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Sold into Service: APO Service Auction by Jon Barlow APO Publicity Chair Alpha Phi Omega held its annual service auction last Wednesday night, October 4. Fast-talking auc tioneer Matt Grabowski led the bid ders through lot after lot as WPI faculty and students supplied ser vices to be auctioned off for char ity. As is the tradition, the person or group who raises the most

money during the evening gets to decide how the proceeds from the event will be used. This year, Interstate 8 - W PI’s own no fella a capella group -sold for the most money, beating out last year’s winners SHM and the din ner for four supplied by Chartwell’s. The group volunteered to give a personal half-hour concert for the highest bidder. Tony Zamarro beat out the other bidders to claim his

personal concert. 18 plans to do nate all the money raised during the event to the American Lung Asso ciation. Some of the other items auctioned off include: a canoe trip with Prof. Pierson, desserts made by Chrys Demetry, a loaf of oatmeal bread, and hard physical labor supplied by vari ous students. Approximately thirty different services were put up for auction during the event. Winning

bids ranged from $3.75 to over $ 100. Anyone willing to drop a few dollars could go away with something - or someone. One student remarked on leaving the event, “I got a plate of cookies, a song, and my roommate to do laundry.” APO would again like to thank everyone who was willing to put themselves on the auction block for a good cause. We hope to see you all again next year.

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Dozens of U. Penn students sick after eating at dining halls by Ben Geldon Daily Pennsylvanian (U-WIRE) PHILADELPHIA, Penn. — An outbreak of nausea and vomiting that many students charge was linked to tainted food in the three main University din ing halls struck at least three dozen people Tuesday night, though the actual total could be almost twice that. Penn officials disputed the food-poisoning claims, saying the illnesses were likely the result of an influenza like bug. The exact number of victims is unclear, with official and unoffi cial tallies varying wildly. Univer sity spokesperson Ken Wildes said last night that 30 to 35 stu dents visited Student Health Ser vices or the Hospital of the Uni versity of Pennsylvania, and sev eral more called to ask for medical advice. Many also suffered symp toms but did not seek medical ad vice, students said last night. University and Philadelphia public-health officials are inves tigating the maladies, Wildes said. The bulk of the illness reports came from Hill College House, where some residents estimated that as many as 50 students had become sick since dinner Tuesday

night. At least a dozen more stu dents from other parts of campus reported similar symptoms, many students said. ‘There’s no common thread that would tie [the illnesses] to food,” Wildes said. “The thinking now is that it is not food-related. It’s some sort of a viral infection.” Additionally, there was no one food that all the sick students ate. Many sick students, however, said their doctors told them it was food poisoning. Wildes said laboratory tests to determine the source of the ill nesses are already underway, and results will be back in a few days. According to people who were at HUP’s emergency room Tues day night, there were at least 11 people in the waiting room with food-poisoning symptoms. Students reported many symp toms, including vomiting, nausea, diarrhea, fevers and headaches. In addition to Hill, several stu dents who had eaten Tuesday night in Stouffer Dining Commons and Class of 1920 Commons said they had gotten severely ill in the 24 hours following dinner. Officials at Dining Services re fused to comment, referring calls to Wildes. Wildes said several students

who had not eaten at the dining halls also reported similar symp toms, which he cited as evidence that the illnesses were not from food poisoning. Most of the sick students seem to have been from Hill, where resi dent Andy Schaps, an Engineer ing junior, said up to 50 Hill resi dents were showing symptoms of food-poisoning, though not all had gone to the hospital. H ill Faculty Master James O ’ Donnell said many students in his residence had become sick, but he had not received an exact count. Hill House Dean Tracy Feld also sent an e-mail to all 540 residents urging stu dents who felt sick to seek medi cal attention. One Hill resident who fell vic tim to the malady, College sopho more Seth Scanlon, said doctors told him that “dozens and dozens” of students came in throughout the night complaining of similar symptoms. Several graduate associates at Hill confirmed that many students in their suites had been hospital ized. Scanlon said he was feeling nauseous and threw up for two hours before he decided to go to HUP.

Once there, doctors gave him antibiotics and an intravenous sa line solution to hydrate him. He stayed in the ER for more than 12 hours. Other students reported similar treatment. “It was pretty bad,” Scanlon said. “I didn’t think I could keep anything down.” Another Hill House resident, who requested anonymity, said she was “in excruciating pain” and “was throwing up for two hours.” Scanlon said the doctors had ordered him to stay away from solid foods for 24 hours, and then to stick with bland foods like rice or applesauce for several days. In addition to the students from Hill, there were several confirmed cases in the Quadrangle and the high rises. College sophomore Nick Kruse, a Hill resident, said he went to Student Health yesterday morn ing and saw several other stu dents with similar symptoms. During his four-hour stay, more and more students were arriving and several additional doctors showed up to handle the tide, Kruse said. Daily Pennsylvanian staff writer Jeremy Reiss contributed to this report.

Muslims at USC protest movie by Janet Chang Daily Trojan (U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Muslim students at USC say they are fearful of the portrayal of muslims that may falsely link ter rorism and Islam in the new film “The Siege,” which opens today in theaters nationwide. ‘The Siege,” released by Twen tieth Century Fox, stars Denzel Washington and Annette Bening as government officials and Bruce Willis as a military general tackling a series of terrorist bombings in New York. The film has generated contro versy over negative portrayals and mistaken connections of Muslim and Arab cultures with terrorism. Muslim students at USC have joined several national Muslim or ganizations to express concern that the film may enforce stereotypes that could affect the way others view the Muslim culture. “We already have enough prob lems with stereotyping that we face everyday,” said Sultan Al-Harbi, the president of the Muslim Student Association at USC. “Why do movie makers want us to face more hate and more misun derstanding?” said Al-Harbi, a graduate student in computer en gineering. “It is a clear invitation against basic human rights.” Al-Harbi said that he can under

stand the concern over the film al though he has not yet seen it, be cause he has been the victim of ste reotypes. While running an informative exhibit on Islam on Trousdale Park way in late September some stu dents screamed “terrorist” at AlHarbi and fellow MSA student members, he said. “It is really intimidating some times,” said Rashed Alabbar, a se nior majoring in computer engineer ing. “Somebody who doesn’t know me personally sees the movie and looks at me and has a premeditated reaction. People feel segregated from us.” The Council on American-Islamic Relations has expressed con cern as to how the public might perceive the way Muslims are rep resented in “The Siege.” “Once we watched it, it was worse than we could have ever imagined,” said Hussam Ayloush, the executive director of the Coun cil on American-Islamic Relations of Southern California. ‘They specifically portray the details of Islam and its religious practices, the dress, the beards, re inforcing stereotypes.” In April, CAIR members met with the producer and director of the film, Edward Zwick, and after screening the film, suggested some changes in the film’s script. Al though some of the changes were

accepted, the producers refused to change many parts of the script link ing images of Islamic culture with terrorism, Ayloush said. “Stereotypes were introduced and left unchallenged,” Ayloush said. “Muslims are shown doing rituals and religious practices and these im ages are intercut with images of ter rorism. They show ritual cleaning and prayer, then Muslims attacking schools and blowing up buses.” Al-Harbi said he has read re views on ‘The Siege” and has had discussions with Muslim commu nity leaders about what they find troubling. ‘They show a man praying, then bombing people,” he said. “People around me will think 1am making the ceremony for bombing them while I am simply praying. How will people respect my holy book, '.The Qur’an,’ while they are told that it supports killing innocent people?” , Other Muslims felt that the film does not help straighten out nega tive assumptions about the reli gion. “I have been personally attacked because of what I believe to be the media’s portrayal of the actions of a few,” said Shariffa Carlo, who is married to Al-Harbi. Although not a USC student, she actively partici pates in MSA-USC events. “We don’t want the public to see the violent characters in the movie acting in the name of Islam. Most

people don’t have a clear picture of Muslims when they see the movie, and this is dangerous for Mus lims,” Carlo said. She said was driv ing to help with a campus Islam ex hibit when someone shouted “ter rorist” at her as well. In order to counteract the nega tive stereotypes that might result from the movie, CAIR has initiated a proactive informational cam paign.” “We are going to the premieres of the movies in different locations to hand out pamphlets about Is lam,” Carlo said. Similar events have been planned in communities across the country. The pamphlets make an effort to correct the negative images in the movie by trying to separate fact from fiction, organizers said. One of the false images they outlined is: ‘Terrorists blow up bombs in pub lic places in the name of Islam.” This statement is challenged by a excerpt out of the Qur’an which states: “SAnd whoever kills an in nocent soul, it is as if he killed the entire humanity.” The pamphlet accompanies a public invitation to mosque open houses in locations within their community to learn more about the American Muslim community. There are an estimated six million Muslims in this country and some 1.2 billion worldwide. Islam is one of America’s fastest growing religions.

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money during the evening gets to decide how the proceeds from the event will be used. This year, Interstate 8 - W PI’s own no fella a capella group - sold for the most money, beating out last year’s winners SHM and the din ner for four supplied by Chartwell’s. The group volunteered to give a personal half-hour concert for the highest bidder. Tony Zamarro beat out the other bidders to claim his

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night. At least a dozen more stu dents from other parts of campus reported similar symptoms, many students said. ‘There’s no common thread that would tie [the illnesses] to food,” Wildes said. “The thinking now is that it is not food-related. It's some sort of a viral infection.” Additionally, there was no one food that all the sick students ate. Many sick students, however, said their doctors told them it was food poisoning. Wildes said laboratory tests to determine the source of the ill nesses are already underway, and results will be back in a few days. According to people who were at HUP’s emergency room Tues day night, there were at least 11 people in the waiting room with food-poisoning symptoms. Students reported many symp toms, including vomiting, nausea, diarrhea, fevers and headaches. In addition to Hill, several stu dents who had eaten Tuesday night in Stouffer Dining Commons and Class of 1920 Commons said they had gotten severely ill in the 24 hours following dinner. Officials at Dining Services re fused to comment, referring calls to Wildes. Wildes said several students

who had not eaten at the dining halls also reported similar symp toms, which he cited as evidence that the illnesses were not from food poisoning. Most of the sick students seem to have been from Hill, where resi dent Andy Schaps, an Engineer ing junior, said up to 50 Hill resi dents were showing symptoms of food-poisoning, though not all had gone to the hospital. H ill Faculty Master James O ’Donnell said many students in his residence had become sick, but he had not received an exact count. Hill House Dean Tracy Feld also sent an e-mail to all 540 residents urging stu dents who felt sick to seek medi cal attention. One Hill resident who fell vic tim to the malady, College sopho more Seth Scanlon, said doctors told him that “dozens and dozens” of students came in throughout the night complaining of similar symptoms. Several graduate associates at Hill confirmed that many students in their suites had been hospital ized. Scanlon said he was feeling nauseous and threw up for two hours before he decided to go to HUP.

Muslims at USC protest movie by Janet Chang Daily Trojan (U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Muslim students at USC say they are fearful of the portrayal of muslims that may falsely link ter rorism and Islam in the new film ‘The Siege,” which opens today in theaters nationwide. “The Siege,” released by Twen tieth Century Fox, stars Denzel Washington and Annette Bening as government officials and Bruce Willis as a military general tackling a series of terrorist bombings in New York. The film has generated contro versy over negative portrayals and mistaken connections of Muslim and Arab cultures with terrorism. Muslim students at USC have joined several national Muslim or ganizations to express concern that the film may enforce stereotypes that could affect the way others view the Muslim culture. "We already have enough prob lems with stereotyping that we face everyday," said Sultan Al-Harhi, the president ol the Muslim Student Association al USC. “Why do movie makers want us to face more hate and more misun derstandmg?" said Al Harbi, a graduate student in computer en gineering, “it is a clear invitation against basic human rights." Al Harbi said that he can under

stand the concern over the film al though he has not yet seen it, be cause he has been the victim of ste reotypes. While running an informative exhibit on Islam on Trousdale Park way in late September some stu dents screamed “terrorist” at AlHarbi and fellow MSA student members, he said. “It is really intimidating some times,” said Rashed Alabbar, a se nior majoring in computer engineer ing. “Somebody who doesn’t know me personally sees the movie and looks at me and has a premeditated reaction. People feel segregated from us.” The Council on American-Islamic Relations has expressed con cern as to how the public might perceive the way Muslims arc rep resented in “The Siege.” “Once we watched it, it was worse than we could have ever imagined," said Hussam Ayloush, the executive director of the Coun cil on American-Islamic Relations of Southern California. ‘They specifically portray the details of Islam and its religious practices, the dress, the beards, re inforcing stereotypes," In April, CAIR members met with the producer and director of Ihe 111in. Edward /.wick, and after screening ihe film, suggested some changes in ihe film’s script. Al lhough some of the changes were

accepted, the producers refused to change many parts of the script link ing images of Islamic culture with terrorism, Ayloush said. “Stereotypes were introduced and left unchallenged,” Ayloush said. “Muslims are shown doing rituals and religious practices and these im ages are intercut with images of ter rorism. They show ritual cleaning and prayer, then Muslims attacking schools and blowing up buses.” Al-Harbi said he has read re views on ‘The Siege” and has had discussions with Muslim commu nity leaders about what they find troubling. ‘They show a man praying, then bombing people,” he said. “People around me will think I am making the ceremony for bombing them while I am simply praying. How will people respect my holy book, The Qur’an,’ while they are told that it supports killing innocent people?” , Other Muslims felt that the film docs not help straighten oul nega tive assumptions about the reli gion. “I have been personally attacked because of what I believe lo be Ihe media’s portrayal of the actions of a lew," said Shariffa Carlo, who is married to Al-Harbi. Although no! a USC student, she actively partici pates in MSA-USC events. "We don’t wanl the public lo see ihe violent characters in ihe movie acting in Ihe name of Islam. Most

people don’t have a clear picture of Muslims when they see the movie, and this is dangerous for Mus lims,” Carlo said. She said was driv ing to help with a campus Islam ex hibit when someone shouted “ter rorist” at her as well. In order to counteract the nega tive stereotypes that might result from the movie, CAIR has initiated a proactive informational cam paign.” “We are going to the premieres of the movies in different locations to hand out pamphlets about Is lam,” Carlo said. Similar events have been planned in communities across the country. The pamphlets make an effort to correct the negative images in the movie by trying to separate fact from fiction, organizers said. One of the false images they outlined is: ‘Terrorists blow up bombs in pub lic places in the name of Islam.” This statement is challenged by a excerpt out of Ihe Qur’an which states: "SAnd whoever kills an in nocent soul, it is as if he killed the entire humanity.” The pamphlet accompanies a public invitation to mosque open houses in locations wiihin their community to learn more about ihe American Muslim community. There are an estimated six million Muslims in ihis country and some 1.2 billion worldwide. Islam is one of America’s fastest growing religions.

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C o n t e n t s ... Sports...................................3 Gaming............................... 4 Road Dispatches....................4 WestStreetHouse.................. 6 International House............. 6 Computing...........................7 Arts & Entertainment............ 7 letters to the Editor............... 7 Editorials............................. 7 Club Corner......................... 8 SGA Elections.....................10 Announcements.................. 11 Classifieds.......................... 11 Comics............................... 11 Police Ijtg .......................... 12

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money during the evening gets to decide how the proceeds from the event will be used. This year. Interstate 8 - W Pl’s own no fella a capclla group -sold for the most money, beating out last year’s winners SHM and the din ner for four supplied by Chart well's. The group volunteered to give a personal half-hour concert for the highest bidder. Tony Zamarro beat out the other bidders to claim his

personal concert. IS plans to do nate all the money raised during the event to the American Lung Asso ciation. Some of the other items auctioned oil include: a canoe trip with Prof. Pierson, desserts made by Chrys Demetry, a loaf of oatmeal bread, and hard physical labor supplied by vari ous students. Approximately thirty different services were put up for auction during the event. Winning

bids ranged from $3.75 to over $ 100. Anyone willing to drop a few dollars could go away with something - or someone. One student remarked on leaving the event, “1 got a plate of cookies, a song, and my roommate to do laundry." APO would again like to thank everyone who was willing to put themselves on ihe auction block for a good cause. We hope to see you all again next year.

Dozens of U. Penn students sick after eating at dining halls by Ben Geldon Daily Pennsylvanian (U-WIRE) PHILADELPHIA, Penn. — An outbreak of nausea and vomiting that many students charge was linked to tainted food in the three main University din ing halls struck at least three dozen people Tuesday night, though the actual total could be almost twice that. Penn officials disputed the food-poisoning claims, saying the illnesses were likely the result of an influenzalike bug. The exact number of victims is unclear, with official and unoffi cial tallies varying wildly. Univer sity spokesperson Ken Wildes said last night that 30 to 35 stu dents visited Student Health Ser vices or the Hospital of the Uni versity of Pennsylvania, and sev eral more called to ask for medical advice. Many also suffered symp toms but did not seek medical ad vice, students said last night. University and Philadelphia public-health officials are inves tigating the maladies, Wildes said. The bulk of the illness reports came from Hill College House, where some residents estimated that as many as 50 students had become sick since dinner Tuesday

night. At least a dozen more stu dents from other parts of campus reported similar symptoms, many students said. “There's no common thread that would tie [the i 11nesses |to food," Wildes said. "The thinking now is that it is not food-related. It's some sort of a viral infection.” Additionally, there was no one food that all the sick students ate. Many sick students, however, said their doctors told them it was food poisoning. Wildes said laboratory tests to determine the source of the ill nesses are already underway, and results will be back in a few days. According to people who were at HUP's emergency room Tues day night, there were at least I I people in the waiting room with lood-poisoning symptoms. Students reported many symp toms, including vomiting, nausea, diarrhea, fevers and headaches. In addition to Hill, several stu dents who had eaten Tuesday night in Stouffer Dining Commons and Class of 1920 Commons said they had gotten severely ill in the 24 hours following dinner. Officials at Dining Services re fused to comment, referring calls to Wildes. Wildes said several students

who had not eaten at the dining halls also reported similar symp toms, which he cited as evidence that the illnesses were not from food poisoning. Most of the sick students seem to have been from Hill, where resi dent Andy Schaps, an Engineer ing junior, said up to 50 Hill resi dents were showing symptoms of food-poisoning, though not all had gone to the hospital. H ill Faculty Master James O ’ Donnell said many students in his residence had become sick, but he had not received an exact count. Hill House Dean Tracy Feld also sent an e-mail to all 540 residents urging stu dents who felt sick lo seek medi cal attention. One Hill resident who fell vic tim to the malady. College sopho more Seth Scanlon, said doctors told him that “dozens and dozens’’ of students came in throughout the night complaining of similar symptoms. Several graduate associates at Hill confirmed that many students in their suites had been hospital ized. Scanlon said he was feeling nauseous and threw up for two hours before he decided to go to HUP.

Once there, doctors gave him antibiotics and an intravenous sa line solution to hydrate him. He stayed in the ER for more than 12 hours. Other students reported similar treatment. “It was pretty bad.” Scanlon said. "I didn't think I could keep anything down." Another Hill House resident, who requested anonymity, said she was "in excruciating pain" and “was throwing up for two hours.” Scanlon said the doctors had ordered him to stay away from solid foods for 24 hours, and then lo stick with bland foods like rice or applesauce for several days. In addition to the students from Hill, there were several confirmed cases in the Quadrangle and the high rises. College sophomore Nick Kruse, a Hill resident, said he went to Student Health yesterday morn ing and saw several other stu dents with similar symptoms. During his four-hour stay, more and more students were arriving and several additional doctors showed up to handle the tide, Kruse said. Daily Pennsylvanian staff writer Jeremy Reiss contributed to this report.

Muslims at USC protest movie by Janet Chang Daily Trojan (U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Muslim students at USC say they are fearful of the portrayal of muslims that may falsely link ter rorism and Islam in the new film “The Siege,” which opens today in theaters nationwide. "The Siege,” released by Twen tieth Century Fox, stars Denzel Washington and Annette Bening as government officials and Bruce Willis as a military general tackling a series of terrorist bombings in New York The film has generated contro versy over negative portrayals and mistaken connections of Muslim and Arab cultures with terrorism. Muslim students at USC have joined several national Muslim or ganizations to express concern that the film may enforce stereotypes that could affect the way others view the Muslim culture. “We already have enough prob lems with stereotyping that we face everyday.” said Sultan Al-Harbi. the president of the Muslim Student Association at USC. “Why do movie makers want us to face more hate and more misun derstanding?” said Al Harbi, a graduate student in computer en gineering. “It is a clear invitation against basic human rights." Al-Harbi said that he can under

stand the concern over ihe film al though he has not yet seen it, be cause he has been the victim of ste reotypes. While running an informative exhibit on Islam on Trousdale Park way in late September some stu dents screamed “terrorist” at AlHarbi and fellow MSA student members, he said. “It is really intimidating some times,” said Rashed Alabbar, a se nior majoring in computer engineer ing. “Somebody who doesn’t know me personally sees the movie and looks at me and has a premeditated reaction. People feel segregated from us.” The Council on American-Islamic Relations has expressed con cern as to how ihe public might perceive the way Muslims arc rep resented in “The Siege.” “Once we watched it, ii was worse lhan we could have ever imagined," said Hussain Ayloush, ihe executive director of the Coun cil on American Islamic Relations of Southern California. "They specifically portray the details of Islam and ils religious practices, ihe dress, the beards, re inforcing stereotypes." In April, CAIR members met with the producer and director of Ihe film. Edward /w ick, and after screening the film, suggested some changes in the film’s script. Al though some of the changes were

accepted, Ihe producers refused to change many parts of the script link ing images of Islamic culture with terrorism, Ayloush said. “Stereotypes were introduced and left unchallenged,” Ayloush said. “Muslims are shown doing rituals and religious practices and these im ages arc intercut with images of ter rorism. They show ritual cleaning and prayer, (hen Muslims attacking schixils and blowing up buses.” Al-Harbi said he has read re views on "The Siege” and has had discussions with Muslim commu nity leaders about what they find troubling. "They show a man praying, then bombing people," he said. “People around me will think 1am making the ceremony for bombing them while I am simply praying. How will people respect my holy book. .The Qur'an.' while they are told that il supports killing innocent people?” Other Muslims felt that the film does not help straighten out nega tive assumptions about the reli gion. “I have been personally attacked because of what I believe In be the media's portrayal ol the actions of a few,” said Shariffa Carlo, who is married lo Al-Harbi. Although not a USC student, she actively partici pates in MSA-USC events. “We don't want Ihe public lo see ihe violent characters in the movie aciing in the name of Islam. Most

people don't have a clear picture of Muslims when they see the movie, and this is dangerous for Mus lims," Carlo said. She said was driv ing to help with a campus Islam ex hibit when someone shouted “ter rorist" at her as well. In order lo counteract the nega tive stereotypes that might result from the movie, CAIR has initiated a proactive informational cam paign." "We are going to the premieres of the movies in different locations lo hand out pamphlets about Is lam," Carlo said. Similar events have been planned in communities across the country. The pamphlets make an effort lo correct the negative images in the movie by irying to separate fact from fiction, organizers said. One of the false images they outlined is: ‘Terrorists blow up bombs in pub lic places in the name of Islam." This statement is challenged by a excerpl out of the Qur'an which stales: “SAnd whoever kills an in nocent soul, it is as if he killed the entire humanity." The pamphlet accompanies a public invitation lo mosque open houses in locations within their community lo learn more about Ihe American Muslim community. There are an estimated six million Muslims in this country and some 1.2 billion worldwide. Islam is one of America’s fastest growing religions.

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Volleyball is still com ing on strong! The V o lle y b a ll game against Wellesly may have been a loss, but it proved W P I was a force to be reckoned with.

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R o ad Dispatches Ken and Steve fin a lly reach the Grand Canyon on their way across the coun try. Find out how the broth ers faired on their horse ride in Arizona.

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Proposed strategic plan implementation: The five goals Courtesy of Strategic Plan Committee

Editor’s Note: The following is a partial reprint from the “Proposed Strategic Plan Implementation ” report, Submitted by the WPI Strategic Plan Implementation Com mittee on November 2, 1998. This selection highlights thefive goals ofthe Proposed stra tegic plan. Complete text of the report can befound at thefollowing web address: http:/ /www. WPI.EDU/Stratplan/Phase2/Report/ WPI has reached a pivotal point in its de velopment as one of America’s most creative technological universities. For over a cen tury as a highly respected regional institu tion WPI made a steady stream of important educational contributions producing re nowned leaders in every field of science, engineering and management, from Robert Goddard, father of the space age, to Harold Black, father of modem communications. Then, during the past quarter century, WPI blossomed! It has implemented a most cre ative and coherent approach to technologi cal education which combines a strong but flexible course structure with required quali fying projects in the major field (MQP -Ma jor Qualifying Project), the humanities and arts (Sufficiency), and in socio-technical in teraction (IQP - Interactive Qualifying Project). WPI has moved from the status of regional college to that of national univer sity, has fostered innovations in global tech nological education, has enhanced its facili ties many fold, and has developed a faculty and student body of outstanding quJity. Where lies the future for WPI? As is said in the world of finance, “Past performance does not guarantee future success.” Thus, WPI through its past accomplishments, by its very success has now raised the stakes for its future in an environment of dramatic change, of powerful competition, and of fis cal challenge. To address the future of WPI, many mem bers of the faculty, administration, and stu dent body have been working for almost two years on development of a strategic plan, beginning with the work of the Strategic Plan Steering Committee (SPSC 1996-97). In April 1997 the WPI faculty, staff and students each endorsed the following vision statement pro posed by the SPSC: “The Strategic Plan Steer ing Committee envisions WPI, in 2010, as a world leader among small, private techno logical universities focused on engineering, science and management. Offering integrated theory and practice through a project-based curriculum and global opportunities in all lev els of study, WPI will continue to build an environment that promotes innovative think

ing, values mutual respect and diversity, highly regards scholarship and teaching, promotes ethical behavior and engenders life-long learning for the campus commu nity.” (From the Strategic Plan Steering Com mittee Final Report 4/27/97.) The Planning and Implementation Committee (PIC 1997-98) continued the work of the SPSC, functioning within the vision, guiding principles, and goals enunciated in the SPSC’s final report. PIC culled through the 165 rercmmendations of the SPSC task forces in an effort to iden tify the aspirations of WPI and specific ac tions by which they would be reached. After incorporating substantial additional input and revision from subcommittees and the community at large, PIC has synthesized these actions into 21 initiatives grouped un der five goals. The initiatives that support the goals either vector existing strengths of WPI to the next level of excellence or ad dress current weaknesses that would limit our ability to attain our vision. The five goals are presented below, accompanied by ratio nale explaining why each is necessary if the totality of the above vision statement is to be achieved. The implementation initiatives proposed to support these goals are then briefly discussed at the beginning of the sec tions that detail each goal’s initiatives. These introductions outline the ways in which each goal and the associated initiatives support and enhance the uniqueness of a WPI edu cation. Goal 1: Enhance the Quality of W PI’s Aca demic Programs Rationale: Some distinctive aspects of WPI’s academic programs that are the es sence of the high quality, value-added edu cation we provide include: our projectsbased, outcomes-oriented curriculum in which students “learn how to learn”; the in tensity of student-faculty interactions both inside but especially outside the traditional classroom, and extending around the globe; and a culture and flexibility that allow inter disciplinary activities, teamwork, and integra tion of education and research at undergradu ate and graduate levels to a much greater extent than our peers. These are the aspects of our academic programs that we must em phasize as we enter the 21st century to be come a world leader among private techno logical institutions. The liberal arts educa tion for this new age requires outcomes as sessment of our students and attention to the increasing needs of a marketplace that demands that men and women be appropri ately prepared to function in a world defined by constant change. A weak element in any of these aspects, however, whether gradu ate or undergraduate, demeans the quality

of the whole. Some of the initiatives, pro posed to support this goal, address current limitations in our academic programs. Other initiatives identify new opportunities to build upon existing successes to enhance further the quality of our academic programs. Goal 2: Develop W P I’s Position as a Na tional University Rationale: Years ago WPI progressed from the status of a local institution to that of a regional college of engineering. Despite its persisting handicap of inadequate name rec ognition and prestige, WPI has now been granted the status of a doctoral-level, na tional university by external evaluators such as the Carnegie Corporation and US News and World Report. TTie criteria for such sta tus encompasses items from the number of doctoral degrees awarded annually to the geographical distribution of its undergradu ates and the diversity of its offerings. It would be unthinkable for WPI, having gained a sta tus awarded to only 228 (only 81 of which are private universities) of more than 3,500 degree-granting institutions in the US, to allow now this recognition to slip away from us. We must take immediate actions to ensure that WPI remains within this elite group. De veloping WPI’s position as a national uni versity also will benefit all students and alumni by making their degrees more valu able and by opening avenues to our faculty by providing new resources to deliver our unique and valuable education. We anticipate that our past and current achievements, which focus on measuring and enhancing the quality of our projects-based, highly interactive approach to education and on further developing our position as a leader in global technological education, will con tinue to bring recognition at the national level since they are niches unique to WPI and we must maintain our strengths in these pro grams. However innovation in programs and pedagogical approaches alone is not enough keep our reputation as a first rate national university. We must also excel in the areas of scholarship and research to raise the nation wide profile of our faculty and students if we are to achieve recognition in circles where these activities are most valued. Thus, Goal 2 addresses advances in areas that by tradi tional measures will also enhance our overall national reputation. We have a rare opportu nity to create a synergy between strong ex isting programs and high quality scholarship and research. The activities of research-active faculty and graduate students will sup port and enhance those programs where we have already built strengths. With a faculty focussed on high quality undergraduate and graduate education and conducting out-

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Weekly sports update: Results from October 30th to November 5th the game evenly matched statistically and the game ended up playing that way as the Engineers prevailed in overtime 26-23. The Colonials opened the scoring early in the first quarter when they capitalized on a WPI turnover deep in their own terri tory. A Matt LeFever 10-yard pass to Calvin Key put Western up 7-0. Late in the quarter WPI drove 68 yards on 12 plays capped by a John Riccio (Southington, Conn.) 6-yard pass to tight end Matt Surette (Spencer, Mass.). The extra point was blocked and the score was 7-6 at the end of the first quarter. Western had the ball at the beginning of the second quarter and drove 68 yards on 10 plays for the go-ahead score. Chris McPhail scored on an 11-yard run. A bad snap on the extra point ended on the 20yard line and the score was 13-6. On the ensuing drive WPI took the ball 72 yards on 14 plays while using over 7 minutes of the clock to tie the game on a Nick Fluet (Leominster, Mass.) run of 1 yard. The score would remain 13-13 at halftime. Western had the ball to begin the sec ond half and drove to the WPI 8 yard line before turning the ball over on a fumble that was recovered by linebacker Jon Pires (Stoughton, Mass.). The Colonials held and after a 20-yard punt by the Engineers they had the ball deep inside WPI terri

(Attleboro, Mass.), Michael Kearns (Saugus, Mass.) and James Koniers (Stratford, Conn.).

by Geoff Hassard Sports Information Director Volleyball (19-8) The volleyball team came away with a split last week with a win over Westfield State and a loss to undefeated Wellesley. Even though WPI was swept 3-0 against Wellesley, they didn’t go easily and showed that they were a team to be reck oned with in the years to come. Freshman Rachel Zimet (Trumansburg, N.Y.) led the offense with 14 kills. She also added 4 blocks. Christine Biscotti (Glastonbury, Conn.) tallied 24 assists. In their 3-0 win over Westfield State Zimet had 14 kills and 4 blocks. Valerie Sanders (Largo, Md.) had 4 kills, 11 assists, 12 digs, 4 aces and 1 block for a strong allaround game. Co-captain Wendy Jobling (Harrisville, R.I.) played her last home match and had 3 aces and 8 digs.

Women’s Cross Country The women placed 9th at the conference championship on the same day. Sue Shorrock (N. Smithfield, R.I.), Kris Machon (W. Kingston, R.I.) and Jessica King (Fayette, Maine) were the top three finish ers for the Engineers. Men’s Soccer (8-3-4) The men played cross-city rival Clark in the regular season finale here under the lights. The two teams battled to a 0-0 tie. WPI traveled to Babson College for their first round game of the NEWMAC Tour nament. The Engineers were hoping for a little revenge from their previous meeting with the Beavers. WPI lived to play another day as Eric Langlois (Canton, Mass.) scored in the 79th minute to give the Engineers a 1-0 win. Sophomore Jason Cardinal (Halifax, Mass.) recorded three saves in picking up the shut out in goal.

Men’s Cross Country The men competed in the NEWMAC Championships at Coast Guard and fin ished fourth overall as they moved closer to Springfield and the host in the team score category. The top five runners for WPI were; Wil liam Churchill (New Gloucester, Maine), Justin Lutz (Walpole, Mass.), Alex Curry

Football (3-4) WPI traveled to Danbury, Conn. last week to play Western Connecticut State in a conference tilt. The two teams entered

tory. It was W PI’s turn for a defensive stop and they held Western and forced them to punt the ball back. The third quar ter would end with the score still 13-13 with the Colonials in possession of the ball. Western took the lead at 20-13 with 5:06 remaining as John Gagliardi ended an 11play, 56-yard drive with a 3-yard touch down run. On the ensuing kickoff Matt Seitz (Milford, Mass.) returned the ball 77 yards to give WPI the ball at the Colonial 22-yard line. Three plays later Fluet scored his second touchdown of the day on a 1 yard run. The extra point was good and the game was tied 20-20. Western had the ball and was driving when they were faced with 4th-and-l from the WPI 42-yard line. Ben LaBelle took the ball over right tackle and made the first down, but fumbled and turned the ball over to the Engineers with 1:01 left in the game. WPI drove all the way down to the Colonial 21-yard line be fore attempting a 38-yard field goal which was blocked to end the game. Western had the ball to begin the first overtime period. They drove to the 12-yard line and attempted a 29-yard field goal which was good. On their possession, WPI took just two plays to score a touch down as Riccio hit Jared Lachapelle (Uxbridge, Mass.) on a 14-jard pass to end the game.

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F-Zero X: A new game from an old by Ken Gagne Newspeak Staff Title: F-ZERO X Platform: Nintendo 64 Publisher: Nintendo Rating: 9.8 A common strategy when releasing a new system is to provide new versions oi clas sic hits. With the Nintendo 64, Super Mario and Pilotwing were given immediate facelifts; but it isn’t until now, two years later, that we revisit the first Super NES racing game in the form of F-Zero X. It was well worth the wait. F-Zero is a futuristic racer with thirty vehicles speeding on 3D courses set high over the ground that dip, spin, curve, and loop. Whoever can survive the onslaught and earn the most points, wins! Some original F-Zero courses have been updated to the 64-bit system, but most arc new. The racing system has changed: there are still four difficulty settings, but there are four cups of six courses each, with three laps to a race. ‘Turbo” speed boosts may be used as often as wished after the first lap, but deplete’s one’s en

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ergy, making it possible to literally race yourself to death. At first look, the graphics may seem bland: the cars are small and drab, and the almost nonexistent backgrounds have little to do with the courses, (example: there are no trees in Devil’s Forest) But once the race starts, the processing power of the N64 kicks in al 60 frames per second. Curves rush forward at blinding speeds, and jum ps materialize quicker than thought, all with the player and 29 other cars on-screen simultaneously. It’s enough

to make one jump for joy. The soundtrack is sometimes a remix on the original F-Zero tunes, other times new material, but always fast and rocking. An announcer occasionally has a few words to say, and is intelligible despite sounding like he’s drowning. Other sound effects are minimal but effective. Control is also simple: gas, brake, turbo. Additional steering buttons make for tight turns or power slides, but almost as impor tant is the ability to attack opponents by crashing into them. Doing so ruins their

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chances of winning while improving the player’s health and status. There are so many ways to play F-Zero, it’s hard to count. 18 courses are available initially, with six more later, and then a hid den X-Cup which features randomly-gen erated courses with every play. Although the possibilities are endless, they do not capture the imaginative design of the pre set courses. Although there are four difficulty set tings, F-Zero is tough at any level. Even the best racers should start on Novice to get a feel for the game. Besides the Grand Prix, there are also Train ing and Time Attack modes, and a Death Race, the goal of which is to eliminate all 29 competitors as quickly as possible. And, like all the best Nintendo 64 games, F-Zero sup ports up to four players. Although racing is a popular and wellpopulated genre on the N64, F-Zero rises above them all. With clever course design, pure, aggressive driving, and many modes of play including multiplayer, it offers many reasons to play and to continue playing. When a racing game comes along that’s this good, there are zero reasons to pass it up.

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From Neon Lights to Natural Sights, Adventure Continues by Ken Gagne Newspeak Staff Editor’s note: this is the sixth in a series of columns Ken Gagne '01 wrote as he and his brother travelled America this summer during a cross-country road trip. I’d always hoped to hear Rod Roddy speak those five magic words: “Ken Gagne, come on down!” Pulling into Los Angeles, I expected Bob Barker would soon be handing me the keys to a new car. Such optimism proved fruitless, but Steve and I did get into the studio audi ence of The Price Is Right. Anyone caring to see the younger half of the Gagne Boys on television probably tuned in on Octo ber 7th. We eventually escaped the smog of Cali fornia, only to be held captive by the heat of Nevada and Arizona. I recommend that visitors to Las Vegas visit the Hilton’s lat est attraction: Star Trek, The Experience. It begins in a museum of video clips, show props, and a comprehensive (500+ years) timeline, most of which will appeal only to the most diehard of Trekkers, followed by participation in a Star Trek mini-episode. We otherwise spent little time in the city of Lost Wages, and spared Hoover Dam only a drive-by. (I’ll leave the jokes to Chevy Chase.) Returning to nature, we bedded down just outside the Grand Canyon. We awoke early in anticipation of the sunrise -an hour too early, we found, not realizing that Ari zona does not observe Daylight Saving Time. We sat on the rim of the dark gorge, quietly reflecting on the upcoming event. Unfortunately, at least two dozen other

tourists, some with children, entertained similar notions, sans quiet reflection. Al though nothing could detract from the beauty of the sun’s rays slowly illuminat ing the expanse, it was hardly the peaceful commune with God I expected. With the great heights, early morning atmosphere, and quiet, sparsely- settled towns, the Grand Canyon environs had a Vermont feel to them. The only difference: here, the mountains are inside-out. Later, driving through rocky terrain nor mally associated with Road Runner car toons, Steve had the bright idea of going horseback riding. My horse, Fielder, and 1 could not come to an agreement as to an appropriate speed. Anything faster than a walk would send jolts through my spine and stomach, and cause me to teeter pre cariously off the seatbelt-less saddle. At the end of the ride, the other horses were kicked into a full-speed gallop. I didn’t blame them for wanting to end the ride with a bang, but I was unable to ride at that pace, though my horse felt otherwise. Steve rode into the ranch first. A few moments later, he worriedly noticed Fielder trotting past him, riderless. Five minutes later, I stumbled in, caked with the red desert dust of Utah. My first, and last, equine experience. Two days and many showers later, we set out to explore the Carlsbad Caverns. Unfortunately, as the days blur together for us, we were unexpectedly caught in both the weekend and holiday traffic of July Fourth. Even had the pace been swifter, any remaining sense of adventure was eliminated by the paved, railed path, and the constant sources of illumination.

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in 1836 against the 5000 advancing troops of Mexican dictator Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna. Although the small structure itself was of little value, their 13-day battle allowed Texan forces to gather elsewhere to defeat Santa Anna in other battles. The determination of heroes such as Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett embody the American spirit to this day. And so after another ball game, this one in Arlington, Texas (the first we’ve attended in which the visitors did not win), we made a fast path out of the southern heat. A few more stops, then we’ll make our way up the East Coast, to home.

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What is your favorite WPI tradition? by Lizabeth Amaral Newspeak Staff

“Not stepping on the seal because when it snows its funny to see all the footprints around the seal.” -Lakee Smith

‘The Pennant Rush because rivalry and competition means everything.” -Cathy Oliveira

“The Rope Pull because its fun and brings the classes together.” -Sara Briggs

“Quadfest, because the Orientation Lead ers participate in the Gong Show and al ways have a good time with it!” -Becky Thibeault

“The goatshead rivalry, because its a great way for fun competition between the classes.” -Ernie DiMicco

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Where Is the Art? by Marcia Webster Student Development & Counseling Center Nancy comes to her first Ex pressive Arts Open Studio with a jumble of anxiety and curiosity. She has never been to a counse lor, but likes making jewelry and

is hoping for a chance to get away from the stress of work and school. There are about ten people in the group, a few famil iar faces and many strangers. Anxiety goes way up! The leader ask people to get comfortable, shut their eyes if they want, and breathe deeply. A chime sounds

three times, signaling the end of the brief meditation. Nancy fol lows along, but is thinking; “This is bogus! Where is the art? I don’t know how to do this. Ev eryone else is so relaxed....” The leader starts talking about main taining a “safe environment.” Nancy has a hard time listening

Set high goals seminar by Jo Ann Van Dyke Health Center Director All too often human beings get stuck in a certain belief. For ex ample, we believe we can run a marathon only so fast or hit only so many home runs per year. We get nervous when we give a speech or suffer from test anxiety. We set up barriers and negative expectations that become self-ful filling prophecies. If we aim low, we hit low. But we also know that if we aim high, we hit high. After twenty-some years, the marathon record was broken by 50 seconds. After 30 some years the home run record was broken by nine home runs.

What happened? What changed? Did human beings sud denly become that much stronger? No. But what did happen is that someone dreamed a new dream. Someone suddenly dreamed that they could run faster or hit the ball harder more times. They too estab lished a self-fulfilling prophecy. Only this time, it was positive. You can learn to dream a new dream. You learn to live your life more productively and effectively through a technique called Guided Imagery. You can change your life physically, spiritually, emotionally and intellectually. You can learn to give a strong speech without being afraid. You can learn to take a test without

being anxious. You can learn to run faster, jump higher, or take a better shot. On Monday, Novem ber 23, at 6 pm., in the Library Semi nar room, Tom Balistrieri will be offering a program where the ba sics of Guided Imagery will be shared. As a sport psychologist, Iron Man Triathlete and NCAA 1 Cross Country Coach Tom has used these techniques to improve his own athletic performance and the performance of others. As a counselor in higher education he has used these techniques to as sist students in test anxiety, dat ing and performance enhancement. Stop by the program yourself. See if you can dream a new dream for your life.

and is noticing that some people brought their own art supplies. She thinks, “Sh...t! I didn’t even think about bringing my beading sup plies, but does that count as art?” Nancy’s thoughts return to the room fu ll of people and she catches the end of the leader’s spiel: “And please sign up if you would like WPI to supply a camera for the color photograph activity November 19. Tonight we will start by introducing ourselves and will then have about an hour for cre ative work and clean up. People will have the option o f saying something about their work and what it was like to create it. We will close with another relaxation exercise. Let’s start with introduc ing ourselves. Feel free to say a few words about why you came or what you are looking forward to tonight. I ’ ll start. My name is Marcia Webster. I am an expres sive therapy graduate student from Lesley College doing my training at the Student Development and Counseling Center three days a week. I am looking forward to draw ing something really big and loud.”

Nancy is relieved that the leader didn’t ask about her per sonal life. She lets go of most of her anxiety by volunteering to speak third, after another stu dent comments on how long its been since she played with clay. Nancy plunges in and says that she likes making beaded jew elry. No one looks turned off and other student seems really interested and ready to ask Nancy more about it. The rest of the time goes quickly as Nancy engrosses herself in an abstract drawing using craypas crayons and glitter. She doesn’t not have to think about it when she tells the group that her draw ing is about all the creative en ergy she is ignoring and the many barriers to fun in her daily life. The Open Studio exists! Stu dents at WPI are free to come any and every Thursday 6:00pm to 7:30pm at West Street House through B-term. For anyone in terested in individual expressive arts therapy directed towards personal change, Marcia is avail able at the West Street House by appointment (ext. 5540).

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Recruitment trends in Hong Kong, Thailand and Malaysia by Billy D. McGowan Director o f ESL During the educational tour to Hong Kong, Thailand and Malay sia, the group I was traveling with was met by experts offering infor mation about education trends in each country. There were usually representatives from the US embassy’s consular section, an economist, apolitical scientist and member of the local school board, or some combination of these, at each education fair. Among the most interesting was the Hong Kong briefing. At the briefing in Hong Kong, the US vice consul assured the group, worried about the possibil ity of some recalcitrance since the “handover,” that there had been no great change in attitude at the embassy towards students apply ing for visas. He reassured us that if our prospective students had received visas in the past, this trend would continue normally. In reviewing the requirements for an F-1 visa, the group was ad monished to offer clearer instruc tions to prospective student appli cants. Among the requirements an applicant should bring to the in terview process are the following: 1. A valid passport 2. Local identification 3. 1-20, original, up-to-date and properly endorsed 4. Proof of ability to pay for stud ies, including living expenses—

• a tax statement • a bankbook with financial his tory • an automatic salary statement, if salary is deposited electroni cally 5. Transcripts— demonstrating good study habits— and scores on standardized tests (SAT I, II; ’ TOEFL, etc.) 6. Application and processing fees, both of which vary from country to country and should be paid on the day of the appli cation. Processing usually re quires a day or two. In Bangkok, the Thai speakers cautioned admission offices to do more than to accept or reject stu dents. These officials were par ticularly interested in having US admissions offices go beyond the ordinary responses and suggest ways that unsuccessful students might improve their application, or even more, to suggest that these students apply to another (named) university where their chances for admission might be better. Thai students, even more than those in Hong Kong, were very interested in graduate studies in the US, and a large number of these students were interested in busi ness management programs. In many fairs, visiting US university representatives hung up signs in dicating they had MBA programs, and their tables were inundated with students seeking information. Fortunately, WPI was one such

site of incredible interest. Malaysia is preparing itself to be a center of education for students from developing countries with more modest means. For these stu dents who cannot afford an Ameri can education but are still able to pay, there are Malaysian universi ties enticing them to enroll. Con versely, for Malaysian students who are interested in going over seas— and there are many— the notion of “twinning” has taken hold. These students are looking for foreign universities that will al low them to transfer all (or most) of their credits from their local insti tutions after a year, two or three and finish their studies (and re ceive their diploma) at these for eign universities. Malaysia be lieves its students are well pre pared in mathematics and sciences to take advantage of foreign uni versities interested in such pro grams. In Hong Kong, new determina tion by the ministry of education overseeing secondary schools seeks to overturn some of the En glish medium curricula and have them revert to Chinese language. Ministry education committees visit schools unannounced. The schools under scrutiny have to demonstrate that the medium is English and that the standard of the language in the particular school is up-to-standard. The populace of HK was not very pleased with this turn of events.

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Street signs not for personal use To the Editor: What is the purpose of street signs? Well, there are many rea sons and most of them are obvi ous. They allow drivers, as well as pedestrians, to familiarize them selves with their surroundings. They also gives the laws, such as the speed limit, for particular sec tions of roads. This helps bring organization to the ways of the road, so that the flow of traffic is fair and efficient for all travelers. If these signs are taken away, the roadways would be both chaotic and hazardous for everyone who wishes to use them. It can com

promise the safety of innocent people who rely on the signs, and assume that they will be safe be cause of the structure established by the network of signs. When we are driving or walking, we take for granted that these seemingly unimportant pieces of metal will be acknowledged and be abided to. The fact that the signs arc being taken for granted (as well as those who re place them when they are sto len) needs to change. Whether to decorate the dorm room or to try to cause disorder on the roads, the act of removing

or vandalizing street signs can lead to confusion. This confu sion can result in a traveler be coming lost and late for an im portant meeting, to two drivers speeding towards a deadly situ ation at a blind intersection. The consequences of taking or alter ing a sign are not always thought of when the crime is committed, but should not be taken lightly. As this writer has learned, it jr.. t isn’t worth the consequence, no matter how you look at it.

Sincerely, Shawn Mercy, Class of '00 and Joe Zurkus, VE

but is powerless to stop it. Only the schools can actually affect their des tiny by providing quality education in English. In both Hong Kong and Bangkok, local education officers talked about some cultural aspects of East Asian character: a high rate of financial savings and a deep respect for edu cation and skill, coupled with a de sire to rise above the present level of education. The Chinese and In dians have always revered educa tion and many, who either are unem ployed now, or are victims of the current economic crisis in one way or another, may be seizing the op portunity to go abroad and get some more training to be in a better posi tion to take advantage of the eco nomic situation when it improves. Many of the fairs, particularly those in the economically hardest hit countries in East Asia, had record increase in the numbers of partici pants. These increases, often in the hundreds, were all students, parents or both looking for foreign institu tions for themselves or their chil dren. After spending a day working at these fairs, this representative from WPI returned to his hotel room hoarse and tired. Meeting these par ticipants interested in a scientific and technical education was ex haustive! Yes, Asia still seems to be a good place to recruit students, even during these years of economic uncertainty. The third person talked about, among other current events, the new determination by the ministry over seeing the secondary education in HK to overturn some of the English medium school curricula and have them revert to Chinese language me dium. Unannounced visits by the

school committee was the proce dure. The school under scrutiny would have to demonstrate that it actually was teaching in English and that the standard of the lan guage in the particular school was up-to-standard. The popu lace of HK was not very pleased with this turn of events, but was powerless to stop it. Only the schools could actually affect their destiny by providing qual ity education in English. The last speaker talked about cultural aspects of Chinese na tional character: high rate of fi nancial savings and a deep re spect for education and skill, coupled with a desire to rise above the present level of edu cation. The Chinese have always revered education and many, who either are unemployed now, or are victims of the current economic crisis in one way or another, were seizing the opportunity to go abroad and get some more train ing to be in a better position to take advantage of the economic situation when it improves. I do not remember the exact or der of the speakers, and I cannot find my program which I planned to rely on in order to supply names. I hope you can use this information in spite of the “holes.” Good luck. I will be writing sev eral newspaper articles in the next month. Requests for information, such as yours, help me to start getting these articles together. All the best, PS. I will be in touch with the names of the two individu als whom I’d like you to send let ters to: the president of WPI and the dean of student affairs.

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In Response to “Greek System changes Rush”

The recent changes in Greek Rush this year were imple mented to help diminish negative images of Greek life, and to “create a greater sense of community” on cam pus. Greek organizations were given special funding to sponsor extra events on campus and Rush was short ened this year. Although the administration had good intentions, the decision to add extra Greek events may actually be det rimental to increasing campus unity. Non-Greek student organizations were not informed of the additional events before they were planned, and this has created a prob lem with scheduling events on campus. There is little or no function space available for other organizations be cause it has been filled by the extra activities. As stu dent groups, Greek Organizations have a right to use campus spaces, but when they hold events on campus that would typically be held in a Greek house, it takes away space from other student groups and freedom

from the Greek organizations to use their houses for events. Traditional Rush events are obviously expected, but adding extra events funded by the administration makes it seem like the administration considers students in the Greek system the only students on campus. Greek organizations already have a great deal of power and presence on cam pus; why should they be given more control then they already have? Giving that much control to one group is not my idea of what campus unity should be. Smaller student organizations are more than likely in terested in encouraging unity as well, but may not be able to afford to sponsor similar events. Perhaps a bet ter solution would have been to create special funding for several events; each co-sponsored by a Greek Orga nization and a different non-Greek student organization. This would give different groups a chance to learn more about each other and work together putting on an event,

and would give smaller organizations a chance to gain more visibility, and some extra money to put on events that might not otherwise be possible. It would also give the freshman class not only exposure to the Greek sys tem, but to other ways to be involved at WPI. I believe that campus unity cannot exist at WPI with out first developing and encouraging tolerance between different student organizations and social groups. Tol erance will not be achieved by forcing the philosophy of one group on the entire community, but by giving everyone an equal amount of opportunity and space to express their views. Most importantly, tolerance is about accepting the views of groups outside your own., even if they are not the most powerful or popular group around. Once we learn to accept the beliefs and presence of other groups and respect everyone’s right to have a place, we can then work together to achieve true unity.

Sarah Walkowiak, Associate Editor

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More concerns regarding access to campus facilities To the Editor: In Toh’s letter, a good point is brought up, what exactly are the rules for gaining access to cam pus buildings? When I needed to drop off my sufficiency, a cam pus police officer refused to al low me access to the humanities professors mailboxes, even though the officer would be right there. I ’d dropped things off when the building was closed at

night before, why couldn’t I at the end of A term? The officer, an obnoxious renta-cop named Sargent Ring, yelled at me, demanded to see my ID, told me I didn’t know what I was talking about, and finally told me to go away. He referenced an in ternal memo, written by the hu manities department head, Penny Rock. This memo had nothing to do with the humanities mailbox

area, and when I asked her, she told me it had nothing lo do with the area in question, but had to do with access to a single, spe cific room in the humanities of fice. The officer didn’t read or un derstand the memo, and was ex tremely rude to me. This is noth ing new from certain members of the WPI police force (don’t get me wrong, we have alot of good

officers, but we have a few who could care less about the stu dents). Often they seem less than knowledgeable about the rules of the campus (they told me the mail room area closed at 5pm in the summer, until I complained to the mail room and they remedied the problem). I would like to see building ac cess policies for each building posted, with times and who to

contact about an exception to the rule. For example, AK closes at either 10pm or 11pm on week days. Higgins Labs seems to be open almost 24/7, but locked on arbitrary nights. This seems to be an area where we could have sig nificantly more communication to the students from the administra tion.

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as related fields. It contains de tailed summaries of over 195,000 articles, reports and publications, spanning over 100 years. N IO SH TIC sources include over 160 scientific and technical journals, NIOSH reports (pub lished and unpublished), NIOSH research bibliographies, ab stracts from CIS Abstracts, and personal files from respected pro fessionals on selected topics. NIOSHTIC is compiled by the National Institute for Occupa tional Safety and Health of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. RTECS Database The NIOSH Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances (RTECS) database contains de tailed profiles of over 130,000 chemical substances. Each pro file provides relevant toxicological information, hazard classifica tions, international occupational exposure limits, regulatory infor mation, occupational exposure survey data and references to toxicological reviews of NIOSH and OSHA analytical methods. RTECS is compiled by the Na tional Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. HSELINE Database HSELINE is a key source of over 184,000 references to the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and other European litera ture. Produced by the HSE Infor mation Service (UK), it covers a wide range of subject areas including: mining, nuclear tech nology, fire, flames, explosions, explosives, occupational hy giene, toxicology, hazardous chemicals, industrial air pollu tion, health services, welding, construction, ergonomics, ro botics, industrial psychology and agricultural safety. If you have any questions re garding this new Internet re source, please contact Dave Messier, Environmental and Oc cupational Safety Manager at x5216ordmessier@wpi.

Sincerely, Robert McDonald, Class of ‘99

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New Internet Safety Resource by David Messier Environmental & Occupational Safety Mgr. W PI has recently joined forces with the Canadian Centre for Oc cupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) through its Academic Support Program. The Program assists universities and colleges in their efforts to achieve a safe and healthy working environ ment, and develop students’ knowledge and skills about environmental and occupational health and safety. It allows un limited network access to seven

comprehensive databases. Any one using a WPI-networked com puter has the ability to connect to the CCOH S system called CCINFOWEB. The address is: h ttp ://c c in fo w e b .c c o h s .c a / ccinfoweb/main.html A brief description of each of the seven databases follows. MSDS Database The MSDS database is a col lection of over 96,000 Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) for chemical products. It contains the complete text of MSDSs ex actly as contributed directly by more than 600 manufacturers and

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Coming here? When? by Michael Piecuch VP of JazzGroup

Have you ever wanted to meet a bass player who has worked with artists such as Chick Corea, Bruce Hornsby, and Wynton Marsalis and who has appeared in over a hundred recordings? Here is your chance! On Sunday, Nov. 15, Chris tian McBride will be visiting the WPI campus for a free jazz impro visation clinic featuring the IAJE Massachusetts All State Combo and the WPI Jazz Ensemble. Christian McBride has been called “the premier bassist of his generation... One of the finest composers/lyricists/arrangers of his generation as well.” He is known to be versatile, playing a diverse variety of styles including jazz, funk, R&B, and folk. He is also a talented composer, produc ing his own CD, “A Family Affair.” Inspired by his father who was also a bass player, Christian McBride studied about music with Neil Courtney of the Philadelphia Or chestra and was awarded a schol arship to the Julliard School of Music in Manhattan. Come and see the free clinic where Christian McBride bestows his experience on the IAJE All State Combo and the WPI Jazz En semble. The clinic will be held in the lower level of Alden hall

(Spaulding Recital hall) on Sunday Nov. 15 at 1:00pm. The evening concert (Mechanics Hall 8:00pm) and jazz clinic are sponsored by

BankBoston Showcase and pre sented by Music Worcester inc./ Mass Jazz Festival, WICN radio and WPI JazzGroup.

PHOTOCOURTESYOFJAZZGROUP Christian McBride, A bass player who has worked with Chick Corea, Bruce Hornsby, and Wynton Marsalis is coming to WPI November 15th.

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C lu b C o r n e r apo Heh, I’m back and now you can’t get rid of me. It seems like such a short time ago that B-term started and already so much has been done. A great time was had by all at the service auction last Wednesday. Big ups to Fred for pulling it together. But that’s not all. This past weekend included the pledge fellowship project on Friday and the big/little Olympics on Sunday. People are still hurting from that one. Never to fear though, a scraped knee or bruised arm will not stop the brotherhood from helping out Worcester this Saturday in honor of APO’s national service week. There are projects going on at several shelters around the city. It’s not too late to sign up - con tact Matty G. Pledges -keep meeting broth ers, you don’t know them all yet, and they all don’t know you. Brothers - remember what pledging is for (hint, hint). Tip of the week: eat at least three bananas an hour for strong lymph nodes.

Christian Bible Fellowship I hope that everyone’s first full week back was a good one. This week we will be having Tuesday Night Prayer at 9:30 in Founders, and we will be having Friday Night Fellowship at 7:30. The location is to be announced. Anyone interested in either of these activities is welcome to email cbf@wpi.edu for more information. “Finally brothers, whatever is true, what ever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable- if anything is excellent or praise worthy- thinK about such things. What ever you have learned or received or heard from me- put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.” Philippians4:89(NTV) What are some of your favorite things to think about? According to the previous passage written by Paul, our favorite things to think about should be lovely, pure, noble, and admirable. This is because our

thought life is an important part of our lives as Christians. Our thoughts, if impure, are the cause of temptation. This can be rem edied by thinking about what is lovely, pure, noble and admirable. To think about these things takes discipline on our part, but in addition to this discipline, we need God’s grace. Without God’s grace, success in this area of our life would be impossible.

Interstate 8 18 has been performing all over the place these past two months. Chances are very high that you’ve seen us doing small shows around campus like the Open House or just rehearsing outside of Alden. Well, if you like what you saw, we’ve got some thing in store for you. This Friday, November 13 in Riley Com mons at 7:30 p.m. will be Interstate 8’s first a capella show ever, our Road Trip. The night will be packed with awesome a cappella from WPI’s Simple Harmonic Mo tion, the all female Smiffenpoofs from Smith College, the Toons from M IT and Wellesley College, and us, Interstate 8, WPI’s no fella a cappella. Admission is only $3 for students (from any school, so bring a friend!) and $5 for everyone else. We hope to see you all in Riley Com mons on Friday night. Don’t miss out on this laughter-filled harmonious evening of a cappella!

Masque Saint Joan - November 19, 20, and 21 Alden Hall. It’s gonna ROCK! People are working really hard to make this a show to remember. Check out http://www.wpi. edit/ ~masque for more background and perfor mance info (not to mention the lovely graph ics). Saint Joan cast - This webpage also has important information for you, so give it a look. Also, if you’re not on the Masque mail ing list and would like to be, e-mail Anna Matzal (trail@wpi.edu). The new Dave

Eaton Masqueot Comer™ will appear in each newsletter. It’s a Choose-Your-OwnAdventure story - you vote to decide what happens next week. This is gonna get pretty scary, lean tell. See you on Friday at 4:30 PM in the Green Room. Meetings should get more and more fun and hyper as we get closer to production week.

former ATO advisor and a great friend of Newman. Don’t forget that Masses this coming Sunday, November 15th will be at 11:30 AM in the Lower Wedge (notice the change of place for this weekend) and 5:00 PM in Founders. Come join and worship with us. Hope to see you there.

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We had a great time at our Video and Pasta night thanks to our great Italian cooks, Maureen and Jen. Thanks ladies, we appreciate your cooking and service. The video was “ For Richer or Poorer”. We have finally set the date for our annual Christmas trip to Wright’s Chicken Farm . It will be on Friday night, December 4th. Our annual Christmas Tree Giving for Youville House will take place during Sun day Masses on November 15th and 22nd. Tags will be available at those Masses. Tom P. is coordinating that project. Jason and Jonathan, our litugy chairpersons, are co ordinating our Christmas Mass and Party which will be at 9:00 PM Sunday, Decem ber 13th. Mark your appointment book now so that you will be there. We decided that we would have two video and pasta nights during Term C. They will be Friday, January 22nd and Friday, February 19th. Our Appalachia in Worcester Project under the direction of Jen Hardy will take place on Tuesday, March 16th. Make your calendar for that. More details will follow in future issues of Newspeak. We had a tremendous turnout for the Mass in memory of Harry Thompson, the

Now that B-term has started up, we’re back on our normal schedule of activities, including fight practices, dance classes, and meetings. Medieval folk dance class is still looking for people to participate, though, and is held every other Tuesday after the meeting in Founders (there is one on 11/10 at 8pm). Anyone is invited to attend for as long as they can. On December 5, we will have a trip to Higgins Armory — it’s in garb and it’s free with your ID. Also in December are many opportunities to go caroling. Not only will we walk around campus and the neighbor hood to carol the old-fashioned way, but we have also been invited to entertain at holiday parties throughout the month! Preparations are also beginning for our medieval faire in April. This isn’t too early to start working on the committees, so vol unteer now. Any and all ideas/talent/inter est are welcome. The meeting time may be changed to 7:30 for this term due to an academic conflict. Email the officers at realms® wpi with ques tions or comments. Meetings are Tuesdays in the basement of Founders, except for the 11/10 location to be announced.

Founder's Day Nov. 11, 1998 Read our reproduction of “Technews"

THE FUTURE OF WPI YOUR CHANCE TO BE HEARD

CHECK OUT: www.wpi.edu/Stratplan and rank order the 5 goals and 21 initiatives, as well as identify those you do not support.

THIS OPPORTUNITY CLOSES NOVEMBER 18,1998

Over two years of strategic planning at WPI, involving faculty, staff, and students, has culminated in the document found at www.wpi.edu/Stratplan. It proposes 5goals and 21 initiatives for the next decade at WPI. It contains an individual support/not support prioritization choice system, which will be tabulated and used to shape the final plan. You can influence WPI’s future. Click on www.wpi.edu/Stratplan, and LET YOUR CHOICES BE KNOWN!

DO IT BEFORE NOVEMBER 18,1998 !

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S G A E l e c t io n s Andrew Carruth SGA President My name is Andrew Carruth and I ’m running for the Student Government of fice of President. Over the last year and a half I’ve been actively involved in SGA. All Senators are required to join at least one SGA committee. I’ve currently on both the Committee on Public Relations and the Committee on Student Life Is sues as I have been for almost a year now. I serve as a liason between SGA and Newspeak and I’m currently the head of the committee that is organizing the Holiday Extravaganza. I ’m running for President because this is a crucial time for SGA. Over the past year and a half the SGA has reached many of the goals that it’s been striving to ac complish for so long. We’ve developed better communications with the other student groups on this campus through our liason program. We’ve made our voices as students heard by appointing people to the Institute Committee more carefully than in previous years. Most importantly we have supported events and activities which have increased a sense of unity on this campus, such as Quadfest. Without proper leadership next year many of the things that we’ve worked to accomplish may be forgotten. This is not the first year that SGA has tried to in crease communications, or increase our voice as students, or increase campus unity. SGA is the only group that does all of these things and I want us to con tinue to push towards these goals and to stay focused on our role on this cam pus. I can only do this if I ’m elected Presi dent. That’s why I would like you to vote for me, Andrew Carruth, for President during Elections Week. Thank you for your time and concern!

Anne-Marie Chouinard SGA President H e llo , my name is Anne-Marie

Chouinard and I am announcing my can didacy for SGA president. I have been involved in student government since freshman year when I was appointed to a senatorial office. During my senatorial office term I served on the Committee on Student Life Issues and the Appropria tions Committee. Sophomore year I was given the opportunity to serve as interim Secretary while the then Secretary Reese completed her IQP out of state B-term. Elections were held and you (the student body) voted me into the office of Secre tary for the next term. In addition to SGA I have been quite involved in other activities on campus, some of which include: crew, SAS, Crim son Key, Student/Trustee mentor pro gram, and Order of Omega. I have also been very involved in my sorority and have held the offices of Public Relations chair and Scholarship chair. Currently I am a Rho Chi (Rush Counselor) and the Secretary of W P I’s Panhellenic Council. Last year I was given the opportunity to represent Panhel on a committee to re vise the Relationshp Statement for the Greek system at WPI, which was pre sented at the Greek Convocation earlier this year. Recently I was chosen as a representative from SGA to interview the candidates for the Greek Advisor/Assis tant Director of Student Activities. Over the summer I attended a confer ence in A llerton, Illin o is called LeaderShape. This is a learning experi ence designed to build better leaders and give them an opportunity to develop a vision. The vision that I developed was to increase WPI pride through unity and history. Earlier this term SGA held a re treat at which my vision was presented to the senate and time was allowed for feedback and brainstorming. If elected into office, I hope to continue on with this vision and with the backing of the senate and you (the student body) to see my vision through to completion. If elected President I will do my best to represent the students to the teachers, administration and the Worcester com munity. With my current offices and in volvement in school activities I feel that I have the experience needed for this

position. Through my conference this summer I feel that I have developed a good vision to follow through in office and have gained the knowledge to do so effectively.

Vickie J. Wu SGA Treasurer “The Candidacy Speech I Should Have Given” Most of you out there don’t know ho I am, but that’s perfectly natural. It’s probably of ten that a freshman decides to run for an ex ecutive position in the SGA. Well, I’m not known for following the norm so, here I am. Before anything else, allow me to briefly introduce myself: I hail from Brea, CA, about a hour south of Los Angeles. Things I think are cool include almost all types of music, sci-fi/fantasy, mIRC, IQC, Pez, duct tape, movies, and ballroom dancing. And that’s all I have to say bout that. Now, down to business. At this point, you’re probably wondering why I decided to run for treasurer. Or maybe you’re wondering what in the world convinced me that I’d make a good treasurer. That’s an easy question. I’ll do my best to provide an easy answer. 1. I like power. Power is cool. It boosts your ego and lets you do neat things to benefit others if you so choose. It’s a delicate balance between productivity and corrup tion, but I like living on the edge, so there you go. 2 I’m competent. I was treasurer of the Speech and Debate team and Club Japan (a.k.a. cutsey Anime club) in my high school and while I know being SGA trea surer is quite a different story altogether, I can handle it. Challenges make thing interesting. I’m also too stubborn to know when to quit. 3. I have the time to dedicate to thejob. You see, I’m not to the point yet where I need to worry about Suff, IQP, MQP, or getting all my graduation requirements in. This means I have time to sit and work on plan ning the budget, managing funds, etc. You can be assured that what work I do will be quality stuff. And finally, the last and least influential reason I’m running is... .. .Amber McMillan suckered me into it. So please, consider Vickie Wu for treasurer when you vote, and if all goes well, I’11do my best to keep everyone happy...and maybe Amber will stop badgering me to get involved. Thank you.

Angela Malaquias SGA Vice President

Ernie DiMicco SGA Secretary Hello, my name is Ernie DiMicco, and I am running for the office of Student Gov ernment Secretary. I am currently a sophomore electrical engineering major, and in my time in this university I have seen many positive things about this school. WPI is one of the greatest col leges in the nation, with some of the best students to be found anywhere. I would like the opportunity to make a positive difference for the student community as a whole and for later students of this ex cellent institution. I have been involved in student government for several years, both in high school and on a college level. Here at WPI, I have served as a senator for one year. I have been on the SGA Committee on Academic Issues, and also a student representative to the Institute Committee on Academic Opera tions. I believe that I have the experi ence and the enthusiasm to perform the duties of the office of Secretary well. Thanks for reading this, and please con sider me, Ernie DiMicco, when selecting the next Student Government Secretary.

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