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Volume Twenty-six, Number Three

Tuesday, January 27, 1998

So you want to live on campus Residential Services resurrects the housing lottery...again

by Jennifer Cooper Newspeak staff Who wouldn’t want to live on campus? Well apparently a lot of us do. There are 1225 spaces avail­ able for techies to live and about half of them are reserved for the next incoming class of freshmen.

So, after forming committees to re­ view what went right and what went wrong last year. Residential Ser­ vices decided to go with a lottery system. The lottery numbers will be chosen by a computer, so it will be completely random. Residential Services sees the lottery as a way to give the three upperclasses an equal chance to live on campus.

So what do you do now? Within a few weeks everyone will receive housing applications. These arc important. Just like every year, each student, who wishes to live on cam­ pus, will pay a $50 deposit and re­

turn the application. Then, on March 11, everyone who applies for housing will receive a lottery num­ ber in their mailbox. Then you can sit around with your friends and chit-chat about who wants to live with who, where, and what hap­ pens if there are seven of you and there are only five-person apart­ ments are left. All of that is impor­ tant to do before March 26 - which is the big housing selection night.

So, the party for on campus hous­ ing is going to be in Harrington Au­ ditorium at 6:00pm. What do you have to bring and how does it work? You must have your lottery number card and your signed hous­ ing contract. So let’s pretend that you are lucky and have a lottery number of l - you have four friends, four friends want to live with you, all four o f your friends then gel to sign up under your lottery number to reside where you deem ‘cool’ to

IceCats win lose and tie

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IceCats Defensive man Rory Fitzpatrick and goalie Fredric Cassini step up the attack of the Fredericton Canadiens' Terry Ryan the first period. However, the ‘Cats

by Ed Cameron quickly answered with a power Editor-in-Chief play goal from Ricard Persson as­ The W orcester IceC ats sisted by Jamal Mayers and Rory stumbled after their 4-2 victory ver­ Fitzpatrick. The last minute of the sus the Fredericton Canadiens on period saw Fredericton split the the 18th. The tired ‘Cats playing posts for the second and last time their third game in as many days for the night as David Ling shot managed to pull out a tie against the puck past Worcester goalie the Hartford Wolf Pack on the fol­ Frederic Cassivi. Second period ac­ lowing day. With a few days of tion saw IceCats Michal Hand/us rest the IceCats were back on the and Rory Fitzpatrick do some lamp ice Saturday to battle the Roches­ lighting to put the ‘Cats up by one ter Americans and came away with going into the final period. Chris an overtime loss.

Kenady applied the finishing The Canadiens scored the first touches with his goal midway goal of the game off the stick of through the third period. The Miloslav Guren midway through See IceCats,Continued to page 3

live. Now, remember that if you are number one you have to be there at 6:00 pm because Residential Ser­ vices is going to go in order and if you show up at 8:00 holding a num­ ber one lottery number, too bad, so sad. What if you are sick or in some foreign country doing an IQP D-term? Well Residential Services has that figured out! Have a proxy, with a signed paper stating that they can vouch for you as to where

you want to live and you are as good as gold. Now, Residential Ser­ vices is not just for people who live on campus. They help everyone. If you want to live off campus then they are offering three information sessions over the next two months.

So WPI, now you know how to live on campus next year. For further inform ation contact Residential Services and w e’ll see y ’all on March 26 in Harrington.

Daka aims to please Will bagel baskets make your morning?

by Vanessa Melanson Offfice Manager It’s hard to please people when it comes to food. Ask anyone who works for Daka and they’ll tell you.

Because Daka wants to please the students, they have been making continual changes to better their service. They have adopted the “spirit of continuous improvement” as their motto.

As you may have noticed, there have been a few changes imple­ mented at Morgan dining com ­ mons over B term break. There is now a “Grab and Go” cart which offers students on the run a vari­ ety of food selections - main en­ trees, sandwiches, fruit, milk, juice, etc. This “Grab and Go” was set up for students who do not have time to go into Morgan Commons to dine. Also, over the term break, Daka introduced Pazzelli’s pizza, a new signature pizza concept devel­ oped by corporate Daka chefs. It’s especially important to the people of Daka that everyone likes their pizza because they serve about one hundred and twenty five pizzas daily. And to go along with their other changes, they are starting to

adopt an aesthetically pleasing look to their food layout. An ex­ ample of this is the new way they are presenting their bagels. The bagels are now put into little bas­ kets, separated by type. These baskets also help to preserve the bagel’s freshness.

Everyone should be on the look­ out for the upcoming changes that Daka intends to implement. They are planning on having a new wok bar with its own chef available to pre­ pare whatever you want, and a pizza bar where you can see the pizza com­ ing fresh out of the oven. The pasta bar will be augmented with different pasta and sauce choices, and finally there will be an oven at the dessert station where cookies will be baked and served fresh.

Questions about the changes or any new suggestions can be di­ rected to the Dining Service Advi­ sory Committee. This committee conducts a meeting once a month where students can voice their opin­ ions and offer suggestions on how Daka can improve. The RA’s are updated on when and where these meetings are held so if anyone is interested in going, see your RA for the info.

Gore seeks family-planning funds on Roe vs. Wade Anniversary

by Elaine S. Povich Newsday WASHINGTON - As opponents marched Thursday to protest 25 years of abortion rights. Vice Presi­ dent Al Gore tried to refocus the quarter-century national argument by announcing that the administra­ tion is calling for an extra $15 mil­ lion in family-planning funds.

Speaking to abortion-rights ad­ vocates, Gore expressed the hope that even those opposed to abor­ tion could rally around the cause of contraception so that fewer un­ wanted babies would be conceived.

“This debate must be about more than the right to end a pregnancy,” Gore said. “It must also be about the right and responsibility to pre-

See Gore, continued to page 2

Broncos What will happen if the people of the city o f Denver decide not to pay the extra taxes to build the Broncos a news stadium? Will the B roncos n o lo n g er be Denvers Namesake?

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Volume Twenty-six, Number Three

Tuesday, January 27, 1998

So you want to live on campus Residential Services resurrects the housing lottery...again

by Jennifer Cooper Newspeak staff Who wouldn't want to live on campus? Well apparently a lot of us do. There are i 225 spaces avail­ able for techies to live and about half of them are reserved for the next incoming class of freshmen.

So. al ter forming committees to re­ view what went right and what went wrong last year. Residential Ser­ vices decided to go with a lottery system. The lottery numbers will be chosen by a computer, so it will be completely random. Residential Services sees ihe lottery as a way to give the ihree upperclasses an equal chance to live on campus.

So v\hal do you do now '.’ Within a lew weeks everyone will receive housing applications. These are important. Just like every year, each student, who wishes to live on cam­ pus. will pay a $50 deposit anti re­

turn the application. Then, on March I I. everyone who applies for housing will receive a lottery num­ ber in their mailbox. Then you can sit around w ith your friends and chit-chat about who wants to live with who, where, and what hap­ pens if there are seven of you and there are only live-person apart­ ments are left. All of that is impor­ tant to do before March 26 - which is the big housing selection night.

Sin the party for on campus hous­ ing is going to he in Harrington Au­ ditorium al 6:00pm. What do you have to bring and how does it work? You must have your lottery number card and your signed hous­ ing contract. So let’s pretend that you arc lucky and have a lottery number of I - you have four friends, four friends want to live with you. all four of your friends then gel to sign up under your lottery number to reside where you deem ‘cool’ to

IceCats win lose and tie

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IceCats Defensive man Rory Fitzpatrick and goalie Fredric Cassini step tip the attack of the Fredericton Canadiens' Terry Ryan the first period. I Iovvever, ihe ‘Cats

by Ed Cameron quickly answered with a power Editor- in -Ch ief play goal from Ricard Persson as­ The W orcester IceCats sisted by Jamal Mayers and Kory stumbled afler their4-2 victory ver­ Fit/patrick. The last minute of the sus ihe Fredericton Canadiens on period saw Fredericton split ihe the ISth. The tired 'Cats playing posts for the second and Iasi time iheir third game in as many days for the night as David I ing shot managed to pull out a lie against the puck pasl Worcester goalie ihe Hartford Wolf Pack on the lol I rederic Cassivi. Second period ac­ j lowing day. With a few day s of tion saw IceCals Michal Hand/us rest the IceCals were back on the anti Rory Fitzpatrick do some lamp ice Saturday lo battle the Roches lighting to put the C ats up by one ler Americans and came aw ay with going into the final period, t hris an overtime loss.

Kenady applied the finishing The Canadiens scored the first touches with his goal midway goal of the game off ihe slick of tin ough ihe third period. The Miloslav (juren midway through See IceCats,Continued to page J

live. Now. remember that if you are number one you have to be there at 6:00 pm because Residential Ser­ vices is going to go in order and if you show up at 8:00 holding a num­ ber one lottery number, too bad, so sad. Whal if you are sick or in some foreign country doing an IQP D-term? Well Residential Services has that figured out! Have a proxy, with a signed paper slating that they can vouch for you as lo where

you w'anl to live and you are as good as gold. Now. Residential Ser­ vices is not just for people who live on campus. They help everyone If you want to live off campus then they are offering three information sessions over the next two months.

So WPI. now you know how to live on campus next year. For further information contact Residential Services and w'e’ll see y'all on March 26 in Harrington.

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Daka aims to please Will bagel baskets make your morning?

by Vanessa Melanson _______ Offfice Manager_______ It's hard to please people when it comes to food. Ask anyone who works for Daka and lhey’11 tell you.

Because Daka wants lo please ihe students, they have been making continual changes lo better their service. They have adopted Ihe “spirit of continuous improvement" as their motto.

As you may have noticed, there have been a few changes imple­ mented al Morgan dining com­ mons over B term break. There is now a "Grab and Go” cart which offers students on ihe run a \ ariety of food selections - main en­ trees. sandwiches, fruit, milk, juice, etc. This "Grab and Cio" was set up for students who do not have time to go into Morgan Commons to dine. Also, over the term break.

Daka introduced Pa/zelli's pizza, a new signature pizza concept devel­ oped by corporate Daka chefs. It's especially important to the people of Daka lhal everyone likes their pizza because they serve about one hundred and twenty five pizzas daily. And to go along with their other changes, they are starting to

adopt an aesthetically pleasing look to their food layout. An ex­ ample of this is the new way they arc presenting iheir bagels. The bagels are now pul into little bas­ kets. separated by type. These baskets also help to preserve the bagel's freshness.

Everyone should he on Ihe look­ out for the upcoming changes that I )aka intends to implement. They are planning on having a new wok bar wilh its own chef available to pre­ pare whatever sou want, and a pizza bar w here yi >ucan see Ihe pizza com­ ing fresh out of the oven. The pasta bar will be augmented with different pasta and sauce choices, and finally there will be an oven at the dessert station where cookies will be baked and served fresh.

Questions about ihe changes or any new suggestions can he d i­ rected to Ihe Dining Service Advi­ sory Committee. This committee conducts a meeting once a month where students can voice their opin­ ions and offer suggestions on how Daka can improve. The RA's are updated on when and where these meetings are held so if anyone is interested in going, see your RA for the info.

G ore seek s fam ily-p lan n in g fu n d s on R oe vs, W ade A n n iversary

by Elaine S. Povich Newsday WASH INC i FC) \ As opponents marched Thursday to protest 25 ycars o! abortion rights. Vice Presi dent Ai Gore tried to refocus the quarlcr-eeniury national argument by announcing that the administra­ tion is calling for an extra $ 15 mil­ lion in family-planning funds.

Speaking to abortion-righls ad­ vocates, Core expressed the hope that even those opposed to abor­ tion could rally around Ihe cause of contraception so lhal fewer un­ warned babies would be conceived. " I his debate must be about more than the right lo end a pregnancy ."

Gore said, "ll must also be about the right and responsibility to pre-

See Core, continued to page 2

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Co m m en tary

Kaczynski spares us a “Mad Hatter” trial

By Jonathan Kirsch Special to Newsday Strange as it may seem, America owes Theodore Kaczynski a debt of gratitude. By pleading guilty to murder charges, the ac­ cused Unabomber has spared us all the sorry spectacle of a murder trial in which the de­ fendant is opined to be a paranoid schizo­ phrenic and at the same time competent to face ajury.

The Kaczynski trial was shaping up as yet another travesty of justice, no less a media circus than the criminal prosecution of O.J. Simpson and, even more to the point, the Long Island Rail Road shooter, Colin Ferguson. The Unabomber proceedings had not even reached opening statements before Kaczynski turned his murder trial into guer­ rilla theater, demonstrating his demented state of mind by stalwartly insisting that, contrary to the opinions of his own lawyers, he was perfectly sane. Judge Garland Burrell, coun­ seled by a federal prison psychiatrist, tried

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Gore: Funding family planning programs Continued from page 1 vent an unwanted pregnancy.”

The silver anniversary of the Roe vs.

Wade Supreme Court decision that made abortion legal throughout the land brought out those on both sides of the abortion issue. Opponents held their annual “March for Life,” walking from near the White House to the Supreme Court. They held signs saying “Roe v. Wade 1973-1998: Not a solution then, Still a tragedy today.” One sign pictured a fetus and asked President Clinton: “Bill, do you feel their pain?”

“I think there is a certain frustration that exists, but it’s just a core belief for every­ body who is here,” said Rep. Michael Forbes, R-N.Y., who has been to many of the annual marches. “And we’ll continue to come here as long as it takes.”

Across town, Gore told a luncheon spon­ sored by the National Abortion and Re­ productive Rights Action League that Clinton would request the extra funding for family-planning programs in his State of the Union address Tuesday. The additional $ 15 million would bring to $218 million the annual total of federal money spent on birth-control services, pregnancy testing and education.

A t the luncheon, attorney Sarah Weddington, who argued the Roe case before the Supreme Court in 1973, said she was concerned about the future of the abortion-rights movement because there are now so many women of child-bearing age who do not remember when abortion was illegal.

And her client, “Jane Roe,” has gone over to the other side. Norma McCorvey, who was the plaintiff in the case, appeared at the anti-abortion rally and testified on Capitol Hill. “I am dedicated to spending the rest of my life undoing the law that bears my name,” McCorvey told a Senate subcommittee.

to fashion a Solomonic solution to the di­ lemma presented by Kaczynski, ruling that the defendant was sane enough to be tried for murder but not quite sane enough to act as his own attorney.

Thus, the stage was set for a trial where the defendant would have been at war with the prosecution, his own lawyers and in a real sense the system of government that was seeking his life.

The trial of Colin Ferguson is perhaps the best example of how the Unabomber trial might have turned out. Despite the good in­ tentions and best efforts of the judge and counsel, Ferguson succeeded in turning the orderly ritual of a criminal trial into a kind of Mad H atter’s tea party. So, too, was Kaczynski prepared to second-guess his own lawyers; to stand up and spout more of the twisted rhetoric that appeared in his

“manifesto”and helped to mark him as the Unabomber, and generally to act exactly like the kind of mad bomber he claims he is not.

Any conviction under such circumstances would have been tainted by the same nag­ ging doubt and corrosive cynicism that were inspired by the acquittal in the Simpson crimi­ nal case and the contradictory verdict in the trial of Terry Nichols, the co-conspirator in

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Weekly sports update: Results from January 16 - 22

by Geoff Hassard Sports Information Director Women’s Basketball (6-9) The women’s team hosted Pine Manor College on the 17th. The visitors outscored the hosts 15-9 over the last 5:32 to take the 73-67 win. Sophomore Kate Burgess (New­ port, Maine) led four Engineers in double figures with 16 points. She also had 10 rebounds. Dianna Carlson (Holden, Mass.) had 15 points and a career high 17 re­ bounds. Freshmen Lynn Michalenka (Lin­ coln, R.I.) and Jamie Mulryan (W. Boylston, Mass.) had 11 points and 12 points respectively.

Last Tuesday WPI was on the road look­ ing to snap their mini two game losing streak against the Golden Bears of Western New England. The Engineers trailed 30-27 at the half before opening the second half with an 8-0 run to take the lead for good. WPI shot a season high 57 percent from the floor and was led by C arlson’s 14 points.

Michalenka scored 13 points, Burgess scored

11 points and Mulryan added 10 points in the win.

Two nights later WPI continued their road swing with a trip to UMass Dartmouth. De­ spite 16 points and 14 rebounds from An­ drea Kodys (Templeton, Mass.) the Engineers lost 66-61. Burgess added 15 points and Carlson chipped in with 10 points and 9 re­ bounds in the loss.

Men’s Basketball (2-8) The men found themselves in the midst of a seven game losing streak as they hosted Western New England on the 17th. TTie home team turned up the defense to outscore the visitors 31 -8 over the last six minutes of the first half and five minutes into the second half. Freshman center Matt Bielik (Webster, Mass.), who was starting his first collegiate game, recorded a double-double with 18 points and 14 rebounds. He was selected as rookie of the week for the Worcester Area Basketball Association. Five other Engineers were in double figures led by John Lehane’s (Marlboro, Mass.) 23 points. A quartet of sophom ores rounded out the group as

IceCats: Win some lose some the score and carried the 'Cats to a 2-2 tie.

Continued from page I Hartford saw the red light in the first period IceCats overwhelmed the Canadiens with 49 with Chris Winnes’ shots on goal goal at 10:43.

28 o f which Daniel Goneau came in the sec­ scored the second ond period goal for Hart ford at while holding 13:22 of the sec­ them to just 19 ond. The ‘Cats shots on goal finished the scor­ for the game. ing for the night The next op­ with K enady’s ponent the goal at 15:19 and IceCats faced Petrovicky’s at was the Hart­ 16:28. ford Wolf Pack Saturday saw who came to the R ochester W o r c e s te r ’s NEWSPKAK STA FF P H O T O BY ED CA M ERO N Centrum Centre IceCatRobert Petrovicky defeats Wolf Pack goalie Robb Americans battle back from a 2-0 winning their Stauber at the game at 2 goals deficit in the third last three period to send the game into overtime where games. The IceCats split the posts in just American Matt Davidson scored the winning the second period with goals from Chris goal at 2:10 to defeat the IceCats 3-2. The Kenady and Robert Petrovicky that evened IceCats held Rochester scoreless for the first two periods while splitting the pipes twice. ‘Cats Jamal Mayers and Mike Prokopec each put the puck into the net with assistance from Libor Zabransky. Third period action saw the American’s quickly score with Eric Charron's goal at 0:41. Patrice Tardif evened the score at 4:17 with a lamp lighter of his own. sFREE BREAKFASTS The third place IceCats skate on home ice S FR E E DZNNWS again on the 31st against the second place X« HOURS OF Springfield Falcons.

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Ryan Fournier (Charlton City, Mass.) had 19 points, Tim Briggs (Rutland, Mass.) and Gregg Burnett (Phillipston, Mass.) each had 13 points and Ryan Thomas (Bangor, Maine) added 12 points.

Last Wednesday the Engineers were home to face Brandeis University. The vis­ iting Judges used two early runs, one 8-0 and the other 9-2, as they cruised to a 7857 win. WPI shot only 30 percent from the field and were led again by Bielik and his 21 points.

Men’s/Women’s Swimming The men’s and women’s swim teams were back in action on the 17th over at Clark to take on the Corsairs of Umass Dart­ mouth. On the swimming side the Engi­ neers were outstanding. The men’s meet was decided by the fact that they have no divers to compete and the women were just edged out. The men lost 134-99 drop­ ping their record to 1-5 while the women lost 107-98 to drop their record to 0-6.

For the m en se n io r A dam T erio (Reston, Va.) had one of his best days in the water at WPI. He won the 100-yard

butterfly and also swam a strong leg for both the 200-yard medley relay and the 200-yard freestyle relay, both o f which were won by WPI. Senior John Lambie (C o n ro e , T ex as) won the 5 0 -y a rd freestyle and was the anchor leg for the medley relay team. Freshman Andrew Houde (Biddeford, Maine) won the 200y ard b ac k stro k e. S op h o m o re S tev e Sacovitch (Worcester, Mass.) and class­ mate Seth Sienkiewicz (Athol, M ass.) each swam a leg for the winning freestyle relay team. Robert DelPaine (New London, Conn.) swam the anchor leg for the freestyle relay w h ile fellow freshm an Jason Walonoski (Winsted, Conn.) swam a leg on the medley relay team. Jamie Murdock (Woodinville, Wash.), not at full strength, still managed to swim a leg for the medley relay team.

On the women’s side the meet was close throughout and came down to the last couple of events before the Corsairs were able to pull it out. Senior captain Patty Lin­ den (Highland, Ind.) was a winner in the 100-

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The politics of football Denver? Broncos Sarah Walkowiak Associate Editor Last weekend, the Superbowl was cel­ ebrated by millions of football fans. Par­ ties were planned and bets were made.

Everyone rooted for their favorite team.

Several lucky fans even got to cheer for their home team, or did they?

As a Denver native, I would normally be thrilled that the Broncos made it to the Superbowl this year. However, a con­ troversy at home keeps me from support­ ing my home team. The Broncos have been planning to build a new stadium for several years now. A proposal was finally made recently, and the team wants the taxpayers to foot the bill. Many Denver residents, m yself included, do not feel that our tax dollars should be spent for the new stadium. Over Christmas break, I heard on the news that the coach was threatening to sell the team if the tax d id n ’t get voted in. 1 also heard from friends and family that this was the rea­ soning behind their new uniforms this season, as they have removed the “ Den­ ver” from the “Denver Broncos”, physi­ cally as well as metaphorically.

One of the most disturbing aspects of the whole controversy is that the na­ tional media still hasn’t seemed to figure it out yet. I cringe every time I see an­ other article about how the Broncos are making a “great comeback” or “how they came out of nowhere and won the play­ offs”, as though it was some sort of magi­ cal event. Although the team has lots of skill, their greed and selfishness arc also great motivators. 1don’t think they would have quite made it to the Superbowl oth­ erwise.

I t’s dish earten ing to know that an event such as the Superbow l, which would normally increase the amount of unity, has torn the city o f Denver apart.

The team seems to care more about itself than its fans these days. The players make millions of dollars each year, but still expect the citizens of Denver to pay their bill. If they come through on their threat, and leave the city, I’m sure that many citizens won’t even notice. It seems childish to pull such a stunt, but maybe it’s unreasonable to expect more out of professional athletes who have let money and power get to their head.

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Unabomber: Kaczynski is crazy...like a fox Continued from page 2 the Oklahoma City courthouse bombing.

Kaczynski had already shown his intention to disrupt his own trial and discredit any ver­ dict against him by resorting to the court­ room antics that he already had started to display before the sudden change of heart that prompted him to plead guilty to the charges against him.

What we have learned over the last sev­ eral years of media overkill in the coverage of our courts is that trial is a show trial, at least in the sense that our system of juris­ prudence is meant to show us the process of justice is being done. Almost by defini­ tion, a fair trial is one that persuades that

the verdict, whether guilty or not guilty, resulted not from passion or prejudice but the orderly, rational and considered pro­ cess of weighing the evidence.

When the participants in a trial whether it is the judge, the jury, the attorneys, the media or the defendant himself succumb to the tem ptation to sensationalize or speechify or just act like raving lunatics, when the consideration of evidence and argument is subtly undermined by appeals to ignorance or bigotry or sheer lunacy, no one comes away from the courtroom (or perhaps more aptly, Court TV) with the sense that justice has been done.

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Unabomber was prepared to inflict on a system of justice that he apparently loathes as much as airlines, universities and hightechnology companies. By pleading guilty to the charge that he used homemade mail bombs to murder two innocent victims and maim two others, Ted Kaczynski trades the showcase of an Alice-in-Wonderland trial for the certainty that he will not die in the gas chamber.

For that reason alone, of course, we might conclude that if Ted Kaczynski is crazy, he is crazy like a fox.

Kirsch is an attorney in California and the author of “The Harlot by the Side of the Road: Forbidden Tales o f the Bible. ”

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80’s flashback: SocComm presents WPI Campus with 80's Flicks

by Natalie Chin Newspeak Staff On January 17lhSoccom presented an 80’s film festival featuring four classic 80’s movies, The G oonies, F erris Bueller's D ay Off', Indiana Jones: Raiders o f the Lost Ark,

and S tand By M e. The festival started at two in the afternoon and lasted ‘til ten at night in Perrault Hall. At first the turn out for this event was minimal, however the showing of Indiana Jones: Raiders o f the L ost A rk brought a huge amount of view­ ers to the festival. There were very few

viewers that stayed for the whole event, which consisted of eight hours of movies.

There were few minor problems with the projection during every showing, however it was quickly resolved and the viewing continued.

Some of the moviegoers loved the idea of having a Saturday devoted to the show­ ing of classic movies. Others enjoyed the atmosphere that it created in the hall. “ I’ve never seen Stand By M e before and it was really nice how my first time seeing it was in a movie theater setting with my friends.” says Megan Boettcher. A thing that might

have hindered the success of the event was the comfort level. In referral to Perreault H a ll’s seating co n d itio n s, M arie Charpentier said “It was cool to have it there, but for eight hours they [the chairs] can be quite uncomfortable to sit in.” An­ other occurrence that might have effected the amount of viewers was the beautiful non-winter like weather outside. When asked why there were not many viewers present in the theater. To this, Marie re­ plied, “Who would ever want to stay in­ side with weather like this? It is bright and sunny with hardly a cloud in the sky.” There

was some criticism on how the event was timed out. The times o f the showings were scheduled such that it was impossible to cat dinner and make it back in time for the next movie. “If they had a dinner break and sold food at the event they could’ve had a better turn out and made it easier on the die hard fans to go and eat and not miss any part of the movie”, says Megan. Despite some of the inconveniences that some experienced during the event, many had fun anyway, Fred Cassellius states, “.. .1 love the movies and it was great.”

Live music on Highland Street for WPI entertainment

by Thomas Hall and Ben Nawrath VPJazzGroup Pres. JazzGroup You asked for something to do around here... well here it is. In an effort to bring more activities to our campus, the WPI JazzGroup has two bands perform ing live each week on Highland Street.

Our Jazz Ensemble will be playing every Tuesday night at 8 at the Sahara Restaurant. You know, the one with the big glass windows where you can see everyone eat?

Also, our renowned Jazz Guitar Trio will be jam m ing down at the Bean C ounter every T hursday night at 8:00.

This onslaught of jazz listening opportunities was brought about by an imminent need for some­ thing to do on campus besides playing computer games and star­ ing at the walls. The fact that there is a lack of things going on here is not unknown to our neighbors on Highland St. So, they are extend­ ing an invitation to all WPI commu­ nity members to come down and

hear what your classmates do, and to have a fine cup of coffee and a Macadamia Cookie (which I highly recommend).

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So stop in Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8, have an extreme bean and a cup of jazz.

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Fri 9 ~ Sat 8 & 10:30 2/6-7 1/30-31 COMEDY GUNSLINGER

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Bill Frisell: Gone, Just Like a Train Brian Whitman Newspeak Staff Every quarter-generation has their gui­ tar heroes. My brother fell in love with Steve Vai and his speed - his flashy hair was of course always enticing as well.

Those I know who were a bit older found themselves listening to Stevie’s mentor.

Frank Zappa... we can keep going back perhaps: Joe Perry? Frank Gambale? Steve Morse? Although I dabbled in that pecu­ liar musical institution called ‘Fusion’ as a lad, where the guys who couldn’t get into Warrant played Miles Davis standards at double-time, I caught myself quickly and latched on, along with the rest of my friends, to an eraserhead-haired guitarist named Bill

Glister and The Neilds Perform at WPI Are neon glow sticks toxic?

by Sarah Walkowiak Associate Editor Last Friday, Guster performed with The Neilds in Alden Hall. In spite of the weather, many students from WPI and the consor­ tium attended the show. Both bands have previously played at WPI, and many students were awaiting their return.

The Neilds opened for Guster and featured new material. They performed classic and re­ cent favorites such as “Einstein’s Daughter”, “Best Black Dress”, “I Need A Doctor”, and a rendition of the Beatles’ “Lovely Rita”.

Their folk-rock style, with an occasional psy­ chedelic twist, kept the audience cheering for more. The Neilds smoothly combined an upbeat sound with believable lyrics, setting the atmosphere for the percussion-intense rhythm of Guster.

With bongo drums, acoustic and bass gui­ tars, Glister's energetic sound reflected it­

self through the enthusiasm of the audience.

Their music created an effortless escape from the arctic conditions outside. The sound of bongo drums, combined with traditional rock, was reminiscent of cruising around on a warm summery day.

Through lively music, and a humorous charm, both bands were well received by the audience. In addition to their usual storytelling. The Neilds prominently dis­ played several of the neon glow bracelets that SocComm was giving out. Later in the show, the lead singer of Guster threw out Little Debbie oatmeal pies to the audience.

One lucky audience member even received the empty box, complete with an order form for Little Debbie figurines, as noted to the audience.

The show provided a much-needed diver­ sion from classes and the winter blues. Spe­ cial thanks to The Neilds, Guster, and SocComm for putting on a great show.

Frisell. He is and was our hero- as well as being melodically pure and dead-on, he had the added benefit of being weird some­ times. In fact, our favourite Fris-album fea­ tured him as part of John Zorn’s assembled orchestra in the modern free-jazz opus “Naked City”, in which we can also hear the talents of screamer Yamastuka Eye. Naked City being the game-piece struc­ tured album that it was, we got to hear Bill try out rockabilly, then thrash metal the next second, then lull a bit while Eye screams, then get back to some angular folk line... we ate it up.

But give Bill Frisell his own album and he’ll show you what he wants us to hear: his compositions. This playing is not about playing, this playing is about the music, about the feelings created, about the har­ monic tinge to everything. You’ll find this record under the jazz section undoubtedly, of course, it doesn’t belong there. It be­ longs in the ‘cool cover art’ section, it be­ longs in the ‘emotionally powerful’ sec­ tion, it belongs in the ‘buy this’ section.

The song on the headphones now is called ‘Lookout for Hope’, it’s about ten minutes long and it is making me anxious. The bass­ ist, upright Viktor Krauss (related to famous Alison and also appeared on Frisell’s last solo record Nashville) is playing a repeated arpeggio that’s not quite minor but far from happy—every time Frisell plays this one repeated lead Viktor’11 double it, but just off by a few cents (love those fretless in­ struments)— and then Frisell starts on the

delay-pedal madness (if you’ve never seen these things used in a Frisell-fashion, you should: he’ll play a couple o f notes, change the pitch of those notes with the speed knobs, then add more notes at a slower pitch on top of it, then abruptly shut it off and on without warning.)

Then there’s stuff like “Blues for Los Angeles” - could have been a standard blues if it weren’t for the tone and the lessons learned well from those “Naked City” sessions - forget that song struc­ ture stuff. It’s wonderful to hear such dis­ regard for the tenets of boring jazz in­ strumental - you’ll never know what’s going to happen next, even after repeated listenings. Once in a while drummer/per­ cussion man Jim Keltner will make a noise like the CD is skipping, then the song will shift dramatically as if it did skip (and no, my CD player is fine, thank yo u...)

Also beautiful pieces like the familiar “Egg R adio” , which is alm ost singalongingly sublime, and more straight­ forward jazz ballads like “Ballroom ” , mostly done with the acoustics. The most wonderful thing about Gone. Just Like A Train is the sound, I believe.

Hendrix might have cut holes in his amps and brought distortion to the masses, but Frisell I hold responsible for mastering the delicate art of the volume tremololaden guitar. Think the soundtrack to ‘Sling Blade’ here folks, but ‘Sling Blade’ if ‘Sling Blade’ took place in New York

See Review, Continued to review page II

Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love bg Brad Fraser

M.W. Repertory Theatre Co., Etc. p Riley Commons, WPI anuary 29, 30, and 311998 8:00pm $4.00

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P E R S O N O N THE STREET

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that’s the way it is. I will be watching the game and routing for Greenbay.

What are your predictions or plans for the Superbowl?

Peter Gothgen - I’m gonna commit ritual suicide this weekend because I’m a Bills fan.

Mike Dicicco - I’m gonna celebrate the Superbowl by making lots of nachos, get­ ting lots of wings, and sitting around with a bunch of really cool guys for six or seven hours watching football.

Chris Ferreira - 1 expect Greenbay to repeat, and I’m gonna have a good time while watching the Superbowl.

Darren Chin - My prediction is that the Broncos are going to upset the Pack­ ers 28-21, and I ’m kinda psyched that they are doing the Motown Revival be­ cause I think the past half-time shows have been pretty cheezy, so I’m look­ ing forward to this years.

Michael Weber - I think that Denver is going to lose, and it is going to be a really good Superbowl, and there is go­ ing to be snow on the ground.

Amber Fuchs - 1 just have to say that Greenbay is going to kick some Denver ass because they are the best team, and

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Movie guide: Reviews of releases Courtesy o f Los Angeles Times Opinions are by Los Angeles Times re­ viewers. Ratings by the Motion Picture As­ sociation o f America are: (G) for general audiences; (PG) parental guidance urged because of material possibly unsuitable for children; (PG -13) parents are strongly cau­ tioned to give guidance for attendance of children younger than 13; (R) restricted, younger than 17 admitted only with parent or adult guardian; (NC-17) no one younger than 17 admitted.

The Boxer - Daniel Day-Lewis is con­ vincing as always as a weary boxer just released after 14 years in prison for IRA activity, but otherwise this Jim Sheridandirected tale of tormented Northern Ireland is overly familiar on several levels. And co-star Emily Watson is not given enough to do as the romantic interest. (R, for lan­ guage and some violence.)

Fallen - A hybrid crime drama and su­ pernatural thriller, written by the able Nicho­ las Kazan and directed by Gregory Hoblit (“Primal Fear”). A noble homicide detec­ tive (Denzel Washington) is terrorized by a fallen angel who takes over the bodies of people and animals, and passes from one to another with a mere touch. A crafty piece of work that ends with a pair o f marvelous twists. (R, for violence and language.)

The Gingerbread Man - Robert Altman

directs John Grisham’s first screenplay; Kenneth Branagh stars as a Southern law­ yer caught up in intrigue surrounding a beautiful woman (Embeth Davidtz). (R, for some sexuality, violence and language.)

Half Baked- A mirthless, stoned-buddy movie starring marijuana, Dave Chappelle and “SNL” player Jim Breuer, based on the notion that a scattering of cultural refer­ ences and over-the-top characters can sus­ tain a one-joke plot. (R, for pervasive drug content, language, nudity and sexual ma­ terial.)

Hard Rain - This standard action-adventure offers a logistically impressive simu­ lation of a small midwestem town under­ going a major flood during a torrential rain storm, but such realism shows up the pre­ posterousness of the plot, which centers on a bunch of people going after $3 million plus from the local bank at the height of the natural disaster. Morgan Freeman, Christian Slater, Randy Quaid and Minnie Driver star. (R, for violence.)

Spice World - A millennial “Hard Day’s Night”? The Spice Girls give it their best shot in their film debut. (PG, for some vul­ garity, brief nudity and language.)

Swept From the Sea - Joseph Conrad’s short story “Amy Foster” is the basis for this epic drama about a servant girl (Rachel Weisz) and a shipwrecked foreigner in 19th century Cornwall, England. (PG-13 for ele­ ments o f theme and some sensuality.)

Come one come all Dining Services celebrates “Chinese New year Buffet” Join us at Morgan and Founders Commons for Chinese New Year tonight 5 - 6:30, January 27 Featuring favorites like Hot and Sour Soup, Beef and Broccoli, Fried Rice, Schezuan Chicken, Eggplant with Garlic Sauce and much more...

Don’t miss the 6 pm raffle where you can win a gourmet, Filet Mignon dinner served in front of all your envious friends courtesy of DakaBob himself! (two prize dinners will be given away one at Morgan and one at Founders) You must be present to receive prize.

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Honesty is the Best Policy Charlie Morse Student Development and Counseling Center I am not an honest man. I can’t say I’ve really met another honest person, although I’ve had the good fortune to know many who are dedi­ cated to honesty in their lives. You see, I don’t believe honesty is a per­ sonal quality, an innate characteris­ tic, or a state of being that can be achieved. I think honesty is best characterized as a desire and dedi­ cation to truth— both in the way we look at ourselves and in the way we see our world.

Being honest is often viewed in a straightforward manner; you speak the truth or act in ways that are con­ sistent with your own or others’ ex­ pectations. But that is only the mani­

festation of a commitment to hon­ esty. That commitment needs to be a lifelong struggle— a willingness and ability to move beyond our of­ ten narrow ways of seeing the world and ourselves.

We all live with our own set of beliefs, ways of organizing and mak­ ing sense of our world. These be­ liefs bring consistency and order to our world. Beliefs also fuel our per­ ceptual Filters, lenses through which we sec the world. It is human nature to pay attention to that which con­ firms our beliefs while failing to no­ tice or give weight to that which tends to threaten our beliefs. Herein lies the real challenge to engaging in a commitment to honesty; it is usu­ ally uncomfortable, sometimes pain­ ful.

The more firmly we hold onto cer­

tain beliefs, the more painful it is to challenge them. We tend to ignore or explain away truths that seem con­ tradictory to our strongest beliefs.

This, of course, leads to dishonesty with ourselves and eventually with others. Honesty, then, can be seen as a disciplined endeavor to learn more about ourselves and to ques­ tion our own beliefs, especially those which we hold most strongly. It is most certainly not the most comfort­ able way of being in the world, but it sure beats the alternative, deception.

When we deceive ourselves, our perceptual filters need to work that much harder to maintain a sense of order and integrity. We lose more and more access to reality as the fil­ ters become more active. Intellectu­ ally, we miss important data; emo­ tionally, we become more distant

from our feelings; interpersonally, we have to go to ever-greater lengths to maintain a facade; and spiritually, we feel lost and empty. Dishonesty can provide temporary relief for dis­ comfort and pain but only with the sacrifice of parts of our world and ourselves.

Fortunately, our ability to be hon­ est with ourselves can be developed over time. Honesty is advanced in the numerous decisions and choices we make each day about how to in­ terpret and act on our inner and outer worlds. It is nurtured in our intimate relationships with others as we take the risk of opening up and sharing our vulnerability and confusion. But most essential to a commitment to honesty is the ability to question our beliefs, particularly those we hold most dear.

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Chinese Year of the Tiger

by Billy D. McGowan Director o f ESC Xinnianhao! Happy New Y ear! chunjiehao! go n h asin si! Happy Spring Festival!

M y C hinese students told m e that there are tw elve signs in C hi­ n ese astrology. E ach sign in the c y c le re p re se n ts a year. E ach y ea r is sym bolized by an anim al ranging from a rat toapig. It even includes the m ythical dragon, the shrew d snake, the frisky m onkey an d others. P eo p le b om u n d er each sign share som e o f the char­ acteristics o f the anim al sym bol­ izing theiryear.

F o r three d ay s beginning with Tuesday night,Chinesepetplecelebrale the N e w Year, their Spring Festival, w ith gifts, flow ers and decorations. R ed is a favorite f c r th is season. T h is year is o f “the y e a r o f the T ig er.” A n d I a m a tiger,akrigwithakxofc*herpaiple, I suppose. It is a great sign to be bom under, and herc is why.

T h e tiger, it seem s, is a p o w ­ erful sign T hose arrivingcncxuth under this auspick xis sign are be im leaders, respected for their cour­ a g e a n d c o n fid e n c e in th e face o f adversity. T igers, I a m told, a r e u rg e n t a n d a lw a y s o n th e

prowl! W e are ad y n am ic bunch, hard w( >rking, passionate an d ro­ m antic. B ut there is another side to us.

B ecause o f our ability to attract others to us, w e like to have things o u r way. (S ound fam iliar?) A nd w e lo v e b e in g o b e y e d !

U hhhm m m ha! O u r cgn)scan get the best o f u s if w e arc not c a re ­ ful T he advice from the ^C hinese L unar C alendar* is that this year willbeagoodoneforus. W eshoukl avoid lending m oney to friends, as thiswilkrilyumplicatetxnTekitkriships. W e should slow dow n anti drive m o re carefully as w e m sh about in o u r ears. A n d w e should w ork harder. It is gcxxJ for us and o u r w orld. A u g u st is the m onth that will bring especially gix xl for­ tune. (S ohang in there!)

T ig e rs arc m o s t c o m p a tib le w ith those bom in the y ea r o f the dog, horse and monkey. Avoid the goat and ox at all c o s t!

S o for those o f us b om in 1986, 7 4 ,6 2 ,5 0 ,3 8 ,2 6 ,1 4 ,0 2 an d ear­ lier, this is o u r year. E njoy! T h e W PI Chinese community and their guests will be trying to d o ju st that on W ednesday evening, 27 Janu­ ary in the basem ent o f F ounders Hall. B est w ishes.

Up-coming events at International House (28 Trowbridge Rd): January 31 The ISC w ill sponsor a Saturday ski trip to Mt. Wachusett. Contact Sashe antf other ISC officials for de­ tails.

February 2 The Indian Cul­ tural and Education Consul w ill sp eak at 3 :30 PM on “Trends in Higher Education in India; The Role of Indian Students Studying Overseas.**

The lo c a tio n is to be a n ­ nounced.

February 10 Lawyer Richard landoli will present informa­ tion on im igration and post completion employment (H l-B and Green Cards) at Interna­ tional House at 3:30 PM. February 18 Dr. Mitra Satya will conduct a tax workshop at 5 PM in Salisbury. 105._______

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Wa Salaam

by Absar Kazmi Secretary o f W PI Muslim Student Association ‘Eid-Ul-Fitr’ is celebrated by the 1.2 billion worldwide Muslims with great joy and festivities.

‘Eid” means ‘a recurring happi­ ness or festivity’ and ‘fitr’ means to ‘to begin’, if ta r ’ refers to ‘the breaking of the fast’ and it is from this that the name ‘Eid-ul-Fitr’ seems to have derived, the ‘fes­ tival of the breaking of the fast’.

When the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.s) arrived in M edina, he found that people of the city cel­ ebrated many festivals. He abol­ ished these pagan observances and told the M uslims that the two Eids were prescribed for them as festivals, one being ‘Eid-UlFitr’ and the other ‘Eid-UI-Adha’.

‘Eid-Ul-Fitr’ falls on the first day o f Shawwal, the 10th month of the M uslim c a le n d ar, and marks the end of the fasting ob­ served by the M uslim s during the month of Ramadhan. While the Holy Quran was revealed piecem eal over tw e n ty -th re e years, the first revelation came to the Prophet (s .a .s) in the month of Ramadhan. Therefore, that month which witnessed the greatest spiritual experience of the Holy Prophet (s.a.s) was con­ sidered to be the most suitable month for the spiritual discipline of the Muslim community. It is stated in the Holy Quran: “The month of Ramadhan is that in which the Quran was revealed, a guidance to men and clear proofs of guidance and the Criterion (of right and wrong). So whoever of you is present in the month, he shall fast therein.” (Sura Bakr 2:185)

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Fasting was prescribed as an act of self-denial with a view to atta in in g m oral and sp iritu a l upliftment. The observance o f Eid is an expression of joy at hav­ ing fulfilled A llah’s command o f discipline and piety. It is a day o f than k sg iv in g to A llah for the guidance He bestowed upon m an­ kind through His last Prophet.

While “Eid-ul-Fitr” is an occa­ sion for joy and happiness, it is c e rtain ly not an o ccasion fo r over-eating, frivolity or for the pursuit of pleasure. The joy on this o ccasio n is the sp iritu a l fulfilm ent of R am adhan. M us­ l i ms a s s e m b le to o ff e r E id prayers after sunrise. As they stand in the presence o f th eir M aker and prostrate before Him in th an k sg iv in g , they e x h ib it the fraternity and brotherhood o f Islam. E id-U l-Fitr’ occasions the opportunity for the b eliev ­ ers to forget all grudges and illfeelin g s to w ard s one an o th er and start afresh.

The u n d erly in g m essage o f this happy occasion is that the believers who fulfill G od’s com ­ m and o f d iscip lin e and piety, and who abstain from evil and unlawful pleasures, are alw ays blessed with jo y surpassing all the worldly m aterial com forts.

A fter co m p letio n o f the holy month o f fasting one is able to gauge o n e’s im proved spiritual condition as a result o f one’s d e ­ v o tio n , c o n d u c t and p ra y e rs during that period. On Eid-ulF itr one sh ould re flect o n e ’s condition o f spiritual im prove­ m ent and re so lv e not to lo se what has been gained and strive forw ard to higher spiritual d e­ v elo p m en t th ro u g h rig h te o u s co n d u ct, p ray ers and seek in g the G race o f God.

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Graphics Editor Jessica Morgan

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Communicating Information r~to the WPI Community % 1 Debbie Dexter Computer Trainer

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Where do you get news and in­ formation electronically about WPI? Have you been reading the Bboard messages? Do you read or post mes­ sages to a newsgroup? Did you know there are thousands of newsgroups you could read? Have you browsed the Social Web lately?

In addition to Newspeak, there are many resources that the WPI com­ munity can refer to for more informa­ tion about news and events at WPI. Here are some suggestions that you can review: The Bboard: The Bboard, otherwise know as the "Bulletin Board" is a web site that anyone w ith a WPI account can view that contains mail sent to wpi_students@wpi.edu as well as

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- access the secure site so that the transmission of your password, and your whole session are encrypted.

- subscribe and unsubscribe from mailing lists using the “Manage BBoard Subscriptions” link to read only the information you select - read the BBoard from the UNIX prompt using Lynx or view it from Netscape (from the WPI homepage select “News”, then select “BBoard” from the “Events” section.

Do you know that when you mail to wpi_students@wpi.edu, it is NOT sent to the individual INBOX’s of each student at WPI. Do you know that if a person tries to send email to each student at WPI (4000+ people) in one message that mail delivery could be held up for several hours?

WPI would have some very un­ happy people if this were to happen.

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So where does email sent to wpi_students@wpi.edu delivered to anyway? This mail is delivered to the newsgroup “wpi.students” and to the BBoard as well. So, check out these valuable resources!

Newsgroups: You can also access newsgroups to communicate with others about a common interest. For example, the College Computer C enter often posts messages to the newsgroup “wpi.ccc” with news and information involving the CCC. You can read newsgroups with different UNIX programs. Pine, Netscape News or other programs.

The InfoPages - All of the CCC articles submitted to Newspeak are also available electronically on the world wide web at: http:// w w w .w pi.edu/~training/N ew s/ InfoPages.html

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Can Solar Energy Be Competi­ tive in a Deregulated Energy Mar­ ket?

Date: 5 February 1998 Place: H iggins House, WPI C am pus Time: Reception 5:30-6:30; Dinner 6:30-7:30; Presentation 8:00 Reser­ vations: Call Dan Smith at 508-8496558 (24 hour voice mail) or fax to

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508-752- 2875 by 2 February, In­ clude the number and affiliation of persons planning to attend. If di­ rections are desired, please advise us of your fax number. Presentation: The sun is regarded as the ultimate in a clean and renewable source of energy. So, why hasn’t solar en­ ergy played a more significant role in replacing more traditional, non­ renewable energy sources such as coal and natural gas? Dr. Beckman will discuss the basic technology for transforming solar energy into

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useful forms. The technology of heating and cooling with solar en­ ergy is conceptually simple and real breakthroughs are not expected.

On the other hand, production of electricity from solar energy is a high technology endeavor. The promising technologies are either direct conversion with photovol­ taic devices, or solar-thermal with heat operated power plants. The question is “Can Solar Energy be Competitive in a Deregulated En­ ergy Market?”

So you think you’re ugly?

by John Barlow Alpha Phi Omega Publicity Now is your chance to prove it!

Early next month, the ugliest people on campus will do battle for the honor of being the Ugly Man On Campus, bringing pride to their fami­ lies, organizations, and themselves.

From February 5 through 11, Al­ pha Phi Omega will be conducting the annual Ugly Man on Campus (UMOC) contest. All student or­ ganizations, fraternities and sorori­ ties, and residence hall floors re­

tium busses for you to take if you can’t get to the event by yourself.”

Send mail to helpdesk@wpi.edu if you have questions or need more information accessing the Bboard, reading newsgroups or if you just want to tell us how you feel about these services.

Updates: The removal of the older software (EasyFlow v 1.0, Mathcad Plus v6.0, MS Office 95, PcTeX v3.2, and PCXware4 & Marathon FTP) on Novell has been completed. All users should upgrade to a newer version (if applicable) via Winlnstall or oth­ erwise remove the software from their machine. If you have any questions or problems removing or upgrading these applications, please send email to helpdesk@wpi.edu with your questions and exact error messages if possible.

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n n 'n l The CSocial Web: Visit the Social Web at http:// social.wpi.edu. As stated on the So­ cial Web, “For a long time, college students in Worcester, Massachu­ setts have been trying to do one of two things: Find out what’s going on around Worcester campuses, and figuring out how to tell people what’s going on around Worcester campuses. The Social Web will do both, and then some.

It’s easy to read: Find a networked computer and find out what’s going on around the area. You don’t even have to leave your room to find out if there’s anything of importance going on today that would require you to get dressed or not! Outside events have links to the local weather forecast, cam­ pus events prcxluce maps showing you where the event is and even give you a list of Worcester Consor­

ceived a nomination form in their respective boxes. These forms should be filled out and returned to Matt Grabowski. Box 438 by Fri­ day the 30th. Then all you have to do is get a picture of yourself at your ugliest. Contestants may ei­ ther submit their own picture, or schedule a time for an APO pho­ tographer to take one.

Pictures will be on display in the mailroom the entire time between the 5th and the 11th. During that time, students, faculty, staff, and anyone else walking through the mailroom

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may buy a vote for their favorite ugly (wo)man. The afternoon of the 11th, the voting will be concluded and the person with the most votes will be bestowed the honor of Ugly Man On Campus and the money will go to the charily of their choice.

So, choose your ugliest friend or organization member and enter him or her in UMOC. Or better yet, enter yourself. Just imagine the sense of pride you'll feel as you say, “I’m the Ugly Man On Cam­ pus.”

yard freestyle and the lead off leg for the 200 freestyle relay team that was victorious. Freshman Diane Kavanagh (Warwick, R.I.) was the l(X)-yard backstroke winner. Junior Jen Wright (Keene. N.H.) won the 100-yard breaststroke. The trio of Hilary Scling (Tacoma, Wash.), Becky Thibeault (Ashland, N.H.) and TinaCasamassina(Dingmans Ferry, Pa.) completed the freestyle relay squad.

Wrestling (3-4) The WPI wrestling team began their second half charge towards the New England Tournament with a convincing 27-10 win over the Uni­ versity of Southern Maine. The win raised the Engineer’s overall record to 3-2.

In the win over USM, WPI won matches in five of the eight weight classes contested. Freshman Nick Macsata (Enfield, Conn.) won at 118 lbs. Senior captain Rob Polin (Randolph, Mass.) won next at 126 lbs. Senior captain Aaron Becker (Coventry, R.I.) kept it going with a major decision at 134 lbs. Junior Joe Tucker (Barre, Vt.) won at 150 lbs. and sophomore Matt McCarthy

(Malden, Mass.) took WPI’s final win of the meet at 158 lbs with a pin.

Last Tuesday night the Engineers hosted AIC and Umass Lowel I. WPI dropped both meets 27-12 to Umass and 32-12 to AIC. Becker, Tucker and Craig Howitt (Windham, Maine) each won two matches on the night.

Polin was the only other winner for the Engineers with a 7-4 decision against Umass.

Men’s Indoor Track The men’s indoor track team com­ peted at MIT on the 17th. They placed 3rd with 71 points. Leading the way for WPI was junior Mike Pockoski (Dayville, Conn.) who con­ tinues to dominate in the 35 lbs. weight throw event. He took the first place and also placed third in the shot put. Sophomore Jason Katz (Merrimack, N.H.) won the high jum p. Senior Keith Levesque (Nashua, N.H.) won the 600-meter run. Senior David Hawes (Seal Harbor, Maine) scored in both the 200-meters (3rd) and the 55-meter dash (4th). Dan Nashold (Rocky Hill, Conn.) was fourth in the 400m eters and M att P assaro (Winthrop, Mass.) was fourth in the 55-meters.

Student Activities Office allocates funds for mini-grants The Student Activities office has recently been allocated money for substance-free week­ end programming. We would like to encourage all campus organi­ zations to apply for a mini-grant to compliment your programming.

To be eligible for a mini-grant, programs must meet the follow­ ing requirements: I . occur on Friday or Saturday nights; 2. be substance-free;

3. be open to the entire campus.

While there is no formal appli­ cation for these mini-grants, we do require the following informa­ tion to make these funding deci­ sions:

Who is sponsoring the event and their contact number.

What is the event?

When is the event?

Where is the event?

What other funds have you secured? _____________

What is the total anticipated cost o f the event?

Please note that any organiza­ tion may apply for these funds via e-mail (sao@wpi), or in per­ son (with Sandy, Greg or An­ drea). While we do wish to spon­ sor numerous events during C and D Terms, we have intention­ ally not set dollar limitations for your request. Use common sense.

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Spice World: Pop’s girl group on a very flat note with new movie

by Richard Harrington The Washington Post “Spice World,” the Spice Girls’ mistake masquerading as a movie, is so bad that it makes the Village People’s “Can’t Stop the Music” look like “Citizen Kane.” Vanity, thy names be Emma Bunton, Geri Halliwell, Melanie Brown, Melanie Chisholm and Victoria Adams, or, more familiarly. Baby Spice, Ginger Spice, Scary Spice, Sporty Spice and Posh Spice.

Unwisely, the Spice Girls, who play them­ selves, have tried to model “Spice World” on the Beatles’ “A Hard Day’s Night” and “This Is Spinal Tap,” forgetting that the Beatles were talented and “Spinal Tap” was funny. A nd, unfortunately, “Spice World” director Bob Spiers is no Richard Lester or Rob Reiner, despite having the “Absolutely Fabulous” tele­ vision series on his resume. Call this one “Absolutely Flatulent.”

On record, in their videos and now on the big screen, the Spice Girls, aka the Prefab Five, have yet to display any dis­ cernible talent beyond aerobic energy and perky posturing. Their music is in­ fectious but harmless dance-pop that for the most part wouldn’t beg a second lis­ ten were it not for the marketing hype that has made the Spice Girls interna­ tional pop stars of the moment.

Any more efforts like the plotless,

pointless, mirthless “ Spice World” and that moment will be foreshortened.

Sort of a day-in-the-life (at 95 minutes, a very long day), “Spice World” knits to­ gether strands of plot with no thread of continuity, much less a grand design _ it’s like a series of “Laugh-In” sketches strung together haphazardly. True to paranoid fantasy (“Get ready for the backlash,” counsels one Spiceman), the film pits assorted tabloid torm entors against the spunky lasses as they pre­ pare for their first-ever concert at the Albert Hall.

Subplots include the attempted mak­ ing of a docum entary about the Spice Girls, discussions (and occasional actu­ alizations) of various outlandish feature films starring the Girls, out-of-the-blue bonding with an old pal as she’s about to have a baby (allowing the Spices to imagine themselves as future mothers) and assorted boat and bus chases, alien encounters (the little green men are fans, of course), dancing lessons and fashion shoots.

The Spice Girls rumble around London in a Union Jack-bedecked double-decker bus that’s three times as big inside as it is on the outside (each Spice has efficiency-apartment-size space of her own).

They have pillow fights. They banter about clothes. They bicker with their his-

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Spice World: A disappointment

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I'm biased a bit, but it doesn’t matter.

For years I’ve been waiting for the Bill Frisell album that I could wholeheartedly say was a m asterpiece and everyone should buy it. I know he’s got it in him, I would I say... but “Live” drags a bit at times (very rarely) and “Quartet” might put people off with the instrumentation, and “Naked City” isn’t really Frisell. But this is. Two thum bs up, four stars, 8 chicken heads, whatever. A master at his delicately fence-sitting beautiful/scary best.

Continued from page 10 trionic manager, C lifford (Richard E. Grant, until now a respected character ac­ tor).

Occasionally, the Spices get surrealistic career counsel over the phone by their la­ bel-head, the mysterious Chief (Roger Moore, the onetime James Bond who seems to have based his role on Ernst Blofeld from "Thunderball”).

The Spice Girls play themselves with no particular distinction. Scary seems to have some spunk, but she’s so aggressively selfconscious that she wears thin quickly.

Sporty’s Liverpool accent is made thicker by what sounds like perpetual nasal congestion,

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while busty Ginger looks like a reformed strip­ per who’s been at the buffet table too long.

Baby Spice hardly makes an impression, but Posh Spice is sleek and slim and clearly des­ tined for the next James Bond film.

Embarrassing cameos are made by Elton John, George Wendt, Elvis Costello, Bob Geldof, Bob Hoskins, Jennifer Saunders (of “Absolutely Fabulous”) and Richard O’Brien (author of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show”).

Meat Loaf reprises his “Roadie” role as the Girls’ bus driver, apparently chosen merely to punch-line a clogged-toilet joke with “I’d do anything for you, but I won’t do that!”

They should all be ashamed.

Spice World is rated PG.

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by Brian Lowry Los Angeles Times HOLLYWOOD -As NBC flips through its programming deck looking for ways to replace “Seinfeld,” a spinoff series doesn’t appear to be in the cards.

Based on initial feelers extended to the high-rated comedy’s other cast members, NBC Entertainm ent President Warren L ittle fie ld called the p ro sp ect o f a “Seinfeld” spinoff “doubtful” and “a very long shot,” saying the actors wanted to take some time after the show before even considering such offers.

NBC is moving forward, meanwhile, with efforts to capitalize on the remaining months of “Seinfeld” before the series signs off in May. Addressing reporters in Pasadena, Calif., on Saturday, Littlefield said NBC has canceled “Union Square”, the first-season comedy airing between “Friends” and “Seinfeld”, and will use that prime Thursday real estate to show­ case o th er program s, including “Just Shoot M e,” with Laura San Giacomo, which will play there Jan. 29 after a pro­ m otional push during Sunday’s Super Bowl.

L ittle field said NBC has “a lot of choices” when it comes to filling the “Seinfeld” void but w on’t announce a decision before the network unveils next season’s lineup this spring. “Frasier”, spun off from “Cheers” when that show ended, remains a possibility, and the pro­ ducers of another candidate, “Friends,” said they’d welcome the assignment.

“Who wouldn’t want the ‘Seinfeld’ time slot?” executive producer Marta Kauffman said. “Yeah, sure, we’d love it.”

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C lu b C o r n e r Alpine Ski Team The long awaited season has finally started! We raced at over crowded Mount Snow to some beautiful weather on Janu­ ary 17 and 18. Saturday was slalom. The men’s team placed an awesome third with Aaron Jones, Joe Scherpa, and Chris Tutlis having the team times. All in all, there were 7 men in the top 25! The women’s team also skied. Current word is that we have an addi­ tion to the women’s team. (If any ladies have racing experience and want to finish the sea­ son with us, write skibum@wpi for practice info) The men’s performance lead several teams to comment on how WPI was a force to be reckoned with this year. Sunday the men placed third again, and were closer to the second place finishers. Jeremy Parker, Greg Cutera, and Kevin Beverage were our top finishers. The women skied, again. It was also Alumni Weekend, so some of our graduates were so kind as to make us dinner and let us hang out with them as we fell asleep. January 31 and February 1 we will be at Cannon. Stay tuned for how we do at Loon Mountain January 24 and 25. Hey, team members, don’t forget practice on Tuesday and Wednesday!

APO Hey out there all you little happy Olsters and prospective Olsters! Sorry I got off to a late start... all these new responsibilities, you

know. C-Term is well under way and so is rush. Hopefully you all have been to a few rush events to meet the future of the brother­ hood. We also have two new advisors. Greg Snoddy and Andrea Dorow of the SAO were “happy as all gee golly heck” to join our merry little band. Stuff FYI - Pledge inductions, will be this Thursday night at 8:30 in Stratton 203, and Monday at 7:30, same bat-place.

Monday, 6:30, will be our first brother meet­ ing with new pledges. Bigs should make a valiant effort to attend. Barlow still has let­ ters if people want - only $10. Other than that... be happy and spread the word about melting cheese on Daka nachos!

Christian Bible Fellowship Hello and welcome to another week of new challenges and fun. Last week, did you allow God to be your shepherd? Let’s let him lead us through this week, the next, and the rest of our lives.

This week we would like you to join us for FNF this Friday night at 7:00 in the lower wedge for a time of praise and worship. Then on Tuesday join us for a time of prayer at Tuesday Night Prayer down in Founders study at 9:30.

“Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, ‘Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?’ Jesus answered, ‘I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.’” Matthew 18:21-22 (NIV)

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Just as Peter was instructed to forgive his brother 77 times instead of 7 times when his brother sinned against him, we too should forgive someone 77 times instead of 7. How­ ever, if you feel that someone does not need to be forgiven 77 times or even 7 times, then it is you who need to ask for forgiveness from the Lord, because you have judged that person and only God can judge someone. So this week go out and try to forgive as many people who have sinned against you as you can.

Masque Where DOES the time go? We’re already almost into February... I’ve lost my head...

What’s coming up: the deadline for New Voices 16 play submissions! That’s next week, folks! Please get them in, Monday February 2nd, 5:00 pm to Lisa Johnson over in Salisbury 20. If you still want to write a play, and you actually have time to do it, go for it! You wouldn’t believe the diversity of plays that New Voices hosts...oh, and get an information sheet from Lisa before you turn it in.

Masque also needs people to sign up for production positions for New Voices 16.

There’s a lot of responsibility involved, so if you think you have the stuff to do it, email Mick at mouse@wpi to let him know you want to give it the old college try. (ha! I’m so funny) The production of Quilt:A Musical Cel­ ebration still needs crews! If you’re inter­ ested in joining a crew, there are sign up sheets outside the green room in Alden Hall.

Don’t hesitate to sign up— the production staff needs you!

Is that it? WOW I think so! Well its time to catch up...it’s neat to see everyone’s head spinning on campus. Especially when yours is spinning too. Heh...take a break and come to the Masque meeting on Friday 4:30 pm, Alden Hall green room....

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As-Salamu Alaikum, the WPI MSA Ramadhan Dinner, last Friday January 23rd, provided a great Iftar (breaking of fast) for Muslim attendees, and an occasion for nonMuslim attendees to celebrate Ramadhan with the WPI Muslim community. The din­ ner featured an Islamic display and middleeastern cuisine. The speaker, Dr. Yousef Abou-Allaban, delivered an insightful pre­ sentation on the significance of fasting in Islam. We are expecting Eid-ul-Fitr on either Thursday January 29th or Friday January 30th; be sure to secure an excused absence from class in advance. As soon as the MSA has confirmation of the date, e-mail will be posted to our mailing list. Transportation to Eid prayers will be coordinated from the CRC, stay tuned to the mailing list for car-pool de­ parture times. Until Eid, daily Iftar (breaking of the fast) is available, and the car-pool de­ parts WPI at 4:30pm from the Collegiate Reli­ gious C enter (CRC), 19 Schussler St. Taraweeh prayers are conducted daily at 7:30pm in the local masjid, please e-mail msa@wpi.edu if you’re looking for transpor­ tation. TTie weekly Jum’uah (Friday) prayers car-pool departs the CRC at 12:15pm. Daily Dhuhr’ and ‘Asr prayers are arranged on campus at the CRC at 12:00pm (noon) and

3:30pm respectively. Check out the regularly updated MSA hom epage at: http:// ww w .w pi.edu/~m sa, and access the Ramadhan Special Feature. For more infor­ mation or to join our mailing list contact msa@wpi.edu. WaSalam.

Music Association JazzGroup This term we have more gigs and events than we know what to do with. There are 2 clinics being held in 3 days by the legendary Cyrus Chestnut and the infamous Greg Abate all happening on February 13th and the 15th. Highland Street just got a little bit hipper this week. The Sahara Restaurant and The Bean Counter are now hosting the WPI Jazz Ensemble and our new Jazz Guitar Trio.

You can catch the Jazz Ensemble Tuesday night’s at 8 at the Sahara and the Guitar Trio on Thursday nights at 8 at the Bean Counter.

Bring your books, a friend and order a hot steamin’ cup o ’ joe.

Order of Omega ATTENTION ALL GREEKS!!! So, you re­ gret not applying this past fall for member­ ship?? Well, here is another chance! The Order of Omega is looking for a Spring classwe’re looking for you!! What is the Order of Omega, and what do we do here on campus?

Order of Omega is a national Greek honor society that recognizes those Greek students who have excelled in the areas of scholar­ ship (you must have a 3.0 grade point or higher to apply), campus involvement, and leadership on campus and in the community.

Overall, students involved in the society have attained a high standard of character during their time in college. On the WPI campus, you’ll see us involved in such events as Winter Carnival or Greek Week (which is something new for this year!). Also, the Or­ der of Omega often sponsors speakers here on the campus, to address issues like time management (which we could ALL use a little help with sometimes!)

Okay, so how do I apply, you’re asking??

Applications to become part of the Spring class of the Order of Omega are available in the Student Activities Office (see Andrea Dorow). Again, you must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Also, you must be anticipating being either a junior or a senior in the 1998-99 academic year (sorry to all of you that are seniors now!). Lastly, you must be a member of the Greek community here at WPI. We know that there are a lot of you out there that fit ALL of these requirements, so come on out and apply!

If you have any questions, you can email Jeannine Block (Vice-President, Membership atjmblock@wpi,edu, or omega@wpi.edu

Student Government Association The SGA web page has been updated and the minutes and the agenda will be readable by all. Check it out! A representative from Residential Services will be at the next meet­ ing January 27 to present the new housing

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National Research Council to conduct post-doctoral and senior programs Courtesy o f National Research Council The National Research C ouncil an ­ nounces the 1998 Postdoctoral and Senior Research Associateship Programs to be conducted on behalf over 120 research labo­ ratories throughout the United States rep­ resenting nearly all U.S. Government agen­ cies with research facilities. The programs provide opportunities for Ph.D., Sc.D., or M.D., scientists and engineers of unusual promise and ability to perform research on problems largely of their own choosing yet compatible with the research interests of the sponsoring laboratory. Initiated in 1954, the Associateship Programs have contributed to the career development of over 8000 scientists ranging from recent

Ph.D. recipients to distinguished senior scientists.

A pp ro x im ately 350 new fu ll-tim e Associateships will be awarded on a com­ petitive basis in 1998 for research in: chem­ istry; earth and atmospheric sciences; en­ gineering, applied sciences and computer science; life, medical, and behavioral sci­ ences; mathematics; space and planetary sciences; and physics. Most of the pro­ grams are open to both U.S. and non-U.S. nationals, and to both recent doctoral re­ cipients and senior investigators.

Awards are made for one or two years, renewable for a maximum of three years; senior applicants who have held the doc­ torate for at least five years may request shorter periods. Annual stipends for re­ cent Ph.D.’s for the 1998 program year

range from $30,000 to $47,000 depending upon the sponsoring laboratory, and will be appropriately higher for senior award recipients.

Financial support is provided for allow­ able relocation expenses and for limited professional travel during duration o f the award. The host laboratory provides the Associate with programmatic assistance including facilities, support services, nec­ essary equipment, and travel necessary for the conduct of the approved research pro­ gram.

Applications submitted directly to the National Research Council are accepted on a continuous basis throughout the year.

Those postmarked no later than April 15 will be reviewed in June, and by August 15 in October. Initial awards will be an­

nounced in July and November followed by awards to alternate candidates later.

Information on specific research oppor­ tunities and participating federal laborato­ ries, as well as application materials, may be obtained from the: National Research Council Associateship Programs (TJ 2114/D 1) 2101 Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20418 Fax:(202)334-2759 Email: rap@nas.edu Information also on Internet at: http:// www.nas.edu/rap/welcome.html Deadlines for application: April 15 and August 15,1998 Qualified Applicants will be reviewed without regard to race, creed, color, age, sex, or national origin.

New Student Orientation ‘98

ASME new accreditation criteria

Orientation Team Leader Applications are available beginning Monday, January 26 in the Student Activities Office. All ma­ terials must be returned to the SAO by Fri­ day, February 13,1998.

Team Leader Position Profile Orientation Team Leaders serve as one of the initial contact personnel for new stu­ dents upon arrival on campus. In this ca­ pacity, the Team Leader has the opportu­ nity to significantly impact the first impres­ sions o f our campus. During arrival week, Team Leaders will encounter numerous in­ quiries from parents and new students re­ garding campus geography, activities and academics. The position therefore requires a g eneral aw areness and in terest in Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and the ability to convey enthusiasm, excitement, and knowledge about the campus and lo­ cal community. Because Team Leaders play such an important role in the establishment of standards and limitations for our com ­ munity, all members of the Orientation Pro­ grams Staff will be expected to model ap­ propriate behavior during the Orientation Program.

Presentation Dr. William W. Durgin, As­ sociate Provost and Professor of Mechani­ cal Engineering at WPI “The New Engineering Accreditation Cri­ teria” Date: January 28, 1998 Place: Higgins House, WPI, Worcester MA Time: 5:30 6:30 P.M. Reception, 6:30 Dinner, 7:30 Pre­ sentation Reservations: Call Dan Smith at 508-849-6558 (24 hour voice mail) or fax to 508-752- 2875 by 26 January Include the num­ ber and affiliation of persons planning to at­ tend. If directions are desired, please advise us of your fax number. Presentation: The New Engineering Accreditation Criteria focus on what students have learned rather than the courses they have taken. It is expected to enable the development of more creative en­ gineering programs. WPI was one of the first two universities to be accredited under these criteria. Professor Durgin, who led the WPI effort, will discuss the criteria, WPI’s experi­ ence, and present his view of likely changes in engineering education.

Dr. Durgin joined WPI in 1971 as a Re­ search Engineer at the Alden Research Labo­ ratory and Assistant Professor of Mechani­ cal Engineering. He earned his Ph.D. at Brown University studying in the Center for Fluid Dynamics. His research activities include hy­ draulic modeling, aerodynamics, hydrody­ namics, cardiovascular tlows, flow-induced vibration, flow-structure interaction, flow

Skills and characteristics that our Team Leaders have embraced, and are required, include the following: ...the ability to be open-minded ...an enthusiastic willingness to learn ...tre­ mendous flexibility ...in regard to struc­ tured activities, and ways of thinking ...a fantastic work ethic ...a team oriented fo­ cus and philosophy ...responsibility for assigned task, projects, and your team ...self motivation ...the ability to take the ball and run with it ...a sense of humor ...you like to have fun, you like to play around, but you also know appropriate limi­ tations.

Team Leader responsibilities will include: ...Serving as the key leader for a group of approximately 30 new students. ...Being a model student reflective of good campus values, know ledge, and expectations. ...Serve as an excellent resource person for students and parents on topics that include campus inform ation, class interaction, and academic orientation. ...Time expec­ tations: • 4 meetings in April 1998 • possible Saturday training session the end of D-Term • back on campus August 15, 1998 •training August 15-21, 1998 • new students arrive on August 22, 1998 • long days from August 15 - 26, focused around the NSO staff and your group.

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Professor Durgin is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineering and an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He has published in both research and educational publications and serves on national commit­ tees.

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Anyone who wishes to run for an office, please be in touch with Chris Welch ( niatignon @wpi.edu).

In addition to the above, Father S. is still having his famous supper which is by invi­ tation. Watch your mailbox. Also remember the above events are open to all in the WPI community.

policies and will be available to answer any questions regarding the policies. The next SGA meeting will be held Tuesday evening at 6:00 pm in the Lower Wedge. All are wel­ come to attend.

Newman Club Corner Our Video and Pasta night was a huge suc­ cess. It was a good thing that we had just reordered our pasta supply. Maureen Upton does a great job in overseeing our two chefsboth Jasons.

At our Executive Board meeting last week we decided to reschedule our events due to the Student Activities Office Presentation last Saturday. Here is our new schedule: Feb. 6th - Trip to Wright’s Chicken Farm, Feb. 14th - Valentine’s Day Snow Tubing Event, Feb. 16th - Executive Board Meeting at 9:00 PM, March 16th and 17th - Appalachia in Worces­ ter Project, April 4th - Retreat Weekend, April 19th - Bishop’s Visit, plus we will have more Video and Pasta nights, Bible Study using the Lenk series every Wednesday night at the Religious Center - 7:00 PM. Also we will have Club Election on Sunday Feb. 22nd.

Skeptical Chemists Hey, nice attendance at last week’s meet­ ing. We’ve equilibriated (heh) to Friday, Feb­ ruary 6th as the date for our tour o f the Mas­ sachusetts Crime Lab. Hey! Are you inter­ ested in applicable chemistry, or maybe catch­ ing a peak of a cadaver? Let us know! We plan to leave at around 12:30pm.

Don’t see your Chemistry professor nearly enough in class? Want to trade Schrodinger equation horror stories? Just want some coffee? Come to the Student-Faculty Mixer coming up on Thursday the 29th from 9:3010:30am in the basement lounge of Goddard Hall. We’ll have some donuts, some coffee, some juice, and more PhDs than you prob­ ably ever wanted to see in one room.

The social is immediately prior to the CBC Department Colloquium on “Opportunities in Pharmaceutical Research” being held on Thursday the 29th in GH311. This one is tailored to be informational to you, the stu­ dent so you should go and learn some­ thing! @#$ Want to join? We’re open to anyone in­ terested (even vaguely) in chemistry. Mail skepchem@wpi.edu or check out http://

Pathways Hoo-hah for club comers! Here is Path­ ways first for ’98 - and it will be a great year, I can assure you. All our submissions are in and a magazine is being put together. That is the way of things. Pathways XXV will be hitting the street early next term. Look for it under the coffee.

Ben Nawrath sighting of the week: While I was walking through Stoddard C Thursday night, Ben Nawrath him self was encountered in the first floor bath­ room! Needless to say, there was much surprise displayed by both parties. If you have a good Ben Nawrath sighting and would like people to know, send it to pathways@wpi.

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Science Fiction Society Good evening everyone. Or, if you’re read­ ing this in the morning, good morning! Last week the Science Fiction Society elected new officers. Anyone who was present during the elections can attest to how smegging close each election was. At next week’s meet­ ing we will be selecting the official SFS Freak and Scapegoat for the coming year. We will also be nicknaming the new officers. So, if you’re interested in Sci-fi, Gaming, Anime, etc., come to our meetings every Wednes­ day at 7pm in Olin Hall.

A r t s & E n t e r t a in m e n t

Seinfeld spinofls not good idea Continued from page 11 NBC has already renewed “Veronica’s Closet,” the first-season sitcom starring K irstie A lley that cu rren tly follow s “Seinfeld,” for next season. The network has also ordered another year of the criti­ cally acclaimed but marginally rated po­ lice drama “Homicide: Life on the Street,” but rem ains uncertain w hether Andre B rau g h er, w ho p lay s D e te c tiv e Pembleton, will return.

Facing a more immediate problem, NBC will counter C BS’ Winter Olympics cov­ erage with m ovies and various series stunts, among them repeating on Feb. 12 the original tw o-hour pilot that intro­ duced “ER” in 1994.

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Thursday, January 15 7:30pm - Medical: Student requesting transport to hospital, problem with contacts.

Friday, January 16 12:27pm - Report: Kids sledding down middle of Trowbridge Rd. 9:30pm - Missing property: Fuller Labs, reported by custodian.

11:20pm - Clear: Fuller Labs follow-up, missing furniture located.

11:24pm - Noise complaint: Loud party, Founders.

Saturday, January 17 1:33am - Assist: Officer reports assisted students with parking in Fuller lot.

9:40pm - Assist: WPD with group of students on Institute Rd. 9:43pm - Clear: From Institute Rd. 10:18pm - Report: Possible missing child, Flarrington Auditorium.

10:22pm - Clear: Child found.

11:50pm - Medical Response: Riley, leg injury.

Sunday, January 18 12:25am - Lockout assist: Ralph's lot, Grove St. 12:37am - Possible drug violation: Daniels Hall.

1:52am - Notification: Officer advises fight at Pleasant St. & Park Ave. WPD advised.

4:36am - Assist: Female in front of Founders attempting to locate friend.

4:46am - Officers clear Founders, individuals located.

1:00pm - EMS: Student complaining of side/back pain, Morgan Hall.

7:50pm - Assist: Officer providing salt to spread at Gompei’s.

Monday, January 19 5 :13pm - Alarm: Project Center, Intrusion that secured itself, officer sent to check.

5 :19pm - Secure: Project Center.

Tuesday, January 20 3:04am - Assist: Grad student in Washburn reporting possible stolen motor vehicle.

3:14am - Escort: Officer escorting above subject from Washburn to Sever St. Student’s sister in possession of vehicle.

2:13pm - Alarm: Founders Hall, fire/Sprinkler, workman soldering.

4:21pm - Alarm: Fire/Sprinkler, Fuller Apts. Upper, all units responding.

4:22pm - Notify: WFD notified, en route.

4:24pm - Arrive: Officers.

4:25pm - Arrive: WFD. 4:26pm - Secure: Fuller, steam set off alarm, WO put in lor fan.

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