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Volume XCVII, Number 9 Pasadena, California Friday, November 17, 1995 ow to Choose a Major ow to Get a ob by Samson Timoner face in choosing a field ofinterest is that Everyweek, the Caltech Calendar an­ have time!) the freshman introductory courses do not nounces what events will happen at You probably will not understand Many freshmen ask, "How do I represent what is studied at the frontiers Caltech. You want to know what chem- most ofwhat a speaker is saying, but you choose a major?", "How do I figure out of science. That is, ists actually study? can still understand the basic ideas. Af­ what field ofscience I am interested in?", whether you hate or Go to a chemistry ter the talk, ask the lecturer questions. If "How do I get ajob doing research?", "Do love Chem 1 does not Ifyou are really seminar. You think you know nothing aboutwhat he was talk­ I even want to do research?", "How do I mean you will hate or nervy, you can ask you might be inter­ ing about, say so. You will be surprised. I know I want to be a scientist?", and "Do I love being a chemist ested in astronomy? found that most people will take the time want to get ajob and make money or do I since Chem 1 barely graduate students Go to the weekly to explain to you the basics ofwhat they want to do research?" which inevitably addresses what chem­ Wednesday as­ are studying. Also, while you are there, leads to, "Why am I here?" or "What is ists actually study; it to show you their tronomy colloquium. talk to graduate students. Find out what the meaning of my life; what is my pur­ only discusses tech­ labs. They will! Physics has a weekly they do and if they like it. Do they think pose?" While I cannot answer all ofthese niques chemists use. Thursdaycolloquium the field has any future? "Is there any questions, I can tell you that Caltech has (By the way, if any that is designed to be chance ofgetting ajob in it or is the field the resources to let you answer them for Chem 1 professorwants to improve Chem understood by the general scientific com­ saturated? If you are really nervy (and I yourself. 1 considerably, spend a few minutes each munity. The way to determine ifyou are was) you can ask graduate students to Let us startwith the easiest questions: class talking about the exciting research interested in a scientific field is to go to show yo"u their labs. They will do it! "How do I choose a major?" and "What chemists do). So how do you determine seminars and see if you are excited by The downside ofseminars is that they field ofscience am I interested in?" The whether or not you like Chemistry? The what people in that field do. Go to 3 to 5 are designed for biggest problem that you, a freshman, answer lies in the Caltech Calendar. seminars a week. (You are a freshman; you SEE JOB ON PAGE 7 ·neering Desi Avery COllllllittee Contest Returns to Caltech Drafts Suggestions by Homer for ew House The 11 th annual Caltech Engineering De­ by David Wales not be appropriate to have frosh sign Contestwill be held on living there as if it were. After our first open discus­ Several ideas arose for the Thursday November 30th, sion, the Avery committee has second recommendation but 1995 starting at 2:00 p.m. in given two recommendations to upon consideration it was felt a Beckman Auditorium. Gary Lorden and asked him to lottery system was best. There Spectators are welcome. implement them for next year. were different ideas expressed Admission is free. The first rec­ about how to Engineering is prima­ ommendation is structure it so rily the process of creating almost univer­ that students new things to solve prob­ sally agreed to by who were very students. Some lems. This course, and con­ int,erested in reasons given are living in Avery test, is one attempt to pro­ that frosh would and participat­ vide students with a real­ never become af­ ing in the pro­ world opportunity to learn filiated with a grams would about the design of new house if they end up there. things, and the solution of started in Avery, There was no open-ended, ill-defined would not have a consensus problems. real sense of about how At the beginning ofthe what they were that might be volunteering for, done. term the students are given and would not We feel this a design task, a "bag of have a support should be junk", and 10 weeks to de­ system within worked out by sign and fabricate a device. Avery as now ex­ a small com­ The task is a competitive "Beep Beep" ists in the houses. mittee giving one, and is different each It was felt that if careful consid­ year. Each participant must supplied to the students was dents designed and built they were to be eration to the design, prototype, fabri­ rubber bands. Since that electromechanical Sumo in Avery, the cur­ different sug­ rent rotation system would have gestions. The most common of cate, assemble, test, debug, time we have been able to wrestlers. Three years ago, to be changed considerably to al­ these are a lottery for Avery and tune a device to com­ provide two (or more) elec­ the students designed and low for this possibility. It was also alone and having Avery as part pete against his classmates' tric motors each. Donations built devices to collect felt that unless Avery is to be con­ of the current off-campus devices. Only the materials from our industrial spon­ more small plastic pellets sidered an eighth house, itwould lottery. provided in the "bag of sors (Schlumberger, Ford, than their opponent's de­ junk" are permitted. A typi­ HP, ITT, Alcoa, vice. Last year the students' cal year's 'junk" includes: AeroVironment) have en­ devices collected golf-balls masonite, Plexiglas, alumi­ abled us to provide each stu­ from a trough. This year's OPINIONS 2 num, a few ball bearings, a dent with high quality contest will be entirely dif­ THE OUTSIDE WORLD 3 length of shafting, some 'junk". The display case in ferent, and requires the WOMEN'S CENTER NEWS 4 brass bearings, a few pulleys ASCIT MINUTES 5 the middle ofthe first floor devices to deliver a load of ELECTRONIC NOSE 6 and rollers, and other mis­ of the Thomas building in­ ping-ping balls to a drain. YNEWS 6 cellaneous surplus 'junk" cludes several of the stu­ Several additional ele­ OPINIONS 8 THE DOPE MAN 9 that can be found in suffi­ dents' devices from the pre­ ments will require the stu­ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 9 cient quantity. Before the vious contest, the trophy, dents to plot a careful strat­ BRICK 0' FOX TROT 10 annual Schlumberger con­ and a display of the con­ egy to be successful. CALENDAR 11 MEDIA GUY 12 tribution (beginning in tents of the "bag ofjunk". OPIATE 13 1987), the power source Four years ago, the stu- SEE ME72 ON PAGE 2 SPORTS 14 ANNOUNCEMENTS 16 2 November 1995 The California Tech , The 90's DC •

Remember the law ofthe On that note, we ought to names from certain sections with fire, yet suddenly fire has cover) the utter stupidity old west? If you didn't like ban hot running water in for fear of libel. Who are become so much more dan­ which is at the foundation what someone said, you America's homes because it these pansy-assed wusses who gerous. This is just another of this country. Americans could corner them and have has the potential to scald want to make the world into example ofhow stupid, short­ act like flaming morons. Ev­ a fist fight or a shoot-out and poor innocent children. an amorphous blob, devoid sighted, and scared American eryone wants to pawn re­ everyone would think you What about that electricity? ofanything colorful, interest­ citizens have become. Tradi­ sponsibility offon the other werejustified. Ifyou thought That's a disaster waiting to ing, and most likely, offen­ tions that have been in Tech's guy, on the government, that someone slandered your happen. Please America, SIve. history are seldom seen any­ since it is easier to pass mother, or even your dog, GET A LIFE! Have you noticed the ex­ more. There is just too much blame than think. The rea­ you could take matters into Another observation ponential growth oflaws and risk that someone may get son we have so many laws your own hands. But this is about this forsaken decade is government imposed con­ hurt or offended. (The and so much control is be­ the nineties: now you swiftly this constant hammering to trol lately? (The NSA is my NSA is my friend) The grand cause people are too stupid push the auto dial on your make everything inoffensive. friend) In the past, it was days ofpranking and causing to make the right decision cell phone to get your lawyer Frankly, it offends me to see common for Techers to mayhem are gone. In place, anymore. Unfortunately, to serve a summons to the of­ everything homogenized prank the city of Pasadena, we have tighter control, more there is no end in sight and fender. That is just one of and made suitable for the and even burn large bonfires laws, and a climate that may the natural progression will the things wrong with today. tender ears of every type of on Colorado Blvd. Now, the very well bring the end of play itselfout-there will be Everydaywe see reports person in America. Why is long standing traditions of Tech's best tradition-the so much control and so of another moron trying to this happening? Why is our the Houses have been Honor System. After all, ifwe little room to ,express per­ make a fast buck on account freedom to express ideas re­ trampled on (including are too stupid take responsi­ sonal opinions that society of their own stupidity. For gardless of how it may affect Ricketts Fireballs which were bility for what we say and do, will stagnate. Creativity will example, take that woman our audience being slowly stripped away this year). (The someone has to take care of be sidelined for trite, inof­ who spilled McDonalds cof­ stripped away? Examples of NSA is my friend) You know, it for us. (The NSA is my friend) fensive, amorphous crap. fee all over herself and won this frequently happen to the humans have existed with There is a simple reason /lttWj ~&~~ ten million dollars for being editorial staff of this newspa­ fire for thousands of years. for this: the quality of citi­ served hot coffee. I recently per. Material that is satirical Fire is our friend. Yet, in this zenry in America is slowly de­ heard ofan activist group try­ and comical and designed to modern day, it causes fear caying. Just consider the most h)a- - ing to ban shopping carts be­ induce laughter are often and is hence legislated to popular entertainment on eds.- cause stupid kids have the met with derisive attacks. hell. Ricketts has managed television of the past few No, the tech is not wholly made out of potential to injure them­ This has even caused editors to NOT burn itself down years-those disgusting talk revolutionary anarchists. We selves by pushing them over. to explicitly remove their through 60 years of playing shows that glorify (and lin- have Mason and Steve as well....

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Caltech 40-58 SAC, Pasadena, CA 91125 student's learning, talentand phone: (81 8) 395-61 53 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 e-mail: [email protected] expertise. Many lessons come ISSN 0008-1582 There is an attempt each out of the class, including: year to provide a real-world management and planning engineering atmosphere. of time in the design cycle; VOLUME XCVII, NUMBER 9 NOVEMBER 17, 1995 There is a limited amount of decision-making in an uncer­ time. The hardware re­ tain environment; the ben­ sources are limited. There efits of prototyping and test­ are competing requirements ing; the benefits of modular COpy EDITOR PHOTOGRAPHER Shay Chinn Maria Huang and constraints, and overall easy-to-repair designs the in­ LAYOUT EDITORS STAff WRITERS strategy is a crucial initial de­ teraction between design and Autumn Looijen Stephen Van Hooser Samantha Gizerian Mason Porter cision. Every effort is made to manufacture and an experi­ Myfanwy Callahan NARRATED BY MISCELLANEOUS EDITORS Maria Huang make the contest scrupu­ ence with open ended prob­ Mason Porter Vin Sculley DWAYNE l. MERRY lem solving. Stephen Van Hooser lously fair; all students have FEATURE WRITERS FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 11. 1995/8 PM exactly the same raw materi­ The double elimination EVENTS AND NOTICES Adam Villani Beckman Auditorium Terry Moran Terry Moran als and time, and access to tournament begins at 2:00 joe Trela Regular Prices: $9.00 - 7.00 BUSINESS MANAGER tools and machine tools. The p.m. and lasts about an hour Fransisco Gutierrez CONTRIBUTORS laura Brady PacoA Lagerstr{)mChamber Music Concerts only variability IS the and a half. CIRCULATION David Relyea Sander Granat Donna Ebenstein

GAMES AND TRIVIALlTIfS ADVISOR DEAN ELZINGA Wei-Hwa Huang Hall Daily Bass..baritone SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 19. 1995 1 3:30 PM Dabney lounge Dessert with the MaSH FREE Schubert, Vaughn Williams, Brahms, and Ravel ~ at Published weekly except dur­ £i3 ing vacation and examination periods by the Associated Students ofthe Cali­ CH..OCCIDENTAL Steele House fornia Institute of Technology, Inc. The opinions expressed herein arc 355 S. Holliston strictly those of the authors. PHONY ORCHESTRA Letters and announcements are welcome. All contributions should TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 21. 1995 1 8 PM include the author's name and phone Ramo Auditorium number and the intended date of publication. Submit copy (preferably FREE on Macintosh 3.5" disk) to the Tech Kramer, Hayden, Brahms Wednesda)', November 29, 1994 mailbox outside SAC room 40. or e­ Guest solist-Robert Karen, trumpet mail to [email protected]. The 9 -llpm editors reserve the right to edit and abridge all submissions for literacy, ex~ pediency. etc. All articles arc the prop­ erty of the authors. Authors and col­ umnists retain all intellectual prop­ erty rights. Come Early The California Tech isd-istrib­ uted free. Issues will be mailed ofl~ campus upon receipt of $11 per year to cover third-class postage and prepa­ ration costs. Printed by News-Type HEAR THE ORGAN Service, Glendale. The. California Tech November 17, 1995 3 Gene In• the E a nd by Myfanwy Callahan apology for Japan's annex­ ation ofthe Korean peninsula byJim Cheng by the forces of gravity, and at lated by Einstein's theory ofgen­ THIS WEEK: no newwars, no in 1910. It was his hope to singularities, where even eral relativity. By detecting the major natural disasters, no as­ end a bitter dispute between From black holes to gravity Einstein's theory breaks down, to passage of gravity waves, the sassinations! the two countries, but both waves, Kip Thorne, Caltech's Ri­ a new theory, that of quantum LIGO observatories will also Mr. Kim and the President of chard P. Feynman Professor of gravity, which is still being formu­ verify the existence ofblack holes Los ANGELES, CA- China still rebuked Japan at Theoretical Physics, brought lated today. and will elucidate the properties U.S. and Japanese auto mak­ a news conference for distor­ general relativity theory and Going from the theoretical of the gravitation. ers agreed to produce electric tion ofhistory. gravitational astronomy down to background of gravity and rela­ Scientists are also hopeful cars for California in 1996 Earth in a dynamic theory semi­ tivity to experimental physics, that the LIGO observatories will and 1997. Because of Moscow, RUSSIA ­ nar held on Friday, November Professor Thorne next began a unveil an entirely new field in California's landmark zero­ President Boris Yeltsin ap­ 10, in Baxter Lecture Hall discussion and presentation of astronomy, that of gravity. The polluting car mandate, of peared much healthier in a Beginning his lecture from the Laser Interferometry Grav­ observation of gravity waves is 2% cars sold must be exhaustfree television interview on Tues­ the Galilean relativity of ity-Wave Observatory (LIGO) believed to hold much promise in 1998 and another 3% III day, his second since he was Newton's paradigm to Einstein's project, one which he himself for the detection of coalescing 2001. hospitalized for heart prob­ theory of general relativity to had originally persuaded binary stars, the absorption of a lems. He insisted that the par­ today's current research into the Caltech to embark upon. star into a black hole, and ex­ SACRAMENTO, CA- liamentary elections will pro­ realm ofquantum gravity, Profes­ The LIGO project, as Dr. tending our ability to observe The state of California has ceed as planned on De.c. 17. sor Thorne led his audience on Thorne explained, would consist events in the universe back to the about $676 million in extra a trip of astronomical propor­ of two pairs of four-kilometer­ Planck era, which has previously cash due to an unforseen RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - tions, of colliding black holes long tunnels currently being been impossible. boom in the economy. There A bomb explosion ripping off and ripples in spacetime flowing built in Livingston, Louisiana Professor Thorne con­ has been strong growth in the the facade of an American­ forth at the speed of light. and Hanford, Washington. With cluded his lecture with a brief entertainment, electronics, run military training center In his presentation, Profes­ its laser interferometers, the discussion of the LISA project, a killed 6people and wounded sor Thorne illustrated the limits LIGO observatories and their sis­ space-based gravitational obser­ and tourist industries. State officials are considering a tax another 37 Americans on at which the current theory of ter observatories being planned vatory that is being planned by cut and more school funding. Monday. The bomb was set relativity start to fail; namely, at in Italy and Japan, hope to de­ the European Space Agency for to go offat a time when most the singularittes that existed at tect the passage of gravity waves launch in 2014. This new detec­ WASHINGTON, D.C.- of the people would be eat­ the Big Bang and at the centers emitted by distant black holes tor is expected to allow for ob­ Clinton made his case to Con­ ing lunch on the same floor ofblack holes. Here, he showed and neutron stars. servations of gravity waves that gress on Tuesday as to why as the bomb. Officials say the transitions between the As the LIGQ project comes are far outside the spectrum vis­ 20,000 American troops there are no suspects yet. Newtonian model ofgravitation online early in the next century, ible to the LIGO observatories, should be sent to Bosnia to in regions of relatively low grav­ Professor Thorne foresees the and is hoped to bring further help enforce a peace settle" ity to Einstein's general relativ­ confirmation ofthe existence of discoveries in the next century. ment. Meanwhile, Sec­ ity in space significantly warped gravity waves, which are postu- retary of State War­ DeadliJ,les for Submission to The Tech ren Christopher offered propos­ Letters to the Editor - 5 P.M. Monday als to resolve Events and Notices - 5 P.M. Tuesday disputes in Unsolicited Articles P.M. Tuesday Bosnia at the Regular/Semi-Regular Columns - 5 P.M. 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Professor Lewis Unveils Electronic ose MOVIE ABOUT BOSNIA TO BE by Stephen D. Van Hooser SHOWN The smells of chemistry, electrical engineering, and Friends of Bosnia Club at neurocomputing were-in the air Caltech will show the of Beckman Auditorium on movie "Bosna!"on Thurs­ Wednesday night, as Professor day, November 30th, at of Chemistry Nate Lewis un­ 7:30 p.m. at Beckman In­ veiled his lab's latest endeavor: stitute Auditorium. The Calf:(!ch Electronic Nose Project. "Bosna!" is a documentary The work addresses gaps in on the war in Bosnia and the set of sensory information Herzegovina from the be­ processing tools available to en­ ginning. gineers seeking to build smarter solutions; electrical engineers "...These images ofwar and violence... are very often the and computer scientists have images the Bosnians shot. .. been working with the senses of You would rather look away? sight and hearing since the con­ What a mistake! Go to the ception oftheir fields, but few, if end of these images. If the any, have had success imple­ West sees them it will be as mentinggeneral sniffing devices. though they are opening the The principle ideas, first sug­ death pits with us-itwill be gested to Lewis by former At the advice ofhisformer advisor, Harry Gray, Professor Nate Lewis ''followed his as though they are helping postdoc Mike Fuend, are re­ nose" to an amazing discovery. Pictured are sophomore Sara Beaber, grad student Brett put a face back on the dead, markably simple. Doleman, visitingfaculty member Bob Sanner, Nate Lewis, postdoc Mark Lonergan, giving them the identity they There are an array of lost. Do not hide anything. "sponges" which can conduct a and grad student Erik Severin ofthe Electronic Nose Project You owe it to the dead. You certain amount of electricity. owe it to the survivors." Each element in the array is signed a neural network to asso­ secutively due to olfactory fa­ proach, while Mark Longergan - Bernard-Henri Levy, "painted" with a different poly­ ciate the various patterns to tigue. and Erik Severin worked on us­ Film Forum, Oct 1994, NY mer; when a vapor enters the smells. While this project has many ing Carbon Black. device, the resistances of the The applications ofsuch a design interesting engineering applica­ Also, scaling the array (Lewis Bosna!, 1994. 117 mins. "sponges'" change due to inter­ are many. A nose with m;my ar­ tions at present, some interesting used 17 elements initially) into In French with English sub­ action between its polymer and ray elements might be able to work is still on the way. Lewis' the thousands or millions would titles. Directed by Bernard­ the vapor's chemical com­ monitor lots ofsmells in a house group is searching for an optimal require many polymers that be­ Henri Levy and Alain pounds, causing each sponge to (gas, air conditioning, etc). A group ofpolymers to use on the haved differently; the results Ferrari, A Zeitgeist Films swell in a manner slightly differ­ vendor might use a nose to set a sponge arrays so they can form a would be very accurate, and Release. Warning: The ent from its neighbors. These price on wine. Or one could de" better basis in "odor-space." hopefully a simple method for movie contains real, changes are monitored and the sign a reduced nose to detect any Chemistry Professor Bob determing which polymers to graphical images of vio­ values are sent along to a com­ change in odor; NASA might use Grubbs has been chipping in use could be found. lence. Not rated. puter. one of these "electronic canar­ with useful suggestions, and vis­ Le,wis also thinks itwould be Every vapor that Lewis' ies" on its space station. iting faculty member Bob Sanner interesting to experiment with Friends of Bosnia e-mail group tested had a unique pat­ Lewis related a humorous has also been experimenting. implementations ofstereo smell­ add.: [email protected] tern "signature"; that is, the list but practical application: Kraft Lab members have also been ing, much like the human sense Homepage URL: http:// of values of the elements in the employees "cheese-sniffers" to varying the conducting material; of hearing: This would allow a www. ceo. caltech. edu/ sponge array were unique. Wei determine the freshness of its graduate student Brett Doleman machine to infer the direction -bosnia/bosnia. html Qin, an undergraduate working cheese; unfortunately, workers and undergraduate Sara Beaber from which a smell was ap­ in Rod Goodman's group, de- can onlywork for two hours con- worked on a silver-based ap- proaching.

v ans usy end for echers by Donna Ebenstein We want to thank everyone who came to Broomball for helping to make it a success, with BASS-BARITONE DEAN the USC Opera. His Los Ange­ TREASURES OF MEXICO no major injuries. The winner was Plaid Thunder ELZINGA TO GIVE FREE les Music Center Opera and Met­ CONCERT AT CALTECH ropolitan Opera debuts take Dr. Dwayne L. Merry will Penguins with two 4-0 wins. place this season. Elizinga holds narrate his ArmchairAdventures Congratulations! Other statistics are Bass-baritone Dean Elzinga degrees in mathematics from travel film ''Treasures ofMexico" available at theY. will give a free Paco A. Caltech and UCLA. on Friday, November 17, at 8 Lagerstrom Chamber Music Noted as both conductor p.m. in Caltech's Beckman Au­ Decompression is coming! For you frosh that Concert on Sunday, November and pianist, Vendice has ap­ ditorium. don't know what Decompression is, it is free food 19, at 3:30 p.m. in Caltech's peared in recital with many Merry visits many ancient and entertainment the weekend before finals Dabney Lounge. prominent artists and is a regu­ sites of Mexico, beginning with Accompanied by William lar guest on Texaco Metropoli­ the mysterious stone. figures of week to help everyone relax. But we need help Vendice, Mr. Elzinga will per­ tan Opera broadcast intermis­ the Olmecsonthe Gulfcoast, the to make it happen. So sign up to volunteer for a form songs by Schubert, sion features. giant statues of the Toltecs at couple of hours. You even get a free t-shirt for Vaughan Williams, Brahms, and This year, he was appointed Tula, and the Aztec remains in helping out! Sign-ups will go up in the student Ravel, The Los Angeles Times Head ofMusic Staffand Chorus and around Mexico City. He also houses on Monday, so recentlywrote ofhim, "With Wil­ Master ofthe Los Angeles Music explores the Mayan ruins and you can sign up there or at the Y. liam Vendice, his ever trenchant Center Opera. shows the present-day inhabit­ accompanist, Elizinga attended This concert is open to the pub­ ants of the Yucatan peninsula, closely to word and meaning, lic and free of charge. Dabney giving insight into the way oflife On Thanksgiving weekend, the Y will be sponsor­ sangwith sweetness, silkiness and Lounge is located near Chester of descendants of these ancient ing a camping trip to Joshua Tree. The evenness of tone." Avenue south ofDel Mar Boule­ civilizations. group will leave campus around 9 am on Elzinga began his profesc vard, in the center ofthe Caltech Tickets to this film are Friday and return by 6 pm on Sunday. If you are sional operatic career as a Young campus, in Pasadena. For infor­ priced at $9.00 and $7.00. Tick­ interested, sign up at the Y by 5 pm American Artist at the mation, call (800) 423-8849 or ets can be purchased at the Monday, November 20. Glimmerglass Opera, in New (818) 395-4652. Individuals with Caltech Ticket Office, 332 S. York. Since then, he has sung a disability should call Deborah Michigan Avenue, Pasadena, and roles with Opera Pacific, the White at (818) 395-4688 (voice) are also available at all Today at noon the Israeli Folk Dancers will be Opera Company ofEl Paso, and or (818) 395-3700 (TDD). Ticketmaster TicketCenters. demonstrating their art outside Winnett Center. Bring your lunch out and watch!

Have a great Thanksgiving Hoi iday! The California Tech November 17,1995 7 IF lEA JF TfJ [[[JE § JOB: How to Find a esearch Joh on Campus

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 and ask him. Wh~t does he like? professors you interview. Ask you took the initiative to find go right to work. Ifyou like what the people who are experts in What does he dislike? These last them if they know anyone who him or her. If you have work you are doing, apply for a SURF. the field. Luckily, there are lec­ two questions are really great hires freshmen. Talk to your study, they pay only 25% ofyour Think of SURF as a conduit for ture classes, such as Chem 10, ones; professors will talk for adviser. (This is what advisers are salary. You are practically free! paying half your summer salary. Phys 10, and Aph 110, that cir­ hours aboutwhat they really like here for!) Each department has If you do not have work study If you do not like it, you should cumvent this problem. In these to do. It is as if the information a booklet, usually given to gradu­ and money is a problem, offer to probably work until the end of classes, a different professor was bottled up inside them wait­ ate students, that describes what work for free! Experience doing third termjust so thatyou are not comes each week to present his ing to burst out. At the same research each professor does. research is worth a lot. Also the scared away by the initial hurdles or her research on a level time, you will learn what being a For example, to get the Electri- professorwill probably find a few in starting research. At the very Caltech freshmen can under­ professor is really dollars to pay least, you will learn what you do stand. You do not have to sign like. I was sur­ you with if you not like. On the other hand, you up for the course; just show up! prised..... offer to work for might find you love what you are Ask Professor Tombrello (Phys You may not free. But what doing! By the end ofyour fresh­ 10) orNate Lewis (Chem 10) for realize it yet, but skills can you of­ man year, after a two and a half a schedule and go to the talks Caltech is a re­ fer the profes­ terms of going to seminars, you that interest you. The point is search institu­ sor? Computer should know what fields interest not to get credit; the point is to tion. I believe simulations are you. If thejob you have is not in learn which fields ofscience you you will get far an easy first step those fields, get anotherjob! like. more out of into any group. Just one side note before we You have been going to semi­ Caltech ifyou do Or, you can start continue this story of deciding nars for a while and have found research while cleaning test your future. Phys 11 is a great a couple things you are inter­ you are here. tubes in a lab. In way to get involved with research ested in. Now what? In my case, There are also that case, be sure during the summer after your a few seminars had a big impact other advan­ to set a date with freshman year. I personally en­ on me. I thought there was no tages: papers that the professor joyed the class immensely. And doubt that I wanted to become a come out ofyour when you will on top that, I will get one paper physicist until career day my research and rec­ start doing re­ and two recommendations out freshman year. No companies ommendations search. I found of it. To get into graduate *were hiring physicists! That ex­ from the professors you work cal Engineering booklet, find a three job opportunities while I school, you need three recom­ perience along with a couple of with will be powerful tools for secretary's office in Steele, and was a freshman using the above mendations and preferably at nanofabrication seminars that getting you into the graduate ask where you can obtain it. Re­ techniques. What did I get out least one paper. Because ofPhys really excited me and a couple school ofyour choice. The end member: secretaries are very ofthe experience? I learned that 11, I am more than halfway ofseminars on basic physics that of first term is almost here. By helpful when you ask nicely. Go I did not want to be a high en­ there. The rewards of Phys 11 really bored me convinced me to this time, you may not have de­ through and pick out professors ergy physicist! I left at the end can be tremendous. It is not too become an applied physicist. cided what field of science you that do research you find inter­ of my freshman year to join a late; you still have until Monday There are other things you really like, but it is time to get a esting. Talk to upperclassmen nanofabrication group where I to work on the second hurdle.... can do to choose a m~or. Try job doing research! and your adviser about them and am still working. Caltech is a premiere insti­ asking professors what they do. How do you get ajob? The make appointments to talk with Once you find someone to tution. It is bursting with re­ If you want to know what being best way, I believe, to get a job is them. work for, start immediately! You sources. Yourjob is to find them a theoretical physicist is really through networking. Talk to the How do you convince a pro­ can get papers or books to read and exploit them to the fullest. like, make an appointment to see professors who give the Chem 10 fessor to offer you a job? The over winter break. Or, ifyou will Coming attraction: "Setting a theoretical physics professor and Phys 10 lectures. Talk to the first strike in your favor is that be around during winter break, Goals to Guide Your Future...."

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tener, because this gives one which one you have, the album the mood for this kind of music some good music, plus it allows or the live album stuff. Hope I when I sat down to listen to it. one to taste the other more un­ spelled it right.). I can't say very So this one I leave up to the derground (ifyou want to call it much about the album, ifyou dig reader to decide upon. (Note: that) side of the scene. If you The Babes, then you'll love this The last song left the best impres­ don't listen to KROQ, don't let CD. Otherwise I stronglysuggest sion on me. I guess you could say fhat putyou offeither, one ofmy those punk-wise fellows should they went with a bang.) friends thinks this it's an insult go out there and check it out, Argh, will this never end you to make this comparison, but I especially if you dig female vo­ are thinking right about now. don't so don't take it the way he cals. Yeah it will, I just have one more has. They tried to do the Pulp Next up is "foma" by the to check out. "WAY COOL MU­ Fiction thing and have sound nixons [sic]. Must be one of SIC" by BECKY SHARP. Now bites from Mallrats in between those bands with members who these people have the totally some ofthe tracks. Sometimes it are ofa slightly artistic bent. My CAPS thing going. Ah well, just by Patricio Vela Anyways so in the package was works very well, other times it ex-girlfriend was artsy and she goes to show how diverse life is. the Mallrats CD which I shall now fails. Mostly because I haven't apparently enjoyed not using The music promo sheet we got So, what happens to me the give a small recourse on. seen the movie. Nevertheless the CAPS, so I can only guesswhy the for this band says "Becky Sharp other day? I get this little green So this CD is loaded withjust bands on the CD are for the most nixons decided not to use CAPS. loves to play very, very loud-at card from the Mail Services Cen­ sold-out, orjust-made-it-big type part bands I enjoy a lot and re­ I guess The nixons would seem Superchunkvolume, butwarmer ter, and here I think, "Wow, what people. We have Bush (the Nir­ spect musically because they a bit presumptuous and The and fuzzier." From my limited could my mom have sent me?" I vana wannabees), Girls Nixons would have on experience with Superchunk I recalled some kind of conversa­ Against Boys, Belly, thinking of Nixon, would have to agree with the de­ tion about winter clothes. So I Weezer, Elastica, Archers I must admit that the which I guess they might scription. It's pretty much on par think, this box is pretty big, must of Loaf etc. Overall the not like too much. Nev­ with the kind ofgenre associated be something nice. So I open it first half of the CD nixons do manage to bolt ertheless, what can I say to Superchunk and all of the in anticipation of some dope smacks of KROQness, about them. For the otherbands one hears alongwith clothes, but what do I get in­ but there are timeswhen out some good stuff­ most part I am apa­ Superchunk. Apparently this al­ stead? Well it turned out to be it does transcend that thetic, but then again I bum was "mastered by Scott presents for the relatives I will be (not that KROQ is bad the better stuffhas a re­ am apathetic to Nir- Hull" who had a part in visiting this Thanksgiving. Noth­ or anything), of course ally nice bass guitar vana, Bush, Pearl Jam, Pavement's latest production ing for me, but that's OK The only the previously indie and all those other "Wowee Zowee" which, by the "point lies somewhere more bands were the ones to backbeat. bands like that I just way, was very Pavement-ey. I have along the lines of the fact that really accomplish that. lump into the category yet to find other bands to lump the reality did not live up to the Although I must admit of mediocre. Of course into the Pavement style, but expectations. So with that in the Belly song has got to be one have been able to consistently the teaming millions of adoles­ that's ok because Pavement is mind I shall now proceed to give of the better ones I've heard impress me. cents and alternative types only very unique and very good at you what you need. Well, not re­ from them, stylistically very dif­ Next on my list, but not sent defY my categorization of these they do. All I can say is, if you ally. ferent from the album with to me unfortunately is the new­ bands. So, under the assumption haven't heard anything from We got this CD about a week "Stay" on it, and I think also from est Babes in Toyland that the aforementioned bands Pavement, my description would or two ago, but a colleague of their new album, but I haven't "Nemesisters." Due to Caltech's are on your list offaves, then the never be adequate. But back, to mine confiscated it, then an­ heard much from that one. culture and isolationist manners nixons might be totally dope in BECKY SHARP. Not too bad, I other colleague ofmine hijacked Anyways, on this track they I am a little bit behind on the lat­ your estimation. I must admit can imagine one of my friends it, and life went on until I finally sounded as if they were coming est and greatest from the noise, that they do manage to bolt out who now goes to University of got to listen to it today. You see closer to Velocity Girl's style, but indie and punk scene, so this is some good stuff - the better Chicago lending this to me as a we (the moral majority, just kid­ a slightly slower pace and not so one of the newest things I own. stuff has a really nice bass guitar CD I should listen to, and me of ding The-California Tech) got sent noisy. But kinda there. The As usual, they were able to dish backbeat. The lead guitar course playing it and liking it. a package of CD's from MCA Weezer song only reinforced my up a sufficient amount of Babe­ doesn't do much for me though. So that's it for now. I know Records (here's my obvious pitch opinions on Weezer, not too ocity. The Babes are pretty con­ Overall this is something I think that Mercury Rev has a new one for MCA Records). What I won­ shabby, pretty talented. Overall sistent in terms ofwhat they do, my brother would enjoy, and out, and I have been itching to der is why they still call them­ I have to say that the album is this album is very much in the some of my friends would thor­ get the new Cypress Hill. So selves MCA Records, but don't decent, I would buy it if I were same vein as Fontanelle! oughly love. Me, I have different maybe next time, you'll be hear­ really produce any records. an avid or semi-avid KROQ lis- Fontanellette (depending on tastes, or maybe I just wasn't in ing about them. Later.

rity Council, suspension hom the Commonwealth and led to many Science Education countries withdrawing their ambas­ Club holds first reserves with precious little regard sadors from Lagos. curriculum and its develop­ Human rights for the land on which the Ogoni Shell continues to exploit the meeting ment by CAPSI and PUSD will abuses continue people depend. Between 1976 and oil reserves of the Ogoniland. The be discussed. 1991 there were 2976 spills in the only public action that Shell took to Dear Editor, Once again, thanks to ev­ in Nigeria area. In one case in Ebubu in 1970 a prevent the human rights violations Th~ Caltech Science Educa­ eryone who came to the first shell pipeline carrying crude oil spilt of the Nigerian regime was an 11 th tion Club held its first meeting on meeting. We look forward to onto farmland. As a clean-up mea­ hour letter to Gen. Abacha request­ November 8th at the offices ofthe seeing you at subsequent meet­ Dear Editor, ing clemency for the condemned· sure the oil was burntleaving a semi­ Caltech Precollege Science Initia­ ings. If you have questions or On November 10 the Mili­ solid crust 5 meters thick. Is this a men. tive (CAPSI). To those forty plus would like to be placed on the tary Government ruling Nigeria valid form of remediation? What We ask readers to take a few individuals who attended, we want mailing list contactJane Sand­ hanged nine men including the would happen to a company who did minutes of their time to write a let­ to thank you for your interest. For ers [email protected] Nigerian environmental activist that in the US? This act brings to ter or a fax to the President ofShell those of you in the Caltech com­ and playwright Ken Saro-Wiwa. Oil. Ask that Shell use their influ­ or at 395-4016. mind the completely irresponsible munitywho were unable to attend, In a trial before a military tribu­ acts ofSaddam Hussein in the "Gulf ence in Nigeria to stop the human but may be interested, we offer the nal, these men were convicted of War". The agricultural land is still rights violations ofits military rulers. CAPSI following information: The aim of the murders of four men. Con­ unusable 25 years later. The military Ask that Shelljoin the international victed of a crime they did not regime of General Sani Abacha has effort to obtain the release ofall pris­ the Science Education Club is to commit, in a court which denied allowed this environmental destruc­ oners ofconscience in Nigeria. Also, facilitate exploration of a variety all access to legal counsel and tion to go unchecked while their ask thatShell Oil offer reliefto those of interests and issues pertaining gave no right ofappeal. The trial government receives most ofits rev­ Ogoni people who lived in the thirty to science education. It is open to and executions have been con­ enue from the sale of Nigerian oil villages destroyed by Nigerian secu­ all members of the Caltech com­ demned as a politically motivated overseas, most of it to the United rity forces when they tried to crush munity. Opportunities to visit and travesty of justice by human States. the Ogoni movement. observe science instruction in rights groups and environmental Ken Saro-Wiwa was a promi­ Send your letters to Mr. P.]. classrooms, participate in discus­ groups as well as world leaders in­ nent leader ofthe movement for the Carroll President, Shell Oil Com­ sions with visiting scholars, and to cluding President Clinton and survival of the Ogoni people and pany PO Box 2463 Houston, TX serve as science consultants for Nelson Mandela. spoke out about the destruction of 77252-2463 Fax:713-241-5522 professional development training Ken Saro-Wiwa's "crime" was Ogoni land by the operations ofthe For more info, check the Sierra of educators are some of the ac­ to organize a non-violent protest oil companies. In 1994 four pro-gov­ Club Web site at http:// tivities the Club will arrange. movement amongst the Ogoni ernment Ogoni leaders were killed www.sierraclub.org/news/sc-action/ Ifyou are interested and want people of Nigeria. The Ogoni, a at a rally atwhich Ken Saro-Wiwa was 0145.html to know more about and!or be­ tribe of about half a million expected to speak. Ken Saro-Wiwa come involved with some aspect of people living in the Rivers State was charged with murder on the MARK ROULSTON science education, please feel free of Nigeria, were farmers and grounds that. he had organized the to join us at the next meeting fishermen by tradition and their rally, even though Ken Saro-Wiwa AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL which will be held early in Janu­ land produced food for much of has always advocated non-violent GROUP 22 the Rivers state. In 1958, Shell resistance. Ten days after being sen­ ary. At that meeting, a hands-on CHARLES WITHAM found oil under Ogoni land and tenced to death Ken Saro-Wiwa and science lesson used in the Pasa­ unconstrained by environmental his eight co-defendants were CALTECH ENVIRONMENTAL dena Unified School regulations found in other coun­ hanged. This action brought Nige­ TASKFORCE District(PUSD) will be explored tries proceeded to exploit these ria condemnation at the U.N. Secu- and the philosophy of this type of oNovember17, 1995 The California Tech

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Bond,James Bond magician, not the boy!) will be performing four shows between December 16th No, this has NOTHING to do with Chern la, I promise. This has to do with and 17th at The Pasadena Civic offEast Street. Copperfield is the only other pro­ the reinventing ofa movie tradition that predates the sixties: 007 returns to the fessional besides Kip Thorne who makes it hisjob to warp space and time-he has screen most spectacularly in the new release of GoldenEye, with Bond taking the in the past walked through the Great Wall of China, escaped Alcatraz and flown body ofthat all hunk man, the man who cuckolds Robin Williams in Mrs. Doubtfire. without wings. But, unlike Thorne, you have to pay to see Copperfield: tickets In an attempt to make-over what almost died at the hands ofRoger Moore and start at $29.50. Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan takes on the role he had been offered nearly ten years ago, and it sounds as if GoldenEye really delivers. I have yet to see the Joyous Noises show (as it opens Today!), but I have heard a lot ofgreat reviews and also a lot of Well, not having a Calendar section last week has left a great overflow for this talk of the flick really capturing what Bond used to be, back when Connery week's concert line-up. So, in no particular order: Pavement will be showing up wasn't a hunk of graying matter. (for a concert, I assume) at the Troubadour on Wednesday, December 20th; Seam But let us not concentrate on one show alone! I have had the chance to see will be in concert at the Alligator Lounge with Spent tonight, November 17th (it's Ace Ventura II: Call of the Wild, and all I have to say is spectacular. Carrey, in no lisp night!); Shonen Knife will be playing The Roxy with guests Brian Evans on filming, had let it slide that it was twice the "goofiness" ofthe first, but this movie Friday, December 8th; Jawbreaker with That Dog and FLUF will be at the Palace shows talent where the first showed rigid stupidity: Carrey truly envelopes the on November 22nd; Voodoo Glow Skulls will be in concert at the Whisky tomor­ character (and pretty much the whole movie!), and the result is truly side split­ row and Sunday night, while the Palace will be hosting Urge Overkill with The ting. An unbelievable comedy which not only speaks for itself, but also polishes Geraldine Fibbers on Wednesday, December 6th. And remember, ifyou don't get all the annoyances of the first. Ventura II is definitely worth seeing at least a out to go to a concert this Winter Break, getout somewhere! couple times. Or, ifyou really want to be a loser,. you could open your wallet to get your ears But, ifyour bones can't escape Tech even to it theater, the ASCIT movie this professionally deformed by going to the AC-DC "Ballbreaker"World Tour onJanu­ week is Dead Poet's Society. Ifyou haven't yet seen this, you really really should. It ary 30th at the Pond or February 1st at the Great Western at Spm. Hmm, hmm, is definitely one of the better quality movies I have ever seen, even ranking close sounds good.... to Animal House in summing up my feelings about Tech...well, maybe not. Events El Teatro This weekend has the happiness of hosting the other Pasadena Parade, the Arthur Miller's Incident at Vichy will be performing through December 1st at DooDah Parade (which. in my opinion, for cheaper or less expensive, is much the Colony Studio Theatre in Los Angeles for around $8 a ticket. I personally better quality)! The Parade starts at Holly Street and Raymond Avenue on Sun­ like Miller's plays a lot (he also wrote The Crucible), although I haven't yet seen day, November 19th, at noon. As always, the Parade promises to be fully offensive or read this show, which revolves around World War II. David Copperfield (the and wholly enjoyable; remember to bring your tortillas!

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were short subjects, writer-direc· a story that doesn't finish, watch­ tor Larsvon Trier's (Zentropa) new ing The Kingdom is a very satisfy­ horror/black comedy The King­ ing experience; the length and dom is a staggering four and a half format is necessary for the devel­ hours long, not counting the in­ opment of a great nUlJ1ber of termission. Such a length would characters and allows many ofthe by Adam Villani be painful in lesser hands, butvon film's loose ends to be tied up Trier's hilarious "Twin Peaks"­ while leaving a lot of reasons to W. A. Mozart's The Abductionfrom classical music critic and even esque production originally made watch the remaining nine epi­ the Seraglio less experienced with opera, I for Danish television uses its sodes. November 10 at the Dorothy can say that the story is rather el­ length to weave an intricate web It's ironic that such a great Chandler Pavilion ementary and, while trying to be of the many stories revolving movie actually comes from tele­ Last Friday I v'ent to the opera both comedic and dramatic, around the doctors, patients, and vision; the serial nature of televi­ for the first time, and I loved it. does not fully succeed at either staff at a huge hospital known as sion le~l.Ves many unexplored pos­ What had kept me away from the aspect. On the other hand, the the Kingdom. sibilities in America. Since it's un­ opera before was not the fact that music by Mozartwas undeniably Just some of the bizarre go­ likely for the boob tube to get the music and language are unfa­ magnificent and the perfor­ ings-on concern an elderly spiri­ much better in the next week, miliar, butjust not being aware of mances by the six actors from the tualist who keeps spuriously check out TV better than nearly the performances and the fear United States, Finland, Poland, checking in to the hospital to in­ all the movies (and funnier than that itwas priced outofmy league. and Germany reached out with vestigate the ghost ofa young girl sitcoms) out there at Landmark's Serendipitously, I not only picked a charisma and talent that enliv­ haunting its elevators, a medical Nuart theatre in West L.A., where up a copy of the L.A. Opera's ened the show and greatly im­ studentwho tries to win the affec­ The Kingdom is playing for the schedule, but also found out that pressed me. tions ofa sleep researcher by steal­ next week. student rush tickets are dirt cheap. Nearly as important for me ing a head off of a cadaver, and These things were a steal-I just as the performances was the an arrogant Swedish neurologist Davevs.Jay went up to the box office at the sheer spectacle ofthe event; the romantically involved with a fawn­ Speaking of television, last elegant Dorothy Chandler Pavil­ set of a Turkish palace resting ing anesthesiologist who,wants to week's excursion to L.A. by David ion in downtown L.A.'s Music Cen­ atop an unusual sandy, gently vacation in Haiti to studyvoodoo. Letterman was one of the few ter, five minutes before the show rolling surface was at once ver­ The ghoststorybecomes the most bright spots in a week marred for started and was able to get fifth­ satile and functional, imposing prominent ofthe many storylines me by bronchitis; this week I got row orchestra seats worth $102 and beautiful. TheAbductioncon­ and is also perhaps the most con­ a root canal and tuned in to a each for 15 bucks apiece! With the tinues Saturday and Tuesday; the ventional of The Kingdom's many minute of Jay Leno's week of view from seats like that, I didn't L.A. Opera's next production threads, but that's easily forgiv­ broadcasting from Las Vegas, mind at all a little craning of the starts in January, Rossini's The able in a movie this well made. only to see a short-haired David neckto read the supertitles. Italian Girl in Algiers. The theatrical release is the Lee Roth doing a garish lounge­ The Abduction is apparently first four episodes of a planned lizard version of "California one ofthe earliest operas, and con­ Lars von Trier's The Kingdom thirteen episode series; as such it Girls." And Jay still pulls in bet­ tains a good amount ofspoken dia­ Just in case you thought ends on a cliffhanger. But despite ter Nielsens. This does notsoothe logue. While I am by no means a Dances With Wolves and Wyatt Earp waiting more than four hours for my pain.

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Art Modell seems to getting tired of his old Ohio digs. So, it's off to Baltimore for him, his meal ticket and 40-odd years of Cleveland Brown traditions left behind. But still, the question of why he's going remains. It couldn't bc the new stadium and gobs of money that the burghers of Baltimore offered him; after all, the city of Cleveland offered to refurbish Municipal Stadium along with the new arena and Jacob's Field, and he dedined. Does he not like Chrissy Hynde and the Pretenders? I mean, how can you not like that video with the dips from the old "The Avengers" TV show'? Maybe the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a bit too close to Municipal Stadium and drowns out the Rachmanioff and Brahms piped directly to his luxury box (which, ineidentally, he wasn't in the week before the announcement for the first time in 30 years). Or, perhaps he become addicted in the seventies to the acetone fumes rolling in off the Cuyahoga River, and now that the pollution's deaned up he has to find some other toxic estuary (a.k.a., Chesapeake Bay) to get stimulation from? Wait, I've got it. The Indians had their last World Series appearance in 1954, around the same time the Browns entered the NFL, and since their last high point of interest was when they temporarily took Chief Wahoo off their hats in 1973 that must be it. So now that they're finally doing well again, Art doesn't want to be outshined by Dennis, Albert and the gang, and off they go to join the mediocre Orioles. And of course, the Orioles started out as the St. Louis Browns before they moved to Baltimore in 1955. See, if you look close enough you'll find synchronieity in everything! Now even the citizens of Baltimore are admitting on the radio talk shows that they're feeling guilty about nabbing the Browns. Tempers still flare when they recall the way the Baltimore Colts were moved to Indianapolis, pylons and all, under cover of darkness in 1987. Art seems to think that the tradition of Browns football will go with the logo-less helmets, but looking at how Johnny Unitas, Bert Jones and other famous Colts aren't showing up in Market Square for the Colts' reunions, I would guess that tradition is very perishahle when moved more than 400 miles, old AFL teams in silver and black excepted.

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SEATTLE VS. WASHINGTON: a briefennui after admitting that kept from burning Detroit down BUFFALO VS. N.Y. JETS: next game. Taking heart in the 42-30 shoot­ he misses playing 10 non-divi­ on Devil's Night all went to Chi­ While their plane is delayed due Pick: New Orleans out victory ov~rJacksonville last sional teams each season instead cago instead. to snow at Buffalo International week, Seattle coach Dennis of 8. Mter it's pointed out that Pick: Chicago Airport, the Bills (being an intel­ HOUSTONVS. Erickson digs through the rule the expansion team will make his lectual team, of course) begin KANSAS CITY: book and develops a new "egg­ own look better, he calms down. GREEN BAY VS. some friendly games of Mojo Nixon, country music star shells with hammers" scheme; 16 Pick: Pittsburgh CLEVELAND: Scrabble® when an argument and author of the classic, "Let's players on offense and 6 on de­ Art Modell attempts to make develops on whether "professor" Go Burn Ole Nashville Down", fense. ST. LOUIS VS. ATLANTA: amends to the irate Cleveland or "professor" is the preferred appears on nationwide television Pick: Washington Something funny happens. fans by allowing them to spelling. By the time they settle and threatens to actually burn Someone says something else choose the team's new name. 'on "prof', Thurman Thomas is Nashville down unless the Oilers JACKSONVILLE VS. funny. Something else funny The top four choices: 58 questionable for the game with remain in East Texas. In a typi­ TAMPA BAY: happens. Dammit, do you think percent chose Benedicts, 20 a Q up the nose for ten points. cally craven manner, the Oilers' Questioned about his statement it's easy to think 15 ofthese things percent chose Spazzes, 14 Pick: Buffalo owner agrees to move it NNE 150 of "being happy for Wayne up a week? percent picked Traitor-Bastards miles to become the Fontes" after losing to Detroit Pick: Atlanta and 5 percent took the Crab DALLAS VS. OAKLAND: Nacogdoches Nachos. last week, Sam Wyche immedi­ Cakes. Admitting that his thinking was Pick: Kansas City ately launches into "I Love You, ARIZONA VS. CAROLINA: Pick: Green Bay too "two-dimensional" in the pre­ You Love Me" a la Barney and Buddy Ryan announces that he vious week's debacle against the SAN FRANCISCO VS. MIAMI: starts vibrating a la Beavis until is hiring the "tough love" sheriff SAN DIEGO VS. DENVER: Forty-Niners, Barry Switzer dips At Bud's Ice Cream Parlor on his assistants swat him back to ofMaricopa County as a consult­ Three Chargers are framed and into Jerry Jones' expense ac­ Nob Hill, Dan Marino sets the reality. The outburst is later ant; no more Liquid Heat and accused of attempting to steal count to buy some easily con­ record for most banana splits blamed on dehydration and the two weeks on the yardage-chain Klondike and Snow, the two po­ cealed shovels and picks for the eaten by an NFL player at one Shoemaker-Levy comet. gang for breaking curfew. lar bear cubs in the Denver Zoo, next game. sitting. Unfortunately, his team­ Pick: Tampa Bay Pick: Carolina and steal them away to the San Pick: Dallas mates are unable to pay the bill Diego Zoo. When it is pointed and he ends up doing,dishes for INDIANAPOLIS VS. NEW N.Y. GIANTS VS. out that the ursines had been NEW ORLEANS VS. the next two days. ENGLAND: PHILADELPHIA: moved to Miami weeks earlier, MINNESOTA: Pick: San Francisco The head bookkeeper of the Randall Cunningham makes a Denver authorities relent and After Saints' kicker Doug Brien Colts announces that if the futile attempt to regain his first­ allow them to go free in ex­ attributes his recent success (5 Browns' pending move goes string status when he offers the change for thirty bushels of or­ for 5 at medium-long range) to through, they will be able to re­ Eagles' playbooks to the Giants; anges and a mothballed the Tabasco brand sauce of duce their alimony payments to no strangers to game theory, they Spruance-class light destroyer, nearby New Iberia, Louisiana, Baltimore by 30%. dispassionately say no. which will be used to patrol George Seifert (his coach before Two weeks ago: 6-7 Pick: New England Pick: Philadelphia Colorado's rapids once the keel he flubbed three crucial kicks in Last week: Did I mention that gets taken in a bit. a row) immediately dips into those Nazis had lasers? PITTSBURGH VS. DETROIT VS. CHICAGO: Pick: Denver Eddie DeBartolo's expense ac­ Record This Year: 27-24 CINCINNATI: Tempers flare as it is revealed count to buy ten gallons for the Cincy coach Dave Shulafalls into that all ofthe arsonists who were

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from the Athletic Department ofexcitementas the queens ofthe ing close behind, crossed the Whittier and both did an out­ FENCING court got ready to play. Seniors finish line with a time of 21:13. standing job stealing passes and The Caltech Fencing team MEN'S SOCCER Angie Bealko, Laura Verhoff, Phyllis Chen followed, coming in putting a stop on the Poet's top opened up their '95-'96 season on Overall: 0-13-2 SCIAC: 0-9-1 Stephanie Haussman, and Alison at 47th. Gretchen Larson, Karen scorer in the Conference. The November 4th against CSUF, The soccer team wrapped up Slemp all saw playing time and Bletzer, Keri Ryan, and Aimee Techers shooting was lacking as CSULB, and UCSD. The saber the season with their annual battle worked hard in their last CIT ca­ Pierce came in with times all un­ shot after shot did not make it to teamwas impressive in gaining the against the alumni. Despite a dis­ reer match. Coach Burl stated, der or right at the 24 minute the, mark and Caltech was forced first of three victories for the day appointingly low turnout for the 'The seniors' skill, motivation and mark. to play from behind. The score against CSUF, then struggled to 2 alumni, the game still provided leadership will be missed next was Whittier 7. CIT 5 one minute hard foughtvictories over CSULB the onlookers with much enter­ year." The team putforth a strong WATER POLO into the third quarter. After a and UCSD. The men and tainment. Assistant Coach Ken effort against LJ.F.E. but was un­ Overall: 4-13 SCIAC: 0-10 number oftough calls that did not women's foil teams struggled to Kiessling was drafted into playing able to take the match, losing in This year's water polo season help, the Techers and a two point victory over CSUF also, before goalie for the alumni and man­ 3. Jen Holland had 7 kills, Bealko ended at the SClAC Champion­ score from Whittier, at the end of "flaming" to defeat against the aged to hold the Varsity to only 2 tallied 11 digs.. and Grace Yang ship with five hard fought games the quarter the score was WC 15, other two schools. Coach George goals. Twelve players showed up grabbed 6 kills and 8 digs. Slemp in three days. The first day opened CIT 7. Scoring for the tourna­ Clovis stated, "We might have to play with the Varsity squad, but did a great job playing middle against Occidental College and ment was Greene 10, Collins 8, done better ifwe had not lost our three of those were playing with front for her first front row ap­ Pomona Pitzer. Both games fea­ Stevens 4, Bhuta 2,Rodriquez and third lady foilist due to a sprained injuries. All 3 were seniors who pearance in a match. tured the outstanding play of Jonathan Aldrich each with 1. ankle the nightbefore the match." wanted to play one last time for Mike Greene and Donovan Coach Dodd relating about Saber team captain,Austin Collins Tech. Bruce Englebrecht started MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY Stevens. Both players are seniors the season said, "I am very happy lived up to expectations by win­ buthurt his backduring the game Overall: 10-4 SCIAC: 4-3 and played in their last college with this year's team. The level of ning all nine of his matches. He and had to leave the field. Co-cap­ The Beavers ended their games. The two games had the playwas very high early in the year supported not only the team, but tain Rob Bergeron had not 1995 season on Saturday, Novem­ same script as the score was close before sickness and injuries took also his chances to win the indi­ planned to play but stepped in to ber 11 th at the Western Regional at half and then sloppy play cost their toll. We still had our mo­ vidual championship. His team­ help out, injuring his ankle. An meetin San Diego. Caltech placed the Techers dearly and they could ments when we could play with mateswere notso lucky wi th iden­ ankle injury also plagued Aniir sixth out on nine teams,just edg­ not recover. Final scores Pomona anyone. Added to that the team tical records of four wins versus Alagheband, causing his mobility ing out Whittier College and sol­ 9-14, Occidental 7-17. Freshman wasjusta wonderful group ofguys five losses. Mihoko Kato and to be limited. All 3 hustled despite idly defeating Redlands and Brian Collins came alive from the to be around." Emma Goldberg had identical these setbacks, with Englebrecht LaVerne. CIT's first runner, Dan outside scoring 2 goals from records of five wins and three scoring one goal for the Varsity. Kleiman, came in at 18th with a downtown worth four points MEN'S BASKETBALL losses for the day, but needed at The other goal came from senior time of 27:18. Next for the Bea­ against Oxyand two man up goals On Saturday, November least one more lady on their team Chris Marsh. Steven Chang and vers was Brian Barris with a time against Pomona. 11th, the Men's Basketball team to have a chance for team victo­ JeffFlint each pushed the ball into of28:41, followed closely by Tom Day two found the Caltech hosted the annual Alumni game. ries. They both are in good stand­ the net for the alumni, and Greg Dmukauskas. Daniel Richard was squad split into three groups. Despite the strong showing by the ing for individual honors in the Dudeyfound the back ofthe goal the nextTecher to cross the finish Group one went to the game, alumni in the first halfofthe var­ conference. Returners to the twice. The Alumni's 4 goals line, followed by Conrad Zeisler, group two was sick with the flu, sity game, the young varsity squad squad include seniors Anatole proved to be too much for the Tom and group three went to the proved, to be too much for the Faykin and Kato, juniors Collins Varsity. Nakatani.. Mojave desert for an important alums to handle. Recentgraduate and John, sophomores Dan class that could not be missed. Grant Templin, led field for the Hennessy, EmilyJennings, Devon VOLLEYBALL WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY The two games were against the alumni line to the bank 9 times McClain, Andrpvr Laucius and Overall: 4-10 Overall: 7-10 SCIAC: 2-5 first place Claremont-Mudd­ from his old teammates. Also back Wes Salzillo. Newcomers include The Lady Techers played The Lady Techers also trav­ McKenna-Scripps and the second for his first alumni game was '94 freshmen Goldberg, and their last match of the season in eled down to San Diego this past place Redlands. Both gameswere graduateJohn Parks, shooting 3 Adrienne Bourke. Look for front ofa packed gym on Hallow­ weekend to compete in the West­ a little tough towatch butCaltech pointers and hitting the boards. Goldberg to be nationally ranked een night against LJ.F.E. Bible ern Regional meet. The lady har­ hung in there and played their Jason McCloud played strong in­ before the end ofher Caltech ca­ College. The crowdwas alive with riers gave it their all as they ran in best. Sooketoo Bhuta and Collins side, making sophomore Ben reer. Collins is expected to win the anticipation as the seniors were their last meetofthe season, plac­ scored in the 15-2 loss to CMS, Turk work hard at defense. Many IFCSC, (the conference which recognized for their contributions ing 8th out of 12 teams. Cailin only Roquez could score against other alums added to the enjoy­ CIT is a part of, and to lead the to the volleyball program. A blar­ Henderson lead the Caltech Redlands in a 21-1 mass killing. ment of the varsity and]V games team.to another championship. ing horn from Mrs. Bealko women, coming in at 26th with a Greene and an injured Stevens and a good time was had by all. All of the team works very hard broughtthe crowd to new heights time of 20:51. Janet Sun, follow- reported for the last game against and should perform strongly.

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omen Hoopsters Looking to Cause Some Pain by Angie Bealko Michaeleen "bam bam" more Katie "Texas Two way around. Rounding out the and aggressive play to the Callahan, Lori "stormin'" Hsu, Shooter" Stofer, Freshman lineup will be Sophomore guard positions. If you stumbled into a and Irene "Speed Queen" Joanna "no I'm not Clint's Frances "Sizzlin'" Siu, Fresh­ This year's first game is on Caltech Women's Basketball Wong will be stirring up the daughter" Dodd, and Fresh­ man Hanna "One Eye " Cai, Monday November 20th at 7:30 practice recently, you may back court for Caltech, catch­ man Rachel "the Brute" Freshman Nasim "Limpy" p.m. at the Braun Gymnasium. think you had walked right into ing many opponents asleep for Steinberger will make their Afsarmanesh, and Freshman Come for the blood, the sweat, Madison Square Garden. easy steals. Senior Melissa "the presence known around the Kara ''I'm Gonna Hurt You" the trash talk, and good 01' bas­ Well... maybe they don't play Maniac" Hampton, Sopho- key as well as they push their Swedlow adding much speed ketball. It'll be worth it. as dirty as the Knicks do, but they're getting there. This year's team combines some strong returners with a lot of fresh new talent to give the lady hoopsters that extraag­ gressive thirst they've been yearning. Thirteen athletes make up this year's squad, led by new head coach Sherry Roche and assistant coach Mike Tice. Coach Roche believes in playing very aggressively so look for the ladies to put a lot of pressure on their opponents on both ends of the court. Senior Captain Angie "Chevy" Bealko andJunior As­ SSIC sistant Captain Ellis "Shazing" Meng will prove to be strong on the boards and inflict some pain in the key. 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amount of$2,500 to full-time engineering stu­ dents in the final two years of undergraduate stndy. Students must have a GPA of 3.25 or w Today is the last day that the Caltech United above and rnust be involvcd in the fields of Way Campaign will be collecting you canned heating, ventilation, air conditioning, or're­ and dry food goods donations for the needy w denotes a new announcement. frigeration, or in related areas including in­ in our community. Collections sights will in­ door air quality, energy conservation, human clude all houses and nearly one collection in the Beckman Auditorium. Admission starts not be the case. The NDSEG supports work ning numbers, send an email with the subject comfort, or HVAC system design, operation. barrell in each building. All donations will be at $7. in almost all fields of science and engineer­ line titled Rotary Pizza Lunch and let us know or maintenance. Applications are available at greatly appreciated. ing. If your field ofstudy docs not appear on your name, year of study, and your favorite the Financial Aid Office, and arc due Decem­ Dean Elzinga will be giving a Paco A. the list (e.g. astronomy). then list the field clos­ toppings and if you usually cat more than 2 ber 15, 1995. '" "i{fF 16 "W ft!! w ~~ ~ t\ \;;9" Z V0s1" " ')J aiX! j>}{7~i/'''W* Lagerstrom Chamber Music Concert includ­ est to it as your main field of study and your large slices of pizza! Please send this commu­ • c •• e:vernts . c" ing songs by Schubert, Vaughan Williams, actual field under subdiscipline. (In the case nication to lauren_slolper@stm·base1.caltnh.edu The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity is (\ \ x ) '0, =A Ii "i Brahms, and Ravel on Sunday, November 19th of astronomy, a person would probably list ei­ by Tuesday, November 28th. sponsoring its annual essay contest for fuB.: at 3:30pm in the Dabney Lounge. ther physics or math with astronomy as the time undergraduatejuniors and seniors. Stu­ wThe Caltech-Occidental Symphony Orches­ subdisipline.) Ifyou have any other questions. The National Security Education Programs dents are chal1enged to examine and analyze tra will be preforming at the Ramo Audito­ Bettyann Kevles, Instructor at the Art Center please contact Lauren Stolper at the Fellow­ seeks to equip American citizens with an un­ urgent ethical issues in essays of 3,000 - 4,000 rium with guest conductor Allen Gross on College of Design and Book Review Colum­ ships Office. The NDSEG provides three years derstanding of the less commonly taught lan­ words. First prize is $5,000, second prize is Tuesday, November 21 st. The program is yet nist for The Los Angeles Times, will be hosted ofsupport for graduate level study. Applicants guages and cultures to allow them to become $2,500, and third prize is $1,500. Essays must to be announced. Admission is free. in the next Seminar on Science, Ethics, and must be U.S. citizens or nationals and be morc integrally involvcd· in global issues in be postmarked byJanuary 12,1996. For essay Public Policy entitled "TheX-Ray Revolution: graduating seniors, recent alumni who have their field as professionals. Through the NSEP guidelines and additional information, visit w The TACIT preformance ofDylan Thomas' Medicine, Art, and the Technologies of Imag­ not yet begun graduate school, or I st year Undergraduate Scholarships for Study the Financial Aid Office. Under Milkwood will be preforming "conver­ ing" on Thursday, November 30th, at 4pm in graduate students. No military service or spon­ Abroad, students can study in any country sationally" at the Red Door Cafe on Friday, theJudy Library. sorship of the Department of Defense is re­ except the following: U.S., Cauada, New The American Concrete Institute (ACI) is of­ November 24th through Sunday November quired of applicants. All NDSEG materials Zealand, Australia, and Western Europe. fering several awards. The Peter D. Courtois 26th, followed by two more shows on Friday including transcripts and referenccs must be Freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors Concrete Construction Scholarships are two and Saturday, December I st and 2nd. Friday received by, not postmarked by, January 17th. may apply. Freshmen and sophomores can $1000 awards for undergraduate study in con­ and Saturday shows arc to be held at 8pm, Sun­ apply for summer, semester, or full year pro­ crete construction for the 1996-97 academic day shows at 2pm. General admission is $6, $3 wThe 1996 U.S. Department of Energy Inte­ grams. Juniors and seniors arc only eligible year. Eligible students must be enrolled at for students. least half-time and must be seniors in 1996­ Gay, Lesbian & BisexualSupportGroup meets grated Manufacturing Predoctoral Fellow­ for semester or full year programs. Seniors 97. The application, available at the Finan­ the first and third Tuesdays at 7:30pm in the ships program is now open: applications and may only apply for the program provided they w The next movie to screen in the German information arc available on the Internet. This will not graduate from the program before or cial Aid Office, with all required supporting Film Series (emphasizing Swiss films this year) Health Center Lounge. This confidential meeting is open to all Caltech community program awards 12 fellowships for 3 years of during their term ofstudy. Students interested documents is dueJanuary 15, 1996. TheACI is Les Petites Fugues (The Little Explorations) Committee is also offering one ACI-James members looking for a supportive context in full-time study toward the PhD in an area re­ in applying for the program should request (1978). It will be shown on Wednesday, No­ Instruments Student Award in the amount of which to address questions and concerns lated to integrated systems ofmanufacturing. an application from Lauren Stolper, Fellow­ vember 29th, in Baxter Lecture Hall at 7:30 $800, for original student research on nonde­ about sexual orientation - including coming Fellowship awards provide an annual stipend ships Advisor, by November 13th to allow suf­ pm. This film features English subtitles and is of$20,000 and a cost-of-education allowance ficient time to complete the application and structive testing ofconcrete. Applicants must out, being out, self-discovery, coping with presented free of charge. For more informa­ submit a technical paper describing their re­ families...We begin with a focus topic but move of up to $15,000. Applicants must be US Citi­ devise a plan ofstudy. Completed applications tion, please call x3610. search. The award is open to undergraduates to whatever is feeling most relevant to the zens. The application deadline is December arc due by November 30, turned in to Lauren or graduates, and the research work must have group that night. Refreshments arc served. 1st. For further information, please access Stolper. wThe Caltech Glee Clubs Annual Holiday been completed within two years of the sub­ For information, please call 395-8331. http://www.nas.eduiliJ/irulex.html. Concert will be held on Friday and Saturday, From Ihe Dean's 0tliCl', 102 Parsons-Gates: mission date. Completed technical papers December I st and 2nd, at 8 pm in the Dabney wGraduating seniors or first year grad stu­ must be received by ACI Committee no latcr Lounge. Included on the program is a dents planning on attaining a Ph.D. degree The Harry S. Trwnan Scholarship Foundation than November 30,1995 at the following ad­ preformance of Britten's Ceremony ofCarols in a biomedical engineering field may apply awards scholarships to juniors who have out­ dress: c/o Dr. Allen Davis, Madsen, Kneppers and Rutter's Dancing Day, as well as many for the Whitaker Graduate Fellowship in Bio­ standing leadership potential and intend to and Associates, 9 East Exchange Place, Suite other traditional carols. Admission is free. medical Engineering. The Fellowships Advis­ pursue careers in public servicc. 900, Salt Lake City, UT 84111, (Telephone The meeting for prospective applicants for the ing and Resources Office expects to have a Ifinterested, please stop by the Deans' Office. (801) 533-2888). ACI is also sponsoring three wThe Friends of Caltech Libraries (FOCAL) 1996 SummerInternship inJapan will be held small supply ofapplications available by Mon­ The deadline for receipt of nominations for different competitions: the Concrete Cube Annual Dinner on Thursday, December 7th, on Monday, November 20th at 12:30pm in day, November 20th. Applications arc due by this scholarship is December 1st, 1995. Competition, the Concrete Egg Protection will featureJack Miles, author of the recently­ room 218, Baxter Hall. In 1995, nine Caltech December 9th. Device Competition, and thc Concrete published book, God: A Biography. The event interns worked atJapanese companies in Ja­ From the Financial Aid 0ttice: Projects Competition. For complete rules, call will be held at the Caltech Athenaeum start­ pan and had a significant experience. Prereq­ w The Department of Energy Computational the ACI Education Department, at (313) 532­ ing at 6:00 pm with a no- host social hour and uisites include basicJapanese language capac­ Science Graduate Fellowship supports full­ Applications and/or information on the fol­ 2600. book autographing, dinner at 7:00 pm, fol­ ity. Further information and application pro­ time Ph.D. level study in areas where the com­ lowing and additional undergraduate schol­ lowed by Dr. Miles' talk "Writing the Life of cedure will be provided at the meeting. puter is used as a tool to solve problems in a arships arc available at the Financial Aid Of­ GLAMOlmMagazine announces its 1996 Top God."Admission is $58 ($48 for FOCAL mem­ scientific or engineering discipline. Examples fice at 515 S. Wilson, second noor. All quali­ Ten College Women Competition. Women bers); reservations and payment arc due by From the 0tlice ol1ntemationalProgulms, MSC 0­ of projects in this area might be computer fied students arc encouraged to apply. who arc currently full-time juniors arc invited Monday, December 4th. Contact Barbara 54, extension 6330: based predictions ofenvironmental changes, to submit applications to rcceive onc of ten Huff-Duff at x4048 or by email at plasma dynamics for fusion energy, semicon­ Asian & Pacific Americans in Higher Educa­ awards consisting of a cash prize of $1,000, [email protected]. One-year cultural exchange programs in tech­ ductor design, or the study of n uid now tion (APAHE) is offering four $500 non-renew­ the opportunity to meet with top profession­ nical fields arc now available to students through geologic structures. etc. Therefore, able scholarships for the 1996-97 academic als in your field, and national recognition in Dr. Dwayne 1.,. Merry will narrate an Armchair through the Congress-Bundestag Youth Ex­ students from a wide range offields may find ycar. Applicants must be California residents GLAMOUR's October 1996 issue. Applications Adventure travel film entitled "The Treasures change Program for Young Professionals and themselves eligible to apply for this fellowship. attending at least half-time in Fall of 1996 and are available in the Financial Aid Office and of Mexico" on Friday, November 17th, 8pm, Agriculturists. This program offers American The application deadline is January 24th. A must have a minimum 3.5 GPA. Applicants must be completed and postmarked no later participants the chance to learn about Ger­ small number of applications arc available in must also have undergone special circum­ thanJanuary 31,1996. many first-hand through a combination ofin­ the Fellowships Advising and Resources Of­ stances or unusual hardships, must have a tensive language study, professional or tech­ fice. need for financial assistance to complete their The National Academy for Nuclear Training nical schooling, and practical work experi­ educational goals, and must have a commu­ will be awarding 100 new $2,500 scholarships ence. Applications can be requested directly Juniors, Seniors and Graduate students: Mark nity involvement or do volunteer work with for the 1996-97 academic year. Applicants from the CDS International by phone or mail your calendar for the Rotary Scholarship Asian and Pacific American populations. To must be U.S. Citizens, sophomores, juniors, at DCS International, Inc., 330 Seventh Av­ meeting on Friday, D.ccember I st at 12 noon apply, complete an application and statement 01- seniors in 1996-97, enrolled full-time, with enue, New York, NY, 10001-5010, (212) 760­ in Winnett Lounge. The Rotary has several of candidacy and submit it to the Caltech Fi­ a minimum GPA of 3.0. Applicants must also 1400. The application deadline for the 1996­ programs: a I year fellowship for study in any nancial Aid Office no later than November be majoring in nuclear fission or electric 97 program is December 15, 1995. Rotary country, a mult-year program for those 24, 1995. power-related fields, and must be interested who wish to earn a degree abroad, and a short­ in a carcer in nuclear power. Applications From the Fellowships Advising and Resomas OF term 3 or six month fellowship to support lan­ The California Irrigation Institute (CIl) an­ must be postmarked no later than February lice, x2150 or guage study.Juniorsshould plan to attend this nounces a $500 scholarship award for junior 1,1996. ~ ~ [email protected]: meeting in particular as the application pro­ and senior undergraduates majoring in an ir­ cess takes place in the winter with finalists an­ rigatjon or water-related field ofstudy. Appli­ TheAssociation ofState DamSafety Officials, e.rtautO~ wAttention seniors and first year graduate stu­ nounced in the spring/summer. Winners of cants must have a minimum ~~.O GPA, must Inc. announces its 1996 Dam Safety Scholar­ dents. Applications for the National Defense this year's competition would not leave to provide two recommendations from profes­ ship Program. The scholarships arc for a maxi­ Science and Engineering Graduate StudyPro­ study abroad until/illl 0/19971 Thereforejun­ sors in the area of soil, water, irrigation, or mum of $5,000. Eligible applicants must be ** AwardWinner ** gram (NDSEG) arc available in the Fellow­ iors should apply this year and not wait until other agricultural-related fields of study, and juniors or seniors in 1996-97, must be U.S. Citi­ ships Advising and Resources Office. Applica­ senior year unless they want a one ,year gap must not have previously received the award. zens, and must have cumulative GPAs of 3.Q tions arc also available via the web at http// after graduating. Seniors should not be dis­ Applicants must also write a 500-word essay and be recommended by their academic ad­ 101010. battelle. mg. rulseg/ndseg. hlml At this point Muraged from applying as there arc produc­ on a sul~ject dealing with water management visors. Applicants must also be in civil engi­ the application is not live-it can only be printed tive ways to use this interim year. Gra,d,students and/or irrigation and must be willing to at­ neering programs or related fields, and must from the web. A live application is still under can~o while grad students or to do a project tend the annual CII meeting (all expenses dcmonstrate an interest in pursuing carecrs development. Although, it was hoped that it after receiving their Ph.D. A pizza lunch will paid). Applications arc due November 25, in hydraulics, hydrology, or geotechnical dis­ would be available this year, this will probably be servc,o at the meeting. To help us in plan- 1995. For an application or more informa­ ciplines. Applications and all supporting tion, come to the Financial Aid Office. documents are due February 15, 1996.

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