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Volume XCVII, Number 3 Pasadena, California Friday, October 6, 1995
from Public Relations postdoctoral fellows in ,the field personality, and eventually work during their postdoctoral human welfare, and alleviate ofneurobiology, where their re causes patients to lose control of training period because they are pain and suJffelcing PASADENA-The Henry L. search in fields related to bodily functions and speech. Its able to devote their full attention tion applies its resources Guenther Foundation of Los Alzheimer's disease could lead to cause is unknown and there is to research without the addi to benefit California residlerlts, Angeles has awarded $120,000 to a better understanding of the no effective treatment. tional responsibilities that ac especially those in Southern Cali the California Institute of Tech causes ofthe disease and help to Postdoctoral fellows are company a faculty appointment. fornia, by means of in."rn·cm'prl nology to establish the Henry L. develop treatments to combat its . critical to the function of every The Henry L. Guenther and expanded medical by Caltech Public Relations with the magnetic polarity ofthe new spots reversed. PASADENA - The first sun That's exactly the point the sun spot in the new sunspot cycle was is at now; it has been in a quiescerH identified on Saturday, August 12, by period through much of 1994 and astronomers at the California Insti this year, with a few spots s!1()wiln2: tute of Technology's Big Bear Solar up near the equator. The new sun Observatory in Big Bear City, Cali spot photographed on Saturday ap fornia. The new sunspot marks the peared at a solar latitude of 21 de end ofthe sun's quiescent period and grees, and its magnetic polarity is op the beginning ofa new surge ofsun posite to that seen over the last de- spot activity. a to identifYing it as the "This makes us happy," said Hal manifestation of the start of a new Zirin, professor of astrophysics at Caltech and director ofthe Big Bear This new sunspot a bit Solar Observatory. "The sun is a lot earlier than astronomers eX1pe(:ted. more interesting to study when Typically, as a solar cycle winds things are going on." down, late bursts ofsunspot Sunspots are relatively dark spots will appear near the equator before that typically appear in groups on the the new cycle starts. Scientists had surface of the sun. They are associ seen these late pulses of sunspots in ated with strong magnetic fields and 1984, but saw little late activity this with solar flares, and follow an ap time and therefore expected an proximately II-year cycle ofincreas beginning to the new cycle, but not ing activity followed by a slow decline this early. into a quiescent period. Sunspots have effects far beyond Early in the cycle, sunspots ap the sun itself, so while solar astrono pear rarely and at relatively high so mers are excited by this news, people lar latitudes around 30 to 35 degrees, in many other fields are keenly in then increase in frequency and appear terested as well. Solar flares often at lower latitudes until they reach occur above sunspots, and can dis sunspot maximum. After this peak in rupt radio communications on earth activity, the number of sunspots and sometimes even cause wide slowly declines, and they appear ever spread power outages. Flares also closer to the sun's equator until they cause the colorful celestial displays reach a relatively quiet phase called known as the northern (or southern) sunspot minimum. lights, and cause unusual behavior in There is typically some overlap satellites, such as increased drag and berween successive sunspot cycles. As disabled orientation. the last sunspots ofone cycle appear Sunspots in the new cycle near the equator, at latitudes ofabout should rapidly become more com 7 degrees, the next cycle starts again mon and reach a high level of activ with sunspots near 30 degrees, but ity in 1998 or 1999. St{~ptlen D. Van Hooser dents and teachers. Currently, detailed plans March 9 is the day it all hap are being drawn up for the Next spring, tens of thou pens. The agenda starts early, installations. Volunteers are sands of volunteers will de with installation of network ca being solicited on the World scend upon California's pri bling at nine; school libraries, Wide Web at http:// LEITER TO THE EDITOR 2 mary and secondary schools to science and computer labs, and www.w3.com/netday96/.Com EDITORS CORNER 2 install networking hardware. several classrooms will be wired panies and schools that have ASCIT MINUTES 5 In a massive collaborative up. In the afternoon, industry already signed on include SPORTS 6,7 YNEWS 8 effort among individuals, pri professionals will volunteer the America On-Line, Apple, DILBERT 9 vate companies, and colleges, testing equipment oftheir com- Caltech, DEC, QUESTION OF THE MONTH 9 the Schools on the Net project to verifY that all installa La,s Aillg~el(:s Times, CALENDER 1O,H ANNOUNCEMENTS promises to put the educa tions have gone successfully. By and UCLA. 12 tional resources ofthe Internet evening, all schools will have into the hands ofCalifornia stu- been and certified. 1995 Geologist Wyllie Elected President ofthe International Union ofGeodesy and Geophysics by Caltech Public Relations climate, global change, and en earth elements for superconduc ors in geology, and his Ph.D., also ofLondon in 1982, and the high vironmental issues, and the tors. in geology, in 1958. est honor ofthe German Miner PASADENA - Peter Wyllie, IUGG is an obvious organization Before launching his scien Wyllie taught at the Univer alogical Society, the Abraham Professor ofGeology at Caltech, to coordinate such an effort. tific career, Wyllie was the 1949 sity of St. Andrews, Penn State, Gottlob-Werner Medaille in was elected president of the In Many problems also surround Royal Air Force, Scotland, heavy and Leeds University, England, 1987. ternational Union of Geodesy the growth of megacities, and weight boxing champion. He at before joining the University of He has written hundreds of and Geophysics in July at the IUGG member associations have tended college at the University Chicago faculty in 1965. He scientific articles and three IUGG's XXI General A,>sembly scientific information that could of St. Andrews in Scotland, came to Caltech in 1983 as a pro books, including two basic text in Boulder, Colorado. be very useful in solving them. where he received a BS in phys fessor ofgeology and to serve as books. Wyllie also served as the Wyllie, who was vice presi The IUGG is in a good position ics and geology in 1952, and then the chair ofthe Division ofGeo chair ofthe committee convened dent of the IUGG from 1991 to to gather, coordinate, and apply spent two years as a geologist logical and PlanetarySciences, a by the U.S. National Academy of 1995, will serve a four-year term this information to post he held until Sciences to produce the first na as president, from 1995 to 1999. these problems ifprac- 1987. tional disciplinary review of the He is the first American to head tical policies can be es Wyllie was earth sciences, a 346-page vol the lUGG since 1967. tablished. Wyllie will explore two elected a Foreign As ume titled Solid-Earth Sciences The IUGG is made up of Wyllie is an inter possible areas offuture sociate of the United and Society, published in 1993. seven international scientific as nationally known au States' National Acad The volume recommends priori sociations and is dedicated to the thority on the forma activity: the coordination emy of Sciences in ties for future research and dis scientific study of the earth and tion ofigneous rocks ofglbbal monitoring, and 1981, a Fellow of the cusses the scientific challenges the application of knowledge those created when American Academy of facing our society. gained to the .needs of society. molten material solidi- the impact that Arts and Sciences in The IUGG was founded in The IUGG convenes a general fies. He has been par "megacities "-sprawling 1982, a Fellow of the 1919 and is made up of seven assembly every four years, and ticularly involved with Royal Society (Lon semi-autonomous International last met in the United States in the origin of andesites metropolitan areas don) in 1984, a For Associations: Geodesy; Seismol 1963, at Berkeley, California. (volcanoes that tend to eign Member of the ogy and Physics of the Earth's As president of the IUGG, explode as Mount St. have on the earth. USSRAcademy ofSci Interior; Volcanology and Chem Wyllie will explore two possible Helens did in 1980); ences in 1988, a For istry ofthe Earth's Interior; Geo areas offuture activity: the coor with granites that form eign Fellow of the In- magnetism and Aeronomy; Me dination of global monitoring, the core of mountain ranges with the British North dian National Science Academy teorology and Atmospheric Sci and the impact that such as the Sierra Nevada; with Greenland Expedition. He re in 1991 and of the National ences; Hydrological Sciences; "megacities"-sprawling metro kimberlites, which transport dia ceived the Polar Medal from Academy of Sciences, India, in and Physical Sciences of the politan areas-have on the monds to the earth's surface; Queen Elizabeth in 1954 for his 1992. He received the Mineral Oceans. With more than 83 earth. Many international and with carbonatites, which are role in the expedition, and re ogical Society ofAmerica Award member nations, the IUGG is groups recognize the need for an useful for their deposits of ore turned to the University of St. in 1965 for research done before one of the largest unions within integrated global monitoring sys rich in phosphates for fertilizers, Andrews, where in 1955 he 35 years of age, the Wollaston the International Council ofSci tem to gatherinformation about niobium for alloys, and rare- earned a BS with first class hon- Medal of the Geological Society entific Unions. 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And remember ponding Nate ever, some day soon, particularly the sec Lewis a couple of weeks into Chem la? ond week of June and uh... tomorrow And suffering through all-night problem (frosh), the decisions made by your class sets and mishap Phys labs? We have come president will affect your final days at a long way in the last three years. And we Caltech. While the duties of the senior have one last year at Caltech - a year class president may be few in number, they filled with some pretty important events! have a profound impact on special days In order to have the most fun possible in we will remember when we think back on our last year, we're going to need some our years at Caltech. I urge you not to vote careful planningfor Senior Ditch Day, the for a candidate just because you know graduation events, and the actual cer them. Consider that you can know a per emony. This is why I am running for Se son and like a person, but their ideas nior Class President. about certain issues may not agree with What can I bring to the office? your own. Consider that the senior class Through my elected and voluntary president is a representative ofthe entire tions at Caltech (Ruddock House Secre class and that bearing this responsibility, tary, Frosh Camp VCC, Health Advocate), the president needs to meet with all the I have gotten to know the Caltech admin members of the class to hear their opin ions first, and a decision maker only sec istration and staff well, which will help rate ways. Thus, I propose that is I am ions. Consider that a person who already ondarily. My current and anticipated re when I need to coordinate efforts with elected Senior Class President, I will plan has a number of time consuming obliga sponsibilities are relatively few so that if them in order to plan graduation and a "Senior Camp". tions, and attempts to take on another, elected I will have the time to insure that Ditch Day. I have had experience plan Finally, some of you may be wondering may not dedicate the time to the senior our final year, and final memories, will be ning events before, and know how to re why I didn't run for Senior Class Presi class that we all deserve. If elected, I will the best they can be. cruit others to help get the job done. I dent lastJune. I strongly considered run consider myself to be a collector ofopin- Thank you, Penny Muir know a lot ofseniors in each ofthe seven ning, but running, but decided not to be houses, and feel that I can be representa cause I thought that I would be over-com tive of the Senior Class. Finally, I believe mitted this year; I don't believe that it is ADILKARIM that I can bring a lot of excitement and fair to our class to have some ofour most enthusiasm to the position. important moments at Caltech organized Aside from the usual duties ofSenior by someone who does not have the time Class President, I have two other specific to dedicate to the position. As I have cho The senior class president has two goals. First, as Senior Class President, I sen to lessen the number of my commit main duties; setting the date ofDitch Day will recruit a lotofmedia for Senior Ditch ments and do not have extensive house and "helping" to determine the form of Day. In pastyears, I don'tfeel thatwe have orASCIT responsibilities, I feel I will have the commencementexercises. I shouldn't had enough media coverage to fully rep the time to be a good Senior Class Presi have any difficulty with the first issue. For resent all the time, energy, and creativity dent. me, every day is Ditch Day. As for the sec that has gone into planning Ditch Day. When it comes to voting on Monday, ond, the commencement ceremony is a Second, I have given a lot of thought please vote for someone who has the or subject ofgreat importance to the entire to the idea of having one final class-wide ganizational abilities, resources, and time senior class. Itsignifies that ourwork here party/get-away. The last time I remember to plan Senior Ditch Day and graduation is done. Mter the ceremony, we will have us having a class-wide party was Frosh activities. Please vote for Becky only our loans to remind us of the time Camp, which was far too long ago. I think Blankenburg for Senior Class President. we spent here. I would also like the cer- that it would be awesome for us to get If you have any questions or comments . emony itself to linger in our memories. away from Tech for one last party/camp about my plans, I welcome you to share We all feel that students should have a before we all graduate and go our sepa- them with me (Ruddock 110). Thankyou! greater say in determining the graduation speaker. The issue that remains is how to convincingly present our case to the con vocation committee. I plan on reflecting student opinion to the best of my ability and presenting an articulate argument to the committee on behalf of the individual that we want strongly that I would he an effective voice to have speak. Our current class officers for the senior class. My years at Tech have have been gathering information for been very special to me and I hope to some time and I am confident thatwe will continue working to make our experience Show Times : be able to present a unified and informed here something that we can all be proud 7:30 10:00 opinion when the time comes. I feel very of. Thank you. $ 1.50 ASCIT members $ 2.00 All others The Tech COLORADO Letters to the Editor - 5 P.M. Monday 2670 E. Colorado Blvd. 2588 E. Colorado Blvd. (818) 793-6149 (818) 796-9704 Events and Notices - 5 P.M. Tuesday Unsolicited Articles - 5 P.M. Tuesday Jane Austen's Regular Columns - 5 P.M. Wednesday ADDICTION Articles, News Submissions - 5 P.M. Wednesday Daily 6:00, 8:00, 10:00 p.m. Daily 4:30, 7:00, 9:30 p.m. Sat-Sun Bargain Matinee 2:00 p.m. Sat-Sun Bargain Matinee 1:45 p.m. Sat-Sun Regular Matinee 4:00 p.m. October 6, 1995 The California TeCh Find Roundworln Protein Caltech Neuroscientist Named a Pew Biomedical Scholar HUlnan Cancer from Public Relations ary society Phi Beta Kappa. She earned her doctorate in neuro from Public Relations healthy cell, so they can figure out amino acids, and over a stretch of390 PASADENA Erin science and psychology at how, when it mutates, it can lead to amino acids, SLI-l from the round Schuman, assistant professor of Princeton University in 1990, team cancer. worm shares percent ofthe same 55 biology at Caltech, has been and has held postdoctoral ap ologists has found a striking similar Here's where the roundworms amino acids in the same order with named a 1995 Pew Scholar by pointments at Princeton and ity between a protein found in come in. The nematode CBL from humans. the Pew Scholars Program in the Stanford universities. S roundworms and a common but Caenorhabditis e1egans, a micro This important link between Biomedical Sciences. As a Pew chuman joined the Caltech puzzling protein in humans that is scopic roundworm commonly used two cancer research efforts, one in Scholar, Schuman will receive faculty in 1993, and was named sometimes involved in the growth of in genetic research, has a surface re people and one in roundworms, sug $200,000 in support of her re an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fel cancer. This link, reported in the ceptor on its cells called LET-23 that gests that the function of CBL in search over the next four years. low and aJohn Merck Scholar in August 25 issue of the journal Sci is equivalent to the receptor for epi human cells, until now a mystery, The PewScholarsAward will 1994. Earlier this year she re ence, will help scientists who study dermal growth factor in humans. may very well be the same as SLI-l allow Schuman's lab to explore ceived the 1995 Emerging human cancer genes direct their re LET-23 and many proteins that in nematodes. CBL, like SLI-l, could what effect neurotrophic fac Scholar Award from the Ameri- search in more promising direc be an inhibitor of surface re tors-proteins can Association tions. ceptors' ability to convey' a sig that foster the of University The human protein, called nal to a cell's interior. growth of neu Women. CBLpronounced "sibyl"was dis This link will help Several labs, inc! uding Schuman ron-have on the The Pew Chari covered by Wallace Langdon of Sternberg's, have found com scientists who study transmission of will receive table Trusts, a the University ofWestern Aus parable similarities in the struc signals across syn national philan tralia, and is important to the ture and function of proteins human cancer genes apses, the junc $200,000 thropy based in study of cancer in people be from people and roundworms direct their research tions between Philadelphia, cause a mutant form of CBL in the same signaling pathway in support neurons. support non promotes the growth ofcancer. that includes CBL.(A pathway in more promising Specifically, ofher re profitactivities in Scientists already knew that is a sequence ofrelated signals she plans to build the areas of con CBL, in either a normal or a directions. and activity in and berween search over an apparatus for servation and the mutant form, could be modi cells, and this one is especially recording electri the next environmen t, fied by the activation of any of important because it also con- cal impulses from culture, educa a number of different surface recep act as signaling proteins are well trols the activity ofthe RAS protein, neurons grown in four years. tion, health and tors. known to scientists, but Charles H. a superstar player in the development culture, in order human services, Surface receptors are the means Yoon, a graduate student in the lab of cancer.) But even if CBL doesn't to examine the ef~ public policy, by which cells communicate. Many of Paul Sternberg, an associate pro playa role in humans exactly analo feets ofneurotrophic factors on and religion. Through their different kinds ofreceptors sit on the fessor of biology with the Howard gous to SLI-l's role in roundworms, miniature synaptic events. grants, the trusts seek to encour surface of each cell, and each type is Hughes Medical Institute at Caltech, this finding gives a broad hint to re Schuman earned her age individual development and sensitive to a particular signaling pro has been studying an inhibitor pro searchers who study human cancer bachelor's degree at the Univer personal achievement, cross-dis tein. When a signaling protein meets tein called SLI-l. Inhibitor proteins genes. Now they know one of the sity of Southern California, ciplinary problem solving, and a receptor that recognizes it, they fit interfere with the activation ofa re pathways in which CBL is involved, where she graduated with hon innovative, practical approaches together like a key in a lock, and the ceptor. The SLI-l protein is thought and can begin to study eBL's role in ors in psychology and was to meet the changing needs of receptor conveys the signal to the to inhibit the LET-23 receptor and it. elected to the academic honor- society. cell's interior, where it activates a se thus inhibit signaling inside the cell. Former Caltech graduate stu ries of events. After several years of genetic dents ]unho Lee, now at UC Berke While it is well known that CBL study and sequencing, Yoon found ley, and Gregg D. Jongeward, now can promote cancer in its mutant that the structure ofSLI-l is remark at UC San Francisco, also contrib form, no one knows what it does in ably similar to a well-known human uted to this research, which was sup its normal form. Researchers need to cancer protein: the puzzling CBL ported primarily by funding from the better understand CBL's role in a Proteins are made of long strings of National Institutes of Health. or 15% Off Frame and lenses c Caltaoh ID Roger NomuraJr.,O.D. Espresso drinks & home-made pastries Eye Exams .. Glasses ,s not just another coffeehouse Contact Lenses 818-356·7479 Please call for optometrist appointment 2343 Huntington Dr. San Marino , 2 • • • • lI-j!£ll-IIIS!lltl,J The California Tech October 6, 1995 o cialA CIT inutes: /27/9 From the Present: The BOD (Jon, James, to get funding. The BOD debates the and play the theme from Mortal Doughboy failed 3-0-2. Dave, Kanna, Tom, Ken, Greg, merits ofa centralized source ofclub Kombat. Most of the other music, • Jon wants a Community Issues Treasurer Laura, and Melissa) minusJames and funding and decides that the current though, was great. Greg is also peeved Focus Group to form because the ,Ken system of club funding should be that he can't find a good spot (or any campus as a whole should look at the changed to work out these inconsis spot) to park in the Holliston lot (es issue ofracial diversity. The number It's that time of tencies. pecially on weekends) and believes of minority students at Caltech is • The purpose of the ASCIT year again. Club Minutes is to relate and explain the Dave says the election for Senior that this is the reason why Caltech is good but could be much better. Ra actions of the ASCIT BOD to the Class president is happening. The scoring so low in national college re cial diversity is a serious issue that treasurers, you have Caltech Community, especially the Little T also didn't get the HUGE views. The BOD agrees that under hasn't been addressed by the campus, until drop day to Caltech undergraduates. They are packet of bylaws changes that Dave graduate parking stinks. and such a Focus Group would act contact me at not to be used as a floatation device. slipped under an editor's door, so the • TheTotem people (Thanh-Nga as a catalyst to improve the number kannas@ugcs to tell Meeting starts at 2: 11 p.m" Pa ASCIT Bylaws in the Little Tare Tran and Mike Ru) show up at SAC ofminorities on the campus and edu me that your club is cific StandardTime, in SAC 25. SAC wrong. Dave will ask the Little T 25 and justifY the Totem expenses. cate the campus about he diversity 64 is a heaping ruin of couches, editors to put the correct Bylaws on TheTotem ended up making 88 dol of cultures on campus. It would be indeed still alive and chairs, a big ugly red table, and 50+ the Web. Dave was also asked if it lars (after ASCIT funding and ads). nice ifthe student houses, the CEN you would like years worth ofminutes. SAC 25, on was difficult to take minutes while Score. TheTotem is also on the Web. TERS OF UNDERGRADUATE money for this term. the other hand, has some nice he was speaking AND trying to rep Depressing poetry, immediately ac LIFE, could work with various Please tell me your cessible at your fingertips. groups on campus to look at issues couches and a big blue comforter. resent people. You bet. account number (if Apparently, the Caltech Finance • Laura put a copier account form Melissa asks when the UROH such as campus diversity. Office had been filing ASCIT's non in theTech, and she might try to put should come out, and we give her the • Double Power Wisk cleans bet your club has a profit 990 forms for several years, but one in the Tech every week. Kanna vague answer of "a few weeks after ter with HALF the liquid. But it's Caltech account that the IRS didn't receive the forms this asks Laura to keep financial books last year's one came out." Maybe 4 blue. Why I should pour blue gunk is the preferred ~nd year, and the finance office called about the copier the van. Laura weeks into second term. on my clothes to clean them is be method) or whom I Dave (me) to the office and made Munoz, Upperclass Director at Micah Barclay, Greg Steiert's yond me. I'm a physicist. should address a HIM (me) think that HE (me) owed Large, has NEVER driven the van. prefrosh (somewhere, God is laugh $3000 to the IRS, so HE (me) is (am) Greg Steiert threw a b....in party ing), is now the unofficial ASCIT Respectfully submitted, check to by this time. (me am?) rather upset. However, I'm on the Olive Walk, and paid Wart, Doughboy because the motion to Dave Relyea the stupid one who hasn't put out a the rooftop OJ, $100 to wear a skirt give him the title of ASCIT ''ASCIT Secretary Mediocre" -A.c. current list ofhow to reach the BOD. ASCIT, though, was charged with a late filing penalty of $3000. Kanna will write a letter ofplea to IRS and Amsterdam talk to Stan Borodinsky about get Atlanta ting someone else to file the 990s. Barcelona • TheAdmissions office still hasn't Beijing Berlin paid us $100 for prefrosh weekend. Bogota Dave will ask them for the money Bombay for the third time on Monday. Boston • The Clue is out in paper and on Brussels the Web. Apparently, the editors Buenos Aires Caracas didn't remember that they were sup Graduating Caltech students Chicago posed to EDIT the Clue, which now Cleveland contains 12 long reviews of Ch 1. 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The 95 season opened with keeper, Brian Frazier. Brian 7. The only real setback came in But throughout the contest the a 0-8 loss to Pacific Christian. played a strong game and, al the third set, with a loss of 7-15, team played a tough and tight, Although it did not begin so well though conceding 3 goals, he but the team pulled together to man on man defense," related for the Beavers, they did improve recorded 11 saves. Two of the put the intensity back into the Coach Dodd. The occasional the second half. With the first 45 second half goals unfortunately game winning, the fourth set 15 Caltech's own lady harriers shot that was taken at the CIT minutes ending with a score of came from defensive mistakes. 2. Angie Bealko andJen Holland came on strong as they raced at goal was handled nicely by Brian 0-6, the second 45 minutes could The few shots the Beavers took both had 6 kills, and Eve Dillman CIT's Invitational Meet on Sept. Bircumshaw. Mike Greene and only get better. Mter that, the were on target and made the and Grace Yang had 5 kills each. 23rd. They took 4th place out of Phil Rodriquez centered the of team picked up their intensity Poet goalkeeper work to keep Laura Verhoff played front row 7 teams, with Cailin Henderson fense while Donovan Stevens and played a much better game. them out. for the first time this season, and finishing 2nd w:ith a time of passed out the assists. Freshman Freshman Matt Barnett did a tre There was no doubt that Cal. had 3 kills of her own. 20:26. Caltech's next runner, starter Brian Collin handled mid mendous job at goalkeeper, Lutheran would be a strong team coming in at 12th place, is a new tank extremely well while holding them to only 2 goals in as Caltech played them on Sept. comer to the cross country team. Sooketoo Bhuta and Steve Glista the second half. 30th. The first shock came when Senior, Janet Sun clocked in at took care of defense. On Sept. 3rd. everything Tech took the early lead, which 22:23.Janetlooks to be a tremen By the 2nd quarter coach started to come together as the was the first goal that CIT had dous runner and great help to was substituting freely, but the Beavers played the Occidental scored against them. When Clay the women's team this year. Also levelof play remained high as it Tigers. Despite the 2-3 loss, the Kishiyama took the ball to the scoring for Caltech was Grethan was mid-way in the third quarter team played with great intensity goal and beat the CLU goal The Caltech men's cross Larson (23:33), Phyllis Chen before Cal Maritime found a and showed on overall improve keeper, Urban Dabutha was in country runners brought home (24:28), and Karen Bletzer hole in the Caltech defense for ment. Several key players sus great position to tap the ball in. many PR performances at they (25:09). Katie Stofer, Keely a 2 point score. In the 4th quar tained injuries, including Robert Cal. Lu. tied the game on a de raced in CIT's own Invitational Walker, Aimee Pierce and Amy ter everyone got a chance to play Chapman who suffered a head fensive lapse and scored again held at the Lower Arroyo Park. Dullard all came across the finish with freshman Ben Wu pumping injury which required emer almost immediately while the The 8K course is quite a chal line with their own PR's. in his 2nd goal of the tourna gencyattention. Rob Bergeron Beavers were still shaken. With lenge, yet the men harriers took The women harriers placed ment (the first was against suffered an ankle injury early on, the starters basically starting the second place outof8 teams. The third out of 7 teams in the LMU). "A lot of credit goes to but still provided the team with second half, Caltech held CLU top 7 Caltech runners all per Redlands Invitational on Sept. Greene who was guarding 110% effort and scored the first until 18 minutes had gone by. formed very well and raced as 30th. The course was slow but the Maritime's best player and then goal ofthe season from the pen Then they tallied four goals. aggressive and intense competi women ran well. Cailin driving down to score 6 points," alty spot. The second goal came tors. Henderson placed second over said Dodd. Final score was 19-7. from Chris Marsh who shotfrom Tech's first finisher, Tom all, behind an independent run In the other 2 games Caltech did long range into the top corner. Meyer, placed 10th in 30:10 He ner. The results and times ofthis not fair as well losing by a wide Anotherfreshman, Brian Frazier, was followed closely byCaltech's race will be posted at a later time. margin. Coach Dodd put a posi aided Matt Barnett in the goal On Sept. 19th the Lady next 6 runners. These included tive spin on the losses by stating, keeper position. Both had great Techers suffered a loss to the Brian Barris (31:14), Tom "In both games we played a solid games. and the two look to be a Whittier College Poets. It took a Dmukauskas (31:17), Brad first half, sliding in the third great tandem for the Caltech couple ofgames for the nervous Nakatani (31:36), Conrad Zeisler quarter and then we saw a lot of defense. ness to wear offand some confi (32:10), Chris Cary (32:11), and our bench in the fourth quarter. The Beavers lacked concen dence to build up. The Whittier David Richard (32:42). IfNotre Dame can lose to North tration and intensity in the Sept. players proved to be a strong On Sept. 30th, the Caltech On Sept. 30th Caltech western U. in football, then we 25th game against LaSierra, suf opponent for dominating men ran a great race at the hosted the Caltech Classic Water can take a loss to Chapman and fering a 2-4 loss. Coach Howell's the first two sets and winning 15 Redlands Invitational held at Polo tournament. Tournament Loyola Marymount (ranked 17th said, "... although we totally 1 and 15-4. Caltech woke up in Yucaipa Regional Park. The har teams included, Loyola in the country)." The Tech outplayed the opposition, we the 3rd set and came on strong, riers placed first place out of 8 Marymoun t, Occidental, bench showed promise with lacked desire... ' Playing without giving the Poets a run for their teams. Many of the runners had Chapman, Cal Maritime and the their organization and deter several starters also hurt Caltech. money. Despite the 14-16 loss in PR's and freshman Conrad Caltech Beavers. The last game mined play. The two goals came from senior the third set, Caltech's defense Zeisler had a great performance. of the tournament pitted the For the 3 game tournament Chris Marsh, and junior Chris picked up with Ellis Meng get Sophomore, Dan Kleiman, re Keelhauler's of Cal. Maritime Greene led all scoring with 12, Moustakas. ting 10 digs. turning from the injured re against the mighty Techers. followed by Rodriquez with 8, On Sept. 27th the Beavers The team answered the served list, ran well enough to Caltech is just beginning their Bhuta - 4, Collin - 3, Stevens, battled Whittier College. The Whittier loss with a win over Cali place first. The results and times Fall season and missed their first Casey Huang, and Glista with 2. Poets started fast and caught the fornia Christian on Sept. 23rd. of this race will be posted in the 3 shot but defense reigned as Greene was voted all tournament CIT defense flat-footed and In the first set the Beavers com- next press release. Caltech pressed out to a 5-0 lead by the coaches. SPORTS CALE Monday 10/9 7:30pm Saturday 10/7 9:00am Saturday 10/7 11 :OOam Caltech at Pacific Christian UCSD Invitational at La Jolla Alumni Home Game Friday 10/13 7:30pm Saturday 10/14 9:30am Saturday 10/14 11:00am Home vs. Notre Dame College SCIAC Multi-dual Meet Caltech at Cal. Maritime Saturday 10/14 La Mirada Park Wednesday 10/18 4:30pm Caltech Tournament Saturday 10/28 Home vs. Villanova Tuesday 10/24 7:30pm SCIAC Championships Wednesday 10/25 4:00pm Home vs. La Sierra University Prado Park, Chino Home vs. Whittier Thursday 10/26 7:30pm Saturday 10/28 11:00am Home vs. Pacific Christian Caltech at Redlands Saturday vs. tiethamy Tuesday 1 vs. 8:00am 1 1 8:00am Diego L.,aJltec:n at CSU The Ca,tiforn1ia Tech SPORTS October 6, 1995 ss C by Brian Bards On Saturday, September 30, the men's and women's cross-country teams competed in the first Redlands Invitational. Both teams performed impressively, continuing the im provements already made in the early season. For the women, Cailin Henderson was again spectacular, finishing in second place with a time of20:44 over 5K. Janet Sun joined Henderson in the top ten, racing to a time of23:03. Next for the women was Gretchen Larson, adding another impressive performance after sitting out of cross-country last year. The top five for the women also included Karen Bletzer and Amy Pierce. Rounding out the entries were Amy Chang-Chien in her debut perfor mance of the season, Katie Stofer, and Amy Dullard. As a team, Caltech finished in third place out '" Cailin Hlmderson Jln~aks to tlw/inish line as the tojl r;ollf!f!,il1ll! woman at tlw R(!dlfuuls Invitationlli. ofseven entered teams. The men were buoyed by the Harmesh Lad, Dave Richard, Chris Although the times were not the return of Dan Kleinman, who re Cary, Leonard Sung, Ben Siron, most impressive due to the heat, un Go flaming Techers! turned from injury to win the race James Dooley, andTom Collier, who familiarity with the course, and ill with a time of 29:08. The strong was saved from the humiliation of ness of several key team members, middle pack ofrunners performed as losing to the crazy old guysimply due both teams raced admirably, setting expected on yet another weekend. to the fact that the crazy old guy was themselves up for the travel to UC Tom Meyer finished in tenth place not in the race. And the race marked San Diego this week and the impor in 31 :33. Conrad "Goose" Ziesler the return of Seth Blumberg to the tant SCIAC Multi-Dual Meet the continued to move up, placing elev ranks of the Caltech Beavers. The following week. With the cross enth at 31 :40. 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October 6, 1995 The California Tech Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Noon Concert Excomm ·Ocho-X· by Donna Ebenstem Meeting WinneuQuad 12 Noon-Y Welcome Back Cookies Here's a few ways to start off the weekend right: Lounge on the Walk 24 1l:3G-IPM 25 26 27 28 on .he Olive Walk 29 30 The Y sells 1) Attend the Tex Twil concert in front of Winnett Excomm Sea World. Mountain Bike Magic Meeting at noon today, the latest in the Caltech Y noon con Trip - 2PM Mountain, 12 Noon-Y and Universal Lounge Studios cert series. discount 2 3 4 tickets 5 6 7 Excomm Meeting Mountain Bike The Y sells 2) Forget your afternoon classes and go moun 12 Noon-Y Lounge Trip - 2PM moVie tix to UA. tain biking at 2 p.m. today. Meet in front of the Y if Y Board Meeting - 5:30 PM at Dabney Pacific. Lounge andAMC you're interested! 8 9 10 11 12 theatres 13 14 Family Night Excomm Meeting Enviro. Racism Mae Jemison 3) On Saturday night at 10 p.m. go and watch Gail Watson 12 Noon-Y Lounge Movie: "Babe" Noon Coneen Union Station 7-9pm in Dabney 8pmin 6:30pm in the Annie Rapid in Volunteer Trip Art Exhibit Lounge Ramo Aud. WinneuQuad the first Saturday Night Alternative Movie (SNAM) Dabney Court of Man Lounge COLLEGE of the term, Before Sunrise. It will be shown in the ~--+KALEID SC PE BOWL 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Beckman Institute Auditorium, and admission is free. Come, and bring your friends, too! Noon Concert - Evan Charles in Winnett Quad We hope you have a great weekend. 25 26 27 28 NATIONAL COMING OUT DAY OCTOBER 11,1995 THE come out \'lom 'aut\ vi 2: to declare oneselfesp. in public utterance (Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary) We are just a few ofthe diverse lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals who are part ofthe CaltechlJPL community, and we're OUT and PROUD. D PEMA We invite you to join with us in recognizing National Coming Out Day. National Coming Out Day (NCOD) was established in 1988 as a single day during the year on which Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals were encouraged to take another step in the coming out process. This might mean coming out BAND OF SUSAN (OR IS IT?) to a parent, a friend, a coworker or the grocery clerk. by Patricio Vela much to be impressed by, but The purpose ofNCOD is to promote lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) visibility. With this visibility we hope to then again my experience in counter ignorance and fear of Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals, and provide inspiration for those who have not yet Today's edition of The this field is rather limited, say come out. Dope Man, and coincidentally to about half a dozen singers the first, is a sorryform ofpro (plus maybe a few more). My Locally our goal is to demonstrate in a direct and dramatic way the size and diversity of the LGB population at crastination. So I have a paper first thoughtwas, like a boring Caltech, and the Caltech-affiliated community at large. In addition, we hope to provide support and to write, plus the related pre Edie Brickell like person, only inspiration to those among us who have not come out, or who are just beginning the process ofcoming out. sentation to prepare, but with a slightly deeper voice. In honor of National Coming Out Day we invite you to make visible your objections to derogatory "jokes" and which would you rather do? You see, Edie Brickell sings in comments about Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals. We invite you to make visible your acceptance ofLesbians, Gays Research some topic which is teresting songs, buoyed by the and Bisexuals. mildly to eroticallyinteresting fact that most ofthe tunes are (what, is this a Caltech hum really catchy. She does this In this light, we, your fellow s!udents, alumni1ae, faculty, coworkers, and friends, sign this message. paper?) or hang outwith your great disco kinda song in her scurvy buds in the Tech office, latest album, forgot the title Alex Murray, Technical Staff, section 388, JPL Kerry Sieh, Faculty, Seismological Laboratory the only place but it is the only Bill Craven, Alum, Physics, 1987 Matthew Derer, Alum, Literature/Computer "Edie Brickell" JeffLevison, Technical Staff, section 334, JPL Science, 1994 one can bag CD, as opposed Shelley Diamond, Member ofthe Professional Krystal Poole, Administrative Staff, section 6410, babes on a Staff, Biology JPL Thursday night. to "Edie Brickell Bill Irion, Graduate, Chemical Engineering Rich Chin, Senior, Materials Science Then again... Some ofthe and the New Cate Heneghan, Staff, section 311, JPL Patricia M. Schwartz, Graduate, Theoretical Ok, so songs have Bohemians, " Daniel Taylor, Librarian, Caltech Library System Physics these people which, by the Justin F. McNeill, Jr., Technical Staff, section 388, Randy G. Herrera, Technical Staff, section 331, keep sending us hints ofthe way, is really JPL JPL CD's and stuff. good too. But Anmnarie Eldering, Alum, Ph.D. Environmental Douglas E. Bernard, Technical Staff, section 341, slower Simon Some popular, back to Susan Engineering Science, 1994 JPL Werner. Like I George Ritchey, Technical Staff, section 389, JPL RudolfDanner, Graduate, Astronomy trendy stuffand and Jeffrey R. Sampson, Senior Research Fellow, Vicki Brown, Junior, Computer Science some more tra said, more bor Biology Jim O'Donnell, Librarian, Caltech Library System ditional, not so Garfunkel ing, or maybe David Koerner, Alum, Ph.D. Planetary Science Sarah Wynes, Technical Staff, section 6448, JPL popular stuff. songs. more toned 1995; Research Associate, JPL Sue Bunker, Caltech Y Considering down. Kind of Frank Dana, Co-Op, section 394, JPL Roger A. Davidson, Technical Staff, section 393, the overall apa- mellowed out. Kate Hutton, Member ofthe Professional Staff, JPL thyaround here The more I lis Seismological Laboratory Tim Fogarty, Technical Staff, section 312, JPL concerning the ten to it, the Charles E. Kirby, Technical Staff, section 314, JPL Katy Quinn, Alum, Geophysics, 1993 music, I figured what the more I like it. Some of the Robert Southworth, Staff, Caltech Library System Tom Wilhelm, Graduate, Chemistry songs have hints ofthe slower and Computer Science heck. So we got all kinds of Todd Bayer, Technical Staff, section 313, JPL (This space left blank for all those who feel they cannot things in, from folk-guitar to Simon and Garfunkel songs. yet come out due to societal fear and ignorance.) R&B to that trendy alternative In short, considering this stuff. Well, trendy depends on is her first album, I am rightly There are a number ofresources and organizations on campus and on Lab for the purposes ofactivism, support, how sorry the band is or isn't. impressed all things consid and meeting other LGB folks: Surprisingly the only ered. As she puts out more, I expect her song writing skills Caltech Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Support Group Caltecb LesBiGay Union (CLU) thing to appeal to me in the Open to the wider CaltechlJPL community. Open to the wider CaltechlJPL Community. one folk-guitar singer. (Who is to improve. The tunes will be Meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesday nights ofeach Meets monthly at the Student Activity Center this woman, you might ask?) pretty static, considering her month in the Health Center Lounge from 7:30 to Call 585-0409 for more information. The (cracked) CD we received age and all, but moving from 10:00. was, is, and will continue to be Iowa to Philidelphia might Call 395-8331 for more information. Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Scientists (LAGLS) labeled: Susan Werner, "Last help her a little bit. If you re Local group meeting around lA basin once a of the Good Straight Girls." ally dig people like Edie month. Looking at the picture itis not Brickell, Tracy Chapman, and JPL Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Support Group contact: Shelley Diamond, 8181791-7689 Katie Courac (I think that's Open to all JPL employees and contractors. PO Box 91803, Pasadena, CA 91109 surprising; she ain't all that Meets 1st and 3rd Fridays ofeach month pretty, even by Caltech stan her name), then this CD is (Speaker on 1st Friday) in 111-117 (Library National Organization of Gay and Lesbian dards. Butnever mind that, we worth a sample. Conference Room) from 12-1 Scientists and Technical Professionals want to hear about this babe's -Brought to you by the Call Randy G. Herrera at 818/393-0664 for more (NOGLSTP) music. So here goes... MacDaddy-o of RICKETTS informaqon. See lAGLS listing for information. At first, listen, there isn't house. ...6 0 I f-\IRED THE. DOGBERT ~ WE\JE. GOT A LOT 0" ..; October 6, 1995 0 CONSTRUCTION COMPANY OF EMPTY CUBICLES I I I I I I I Reg. 5159 I Includes: Exam, Filling I I and Follow Up I We feature the I Single Vision . I ReNu@ regimen by Choose From Our Specwl Reg. $130 I I Bausch 8< Lomb Selected Brands Only Selection of Frames I The easiest way to I I I With Coupon Only. 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Film cious falafel and hommus bother to review (the songs to the San Gabriel Civic Au Actually, scratch this. I don't (notat all like the stuffyou get were so slow and so effortless ditorium nightly through recommend it at all. Well, there's Quiz Show if here) . Located at 2226 E. that I gurantee the only October 22nd. Shows start at you're really are bored or Colorado Blvd. mashing will be among those 8 p.m. and from $15 a seat. Art don't have a car, but ifyou're desperately scalping their Cheapl mobile and willing to travel, Concerts tickets at the door). Other You mayor may not know it, Abel Ferrara's newest, The shows: Rancid with At the Highways, 1651 18th but Old Pas is a real centerfor Addiction, is a must. I haven't andJughead's Re Street, Santa Monica, Rinde the arts: in, fact, there is even yet had a chance to see (actu I have decided sincerely that venge on Saturday, November Eckert plays in the new musi a self-guided tour open to the ally, I don't yet have a car...) , thisjob pays too little because 11 th the Hollywood Palla cal The Idiot Variations public that winds itself right but this seems a definite I am fully able to talk doz November 8th from Wednesday, October down the heart ofthis art hub. . The script almost ens of shows each week and and 9th at the My Life 18th through Saturday, Octo Visiting nearly a dozen art se..~ms cheesy: have not yet been able to af The Thrill Kill Cultwith ber 21st. acclaimed, galleries and unusual exhib vampires, but this B&W flick ford to go to a single one. At Eve's Plum on Friday, Octo- this play employs the "thin its, the ArtWalk can bejoined is valued in its details. A col least before I started this col ber at 8 at Hol- line" between the genius and anytime between 5 and 10 lege philosophy student loses umn, I could stay in a state of lywood bjork lunatic through perfor p.m. So ifyou are in the mood expression to experience as blissful ignorance as to what Goldie on Wednesday, No mance and music. for the arts, orjust want your her struggles between good shows where coming through. vember 1st at the Hollywood date to think so, jump onto and evil materialize when she So, if you really like my col Palladium; and a lot of the On Campus, The Flying the tour and learn a little en gets kissed by the undead. umn, send me money. Or tick bands that I wrote of last Karamazov Brothers will lightenment. Called "transcendently beau ets. Or send this section to week, including some Boingo present their new production tiful" by the LA ~ekly, the film Ticketbastard. Or the only tickets from what I hear. . Club Sandwich, a parody of Comedy is not all philosophy, but also events you'll see will be for detective movies from the fun, frolic, and thought. It's Polka revivals. Anyhow, Octo Non-definable 1930's, on Saturday, October The Smothers Brothers are venues are limited, but so are ber is agood month to be alive 21st at 8pm in the Beckman making a coming to the Alex the attention spans of most if you can afford concerts: Talking Heads' David Byrne Auditorium. The Brothers Theater this October 6th and audiences. At least you won't R.E.M. Tour '95 tickets are still is appearing at Vroman's provide an evening ofjoking, 8th! This very funny duo is be quizzed. for sale! "Upper Tier" tickets Wednesday 11 th from 7 p.m. singing,juggling, and cavort blamed for starting cynical are still available through to sign his new book Strange ing. 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SERVICES- MS DOS & Windows $85/Windows 95$135 cSdoo/..mj are wekome/ All prices reflect a 3% discount for purchases made with cash. There are no discounts for sales made with credit If you would like to be able to say more than cards. 90 days same as cash financing available ! Guten Tag and Aut Wiedersehen, would like to speak German like a native speaker and read German with thorough comprehension, call (818) 576-2323 for German tutoring by native speaker. RATES $4.00 for first 30 words; 1756 COLORADO 106 .. :1011: for each additional word. Send written ad with payment to 40-58. :(818)568-1088 8)568-91 PM5ICaltech 9/18/95 Deadline is 6 p.m., Monday before issue. No charge for on-campus lost & found, The California Offke is November 1.3, 1.995. nominate two candidates to the Churchill F(Hmdati()J1. The Ha....y S. Truman Scholarship Founda Three H&SS cow'ses have been added to this uenc)(e:s a new announcement. tion awards schol;,trships to juniors who have taJl's class offerings. While Ec Hil has been outstanding leadership potential and intend moved to third term, Professor Caroline to pursue careers in public service. Fohlin will be teaching Ec 1(l~, Monetary If interested, ple,,,e stop by the Deans' Of~ Theory this faJl. An organizational meeting tice, 10:2 Parsons-Gates f()r more inl()rlllation. wiJl be held on Tuesday'll. 1:00pm. Prolessor behavior; practicing specific behavioral skills The deadline f()r receipt of nominations f()r pn~jection, Martin Ridge is offering H 146, American lThe American Friends Service Committee (eye contact, voice body Ian ... this scholarship is the first of December. Biography Tuesday evenings at 7::lOpm. H will be holding an International Holiday Fair guage); strengthening cognitive skills includ I fi I, Culture and Society in the English Speak on Saturday, November 11th, atFriends ing gaining an understanding of rights ltnd From the Financial Aid Office: Applications ing World, IfifiO-I~:lO, wiJl be taught Thurs House, 9~O N. Fair Oaks from IO:OOam to appropriate behavior; and problem solving and/or information on the f()llowing and ad day evenings at 7::10 by Proft:ssorJohn Styles, 4:00pm to benefit "the peace andjustice pro JAre you looking f(,r help in dealing with pro specific difficult situations. Jan Aura, Ph.D. ditionalundergraduate scholarships art' avail a visiting profl'~ssor of history from Victoria grams" supported by the AFSC. This h,ir will crastination? A six":week Procrastination and an intern from the Counseling Center able at the Financial Aid Office at 'i I'i S. Wil will co-facilitate the group which will be held and Albert Museum in London. This course include unique hand madejewelry, clothing, Group for graduate and undergraduate stu son, second floor. All qu,dified students are f(,r eight weeks at the Women's Center on wiJl consider the cultural dimension of the ornaments, gifts, paintings, and photographs dents will be presented beginning Tuesday, en(ouraged to apply. Mondays from I ~:OO- I:OOpm starting Octo rags-tn-riches transf(>nnation in English f()r from the f(mr corners of the world: Africa, October IOth. The group will provide an op ber ~nd. Ifyou would like more inf(mnation tunes between 1f)()O, when England was a mi Asia, Central America, and North America. portunity to discuss procrastination dimcul The California Pa.rk and Recreation Society or you would like to sign up for the group, nor European country, to I WoO, when it had ties, to examine the psychological issues Aging Services and Activities Section an please contact the Counseling Centerat (~I~) become the dominant European nation and !-The Monrovia Arts Festival Association will which may contribute to procratination, and nounces its scholarship competition. Under ?'%-~:I:l1. the center ofthe world economy. A h111 sched be holding its annual Fine Arts Festival ex to learn ways to begin to overcome procrasti graduates and graduates may apply f(,r the ~O ule ofcourses to be taught in theHumanities hibiting the works ofover I artists on Oc nation. Like putting down this paper right $~'iO awards. Applicants need to he full-time ~ ~~nd & Social Sciences Department in the 199'i tober Ist and between lOam and .'ipm now and doing your homework which is due students in the areas of recreation, leisure 199fi year are available in ~~~ Baxter. at Library Park, Monrovia. Admission is free. tommorow. Kevin Austin, Ph.D., Director of studies, or in an aging-related field. Appli the Student Counseling Service, willlea,1 the IThe Cal tech Management Association pre cant'\ also must have GPAs of::U) or above and group with staffmemberJamil Ali, M.A. The sent'\ Grace M. Robertson, Vice President of must have flnandal need, The deadline to group will meet on Tuesdays from :0: I'ipm to Design and Technology at Dou~las Aircraft submit applications is November :10, 1995. 4:45pm in the Health Center Lounge. For JMen's Volleyball Club tryouts begin this Oc JThe Big Twants you to be part ofthis year's Company, who will be giving a tltlk entitled more inf(mnation call Vit-ginia at x~:I:l1 to The American Sodety of Heating, Refriger tober 10th; The team club will be practicing yearbook staft'. It will be the 7'lth Diamond "Breaking. Through Barriers: Lessons arrange to meet one of the group leaders ating and Air Conditioning Engineers, Inc. is Tuesdays and Thursdays from ~ to IOpm in Anniversary edition, so don't miss the excite Learned In Applying Systems Engineering In prior to begining the group. This meeting is offering nonrenewable scholarships in the Braun Gym this year: with Andreas Masuhr ment! Ifyou are interested in working on the Different Environments" on Wednesday, Oc in order to attend the group. So amount of $~,!)OO to full-tiTne engineering as head coach, they are looking forward to a Big T, please come to the first meeting of the tober I ~th at 4::lOpm in the von Karman Au procrastinate1Call today! students in t.he final two years of undergradu successhl1 year and "a lot ofgood drills." Andy year on this Wednesday, October IIth, at dit<>rium. ate study. Students must have a CPA of :-).2,tj Berkin is the new manager, and can be con IOpm in SAC ~'l. For more information, Tll'e Counseling Center is offering a Women's or above and rnllst be involved in the fields tacted at :I'i4-07~H (work) or bye-mail at please write Jessica at jfssica@r;w. JDr. Kate Schecter, Asistant professor of Po Therapy Group For Graduate Students to of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, or [email protected]!,"oll f()r tl1()re inf()rma litical Science at the University of Michigan, begin in the fall term. The group is designed refrigeration, or in related,areas including lion. JThe Totem, Caltech's literary magazine, can will be giving a Science, Ethics, anbd Public now be f,nmd on the WEBB at hut;:111 Caltech 40-58 SAC Pasadena, 91125 and reweaving accevt!Jl.merican 'Express, Visa anaMasterrcanf. Go Welcome 796-6777 2475 E. Coloraljo between Sierra Madre Blvd. &Altaclel1a Dr. FreeParking in Rear