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VOLUME XCVII, NUMBER 27 PASADENA, CALIFORNIA FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1996 I(ROQ to broadc.ast from Caltech

FROM PUBLIC RELATIONS cohost ofKROQ-FM's talk show and president, Pasadena Medical Society KROQ-FM's popular taik show • Astrid Heger, MD, director of the Cen­ Loveline will broadcast live from ter for the Vulnerable Child Intervention Caltech's Beckman Auditorium as part of Program at County/USC a symposium, "ViolenceAgainst Children Medical Center in the : Rx for Prevention," on Sun­ • Roy Antelyes, MD, emergency physi­ day, May 19, from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. cian and chair of Huntington Memorial Admission is free, but tickets are required. Hospital's suspected child abuse and ne­ An hour-long panel discussion on this glect team, and a member of the Los An­ important topic will precede the two-hour geles County Task Force on Child Abuse broadcast, which will be dedicated to ques­ The panel discussion and radio broadcast tions about child abuse. The panel dis­ are being presented by the Pasadena Medi­ cussion will start at 7:00 p.m., and the cal Society and cosponsored by Hunting­ broadcast, which is heard on stations ton Memorial Hospital, Las Encinas Hos­ across the country, will start promptly at pital, Methodist Hospital of Southern Cali­ 8:00 p.m. . fornia Medical Staff, St. Luke Medical Loveline, cohosted by , MD. Center, and San Gabriel Valley Medical alias "Dr. Drew," and improvisational co­ Center and Medical Staff, in cooperation median Adam Corolla, features phoned­ with Caltech. in questions from teenagers and young Stale Urine will be performing at noon on Thursday, May 23, at noon infront adults about sex, relationships, drugs, and ofWinnett as part ofthe Caltech YS Noon Concert Series. Pictured (L-R): mental health and medical issues, includ­ ing abuse. The panelists include: Mike Benedetti, Heidi Hofer, Anh Vu, Alex Dunn, Radford. • Drew Pinsky, MD, alias "Dr. Drew," Aldana, Verhoff, Zhang win leadership awards Club concert tonight

BY SUZElTE CUMMINGS BY MONICA J. HUBBARD "Alto Rhapsody" sung by the Men's Glee Club, Don Carlos Aldana, Laura The Caltech Men's and Caldwell, Director. Allen Gross Verhoff, and Jian Zhang were Women's Glee Clubs and the will lead the Chamber Orches­ awarded the Robert L. Noland Caltech Chamber Orchestra will tra in Saint-Saens Violin Con­ Leadership Award in a dinner present their Spring Concert to­ certo and Aaron Copland's "Ap­ presentation at The Athenaeum day and Saturday at 8:00 p.m. palachian Spring". on May 15, 1996. The Robert in Dabney Lounge. Featured Admission is free. Get there L. Noland Leadership Award works on the program include early if you want seating - the is for outstanding Caltech stu­ Randall Thompson's "Place of December and March concerts dents who have demonstrated the Blest" performed by the had standing room only. A re­ exceptional leadership abilities. Women's Glee Club, Monica ception will follow both con­ Carlos, a senior in electri­ Hubbard, Director; Brahms's certs. cal engineering, received the award for his nearly four years of involvement in a wide vari­ ety of activities. While not al­ Laura Verhoff, left, Jian Zhang;right; and Carlos Aldana; not Preliminary Election Results ways having a formal leader­ pictured;were this year's Noland Leadership Award winners. ship role, Carlos has worked 1996-1997 behind the scenes to encourage her significant involvement in was the editor-in-chief of the his peers. He has been in­ the Athletic Department. Since Big T. She has also been vice Senior Class President: Gretchen Larson volved in athletics including her freshman year, Laura has president ofthe premed club, a varsity soccer and Tang Soo been involved in helping Ath­ health advocate in her Senior Class Secretary/Treasurer: Shirley Chen Do. In addition, he has been a letics develop programs that undergradute house, secreatry Junior Class Secretary/Treasurer: Katie Stofer member of the Society of His­ support its students' emotional, of Tau Beta Pi, and secretary panic Engineers and the Soci­ as well as physical, needs. She ofthe Student Affairs Advisory ety for the Exploration and De­ was one of the original Committee. Numerical results will be made public velopment of Space (SEDS) founders of the Athletic Coun­ On the latter commitee, when the election is official. where he worked on the cil for Mentoring and Educa­ she worked with her peers to GAMCIT gamma ray detector tion (ACME). This group has improve the quality of life for project. Carlos was one of the been extremely successful in undergraduates. She has also original students who founded providing guidance for student tutored her peers in various IN THIS ISSUE E-C1ub, the entrepreneur club athletes. Laura has also been subjects and has served as a on campus that has become ex­ active her in house and was the peer coach for the SURF pre­ THE USUAL THIS WEEK'S tremely popular within the last first woman ever to serve on­ sentations. Jian's involvement year. This club now has more the Page House executive com­ in service to the broader com­ STUFF FEATURES than 200 members. mittee. munity has been primarily Laura, a senior in environ­ Jian, a senior in biology, through volunteer work at Saint Announcements : 8 Course Changes 5 mental engineering, received received the award for her lead­ Luke's Hospital and a local el­ ARC Minutes .3 MediaGuy 5 ~ the award for her leadership ership and service in a wide ementary school. She also de­ ASCIT Minutes .4 Elections 6 The Outside World 3 and her service to her fellow range of campus and commu­ livers hot meals to home-bound TrustMe .4 students, particularly through nity activities. Last year she AIDS patients. V NpU/C h 17.1996 "1;I S THE CALIFORNIA PINIONS "11 ------

Bookstore given fore the announcement on Mon­ discussion of all the facts and Olive Walk trees on a Sunday morning when day, May 6, 1996 came as a to­ figures with all parties involved, most people are asleep. It no chance to tal shock to the entire staff, and and after allowing the bookstore sprayed at an could be done during the sum­ debate Barnes & is causing immense personal to present a counter proposal, inconvenient hour mer when fewer students are problems for all ofus. We know and after receiving competing around. (Even better, one Noble takeover that at other schools the decision bids, the university feels that Dear Editor, could combine these sugges­ An open letter to Ann Bussone, to lease is made only after ex­ leasing is the best option, then tions and do the campus spray­ Director of Employee Rela­ tensive discussions between ad­ the bookstore staff would be They are at it again. On ing on a Sunday morning dur­ tions ministration, faculty and book­ saddened, but would understand Wednesday (May 15), the trees ing the summer!) store management. Normally the necessity ofthe business de­ on the Olive Walk were Dear Ann, the bookstore management is cision. However, in this case sprayed. All of us walking to MASON PORTER given an opportunity to present we do not feel that the decision 9:00 a.m. class had the oppor­ It has come to our atten­ a counter proposal. Since none was reached in a responsible tunity to experience a pervasion of wonderfully noxious fumes. tion there are some misunder­ of this occurred here, we felt manner. Please send submissions for I am amazed that the time cho­ standings regarding the Book­ saved from such an action. Therefore, we protest the Letters to the Edicor co : store staff and the Barnes & We have also heard rumors decision to lease without being sen for spraying conflicts with Noble takeover. We would like that the administration was told allowed to defend ourselves, and a time when the Olive Walk will The CalifOrnia Tech to take this opportunity to let that we were losing money, and state that we had no prior knowl­ be heavily populated. I first Caltech 40-58 Pasadena, CA 91125 you know what our position is. that specifically our office sup­ edge of this action, and in fact heard about this via an e-mail We had no prior knowl­ ply department was losing sales. were deliberately led to believe message. This should have or by electronic mail to: edge of the Barnes & Noble In fact, the store is making a that leasing was not being con­ been far more publicized than [email protected] takeover. Even though we are profit and this fiscal year our sidered at Caltech. it has been. Additionally, it aware that leasing arrange­ office supply sales are up an av­ seems that the complaints I ments occur in the college erage of 7% from last year. Cor­ LINWOOD TABATA voiced last year were com­ Deadline for submissions is bookstore industry, we felt that roborating paperwork is avail­ SYLVIA FORD pletely disregarded. The con­ Monday at 5 p.m. on the week tents of the spray should be of publication. the Caltech Bookstore was not able to prove this. Whether CINDY HANSEN made readily accessible. More­ a candidate for this, as we are these rumors ofwhat the admin­ JOYCE ROBERTS Submissions must include the making a profit and had been istration was told are true or not, over, there should be early ANGELICA HERNANDEZ aurhor's name, and phone given a two year plan by Stan the fact remains that the book­ warnings concerning campus number or e-mail address. All GREG MILLER Borodinsky to correct prob­ store was not involved in the sprayings. Lastly, it should be Letters co the Edicor must be SANDRA PELAEZ lems that became apparent decision-making process and done when fewer people need signed. with the last inventory. This was not given the opportunity to LAURA FRAER to interact directly with the The edicors reserve the right naturally led us to believe that defend its position before being ADRIAN FOUSHEE spray. It could be done in the to edit or refuse co print any eliminated. COLIN CUELLAR fall while many people are at no one at Caltech was consid­ letter for any reason. ering a leasing option. There- If, after careful and open ANDREAS FEUERABENDT Frosh camp. It could be done

The 180 & 188 Catalina spaces are going to Property Manage­ ment, not to graduate student housing. While graduate students do reside in Property Management operated units, they are not exclusive to graduate students. CafLech Men 8 @' Women 8 Glee GUb8 CafLech Chamber OrchegLra

pregent Presented by Charles Trimble, President and CEO C)PQlNG CONCEQT Trimble Navigation Date: Thursday, May 23 Time: 5:00 PM Location: 102 Steele Refreshments will be served! Johannes BrahmQ~' Alto Qhapgody Aaron Copland's J1ppa/achi8f] ~pri45 Camille c%runl-c%aens' Violin Concerto QandalI Thompson's fJJace ofthe BJegt Purpose: To providegrants to student organizations that support the educational'research, public service programs, and other pertinent activities at Caltech. Two Performances Only Funds Available: $7,000; program target is 3 - 5 grants ofup to $2,500. friday and c%alurday, May 17 (D 18 al 8:00 p.m. Dabney Loun5e, CaIlech PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE MAY 28

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have a Spanish class. Both El­ ementary and Intermediate Spanish will be offered as full by Myfanwy Callahan year courses next year, Elemen­ tary Spanish for 10 units (3-1­ ABIDJAN , IVORY COAST­ American goods in China. A 6) and Intermediate Spanish for Ghana has accepted 3500 refu­ list ofpirated wares totaling $3 9 units (3-0-6). gees from Liberia that came on billion showed the goods that MAY 5 & 12, 1996 ARC Line: We will soon a Nigerian freighter. The Ivory could be subject to a 100% tar­ have an e-mail account on cco Coast had refused to give them iff if exported to the U.S. May 12, 1996 page 5 which describes class for students to e-mail us sugges­ asylum, and Ghana tried to changes that will be in next tions, comments, & complaints chase the boat away twice, but MIAMI , FL- The crash of a On hand for the festivities: year's catalog. about any facet of academics took in the refugees after in­ Valujet DC-7 on Saturday has creased international concern Casey Huang, Niniane Wang, $ Your house ARC reps will and research life here at Caltech. caused a debate about the Jonathan Little, Jeffrey Miller, be soliciting interest on classes The e-mail address will most about the refugees. The boat safety of airplanes operated by Kohl Gill, Katie Stofer, Joe you are interested in seeing likely be arc@cco... real origi­ was taking on water and the low-cost airlines. All 109 Renes, and myself. taught at Caltech. Look for that. nal, I know. By the way, if you passengers were extremely low people aboard the plane were Your house ARC reps will have anything to say about the on fresh food and water. killed in the crash. Major The meeting started at about also be soliciting your opinions CLUE (comments, suggestions, transportation officials dif­ 2:15 p.m. soon on candidates for ASCIT complaints, etc...) send them to KATMANDU, NEPAL- A bliz­ fered significantly in their ap­ teaching awards, which go to clue@cco. zard, which swept over Mount praisal ofthe safety ofthe air­

We postponed choosing exemplary professors and TA's. $ Reps-at-Large: The signup Everest last weekend, led to the line before the accident. new ARC Reps-at-Large until sheet is up on Winnett and will death of at least eight climb­ the next meeting (since it was The meeting ended at 3:30 p.m. come down Friday May 10th. ers. A helicopter rescue PONTIAC, MI- Dr. Kevorkian pointed out that the signup sheet Interested candidates should said the peak looked clear of was found not guilty of violat­ was vague on when the state­ May 5, 1996 sign up on the sheet and e-mail climbers. The last came down ing common laws against sui­ ments were due). We will make kshekar@cco a 100-200 word to base camp Wednesday. cide assistance in Michigan our decisions next meeting, so Present: Jeff Miller, Katie statement detailing your reasons last Tuesday. This closed two statements are due this Friday, Stofer, Jonathan Little, Jennifer for wanting to be an ARC Rep­ RAMPUR , BANGLADESH- A tor­ cases that were the most sig­ May 17, at midnight (e-mail Miller, Niniane Wang, Joe at-Large and what prior experi­ nado that hit Bangladesh on nificant of the 5 acquittals he them to me, kshekar@cco ). Renes, Andrew Huntington, ence you have. Note: Prior ex­ Monday killed at least 443 has won at three trials. Dr. The ARC hotline is not up Kohl Gill, and myself. perience is by no means a people, injured over 32,000, Kevorkian told reporters after yet, but will hopefully be up prerequisite... we are just curious and destroyed 80 villages in the the verdict, "For any enlight­ soon. It will be an account for The meeting began at 2: 15 p.m. about your previous involve­ Tangail district. The reports ened human being, this can students to e-mail us sugges­ ments. The most important re­ initially underestimated the never be a crime." tions, comments, and com­ .. The house ARC reps were quirement is the will to work. damage, so emergency help plaints about classes or what­ given informationto give to the For information about what the was unfortunately slow in ever. As always, ofcourse, your members of their house. Here job entails, please see your commg. house ARC reps can serve this is the rundown of what you house ARC rep. SHANGHAI, CHINA-Atrade purpose, too. should already have been told (if • Core Courses: Many ofyou war between the United • Check out the article on you haven't, let me know... we may not know this, but there is States and China looks have ways ofdealing with ARC a one year time limit on core more likely, after two reps who don'tcomply). courses. You have to take your days of talks ended • Bi 115: The textbook for freshman core (i.e. Chem I, without resolving the CALlFORNIATECH this class costs 300 freakin ' dol­ Chem3a, Math I, and Phys 1) issue of pirating lars. We know that's a lot of before your junior year, or you Caltech 4D-58 SAC. Pasaclena. CA 91125 money. The bookstore will ac­ will not be allowed to register 1818) 395-6153 editor~s@tech,caltech. ee/u cept returns on this book until until you add the class(es). adver'tising: adv@tech,caltech.edu ISSN 0008-1582 May 17. It is advised that you Similarly, sophomore core return the book if you don't courses must be taken before VOLUME XG:VII, NUMBER 27 think you will need it (of course your sel110r year. MAY 17, 1996 there is the option of seeing a ESQUIRE COLORADO friend of mine named Kinko The meeting ended at 4:30 p.m. 2670 E. Colorado Blvd. 2588 E.Colorado Blvd. (818) 793-6149 (818) 796-9704 EDITORS PHOTOGRAPHER who can get you a very similar Shay Chinn Shay Chinn version of the parts of the book J:i/z.ang~ Samantha Gizerian Claude Sautet's Autumn Looijen STAFF WRITERS you need for the class for about Terry Moran Mason Porter ARC Secretary Jim Pierce Myfanwy Callahan $25). Samson Timoner Flirting with COpy EDITOR Jim Cheng .. Spanish: We will finally P.S. Write those CLUE reviews! Nelly and Shay Chinn Laura Verhoff Disaster LAYOUT EDITOR FEATURE WRITERS MonsieurArnaud Autumn Looijen Adarn Villani Keith Counsell EVENTS lsi: NOTICES Art Clarke Daily 4:30, 7:00, 9:30 p.m. Daily 5:00, 7:30, 9:55 p.m. ferry Moran The Technogeeks Wei-Hwa Huang Sat-Sun Bargain Matinee 2:00 p.m. Sat-Sun Bargain Matinee 2:30 p.m. INSIDE WORLD EDITOR EGG DONORS WANTED jim Pierce CONTRIBUTORS DO YOU WANT TO HELP A CHILDLESS COUPLE INA Johnathan Little "'1!iIlI!I'.JI I:::dal -°lll!f'llIiIII-l BUSiNESS MANAGER Grace Yang SPECIAL WAY? Heidi Eldenburg Donna Ebenstein Professional Couple (college professor and husband) ! Ship Home ~' AOVISER with great dog seek someone who will help them have Hall Daily the child they have always wanted. If you are: of i From The Fri.endliest Box Store in Town ~

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broke your and go, 'Oh, make that two fifths of Jack Trust-Me••• Daniels!'" Jack and I were real by Keith Counsell close friends for a while.... Anyway, the upshoot of my experiences with this is that I .1. T. think the effects of alcohol are way underrated by American culture. It helps you relax: I can only begin to imagine the dam­ age I would have caused certain members ofmy house if I hadn't been in a drunken stupor when inutes they did something exception­ Hello, loyal reader. As you can probably tell, my imagina­ ally stupid. It helps to remove MAY 13, 1996 tion is proving to be considerably less fertile than is good for your problems from the top slot you, the Tech, and my odds of passing this particular class. If in your mind, ifonly temporarily Present: Dave R., Maria, Dave B., Grace, Alexis, Emily, you'd like to help everyone out, send your suggestions for ar­ and in a relatively self-destruc­ Kohl, Gavin, Melissa ticle topics to keithe@ceo, call me at x1516, or, if you feel re­ tive manner. Conveniently, this ally wacky, mail them to MSC 196. leads to my next important les­ Meeting starts at 10:07 p.m. son. • Melissa wanted to encourage the everyone to go to This week's topic: What I really learned at Caltech. the open forum on the diversity at Caltech, sponsored by Vomit is bad - usually. OK, everyone comes here to sometimes it isa pretty good ap­ the Multicultural Taskforce. learn about Science, and every­ proximation. You are no doubt thinking one does. After years that this is fairly ob­ Officers' reports were given. of filling my porous •••••••••• vious. Well, sure. • Alexis has been handing the new copier account num­ little brain with all Throwing up is, typi­ bers in to Graphic Arts. If you have submitted a copier kinds of facts, figures, Unless they really suck, cally, an unpleasant account request form, try your account number (your SSN formulae, and filth, people will usually at experience. In fact, without the first digit) before you bug her about it again. I've come to the con- the only times in Do not expect a written confirmation because it would be clusion that it pretty least speak to clean which I have found a waste of paper. much doesn't matter. vomiting to be a fairly people, even ifthey look • Emily has been working on transportation and seat­ So here's some of rewarding experience what I feel is the really like freaks. have been after I have ing arrangements for the formal. If you need transporta­ important stuff that been what could be tion to Marina Del Rey, contact Emily at enuky@cco. I've picked up during •••••••••• termed, technically, Also, if you would like to make her life easier, hand .in a my stay here. Maybe it's just me, but I find way too f---ed up. In those situ­ seating plan for groups often people. This way, she won't that while I enjoy the company ations, it's a cleansing experi­ have to think to hard. Hygiene is important. ofmore Techers than the people ence. Lacking any religious • Kohl says that last week's and this week's ARC min­ I knew in high-school, I also conviction ofsignificance, I can utes will be printed in this edition of the Tech. Represen­ While this should be fairly have a harder time making close only imagine that purging your­ tatives at Large have not been appointed yet because not obvious, I'm constantly amazed friends here. There's all kinds self of an excess of alcohol is everyone who was interested got a chance to submit their by how many of my supposedly ofpossible explanations for why akin to being touched by the statements. Talk to ARC Reps about Caltech Teaching brilliant peers seem completely this is true, but I'll just gloss over hand of God. Awards. oblivious to this simple fact. I them for the time being. Turn­ Being sick, really ill, is at admit that as a kid I was pretty ing to people whose job it is to the other extreme. Few things • Dave B. and the IRC will be holding interviews for lax about the whole bathing help me out, like RAs and the are less exciting than spending the Student-Faculty Committees soon. thing. It was sueh apain in the people at the Counseling Cen­ a sunny weekend hunched over • Maria says nothing exciting is going on, well at least butt to have to interrupt my busy ter (which, incidentally, is not the toilet praying for the stream nothing she can share. evening of crawling around in named after me or any of my ofbile coming from your mouth • Grace has pulled down all the signups, except for the the dirt and muck to get clean. I relatives), doesn't usually work (and if you're really bad, your Big T Business Manager. The one signup will remain guess if you've read" Calvin out all that well. There's some­ nose) will end. However, there's posted till Wednesday of next week. SIGN UP!!! Inter­ and Hobbes" you know the drill. thing about the professionalism another up side to vomit whi~h vjews for the appointed offices will most likely be held Luckily, I got over this little of it that makes me hesitant to I assume most of you are famil­ Monday 10 p.m. and Wednesday 10 p.-m. Those who have hangup. fess up to what's bothering me, iar with: It's funny. Think of signed up will be no~ified. - .. Here at Caltech, where you although it makes things pretty all the wonderful expressions • Dave R. says that Lori has contacted him with a bud­ are likely to spend lots of time helpful at first. you've heard for throwing up. It with the same people day in and Anyway, I'm sure you're would be a waste of space to go get for the Taiwanese breakfast. Sheis asking for $30. day out, you'd think it would be wondering what that has to do through the whole list, but just ASCIT gave the Taiwanese Students' Association $30, immediately clear that it's bet­ with booze. Naturally, if you in case you haven't been ex­ 6-0-0. ter for all concerned when you don't have close friends you feel posed to it I will mention my Meeting closed at 10:40 p.m. don't stink. For other people, you can talk to about your prob­ favorite, "technicolor yawn." it's great not to have to smell lems and you don't want to deal "Whistling beef' is a close sec­ Respectfully submitted, your reeking scent from across with someone else, you look ond, although that perhaps has {j1Ja<:e Zjt:U1-rf . the hall. For you, it's a big so­ around for other solutions. Al­ some sexual overtones depend­ ASCIT Secretary cial plus. Unless they really cohol isn't a good one, as I men­ ing on how perverse (or drunk) suck, people will usually at least tioned before, but it did help me you are. speak to clean people, even if - through some otherwise intoler­ they look like freaks. able times. Although this prob­ ably violates all of the rules of I This is a blatant lie. Alcohol is good. good journalism, I'd like to take 2 Oh look, another one. this opportunity to quote the late There are a few caveats to Sam Kinison, who said, " Ev- ~ ------"'J that, of course. For one thing, I ery once in a while you've got r-~~--.--~OX nOTHERSYi4eadblOOdway.gl~~ would certainly never advocate to think about the woman who l under-age drinking , since that ~"I!!II!!!_-"~I!lI!!!!!!!"~-~II!!!!!!l!!I_.- WE CARRY A FULL LINE OF BOXES PAq97 Course Changes

CS/Ma 6 Change in course description BY KIRAN SHEKAR AND KOHL GILL ADAM VILLANI: AM 35 Change in course description MEICE 96 Prereq: ME 18ab & This is a list of changes of AM 35ab. Minor change in de­ undergraduate courses to go into scription. 6 or 9 units Instructor: Hunt MEDIA GUY the 1996-97 catalog. This list Bi -.",. « covers most of the classes that Dekted BY ADAM VILLANI \ have been approved by the Fac- Bi 7 . h' Added Institute Benjamenta or This Dream People Call Human Life : '~i4" UIty Boar d Commlttee t IS year. Bi 80 Senior Thesis Seminar They will be looking at another (3-0-0) 1st term Coreq: Bi 90. This is one ofthe strangest movies I have ever seen. It's beyond Tetsuo: The Iron Man and perhaps in ~. huge batch before year's end. Instructor: Revel. Schuman the same league as' Eraserhead. Institute Benjamenta, the first live-action feature from animators The ~ C/ratlKe£1 Brothers Quay, tells the story ofa young man enrolled in a school for domestic servants whose coursework Bi 10 Units (0-4-2) -> (1-3-2) endl~ss ChE Minor change in description consists of the repetition of a single lesson. It's based on the writings of Robert Walser, a German Deleted: Bi II Prereq: noW Bi I or Bi 9 from the early 20th century who inspired Kafka, and aside from the soundtrack, the film has the look and ChE 104 Bi 123 Units (0-4-2)-> (0-6-3) feel ofsomething they might have dug up from 1917 to show as a double feature with The Cabinet ofDr. ChE 151 Minor change in description Caligari. Watching this movie is like watching a movie while half asleep; the disjoint narrative seems to be Added: Bi 90 Coreq: Bi 80 ChE 152 Heterogeneous Kinetics and H&SS connected by images taken from the scenery transformed into something new as one's mind drifts in and Reaction Engineering . Deleted : out ofconsciousness. Ifweird movies tum you off, do not see this movie. But I assure you that while it may (3-0-6) 1st terln. H 112, 114, 115, 118, 132, 135, 149, not make any sense, the visuals in this movie will be like no others you see this year. Institute Benjamenta Prereq: Ch E 64 Lit 146ab played last weekend at the Nuart; it may show up elsewhere. CIIlI/IKed: PI 190 ChE 110 change units: 12 -> 9 units Added People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" They assured us ofa correspond­ H 120 Europe and Asia, 1500-1900* ing reduction in workload. (3-0-6) Instructor: Fay The idea of compiling such a list is absurd in itself, but the collection of celebrities People magazine Ch H/Hum 130ab Cinema and Society* has come up with, complete with assurance that "charisma counts as much as comeliness," defies any C!laflKed : (2-2-5) Instructor: Rosenstone logical explanations. They seem to have begun by naming a few supermodels (who, in general, have about Ch 3b Added to option requirement H 140 History ofLA* (3-0-6) as much charisma as a box ofrocks), compiled a list ofanyone who's appeared in the magazine in the past Ch 140 Prereq: APh 9 Instructor: Deverell, Flamming year, and then, after removing anyone downright ugly, drawn names out ofa hat. How else can you explain E&AS H 141 History of20th Cent. American Deleted City* (3-0-6) Instructor: Deverell the inclusion ofthe likes ofDavid Duchovny and Brooke Shields? A few ofthe entries have both looks and AM 96 &97 H 142 History ofCalifornia* (3-0-6) personality-Mira Sorvino, Ashley Judd, and Mel Gibson are all good choices. Then there are the simply Added: Instructor: Deverell goofy people who made the cut--etiquette guru Martha Stewart, zookeeper Jack Hanna, and (my favorite) CS 141 Distributed Computation H 143 Western Environmental His­ "America's Most Wanted" hostJohn Walsh in a leatherjacket, who all mysteriously beat out former "Sex'i­ Laboratory (3-3-3) full year tory* (3-0-6) Instructor: Deverell Prereq: CS 20 or equiv. Offered H 144 Topics in the History ofAmeri­ est Men Alive" Sean Connery and Patrick Stewart. Curiously enough, nearly all of the Most Beautiful alternate years. can Immigration* (3-0-6) People in the World are American. Maybe we use our disposable income on skin creams, Instructor: Chandy Instructor: Deverell, Flamming CS/CNSIEE 156 ab Leaming Systems H 150ab African American History* Radio Station Y·IO? (3-0-6) 1st & 2nd terms (3-0-6) Instructor: Flamming In case KROQ is playing a commercial, you can easily move the knob over a little to pick up this near­ Prereq: Ma 2 & CS 2. Hum 'lab Enlightenment to Revolu­ clone in most of Southern California. Launched a month or so ago, this station is pretty much KROQ Instructor: Ahu-Mostafa tion: History, Thought, Culture AM 66 Vibration (3-0-6) 3rd terln. (3-0-6) without the DJs. I'II leave it up to you to decide if that's a good or bad thing. Actually, I think Y-l 07's mix Prereq: AM 35, Ma 2 LlLit 162 Latin American Literature of older songs that they stick inbetween the likes ofBush and Candlebox may be somewhat better than the OWl/Keel: in Translation (3-0-6) ROQ's, but this may not hold with repeated listening. 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Take a break before coming back next term - spend a week this summer hiking in the Sequoia National Forest with this year's Y Due to a mechanical failure, the Tech never received Phil Rodriguez's Hike. The Y Hike is a great opportunity to relax before coming statement for Junior Class President. Both statements are being re­ back to school, and it's also a good time to meet next year's fresh­ printed, and the election for Junior Class President will be held Mon­ man. This year's Y Hike will be from September 14 through Sep­ day, May 20. tember 24, two weeks before the term starts and one week before Frosh Camp. Ifyou want to go, stop by the Y and pick up an appli­ cation soon - the Hike usually fIlls up fast. Talk to Chris Sundberg (x6163, sundherg@starbasel) or Mike Rhoads (mikerds@cco ) by Bradey D. Honsinger The officers for the junior class shall he responsible for org;lllizing a l:;'reshman-Sophomore for more information. Pick up your application today! Even! during the firs( term of each academic year. They shall also he respuJ1sibk for ubtaining a speaker for their c1ass·s commencement exercises.

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My Fellow Juniors in 1996-1997, President. Phil. They both start I. Prefix for at or mach My name is Michael Shumway with a "P." Coincidence? I think 2. AM units and I am asking for your vote in the not. 3. Ren's sound upcoming election for Junior Class In other words, when it comes 4. Bring in the horses President. In the following I would to Junior Class President, Phil Rod­ 5. Checked like to inform you of the responsi­ riguez is the one you want for the 6. Bullock's block-bus-ter? bilities ofthe office and some ofmy job. Not only have I had much lead­ 7. Beerkiln qualifications for the position. ership experience, but I am also a 8. Make like a possum There are two main duties of hard-worker, have a lot of good 9. Jarah Evslin, maybe? the Junior Class President. The first ideas for the -frosh-sophomore 10. Mexican rah is to organize a Freshman-Sopho­ event next year, and can do a back II. Black Joe more event. I plan on getting input llh pike off the one meter spring­ from these classes to put on an event board. Also, my sister Lisa 14. The day after tomorrow that promotes both class participa­ Rodriguez made dance team back 25. Gavc food to 15. Aficionado tion and class interaction. I feel ca­ in San Antonio (just thought I'd get 26. Lethal insecticide 20. Come closer pable in taking on this task since in that into the papers!). 27. "Cool, Dude!" I. With 69-Across, what you 21. Cousin Addams High School I was given the respon­ But seriously, IfMudeo is what should listen to every night 30. Brave new world? 22. Warcraft 2 scenario file sibility ofplanning, developing, and you want, then I'll make sure the 6. Soak up 32. Action 23. Judge Lance conducting an entire weekend ac­ best dang Mudeo is what you get 9. Tory toilet? 33. Mahal 24. Vicki, to Carol tivity for over 650 people. This was ... muddy people and all. If that's 12. Inaccuracy of 53-across, 34. More gloomy 28. Scream of pain that the complete pro­ not your style ... I'm open to sug­ probably 35. Made an egg 29. Rulers of I-across gram was handled by a student. The gestions. We could try a casino 13. Do-it-all logic gates 36. Humbug prefixes 31. D. ~elyea's job dedication and organization that I night, field day competition, sun­ have gained will definitely help in worshipers bake-off, American 15. Satiate 37. Actor Beatty 32. Greatest integer function the handling ofthis interclass event. Bandstand dance-off ... I'm just 16. The Tin Woodman's target? 38. Pea place 36. The other Simpson The second role of the Junior full of ... um ... ideas! Yeah, ideas! (2 wds.) 39. Scratch 38. Early blossomer (2 wds.) Class President is to serve on the As for getting a commence­ 40. Mr. Murase the Mole 17. Biblical brother 39. Long brown donut commencement committee. This ment speaker, I will hustle to get 42. Middle East "party" 18. Goldilocks, when found 40. See 67-across entails determining the structure of one that will make our graduation 19. With 53-across, where you 43. Gaudy 41. Caltech's "sister" school? the commencement ceremony, the memorable and fun. In order to do can get I-across 46. Something to grind 42. Mercury, for example activities during commencement this, I will ask around to find out 22. Flic tic 47. Tie in 43. Hindi gum week, and most importantly for our who we think the speaker should be 44. Up in the air class - helping find a commence­ .. what areas are we interested in, 45. Haw's predecessor ment speaker for our own gradua­ etc. 47. Where some Techers go tion. I believe I can fill the office Ifelected, not only will I work 51. Jim the frosh of Junior Class President because.! hard at an awesome speaker, but I am willing to listen and gather in­ would also like to get a lot of input CALL! 54. Ending for pill oralleg SPOT put from the class, and promote the from the class that would make 55. Level Communications (888) My-Online class's best interests. I have served people want to come to the frosh­ 56. Ms. Fitzgerald as Fleming House Secretary and soph event and have a good time, Unlimited SliP/PPP Access! 57. Make a scene? UCC this year and I am a devoted, and yes. I think it is possible. So $14.95/month, No set up fees!! 58. Alai hard worker who can easily get for a good time, vote phil .. um . G YOUR SPOT ON THE WEB! 61. Libyan lute along with others and work to ac­ .er .. you know what I mean. Vote 62. Aladdin's disguise !complish the goals set. Phil Rodriguez for Junior Class 63. The way Thank you for your consideration, President! 260 S. Los Robles Ave., Suite 307 Telnet: spotcom.com Michael Shumway (Class of 1998) Pasadena, CA 91101 WWW:http://www.spotcom.com And now, some poetry by my cam­ paign manager, Alexis Johnson

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