IVOLUME LXXXVI NUMBER 29 PASADENA, CALIFORNIA Dates which might beofinterest:FRIDAY 24 MAY 19851 The Untold Story
by Diana Foss Art, and the gallery again started The Baxter Art Gallery is clos presenting shows, mainly of con ing, by order of President Marvin temporary art, "art in the present L. Goldberger. Although the tense," as Michael Smith put it. discovery ofthis news last summer In 1981 the new head ofH&SS, engendered much student interest Roger Noll, decided to expand the in efforts to save the gallery, and oversight committe into a twelve
while there already is strong stu member Board of Governors, Ol) dent interest in the gallery itself, which would include a represen- ~ not many students are aware ofthe tative from the Pasadena communi- U • c: long history of art exhibitions at ty and one from the professIOnal art ~ Caltech. In 1967, three members community, as well as the three 1; of the Faculty Committee on In members from the Art Alliance and ~ stitute Assemblies and Programs, faculty members. David Smith, ~ David Smith, Oscar Mandel, and who by this time had recovered I Kent Clark, the chairman, decid enough to become involved with PART OF THE SCENE AT THE OPENING OF BAXART'S LAST SHOW, ed that "Institute Programs" need the gallery again, was appointed not be confined to music and public chairman. This new Board of speaking at Beckman Auditorium, Governors wanted to change the but could also include art exhibi direction BaxArt was going. In BaxArt Gets Enough tions. Dr. Smith was running a stead of the purely contemporary small program in Dabney Lounge, art that Baxter Art Gallery was exhibiting pieces which were hung showing, they wanted to present on the west wall, beneath the more "intellectualized shows," Space, Finally balcony, and they decided to ex shows that would have more ofan pand this program. Dr. Clark educational purpose, as well as by Matt Rowe ate simply astounded at how posedly opposing sensibilities. found an artist at Claremont, and their purely aesthetic value. None of the over one hundred breathtakingly beautiful outer Similarly, the images returned this man organized a sculpture In 1981, Roger Noll got the go photographs that now fill Baxter space is. Presumably, we can be by the Mariner, Voyager, and show in Dabney gardens. There ahead from the administration to Art Gallery was taken by a human both Techers and humans, and can other missions could either be fan was favorable response to this, and raise money for a new building. A being. None could have been. Bax- appreciate "25 Years of Space tastic other worlds or a simple so Dr. Clark approached the Domi main reason for the desire for a Art's current-and final- Photography" both scientifically scientific record of what real nion Foundation, now part of the more centrallo,ation was the fact exhibition is "25 Years of Space and aesthetically. worlds look like. In this case, Mellon Foundation, for "seed that student attendance at exhibi Photography," an impressive array The exhibit is also important in though, the scientific view is more money" to begin a more ambitious tions had gone down significantly of visual evidence ofJPL's long in- an historical sense. The earliest thought-provoking. As Christopher program of art at Caltech. when the gallery was moved from volvement with the American photographs in the show-from the Knight observes in his catalog easily accessible Dabney Lounge to space program. Ranger series of missions to the essay: The Mellon Foundation provid the basement of Baxter. With this There are two ways to approach moon-were transmitted from I am looking at a computer com ed money for a two-part program. in mind, the Board of Governors this show. On one hand, as space in a form no more elaborate posite of four Voyager I There would be studio art for the began interviewing for a new members of the Caltech communi- than a television signal. These pic .photographs of a portion of students to participate in, and a gallery director, the position hav ty, we are interested in such exten- tures are noticeably crude in their ··Satur.n and its famous program ofexhibitions on campus. ingchanged dramatically from that sive and varied records of an im- lack of detail-in a manner which rings . ... What gives this par Dr. Smith built a "portable for which Michael Smith was portant scientific endeavor. On the later can be reassuring. The most ticular picture . ..its freakish and gallery" which transformed hired. Jay Belloli was hired with other hand, as human beings, we n!cent images, from spacecraft incomparable quality of Dabney Lounge into a space such as the Infrared Astronomical strangeness is not com suitable for viewing art, and put on Satellite (lRAS), are in brilliant plicated. ... This photograph a show for three weeks out ofevery color and tremendous detail, and, repeats to me incessantly that I term. This went on from early in some cases, cover an entire wall. will never see Saturn and its 1969 to late 1970. Baxter was That scenery this beautiful occurs famous rings. finished in late 1971, and the naturally in space-that a Whether or not these places are gallery moved there along with the photograph could be so wonderful real, we will always find ourselves Humanities Department. with no human help in its having to imagine them, while a About this time, the money creation-is faintly frightening. computer travels through space to from the Mellon Foundation ran Much ofthe exhibit seems too good provide a truthful account. out. Virginia Steele Scott, who had to be true. The most breathtaking also been contributing to the Ofcourse, "25 Years ofSpace photographs in the show are those 'gallery, nowbecame almost its sole Photography" is not simply a ran few of the skies themselves, means of support. From 1971 to dom selection of images from the through the eyes ofIRAS. In these 1976, there were two shows a term thousands upon thousands JPL has pictures, everything is false color; at the Baxter Art Gallery, including collected and processed. These a red spot on the print might in important exhibitions of West particular views were often chosen reality not be visible to the human African art, lithography, Asian art, with particular attention to their eye at all. We cannot even guess and pieces from Scott's Knoll beauty. In some cases-such as the at the subject until we read the House Collection. David Smith ran IRAS views-the prints in BaxArt identifiation card; for all we know, the gallery at this point (as well as are enhanced with false color. No these are the products of a new serving as Master of Student doubt the colors were chosen with wave of photographic abstraction. [Houses), and he really strove to some aesthetic in mind. In a way, that makes sense. make BaxArt serve an educational Throughout the gallery, too, Unlike the pictures of moons and 'purpose, as befits a university photographs are hung upside-down planets that make up the bulk ofthe 'gallery. One out ofevery six shows and sideways. A moment's in show, the IRAS photos present had to do with art in science or art vestigation'shows why: they simply views no human could ever see, and technology. One out of every look better that way. After all, this even if he were to ride in a six were exhibitions of "traditional is an art gallery. spaceship. IRAS is an innocent art, " and another one out ofevery The contents of the show may bystander: the artist is the universe six showcased art from traditions VIKING LANDER COllECTS SOIL SAMPLES, be divided into three parts: images itself. It is fitting, then, that these '!other than Western culture. But of Earth; images of other planets; photos are the most pleasant in the iwhen Virginia Steele Scott died, the understanding that he would be began talking to firms about the " and images ofthe heavens. The im collection. the money dried up. At this point, the director of a gallery that was project, and then one firm mailed ages of Earth are generally the Viewing the entire show at once Dr. Smith was also dried up, and moving to its own building.Mr. a contract to the administration. most recent, from SeaSat and SIR is almost dangerous: after 140 of he resigned as head of the gallery. Belloli had had much experience in This caused some concern; the ad A and SIR-B. False color is used these images, the outside world Robert Rosenstone took over as both fund raising and in curatorial ministration accused the Board of in these to differentiate between begins to look strange and interim director and put on one positions at large museums, and he Governors of signing contracts, geographic features: towns are mysterious, too. Taking the show show, but a long term solution had was really quite a catch for when in fact, the reason the con green, vegetation is red, rough is one step at a time-allowing to be found. Robert Huttenback, at Caltech. In addition, Jay Belloli tract was sent seemed to be a case blue, and so on. These are, of yourself to become familiar with that time Chairman of Humanities was to teach Art History at ofover-eagerness on the part ofthe course, hardly natural colors, and just a few photographs each and Social Sciences, wanted to Caltech, and to get more students company. THe administration told the effect is eerie. One can either time-is far more rewarding. Once keep the gallery going, and he involved with the gallery by both the Board to "slow down," that crowd up against these pictures, you go to ' '25 Years of Space received a great deal of support creating interest in art in general Caltech'was about to begin a fund trying to make some sense out of Photography" for your first time, from President Harold Brown. and by organizing shows that raising campaign and that the color scheme ("Let's see-that you'll certainly want to return President Brown made contact with would have a broader appeal to the somehow a feasability study on a must be a road, which means that's again and again. the Pasadena Art Alliance, and an students. new building for BaxArt would in a river, so . ... "); or one can step The catalog of the exhibit is oversight committee was formed, The Board of Governors com terfere. back and enjoy them as abstract also worth the investment. Its 120 composed of three Caltech faculty missioned a feasability study for And so they waited. They fields of color. The scientific; the pages include most of the members and three people from the the new building, after President waited until March of 1984, when artistic. This show perpetually sur photographs from the show, the in Art Alliance. Caltech hired Goldberger pledged half of the David Grether, the Chairman of prises with how many combina troductory essay by Christopher Michael Smith as director of Bax- $15,000 needed for the study. They continued on page 2 tions are possible for two sup- continued on page 2 2 THE CALIFORNIA TECH FRIDAY 24 MAY 1985 I--LETTER~----IISpace ?hotography BaxArt Closing from page 1 from page 1.. Knight, and excerpts from inter Humanities and Social Sciences, could easily be made up from out views by Baxter Art Gallery Direc started to push, pointing out that side sources. He said that there was tor Jay Belloli with Albert R. many people had given Caltech no student interest in the gallery. Hibbs, "the voice of Voyager," money with the understanding that There is student interest, not in a Boo, HSS! and others. The catalog is publish this feasability study would be majority ofstudents, but there isn't ed by BaxArt in cooperation with undertaken, and that it wasn't right a majority ofstudents interested in W.W. Norton, New York, who not to do it. The Vice President for any program run by the Institute, To the Editor: quirement, I was able to easily are also distributing it nationwide. Institute Relations said to go ahead except maybe for classes. Besides, I am outraged at the make a choice. only three or four It sells for $13.95. with the study. Then, a short while Jay Belloli was hired by Caltech in ridiculousness of the humanities appropriate classes were listed, and "25 Years of Space later, President Goldberger called a large part because of what he and social science requirement. of these only one was allowed by Photography" is also supported by David Grether into his office and could do for the students, and now Ever since I arrived at Caltech, I my schedule. So far so good. a generous grant from IBM Cor informed him that there were peo that student interest is growing, the have felt that the general institute Now we hit the trouble spot. poration. After the show closes at ple coming from the Art Alliance program is cut off. requirements for HSS would be the Look at the course list for next Baxter on July 31, it will travel to to see him, and that he was going Most of the Caltech communi biggest stumbling block to gradua year. The paucity of social science the IBM Gallery ofScience and Art to tell them that he would close ty heard about the closing of Bax tion. This is not because I lack classes is utterly unbelievable. No at IBM Headquarters in New York Baxter Art Gallery. Dr. Grether Art from the pages of the Los ability or interest in the areas en introductory psychology is offered. City for a fall show. convinced the President not to tell Angeles Times or from word of compassed by HSS, but because No anthropology will be taught at When the show closes, BaxArt them this, not to close the gallery mouth. On 19 July, a meeting was the requirement itself is so con all. Surprisingly, a couple of will close with it. President without any consultation, and held in Winnett Lounge entitled, voluted, ambiguous, and complex classes which count as introductory Goldberger decided last summer President Goldberger agreed. He "What is the Role of the Arts at that from the start I worried that I social sciences will be offered. For that Caltech had no use for an art merely told the Art Alliance that Caltech," a title that underwent would misinterpret part of the example, Ec/SS II is listed. gallery, and, despite vehement pro there was to be no new building for numerous revisions at President requirement. If they want us to take test from students, faculty, and the art gallery. This was after the Goldberger's heated request. Many economics, why not just put Ec/SS staff, his decision stands. The administration had just apporoved students and faculty members .As it turns out, after three years 11 into the general institute re Pasadena Art Alliance-which the feasability study. showed up for the meeting and ex of having read that page of the quirements? It is absurd and donates most ofthe funds for Bax No. mention was made ofany of pressed their wholehearted support catalog on a frequent basis, I have dishonest to require that we take Art's operation-is trying to set up this until June, when President for the Baxter Art Gallery, just as managed to pretty much figure out two introductory social science the gallery as an independent space Goldberger again informed David many more signed a letter to Presi the ground rules. No one has been classes when barely that many are in Pasadena. It is frustrating that Grether of his intention to close dent Goldberger urging him to any help in this regard; professors offered. Dr. Goldberger does not see fit to Baxter Art Gallery, this time tell reconsider the decision to close the and students alike tend to be less Presumably, the insanely com keep the gallery open, especially ing him that he had a letter to this gallery without consultation. There than fluent with regards to the HSS plicated HSS rules that govern when he has expressed a personal effect all prepared to send to the were no representatives from the requirement. I can't imagine who everyone who came here since interest in the show. After fifteen Art Alliance. Dr. Grether convinc administration at the meeting, just put it together, since no one seems 1982 were intended to improve the years, "25 Years of Space ed him at least to confer with David as there was no response from to know what it means. (I am told humanities skills of Caltech Photography" looks to be BaxArt's Smith about this decision. So, Dr. President Goldberger about the let that the registrar-I mean L.G. graduates, and not simply to con biggest show ever. There is no Smith was called into the Presi ter. Bonner himself-can disambiguate fuse and annoy students. It is my reason why it should be the last. dent's office, and given a half hour And so ends the sixteen year anything in the catalog; I have not firm belief that the effects are en of the President's time. President history of the Baxter Art Gallery. tried that route yet.) tirely the latter. The attitude of Goldberger informed him that he It began modestly, and grew into However, figuring out what the Caltech's curriculum committee THf CAlifORNIA nCH had decided to close the gallery, a first-rate space for art exhibi requirement means is only halfthe has seemed to agree with the Volume LXXXVI Number 29 that nothing could be done to tions. Several of its shows, in battle. You still have to fulfill it. prevailing attitude ofthe country in Friday 24 May 1985 change that decision, and did Dr. cluding this last show on space Most of us take a rather these days of education reform: Smith have anything to say? David photography, are shows that only systematic approach. Humanities make them take more classes. I'm Published weekly except during are listed first, so we take sure that the faculty is wiser than examination and vacation' periods by the Smith asked for reasons, and he Caltech could present. Its closure Associated Students of the California In says that none of the reasons that represents a great loss to both the humanities. We figure that we can that, and they realise that the best stitute of Technology, Inc. The opinions President Goldberger gave madt; Caltech community and to the com get our four terms of social way to improve the quality of an expressed herein are strictly those of the any sense. munity at large, but to those for sciences out of the way during education is to improve the quali authors and do not necessarily reflect those President Goldberger said that whom art is of special importance, junior and senior years. So, I have ty ofea,ch individual class. In short, of the editor. Caltech was spending too much it perhaps represents a challenge to waited until this term to start on my teach better, not just more. That is Letters and announcements are welcome. a difficult request, I am well aware; All contributions should include the money on BaxArt. The Institute bring back exhibitions in a new social sciences, concentrating in author's name and phone number and the spends $37,000 a year, all ofwhich form to the Caltech campus. stead on the relatively numerous but, ifyou don't know how, learn. intended date of publication. The editor humanities classes. After all, that's what we're suppos reserves the right to abridge letters, so Having turned to the list of ed to be here for. please keep them concise. courses offered for this term which -Michael uJ. " Roberts Turn in copy to the Tech office mailbox, could be used toward the SS re- Dabney House, 1-58 room 107 Winnett. 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Subscriptions should be directed to the attention of the Call the Y or stop in soon. circulation manager. $1 ASCIT members $1.50 all others $6.00 per year (three terms) $100.00 per life ISSN 0008-I 582 THE CALIFORNIA TECH FRIDAY 24 MAY 19853 I'------ENTERTAINMENT-----I • X, The Best Band In the VVorst Place by Diana Foss they usually play. But it's up in that slide over and under the in X Valencia, for chrissakes. And the struments, is one of the most Magic Mountain Showcase Theatre has the most beautiful sounds to come out of Friday 17 May steeply rising seats I've ever seen rock in the past ten years. But this The thing that stands out most at a theatre, let alone a rock venue. concert wasn't as good as it should about last Friday evening was the The stage is small and completely have been. X only got to play for picture of a Magic Mountain filled framed, with the effect that even 45 minutes (as John Doe pointed with punks. Guys with striped those in the middle rows of seats out at the beginning ofthe set), and mohawks on the bumper cars. could only see a slice of the nifty the sound was, as I said, lousy, but Pubescent girls wearing layers of backdrops that the band had so much of a rock show is deter eyeliner and black leather on the brought along. As for the "state mined by the audience reaction. Oh Gold Rusher. One person had her of-the-art sound and light equip sure, everyone clapped and hair shaved into an outline of a ment," the innovative lighting con cheered wildly at the end of each spider. You'd never see people like sisted ofa spot on Billy Zoom, the song, but no one was moving. this at Disneyland, hell no. But only rock guitarist I know of who Everyone just stood on the after all, these people were here to doesn't move while he plays, and bleachers and watched. X aren't a see X, the best band in the world, the sound was downright bad. The band to sit and watch; they're sup playing in the "intense concert at mixing was way off, the vocals posed to get you moving, get you mosphere" of Magic Mountain's were muddy and the treble was involved. And so it happened that Showcase Theatre. nonexistent. I didn't feel that the band could Magic Mountain makes a big But what about the band? Oh reach me. It's as ifthe band can on deal about its "revolutionary book yeah, the band. I'll say it again. X ly really touch those people closest ing policy highlighting the rising is the best goddamn band in the to the stage (who weren't moving X: EXENE CERVENKA. JOHN DOE. D.J. BONEBRAKE. BILLY ZOOM. rock talent ofthe '80's," giving out whole world. The contrast oftheir either, I might add), and it's the au saw them at the. mongo Universal til next week, when we see if a "press release" about it, and they powerfully driven music (Billy dience themselves who must com Amphitheatre. I'll have to wait un "nostalgia favorite" Chuck Berry have a point when they say that Zoom on sparkly silver guitar, D. municate this contact back to those til they play one of those 21-and (Magic Mountain's words, not playing Magic Mountain exposes J. Bonebrake pounding the drums who are farther away. Whatever. over clubs, I guess. mine) can overcome the limitations bands to kids who couldn't get in and John Doe on bass) with Exene All I know is that this X show Ofcourse, the great thing about inherent in the venue. to the 21-and-over clubs where Cervenka's and John Doe's vocals wasn't even as exciting as when I concerts atMagic Mountain is that you can go on all the rides after Chuck Berry plays tomorrow, ward. Seeing the park filled with Saturday, Ma~ 25th, at 8 and 10 punks is an added bonus. Wait un- pm. Serving Caltech & JPL since 1938 Social Notes Don't forget, the formal is tonight! 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Obsessive desire, unattainable troversial for its time, Emilia still demonstrate his theory in practice. Thus, while one might properly say Prince; Heather Humphrey as beauty, betrayal and murder are the has profound meaning for our own Thus the intricate plot is neatly that Emilia Gaiotti is about the Emilia; Bruce McLaughlin, Greg stuff ofEmilia Gaiotti, an 18th cen times, and is highly regarded as a crafted and moves swiftly and in abuse ofabsolute power, or the use Tomko-Pavia and George tury tragedy by Gotthold Lessing, masterpiece of German literature. exorably to the inevitable tragedy. of men and women as objects, it is Williams, who are all JPL staff and to be presented by Theater Arts at Despite Lessing's faith in Reason, fundamentally about the passions CIT alumni, as Emilia's father Caltech (TACIT) two weekends in Lessing was a contemporary of however, he felt that the final stan and sufferings of human beings, Odoardo, the outlaw Angelo, and May and June. Goethe's and a follower of the dard of human conduct is an irra who are neither good nor evil the Prince's ruthless advisor, Lessing's drama explores the Enlightenment. A critic as well as tional one: the emotional quality of altogether, but who are all caught Marinelli. Undergraduates Taylor mad passion of a dissolute north a playwright, he constructed a compassion. Lessing's depth of up together in the force ofdestiny. Lawrence and Joe Beckenbach as Italian prince for one of his theory of the drama along rational feeling for his fellows is reflected Much of Lessing's work has Count Appiani and Pirro, the bourgeois subjects. Extremely con- lines, and Emilia was designed to in the humanity of his characters. not been translated into English Galottis~ servant; graduate student since the turn of the century, and Michael Pettersen as the painter for this presentation, director Alice Conti; Caltech alumna and Cronin-Golomb has prepared a Geology staff Astrid Howard as new translation, which strives to Countess Orsina; former staff retain the 18th century flavor ofthe Patricia Houseworth and James I Want My Dire Straits original while conveying its power Tarazon as Claudia GaIotti and to a modern audience. Cronin Battista, the Prince's servant; and Golomb, currently a Research Dave Hodge, a Biology staff by John Fourkas Fellow in Biology at Caltech, first member, as Camillo Rota. Brothers in Arms became interested in classical Ger Costumes are designed by Pam Dire Straits man drama as an undergraduate at Graves and sets by Eric Warren. 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For one thing, the musical STUDENTS line-up has changed. Pick Withers 13V2¢! AND FACULTY is no longer playing drums (although Omar Hakim ofWeather kinko's copies WITH 10 Report does play drums on the Open Early, Through 6/30/85 album). All of this perhaps makes evident a general trend in Dire Late, Weekends Straits' music-every album gets a little bit closer to jazz. Two tracks on Love Over Gold featured Mike feeling that Dire Straits won't be "One Warid," another song mak - Mainieri of Steps Ahead on vibes making any videos for MTV ing powerful use ofsynthesizers to Copies beyond belief from state-of-the and marimbas ("Private Investiga soon ... create a mood. art Xerox copiers for great looking flyers, tions" and "Love Over Gold"). The next number is called The album ends with the title neWSletters, brochures, theses, reports On Brothers in Arms we again find "Walk ofLife," and it uses a sur track, "Brothers in Arms." This Mike Mainieri on vibes, along with prising amount of synthesizer. is a touching story ofthe ruination and resumes. Michael and Randy Brecker on "Walk of Life" is a lighthearted ofa homeland (both physically and Print quality and incredible speed at saxophone and trumpet. (!) celebration ofthe old-fashioned emotionally) by war. It really Another trend apparent in rock and roll guitarist. It is fol sounds as if it belongs on the prices that will astound you! Brothers in Arms is the increased lowed by "Your Latest Trick," soundtrack of Local Hero or use ofsynthesizers. Although Dire which features a hauntingly Cal. ... Straits rarely uses the synthesizer familiar saxophone solo (ever seen Brothers in Arms, as with some as a lead instrument, almost every Comfort and Joy?). This song other Dire Straits albums, takes a song on Brothers in Arms has a almost sounds as if it were written bit oftime to grow on the listener. synthesizer backup. Also, a much by Donald Fagen, and it calls to While it may not have the wider variety of sounds is utilized. mind many similarities between coherence of Love Over Gold or One thing which hasn't changed Steely Dan and Dire Straits. Then the force ofMaking Movies, it still 827 E. Colorado 81. a bit is Mark Knopfler's sometimes again, why not? They shared many holds its own with no problem. Its scathing sense of cynicism. Some of the same guest musicians, after high points are some of Dire Pasadena, CA 91101 of the songs on Brothers in Arms all. In fact, Mark Knopfler played Straits' highest. If the album is a are extremely biting (particularly guitar for one track on Gaucho bit uneven, it is still worth it. I (818) 793-6336 "Money For Nothing"); others are ("Time Out of Mind"). highly recommend it. simply resignedly pessimistic. At The last piece on the first side any rate, few are entirely happy. of Brothers in Arms is "Why F" """"" """""''' " 'I """" Brothers in Arms opens with Worry, " a ballad which is reminis "Go Far Away," a ballad fora far cent of the Dire Straits ofthe Mak off lover. This is a perfect theme ing Movies era. The song is pulled song for a few Techers: together by lightly strummed jazz I'm tired ofbeing in love and ~ ~~ ~ chords and some nice backing being all alone vocals. When you're so far away from The second side opens with ~ t7}c&\l1C PI2OJ~ ~ me "Ride Across the River," which I'm tired ofmaking out on the features some fantastic trumpet ~ Housing is now available for students who wish to ~ telephone work. This presents an interesting 'Cause you're sofar awayfrom contrast to the strong, almost reg ~ keel? Kosher and share in a warm, Jewish home ~ me. gae bass line. The combination of The next song, "Money For this driving bass line and the m enVIronment. Reasonable rent, nice rooms, and ill Nothing," opens with a surprise. ghostlike, Spanish style trumpet is Who is that person with a familiar quite effective in making "Ride W con:e~e~tly located. The Bayit is a great opportunity ~ voice singing Across the River" a powerful I want my song. ~ for ln~lvldual growth and cooperative group living ~ I want my MTV "The Man's Too Strong" Certainly it's not Mark Knopfler. follows next. It is a folksy rendi ~ expenence. ~I And why is it being sung to the tion of the life of an outlaw (or is tune of "Don't Stand So Close to it just another human being?) This ill FOR INFORMATION, CALL COLLECT: ill Me?" Could it be ...Sting? You song truly shows Mark Knopfler at bet. "Money For Nothing" is an his best. His lyrics are perfectly ~ (818)793-3859 ~ all-out attack, no holds barred, on complemented by his music, and MTV and all of the talentless "The Man's Too Strong" has a AS~ FO~ C~AN~N B;OC~ O~ ~ I~AL~ER videos it broadcasts. I have a strong great impact. It is followed by L. " DA " ,J TH E CALIFORNIA TECH FRIDAY 24 MAY 19855
Comparative Planetology Distinguished Alumnus Awards Awarded Talk In• Beckman Caltech conferred its highest sion. He joined USGS in 1952 as honor-the Distinguished Alumnus geologic field assistant and had Did an asteroid or comet cause planet as seen from space. Dr. sion Laboratory, will moderate the Award-on five graduates at risen to become the organization's the extinction of the dinosaurs? Eugene Shoemaker, a leading discussion. Caltech's annual Seminar Day last chief.geologist in 1977. He was Could Earth become an asphyx planetary scientist who is an expert Tickets are $5.00 fot the public, Saturday (May 25). The recipients named to his present role in 1981. iating inferno like Venus, or a on asteroids and meteorites, will discounted to $3.00 for members were a former U.S. undersecretary He is a Fellow ofthe American seemingly dead, frozen world like discuss how the global extinction of The Planetary Society, and are for defense; a professor of Association for the Advancement Mars? What kinds of things do we of species might have occurred. available through the Caltech chemistry who alerted the world to of Science, the American need to learn about our solar The co-author of the Nuclear Ticket Office and through the possible dangers ofdestruction Geophysical Union, and the system in order to have a better Winter hypothesis, Dr. James Ticketron. of the ozone layer of the Geological Society of America, understanding of Earth? Pollack, will explain how we learn The Planetary Society is a stratosphere; the head of the U.S. and he has received the Presiden These questions will be discuss about Earth's atmosphere by stu Pasadena-based non-profit Geological Survey, who ranks as tial Meritorious Executive Award ed Sunday, June 9, from 1-4 pm at dying atmospheres ofother planets. organization with more than one of thew world's most influen and the Department of the Interior Beckman Auditorium, where The A leader in American and inter 100,000 members around the tial geologists; a leading founder of Distinguished Service Award. Dr. Planetary Society wilI present national space exploration, Dr. world. its goals are to encourage the computer graphics field and a Peck earned his BS degree from "Dinosaurs, Greenhouses and Ice Harold Masursky, will talk about the exploration ofthe solar system, pioneer in other fields ofcomputer Caltech in 1951 and his MS in Ages-The View From Space." missions to other worlds, and tings the search for extraterrestrial life, technology; and a distinguished 1953. This session, open to the general we still need to learn about our the search for planets around other theoretical physicist from the Peo Dr. Ivan Sutherland is acknow public, will wrap up a scientific solar system. stars, and to promote international ple's Republic of China who is ledged by his colleagues as a major conference on "Terrestrial Planets: cooperation in space. Astronomer president of the Chinese Associa leader in the founding and evolu Comparative Planetology." Dr. Bruce Murray, vice presi Carl Sagan is president of The tion for Science and Technology in tion ofthe computer graphics field. Three renowned scientists will dent of The Planetary Society and Planetary Society, which supports Peking. He has also made major contribu present their views about our home former director of the Jet Propul- educational activities and research. Physicist Goerge Zweig, who tions to large-scale integrated cir has made major contributions to cuit design, computer .display theories or particles, received a equipment, and related fields. Distinguished Alumnus Award that Dr. Sutherland was a member THESE DAYS he was given in 1984 but could not of the faculty at Harvard Univer ANYONE accept that year in person. sity and the University ofUtah, and HAS THE WOOLD CAN GET ON Distinguished Alumnus Awards from 1977 to 1980 he was the A SHIRTJ consist ofa silver medallion and a Fletcher Jones Professor of Com _~_"'7'Ii/ GONEMAD1? certificate. They were first puter Science at Caltech. He is vice / presented in 1966 and have been president and technical director of given annually on Seminar Day Sutherland, Sproull & Associates, each year since then. This year's Inc., and he is a general partner of recipient bring to 86 the number of Advanced Technology Ventures. graduates who have been so He has been a senior technical staff honored. member with the Rand Dr. Richard DeLauer is presi Corporation. dent of the Orion Group, Ltd., an Dr. Sutherland is a member of aerospace and advanced the National Academy of Sciences technology consulting group. From and the National Academy of March 3, 1981, to December 1, Engineering, and he received the 1984, he served as undersecretary first Vladimir K. Zworykin Award l'VEJ1@)T EXCEPT. OF COURSE, of defense for research and from the NAE. Dr. Sutherland WITH CRASS WHEN \is DONE engineering under President earned his MS degree from Caltech COMMERCIALISM! ~S7EFULLY! Reagan. in 1960. JI>--.....,,:-;-7'l/ 0000 Dr. DeLauer earned an Unable to accept his award in aeronautical engineering degree person was Dr. Chou Pei-Yuan, from Caltech in 1950 and a PhD in who ranks as one of the most 1953, and after 15 years as a naval distinguished scientists in the Peo aeronautical engineering officer he ple's Republic ofChina. The presi joined TRW. He went on to dent ofthe Chinese Association for become director ofthe Titan ICBM Science and Technology in Peking, Ballistic Missile Development Pro he has been president of Peking gram, vice president and general University, one of the country's manager ofthe Systems Engineer most important centers oflearning. ing and Integration Division, and Dr. Chou, a theoretical vice president and general manager physicist, earned his PhD degree of the TRW Systems Group, from Caltech in 1928, after receiv THE BLOOM COUNTY COLLEalON among other assignments. He was ing an MS degree from the Univer elected a TRW executive vice sity of Chicago. He joined the IS, ABOVE ALL ELSE, TASTEFUL. president in 1970 and to the Board Qinghua University faculty in of Directors in 1972 . He is a China but returned to the United Fellow of both the American In States two times to conduct T-SHIRTS, BOOKS & STUFFED OPUS DOLLS. stitute of Aeronautics and research-first with the Institute for ORDERlODAYI ~~ Astronautics and the American Advanced Study in Princeton, and (/ Astronautical Society. later with the U.S. Navy. He has THIS ORDER BROUGHT TO YOU BY: Dr. Harold Johnston, professor been vice president of the ~/lfftFORNIA TECHICJ of chemistry at U. C. Berkeley, Academica Sinica, president of the achieved world-wide recognition Physics Society, and deputy direc r------awANDsEND~;HORD~------' for his role in focusing attention on tor of the Institute for Foreign Please mdlCJte lize and quantity: the dangers of destruction of the Affairs.
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Ars Amore by Charles Barrett- Us And Them
Last week's Symposium on the feminist movement, those who other factors of personality entire many people are sexually active nice to be in a setting where Human Sexuality was capped off depended heavily on stereotypes to ly. By and large, there are far more with members of both sexes. everyone there is "us", and with an event less cerebral but still identify gays are faced with dif similarities than differences. Many This piece started by talking nobody feels the need to reduce it somewhat thought-provoking, at ficulty. Gays are present in a full gays are involved in heterosexual about the CLAGS dance, and so it to "us and them." least by conventional standards. spectrum of society, blue collar to marriages, for the purpose of hav shall conclude. The dances are for Comments, criticisms or ques The Caltech Lesbian and Gay professional, athlete to attorney, ing a family, for anonymity, for the community-at-Iarge, and tions? Contact Charles Barrett Society, in conjunction with gay and do not necessarily have security, or for love. Separation friends can dance with friends. (577-8593 or mail code 1-59, or student groups from PCC and CSU anything more than their sexual and differentiation between gays Same-sex couples mayor may not in care of The California Tech, Dominguez Hills, sponsored a .preference in common. and straights is also not a thin line; be gay, it really doesn't matter. It's 107-51) dance for the community. Those xenophobes uncomfor The outrageous local radio per table with ethnic or racial sonality April, fromKROQ (late minorities consider such groups as night weekdays and weekend after identifiable through stereotypical noons) presided over the control concepts oftheir behavior. No such Information from board and incited everyone to hav characteristics exist by which to ing fun. CLAGSdances allow peo group gays. There's an old joke ple of the same sex (regardless of that it is easier to be black than to the Federal Govern sexual orientation) to dance be gay because at least you don't together without eliciting com have to tell your mother you're ment. Straight, gay, bisexual, or black. It's a racist joke (no letters, whatever, people mix without un please), but it points out just how ment on subjects due concern or comment and en invisible the gay minority is. Even joy themselves. a predominantly gay neighborhood or city, like West Hollywood, lacks ranging from agricul Yet it was only two and a half the cohesion ofethnic heritage that years ago that the first such dance is found in a Chinatown or a Little was put on at Caltech. CLAGS had Tokyo. ture to zoology is already achieved notoriety with its Within a group of gays one posters, and there was great con finds different races, religions, and cern that less liberal members of socio-economic backgrounds. The available at Depository the community would feel obliged Los Angeles area boasts of several to make trouble. Far from the an places ofworship for gay believers ticipated fiasco, the first CLAGS who have not been deserted by God dance was an unqualified success, after having been shunned by those Libraries across the allowing all attendants a good time dictating mainstream religion. and setting a precedent for same The need to make distinctions sex dancing without undue remark. between heterosexuals and nation. Funding for CLAGS campus homosexuals is really rather ab dances in the past was derived from surd; the difference is in the choice diverse sources, from ASCIT to of an affectionate object, which You can visit these the MOSH, and in general the should have little bearing on events enjoyed large turnouts. As anyone or anything else. The reali stated by one alumnus, such hap ty of existing prejudice forces the libraries and use the penings would not have been possi argument unnecessarily into other ble ten years ago. arenas,. like emrloyme~t: housing, The relaxed atmosphere of entertamment,and polItIcs. these dances reflects a loosening of Considering gays as a group Depository collections the "us and them" line of reason separate unto themselves ing, whereby gays (male and fallaciously presents only the most female) are intellectually relegated high-profile and affected in without charge. to a place outside of normalcy and dividuals as representative. What acceptability, safely kept from the is a young person contending with realm of day-to-day reality. There confusing feelings supposed to To find one in your are, of course, those who have no think oif all gays are presented as ,__ , . .. .. problem interacting with their gay friends for what they are, while others, alarmed and dismayed at area, contact your who will turn up gay next, deplore the state of "modern morality." Although I risk the wrath of local library or write: both the ultra-conservative straights and the militant gays, it is my opinion that gays and straights Federal Depostiory aren't all that different. Certainly we get our sexual kicks in different ways, but our goals in life and out Library Program, ultimate needs in relationships are similar. Current trends in fashion and society-at-Iarge have softened the Office of the Public line separating masculine and feminine behavior; men can be sen sitive and women can be assertive Printer, Washington, without their sexual roles being questioned. (Real men can indeed eat quiche.) People are in general DC 20401. less concerned with the old stereotypes of male and female role models. By and large children are im pressed with the need for confor mity throughout their development. Parental, and later peer, pressure does not always offer much latitude Federal Depository for those who are "different." A society that has placed such a taboo on homosexual behavior finds Library Program comfort in reducing its practi tioners to easily-identified stereotypes. This program is supported by The Advertising Council and is a public service of this publication. With the lessened emphasis in Millikan 5th Floor is a Federal Depository Library recent years on rigid role model adherence, aided at least in part by THE CALIFORNIA TECH FRIDAY 24 MAY 19857 {------SPORTS,------I
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