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first Midnight Ride to L.L. Bean Seeing Americaindividual project, C hris re ­

by Sarah Walkowiak Features Editor

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Every year, the American Anti­ quarian Society presents a seminar for students from Worcester-area colleges and universities. The an­ nual seminar is a unique, but rare opportunity to research and study in the library and museum(s) of the Society. Ten students are selected to participate in the seminar, where they work on individually proposed and group research topics.

The 1998 sem inar “Seeing America First” was attended by WPI students Brian Whitman and Chris Lawson. This seminar was given by P ro fesso r G regory Nobles of Georgia Tech. For his

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by Jessica Rosin The Daily Free Press (Boston U.)

BOSTON, Mass. (U-WIRE) With more music available on the Internet than ever before, the mu­ sic industry is adopting strategies to take advantage of the changes.

A new technology is edging into the music industry, the way com­ pact discs pushed records almost out of use over the past decade.

MP3 is a new computer develop­ ment that compresses music files so they can be downloaded more quickly.

In addition, those who download MP3 files can listen to music on their computers and can also trans­ fer the songs onto an MP3 player.

This device is similar to a portable cassette player and allows people to listen to downloaded music away from their computers. It usu­ ally sells for about $200.

These developm ents have caused major changes in the music business, said Jo Sager, executive vice president of marketing for the Rolling Stone Network, a company that manages websites for Rolling Stone, The Source, Down Beat Jazz and JAMTV. “It’s an interesting time right now,” Sager said. “In the computer industry, it is what we call an inflec­ tion point— a time when everything changes, like the introduction of personal computers or the changes from vinyl to cassettes to CDs.” Websites that offer MP3 files ex­ pose music fans to a wider variety of genres and bands than tradi­ tional music sources, she said.

Many of these sites connect brows­ ers to artist biographies and can customize searches to create a user preference profile.

While computer users may enjoy listening to music for free online, artists and labels face the chalienge of making a profit on the technol­ ogy, Sager said. There are some companies that offer legitimate mu­ sic files, but some people post pi­ rated songs for which artists are never paid.

“The first issue is the proper pay­ ment of royalties to the intellectual property holder. With the MP3 there is no assurance the artist is getting paid,” said Mike Farrace, vice president of marketing for Tower Records.

To address this problem, the Re­ cording Industry Association of America is organizing a system in which digital music can be distribSee MP3's, continued to pg 3

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News ................................... 10 Sports................................. 2,3 Arts & Entertainment..... 3,5,6,7 West Street House.................. 6 International House.............. 6 Club Com er ..........................9 Announcements.................. 10 Classifieds.......................... 11 Comics................................ 11 Crossword Companion......... 11 WPI Scrambler.................... 11 Police iM g ...........................12 What's Happening............... 12

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Twenty crazy WPI students braved the cold and the wilds of Maine to go shopping at L. L. Bean in the wee hours of the morning. The trip was sponsored by the Founders Complex staff and Residential Services.

searched illu stratio n s, lith o ­ graphs and texts o f Jam es Fenmore Cooper, and the search for American literary identity. Part of his research included the op­ portunity to work with historical materials, including a book dating back as the 1600’s. When asked about his experience, Chris re­ plied “I’d recommend it to any­ one. ” He also noted that the semi­ nar can become a worthwhile part of any of the WPI projects, or a great resume builder.

Brian Whitman’s research fo­ cused on his interests in music and culture. He concentrated on study­ ing the folk songs of the westward See Antiquarian, cont. to pg 3

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by Victoria Regan Sarah is actively involved on cam­ Order o f Omega pus as an Orientation Leader and Order of Omega is pleased to an­ member of Alpha Gamma Delta, and nounce that Sarah Elizabeth Snow has swims for WPI. Even with her been named Greek of the Term for B- Panhellenic duties she maintained a Term. Sarah has contributed greatly to 4.0 average last term. the Greek System here at WPI as the Order of Omega wishes to thank Panhellenic President in 1998. She Sarah for dedication to the Greek sys­ worked closely with IFC and the Ad­ tem. All Greeks have benefited from ministration here to develop a strong her work.

Shakespearean Comedy with a Twist at Trinity Rep’s Production of “As You Like It”

by Justin Greenough Editor-in-Chief

Providence, RI— What do Shakespeare, basketball and a dog in sheep’s clothing all have in com­ mon? Why, they’re all part of Trin­ ity Repertory Company’s newest production, As You Like It. In their thirty-fifth season, the company, known locally and nationally for their annual production of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, brings to us one of Shakespeare’s most

the cast of Trinity bounces through laughable comedies.

However, things are not always time, taking Shakespeare’s enter­ quite what they seem at Triniiy. For, tainment and insight with them.

The production truly demon­ in this production they strates the reality of the cliche have lifted the plot, that Shakespeare is the verse, and all of _ a timeless classic. the literary talent L S Y O U L i k e I t His work is rel­ right off of the page evant to all genof the original work and fastened it back sy w i l l i a m SHAKESPEARE e ra tio n s .

To accomplish down again in a mod­ em setting. With its hippies, shep­ this task. Trinity has lapped into herds, swing dance routines and the talents of many familiar faces to family clans reminiscent of the mob. its company, such as Jennifer

Mudge Tucker who plays the char­ acter of Rosalind, the daughter of Duke Senior who is living in ban­ ishment. Ms. Tucker is most re­ cently known for her starring role in St. Joan, as well as a host of other Trinity productions.

The Duke himself, as well as his brother, is portrayed by none other than Trinity’s own Timothy Crowe.

Mr. Crowe has appeared in over 80 roles for Trinity alone and has di­ rected two productions for the comSee Trinity Rep, continued to pg 2

Crew teams host annual indoor rowing event W P I M e n c a p tu r e i n d i v i d u a l a n d te a m

by Eric 'Wilhelm Associate Editor

This past Saturday, WPI was once again the host of the annual Worcester indoor rowing event, the Ernst M ooser Indoor Rowing Championships. The event drew competitors from several local row­ ing programs, including Assump­ tion and Clark University.

As most rowing events tend to do, the event began early in the morning on Saturday with the nov­ ice women’s races, followed by novice men, varsity women and fi­

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nally the varsity men. Every com­ petitor “rows” 2000 meters, or about a mile and a half on a rowing ergometer, which calculates the athlete’s split over 500 meters, and keeps track of time and total dis­ tance rowed. In about six and a half to eight minutes, a race is com­ pleted.

WPI placed in several events, with Maureen Foley (7:54.5), Katie Gagnon (8:07.7), Elisa Baker (8:16.9) and Julie Cerqueira (8:19.2) of the novice women’s team capturing the leam title with a combined time of See Crew, continued to pg 4

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The WPI Crew Team's novice men pulled with all their might in last Saturday's indoor rowing competition. The event drew competitors from several local rowing programs, including Assumption and C lark University.

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The Engineers took no prisoners as they won the m eet 28-13. Tucker and D C Lashmit (Marlboro, Mass.) each pinned their opponent while M acsata, Becker, McCarthy, Baden and Welsh all won decisions.

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C o rre c tio n New speak would like to acknowl­ edge the following mistake in last w eek’s issue. The headline on the letter to the editor entitled “Honor groups at W PI aren ’t so honorable” should have read, “Student voices concern over lack of W PI policy for honor groups.” W e apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

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Eric Tucker, another face not unfamiliar to Trinity fans, plays the part of Orlando, the son of Sir Rowland de Boys who falls madly in love with Rosalynd and is then banished himself. Mr. Tucker portrays Orlando as the comedic, playful and hearty youth that he is, while at the same time allowing the tenderness of his love for Rosalynd to shine bright.

Other notable cast members included: Janice Duclos, portraying a homely, yet unpredictably humorous country girl; Bar­ bara Meek as Corin, a shepherdess who is always willing to give thoughtful advice or maybe sing a little gospel tune and Anne Scurria who plays Jacques, the attendant of Duke Senior that at the end of the play, teaches the entire cast a lesson. Sucrria’s endless commentary throughout the produc­ tion do much to add to its comedic value.

Mixing such musical selections as those from Shakespeare’s own time with tunes from the 60’s and Big Band and Folk eras, musicians Kevin Fallon, Rachel Maloney and Chris Turner draw the audience into the production to become part of it. Who ever heard of clapping along with the gos­ pel choir at a theatrical performance? Cer­ tainly no one would ever try it at the Globe Theatre in England, but it seems that any­ thing goes at Trinity.

All in all, the show is well worth any

WPI Provost John F. Carney III received the Transportation Research Board K.B. Woods Award in recognition of a paper of outstanding merit in the Field of design and construction of transportation facilities at the board’s annual meeting in January. The meeting too place in Washington, D.C. Provost Carney shared the award with Professor Subhasish Chatterjee of Vanderbilt University’s Civil And Environ­ mental Engineering Department and Rich­ ard B. Albin of the Washington State De­ partment of Transportation. Their paper.

money spent and deserves a true thumbsup for any audience. If you’ve never re­ ally liked Shakespeare because it appears dry, this show’s for you. I guarantee you’ll have a renewed sense of what the bard has been trying to tell us for all these years.

As you Like It will be performed through March 7lhat the Trinity Repertory Company in Providence, Rhode Island. Ticket prices range from $24-$34 with various discounts.

Call the Trinity box office at (401) 351 -4242.

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I t's y o u r c h a n c e to n o m in a te th e m o st in n o v a tiv e y o u n g fa c u lty m e m b e r at W PI! Any student, staff, or faculty member may submit nominations to the CED by F e b ru ary 12, 1999 Nominations consist o f the name o f the nominee, 1-2 sentences describing the eligibility, and the name o f the nominator. Nominations may be in hard copy (send through campus mail) or email (ced@wpi.edu). Candidates must be non-tenured, tenure-track members o f the WPI faculty.

Let everyone know how great that professor you had last term was, or that professor who made your 8am class the one you always looked forward too. An innovative faculty member deserves to be recognized, make sure you nominate one today!

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Super Bowl XXXIII kicked off to a fine start on the quad with Bar-B-Q-ing in the snow the tailgating was sponsored by the Newman club who cooked close to 100 hamburgers for the hungry fans.

It’s that time of year again. • •

by Justin Greenough Editor-in-Chief

It’s that time of year again when we start to wonder what will become of ourselves next year. That is, where we’re going to live. Never fear! Residential Services is here and the services they provide can help you make sure you’re happy with your liv­ ing situation, whether you plan to live offcampus or you plan to remain within the WPI residence halls.

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Editor Emeritus______

News Editor_____

Justin D. Greenough

Edward J. Cameron Jr.

Christopher Stank

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Sarah Walkowiak

Nathaniel Lawrence

Jessica Morgan

Office Manager_____

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Photography Editors

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Natalie Chin

Jennifer Cooper Fredrck Tan

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Brandon Ngo

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Web Development

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Prashanth Ram

Alison Keach Eric Wilhelm Sally House

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Graphics Staff Richard Green

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“Development of a 100 km/h Reusable High-Molecular Weight/High-Density Polyethylene Truck-Mounted Attenuator,” was published in Transportation Research Record 1647.

The K.B. Woods Award is named after the 19th chairman of the Transporta­ tion Research Board executive committee.

Papers were judged on readability, logic, relevance, applicability and contribution.

The Transportation Research Board is a unit of the National Research Council, a private, nonprofit institution that is the principal operating agency of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering.

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Janelle Arthur Kerri Dagesse Ken Gagne Matthew Lug Dave Mazzarelli Joshua Millard Adam Ross Brian Whitman

c/o Student Activities Office 100 Institute Road Worcester, MA 01609 Phone: (508) 831-5464

Fax: (508) 831-5721 EmaH: newspeak@wpi.edu Homepage: http://www.wpi.edu/~newspeak

If you’re planning to live off-campus, Residential Services has a host of services available to you, including a special “Renter’s Guide”, a list of local places avail­ able for rent and three Off-Campus Hous­ ing information sessions. For more infor­ mation, contact the office or check-out their website: http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/ Depts/RSO. If you’re planning to live on-campus, the housing selection process has already be­ gun. Information sessions are being held and applications for housing may be picked up at the Residential Services of­ fice or the Business Affairs office. All ap­ plications must be returned with a $100 depsoit to the Business Affairs office no later than 4:30 on Wednesday, February 17th. The deposit will be credited to your WPI account.

Following the return of the application and deposit, each student will receive a computer-generated lottery number in preparation for the two housing selection nights. The first selection night will be for students wishing to live in Ellsworth or Fuller apartments. Lottery numbers will be callcd in-order, skipping-over applicants who are not present. If a resident does not wish to live in Ellsworth or Fuller, or was not able to acquire housing there, a second se­ lection evening will be held for all other spaces, including those available in Founders Hall. The same set of lottery numbers will be used, beginning from the lowest number avail­ able and skipping-over those numbers al­ ready placed in Ellsworth and Fuller.

The duel selection night concept is a new concept this year, allowing students to try for an apartment and still have the option to seek off-campus housing or re-arrange roommate situations to fit into a Founders suite if an on-campus apartment is not available to them.

For further information questions, or full details regarding the housing selection process, contact the Residential Services staff or your current Resident Advisor.

They will be happy to assist you in any way that they can.

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TKE aids Worcester Shelter

Freshmen and Sophomores are winners with the CDC fect job, you will also have the opportunity to win some great prizes. Freshmen are eli­ gible to win a brand new PalmPilot and Sopho­ mores can enter to win a Compaq Presario Laptop! Upperclassmen don’t fret. Your chance to win is coming shortly! On March 29th at 6:30 in Perreault Hall, “Hit the Ground Running in Your New Job” features a guest speaker from Lockheed Martin and every­ one in the class of ’99 will receive a free book for attendance. General Electric will be presenting “Planning Your Career” on March 24th at 6:30 and March 25th at 4:00 in Perrault Hall, and all class of ’00 stu­ dents will have the opportunity to win a new TV! We hope you are able to take advantage of this opportunity being offered by the Ca­ reer Development Center. The CDC is lo­ cated in the Project Center on the Lower Level and is open from 8:00 am to 6:30 pm on Mon­ day and Wednesday and 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. The CDC offers services to ensure your continued success at WPI and beyond.

by Kimberly James Graduate Student

Are you a freshman wondering how you’ll ever fill up a resume or a sophomore wonder­ ing if you have what it takes to make it in the real world? If you are, the CDC’s hosting a great event just for you. If you’re not, why not? Despite what you may think, you have already gained a great deal of knowledge that employers seek, and it’s never to early to start thinking about how your knowledge and skills can be used effectivey in a career. Next week, representatives from two outstanding companies will be here to share some of their insight with you.

PricewaterhouseCoopers will be present­ ing “Build a Killer Resume” to the class of ’02 on Wednesday, February 17th at 6:30 in Perreault Hall. And Compaq will be present­ ing “What It Takes To Be Buccessftil in Your Career” to the class of ’01 on Monday, Feb­ ruary 15th at 6:30 in Perreault Hall. Not only will you get the inside scoop from these em­ ployers about what it takes to land your per­

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by Adriano Palombizio Class o f ’99,

On Saturday, January 23, the brothers of Tau Kappa Epsilon volunteered their time at a Worcester PIP shelter and also held a fundraiser for their national charity, Spe­ cial Olympics, at cooperating local busi­ nesses. Over forty brothers took part in the day’s events.

Its acronym standing for Public Inebria­ tion Program, the PIP shelter was provided with a hefty cleaning as some spent time cleaning and washing out lockers, making beds, organizing donated clothing, and

simply tidying up the shelter.

Our second event was aimed at raising money for Special Olympics, the TKE na­ tional charity. In groups of two or three, brothers were sent to Shaw’s on Gold Star Blvd, Shaw’s on Lincoln St., Shaw’s on Stafford St., Spag’s on Route 9, and Super Stop & Shop on West Boylston St. Once there, they constructed signs advertising the worthwhile cause for which they were col­ lecting donations and proceeded to accept contributions from entering customers and people strolling about outside. They did this for an entire afternoon and at the end of it all, they had collected a hearty $385.19.

Antiquarian: WPI student has a close encounter with history Continued from page I

expansion in the nineteenth century. Brian worked with lithographed sheet music cov­ ers, and other historically significant sources. “The AAS itself is a beautiful place, I’m definitely going to use my threeyear ‘license to study’ to the fullest. The reading room is massive and the staff and fellow scholars go to no end to make you feel welcome... I soon got used to the fact that I was co-existing with some larger piece of history and that in itself became sort of relaxing. The entire AAS experience al­

lowed this dyed-in-the-wool postmodernist to gain a larger scope on things happen­ ing around me, whether they two minutes or two hundred years ago. Easily one of the most satisfying events of my under­ graduate stay here at WPI.” The 1999 seminar will explore the theme of “Shaping History". Students interested in applying for the seminar should contact Professor Kent Ljungquist at kpl@wpi.edu or Laura Menides at lmenides@wpi.edu.

Applications are handled through the de­ partment of Humanities and Arts.

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uted, but those who own rights to the music will be properly compensated, Farrace said.

Additionally, music retailers are still test­ ing the water of consumer interest in online sales. Tower Records, which established a website in 1995 and began distributing music digitally two months ago, is still gauging online sales’ success, Farrace said.

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WPI sports update: Results from January 29 to February 4

by Geoff Hassard WPI Sports Information Director

Wrestling (11-3-1) The wrestling team spent the last week on the road as they journeyed south to New Jersey and Connecticut. They more than held their own at Montclair State against the hosts, The College of New Jer­ sey and Hunter College. Montclair and TCNJ are ranked 6th and 7th in Div. Ill re­ spectively and the Engineers battled to the end. They lost to Montclair 34-13 and TCNJ 28-15, but they took the Hunter squad 2515.

Joe Tucker (Barre, Vt.) and Lance Baden (Framingham, Mass.) led the way for WPI with three wins each on the day. Aaron Becker (Coventry, R.I.) and Willie Welsh (Jamesport, N.Y.) were next with two wins each. Nick Macsata (Enfield, Conn.), Matt McCarthy (Malden, Mass.), Chris Newton (Wayland, M ass.) and Matt Lucas (Haverhill, Mass.) were all single winners.

Last Tuesday WPI was at Coast Guard to renew their great rivalry with the Bears.

The Engineers took no prisoners as they won the meet 28-13. Tucker and DC Lashmit (Marlboro, Mass.) each pinned their opponent while Macsata, Becker, McCarthy, Baden and Welsh all won deci­ sions.

Men’s Indoor TVack The men competed at MIT on the 30th.

Top performers were: Mike Pockoski (Dayville, Conn.) who was 2nd in both the hammer and 35-lbs. weight throw; Dave Bowler (Worcester, Mass.) was 3rd in the pole vault; Kendall Clark (Fryeburg, Maine) was 5th in the high jump; Kevin Gallerie (Middleton, Mass.) won the high jump with a personal best 6’-2”.

Women’s Basketball (9-8) The women’s basketball was looking to get back on the winning track against Wellelsey on the 30th. The game ended up being a contest of two halves for WPI. The two teams went into the break tied at 20-20 and in the second half there must have been a lid on the hoop as WPI man­ aged to score just nine points. The final was 54-29 in favor of the hosts. Lynn Michalenka (Lincoln, R.I.) and Jody Kenniston (Old Town, Maine) each had 10 points in the game.

Last Tuesday night the women hosted Mount Holyoke in the first game of a men’s and women’s doubleheader. WPI came through with a solid effort at both

ends of the floor to win 62-45. Kenniston had 13 points and four steals and Rachel Zimet (Trumansburg, N.Y.) had nine points and nine rebounds. Michalenka added 12 points and Amy Matter (Kettle Falls, Wash.) scored a season high 10 points.

Men’s Basketball (2-13) The men’s basketball team dropped a pair of games last week to Springfield and MIT. WPI fought hard in both games, but came up short.

In the 79-71 loss to MIT, WPI had a sixpoint lead with 3:39 left in the first half be­ fore MIT closed the half with a 14-2 run to lead at the break 35-29. In the second half WPI battled back twice to cut 15 point leads in half, but MIT made their free throws down the stretch to hold on to the win. John Lehane (Marlboro, Mass.) led WPI with 22 points. Greg LaCamera (Lakeville, Mass.) had his best scoring game in a couple of weeks with 17 points.

Matt Bielik (Webster, Mass.) added 15 points and 7 rebounds while Ryan Thomas

(Bangor, Maine) had 14 points.

Last Tuesday night the Springfield Pride came to town looking to stay in the race in the conference. The visitors held WPI scoreless for the first 4:30 of the first half as they raced to a 46-28 halftime lead. In the second half the Engineers couldn’t cut into the lead as they lost 83-67. Freshman Nick Williams (Webster, Mass.) came off the bench to score a career high 15 points for WPI. Women’s Swimming (0-10) The women’s swim team was at Clark University on the 30th to swim against their cross-city rivals. The Cougars were too strong and won the meet 144-103. Fresh­ man Kate Johnson (Hamden, Conn.) was the only event winner for WPI in the meet as she won the 100-yard backstroke.

Last Wednesday the women ended their dual meet season at Brandeis with a 135-101 loss. Marianne Schady (College Point, N.Y.) won the 200-yard freestyle.

Jen Wright (Keene, N.H.) won the 50-yard butterfly and Johnson won the 100-yard

individual medley. Johnson was also part of the winning 200-yard freestyle relay team that took first place. The foursome was rounded out with Jill H ubbard (Ballston Lake, N.Y.), Diane Kavanagh (Warwick, R.I.) and Liz Hart (Delmar, N.Y.).

Men’s Swimming (2-5) The men were also at Clark on the 30th unfortunately they didn’t find the going any easier as they dropped their meet by a score of 149-128.

The meet started off well with a win in the 200-yard medley relay for WPI. Jon Prusak (Eastham pton, M ass.), Jason Walonoski (Winsted, Conn.), Bill Sullivan (A ttleboro, M ass.) and Andy Kern (Ellensburg, Wash.) swam to victory. Kern and Walonoski also won single events for the Engineers in the meet. Kern won the 200-yard freestyle while Walonoski won the 100-yard breastroke. Joe Ziolkowski (Blue Springs, Mo.) won the 1-meter diving while his partner Rob Seneres (Providence, R.I.) won the 3-meter diving.

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33:38.3. The Assumption women followed WPI with a combined time of 34:51.1. AnneMarie Chouinard, who is training to com­ pete at the CRASH-B World Indoor Row­ ing Championships in Boston later this month, finished with the fastest time among all varsity women competing, at 7:50.2.

Clark’s novice team was able to better WPI by winning the team and individual races, with 27:39.8 versus WPI’s 28:06.6. The WPI varsity men finished off the morning by crushing the opposing teams with a com­ bined time of 26:55.4, pulled by Ernie Moseley (7:11.0), Scott Hamel (6:41.8), Carl Messina (6:31.3) and Eric Wilhelm (6:31.3). Messina and Wilhelm also tied for the fastest time of the day, both com­ pleting the 2000 meter course in 6:31.3 minutes.

The WPI men’s and women’s crew teams are club sports at WPI, rowing on nearby Lake Quinsigamond out of the Donahue Rowing Center. Both teams have seen much success over the past months, with the men’s varsity four winning the New England Championships this past spring after an undefeated season. This was fol­ lowed up by a third place finish at the Tex­ tile Regatta in Lowell this past October, and medaling at both the Head of the Connecti­ cut and Head of the Charles Regattas by

finishing second and fifth, respectively.

The novice women’s eight also medaled at the Head of the Connecticut, finishing first, this past fall.

This spring, the crew teams will be mak­ ing the trip to Gainesville, Georgia to train

on the Olympic course of Lake Lanier for the third consecutive year. Several mem­ bers of the men’s and women’s teams will be competing later this month in the up­ coming indoor rowing championships in Boston.

WPI Men row at the erging competition which was held at WPI’s Alumni Gymnasium.

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Players get to control their own Civilization in Activision’s new release

by Ken Gagne Newspeak Staff

Name: CIVILIZATION U Platform: Sony PlayStation Publisher: Activision Rating: 9.2 Many a fantasy author has described what curses absolute power and immortal­ ity can be. Activision shows us the other side of the coin with Civilization II, a Sony PlayStation game developed by MicroProse.

Civilization puts players in control of you guessed it - a civilization which they must manage from the year 4000 B.C. to A.D. 2020. Throughout the ages, various scientific breakthroughs will be made, start­ ing with simple discoveries such as pot­ tery and writing - prerequisites for advance­ ments such as the steam engine, refrigera­ tion, and atomic theory. The ultimate goal is to be the first country to launch a space­ ship and colonize another planet.

Players can choose their nationality, from American to Chinese to Aztec, as well as the size of their fictional world, the number of roving barbarians, and other factors.

There are other, competing civilizations, as many as seven. Wars, treaties, and tech­ nological trades are all possible responses to encounters with the neighbors. Govern­ ments must be chosen and changed when appropriate: for example, monarchy is good for developing countries, but you’ll prob­ ably want to switch to a republic or democ­ racy eventually, though don’t discount the benefits of feudalism, despotism, and com­ munism.

Civilization is complex enough to offer total control of the world, without bogging down players in tedious minutia. Food shortages must be dealt with, but not to the point of grain allocation or such. Years pass by as many as 20 at a time, and there are no seasons or natural disasters with which to contend.

The graphics are nothing new. Simple, pixelated maps and icons are the main source of interaction. There’s the occa­ sional grainy video to announce a Wonder of the World, or when consulting with the groveling, laughable Council of Advisors.

The four background musics from which to choose, though simple and repetitive, are not a nuisance. Sound effects are bare, with clashing units (horsemen, spies, ma­ rines, etc) creating a small ruckus.

Control is not problematic, but could be

more efficient. Switching icons or scroll­ ing around the world occurs slowly. But there are few problems in using the main functions.

An online “civilopedia” offers a handy reference, while the council offers advice helpful to beginners. Civilization is never afraid to point out a good site for a new city or irrigation.

Despite such help, Civilization is a tax­ ing game. Even with all options set to nov­ ice levels, playing a full game can take more

than six hours, though the scoring system doesn’t give points for dedication. There are so many different ways to approach every game and every problem that it’s easy to get pulled in. Progress can be saved, but at the cost of a whopping ten blocks 2/3rds a standard memory card.

Civilization brings the tactics and strat­ egy of computer titles to the PlayStation with engrossing, addictive gameplay. Civi­ lization: a minute to learn, a lifetime to mas­ ter, and a history to write.

Ani Difranco Takes the music nowhere but UP(X6)

by Kimberly Farrell Graduate Student

Produced. The one word that comes to so many peoples’ minds when listening to this prolific independent singer/songwriter/ folk-punk-completely amazing woman’s newest album, “up up up up up up” (yup, that’s 6 ups). Ms. Difranco’s music has evolved from raw, passionate one-womanwith-a-guitar to powerful, passionate awoman-with-her-band. She has been known to comment that her earlier studio albums were merely an attempt to harness her raw performance energy, but this new­ est album shows a maturity and a real ef­ fort to take advantage of a production that would never be possible on a stage. She’s taking a lot of criticism for her newest work, but, as with any album, the way to go into it is with no expectations.

Eternally raw and passionate, Ani’s fo­ cus drifts from bitter former relationships to politcal agendas and their misguided hoards, from a gentle forgiveness of her father’s distance to a marijuana-induced jam that spreads over the last 13 minutes of the album. Her artistic range is so appar­ ent on this album that it should definitely thrust her into the spotlight she’s been flirt­ ing with for years.

Released on Righteous Babe records,

Ani’s own independent label, “up up up up up up” is Ani’s 12th release in the past 10 years. Not at all satisfied with corporate music, Ani Difranco started her own record label years ago, with her music as the showpiece. Currently, the only other musician on the label is Utah Phillips, whose last album was produced

by Ani. The music, you say? A review with no mention of the songs? The first single, “Angry Anymore”, is an upbeat song of forgiveness and the pain of childhood when parents are fighting, and it opens with

some wonderful banjo picking. “Jukebox”, played often on last summer’s stadium tour, speaks of the solitude and dancing to one’s memories of the past, “’tis of thee” is a cynical embittered look at the ‘war on drugs’ from the wrong side of the tracks.

The entire album is full of insightful lyrics and groove-able tunes.

The deal is, if you’ve never heard Ani Difranco, you’re definitely missing out on one of the most passionate and talented women in the business. If you’ve heard Ani but not yet this album, what are you waiting for?

W W P I ’s T o p M u s i c f o r t h i s w e e k Compiled by J eff Nawrocki WWPI Music Director

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T h e r e ’s th is p la c e in N e w Y o rk C ity th a t I p r a c t i c a l l y u s e d t o l iv e a t c a l l e d th e K n i t t i n g F a c to r y . It h a d t h r e e ( n o w l o u r ) p e r f o r m a n c e s p a c e s p a c k e d in to th is b o h o s p a c e o f f a B r o a d w a y . It b o o k s o n ly g o o d m u s ic . F u n n y t h in g is , t h o u s a n d s o f p e o p l e d e f i n e w h a t g o o d m u s ic is m e r e l y b y w h o is p l a y i n g a t th e K n i t ti n g F a c to r y . S o , th e y c a n n e v e r lo s e : b a d m u s ic n e v e r h a p p e n s a t th e K n i t ti n g F a c ­ to ry , s i n c e th e y m o r e o r le s s d e t e r m i n e w h a t i s g o o d . T h e y b o o k a lo t o f J a z z !

O n e n ig h t I w a s th e re w a tc h in g so m e g r o u p p la y , it w a s p r o b a b l y o n e o f t h e i r “ K n i t ti n g B a n d s ” ( o h , a n o th e r th in g th e y c a n d o , th is p la c e , is m a k e u p g r o u p s , i t ’s a s t o u n d i n g ) lik e R i b o t- Z o r n T y lc r - T h r e a d g ill-E y e o r s o m e th in g a n d so m e lo w -to n e d a n n o u n c e r c o m e s o v e r th e P A . a f t e r Z o r n c le a n e d th e s p it o f f th e p e o p l e in th e f r o n t ro w a n d in to n e s : “ S e x M o b , f r e e , d o w n s t a i r s , L a te N i g h t H a n g .” M e a n d a c c o m p a n ie s d e a rly w a n t e d to q u i t N Y C to g e t to th e S u b u r ­ b a n D i n e r o f P a r a m u s , N J in h o p e s o f c a t c h i n g T r ix t e r , so w e d i d n ’t s ta y f o r th is S e x M o b , b u t w e h e a r d th e m a s w e le f t, T r u m p e ts a n d G u ita rs a n d D ru m s w a ft­ in g u p t h e s t a ir s , J a z z !

A c o u p l a y e a r s l a t e r I ’m in m y r o o m so f a r a w a y f r o m B r o a d w a y a n d l i s te n i n g to t h e i r r e c o r d — t e c h n o l o g y ! H e r e ’s S e x M o b : a N e w Y o rk d o w n t o w n s u p e r g r o u p .

B e rn s te in : tru m p e t, K ra u ss : sa x , S c h e rr: b a s s , a n d W o lle s e n : d r u m s . L e n d in g e v e n m o re s ta r p o w e r to th e p r o c e s s c o m e s Jo h n M e d e sk i (fro m h ip p c r-th a n y o u M M W & L ) o n o rg a n o n m a n y tra c k s.

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F o r t h e w e s t e r n e x p a t r i a t e liv ­ in g in I r a n d u r i n g th e la te s e v e n ­ t i e s , t h e r e w e r e s i g n s o f t h e im ­ p e n d in g r e v o lu tio n b u t th e s e c o u ld e a s ily b e ig n o re d . T h e w e s te rn c o m m u n i ti e s w e r e c a u g h t o f f g u a rd by th e re v o lu tio n , e v en th o u g h th e re w e re o c c a s io n a lly

s o m e r a t h e r n a s ty t h i n g s h a p p e n ­ i n g th e r e f r o m tim e to t im e . B u t g e n e r a lly , w e , w h o w e re liv in g a n d w o rk in g th e re , w e re is o la te d f r o m th e r e a l f a c t s o f lif e .

O n e e v e n i n g , w h i l e w a i t i n g in a n I r a n i a n f r i e n d ’s c a r , a g r o u p o f e n th u s ia s tic y o u n g m e n ra n o u t o f a m o s q u e in to th e n ig h t s h o u t i n g “ G o d is g r e a t ! ” I t s tr u c k m e a s o d d th a t th e y w o u ld b e th is e n e r g iz e d s o la te in t h e e v e n i n g . I n o t i c e d n o t h ­ i n g p e c u l i a r u n t il I b e g a n m o o n ­ l ig h t i n g a t th e K e y h a n T im e s a r o u n d th e tim e o f a c in e m a fire i n a s o u t h e r n c i t y in I r a n . I f i r s t h e a r d o f th e tra g e d y o n th e r a ­ d io , b u t w h e n a re p o rte r w h o a tte n d e d th e f u n e ra l re tu r n e d w ith p h o to g r a p h s o f th e b o d ­ ie s o f th e v ic tim s , I k n e w s o m e ­ h o w th in g s w o u ld n e v e r b e th e s a m e a g a in . T h e e m o tio n a l o u t­ p o u r in g o f g r ie f at th e fu n e ra l w a s re a c h e d an a p ex an d su d ­ d e n ly th e c o u n tr y c h a n g e d its

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w a lls a s w e ll a s h u n g fro m b u ild in g o n c lo th th a t w a s s e v e ra l flo o rs w id e . T h e re s t, a s is o f t e n s a id , is h is to r y .

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F r id a y ( F e b r u a r y 12) is “ N a tio n a l F r e e d o m to M a r r y D a y ” a n d w e ’ll h a v e s o m e e v e n ts fo r th a t , to o . L o o k fo r e m a i l a n n o u n c e ­ m e n ts a n d fly e rs .

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C o m e o n d o w n , b r in g f r ie n d s , a n d s h o w o f f w h a t th is s c h o o l ’s th e a tr e d e p a r t m e n t is c a p a b le o f. I ’v e s a id it b e fo re , a n d I ’ll s a y it a g a in : P e o p l e p u t th e ir h e a r t s a n d s o u l s i n to t h e s e p e r f o r m a n c e s , s o g i v e th e m y o u r s u p p o r t ( a n d h a v e a g r e a t tim e to o ! ! ) A n d ( r e p e a tin g m y s e l f y e t a g a in ) — F r i­ d a y s a t 4 :3 0 , c o m e h a n g o u t in th e A ld e n H a ll G r e e n R o o m . T a k e p a r t in th e tr iv ia .

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T h e s e v id e o s e x p lo r e v a r io u s a s p e c ts o f n u c le a r d i s a s t e r s a r o u n d th e w o r ld . W e re th e s e p r e v e n t a b l e ? W h a t is t h e d a n g e r d e c a d e s la te r? W h a t h a v e w e le a rn e d , a n d w h a t d o w e s till n e e d to le a r n a b o u t t h e s e d is a s te rs ?

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po w e r to drive business success. T h e to p c o m p a n y in a rapidly e x p a n d in g m arketplace, w e’re th e p eople th a t b a n k in g , financial, a n d in d u stry leaders w o rld w id e rely o n fo r th e to o ls to access a n d safeguard critical in fo rm a tio n in app licatio n s su c h as o n lin e reservation system s, tran sac tio n p rocessing, billing, a n d m ore.

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o n g o in g o p p o rtu n itie s to reach n e w h e ig h ts w ith us. A t E M C , y ou’ll fin d y o u r initiative, e n th u sia sm , a n d p e rfo rm a n ce rew arded in an e n v iro n m e n t th a t su p p o rts y o u r highest goals.

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T o s ta rt e x p e rie n c in g T H E E M C E F F E C T in y o u r c are er, please s to p b y y o u r c a re e r c e n te r o r please s e n d /fa x y o u r re s u m e to: H u m a n R e so u rces, U n iv e rsity R e c r u itm e n t, J o b C o d e A D 1 - C 2 /9 , E M C C o r p o r a tio n , 5 T e c h n o lo g y D riv e , M ilfo rd , M A 0 1 7 5 7 -3 6 8 1 ; Fax: (5 0 8 ) 4 3 5 - 8 8 8 4 o r e m a il to : u n iv e rs ity _ e m c @ e m c .c o m (A S C II te x t file o n ly ).

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Housing S e le c tio n Tim eline Wednesday, January 27 4:30pm

Off-Campus Housing Information Session

Monday, February 1 6pm

Housing Selection Information Session H ig g in s L a b o r a to r ie s 1 1 4

Tuesday, February 2

Housing Applications available at

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R e s id e n tia l S e r v ic e s

Tuesday, February 2 4:30pm

Off-Campus Housing Information Session H ig g in s L a b o r a to r ie s 1 1 4

Monday, February 8

Special Interest Housing Applications available at Residential Services

Tuesday, February 9 4:30pm

Housing Selection Information Session H ig g in s L a b o r a to r ie s 1 1 4

Wednesday, February 17

$100 Housing Deposit & Housing Application Due to the Accounting Off ice by 4:30pm

Wednesday, February 24

Students who have paid a housing deposit receive their lottery numbers in campus mailboxes by 4:30pm

Friday, February 26

Special Interest Housing Applications Due to Residential Services by 4:30pm

Thursday, March 18 5pm

Housing Selection Information Session H ig g in s L a b o r a to r ie s 1 1 4

Monday, March 22

Apartment Selection Night starting at H a r r in g to n A u d ito r iu m

Wednesday, March 24

Housing Selection Night starting at 6pm in H a r r in g to n A u d ito r iu m

Friday, March 26 4pm Friday, April 2

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th e ir c a r w e n eed to g e t h o m e ? H o w d o w e k n o w th a t o u r “ R .A .” s w ill sh o w u p o n th e ir ro u n d s ? W e tru s t o u r s e c re ts a n d o u r s c h e d u le s b e c a u s e w e k n o w o u r f r i e n d s a r e p e o p le w e c a n tr u s t. W e k n o w t h a t th e y a r e p e o p le w h o s p e a k u p o n t h e i r c o n v ic tio n s a n d a c t a c c o rd in g ly .

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