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If Darbs The They'll Can't Eat Smoke It CALIFORNIA It Volume LXXIII Pasadena, California, Thursday, March 2, 1972 Number 20 Assemblyman, Weingart Sees Solar Energy Architect As Cheap Future Power Source by Gavin Claypool because of strip-mining tech to Speak Soon The present methods of niques. Later, the burning of the energy generation are environ fuel generates both heat and by Claude Anderson mentally damaging and will soon unburned particles, the latter California Assemblyman Wal become inadequate quan usually ending up in the atmo ter Karabian will speak on Prison titatively, according to Caltech sphere. Estimates of the time Reform in an Olive Walk Talk physicist Jerome Weingart in a remaining before the coal and oil tomorrow at 12 :30. He is Beckman Auditorium Monday resources run out are usually currently serving as chairman of Night Lecture entitled "Har measured in decades. Nuclear the Select Committee on Prison nessing the Sun." power plants as yet do not have Reform and Rehabilitation in the His solution? The develop the technology to allow con Assembly. Mr. Karabian grad ment of cheap, clean solar version on a large-scale basis to a uated from the USC School of power, a source that-until nuclear-type plant; mining Law in 1963, and holds a '-0 o o o recently-had existed seriously in problems would still exist, and masters degree from USC's Grad o only science fiction and scien the disposal of radioactive wastes uate School of Public Adminis Enlargement of a Palomar photo, taken yesterday, of an unknown object tists' dreams. would be an additional hurdle. tration. approaching Earth, shows some kind of identifying plate imbedded in the Conventional fossil fuels cause Utilizing the energy radiated He has been very outspoken side of the body. Scientists conjecture that the possible mission of such a probe by the Sun, on the other hand, would be to search for intelligent life on Earth. land to be unsightly and unarable on the subject of prison reform. would have none of these The economic viewpoint is an disadvantages, while providing a important one. He sees that we Caltech, Others Here We Go Again... source of power for homes, are "wasting taxpayers' money commercial buildings, and even and destroying lives" by teaching Plan Study On cars. Dr. Weingart visualizes small prisoners skills they will never New BOD Sets Goals au tomobiles powered by solar use or by lack of any teaching at Co-op Computers energy and traveling at 80 mph. all. by Jim Hugg primary sources of innovation. A more conventional electric And he is also concern'ed with USC, Caltech~ and UCLA ASCIT Secretary Tell your house president all auto could have its batteries the influences of the prisons on announced today that they are The new BOD is attempting your gripes, half-baked ideas, and charged by a housetop solar the prisoner. "In California, studying the feasibility of sharing to make ASCIT a viable organi brilliant observations. He will see energy convertor. where lesser offenders are mixed such installations as computing zation, capable of responding to that the BOD gets the message. He pointed out that solar with hardened criminals, longer centers for greater efficiency and the desires of the student body Or, if your idea deserves more energy is not an automatic sentences often undermine the economy. Joint use of libraries to produce needed change. There immediate attention, present it solution to the problems of Hehabilitation and make the and other major academic facil is, in my estimation, a reasonable directly to the BOD. pollution and energy production. crime problem more severe." ities also is being considered. chance of accomplishing this We will meet every Thursday An increased effort on the part Because success in such efforts lofty goal if YOU are willing to afternoon at 4 p.m. in Winnett of science is needed to make it Urban problems in the second might have significant national help and if the BOD is willing to Lounge. All Techers are wel economically feasible. and third worlds will be the impact in encouraging other get off its bod and work for the come. If you have something to Dr. Weingart believes that subjet of a drop-in seminar at universities to consider similar students. I believe that the BOD say, you will be given a chance research leading to large-scale 3:30 in Winnett next Tuesday. sharing, the National Science will prove itself equal to this to talk. You are welcome to uses should be intensified. "The Leading the discussion will be Foundation has just announced a task. simply observe or to participate development of new sources of Karoli Polonyi, head of the grant of $144,200 to USC, Under Joe Morin's leadership, to any degree of involvement. As energy is essential," he stated. Department of Town Planning Caltech and UCLA to help the BOD is working on many a bribe, refreshments will be "We appear to be entering a and Architecture in Budapest. expedite their study of com projects to benefit Techers; all served. transition period, unprecedented Besides his work in BUdapest, he puting. These cooperative efforts we ask is a little help from our This column will appear fre in our history, from a time when has planned the capital city of were started last fall with the friends. Too often past BODs quently to enlighten you on the energy has been cheap and southeastern Nigeria, and has help of a $25,000 grant from the have shown great potential, de actiVities of the BOD. Also an abundant to a period when it done work with other African Rockefeller Foundation. monstrated remarkable courage agenda will be printed for the may be expensive and limited." countries. Dr. Z. A. Kaprielian, USC in passing budget allocations, and Thursday afternoon meeting. In However, Dr. Weingart does The second and third worlds Vice President for Academic then stagnated for the remainder order that the agenda appear in not think that we should expect refer to the Communist countries Planning and Research, Provost of their terms of office. I believe the Tech on mornings of BOD solar energy to become the main and Africa. Polonyi will talk Robert Christy of Caltech, and that time will prove this BOD to meetings, all items to be included source of power within the next about such problems as ecology Vice Chancellor David Saxon of be different. in the agenda must be submitted I00 years. Instead, he says, "We and design. At 7:30 he will speak UCLA are leading the investiga We are placing responsibility to the ASCIT Secretary, Jim should not consider anyone in the Athenaeum on "Problems tion of potential benefits their for generating new ideas with the Hugg,in Page House by 10 p.m. source as the sole source for the and Progress in the -Modern campuses might receive if certain ASCIT Excomm and with the Monday. This week's agenda future. We should develop vari ization of Hungary." Continued on Page Three IRC. But individuals must be the follows. ous energy sources to allow us a wide range of choice." News Briefs., Continued on Page Eight Anzaldo Selected to Head YMCA Indian Power Pete Anzaldo as President to announce its Third Annual Scripps-Tech heads up a new slate of YMCA Kosher Passover Seder, to be Dance Coming officers elected during this past held in the Athenaeum on Scripps is co-sponsoring a week. The Y decided to supple Wednesday evening, March 29. dance with Caltech at Scripps. ment the office of the President For further information or to The Band will be Viva, the same with an eight-man Excomm. The make reservations (sorry, but you one that played at Walpurgis new Excomm members are Dave must have a reservation) call Ted Night. The dance will be Friday, Collier, John Cross, Jack Gold Hurwitz, ext. 2453 March 3. at Wilbur near Frankel. stone, Elwyn Loh, Haywood Hillel is still sponsoring Israeli Robinson, Ed Schroeder, Price folk dancing classes at 7:30 p.m. Walker and Steve Watkins. Any Sunday evenings, and will con ASCIT Excomm 01;.', vvith ideas for Y programs tinue to do so over term break, Needs People get in touch with these people so you have no excuse for not The purpose of the ASCIT be'fore it's too late. (Note: Finals stopping by. Executive Committee is to recog week is too late.) nize, investigate and discuss the long range and immediate pro NOTlCF: Sale Of blems of ASCIT. If you would Caltech Hillel Electronic Goodies like to be on the Excomm, Seder Coming There will be a fantastic sale please send your name and After coming down from its of electronic miscellany in Win campus address to Peter Davis, very successful Purim party this WHITE ROOTS OF PEACE, an Indian cultural communications group, visited nett Clubroom 2 starting at 3 Dabney House. Caltech last Tuesday, bringing dancers. films. speeches. and heritage. Photo by P. Monday, Caltech Hillel is pleased p.m. tomorrow .. Continued on Page Seven Page Two THE CALIFORNIA TECH Thursday, March 2, 1972 Editorial apathy or official disapproval, and the Board ends its term Huttenback Reply doing nothing and caring less. Whether this will happen this year only time will show. To Mellon Yes on Referendum Fortunately, at their first meeting the members of the new Early last month, a petition was circulated by various BOD approved two administrative changes which show a Funds Dispute students calling for a change in Resolution III. The real concern for the future of the corporation and a real Gentlemen: proposal demanded that the four-dollar filing fee for ASCIT desire to bring ASCIT back to the students.