The California Tech Volume CXVIII Number 2 Pasadena, California tech.caltech.edu October 6, 2014 Caltech Robotics Team gets its feet wet

MONICA ENLOW Monica Enlow: What competition bumping into buoys, Editor-in-Cheif does the team participate in? maneuvering around Edward Fouad: This past year, an obstacle, firing This past summer, the Caltech we constructed a fully autonomous torpedoes at a target, Robotics Team traveled to San Diego underwater vehicle named “Bruce” and picking up an to participate in the 17th annual to compete in the International object and bringing it to Internation AUVSI RoboSub AUVSI RoboSub Competition. We the surface. Competition from July 28-August plan to participate in the same ME: What were the 3, 2014. The general objective of competition again this year with main objectives your this particular competition was a completely redesigned, second- team focused on when for each team to construct a fully generation vehicle. designing your sub? autonomous underwater vehicle. ME: Where is the competition EF: Since the past year The team took the past two years to held? Who hosts it? was our first entry into work toward this competition, and EF: The competition is held in the competition, we placed seventh overall. This made San Diego in the TRANSDEC used a very modular them the highest ranked first-year Anechoic Pool at the U.S. Navy design approach. The team in the competition. Space and Naval Warfare Systems frame of our submarine The first competition that the Center. The pool has a specially is constructed from 80- Bruce sports a nice shade of blue in the Caltech pool during some routine testing. -Photo Courtesy of the Caltech Robotics Team team participated in was the NASA crafted geometry designed to 20 structural channel, RASC-AL Exploration Robo-ops mask all echos, and is used by the which makes it very easy for us to made of aluminum, which we were EF: The team currently has about Competition in 2011, where they Navy to test sonar systems in an reposition the thrusters, as well able to have anodized a golden 20 active members, but we are placed second. After this success, environment that mimics that of as other components that affect orange by a local shop in Pasadena. looking to expand this year. Most why not participate in the same the open ocean. buoyancy. The sub contains four The final vehicle weighs 80 lbs and of our members are engineering or competition again? In the typical ME: Who were you competing sealed compartments: a main is powered by two 22.2V 10 Amp- computer science majors, but we Techer way, they needed to up the against? pressure hull for our computer and hour LiPo batteries. also have a fair number of applied level of difficulty. Junior Edward EF: Our main rivals are Cornell and main electronics, a compartment ME: Tell us about the team itself physics, physics and math majors Fouad said, “[T]he team decided the University of Florida, who have for the batteries, a camera housing, (i.e., number of people on the as well. We have five student that we wanted a new challenge. been doing this competition for and a sensor module that contains team, breakdown of the classes, leaders who manage the team and Building a completely autonomous years and know how to build great an Attitude Heading Reference breakdown of the majors, who the coordinate vehicle presents numerous vehicles. However, competitors System and a Doppler Velocity leaders are, etc.). difficulties for the programmers, come from all around the world. Log. This approach allowed us to Continued on page 3 and the water element requires This past year included teams from start testing early after assembling that the mechanical design be Canada, Iceland, Sweden, Russia, the key components, then add robust against leaks to avoid India, Singapore, Japan, Thailand, functionality over the course of the Students should keep losing thousands of dollars of Turkey, and Egypt. year with cameras, sensors, etc. electronics.” The team rose to try ME: What were the rules of the ME: Tell us how you made your and tackle every challenge that this competition? sub (materials, testing, machining, in mind DMCA policy new competition presented, and EF: The rules change slightly from etc.). And give us some numbers plans to return to this competition year to year, but the fundamentals (like the weight, power, pressure Student Contributor next year. usually stay about the same. it can withstand) because Techers In our ever-increasingly I had the chance to ask Edward The vehicles must be completely love numbers. In college campuses across the connected world, online copyright Fouad some questions about the autonomous -- that means there’s EF: All of the components nation, DMCA policy violations infringement is getting easier team and the competition, and he no human interaction after letting were machined ourselves, using are becoming more serious issues. and more common every day. was gracious enough to answer on them go. In the pool, they must equipment in the Mechanical Caltech has not remained immune As more content is moved to behalf of the team. navigate to and complete eight Engineering shop on campus. Most to this trend. A techer writes on digital platforms, new laws different tasks. These tasks include of the structural components are the gravity of this issue and its have been passed to deter the broader implications for Caltech. copying and distribution of these contents without permission. A The shift from life at home to life major legislation is known as the in a university is not just a social Digital Millennium Copyright Act or academic transition, but is also (DMCA), which is a United States a transition in legal responsibility copyright law aimed to comply as well. When we think of the with two treaties with the World Honor Code as Caltech students, Intellectual Property Organization we often associate this with (WIPO). academic integrity. However, the Predictably, it outlaws the Honor Code also encompasses how production or spreading of any members of the community share technology, devices, or services and use campus Internet resources. through circumventing measures A common risk that poses harm (sometimes called digital right to students downloading or management) created to control sharing certain files through access to that product after it was Caltech Internet is receiving initially sold. The key notion to take DMCA complaints or notices. In away from this piece of legislation this article, we will systematically is this: not only is it illegal for highlight the DMCA process, the the transmitter to distribute the legal and IMSS penalties, why this product once they acquire it, but also constitutes as a breach of the it is also illegal for the receiver to Honor Code and how to minimize download the product. the chances of this violation. To best understand how to avoid such a violation, it is beneficial to The submarine, Bruce, catches the brilliance of the California sun and the brilliance of Caltech’s undergraduates. What is the DMCA? How -Photo Courtesy of the Caltech Robotics Team can someone be implicated? Continued on page 2

NEWS | page 2 FEATURE | page 3 SPORTS | page 5 HUMOR| page 8 In this Caltech student Nailen reviews Cross Country per- Tim Sinclair dis- warns peers about Aphex Twin’s “Syro” forms well at po- cusses policy issue DMCA policy mona pitzer invite News 2 October 6, 2014 THE CALIFORNIA TECH Caltech Y Techer advises students to avoid Column violating national DMCA policy CALTECH Y Continued from page 1 music in violation of the DMCA. The reason The Caltech Y Column serves to inform for this fine was for downloading 30 music Why is this a violation of the Honor students of upcoming events and volunteer understand how the underlying process albums online over a span of a few years. Code? How can I share files safely? opportunities. The list is compiled by Neera works. By evading tens of dollars for each album, While file sharing software programs Shah from information given by the Caltech This is generalized in the follow steps: the former Boston University student was are not illegal, they can be used illegally to Y and its student leaders. 1) An Internet host provider (“Host”) forced to compensate $22,500 per album. As violate United States DMCA laws depending Founded by students in 1916, the Y was receives a Notice of Copyright Infringement highlighted in court, this individual regularly on the content and how it is shared. It is safe organized to provide extracurricular activities (“Notice”) as delineated by the DMCA. The ignored numerous warnings of the illicit to say that many millions of Internet users planned and implemented by students as an Host will search and confirm that the Internet activity from numerous recording companies. are sharing files online every day legally. opportunity to learn leadership skills and address of the suspect in the Notice is indeed Now a postdoctoral scholar in physics, this From textbooks to software programs, file discover themselves. More information about a customer of the Host provider. former Boston University student has to face sharing can have its place in education as the Caltech Y and its programs can be found 2) If it is confirmed, the Host will notify its the prospects of a heavy financial burden as well as entertainment. However, modern at https://caltechy.org. The office is located customer of the Notice. the Supreme Court denies his appeal. peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing programs at 505 S. Wilson Avenue. 3) The suspect has three options to In the even more severe case of Capitol can also pose a big risk when uploading or Upcoming Events: proceed: Records Inc. v. Thomas-Rasset, which began downloading any type of media potentially a) Remove the alleged content. in 2009, a 32-year-old Minnesota woman with a copyright protection. Because of P2P 1. Hathaway Sycamores Tutoring b) Settle directly with the complaining was eventually found guilty of downloading file sharing’s incredibly high speeds, lack of Thursday | October 9th | 5:30 - 8:30 PM | party. music illegally. In exchange for just 24 songs, publish-subscribe model, and open-source Highland Park c) File a counter-claim challenging the this woman was fined $80,000 per song, code, this form of file sharing is easily targeted Volunteer at Hathaway-Sycamores, a initial Notice. adding up to $1.9 million dollars total. This and very unpopular with many copyright group that supports local underprivileged but 4) If option ‘a’ is taken, the Host notifies is especially shocking when considering that authorities. motivated high school students. There are a the complaining party and the case is closed. each of the Whether it variety of ages and subjects being tutored. The 5) If option ‘b’ is taken, the suspect and the songs would is the Internet service trip includes about an hour of travel complaining party resolve the matter and the only cost at Caltech, time and 2 hours of tutoring. Transportation Host takes no action. 99 cents in Starbucks, your is included. For more info and to RSVP email 6) If option ‘c’ is taken, the Host is required retail price. “Even without de- home, or the Sherwood Richers at [email protected]. to disable Internet access for a period of 10 The battle public library, edu. to 14 business days and send the counter between bating the moral this danger is notification to the complaining party; this is the plaintiff always present 2. Caltech Y - Grand Canyon Camping known as the challenge period. It is at this and the and ethical reasons regardless of & Hiking Trip time that the originator of the DMCA notice defendant which computer October 10th - 12th | Sign up at the Y on can initiate litigation. If no litigation is filed went to avoid copyright network. By Monday or Tuesday (Sorry we are closed within this period, then the case is considered through using the Friday) dropped and the Internet is reactivated by multiple infringement, the Internet at Looking for a great way to kick off the year the Host. Else the complaining party must appeals for Caltech, all and make some new friends? Why not join either withdraw the complaint or file legal many years legal punishments students are us on a camping and hiking trip to the Grand action seeking a court order to restrain the until 2012. sharing a Canyon. The Grand Canyon is one of the most customer. At that time alone can be very joint resource spectacular natural places in the world and The DMCA legislation is applied to anyone the award provided to with some great hiking and camping this trip who is active on the Internet, even before was finally daunting and real.” help enrich is a great get away. entering onto a university campus. However, fixed at our academic The trip departs Friday, October 10th at 7 unlike a Host provider for a private residence, a total of and personal AM and returns on Sunday, October 12th by universities such as Caltech effectively shield $222,000, lives. Unlike 10 PM. Transportation, campsites, and most all the students’ Internet identities with a still a massive value relative to the original individual household Internet services, where meals are all included. No camping experience virtual wall, where all Internet activity seen price of the songs. each customer is effectively designated by is necessary. For more information on the trip from the outside is tied to one main university Even without debating the moral and ethical a unique address, Caltech’s Internet service contact the Caltech Y. For more information address. Thus, regardless of who engaged in reasons to avoid copyright infringement, the protects the identities of each student. So on Grand Canyon National Park visit the illicit activity, Caltech is the main receiver of legal punishments alone can be very daunting while each student enjoys anonymity, this National Park web site at www.nps.gov/grca all the DMCA complaints. and real. When individuals violate these laws, access also requires conscious responsibility and check it out for yourself. there is a valid chance of finding themselves of students to use this resource safely. Any Last chance to sign up at the Caltech Y on What are the possible legal and in court cases with a huge imbalance. abuse or violation of these laws, whether Monday, October 6th or Tuesday, October IMSS penalties? Often these complaining companies are intentional or not, puts the individuals 7th. Payment ($120) is due on signup and In principle, the DMCA legislation represented by powerful law firms with involved at risk and is an unfair advantage at spaces are limited. permits registered copyright owners to file substantial resources, with legislation that is the expense of the whole Caltech community. a lawsuit in a federal district court. Besides on their side. In an institution heavily associated with 3. Mt. Waterman Hike having the power to place injunctions, these Additionally, Caltech IMSS policy has in its honor code system, Caltech students Sunday | October 12th | 8:30 AM - 3:00 federal courts also have the power to force place a system of increasing severe sanctions need to recognize and respect intellectual PM the defendant to pay actual damages up to against students who are found to violate property of all sources, whether internal or Attention new students! Are you a fan of $2,500 per violation, or “statutory damages” DMCA policy. external to our community. This is core to the outdoors and hiking, but don’t know about up to $25,000. For “willful” infringement, In the first offense, access to the Caltech our university mission statement to expand local trails and hikes? The Caltech Y Outdoors the courts could award up to $150,000 per network by the computer referenced in the human knowledge through research, and not group has a hike that is perfect for you. On work infringed. If the material was used for complaint remains blocked until the student to purloin other people’s works. The easiest Sunday, October 12, we will hike on the Mt. financial gain, the accuser may also claim any has spoken with the appropriate Dean or way to avoid these risks is to avoid P2P file Waterman trail in the center of the San Gabriel profits the defendant made. Human Resources representative. This sharing systems completely. Particularly mountains. This easy to moderate hike is six Even though these risks may seem small meeting is important for future prevention troublesome are systems based on the miles long with about 1200 feet of elevation compared to the budget of a university, since the required copyright tutorial helps “torrent” technology, as they are most often gain. The Mt. Waterman trail offers views of factors such as the sheer Internet traffic of analyze why the alleged act is not legal or implicated in DMCA violations. Certainly the entire San Gabriel mountain range, the the student body and the host of unaccounted permitted at Caltech. there can be legitimate uses of P2P file Mojave Desert, and Downtown LA and the legal fees make this a potentially massive In the second offense, student network sharing such as through legal BitTorrent Pacific Ocean on especially clear days. This problem. Also, while cases may only result access is blocked for 5 days and the student networks or files that are covered by the is also a great hike for beating the heat of the in a few hundred dollars in fines, being fined must see the Deans and an attorney at the Creative Commons License (CCL). However, valleys and getting some clean air high in the at astronomical values is more common Office of the Intellectual Property Counsel. the wisest approach when facing ambiguity is mountains. The entire Caltech community and easier than one might think. To better Any future infringement activity will be to simply reach out to ask questions. Caltech is welcome on this hike, but priority will be comprehend how this law can affect everyday considered an Honor Code violation and will provides many resources and options to given to new students and people with cars people, it is helpful to review some real-world be reviewed by a disciplinary committee. provide answers on safe Internet practices to help get us to the trail. If you are interested cases. In the third offense, the student network such as the IMSS’s online guidelines, campus in the hike, sign up at the link https://docs. In the case of Sony BMG Music access is terminated until the Dean of IMSS representatives, and even the Deans’ google.com/forms/d/1qaZ2QYwN-G_ Entertainment et al. v. Tenenbaum, which Students or the Conduct Review Committee Office, to name a few. As we progress further v8ky8dl_Fn7ntJSeUqOEmL8bxkGjnsi4/ lasted from 2009 to 2013, a federal appeals determines the proper disciplinary action. down the digital age, the complexity of viewform?usp=send_form. court ultimately upheld a $675,000 fine Consequences could involve separation from intellectual property infringement will only If you have any questions, email Jeremy issued against a former Boston University the Institute for the term and fines of up to get deeper and claiming ignorance cannot be Sandler at [email protected]. student for both downloading and distributing $500. an excuse to overlook these dangers. Feature THE CALIFORNIA TECH October 6, 2014 3 Aphex Twin releases new album after 13-year break

NAILEN MATSCHKE beat with just the is able to continue to do this for the rest of the Contributing Writer right amount of album. While someone could play any two of swing and funk to the first eleven tracks and be able to tell that Aphex Twin, alias of British electronic make it eminently they were from the same album, the attention musician Richard D. James, is a member danceable without to small details never fades. of an elite category of artists whose work, sacrificing casual Eventually the album’s energy level gets while not enjoyed by all listeners, is listenability. kicked up a few notches, giving us tracks universally respected amongst fans, critics, James wastes no such as “180db_ [130]” with its wall of and peers alike for its obsessive attention time adding a few sharp synthesizers sliding from one pitch to detail, comprehensive understanding of staccato, echo- to another with shimmering, warped notes its predecessors and contemporaries, and laden synths, and filling in the gaps and “CIRCLONT14 [152.97] undeniable influence it has had on not just then some wispy [shrymoming mix]” with its distorted vocal Aphex Twin’s fellow experimental artists sustained notes in samples, breakbeats, and relatively large in the domain of electronic music, but also the background, assortment of strange noises. Even though the field as a whole. Albums like Selected building up the electronic music has changed greatly, James Ambient Works 85-92, Aphex Twin’s now track for its first still shows the same lack of fear to go where 22-year-old debut LP, still hold their own minute with some others tread lightly. in the midst of a genre that has transformed indecipherable However, this does not equate to in unimaginable ways, with each pushing (but clean) vocal innovation, and ultimately I feel as though James’ sonic repertoire in new directions, samples, and this album is held back from really making breaking new ground in its use of elements an ever-more- an impact to the genre by its adherence to from just about every relevant electronic complex beat Aphex Twin’s own tropes. The meaty analog genre from the ‘90s, and demonstrating a topped with a synths, the mix of breakbeats with funky technical mastery rivaled by at best a handful narrow but deep dance grooves, and the mix of expertly of producers. stack of shifting arranged music with grating noise that still -https://ifoundmusic.com/ Elevating Aphex Twin’s image even sonic textures. manages to sound great are all there, and further was the enigmatic, frustrating, and The song continues on with several cycles of The second track, “XMAS_EVET10 [120] listening to Syro is like a study in Aphex generally one-of-a-kind personality of the buildup, plateau, and deconstruction back [thanaton3 mix],” is a hulking 10.5 minutes Twin’s discography. Unfortunately, all of man behind the music. Between secretly to the original beat and smattering of synth long, and again is primarily comprised this fails to introduce anything new, and releasing music under several pseudonyms, notes, never once reaching the sort of climax of variations on, additions to, and re- I worry that once the awe at a new Aphex odd stylistic choices such as 2001’s Drukqs prevalent in modern electronic dance music, incorporations of the same beat and synth Twin album wears off, Syro will be mostly (Aphex Twin’s last LP before Syro) with but consistently flowing smoothly between patterns. With any other artist this would forgotten in the current musical landscape. its mix of abrasive breakbeats and calm rich sounds that seem to change constantly likely be a red flag, but somehow Aphex Twin It seems as though James’ preference of his minimalistic piano, and quotes such as “my but only draw attention to this fact at key makes it work, and does it well. At various own music has, perhaps unintentionally, led music’s my favorite music ever,” James has moments. It is immediately apparent that points the beat become faintly shadowed him to ignore many of the innovations in played the part of the genius artist to a T, James is nothing short of a technical master by what seems to be a tabla drum, while electronic music within the past few years. and after a 13-year gap between albums, it of producing, and while this is (very) far from the ethereal synths in the background swirl While including them would probably have would be hard to overstate the anticipation the first time anyone has noticed, the sheer around together and glide in and out of the resulted in a rougher album that simply that fans have had for Syro. Fortunately, it’s fidelity and freedom that 2014’s technology sound’s forefront, sometimes reacting to could not have been so finely tuned as it is, I pretty much exactly what you would predict affords Aphex Twin’s sound is jaw-dropping. the sharp cadence of the drums and other think listening to it would have been a more if asked a few years ago what Aphex Twin Every time I’ve listened to it I’ve just been times relegating the beat to the sole purpose interesting experience. would sound like in 2014, and I would be blown away by not only how compositionally of keeping steady time. The fact that it is That said, I don’t plan on taking Syro out surprised by anyone disappointed by the dense this record is, but also by how incredibly possible to make it through a song two to of my everyday listening rotation until I find release; on the other hand, I can’t help but good it sounds. As far as I’m concerned, Syro three times the length of typical works in its all of the little secrets James has hidden in feel as though I wanted more. demonstrates that James is the most skilled genre and not even notice this is a tribute to it, and I highly recommend it to anyone with Syro opens up with “minipops 67 [120.2] electronic music producer in the world, bar how well James is able to keep his music’s more than a passing interest in electronic [source field mix]” and its clean, precise none. momentum. Even more impressive is that he music. CRT anticipates a hopeful and exciting new year Continued from page 1 EF: Our robot was able to complete the first two tasks of the competition: driving straight the various logistical aspects: Justin through the entrance gate and hitting colored Koch (Project Manager), Solomon Chang buoys in the right order. We placed 7th out of (Programming Team Lead), David Flicker 38 teams and were the highest ranked first- (Electrical Team Lead), Edward Fouad year team. (Mechanical Team Lead), and Erin Evans ME: Did anything particularly exciting or (Fundraising / Outreach Team Lead). unexpected happen at the competition? ME: What is each sub-team responsible for? EF: It was very exciting to see our robot EF: The mechanical team is in charge of searching for a buoy, lock onto one, then The robotics team doesn’t dive into exciting adventures; they approach them systematically. the physical design of the robot, component drive straight forward and hit it dead on. -Photo Courtesy of the Caltech Robotics Team placement, buoyancy calculations, and While it may sound easy in principle, pressure analysis, as well as overseeing the successfully executing this simple routine ME: Tell us a memorable moment you have We’ll have information about our meeting machining of all necessary components. required processing data from multiple from either the competition or the building schedule for the year. Also, visit our website The electrical team designs both the power sensors, advanced vision algorithms, and process. at crt.caltech.edu to learn more about the distribution system from the batteries to the months of testing in the Caltech pool. EF: The most memorable moment of the team and our vehicle. thrusters, and the computer-side electronics ME: Did the team win any awards? past year was when we put the robot in the ME: Who are your sponsors that you’d like for interfacing with various sensors. The EF: We won the best new entry award. The water for the first time. No one really knew to thank for their support? programming team manages the software judges were very impressed with how far we for sure whether it would sink or float, EF: We are very fortunate to have the framework that allows the robot to take in had gotten as a first-year team. or whether the pressure hull or battery support of Professor Joel Burdick for sensor data, process camera images, drive ME: Tell us your favorite part about being compartments would leak. Fortunately, advising the team and giving us work space the thrusters & other actuators, and manages on the team. nothing leaked -- but the robot did flip in his lab, as well as the Caltech Athletics the higher level mission planning / decision EF: I love the opportunity to work with a upside-down! That prompted us to do a department for allowing us to test weekly in making algorithms. Finally, the fundraising / large group of people in tackling a complex better job of maintaining our center of mass the Caltech pool. Additionally, the team has outreach team reaches out to new sponsors, engineering problem. Since most of the and center of buoyancy calculations as the many corporate sponsors who donate funds, organizes fundraising events, and plans schoolwork we do at Caltech tends to be design continued to develop. parts, and engineering expertise. We would engineering outreach activities with local theoretical in nature, the robotics team offers ME: What should students do who are like to thank L3 Ocean Systems, Thales schools and robotics teams. a unique opportunity to develop real-world interested in joining the team? Avionics, Cooper Interconnect, VideoRay, ME: How well did your robot do during the technical knowledge, design experience, and EF: We will have a booth at the club fair HSMWorks, Impresa Aerospace, Western competition? teamwork skills. on Thursday 9 October, so come stop by to Digital, Teledyne Impulse, and VectorNav. see our vehicle and learn about the team! Feature 4 October 6, 2014 THE CALIFORNIA TECH

BUY ONE ENTREE & 2 DRINKS GET A 2ND ENTREE FREE

PRESENT THIS COUPON OR A COPY AT THE T-MAD PCC RESTAURANT AT HILL & UNION AND RECEIVE THE SAME OR Research Spotlight LESSER PRICED ENTREE FOR FREE The Tech is starting a new feature, and would like YOU to submit your research! If you would like your research featured, submit part of your research paper, your abstract, pictures of your lab, (626) 744-1500 and/or pictures of your cool science to be featured EXPIRES 10/31/2014 in the paper. Email: [email protected] VALID AT THE 105 N HILL ST LOCATION ONLY. NOT REDEEMABLE FOR CASH. THIS OFFER CANNOT BE COMBINED WITH OTHER OFFERS. LIMIT FOUR PER PERSON PER DAY.

ocial cience ssel.caltech.eduxperimental aboratory S S ECalt ech L Need Cash? $$$ We are recruiting Caltech students to participate in research experiments

1. at ssel.caltech.edu 2. for an experiment on our calendar 3. the experiment and SSEL is located in Baxter 5 ssel.caltech.edu Sports THE CALIFORNIA TECH October 6, 2014 5 There were no cross-country pictures last week

GOCALTECH.COM Actual Sports Content Editor

CLAREMONT, Calif. - After spending the last three weeks training, the men’s and women’s cross country teams made the most of the opportunity to race at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational. The men took to the course first in the 8km race. Aditya Bhagavathi ‘16 led the way again with a big personal-best time of 26:06.8 to place 21st overall. The time was a 39-second career-best and moved Here is a cute picture of Sheila Lo and Carla him to No. 2 on the Beaver’s all-time 8k Watson. A special thanks to Sheila’s dad for tak- performance list. Following him through the ing these pictures! We greatly appreciate being chute was Ian Koss ‘15 in a time of 27:28 for able to use them. 93rd overall. Koss’s time was a 23-second -Sheila Lo’s Father seasonal-best. The next three Beavers The women’s team gets ready to rumble. across the line were seniors Jared Forte, time which ranks her 14th in Caltech history. -Sheila Lo’s Father Eric Martin and Juan Adame, all making Next were Gauri Shastri ‘17 (28:02.8) and their season debuts. The trio ran 27:56.8, Gillian Kopp ‘18 (29:30.7). Emily Jensen ‘16 27:57.4 and 28:48.1, respectively. Alexander rounded out the team scoring as the fifth Anemogiannis ‘17 and Elliot Simon ‘16 finisher across the line in 30:24.7. The group rounded out the varsity performers for the of Carla Watson ‘15, Sheila Lo ‘16, and Kate Beavers. Anemogiannis crossed in 29:01.7 Evans ‘17 worked together throughout the with Simon next in 30:14.9. Also racing were race and saw nice improvements over their Joel Kosmatka ‘17 (31:13.7), Rishabh Pipada performance from three weeks ago. The ‘17 (32:03.5) Gene Vaughan ‘18 (32:15.4), trio crossed the line in 31:44.2, 32:13.7 and Mason MacDougall ‘18 (36:34.8), and Alex 32:21.9, respectively. Port ‘15 (37:43.0). Apart from Pipada who “I’m excited to see how we’re improving. was making his season-debut, all of them A lot of women ran a faster pace today than ran large season-bests. they did at Riverside, which was a shorter “It was the most complete squad we’ve race. I can’t wait to see who we can beat at raced this season so far. For three of our Multi-Duals,” said Reynolds. top five runners it was their first race,” said The women placed 14th overall, taking Adame, the co-captain. “Although we’re down SCIAC foe Whittier in the process. pleased with our performances, I think we “Both teams have been working very hard just see these as starting points and I believe and stringing together some great training,” “No, Ane! Come back! I didn’t mean it like that,” Juan Adame yelled as Alex Anemogiannis ran we have a lot of room for improvement.” said coach Ben Raphelson. “I was glad that This Oxy dude is clearly not as cool as we are. off into the sunset. The men placed 13th overall with a score they got to see that their hard work is paying -Sheila Lo’s Father -Sheila Lo’s Father of 434 points. That placed them fifth among off. Mason MacDougall and Alex Port had six SCIAC teams that ran full squads, just tremendous drops of nearly 3:00 and 8:00 18 points behind Whittier and 42 points respectively, but even without them factored Upcoming Games behind Redlands. in, on the men’s side we saw an average Women’s Volleyball The women took to the course for their improvement of 43 seconds per person over Sat. Oct. 11 @ 1p, 6p - Mills College first 6km race of the season. Women’s our times at Riverside. For the women who Tues. Oct. 14 @ 7:30p - CMS captain Stephanie Reynolds ‘15 led the way, had raced previously, each maintained or Men’s Water Polo covering the course in 24:07.0 to finish 55th improved their pace for a longer distance, Sat. Oct. 11 @ 12p - Alumni Game overall. The next three finishers for Caltech which shows we’re on the right track. Men’s Soccer were all running the first 6km race of their We’re looking forward to the championship Sat. Oct. 11 @ 4p - Occidental Alex Anemogiannis is so majestic. Wed. Oct. 15 @ 4p - Redlands careers. Caroline Atyeo ‘18 ran 26:28.3, a portion of our season to begin.” -gocaltech.com The game we didn’t tie GOCALTECH.COM a cross from Caltech’s Marec Serlin found Actual Sports Content Editor Gao free and unmarked eight yards out but, facing the sun, the sophomore midfielder PASADENA, Calif. - Following a narrow miscued his header high and wide with the one goal defeat last time out, Caltech was goal gaping. The halftime whistle went with again the unlucky one on Wednesday. 0-0 representing an accurate representation Pomona-Pitzer came to town and, in a nail- of the action. biting contest, scored a 1-0 victory. The first goal was always going to be key In a game between the two longest serving and, seven minutes into the second half, the coaches in the conference, Caltech’s Rolo Sagehens were the ones to get it. Caltech failed Kevin Gao uses his feet to play soccer, not football...just in case anyone was confused. Uribe and Pomona-Pitzer’s Bill Swartz, to fully clear a corner and P-P’s Jake Merkle -gocaltech.com the Sagehens (8-2-1 overall) entered play was there to slip the ball past goalkeeper JD Fri. Oct. 3 vs. MIT - L, 16-4 as conference leaders and strong favorites. Feist (six total saves). Pomona-Pitzer began to Scoreboard However, a tactical game of chess emerged exert a stronger grip on possession after the Sat. Oct. 4 vs. Penn St. Behrend - with the visitors trying to dominate the goal but was restricted to long range strikes Women’s Volleyball W, 11-4 wings and the Beavers trying to take hold of that were either off-target or easily handled Tues. Sept. 30 vs. the middle. The result was a game that was by Feist. Whittier - L, 3-0 Men’s Soccer close from start to finish. Caltech sent numbers forward in the last Fri. Oct. 3 vs. Wed. Oct. 1 vs. The Sagehens passing was on-point 20 minutes in search of an equalizer but, even Cal Luteran - L, 3-0 Pomona-Pitzer - L, 1-0 from the off, but strong play in the middle with goalkeeper JD Feist joining the attack Sat. Oct. 4 vs. Sat. Oct. 4 vs. of the pitch from Caltech freshman duo in the opposition penalty area, P-P defended Pomona-Pitzer - L, 3-0 Chapman - T, 1-1 Bobby Sanchez and Masaharu Ono meant their goal with poise. that the Beavers were always a threat to It was an impressive performance from the counter through speedy wingers Kevin Gao whole Caltech team. Special mention goes to Men’s Water Polo Cross Country and Evren Gokcen. A tight first half resulted the Beavers back-four of Teo Wilkening, Adam (out of 16 total teams) Thurs. Oct. 2 vs. Washington & in only one good chance apiece. First. P-P’s Ball, Jared Reed and Valentin Skoutnev. They Jefferson - L, 14-8 Men’s - 13th place Peter Rentzepis hesitated in front of goal operated as a strong unit that afforded the Fri. Oct. 3 vs. (out of 17 total teams) allowing Jared Schaeffer Reed to make visiting frontline very little space, and helped Penn St. Behrend - L, 12-11 Women’s - 14th place a goal-saving tackle. Shortly afterwards, launch numerous Caltech attacks. Announcements 6 October 6, 2014 THE CALIFORNIA TECH Announcement from the Counseling Center: News briefs from MEDITATION MOB STARTS TUES. OCT. 14 around the globe Do you have trouble paying attention to what you’re Need to know <100 words about the world this week doing because you’re already thinking about what’s com- US to send help for Ebola containment ing next? Want to feel less overwhelmed when you have 4000 troops approved for deployment to Liberia to help fight strong emotions? Want to improve your concentration? the spread of Ebola [TIME] Come learn some more about mindfulness meditation – Woman with transplanted womb gives birth it’s just about being fully present in the moment and be- 1st baby born to a woman with a transplanted womb, seven ing aware of your thoughts, emotions, and experiences other womb transplants reported successful [ABC] without getting caught up in them. US and India sign space agreement 2020 decided as target for joint radar spacecraft to study the The Meditation Mob is a weekly drop-in mindful- Earth [TIME] ness meditation group facilitated by Lee Coleman from the Counseling Center. In the group, we’ll talk about Winter Olympics host bids decrease 4th city to do so, Oslo withdrew its bid to host the 2022 Winter mindfulness meditation from a secular, evidence-based Olympics [TIME] perspective, and will practice the tools you need to get to Protestors remain in Hong Kong know yourself better. We’ll meet from 12:00 until 12:50 165 injured since protests began last week [CNN] on Tuesdays, starting on October 14th. We’ll meet on the bottom floor of Winnett in the side room where the Typhoon Phanfone hits Japan Wired computer store used to be. Come as you are, and 2 US airmen confirmed missing, one dead in Japan due to ty- we’ll be done in time for you to get to your 1:00 class. phoon [CNN] All grads and undergrads are welcome. For more infor- Polio spreads in Pakistan mation, you can mail the facilitator at meditate@caltech. 202 cases marks 15-year record high for Polio outbreak [BBC] edu. See you there!

Presidential Inauguration The California Tech Editors-in-Chief Monica Enlow Liz Lawler On October 24th, the Provost has de- Neera Shah clared an institute holiday to celebrate Nehaly Shah

the inauguration of Caltech’s 9th Presi- Circulation Manager dent Dr. Thomas F. Rosenbaum. The Kyle Martin

inauguration ceremony will begin Advisor streaming at 2 pm and there will be an Richard Kipling all-campus reception to follow. Contributing Writers Brad Chattergoon Nailen Matschke Tim Sinclair Dr. Rosenbaum and his wife, Dr. Katherine Faber, Simon Ramo Professor of Materials Science, have joined the Caltech Family and we wish them all the best! NOMINATE YOUR FAVORITE PROFESSOR FOR THE FEYN- MAN TEACHING PRIZE!!!

Here’s your chance to nominate your favorite professor for the 2014-15 Richard P. Feynman Prize for Caltech 40-58, Pasadena, CA 91125 Excellence in Teaching! You have from now until January 5, 2015 to submit your nomination package to the Contact [email protected]

Provost’s Office to honor a professor who demonstrates, in the broadest sense, unusual ability, creativity, The Tech is published weekly except dur- and innovation in undergraduate and graduate classroom or laboratory teaching. ing vacation and examination periods by the Associated Students of the California Institute of Technology, Inc. The opinions expressed herein are strictly those of the The Feynman Prize is made possible through the generosity of Ione and Robert E. Paradise, with ad- authors and advertisers. Letters and submissions are welcome; e- ditional contributions from an anonymous local couple. Nominations for the Feynman Teaching Prize are mail submissions to [email protected] as plain-text attachments, including the au- welcome from faculty, students, postdoctoral scholars, staff, and alumni. thor’s name, by Friday of the week before publication. The Tech does accept anony- mous contributions under special circum- All professorial faculty of the Institute are eligible. The prize consists of a cash award of $3,500, matched stances. The editors reserve the right to edit and abridge all submissions for any by an equivalent raise in the annual salary of the awardee. A letter of nomination and detailed supporting reason. All written work remains property of its author. material, including, but not limited to, a curriculum vitae, course syllabus or description, and supporting The advertising deadline is 5 PM Friday; all advertising should be submitted elec- recommendation letters tronically or as camera-ready art, but The should be emailed to [email protected] or directed to the Feynman Prize Selection Committee, Of- Tech can also do simple typesetting and arrangement. All advertising inquiries fice of the Provost, Mail Code 206-31, at the California Institute of echnology,T Pasadena, California, 91125. should be directed to the business man- ager at [email protected]. For subscription Nomination packages are due by January 5, 2015. information, please send mail to “Sub- scriptions.” Additional information including guidelines for the prize and FAQ may be found at http://provost. caltech.edu/FeynmanTeachingPrize. Further information can also be obtained from Karen Kerbs (626-395- 6039; [email protected]) in the Provost’s Office. Feature THE CALIFORNIA TECH October 6, 2014 7 Get Fit with Crossword Brad/Chad

BRAD CHATTERGOON I’d say you’re pretty strong but if Contributing Writer you said you squat two times your body weight I’d also say that you’re Fitness Myths Part 1 strong. It is what you define it as. Relatedly, “women shouldn’t Hey, Techers. Rotation is lift weights because it’ll make finally over! Can I get a “whoop whoop”? I hope that all you frosh are settling into your houses well and especially a big welcome to the new Page House frosh class. One of the positives to the end of rotation is that you get a few more hours into your day and might I suggest that you -puzzlechoice.com take one of those Across 43. Merchandising 29. Swarm hours and invest 1. Aromatic substance transaction Down 31. Bird shelter it in yourself by 6. Crib 44. Optical device 1. Disturbance 32. Be of use to getting some 9. Pleased 46. Process grain by 2. Coniferous tree 33. Noisy riotous fight exercise. The 13. Behemoth grinding 3. Detail 34. Warning signal freshman 15 is 14. Wonderment 47. Grade 4. Religious song 36. Fail to win a real and ever- 15. Short prayer before a 48. Move quickly in a 5. Ensnare 38. Aromatic herb present danger, meal straight 6. Coop 42. Fill with optimism and from my 16. Torpid line 7. Be indebted to 45. Title for a married years here so is 17. Precious stone 50. Block 8. Speed of a piece of Frenchwoman the senior 60. 18. Supple 52. Allow music 49. Family To kick off this 19. Feeling of deep 53. Directional antenna 9. Smile 51. Unguent term’s column regret 55. Restaurant bill 10. Tardy 54. Moved stealthily here are some 21. Trailblazer 57. Vivacious 11. Dull pain 56. Cleanse by immersion fitness myths Photo courtesy of Brad Chattergoon 23. Jurisprudence 61. Reversion 12. Cervid 57. Despicable that could really 24. Rooster’s crest 65. Dialect 15. Worldwide 58. Notion do with serious them bulky.” One of the big factors 25. Metal container 66. Poem 20. Short-legged 59. Preconception debunking. that determine how sizeable one’s 28. Plant tissue 68. Warhorse omnivorous animals 60. Dusty pink color muscles become is testosterone, 30. Straw hat 69. Term of a contract 22. Mischievous fairy 61. Part of a woodwind “You need to drink protein and I’m sorry for you ladies who 35. Elliptical 70. On the sheltered side 24. Hold dear instrument shakes to see results.” While want to be female mountains but 37. Necessitate 71. In front 25. Army unit 62. Look searchingly protein shakes do have their uses you just don’t have enough of it to 39. Tied 72. Alleviate 26. Obviate 63. Scorch and can help to meet your protein get huge. Men from 25 to34 years 40. Remake 73. Conclude 27. The lowest point of 64. Small whirlpool requirements if you are unable to have an average around 617 ng/ 41. Spooky 74. Jovial anything 67. Lair get them from your food, they are dL while women in the same range not necessary. One of the most have an average around 50 ng/dL. Sudoku important parts of getting fit is In short, lifting weights won’t get rooted in your diet. Eating right is you big. It will, however, encourage critical, but “right” here does not fat loss and lean muscle gain. mean “organic” or “natural.” Those “You can get a six pack/flat are personal choices. There will tummy by doing crunches.” If be a following article on this topic only. The appearance of your mid soon. section is primarily a function of “If you want to be strong you your body fat percentage. This is need to be huge.” While there is a a measure of how much of your direct correlation between muscle body mass is derived from fat. For size and strength, this does not paint a male to have a six pack or keep it the entire picture. Our muscles can flat you’re going to need to get this be trained to do different things. number down to around 10-12%; Absolute strength is a function of for women it is around 20-22%. how dense our muscles are in the Ab exercises also have their place sense of how many muscle fibers though. A strong core is essential we have. The ability to do sustained for exercising well and doing (high volume) lifting is a function these exercises also develop the ab of how well our bodies can supply muscles for when your BFP gets oxygen and respiratory materials down enough to show it. to our muscles, which can be more of a function of how much blood Thanks for reading! Hope it’s exists in our muscles at any given helped change your perspective on time. Strength often comes from exercise for the better. I’ll continue training with the first in mind and next week with the second part of size from the latter. Regardless myths to debunk. of this, “strong” is a personal standard. If you can squat 225 lbs Brad/Chad -puzzlechoice.com Humor THE CALIFORNIA TECH October 6, 2014 8

Acquired Taste Dr. Z This is Why We Lift Georgio Kraggman

Caltech adopts new “Policy on Policies” TIM SINCLAIR Contributing Writer

The views expressed in this column are not the views or opinions of The California Tech Editors. This column is meant as satire and any possible resemblance of those quoted in this column to real people is purely coincidental.

Caltech has one more policy to add to growing list of the Institute’s official stances on anything from active shooters to “striv[ing] for excellence.” On Friday, October 3rd, the official “Policy on Policies” was announced by Caltech President Jon Rosenburg as the newest guidelines for all members of the Caltech community to follow. “When I first took the job,” Rosenburg told the Tech, “I didn’t know that this would be one of my first official actions. But according to the Office of the General Counsel, this policy is very similar to those already in place in many other US universities and is legally necessary for Caltech to exist at this point.” For those who aren’t familiar with Caltech’s various policies, policies. caltech.edu gives a short primer. In just a few clicks, a visitor to this online compendium of bureaucratic delight can find information on topics such as “uniforms and special clothing” (unfortunately unavailable at this time due to revision: now how will anyone know if their clothing is truly “special”?). Of particular interest to undergraduates are the policies that cover general student life, such as the Honor Code Handbook, the Code of Conduct, the Statement of Community, and the General Words of Behaving. Some students might have found these personal directives confusing and overlapping, but the new Policy on Policies attempts to Answers to previous crossword Answers to crossword from 6-2-14 clear this up. “I was really interested in the new Policy,” an undergraduate student who wishes to remain anonymous wrote us. “It was promised to tie all the Institute policies together, bringing them from a nebulous collection of hidden statements somewhere on an un-navigable website to a living, breathing document with complete social media integration.” True to their word, Caltech administrators now compel students to follow the official Caltech Policy account on twitter (“@CaltechPolicyOfficial” of course; we advise avoiding the banal “@JunkCaltechSays” MIT-run mockery). A few snafus with such an extensive new system are bound to occur. “I don’t think the Caltech servers are fast enough to distribute the daily policy updates,” our anonymous source griped. “In order to stay up to date with all the new policies I need to follow, I had to find a download link on my favorite torrent website. Luckily, other students seem be having the same problem, and the latest policy documents are always online within 30 minutes of being released.” We asked Associate Dean of Undergraduate Students Lisa Nyley what she thought of the Policy on Policies. “I think it’s wonderful. We plan on introducing the new Policy to all future students as the core -puzzlechoice.com document governing life at Caltech. On the ride to frosh camp, we used to give prefrosh the Fire Policy to read, but we found the majority finished reading it by the time they got to Ventura. With The California Tech this mammoth document, we expect most students to fall asleep Caltech 40-58 somewhere between the Policy on Student Social Interaction and Pasadena, CA 91125 the Policy on Because The Deans Said So. Techers are notoriously sleep-deprived, so this has the additional benefit of helping to enforce the new It’s Totally Possible to Stay Healthy at Caltech (No, Really!) Initiative, or ITPSHC(NR)I, for short.” For those who have not yet reviewed the Policy on Policies as part of the Caltech Original Regulatory Notice, it can be found at POPCORN.caltech.edu.

The Iterated Manifold is a weekly column by Timothy Sinclair, who wasted four years of his life learning to solve a Rubik’s Cube in under 30 seconds.