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Tuesday, November 2, 1999

Volume Twenty-Seven Number Twenty

MIT bombin; I incident blown out of 1Proportion

by Phu Mai & PJ Stevens Newspeak Staff LastT uesday at the M assachu­ setts In stitu te o f Technology, it started out as any other ordinary day. H ow ever, ju s t before noon, som ething happened which d is­ rupted the everyday way o f life at this greater institution. A group o f brothers from the Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity were promoting a bi-an­ nual H alloween party. This party, known as Skuffle, helps to raise money for the Leukemia Society o f America. That party has now been indefinitely canceled.

In prom oting the party, a sopho­ more m em ber o f the fraternity, was carrying a small theatrical pyrotech­ nics device. This device, which is legal and can be purchased any­ where and is usually harmless, mal­ functioned and exploded in the sopho m o re’s hands. T he sopho­ more suffered some shrapnel in his hand and was rushed to M assachu­ setts G eneral Hospital by am bu­ lance.

W hen this device exploded, MIT thought it to be a bomb so the bomb squad, p o lic e , fire fig h te rs, and hord es o f re p o rte rs d e sc e n d e d upon the cam pus in a frenzy. The building in which the “bomb” ex­ ploded was evacuated and sealed off. Police found a second device similar in nature, which the bomb

squad confiscated. Parts o f M as­ sachusetts Avenue and Memorial Drive were closed o ff for hours.

C lasses were c an c eled and stu ­ dents were confused.

The police and m edia also came to the Phi Kappa Sigm a fraternity house which lead firefighters to believe that the house was in “haz­ ardous condition.” An inspector was sent over to the house the fol­ lowing day. A ftercareful exam ina­ tion, the inspector found it prudent that the house be shut down and evacuated for reasons o f infesta­ tio n and h a z a rd o u s m a te ria ls unsafely kept in the basement. The brothers o f that fraternity are now living in other fraternities or living quarters until the problems in their own house will be rectified.

M IT President Charles M. Vest said, “We regret having to take this action. Phi Kappa Sigma is a fine group o f young m en. W hen this incident occurred, they were pro­ moting an event to raise money for the Leukem ia Society o f A m erica and having a little fun, as college s tu d e n ts s h o u ld . N o n e th e le s s , the device that exploded caused in ju ry and d am ag e and e n d a n ­ gered others. We have no choice b u t to hold them responsible. I urge that this decision be view ed in this context. T here was no m a­ licious intent. It was an accident, pure and sim ple.”

Monopoly Mogul: WPI student wins national championship Courtesy of WPI Communications Group Matt Gissel of St. Albans, Vt., has garnered a national monopoly on Monopoly championships. On Oct. 19, the W orcester Polytechnic In­ stitute ju n io r took top honors at the National M onopoly Game Champi­ onship in Las Vegas. He won a tro­ phy, the new millennium game and an all-ex p en ses-p aid trip to the World M onopoly Championship in Toronto next year. The winner o f the world com petition will receive $15,140 - the amount o f money in a Monopoly gam e. The son of Ellen and Robert R. Gissel and biochem ­ istry m ajor at W PI, he was among 50 contestants from 49 states who com peted in th e cham pionship.

Among the younger com petitors, whose average age was 30, Gissel has long been fascinated with the gam e. “ I started playing around fourth grade but didn’t start play­ ing in tournam ents until I heard

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about them in sixth grade,” he said.

For those who may not have played recently, M onopoly players move around a board, buying and selling properties with the goal of bank­ rupting opponents. Once a player ow ns a property, rent is collected from other players. The winner is the one with m oney at the end o f the game. Gissel has participated in M onopoly tournaments for the past seven years. W hen he graduated from Bellows Free Academy in St. A lbans in 1997, he held the best Monopoly tournament score in Ver­ mont. That qualified him as state representative in the national cham ­ pionship, held every four years.

“T hey take the best score in the state for the past four years and that was it,” G issel said. “Hasbro (th e com p an y th a t m akes M o ­ nopoly) called me last July saying I w ould represent Vermont.” Gissel revealed a few o f his winning strat­ egies. “The first tim e around the board I buy everything I possibly

PHOTO COURTESY OF THOMPSON

Janet Richardson, Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs, shares collective Campus Center hopes and dreams with hundreds of students, staff, alumni, and community members during the historic ground-breaking ceremony.

Long wait for WPI Campus Center is over On O ctober 29, W PI broke ground on the new Campus Cen­ ter.

In h er sp e e c h , Ja n e t Richardson, the A ssistant Vice P resident for Student A ffairs, called this day a “momentous day in the history o f W PI.” During the ceremony many o f the speak­ ers mentioned just how long the wait has been for this campus to have a center for students, fac­ ulty, and staff. The wait that be­ gan over ninety years ago is fi­ nally over.

In W PI’s yearbook in 1908 the hope w as expressed that WPI would get an area in which its stu­ dents could gath er frequently.

This hope continued even in the late 1960’s when the WPI Plan was created. Those people who created the plan said that WPI needed a campus center to help create a sense o f community on campus. Finally in 1993, a com­ m ittee was created to come up with a plan for a cam pus center, with Richardson at the helm.

President Parrish and Anne-Marie Chouinard, SGA president use an excavator to break ground WPI-style.

will fulfill W P I’s need for a place to gather. R ichardson said that the C am pus C enter would be “W P I’s T hird Tower o f c o m m u n ity .” P re s id e n t Parrish said that the C am pus Center will be “much more than a student union, it w ill be a cam pus hub.”

In President Parrish’s speech he mentioned that the Campus Center was long overdue. He said th at ev ery o n e w as su r­ prised by quite how long it took for W PI to get its Cam pus Cen­ ter. During the ceremony, Judith Nitsch, the Facilities Committee Chair, ended her speech by call­ ing the dignitaries to get their shovels before President Parrish had given his remarks. Presi­ dent Parrish ended his remarks by noting that Nitsch was very eager to get the ground broken, so he said to her, "so lets do it."

The phrase spoken by President Parrish, "so let's do it," is repre­ sentative o f just how eager the WPI com m unity is that their long wait for the Campus Center is over.

can,” he said. “There are certain properties I like better than others, especially the railroads. Then it heavily d ep en d s on w hat other people have. I become a little more aggressive if other people have a monopoly on the board . But if I have a monopoly, I ’m content to ju st keep it.”

W hy did G isse l g ra v ita te to M onopoly, rather than Scrabble, Boggle, Life or, say, D on’t Spill th e B ean s? “ I t ’s ju s t a gam e I

learned very early on and have liked ev er since,” he said. “It has a co m bination o f skill and luck that I like.” Skill - and luck - were on his side at the national cham ­ pio n sh ip . At the finals, he w as c o m p e tin g a g a in s t th re e sta te cham ps from A laska, M aryland and R hode Island. “All four o f us had a m onopoly, but people kept landing on m ine a lot more than o th e r p e o p l e ’s ,” G is s e l s a id .

“Plus I had all the railroads, which

helped a lot.” W inning w asn’t a sure thing at every stage o f the gam e; Gissel was bankrupted in the first round. “I thought I was pretty well done after th at,” he said. Yet his second round score was so high, he qualified as a fi­ nalist. “ In the final round, I bank­ rupted all three o f the other play ­ ers,” he said. In the w orld o f M o­ nopoly, th at’s how you win the gam e - and, for M att G issel, a n a­ tional cham pionship.

by Joe Fraw ley Newspeak Staff

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W hen R ich ard so n spoke, she talked about the necessity for this center. S he talked about how the Cam pus C en ter must be built for our needs here at W PI. The cen­ ter helps to alleviate a lack o f o f­ fice and m eeting space for student o rg an iz atio n s. The ce n te r also gives W PI a place to hold cam ­ pus events. The C am pus C enter

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Tuesday, November 2, 1999

Volume Twenty-Seven, Number Twenty

MIT bombing incident blown out of Proportion

by Phil M ai & PJ Stevens Newspeak S taff LastTuesday at the M assachu­ setts In stitu te o f Technology, it started out as any other ordinary day. However, ju st before noon, som ething happened w hich dis­ rupted the everyday way o f life at this greater institution. A group o f brothers from the Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity were promoting a bi-an­ nual Halloween party. This party, known as Skuffle. helps to raise money for the Leukemia Society of America. That party has now been indefinitely canceled.

In promoting the party, a sopho­ more member o f the fraternity, was carrying a small theatrical pyrotech­ nics device. This device, which is legal and can be purchased any­ where and is usually harmless, mal­ functioned and exploded in the sophom ore’s hands. The sopho­ more suffered some shrapnel in his hand and was rushed to M assachu­ setts G eneral Hospital by am bu­ lance.

When this device exploded. MIT thought it to be a bomb so the bomb squad, p o lice, fire fig h te rs, and h ord es o f re p o rte rs d e sc e n d e d upon the campus in a fren/.y. The building in which the “bomb" ex­ ploded was evacuated and sealed off. Police found a second device similar in nature, which the bomb

squad confiscated. Parts o f M as­ sachusetts Avenue and Memorial Drive were closed o ff for hours.

C lasses w ere canceled and stu ­ dents were confused.

The police and media also came to the Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity house which lead firefighters to believe that the house was in “haz­ ardous condition.” An inspector was sent over to the house the fol­ lowing day. After careful exam ina­ tion. the inspector found it prudent that the house be shut down and evacuated for reasons o f infesta­ tion and h a z a rd o u s m a te ria ls unsafely kept in the basement. The brothers o f that fraternity are now living in other fraternities or living quarters until the problem s in their own house will be rectified.

MIT President Charles M. Vest said. “ We regret having to take this action. Phi Kappa Sigma is a fine group o f young men. W hen this incident occurred, they were pro­ moting an event to raise money for the L eukem ia Society o f A m erica and having a little fun. as college s tu d e n ts sh o u ld . N o n e th e le ss, the device that exploded caused in ju ry and d am age and e n d a n ­ gered others. We have no choice but to hold them responsible. 1 urge that this decision he viewed in this context. T here was no m a­ licious intent. It was an accident, pure and sim ple.”

Monopoly Mogul: WPI student wins national championship Courtesy o f WPI Communications Croup Matt Gissel of St. Albans, Vt„ has garnered a national monopoly on Monopoly championships. On Oct. 19. the Worcester Polytechnic In­ stitute junior took top honors at the National Monopoly Game Champi­ onship in Las Vegas. He won a tr o ­ phy, the new millennium game and an all-ex p en ses-p aid trip to the World Monopoly Championship in Toronto next year. The winner o f the world competition will receive $ 15,140 - the amount o f money in a M onopoly game. The son of Ellen and Robert R. Gissel and biochem ­ istry major at WPI, he was among 50 contestants from 49 states who com peted in the cham pionship.

Among the younger com petitors, whose average age was 30, Gissel has long been fascinated with the gam e. “ I started playing around fourth grade but didn’t start play­ ing in tournam ents until I heard

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News ..........................................

Arts & Entertainment............. letters to the Editor.................

SGA Election..........................

International House..............

West Street House....................

Club Corner............................

Announcements......................

Classifieds................................

Comics......................................

Crossword Companion...........

Person on the Street................

Police Im r ................................

What's Happening..................

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about them in sixth grade." he said.

For those who may not have played recently. Monopoly players move around a board, buying and selling properties with the goal of bank­ rupting opponents. Once a player owns a property, rent is collected from other players. The winner is the one with money at the end of the game. Gissel has participated in Monopoly tournaments for the past seven years. When he graduated from Bellows Free Academy in St. Albans in 1997. he held the best Monopoly tournament score in Ver­ mont. That qualified him as state representative in the national cham ­ pionship, held every four years.

“They take the best score in the state for the past four years and that was it,” Gissel said. “Hasbro (the com p an y that m akes M o­ nopoly) called me last July saying I would represent Vermont.” Gissel revealed a few o f his w inning strat­ egies. “The first time around the board I buy everything I possibly

PHOTO COURTESY OF THOMPSON

Janet Richardson, Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs, shares collective Campus Center hopes and dreams with hundreds of students, staff, alumni, and community members during the historic ground-breaking ceremony.

Long wait for WPI Campus Center is over On O cto b e r 29. W PI broke : ground on the new Campus C en­ ter.

In h e r sp e e c h , Ja n e t Richardson, the Assistant Vice President for Student A ffairs, called this day a “momentous day in the history of W PI.” During the ceremony many of the speakI ers mentioned just how long the wait has been for this campus to have a center for students, fac­ ulty, and staff. The wait that be­ gan over ninety years ago is fi­ nally over.

In W PI's yearbook in 1908 the ; hope was expressed that WPI would get an area in which its stu­ dents could gather frequently.

This hope continued even in the late 1960’s when the WPI Plan was created. Those people who created the plan said that WPI needed a cam pus center to help create a sense of community on campus. Finally in 1993. a com ­ m ittee was created to com e up with a plan for a campus center, with Richardson at the helm.

President Parrish and Anne-Marie Chouinard. SGA president use an excavator to break ground WPI-style.

will fulfill W PI’s need for a place to gather. R ichardson said that the C am pus C enter would be “ W PI’s Third Tower o f c o m m u n ity .” P re s id e n t Parrish said that the C am pus Center will be “much more than a student union, it will be a cam pus hub.”

In President Parrish’s speech he mentioned that the Campus Center was long overdue. He said that ev ery o n e w as su r­ prised by quite how long it took for WPI to gel its Campus Cen­ ter. During the ceremony, Judith Nitsch, the Facilities Committee Chair, ended her speech by call­ ing the dignitaries to get their shovels before President Parrish had given his remarks. Presi­ dent Parrish ended his remarks by noting that Nitsch was very eager to get the ground broken, so he said to her. "so lets do it."

The phrase spoken by President Parrish, "so let's do it," is repre­ sentative o f just how eager the WPI com m unity is that their long wait for the Campus Center is over.

can.” he said. “There are certain properties I like better than others, especially the railroads. Then it heavily dep en d s on w hat o ther people have. I become a little more aggressive if other people have a monopoly on the board . But if I have a monopoly, I’m content to just keep it.”

W hy did G issel g ra v ita te to M onopoly, rather than Scrabble, Boggle. Life or, say. D on’t Spill the B eans? “ It’s ju st a gam e I

learned very early on and have liked ever since,” he said. “ It has a com bination o f skill and luck that I like.” Skill - and luck - were on his side at the national cham ­ pionship. At the finals, he was c o m p e tin g a g a in st th re e sta te cham ps from A laska, M aryland and Rhode Island. “All four o f us had a m onopoly, but people kept landing on m ine a lot m ore than o th e r p e o p l e ’s ," G is s e l sa id .

“Plus I had all the railroads, which

helped a lot.” W inning w asn 't a sure thing at every stage o f the game; G issel was bankrupted in the first round. “ I thought I was pretty w ell done after th at,” he said. Yet his second round score was so high, he qualified as a fi­ nalist. “ In the final round. I bank­ rupted all three o f the other p lay ­ ers,” he said. In the w orld o f M o­ nopoly, th a t’s how you win the game - and, for Matt G issel, a na­ tional cham pionship.

by Joe Fraw ley Newspeak Staff

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W hen R ichardson spoke, she talked about the necessity for this center. She talked about how the Cam pus C en ter must be built for our needs here at WPI The cen­ ter helps to alleviate a lack o f o f­ fice and m eeting space for student o rg an izatio n s. The ce n te r also gives W PI a place to hold cam ­ pus events. The Cam pus C enter

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Norton recieves Instructorship award for teaching Courtesy of WPI Communications Group R o b e rt L. N o rto n o f N o rfo lk and Mattapoisett, Mass., professor of mechani­ cal engineering at W orcester Polytechnic Institute, has been named the recipient of the Russell M. Searle Instructorship in Mechanical Engineering. The award, rec­ ommended by the Effective Teaching Com ­ mittee o f the mechanical engineering de­ partment, recognizes quality teaching. The appointment is for one year and includes a stipend for continued professional devel­ opment. Norton received a B.S. degree from Northeastern U niversity in 1967 and an M.S. degree in engineering design from Tufts University in 1970. His research fo­ cuses on linkage and cam design, mechani­ cal design and analysis, vibrations, dy­ namic signal analysis and com puter-aided m achine design. He is the author o f the text “Design of Machinery,” which is in its second edition, and “M achine Design: An Integrated A pproach” (second edition in press). “Design o f M achinery” is used in more than 100 engineering schools w orld­ wide and has been translated into Span­ ish, Korean and Chinese. “Machine Design: An Integrated A pproach" is used in m ore than 80 schools and has been translated into Korean. He has produced com puter

p ro g ram s e n title d D y n acam , E n g in e, Fivebar, Fourbar, Matrix, Mohr, Sixbar and Slider. He has also written numerous book reviews and refereed journal articles, has presented his work at international profes­ sional conferences and has served as a rev iew er for p u b licatio n s such as the ASME Journal o f Mechanical Design, the ASME Applied Mechanics Reviews and the IFTOMM Journal.

He has received the highest honors award from American Society o f Training and D evelopm ent (A STD ), the S igm a Epsilon Rho Honor Society Award, the J. F. Lincoln Foundation Competition Award, the John A. C urtis O utstanding Paper A w ard, th e A m erican S o c ie ty o f Engineering Education (A SEE) Annual Conference Award, the Proctor & Gamble Best Paper Award and the ASEE CoEd Journal Merle Miller Award for Best Journal Article in 1986 and in 1992. Elected a Fellow of the A m erican Society of M echanical Engineers in 1997, he has been listed in “W ho’s W ho in America,” “W ho’s Who in Science and Engineering,” “W ho’s Who in E ngineering Education” and “W ho’s Who in the World” and others.

He is a m em ber of the Society o f Automotive Engineers (SAE), the Society

Hagglund honored by EFT for distinguished instructorship Courtesy of WPI Communications Group R aym ond R. H agglund o f Jefferson, M ass., professor o f m echanical engineer­ ing at W orcester Polytechnic Institute, has been named the recipient o f the M or­ gan D istinguished Instructorship in M e­ chanical Engineering. The award, recom ­ m ended by the E ffective Teaching C om ­ m ittee o f the m echanical engineering d e­ partm ent, reco g n izes quality advising.

The appointm ent is for one year and in­ cludes a stipend to be used for co n tin ­ ued p r o f e s s io n a l d e v e lo p m e n t.

Hagglund earned 1956 B.S. and 1959 M.S. degrees from WPI and a 1962 Ph.D. from the U niversity o f Illinois. His research in te re s ts in c lu d c a p p lie d m e c h a n ic s, product liability and safety analysis. He received the 1996 Russell M. Searle Instructorship in M cchanical E ngineering, w hich reco g n izes q u ality teaching. In 1997, he was an invited guest lecturer on safety, technology and product liability law at B aum er U niversity in M oscow, Russia. His work has been published and

presented at a num ber o f international conferences including the annual m eet­ ing o f the A m erican Society o f M echani­ cal E ngineers and the 17th Southeastern C onference on Theoretical and A pplied M echanics. Honored as the O utstanding Teacher at W PI in 1974, he w as aw arded the 1976 Am erican Society for Engineer­ ing Education (ASEE) W estern Electric Award for E xcellence in E n g in ee rin g E d u c a tio n and the 1977 K e n n eth G. M erria m P ro fe s s o rs h ip , an h o n o ra ry chair. He is a m em ber o f scientific and p ro fe s s io n a l s o c ie tie s in c lu d in g th e A m erican Society o f M echanical E ngi­ neers, the N ational Society o f P ro fes­ sional E ngineers, the ASEE, the A m eri­ can Society for M etals, the Society o f A utom otive E ngineers and the p ro fe s­ sional honorary societies Sigm a Xi, Tau Beta Pi and Pi Tau Sigma. W PI, founded in 1865, is renowned for its project-based curriculum . Under the WPI Plan, students in te g ra te c la ssro o m stu d ie s w ith r e ­ search p ro je c ts conducted on cam p u s and around the world.

o f Sigma XI and Pi Tau Sigma. He has served as program chairman o f the ASEE Computers in Education Division (CoEd), 1986-87 secretary-treasurer o f the ASEE CoEd Division and 1988-90 president of the ASEE CoEd Division. He also serves as a consultant to several industrial companies.

WPI, founded in 1865, is renowned for its project-based curriculum. Under the WPI Plan, students integrate classroom studies w ith re se a rc h p ro je c ts c o n d u c te d on campus and around the world.

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Hermanson recipient of Engineering award Courtesy o f WPI Communications Group James C. Hermanson o f Paxton, Mass., associate professor o f m cchanical engi­ neering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, has been appointed the 10th recipient of the George I. Alden Chair in Engineering.

The appointment is for three years and in­ cludes a stipend to be used for continued professional development of the recipient.

Hermanson, who came to WPI in 1995, earned a bachelor o f science degree from the University o f Washington in aeronau­ tics and astronautics in 1977, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in aeronautics from the Cali­ fornia Institute o f Technology in 1980 and 1985, respectively. His research focuses on fluid mechanics, specifically com press­ ible How, combustion, turbulent mixing, multi-phase How and heal transfer. His re­ search has been supported by N A SA , the N ational S cience F o u n d atio n , the O ffice o f Naval R esearch, the N ational C enter for M icrogravity R esearch and United Technologies C orp. His work has been published in leading professional journals such as C om bustion and Flame, Com bustion Science and Technology, the

A IA A Journal, the Journal o f Propulsion and Pow er and the Journal o f Fluid M e­ chanics. He is a m em ber o f the A m erican Institute o f A eronautics and A stronau­ tics, the A m erican Society o f M echani­ cal Engineers, the C om bustion Institute and the N ational Space Society. He is also currently an associate editor for the A IA A Journal. In addition, he is a m em ­ b er o f the Tau Beta Pi and Sigm a Xi h on­ orary professional societies.

Since 1971, the George I. Alden Chair in Engineering has been awarded every three years to a WPI faculty m em ber in recogni­ tion for outstanding teaching in the field o f engineering. Alden, a member o f the WPI faculty from 1868 until 1896, founded the Alden Hydraulic Laboratories (now Alden Research Laboratories) in 1893. He also served as acting president o f W PI and was president and chairman o f the board o f the Norton Co. He was noted for his scholarly work, his inventive genius and his out­ standing teaching. WPI, founded in 1865, is renowned for its project-based curricu­ lum. Under the WPI Plan, students inte­ g ra te classro o m studies w ith research projects conducted on cam pus and around the world.

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Norton recieves Instructorship award for teaching Courtesy o f WPI Communications Group R o b e rt L. N o rto n o f N o rfo lk an d M attapoisett, Mass., professor o f mechani­ cal engineering at W orcester Polytechnic Institute, has been named the recipient o f the R ussell M. Searle Instructorship in M echanical Engineering. The award, rec­ ommended by the Effective Teaching Com ­ mittee o f the mechanical engineering de­ partment, recognizes quality teaching. The appointment is for one year and includes a stipend for continued professional devel­ opment. Norton received a B.S. degree from N ortheastern U niversity in 1967 and an M.S. degree in engineering design from Tufts University in 1970. His research fo­ cuses on linkage and cam design, mechani­ cal design and analysis, vibrations, d y ­ namic signal analysis and computer-aided m achine design. He is the author o f the text “Design o f M achinery,” which is in its second edition, and “M achine Design: An Integrated A pproach” (second edition in press). “Design o f M achinery” is used in more than 100 engineering schools w orld­ wide and has been translated into Span­ ish, Korean and Chinese. “Machine Design: An Integrated Approach” is used in m ore than 80 schools and has been translated into Korean. He has produced com puter

p ro g ram s e n title d D ynacam , E n g in e, Fivebar, Fourbar, Matrix, Mohr, Sixbar and Slider. He has also written numerous book reviews and refereed journal articles, has presented his work at international profes­ sional conferences and has served as a rev iew er for p u b lic atio n s such as the ASME Journal o f M echanical Design, the ASME Applied Mechanics Reviews and the IFTOMM Journal.

He has received the highest honors award from American Society o f Training and D ev elo p m en t (A STD ), the Sigm a Epsilon Rho H onor Society Award, the J. F. Lincoln Foundation Competition Award, the John A. C u rtis O u tstan d in g Paper A w ard, the A m e ric a n S o c ie ty o f E ngineering E ducation (A SEE) Annual Conference Award, the Proctor & Gamble Best Paper Award and the A SEE CoEd Journal Merle Miller Award for Best Journal Article in 1986 and in 1992. Elected a Fellow o f the A m erican Society o f M echanical Engineers in 1997, he has been listed in “W ho’s W ho in America,” “W ho’s W ho in Science and Engineering,” “W ho’s W ho in E ngineering E ducation” and “W ho’s W ho in the World” and others.

He is a m em ber o f the Society o f Automotive Engineers (SAE), the Society

Hagglund honored by EFT for distinguished instructorship Courtesy o f WPI Communications Group R aym ond R. H agglund o f Jefferson, M ass., professor o f m echanical engineer­ ing at W orcester P olytechnic Institute, has been nam ed the recipient o f the M or­ gan D istinguished Instructorship in M e­ chanical Engineering. T he award, recom ­ m ended by the E ffective Teaching C o m ­ m ittee o f the m echanical engineering d e ­ partm ent, reco gn izes quality advising.

The appointm ent is for one year and in ­ cludes a stipend to be used for c o n tin ­ ued p r o f e s s io n a l d e v e lo p m e n t.

Hagglund earned 1956 B.S. and 1959 M.S. degrees from W PI and a 1962 Ph.D. from the U niversity o f Illinois. His research in te re s ts in c lu d e a p p lie d m e c h a n ic s, product liability and safety analysis. He received the 1996 R ussell M. Searle In ­ structorship in M echanical E ngineering, w hich reco g n izes q u ality teaching. In 1997, he was an invited guest lecturer on safety, technology and product liability law at B aum er U niversity in M oscow , Russia. His w ork has been published and

presented at a num ber o f international conferences including the annual m eet­ ing o f the A m erican Society o f M echani­ cal E ngineers and the 17th Southeastern C onference on T heoretical and A pplied M echanics. H onored as the O utstanding Teacher at W PI in 1974, he was aw arded the 1976 A m erican Society for E ngineer­ ing Education (A SEE) W estern Electric Aw ard fo r E x ce llen c e in E n g in ee rin g E d u c a tio n and the 1977 K en n eth G. M e rriam P ro fe s s o rs h ip , an h o n o ra ry chair. He is a m em ber o f scientific and p ro fe s s io n a l s o c ie tie s in c lu d in g th e A m erican Society o f M echanical E ngi­ neers, the N ational Society o f P ro fes­ sional Engineers, the ASEE, the A m eri­ can Society fo r M etals, the Society of A utom otive E ngineers and the p ro fes­ sional honorary societies Sigm a Xi, Tau Beta Pi and Pi Tau Sigma. W PI, founded in 1865, is renow ned for its project-based curriculum . U nder the W PI Plan, students in te g ra te c la ssro o m stu d ie s w ith r e ­ search p ro jec ts co n d u cted on cam pus and around the world.

o f Sigma XI and Pi Tau Sigma. He has served as program chairman o f the ASEE Computers in Education Division (CoEd), 1986-87 secretary-treasurer o f the ASEE CoEd Division and 1988-90 president o f the ASEE CoEd Division. He also serves as a consultant to several industrial companies.

WPI, founded in 1865, is renowned for its project-based curriculum. U nder the WPI Plan, students integrate classroom studies w ith re se a rc h p ro je c ts c o n d u c te d on campus and around the world.

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Hermanson recipient of Engineering award Courtesy o f WPI Communications Group James C. Hermanson o f Paxton, Mass., associate professor o f m echanical engi­ neering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, has been appointed the 10th recipient of the George I. Alden Chair in Engineering.

The appointment is for three years and in­ cludes a stipend to be used for continued professional developm ent o f the recipient.

Hermanson, who came to W PI in 1995, earned a bachelor o f science degree from the University o f Washington in aeronau­ tics and astronautics in 1977, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in aeronautics from the Cali­ fornia Institute o f Technology in 1980 and 1985, respectively. His research focuses on fluid mechanics, specifically compress­ ible flow, combustion, turbulent mixing, multi-phase flow and heat transfer. His re­ search has been su p p o rted by NASA, the N atio n al S cience F o u n d atio n , the Office o f Naval R esearch, the National C enter for M icrogravity R esearch and United Technologies Corp. H is work has been published in leading professional journals such as C om bustion and Flame, Com bustion Science and Technology, the

A IAA Journal, the Journal o f Propulsion and Pow er and the Journal o f Fluid M e­ chanics. He is a m em ber o f the A m erican Institute o f A eronautics and A stronau­ tics, the A m erican Society o f M echani­ cal E ngineers, the C om bustion Institute and the N ational Space Society. H e is also currently an associate editor for the A IAA Journal. In addition, he is a m em ­ ber o f the Tau Beta Pi and Sigm a Xi hon­ orary professional societies.

Since 1971, the George I. Alden Chair in Engineering has been awarded every three years to a W PI faculty m em ber in recogni­ tion for outstanding teaching in the field of engineering. Alden, a member o f the WPI faculty from 1868 until 1896, founded the Alden Hydraulic Laboratories (now Alden Research Laboratories) in 1893. He also served as acting president o f W PI and was president and chairman o f the board o f the Norton Co. He was noted for his spholarly work, his inventive genius and his out­ standing teaching. WPI, founded in 1865, is renowned for its project-based curricu­ lum. Under the WPI Plan, students inte­ grate classroom stu d ies w ith research projects conducted on campus and around the world.

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Book Review: Lego Mindstorms, a fusion of toys and microprocessors

by David Koelle Editor-in-Chief Emeritus Want to build your own powerful robots using LEGO bricks, some programming fi­ nesse, and a little ingenuity? Then this book belongs in your hands.

By now, you’ve probably heard o f LEGO MINDSTORMS, a fusion o f familiar LEGO bricks and m icroprocessor technology.

Released about a year ago to m uch antici­ pation, MINDSTORMS has enticed young and old alike with the ability to construct affordable mobile robots. “ T h e U n o ffic ia l G u id e to L EG O M IN D ST O R M S R obots” , by Jonathan Knudsen and available from O ’Reilly & Associates, Inc. (www.oreilly.com), is an in-depth look at LEGO MINDSTORMS. It is an excellent resource that describes how to extend the capabilities o f your own ro­ botic creations, going far beyond the docu­ mentation included with the product.

LEG O ’s product and docum entation is primarily aimed al a younger crowd of tinkerers and future engineers. B ut LEGO MINDSTORM S is also extremely popular among adults, many o f whom feel restricted with the limited capabilities of the LEGOprovided, kid-oriented graphical program* ming environm ent. K nudsen’s hands-on book covers more advanced topics, such as programming your robots in a C-like lan­ guage called NQC (for “Not Q uite C ” ), downloading new firmware into your ro­ bot, and making your own sensors.

K nudsen gets right to business as he introduces the reader to a robot named H ank, w hich explores a room , turning around if it bumps a wall or obstacle. Clear, step-by-step pictures detail the construc­ tion o f the LEGO creation, and the required pieces at each step are explicitly indicated.

The author then programs Hank using the graphical programming environment.

Hank is a great introduction to mobile robotics, but he doesn’t do much. Make

way for Trusty, a robot that follows a line on a floor. Again, clear pictures show the construction o f the robot, and the robot is programmed through the graphical envi­ ronment.

It soon becomes apparent that the pro­ gramming environment that comes with the product is not powerful enough to allow advanced tinkerers to develop more com­ plicated robots. For example, you cannot declare variables, o r use subroutines. It’s time to learn about “Not Quite C” , a C-like program m ing language developed by a m e m b e r o f the e v e r-g ro w in g L E G O M INDSTORM S user community. With NQC, you write your own program s and compile them into a bytecode, which can then be downloaded into your robot.

Armed with NQC, Knudsen takes the reader along as he creates M inerva, his most com plicated robot. “M inerva is a m echanical m arvel”, says Knudsen, and rightfully so: Using only two motors, she can drive around and steer, as well as pick up and drop objects with her grabber arm.

She goes out in search o f an object and, after she grabs it, returns to her starting point.

Pictures (lots of them!) detail M inerva’s construction, and her program is shown in NQC. Knudsen then tackles some inter­ esting issues, such as how to merge two sensors into the sam e input port on the robot, and how to have M inerva know where her starting point is (it’s harder than it sounds).

Sometimes, it’s not enough to change the programming environment. Maybe the firmware itself is a limiting factor. With this in mind, Knudsen introduces the reader to two replacem ent firm w ares that can be downloaded to the robot: pbForth (for “Pro­ grammable Brick Forth”) and legOS. Like NQC, both o f these programming environ­ m e n ts w ere d e v e lo p e d by L E G O MINDSTORMS users. pbForth removes some of the limitations

that are implicit in L EG O ’s robot firmware.

It gives the user more access to memory and other parts of the robot. It seems to be half firmware, half programming language.

The author revisits Minerva, and rewrites her program in pbForth. legOS gives you even more control over your robot. It is the most powerful firm­ ware available for LEGO MINDSTORMS, and is also the most complex (and the most difficult to use). Knudsen takes another look at Hank, his first robot, and rewrites H ank’s program in normal, every-day C (legOS is actually built around egcs, the open-source successor to the GNU gcc compiler).

With the first eight chapters under our belt, we can now program robots in any of a variety of languages, replace firmware, and build some impressive creatures. So where do we go from here? In the last two

chapters, the author takes what we have learned and extends it even further.

First, Knudsen describes RoboTag, in which two robots roam around an arena; if one bumps the other, it shouts ‘T ag !” us­ ing the robot’s built-in infrared com m uni­ cation port. The victim in this robotic game o f freeze tag has to sit still for a little while before driving around again.

Not only does RoboTag showcase in­ teractions between m ultiple robots, but Knudsen also uses it to introduce the reader to subsumption architecture, in which the robot’s action is determined by the high­ est level behavior that applies in a situa­ tion. True to the hands-on nature o f the book, Knudsen presents the building in­ structions and NQC code for the RoboTag robots.

Second, Knudsen gives a primer on how

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Student says Homecoming would have more spirit with other athletic teams playing at home To the Editor,

tests during Homecoming this year were W omen’s Soccer, W omen’s Field Hockey, W omen’s Volleyball, and W omen’s Tennis.

The WPI Varsity Football team is the only team that regularly has a home game dur­ ing Homecoming. One way to improve the

There seems to be a disappointing trend with respect to WPI Homecoming. Year after year, many o f WPI varsity athletic teams have away contests during Home­ coming. Among teams that had away con­

overall H om ecom ing experience for the entire WPI community and their families is to offer m ore sporting activities during Homecoming. It sad and disappointing that more WPI varsity sports teams and at least one wom en’s team do not play at hom e during H om ecom ing. We are fortunate enough to have a beautiful, new, artifi­ cial turf athletic field with lights. We are also fortunate enough to have talented, hard w orking, m ale and fem ale m em bers o f varsity athletic team s. W PI athletes contribute their best effort for WPI A th­ letics w hile succeeding in intense aca­ d em ic en v iro n m e n t. T hey d e se rv e to have a hom e gam e during H om ecom ing, o r they deserve to have the day o ff to

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Some music playing, lots o f adult-looking people with suits on, m illing around and talking am ongst them selves. They all appear to be very excited about the cam ­ pus center they donated their money to and yet will never quite use. The whole idea is silly to me. This cam pus center appears to be a cause cham p io n ed by those who d o n ’t know what really w ould benefit the cam pus. A new fitness cen­ ter for starters; a better gym nasium than Alumni are only a few o f the many things that m oney could have been spent on.

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I see technicians installing com puter net­ working all over. Is that necessary? You can m ake the exterior o f a c ar beautiful, but if the inside engine d o e sn ’t ’ work, ii is all for naught.

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Bathroom Etiquette To the Editor, Now that w e’ve established that we can say “penis” as much as we want in News­ peak, I’d like to lower the tone a little.

Every year I’m disgusted w ith the way that people treat the first floor mens room in Fuller Labs. Sometimes it just gets so bad that I need to take action.

So, in an attempt to improve the situa­ tion, let me air my web page, last seen in 1995, “How to use the Bathroom: An In­ troduction for Students, and anyone else who needs it” , to be found at: http://w w w .cs.w pi.edu/~dcb/O neTwo.html U nfortunately, I suspect that the d e­ ranged gorillas who most need this correc­ tion probably wouldn’t recognize a URL if it ran up and defecated on them.

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SGA E l e c t i o n s Ernie DiMicco My name is Ernie DiMicco, and I am run­ ning for President o f the WPI Student G ov­ ernment Association for the year 2000. The position I am running for is one o f great responsibility for the campus. My prede­ cessors in this office have all been hard working men and women o f integrity and honor. I hope to carry on this tradition. The coming year will be a very significant one for the future of WPI. With the recent pas­ sage of the WPI Strategic Plan and its imple­ mentation as the highly publicized C am ­ paign fo r W PI, our school is m oving straight to the top. The Campaign for WPI is not ju st some public-relations event or vague promise: it will forever change a great deal of our school and our image among peer institutions. Most visible in this en­ deavor at the present time is the Campus Center, which will slowly but surely become a great part of student life on the WPI cam ­ pus. During this time o f change and great promise for WPI, the student body needs leadership, and I believe that I am the right man to help lead in steering the WPI com ­ munity in the right direction. I believe that the most im portant thing for students to realize is that W PI is a community, and that the whole is definitely more than the sum of its parts. During my term as President, I will do all in my power to bring the differ­ ent elem ents of our community together. I have already begun this work (with help) in the form of co-chairing a large leader­ ship conference for the WPI community and the rest of the Worcester Consortium community. This conference will be in Feb­ ruary o f 2000 , and will provide a unifying experience for our campus and for the Con­ sortium as a whole. If elected President, I will continue to innovate and support pro­ grams such as this. I have a great deal of experience in student government. I have been involved in student government over the course of both my high school and college careers, serving as both a senator and Secretary o f the Student Government Association at WPI. I have worked on a variety o f SGA comm ittees and Institute committees, including among others CAI (Academic Issues), CAO (Academic O p­ erations). I was also a member o f the adhoc student committee that reviewed and suggested changes to the W PI Strategic Plan document, the written definition for the Campaign for WPI. I feel that I am a strong candidate for the position o f student body President. I am very capable of work­ ing with people, and I have a strong back­ ground in leadership training and student government at WPI. So vote for me, Ernie DiMicco, and I will do my utmost in the ser­ vice of the WPI community. Thank you.

the senate and the school as well. I took a proactive stance on the PIC document to eliminate such things as “honors classes” and “extended graduate research”. I have kept in touch with my fellow classmates and the student body as a whole. In doing so I have made sure to keep the good of the student body as my dedication as op­ posed to a personal agenda.

As president I would bring the same m indset to the table. I do have ways in which I would seek to improve the senate; such as better senator training and more productive meetings. I also seek to im ­ prove the relationship between the senate and the student body and increase the fa­ cilities we have for the student body such as; increased test files, more dependable production resources, and other resources for the students. As far as ways in which I seek to change the school, I do not look to impose my views on the student body, but to represent the views o f the students.

The two main roles o f SGA president are to run the meetings, and to serve as a liai­ son to the faculty and administration. As the Chairman o f Policies and Procedures, I have extensive knowledge o f our internal structure and how to m ake the meetings both productive and efficient. As a liai­ son, I have already developed strong work­ ing relationships with administration rang­ ing from Student Life to Student Activi­ ties. Both of these assets make me able to serve the student body as best as possible.

I appreciate your vote and support and look forward to leading our school into the next millennium.

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Michael Weber Dear WPI Students: My name is Michael Weber and I am run­ ning for SGA Vice-President. In the past I have served as a senator and the parlia­ mentarian o f the WPI senate. I will use the skills I have gained due to my past experi­ ence to the best ability I can, so that I can benefit the WPI community, as well as rep­ resent them. Also, I feel that I know the inner workings o f the senate, and I feel that I am ready for a new position. I know that as your vice-president I would represent you proudly. I want to make sure that the WPI senate has more interaction with the student body as a whole. Please vote for me as your vice-president on election day.

o f the class of 2002 majoring in Chemical Engineering. I have been on the senate since A term o f my freshman year and was selected by the executive board as O ut­ standing Freshm an Senator o f the Year 1998-99. My involvement in the SGA in­ cludes co-chairing the Com m ittee on Stu­ dent Life Issues (CSLI) and the Leadership Conference Com m ittee. I am currently a member o f the Cam pus Center Committtee and the Committee on Policies and Proce­ dures as well. I have also helped with other committees when needed such as Public Relations and Elections. For example, I helped with the fall pep rally and snacks and refreshments at the all-campus party.

Through CSLI, I am in the process o f get­ ting more discounts from local vendors and getting an ATM on campus with no sur­ charges. My activities that are not related to SGA include Phi Sigm a Sigma, Student A lum ni S ociety, E n v iro n m e n tal C lub, Panhel Judicial Board, Dance Club, AiChe and the Goats and K ids M entor Program. I am a very dedicated person with a lot o f initiative. I believe I am a very qualified candidate for Vice President and would greatly appreciate your vote this week.

announce my candidacy for the office o f Treasurer o f the student governm ent as­ sociation. From the start o f my career at W PI’s SGA I have been continuously in­ volved in the appropriation process. My freshman year I was assistant treasurer to the Class III organizations (e.g. SocComm, Newspeak, etc ...). Sophomore year I was assistant treasurer to the Class I organiza­ tions which includes all special interest groups at WPI. Also my sophomore year I represented the Rugby club, a Class II or­ ganization, in its special funding request and at there OCFC meetings. This year I have continued my involvement with the appropriations com m ittee becom ing the Class III treasurer. These years o f experi­ ence have given me intimate knowledge o f how all student organizations are funded.

The position o f SGA treasurer is one o f the most critical in all o f WPI. Unlike many schools the adm inistration o f W PI has given the student body, through the stu­ dent government, the power to assign all o f the money collected through the stu­ dent social fee. This money is what is used to fund nearly all student activities. The treasurer o f SGA is responsible for over­ seeing this process and m aking critical decisions regarding the allocation o f these funds. It is in every students best interest to see that a candidate who is know ledge­ able o f and able to meet these im portant commitments is elected.

These reasons and more are why I hope for your vote in this year’s SGA elections.

Kevin Dickert My name is Kevin Dickert and I am run­ ning for the position o f Treasurer o f the Student G overnm ent A ssociation. I am currently a m em ber o f the SGA senate and serve as the Class II Treasurer. In this role, I have worked closely with the current SGA Treasurer. In addition to my participation in SGA, I have served in numerous other lead­ ership roles on campus, including as an of­ ficer in my fraternity and as treasurer o f the soccer club. As the treasurer o f a student organization, I prepared and presented a bud­ get packet for this academic year, allowing me to experience the budget process from the perspective o f the organizations. I be­ lieve that my experience from these offices, as well as my participation in SGA make me an ideal candidate for Treasurer.

As SGA Treasurer, I would work closely with representatives from student organiza­ tions to ensure a fair distribution of funds among all organizations. This work would include providing information and support for new student treasurers to assist them through the budgeting process. Additionally, I would like to see special funding requests acted upon in a quick and efficient manner.

Thank you for your support.

Brian Sperlongano To my fellow undergraduates: My name is Brian Sperlongano and I am running for Secretary o f SGA. Since I am run­ ning unopposed I will spare the usual cam­ paign rhetoric and drivel. My goal as Secre­ tary is a simple one: to clean up the lax atti­ tude that has been prevalent in previous years in SGA. This will allow for SGA to function in a cleaner, swifter, and more pro­ fessional manner such that it can truly serve the best interests o f the student body and act as a “big brother” to all other organiza­ tions on campus. I will work with the soonto-be elected executive board to do just this while still working to keep SGA as friendly an organization as possible.

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Rob Pantazelos Dear Undergraduates o f WPI: On this O ctober 29,1999 I am officially declaring my candidacy for the position of Student G overnm ent A ssociation Presi­ dent. For those o f you whom I have worked with both on SGA and outside organiza­ tions, this is the culmination o f my SGA career. A career that began A term o f my freshman year, since then I have ascended to the positions of Chairman o f Policies and Procedures, Social Chairman, and As­ sistant Treasurer. During this time, I have done everything possible to im prove both

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Resources available for students in relentless pursuit of perfection

by Kate Scahill Student Development & Counseling Center Do you consider yourself or someone you know to be a perfectionist? What does being a perfectionist mean to you? For some, it means having exceptionally high standards, refusing to do anything halfway and experiencing a great deal o f pressure to succeed. It is also

about avoiding criticism, feeling that you are never good enough, and having a fear of fail­ ure, feeliings that often occur at the expense of our well-being and happiness.

Perfectionist tendencies can show up in every aspect o f people’s lives: in their work, their homes, their relationships and in their view o f themselves. These tendencies have both advantages and disadvantages. In the workplace or schtxil, perfectionists can be

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Let’s meet where the continents meet

by Murat BoTfakioglu International House This week we, as Turkish people, celebrate the 76th year o f the foundation o f the Re­ public o f Turkey, which was founded by M ustafa Kemal Ataturk on 29 O ctober 1923 right after the National Independence War. M u stafa K em al A taturk is not only the founder o f Turkish Republic but also a great revolutionary leader. N ow adays, Turkish young people are following the modem and secularist reforms of this great man. The pro­ tection o f the democratic rights and the equal statue o f all citizens according laws are per­ haps the most important o f his reforms.

Turkey is a country situated both in Eu­ rope and Asia. We can consider the Turkish landscape as a bridge betw een these two main continents and that is why Turkish people invite the foreigners to our landscape saying the sentence “Let’s meet where the continents m eet” . As I have a very strong relationship with tourists com ing to Turkey, I know that m ost of them admire the beauty o f nature, the attraction o f historical places and the hospitality o f T urkish people. I, myself, as a guide to Italians working in Tur­ key, can describe the Turkish landscape as a symphony o f sounds, smells and people in the most unlikely combinations o f appear­ ance and action. Tourists coming to Turkey experience an incredible diversity in nature, culture, history, beliefs and ideas.

The largest and the most famous cities of Turkey are Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir. These three cities have become major urban cen­ ters by historical chance as well as by de­ sign. They also became the center o f social and business life. These cities contain the country’s most respected universities, con­ servatories, theaters, and concert halls. Jew ­ ish and Christian communities, and im mi­ grants from different parts of the Ottoman Em pire add diversity to these cities, contrib­ uting to the human mosaic so the charac­ teristic o f Anatolia. Artists, actors, poets and journalists hang out in pubs and bars. Young urbanities consume the fruits o f modernity in glittering shopping malls and discos. The typi­ cal Turkish intellectual urban men and women have many things in common with their kind elsewhere in the world and they can be easy­ going, fun loving companions on your expec­ tations. They are well traveled, bilingual, and have a high degree of tolerance, yet are ready to voice their opinions on weighty issues. For visitors, the big city offers an abundance of museums and famous historical sites, night­ clubs, taverns, and bazaars filled with silver and copper objects, carpets, and gold jewelry.

Istanbul, of course, is in a category o f its own.

This city is famous with its Boshoporus, an­ tique palaces and mosques.

The most famous historical remains from ancient world are located in the Aegean (south­ western) and the Mediterranean (southern) regions o f Turkey. The city o f Troy, Assos, Pergamon, Ephesus, Miletus, Priene, Dydima (w here the Temple o f A pollo is located), A p h ro d isia s, H e raclia, C au n o s, P erge, Aspendos, Olympos and Phaselis are some examples of these world-wide famous antique cities located in Turkey. The wooden horse of Troy, the antique theater o f Ephesus and the fire still alive on top of the Olympos Mountain are the most attractive places for tourists.

Tourists com ing to Turkey, not only visit historical places, but also have a lot of fun.

They enjoy their time doing different kinds o f sport activities. In the winter, they enjoy skiing and snowboarding in several ski cen­ ters located in different parts o f Turkey.

During the summer time, they enjoy the beauty

o f the long shores and beaches doing several water sports, such as swimming, windsurfing, scuba diving and many more. Moreover, they can also feel the beauty of nature having boat trips near the wonderful shores.

As Turkish young people we know the importance o f our landscape’s natural beauty and that is why we invite foreign people to our country to experience these beauties and the hospitality o f Turkish people. Our con­ cern is the prejudices about Turkey. To avoid the prejudices w e’ll present our nation as well as we can. Finally, in the week of the 76th anniversary o f the foundation of the Republic o f Turkey, I would like to say that you are alw ays welcom ed to the land o f people whose hearts and doors are always open to our foreign friends.

very d eta il o rie n te d , in d e p e n d e n t and thoughtful in their work. These tendencies, however, can cause the same person to be fearful of making mistakes, cause them to get bogged down, unable to delegate work to others and overly caught up in details at the expense o f other tasks.

At home, perfectionists can be very neat and organized, but may suffer from exhaustion and have difficulty concentrating on schoolwork because o f preoccupation with keeping things in order. TTiey may also have frequent conflicts with roommates, friends or loved ones over the appearance of the house. In relationships, perfectionists can have high ex­ pectations for the quality of the relationship, be an excellent motivator for others and be respectfully cautious about moving forward too quickly. However, they may be picky about and critical of their partners, may assume oth­ ers think and feel the same way they do, and may be distrustful, fearing that people would think less of them if they let out their true feelings.

On a personal level, perfectionists may feel satis­ faction, accomplishment and strong drive towards success but could also be very self-critical and worry excessively about everything.

Setting high standards, striving to suc­ ceed, being detail oriented and being orga­ nized are all good things. Perfectionist ten­ dencies become a problem only when our personal happiness and relationships suf­ fer or when we are constantly stressed, frus­ trated, fatigued and worried. There are both

healthy and unhealthy levels o f perfection­ ism in everyone’s life. When you begin striv­ ing towards goals that seem impossible to reach and set unattainable standards, your need for perfection is likely to be harming you more than helping you.

One way to deal with harmful levels o f per­ fectionism is to follow these three steps: awareness, choice and change. Raise your self-awareness by tuning into your self-talk and identify what you are saying to yourself.

You might find that keeping a journal helps with this. An example is telling yourself you are a failure if you got a 95% on a test. Sec­ ondly, make a choice about whether or not you want to continue giving yourself this negative message. You have choices in how you per­ ceive that 95%: you could see it as an excellent mark on a test, rather than dwell on the 5 points you missed. Changing your self-talk is the most difficult part. Messages you received as a child about success are likely to affect how you view yourself and your accomplishments.

The next time your perfectionism is running wild, try to stop and think about where the mes­ sage that you must be perfect is coming from It is important to keep things in perspective and set manageable but satisfying goals in order to main­ tain a sense of balance in your life.

If you feel that your drive to be perfect is getting the best o f you, there are resources available at West Street House: books, per­ fectionism inventories, time m anagem ent worksheets and personal counseling.

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by Janet Begin Richardson Assistant VP fo r Student Affairs “As the living-room o f the college, the union provides for the services, conve­ niences, and amenities the members o f the college family need in their daily life on the cam pus, and for getting to know and un­ derstand one another through inform al association outside the classroom .” So said the founding members o f the A sso­ ciation o f College Unions - International in 1907.

The idea o f building a facility to address the need for com m unity space at WPI has also been developing for m ore than 90 years! In the 1908 W PI Yearbook, it was stated that “It is the earnest hope that some suitable building will be erected to bring students together at least once a week.”

In the late 1960’s, the faculty com m ittee that drafted the W PI Plan recomm ended that a campus center be built to help foster the positive social clim ate and sense o f com m unity that the curriculum demanded.

In 1992 the Commission on Social and Resi­ dential Life at WPI echoed this recom m en­ dation for a third tower.

Today we witness and celebrate the be­ ginning o f this third tower o f com m unity on the WPI campus. The new cam pus cen­ ter will stand proudly by the founding tow­ ers o f Boynton and Washburn Halls and will serve as a beacon to the entire com mu­ nity.

The Campus Center will provide a physi­ cal, social, and philosophical link between academic, athletic, and residential portions o f the campus. It will be a place for com ­ munity collegiality, socialization and learn­ ing. The siting o f the center, adjacent to the Alumni Gymnasium and fronting on the fountain in Reunion Plaza is the geographi­ cal center o f the cam pus, tying together the academic, recreational and residential communities.

T he use o f the term ‘cam p u s’ in the cen ter’s name is purposeful. Since the be­

ginning o f the planning process in 1993, every campus constituency has been rep­ resented on the planning committee, in over 50 focus groups, and in visits to numerous ‘m odel’ cam pus centers throughout the Northeast. In particular I want to thank Trustees Jim Heald and Judy N itsch for their constant support and good hum or in taking Held trips equipped only with a rental van, a map and a box of Dunkin Munchkins!

S tu d e n ts, faculty, staff, alum ni and Trustees have worked tirelessly to assure that W P I’s C am pus C enter reflects the needs, interests and activities of our com­ munity. Even before the official committee was established in 1993, the WPI Student Government Association laid the ground­ work for the center, reminding the adminis­ tration that a campus center was the great­ est single goal o f the student body. Repre­ senting the SGAs o f the past are 12 o f the last 13 student body presidents who cham ­ pioned this agenda. Would those SGA presidents who are in today’s audience as well as past and present members o f the Planning Com m ittee please stand and take a bow?

Early in the planning o f the Campus Cen­ ter, T asked the director o f a premier cam­ pus center to describe what makes a Cen­ ter successful. John told me that you have to realize that a campus center is m ore like a camel and less like a thoroughbred horse.

Sensing my puzzlement, he explained that while there is a standard for what thor­ oughbreds look like, a camel is utilitarian and you decide what you pile on it. Your carnpus center should reflect the needs of your particular campus. The Planning Com­ mittee took the advice to heart and began a process o f listening. W hat we heard was that although W PI has first-rate academic facilities and newly renovated residence halls, it lacks a living room; a place where all constituencies of the campus can feel they belong. We heard that graduate and undergraduate student organizations lack office and meeting space. We heard that

President Parrish and Student Government Association President Anne-Marie Chouinard break ground after Richardson's moving address. non-resident dining is decentralized, split­ ting up the com m unity during meal and break times. We learned about the diffi­ culty o f scheduling cam pus events, from weekend dances to study sessions for IQP groups and MBA project teams. We heard a desire by faculty to have sufficient facili­ ties to schedule professional society con­ ferences and we heard from students who live at W PI 24/7 and need a place to social­ ize, unwind and meet other members o f the community.

W P I’s C am pus C enter reflects those needs and more. Let me take you on a brief tour o f the facility. The lobby and informa­ tion desk is at the entrance to the building and serves as a gathering place for visitors and com m unity m em bers seeking direc­ tions o r the latest on events scheduled throughout the campus. The reception area features a touch-screen com puter listing daily activities, ticket sales for campus and community events, ATMs, terminal access,

and kiosks for posting by student organi­ zations. Adjacent to the lobby is an ex­ panded bookstore m anaged by Tatnuck Bookseller, which serves as a marketplace for the campus. Modeling Tatnuck’s popu­ lar and successful Chandler Street store, the bookstore features, not only textbooks, but also trade books and best-sellers, nov­ elties, cards, clothing, com puter hardware and software, and a cafe. Lounge space, terminal access for checking em ail, and a convenience store are also housed in the marketplace.

The Student Activities, Student Life and Minority Affairs Offices will relocate to the C am pus Center to better serve students, and a director will be hired and housed in the center to coordinate and oversee all o f the cen ter’s activities.

On the Garden Level o f the center there is a multi-station food-court offering popu­ lar meal and snack options and a full-ser See Address, continued to page 11

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Paper Ballot Voting November 4th and 5th In the Mail Room *see letters o f candidacy in this issue o f Newspeak to learn more about the students running fo r office!

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vice kitchen to coordinate cam pus ca­ tering. A coffee cafe for quick eat-in or take-out is available from both the lobby and the bookstore. The food-court opens to a fair-weather dining patio that overlooks one o f the jew els of the cam pus, the WPI Higgins House and its gardens. Extensive landscaping is an im portant part o f the project providing teak benches for relax­ ing, and the planting o f numerous trees and bushes to replace the tall pines that will have to be sacrificed for the project. The patio and adjacent lawn play host to out­ door concerts, long sum m er lunches, and com m unity receptions. In the evening the food-court stage becomes a home for cof­ feehouse entertainm ent, pub show s and open-m ike performances. Adjacent to the food-court is a game area with pool tables, televisions and com fortable booths wel­ coming those looking for a little relaxation, day o r night.

The center provides mail facilities for the delivery and distribution o f student and campus mail, and com fortable lounge ar­ eas in various sizes and locations, one com­ plete with a working fireplace, for informal chats and group work. Student organiza­ tions have 24-hour access to offices and workspace, printing and m ultim edia facili­ ties, an d storage and file sp ace. T he

P ublication’s Suite provides state o f the art layout and dark room facilities to the cam pus newspaper, yearbook and literary magazine. Meeting rooms of various sizes, with views of Reunion Plaza or the Higgins H ouse G ardens, each including audio, video and data capabilities serve the entire com m unity for meetings and professional conferences.

The third floor Multipurpose Room cer­ tainly lives up to its name. It’s designed for concerts, performances, seminars, meet­ ings, dances and cam pus parties. With its capacity to be divided into three smaller spaces, each with audio, video and data capabilities, the M ultipurpose Room has th e f le x ib ility n e e d e d to s e rv e the com m unity’s various social, cultural and educational interests.

Well, that’s it for today’s tour. I hope I have given you a flavor of what the new Cam pus Center holds for all o f us. Today is a m om entous day in the history o f WPI. Today we mark the beginning o f the con­ struction o f W PI’s third tower. Just as Boynton Hall and Washburn Shops have served the WPI community for generations, so the Cam pus Center will forever be cel­ ebrated as the hearthstone of the W PI cam ­ pus. Thank you for sharing this special day with all o f us.

On Saturday O ctober 2, 1999, the b ro th e rh o o d o f the M a ssa c h u se tts D Chapter o f Sigma Alpha Epsilon traveled to Canton, MA to run a picnic with The G en e sis F u n d -N a tio n al B irth D efects Center, which is the Boston affiliate o f The C h ild r e n ’s M ira c le N etw o rk .

to create your own sensors. Sensors from T he LEGO Group can be somewhat pricey, and there are currently only four types o f sensors available (touch, light, rotation, and tem perature). W ith some parts from your local electronics hardware shop and a little ingenuity, you can make your ow n sensors. Using schematic dia­ grams where appropriate, the author shows how to m ake things like a Hall effect sen­ sor for detecting m agnetic fields, and a “touch multiplexer” which allows you to read m ultiple touch sensors on one input port.

T hroughout the book, Knudsen intro­ duces the reader to some feats o f mechani­ cal engineering for use in your own robots: differential drive, gear ratios. I was espe­ cially impressed with the discussion o f di­ rectional transmission, which allows you to drive and steer the robot with one mo­ tor (a useful trick, especially since the prod­ uct com es with only two motors).

K nudsen also m akes extensive use o f web sites that you can visit to get more information. Each chapter ends with a list­ ing o f worthwhile web sites, and references to sites are also scattered throughout the

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For anyone interested in LEGO robots, this is the definitive source for learning how to go b e y o n d the b a s ic s . Jo n a th a n Knudsen does an excellent jo b at present­ ing a variety of programming environments and mechanical designs in a hands-on and illustrated manner, letting you create the robot o f your dreams.

“T h e U n o ffic ia l G u id e to L E G O M INDSTORM S Robots” by Jonathan B. Knudsen published by O ’Reilyy & Asso­ ciates, Inc. First Edition, O ctober 1999 266 pages $24.95 www.oreilly.com

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SAE lends a helping hand to C hildren’s M iracle N etw ork

by Jonathan Richard Hone Class o f ‘01

M assachusetts D was responsible for the ru n n in g o f the n u m ero u s g a m e s and distribution o f the prizes.

T h is e v e n t w as a very re w a rd in g experience for the brothers. Often times we take for granted the ability to accom plish e v e ry d a y ta sk s, th in g s as s im p le as walking, talking, or throwing a ball. Helping the children in games and various activities m ade us realize just how fortunate we are.

T h e e n tire day w en t very w e ll, and everyone involved had an excellent time.

We look forw ard to w orking w ith T he Genesis Fund again in the near future. This is our first event involving The C hildren’s M iracle N etw ork. We raised a total o f $1,430.25. Donations were collected on September 12,1999 at several supermarkets and departm ent stores in the W orcester area. We also collected $5 per brother in the “Five for L ife” program w hich was s u g g e s te d at th is y e a r ’s L e a d e rs h ip School; we collected a total of $ 170. A check w as p re s e n te d to L o ri B e rg e ro n , a representative from The Genesis Fund, at the end o f the event.

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Glee Club W elcome back! Great jo b at the Wells concert. It seemed like everyone had a good time, and we sounded pretty good, too. Hope everyone had a restful break, because we have a busy term ahead o f us.

In D ecember we have Christmas concerts at Sm ith and in New York City, but first w e’ll be singing with Wellesley College.

W e’ll be bussed there for rehearsal the night o f Thursday, November 11th, with a concert there on the 13th and again at the Worcester Art Museum on the 14th. W e’ll a lso be d o in g so m e le a f-ra k in g as a fundraiser. This will probably happen on a few Saturdays and maybe a Wednesday; stay tuned for more details. Early reports indicate that glass rakes will not be allowed this year. Rehearsals are still every Tues­ day and Thursday night at 6:30 pm ET in the J.E. Room.

Newman Club Welcome back! The Newman Club is happy to share that Father Scanlon’s sur­ gery went well and he is now in aggressive rehab and anxious to get back to WPI. The last few weeks have consisted of an apple picking and pumpkining adventure, the re­ start up o f Faith and D iscussion sm all groups, and Father Fran Roberge’s first celebration o f mass with us. The Newman Executive board meeting is Nov 3 at 9:00 pm. The choir is still growing and w el­ com es all new members to share their tal­ ents no matter the size; ju st show up at 10 am on Sundays to join. Remember there is only one mass for awhile for alternate mass tim es check out our web page at http:// www.wpi.edu/~newman.

talk, come.to the m eeting. No movie night this week; next week will be _The A dven­ tures o f Priscilla Queen of the Desert_. For more inform ation about BiLaGA, email b ila g a @ w p i.e d u or see h ttp :// www.wpi.edu/~bilaga/ for more inform a­ tion.

Christian Bible Fellowship This week in we will be holding Tuesday Night Prayer in Founders Hall at 9:30, and we will also be holding Friday N ight Fel­ low ship in Founders Study at 7:00. If you are interested in either o f these ac­ tiv itie s , o r have any q u e stio n s ab out C hristian Bible F ellow ship or anything in this a rtic le , please e-mail cbf@ wpi.edu for m ore inform ation. We would love to see you there. “F o r all have sinned, and fall short o f the glory o f G od.” R om ans 3:23 (N IV) “For the wages o f sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our L ord.” R om ans 6:23 (N IV ) For som e people, th ese verses are hard to swallow. The truth often is, but it is c ru ­ cial that you do. If you do not recognize that you have sin n ed in som e w ay o r another, and for that are not w orthy to be in G o d ’s presence, then you are con­ dem ned to eternal separation from God when you die. But that is not all, you will still suffer the sam e fate if you do not accept G od’s gift o f eternal life. God gave his son Jesus C hrist to die for your sins and those o f the w hole world. All you have to do to accept his gift o f eternal life is pray to God telling him you reco g ­ nize that you are a sinner and ask him to forgive you for yo u r sins, and ask Jesus to com e into your heart. It is that sim ple.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask.

Social & Legal Issues Group Formerly known as the Pre-Law Society, the group will be sending students to a law school fair on the weekend of O ctober 29-30. Other previews include preparation for m ock trial, with the help Masque, and p o ssib ly hosting a speaker on forensic science. BILAGA Hi all. The first meeting o f the term went well despite car problems.

We are going to get together with Clark BiLaG A and hopefully co-sponsor a dance after NDOS. The agenda for regular m eet­ ings will be emailed out before the m eet­ ings, and minutes sent out soon afterward.

The discussion topic for next week is Po­ litical Involvem ent; if you want to join the

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o f the bylaw s with regard to fiscal policy.

A lso, a m inor am endm ent to the consti­ tution was m ade, clarifying how many on- and off-cam pus Senators are allow ed to be on the Senate. Policies and Proce­ dures also presented a workshop on P ar­ liam entary Procedure last m eeting. CAI is busy exam ining issues with outcom es assessm ent, and CSLI is still looking into discounts for WPI students from H igh­ land Street businesses. SGA m eetings are still every T uesday at 6 PM in the Low er W edge. Com e by and see what we are all about!

Science Fiction Society A nim e Fest is next term ! W e’ve started planning, so if you have any sug­ g estio n s as to w hat should be show n, start show ing up at m eetings to be heard!

F or m ore inform ation on Anim e Fest, c h e c k o u r w eb p a g e , at h t t p : / / w w w .w pi.edu/~sfs! O r com e to o n e o f our m eetings. The W PI Science Fiction S ociety holds m eetings every W ednes­ day w hile classes are in session. The meeting time is 7 :12pm, and they are held in Olin Hall, room 107. So come to get early information on Anime Fest, the all-campus Japanese Animation Film Festival the SFS holds every year! O r to find out what other fun and wacky things w e’re doing. Be there or be a dull bullfrog.

Happy Birthday!!

Erica Lord From the Newspeak Staff

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SGA SGA has been very busy lately. E xecu­ tive e le c tio n s are this w eek, so show som e school spirit and vote for your fa­ vorite candidate! Election winners will be in office from January through D ecem ­ ber o f 2000. Any student that w ishes to run for a Senate seat for 2000 should stop by the SGA office and pick up a nom ina­ tion petition. T his would be a great o p ­ p o rtu n ity for new stu d en ts to g e t in ­ vo lv ed w ith S G A ; there are 35 o p en seats: that a lot o f room for new talent.

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WPI Recognizes Student Organizations for the 1999-2000 School Year

by Gregory Snoddy Director o f Student Activities The Student Activities Office has received the list of Recognized Student Organizations for the current academic year. Did you know that we have 91 student organizations here?

These organizations submitted the required materials for WPI Recognition to the Student Organization Council (SOC), and are entitled to: Schedule and use WPI facilities, Apply for funds from SGA and/or other campus sources, Associate W PI’s name with that of the organization, Be included in WPI publi­ cations when appropriate, Use the WPI Cen­ tral Mailing Service including a campus mail­ box for the organization, Sponsor campus programs and activities.

Assistance from the Student Activities Office in matters o f finance, programming, liability, and any other issues or concerns required.

The SOC will again meet in February to consider recognition o f additional organiza­ tions. The Student Activities Office staff looks forward to working with the many or­ ganizations below, and welcome the oppor­ tunity to assist other organizations achieve WPI Recognition. Additional information on the SOC, as well as achieving WPI Recogni­ tion may be found at http://www.WPI.EDU/ Admin/SAO/SOC/

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Tau Beta P i , Tau Kappa Epsilon, Theta Chi, Vietnamese Student Association, Weights Club, Wireless Association, Zeta Psi

Kappa Theta, Phi Signia Kappa, Phi Sigma Sigma, Pi Mu Epsilon, Science Fiction Soci­ ety, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Phi Epsilon, S kep tical C hem ists, Skull, SocC om m , S ocC om A rts, SocC om C o ffee h o u se , SocCom Executive, SocCom Films, SocCom MSEC, SocCom Pub, SocCom Publicity, So­ ciety for Hispanic Prof. Eng., Student Alumin Association, Student Government Assoc.,

Alpine Ski Team, Cheerleading Club, Club Ice Hockey, Fencing Club, Freestyle Wres­ tling Club, Indoor Soccer Club, LacrosseM e n ’s, L acro sse- W om en’s, M e n ’s/ Women’s Soccer Club, Men’s Volleyball Club, Outing Club, Scuba Diving Club, Shotokan Karate Club, Society o f Martial Arts, Ulti­ mate Frisbee Club, Water Polo

Initial Recognition awarded to: Astronomical Society, NT Users Group, Or­ thodox Christian Fellow ship, Mac Users Group, Turkish Student Association, Jug­ gling Club

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WPI Recognized Student Organizations Alpha Chi Rho, Alpha Gamma Delta, Al­ pha Phi Omega, Alpha Tau Omegam, Ameri­ can Institute o f Chemical Eng. (AICHE), Am erican Society o f Civil Engineering, American Society of Mechanical Eng., Arab Cultural Club, Autocross Club, Campus Ra­ dio Association, Chess Club, Chi Epsilon, Chinese Student Association, Christian Bible Fellowship, Council of International Affairs, Dance Club, Deutschklub, Eta Kapp Nu, French Club, Global Awareness of Environ­ mental Activity, Healing Arts Society, Indian Student Association, International Student C o uncil, K orean S tu d en t A ssociation, Lambda Chi Alpha, Lens & Lights Club, Linux Association, Mu Sigma Delta (Pre-Health), Music Association (Alden Voices, Concert C h o ir, Glee Club, Interstate 8, Jazz Group, Simple Harmonic Motion), Masque, Natl. So­ ciety for Black Engineers, Newman Club, Newspeak Association, Order o f Omega, Panhellenic Council, Phi Gamma Delta, Phi

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For those o f you who have not been to the S o cial W eb recen tly , a lot has changed. Be sure to take a look at the new Social Web. M any new features and m uch m ore c o n te n t is now av ailab le: E vents for ev ery o n e - W ith ov er 1700 m em bers and w orking w ith a grow ing num ber o f organizations in the W orces­ ter area, the Social Web isn ’t just for WPI stu d en ts an y m o re. Post your g ro u p ’s e v e n ts to d ay ! C o n v e n ie n c e - You no longer need to login every tim e you visit, m aking the Social Web a great startup page. Find o u t w h at’s happening in the area every tim e you start up your browser.

If you d o n ’t su rf everyday, the Social Web can e-m ail you about events in the categories you choose. N ews - H eadlines on the Social Web hom epage inform you about current new s, with several categ o ­ ries to choose from. Food and D rink D o n ’t rely on expert review ers, this new section allow s you to search for that per­ fect place for a meal based on the o pin­ ions o f other Social Web m em bers.

Be sure to review W orcester estab lish ­ m e n ts y o u r s e l f to o . M e e t P e o p le W hether y o u ’re looking for a P hysics M ajor to go h iking with, o r want to hang

Interested in som ething different for Spring Break this year? How would you like to spend a week serving those less fortunate and having a blast with other W PI sudents all at the same tim e? If you answered yes, Habitat for Humanity is right for you. We are looking for students will­ ing to spend M arch 4th - 11th building

out w ith som eone w ho likes dancing and C hinese food, you can search for them on the Social Web. And if y ou’re single and w ant to m eet other m em bers with sim ilar personalities and interests, there are over 500 people in M atchm aker.The Social W eb con tin u es to im prove and expand. H elp be a part o f it.

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No experience is needed - ju st a desire to serve. We are hoping to travel somewhere south for the week. If you are interested, p le a s e c o n ta c t L in d sa y F re e d (v_freed@ wpi.edu)in the Student A ctivi­ ties Office as soon as possible. It should be a really great and rewarding week!!!

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Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958), a Jewish biophysicist, was one of the m ajor pio­ neers in the study o f DNA (deoxyribo­ nucleic acid), one o f the various nucleic acids associated with the transmission o f genetic material. Using X-ray photogra­ phy to map the atom locations in the DNA molecule, she discovered the sugar-phosphate backbone com ponent of DNA and its position on the outside o f the molecule.

H er work also provided curcial evidence o f the double helical structure o f DNA, w hich was later m odeled by Jam es D. W atson and Francis C rick. H ow ever, Franklin’s invaluable work was not recog­ nized and consequently, she did not share in the Nobel Prize awarded to W atson, Crick, and M aurice W ilkins, a co-worker for the discovery o f the structure o f DNA. It is argued that without her work, some o f the m ysteries o f DNA w ould have re ­ mained undiscovered for quite some time.

Fortunately, Franklin is slowly beginning to receive the credit she deserves. Franklin is also well know n for her work with car­ bons and the genetic structure of the to­ bacco mosaic virus.

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Whats Happening: November 2-

Thursday, October 14,1999 Election Day 10:00am - 4:00pm - Sorority Recruitment Regi 8:00pm - Coffeehouse JL o fi M cKeon#”» 8:00pm - Language Cafe, International^: 10:00pm - All Souls T)aysCandt!e1ight Holy Spirit

12:22am - Report: Noise com plaint in Salisbury Estates.

2:50am - Report: Student had his car broken into in the Stoddard lot.

1:24pm - Check on Welfare: Grad student living at Elbridge.

1:45pm - Officer unable to find student. Health Services was called back to let them know we were unable to contact student 2:20pm - Tree limb down on car: Library Lot by center entrance, tree limb on car and between cars, Plant Services notified.

5:40pm - Alarm: Intrusion A tw ater Kent. Students with permission from professor.

8:46pm - Suspicious Person: Intersection o f Boynton and Institute.

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10:00am - 4:00pm - Sorority Recruitment Registration, Mailroom 5:00pm - Scholarship Dinner, TJiA 5:00pm - ISC General J[Jody Meeting, I p tm u M p r a ^ a ^ 4 7:00pm - C o - o | inionpation s m & y f f f & q s & x Of # L J 1i k University Lurie 7:30pm - Howard Jeff&rsori LictUreTSpeaker: Conference Room 8:00pm - ISC Tutoring Night, International House

Friday, October 15,1999 1:03am - Noise Complaint: Banging noise on Einhorn Rd. behind Stoddard A. Subjects reported in street 1:10am -Clear: Complaint Unfounded.

1:46am - Emergency Hang-up: Institute Hall call box.

8:35am - Theft: Staff member reports theft o f money from Salisbury Labs.

9:42am - Medical:Morgan Hall Kitchen, M ale having seizure.

9:47am - Notify: Cancel EA, Patient did not have seizure.

12:26pm - Suspicious Male: m ale wearing a windbreaker at Stratton Hall Human resources office asking for money.

2 : 15pm - Report: O f students in Institute Hall having possession o f Price Chopper produce green monster. Called in by the produce m anager himself.

3:37pm - Contacted RA:Third floor RA contacted in regards to the green monster stolen from Price Chopper.

3:46pm - Found: The green M onster was found in Institute, RA on the third floor found it 7:59pm - Assist: In Morgan Hall there is a loud piercing noise coming from the room.

Officer went in and shut it o ff with the te n a n t.

4:00pm - Career 6:00pm - Sorority Hous

6:00pm - Sorority Roundjf . pouiidei 7:30pm - TSA Celebration o f the 7 ' 8:00pm - ISC Night Out, Providence

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M en’s & W omen’s Cross Country ECAC Tournament @ Tufts M en’s Soccer NEW MAC Semifinals @ SpringifieJd W omen’s Volleyball NEW M AC fin a ls @ W hi^fon# 1:00pm - Football @ Coast G aaru 1 : 7:30pm - WPI Pops Concert, Alden

Saturday, October 16,1999 12:54am - Check on welfare: Lancaster S t. with intoxicated subject in roadway.

1:06am - Transporting subject to Belmont St. 11:56am - Welfare Check: Parents called to check on Riley 2nd resident who has not called home since Thursday.

12:14pm - Report: Student not in room, RA not around. Neighbor has not seen recently.

Will follow-up later. Parents advised.

2 : 18pm - Follow-Up: Neighbor knows whereabouts and will notify student to call home.

4:56pm - Report: Field Hockey banner blowing on field; Team captain notified.

W omen’s _ 11:30am & 5:00 pm - Catholic M ass J ^ e ^ ( |m ^ F c |i n d e r s Study (pm) 6:30 & 9:30pm - Film. “Election,” FLA l 6:00pm - Sorority Round 2, Founders

Sunday, October 17,1999 1:26am - Notification; Becker PD reports out at Cedar & Sever Streets, with victims of assault being investigated by WPD. W PD & EA notified.

1:32am - Malicious mischief: Call from RA reporting group observed removing street sign and placing it on vehicle in Fuller lot.

1:38am - Officer: group has cleared.

2:28am - Assist: Officers assisting W PD with fight in Friendly’s parking lot on Highland Street.

2:31 am - Officers clear Highland Street.

2:32am - D isorderly persons; O fficer reports disorderly group cleared from intersection of West & Elbridge S treet. Subjects involved in previous incident on Highland Street.

4:08pm - Welfare Check: On a female student w/ diabetes, mom called from ME, stating her daughter was supposed to arrive home yesterday.

5:25pm - Alarm: Intrusion m en’s locker room Alumni Gym. 5:32pm - Alarm set off by three assistant coaches, all set.

10:54pm - Complaint: From a neighbor on Elbridge St. He hears yelping from a dog.

Monday, October 18,1999 1:13am - Possible B&E: Student calls Dover St. requesting assistance checking apartment for possible intruder.

1:28am - Officers clear Dover St., premises checked & OK. 10:32pm - Complaint: Called in by a student, walking by the com er o f Boynton and Institute he saw a dog tied up, the dog appears to be sick and starving.

10:35pm - Dog must have been taken in there’s no sign o f him.

Tuesday, October 19,1999 2 : 12am - Found property: Purse found in Fuller Labs w om en’s room turn in at station.

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5 :12am -Intrusion alarm: Fuller Labs CCC I/O & Machine Rm., level 1.

5:19am - Officers clear CCC, all secure.

8:14am - Alarm: Alden Music Lab. 8:22am - No one in lab and door was locked, alarm reset.

9:35am - Assist: Email to student living off campus from brother trying to reach her, dispatch.

2:03pm - Alarm: Prescott St. garage, intrusion.

2:18pm - Pow er outage caused the alarm to go off, personnel at the garage.

Wednesday, October 20,1999 8:00am - Alarm: Fire/Sprinkler, Founders Hall.

8:05am - Report: Toast Burning.

1:32pm - Assist: Shrewsbury police departm ent with shoplifting suspect.

Thursday, October 21,1999 3:39 am - Intrusion Alarms: CCC intrusion alarms, first and second floors.

3:56 am - All intrusion alarms secured.

9:15 am - Assist: Service Road o f Library, black M azda key will not work in lock.

11:00 am - Jump Start: Highland and Dean, Nissan Maxima, CT. plate.

2:00 pm - Jump Start: Library Lot, white Van. 7:30 pm - Access: Boynton Hall so the presidents secretary could retrieve her purse.

Person on the Street w hat did you think of the Groundbreaking C 0 P0 PH0 fly and the new campus center?

by Emily Reynolds, Newspeak staff

“For the ceremony I thought ‘there goes my tuition’, but I think the cam pus center is going to be great; having extra com puter ter­ minals and a place to hang out.”

-Mark Hodos

“The ceremony was good, and the campus center looks great ac­ cording to the picture, but it’s un­ fortunate that I’m not going to be able to use it.”

-Kevin McNamara

“ I think it’s good since they started planning it in 1907?!? By the way, I also think they should have a Computer Engineering Cen­ ter.”

-Nate Wieselquist

“ I’m disappointed that they’re cutting down all the trees.” -Jehn Bordeaux

“T he ceremony was a phenom ­ enal collection o f adm inistrative deadw ood, but the cam pus center is a good idea.”

-M atthew Erickson

“ I ’ve been here thirty five years and they started talking about it twenty years ago, it’s good to have a place where kids can go.”

-Jan Bialonozka A thletic Equipment Director “It’s a great thing, we definitely need it!”

-M atthieu Cesaire

“I think it’s great because stu­ dents need some place to go and hang out” -M att Skladany

“I didn’t know that much about it, I ju st saw the signs today.” Pallavi Hiremath

“I didn’t see the ceremony, but it looked nice as I passed by. Were the fireworks necessary?”

-Nathan Smith