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Voices from the Bell Tower: Masque presents St. Joan

by Sarah Walkowiak Associate Editor Last week. Masque presented Bernard Shaw’s St. Joan. a lighter take on the story of Joan of Arc. Unique to this show was the use of simpler sets and expansion of the stage, focusing the audience more on the performers and Shaw’s words. The audience was literally drawn into the play, as the stage was extended to include the floor, and occasionally the aisles.

For those unfamiliar with the story, period costumes gave the audience enough information about the historical setting and the roles of different characters. Great atten­ tion was paid to detail, from the scrolled programs to the checker­ board carpet under the seats -these wonderful little discoveries helped contribute to a more enjoyable ex­

perience. The church bells even sounded a little familiar...

There is a note in the program about “britches parts” which are male characters played by women.

This practice has been used in vari­ ous theatre anti film productions, in and outside of WPI. I found it ironically appropriate, as Joan's character was often criticized for “dressing like a man.”

There were several other mo­ ments of comic irony throughout the show, concluding with a Dixie version of “When the Saints go Marching In," doubly appropriate, as Joan was declared a saint in 1920, and offering a subtle pun with the cities of New and ■ “old" Orleans.

Overall, the performance was a fun and humorous diversion from midterms. For those of you who were actually studying, you missed a great show.

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M any games were played in one night to bring together a world full of experience.

Pg- 6 “ Enem y o f the State”

A movie with big ev­ erything, but action is lack­ ing. Read the review.

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An action shot fro m a scene in "S t. J o a n " . F rom left: Elliot Field, Jo se p h R o m ag nan o , Steven H o curscak, Ben A ld ric h , A n n a Lisa M a tz a l, K a tie H o rn ing , Jeffre y A lc o rn , Joe P lunkett.

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Brown bars student charged in poisoning from campus

by Gregory Cooper Brown Daily Herald (Brown V.) (U-WIRE) PROVIDENCE. R.I — Brown officially separated Cheng Gu - the pharmacology graduate student charged with poisoning his ex-girlfriend Yuanyuan Xiao and her roommate James O’Brien -from the University, suspending all his rights and privileges as a student.

Executive Vice President of Pub­ lic Affairs and University Relations Laura Freid announced in a state­ ment yesterday that in addition to Gu's separation, he also received a notice of trespass,' which bars him from the Brown campus unless he makes prior arrangements with a dean.

Gu was arrested by the Provi­ dence Police on Friday after it was discovered that he had delivered to Xiao a chicken and vegetable dish

he laced with iodine-125 -a radio­ active iodine isotope that he alleg­ edly stole from a Brown laboratory.

The poisoning was first uncovered in a routine radiation test that Xiao, also a pharmacology graduate stu­ dent, took when entering a lab for an experiment.

Gu is charged with five felonies: two counts of assault, two counts of poisoning, and one count of lar­ ceny greater than $500 for the $ I ,(KX) worth of radioactive iodine he al­ legedly stole from Brown. He has been arraigned in district court and was released on his own recogni­ zance. He will next appear before the court on February 8.

The Separation According to Freid. Dean of the Graduate School Peder Lstrup made the decision yesterday morning to separate Gu from Brown. This type of extreme action, Freid said, can

Lambda Chi Alpha exceeds food drive goal

be taken if the presence of a stu­ dent on campus poses a safety risk.

"In emergency situations, the University’s senior officers can take immediate action to protect the health and welfare" of other stu­ dents. she said.

Freid said that Gu’s separation effectively severs his lies with the University. He is no longer allowed on campus and loses all the privi­ leges and amenities provided to Brown students.

"He is no longer a student at Brown." Freid said, "and does nol have any of the support mecha­ nisms of students."

Freid pointed out that the sepa­ ration is an emergency step and is not the same as expulsion or sus­ pension. She said that this type of action leaves open the future pos­ sibility of readmitting Gu. "Let s say that this was all a big mistake and someone else did it.” she said. “The University could then re-evaluate” the situation.

“This is not an indefinite suspen­ sion.”

Freid said that this Gu's first se­ mester at Brown, having trans­ ferred from the University of Mas­ sachusetts at Amherst. This is also Xiao's first semester here, but she and Gu knew each other in their native China.

According to Freid, the couple broke up over the summer.

As a graduate student, Gu was receiving a fellowship stipend from the University. Although his sepa­ ration entails the suspension of this fellowship. News Bureau Director Mark Nickel and Freid said that the University will continue to compen­ sate him for this lost stipend.

“He has no other means of sup­ port." Nickel said. “Our concern isn't just for the victims. It's for him. too.”

Freid emphasized that Gu has not been found guilty of the charges against him. The ongoing investi­ gation is in the hands of the Provi­ dence Police.

Safety and Security According to Nickel, it is still

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APO involvement in the Worcester Community

by Jon Barlow APO Publicity Chair

PHOTO COURTESY OF WPI NEWSSERVICE

M e m b e rs o f \VP I's c h a p te ro f L a m b d a C h i A lp h a frate rn ity display over 31.260 p o u n d s o f food w hich w ill he d o n a te d to charitie s in the W orcester co m m u n ity .

Courtesy of WPI News Service WPIs Lambda Chi Alpha Fra jternity exceeded their food drive goal this past Saturday with the collection of 31,260 pounds of food. This exceeded their goal of 15,001 and the 12,773 pounds they collected last year for the Worces­ ter community. The 61 brothers of the fraternity had earlier distrib uted hags with a letter to 15,000 residences in Worcester and West Boy Iston.

The sixth annual food drive sup­ ports the Friendly House Neigh­ borhood Center of Worcester and the Worcester County Food Bank and w ill be distributed to neighbor­ hood centers and family shelters for families in need. Chapter presi­ dent Jeffrey Bayko reported that three trucks were needed on Sat­ urday when the brothers collected the food. 'The initial truck bot­ tomed out with the weight, and we had to get the extra trucks," he said.

“Lambda Chi Alpha thanks the citi/ens who supported this effort.”

Last Saturday, November 14th. the WPI chapter of Alpha Phi Omega participated in the fraternity's na­ tional service week. The current brothers and pledges of the Onicron lota chapter joined together to help out two local shelters.

At the PIP shelter in downtown Worcester. APO helped the staff prepare to paint some of the inter­ nal rooms of the building. This in­ volved cleaning and sanding the existing walls and cleaning pipes running through the rooms. The bathroom and showers were also cleaned and prepped for painting.

Brothers also worked at the Crossroads Ministries. Here, the brotherhood refurbished the

ministry's activities room. This in­ volved cleaning the entire room, and then painting everything in the room. Several brothers also built a new concrete wall for the ministry.

Other parts of the building were also cleaned and painted.

Along with brothers from WPI, several brothers from both UNH and UMass attended the events, as well as members of APC)'s sectional stall and some WPI alumni. Broth­ ers worked in different shifts dur­ ing the day, beginning at 9am and finishing at 5pm. Over 2(H) hours of service were completed during the day's events. Representatives from both shelters expressed gratitude and exeitment about the work com­ pleted in their respective buildings, and future APC) involvement with the shelters is a possibility.

Results o f undergraduate election fo r Student Government Association Officers: President: Anne-Marie Chouinard Vice President: Angela Malaquias Secretary: Ernest D iM icco Treasurer: Jeff Brownson

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Road Dispatches Ken and Steve return home again and have many stories to share. Their trav­ els have come to an end. See what they have learned Pg.10

W h a t is your favorite thing about Thanksgiving?

T hanksgiving is here and many are already anxious for wonderful meals and seeing family.

Here's what Pg.4 some students look for­ ward to each year.

Suspicious Person Who's the Canman?

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Under pressure, UNH student body president, vice president resign

by Sean Mcnamara & Leah Gladu The New Hampshire (U-WIRE) DURHAM, N.H. — Student Body President Brian Jandreau and Stu­ dent Body Vice President Cora Cummings resigned yesterday under mounting pres­ sure from the student senate.

Speaker of the student senate Molly McCarthy has assumed the presidency.

She is constitutionally obligated to hold the position for six weeks, and in that time, orchestrate the appointment or elec­ tion of another president.

McCarthy said she doesn’t know what the senate will do next. She described the prospect of elections in the waning weeks of the semester as “daunting.”

Never in the past 25 years have both the Student Body President and Vice President resigned, according to Student Activity Fund Treasurer Don Harley.

McCarthy emphasized that student government is still intact.

Jandreau and Cummings have been under scrutiny in the past month for their consumption of alcohol at a uni­ versity fu n c tio n . C u m m in gs and Jandreau are both under 21, and have admitted to drinking alcohol at a

Diniond Library dedication celebration on October 1.

The incident was referred to the uni­ versity judicial system and is under in­ vestigation by the UNH police.

This coming Sunday, the senate was to consider a resolution calling for Jandreau and Cummings’ resignation.

The resolution asserted that Jandreau and Cummings were not fulfilling their constitutional duties and that they have not been forthright with the senate or the student body.

This had nothing to do with the li­ brary event, said one of the authors of the resolution, senator Ian McGarty.

Over the past month, McGarty said, Jandreau has not filled his office hours or made himself available to students.

He has also failed to inform the sen­ ate in a timely manner of negotiations with telecommunications, McGarty said.

Jandreau negotiated an 8-cent charge for long distance calls, down from 10 cents, McGarty said. Senators had wanted the charge to be eliminated, and McGarty said Jandreau may have been hesitant to share his results. The results sat on his desk for weeks, he

Brown: Student banned from campus Continued from page 1 unclear how Gu managed to get the radio­ active substance out of the lab. Acting on a suggestion by the Department of Health, Risk Management is still trying to confirm that the material was actually taken from a Brown lab, Nickel said. Investigators are also checking to make sure nothing else was stolen.

“Risk Management is still finishing up their inventory,” Nickel said. “They think they have accounted for a small amount [of iodine-125] that is missing,” but that looks like the only discrepancy.

Nickel said that there does not appear to be a breakdown in the security procedures that are in place. He pointed out that due to the nature of Gu’s work, he is authorized to use the lab but does not work specifi­ cally with iodine-125.

“The question is how did he get this stuff out - no one is exactly sure,” Nickel said.

“There is no indication of a lapse in secu­ rity.”

Since the incident, Nickel said that both the Providence Police and the Department of Health has cleared the lab for use, add­ ing that the locks have been changed. The lab re-opened last night.

Freid said that Xiao is currently in pro­ tective custody. The University has made alternative living arrangements available to her.

According to Nickel as well as Health Department officials, Xiao and O ’Brien did not suffer any serious medical conse­ quences from eating the poisonous dish.

They said that the amount of iodine-125 consumed by Xiao and O ’Brien was com­ parable to the amount one would receive in a normal medical procedure. According to Nickel, iodine-125 is used to diagnose and treat thyroid conditions.

Nickel and Freid both confirmed that Xiao and O ’ Brien are not experiencing any major health problems but are currently under watch.

'They are in good health,” Freid said.

“We are monitoring them every day. The amount of radiation is decreasing.”

Nickel said that due to the relatively short half-life of iodine-125 -approximately 45 days - the victims’ recovery should progress without additional complication.

He added that after ten half-lifes, the io­ dine- 125 will have disintigrated enough so that Xiao’s levels of radiation will return to normal.

said.

Jandreau and Cummings have also left a position on senate’s executive council, the university relations officer, unfilled, McGarty said.

“We found that a lot of time IJandreau] wasn’ t doing his jo b ,” McGarty said.

Jandreau and Cummings were un­ available for comment yesterday.

J. Gregg Sanborn, executive assistant to President Joan Leitzel, who was out of town yesterday, said he felt the univer­ sity bore some responsibility for the al­ cohol incident.

“The university has learned that we can’t be complacent,” Sanborn said.

He said, though, that he felt ultimate responsibility for the incident fell on Jandreau and Cummings.

“In terms of the Dimond Library event, I think Brian and Cora came to the conclusion that they didn’ t use good judgment,” Sanborn said.

Sanborn said the administration would “do what we can ... to make sure student senate continues to be an im­ portant part of the governance of the university.”

“We feel that it’s unfortunate that it came to this, but we do respect Brian and Cora’s decision,” he said. “We will work with [McCarthy] and the executive board to ensure that there’s a smooth transi­ tion.”

He did not rule out assisting senate financially with an election.

McCarthy said she has begun look­ ing into the possibility of an election, making calls to campus departments that would assist in that effort.

The executive council will meet at 5 p.m. on Sunday to discuss a plan of ac­ tion. They will likely take their delibera­ tions to the senate at 6 p.m. that night in McConnell Hall.

McCarthy’s interim presidency will end well into December, when stu­ dents are home for break, she said. She said senate was still studying the con­ stitution to determine whether six weeks means calendar or academic

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weeks.

Running an election means filling 160 hours of polling stations, hosting debates, and explaining and enforcing rules, among other things, McCarthy said.

She noted that she has already be­ gun preparations for next year’s elec­ tions, scheduled to take place in April, and hadn’t considered an emergency election.

McCarthy said she has been in con­ tact with Jandreau and various adminis­ trators to determine what projects and meetings she has to attend to.

“At this point, I’m doing everything I can,” she said. “I have the support of a lot of wonderful people.”

Students leaders reacted strongly to the resignations, but they emphasized that student government still has poten­ tial.

“I almost see it as a tragedy,” said Doris Gesamondo, who will assume McCarthy’s role as speaker in addition to her responsibilities as senate parlia­ mentarian. “I just hope the student body is really patient and understanding of the student senate.”

Student Activity Fee Chairwoman Sa­ rah Burke said she hopes senate finds good in the turmoil.

“I’m shocked by their resignation, but I feel as though student senate can still do things this year,” Burke said.

Organization Resource Office Coordinator Ross Kyle, senior, said he “wishes Brian and Cora the best. They’re doing what’s best for them and what’s best for the student body.”

Students’ reactions to Jandreau and Cummings’ resignations ranged from defiant to apathetic.

“I think [Jandreau] should have stood up to [senate].” said junior Carly Nyland.

Junior Brooke Chaney said she could understand Jandreau’s decision.

“He probably just doesn’t want to deal with everybody’s crap,” she said. “I ’d probably resign, too. It would be more hassle than it was worth.”

Junior Jen Thompson said she didn’t have much of a connection with Jandreau.

“I don’t think anyone knew who he was,” she said.

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Weekly sports update: Results from November 13th to 19th

by Geoff Hassard Sports Information Director Volleyball (21-9, Final) The volleyball team won the MAIAW championship for the second time in three years last weekend. They defeated Regis College 3-1 in the semifinals and then beat the host, Westfield State, 3-2 for the title.

Rachel Zimet (Trumansburg, N.Y.) led the way with 51 kills, 8 aces, 22 digs and 7 blocks in the two matches. Valerie Sanders (Largo, Md.) 22 kills, 22 assists, 6 aces and 28 digs.

Amy Matter (Kettle Falls, Wash.) had 23 kills and 11 blocks and was selected to the AllTournament Team. Christine Biscotti (Glastonbury, Conn.) had 53 assists and 30 digs and was also on the All-Tournament Team Football (4-5, Final) The WPI football team ended their season last Saturday against Plymouth State and lost a tough one 25-20. The game went down to the final play in which the Panther defense batted down a pass in the end zone that would have given the Engineers a thrilling win.

The Panthers got on the scoreboard first on a 25-yard touchdown pass. WPI tied the score late in the second quarter on a John Riccio (Southington, Conn.) to Nick Fluet (Leomnster, Mass.) 15-yard pass. The two teams went to the lockerrooms deadlocked.

In the third quarter Plymouth regained the lead on a 5-yard run, but the extra point was blocked by Jerome Hunter (Wayland, Mass.) to make the score 13-7. Late in the quarter WPI put together a 10-play, 73-yard drive that culminated in a Fluet 7-yard run for the score.

The extra point was blocked and the score was tied at 13-13.

In the fourth quarter Plymouth would take back the lead on a 5-yard run. The extra point was blocked by Chris Schlick (N. Attleboro, Mass.) and the score was 19-13. The Engineers didn’t waste any time

in scoring to get even. A 52-yard kickoff return by Matt Seitz (Milfrod, Mass.) set the Engineers up inside Panther territory.

Two plays later a Riccio to Matt Surette (Spencer, Mass.) 37-yard catch-and-run did the job. The extra point was good and WPI led 20-19. Plymouth came right back on their next drive and converted a 4th-and-3 into a 29-yaid touchdown pass to take back the lead 25-20. They went for a two-point conversion but were stopped. WPI had 46 seconds and 68 yards to go to win the game.

After an incompletion, Riccio threw three straight completions to move the ball to the Plymouth 10 yard line. The Engineers had three attempts at the end zone but couldn’t convert as time ran out.

Wrestling The wrestling team opened their season on a strong note by dominating the Hawk Invitational. The Engineers won the 14-team event and had 13 placewinners including 5 champions.

Sophomore Nick Macsata (Enfield, Conn.) was third at 125 lbs., Aaron Becker (Coven­ try, R.I.) was champion at 133 lbs., Joe Tucker (Barre, Vt.) and freshman Sean Nelligan (Brockton, Mass.) were co-champions at 149 lbs., Matt McCarthy (Malden, Mass.) was second at 157 lbs., freshman Dave “D.C.” Lashmit (Marlboro, Mass.) was champion at 174 lbs., Steve Hitchcock (Manilus, N.Y.) was fourth at 174 lbs., Lance Baden (Framingham, Mass.) was third at 184 lbs., freshman Matt Lucas (Haverhill, Mass.) was fourth at 184 lbs., Daryl Retzke (Wheaton, II.) was sixth at 197 lbs., Willie Welsh (Jamesport, N.Y.) was champion in the heavyweight class while Dave Cronin (Tewksbury, Mass.) and Jason Kahan (Weston, Mass.) were fifth and sixth respectively at heavyweight.

Men’s Swimming (1-1) The men’s swim team opened their season against Babson and Wheaton. They ended up with a split as they beat Wheaton 125-66,

but lost to Babson 47-136.

Women’s Swimming (0-2) The women’s team opened their season with Babson and Wheaton as well. They dropped both by scores of 117-77 to Babson and 177-41 against Wheaton.

In the Babson meet Kate Johnson (Hamden, Conn.) won the 100-yard backstroke and Jen Wright (Keene, N.H.) won the 100-yard breast­ stroke. Johnson was also part of the winning 400-yard freestyle relay team with Lynn Hull (Greenbelt, Md.), Becky Thibeault (Ashland, N.R) and Lb. Hart (Delmar, N.Y.).

Men’s Cross Country The men’s cross country team ended their season with a 22nd place finish at the New England Championships. The field was strong and the course was fast as teams and

individuals were looking to qualify for the NCAA Championships.

The seven runners for WPI were; Lucas Churchill (New Gloucester, Maine), Justin Lutz (Walpole, Mass.), Alex Curry (Attleboro, Mass.), James Koniers (Stratford, Conn.), Paul Muller (Wauseon, Ohio), Michael Kearns (Saugus, Mass.) and Robert Leonard (Middleboro, Mass.).

Women’s Cross Country The women’s team placed 28th at the New England’s.

The seven women who competed were; Sue Shorrock (N. Smithfield, R.I.), Jessica King (Fayette, Maine), Kris Machon (W. Kingston, R.I.), Emily Reynolds (Tolland, Conn.) and Aimee Fitzpatrick (Gray, Maine), Kate Manning (Castine, Maine) and Heather Maisey (Oneida, N.Y.).

Engineers storm the Big Apple

On Saturday, November 21st, about 50 WPI students boarded a bus bound for New York City. Their mission, to have fun. The trip was sponsored by Residential Serivces and coordinated by the Institute Complex staff members Angela Ruel and Clinton Rolle.

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Film review: “Enemy of the State”

by Jason Harris & Reginald Williams The Daily Campus (U-WIRE) STORRS, Conn. — “Enemy of the State,” a high-tech thriller, has a number of big stars, a big director and a widely known producer, but lacks action.

W ill Smith portrays lawyer Robert Clayton Dean who unwillingly becomes involved in a cover-up of a murder when he is passed sensitive materials by his friend containing information about the murder of a senator. After receiving this information, his career and family life are

destroyed.

Smith’s performance in this movie is reminiscent of the same verbal style he has used in his past movies, “Bad Boys” and “Men in Black.” The movie is slow in the beginning and Smith’s performance is the only thing which keeps it interest­ ing. The special effects which were used to emulate the spy technology were good, but become monotonous.

Gene Hackman’s Brill, an ex-National Security agent, is another interesting character who helps Dean in his escape and later clear his name. Brill also be­

comes involved in the conspiracy after meeting with Dean.

Dean goes on the run while being chased by Jon V oight’s Thomas Reynolds and his henchmen.

Reynold’s, who is on loan from the State Department to the National Security Agency is the man who thinks he has com­ mitted the perfect crime for political rea­ sons until he finds out Jason Lee’s Daniel Zavitz, a nature photographer, captured the crime on videotape by accident.

Jerry Bruckheimer, one of the most suc­ cessful producers of all time, doesn’t bring

anything special to this movie like he has done for past accomplishments like “Bad Boys”, “Con Air” and “Armageddon.” The action in “Enemy of the State” pales in comparison to his past successes.

Director Tony Scott teams up with Hackman again after their work on “Crim­ son Tide” which Bruckheimer also pro­ duced with producing partner Don Simpson. The ending of the movie brings back memories of ‘True Romance,” which he also directed. “True Romance” was better since it had three groups of people having guns drawn on each other.

Film review: “I ’ll be Home for Christmas”

by Jason Varughese The Stanford Daily (U-WIRE) STANFORD, Calif. — I went into “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” with an open mind. I tried to think about what au­ dience Disney was targeting. I tried to think about how cute it was that I was in a the­ ater surrounded by a bunch of kids whose parents had brought them to see a “fam­ ily” movie. I was still disappointed when I left.

Jonathan Taylor Thomas (henceforth re­ ferred to as Jonny) plays an 18-year-old who is living away from his New York family while going to school in Los Angeles. I already had issues with this premise. First of all, we are introduced to a “Palisades College” in

Pacific Palisades, Calif. OK, I’m confused; is he in college or in high school? To maintain my sanity, I decided he was in a prep school.

We learn that Jake is a “selfish” guy. He wants to go to a tropical resort with his girlfriend instead of going home for Christ­ mas. Why? For now, we know it’s because he’s an arrogant teenager. We’ll find out more later. His girlfriend is shocked at this scenario and tells him she has to go home and spend time with her family. More prob­ lems with the movie: The girlfriend is a gorgeous college-aged bombshell, and Jonny-boy Jake doesn’t look a day older than 15. This makes for a very unbeliev­ able relationship, which should (I hope) alienate Thomas’ teenie-bopper fan base.

We then get the basic, predictable plot

outline: Jake’s Dad calls him and says that if he makes it home for Christmas, he’ll give him the antique Porsche that they spent so much time restoring together (yeah, that’s believable. .. smirk, smirk). It isn’t a hard decision for him to make. He’ll just trade his old airline tickets for new ones to New York, right? Wrong.

In one of his “I’m Zach from ‘Saved by the Bell’ “ deals with some buddies, Jonny ends up screwing up their history final.

They end up dropping him off in the desert with a Santa Claus costume glued to his body. The sleazy leader of the bad boyz ends up being the only person who can give Jake’s girlfriend a ride to New York.

So that’s the plot: Cocky boy has to hitchhike from L.A. to New York by Christ-

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mas Eve, while his girlfriend is being driven there by some sleazy punk. Another prob­ lem: Can’t rich people who go to prep schools afford plane tickets to New York instead of having to drive? The rest of the movie is a patchwork of scenes that follow Jake across the country, obviously ending up in New York for Christmas Eve (sorry, I hate to ruin the surprise ending).

I normally suspend all disbelief in “sea­ sonal” movies (action movies in the sum­ mer, angel movies during the winter). The problem was, there were no big supernatu­ ral forces to “buy into.” There was no an­ gel helping some guy see the meaning of life. The individual scenes that led up to the ending had to be good. Unfortunately, they weren’t. Every scene was contrived, included to either fill time or create fodder for one-liners. It’s a shame, because Disney has the resources to put out better stuff (like its entire animation division). Ulti­ mately, this movie is just out there to milk Jonathan Taylor Thomas’ fan base, and doesn’t even pretend to have a message.

Unless, of course, the message is “Be the cocky, pubescent kid and still get the Porsche and the hot girl.”

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What is your favorite thing about Thanksgiving?

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Some communication styles seven miles high

by Billy D. McGowan Director of ESL

In the age of communication when a person can go from one continent to another in a matter of hours, one of the ironic, lost op­ portunities is getting acquainted with the people who live in the cities and towns in the these con­ tinents. Often on business trips, it can be quite difficult to sample the local culture, since the object of the trip is often a meeting— or a se­ ries— which takes up all of one’s time, leaving little to sample the streets, sweets, cuisine, culture, customs and language of the lo­ cale where an itinerary might take a traveler. Sometimes, we meet these elements of culture in our seatmates, the people whom we share the ride with. On my recent trip to the Far East, I had the in­ credible opportunity to share seat­ ing space with some intriguing people, some of whom I got a chance to really appreciate.

On the first leg of my trip from Boston, my seatmate was a diminu­ tive, deceptively young looking man around 30. He was the last to enter the area of three seats, near the emergency exit; he had been assigned to the middle seat. He threw himself into his seat and al­ most before touching it, had turned on the overhead light, taken out a slew of magazines, started thumb­

ing very fast threw each one in rapid succession, seeming to look only at the pictures and captions.

Adjusting himself and his belong­ ings which spread out under his feet, he went through half a dozen magazines before he turned off the overhead light and went into one of his many paper bags to take out a powerfully delicious smelling curry-sandwich. As soon as he opened the bag, he turned the light on again and began to retrieve his magazines and eat his sandwich.

This behavior continued, all the while becoming more nervous and erratic as the plane sped toward Los Angeles. Finally, when I could stand it no longer, I decided to open conversation. We chatted.

He had come the US and started medical school, which he never fin­ ished. Instead the had begun writ­ ing medical study aids for medstudents trying to pass medical exams. He was just returning from Germany, where he had attended the Frankfurt book fair. “How did your book exhibition go?” I asked.

“Very well. The Germans always organize everything so well.” “Did you have time to sample the cul­ ture?” I ventured further. "Can’t stand it. Rotten food and weather.

No wonder they are like that.”

Between Seoul and Hong Kong, my seatmate was a woman, about 50, taking a group to Bangkok. Her English was accented, even

though she said she was bom in Canada and had been doing tours for several years. From the mo­ ment she sat down, her unflappable manner reassured me that all was under control. We talked about a traveling, our experiences getting new passports in foreign coun­ tries, how difficult some airports can be. Being tired, I needed to rest, but when I started dozing is when a new image of her devel­ oped. I could not keep up our ani­ mated conversation. I started to feel weary. A quiet settled inside the plane. I attempted to look over my notes but woke to find my chin on my chest. The pilot made a short announcement. “What did he say?” she asked. I lifted my chin to find her expecting an answer from me. I apologized, figuring that if the announcement were truly important it would be repeated and again I began to doze. There was another announcement, and again she asked me what had been said.

Failing again to supply the correct answer, I shook my sleepy head.

This time, I began to feel inad­ equate, but slowly irritation and then clarity came. I was not a tour guide. I did not have the responsi­ bility of a group of people to care for. The third time there was an announcement, when I was awak­ ened, I looked at her very matterof-factly and declared, “Look, why don’t you ask the flight attendant!”

My seatmate from Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur was one of those re­ gal types, a man who never looked in my direction once; in fact, he man­ aged with tremendous ingenuity to discount my presence— so close to him— altogether. In retrospect, I fig­ ure this took some amazing skill. I could not help but wonder how he’d learned it so well. And under what circumstances.

Before the flight from Kuala Lumpur to Penang, I’d had a tough time getting out of my hotel room on time. I’d had a late night the night before and the strain of moving so often was beginning to affect me.

Five-thirty that morning had come so quickly. I had not packed every­ thing. So from the moment the alarm went off, I was up and about, trying to get down to the lobby on time. I made it, but down there, I had to help with the suitcases of others traveling with me. Why had they packed such heavy bags, I asked myself! @#$% When I finally got to my seat on the plane, I was hyper­ ventilating. The flight attendant brought around juice and I immedi­ ately spilled mine all on my lap, leav­ ing my trousers a sticky mess. My seatmate called the flight attendant and requested, in Malay, I suppose, towels and water, which, when deliv­ ered, he set about using to clean up the mess, and more juice! I was exas­ perated at what had happened, but before I could get myself straightened

out, he had everything under con­ trol. All of his kindness was deliv­ ered with a smile.

The right kind of seatmate can make all the difference in the world sometimes.

International dinner on De­ cember 5th The International Student Council (ISC) is now making plans for its annual International Dinner on 5 December at 6:30 PM in Alden Hall here at WPI. A wonderful program is being planned to ensure the dining plea­ sure, and more, for all partici­ pants. The dinner last year was delightful and my first! It was a most cheerful beginning to the holiday season! Alden Hall was set up to accommodate the guests; the wonderful food, na­ tional dishes from many coun­ tries all over the globe, brought smiles to everyone’s face. And what more, the entertainment was fit for royalty! To keep the pro­ gram varied, there were prizes given for all sorts of reasons and to many people. Do not miss this event this year.

The organizers plan to outdo themselves again. Tickets are on sale and can be bought from any ISC officer and from Janice Mar­ tin at the International House.

The prices are $8 for non-mem­ bers and $6 for members. Buy two tickets and bring a friend!

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CD Review: The Stepchildren of Rock by Weston/Doc Hopper

by Matthew Gamache Newspeak Staff The latest release from Go-Kart records is a 29 song live album split

by Weston and Doc Hopper (previ­ ously on Ringing Ear Records) en­ titled The Stepchildren of Rock. The album captures the raw energy of the Northeast punk rock scene. The sets run from the band’s initial greeting to the final encores and are full of

the little imperfections that any live punk rock show so enjoyable.

Weston opens their set with a brief monologue from their boister­ ous front man and bassist Chuck.

Soon the band rips into a four song, high energy string of songs includ­ ing ‘Teenage Love Affair,’ ‘Re­ tarded,’ ‘Me and Rene,’ and a verson of ‘No Kind of Superstar’ during which you can feel the en­ ergy being generated by Chuck’s

instant rapport with the crowd.

The band’s animated lead gui­ tarist Dave ‘the W o lf’ Weston takes over lead vocals for ‘Just Like Kurt,’ ‘Superbus 23,’ and an ex­ tremely rare performance of ‘Feet.’

“Smiling” Jym ends the set with the band’s most recognized tuns; ‘New Shirt’ and‘Heather Lewis.’ Chuck fronts the band during a brief en­ core of ‘Feelings Stupit Feelings and ‘Mr. Lazo.’

Weston has been Go-Kart’s most prestigious band for much of the 90’s. The band has relased 4 fulllength albums including Splitsville, A Real-Life Story of Teenage Rebel­ lion, Got Beat Up, and Matinee.

Weston is the anchor of the emerg­ ing Leigh Valley Punk scene in Penn­ sylvania.

Doc Hopper plays a 13 song set at NYC featuring ‘Melcher,’ Sunny Girlfriend,’ ‘Statler,’ and ‘Waldorf.

He emerged from the Boston punk scene and has released several full-length albums on Ringing Ear Records.

Step Children of Rock is able to generate a life, punk rock at­ mosphere to the point where you can smell the cloud of tar and nicotine which is always present at the Middle East, the Space and the Met Cafe. The CD is avail­ able at Newbury Comics for $9.99.

apply effects to different instru­ ments and rearrange for a good month. Make one piece that people can bob their heads to, sort of. (“My Sound.”) Apply the same equaliza­ tion curve as a Miles Davis electric album. Lastly, throw darts at a board and pick up the I Ching and place a half-second full-amplitude sine wave at various points through the record.

Package. Lather. Rinse. Sell. Repeat.

For some reason people need famil­ iar analogs when faced with some­ thing alien, so if you have any of those aforementioned Davis electric records, put on “Dark Magus” or “In A Silent Way” for a minute, but be­ fore doing that, put some seethrough tape with black dots on the bottom of the discs. Play loud.

This compact disc is a very in­ teresting listen. It weaves be­ tween grabbing your attention and forcing you out of it. It pur­ posely annoys you, and leaves you with an itch you can’t reach.

This means he has succeeded. If nothing else, I recommend Mu­ sic is Rotted One Note for the title and packaging. Once you get through that, listen. Take an hour out of your life and pay attention to sounds. Wonder why they af­ fect you the way they do. All they are in the end are ons and offs, a laser pulse translated to informa­ tion.

Squarepusher, Tom Jenkinson, I salute you for doing this, and I know you’re not mak­ ing any more raver friends.

Squarepusher: Music is Rotted One Note

by Brian Whitman Newspeak Staff Squarepusher’s latest album.

Music is Rotted One Note, expands on a variety of themes. These themes include digital post-pro­ cessing of natural sounds, drone studies as a work aesthetic, filter theory as a natural cycle, and a practical implementation of com­ munication entropy. In my article, “A Review of Squarepusher’s Mu­ sic is Rotted One Note'' I plan to dissect these themes and place Mr. Pusher in a peer regulated group for semantic purposes. I will con­ clude that Squarepusher’s postmodern affinity for digital pro­ cessing is belied by his nominal

application of popular-culturegeared “booty tracks.”

One day, back in 1997, when music was oh-so-different, kids lis­ tened to one drum beat over and over again. It was the “Amen” break, played by the drummer of the gospel-group ‘The Winstons,’ on the song “Amen, Brother.” An instrumental track with a seem­ ingly cute drum break in the middle.

Many years later a music genre was born, something called “jungle” that featured none other than this drum beat sped up, slowed down, filtered, resonated, all sorts of things. Kids danced. The drummer from the Winstons got no money.

Ob-la-di. Squarepusher did some of this too. He made some great

records that were danceable and musically tangible. People called this “intelligent dance music.”

Then he comes out with this new­ est record, called Music is Rotted One Note, and now people need to find something else to call him. So. What did he do?

A recipe for the files: take a mu­ sician with a talented ear and a room full of equipment. Have him play all sorts of instruments into some recording device, multitracked. Have these musical pieces have no apparent form but maintain some sort of rhythm. Do this for a few weeks. Then, take the recorded pieces and dump them into other things, like samplers, computers, the garbage. Randomly

Around The World In Several Games: International Game Night A Success

by Heather M. Moran Resident Advisor There was something new for everyone at the International Games held last Wednesday evening. Students gathered in the Lower Wedge for a battle of wits, yet everyone left having learned something new. Whether a player’s skills were refined or challenged by new versions of the same game, there were count­ less opportunities to instruct the less experienced and to receive that same coaching in return.

Sponsored by the Department of Residential Services and the

International Student Council, this event boasted prizes to be won! The mood was set with some nice “thinkin’ music” and plenty of food and drinks were available to recharge those brain cells. There are quite a few ver­ sions of each game and each has its own unique origin and devel­ opmental history. For example, “Mancala” is the all-encompassing name for a number of similar games: Kiarabu (South Africa), Gabata (Ethiopia), Conglak (Indo­ nesia), and Owari (Africa, West­ ern regions).

Used by archaelogists to date and trace the movement of ancient civiliza­

tions, Mancala gaming is over 3,000 years old! Engraved play­ ing surfaces can be seen in an­ cient Egyptian ruins, similar to how it was played in Africa by hollow ing out holes in the ground. The history of M ah­ jong is equally as impressive.

Over 2,000 years old and hav­ ing passed through many dy­ nasties, this game originated in China. Coupled with strategy and skill, Mah-Jong is consid­ ered to be a game of wit and good fortune.

Prizes included international game kits -could you imagine in­ viting a friend over and saying,

spontaneously, “ Hey, so how about a game of Mancala?” or “Let’s play the South African ver­ sion, you know, ‘Kiarabu’?” If you can, then try to introduce the game to someone else. If you can’t, and you’re getting a little bored of cards or checkers, try something new. You’ll be surprised at how quickly you will learn - many of the games are similar to those in America, but with a slightly dif­ ferent twist. The difference could be something as large as a change in rules or something as discreet as the degree of speed and intensity with which the game is played. In addition to

Mancala and Mah-Jong, other features that night included: Backgammon ( “Trictrac” in France, “Tavla” in Turkey, “Tavli” in Greece), Yote (Afri­ can game of checkers), Chess, and Square Off. Perhaps one of the best ways to increase your awareness of another culture is to embrace its daily traditions - seek out what is ordinary to its peoples, yet loved by all. Not only will you have a great deal of fun, but you will be challenged to break your own habits and to be open to learning a whole new set of “rules”.

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Cool Boarders 3: A typical racing game

by Ken Gagne Newspeak Staff Name: Cool Boarders 3 Platform: Sony PlayStation Publisher: 989 Studios Rating: 7.5 Not all racing occurs from be­ hind the wheel. While waiting for this season’s first snowfall, you can practice your shifties, misties, and rodeos with Cool Boarders 3, 989 Studios’ snowboarding title for the Sony PlayStation.

Cool Boarders 3 is a typical rac­ ing game, with focus on stunts.

Two players can race down 34 dif­ ferent event courses on five moun­ tains, from Powder Hill to the Alps to Mount Everest, using any com­ bination of 20 snowboarders and

22 boards. The goal of many levels is not to get to the bottom quickly, but to score as many points as pos­ sible from pulling tricks.

The control is easy to grasp. The eight main stunts each correspond to one of the directionals plus the trick button, with other pulls and spins available with other combi­ nations. It’s easy to forget which direction is which move, so pick one and hope it executes in time.

Getting the boarder to face the right direction when coming down from the half pipe can make or, more of­ ten than not, break one’s momen­ tum. Fighting among racers is al­ lowed, but the purist can disable this option. Analog control is sup­ ported and welcome.

Cold, flat graphics are the norm.

Backgrounds are flat and fore­ grounds, polygonal; the sensation of speed is average. There are some extras such as falling snow­ fall and passing chair lifts, but over­ all, nothing’s new.

The rock and grunge soundtrack characteristic of snowboarding is present. There’s some good guitar, but again, the music is average.

Sound effects are kept to a minimum, including grunts of fallen boarders and the whistling of the wind, but not cheering or booing audiences, digitized speech, or other effects.

As previously mentioned, chal­ lenge is present in the goals of both racing and stunt-pulling. The racing is fun yet not difficult, while slalom racing adds a bit more chal­ lenge; but pulling the stunts can

be like pulling teeth. Sufficient hangtime is hard to come by, especially if the wrong choice of snowboard was made. Matching the computer’s scores, even on the rookie difficult setting, takes much practice and patience.

hoaxes like “If you open an email message with the subject of ‘Win a Holiday’, your hard drive will be erased. Forward this message to everyone.” A virus can only be transmitted via a file attachment or an un­ known program attachment.

Also perform a virus scan on any attachments (files and pro­ grams) first before opening them.

CCC suggests using McAfee VirusScan as your virus scanning tool. You can obtain an up-todate version of McAfee VirusScan from our Novell sys­ tems under O:\PUBLIC\MCAFEE. Remember to update your DAT files often (from O:\PUBLIC\MCAFEE\DAT) as new viruses emerge.” If you in­ stall McAfee VirusScan to C : \ P r o g r a m

F iles\ M cA fee \ V irusS can, Winlnstall will update your DAT files automatically every month.

The hoax is really when you care enough to forward the mes­ sage to all your friends. By mail­ ing it to everyone, you can inad­ vertently clog up the mail server.

Here’s an analogy. During the holidays, the post office gets bombarded with cards. When a person mails a card to a friend around this time, the friend may receive it a few days later when normally it should only take a day or couple of days. With email hoaxes or SPAM as it is some­ times referred to, when you for­ ward mail to many people, and those people forward it to many people and so on, eventually you will clog the mail server so that delivery of mail could be seri­

Cool Boarders 3 is fine as a rac­ ing title, but leaves much to be de­ sired as a stunt machine, and will leave gamers feeling a bit cold.

Warm yourselves in the glow of 1080 Snowboarding for Nintendo 64 instead.

Video Game Releases This Week: Nintendo 64 Tuesday: Accessory: 4MB Ex­ pansion Pak, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Top Gear Overdrive, Virtual Pool 64 PlayStation Tuesday: Elmo’s Number Adven­ ture, Rugrats: Search for Reptar

Wednesday: Bust-A-Groove, FIFA 99, Formula 1 ’ 98, Knockout Kings, Oddworld: Abe’s Exoddus, O.D.T., Tiger Woods 99: PGA Tour Golf Courtesy Scott McCall’s Guide 64 [http://members.aol.com/ capscott]

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Mapping drives continued

by Debra L. Babineau Computer Trainer, CCC In continuation of last week’s article, if you have trouble map­ ping drives, here are some sug­ gestions about Samba for correct­ ing the problems: - Samba uses the username you log into Windows with as the username for these services. You must login to Windows using your CCC UNIX username if you expect to be using any Samba services.

- A patch for Windows 95/98 and Windows NT broke SMB file sharing. In order to fix the prob­ lem, you will need to apply a reg­ istry change. Please apply the apppropriate patch for your op­ erating system from the follow­ ing web pages:

f t p : / / f t p . w p i.e d u /s a m b a/ Win95_PlainPassword.reg f tp :// ftp .w p i.e d u /s a m b a / Win98_PlainPassword.reg f tp :// ftp .w p i.e d u /s a m b a / NT4_PlainPassword.reg OR Map a drive to \\public\helpdesk Open either the Windows 95 or NT folder (Win­ dows 98 users can use Windows 95 folder) Open the folder “Samba Fix” Read the text file first by double-clicking it Double click on the fix file If you have any questions, con­ tact the helpdesk at extension 5888 or send email to helpdesk@wpi.edu.

Tip O f The Week - Email Virus Hoaxes Don’t become a victim of email

ously delayed. If you are inter­ ested in this email hoax, check out: http://www.ciac.org/ciac/ CIACHoaxes.html#holiday If you’re wondering if there is any validity in these messages, forward the message to helpdesk@wpi.edu first. We can find out if there is any truth to it.

Forwarding the message to your friends perpetuates the problem.

In fact, it’s like participating in a chain letter which is a minor vio­ lation of the AUP (Acceptable Use Policy) WPI pays a good amount of money for a McAfee VirusScan, so take advantage of it! For more information on the virus protec­ tion tool check out the helpdesk web pages under the heading of “Windows and Dos: Virus Protec­ tion and Prevention”.

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The Chosen Few: WPI Students Compete for Best Project Students Learn to Use Technology Not Just Effectively, but Ethically

by Arlie Corday Assistant Director of Media and Community Relations If there is one thing you can say bout Worcester Polytechnic Institute students, it’s that they are project-oriented. In fact, un­ dergraduates must complete three projects during their four years at WPI. One of these, the Interactive Qualifying Project (IQP), aims to make fledgling sci­ entists aware of their responsi­ bilities to manage technology effetively and ethically. More than 250 IQPs are completed each year.

To see who has learned this lesson best, every fall WPI stu­ dents submit projects to the President’s IQP Awards compe­ tition. This year six teams of fi­ nalists have been selected to compete. Final judging will take place Wednesday, Dec, 2, begin­ ning at 1:45 p.m. in Higgins House. Teams will present their

projects during the afternoon, with the winners announced at 6:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

The 1998 finalists’ projects are: “ Reuse of Secondary B u ild ­ ing M aterials in the Area of Rotterdam .” The students were com m issioned by the Rotterdam, Holland, Department of Public Works to investigate a citywide project for reusing waste building materials. The students’ suggestions include using recycled construction waste in the production of con­ crete, reducing the need for river gravel and lessening the environmental impact on the lo­ cal Maas River.

The project involves seniors Sam ual Bradshaw of D ennysville, M aine, Jeremy Bragg of Newport, Maine, and Christophre Lautenberger of Oakdale, Conn., and is advised

by Richard Vaz, associate pro­ fessor of Electrical and Com­

puter Engineering. “ E n e rg y S a v in g in the H om e.” This project involves an analysis of a new type of heating congeneration system called the Intelligen Alpha-550.

The students conducted an economic and environmental analysis of the system as com­ pared lo a standard oil-fired fur­ nace, attempting to determine the best home heating system for the typical homeowner. In the larger picture, the project can be viewed as a means to reverse the trend of increasing energy consumption in society today.

The project involves Jeffrey Falkner of Springfield, Mass., and D ouglas C raw fo rd o f M ansfield, Mass., both 1998 graduates, and K evin Wojtaszek o f North Grafton, Mass., a 1997 graduate, and is advised by Douglas Woods, professor of Social Science and Policy Studies. “ Open C ardiac M assage.”

Produced with Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine, the project involves the cre­ ation of a model, Open Chest Cardiac Massage (O C CM ), for teaching the optimal method for reviving animals in cardiac ar­ rest. Upon the completion of the model, students gave it to veterinarians and veterinary students for evaluation and a manual was subsequently writ­ ten. Evaluations proved the model to be an effective teach­

ing device.

The project involves Deborah Marcroft of Ashland, N.H., a 19987 graduate, and se­ nior Heather Sheldon o f Mattapoisett, Mass., and is ad­ vised by Robert Peura, profes­ sor and department head of Biomedical Engineering. “ A nalysis o f Sewer Holes and C a n al W a ll Dam age in Venice, Italy.” UNESCO spon­ sored this project that involved the collection, validation and analysis of data for the manage­ ment of the walls of the city’s famous canals. The students assessed the long-term dynam­ ics of damage to the walls and determined the sources and volume of pollution.

The project involves seniors Kristopher Babic of East Barre, Vt., Grant Leeds of Medfield, Mass., and Michael Borek of North Smithfield, R.I., and ju n ­ ior S ty lian o s “S teve” Sidiroglou of Glyfada, Greece and is advised by Fred Looft, professor and associate de­ partment head of Electrical and Com puter E ngineering, and Fabio Carrera, adjunct instruc­ tor of Interdisciplinary and Glo­ bal Studies. “ Solar Energy.” This project devleoped a workshop on solar energy for W P I’s C am p REACH, a summer program in­ tended to interest seventhgrade girls in science and engi­ neering. The workshop in ­ volves performing experiments

on solar energy, then applying the knowledge to design and construct a solar cooker. Two pilot tests were conducted to evaluate and modify the work­ shop An instructor’s guide was also developed to allow for in­ dependent use o f the work­ shop.

“Solar Energy” involves se­ niors Jonathan Barlow o f Hicksville, N.Y., Jay Jillson of Worcester, Mass., and Christina Watson of Monroe, Conn., and is advisted by Chrysanthe Demetry, assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering. “ K endrick Brook Sub-Watershed Surface Study.” Pol­ lution in the Blackstone River has been d ifficu lt to remedy because of the large watershed and the abundance o f non­ point source pollutants in the waterway. Kendrick Brook wa­ tershed is one of many within the Blackstone River.

This project examines Kendrick Brook and surround­ ing areas to identify possible pollution sources. Recommen­ dations are made to solve iden­ tified problems and to set up future work for long-range im ­ provements of the watershed.

The project is by seniors Jes­ sica Jamro of Pawtucket, R.I., Amada Piper of Traverse City, Mich., and 1997 graduate Gre­ gory Lafond of Exeter, R.I., and is advised by Kent Rissmiller, associate professor of Social Science and Policy Studies.

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SOC recognizes student organizations

by Greg Snoddy Director of Student Activities The Student Organization Council met yesterday to review materials submitted by each organization seeking recognition from WPI. The following organizations have submitted all the materials for recognition: a current constitution, the hazing form, signed by the general membership, a de­ scription of the organization, an officer up­ date form, the SOC and Organization Affir­ mation Clause and a description of the organization’s activities for the past year.

WPI recognition provides the following benefits: The ability to: Schedule and use WPI facilities.

Apply for funds from SGA and/or other campus sources.

Associate WPI’s name with that of the or­ ganization.

Be included in WPI publications when ap­ propriate.

Use the WPI Central Mailing Service in­ cluding a campus mailbox for the orga­ nization.

Sponsor campus programs and activities.

Assistance from the Student Activities Office in matters of finance, program­ ming, liability, etc.

Any student organization not on this list who seeks institutional recognition must turn in the above identified materials to the Student Activities Office by December 11, 1998. Please note that this date will not be extended, although organizations may ap­ ply for re-instatement in February at the next SOC meeting.

Recognized Student Organizations at WPI: Alpha Psi Omega Alpha Tau Omega

American Inst, of Aeronautics & Astro­ nautics Arab Cultural Club Association of Computing Machinery Bio-Interest Society Black Student Union Chess Club Chinese Student Association Christian Bible Fellowship Freestyle Wrestling Club French Circle Healing Arts Society International Student Council Lambda Chi Alpha Masque Mu Sigma Delta (Pre-Health Society) National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Newman Club Newspeak Order of Omega Panhellenic Association

Pep Band Phi Kappa Theta Phi Sigma Phi Sigma Kappa Phi Sigma Sigma Pre-Law Society Science Fiction Society Sigma Mu Epsilon Sigma Pi Skeptical Chemists Society of Fire Protecting Engineers (SFPE) Society of Hispanic professional Engineers (SHPE) Society for Medieval Arts and Sciences Society of Martial Artists (SOMA) Student Government Association Symphonic Association Tau Kappa Epsilon Upsilon Pi Epsilon WPI Lens and Lights WPI Linux Association WPI Wireless Association

We’ll put aside religious considerations, though this is definitely important for some.

Let’s just look at the secular reasons.

First, disease. In spite of what you may have heard in the locker room, the dreaded “use it or lose it” syndrome does not exist.

And its a horrible pick up line?or so I’ve heard?(yes, that will cover nicely). Seriously, we get so pounded by the omnipresence of sexually transmitted diseases that we have a tendency to forget about them, which is re­ ally, really, really stupid (really). I’m as big a fan of wildlife as the next person, but person­ ally crab lice doesn’t sound like a Wild King­ dom episode waiting to happen. Who wants their nether regions turned into an animal preserve. Moreover, some of these things are lethal, and all of them will make your life in­ credibly uncomfortable. Cheese is good for fondues, not as a discharge.

Second, children. No, children them­ selves are not a problem, but when you have an unwanted one, that makes things difficult. Most of us have enough prob­ lems getting sufficient sleep as it is. Hav­ ing to take care of a little one would not make the situation any easier. On top of that, res life considers a baby to be a pet, so you have to figure out how to keep the little tyke underwater for 10 minutes. You could teach them to hold their breath, but that is valuable studying time wasted.

Thirdly, there is something emotionally serious about sex that seems like it should be saved for someone real special. I’m go­ ing to challenge the rumor that 10 beers

makes someone special. Sex is, in our so­ ciety, such a personal thing that it should be shared with those who we really love, and in a place where we feel comfortable, such as an empty carrel in a library (with candles and a fresh bottle of Nantucket Nectar, you’ve got all the romance you need. Oh, and maybe a tape of the Brown band for mood).

Am I saying that everyone should wait for marriage? No. We all have personal decisions to make regarding our sexuality, such as how to pierce it and when it is ap­ propriate to share it with someone else.

But the mentality that we need to share it with everyone at college is a not something to be taken for granted. Sex is a very heavily charged activity, especially when using a car battery and alligator clips. It should not be taken lightly.

Is Brown too sexually repressed?

Maybe. Maybe what this school needs is a good orgy, organized by UCS. But then again, the ISO would come, and protest the use of condoms manufactured by capital­ ist slave laborers, so it really wouldn’t be worth the effort. It seems that simply we should not expect that sex will be the natu­ ral outcome of all of our personal relation­ ships. There are good reasons to wait, to be careful, to keep from freeing willy. What, and who we eventually decide to do is up to each and everyone of us. I just think that more people should consider fencers when making their decisions. But then again, I could be biased.

or the information given, you have to start the whole process again — from the be­ ginning. I don’t know how anyone apply­ ing for citizenship these days would feel at all welcome in this country.

Even the word “naturalization” stresses the “alien.” It stresses the misconception that only what is American is right and normal. It perpetuates the idea that immi­ grants are strange, wrong and even unnatu­ ral. However, aside from the view that im­ migrants are often seen as the scapegoat and the “lesser,” our government’s aim in making immigration difficult is not to frus­ trate the immigrant who comes in with a visitor or student visa and who later be­ comes a resident, but to frustrate the ille­ gal aliens who come through our borders every day, escaping terrible economic, po­ litical or personal situations in their home countries. Even more specific, the migrant, factory and other blue-collar workers who work hard to make the elite rich richer.

Yet these people, whose sweat and whose tears have been so beneficial for our country and who do not benefit from their own work, get kicked in the face with things such as Proposition 187, whose func­ tion was to deny health care to illegal alien children and other laws attempting to deny a public education to alien children. Often they do not have health insurance and must be treated al clinics, which arc often, and sadly, unsanitary and overcrowded.

When people come here with no resources at all, they are blatantly exploited by com­ panies that are more than willing to take advantage of the fact that these immigrants speak little or no English, have little or no education and have no rights since they are not American citizens.

Even more recently, on Sept. 25 of this year, an anti-immigration law, backed by the GOP to increase border control and make immigration harder, was passed by 79 House Democrats and 229 Republicans.

It’s ironic that for a country which was founded by immigrants, it has certainly evolved into an anti-immigrant one. Politi­ cians who are for anti-immigration laws seem to have forgotten that their families immigrated from another country for what­ ever reason — even if it was hundreds of years ago. However, what more can we say of these people who have benefited enough from the work of immigrants and are no longer in need of their help?

Our history started with pilgrims who were escaping religious and political persecution.

The pilgrims of today are the immigrants who come to the United States — whether legally or even illegally because they are so desper­ ate to improve the condition of their lives. It is sad to see that the United States closes because it claims we don’t have enough re­ sources to share with everybody. Yet we take and we take and we lake, and when we don’t need anymore, we throw it away.

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by Dan Reade Brown Daily Herald (U-WIRE) PROVIDENCE, R.I. — WARNING: The following column will con­ tain a high number of sexual innuendoes.

If you are easily offended, tough. If you don’t get many of the innuendoes, con­ sult your friends for help.

Okay, so I’ve been writing about seri­ ous crap for the past couple of weeks and I figure its time to take a break. So, what better to write about then sex? With the release of the recent Playboy poll on cam­ pus escapades, there was a small flurry of articles in this honorable publication re­ garding sex life at Brown. The conclusion; the sex life at Brown sucks a lot (or maybe not enough, as the case may be). The gen­ eral conclusion: there should be more sex.

If we are coming here, we should be com­ ing here. After all, we pay $30,000 a year.

After a date like that, many of us probably feel we are entitled to something.

The desire for sex: mental, physical, and emotional, is something that really comes into play at college. If you’ve been getting the shaft in high school (or not getting the shaft) then college becomes the place where you’re finally going to do it. If you started in high school, then you see no serious reason to stop. Moreover, many students feel that college is the place for them to begin sexual exploration. If they’ve never experimented, it is time to bring their fantasies out of the closet. We explore so

many other things in college, our sexuality seems like it too needs to be poked and prodded a little bit. Even though we have no required courses, everyone wants to take anatomy (multiple times, if possible.

However, the registrar only gives credit once. Just make sure to pick up your course evaluation form).

There are a few Brown students how­ ever, that feel college isn’t the right place for them to become sexually active. They have chosen to wait until such time that they have entered a serious, very long­ term relationship. Whether this be marriage or not doesn’t really matter. They have sim­ ply decided that sex should be saved for a deeper relationship, i.e. a relationship based on something more then a mutual interest in rubber vomit.

These people tend to be mocked. The seemingly obvious conclusion, if they are waiting, it simply indicates a lack of oppor­ tunity. If they could just lick the problem of finding a partner, they wouldn’t be tak­ ing their time. After all, sex is an important part of everyone’s life, so why wait. When the zipper of life opens, you’ve got to be ready, otherwise you’re just going to miss the party. But wait a minute. Could people who choose to wait have a point? Might there be some good reason to keep the big boat from sailing? I know, it sounds ridicu­ lous, but just for chuckles, lets take a look at possible reasons for not beginning the knocking of boots until something really serious comes along.

Where have all the pilgrims gone?

by Katherinne Bardales Daily Illin i (U-WIRE) CHAMPAIGN, 111. — Does anyone out there remember having to memorize the preamble of the Constitution in order to pass eighth grade? I know I do.

That was probably the hardest test of what it means to be American ever given to me.

I think I’m one among many who simply stored that sort of information in their short-term memories so they could pass the history tests and move on. I’m openly admitting my ignorance. However, I also plan to educate myself.

My parents were privileged because they came here when educational and career op­ portunities were offered to them and not be­ cause they were escaping a bad situation in their country of origin. I have a different ex­ perience from other people who were bom here because I’m first-generation American, but like many people I know, I have taken for granted the fact that I have never had to prove myself as an American citizen.

Ever since I had to help my grandparents go through the process of naturalization in the last year, I’ve decided it’s crucial to ap­ preciate all that comes with my citizenship.

I was shocked when I saw how much historical knowledge they had to know in such a short amount of time. Imagine hav­ ing to learn eight years of history in a month’s time. Now imagine having to be

tested on that history in another language in which you’re not very fluent. There is a written test, a diction test and an oral test.

Although naturalization regulations are supposed to give exceptions for people 65 years and older, they are still given oral exams, which ask a long list of questions about their political involvement and their moral character. Some of the moral ques­ tions were “Are you a drunkard?” “A po­ lygamist?” “A gambler?” Some of the ques­ tions were ridiculous. In a twisted way, they reminded me of the beliefs in eugenics dur­ ing World War II which consisted of com­ pulsory immigration laws for immigrants who were believed to have “bad moral genes” that they were likely to pass down to their children. All in all, if the same ques­ tions being asked to immigrants were asked to American-born citizens, plenty of people would probably be deported.

However, the hardest part of the natural­ ization process wasn’t even the exam but the long and frustrating lines in the immigration office, the fingerprinting, the endless paper­ work, the money spent on fees and trying to get any sort of help from the overworked and rude government employees who, in most cases, only speak English.

Then the wait for the letter telling you when you are scheduled to be tested, which may take months or even a year.

From there, it’s time to study. If there is even the slightest discrepancy in the forms

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R o a d D is p a t c h e s

Weary Travelers Return Home with Stories Found Only on the Road

by Ken Gagne Newspeak Staff

More than half a millennium ago, the first pilgrims landed on the shores of a land they thought to be India. The surprise they found at the truth of the continent would most likely prove minor in comparison with later wonders. As the centuries passed, their explorations went farther, and the ter­ rain became more varied.

After stumbling out of the frigid, green forests of New England, they found them­ selves in miles and miles of plains, which they were quick to sow with golden wheat.

Southern expeditions led to plains of a dif­ ferent kind, scorching hot, yellow and sandy. Here some of the most famous churches and missions were established, be they for use in converting the savage Indians, or as strongholds in wartime.

Yet this inhospitable climate may have proven a welcome respite from other ob­ stacles in the explorers’ ways. Here and there, pilgrims were made to climb mountains and passes so tall, so forbidding, snow would forever cap their peaks. They poached upon the herds of buffalo and bison, using their meats and skins to sustain them. But the cold heights were still just another of many impediments.

The adventurers had thought them­ selves ingenious for crossing the mighty Mississippi, but another river would prove more treacherous. For millennia, white cur­ rents had dug not a trench, not a chasm, but a grand canyon, stretching miles in al­ most all directions. Although awed by its beauty, they were also discouraged by this impassable natural wonder.

They finally fought their way through the terrain and wildlife to the other side of the continent, to another ocean, peaceful, Pacific. Here, merely surviving became not enough, and people scrambled to get rich quick after gold was struck at Sutter’s Mill.

America is full of stories, people, and places like these. Teachers try to relate them to their students through books, pic-

APO Happy Turkey Day to you all. Don’t forget to eat _way_ too much and then sleep it off on the couch. We’ve had many cool things goings on recently many to do with our super pledges. The pledge class service project(s) was this past weekend. We have so many people, we couldn’t all fit on a single project. I know many little children who appreci­ ate the work the brotherhood put in. Bterm is wrapping up and that means that the pledge period and officers’ stints are almost over as well. Pledges will be voted on as soon as we return from Turkey break, and will be initiated at the end of that week. Officers for 1999 will also be elected that week, so that’s a meeting you don’t want to miss (Nov 30). Plans are in full swing for our formal as well. If you don’t have tickets by now, find Jenn and beg her to spare some for you. We’ll be livin’ it up on the 11th. Pledges, fulfill your requirements (especially George).

Tip of the week: When running with scis­ sors, always use protection.

Christian Bible Fellowship Greetings! There are only a few days left until Thanksgiving break. This will be a much needed rest break for all of us.

Tonight, we will be having Tuesday Night Prayer in Founders at 9:30. Any­ one interested can e-mail cbf@wpi.edu. “ Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance, perse­ verance, character; and character, hope.

And hope does not disappoint us, be­ cause God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.” Romans 5:3-5 (NIV).

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We’ve seen horses and llamas, bears and bison, prairie dogs and kangaroo rats. We saw the heights of Devil’s Tower, the flat­ ness of the blue Pacific ocean and the green Kansas plains, and the depths of the Grand Canyon. Places that have fallen into leg­ end, folklore, and Americana have been made real: Mount Rushmore, Yellowstone National Park, the Alamo. We’ve followed

the history of presidents: birth, life, death, grave. Every town we passed through, from the flashy tourist traps to the humble hamlets to the festive towns, with popula­ tions from ten hundred thousand to ten, were all homes to somebody.

Before I left on this journey, I wondered if there was a Smallville, USA. Now I think I’ve come home to it, gratefully.

And so here we are, 36 days, 35 states, 12,728 miles, and 250-odd pictures later.

Steve and I have returned still brothers, still friends, and with a hoard of new inside jokes to share. (Poor Mom and Dad. Be­ fore this trip, they were just beginning to understand what the heck we were talking about. Now they have to start all over) It took the experience of a lifetime to make me no longer a foreigner in my own coun­ try. Would I do it again? Not anytime soon.

Thanks for joining me on this trip. Drive safely!

as joy. Suffering is what develops per­ severance best. As our perseverance grows, so does our character. The hope that comes with a godly character is im­ mense. The only way we can make it through suffering and receive the posi­ tive benefits however, is through God’s Holy Spirit.

at 7:00 p.m. in the Goddard Hall lounge.

Topics that we discuss include upcom­ ing events, employment opportunities, and on-campus presentations sponsored by various companies. This year we will most likely hold our annual cookout dur­ ing D-term. Last year there was plenty of great food and company.

Study sessions are held on Wednes­ days. The groups consist of students who are currently taking or have taken

chemistry and biochemistry courses in the past. Students may join a session to assist others or to receive help on as­ signments or preparing for exams. Study sessions for this term include (but are not limited to) Organic I, Biochemistry II, and Chemical Dynamics. If you would like to join a session, please e-mail us at skeptical@wpi.edu or drop by during a Tuesday meeting. Please visit our web site at http://www.wpi.edu/~skepchem.

Muslim Students Association Assalamualaikum. This term the MSA has been emerged in several activities.

Just last week we hosted a very success­ ful joint dinner party with Clark and Holy Cross. It was wonderful and we thank everyone for joining in and helping out.

We have also been benefiting greatly from the weekly Qur’an sessions being held by Dr. Salah Soltan. Dr. Soltan is here on Wednesday from 4:30-6:00pm in the International House. Additionally our fundraising efforts to get the prayer room at WPI have been more than we hoped for, and we need your to keep up the good work. Daily Prayer schedules are: Dhuhr at 12:10pm and Asr at 3:20pm in the Collegiate R eligious House.

InshaAllah try to make it there everyday!

Don’t forget we have a large number of events coming up such as the Speaker Event and the Eid-ul-Fitr dinner. These will be discussed at the General Body Meeting to be held after Thanksgiving.

We need your help and support!!! Enjoy the break!

Skeptical Chemists Thanks to everyone who came to the information session on Careers in the Pulp and Paper Industry. We received details on graduate schools and types of careers along with pizza. Sorry about the lack of napkins (note the irony).

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Ragtime and the music business Presented by University of Florida Prof. Giacoma Oliva Friday, Nov.20 2:30 pm Alden Hall Free and open to the public Sponsored by the WPI Speakers Fund (For more info, contact Richard Falco, director of jazz studies at WPI, x5794)

Winter Concert Featuring: The WPI Concert Choir, The WPI Glee Club, WPI Brass Ensemble and Organ, The Boston University Choral Society, and the Wells College Choir Sunday, December 13,1998, at 3:00 p.m. in Alden Hall, WPI Compositions from the Messiah of Handel, Christmas carols and separate works for men, women and combined choirs, num­ bering 150 singers.

General admission is $3.

For more information please call (508)831 -5816.

Alden Voices Winter Concert The WPI Women’s Chorale (Alden Voices), directed by Margaret M. Konkol and the WPI Orchestra, directed by Douglas Weeks, will present their annual ‘Holiday’ Concert at Worcester Polytechnic

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Please join me in congratulating the new IFC Executive Board.

These gentlemen will assume their respective offices immedi­ ately following Thanksgiving Break, and will use the remainder of B-Term to leam more about their positions from the current officers.

Risk M anagem ent: Stu Clemons (Sigma Alpha Ep­ silon) Scholarship: Chris Brassard (Zeta Psi) Activities: Nick Macsata (Phi Kappa Theta) Intram urals: Bill Ferrari (Sigma Phi Epsilon) Public R elations: Jason Gleghom (Lambda Chi Al­ pha)

The Treasurer position may be contested due to a irregularity during the voting process; I’ll keep you apprised as to how that turns out. This new Executive Board has a broad representation of our twelve chapters, and I feel confident their leadership will provide positive direction for our greek system this year.

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6:40pm - Disturbance: Have PA system in Press Box turned down.

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Friday, November 13 12:12am- Report: Noise complaint from Fuller Apartments.

12:16am - Clear: Fuller Apartments, subjects advised.

12:15pm - Suspicious Person: Elbridge St. first floor; call from second floor stating male in old faded red car was at Is1floor stating he was sent by Plant Services could not verify.

Party left.

1:00pm - Re: 12:15: Officer placed call to Plant Services and did verify that party was to go to Elbridge.

4:24pm - Suspicious Person: Canman disturbing the peace by Fuller Apts.

11:39pm - Medical: Harrington Gym, Male student fell down and is bleeding from the mouth.

Saturday, November 14 3:08am - Advisory: Sargent advises motorist report of water leak on Pleasant St. at Rich­ mond Ave. 9:42am - Welfare Check: Daniels Hall, student overdue for trip.

9:49am - Code 5: Student not present.

3:09pm - Suspicious Persons: 6-7 w/males teens riding skateboards and looking into parked vehicles near Fuller Apts.

3:15pm - Code 5: Kids were advised and moved along.

3:43pm - Disorderly Persons: Female student called and stated some students from another college (RPI-Troy, NY) were in the library harassing females, these students were asking personal questions and taking pictures.

3:45pm - Code 5: Checked library and area subjects gone on arrival.

7 :15pm - Unarmed Robbery: Student states 3 white males in a gray Volvo pulled up to him while outside Alden, they shouted obscenities and stated they wanted his baseball cap, he refused and they grabbed him and took it, left heading onto Institute Rd. unk direc­ tion, student is standing by Daniels Emergency phone.

7:2 lpm - Arrival: Officer out with vehicle, no one in vehicle, officer with victim who can id subjects, transporting victim to id.

7:45pm - Code 5: See unarmed robbery report.

Sunday, November 15 12:11am-Check on Welfare: Officer out with subjects in Library lot.

12:43am - Possible Altercation: SNAP reports 2 subjects on Highland St. attempting to provoke fight with group of WPI students.

12:46am - Officers out with above subjects on Berkshire Street.

12:53am - Officer clear Berkshire Street. Subjects sent on their way.

12:54am - Assist: WPD requests assist at Russell St. 12:57am - Disorderly Persons: Report of intoxicated persons causing disturbance on Insti­ tute Road.

1:17am-Officers clear Russell St. WPD assist, also check area oflnstitute Road, all quiet upon arrival.

1:26am - Noise Complaint: Report of vehicle with loud stereo in Library lot, subjects at­ tending function at Armenian Church.

1:28am - Moving Violation: Officers out in library lot, reckless operation.

1:42am - Officer clear Library lot noise complaint and moving violation.

5:33am - Breaking & Entering: WPD advises report of B&E in progress at Salisbury Es­ tates.

5:54am - Officers clear Salisbury Estates, suspect under arrest by WPD. 6 :17pm - Medical: Daniels, 18yo female student fell and has head pain.

8:29pm - Fight: 2 males fighting across from Humboldt Street fraternity.

8:32pm - Males dispersed and advised.

Monday, November 16 1:06am - Disorderly Persons: Complaint of group driving in Dean & Wachusett St. area making excessive noise & blowing horn.

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1:12am - Officer clear Salisbury St., group of Assumption Coilege students removed from area.

Tuesday, November 17 12:35am - Disturbance: Report of disturbance in Founders Hall.

12:43am - Officers clear Founders Hall, residents of room advised.

2:37pm - Medical Ellsworth Apt., male student with cut from glass.

4:05pm - Medical Call: Chemical spill Goddard Hall, student contact to skin.

Wednesday, November 18 3:00am - Check on Welfare: Officers to Salisbury Estates to check on welfare of student.

2:10pm - Theft report Atwater Kent.

7:45pm - Larceny: Report taken for mv break on Institute Rd. 8:59pm - Medical: Founders Hall, 20yo male fell and hurt back & leg.

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