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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
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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 Little Feat
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· Craig Fuller (gui1nrs and vocals), "Cajun Girl" revealed one major ester Slate College who exclaimed, Kenny Gradney (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-
- - --- ~- - 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 Hl
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. SWE group by Louise uWay by Mik~ Garcia needs Class o/'92 w !>how the young girt.. that In engi ClaH of '92 leader.. wort..ed closely with group~ of neering. there isn't alwuy1o a straighl 3 - 6 girls and ~upportcd them in On Smunlay. ScptcmN:r 2H. mem forward an..,wcr. Often time:.. anl."'-Cf'l Do you remember 1hc fiN time activilic~ '> Uch :1' uc1ing-out .. t..il ,, bers of the Soc1ety ot Women Engi mu'>t be o;carched for to lit u prohlcm. that you were expo.,cd to the wonder-. mat..mg po,ler,. ond con'>trucung volunteers neer-. a,.,i-.u:d local g1rl 'couh tn eum Prior to the ""ork-.hup... 1he G1rl of fltght and 'pacc·1 Many of u' have kill!~ tmd paper plunc... Euch acll\.tty by Micllelle Blanc tng their women Ill Fng111ccnng Seou l ~ were mmxluccd to lhc SWE:. h.td c h1ldhood dream-. of flying presented the group lcuticr' the oppur Class of '91 B.1dge. There ""ere five work,hop\ 1n member.. Here, the member~ tall..cd umitt..tthc 'tar·. hut may nul ha'c had tunuy to momatc Jnd ill\till 10 the South Worcester Nc1ghborhtx!J wh1ch all scouh panictputed. F.uth about cngmeering m general a~ well a 'tx•cwlly 'upportivc em 1ronmcntto girb on ""'••rencs-. nl wh.tt the aero Ccnler. a local communi!) ..crv~te work\hop had an actavlly ""hiCh W.J' "" their maJor~ . The Seoul\ h.1d tun hl\ter tunh.·r interc~t WPI SWE <,pate f u.:ld ha-. to olfcr. "o" that thl' ur!!ani1ation. i, ~eckmg \Oiuntcer' to related to .1 form uf engineering. For (a\ well a' the college g1rh'1 WPI'-. prmndcd 20 l..1lh the opportunn~ to girl-. ha\c Jcquircd the1r \em-.patc a""' 10 II\ altcr.chool pmgranh. c,.;ample. one ""ork,hup l'Oil\l,ted ol ch,lph:r nl SWL hnpc'> that 11 mtm kant mmc :about the aer11'pace unJ Badge. the.) h.avc tJI..en a -.tcpdn.,er 111 Sc;m Fl)nn. South Won:c,tcr "-eirh· building a bndgc 1C1vil Engincenng) duccd en~unccring a-. an e'\ciung Jnd related ltdd,, ""hale ha,.ang tun at the under,tanding the 1echnolog1cal hurhuod\ youth "ort..cr. man.J{!e' a ""1th card hoard -.tnp., to ..cc how man) intere'>lln!,! can.."Cr to thu'e \\ho \\Ill 'ame 111111.', b) '>JXIINmng th•• Girl "'-l\rld "'c lin.: m. fun Jnd ramhunctiou' group ol kid:. penme' it could hold. Another \\Uri.:· help in buildmg the future. .,hop ""a' putting together a punic ranging in age I rom 5 to I ' )Cars. Th..: program. "'hich run' fmm 2 30pm - 4:30pm. encompa~~e-. a home""ori. center. an., and crafb. and outdoclr actiVIIICS. If you enJOY worl..mg with children and have a fe.,.. hours to 'pare. thi' i' Good luck on your exams! a fun opponumty 10 help o;erve your community. For more informauon plea\e contact Sean at 757-8344. T d 0 Page 10 NEWSPEAK HUMOR
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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 an Uti: "'" " TAU~ aTO,_'f' 01' Wt4AT H4f"~CWa Art•• YOU 01&. "TWO :.,..t. - THUMBS UP!" • IIIIIU 6 DDT AL.BERT BROOKS MERYL. STREEP DEFENDING LIFE YoUR This fall, stop and catch your favorite RIP TORN L.EE GRANT BUCK HENRY teams on our wide screen TV! Saturday afternoon college games, COl,FEH I'ICTUitlS""'"" AllERT IROOK S MERYL STitEEI' "DEFE NDING YOUR lin:• RIP TOitH I.E£ GltAHT Sunday and Monday night pro games. IUCIC HEMRY '""' • · MICHAEL GORE ,.,.,.DAVID FIH,ER ,...... , .•• ., •. , .,.104 lltAHOOM •••u•u•• "••••u .. ••• AllE:N DAVIAU . As c Enjoy $1.50 drafts and 50 cent hot dogs. u ,.... ,. tltOilRT GftANO IUU'·•' ,.• •••" . HERI NAHAS .,••• • ,.. , , NICHA£L G"ILLO • •~••u ...... ,u,. , ALlERT llltOOKS Register for our football pool and win -·... --·- G ·---·--- . great prizes from Boston Billiard Club. The .onlx place to Rack and Roll! October 13th at 6:30 & 9:30 PM 126 Brookline Avenue now open! in Perreault Hall near Kenmore Square 464 Grove Street Boston WoTCe•ter s2.00 admission (617)636-POOL (608)852-2121 Page 14 NEWSPEAK Tuesday October 8, 1991 Wednesday Night Video "Eight Men Out" October 9, 1991 8:00PM .. Gompei's Place FREE ADMISSION GEM Announces ing and the natural sciences. Person applying to the program must be American citizens and a 1992 Minority member of one of the following underrepre sented minority groups: American Indian, Graduate Black American. Mexican American, or Pueno Rican. Scholarships M.S. engineenngand Ph.D. science program applicants must have an academic clru.sification The National Consonium for Graduate ofajuniororabove. Individuals who are college ARE YOU Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Sci seniors or baccalaureate degree recipients in the ence, Inc. (GEM) is accepting applications for fields of engineering and the natural sciences its 1992fellowshipprograms. In January 1991. are also encouraged to apply. Ph.D. engineering 285 fellowsh1ps with a total value in excess of applican~ mu.st be enrolled m u master's pro three million dollar<>, were awarded. They were gram or have t1 master's degree m engmeenng. distributed as follows: 226 M.S. engineering, Dece mber I, 1991 IS the deadline for sub UPTO 27 Ph.D. engineering, and 32 Ph.D. ~cicnce. mission of application materials-i.e .. applica The M.S. engineering fellowship is Pl>nable tion, transcripts. and three letter!> of recommen and provides a $6.000 stipend. tuiuon. fees and dation. Fellow!.hip award~ will be announced a pa1d summer intem!>hip. The Ph.D. fellow dunng January 1992. For detailed mformation ships, which are also ponable. provide tuitjon on the GEM felloY.ship programs and specific and fees and a $12,000 stipend. The Ph.D. application requirements, call or write: science fellowship also includes a paid summer PAR? internship. 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