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; Sigma Pi takes the cup at Greek Week '99 Tuesday October 5, 1999

by Peter Launie President o f Sigma Pi The first annual G reek Spirit Week went off without a hitch this past week. T here w as a strong showing from all o f the houses as well as a number o f independent teams. This week o f healthy com p etitio n brought o u t the unity within each house as well as that o f the G reek Com m unity. The events began with a Banner C om petition to portray the motto o f the week, “Together we are better.” T he W est S tre e t B rid g e w as decked out with colorful and imagi native banners from almost all of the houses. The brothers o f SAE won this first contest, with Sigma Pi finishing second and Zeta Psi taking third. Sunday afternoon was o ccu pied with the Cam pus Olympics, w hich inclu d ed a three-leg g ed race, an egg toss, a pie eating con test, and a tu g -o f-w ar, am ong other events. The excitement grew w ith e a c h e v e n t as team s struggled to pick up points in the overall competition. The Olympics were a success and built up a lot o f m om entum for the rest o f the week, as Sigm a Pi took second place in the pie-eating contest, and finished high in the shot put, egg toss, and tricycle race com pe titions. Each night o f the rest of the week

T h ey ’ve been here five years and loved every minute of it, but now it’s time to go. Pauline and Kerri Houle, the mother-daughter team w ho have fa ith fu lly run G om pei’s Place for the past five years are leaving W PI for Ashby,

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WPI Skull Honor Society recognizes two outstanding students

Sophomores are pulled through the spray of the fireman's hose at the Freshman Sophomore Ropepull Saturday afternoon. was scheduled with a different pro gram. On Monday, Kevin Shannon spoke o f the uniqueness and the similarities o f Greek organizations. T u esday night w as the V ariety show, which included a number of interesting musical acts as well as a skit with cushion spinning and ju g gling. In the end, a song by TKE about an am putee dog “ w alked” away with first, leaving the rest of the participants to wonder who was now in the lead. The Greek Com m unity then did its p a rt for the c o m m u n ity o f Worcester on Thursday night with chapters joining together to help those in need. Brothers from each house volunteered time at charities

Two Friends Leave WPI

by Justin Greenough Editor-in-Chief

Volume Twenty-Seven, Number Nineteen

M ass, w here they plan to p u r c h a se and o p e ra te the A shby Diner. “It’s been a great time and we’ve made a lot of friends,” says Pauline o f her time at G om pei’s, “I ’ll miss it.” P a u lin e and K e rri ca m e to G om pei’s about five years ago as

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such as the Worcester County Food Bank, and the Mustard Seed, where they received and prepared food d on atio n s from th ro u g h o u t the area. Sigma Pi had perfect scores for attendance in all four events: Kevin Shannon’s presentation, the Variety Show, the Community Ser vice project, and the All-Cam pus Party on Friday night. Friday’s events began at 11:00 AM with the tie-dye BBQ spon sored by the brothers o f Sigma Pi. This event ran through the entire afternoon and allowed everyone to witness the conclusion o f A X P’s Penny Wars at 4:00 from a safe dis tance. The All-Campus Party was a

See Greek Week, cont. to pg 2

Courtesy o f WPI Communications Groups Every year at Septem ber H om e com ing c eleb ratio n s, W orcester Polytechnic Institute’s Skull Honor Society recognizes an outstanding new student. This year’s Skull Tro phy for Outstanding Achievement is shared by tw o w om en: K elly Jaramillo of Belen, N.M., and Nikolc Howard o f Lafayette, Ind. T he Skull T rophy is given lo freshman students who have done the most for the class and for WPI. It recognizes outstanding perfor mance in extracurricular and aca demic activities and is awarded at

the beginning o f the re c ip ie n t’s sophomore year. Jaramillo, who is majoring in mathem atics, serves as the class representative to the Ex cellence in M athem atics, Science and Engineering Program (EMSEP) Advisory Board. An exemplary stu dent, she is a member o f W PI’s A ir Force ROTC Program and partici pates in the Women on W omen’s Issues program as well as serving as a peer learning assistant in the math department. In addition to her activities at W PI, she has been in volved in the greater W orcester community, helping to coordinate student volunteers for the Hoop

See Skull Award, cont. to pg 2

Family Values concert, a big success by Alex Clifford and Debbie Shea Newspeak Staff It’s a seem ingly quiet Tuesday night, yet if you were anywhere near the W orcester Centrum, you’d see that something was amiss. In fact, it was a rather big something. The Family Values tour rammed its way into our city, and put on quite a show. Featuring acts such as Stain’d, The Crystal M ethod, Run DM C, Filter, and Limp Bizkit, it was a night of screaming, shoving, explosions, pyrotechnics, and singing. Due to the variety in music there was quite a diversity in the crowd. However, one could tell which band most o f the crowd was there to see, notic ing that many were sporting red baseball caps; this is the tradem ark o f Fred Durst, front man o f Limp Bizkit. Stain’d was the opening act, and unfortunately we arrived right as they were finishing. T he Crystal Method was the next show. They opened up with ‘T rip Like I Do.” It w as evident the m ajority o f the

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crow d w asn’t here for techno as th e y ju s t s to o d a ro u n d an d cheered. At one point during the act, it appeared that keyboardist Scott Kirkland was experiencing some technical difficulties. He con tinuously signaled for crew to come up to and fix the wiring on the back of his equipment. Despite this prob lem, the music was still great, and with a spectacular light show, it combined as an experience that any techno music fan would cherish. The next show was a group o f rap pers that called themselves M obb Deep. Their stage setup consisted of mini chain link fences with barbed wiring. To add to this, the 3 rappers along with their DJ were all wearing prison uniform s. It was an en er getic and short show with nothing overly spectacular about it. It was a surprise to see 80s hiphop stars Run DMC take the stage as a replacem ent act for DMX. It was great to hear the songs that everyone knew in the 80s. They revved up the crowd by a chanting session betw een them selves and the crowd. Unfortunately they were only on for about 25 minutes, so it

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Richard Patrick of Filter wasn’t so much nostalgia. Before they left, they put in a plug for a new CD. It should be out on N o vember 16, and will feature such artists as Pras, Method M an, ODB, and many others. If it’s like the Run DMC of the 80s, it’s almost guaran teed to be a hit. After a brief inter lude, the cu rta in s o p en ed once

See Family Values, cont. to pg2

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Tuesday, October 5, 1999

Volume Twenty-Seven, Number Nineteen

Sigma Pi takes the cup at Greek Week '99 by Peter Im u nit' President o f Sigma Pi The first annual Greek Spirit Week went off without a hitch this past w eek. T here was a strong showing from all o f the houses as well as a number o f independent teams. This week of healthy com p e titio n b rought out the unity within each house as well as that o f the G reek Com m unity. The events began with a Banner Com petition to portray the motto o f the week, “Together we are better.” T he W est S tre e t B rid g e w as decked out with colorful and imagi native banners from almost all of the houses. The brothers o f SAE won this first contest, with Sigma Pi finishing second and Zeta Psi taking third. Sunday afternoon w as o ccu pied with the Campus Olympics, w hich included a three-leg g ed race, an egg toss, a pie eating con test. and a tug -o f-w ar, am ong other events. The excitement grew w ith e a c h e v e n t as team s struggled to pick up points in the overall competition. The Olympics were a success and built up a lot o f m omentum for the rest o f the week, as Sigm a Pi took second place in the pie-eating contest, and finished high in the shot put. egg toss, anti tricycle race compe titions. Each night of the rest o f the week

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T h ey ’ve been here five years and loved every minute o f it, but now it’s time to go. Pauline and Kerri Houle, the mother-daughter team w ho have fa ith fu lly run G om pei’s Place for the past five years arc leaving WPI for Ashhy,

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was scheduled with a different pro gram. On Monday, Kevin Shannon spoke o f the uniqueness and the similarities of Greek organizations. T uesd ay night w as ihe V ariety show, which included a number of interesting musical acts as well as a skit with cushion spinning and ju g gling. In ihe end, a song by TK E about an am putee clog “ w alked" away with first, leaving the rest of the participants to wonder who was now in the lead. The Greek Community then did its part fo r the co m m u n ity o f Worcester on Thursday night with chapters joining together to help those in need. Brothers from each house volunteered time at charities

Two Friends leave WPI

by Justin Greenough Editor- in - Chief

WPI Skull Honor Society recognizes two outstanding students

M ass, where they plan to p u r ch ase and o p e ra te the A shby Diner. “It’s been a great time and we’ve made a lot o f friends,” says Pauline of her time at G om pei’s, “I’ll miss it.” P a u lin e and K erri cam e to G om pei’s about five years ago as

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such as the Worcester County Food Bank, and the Mustard Seed, where they received and prepared food do n atio n s from th ro u g h o u t the area. Sigma Pi had perfect scores for attendance in all four events: Kevin Shannon’s presentation, the Variety Show, the Community Ser vice project, and the All-Campus Party on Friday night. Friday’s events began at ll:()() AM with the tie-dye BBQ spon sored by the brothers of Sigma Pi. This event ran through the entire afternoon and allowed everyone to witness the conclusion o f A X P’s Penny Wars at 4:00 from a safe dis tance. The All-Campus Party was a See Greek Week, cout. to pg 2

Courtesy o f WPI Communications Groups Every year at Septem ber Home com ing c ele b ra tio n s, W orcester Polytechnic Institute's Skull Honor Society recognizes an outstanding new student. This y ea r’s Skull Tro phy for Outstanding Achievement is shared by two w om en: Kelly Jaram illoof Belen, N.M., and Nikole Howard o f Lafayette, Ind. The Skull T rophy is given lo freshman students who have done the most for the class and for WPI. It recognizes outstanding perfor mance in extracurricular and aca demic activities and is awarded at

the beginning o f the re cip ien t’s sophomore year. Jaramillo, who is majoring in mathematics, serves as the class representative to the Ex cellence in M athematics, Science and Engineering Program (EMSEP) Advisory Board. An exemplary stu dent, she is a member o f W PI’s Air Force ROTC Program and partici pates in the Women on W omen’s Issues program as well as serving as a peer learning assistant in the math department. In addition to her activities at WPI. she has been in volved in the greater W orcester community, helping to coordinate student volunteers for the Hoop See Skull Award, cont. to pg 2

Family Values concert, a big success by Alex Clifford and Debbie Shea Newspeak Staff It's a seemingly quiet Tuesday night, yet if you were anywhere near the Worcester Centrum, you’d see that something was amiss. In fact, it was a rather big something. The Family Values tour rammed its way into our city, and put on quite a show. Featuring acts such as Stain'd, The Crystal M ethod, Run DMC, Filler, and Limp Bi/kit, it was a night o f screaming, shoving, explosions, pyrotechnics, and singing. Due to the variety in music there was quite a diversity in the crowd. However, one could tell which band most o f the crowd was there to see. notic ing that niiiny were sporting red baseball caps; this is the trademark o f Fred Durst, front man of Limp Bi/kit. Stain'd was the opening act. and unfortunately we arrived right as they were finishing. The Crystal Method was the next show. They opened up with “Trip Like I Do.” It was evident the m ajority o f the

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crow d w asn’t here for techno as th ey ju s t sto o d a ro u n d and cheered. At one point during the act. it appeared that keyboardist Scott Kirkland was experiencing some technical difficulties. He con tinuously signaled for crew to come up to and fix the wiring on the back o f his equipment. Despite this prob lem. the music was still great, and with a spectacular light show, it combined as an experience that any techno music fan would cherish. The next show was a group o f rap pers that called them selves Mobh Deep. Their stage setup consisted of mini chain link fences with barbed wiring. To add to this, the 3 rappers along with their DJ were all wearing prison uniform s. It was an ener getic and short show with nothing overly spectacular about it. It was a surprise to see 80s hiphop stars Run DMC take the stage as a replacement act for DMX. It was great to hear the songs that everyone knew in the 80s. They revved up the crowd by a chanting session betw een them selves and the crowd. Unfortunately they were only on for about 25 minutes, so it

NEWSPEAK STAFF PHOTO / DEBBIE SHEA

Richard Patrick of Filter

w asn't so much nostalgia. Before they left, they put in a plug for a new CD. It should be out on No vember 16, and will feature such artists as Pras, Method Man, ODB, and many others. If it’s like the Run DMC of the 80s, it’s almost guaran teed to be a hit. After a brief inter lude, the cu rtain s o p ened once See Family Values, cont. to pg2

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The Murder Mystery Lives on

Where to finish projects...

"Adapted from a G e rm a n play titled 1Sch e ren sch n ilf' which w as intended to be a murder mystery to be taken seriously, M a d n e ss gives the aud ien ces a new per spective on death."

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"The fair gives many W PI students the opportunity to take a very seri ous glance at the possibility of spend ing part of their education at W PI som ew here other than on the main cam pus in Worcester."

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again, and this lim e Filter took the stage. O pening with “Sand”/ ” W elcom e to the Fold” off of the new album Title o f Record, they got the crowd moving immediately. Playing mainly new songs, they also threw in “Dose” and “Jurrasitol” from Short Bus and the Crow: City of Angels CDs respec tively. An awesome stage presence coupled with an extremely good light show made the floor of the W orcester Centrum erupt into a few small mosh pits. The pinnacle o f the show was the last song, their hit from Short Bus, “Hey man, nice shot.” Once this song started going, the floor section was ju st one mass o f thrashing bodies. The adrenaline was definitely flow ing now. They left the stage, sm ashing the stage floor with mic stands, and throwing their guitars in the air. The anticipation o f the crowd for the head lining act was very strong. It was well worth the wait lex). Limp Bizkit, on their second year o f the Family Values tour, put on the show that got the whole crowd moving. Their stage setup was the most spectacular that I had ever seen. It featured a large set that con tained two giant beakers, one on each side, with smoke spilling out. There was a stair way that led up the center, and the back wall was covered with some large gears and a sign o f lights that said “Limp Bizkit.” During their show there were also many (lame erup tions from the side o f the stage, and ear-split-

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Dream s program and acting as an after school tutor at Friendly House. Howard is a member of the Alpha Gamma Delta soror ity and serves the chapter as publications coordinator. She is a double m ajoring in aerospace and physics in the mechanical engineering departm ent and m aintains a 3.82 GPA. In addition to her studies, she performs in the Concert Band, Symphony, W ood wind Ensemble and Brass Choir and par ticipates in the Society for Women Engi neers, the Pen Pal Program and the Women on W omen’s Issues program. Recipient o f the C harles O. T hom pson S ch o lar and G ertrude R. Rugg awards, she has been named 1998-99 New M ember o f the Year by the Greek Alumni Council, The Skull H onor Society is one o f the oldest tradi tions at WPI. It began in 1911 when a group o f students decided that outstanding ju n iors should be honored for their dedica tion and contributions to the university. Induction into this society was intended to recognize individuals for their achieve ment and encourage others to strive to do

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Continued from page I ting explosions from behind the stage. The mosh pits that had formed while Filter was on were nothing compared to the mosh pits during Limp Bizkit. Nearly the entire floor joined in on the moshing, turning the Cen trum into a huge, churning mass of bodies. For their well-known cover o f the George Michael song, “Faith,” Fred Durst traveled out into the crowd (with quite a few security guards) to sing. On his way back, someone managed to grab his famous red cap, but he still made it back on stage, with a different hat. Absolutely loving every minute o f his performance, he cheerily noted that this show was way better than Woodstock. He men tioned that someone was beating people up and told the crowd to get rid of him. Some one did get injured, but it wasn’t the intended person, so they quickly changed to a quieter song so that the person could be carried off with limited difficulty. During their final song, “Nookie,” there was an abundance of flames, confetti, streamers, and explosions. W hile w aiting for the crow ds to calm dow n so that we could be sure nothing else w orthw hile would happen, we re counted the events o f the night. If the quality o f the fam ily values continues to be so high, there w ill be no slo p p in g these bands that possess such an a b il ity to get the crow d going. This show was well worth the time and, had we paid, money.

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Night Supervisor and general em ployee respectively. After several months, Pauline was prom oted to G eneral M anager and Kerri to Night Supervisor. Since then, the two have been permanent fixtures in the place, always wearing smiles. “We wanted to portray a family-like atmo sphere,” says Pauline, “The kids called me ‘M a’. Sometimes they even told me their problems and some came over for Thanks giving dinner.” Pauline also notes that the pizza recipe, right down to the special sauce, was her own “homemade” recipe. “ I ’m leaving it for y o u ...it’s w ritten dow n,” she quipped during a recent inter view w ith N ew sp eak . H o w ev e r, she doesn’t deny the fact that her time-hon-

ored and student-tested recipe will un d o u b ted ly m ake an ap p ea ra n ce at the Ashby Diner. W hen asked about a favorite memory from their G om pei’s days, Kerri did not hesitate to answer: “The time SHM came in to sing to me on a busy night at 10pm. The place was packed and they sang and sang. Nobody was able to order anything until they were gone. It was great!” Both women say that it’s been great and that it was a difficult decision to make the change. However, it was time to go. Like wise, they welcome any and all visitors to their new Diner in Ashby. “Come on by,” said Pauline with a smile, “You’re alfalw ays welcome!”

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Continued from page / high-energy bash that got all who attended pumped up for Homecoming. The entire week concluded on Saturday with the Homecoming Parade and the Float Com petition. Going into the day. Sigma Pi and SAE were in a dead heat, and AGD was nipping right at their heels. The “Little Engineer”, Sigma Pi’s 40-foot train and foot ball field cam e-in as the winner, giving the brothers o f Sigma Pi the President’s Cup. As Sigma Pi rushed the football field to take their trophy, they knew it was a jo b well done, the true reason for the com peti tion. All that entered should be congratu lated on a successful Greek Week ’99.

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Tales of the Goat's Head Tradition: 1999-2000 Goat Keepers Announced by Jamie Contonio Class o f ‘01 For many students, faculty and alumni, homecoming was an exciting weekend filled with activities, athletics and stories o f the way things used to be. For the students and alumni at the 1999 Freshmen-Sophomore Rope-Pull, the competition involved in the rope-pull itself proved that at least one tradition remains strong after ninety years. In addition, the rousing display o f the G oat’s Head Trophy by the class o f 2000 and the response by all classes veri fied that many students show tremendous class unity and excitement toward WPI tra ditions. To see more about the G oat’s Head T ro p h y , see o u r w eb p a g e at h ttp :// www.wpi.edu/~goat. After receiving a good response and re viewing the entries, the G oat’s Head Com mittee decided on the Goat Keepers for the

classes 2001-03. All the submitted essays showed tremendous excitem ent and/or re spect for the G oat’s Head Rivalry but the Goat Keepers were chosen based on their com m itm ents, not only to the G oat’s Head, but to their respective classes. The Goat Keeper for the class o f 2000 is Britt Noga; for the class o f 2001, Fred Tan; for 2002, Katie Archer; for 2003, Joe Fitzpatrick. As a reminder, keep in mind that the Goat Keeper does not have control over the goat and (if your class is smart) will rarely pos sess the hunted, bronzed-treasure. The G oat K eep er’s responsibility is to help kindle and maintain his/her class’ interest in the W PI trad itio n s su rro u n d in g the G oat’s Head Rivalry. Following is the first article in a series describing the history o f the G oat’s Head Tradition. Read up and keep your eyes open; who knows when the G oat’s Head will be shown n ex t...

Welcome to the CDC by David Lucarini Newspeak Staff When several W PI students were asked what they thought the CDC was, almost w ithout exception, they said that CDC stood for the Center for Disease Control. That is quite thoroughly incorrect. W hile there is a Center for Disease Control in Atlanta, Georgia, at WPI, the CDC is the Career Development Center. Considering the services that the WPI based CDC of fers, it is shocking to note the num ber o f students who are unaware o f it. The CDC runs not only the Major Selection Program, the Career Fairs and the Experiential Edu cation Program, but it also offers a Speak ers Bureau, Resum e w riting w orkshops and resume critiques, along with corrobo rating with several groups and organiza tions on campus. Why does it do this? It does it to help the college develop better career-oriented programs, to m arket com panies to the students and to market stu dents to companies. When a student registers with the CDC, his resume is placed in W PI’s web-based resume database. Over 7000 companies then have access to that resum e nation wide. That alone is worth the quick trip down to the Project Center to register. But

there is more. Registered students also have access to mock interviews and resume critiques run by the companies themselves. The purpose o f the CDC is not to get stu dents jobs, but to teach them how to get jobs. H ow ever the CDC does everything to make that easier... like maintaining a database for 7000 companies for instance. The CDC also runs lots o f other work shops, “networking over food” being one. All these services are free! C areer eti quette is som etim es as im portant to the em ployer as references and transcripts. Yvonne Harris, director of the CDC, shares her concern that this year W PI has the few est number o f Co-op students ever. This is a problem because more and more com panies are hiring students who have had co-op positions with them. Some compa nies hire up to 75% co-op. So, less co-op students means less WPI students will be hired and those who are will have the jobs that the co-op students turned down. The co-op opportunity is one that students are encouraged to take advantage of. Ms. Harris also com m ents that, “As the Director o f the Career Development Cen ter, I admire the students that I am able to support and assist through programming. No, we are not the Center for Disease Con trol, but our services are wide spread!”

The Origin of the G oat’s Head Tradition All w ho attend and many who visit Worcester Polytechnic Institute are famil iar with Gornpei’s place located in the lower level o f Sanford Riley Hall; however, few today know o f the evolution o f the G oat’s Head Tradition for which the pizza place is named. Although our Alumni may share their stories o f the G oat’s Head with great vigor, the class rivalry which the G oat’s Head once symbolized seems to have d i minished to mere tradition. The excitement o f such class competition is sorely missed. The tale o f the G oat’s Head dates back over a century ago to the spring o f 1891. At this time the enthusiastic class o f 1893, then sophomores, decided that it wanted a mascot. O ne day a group o f classm ates took a half-day road trip to Dungarvan Hill, east o f Union Station. Here they secured for their mascot a live black goat, which they felt would best represent the charac teristics o f the class. The goat, which was never named, was taken to a farmhouse on Park Avenue. A Japanese student, Gompei Kuwada, who the class considered to be quite a hum or ous character, was chosen to care for the unmanageable animal. G om pei’s selection resulted from his ability to deal with the beast and because his were the only ini tials that fit the title Goat Keeper. The goat, led by Kuwada, soon made its debut for the class o f ’93 at a home ballgame. The goat becam e a popular attendant at the class activities as he helped the sopho m ores achieve victory at every outdoor event until the summer. As the end o f the academ ic year was drawing near, the class became aware o f the expense concerning the care of the goat during the summer. When it was found that no re a so n a b le a rran g em en ts co u ld be made, the goat was taken to New W orces ter where it was chloroformed and its head mounted; thus, for the following two years the G oat’s Head was to serve as m ascot for the class o f 1893. All went well for the class o f 1893 until just after spring vacation 1892. Kuwada and

a few other men from the class o f 1893 re turned from the holidays to find that the head was missing from its usual spot in their John St. room ing house. A hushed investigation by a small group led to sus picions that two or three men o f the class o f 1894 were responsible for the disappear ance. Unfortunately, evidence was scarce and the Head was nowhere to be found. R um ors began to circulate o f the G oat H ea d ’s disappearance and transport to N ova Scotia, but the few members o f each class who knew the truth dared not dis close it for fear of incrimination or humilia tion. In just a few days, the men o f 1893 were expected to display their mascot or submit to the jeers o f the entire student body. With little time to act, the few members o f the class o f 1893 who knew o f the disappear ance traveled by night to procure another black goat and have him similarly foreshort ened. As scheduled the G oat’s Head made its appearance setting to rest all rumors and leaving only a few in each class to know o f the occurrence. The class o f 1893 made it to graduation with no other major incidents concerning the goat. They titled their yearbook Aftermath of ’93: The Tale o f the Goat, as a trib ute to the un fo rtu n ate c ritte r that had helped to increase the unity o f the class. But what happened to the original G oat’s H ead? F or over tw enty years, this question burned inside of those few classmates who knew of the disappearance. The resolution came in 1913 while many of the class of 1893 were enjoying the Alumni Dinner in the Elec trical Laboratory. The lab’s big crane began to move down the room until it stopped over their table and lowered the original Goat’s Head with an inscription from the class of ’94 saying that they were gladly returning the real head after a twenty year absence. The diners immediately responded with the chant, “It sounds to me like a lie; it may be so, I do not know, but - it sounds to me like a lie.” And the esprit de corps picked up where it had left off one score earlier.

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A great year for the Crew team by Katherine Wheeler Class o f ‘02 It’s that time again! Crisp autumn morn ings on Lake Quinsigamond, a gentle mist hovering above the water, the sound o f oars breaking through its surface in per fect unison — and all before most students have even hit the snooze bar on their alarms in a meager attem pt to rise for their 8:00 classes. Yes, the WPI W omen’s Crew team is back and looking stronger than ever in light of their recent elevation to NCAA Division III status along with their male counterparts, whose national and interna tional achievem ents made waves this past spring and summer. The women themselves made a histori cal presence last spring, gaining an entry in the New England Championships as well as the Champion International Collegiate Regatta as a novice eight boat. On May 6 8th the w om en’s novice four (rowed by Julie Cerqueira, Katie Gagnon, Maureen

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Foley, and Lynn H ull; coxed by Katie W heeler; coached by M ike M cD onald) traveled to Philadelphia where they com peted in the Dad Vail National Collegiate Regatta and defeated a total o f 38 teams nationwide for a seed in the finals, and a sixth place overall finish. This year’s varsity team looks to the lead ership o f Jason Steele, a row er and coach from Emory College, o f whose successful program he him self was a founding mem ber. Also an alumnus of St. John’s High School rowing team, he is a native to the Quinsigamond rowing community and will surely be a valuable asset to the W PI pro gram. Steele is assisted by M cDonald in the coaching of an exciting addition o f thirteen new novice women. Both teams hope to continue to make a name for w om en’s row ing at W PI, both during this fall and the upcoming spring season. Having already tackled the Textile River Regatta on Oct. 3rd, they look to the support o f the WPI community for the rem ainder o f the sea son, which includes the Head o f the Con necticut on Oct. 10th (where last year’s w om en’s novice four took home the gold) and the legendary Head o f the Charles Regatta in Boston on the weekend o f Oct. 23rd, where a bid for a w om en’s varsity eight has been accepted. The w om en would like to express their gratitude to the alum nae and all others w hose dedication and support allow ed the new varsity program to becom e a re ality . C o m e w atch them m ake W PI history!

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Where Did My INBOX Go? method o f transporting large files. There is a method called FTP (File Transfer Pro tocol) that accomplishes the task o f m ov ing large files from one location to another. For m ore information about this option, point y o u r b ro w se r to the H e lp d e sk webpage http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/ CCC/Help/Network/ftp.html. If you have any questions regarding ei ther o f these programs, please contact the Helpdesk at 831-5888 or send em ail to helpdesk@ w pi.edu. Restoring Files from the UNIX Server is Fast, Easy and Accurate! Directions are now available for “How to use the online file recovery mechanism at W PI” at http:// www.wpi.edu/Academics/CCC/Help/Unix/ snapshots.html. These easy to follow di rections can recover files if you mistakenly delete them. As stated on the web page, “From a user’s point of view, at regular in tervals, [this feature] “takes a snapshot” of the current filesystem. This snapshot looks like an u n altera b le copy o f the filesystem at that point. There are hidden snapshot directories in every directory, including each user home directory. The snapshot mechanism is independent o f our normal tape backup mechanism. “ In th e p a st, o ne c o u ld use the restore_request com m and from a C CC UNIX system to recover a file. This proce dure requires the intervention of a CCC lab operator who will search for the files on backup tape for you. This command is still

by Debra Babineau CCC Computer Trainer For those people using Pine or pop-mailers (where you leave a copy o f the mail on the server), you need to read this article! In an effort to maintain control over the mail spool here at WPI, an automated pro gram now checks the size of your INBOX on the server. If your INBOX exceeds 5 meg, then your INBOX will be moved off the mail spool area, into a web holding area, thereby freeing up spacc in the mail spool area. You will receive a message stating that your mail has been moved, and direc tio n s for how to restore your IN BO X . H ere’s the text o f the message: “ Due to the large size of your mail (X bytes), your mail has been moved to a hold ing area. It will be kept for X days. After that time, the mail will be removed from the holding area. You can make this mail avail able for reading again by using https:// w w w .w pi.edu/cgi-bin/m ail-restore. This m essage was sent by a program which cop ies mail boxes larger than X bytes to a hold ing area in an attem pt to maintain enough space in the mail receive area to assure that the WPI comm unity be able to exchange mail.” Often times, people send too large an attachm ent, or attachments, that will throw you over the limit, thereby prompting the program to move your INBOX. You should not use your electronic mail program as a

available only if you are unsuccessful in finding the file yourself in the .snapshots directory and/or the file you are request ing is o ld e r th an 8 -1 4 d a y s. T he restore_request program will ask you for the name o f the file and its creation time. We will attempt to restore this file for you

using our normal tape backup system, then notify you if and when it can be restored. Do you have a Suggestion for a CC C N ew sp eak A rtic le or a C o m m en t fo r H elpdesk? Send your questions, c o m m e n ts and su g g e s tio n s to helpdesk@ wpi.edu.

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Global Fair gives students new opportunities by Joe Frawley Newspeak Staff On September 28, the Interdisciplinary and Global Studies division held their Glo bal Opportunities Fair from four o ’clock to six o ’clock in Alden Hall. The fair gives many WPI students the opportunity to take a very serious glance at the possibility of spending part o f their education at W PI somewhere other than on the main campus in Worcester. When students entered Alden Hall, each received a folder that gave them some of the basic information about the Global Per spective Program, including an application if they wished to go abroad. Once the stu dents entered the fair, they were given the opportunity to talk to many different people about the program. There were students who had done projects abroad through the program that could talk about the site they went to as well as the benefits o f the expe rience in general. Students could learn about the costs, living conditions and the types of projects that had been done in the past for each site that was represented at the fair. Another table had information that many students would need, financial aid. They had information on the financial pictu re should a student decid e to go abroad. The Global Perspective Program has two

First Meeting of the WPI Winter Carnival Committee in Riley Commons. Wednesday, October 6, at 7:00pm All are invited to join.

programs to help WPI students who wish to go abroad. Both were represented at the fair. First is the Sponsor Future L ead ers Program . They were giving out infor mation at the fair about a lottery o f fifty free airline tickets for students to travel to project sites. At one table inside o f Alden Hall students could get a passport picture taken for free and then were given the ap plication to get their passport. The Global Perspective Program will then reim burse the student later for the cost of the pass port once it is received. T he G lobal Perspective Program gives students at W PI the o p p o rtu n ity to go abroad to work on a Sufficiency, the IQP, and the M Q P T here is also an exchange program for students at several colleges throughout the world. The centers in clude K ariba, Z im babw e; M e lb o u rn e, A ustralia; B angkok, Thailand; L ondon, England; and even a W orcester pro ject center for IQ P ’s. The fair gave all stu dents the opportunity to hear in som e details about a m ajor advantage o f going to W PI. Students who plan to go abroad betw een E term o f 2000 and D term o f 2001 received the inform ation necessary to apply for the program in general, and also for a specific site. If you want to go though, you need to hurry. The a p p lica tion deadline for E term 2000 through D term 2001 is O ctober 8, 1999.

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by Hajira Begum Class o f ‘02 Most students regard history as a dead subject, a tedious exercise of remembering dates and names and most textbooks rein force this flat attitude with the m ind-num b ing and detailed texts. Does this echo your own thoughts? Well, let’s try another ap proach. Ten years ago, one o f the most m om entous events o f the 2 0 th century took place in Europe: the Reunification of East and West Germany occured on O cto ber 3rd, 1989. We at WPI are fortunate to have the advantage o f a relatively small

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and fabulously diverse community. A few German students shared their thoughts and dreams about their homeland, the strife and triumph. Most o f these students were teenagers when the event happened and found them selves caught in the excitement and an guish that it caused. It was a movement towards bringing two different states that ‘shared the same language and the same history but developed in two completely d ifferen t d ire ctio n s over the last fifty years.’as M atthias from former West Ger many puts it. Andre, also from West Ger many, agrees that, “ the gap between the East and West was too immense in the beginning as tw o ideologically different cultures and tried to merge.” Andreas, from former East Germ any acknowledges that the immediate and most positive conse-

quence was that travel restrictions were lifted from either side could visit family and friends on the other side. But is there a downside to this? Andreas also states that there is a perceived loss o f security, mainly due to increase in crime and unem ploy ment. He says, “There is an impression that the East was ‘taken over’ by the West rather than becoming an equal part o f Germany and the ‘East Germany identity’ was lost in the process.” G reg o r from fo rm er W est G erm any d o esn ’t think that the reunification has benefitted Germany. In his opinion, West Germans are ‘quite disappointed with the econom ic grow th in the E a st’. Several people are o f the same opinion because tax paym ent, unem ploym ent and crim e have increased and the econom y has not improved. But looking beyond these com-

plex details that need time to be sorted out gradually, another feeling o f optim isim ex ists. As Andre put it, “It is a beautiful feel ing to know that this reunion is a symbol for the end o f the Cold War between the USA and the form er Soveit Union that threatened world peace.” History gets created around us every day of our lives. It is a chronicle o f evolv ing ideas, revolutionary concepts and how we deal with the consequences: all pow ered by the passions o f men and women across the world. Every now and then it is essential to remind us o f our pasts to look objectively towards the future. T he stu d e n ts w ho p a rtic ip a te d are Andre Weimerskirch, M atthias Richter and Gregor Kronenberge from former West Ger many and Andreas Koeller from former East Germany.

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The Family Rules by Charlie Morse and Kelly Boyle Student Development & Counseling Center W hy is it that you seem to click with som e people and not w ith o th e rs? It seem s that in som e relationships you can ju st hit the ground running, w hile in oth ers you have to w ork hard to stay con nected. Your relationships have a lot to do w ith who you are, and who you are has a lot to do w ith your family. It’s the fam ily rules that let us know how to play the gam e o f life, and we bring these rules to each new relationship. So what are these “rules” w e’re refer ring to? For example, how do you solve problems? Do you argue them out, or do you ignore them ? What feelings can and cannot be expressed in your family? What

things can - and what cannot - be talked about? When you violate the rules, what happens? In the process o f growing within these rules, people tend to take on various roles. Som e common roles are the caretaker, the achiever, the clown, the troublemaker, and the invisible one. Each family member typi cally takes on a different role. The particu lar role which you ‘take o n ’ can be influ enced by personality, birth order, tempera ment, and other factors. But the roles es sentially define how we stay connected in our family and, eventually, in our relation ships. Thus, knowing our role can be a good first step to knowing how we act and react in relationships. The rules we learn in our family are the only rules that we know, and they define what a “normal” relationship is. Since it is

rare to encounter someone with the exact same rules that you have, close relation ships are often quite challenging. Your rules and your p a m e r’s rules come into conflict. And many times you don’t even know what these rules are (yours or theirs). Working towards a healthy relationship often involves negotiating a new set of rules that you can both agree on. West Street House (x5540) is hosting a series o f discussions about relationships. This week’s topic, “Family Patterns: Draw ing a Portrait o f the Past,” will be held Fri day at noon at 157 West Street. Our pur pose is to help you learn about the rules and roles that may have existed in your family. All students are welcome. Feel free to bring your lunch and com e by for an informal discussion on family and relation ships.

The IGSD would like to announce the winners of the Global F air door prizes. W inners should come to the IGSD office in the Project C enter to collect the prizes. Paul Huang Evan Gilman Kyle Mackin Jason Meltzer Jon Rudolph Michael Krager Kris Machon Tim Zenchenko Kerri Hufnagle Andrew Semmel Elizabeth Hart Samuel Tannath Chris Hill Elionex Rodriguez Rachel Bowers Lauren Wojtkum Charles McAuley Daniel Nelson Heather Maisey Kate Shore

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Will the “Madness” never end? by Debbie Shea Newspeak Staff W alking down the stairs to the second stage o f the Charles Playhouse in Boston, I did n ’t know exactly what to expect. I had heard so many reviews and stories about Shear Madness, the longest-running non m usical play in the history o f American theatre, I felt it was about time for me to experience it for myself. W ith almost two decades of non-stop show s in Boston under its belt, Shear Madness is still as alive, if not more alive, as it w as when it was first produced. A d a p te d from a G erm an p lay title d “Scherenschnitt” which was intended to be a murder mystery to be taken seriously. M adness gives the audiences a new per spective on death. As distasteful as it may seem, this show tries to make death funny. And it does. The scene is a beauty salon/barbershop local to wherever the show is being pre sented (productions are being presented in W ashington, D.C, and Chicago, as well as in many other countries). The audience, seated around tables and sipping soda or beer, watches as a murder mystery unfolds before it, and a case is presented in which every character is a suspect. The characters in this show are not your ordinary group of urbanites, although one can easily imagine them convening in a barbershop on Newbury Street. Consist ing o f a flamboyantly gay barber, his out

spoken beautician partner, a shady an tiques dealer, an egotistical woman with a flair for insulting everybody, and two un dercover detectives, the cast is certainly interesting. The dialogue throughout the play is relaxed and colloquial, involving the audience with its up to the minute com m entary o f social and political current events. The audience involvement doesn’t stop there, however. At one point during the play the audience is called on to be first hand witnesses as the characters recount the events leading up to the death o f the concert pianist living in an apartment atop the salon. As the suspects tell their sto ries, the detectives tell the members o f the audience to just shout out when they spot any inconsistencies or missing evidence. During inter-mission the audience has another chance to interact with the cast as they answ er any questions the audience might have regarding the case. This gives the audience a direct line o f com m unica tion with the characters, and establishes relationships between the actors and the audience who will eventually decide their fate. The magic o f Shear Madness is the fact that it is very different at each showing. Much o f the dialogue is geared to the spe cific audience the actors are playing to, and often lines are improvised in reaction to a comment from the audience or a strange noise (such as a baby that would not stop crying). The running commentary on cur

rent events such as the O.J. Simpson case, the state o f affairs in W ashington, even the Kosovo Crisis, keeps the comedy fresh and to the point. Always a crowd pleaser, I w ouldn’t be surprised if the show continued to flour ish for many years to come. Perhaps the M adness will never end. Even if Shear Madness does reach the end o f its run, the

spirit o f performance art for the people that seems to have given millions of theatre goers a deeper appreciation for the Am eri can stage will live on in other works. This play has set new precedents for the the atre, and I enthusiastically recommend this to anyone who wants to take a break from reality for a while, and laugh. Everybody likes to laugh.

Everything You Want in a CD: Vertical Horizon’s new album by Jessica Morgan Graphics Editor Upon receiving this CD to review, I was unsure as to how I would respond to the type o f music this group plays. I had lis tened to them on the radio a few times, but hadn’t really formed an opinion o f them until I got to listen to the CD, Everything You Want. This CD is a wonderful com po sition o f the best types o f instruments and incredible vocals. Vertical H orizon is a group that was s ta rte d at G eo rg e to w n U n iv e rsity by ban d m em b ers K eith K ane and M att Scannell, both o f whom play the acous tic g u itar w onderfully and arc also the lead vocalists o f the band. A fter gradu

ating from G eorgetow n, M att and Keith com piled th eir first album , There and Back Again in 1992. In 1995 the group produced Running on Ice w ith C arter Beauford o f The Dave M atthew s Band. T heir third album , Live Stages was cre ated in 1996. B etw een the tim e that that album cam e out and the new album , Ev erything You Want, was m ade, the band acquired Ed Toth, the percussionist, and Sean Hurley, bassist. The compilation, Everything You Want, has 11 great songs, with my favorites be ing “We Are” and “ You’re a G od.” “Ev erything You Want,” the title song is also good but the album as a whole has many enjoyable songs. They are a great acous tic band with just the right amount of drums

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DVD Review: Thirteenth Floor: I think therefore I am or am I? by P. J. Stevens Newspeak Staff The Thirteenth Floor comes out on VHS/ DVD today, O ctober 4, 1999. The T hir teenth Floor got a bum rap from the the aters and the public. I think people are m issin g the p oint w hen w atching this movie. This is not ju st a science fiction movie but a mystery thriller questioning our reality whose setting is science fiction. The world is sim ilar to that o f Dark City and the M atrix but the story is different. This movie is a sort o f “traditional film noir”. It has a great feel to it that the other tw o did not have. Before, everybody starts crying copy cat, the movie took over 3 years to go from script to production to m ovie theatre. The story is based on a book Simulcron 3 which was a tv scries a long time ago. The story line involves the main charac ter Douglas Hall, played by Craig Bierko,

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finding him self having black outs. He is a partner in a project that involves a com puter sim ulation in which a person can “jack into” and act like he/she is in beauti ful circa 1937 Los Angeles. His partner, played by versatile actor Armin MullerStahl, is discovered dead and all evidence points to Mr. Hall. Did he do it? A sudden beautiful blond “daughter” appears and adds intrigue, played by sexy (in a 30’s way) Gretchen Mol. Does she know what hap pened? Q uestions about the com puter simulation arise as well as the world that they live in. What is real? The story has a L.A. Confidential feel. The acting is superb. The main actors have to play duel roles and pull it off great. This movie is not the action driven Matrix or the special effects driven o f Dark City, but a more classical look o f a gum shoe story. I really enjoyed watching this movie. If y o u ’re expecting a great special effect driven science fiction movie then you’ll be disapointed, but if you enjoy seing old genre movies like L.A. Confidential, have a movie about alternate universe that does not revolve around special effects, a think

ing movie and mystery suspense then this is the movie for you. I give this movie a B+ becase I love genres and this movie made me think a lot. Docs that mean I’m real? As ussual if you have any questions or comments e-mail me at pj@ wpi.edu. T h e D V D w as b o th a w a so m e and disapointing. Listening to the commentary on the movie was great. It made me change my mind about how I rated this movie. When I realized that they had such a bud get and schedule I becam e a little more sympathcthic. Okay I got soft, my original take was a B- for this movie. The commen tary is the type that I like to hear. W hy was the lighting this way, why we shot like this, why the actor is doing that, why I’m doing this... The disapointing part was when I heard about all these scenes they left out or changed. I would have loved for them to have added a deleted scene section and showed all these changes and cut scenes. There were some art galleries that were in teresting to watch and a music video of the Cardigans. I thought the Cardigans were too fluffy and d id n ’t think much of them until I heard this song in the theatres,

Erase/Rewind. They have an edge, I didn’t realize. The DVD had CC, both widescreen and full screen, trailers, and a talent file. Because of the lack o f a deleted scenes section, I give the DVD a B-. The commen tary was awesome, but so much more could be added.

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by David Lucarini Newspeak Staff On S a tu rd a y , S e p te m b e r 2 5 lh in Harrington Auditorium, WPI hosted two very talented com edians. O ne, K evin Seccia was best known for his work on Com edy C entral’s gam e show “Make Me Laugh”. The other, Kathy Griffin, co-stars on the popular TV show “Suddenly Su san” and has had her own HBO specials am ong numerous other accomplishments. Known for her red hair and hilarious per sonality, Kathy called upon a number of p e rso n a l e x p e rie n c e s to pul to g e th e r F rid ay ’s show. Between bits about the M T V m u sic a w a rd s and h er fa m o u s friends, she had time to read us her favor ite fan letter... from Big Bubba on death row! WPI was pleased to host the show, and Kathy proved to be a big hit, as the laughs seemed never-ending. Kevin Seccia how ever lost a lot o f points by admitting to m isp ro n o u n cin g W orcester and not knowing the name of the college. (Worces ter Polytcchnical indeed!) All in all, the WPI social com m ittee put on a great show for a good price.

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On-line auctions: Going, going, gone wrong? by M att Lug Newspeak Staff O ne o f the fastest grow ing areas o f internet commerce these days is the world of on-line auctions. These auctions allow individuals or small businesses to sell just about anything to people anywhere in the country, and in some cases the world. The benefit to sellers is the number and variety o f potential custom ers that visit specific auction sites. Since the auction sites are already established and have regular visi tors, sellers can m ake items immediately available without having to worry about setting up a web site or advertising. Buy ers can find almost any kind o f item and deal with individual sellers directly instead o f buying through retailers or resellers. Both sides can save money while buying and selling whatever they want, and the US Postal Service makes lots o f money in the process from shipping and money o r der fees. However, you can still end up wasting money if you aren’t careful. How they work In order to make the most o f them, you should know how on-line auc tion sites work. Most of them follow a ba sic method. Auctions are set up to last for a fixed amount of lime, with a minimum bid determined by the seller. During this time period people can place bids on the items. Bids are usually for the maximum amount that the person is willing to pay. If nobody else has placed a bid, then the current bid is set to the seller’s minimum asking bid. If there was already a bid on the item, the current bid will be automatically increased until one person’s maximum is reached, at which point the other bidder will become the high bidder on the item. If the maxi mum bid of both people is the same, then the one who placed a bid fin>t will have the high bid, and the current bid amount would become equal to that maximum bid. If (hat

isn’t confusing enough, sometimes a seller will set a reserve price in addition to the minimum bid. This reserve price is the mini mum that a person needs to bid in order to w in the au ctio n . If nobody bids th is amount, then the auction ends without a winner. In all other cases where bids have been placed on an item, the person with the highest bid at the close of the auction wins. This is how on-line auctions differ from regular auctions - in most cases tim ing is more important than money. For more details, consult the specific auction site. Buying If you are new toon-line auction sites, then you will probably start off buying rather than selling. When you decide that you want to buy something at an auction site', you should start by selecting sites that are best for the type of item you are looking for. Many auc tion sites exist for electronics, but only a few have a wide variety of categories. Some sites get more traffic than others, so the number o f items being sold will vary by auction site. Larger sites have more sellers, but also more buyers, and therefore more com petition. Since smaller sites have fewer buyers, sellers usually set their minimum bids higher. In the end, the best deal could be at any site, but

rarer items might only be found at larger sites. Research the item once you decide on what you are interested in and where you are looking for it, you should see what is available and how much it is likely to cost you. When searching at an auction site, be as general as you can without getting a large list o f possible matches. You can start by browsing through the list o f categories until you get to the most specific category that will still contain all listings o f the item you are looking for. From there you will need to select a word o r words that most people would use to describe the item. You may need to do m ultiple searches to ac count for differing descriptions, m isspell ings, and errors by sellers. Once you find what is available, you can see what sellers are asking and what people are bidding for these items. Some auction sites also allow you to search through com pleted auctions. With this feature you can see what an item is likely to sell for, and combined with the current listings you can see how often a particular item is likely to be put up for auc tion. This information will be useful when you decide how much to bid and whether to bid on an item or wait for another. Fi nally, read the sellers’ descriptions care fully, paying attention to the condition of

the item, the estimated shipping cost, and the methods of payment the sellers accept. If you pay by m oney order, y o u ’ll need to pay an 80 cent fee to get the m oney order, in addition to the 33 cents to mail it. If you pay by personal check, y o u ’ll still need to pay postage to send it, but the seller may also delay shipm ent until the check clears. C redit card purchases are the m ost convenient, but few sellers accept this m ethod. All o f this should be c o n sid e re d w hen you d e c id e how much to bid on the item. O th e r options At this point you should have a good idea o f what is available on auction sites and how much those items will probably cost you. Since auction items are likely to be in used condition without warranties (unless the seller states otherwise), in some cases you may be better o ff buying the item new from a local or on-line retailer. If you are looking for a rare item or som e thing that is no longer produced, then auc tions may be your only option. Items like DVDs for example are quite popular on auction sites, and often do not sell cheap. If you take advantage o f discounts and See Auctions, continued to page 12

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W h a t’s it got to do w ith me? Meningococcal disease is a rare but se rious bacterial infection (not to be confused with a viral infection that can cause viral meningitis) that occasionally infects col lege students and others living in relatively isolated, confined communities. M eningi tis outbreaks tend to peak in the late win ter and early spring, but can occur anytime when school is in session. The WPI Health Center wants students to have up-to-date information about this disease and how to reduce the risk o f exposure. W h at is M eningococcal Disease? The infection is caused by an organism called meningococcus, found in nasal and oral secretions. This organism can be trans mitted through personal contact such as: Sharing drinking utensils (cup, bottle, g lass, can, ju g or spig o t) S h aring the mouthpiece on a musical instrument Sneez ing or coughing on someone Kissing on the lips Sharing eating utensils Sharing lip stick or chapstick Sharing cigarettes, ci gars or pipes Most people who become infected sim ply carry the organism harmlessly, without illness, and eliminate it from the nose and

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throat within a short time by developing immunity. At any one time, up to 10% of the normal population may be found carry ing m eningococcus w ithout illn ess or symptoms.Very rarely, an individual may develop an illness with signs and sym p tom s o f fever, headache and stiff neck, sometimes with a rash or vomiting, and sometimes with lethargy or change in con sciousness. These symptoms, or any wors ening illness accompanied by fever, should prompt immediate medical evaluation. W hat can be done to prevent M eningo coccal Disease? Avoid contact with nasal and oral secre tions o f others (check previous list). Wash y our h an d s frequently. A void fac to rs known to compromise the immune system: heavy consum ption o f alcohol*, lack of sleep, and excessive stress. (* Excessive alcohol consumption is believed by some health authorities to increase susceptibil ity to meningococcal disease). M eningococcal Vaccine The American College Health A ssocia tion ( h ttp ://w w w .ach a.o rg /sp ecial-p rj/ m en.htm ) recom m ends that all college students under the age o f 30 c o n sid er getting vaccinated against m eningococ cal disease. However, neither the A dvi sory C om m ittee on Im m unization Prac tices nor the A m erican Academ y o f Pe diatrics has issued a recom m endation for c o lle g e stu d en ts. T he m e n in g o co ccal vaccine offers three to five years o f pro tection against the two m ost prevalant strains in the U.S . If the college student, or anyone else, is travelling to an area o f the world where the disease is endem ic (c o n tin u a lly p re v a ilin g in a c e rta in r e g io n ) ,th e n th e v a c c in e is r e c o m mended. Vaccination is a personal choice Please discuss this inform ation with your pri mary physician. He/she can arrange for you to receive the m eningitis vaccine. WPI students who provide the vaccine at their ow n expense may have it adm in istered in the Health Center. Because this vaccine is a “p rev en tativ e ” treatm ent, many health insurance plans, including the student health insurance plan av ail able through WPI, will not cover the cost o f the vaccine. Caution Anyone who becom es ill with mild, flu-like sym ptom s should watch for m ore severe sym ptom s such as fever, headache, vom iting, rash or changes in m ental status. If any o f these sym ptom s develop, do not delay in seeking m edical attention.

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special offers available at most retailers of these products, you can usually get new and unopened item s for less than you would pay at auction sites. The best source for information regarding these types of discounts and offers is also the only spe cific web site 1 am going to m ention dealnews.com. Bidding Once you are sure that you are interested in a particular auction listing, you need to decide how much you are willing to spend on the item. Keep the item’s description in mind when making this decision, since the specifications and condition o f the item are likely to influence how much it is worth to you. Ask the seller any questions you have about the item, since you don’t want to find out later that you bought something you don’t really want. If the item you arc inter ested in is put up for auction regularly, you can be sure of having another chance if the bidding goes too high for you. Otherwise, you’ll want to seriously consider the abso lute maximum amount you would pay. At this point you might be tempted to place your bid and see how it goes. There is one thing that I cannot possibly stress enough - bid ding early only helps the seller! Timing is extremely important in on-line auctions, so wail as long as you possibly can before bid ding, until the last minute if possible. People can’t outbid you if you don’t give them time to react. If nobody else is interested in the item, then placing the first bid may work, but usually it will just increase the high bid with out helping you win the auction. Completing the transaction If you do win an auction, you will be expected to send payment promptly. The seller should contact you with the total cost

Continued from page 10 including shipping and handling, as well as where paym ent should be sent. You should respond with your shipping address and any other necessary information, such as your preferred shipping method if the seller gives you a choice. All o f this will help speed up the final stages of your trans action. When you receive the item, you should immediately inspect it. If it is not the item you thought you were purchas ing, contact the seller to resolve the situa tion right away. The same applies if the item is not as described, or if you feel that the shipping charges were significantly greater than what it actually cost to ship the item. Finally, most auction sites have a way to post com m ents about your trans action. You should post feedback immedi ately if the transaction was satisfactory, but you should try to work out any prob lems with the seller before posting nega tive feedback. T racking auctions Many people claim to have amazing soft ware that helps you manage your auctions. The truth is that if you have a web browser and a spreadsheet program, you have every thing you need. When you first see an auc tion you’re interested in, bookmark it in your web browser. Keep these bookmarks in the order that the auctions end and check the current high bid periodically. If it is higher than you are willing to pay, just delete the bookmark and either forget about it or look for another auction with the same item. When you win an auction, move the bookmark to a folder or list o f bookmarks for auctions that require payment. After paying, move the bookmark to a list for auctions you’re wait ing to receive. When you receive an item, you can then use the bookmark for that item

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Setting a price Next, you’ll need to determine a starting bid. This should be the absolute minimum you want to get for the item. You can set a reserve price if you want a starting bid that is lower than what you are willing to sell the item for, but this is rather pointless and quite annoying in most cases. There’s al ways a chance that your minimum bid (or reserve price) will be how much your item sells for, so don’t pick something that will disappoint you.

to post feedback before moving it to a sec tion for received auctions. If you win several auctions, you will probably want to keep track o f what you’ve won and how much it cost you, including the cost o f shipping, postage, and any other fees. You can use a spreadsheet program to organize this in formation and determine whether or not you’re being responsible with your money. If you’ve spent hundreds o f dollars and all you have to show for it is a small box of junk, then you might want to rethink what you’re doing.

Pick a closing tim e This is something that most people over look. Since auctions usually last for a fixed number of days, the time you start the auc tion will usually be the time the auction closes. The close is when you want the most people bidding (since that’s when most bidders who aren’t brain dead usually place their bids), so you don’t want it to be at 3AM. Potential bidders may be anywhere in the country, so you’ll want to keep times in four time zones in mind. Think o f when you and people you know are likely to be looking at auctions (usu ally evenings and weekends, since people never use the web for personal reasons at work, right?). If your auction won’t last for exacdy seven days, then you will also want to keep track of the day of the week that the auction will end. That’s it. If you need any other informa tion, it can probably be found somewhere on the auction site you’re working with. You should familiarize yourself with the policies of the auction site so you are aware o f any legal rights and obligations that you will have as a result of participating in auctions. Most of all, you should take this seriously, since you are dealing with real people and real money.

Selling If you’ve accumulated a lot of junk over the years, you may be tempted to fill up a dumpster and be rid o f it. However, it’s amazing what people will pay for junk, and thanks to on-line auction sites you can probably find them. Selling isn’t something that I have experimented with yet, so you should first look to your auction site of choice for information. Much o f the previ ous section on buying may also be o f in terest when selling items. D escribing yo u r item W hen y ou’re all set to sell som ething, y o u ’ll need to put som e thought into how to describe it. T here are two gen eral guidelines here: m ore inform ation is good, more annoying H TM L code is bad. Some people seem to think that flashy graphics, anim ations, and sounds will make people want what th ey ’re selling. Instead, it m akes the auction listing slow to load and difficult to understand. Stick with plain text information describing ev erything that a buyer m ight want to know and a picture o f the item (if possible), and y ou’ll be in good shape.

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Newman Club Well Term A is almost over and since this is the last edition of Newspeak for this term, we want to thank everyone involved for su ch a su ccessfu l Term A fo r the Newman Club. We have had great response to our various events. We will start Term B by going Pumpkin Picking and Apple Pick ing on Tuesday, O ctober 26th , the day before the term begins. Details concerning the trip will be announced at our M asses this weekend or being in touch with our p re s id e n t, J e n n ife r C ooper (jcooper@ w pi.edu ) for the information. O ur Executive Board will be meeting on Wednesday night, November 3rd at 9:00 Am with Holy H our one half hour before the meeting. Also do not forget that our Faith and Discussion groups meet every M onday and W ednesday night at 8:00PM in the Religious Center. Feel free to come to either one o f them. The smoke that you saw coming from the Religious C enter around 10:00 PM on last W ednesday night was not the white smoke o f a Papal Election but rather the smoke from the cigars being smoked by the women and men o f the WPI Red Sox Fan Club. It seems they decided to gather on the porch o f the Religious Center and lit up cigars if the Red Sox won the payoff spot which they did that night. It was not a Newm an Club event but certainly it drew a crowd. So have a happy vacation every one and we will see on back on campus within a few weeks.

SGA SGA has been having an extremely busy A-Term, and a very productive one also. Congratulations to Toni Colognesi, A m ber McMillan, Tony Ferraro, Jesse Bishop, Jam es Partridge, Andrew C arruth, Julie Cerqueiros, and Chris O ’Malley for their recent appointm ents to the 1999 Senate Session! We are very excited to have such energetic and exciting people on our team. The Com mittee on Student Life Issues has been hard a work attempting to get dis counts for WPI students from area busi nesses, and has been busy examining light ing issues at night on cam pus recently.

Any suggestions on how to improve cam pus life or academic issues should be put in the suggestion box next to the SGA Of fice. SGA is planning a leadership conference for the W orcester Consortium and possi bly neighboring schools as well. The dates for this conference are February 5th and 6 th, and it will be held here at WPI. This conference will be a great deal o f work to put together, so any person or organiza tion wishing to help out should contact Ernie D iM icco (sparhaw k@ w pi.edu) or Rachel Bowers (rara@ wpi.edu) for infor mation. Every organization on campus is strongly encouraged to send delegates as well. The Holiday Extravaganza for 1999 will be Monday evening, December 6 th. Orga nizations that wish to perform or partici p ate should contact Brian Spcrlongano ( lo n e w o lf@ w p i.e d u ) o r Syed Iqbal (iqbal@ w pi.edu) for information. It should be a great time. SGA has been very busy lately, and there are always things to do. Get involved! Our next meeting is Tuesday, October 5th in the Lower W edge. Come on dow n!

d ire c to r has not re tu e d to W P I, and S te v e n H o c u r s c a k fro m L e n s a n d L ig h ts fo r c o n trib u tin g m uch o f h is tim e in g e ttin g the sta tio n started . One other thing to mention is that DJ training is now in full swing. Training ses sions will be held each Tuesday and Thurs day night from 6-7 in the radio station. Anyone interested in the details may email alexc@ wpi.edu. For more information about the radio sta tion in general, visit our website at http:// w w w .w p i.e d u /~ ra d io , o r e m a il radio@ w pi.edu.

WWPI It has begun. W W P I, the c a m p u s ra dio sta tio n has b een up an d ru n n in g for a lm o st 2 w eeks now . C u rre n tly the s t a t i o n is o n ly b r o a d c a s t i n g o n N etS h o w at h ttp ://w w w .w p i.e d u /~ ra dio. H ow ever, the g ro u p e x p e c ts to be b ro a d c a stin g on c a m p u s T V ch a n n el 38 w ith in a w e e k . T h is w o n d e rf u l c h a n g e o f e v en ts for the ra d io statio n can m ainly be a ttrib u te d to the e ffo rts o f S h am u s P atry, w ho v o lu n te e re d to be T ech D irecto r b ec au se th e e le c te d

SMAS Although the end o f the term is not quite upon us, our activities are starting to wind down. We had another garb making ses sion and a w eapons making session last week, hopefully getting most o f our mem bers outfitted for the next term. O ur an nual King R ichard’s Faire trip was Satur day, although tickets are probably still available at the group rate, and are good for any weekend (except Columbus Day) if you still want to go on your own. We’re also having the first court of the year on Oct. 5. Wear garb, and come as your medieval self. Learn about our barony and the guilds that work to keep us clothed, pro tected and entertained. After that, we do not have any other activities planned (besides meetings and practices) until B-term. Court will be held at 7pm in Founders basement. Fight practices are Monday and Thursday nights at 7:30pm on the lower fields. Email the officers (realms@wpi.edu) with any questions or suggestions.

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P o lic e L o g W ednesday 22 S ep tem b er 1999 1:44am Lockout assist: Riley Officer Mosley. 8:22am Pen container: on rear of parked car, officer em ptied and disposed o f can, Institute Lot 4:56pm M V Lockout: Students on Trowbridge 5:09pm Code 5: Officer reports couldn’t gain access, lock broken, party has AAA and will utilize. 7:52pm Code 5: False alarm at Higgins 236 staff member not setting alarm properly 7:55pm Well Being Check: Custodian for Higgins Lab not answering on the radio nor was he seen by Officer on his building check. 8:09pm Code 5: Officer found Higgins custodian, radio was accidentally shut off. All set. T h u rsd ay 23 S ep tem b er 1999 5:46am Access: Field gate opened for ROTC 8:04am Medical: Goddard Hall, Male student fell and hit his head the cut is bleeding Officer & EMS on the scene. 8:16am C ode 5: Student transported to Health Services by Officer 8:35am Transportation: from Health Services to Goddard Hall 11:50am Theft Report: Riley Pub area for a rug that was taken 3:58pm M edical: Olin, Shop area for custodian who injured his knee. EMS Called. 4:00pm Arrival: Sgt. & EMS at Olin 4:09pm C ode 5: EMS to escort custodian to Plantation St. 4:11pm MV Jum p Start: Atwater-Kent for custodian 6:00pm Access: Granted to G oat’s Head for authorized student 7:05pm Call In: Plumber for Morgan Basement; sewage leaking 10:30pm Assist: Neighbor in the area sees vehicle in one o f our lots (possibly Library Lot) with lights left on 10:33pm Fire: Daniels Hall Officers & W FD notified 10:35pm Arrival 10:36pm C ode 5: Off. Vandal, found vehicle, called ow ner no one home, no voice mail 10:50pm C ode 5: Officers & W FD, burnt popcorn on the 3rd floor 11:25pm SNAP: Fi Sig to Cap 11:26pm Alarm: Fuller Labs Fire/Trouble, Watchperson notified, Officer in route. 11:36pm Secured: Fuller Labs Fire/Trouble Friday, S ep tem b er 24,1999 12:06am Alarm: Alumni gym m en’s locker room, false alarm, watchperson still on campus. 12:07am Closed: Lab monitor called for Higgins Lab 230, Off. 12:44am Access: Goddard Hall for a student w/professor permission. 1145am C ode 5: O fficer from Memorial. Student to pick up belongings and then will be transported to Salisbury St. 3:06pm Parking Advisory: Sports Coach over night parking in Quad lot. 3:09pm Advisory: Harrington fire alarm in bypass until event is over at 12PM building clear at 1AM 5:21pm Assist: Family needed lo contact professor in Alden Hall. 5:30pm M V Accident: Quad near Morgan see report. S atu rd a y 25 S ep tem b er 1999 12:23am C heck on welfare: Report o f subject in front o f Founders Hall possibly in need o f

The Crimson Clipboard It’s over! The Raffle has finally com e to an end. The drawing has been held, and we have ond very happy winner! Sincere thanks go to everyone involved with the raffle in any way! Special thanks to Erin Convery, Ginny Jerom e and the folks in the Student Activities office for organizing the event! The Instrumental Groups are pleased to announce that the winner is Mrs. Chris DeChristopher o f Michigan... Congratulations! More Events are coming up soon! The annual Pops concert will be held on No vember 6 th, soon after wc get back into the ‘swing of things’ for B-term! This will be a great show! Tickets will be sold starting soon, and will be discounted for students and consortium members. Check it out! The Brass ensemble will be playing at 1:00PM at the Higgins Armory on the 21st of November. Com e spend some time at this amazing building and have some fun while listening to some great brass music! And the Quartet-a-Thon will be rearing its head again soon! Watch for details! T hat’s all for this week. Thanks to all who supported the Raffle! Be sure to come to the Pops concert, Saturday, the 6th o f November in the evening!

assistance. 12:27am Officers clear Founders Hall, subject checks OK. I2:45am Disorderly persons: Report o f disorderly group walking up Institute Road & strik ing newspaper box near Stoddard, 1:09am Disorderly persons: Complaint o f 2 disorderly subjects in Daniels Hall. 1:14am Alcohol violation: Institute Hall. 1:23am Medical response: O fficer requests EMS to Institute Hall. EMS notified. 1:24am Officers clear Daniels Hall. 1:38am EMS clear Institute Hall. 2:00am Noise complaint: 9 Dean St, carpentry work in progress outside 2:05am Noise complaint: 2nd complaint regarding loud carpentry at 9 Dean St 4:24pm Lockout: Fuller Apartments 5:51pm Lockout: Stoddard A 5:55pm Trespassing: Skateboarders advised, Rear o f Higgins Labs 6:03pm Lockout: Stoddard A 6:04pm Lockout: Daniels 3rd 6:11pm Notify: W orcester Water Dept., Request lighted horses at West & Institute for crater. 9:51pm Disorderly Persons: 4 persons at Founders call box calling random rooms asking to be let in, Intoxication suspected 10:00pm Clear: Re: 2151, Subjects gone on arrival 10:00pm Access: Dining Services for Greg Snoddy 10:43pm Assist: Becker reports shots fired from MV, W PD also assisting 10:54pm Lockout assist: Stratton Hall. 11:20pm Officers clear above shots-fired complaint. Vehicle & occupant located, no fire arm found. S unday 26 S eptem ber 1999 11:59pm Disorderly persons: Complaint o f subjects blowing car horns in vicinity o f Insti tute Road 12:04am Officers clear Institute Road, all quiet upon arrival. 1:44am Disorderly persons: Off. Pearson & WPD clearing disorderly persons from Salisbury Estates. 2:26am Lockout assist: Stoddard C 2:27am Check on welfare: Officer Pearson out with subject down at Honey Farms, High land Street. 2:29am Officers clear Highland Street. 3:00am MV Damage: Snap reports vehicle brushed van and left, Vicinity o f Salisbury Estates 8:14pm Trespassing: 4 Non-Students removed from Alumni. 8:33pm Lockout: Riley 3rd 9:28pm M V Damage: Student involved in Hit and Run with parked vehicle on Institute Road, Call referred to WPD. 9:47pm Notify: Parent called asking for information about student involved in off campus accident; On Call Administrator notified. 9:53pm Listing: Student asked to park vehicle properly. 11:06pm Odor: Call from Daniels RA regarding propane-like odor in building; O fficer W esterman. 11:22pm Sgt. Ring, Officer Pearson assisting in Daniels Hall area. 11:48pm Officers clear Daniels Hall area, odor determined to be coming from outdoor bar becue. M onday 27 S eptem ber 1999 3:29pm Code 5: Off. Vandal. 5:51pm Alarm: 39 Dean St. Intrusion, Off. Welch 5:54pm Code 5: False alarm 7:31pm Report: 2 males on the field drinking alcohol, called in by Watchperson 7:44pm Code 5: No sign o f the students 9:03pm Medical: Alumni Gym 2nd floor, male student fell down injury to his leg. EMS Called. 9:1 lpm Update: Appears student has bad strain, EMS is going to splint 9:20pm Clear: EMS Clears scene. 9:24pm Code 5: The patient’s friends are taking him to Memorial Hospital as a precaution 10:10pm Medical: Alumni Gym first floor student w/ankle injury. Officers & EMS Respond 10:1 lpm Arrival: All Units. 10:19pm Clear: All Units. 11:48pm Found property: Wallet in Gom pei’s. Student notified via e-mail. T\iesday 28 S eptem ber 1999 1:00am Lockout assist: Institute Hall 4:44am Library entered, custodian Gallagher. Alarms out o f service. 6:48am Found property: Wallet near KAP dumpster. Student notified via e-mail. 9:00am Medical: Plum ber tripped on speed bump by Alden and fell, causing injury to his face. 2:10pm Transportation: from Harrington, Trainers office to Oak Ave, male student with ankle problem. 4:50pm Trespass: 3 non-student skateboarders 9:30pm Lockout: Stoddard B 11:24pm Check on welfare: Father o f student calls concerned about his son’s well-being due to illness. 11:29pm Morgan Duty RA contact re: check on welfare. W ednesday 29 S eptem ber 1999 7:18am Mischief: Institute Hall, barrier that belongs to City o f Worcester, Plant Services notified and they will remove 11:15am Vandalism: Alpha Chi Ro, broken windows, possibly from BB Gun. 8:30pm Advised: Off. Vandal advised Red Cab to slow down on campus

Help the Hassard Family G eoff Hassard, W PI’s sports information director for the past five years, recent left WPI for a post at the State University o f New York at Oneonta. In the process of relocating, the fam ily’s furnishings were left in storage. Sadly, a fire in the storage facility destroyed all o f their belongings. The Eastern College Athletic Conference Sports Information Directors Association has established a relief fund for Geoff, his wife Irene and their baby. ECAC-SIDA has contributed $500 as an organization to kick-off the fund-raising effort. WPI community members who wish to contribute to the fund should make checks out to “Hassard Relief Fund” and mail them to Roger Crosley, ECAC-SIDA Treasure, MIT, Box 397404, Cambridge. MA 02139. Donations must be received by Nov. 1. Information Courtesy o f WPI This Week

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