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Volume Twenty-Seven, Number Fourteen

Tuesday, August 31, 1999

A long way from Home...

by Hqjira Begum Publicistfo r the ISC The International Student Coun­ cil Welcome Party, a friendly and carefree affair at Higgins House on Thursday, August 19lh, turned out to be a blast. Paper was the theme.

All the icebreaker games involved the use of different types of paper: Newspapers, paper towels and even toilet paper helped lighten the mood with some hilarious moments as stu­ dents fashioned creations out of this medium.

The feeling of goodwill spilled over into the next day’s event, a picnic at Rutland State Park. Every­ thing cooperated: It was a glori­ ously sunny afternoon, and every­ body, after a summer away, was in fine spirits. Most wonderful to see was the inexplicable joy that seemed to appear on the faces of students when they met other in­ ternational students from their same language group.

The Welcome Party and the pic­ nic both gave ample opportunities for all participants to make new friends from other countries. It didn’t take much effort to connect with people who share similar con­ cerns. The most crucial aspect of such gatherings is the sense of kin­

ship formed among the students, transcending all geographical, po­ litical, linguistic and cultural barri­ ers. The ISC and the International House (IH) provided the platform for these individuals with remark­ ably different national identities to meet and create a home away from home. The credit for the organiza­ tion and planning goes to the fan­ tastic group of incoming interna­ tional and upperclass students.

This event was the highpoint of an otherwise intense week of informa­ tion cramming and appointments for new students.

The incoming international stu­ dents started arriving the week of August 16th in time for the Pre-Ori­ entation organized by the IH and the ISC on the 19th and 20,hof Au­ gust, guided by the International Student Advisor Tom Thomsen.

The two-day information session involved addressing issues, such as immigration and visa paperwork, banking, living accommodation, health services and other essen­ tials, related to all international stu­ dents in the United States. The par­ ticipants were briefed on the aca­ demic setup at WPI and the major resources— MASH, Writing Work­ shop and Student Development

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New academic building planned at WPI

by Joe Fraw ley Class o f ‘03 Most WPI students know that in October ground will be broken for the new Campus Center, but that is not the only building that is planned here in the next few years.

WPI plans to build a new academic building. This building is expected to open before C Term in the 2001 2002 academic year.

This building will be located on the east side of campus, next to the Gordon Library on the hill. Three stories will be visible at the top of the hill near Boynton Hall. How­ ever, all six stories can be seen from the bottom of the hill. There will be an entrance from the top of the hill as well as an entrance midway up the hill. That entrance will connect to a walkway that will run from the top of the hill down to an entrance into another WPI building project, a parking garage. The parking ga­ rage will be located in the parking lot off of Boynton Street near Gor­ don Library. The architect of the projects is the firm Einhom Yaffee Prescott, which specializes in projects for schools and universi­ ties.

According to John Carney, the Provost and Vice President for Aca­ demic Affairs, the reason for this

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large project is a shortage of aca­ demic space on campus. He pointed out the lack of space in Salisbury Labs, for example.

Salisbury Labs houses the Biology and Biotechnology, Biomedical En­ gineering, and Humanities and Arts departments. The hope with this new building is moving the Hu­ manities and Arts Department out of Salisbury Labs into the new build­ ing. That will allow the other deSee Building, continued to page 2

The statistics are in: Class o f2003 to be a class with character

by Phu Mai Class o f ‘03 Another academic year has ar­ rived upon Worcester Polytech­ nic Institute and with that new year comes a brand new fresh­ man class. Yep, about 665 fresh­ men (give or take a few) have de­ scended upon the campus and are all geared up and ready for their collegiate experience.

Throughout the entire orienta­ tion process, many freshmen have gotten the chance to get to know one another. The freshman class is indeed one of the most diverse and intelligent classes to ever come through WPI. For the new class, there was a record high of 3,244 applicants of which about 2,500 offers of admission were made. It should be men­ tioned that 188 students believed WPI to be their first choice see­ ing that they applied early deci­ sion. Nearly 75% of the incom­ ing students applied for admis­ sion right over the internet, avoiding the $60 admissions cover charge. Out of the fresh­ man class, there were 15 stu­ dents who were valedictorians at their high schools, and an­ other 15 students who were salutatorians. The average SAT scores for the incoming class were as follows: 620V and 660M. It should be noted also that there were 10 students who scored a perfect 800 on the ver­ bal portion and 17 students who scored a perfect 800 on the math portion. Amazingly, there were 2 very gifted students who scored a perfect 1600 on the SAT, W OW !

N E W S P E A K STAFF P H O T O /JU S T IN G R E E N O U G H

Student Hall Director Victoria Valentine, and RA Melanie Tetrault march proudly downWest St. with members of their floor during Orientation.

Something new this year is the a class with character. It is with­ ratio of male students to female out a doubt that this class will students. There is now an as­ do great things during their time tounding 25% population of fe­ here at WPI and go on to do even male students in the freshman greater things in life. Good luck class which is up from 22 % last Class of 2003! year.

Geographically speaking, the class of 2003 is representing ev­ ery region of the United States and beyond. The freshman class in­ cludes students from 38 states and 24 countries with the most students (75%) coming from New England. It should also be noted that out of the 665 new students, about 650 are living on campus.

As in years past, roughly 75% of the freshman class is receiving financial aid of some sort. Also, the top five most popular majors for the incoming class are as fol­ lows: Computer Science, Electri­ cal Engineering, Mechanical En­ gineering, Biology, and Biomedi­ NEW SPEA K STAFF PH O TO / JUSTIN G R E E N O U G H cal Engineering.

The freshman class is definitely Fire Juggler at the Activities Fair

Lambda Chi Alpha wins national awards

by Jesse Bishop Class o f ‘03 The Lambda Chi Alpha Frater­ nity at WPI received three of the national Fraternity’s top awards at the Fraternity’s Leadership Seminar held this past August.

The awards bestowed on the chapter are the Grand High Alpha Award, the Bruce Hunter McIn­ tosh Award, the Warren A. Cole Award and the Campus Involve­ ment Award.

The Grand High Alpha Award is the highest award Lambda Chi Al­ pha can present to a chapter. The award is given to chapters that show continued excellence in vir­ tually every aspect of chapter op­

eration. To gain eligibility, a chap­ ter must earn an excellent rating by all National Representatives visit­ ing and evaluating the chapter for three straight years. W PI’s chap­ ter was one of only eight, out of more than 200 chapters and colo­ nies, to receive this award.

The Bruce Hunter McIntosh Award recognizes chapters that faithfully and continually adhere to the standards that Lambda Chi Alpha’s National Board has set forth. These standards consider every aspect of chapter operation, including everything from cam­ pus involvement to education of its members. This is also an ex­ clusive award, given only to seven chapters this year. W PI’s

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chapter is the first ever to submit the award application on CDROM, which outlined all of the events and achievements of the past year that exemplify the pur­ suit of fraternal excellence.

The Warren A Cole Award is given to chapters for continued strong membership recruitment.

The Campus Involvement Award honors chapters that demonstrate outstanding participation in the college community.

These awards demonstrated the chapter’s continued leadership position in the Northeast. Jim Konz, President of the WPI chap­ ter says these awards “represent the culmination of seven years of hard work since Lambda Chi Al­

pha came back on the WPI scene in 1993. This chapter has moved mountains since then and we’re all very proud of our achieve­ ments. To finally be honored for the hard work we’ve done and the dedication we’ve shown is truly an inspiration. We’ ve got to push even harder if we hope to main­ tain this level," but I ’m confident in the abilities of our officers and our brotherhood to make it pos­ sible.” After coming into trouble in the late 80’s with a bad direc­ tion towards chapter achieve­ ments and operations, the chap­ ter was suspended and re-char­ tered with a new focus in 1993.

The future looks bright for the brothers of Lambda Chi Alpha.

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“‘The difference is very dramatic. I didn’t even recognize it when I came back this year,’ says Morgan Residential Advisor An­ drew Burgoyne when discussing the reno­ vations made to Morgan Hall. ”

Find out what set the alarm off in Harrington Auditorium.

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and Counseling Center— available to them.

This not only assisted in familiarizing ev­ erybody with everyday WPI terms but gave them an opportunity to clear up any apprehensions they might have had as well. It is not always easy to imagine what student life at WPI is like from thousands of miles away!

Approximately 45 new faces joined the international student community at WPI this month, representing twenty different countries from all over the world, includ­ ing France, Ecuador, Germany, the Peoples Republic of China, Indonesia, India, Ma­ laysia, Turkey, Thailand, Iraq, and others.

Some of these international students came early during the summer term to enroll in B

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by Billy McGowan, to get a headstart on the WPI lifestyle and leam some more En­ glish. This program urges students, inter­ national and otherwise, to develop their communication skills in English.

It is with this input and these exciting activities that the new academic year started. Both the ISC and the IH wish all students a successful academic year. The ISC membership drive continues and the first outing to Boston is being planned for Sunday, August 5, 1999. Join the ISC by calling Janice at ext. 6030 or stopping at the IH for membership information.

(Hajira Begum is a sophomore, majoring in Biochemistry. She hails from Hyderabad,

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partments in Salisbury Labs to expand into the space that will come of the Hu­ manities and Art Department leaving.

Another factor behind the lack of space is that WPI is hiring more faculty to maintain its low student-to-faculty ratio.

The new building will house the depart­ ments of Management, Humanities and Arts, and Continuing Education. The Continuing Education Department will primarily use the ground floor and the first floor. The Man­ agement Department will primarily use the second floor and third floor. On the second floor, the entrance from the walkway will bring you into an atrium. The third floor will be the location of the entrance from the top of the

hill. The Humanities and Arts Department will primarily use the fourth and fifth floor, however the department office will be located on the third floor. There will be eight class­ rooms in the building. Those classrooms will be state-of-the-art, including computers in the rooms.

The next step for this project is the de­ sign of the actual classrooms. WPI hopes to break ground sometime in late 2000. The construction is expected to take fifteen months, so that the building will open in December 2001 or January 2002. When that happens, WPI will not just have the Cam­ pus Center, but also a new academic build­ ing for its students.

Orientation: Pink Flamingoes??

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Students from the Stoddard Complex pose in front of West St. House wifli the pink flamingos during the Student Life tours last Wednesday

IGSD gets a new Dean

by David Lucarini Class o f ’03 The Interdisciplinary and Global Stud­ ies Division, best known for its operation of W PI’s off-campus project centers, will be under the supervision of a new Dean this year. Professor Paul Davis, who for­ merly taught mathematics full-time here at WPI is taking over the position vacated

by Hussein Hakim.

“I’m pleased to be working with this tal­ ented group,” he said during an interview on Thursday evening. In addition to his other accomplishments, Professor Davis holds a B.S., M.S. and PhD in Applied Mathematics and also won the researcherof-the-year award in 1990. He enjoys run­ ning, windsurfing, skiing and the arts im­

mensely. He is even a closet poet.

When asked of his plans for the IGSD, he said he plans to “build on the base of excellence.” No major challenges are in the works for the IGSD, but Professor Davis is working on some pet projects.

Namely, he would like to expand the offcampus project centers and secure more recognition for the college’s project pro­ gram. Professor Davis feels that more stu­ dents should take advantage of the IGSD. He recommends that all interested students come down to the Global Opportunities fair, being held in Alden Memorial Hall on Tues­ day, September 28thfrom 4-6pm. Students can also drop-by the project center next to Stratton Hall for more information. Profes­ sor Davis also mentioned his motto: “Wel­ come to WPI...Now go away!”

Gordon Library Conducts Survey

by Helen M. Shuster Library Director Gordon Library conducted a survey last spring concerning use of the library building, services, and collections. Both web and paper versions of the survey were available to students. This report will give an overview of the survey. Fu­ ture articles will report on responses to specific survey questions.

The major categories addressed in the survey were use of the library (amount and type of use), services (including dif­ ferent types of services and hours of operation), building facilities (types of study areas, seating), and collections (print and electronic journals, books, etc.).

We received 434 responses to the sur­ vey— 359 from undergraduates, 65 from graduates, and 10 from Mass Academy students. Among the undergraduate re­ sponses 58 were from the Class of 1999, 72 from the Class of 2000, 121 from the Class of 2001, and 98 from the Class of 2002. Mass Academy responses came from 5 Juniors and 5 Seniors. The gradu­ ate responses were received from 41 FullTime Master’s Degree and 4 Part-Time Master’s Degree students, as well as 19 Full-Time PhD students and 1 Part-Time PhD student.

Responses by department were as fol­ lows: Biology/Biotechnology (undergrad— 58, grad— 3); Biomedical Engineering

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Overall, there were far more Satisfied or Very Satisfied responses than Dissat­ isfied or Very Dissatisfied. One area of concern to library staff was the number of respondents who were unaware of ex­ isting services and resources. In an at­ tempt to address this we are developing new, single page descriptions of various services and databases. These are avail­ able on the library website and as paper handouts in the library. Additionally, we hope to have regular informational col­ umns in Newspeak and plan to meet with members of GSO and SGA to improve communication between the library and students.

Areas of concern for some students were in the areas of library hours dur­ ing term breaks and summer, the qual­ ity of the computers in the PC room and on the third floor, and the need for journals and books in specific disci­ plines. Selected responses so far have been to extend hours at the end of D term with a plan to extend future end of term hours, replace all the old com­ puters, list journal requests for con­ sideration this fall, and order some new furniture.

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Morgan gets a dramatic facelift

by Farah Shah Syed Class of ‘02 “The difference is very dramatic. I didn’t even recognize it when I came back this year,” says Morgan Residential Advisor Andrew Burgoyne when discussing the renovations made to Morgan Hall. Andrew lived in Morgan last year prior to the changes and says, “The plans exceeded all of my expectations. Last year the place was very old and now it’s very hotel like.”

The planning process for renovating Morgan Hall began in the summer of 1998.

The planning involved discussing prob­ lems to be addressed, drawing up construc­ tion documents, getting a bid, and select­ ing a contractor. The actual construction began the day the dorms closed last May. The contractors followed a strict 13-week schedule for construction.

The total cost of the project was ap­ proximately $4.1 million. The changes include new carpeting, new paint, new light fixtures, new windows, new cur­ tains, and new furniture. Additionally, a new sprinkler system was built and a complete electrical upgrade was made.

Another bathroom was also added to each floor. A kitchen was added to the third floor, and a pool table was bought for the lounge on the fourth floor. The stairwells were reconfigured, new sur­ faces were added, and new railings were

built for compliance with construction regulations. A new elevator was also added for use by food services. The hall­ ways were redesigned making them more narrow. They were repainted, making them brighter, and less “shagadelic”. Ac­ cording to Mr. Philip Clay, Director of Residential Services, “The halls were painted in bright colors— orange, red, yellow, givng them a very dated 60’s look.

Now they look a lot newer and lighter.”

Many of the residents in Morgan are pleased with the changes. Vinayak Rao says, “It’s a lot better than what I was ex­ pecting.” Scott Byers says, “It’s a vast improvement from last year.”

There is, however, some dissatisfaction with a few things. Jahdiel Fyfield says, “I am pleased with my big single. It’s very nice. But some things make no sense. It’s awkward not having urinals in the bath­ rooms. And its funny to have a kitchen without a stove.”

Scott Byers says, “We need umials.”

“We are moving toward unisex bath­ rooms. The female population at WPI is continuing to grow and as populations change from year to year we want to be able to accomodate the changes,” says Mr. Clay.

In the last four years, four residence halls have been renovated. Four years ago it was Sanford Riley, the following

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Cellucci picks Margaret Marshall for chief justice

by Martin Finucane Associated Press Writer BOSTON (AP)_Gov. Paul Cellucci has nominated Justicc Margaret Marshall to lead the slate Supreme Judicial Court.

Marshall, an immigrant from South Af­ rica who has been on the court since 1996, would he the first woman to serve as chief justice on the court in its 307-year his­ tory.

“Her outstanding intellect, her per­ sonal integrity and skills as a consensus builder make her an ideal person” for the job, Cellucci said in announcing the nomi­ nation Thursday.

The Republican governor announced his choice with Marshall by his side at a Statehouse news conference crowded by legal and political luminaries. Marshall received a standing ovation when she walked in.

Marshall said she was “deeply hon­ ored” and recognized the “unique place of the Supreme Judicial Court in our na­ tion, and beyond our borders.”

“I have a deep, deep reverence for our system of democracy here,” Marshall said.

Cellucci said he had based his nomi­ nation of Marshall not on the fact she was a woman, but on her qualifications.

After recently interviewing three ap­ plicants, Marshall, Justice Roderick Ire­ land and Justice John Greaney, Cellucci said, Marshall was the “clear choice.”

Ireland, who attended the news con­ ference, said, “I think the governor made the call that was best. She’ll do a great job.”

Marshall, 54, graduated from Harvard University and Yale Law School. She is married to New York Times columnist An­ thony Lewis and was counsel to Harvard University when she was appointed as an associate justice by Gov. William F. Weld in 1996.

M arshall graduated from W itwatersrand University in Johannesburg in 1966 and from 1966 to

1968 was president of the National Union of South African Students, which op­ posed apartheid. She came to the United States in 1968.

Alter earning her law degree from Yale in 1976, she was in private practice at a major Boston law firm before taking the general counsel job at Harvard for four years.

Jeff McCormick, incoming president of the Massachusetts Bar Association, said, “I think she’ll do a wonderful job.

She’s obviously a proven scholar and ob­ viously a capable jurist and lawyer.”

“I think it’s symbolic of the full equal­ ity that women lawyers can enjoy in the profession,” said Ellen Kearns, a Boston lawyer who is a board member of the National Conference of Women’s Bar As­ sociations. “To be the chief justice of the supreme court in your state is the high­ est honor you can achieve.”

“It’s a terrific thing for women and for the com m onw ealth,” said Patricia McGovern, the former state senator who unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for governor last year.

Weld was criticized when he appointed Marshall instead of a minority to the court, but the next appointment he made was Ireland, the first black member to sit on the court.

The chief justice position is opening up because of the retirement of Chief Justice Herbert Wilkins.

If Marshall, who is only the second woman on the court, moves over to the chief justice’s seat, the Cellucci adminis­ tration will have to pick a new judge to fill her spot. Cellucci must also appoint a judge to fill the position that opened when Justice Charles Fried went to Harvard Law School.

With a few notable exceptions, approval of the governor’s nomination for judge­ ships by the Governor’s Council is rou­ tine. C ellucci said he hoped the Governor’s Council, an elective body with eight members, would approve her appointment before Labor Day.

year was Elsworth Fuller, last year was Daniels Hall, and this year Morgan. The logical question is “W h a t’s next?”

“There are no plans in place right now for further renovations,” says Mr. Clay.

“No school I’ve worked at has so com­ prehensively renovated, it’s very un­ usual. Most schools renovate one resi­ dence hall every 5 years.” There has, how­ ever, been discussion of building additional housing. “There’s nothing definitive,” says Mr. Clay. “But it is being discussed.”

He says, “The problem is that we’re land

locked and it is hard to find space on cam­ pus for any new buildings.”

Morgan Commons, the dining hall, is part of the Morgan renovations, but is not complete yet. It will be finished up this coming summer.

Mr. Clay says, “I think of all the reno­ vations we’ve done it’s the most dra­ matic. It feels so different. It’s lighter and brighter. And you don’t feel like you’re walking into an Austin Powers movie.”

Goodbye ‘testosterone-filled jungle’ WPI renovates Morgan Hall

by Alex Clifford & Debbie Shea Newspeak Staff One of the many changes that took place here at WPI over the summer was the renovation of Morgan Hall. Once a “testosterone filled jungle,” with a color scheme right out of the 70s and an un­ mistakable odor, it has definitely under­ gone quite a change.

Any upperclassmen visiting Morgan Hall will first be amazed at the new colors.

No longer are there orange walls and brown carpets, a rather unsightly combi­ nation nowadays. The colors are now less painful to look at, with white and gray walls, and blue carpeting. As one of the new sec­ ond floor RA’s said, “It’s a whole new building and every day you hear the shocked statements of upperclassmen like ‘wow, it’s not orange anymore!'” The fresh­ men are very impressed with the renova­ tions as well. Student Hall Director Brian McLaughlan states “It was great to hear the ‘oohs’ and ‘aahs’ of the parents and the students when they saw how nice the building was!”

With the new renovations comes a time

for new residents, especially females. For the first time ever, girls are able to take up residence on the second floor. This is another change that upperclassmen have a difficult time grasping, as a few have questioned the sanity of the freshman women that say they live in Morgan Hall.

“Every time I tell someone I am in Mor­ gan, they are shocked,” said one fresh­ man girl.

What do the girls living in Morgan have to say about this opportunity? In one word, “Woohoo!” There seems to be a common feeling of honor to be the first female resi­ dents in Morgan Hall. With this new addi­ tion, people are hopeful that the number of female students will rise at WPI. And for the guys? “I think it truly brings a total ‘rebirth’ to the building,” said McLaughlan. A freshman male living in Morgan eloquently commented, “I think it diversifies the atmosphere, and decreases the monotony of dorm life.”

So all in all, the Morgan Hall renovations are warmly welcomed by all students, even those that do not live there. And we think that freshman Bryan Weisel speaks for everyone when he says. “I like girls."

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Public review of bottled water quality to begin Courtesy o f the Associated Press BOSTON (AP) _ A committee examining whether the state effectively regulates the purity of bottled water is beginning the pub­ lic phase of its review.

The review was prompted by several reports of contaminated bottled water in Massachusetts, including a well in Millis used by bottling companies that was pol­ luted by the chemical trichloroethylene, an industrial solvent, according to Sen. Cheryl Jacques, D-Needham.

The chemical can cause neurological

damage, and is a possible carcinogen.

The state Senate Post Audit and Over­ sight Committee, chaired by Jacques, is ana­ lyzing regulations governing the quality, test­ ing, and labeling of bottled water.

It will also examine regulations for outof-state companies that distribute bottled water in Massachusetts. A report on the committee’s findings will be re­ leased later this year.

“We want to ensure that consumers re­ ceive the quality product that they expect and deserve when they purchase bottled water, often at a premium price,” Jacques said in a press release Thursday.

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Battle of the Rag Tags

by P.J. Stevens Class o f ‘00 Two movies, Go and The Mod Squad, came out on DVD this past Tuesday (Au­ gust 25, 1999). One is written with thought and originality, the other is a poor waste of talent on a good script for TV. Go is Doug Liman’s second movie, the first being a comedy treat called Swing­ ers. Liman combines a plethora of young talent into a film with excellent writing.

The pace is fast and furious combined with a score full of techno beats and rhythms. The story line is Pulp Fiction like. We follow the story through three different points of view. Don’t worry about the transitions between the story lines. Liman does a good job of making sure we are firmly planted with the cur­ rent story line. Although at points Go seems to follow the teen formula, for the

most part it’s a fresh quirky original.

The best part of this movie is its young, talented cast. Aside from famed stars Scott Wolf of Party of Five and Katie Holmes of Dawson's Creek, the rest of the cast are fairly new upcomers. I can’t help but feel connected to this young group of people. For me, Timo­ thy Olyphant’s portrayal of a “misunder­ stood” menacing drug dealer steals his scenes. The cast works with a chemistry seldom seen in movies these days. I can see myself with the group of four bud­ dies going out to have a good time in Vegas, or as Sarah Polley’s character, a supermarket clerk who does a drug deal in order to pay off the rent. No, I did not do a drug deal, but I ate ramen noodles, rice, and cheap pasta for a month in or­ der to get through.

Go touches young people more than any other age group. Go is a collection

Going to Greece!

by Brian Faull Class o f ‘01 The Instrumental Groups from WPI will be performing in a concert tour in Greece this spring.

Are you interested in helping out fel­ low students in pursuit of this goal? Or would you like to travel with us? Oppor­ tunities are available. The Concert Band and other groups will be doing a few fundraisers to help raise funds for the trip. First will be a Quartet-A-Thon. This will involve several days of continuous small-ensemble music in the Lower Wedge. Participants from the various in­ strumental organizations will play in “shifts” in quartets of all kinds. You’ll hear us playing from Thursday, Septem­ ber 9th until the following Sunday evening. Do stop by and listen!

The other exciting fundraiser coming

up soon will be a raffle. We will be raf­ fling off one seat on the trip with us.

Anyone 18 or over is eligible. Tickets will be sold by members of the groups, and in the Wedge throughout the month.

This ticket will include airfare, accommo­ dations, sightseeing, some meals, and an amazing experience. The approximate value of the trip ticket is about $1400.

However, raffle tickets will be sold for the low, low price of $5.00 for one ticket, or 5 tickets for $20.00— a small price to pay for such a wonderful experience. The ticket is also transferable— encourage your friends and family to enter also.

Keep an eye out for more activities and Music Association events coming up soon. Rehearsals for the Concert Band are at 6:15pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. We encourage all who are interested to explore the vast musical opportunities available at WPI!

of stories about our struggles through the “stupid” things we do as young adults. The “stupid” things we reminisce about while we mature and wonder what was wrong with me? I give Go a B+, well above average but not enough to be called one of the best.

The DVD of Go is also great. Aside from the usual trailer, multiple languages, CC and widescreen option, Go also has an informed commentary track from the director, making of featuret, three awe­ some music videos, and a lot of deleted scenes. I wish the DVD had the cast com­ menting on the movie; that would be awesome. I also wish there were storyboards. I ask a lot. The DVD of Go also gets a B+.

The Mod Squad is a waste of good tal­

ent. I like Claire Danes, but she couldn’t pull this movie out of its predictable story line. Rag Tag group shunned by the regu­ lars loses its supporter and must redeem itself and its boss. A lot of great stories are like this, but there are at least some twists and turns. This was more like a long episode on TV than a movie. The episode isn’t that memorable either. It’s a shame.

This movie gets a D, best forgotten. It would get an F it weren’t for the cast who tried hard to overcome the script.

The DVD isn’t that far away from the movie. It has multiple languages, CC, and an option for which ratio you would like to see the movie. That is all. The DVD also gets a D. Alas The Mod Squad has it hard.

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Movie Review: Blair Witch Project

by Farah Shah Syed Class o f ’02 “The Blair Witch Project will likely go down in history as one of the most dis­ turbing and scary films ever assembled,” says Jim Bartoo, ofHollywood.com. How he came to this conclusion I have no idea.

The movie is centered around three col­ lege students in pursuit of ‘The Blair Witch’. There are two guys, Josh and Michael, and a girl, Heather. They start off by interviewing people who live in the area where ‘the witch’ is from. That part of the movie is semi-interesting.

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The rest of the movie drags on and on focusing on the kids attempt to find a way out o f the woods.

Besides the fact that the plot was too simplistic and not well written the camera shots in this film made me sick, literally.

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is walking or running. The camera shakes horribly. While it gave the movie some semblance of reality, more than anything it made me queasy.

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The Year of the Complaint

by Matthew Lug Newspeak Staff NOTICE: Due to past reactions to my writing in print and electronic forms, I am including this dis­ claimer. If you are likely to be of­ fended by anything, please stop reading now. If you are already offended, then you might as well keep reading. If you are confused, please seek counseling. Only you are responsible for your reactions to what you read.

As the new school year begins, the WPI tradition of complaining is starting up once again. With Y2K, doomsday prophecies, and a presidential campaign, the 99-00 academic year is sure to be known as the year of the complaint. How-

ever, if we are ever going to get around to the larger topics, we must first settle all of our smaller complaints. Therefore, I have put together a short list of common WPI complaints and responses to them.

Complaint: There aren’t any/ enough attractive women on cam­ pus.

Response: A very frequent com­ plaint, this one tops the list. First, there are women on campus, quite a few of them. And yes, by most standards, many of them can be considered attractive. However, since they make up between 20% and 25% of the student population (a percentage that has not been increasing in recent years) there simply aren’t enough to go around.

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Several possible solutions have been proposed, but most of them involve compromises such as shar­ ing, settling for lower quality women, or finding alternate lifestyles. Many of us find these compromises unacceptable, so the situation isn’t likely to change.

Complaint: There are too many computer geeks/SMAS people/ wedgerats/frat boys on campus.

Response: This one is a typical female counter-complaint to the previous complaint, and is equally valid. Since there are so many more males than females, more males are likely to fall into specific catego­ ries or stereotypes that people con­ sider undesirable. People in all of the mentioned categories may in­ deed be perfectly normal human

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by Billy D. McGowan Director, ESL On Wednesday, April 2, Syed Asif Iqbal, from Bangladesh, was elected Chairperson of the Inter­ national Student Council (ISC). He is a sophomore, majoring in elec­ trical and computer engineering.

Below are some excerpts from a re­ cent interview after his election.

IH: Why did you elect to matricu­ late here at WPI? Asif: WPI is one of the leading technical universities in the world.

It is famous for its project based education and that is what really appealed to me.

IH: What attracted you to the ISC? Asif: It started with the Interna­ tional Student Pre-Orientation that was organized by the ISC and the International House. The previous ISC officers made an effort to make us feel at home which impressed me the most. They were always there for me.

IH: Was there any particular event last year that made you cer­ tain you wanted to continue work­ ing with the ISC? Asif: Yes, it was the International Dinner that is held every year in Term B. This is when I first worked with the ISC officers to setup the program and realized how much fun it was being part of something this big.

IH: Why did you decide to run for Chair?

Asif: [Chuckles] Over the course of the year, I found myself more

and more involved with the many events that the ISC planned. I real­ ized that I was beginning to enjoy working with the ISC team and most of all enjoyed active partici­ pation in all its activities. I began to get a grasp of what the ISC is all about, how it runs and how I would be able to make a difference for the international community of WPI by being part of this organization IH: Are there any particular projects or ideas you want to work on this year?

Asif: The ISC will continue the two major events International Dinner and the Cultural Festival.

This year we would like to add an­ other major event that is to be held in term C. This event will involve the colleges in the Worcester Con­ sortium. We need to work together with the other college organiza­ tions on the details of the event.

IH: How would you involve them? What exactly would you do?

Asif: Last year the ISC had estab­ lished the important office of Public Relations. This year we took the lib­ erty of expanding the Public Rela­ tions Office by adding the Activi­ ties Coordinator and making room for new recruitments for all required committees. We realized that to ac­ complish our goal of a major event in the tradition of the Dinner and the Festival the PR office would need to invest lot of time and effort into mak­ ing this project happen. Hopefully with the added resource of the Co­ ordinator, we have a better shot at being successful.

IH: How will you attract first year

students to the ISC? Asif: This is actually one of the major tasks of the expanded PR office. Tradition­ ally, most of our events in the first semester are geared towards the freshman class. With these events, we not only hope to serve the freshmen but have them actively participate in some these programs and learn about the workings of the ISC. IH: In the past, the students from mainland China have been missing from the group of students partici­ pating in ISC events. How do you propose to include them in ISC ac­ tivities?

Asif: Well there are two ways we could do it. The Chinese stu­ dents tend to get involved in the CSA [Chinese Student Associa­ tion] which is really a strong orga­ nization on WPI campus. One way we could get them involved is by establishing some kind of liaison between the ISC and the CSA and the other is do joint sponsorship of activities.

IH: Is there anything else you’d like to say to the ISC and/or to the WPI campus through the newspa­ per?

Asif: WPI has a very diverse in­ ternational community. Our inter­ national students represent about seventy countries of the world.

This is something to be proud of and also a resource we should all consider dipping into. We have the world in our campus and all we have to do is make that new friend and already we learn about a cul­ ture we weren’t aware of.

beings, regardless of their social affiliations. Then again, they may not, just like anyone else around here. These convenient labels make it easier to reject people for no real reason, so it isn’t likely that things will change any time soon.

However, there are still plenty of us who do not fit into any of these categories.

Complaint: There’s no parking on campus.

Response: The reason for this is similar to that for the first complaint -demand far exceeds supply. Every­ one just has to have a big powerful car, and wants to put it in a parking space as frequently as possible.

With a limited number of parking spaces, some people won’t be able to park and will just have to go home unfulfilled. A parking garage is planned for the near future, so un­ like the first complaint, this one will only be around for a few more years.

Complaint: There’s no campus center.

Response: Like the parking situ­ ation, it has only taken a few de­ cades to get the campus center is­ sue close to a resolution. In a few years, you’ll have your precious campus center.

Complaint: The campus network is too slow/unreliable/useless.

Response: What do you expect from a campus network? As the network people keep saying, WPI is not an ISP. They do their best to keep things running smoothly, which can be difficult with all of the modifications and upgrades that have taken place recently. The network’s primary purpose is to aid education; it isn’t only for network games and downloading porn/ warez/mp3s/etc. In fact, these al­ ternate uses can bog down the network and cause problems them­ selves.

Complaint: There’s no school spirit.

Response: Some people around here have way too much of it, and a lot of people have none. It mostly evens out.

Complaint: There’s nothing to do in Worcester.

Response: See next complaint.

Complaint: People keep com­ plaining that there isn’t anything to do in Worcester.

Response: Once or twice a year, people on wpi.flame come up with lists of all the wonderful things there are to do in Worcester. This is usually in response to a thread entitled something like “Woosta sux!” Many organizations also try to put together activities and trips.

If you’re really looking for some­ thing to do, you’ll probably be able to find it if you try. If you keep finding yourself with nothing to do on weekends, you can always stop by the Newspeak office and help with editing or layout.

Complaint: WPI lies about class sizes.

Response: This one pops up every year when WPI is listed as having an insanely high percent­ age of classes with fewer than twenty students. The main reason for this is that the three projects are counted as classes. Since most projects have fewer than twenty students, and since all students (who graduate) do three (or more) projects, that adds a lot of small classes. Conferences, labs, and small classes in less popular ma­ jors also add to this. Of course, the number is completely meaning­ less, since it says nothing about how many small classes an aver­ age student will have, so it really doesn’t matter what WPI says.

Complaint: There are too many annoying freshmen.

Response: All you can do about this one is wait a year for them to become annoying sophomores (or less for some to become annoying non-WPI students). Of course, by then there will be a whole new group of annoying freshmen.

Complaint: My classes are too easy.

Response: There are usually three reasons for this complaint: A - You’re just too smart and noth­ ing is difficult for you. B-You’re taking easy classes instead of chal­ lenging yourself. C -You’re really failing your classes but you haven’t done enough work to real­ ize it.

Complaint: My classes are too hard.

Response: Again, three possible reasons: A -You’re just too stupid and can’t do anything right. B You’re taking classes that are too difficult (4000-level or graduate courses without any of the prereq­ uisites, I mean “recommended background”). C - You haven’t bothered to do any of the work and now you realize that you haven’t learned a thing in the past 6 weeks.

Complaint: There’s nothing good in Newspeak.

Response: This one is easy. If you know of something that should be in Newspeak, then all you have to do is tell someone.

Send e-mail to newspeak@wpi.edu, stop by during a meeting, or even do the unthinkable -join the staff.

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Elizabeth Dole bucks sexist trend in presidential politics

by Julie Chen Daily Texan (U. Texas-Austin) (U-WIRE) AUSTIN, Texas — Presidential politics is like kinder­ garten. The boys don’t let the girls play. And when they do, they’re not very happy about it. Is it be­ cause they’ re afraid of being

beaten, or is it because they know girls can play fairer and better?

After Republican Elizabeth Dole came in behind George W. Bush and Steve Forbes in the Iowa straw poll earlier this month, male critics have been quick to claim that her strong placement was merely the results of a “girls’ network ” Is

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that any different from the “good ol’ boys network?”

While Dole has not yet been tagged as a sure contender for the U.S. presidency, don’t count out this South Carolina native just yet.

Not since Californian Geraldine Ferraro joined the Democratic ticket for vice president in 1984 has a woman gathered such strong momentum in the race for the U.S. presidency. Dole’s presence will certainly increase the odds that within the next few decades there will be a president with two X-chromosomes. Dole’s definitely quali­ fied for the Oval Office, but per­ haps most impressively, she’s done it all on her own, fair and square.

Liddy, as they call her, is not just Bob’s wife. She wasn’t just the former president of the American Red Cross — a $2.3 billion humani­

tarian corporation. This woman served for six American presidents and began her career in public ser­ vice back in 1973. That’s long be­ fore many current voters were even born.

While the critics cite Dole’s so­ rority ties as a major factor in her self-proclaimed “victory,” they fail to note that her membership in a social sisterhood didn’t prevent her from graduating from Duke with high enough honors to enter Harvard and obtain both a master’s and a law degree. Sorority girls need to thank her for debunking those negative stereotypes com­ monly associated with their orga­ nizations.

Continuing to shatter conven­ tional molds, Dole served as the first female secretary of transpor­ tation under Ronald Reagan. She went on to become secretary of la­

bor under George Bush. Before all that, she spent six years playing with the big boys on the Federal Trade Commission. Dole’s bumper sticker could read “Dole it to the boys” and her campaign aides can pass out Supergirl pins.

Seriously, consider the effects of “a woman’s touch” on matters of international peace policies. Dale’s experience with the American Red Cross provides excellent medica­ tion to treat an international inflam­ mation of ethnic warring and racial violence. An executive branch guided by testosterone will fare better if tempered by leadership from Dole, who has had exposure to war-stricken nations like Soma­ lia, Mozambique, Rwanda and Ku­ wait. Certainly her visits there have rounded her perspective on intercultural relationships. This is im-

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CCC Updates: Those Darn Passwords!

by Debra Babineau WPI Computer Trainer O f the many calls to the Helpdesk, many involve password issues. Remember, there are two separate accounts from the college computer center - your Novell account and your UNIX account. Each has its own security features and meth­ ods to reset a password. UNIX requires a specific password with up to eight char­ acters (a sequence of upper and lower case letters, symbols, numbers, etc.). It will truncate after eight characters. Novell is less strict with its password require­ ments (six or more characters). One Novell security feature that affects login is Novell Intruder Detection. This fea­ ture will lock an account after a password is incorrectly entered after three succes­ sive login attempts. This lock stops brute force attacks on the NDS account data­ base. Even if an intruder guesses a proper password after those first three guesses, once locked, the account will

still be denied access. Currently, you CAN­ NOT reset a Novell password if you don’t remember it or you’re locked out. In these instances, you MUST visit the CCC Main Lab on the second floor of Fuller Labora­ tories with your WPI ID to have your pass­ word reset or your account unlocked.

What more can you do to reset a pass­ word? A quick and easy way to reset either a UNIX or Novell account pass­ word, is to take a walk over to the CCC Main Lab. with your WPI ID. If you can­ not get to this lab, you can reset your U N IX account via the web at http:// www.wpi.edu/+ccc-account. If you are simply interested in changing a password and you already know the current (old) password, you can change the password yourself. In Novell, select Start, then Run, and enter the command ‘setpass’ (no quotes). For UNIX, log in to your UNIX account, then type the same com­ mand ‘passwd’ . After entering the ‘passwd’ command, both systems then ask for you to enter the current (old) pass­

ftp://ftp.w pi.edu/sam ba/N T 4_Plain Password.reg You will need to re-boot your computer for the changes to take effect.

word, enter the new password, then con­ firm the new password by entering it again.

Wait about five minutes for it to propagate over the servers before using it.

The helpdesk has been fielding a couple of common questions about Samba. Here arc two hints if you are hav­ ing trouble using Samba: - Samba uses the username you log into Windows with as the username for these services. You must login to Windows using your CC C U N IX username if you expect to be using any Samba services.

- A patch for Windows 95/98 and Win­ dows NT broke SMB file sharing. In order to fix the problem, you will need to apply a registry change. Please apply the appropriate patch for your operating system from the following web pages: ftp://ftp.wpi.edu/samba/Win95_PIain Password, reg ftp://ftp.wpi.edu/samba/Win98_Plain Password.reg

Network Connectivity in the Residence Halls CCC network operations will ‘lock down’ the ports in the residence halls two weeks into the academic year. We highly recommend you verify that your network configurations are properly set on your dorm PC (i.e. you specified the correct wall plate port). You can verify your network configurations by visiting the Network Signup web page (http:// www.wpi.edu/+NelworkSignup). If you are improperly configured, connectivity w ill cease. Contact the helpdesk (helpdesk@wpi.edu or 5888) if you expe­ rience no connectivity. In addition to the lock down, the correct speeds will be working (i.e. if you purchased a 100 bit connection, the speed will increase from 10 bit to 100 bit).

printer drivers.

To install an NDPS printer though, you must use the Novell NDPS Print Man­ ager. The software is listed under START — > Novell Applications — > NDPS Print Manager, once you log into Novell. From the menu, select Printer — > New..., to add a new printer. The interface should be intuitive to use. If you are looking for the CCC Public Access Printers, they are located under the .CCCPrinters.Students.WPI context (As stu­ dents, when you browse NDS, you sim­ ply go up one context and then down to CCC-Printers).

NDPS provides bi-directional commu­ nication over IP so that the printer can send and receive status messages to you, the user. With the NDPS Print Man­ ager you can instantly see the status of any installed printers. You can also use

the NDPS Print Manager to manage (add/ delete/move/copy/etc) your print job submissions.

That should give you a little introduc­ tion to our new Novell NetWare 5.0 net­ work. We encourage everyone to log into the Novell network and look around.

With our ALA, a lot of the inadequacies of previous years have been addressed and corrected. The best way to become comfortable with the changes is to expe­ rience them. With time and patience, wc hope you will come to like the new net­ work setup. As always, if you have any comments or questions, please email them to helpdesk@wpi.edu Welcome (back) to WPI and have a good year! CCC will submit articles to Newspeak each issue, so keep reading to become better informed about new computing issues.

New Novell Services

by Christopher A. Mangiarelli CNA, PC Network Support Supervisor Over the past summer, a vast majority of our network has undergone massive changes, including our Novell network.

At the end of last year, WPI signed an Academic License Agreement (ALA) with Novell, Inc. that now allows WPI unlimited access to select Novell tech­ nologies. Among these are NetWare 5.0 Core Operating System and McAfee VirusScan, to name a few.

As a result of the above agreement, CCC completely redesigned our Novell network. We moved to the latest ver­ sion of Novell (NetWare 5.0 -N W5), and switched to a new software application, licensing, and distribution method. Print­ ing to a network printer is also affected by this upgrade as well. As a result of all these changes, personal computers (pc’s) need to be set up very differently from previous years at WPI. In fact, re­ turning students who did not properly remove Novell and related applications last year will have to go through addi­ tional procedures before they can move their pc’s onto the new NW5 network.

The instructions for installing the new NW5 network (as well as removing the old NW4 network and related applica­ tions) can be viewed from http:// www.wpi.edu/Academics/CCC/HeIp/ Windowsdos/win9xnetworking.html.

A Brief Description of the new Novell services

Novell NetWare 5.0 provides accessi­ bility over *Pure IP* (IP -Internet Proto­ col). As a result, CCC has abandoned IPX (Internet Packet Exchange) on our main production servers and no longer supports the old “NetWare/IP” imple­ mentation of last year.

Due to our unlimited licenses on the servers, all users are granted an increase in their concurrent connection limit; up to four (4) concurrent logins are now granted per account, as compared to last year’s count of 2 concurrent connections.

Also, the “touch” program of last year was removed (since it is now obsolete).

Therefore, logins to the servers should proceed *much* faster.

The install of the new Novell Client is now reduced to a simple one-step pro­ cess for on-campus installs. Finally, all users now log into the servers using their simple names and passwords. This change mostly affects faculty and staff that belonged to different ‘contexts' than a student. It affected some students that logged into a faculty machine, as well.

Your Novell login name is the same name you use on the Unix systems. However passwords between Novell and Unix are still separate and we encourage users to treat their Novell and Unix passwords accordingly.

Novell Application Launcher/Explorer (ZENworks v2.0) With the change to NetWare 5.0, CCC

also abandoned our use of the Winlnstall Software Distribution Application and SofTrack Software Metering Packages. In their place, we have implemented Novell A pplication Launcher (N A L ) and NetWare Licensing Services (NLS) re­ spectively.

Upon login to Novell, NAL Explorer is automatically started, providing access to Novell applications. NAL Explorer adds an additional “Novell Applications” folder to the Start Menu. You must be logged into Novell to receive this folder and use applications listed under the folder.

NLS is completely transparent. The only time a user will interact with NLS is when an application has reached its maxi­ mum licensing limit and a user tries to start another instance of that software.

In this case, NLS will stop the user from launching the program due to our lack of licenses for that software. Don’t fret, try back later when other users have relin­ quished their use of the license.

Novell Distributed Print Services v2.0 (NDPS) Finally, CCC switched to NDPS to serve our printing needs on Novell.

NDPS does away with the traditional printer, print server, and print queue ob­ jects that confused many people last year.

The installation of an NDPS printer is simple. In fact, about 90% of our NDPS printers will install the proper drivers automatically for you, thus eliminating the confusion of tracking down correct

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IT IS THE T IM E OF THE SEASON TO HIT THE BOOKS AND FIND A WORKSTUDY JOB! THE CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER HAS SEVERAL OPENINGS AVAILABLE! Sec the list below and stop by our office located in the lower level of the Project Center to fill out an application. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦

Receptionist for Mondays and Wednesdays (late afternoons and early evening hours) Three Clerical Workstudy positions (Librarian, file clerk and general help) Workstudy support for the Cooperative Education Program Computer support Night-time presentation set-up workstudy position (Mondays to Thursdays) Major Selection Program peer advisor (prefer sophomore or junior)

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An essay a day keeps the doctor away

by Lisa Lebduska Writing Workshop “One essay daily.” What is it? An as­ signment from Elements of Writing? The course work at a liberal arts college? Your worst nightmare? Try the medical prescrip­ tion of the future.

A study published in the April JAMA suggests that writing may one day be a part of patient treatment.The study com­ pared asthma patients who were asked to write about “the most stressful event they had undergone” to a control group of asthma patients who wrote about neutral

topics. Both groups wrote for 20 minutes daily over three consecutive days. Al­ most half (47.1 percent) of the seventy members in the experimental group showed significant improvements in lung function four months later; in the control group, only 24.3 percent demonstrated similar improve­ ment.

Conducted through the State University of New York at the Stony Brook School of Medicine, the study has revived interest in the mind-body connection while gener­ ating a new set of questions: why did writ­ ing about traumatic experiences improve patients’ health? How long will this effect

last? How might this therapy be used to help other patients?

The implications of this study for the WPI community are vast. In addition to generating potential project work, the re­ search implies that aspiring medical pro­ fessionals would do well to learn the heal­ ing power of the word. Moreover, in the spirit of “physician heal thyself,” these same aspiring medical professionals might begin to develop their own writing, per­ haps in a place that is renowned for its comforting professionalism. At WPI, that place is located on the Upper Level of the Project Center.

The Writing Workshop is staffed by trained undergraduate writing tutors who help their peers with writing assignments that range from single paragraphs to MQPs. During one-hour sessions these tutors read aloud and discuss various aspects of writ­ ing: organization, development, coherence, grammar. The sessions are lively and in­ teractive, and they might even improve stu­ dents’ health.

The Workshop is open from 10-5 Mon­ day through Thursday and from 10-3 on Friday. Students may drop in for help or schedule an appointment via our website at www.wpi.edu/+writing.

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Bio Club Curious about MQPs, internships and grad schools? What about employment opportunities and career choices? Or maybe you just want to hang out with people with similar interests? How about showing up and finding out what the BIO Club is all about! We will be having our first meeting of the year on Tuesday, August 31 * at 7pm in Salisbury Lounge. All Biology, Biotech­ nology and Biochemistry majors as well as anyone else interested in biology are wel­ comed. For more information, contact bio@wpi.edu. Hope to see you there!

Newman Club Well we had a great welcoming cookout for the class of ‘03 and the return of all our veteran Newman members. Paul Laplume, Mike Milner, and Jim Koniers did a great job of cooking. Even Greg MacLeod, our

old cook, said that they did well. Jen Coo­ per our president, refused to allow a com­ parison with last year’s cooks. Ian Miller and John Dylewicz, our new plant manag­ ers, did a great job of seeing there was plenty of food on hand. Also Jen Hardy made sure Fr.S. did not cook or eat too much. Last night, we had our first Execu­ tive Board meeting and shortly you will be informed of activities for the term. Our next event is a video and pasta night on Friday, Sept 10th at 5:30 PM in the Religious Cen­ ter. Tomorrow night our Faith and Discus­ sion group will be meeting at 8:00 PM in the religious Center. Come on down and learn about yourself and your faith. Next Sunday, Sept. 5th is Labor Day weekend and so we have only one Mass on campus and that is at 11:30 AM in Alden. You can check our web page at www.wpi.edu/ -newman/ if you need any dates of our event. Paul Laplume has done a great job with our web page. The famous suppers

by Fr. S. start this Wednesday and Thurs­ day nights at 5:30 PM at the Center. Watch your e-mail and post office box for your invitation. Hopefully you will all get one by the end of the term.

Student Alumni Society Heigh ho. This is the first edition of the SAS Club Corner for the 1999-2000 Academic year. Welcome back everyone, especially those of you who have re­ turned from overseas! We have an excit­ ing term ahead. For all of you freshmen out there, the Student Alumni Society is an organization on campus that supports the history and tradition of WPI through all sorts of fun programs and events. In addition, we’re a link between the stu­ dent body and the many prestigious alumni out there, including our two fabu­ lous advisors.

Thank you to everyone who helped out

with our NSO activities. The Scavenger Hunt and Celebrity Squares were excellent.

Congratulations again to Group #10. Our many members who are OLs, RAs, and SHDs speak to the great leadership we embody.

This A-term, we will be working on Home­ coming, which is on September 25th, and Survival Kits in addition to a number of Social events. Our first meeting is on Wednesday, September 1 at 5:00pm in Forkey Conference Room in Harrington.

We’ll be getting some paperwork out of the way, you know - signing the anti-haz­ ing form, reviewing our meeting schedule for the term, and more importantly we’ll be catching up with one another over some cookies and lemonade. Emails will be go­ ing out to our Members List. If you’re not on the list, email sas@wpi.edu and we’ll add you to it.

Good luck with the term and we’ll see you tomorrow!

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by Erin Sloan Oklahoma Daily (U. Oklahoma) (U-WIRE) NORMAN, Okla. — I know I am not alone in loathing presidential cam­ paigns. It’s the same guys with the same experience in the same gray suits talking about the same tired issues for what seems like an eternity. The commercials disrupt the Broncos’ games, and the articles re­ place anything worth reading in the papers.

My theory is that the reason only half of American voters do vote is because they are bored to unconsciousness. Maybe they hope their conscientious objection will stall the political machine and send Washington into chaos. That, at least, would be interesting. But this year may be different.

The more I hear about the election, the more intrigued I become. There are several reasons why this election may be worth watching.

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Although the nation is sighing with re­ lief knowing President Clinton will soon leave the nation’s helm without further ca­ lamity, his tenure will have a profound ef­ fect on who is elected next. His escapades satisfied the gossip glutton in each of us and gave us more than our fill of scandal.

Perhaps we’ve come to realize that no one is without a few skeletons in the closet, and we’re sympathetic because we wouldn’t want our lives under the same scrutiny.

What Clinton taught future candidates is how NOT to handle personal questions.

His half-admissions and backpedaling did more to ruin him than the acts in question.

Since morality and character are bound to come up, this year’s candidates know to answer honestly or not at all, lest their words come back to haunt them.

Elizabeth Dole is the second reason to pay attention to the race.

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portant because politics in the new millenium, aided by Internet technology and complicated by growing power of in­ ternational economics, will force the nations closer together. The United States can no longer believe it is a sole player in the intri­ cate web of public policy.

Furthermore, before passing Dole off as being a philanthropist and not a politician, remember she did pioneer the multi-million dollar effort to improve the Red Cross Bio­ medical Services, incorporating medical technology quickly and efficiently. She did overhaul the aviation inspection system.

And, she did spearhead the fight to raise the national drinking age to 21. (Before you groan, imagine a loved one killed by un­ derage drunk drivers.)

losophy or platform, but her mere presence in the race is monumental.

Her third-place showing in the Ames, Iowa, primary last week, beating out Pat Buchanan and, ahem, Dan Quayle, shows that she’s a force to be reckoned with.

As Dole is the first viable female candi­ date, the feminist in me is screaming, “You go, girl!” and I may have to become a Re­ publican just to spite the American patriar­ chal tradition.

Finally, the most compelling reason this campaign could be interesting is the rumor that Warren Beatty may run as a liberal Democrat. Yes, Warren “I’m not a politi­ cian, but I play one on TV” Beatty.

He’s actually been involved in politics since Robert Kennedy ran for office, and he has advised George McGovern and Gary Hart. Definite word is supposed to be com­ ing within a month.

It’s an interesting situation. Beatty wouldn’t be the first actor to live in the White House, and his celebrity probably won’t deter many people from taking him seriously. Jesse Ventura can attest to that.

These days, Beatty’s old reputation for drinking and womanizing does more to link him to the presidency than bar him from it.

O f course, he seems more respectable now, having three children and a wife, Annette Bening, who played the president’s girlfriend in one of her recent movies. Besides, next to Bill Bradley and Al Gore, just about anyone looks interest­ ing.

Having a wealthy foul-mouthed Texan, a candidate in a skirt and high heels, a prin­ cipled stuffed shirt and Bulworth himself in the cast of this year’s drama seems more like watching an episode of Politically In­ correct than of the usual McNeill-Lehrer News Hour.

But I am a realist. While this may pro­ vide an exciting spectacle compared to elec­ tions in the past, politics still can not offer more entertainment to our generation than a Mentos commercial. Finding a way to take this election seriously and realizing its im­ pact on our young lives will require a lot of effort and attention, two things college stu­ dents notoriously lack.

Still not convinced of her capability?

Think of it this way. After the last decade of political scandals, Dole is exactly what the government needs to rebuild its cred­ ibility. I t ’s hard to picture her as a scamming, dope-smoking sex addict, mouthing off to the media. The lady’s record is clean. Worse comes to worst, her check for Girl Scouts’ cookies might bounce. (Af­ ter all, she did spend long periods of time without salary, once volunteering for the Red Cross and another time while hiking the campaign trail with her husband.)

America is ready for a female president, and Dole is ready for America.

If the girl’s good, let her play.

If she wins, don’t be a grouch about it.

Chen is a magazine journalism senior

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Your weekly horoscope avoid getting into a rut. Take a few chances. With just a little extra effort, you can charm most of the people around you to your way of thinking, so put on a big smile.

by Miss Anna Associated Press Aries: (March 21-April 20) Anything that you have previously started needs to be pushed to the next level now, so get on with it. Your personal life takes prece ­ dence this week, so don’t hesitate to resolv­ ing any troubling situations. Keep your en­ ergies focused, your goal is at hand.

Gemini: (May 22 -June 21) Support for your ambitions will come from both your family and your friends.

Money matters in general are not looking real bright lately, take the time to re-evaluate just where you spend your money. You are very flexible in your thinking, which will open up doors.

Taurus: (April 21 -May 21) You have a very sensible and practical philosophy on life, as long as you can

Cancer: (June 22 -July 23)

Sagittarius: (Nov. 23 -Dec. 21)

Your feelings towards those you love are deep, but you don’t always agree with their ideas and actions. Having the tendency to go to extremes will cause some friction at home - let moderation be the key to keep­ ing everyone and everything on an even keel.

Make changes now in your financial pic­ ture, and money matters will start to look better almost immediately. Try to go against your most extravagant nature and steer towards conservative thinking instead.

There is a positive exchange of energy in a partnership.

Leo: (July 24- August 23) It’s time to let go of some of your past problems, which will bring a soothing in­ fluence on your present thinking. It may be best to modify your behavior in the workplace before problems arise. Having such a strong ego will get you in trouble over and over again.

Capricorn: (December22-January20) Your partner or members of the family may be impatient, so you should be at your best to deal with them correctly. Clear up any misunderstandings as soon as pos­ sible. You seem to have plenty of mental energy this week, use it to your advantage in the workplace.

Virgo: (August 24 -September 23) There may be conflict with someone you love, but it can be avoided if you listen before you speak. While you are practical by nature, you would never know it this week, since you seem to be spending money everywhere you go. Some quiet time will be good for you.

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Pool: Please call x5331 for daily pool hours

Avoid any impulsive spending, or it will put you more in the hole than you can imag­ ine. But do follow your hunches in money matters, especially those in which you do not have much experience. Be candid in your communications and it will smooth out any snags.

Libra: (September 24 -October 23) Balance is really what works for you, so exercise moderation when dealing with your relatives and family members. Make your time count, especially when dealing with children. You seem to be taking a whole new look at yourself -rebuild your image in a positive way.

Scorpio: (October 24 -November 22) A smile will go a long way, so try to be tolerant of others, even if you strongly dis­ agree with them. There are new doors of opportunity being thrown open for you, so be aware before the chance passes you by. Try to keep a low profile and you will be surprised at what gets accomplished.

Fitness Center:

Aquarius: (January 21 -February 19)

Pisces: (February 20 -March 20) You are in tune with the feelings of some­ one you love, making it easy to do just the right thing - how nice. If you are feeling a bit depressed and out of sorts, don’t sit around and mope, start making new friends instead. The truth is hard to get at this week.

If this week is your birthday: You don’t like to be taken unaware by emotions, so be prepared. There is much about you that is never revealed, and you prefer it this way, your privacy is extremely important. Others may see you as being too picky. Wclcome change in your life.

Bowling Alley: To Be Announced Alumni Field: Monday Friday 8:00a.m.-4:00p.m.

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Free Writing Help! Writing Workshop, project center, up­ per level, http://www.wpi.edu/ +writing Make an appointment today!

PERSONALS Happy Birthday Chris and Scott!! (The youngest and the oldest)

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And hey, it gives you mail in your mail box. That's something at least.

Newspeak will runclassifieds freeforall WPI students, faculty, andstaff. Free classifieds are limitedtosix(6) lines. Ads of a commercial natureand ads longer thansix lines must tie paidforat the off campus/commercial rateof $5.00forthe first six lines and 50 cents per additional line.

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P o l ic e L o g Friday August 20,1999 11:00pm Notification: Officer to Salisbury Estates to deliver urgent message to student.

11:10pm Officer clear, unable to contact student. Apartment is vacant.

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Saturday August 21,1999 1:13am Lockout assist: Ellsworth, student’s key does not work.

2:45am Vehicle Check: Officer out with CT registration, library lot.

7:15am Fuzzy Fibers needs access to Mass Academy.

8:05am Unlock Higgins labs 230 for student orientation.

8:16am Lockout assist: Founders Hall.

10:16am Assist: Daniels Hall, student can’t open drawers. Plant services notified.

10:18am Coach set fire door off.

10:21am Assist: Morgan, door won’t open. Locksmith notified.

10:54am Crystal Rug needs access to Salisbury.

11:54am Access: Athletic Director’s office for Crystal Rug. 12:33pm Alarm: AK 221, Intrusion alarm.

12:42pm Vandalism: Daniels graffiti on building concerned parents see work order.

3:58pm Suspicious Person: Kids climbing rocks in the library.

5:00pm Assist: Jump start, West St. Lot 6:00pm Work Order: Stoddard B 2nJ floor toilet broken.

8:51pm Suspicious Person: Male brown hair looked in window apt complex. Called in by WPI student.

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5:25am Massachusetts State News Mechanical: Report from Dining Services of no steam in Morgan hall. HVAC notified.

8:07am Founders door stuck.

11:22am Plant Services for Founders toilet problem.

1:1 lpm Suspicious people: 2 Hispanic males, one wearing a red bandanna green white shirt blue jeans and black hat, second suspect Hispanic male wearing Camouflage jacket, suspects looking for WPI student to assault.

1:45pm Above suspects advised.

2:05pm Suspicious animal: Black and white dog tied to a tree by Harrington.

2:15pm Dog okay, will check on him later.

3:19pm Traffic: Officers speaking to an erratic operator.

4:54pm Alarm: Intrusion alarm 39 Dean St. Prof. set it off.

6:40pm Work Order: Goddard and Higgins labs heading by the Higgins House a 9 inch hole.

7:57pm Larceny: Stolen book bag from Alden.

10:14pm Alarm: Fire alarm Harrington.

10:18pm Code 5: Popcorn machine set alarm off.

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Monday August 23,1999 12:04am 12:06am 12:20am 1:45pm 1:50pm 3:16pm 5:41pm 6:27pm 8:1 lpm

Noise Complaint: Resident of Salisbury St reports dog barking at fraternity.

Clear on Salisbury St, dog has been taken inside.

Lockout Assist: Institute Hall Assist: Worcester PD at Antiquarian Society, hold-up alarm.

False alarm.

Assist: Salisbury Labs, Electrician needs assistance with fire alarm panel.

Alarm: Higgins labs 234, Custodian accidentally set it off.

Lockout: Daniels 3rd Alarm: Higgins Labs 236, Custodian accidentally set it off.

Tuesday August 24,1999 12:18am Elevator Malfunction: Officer reports Harrington elevator inoperative on base­ ment level with door stuck & whining noise. Elevator company contacted.

2:42am Disorderly persons: Report of disorderly group on Quad near Morgan, possible tampering with parked trucks.

2:44pm Officer clear Quad area, complaint unfounded.

2:58pm Medical Response: Stoddard A, female with stuck jaw; Officer & EMS respond.

3:05pm Transport: Officer transporting student from Stoddard A to Memorial Hospital.

No EMS service was required. EMS clear from incident.

3:33am Noise Complaint: Loud music on Dean St. 3:38am Officers clear Dean St. 6:30am Transport: Memorial Hospital to campus.

9:46am Suspicious person: 50 year old white male, long blond hair in pony tail seen with two 15-16 year old males on bike on Elbridge. Seen shortly before break-in on Elbridge.

Called-in by citizen.

5:26pm Advised: Children playing around and on Beechtree.

5:30pm Report: The street sign at Institute and Schussler was ripped-off and thrown onto the West St. Lot.

Wednesday August 25,1999 12:32am Disorderly Persons: Report of group causing disturbance in road between Ellsworth & Fuller Apartments.

12:38am Officer out with above group, now at Dean St. 12.:48am Officer clears Dean St. 1:30am Assist/Loud Party: Officer reports spoke with subjects at Dean St. regarding loud party complaint to WPD. 9:46am Towed Vehicle: Van parked in roped-off area on Quad, Student 01, unable to find out where student was and SocComm has a tent going in that area. Car was towed.

11:07am Access: for Lens & Lights, Basement of Riley Hall closet.

12:00pm Ticket Cars: by loading dock of Morgan, not staff, there is no parking in that area.

10:45pm Medical: Football Field, student hit his mouth on the fence. WPI EMS notified.

10:45pm Responding: From FuUer Apartments, WPI EMS. 10:47pm Arrival, All WPI police units.

10:48pm Arrival WPI EMS units.

10:50pm Responding: UMass EA. 10:56pm Arrival: UMass EA, heading to UMass.

11:00pm Code 5: All WPI units, Police and EMS.

The Newspeak meeting will be Tuesday night at 7:00.

Drop by and learn what you can do to help us o u t

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