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VOLUME XCIX, NUMBER 6 PASADENA , CALIFORNIA FRIDAY, O CTOBER 24, 1997 SURF Seminar Day
tation with Nonabelions" [Ogburn], and BY ANDREA MCCOLL "Building a Robotic Cat" [Charles Atkin]. During th e summer, over 200 students Additionally, not all SURFs occur on worked on a wide range of research campus or the immediate vicinity; some projects, Ihrough the Summer Undergradu students perform their research at other area ate Research Fellowship program [SURF]. colleges, and some travel abroad. Some On Saturday, October 18, these students students even come from other institutions, presenled th e results of their work during including Cambridge to research at the nineteenth annual SURF Seminar Day. Caltech. The principle behind the SURF pro "You dont have to do SURFs here; you gram is to provide opportunities to under can do them wherever you want," said graduate students for research under the Atkin, who spent his summer studying ro guidance of seasoned research sponsors. botics in Edinburgh, Scotland. "Its different from regular research," The SURF Seminar Day provided the said Reuben W. Ogburn IV. students with an opportunity to explain Projects spanned many fields of sci their research to interested members of the ence, and included such topics as: "The Cal tech community. Evolution of Ganymede and Callisto" Additionally, students identified as the [Amy Barr], "Surface Characterization of best speakers on Seminar Day will advance The LA Circus, a one ring European Style circus came to lawn and Albert to the semi-final round of the Doris S. Quartz Microspheres Used for Quantum Shih was there taking photographs. An aerialist is spun around a rope. Optics" [Erik Streed], "Quantum Compu- Perpall Speaking Awards. Caltech buys abandoned USDA building Destination: Saturn
Fire station to replace 3 student off-campus houses as part of deal BY DALE DEBAKCSY
BY M OHANA K UMAR On October 15 , mankind Caltech recently ac took its first step towards its quired a building at 263 newest exploration of the South Chester St., previously ringed planet, Saturn, with the used for over a half-century launching of the Cassini space by the United states Depart craft at I :43 a.m. PDT. This ment of Agriculture (USDA) marks the first time that an ex as a fruit and vegetable chem pedition has been launched to istry research station. The property, which was Saturn since the Voyager originall y part of Caltech's probes were sent to examine The Cassini Probe "master plan" for local land the planet twenty years ago. acquisition, was abandonded Cassini is scheduled to Huygens probe to Titan, a three years ago after 50 years reach Saturn on July I, 2004, moon of Saturn, where it is to of use when the USDA de when it will begin its first or cided to consol idate its acti vi be released o n November 6, bit of the planet. Followi ng ties to Riverside. Caltech 2004, in order to carry out tests orbits (of which there will be aquired the land in early Sep upon the Titani an atmosphere. tember by applying for sur approximately seventy-two) In order to boost Cassini's are to be spread out amongst plus federal property. Housing Crunch? Tech's Solution. speed, it will, over the course the observational flights of Though officially owned of its mission, make several by Cal tech, the land has not fire station established on the This "gentleman's agree Saturn's moons which Cassini gravity-assist flybys. The first been zoned for educational, south side of Del Mar Blvd. in ment" is beneficial to both is to undertake in the course of parties. The city needs to en two, both around Venus, will administrati ve or research between Wilson St. and Michi its four year task. purposes. The conditional gan St. The city's previous sta sure a fire station in South take place on April 21 , 1998, Cassini will also convey of use permit hearing for this is tion had been declared Pasadena, and would rather SEE CASSINI ON PAGE 3 scheduled for November 5th. seismically unstable. build a new station than con the European Space Agency's At thi s time, neighbors will Although the city's applica vert a laboratory building into be able to voice their opin tion for the site was submitted a a fire station. Caltech also IN THIS ISSUE ions regarding this issue. year after Cal tech's, Caltech gains from having a long agreed to lease out other insti term fire station on campus. However, the city's decision THE USUAL is expected to be in Caltech's tute land for city infrastructure The vacated building THIS WEEK'S favor. use, to avoid the city's competi was a shelter for transients STUFF FEATURES Initially, both Cal tech tion for the property. Negotia before its acqui sition by and the City of Pasadena tions are under way to allow Caltech. Announcements ...... 12 Background Noise ...... 6 wanted the site. In 1989, the Pasadena a 50 year lease on the "There certainly were in Crime & Incident Beat...... 8 Comics...... 10 city planned to use the land Caltech land on the southeast dications that homeless Minutes ...... S Editors Box ...... 2 to build a permanent fire sta corner of Del Mar Blvd. and people used the building: The Outside World ...... 3 Leiters to the Editor...... 2 tion, replacing the temporary Holliston Ave . SEE USDA ON P,\G[ 3 Dean's Corner...... 7 Y-Walk ...... 4 2 October 24, 1997 OPINIONS The California Tech LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Message from the Editors
Rece ntly several parties our advertisers from wanting Baltimores Why all the ads? IHC: tell us what (ASCIT, parents, e tc.) have to rUn ads . We like ads. OUI expressed concern over the Business Manager likes ads, greeting has Dear Editors: you think about amount of advertising in the too. Ads allow us to provid disturbing As the parent of a freshman Rotation Tech proportional to the you the Tech for cheap at Caltech I susbscribed to The number ofarticle s. With the (that's free on campus). The Dear Students, overtones California Tech newspaper exception of our bookkeeper result is the occasional Tech The !HC would like to hoping to keep informed about Patti Croke, the Tech is en with eicher large space fill. Dear Editors: hear your input on the Rota tirely student run. Unlike in g gimmicks (remember to exactly what you folk s at Several rhetoric ques tion process in general. We most schools which have ei fill out your Tech surveys) or Cal tech are up to. I have just tions came to my mind after are open to any comments ther journalism majors or fewer pages with more ads. 1 received the first three issued of reading the front page of last aoout the rules, violations, journali s m departme nt s, Consider f or a mom e n~ The California Tech and while and the way Rotation week week's Tech. " American is a Tec h has neither. Consider the face of The Georgia Tech I found issues number I and 2 is carried out. If you know language and a sty le that ing that Caltech is a small , The poor paper of this in sti chock-full of useful infomlation of arry problems you feel that dominates the world"? technically oriented school , tute was so starved for ar. for the new students and con we should address for next this is not surprising. How ticles that its poor editorl Should the language be En taining some interest ing articles, year, please let us k now. We ever, one of the results is a plastered the front page witi glish? welcome your suggestions particularly "Core Class Chaos" student newspaper edi ted by an annoucement w hich wen I wonder, in what sense for improve ments, as well as by John Hatfield, issue number folk s majori ng in Physics something like this: Ther does the American style of any other constructive criti } was a distinct letdown, filled (Erik) and Computer Science will be no paper this week life and English language cism you might have. (Autumn), w ith support by no one has written any ar with more advertisements than dominate, say, in the neigh If you have questions math, geology, physics , ticles. It could alway s be information. boring Mexico, two hours about whether an event was a c he mi stry majors and frosh. worse. So m etimes it hal drive from here, or in hun I see that Ryan Cox, one of violation - either a hypotheti We draw o ur articles been. dreds other countries across the previous editors, resigned cal situation or one which ac from the staff, stude nts, and the world? just as issue number 3 was go tually occurred during Rota occasionally faculty of the THE EDITORS, ti on week, feel free to ask Us This may be a true state ing to press and I only hope that in stitute. With these sources ERI\{ STREED and we'll address the issue. ment when refering to the his resignation does not presage we can normally fi ll an eight AUTUMN LOOIJEN Your input on Rotation will American pop culture, which a plethora of advertisements and to twelve page paper. How help us make the necessary ever, si nce our size is s maJl , does dominate the world's a dearth of information in future changes to facilitate the imple the relative variation in ar movies and TV shows, but, issues. How many advertise mentation of a smoother Ro ticles is hi gh. During Rota probably, it's not what mat ments does it take for the paper tation week for next year. ti o n, midterms, and various THE CALIFORNIA TeCH to break even? Sure the news ters at Caltech? And why, at Pl ease send your input to other times of th e year the all, the "dominating" part is paper is not run as a profit mak [email protected]. Thank stude nts who run and write Caltech 40-58. Pasadena, CA 911 ZS editorial desk: (6Z6) 395-6153 so important for Caltech? ing industry at Caltech? you very much. the Tech have othe r things advertiSing desk.: (626) 395-61 S4 editonal email: [email protected] MAXIM LYVTlKOV FREDERICK BLAKE LORI Hsu theyneed to be doing. Like advertising email: [email protected] ISSN 0008- 1582 THEORETICAL ASTROPHYSICS FRJ.::SHMAN PARENT fHC CHAIR P hysics 98 and Math 108 sets. Thi s does not prevent VOL UME XCIX. NUMBER 6 OCTOBER 24, 1997
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CO"''TIN UED fROM I'AGt: 1 ti on of an existing greenhouse vents were taken off the crawl o n the property. This green space; remnants of old clothing house will be used by Professor Beverly Sills to give Michelin Lecture and food wrappers were scat Meyerowitz of the biology de which s he retired at the tered across the area; parts of th e partment. V IA D AVID G OODSTEIN precocIous age of building were u sed as a The use of the remaining The s ixth annua l twe lve. She went o n to restroom," explains W illiam area will be determined by th e James Miche lin Distin Irwin, Deputy Director of the Provost's Office according to in- fame o n the stages of the guished Lecture will be Physical Plant De- stitute needs. Spe world's leading opera Tuesday, November 4, at 8 partment, the divi cific departments houses. p.m. Beverly Sills, one of sion in charge of The vacated are able to apply The Miche lin Lec the greatest coloratura so Caltech's property for u se of the ture series was estab pranos o f the Iwentieth maintanence. building was pro perty, but, as li shed by a New York century, will share a con Irwin is quick Burke says, "We desig ner in memory of a shelter for versati on with her audi to point out that must decide what ence in Beckman Audito her uncle, James the building was transients, is best for the In- f1um . Michelin, a geologist, cleaned and sani- stitute." Currently Chairman of who a lways hoped to at tized once Caltech Regardless of th e Board of Lincoln Cen te nd Caltech. It was de gained title to the-property. Se what the building's future use ter for the Performing Arts, s ig ned to "foster a cre curity personnel are also patrol will be, it is in need of basic Sills was born and grew up at ive interacti o n be ling the area. renovation. "The electricity, in Brooklyn. She began tween the arts and sci The site still contains labo heating and ventilation are ob her career in radio com ences ." ratory facilities used by the solete and outdated ," claims mercials and soap operas, Optional free tickets USDA for chemical research, Irwin. "If we indeed do have to Beverly Sills, one of the greatest playing Elaine Raleigh on though they are outdated. Jerry convert it into a modem lab, it coloratura sopranos of the a re available from the Our Girl, Sunday, fro m Burke, Special Ass istance to the won't be inexpensive." How twentieth century Caltech ticket office. 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The lei surely walk who is failing the third g rade. lasted about 20 minutes. After $200 pays for one month of in- the walk . stro ll ers were treated rensivc therapy for a chil d abuse to music by K-Earth 101 and vict im. The money collected food from refreshm ent spon so rs, helps the lout of 4 girls and 1 Heathe r Dean. who orga. out of 7 boys who are victims of ni zed the Caltech Stroll team. felt child ahuse in America. The Foot that th e eve nt was likely to attract hill Family Service has been help- Caltech participants because of ing families and children in th e the proximity of the Rose Bowl, Pasadena community for over 7 1 and th e small time commitment years. that the event required. The heau. Mi ckey Mouse and Minnie liful sunny day and the camival Mouse were on hand during th e atm osphere of the vari o ll s te nts introductory speeches. The Men's set up in the middle of the Stroll National Fitness Champion and course made participation fun and the runner up in th e National LOok the edge off a ve ry serious BY K AREN BLETZER Cal tech stroll team, sponsored sponsor of the event, Bristol Aerobics Champion Mixed Pairs subject. Nevertheless, although by the Caltech Y, helped the Farms. competitions led the warm up and it was fun , participants felt thru This Sunday, October 19, a cause by paying the $ 10 regis The walk was preceded by stretching before the walk. Stroll- they had helped make a difference group of eleven students and tration fee for each member of short speeches given by several ers, wearing bright green Stroll T in a child's lifc by raising botb staff participated as a team in the team. Total Stroll partici people associated with the shirts and prompted by the two money an d awareness. the second annual Stroll to End pants numbered 850 and raised Foothill Family Service. They aerobics champions, marched in Child Ab use , a mile walk $75 ,000. Corporate sponsors of described how as little as $25 place and stretched with part - CLASSIFIED ADS around the Rose Bowl organized the walk were diverse and in in collected pledges and regis ners. The children present en BACK PAIN· Headaches · Sciatica by the Foothill Family Service, cluded Huntington Hospital, the tration fees helps prevent child joyed the bustle and activity. Arthritis · Neck Stiffness · t a non-profit organi zation. T he Pasadena Jaycees, and the main abuse by paying for an educa- Mickey and Minnie then led the Numbness· Calltotl free '-"nn-? , 211 0 for re corded information. live results in 4 weeks or $ back.
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Un Dean's Corner makes a lot of difference. der such circumstances they can't So I'll aver that, yes, climbing act as Techers: cool cucumbers who K2 or Everest, driving a supersonic have it all figured out, truly have car, exposing oneself to dangerous taken everything into account, and Darwin and the ecce ten not diseases - taking risks along those therefore know that it ' ll work out. positively corre lines is OK, acceptable, honorable, Acting this way means that the by Jean-Paul Revel lated with the benefit that useful. risks are not worth taking, the thrills would accrue if everything should Beside the greater or lesser not worth experiencing. The balance s i c a I turn out well. value to society there is also the between gai n promised and accom ability or so So there are many sports heroes, personal importance of risk taking, plishment fulfilled has become so cial ski ll s would deter- boxers. but many others as well, who the self-testing, followed by a feel tilted, that there can never be a posi mine s urvival they would be endanger their lives for the thrill of ing of self- assurance, the satisfac tive outcome, at most a neutral one. In the more than 100 years among the fittest. However, as I said pushing beyond existi ng limits. This tion of conquering one's own fears, We should never place ourselves since Darwin propounded hi s earli er, fitness in some respects does is also true of many researchers, epi and so on. under potentially dangerous condi views, it has become customary to not guarantee overall fitness. demiologists researching things like That's great. But in all these tion, when unable to judge of the allude to the "survival of the fittest" Now, if one asks whether Ebola virus, pioneers who lest drugs cases there are careful calculations dangers. Accidents happen; that's as a parad igm which explains many Techers are fit to survive. one has on themselves or place themselves about how dangerous it really is. part of the risk. But to try things that behavioral trails and personality to hem and haw. It depends on under very extreme conditi ons, ex Expertise, training, concentration are dangerous because one cannot characteristi cs. where - in their houses? at plorers of the world and of space - all work in favor of success. Some judge the dangers, or for whatever It is fantastic 10 what extremes Caltech? in the world at large? all of whom took g rave ri sks. As where along the line there is a de other reason - that's dumb, not this idea can lead. It can be used to Although our intellectual J.B .S. Haldane said, such people be tcnnination that this is something worthy of Caltechers. Risk is worth explain very paradoxical behavior, prowess is unquestionable overall , come their own rabbit. worth taking risks for, whatever the taking only when the achievement is which obviously gives no advan it is not clear that we always use Similar altruisti c risk taking is result from the point of view of sur worth writing home about. lage to the indi vidual. the marbles we have. There are found in the heroic behavior of sol· vival of the fittest. We Techers, eggheads that we In the case of the male spider many instances when extraneous diers in battle. The risk taken in But I am truly disappointed are, must really and truly avoid situ or mantis for whom the sex act is pressures affect our behavior so many of these instances can be seen when, in spite of our vaunted brains, ations where thoughtlessness, or the supreme sacrifice, it is the nu drastically, as to seriously influence as species-preserving move. we take wanton risks, risks that are induced thoughtlessness, jeopar tritional advantage that he gives to our intrinsic fitness. We take risks Of course it is to be hoped that taken casually, or under conditions dizes the survival of the fittest. his mate, and thus the headstart for which could threaten the integrity the person who do such unselfish that negate any forethought. A bientot ... meaning that you his offspring, which may be key. of our yolks, and could lead to the acts, is not the one who has the germ Or, say that other things inter have been usi ng your marbles and The beneficiary, instead of being loss of our genes to the population of solving the world's problems. And fere, and the collective judgment of will have survived yet another week the individual is the gene pool to at large, thus decreasing fitness to even then, from a global stance, I the Caltech Climbing and Chowder which the individual belongs. naught. guess it makes no real difference, Club (Cccq (sorry if there is such It is amusing and sobering at Risk tak.jng, of course, is not because if it can be done by a single a thing, the names and events are the same time to see how such a reprehensible per se. What is sad is individual, most likely someone else purely fictitious) becomes clouded paradigm applies to oursel ves. Ob that the degree of ri sk taking is of- will do it sooner or later. by spending several days in the 10- viously, being here marks you as one of the fittest in at least some characteristics. such as intellectual achievement. As a result you have the opportunity to further develop your native abilities, presumably in creasing your fitness, as long as we live in a society where brains and ability to do things, count. We are o ne of the specia l places where intellectuals of the world unite; homework may stand in the way socializing with your peers. but as Adlai Stevenson (the eahead who lost the battle for the U.s. presidency to Ike, of course, whoiraduated from West Point not fir from the bottom of the class, if ~~,::) '("''''il,,~",w,'' ' .~ ," . :""., ,\ :;; I mnember correctly), said , you CREDIT SUISSE FIRSTiBOSTC)N,IS A LEADING GLOBAL PROVIDER have;: Inathing to loose but your yoIb. (Maybe I don't belong here, OF WHOLESALE FINANCIAL SERVICES WITH OVER 50 OFFICES 1l1li not sure I understand what I IN MORE THAN 30 COUNTRIES. THE FIRM IS FOCUSED ON FOUR justwrot [sic]. I find it no consola i tion. however, to belittle problems KEY BUSINESS AREAS: CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANKING, by saying th at you are merely los ing your yolks.) SALES AND TRADING (EQUITY, FIXED INCOME, FOREIGN \,.';; In any case, be grateful th at you are not a male praying mantis. EXCHANGE AND MONEY MARKET), FINANCIAL PRODUCTS , Ifane thinks of it, however, fit (DERIVATIVES) AND PRIVATE EOUITY INVESTMENT. ness is not a single characteri stic. The overall fitness of the indi vidual is made up of sub accounts, each given a weight which depends on external factors, and wh ich are then summed. The terrible thing is that fitness in one area does not guarantee over THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1997 all fitness. I recently saw a docu· mentary which brought this home vividly. 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Courtyard. di scovered the south door of tween Lloyd and Page House at approx. 3:00 Upon returning to the location Brown Gym had been broken at 9:00, discovered the bike and forced open. Nothing ap mi ssing. peared to be missing from the Theft-Bike Gym. A dark green, Huffy bicycle valued at $100, was taken Oct. 12, 1997 from 1170 Del Mar. At False Fire Alarm approx. 6 :00 PM, on 10/02/ Security responded to a fire 97 , victim secured his bike at alarm in the Blacker House 1170 Del Mar. Upon return Lounge. After investigating ing he noticed the bike mi ss- the alarm, it was determined mg. that the smoke detectors was Vandalism set off by students burning At approximately 9:25 a.m ., newspaper in the fireplace. victim parked her vehicle, a Honda Accord, in the Wilson Oct. 13, 1997 Parking Structure. 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