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Although W orcester Polytechnic Institute ju n io r Eric Tapley is still in the midst o f his college studies, he can already teach others a few things. The Jaffrey, N.H., native has spent the last term designing a Web site for the renowned Worcester Art Museum. The results o f that work d e b u te d M arch 19 at h ttp :// www.worcesterart.org/.

T apley’s involvem ent began a year ago when museum administra­ tors called WPI for help in redesign­ ing its Web site. W PI’s Amy L. Marr suggested Tapley.

“I put Eric on the project and they liked what he did so much, they of­ fered to hire him for the summer,” said M arr, the u n iv ersity ’s W eb coordinator. Tapley began to di­ vide his time between WPI and the museum, with the cooperative ven­ ture cropping up this year.

“Eric currently works full-time at the museum on his co-op, and puts in 15 hours a week for my office,” Marr said. “H e’s a busy guy! This summer, he’ll work full-time for me and put in a few hours a week for the museum. His duties consist of Web design, instruction and com ­ puter support.”

Established in 1976, the WPI Co­ operative Education Program pro­ vides a way for students to include in their education extended periods of full-time, outside employment at com panies and other institutions.

Co-op is a non-credit, paid work ex p e rie n c e in w hich classro o m learning is complemented and rein­

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Courtesy o f WPI Media Relations Realizing the value that a global perspective can give to students and faculty, W PI has signed aca­ demic cooperative agreements with four A sian universities. The agree­ ments were signed by the presidents o f each o f the four universities and W PI P re s id e n t E d w a rd A lto n Parrish during a recent Asian trip.

Two o f the universities are in T hai­ land and two in the Republic o f China.

The Asian universities are the N ational Taiw an U niversity and T atung In stitu te o f Technology, both located in Taiw an and the Asian Institute o f Technology and Chulalongkom University, located in Thailand.

“T he co o p eratio n agreem ents could mean the exchange o f stu­ dents across many disciplines be­ tween WPI and the four universi­ ties,” says W PI Provost John F. Carney III. “It will also mean that individual faculty from W PI can engage in research at Asian univer­ sities for up to one year and faculty from the four universities will come here. Joint research projects and joint courses o f study are expected to be developed. “ An initial three-person team o f Interactive Qualifying Project (IQP) students will be selected by WPI professor Yi Hua “Ed” Ma o f the Chemical Engineering Department for a project at the National Taiwan University beginning in January of 2000. Ma, an alumnus o f National Taiwan University, says the WPI team will work on an environmental mudslide problem affecting the con­ struction o f residential building on hillsides. “ In the future, I’m look­ ing forward to M ajor Qualifying Projects in chem ical engineering there,” he says.

The agreem ents state tha^ the development o f academic coopera­ tion will further “mutual interests in the fields o f education and re­ search and as a contribution to in­ creased international cooperation.”

Agreement highlights are: Institu­ tions will cooperate in the exchange of information relating to their ac­ tivities in teaching and research in fields o f mutual interest; Institu­ tions will promote appropriate joint

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H e re ’s a c o n v e rs a tio n w ith Tapley on how he became involved in the W orcester Art M useum ’s Web design project: W hat have you been up to at the W orcester Art Museum?

Primarily I’ve been working on redesigning the museum Web site.

This has involved a lot o f collabo­ ration between m yself and various staff members at the museum, most notably the designer, Sean Flynn, m arketing director Joan Wackell and com m unications manager Bar­ bara Donato. I’ve also had gener­ ous assistance from their informa­ tio n s e rv ic e s d ire c to r, Jo h n Clevenger, and the individual who has been updating and maintaining the W eb s ite all a lo n g , P h il Johnson. So I can’t rally take all the credit for this.

We started by charting a direc­ tion for the Web site and defining goals. We wanted it to be graphi­ cally appealing, but not ominous.

At the same time we wanted the site to be clean, and for the content to be easily readable. (Basically no black backgrounds or crazy mov­ ing images.) After setting a few standards on design, we worked on its organization. We needed a site that would reflect the way people view the museum, not it’s internal structure. We ended up categoriz­ ing our information into seven sec­ tio n s : C o lle c tio n , E d u c a tio n , Events, Exhibitions, Information, M embership and Services. This is

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Finally we set up a flexible de­ sign based around our organization.

Part o f the design process involved using museum art throughout the site. A great exam ple o f this is seen in our main page, where an image from our collection is random ly se­ lected from a pool o f five images which presents a sample o f what the museum has to offer.

Now that the new Web site has gone live, I’m going to focus on adding features and then working on some other projects at the mu­ seum. All along I’ve been the sup­ port technician for the Computer Studio there, which includes setup and maintenance o f a server and 12 M acintosh com puters, as well as w riting technical docum entation and in stru c tio n s for co m p u ter, printer and scanner use.

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Continued from page 1 research pro jects and jo in t courses o f study, with particular em phasis on inter­ nationally funded projects; The exchange o f undergraduate, m aster’s and Ph.D stu­ dents may take place for a period o f nor­ mally one academic year or one term. S tu­ dents will be accorded the rights and privi­ leges o f students in the host country; A ca­ dem ic m em bers may spend periods not normally excluding one year in the other institution.

W PI began an academ ic relationship with Chulalongkom University in 1989 with a team o f students com pleting an Interac­ tive Qualifying Project (IQP). The agree­ ment with C hulalongkom and the Asian Institute o f Technology was facilitated by M.L. Birahhongse Kasemsri, His M ajesty’s Principal Private Secretary.

WPI, through its Global Perspective Pro­ gram, is the most extensive global program o f any technological university in the coun­ try. Each year, almost 400 students travel to centers around the world to complete projects sponsored by corporations, gov­ ernm ent, social service agencies, profes­ sional organizations, nonprofit and local, n a tio n a l an d in te rn a tio n a l g ro u p s .

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Chulalongkorn University Bangkok, Thailand Chulalongkorn University was founded in 1916 and became Thailand’s first univer­ sity. Since that tim e the university has grown steadily and remains the country’s m ost prestigious university. Today it has 19 faculties, tw o graduate schools, tw o colleges, 13 research institutes, two cen­ ters, and three affiliated institutions. U ni­ versity graduates num ber about 6,000 stu­ dents each year with degrees ranging from Bachelor to Doctorate.

Popularly known as C hula, the univer­ sity has 20,000 students preparing for Bach­ elor, M aster and Doctorate degrees, and 2,500 full-time faculty members.

In recent years, increased collaboration with educational institutions and other or­ ganizations outside Thailand has led to an ever-growing num ber o f agreements, cu r­ rently with more than 50 institutions cov­ ering nearly all the world.

The U niversity president is Professor T h ie n c h a y K ira n a n d a n a .

Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) Pathumthani, Thailand AIT originated in 1959 to help meet the grow ing need for advanced engineering

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education in Asia. In November 1967, under its present name o f the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), the Institute became an autonomous international institution empow­ ered to award degrees and diplomas.

Presently A IT offers advanced educa­ tion in engineering, science, planning and m anagement through a range of activities at levels and intensities from doctoral re­ search to short-term training.

The Institute’s 160-hectare cam pus is located 42 kilometers north o f Bangkok, Thailand. Here, well over 1,000 students, mostly from Asia, and 200 faculty and in­ ternational staff, foster advanced techno­ logical learning to meet the need for more and better trained personnel for key posi­ tions in private and public sectors through­ out the region.

The Institute president is Professor Charas Suwanwela.

National Taiwan University The p red ecessor o f N ational Taiw an U niversity was Taihoku (Taipei) Imperial U niversity, founded by the Japanese in 1928. Following Taiwan’s retrocession to Chinese sovereignty, on Nov. 15,1945, the R.O.C. governm ent assumed the adm inis­ tration o f Taihoku University, which was reorganized and renamed National Taiwan University.

The university includes eight colleges, 50 departments, 76 graduate institutes (63 of which offer Ph.D programs) and the evening division. There are 23,000 students.

As the only integrated higher educa­ tional institution in Taiwan the university is responsible for both advanced academic research and pedagogics advancement.

The university president is Chen WeiJao.

Tatung Institute of Technology (Tatung Tech) Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China Tatung In stitu te o f T echnology was form ally founded in 1956 with funds donated by chairman S.C. Lin, founder and former chair­ man of the Tatung Company. Since 1956, Dr. T.S. Lin has served as professor, presi­ dent and chairman o f the Education-Industry Integration between Tatung Institute o f Technology and Tatung Company. The Tatung’s unique Education-Industry Inte­ gration Program has made an im portant contribution to the industrialization o f the Republic o f China on Taiwan. Tatung Tech student enrollm ent is 2,500 with a faculty o f 37 professor, 78 associate professors, 4 assistant professors, and 71 instructors.

Students are given opportunities to work

in the company or factory in order to re­ ceive practical training, together with what they have learned in class, effectively pre­ pares them for future careers as engineers and business managers.

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Continued from page 1 in the museum about Web technologies and how they can best be used by various departments. I hope to help initiate online registration for the Education, M embership and Events departm ents, as well as the cre­ ation of searchable database with images that can be accessed over the Web. In my spare time there I’m going to put together an Intranet, too, for internal com m unica­ tion and Web training.

How did you get involved in the first place?

I originally started working at the mu­ seum last spring as the support technician for the Com puter Studio. They needed someone w ith know ledge o f supporting Macintoshes, which I know how to do, and I needed a job. It was a good fit. After a while I had a good reputation at the mu­ seum, and my duties started to becom e extended. I helped them by making pur­ chasing suggestions for new hardw are for he lab, and got to know the staff in the Education Department. Later that year I started looking into a co-op position at the museum. I was initially going to work for them doing computer technical support and training, but this evolved into prim arily doing Web work.

What connection does this work have to your future career plans?

As far as my career plans go, I ’m keep­ ing my options open. I like doing Web work, so for now it’s a good fit. Later in life I may work as a Web m aster or designer or change my mind. I ’m fairly flexible, as long as I like what I’m doing and feel that it’s benefiting society as a whole. I don’t want to sell out. That’s one o f the reasons I like working at the m useum ; it’s a non­ profit cultural institution. I find my work more fulfilling that way.

What’s your m ajor? And how does the co-op work figure into your studies?

Actually, I’m a double major. I’m major­ ing in “System D ynam ics” and “Society, Technology and Policy Studies.” I have two main focuses in m y majors: the envi­ ronment, and how people relate to tech­ nology, specifically com puters. It’s great to work in the museum because I see how

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non-technical people deal with computers and the Web on a daily basis. Teaching also helps because I get to figure out first­ hand what people understand and what is confusing for them. I suppose this jo b doesn’t have much to do with the environ­ ment (unless you consider looking at and learning about the Hudson River painters an environm ental education), but it has really opened my eyes to the struggles o f people and technology.

Tell me about your other activities and projects.

I’m the president o f the W PI Student Pugwash chapter, and I’ll be attending the International Student Pugwash Conference from June 28 to July 4 in San Diego, Calif.

S tudent Pugw ash is an offshoot o f the Pugw ash C onferences for Science and World Affairs, started back in the 1950s by Bertrand Russell and Albert Einstein.

Members are concerned about the eth­ ics o f science and technology. Instead o f presenting one side of an argument, we try to be non-biased and hold discussion fo­ rum s where people can express their ideas and allow for inform ed decisions. It’s pretty cool, because at conferences we get to speak with Nobel prize winners, and then back on campus we engage in lively de­ bates about things like the Human Genome Project. I’d like to think that through Stu­ dent Pugwash I’m making some kind o f dif­ ference.

W hat’s the significance o f the nam e “Pugw ash” ?

Pugwash is the name o f the town where the first conferences on Science and World Affairs were held. A man in Pugwash, Nova Scotia, offered to sponsor the conferences, and they were held there for two years in a row. Since they’ve been held all over the world. In 1995 the Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs, along with Student Pugwash, were awarded the Nobel Peach Prize.

W hat are your duties for the W PI Web site?

I w ork as a W eb w rite r at the W eb coordinator’s office. I ’ve been there for over a year now, and I really enjoy my job.

It’s exciting because there are always new projects to work on, so things never get stale. On the side I do free-lance web de­ sign, and I have a few clients.

W hat are the best things you will take away from your co-op opportunity?

I’m really glad that I’m on this co-op, and I’m enjoying m yself immensely. There are quite a few things I’ve already realized that I ’ll be taking from it, and I ’m sure that m ore will becom e apparent before I ’m done. First, I’ve really learned that stu­ dents have much more free time that we ever realize. I’ll definitely capitalize on my next two years as a student now that I know what’s coming in the “real world.” Associ­ ated with this is what I’ve learned about time management. Any big project you start will take longer than you expect or want to complete, but if you see it through, will be worth it in the end.

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by Billy D. McGowan Director o f ESL The six books and series that have become the core o f the research for the presentation that I am doing are looked at critically below.

The first, Software o f the Mind by Geert Hofstede (McGraw-Hill), is not specifically about the Chinese or their culture but rather about all cultures. In some ways, it provided the framework for looking at the other books.

Hofstede looks at societies around the world and tries to categorize them on a range from individualistic to collectivist, masculine to feminine, power distance (how afraid employ­ ees might be of their supervisors), long or short range orientation and avoidance of un­ certainty. The marvelous aspect of this won­ derful text is how cultures have adjusted to their physical environment and their history, and how this adjustment affects each indi­ vidual component, especially the human part, o f individual cultures.

Marco Polo probably traveled more exten­ sively than any man before him, and the record o f his journeys is one of the most re­ markable books in the world. In 1271 Marco accompanied his father and uncle on their second visit to China, where he spent many years in the service o f Kubilai Khan, the son o f the great Chinghiz Khan. He was con­ scripted into the imperial service and was sent on numerous imperial missions before being allowed to return to Venice in 1295. In The Travels (Penguin Classics), he describes the life in the Hun dynastic court life and his imperial travels.

Jonathan D. Spence has it quite right when he notes that, “China has transfixed the West

C h in e s e since the earliest contacts between these civi­ lizations.” Spence, one o f our foremost his­ torian on Chinese politic and culture, ought to know: He has made a virtual career writing about China, and The Chain's Great Conti­ nent: China in Western Minds is his latest installment on this subject of China. The book appears to be well-researched and com­ prehensive in its search for early impressions of China in the west. From Marco Polo’s predecessor, the Franciscan friar William of R ubruck’s dispatchm ent by Louis IX o f France to an area northwest o f the Chinese border in the thirteenth century — in an at­ tempt to win the Chinese over to the Chris­ tian cause against Islam— to our contempo­ rary Henry Kissinger, dispatched in 1972 by Richard Nixon to win the Chinese over to a more open, capitalist notion o f economics, China has been the great balancer of power in world politics. According to Spence, it still is and will continue to for the foresee­ able future.

M assachusetts bom Paul Theroux wrote an absolutely delightful book back in 1988 called Riding the Iron Rooster: By Train Through China (Ivy Books) in which he writes that the Chinese love crowds, feel very comfortable in them. He noted odd, wonder­ ful cultural tidbits of the Chinese that make this volume a treasure to read: “The Chinese are the last people in the world manufactur­ ing spittoons, chamber pots...” He notes that it was the Chinese who came up with the first design for the steam engine in 600 AD. In his travels Theroux notes, what most Chinese officials illustrate is how bad-tempered and unbending Chinese bureaucracy is. Because China is so intensely agricultural, spring is

the most beautiful season. Once on a train, he met a young man who was obviously trav­ eling home from abroad and asked what he was looking forward to; the man, reluctant at first, finally gave in and confessed, “Chinese food— everyday— Chinese food!” Theroux triumphs in giving his readers a close, inti­ mate look at China. You can almost smell the air in some o f his writing.

Encountering the Chinese: A Guide for Americans by Hu Wenzhong and Cornelius L. Grove (Intercultural Press) is a morc prac­ tical guide to Sino-American relationship building, which warns Americans that if they are not ready truly to give themselves and a lot o f their time, then establishing a close friendship am ong the C hinese w ill be wrought with difficulties. Particularly inter­ esting was the part about the teacher-student relationship in China: A teacher is more like a parent and is interested in guiding as­ pects of the student’s life that teachers in the USA would not dare. Chinese teachers are committed to helping to develop the whole student, not just re-enforcing that part o f the student’s understanding about the discipline they are teaching. The book is short and easy to read. There are essential language lessons in back and it also deals very effectively with the transcriptions of Chinese names in Pinyin, the system for transliterating Chinese ideograms into the roman alphabet.

Another book which deals with the inter­ cultural relations between the Chinese and westerners is Communicating Effectively with the Chinese by Ge Gao and Stella TingToomey (Sage Publications). While this vol­ ume is somewhat more clinical than Encoun­ tering the Chinese, it, nevertheless, presents

fascinating reading. These authors examine how self-conception, role and hierarchy and face affect ways of conducting conversation in C hinese culture where, the notion o f “face,” the feeling of one’s self worth, is con­ nected closely with the issues of social pride, honor, dignity, insult, shame, disgrace, hu­ mility, trust, mistrust, respect and prestige.

Therefore, clear boundaries o f self-disclosure exit in Chinese culture. For example, Chinese tend not reveal their personal or family dis­ grace to others. You can imagine that there is not the rush to tell all that litters US televi­ sion day and night. Very interesting is the part of the books that reflects dialogue be­ tween Americans and Chinese when it is clear that the two are speaking as members from worlds different as night and day.

In addition, there is the 12 part video se­ ries called The Heart of the Dragon which takes a look a China in the late 80s. The episodes covering the history, belief system, the society and social issues and many ele­ ments of Chinese society, are presented with sensitivity and wonderful photography. The segment entitled “Believing” is particularly well done, gently looking at the original Chi­ nese religion o f Taoism and the Chinese phi­ losophy o f Confucianism. Confucius, the series attests, was the most important per­ son ever to live in China. Confucius’ teach­ ings are lessons in practical ethics without any religious content. Confucianism is a set of pragmatic rules for daily life derived from what Confucius saw as the lessons of Chi­ nese history. It is definitely the part that gives the most visual image of all o f China, often validating, in film what Paul Theroux has writ­ ten in text.

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I was rather disconcerted when I found out that when a person sm okes in his or her own room, his or her suitemates could do nothing about it. I thought this was rather unthoughtfull o f W PI because it doesn’t even take into account the fact that others are effected by what goes on in a suite or an apartment. Clothes can be de­ stroyed, health is put into danger. But if you live in a suite or apartment with som e­ one who smokes, there is almost nothing you can do to stop him or her.

After visiting the Residential Services web page to see what could be done about the smoking these lines seemed to pop out at me. “Here at Residential Services, we provide students with a safe, healthy, and functional living environm ent which sup­ ports the educational mission o f the Insti­ tute”. I want to make it clear that I am not blaming Residential Services. However, I believe that if the school really wants to promote this philosophy, they should con­ sider the fact that smoking in one’s room can also hurt others, and/or destroy the property o f others. This is true especially in the suites in Founder’s and the apart­ ments in Ellsworth and Fuller. In addition, the handbook states: ‘T o this end, the fol­ low ing policies and procedures are de­ signed to protect the right to privacy, to promote an atmosphere conducive to learn­ ing, to protect personal and WPI property, and to respect the needs o f each in d i­ vidual.” Unfortunately however, it seems as though their policies and procedures

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The W PI Rules actually state this: ‘T h e re sid en ce h alls at W PI are con sid ered sm oke free environments. Smoking is not perm itted in common areas. Sm oking is only perm itted in individual student rooms with the consent o f all room m ates.” The fact that sm oke is gaseous and can leak through closed doorways everywhere and through the cracks between the walls and the ceilings in Founders suites seem s to have avoided the attention of the policy m akers at WPI. If the rules changed so that the consent had to be from all people living in a com m on area, then the engen­ dering would better serve the WPI M is­ sion.

Would WPI try to change the rules for a few students who could die one night in their sleep from the smoke, or from a fire caused by an unattended cigarette? I found this fact very interesting: “Fires caused by cigarettes caused 1,000 civilian deaths and 3,000 inju­ ries”. I’m sure Dr. Jonathan R. Barnett of W PI’s Fire Protection Engineering would be morc than happy to entertain further ques­ tions about the consequences o f a Residence Hall fire. Actually sometimes the Fire Lab in the basement o f Higgins Laboratories will give a presentation on how fast a room can go up in flames. I find it funny that they don’t allow us to have toasters, which, if the person is smart, are unplugged when not in use, but they do allow us to smoke in our rooms. Both come with the same responsi­

Letter to the Editor I would like to reply to both Ms. Cree and Ms. H uddleston’s letters to the editor this week. In those letters they espouse the jo y s o f inclusive language, yet what they fail to realize is that in the English language, the words mankind, humanity, et al. are actually neuter terms. English does not have male/female verb case. And his­ torically, the m ale pronouns have been used to encom pass both sexes.

The problem with the US today is the fact that, as a whole, we try to include ev­ eryone, but only the popular opinions are represented. Watch the movie “PCU” . This

My mission here is not to scare or anger anyone, but to make a point. W hat’s been done with the policy just isn’t enough. I want to reiterate the fact that Residential Ser­ vices is not at fault here. What WPI should do is get together a panel of students who do intend to live in on-campus housing and ask them, “What policies do you think should be changed in order to m ake everyone happy?” Believe me I would be one o f the first to sign up!

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W W P I Radio lists Compiled by Jeffrey David Nawrocki Top 5 songs Top 10 Albums 1. Evenflow, Pearl Jam 1. Incesticide, Nirvana 2.

Head Like a Hole, Nine Inch Nails 2. Garage Inc., Metallica 3. My Own Prison, Creed 3. One, Creed 4. Stinkfist,Tool 4. Ten, Pearl Jam 5. On Two Legs, Pearl Jam 5. Living Dead Girl, Rob Zombie 6. BBC Sessions, Led Zeppelin 7. Throwing Copper, Live 8. Frizzle Fry, Primus U W P I 9. AEnima, Tool C am pus Radio Association 10. Follow the Leader, Korn

Top 10 Bands/Artists 1. Metallica 2. Pearl Jam 3. Led Zeppelin 4. Primus 5. Nirvana 6. Smashing Pumpkins 7 . Nine Inch Nails 8. Creed 9. Live 10. Tool

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bility: The fuse needs to be taken away. The toaster needs to be shut off and the cigarette needs to be put out.

However, I believe WPI is taking double the risk by allowing the cigarette smoking in the residential hall rooms because they are also allowing second hand smoke poi­ soning to occur. Illness caused by second hand smoke has become such a m ajor con­ sideration, that many states like New Hamp­ shire w on’t allow smoking within 100 feet o f the entrance o f a building. This is not to mention that smoke is just disgusting, pe­ riod. Since we are a technological school, we should be aware o f all these facts, but still smoking is allowed in suites and apart­ ments without the consent o f all parties.

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I wish people would grow up out o f this PC funk. It is not healthy.

And Ms. Huttleston, the White House is called the ‘W hite H ouse’ because the building is white. I would be sorely disap­ pointed if the radical revisionists changed the name if we elected a great statesman like Colin Powell to office.

Ethan Deneault, Class o f ’99

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ploded for five runs. Morin scored the first run o f the inning on an R BI double

by N arow ski. N arow ski then scored on a pass ball. C urrie, who reached on an er­ ror w as driven in by a Leah H enry (Para­ dise, Pa.) single. Julie Bolduc (W estport, M ass.) drove in the last two runs with a single. C urrie picked up the win in relief as she allow ed no runs over three-plus innings.

Last Tuesday WPI ran into one o f the top team s in the region and managed only one hit ov er two gam es in dropping a doubleheader to Springfield 9-0 and 10-0.

by Geoff Has sard Sports Information Director

Baseball (8-8) The baseball team played four games last week and came out with an 0-4 record. They dropped a doubleheader to W heaton and single games to MIT and Babson.

In the first game against Wheaton Jus­ tin Downing (Leominster, Mass.) went the distance, but picked up the loss as the WPI bats managed only five hits in a 3-0 loss.

Left fielder Mike Scanlan (Littleton, Mass.) had two o f the five hits.

In the second game WPI trailed 3-0 en ­ tering sixth before they were able to score a couple o f runs to close the gap to 3-2.

Eric Thiboutot (Nashua, N.H.) scored the first run on an RBI double by Jason Katz (Merrimack, N.H.). Katz then scored when Downing grounded out for the second out.

WPI was retired in order in the bottom o f the seventh for the 3-2 final.

Last Tuesday WPI traveled to MIT for a single game. The home Engineers jum ped out to a 2-0 lead in the bottom o f the first and held that advantage until the fifth when Scanlan scored. Unfortunately that would be the only run o f the day for WPI as M IT would add three more runs in their half o f the eighth to win 5-1. Katz and fresh­ man Jared Birmingham (Concord, N.H.) each collected two hits each in the loss.

Two days later WPI was on the road at Babson College for another conference tilt.

The Engineers made a late comeback at­ tempt , but fell short 8-5. Kevin Cornwell (Agawam , M ass.) had two hits and two RBIs in the loss.

Men’s TVack& Field (3-1) The m en’s track & field team opened their season with the Worcester City Meet.

Holy Cross was first with 294 points fol­ lowed by W PI (202), Nichols (60), Worces­ ter State (49) and Fitchburg State (48).

Mike Pockoski (Dayville, Conn.) won the hammer, shot put and discus. Stu Clemons (Falmouth, Maine) was 3rd in the long jump, 4th in the javelin, 6th in the triple jum p and 7th in the high jum p. Matt Linnem ann (M iddletown, Conn.) was 2nd in the high jum p, 6th in the long jum p and 7th in the triple jum p. Kevin Gallerie (Middleton, M ass.) was 3rd in the high jum p and 4th in the 110-meter high hurdles. Bill Churchill (New Gloucester, Mass.) was 4th in the 800m eter run and 5th in the 5,000-meter run.

Ed Devault (Clinton, Mass.) was 4th in the 400-meters and 7th in the 200-meters. Karl Lackner (Babylon, N.Y.) was 4th in the 200 and 4th in the 100-meters. John Gleeson (Hyde Park, M ass.) was 6th in the 1,500meter run and 7th in the 800. Justin Lutz (Walpole, M ass.) was 3rd in the 800 and 4th in the 5,000.

Single event place-finishers were Chris Schlick (N. Attleboro, Mass.) who won the javelin. Dave Bowler (Cumberland, R.I.) w ho w on the pole vault. A lex C urry (A ttleboro, M ass.) who won the 3,000meter steeplechase. Bill Freed (Stockton, N.J.) who was 2nd in the 400-meter hurdles.

Bill Espinola (Windsor, Mass.) who was 3rd in the javelin. James Hammond (Durham, Conn.) who was 3rd in the hammer. Dan Nashold (Rocky Hill, Conn.) who was 3rd in the 400. Kendall Clark (Fryeburg, Maine) who was 4th in the high jum p. Robert Leonard (M iddleboro, Mass.) who was 4th in the s te e p le c h a s e . Fred C a sse liu s (Norwalk, Conn.) who was 6th in the pole vault. Dave Lenhardt (Rockaway, N.J.) who

Softball (3-6) The softball team split a pair of doubleheaders last week with a sweep over Daniel Webster and then dropping two to Spring­ field.

In their opener against Daniel W ebster WPI won 13-2. Leading the hit parade was Janice Narowski (Southington, Conn.) who had three hits and five RBIs. Freshman Kim Morin (E. Longmeadow, Mass.) had three hits and an RBI. M arina Carboni (Leominster, M ass.) and Vikki Tsefrikas (Shrewsbury, M ass.) each collected two hits while Beth Donovan (Pocasset, Mass.) had two RBIs. Lara Currie (Concord, N.H.) pitched a complete game for the win.

In the second game WPI trailed 5-4 e n ­ terin g the last inning before they ex -

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was 6th in the discus. Bill M cLaughlin (B erk ley , M a ss.) w ho w as 6th in the steeplechase. Greg K atcoff (W estboro, M ass.) who was 7th in the steeplechase.

Matt Dion (Bedford, N.H.) who was 7th in the 400. Josh Obal (M ilford, Mass.) who was 8th in the high jum p. Steve Vallee (Lewiston, Maine) who was 8th in the triple jum p and James Koniers (Stratford, Conn.) who was 8th in the 5,000.

Women’s Track & Field (2-1) The wom en’s track & field team finished behind Holy Cross with 152 points and ahead o f Fitchburg State and W orcester State at the City Meet.

Nine women placed in m ultiple events led by senior Sue Shorrock (N. Smithfield, R .I.), and fre sh m e n R a ch e l Z im e t (Trumansburg, N.Y.) and Kris Machon (W. Kingston, R.I.) who each scored in three events. Shorrock was 2nd in the 400 hurdles, 3rd in the high jum p and 8th in the 1,500. Zimet won the discus, was 3rd in the sh o t p u t and 5th in the ham m er.

Machon was 7th in the high jum p, 7th in the 400 and 8th in the 200.

Scoring in two events on the day were co-captain Amber Miller (Ellenville, N.Y.), Tina G allos (M anchester, N .H .), Julie W h e eler (A ttle b o ro , M a ss.), A m anda Kight (Clinton, Ohio), Harmonie Hawley

(Pine Beach, N.J.), Ursa Scherer (Orange, M ass.) and Jen Lavin (Salem, N.H.).

M iller was 2nd in the triple jum p and 4th in the pole vault. Gallos was 2nd in the lo n g ju m p and 4th in the high ju m p .

W heeler was 3rd in the pole vault and 3rd in the 100-meter hurdles. Kight was 4th in the 100 hurdles and 5th in the high jum p.

Hawley was 4th in the 1,500 and 5th in the 3,000. Scherer was 4th in the shot put and 4th in the javelin. Lavin was 5th in the 100 and 7th in the 200.

Rounding out the scoring for WPI were Rebecca Dinan (Troy, N .Y ) who was 3rd in the triple jum p. Lonnie DeLuca (Feeding Hills, Mass.) was 4th in the long jump. Emily Brunkhorst (Plymouth, M ass.) was 5th in javelin. Jessica King (Fayette, M aine) was 5th in the 400. Rachel Teel (Penobscot, M aine) was 6th in the 400. Abbie Kunkel (Kempton, Pa.) was 6th in the high jum p.

Erin Gilson (E. Haven, Conn.) was 6th in the javelin. Jayne McAlary (Red Bank, N.J.) was 8th in the shot put. Erica DeBarros (New Bedford, Mass.) was 7th in the 100 and Amy Bliven (Pawcatuck, Conn.) was 8th in the 100.

Men’s Tennis (0-1) T he m en’s ten n is team opened th eir spring season with a 7-0 loss to M IT on the road.

C rew M eet on Quinsigamond Lake

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The WPI Men's Varsity B Four, coxed by Anna Seilers, raced against Bates, UMass Lowell, and URI in one of the first heats of the day. Rowed by Eric Wilhelm, Ernie Moseley, Carl Messina, and Jason Nelson, they placed second to URI.

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by Richard Falco Director of Jazz Studies On S a tu rd a y , A p ril 10 the W PI JazzGroup, for the fourth consecutive year, will host the International Association of Jazz Educators’ Jazz Choir and Jazz Combo Festival in Alden Hall.

This event will feature 21 performance ensem b les from 15 high schools from throughout M assachusetts, representing the very best high school jazz students in the state.

Nationally recognized professional jazz artists and educators will adjudicate each performance and record comments on cas­ sette tapes. Awards for the best ensembles will be given in the Gold, Silver and Bronze categories by IAJE, as well as certificates rec­ ognizing outstanding individual performers.

In addition to the 21 student ja z z choirs and com bos, clinics will be conducted by the Four Freshm en for the singers and the Joyce D eC am illo Trio for the instru­ m entalists. C losing cerem onies will be­ gin at 5:30 w ith a perform ance by the Joyce D eC am illo T rio with special guest artist H erb Pom eroy!

Following dinner, the choirs will attend an evening performance of the Four Fresh­ men at Point Breeze in W ebster and the instrumental com bos will attend a perfor­ m ance by the Count Basie O rchestra at M echanics Hall.

The public is invited to attend the IAJE Festival and afternoon clinics. Tickets are $3 for general admission and $2 for students.

For further information, contact Richard Falco, Director o f Jazz Studies, W PI at (508) 831-5794.

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H ig g in s A r m o r y Just behind the Greendale Mail, resides a very interesting building full o f rem em ­ brances o f a long ago time. The Higgins Armory M useum is free to WPI students and worth the walk. The Higgins Armory Museum started from a private collection weaponry and armor from medieval and R enaissance Europe, Feudal Japan and ancient Greece and Rome into the museum it is today. The founder, John Higgins, the same Higgins as Higgins Lab, spent a life­ time building his collection. In 1929, he constructed a five-story building to house it, and in the same year, received a charter

M u se u m for a museum o f historical and modem metal artifacts. The A rm ory’s collection, dis­ played in a Gothic castle setting is quite extensive. The European portion consists o f 3,000 arm ors and com ponents, 1,000 weapons and accessories, 500 swords and daggers; 100 firearms; a tapestry, stained glass, paintings, and wood carvings. In addition, the non-Western collection com­ prises 1,000 African, Islamic, Indian, and Japanese body defenses and arms. So if you are interested in learning about his­ tory or have an hour or two to spare go and visit the Higgins Armory Museum.

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In one of the later event of the day, the Women's Novice Eight rows to the starting line during their warmup. Racing against URI, and two Bates boats, the women finished in first place.

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Once again you, the readers of Newspeak, have the opportunity to let us know how you feel about the direction Newspeak is taking with campus news and events, and to give suggestions on how to change things. Newspeak also takes this opportunity to find out what WPI’s favorites are...

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P re se n t T h e F r o s h / S o p h R iv a lr y SOPHS DISPLAYCOAT’S HEAD AS FROSH LOOK ON T r o p h y A ls o R e v e a le d A s G r o u p V is its

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M a y o r H o lm s tr o m Ihe Goat’s Head!

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. .[ill on campus and eager to beme the center of attraction again.

The Head has been shown four times ,ru- it was won by the Sophomores W Fall.

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coming more of a burden, or is it •-imply the lack of school and class spirit? Is it the absence of a yearn­ ing for competition and teamwork, or overshadowing individual inter­ ests? L e t’s not let this Tech trad i­ tion get to the point where the Goat's Head will be put in its allotted position in the gym. never to be disturbed again!

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SOPHOMORE SKIT TREMENDOUS HIT

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“C urtain! C urtain! On with the show !"

"B u t there ain 't gonna be no show !”

“W hat! No show! T h ere’s gotta be a show! C urtain! C u rta in !”

The curtain did open and p re­ sented the waiting audience with perform ances seldom seen on the stage of Alden Memorial. The event was ihe annual Tech Carnival offer­ ing skits by the Freshm en. Sopho­ mores. and Faculty.

After the trials of world war II criminals at Nurem berg life at the court was rather dull. Excitement aroused by a band in the street of­ fered the judge an opportunity to exercise his d u ty by summoning the

NOVEMBER 14, 1950 of all was the quotation from the Bible in a glass case on one of the walls of the museum.

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same one contained in the riddle.

Last T hursday night the Goat's Head officially passed into the hands of the sophomores in exchange for the emblem that they found at the Peace M onum ent.

F ro s li G rid s tc ra F a v o re d As far as the point standings go between the classes, the sophomores are ahead with three points for the Rope Pull and two for the Paddle Rush.

T h a t all-im portant football

game is coming up this F riday and G O A T S H E A D S L E U T H S : T r iu m p h a n t S o p h o m o re s d is p la y b o o ty in o p e n d e f ia n c e o f F r e s h m a n b lo o d h o u n d s , to c lim a x in te r-c la s s h u n t f o r s y m b o l o f c la ss s u p r e m a c y . L. to r ., G e o rg e I d lis ; H a r ry B ro w n , C lass P r e x y ; M ik e Z u ck e r.

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bow ties and beanies seem to have

From out these lines one word doth spring.

Find it, And you shall have the clue you need to find the thing.

A t last w eek’s assembly, Skull presented the m uch-awaited riddle W ithin seconds after the clue was which gave the location of th a t mys­ given, two sophomores, M ike Zuckei terious symbol of rivalry, the Goat’s and George Idlis left the assembly Head. Here is the riddle: and ran down to the Peace M onu­

TECH NEWS TO HAVE CHANGE IN STAFF At a meeting of the T e c h N e w s tm last T hursday, it was announced that Bill C im onetti had resigned om his position on the staff. Mike Essex will take over his post as Sports Editor, and he will have as his assistant. Vyto Andreliunas. As•H'.a it Sports Editor is a new posi­ tion on the editorial staff. In the course of the meeting Dick Gillette was elected the new Secretary.

freshmen have won the last six years in a row and th a t this y e a r’s class will have approxim ately nine men

S o lu tio n o f R id d le L ead s Q u ick -w itted S o p h s to E lm P a rk

“ T hey shall b eat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks, and nation shall not lift up sword against nation, nor shall they m ake war any m ore.” ii 3 Micah i. v. 4

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m ent in Elm Park. This monument is a statue of a man and woman standing by a ploughshare. Ten m inutes later the vicinity resembled the searching ground for an Easter egg hunt, but the sophs had gotten there first and had made off with the prize.

Armory in Turmoil T he attendants at the Higgins museum will long rem em ber W or­ cester Tech and the G oat’s Head. It seems that a group of late arrivals at the Peace M onum ent, on failing to find the H ead, im m ediately went to the Museum on the clue th at the place has a trem endous collection of spears, swords, arm ored suits, and all sorts of medieval weapons. Short­ ly after their arrival, the place was in an uproar. Armored suits were dis­ mantled and swords taken down off the wall and removed from their scabbards. B ut the strangest thing

from the varsity, the boys with the the edge.

However, the sophs will

have several good men from the varsity also. Pete Fosberg, Cris M artin, and Tom O ’Connor are a few who will carry the numerals of the class of “ 53”.

Confidential sources have it that the sophs plan to show the G oat’s H ead often and soon, so le t’s see the freshmen do something about it, and le t’s see the sophs do som ething to stop them.

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intruders with a charge of disturbing the peace. A trial which followed was the source of humor, consisting of dialogue and pantomime. A de­ bate about the fundam entals of mu­ sic. the scale and notes comprising it. constituted the trial which closed with the judge conducting the band in his favorite piece “ Bierhor” .

The Sophomores opened with Joe Holmes fanatically waving the snow on from a spotlight far above the audience. W ith the curtain fina'ly opened, a narrator told how Chicago was suffering from an emigration of showmen to the big city of New York.

W indy City producers, one especially, were desperate for talent. Auditions were filled with third rate perform ers ike the dainty contralto Jim M cK ay or the infamous concert pianist with the “ m out” baseball cap D anny Hoch. But alas! There in the cor­ ridor! The answer to every pro­ ducer’s wish, was the dancing washer­ woman. M iss Tommie DeLuca saved Chicago show business with her tal­ ent. and “ C harleston”.

It was rumored Saturday that there might not be a skit by the Faculty members, but realizing the fnrce of tradition and how em pty the evening would be w ithout their p ar­ ticipation they put together an ex­ cellent play called “ Dear D a d ” or "Bridge to the B oynton”. “ D ear D ad" was a letter read by Professor Wellman from his son Dr. Kranich, a Freshman at Tech known to all as the first student to merit two T .F .s i his first semester. The letter related the incidents which eventually hap­ pen to all bad little Freshm en; the paddle-rush, Institu te pond, and the1 normal occurrence of being w ithout SSSSS. The Institute made quite an impression with this Frosh. He found the instructors Loyal. K ind, Cour-i teous. Helpful . . . ? and particularly enjoyed Chem istry and Physics. Ap­ paratus set up on the stage for a scene in the Chem istry lab undoubt­ edly was assembled by some Chemengine from the m ystery building, Salisbury. The question rem ains: what was supposed to happen?

W arren Palmer. M aster of Ceref monies for the evening, entertained the audience with some interesting war experiences: as a m atter of fact the audience is probably “ still smil­ ing".

The judges’ decision was announces after the Faculty skit. Don Olive* did it again for the Sophomores.

If you can stand on your head and sinu the alm a m ater, when surrounded b y a drunken m ob.

If you can wear a clow n's costu m e on cam pus. and see everyon e staring at you.

If y o u can do a hundred push-ups. with a k n ife under your gut.

If you can w histle D ixie, and not drop a cracker crumb.

If you can eat last w eek's pancakes, without a shudder, kn ife and fork.

If you can go a week w ithout sleep, and still com e back for som e m ore.

If you can sm ile. when all around you brothers shout for your head.

M an. you m ust be a neophyte m y boy!

Return of Goat’s Head to Campus It was announced at the Tech Sen­ ate meeting on Thursday evening that the Goat’s Head will soon reappear on the campus. The Head which has been enclosed in a glass case is to be restored to its traditional meaning; that is it will be used as a trophy for the winner of the Frosh-Soph Competition.

Last year the Tech Council with the help of Skull took the Head out of circulation because of the “riots” which followed its “showings.” After consider­ able debate the Council decided that it would be a shame to retire the Goat’s Head just because someone had dis­ torted its true significance. It was finally decided to restore the Head to its original purpose, only if it remains in its glass case in either Sanford Riley or the Alumni Gym, depending on which class is leading in the competi­ tion. If the Head is misused once again, it will be retired from the history of Tech for good.

Since the Freshmen are well ahead of the Sophomores in competition points at present, the metal goat will be dis­ played in S.R.H. this week.

SOPH PADDLERS PUT FROSH IN RED, 50-29 OCTOBER 12, 1954

Take Early Lead in Competition to Retain Goat’s Head Football Spectators Thrilled by Annual Half Time Classic

STOP! YOU’RE PULLING MY LEG.

FEBRUARY 14, 1956

P R O F E SSO R S A P P E A R A R M Y

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FA R C E

T he even in g of January 20 saw Alden M em orial w ith standing room only. The occasion was the Annual T ech Carnival program, alw ays an anticip ated event here on the hill. N o t only is the talent in the stu dent body dem onstrated on this evening, but the better side o f the faculty is put under the critical observa­ tion o f stu dents.

John L illibridge did a m asterfu l job as m aster of cerem onies. H is v erve and w it kept things rolling sm oothly throughout the evening. T he program was opened b y a piano pageant featur­ ing Bob G alligan, B ob Frascatore and R oger N orm an. A long w ith other num ­ bers, the group did a “c o o l” interpreta­ tion o f “ M ary H ad a L ittle L am b”.

M ary w ould never have recognized it.

Im provised as it m ay have been, the perform ance was flawless.

N e x t on the program was the award winning Freshm an skit, en titled “Shake, R attle and R o ll.-’ I f you did n’t shake or rattle, you had to roll. Frank Cohee as D isk Jo ck ey w ould have been very popular am ong the R ock ’n R ollers throughout the country.

H ad the quartet cut a record o f the “ Great Pretender" it would certainly have sold a m illion copies. T he Freshm en pulled no punches on the F aculty. T h e Dorm adm inistrators also found them selves the su b jects o f m erciless digs by the actors. T he Freshm an show ed them ­ selves w orthy of the Carnival Cup. The Sophom ore skit “ Veritas A m icus” was a hum orous sketch o f life at a typical T ech fraternity, Bill Rabinovitch played the part o f a very typical pledge and did a fine job on it. The m ost untypical scene w as the disposal o f the F acu lty A dvisor in a unique way.

It hasn't happened y e t, but w h o can tell? T he actors all did a com m endable job. and certainly gave the judges grounds for a tough decision.

T he F acu lty skit gave a good insight o f what military life is really like. The skit, and the characters, drew m any a laugh from the audience. H ow can an organized organization be so disorgan­ ized? All kidding aside, the F acu lty did a fine job and certainly im proved their standing in the ey es o f the students, especially Freshm en.

In betw een skits, the audience was entertained b y a m agic act featuring Bob Brass, and an accordian solo by K enny H erm ance. All o f the perform ers, as well as the w riters and back-stage men. deserved a sincere congratulations and received it from a responsive audience.

Campus Pers’nalities Make News in Varied Fields

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Renovations in Sanford Riley Hall, Zeleny Receives Award although extensive, are far from com­ R ichard A. Zeleny, a junior chem­ plete, according to Mr. David Lloyd, ical engineering student and an out­ Tech Business Manager. standing performer on Tech track Mr. Lloyd has been very active in teams, has been honored by the dorm dressing-up this past summer and American Legion of his home town, reports that the cost of work already N utley. Xew Jersey. The judges who completed has been about $47,500. made the award selected him as the Over 5000 man-hours of labor have been put in on major items alone. Dur­ finest trackm an ever produced at ing the past summer, washrooms were Xutley.

He was awarded the Le­ painted, individual rooms brightened, gion's plaque. T his plaque represents new beds installed, chairs bought for the highest achievement in college the commons and corridor walls re­ athletics, and was awarded Zeleny paired. Next summer a complete reno­ vation will be started. The commons for both his scholastic and collegiate is due for renovation, but exact plans track performances. have not been finished yet. Work will Zeleny was captain of the cross­ be directed towards making the public rooms more attractive to residents and country team last Fall. D uring the their guests. No estimate of the cost season he won five of his six races of future work can be made at this and broke the Tech course record time.

twice. The only man to beat him broke the record for a third time.

He is also captain of the W inter and Spring track teams, and last year shattered the college half mile record that had been on the books since 1929.

Morion on Reserve Staff Richard F. M orton, an instructor in Physics here a t Tech, has been named to the faculty of the 1030th Organized Reserve Corps School at the Boston Army Base. D uring W orld W ar II he was a m ajor in the Coast A rtillery Corps. He will be’ assistant director of the anti-aircraft and guided missile section, and he will be teaching officers attached to the A rm y’s Volunteer Reserve. This post will not interfere with his teach­ ing program at the Institute.

CLASS OF ’57 INVITES CLASS OF ’58 TO THEIR PADDLE RUSH ON ALUMNI FIELD

OCTOBER 2, 1956

Ever since 1931 when the paddle rush was reinstated at Tech the fans witness­ ing the first home game of the foot­ ball season have had an added attrac­ tion. For the price of one ticket they get to see, along with the game, one of the roughest and most exciting events in the freshman sophomore competition.

Last Saturday was no exception as the classes of ’57 and ’58 clashed be­ tween haives of the football game. The freshmen and sophomores withdrew from the stands shortly after the start of the second period to prepare them­ selves for the event. To the delight of the fans the freshmen underwent a rigorous ten to fifteen minute routine of calisthenics.

Meanwhile, the sophomores had re­ treated from the scene completely for a last minute run-through of their strategy for the day. They returned to the field 79 strong and lined up in two files along one goal line while the freshmen lined up at the opposite goal line also 79 strong.

The starting gun sounded and 158 howling underclassmen thundered to­ ward the fifty yard line and the 79 paddles which had been placed there.

For the first minute or two confusion reigned over the field and no one could see exactly what was happening. How­ ever, when things began to organize themselves it could be seen that the struggle for possession of the paddles was taking place entirely in the fresh­ man half of the field. This was an in­ tegral part of the sophomore strategy.

It then became evident that the sophs had a definite plan of action worked out in detail. As soon as a sophomore got a paddle it was placed in a pile located at the extreme comer of the field near the freshman goal line.

Three or four sophomores spread them­ selves over the pile while a defending ring of sophs encircled it.

The freshmen, spotting the sophs a year’s experience plus the distinct ad­ vantage of knowing one another, in an effort to identify themselves wore yel­ low bands around their arms. However they were apparently confused by the strategy of the sophs as they never made an organised and united rush on the paddle pile pf the sophs.

The competition was clean and rough as many members' of both classes will verify during the ten minute period.

However, when the final gun sounded and the paddles counted the inevitable results showed'' Class of ?7*Class o f 58-

50 paddles

—29 paddles.

SOPHOMORES WIN PADDLE RUSH, 45-27 The class of ’53 has emerged the victor in the first leg on the Goatshead trophy. The paddle rush was conducted under T ech’s custom ary rules, which require no hitting below the shoelaces, no loaded paddles and no holds barred. The spirit in which this was taken promises much for the future competition between classes and makes the upperclassmen wonder if they aren 't getting just a wee bit older. The freshmen came bedecked in a lipstick and cork war mask which it is presumed was to frighten the sophomores, but evidently failed as the better-organized sophomores finished the frantic ten minutes with 45 paddles to the freshm en’s 27.

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C A P T U R E D

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by Robert Figucia

SO P H O M O R E S Last Friday. March 1. the annual Tech Carnival was held at Alden M e­ morial Auditorium . A capacity crowd attended, despite the poor weather, and the audience appeared to en jo y the e v e ­ ning’s show im m ensely. Extra chairs had to be set up at the rear o f the audilorium to accom m odate the gathering.

Bill Curran, as M .C.. introduced the various perform ances, and interspersed ihe proceedings with rem arks of his own. The Technichords were first on the scene, and pleased everyon e with their sharp vocal effects and close har­ m ony.

Between the Iresh m an and Sophomore skits Tom T albot went wild •is E lvis, and the house rocked at the antics of this talented m im ic. Several o f Tom's henchm en accom panied him w ith guitars, drum, and bass.

F ollow ing the Sophom ore effort an act billed as "The E m aciated F ive.

P lu s” , featuring the B ovnton ians. was presented. T h i > mixture of m u - i i and hum or w a s well received, as the "B s again proved their entertainm ent value.

C lose on their heels cam e the Faculty, with their little package o f Packard.

E n titled "N ineteen N in ety-F ou r" , it d e ­ picted a 1>oard m eeting o f a com pany e n ­ gaged in m anufacturing robots. A l­ though it was evident q u ite early that P rof. W agner was telling the truth when he ad m itted , "This is our first rehear­ sal". the skit w as vastly am using, e sp e ­ cially perform ances by W ill K ranich. ‘'B url’’ Sellers. "Slide-rule A llen, and Bob W agner. Mr. Culle was also very convincin g in his supporting ( or su p ­ ported ) role.

T he clim ax o f the even in g cam e as P rof. Grogan, representing M r. Bernado and Ur. Zim m erm an, but m ostly him ­ self. awarded the coveted C arnival Cup to the Class o f 1959. T he Freshmen m ade a valiant effort, and their offer-

'59 Wins Again ing, w ritten and produced by N orton R em m er and directed by Jake Salvin, was an entertaining one act consisting o f a trial scene, and dubbed, appropri­ ately enough. “Justice". Paul H olley.

B ob M cE lroy, and Andy M ilow icki gave creditable perform ances in a skit which hacked the Sophom ores fearlessly. The 59ers, how ever, cam e back to turn the tables as they walked away with the Cup. The w inners displayed remarkable v ersatility in their satire on radio and T V program s. M essrs. C ostello and C ohee collaborated in the producing, directing, and acting, and H arvey Rosen feld w as the com petent stage m ana­ ger.

Such veteran players as Joe B ronzino, D ick K eats. T om H um phrey.

Eli D w orkin. Carl Frova. F'red Lutze.

Bill Saim ond, and E v W alker did much to m ake the Sophom ores' evening a suc­ cess. T h e C lass of 1959, by w inning for the second straight year, equalled a rec­ ord set by only two previous classes in T ech C arnival history, and not lik ely to be broken.

THE GOATS HEAD BACK HOME AGAIN F u tu r e

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W elcom e hom e, traveller! W ell, the bod iless goat has returned from its h ectic travels none the w orse for its e x ­ perience. And where has our rebellious G oat's H ead been? T h e fact o f the m atter is that it has been in hiding. It seem s that the abused goat got tired o f being the object o f so m uch rivalry b e­ tw een the Sophom ore and Freshm en classes. Indeed, this is the first rest it has had since its institution as an ob ­ ject o f rivalry on cam pus. C ertainly, if the goat could talk, it w ould have m any hair-raising and excitin g tales to tell.

T he origin o f the G oat goes back a long way in T ech 's history. One day in the fall o f 1S72. the stu d en ts decided that they needed a little diversifyin g ex­ citem en t. so they acquired a billy goat and put it in the chapel to roam as it w ould through the building. The goat soon becam e the m ascot o f the students.

Care for the goat was passed on from year to year and he becam e a fixture on cam pus. T hough much abused, he lived to a com fortable old age. B ut. as is the case w ith all anim als, he died. N atu ral­ ly. the stu dents were m uch depressed at his passing away, for they had grown som ew hat fond o f “ B illy ”.

T hen som eone cam e up w ith an in ­ genious idea to perpetuate the goat s presence on cam pus. T he idea: stuff the goat's head. So, though B illy was not around in spirit, he w as still around in

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body, in part that is. But the question arose as to who would keep the G oat's H ead. C om p etition for the head becam e quite keen, and any m eans o f attaining it were perm issible. M any m eans were used, so that the goat found no peace even in death. F inally the head got so beat up that it was decided to give it its final rest. The class o f '93 presented the class o f '31 w ith a m etal replica of the head.

C om p etition for the new head con­ tinued at the sam e h ectic pace. In 1931. the T ech C ouncil m ade a new ruling concerning the goat's head. Open com pe­ tition .w ould cease and the head would becom e a trophy for the class scoring the m ost points in organized com p eti­ tion. T hou gh it worked fine on paper, open com p etition did not cease, and the head con tin u ed to be the ob ject o f riots, chases and the like. L ast year, how ever, the head disappeared and this becam e the topic o f m uch discussion.

N ow it is back on cam pus. A question that w ill no doubt be recurring in the stu d en ts’ m inds is: “ W hat’s in the fu­ ture for the G oat's H ead? ’ Several plans have been brought up by the T ech C ouncil. One o f the proposed plans is to m oun t the head on a m onum ent som ew here on cam pus. A nother plan would see the head safely stashed away in a safe deposit vault. A third proposed plan is to continue com petition for the head, hut on a controlled basis. Under this schem e, a class planning to show the head on cam pus would subm it an outline o f its plan to be approved b y a higher organization on cam pus. N on e of these plans are definite, how ever, and1 only tim e will tell w hat's in store for the much disp uted G oat's H ead.

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The Traditions Committee of the Student Alumni Society feels that the G oat’s Head Tradition has been missed on campus. To present students, the Goat’s Head Rivalry only exists in the memories o f the alumni and the journals of the Institute. H ie rebirth will spark new interest and recapture this unique element of W PI tradition during JP weekend on Saturday, April 19, following all other afternoon activities on the quad.

In order to kick o ff a renewed interest in the rivalry, SAS will introduce the goat with a Treasure H unt similar to the one run by Skull in 19S0. Throughout the day a large black box will be displayed on the quad to attract curiosity. When the other activities for the day are complete, the lid to the box will be opened to reveal a clue leading to a medallion. Those participating will then disperse to search for the object. The clue will be structured so that the medallion may be found and returned to the quad in fifteen

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ST E A L

G O A T ’S H E A D As a climax to a wild pursuit through the night and the streets of W orcester, the Class of '54 captured the tradition-laden G oat’s H ead, sym­ bol of class supremacy, from their sophomoric rivals.

Phase I of the skirmish occurred when certain of the Sophomores dis­ played the Head at the Frosh-sponsored H obo Hop. T he Frosh rushed | to the scene, just as a group of Sophs left in a cloud of dust in H enry Cam osses car. bearing with them the Bounding Billy. In but a moment, pursuit was joined by Andrew Morgo. who proceeded to stay bumperto-bum per with the mad Camosse in a wild m idnight chase. Bud Madigan '53 at times fought a rear-guard action.

The dram atic climax occurred at *V>p intrrsect’on of and West, where the Sophs were finally headed off. In the general rhubarb which ensued the G oat’s Head changed hands, and with it Morgo vanished into the night. The police and Sophomore reinforcem ents a r­ rived sim ultaneously— too late.

W a n ted !

O n e C a rto o n ist— W ho can capture with pen and ink the spirit, color, hum or and tragedy around Tech. M ust be young, eager, and draft-deferred. Salary to sta rt: One y ea r’s free subscription to the T e c h X e w s . Bonus to Pulitzer Prize winners.

If interested, run, do not walk to put your name and a specimen of your work in the “ C ” box in Boynton.

returned to the quad, a cannon will b* fired to signal others that lit has been found. A small presentation will follow.

The freshmen and sophomore classes will be targeted as participants of the Goat’* Head Rivalry hut, all students are encourag­ ed to take part in.Saturday's search. V the mMa|ijnn is found by a current freshmen C89) then that class will maintain possession next year- However, if it is found by any other class then it shall be handed down to the next even or odd class depending op the class year of the finder. For example, if the class of. 1986 finds it, they will turn i f over to the class of 1988.

Beginning next fall (term A*86) interclass competition similar to that originated in 1931 will begin betw een freshm en and iophom ores. Contests will be spread throughout the school year and allow no a d ' vantage to a particular class. Events will carry points that will be awarded to the vic­ torious class. Each spring the tallied points will determine the possessor o f the Goat’s Head for the following year. The competi­ tion will include the paddle rush, rope pull, treasure hunt, flag football, volleyball, jeopardy, floor hockey, softball and tennis.

A G oat’s Head Committee will be established to initially specify particular rules of participation and fair play in the events.

Later this committee will be the supreme ruler over all G oat’s Head events.

More specific details about the competi­ tion and governing structure will soon be available to the student body. For the pre­ sent time get ready for Saturday’s Treasure Hunt. It will surely get WPI alive and kick­ ing once again with the Goat’s Head Tradition.

F a c u lty P arod y

P resen t o f

Y o u r H it P a r a d e With an hour and fifteen minutes to go until curtain time, the show was set back on its heels by the news that Nils Hagberg, campus cop and prominent M.C., was sick. By making hasty ar­ rangements and fill-ins, the S.C.A., true to the rule “The show must go on,” enlisted the services of John Lillibridge who did a good job as “Deputy Cop.” Behind scenes a mass of humanity raced back and forth screaming orders, and checking cues, while others, find­ ing solitude in the steel rafters, at­ tempted to fill the gaping spaces now vacant in the show’s itinerary.

The house lights dimmed and a ca­ pacity audience settled back serenely unaware of troubled minds that worked overtime behind the curtains. The Boyntonians with “Dixie” followed by the freslunan skit “Dorm Life”, primed the audience by relieving the initial tension always present. Prof. W. E. Sellers, Techs Burl Ives, managed to keep the audience content while scene changes took place.

The sophomore skit “± Infinity” was a well planned show with ample originality. However, its staging was too great a load, causing it to drag.

The general unpreparedness back stage was beginning to show through. The talented S.P.E. octet got tripped up in the guide wires behind the scenes, cre­ ating another restless pause.

The faculty skit began with the odds against them, a restless hour and a half old audience. The presence of the faculty in short skirts and baby car­ riages, however, managed to pick the audience up again.

Prof. Grogan, with tongue in cheek, kept the crowd on the edge of their chairs for five minutes before announc­ ing a winner—the Freshmen!

MARCH 11, 1986

G o a t ’s

H e a d

T r a d itio n

R e tu r n s

by Robert Figucio While W PI’s Goat’s Head Pub has ceased :o generate the excitement which it once brought to Tech students, another is on the way to take its place — not another pub that is, but rather another G oat’s Head. The Goat’s Head Rivalry which has proliferated a great deal of animation at scattered points throughout our school’s history is about to be reborn.

Campus journals show that the Goat’s Head has created fierce competition between classes since 1891. Now, after a period of absence, the contention will be re-ignited during D-term thanks to the effort of Stu­ dent Alumni Society’s Traditions Committee.

On Saturday, April 19, the unveiling of the

goat will provide an exciting conclusion to a day o f Quad activities run in conjunction with Spring Weekend. Although last on this day’s agenda, this long awaited appearance of the Goat’s Head will be the first in a long series o f competitive events whose ultimate goal is possession of the prized statuette. The initial procurement o f the goat on this day will give one class a crucial advantage for future competitions.

Detailed rules and the format for the April disclosure will be printed throughout term D. Watch carefully and be strategic about your competitive approach. By collecting all key details, your class may become principal holder o f the WPI Goat’s Head.

The history of the Goat’s Head Rivalry at WPI

by Members of Ihe Skull Honor Society Picture it now. A small stautuetteof a goat, with an oversized head. It is cast entirely in bronze. A quiet little thing, certainly not an object o f artistic value (one w ould think). And yet, each class at this institute w oulddo anything (well, almost anything) to possess this trophy and obtain the bragging rights that their’s was the class to possess it. But the trick was to display it to the entire Institute, and not have it subsequently stolen from them.

That is the way it used to be, when the G oat’s Head tradition was in full sw ing and everyone participated. It all went back to the school mascot, a goat who w as maintained and kept by a Jap an ese stu dent nam ed G om pei Kuwada (guess where G om pei’s got theirnam e,folks)startingin 1891. Why was he named the goat keeper? B e­ cause noone else had the intitials, G. K .!

The goat was a gift o f the class o f 1893, but the animal soon became too diffi­ cult to maintain. So what logical thing did they do? T h ey b eheaded and mounted the thing!

Beginning with the class o f 1928, it was decided that the G oat’s Head would becom e an object o f class rivalry to inspire school spirit. The original Goat’s Head was actually stolen by the class o f 1894 and hidden in Nova Scotia.

It was not seen again until 1913, when the crane in the Electrical Engineering Laboratory carried it to the Class o f

1893 at an alumni dinner. The head was in very poor shape, so it’s carica­ ture w as cast in bronze and mounted on a disproportionately small body.

Originally, the G oat’s Head C om ­ petition was focused on the tw o young­ est classes and in­ volved a point sys tem based on vari­ ous events such as sp orts, the T ech C arnival, Paddle Rush, and the Rope Pull. The Head was p resen ted to the class that accum u­ lated the largest number o f points, who were obligated to “ s h o w ” the Goat’s Head at least once a year in order to giv e the other class a chance to steal it them selves.

Som e m em orable “s h o w in g s ” in ­ cluded hanging it from a helicopter during a home foot­ ball gam e, drop­ ping it from Earle Bridge into a m ov­ in g c o n v e r tib le , and hanging it in Alumni Gym dur­ ing a b a sk etb all game where it was sw ung out a w in­

dow to those waiting outside.

The G oat’s Head Com petition that began in the 1920s was halted in the 1930s. It came back in the 1950s to som e extent and continued for several more years. Formerlv a source o f class

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bonding, this com petition was aban­ doned due to the som ewhat violent nature o f the chases. There are plans for a revival o f this tradition, but only time will tell to what extent it w ill be reintroduced to the WPI com munity.

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It was early Monday morning when six members o f the senior class got to­ gether with the intention o f stealing the G oat’s Head trophy. TTie news was out.

The original Goat’s Head had been re­ cast, and while the old one was to be retired and kept for its historical value, the newly cast version was planned to be recirculated into the WPI community in the hopes o f reviving the Goat’s Head tradition in a safe and fun manner. That was our plan, too... but the difference was that it would be from us, the stu­ dents, and not the administration.

The man (w e’ll call him G om pei) who was bringing the pair o f goats was due for a meeting in H iggins H ouse at approxim ately 9AM , and that’s where w e waited for him. One member o f our

class was w aiting in the parking lot, another in a bush by the door, w hile the rest waited in the getaw ay car. It was the perfect plan... w e hoped.

At 8:55A M , G om pei arrived in his car with the brazen pair. Our man in the parking lot saw him and rushed to his car, know ing that the tw o would be in his back seat, and attempted to open the passenger side rear door. It w as locked.

Gompei just looked inquisitively at our classmate, w ho sighed and left. The classmate in the bushes had gotten para­ noid and went inside to make sure Gompei hadn’t som ehow snuck in, and then waited at the front door for him.

T w o o f the seniors w ho were wait­ ing in the getaw ay car saw G om pei pull in and went up to watch the stealing, but the original tw o were nowhere to be found. So, w hen G om pei crossed the parking lot, a goat under each arm, the

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new pair seized the opportunity... and the goats. W ith one member o f our class on each goat, G om pei had no chance to hold on as they grabbed them and ran to the car, leaving G om pei unharmed but clearly flustered at the kid-napping (kid, goat... get it?!?).

Out o f respect for the traditions o f the school, we returned the old one so that it could be safely stored away, but the new one w as to be introduced at H om ecom ing by our class (look for that, boys and girls). S o the old goat w as returned, but not necessarily as it was. It had gained an addition o f a “9 ” and a “6 ”, etched triumpantly on each butt cheek.

If any members o f the class o f ’96 have som e ideas for creative ways to “show ” the goat (perhaps at H om ecom ­ in g ), p lease em a il th o se id eas to briank@wpi.edu.

Goat’s Head Rivalry: rules of the game

by Cynthia Fusco Class of ’96 Attention one and all: the G oat’s Head Rivalry is back and in full swing.

For years the goat has been out o f circulation because o f the misconduct o f a few students. L uckily for all o f us, members o f the Student Alumni S oci­ ety and the Alum ni O ffice have worked hard to get the Goat recast and the rivalry reinstated. A s many H om e­ com ing onlookers noticed, the Goat has returned to cam pus and is now officially in circulation. Therefore, it is important that everyone knows how the rivalry works. A s with every game, there are som e rules. The follow ing rules were developed by students and administrators in order to ensure the safely o f the students and the goat.

1.) The com petition officially re­ convenes September 18, 1995. There­ after, the Goat Head trophy will be awarded to the class which wins the majority o f the Freshman-Sophomore Rivalry events o f the WPI academic year (R ope Pull, Pennant Rush, Jeop­ ardy G am e). The Trophy will be awarded after all three events have been com pleted.

2.) T he G oat’s Head must be d is­ played by the class in possession dur­ ing H om ecom ing, the W inter Carni­ val, Q uadfest and Traditions Day. It must be seen by a m ajority o f students attending said events to be acknow l­ edged.

3.) The Trophy m ay not be taken beyond the borders set by the map given to each cla sse s’ Goat Keeper Com m ittee. The boundary shall be set as on e-h alf m ile (1/2 m ile) from the WPI cam pus perimeter.

4.) O ne member o f the G oat's Head Com m ittee must know where the Tro­

phy is at ALL tim es including updated information E V E R Y TIM E that the Trophy is moved. If it becom es neces* sary, that one member has a responsi­ bility to inform any other Com mittee member o f the T rophy’s location. The Goat’s Head Committee-shall be made up o f the follow ing individuals: CoChairmen and A dvisors to the Student Alumni Society, an appointed Alumni, a member appointed from the WPI Administration, a member appointed from the WPI Faculty, a senior member o f SK ULL Honor Society (appointed within), and a member o f each classes’ Goat Keeper Com m ittee. (Note: The one informed C om m ittee member m a y not be the p o ssessin g c la s s’s Goat Keeper Com m ittee representative.)

5.) At no tim e may any member o f your class team violate any o f the Institute’s conduct policies.

6.) The G oat’s Head Trophy may not be transported by veh icles or other forms o f m echanized transportation.

7.) If at any tim e any team m ember o f your class violates one o f the con­ test rules, the trophy will be turned over to the G oat’s Head Com m ittee.

8.) A ctions associated with this tradition must be conducted within the guid elin es o f the established rules. N o bodily harm must be inflicted on any participant in either procuring or pro­ tecting the Goat.

9.) The G oat’s Head must be re­ turned to the G oat’s Head C om m ittee before the last w eek o f D-term. It w ill be returned to the p ossessin g class in the follow in g A-term.

10.) The A lum ni O ffice w ill deter­ mine the authenticity o f the G oat’s Head Trophy.

11.) Any class m ay p ossess the G oat, how ever, on ly the Freshman and Sophom ore cla ss rivalry events will

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A plaque w ill be kept in R iley C om ­ m ons and inscribed with the class year o f the winner o f each year’s Rivalry Events follow ing Traditions D ay. Any class that steals the goat may have the Trophy inscribed by the Alum ni O f­ fice at no charge. The inscriptions shall be no larger than on e-h alf inch square (!/2-ii>2) and shall be on ly the class year o f the class that steals the Trophy.

12.) Any discrepancies o f these rules will be review ed by the G oat’s Head Committee.

These rules were adopted by the Alumni Council during H om ecom ing weekend with full support. T hey e s ­ pecially enjoyed the retelling o f the class o f 1996's G oat-napping attempt and Saturday’s cam pus treasure hunt for the Goat.

SA S has made som e changes to the original rules to m eet up with the tim es.

Especially note that cars are no longer 'allow ed in the com petition to avoid any potential catastrophe. Another important change is the notification o f a member o f the G oat’s Head C om ­ mittee. The current com m ittee m em ­ b e r s are C in d y M it c h e ll, M ark Suennen, Cyndi F usco, Christopher B offoli, and Sharon D avis. The class G oat Keepers will be chosen in Bterm. Applications arc available in the Alum ni O ffice at H iggins Hbuse.

One last note - the G oat’s Head rivalry is a class rivalry. N o on e is elected as the class leader so w h oever gets the Goat should represent the class; not just them selves or a group. The C lass o f 1996 sh ow ed their strong cla ss pride - take their lead, be cre­ ative, and keep it as it has alw ays been, the sym bol o f WPI class pride.

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Christian Bible Fellowship I hope that everyone took som e tim e o ff last w eek to en jo y th e w ond erfu l w eather. This Tuesday, we will be hav­ ing p rayer tim e in Founders at 9:30p.m .

We will also be having Friday N ight Fel­ low ship in the L ow er W edge starting at 7:00. Anyone interested in either o f these activities can e-m ail cbf@ w pi.edu.

“T hen the righteous will answ er him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you som e­ thing to drink? W hen did we see you a stran g er and invite you in, or needing clo th es and clo th e you? W hen did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’

T he King will reply, * 1 tell you the truth, w hatever you did for one o f the least o f these brothers o f m ine, you did for m e.’”

M atthew 25:37-40 (NIV) W hen you think about it, it’s pretty in­ credible that w hen we do som ething for even the least o f our C hristian brothers o r s iste rs, w e ’re actu ally doing it for Jesu s. I t’s even m ore incredible that we are rew arded for doing so even when we h a v e alread y re c e iv e d so m uch from C hrist. I t’s im portant that we take care o f our fellow C hristians. So the next tim e you see a fellow C hristian in need, re­ m em ber Je su s’ w ords, and take them to h eart.

Masque D -term theatre is in full sw ing! Every sp rin g for the p ast 16 years, W PI stu ­ d en ts, faculty and, alum ni have brought m any wonderful things to the stage. This y ear is no exception. New Voices 17 will open in A lden M em orial Hall on T u es­ day, A pril 20 and run daily closing on Saturday, April 24. Show casing all origi­ nal w ork, W PI and M asque boast som e o f th e best “new voices” in am ateur the­ atre. Look around the hill for flyers and posters for more inform ation. This y ear’s

festival prom ises to be a showstopper.

M asque is now lead by a new officer crew : P re sid e n t-e le c t S eth F lagg, V P M aster E lectrician W endy K ogel, V P M aster C arpenter Sue Foss, V P Props Jessica Buckingham, VP Publicity Angela Ruel, Secretary Jason N elson, T reasurer Jeremey Hamond, OCFC/SGA Rep. Elliot Field, and M asquot Sim on Nance. Check out our web site: http://w w w .W PI.ED U / -m a sq u e for NV17 inform ation and other cool theatre stuff.

Newman Club Well it was a very quiet week for the N ew m an C lub due to H oly Week activi­ ties. H ow ever the agenda com m ittee did m eet last T hursday and set the agenda for the Term D E xecutive Board m eeting which is tomorrow, W ednesday, April 7th at 9:00 PM in the Religious Center. A Holy H our w ill follow the m eeting. A lso our faith and D iscussion G roup w ill m eet W ednesday night at 8:00 PM in the C en­ ter.

We had great crow ds at our Holy Week S e rv ic e s sta rtin g w ith P alm S u n d a y M asses rig h t up to and including our E aster Sunday M ass. N ext w eek’s N ew s­ p ea k sh o u ld have the list o f v ario u s chairpersons for the next school year.

Student Alumni Society T his w eek is it! The day w e’ve all been w aiting for has finally arrived. Com e one, com e all to the T raditions Day F estivi­ ties! B eginning with the C andlew alk to ­ m orrow night and ending with the A lm a M ater c o n te st T h u rsd a y night, T ra d i­ tions Day is a whole lot o f fun for every­ one on cam pus. All o f you freshm en and sophom ores out there, the rivalry con­ tin u e s w ith th e P e n n a n t R u sh an d C ageball m atch on T hursday afternoon.

Com e down to Alumni Field and be a part o f the action.

T his year, w e’ve added to the T radi­

tio n s Day e x c item en t. I f you h a v e n ’t heard the “6 to 1 R atio B lues,” then you better com e dow n to H iggins H ouse fol­ lowing the C andlew alk. O ld Fashioned C an of Beans featuring M oe K han ’93 and Scott Johnson ’94 have reunited for this special occasion. C heck them out as they play blues, pop, and som e o f your favorite ballads.

A dria and her crew have w orked hard to g e t those la n te rn s ready. S o, jo in us on th e Q u a d a t 7 :3 0 p m fo r th e C an d lew alk . B ring a frien d o r tw o! We p ro m is e it w ill be w e ll w o rth y o u r w hile! If you have any q u e stio n s about S A S o r T r a d i t i o n s D a y , e m a il sa s@ w p i.e d u .

SGA SGA has been fairly busy lately. In our last meeting, S.05 was approved. This was a co n stitu tio n al am endm ent providing for the tem porary replacem ent o f execu­ tive officers and/or Senators that would be out o f co m m issio n fo r one to tw o term s, typically for going on IQP. A fter this was approved, V ice-P resident A n­ gela M alaquias tem porarily stepped up to re p la c e P r e s id e n t A n n e -M a rie Chouinard, who is on IQP. Replacing ViceP re sid e n t M a la q u ia s w ill be S en a to r Speros Venios. T reasu rer Brow nson is a w a y on IQ P a ls o : S e n a to r H o w ie Rappaport was appointed to replace him for D Term.

In ad d itio n , a few S en a to rs are aw ay on IQ P as w e ll. C o n g r a tu la tio n s to T anya C o rra d o , A m ber M c M illan , H i­ la r y S e lin g , A s h w in V e n k a te s a n , A d rie n R o b e n h y m e r, R yan Jo h n so n , Jo n ath an H one, K ath ry n M cW illiam s, and Jam es K onz fo r b ein g ap p o in ted S en ato rs for D T erm , as w ell as Je ff K ib le r and Je sse G alard i for th e ir ap­ p o in tm e n t to th e S e n a te th ro u g h the r e m a in d e r o f th e c a l e n d a r y e a r (through B Term 1999).

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WPI Linux Association Hello, and welcom e to this w eek’s Club Corner. A pologies to loyal readers who m issed last w eek’s Club Corner, alas, be­ ing new to this w hole Secretary business I had no idea the C lub C orner was pub­ lished weekly. A ctually, the only part o f N ew speak I ever read is the Police Log, so I really had no clue whatsoever.

W hat’s new? W ell, we have som e new m irro rs on cam p u s, the lo n g -aw aited D ebian 2.1 and trusty o l’ Slackw are 3.6 are available on blaine.res, and RedH at 5.9 is available from graym alkin.res for those o f you experiencing 6.0 anxiety.

A lso, plans are in the works for the up­ com ing Activities Fair on the Quad. M ost o f these plans revolve around obtaining really, really, long extension cords. C lub m em bers are invited to attend A pril 14th from 12:15 to 1:30, to help set up dem os and such to attract p ro sp ectiv e fre sh ­ m en. B ecause if y o u ’re going to spend thirty grand a year on college, it should at least have a cool L inux club.

T h e W PI L inux A sso c ia tio n h o ld s w eekly m eetings every M onday at 7PM in F uller Labs room 311. Em acs, t-shirts, C lub purchases, and other stu ff to be dis­ cussed. Be there or be elsew here.

W P IL A a d d itio n a lly holds m onthly jo in t m eetings w ith the W orcester Linux U sers G roup - the next o f these is T hurs­ day, April 22nd, at 7PM in Kinnicutt Hall.

W PILA is a peer education and m utual support group: new m em bers are alw ays w elcom e, no dues or other m em bership o b lig a tio n s a p p ly .

C o n ta c t w p ila @ w p i.e d u or se e h t tp :// w w w .w pi.edu/~w pila for m ore inform a­ tion.

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u n p r o c to r e d e x a m s? tion arises as to who, if anyone, should be on guard against such individuals. If it is the faculty— reasoning that it is their respon­ sibility to protect honest students from the harm done by dishonest students— do they not in their vigilance cast aspersions upon the honor-bound students they claim to pro­ tect? If it is the students, does that not en­ gender an insidious atmosphere of distrust among both students and faculty who sus­ pect some malicious individuals are getting away with murder in taking unproctored ex­ aminations?

Given these com plexities som e honor code institutions make proctoring exam i­ nations an individual faculty decision, oth­ ers allow for some degree o f prudence in the giving o f exams (such as separating student seats to avoid inadvertent viola­ tions), but in most cases faculty are ex­ pected to give examinations and evalua­ tions o f students in a m anner consistent with the notion that they trust the students to act honestly.

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April 18 at 2:00 Sign up earlier in the day at the Tatnuck Bookseller M arketplace at 335 Chandler St. and read your poem for an audience. Featured poet will be John Hodgen. Each reading has a lim it of 2 minutes. April is National Poetry Month.

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Honor codes can only flourish in an atmo­ sphere of academic trust. It would make a mockery o f the notion that students have taken a pledge to act honestly in the class­ room if faculty nevertheless took extensive surveillance and policing measures to keep students from cheating. Some institutions, like the University of Virginia, prize so highly the fact that their honor code system rests upon the integrity of their students that fac­ ulty are barred from sitting on the honor board that adjudicates violations. O r for example, at CalTech, faculty are sometimes expected to allow students to take examinations on their own, in a place the student chooses.

Faculty thereby must treat students with the respect worthy of someone who has pledged to act honorably.

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The Tatnuck Bookseller & Marketplace, 335 Chandler St., Wore, www.tatnuck.com) will have an author signing on April 10, from 12-2pm. Pegine Echevarria who wrote,

For All Our Daughters How Mentoring Helps Young Women and Girls Master the Art o f Growing Up. She will discuss mentoring, answ er questions and sign books.

On April 17 at 2:00pm Brother Craig, Author o f Humor Helps, the Benefits o f Humor Laughter and Being Funny will speak and sign copies o f his book. A very funny, uplifting speaker. He also published the very popular book Love Yourself, so Hate

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This past Thursday and Friday the Student Government Association sponsored “Easter Basket for the Homeless.” This was a fundraiser and canned food drive to benefit the Central M assachusetts Shelter for Homeless Veterans. Over $300 was raised, with Tau Kappa Epsilon leading the donations by giving $87. Other fraterni­ ties that also made large contributions were Lambda Chi Alpha, Theta Chi, and Sigma Alpha Epsilon. The SGA would like to thank all who contributed to the cause.

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The M uslim Student Association o f W orcester Polytechnic Institute cordially in v ite s you to a tten d th e ir A nnual S p e a k er E vent, fe a tu rin g Dr. A zizah A lHibri(Professor o f law, University of Richmond).

The following are the details: Event: Lecture by Dr. Azizah AlHibri Topic: “ Human Rights in Islam” Date : April 9th, 1999 Time :6:30pm. (SHARP!!!)

Place: Perreault Hall, WPI Refreshments will be served.

The topic she will be presenting is very intriguing to say the least and will shed some light to clarify any misunderstandings about Islamic laws or policies toward human beings.

We would like to invite you all to attend and ask that you support MSA as this is our biggest event o f the year, so please mark it down on your calendars and invite your friends to come with you.

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On April 17th and 18*", a portion of the M assachusetts Special Olympics annual Spring Tournament will be held on W PI’s main campus. Competitions will include basketball and power lifting with their respective venues being Harrington G ym na­ sium and Salisbury L abs’ Kinnicutt Hall. The local sponsor, the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity, is looking for additional volunteers for these events.

Special Olympics, in its 3 0 h year, provides year-round sports training and com pe­ tition for individuals with mental retardation or closely related developmental dis­ abilities. Over 10,000 athletes compete in 140 competitions during the year in M assa­ chusetts with the Spring Games being one of the largest.

A nyone interested in volunteering time, whether for interviewing the ath­ letes, organizing the opening/closing ceremonies, or just to lend a hand wherever needed, should contact either Adriano Palombizio at 791-2978, email: adr@ wpi.edu or Jeff Cleary at 363-4909, jcleary@ wpi.edu.

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Friday, March 26 11:44pm - Check the Welfare: Check on a male graduate student, wife is concerned because he was suppose to call her.

2:21am - Notification: M ass Electric for light poles out on Institute Road. Poles are over due for repair.

6:45pm - Welfare Check: Parent called to report he has not heard from his son in over a week.

7:20pm - Code 5: Located missing student, pledging al fraternity, was notified to call parents.

7:32pm - Medical: G om pei’s, male student possibly broke leg.

11:40pm - Welfare Check: received a call that a male student, plaid shirt, jeans, blond hair is walking by Higgins & Alumni, possibly intoxicated and is falling down, concerned he may hurt himself, several calls 11:44pm - Arrival: Out with student at Salisbury Labs.

11:52pm - Notification: EA notified for intoxicated student at Salisbury Estates.

3:00pm - WPI Softball y». Coast Guard.

3:30pm - M en’s Tennisp® WNEC. 4:00pm - “ Make a Cateer/Jfohs Fair WorKTo 8:00pm -Coffeehouse Concert. EHfis Paul,*8:'

Monday, March 29 6 : 19am - Fire Alarm: Atwater Kent fire & sprinkler alarms. W FD notified.

6:26am - Officers and W FD clear Atwater Kent, false alarm.

1:41pm - Medical: 4th floor Salisbury, female with finger injury.

11:38pm - Suspicious Person: Salisbury Street fraternity reports suspicious person in front o f house, heading towards Institute Park.

11:45pm - Code5: Persons were involved in domestic dispute and lost keys.

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11:00am - 3:00pm Summer Job Fair, Alden.

3:30pm - M en’s Ttennis @ Springfield 6:00 pm - WPI, Low er Wedge, Jazz/Poetry Open Workshop with Rich Falco and Tim M ason f f i.3 V 7:30 pm - Poet. Andre Juarez, W orcester State Student Ceater.

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S aturday, M arch 27 7:15pm - Property Check: Report of lamp post down in walkway from Higgins Labs to Higgins House. Officer stales pole is down and still lit; all set until Monday no need to do anything over the weekend.

Sunday, M arch 28 3:32am - Assist; W PD reports 911 hang-up call from Daniels pay phone.

3:35am - Officers clear Daniels Hall, all OK. 5:00pm - Assist: Student in Founders, came back to her room and found door open, wants officer to go through room with her in case o f a break.

5 : 17pm - Locksmith: Per Sargent locksmith called to change the locks on students room in Founders, student having dispute with roommates and feels they can gain access to her room. Will change locks on her door for night and have to change entire suite locks on Monday.

8:30pm - Fire Alarm: Fuller Apartments.

8:32pm - Arrival: food on stove.

11:10pm - Disabled Vehicle: Student reports his vehicle is disabled in Fuller Apts. Lot & blocking access.

11:26pm - A ssist/disabled vehicle: O fficer requests towing for disabled motorist on Salisbury Street.

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4:59pm - Suspicious Person: Seen near Higgins House, Officer responding.

Wednesday, March 31 12:29am - Suspicious Person: Call from M obil station regarding suspicious person ob­ served in Stoddard lot.

12:36am - Officer in Stoddard lot, suspicious person was gone upon arrival.

10:25am - Suspicious person seen in window on Institute Road.

10:32am - Code 5: Student that had entered building.

11:00am - Mischief: bikes riding on benches between Boynton.

12:19pm - Suspicious Person: Long list, nothing active but restraining order.

2 :17pm - Vehicle Damage: Windshield of 102 on let middle of windshield, from rock thrown back from truck.

2:45pm - Quad: Student in tree, trying to retrieve kite.

5:51pm - Fire Alarm: Fuller Apts., student callcd to state food on the stove, just needs alarm reset.

9:12pm - Assist: Library states a white vehicle parked in handicapped all night, several handicapped students need spot.

9:18pm - Tow Vehicle: Leased vehicle no ow ner info available no decal on vehicle.

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