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J}0 f? TWO lRfIFORNIATech EDITORIAL C Volume LXXVIII, Numher 8 Pasadena, Califomia Friday, November 12, 1976 Eight Pages Free Will More Than a Wish? A new view of the nature of "In effect, the change means consciousness and the relation of ... that the whole value-rich mind to brain, elevating the role qualitative world of inner con of subjective conscious exper scious subjective experience (in ience to that of "a top level other words, the world of the causal control in brain function," humanities) that has long been was described last Sunday night explicitly excluded from the by Dr. Roger Sperry, Hixon domain of science ... is now Professor of Psychobiology here reinsta ted. at Caltech. "In the revised scheme, con In contrast to the past scious mental phenomena have a treatment of conscious mind in place and a use in brain function science as "some kind of non and a reason for having been causal epiphenomenon," con evolved in a physical system." sciousness is now emerging as A consequence of the change "an active causal property of is that many of the more high order brain processing" that mechanistic aspects of science can move matter in the brain, that the humanities have had Dr. Sperry told the presidential difficulty relating to no longer symposium at the sixth annual apply in the new framework, meeting of the Society for explained Dr. Sperry, adding: Neuroscience. "Science, and particularly be The new concept has been havioral· science, gets a new look evolving gradually over a ten-year on these terms to become much period in contrasting with the more ... humanistic." This swing traditional materialist view in is more than just a matter of Photo-Dave Wheeler which conscious mind had no changing attitudes; it has "au In celebration of the victorious Tech football game, a small crowd of pyromaniacs prepare the ceremonial influence upon the physical thentic theoretical support and fire for the thundering horde. activity of the brain and was grounding in fundamental therefore something that "brain changes in our basic mind-brain research and objective science concepts." generally could safely, and per The current view helps rein haps wisely, ignore," he declared. force the scientitlc status of Tech Stomps Colts 24-6 The new concept moves con those disciplines in behavioral scious, subjective experience into science that rely on subjective the realm of science and makes it experience, such as humanistic by Gregg Brown someone who was listening to a to the police, Saturday night at "something that science can psychology and psychiatry, even Tech Staff Writer police ba:ld radio immediately that time-around eleven hardly ignore where it wants an though none of the theoretical before the fire that they an thirty-is prime time for drunken explanation of the higher brain changes "makes subjective exper- The strong-armed. denizens of nounced the score from the drivers. functions," Dr. Sperry said. Continued on Page Four the gridiron won another football football game over the radio Fortunately, no such incident game last Saturday the 6th of while dispatching the cars. After occured. November and to nobody's sur the event the police provided Although the police ended prise we had another marsh escort for the marching crowd, their escort with a cheery "See 1I/XJ//fJ FfJlJnd mallow roast and sawdust dis putting a patrol car in front and you after the next game", one posal event in front of the one in the rear of the crowd. feels that if the football teams A large rock a few hundred zipped by within 500,000 miles.) Pasadena City Hall. This action reflected the only don't tone it down they might yards in diameter has been Designated as 1976 VA, it is Planning and care that would apparent worry of the police, get a trifle weary of this discovered in space, one that has probably the smallest minor have made the French Resistance that someone from the post-fire happening every other week. come within 750,000 miles of planet ever observed and has the forces look like Jack Klugman crowd would be hurt on the road If anybody cares, the score the earth-which is the second shortest period around the sun-a made this an orderly affair as a result of a confrontation was 24-6, and we played the closest approach of any known little more than nine months. creating as much possible nui with a drunk driver. According Glendale Colts again. minor planet. (In 1937 Hermes Only the moon is closer to the sance with as little possible earth than these objects, which damage. are of interest to geologists as A spokesman for the fire well as astronomers because they department assured this reporter have been known to hit the earth that with six stations in the in the past. Pasadena area, dispatching one The fast-moving object-it was truck to perform the obligatory traveling at about 24,000 miles duties was no real strain on the per hour relative to the earth fire fighting resources, and posed when first observed-was re little danger of trouble should a corded practically simultaneously real fire occur. and independently by three One policeman stated that it observers at Palomar Observa was a relief to arrive at the scene tory. of a disturbance to be greeted The observatiOlls were made with cheers instead of the normal by research astronomer Charles harsh words and occasional heavy Kowal and grad student William ~ass and metal objects. Sebok, both of Caltech and Hale The police in fact acted in an Observatories, and by Caltech extremely pleasant manner about planetary scientist Eleanor Helin. the fire. Rumor has it from Assisting her were Caltech under grads Tod Lauer and Dave Zelinsky. Photographs were taken with the I8-inch and 48 inch Schmidt telescopes, the first Pawns being taken the night of Oct. 21. Pilfered! Precise positions made by Some summer resident of the Caltech undergrad S.J. Bus from student houses apparently walked photographs covering several off with the Dabney House chess nights were communicated to Dr. set. In case you're wondering, Brian Marsden of the Smith this action represents a violation sonian Astrophysical Observa of the Honor System. Please Photo-Dave Wheeler tory, Cambridge, Mass., for the return the set to the Dabney The Pasadena Fire Department decided they wanted their hotdogs steamed, so .... Continued on Page Five House Lounge. 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- What do you do after Interhouse hasCollapsed With the gl in~ spectre of finals place that is UCLA, where once rising no less ominously than 'twas said Valkyries did stride. If inflation some of you may take no other fantasy catches you refuge in the realm of fantasy. along the way go to Melnitz Congratulations! Not only are Soundstage 3 tonight or to· you in excellent company but morrow at 8:30 pm. There you there's a whole lot to see and do will find Peter Brook's lnterna· here. In fact, it's not at all tional Center of Theater Re· difficult to put together a tour. search presenting The Ik, a Perhaps the first thing for a dramatization of Colin Turnbull's tour is to provide orientation, to study The Mountain People. An give some sense of the quality African people displaced from and extent of the landscape. For their tra(jjtional hunting grounds, this purpose I direct you once the Ik'lose their ritual, and thus again to the Huntington Library, the rich metaphysical fabric of where the current special exhibi their lives. What remains is a Burnt Rubber and the Steve Pope Band will appear at the Green Elephant Bar and Grill Saturday. tion is Early English Fantasy broken people who maintain a Drawings, a collection composed hidden link with the Godhead in RockonBFD largely from the work of Charles the person of the mountain, and Richard Doyle. These bro Morongule. The resulting "pri· ~uhher ~ahtteu thers are known primarily for vate" sense of worship seems !Jurttt !Jattd itt contributions to PlInch in the prevalent in many contemporary early nineteenth century. Their societies. by Rock Bye now. me tell about the time I was chosen topics cover a multitude The meat of any tour of This Saturday night at the Rock: Wait a second Dynamite driving with a few of the other of sins, some of which seem fantasy is one's own. Onwards, Green Elephant Bar and Grill, Let me ask how you got started band members in my Z28 down quite familiar. The notes ac then! Let us not shirk our duty the entertainment will feature in music. Whittier Blvd and this Harley companying the exhibit speak Given the time of year, a good Burnt Rubber and the Steve BFD: I was taking violin lessons, pulls up beside me and ... (Dyer arcanely of fantasy in the fantasy to pick at random is a Pope Band. Burnt Rubber is an but I hated it so I taught myself went on to tell about a drag race transition from caricature to the New Year's Eve party with the old band with a new name. It to play the guitar about 8 years and fight and all, but this grotesque A walk· in the gardens Grateful Dead. For some of us, features (left to right in the ago. I've been playing rock and reporter has it on good authority will put it all in perspective-it's anyway. Not only can you leave picture) Dynamite Dyer on lead roll about three years. I love it. that Mr. Dyer doesn't even know off season Pasadena, but you can hit the guitar and vocals, Rex Raunch It's great to feel the power of how to drive.) The next stop on the tour is a best of all possible parties. on drums, Quaalude the Red on the music and the power you Rock: How did you get this new demonstration of the power and Following the fantasy's course bass guitar, and Samurai Smith have over people. name? effect of fantasy on the human leads you to the final bend, on guitar. ln what has to be the Rock: Ybu talk as if you want BFD: We were sitting around condition. Travel now to the becoming real. And indeed the thrill of my young life I was everyone to absolutely love you. Tuesday night and you suggested rumour emanating from Bill granted an exclusive interveiw BFD: They already do. Want to it. I thought it was pretty Graham is a Dead party in San with Dynamite Dyer who is also be my groupie? disgusting but the guys in the Francisco this New Year's Eve. known affectionately as BFD. Rock: No. band thought it would be good Consciousness Contact your friends in Ber· BFD: My music has a message. for a laugh. zerkely and have faith. Rock: Well, Dynamite, this will I'm trying to say that life is for Rock: Ha Ha. Well, are you Continued from P"age One It becomes apparent that the ience any easier to work with by be the third appearance for your enjoying. ready for the big show? realms of fantasy and reality scientific methodology." band at the Green Elephant. Rock: Then what the hell are BFD: Hell, yea. It'll be great overlap. Such is the stuff by The psychobiologist cautioned What can we look for that will you doing as a student at Tech? music and a dynamite show. Not which our daily lives are made. that the increased recognition of be different? BFD: Don't bother me with that there will be any big For example~have you ever subjective experience, which is BFD: We have a new bass and details. theatrics. Just good dirty fun. wanted to do opera? With a supported by theory, has been new guitarist, but we sound Rock: What happened to your After all, that's what Rock and major company? Present yourself accompanied by "side effect pretty much the same. Let me nose? Roll's all about. tomorrow at the artists' entrance developments" which are not say that Burnt Rubber is putting BFD: I just returned from Rome. at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion similarly supported. He included out an album on Stench Records No, actually my nose is just my where the New York City Opera called 'Burning You Down'. Also nose. I once broke it in a fight among these: mysticism and is auditioning supers (i.e, extras). tell everybody to drop and see us but I kicked the dude's mouth occultism, astrology, faith healing You didn't really want to finish at the G.E. The admission's free. in. I hated that bastard. Oh, let and parapsychology. the term, anyway. "To the extent that our latest Tomorrow is full of other mind-brain theory is correct, neat things, too. Not only Announcement consciousness becomes intimately Interhouse, but also a double tied, as an emergent property, to concert in Beckman by the the living brain inaction," Dr. Romeros (whom you can catch from the dookstore Sperry declared, "and is an free at today's Noon Concert) interpretation that hardly adds to will take place tomorrow. If this the likelihood of the existence of isn't a wide enough choice, things like mental telepathy, there's still the jazz-rock concert NOV. 15: precognition, psychokinesis or at the Pasadena Civic. But this HELP WANTED the presence of mystical domains isn't so different from Dabney's THE LAST DAY TO RETURN TEXTS of conscious experience apart offering. "How to Make $9 to $16 from brain activity." Continued on Page Five TO THE CAL TECH BOOKSTORE per hour while on vacation or on weekend." NEED AUTO INSURANCE? BOOKSTORE IS BEGINNING RETURNS pius 50¢ postage $3 and handling. LOWEST RATES FOR FULLTIME STUDENT OF OVERSTOCK TO PUBLISHERS SPECIAL RATES FOR B STUDENT OR BETTER FINANCING AVAILABLE The Morgan Press NO PRIOR INSURANCE NECESSARY 308 South Dixie Plan to buy W. Palm Beach, FL 33401 R. Banks Insurance Agency, Inc. 343 W. Foothill Blvd., Monrovia, CA Fall Quarter texts Soon!! CThe Morgan Press, 1976 Ask for Diane 213-359-9111 Friday, November 12,1976 THE CALIFORNIA TECH Page Five Black Coffee
Continued from Page Three him to Germany amid profuse these float kids break a huge thanks on his behalf. bouquet of beautiful flowers over Standing on the Place Kleber the head of a young chick who and looking terribly French, a wasn't that bad in her own right. fellow came rolling up and asked The only problem with new wine directions in, for me, quite is that it contains a lot of residue undecipherable French. After re from the grapes, and even though phrasing the question in German, they call it something different Spanish and Arabic the fellow in every country, the result is flashed a look of great disgust at similar. my linguistic ineptness and took Hitch-hiking is an on and off off down the block. proposition when one looks as But gradually one learns sleazy as we do, but one day we where books in English can be were picked up by an ancient bought and that the gendarmes German fellow driving an older aren't going to bite your head Peugeot. He didn't speak a word off if you ask directions in very of French and after a little broken French and which streets experimenting in English, we hit have the most good looking upon German and found that the women and that gesticulating and fellow was from Vienna and smiling a lot goes a long way couldn't find the road to Austria. towards conveying meaning. Guiding him out of the country side and into the town, we sent -Sandy McCrocodile Photo-Dave Wheeler Rolling Thunder, medicine man for the rock group "Eagles" and spokesman for the Cherokee and Apollo Tracked Shoshone tribes, tells of ancient and glorious Indian deeds ina recent Y spotlight series presentation.
Continued from Page One ranging from 45 million to 115 determination of a preliminary million miles from the sun. The orbit. asteroid's orbit is tipped about Bus' prompt measurements six degrees from the plane of the enabled Galtech grad students earth's orbit. Richard Green and Jeff Sanders When first discovered, the to locate and obtain a spectrum asteroid was about l1i million of the asteroid with the 60-inch miles from the earth and was telescope at Palomar. moving away very rapidly. It was Drs. Marsden and J.G. in the great square of the Williams of JPL calculated that constellation of Pegasus, and of the rock circles the sun about 13th magnitude. Three days later every nine months in an orbit it was three million miles away and was slowing down markedly. It had been at its closest to the earth on Oct. 20th. TAT The asteroid showed up in the long-exposure photographs as a Continued from Page Four streak because it was moving For many of us, the Inter· relative to the background stars house trip will last far enough which the telescopes were track-. into Sunday to leave the reo ing. Kowal was looking for mainder unmentionable. So we supernovae, and Sebok was tak turn to Monday and specifically ing photographs which would be to the Whisky recent home of searched by computer for very the Cycle Sluts and the Doo Dah faint galaxies. Gang. Now a regular Monday Mrs. Helin was searching for offering at the Whisky Don Ellis Apollo objects-so named be and his electric orchestra play. If cause they are asteroids whose you're not familiar with Ellis, orbits pass closer to the sun than find some gnarly upperclassman the earth's orbit. This search who remembers the Beckman program, supervised by Dr. appearances. He'll probably offer Eugene Shoemaker, Caltech geo to drive you to the Whisky. logy professor, is designed to Try to wake up Tuesday provide the statistical data to morning, though That's when determine the number of these the fifty free and fifty one-dollar objects that orbit in the vicinity tickets for the Sunday Novem of the earth and also for ber 21 concert by the Guarneri studying the origin of the solar Quartet become available at the system. ticket office. If you don't make This is the second such object it Tuesday morning, however, discovered this year whose orbi don't worry I can't remember a tal period is less than a year. The Coleman concert that's run out first, 1976 AA, was found about of either ticket price. [There nine months ago by the aren't even fifty of you that Shoemaker-Helin search group, would come for free? Fie!] which is sponsored by NASA's -Chris Harcourt Planetology Program. TajOflndia Award Winning CUisine Experience the romance and mystique 01 India's . gourmet cuisine. 8 " Daily 5:30' to 9 p.m I il 8
Fri. tl~~~dt~~OnPm 10"10 DISCOUNT WITH J STUDENT OR FACULTV 1.0. j OFFER EXPIRES NOV. 19 ~S. Los Robles, Pasadena 796-5515 Page Six THE CALIFORNIA TECH Friday, November 12, 1976 Rock on Rock Crosby & Nash Shallow Heart Like A Wheel by Linda fit into many musical categories create a rather haunting effect. Ronstadt: and she performs well in all of On the other hand I can't After hearing Linda them. As examples there are her decide if 'Let It Shine' is a Ronstadt's "A Heart Like a pop rock hits 'You're No Good' mistake or a joke which the Wheel" it is easy to understand and 'When Will I Be Loved', her artists aimed at themselves. Neil's her current popularity. Her songs FM standards r Dark End of the vocals are particularly sloppy, Street' and r Faithless Love' as St ephen 's background vocals well as some out and out seem purposely off key and the country music. song itself is too hokey to The theme of Miss Ronstadt's believe. Though the other songs
(t)The Gap 1976 record is rather universal as well. on side two are pretty good, the The songs dwell on pain incurred overall impact is not as strong as because of love. Whether about the first side. bad loves, lost loves or simply no In total the album has to be loves, the songs are designed to rated favorably. The recording, clutch at your heart. mixing and back-up artists are The songs succeed mostly better than in the Crosby and because of Miss Ronstadt's mag Nash album. The guitars are nificent voice. While a couple of particularly well played and the songs are a bit tacky, Linda provide a solid base for the alWays sings with total con vocals which are not quite as viction. The background artists good as in the Crosby and Nash are as varied as the material, but album, but end up being more they all do credible work. By effective because of the better almost anyone's standards this is material. a superior work. By the way, Both Stephen Stills and Neil don't confuse this record with Young have had very erratic solo Linda's brand new album, careers. Being together, though, "Hasten Down the Wind" which seems to be a moderating effect I'll review in a few weeks. on both artists and this album is a pleasing effort. Whistling Down the Wire by Crosby and Nash: Here is a partial list of This is an easy listening album upcoming concerts in the L.A. in the CSNY tradition. The songs area: are treated seriously, but the lyrics are not compelling. The Toniflht: Blue Oyster Cult, Photo-Pam era vocals are performed nicely but Bee Bop Deluxe and Angel at the This electric furry saxaphone, " ... captured in the wilds a due to the weak material often Forum. Montana ... " and Buffalo Dave are but two examples of Rota's fr end up sounding a bit shallow. Nov 13-14: Leo Sayer at the wheeling style. The instrumental arrangements Roxy. are rather complex and hard to Nov. 15-16: Vassar Clements get into and not particularly at the Golden Bear. ~etnme a ~ntn ~nnter rewarding to listen to. In sum Nov. 22: Eric Clapton and the album is not worth more Charlie Daniels Band at the Last Friday, Rota, formerly rock as well as a sligh tly warpe~ than one listen although I must Forum. the Rota Rooter Good Time version of "The Boogie WOOgil admit that I listened to it twice Nov. 22-23: Robert Hunter at Christmas Band, graced the Quad Bugle Boy of Company B"), bu! before realizing that fact. the Starwood. with its first performance ever at perhaps the most disappointi~ Nov. 25: Lou Reed at the Tech. thing about the evolution of th~ Long May You Run by the Stills Santa Monica Civic. Known for its zany style and band was the· f~ct that physica11~ Young Band Nov. 30: Elvis Presley at irreverent humor, Rota has toned their style is now much mor~ These two ex-CSNY members Anaheim Convention Center. down its act considerably since it sedate. Not once during th~ have been able to achieve a clean Dec. 5-7 Peter Frampton at first achieved popularity in performance was the entire ban' break from the old CSNY the Forum. Southern California several years in the air, as contrasted wi formula and end up sounding Dec. 13: Ambrosia at the ago. Its satire is not as sharp and performances in years past i alright. The songs are bright and Santa, Monica Civic. its music is more conventional which seldom were all of them alive with a cowboy country Dec 14: Stanley Clarke at the (for example, "Pico and Sepul on the ground simultaneously. flavor. 'Long May You Run' and Santa Monica Civic. vada", one of its more popular "The Professor" has hecom 'Ocean Girl' are particularly Dec. 20: Bee Gees at the songs from the past was not "Uncle Jeff '; and Aufthe Walle) pleasant cuts. The other cuts Forum. played while there were several is no longer billed as the band' from side one join these two to -Rock parodies of both current and past sex god. Still, where else will you fm~ a band with a member who ~ tamed the wild furry electri( sax? And where else can you hear the "Bumble Boogie", a performed by the incomparable B-flat Baxter? Yes, despite theiJ increasing conventionality: Roto is still one of the zaniest, mosl amusing bands around, and they were a welcome break from midterms week. The biggest selection anywhere. In the most colors and sizes. We've got it. All in one place Ours. Fall into the Gap today.
Attention All Guys and Dolls! goQ Tryouts for the February ASCIT Musical, Guys alld Dolls. LAKE AT CALIFORNIA, will be held next weekend, Sat. PASADENA Nov. 20 from 3-5:30 p 111 ana ATLANTIC SQUARE, 7-9 pm., and Sun Nov 21 from MONTEREY PARK 4: 15-5:30 pm. We need people for cast, crew orchestra ana staff. Faculty students, staff, Photo-John Loo spouses and friends are welcome, Sucessful passing aided Tech in winning its game against Colts Inst Friday. Call 2157 for information. Friday, November 12, 1976 THE CALIFORNiA TECH Page Seven
Cheap Ski Classes Offered Bulwtin: Weather Gets Saturday, December 18th. Due to interest generated by A nomin81 fee will be ch8rged last season's ski touring program to defray the cost of snow which Jump on lnterlwuse; and a forecast for am pie snow wi]] be imported for the class, this sea son !he Los Angeles instrLlction, bus transportation to County Dcpartment o! Parks and ;\lmmt Pinos and trip insurance. be Recrca rion will again of!',,,ring Ski touring equipment may be Novice Ski Touring C:1SS'''S for rented from 8 number of local Heavy local resi at·the ICE HOUSE PASADENA. Now thru Sunday 24 N. ~or ,R8IIrY8tionI Pbone 881-9842 MUSIC STEPHEN MICHAEL SCHWARTZ MdCOMEDY Page Eight THE CALIFORNIA TECH Friday, November 12, 1976 Beavers Roll Colts For 2nd Time In Friday's game,the Caltech Beavers once again proved their superiority by trampling the Glendale Colts 24-6. Friday's glorious moments were due to the excellent ball handling and footwork of the Caltech squad. At 1:30 this afternoon Caltech will make a.final effo~t to supply the campus with a bonfire by trying to trounce LaVerne at Caltech gridiron. Photos by John Loo and I' CLASSIFIED ADS: FOR SALE: Vivitar J-35 enlarge! Yin Shih with lens, negative carrier, red filter, and lamp. Good for beginner. $20 Call John, ext 1834 TRAVEL WAYNE COCHRAN EUROPE - ISRAEL - AFRICA & HIS C.C. RIDERS Student charter fl ights yea! round. ISCA 1609 Westwooc NEXT JON LUCIEN JOAN ARMATRADING Blvd. No. 103 L.A., Calif. 90@ (213) 826-5669, 826-0955 '- COMING VALDE & THE HOME TOWN BAND ..) Buying or selling something: You, too, can take out an ad i~ The California Tech! $1.50 pel Second Class Poslage paid al Pttsadena, Cahfornla. The Cil/darn/a Tech I. inch plus $.25 per extra line fOI published weekly ,'xcepl dl!ring examinallOn and \'acalion periods bv lhe. f!!LUF~qYr. ASSOCiated Students of t'lt: California Institute of TcchnoloJC:Y. Jnc., Classifieds. Bring ad copy to thl Winnett Cenler. Caltech 105·· 51, ,Pasao"na, CA \J 1125. -... 9081 SANTA MONICA BLVD., L.A. 276·6168 .... Tech office or phone ext. 2154