BOD Makes Sweeping Financial Changes by Gavin Claypool of his dues he wishes to be Sharon Spivak, who asked for The ASCIT Board of Directors budgeted for each listing. Three reasons for "cutting the budget, approved legislation Monday dollars will still be used for a except to please certain people." allowing students to designate how subscription to The California Tech Supporting the lowering of dues their second term dues would be and an additional amount for the was lHC Chairman Ron Horn, who budgete d. general operation of ASCIT moved that a bylaws change for The motion was proposed by (stationery, phone bills, etc.). lowering the dues be drafted and Ron Horn as the culmination of a Rumored threats of large scale that the budget be revised. Norris two-hour long discussion on the role House secessions from ASCIT Krueger seconded the motion, but it of ASCIT and its responsibilities. c a use d the BOD to was defeated 3-4 with President While the final details still remain debate-sometimes heatedly-on the Steve Watkins casting the deciding to be worked out, the plan is that manner in which the corporation vote. students regIsterIng, . for secon d term dues have been budgeted. Watkins asked the BOD what will receive a form IIstmg·· th e The dl'scussI'on bounced back and their function would be, if funding following categones:. athI'etlcs, cI u bs, forth from the loss of revenue due to random campus clubs was cut social programs, and ASCIT to massive withdrawl of members, out. (These subsidies, according to mobvies. The cI ub s WI'11 be I'IS te d b y to the I'dea of lowerl'ng the dues so treasurer Tom Matoi, range from name, with blank spaces at the end that the dissatisfied members would petty cash amounts to $1,000, for any club inadvertently left off. be getting their money's worth. which goes to the glee club.) It was =E.::.ac.::.:'h~s.::.:tu~d.:...:e-=-n_t_t.::.:h.::.:e_n_f_i1_ls_in_h_o_w_m_u_c_h __O~p~p_o_sl_'n.=.g_a_c_u_t_h_a_c_k__in_d_u_e_s_w_a_s Co_n_t_i_n_u_e_d_o_n_P_a_g_e_S_e_v_e_n__ ~£IFORNIA Copyright 1971 by the Associated Students of thp CaliforniaTechInstitute of Technology, In('orp(ly;lted. ------------- Volume LXXIII Pasadena, California. Thursday, November 18, 1971 Number 9 New Theater Group lnterhouse Springing Up Here, Lots ofWork for One Night by E. Burner Pilate surprised to see Lloyd's bar there, RECENT PHOTO taken at Peking's China Institute of Technology during a peace rally. Volunteers Needed If someone asked you to spend all and those interested in imbibing by Jeff Mallory your free time doing hard-hat could purchase authentic Borubon A new theatre group has sprung construction work, or making Street beverages at authentic prices. 'Mars and the Mind of Man' Topic up at Caltech, under the leadership paper-mache or learning a skit that Across the Olive Walk Ricketts of Dr. Oscar Mandel, called would be used for a single evening, was doing its best to Honor America! Spectrum Productions, It is designed would you do it? Of course you The lounge was converted into a malt For Panel of Writers, Scientists to supply dramatic performances for would, that's, Interhouse. Last shop (c. 1957), complete with soda Baxter's Ramo Auditorium. Saturday we had the Interhouse jerks. Every hour a by Peter Beckman proportional to its distance from Spectrum will book events Panel discussions are usually the sun. Then, in 1877, Schiaparelli Dance, the climax to several weeks of twenty-by-thirty-five-foot American (hopefully three of four productions "Build Interhouse". The "Build flag was raised in the courtyard, next thought of as dry uninteresting con­ discovered his "canali " and all hell a year) into Ramo and receive its versations that accomplish zot. broke loose. Interhouse" phase is characterized by to an ill-fated oversize dollar bill. In publicity as a regularly scheduled the dining room several box-office Fortunately, this was not '.ne case the ingenuity of the upperclassmen A Canal Is A Canal Is A Canal event on the Beckman calendar. The who time activities so as to keep the pleasers played, including a Nike Friday afternoon i d Ramo Percival Lowell popularized the Faculty Committee on Programs frosh in suspense, "Will we be missile movie and a Ronald Reagan Auditorium when f(',H panelists idea of Martian canals that had been will finance the company and Anti-litter i1ick. discussed "Mars anl:l the Mind of built by intelligent beings, but his finished by Saturday night?", until admission will be charge; to help The Blacker House Country Club Man." ideas were opposed by a group of the last possible moment. The cover costs. Spectrum Productions is sported a nine-hole miniature golf Of course, the panelists were not scientists that included Alfred upperclassmen seem to have essentially a club, however, and all course. Besides complicated random trolls. Two of the world's Russel Wallace, co-originator of the succeeded this year, for preparations work will be volunteer. mechanical holes, there was a most famous science fiction writers, theory of evolution, who pointed were under way in the houses until Membership is open to everyone, the first arrivals, Physics 2 hole, with track A and Ray Bradbury, and Arthur Clarke, ou t the fallacy of Lowell's and the public is wlecome to track B. Refreshments were served were matched against two of this arguments. In fact, Wallace's book All of this year's lnterhouse au d it ion, but Spee t ru m is themes were quite different, if you un de r the watchful eye of country's most distinguished "Is Mars Habitable?" contained many particularly interested in non-union forgive the techer's obsession with McElroy's moosehead.. Those who scientists, Carl Sagan, Director of postulations about conditions on people talented in acting and falling water. Ruddock's interhouse wandered from Blacker House to Planetary Studies at Cornell, and Mars that have only recently been directing or set, and costume design, Dabney were unable to locate Bruce Murray, Professor of comfirmed by the Mariner probes. theme was The Barn. Upon their and "in short. ..anyone who can Dabney's lnterhouse, the Planetary Science here at Tech. This history was continued by straw-strewn courtyard was displayed bring to the theatre talent of wherabouts of same being one of Sagan began the discussion with a Ray Bradbury who discussed how a windmill, a pond with a Polynesian professional calibre." The waterfall, and other structures the best-kept secrets of the week. short history of man's belief's about science fiction had shaped man's audition/interviews for club Fleming's Flood the G.D. Mars, Classically, the War God's ideas about Mars. Edgar R. including an Interhouse Outhouse. membership will be held in Courtyard was vaguely reminiscent planet was long thought to be a Burroughs was, perhaps, the most Those tired of watching the livestock Humanities Lecture Hall, on in the courtyard went inside the barn of last year's effort. The courtyard drying dying sphere. Thes traced influential in this area. His "flying Sunday, November 21, from 3:00 and attempted square dancing. was Hooded and bridged by a back to the 17th century belief that moons of Barsoom" caught the to 6:00 p.m. and on Monday, Next door Lloyd's New Orlean's foil-enclosed pontoon structure that the age of each planet was Continued on Page Six Continued on Page Seven Jazz Club offered a quite different exhibited several modes of yaw, News Briefs atmosphere. Ancient Clay, the pitch, and roll. In the lounge a official Caltech Jazz Quartet, series of skits in television format Health Center Closed for Thanksgiving provided the music. None were Continued on Page Seven From 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, matter tailored to the interest of needy is being organized. The Livable World Discussed November 24 until 8:00 a.m. individual students and staff. campaign for gifts will be from Monday, November 29, the Health The tutorials are Hexibly November 15 to December 15. Center will be closed. organized; the final format and Funds should be directed to For first aid care while it is content of each are up to the tutors Charlotte Roth (Baxter) 228-77 closed, contact: Dr. Gregory and tu tees involved. A list of Ext. 1066. Check with Division Ketabgian, 795-7793, Dr. R.F. tutorials available for next term, Administrators or supervisors for Wehb, 7%-6121 or Huntington including the tutors and subject toy collection locations. Contact Hospital (First Aid Room) 100 areas, is now availahle in the Charles Mayl1eld, ext. 1063 for Congress Street, 796-0381. Biology office (156 Church) from further information. Fanny Warren. San ta needs '"Elves" for the Campbell Laboratory childrcn's party. Persons wishing to Isn't Coming Down ROTC Talk help should call ext. 2279. B&G informs us that Campbell Friday Laboratory is not fair game for Lt. Steve Paterson, a 1970 Elections salvage operations. Caltech graduate in Physics, will After Thanksgiving speak on "Research and Engineering Elections on the proposed Bio Division Opportunities 111 the Air Force amendments to the ASCIT by-laws Announces Tutorials Systems Command", November 19, will be held Tuesday, November 30. For the past sevclal years, the in Winnett Clubroom No.1. Biology Division has offered a Music and Film tutorial program for undergraduates, Help Give the Needy Discussions Continue listed as Bi 23, and staffed by A Merry Christmas Discussions with Charles Lloyd, faculty members, post-docs, and A campus wide effort to provide an internationally-known jazz FORMER SENATOR Albert Gore {left} and Nobel Laureate Max Delbruck of the Caltech grad students.