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Volume Twenty-six, Number Four

Tuesday, February 3, 1998

Campus Center is on its way and here to stay

by Justin D. Greenough News Editor Last Tuesday, WPI were invited to come together as a community to discuss a major change in the social structure o f the campus. The topic of discussion was a project that has been well under-way for the past couple of years: The de­ velopment of a Campus Center.

At the recent open forum, Janet Richardson, Assistant Vice Presi­ d en t for S tudent A ffairs, a n ­ nounced that current plans called for breaking ground on the build­ ing on or before October of 1999, with an expected completion date of Spring 2001. Richardson, who is chairperson of the Campus Center Committee, also noted that if fund raising efforts move faster than pro­ jected, there lies the potential of breaking ground earlier.

“Since the initial start o f the project in 1993, it has been an on­ going thing as a lot of designing and communication among the stu­ dents, faculty, administrators, and architects,” commented Jennifer Reese, President of the Student G o v ern m en t, before inviting Richardson to the podium to bring onlookers “up to date” with the

progress of the project.

The constant stream of Commu­ nication, which was so vital to the project, spoke for itself Tuesday evening, as Elizabeth “Z ibby” Erickson, o f Shepley Bullfinch Richardson and Abbott, along with a host of others, presented a tenta­ tive floor plan and overall design.

The Center, which will be erected behind Higgins Labs and Olin Hall, will occupy much of the space now known as “Higgins House Lawn” and will truly be at the heart of the campus. Erickson described it well when she said, “There will be two entrances into one central point. From this magical point, you will be able to see all connections to the cam ­ pus from within the Center. You will be able to look outside and see the beauty of Higgins Gar­ dens from one direction. In the other, y o u ’ll look out into the wonderful fountain.”

T hrough the use o f various slides and pictorials, Erickson walked the audience through the new center. Entering from the foun­ tain plaza, students will find them­ selves on the second floor market­ place which will house an enlarged Tatnuck Bookseller, including a

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convenience store and a diner/cof­ fee cart. The new store hopes to have more space so that special programming and entertainment such as poetry readings may be brought to campus.

“We’d like to integrate the book­ store into campus life,” commented Tatnuck President Larry Abramoff.

Student publications and S tu­ dent Life offices will also be located on the middle level for easy access and greater presence within the campus community.

“We want people to feel welcome while inside,” commented Erickson.

This welcoming atmosphere is

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Student leaders and administrators discuss alcohol issues

by Janelle Evans Newspeak Staff In early December, President Parrish called upon student lead­ ers at WPI to discuss present and continuing concerns that the ad­ m inistration has about alcohol use on the WPI campus. In light o f several tragedies which oc­ curred earlier in the school year,

the abuse of alcohol and under­ age binge drinking has been an issue on many campuses. This meeting was geared to reiterate existing regulations and explore possible options for the future.

In 1985, WPI created its Rela­ tionship Statement to improve “ the strength and quality o f W PI’s relationship with its fraternities and sororities.” This statement

points out that local chapters, al­ though unique by national stan­ dards, are granted official stand­ ing as an organization through “ re c o g n itio n ” by W PI, and should, therefore, adhere to regu­ lations set upon them by the ad­ ministration. The guidelines in­ clude, maintaining a scholastic program , conducting personal development activities, avoiding

Student concerns change housing selection process

by Jennifer Reese SGA President At Tuesday’s SGA meeting, held at 6:00pm in the Lower Wedge, Residential Services pre­ sented the Housing Selection Process to take place during Dterm. Students packed the Lower Wedge to voice their concerns in both the lateness of the pro­ cess and the uncertainty of room availability. Frustration was felt

by many as the process was ex­ plained. However, as a result from student input, SGA representation of the student body and Residen­ tial Service’s reconsideration of stu­ dent concerns the selection process has been revised. The housing deposit o f $50 and application are now due on Wednesday, February 18. This will allow all housing lot­ tery numbers to be issued by Tues­ day, February 24 instead of the March 11. Housing Selection will

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Volume Twenty-six, Number Four

Tuesday; February 3, 1998

Campus Center is on its way and here to stay

by Justin I). Greenough News Editor Last Tuesday, WPI were invited to come together as a community to discuss a major change in the social structure of the campus. The topic of discussion was a project that has been well under-way for the past couple o f years: The de­ velopment of a Campus Center.

At ihe recent open forum, Janet Richardson, Assistant Vice Presi­ dent for S tu d en t A ffairs, a n ­ nounced that current plans called for breaking ground on the build­ ing on or before October of 1999. with an expected completion date of Spring 2(X)1. Richardson, who is chairperson of the Campus Center Committee, also noted that if fund raising efforts move faster than pro­ jected. there lies the potential of breaking ground earlier.

“Since the initial start of the project in 1993. it has been an on­ going thing as a lot of designing and communication among the stu­ dents, faculty, administrators, and architects,” commented Jennifer Reese, President of the Student G overnm ent, b efore inviting Richardson to the podium to bring onlookers “up to date" with the

progress of the project.

The constant stream of Commu­ nication. which was so vital to the project, spoke for itsell Tuesday evening, as E li/ab eth "Z ibby” Erickson, o f Shcpley Bullfinch Richardson and Abbott, along w ith a host of others, presented a tenta­ tive floor plan and overall design.

The Center, which will be erected behind Higgins Labs and Olin Hall, w ill occupy much of the space now known as "Higgins House Lawn" and will truly be at the heart of the campus. Erickson described it well when she said, "There will be two entrances into one central point. From this magical point, you will be able to see all connections to the cam ­ pus from w ithin the Center. You will be able to look outside and see the beauty of Higgins Gar­ dens from one direction, ln the other, y o u ’ll look out into the wonderful fountain.”

T hrough the use o f various slides and pictorials. Erickson walked the audience through the new center. Entering from the foun­ tain plaza, students will find them­ selves on the second floor market­ place which will house an enlarged Tatnuck Bookseller, including a

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This visual depicts WPI with the inclusion of the new Campus Center Facility after Phase two of the project which will include state-of-the-art athletic facilities.

convenience store and a diner/cof­ fee cart. The new store hopes to have more space so that special programming and entertainment such as poetry readings may be brought to campus.

“We’d like to integrate the book­ store into campus life," commented Tatnuck President Larry Abramoff.

Student publications and Stu­ dent Life offices w ill also be located on the middle level for easy access and greater presence within the campus community.

“We want people to feel welcome while inside,” commented Erickson.

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Student leaders and administrators discuss alcohol issues

by Jane lie Evans Newspeak Staff In early December, President Parrish called upon student lead­ ers at WPI to discuss present and continuing concerns that the ad­ m inistration has about alcohol use on the WPI campus. In light o f several tragedies which oc­ curred earlier in the school year.

the abuse of alcohol and under­ age binge drinking has been an issue on many campuses. This meeting was geared to reiterate existing regulations and explore possible options for the future.

In 1985, WPI created its Rela­ tionship Statement to improve “ the strength and quality of W PI’s relationship with its fraternities and sororities.” This statement

points out that local chapters, al­ though unique by national stan­ dards, are granted official stand­ ing as an organization through “ r e c o g n itio n ” by W PI, and should, therefore, adhere to regu­ lations set upon them by the ad­ ministration. The guidelines in­ clude. m aintaining a scholastic program , conducting personal development activities, avoiding

Student concerns change housing selection process

by Jennifer Reese SGA President At Tuesday's SGA meeting, held at 6:00pm in the Lower Wedge, Residential Services pre­ sented the Housing Selection Process to take place during Dterm. Students packed the Lower Wedge to voice their concerns in both the lateness of the pro­ cess and the uncertainty of room availability. Frustration was lei'

by many as the process was ex­ plained. However, as a result from student input, SGA representation of the student body and Residen­ tial Service’s reconsideration ol stu­ dent concerns the selection process has been revised. The housing deposit of $50 and application are now due on Wednesday, February 18. This w ill allow all housing lot tery numbers to be issued by Tues­ day, February 24 instead of the March 1 1. Housing Selection will

still be held Thursday. March 26.

This change is the result of stu­ dent input taken seriously and acted upon by SGA and Residen­ tial Services. SGA is the voice ol the student body, and through your concerns SGA and Residen­ tial Services were able act and rep­ resent you the student. Continue to voice your concerns! Many thanks arc extended to Residential Services for their efforts to meet the needs of the students.

a c tiv itc s that “d etra ct from a m em ber’s ability to participate in their course work", and following academic guidelines for member­ ship. Other conditions pertain­ ing to the campus community in­ clu d e a v o id in g n o ise d is tu r ­ bances. possessing an “exterior c h a p te r en v iro n m en t that e n ­ hances. not detracts from the sur­ rounding community”, the avoid­ ance of disruptive behavior, and sponsorship o f com m unity ser­ vice events. Campus and local guidelines are as follows: adher­ ence to the Massachusetts State Alcohol Law, no hazing, no exter­ nal noise after 2a.m., and avoid­ ance of noncompliance of campus and state regulations. In order to minimize risk management, a rcgulatio n lev el b o ard in g house should be maintained, IFC/Panhel guidelines should be followed, and educational programs should be implemented (rape and assault, diversity etc).

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Then and now: Central Massachusetts citizen’s attitudes toward metrication in 1977 and 1997

by Valerie Antoine Metric Today Twenty years ago, a survey on the atti­ tude of citizens in Central Massachusetts toward going metric was conducted by M.S. Belmonte, et al. A report on the find­ ings was prepared. TO determine whether citizens’ attitudes have changed in any way since that 1977 report was issued, three students in Professor Ladislav H. Berka’s Department of Chemistry and Bio­ chemistry at WPI conducted a current study which yielded some interesting re­ sults.

The students, Sherry L. Ashby, Kimberly A. Farrell, and Jason Giannini, conducted the metric survey as part of the requirement for obtaining their Bachelor of Science degrees at WPI. The intent of this survey was to measure metrication progress in Central Mas­ sachusetts in 1997 and compare it with find­ ings of the 1977 project. During the survey, they issued almost 1000 multiple-choice sur­ vey questionnaires with cover letters to the Central Massachusetts area. The questions for each group were tailored to specifically relate to each sector. Their questionnaires also were made available on the Internet. Less than half of the mailed-out questionnaires were returned.

Examples of some of the multiple-choice questions asked: the business/industry questionnaire contained queries about how much, if any, metric was used; whether the company conducts business with metric com­ panies; and what benefits or problems were experience (or are anticipated) in using SI. The educator sector was queried on the amount of metric being taught (and why none is taught if metric is not in the curricu­ lum); whether a school’s teachers are pre­ pared to teach metric; and requested an esti­ mation of a date when only metric will be taught.

The consumer questions included asking the responder’s age and level of education; whether they approve of a changeover to metric system usage; and whether sources of metric information are available to them, plus asking them to make estimations on such items as how many yards there are in a mile and what type of clothing should be worn when it is 30 degrees Celsius.

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cation [by consumers in Central Massachu­ setts] is overwhelmingly negative.” This is in contrast to the 1977 survey which noted that the majority in most sectors was not adverse to conversion, and some people were ready for it at that time. The Central Massa­ chusetts business/industry sector’s 1997 re­ sponses showed that the majority of all sizes of companies now produce some metric goods. The business/industry respondent’s attitudes toward metrication in 1977 and in 1997 were comparable, with the exception of the clothing/apparel industry which indi­ cated a dramatic (29%) decrease in metric usage in 1997. However, in manufacturing, for example, the use of metric has increased from 85% in 1977 to 91 % in 1997.

Questionnaires returned by the education sector noted that metric is taught mainly n science, industrial arts, and math. Reasons given for no general teaching of the metric system include “no interest or directive to

do so,” “ not implemented in the U.S.,” and “students are uncomfortable with the metric system.” About 25% of the educators con­ tacted in the 1997 survey insisted there are no texts or aids available to teach metric.

Having no metric texts or aids was a state­ ment made by 41% of the educators con­ tacted in the 1977 report.

Regarding consumers, the report states: “On a more disturbing note, people [consum­ ers] are in general less willing to convert to the metric system than they were 2 years ago.”

In the 1977 project, it was reported that 69% of the respondents who used some metric were in favor of the conversion: however, in the current 1997 project, the results show that only 39% of respondents that used some metric are in favor of conversion. It also was found that attitudes of most consumers to­ ward metrication seem to be related to their age and education level. For example, those in the 18 to 25 age group (and those with

some college education) were much more apt to approve metrication; but many of those in the 65+ age group seemed to want to avoid it.

It was found that most companies, educa­ tors, and the general public (96% of those responding) were not aware that there is plenty of aid available to help those who want to convert to metric system use. Some of the used lack of opportunity to learn SI as an excuse for their inability to use the metric system.

The Central Massachusetts citizens’ atti­ tude toward metric was summed up by the three survey takers as showing that there were rather positive conclusions [toward metrication] drawn from the 1977 metric sur­ vey. But the 1997 report state: “It is evident that even though 20 years ago the United States had all the best intentions of going forward with conversion, this country still lacks the overall drive to do so.”

Alcohol: Rush issues discussed at recent meeting Continued from page 1 tion, Campus Police, Process, and Aca­ demic issues. Some ideas about social activities w ere presented by students such as the need for more campus social programming, buses to Boston, and more interaction pre-Rush with Greeks to in­ sure that freshmen d o n ’t feel as if drink­ ing in their rooms is their only social op­ tion. There were also several comments made about the latest restrictions on fra­ ternity and sorority gatherings, which were thought to be unnecessary and overly compensatory.

Rush issues such as moving the main rush events to the spring were also dis­ cussed. This suggestion led to some discomfort on the part of student lead­ ers of Greek organizations because Rush is such a main determ inant o f chapter membership as well as housing for the following year. Other comments made by students included the insistence that pledging and rush aide many freshmen

in academics because o f the academic guidelines for membership and programs to assist pledges. Panhel restrictions concerning socializing with freshm en women by sisters were also a concern if Rush was moved, because it would lead to a virtual lack of communication until C term.

Educational programs for pledges and members was also a concern by the ad­ ministration. Many o f the faculty did not realize that most o f the chapters have such programs installed already. Formal education about alcohol use and abuse was suggested, although, once again, most of the chapters already implement this education. An academic suggestion from the administration was to build on the roles of scholarship officers to make an impression on rushees and pledges.

Greek leaders expressed interest in meeting with Campus Police to discuss ju risd ic tio n o f the new re g u la tio n s.

There was concern about privacy issues

and the random threat o f Campus Police entering houses upon their own will. The administration insists that follow up by police will only occur if there is a previ­ ous noise complaint. Because of the rec­ ognition policy, regardless of an off-cam­ pus status, the administration can impose on houses to assure they are following sound practices.

Due process was discussed in relation to facilitating these changes. Based on rules instituted at other colleges with Greek establishments, the administration pointed out that Greek leaders should be grateful for being given a voice in these discussions. Any violations would go to the Campus Hearing Board and/or the Greek Hearing Board. A party list limit of 2 guests per m ember was instated. The G ood N eighbor policy was also d is­ cussed to avoid wrongful accusations of chapters in drinking or accident related incidents.

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Campus Center: Building a community Continued from page 1 why they also included, on the second floor, a glass-enclosed lounge area with a hearth, overlooking the fountain out­ side.

Glancing over the balcony to the Hig­ gins Garden entry level below, students will see a food court and tabled seating area with a raised platform stage for mu­ sical events and other forms of entertain­ ment. The food court is currently sched­ uled to replace Gom pei’s Place and The Grill on the Hill, which will both close.

No decisions as to food choices or who will provide them have been made at this time.

Additionally on the first floor, there will be a new post office with four thousand mailboxes. Richardson explained that the drastic increase in the number of mail­ boxes did not reflect the expectation that WPI would grow, but instead reflected an opportunity to provide mail services to more individuals such as graduate stu­ dents and off-campus undergraduate.

The top floor of the center will house various student organization offices as well as storage, workspace and meeting space for those organizations that do not need an office. Also included will be a large multi-purpose function hall that can be divided into three separate conference rooms. Seated, this room will be large enough for over three hundred people, which Richardson claims to be, “Larger than the seated capacity o f Al­ den Hall.”

Near the multi-purpose room, Lens and Lights will have storage space and ac­ cess to a freight elevator for m oving equipment. Dressing rooms for perform­ ers will be included in this area as well.

Although this mass undertaking will

tak e o v e r th ree y e a rs to c o m p le te , Richardson explained that the construc­ tion o f the Campus C enter is only phase one o f a multiple phased project. Phase two will involve linking the new facility with the two older facilities of Alumni Gym and Harrington Auditorium, creat­ ing one central recreational facility for the campus. Both athletic facilities will

be upgraded to state-of-the-art status, whatever that may be at that point in the future.

The overall design o f phase two has not been discussed yet. How ever, a separate committee is currently addressing se v e ra l im m e d ia te re n o v a tio n projects involving existing athletic facili­ ties. Also in the hands o f a separate com-

mittee is the use of vacated space in the first floor of Daniels hall and the base­ ment o f Riley Hall. Information regard­ ing these projects will be released at a later date.

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by Sarah Walkowiak Associate Editor

A Tour of the Center...

U pper L evel D iv is ib le M u lt i- p u r p o s e R oom - A threepart divisible multi-purpose room will be the prim ary attraction on this flo o r, se a tin g o v e r 3 0 0 p eo p le for large ev en ts or 100 p eop le per d ivision for sm aller functions.

S t u d e n t A c t iv it ie s O f f ic e - S A O w ill be m oved to their new third-floor offices where they can better provide services to students and student organizations within the build­ ing.

S tu d e n t O r g a n iz a tio n W o rk ro o m s an d O f­ fic e s - M eeting and storage space w ill also be located on the first floor for various stu­ d ent organizations.

S tu d e n t L ife O ffic e s - Currently located on the first floor o f D a n iels the Student L ife O ffice w ill have greater a ccess to the stu ­ d en t com m unity.

S tu d en t P u b lica tio n s - P u b lication s su ch as N ew sp eak which are currently lo ca ted in the B asem en t o f R iley , w ill h ave a n ew prom inent location in the C am pus C enter so that they may better serve the com m u ­ nity.

L o u n g e A rea - A g la ss-w a lle d lounge o v e r ­ looking Alumni Fountain w ill be a com fort­ able place to sit in front o f a warm fireplace and hearth.

M id d le L e v e l ( Entry f ro m Alumni Fountain P la z a ) T a tn u c k B o o k s e lle r - An exp an d ed b o o k ­ store w ill provide Tatnuck with more space to store discounted and used textbooks, as w ell as a larger stock o f new books and other paraphernalia.

C o n v e n ie n c e C o r n e r - C urrently d e sig n e d as part o f Tatnuck, the C on ven ien ce C or­ ner will carry a wide variety o f convenience item s for students su ch as food, toiletries, e tc .

C o ffe e C a rt / D in er - A C offee Cart w ill be set up for those who would like a quick cup o f Java on their way to class or work.

L o w e r L ev el (Higgins Garden E n t r a n c e ) Food C ou rt and E atery vvith P latform S ta g e - A full food court settin g on the garden lev el w ill replace the current eating fa c ili­ ties o f Gom pei’s and The G rill on the Hill.

Patrons w ill dine with a v iew o f H ig g in s H ouse and the extravagant H iggins Gardens w h ile view in g perform ances on the raised platform stage.

W P I M ail F acility - A mail fa cility con tain ­ ing four thousand m ailboxes will service the com m u n ity.

G a m in g /B illia rd s - Recreation such as am ing and b illia rd s w ill be lo c a te d b e sid e the m ailroom .

Last Tuesday, the student body gath­ ered once again in support of the new Cam­ pus Center. The last open meeting on the topic was nearly a year ago. At last years’ meeting, the atmosphere was much more in­ tense, as the Campus Center was still a dis­ tant reality. Many students felt as though the Campus Center would remain an empty promise as it had for many years. There was a feeling of disillusionment by the adminis­ tration and the task force. A lot has changed over the course of a year. Although there are still a few skeptics, the Campus Center Com­ mittee has proven themselves by showing their support for the students. Throughout the entire planning process, they have con­ tinually asked students for their opinions and suggestions. In addition to the open cam­ pus meetings, representatives from SGA and Newspeak have been attending committee meetings, and other student organizations have given their input for usage of the Cam­ pus Center. In addition to verbal discussion, the most important signs of progress were the architectural sketches and diagrams. The work of the architects showed that tangible process has been made and will likely increase student support for the Campus Center.

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Above are tentative floorplans for the new WPI Campus Center. Groundbreaking on the facility will happen on or before October 1999. The facility is expected to open sometime during the Spring of 2001.

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Clinton: College degree should be higher priority

by Brian Bakst and Joe Carlson Michigan Daily (U. Michigan) ANN ARBOR, Mich. — While labelling 1997 “the most important year in a genera­ tion for education,” President Clinton deliv­

ered an emphatic plea Tuesday to make a college degree as universal as a high school diploma.

Clinton, during his State of the Union ad­ dress to Congress, touted tuition tax breaks and student loan deductions enacted last

year for helping lower the barriers to higher education. He also pushed for increased al­ locations to the country’s major research in­ stitutes to expedite the search for cures to AIDS and cancer.

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Publishers fight used textbook trend

by Lilian C. Tsai Daily Californian BERKELEY, Calif. — Used textbook sales are growing rapidly, outpacing the demand for expensive new books, according to book­ store employees.

Because of competition, marketing and the need for profit, book publishers raise the prices of new textbooks each year. As a re­ sult, many college students go to great lengths to avoid buying new, higher-priced books — especially with ever-increasing housing and food expenses already bearing a lot of weight in student’s budgets.

It has even become increasingly common for students to go to such extreme measures as using books on reserve at campus librar­

book-passing going around in this campus, more so than I’ve seen at others,” said Walter Day, the ASUC director of books and aca­ demic services. “Our sales in engineering books are relatively low, and that’s because they are very expensive, so some students buy them together and share them.”

In response to the rising demand for used books, publishers have found various ways to eliminate used textbooks from the market.

“Publishers will put together two books in a package and sell them at a price less than the two books separately,” said Fred Shure, co-owner of Ned’s Bookstore, one of the major booksellers for students. “They will put out new editions, which often do not contain that much new material.”

ies or even choosing not to buy the required book for class.

Bookstores purchase their used textbooks from wholesalers, individual book buyers and students and sell them for 25 percent less than a new book.

‘There has definitely been more of an em­ phasis on used books with the prices of text­ books going up so high,” said Joe Moore, a manager at Campus Textbook Exchange. “A recent trend in buying books has been the Internet, where students can buy directly from the distributor. Sometimes it’s cheaper, and sometimes it isn’t."

Sometimes students eliminate the costs of buying new books by sharing or selling their books among each other.

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ery American family listening tonight: Your children can go to college,” Clinton said, drawing some of the applause that consumed more than 22 minutes of the 73-minute speech.

The president also: proclaimed the federal budget will be in balance by 1999; urged Congress to protect the viability of Social Security; denounced Iraqi President Saddam Husseifi for escalating tensions in the Middle East; and pushed for expanded trade author­ ity and arms agreements.

Whether Clinton will be able to achieve his ambitious 1998 agenda could hinge on his ability to quell rumors of a White House sex scandal between he and former intern Monica Lewinsky. The allegations, coupled with claims he asked Lewinsky to lie about the alleged affair, hung over Clinton during the week leading up to the address.

“A highly likely outcome here is this will drag on and on and on and we will never know the truth,” said Virginia Gray, a Univer­ sity political science professor, “and if that happens it will be hard for him to get legisla­ tion passed because there will al ways be these doubts and always be this media at­ tention.”

But Gray suspects Clinton’s education ini­ tiatives will fare better than more politically divisive ones such as Medicare changes and budget surplus spending options.

“The accusations aren’t the kind that would prohibit the actions he is proposing,” said Todd Meyer, an extension student who watched the speech with about 15 people in Coffman Union.

Still, Clinton’s plans for higher education arc unclear. While he asked for a significant but unspecified increase in research fund­ ing, he only spoke of past initiatives for stu­ dents.

“With respect to students and financial aid, I didn’t hear anything new,” said Craig Swan, vice provost for undergraduate edu­ cation. “In fairness, there really were a lot of changes last year.”

In 1997, Congress passed tax-sheltered family savings plans for college tuition ac­ counts and up to $ 1,500-per-year tax credits for the first two years of college. Both initia­ tives were part of the 10-point education plan he proposed during last year’s add ress.

“It’s like a Band-Aid,” Meyer said. “What they really need is easier-to-qualify-for and lower-intcrest loans.”

“He can dish out a lot of goodies on a short-term basis, but does he have the will and the votes to dish them out on a long­ term basis?” asked Matt Curry, a College Republican representative.

Clinton also told colleges they need to do more to extend an arm into elementary schools to prepare children for college at an earlier age.

It’s their duty, Clinton said, “to reach out to disadvantaged students starting in the sixth grade so they too will know they can go on to college.”

Swan said the University is in the process of doing jus* that. He and other officials have met with representatives from local school districts to discuss such outreach programs.

Swan went a step further, saying colleges could reach even deeper into elementary schools.

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Weekly sports update: Results From January 23rd to January 29th

by Geoff Hassard Sport Information Director Women’s Basketball (6-10) The wom en’s team concluded a week long road trip with a game at Coast Guard on the 24th. The game d idn’t go well as the Engineers went scoreless for a 13 minute span in the first half and could never recover. The hosts took a 41 -17 lead into halftime enroute to the 78-45 win.

Kate Burgess (Newport, Maine) led WPI with 14 points and Lynn Michalenka (Lin­ coln, R.I.) added 10 points.

Men’s Basketball (3-10) The m en’s basketball team had a busy week with three road games. They m an­ aged to win the middle of the three as they went 1-2 for the week. They lost 9979 at Clark on the 24th then rebounded to take an 88-82 win over Western New England, but then dropped their meeting With Springfield last Thursday 102-60.

In the game with Clark, the Cougars jumped out to a big early lead and car­ ried it through for the victory. Freshman Matt Bielik (Webster, Mass.) continued his strong play as a starter with a career-

high 27 points and pulling down 13 re ­ bounds. S o p h o m o re Ryan T h o m as (Bangor, Maine) scored a career-high 26 points connecting on 8 of 15 three point shots. Tim Briggs (Rutland, Mass.) was the only other Engineer in double figures with 10 points.

Last Tuesday WPI rode the back o f Ryan Fournier (C harlton City, M ass.) who scored a caree-high 32 points in the win over WNEC. The Engineers erased a 16-13 defecit with a 10-0 run to lead at the half 46-37. WPI continued their to r­ rid shooting with a 17-7 run to open the second half and never looked back. Bielik had another strong game with 18 points.

John Lehane (Marlboro, Mass.) scored 13 points and Thomas added 12 points in the win.

Two nights later at Springfield the hosts shot 57 percent from the field in­ cluding 10 o f 18 from behind the arc.

Thomas and Fournier led WPI with 15 p o in ts e a c h w h ile G reg B u rn e tt (Phillipston, Mass.) added 10 points to go with 4 blocks.

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were home at Clark on the 24th as they hosted Salem State College. The men moved their record to 2-5 with a 147-119 win while the women dropped to 0-7 af­ ter losing 190-71.

In the win over Salem John Lambie (Conroe, Texas), Adam Terio (Reston, Va.) and Jason W alonoski (W insted, Conn.) led the way with two wins each.

They also were three o f the four legs o f the winning 200-yard medley relay squad that won. The fourth leg was senior cap­ tain Jam ie M u rd o c k (W o o d in v ille , Wash.). Lambie and Murdock added an­ other relay win with Stephen Sacovitch (Worcester, Mass.) and Seth Sienkiewicz (Athol, Mass.) in the 200-yard freestyle relay. Individually Lambie won both the 100 and 200-yard freestyle. Walonoski won the 50 and 100-yard breastroke and Terio won the 100-yard butterfly and the 100-yard individual medley.

On the women’s side against Salem se­ nior c o -c a p ta in C o n n ie P ap p ag ian o p o u lo s (P eabody, M ass.) won the 3-meter diving. The foursome of Becky T hibeault (A shland, N.H.), D iane K av an ag h (W arw ick , R .I.), P a p p a g ia n o p o u lo s and T in a Casamassina (Dingm ans Ferry, Pa.) won the 200 freestyle relay.

Last Tuesday the women traveled west to swim against W estfield State. The women would come out on the short end of a 128-106 score. Pappagianopoulos would win both diving events. Senior co-captain Patty Linden (Highland, Ind.) would win both the 100 and 500-yard freestyle events. Casamassina would win the 5 0 -y a rd b u tte rfly . T h ib e a u lt, Casamassina, Linden and Hilary Seling (Tacom a, W ash.) would win the 200 freestyle relay to close out the meet.

W restling (4-7) The wrestling team was on the road on Saturday the 24th in a quad-meet at M IT with Trinity and Williams. The Engineers ended up winning one o f the three as they lost 38-6 to Williams, 29-18 to Trin-

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So ended another meet at Loon Moun­ tain. WPI was there in full force. On Satur­ day, the men showed us how to ski slalom and pulled off another third place Finish.

Kevin Beverage, Chris Tutlis, and Mike Wilson were stars of the day. The women were there to ski, including a new-comer, transfer student Alicia Turner who was first for the team and 16th overall. Good job!

On Sunday, the men rallied from slightly behind to finish second! This is due to Jeremy Parker, Joe Scherpa, and Mike Wil­ son (again). The women also faired well.

All three finished their race, and Christine drove us wild with her new “ lucky” GS suit and a 17th place finish. Keep it up! So, we just got back from Cannon Mountain, NH on January 31 and February 1. Now the teams are preparing for a “home” meet at Berkshire East, MA, on February 6 and 7.

In the mean time, let’s stay on snow!

After last year’s performance in the TriState College Bowling Conference in which the team blew WNEC away and won the league, the team is back this year with 2 new members on the team: Peter Kline and fresh­ man Ralph Thompson. Welcome aboard, guys. The last match the team bowled was on the 25th of Jan at West Point where the team won 50 out of 54 points. We set quite a number of league highs that day too. Matt Burdick (657/709); Chris Gauvin (665/676); Jason LeBlanc (566/542); Michael Michaud (528); Bob Parette (587/628); Bill Roberts (623/ 632); Yu-Ping Toh (637). Congratulations go out to Pete who shot the cheese in a real house in the last match of B-Term. Quote of the day from Bob: “Nevermind the officers, we might lose gas-boy.” If anyone out there is interested in bowling on the team and can shoot better than a 76, contact Bob Parette (parette®wpi). “GoPistol!”

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ity and defeated MIT 33-10.

For the day, Nick M acsata (Enfield, Conn) won one match at 118 lbs. versus MIT. Rob Polin (Randolph, Mass.) won one m atch at 126 lbs. versus Trinity.

Aaron Becker (Coventry, R.I.) won three matches, two at 134 lbs. and one at 126 lbs. John Leedle (Hickory Comers, Mich.) won at 158 lbs. versus MIT. Lance Baden (Framingham, Mass.) won three matches at 177 lbs. including a tremendous win in the feature match o f the day. Baden won an 11-8 decision over on the the ranked w restlers in New England at 177 lbs.

Baden is currently the #1 ranked wres­ tler at 177 lbs. in New England along with being #2 in Division III. Daryl Retzke (Wheaton, II.) won one match at 190 lbs. versus MIT. Craig Howitt (Windham, Maine) won a big match in the heavy­ weight class over a ranked wrestler in the Trinity meet. William Welsh (Jamesport, N.Y.) ended the day with a 5-2 decision win versus MIT. Last Wednesday WPI was at Plymouth State to take on the highly ranked Panthers. In a close meet the Panthers prevailed 25-22. Winners for WPI included Macsata at 118 lbs., Becker at 126 lbs., Polin at 142 lbs., Baden at 177 lbs. and Howitt at heavyweight.

Men’s/Women’s Indoor Track The m en’s and women’s indoor track teams were at Coast Guard on the 24th to compete in the second o f four Quad Cup Meets. The men ended up third and the women were fifth.

Junior Mike Pockoski (Dayville, Conn.) continued his dominance in the weight events. He won the 35-lbs. weight throw while placing second in the shot put with a personal best 44’-6” . Brian McKenna (Pawtucket, R.I.) was fifth in the weight throw with his personal best of 43’-7”.

Matt Passaro (Winthrop, Mass.) finished second in the 55-meter hurdles. Dave Hawes (Seal Harbor, Maine) was second in the 55-meter dash and the 200-meter dash. Dan Nashold (Rocky Hill, Conn.) was fourth in the 400-meters and Keith Levesque (Nashua, N.H.) was second in the 600-meter run.

On the wom en’s side Julie W heeler (Attleboro, Mass.) was second in the 55 hurdles and Amber Miller (Ellenville, N.Y.) won the pole vault.

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Progressive rock coming back? Porcupine Tree - Signify

by Brian Whitman Newspeak Staff Yay! Progressive rock is coming back!

Break out your mellotrons and your copy of “Lord of the Rings” ! Oh, we knew it was going to happen soon - Radiohead’s OK Computer was the first big jump into the new land of larks tongues and aspic, and those plucky guys from Ozric Tentacles have been shading the countryside purple for quite some time now. The ‘neo-hippie scene’, which appears to be dying a slow death, fathered Phish who was recently seen in a rainy field in Liverpool collectively experimenting with delay pedals and work­ ing on a 8-sided LP based on their ‘Gamehendge’ rock opera - how much more 70s acid progressive can one get? As a mat­ ter of fact, the more you think about it, how much more prevalent this new idea of ‘al­ bums as experiences’ is starting to become if we can view this new electronica fascina­

tion as the catalyst to greater experimenta­ tion like the IBM 360 synthesis labs in Princ­ eton & Columbia during the mid 60s spurred along “old skool” progressive... hmm... well, anyway, I’ll wait until Jewel writes a sixty minute opus about a silver unicom - with only a dulcimer played by the guy from Third Eye Blind for backup...

Anyhow. So a couple of forward thinking record executives are getting nervous, be­ cause their industry is dying and nothing is exciting the kids anymore like Duran Duran did, and they look to the east, the direction of change, the greatest direction of all, and they find Steven Wilson and Porcupine Tree, and an album called Signify. According to the interview, Wilson is angered at the refer­ ences people are making to Pink Floyd and King Crimson to his music. Well, I am going to make more of them, and I don’t particu­ larly think it’s a bad thing. They’re going to have to deal with it. There are times on this record that I swear he’s just sampling Fripp

from a Soundscapes record or the lyrics were stolen from Adrian Belew’s diary. (“Dear di­ ary: Today at school the world ended be­ cause we all watched too much television and didn’t pay attention to human communi­ cation and that cute girl Betty in gym class didn’t smile back at me.”)

Oh yes: the music: if there happens to be a prog-revival, I’d nominate these guys be­ cause they’re the good guys. They pay at­ tention to what’s going on. They’ve got that electronica thing going on, but it doesn’t overshadow the message, which overall is holding my interest: we’ll start off with some voice samples about who-knows-what, then some ambient scratches for awhile, then all of a sudden comes this overdriven guitar riff - enter Song #1. Then when that ends, we’ll go back to ambient for a bit, then maybe some words from Satan, then some organic techno­ jam. I really enjoy tunes like “Idiot Prayer” which isn’t ambient but isn’t loud either, I’d say trance... there’s also this great bassline

that was lifted directly from the Ozric Ten­ tacles fakebook, which is always nice to hear.

I’m only finding fault with some of the pro­ duction values, namely the guitar tone, which sounds more like a soundtrack to a Sega CD video game then it does the future rulers of the prog universe. Small problem #2: the lyric “Surfing on the network” is used. But we can look past that. There’s some great stuff on here otherwise.

I say if the revival of the theme-album works out and progressive rock is deemed cool once again, Porcupine Tree will be ready.

My friend Mike, who played an invented game called “Sydball” as a child in honour of Syd Barrett, will dig this album because there’s a mellotron on it. The rest of the Ameri­ can public, you poor non-Sydball folk who’ve never heard of Can will have to wait a couple of months? years? before perhaps bands like Porcupine Tree hone their skills and take over. So buy it now, and pretend you were in the loop. j

block of 32 panels from the Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt and presents in song and story the lives of the people who made the individual panels. Sands explains that while she had been thinking all along about directing a musical, “I also wanted to do a show which dealt with an important issue facing young people today, so that every­ one could walk away having learned some­ thing.”

There’s no question that “QUILT” satis­ fies that criteria. While not a documen­ tary, “It is a play with a very obvious pur­ pose,” notes cast member David Eaton ‘98, appearing in his 11th show at WPI. It’s also clear that the AIDS theme has struck a chord on campus, as evidenced by the offers of support which have been pouring in from all sorts of groups and or­ ganizations. “The whole thing has just mushroomed,” says Sands. “This has be­ come a real campus unity event; everyone wants to be involved in it.” Not only is the show now serving as the kick-off event for WPI’s AIDS awareness week, but it will also be a fundraiser for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation; a national or­ ganization dedicated to combating HIV in­ fection in infants and children.

Right from the first rehearsal, which con­ sisted of a presentation about AIDS by Healthy Alternatives director Mary Cox, there has been a sense that “QUILT’ is more than “just another show.” This sentiment was best expressed by cast member Dennis Bellavance ‘01, who is appearing in his first show at WPI. A member of his hometown AIDS aw areness ch ap ter in A uburn, Maine, Bellavance traveled to Washing­ ton DC in October ‘96 as a volunteer to help unfurl the AIDS Quilt when it was dis­ played in it’s entirety.

Now numbering over 43,000 panels, Bellavance describes the experience of stand­ ing within a seemingly endless sea of quilt panels as “overpowering... you feel a whole different energy come over you.” To Bellavance, the Masque production adds yet another dimension to the Quilt by “bringing

life to its panels.”

The lives of the characters which “QUILT’ brings to the stage are intended to reflect the diversity of people whose lives have been affected by AIDS. This presents some un­ usual challenges to QUILT’s 40 cast mem­ bers, many of whom are cast in more than one role. At a recent rehearsal, Jason Fuller ‘01 struggled with the clumsy diction of his character “Darryl,” a poorly educated south­ ern teenager who delivers his lines while playing jump rope with his Mama (Lisa Bartee ‘98) and sister Trenda (Liz Kieronski ‘98).

In his subsequent role, he must quickly shift gears and reappear on stage as a rapper.

“QUILT: A Musical Celebration” will be performed at 8:00 PM in Alden Hall on Thurs­ day February 12, Friday February 13 and Sat­ urday February 14. Admission is $4, one dollar of which will be donated to the Eliza­ beth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. Tick­ ets will be on sale in the Wedge from 11:00AM - 2:15PM weekdays beginning tomorrow, and will also be available at 7PM in Alden Hall on performance nights. For ticket reservations, call Lisa at 831-5946.

Masque brings life to AIDS Quilt

by Greg Doerschler Publicity Coordinator When Masque president, Jessica Sands ‘98, discovered “QUILT: A Musical Cel­ ebration” in a catalog of plays which she’d stumbled upon while cleaning the group’s

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...And the pursuit of happiness

by Richard O ’Garr Student Development and Counseling Center You’re probably wondering what this article is doing here. Usually, we write about such topics as test anxiety and “beating the winter blues.” These are pretty serious topics that seem quite different from a topic like happiness. In fact, they are different in that they are opposite sides of the same coin because the struggle with unpleas­ ant feelings and emotions often involves the struggle to find hap­ piness.

So, what exactly is happiness?

This is a difficult question to answer and has been the source of much debate since the time when one of our ancestors found that fire could be produced by rubbing two sticks together (a discovery which no doubt made him very happy!).

Since then, philosophers, theolo­ gians, and psychologists of every type have argued about the defini­ tion o f this word, and much dis­ cussion and literature has been devoted to this topic. Fortunately

for you, this article is not such a piece of literature. In no way will this article attempt to determine a profound and final definition of the word “happiness.” Rather, the fol­ lowing will be an offering of a few suggestions and ideas given as “food for thought” for you to use in your attempts to gain a fuller un­ derstanding and greater experience of happiness.

The first suggestion is to try to find balance and fulfillment in the various aspects of your life. You may or may not be familiar with the “holistic model” that we use here at West Street House. The basic idea behind this model is that we all have certain needs we have to fulfill in six basic areas of our lives.

These areas consist of our emo­ tional, physical, intellectual, social, academic/professional, and spiri­ tual needs. The holistic model claims that we are more likely to be healthy and happy if we fulfill all of these areas in a pretty much equal manner. People tend to be happier and feel more fulfilled if they find a balance between these six areas as opposed to forfeiting

one or more for other areas, such as ignoring one’s social life for ex­ clusive pursuit of academics or vice versa.

Having well defined values will help in the pursuit of happiness as well. If you haven’t examined your values, then you may find such an exploration of yourself very reward­ ing. What is important to you? What is really important to you? What couldn’t you care less about? What do you enjoy, and what do you not?

What are your goals in life? Your hopes? Your dreams? Beginning to answer these and similar questions will help in this process. They also may help you to create more depth of meaning and purpose in your life.

This is a possibly significant achievement since people with a deep sense of purpose and meaning tend to be happier and morc fulfilled.

Finally, try to look on the bright side of things. This statement may sound a little trite and corny, but this strategy tends to be effective be­ cause all too often it is our percep­ tion of our experiences, and not the experiences themselves, that affect our moods. It is a definite fact that

N ew speak optimists, people who tend to find the positive in a given situation, tend to be happier than pessimists (those who tend to see the negative). If you are a natural pessimist, then try­ ing to see the proverbial “silver lin­ ing” may be difficult, uncomfortable, stupid, or pointless at first. But give yourself some time. With some prac­ tice, finding the brighter side of things can become an easy and re­ warding habit.

I hope these suggestions will be helpful. Consider them not as a guar­ antee but as a compass needle point­ ing in a general direction for you. To extend this’ metaphor, consider the fact that the compass is useless in and of itself: it can only point the direction to a destination, but it is you who must walk there. The point of the elaboration is that happiness is more of a process than a posses­ sion, more something you do than have. It’s not a fortunate few among the unlucky — the have’s vs. the have not’s — who are happy, but those who, among other things, tend to find balance in their lives, know their values, and are generally opti­ mistic in nature.

Recently, publishers have begun to bundle supplemental material such as CD-ROMs, magazines and study guides along with the required textbook, to discourage students from buying textbooks used.

Day added that used books have played a part in the increasing costs of new books.

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Textbooks: High prices make used textbooks more valuable little bit higher,” he said. “Also, pub­ lishers who lose money from usedbook sales need to get enough in­ vestment to cover their losses, and recoup this amount by raising new textbook prices.”

Susanna Ali, a junior, said she goes out of her way to find used books.

“I prefer used books; if worst comes to worst, I’ll buy the new ones, but right now they don’t even have those,” said Ali. “The high price of books is always a problem, but then.

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For Susan Kim, also ajunior, buy­ ing textbooks and balancing her bud­ get usually proves to be a difficult task each semester.

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Coming to America

by Yongming Cheng Graduate Student It was the first time for me to come to the United States of America. I left China and transferred to the flight to Boston at San Francisco. When I got off the plane at Logan, I did not know what to do next. Before I left China, I had contacted my advisor by e-mail. But then something hap­ pened. I had lost contact with him. I had sent him several messages but received no response. When I ar­ rived in Boston, it was raining out­ side. The time was about 1:00 AM, so it was also dark. I could not see the road and did not know the route to my institute. If nobody came to pick me up, I did not know what I would do. I was not an experienced

traveler. This was my first trip out­ side China.

I suddenly felt very sad. I just sat in one of the comers of the Logan Airport hall. Upon thinking of my relatives, my parents, my wife and my lovely son, I could not help cry­ ing. I thought that my life in China had been very good. I asked myself why I had given all that up to come to the USA. The more I thought about it, the more I felt sad.

After what seemed like a long time, one man, who was very tall and wore glasses, walked toward me and asked, “What’s your name?” I told him my name. He shook hands with me and said with a smile that he had been looking for me. He told me that there had been something wrong with his computer and that he’d just

Mary ueviin received my message that I was com­ ing. This man, it turned out, was my advisor.

I was overwhelmed with excite­ ment to have him pick me up. In the car, he told me many, many things about WPI and my future research project. He took me to the apartment of Chinese Student and Scholar As­ sociation. After eating some noodles, I was too excited to go to

sleep. Then the rain stopped. I took a walk around the campus of our Worcester Polytechnic Institute. It was very beautiful!

The day impressed me deeply, and I will never forget it, because it was full of great sadness and happi­ ness.

(Yongming Cheng is a graduate student from China in mechanical engineering.)

What’s Happening at International House February 10 Lawyer Richard Iandoli will present information on im­ migration and issues related to post university completion em­ ployment. This will include H l-B and Green cards. Location: International House at 3:30 PM. February 18 Dr. Mitra Satya, accredited tax advisor, will conduct a tax workshop at 5 PM in Salisbury, 105.

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Introducing Resident Evil 2: Not living up to its high standards

by Ken Gagne Newspeak Staff Title: Resident Evil 2 Platform: Sony Playstation Publisher: Capcom Rating: 9.2 W hen Capcom launched the original Resident Evil in early 1996, it became a gaming phenom­ enon, rated as one of the best Playstation titles ever, and start­ ing a multi-million dollar fran­ chise. Capitalizing on its suc­ cess, C apcom invites players back into the world of survival horror in Resident Evil 2, for the Sony Playstation.

Some of the first gam e’s plot is given away as a matter o f neces­ sity for setting the stage for the se q u e l; if you have not yet played the first title, go do so first.

The Umbrella corporation once experimented outside the urban Raccoon City with a mutagenic virus capable of turning humans into zombies, and other biologi­

cal weapons. Now the plague has spread to the city itself. This ter­ ror involves Leon, a rookie cop, and Claire, a young girl looking for her brother, co-star of the first Resident Evil. In their journeys th e y ’ll encounter a num ber o f other characters, som e of them through imaginative hooks from the first title. T here’s also much background story, but little of it m atters. W hat’s happening in the here-and-now is more inter­ esting.

This continuation of the story offers a host o f new features.

There are many more weapons, and the gore level is accordingly higher (hence, the “for mature aud ie n c e s o n ly ” ra tin g ). T he cheap, yet amusing, live action sequences have been replaced with computer-generated scenes.

The game can be played as ei­ ther Leon or Claire: each have their own slightly different sce­ nario and abilities. Once the game has been com pleted with one character, a “second quest”

mode for the other person be­ com es a v a ila b le , in w hich storyline, item placem ent, and other aspects differ. This is in­ centive enough to play through the game at least four times, each taking three to five hours.

The graphics have not been updated much since this gam e’s predecessor. One enhancement is the detail level on the charac­ ters: they keep a careful eye on all suspicious activity, and dam­ age taken in battle has visible ef­ fects on their performance. Ev­ ery room has fixed camera angles which switch when appropriate as the characters move about.

Some items are small and easy to miss, although many others pro­ vide relief by glittering to attract attention.

Music plays an important role in generating this gam e’s horrific atmosphere. It knows when to pipe up and scream of danger, or when to let the silence speak for itself. Listening for approaching enemies is necessary to be pre­

pared for their attacks. These sound effects and others, such as echoing footsteps in the pre­ cinct hall or the explosion o f a grenade obliterating a monster, work wonderfully. The voice act­ ing and dialogue are improved.

Claire and Leon must be guided through this nightm are; fortu­ nately, the controls are a dream.

Movements are always from their p e rsp e c tiv e , so th e chan g in g cam era angles do not im pede their progress. Some improve­ ments have been made concern­ ing the m anipulation and accou­ tering of items in inventory, cor­ recting flaws made in Resident Evil. A new auto-aim feature proves useful when enemies sur­ round.

Unfortunately, Capcom seems to have forgotten some of the el­ em ents that made the original such a hit. This time around, the puzzles are simple, usually con­ sisting o f finding a key in one room to open a door elsewhere.

Even those puzzles that do exist

seem out of place in this urban setting, as compared to a m yste­ rious forest mansion. The horror level is high despite the su r­ roundings, though, w ith c re a ­ tures jumping out at the most un­ expected times and places. The game progresses continually from one area to the next, seldom go­ ing back to old territory to explore as a new section becomes avail­ able. The heavy arsenal o f weap­ ons should hint at the new focus on battle, with at least three fairly difficult boss-type encounters.

Yet even the frequency o f foes seems diminished. Overall, this game is easier than the original.

R esid en t E v il 2 had m uch hype behind it. It d o esn ’t live up to the legacy of its origin, but th a t’s a high laurel to attain in the first place. By co m p ari­ son, this gam e lost som e g lit­ ter; on its own, its still an am az­ ing title with plenty o f replay value. Any fan o f the original should consider this an esse n ­ tial addition to their library.

many walks of life and diverse cul­ tural backgrounds.

Sharing common kitchen and recreational areas, these women work together with the residential staff to prepare meals and provide for the many needs of children and adults in the shelter. Specialized staff work with parents to assess housing and social service needs.

Acting as advocates for families, the staff helps guests identity and access resources and supports

they will need to achieve perma­ nent housing in the community.

The staff also helps the guests to put their lives back in order so that they can care for their children in a normal manner. There are even “af­ ter care” services following relo­ cation to help these women and children get their lives back “on track”.

So every year WPI students, fac­ ulty, and staff volunteer to spend a day rehabilitating some o f the

apartmcnts in the Youville complex.

If you want to be part o f this out­ standing project, be in touch with Chris Welch (e-mail address matignon) or Fr. Scanlon (e-mail priest) Chris is chairperson of the project this year and the date of the project is Tuesday, M arch 10th. We leave the Religious Cen­ ter on that day at 9:00 am and re­ turn no later than 5:00 pm. Lunch is provided. Come join us in this reaching out project.

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Appalachia in Worcester Courtesy o f Newman Club It is that time of the year again when the Newman Club sponsors A ppalachia in W orcester, also called Newman Madness.

Appalachia in W orcester has been a tradition here at WPI for at many years and while sponsored by the Newman Club, it is open to all on campus. Those involved in this project come back to campus

a few days before Term D begins and volunteer a day for painting etc. at Youville House.

Youville House, located here in the City of Worcester, provides temporary emergency shelter to battered women and their children.

Approximately 15 families live at the shelter at any given time. Usually they spend three or four months there before being relocated in an apartment of their choice. These unfortunate people come from

Financial aid for the 1998-1999 academic year Courtesy o f the Financial Aid Office The 1998-99 Financial Aid Ap­ p lic a tio n pro cess has begun.

U ndergraduate students apply­ ing for financial aid in 1998-99 should have received an appli­ cation packet in their mailbox. If you did not receive one, please stop by the Office of Financial

Aid. Follow all instructions in the packet to ensure that all compo­ nents of your ap p lica tio n are timely and complete by May 1, 1998 (Your green WPI Upperclass A pplication is due M arch 16, 1998).

REMEMBER: The Office of Fi­ nancial Aid req u ires a signed copy of the com pleted Federal

1997 IRS Tax forms that you and your parent(s) filed, along with copies of all 1997 schedules and W -2 form s. If you or your parent(s) were not required to file a tax return in 1997, the non-filer must submit to the Office of Fi­ nancial Aid a signed statement docum enting this fact and the reason for not filing. If the non­ filer has 1997 W-2 forms, he/she must submit these to our office along with the non-filer statement.

If you or your parent(s) filed a 1040-EZ by TELEFILE, which is the Federal tax-filing process by telephone, you must subm it to o ur o ffic e a copy o f y our “SIGNED” TELEFILE Worksheet with the confirm ation num ber listed on this form in addition to all 1997 W-2 forms.

If you d id not k eep your TELEFILE Worksheet, then you must contact the IRS at the fol­ lowing num ber and request an

AGI Letter: 1-800-829-1040.

When you call the IRS to re­ quest the AGI Letter, you must provide your SSN, name, address, and phone number. The AGI Let­ ter, which you will receive about four weeks from request, itemizes your official adjusted gross in­ come, taxes paid, any earned in­ come credit, and refund amount, all o f which the Office of Finan­ cial Aid requires to verify your eligibility. We suggest you re­ tain a copy o f the AGI Letter be­ fore submitting it to the Office of Financial Aid. While waiting for the IRS to send you the AGI Letter, you must submit to the WPI Office of Financial Aid a copy o f all 1997 W-2 forms. The Office of Finan­ cial Aid must have these forms of documentation in addition to your AGI Letter before we can review your aid application.

Please note: If you or your par­

ents have filed for an extension on the 1997 Federal return, you must submit a copy o f the exten­ sion and all 1997 W-2 forms to the Office o f Financial Aid. If you h av e any q u e stio n s, please contact the Office of Fi­ nancial Aid. Attention WPI graduate stu­ dents: If you plan to apply for finan­ cial aid for the 1998-1999 aca­ demic year, please stop by the Office of Financial Aid to pick up your FAFSA and Graduate Ap­ plication. If you have any ques­ tions, please contact our office at 8 3 1 -5 4 6 9 or em ail us at losborn@ wpi.edu.

• If you are an undergraduate senior currently receiving finan­ cial aid and plan to apply for fi­ nancial aid for graduate school for the 1998-1999 academic year, please stop by our office to pick up your 1998-1999 FAFSA.

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Slam at a poetry slam.

Peter Caputa IV Class o f ’98 “Two minutes poets, two minutes, get your poems ready, get your poems ready.”

Bill MacMillan whispered closely to the mi­ crophone on the make-shift stage at the Java Hut on Main Street. Every Sunday at 7PM, Bill MacMillan hosts a small commu­ nity of poets as well as anyone who wan­ ders to the stage in a spectacular poetic event called a poetry slam. Bill MacMillan, the founder of the Worcester Poetry Slam team, slam poet and a fairly influential player in the national slam scene, hosted the first poetry slam I attended at the Java Hut. A poetry slam is an event usually held in a relaxed social atmosphere, where a num­ ber of poets of all ages and backgrounds interactively perform their poems and re­ ceive scores. Three random audience mem­ bers are chosen as judges and the audi­ ence is very raucous and involved in the evening o f entertainment. The evening is divided up into three parts. In the first part of the evening, an open reading is avail­ able for anyone who would like to perform their poetry. In the second part of the evening a featured poet generally per­ forms. The third and final part of the evening is the slam where eight poets per­ form their poems and receive scores be­ tween 1 and 10. The top two poets ad­ vance to the quarter-finals. The winners of the quarter-finals advance to the final po­ etry slam which decides which four poets will comprise the Worcester slam team. The four best slam poets which comprise the Worcester Slam Poetry team will compete at this year’s slam poetry national finals in Austin, Texas.

•• During the open reading some experi­ enced and some not so experienced poets performed their poems. Some read more than one poem. The majority of the poems in this section of the evening screamed one­ sid ed n ess. One quiet, co lleg e-ag ed , unconfident young man read two poems about the plummet of society into an in­ dustrialized and lonely world, calling for a return to our agrarian roots. It appeared he needed a big hug. Although his inten­ tions and thoughts were heart-felt, the poetry was full of allusions and was diffi­ cult to understand with only one perfor­ mance. Also, he did not construct a per­ formance for his poems. Nor did he change the intonation or inflection in his voice. He read from a loose-leaf paper which he used to disguise half his face, baring only the top of his head to the crowd as he pro­ jected his voice towards the floor. Although the sadness of his poetry matched his quiet and depressed voice and performance, this type o f poetry doesn’t usually succeed with a slam crowd.

Experienced poets at poetry slams pro­ vide new poets with inspiration and new perform ance techniques. For example, Celeste, the winner of the evening’s slam used her alliterative words, slow move­ ments and soft voice to relay her physical and emotional experiences. Her first poem diagrammed what it was like to have her arm inside her lover’s vagina- both an ec­ static, orgasmic and humbling experience.

She used images to paint a picture of her making love to her lover. She slowed her voice, squinted her soul-piercing eyes and slowed her stage movements to explain the peacefulness she felt after making love.

In her second poem, she paced the stage and imposed her poem on the audience by

pointing at individuals in the audience Her performance enforced the nostalgic emo­ tions she felt for her experiences kissing little girls behind the white sheets on her mother’s laundry line. She held her words when she said that the little girls “neeever saaid nooo” behind the sheets.

In a personal interview. Bill MacMillan added that the slam phenomenon is get­ ting b ig g er than an y o n e has ever expected...that there will be 46 teams partici­ pating in the national slam tournament in Austin, Texas, this year, maybe even includ­ ing an Israeli national team and an entirely spanish slamming team from Los Angeles.

During the evening, Bill performed a poem written by Marc Smith, the founder of the poetry slam and the long-time host of the Green Mill Tavern Poetry Slam in Chicago.

The performance was excellent and Bill rec­ reated the action-filled stage movements that would have been included in an original per­ formance by Marc Smith. In the poem, when a train was moving away at a speed too fast, he trailed his speech from loud to quiet like the words were being blown from the ensu­ ing windstorm on the platform.Continuously during the evening, poets and host Bill MacMillan invited anyone from the crowd to recite their poetry on stage. Every Sunday at 7PM, the Java Hut invites you to join a very open-minded and eclectic truth-seek­ ing group of poets. You can either just enjoy the poetry slam or even participate yourself.

Maybe you’ll be a natural and earn a spot on the Worcester Poetry Slam Team and get to travel to Austin, Texas to compete in the na­ tional competition.

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mittee meetings. UMOC starts this week, so sign up to p e s te r p eo p le in th e mailroom. Also, C hillin’ for Charity is next week, so get pledges for that event.

Brother meetings going by the usual MO, M ondays at 6:30 in Higgins. Did you know that Ryan was in an aroundtheworld yacht race? Ask him about it.

Bacchus It’s about time for BACCHUS to have

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Christian Bible Fellowship Hello, I hope you aren’t too caught up in m idterm s to take a break and give thanks to God for what you have and to forgive people for any sins they may have committed against you. Have you realized that by forgiving others, you do yourself a favor? You let go of your an­ ger and resentments and receive the re­ lief of forgiving someone.

We would like you to jo in us this week for FNF, this Friday night in the lower wedge for a time o f fellowship and praise.

Then on Tuesday join us for Tuesday Night Prayer down in Founders study at 9:30.

“Blessed is the man that does not walk in the counsel o f the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the way of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither.

Whatever he does prospers.” Psalm 1:13 (NTV).

The book of Psalms opens by telling us to stay out o f trouble. We’re not sup­ posed to be spending our lives going after the ways o f the world. Instead, we are to delight ourselves in the ways of God and fill our thoughts with His word day and night. Then, we will be planting ourselves by a stream, producing fruit and not growing weary as we succeed and prosper. This week, find your stream, plant yourself there, and you too will grow strong.

M asque W elL .how ’d you all like MW Rep’s show “Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love”? It was ter­ rific, wasn’t it? Of course it was!

Now that that’s over, there’s isn’t too much new— the usual. “Q uilt” needs crews, sign up on the bulletin board out­ side the green room in A lden....N ew Voices 16 is looking for production posi­ tions, email m ouse@ wpi if yer inter­ ested....

Oh! If you’re interested in helping out with ticket sales and ushering for “Quilt”, email vittohue@wpi. The play runs Feb­ ruary 12-14 so don’t miss it!

That’s all for now....so get that home­ work done and come to the Masque meet­ ing this Friday at 4:30 pm, in the Alden Hall green room. Signing off!

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Leadership Week: February 9-14

by Fred Toy and Maria Diaz Class o f ‘99 For the past three years, the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) has been dedicated to educating its mem­ bers and other students about the various aspects o f leadership. SHPE prides itself on serving the entire WPI community, and so has planned activities accordingly that build skills and encourage a sense of com­ munity. Personal development and career skills are a few of the skills encouraged by SHPE. With these ideas in mind, SHPE members created what has now become Leadership Week.

This year, SHPE found a fellow conspira­ tor in LEAP (Leadership Education and Prac­ tice Program) to help coordinate Leadership Week. This weeklong event is designed to provide leadership development to the en­

tire WPI student body. This year’s theme for Leadership Week is “Empowering Leaders of the Future.” The main goal of the week is to provide students with an opportunity to develop leadership skills and become aquainted with different leadership issues.

The basis of the week is to facilitate students in creating a balance between being a good student and attaining skills that make a wellrounded professional. Leadership Week is designed to aid WPI students in acquiring the skills they need to further themselves in their chosen career.

The week’s activities include a number of motivational workshops that will encourage students to become more active. Everyone is encouraged to attend all workshops, since each will provide a different aspect of per­ sonal development. Come and participate in any of the daily workshops offered!

-see schedule of events on page 6

Gordon Library’s Internet Seminar Topic: World Wide Web (WWW) Basics with Netscape Navigator Date: Wednesday, February 4,1998,11 AM -1 2 Noon Place: Gordon Library Training Room (114)— Down one flight from the main floor inside the PC Room (116) Level: Beginner— Web or Netscape experience is not necessary. Some familiarity with Windows 95 and use of a mouse is helpful but not required.

Info: Carmen Brown (cbrown@wpi), Don Richardson (drichard@wpi.cdu), or Joanne Williams (williams@wpi.edu) in the Reference Department.

PLEASE NOTE: Seminar is limited to 8 WPI faculty, staff, and students. Advance registration on the sign up list at the Reference Desk is required. Sorry, no email or phone sign ups for this session.

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Alcohol: Discussions of new policies Continued from page 2 In spite of this “pro-active” effort on the part of the administration, several attend­ ees felt that little was accomplished or cleared up. One leader stated that the coun­ trywide drinking problems of underaged and adults alike have less to do with the Greek System at WPI than the administra­ tion may think. Another leader said that the meeting was called to inform all stu­

dent leaders of the goal of the administra­ tion regarding alcohol on campus, yet the discussion almost entirely revolved around “greck issues.” “In the eyes of the admin­ istration, WPI will be great once the Greeks are driven away,’’one officer said. It seems as if, regardless of the initiative President Parrish took to inform the community, many students are still feeling left in the dark and ridiculed by the administration.

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Greek Announcements couraged, group activities also bring smiles to many young faces. The Tech Buddies program, cooperatively created between Midnight Basketball is currently under­ Paul Ganchi of Theta Chi and Maureen way. The program runs on Tuesday nights Rosetti, Vice Principal of Belmont Elemen­ in Harrington Auditorium from 10:30pm-1: tary, stresses the positive guidance that 00am. It is sponsored by the Healthy Al­ older role models can have on impression­ ternatives Office and the Inter-Fraternity able, delicate young children. The involve­ Council. Participation has been incredible. ment with more experienced friends aims There are currently 13 teams, with a total to guide the children through a difficult of 59 players, that will play a ten game environment and even tougher age. From schedule, playoffs, time to time the struggles • • • • • • • • that each child is dealing and championship.

The league champi­ Nancy Clark, MS, RD from Brookline # with become evident, and ons will receive tro­ Sports Medicine will speak on Sports Nu- • fortunately, their Tech phies as well as Buddy is able to lend a trition. other various prizes.

Date: February 9, 1998 * helping hand and aid Theta Chi Frater­ Time: 7:30 Place: Perreault Hall • them in their time of diffi­ nity will be hosting Sponsored by: WPI Healthy Alternatives • culty. Through the hardtheir Tech Buddies • » » » • » • » » * ! sh'Ps that some of these program for the sec­ children have are seem­ ond time next week for dinner and ice cream, ingly unbearable, the occasional smile, along with several other activities. The laugh, or high five make it all worthwhile.

Tech Buddies program was started this past Keep up the good work Theta Chi. November between Theta Chi Fraternity In other announcements applications for and the Belmont Public Elementary School.

Orientation Leaders and Order of Omega The program matches children from 9-11 are in the Student Activities Office. On Feb­ years of age with members of the Frater­ ruary 9, 1998 at 7:30pm in Perreault Hall nity, each child getting their own Tech Nancy Clark, MS, RD Brookline Sports Medi­ Buddy. While individual activities are en­ cine will be talking about “Sports Nutrition”.

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great concert on M onday night. C on­ gratulations guys, and g al! Our new gigs at the Sahara and the Bean Counter are getting a great response. If only more people from WPI would come down and listen... Remember, Tuesday’s at 8 at the Sahara and Thursday’s at 8:30 at the Bean counter. Don’t be afraid. Coming up in 2 weeks are our clinics with Cyrus Chest­ nut and Greg Abate, as well as a concert

by Greg Abate right here on cam pus.

Keep an eye out for a publicity rampage on those. And finally, Tom’s Sahara pick o f the week: Cafe Mocha and a raspberry croissant.

Simple Harmonic Motion Hey everyone, we’re back to another fun filled sem ester here at W PI, and things are rolling along wonderfully. Con­ gratulations to all the new soloists in SHM, you guys rock!! And that is ex­ actly what we arc going to do when we head over to the University o f M assa­ chusetts at Amherst on the 6th o f Febru­ ary. Any student from WPI is more than welcome to head over as well and watch us perform — w e’d love to have your support in the audience!!! If you are in­ terested in going, please e-m ail us at “shm@ wpi.edu” and we’ll fill you in!!!

Also, on the 18th of February, w e’ll be heading over to Regis College to wel­ come in their incoming freshwomen (PC for me!!). And honestly, w hat’s better than singing to a roomful of ladies? Ew, that’s sick, dude... In any case, if you would like more information about SHM or our concerts, please e-mail us!!! And don’t make plans for the 4th o f April, cause Acappella Fest 4 is going to be HUGE!!!!

Newman Club Friday night we are going to W right’s Chicken Farm in RI. If you don’t know about this famous eating place, just ask people who come from this area. The charge will be $10.00 for the meal and the bus. Newman will pay the difference. If you want to join us, you must let Chris Welch by e-mail (matignon ) know by Wednesday noon.

Last week we gave you the wrong date for our Appalachia in Worcester Project.

It is Tuesday March 10th. Please read the feature article on the project which is written up in this edition of Newspeak.

Watch your e-mail for an invitation to Fr. S .’s famous suppers. He has them ev­ ery week. Remember our prayers bible group meets on Wednesday night at 7:00 PM at the Religious Center.

Remember all of our events are open to the entire WPI Community.

Order of Omega.

ATTENTION ALL GREEKS!!! So, you regret not applying this past fall for mem­ bership?? Well, here is another chance!

The Order o f Omega is looking for a Spring class-w e’re looking for you!!

What is the Order of Omega, and what do we do here on cam pus? O rder of

Omega is a national Greek honor society that recognizes those Greek students who have excelled in the areas of schol­ arship (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 stan­ dard of character during their time in col­ lege. On the WPI campus, you’ll see us involved in such events as Winter Car­ nival or Greek Week (which is something new for this year!). Also, the Order 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 ask­ ing?? A pplications 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 o f 3.0 or higher. Also, you must be anticipating being either a jun­ ior 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 o f these requirements, so come on out and apply!

If you have any questions, you can email Jeannine Block (Vice-President, M em bership at jm block@ w pi,edu, or omega@wpi.edu

Pathways We have gotten actual construction of a magazine underway. Weekly layout meet­ ings will be beginning and committee mem­ bers will be contacted. Jen B tells us that we will have one kickin’ magazine by the time we’re done. Ben Nawrath sighting of the week: Ben was spotted spending his evening at the Sahara Restaurant on Tues­ day the 27th, taking in the sounds of the Jazz Ensemble, while reportedly sketching pictures of the saxophone player. He and Ben spent a brief, and disturbing, moment close together on the Sahara’s couch, be­ tween musical sets. This too will pass.

Society for Medieval Arts and Sciences Last week’s SMAS meeting was held in Medieval Court style, and a great deal of fun, as we were graced by a visit from guest bard Margaret McCandless. First order of actual business involved further preparation for the Spring’s Medieval Faire. Further information was requested on any other committees whose budgets had been determined. Next was an announcement on finding rides for this past w eekend’s “Feast o f Rhiassa” Realms event.

After the business was attended to, one and all sat back and enjoyed the antics of the bard McCandless. Her performance included song and demonstration of various medieval instruments, including the accordian, the re­ corder, and the hurdy-gurdy. The final m asterstroke was a duet, with Wes Blackstone, our esteemed Exchequer, play­ ing harp and Margaret playing recorder.

SMAS boff combat practices are Mondays

at 7:30PM and Saturdays at 1:30PM (meet in the Wedge). SMAS club meetings are Tues­ days at 7:00PM in the Founders Study Room.

For more information, you can contact the officers by e-mail to realms@wpi.edu.

SGA At last Tuesday’s SGA meeting Tracy Cree from Residential Services came to present the new housing policy. This policy will open certain Residence halls so that all students will have equal chance to live in the halls next year through a lottery system. This new policy also eliminates the ability to squat a room as has been done in the past. There was also a question and comment period so that students could voice their concern. The next CAI meeting will be held Thursday af­ ternoon at 5:00 p.m. The next CSLI meeting will be held Thursday evening at 6:30 p.m.

The Muslim Association received the money for banners that was special funded for.

Masque also received the money for light­ ing equipment that will be used in their pro­ duction of the play Quilt that they had spe­ cial funded for. APO will soon be hosting free bowling nights on the weekend. The minutes are now available for veiwing on the web check it out! The next SGA meeting will be held Tuesday evening at 6:30 p.m. in the Lower Wedge. All are welcome to attend.

WWPI Okely dokely, y ’a ll! Too Hot for TV this week. It’s going to be great. This past week we got lots accom plished

when everyone showed up for the exec meeting. If anyone is brave or curious enough to see what an exec meeting is like, just email radio and we’ll let you know the time and place. Elections are coming up, so get courageous and run for office!

Don’t forget to show up and vote for next year’s officers. Elections will be February 18 at 4:30 in Perrault Hall. If you or anyone you know is interested in becoming a DJ, please be sure to email debra as soon as possible. TTFN, Jony and Debra.

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H i! My name is Sumedha (Now let’s see if you all can pronounce that!). Now you must be wondering what a column named “Star Search” can possible be about in a newspaper belonging to a total techie school! Well, first of all, I am not doing a talent search, nor I am writing about the study o f constellations. I will be writing about US! That’s right! I will be writing about you and me, and all those people you have perhaps w ondered about.

Haven’t you ever wondered what makes someone act the way they do? What gives them the personality they have? What makes that guy in the leather jacket walk around campus with his nose in the air thinking he’s all that? What makes you a dreamer? What makes you YOU, and what makes me ME? These are all questions we have all most probably wondered about one time or another, right? Well, there is actu­ ally a place we may turn to for these an­ swers! Just look up at the stars one night.

You are up there. Your personality is mapped directly in the heavens. Find it a little difficult to believe? Well, I am posi­ tive even you non -believers out there must be a little curious right? This more or less

sums up what “Star Search” will be about.

Every week, I will give you insight on your personality (or a friend’s) with respect to your birth sign. Now this will not be your “run of the mill” horoscope column. Yes, for all you Jeanne Dixon lovers, I will pro­ vide you with Horoscopes every now and then!

Finally, one thing I do not believe I will do in this colum n is be formal. (You should be able to observe this by now!)

You see, I am talking directly to you. This is a column where we will all receive the opportunity to explore who we are, and what we have always wanted to know regarding ourselves and others. That is why I want YOUR insight, and I want to help you answ er those questions you have w ondered about. W rite in your questions regarding your sun sign or any one else’s! I promise you it will be an­ swered in future Newspeak editions. If you wish to remain anonymous, simply let me know, and I will honor your request. I want to make this an extremely enjoyable reading experience for all of you, so I en­ courage you to send me your comments and suggestions when you have some to make. Well, it has been a pleasure writing my first introductory column of “Star Search.” I hope to sec you all again! And remember, always reach for those stars! To send questions, comments, or suggestions: e-mail: sahuja@wpi.edu Looking forward to hearing from you!

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