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b re a k fa s t s titu te fo r E le c tr ic a l a n d E le c tr o n ic s E n g in e e r s ) h a s d o n e in th e p a s t w e ek . E v e r y d a y in A t w a t e r K e n t, a n I E E E m e m b e r a r r iv e s b e f o r e 8 a m , b r in g in g w ith h im D u n k in D o n u ts a n d b a g e l s . A p o t o f c o f f e e is b re w e d , a n d th e E E u n d e r g ra d lo u n g e is o p e n e d fo r b u s in e s s . T h e lo u n g e p r o v i d e s n iu n c h ie s , h o m e w o rk h e lp , a d v ic e , a n d g e n e ra l g o o d c o n v e r s a tio n fo r all m e m b e rs o f th e E E d e p a r tm e n t. IE E E m e m b e rs d o n a te tim e to s t a f f th e lo u n g e , g iv e a s s i s t a n c e , a n d k e e p th e c o f f e e h o t. S e e I E E E , c o n tin u e d to p g 2

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T h e w o m e n ’s b a s k e tb a ll te a m c o n tin u e d o n th e r o a d la s t w e e k a t M I T a n d C la rk . T h e y d r o p p e d b o th g a m e s a n d r e m a in e d in a b a tt l e f o r a h o m e g a m e in th e f ir s t r o u n d o f th e N E W M A C to u r n a m e n t. O n S a t u r d a y th e 1 3 th W P I p la y e d th e r iv a l E n g in e e r s f ro m M I T a n d lo st 7 2 -5 4 . W P I - l e d a f te r th e f irs t h a l f 4 1 - 2 7 fu e le d b y 5 o f 5 m a k e s f r o m b e h in d th e a rc . In th e s e c o n d h a lf M I T h e ld W P I to j u s t 11 p e r c e n t s h o o t i n g w h i l e o u t s c o r i n g th e m 4 5 - 1 3 to w in th e g a m e . L y n n M ic h a le n k a ( L i n c o l n , R .I .) le d W P I w ith 2 0 p o i n ts .

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e a rlie s t h e ro e s, w as m e n tio n e d as a f rie n d . B e s id e s h is d r a m a tic p o e try , h u m o r, s o m e ti m e s h ig h s a r c a s m a n d m a n y m e m o r a b l e q u o te s ( w h ic h I w ill n o t m e n tio n h e r e ) , A m iri B a r a k a r e m e m b e r e d h is n in e c h i l d re n . fr ie n d s a n d e n e m ie s a lik e d u r in g h is ta lk . H e p r e s e n te d a p ic tu r e o f h i m s e l f a n d th e la te p o litic a l a c tiv is t, K w a m e T u re (fo rm e rly

a n d s a id h is m a s s iv e “ B la c k R e c o n s tr u c tio n ” h a d m a d e h im c ry . A ls o e n c o u r a g in g w a s th e a b s e n c e o f a n y a n ti- S e m itis m in h is

h e w a s s c h e d u l e d to b e h e r e a t W P I, n o t e x a c tly w h e re o n e — w h o k n e w o f h is r e p u ta tio n d u r in g th e C iv il R ig h ts e r a — w o u ld e x p e c t to fin d h im .

y e ars. T o fin d o u t if th e re w a s a n y B a r a k a o n th e s h e lv e s a r o u n d to w n , I t h e n c a l l e d a r o u n d to s e v e r a l b o o k e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in W o r c e s ter. N o p la c e h a d a n y th in g re c e n tly p u b lis h e d . T h e W P I b o o k s to re h a d a b s o lu te ly n o th in g ; d itto T a tn u c k B o o k s e l le r s , b u t th e p le a s a n t s o u n d in g la d y a t G o rd o n L ib r a r y s a id , “ ‘D e a d L e c t u r e r ’ h a s

B o r n L e R o i J o n e s in 1 9 3 4 , A m iri B a r a k a b e c o m e s o r t o f a n ic o n o f th e ra d ic a l le ft d u r in g th e f if tie s a n d s ix tie s ; h e w a s th o u g h t o f firs t a n d fo r e m o s t a p o e t. T h e n p o e try o n ly o c c a s io n a lly in te r e s t e d m e . B u t o n e o f h is e a r l y b o o k s o f p o e tr y - c a n 't r e m e m b e r w h i c h — c a u g h t m y a tte n tio n , p r i m a rily a p o e m in w o rd s a n d in p h o

b e e n c h e c k e d o u t b u t 'T h e B a p tis m a n d th e T o il e t ’ is o n r e s e r v e a t th e f r o n t d e s k .” I c h u c k l e d to m y s e lf ! I ’d f o r g o t te n j u s t h o w s u g g e s tiv e s o m e o f h is p o e try c o u ld b e . W h e n I r e a c h e d h o m e , I to re th r o u g h m y b o o k s to fin d th e tw o b o o k s I o w n e d . T h e r e w e re “ D e ad L e c tu re r” an d “ D u tc h m a n ,” a p la y th a t w o n th e p r e s ti

to g r a p h s , im p re s s iv e ly e n title d “ O n S e e in g D ia n a R o s s G o M a a d d d d .” In it, h e a tta c k e d th e

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B r o a d w a y p r o d u c tio n th a t y e a r. I r e c a l l e d t h a t in o n e o f h i s p la y s , “ T h e B a p ti s m ,” I b e lie v e ,

w a lk e d in to th e G r e a t R o o m a h a lf h o u r la te r, h is b o d y s u g g e s t e d th e y e a r s th a t h a d p a s s e d . A f t e r D a w n

f a c ilitie s a c c o m p a n ie d b y sig n s “ F o r C o l o r e d O n ly .” P e r h a p s m o s t a p p r o p r ia te ly , h e r a ile d a g a in s t th e n a r r o w n e s s o f th e s o m e g r a d u a t e s

th e re w a s a c h a r a c t e r s im p ly c a lle d “ H o m o s e x u a l.” I w o n d e r e d a b o u t A m i r i B a r a k a ’s a t t i t u d e t o w a r d

J o h n s o n ’s i n t r o d u c t io n a n d o n c e b e h in d th e p o d iu m , h o w e v e r , w ith

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a lo n g w ith s o m e te q u ila . I ’m s u re th e m e m b e rs o f th e f r a te r n itie s a re r a tio n a liz in g th is i n h u m a n e , n o t to m e n tio n d is g u s tin g , p r a c tic e as t r a d itio n , o r p o s s ib ly a s a fu n e x p e r i e n c e . B u t, I w o u l d l i k e to

w e lf a r e o f th e g o ld f is h w o u ld p r o b a b ly g o o v e r lik e a p r o v e rb ia l le a d b a l l o o n o n a c a m p u s t h a t ’s 8 0 %

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W h e n th e a n n o u n c e m e n t c a m e t h a t A m iri B a ra k a w a s c o m in g to to w n , I w a s p l e a s e d a n d s o m e w h a t s u r p r i s e d to le a rn th a t h e w a s still g e tt i n g a r o u n d . H e w a s o b v io u s ly a liv e a n d n o t a v ic tim o f th e s e tr o u b le d tim e s . E q u a lly p r o f o u n d ,

le a d in g S u p r e m e fo r th e w a y s h e p ro je c te d h e rs e lf b e y o n d h e r M o to w n g r o u p a n d h is d e f in itio n o f , I b e lie v e , b la c k n e s s . I h a d n o t

c a u s e I c o u l d n ’t fin d a n y th i n g to s a t is f y m y s e l f . ” T h i s d i s a r m e d m e a n d , in e f fe c t, e n d e d m y s e a rc h f o r s i g n s o f h o m o p h o b i a in th e w r itin g s o f A m iri B a ra k a . N ot m a n y m e n fro m th a t e r a w o u ld e v e r a d m it d o n n in g a n y th in g c o n s id

S to k e ly C a r m i c h a e l) , a d d r e s s e d th e s t u d e n ts a s h is a u d ie n c e , r e m in d in g th e m ( a n d u s ) n e v e r to f o r g e t o u r r o o ts . B e tw e e n h is p o e m s , h e a t t a c k e d m a n y o f th e p e o p le a n d c o n t r a d i c t i o n s in m o d e rn p o litic s , im p e r ia lis m a n d c la s s . A m ri B a r a k a r e c a lle d th e tim e w h e n th e U S h a d b e e n a m u c h m o r e s e g r e g a t e d s o c ie ty a n d w ith p u b lic

s p e e c h . I la te r le a rn e d th a t B a r a k a ’s f irs t w if e , th e m o th e r o f tw o o f h is c h il d r e n , w a s w h i t e a n d J e w is h . It is o f t e n f o r g o t te n , o r a t l e a s t n o t m e n t i o n e d , w h a t a p iv o ta l ro le J e w is h A m e r ic a n s p l a y e d in th e e a r l y C iv il R i g h t s s t r u g g l e . B a r a k a s e e m s n o t to h a v e f o r g o tte n . In th e e n d , p e r h a p s th e a u d i e n c e w a n te d th e e v e n in g to la s t lo n g e r, to h e a r m o re f r o m th is n o isy , n o t v e r y a c c o m m o d a ti n g a n d d a r in g p o e t, p la y w r ig h t a n d e s s a y is t. H is w a s th e v o ic e th a t h a d c o m e r o a r i n g o u t o f th e fif tie s , s u r v i v e d , e v e n p e r s e v e r e d a n d is s till s t r o n g to d a y . O ne c a n o n ly h o p e th a t h is m e s s a g e a n d e n th u s ia s m , a t le a s t in s o m e p a rt, w ill c o n ti n u e to c h a l l e n g e th e y o u n g a n d p a y tr ib u te t o th e s tr o n g a n d i n te l le c t u a ll y v i g o r ous am o n g us.

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O v e r m y 4 y e a r s at W P I , I h a v e h e a rd m a n y ta le s o f fra te rn ity d r in k in g g a m e s . I h a v e a ls o h a d th e g r e a t o p p o r t u n it y to s e e r e tu r n in g p a r ty - g o e r s s p e w in g b io h a z a r d o u s v o m itu s a s th e y a tte m p t to m a k e it b a c k to t h e i r r e s id e n c e . It w a s w ith c o n c e r n th a t I w itn e s s e d a ll o f th is . A n y o n e w h o h a s ta k e n o r g a n ic c h e m is tr y c a n te ll y o u t h a t e th a n o l is a n o r g a n ic s o lv e n t, n o t to m e n tio n its h e p a to to x ic e f

fe c ts . B u t, I a lw a y s th o u g h t th a t it w a s th e i r b ra in a n d th e ir liv e r c e lls ; a n d i f th e y re a lly w a n te d to d e s tr o y t h e i r o r g a n s , it w a s t h e i r o w n c h o ic e . B u t a f te r h e a r in g a b o u t a p a r t i c u l a r f r a t e r n i t y ’s T & G ( T e q u i la a n d G o l d f i s h , fo r a ll th o s e u n in f o r m e d s tu d e n ts lik e m e ) P a rty , I fe lt c o m p e l le d to a t le a st try to in s titu te s o m e r e fo r m . T h is i n v o lv e s th e c o n s u m p ti o n o f liv e g o ld f is h (th e s w im m in g k in d , n o t th e P e p p e r id g e F a rm v a r ie ty ) ,

m e n tio n th e fa c t th a t th e g o ld f is h p r o b a b ly d o n ’t s h a r e th e sa m e v ie w . I d o n ’t s e e w h a t t h e p o o r little f is h e v e r d i d to d e s e r v e to b e u n w illin g p a r ti c i p a to r s in th is p r a c t ic e . S in c e I f i g u r e d a p l e a f o r th e

n a m e im p lie s . J u s t s o m e th i n g to

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th in k a b o u t n e x t tim e y o u ’re s lu r p in g d o w n g o l d f is h . S o to a v o id a ll t h e s e p a r a s itic , b a c t e

l it t le r e s e a r c h o n th e d is e a s e s w h ic h g o ld f is h c a rry . T h e s e in c lu d e b u t a r e n o t l i m i t e d to : a n c h o r w o rm s, b la c k sm u d g e , d ro p s y , f in ro t, fis h lic e , g ill flu k e s , ic k , fu n g u s , p o p - e y e , s e p tic e m ia , sk in

ria l, fu n g a l, a n d o th e r m is c e l la n e o u s d i s e a s e s , I h ig h ly s u g g e s t th e c h e d d a r - c h e e s e c r a c k e r v a r ie ty . H o p e f u l l y , m y p u r p o s e w ill b e s e r v e d b y c h a n g i n g o n e p e r s o n ’s m in d in p a r ti c i p a ti n g in

f lu k e s , s lim e d is e a s e , ta ilr o t, t u b e r c u lo s is , a n d v e lv e t d i s e a s e . M o s t o f th e s e a re as d is g u stin g as th e ir

th is a c tiv ity in th e fu tu re a n d o n e m o re fish c a n k e e p s w im m in g .

ideas) that arc floating around in the media and on college campuses. The questions raised by the action o f Dartmouth's trustees in requiring fraternities and sororities to go co-ed are more fundamental. First, are these

houses truly this depraved? And second, if they are, will making them coed change anything or simply increase opportunities for depravity? Statistics would suggest that the

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‘Animal House’ days not all bad for Greeks (U -W IR E ) IOW A C IT Y , Iowa — First, there was “Probation.” Then, there was “Double Secret Probation.” But now it seems there’s something even worse. It’s "being forced lo go coed.” I will apologize right now for using such a scary and downright rude word as “coed.” At least, I assume it must be rude and scary, because nothing else would explain the knicker-twisting uproar into w hich the fra tern itie s and sororities o f Dartmouth College have plunged themselves. You would have thought, from the reaction, that some hallowed institution is being brought to an untimely end by a brutal and

And, perhaps this is so. Perhaps this w ill indeed spell the end o f the Greek system, at least at Dartmouth, and quite possibly, throughout the United States. However, I have to say I am somewhat skeptical about such a dire prognosis. But, to be fair to the fraternities and sororities that are worried about their future, I have to say that I am also skeptical about the claims by certain adm inistrators about the various Greek houses. According to these administrators, fraternities are full o f vice, drunkenness and sexual debauchery. Now, if you were to turn back the clock some 20 years and tell me, as a new student, that by joining a fraternity I would be immersing myself

behavior, I would have to say, in all honesty, that I might find it at least somewhat enticing! This current “dens o f iniquity” approach to Greek culture is doomed to failure for precisely this reason. It probably also explains why the membership o f such organizations is dropping nationwide. If they aren’ t dens of iniquity, why join them? The theory is that they are useful social clubs that provide a basis o f networking and also do considerable amounts o f charity. As such, these organizations will appeal to some, but probably not to as wide a group as the “dens of in iq u ity ” type of organization. All of this is, o f course, based on various theories (or, if you prefer a

unfeeling administration.

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making these houses coed improve behavior situation in these houses is indeed rather dire. any? 1 lived in a male college while I was at An Associated Press article Monday stated that university, and it turned coed during my time 80 percent o f students who live in Greek houses there. arc binge drinkers. This sounds suitably The bar was a little cleaner, but not much serious, until you read the fine print, wherein else changed— except the women’s rowing team the concept o f “binge drinking” is defined. You learned to drink just as hard as the men’s team. binge drink, according to this survey, if you Men don't want fraternities to go coed down four or five drinks in a row at least once because they'll have to deal with the whole every two weeks. toilet-seat thing. This worries me somewhat. If you take And while women get quoted in the paper half an hour or less to get through five drinks, saying how they don’t like having to deal wilh then yes, there is a problem. But what if these the pressure o f men being around, what they drinks are spread over an evening, from 6 to really mean is they don’t want to have to pick midnight, say, with a meal involved. Is that up their underwear. binge drinking, or a good and responsible night The root issue al Dartmouth is that the out? town is so small, there is nowhere else to play. 1 do not wish to minimize the fact that And some people have complained about this, some fraternities in some locations have because they don’ t get invited to the good deservedly ap p allin g reputations. And parties. But the sad truth is that sometimes sometimes, what goes on in these houses is these folks are so enjoyment- and humorco m p le te ly unacceptable. B u t, the challenged that they wouldn’ t know a good demonization of fraternities and sororities is party if it bit them. clearly rather overdone. However, 1 w ill say no more, because 1 So, the answer to the first question is less promised my colleagues I wouldn’t talk about than compelling. What o f the second? W ill women’s studies this week.

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h a n d le it. L ik e C a s s id y , F lo re n c e T o u ssa in t, a fre s h m a n a n d T o b in g r a d u a t e , fe e ls s h e m u s t d e m o n s tr a t e s h e is a s c a p a b le a s a n y o t h e r N o r t h e a s t e r n s tu d e n t. “ S o m e p e o p le m ig h t sa y , 'T h e y c a n ’t d o it. T h e y ’r e j u s t a w h o le b u n c h o f in n e r - c ity k id s ,” ’ s a id T o u s s a in t, th e d a u g h te r o f H a itia n im m ig ra n t p a r e n ts . “ 1 feel lik e I h a v e to p r o v e s o m e th i n g .”

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