical condition Wednesday. * Fourth floor residents were assembled W ednesday by University officials. Public Safety Director Joe Green said. They re ceived aid from various organizations, in cluding the Red Cross, and wrote state ments for state police investigators. Green said he did not believe they were ques tioned at that time. A resident said when he asked officials if they would be allowed into their rooms this weekend, he was told no and it seemed that would be the case for some time.

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the bicyclist was traveling quite fast. M att Monroy, a witness to the accident, said the man hit the front o f the car, sm ashed into the window and was then thrown 15 feet in the air before he landed on his head. “I wish I would have turned my head,” M onroy said. Another witness, Aaron Ready, a senior from Ventura, Calif., said the man flipped about four or five times before he hit the ground. As o f press time Thursday night, Uni versity Police said they did not know the identity o f the bicyclist or his current con dition. “Il made me realize how fragile life is,” M onroy said. Later, at 7:07 p.m., another bicyclist col lided with a Volkswagen Jetta just west of the N. Eldon Tanner Building. As the driver of the car attempted to exit onto North Campus Drive and head east, he ran into Diane Rane, 18, a UVSC stu dent from Encinitas, Calif., who was cross ing the entrance to the Richards Building and the S m ith F ield h o u se . R ane w as headed to the Tanner Building for a m eet ing about being an EFY counselor. The impact slammed Rane’s head into the windshield. “It all happened quicker than I could think,” the driver said. He got out o f his car and helped her onto the grass. “All she kept saying is ‘I ’m fine. I’m fine.’ She knew her name and she was totally coherent. I only saw some blood on her hand and a bruise on her right leg, so I think she’s fine,” the driver said. Darron Woolley, 22, a junior from Santa Barbara County, Calif., majoring in human biology and volunteering as a BYU EMT, said Rane was lucky. “She’s not as hurt as she should have been," Woolley said. Rane was taken to Utah Valley Regional Medical Center, treated and released. She suffered a cut on her leg and some bruises.

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Weekly Sports Update: Results from September by G eoff Hassard Sports Information Director Men’s Soccer (4-1-2) The men’s soccer team went unbeaten last week as they registered wins over MIT and Anna Maria while tying a strong Wesleyan squad. WPI began their week with a game against Wesleyan at home on the 18th. In a well played, up-and-down battle the two teams played 120 minutes of scoreless soccer. Ryan Fournier (Charlton City, Mass.) recorded his fourth shut out of the season for the Engineers. Last Monday WPI was at Anna Maria for a Worcester County match-up. WPI would control this one from the beginning as they would win 3-1. Eric Langlois (Canton, Mass.) would score a goal and add an assist in the win. Chris Prueher(Ellington.Conn.) would score his first of the season and Chris Mackin (N. Grafton, Mass.) would score the gamewinner. Ben Wilson (Plymouth, Mass.) and Tony Roccisano (Woodstock, Conn.) would each have an assist. Last Wednesday WPI was looking for their initial NEWMAC conference win as they en tertained MIT. Everything was clicking for the home team as they would take a 1-0 lead into halftime on a goal by Mike Young (Manchester. Conn.). In the second half WPI would score three goals in an eight minute span to put the game away. Prueher would tally twice while Jon Perreault (Shrewsbury, Mass.) would score one. Prueher, Wilson, Perreault and Keith Shrayer (Woodstock Val ley, Conn.) all would have one assist each in the win. Bill Rowell (Charleston, R.I.) would record his second straight win in goal.

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ter teams in the NEWMAC conference last week in W heaton and Springfield. Even though they lost the two matches, they didn't go quietly as they sent a message for later in the season when it’s conference tournament time. In the match against Wheaton freshman Rachel Zimet (Trumansburg, N.Y.) had a mamouth game with 25 kills to establish a new WPI match record. Kristin Blitsch (Princeton, II) had a strong match with 16 kills and 15 digs. C h ristin e B iscotti (Glastonbury, Conn.) continued her progress as the main setter with 33 assists while also selling a WPI match record with 24 digs. Against Sprinfield WPI led every game, but managed to close only one out in the 3-1 loss. Zimet led the way again for the Engineers with 21 kills to go with 5 blocks. Blitsch registered 22 digs while Biscotti had 35 assists. Stacy Gold

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Women’s Soccer (4-3) The women’s soccer team went 1-1 last week as they shutout Fitchburg State 4-0 and then lost a tough 2-1 overtime game to Anna Maria. In the win over Fitchburg Beth Gilbert (Killingly, Conn.) scored 2 goals. Jamie Szafarowiez (Oakham, Mass.) had 1 goal and 1 assist. M eredith Viveiros (Rehoboth, Mass.) scored 1 goal. Joan Olender (Somers, Conn.) and Emily Ballinger (Newport Center, Vt.) each had an assist. Last Wednesday WPI traveled to Anna Maria and were beaten in overtime 2-1. Jen See Update, continued to page 16

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two punts and a field goal to score three touchdowns as they defeated WPI 34-15. The Dutchmen opened the game by scor ing on their first possession o f the game as they completed a 19-yard pass for the score and the early lead. WPI lined up for the punt on their next possession when Union bkx’ked the punt that was recovered in the end /.one to make the score 14-0. Junior quarterback John Riccio( Southington, Conn.) tlien led WPI on a 7-play, 62-yard drive culminating in an 18-yaid touchdown pass to sophomore receiver Brian Wozniak (Lowell, Mass.). Midway thmugh the second quarter, after two stops by the WPI defense, the Engi neers put together a 7-play, 49-yard drive that ended with a 19-yard field goal by Aaron Schrager (Ramsey, N.J.). The half would end on a Union return of a blocked field goal to make the score 20-9. Late in the third quarter WPI would be backed up deep in their own territory on fourth down when the Dutchmen would block a punt that was picked up at the two and run in for another score. Early in the fourth quarter Union would add to their lead when the Dutchmen’s other fresh man quarterback would lead a 7-play, 60-yard drive that ended in an 8-yanJ touchdown pass. Two drives later WPI would score on a Riccio sneak from the 1-yard line to make the score 3415. Union recovered the onside kick and then held on for the rest of the game for the win. In the loss Riccio set two Freedom Foot ball Conference single-game records for at tempts (70) and completions (33). The 70 attempts was also an ECAC Division III New England record.

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Visiting Appleseed, Lincoln, and the Great Midwest by Ken Gagne Newspeak Staff Editor’s note: This is the third in a se ries written by Ken Gagne ’01 as he and his brother Steve explored America this summer in a cross-country road trip. In 1774, John Chapm an was born in Leominster, M assachusetts. He spent his life from 1800 on in the Ohio River valley, drifting the river, establishing nurseries, and planting orchards. He had a reputa tion as a healer and Indian friend, and an eccentric appearance that today often has him painted with a tin pot for a hat. During an 1845 expedition to Fort Wayne, Indiana, Johnny Appleseed was stricken with pneu monia and died. We took one last look at his grave, then moved on. The end o f his incredible jo u r ney was only a step in ours. Journeying through O hio and Indiana, S teve and I trav eled lonely h ighw ays cutting through acres and m iles o f farm land, colored with shades o f green I im ag ined to exist only in Ireland. I was su r p rise d to see su ch fla t and open e x panses o f land so early in our jo u rn ey ; I was expecting K ansas and Iow a to be su ch states (th o u g h they too fu lfille d th e se e x p e c ta tio n s ). C h e c k in g in to a Dodge C ity hotel ahead o f us, a frequent visitor to the state m ade the com m ent, “I a in ’t never been to K ansas when it d id n ’t blow like this.” A fter being buffeted with 50 M PH gusts, I believed it. A distinguishing landmark on the Kan sas landscape was Pawnee Rock, outside South Bend. This milestone was used by wagon trains following the Santa Fe Trail when making their way to the American frontier. It would take them seven weeks to reach this natural monument from Kan sas City. We had left the metropolis only five hours prior. These lonely stretches were unlike our M assachusetts home, and it was beautiful to behold an America so plain. It was a refreshing change from the frequent cities, where w e’d discovered June must be Na tional Road Construction Month. Still, we braved into the major towns to find other favorite sons o f America. In Springfield, Illinois, we came across President Lincoln’s Tomb. It is a massive site capped with a spire similar to the Wash ington M onument - not as tall, but if me morials can be compared to monuments, no less grand. Not far away is A braham ’s home, in a neighborhood of preserved and restored houses. The streets are a full 19thcentury environm ent, right down to the rickety wooden sidewalks. C ro ssin g the M ississip p i put us in

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Hannibal, M issouri. Although “Shoeless” Joe Jackson and Ed Lear, inventor o f the eight-track audio player, called this small town home, they were all but ignored in favor of other legends. There were a few m entions o f the T itanic’s “U nsinkable” Molly Brown, but Samuel Clemens was the main attraction. I had Mark Twain Fried Chicken at the Mark Twain Dinette. I slept at Tom & H uck’s Hotel, not far from the Mark Twain Caves, where Tom had gotten lo st. T h e n ex t m o rn in g we v isite d Clemens’s boyhood home, located next to the fence Tom Sawyer talked his gang into whitewashing for him. Across the street was the house o f S aw yer’s sw eetheart, Becky Thatcher, where we met Becky and Tom themselves, or local youths m asquer ading as such. The line between fiction and reality blurs in this out-of-the-way tour ist town. If these legends ate half as well as we have been, they died happy. A few miles south of Hannibal is Winfield, with a popu lation o f less than 600. We stopped at Alice’s, next to the only stop sign in town, for some pie with the flakiest crust around. In Kansas City, K.C. Masterpiece, origina tor o f the famous line of sauces of the same name, serves chicken, beef, pork, briskets, buffalo, and more in barbecued and grilled styles. We pulled into Council Grove, Kansas,

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Megaman: A legend in his own right by Ken Gagne Newspeak S ta ff Title: M egaman Legends Platform: Sony Playstation Publisher: Capcom Rating: 7.7 Early in the days o f the original Nintendo, C apcom launched the gam e M egam an. T h ro u g h s o lid g a m e p la y an d the publisher’s persistence, it and its many seq u els have rem ained on the gam ing scene to this day, with Megaman appear ing in more games than Mario himself. Now, a decade later. M egaman undergoes his greatest metamorphosis in Megaman Leg ends, for the Sony PlayStation. T han k s to som e re v isio n ist history, M egaman is now a mega-boy o f fourteen years. He, his friend Roll, and the old man Gramps are treasure hunters on a world of archipelagos, where there is rum ored to exist a “M other Lode” o f ancient, energyproducing refractors. If Megaman can find it, he’ll be set for life - but only if he beats the pirates to it! A s m any gam ing icons have lately, Megaman has made the leap to a 3D world. Now he must explore forests, towns, and dungeons, talking with people and finding items. Gone are the “choose the next stage” format of gameplay, InsertNounHere-M an foes, and the acquiring o f weapons from fallen foes. The Indigo Invader still finds new weapons in his journeys, but can carry only one such accouterment with him at a time. Exploration of this brave new world is seriously hindered by two flaws in control design. First, there is no support for ana log controllers, an obvious oversight in today’s 3D gaming market. Second, push ing Left and Right cause the Blue Bomber to strafe in those directions, instead o f adjusting his point o f view. Running where you can’t see is pointless, so players are forced to make repeated use of the L 1 and

RI buttons to swivel the camera. Other camera manipulation is not possible. Except for these basic control errors, M egam an perform s fine, running and shooting like the veteran he is. The gam e is peppered with digitized speech, from the opening story to charac ter interaction. The voice acting is not bad, but has a tone intended for a younger au dience. The storyline and personalities are silly and im m ature, though som etim es something to smile about. There is little to no music accom pany ing M egam an’s quest, often leaving him to travel in silence. Sound effects consist o f explosions and the like. The graphics are colorfully simple. Char-

acters are drawn in a style o f Japanese ani mation (anime), yet are rough and polygo nal. The environment is similarly designed; d o n ’t ex p ect the rich, sm ooth, shaded worlds of Banjo-Kazooie. I categorize the gameplay into three ar eas: exploration, in which Megaman is free to roam the towns and countrysides, m eet ing people; boss en co u n ters against a single, powerful foe; and dungeons, where he makes his way through underground mazes. Boss encounters are plentiful, while spelunking is frustrating. Foes are abun dantly annoying yet easy to defeat, while the maze layout is without rhyme nor rea son. Gone are the simple, fun side-scroll ing adventures of years past.

Legends is a challenging game, without being frustrating. There is rarely the ques tion o f where to go next, yet still giving the player the freedom to explore at his own pace. Many bosses are extreme trials at first but reveal their weak points through repeated battle attempts. Capcom has branched many o f its char acters into many areas, often meeting with success; if it was inevitable that they failed, then Legends is the result. Although not as bad a hero relocation as M idw ay’s M or tal Kombat Mythologies was last year, Leg ends takes all that is Megaman and replaces it with lesser elements. It’s ironic, and un fortunate, that the M egaman legend had so little influence on M egaman Legends.

The long awaited new SHM release now on CD by Ken Gagne Newspeak S ta ff "S in g in ’ soul to soul... b rother to brother... a cappella: sounds good lo me!” As well it should. Simple Harmonic Motion, the WPI m en’s a cappella group and a subset of the Glee Club, recently re leased their second CD, “Easy as 11". Any one w ho’s ever heard the group sing will expect an album of extraordinary quality; anyone who hears the CD will get all they anticipated, and more. SHM is composed o f fourteen men. It evolved from the group B aker’s Dozen, which became SHM and student-directed when Matt Eetore ’95 became director in 1994. From 1995 to 1998, SHM was directed by Mike Driscoll ’97, and the reins cur rently rest in the hands o f Mike W heeler ’00. “Easy as IT’ contains ten songs by the 96/97 group, and eight from 97/98, with a bonus track o f a live recording from A cappella Fest ’98. The songs, like the rest o f SHM’s repertoire, range from music from the 30’s to the doo-wop o f the 50’s to mod-

em a cappella and rock, and are sung by a variety o f voices, both new and old. The ever-present, effervescent tenor Jon Reynolds has solos in two songs: “Natu rally”, by Huey Lewis, and “Change In My Life”, from “Leap o f Faith”. Both songs are about love: his life without and with the woman in his life, respectively. He also appears in a duet with Jay LeBlanc in “It’s Still Rock and Roll To M e” , by Billy Joel. When it comes to singing, Swiss tenor Jurg Zwahlen proves not so neutral, div ing into his numbers with enthusiasm and relish. “Aquarius”, from “ Hair”, has him in a stint as a soprano before settling into a lower rock-and-roll sequence. His own love number arrives as “Wonderful World”, a song o f the intellectually-challenged long ing for love - something to which all o f us at WPI can relate. Other soloists include Ethan Deneault, Chris Hamel, and graduates Jeff Alderson, Alan Head, Brandon Gaylord, Brian Steiner, and Mike Driscoll. One song in particular deserves m ention: “C razy L ittle Thing Called Love” , by Freddie Mercury. Sung by Brian Donnelly, it is the only song on

the album with a freshman soloist. If this performance is any indication, I’m sure we’ll be hearing more of him on future records. But perhaps the best part o f any SHM number is not just the soloists listed above or even the tune itself, but how all fourteen singers complement each other. The vocal percussionists, the background support, and all the others contribute to a full sound, making it truly a group effort. In that sense, there are no soloists, and every song ben efits for it. Those on-campus people interested in purchasing a CD can email shm@wpi.edu. Off-campus individuals may use the online order form by pointing their web browsers at http://www.wpi.edu/~shm/form.html. “Easy as n ” is available for $10, as is “Singin’ ‘Til it Hertz”, SHM ’s 1996 CD. Both CDs can be had for the low cost of $ 16. CDs are also available at any of SH M ’s performances. Their next production will be at the Homecoming & Alumni Concert, this Saturday, October 3rd, from 5:00 to 7 :00. If you need to contact SHM for more information, call 831 -5816 and leave a mes sage, or use email.

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D re a m in ’ by Tom Balistrieri Student Development and Counseling Center A little girl lay snug in her bed. S he d ream ed she was with her grandm other. In the dream she said, “ Grandma, 1can make myself disappear!” “Nonsense, child!” the grandm other replied. “Nobody can do that.” At that point the little girl woke up, sat up in bed, looked aro u n d her darkened b edroom , then lay down and went back to sleep. As som etim es happens, she re entered the same dream , w here u p o n h e r d re a m g ra n d m o th e r looked at the girl and said, “Lord,

c h ild , how did you d o th a t? ” (F ra s e r B oa, The Way o f the

Dream). Dreams. What is real and what is illu sio n ? W hat do all these dream s m ean? W here do they come from? We all have thousands o f dream s over the span o f our lives but rarely do we pay atten tion to them. Everyone dreams; those o f you who think you don’t dream just aren’t paying attention. Dreams help keep us healthy and sane. T he com m on u n d e rsta n d in g and b eliev e is that d ream s are com m unications from ourselves to ourselves. They appear out o f our unconscious and, som e be

lieve, out o f the collective uncon sciousness. But origin aside, it is clear that most dream s are m es sages about what we need to do o r to understand in order to be m ore effective in life. Very few dream s are sim ply replays o f the day or prognosticate the future. Eighty-five percent o f our dream s are intended to help us w ith our daily lives. It is difficult for anyone to un derstand their own dreams. We all need an objective other to help us unravel the dream message. The symbols in the dream, the people in the dream, the location o f the dream all are discussed within the context of the dream er’s life. Con

trary to popular belief, there is no set o f d e fin e d d ream sy m b o ls. Things mean different things to dif ferent people. If you want to learn m ore about your dream s, begin by keeping a dream journal. Keep a pad and pen cil next to your bed. If you have a dream that w akes you up in the m iddle o f the night, w rite down what you rem em ber so that you re m em ber the dream in the m orning. Or, in the m orning take a moment to re c a ll yo u r dream s and then write dow n w hat you rem em ber. Focus especially on the entering into the dream , places, objects, and people that strike you as particu larly im portant, y our feelings and

the end of the dream . Ju st rem em bering the d ream is g oing to h e lp you. M ull the d re a m o v e r in y o u r m in d . W hat a sso c ia tio n s co m e up? W hat fe e lin g s? Ideas? S h are the d ream w ith a frien d and see w hat th a t person th in k s. Or, if you w ant to get a b e tte r h a n d le on the dream m ake an a p p o in tm e n t to v isit w ith a c o u n s e l o r a t th e S D C C . D ream an aly sis is a m arv elo u s tool for w o rk in g th ro u g h the issu e s o f life and a ctu a lly can a ssist you in g e ttin g m ore out o f a n ig h t’s sleep. W hat is real and w hat is il lu sio n ?

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N e ls o n M a n d e la , a b e a c o n o f h u m a n is m . by Tom Thomsen Director Office o f International Students and Scholars Being present at the special con vocation at Harvard University last F rid a y in h o n o r o f P re s id e n t N elso n M an d ela was indeed a moving experience. For me person ally it also, in a way, brought clo sure to some of my own anti apart heid activism. In 1978, back in Den mark, I had the honor and pleasure o f meeting Mr. Oliver Tambo, then Secretary General of the African N atio n al C o n g ress and N elson M andela’s former law office part ner. I remembered how he inspired me and many others to support the ANC in its struggle against apart heid. The means o f the movement was econom ic boycott and divest ment. Standing in the middle o f Harvard Yard and hearing Nelson M andela speak about the special

significance o f the honorary law d e g re e he had ju s t re c e iv e d brought back m em ories o f how reluctant Harvard was to divest and how the very limited divest ment came only after tw o decades o f student protest. Speaking about the special con v o c a tio n o n ly h e ld tw ic e in Harvard’s history, once for George Washington and the second time for Sir Winston Churchill Mandela said: “ To the mind and to the fu ture memory o f this great Ameri can institution, the name o f an A f rican is now added to those two illustrious leaders o f the Western world.” Needless to say these re marks received a standing ovation from the more than 20,000 people listening to Mandela. As one com mentator in the Boston Globe put it, it was as if M andela at that mo ment was granting Harvard abso lution.

Being in the presence o f this great leader, you cannot help but be moved by his actions as well as his words. To me, small gestures like personally greeting each mem ber o f the two Harvard choirs that had performed during the convo cation is a sign o f his genuine in terest in people. He never misses an opportunity to address the glo bal issues of the increasing divi sion between those who have and those who have not. “W here men and women and children go bur dened with hunger, suffering from preventable diseases, languishing in ignorance and illiteracy, or find ing them selves bereft o f decent shelter, talk o f democracy and free dom that docs not recognize these material aspects can ring hollow and erode confidence exactly in those values we seek to prom ote.” I left Harvard Yard and Cam bridge on that Friday afternoon

feeling uplifted by the optimism of this man who spent almost 30 years in prison fighting for equal rights for all South Africans. Notes from the Language Cafe For most people, things are just beginning to settle down — stu dents are getting used to their hec tic school schedules, and are forget ting how relaxing their summers were. But for the International Student Council (ISC), things are still bus tling with new programs still being launched. The latest addition to the ISC agenda is the *Language Cafe,* which premiered this past Thursday. Both graduate and undergraduate students came to the International House to practice speaking conver sational German, English and Span ish. Over freshly brewed gourmet coffee and delicious cookies, topics ranging from the types o f cars in East

Germany to social aspects o f life at W PI were discussed except not all o f it was in English. The stu dents and tutors enjoyed their break from regular studying to come to this informal, relaxed lan guage learning session. Som e even confessed that they learned more in the two hours o f speak ing the language, than in all their years o f studying it. The ISC specifically has tutors co m in g to th e In te rn a tio n a l House for English, Spanish and German, but they have already arranged for students to learn both Arabic and Swedish. If any other students wish to practice a different language, and want the help o f a tutor, the ISC will find them one. The best part o f this program is that it caters to a wide audience - both international stu dents and Americans can gain a lot from this program.

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I. Call to Order II. Roll Call IIL 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 Committee on Public Relations - Chairs Moore and Viveiros Committee on Elections - Chairs Szafarowicz and Malaquias Committee on Policies and Procedures - Chair Winrow Institute Committees Budget Development and Advisory Council Committee on Academic Operations Committee on Academic Policy Committee on Advising and Student Life Planning Implementation Committee Student Organization Committee Web Design Committee W O RCESTER PO LY TECH N IC IN S T IT U T E Bookstore Advisory Committee Community Building Committee Clubs/Organizations VI. Old Business S.08 SFR Scuba Diving Club

VII. New Business S. 17 SFR Rugby Club S. 18 SFR Club Sport Uniforms

V in . Questions Comments and Ideas IX. Treasurer’s Report X. Secretary’s Report XI. Vice President’s Report XII. President’s Remarks XIII. Announcements XIV. Adjournment Committee Reports

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CAI - Chair Upton (m upton@ w pi.edu) Other than the course reserves,

everything in CAI itself is pretty quiet. The pic proposal is now on the web and I have asked the committee to look over it before our next m eet ing so we can discuss what ideas we like and feel students in general would like to see implemented. I will contact Dave Cyganski about put ting a hard copy o f it in the office so anyone who wants to will have access to it not only via web but also via office. M eeting is Wed. at 2 in office. PR - C h a irs V iv iero s and M o o re ( m e re v @ w p i.e d u and mooredog@ wpi.edu) 1. The Bulletin Board is in progress- Angie, Jam ie, and Alana are working on it. 2. We flyered for the social web in faculty mailboxes and SAO- that was com pleted today. 3. I talked to Jeff (the announcer) about Athletic Nights yesterday- he said that during football games they used to have a field goal kick con test, where people got tickets and if someone won they would get a gift certificate (hopefully donated from G om peii’s or the bookstore). He said to talk to the Athletic Director to put it back in progress, and when I do, I am going to ask about any other sports also. 4. Spirit Week/Pep Rally- Jeff and I have met with the Spirit Week commit tee and are talking with the OL’s on having a huge gathering in the quad where all organizations from sport teams to fraternities and clubs gather wearing something to represent their organization. We will have music from the WPI radio station, and SAS is having a contest for most spirited studentso hopefully that will be a way of drawing school spirit. Then hopefully people will head over to the guys’ socctr game after. Elections - Chairs Malaquias and Szafarowicz (armqueca@wpi.edu and jam iesaf@ w pi.edu) The committee on elections met last week to initiate advertising o f the upcoming elections. Any ideas for getting students interested in running for either a senatorial o r an executive position are more than welcome. All meetings for this committee are held 10 m inutes before the senate meeting until further notice. Dates are set for the election process and will be announced next week. Also, ACM has offered their help in developing a web-based voting system. This may be used in combination with sgavote or in place o f it. Appropriations - Treasurer Tino (ctino@ wpi.edu) We met and d is cussed two special Funding requests Rugby Club: Appropriations voted to fund. Club Sports Uniforms: Appropriations voted to fund as amended.

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To the editor: I read, with much amusement, the article regarding career fair super latives. Almost every company has som ething to o ffe r students, not only regarding a jo b , but with fun free gifts as well. I am tremendously disappointed in the attitude presented in this article. The career fair is for careers, not free stuff. The article was ob viously w ritten w ith at least a

slight hum ourous intent and was certainly taken that way. At least until I got to the end. The author attacks Microsoft for requiring a resume to receive a free gift. W hile I believe M icrosoft is wrong in a tremendous number of ways, this is not one of them. The career fair is not for handouts. The free gifts are given out to entice students to give resum es to the company. Microsoft, for example.

has no obligation to give out free stuff to anyone, regardless o f if you give them a resume or not, so d on’t act like it is their duty. There are two groups here: Stu dents who have no resum es, and students who have resum es that are uninteresting to the company. If you are too lazy to spend the twenty minutes it would take to hack together a plausible looking resume, then you are too lazy to

carry around the bags o f free stuff available at the career fair. The author o f that article seemed to indicate M icrosoft was refusing to give gifts to students with ma jors it was not interested in. What c o u ld a b io lo g y m ajo r do for M icrosoft? W hat does M icrosoft have to gain by collecting your re sum e? U nlike m ost com panies, M icrosoft is already a household name, one which is often disliked.

Microsoft isn’t even going to gain any popularity points by handing out nice free gifts (unless perhaps they were laptops!). Why should a company invest ANYTHING in a student who has no intention o f w orking for the company, and even if they did, they are unqualified for any jobs avail able at that company.

That is, he would be writing a “spoof’. Perhaps you have seen these on tele vision shows, like Saturday Night Live? I guess what I’m saying, is that you shouldn’t always take what is in a Newspaper seriously, especially if it’s in the commentary or column section. News? Yes! You should take that seri ously. I hope I’ve been able to explain to

you why our writer wrote the story the way he did. His intent, I’m sure, was not to put Microsoft down for they way they were handing-out their free items. His intent was to put into per spective the irony of the entire situa tion. Think about it. People are roam ing around looking for jobs, and in stead, they get free pens? It’s prepos terous!

“hottie” at a party? Or maybe that author is just too immature lo un derstand the meaning o f commit ment. Long Distance Relationships are hard, granted, but far from im possible. I’m living proof. In fact, th ere a re m any o th e r “ L iving Proofs” out there al WPI. In conclusion, it seem s to me that the author o f this article has absolutely no idea about the mean ing o f commitment, or self- control. If she feels it necessary to have

her loved ones at her beck and call, then so be it. She can have a won derful life until her significant other has to leave fora while. Then w e’ll see who she jumps in bed with next. While those o f us who have stable LDR’s, and can learn to maturely manage without their significant other for long periods of time while still managing to make it work, will live much more stable lives.

more work and arc frustrating at times. How much lime you arc willing to put into the relationship and how much money decides ihe outcome of it. With the pressures of the new college envi ronment some people coming out of high school may not be as willing to put the needed time into it making it harder to keep the relation ship going. On another note though, people who have already adjusted to the college environment can more easily contrib ute to a long distance relationship. Life is what you make o f it and so are the

relationships in life. People should be allowed to have their own opinions, and they should be allowed to state that opinion. In life we should listen and try to understand not shoot down immediately when we don’t agree. Life is easier when hu mans communicate instead of talking to brick walls. This is what this paper is trying to accomplish: the free exchange of ideas. I’m glad that we got a differ ent view on this issue and I would like to encourage anybody to respond to any article that is written in Newspeak.

Sincerely, Robert McDonald, Class o f '99

An Editor's response to Robert McDonald by Justin Greenough News Editor It’s nice to hear from our readers re garding the work that we pul into the paper each week. Sometimes, when I hear nothing, I wonder just what per centage of our 2000 paper circulation is going to the task o f lighting camp fires or lining the insides o f litter-boxes.

I admit that you do make a point. Companies should not feel obligated to give out “free stuff ’ in order to pacify students. There is absolutely no obli gation for them to do so and that is not what the career fair is for. Likewise, our staff writer most likely did not inform them that he was doing an article for the paper, or they would have probably handed the item over

right away. The reason he didn’t? Simple: This was a satirical column, containing nothing more than the thoughts of our writer as he was pe rusing the fair. His main attempt, I’m sure, was to hand out his own resumes (obviously not to Microsoft). How ever, as a side event, he noted that there were lots of “toys” being handed-out and saw a good humorous story idea.

What's up with “Long Distance Love” To the editor: It alw ays su rp rises me when people think that the entire concept of the Long Distance Relationship is insane. Personally, I have never had any bad experiences with my LD relationship in the 2 and a half years I have been involved in it. Back in the d oldrum s o f my freshman year, just as it was set ting in that the ratio here certainly favored females, and that all o f those females were not interested in

a relationship with _me_, I met the single most special person in my life. The con? She lives 6+ hours away at Wells College in New York. M ay b e I had an a d v a n ta g e . There were other WPI-Wei Is rela tionships that had formed over the years through the WPI Glee Club; therefore getting a ride out to see my girlfriend would be easy. It was dealing with when we w eren’t to gether. That was hard. Luckily WPI has som ething called e-mail. And

for the past 2.5 years I have been in near constant com m unication with her over the phone and online. Strangely enough, I have never felt the need to cheat on my girl friend (now my Fiancee). I have never wanted for a cuddle or a lov ing word, even though I may see her only a weekend a month o r less. I wonder why the author o f the article finds it necessary to con sider all LD R’s to be failures in the making. Is it that hard to resist the

Sincerely, Ethan Deneault, Class o f ‘99

In response to Ethan Deneault by Jessica Morgan Graphics Editor I have in the past wondered many times why people aren’t allowed to have their own opinion. Kerri is a staff writer and submitted her article. The article was a commentary piece, basically meaning that she is stat ing her opinion. Undoubtedly some people can have long distance rela tionships that do work out. Other people have had bad experiences and have based what they figure the

“norm” to be what they have experi enced. This is the way with human relationships. I personally have had a rather un comfortable long distance relationship, but I also have seen that may long dis tance relationships have worked out. Statistically more long distance relation ships have problems than the relation ships where people get to see each other often. Sometimes the distance makes the relationship stronger. Just because someone may find that they need people around and start falling

for someone else during the time away from the significant other doesn’t mean that they arc loose. The term significant other does mean just that: Significant. When the other person is suddenly not there, they aren’t as significant as they used to be. I’m sure all long distance relationships have felt this pull at one time or the other. What you choose to do when you feel that pull is your own decision and can in the end ruin the relationship. Long distance relationships require

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Books banned by United States make a comeback by Ben Byrne Iowa State Daily (U-WIRE) AMES, Iowa— As an American and a product of public education, I occasionally lapse into thinking I live in a country where the government acts more nobly, more idealistically and with more concern for its citizens than other governments. That’s not truly the case, but it takes concrete examples of wrong doing for me to w rap my arms around the idea we’re susceptible to the same abuse as everyone else. From 1926 to 1956, the Soviet Union banned the Bible and the Qur’an from import and removed them from numerous libraries. Hearing this, it’s difficult to not ask the question, “W hat sort of op

pressive governm ent bans such books from its citizenry?” O f course, we all know that, since it was the So viets, the answer is: bad government. If banning books makes a govern ment bad, then I’m afraid ours is too. Recently, the Modem Library re leased a list of the “ 100 Greatest En glish Language Novels of the Twen tieth C e n tu ry .” Jam es J o y c e ’s “Ulysses” topped the list. Interest ingly, Ulysses was barred from the U.S. for 15 years due to obscenity. You couldn’t legally get it here. Advocates fought hard for years before the ban was lifted and publi c a tio n sta te sid e w as allow ed. Though the ban ended in 1933, the fact that our government prohibited the novel for 15 years serves as a good reminder that just because our nation was founded on the principles

o f liberty doesn't mean we can take it for granted. As John Philpot C urran said, “Eternal vigilance is the price of lib erty.” If individuals like those who fought for the right to read “Ulysses” had not been around for the last 200 years, who knows how controlling our government would be today. Next week is Banned Books Week, an event sponsored by numerous na tional library and bookseller associa tions. It’s the perfect chance to learn about the constant battle being waged for freedoms easily taken for granted. While you might not care that 33 o f the Top 100 novels have been banned or challenged, you might be surprised to know that W ebster’s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary was rem oved from c la ssro o m s in Carlsbad, N.M. for containing defi nitions o f “obscene” words. Last year, the American Library Association tracked over 600 chal lenges and bans in the U.S., involv ing e v e ry th in g from M aya Angelou’s “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” (because o f a rape scene) to R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps books (too scary!). It’s important, o f course, to recog nize the difference between a suc cessfully banned book and one which has merely been challenged. To say a book has been “challenged” doesn’t mean someone just com

plained about the book — it means a concerted effort was made to remove the book in question from curriculums or libraries. If it weren’t for the work of com mitted librarians and community members, every one of those chal lenges could be a successful ban. The Constitution, after all, is merely a bit o f old parchment. Without people committed to the principles that arc the foundation of our country — lawmak ers, lawyers, judges, and everyday citi zens— it would be meaningless. It isn’t the Constitution which prevents us from becoming the Soviet Union: it’s the people living here. According to Charles Finan, presi dent of the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression, chal lenges come from across the politi cal spectrum: Liberals may try lo ban a book because o f violent or racist content; conservatives might chal lenge a work due to sexual material. And while most book challenges are well-intentioned, they run contrary to the spirit o f freedom o f expres sion. Inherent in Ihe act of parenting is instilling values in one’s children. For that reason, if you consider a book inappropriate for your children, you have the right to not let them read it. However, if you want to ban the book because you think it’s unac ceptable, you’re reaching out and

affecting other people’s children. Banning a book may deny a per son an opportunity for a life-chang ing experience, or the chance to be entertained, or any number of things. That’s censorship, and nothing’s more contrary to the American spirit. In addition to making an effort to read some of the books which have been banned, there are other ways to make good on Banned Books Week. One event on the agenda for the week is a visit from N adine Strossen, sponsored by a smorgas bord o f cam pus and com m unity groups. Nadine is president o f the American Civil Liberties Union, a nonpartisan organization committed to defending the Bill of Rights. She’ll be making two appearances in the Memorial Union next Wednesday, the first at 3 p.m. in the Gold Room for an informal conversation, and the second at 8 p.m. for a more formal speech on censorship. Both events are open to the pub lic. Banned Books Week serves as a marvelous reminder that we can’t take our heritage o f freedom for granted. You never know when someone will come up with a reason to deny you the opportunity to learn or experience something new. After all, if something as straightforward as a dic tionary can get banned in this country, no one is safe from Bad Government.

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Crimson and Gray, Come Home for the Day! Each year at WPI Homecoming students and alumni mingle on campus in a variety o f events and gatherings, including sport ing events, dinners, class and group re

unions, concerts, films and more! This year w e’re pleased to announce m ore great events than ever for W PI Homecoming Weekend ’98

Schedule of Events Friday 6:00- 9:30pm Hall o f Fame Reception and Dinner - Alden Hall 7:00pm Pep Rally 7:00pm M en’s Soccer vs. Clark - Alumni Field 8:00pm Goat’s Head Pub Night - Riley Commons, Live Band, Cash Bar, All ages!!!! Saturday 8:00 - 10:00am Department o f M anagement Alumni Breakfast - Morgan A 9:00 - 11:30am Homecoming Brunch - Morgan Hall 9:00am Cars admitted to tailgating area 9:30am Class Boards of Directors (CBOD) Opening Session - Alden Hall 9:30am Admissions Information Session - Boynton Hall 9:30am Frank Sanella Road Race - Alumni Field 10:00 - Noon CBO D Break-out Sessions - Various Locations 10:00am W omen’s Volley ball vs. Assumption - Harrington Auditorium 10:00 - 1 :30pm Alumni Crew Races and Cookout - Donahue Boathouse 10:30am Campus Walking Tour - Departs Stratton Hall 11:00am Admissions Information Session - Boynton Hall 11:00 - 2:00pm Class of 1998 0-Year Reunion Barbecue - Higgins Labs Plaza 11:00 - 2:30pm Alumni Hospitality Tent on Quad (Proper ID Required) 11:00 - 2:00pm Homecoming Carnival on Quad, featuring student organization-spon sored games, Moonbounce, W PI club displays and refreshments. Noon - 2:00pm Alumni Volleyball Pickup Games - Quad 12:00pm Campus Walking Tour - Departs Stratton Hall 12:15-1:30pm CBOD and Alumni Volunteer Reception - Alumni Plaza 1:30pm Football Game vs. King’s Point - Alumni Field 4:00pm (after gam e) Rope Pull - Institute Park 4:00 - 6:00pm Alumni Hospitality Tent Open - Quad 4 :0 0 - 7 :00pm Class of 1993 5th Reunion Barbecue - Higgins House 5:00 - 7:00pm Glee Club Alumni Concert - Alden Hall 5:30 - 8:30pm Crew Alumni Reception & Dinner - Donahue Boathouse 7:30- 9:30pm Steven Wright Show - Harrington Auditorium

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Christian Bible Fellowship I hope that everyone’s week is going well. This Tuesday night wc will be hav ing prayer lime in Founders 9:30 and we will also be having Friday Night Fellow ship this week in the Lower wedge at 7:30. Anyone interested in either o f these ac tivities is more than welcome to attend. For m ore in fo rm a tio n y o u can e -m a il cbf@ wpi.edu. . “One o f the teachers o f the law came and heard thorn debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, “ O f all the commandments, which is the most important?” ‘‘The most one,” answ ered Jesus, "is this: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.' The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as your s e lf ’ T here is no com m andm ent greater than these.” Mark 12:28-31 (NIV) When we do things, whether it be schoolwork, sports, or some other type of activ ity, do we ever ask ourselves this ques tion, “ Am I doing this out o f love for God?” Based on Mark 12:28-31 this is an im por tant question. Jesus states that the most important commandment above all others is to love God with everything we have. This seems like a large task until we realize that God loves us so much that He sent his only son to die on the cross so that those who believe in them will be saved from their sins. The next time you go to do an activ ity, ask yourself this: “ Am I really doing this out o f love for G od?”

dren got to love the homemade apple pies that were made with the fresh apple Our agenda committee met last Thursday afternoon and the Executive Board approved o f all the activities that the Agenda Commit tee proposed for Term B. The Executive Com mittee met last night. Activities include a video and pasta night, a retreat and a visit (for the purpose o f eating) to W right’s Chicken Fiirm. We will announce the dates at the beginning of Term B for all of these ac tivities and other activities thal wc arc work ing on to see if they can be done. On Sunday, October 4th we will have our annual Alumni Memorial Mass as part o f our hom ecom ing activities. Following the Mass wc will have a cookout al the R eligious C enter. H opefully o u r Navy women will show the guys how to really host a cookout. They prom ise to do it “Navy style” . So we arc all wailing to see what “Navy style” is. Andy C tells us that it will be great, as he will oversee the pro duction. Rem em ber all are welcome to ei ther or both events. Don’t forget our Sunday Masses are at 11:30 AM in A ld e n and 5 :0 0 PM in F ounders. A lso o u r W ednesday night prayer/discussion group meets at 8:30 PM at the Religious Center.

Peddler Hey everyone!!! The only news for this week is that on Wednesday, Sept. 30 in the Goat’s Head Conference room in Riley we will be holding a general meeting for anyone w ho is interested in helping out with the year

book this year. NOTE: This location has been changed from what was said last week. This meeting is completely informational and any one is welcome. We will be having pizza!!! You don’t need to have any experience to come if you are interested in anything hav ing to do with publications such as: photog raphy, writing, layouts, computer work, busincss/monev management, or publicity. We have something for everyone so come and find out. Again Wed. Sept. 30, 8:30-9pm, Goal’s Head conference room Riley. Hope to see you there!!!! Also keep an eye out for future Club Corners for info, on buying the ’98 yearbook. .

Society for Medieval Arts and Sciences The meeting was both short and long this week. Final touches are being put on our trips, so if you haven’t expressed in terest by now, you’re running well out of time. The Purgatory Chasm trip will be fairly small, but with room to expand if you still want logo. Bill Binder has been deputized lo run this little jaunt. King Richard’s Faire is coming up fast, so we’re reminding ev eryone to think about preparing now (like asking for garb if you d on’t have any). Speaking of faires, we’ve started mention ing our own fair that we hold on campus in the spring. Plans will start in earnest next term, so start thinking about how to help now. That was the short of it, the long part involved the Realms Q&A session. Topics

co v e red in c lu d e d the m agic sy ste m , fighter’s basics, and how to avoid newbieembarassment. Now everyone should be prepared for the in-character fight prac tices, night quest, and Black & W hite Mas querade. Reminders: Court will be held Sept. 29, so get your garb ready. M eetings are in Founders basement al 7pm. Fight prac tices are Mondays and Thursdays at 7:30. For more information, email the officers at realms© wpi.

Student Government Association The last SGA meeting was held last Tues day at 6:00 p.m. Individual com m ittees arc interested in your input with regard to ideas for projects to work on this term. Join one of the SGA committees and get involved in student government. You need not be a senator to help. If you are interested in finding out more about SGA at W PI please slop by the office and talk to one o f the senators about how you can become more involved in campus life at WPI. This week there will be a couple of special funding requests brought up before the senate in cluding the Scuba Club, the Rugby team, and the club sports uniforms. If you are interested in receiving minutes and agen das via email please contact Anne-M arie at teddy@ wpi.edu. The next SGA meeting will be held Tuesday evening at 6:00 p.m. in the Lower Wedge. All are welcome to attend!

The International Student Council Hey there ppl, Hope things are going great for all o f you, as we advance deeper into the term. The isc has been deeply involved in its activites. We have been getting trem en d o u s re s p o n s e fro m all o f y o u . Great...Continue the good work. O ur tutoring sessions are getting more crowded each time, which is great. Remem ber, every Wednesday, 7-10 pm at the inter national house. All are welcome. If you are interested in being a tutor, please email us. If you need tu to rin g fo r any sp e c ia l courses, let us know. Language Cage: We started language cafe last thursday...it went off great. ...keep up the “super” response and we promise to get more activities for you. Even cooler was the isc party last Saturday, and the post-graduate em ploym ent session yester day. ' U pcom ing events: W atch out for our second coffee hour by Prof. Peterson on the 9th October and the Boston Night Trip at the end o f the term. Stay Tuned. Be cool.... ! -the isc team

Music Association Chamber Choir Hey did we rock on the Worlds-longestc o n c e rt-k n o w n -to -m a n k in d (ak a th e Parent’s Day concert) or what? Yay for Driscoll’s debut as our conductor. I think it was a smashing success. So our next concert is for Homecoming, go Crimson and Gray! Next Saturday. Same dress code, and hey no talking on stage between songs this time, okay? What was up with that? And the note humming be fore we started? I don’t think so, folks! This isn’t junior high! D on’t forget your m oney for “dues” so we can keep singing awesome music!

Newman Club Well we had a great Saturday of apple pick ing and the best part of it was the large dona tion o f apples to Youville House, a shelter for battered women and their children. The chil-

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Maple. Aaaagh! by Kerri Lynn Dagesse Newspeak S ta ff Does the word Maple make you cringe? Join the club. If I found one person on this entire campus that likes that evil Calculus computer program I would faint with shock. There is no question when it’s the night before a calculus lab is due. The whole residence hall has an aura o f hostility. You can cut it with a knife, it’s that bad. Walk ing the halls, the only sounds heard are expletives o f various sorts and the occa sional breaking o f a com puter screen (ok, it’s not that bad, but I’m trying to get my point across). W hat I want to know is: what in the world is a C alculus lab? No one had ever heard o f such a thing before com ing to

this school. W hen I got my schedule in the mail a few months ago, I saw the word lab next to C alculus and was com pletely baffled. To me, the word lab connotes Biology or C h em istry o r m aybe even Physics, but not any type o f math. Lab m eans blow ing stu ff up and chem ical burns, not dum b com puter program s that refuse to w ork properly. N ot at this school, 1 g uess. At this school, they thought it w ould be a fun kind of torture to make us learn this program . I’m find ing that the only thing I’m learning is to hate com puters. For anyone lucky enough to have not made the acquaintance of Maple, she’s ex tremely stubborn. Using this program, you become an expert in the art o f talking to inanimate objects, namely the computer. A

Maple classroom is filled with students not talking to each other, but to their com put ers. These conversations usually involve gentle coaxing - “oh, please w ork, you wonderful program” - that quickly turns to angry shouting when good old M aple de cides not to be so w o n d erfu l - “ you @ #& *A$# co m p u ter, w hy w o n ’t you w ork?’ Dealing with M aple's m oods becom es very stressful. I f you actually get her to work you have a special gift that I am quite jealous of. Som etim es I w onder if the person who created the program did so just to add a little more stress to our lives, as if we d o n ’t have enough already. I d on’t seem to find any other reason for its existence. I just sec it as a bigger, more com plicated graphing calculator.

Nothing special. There are colors, that’s about as special as it gets. I’d take the c a lc u la to r any day. A t le a st th en I w o u ld n ’t have to study com puter p ro gram m ing in my spare tim e to learn all o f the com m ands. I could understand the benefits of such a program if I was actu ally learning C alculus through the use o f it, but I’m ju st finding m yself becom ing more confused about everything. It has the opposite effect than what I think was intended. So, for all o f you that have nightm ares about Maple every week on the night before lab, you’re not alone. I believe the hatred is universal. And if you arc one of the few thousand people at this school that would like to know what the point o f a Maple lab is, d o n ’t ask me be cause I have yet to figure that out myself.

The Dehumanization of Customer Service by Sarah Walkowiak Associate Editor Like many college students, my busy schedule makes it difficult to com plete ba sic errands during the day, like going to the bank. Before ATM’s, banking could only be completed during business hours. Now, I can get cash at 3 a.m. if I need it. If I only want to check my balance or transfer money to another account, I can do so over

the phone, without even leaving my apart ment. Theoretically, this makes it easy to get my banking done on my schedule, and does not req u ire the bank to be open twenty-four hours a day. I can usually make deposits, withdrawals, or transfers from the ATM without a fuss, unless the machine is broken or out of money. When the ATM isn’t working, it’s irritat ing, but I can usually deal with it. What I can’t cope with very well, is the automated

telephone system. It’s okay if I’m just check ing my balance, but impossible if I have an actual problem or question. For example, I recently tried to get my address changed from my summer address to my school address. A reasonably simple request, or so I thought. I dialed the number and listened to the recording, after an advertisement for bank programs and about ten touch-tone menu options, I finally got to the one about speaking to an actual person, ^o I selected

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that number. I was put on hold for almost half an hour, then I decided to give up and call back later. I called again the next day, at a different time, and was put on indefi nite hold again. I hung up and tried again a while later. This time I was only on hold for about ten minutes (which o f course, on hold feels like hours.) I was already frus trated, as every thirty seconds o r so, a voice would interrupt the calming classi cal music to thank me for my patience. The sound o f the recording interrupting the music made it sound like someone had ac tually picked up the phone. I felt like I was being teased by the operator. W hen an actual human being finally answered the phone, I told him that I needed to change my address. I gave him my name and ac count number. After which, he asked me the usual “security” question. Instead o f “W hat’s your m other’s maiden name?” I got “What was the am ount o f your last d e p o sit? ” N ot having a p h o to g rap h ic memory, I had to rifle through the pile o f ATM receipts in my wallet. Unable to find the receipt for that deposit, I then had to resort to getting my paycheck stub to find the exact amount. I was lucky I had it with me. I was not going to let the operator get away now that I had someone on the line. It was frustrating to deal with the longer delay, but I felt a small am ount of poetic justice in knowing that I had to make the operator wait for me. After that ordeal, I was relieved that I could finally get my address changed and worry about it no longer. Unfortunately for me, the interrogation was not over. I still had to hand over my social security num ber and my m other’s maiden name before the tele-teller would help me. It’s nice to know that my account is secure, and I’m grateful that they have such a high level o f security, but being in terro g ate d when you’re already frustrated is not my idea o f custom er service. I started to wonder if it would have been easier to set aside some time during the day to go to the bank in person. Including walking time, I think it wouldn’t have taken as long. I got my bank statement in the mail the other day, which had been forwarded from my parents’ house. There was a notice ac companying my statement which stated that my account fees would be reduced if all trans actions were completed electronically. I was furious! Because of my schedule, I will prob ably continue to bank electronically, but I couldn’t believe that they were actually en couraging other people to put themselves through this torture. They could at least hire more people to answer the phones. I have a bad feeling that the problems with automated phone system s won’t go away. I tried to change the address with my credit card company as well, and I had to go through their system twice, because the menu option I selected was actually the billing address of the company, not in structions for changing my address. Who designs these things anyway? I’ve dealt with toasters that were more userfriendly. Arc softw are-engineering prin ciples applied to the design o f automated telephone software? 1 have a feeling they aren’t. Maybe this is an area for further research... anyone need a Com puter Sci ence MQP?

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“Energy M anagement and Building Air Q uality” Chris Salter, Plant Services Department November 12 Olin Hall 223

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Thursday, September 10 9:21am - Bikes Blocking Entrance To HC Spots: Notes put on bikes. 11:5 1 p m - Suspicious Person: A male medium build around 5’ 11” wearing a light colored vest tan pants carrying a grocery bag with cans is going down Dean street Slashing tires. Reported by a student. 11:58pm - Ground Check: O fficer on foot beat checking for suspect.

Friday, September 11 1 :1 4 - Listings: Victims o f tire slashes. 1:18am - Suspicious Person: A female late 40’s blond hair think silver neckless looking around in the IMC 1:42am - Arrest: One female for Disorderly Person, Disturbing the peace. Logged her on the trespass list. 1:46am - Building Checks: Higgins Labs, Harrington, Alumni Gyms all were left open since 2400. 2:18am - Arrival: WPD on arrival for female under arrest. 4:23am - Correction: Female under arrest was charged with Disturbing the peace and tres passing. 2:53pm - Suspicious Person: Boynton Hall, re:0142. 3:08pm - Code 5: Officers from Boynton, person retrieved items and vacated. 10:48pm - Suspicious Person: Area o f Executive House, report o f subject attempting to break into motor vehicles. 11:19pm -Sergeant, Officers into station with subject involved in earlier incident (re:23:48 suspicious person).

Saturday, September 12 12:20am - Officers clear station (re: 23:48), subject arrested by WPD on outstanding war rants. 1:29am - Possible Distraught Student: Call from Founders Hall regarding student. 2:01am - Noise Complaint: Trowbridge Road & Highland Street. Sergeant will check. 3:52am - Trespass Complaint: Officer to Humboldt Ave. 3:36pm - Assist: Alden Hall fire alarms disabled for Gravity Kills show. 9:01pm - Transport: Two males from quad to Worcester holding, not sick or injured. 10:44pm - Report: Disorderly people in West Street lot. 10:47pm - Clear: Gone on arrival re:22:44.

Sunday, September 13 12:15am - Arrest: Default warrant, unlicensed operation o f MV, etc.; default warrant pos session o f class B substance; Salisbury Street fraternity lot. 12:26am - Assist/Moving Violation: W PD request officer to Wachusett St. & Salisbury St. regarding moving violation. 12:31am - Officers transporting above subject from W PD to UMASS Medical Center (re:0015). 12:44am - Assist: Officers assisting PD at 2 Schussler Road re: loud parly complaint. 1:44am - Missing Person: Call from parent attempting to located daughter who was visiting WPI student & has not returned home. 2 : 15am - Officers to Salisbury Estates re:OI44; attempting to locate missing individual. 2:28am - Officers clear Salisbury Estates, subject located. Parent contacted & will pick her up. 3:46am - Sergeant and O fficer transporting subject from UMASS Med Center to W PD cell room (re:0015 arrest). 7:04pm - Suspicious Activity: Institute lot, purple pick up truck dumping garbage in dumpster. RA at Institute believes they are illegally dumping. 11:30pm - Investigation: O fficer and Sergeant in station with students re: follow-up inves tigation. 11:42pm - Suspicious Person: Report o f suspicious person on bicycle in vicinity o f east academic buildings.

Monday, September 14 12:01 am - Officer clears suspicious person complaint, all appears ok. 12:58am - Assist: WPD calls re: attem pting to locate possible assault victim from incident at Wachusett St. 1:01am - Assist: Officer out with complaint at Highland St. & Hackfield Rd. requesting WPD. WPD notified. 1 :17am - Suspicious Person: Officers assisting W PD at Highland St. & Hackfield Rd. re: suspicious person. 7:30am - Trespass: Higgins House, Suite level, 2 students. House found open and nol alarmed by officer, Suite #2 handle for door off. 11:26pm - Malfunction: Typewriter malfunctioning.

Tuesday, September 15 8 :15pm - Report: Higgins Labs 3rd, possible theft o f laptop computer. 8 :15pm - Report: RA Riley 2nd phoned in complaint o f disruptive students in stairwell of Riley Hall. 11:03pm - Medical: Student with severe allergic reaction.

Wednesday, September 16 2:38am - Report: Fight in progress, Founders back lot. 2:38am - Report: Fight in progress, Founders back lot. 2:38am - Report: Fight in progress. Founders back lot. 2:39am - Arrival: Officers to Founders. 2:39am - Report: Fight in progress, Founders back lot. 2:50am - Arrest: See report rc:0238. 3:34am - Transport: Above suspects to W PD for lockup. 3:35am - Notify: Administrator on call notified o f incident. 5:09am - Quad blocked off for morning. 12:54pm - Suspicious Person: Two personnel in Daniels, selling books from backpack, advised of trespass, no new warrants, many old. Colleges in Consortium were called and advised. 1:42pm - Power Outage, Cam pus Wide: Sub station at Webster Square problem area. 5:02pm - MV Complaint: Professor states an unregistered vehicle is blocking in his vehicle at the Goddard lot. 8 :10pm - Break In Progress: Stoddard A student went to his room and a person was fleeing out his window, suspect left scene in a green newer sedan, Einhorn to Institute. 8 :10pm - Arrival: Unk Desc. O f suspect, witness at Ellsworth 9. 8:25pm - Code 5: Clear o f Break at Stoddard. 8:26pm - Complaint: Students state kids in Alumni playing basketball who do not belong there. ADD In regards to poss. break in Stoddard. Vehicle desc. From above may not be related to call. This vehicle was leaving at same time but may not be suspect. 8:34pm - Code 5: Kids in gym who aren’t authorized were moved.

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Yom Kippur (at sundown) '6pm - SGA Meeting, Lower Wedge 7pm - IFC/Panhel Scholarship Night, Higgins 218 7pm - Volleyball vs. Mt Holyoke 7:15pm - W Soccer vs. Springfeld 7:30pm - Health Education and Wellness Program, Morgan A Yom Kippur am - 3pm - Get Centered, Ways to de-stress and balance mind & body - spon sored by Health Services and Student Development & Counseling Center, Lower W edge %*'*/§ i/% »s k . J l / l - v v y 12 p m - 12:45pm - The Art of Napping by authors Wm. & Camille Anthony, M or gan A.

4pm - W Tennis vs. Worcester State 7:15pm - Field Hockey vs. Nichols 7:30pm - Health Education and Wellness Program , Morgan A St-'' Homecoming 6 - 9:30pm - Hall o f Fame Reception and Dinner, Alden Hall 7pm - Pep Rally 7pm - M Soccer vs. Clark 8pm - G oat’s Head Pub Night, Live Band and Cash Bar (21 +), Riley Commons Homecoming 8am - Department o f Management Alumni Breakfast, Morgan A 9am - Homecoming Brunch, Morgan Hall 9am - Tailgating on the Quad 9:30am - Class Board o f Directors (CBOD) Opening Session, Alden Hall 9:30am - Admissions Information Session, Boynton Hall 9:30am - Frank Sannella Road Race, Alumni Field 10am -V olleyball vs. Assumption 10am - Crew Alumni Races and Cookout, Donahue Boathouse 10:30am -C B O D Breakout Sessions, Various Locations 10:30am - Campus Walking Tour, Stratton Hall I lam - Admissions Information Session, Boynton Hall II am - Class o f 1998 0 Year Reunion Barbecue, Higgins Lab Plaza 11 am - 2:30pm - Alumni Hospitality Tent Open (21 +), Quad 11 am - Homecoming Carnival, Quad 12pm - Alumni Pickup Volleyball Games, Quad 12pm - Campus Walking Tour, Stratton Hall 12:15pm - CBOD and Alumni Volunteer Reception, Alumni Plaza 1:30pm - Football vs. Kings Point 4pm (after game) - Freshman/Sophomore Rope Pull, Institute Park 4pm - 6pm - Alumni Hospitality Tent Open (21 +), Quad 4:30pm - Class ’93 5th Year Reunion Barbecue, Higgins House 5pm - Glee Club Alumni Concert, Alden Hall 5:30pm - Crew Alumni Reception and Dinner, Donahue Boathouse 8pm - Comedian, Steven Wright, Harrington Auditorium 8am - Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk, Boston 11:30am - Catholic Mass, Alden Memorial / I I \ 1 5pm - Catholic M ass, Founders Study Room 6:30 & 9:30pm - Movie, Replacement Killers, Perrault

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Patoulidis (Saugus, Mass.) got WPI on the board first with an assist from Szafarowicz. The hosts tied the game in the second half and then won it in the first overtime period. Field Hockey (3-3) The field hockey team split a pair of games last week. They beat Westfield State 3-1 and then came up on the losing side of a 4-3 deci sion to Salem State in overtime last Monday. In the win over Westfield Marissa Mertzic (Barre, Mass.) scored all three goals to record her first hat trick of her career. The assists on the goals w ent to L in d say Voss (N. Brookfield, Mass.), Kristin Busby (Levittown, Pa.) and Brooke Clark (Jefferson, Mass.). In the overtime loss to Salem WPI struck early as Mertzic had an unassissted goal just three minutes into the game. Salem tied the game midway through the first half and the score would remain tied at halftime. The visi tors would take the lead early in the second half before Clark would tie the score off a penalty comer. Mertzic and Alison Hughes (Exeter, N.H.) assisted on the goal. Salem would regain the lead just one minute later at 3-2. Mertzic would then one-time a cross from Clark lo tie the score. In overtime Salem would take it with a goal jusi two minutes into the first extra period. Mcrtzic’s four goal, one assist week would earn her NEWM AC player of the week honors. W om en’s Tennis (2-3) The women’s tennis team had an 0-2 week as ihey dropped a close 5-4 decision to Babson and an 8-1decision to Mount Holyoke. In the Babson match WPI led 2-1 after doubles. Paula Silva (Wakefield, Mass.) and

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Leanna DelGrosso (Euclid, Ohio) won at #2 doubles while Jessica Jamro (Pawtucket, R.I.) and Rebecca Dinan (Troy, NY.) won at#3. Silva and Dinan were WPI’s only winners in singles. Against Mount Holyoke W PI’s only point came at #3 doubles when Dinan and Heidi Carreiro (Acushnet, Mass.) won. M en’s C ross Country (0-2) The men’s cross country team had a very strong showing at the Umass Dartmouth Invi tational on the 19th. They finished in 6th place overall out of 15 competing squads. The FabFour led the way as freshmen Bill Churchill (New Gloucester, Maine), Justin Lutz (Walpole, Mass.), Alex Cuny (Attleboro, Mass.) and Jim Koniers (Stratford, Conn.) led they way for ihe Engineers. All four were under 29 minutes for the five-mile course. Churchill and Lutz took home medals for their performance. W om en’s Cross C ounry (0-2) The wom en’s cross country team had a good showing at the Umass Dartmouth Invi tational. Sue Shorrock (N. Smithfield, R.I.) finished 16th overall to take home a medal. She was followed by Kris M achon (W. Kingston, R.I.), Emily Reynolds (Tolland, Conn.), Kate Manning (Castine, Maine) and Jessica King (Fayette, Maine). GOLF (2-0-1) The golf team competed in the first o f four “Little Four” matches last Thursday at Suf folk. WPI finished the day in a tie wilh Babson for the top spot with a score o f 417. They defeated both Brandeis and Suffolk to go unbeaten for ihe first match. The top three scorers for the Engineers were Randy Brown (Southwick, Mass.) with an 80, Steve Hitchcock (Manilus, N. Y.) with an 81 and Derick Fors (Townsend, Mass.) with an 84.