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Staff Editorial The Daily Free Press (U-W IRE) BOSTON, Mass. — In a move that will dramatically al­ ter the face of the New England banking industry, Boston-based fi­ nancial giants Fleet Financial Group and B ankB oston unveiled plans Sunday fo ra $16 billion merger that will create the nation’s eighth-larg­ est bank.

If the com bination is approved by g o v e rn m e n t re g u la to rs, th e new ly c h riste n e d F leet B oston Corp. will have almost $ 180 billion in assets and control about h a lf o f M assachusetts’ banking busi­ ness. T he corporation is expected to close a significant num ber o f overlapping branches and sell o ff d u p lic a te ATM lo c a tio n s . A s many as 5,000 o f the com bined com panies’ 55,000 employees may also be laid off. The m erger is e x ­ pected to be com plete by the end o f the year.

The buyout of one or both banks has been considered all but inevi­ table by financial analysts, given the current banking climate. A wave o f m ajor m ergers has sw ept the country in recent years, including last year’s marriage of Citibank and T ra v e le rs G ro u p to c re a te th e nation’s largest bank, w ith over $600 billion in assets.

Some experts are predicting that even the combined power o f Fleet and B a n k B o sto n w ill not be enough to fend o ff takeover a t­ tem pts by one o f the com pany’s seven larger rivals.

However, in this escalating push for greater size and influence, it’s im p o rtan t the banks d o n ’t lose sight o f their most important con­ stituency — customers. As rivals.

Fleet and BankBoston were under intense pressure to rem ain atten­ tive to customer concerns. As the largest player in New England fi­ nance, the combined company may be less responsive.

Some financial experts have also suggested Fleet Boston may take advantage o f its dominant position to inflate customer fees and m ini­ mum account balances.

Such tactics represent an an ti­ com petitive abuse o f pow er and should not be allow ed to occur.

As g o v e rn m e n t re g u la to rs s it dow n in the com ing m onths to re v ie w th e F le e t/B a n k B o s to n merger, they must be careful to ensure the deal does not re p re ­ sent the creation o f a finan cial m onopoly capable o f strangling exorbitant fees out o f captive cu s­ tomers.

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by Katherine Faye Dennen Class o f ‘01 This y ear’s com petition for the title o f Mr. WPI, sponsored by the S o c ie ty o f W om en E n g i­ neers, was held on February 22, 1999 in Riley Com m ons. Contes­ tants were nom inated to com pete in the pageant, and a w inner was chosen based on several d iffer­ en t c a te g o rie s. T h e n o m in ees this year were Justin Lutz, Joel Lamaureux, Micheal Duff, Ethan D eneault, C onana M cN am ara, Erik C attelle, JurgZ w ahlen. The eight ju d g es based their decision on form al wear, questions and answ ers, talent, and best legs.

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given first runner up. The title o f Mr. WPI was aw arded to Erik C attelle, who sang in a trio and voiced his aspirations o f oneday becom ing an actor, w hen ask e d w ho w ould sta r in the m ovie o f his life. O ther acts in ­ cluded Justin L utz sin g in g to “I ’m Too Sexy,” Joel Lamaureux professing his three loves to be golf, snow boarding, and girls, and M icheal D uff singing the tune o f the O scar M eyer W iener c o m m e rc ia l. T he w in n er re ­ ceived a prize o f fifty dollars, the first runner up tw enty-five dol­ lars, and the second runner up ten dollars. An entertaining time was had by all who attended, and all proceeds were donated to a local charity.

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After an immensely successful season o f college ski racing, the WPI m en’s team qualified for the Eastern Collegiate Ski Conference Regional Cham pionships held at Waterville Valley 2/21 -2/22/99. Even after losing seven of ten male ski­ ers due to graduation last year, they m anaged to du plicate a second place finish for the year in the Th­ ompson Division by finishing all but one race in second place. This is the best record of any W PI M en’s team in the last decade. This is due to the phenomenal finishes o f our top six racers - for the season, Kevin Beverage led the pack with a fifth place finish, John Beckos fol­ lowed closely with seventh, m en’s captain Jeremy Parker came in elev­ enth, Ryan N eally finished six ­ te e n th , M ik e W ilson e n d e d in tw enty-third with Kevin Delaney close on his heels in twenty-fourth.

Rounding out the team was Francis Barnhardt and Eric Millbrant. The W om en’s Team also im p ressed some with all o f our three racers women’s captain Christine Godleski led them to a seventh place finish w hile T ian a M agee and Stacey Leisenfelder added another year of experience to the chalkboard. At Regionals, the Men’s Team finished eleventh in slalom and tenth in gi­ ant slalom - very respectable. Over­

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all, WPI did very well in the stand­ ings, and we anticipate an even better year next winter.

In addition to racing, WPI also ran all races this season along with the Regional Championship. This is because last year head coach, Mark Sullivan, was elected as the Thompson Division Coordinator.

He was put in charge o f scheduling and running races, calculating re­ sults, and representing the division to the regional conference. He was also elected Chairman o f the ECSC. This conference is the largest of the eleven ski conferences across the country. His responsibilities in­ clude hosting the ECSC champion­ ships and sitting on the Board of Directors of the United State Colle­ giate Ski Association, which gov­ erns over 95% of all college ski rac­ ing. This gave him a huge load of responsibility, and the team mem­ bers tried to make it easier on him by helping to run races and tally results. A lthough this did put a strain on schoolw ork and made weekends even longer, it was worth it when the team looks back on the season and secs its accom plish­ ments, and these words o f Mark make it memorable: “This year at the Eastern Regional Championships everybody else got to see how spe­ cial the students at WPI are. With one o f the sm allest team s at the C h a m p io n sh ip s, W PI not only

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by Tracey Pakstis-Claiborne Assistant Director o f SAO During a very busy week o f fi­ nals and projects, 23 men represent­ ing four fraternities from WPI took time to go and judge the 8lh Grade Science Fair at Saint Peter-Marian Jr./Sr. High School on March 4 lh.

The projects were based on experi­ mental research in the area o f the physical sciences. The projects were graded on appearance, oral p re se n ta tio n , use o f s c ie n tific method and outcome of the cho­ sen hypothesis.

Jeffrey Merrit, 8th grade science teacher at Saint Peter-Marian, was pleased that WPI students were able to participate in the judging.

“It means a lot to our students that WPI students are interested in their projects and have taken the time to come and judge them” , he said dur­ ing the fair.

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by Nate Godin WPILA Secretary A t the end o f C term , the W PI L inux association held its annual officer e le c ­ tio n s for the 1999-2000 year. F o rm er President Dan M urphy ran unchallenged for re-election and was voted in u n an i­ m ously, and form er T reasurer M ark B arr w as elected Vice President. Two c o m ­ pletely new o fficers w ere also elected, Secretary N ate Godin and Treasurer Scott B ow den, giving the new set o f club o f­ ficers an even mix o f seasoned veterans and new blood. T he gro u p hopes th at they can get a lot o f things accom plished in the com ing year to benefit the L inux com m unity from rig h t here at W PI to hackers around the world.

A m ajor project now in the works is ex­ pansion o f the W PILA library. With our rem aining budget for this year, there are also plans to purchase CD -RO M s of popu­ lar distributions such as Debain 2.1 and the forthcoming RedHat 6.0. They will also be acquiring new books, either from dona­ tions or from purchase, such as those from the well-known O ’Riley & Associates pub­ lishers. These m aterials will be available for W PILA members to borrow, and will be an excellent resource for WPI Linux enthu­ siasts.

T h e W P I L in u x A s s o c ia tio n h o ld s weekly m eetings every M onday at 7PM in Fuller Labs room 311. WPILA additionally holds m onthly jo in t m eetings with the Worcester Linux Users Group - the next o f these is Thursday, M arch 24th, at 7PM in Kinnicutt Hall. W PILA is a peer education and mutual support group: new members are always welcome, no dues or other m em ­ b e rs h ip o b lig a tio n s ap p ly . C o n ta c t wpila@wpi.edu o r see http://www.wpi.edu/ -w p ila for more information.

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In addition, Parrish is a recipient of the IEEE 1999 Richard M. Em berson Award.

Sponsored by the IEEE Technical A ctivi­ tie s B oard, it is p re se n te d for d istin ­ guished service to the developm ent, vi­ ability, advancem ent and pursuit o f the technical ob jectiv es o f the IEEE. The p rize consists o f a bronze m edal, illum i­ nated certificate, $5,000, and travel ex ­ p enses to atten d the aw ard cerem ony.

T he presentation will be held June 12 at the B anqueting H ouse o f W hitehall Pal­ ace in London during the 1999 IEEE Hon­ ors Cerem ony.

F ro m th e IE E E C o m p u te r S ociety, Parrish has been selected to receive the 1998 R ichard E. M erw in Award for D is­ tin g u is h e d S e rv ic e . T he a w a rd c ite s Parrish for “continuing leadership to the society and the institute, particularly in the areas o f education and publications.”

T h is aw ard is given to individuals for o utstanding service to the profession at large, including significant service to the C om puter Society. T his is the highestlevel service aw ard o f the C om puter So­ ciety and consists o f a bronze medal and $2,000 honorarium. p a rtic ip a te s

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Six students from the Student Alumni S o c ie ty p a r tic ip a te d in th e S A A /S F D istric 1 C onference at Bryant College February 26-28, 1999. They w ere w el­ com ed to B ryant with a dinner and Swing D ancing lesson on Friday night. On Sat­ urday, the students attended w orkshops and round table sessions to discuss the m any aspects o f Student A lum ni A sso­ ciations and their im pact on the cam pus com m unity. The seniors who attended ( C h r is tin a C a v e r ly ’9 9 , M a tth e w D enicourt ’99 and Sean Dunn ’99) hosted a w orkshop on SA S’ Traditions Day Pro­ gram . U nderclassm en who attended the c o n fe re n c e w ere A n d re a E m ery ’01, Frederick Tan ’01 and Leonard Baker ’02.

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Santa Fe (A P )-S eeking shelter in a tem ­ pest o f a building, Danice Picraux aims to flee the R oundhouse’s third floor for her basement office. But there’s a lobbyist who needs to bend her ear, a staffer who needs a quote to feed rep o rters and a H ouse speaker who needs to hear the latest tidbit from the governor’s office.

Finally, she gives up and tells another legislator she’s taking over his nearby of­ fice. Picraux, like a host o f other women in Santa Fe, is learning o f the perks _ and the problems _ o f political success.

Despite whirlwind days and flurries o f com peting dem ands, “I am the happiest I’ve ever been up here,” declares this fiveterm Democratic representative and the new House majority whip. That ascension made her one o f the top three Democratic lead­ ers in the chamber. The w hip’s major duty: to produce the party’s vote in the com m it­ tees or on the floor _ be it by gentle per­ suasion, careful com prom ise or a strategic shove applied at ju st the right moment.

Picraux, who represents Albuquerque, is only the second woman to become House majority whip since the World War II years.

It’s a sign that women are achieving a new era o f power in Santa Fe. “We need a critical mass so we can be accepted,” she said. “Many o f our issues are no longer ‘w om en’s issues.’ It’s not labeled anymore.

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an Awards breakfast. At this breakfast, the W PI SAS received the O utstanding Program aw ard for T raditions Day. About 75 students from 12 colleges and universities participated in this year’s con­ ference. N ext year, the conference will be hosted at Boston College.

The Student Alumni Society has a full D -term schedule planned with Celebrity Squares, a W PI adaptation o f the popular H ollyw ood Squares, on Tuesday, March 23. Traditions Day activities beginning with the Candlewalk and Alumni Reception on Wednesday April 7 and culminating in Freshm an/Sophom ore Rivalry Events on Thursday, April 8. Survival Kits have a new design this year and will be distrib­ uted the last week o f D-Term. There will also be an end o f the year Barbecue at Higgins House at a date yet to be deter­ mined.

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has let that happen.”

The minority whip in Picraux’s chamber is a lso a w om an, E arlen e R o b erts o f Lovington. In the Senate, M ary Jane Garcia o f Dona Ana serves as majority whip, and Democrat Linda Lopez o f A lbuquerque is caucus chairwoman.

Although ju st 31 women serve in the 112-member Legislature, that tally ranks the state 11th in the nation for percentage o f women.

Across the road from the Roundhouse is the office o f Attorney General Patricia M adrid, the first woman in New M exico history to becom e the state’s chief lawenforcement officer.

Nearby sits the state Suprem e Court, led by its first woman chief justice, Pam ela Minzner. The state Court o f Appeals is also led by a woman, Lynn Pickard.

T he state D em ocratic P a rty ’s acting c h airw o m an is R ep. S h e ry l W illiam s Stapleton o f A lbuquerque. And M arian M atthews, who ran unsuccessfully for the post M adrid won, is leaving the state to be finance director for presidential candidate Bill Bradley.

Susan Loubet, executive director o f the New M exico W omen’s Political Caucus, adds it up and says that change has come.

‘T h ese women are sticking their necks out, and th e y ’re m oving into positions where they can have power and get things done,” she said.

It hasn’t been easy. For m ost women in New M exico politics, success has meant juggling home, career and public service.

It’s required learning to accept the som e­ times rough-and-tumble ways o f the men who created the pow er structure, w hile teaching them to accept the more subtle style o f women. It’s taken patience, persis­ tence and a lot o f trial and error.

And it’s not over.

“I ’m being accepted for who I am ,” Picraux said. “I’ve paid my dues, although it may have taken me a little longer than it would have taken a man.

“W omen d on’t have the vast experience that marks the buddies. We c a n ’t fall back on the same stories, so we d o n ’t seem to be their equals. That’s w here we need the critical mass _ more women who tell the stories we tell.”

A lot o f women are com ing forward to seek office with little urging, “so that’s part o f the critical mass,” Picraux said. “Now we need to get them to win.”

New M ex ico ’s original C onstitution, adopted in 1911, barred women from run­ ning or voting for any office other than school board member, county school su­ perintendent and school director.

Voters changed that in 1921.

Two years later, Bertha M . Paxton, a Dona Ana County Democrat, became the first woman elected to the New M exico Legislature. Upon completing her two-year term, her fellow state representatives is­ sued a resolution lauding her and vowing to post a photograph o f her in the Capitol to c o m m em o ra te her g ro u n d b re a k in g achievement.

Retired educator Dan D. Chavez, who recently compiled a record o f women legis­ lators through the years, can find no evi­ dence the photograph w as ever taken, much less displayed. Rep. Pauline Gubbels, an Albuquerque Republican, was recently elected president o f the National O rder o f Women Legislators. It’s a coast-to-coast organization that grooms women for elec­ tive office. .

“W e’re finally m aking progress,” she said. “A nd o ne o f the reaso n s is that w om en’s organizations are giving other women the means to go out and run, with sessions on raising money, how to dress, the whole thing, just to give them a better start.

“With that, you finally reach a synergis­ tic point, like this year’s gains, and those are going to multiply tremendously.”

H er organization is developing a book analyzing the leadership styles o f men and women, a study that Gubbels predicts will reveal wide differences.

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The new version, how ever, features a “radio toolbar” that allow s a user to lis­ ten to radio broadcasts over the Internet and still continue brow sing. M icrosoft says the softw are also uses less hard disk space on the co m p u ter and sim p lifies many tasks that tended to confound nov­ ice users.

Internet Explorer edged Navigator’s mar­ ket share in 1998. IE had 43.8 percent of the market vs. Netscape’s 41.5 percent last fall, according to International Data Corp. A year earlier, IE had 39 percent vs. 50.5 per­

by George Tibbits AP Business Writer REDMOND, Wash. (AP) - Microsoft has released a new version o f its In te rn e t browser software that the software giant promises will make it speedier and easier to navigate the World Wide Web. Internet Explorer 5.0, launched T h u rs­ d ay, a ls o c o u ld le n g th e n M ic r o s o f t C orp.’s lead over N etscape C om m unica­ tions’ once-dom inant N avigator brow ser.

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The Dow Jones industrial average is an index that tracks a group o f stocks and in­ dicates how they are doing on average.

The Dow rises when the value o f the stocks rise, which in turn means investors think the companies are worth more today than yesterday.

“The rise and fall of the market also de­ pends on people’s assessment o f the market and the economy. In terms o f the economy, whether inflation is under control or begin­ ning to pick up is very im portant,” said Roberto Mariano, an economics professor at the University o f Pennsylvania.

A lso im portant, M ariano said, are the interest rate level and corporate earnings com pared to expectations.

On “Black Monday,” Oct. 19, 1987, the Dow fell 508.32 points, losing 22.6 percent of its total value. It had stood at 2,000 points in January o f that year.

O ver the last 12 years, stock values have risen dramatically.

This is largely attributed to the success o f te c h n o lo g y s to c k s , su c h as IB M , N etscape and Yahoo. Technology stocks are an inherently high risk, but with that comes high dividends.

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(U-WIRE) BOSTON, Mass. — When the Dow Jones industrial average inched over 10,000 twice this week, investors on Wall Street took tim e to celebrate the break­ through.

But many economists question w hether this m ilestone has any significance.

“It’s another marker along the road,” said Eli Berman, an assistant professor o f eco­ nomics at Boston University. “It’s a nice point o f reference. The real story is that the stock market has been rising steadily for years now.”

Many economists feel the benchmark is just a number. Daniel Ackerberg, another assistant professor o f econom ics at BU, compared the 10,000 marker to the year 2000.

“It’s o f significance because it’s an en ­ ticing number,” Ackerberg said. “It’s some­ thing to get excited about.”

The Dow briefly surpassed the 10,000 mark for the first tim e on Tuesday, but ended the day slightly lower. It hovered around the 10,000 mark again for a few min­ utes yesterday before closing at 9,997.62.

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Courtesy o f Associated Press CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) - Two months ago Andy R uff wasn’t sure exactly how he would pay for college next fall, but that thought is now long gone.

In a W eb-design contest sponsored in part by Iowa State University, R uff took home the top prize a $20,000 scholarship for creating a political science W eb page.

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by Darlene SuperviUe Associated Press Writer Washington (AP) — Quality, affordable child care. Fair pay. Social Security reform.

Insurance coverage for contraception. An end to violence against women.

These issues, and more, drew hundreds o f women from 35 states to the first Women’s Equality Summit, which ended Tuesday with a lobbying blitz on Capitol Hill.

“W hat we have to say to the members o f Congress is, either you listen or you are not going to be here again,” Gloria Steinem, the founder o f Ms. M agazine, said at a news conference in the breezy outdoors steps away from the Senate chamber.

“We are here today to persuade them to do the right thing,” added Steinem , also the president o f Voters for Choice. “It is long, long, long overdue.”

Kathy Rodgers, executive director of the NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund, said w om en, more and more, are being called upon to make critical decisions in the running o f their households as well as in the voting booths.

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senior said the point o f the contest was to emphasize getting youth involved in poli­ tics. So using the political science textbook contest officials sent him, Ruff created a site including a timeline o f political events and inform ation on how to be active in p o litic s , w h ic h can be fo u n d at www.adm issions.iastate.edu/~ruff/.

But Ruff, who plans to use the funds to earn a degree in com puter science, needs no m otivation to be politically involved.

A ccording to R u ff’s mother, Cathy, her C o n g re s s able child care a must, Rodgers added.

O th er speakers advocated a national system o f child care.

“We m ust fight for and win a national child care program ,” said feminist pioneer Betty Friedan. “T hat must be our priority as we head into the next century.”

She said President Clinton could issue an executive order to get such a program started. A speech by first lady H illary R odham C lin to n was the h ig h lig h t o f M onday’s session, which focused on the effects o f Social Security reform on women.

The sum m it was hosted by the National Council o f W omen’s Organizations, which claim s to represent more than 5 million women through m ore than 120 groups.

M rs. Clinton said that while these issues hurt w om en more, they ultimately affect everyone and should really be seen as “hu­ man issues.” And she dismissed sugges­ tions that advocating them will lead to the “feminization of politics.”

“Now I’m not against that,” said Mrs. Clinton _ who is thinking about running next year for a Senate seat in New York _ as the m ostly fem ale audience laughed.

“Don’t get me wrong. But I think it is fairer to say that we are attempting to bring about the humanization o f politics.”

they rely on the outcom e o f research,” Berman said. “Consequently, the com pa­ nies com pensate for the risk.”

The acquittal o f President Clinton also seems to have had a positive effect on the market.

“Since Clinton was acquitted, people see more stability for the country,” Ackerberg said. ‘T h e market likes stability.”

Berman credits the stability o f the m ar­ ket in large part to the steady hand o f Alan G reenspan, the chairm an o f the Federal Reserve Board.

Greenspan controls the interest rate, and when it is raised, the market goes down. In the past, G reenspan has cau tio n ed the market may be overvalued, but investors seem to have d iscounted his w arning, Berman said.

“Generally, stocks aren’t overvalued or un d erv alu ed . Stocks are like baseb all cards,” A ckerberg said. “T h e y ’re w orth however much people are willing to pay for them .”

But many investors wonder if the market will continue to flourish.

“Sure, if people continue to believe that the company they are investing in will do well financially,” Ackerberg said.

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Internet Explorer, will be the centerpiece o f an upgrade to the Windows 98 operating system this fall.

Several analysts say the new launch helps keep the product fresh.

The new version is necessary, said ana­ lyst Rick Sherlund o f Goldman Sachs & Co., to keep giving consumers compelling rea­ sons to buy new com puters especially since more people are buying inexpensive machines intended primarily for e-mail and Internet use.

“The biggest risk M icrosoft has is not the Department o f Justice, it’s stagnation o f technology,” Sherlund said.

“It doesn’t appear to be a quantum leap, but it w ill h e lp th e m ,” sa id S c o tt McAdams, president o f McAdams W right Ragen in Seattle.

M icrosoft made Internet E xplorer 5.0 available over its Web site just after m id­ night Wednesday. Company officials did not immediately have figures on the num ­ ber o f copies downloaded.

Gates said the new browser is easy for Internet businesses to customize with their own features. M icrosoft announced that six leading Web destinations Alta Vista, Excite, Lycos, Go Network, Snap and Ya­ hoo! plus its own Microsoft Network, were creating custom ized versions o f Internet Explorer for their users.

For example, Alta Vista will provide for­ eign language translation o f Web pages. It also will offer Alta Vista Tracker, a person­ alized window in the browser that is con­ stantly updated with news, weather, sports and stock inform ation, no m atter where else a user might go on the Web. This fall, Microsoft will bring out W in­ dows 98 Special Edition, an upgrade that will incorporate Internet Explorer 5.0 and o ther new technologies, m ost notably, Internet Connection Sharing.

That technology will allow consumers to run up to four different computers si­ multaneously over a single Internet access account. It is aimed at multiple com puter families where parents and kids compete for Internet time.

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son has always had his hand in politics, beginning with one of his first campaigns in elem entary school. Ruff, who was the student council president, lobbied school officials for forks so he and his classm ates could eat in a civilized manner, instead o f just with spoons.

Rolling his eyes, he says, ‘T h a t was a long time ago.”

Computers are more his first love now, he says, along with playing soccer. H e’s been on the varsity squad since he was freshman.

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Asked how much o f an old-boys’ sys­ tem lingers in the Legislature, Gubbels de­ murred.

“Out o f due respect to the other sex,” she said, “I won’t answer that.”

Rep. M im i Stew art, an A lbuquerque Democrat, was more direct: “I think you have to work harder than the men to get your ideas through. T here’s ju st an atti­ tude that you’re not as serious and you’re not as capable.”

In a recent hearing for a bill in which Stewart was seeking to make insurers cover contraceptives for women, som e members of the male-dominated committee snickered and one made an off-color joke. Later, some apologized.

“I think it’s changing,” she said. “The more o f us that are serving, the more ac­ tive we get. And the more they hear these issues over and over again, they’re going

around, h e’s probably in front o f his com ­ puter, working on various Web pages.”

We’ve had a computer sitting around the house since 1987,” he said, adding goof­ ing around on computers just came natu­ rally, beginning with playing games, evolv­ ing into designing Web sites.

With the tone o f a nonchalant teen-ager, Ruff says he wants to run his own com ­ pany, something in technology, with Web design one part o f the plan.”

H e’s got it all planned out,” Cathy Ruff says.

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The general theory about women politi­ cians has always been that voters consider them more trustworthy and more approach­ able, attributes that Republican Christina Armijo put to good use in her successful campaign for the state Court o f Appeals.

‘T o som e extent, it’s all too easy for judges to shield themselves behind their robes,” she said. “ ... I made very strong efforts to meet people in all parts o f New Mexico. Outside Albuquerque and Santa Fe, people in this state feel very uncon­ nected to the urban areas. There was a great appreciation for som eone com ing down to say hello.”

One problem with the softer touch, how ­ ever, is that not all women are good at it.

And those who display a harder edge are often the ones whom male legislators qui­ etly criticize and publicly hinder.

Still, Picraux says, there’s hope for a woman whose style looks more like a m an’s.

“The men might not like it. But if you pay your dues, they’ll live with it,” she said.

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by Richard Haring Class o f ‘00 On Saturday, February 20,1999 the WPI Fencing Club participated in the annual New England M en’s Intercollegiate Fenc­ ing Cham pionship held at Boston College.

U nfortunately they were not able to put together a W om en’s team this year.

The WPI team consisted o f nine fenceTS, with a three person team for each w eapon: F oil, E pee, and Saber. Each weapon team had an “A” fencer, a “B” fencer, and a “C ” fencer. In the com peti­ tion, only fencers at the same level and weapon fenced each other (i.e., the Saber A fencer fenced only Saber A fencers from other teams).

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cluded Dartmouth, MIT, BU, BC, Tufts, H am pshire C ollege, U M ass, UNH, and Brown. Most o f these were Varsity teams m anned by quite experienced fencers.

D espite a rough 6:00 am start, with m any equipm ent problem s and difficulty finding transportation, everyone put in enough extra hours to get the entire team to Boston C ollege in tim e for the 9:00 am start.

The team was officially placed 9,h in the competition, based on bouts won. How­ ever, despite being plagued by equiment problems, the W PI team beat both Hamp­ shire and UM ass, traditionally very tough com petitors. Som e other matches were close, and in terms o f overall points the team did quite well.

T he team would like to extend thanks to C oach D ave Brown for providing en ­

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by Geoff Hassard WPI Sports Information Director

Indoor Track & Field Senior M ike Pockoski (Dayville, Conn.) has had quite a couple o f weeks. On the 6th he defended his ECAC title in the 35lbs. weight throw while also finishing 5th in the shot put with a personal best throw o f 50'— 6-3/4". On the 12th at the NCAA Div. I ll C h am p io n sh ip he earned AllAmerica honors for the fifth time in his ca­ reer at WPI.

Baseball (6-4) W here to begin with the southern trip for the baseball team. They did complete their best trip in school history once the team finally got to their destination o f Fort M yers, Fla. The day began with a normal bus trip into Logan Airport. T hat’s where the nor­ mal part o f this trip down ends. The origi­ nal flight was cancelled, so other arrange­ ments had to be made. The plan became sending the team on two separate flights to Atlanta where the team would stay over­ night. Well, ju st as one group was prepar­ ing to board their flight the entire team was put on a bus and driven to Hartford, Conn. to get on one plane together to Atlanta.

We made pretty good time and only de­ layed the flight about ten minutes. The team got to Atlanta and was given meal vouchers and a place to stay for the night.

The next day the team was to board a 10:30 a.m. flight for Fort Myers but were

W P I H o ck ey T eam Courtesy of Media Relations W PI’s club hockey team, participating in the North East Collegiate Hockey Asso­ ciation Tournam ent this past weekend at the North Star Youth Forum in Westboro, played their best hockey o f the season in two overtim e games. They had advanced to th e S atu rd ay sem ifin als by beating Bryant College 9-3 last Wednesday.

W PI played Coast Guard Academy on Saturday and won 4-3 in overtime. Adrien Robenhym er scored the tying goal with 10 minutes left in regulation and senior assis­ tant captain Tom Birmingham scored the winning goal about five minutes into the

told that the seats had not been confirmed and the next flight to Fort M yers was M on­ day morning. There was a slight problem with this, the team had to play a doubleheader on Sunday morning. The airline then arranged for an airport taxi/limo to pick up the team and drive the last ten hours to Fort Myers. The team waited 45 minutes in one spot while the taxi waited the same time in another. We finally reached our destination at 12:15 a.m. Sunday.

Lack of sleep didn’t affect the Engineers one bit as the team swept a doubleheader fro m the U n iv e rsity o f P ittsb u rg h at Bradford by the scores o f 10-4 and 7-5. In the first gam e senior co-captain Justin Downing (Leom inster, M ass.) pitched a com plete game striking out eight batters to pick up the win. Freshman Jared Bir­ mingham (Concord, N.H.) hit a home run in his first collegiate plate appearance. Steve H orsm an (A b in g to n , M a ss.) and Rob Busby (Andover, M ass.) each collected two hits.

In the second game Busby hit a single in the top of the seventh to drive in two runs to break a 5-5 tie. Those runs would prove to be the difference as Busby also went the distance on the mound for the win. Bir­ m ingham hit another four-bagger while classm ate M ike Sorrentino (W akefield, M ass.) had two hits.

T h e n e x t m o rn in g W P I took on Wentworth Institute and pulled off another com e-from -behind win. The Engineers trailed 3-2 until they exploded for Seven runs in their half o f the fifth inning. Eric

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In the finals against MIT on Sunday WPI lost 4-3 in overtime, the goal coming about 11 minutes in the first overtime. WPI scor­ e rs w ere K y le D o n o v a n , A d rie n R obenhym er and C onan Buzby. G oalie Jonathan Keaney had 45 saves in the los­ ing effort. The M IT players and coaches, undefeated this season, said the WPI teram was the best team they had faced all year and felt lucky to have won. WPI coach David Roy said WPI playerd hard and had opportunities in their loss to MIT. W PI concluded the season 12-7-1 and second place in the NECHA tournament while MIT advances to the national club championships in Utah.

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co u rag em en t and gu id an ce d u rin g the day. A lso, to W ill M ahoney (the 97-98 club captain) for his support and loan o f equipm ent, to Shawn Price (the 95-96 club president) for providing transportation, fetching lunch, and the occasional cheer, to A ndrew Roberts and M att M unyon for the use o f their cars, to everybody who sh o w e d up at th e a ll-n ig h t w e a p o n s building party, to N ate K eith for finding enough m oney to afford m ore than a new lighter. A lso on the thank you list are the foil squad for putting in long hours on last-m inute foil repairs and the entire team for show ing up and putting on a great perform ance.

It was a very long and tiring day, but all had fun, had some good bouts, and learned a lot. Now, it’s time to start getting ready for next year!

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Thiboutot (Nashua, N.H.) led off the in­ ning with a double and scored the first run when Downing doubled to the gap in leftcenter. Birmingham followed with a triple to drive in Downing. Busby then singled to knock in Birmingham. Two more singles and a walk loaded the bases for Thiboutot who cleared all the bases with a double.

Those runs would be the gam e-winners as Mike Reiter (Cedar Grove, N.J.) pitched 52/3 innings to pick up the win while An­ thony Berry (Falmouth, M ass.) came in to pick up a save. The final was 9-7 in favor o f WPI. On Tuesday W PI was involved in backto-back slugfests with Heidelberg College.

Both gam es were three plus hours with the Engineers prevailing in both 15-11 and 1312.

In the first game WPI pounded out 16 hits led Horsman who had three including a big three-run home run in the fifth inning to give W PI the lead for good. Thiboutot, Jason Katz (Merrimack, N.H.), Downing, Busby, Sorrentino and Bob H arrington (Norwood, M ass.) all had two hits each.

Thiboutot picked up the win after pitching 5-2/3 innings o f strong relief.

In the second game WPI pulled another one out with a three run sixth inning as Luke Woods hit a two-out double to knock in the game-winning runs. He also picked up the win in relief of Berry pitching 3-1/3 innings allowing only one run. Thiboutot, Birming­ ham, Sorrentino, Woods and Bryan LeBlanc (Middleboro, Mass.) each had two hits. Bir­ mingham hit his fourth home run in five games to open the sixth inning for WPI. After a day o ff the Engineers were back in action with two single games. They lost the first to H averford C ollege 5-4 and d ro p p e d the se c o n d o n e to a stro n g Baldwin-W allace squad 15-1. The only highlights from both games was a two-run home run by Horsman in the opener and two hits in both games by Katz.

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win. Birmingham drove in the only two WPI runs with an opposite field home run in the top o f the third.

The last day o f the trip was a big one for W PI as they faced going home 5-5 after starting out 5-0. They faced a traditionally strong Malone squad and were hoping for a split to go home with a winning record.

After being pounded 25-7 in the opener WPI bounced back behind the strong pitch­ ing o f Thiboutot to win 12-7. The Engineers smacked five home runs in the game as they took control in the last three innings scoring 10 o f their 12 runs during that stretch. The big inning was the sixth as the Engineers collected six hits and scored five runs includ­ ing a two-run single by Harrington and a tworun home run by Thiboutot.

Softball (0-4) The softball team journeyed south as well during break to Orlando, Fla. to play at the Walt Disney Wide World o f Sports C om plex. They dropped back-to-back doubleheaders to begin the week and then played four more contests against Com ­ munity Colleges to complete the week.

In the opener against Edgewood College the opposition collected 11 hits while scor­ ing 14 runs as they beat WPI 14-6. Fresh­ man Marina Carboni (Leominster, Mass.) had a solid debut with two hits and two R B Is. S o p h o m o re V ikk i T se frik a s (Shrewsbury, Mass.) also drove in two runs.

The second game was a high scoring one as the Engineers were edged 15-12. Sonja Farak (Portsmouth, R.I.) led the way for W PI with two hits and three RBIs. Senior co-captain Lara Currie (Concord, N.H.) col­ lected two hits and two RBIs. Carboni and classm ate Leah Henry (Paradise, Pa.) each had two hits.

The next day the Engineers dropped two gam es to Emerson College 14-4 and 11-4.

Rachel Maltais (Westport, M ass.) had two hits in the first game while Tsefrikas drove in a run. In the second game Farak and freshm an Kim M orin (E. Longmeadow, M ass.) each knocked in a run.

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continued from page one raced but ran, what other coaches are say­ ing was the best championships they could remember. This is a direct result o f the hard work and commitment to quality that has for so long earned my respect and now the respect o f others.”

There is a lot o f preparation that goes into a great season such as this. Club of­ ficers have helped immensely. President Kevin Delaney kept all in line, vice-president Tiana Magee ran fundraising A and B terms, secretary Tom Sherpa kept us orga­ nized and Mike Wilson as treasurer made sure we had money for lift tickets and lunch.

Perhaps most important o f all, equipment managers John Beckos and Kevin Bever­ age kept an eagle eye on gates and drills, trying not to incur the wrath o f technical coach Laura Sullivan. This year, with a decrease in the budget, the group was forced to fundraise for over tw o terms.

This included a ‘T opless” Carwash during A term, a profitable ski and snowboard sale in B term, renting out gates to mountains

for races, hosting a dinner for the division at home mountain Berkshire East, and our Alumni Challenge Ski Race next weekend.

Our Alumni have also been extremely help­ ful, buying vests, hats and stickers from us and giving donations. The team has also extended their attentions to the par­ ents o f team members and every race this year was attended by at least one parent or alumni.

This season was a wonderful success.

With only one ski team member graduat­ ing this year, the group should have an incredibly strong team going into dry land training next B term, but the ranks are never closed. The Ski Team is always looking for m ore students to try racing, especially women. So, e-mail skicoach@wpi.edu if interested. Although WPI is not known for it’s skiing ability, the team members have made a name for the school in the Thom p­ son Division, and in the words of Jason Moore, Green Mountain C ollege’s coach, “WPI has exhibited the best definition o f ‘team ’ this y e a r-G re a t jo b !”

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WPI Boathouse: From campus, follow route 290 east; take 1“ exit after cross­ ing bridge over the lake (Shrew sbury exit). Left o ff the exit ramp, left at first traffic light, follow Yi mile, boathouse (Donahue Rowing Center) is on the right.

Boston: Charles River race course be­ tween Longfellow Bridge and M IT campus / BU boathouse.

Contact: H eather Cullen, D irector o f Rowing, hcullen2@ yahoo.com

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Name: Silent Hill Platform: Sony PlayStation Publisher: Konami Rating: 9.3 Resident Evil, C apcom ’s action-adventure series, took the gam ing w orld by sto rm , yet th ere have been few “ m eto o ’” s since then. W ith Silent Hill for the Sony PlayStation, K onami is one of the first to produce such a clone.

W h ile H a rry M a s o n is d r i v i n g th ro u g h the re so rt tow n o f S ile n t H ill, he sw erv es to avoid a w om an in the ro ad , and crash es. W hen he c o m e s to, he fin d s not only is his d a u g h te r m iss­ ing, but the tow n is d eserted , an d o v e r­ run by stra n g e m o n sters. In his q u est to save his d au g h ter, H arry lo se h im ­ s e lf b etw een th is d im en sio n and a n ­ o th er, a dark m irro r o f o u r ow n w orld,

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R am pant fo g g in g and d a rk n e ss o b ­ scure m uch o f the gam e; when running along the street, day or night, H arry can barely see a few feet in front o f him. But when visible, the graphics are good - not quite as picturesque as R esident Evil, but m ore gritty and realistic.

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by Ellen Knickmeyer Associated Press Writer Vatican City (AP) - Taking aim at MTV and the pop charts, Sony C lassical and Vatican Radio kicked off a CD and music video W ednesday by a first-tim e artist w ith som e big-tim e backing: Pope John Paul II. Producers will release the first 1 m il­ lion copies o f “Abba Pater” around the w orld on Tuesday, tim ing it for the E as­ ter holidays and the upcom ing 2,000th anniversary o f Christianity. The pope got his copy, the first one produced, at his g e n e ra l a u d ie n c e W e d n e sd a y in St. P e te r’s Square.

C ulled from Vatican Radio recordings over John P aul’s 20-year papacy, “A bba P ater” features the pope reciting psalm s, G ospels and other inspirational passages _ occasionally singing. M ixed in the re­ cording studio is a world beat m usic back­ ground as eclectic as it is ecclesiastic: Everything from chants from Uganda with A frican percussion, to Slavonic liturgy from Bratislava, to C eltic flutes to classi­ cal. , T hey show ed one video W ednesday: M TV-paced, digitally doctored, rapid-fire cuts o f John Paul em bracing ch ild ren , strolling m ountains and dunes, greeting the faithful, appearing pensive, all to an orchestral background.

The spirit o f the video is upbeat and w arm , although th ere’s a jarrin g m om ent in which a man and woman appear in pro­ file _ naked or near enough to cou n t as such, fo r the few seconds th ey show.

“A bba P ater” _ one o f the cuts on the C D as well as the title is the A ram aic and Latin for “Father.”

For a pope w ho’s already em braced the Internet, the pop CD, singles and video are ju s t another w ay o f spreading the w ord, church officials said at a Vatican

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new s conference w ith the president o f Sony C lassical.

“His m ission is essentially the trans­ m ission o f the m essage,” said C ardinal R o g e r E tc h e g a ra y , p re s id e n t o f th e Vatican’s com m ittee for 2000 Jubilee cel­ ebrations.

T he p ro d u c tio n is a m ix o f G od and M am m on, how ever. Sony w ill pay ro y ­ a ltie s to R ad io V atican and th e r e li­ g io u s m e d ia firm A u d io v is iv i S an P aolo. Sony C la ssic a l P re sid e n t P eter G elb and c h u rc h o ffic ia ls d efle cted re ­ p e a te d q u e stio n s at the p ack ed new s co n fe re n ce a b o u t ju s t how any p ro fits will be split.

W hen it cam e to finances and prom ot­ ing, G elb som etim es sounded like he was talking about ju st another M adonna: The

by Sarah Walkowiak Features Editor Blondie is back w ith their first new stu­ dio album since The Hunter, released in 1982. As w ith all “com eback” album s, I initially approached this one w ith a bit o f c a u tio n , but a lso w ith c u rio sity . I d id n ’t w ant to believe that a band with such individualist roots had finally sold out - and they h aven’t.

No Exit is w hat a com eb ack album should be. The album still has the char­ a c te r is tic “ B lo n d ie ” so u n d w ith o u t sounding dated. T h e y ’re not too old or too afraid to co n tin u e e x p lo rin g their style or to experim ent with new sounds.

No Exit m usically transcends the decades o f B londie’s m usical career, letting the listener follow their path through history to the present. Beginning with the 1970’sstyle g u ita r in “S cream in g S k in ,” the o p e n in g tr a c k , th e p a th c o n tin u e s through the 8 0 ’s sy n th esizer sound o f

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R o ll H a ll O f F a m e The Associated Press With Pm-Rock Hall, Bjt 1999 Inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall o f Fame: Performers: Billy Joel, the “Piano Man.” Fam ous hits include “Only the Good Die Young,” “Up­ town G irl” and “We Didn’t Start the Fire.”

C u rtis M a y fie ld , rh y th m -a n d -b lu e s singer-songwriter-producer. Co-founder of the Impressions. Hits include “Superfly,” “W e’re a Winner” and “Choice o f Colors.”

Paul McCartney. Former Beatle inducted for his solo songwriting and performing.

Fam ous solo hits include “ M aybe I ’m Am azed” and “Band on the Run.” Del Shannon, early rock-’n’-roller. Bestknown for his hits “ Runaway” and “Keep SearchinV ’ D iedin 1990.

Dusty Springfield, British rock diva who ad o p ted a M em phis B lues sty le. B est known for “Son o f a Preacher M an” and “I

p r e m i e r P o p e ’s f i r s t p o p CD will sell for top price around the world, w ith a “norm al artist royalty” and deci­ sions being made w ith church leaders in every country about the proceeds. Sony expects it to sell m illions, G elb said. It will pitch the video to M TV and VH1 in th e U nited S tates, am ong m any other outlets.

“We as a record com pany are certainly spending an am ount o f m oney ... com ­ m ensurate w ith w hat w e ex p ect” from sales, G elb said. Any future reuses o f the recording will be only with Vatican ap­ proval, he said.

T he R om an C a th o lic C h u rch in the p a st has step p ed in to b lock m usic p ro ­ d u c tio n s th a t u se re c o r d in g s o f the p o p e ’s v oice. In o n e case, a u th o ritie s sto p p e d a d e sig n e r w ho w an ted to use

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Only Want to Be With You.” Died March 2 after battle with breast cancer.

Bruce Springsteen, “The Boss.” Widely c o n sid e re d o ne o f A m e ric a ’s g rea te st songw riter-singers. Best-know n hits in­ clude “ Born to R un,” “ H ungry H eart,” “Glory Days” and “ Bom in the U.S.A.” The Staples Singers, one o f the bestknown postwar gospel groups. Hits include “ Respect Y ourself” and “ I’ll Take You There.” Early Influences: Charles Brown, piano-playing bluesman who influenced Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin and The Artist Formerly Known As Prince.

Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys, West­ ern sw ing band that influenced Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley and Carl Perkins.

Nonperformers: George M artin, whose producing career spans six decades. Best known for produc­ ing the Beatles’ music.

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nearby, but i t ’s d iffic u lt to tell w hen, or to choose a sp e cific ta rg e t from a h orde.

A nd hordes they are! L a ter in the gam e, the grotesque appear in num bers, w hile am m unition becom es m ore and m ore sparse. D iscretion is often the bet­ ter part o f valor.

N ot all threats are so direct. Hill uses som e in sidious, and o ften , d o w nright tw isted, tactics to scare the player and p ro d u c e p a ran o ia .

P ro g re ss can be saved only at specific points, but as of­ ten as one w ishes. It shouldn’t take a sk illed ad v en tu rer anym ore than 8-10 hours to finish his quest.

To be brutally honest, Silent Hill is a Resident Evil rip -o ff - one th a t’s ju st as good as its predecessor, only with a more horrific theme. N ext time y o u ’re looking for a good fright, turn out the lights, but instead o f “Poltergeist”, pop in Silent Hill - it’s a scream.

d o e s n o t e f f e c tiv e ly re v e a l w h a t is o v erh ead , m aking it d iffic u lt to protect o n e s e lf from u nseen fly in g m o n sters.

Som e top-notch co m p uter-generated video sequences introduce new charac­ ters. T hough little o f significance oc­ curs in these to o -sh o rt m om ents, they are o f rem arkably high quality.

The m usic plays to the g a m e ’s dark m ood, but often rem ains silent and let­ ting distant footsteps, dripping water, or chim ing clocks creating the atm osphere.

The voice acting is hokey - better than R esident Evil, but not as good as its se­ quel.

G am ers fam iliar w ith R esid en t E v il’s co n tro ls w ill pick up H ill’s alm o st im ­ m ed iately, as the tw o a re nearly id en ti­ c a l. O u r h ero w a lk s , ru n s, s tra fe s , aim s, fires, and ex am ines with ease. All fu n ctio n s can be c o n fig u re d from the o p tio n s sc re e n . W h en sh o o tin g e n ­ em ie s, H arry so m e tim e s ta rg e ts those

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a m u sic a l p ro d u c tio n o f the p o p e at p ra y e r to acco m p an y a fash io n s h o w . on R o m e ’s S p an ish S teps. T he d iffe r­ en ce this tim e is th a t ch u rch o ffic ia ls c o u ld s u p e rv is e and a u th o riz e ea ch p h a s e o f th e w o r k , s a id th e R ev .

P asquale B orgom eo, director o f Vatican Radio.

T he pope has ventured into the com ­ m ercial world o f m ass m edia before with his book “C ro ssin g the T h re sh o ld o f H ope.” H e earm arked his royalties from the book to charity.

F o r his pop d ebut, the pope had no direct involvem ent _ all the w ork used existing recordings. “Even though sev­ eral trade m agazines said we had signed the pope, unfortunately, that is not true,” G elb said.

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“Forgive and F orget.” T he songs are not attem pts at re-creating older songs, but contain elem ents that “rem ind” the lis­ tener o f different m usical periods, creat­ ing a m usical scrapbook o f sounds.

Like their other album s, this one is dif­ ficult to classify. It’s got a bit o f every­ thing - upbeat pop, m ellow ballad, punk, ja z z, country and rap (don’t worry, it’s not all in the sam e song.) “No E x it,” the title track, features a sophisticated rap duet betw een D eborah H arry and Coolio.

H orror m ovie organ and electric guitars m ake it sound m ore like rock than hiphop though - one m ore great experim ent in pushing the envelope o f style.

“M aria,” the first single off the album, sounds m ore m odern, but you can still hear its classic roots if you listen closely enough. I w as actually surprised when I heard it on the radio, as I w ondered if m ainstream audiences would be able to appreciate such an uncom m on band, but I’m also happy that Blondie is getting the airplay they deserve.

“Boom Boom in the Zoom Zoom Room” is a jazzy number that reminds me o f some­ thing you m ight hear in a 1920’s night­ club. It’s an interesting track to listen to every once in a w hile, but the repetition

of its chorus can get tiring. I ’d recom ­ m end listening to it every fifth or sixth tim e you listen to the CD. “N ight W ind Sent” and “U nder the G un” go back to classic B londie. “O ut in the S treets” is like a great 1960’s oldie song but with m ore bass. “Happy D og” is a little bluesy, but the lyrics left much to be desired.

“T he D ream ’s L ost on M e” rem inds me o f an old, sad, country song. “D ivine” is upbeat and calm at the sam e tim e. “ Dig up the C o n jo ” th e fin al tra ck , has a chanted chorus and a great bass line.

L ike many other B londie songs, m ost of the songs on this album feature subtle hum or and m eanings through the lyrics and style. Some o f the darker songs have upbeat m elodies, w hile som e o f the m es­ sages are in the lyrics them selves. U n­ fortunately, the lyrics w ere not printed in the CD booklet, but they are available on the web (for m ost songs) at http :// www .blondie.net O verall, No Exit is a really great album, but it’s probably not for everyone. If you like “M aria” but w o n ’t listen to anything m ade before 1993, get the single or enjoy it on the radio, but if you appreciate older music, I would highly recom m end invest­ ing in the entire CD.

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by Billy D. McGowan Director o f ESL Last week, I was in New York City attending the annual m eeting for teachers o f English to speakers o f other languages, popularly known in the trade as the TESO L Confer­ ence. On Thursday evening, about a thousand o f us boarded buses which took us down to Battery Park to th e fe rry w h ere w e w ere launched on our way to the site where m illions of im migrants en­ tered the USA from alm ost every part o f the world, m ost notably from Europe, S. Am erica and the Near East.

Ellis Island is a great sym bol of Am erica’s immigrant heritage. For more than six decades, from 1892 to 1954, this immigrant depot pro­ cessed the greatest tide o f incom­ ing humanity in US history. Ap­

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p ro x im a te ly 12 m illio n people landed there, and today their descendents account for alm ost 40 per cent o f the US population. It opened in 1892, and ushered in a new era o f immigration with each new com er’s eligibility to land now determ ined by federal law.

The US governm ent established a special bureau to process the applicant arrivals at the end o f the 19th century. Fleeing hardship of all kinds from poverty, religious persecution or political unrest in their native countries, they made the trip to the U nited S tates in search o f freedom and opportunity.

More than 70 per cent landed in New York, the largest port in the US. First and second class passen­ gers were processed on board ship, but third and steerage class were fer­ ried to Ellis Island, where they un­ derwent medical and legal examina­

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tions. Ellis Island is now the story of these less prosperous applicants.

Upon entering the main portals, I was confronted with bags, trunks and boxes o f personal belongings that were abandoned by the im m i­ grants who entered Ellis Island for processing. During peak periods, as many as 5000 people each day would be checked, questioned and sent on their way. Mostly, the pro­ c e ssin g took betw een 3 and 5 hours. For other, a longer stay m eant additional testing, and for an unfortunate 2 per cent, exclu­ sion and a return trip home.

The highlights in clu d e m ore than thirty separate galleries filled with artifacts, historic photos, post­ ers, maps, oral histories and ethnic m usic, all telling the story o f what happened inside this 3 story build­ ing. Two cinemas show features in­ cluding film documentaries of the

Ellis Island experience. There is a collection o f priceless family heir­ looms brought by the immigrants.

An innovative learning center with state-of-the-art technology teaches the c u ltu ra l heritag e o f the US. Eleven graphic displays chronicle four centuries o f immigration history from pre-C olonial times up to the present. Oral histories and an ex­ hibit o f photographs and artifacts support all o f the other highlights.

T h is w eek at M echanics H all downtown, Grammy nominee story­ te lle r S h a ro n K en n ed y and the Gloucester Hornpipe and Clog Soci­ ety celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with a program that focused on the Irish immigrant experience in story and song.

There were jigs, reels and m ore. S h aro n K ennedy told us about her m other’s experience as a young w om an over from Ireland cooking for a well-to-do family on

Beacon Hill in Boston. W hen this young woman stood up for her dignity and was fired .because of it, she left this family— that had supposedly loved her— w ith a solitary glance backwards and a stoic determination to carry on, because she had to.

I suppose this is true o f most the early newcomers to the US. From the leftover evidence at Ellis Island, it was truly a matter o f one look backwards and then moving on to whatever the future held.

In fact, moving on is so much a part o f the American psyche that it is easy to see how these people, leaving their homeland, com ing here to a port and then moving out into the vast interior o f this country helped to develop this sense. Ellis Island is a place o f heartbreaking p ro p ortions and well worth a visit.

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E v e ry w h e re y o u tu rn th e re seem s to be bad publicity about the G reek System. I was once told that it takes ten good deeds to make up for one bad deed in the eye in the public.

A F ratern ity o r S o ro rity is a group o f men or women bound by a sense o f brother or sisterhood and a sense o f purpose. M em ber­ ship in these organizations build lifelong friendships and develop a participation in academ ic, leader­ ship, athletic and social activities.

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close the M SDOS window, and per­ haps reboot your machine.

Prepare y o u rse lf now, because there are som e nasty viruses that could affect you. During the last term o f the academic year, you don’t want to be one o f those unlucky people that loses your year’s worth o f w ork because your pc gets in­ fected with a virus! If you have ques­ tions o r have any problems install­ ing M cA fee, p lease c o n ta ct the h e lp d e sk v ia e m ail at helpdesk@ wpi.edu, call them at 8315888 o r stop by their office in Fuller Labs Room B 12 (basement level next to the A D P Lab).

Our cam pus has seen a number o f viruses pop up.” Happy99.exe” is a devilish one that affects electronic mail. H ere’s what happens. You re­ ceive an email message from som e­ one, then m o m en t’s later another email from that person is received.

That second email contains an ex­ ecutable (lately called happy99.exe).

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since the first social fraternity in 1825 have been members o f a frater­ nity. Some other well known Greeks are: Bob Barker, Bob Hope, David L etterm an, K evin C ostner, S cott Wolf, Brad Pitt, Elvis Presley, Dr. S u e ss, R o n a ld R eag an , N eil A rm strong......and the list goes on and on.

I will adm it that when I first came to cam pus last year that I had the same stereotype for Greeks that most people come to college with, the one that is portrayed on many TV shows such as Saturday Night Live. And I will adm it that the only reason I rushed was to meet other girls on cam pus and that I had no intentions

of joining a sorority. And yet here I am today, standing behind the Greek System 100%.

I realize that G reek life isn’t for ev e ry o n e (a ll fo u r o f my room m ates are non-affiliated), but before you decided to bash the G reek System or believe all the negativity that you read in the paper about it, you should look at the facts and see how big o f an asset the o rg a n iz a ­ tions are to our society and the way we live.

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How refreshing to see that word again after such a long time. To­ day every major journal, book, or other publication uses the word “Chairperson” or simply “Chair.” It is ju st part o f the on-going cam ­ paign to erase the word “m an” from

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a b o u t G reek life and yet these people d o n ’t seem to care or want to re s e a rc h all th e w o n d e rfu l things that G reeks and the G reek System have done for thousands o f people. The G reek System is involved with many different phi­ lan th ro p ies and has raised m il­ lions o f dollars fo r such things as D ia b e te s, O rp h a n a g e s, and Cancer.

Becoming part o f Greek life helps you becom e a b etter person. It teaches you tim e m anagem ent, communication skills and increases your chances for academ ic suc­ cess.

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Every word that used to contain “man” o r “ m e n ” has been chan g ed to something more acceptable to our cultural elite. “Policem an” is now “Police Officer”, “Fireman” is now “Fire Fighter”, “M ail man” is now “Postal W orker”, etc. etc. You see, the establishm ent feels that if they can change the language we use, they can change the way we think.

And that, o f course, is the goal - to change the way you and I think.

All m ajor publications have joined in the effort. An article in Scien­ tific American I read last week re­ fers to a new m edicine’s benefit to

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d u cted a national research and found that students who belong to the Greek System are more likely to stay in college than other stu­ dents. They are also more finan­ cially successful as college gradu­ ates than other students are.

G reek o rg an izations produce graduates who are assets to soci­ ety. O f North America’s 50 largest corporations, 43 are headed by fra­ ternity men or sorority women, 40 o f 47 Supreme Court Justices since 1910 were fraternity men, 76% of all Congressmen and Senators be­ long to a fraternity or sorority, and every US President and Vice-Presi­ dent, except 2 in each office, bom b e c a u s e

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“humankind.” You see, the word “mankind” can’t be used because it contains the word “man.”

Interestingly, though, it may be more difficult for our language po­ lice to erase the word “m ankind” than other words they have tar­ g e te d . T h is is b e c a u se N eil A rm strong (inadvertently, I ’m sure) cem ented the word “m an­ kind” into history with the phrase “ . . . One small step for M ankind.”

It will be hard for the establishment to erase that phrase from the his­ tory books (although I’m sure they will give it their best).

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“man” has been largely successful in most areas o f our society. Today, the only place you will find the word “man” is, perhaps, at the Selective Service departm ent - where only “men” are slated to be drafted and sent to war. T hat’s right. While the governm ent has been feverishly re­ writing laws to make men and women equal, this is the one law they have chosen to keep as it is. You may also find the word “ man” within the hun­ dreds o f “affirm ative action” pro­ grams specifically designed to dis­ criminate against men in school ad­ missions, hiring, promotions, etc.

Why have the efforts to erase the

word “man” been so successful in our country? Because A m eri­ can men are suckers. W hile other groups fight for their rights and try to increase their pow er in so­ ciety, American men are told that they don’t have a right to do the same (unless, o f course, they are a man “o f color”). We have ac­ cepted the establishm ent’s rules on this and haven’t questioned it. Until we wake up and stop being such suckers, the estab­ lishment will continue to succeed in their efforts.

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To the editor After reading the IEEE article from [the last issue], I had to agree with them. There has been a lot o f buzz around cam pus that the p ro fes­ sional societies at W PI are not that active. However, I have come to the conclusion that many people ju s t are not participating in the events that have been coordinated.

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S tarting on the 3rd o f February ASCE co-sponsored a 3-week pro­ fessionalism series with the C a­ reer D evelopm ent C enter called “ P re s e n ta tio n is E v e r y th in g .”

This was to provide inform ation on m aking the transition from the life o f a student to the w orking world.

On Monday, February 8lh speak­ ers cam e to K aven H all to talk

about the benefits o f taking the FE /E IT exam s. They also spoke on what was needed in order to take them, and what the exam was like.

The American Society of Civil Engineers, on February 17lh, chal­ lenged IEEE for a friendly game of bowling in the Alumni lanes. Al­ though the EE majors were dressed in sporty Hawaiian attire, I have to say that IEEE got their circuits fried.

Upcoming events to watch for are a pool game between IEEE and the ASCE members. Our regional concrete canoe competition will be in D term. Also, a job-shadow ing program is being planned for the fall of 1999.

I guess the im portant factor is that whatever major you are get in­ volved with your professional so­ ciety. No matter which field that is, I am sure that there are events go­ ing on and they would love to have

a larger attendance.

In closing, I would like to sug­ gest creating a board to get the pro­ fessional societies w orking to ­ gether. If you are interested in more information about ASCE or are part of another society and are inter­ ested in working together to in­ crease unity between m ajors then email wpiasce@ wpi.edu.

word phrases with no punctuation?

Thought so.

It c o u ld be w o rse , th o u g h .

T hose cyberpals could be using that sorry excuse for com m unica­ tion, “e-lin g o .”

This is for people who are so lazy that th o se c o n v e rsa tio n a l kibbles are too m uch o f a pain to type and they resort to sim ply typing in the first letter o f each word: BTW, ROFL, y o u ’ve seen them all.

Think if Shakespeare were alive in this techological age. M ight his classics be a little bit d iffer­ e n t?

J u lie tl7: R om eo,oh R om eo... RU there?

R om eo5: C a n ’t talk right now.

PAW. Juliet 17: You’re parents are jerks, IMHO Romeo5:1 know. GG Juliet 17: BCNU Romeo5: k And on the topic o f “k,” It’s One

word “O K ” has become an ardu­ ous process. It is with this revela­ tion that we have now gone too far.

Don’t get me wrong. I am not one of those Y2K Doomsday guys who has taken all o f his money out of the bank and bought a team o f mules for transportation. I use email as much as the next guy.

I can check on a friend at the Uni­ versity o f W isconsin and drop a line to my friend at Columbia easier than ever. I think the Internet is the best way to com m unicate across states and across oceans. It is when people use e-mail to com m unicate across the hall that I have to shake my head.

W hen it com es to talking to a friend across the street or have a heartfelt conversation with the one you care about the most, nothing beats a face to face conversation or at least a phone call. You can hear that person’s voice. He or she can hear the joy or the pain or the love or the sorrow in yours. None o f that can be found on som e ster­ ile, impersonal instant m essenger system.

But, hey, that’s just IM NSHO.

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A nd, w ith technology’s gift o f nearly instant access to friends across the globe, what stim ulat­ in g c o n v e r s a tio n do th e s e friends have?

B u b b al6 : Hey Shecky4: W hat’s g o in ’ on B u b b al6 : Nothin Shecky4: Bummer M a Bell is doing the windm ill in her grave.

W ith so m any innovations in communication, it is amazing how im personal the w orld is becom ­ ing, and it m ay only get worse.

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U.S. News and World Report tells the story of five middle school girls sitting side-by-side, com m unicat­ ing to each other via e-mail. N ever mind they could comm unicate in that old-tim e tradition o f actually talking to each other. Hey, that crap is for Grandma and Grandpa.

A nd such b e h av io r isn ’t re l­ egated to the junior high set. Bobby on the fourth floor of Dadisman Hall will send an instant message down to Katie on the third floor to see if K atie’s next door neighbor is in her room. He could walk down the flight of stairs and knock on the door, but that would take him from the on­ line Ultima game he has going on at the same time.

I, fo r one, have yet to c atch onto this new craze. Call me a N e­ anderthal, but a phone call is so m uch better.

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Continued from page5 R uff c a n ’t guarantee what his future, holds, but if it’s up to him, his goals will become reality.”

If you really work hard at som e­ thing, it really pays off,” he said.

L earn in g how to create W eb pages isn ’t part o f the curriculum at most schools, which means Ruff is a self-taught designer.”

It’s real interesting to watch a kid pick up on that by himself,” Cathy R uff said, who herself teaches el­ em entary school. “ Kids can be amazing.”

Officials at Iowa State University w eren’t the only ones who noticed R uff’s talent. Although not w ork­ ing now, in recent months he de­ signed and regularly updated the A rea E ducation A gency 7 W eb page.

B etw een c la sse s and soccer, R uff also edits the online version o f the Tiger Hi-Line, Cedar Falls High School’s newspaper a cre­ ation that wouldn’t be in existence if he Hadn’t made it happen.

Before the World Wide Web was

created, Ruff posted computer bul­ letin boards where other com puter users could share files and infor­ mation by calling in through their modems. Though most calls were from the Cedar Falls-Waterloo area, he said a couple o f international users m ade their way to the site.

Before Ruff heard about the Iowa State contest, he designed a Web site centering on his most recent sem ester in physics. O ther stu ­ dents used the site as a study tool for their semester exam, Ruff said.

Designing a basic Web page is something a lot o f people can do, C athy R uff said, who herself is doing so. But what Ruff does is an art. He uses pre-designed fonts, but declines the temptation o f clip art, drawing every box, background and emblem himself.

His advice for the novice is to dive in and begin reading all you can about Web sites.”

I looked at other people’s Web sites,” he said, adding that was his best educational tool along with magazine articles on the topic.

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m e feisty little co-ed from Iowa, while in a chatroom titled ‘Teenage H er­ p etologists.”

R o m an ce o v e r the m o d e m ?

W hen R oger T routm an penned th e c la s s ic so n g , “C o m p u te r L ove,” did he have this in m ind?

I personally find it hard to fall head ov er heels for som eone I have never seen face to face.

T h ere ’s alw ays the danger o f that on-line lover not being com ­ pletely truthful about his or her background.

I mean, come on. W hen I’m on­ line, I’m a 6 ’2”, 245-pound outside linebacker who enjoys quiet eve­ nings at home (except on the week­ ends when I tackle my favorite hobby, alligator wrestling). Sounds a whole lot better than a 5’ 11 ”, 145pound college new spaper editor, now doesn’t it? Believe me, y ou’ll snag a lot more e-mails with the screen name “UltraStud2000” than w ith‘T rekkiel3.”

And how can a guy get rom an­ tic online when everyone is butch­ ering the English language? Just look at the screen the next time your roommate is conversing via instant messenger. See nothing but five-

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by Brian Whitman Newspeak Staff It must be pretty tough, you think you’ve got all the elements down to be a successful pop star: you’re devilishly handsome, you’ve got a solid voice, you write cute songs about relationships, y ou’re on a major label... but then no one pays attention to you. How does it hap­ pen?

On the syllabus for the class “Pop Music o f the 1990s” are the following albums: Jellyfish’s Spilt Milk, Eric M atthews’ The Lateness of the Hour, the Grays’ Ro Sham Bo, Elliot Sm ith’s XO, and Richard D avies’ Telegraph. Now class, I want you to tell me what common thread runs through all o f the re­ quired listening for this course, hmm, you don’t know? O f course, i t ’s th a t g e n iu s o f a s in g e r/ songwriter, Jason Falkner! Jason appeared throughout many early and mid 1990 great pop records, mostly as a curious stat for the tra in sp o tte rs, but d id n ’t sw ing out on his own until 1996’s im ­ possibly delicious Jason Falkner Presents Author Unknown on Elektra, who had their m oney on his nam e recognition: how could people not love it? Well, it’s not that people d id n ’t love it, many d id , b u t not “ e n o u g h .” It fell th ro u g h th e c ra c k s , m ad e a couple o f 10 best for ’96 in am idst O liv ia T re m o r C o n tro l and S u g arp lastic and B eck, but no one re ally b ought it. I d id , o f course, and I have listened to it about 1,492 tim es (including right now.)

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So now h e ’s back, ready to try a g a in , w ith a new reco rd and hairdo called Can You Sill Feel? but h e ’s still got this problem : h e ’s too intelligent. This is an odd curse, w hile m usicians and keen listeners w ho hear his work at­ tach th em se lv es to it like te n ­ tacles and d o n ’t let go, the c a ­ sual listener attem pting to listen to the m usic as background noise to a flashy video w ill get sorely annoyed: the tunes change too

Although Falkner tends to skirt the rules of pop music, he does so so eloquently that after a while you’ll find the Wallflowers ‘odd.’ often. I know a musician who likes to give me advice, and last w eek he told me never to make a song that repeats for more than 4.3 sec­ onds. W hile that m ight be going o v e rb o a rd fo r po p m u sic , i t ’s so m e th in g to ch ew on: can a so n g w rite r like Jaso n F alkner, who likes to sw itch betw een the calm and the too loud m id-verse ( “A lready K now ” ) or repeat the c o d a 6 tim e s b e fo re e n d in g abruptly (“ H oliday” ) hit it with an audience that has been dom esti­ cated to Jakob D ylan? No m atter how trendy he dresses on his new

d e b u t, no m a tte r w h at a n a lo g synthesizers he uses o r hooks he em ploys, h e ’s stuck in a w aste­ land w h e re h is o n ly fa n s are people like m yself and Mr. 4.3 (that’s a sad b u n c h ...)

That said, Can You Still Feel com es highly recom m ended. A l­ though Falkner tends to skirt the rules o f pop m usic, he does so so e lo q u e n tly th a t a f te r a w h ile you’ll find the W allflowers ‘odd.’

The harm onies and m elodies o f each cautiously w ritten pop song are perfect, it’s hard to im agine th em b e in g a n y w h e re e ls e .

T h e r e ’s so n g s to m a k e y o u bounce around like a fool (“ My Lucky Day,” an old-school Cars tribute if anything) and songs that are tru ly sa d w ith o u t b e in g sappy, “C aro lin e N o ” s fo r the G en X -Y s e t. ( “ G o o d n ig h t S w eetn ig h t” ) And by the way: every single in strum ent except for the string parts was perform ed

by Jason, drum s, guitars, vocals, b ass... no small feat.

Ja so n , buddy, sto p o v e r my p la c e . W e’ll h av e c a p e rs and salm on and w e’ll talk about your new h a ir s ty le ( lo s e th e s u n ­ glasses, too, OK?) But m usically, d on’t change a thing. No m atter what Mr. Evil E lektra says. Your lyrics need a little tightening up and you should fire your cover designer but other than that your record is a m asterp iece o f offcenter pop m usic. H ave patience, my m an, because in a few years w e’ll be callin g the shots. For now, ignore the critics and I’ll ig­ nore the grad school rejections.

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proved by God to be entrusted with the gospel. We are not trying to please men but G o d , w ho te s ts o u r h e a r ts .” 1 Thcssalonians 2:4 (NIV) How often do we consciously try to please G od? For some, the answer may be as often as they can, while for others, it may be every so often. We should strive to be like Jesus when he said, “I always do what pleases Him.” (John 8:29) In the end, pleasing God and not people is what really matters because God is the one who will judge us for what we have and have not done. So the next time you go to do some­ thing, ask yourself this question. Am I pleasing God?

ACM Wclcomc back to D ’99, We have a lot o f exciting events planned for this term.

Our first general body meeting for this term will be next Wednesday, March 24th at 6:30 pm. Among our upcoming events, we have Allan Johanncsen (AEJ) giving a talk on Tuesday, April 6th. We also have a barbeque scheduled for Wednesday, April 28th from II am - 3 pm. We will also have help-sessions scheduled for CS 2005, CS 3041, CS 4513, CS 4533. Our help-sessions arc generally held on M ondays, Tuesdays and Thursday from 8-10 pm in the garden lab.

C heck out our new and updated web site at http://www.acm.wpi.edu and drop by at the ACM Sin Lab located in the sub-base­ ment in room A23 o f the Fuller Labs.

O ur Software Development Program is also going to be very active during this term. If you wish to take part in it or have any questions let the acm know.

We have a lot o f stuff going on in this term. Send us your comments and sugges­ tions at acm @ w pi.edu. Hope to see you at all our events!

and people are fighting over director posi­ tions! It’s a fun time, and it only gets bet­ ter from here. A udtions are com ing up soon! We need over 120 people to come on down and get a part in the festival. Keep an eye on www.wpi.edu/~masque for more details. Production positions are available also. E-mail Seth Flagg - yawkey@wpi.edu.

T hat’s the scoop for this week. Come to the Masque meetings — Friday at 4:30 PM in the Alden Hall Green Room. See you there!

Newman Club Well we are all back on campus safe and sound. You can tell it was a good term break for a lot of our members just by looking a their various tans which we know they did not get from being under the lights.

O ur Appalachia in W orcester went very well. Seventeen o f us gave up a day o f our vacation to perform this community task.

Five other people could not join us due to M onday’s snowstorm which left them at various airports around the country. Hope­ fully we will have a article on the project in next weeks edition of Newspeak.

On Sunday, Feb.28th we held election of officers and about 138 m em bers voted.

Elected were Jennifer Cooper, president, Jennifer Hardy, M aegan Rivard and Brian Pagagni, vice-presidents, Danny Lopes, Secretary, Karen Hoffman, treasurer and Dave Martin, projects advisor. They will be installed as officers on Sunday, May 2nd.

This coming Sunday is Palm Sunday and palms will be blessed and distributed at all

Indian Students Organization.

Hello Members, Welcome back to ‘D ’ Term. The ISO is organizing RANG ’99, The Festival of Col­ ors. It would be a great chance to experi­ ence the splendour o f color, the grace of the traditional Indian Folk dance wth en­ chanting Indian and International music.

The Function would be held at Riley Commons, WPI on friday 26th march, 1999 starting 7.30 p.m. the tickets are 3 dollars per person which includes Indian appetiz­ ers and refreshments.

Tickets are available with all officers or by simply mailing iso@ wpi.edu. Missing this event would be a crime!

Christian Bible Fellowship Hi! I hope that everyone had a great spring break and is ready for D-term. This Tuesday we will have prayer time at 9:30 p.m. in Founders and on Friday we will be having Friday Night Fellowship in the lower wedge starting at 7:00. Anyone interested can e-mail cbf@ wpi.edu.

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New Voices 17 plays have been chosen,

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S u b m issio n s can be sent to: Student Activities Office Class o f 1999 Photographs Photograph submissions must be received by Friday, April 2 nd.

All photographs will be returned if student name and box number are clearly printed on the back.

Please e-mail any questions to langle@wpi.edu.

our M asses on that Sunday. We hope to see all o f you there. Remember our Lenten Weekday Masses are held at 10:00 PM ev ­ ery night except Friday which is at 12:00 (noon). These M asses take place at the Religious Center.

Science Fiction Society Well, gaming weekend was a smashing success, as usual. You were all there, so you know how much fun you had. I how ­ ever, have not been there yet, but I already traveled back in time from the future to tell me that I had a good time.

The scavenger hunt went well, I think, and if the club liked it, w e’ll make it an an­ nual sfs tradition. Again. The winners will be announced in next w eek’s club comer.

Come to our meeting this week to find out what we have in store for the rest o f the term. The SFS has m eetings every Wednesday, at 7 :12pm, in Olin Hall room 107. Be there or be one o f THEM.

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Editor's note: This is the first in a num­ ber o f articles about the WPI honor code.

It is a notorious characteristic o f some very famous university honor codes, such as at the U.S. Naval Academ y or at the University o f Virginia, that such codes have a “non-toleration” clause. Such codes typi­ cally have words to the effect that “I pledge that I will not commit academic dishonesty nor tolerate such acts in others.”

In essence, such clauses require that students hold their loyalty to the honor code, and by implication to the academic institution, higher than their loyalty to classm ates, friends, roommates, fraternity brothers, etc. Non-toleration clauses rest upon the following logic: Since faculty at institutions with academic honor codes are norm ally honor bound to trust the aca ­ demic honesty pledge o f students, faculty cannot use police-like surveillance over students to prevent academic dishonesty.

Thus, students in their everyday close re­ lationship with other students are the prin­ cipal means by which acts o f academic dis­ honesty can be uncovered.

On the other hand, at such institutions, even ones with high personal commitment from students to the institution, even at honor-clad places like the Naval Academy, it has proved extremely difficult to insure in all cases that students honor the loyalty to the honor code over loyalties to fellow class­ mates. Furthermore, even with guarantees o f anonymity, it is not clear that any university can create an environment where students are always free to report such violations.

Because of this, some honor codes require no action of students in cases when they observe acts o f academic dishonesty; oth­ ers make it a matter o f honor for the student to take some action, but not necessarily re­ porting the names of individuals suspected o f acts o f academic dishonesty. For instance, students might be honor bound only to re­ port to the teacher that there was apparently cheating in the classroom or alternatively, honor bound to confront, in some manner, the student who was perceived to have acted in an academically dishonest way.

What do you think? In a WPI Honor Code, should there be a “non-toleration” clause and what should it require the stu­ dent to do?

To the Students o f WPI, We have your goat....and now we have your attention. If you missed the goat during W inter C arnival, you w eren’t lo o king hard enough. T h is is your chance at redemption. The goat needs a new home, but is picky about where it grazes and who feeds it. To be the next keeper you’ll have to prove your worth.

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Class o f 2000 Mandatory Meeting. Prepare for Your Job Search. Find out what you need to do to get a jum p-start on your jo b search for next year. Wednesday, March 24lh at 6:30 pm - Win a 25” TV (must be in class o f 2000 to win). Thursday, March 25th at 4:00 pm - Win a $100 gift certificate to Tatnuck Bookseller.

In d ie fe s t *99 Indiefest ’99 - Traditional Handcrafted Ear damage. Enter into this year’s IN D IE F E S T a d is tu rb in g sh o w c a se of the fin e st punksarapfunanym usicthatllshakeyourrump acts that W PI has to offer. Pick up an entry form from the SocComm office and return it with a demo by Friday, April 2nd. The top entries will be playing in the legendary INDIEFEST (as part of Quadfest 7), to be held Saturday, MAY l 5' on the quad. Q uestions? E-mail kpacheo@ wpi.edu D i s n e y 's

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Becker College will be the host site for interviews for D isney’s College World Program. The interview process is open to all full-time college students and is competitive. Interested students m ust have a GPA o f 2.5 and have com pleted 24 credits toward a degree program.

Positions available at Disney resorts include lifeguard, merchandising, food service, attractions, custodial and hospitality positions. The schedule is as fol­ lows: March 24th - 5:30 p.m. required presentation, Academ ic Building, 61 Sever Street, W orcester campus.

March 25th - Interviews, 48 Sever Street, Worcester campus. For more informa­ tion, please call Joan Kariko at 791-9241, ext. 267.

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Does the paper you’ve ju st been assigned in American History X seem like an Affliction? Does the amount o f research your professors want make them seem like Gods and M onsters?

H ere’s A Sim ple Plan: Why not sign up for a library instruction session? In just one hour our award-winning staff will help you crop your research time in half, leaving you with more time to hang out with Elizabeth, Hilaryy and Jackie, watch The Truma Show, and Sav[e] Private Ryan. This week’s session is (drum roll)...

Researching Projects and Sufficiences will be offered Tuesday, M arch 23 at 4pm, Wednesday, March 24 at 9am, Thursday, and M arch 25 at 1 lam . W hile this session is geared to students beginning the research portion of either their MQP, IQP, or Sufficiency, the skills acquired will be o f help with any paper, not just your project. This is an entry-level class covering the following topics: Finding books in the Gordon Library, Finding books in other libraries, Locating periodicals in the Gordon Library, Locating periodicals in other libraries, Finding periodical articles, How to get a book or periodical article (ILL, W ILL, UnCover), Using Electronic Databases, How to get a three-picture deal (W ho do you think I am? Spielberg?).

Doing research at the Gordon Library should be A Civil Action. Sign up for a library instruction session today. You can use our online registration system located at http://www.wpi.edu/+library/Training/ or sign up at the library refer­ ence desk. Life Is Beautiful!

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O N T H E IR W HY T O T H E T O P .

If you didn't sign up for ROTC as a freshman or sophomore, you can catch up this summer by attend­ ing Army ROTC Camp Challenge, apaid six-week summer course in lead­ ership. Apply now. You

may qualify for a $4,000 scholarship and advanced officer training when you return to campus in the fall.

You'll also have the selfconfidence and discipline you need to succeed in college and beyond.

ARMY ROTC THE SMARTEST COLLEGE COURSE TOD CAN TAKE

Hundreds o f scholarships available.

For details on how to compete for one, visit 28 Harrington Auditorium (100 Institute Rd.) or call 752-7209.

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“Eastern, alm ost mystical, with exotic flair,” exclaimed Jazz Times Magazine.

Abby Rabinovitz will be conducting a clinic with the W PI Jazz Ensemble entitled “ Indian Music in Jazz: Exploring the Boundaries”.

From the faculty o f New England Conservatory, flutist and com poser Abby Rabinovitz will discuss methods on integrating melodic and rhythmic concepts o f the music o f India into modem jazz performance. The W PI Jazz Ensemble will perform her com positions for com ments regarding interpretation and improvisa­ tion.

Come see the clinic with Abby Rabinovitz and the W PI Jazz Ensemble on Fri­ day, March 26 at 4:00pm in Spaulding Recital Hall, lower level of Alden Memorial.

The event is free and open to the public. For more information contact Richard Falco, Director o f Jazz Studies, at 831 -5794 or rfalco@ wpi.edu.

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Tutor: Vaishali Joshi Mon: 11:00 a m - 1:00pm Tues: 11:00 a m - 1:00pm Wed: 9:00 am - 1:00pm Thurs: 11:00 a m - 1:00pm , All tutoring sessions will be held in SH302

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One of the most important tasks during Commencement is helping guide guests to their seats and handing out programs.

To fadlitiate this, we rely on volunteers to serve as ushers. We are pleased to provide housing on Friday May 21st, as well as breakfast on Saturday, May 22nd, for any individuals serving as ushers.

If interested in serving in this very important capacity, please contact the Student Activities Office as soon as possible at sao@wpi.edu or call us at 833-5291 Thank you very much for your assistance.

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Webster. Qualified callers re­ ceive a FREE Baby Boom Box. 1-800-932-0528 x65. www.ocm concepts.com

When going by the office today drop in and say hi.

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W hat happens when you cross a lot o f paper with a lot o f stories?

Vote Villain for best punk/ska band! .. .but between one June and September youre all I rem em ­ b e r ^ ______________________ Newspeak is currently w ith­ out a sports editor. If you are interested in sports or just want to work on the Newspeak staff email newspeak@ wpi.edu.

W hat has issues and is in the basement o f Riley hall?

And a paper is born. rubba dub dub thanks for the grub.________________

Newspeak will run classifieds free for all WPI students, faculty, and staff Free classifieds are limited to six (6) lines. Ads of a commercial nature and ads longer than six lines must be paid for at the off campus/commercial rate of $5.00 for the first six lines and 50 cents per additional line.

Classified ads must be paid for in advance No information which, in the opinion of the Newspeak editors, would identify an individual to the community will be printed in a personal ad. The editors reserve the right to refuse any ad deemed to be in bad taste or many ads from one group or individual on one subject.

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Summer Opportunity on Campus!!!!

12:00pm - “Resume Writing,” CDC. 7 :0 0 p m - Lecture. “ Sexisna and Gender Roles,” A 7:30pm - WPI Celebrity Squares, Riley.

Resident Advisors Wanted

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Housing Selection Night 1 2 :0 0 p m -1 6:00pm - Housing Selection Night begins, 6:30pm - Class o f ’00 “Mandatory” Meeting.**!

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3:30pm - “Resume Writing,” CDC. 4:00pm - Repeat. Class o f ’(X) “M andatory” Meeting. “Preparing your Job Search,’ FLAUD. 8:00pm - Alden Movie Night. “The Breakfast Club,” $0,50, Alden.

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4:00 pm - Off-campus Housing Information Session, HL 154.

7:30 p m - Rang ’99 Festival o f Colors. Riley, $3.

Camp REACH Summer Program July 25-August 6, 1999

7:00pm - Concert. “Acapella Gold,” w/ SHM. Bridgewater-Raynham H.S. Auditorium. Bridgewater, MA/~v t 8:00pm - Pub C oncert “Jah Spirit,” Riley, Free

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6:30 & 9:30pm - Film, “p.” FLAUD. 7 :3 0 p m - Band Concert. Alden Memorial.

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6:00pm - “Hit the Ground Running in Your New Job.” FLAUD. 7:00pm - “Resume W riting’- f Lljj 5i

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Student Mentees who are accepted into the program are matched with a WPI Trustee and will have contact both formally and informally with their Trustee Mentor through graduation.

Communication between Mentor and Mentee will take place on campus, via snail mail and/or via e-mail - depending on the availability of each Trustee.

Applications are available in the Student Affairs Office on the first floor of Boynton Hall and must be returned to that office by April 9.

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