TO" llf RI IVOLUME LXXXVIII NUMBER 15 PASADENA, CALIFORNIA FRIDAY 30 JANUARY 19871 ~ 1 ·tI' • ·.·.·.·JII ·•· ·.·.·.·rl'.· ·•• • V.· Party at Occidental by Rob Soderberry sound from 9:00PM until the The ASCIT ESC presents early morning hours. Admis­ a dance party tonight at Oc­ sion is free with your Caltech cidental College. The New ID. See the flyers around Marines perform live at campus for directions. Call Stewart-Cleland Hall on the me, Rob Soderbery, for more Occidental campus. Dance to info (x376l). Do it for their new wave underground science! 'J'.•••••••••••"' ·.·h·.·.·.· ••·•·•·•••· Housing Committee by Josh Kurutz is to make permanent procedure President Goldberger's office and should not be needed for the created a committee two weeks ago long term, it will be disbanded by that is designed to implement In­ June, 1987. stitute policy regarding the Glen Cass, the chairman of the >­ maintenance of the undergraduate Maintenance Committee and the .D Student Housing Committee can o houses. According to the presiden­ '0 L tial directive, this Committee on authorize spending money from the 0- Undergraduate Housing Undergraduate Housing Reserve, Fireside chat with the new President-Jeff Tekanic is the ASCIT president-elect. He welcomes all undergraduate Maintenance is to establish lasting which was established at the begin­ (ASCIT members or not) who wish to discuss the state of the university. A run-off for the office of ASCIT treasure procedures that deal with ning of this term. is to be held today. maintenance difficulties and to The Reserve was established to review particular disputes over out­ provide funds for the houses to pay house at their discretion. of-the-ordinary maintenance. for out-of-the-ordinary The members of the committee Beyond the Universe The policy being enforced is the maintenance. Each on-campus stu­ are Glen Cass (chairman); Dick one established in October last dent was charged $10 by the In­ Barker, Superintendent of Shops, [CNB] - "Beyond the Mechanical throughout the country, and has year. This committee is not design­ stitute and the Institute matched this Physical Plant; Stan Borodinsky, Universe," the sequel to the highly­ been adapted as a teaching tool in ed to change this policy or hear stu­ contribution and put the money in Assistant to the V.P. for Student acclaimed series "The Mechanical numerous high schools, colleges, dent input other than from the IHC reserves for each house. At the end Affairs; Chris Brennen, MOSH; Universe," will make its Los and universities. Chairman, a member of the of each term, funds not used to pay Jim Minges, Director of Business Angeles debut on KCET, Channel The series has received more committee. for extraordinary maintenance can Services; and the Chairman of the 28, on Tuesday, February 3, at than a dozen awards for its scien­ Since this administrative body be used by the members of the me. 12:30PM. tific content and use of special ef­ The 26 episodes in the college­ fects, including prizes at the level telecourse will air over a American Film Festival, the Na­ 13-week period, at the rate of two tional Educational Film Festival, Wasserburg New Geology Chairman programs a week, on Tuesdays and and the International Science Film Thursdays, from 12:30 to 1:OOPM. Association. [CNB] - Dr. Gerald J. Wasserburg science, and for his role as adviser this year. During his 25 years of The series will also be shown on The creator, project director, has been appointed chairman ofthe to NASA on the directions and de­ service to NASA, he has twice Tuesdays and Thursdays on KLCS, and host of "The Mechanical Division of Geological and Planet­ velopment of the U.S. space been awarded the NASA Medal for Channel 58, from 6:30 to 7:00PM, Universe" and "Beyond the ary Sciences at Caltech, as an­ program. Distinguished Public Service (1978 starting February 10. Mechanical Universe" is Dr. David nounced by President Marvin L. The recipient of numerous and 1972), and he received the The series covers electricity Goodstein, professor of physics Goldberger. Dr. Wasserburg as­ honors, Dr. Wasserburg was NASA Exceptional Scientific and magnetism, Einstein's theories and applied physics at Caltech. The sumed the position on 1 January, awarded the prestigious 1986 Achievement Award in 1970. He of special and general relativity, computer-designed special effects succeeding Dr. Peter 1. Wyllie, Crafoord Prize of the Royal Swe­ was elected to the National Aca­ and the emergence of quantum were created by Dr. James Blinn, professor of geology, who has been dish Academy in Stockholm last demy of Sciences in 1971. mechanics as the basis of physics. lecturer in computer science at the division's chairman since 1983. September, in recognition of his , Dr. Wasserburg received his "Beyond the Mechanical Universe" Caltech, technical staff member at "Caltech has one of the world's fundamental research on the origin S.B. in 1951, his S.M. in 1952, uses classroom scenes, historical the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and finest programs in geological and and early evolution of the solar and his Ph.D. in 1954, all from the portrayals, and computer graphics one of the world's foremost in­ planetary science, and in Jerry system. Often referred to as the University of Chicago. He joined and animation to supplement and il­ novators in the field of computer Wasserburg we have a scientist of Nobel Prize ofthe "other" sciences Caltech in 1955 as assistant profes­ lustrate the scientific material and animation. outstanding international reputation (astronomy, biosciences, geoscien­ sor of geology, became appointed portions of both the text and film "Beyond the Mechanical to represent the division," said Dr. ces, and mathematics), the Cra­ associate professor in 1959 and sequences have been used for this Universe" is produced by the Cali­ Goldberger. "Weare certain that he foord Prize of $190,000 was pre­ professor of geology and geophy­ term's Physics lb. fornia Institute of Technology and will bring the same energy and sented to Dr. Wasserburg by King sics in 1962. He was named Mac­ Since its first airing in 1985, the Southern California Consor­ commitment to his role as chair­ Carl Gustav of Sweden in a cere­ Arthur Professor of Geology and "The Mechanical Universe" has ap­ tium, and is funded by the An­ man that he has brought to his 31 mony at the Academy on 24 Geophysics in 1982. peared on public television stations nenberg/CPB project. years of research as a member of September. the Caltech faculty." Dr. Wasserburg's recent honors Dr. Wasserburg is the John D. include the U.S. Senior Scientist MacArthur Professor of Geology Award, the Wollaston Medal ofthe and Geophysics and director of the Geological Society of London, the J. Lawrence Smith Medal of the Treasurer Bylaws Changes Proposed Lunatic Asylum, a world­ renowned research center for the National Academy ofSciences, and The following amendments to Article XIV (Publications) of the ASCIT study of moon rocks, meteorites, the Harry H. Hess Medal of the bylaws will be voted on at the general election on February 2. What the and dust from interplanetary space. American Geophysical Union, all Hopefuls amendments change from current practice is shown in bold type. The He is internationally recognized for presented in 1985. He will receive first two proposals push the date for assuming office back about a month his pioneering research in the fields the Holmes Medal ofthe European ff for two appointed positions to allow the newly elected Board of Directors of isotope geology and planetary Union of Geosciences in April of Run 0 time to appoint them. The third simplifies the method for splitting adver­ tising commissions between the Business Manager and Editor of the Tech. Hitlin, Schwarz Fellows Proposed Amendment #1 SECTION 11. The Editor of the California Tech takes office at the beginning of [CNB] - Dr. David Hitlin and Dr. believed to be tlte fundamental con­ -Vote Today the corporate fiscal year; the Business Manager of the California Tech takes office John Schwarz ofCaltech have been stituent of matter. at the beginning of third term; ... [remainder of section unchanged] elected Fellows of the American Dr. Schwarz is professor of Vote today for your favorite can­ Physical Society (APS), an honor theoretical physics. He was elected didate for ASCIT treasurer. The Proposed Amendment #2 conferred annually upon a select an APS Fellow for his fundamen­ following candidates made the SECTION 13. The Publications Darkroom Chairman is responsible for maintain­ number of scientists for outstand­ tal role in the development of run-off: ing the publications darkroom, authorizing persons to use the facilities, and filing ing and innovative research in the superstring theory, the first viable Paul Brewer negatives for the use of the publications. He will receive a salary of one hundred physical sciences. The two physi­ candidate for the long-sought uni­ Jeff Flint fifty dollars ($150) for the year's work. He takes office at the beginning of cists were elected APS Fellows in fied field theory that accounts for Thu Le third term. Circle the candidate of your December of 1986. all the laws and phenomena of Proposed Amendment #3 Dr. Hitlin, professor of physics. choice (on the ballot; not here, physics, was named a Fellow for Dr. Hitlin received his B.A., dummy) and/or cross off your least SECTION 8(a). [beginning of subsection unchanged] ... The net commission will be distributed as follows: two-thirds (2/3) will go to the Business Manager and M.A. and Ph.D. from Columbia preferred. his studies of the role of weak one-third (lh) will go to the Editor. forces in the decay of elementary University in 1963, 1965 and 1968 particles containing charmed and respectively.