The California Tech Volume CXVIII Number 29 Pasadena, California [email protected] June 1, 2015 HEAL hosts Caltech’s first Beaver 5K Run/Walk STEPHANIE HUARD with Caltech’s health educator, Contributing Writer Jenny Mahlum, to educate the community on matters pertaining It was a warm and exciting to overall health and Caltech- morning on Saturday, May 30, specific resources for maintaining when over 170 runners gathered a healthy lifestyle. Within HEAL, on Beckman Lawn for Caltech’s there are five subcommittees: first Beaver 5K Run/Walk. The Nutrition and Fitness, Mental participants, including members of Health Awareness, Stress and the faculty, staff, postdoc, graduate Sleep, Sexual Health and Healthy and undergraduate communities, Relationships, and Drugs and lined up at 10:30 a.m. near Broad Alcohol. The CCA is group of Center, and made their way twice community volunteers from the through a twisty-turny loop on Catalina Apartments that plan campus to reach 3.1 miles. events and act as representatives Over the course of the race, for the Catalina community. The volunteers were stationed CCA consists mostly of graduate around the course to provide students. encouragement to participants, HEAL and the CCA thank and to provide assistance in everyone who participated in the the event of injury or any other event for making it a success. Runners line up at the start by Broad Center. emergency. At the end of the race, the fastest woman and man in the undergraduate, graduate and faculty/staff/postdoc categories received a prize of a Jamba Juice gift card, and the fastest team and biggest team received trophies. Additionally, Ernie’s food truck was stationed at the end to provide runners with tasty nourishment at the end of the race. Even the trusty Caltech Beaver came out to congratulate runners and pose for pictures at the photo booth. The event was organized by the Health Education Advisory League (HEAL) and the Catalina Community Associates (CCA), to provide a healthy, fun event for the community. HEAL is an undergraduate and graduate student organization that works Friends pose with the Caltech Beaver after their run. Photos Courtesy of Stephanie Huard John Nash dies in NJ car accident Cast holds screening of

CASEY HANDMER earning his Ph.D. in 1950 at the Prize in Economic Sciences in Contributing Writer age of 21. His 28-page doctoral Memory of Alfred Nobel 1994. Star Trek musical parody thesis (https://goo.gl/IJC4mB) Nash was hired by MIT in On May 23, John Nash and introduced non-cooperative games 1951. In 1952 he fathered and his wife, Alicia Lopez-Harrison de and the Nash equilibrium, for which subsequently abandoned his first Lardé, died in a traffic accident he subsequently was awarded one- son, John David Stier. His summer in New Jersey. Two other people third of The Sveriges Riksbank were injured. Nash was returning Continued on page 2 from a trip to Norway, where he had been awarded the Abel Prize in recognition of his extraordinary career and contributions to the field of mathematics. Nash’s life was memorialized by the 1998 book and 2001 film A Beautiful Mind. Nash was born in West Virginia in 1928, and attended the Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University) where, his interests evolving, he switched majors from chemical engineering to chemistry, and (From left) Spock (Casey Handmer) and Takya (Holly Bender) finally to mathematics, graduating share an emotional connection during a song. in 1948 with a B.S. and M.S. He Photo Courtesy of Nehaly Shah followed this with graduate work at Princeton University, -http://hevea.imag.fr/ FULL STORY ON PAGE 4

FEATURE | page 4 NEWS | page 2 OPINION | page 3 FEATURE | page 7 In this is there life be- local amenesty in- brad offers fi- honor code yond the bubble? ternational hosts nal thoughts in amendments pass issue guest from naacp caltech review news 2 June 1, 2015 THE CALIFORNIA TECH Caltech Y Column John Nash and wife killed in crash CALTECH Y Continued from page 1 Charles Martin Nash, was born soon publications he made an array of 2. Union Station Family Center research work on games and the after his first admission. Although astounding and sometimes baffling The Caltech Y Column serves to Sunday | June 7th | 4:00 - 8:00 Cold War for RAND Corporation Alicia and Nash divorced in 1963, contributions to many other areas inform students of upcoming events PM | Pasadena came to an end in 1954 when he he ended up boarding in her house of mathematics. His recently and volunteer opportunities. The Prepare and serve dinner to the was stripped of his clearance after following his release from his last declassified work on cryptography list is compiled by Neera Shah from homeless at Union Station Family being arrested in a homosexual hospitalization in 1970. in the early 1950s was decades information given by the Caltech Y Center in Pasadena. Food and sting operation at the height of the While he never stopped ahead of its time. His proposed and its student McCarthy-era hysteria. In 1956 he mathematical research entirely encryption/decryption algorithms, leaders. proved Hilbert’s 19th problem, only after the sudden onset of his while different from RSA or GPG, Founded to find an independent solution illness, his gradual recovery during are similarly based on the concept by students had been published by the Italian the 1970s and 1980s saw a second of computational hardness and in 1916, the Y mathematician Ennio de Giorgi blossoming of his mathematical have since been shown to be as was organized just months before. creativity and a series of productive effective. to provide Around this time, Nash met collaborations, initially using email. He made contributions to extracurricular Alicia Lopez-Harrison de Lardé, an During the 1990s, he resumed some algebraic geometry and topology, activities planned MIT-educated physicist originally teaching duties at Princeton and, in and work in geometry produced and implemented from El Salvador. They married 2001, Nash and Alicia remarried. the Nash Embedding Theorem by students as in 1957 in a Roman Catholic Nash has stated that through his in 1966, which showed that every an opportunity ceremony, despite Nash’s atheism. recovery he learned to manage Riemannian manifold can be to learn In 1958 he was tenured at MIT, but the societally challenging aspects isometrically embedded into some leadership skills by 1959 his mental illness began to of schizophrenic behavior while Euclidean space. Constructive and discover manifest. Nash resigned from MIT trying not to restrict his incredible proofs soon followed and today it’s themselves. Volunteers help serve food at the Union Station Family and underwent sporadic treatment creativity. possible to visualize the embedding The mission of Center. for schizophrenia for much of the While Nash is best known for of a square torus in 3D space. today’s Y remains Photos Courtesy of Caltech Y next decade. His second son, John his work on games theory, with 21 the same—to provide opportunities that will materials are provided. The Family prepare students to become Center provides a home-like Honor Code amendments pass engaged, responsible citizens of environment for up to 50 parents the world. The Y seeks to broaden and children. It’s one of the only CONNOR ROSEN AND of amendments to the Board of and will give the dean a greater students’ worldviews, raise social, shelters in LA County that accepts ADAM JERMYN Control bylaws in a campus-wide ability to communicate faculty ethical, and cultural awareness single fathers with children. For JOHN DABIRI vote. We strongly believe these concerns to the Board as well as through teamwork, community more info and to RSVP email Contributing Writers changes will strengthen the Honor better communicate the Board’s engagement, activism, and Stephanie Hong (stephanie. 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NAILEN MATSCHKE of this release became clear. After album bears more of his own are best suited for. Nothing really from Lil Wayne on “M’$” and verses Contributing Writer its online leak led to an early creative influence, and while I don’t reaches the crowd-moving levels of from both Bun B and the late Pimp release this past week, we finally mean to discount his co-producers, excitement found in previous hits C of Underground Kings (UGK) on The five months we’ve seen of get to see what its 18 tracks have the result is a unique aesthetic that like “Wild for the Night,” and while “Wavybone.” Not all are stellar, as 2015 have already been some of the in store, and while there are some I really think sets Rocky apart it’s certainly not for lack of effort, despite Schoolboy Q’s tight and best for hip-hop in recent memory, significant things I most tracks on entertaining delivery, “Electric and amongst the avalanche of would have liked to A.L.L.A. leave Body” ends up being “PMW (All releases slated for this year, A$AP see done better, the me wanting I Really Need)” round two but Rocky’s sophomore studio album album is a very solid at least a little even more devoid of substance, At.Long.Last.A$AP (A.L.L.A.) has release. more out of and it’s hard to overstate just how been one of my most anticipated. The biggest Rocky himself. bad Kanye’s verse is on “Jukebox I, like many others, got into Rocky improvement He has plenty Joints.” Every other featured artist with his debut LP Long.Live.A$AP, A.L.L.A. brings of charisma and delivers, though, adding to the which despite its mainstream is its remarkable can walk the already very cohesive experience. sensibilities possesses no lack of consistency despite line between Expectations were high for replayability, as Rocky’s versatile its length of over corny and clever At.Long.Last.A$AP, and I think flow over a varied but memorable an hour; every with lines like A$AP Rocky was able to pull selection of beats produced several song feels in place, “I visit Nice like together an ambitious project and standout tracks and avoided Rocky continues it’s my sisters meet them. I may still prefer Long. too much filler. Since its 2013 to be able to own daughter” on Live.A$AP, but whereas the latter release there’s been every reason whatever beat he’s “Wavybone” flip-flops between boring and to be excited about its successor, rapping over and or “All I wanna excellent, A.L.L.A. is (apart from as Rocky and the rest of A$AP the only weak guest count is green a couple moments) very good the Mob have continued to rise to appearance in a numbers / whole way through. Rocky is not worldwide stardom through A$AP long and impressive Man that the most lyrically or technically Ferg’s debut Trap Lord, successful list is Kanye West’s. s––– is weird, skilled of rappers, and that in fashion line launches, headline Everything on lookin’ like the combination with the lower-key performances at EDM festivals and Long.Live.A$AP matrix,” and tone of this record leads to some more. had at least some there are a few boring or even lethargic sections, -http://en.wikipedia.org/ The past year also saw Rocky redeemable aspects, thematically but Rocky still sounds good doing releasing several singles (only some but many of the best tracks relied from a lot of other hip-hop artists. interesting tracks such as opener it. The production is the real star of which made it onto A.L.L.A.) heavily on whatever made them From the psychedelic haze of “Holy Ghost,” which discusses of the show, as Rocky goes in in addition to a couple of leaked different from the rest (e.g., “Wild “L$D” to the Twilight Zone-esque Rocky’s personal struggles with some exciting and well-executed tracks, all of which were good and for the Night” or “1Train”), while pizzicato of “Electric Body” to religion and the hypocrisy he’s new directions that work well certainly got me excited, but in the less significant ones frequently the My Beautiful Dark Twisted seen in others, and “Max B,” which together and stand out more from my opinion were not particularly suffered from a combination of Fantasy–worthy maximalism on contemplates Rocky’s criminal the pop-rap pack than even the amazing. The death of perhaps the boring production and overstaying “Everyday,” just about every beat history while giving a nod to the Clams Casino-produced cloud rap Mob’s greatest contributor, A$AP their welcome. A.L.L.A., on on this album is at a level you’d eponymous hometown rapper of his Live.Love.A$AP mixtape. Yams, on Jan. 18 was a large blow the other hand, has seriously expect maybe a handful to reach serving 75 years in prison. The Eventually, A$AP Rocky will have to his longtime friend, mentee fantastic production on every on a pop-rap release. majority of content, however, is to figure out a balance between the and partner Rocky. After it was track, incorporating numerous This focus on interesting beats either things we’ve already heard strengths of that mixtape, his debut revealed that he and Rocky co- instruments not typically found does seem to have limited the from Rocky or totally generic album and A.L.L.A., but for now I’m produced A.L.L.A. with Juicy J and in pop-rap in conjunction with album’s potential for huge singles, subject matter. Some of this is pretty happy with how his sound Danger Mouse, and that the cover influences from non-electronic though, which is somewhat made up for with a strong array of is evolving, and will definitely be art is honoring A$AP Yams, the genres, and avoids gimmicks. unfortunate as they are what features, including a surprisingly putting quite a few listens into this emotional and artistic significance Rocky has expressed that this Rocky’s strong flow but weak lyrics long and attention-grabbing verse album in the future. Is there life beyond the Caltech bubble? MONICA ENLOW of those areas I have attempted to is admitting that there is one. they leave the safety of the Caltech The Tech should be a dumping Contributing Writer make a difference. Those areas of Caltech is a unique institution that campus), and I realize that I want ground for rants? No. Do I believe campus include, but are not limited is very different from most other to stay woke, but I can’t think past that The Tech should be a medium Since this is the last issue of The to, the Caltech Center for Cultural colleges and universities; I believe the ACM095c final I have due. to foster productive discussions? Tech for the 2014-15 school year, I Diversity, ASCIT and the Caltech that when it comes to diversity, I wholeheartedly appreciate the Yes. As a former editor of this figured why not write a reflection Fund. however, we should learn from our contributors to The Tech over the paper I can attest to the use of on my time here at Tech. This Last year, in one of the final peer institutions. I am intrigued to past year, while I was editor, who editorial discretion, and I believe piece is not meant to be a rant or issues of the paper, I wrote an see the progress Caltech will make wrote pieces about current social that it is necessary but shouldn’t a complaint but simply a reflection editorial about racism on Caltech’s in the upcoming years regarding issues in an attempt to wake up the deter people from writing articles. that someone (or no one) can take campus. Since coming to Caltech, I diversity. Caltech community. I encourage If all else fails, post your article something from. have been constantly faced with the In that same vein, I am more people to contribute to The on your Facebook or your blog This year I was told by Jarrid issue of diversity on this campus. I encouraged that Caltech is waking Tech regarding social issues that and tell people to read it there. Whitney, the executive director of was the only enrolled black female up. My roommate is currently our campus or other areas of the The point is, don’t get upset with Admissions and Financial Aid, that when I was a freshman. I can now president of the Feminist Club world are facing. The Tech for choosing to publish I was the first admitted student in proudly say that there is one in every on campus, and I am consistently The California Tech has been or not to publish certain content. the Class of 2015 to accept to Caltech. class; however, that number is not impressed by her efforts, and the one of my biggest passions over the The editorial staff is doing the best At that time, some four years ago, I enough. I don’t believe that Caltech efforts of many others, to raise past couple years. I believe in the they possibly can to ensure that was called by the admissions office. wants to remain an institution that awareness about issues that people power of journalism and the media, the content published is quality My parents thought it was a lovely contains “token minorities,” i.e., don’t think affect Caltech. In the and as much as people don’t want and that the discussions that arise welcome call, and I didn’t think the select few underrepresented news there are so many events to admit it, I know they read this from the content published will be twice about it. I am now about to minorities that show up on every regarding the treatment of women, paper. I have been heard on paper productive. graduate from Caltech, and I find committee, board, advisory minorities and LGBTQ individuals, more times than I have been heard out that the call was meant to gauge council, etc. I am encouraged by and frankly I don’t believe that the in person, and I am encouraged TL;DR: The Caltech bubble is a whether or not I had intentionally President Rosenbaum’s renewed Caltech student body is as awake by the campus discussions The real thing. There are issues on this accepted to Caltech so quickly. commitment to diversity. While as it needs to be. I know as well as Tech has fostered. I would like to campus that need to be addressed Have I reconsidered my choice I would have liked to have seen the next person that sets take time. see more contributors to The Tech, and concerns that need to be many times since then? Should I more of an administrative effort Lab takes time. Sports take time. but unfortunately people are busy. raised. The Tech is doing the best have reconsidered my choice more to address the issue of diversity Sleep doesn’t take enough time as it If I had a nickel for every time it can to pop the bubble and make four years ago? before the final weeks of my senior should. These shouldn’t be excuses someone said that they wanted to sure people stay woke. It’s been That’s all in the past. Let’s focus year, it’s better late than never. to stay ignorant, though. I see my write an article for The Tech but real. It’s been fun … but it hasn’t on the present. The first step to fixing a problem friends at peer institutions involved they were “too busy,” I would be been real fun. I have been involved in many (and let’s face it, diversity on in the social issues of the day (which able to make a dent in paying off different areas on campus. In each Caltech’s campus is a problem) will inevitably affect Techers once my student loans. Do I believe that Feature 4 June 1, 2015 THE CALIFORNIA TECH Pasadena NAACP President visits Star Trek parody Boldly Go! received Amnesty International meeting NEERA SHAH citizens and police. One of the well by community at screening Editor-in-Chief biggest cases that the NAACP has taken on recently is that of the On May 29, the local chapter of shooting of 19-year-old Kendrec Amnesty International (A.I.) USA, McDade. McDade was unarmed Group 22, held a meeting which and shot by police in March of featured a talk from Gary Moody, 2012, just after the Trayvon Martin president of the Pasadena branch case from Florida had gained of the National Association for the national attention. Moody and the Advancement of Colored People local branch of the NAACP have (NAACP). been following and advising in the Moody joined the NAACP in McDade case since the shooting; 1981 and has since spent 14 years the case is not yet fully resolved. as the second vice president; this is Moody ended his talk with his third year as branch president. a conversation on the issue of The cast of Boldly Go! is ready to perform. His roots are in Pasadena, and he decreasing matriculation of Photo Courtesy of Michael L. Wong was even part of the first Black Pasadena high school students at Student at Pasadena City College PCC (or any higher institution of in 1969. He later joined the NAACP learning). In his view, the toughest after realizing he wanted to be an battle in education is reaching kids advocate of peace and actually who are still in middle school to effect change. ensure that they finish secondary Moody commented that the education and hopefully continue issue of violence has become very to college. relevant not only on a national level A constant theme throughout but also right here in Pasadena. Moody’s conversation was the After becoming president and importance of reaching out to developing a greater understanding youth and creating positive change. (From left) Uhura (Tiffany Kim), Captain Kirk (Kelvin of the NAACP’s mission, he has been His most powerful statement of Bates), Spock (Casey Handmer), Sulu (Michael Wong) and (From left) Admiral Barnett (Brian Brophy) addresses Chekov (David Coren) are on the Starship Enterprise. Kharthak (Peter Lommen) of the Klingon Empire. able to increase the understanding the night was in response to the Photo Courtesy of Nehaly Shah Photo Courtesy of Nehaly Shah of public and private policy in misconception that the NAACP addition to faith-based policy. works exclusively with black people; NEHALY SHAH The saga that is Star Trek, music and had a lot of musical The NAACP currently collaborates after noting that the NAACP does, Editor-in-Chief originally created by Gene training through piano, voice and with more than 30 churches in indeed, work with various other Roddenberry, takes place within instrumental lessons. “As a theater Pasadena to reach youth because, minorities such as Latinos, Moody The Caltech community came a hopeful vision of the future. In major, I have created original as Moody said, “Faith has often said, “There is no black and white together on May 28 to watch a the late 23rd century, we find the devised works, though this is my been the foundation of advocacy.” — there is a rainbow — and we all staged reading/singing of Boldly Federation, a multi-planetary first foray into playwriting,” said The NAACP works closely with have hues. The NAACP works with Go! (Where No Musical Has Gone government comprising Earth and Cole. He has been in productions other advocacy organizations such people” to help them to the best of Before), a musical parody based on other star systems such as Vulcan since the age of 5, and has been as the American Civil Liberties their abilities. Star Trek. The libretto was written and Andoria. Occupying a small involved in multiple university Union and Black Lives Matter. by Caltech Ph.D. student Grant portion of the Milky Way Galaxy, productions as a director and an In addition, the NAACP has A.I. is a global organization Remmen and his brother, Cole this enlightened society of diverse actor during his time in college. also recently started working which advocates human rights Remmen, an undergraduate at the alien cultures is surrounded by “I was greatly involved in theater with 20/20 Vision to provide through campaigns, investigations University of Minnesota, and was other not-so-friendly governments, in high school and really loved it,” employment opportunities to and communications. More directed by Brian Brophy, lecturer including the Klingon and Romulan said Grant. “[Cole and I] had talked those in need. Employment information about the in theater-performing and creative Empires. In Star Trek, we follow for several years about potentially remains a central issue both locally organization can be found at arts at Caltech. The cast included the exploits of the Starfleet Starship writing a musical together. We and throughout California. The www.amnesty.org. undergraduate and graduate Enterprise, which, charged with always thought it would be a fun NAACP works with youth to teach Group 22 of A.I. has a monthly students, postdocs and Caltech and a mission of scientific discovery, challenge. Along with working to nonviolence through programs meeting as well as letter-writing JPL staff. The foreword is provided explores the unknown. capture the spirit of the iconic Star such as New Directions, and with meetings and book discussion below. Despite its science fiction Trek characters, we loved creating local organizations to promote groups once a month. For those Boldly Go! is a musical of both trappings, Star Trek has historically new, original characters that fit employment of youth. According interested, the next letter-writing substance and comedy: a parody been focused on relevant real-world into the universe of Boldly Go!,” to Moody, the opportunities for meeting is Tuesday, June 9 at 7:30 based upon the universe of Star Trek. ideas. In the 1960s, Star Trek was said Grant. youth employment have decreased p.m. at Rathskeller. The next book The United Federation of Planets a pioneer in presenting a society Cole and Grant started writing in recent years, providing a cause discussion group is on Sunday, encounters a grave threat from that had moved past the political the parody in September of 2013 for concern. June 21 at 6:30 p.m. at Vroman’s an unknown source. The Starship and social issues that plagued after they saw Star Trek. In the Currently, Moody and the bookstore; this month’s book is Enterprise, with its intrepid crew — the 20th century. In addition past six months, they have held Pasadena NAACP are focused on Philda by Andre Brink. The next Captain Kirk (Kelvin Bates), Spock to this tradition of idealism, a informal readings elsewhere and dealing with local issues concerning monthly meeting is Thursday, (Casey Handmer), Dr. McCoy significant and dedicated fan base a workshop at the University of violence and have even partnered June 25 at 8 p.m. at the Caltech Y (Allen Corcorran), Nurse Chapel has developed in the intervening Minnesota. There has not yet been with UCLA Professor Billie Weiss (505 S. Wilson). (Cierina Marks), Uhura (Tiffany decades, with its own distinctive a full production of Boldly Go!, but to understand how violence All are welcome at these events. Kim), Scotty (Jonathan Blackman), culture that embraces the quirky the positive reception (as evidenced affects public health Chekov (David Coren) and Sulu and humorous side of Star Trek. by the laughs throughout and the and economic (Michael Wong) — is dispatched to Boldly Go! builds on this standing ovation at the end of the development within investigate, going to the very edge heritage. While having fun with reading) has led to a planned main- a community. of the Neutral Zone. Along the the sometimes farcical aspects stage production to be directed Another main issue way, they encounter a mysterious of science fiction and parodying by Brophy at Caltech during the is incarceration — alien scientist named Takya (Holly Star Trek, Boldly Go! also winter term next year. California is even Bender), for whom Spock finds satirizes the musical theater genre, Grant is a third-year graduate considered a “prison himself emotionally susceptible. which, as any musical aficionado student in theoretical physics at state” by many, We also meet a nerdy and knows, comes with its own set of Caltech and plans to pursue a including Moody. surprisingly human-like Klingon peculiarities and idiosyncrasies. At career in research as a professor. The NAACP has been named Kharthak (Peter Lommen), its core, Boldly Go! is a story about He is interested in aspects of trying to work with who believes the sinister Klingon being true to oneself and one’s theoretical particle physics related police departments Empire could aspire to something convictions, about friendship and to gravity and cosmology. to change policies greater. In the ensuing tale, the love, about discovery and wonder, Cole will be a senior at the and procedures to Enterprise faces its greatest about the triumph of the individual University of Minnesota in the fall, be fairer and less challenge yet. Assumptions will be over adversity and about the joy of with a major in theater arts and a dependent on force. confronted, paradigms challenged, sharing with each other this vast minor in studies in cinema and Further efforts alliances tested and new contacts and mysterious universe. media culture. He will be applying include an open- made — whether for good or ill for graduate school in theater with Gary Moody, president of the Pasadena branch of the door policy by the has yet to be seen. And it’s all set Boldly Go! is the first musical an emphasis in directing. NAACP, visited this month’s Amnesty International NAACP as a place for meeting to talk about advocacy. to a side-splitting tour de force of the Remmen brothers have written, mediation between Photo Courtesy of Neera Shah musical mayhem! but both have experience writing Sports THE CALIFORNIA TECH June 1, 2015 5 2015 Athletics Hall of Honor class inducted GOCALTECH.COM Best Lineman as a senior. Bass until 1991. Close graduated with was awarded the Campbell Trophy SCIAC titles in the 880-yard Actual Sports Content Editor also threw the discus with track three Caltech records, including for sportsmanship, improvement and mile runs, going on to finish and field, placing fourth in the the 100-meter high hurdles, which and ability all three years on the runner-up in the 800-meter run PASADENA, Calif. (May 20, SCIAC Championships in 1948. He she held for 11 years, and currently Varsity team and captained the at the NAIA District championship 2015) – The Caltech Department returned after graduation to coach ranks fifth on the all-time list. She squad his final two. He joined the twice and placing fifth in the 880y of Athletics, Physical Education the line on the freshman team. still holds the 400m mark (59.07) water polo team as a senior and at the NCAA Championship to earn and Recreation inducted its second A dual-sport star in swimming by more than a full second and instantly became an All-SCIAC All-America honors. He graduated class into the Athletics Hall of & diving and water polo, Chesebro the 400-meter First Team with two program records and Honor on May 17. Six former earned three Varsity letters with low hurdles honoree as a two other Top-3 times in the athletes and one pioneering team each team and captained both record (1:04.50) forward, also 400-meter dash and marathon, were enshrined at the conclusion squads for two years apiece, as by nearly four serving as team currently ranking fourth and sixth, of Alumni Reunion Weekend. well as the freshman water polo seconds and is captain and respectively. His converted marks The 2015 class consists of Manny team despite entering college with the only female winning the for the 800m (1:50.74) and 1500m Bass ’49, Bruce Chesebro ’63, no competitive experience. The recipient of the Coach’s Cup. (3:52.44) are still program records Karen Close (Tanaka) ’83, Henry leading scorer all four years on Goldsworthy Additionally, by five combined seconds. DeWitt ’68, Alan Kleinsasser ’74, the water polo team, he certainly Track Trophy for DeWitt served Tyson holds one of the longest- Howell Tyson ’50 and the 1971-72 made his mark in swimming as sportsmanship, as the Editor- standing records in all of Caltech Women’s Fencing team. well, claiming the 50 Free SCIAC team spirit and in-Chief of the athletics, as his shot put mark of Bass was a three-sport athlete title as a junior in a conference- proficiency. Caltech Big 49 feet, 4 ½ inches has hardly been while attending Caltech, starring in record 22.8 and anchoring two The most T yearbook, threatened since his graduation football as well as throwing for the 400 Free Relay SCIAC champion decorated was awarded and fell just 1/4 inch shy of the track and field team and playing squads, setting one conference and swimmer an Honor conference mark at the time. A basketball. Long considered one of another meet record. Chesebro in program Certificate three-time SCIAC champion in the best football players in Caltech was also a two-time runner-up in history, DeWitt as a senior the shot put and discus, including history, the two-time All-SCIAC the 100 Free to earn All-SCIAC starred not just and became both titles in 1948, runner-up in Who would leave a hurdle on the track First Team tackle’s notoriety First Team honors both years he at Caltech but on while Karen Close is trying to run? Caltech’s only the shot put as just a sophomore stretched far beyond Pasadena. competed, leading Caltech to a a national scale. -http://gocaltech.com inductee into and freshman record-holder in the pair of team SCIAC championships He won seven the NAIA Hall of shot, Tyson also graduated with the with the two highest scores in individual SCIAC titles, including Fame in 1977. third-best mark in program history team history. Although he missed the 50 and 100 Yard Freestyle three One of just two four-time in the discus and still sits in 10th the 1963 SCIAC Championships times each, setting five conference winners of the Goldsworthy all-time. He also contributed on as a senior studying abroad in and meet records and breaking Track Trophy for sportsmanship, both the football and basketball Europe, he went on to break both marks in both his other title swims team spirit and proficiency and teams. the school and SCIAC records in while leading a pair of relays to captain of the cross country team With the first class of women the 100 Free at the National AAU third- and fourth-place finishes at as a senior, Kleinsasser won three admitted to the Institute in 1970, the Championships. Among his many the conference meet. DeWitt following year saw the advent honors, Chesebro was awarded went on to claim back-to-back of women’s intercollegiate swimming’s Campbell Award for NAIA titles in both the 50 and sports as freshmen Marie H. sportsmanship, improvement 100 Free, setting meet records Beall, Katherine E. Delfosse, and ability, named the 1961-62 in both as a junior with a 21.88 Debra L. Mielke, and Mary Outstanding Caltech Athlete and 50 Free and 48.57 100 Free, B. Ogilvie and sophomores received one of 12 national awards and led the 400 Medley Relay Ann. E. Clemmens and Janet from Chemical and Engineering to a fourth-place finish. He also C. Wainwright formed the News for achievements in placed second in both events women’s fencing team. The scholastics and extra-curricular at the NCAA Championship, squad competed in the foil activities. earning All-America status across 12 matches, including Apparently we were at one point Clearly one of the best athletes from both association. He went the Intercollegiate Fencing good at this “football” thing, thanks to on campus in her era, Close ran her on to compete in the 100-meter Conference of Southern athletes like Manny Bass. -http://gocaltech.com way to NAIA Championship titles in Freestyle at the 1968 Olympic California Championships, the 400-meter dash and 400-meter Trials in Long Beach and was where they improved against He became the first Beaver to be hurdles, earning All-America status a member of the American two of three opponents they named Little All-Pacific, making in the latter as she placed sixth at record-setting 400 Free Relay had faced earlier in the year. the First Team in both 1947-48 the NCAA Championships. She is team in 1969. Upon graduation, This group helped pave the and 1948-49, and All-Pacific Coast, one of just two SCIAC champions DeWitt held 12 program records way for the bright future of earning Honorable Mention status. in program history, having won simultaneously, the longest women’s athletics at Caltech, In addition, he earned Second the 400m hurdles as Caltech’s only of which remained intact for Despite the string blocking Alan Kleinsasser’s with the Beavers now fielding Team Little All-America honors participant at the conference meet 27 years (both the 50 and 100 path, that guy in second won’t be able to catch eight women’s teams. up. and was named the Sports Writers over a seven-year span and earning Free). Also named Caltech’s -http://gocaltech.com All-Southern California Second the most points of any Caltech team Outstanding Athlete in 1968, he Phil Murray named men’s soccer head coach GOCALTECH.COM Murray joins Caltech follow- department and cannot wait to get Fairfield University staff, and par- American as an undergraduate at Actual Sports Content Editor ing a seven-year stint at Division started on this journey. ticularly Coach Carl Rees, for an Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Uni- I Fairfield University in Connecti- I would also like to thank the incredible seven years as a member versity in Daytona Beach, Fla. He

cut, where he served as Associate of the coaching staff. The support captained the squad to a pair of PASADENA, Calif. (May 27, Head Men’s Soccer Coach and the and encouragement offered dur- Florida Sun Conference and re- 2015) – The Caltech Department program’s recruiting coordina- ing the interview process helped gional championships and par- of Athletics, Physical Education tor. Murray helped the Stags to make the decision to pursue this ticipated in three NAIA National and Recreation has announced a pair of MAAC championships wonderful opportunity that little Championships. Prior to college, the hiring of Phil Murray as Head and NCAA Championship appear- bit easier.” he spent four years as a youth pro- Coach for the Caltech men’s soccer ances while raising the team GPA Prior to Fairfield, Murray spent fessional at Blackburn Rovers FC program. to over 3.0 in 2012 and 2014. He three years as the First Assistant in the English FA Youth Premier “We are extremely excited to also served as the Assistant to the Coach at Division II Florida South- League, as well as the academies of welcome Phil Murray to our team,” Chair of the NSCAA national rank- ern College, where he coordinated Stockport County and Manchester Betsy Mitchell, Director of Athlet- ings committee for five years while daily training with the head coach United. ics, Physical Education and Rec- at Fairfield. and helped raise the team GPA to Murray graduated from Embry- reation, said. “His tremendous “I am very excited to be joining over 3.0 for the first time in pro- Riddle in 2005 with a Bachelor of knowledge of soccer both on and the Caltech athletic family,” Mur- gram history. He has also coached Science degree in Aviation Busi- off the pitch, as well as his deep ray said. “It is an honor and a priv- at the club level, leading the na- ness Administration and earned desire to provide a positive edu- ilege to be named the Head Men’s tionally prominent Dix Hills Elite his Master of Business Adminis- cational experience as an educator Soccer Coach, and I want to thank U17 boys program and Everton FC tration degree from Florida South- and mentor for our students, is a Betsy and the search committee for America’s U16 Premier and U14 ern in 2008. He holds a USSF ‘D’ dynamic combination. There is so having belief in my ability to lead Boys teams. license and is on track to complete much positive energy and momen- When your soccer team’s got no head the soccer program. I was incred- In his playing career, Murray his ‘C” license and earn an NSCAA tum all across our athletic depart- coach ... Who ya gonna call? ibly impressed by the vision that was a four-year starter, two-time National Diploma in the summer ment right now and he will be a Phil Murray! she outlined for the entire athletic All-Conference selection and All- of 2015. great addition.” -http://gocaltech.com Announcements 6 June 1, 2015 THE CALIFORNIA TECH ASCIT Minutes VICE PROVOST’S OFFICE HOURS

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Hey, Caltech. As you know, graduation is coming up and what that means for most seniors is that we are hauling it out of here as fast as we can. It’s natural, now, to look back, reminisce and reflect on what Caltech has been for each of us. While I can’t speak for ev- eryone, I did gather the opinions of several seniors that crossed my path and the responses have been quite varied. To provide an idea of how far apart the worst and best opinions have been, the range starts at “Caltech is the worst thing that has ever happened to me,” and ends with “I’ve been happy with my time here.” As an economist at heart, the thing that I am most interested in is whether my net time here has been more positive or more negative. The only way I can think of to decide is by adding all the positives and all the nega- tives that have elapsed since first stepping onto campus on Sept. 15, 2011. So let us begin. The first, and easiest, place to start would be examining the more quantitative data, also known as “anything with a number.” I am now $200,000 poorer, but I am also 555 units smarter. I have lost four years of my life but, I also earned a position in business school for the next three. I have increased the number of countries I have traveled to by two and the number of languages I am familiar with by just as many. I have written 43 articles for The Tech and had five articles written in response (although all were in response to just one article). I have gained 20 pounds (mostly all muscle, I hope), and I have increased my Facebook friend list by about 350, but I also lost more hours of sleep than I would care to count. However, the quantitative comparisons are just the tip of the iceberg. The qualita- tive aspects are what really defined my time here. When I first came to Caltech, I was socially awkward, or rather, awkwardly social. I felt that hav- ing a higher IQ than most was enough to get me through life and that being “smart” in some sense made me better and more deserv- of seeking guidance. Through my without ever feeling like I am miss- ing than other people. Relatedly, I peers I realized that those around ing out on something. It’s a part thought that I had all the answers me always have things to teach me, of how I have learned to become THIS WEEK’S CROSSWORD and knew what was best. Further, and a part of that has been about comfortable with myself. I was hell-bent on finding a girl- cultures from all around the world Now that graduation is drawing friend and I sought the approval of and largely from the Asia-Pacific. closer, who am I? In an ironic turn IS COURTESY OF others. I had no self-esteem and no During my time here, despite I view myself as less “special” and clue about what it means to keep the odds, I even managed to go less “smart,” but at the same time going when the going gets tough. through the cycle of love and I am more confident in my ability I had never met anyone living in, heartbreak, and while my time to get things done. I have traveled SAM SZUFLITA. or with ancestors from, the Asia- was distinctly marked by a lack to Indonesia and will soon travel Pacific region. My opinion of what of belonging to the community, to Japan, resolving to continue was happening around the world it was also a time for growth. The traveling the world on a yearly ba- SEE PAGE 8 FOR SOLUTIONS and traveling was non-existent at hit-or-miss nature of social life at sis. My attitude toward work has best and “why would I care about Caltech meant, as someone who changed from one of disdain to one that” at worst. had missed, I spent a lot of time on of excitement about learning. Ad- TO LAST WEEK’S PUZZLES While at Caltech, I realized that my own, but learning to enjoy my ditionally, it no longer matters to I am not as smart as I thought I own company was perhaps one of me what others think as much as was, but more importantly, I real- the greatest lessons that I gained what I think and my new obsession ized that the ability to get an A in a from being at Caltech. Becom- is changing the world. AND THIS WEEK’S course is not the best marker of in- ing free of the fear of being alone So am I net positive or net neg- telligence nor is academic capabil- is truly liberating. It’s why now I ative? I like to think that I have ity the absolute indicator of what can travel abroad by myself or be come out net positive, and that’s CROSSWORD. it means to be valuable. Through comfortable spending entire days really all I can ask for. my advisers I realized the value on my own working at the library -Brad/Chad

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