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VOLUME 85 PASADENA, CALIFORNIA / FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1983 NUMBER 2 A Mechanical Filming 160 Techers hired at $1.25 per hour by Ken Whang The front of the lecture hall greatest reaction to comments Even before fall registra­ was given a disproportionate on the student houses. He also tion, a Caltech lecture hall was number of women, perhaps, to kept attention by discussing the filled by students when, last disguise the audience as one progress of the production and Sunday afternoon, 160 Techers from a more "normal" college advertising the science writing gathered in- 201 E. Bridge for . than Caltech. In the first two course which has assisted in, the filming of lecture segments rows, there were actually only script writing for the series. of The Mechanical Universe, a dozen or so Techers: the rest The filming went fairly Caltech's physics course for were students from other local smoothly, but many partici­ television with former Ph 1 lec­ schools whose attentive heads pants were surprised by the turer, David Goodstein. At the and shoulders are the fore-. amount of time that was asked scheduled starting time of 1 ground for many of of them. After nearly three pm, the students posing as Goodstein's lecture shots. hours of filming, Goodstein students appeared to be ready Sunday's filming session was on his third shirt and many for a lecture to begin. was the last of the lecture students were losing their pa- The lecture hall, home of shooting for The Mechanical tience. . freshman physics for many Universe. Scenes involving only "Yawn," said Karen Con­ years, looked quite the same as Goodstein and a small part of' die, "this is slightly more in­ usual except for' some tem­ the lecture audience were teresting than sitting around porary paneling on the front finished during the summer. twiddling my thumbs," walls and a track set up behind The filming on Sunday re­ Sherry Smith added, the front counter for the televi­ quired a full lecture hall listen­ "they're not paying us enough sion camera dolly. Also new in ing and taking notes, reacting and they ran out of food too the physics classroom were to Goodstein's humor, and early," referring to a bribe of phrases from the television , entering and exiting the class­ five dollar bookstore cer­ world. Mark Rothschild, the room. Each program of the tificates and a two hour supply associate producer, used a 26'-part series will begin and of cookies. - bullhorn to tell participants to end in the lecture hall, swit­ But otherwise, it was "nice "settle in" and "stand by." . ching to real life and computer for about the first hour," said The first forty minutes of animated examples during the Bob Bolender. the session was devoted to program. The Mechanical Universe is minor seating· rearrangements In the audience reaction being produced by The Cor­ in the lecture audience. Each . shots, participants were in­ poration for Community Col­ The Mechanical Universe audience participant held up a sign with structed by signs to produce a lege Television. The corpora­ reaction shots were filmed last Sunday his assigned number, then "chuckle," "big laugh," "big tion is currently working on responded to requests like, "84, groan," or "little groan." one other project, a series on afternoon. Above, looking down from the come on down here to the Goodstein, attempted some computers titled The New audience. Below, looking back. front row." jokes of his own, receiving the Literacy.

Liepmann AppOinted

ond of the most notable con~ Dr. Hans W. Liepmann has tributors to modern aviation. been appointed the first During the 1940s, he and his Theodore von Karman Pro­ students at Cal tech studied fessor of Aeronautics at the questions of boundary layer California Institute of flow stability and transition, Technology. The professorship turbulent shear flow, and tran­ was endowed by aerospace and sonic flow and shock waves, other corporations, founda­ that helped to lay the ground­ tions, and individuals-many work for high speed flight. of whom were friends, col­ His pioneering work in air­ leagl,Jes, or former students of craft buffeting in 1947 led a Theodore von Karman, who is field of investigators, as did 'his recognized as having con­ work in rarefied gas flow, tributed more to the fun­ magneto hydrodynamics and damental understanding of at­ plasma physics during the photos by Karyn Betzen mospheric and space flight 1950s. Research in turbulent than any other person of our mixing during the 1970s is· age. Dr. T. F. Walkowicz, leading to the evolution of rhe Fantasticks to be Presented president, National Aviation & more efficient combustion in Technology Corporation, was engines and to the development ' chairman of the committee that of a new generation of high­ Now, from the people who daughter have fallen in love. manipulations and each other. sought funds to endow the energy chemical lasers. His ~ brought you last spring's highly We discover, though,that the They go their separate ways in­ chair. research in boundary layer acclaimed musical Brigadoon, father's feud is a ruse, arranged to the world, where they learn "It is fitting that Dr. Liep:­ flows is making important con­ Caltech proudly presents the only so that the children would that all is not as sweet and sim­ mann, who now heads the tributions to a new generation fall production of The Fan­ fall in love, since children will ple as they had imagined. Graduate Aeronautical of more fuel-efficient aircraft. tasticks. The Fantasticks, a act only contrary to their The secret of the 's Laboratories at Caltech Liepmann is well known as joyous celebration of love and parent's wishes. The other longevity lies in its ability to (GALCIT) which von Karman an excellent teacher and for his life, is the world's longest run­ characters include EI Gallo the communicate the intangible initially guided to world influence on graduate students ning musical of all time, still narrator, and his accomplices, realities of lost love and in­ preeminence, has been ap­ who have studied with him and going strong at the Sullivan a moth-eaten actor, and an In­ nocence with magical music pointed to the professorship moved on into influential roles in New York, with dian who is very good at death and great wit. named in honor of this in industry and the academic close to 10,000 performances. scenes. Dr. Don Caldwell, head of renowned aeronautics pioneer," world. Eight of his first nine Featured songs in this At the fathers' bidding, EI Caltech's Men's Glee Club, will said Caltech President Marvin students are members of the musical are some great Gallo and his cohorts stage an again direct with his wife Wen­ L. Goldberger. National Academy of favorites such as "Try to elaborate kidnapping of the dy serving as music director. Liepmann, formerly the Engineering, and two, of the Remember (the Kind of girl, so that the boy will be The cast consists of two Charles Lee Powell Professor National Academy of Sciences. September)", "Soon It's Gonna able to rescue and subsequently Cal tech staff (Susan Cave as of Fluid Mechanics and Ther­ He has been named by students Rain", and "They Were You". marry her. The couple, Luisa and Pat Houseworth as modynamics, is one of the of Caltech as one of the In­ The plot concerns two however, discovers the plan the mime), two Caltech outstanding researchers in the stitut~'s most- outstanding feuding fathers whose son and and rejects their fathers' continued on page 4 world in fluid mechanics - and continued on page 4 2 -- THE CALIFORNIA TECH / FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1983 t editorial==~1 About that "Open Letter"

In the presentation of an important issue, style is often as im­ A New Opti.on? portant as content. This was demonstrated last Tuesday morning when, outside of the term's first freshman physics lecture, an "Open Letter to Freshman" criticizing current Rotation policies was distributed. Freshman displays The letter, signed by Behzad Sadeghi, had a public message in his choice.· its three, typeset pages, but the message was clouded over by so many extraneous personal opinions that few had the patience to read it. In addition, the letter was directed quite specifically to freshmen, freshmen who had hardly begun -rotation week. Author Sadeghi alienated some of the upperclass audience im­ mediately by addressing the letter to freshmen, as though up­ perclassmen were corrupted and unsaveable. Within the letter he noted that "many upperclassmen unthinkingly follow any ritual photo by Praveen Astnana branded as a 'house tradition.' " He later omitted the qualifying of distributing on Monday of "many," asserting that "Freshmen are subjected to pressures Rotation Week outweighed designed to indoctrinate them into accepting this system by up­ To Change Rotation these arguments, and that his perclassmen who were themselves indoctrinated during their ideas were so important that Freshman year." He tried to explain in the letter "why we have "If and rational restrictions placed hundreds of upperclassmen who are infuriated" by "what goes on The House system at rea11 y h e means myse Caltech is not perfect, neither some of my friends." The IHC upon our community no longer in the houses," assuming, of course, that this "why" clause is un­ and MOSH Chris Brennan urg- applied to him. questionably true. I think that many upperclassmen not only is Rotation necessarily. It is doubtful that any procedure ed him to delay publication un- Intelligent discussion re­ disagreed with these statements, but were also rather offended by til after Rotation Week, citing: quires not only logical this judgement of their characters. for human social interaction thoughts, but also presentation Sadeghi further alienated his' audience, upperclassmen and willl ever be deemed 'perfect'. 1) The Freshmen's lack of of those thoughts in a positive, freshmen alike, by blatantly violating rotation rules while they Because of this, such systems experience with any of these non-destructive manner. This should be continually under policies, and therefore inability were in effect, too late for any constructive changes in this year's to draw any logical conclusions should also include some sug­ rotation process. He described the specific rating systems of the review. Mr. Sadeghi has stated gestions of alternatives, which various houses and then detailed the final pick procedures. Had his views and actually about such things; Mr. Sadeghi neglects or does stimulated this review by the 2) The response of up- he waited until after rotation to publish this information, he perclassmen, that, because' of not have the capacity to offer. would not only have avoided violating these rules, but also would distribution of· his own "Open Letter to the Freshmen." his timing, see Mr. Sadeghi as The IHC is always, but have caught the student body after a week of considering the attempting to destroy the especially at this time, anxious rotation process. ;.. Nevertheless, I strongly to hear alternatives and. other Perhaps the greatest obstacle to communication of his ideas, question his motives and the system, not improve it; thoughts about Rotation and though, was the inhibiting size of the letter. The topic of rotation high ideals. he attests to in light 3) Our inability to change. the House System. Please make was not introduced until after a page of tedious examples of the of the very non-constructive, Rotation this year; and your thoughts known to your ritual behavior of upperclassmen compared to the great scientific even destructive way in which 4) The necessity of Rota- house president. achievements of Caltech. These two groups of ideas could not he presents them. Mr. Sadeghi tion Rules and the proper -John Krehbiel and were not contrasted in a parallel, organized fashion. The ex­ makes sweeping generalizations adherence to them. about the student body and Mr. Sadeghi apparently [HC Chairman amples of upperclass behavior cited' were not representative of decided that the sensationalism x6287, x3772 student life, and included a few statements that were clear uses the editorial "we" when generalizations. "On occasion," he wrote, "a student is at­ tacked ... and 'showered' for what he .' or she said. A Freshman ... can be showered for not answering a ringing l1t'FORN1A telephone." These things do not happen in most of the houses, TECH and in all of the houses it is well known that any student can ASCIT Social Notes Volume 85 Number 2 avoid being showered by simply saying that he does not want to Friday, September 30, 1983 Published weekly except during ex­ be showered. by Dan Schwartz amination and vacation periods by A last point about the letter that diminished its credibility was ASCIT Dir. of Social Activities' or Magic Mountain, and hold a the Associated Students of the the fact that it was signed by only one author. Sadeghi claims I want to welcome all of -bash with another college, one California Institute of Technology, it Inc. The opinions expressed herein that was a joint effort, but none of the other authors was will­ you transfers and freshmen to blessed with a better than 6: 1 are strictly those of the authors and ing to sign the work. Caltech, party mecca of the ratio, and provide a surprise or do not necessarily reflect those of What disturbs me most about Sadeghi's letter, though, is that West. I serve on the ASCIT two. Details next week! the editors. I agree with much of what he is saying. I strongly feel that we Board of Directors and chair Keep your eyeballs peeled Editor in Chief ...... Ken Whang need to question our traditions periodically, and that the process the Executive Social Committee for the ESC music question­ of rotation deserves questioning and sustained debate. But (ESC), which is composed of naire, to be published in the Sports Editor ...... Stewart Peebles Sadeghi's poor strategies in presenting this issue have already the social teams of each House, Tech next week. The poll will Photo Editor ...... Brian Tsai engendered negative reactions from much of the student body. an on-campus and an off­ help us provide the tunes you He has effectively clouded over an important issue with campus assistant, and a music need to live. Photographers ...... Karyn Betzen, generalizations, irrelevant comparisons, and bad timing. The way consultant. All mumbo-jumbo The ESC wants suggestions Steve Swanson, Brian Tsai to make long term changes in rotation procedures is not by a aside, I organize the and criticism, which may be Reporters ...... Richard Doherty, revolution, but through rational exposition and sustained debate. schoolwide parties and ac­ dir~cted at me at 134 Page Anirvan Ghosh, Ken Hahn, Chris I hope that you will seriously consider the current procedures Meisl, Stewart Peebles, Scott tivities at this place! House, x6274, or any other Rowland, Gordon Smith of rotation, despite Sadeghi's presentation of 'the issue. This term, the ESC will ESC member. -Ken Whang subsidize a blast at Disneyland Have a great one! The Outside WorldYosufi Tyebkhan The Inside World ...... Peter Alfke (Ri), Ken Hahn (BI), Dierdre Mc­ Clure (Ru), Scott Rowland (FI), -rt£M~IJlj~@~~ John Schlarb (Da) , Gordon Smith The Caltech Y Fly-by (Ll), Page House Social Team (Pa) TONIGHT at 7:30 and 10:00 Production ...... Bena Currin, Janice Sakai, Nick Smith, Sherry Smith, Brian Tsai, Yosufi Tyebkhan Does it ever feel like you are only running on half Business Managers ..... Joseph Lee a mind? Cynthia Corngold would like to help you Peter Lim develop your spatial, intuitive, non-verbal and percep­ Circulation Manager . Paul Gillespie tual right hemisphere functions through the medium The offices of the California Tech are located in of art. Relaxing and instructive sessions will be con­ Kelly's Heros Winnett Center on the Caltech campus. ducted Friday afternoons at the 'Y', 3 to 6 pm starting Editor: Room 115 356-6153 October 7. No fees, aSSignments or high-pressure Business Manager: - Room 107 356'{;154 situations - it's all play. Production: Room 115 356'{;153 The California Tech, 107-51 Caltech, Pasadena, CA 91125 MANY, MANY upcoming 'Y' events. Stay tuned. Printed by News-Type Service, Glendale, California.

For further info call the Y office at 356-6163. Subscriptions should be directed to the attention in Baxter Lecture Hall of the business manager. $6.00 per year (three terms) SOC ASCIT members $1 all others .$IOO.OOperlife ISSNOOO8-1582 THE CALIFORNIA TECH / FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1983 3

A Special Section on No Experience Necessary Student Activities at Caltech

Chamber Music Caltech Chinese Men's Volleyball Frisbee Club Big T Student Assn. Club The Chamber Music Group The Cal tech Chinese Stu­ The Men's Volleyball Club Meeting Sunday, October 2 The Big T, Caltech's aims to bring together students dent Association (CCSA) is is an informal club for people at 3:00 on the football field. If undergraduate yearbook, is interested in playing in various one of the most active wishing to learn and play high you're into Ultimate, golf, now looking for types of. chamber music organizations on campus. All quality volleyball. We pr:actice DDC, freestyling ... come out photographers, writers, layout groups, including woodwind Caltech students, including twice a week, play in tour­ and meet others. Beginners trolls and also editors. Actual­ and brass quintets, string non-Chinese, are welcome to naments and matches, and welcome. If you can't make it ly, if you just want to help us, quartets, piano trios,etc: The join the association. organize the CIT Sunday mor­ or for other info call Joe D.D. we will be glad to have your group will meet once a week The purpose of our ning volleyball tournaments. or Craig Zupke at 578-976S. help. No experience is needed with professional coaches. For organization is to introduce Weare proud to have Sandy for any position since on the more information, contact and promote Chinese culture. Frey as our coach. Starting this job training is available. William .or Delores Bing at We also have numerous social year we are forming a JV Jazz Band For more information, and 684-8964. and athletic events. Some of squad in addition to our varsity a chance to see your name in· the activities planned for '83-84 group. To join the club we ask The Caltech Jazz Band of­ print, come to the first Big T are a joint picnic with other that you be interested and be fers members of the Caltech meeting on Friday, October 7 Karate· Club colleges, a Chinese New Year willing to train at the practices; and Pasadena communities the at 7:30 at 125 Baxter or contact party, a graduation picnic, a lot of prior experience is not opportunity to play in a "big the 1984 editor, Roger Fong, at Karate has been practiced basketball tournaments, necessary. No dues are re­ band" using arrangements of x3961. at Caltech since 1956, making Chinese movies, Mandarin quired beyond your own outfit­ all styles and periods, including the Caltech Karate Club the classes, T-shirt sales, food ting. We practice Monday compositions by members of Tau Beta Pi oldest karate club in America. sales, and much more. All the evenings 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm the band. Regular attendance is We are privileged to have Mr. activities will either be free or and Thursday mornings 8 am stressed since there is only one Tau Beta Pi is a national Tsutomu Oshima as our in­ subsidized by the CCSA for to 10 am at the gym. Please player per part. Admission is engineering honor society. The structor. He is also head of our members. We also have a contact Byron Siu for further subject to an audition. The chapter at Caltech admits Shotokan Karate of America, mini-Chinese library in the information at x6692 , mail Caltech Jazz Band plays members from all options ex­ an organization of which we Dabney basement. code 452-48, or just show up numerous concerts, dances at cept H&SS. Selection of new are a part. The Karate Club If you are interested in join­ at one of the practices. the Athenaeum, and shows at members is made each fall. regularly participates. in Kyu ing us, please come to our the New Ice House, and was Lifetime dues are $50. Tests and Special Training. Welcome Party on Saturday, the winner of the Outstanding There will be an officers' Karate can offer as much a October 8 at 6:30 pm in Win­ Wind Ensemble Ba~d Award at the 1981 meeting on Monday, October 3 challenge as any course at nett Student Center. The Orange Coast Jazz Festival. at 7:30 pm in 125 Lloyd. All Caltech and we hope you can membership fee is $5.00. We Directed by William Bing, Guest soloists with the band officers and interested join us. Beginning practice is will provide free dinner for the Caltech Wind Ensemble have included Bobby Shew, members should attend. For MWF 3-4 and advanced prac­ new members. meets once a week, Thursdays Gary Foster, Joel Dibartelo, more information contact Ted tice is MWF 4-5. Also, club Current officers are: Ken­ from 7 to 9 pm, in Beckman Pete Christlieb, and Bill Williams (577-8789), or come practices are TuTh 4:30-5:30. neth Hui, President, 1-53, Auditorium. The Wind Ensem­ Watrous. For further informa­ by Room 125 Lloyd House. For more information call Tom 578-9755; Eric Pan, VP, 150 S. ble is open to all members of tion, please call William Bing, Hearn at 356-6974. Chester, #203, 793-6075. the Caltech community. 684-8964. continued on page 6

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ferent from previous shows in much to communicate on the the undergraduates to come by, The Fantasticks that we have contracted a pro­ values of the relationship be- dedicating thw show each night fessional choreographer for -tween parents and children, we to a dltlerent undergraduate from page 1 this show. As a result, we in­ wanted to do something special house, with seating for graduate students (Peter Felker show. tend to emphasize dancing to include as large a section of members of that house - as El Gallo and James Garvey The show will run at the much more than was done in the Caltech community as available for $2.00 on their as Louisa's father/actor), one Winnett Center Lounge. The the New York production of possible in this production. As night. This will enable as many Caltech undergraduate (Dean show will be presented on Oc­ The Fantasticks. We also in­ a result, on Saturday, undergraduates and their Elzinger as Matt) and two from tober 26, 27, 28 and 30; tend to pull some novel "tricks" November 12-Parent parents as possible to share JPL (Howell Johnson as the November 2, 3, 4 and 5 at 8:00' in the staging and setting of Day..:... (the day that the parents with each other the special Indian, and a surprise). This pm and on November 6 at 3:00 this show which should serve to of the undergraduates come to message which is The Fan­ production has almost become and 8:00 pm. Tickets will go on highlight the intimate and visit) we will be giving a benefit tasticks. a reunion of the spring ,musical sale for $6.00, and students for human qualities of this well­ performance at 7:00 pm for all The production of the show' Brigadoon in that all but Susan -$4.00. loved musical. parents. The two weeks before has been funded by the Caltech and Howell participated in that This production will be dif- Bec'ause this play has so this we also plan to encourage Alumni Office, The Cal tech Y, GSC, TACIT, ASCIT, The Master of Student Houses Of­ fite, and the De;:tn's Office.

EE, ME, CS GRADUATES

_The Class 01 Liepmann from page 1 teachers. His textbook, Elements of Gasdynamics, written with Anatol Roshko, Caltech professor of aeronautics, is a widely used and frequently cited classic. Born in Berlin in 1914, Liep­ mann came to Caltech as an assistant professor .in' 1939. wililindihe lechnical world ollhe 1990's During World War II, in cooperation .with the Douglas and Lockheed Aircraft Cor­ ... allTT lillillan porations, he created the first courses in high-speed At ITT Gilfillan we're pushing the aerodynamics ever given in this state-of-the-art and working on pro- country. He has been widely grams that will be driving the technol­ active as a consultant to government and industry. ogy of the 1990's in such areas as air Dr. Liepmann has received surveillance, air defense, air traffic many awards for his control and landing radar systems work-among them, the Lud­ ... and passive surveillance systems. wig Prandtl Ring, the highest This environment is obviously highly honor of the German Society conducive to career growth ... which is for Aeronautics and further enhanced by our backing by Astronautics, and the ITT Corporation with its vast re- Worcester Reed Warner Medal sources and renowned research- of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. His facilities. most recent awards include the We are now in a period of major 1978 Monie A. Ferst Award of expansion at our convenient location Sigma Xi, the national scien­ in the San Fernando Valley ... where tific society, and the 1979 you can enjoy Southern California Michelson~Morley Award of Case Reserve Universi­ living while working in a congenial, ty. team environment. Openings are He is a member of both the available for degreed candidates to National Academy of work in: Engineering and the National • Antenna & Microwave Engineering Academy of Sciences, a fellow of the International Academy • Receiver Design of Astronautics, and American • Software Design Academy of Arts and Sciences, • Radar & Weapons Syste.ms Design and the American Physical • Mechanical Engineering Society, and an honorary 3 • C 1 fellow of the American In­ stitute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Theodore von Karman, as director of GALCIT from 1930 On campus Interviews to 1949, and in a variety of ad­ visory positions thereafter. pro­ Uladnesdau (OCt. 12. 1883) foundly influenced industry, the military,and international cooperation in engineering, as well as aspects of aeronautical research and engineering Contact your Placement Office to sign education. up or write'directly to Dick Dorsey, Under his leadership, 7821 Orion Avenue, Van Nuys, CA GALCIT became the world.'s 91409. leading academic center fOr . teaching and research in aeronautics, and a magnet for ou ts tanding s tuden ts. Throughout his career he kept ITT GILFILLAN a close relationship between GALCIT and industrial firms, and welcomed the opportunity to work on current practical

, , An Equal Opportunity Employer ~ problems· of aviation. His in­ U.S Citizenship Required fluence was critical in the development of southern California as a center for' the commercial aircraft industry. THE CALIFORNIA TECH / FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1983 5 The Right Weekly Sports Calendar Stuff Using both sides DAY DATE TIME SPORT OPPONENT LOCATION Sat. 10-1 10:00 am Soccer Occidental Occidental of the brain Sat. 10-1 1:30 pm Fpotball Los Alamitos Vikings Caltech Sat. 10-1 2:00 pm Women's Volleyball Clare-Mudd-Scripps JV Caltech Sat. 10-1 11 :00 am Cross Country Westmont Pepperdine "Learn to use your whole Sat. 10-1 All Day Water Polo Pepperdine Tournament Pepperdine brain," says Cynthia Corngold. Mon: 10-3 4:00 pm Soccer Christ College Christ College "Put it all to use!" Tue. Ms. Corngold, an art 10-4 6:00 pm Women's Volleyball Redlands JV Redlands therapist, observes that "as a Wed: 10-5 4:00 pm Water Polo Cal State L.A. Caltech Techer you are great at the ver­ Wed. 10-5 3:00 ·pm Soccer Pomona-Pitzer Caltec'h bal, the symbolic, the logical Fri. 10-7 6:30 pm Women's Volleyball Whittier JV Whittier and the analytic functions of Sat. 10-8 9:30 am ·Cross Country Whittier & Occidental Claremont the brain's left hemisphere. Sat. 10-8 10:00 am Water Polo Alumni Caltech "Now learn/' she deClares," Sat. 10-8 10:00. am Soccer La Verne Caltech ''to use the spatial, intuitive, Sat. non-verbal and perceptual right 10-8 2:00 pm Women's Volleyball L.I.F.E. Caltech hemisphere. " Sat. 10-8 1:30 pm Football Cal Poly Pomona Cal Poly She will encourage you to do so in a series of Friday afternoon Right Brain Labs she'll be conducting in coopera- - tion with The Caltech Y. Beginning October 6, the RBL will be found each Fri­ day, from 3 to 6 pm in the Y's workroom upstairs in Winnett. All graduates and undergraduates are welcome. "For full human function­ ing," says Cynthia Corngold, "both right and left modes of the brain are necessary. "That's true for all kinds of creative work, whether it's writing or painting, developing , a new theory in . physics, or . dealing with environmental problems." Participants in the Right Brain Labs should come prepared to play - through the medium of art, Ms. Corngold says. "You need not know how to draw, but you will be able to play with color and space. Bet­ ter yet, there are no grades and no assignments. . It's all play - after a long hard week of classwork." . No fees will be charged, and further information is available by calling the Y office at x6163.

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'regular' meetings are in lesbians and gays in the next year and we would ap­ We sponsor many programs of Clubroom 1 of Winnett Center Caltech-JPL community. preciate help from anyone who interest to ·women students, in­ on Friday and Sunday evenings Graduates, undergraduates, / The Caltech Y offers its is interested. We meet on Mon­ cluding weekend camping trips, , at 8:00 pm. This is when on­ alumni, faculty and staff are members: days and Thursdays at 5:00 pm films, concerts, and athletics; going campaign and multi­ all encouraged t6 attend, and - visiting speakers of fame & and Saturdays at 2:30 pm in spea~ers on women in science, player games are typically run. the meetings are confidential. accomplishment 210 Thomas. For more infor­ women's issues in .politics, The club possesses a moderate This year we will be work­ - sailing and skiing get-aways mation, contact: career development, self collection of simulation board­ ing on political issues and will - films & discussions Connie Bennit defense, fitness, and many games - historical, science fic­ have speakers, social events, -local concerts and perfor- Project Manager more topics. We co-sponsor tion, etc. for the use of fund-raising and raps. mances by noted and maybe x4766 or 578-9370 many programs with the members. No dues; open to Meetings will be held on Sun­ not-so-noted artists Caltech Y and the Dean's Of­ everyone. Drop by and learn, days at 2:00 in 210 Baxter, -interest-free loans fice. Meetings and programs play, or just meet other starting October 9. Come see - a book exchange Jujitsu Club provide a way for women to garners. For more information what it's all about! - Friday noon concerts on the meet and interact with each contact Bill Peterson (211 For further information, quad other at Caltech. Booth)' or Jennifer Jerlstrom contact Teresa Solberg at - the chance to decompress a The Caltech Jujitsu Club was founded four Iyears ago by The Organization is partial­ (Dabney House). x3771 or Josh Susser at x3776. bit during finals ly funded by the Institute. - and even more Leif Bennett, a now ex-techer and third degree black belt. Membership is open to Membership is extended to students, staff and faculty of Theatre Arts everyone in the Caltech com­ Jujitsu, ''The Gentle Art," focuses mainly on throws and both sexes; dues are $7.50 per Caltech Ice Hockey munity at no cost! year and entitle you to voting A twelve-member student falls. It relies more upo1} skill / If the phrase "PUCK YOU" Theater Arts at Cal tech and swiftness for its effec­ privileges, notices of all means anything to you, you're committee serves to conduct meetings and events sponsored (TACIT) is preparing for one the programming, and its tiveness than it does on force, just the person the Caltech Ice of its most exciting seasons making it suitable for both by the OWC, a,nd our monthly Hockey Club is looking for. members are chosen during se­ newsletter, One to One. Our ever, with six full-scale produc­ cond term. Everyone's ideas men and women. The club Open to undergrad and grad tions, ranging' from meets two to three times a fall kick-off meeting, the an­ students, faculty and staff of and time are welcomed year­ nual OWC Extravaganza, will Shakespeare to Shaw, and in­ round, no matter what degree week, and participates in all ability levels, the club pro­ cluding an evening of original several contests a year. New be held Wednesday, October vides a good way to exercise of participation! 19 in the Braun outdoor material by a Caltech graduate In short, The Ycan in­ members are always welcome. and have fun playing Man's student. . There will be an organizational auditorium, from 4:30-6:30 favorite sport, hockey. All troduce you to all sorts of per­ pm, and is open to everyone. Theatre at Cal tech has pro~ sonally enriching, entertaining, meeting next Tuesday, October equipment'is available through ven highly, attractive to 4, at 7:30 in the gym. If you For a brochure or more in­ Caltech except sticks and educational, relaxing, helpful, formation please write to the students. In addition to the and probably just-plain-good are interested come then or skates (which can be rented at usual glittering fascination of contact Dan Briggs (356-6093, Organization for Women at the rink). Practice is once a things. And, hopefully, The Y Caltech, mail code 104-6. the stage, drama provides an and all of its friends can be one #2 'Blacker-Dabney Basement), week starting Oct. 5 and league outlet for emotional and ar­ of the Caltech opportunities to or Kathy Sheedy (255-1373 play begins in November. For tistic creativity, valuable in the become- a thoughtful as well as evenings, or Lloyd House). more information contact intense academic environment a thinking human being. George Yates, x4105 of Caltech. Furthermore, the (792-8121) or Jim Stoos, x6897 program is open to all (792-7381). members of the Caltech com­ munity, so 'that graduates, INTERESTED IN A MASTER'S DEGREE IN "c Soc."ety undergraduates, staff, JPLers, ACCOUNTING? Folk Musl and Nobel-laureate faculty members can meet as equals in BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION? The Caltech Folk Music a friendly and informal setting. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION? Society is a small group of peo- Working together day after day pIe who (1) organize concerts to achieve artistic perfection of acoustic music, ranging (up to the usual Himalayan Discover RICE uNIvERSITY'S Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of from feminist to Celtic, (2) standards of Caltech), the publish a monthly newsletter group develops a marvelous Administration - A representative will be on campus on listing concert information for sense of camaraderie which is the entire L.A. area and (3) ar- unequaled in any other activi­ range Hootenjamananys - ty. October 3, 1983 evening get-togethers where we This year's TACIT schedule bring in our instruments and includes three student-directed For further information, contact Career and Planning Services. swap songs and tunes. shows: Shaw's Candida (Oct.), Newsletter subscriptions are French one-acts by Marivaux $1 for anyone with an on- and others (Mar.), and Solstice ------campus or JPL address ($4 for and Sketches, a pair of original off-campus addresses), and we one-acts by student Greg also have a free post card mail- Tomko-Pavia (Nov.). Also in Please send an application and a brochure about Rice ing list for people only in- the line-up: The Fantasticks University's JONES GRADUATE SCHOOL to: terested in information about (Jones/Schmidt), a musical on-campus events. (Oct.); Danton's Death, a play If you are interested contact set during the French revolu­ Brian Toby. x4181, or Simon tion, by Georg Buchner (Jan.); Davies, x4427 , or write to the and Shakespeare's Much Ado NAME (please print) Folk Music Society, c/o GSC, About Nothing (Apr.) 138-78. We now run the In addition to, TACIT, largest college concert program there is also a Children's ADDRESS of its type in Southern Califor- Theatre group, which performs nia,. so there is always a need for local elementary schools; for mterested concert staff - no the Drama Club a student CITY - previous experience necessary! group which' organizes STATE ZIP workshops, trips to see profes­ sional shows, etc.; and the Cal tech Musical. The Caltech COLLEGE DEGREE Film Workshop Musical has no formal connec­ Are YOU interested in the tion with any office; it is com­ art of making films? If you are, pletely student-organized, RICE UNIVERISTY or if your interes.ts lie in any . though it usually operates in JONES GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ADMINISTRATION aspect of movie making, come conjunction with TACIT and to the first organizational the Music program. P.O. BOX 1892 For further information, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77251 meeting of the Caltech Film Workshop. This meeting, contact the Theater Arts office,. (713) 527-4893 primarily to elect officers and x6259. draw up a charter, will be held at 5:30 pm in the Master of Stu­ Rice University is an equal opportunity / affirmative action institution. dent Houses' office, on continued on page 7 L-______~ ______~ Wednesday, October 5th. THE CALIFORNIA TECH / FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3D, 1983 7 No Experience Necessary Kelpers Scuba Club Activities at Coltech

from page 6 Discovery and relaxation, gear, underwater game collec­ the Cousteau Society who will the two main ingredients, bind ting, shell collecting and a con~ discuss parallels of our a group of Caltech and JPL tinuous show of underwater metropolitan life and life in the , "Kelpers". The Kelpers explore' slides. The next regular coral environment in a presen­ the Southern California Bight meetings will occur on Oct. 6 tation (with great slides) en­ , with dives to Catalina, Santa (the following night) and Nov. titled "The Coral City." Barbara, Santa Rosa and other 3. There are brief business The club is also involved in Channel Islands. Aboard meetings and an array of in­ two other, projects, a kelp sailboats or charter boats the teresting speakers. On the reforestation project near Pt. relaxing atmosphere makes for lighter side, some previous Vicente and an annual under­ enjoyable times. Bright sunny speakers have discussed °year_ water film festival. The kelp f days often greet this group of long stints in the South Pacific, project is a long-standing one, underwater explorers. Great Barrier Reef escapades in coordinated with the California Explorations don't stop at Australia and I diving in the Department of fish and Game the surface of the ocean Bahamas and the Virgin and a continuation of original however. Meetings take place Islands complete with slides. work done by Prof. Wheeler ) at 7:30 pm on the first Thurs- However, the majority of North of Caltech. This project day of each month in the, speakers address such topics as is funded by the L.A. Fish and Benioff Conference Room (258 underwater ecology, open Game Commission so that we S. Mudd) accessed by the ocean research, fish and crusta­ can afford monthly or even bi­ southeast back staircase. In ad- cean studies and investigation weekly dives to our current site dition, the club is hosting a of underwater mammals such below - the -lighthouse near "Scuba Open House" on as whales. Other topics covered Marineland. These dives Wednesday, October 5 in the during the year have included started where no kelp was pre­ Winnett Student Center lounge such diverse topics as dive gear sent, only sea urchins, and at 7:30 pm.' This informal and parallels between art have now progressed to new gathering is intended to allow history and the ways in which areas-after a year and a half of you to meet the Kelpers and people have viewed the ocean effort. A thick canopy of kelp find out more about club ac- over time. On October 6, the now totally covers the" original tivities. Exhibits will cover featured speaker is Dick Mur­ project area. Successful under,water photography, dive phy, a marine biologist with reforestation brings a multitude of invertebrates, fish and other marine wildlife back to a relatively desolate wasteland of DEAR STUDENTS OF CALIFORNIA- rocks and sea urchins along the INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Palos Verdes coastline. The other project, an Peace be with you. underwater film festival, is used both to educate and pro­ Perhaps most of you seeing this notice will already be mote interest in the marine en­ familiar with Pasadena and may already have a church vironment as well as in diving. This year Stan Waterman will where you feel at home. If so, well and good. A number present films taken from of you are new to the area and might like to find a around the world in Beckman church. We invite you to visit with us. Auditorium on Saturday, Nov. 5. Waterman is a well-known On Sunday, October 2, at 8:00 AM, we are having a Get underwater cinematographer Acquainted Breakfast (rolls, juice, and coffee). Please be and the show should be spec­ tacular; our guest for breakfast. This will be an opportunity to Finally, Caltech provides meet with some of the members of this church and to SCUBA instruction through ~ find out a little about it. Mter the breakfast, you can go the athletic department. Other with people you will already know to one of the various dive classes (basic through a~­ adult classes that meet at 9:00 AM. Then, we hope, you vanced) as well as CPR classes r------'------, are available through the club. will join us for worship at 10:00 AM. If the- morning Dues for the club are $6.00 per I FREE! BOX OF CRAYONS I hours don't work for you, or for that matter even if they year which includes a subscrip­ I IF YOU TELL US WHAT IS ON PAGE 24! I do, we invite you also to join us·for worship at 7:00 PM tion to the Kelpers' newsletter. I Send cash register receipt and this coupon and receive a FREE BOX I - for our more formal evening service. Basically, the Kelpers are in­ I OF CRAYONS--just for fun! I terested in discovering and I BANTAM BOOKS, INC. Dept. SS666 Fifth Avenue; New York 10103 I Please feel free to join us in worship' and fellowship a _relaxing, like most everyone, so if you're interested, please join ~~ I couple of times soon. us at" one of the next regular I COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY ______~-- meetings on Oct. 6 and Nov. 3 I ADDRESS I or at the Open House on Oct. I CITY STATE ZIP I 5. If you are interested in join­ ing the club but cannot attend I THE ANSWER TO WHAT IS ON PAGE 24 I FmST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH any of these meetings, contact 114 (fill in) I 500 East Colorado Blvd., Pasadena-796-0157 I .'~ A Bantam Trade Book . Vann Parker (president) at L _____',_' ______' __ ~ x6066. 8- THE CALIFORNIA TECH / FRIDA Y, SEPTEMBER 30, 1983

announcements ======'II L.-..------.------~ ______I Consciousness Humanities Grants Attention Seniors Putnam Exams Raising The National Endowment . The following graduate It is time to sign up to take The Organization for for the Humanities has an­ schools will be on campus to in­ the exam for the 1983 inter­ Women at Caltech is coor­ nounced a new grants program terview prospective students. collegiate Putnam Math­ dinating a Consciousness Rais­ for individuals under 21 to carry Come by the:: Career Develop­ ematical Competition. Sign up ing (CR) group to meet weekly out their own non-credit ment Center, Room 8 Parsons­ sheets are on bulletin boards in The for two hours in the ~vening humanities research projects Gates, x6361 for further infor­ the Math Department and in beginning October 12, during the summer of 1984. The mation. your house. Any Cal tech 7:30-9:30 pm. The dates and Younger Scholars Program will 10-3-Rice University, undergraduate is eligible but times for the remaining nine award up to 100 grants na­ Graduate School of Ad­ you must sign up on one of meetings can be arranged by tionally for outstanding ministration. . these sheets before October 7. the group. research and writing projects in 10-tO-Texas A&M, The exam itself takes place on During the meetings the such fields as history, Graduate School of Business. Saturday, December 3, 1983. women in the group share their philosophy and the study of 10-11 - Columbia Universi­ There is a morning and after­ Tech own experiences related to the literature. These projects will be ty, Graduate School of noon session; each lasts three . topic of the evening. Tne topics carried out during the summer Business. . hours. A copy of last year's ex­ will include health care, family, of 1984. The application 1O-12-New York Universi­ am without solutions and a deadline is November 15, 1983. ty, Graduate School of copy of the 1981 exam with religion, sexuality, and violence PA15, the Tech staff against women. To provide Award recipients will be ex­ Business. solutions are available in the pected to work full-time for -11-10 - Harvard University, Mathematics Office, 253 Sloan . meeting and journalism class . . topics and questions, to lead will meet today at 12:15 in 128' the discussion,' and to "wrap­ nine weeks during the summer, School of Law. Last year our team won researching and writing a third place behind Harvard and Baxter. Please come if you have up'! what is said, Betty Jetter any lurking interests in writing, will act as facilitator. She has humanities paper under the the University of Waterloo. Our close supervision of a team members were Bradley editing, photography, news­ been doing CR sessions for 10 Musicians Needed paper layout, graphic arts, or years. Last year the OWC Ex­ humanities scholar. Please note Brock, Scott Johnson, and that this is not a financial aid The world's longest run­ Zinovy Reichstein. Brock, anything else remotely, related· Com participated in one of her to newspaper production. CRs - it was outstanding. program, and no academic ning musical (The Fantasticks) Johnston and Charles Cuny credit should' be sought for the will be produced by Theater received individual Honorable Absolutely no experience is By sharing our experiences necessary. we come to see the commonali­ projects. Arts at Caltech on October 26, Mention. A total of 85 Techers A booklet of guidelines and 27,28 & 30, November 2,3,4,5 took the exam. Don't be left out Bag lunches will be provid­ ty as well as the diversity of ed. our lives as women. After the application instructions should & 12. We are currently looking of the fun this year! Sign up to­ ten sessions each of us had a be available for photocopying for a percussionist. and a string day and save the date, Satur­ new perspective or con­ at the Student Placement Of­ bass player to complete the or­ day, December 3, 1983. sciousness as a woman, and fice, or write to: Younger chestra. We are also looking for had a closeness to the CR Scholars Guidelines, Room 426, any & all help on and. off the group members who have pro­ The National Endowment for stage (no previous experience vided a safe place to talk about the Humanities, Washington, required or necessary!). If you Caltech Jewish Community Hillel some very powerful, emotional D.C. 20506. are interested in getting in­ parts of our lives. volved with the show, contact The group size is limited to Don Caldwell at x6197, x6353, or James Garvey at x651O. Tuesday ... October 4 "Open House"4:30-6:00 PM 12. Please SIGN UP at The Y Red Door Cafe-2nd floor Winnett. Wine and Cheese Office, ilpstairs in Winnett Fellowships Undergrads/Grads/Faculty/Staff ALL WELCOME!!! Center, by October 5. If more The NSF Graduate than 12 sign up, a drawing will Fellowships and the Hertz TQFRs are out Friday ... October 7 Shabbat service/Potluck dinner be held to determine who can Foundation Fellowships are in If you don't have a copy of 7:00 PM in Winnett. Lounge. Bring something for a participate .. Preference will be the Career Development the TQFR yet, be sure you .get vegetarian dinner. given to OWC members. Center; Room 8 Parsons-Gates, one. They are available in both -Julie Kornfeld x6361. Be sure and go in soon as the undergraduate and the Saturday ... October 8 Jewish Graduate Student Assoc. they go fast. graduate Dean's offices and Reception -Dessert. At home of Brian Toby. also in room 229 Lloyd. Sunday ... October9 Soviet Jewry Letter Writing ~,~,~,~,~. Brunch-ll AM. Winnett Lounge. 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