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R. I. T. COLLECTION RTER Look Who's BACK! R- I T Come To RiT's Graduate Fair And learn about the degree that works! Thursday, April 16 Talk to representatives from RU's 37 career-oriented graduate programs. Find out more about our scholarships, asslstantshlps, nationally-recognized programs, faculty and facilities. Prepare for your future with a graduate degree from RU... It's the degree that works! RIT Graduate Fair - Thursday, April 16 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 to 7 p.m. RiT's College-Alumni Union Rochester Institute of Technology Graduate Programs One Lomb Memorial Drive P.O. Box 9887 Rochester, N.Y. 14623 475-6768 April 10. 1987 CONTENTS Volume 63, Number 20 Reportage 4 Scoreboard 26 Departments Computer Science House receives Lacrosse puts together a team effort Letters 6 Clipper microprocessor from in the destruction of SUNY Alhany. Zodiac 12 Faircnild Corporation. Tough times for the men's team Tab Ads 28 Japanese Ambassador, Hideyoshi tennis, as their inexperience causes Bloom County 29 Ukawa, gave a sp>eech on U.S.Japan early season disappointments. What's Happening 30 relations and the economy of The nasty weather put an end to the Cover: Japan. 1987 RIT Invitational before it McFarlane visits for a third time begins. Season opens tomorrow at after an attempted suicide . Feature 16 Binghamton. Photos By: APO sponsored M.D.A. Dance .Steve Freeman MArathon which proved to be a great time for a great cause. Reproview 21 Ringling Brothers and Bamum and Bailey bring their clowns to town. The Pyramid presents a weekend of unique music and dance. Crossing the styles of Led Zeppelin and RUN D.M.C. proves quite interesting as the Beastie Boys do on Licensed to III. Musically revamped. Rank and File create a diversely rich, new sound. Whoopi Goldberg doesn't ' steal" much of anything in Burglar. REPRORLE Student Directorate's biggest (only?) "accurately reflect student perfor- The SD proposal has merit, more so accomplishment this year has been to mance," then this proposal only does in the undertaking than in their spark a lively debate concerning half the job. Next, SD contends the solution. Through their efforts, they academic grading. What SD is policy will stop grade inflation/de have brought the current grade policy proposing, according to their llation by whole grade increments. under scrutiny. A policy many are not advertising would "more accurately While it will not deflate grades by happy with. Student Directorate now reflect student performance," "no anything, it could potentially raise has my opinion, what they need is longer artificially inflate or deflate averages by 03 in some cases. This can feedback from other students. Do you grades by whole increments," "give the not really be considered grade want to keep the current system? Do faculty the added flexibility to give inflation as all of RIT would be evalu you like SD's proposal? Do you have a students the grades they deserve." ated using the same system. As a better idea' To do their job, they need I'm not so sure. The first statement student with less than exemplary to know. concerns accuracy. And the SD grades this "CPA boosting* part of their proposal is only partially effective The rationale is appealing. proposal rewards students who just The third statement assumes missed getting a higher grade. But the faculty do not already have a free hand policy, as I understand it, does not in determining students' grades. What likewise admonish a student who just about curves, dropped tests, mandatory barely 'made' the higher grade. To attendance, class participation, etc^ All Because of press deadlines, xve are unable to reward a student who almost got the these are used by professors Institute cover McFarlane's third visit to RIT in this grade, and not to punish the student wide to justify a grade other than what issue. His lecture, and a number of other that just squeezed by insults my sense the numeric average would deem related issues will be covered in next Friday's of fairness. If the objective is to appropriate REPORTER. REPORTER MAGAZINE is published weekly during the academic year by students at Rochester Institute ot Techrwtogy. One Lomb Memorial Drive. Rochester. 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Al rights reserved No portion of this magazine may be reproduced without prior written permission from REPORTER 3 REPORTER REPORTAGE Magazine Japan's Ambassador Lecturing In Ingle Editorin-Chief Kevin Minnick Last week Hideyoshi Ukawa, the Japanese can be a legitimate concern for the rest of Ambassador to the United States, spoke to the world." Many U.S. companies have Managing Editor students and faculty in the Ingle adoptedjapanese business practices in the Steve Waterloo Auditorium at the RIT (lollege Union. hope that they will increase efficiency and Senior Writer Ukawa spoke on Japan and the World production." Economy and United Statesjapanese relations. Japan has received much criticism Bill Amstutz Although the U.S. and Japan have lately for the dichotomy which exists News Editor vastly different cultural roots, Ukawa between its fantastic national wealth and James Ferme stated that, "We are two of the most its contribution to less fortunate countries dynamic and progressive countries in the around the world. According to Ukawa, Copy Editor world. In our students we see the world." "We have the third largest foreign aid Marco Abundo Ukawa attended the University of budget in the world behind the U.S. and News Writers Tokyo where he is presently a professor of France." So much for Japanese frugality. Law. He went to Oxford University and When questioned on Japanese citizens' Maxine Isaacson exposure to the rest of the world, Ukawa Mark Tiffeny joined the Japanese Foreign Service in Brian Dempsey 1954. Rising quickly through the ranks, he replied, "Last year, five million Japanese specialized in economics and became a traveled abroad and there are now half a Entertainment Editor world's leader in the field. Ukawa was million Japanese citizens living overseas." Jim Winiarski member of the Tokyo Economics His point clearly illustrated that Japan is Entertainment Writers Roundtable in 1970. During the interview interested in what goes on outside her Ukawa attempted to diffuse a potentially shores. Kris Arqento Craig Veconi volatile session of hostile questioning by John White Tom Mineo Ukawa displayed a thorough illustrating how much Japan buys from the Paul Cocuzzi Suzanne Shade knowledge of both cultures and United States. He bagan by stating that enlightened all who attended his dis- Sports Editor "Japan buys more U.S.-manufactured cussion. He closed by quoting Japanese Robert A Saizer goods than the United Kingdom and West Prime Minister Nakasone: "Japan cannot Sports Writers Germnay combined." remain an island forever." It appears that The Ambassador proceeded to japan has already built bridges to the rest Chris Martin of the world. • Jeff Gibb describe how a citizen of Japan would go Greg House through a normal day using American Mamie Salisbury goods. He stated, "A typical Japanese will start his day washing with Ivory soap, Photo Editor shaving with Shick, and eating bread made Clipper Processor Steven Q Freeman with American wheat for breakfast. At the The Advanced Research Croup of Cartoonist office he will use a copier made by Xerox. Computer Science House recently For lunch he will have a Coke and go to Mike Kerwin received a new donation from Fairchild McDonald's or Kentucky Fried Chicken. Corporation to continue the project they Production Manager The ladies will use make up made by Max have been working on. They are building Annamarie Daane Factor and tissue make by Kleenex. At a superfast micromainframe computer for night he will go to the disco to listen to Production Staff Computer Science House which will be Michael Jackson and drink Wil Turkey based on Fairchild's Clipper micro- Ellis J. Canal Beth Ploeger bourbon. On the weekend the baby will be processor (a computer's "thinking' unit) Deirdre Campbell Jeff Reichert dressed in Pampers by his mother while which is the fastest processor on the Jill Clause Karen Zagorski the children beg their father to take them Scott Traylor Linda Crankshaw computer market. The new donation of to Tokyo Disneyland. Should they go, they George Daniels Jordan Neuringer two Clipper modules ammounts to must not forget their American Express Advertlslnfl Manager approximately $5,000. The Advanced Card. This is what we call the Coca- Research Croup (ARC), is composed of Colanization of Japan." This detailed Victoria Vavrinec Frank Ciuffrida, an electrical engineering example of Japanese life helped to shed Advertising Representative major, Paul Netzband, Steve Adams and light on just how much the United States Brad Werner, who are computer science Robert Williams influences Japan. majors. Paul Netzband explains, "In Business Manager Ukawa concluded his discussion of August of 1985, we were looking for a Brad Pietras U.S.Japanese trade with two major processor on which to base our next Collections examples of imports.