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Volume Twenty-six, Number Eight

Tuesday, March 24, 1998

WPI Welcomes Ghanaian poet Courtesy o f WPI News Service Kofi Anyidoho, a professor o f lit­ erature at the University o f Ghana, and the new president o f the Afri­ can literature association, will read from his works at WPI on Tuesday, April 7, at 3:30 p.m. in the Great Hall o f Higgins House. A reception will precede the reading at 2:00 p.m. in In te rn a tio n a l H ouse, 28 T ro w ­ bridge Road.

Anyidoho, who earned a doctor-

ate in com parative literature at the University o f Texas, is the author o f many books, including the po­ etry collections A Harvest o f Our Dreams and Elegy for the Revolu­ tion, essays on African literature, a bilingual (E w e/English) play for children, and dozens o f critical ar­ ticles on literary relationships with politics, music, and religion. His recent focus has been on bilingual and multicultural production. He continues to w rite poetry in En­ glish, but also does significant work

in his first language, Ewe. Equally important, he has begun to prac­ tice as both a writer and an oral art­ ist. Cassette and CD recordings o f his performances in Ewe as both poet and singer are scheduled for release in 1998. He was invited by WPI by Humanities and Arts De­ partment Head Lee Fontanella. The visit is also a reunion for the two men, who met when Fontanella was graduate advisor in comparative lit­ erature at the Texas university.

The U n iversity o f Texas and

A&E Northwestern University are spon­ so rin g A n y id o h o ’s v isit to the United States, where his itinerary includes his inauguration as the first A frica-based president o f the Africa Literature A ssociation, an international organization, “We are proud to welcome Kofi Anyiodoho to W PI,” says Fontanella. “His visit is a wonderful opportunity for mem­ bers o f the W PI and W orcester com m unities to hear his words and to m eet this respected scholar and poet.”

Harvard junior found stabbed at beach

by Georgian Alexakis and James Y. Stern Harvard Crimson (Harvard U.) (U-WIRE) CAMBRIDGE, Mass.

— Harvard junior David L. Okrent, a physics concentrator in C abot House, was found stabbed Sunday morning on Revere Beach in Bos­

ton.

O krent, a native o f E vanston, 111., was pronounced dead on ar­ rival at M assa c h u setts G eneral Hospital (M GH) shortly after 6:30 a.m. He w as 20.

A c c o rd in g to th e S u f fo lk County D istrict A ttorney’s office, a m an w a lk in g his d og fo u n d

O krent, w ho had a sin g le stab wound to the neck. O fficials said O krent was still alive when au ­ thorities arrived on the scene.

A c c o rd in g to se v e ra l C a b o t H ouse residents, students w ere told at an inform ational m eeting last night that O krent had been present at S aturday’s “C abot Un-

Can prof’s hold tests on “no class” days?

by Janelle Evans Newspeak Staff T he C om m ittee on A cadem ic Operations met on February 5lh to discuss an issue that som etim es concerns students: How much free­ dom o f class scheduling does a p ro fesso r have? M any students also do not have the proper infor­ mation on who -they can approach if they feel they are being treated unfairly by a professor.

During C term o f 1998, an inci­ dent concerning a professor’s de­ cision to hold an exam on an insti­

tu tio n a l “ N o C la s s ” d ay w as brought to the a tte n tio n o f the CAO. T he student felt that this should not be a required class time fo r a m an d ato ry exam because “W PI p olicy is that m andatory class hours are scheduled.” Ac­ cording to members o f the CAO, other extra class sessions “should not be scheduled unless all stu­ dents could be accom m odated.” In other words, if a professor attempts to schedule another class session in a d d itio n to th a t w hich W PI policy allots, s/he has to accom m o­ date all o f the students in the class

before s/he can add additional class time. One member o f the com m it­ tee pointed out, however, that there may be exceptions to this rule for one-time instances where a profes­ sor needs to schedule additional class time.

Members o f the committee also indicated that there is a specific course o f action through which stu­ dents can voice concerns such as this. If a student feels pressured or treated unfairly by a professor in a case similar lo the one described above, s/he should report it to the Office o f the Provost.

Newman Club members volunteer Volunteers of the Newman Club, the C atholic C am p u s M in istry Club at W PI, recently spent some time helping o th e rs out d u rin g th e ir vacation as p art of th e ir annual “ A ppalachia in W orcester” program . The students traveled to the Youville House, a shelter for battered women an children and helped to rep a ir and p ain t the facility. Sources state that it would have taken months to do the w ork that the students did in a day. A complete article about this event was published in last week’s issue of Newspeak w hich is available online at N ew sp eak ’s w ebsite: http://www.wpi.edu/~newspeak P H O T O C O U R TESY OK T H E NEW M A N CLUB

d e rg ro u n d ” d ance and w as last seen at 1:30 a.m . A ny students who saw O krent after that time are instructed to contact police.

O k ren t’s death is being inves­ tig a te d by th e M a s s a c h u s e tts state police as a “ possible hom i­ cide,” said Jam es M. Bourgesanie, p re ss se cre tary fo r the S u ffolk C ounty district atto rn ey ’s office.

Bourgesanie did not rule out the p o s s ib ility o f s u ic id e , sa y in g O k ren t’s w ound could have been self-inflicted.

H a rv a rd s p o k e s p e rs o n A lex Hupp said the H arvard University Police D epartm ent (H U PD ) is as­ sisting in the investigation.

A utopsy results are still pend­ ing and are e x p ec ted to be re ­ leased today.

Janice and Jam es C. Ware, m as­ ters o f C abot H ouse, held an in­ form al m eeting in their residence la s t n ig h t fo r O k r e n t’s c lo se frien d s. Jam es W are said mOre than 50 students cam e to express their feelings o f g rief and loss.

The W ares to ld stu d en ts last n ight th at O k re n t’s room m ates will be flying to C hicago today to visit his fam ily and attend funeral se rv ic e s, w hich are ten tativ ely planned for W ednesday.

Law rence O krent, D avid’s fa­ ther, said the fam ily learned fam ­ ily learned o f th eir so n ’s death early yesterday m orning. “ I was sitting at the breakfast table w hen som ebody from some sort o f M assachusetts organ do­ nor organization called,” he said.

The call cam e betw een 8 and 9 a.m.

The caller asked O krent if he would like to contribute his son’s organs, but hung up when he re­ alized that the father had not yet le a rn e d th e n e w s o f h is s o n ’s d eath. “ M y a d re n a lin e w as ju s t reSee H arvard Continued to pg 2

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Volume Twenty-six, Number Eight

Tuesday, March 24, 1998

WPI Welcomes Ghanaian poet Courtesy o f WPI News Service Kofi Anyidoho, a professor of lit­ erature at the University o f Ghana, and the new president o f the Afri­ can literature association, will read from his works at WPI on Tuesday.

April 7. at 3:30 p.m. in the Great Hall o f Higgins House. A reception will precede the reading at 2:00 p.m. in In te rn a tio n a l H ouse, 28 T ro w ­ bridge Road.

Mnyiuunu, w uucam cu ad udoctor­ u u u iAnyidoho, who earned

ate in comparative literature at the University of Texas, is the author o f many books, including the po­ etry collections A Harvest o f Our Dreams and Elegy for the Revolu­ tion, essays on African literature, a bilingual (Ew e/English) play for children, and dozens o f critical ar­ ticles on literary relationships with politics, music, and religion. His recent focus has been on bilingual and multicultural production. He continues to write poetry in En­ glish. ubut giiMi, u i also a i sdoes u u significant u v ; s w work u i ^

in his first language. Ewe. Equally important, he has begun to prac­ tice as both a writer and an oral art­ ist. Cassette and CD recordings of his performances in Ewe as both poet and singer are scheduled for release in 1998. He was invited by WPI by Humanities and Arts De­ partment Head Lee Fontanella. The visit is also a reunion for the two men, who met when Fontanella was graduate advisor in comparative lit­ erature at the Texas university.

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I Northwestern University are spon­ so rin g A n y id o h o ’s visit to the United States, where his itinerary includes his inauguration as the first A frica-based president of the Africa Literature Association, an international organization, "We are proud to welcome Kofi Anyiodoho to WPI,” says Fontanella. “His visit is a wonderful opportunity for mem­ bers o f the WPI and W orcester communities to hear his words and to meet this respected scholar and poet.”

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Harvard junior found stabbed at beach

by Georgian Alexakis and James Y. Stern H arvard Crimson (H arvard U.) (U-W1RE) CAMBRIDGE, Mass.

— Harvard junior David L. Okrent, a physics concentrator in C abot House, was found stabbed Sunday morning on Revere Beach in Bos­

ton.

Okrent, a native o f Evanston, 111., was pronounced dead on ar­ riv al at M assach u setts G eneral Hospital (M GH) shortly after 6:30 a.m. He was 20.

A c c o rd in g to th e S u ffo lk County District A ttorney’s office, a man w a lk in g his d o g fo und

O krent, who had a sin g le stab wound to the neck. O fficials said Okrent was still alive when au­ thorities arrived on the scene.

A cco rd in g to se v e ra l C abot H ouse residents, stu d en ts were told at an inform ational m eeting last night that Okrent had been present at Saturday’s “C abot Un-

Can prof’s hold tests on “no class” days?

by Janelle Evans Newspeak S taff The C om m ittee on A cadem ic Operations met on February 5lh to discuss an issue that som etim es concerns students: How much free­ dom o f class scheduling does a p ro fesso r have? M any students also do not have the proper infor­ mation on who they can approach il they feel they are being treated unfairly by a professor.

During C term o f 1998, an inci­ dent concerning a professor’s de­ cision to hold an exam on an insti­

tu tio n a l “ N o C la s s ” day w as brought to the a tte n tio n o f the CAO. The student felt that this should not be a required class time for a m andatory exam because “ WPI policy is that m andatory class hours are scheduled." A c­ cording to members o f the CAO, other extra class sessions “should not be scheduled unless all stu ­ dents could be accom m odated.” in other words, if a professor attempts to schedule another class session in addition to that w hich W PI policy allots, s/he has to accom m o­ date all of the students in the class

before s/he can add additional class time. One member of the commit­ tee pointed out, however, that there may be exceptions to this rule tor one-time instances where a profes­ sor needs to schedule additional class time.

Members of the committee also indicated that there is a specific course o f action through which stu­ dents can voice concerns such as this. If a student feels pressured or treated unfairly by a professor in a case similar to the one described above, s/he should report it to the Office of the Provost.

Newman Club members volunteer Volunteers of the Newman Club, the C atholic C am pus M inistry Club at W PI, recently spent some time helping others out during th eir vacation as p art of th eir annual “ Appalachia in W orcester” program . The students traveled to the Youville House, a shelter lor battered women an children and helped to rep a ir and paint the facility. Sources state that it would have taken months to do the work that the students did in a day. A complete article about this event was published in last w eek's issue of Newspeak which is available online at New sp e ak ’s website: http://www.wpi.edu/ newspeak t 'l i o T o c m k i k s \ o h m i

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d e rg ro u n d ” dance and w as last seen at 1:30 a.m. Any students who saw Okrent after that time are instructed to contact police.

O k ren t’s death is being inves­ tig a te d by th e M a s s a c h u s e tts state police as a "possible hom i­ cide,” said James M. Bourgesanie, press se cre tary for the Suffolk County district attorney’s office.

Bourgesanie did not rule out the p o s s ib ility o f su ic id e , say in g O krent’s wound could have been self-inflicted.

H a rv a rd s p o k e s p e rs o n A lex Hupp said the Harvard University Police D epartm ent (H U PD ) is as­ sisting in the investigation.

Autopsy results are still pend­ ing and are expected to be re ­ leased today.

Janice and James C. W are, m as­ ters o f C abot House, held an in ­ formal m eeting in their residence last n ig h t fo r O k r e n t’s c lo se friends. Jam es W are said m ore than 50 students cam e to express their feelings of grief and loss.

The W ares told stu d en ts last night that O k re n t’s room m ates will be Hying to C hicago today to visit his family and attend funeral serv ic es, w hich are ten tativ ely planned lor W ednesday.

L aw rence O krent, D avid's la ­ ther. said the family learned fam ­ ily learned o f their so n 's death early yesterday m orning. “ 1 was sitting at the breakfast table when somebody from some sort o f M assachusetts organ d o ­ nor organization called, he said.

The call cam e betw een 8 and l) a.m.

The caller asked O krent il he would like to contribute his son's organs, but hung up when he re­ alized that the father had not yet le a rn e d th e new s o! his so n 's death. “ My a d re n a lin e w as just reSee Harvard, Continued to pg 2

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Harvard: Student last seen at dance Continued from page I leased in a very large volum e,” Okrent said. “I was very concerned but I did n ’t w ant to let my wife know .”

O krent called his so n ’s room , only to g e t the an sw erin g m a c h in e . H e then c alled R obert H. N eugeboren ‘83, the C abot H ouse senior tutor, and w as noti­ fie d o f his so n ’s death by N eug eb o ren ’s wife.

Huppe said the U niversity has been in contact with O krent’s fam ily throughout th e day, and had refrained from notify­ ing them o f their so n ’s death at the re­ quest o f the police. “ M assachusetts state po lice told our o fficials that they would co n tact the par­ e n ts th ro u g h th e E v a n s to n p o lic e ,” H uppe said.

“They said it was essential that they d o so fo r th e ir p r o c e d u r e s ,” H uppe added.

H uppe said the M a ssa c h u se tts Eye and Ear Infirm ary went ahead and called O k re n t’s fam ily despite p o lic e p ro ce­ d u res.

“T hey sh o u ld be c a lle d to task for th at,” he said.

Law rence O krent said E vanston police d id com e to the fam ily’s hom e at about 10 a.m. with the news.

“At that p o in t,” he said, “there was nothing they could tell us that we d idn’t already know.”

N eugeboren said he— accom panied by HUPD officers— notified O k ren t’s room ­

m ates at about 7:30 a.m . yesterday.

N eugeboren said they went to O krent’s residence “to see if there w as anything in the room that would tell us why he was in R evere.”

T he W ares w ere n o tified early this m orning o f the news. According to James W are, tutors w ere notified throughout the day. “ Everyone’s really in shock right now,” Jam es Ware said. “W e’re notifying indi­ v id u a ls.”

He said co u n se lin g services w ill be available for any C abot H ouse resident and last night students received a hand­ out detailing w ays to deal w ith a trau­ matic experience.

Friends, Fam ily React Those at H arvard who knew O krent— who w ent by the nicknam e “ O ak”— de­ scribed him as a great friend.

“H e’s been a really amazing person ever s in c e high s c h o o l,” said R eb e cc a C. W eiss ‘99, who attended Evanston Town­ ship High School in E vanston, 111. with Okrent. “ In high school, there was no one who was better-liked than him ,” W eiss said.

“His most outstanding feature was that he was so w ell-liked by so m any people [in high sch o o l], and the sam e is true h ere,” she added.

O krent, who played rugby at Harvard, com m itted him self to public service dur­ ing high school. During his senior year, he received the sc h o o l’s C unningham

Traditions Day Events April 1

April 2 1l:00am -2:00 PM WPI Exhibits (Upper Wedge) The Student Alum ni Society will be presenting WPI memorabilia for display in the Upper Wedge. Stop by and take a peek!!!

4:30 - 5:00 Freshmen/sophomore Pennant Rush (Football Field) Only Freshmen and Sophomores can par­ ticipate in this event but all are invited to watch as the Freshmen and Sopho­ mores make a mad dash for the pen­ nants.

5:00 - 5:30 Cageball (Football Field) All are invite to participate in a hearty game of cageball on the football field.

7:00-8:00 WPI Jeopardy (Riley Commons) W atch th e F reshm en ta k e on the Sophomores by seeing who knows the most about WPI History.

8:00-9:00 WPI Skit Night (Riley Commons) This will be an event filled with satire and com edy. Prepare a skit with friends, colleagues, faculty , staff, or go solo. Skits should be no longer than 10 minutes and no shorter than 3 seconds. Registration forms are avail­ able by contacting sas@ wpi.edu. r+y

bered his “ brilliance” when it cam e to m athem atics.

O k ren t, w ho sw itched to ph y sics at the beg in n in g o f his ju n io r year, served as a c o u rse a ssista n t in M ath 21b last fall.

L aw ren ce O k ren t, w ho ta u g h t high school m ath for several years, said by the time David was in eleventh grade, “he knew everything I had ever seen.”

“He was brilliant,” said long-time friend D aniel M. Ring ‘99, who also attended E vanston Tow nship H igh School w ith Okrent.

“W hen y o u ’re as smart as he is, you expect him ju st to be in the library study­ ing, but he was popular and com m itted to students,” Ring said.

“He w as a real renaissance m an,” Ring added.

A g a th e rin g w ill be held to n ig h t at 9 p.m . in the C abot H ouse L iv in g R oom to r e m e m b e r O k re n t, a c c o r d in g to Jam es W are. S tu d en ts w ill read p o etry a n d p e rs o n a l r e f le c tio n s . P re s id e n t N eil L. R u d en stin e is e x p e cted to a t­ te n d .

Huppe said a formal cam pus m em orial service is being discussed.

“We are w aiting to find out the w ishes o f the fam ily and o f the com m unity,” Huppe said.

O krent is survived by his parents and tw o older sisters.

— B arbara E. M artinez contributed to the reporting o f this story.

•jm CALCULUS TUTORING SCHEDULE D ’98

April 1st and 2nd 7:00 pm Candle Walk (starts in front o f Harrington Auditorium) Members o f the WPI community are invited to par­ ticipate in a candle light walk which will be a procession around campus.

The walk will conclude at Higgins House with a Reception.

7:30 - 8:45 Reception (Higgins House) At the reception tours o f Higgins House will be given and refreshm ents will be provided.

9:00- 10:00 Alma Mater C ontest (lower wedge) Students, Faculty, Staff, and Alumni are invited to attend and participate in the Alma M ater contest by preparing your own rendition o f the W PI Alm a Mater.

Questions?? contact sas@ wpi.edu

Award, an h o n o r voted by the senior class for a senior who best exem plifies the qualities o f leadership, public service and academ ic achievem ent.

“He never put on airs. He never sought to e m b ellish h im se lf in a p re ten tio u s way,” said Law rence O krent.

“He w as a great kid,” O krent added. “ W hen he w as grow ing up, we never talked about H arvard. He got into Har­ vard with the things that cam e naturally to him .”

David O krent took a sem ester o ff from H arvard last spring. He spent the time creating a com puter m onitoring system for an industrial firm in C hicago, his fa­ ther said.

“He w as not strongly identified to a path quite yet,” Law rence O krent said, adding that his son had taken electives in music and finance. “He w as still tast­ ing things.”

D a v id O k r e n t’s f ir s t- y e a r entry w ay m ates said they rem em bered him as a serious student w ho alw ays had time for conversations w ith friends.

“He w as very laid-back, so easy to get along w ith,” said Linda M oon ‘99, who lived upstairs from O krent as a first-year in Lionel H all’s B entryway.

“He was alw ays there for you when you needed to talk to som eone, always there to help you with your hom ework.

He w ould play his guitar for m e,” she added.

O krent’s family and friends also remem­

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Sports

Weekly sports update: Results from March 1 to March 19

by G eoff H assard Sports Information D irector

Baseball (4-3) The baseball team had a successful trip dow n south to Florida during term break.

T heir record could have easily been 7-0, but the squad knows that they can play better and they’ll get their chance once they begin their northern schedule.

In the season opener ace G uy M iller (Sandwich, Mass.) was on the m ound for W PI. He pitched a com plete gam e and struck out 11 batters as the Engineers beat O hio Northern 6-3.

WPI scored first in the top o f the fourth on a leadoff home run by Miller. A few errors by the opposition allow ed Justin Downing (Leominster, Mass.) to score af­ ter reaching on a base hit. W PI added an­ other run in their half of the fifth inning when Jason M erry (Latham, NY) walked, sto le se c o n d and sc o re d on an Aviv Kaufmann (Shrewsbury, M ass.) single.

Ohio Northern came back with three runs o f their own in the bottom o f the sixth to cut the WPI lead to 4-3. The Engineers stormed back in the top o f the last inning

with three runs o f their own for the final.

Errors again proved costly for the opposi­ tion as two o f the three runs cam e across due to misplays. The third run was driven in by freshm an Steve Cove (W orcester, Mass) as M iller came around to score.

Later in the day WPI played Johnson & Wales College and dropped a tough 10-9 decision. Downing pitched the complete game, but three costly errors by the Engi­ neers and a rally in the bottom o f the sev­ enth by J& W was the difference.

WPI had a 7-4 lead through three innings highlighted by a three-run hom e run by Merry in the top o f the third. The Engi­ neers still had a 9-7 lead heading into the bottom o f the seventh when J& W came up with three runs, two of them on a two-run home run with two outs.

The next day WTI dropped another close game to Indiana Wesleyan 9-8 in eight in­ nings. In the game the WPI bullpen couldn’t hold the lead as Indiana rallied to score four runs in the bottom of the eighth for the win.

Freshman Rob Busby (Andover, Mass.) did pitch seven strong innings allowing only five runs and striking out three. Class­ mate Sean Concannon (Templeton, Mass.)

got roughed up in his debut allowing four runs in two-thirds o f an inning as he took the loss.

M iller and Adam Abrams (E. Bridgewa­ ter, Mass.) each drove in two runs. Abrams cam e through with a one-out single in the top o f the eighth to put WPI ahead 8-5.

The next day the Engineers pounded out 13 hits en route to a 12-3 rout o f Franklin & M arshall. Sophomore M ike Reiter (Cedar G rove, N.J.) went the distance to pick up his first collegiate win. Kaufmann had a m onster day at the plate with four hits and four RBIs. Scott Townsend (Hollis, Maine) scored three runs while Merry, Matt Paine (Auburn, M ass.) and Jason K atz all scored two runs each.

The Engineers continued the hit parade as later in the day they scored 17 runs on 10 hits in their 17-6 come-from-behind win over the M ilwaukee School o f Engineer­ ing. WPI trailed 6-0 entering the fifth in­ ning when they exploded for eight runs and never looked back. Townsend had two hits and drove in two runs. Paine had two hits and drove in three runs and Katz had a three-run home run in the sixth when WPI scored nine runs.

WPI Fencing kick’n it “Woopie style

by William M ahoney Class o f ‘98 The W PI F en cin g Team has had an ac tiv e last m onth and a h alf. In F e b ru ­ a ry , th e m a le to fe m a le r a t i o w as b o o ste d at W PI w hen the S m ith C o l­ lege cam e to c o m p ete w ith the team as a w arm up for the annual N ew E ngland I n te r c o lle g ia t e F e n c in g C h a m p io n ­ sh ip s, held at B row n U n iv ersity . A fter fen cin g w as c o m p le te d the S m ith team w as taken to the H ig g in s A rm o ry for a tour, as w ith e v ery fencer, th e Sm ith team w as in ecstasy . T he new T o rtilla S a m ’s Ig u an a R oom , w as th en broken in , as w as a “ g r e e n ” w a ite r, by the g ro u p o f tw en ty fencers.

On F eb ru ary 2 2 nd, at N ew E n g la n d ’s the W PI team faired w ell, in th e three w e a p o n s (fo il, e p e e , an d sa b re ).

B estin g fe n c e rs from sc h o o ls such as B o sto n C o lle g e , B o sto n U n iv e rs ity , M IT, H am p sh ire C o lleg e, T u fts, UN H , and U M A SS, T h e team w as c o m p o s e d o f Isaac R u te l ( tr e a s u r e r , e p e e -A ), M a tth e w E rickso n (C o -C ap tain , e p e e -B ), Stefan C a p o r a le ( s e c r e ta r y , f o il- A ) , M ark H odos (fo il-B ), W illiam M a h o n e y (sab re-A ) and R alph T illin g h a st (C o -C a p ­ tain, sabre-B ). Isaac R utel sho w in g his s tu ff bested o th e r E pee fe n c e rs from p o w erh o u se fen cin g c o lle g e s such as B o sto n C o lle g e (w h o h a s w on New E n g la n d ’s th e la st four y e a rs .) M ark H odos, a fresh m an at W PI, w as in tro ­ d u ced to the w o rld o f c o lle g ia te fen c­ ing and put on a fa ir d isp lay , e sp ecially in his five to tw o p oint v ic to ry over BU. M atth ew E rick so n p u t up strong b o u ts, b u t had to c o n te n d w ith se v ­ eral w eapon d iffic u ltie s . A n ea sy v ic­ tory was c lin c h e d by S tefan C a p o ra le ag a in st D a rtm o u th . A nd fin a lly , the

Sabre team (M ah o n ey and T illin g h a st) held th ere ow n, as they d em o lish ed the U M A S S , D a rtm o u th and H a m p sh ire C o lleg e sq u a d s with two to th ree point m argins.

Smith College attended the M en’s com ­ petition and cheered on the W PI team in their m atches. T heir support was said by some o f the W PI fencers to have given them that little extra edge! The day was ended by having a few sabre bouts be­ tween S m ith ’s coach, Scott Thunderm an, and W P I’s W illiam M ahoney, an annual tradition (4 years) for the two. The team mem bers later went to the Boynton to cel­ ebrate the highlights o f the day.

Coming back from spring break, a con­ tingent o f the team planned to head to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvannia for the annual Carnegie M ellon Holy Grail Fencing Tour-

The last day o f the trip began with a 7-3 loss to Maryville University. WPI had a 31 lead before M aryville scored six runs in the top o f the sixth for the final. A couple o f costly errors allowed M aryville to put up the six runs as M iller took the loss. He did strike out nine in 6-2/3 innings o f work allowing no earned runs. M iller also had two runs batted in. Pat Noonan (Houlton, M aine) had a pair o f hits.

WPI didn’t leave Florida with a bad taste as they were able to rebound with a 9-4 win over Hiram College. Kaufmann led WPI with four hits in cluding tw o doubles.

Noonan had two hits and drove in three runs. Paine and M erry each scored a pair o f runs and D ow ning pitched five solid innings allowing only two runs to even his record this spring at 1-1.

Men's Indoor TVack M ike Pockoski (D ayville, C onn.) was the lone qualifier for the NCAA Division III C h am p io n sh ip s at B randeis on the 13th. He earned A ll-Am erica honors with a fourth place finish in the 35-lbs. weight throw. C o n g ratu latio n s to M ike on an outstanding effort this winter.

5* nam ent, on M arch 14th. T he team was com posed o f M atthew E rickson (epee), G eorge Campbell (epee), Sean Price (foil), M ark Hodos (foil), W illiam M ahoney (sa­ bre) and friends Scott T hunderm an (sa­ b re) and Don Tyler from S m ith College.

A fter piling into tw o cars the trip was undertaken. W illiam M ahoney’s car of four people m ade the trip there in eight hours, while G eorge C am p b ell’s decided to take a “short c u t” and arrived in Pitts­ burgh five hours later. W ith only a few hours o f sleep the team hit the fencing strips. The team was supplem ented with alternates from other schools. In the end a fte r eight h o urs o f fe n cin g , the Foil squad came in 7 '\ the Epee squad came in 3rd and the Sabre squad cam e in 2nd, m issing first by a com bination o f agreed poor judging, and 2 points out of 45. The

group dined out afterw ards before d riv ­ ing the nine hours back. If going to Pitts­ burgh, the “W PI Fencing D iners G uide,” recom m ends the Union G rill, highly (5 stars.) The team arrived back in W orces­ ter after a relay o f driving at seven in the m orning on Sunday. The team and the rest o f the club have show n excellent grow th and p o ten tial for the next few years. M em bers o f the collegiate fenc­ ing com m unity have increasingly recog­ nized WPI in the last few years. The next few years look prom ising, as hope for m ore and m ore talent w ill continue to com e into the club.

As a season closer, W PI has been in ­ vited to Sm ith C ollege on M arch 28th.

Som e m em bers are also planning on a t­ ten d in g an “ iro n m a n ” c o m p etitio n in C onnecticut on the 29th.

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A closer look at recycling

by Harish Chawla Class o f *99 There is a growing realization that hu­ man activities increasingly are threatening the health of natural systems that make life possible on this planet. Humankind has the pow er to alter nature fundamentally, perhaps irreversibly.

Environmental problems that com e clos­ est to home for most o f us is the problem o f what to do with trash. All over the world, communities are wrestling with the prob­ lem o f waste disposal. Landfill sites are rapidly filling to capacity. Call it garbage, solid waste or trash - it’s the waste we produce in our homes and business. We throw it into cans and put it out for pick­ ups. Our trash plus our neighbors’ and everyone else’s adds up to massive pile of waste. In fact, each year this nation gener­ ates enough garbage to fill a convoy o f trash trucks reaching halfway to the moon.

And the convoy keeps grow ing longer every year.

National Average show that our trash consists o f • 38 % Paper • 18 % Yard Trimmings

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This trash has been accumulating in land­ fills for a number o f years. Now many of these landfills are almost full. This is caus­ ing the costs o f landfills to soar, forcing many communities to raise fees or taxes to pay the additional costs. Landfills are no longer the answer to the garbage problem.

In some communities, the waste goes to an incinerator that bums it and recovers en­ ergy. Incinerators reduce the volume of the trash but landfills are still needed to bury the ashes. Both incinerator and landfills are ex­ pensive and can take a long time to locate and build. In a growing number o f communi­ ties the morning newspaper is recycled, and cans and bottles are recycled are reused.

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Our morally deteriorating nation

by Chris Fahrendorf Arizona Daily 'Wildcat (V. Arizona) (U-WIRE) TUCSON, Ariz. — When did it happen? More importantly, when is this pe­ riod of unscrupulousness and deceit going to end?

The concept o f right and wrong is mean­ ingless to a great number of Americans to­ day. A relativist position with regards to morality appears to be widespread. This phi­ losophy of life is based on the belief “Some­ thing is good if it is good for me.” Need to lie to get the job? Go ahead. Did someone cut you off in traffic? Don’t get mad; get even.

Your attractive co-worker is flirting with you?

Forget your vows of marriage and cheat on your wife.

A perfect current example of American in­ difference is that of President Clinton. From Whitewater to Paula Jones, from the myste­ rious death o f Vince Foster to M onica Lewinsky, the president’s name has never been even remotely free from scandal. No “right-w ing conspiracy” dream ed up by Hillary or any other Clinton supporter can explain away these many infamous events.

Sadly enough, I do not need to persuade the majority of you that President Clinton is

untruthful or has been unfaithful to his wife.

Therein lies the problem. Many, if not most Americans seem convinced of the president’s guilt in at least some o f the aforementioned dilemmas, but for some incomprehensible rea­ son these same people often dismiss these issues as irrelevant to the presidency.

This same standard applies to Hollywood.

Actors and actresses are in a position to in­ fluence many, and they do, unfortunately often for the worse. Remember Hugh Grant?

His late-night tryst was more sensational than scandalous to the general public. After all, it is expected that stars will drink, do drugs and sleep around. Why should their admirers be held to any higher standards? The profes­ sional athletes that are role models to many often let down their supporters also. Latrell Sprewell attacked his coach, left to take a shower, and went back to assault him again.

The initial shock over this incident soon wore off. Instead of going to jail, the former all-star will be cheered once again in the NBA next year.

What does this say about us, the Ameri­ can people, that we are so accepting of such glaring unethical and immoral standards? To answer the question o f how we have sunk this low, we must first go deeper and respond

to another question. On what is a success­ ful, smoothly functioning society based?

To begin with, a nation must have laws.

Without statutes and ordinances govern­ ment would not exist and chaos would reign.

Such a society would not last long. But on what foundation are laws based? There is necessarily some greater moral code from which these laws spring. Killing is wrong, not because there is a law against it, but be­ cause it is fundamentally wrong. Likewise, lying and adultery are fundamentally wrong and should be avoided.

If untruthfulness is tolerated in the high­ est levels o f business and government, it can only be assumed that it is a normal practice for many. If cheating on your spouse does not bring infamy but rather greater popular­ ity, one is forced to wonder where or when Am ericans lost their sense o f right and wrong. A country cannot be run success­ fully for long when such practices enjoy wide­ spread acceptance.

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by Sebastian Smith Class o f '01 I am here to warn you o f the perfect wom an. T here is actually m ore than one of them ; A t least one fo r each perfect guy. B elieve me, I know how m uch this sounds like a Hallmark card, but bear with me. You m ight learn som ething from my idiocy. I happen to be m ale, so I ’m going to speak o u t directly to the guys, p a r­ tic u la rly th o se o f you w ho d o u b t the m yth and th e leg en d o f ...th e p e rfe c t wom an. O f course, the w om en out there m ight pick up som ething useful, too.

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that th ere are a lot o f us out here ju st m u llin g a ro u n d a im le ssly w o n d erin g w h a t’s w rong w ith the w om en around here, o r perhaps even w hat’s w rong with us. At the tim e, I was involved with the girl o f my dream s: No problem s there.

A ctually, she was perfect, in all the right w ays. H air dyed red; petite and reb el­ lious; stubborn and m elodram atic; eccen­ tric taste in shoes. T hese are a few o f my favorite things. Previous to m eeting her I had sat dow n and pictured EXACTLY w hat I was looking for and m iraculously I had found her. O f course, I fell in love; hard. I w rote letters. I sent flow ers. I drove 300 m iles to see her for a weekend.

I was stupid, and in love. In far too many w ays to be good for me, I still am. The sound o f her name still w rings out my heart and the fact that I ’m too weak to pull her photo out o f my w allet kills me m ore every day.

We broke up New Y ear’s Eve; late in a strange afternoon full o f aw kw ard con­ versation and unnatural behavior. She brought up the subject about how she thought w e’d m oved too fast; how w e’d never been friends before being whatever it was we were. It quickly turned into a w aterfall o f everything I h ad n ’t said and a lot o f nodding and feigned happiness.

I told her she was everything I had and

h ad n ’t looked for and that I loved her no m atter how m uch she d id n ’t want to hear it. I told her how much I w anted her and that I understood that I was far from the p erfect guy for her. She hates to shop and likes football; we have n ev er had anything in com m on.

You see, th at is one o f the big g est things I loved about her. I realized early that we were pretty different from each other, but as tim e went by we found that we had absolutely nothing in com m on. I like to travel; she didn’t like long car trips.

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Free speech distorted by politicans

by Zachary Myles Cavalier Daily (U. Virginia) (U-WIRE) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — You’d think that with all the fuss made over freedom o f speech, attacks that attempt to curb its fair application would eventually cease. Yet, time after time, certain politi­ cians flagrantly neglect this right.

Just this past month, in fact. New York City M ayor Rudolph Giuliani (R) dem on­ stra te d h is a rro g a n c e a n d s h o r t­ sig h ted n ess by m anip u latin g the First Amendment right. The mayor’s “quality of life” campaign is an attempt to restore mo­ rality and purity to the streets o f New York, and to cut down on crime and noise, among other things. As part o f his cam paign, Giuliani plans to close over 100 porno­ graphic businesses near New York’s fa­ mous Times Square. The businesses in­ clude peep shows, strip bars and pom video stores, some o f which Giuliani apparently thought reflected poorly on New York City.

Though the proprietors of those shops recognize that their Constitutional rights have been violated. New York C ity’s Court of Appeals upheld Giuliani’s decision, say­ ing it violates no rights. Although a fed­ eral court temporarily suspended Giuliani’s plan late last month, the shop ow ners prob­ ably will lose this battle.

Somehow, the New York State Court of Appeals ruled that Giuliani’s plan didn’t violate the rights of the shop owners in any way. The C ourt identified no infringe­ ment of the ow ners’ freedom o f speech.

What were they thinking? G iuliani’s plan is a blatant violation of rights, and if these stores w ere anything but pornographic distributors, the Court most certainly would have ruled the other way.

It just goes to show you: W hether Demo­ crat or Republican, politicians seem to treat freedom o f speech as a flexible clause to our Constitution. Politicians are the first to

defend freedom o f speech as a universal right, but often act adversely, attempting to ban “ u n h e a lth y ” tele v isio n show s, record labels or generally undesirable en­ tities. M any have twisted and distorted the right to freedom o f speech over the years, using it as a means to achieve their own personal goals.

If re c o g n iz e d properly, free speech would be granted to everyone under every circumstance. In the long run, it might help strengthen our nations’ morality, despite the fact that children might be exposed to explicit violence and sex. If parents could use these negative influences as examples o f what not to do, children finally might receive the lesson in morality that they al­ ways have needed. Adolescents need to be taught that violence and explicit sex (som etim es) are wrong, but they also must be taught tolerance and compassion C en­ sorship teaches kids that if we don’t like som ething, we quickly obliterate it, with­ out any regard for compromise or fairness.

Giuliani has done his small part to up­ hold his belief. In the process, he has proven him self just another typical politi­ cian, lobbying for the advancement of his own personal agenda, despite the unjust consequences. T his isn ’t the first time Giuliani has overseen people’s Constitu­ tional rights, either. Last year Giuliani or­ dered that the New Yorker magazine remove from city buses an ad that poked fun at the mayor, another obviously unconstitutional move that federal courts eventually over­ turned.

Much o f the problem, as always, lies with the A m erican public. Many A m ericans, whether conservative or liberal, white or black, d o n ’t want their children exposed to sex and violence. T h at’s fine, although many o f those parents are so anti-filth that they are perfectly willing to violate people’s C onstitutional rights to assure a “healthy” environment. Many parents put a lifetime’s

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O pposites attract, I suppose. M y rea­ soning was “ Hey! If I could find a girl who was my total opposite, w e could do everything to g eth er!” Ah, but my stu ­ pidity precedes me. Anyone can see it d o esn ’t work that way. It w as, m oving with the them e, the exact opposite. We had nothing to talk about, we never had sim ila r th o u g h ts about an y th in g , and basically, if we were a sym bol, w e’d be an arrow pointing out the back door, over th e g a rb a g e c a n s and in to o b liv io n ; sw ish, no points. ^ T h at’s tough. If w e’d met under differ­ ent circum stances, we would have hated each other. N either o f us really laughed when that cam e up New Y ear’s Eve. So we began the new year single, but with one more “ friend” than we had only hours earlier. T hree months later, that fell apart, too. T his time it was my call. I co u ld n ’t stand lying to her on a regular basis, so J decided to tell her ju st what a lousy friend I was.

Here I am. No “Happily ever after...” for this particularly lucky guy. Why am I lucky?

Besides having my phone bill back in the double digits, I actually found what I was looking for: The notorious perfect woman.

And, I lost her because I was myself. But, I found out what was wrong with my pain, and maybe you can benefit from this, too.

So, here’s my gift to you.

You can read a th o u san d books on how to be a better lover. You can woo, charm and do the best anybody’s ever heard of. You can spend all your money, w rite aw ard-w inning poetry, and smell great to 3 out o f 4 eligible women, but still lose the one you want to love more than life itself. You ju st have to keep in m ind that y o u ’re not the only one who has met failure the face o f seemingly good odds and beat yourself silly with it. But listen, if y ou’re ju st being yourself and do everything you can to try and m ake it w ork; p erfectio n . B ecause, to be p e r­ fectly honest, if you aren ’t connecting and y o u ’re ju st being your own unique self, face it, s h e ’s not “y o u r” p erfect w om an. G et out there and find her.

worth o f time and effort into ensuring their children never will be exposed to filth. The fact is, though, this time and effort could be better spent simply instilling some con­ crete morals into children, not flimsy val­ ues such as “violence is bad,” and “don’t have sex.”

W hether or not you feel comfortable on

New York City streets, passing by sex shop after sex shop, you must acknowledge the right of those shops to exist. This is a non­ issue, its resolution is so clear. As long as politicians like mayor Giuliani neglect this right, however, Americans always will be tempted to manipulate the First A m end­ ment to suit whatever cause they support.

The la s t challenge of a socially conscious society?

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Primary Colors paints a portrait of winning believable. And, of course: that unerring instinct for self-destruction, in the form of any female, real, virtual, ancient or infant, who crosses his path.

And is Emma Thom pson a good Susan S ta n to n and is S usan S tanton a good H illary Clinton? The answer is an even more emphatic mega-double-ditto: So good is Thompson, in fact, that you feel her pres­ ence in a way you d on’t feel Travolta’s.

You feel her urgency, steely focus, serious­ ness o f purpose. She’s really the one that drives the movie, and twice, when she slaps men w ho’ve deeply disappointed her, the slaps echo through the theater like cannon shots, announcing: This woman is armed and dangerous. You feel her core, which is belief.

And belief, really, is what “Primary Col­ ors” is all about. It argues: Once you can fake that, the rest is easy. For the story is sited on the exact fault line where politics itself resides: the crack in the geology of the soul where belief (along with idealism and hope and all the rest o f the shining v irtues that so anim ate the young) sits nervously, knowing at any second it can be swallowed up whole by pragmatism (and ruthlessness and ambition and sheer evil).

And the surprise,if you have not read the book, is that far from the insidey, raun­ chy look at the doings and undoings, the zippings and unzippings o f the Clinton

by Stephen Hunter The Washington Post The best thing about “ Primary Colors” turns out to be that its palette isn’t primary at all: It’s full o f secondary shadings, the pale violet o f idealism crushed, the ocher of disappointment, the muted green o f com ­ promise. It’s as far from the spectrum o f the obvious as a movie can get.

Drawn from the bestseller by “Anony­ mous,” it follows a season in hell as an obscure Southern govern o r tries in the hectic year 1992 to gear up his presidential campaign by surviving an ordeal by pri­ mary: State to state, crisis to crisis, hope to hope, Jack Stanton, his formidable wife, Susan, and his crew o f merry pranksters fight their way to the big one.

To get to the boring stuff first: Is John Travolta a good Jack Stanton and is Jack S ta n to n a g o o d B ill C lin to n ? M e g a ­ affirmatives to both: Travolta has the raspy accent, the eyes that flood with liquefied compassion on a dim e, the bad, big body and the good, small body language, the man is the Botticelli o f handshakes. And when he woos you, he sucks you in like a hom e-fried Dracula, generating amps o f dreamy passion as he takes your soul. H e’s also got the ego and the ambition and the shamelessness and the con and the hustle and the paradoxical heart that make him

roadshow, it’s really that most sensitive o f documents, the Bildungsroman.

T hat’s a fine m outhful o f big, fat G er­ man word I couldn’t pronounce on a bet, but it means a novel o f youth’s spiritual growth. The youth here is Henry Burton, played by a British actor named Adrian Lester. How does he do? L et’s put it this way: A star is bom.

Decryptors insisted that Henry was “a black G eorge S tep h a n o p o u lo s” in Joe K lein’s book. Possibly so. W hat’s more to the point is that alone am ong the cast, Lester is able to rem ove his character from identification with the real-life antecedent and make Henry live independently. He is able to give us a human being to cling to and care about throughout the journey.

Henry is smart, connected, a real pro de­ spite his relative youth, but h e’s been fight­ ing the good fight long enough as a liberal congressm an’s aide. H e’s burned out on rig h teousness. He w ants to w in, fo r a change. He is looking for a savior or a devil to sell his soul to ... and maybe he doesn’t much care about the difference.

That messiah turns out to be a m oun­ tain o f man-baby w ith a froth o f frosty, moussey hair, an inner broadcasting sta­ tion set permanently to station K-RSMA,

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a vision o f a just society, an endless appe­ tite for the human squish o f electioneer­ ing: Jack Stanton o f Hick State, U.S.A. Part o f the brilliance here is that even from the start, Henry knows that Stanton’s som e­ thing o f a phony. T hat’s evident in an early, brilliant scene where the governor dazzles some illiterate men with the sobbing story o f his own uncle, who won the Medal o f Honor on Iwo Jima but never had the guts to confess he couldn’t read. We suspect, Henry intuits and, yes, it turns out that this is wholly false. But that’s the instinct that winners are made of.

So our vantage on the Stanton campaign is entirely H enry’s, and its savageries are recorded on the soft tissue o f his heart.

People come and go, crises flame brightly, are handled, then disappear, m ost o f it achingly familiar. The G ennifer Flowers thing gets a run-through, though the reso­ lution is kinder to the Stanton character than recent disclosures have been to the president. Mario C uom o’s stand-in, a Gov. Ozio, stalks the candidate, then disappears.

I w as d is a p p o in te d in B illy B ob T hornton’s version o f James Carville, a character who seemed mopey and indeci­ sive, as well as a drunk and a sexual ha-

(U-WIRE) MILWAUKEE, Wis. — From the moment America first caught a glimpse o f David C aruso’s bare cheeks on network television in a racy episode o f “NYPD Blue,” I knew it w ould happen eventually.

A fter years of arm -tw isting by parent groups and politicians, the Federal C om ­ munications Com m ission approved a rat­ ings system last w eek that identifies pro­ grams both by age group and objection­ able content. The system uses a V for vio­ lence, an S for sexual content, an L for foul language and a D for sexually suggestive dialogue.

By the year 2000, new television sets must be equipped with blocking circuitry called the “v-chip” that allows parents to block out shows based on these age and content designations.

Legislators have likened the v-chip to the seat belt for autom obiles or the safety cap for medicine bottles, and the FCC has said the chip em pow ers parents in a way that is “First Amendment-friendly.”

W hile many may sleep more soundly se­ cure in the knowledge that America’s youth will soon be safeguarded from the evils of television and the m edia, a num ber o f scourges o f society have been overlooked by the F C C ’s d e s ig n a tio n s . Yes, “Southpark” may contain a few too many naughty words for the first grade crowd.

But foul language and violence isn’t all that corrupts our youth.

Here are a few more designations that deserve FCC consideration: , K for Kathie Lee: Blocks out any and all Kathie Lee Gifford programming, including “Live with Regis and Kathie Lee,” Carnival Cruise Line commercials, “Hee Haw” reruns

and nauseating Christmas specials featur­ ing the saccharin and sickening form er “Hee Haw” honey and gushing mother o f Cody and Cassedy.

SS for Short Shorts: Blocks painful “Late Show ” reruns in which the permed, perky and well-oiled Richard Simmons is reduced to tears by David Letterman.

The SS designation may also be p ro ­ gram m ed to eliminate all Sally Struthers com m ercials - whether they feature starv­ ing children or eam -a-college-degree-bymail programs.

FH for “Full House:” Eliminates any epi­ sodes o f “Full H ouse,” or by extension, “A m erica’s Funniest Home Videos” - par­ ticularly videos o f crazy pet antics accom ­ panied by gut-splittingly hilarious com ­ mentary by Bob Saget in his best pubes­ cent Peter Brady voice. Also blocks those precious little twin trolls, M ary Kate and Ashley Olson.

TS for Tori Spelling: Blocks out Tori, or anyone else with more plastic in her face than a Rubbermaid factory.

RC for Reality Check: Blocks most shows about high school that star gorgeous, ar­ ticulate, 20-something Hollywood actors m asquerading as 15-year-old punk kids including “Daw son’s Creek” and “Saved

By The Bell,” with the exception of Screech.

The RC designation can also be used to block show s which feature women with implants the size o f small African countries (i.e . “ B a y w a tch ” ) or show s featu rin g airbrushed, stick-thin women with the su­ perhuman ability to not eat (i.e. well, just about any show on the air).

Yes, the v-chip can keep Junior in line and clean up his language. But let’s keep in mind that strangling the media with a few flimsy, catch-all regulations won’t re­ move everything that makes our skin crawl.

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SGA agenda for the Tuesday, March 24,1998 I. Call to Order II. Roll Call III. Approval of Minutes IV. Presidents Remarks V. Committee Reports • CSLI (Committee on Student Life Issues) - Chair Carrie • CAI (Committee on Academic Issues) - Chair Upton • Committee on Appropriations - Treasurer Tino • Committee on Public Relations - Chair Braun • Committee on Elections - Chairs

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> Budget Development and Ad­ visory Council •Committee on Academic Op­ erations • Committee on Academic Policy • Committee on Advising and Student Life • Planning ImplementationCommittee • Student Organization Com­ mittee • Web Design Committee > B ookstore A dvisory

Committee • Community Building Commit­ tee

Clubs/Organizations • Environmental Club

VI. Old Business VII. New Business VIII. Questions Comments and Ideas IX. Treasurer’s Remarks X. Secretary’s Remarks XI. Vice President’s Remarks XII. President’s Report XDI. Announcements XIV. Adjournment

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Crunch time!

by Charlie Morse Student Development and Counseling Center Are you, for one reason or a n ­ other, having a hard time m aking it academ ically at W PI? Do you start each term with a renew ed sense o f hope and energy only to lose steam and scram ble to get through? Do you know exactly w hat you need to do, but you can ’t seem to get it together? Are you in a position where you have to get better grades this term or else...???

If any of these questions apply to you, you’re not alone. M any students find them selves stru g ­ gling with schoolwork at WPI, yet too many are afraid to ask for help.

You may be embarrassed, feel like a failure, or ju st not know how and where to get help. There are all com m on hurdles that successful students eventually have to over­ come. Now is the time for action!

Editor-in-Chief Emeritus Lisa Bartee

If you wait just a few more weeks it might be too late for anything short of dam age control.

“So where do I begin?”

First you need to figure out what the problem is and then you can work on a solution. Becoming a better student may involve any com bination o f im proving tim e management, stress management, study skills, motivation, or resolv­ ing personal problems. There is no one answer for every student, but any student who is willing to e x p e rim e n t w ith d iffe re n t a p ­ proaches can becom e more suc­ cessful at WPI. Counselors at the Student Developm ent and Coun­ seling Center (West Street House) can help you figure out where to start.

“But, I’ve already tried all sorts of thin g s... nothing seems to work for me!”

Finding “the answer” is only half the battle. Im proving academic p e rfo rm a n c e u su ally in v o lv es

changing habits, both in terms of studying and lifestyle. Changing habits takes time (usually 3 to 4 weeks) and effort (doing things you don’t “feel like” doing). The good news is, once you’ve developed m ore effective habits it’s m uch easier to maintain them and they will pay off for the rest o f your col­ lege career. “I ’ve never had aca­ demic problems before...”

If you breezed through high school, then you probably w ere never challenged to develop effec­ tive study habits. As you know, WPI is an extrem ely dem anding academic environment; you have very little room for error or illness and minimal time to make adjust­ ments. It’s helpful to develop an a p p ro a c h to yo u r sc h o o lw o rk w h ere you “ e x p e c t the u n e x ­ pected.” You will see im prove­ m ents in your perform ance in a short time if you dedicate yourself to taking some time and getting the help you need to make changes.

“I was doing fine before, but now I seem to be stuck.”

Expect to get stuck at one time or another; sometimes it’s a project, a particular class, or a personal problem of one sort or another that can get you off track. If you’ve tried to put a problem on hold and can ’t focus on your schoolwork, maybe talking about it will help.

Even if the problem can’t be “fixed”, talking about it will probably help you concentrate more effectively on your schoolwork.

The bottom line is don’t wait.

Counselors at West Street House are experienced at helping stu­ dents get on track academically, but remember it takes time to de­ velop new habits. And don’t ex­ pect that you should have to fig­ ure out your problems alone; get in, get ideas, and get support be­ fore it’s too late this term. You can make an appointment to see a coun­ selor by stopping by West Street House or calling us at 831 -5540.

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The happenings

by Billy D. McGowan Director of ESL The International House is abuzz with activity all in preparation for one of most exciting events o f the year. The up-coming WPI Cultural Festival, scheduled for Saturday, 4 April, from noon to 4pm will be big­ ger and brighter than ever. All sorts o f things are being planned from athletic dem onstrations to zingy dancing! It is a wonderful opportunity for families and friends to come and see what is happen­ ing around the world, all here at our WPI campus!

The stalwart nationalities par­ ticipating in the Cultural Festival are planning exhibitions and dis­ plays that will captivate the mind and delight the tongue and other senses as well. The Indians are planning “m andi” demonstrations where the art o f hand painting is e x p lo re d . T h e K o re a n s w ill

dem onstate Tae-K w on-D o exer­ cises. Bengalis, Greeks, Indians, Vietnamese and others will present traditional dancing. There will be songs o f all sorts and dishes for all persuasions. The Malaysians and Indonesians students can do magic with hot and spicy food. The Ger­ mans will weigh in with their excel­ lent breads and sausages. And with­ out the Italians, what would western food be like? Tickets will sell for fifty cents and may be redeemed for food.

Buy lots and eat well.

M ulti-cultural clubs on W PI campus will also participate. The A rab C lu b , the B lack S tudent Union, the Muslim Student A sso­ ciation and the C hinese Student Association will all take part with their usual aplomb, flair and style.

The Global Ambassadors, a group to support international students regarding overseas project cen­ ters, will be on hand to propagate information to students who might

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be interested in studying abroad as part of their IQP. In general, a day to appeal to the senses is being planned. Tom Thom sen and Janice M artin are working very diligently with the In te rn a tio n a l S tu d en t C o u n cil (ISC ) to prom ote the values o f multi-culturalism and internation­ alism. For the residents o f Worces­ ter and surrounding areas, the C ul­ tural Festival is a chance to see what the rest o f the world can do

with food, dance, art, organization and order, all for a minimum o f cost.

Families can bring their children and introduce them other aspects o f this great, big and often won­ derful world we live in.

If other student nationalities want to present elements o f their native cultures in the Festival, then they should contact ISC president Sashe Kanapathi <skan@ wpi> im­ mediately to work out details. The more, the merrier!

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ceived his B.Sc. and M.Sc. from Istanbul Technical University and his Ph.D. from the University o f Il­ linois. He was previously associ­ ate professor at Istanbul Techni­ cal University and an invited pro­ fessor at the Swiss Federal Insti­ tute o f Technology.

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Why aren’t coed apartments and suites allowed at WPI? pus so that they can live in coed apartm ents, but they have to give up a lot of conveniences in order to live o ff cam pus. Sure it can cost less and you d o n ’t have to abide as m any rules, however, you do have to take into account the fact that in the w inter time you have to walk through a ton o f puddles to get to school, the side w alks som etim es aren ’t even plow ed, and you have to shovel yourself out every tim e it snow s, am ong others. Living on cam pus al­ lows you to have the protection o f our cam pus police, the convenience of the netw ork, shov­ eled pathw ays, friends nearby, etc.

Being able to live w ith people we know we can trust should be the requirem ent for hous­ ing and not w hether w e’re male or fem ale. Men and w om en do have the ability to have platonic relationships. If the only reason that we d o n ’t have coed suites and apartm ents is because it isn’t believed that we can have plutonic rela­ tionships, m aybe the school should rethink it’s policy.

Jessica Morgan Graphics Editor

Now that the time for housing selection is com ing to a close, 653 people are clambering to find roommates and suitemates, not to mention trying to fill that last spot in the apartment. The problem is is that arc less than 600 girls going to WPI and more than half of whom will most likely be living off campus o r graduating bring­ ing the number o f females living on campus next year down even more. This brings a question to many minds, why aren’t coed apartment and suites allowed on cam ­ pus?

Being a female in a school where there is an extremely large male population, I find that most of my friends are males, and that I would rather live with people I know I can trust than with people who I am forced to live with be­ cause we are the same sex. In the apartments and in the suites there are separate bedrooms, so it is not like males and females will have to share the same room. Most o f the students are above the age o f eighteen and should be able to make the decision of whether or not they want to live in a coed suite.

N ot being allow ed to live in coed apartm ents or suites on cam pus, m akes a person believe that the school feels they cannot trust us to be m ature adults about living in that situation. M any m ove off cam -

Letters t o th e E d it o r

Unity through history To the Editor As I am preparing to graduate and leave the campus that I now consider home, I am please to see that there are a number o f individu­ als committed to the establishment of campus unity, spirit, and pride.

I personally com m end Jennifer Reese and all o f those involved in the campus community project. In response to the SGA update in last week’s issue o f N ew speak, I would like to offer a number o f my own personal opinions on community, spirit, and pride, and the best way to bring them to WPI. I believe that community is best facilitated through the sharing o f common experience. For a moment, step back to freshman year living in a residence hall The people that you really bonded to, the people who you now talk to; you shared many com m on experiences with them that you will forever keep. On a much larger campus-wide scale, development o f community is a far m ore involved and com plicated task. Unity does not necessarily come through the establishment o f direct inter-personal relationships.

People are fundamentally different

from each other and some ere sim ­ ply not com patible with others.

We do not necessarily share com ­ mon interests, ideas, or goals. But there is one thing that each o f us do share — the history of this cam ­ pus — and this is where we should focus our unity building efforts.

WPI is unique in its approach to education. With much chagrin, it is equally unique in its presenta­ tion o f campus history — in short, there is a near absence o f it. As freshm en, we are handed a tiny Tech Bible and asked to attend an optional ‘history of the founding’ session in Alden Hall. From there we are left to conduct historic stud­ ies on our own with very few re­ searching tools at our disposal.

The archives, which should be an impeccable source, are far from that.

From my own personal experience, if one enters them with an ultra­ specific researching goal in mind, one is chased away with no infor­ m ation gained and an increased sense of apathy towards the insti­ tution. WPI is indeed unique in the sense that it offers minimal tac­ tile history to its students. Many colleges and universities across

the country have entire museums devoted to the history of the cam ­ pus for their students to rally be­ hind, be proud of, and take pride in preserving. W hy d o n ’t we, the second oldest polytechnic univer­ sity in the United States, have one?

As a student, I am very disheart­ ened with the unwritten policy of locking away artifacts of historical importance to this campus without regret. For example, I find it ironic that Skull organization, involved in preserving the history and tradi­ tions o f WPI has taken such a his­ toric building (both to the campus and science itself) for its own se­ cretive uses. WPI, its organiza­ tions, and traditions have changed with the interests of the times. The use o f fire hoses in rope pull this fall is a good example. Would it not m ake sense to update the pur­ pose and activities o f this organi­ zation as well? Before I graduate, I have but one suggestion to make to the students and administration o f this campus.

Open the magnetic laboratory to the W PI community in the form o f a cam pus museum. The skull or­ ganization, its initiation rituals, and primary goals will not be com pro­ mised in any way. Members o f the

organization will be given the dis­ tinctive honor o f becoming a m u­ seum curator several hours per week. They will be responsible for creating historical displays within the museum and actively educat­ ing the student public one on one about the traditions o f the campus.

The magnetic lab may be closed to the public at night for the purpose o f conducting organization-related rituals. I am sure that any required cost to alter the interior of the build­ ing and provide adequate display cases would be provided by alumni and various related organizations.

Foolishness and idealism , you say? I think not. Some m ight be­ lieve that the utilization of members as museum curators would force them to do excess work. To those people, I argue that there are many devoted individuals on this cam ­ pus like m yself who would con­ sider such duties a distinctive and rare honor. Through redefinition o f the organization, the individual member position would earn back much o f the respect that it has lost over the years. The creation o f a museum would establish a tangible spirited center for students to rally around, fostering a far increased chance o f campus community de­

velopment.

I see my suggestions as a winwin situations. With current and recently tapped skull members so actively involved in both SGA and SocComm, I see this as being a piv­ otal time in campus history. At this moment, more than ever, there ex­ ist great possibilities for campus community involvement. I have presented my ideas. The members o f SGA, SocComm, and Skull may disregard them and com prom ise a distinct step toward cam pus unity or they may listen and participate in a bold and honorable experi­ ment. The choice is their own.

A fter m aking such an intrepid statement in last w eek’s issue of Newspeak, I trust that these orga­ nizations are willing to make good on their visions. I strongly urge every student of this cam pus to voice their opinion on this issue to members of the involved groups.

If there is one thing that I have learned in my four years on this campus, it is that one person truly can make a difference. I encour­ age all o f you to do your part to make this campus great.

Sincerely, Michael A. Burzycki, '98

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Usher's needed for commencement ceremony T he O ffice o f Student A ctivi­ ties is responsible for providing ushers for the 1998 C om m ence­ m ent C erem ony. We anticip ate needing approxim ately 50 people to s e rv e in th is c a p a c ity , and therefore w ant to request assis­ tance from individuals to serve

as ushers.

C om m encem ent is scheduled for Saturday, May 16, at 11 am on the Q uad. F or ushers, h o u sin g and brunch that m orning will be provided.

We are also in need o f a few ushers on Friday, May 15 for the

Baccalaureate Program. This pro­ gram begins at 5:30 pm and will be com pleted by 6:30 pm.

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Many people believe tftat college (fringing is a "rite” of passage.

Mon/ever, please keep in mind the following "rights’' of passage.

You have the right to sleep without being interrupted by someone who is intoxicated.

You have the right not to have to “b a b y -sit” drunk friends.

Jou Have the right not to be You have the right never insulted by someone u/fto to experience unwanted is intoxicated. sexual advances from an intoxicated You have the right not to have individual. the property in your living

environment damaged by someone who is intoxicated.

You have the right never to be physically assaulted by an intoxicated individual.

You have the right never to ■ be a victim of sexual assault or “acquaintance” rape.

Jou have the right to a study environment free of interruptions 6y intoxicated individuals.

Defend your rights!!! Don’t allow intoxicated individuals to affect your college experience!

WPI Dept, of Healthy Alternatives

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Gex goes 3-D in Sony Playstation Playstation systems, now makes the leap to 3D .

In a sty le s im ila r to the groundbreaking gameplay of Mario 64, Gex romps through a multitude o f worlds to complete specific tasks in each and collect remote controls, used to open new worlds.

Each area is a spoof on a genre o f cinema, from bad Japanese action flicks to Bugs Bunny to Halloween horror.

The audio component is this gam e’s best selling point. G ex’s voice and personality are provided by the comedian Dana Gould.

Given any situation, Gex will have a wise­ crack or impression that will make you blink, chuckle, or guffaw. A few are expected, some are slick, others are random. When

all is said and done, Gex will have poked fun at every celebrity and movie type avail­ able. Nearly the only topic lacking atten­ tion is the Clinton sex scandal!

The music also speaks well for the game.

It is mostly bouncy, but fits the topic of the current world well: techno forCircuit Central, an oriental theme for Kung-Fu Theater, spacey tunes for the Rocket Channel.

Handling the tail-whipping gecko isn’t a problem. His functionality does not ap­ proach the limitless capabilities o f M ario’s 3D adventure. Gex has one basic attack and can jum p, as well as climb certain walls in g ra v ity -d e fy in g sc en es, and catch nearby outcroppings with his tongue. This

Avalon (Boston, MA)

Gilrein’s (Worcester, MA)

3/27- T hey M ight B e G ian ts/L in co ln / Double Dong

3/26 - Big John Dickerson/Blue Chamber/ Troy G onyea Trio 3/27 - Paul Gerem ia’s Blues Plus Trio/Ross Robinson

The Palladium (Worcester, M A ) 4/11 - Squirrel Nut Zippers

by Ken Gagne Newspeak Staff Title: Gex: Enter the Gecko Platform: Sony Playstation Publisher: Midway Rating: 8.5 Although there are plenty o f hit games available, few seem to come alive with their own sense of personality. Gex: Enter the Gecko, from Midway and Crystal Dynam­ ics, is a Playstation gam e whose main char­ acter is quite a character.

Gex is a smart-mouthed lizard addicted to television. Having already appeared in sid e-scro llin g gam es for the 3D O and

Concert listings Axis (Boston, MA)

Paradise Rock Club (Boston, MA) 3/27 - Space Monkey/Ivy

3/30 - Curve

Lowell Memorial Auditorium (Lowell, Centrum (Worcester, MA) 4/15 - Radiohead/Spiritualized

Clark University (Worcester, MA) 4/3 - They Might Be Giants

MA) 3/22 - George Carlin

The Roxy (Boston, MA) 4/1 -Strangefolk 4/5 - The Reverend Horton Heat/Face To Face/M ighty Blue Kings

The Middle East (Cambridge, MA) 3/30 - Mark Eitzel 4/1 - Cherry Poppin’ Daddies

T.T. The Bear’s (Cambridge, MA)

Orpheum Theatre

Whittemore Arena (Durham, NH)

4/3 - Steve Miller Band

4/3 - Ani DiFranco

3/28 - John Doe

Fleet Center (Boston, MA) 4 /1 4 -E ric Clapton 4/21 - Andre Rieu/Johan Strauss Orchestra

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is sufficient for the challenges he will face.

The analog controller is also supported.

T he colorful worlds Gex visits are quite a sight. From dolls equipped with knives to m allet-w ielding w ildflow ers, the sur­ prises never stop. For each world, Gex is adorned with a different costum e fitting to the genre. The graphics som etim es seem to “glitch” and not flow smoothly, result­ ing, for example, in walls that flex or bulge.

The camera angles are adjustable (again, ala Mario 64), but move too often by them­ selves, often throw ing o ff the control.

Fortunately the camera can be set to move completely automatically or manually, or a com bination of the two. The graphic art­ ists should be applauded for their creativ­ ity and color, if not their talent.

Not only are these worlds many, they are also huge. Not so big as those Mario has encountered, but they are mostly in­ doors, making it easy to get lost. The tasks laid before the lizard are often nebulous, leaving players to wander in search of the remote controls. But not all items need be discovered to progress. G am es can be saved and continued with a memory card or password.

Gex: Enter the Gecko is an imaginative title , and a u n iq u e o ffe rin g fo r the Playstation. Its hum or and snap are its greatest qualities. Gamers looking to be entertained in more ways than one, and haven’t already beaten Mario 64 to death, would be hard-pressed to go wrong with this member of the lizard family.

Increase The Value of Your Degree!

US News and World Report rates colleges on the participation in annual alumni giving.

Not only $ amount but participation. This year is the second WPI Senior Pledge in the HISTORY of WPI!!! We are shooting for more than 75% participation from the senior class.

The focus is not the money, but participation.

Don’t Wait ’98 Participate!!

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CD review: Sugarsmack Tank Top City

by Troll Kibitzed by Ranalou W hen I first put the CD into the player, I said to myself, “Hey, this band actually has a sense o f humor.” Then I realized that due to the fact that whoever wired the ste­ reo system in this apartment had to have eaten some bad clams or something, I was listening to a shampoo comm ercial. I im ­ m ediately rectified the situation, and was alm ost deafened by the horrid screeching of the lead singer.

Ranalou: Yeah, I thought it was a guitar at first.

N o, no, the guitar player is *talented*.

In fact the whole band is pretty good (kind o f reminds me o f a mid-eighties semi-metal band). In fact, the only thing wrong with this band is that the singer seem s to be lacking in ... something. My guess is mu­ sical ability.

Ranalou: Mine goes on sense of melody!

Cover/Liner: The cover is quite ugly...

Ranalou: Pleasantly neanderthal.

W hat?

Ranalou: Tell them that the cover is “pleasantly neanderthal.”

No, I am not going to tell them that the cover is pleasantly neanderthal!

Anyway, the cover is ugly, depicting a few cavem en sitting around, scratching

their... whatevers. Unfortunately, the pack­ aging isn’t saved by the liner notes. In my opinion, negative photos o f the band do not liner notes make.

Ranalou: Looks like they m ust be in the witness protection program.

Right. I kind o f wish that instead o f W PP approved photos, they had put in a lyric sheet. It would have been kind o f nice to understand what she was singing.

Ranalou: Hey look, they have a website!

A website! W hat will they think o f next?

Wonderful. A nother band who thinks it needs web exposure.

Ranalou: Hey look, their merchandiser has a website! A website! W hat will they

think o f next?

Does anyone out there rem em ber when it was bad for a band to sell out?

Ranalou: Hey look, they have an email address! An email address! How quaint!

C ool! Let’s email them and tell them their lead singer sucks!

Official Pronouncement: Overall, so far, not a bad band, not a bad disc. If they gagged the singer and kicked her under the stage, I might actually listen to them.

Ranalou: They don’t need to gag her, she just needs more drugs.

Right then, this is Troll...

Ranalou: A ndR ana.

Signing off. Aloha all.

Primary: The colors are bringht for Primary Colors Continued from page 9 rasser par excellence. This isn ’t the dy­ namic, mischievous, fabulously entertain­ ing Carville of Chris Hegedus and D.A. P e n n e b a k e r’s d o cu m en tary “T h e W ar R o o m ,” a pure w a rrio r fie rc e as any G enghis (and it’s certainly not the latterday blow hard who never m et a Clinton lie he d id n ’t love). On the o th er hand, M aura Tierney and Paul G uilfoyle are in ­ stantly believable as other cam paign pro­ fessionals.

A nd the movie captures the co n sid er­ able pleasures o f the cam paign lifestyle, w hich has the dram atic urgency o f com ­ bat w ithout the actual blow n ja w s and m aim ed testicles. These folks m ainline th e a d re n a lin e rush o f the fig h t, and th e re ’s plenty o f alcohol and sex, the fun o f being on the m ove and fully, totally engaged. It’s a m ovable fast-food feast.

You see why some love it m ore than life itself.

Toward the halfway point, however, “Pri­ mary Colors” veers away from the reality o f the New Hampshire and New York races in ‘92 and moves into the purely fictional.

One can see why, even if some o f the vital­ ity leaves the film, along with the sense of

salacio u s g o ssip . N o v elist K lein, and through him director M ike Nichols and screenwriter Elaine May, are searching for a drama to illuminate not merely Stanton’s soul, that is, if he has one, but also H enry’s struggle with his own.

The device could frankly be better. The movie fabricates a new candidate, Gov. Fred Picker, played by Larry Hagman in a surprisingly dignified perform ance, who comes from nowhere late in the process and by his humanity, his compassion, his intellect and his decency threatens to take the nomination.

But Henry and a tough old scandalb u ste r and b im b o eru p tio n sp e c ia list named Libby H olden, played by Kathy Bates, go underground and manage to dig up something (a little too easily) that they know will destroy Picker. That’s the crux of the issue: to destroy or not to destroy? If they destroy, they profit. But it’s not so easy: If they d o n ’t destroy, the Republi­ cans certainly will and they will profit.

Thus is each character tested: Do we do the right thing for the wrong reason, the wrong thing for the right reason? How low do we go? If we go too low, can we ever get back up?

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The incident is shrewdly calculated as a litmus test, and its outcome is less impor­ tant than what each person makes o f it.

One m akes an exit, tw o others say full speed ahead, and one, Henry, swallows and learns to deal with it. His is finally not the youth’s belief that Good Men win elections but the grow n-up’s realization that Shrewd Men do. And he has seen that no man is a hero to his valet or a saint to his campaign

manager. That may be the most prescient thing about “Primary Colors,” that and the sadness it necessarily engenders as it hews out its relativistic but realistic position: For a true believer, the time com es when he must make peace with the idea that the purest o f causes may be advanced by the most impure o f champions.

“Primary Colors” is rated PG -13 for adult themes and profanity.

Quadfest VI: Mardi Gras Want to help plan quadfest?

Join the quadfest committee!

M eetings to plan Quadfest 6 are

Place: Goats Head Conference Room When: Every M onday at 6pm Email any questions or ideas to quadfest@duckie.kluge.net To find out more information visit the quadfest web site at http://duckie.kluge.net/~quadfest/index.html

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in collaboration with Tufts University and the Mass. Department o f Public Health presents

“Sound Mind, Sound Body, Sound Off: M a k in g C o lle g e s S a fe fo r L G B T S tu d e n ts ” S a tu r d a y ,

a conference at Tufts University M a r c h 28,1998 8:30 jum.-4:3U p .m . Bamum 08

8:30-9:00

Registration, coffee and pastries

9:15-10:00

W elcom e Bobbie Knable, Dean of Students, Tuft* University David LaFoncaine, Chair, Governor’s Commission on G&L Youth Arrhur Lipkin, Safe Colleges Program Coordinator Catherine Roberts, Safe Colleges Program Assistant Coordinator

10:00-11:30

PANEL 1

Inclusive H ealth a n d Counseling Services Luanne Grossman, Supervising Psychologist, Tufts Cuunseling Center Evelyn Barbee, Professor of Arts and Sciences and Nursing, Mass. College o f Pharmacy and Allied Health Services

N on-sexist, N on-hom ophobic A th letic Program s Linda Delano, Professor of Education, Springfield College 11:30-1:00

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Q u a lity Residence Life Julie ttell-Elkins, Coordinator of Wellness Programs, Framingham Srar«* College M axim u m Safety/M inim um H arrassm ent Bonnie Louison, Harvard University Police Department O rganising a G LB TR esource Center Judith Brown, Director, Tufts LGB Resource Center Martha Nelson, Assistant Director, Stonewall Center, UMass Amherst 1 :0 0 -2 :0 0

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G L B T Topics Across the Curriculum Penn Reeve, Professor of Anthropology/Sociology, UMass Dartmouth M u ltiple Id e n tity A ffiliation a n d C oalition B u ildin g Calvin Gidney, Professor o f Child Studies, Tufts University Rev. Irene Monroe, Harvard Divinity School 400-4:30

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Clu b Co r n e r Christian Bible Fellowship Hello, by now I would assume that you are already busy with class work again, but hopefully not behind in any. How did you do this past week in being quick to listen and slow to speak. I hope that you had tim e to meditate on it.

This Friday we will be having FNF in the Lower Wedge at 7:00 as usual. Please come by and visit with us. This Tuesday we will also be having Tuesday Night Prayer down in Founders study at 9:30. Also, April 3-5 is the N avigator’s Spring Retreat. If you can only spare one weekend this term, then this would be the one to spare. For infor­ m ation on the conference, please contact us at cbf@ wpi.edu. " I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.”

Mark 11:23-24 (NIV) W hat Jesus is saying here is simple. If you believe in what you pray for with all o f your heart, and have no doubt in it, then it will happen. However, if you doubt in your prayer then it may not com e true. So when you pray believe that your prayer will hap­ pen, and it will. It is said that faith the size o f a mustard seed will move mountains. So let’s strive to have that m ustard seed o f faith when we come before God in prayer.

Newman Club We had our M arch E xecu tiv e Board M eeting this past Monday night. We spent a great deal o f time working on our plans for the B ishop’s visit and reception on Sunday, A pril 19th. We also discussed

plans for A term o f next fall. It shows how near the end o f the school year is. Our paint retreat will be Saturday, April 4th, starting at 10:00 am in the Religious Center. Our cabinet discussed the appointment o f our various chairs and that process is now under way. The chairpersons will be an­ nounced next week. We may have another video and pasta night with a Lenten theme shortly if all the details can be worked out.

Our reception on Sunday, April 14th, will also be an opportunity to thank all our senior ad­ visors for all the work they did for the club during the last four years and to formally say good-bye to all our senior members. So mark that date on your calendars.

Science Fiction Society Greetings minions (er... members) of the SFS. By now, most o f you have heard the sad news that our current secretary will not be with us for the remainder of the scho­ lastic year. Yet one true and dauntless soul has risen to try and fill the void her ab­ sence has created.

Anyway, on to the club comer. Well, as I am writing this, Gaming W eekend hasn’t happened yet, but I can only assume that everything w ent great. I’m sure that all games were, as usual, enjoyed by every­ one, and th at ev e ry b o d y has by now caught up on all the sleep they lost.

In other good news... w e’re rich. Yes we are. The SFS budget for over 1,200 dollars was approved by the SGA last Tuesday.

Quoth Lucas... “yay.”

AnimeFest is quickly approaching. It will happen April 4th and 5th from noon to 11:00 pm each day. Fliers with the schedule will be printed and circulated soon. On an adjunct note, Justin was nominated ‘The M an’ for informing the Wellesley Anime Club o f this vary joyous event.

Well, that’s all for this week. As usual, the SFS weekly m eetings are Wednesdays at 7:00 in Olin Hall 107. Hope to see you there.

Skeptical Chemists Yes! I ’ve finally wrested the club com er authoring rights away from Mary...so here we go.

Want to be in an A m erican Chemical Society (ACS) affiliated club? Stop laugh­ ing. Shut up and say yes. It’s supposed to look good to employers, (if anyone hires chem majors anymore..) so follow us and do it! If Leanna does it, it has to be good for everyone. We also have lots o f recent grad school brochures collecting dust in our filing cabinet in GH07 (aka, the 3rd85th finely divided layers o f hell). You know you want 2 (or 5...) more years of school. Someone lost the brochures for W PI’s graduate program s, though... We may still paint those freshman labs! In­ vest in the future; come breathe paint fumes with us. I also think we should have an intra-d ep artm en t field trip to criticize Carla’s, M ary’s, and Julie’s MQP work. The Na,K-ATPase isn’t just for seniors anymore (its moreso for 1997’s Nobel prize winners...)

FYI-W hen you mouth pipette, only use high quality pyrex glassware. And don’t contam inate your reaction — make sure your mouth is clean. (Look. That was a JOKE! We didn’t find any chem icals “out by the dum pster” either, sheesh.)

Veep’s note: w e’re still Skeptical Chem ­ ists and w e’re still hardcore. All, uh, 6 of

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us. Email skepchem or witness it for your­ self at http://w w w .w pi.edu/~ skepchem .

And Will, no more club com ers for you.

Society for Medieval Arts and Sciences Yea, verily, D term hath started, and with it comes the final preparations for the Medi­ eval Faire. Let it be known that the SGA has made its decisions, and has granted us a budget of $355 for the next year. Volunteers are n eeded to help pay for M arg are t McCandless’ services as Bard for the Faire by painting her garage. For more informa­ tion, or if you should wish to help, you can contact Wes Blackstone at wez@wpi.edu. In the meantime, the work continues.

SMAS mock combat practices are M on­ days at 7:30PM , and Saturdays at 1:30PM (meet in the Wedge). SMAS club m eetings a re T u e sd a y e v e n in g s at 7 :0 0 in the Founders Study Room. For more inform a­ tio n , you can c o n ta c t th e o ffic e rs at realms@ wpi.edu.

SGA The last SGA meeting was held last Tues­ day at 6:00 p.m. The 1998 Budget act for fiscal year 1999 was approved last week.

Individual com m ittees are interested in your input with regard to ideas for projects to work on this term. The next SGA m eet­ ing will be held Tuesday evening at 6:00 p.m. in the Lower Wedge. All are welcome to attend!

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Lambda Chi Alpha’s Northeast Regional Conclave a success

by Ryan Fournier Class o f ‘00 Courtesy o f WPI Chapter Lambda Chi A lpha The Pi Zeta Chapter o f Lam bda Chi Al­ pha Fraternity hosted the 1998 Northeast Regional Leadership Conclave during the weekend of March 13 through 15,1998. The participants consisted o f chapters through­ out the Northeast, including WPI, Boston University, MIT, U M ass-Am herst, RPI, C orn ell U niversity, A lfred U niversity, M cG ill U niversity, U niversity o f New Hampshire, University o f Rhode Island, and U Maine-Orono. Throughout the weekend, the students participated in Lam bda Chi Alpha’s LEAP Program, Leadership by Ex­ ample and Precept. In addition, many partici­ pants also took part in workshops pertain­ ing to alternative Chapter Programming tech­ niques that could be used in the future.

The weekend’s events culminated at the Closing Banquet on Saturday Evening at the Worcester Holiday Inn. The banquet began by Fr. Peter Scanlon, performing a thoughtful invocation and was followed by

a welcome from WPI Vice-President for Student Affairs Bernie Brown. In addition to Brown and Scanlon, Student Activities Director Greg Snoddy and Greek Life Ad­ visor Andrea Dorow, were also in atten­ dance. Several students received recogni­ tion for successfully completing the sem i­ nars o f the weekend as well as for superior academic perform ance throughout their college careers. The banquet concluded with a k e y n o te a d d re ss by Brad ford Peabody, a member o f the Lambda Chi Al­ pha Fraternity Board o f Directors. He urged the brothers o f Lambda Chi not to be com ­ placent in either their college careers or thereafter. “The w eekends events were beneficial to both Pi Zeta and all o f the N ortheast C h ap ters.” Says Je ff Bayko, president o f Pi Zeta, “It was a meaningful experience in which we got to meet with other Lambda C hi’s throughout the North­ east and discuss issues that effect Frater­ nities as a w hole.”

This was the first time that Pi Zeta had the opportunity to host this event. The fraternity, which was founded in 1913, is located at 30 Dean Street.

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Ride the Trolley!

9am to 4pm - Monday thru Friday Service Every Fifteen Minutes That’s right, during March and April you can ride the trolley free and win prizes.

Take the pass and copy it, make all the free passes you need. To register to win prizes, ju st write your name, place o f business, and phone number on the back o f a free pass. Each week prize winners will be an­ nounced on W SRS radio and posted in­ side the trolleys.

How do you catch the trolley? Simple, ju st go to one o f the official trolley stops as shown on the enclosed map. Watch for

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the unique green and red vehicles o f the Downtown Trolley Shuttle System. The trolley system serves the following loca­ tions: N orthw orks, T ia n o ’s, H ighland Street Business D istrict including: Sole Proprietor, The Boynton, The Sahara and The Highland Emporium, The Court House, Irish Tim es Pub, 340 Main Street, Com ­ merce Bank, The Owl Shop, Guaranty Jew­ elers, Bank Boston, Flagship Bank, Com ­ mon Outlets, City Hall, Shorah’s Restau­ rant, Centrum Centre, First M assachusetts Bank, Crowne Plaza Hotel and Maxwell Silverm an’s Restaurant.

Campus Hearing Board petitions available in the SGA Ofnc :ice These petitions (with letters o f candi­ dacy and photo) must be returned to the SGA office by Friday, March 27, at 5:00pm.

The letter o f candidacy is to be 3-5 sen­ tences o f why you want to be elected, and photo is to be as clear as possible for pro­ duction purposes.

The Campus Hearing Board (CHB) has jurisdiction over cases involving violations o f campus regulations o f social and aca­ demic behavior by a WPI community mem­ ber or a W PI recognized student group against the WPI community — its members, property and rights. For other information

on the CHB and its proceedings, refer to page 91 o f the “Campus Planner and Resource Guide” or stop by the SGA office.

Elected will be two (2) student represen­ tatives, three (3) student alternates, and one (1) faculty representative.

Elections will be held Monday, April 6, through Thursday, April 9, with electronic balloting <sgavote> and also Friday, April 10 with paper balloting in the mailroom.

F o r fac u lty n o m in a tio n s , em ail sga@ wpi.edu Questions go to armqueca@ wpi.edu or jamiesaf@ wpi.edu.

Colleges of Worcester Consortium Colleges o f Worcester Consortium, Inc., in partnership with the Worcester Regional T ran sit A uthority, is now o p e ra tin g a slightly m odified version o f its popular Consortium shuttle. The colleges served by the route are Assumption College, Becker College, Clark University, College of the Holy Cross, WPI, and Worcester State Collge. Stu­ dents, faculty, and college employees ride free by showing their college identificiation

card. Riders can travel to Umass Medical Center by boarding RTA bus route 21 that travels down Highland Street to City Hall and then to Umass Medical Center. Consortium riders can depart the shuttle downtown at the library and there is now an additional stop at City Hall.

For further information about the sched­ ule, please contact either the student ac­ tivities office or the RTA.

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Sigheil! With style!

by Joshua Millard Newspeak Staff So I’m watching TV, and another one o f those Gap com m ercials comes on, where someone (or a group o f someones) of ar­ guable fame and debatable musical talent flushes as much o f their integrity as pos­ sible in under thirty seconds. Steven Tyler and Joe Perry w eren’t really an issue, as far as I ’m concerned; they’ve been around for a hell o f a long time, and I d o n ’t think they really had that much ground to lose over the last few decades anyway. I was just personally disappointed by the appear­ ance o f (oh God, what’s that band’s name again? I’ve got their album, but I can’t rem em ber what they’re called, and I sup­ pose most o f America will recdgnize them as “those girls from the Gap com m ercial” as much as anything). The Gap wins an ­ other point for face-time.

I think the real hair up my ass is that the whole point o f the current run o f Gap com ­ m ercials is straight-up brainw ashing. I mean, granted, the whole point o f com m er­

cials in general is to hammer some profit­ able idea into the head o f viewers, but, gosh d arn it, the G ap is ju s t trying to grapple onto a little too much psyche for comfort. Sure, let Miller try and dictate my beer preferences, let Nike try and get my feet into their shoes, let Crest invade my mouth. These particular fronts don’t bother me much; I need to wear shoes, I need to brush my teeth, and though I for one am not fond o f fermented wheat, I am going to drink some sort o f liquid. I do not, how­ ever, feel any need to buy clothes for any purpose other than physical, and, at some basic level, emotional comfort; I could give a shit who w ears what, w hat’s hot and what’s not. I like to sit around in a white Tshirt, a flannel shirt and jeans, and occa­ sionally scratch myself. I don’t want to think about my clothes very often.

The Gap doesn’t simply ask for your beer favor, or your dental habits. The Gap wants your style. The Gap is reaching out and trying to grab America by the fashion-conscious balls. The Gap is squeezing, and scream ing “ Hey! You! Poor, pathetic,

unhip Am erican! You will solve your prob­ lems with social interaction and all things related simply by adopting our culturally impervious clothing and flaunting it! It’s so easy!” And the Gap is screaming in a Sam Kinnesson sort o f voice, except it’s not really Sam K innesson’s voice, no, it’s a slightly sm oothed-out, prettied-up, d e­ personalized Sam Kinnesson without the actual edge and personality that differen­ tiated Sam from being ju s t another unfunny-tw o-bit-lousy-com ic-w hose-entireidiom-is-screaming sort o f comic.

The Gap is glad that Sam is dead. N ot because o f som e inherent Corporate S a­ dism, or hatred o f comics (especially com ­ ics willing to testify to the ease o f adopt­ ing the Gap Style), but because Sam got attention and Sam w asn’t Gap. He didn’t have The Style. He w asn’t taking it easy enough. Sam screamed his lungs out, and that’s just the sort o f thing that does not go well with a nice pair o f khaki slacks and a cardigan.

The Gap is Hitler. America is the biggest group of Polands ever to grace history. The

Gap, though, is a newer, smarter furor; Hitler bothered to invade, to actually move his forces over the ground and into Polish ter­ ritory, but the Gap would have us march ourselves right into the wermacht by our own volition. “Fall into the Gap,” sings the G apstapo cheerfully. Hitler just didn’t have enough vision. “Fall into the oppres­ sion o f an insane and terribly powerful man with what is, in retrospect, an incredibly silly m ustache,” he should have sung.

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Friday, March 13

6:00pm - SGA Meeting, Lower Wedge '6:30 - 9:00pm, WPI Venture Forum, Kinnicutt Hall , Registration 6pm 8:00pm - Coffeehouse, Harmonious Wail, Riley Commons, $ 1/3/5 8:00pm -10:00pm - WPI Jazz Ensemble, Sahara Restaurant 8.00pm - Lecture “The Two Cultures, A Nation Divided”, Hogan Campus Center Ballroom, Holy Cross

1:46am - Suspicious persons: N ear Atwater-Kent.

1:56am - Clear: 3 subjects notified of trespass.

11:13am - Escort: Student on crutches from station to Atwater-Kent.

8:02pm - Medical emergency: Daniels third. O fficer and EMS respond.

11:24pm - Plumbing problem: RA reports flood in Daniels 2nd floor m en’s room from over­ flowing toilet.

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2:09am - Disorderly persons: Institute Hall RA calls re: Assumption College students re­ moved from Institute Hall, requests subjects be dispersed from area. Sargent reports spoke with subjects & have left premesis.

2:23am - M alicious mischief: Institute Hall RA reports brick thrown through south entrance door.

2:44am - Arrest: Boynton St. W PD assisting.

3 :16am - Medical response: Riley, intoxicated student.

11:00 am-4:00 pm Career Fair 1998, Centrum ouse Library '4:00pm - A nnaM iStch, Austrian Novelist, 4:30pm - LNL Meeting, A K 233 ¥ I & 5:30 pm - ISC Academic H elp Sessions 8:30pm - 10pm, WPI Guitar Trio (Jazz), The Bean Counter

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Sunday, March 15 12:34am - Possible gunshot: Report of possible gunshot heard in vicinity of Institute Hall.

12:40am - Officers clear Institute Hall, unfounded. Area checked & OK. 12:54am - Suspicious person: Quad.

2:20am - Assist/stolen license plate: Student calls re: license plate stolen from his vehicle off campus; referred to W PD. 3:00am - Assist: Officers assisting WPD with arrests at Store 24.

2:24pm - Trespass: Alumni, 4 non-students.

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Monday, March 16 4:52pm - Report: Missing wallets in Goddard Hall.

6:30pm - Report: Harassing phone-calls. Founders first floor.

7:40pm - Report: Fight in progress, Alumni Gym, all units.

7:46pm - Clear: Alumni Gym, 12 non-students removed.

11:22pm - Recovered property: Street sign confiscated from group in Freeman Plaza.

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Tuesday, March 17 5:07am - Medical response: Daniels 2nd floor, student feeling lightheaded.

10:02am - Suspicious person: W hite male, West St. Lot. 4:15pm - Disorderly persons: Rollerbladers in Freeman Plaza.

4:21pm - Clear: Disorderly, all students.

4:43pm - Listing: Party sleeping.

4:49pm - Clear: Sleeping party all set.

6pm - Quadfest Meeti

2:35am - Reported vehicle use without authority: Student residing at Elbridge St. calls reporting his vehicle taken from location & returned.

2:55am - Officers clear Elbridge St., complaint unfounded.

6:47am - Advisory: W PD calls re: searching for subject involved in B&E to m otor vehicle on North Ashland St. 7:29pm - Report: app 20 y/o female with possible alcohol poisoning on Highland, WPD notified.

Thursday, March 19 5:06am - Code 5: Sargent discovered it was mail room buzzer, secured buzzer.

2:50pm - Suspicious persons: 2 males, 6 ’ - one blond, one dark hair, in a black pickup, in front o f Riley on Quad.

4:05pm - Report: Sprinklerhead hit by basketball in Harrington Gym, water flooding.

5:07pm - Suspicious person: White male, approx. 30 y/o, whitish sweatshirt, jeans, red backpack.

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