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This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Newspeak at DigitalCommons@WPI. It has been accepted for inclusion in Newspeak All Issues by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@WPI. Review of WPI's residential and social life planned The followinR article is repflnted In your own words, what is the benefits, including housing for 20% their rull potential. I'm frustrated versiues. Many institutions engaged from tire Tuesday. April 23rd. /990 purpose or this commi11ee? To help or the students. The Greek system that the social system comes under in studic11 similar to those in the at­ issue of Newspeak. implement Goal 4 with partic ular offers an aspect of social life that such criticism, yet no one seems to tached list and the American Council President Strauss creared the com· emphasis on the residential and can 't be re:alized otherwise. There be able to offer suggestions on how on Education issued a guideline: mission earlier this year. An imer· social life and obvious emphasis of is a difference between eliminating to improve the system. Greek Oraanitmions on the College: view with him on Fnday, April 19th, fraternities and sororities. fraternities and eliminating the Guidelines for Jnstjtutjonal Action. revealed hi s reasons for doing so: undesirable things that sometimes What follows is a copy oflhe actual At WPI, a Task Force chaired by Why did you fonn the Commillee As you know, many student!> fear result. I think we need to emphasize charge wriuen by President Jon C. Trustee Walliam Densmore prepared for Residential and Social Life? The that the commiuee's purpose i\ to the good aspects or G reek life, and Struass. printed in its entirery. along a repon in 1986 recommending reason I formed the committee was abolish the Greek system at WPI. 1:. downplay the stuff we see that we'd with 3 list 10 the members or the greater autonomy and self regulation because of the disparity I saw be· th1 !> true? Why is there an emphasas rather not. commiuee. The committee includes coupled wath penodic seJf evaluauon tween the fairly lofty challenges or on the Greek system? As I said the members of the administration, fac­ of the fraternity/sorority system. In Goal 4 in the Strategic Plan (en­ committee at their last meeting, I What do you expect as an end ulty, graduate and undergraduate stu· the intervenmg five years, WPI frater· hancing s tudent life) and events would not find a recommendation product of this commiuee'l dent body. the Greek system. alumni nities and sororities made good prog­ transpiring in the residential sys­ to close d own the G reek system S pecific recommendations for and the Board of Trustees. re s in responding to the leuer, if not tem, partic ularly the events or last acceptable. The Greek system on action tha t would help to improve the complete spirit, of the Task Force fall, for example the drinking In this campus is a hundred years old. various issues that have been The 1980's saw increasing concern recommendations. fraternities, rumors of rape, and In addition to having a long hon­ raised. I feel that all residential and for the quality of residential and so­ the Coast Guard incident. ored history, it provides a lot or social systems have not realized cial life at American colleges and uni- See 'Commission page 2

The Student Newspaper of Worcester Polytechnic Institute Volume 19 Number 20 Tuesda~, October 8, 1991 WPI accreditation under re-evaluation this Novemeber review. provide !>Uggestions about the campu!o n.~ possible. The commit· ''They only under.. tund tht> school commmee repom. by Jason Anderson how to improve or correct various tee consiw; of admnll'itratoN and after talking 10 students." he says. WPI was laM visited by the Class of '95 departments. ABET requested that faculty from all over the area, includ­ "The ugc>nda will include an open NEASC an 1981 . The ~chool ha~ Worce~ ter Polytechnic Institute is WPI Improve the laboratory quality. ing Paul Gray, Chairman of the Board session to nil. meetings with faculty remained accredited by both ABET to be reviewed for re-accreditation They also stated the faculty and stu· of Trustees at MIT. and studemc;," and MQP and IQP and NEASC sinct their founding. this November. Although this proccs) denb to be "wong and commiued" With the visit of the NEASC. WPI presentations will hopefully be im­ Dean Lutz is looking forward to seems to occur e ntirely in the back­ und !>Bid the computer imegration on j., required to pre~ent three self-study plemented a'> well. lie also mentions NEASC's visit as "an opponunity 10 ground, it will affect the entire cam­ campus to be "highly regarded" reports. TheM: repons provide the an open meeting on October 16th plan for the future of the school." He pus, students and faculty both. throughout the country. accreditation cornmauee 'iubjecL' from 3:30 to 5:00 in Kinnicut Hall. abo hope-; that Mudents will see thio; as The accredatation proce~ is de· Perhaps one of the mo~t amponant specified by WPI which the <;chool The meeung wall contain a general a chance to become involved in direct­ ~ig ned from non-accredited assembled and reviewed by Associate was formed. headed hy J am Pavlik. visits Army ROTC anMIIutions are. an mo:.t cases, not l.>l:an Schachtcrle. head of the Chernawy department recognazed by mo 1 industries and Visiting the WPI campus for four A'isociate Dean of Undergraduate private firm ~. days in November will be the New Studies Schachterle i' the chaarperson WPI wa\ revaewed an the fail of England As<.ociation of Schools and for the comm111ee concernang intel­ 1990 by the Accreditation Board for Colleges (NEASC}. Whereas ABET lectual and community culture at Enganeenng and Technology focused specifically on the engineer· WPJ. The role of asscs~ment or WPI (ABET), a. national organization mg departments, NEASC will be re­ il> being addre,\Cd by the commmee whach m<*itors all engineering pro­ viewmg every aspect or the school. led by John Om. head of the ElccLrical grams an the United State~. The five The vi~i ting commiuee w1ll con· Engineering depanment. These re· core engineering :.pcciallies were sa~t of seven volunteers from the area. pons will be reponed on in a future reviewed: chemical, civil, electrical, each with their own specialty. Each article. manufacturing, and mechanical engi· member will be observing variou~ Dean LuLL of Undergraduate Stud­ ncering all passed their reviews. aspecL~ of the school in an anempt to ies hopes for cooperati on between the Accreditataon boards, during their get ns thorough an understanding of !.tudents and the NEASC committee. Eminent Sovietologist discusses Russia and China at Higgins House dates without being noticed. In other as a historian. He most recently taught ru;l'Vl!oi'I.:A ~ STAI'T I DA IS by Ajay Khanna words, that the students naturally at Clark University, where he was the Army ROTC's First Region Commander, Brigadier General Newspeak Staff learn and incorporate the ideas that Francis and Jacob Hiau Professor of Johnson, talks to WPI's cadets in Kinnicutt Hall last Thursday. Higgan'i House was the site of the they feel are, or wi ll be. most impor­ History. Among his published works second annual opening dinner for the tant in th is rapidly changing world. He arc Why l&njn7 Why Stalin? (1964) International Scholars Program on reminded the audience that this re­ and The World Revolution of Parent's Day in review q uares new and different kinds or WeMerniuujon: The 20th Century in Tuesday, September 24. The lnterna· seemed to be rntercsted in observang experiences. and a great amount of Global Perspectave ( 1987). He has by John Grossi tional Scholars Program is a program WPI's faciliues. for providing an international ru.pect work. This program, along with the spent a lifetime studyang the Soviet Newspeak Staff There were a number or lectures on to the enganeering curriculum at WPI substantial expansion and interaction Umon. and recently spent a seme a strong eco­ practical only in authoritarian governments. levels of progress, from the Westem stand­ floods. eanhquakes, and other natural disas­ nomic power, has a large population, and will America has beautiful pnnciplcs of the value point. When passing judgements on a commu­ ters. Therefore, the Chinese place a low value make an excellent ceo-political block. with the of life, freedom, democracy. However, it must nity. the important thing to remember is that on life. As an example, when a Mmg emperor measures it has been taking towards becoming be remembered that these principles were culture is the predominant issue. It i!> com­ took power in a coup. he ordered the massacre more unified. However, it is faced with the developed in a conducive environment. Amer­ posed of economic, social, religious, geo­ of 40.000 relatives of the previous emperor. problem of resolving numerous internal con­ ica was secure from invasion, had one religion graphical, and political backgrounds built over About 1,000 civilians died in the Tianenmen flicts in the near future. The North American and background, and the people had a common centu ries. To fairly judge a culture. it is neces­ Square incident two years ago. However, since continent can be very powerful if the three goal of starting from scratch. It has had a large ary to first fully understand it. With the e the incident was widely publicized, and since major coumries make the effort to become an continent to expand in, and plentiful natural re­ precautionary statements, he proceeded to give there were reporters present, the world reacted unified trading bloc. The United States is an sources to build on. Throughout its history, hi!> opinions on China and the Sovtet Union. strongly. What most people do not realize is excellent ally, and this is probably the easiest America has been lucky. When we JUdge the The Soviet Union that that was nothing compared to the 30 mil­ of the three to unify. He discounted the power success or failure of different nations or cul­ The Soviet Union has had a highly insecure lion people that died for Chiang Kai-Shek 10 of Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union be­ tures around the world. we must take this into background because of its vulnerability to come to power. Theo said "How can WE judge cause he feels that they have numerous prob· consideration. and the fact that we can never invasion from all 'ltdes. except the North. It has (their action'!), with OUR gut reactions. with­ lems to resolve, and that they will not be able truly see things from their perspecttve. Amer­ been invaded by the Mongols, the Chine!>C. the out knowing thetr culture?" From the stand­ to recoup from the transition from communism ICa has grown positively. and now i~ a world French, the Germans. the Polish, the Turks, point of the Chinese government, it cannot let to democracy for a long time. power in spite of it~ diversity. and it s people and the Finns. among other people. Since it a few students at a couple of universiti~ dis­ When a ~ked whether he felt America should have a wonderful subconscious thread of disci­ occupies a sixth of the world'o; land urea, its rupt the ope rat ions of the government of the provide the Soviet Union with aid. he said that pline and marvelou~ ability to worlo. together need to defend ~ uch a large place is an emire country. the Soviet s tate ~> deserve aid from the United well. The Japane.~e are one of the few peoples cnom1ous task. On top of thio;. 11 ha' a variety The Chin~e arc very good businessmen. States from a moral standpomt. The West has in the world who work harder than the Ameri- of languages and cu lture~. There t) no btnding Ho"'ever. they find it nearly tmpossible to implanted thetr ideals and hopes into the Soviet cans. reltgton or culture. The dtffcrencc-. ~•thin the work together. Typically. a few of them be­ people, and 11 ,., their re pon ~ ibtlu y to follow We live in a ttme that ts very different from 'arne country have forced the government 10 come very rich, whtle the re't an: doomed to through, now that the Sovtets have taken action that of any prevtous period in human history. maint:un authorttnnan rule and Mrong central dc~pcration. They are attrncted 10 We~tcm on their pan. The main rea:.on for thi:. is that people in this power. since local governments typtcully lose ideas of freedom and democrncy, and fasci­ He was also asked whether he felt that the new world arc in clo\er contact than ever .,en.,c of the need for working together again•.t nated by Westem consumer goodJ.o, from downfall of communism proves that capital before. which ha~ fueled the :.prcad of tdeas common enemic\. ThO), the Soviet Union ha' Y>atcheo, to automobtles. l-l o" cvcr. as some ism i~> the best ideal for a nation to follow. He and cxpenences. A., a rc ... uh. global cultural trudittonally had a \trong czar. After the Bol­ reporter:. reah1ed when tallo.mg to \ludenL\ at rephed that he would not be wtlltng to say thl\. exchange., arc takmg place. and border:. are '>hevtlo. revolution, it h a~ had an authontarian Chmcsc univer'>tltcs. 11 • ~ unclear whether the} becau ..e capuali!tm cannot be 1\0iated from the breaking down at uiuying \peed. The c urrent government for the 'amc rca .. on~. nrc attracted to the West ju't becau'e 11 's totality of cultu re aJ. hcmg the one auribute th•ll tcndcnctes arc toward' the dissolution of large The big quc~tion today i:. whether the tndi­ different. bcc:JU'c they arc attracted by West predicts -.uccl's~ . cou mne~ -:.uch no. the problem-. in Yugo.,Javia, vtdual c;uucs wtll be able to o;urvtvc 'l'.tlhout a em goods. or bccuu'ie the> truly believe in The final que~tion he wa.., aslo.ed was if he m the Soviet Umon, and in lndta. Indi vidual btndtng centml ~o\emment Thco prcdtcl'. democracy The economically advantaged buy could change one evelll tn the twentieth cen­ group) :.eelo. to expreM• thetr freedom and mteg­ that. m a few year.. the So" ict people' wtlllong BMW':. and nugr.ue to the Wc-.1. w11hou1 tury to malo.e the world a beuer place to live rny, causmg dt\Untty. At the same lime. coun­ for Bre.Lhne\, who "'a' able to keep the count!) regard to helpmg thetr count!) develop. Tho~c today. what would he change'? Theo replied tncs are trying to come together in economtc unued and make sure that people received their who can, mtgralc. Those who cun't, suffer. that, while thi ., wa ~ a very difficult question, if and polttical unions. such as the European s au~ages and vodl..u. There seem:. to be an innnre dil.loy:tlty to their he could change "omething, it would be Community. and the North American conti­ China nation. Woodrow Wilson '<; democracy speech. which nent constsung of America. Canada. and Like the Sovtel Lmon. Chtn,\ doe'> not have Keepmg the~ fact-. tn mtnd. China'!o hi'­ -.et into mott tory and baclo.ground malo.e'> ..cn-.e. h:. authon· world. and ulttmately cau!oed the death:. of of mtemauonal and mtercuhurnl exchange and been auacked from all ~ides. Its people arc IC.'-!> tnnan government ts nece!oSal') to force the million\. However. he satd that 11 was tne\ •­ great interdependence. It b po~s ible to mteract dtverse than the Sovte~. but there arc still Chinc!>e peop!e 10 worlo. together. to try to glue table that the~e idea:. would spread around the with people from other nations and cultures maJor differences between people in one area the ~ hce t of sand together. world, and he'" not ~ urc that anyone could have from around the world to di,cu~s tdea\ and of the country. and those in another. Typically. Conclu~ion changed the spread of the ideas behind democ- exchange opinion). Howe ver. the world we Chma ha!. had one 'trong emperor m power to Theo concluded by )ludent~. of cour-.e. but mi,ed of tru\lcc .... facu lt>. -.tall alumni. and MEMBERS OF THE COMMlSSION gether to develop and adopt an ambtiiOU'> plan factlitated b) the open fratcmtly haN and \tudent,. The charge to the commts-.ion i., a' ON RE IDENTIAL A"O SOCIAL LIFE for enhancing all a'>pccts of the '"'lttulton over general 'itudcm a1111ude toward'> drinlo.ing; folio"'': ATWPI the next decade: Strategic Plan 1990-2000. A • there is upparent laclo. of tolerance for ~ l..ey feature of tht'i plan i-. Goal4: Enhance the dtversity among Mudentl>, with p:tnicular con­ • conduct a comprehen~oive injury into rc.,i- Lance Schochterle, Chair Jonathan Barnell Quality of Life on Campu~. As with the other cern for women nnd minorities but a l ~o to­ dcntial and ~octal ltfc at WPI. with particular Stacy Depa,quale I toward Freeman goab, the fundamental tmplementauon strat· wards mdi viduat... with different .. c,..ual prefer­ allention to the role pla}ed by fratemuies and Raymond Gilbert Munina Gorski ..:gy ,., to imbue in those affected, 111 tht" case ence\, and '>Ororitie~. as)C~Stng the degree 10 which they Joel Greene William Grogan '\cry member of our communlly, a !>harcd • there is concern on campu' and both na­ remforce the educational mtS~ton of the col­ John Hanlon. Jr. Peter Ho~tmann re:.ponsibility for attatning the objecttve~ ctted tionally for an apparent increase m tnctdcnt lege. Margaret Jablon'>lo.i Susan Vick in the Plan. The Commission proposed here is involvmg abu.o.c to women, particularly date or • Recommend specific steps to assure that Christopher Jachimowicz Heidi Lundy an important aspect of this implementation acquaintance rape. WPI resi dential and social life fulfill!> the Howard Levine Laura Menides ~trategy. As the repon~ referenced in Anachmcnt A challenges po~ed in Goal 4 of Strategic Plan Michael Mastergeorge Miguel Patinha Even with thi ~ challenging goal. however, will altelil, these troubling ~·gn ~ are not pccu­ 1990-2000. Judith Nitsch Douglas Walcerz we conunue to ob:.erve troubling signs in the ltar 10 WPI alone. That fact, ho"'ever tS liule The inqu1ry wtll include: Michael C. Pereira WPI residential and social '>ystems, mcluding: comfort as we struggle to make our WPI stu­ I. A review of all releva nt internal and Susan Vcmon-Gerstenfeld • WPI students complain about the campus dents' experiences the best they can be abso­ external reports, residential and social life despite wide ranging lutely, as well as relative to other institutions. 2. hearings and ~ urveys to provide all inter­ This yt!ar the commission ir hard ot work programs sponsored by the Office of Residen­ For the!>C reason~. we have decided to establ bh ested individual'> and groups full opportunity J:OtherinJ: as much information as possible. tial Life and SocComm and a wide variety of a Commission on Residential and Soctal Life 10 participate, and One means of gathuinJ: mfnrmouon is thr 3. observaltons of social life on campus and creation of"ftx-us groups." Tltue groups wt/1 at sister inMitultons. be randomly selected membu.r ofthe WPI com­ Fall '91 open house programs The work of the Commission should be mllniry who orr im•ited to sit with the commit­ by Anne Harris The program will also include a luncheon in <,cheduled to allow review of the findings and tee, share views and answer questions. Don't Assistant Dirtctor of Admissions Harrington Auditorium with mu ~ i c provided recommendations by the WPI Trustees at their be surprised if 011 im•itation appears i11 your by the WPI Woodwind Quintet and Jazz En­ box! The Office of Admtssioos will be sponsor­ semble under the dirccuon of Douglas Weeks. ing two open house programs for prospective Lunch will conclude with an Admissions and students and thetr parents this year. The pro­ Fin:sncial Aid prcl>entation. grams are scheduled for Monday, October 14 The aflemoon will consist of options to GOLDSMITH and Monday, November II . anend panels concerning cooperative educa­ These days are dc.o;igned to give prospective tion. career planning and placement interna­ students an opportunity to vtsit our campus and tional projects and programs. In addttion, APARTMENTS take a close look at what makes WPI such a visuor:. may also choose to tour the Wind unique and special place. Many WPI students, Tunnel, Nuclear Reactor. Fuller Laboratories faculty, and staff have volunteered to share or Semiconductor Processing und VLSl De­ Walk to Worcester Polytechnic Institute their enthusiasm for and experience!> at WPJ sign facilities, or meet with WPJ athletic with visiting students and parents. coaches or ROTC representatives. 799-6076 The activities wtll begin m Uarrington The Admission Office is expecung about Audttonum with a presentation of The WPI 650 students and parents at each program, so 3 Bedrooms, Super Modern, 2 Bedrooms, Pion by Robert Voss. Executive Dtrector of they wtll be very busy and informative days. Self-Cleaning Oven, Dishwasher, Quiet, Stately Building, Enrollment Management. Visitors will then Don't be surprised if you ' re stopped on campus Auto-Defrost 2-Door Refrigerator, Self-Cleaning Oven, Dishwasher, have a student-conducted tour of the campus. and asked for directions or an "insider') view!" Carpet, Air Conditioning, Par1. then there also exist~ a mean~ and SSA arc also cons1dering working by tht Muslim Student and devolution. It develops patience, by which 11 may be changed. Chm of'94 on thi\ proJect to help our campus and Association unselfishness, ~oc1a l conscience. and Our own communit y hno, at­ our world Combined. they are hop­ w1llpower to bear hardship. (4) Zakat There are many \logano, and cli­ tempted to set up recycling program~ . mg to collect new\pape~. aluminum Every action done with the aware­ is a propon1onorely fixed contribution ches in the med1n today promoung wme of which have succeeded. l>Ome and un cans. refundable and non-re­ ness rhar it rulfills rhe Will of God 1s collected from the wealth and earn­ what has become one of Amcnca·, of which have failed. In just about fundable gla". plalotic bottles, and considered an act of \\Orsh1p 1n l ~lam. ings of the well to do and rich. It 1s favorite pasumc~ : recycling. Bill­ every lab or hallway can be found a other material~ which can be re­ But it is the l>pecific act!> of won.h1p ~pent on the poor and needy in par­ boards, poster... ..ong!l, comerc1nl,, large bin for the recycling of different cycled. The collcct1on dare bemg termed the Pillars of l ~>lam wh1ch ticular. and the welfare of the society even cartoons have been implemented types of paper. U!.ually accompany­ looked at I'> that of the 18th. the last provide the framework of Muslim in general. The payment of Zakat to bring about a "World of Change." ing each bm is a trash can full of paper. day of the term. While everyone is spiritual life. These nrc as follows. punfies one ·~ income and wealth and Many people tnke great pride in carry­ There are seveml boxes where alumi­ clennmg our their dorm rooms, volun­ ( I) The declaration or faith. "I bear helps to eMablish economic balance ing a big bag of alummum can~ to the num cans may be deposited for recy­ teers will be dropping by to collect witness that there is no one wonhy of and social justice in the society. (5) recycle center to pick up the1r two cling. Walk through the parking lots uny of the aforementioned material~> worship except God (Allah), and that Holj, or pilgrimage to the Ka'bah in dollars. while a garbage collector and you arc almost sure 10 see can~ ro be soned and taken to their proper Muhammad is His servant and mes­ Makkoh. once in a lifetime, provided carries an even bigger bag of card­ flattened and left because they can't recycling centers. Any cash refunds senger." The Prophet hood of Muham­ one has the means to undertake the board, paper, plastic and other recy­ be returned for money. Daka at ­ will be donated to the World Wildlife mad obliges Muslims to follow his journey. clable materials to a landfill where the tempted to set up a recycling program Federation. exemplary life in every respect. (2) materials will remain so that future last year, but was unable to because of Hopefully if thi s project goes well, Prayers ore prescribed five times a generations may inherit a wonderful the high costs involved. These are j~l this system can become a regular day as a duty towards God. Prayer New...-aeedly•! legacy of waste. a few of the experiences WPI has had event on campus. The benefits of such strengthens and enlivens belief in God Help iD .... A.dwrdilial DlpL This is an image that commercials and is still having with America's an organiz.ation would be evident on and inspires man to higher morality. have presented to the public world­ favori te pastime. our own campus and where ever else It purifies the heart and controls temp­ ...... wide, an image that for many commu­ In order to succeed, however, we recyclable materials will be kept from tar ion. wrong-doing, and evil. (3) ...... 11). nities is a reality. I would have said an must continue to auempt. Current polluting. Try starting to keep or Fasting during the month of Rama­ unfortunate reality, except for the fact work on recycling is being done by collect recyclable materials to be dan. This means abstention from that it isn't unfortunate. Apathy is a certain groups on campus. Alpha Phi p1cked up by the groups on the 18th food. beverages and sex from dawn to disease that has taken the life of other Omega is teaming up with the Green and help us all to live in symbiosis sunset, and curbing evil entention plans to improve the world condition. Eanh Movement to set up a system for with our planet. and desires. It teaches love, sincerity, If a true desire to change the status quo recycling most materials. The IFC Nancy Parker Let CIRRUS shed entertains some LIGHT on crowd your PC purchases by Jason Anderson Chmof '9S

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by } H Ptuhr newer version of lhe song has more of Again. the overall meaning of this The music is tight. as you'd expect tum bad in lhe hands of the wrong News Editor a hard rock clement to it. songs doe!> not become apparent from a band who has been playing the sound people. Terri Barous also does But enough about the past, let's quickly. His other two solo composi­ club and college circuit for two to a tum at vocals on two of her songs, We're back wilh anolher music talk about lhis album on it's own tions, "Jakpot" and "Outside" are three years, and the band's writers "Tied" and "Rescue Me" and the review, finally. The subject of this merit. much more accessible. The subject have an excellent creative element producers have managed to take the week's review is a liule closer to Tribe splits the songwriting work, matter of the first being simply which seems to click well. They know harsh elements from her vocals as home than most of our other reviews. but bassist Greg LoPiccolo and key­ dreaming about winning the lottery, how to create a mood, as is evidenced well. Another thing which greatly This week's band is from Boston, and board ist Terri Barous seem to do the then a discussion of rationalization by the title track, "Here At The Home" impresses me is how they mix up the have played live here at WPI several majority of songwriting. LoPiccolo is behind playing over and over despite and "Daddy's Home". The bass lines music. Nowhere do they follow the rimes. Their first major label release the "deepest" of the writers. As co­ the slim odds: "If I don't win I'll try are some of the best I've heard from a same pattern during the three "usual" just hit the stores. and the Boston writer of half of the songs on the again/ And I feel I'm doing my share/ new band on a long time, and the breakup points of their songs. The population has been buying lhe album album, he gives the work a Introspec­ The Profits go to medicare/ And I'll be guitar playing, despite the distonion music for verse, chorus, and bridge is like !.here's no tomorrow. Here's tive, and sometimes bizarre feel. The standing here in line" "Outside" is a on a few tracks. is tight and creative all different, but packaged in such a what I think of it: first two songs on the album "Here At song about seeing two lovers on the without being random noise. Barous' way as to make the whole thing flow Tribe, "Aborl". Slash Records The Home" and ''Easter Dinner" take side of the road in a traffic jam. saying keyboards add to the feel, and the well, and congeal as an impressive Quite a bit of work was put into this a few listenings to even begin to con­ that they don't need anything else, drummer, David Pcnw, knows how to package to make for many excellent album. Tribe put out an album on a template their meanings. "Here At just each other, and lhc narrator of the keep a good rhythm without overplay­ variations and songs. This band never smaller label about a year and a half The Home'' could just be a statement song thinks about his own relation­ ing his bounds on the songs. How­ leaves you bored with the music, and ago, with many of lhe same songs, and of everyone working at their house, ship and how it went wrong. ever. this band would be lacking with· its hard to decide if you should be lhat is where my basis of comparison but lhe references to "THE Home" Terri Barous' lyrics make you out Janet LaValley. the band's lead concentrating on the lyrics or the comes from. The band and thei r pro­ makes you wonder just what kind of wonder what kind of life she's led. singer. She has a good voice and a music. ducers, Chris Sheldon and Gil Norton, home it is, but LoPiccolo and co­ "Rescue Me", "Tied'' and "Serenade" great range, and her moaning voice, This package is well worth the wall have added many small trinkets of writer guitarist Eric Brosius leaving all have a similar theme, and seem to which can become wailing if the situ­ for Tribe fans, and well worth going sound to this album to complement you wondering and contemplating by be written about curTent or past boy­ ation call for it. is pleasant on the out to buy. The music can best be lhe songs in their original form. There never making it entirely clear • and friends. Then comes "Daddy's whole. giving an interesting feel to the described as somewhere between b more harmonization and keyboard lines like "You have yourself to Home". which can be described as a music. Another kudos to the produc­ straight out rock and Progressive, but in these versions than in versions past. blame/ You knew this would be !>Ui­ scary song. about an alcoholic father ers for keeping her voice in check, more on the rock s ide. I would and in some cru.el> it improves the cide" still leave you wondenng. who beats hi'> children. A very because I've heard her at Gompei's KIGHL Y recommend this album songs. "Easter Dinner" l>Ound!> like a plea to thought provoking song. and she has a lot of power, which can The producel'l. have managed to an old. stubborn relative to come take quite a bit of the hun.h edge off of down and meet the family on u holt­ the vocab without taking away from day. On the other hand there are Foothills Theatre features 'Memoirs' the feel of the song. On the other hand, element l> of the 1>ong whic h make me by Jennifer Ka1•ka few year<. ago. left up to Jack because he IS the man of I th ink they used a little too much feel that the .,ubject could be a gho~t. Fealllres Editor The play takes place at Brighton the family and worh two jobs to distortion on their guitar work on thi~> or juM merely ~e nil e or insane. "Jo)­ Beach in Brool.lyn. New Yorl.. 10 the -;uppon the seven people in hi ~ house. album, Many of the ">ongs which ride (I Saw The Film):· another of the From now until October 20. Fall of 1937. The Mage is ~ct up to Blanche. whose husband died of can­ sounded very nice wi th a softer edge bands newer songl>, wa~ also wrmcn BriGhton Beach Memoirs will be look ht..c that era with an old-fash· cer, sewl! even though she has bad don' t sound quite as good with the by LoPiccolo. It contams a rather pluymg at the Worcel>ter Foothills ioned radio on the coffee table. The eyesight. As the plot develop!., major hard guitar distortion added to them. unusual chorus line in termb of maul­ Theatre located next to the Galleria. stage is set up Ill three levels l>O the conflicts build up between Blnnche " Here At The Home" is a case in point. stream music; however. it is also great For six d ollar~. one can l>CC th is won­ audience can J.ce the characters when and Kate, and Blanche and Nora. In the earlier version. it was a slow, musically. and could eru.ily rank up a~ derful performance of a Ne1l Simon they arc 10 the kitchen. the livmg Even though all these different con­ methodical c;ong. but 11 seems as 1f the one of the best songs on the album play that wa) turned mto a movie a room, bathroom. bedrooml>. and out­ nicts are going on, Eugene adds side. Eugene IS a fifteen year old boy comedy lhroughout the entire play. with an in teOl>e imaginatton. He The play wa'> altogether excellent Have you asked, "Are you really YOU?" wants to be a writer if he can't make it with great talent shown in lhe way the by the Lesbilm and Gay A. /JiiJnu Yes, we are basically saying that you tion at all. with lhc New York Yankees and he actors portrayed their characters. The do not know you were gay until you What 1s not present to begin with is keeps all his lhought ~ in ajoumalto be scenery was very professional look­ Have you ever wondered how a gay admit to yourself that you are gay. If very hard to fake. However. faking published lhiny years after his death. ing and was very close to resembling man knew that he was really gay and you, the reader, are confused, imagme sexual attracuon can be done, and 1s He has an older brother named Stan exactly the time period in which th1s not confused? Or why someone the gay man at this point of self non­ done by a gay man in denial. Faking and they both li ve with their parents, play takes place. The cast was com­ would ever want to be th is way? Or recognition. The gay man is really a 11 abo becomes easier as time goes on, Jack and Kate. and Kate's sister posed up of Sean Cutler as Eugene, what do you do if you are gay? half-person desperately trying to be and starts very early in a gay man's BIBilche and her two daughters. Lau­ Jane Evans as Blanche, Eda Roth as Our intention in th is three-part the heterosexual pcrl.on that b ex­ life. A gay man finds himself playing rie and Nora. Eugene constantly Kate, Emma Roberts as Laurie, Karla series is to address these questions, as pected, when denyi ng the true person n game against himself to be what is complains about how his mother al­ Hendrick as Nora, Daniel Cantor as if someone had asked any one of us. inside. You can not possibly be gay. expected. The first heteroerotic kiss ways sends him to the store to get tiny Stanley. and David Kennett as Jack. However, LAGA is not a group of because to yourself you are not. and is not sought after. but forced. The amounts of ingredients while Laurie There are many other upcoming professionals: anything stated in these must not be, gay. It is only when you reading of a Playboy becomes a chore gets to sit on the couch because of a shows at The Foolhills Theatre such articles are our personal perceptions. tell yourself you are gay. that you done to impress "the guys", so you are supposed "heart murmur." Nom, who as Sea Marks (October 24-November Some statements may. therefore. become gay. accepted by them. It is very easy to is sixteen, is asked to be in a Broadway 17), Bell. Book and Candle (Novem­ conflict strongly with what the profes­ The rationale behind this statement agree that some woman is gorgeous if show called " Abracadabra" but is not ber 21-December 21), and Steel Ma&­ sionals would say, and most may has to do with the vast amount of another man says so, even if you do able due to her mother's decision. ll.Q.Iiu (December 26-January 19). connict with what you think is sen­ hiding, and denial, of homoerotic not inwardly agree. A macho act Stan has trouble with his boss when he Student rush tickets are available at sible. The first part will focus on gay feelings that a gay man experiences. develops to bolster your sagging self­ tries to stand up to his principles at the every show for six dollars. self recognition and the confusion lhat A gay man grows up in a society that image. You can not be gay if you do hat shop. All the final decisions are it enta1ls. The following two parts says everything that he feels is wrong. not act stereorypically gay. or per­ will focus on coming out, and even­ abnonnal. criminal, and punishable. ceive yourself to be gay. tual adJustment. We only ask that you He learns his life io; so from peers, However. no matter how hard a gay ''Fire won't wait, approach what will be said with an family. newspapers. books, teachers. man trie~ to bury hjs true feelings. the open mind. movies, religion, and eventually him­ defenses can not be maintained con­ But firc;t an apology to our women self. What should be normal expres­ tinuously. Feelings begin to leak readers, ince these articles are writ· sions of affection are deeply h1dden. through. gradually at first. but with plan your escape'' ten in the "male" perspective. This and very much ignored. Layers upon growing insi!>tance. You begin to Smoke detectors are best suited for choice was made for two reasons. The layers of rationalization are built up to notice that as you nip through the by Dav~ M~ssier Environmental HeaJJh and this purpose (You can not smell authors of this article are male, and deny what really is. You draw away pages of a Playboy. you do not feel Safety Officer smoke when you are asleep). Heat could not fully appreciate the female from your true self, and try to fake the anticipation and excitement. That is. detectors generally do not alarm until experience. and although many expe­ "normal" feelings that you arc sup­ not un ti l you tum to the page with Jim National fire prevention week is a generous amount of toxic smoke ha riences are similar. the fact remains posed to be experiencing, yet do not. Palmer advenising for Jockey under­ October 6- 12. The theme lhis year is been generated. Both battery oper­ that both sides cannot be treated as A very common retrospection by any wear, and you find your eyes linger­ "Fire won' t wait. plan your escape". ated smoke detectors and those wired one, when in fact both should be ex­ gay man is "I always knew something ing. Worse. you find yourself eltcited Pre-planning for a fire, and preven­ into household curTent need to be pressed. was different, but I never paid atten­ and enjoying what you see. But you tion of potential fires. is the key to a cleaned at least once every six Perhaps you have never wondered tion." And you do not pay attention to catch yourself, tum to the next page. fire-safe environment. months. Simply vacuuming is usually about these questions. or joked about yourself. and quickly force yourself to bury the Pre-fire planning of your dorm sufficient. Batteries should be re­ them wilh friends, and perhaps you What you do pay keen attention to thought of finding a man sexually room, home or work place is a simple placed at least once a year. You might may even be asking yourself these are the standards imposed by yourself attractive. You tighten down you r thing to do. If you reside with chil­ choose a special occasion such as a very questions. Whatever the past and society. You feel that you must do defenses and continue, but other feel­ dren, older adults or persons with birthday, anniversary, or holiday to situation, take a moment before you as you see other men are doing. This ings and experiences will continue to specific disabilities, be sure to make change your smoke detector battery. read on to think about what you know would include sneaking a Playboy break lhrough. You find that your allowances in planning and include If you have any concerns regarding about being gay. Do you understand from your father to share with your fantasies are not really of women, but them in your escape discussion. AI· campus ftre safety issues, please con­ some of the confusion and problems friends, and possibly experiencing of men. You find yourself glancing at though each building is different, pre­ tact me at the Chemistry Department, lhat being gay entails? Or do you your first heteroerotic kiss in High men in gym horts, and forcing your­ fire planning should include fire de­ GH Ill. x5216. or at the Plant Serv­ think that being gay is a disease and School so you are accepted by your self to look at women and fmd lhe partment and police notification, and ices Dept., 27 Hackfeld Road, x.5805. curable? Tha: all gay men are limp­ developing heterosexual fnends. In same level of interest. The locker checking for hazards, including lhosc In addition, a special half-hour train­ wristcd, lisp, and are inferior decora­ college lhe problems inten ify. Other room may become the worst aspect of associated with clothes dryers, cook­ ing session is available on the selec­ tors? Do you have a black sheep men begin to date more seriously, and gym, even if you enjoy athletics, tng appliancel>, pace heaters, exten­ uon and use of a ftre extinguisher. relative that is "that way"? Do you lhe talk begins to tum to the possibil­ because you fear your natural re­ sion cords, and improper storage Please let me know if you would like hate it when you are in lhe shower and ity of marriage. Many gay men. how­ sponse. considerations. to schedule lhis training for your think that someone might be looking ever, tum the other way and become When your defenl>Cs finally crash Two route of escape from sleep­ department or small group. too closely? And how could someone what is best phrased as "asexual", ap­ down 1n tatters. you begin to look at ing are~ should be available. These be this way. when being "normal" is pearing to be disinterested 10 any form yourself as being really gay. What can mclude windows. hallways. and obviou\ly so much better? of sexual expression. For some gay may have started earlier on may be­ stain. or doors leading d1rcctly to the So how do you know you are really men, there does exist a lim lied sexual come more apparent in college. outs1de. Specific d1sabll111es could gay? Retrospective 20/20 vision, attraction to women, but it is more For whatever reason, you "come also necessitate ramp:. and !>pecial there is really no other way: you stand often the case that there is no aurae- out". early wammg devices. and loot.. back and say "I am gay". The key to escape is early wammg. Tuesday October 8, 1991 NEWSPEAK PageS ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Musical pleasan·tries from

Amanda Huang gyra1ing hips concluded after havmg (also lhe name of 1hcir tour). When Class o/'93 1ossed ou1 1wo of her newT-shirts 10 "Oh Atlanta" began. the crowds 1he crowd and a few more yahoos! joined in by clapping and even sing· "A ple1hora of musical pleasam· ln1ermiss10n fell like etemily as ing. during which Payne performed nes" (David Hoagland) was brough1 Lillie Fea1 se1 up the s1age, bul before his keyboard solo to which Tackett forth in Harring1on Audilorium SaiUr· you knew il. they (Lillie Fea1) were challenged with hi ~ orgasmic 1rumpet day nigh1 for I he Homecoming Week· "Lel(ling) II Roll." h was 1hen ex· solo. end by Li11le Fea1 wilh special gues1 plained 1ha1 Clayton was sick in a Lillie Fea1 tried 10 end wilh "Dixie Keri Leigh of the Blue Devils. hospilal bed in a holel m New York Ch1cken" and "Tripe Face Boogie" Lillie Feat origmaled from Los City bemg 1ended by 1he "Rock and only to be demanded for an encore Angeles. California, wilh Billy Payne Roll Doc lor." Thai was followed wuh wuh chants of "Feat! Feat! Feat!" (keyboard and vocals) and Rich1e "Rocket (in my pockel)." " Rad Little Fea1 came clamoring back with Haywn.rd (drums and vocals) as the Gumbo.'' ''Daily Grind," and " Boom "Feat 's Don't Fail" and then a fare­ founding fa1hers. By 1969. Paul Bar· Box." Before slowing it down with well. rere (lead guitar and vocals). Sam ''Roll 'em Easy,"1here were" A Pollli· Lillie Feat was open to all audi· Clay1on (percussion and vocals), cal" and " Willin'." cnces from Jennifer Holland ofWorc· (gui1nrs and vocals), "Cajun Girl" revealed one major ester Slate College who exclaimed, (bass guitar), and aspec1 of LilLie Feal's Myle. "Hale 10 "Ftll>lamagoric" to alumnus of WPI Fred Tackell (lead guitar and lrumpel) Lose" wa\ played before 1he IOC·tap· Phil Cyr (clal>s of '86) who was were added. Their mus1c consistl. of pin' "Texas Twis1er'' which broughl "Having Fun! " wuh his girlfriend (an R&B, jau. blues, Cajun rock. Dixie, lhe audience (on lhc noor) to spread alumna and gradua1c studenl of WPI). and of course. rock and rolll ou1 to make for some dancing room. The light show emphasized 1he music Keri Leigh of 1he Blue Devils The rhylhm was lhen totally changed which produced a "Preuy dumn began 1he concen wi1h "swingin' and as Lillie Feat cranked ou1 "Sp1der'l> good!" from Tom Schuman of Thela groovin "' counuy music. Quite a few Blues" and "Sailin' Shoes" for tho~ Chi. people were dancing and yeehaaing 10 who apprecia1e.s a linle good ol' ''There's noth ing more to say ·lhey them while Olhers slood around ~hifl· blues. kick ass. that '!> it!" concluded Marc ing 1heir feel ''wailing for the real Lillie Fca1 imroduced the 1i1le song Ka:ti gian. band 10 come on Mage." Keri and her "Shake Me Up" from their 12th album From the archives: History of the '93 Goat" This article is one in a series of Through Supper the ncxl winler, the big crane moved down the length reprinted Newspeak articles conet'm· namely: of the room and slopped over 1heir • ing WPI' s history brought to yo11 by "We have a lad from Tokyo table. slowly lowered into their midst the Traditions Committee of the Stu· Who's full of fun from head to 1oe the onginal goat''! head with an in· dent Alumni Society. Prompted by the He Kills the profs. wi th scription LO the effect that '94 having success of last .fpring's Traditions questions queer had '93's goat for twenty years. was Day we bring )'Oil the best/most inter· Which make you split from glad to rerum it-a notice immedially esting stories of WP/' s past. discov­ car to ear. greeted wilh a song "it ounds to me ered in the archives of Gordon Li· ''He kept the Goat for Ninty-thn:e like a lie: II may be so, I do not know, brary. And had it kept withoul a fee bu1-it sounds to me like a lie." The following article. "History of Jn spite of that he did confess The provoca1ion of '94's coup was the '93 Goat" by Arthur C. Comms, I think it can be done for less." a lillie misunderstanding at lhe time was originally printed in the Journal of their own Half-Way-Through Sup­ lack of evidence is very humorously bronze "criuer" aboul a fool long. of tire Worcester Polytechnic Jnsti· This minstrel show. by 1he way,led per. The men in a woodyard on Denny ye1 accura1e in all details told in weighmg ''21 and a Kuwada lbs." as tute. November. 1927. to the writing of the operetta "Jack and Street somehow mistook '93 men for Shakesperian phraseology as "A someone said, which has Ihe full-size, the Bean Stalk'' the work mostly of '94 men who had ordered and paid for Winler's Tale'' in '94 af1erma1h. exact replica of the original goat's In the early spring on 1891 , the Marshall, and Dyer and others of '93. 1hree sled-loads of cord-wood, a Higgins was the author. head modelled to a grotesque mini· class of '93 decided it wanted a mas· which was given by the Tech at Wore· dozen tar barrels and five galons of About three years ago, the now nture pseudo-goal's body. cot, and a live one, too; and that a goal ester Theater a few momhs later; and kerosene; and under the personal di· just-graduated Class of 1928 1hough1 This was presented to '28 at the would most nearly typify the po1en1ial which afterwards nmplified and pre· rection of the supposed-to-be '94 the gayety of nations and life at the Alumni Day Exercises, Saturday, defensive and butinsky temperament sented in Boston and elsewhere by the men. rushed the loads to the top of Institute might be added to if an object June 16, by the class of '93. it being of the class. Accordingly a commiuee Bos1on Cadets, and by professional Tech Hill, two hours earlier than for rivalry belween even and odd understood thai '28 by next fall will of three-his1ory is no1 clear as to companies. A revival of"Jack and the originally planned. By some further classes could be agreed upon, for 1um it over to '30. thereafter 10 be whether it was self appointed or not­ Bean Stalk" was on the boards this misunderstanding, '93 assis1ed in the contest on the order of 1he famous condealed from or sought by altemale hired a grocer's top delivery wagon, past winter in Bos1on. biller cold .• in unloading and piling up Sabrina sta1u1e rivalry a1 Amherst. odd and even classes as mailers may automobiles not existing, and took a Parenthetically·il took lots of ice this fuel; and ligh1ed the pile in They asked '93 to contribute Its his· develop to the end of time; and with half-UCh as beans, for nothing. He concluded his argu· demed 1hem and '94 dared not con· ment and electrified a meeting in a firm 1hcm-and a tangible goal's grain'>, nuts. and seed!>. do no1 contain M1x peanu1 buller and honey then add enough milk powder to make the all of the essenual amino acids needed lecture room of Sa l ~bury Labs wi1h head on Tech Hillo wa-. beuer evi· mixture Sliff. (to the consiMency of sof1 cook1e dough) Knead in the ra1sins. by the body. bul eaung combinationl> the words. now as famous as those of dence than one reponed as m conceal· Roll inlo a 10 inch slrip. Roll in coconut. Chill. Slice 1nt0 pieces. Make one of these foods complc1es the protein. Patrick Henry, "Perhaps it could be menl in Nova Scotia-where it really 10 inch log. The peanut butter in the peanut butler done for nothmg, or if nol for nolhing. was. and JCIIy 'andw1ch comphmenls 1he perhap'> for less." Th1s observation The '93 group hved m ~ 1 len1 cha· •Note: Many vegetarians do no1 eat dairy products. U'>e ~oy flour or wheat wheat m the bread The chee!>e c:om· Wal> the bal>IS of two encore verse\ 10 gnn and the '94 group c..honlcd m nour mstead of milk powder phmcnh the pa'>ttl 10 macaroni and the 1une of the then popular Tn·ra· rn· mufncd deris1on for 1wemy year,, chce!>e. These combin:uions do nm boom-de-aye. which were 'ung 111 a until m I9 13. as '93 ~• at Alumni nece'>\anly have 10 be eaten nl the minstrel ~how performances on the Dinner m the Eleclncal labora1ory on occ:c.1on of the clas., Half-Way· liS twenllelh reumon. the traveller on ~------~ Page6 NEWSPEAK Tuesday October 8, 1991

- - --- ~- - ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Excellent Homecoming Parade this year by Evelyn Chang Theta Chi, and Tau Kappa Epsi­ Sigma! Finally. I would like to Class of'92 lon all created Lhe best noats thank all the participants in making ever. Alpha Chi Rho with their this year's parade such a success. I The Homecoming Parade was a undefeated record won the Best would like to Lhank all Lhe judges for great liuccess this year. We saw OveraJJ Aoat again. Congratu­ takang their time to judge Lhis event. some really creative noats at Lhe lations (for Lhe 9Lh time) Crows! I hope you all had fun. I would like parade. The parade was first led Alpha Gamma Delta with their to extend my final appreciation to aJ I by Lhc campus police and the "Dancing Bricks" won the Mo t SAS members, who had devoted ROTC Color Guard, then fol ­ Creative Award. Good job their time in coordinating the Home­ lowed by the Pep Band and WPI Alpha Gamma Delta! Phi coming Weekend. To close this Cheerleaders. The enlhusiasm Sigma Sigma won the Most article, I would like to invite all stu­ from the Pep Band and the Cheer­ Spirit Award again this year, dents and organizations to partici­ leaders psyched up the spirit of which made them the winner of pate in next year's parade. Let's everyone. The antique cars with this category two year; in a row. make our parade bigger and better their fi rst appearance in the parade Keep up the spirit Phi Sigma each year! added more festivity to the proces­ sion. All cla'ISes also showed Lheir school spirit and support by carry­ Newspeak needs you! ing their clothes banner. in the Help in the Advenising Dept. parade. This marked a new tradi­ Experience with PageMaker helpful but not ti on of the llomecomang Parade. The highlight of the parade came necessary. when different organizations Call Newspeak showed off their noats. Alpha Chi Jimmy Tingle plays to Parent's Day audience. Rho, Delta Phi Epsilon . Alpha Thurs. or Fri. afternoons Gamma Delta, Phi Sigma Sigma,

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by Grtgory Humora man. Record at Midseason Ntwsptak Staff The second pe riod was si milar to the first MIT claimed v1c1ory 2-71cavmg WPI at 2-2 for w11h the Engineer:. carrying the play but were byAuru n Cyr the season. The Mens soccer team extended the1r un­ unable to convcn any of their chances. The Ntwsptak StQjf On Sept. 24th WP I played our ne1ghbor beaten 'trcak to six games (5-0-1l with a win only goal got credited to Trinity as a :.cro~ bble Women's tennis has reached the middle of school, Clark University. WPI won all the and a ue last week. The tie wa~ again'' Trintly in front of the WPI goal ended up m dellecnon the se.1.~0 n wi th a record of 4-3. The team IS double'> matches and Mad1gan won in c;mg les. 2-2 last Saturday mommg and the victory was off of a defender.. head into the net: 1-1 at the proud of the uccomplbhment. Five of the but it ended a close 4-5. Worce~ ter State ".C. an overtime thriller ve~us Nichol'> (4-3) lust end of 90 mmutes. matches were played in the.'e pa'>l two weeks. next on Sept. 27th. Wo rce~ t er Stute asked to Wednesday. WPI would l>COre fir~t in the oven1me peri­ On September 16th WPI played Salve Re­ play on WPJ's couns bccau'e they only have The match again~• Trinity marked the fourth ods on a nice header from freshman Brian gina 111 Newport. RI. The match wn:. close a lithe four couns and darkne~!. has been looming over time m four years the two ' quado; went imo Ha11ard but Trinity found the equalizer less way through. finally ending in a wm for WP15- the longer matche,. Single~ went well with overtime and for the third ycann a row there wa<, thun a minute later will another header off of a 4. It was a hurd fight With muny close ~cores. Madigan. At.ato. Mary Burke. and Whitney no victor. WPI was able 10 call the s hot~ all duy comer kick. And that'~> the way it remained. The doubles matches ull went to three ~cts. winning for WPI. The doubles matchc' were but couldn't seem to lintsh anything ofl. Sev­ Nichol!. turned out to be u much tougher op­ Winning for WPI in singles were: Ellen Madi­ played as pro sets to six with Mnd1gan and Asuto eral shob denected off of the post!> and many ponent than was imagined. WPI seemingly had gan. Lynn A~ato. Johanna Lindcnnuth, und and Julie Driscoll and Whitney winning. were handed to the Trinity netm indcr . The only the ga me securely in hand with a 3- 1 lead with Joanne Wh11ney. Madigan und Asato also won The match at Regis on Sept. 28th wal> the tal ley of the firM half wa' by junior mid-fielder twenty mi nuiCl> IO play. in doubles. MIT provided a tougher challenge crown of the scal.on. Everyone for WPI won. Jeremy Dieterle who took a cross from sopho­ But ~o rne casual defense and scrappyneS\ on the 18th and although Becky Kiluk won in including an exhibition match with Paula Carr­ more Brian Boucher after Boucher U'lcd \Orne from the visitors ended up in two goals m the stogies and Madigan and A~ato won in doubles. ico. The shut out leaves WPI m Ul 4-3. fancy foot work to escape a Bantam defense- final seven minutes, the second with only 20 '>cconds to play. So. once again the Engineer!. found themselves facing anoLher thiny minute ANNOUNCEMENTS ovenimc. Th1s ttmc they would not be denied. M1dway through the first 15 minute peruxl \emor Greg Tucker was able to work his way Private Chemistry New through the Nichols defense and blast home h1s team leading I Oth goal of the season. Scholarships Strategies for WPI's record is now at 6-1-1 and they find Colloquia Fall them~lves ball ling to be ranked among lhe top IOdivision Ill teams in New England. The next Available in Education home game is tonight at 7:00 versus a powerful Brundeis squad. 1991 A Symposium on Financial Aid Educational Innovation at WPI Department of Chemistry Worcester Polytechnic Institute Tuesday, October 22, 1991 Office Worcester, Massachusells 0 1609 Perreault Lecture Hall, Fuller Laboratories WPI Computer Science Worcester Polytechnic Institute The Financial Aid Office continuously re­ Department Schedule of ceives notification of scholarships from private Professor H.A. Frank. University of Connet­ organizations torgeting students with interests icut, Carotenoids in Photosynthesis: Struc­ The Educational Development Council of Meetings & Seminars in a particular field of study, speciali1.ed career ture, Spectroscopy and Photochemistry, Octo­ Worcester Polytechnic Institute is pleased to October 10-14. 1991 be or cuJtural interests. These scholarships are ber 23 announce a one day symposium to held dur­ awarded based on a variety of criteria, some by ing NB tenn break to stimulate thinking and Thursday, October 10 open a campus dialog about educational inno­ academic orextra-cunicularmerit and others by Professor J.J. BeiBrruno, Dartmouth College, financial need. vation. We have a number of interesting AIRG Non-Linear Photochemistry: The Key 10 Below is a listing of new scholarships and speakers from various instituuons who will be foundations for which there are now brochures Opening High Energy Reaction Channeb, No­ telling us about their respective approaches 10 II :00, FL 31 1 and application in the Financial Atd Office. vember 13 educational innovation. (Prof. David Brown, coordinator) If you ore Interested or have questions about Also, William R. Grogan. Dean Emeritus of Topic: non-WPI scholarship a isumce, please contact Dr G. Wright. University of Massachuse11s Undergraduate Studies at WPI will talk about Ca_o;e Based Reasoning with Sequences the Financial Aid Office in the lower level of Medical Center, Modified Ohgnonucleotides, the WPI Plan and its effects on education Speaktr: Boynton. You may also consult source.'> in the November 20 twenty years afteT its inception. To conclude Prof. Lee Becker & Prof. Hans Scharer Gordon Library Reference Department for the presentations we will have a panel discus­ ""I'ICS{Hpt updated infonnation about a variety of organi­ Dr. David Kupfer. Worcester Foundation for SIOn with the theme of "Where do we go from zations. Experimental Biology. The Role of Metabo­ here"? ISSS fi"IIOff' .~lf''k .. .~f"'''"'r Strrtt) lism in the Estrogenic Activity of Xenobiotics. The symposium is open to the enure WPI I. The Food and Drug Law Institute 2:30. FL311 commumty und invned gu est~ nt no charge 2. Generul Federntion of Women'-; Clubs of December II (Prof. MatLhew Warl.l. coordinator) If you have any que stion ~ about the sympo­ Massachu\ells Topte: !>i um please call Beverly Loom1 ~ (50Rl R1 1- 3. The Hebrew Um ver;ity ot J eru~ulcm !>Chol­ Seminar<, arc 'chcduled at 4:00PM Ill (i(lddurd Visualizing Relations 8ch1een Datu Sets 5540 or any member of the EDC. ar~hipl> HuH and will be held in Room :!27. SpN1J.er 4. fhc Samuel lluntmgton Public Service Prol. Mauhcw Ward Awurd An infom1ul coffct: penod v. ill he held fifteen Ill'/ ( \ i'•t'l 5. Nalltmal Academy for Nuclear Tru1ning minu te~ prh>r ttl cat·h 'cmumr Computerized 6. Nauonal Jl l\pan11; Sdlolar;l11p 1-'und Pre-Scheduling: Friday, October II The Greater Worcester Jaycees present "REGI 24" Computer Science Colloquium II :(Xl. FL l:!O Topi1· The HAUNTED HOUSE Comes to WPI Support Tools ror UiO'crent Database Th1' fall. fre-.hmcn and tran,fcr ,tudcnt' v.1ll '\1od el~ u'c a new computer program 111 order to rcque't Spt· .. ,/..a couf'e'> for the ~pring ' liNt \l~t•t new ')'tern ha.'> been chn\lcncd "REG I 24." It all [!<>C!> well. the rebrual) prc - reg"tr<~llon CS 590 Computer Science Seminar procc~<. v.1ll aho u<;e lhi\ 'Y~Iem. 4:30-(l:OO. FL 311 B} maJ...mg thh change. we hope 10 nccom­ (Prot Michael Genncn. coordmator) ph'h the following ObJCCIIVC\. ·1opir · prm 1de student!> '"'llh connict-frcc \Ched­ Rl>SCarch in \ I and Design ule-. Spcuker: - advance toward a papcrlc" campu-.. but Prot D.1v1d Brown 'lowly enough to allow the communny lime ~II'/ C Hlpccial progrum ha!> ~>~!en developed for PEDS October. 28 - 31 ...... 6:30 - 9:30 PM thl\ prucedure ~o that ... autlcnh and adv..,or' w1ll huve easy acccsl>. Feature ... of thi~ prop,ram I I :00. FL246 include· (Pmr. David Finkel & w log m. \tutlems will need a ~pccial pa'~ Please On the Grounds of Prof. \r;~ig W1ll'>. coordinators) Faarlawn wurd. v. h1ch they will ubtum from the ad' 1 1opic" Arrange Group Rates and 'or durtnJ:! the .ldvi.,.ng 'c'"on Rehabilitation Variable \\eight Proces~ with Fle\ible Handicapped Vasits tn - of their ilU\ 1\CI.'' SpcaAa Call (508) 853-3525 - dcpanmcm heads "111 he able 10 rc' 1cw the Sh.m11 Sure'h 149 May Street lllUN! fCIJUC\h of all majOr\ tn lh<: tkpart· \If'(( \1>-r Worcester mcnt Advl\or' of fre,hmen ond tr.m,lcr 'tutlcnh DKBRG will recci\lc a pacl..ct ut 1nfom1JIIllll. whu;h Adults $3.00 mcludc' ad' t\CC ·, pa'"' ord-.. by (ktubcr ll. 2:30. FL loll Children (12 & under) $2.00 Studcnt' "ill rccche the1r pacJ...ch by Octnbcr (Prut Nah1l llachcm. coordinator> m and v.11l ha'c unul "lovemhcr Xth to com­ 7 llf'll". plete the prc-rcg"tmllon procc" lntroduclion'l to 0-0 DB\IS Your admiSSIOn to tho Haunted House helps Jaycees to suppon programs tn your The enure 'chcduling procc"'" anticipated SpraAa commun11y. such as grants to teachers. teen leadership tra1n1ng , enwonn.entot awareness to be t•omplcted b) Dcccmbo:r 'rtl. Surcndar Chandm and ass•stance to the elderly 1\I'IC\IJ,pt PageS NEWSPEAK Tuesday October 8, 1991 LETTERS Progress made in mechanical engineering graduate program This anicle has been written to program here at WPI To write that cal engtneering department graduate ing or the Newspeak tlrticle. The Iii"\ I st udent ~ with an outline of the proce­ provide an up to date perspective on article, these rwo reporters inter­ commiuec and to the mechnntcal event wns the removal of the Dean of dure!> and steps leading 10 eventual the status of the mechanical engineer­ vtewed people associated with the engineering department head. Graduate Studies and Research from graduation. ing graduate program. The motiva­ graduate program. in particular the On May 9. 1991. two days Inter. a his post. and the llecond w~ the re­ Thi~ review of events leading up to tion to write this review comes from Dean of Graduate Studies and Re­ meeting was held between fourteen moval of the Mechanical Engineering the present brings one to the current the recent article in Newspeak con­ search, and the Mechanical Engineer­ graduate students and seven profes­ Department Head from his post. issue~ being addressed. The most taining a grievance list from mechani­ ing Department Head. sors (consisting primarily of the These po ition changes temporarily important of these current issues cal engineering graduate students. The article was critical, and juMiy graduate Mudcnt committee). At this shifted the anent ion of the mechanical concems the wori...Joad assigned to That list, which was edited by New­ so. of the environment the mechantcal meeting, the problems raised in the engineering department away from teaching assistants. New procedures speak staff before publication. was engineering graduate students were list of grievances were di~cussed for 1he graduate program problems. are presently being outlined, primar­ written in May of this year and does working 10. Although the article was several hours and possible solution\ AI the beginning of July. 1991, ily by the graduate Mudents, for the not reflect the recent radical changes primarily based on the ob~rvations of to the listed grievances were pre­ Professor Mohammad Noori became monitoring. regulating and enforce­ which have been occumng in the these two undergraduate reporters, it sented. Although no concrete dect­ the acting head of the mechanical ment of the published twenty hours mechanical engineering department. did manage to spark some movement sions were mode ot this time. the unfa­ engineering depanment. Some of his per week maximum that teaching To start at the beginning one needs within the mechanical engineering vorable condition of the mechanical first actions in this new position were assistants are expected to work in the to remember the April 30, 1991 issue graduate student body. Shortly after engineering program became very to address the need for dedicated mechanical engineering department. of Newspeak, where an anicle was that Newspeak article was published. apparent and the tremendous Jack of graduate student computing facilities. In conclusion. improvements are published entitled "Graduate program a group of mechanical engineering communtcation between the graduate First, he provided the eleven graduate being made to the mechanical engi­ leaves a Jot to be desired." That article graduate students assembled a "list of students and faculty was particularly teaching assistants in HLJ03 with a neering graduate program. Unfortu· was written by two undergraduates. grievances" to be discussed with the evident. new 386 compu1er and an AT&T 6300 nately. the tremendous improvements the News Editor and an Associate faculty and administration. This list. Two major changes occurred computer. These two computers were currently underway take time to im­ Editor of Newspeak. in an attempt to which was in its final form on May 7. shortly after this meeting. neither of a tremendous improvement over the plement. Immediate, concrete tssues provide some insight into the graduate 1991. was submined to the mechnni- which wa) a direct result of the meet- old VTIOI Dumb Terminal previ­ such as availability of computational ously in use. Following the addition facilities to graduate students were of these computers to HL1 03, Profes­ immediately addressed by the new sor Noori created the first ever me­ department head, Professor Noori. Diversity: why and what? chanical engineenng department Other. more abstract tssues, such as There has been recent discussion Vincent Powers of Worcester State We individually and collectively gr.1duate student computing facility. provision for academic advising, the on the pages of Newspeak about di­ College researched Worcester's eth· can direct our energtes to calling into This computer laboratory. dedicated twenty hour work week. and the ex­ versity on college campuses and ini­ nic/racial history. He identified 49 question the ability and character of to graduate student u~e only. includes cessive time the average graduate tiatives undertaken to promote diver­ different tmmigrant groups. which is people who have been and will be a Decstation and M!veml new 486 student spends trying to obtain his SHy. At Jeru.t one writer expressed believable when one drives through assisted in theireffons "to boot-Mrap" computers. This endeavor provides advanced degree. will take longer to discouragement about reports from Worcester's neighborhoods. There is and become contribu1ing members of mechanical engineering graduate stu­ be dealt with. Harvard and MIT and raised questions a Polish National Alliancc,an Irish society or we can open our minds to dents wilh ample computing facilities The first step of admitting and about our own efforts at diversity. Club. Jewish Community Center, ask queM ions such as what operates 10 for the first time in recent memory. defining the problems concerning the The issues that have been surfaced are halo-American Professional and our country thnt prevents America Further positive ~teps took place in mechanical engineering graduate probably on the minds of other mem­ Businessmen's Club, Lilhuanian from educating all of it<> youth and August. 1991. when the mechanical program have been underway for • bers of the WPJ commun ity,therefore Educational Society. on Armenian· what robl> people of their hope and enginecnng department graduate several months now. The more de­ I will attempt to add another perspec­ American Civic Club and the list goes dignity'? committee began addressing the lack manding. and most likely painful. tive to the discussion. on. Unfortunately. this diversity has I would like to think that no matter of academic advistng provided to steps toward improvement are woit­ Why Divcr.ity? WPI''> diversity not tran~lated into pluralism. particu­ how each one of us got to WPJ and no mechanical engineering graduate \IU· mg to be met some time in the near initiative, Project Strive. will recruit larly when diversity crosses r.1cial/ matter where we go from here that we dent~. Thts endeavor began by IOitiat­ future. under-represented American minor­ color line!.. Sad to say. there are well willlooJ... for opportunities to help one ing new procedures and clarifying old Brian Cramon ity student for undergraduate study documented e~tample!> of hostilities to another. regardless of our difference.,. procedure~ on how mechanical engi­ Master's Dewee Candidate in mathematics, the sciences and black. brown and yellow American'> Ronald E. Macon neering graduate 1.tudents can obtain Met'haniml Engineering Dept. engineering The operauonol defint· and people of color from other coun­ D11 t•unr of Multirultural Affmn academtc advisors and by provtding Office: PC/07 ext 5793 uon of mmonty ts based on federally tries. Ocwha I. 1991 all mechomcal engtneering graduate recognited criteria for mtnonty Our tntolernncc has not been ond is "atu<;. Under-represented mmoritie!; not limi1cd to the realm of race and COMMENTARY are thol>e racial and ethmc group~ that culture. We have ample evidence of matnculate at WPJ in fewer number\ btas and dt!>cnminallon agatn'>l than one would expect given their women. rcligtoul> minoriue!>. homo­ numbers nationally in the 18 10 24 ~exu:tls. the phy!tically challenged ''In the GAP'' year old populauon pool. and the elderly. The demographics of the United What i!> being done to dtveNtfy? Yugoslavia - Intervention or Diplomacy States is chang10g. College~ and cor­ "Many of 1he !minority) group:. that porations are finding it mcreasingly arc increastng are the groups for by More: Beasley and Brant Smith referred w tilt ''In Tire GAP" <·ommit­ have Mrong cuhurnl ties like religion. difficult 10 recruit the best and the whom the leaM educational opponu­ Class o['94 tee, WPI Box 2951. language and history. Just like the bnghtest by drawing only upon the nity has been available".(Fredcrick H. I always thought that Yugoslavia Baltic States wanted to be free. the available pool of American white Dtetrich. Vice President for Gutd­ Speno/ Notice': Thi.1 is th~ first was a pre11y calm place. Many people Croats want to be free too. Yugosla­ studentS. pan•cularly m the field. of ance. Acce\s and Assel!sment Serv­ installmelll of "In Th~ GAP" for that I know ul>Cd to vacation there on via, mainly governed by Serbs, wants mathematics, sctence and engineer­ ice!. at The College Board). The re­ NewspeaJ. This 11 eekly update of the Adnauc coa'>t every year. It was to remain whole. Both sides have ing where white men have been the sponse in many cases has been to current ('Vt'IIIS is a I'Oiumeer servit·r taking great steps to revive itself from reasonable arguments. Yugoslavia pnmary source of students and em­ establish pre-college programs that to tht' WPI CCJIIIflltmity by the Glolml those dark years under Tito and wa.., could be a good indicator of how ployees. Thi1. ts why schools <,uch as range from working with junior and Ajfain Party The writers are not part encouraging foretgn inve~lment . Last events may unfold tn the Soviet Un­ Harvard and MIT are beg10ning to enior high \Chool student<, who have of the Newspeak staff We do not December it even implemented pan ion. Most importantly. the world mcreasc their international student poor academic preparatiOn to pro­ intend lfl t'm·er all the news; local. of a 3-potnt economic plan. which let should take note of how the European enrollments and topping the potential grams that target talented and aca­ national or international. We wall/to the Dinar become the first East Euro­ Community (EC) is facing this situ­ of American women and minorities. demically prepared Mudents. Our highlight and summari:e certain pean currency to be floated into the ation as this mny be a good foreign Capable white studcnL\ are not United Technologies Corp. Funded e1•ents whiCh we ful art of special international market. But what hap­ policy learning tool for when the bemg displaced by unprepared and program and others like 11 across the significance. Our sources will comi:.t pened? Soviet Union enter.. its civil war. Bock incapable minorities and women. A country ore not designed to "hand a[ varioul urticlts and reports from Right now. the provinces of Serbta in September 1990. it seemed that recent study. titled The Road to Col­ hold". Rmher, the programs are de­ newspaper.!, maga:ines. television and Croatia are at wor and the whole European security question could be lege: Educational Progrel>l> by Race signed to assist and gutde student~ and radio. The 1•ie11'S and opinions country is breaking apan.l believe solved by the established Conference and Elhnictty. states that "while con- where needed. The!>C pre-college represented "In The GAP" are inde­ that ..cnous analysis of this si tuation on Security and Co-operation in Eu­ llluting 71% of the 18 to 24 year old programs worl.. with ~tudent~ who. tn penJmt tif New.fpraJ.. WPI. the Worc­ could be beneficial. Yugoslavia, lil..e rope (CSCE). Three of its main objec­ population m 1990 whtte Mudents spite or limited financial rel>ources ester cnmmunirv and the United State:. the USSR. ic; made up of several re­ tive!. included managing German accounted for 80% of four-year col­ and limited educational opportunities a[ Amt•rica. Any t/111',\'lions may he gions or provinces in which the people See 'Yugoslavia' page 9 lege freshmen and 76~ of two-year have excelled. But. they may not have college fre~hmcn in J9NK". I would a parent, an adult or u coun,elor who gue\s that the percentage would be can advl\e and 3!-~i!.t them with con­ much higher if one were to look only \idering course<, of \tudy. college nt technical colleges. choice:. and Ononcial atd opportuni­ In addiuon to demographtc~ WPI u e~. Neither they nor their famiJic, and the nauon recognue that we mu\t ma) ha"e the connecllnn' or aware The Student Newspaper of Worcester Polytechnic Institute become adept member-. ol the world nes<. of employment opponunitie\ to WPI Box 2700, Worcester, Massachusetts 01609 community. There an: incredible 'ccun: 'urnmcr em ployment to help Phone (508) 831 -5464 economic opllm1unilic.., lor u~ m ea't I mance hi' or education. tm Europe und Asia Thc:r.: " the Mmont> ' tudent' enmllcd tn pre Ed!lpr·ln-Citlc! tm.ld.E!lilR< G!IDhlca EdUoc Faculty Ady!aor potenual fur cwn gn:.Jter ''Prortunt­ college program~ ar.: pruhahl) mnrc Hood Luntly JoeP· K""'n p,,..., T~ K84 lle, m L.Juo Amenca and All u:a. To motivated ilnd m'Jltrcd than the uwr Pl!otoa(JQI!y Eddot Fwuru.£11Uot tlcam to li ve in.t muh11.Uh urul ''dcr' lhc nh,ltlclc' thlll lhcy ma) Ani111JltPllG.\.QQJ.IJI!ut~diiQ! W!IJlnQ.lil&ll Tom SICO ~A-orld and an:t.'pt the C<•n.. ~ort nl plu have had tou"erclllll~.: ,\,I cc Young. Bv..,..Rar~ Brandon C<•••r Ctw,. Sit-o.rg Altddll•na.£ll!lllr ruh~nt. \\PI currentI ) h.1' tudcnh dtr\..'t:tor ol .tdn"'"te'n' and ~.nrollment E.r • Curr." Troy ThomP50" LaSt..,.an !"I!R!l!Q!IRI!Y..SIIl.l Jonathan Or... mmc! .. •~·prc.. .:utmr '\'\ lnretgn countrtc~. '~I"\ tcc' at Tu,J...ci!I.'C t 'Ill\ Cl"\11)' 'atd JoMGrOSSi Pa'"t C"'"''' Dllslntu EdiiOt ~li!J~ 1111' •~ a ~igntl t~o:ant incrcI n~.:cd Ull SJ!ortl Edit~ S!t>Ye Sousa Brant Smtn Erlid on tocyded paper IIOCI Jatli.!IIY. 1991 Lel!eemed loooiat ore 1100 by 9 001 m on liM! Fndoly prtc~Dng publtCII~ Gtven the fact that we arc all the.,e typ" of program' wtll be re Ser1dlhetn IOWPI eo. 2700or btong lhlm to the New1peak ol1;ce Ro.ey 01 AJt OlaQ oll1er copy All ·hyphenated" Amcncan' one would qutred to pmvtdc minorittc' accc-.\ tu ads are due by ,_, on tne Thuraday preceding pubhcehon Arltdel m4Y be sent vl8 the En<:01o by mn•hng them to our account ('Newspeak") think thai it would be ea'>icr for ui> than htgher educauon and to expand the The ed11011a1 11 wrrllllfl by a member or membefl ol tho Newspeak stall II e1ot1 1'101 n-t!ly reneatlle optn10n1 ot the ent11e Hew•pe•ll r.taH other nauonaltues to adopt multicul talent pool from whtch America's Newapeak 141b$Crlbea to 11>11 Collegate Preu Sentk::e Pnnltng 11 dol'4 by Saltu1 Prttl F11il Cla$1 postage paid at WorCIISt., MUNCIIUSIIU SubsQ~IOn tall II $20 00 I* sc:hoo4 ytlt, a.ngle oopn 75 1*118 .,.~!Withe COIIIonenlll Unm Profe~'>or workforce w1ll come \. Tuesday October 8, 1991 NEWSPEAK Page9 ------COMMENTARY r Looking Out from Bancroft Tower On Northern Ireland

by J ontJJhan Drummey crs. In fact, in Nl is one of the !.even normal cnmel>. while the Provos and ters of PIRA activity. 'Tis not un usual those big cement flowerpots make NewsfHak Staff natural wonders of the world. the the UVF are pretty good about only on a fine Sunday afternoon after great vehicle barriers. It seems Giant's Causeway. Approximately killing or blowmg up each other and church there to see a platoon of sol­ though that the RUC with their flack For the past two weeks I've been 40.000 hexagonal columns of basalt not innocent bystanders. Though the diers in fu ll camo carrying assault jackets and submachine guns are working on a series of two or three make for spectacular scenery. And day after I left Nith e British Army did rifles moving down the street as if it enough deterence already. essays on my experiences in Non hem when you're tired ofthnt you can take manage to shoot two women and a were enemy territory. The old adage Northern Ireland is a better country Ireland. However. the combination of the short walk to the little town of young girl while chasing suspects. "Smile! People won't know what than this. The actions of the RUC. the travelogue and political commentary Bushmills, home of the world's oldest In Belfast one can find a hospital you're up to.'' doesn' t work all that British Army, the SAS. all are as hasn't been working with this panicu­ whisky distillery and free tours. The completely surrounded by barbed well then. All it'll do is get you some much provocations as protection. It's lar subject matter. So I'll ramble. cask room is a high point. A low point wire and three meter high stone walls. heavy-duty questioning by the dudes hard to believe that the country that is Northern Ireland is not a div ided of the town is one of those aforemen­ I'd never thought a hospital would with rifles. considered to be the closest 10 the country. at least not any more than say tioned RUC stations. have to keep people out. but appar­ Belfast is slightly more upscale United States is also the country re­ the South Shore in Boston or the bor­ It's actually quite safe in Northern ently the British think so. Oh. and the than Derry. though. Barbed wire isn't sponsible for Northern Ireland. The oughs of NYC. You 've got your Ireland. What with aU the RUC and name of the place is Victoria Hospital. the order of the day. it's armored one thought that stayed in my mind as heavily Protestant neighborhoods, British Army troops wandering Wakarimas~n tr~ ? It's within a few security cameras covering all the en­ my ferry left Lame Harbor was. your heavily Catholic neighborhoods, around. no one dares to commit any blocks of Falls Road, one of the cen- rrances. Never knew it before, but "Could it happen here?" the downtown anens where all people r care about is the color of your money, the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) stations/fortresses. and the other 99% The Straight Dope of the country that just wants to live with some amount of peace and quiet Medical Uses of Marijuana Derry (known on the maps and from the mouths of Loyalists as Lon­ by Chris Marr known to stop a full -blown asthma California's Marijuana for Cancer the muscle spastidty experienced by donderry) is a ci ty of barbed wire and Class of'9J a !lack." American doctors of the past research program from 1979 to 1984. sufferers of multiple sclerosis. chain link fencing. Seriously. there is century wrote m medical papers that This is also true regarding AIDS. In September 1988, after taking more barbed wire per capita in Derry Most people know that smokmg asthmatics would "bless" cannabis all Marijuana use also stimulates nppe­ medical testimony for fifteen days than anywhere in the world. At night, marijuana produces a state of intoxi­ their lives. Some 2.5 million Ameri­ tite in AIDS patients. improving nu­ and reviewing hundreds of DEAl t.he Old City is locked up tighter than cation, belter known as being "high". cans suffer from glaucoma - a pro­ tritional intake 10 alleviate the wa:.t­ NlDA documents, the DEA's admin­ it was during the Siege of 1689 what Not as many people know about the gressive los~ of vision. About 90% of ing symptoms associated with AIDS. istra tive law judge concluded that with the bomb shutters on every buil d­ value of marijuana as a therapeutic them would benefit from the use of In a r.t11dom national survey. 44% of "Marijuana, in its natural form. is one ing. Car backfires cause momentary agent. Until the passage of the 1937 marijuana. 11 is two to three times as cancer specialists admitted to recom­ of the safest therapeutically active nervousness while RUC choppers Marijuana Tax Act, which placed a effective as any current medici nes at mending marijuana to at least one of substances known to man," and that hover over the city. Americans back prohibitive tax on the sale of mari­ reducmg intm·ocular pressure. It also their patients de!.pite the as~oc i a 1 ed "the overwhelming preponderance of in the late 50's worried about Soviet JUana, extracts of marijuana (sold as doesn't have 1he s ide-effects of liver legal dangero; {Journal of Clinical the evidence" established that ··mari­ satellites peering down into their "lincture of cannabis") were pre­ and kidney damage. or the occasional Oncology, July. 1991 ) juana has a currently accepted medi­ homes. ln Nonhem Ireland. the sur­ scribed and sold for a variety of ail­ sudden-death syndrome associated Marijuana Is beneficial for 60% of cal use in treatment in the United veillance is nice. loud. and close. No mentS. The U.S. Pharmacopoeia indi­ wi th the legal phnnnaceutical glau­ all epileptics. It is definitely the best States" and that "to conclude other­ need to worry,you know you're being cated cannabis should be u~cd for coma drug~> and eye drops. treatment for many. but not all. type\ wise would be unreasonable. arbi­ watched. treating fatigue, fits of coughing. Chemotherapeutic treatment helps of epilepsy, and for victims' po\1 trary. and capncious." Despite this. Out of the citiel> and into the coun­ rheumatism, asthma. delirium tre­ control cancer and AIDS. but has the lteizure mental traumru.. Marijuana DEA director John Lawn ordered on tryside it's as pru.toral as anyone could mens, migraine headache~. and the .,evere side effect of severe nausea in user'lt epileptic se1zure!. are of les<, December 30. 1989. that marijuana wish for. except for the odd RUC cmmps and depression as~iated many patients ··Manjuana h the best antensity than the more dangerou '> remain listed a Schedule I controlled :.tation surrounded by high fences. with menstruation. agent for the control of nausea in seizures experienced by u ~e.-.. of phar substance: a dangerous drug having barbed wtre. armored security cam­ According to Dr. Donald Tru.hkm. cancer chemotherapy.'' according to maceuticat... Smoking mariJuana ha~ no know medical u:.c. era:.. watch towers and vehicle barri- "Tat..ing a hit of marijuana ha~ b.:en Dr. Thoma~ Ungerlcidcr. who headed also proven to allcv1ate a good deal of Yugoslavia in turmoil Mar1ed and mothers wept over the1r troop!-. to Yugo~lavta . htical force~ would have to be Mrong do to the war. The European quote!. continued from page 8 fallen sons. it was reported that there D1plomat1c antervenuon'? EC capi­ to give the military 1.uppon if IO\l>C'> Ell\:n Schram, a UEFA executive. "If Umfication and events in Ea~t Eu­ was no internal solution to the unrest. tals also cold-~hou l dered suggestions were mflicted. and finally their would thc ~e teams break away and refuse to rope. signing deals cutting Europe's Defence Minister Veljt..o Kadijevic that troop-. mtght be rcquared to guar­ have to be a legal ba~1 s for ~nding particapa1e on behalf of Yugoslavia, armies and the third and trick1est job wanted to stage a coup if political antee the safely of up to 200 diplomats troops. they are out. We are very womed was to stan building new "securi1y talks fa1led. There were so many and military perc;onnel preparing to None of these condition~ seem to aboul the situation, but we can do srructures", by expandmg the work of differences between the political separate warring factions. The EC's be possible in Yugoslavia. To recog· nothing until the political situation is the CSCE itself. The Economist pre­ leaders that the task set by Mr. deci.,ion to increnM: 1he number of nize Croatia II) on independent state stabiliL.ed.'' Hajduk Splitarc due to dicted that new risks to peace in Eu­ Kadijevic of finding a solution was observers to 600 is simply not suffi­ would prove the EC a:, an ineffective play In the Cup Winners' Cup and rope were likely to come less from vinually impossible. Back then, one cient to \ave Yugoslavia from a bloo­ mediator and perhaps provoke the Hask-Gradjanski in the UEFA Cup, major powers than the brawling or poli1icai observer described the troop dbath. Seuing up ceascfires has also Serbs. It seems energetic diplomacy but sources in Belgrade said that midgets. To help stop ethnic frictions movementS as the "last twitching of a not been very effective. as six of them is the answer. Two principles must be Croatian soccer authorities had writ­ or old front ier rivalries from getting dying dinosaur". Obviously. that have been broken. This seems a bit established: no change In borders by ten to FIFA. the world governing out of hand, a CSCE conflict·prcven­ dinosaur is stiU quite active today.lt ironic, since 1he EC has been striving force, and respect for minonty rights. body. asking that they be recognized tion center was proposed. This would has become evident that the beitl )Oiu­ to prove itself as a military and politi­ Ceaselires should be attempted again as an independent federation. At any include plans for diplomatic and mili­ tion to this problem is foreign anter­ cal power in addition to it~ economic and again, until both sides are rcndy to rate. the Yugoslavs could be without a tary intervention. vention. The kind of intervention is capabilities. approach discussions. number of key Croatian players for Last June, it was evident thai the where it gets complicated. Exactly So what -;hould be done?lf forces Somehow. soccer fits into thl!. as the Cup. These include Zvonimir CSCE was not supposed to get in­ how do you solve a 73-year-old fed­ are ~ent to Yugoslav1a. several condi­ well. There is a likely breakup of Boban, the mid fielder whom Haskare volved in mtemal di~pute . But many eration's problems that can never be a tions should be met: the forces would Yugoslavia's domtl>IIC soccer scene selhng to AC Milan for $2 million. Yugoslavs hoped it would. A few "melting-pot". In August, the EC have to be huge to in ure that they weeks earlier. when the violence ruled out the possibiJity of ending really could stop the fighting. the po- ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT WPI Society of Women Engineers assist Girl South Scouts in obtaining badges Worcester Women in Engineering Badge Aerospace Badge Neighbolhood With the picture face down This wu' Scout Acro,pace Badge. 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I • t t Page 12 NEWSPEAK Tuesday October 8, 1991 CLUB CORNER Alpha Phi Omega this Is what the Soviet Question boils down to, Dream Team becomes the Team of Disaster. of the SFS library books by him were auto­ according to analys t~ from the WPI commu­ Guys. if we don't wake up. th is is what will graphed. so try to be real careful with them Well, the tenn conunues and so does the nity. I must say, la..lit Tuesday!. discussion on happen. We uren't a team anymore, we are a when you read them now, OK. Sterling talked service. I hope everyone is having a wonderful "The Fall of the Soviet Empire" had a good bunch of guys throwmg bowling balls because about a wide variety of subjects. including day! How are all of our wonderful pledges?? tum-out and the speakers really Jumped anto that is what we arc \upposed to do. some of the hackers he knows {some of the Let's see what's going on in the world of debate. A quick summary for those "ho We can win. we did it last year but we have more mfamous ones. anyway) and also about a APO..... On October 8. there is a Service couldn't make it: The situation looks really to tart now. Fir<>t off, officers don't tell few proJects that he's interested in right now. It Commillec meeting at 4:30 in Gompei's. Also bad and no one know~ what's going to happen anyone what to do, just like last year. No one was a fun evening, and you missed it if you on October 8, (and in Gompci's) John will be next. One of the speakers thought that a is in charge of this team. all of us are. wer~n ' t there. (S'all right. I missed most of it hosting another Recycling meeting. This will potential civil war could be defu~ed by sending Just think about this. the one thing that too.) be taking place at 8:00. The Haunted House is food and other basic necessitie. to keep the brought us together lru,t yea.r was beaung So, that' c; it for last week. sec you at the next still on the 26 of October. If anyone is inter­ Soviet public content. New project cen ter <~ Lowell. The biggest reason the team is being meeting where there will be fun. toughs. ex­ ested or has any questions, see Dave. On may also pop up and gave some whoopie stu­ tom apart I!> the obsei>sion to beat Lowell. The citement and free donuts. Be there. or be a Saturday. October 12 we will be painting an dents a chance to experience "Stol' or Per­ scariest thing nght now is that our Captain has macerated cabbage. (Look it up.) office for AIDS-Project Worcester. Again, see estroika or real bad moo!>c -me-at-goulash first turned us into our wor:.t nightmare: Lowell. DEREK'S APOLOGY OF THE WEEK: Dave if you are interested. Just a quick re­ hand. Oh yeah, don' t drink the cola ... Be sure That 's right by instituting all of these rule:. I'm sorry. I have nothing to apologize for this minder that pledge meetings ore on Tuesday to check out our first installment of "In the without talking to the team we are more like week. I know how much you all look forward nights at 9:00 in SH309. Big Brothers should GAP" in this issue of Newspeak. We'll try machines of Lowell than the screw-ups from to this part of the column, waiting to see how I try and auend. Anyway. Happy Belated Birth­ keep the propaganda to a minimum but with WPI. Think about it. screwed up this week. but I didn't really •do• day to "HUGS" {aka Jen Harmon). and Happy today' media, who really knows'!Reminder: One final wish to end the column. Let 's anything heinous this week, so I have nothing early birthday to Mike Th1bodcau. YAY!! Our next meeting will be tomorrow. Wednes­ brmg back the big black attack. Goofin off and to apolog1ze for. I'm really sorry. Hey,that's Let's have a panyl Oops, we just had one. I get day 9 October at 7:30pm in Atwater Kent 232. having fun will be our keys to succe5S. The an apology bn 't it'! Cool. to start? We don't know whallosay... Say you, Our secretary will be elected and we'll set maniacs rule forever. Krusher. -lightnin say me. say it together Conclave was awe­ some things for 8 -Tenn. BAS & MWB some! Diuo! Conclaver's say: ''Who:.e under­ Muslim Student Association wear is under there?" Hmmm..... Someone German Club Student Alumni Society please explain thi!. to me: I went all the way to Greeting everyone. The Executive Com­ Boston to meet people from clark! Well. we're The meeting of the Gennan Club will take mittee is hoping that everyone will take pan in Hello everyone! Homecoming was a great running out of slug Jokes. I went to the Durham place Wed .• October 9th, at 7:30 PM in Salts­ the LOGO competition. Like other compeu­ success! Thanks to everyone that panicipated. fa1r thas weekend and it was cool! Welcome bury Lounge. EVERYONE,., WELCOME. uon~.this LOGO competition also has its rule!>. Great to see all those SAS sweatshans! Now Pledges. dadn't anyone say that ye t? SMILE!! The rules are: I) The name "'Allah" should not that our big fall event i~ over, we need to focus Why. I hate Mondays. Where are all the Lens and Lights be mentioned. 2) No Qur'nnic verses should be on planning Traditions Day. But first. for our "nonnnl" people at'? What-we're not nonnal? included. 3) The initial of M.S.A may or may last general meeting. Monday, October 7. we Where did this ''slug" thing come from? Just Hmmm... I missed last week and no one not be included. The Commiuee i~ in the will meet at the I Iiggins House from 5·7pm and because ... Kev goes squbh when you \lep on noticed. •whimper* Well. if you DO wantthi'> process of organiLing nn activity indoor/out­ Muff our ~urvival kits for the freshmen. Our him! R.I.P. YIA - Go Hubs! Agaan"! H1 Iulie 10 the paper. then dammulet me know! It'd be door for October II. These logos will be campaign cffon resulted in 180 orders! The bro from you big bro! Hey Quig wear your nice to get some feedback from 'omcbody, JUdged during this acuvity and the winner will stuffing is fun and goes quickly with every­ pledge pm-Big Brother Yes. agam! I ~till say ANYBODY!!! be awarded a SURPRISE GIFT. The logo w1ll one's pantcipauon - so please auend! In Sasha looks better than Dave. And we all know Great and wonderful things were said about be uo;ed as a letterhead and publicity for M.S.A. addition. there will probably be some left-over what goes on an jail. right Keith? Oh, what we did for Liule Feat. Good work guys, The prayer umes for thi' week are the follow­ goodies! Sec yo there. yeah ... WELCOME PLEDGES! Spring Break sock it to em! And thanks to the one person 10 ing: Fajr (Dawn): 5:39 a.m. Shuruk (S unrise): in Myrtle Beach-YEAH! I get to fini sh too? Soccomm to see fit to jump ship and come 6:55 a.m. Zuhr (Noon): 12:37 p.m. Asr Students for Social Awareness Cool. Hi Chama! Hi Vuong! Happy Birthday work with us... It's about time someone did (Afternoon): 4: I0 p.m. Mllg.hrib (Sunset): Sea Cucumbers. Slugs. and KEGs. eh? Well, that (other than the two traitors who sona went 6: 15 p.m. lsha (Night): 7:32 p.m. ok. everybody, aU you high-tech groovies, that's all for now. See Ya Later ME the other way... cripes! and they were offi­ Hope you all hove a good week. here is the new and improved SSA club comer. cers!) What is this world commg to? You may have noticed that there has been only Bilaga Remember that next tenn is the Thebnn Pershing Rines one this whole tenn. The problem has been Cycle, which should be a pretty big setup dealt with. and you are now reading the first of Hi all! Last weeks meeting was great. depending on where it gets put. Talk to Jeremy HOOY A Echo Troop! Welcome back fel­ many (continuous) club comers. yay! news We've got a lot of events planned for this year, if you are interested in helping. Also talk to low Pershing Rines to another year of motiva­ item that may or may not have been mentioned so it will be quite busy. The next event is a him if you are interested in becoming a PIT tional push-ups, plunging and parties. We in the one and only club comer: we have a movie night. This will be Wednesday, October (it's notas bad as it sounds). As forthoseofyou have many activities planned this year surh as library! it's small now. but just wait, it will 9th. The movie is tentatjvely set to be ' Parting who are PITs. BECOME LICENSED would marksmanship training at Fon Devens, ski soon be as big as Gordon Library (well, proba­ Glances·. Please contact us at box II 5965. or ya? trips. rappelling trips and possibly an air as­ bly not, but let's pretend). if anyone would like send email to 'shane' for further info. Also, If you guys want to work more pub shows, sault. And of course, there still will be many to know what is contltined in it ant can bring us to heaven. there.) Jon can also ~ometimes be found at the If you would lake to reali1e your true feel­ Men 's Bowling Club one true apartment, F-13 . {So. I'm biased. I ings toward or learn more of Christ, we anvite lave there. And PLEASE don't show up at 4:00 you to attend a John study Monday or Wednes­ It IS ume for the return of the Krushcr Club an the morning or anything like that. cos we ju\1 day evenings. It requires only 30 minutes or ~o Comer Fir~t off. all club comers o;cem to be might icomze you.) a week. Pleru,e ca ll 792-9483 written '>0 that only the membe~ unden.tand. The really big new!> however wa'> ye~terday . We' ll -.ee you Friday at Highland Heigh t ~• I'm not breaking that tradauon What I am (Was bemg the key word, 'Iince yesterday is gomg to do 1s pre~nt a eriou!> comer for the now 5 day~ ago.) Author Bruce Sterling wa' in Global Alrairs Party fir.,t ume To the team read tha ~ carefully the Wedge from about 3:00 to about 5 00 JU\1 becau-.e 11 as the truth. talkang with members of the SFS and anyone Canned meat or project center,·! Perhaps Bow lang team linil.hcd 10 ue for "xth. The clo;e who was around. and sagrung boo"-\. Mo t Tuesday October 8, 1991 NEWSPEAK Page 13 GREEK CORNER Alpha C hi Rho weekend! Kim was pinned to Dave Gesner, a on Saturday - buy y\our dram amine now af you Lambda Chi and graduate of WPI in 1991. WE get seasick. (HA HA HA). Hello everyone. I'm back again after a brief are all so jealous! All hough we did have quite a JSL absence. Gimme a break okay,I'm just trying to few nominees... Anyway. thanks to SAE for the Toodles do what Schillerdjd!! I wannabe just like him! ice cream last week. Of course we enjoyed it! That just about raps it up from the Pi. Don't Seriously though, I hope everyone enjoyed the Also thanks to Sig Pi for the Clambake! We Phi Gam me Della forget to go try out the new and improved Sigma posting next to the TV. Rush is going along should do that moreoften. A couple of birthdays Pi Fooz-ball table brought to you by Burt and nicely. and we are very pleased with both the out there this week to celebrate. Happy belated Greetings for the second time. What a week Yahoo. Until next week, Smell ya. number and quality of the rushees interested in birthday to Beth Wildgoose who turned 21 it has been!! We have much new din to cleave the house... keep coming down guys, AXP is yesterday! Happy Binhday to Donna Villa who people with. Let's stan off with Neeser. What Tbela C hi very impressed with you. celebrates 20 today. If you see her go say happy THE hell was that lop of s@K!! you were with Homecoming weekend saw the usual per­ birthday! Reminder that o ur program on Date Homecoming weekend??? Oh, we get it, you Ahh, yeah... The roadtrip to Bridgewater fonnance, namely winning the Ooat parade for Rape is at 7:00 in Gompei's on Thursday. It is were trying to follow in Elio's footsteps. I Statewasagreat idea, thanks Smitty. It was 810 the ninth straight year (dedicated to Trip) and mandatory, but also will be quite informative. wonder who it will be this weekend. Next up: week for you, wasn't it Jeff? A-Term lmramu­ partying up with a host of grads! The new Also here's a reminder to tum out for out teams Hank. There's a nasty rumor going around that rals are rotting along. as the Theta C hi football chapter consultant came by recently also. trad­ for Bedsheet Volleyball. Whether you are play­ he dropped the three big words on Paula. No, team has beaten Alpha Chi Rho and ATO. With ing sportswear and the like. Of course he must ing or cheering, go and suppon Doug! And to of not "Bend over honey". We heard you said "I the addition of Scott "just don't hit me in the have been taught a few things by Bonger to ourspecial Fiji guys- you are going to regretthat LOVE YOU''. Probably just a rumor. Love, or shoulder" Remillard to A-team, there doesn't make up for last year's slip up concerning ritual. little comment. Just wait! should we say LUST, is also amuck at222 Park look as if any one can stop us. Tony Rainka We have once again received "landmark status" Parting quote: Thanks for Volunteering Ave. The Bull-a-Rooski made the hometown stayed up late last Saturday night. The new as a chapter! Guys! S.C. connection with a Conway vixen. We heard she windows are going in smoothly under the super­ Remember to get into the habit of properly Parting thought: was hostile. Or maybe it was dog style. Or bear vision of the newly whipped Project Manager addressing MTB before parents day... make "The only person you really have to compare style. Who knows? It's time for one of those Jeff Labrecque. Jim Dowd has been banned sure you don't call him "Matt" by accident! with is the one~ were yesterday." things that have been bothering us: Smitty and from the kitchen. It seems every meal that Jim Last week saw a number of boneheaded Kathy? Tyson and Givens? Is there a connec­ cooks ends up flying through the air. maneuvers, namely Gascan Stacy. who makes Della Phi Epsilon tion there?? Roni unveiled the Skidz overalls, a With only a week left in A-term, Theta Chi not one but three stupid moves in a row to leave Ia Donnie Wahlberg. after his recent victory in would like to invite all freshmen down to the rus car high and dry,locked up and ticketed. (Of Hola! Is everyone psyched about our road Revere's coveted IROC Karate tourney (lROC house to take a look at Greek life. Rush ends course by now it may be towed) Let's not for­ trip this weekend? Before I go on, I have a meaning Ita linn Retard Out Cruising). As usual, soon, so take time away from the books to walk get the plethora of moves by Haye and Co. message from Pam for two A TO's (and you a certain substance has been seen emanating down the hill and meet our brothers. wruch were enough to give the entire Nib class know who you are Mally and Andy). The next from Derek the Great's big trap. You guessed a "dubious distinction". shall we soy. (It seems time you guys call nnd leave a message, leave a it-KA KA!!! On a happier note. Homecoming Zeta Psi Moore is desperately trying to claim that award 7-digit telephone number instead of a 6-digit was a succe!>s, although the sophomores didn't with an assi 1 by Gerry). one. OK? So. maybe she can call you back? win the rope pull. Thanks to graduate brother Rush Zeta Psi! We want freshmen. Any­ The seniors had an informative ume at the We would like to thank Fiji for bemg so Fol om for not redecorating. thing I say could be edued. Number 7 blod OGCP meeting, but it seems a little early isn't it? hospitable to us and our fellow Sisters from Number 7. Van Halen i~ awesome. Budman I mean most of the good_ fast food chains don't Alpha Up!>ilon the night before Homecoming. Sigma Pi what do you think of brenda. Crystal ship was even begin interviewing until February!! You guys '>Ure do know how to make a group of free. awesome. funny. Mmnge. and unjuMified Its a good thmg that Mark is back. because garl s feel welcome. And for that one Special Fiji Rw.h i\ ju~t nying by. Mall ha!.n't had a drinkingap.eaccompli c;hmentall in one. Blaam. nobody can Mnnd Nate'' cookmg. Congmts to - did }OU like the way v.e serenaded you? ( FiJI complete nervou~ breakdown yet but af some­ I just want to knee you an the head Idiot. Don for geumg the temp just right on that men nrc number one - hurrah. hurrah) thang ebe bad happens he may Oap out. Fresh­ Something you tell your vaolent fnend~ not lasagna.. if you need some help just ask Thanks also to Theta Chi (or their alumni, men keep coming down for lunch and dinner. God. Dbappcuring people. Dave what are those "Aamethrower" Gibby. Spcakmg of Mark. he rather) who were al<.o wath us that <>ame night. don't co<.~ nothang. Homecoming wn' a good bands your wearing (X 43) '! Hi Pete. Sorry no once agajn dominated the pool tourney (in a Thank!. for the paint ume thac; year even af Kcvy·s weddmg was the anicle Ia." weck .. Pete·.,fault. Hi Pete. Mar-.hall field of 32). C'mon guy'! Lets put this chump IT'S SO GREAT TO BE GREEK 1 same weekend. Maybe next year Kevy will thank'> com d og!> are vile and enung them has in down!! That's all for me .. see ya next week. Don't forget. Sister-., tonight •~ Bedsheet bring ha s kads to Homecoming. Next we will no way contradicted that statement. ..Maaden Voll eyball. If you were too chicken 10 sign up also plan ahead for the annual food fight slash with wrought iron soul. I an Maiden sup. I hope Alpha Gamma Delta to play, come root for u~ . Our chapter meeting Alumni destruction ponion of the day. At the thi:. makes sense so I don't get fired. Drew too as immedaatcly followang - officer notebook~ party the Golden Gonad changed hands (we busy goang bonkers. Easy Jobs are good. Fred Farsi off. I would llt..e to Congratulate Kam are due. And Amy ha-. promised to bake us a won't go mto detail about it here) but Zippo is is dinosaur junior mru.ter. Do you happen to Philipp on her pinning over Homecoming cake, sodon'tcome ifyou'reonadiet. Also, we determined to cam it buck. The only '>Ure way to have a tymnasaurus rex tooth. Jake get some have coed football on Friday and a ferry cruise cam it is to perform a hat trick ora Quadradrunk. organs. makesensemakesensemakc fence from Could Gifford be moving out of the pany cream cheese QUAGMIRED. Merk loves tur­ scene. There has been talk of a relationship ni~. duhju~tpassinbyuhhpassinby . duht­ (yuk). Wei be doesn't have to sleep alone tn has welvefifty. got any money .. ? wanno date? bed anymore, Dishead has mnde that love cen­ same jokes. argg. ! . when's the last time you tral for himself and his liule Spanish Ay. Now saw that? SUNDAY NIGHT MOVIE Weibe gets to sleep on a couch somewhere. scream at dances with wolves 10/12 of the Mother has fallen into the evil clutches of Re· house. tatanka. snockbaropen. Arse you nee, who by the way has a penis and wall show gweepercretin you i wanna knee you an the head it to you if you ask nicely. Now she as talking (measle that is). Woog remember hot tongue ­ about babies and silverware patterns. Last freezer need. The school playing Press you ~~ yorR BHlY \\'lll .\CHr WITH L\tGHTrR .~~ Tuesday was the possible end of an era. Conkey Luck ... 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