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VOLUME XCVII, NUMBER 25 PASADENA, CALIFORNIA FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1996

BY SHAY CHINN about Avery, it seems as though AND ROBERT JOHNSON its design and accommodations are genuinely very livable. Here In hopes of generating ex­ are the vital statistics: the com­ citement about the opening of plex will accommodate 136 stu­ Avery Center, many graduate dents, 33 of which are reserved and undergraduate students were for graduate students. There are introduced to what is expected 38 doubles (four are reserved for to become the new center of on grad students), 50 singles (25 are campus life here at Caltech. On reserved for grad students), 2 Wednesday, an information ses­ triples, and 4 single suites. Two sion was held at Steele House single suites will share a bath­ where representatives from room. Avery also contains 4 Mousing and Residence Life spacious faculty apartments as were available to answer ques­ well as 35 underground parking tions about Avery Center. For spaces. All students and faculty the first time, official tours of the will be required to participate in complex were given which al­ the 10 meal per week board plan. lowed students to get a prelimi­ Each room contains an air con­ nary idea of what the building ditioner, sink, and ethernet con­ A Brave New World ... will become. nection to the campus network. being that they will not have ises large desks. Avery house freshmen. Additional statistics Behind the hype and propa­ The singles are comparable in closets and instead will be fur­ will be a part of the off-campus pertaining to Avery Center are ganda that has been circulated size to those found in the south nished with wardrobes for hang­ lottery to be held on May 15 and houses with the major difference ing clothes. Housing also prom- will be closed to next years SEE AVERY CO NT. ON 1'.10 EMANA LATINA: Explosion of Culture Fellowships Are Great!

BY MELISSA SAENZ by Lauren Stolper tunity to expand personal and AND WENG KI CHING professional horizons. Some of this year's seniors Fellowships vary in many Ya lIego la hora! The time are all set regarding their plans ways: competitiveness (some is here! Next week is the 3rd for next year. Others are still are much easier to win than oth­ annual celebration of Semana trying to decide: Will it be grad ers), countries where you can Latina brought to Cal tech by school, work, or something else? study, duration of fellowship, Club Latino and the Caltech One option for next year's se­ qualifications, amount of the Latino Association of Science niors to consider is applying for award, and sometimes, the sub­ and Engineering Students a fellowship. Some fellowships ject of study. To whet the appe­ (CLASES). This "Latin Week" pay for graduate study in the tite of current juniors, I have pro­ brings an impressive series of U.S. only, but others allow you vided a short "Cook's Tour" of events celebrating Latino cul­ to travel and/or study abroad. fellowship opportunities. tures and discussing Latino is­ You've had four hard years at Juniors can consult the sues. The members of Club Caltech why not spend a few CALTECH GUIDE TO FEL­ Latino and CLASES, the gradu­ ate and undergraduate Latino years living, studying, and trav­ LOWSHIPS AND SCHOLAR­ organizations at Caltech know eling abroad? SHIPS for details. The guide is that we have been entrusted Fellowships such as the mailed out to all juniors during with the richness and diversity Marshall, Fulbright, Rotary, May. Other students can call of the many Latin American na­ Rhodes, Churchill among others ext. 2150 or e-mail tions. We are proud to share our will pay for travel and living [email protected] culture through this established expenses, as well as tuition for to request a copy. yearly event that immerses the one to three years of study at a Caltech and local communities university abroad. I can speak Graduate students may apply for This Years Semana Latina Poster, by Simon Varela in intellectual, artistic, and from the personal experience of certain fellowships as long as socio-political exploration. ing Latinos in the U.S. are tak­ tion with Gallos Reales. Sun­ having lived and studied abroad they meet age and citizenship Latinos comprise 12% of ing center stage in the news. day is the Mexican National for two years after my gradua­ requirements. International stu- the United States population Please take advantage of this op­ Holiday "Cinco de Mayo" that tion from college that a fellow­ and over 32% of the Los Ange­ portunity to broaden your under­ celebrates the anniversary of the ship can be a wonderful oppor- SEE FELLOWSHIPS CONT. ON 1'.2 les population. The influence standing. Battle of Puebla of 1862 in of this culture on this country is Every day of Semana Latina which a small Mexican army led of great importance. In the U.S., celebrates a different region of by Ignacio Zaragoza defeated a with Southern California as a Latin America with noontime much larger army of the French .center of attention, much ethnic musical performance featuring Empire. This unexpected vic­ THE USUAL THIS WEEK'S friction can be attributed to the professional artists located on the tory was a morale booster for the STUFF lack of understanding among west lawn of the Athaneum. Mexican people and is still cel­ FEATURES different ethnic groups. Com­ Taste food in the style of each ebrated today. Tuesday brings munication and knowledge of region served by the Athaneum the beat of the Cumbia from Announcements 12 Earth Day 9 ethnic differences and similari­ for $3.00 a plate induding bev­ Central America with Orquesta Flame On 5 Capitol Steps 8 The Outside World 3 ties is essential for improving erage. Cabaret. Wednesday features SEPP Lecture 7 Trust Me 6 Dean's Awards 4 relations within this country. On Monday, May 6th, expe­ Question of the Month 5 Currently, many issues concern- rience Mexico's mariachi tradi- SEE SEMANA LATINA CONT. ON 1'.8 2 3, 1996 NEWs THE CALIFORNIA TECH

Engineers Demonstrate Technique for Crystallizing Proteins

BY PUBLIC RELATIONS exciting, the new technique has Almost all proteins contain cial Brewster angle microscope cause of this amphiphilic prop­ possible applications in con­ the amino acid called histidine, to see how a naturally occurring erty, the lipids line up in a mono­ PASADENA-Chemical engi­ structing molecular devices to which metal ions such as protein, streptavidin, forms a layer a film that is a single neers have successfully demon­ based on two-dimensional pro­ Cu2+ bind. This binding be­ two-dimensional crystal when molecule thick - on the surface strated a new method of crystal­ tein arrays." Arnold's Caltech tween the metal ion in the lipid bound to this lipid. of water. The metal ions hang lizing proteins, an important and colleagues in this work were and the histidine in the protein The presence of a histidine down into the water where they notoriously difficult problem in graduate student Daniel Pack is what enables the lipids to grab on the surface of streptavidin is can grab the proteins, which are biochemistry. The new ap­ and research fellow Chao-Tsen the protein molecules. essential for it to bind to the de­ also hydrophilic, and pull them proach is reported by research­ Chen, both 10 signer lipid. The up to the lipid-water interface. ers from Caltech and the Uni­ chemical engineer- histidine respon­ The lipids pack the mol­ versity of Washington in the mg. sible for binding ecules of protein - streptavidin April 30 issue of the Proceed­ The new ap­ was identified with in this case - into a dense, two­ ings of the National Academy of proach uses spe­ the help of Patrick dimensional sheet. When the Sciences. The new technique has cially designed lip­ Stayton, an assis­ proteins are crowded together Arranging protein mol­ ids fatty mol­ possible applications in tant professor of like this, they can spontaneously ecules into a crystalline structure ecules - that act bioengineering, organize into large, two-dimen­ is an important scientific chal­ constructing molecular like molecular tug­ and Ashutosh sional crystals. Scientists can lenge; it is the crucial first step boats. Ordinarily, devices based on two­ Chilkoti, a then use the two-dimensional in studying a protein's molecu­ protein molecules dimensional protein arrays. postdoctoral fel­ crystals to seed three-dimen­ lar structure. Crystallization in a liquid drift in low in bioengi- sional ones. will also play an important role disorder, but the lip- neering, both at the "Scientists have used simi­ in building molecular devices ids grab hold of the University of lar methods before to crystallize such as biosensors or highly molecules and help Washington. They proteins in two dimensions, but compact data storage mecha­ assemble them into a two-di­ Researchers from the Uni­ created and tested mutants of in those cases they had to go to nisms. mensional crystalline layer. versity of Washington collabo­ streptavidin that lacked histi­ a lot of work custom-designing "We're excited about this Lipids are common biologi­ rated for two years with the dine, and found that one of these a lipid with just the right struc­ method because it should pro­ cal molecules, but the special Caltech group to show that the variants did not bind to the lipid. ture to bind to a particular pro­ vide a general mechanism for lipid used in this technique has new concept is valid. The Wash­ Lipids are "amphiphilic," tein," Arnold explained. "The crystallizing a variety of both been slightly altered by the ad­ ington team - Viola Vogel, an which means that they simulta­ beauty of the new technique is natural and engineered pro­ dition of a metal-binding portion assistant professor of bioengi­ neously love and hate water. that the lipid-bound metal ions teins," said Frances Arnold, as­ called iminodiacetate. The en- neering; Wolfgang Frey, a Part of the lipid (its long, oily should bind to and crystallize sociate professor of chemical gineers then attached a metal postdoctoral fellow; and Will­ tail) is repelled by water, while many different proteins. It engineering at Caltech and co­ ion, in this case copper (Cu2+), iam Schief, Jr., a graduate stu­ its metal-containing head is hy­ won't need to be redesigned for author of the study. "Equally at one end. dent in physics used a spe- drophilic, or water-loving. Be- each new protein." Fellowships: How to get them THEATRE ARTS OF THE CONT. FROM P. 1 CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY dents may apply for certain fel­ junior who will be a senior next PRESENTS lowships. However, in most fall or a returning senior and cases, international students will have to apply through their SEE FELLowsmps CO NT. ON P 9 home countries. We have a spe­ cial directory that lists awards for international students only.

Caltech 40-58 SAC. Pasadena. CA 91125 phone: [818) 395-6153 The deadline dates for most fel­ e-mail: [email protected]!tech.edu lowships are in the early fall. advertising: [email protected] ISSN 0008-1582 Almost all fellowships require a well thought out essay or plan VOLUME XCVII, NUMBER 25 of study, as well as some re­ MAY 3,1996 search into schools where you would like to study. Therefore EDITORS PHOTOGRAPHER you should start the application Shay Chinn Shay Chinn process early! This summer is Samantha Gizerian Autumn Looijen STAFF WRITERS not too soon. Terry Moran Mason Porter Jim Pierce Myfanwy Callahan Samson Timoner COpy EDITOR Jim Cheng The fellowship application pro­ Shay Chinn Laura Verhoff cess may seem a little confus­ by LAYOUT EDITOR FEATURE WRITERS Autumn Looijen Adam Villani ing at first. However you can Keith Counsell find plenty of resources and per­ MANAGING EDITOR Art Clarke JEROME LAW ENCE Samantha Gizerian Jim Pierce sonal advice available in the The Technogeeks EVENTS &- NOTlCU Fellowships Advising and Re­ Terry Moran CONTRIBUTORS ROBERT E4D LEE Johnathan Little sources Office which is now lo­ INSIDE WORLD EDITOR Grace Yang APRIL 26 and 27 MAYS and 12 cated in Rooms 25 and 26 of the Jim Pierce Donna Ebenstein Student Activities Center. We BUSINESS MANAGER ADVISER MAY 3, " and 11 at Heidi Eldenburg Hall Daily at 8:00 P.M. 2:00 P.M. encourage you to drop by or you can schedule an appointment. DABNEY LOUNGE

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BY DAMIEN R. SULLIVAN ing class from the top I % to the are important in our important and fell into dictatorship. extremely low - we sell liquid top 7%; the Iceland that anar­ they'll probably think of com­ '~There is only one anodyne high explosives on street comers At noon Friday, 12 April, chists like to cite had a ruling mercials and say "Buy! Buy!" to error. Science learned and contemplate giving virtual David Brin, science fiction au­ class of20%. He brought up the but they're not terribly correct. this, and it IS criticism." citizenship to marine mammals. thor and alumnus, gave another pyramid again: most cultures Everyone knows about commer­ Through experimentation, peer And that we're not going to see talk at Caltech. The talk was ar­ have had a pyramidal structure, cials, people record around review, and a general openness the future of Bladerunner; we'll ranged and refreshments were we seem to have a diamond with them, the ads have to get more to criticism - "The one thing see Vernor Vinge's Singularity, provided by Spectre, the Science a fat middle-class, which turns and more flashy to get attention. people loathe as much as physi­ or blow ourselves back into Fiction Library here. The topic back into a pyramid if you stick (I'm waiting for advertising to cal torture" - science has suc­ primitivism, looking at the was to be "Science or Propa­ it on top of a pile of machines. be discovered as our phrenology cessfully built itself up. (Con­ Golden Age which for the first ganda: Which is more important Artists tell us that art is wonder­ or astrology - DRS) The deep trast natural philosophy with all time will truly have been in the in human affairs" but like his last ful and rare; art is wonderful, but memes don't get noticed easily, the other branches of philoso­ past. talk he took a while to get around "common as dirt". Kill all the but positively he identifies sus­ phy. - DRS) The importance I have more notes than to the advertised subject. artists and new ones will spring picion of authority, humor, and of criticism and the difficulty in these, but this should suffice. He started out by noting that up; it's science that is rare and tolerance. The difference be­ exposing people to it is science's The talk was quite entertaining science has found human nature hard. All societies have been tween mainstream Republicans built-in grasp on human nature. and I didn't really care about the to be a very hard problem, but polygamous, one way or an­ and Democrats is who they think Somewhere near the end length or his not addressing the that science is one of the few other. Our version is "serial IS accumulating too much the talk was scheduled for one alleged title (which, frankly, I human institutions to operate on abandonment". Memes, and his power: the government or cor­ hour but got out at 2:30 - he think was the title last year.) He a good understanding of human claim that the concept proves it­ porations. Note the message of more obviously talked more thinks enough to be interesting nature. He then left that hang­ self in his passing it on to us, "E.T.": if you find an alien from about "Science and propa­ on lots of topics, although I feel ing to go skate through several having gotten it from Dawkins outer space, hide him from your ganda", I think. The two big­ he still misunderstands the point different threads, probably pre­ in the first place. duly elected tribal elders. These gest images from science have of the cyberpunks. People have sented in a different order than I Our biggest plague is one of memes are why Anglo-Ameri­ been the atomic bomb and told me he evidences strong sex­ am restating them here. To whit: self-righteousness. Brin feels can culture can maintain itself Apollo's pictures of the planet. ism, but I did not see real evi­ all other ages have had their someone should do a study of - why England, with no writ­ Brin claimed that before Apollo dence of that in the talk, al­ Golden Ages in the past; we look blood/brain chemistry while ten constitution behind the law 8's pictures the State Depart­ though this could depend on forward to ours. Fear times hu­ people arguing passionately, to and with a government describ­ ment deliberately didn't use the what interpretation you give manity is a constant; we are the show that self-righteousness able as elected dictatorship is word "planet", this being, pre­ some of his statements on sexu­ first culture to not regard "weird" correlates to endorphin release, freer than the Latin American sumably, too potentially social­ ality in human culture. The talk entirely as a four-letter word. so that we can say "self-righ­ countries were when they broke ist. He emphasized again that was well worth going to. The Golden Age of Athens in­ teousness" is a drug addiction. away from Spain, adopted con­ the level of fear in our society is volved the expansion of the rul- If you ask someone what memes stitutions like the United States,

ESQUIRE COLORADO by Myfanwy CaHahan 2670 E. Colorado Blvd. 2588 E. Colorado Blvd. (818) 793-6149 (818) 796-9704 Washington, DC. - House and with murder Tuesday. After an against Israeli targets in Eu­ Senate negotiators agreed on a all-night standoff with police on rope. Claude Sautet's tentative measure that would Sunday, he set fire to an inn and Robert Wuhl's require all newborns to be surrendered only after his Qana, Lebanon -Lebanon held Nelly and tested for the HIV virus, un­ clothes had caught fire. In that a mass burial for the 90 people less the number of infected ba­ time he had killed 35 people. killed in an Israeli artillery at­ Open Season Monsieur Arnaud bies is reduced by some other tack on a United Nations base. means. Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - After a Meanwhile, President Clinton Daily 4:30, 7:00, 9:30 p.m. Daily 5:00, 7:30, 9:55 p.m. trial that lasted 24 hours straight, and Prime Minister Shimon Sat-Sun Bargain Matinee 2:00 p.m. Sat-Sun Bargain Matinee 2:30 p.m. Jemez Mts., NM - A 14,000 Marcus Vinicius Borges Peres of Israel signed an anti­ acre blaze in the Jemez Moun­ Emanuel, a former policeman, terrorist pact, in response to the tains was kept from approach­ was convicted of participating in four suicide bombings that Submit to your ing the Los Alamos National a massacre of sleeping street killed 62 Israelis. i Laboratories and Bandalier children in 1993. Eight of the National Monument by nearly sixteen children sleeping on the Monrovia, Liberia - U.S. ma­ creal.i()e 1nsltncls ... 900 firefighters Tuesday, as church steps were killed. rines shot three intruders near cooler temperatures and Emanuel was sentenced to 309 the American Embassy com­ (poetryartphotographymusicessaysfiction) calmer winds helped their ef­ years in prison. pound in Monrovia last Tues­ forts. It may take another week day, just a day after a short­ Submit to the to contain the fire. Paris, France - A mortar and a lived truce was broken. Fight­ huge shell were found in a cargo ing between rival factions had Hobart, Australia - Martin of pickles being shipped from come so close to the embassy Bryant, the man who opened Iran to Germany. Officials that shots were being fired to­ fire on a group of tourists on speculate that the weapon may wards the marines. Sunday, was formally charged have been intended for use

Please e-mail submissions to totem@cco, them to Ruddock 221 or Lloyd 226, or mail them to MSC #990. Deadline: May 10, 1996 3, 1996 THE CALIFORNIA TECH FEATURES _ ...... ~s c s s Rebecca is Awarded

Rebecca Blankenburg has vice during her four years as an Becky has also contributed won the 1996 Mabel Beckman undergraduate at Caltech. Her in many other ways besides elec­ Prize. This award is dedicated to work as Senior Class President, tive office. She has performed the memory of Mabel Beckman and as upper class counselor and excellently in several research who supported Caltech as a health advocate in Ruddock labs at UC Davis, The Jackson friend and benefactor for over House is particularly admirable. Laboratory in Bar fifty years. The prize bearing Becky has also served as Rud­ Maine and the Cold Spring Mrs. Beckman's name is dock House secretary and Rud­ Harwell as in undergraduate re­ awarded annually to a woman dock prefrosh weekend coordi­ search here at Caltech. She has student upon completion of her nator, represented Ruddock at been a valued representative for junior or senior year and is made freshmen picks for the past three SURF, for the Associates, and in recognition of demonstrated years, and been a Frosh Camp for Caltech's premedical group. academic and personal excel­ UCC (1993 and 1995), Big Sis­ She has truly demonstrated her lence, contribution to the Insti­ ter for the Big SisterlLittle Sis­ ability to balance school activi­ tute community, and outstanding ter Program, committee member ties, community volunteer work, qualities of character and lead­ of the 1994 Health Awareness research, and her academic stud­ ership. Week Committee, hospital vol­ Ies. Becky, a senior in biology, unteer, State 4-H Ambassador, Becky will be honored with has demonstrated qualities of and N ational4-H Ambassador to the Mabel Beckman Prize at outstanding leadership and ser- Costa Rica. commencement on June 14, 1996. Esmeralda Nava and Alison Slemp Win Hinrichs Award

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Esmeralda N ava and Alison Director 9f Minority Student for prospective students and by Help an infertile couple Slemp are the winners of the Affairs. She has assisted with serving on the Freshman Admis­ $ $ Rewarding $ $ 1996 Hinrichs Memorial Award. prefrosh weekend, helped orga­ sions Committee. 011 QuelL Established by the Board of nize Semana Latina, and has Alison has been involved in Financia~ RESALE CLOTHING Trustees, this award is given in served as a member of the Stu­ student government as Blacker and for WOMEN memory of Frederic W. dent Advisory Committee for House President, Blacker House Emotionally 1136 E. Green St. " Pasadena Hinrichs, Jr. who served for the Office of Minority Student Social Team, IHC Secretary, and (818) 796-9924 more than 20 years as a dean and Affairs. as IHC Chair Protem. She has (800) 373-9525 SPS Wed 10·6 • Man·T uc·Thu·Fri 10·5 e Sat 10;3 ______·
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To: All Seniors From: D. Roderick ~iewiet, Dean of Students ' fl 0: Kim West, Director of Residence Life.

Date: May 3, 1996 Subject: DITCH DAY 1996

Ditch Day is approaching, and it should be great fun for everyone involved. There are some things, however, that you should keep in mind ." ,First, in designing your stacks, please be sensitive to activies that would be potentially dangerous to individuals involved or that would be seen as'harass­ ing to other members of our campus community. That means no lewd ogling contests, no lecherous goggling competitions and absolutely NO wolf-whisting at construction workers. Last year, in an incident mysteriously restricted to Lloyd house, several students were instructed to whistle 'appre­ YOU ~ COULD WIN $1,000,000 ciatively' at construction workers on Moore lab. and the Caltech law office is still working on the harrasement suits. We do not wish to repeat this experience, and any violaters of this request will be Hey Underclassmen! Enter this Contest and maybe castrated wi,th much aplomb. If you have questions relating to this, please see one of us. receive $1 ,OOO,OOO! ' Furthermore, stacks in the past have involved climbing on buildings to 'recover c lues'. Since the , . This week's Flame On was written by Art Clarke with risk of injury is real, we that you avoid the inclusion of such activities in your ditch day stack. Any some input from Rod and Kim. As an added bonus for the students seen climbing onto roofs will be summarily arrested and detained by our trained security loyal readers of this feature (and to !flake up for last week's personal. For prosecution purposes, we will assume that any students who are already on the roof, void) we are having a competition. If you c·an mail. a copy but were not spotted climbing, got there by other means and are therefore immune to detention. of this week's article with all lines that were written by Catapults and rocket launching students in your stacks is therefore encouraged, as it is great fun for Rod and Kim underlined in red, you might receive the student and TV stations love that sort of video-bite. · We also ask that you not involve any animals '$1,000,000 and will be featured in the next Flame On! in your stack, and remind you that DAPAC guidelines pr~hibit the consumption of alcohol or drugs as Now, isn't that a treat? If more than one person gives the part of a stack. You may, however, have animals that drink large quanties of alcohol and consume cOlTect answer, EVERYONE'S AWINNER! copious amounts of drugs as part of your bribe. LSD-laced pork is rumored to be a particularly tasty This cQmpetition is closed to seniors, who should have treat and pigs on PCP are always a party favorite. received the oringinal, non-edited version of this memo We also ask that peoplerefrain from using Millikan library for its intended purpose: Federal law on April 8. does not allow us to use the building as the world's biggest bong. If you havealready ordered your "Mary Jane" for this purpose', please let us know and we wilI help you dispose of it: If this presents a problem for you please come and talk with one of us. As always, please remember that individual students are responsible for damages to, Institute property arising out of Ditch Day activities. This inc1udes~ but is not limite~ to, the new Sherman library, Avery house, the geographical symmetry of campus, Presidents Everhart's twisted view of campus unity, your soul, everything you own, your sense of youthful exhuberence, any future inven­ tions you may have been able to produce before you were heinously damaged' during Ditch day, your parents, their credit cards, your dog (if you do not own a dog, ~ubstitute a sibling), and Parson-Gates. Please keep this in mind as Ditch Day approaches. Billing will be handled through T~e Guido and Flame Off! Guisseppe Bill Collection Agency. They get their money, or they get their jollies. -End Memo-

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You piC;k W.~llt you want and forget the, rest. 6 1996 EATURES THE CALIFORNIA TECH c1ined our generous gift." This added bonus, unenlightened darkness which spawned it. is pretty rude, right? Everyone frosh might think that it was a While admittedly not Caltech­ knows you're not supposed to product of the Biology depart­ specific, this idea still seems to ••• refuse gifts which express genu­ ment! have a great deal of potential. ine sentiment. But I'm not here Firestone, up by all the AMa Mead Laboratory. Home of by Keith Counsell to criticize the social aptitude of profs. Maybe this is application Chemistry 3a. Does anybody high ranking administration of­ would be too specific to engi­ think this class is even vaguely ficials who can prevent me from neers and the rest of the people useful? Most chern majors I graduating after another forty­ who have to take AMa95 for know agree with the general two days of pure, living, unadul­ their non-AMa major. I assure consensus that Ch3a is a waste terated hell. you that it would be extremely of time which encourages you Given that the Predator so gratifying for most of the Engi­ to play with toxic substances concisely expresses the feelings neering and Applied Science WAY too early in the morning. of at least a large fraction of the undergraduates, however. Mmmm, X2 ... Is there anything Senior class, it seems tragic to Lee Reavis's Office. Al­ it can't do? Seniors should follow in this ex­ simply give up on the idea. though I'm relatively happy Millikan Board Room. This This week's topic: citing direction by painting the While Tom Mannion, source of with TFM (it beats day after day is probably my favorite idea, The Predator, Caltech logo on the athletic all goodness, has agreed to ac­ of $0.14 a pack Ramen hands­ actually. Think about it; we'd be suggested by Art Clarke. vans... Unfortunately, this cept the statue, it just wouldn't down), many of my friends are communicating our sentiments doesn't reall y seem to reflect the be the same. Given to the Reg­ not. I count down to the date of directly to the most powerful, In case you haven't heard, feelings that we have for the In­ istrar, it's a not-so-subtle criti­ Commencement while they influential, hosifying groups as­ the Senior class traditionally stitute. cism. Given to Tom, it's just a keep track of the number of days sociated with Caltech. Maybe gives a gift to the Institute to We wanted to put a seven big statue. So, these are my of board food left. we could convince the Board of celebrate their graduation and foot tall Predator statue in the ideas for alternate locations The nearest Internal Rev­ Trustees to give the Predator a leave a mark on Caltech. Last Registrar's office. where the Predator would seem enue Service office. It's so per­ vote at meetings! Some random year, the money donated by Se­ Pretty much sums things up, at home. fect. A big, largely invisible or­ alum from the area (or, failing niors was used to paint right? Beckman Laboratories. Ok, ganism that suddenly pops out that, a homeless person) could "Cal tech" in the gym. Tragically, this doesn't look so it might not do us a lot of of hiding, takes what you value drop by for board meetings and Whoopee! I know, you're prob­ like it'll happen. In the words good, but it would warn the crit­ most, and then flees into the throw a little spin into the mix. ably thinking that this year the of Meat, "The Registrar has de- ters what they're in for. As an

For a weel{, starting Monday May 6 there will be daily tours of Avery House. They will be at 12 noon, 3, and 4 p.m.. Sign up in the Resi­ dence Life Office. Hard hats will be given out and hard soled shoes are required, no sandals or other non-protective footwear allowed.

What exactly is Mad Cow Disease? The term mad cow disease the disease can be spread be­ comes from the strange behav­ tween animals when animals eat ior and odd staggering gait of af­ infected tissue, scientists know Answered by: fected cattle. The sick animal few of the details. The infec­ Michael Harrington, Member of loses its sense of balance and tious agent is not a bacteria or a the Beckman Institute at Caltech lurches or stumbles around in virus, but a poorly understood in biology circles, making it appear crazy. type of protein called a prion. BSE is closely related to a Prions were discovered in the Formally called bovine centuries-old disease in sheep 1980s, and no one knows yet spongiform encephalopathy - caned scrapie, and to some hu­ how they result in disease. or BSE for short-mad cow dis­ man diseases, notably an illness More puzzling still, cooking ease is the common name of a called Creutzfeldt-lakob dis­ contaminated beef doesn't inac­ BY MEDIA RELATIONS fatal illness that many cattle in ease, or CID for short. tivate the infectious agent, as it the United Kingdom have. Bo­ Scientists believe the dis­ does with bacteria and parasites. vine means related to cattle; ease is spread when one animal Prions heated to a temperature encephalopathy has Greek roots eats infected tissue from another that will destroy most proteins and means brain disease; and animal. In fact, scientists be­ (130 degrees Celsius, or 266 spongiform means literally "in lieve the current epidemic degrees Fahrenheit), retain their the form of a sponge." Put it all among British cattle was caused ability to transmit the disease. together, and BSE is a disease by using the processed offal of Although the British gov­ of cattle in which the brain ends scrapie-infected sheep as a ernment stressed that there is up looking like a sponge, full of supplement in cattle feed. only very weak and indirect evi­ holes. While the disease can occa­ dence for a link between the ill­ -_._------, sionally move between species, ness in cattle and in humans, WE ACCEPT the source for CID in humans British beef sales plummeted. J!1SA AND MASTERCARD is not known, except for a small As more information has be­ STA Travel is the world's number of families in which it come available and beef prices is genetic. have dropped over the last sev­ largest travel organization Public-health experts in eral weeks, Britons have re­ specializing in low-cost Britain have been aware ofBSE sumed eating beef, but at travel for students. since the mid-1980s, and have slightly lower levels than be­ repeatedly assured the public fore. Student Airfares Eurail passes World. Wide there was no chance that hu­ American agriculture and Packages for 18-34 yrs ID cards & hostel membership Air - Ocean mans could be infected by eat­ health experts believe this coun­ DomestiC discounts Around the World Shipping Services ing beef. Then in March, after try is safe from BSE, because Travel Insurance Spring Break Household goods - Cars looking at 10 new cases of British beef imports to the Commercial shipments Creutzfeldt-lakob disease in United States have been banned Door to Door Logistics which the patients were much since 1989 to protect U.S. cattle Consolidated cargo or younger than usual, they an­ from infection. Also, American straight loads nounced that it might be pos­ farmers don't use sheep prod­ sible for humans to be infected ucts as a supplement in cattle & Offices in LA SFO by eating beef after all . feed. .l _ Call 800-383-3157 . While scientists know that THE CALIFORNIA TECH EATURES May 3,1996 7

movies broke even. This term, Lake (all within walking dis­ midnight. Please refer to most of the movies will be on tance). There is an ad in the nouncement from ARC 35mm film. He took $1000 of TECH specifying the exact dis­ tary (elsewhere in this Tech) the $3000 allocated to movies count for each store. If there are further info. for this term. any Graduate students who .. Maria says that the • Terry brought the compen­ would like to go to the formal, talks are still happening and WI sation schedules for the Busi­ go to the Red Door to fill out a continue through next week. ness Managers. He also brought reservation. Transportation is e Kristie got a request the splits for the TECH editors. being dealt with. faceplant for $1141. Both were passed 7-0-1 . e Kohl will get together with moved to Ben Turk and talk to Wendell give them $60,5-\-2. Officers' reports were given. Jack about a Judo Class. Thurs­ • Dave Bacon and Emily s Kara wants to know if day, there is a Curriculum Com­ on a committee to organize people would like it if part of the mittee meeting. They'll be re­ entation week. The fresh APRIL 29,1996 ASCIT doughnuts were bagels evaluating the core curriculum. will register on Saturday an : Dave R., Maria, Dave p.m., a movie to celebrate instead. The photography class is still up there will be tours, open f"ArnrY,,1I ., Emily, Kristie, Grace, Kohl, Seman a Latina, Fresas y Choco­ • Alexis says there's paper in the air. If you were confused and the club fair to late (Strawberries and Choco­ and toner in the copier. Re­ by the CLUE reviews, refer to them with the campus. Gavin, Peter Manca, late) will be shown. Apocalypse ceived a call from Graphic Arts the article in last week's TECH want ASCIT support. AS Terry, Devang Now will be shown at 9 and 11 saying that the ASCIT copier or refer to your e-mail. By the support was granted. p.m. Both movies will be shown account number is wrong. Will way, the request to submit a re­ .Lv"'""'''' starts at 10:07 p.m. at Baxter Lecture Hall on 35 mm work with Kristie to solve it. view is a request not a demand. Meeting closed at 11 :21 p.m . film. Patricio also needed some Student account numbers are in. If there's an error and you were Devang came by to request money for the party for Semana The account numbers will be asked to write a review for a 's Multihouse funds for Latina. He requested $100, but entered on a weekly basis. class you never took, delete it. Respectfully submitted, party with Ruddock House. if he needs more, he can come • Emily got the sign-ups If you want to write a review for Gavin picked up the term's to ASCIT again later. He got a posted for the AS CIT formal. a class, but you weren't asked for TACIT. check for $100 (6-0-2). The invites are done. If you to, *feel free* to do so anyway. Patricio came in to thank us .. Peter Manca gave us an up­ need a want a Cal tech discount Sign-ups for ARC representative the 7 p.m. movie slot on Fri- date on the AS CIT movie situa­ on your tuxedo, go to Gary's at large are up and will come ASCIT Secretary May 10. On May 10, at 7 tion for second term. ASCIT Tuxedos or Tuxedo Center on down next Friday (10 May) at

The signup sheet is up for new Medicine, Olllen, and Ethics Academics and Research Committee (ARC) Representatives-at-Large. by Jim Cheng suggested, arose the character­ Concluding her presentation Interested candidates must signup at ization of the immune system as on women and medical research, Winnett and submit a -200 word As part of a continuing se­ an agent constantly engaged in Professor Martin ended by pre­ ries of seminars on Science, Eth­ warfare and surveillance against senting several new perspectives statement to kshekar@cco (describing ics and Public Policy, Emily microbial invaders. on health and the body as a qualifications and interest) by May 10 Martin, Professor of Anthropol­ Continuing her character­ flexible and adaptive system, ogy at Princeton University, de­ ization of the body as a mechani­ including Polly Matzinger's at midnight. /fyou have any questions livered her presentation entitled cal device, she next drew com­ characterization of the immune please email me. "The Woman in the Flexible parisons to that of the corpora­ response as a dance, and biolo­ Body: Gender and Contempo­ tion, noting that both are fre­ gist Margie Profet's controver­ rary Med ical Research" quently depicted in popular cul­ sial theory of menstruation as an Kiran Shekar (kshekar@cco) Wednesday afternoon in the ture as monolithic fortresses or aggressive assault by the im­ Judy Library. castles. From this, she draws in mune system against potential ARC Secretary Drawing on her recent re­ the depiction of women in medi­ invaders. search in women and medical cine, noting that this metaphor research, Professor Martin illus­ is often inconsistent in regard to trated many of the cultural as­ women, particularly in the areas sumptions prevalent in medical of pregnancy, where a foreign research. Pointing to a number fetus is "tolerated" by a mother, HIGH POWERE SYSTEMS FOR of fanciful cartoons, she argued rather than expelled immedi­ CALTECH HIGH NING that many of today's medical ately as the metaphor of the body textbooks use "dead," or often as a well-defended castle would unnoticed metaphors in describ­ hold, and in the case of autoim­ PROSYSTEMS ing women's health. With her mune disorders, which fre­ Value Station collection of slides ranging from quently pit the body's own de­ New PCIIISA "Burst Mode" MS wi 2561< cache popular daily cartoons to covers fense mechanisms against itself. 8MB Ram, 850MB hard drive of renown science journals, she With this, she argues that the 1.44 Teae Iloppy drive PCI Video wI 1MB upgradable (0 2 MB vividly illustrated the frequent paradigm of the body as a rigid 28.8k fax modem comparisons of gynecological and heavily defended fortress is 101 keyboard I Logitech mouse processes to industry and pro­ not entirely correct, especially in Mini tower case design duction and the depiction's of the case of women, and those WindoW$ '95 or DOS & Windows 3,11 Monitor not included the female egg as a "damsel in with allergies or autoimmune Multimedia Personal System IPower·User Super System I Inrel Pentium' • 75 MHz distress" waiting to be seduced diseases. 100 MHz 120 MHz or conquered by male sperm Turning to a more contem­ 11~f( ?CklSA "SlJIst MO

Semana Latina: Experience Latino Culture at Caltech Capitol CONT. FROM P. 1 stitute Auditorium, 7:30pm. the panelists follows. Beckman the colorful dancers and musi­ Tuesday: "Cocina Latina: at the Institute Auditorium, 4:30pm. Steps Spoof cians pf the Brazilian Troupe Athaneum lawn features tasting, Friday: Join us for a movie night Sambala. Thursday highlights demonstrations, and tips for featuring "Fresa Y Chocolate" the music of the Andes with the simple, make-at-home recipes of (Strawberry and Chocolate) for Politics : 11111111111111111111111 Inka Kings from Bolivia. Friday Latin cuisine. Wednesday: This the 1994Academy Award Nomi­ adds a Carribean flavor with the comedy night with Culture Clash nee for -Best Foreign Movie features their critically acclaimed (Cuba). Baxter Lecture Hall, merengue and salsa rhythms of with spoonerisms, saying them play "Radio Mambo: Culture 7:00pm. Saturday: Semana by Myfanwy Callahan Los Costenos band. just slow enough for the audience Evening Events: Clash Invades Miami" which Latina culminates with Saturday Once again the Capitol Steps to catch most of them and laugh Monday: Biology Professor mixes humor with social com­ nights Sabor Latino(Latin Fla­ John Alderete of the University mentary. Culture Clash recently vor) party with the band Makina made an appearance at Caltech, atthe unexpected twists in mean­ of Texas Health Science Center performed this play in Los An­ Loca. .Salsa Lessons starting at drawing laughter from a packed ing. at San Antonio delivers the key­ geles charging $20 a ticket. We 8 pm will preceed the party, the audience. For several years now, In both performances the au­ note speech "Hispanics and are showing the same play at no band starts at 9 pm. the Capitol Steps has come to dience was packed. Some had al­ Higher Educati0!1'" Beckman In- cost! Don't miss this one! Ramo Semana Latina is a wonder­ Caltech to share their witty politi­ ready seen the Capitol Steps sev­ Audi!orium, 7:3Qpm. Thursday: ful opportunity for all students, . cal commentary in the form of eral times before, but the amaz­ A panel discussion on "Latinos faculty, and staff to explore acul­ stand-up comedy and hysterical ing speed with which they write in the Media" brings speakers ture that is much ingrained in our musical numbers. This year they new songs about the most current from the LA Times, PBS, NPR, society. We, the organizers, are featured songs about the topics makes their show a fresh and the National Hispanic Media excited for and proud of the week Coalition. A short reception with to come! Unabomber, the Montana success every time. The student survivalists, and of course, none tickets are a steal at $5 , so this is a of the political candidates must see for next year. ~;:1 . --- - . t:~··.. ·,;o· ···············{;··, ·· ·· ... ·~ ·-, · · · ·· ··· ;· ···· ····· t · ········;-··... : ·;··· s,.·····- ··.... · -··-···-·· ·-- ~., ~~. .. - ~~.- .;-. ::.: .;. . .. - --. m:j emerged unscathed. The Capitol Steps have had ISTO'P' " ..PAYING HIGH 'RICES FOR YOUR The five member group from their songs played on National ~ • •. • BOXES,PACKAGING & SHiniNG Washington, DC, impersonated Public Radio's All Things Consid­ FRANKFURT '" - Buchanan,Dole, Clinton, and ered several times, and they are $265* ~. : " AMSTERDAM $288* ~ Perot in a number of songs em- regularly featured on CNN's In­ PARIS $290* ·801 BROTHERS phasizing all . those mannerisms side Politics. They have recorded . 324eatt ~roodway .glendale ATHENS $449* which become so apparent in an 15 albums in the past thirteen election year. They interspersed years, since they began at a Christ­ NEW YORK $159* WE CARRY A FULL LINE OF BOXES PACKAGING !-:t::=f:~';r;;!~Of~~0(~~== 3"~;~d~~ mas party in the office of the ift9 on dC\tinMion Of dep~ cN'¥\ ~id dirKriy to f~~ gowm­ AND SHIPPING SUPPLIES AT THE LOWEST PRICES .GUARANTEED!!! ~: these with songs relating to the in­ ~ 1. Fales;we wt;.ect 10 ~ wirhout noti<:e. COI M fOt h~ 1 to 0lhe1 workiwide'de\riNtions. CST. 1008080-50 ternational state of affairs, ex- former United States Senator OPEN SATURDAYS lOAM - 2 PM rDEE ft'~UI.ft mEE ftr'L/llrftr • . plaining the cause of the war in Charles Percy. All their songs are [j.lIi1tgll Travel ~ r" r.""vr,r" I'C~ rl:'ft . AIlrWllRE Bosnia, and making fun of the original spoofs written by Elaina 10904 Lindbrook Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90024 "'-241-4'00 ~LEllfMLE;, Quebecois and Jacques Chirac in Newport, Bill Strauss and occa­ 818-905-5777 : E-MAIL GQQf)[email protected] sionally other members of their http://www.ciee.org/ctslctshome.htm . ,:. . 81'-395-7700 NSAOEIIA members came forward twice in group. The five Capitol Steps and Ii 1200 lB MINIMUM/l00s SUPPLIES- --10% orr WITH CAl TECH 10 the performance to deliver "Lirty their piano accompanist always EURAILPASSES ~; put on a great show. I SSU ED ON-THE-SPOT! ~i;> .:.. ,.:"""'*.'"'.,.,'''''"''';''''w''' .,.",'".:<<< ,. .:. ... .,"'"x<'<"':';; ...... ". ,.:,:".,,,.,.. .:" :",:",.. ",,,, ,,,,,:: .. ".:,:;. .•;: ; . ,'., '-'_,~"'.. " ..: ,.:.'''.o,• ...::. :: ,.::::. ""'.::~.,.? " '::<:,:<: .y<:, ...:: ,.:.".:,""g i Dies" , an impress i ve talk I aden THE CALIFORNIA TECH FEATURES 3, 1996 ay is Fun and Informative Fellowships: They're good for you

BY LAURA VERHOFF ter was handing out apples and flow shower heads, and low-flow CONT. FROM P. 2 oranges, as well as selling plas­ toilets. would like to receive applica­ Marshall (requires 3.7 GPAand The Earth Day Festival, tic reusable mugs. There was also However, the most interest­ tions for the fellowships listed U.S. citizenship), and the sponsored by the Caltech Envi­ a table of books for sale on top­ ing (or amusing) tables by far below, please email your name, Rhodes. (requires U.S. citizen­ ronmental Task Force, was held ics such as vegatarianism, were the Hemp Shak table and current class, e.g., junior or se­ ship) We are also taking names last April 26 from 11 a.m. composting, and other environ­ the Safe Water Foundation table. nior, summer mailing address, of juniors and seniors who want to 2 p.m. The Festival, which was mental issues. There was also in­ At the Hemp Shak table, they had and specify which awards you information on the Churchill, held in the Winnett courtyard, cense, statues, and jewelry for many different products made of would like information on. De­ Luce, and Watson. turned out to be a huge success. sale. hemp. They were quite insistent It was brimming over with use­ pending on when they are sent Many campus clubs were and energetic about disseminat­ Note that you can access our fel­ ful information on a variety of also on hand to give out informa­ ing their information. Anyone to us by sponsoring agencies, lowships guide and find links topics ranging from environmen- tion on the objectives of their Who went to the Safe Water applications will be mailed out and information on safe products to population club. The most conspicuous was Foundation table would have between June and August. for graduate study in the U.S. growth management to recycling. CETF. Not only did they have seen freshman Travis Williams The fellowships you can ask to There were a great number food for sale for a small donation, arguing with the man at the table receive applications are the and abroad, as well as informa­ of tables representing these vari­ they also had Earth Day shirts about the benefits of water fluo­ (also appropriate for tion on study travel and work ous topics. A table full of envi­ and a table full of ideas on how ridatiol1. Overall, the Earth Day graduate students who are U.S. abroad through the Fellowships ronmentally safe products fea­ you can help with environmen­ Festival was very successful. citizens seeking postdoctoral Advising Office Home Page. tured shoes and purses made tal issues. They even made a huge There was a table for everyone opportunities), the Hertz (re­ The URL IS: http:// from recycled materials. such as poster listing things you could do to learn something about what quires citizenship or permanent www.cco.caltech.edu:80/ rubber, plastics and old tires. The while shopping, with your car, in they can do to help save the residency plus a 3.75 GPA), -lstolper/ League of Women Voters was your home, and some small per­ planet. available to register people to sonal efforts. Other Caltech clubs vote. Stuart Taylor, a grad stu­ having tables were the Alpine dent, was there representing the Club, Amnesty International, Utah Wilderness Coalition, a CIT-KNIT, and the Caltech Caltech (Athenaeum Lawn) All Event.s Are Free group that is attempting to pro­ Rideshare group. (lunch $3 with beverage included) tect the Utah Red Rock Wilder­ The Pasadena chapter of the May 6-11. 1996 ness. The Pasadena-San Gabriel Audubon Society was handing MONDAY 1lJESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY fRIDAY SA1lJRDAY Valley chapter of the Zero Popu­ out literature on birds indigenous 6 7 & 9 10 11 lation Growth was passing out to this area. A huge table was pre­ NOON MARIACHI OIll:GtUEeTA THEINKA L06 COSTENOS I'EItFOIU4ANCE8 GALLOS ~ 6AM6ALA infonnation on population con­ sented by the Pasadena Water and ICINGS IlIAND 11:45 pm~1:15 pm ItEALES lu"c;h: f.ljoa.... L"nc::h: Mbte4 A'th .. n ....ultl' lawn Lunc::h: P'upu ••• C .. "Ic::he & lu"eh: Paella. trol. Power Department. They had & 6eef Empana..ta •. (Or."H) ""t.h:uc:holll. luneh: Oeef 'fo.t. • .:t •• (C.~iPbc."-Sp ..... ) & Chlc;lr;e'n F.jlt. ••• There were also many envi­ samples of water to try, the dif­ (5tout.h Amo:ric:.) (MeK'(:o) ronmentally-conscious products ferent types of energy-efficient MOVIE available. There was an electric light bulbs they sell at discounted KEYNOTE COCINA LATINA COME!7Y NIGHT !'ANEL 6A6011: 61"EECH "St,..,wberry DISCUSSION .nd LAnNO I"ARTY car to view, while Wild Oats was prices, as well as information "RAPID MAMf:SO Dane/!: to r.h/!: "Hlepan',e and Le"'r" how to ,ook Cvltu ... CI •• h 'n ...... Chocolate" music of EVENING Latin "",code." H1eher Edu, .. tlon" c;ulolne (' ...... I.fI .. ) "M8bl"l~ Lac"," passing out free samples of trail about the energy-saving pro­ EVENTS ,,~~:::,:! ~::~"co., Dr. John Alderet.e 1:: ...... ( .. AI,Jd:'t.cr,l,Jm .... v'ht.O~,V"' f" • .,I, .. FIf", 199" Bee .. "' .. ., l .. !-t':'l1t.e Io.,;:I-.e"'.eum l.wn 5;!>O pm 7:~O pm 4:~O pm e2l~t~~ L~(:'-"t: AI,Jd:j'tO~'1,;rn . '""",,-,,; ,C;;, rty;;-,. mix. The Caltech Recycling Cen- Hall grams they have including low- 7:3D pm b:OO pm-tU ? 7:00 pm

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by RichChin trying to get anything past the Tech a little while to settle back The third game still saw scrambled pass and high set to Season Record: 18-7 wall that Tech put up. Middles into the match after the first Caltech in control, as the only Whittier's opposite hitter, who The CaItech Men's Volley­ Ken Wiberg and Gary game, so Whittier was able to Whittier lead came at 2-1. This was stuffed by the imposing solo ball Club hosted Whittier Col­ Leskowitz were in their element, take a 5-2 lead by their fourth time, Caltech's extreme depth of block of Andreas Masuhr. That lege Friday, April 26. It was to never once getting fooled by the server. Unfortunately for them, field in its squad was evident as gave the game, and match, to be the final match of the club opposition's setter, while their the club rediscovered' its rhythm, Forest Fisher and Stuart Demcak Tech with a score of 15-\ O. team's '95-'96 season, and the own attacks were so effective took control, and never looked came in as middles, Tyson Grant The, team would like to Cal tech crowd was the largest that the outside and opposite hit­ back. Mike Machczynski and as opposite, Aaron Kiely as thank all the fans who came out one yet. Some people might get ters had a field day against ei­ Steve Sears got to show off their swing hitter, and Weng Ki Ching to support them during the sea­ nervous in this situation, but not ther single or out-of-place skills at middle and swing hit­ as defensive specialist. Al­ son, especially those friends these players; they just were double blocks. With Andreas ter, respectively, and Aaron though Whittier did a lot to who volunteered to line-judge pumped and ready to dominate. Masuhr and Mike Burl detonat­ Kiely traded places with Joel tighten up its game, and showed some of the home matches. It Tech's first game was prac­ ing from the outside and Jack Jones for defensive specialist. great heart in never giving up, it would also like to thank Emily tically flawless. By one full ro­ Prater awe-inspiring from oppo­ The team could hardly have could not do very much against Ho and Grace Yang for score tation, Tech had a 4-1 lead. By site, Whittier never had a played better as, after giving Tech's dominance. The final keeping the home matches. And two, it was 12-3. The next server chance. It was a quick 15-3 vic­ Whittier the 5-2 lead, the club play of the match pretty much it would especially like to thank finished it. Blocking was the tory for Tech. came back to score 13 unan­ summed up the flavor of the Maureen Burl and Melinda key element in the club's game, Whittier tried to come back swered points to take the game, whole night. An aggressive Kiely for their help and support as the Whittier offense flailed in fired up for the second. It took 15-5. serve by Mike Burl caused a throughout the year.

Avery: tatistics for 1996-97 Housing ow! Housing Rates CONT. FROM P. 1 Housing Type Term Rate 1995-96 Daily Rate 1996-97 Term Rate 1996-97 page 10. UG Houses $995.02 $11.91 $1,059.99 The design philosophy be­ Avery Single N/A $13.21 $1,175.69 hind Avery seems to be very Avery Suite Single N/A $13.86 $1,233.54 friendly. There is a large dining Avery Double N/A $12.50 $1,112.50 room where lunch and dinner Avery Triple N/A $12.50 $1,112.50 Off-Campus Alleys $995.02 $11.91 $1,059.99 will be served during a set pe­ Marks/Braun $1,016.38 $12.22 $1,087.58 riod of the day. Adjacent to the Apartments $1,100.93 $13.29 $1,182.81 dining area is a cafe which will serve coffee items and other beverages in an open room Number of Toilets per Student Number of Showers per Student which is planned to be equipped Dabney 0.34 Ricketts 0.30 with a big screen TV and fire­ Ricketts 0.31 Blacker 0.25 place. Randomly situated Fleming 0.25 Page 0.25 throughout the residential area Blacker 0.24 Dabney 0.24 of Avery are two large and two Lloyd 0.23 Fleming 0.24 Avery 0.22 small lounges, each with their Avery 0.22 Page 0.20 own individual style. The Lloyd 0.15 Ruddock 0.19 Ruddock 0.13 lounges will contain a kitchen and a separate social area with couches. There will be a large courtyard in the center of the complex complete with trees, making food service more like the cards will allow the food ser­ being placed on making the stu­ or less remained the same since grass, and shrubbery. a restaurant: answering the in­ vice to monitor consumption dents happy with the meal pro­ the 1960's when the north, With the compieti.on of dividual desires of the students and streamline preparation to cut gram. Since the faculty living houses were built and Avery is Avery, the Housing Office plans by creating individualized menu costs. The cards are planned to in Avery will be required to be a genuine attempt to breathe life to address one of the biggest items. It is yet unclear how this be implemented in the seven on board, every attempt is be­ into the social life on campus. complaints of on-campus life: will be implemented. Another undergrad houses and future ing made to keep them satisfied An students are encouraged to food. A new executive chef has idea currently in works is the use plans include a cash equivalency as well. take part in the informal tours been hired to oversee the menu of cards which will be used to system so students can use their Avery Center seems to rep­ being given next week to help items for both Avery and the record meals. Although every­ board dollars to buy, for ex­ resent a Renaissance of sort for decide whether or not Avery is seven undergraduate houses. one living in Avery will be re­ ample, pizzas from Dominos. on campus life here at CaltecQ. the right housing choice for next Emphasis will be placed on quired to be on the board plan, Overall, large emphasis is Housing at the Institute has more year. appy Want to get a VCR for under $100? RAM for $15 per meg? Or maybe a irthday whole year's supply of Ramen or Mountain Dew? Autullln! Then join the the Caltech Discount Club. We (even ~ buy anything that you can imagine in bulk amounts, so yo~ get the stuff cheap. Membership '8 a ay is free to all ASCIT members. All you do is read the weekly email postings and pick any product that might interest you. late!) Love To join and be put on the mailing list, just send a -Eds. blank mail to [email protected] with the title "Dis­ count Club". And yes, this we are an officially spon­ sored club by ASCrr

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