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. matter how perfect our inventions [Oops! The missing info is: Board (GRB) meets whenever a In an ideal sense, the Honor Everyone who felt that it just wasn't and machines can seem. 1) Coronet Theater, 366 N. La potential Honor Code violation System exists to nurture an at enough to tell the families ofthose More tragic still and more im Cienega Blvd.; needs consideration. For recent mosphere of trust and respect astronauts how sorry we were portant than the horrific lesson that 2) Call the theater, (213) years, the data are-1982-83: 0, within which creativity and ex knows what I mean by inadequate. continued on page 3 659-6415, for the price; 1983-84: 2, 1984-85:0, 1985-86 cellence can flourish. As under The armbands made me realize that 3) Tuesday through Friday at 8 (to date): 2. Comparing this to the graduate and graduate students remembering those who perished is pm, Saturday at 7 & 10 pm, Sun number of BOC cases cited in the have courses and research projects at least, if not more, important than THE CALIFORNIA TECH day at 3 & 7:30 pm. Tech interview, it is apparent that in common wherein they share this showing our sorrow. We will 4) The writers include Sheldon the GRB meets less often than does Volume LXXXVII • Number 15 commitment to excellence, they always remember these heroes and 31 January 1986 Lettich, David Berry and John the BOC. This is in part due to the also share a need to guarantee fair, why they worked so hard, and DiFusco, as well as a half-dozen different tone of graduate life. firm and compassionate enforce because we remember they will others. Sorry, but there were no Graduate students take fewer for ment ofthe Honor Code. The BOC always live on with us. EDITORS Paul Gillespie • Peter Ashcroft and/ors in the credits. -Eds.] mal courses than do under and the GRB are the bodies elected Thanks team. And thanks Dick, graduates and their homes tend to by students to perform this duty. Michael, Judy, Ronald, Allison, ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR be dispersed throughout the sur Though their caseloads and Gregory, and Christa. John Fourkas rounding communities. operating "styles" may differ, the PHOTO EDITOR DOC Third, some of the antipathies BOC and the GRB have the above Kent Noble and suspicions that unfortunately goal in common. To the Editors: SPORTS EDITOR To the Editors: injure relations between graduates Very sincerely yours, Attending college here at Michael Keating I read with interest the inter and undergraduates were raised -David E. James Caltech, we students are in contact REPORTERS view with members of the Board of during the interview. Additional Chairman, GRB with science every day. Looking at John Beck • Jim Bell Control published in the 17 January suspicions could doubtless be my own personal experience with Nancy Drehwing • Castor Fu California Tech. Several raised by both student bodies, but science, I can only marvel in awe Doug Gray • David Hull misconceptions were aired about I ask all readers to consider instead KISMET at the complexity of the universe Ed Zanelli • Marty Zimmerman the graduate Honor System which what we have in common as around me. It continuously amazes PHOTOGRAPHERS I believe merit redress. students at Caltech. We share a To the Editors: me how little I actually think I Matthias Blume • Teresa Griffie The first topic I would like to commitment to excellence in Thanks for getting the correct Chris Meisl • Rod Van Meter understand. To think that the Min Su Yun • Sing Dng Wong address is education of graduate academic endeavors. The reward spelling on the name of my snake, average person understands even students about the Honor Code. In for this excellence is achievement Rhys, who will be appearing in less than I do is incredible. I cer- THE INSIDE WORLD the published interview, it was ofgoals which at first appear to be Blacker: Jim Bell Dabney: Mike Roberts stated that "the education the grads beyond reach. The price ofthis ex Fleming: Matt Himmelstein receives pales in comparison to cellence can be tremendous Lloyd: Nicole Vogt what the undergrads receive." In- pressure and sacrifice, imposed The Caltech Y Fly-by Page: Michael Keating Ricketts: Saxy Workman Ruddock: Sam Wang Friday...January 31 Tonight's Movie BUSINESS MANAGERS Noon Concert-La Bottine Souriante-Canadian folk music David Goldreich • Jed Lengyel Ghostbusters enjoyment. So everybody put your from Quebec. Lunchtime on the Quad. CIRCULATION MANAGERS from your ASCIT movie people pencils down this evening and Sunbo Choi • John Hart Well, here it is, our blockbuster come over to Baxter Lecture Hall L.A. Philharmonic-Music by Pergolesi and Stravinsky. If of the term. If you don't already and have a good time. In addition you got tickets, go. 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(818) 249,5646 Any questions, comments, or ideas? License #456757 Come see us in the Y office or call x6163 Special discounts to Caltech community. Friday, January 31, 1986 THE CALIFORNIA TECH 3 television journalists' gall than Peter and encourage excellence in Boston College in 1967 and his sorry about the Challenger's organic chemistry. Each consists of PhD from Yale University in 1972. Letters demise. I watched every network's a certificate and a $15,000 He conducted postdoctoral coverage ofthe event at some point Dervan unrestricted research grant. research as a National Institute of from page 2 between the explosion and NASA's Currently, in his research, Health fellow at Stanford and we have been forced to learn is the press conference, and saw several Dervan is developing techniques joined the Caltech faculty in 1973. fact that eleven children lost one of types of vulture-like journalism Wins for analyzing very precisely where He received an Alfred P. Sloan their parents and six people lost from every network. ABC, NBC, and how antitumor, antiviral and fellowship in 1977, a Camille and their spouses and all of us lost and CBS all showed footage of antibiotic drugs bind to DNA, the Henry Dreyfus teacher scholar seven heroic friends. For those of either relatives or students of $15,000 basic material ofgenes. Such bind grant in 1978, and a Guggenheim you who have gone through the Christa McAuliffe as she and her ing is fundamental to their work in fellowship in 1983. agony of a loss like this before, six fellow astronauts were in fighting tumors, viruses, or Known as a clear and en remember that loss and sympathize cinerated. At least two of the net Award bacteria. Thus, Dervan's work has thusiastic lecturer, he has won two with those close to the six works also showed interviews with [CNB] - Peter B. Dervan, pro major applications in developing awards for teaching excellence astronauts and the school teacher. the victims and their families fessor of Chemistry here at novel chemotherapies for treating from ASCIT. He was co-winner of For those of you who have never before the disaster, including one Caltech, was just named recipient cancer and viral diseases. the 1985 ACS Nobel Laureate really experienced that before, im with McAuliffe husband in which of an Arthur C. Cope Scholar A native of Boston, Dervan Signature Award for Graduate agine how it would have felt ifyour he praises NASA's safety pre Award. These awards recognize received his B.S. degree from Education in Chemistry. mom had been that school teacher cautions. I found both of these (my own mother is a 38-year-old practices to be callous, cruel, and teacher) or if your dad had been an completely unnecessary. -J~ astronaut. Yes, we have also been The thing which bothered me retaught the lesson of our mortali the most about the coverage ofthe c,,~::'c~:> ty. Caring for these people in their shuttle disaster, though, were the s' CAL 9 § time of loss, though, is much, knee-jerk hounding questions and TECH accusations which most of the much more important than all the delays and setbacks that will be reporters either aimed at the peo caused to science and the space ple who were working at finding program. There is always time in the cause of the explosion or were the future to get back on schedule. said only to give the impression Without people, science cannot go that the reporters knew any more BURGER CONTITNENTAl on anyway, so let's make people than the general public about the our first priority. Each human be accident. The most blatant of the ing is mortal and must die, but if hounding questions were at the • GOOD FOOD we are careful and we can learn to NASA press conference. The love, I am convinced that humans speaker was a NASA official who, as a race can achieve immortality. having just seen a good portion of • REFILLS ON ..SOFT DRINKS AND SALAD BAR Sincerely, his life's work and several of his -David Cole associates destroyed in a dramatic Blacker House and completely unexpected explo • UNDERGRADUATES PLEASE ASK sion, had been responsible for do ing as much as possible to find out FOR YOUR SPECIAL MEAL RATES To the Editors: the cause in the first four hours My first impression upon hear after the explosion. Yet the ing that the shuttle Challenger had reporters, seemingly ignorant of exploded was disbelief, soon this, asked him several offensive • YOUR HOST FOR ALL YOUR NEEDS followed by shock and some grief. ly inane questions. One morbid Unfortunately, though, after wat gentleman asked how much TNT ching the networks' coverage ofthe the fuel and oxidizer in the exter- FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH OF FEBRUARY disaster I became more angry at continued on page 8 A FREE ROOT BEER FLOAT TO ALL FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORES collegiate- crossword FACULTY, GRAD STUDENTS, ATTEND! B.C.: ON LAKE AVENUE MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS ARE BEER DAYS. HALF PRICE ON BEER. 112 BLOCK NORTH OF CALIFORNIA FREE DELIVERY FREE PIZZA Beer & Wine DRAWING
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Nobody seemed quite sure, which will be in the Y lounge at of the Job Fair was seen to be but it was certain that the quality 5:00 on next Wednesday. from page 1 views on how to achieve peace. twofold: making people more con of our conscience was at least This meeting was a clear in part of the new group, along with One member asked whether scious about their possible future questionable. dication that Caltech people do care the veteran graduate students in demonstrations would be organ involvements in the military Before the meeting was over, a about the world outside, despite the cluding Mark Cohen, Allan Van ized; another expressed his worries industrial complex, and actually rough outline for organizing the contrary assumption often made by Asselt, Craig Steele, Cindy Strong, about unilateral disarmament. It providing concrete job oppor Job Fair was made. The proposed outsiders and some insiders. and Marty St. Clair. was made clear that STRIVE tunities. It was also suggested that date was a weekday in the second Manifest in the faces and words of All at the meeting seemed to would make an open-minded and they should point out top military or third week of spring term. Plans people who gathered, there was a agree that the tragedy of war must practical approach, without com contractors among the companies to have a speaker or a workshop, potential for further growth of be stopped, but they had different mitting itself to narrow doctrines or which will be invited for Career and to distribute pamphlets before social conscience in this "cloister". Challenger from page 1 performmg thIs rItual, we put death Even if you weren't watching neatly into the class of "things we the actual launch, you've probably can deal with." seen the footage. At any rate, But try as we might, we cannot you've at least heard or read the really put the situation into our own story. And when something terms. Seven people died Tuesday, catastrophic happens this visibly, and we can no more change that everyone is compelled to react. than change the weather. We must Someone will ask "Did you hear deal with it as it is. Being human, about the shuttle?", a.nd you have we pause to go through the ritual. to say something. Ifyou happen to And then we go on. be reporting the story live on Most of our lives were not national TV, you've got real disrupted in a major way by the ex problems. plosion. For those whose were, if The truth is, there's not much I thought I could do anything to to say. help, I would do it. For someone We seem to crave factual infor- distant from the scene, like myself, mation. What happened to the fuel it was a forced pause, in which to tank? How high up were they? Was think awhile about the meaning of there any chance of survival? such an event. As I thought, many Could there have been? And so on. associations formed unbidden and But unless you're in the business of without explanation. Among other making sure it doesn't happen things, the album The Unforget again, this fact-finding does little table Fire came to mind: more than occupy the mind. I'd like to be around We want to know who was In a spiral staircase responsible. Find the cause, tie up To the higher ground. the loose ends, convict the culprit. And like a firework, explode Say "case closed" and forget about Roman candle, lightning lights it. If we know all the answers. we Up the sky. assume the illusion of control. When I watch the reaction to See you stare the shuttle accident, or any other Into space tragedy. I see a ritual. Find out all Have I gotten closer now about it. Find a cause, someone or Behind the face? something responsible. Make sure (from "4th of July" by U2) we react appropriately. By Survey- - 01 J from page 1 academic burnout. The real prob Academic Burnout lem is that students have to take an Academic burnout is faced by extremely heavy workload to many students at Caltech, par graduate in four years. To accrue ticularly during high stress periods 516 units in 4 years, a student must such as midterms and finals weeks. average 43 units per term, and if Long term disillusion and burnout they insure against dropping some are perhaps even more significant. classes, or want to take a particular The most obvious cause ofburnout elective, then they must take a lot is a continually heavy workload more than 43 units per term. Most carried over a prolonged period of students here average five to seven time. In short, students have to take classes a term while at many too many classes to have much schools five classes constitutes an time free of academic duress. overload. This is all well and good There are several ways to combat for patting ourselves on the backs, this problem: but may very well be the reason 1) Classes could be scheduled why so many students are unhap more coherently so they would not py at Caltech. To solve this prob be haphazardly spread from 8 am lem, a very serious recommenda to 10 pm during the day, to give tion could be made to lower the more blocks offree time each day. total number of units required for Maybe no evening classes would graduation. The options and be allowed, so that every night humanities would be asked to scale would be free of classes. back their requirements as well, so 2) Classes could be arranged there would still be space for elec so that none were scheduled on one tives within the total graduation re day, say Tuesday or Friday, and quirements. This recommendation the work week would be only four could go a long way towards reduc days long. This would give ing the workload at Caltech. students a guaranteed extra day that Student-Faculty Relations could be used to catch up on Students often complain that homework, or sleep, or whatever. many of their instructors do not 3) There could be a short seem to be aware of the needs reading period immediately and/or expectations of their preceding finals week each term students. Many do not seem to that would be free of classes, understand the honor system, and homework. and tests to give many are simply poor instructors. students the opportunity to study Many students have problems with and rest before finals actually start. their advisors as well. How can 4) There could be a recom thes ..,roblems be solved? mendation made that midterms I) The ombudsman system can week be more strictly adhered to be overhauled so that it works more by instructors, with no homework efficiently. CAMPUS INTERVIEWS being assigned or collected during 2) The faculty could produce a the week. short booklet for new professors to February 11, 1986 The 2bove solutions may make read about teaching undergrads: the present situation more midterms week, finals, the honor tolerable, but to some degree they system, what students want/expect, may only cure the symptoms of etc. continued on page 9 friday, January 31, 1986 THE CALIFORNIA TECH 5 Mathematics Office, 253 Sloan Allen Schwenk 1980 Eugene Loh during the fourth week ofthe third 1968 Michael L. Fredman John Stembridge term. The name of the contestant, 1969 Robert E. Tarjan Robert Weaver Math Prizes Announced or the names of all participants in 1972 Daniel J. Rudolph 1981 Daniel Gordon the case of a joint entry, must be 1973 Bruce Reznick Peter Shor The Mathematics Department tee may award duplicate prizes in written on the envelope only, not 1974 David S. Dummit Thiennu Vu is pleased to announce two case of more than one outstanding on the entry. The Judging Commit 1975 James Shearer 1982 Forrest Quinn categories of prizes to be offered entry. The name of the winner (or tee will consist ofthree volunteers, Eric Williams 1983 Mark Purtill again this year to Caltech winners) will appear in the com approved by a vote of the Caltech 1976 John Gustafson Vipul Periwal undergraduate students. mencement program. Mathematics Club. Each judge Albert Wells 1984 Bradley Brock 1. The E. T. Bell 2. The Morgan Ward Com must be a junior or senior and a H. Woodin Alan Murray Undergraduate Mathematics petition. Any Caltech freshman or member of the Mathematics Club. 1977 Thomas G. Kennedy 1985 Charles Nainan Research Prize -A cash prize of sophomore may enter this contest. The judges will select a group of $500 awarded for the best original An entry may be individual (sub finalists and submit their entries to mathematics paper written by a mitted by one student) or joint the Mathematics Department facul Caltech junior or senior. (submitted by a group of two or ty who will make awards to the The Inside World Contestants for the Bell prize more students). Each student is en winners. Prizes will ordinarily by must be nominated by a faculty titled to at most three entries, of awarded for the two or four best Dabney: I went into the office of the president of Dabney House. member familiar with their work. which at most two may be entries, the value ofeach prize be I found myself standing at the end of a twenty-foot table in a dimly Students who wish to be considered individual. ing $75. Prizes for individual en lit room. At the other end stood the President, arms in the air. He spoke for this prize should contact a An entry is to consist of a tries will be limited to at most one with a resonant oratorical voice: "You have meddled with the primal member ofthe Mathematics facul mathematical problem, together to a contestant, and no group may forces of Nature, and You Must Atone." I shrunk back, confused. "Oh, ty prior to the end of the second with a solution or significant con receive more than one prize. sorry, wrong person. Please, come in and have a seat. Now, Mr. term to discuss the nature of the tribution toward a solution. The The foregoing prizes are all Wayne, I'd like to talk some business with you." research. Ifthe entry is sufficient problem may have any source, but financed by funds accumulated by He walked to the far wall and closed the blinds, rendering the room 1y worthy, the faculty member will this source should be stated in the Caltech teams that have par almost completely black. Upon his pushing some buttons, a slide was nominate the contestant and act as entry. The entries will be judged on ticipated in the William Lowell projected on a large screen: a photograph ofa man in a Hawaiian shirt sponsor. Each student is entitledto the basis of the nature ofthe prob Putman Competition over the last and dark glasses. The picture was ofpoor quality, probably shot from only one entry. All contestants lem and originality and elegance of few years. Previous winners ofthe a rooftop looking down on the street below; but I immediately recog nominated must submit their papers the solution. Any outside E. T. Bell Prize are: nized the man. It was myoId nemisis, Dr. James Xi. "I see you in final form to their faculty spon references used should be in 1963 Edward Bender recognize him," the President said. "Well, Patrick, Dr. Xi has become sors by the end ofthe fourth week dicated. (The Honor System ap John H. Lindsey II more dangerous than ever before. His days ofpetty larcenies and world of the third term. A faculty com plies here.) 1964 William R. Zame nuclear domination are over; now he has taken to real crime." Another mittee will then judge the papers Entries from each contestant or 1965 Michael Aschbacher slide came on: a credit card bearing the name of Dr. Xi and the dis and announce its decision before group must be placed in an Richard Stanley tinctive DarbCard™ logo. "Our experts were fooled completely by this the end ofthird term. The commit- envelope and delivered to the 1967 James Maiorana card. It looks totally authentic, yet we never issued a card for Dr. Xi. Even more frightening: Dr. Xi is said to be nearly finished with his new software program which he calls VisiGoth™. It will be capable of infiltrating the whole DarbNet, rendering our defenses virtually useless. Patrick, he must be stopped. Can you do it?" "I will have full access to House resources and personnel, I assume?" HEWLETT-PACKARD "Of course." "Full exemption from all local, state, and federal statutes?" "Naturally." "Unlimited personal entertainment account?" On Campus "Always." "Mr. President, consider the problem solved." "I knew you could do it, Mr. Wayne. Oh, and Mr. Wayne - don't fail me. We do not tolerate failure in Dabney House." I stared at the President for a long moment, then turned and left. Within hours, I would be at the very jaws of my enemy and quarry. -''J'' Fleming: Congratulations to Rob Hawley, our newest frosh. Room pick was sure a lot of fun. The question is: Who paid off the secretary? Next week's Question of the week: Get a new projection TV or is 26" console enough? Also, resurface and rebuild the old Al Fansome table or pop for a new one? Let's all consider these before the House Meeting so that we don't have to talk for an hour about the advantages of dishwashers. Now, if only I could encode some secret message into the first let ters of all of these sentances. Hey, that'd be really neat. .. Waiting confidently for the Track Season to roll around.
Humbly submitted, -AI Fansome Rroyd: .. ,all the news that's prete to font. And so we come to the end ofa week of water in the house of Lloyd. What with Jeffs "wish and tell" attitude, the white water rafting ex pecition, Headquarters took its share of the deluge. Quote for the week from Brian is "if a thing's worth doing, it's worth overdoing." The mathematicians triumphed, as John successfully manipulated the laws of probability and Theron moved up to creating unsolvable problems. An excerpt from our GEOLOGY department report: Valhalla: The California of the dead. . Headquarters: Pillow. ! When last heard from, Michele had penetrated deep into the wilds I of the volcanos of Argentina. Will she discover THE ROCK? Will she I return? Tune in tomorrow! STP (FAE) -J.P. Page: Most of the frash have now experienced the icy chill of Mt. Wilson's grip. Strange that the mountain man himself should so vehemently refuse transport. We all missed you. Jean-Jacques had plen ty of cold ones to warm himself on the journey. And only two were lost. ROOKIES! - jroYn a place in )'our rnind to a place in the market. House elections tonight. That means free pizza and beer for everyone who votes. Rumor has it that Brandon Mymudes may be around. Frash. keep your eyes peeled. Oh yeah. Welcome to the house ... again. The Louisville basketball team have lost six games and are still in Hewlerr-Packard is a special company looking for special the top twenty. people. We will be on campus the week,of February 3rd -Pervis Ellison interviewing CS, EE, ES, APh, and AMa majors for positions in R&D, Marketing, Manufacturing, Product Assurance, and Ruddock: Field Sales. Meet our recruiting team and hear what HP has Twas the night before super bowl and all through the Budd to offer: Not a creature was stirring, not one single Rudd. They all sat and stared at a huge TV screen Monday, February 3rd, 7:30 - 9:00 pm Watching Mozart play music and Jack be mean ... Ice Cream Social Sunday arrived and a discobolus game, The Moles won, perhaps 'cause no Budd fans came (come on, ya'll!) Chandler Dining Hall Bonzo said is the way it goes, But after "Roommates" and Frisbee-golf-who knows? Saturday's the Ice House-come if you can, Happy Birthday Taney, and what a great band! Elections are coming, Valentine's the date. FliOW HEWLETT And Rich, it's too late to fall in love with Sharon Tate. ~~ PACKARD -Butch Hewlett-Packard is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Oberon met by moonlight, proud That very time I saw, but thou couldst not, -A Midsummer Night's Dream. Act II, scene 1, 60 Flying between the cold moon and the earth ... eA voyagerepl\.-oto -A Midsummer Night's Dream. Act II, scene 1, 155-56 Ariel ... For spirits, freed from mortal laws, with ease 0, I have suffer'd Assume what sexes and what shapes they please. With those that I saw suffer: a brave vessel, Who had, no doubt, some noble creature in her, Of these am I, who thy protection claim, Dash'd all to pieces. 0, the cry did knock A watchful sprite, and Ariel is my name. Against my very heart. Poor souls, they perish'd. - The Rape of the Lock. Canto I, 69-70, 105-106 - The Tempest. Act I, scene 2, 5-9
Diameter: 1000 mi. Distance from Vn"~II1I'!" TITANIA is nearly Oberon's twin in size and is similar in appearance. Diameter: 1010 mi. Distance from Voyager: 410,000 mi. In addition to many scars due to impacts, Titania displays evidence of OBERON, the outermost known moon of Uranus, shows several large impact geologic activity, such as the trench-like feature on the terminator craters in its icy surface surrounded by bright rays-these are similar to middle right). The basin-like structure near the right is evidence those seen on Jupiter's moon Callisto. Quite prominent near the center of of an ancient period of heavy impact activity. Oberon's disk is a large crater with a bright central peak and a floor partially covered with very dark material. This may be icy, carbon-rich material erupted onto the crater floor sometime after the crater formed. Another striking topographic feature is a large mountain, about four miles high, peeking out on the lower left limb.
VOYAGER 2'5 FLIGHT PAST URANUS (VIEW IS VERTICAL TO PLANE OF FLIGHT PATH)
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" "\ \ FLIGHT PATH OF Diameter: 750 mi. Distance from Voyager: 105,000 mi. Diameter: 300 mi. Distance from 91 mi. A96-second exposure (causing smears and star trails) reveals acontinuous VOYAGER 2 distribution of small particles throughout the Uranus ring system. ARIEL has clearly experiencer} a great deal of geological activity in the past. Most of the visible MIRANDA is the smallest of Uranus's major satltellites, and was not discovered until 1948. Its regional geologic provinces stand out in this view of t the southern hemisphere. Higher-resolution pictures .______OBERON surface consists of relatively inwnsely cratered terrain transected by fault scarps and fault-bounded valleys (graben). Bright spots near the limb and toward the top are chiefly the rims of small craters. taken later show many fault valleys and ridg~eS parallel to the dark and bright bands dominating Most of the brightly rimm..,ed'cralers are too small to be resolved here, although one about 20 miles one such region. Near the terminator (at rigllht), another system of and valleys abuts the in diameter can be ea~iry disting uished near the center. Despite being the youngest features on banded terrain; many impact craters pockm,lark the surface in this Ariel, they probably have formeC: over a long span of geological time. I a dusky, sprite ever sullied the fair face of light ... - The Rape of the Lock. Canto IV, 13-14 no,u',,,,,' 'U'Jr\ at the terminator region (below le~) VOYAGER 2 discovered two shepherd satellites on either side of the bright epsilon ring. Estimated diameters are 12 miles (1986U7) features visible and 19 miles (1~86U8). 1986U7 is close to the orbit of the newly discovered tenth ring, which is probably invisible at (right), but is midway iinear valleys perhaps 30-60 between the bright, outermost epsilon ring and the next ring in (delta). After epsilon, the new ring, and delta come gamma, eta, beta, and several hundred miles long. alpha, and the faint trio 4, 5, and 6. (below right) Three of the newly discovered satellites of Uranus: 1986U1 is an estimated 55 miles circular impact craters are attributed across; the other ~wo are slightly s~a"er. They orbit outside the epsilon ring, which is also seen in the picture. (inset) The only "close-up" cosmic debris. (from 300,000 miles) of a newly discovered moon: 1985U1, the first one found by Voyager 2, is about 90 miles in diameter.
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Letters from pa~e 3 Electrical Engineering, Computer SCience and Mathematics Majors. nal tank would be equivalent to, assuming that in the last 4 hours the The National Security Agency is responsible for NASA officials were so bored that analyzing foreign communications, safeguarding our they could calculate it in case it government's vital communications and securing happens to be in the next set of the government's computer systems. trivial pursuit questions. Another This three-fold mission requires unheard of solu reporter hoarded two questions, tions to uniquely challenging problems. Tpis is why rather than the one given to every NSA is-in many areas-working well into the 21st other reporter, merely to accuse the century. Now, you can work with us. the NASA committee of"covering up" the evidence which they could Here are just a few of the possibilities: not possibly have yet, and which Electrical Engineering. Research and develop they are researching for the good ment projects range from individual equipments to of the nation, the space program, complex interactive systems involving micro and the public in the first place. processors, mini-computers and computer graphics. Probably the most offensive ques Facilities for engineering analysis and design tion, though, was a scapegoat automation are among the most advanced anywhere. hunting reporter who asked, "who Computer Science. Interdisciplinary careers in was the individual who was respon clude systems analysis and design, scientific applica sible for giving the go-ahead for the tions programming, data base management systems, flight?" In addition to the fact that operating systems, graphics, computer security and no one person was probably networking-all in one of the world's largest com responsible for whatever problem puter installations. caused the destruction of Mathematics. Projects involve giving Vitally im Challenger, looking for someone to portant practical applications to mathematical con blame is cruel and counter cepts. Specific assignments could include solving productive. communications-related problems, performing long Another annoying thing which range rn-a.thematical research or evaluating new several reporters did was question~ techniques for computer security. ing the future of the "civilians in On top of prOViding you with unheard of chal· space program." as if the fact that lenges, NSA offers a highly competitive salary and there was a teacher on board led to benefits package. Plus, you'll have the chance to live the destruction of the shuttle. This in one of the most exciting areas of the country showed the reporters' lack of between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Md. understanding ofthe problem, their You'd be smart to learn more about all the options reflex "effects on celebrities" jour you have with NSA. Schedule an interview through nalism, and concern that the "jour your college placement'Office or write to the nalist in space" program might be National Security Agency. canceled. while what I would have liked to have seen would have been information like: someone in te~ligent discussing possible causes, NSA will be on campus February 18, 1986. For an the other payloads which the appointment, contact your placement office. Challenger had been carrying, some confidence in NASA's at tempts to find the problem, or even just some emotion from the reporters. But all I saw was weak jour nalism and a room full of New Hampshire school kids watching their dream turn into a small ball of Hell and a small cloud of snow. - Mark Montague Blacker House NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY ATTN: M322(N) Fort Meade, MD 20755-6000 U.S. Citizenship reqUired. An equal opportunity employer. Friday, January 31, 1986 THE CALIFORNIA TECH 9 - Clea Bures Chris Schofield students be encouraged (or hired) to go back to their hometown high Survey schools to recruit in September, before classes start here? Should from page 4 alumni be involved? How else 3) The faculty could be asked could Caltech increase the size of to produce their own teaching its applicant pool? quality reports so that a professor's Some other possible ideas for teaching ability could affect tenure improving the social environment ~ V) ..c decisions and promotions, to en at Caltech are: u Movie Review Black Moon Rising by Nick Smith counters car-thief extraordinaire Black Moon Rising Linda Hamilton, and her evil boss, Directed by Harvey Cokliss Robert Vaughn. The trailers for this film caught John Carpenter is credited with my eye, showing a lot ofaction and co-writing the script, and it shows one of the most flashy cars ever his touch in several ways. Much of filmed. I was primed a slick adven- the film is shot on locations in Los ture movie, and I got one. Angeles, including a building still Black Moon Rising is a story of under construction. The visual ap the It Takes A Thief type, with a pearance is very sharp, and the government-employed thief who moments of suspense and violence handles cases where legitimate were very believable. The fantasy means have failed. The 'hero' is element is the car itself, a prototype played by Tommy Lee Jones, a lot called Black Moon, a super-speed, more countrified and rugged than Kevlar-bodied, hydrogen-burning Robert Wagner was on TV. He's machine that is the fastest thing this hired to steal incriminating side of Bonneville. (KITT, eat your evidence from a company under in- heart out!) dictment. Just how the government Black Moon Rising is well intends to get this evidence admit- acted, well-directed. and well ted in a court of law is glossed written for what it is, not the film over, but never mind. The great of the year, but an enjoyable part is his government contact, an adventure film. There is a little assistant prosecutor played by ex- blood and violence, but not ex football great Bubba Smith. cessive amounts. There is sex, but Nobody backtalks or intimidates not graphic or gratuitous (in fact, this prosecutor. one scene points out rather The plot involves intrigue, humorously why sex and violence thefts, and yet another crooked don't mix). Ifyou want an evening company, which quite accidental- of entertainment watching thieves ly steals the evidence from Quint and counter-thieves, pretty girls, (Tommy Lee Jones). In his efforts tough guys and hot cars, Black to recover the evidence, he en- Moon Rising is a good one. -Friday, January 31, 1986 THE CALIFORNIA TECH 11 E SPORTS------11 Beaver Skaters Caltech Fall at Home Crunch by Marty Zimmerman second period almost all the action Caltech since our power plays did Tuesday night Caltech played took place at mid-ice and North not work while Northridge did an Cal State Northridge at home. ridge scored the only goal of the excellent job of converting power -Century Neared Northridge jumped out to a quick period. plays into goals. Still, the game lead in the first period, but Caltech was more even than the 8 - 2 final battled back. Captain George Yates The third period was rough. score would indicate. Next week scored a goal assisted by Martin Northridge scored three more we play Northridge again (Tuesday Brouillette. Later, Phil Askenazy goals, but nine penalties were at 9:30 pm, Pasadena Ice Center) knocked in a puck lying in front of called. In the entire game 17 and the match should prove to be the net. At the end of the first penalties were assessed, about half a good one. So come out and period Northridge led 4-2. In the of them against Caltech. This hurt watch! WEEKLY SPORTS CALENDAR Day Date Time Sport Opponent location Sat. 2-1 10:00 am Swimming (MIW) Claremont-Harvey Mudd Claremont Sat. 2-1 1:00 pm Baseball Alumni Caltech Sat. 2-1 1:00 pm Fencing Cal State Fullerton & UCSD Caltech Sat. 2-1 1:00 pm Men's Tennis jPL Caltech Sat. 2-1 1:00 pm Women's Tennis Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Claremont Sat. 2-1 7:30 pm Basketball Redlands JV Caltech Sun. 2-2 1:00 pm Women's Soccer DeFeet LaSalle High Tue. 2-4 3:00 pm Baseball Christ College Christ College Tue. 2-4 3:00 pm Men's Tennis Christ College Caltech Tue. 2-4 9:30 pm Ice Hockey Club Cal State Northridge Pasadena Ice Center Wed. 2-5 3:00 pm Women's Tennis Pomona-Pitzer Caltech Wed. 2-5 4:30 pm Wrestling Pomona-Pitzer Caltech Wed. 2-5 7:00 pm Basketball Pomona-Pitzer ]V Pomona-Pitzer Sat. 2-8 All Day Wrestling Biola Invitational Biola Sat. 2-8 10:00 am Swimming (MIW) U.c. Riverside Caltech Sat. 2-8 11:00 am Women's Tennis Middlebury College Caltech Sat. 2-8 12 noon Baseball Christ College Caltech (2) Sat. 2-8 1:00 pm Fencing lJCLA & San Diego State U. Caltech Sat. 2-8 2:00 pm Men's Tennis Faculty Caltech Sat. 2-8 6:00 pm Basketball Claremont-Mudd JV Claremont Sun. 2-9 3:00 pm Women's Soccer Valkyries Caltech .... -, MONK'S PIZZA 26 N. Los Robles, Pasadena (Just No. of Colorado Blvd.) Li~ited Delivery Area MENU laid up -A crazed Marymount cager makes an effort to intercept Caltech's 121NCH 16 INCH Ed Zanelli on his way to the hoop. The Beavers easily handed their opponents a 99-79 defeat. Cheese 4.99 7.12 photo by Rod Van \1eter 1 Item 5.89 8.45 2 Items 6.79 9.78 The Caltech basketball team the Marymount players, forcing 3 Items 7.69 11.08 improved their record to 10-7 with them to finish the game with only 4 Items 8.59 12.38 a 99-79 win over Marymount Col four men. lege. They were led by Brett Bush 9.49 13.68 Other highlights included first 5 Items with 24 points and 16 rebounds, points ofthe year for Jed Lengyel, Monk's Special 8.59 12.38 followed by Ed Zanelli with 20 a perfect two for two from the line, (Perreroni. Mushrooms. Green Peppers. Onions. & Sausage) points, Jim Helgren with 19, and and Tom Bewley, a consummate Brian Porter with 18. one for one from the field. Bill Slices served in store only $1.00 It was a very fast paced game Gustafson improved his P/F ratio Pepperoni, Sausage. Mushrooms. Onions. Green Peppers. Hltm. Pineapple. with both teams pressing and fast Beef. Olives. Jalapeoos. Anchovies. Extra Cheese. Thick Crust. to one half for the year, and breaking, as the high score in Helgren gusjohnsoned two All Pizzas Made to Order with Only the Freshest Ingredients; dicates. The first period was close Marymount players (one of them 100% Pure Dairy Mozzarella Cheese. and Our Own Private Sauce Recipe. with Tech leading 49-41 at the twice). All Prices Include Sales Tax. No Surprises break, but the Beavers opened the HOURS second half strongly to go ahead The next game for the Beavers Sun.-Thurs. 11 :00-1 :00 AM 72-45, and the game was all but is tomorrow night at 7: 30 against CALL 304-9234 Fri.-Sat. 11 :00-2:00 AM over from there. the Redlands J. V. Also, don't ...... •...... , . Although the Beavers on the forget to watch Tech in action on whole put up a poor defensive ef National T.V. at halftime of the I fort, Jim "The Enforcer" Helgren Syracuse - St. Johns game tomor _~i .~~.! _~:! is credited with sidelining three of row morning. •I $; I I I I I I I I SPORTS RESULTS I o I I I I ANV I ANV I ANY LG. I I Basketball Caltech 99 Marymount 79 I MONK'S = MONK'S = 16" PIZZA = LaVerne J.V. 61 Caltech 59 I SPECIAL = PIZZA = 2 ITEMS OR MORE I Wrestlin Caltech 18 LaVerne 18 II (Limited Delivery Area) I (Limited Delivery Area) I (Limited Delivery Area) II (1 COUPON PER PIZZA) I (1 COUPON PER PIZZA) I (1 COUPON PER PIZZA) I ~...... I •...... MasterCardTM MasterCardTM COPYRIGHT C 1985 MONEY MAILER INC . . 12 THE CALIFORNIA TECH Friday, January 31, 1986- If------WHAT GOES ON-----3 ASCIT Election Results CCF Retreat Osborne Klub Short-Term Jobs Soroptomist Fellowship There will be a run-off election "Growing in Christ's Love" will The montWy meeting ofOKOK ElP/Southern California is ac Soroptomist International of today, January 31, for the office of be the theme of this year's Caltech (Osborne Komputer Owners Klub) cepting applications until Feb. 3, Los Angeles announces the ASCIT President, between C1ea Christian Fellowship retreat. The will be held Tuesday, February 11, 1986 for its 1986 program. A na Gertrude ~Schuckert Award in the Bures and Chris Schofield. David retreat will be held at Capra ranch, in Winnett Lounge. This meeting tional, non-profit organization, amount of S3,000 for graduate Bruning was re-elected ASCIT Jan. 31-Feb. 2. Cost is $25. For in is open to all micro users, which EIP/SC offers upperclass studv for women in 1986-87. The Treasurer. formation call Kevin Wilson, include owners of Osborne, undergraduate students and recent field of study is open and competi- ! 578-9696 or John McGill, x6079. KayPro and other CP/M or graduates on all levels, short-term tion is open to women who are Party, Party, Party PC/MS-DOS computers. A I-hour (3-24 months), salaried positions U. S. citizens and residents of the All those interested in Model Free Money for Seniors "hands-on" tutorial begins at 6:30 on environmental projects with State of California. Candidates United Nations, particularly those This is it. seniors-time to turn pm, upstairs in Clubroom 1. This private industry, government and must be enrolled in a graduate who wish to attend the regionals on in your senior photo to the Big T month's hands-on topic will be non-profit organizations. All ma degree program in the 1986-87 Feb. 15 should attend a meeting office (first floor, Winnett). Photos "New Public Domain Software jors may apply, particularly per academic year. For further infor next Tuesday night at 7 pm in the are due no later than Feb. 7. They What's In It and How to Use It." sons with a background in mation, contact the Financial Aid Y Lounge. should be black and white (any The general meeting begins at 8:00 chemistry, biology, public health, Office, Room 10, Parsons-Gates. in the downstairs lounge. This toxicology, resource management, Application deadline: Saturday, i I size), preferably on glossy paper. Please include your name, option, month's program is: "1985 Tax planning, geology, architecture, February 15, 1986. I CLASSIFIED I and hometown. Call us at x6154 if Returns, State & Federal," using water resources, environmental Arroyo Singers you need a photographer. SuperCalc. Everyone is welcome studies and historic preservations. The Arroyo Singers, a to attend. Bring your computer and For more information and applica Pasadena based women's chorus, is IHELP WANTED------j participate actively, or just listen. GM Scholarship tion materials, call (213) now rehearsing Tuesday evenings COMPUTER ENGINEERS. Full Three sophomores will be 622-0029. from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. and is seek time contract and permanent selected to be General Motors ing new members interested in Scholars: two electrical engineers positions at JPL and other Valley singing classical music. and one mechanical engineer. Tui Romance Language Solvang Century The choral group, under the locations. BSEE or Computer tion, fees and a $200 stipend will Come see Romance Language, The SCOR Cardiac Cyclists directorship ofSteven Wight, is in Science or equivalent experience. I be paid on behalf of each scholar, a new comedy by Peter Parnell, Club will be hosting the Fourth An their 25th year ofperfonning in the Execuserve Personnel Service. without regard for financial need. with Huck Finn, Emily Dickinson, nual "Solvang Century" bicycle Pasadena area at various times Pick up the applications at the throughout their September-to-June '11756 Manhattan Beach Blvd., I General Custer, and many ride on March 8, 1986. The ride Financial Aid Office, Room 10, more ...The Y has tickets for will start and finish at Santa Ynez season. Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 I Parsons-Gates. Application dead tomorrow night, Saturday Feb. 1 High School and is a moderately Rehearsals are held each Tues 1(213) 376-8733. I line: February 17, 1986. at 8 pm at the Mark Taper Forum. tough 100 mile ride through day at 2475 Boulder Road, Cal Grant Applicants Tickets are $6 each. Y car leaves Solvang, Buellton, Lompoc, San Altadena. For further information, :EXCELLENT INCOME for part 'I at 7:15 pm. ta Maria and Los Olivos. All riders please call 213-256- 3355. All freshman students who have I time home assembly work. For I receive a route slip, water bottle, completed a Cal Grant Supplement athletic bag, full SAG support with i info. cali (504) 641-8003 ext. i Shabbat I (or who will) must complete the five food and drink stops for their Free Money! 18738. ''Additional Report Request Form." There will be a short Friday t---~~~~~~~-----j night service tonight (and every entry fee. The entry fee is $16 if The Student Investment Fund Failure to do so will result in paid for February 22, 1986. An ad will disburse up to about $4000 for I FOR SALE- I automatic denial of the Cal Friday this term) at 6 pm. After wards, there is a delicious free din ditional option is the pre-ride pasta projects of broad interest to the 11973 MERCEDES 220 DIESEL, I Grant. Please stop by the Finan dinner to be held at the Lutheran students. The disbursements shQuld cial Aid Office as soon as possible ner. To RSVP or for info call x3966. The dinner is held at the Bethania Church in Solvang on not be used for Ifour door, four speed, automatic i to pick up this form. Cal Grant Caltech Bayit at 350 S. Wilson. March 7 at 5:30 pm. World Land a) the furtherance of any !Iocking, Becker Radio, tinted I deadline: February 11, 1986. Speed Record Holder John Howard political cause; 'I glass, 27 MPG, exceptionally II will be the guest speaker. Dinners b}.making up any deficit incur clean and tight, one-owner, Water Polo are $7.50 per person. Entry forms red, or; Anyone interested in playing are available at the Human Perfor c) funding scholarships. i Pasadena (213) 681-6819 I Totem Reborn ! water polo on Wednesdays is en mance Center in Whittier, or will Instead they should preferably The Totem is being resurrected ! HAFLER STEREO Amplifier DH couraged to call David Bruning at be mailed by calling (213) be used for capital investments and . 578-9971 (115 Page). This is a again this year. Ifyou draw, write, 945-6366. direct material improvements. : 220110 w/ch pure clean power. ! recreational group from 7:30-9:00 or photograph, I will gladly accept Please submit proposals to ! $350 o.b.o. over $300. Simon I p.m.. All levels of ability drawings, poems, short stories, Yosufi Tyedkhan IGoldstein x6078, 107 Marks ! welcome. prose, and photographs of any Whale-watching 1-54 Caltech kind. Talent is not a prerequisite; i ! Come whale-watching with the Pasadena, CA 91126 115" (diagonal) TELEVISION SET I just express yourself! I'm trying to Caltech Y on Saturday, Feb. 8! or contact him at 796-3227. publish two Totems this year, so We'll be looking for gray whales I $50.00. Call M-F, 9-5. (818) I Sam CUJlom :JaJ~r Deadline is Feb. 15. please contribute something by and may also see porpoises, 792-0266 ext. 150. Deborah' PM SAMSON Feb. 7. You can mail contributions 49 NORTH ALTADENA DRIVE dolphins, gulls, terns, loons, and Tutors Needed Bentas. PASADENA CA 91107 to Richard Lawson 1-55, or drop more! The cost is $6, and some We will be needing tutors and 818-793·2582 them off at my room, 221 Rud transportation is available. Sign up counselors for our Summer 73 VW BUS. Rebuilt engine. dock. Questions? Call me at at The Y. Secondary School Science Project Nearly new tires, paint, battery. ALTERATIONS x6182. which runs from Monday, June 23, Red with white trim. Stereo. RESTYLING 1986 through Thursday, August $1600 o.b.o. (818) 405-8860. TAILORING 7th, 1986. 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