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PDF (V.87:15, January 31, 1986) Peace is our THE CALIFORNIA TECH Profession [Volume LXXXVII, Number 15 Pasadena, California Friday, January 31, 1986 I Voyager Returns Fabulous Photos by Paul Gillespie The helium abundance in the This week mankind got its first Uranian atmosphere was found to close-up view ofthe planet Uranus. be approximately 15 percent. From the data sent by Voyager 2, Scientists had previously calculated we now know considerably more the helium content at 40 percent, about this distant planetary system an unexplainably high figure. 2) than ever before. In addition to the The planet's magnetic pole was spectacular photographs of the found to be offset from the inclina­ Uranian satellites, rings, and tion axis by an angle of55 degrees. cloudy surface (some ofwhich can 3) The satellites were found to have be seen on pages 6 and 7) Voyager significant internal activity as also produced some startling new evidenced by their surface information. According to Mark characteristics. 4) One new ring Marley, a noted planetary scientist and nine new moons were and Caltech alumnus, there have discovered. 5) Data was sent which been five major discoveries as a will enable scientists to determine result of the Voyager fly-by. 1) the rotations speed of Uranus. Burnout, Social Life Probed by Survey by Ted George The Student-Faculty Con- directed towards finding plaus~ble ference is scheduled to take place solutions to them, so that practIcal on February 22nd in Baxter Lec- recommendations could be made,at ture Hall. One of the major panel the Student-Faculty Conference for discussions is going to be on the improving the quality of student low morale shown by Caltech life at the Institute. students. A subcommittee has been This past week a student survey formed to investigate the problem, was circulated in the houses; I?oll­ and has been meeting regularly ing student attitudes .and opmI~ns since the middle of first term. The on problems concermng the tOpICS discussion of student morale has mentioned above. Using the results been broken into three different from the survey, and input from the subject areas. They are academic co~ittee ~embers, another short burnout, social problems poll lS commg o~t ,next week t.o associated with life at Caltech, and sample student 0pIlllons on pOSSI­ faculty-student relations. ble solutions to the morale problem The discussions during the at Caltech. ... " meeting ofthe Student Morale Sub- The remamder of thIS artlCh: 1"· committee have focused on trying a short explanation of the pOSSible to understand the problems items that will appear in the up­ associated with each topic. What coming survey, so that you WIll causes academic burnout? Why are have the time to think about them, so many students unhappy with di~c~ss them, and form your own their social life at Caltech? While 0p1illons ofthem before you actual­ Titania- The largest satellite of Uranus, is shown here in its highest resolution photograph yet. trying to understand the problems, ly receive the su:vey next week. - Commentary the discussions have also been contmued on page 4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~:~~~ Unforgettable Fire when STRIVE, the Society To Weapons Study Group, which is by David Hull than would be murdered, or be pIe were total strangers to the vast Reduce International Violence, still working on projects dealing There are words and phrases killed in car wrecks, or die of majority of us. What makes them held its first meeting on Wednes- with "Star Wars" and other related we use that we don't really mean. natural causes on the same day. special is that everyone was day. Some suspected that the big topics, the rest ofthe Caltech com­ For example, "flaming death." A And despite their celebrity, and the watching. continued on page 4 turnout was due to a relative lack munity has been largely silent. tough midterm, loss of turn at a rhetoric to the contrary, these peo- of similar activities in the recent STRIVE aimed to provide a video game. Meanwhile, back in past. "We all got burned out," said new input to the peace movement reality, seven people aboard Charles Hershey, a senior in here, and its first attempt was ap­ Challenger remind us what we're Ricketts, when asked why political- parently successful. Among the saying. ly concerned groups on campus thirty people who showed up, For me, and I suspect for a lot had troubles continuing their twelve were undergraduates (main­ of us, it still didn't register. As I works. The World Affairs Forum ly from Blacker and Ricketts), in­ watched the instant replay (ain't the and the Caltech Nuclear Freeze eluding some freshmen. In Information Age just grand?) I Campaign had been very active, addition, two alumni and three staff caught myself thinking "What a carrying out various educational members were there. The "new pretty fireball," or worse, seeing a and political projects, before the faces" are becoming an integral Feynman diagram ofa space shut­ lack of interest and support ex- continued on page 4 tle decaying into two solid fuel boosters. Both were ways of con­ veniently forgetting the people aboard. This denial is one form reaction to a catastrophe often _selT Nominations Open takes. '!'lominations are now open tor the remaining ASCIT officers. All Alternatively, for fear of lJ~l11inations must be submitted to the present ASCIT secretary Lisa becoming numb, we remind ~wmings care of the Dean's Office (l02~31), by Tuesday, February ourselves of the emotional impact ~. in histrionic detail. Thus do the net­ The seVen ASCIT board ofdirectors positions are: vice president, works show us the the ~tary, IHCchairman,director for academic affairs, director for schoolchildren watching Christa activities, and two directors~at-large. McAuliffe's dream come true turn 'the other ASCIT elected offices are activities chairman, athletic into a nightmare. They tell us of nager, gOC secretary, and Tech editor. "profound grief' and "horrible tragedy," endlessly reminding us Formore information, consult the little t, or a current office holder. how bereaved we should feel, un­ til it all becomes a haze. The numb­ ~esi4ential ness sets in all the harder. Runoff Today Reality is somewhere between. See photos on page 9 . Seven people died when Challenger exploded, far fewer 2 THE CALIFORNIA TECH Friday, January 31, 1986- I!-I----_--_-_-_-_- -----:.O_P_IN_I~O_N 3 from both within and without. TACIT's production of Kismet. tainly do not feel intelligent in the Sometimes the pressure leads to However, Rhys would like you to environment that I am in. Because considerable emotional distress know that, although his name is a we students at Caltech are so in­ Letters to the Editor which in turn can incline someone Welsh one, his actual ancestry is timately involved with science, we toward an Honor Code violation. South American; he's a Colombian of all people should continuously coming graduate students were ex­ Perhaps both the GRB and the Red-tailed Boa (although he's no remind ourselves of the fallibility posed to the Honor System three BOC should be asking themselves recent immigrant; his family has of science. I think, however, that Tracers times: 1) There is a six-page sec­ the questions: 1) Are we doing been in this country for three many ofus fell into the trap offeel­ tion on the Honor System in the enough to prevent Honor Code generations). ing supreme and godlike. Many of To the Editors: Graduate Handbook, The Tech­ violations? (Both Boards might do Sincerely, us were shocked to learn of the In your theater review by David nique, which is mailed to new more to educate and inform their -Amy Carpenter terrible explosion ofthe space shut­ Hull [issue of January 24] you graduate students before their ar­ constituencies. Mr. Ferrante raised tle Challenger. I was personally never mention: rival on campus. 2) They received the possibility of information ses­ chilled to the bone; I found I could 1) where the thing is playing; a handout on the Honor Code with sions in student residences, an idea not concentrate for the rest of the 2) how much it costs; their registration materials. with which I agree.) 2) How can Challenger day on anything at all. I do not 3) when it's playing; 3) They heard a speech by the we encourage students who feel in­ mean to sound callous or uncaring 4) who the author and/or direc­ GRB Chair on the Honor System adequate or fear failure to seek help To the Editors: when I say that something had to tors and/or producers are. during the post-registration orien­ from their peers, faculty and the Last night at the Caltech basket­ happen sooner or later. Science is Hopefully no one who reads the tation fair. This would seem to be Counseling Center before they ball game, I noticed that the team NOT infallible. But why did it have review will be interested in seeing comparable to the undergraduate commit a violation? 3) How can wore black armbands in remem­ to be so tragic? God has certainly the play because it might be dif­ orientation at Frosh camp. Perhaps we encourage members of the brance of the Challenger's crew. taught humans a lesson about ficult for them to find it. undergraduates receive additional Caltech community to use the This small symbol helped me over­ pride. Let us not be lulled into a -Michael Wengler education during Rotation? Honor System when they suspect come the huge inadequacy I ex­ false sense of security again, no Second, the Graduate Review that a violation may have occurred? perienced following the accident.
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