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The Student Newspaper of Worcester Polytechnic Institute Volume 19, Number 2 Thesday, January 22, 1991 Support group formed for Humanities majors by Bryant O'Hara The foundatioru. for 'uch a group mg intcmction between mtereo;tcd or!1amtation will get underway. her thance' of employment hy dcm began when the H umamti~ depan .. tudcnh and the faculty. Om: may a'>k . "Why would any on,tratlng nex1bility Straight HU A !.uppon group for lluman1tics ment decided to adven1~e by actively Already these 1011ial ''CP' are bcar bt)(!) want to get a hbcrnl aru degree maJOr... arc "''o required to do .. Suffi majon. and double maJor wa~ never recruitmg potential maJOn. and wg mg frui t. Early in B term. Prof. at WPI) Why all the mtcrc,tT' For Ciency 10 ~t1encc or eng10eenng and condsidcred in the past because there gesting guidelines for them within Manfra and Pmf. Bland Add1...on met <.tuner.,, the odmim\tration ha' come take cour...e~ relevant to that proJect: were never enough people interested WPI''I minimum di~tnb ut1 on require with over twenty Mudent~> to di!>cu~, Ill ICUh/C that there .trC high \ChOO( they too arc g1ving them~elvcs an IO hother Jt 1\ likely that becBU~C of ment' Of coul'\e thr onuon of majur thl' fom~ouwn nf ,1 grouo tht would ' lllcl n1 • "ho"' '"' Nllh a 'trom• t.: ~o h cd!!c in ~Olpln}'ment t>y h1w1nj! a t<'ch the mcrc.lseJ number ol undergradu mg m cJouhle·maJonng m the Hu promote dlscu\JoiOO and attr.u.t alleol· 1o1c.:.tl dc!!rct: und a ~clOd liberal Jn' mcal bacl..tr(luncJ a~ \I.CII U\ a 1ruc ates. more people have bet·n atln,med manit1e~ ~ been o~n to 'tuclent-. tion to the ellr\lencc ol theM: I u!ld' on cducatu>n. lt'umg them 1n and flNer liheral an' educo~11on tha11" a-. good a' who have mtcrests in ooth the hu since the advent of the Plan, but 11 1\ an cngmecring ~ampu\ . The 1ange of mg both '"pcct' "a log1cal ~tep m II<'· one pmv1dcd b) u \traight hbcrul an... mnnitic..~ and engmecring. To these only recently that the HU depanmcnt mt.:rc''' ran from religion and phi cordunce wnh the WPI Plan. \\ ho...c college. There ~~ no ''ay to lo~c by people, the chance to get the best of hn~ decided to provide 11 path for \IU losophy to history to technical writ original putpl''e wa... to produce pur<;uing n libera l arts degree at WPI. both world~ i!> nn irresistible opportu dents to follow in order to do this ing. At th1~ meeting. two \ludcnt-. "humani,tic engineer:.." In adduion, We have the profes~or::. and the cur nity. Prof. Jo Ann Manfra. head of the volunteered to make a rough draft of a the llumamtler, maJor. although avn1l nculum to do 11 and do it \I.CII. Still other. come to WPI and real- Humanitiel. depanment. has des1gnt-d constitution lor the group. At the nell! able \mce the begmnmg, of the Plan. Any lntereo,ted Mudent' \hould iz.e that an eng1neenng or -;cience a publicity brochure and talked \l.llh meeting. time to be announced. the wa\ never adveni-.cd to a great e>ttent. contac t Prof Addbon or Prof. career IS not sati sfying to them. but the administration about li~ting a rough dro ft w1ll be edned. a perma und maJOr\ were u.. uully per:.onnlly Manfro at the HU office m the lower like .,ome aspects of the college double major·., respective field~ on ;~ II nent name created. and the process or recruited by profc.,,or-.. By double level of Solisbury lab .... enough to explore other opti on~ - a offic1nl documentation und reg1~1cr malong the group an official campus maJOrinp. a "udent increa~c' h" or Humanitl e~ degree bemg one of them. mg both advisers 10 the student '!o file. The m0\1 imponant fea111rc ol th1s She ha.\ also charged a revie\1. board group 1\ that 11 helps Interested stu consi~ tin g of Prole~'ors We\ley Possible rape at WPI? dent!> tai lor their major (or \econd Moll, Thoma~ Shannon, and James b)· Amy luckermo11 WPI recognited frutcmuy:· of the month. major) to the1r specific interests. At Hanlan with the ta ~k of creating hypo As 1f now the enure mc1dent re Worcester Moga:.itte No charge'> have been filed , -.ay' this point 1n time, student' are only theticul framework~ of HU double Brown. He would not identify tho'c mains "intcmnl to WPI." and Brown bound hy the minimum d1stnbut1on maJOrs within the context of vtuiou' To date. the l.tCt\ nrc 'kctchy. allegedly 1mol .. cd in the incident that IS hop10g 11 \tays that way " It·' not a requirement\. There is a great deal of engmeering field ~ . Th1s "workmg The word on the street'> " that a took pl:lce in early ~cember or con police maner at th1s t~me." ucadem1c freedom in th1s type of mnnual," as Prof. Mnnfra put it. i!> young woman wa... raped and her leg firm whether or not they are WPI With WPI on winter break, no structure, more~o than most majors at now in the procc\\ of final revis1on wa.~ broken in an incident at or near \tudents. changes of policy have been in ~ tituted WPI. These students also hllve many and will soon be made available to thc Worcester Polytechnic ln\tllute. But S trau s~ convened the inquiry on on campu ~ . "Any change' would course~ within the Consonium to entire department und all interested Bemard Brown. WPI vice president December 13, but it will be a while remain premature." Brown cxplams. choose from. To form a sohd curricu students. of academ1c affnll'\, will ay only that before the public t eam~ \\.hat really reprinted with permission from the lum. such a group is needed to-give A \trntegic plan has also been WPI prcs1dent Jon StrJU'>' ha'> con toot.. place at WPI. Accordmg to direction to Mudents so that an HU developed with the objectives of re vened n board of mquiry to "gather Brown, the board 1s supPQ'ed to Worcester Magazine - January 16, major or double major develops the 1991 cruiting us many as 25 over the ne-ct facts on an alle~owd sexual a<>sault 10 a ('ompll'te its investigation bv the end students skills and interest!. to the five years and of developing a !>ensc of greatest degree. in tcllectunl community and incrcas- Gompei's renovations pose an "inconvenience" by Gary De/Grego larger events. o;uch u' a "revitalized" Associate Editor Pub program. w1ll u'e Alumni Gym until renovation\ arc complete. All It took longer than expected. but location changes will be annouoccd it '<; finall y happening. On Monday. ahead of time. and will be pnnted on December 17, construction began on SocComm \ monthly cttlendur. the new snuck bar located in Gom Other organization' that nom1ally pei's Place. U\C Gompei's Place durmg Term C The proJeCt is expected to take arc encouraged to contact Carol eight to ten weeks to complete. plac Hebcn. the campus event .. coordiOa ing the finishmg date somewhere in tor. a\ .,oon "' p<1~~1ble to arrange late Fehruary. A'- a result. all events aherna1e fucihlles. regularly scheduled for Gompci's Everyone need' to realiTC that the Place muM be moved to altem:ue movmg of event\ from unc facilit) to facilitieo, . another w11l mo't ht..ely cause m~un · Accordmg to Chri-. Eddy, presi· ~cnlcn C C'i for group-. U\ed 10 e\tJb· dent of SocComm. the clt!'>ing does li\hcd ..chcdulcs and locauons. It ,., prc<>cnt an inconvenience. Many of hoped that the prc,ent "incunvcn SocComm \ regular event!. <,uch a.\ 1cnce" will be offo,ct by the renovated GOOIJlCI ·, Place ~h1ch w11l fe111ure comechans and Wednesday mght vid :> oAtt rHOIU eo:. will m~t hkely be pre~nted in bener ltghting. qualuy '>taging. und WPJ wrestler Tom Tre<-artin drive his opponent into the mat in a match against Amherst the Lower Wedge. wh1le some of the new tables and chmr'> and \\entworth In titute of Technology last Saturday. Page 2 NEWSPEAK Tuesday January 22, 1991 WORLD NEWS Note: This report got!l to prels at appnJXI and the Italian ~ and Ku waitis have each lo!.t coalition. However. the b raeli govemmcnt 1hc USS N1cho l a~. mately 8 PM. Saturday Some morena/ may be one plane in the attack!.. Seven American 'aid 11 would not allad. Iraq but ~ould leave the In the United State~. the war is very popu rather dated by Tuesday morning. crewmen arc listed as missing. job for coalition force~. lar, with maJOr po ll s showing about an 851J'c Pentagon officials state that coalition The next day. coalition forces continued approval racing. However, there have been On January 16, at 7:00 PM EST (3:00AM forces have shot down 10 Iraqi planes in air to bombing Iraq ex ten ~ive l y, hoping 10 knock out thousands of people participating in anti-war Iraqi time) the Bush administration announced air combat. Iraqi offi cials have claimed what all remaining Scud missile launchel"'. How protes1s across the country. In some locations. the commencement of Operation Desert Storm virtually everyone agrees are highly innated ever. early Saturday morning. eleven Iraqi people have been arrested for blocking traffic for "the liberation of Kuwait." United States figures. saying that 101 coalition planes were missiles once again hit Israel. No one was or ocher minor offense. In some locations. and coalition air forces hit targets throughout shot down over Iraq. killed in this auack, but some reports claimed there have been counter demonstralions, in Iraq as they ran thousands of bombing sorties. Saddam Hussein was not targeted, accord that over tOO Israeli apanments were de support of the American policies in the gulf. Nearly two hundred Tomahawk cruise ing to Pentagon officials. He was reported to stroyed by fire. Once again it was feared that News reports from 1he gulf region are missiles were launched. and thousands of have stayed in a bunker. His family was the Israelis would anack but once again they becoming more ~parse, as restrictions have bombs dropped on locations in Iraq and Ku reported to have been sent to the West African said they would not engage 1heir military been placed upon reponers. Iraq expelled all wait. 8 -52s "carpet bombed" locations along nation of Mauritania. although the government forces. reporters from the count ry. and the other coun the border of Iraq, and some reports claim that of Mauritania says that they do not know any President Bush ha.' ordered that more Pa tries involved have various restrictions on 100,000 or more of the elite "Republican th ing about Hussein\ family. triot missiles such as the one that was success what reporters can say. Guard" forces were killed, although these have After the bombing of Iraq started, the fully employed in Iraq be sent to brael. Israel President Bush and many military offi yet to be verified. Actual losses could be (Ed. Iraqis did not attack Israel as expected. When does hove some Patriot missiles already. but cials have stressed that the Liberation of note: very) much maller. morning came to Tel Aviv.the citizens seemed they have never been used. Kuwait could take some time. Ground forces Planes hit targets well inside of Iraq, to breathe a sigh of relief- they ~u med that the If Israel does retaliate, it would probably do have not yet engaged, but many independent attacking SS-1 "Scud" m1ssiles, runway strips. coalition forces had knocked out all of the Scud ~oo by flying 1hrough Jordan or Syria. King military analysts feel that they will have to be and other strategic targets. The bombing ap mi s!. iles. Hussein of Jordan said it would fight anyone in order to win. It is very doubtful that a draft pears 10 have been extremely precise However. the next night. eight missiles hit that entered its airspace. including Israel. would be instituted anytime soon. However, Tomahawk missiles launched from ships in the brael, although none of the mi ss il e~> carried Syria has sent mixed signals. In the state run inactive reserve members were made eligible Persian Gulf were said to have landed within chemical weapons. The missiles did only newspapers on Saturday morning, Syria ac for callup. Ineligible reservists arc those re four feet of their targets. Video cameras on minor damage. and no one was killed because cused Iraq of1rying to break up the coalition by serve membe rs chat do not participate in regu American planes showed bombs being of a direct result of the attacks. A three year old auacking brael. Yet lhe Minister of Informa lar training exercises. dropped down chimney~o ,~tnd through doors. girl did die because 'lhe suffocated wh1le wear tiOn said that Syria would switch sides if Israel The war in the gulf is also likely to have Videos taken from French planes bombing ing a gas mask. A missile was also launched at were 10 auack lrnq in retaliation for its missile some other effects as well- especially in 1he Kuwaiti targets showed similar results. In the Dharan. Saudi Arabia, but it was intercepted by auacks. political arena. If the Gulf War is over rela fighting thus far, six American airplanes have a Phoeni x anti-missile missile. D~pite threats of terrorbm from Saddam tively quickly. Democratic Pollster Paul been shot down- th ree Navy. 1wo Air Force and It w~ feared that the Israel force~ would Hu<>o;ein. there have been no seriou.<; acts of ter MasJin said that Bush would be "in very good one Manne. The Brill~h have lost two planes. get mvolved in the connict and break up the rori'm attempted. In the Philippme.,, an lrnqi '>hnpe" to win reelection. With high approval ciuzen was killed by a bomb he was carrying. ratings for the war. many congressmen that Security in the United State~ has been voted against the authorization of force have Thoughts on Iraq tightened. both at civilian and mili tary instal tumcd into haw J.. '), and authorize even more lution~. Airport' have employed exira ~ec u rity military spending. Democrntic Speaker of the continued from page 1 mea.,ures and the naval shipping yard in Nor Hou~e Tom Foley has urged that Democrnts me~'age 10 lr.sq about 11' mtenllon' 1f S.tddam pnc~: of oil. w1ll have the effc.. '<.t of Wtc>llng folk. V1rginia i' al'o l:leing heavily guarded. not restart any debate about the Pres1dent\ dnrcd to mvade Ku~ml Kuwait d1d nm expect much of I he oil1n the war it ..elf Perhap., mam The US emba\\y m Be1rut. Lebanon hn!. been policies m the gulf If the war end\ quickly, the mva\IOn, .md. out of fear of mcumng lr;tq'' tmnmg the 'tatu' quo. w11h a fey, American evat:uated and the personnel have been moved Sena1or Gore Y..ould be helped in hi !. bid for a "'ruth. rcfu~ed 10 allow U.S. truops tu be troop.-. rcmllinmg Ill S;1uui Arahia to prevent 10 the island of C) pru,, On Friday, the lra4i 1992 Pre.,idenwl campaign because he voted 'talloncd there ccmporuril) . Bu'h tricu Ill :my further C'\pan~IOn, could he a reu~onable News Agency rclca.,cd a \tatcmcnl '>aying th:u for the u~c of force. However, ilthe war were Jl')'Chc S:tddam Hu"c1n 11110 pulling h" furcc'> mm u. Th.: prilc ur oil would I.'\ cmuall} the borders for the.,., ..r had been extended from to be prolonged. the table~ could be tumed 180 out of KuY..sil. bu1 h" comoinauon nl dm:ct 'tahll11c at about Iraq·, ongmal requc't Some Tel AVI\ 10 \V;~,hmgton. and that they ~ould degree!.. threat of attack b) p(NIIonmg troop,, diplo pcuplc 'a1d that 11 "uuld bl! bcuer for a country :~ch1cve total VlltOr) agam't "lhc 10\llldel'\ of Financ~<•l markets al~o reacted favorably matiC mea-.urc' to rcuch ctTnrt!.. und Another factor to he taken 1n1o ctm"dcra the Achille Lauro hijacking, <>n1d. " II i-. ume point~ 1he day oflcr the fir, I strike to close over economic snncuons have tailed. Although the tiun j, what would happen if a wur IU~c., place. comrade' 10 carry arm" and hll American cur the 2623 on Thur.;day. Crude oil price~ sancuon' arc eMimated to be R0·90rf effec Will Sadd.1m llu,,em allad. J.,rael'! W11l get'> and I he intcrc'" of it!> alllc~ "orldwide." dropped $lOa barrel to '51 I The reason for the the, the) have had lutle effect bec.1u'c Iraqi' J.,racl lnlllalc action or retaliate'! Wtll Arab TilC coahtmn Ioree' ha'e 1aken 'orne pri' quick drop wa.., anticipation on the pan of arc noy,. 'ub:.tsung with lc.,., than Y.hatthcy had nation!> change \Ide''' Iraq ha\ e'\pcnenccd a oner.. of war. T\\elvc lr.tq1 'old1cr' were cap mvc~toN that the war .,., ould be over quickt). before. They are unhappy. bu1 can 'urv1ve. long de\cn war w11h Iran. and can probably tured from a 011 platform in the PeNan Gulf. compiled by Some people were of the view Bul>h made the ~ urvi vc another. Chemical. biolog1cal. and and will eventually be transported to a pri!>oner George M . Regflery miMake of taking ac t ion~ for which the only nuclear weapon~ will probably no1 be u~cd in of war camp. They are currently being held on Newspeak Staff logical progression now i'> a war. Another fact the war, except u~ a la~t reson. Will America , that ha\ been made very clear. and 1\ behmd w1n the war. or \\Ill thiS tum out to be unother every war in history. 1~ thai nei1her 'ide i\ long drawn-out cm1s like Vietnam·! Even if willing 10 compromi\e. Congres<, ha-. g1ven the U.S. wins. and Kuwait is freed. 11 w1ll be George Bush the go-ahead for a war. In a vote, uuerly dcwoycd. Two-th irds of I he Kuwaiti ~ they authoril.Cd Bush to do all that is necc s~ary have been relocated to Iraq by Sa<.ldam. Even ANDERSEN 10 support the U.N. re'>olution. About half I he with the over $ 100 billion in a o;cts Ihat the people present were of I he v1cw that war '' the Kuwa111 govemment ha'>. it will Lake a number only choice left. However. mo'>t people, Ill of year, for Kuwait 10 be rebuilt. What w1ll CONSULTING eluding those that thought chat war agamst Iraq happen when America does e\Cntually pull out was inevitable. said that they did no1 ~ uppon it. of Iraq'! Will Syria and other Arab nneions take ARTHUR ANDERSEN & CO., S.C. Some people said that mo~t Amencan milhary udv:uuage of I raq·~ helplesl>nes' to expand personnel :.uppon the wa r. However, history their boundaries'! ha \hown that the va't majori1y of '>UrviVmg At 1he time of writing thl!> article. America veterans dcte!.l war, and resolve to av01d 1t at ha' already sent an intial bombmg m1 ~ion Information technology. Critical to the success of business today and in all CO\IS. over Iraq. The war ha.' begun. The talk!> have the future. Vital to managing change in industries as diverse as health The ethical debate on w11r was qulle inter failed. Initial re~u lt ' from bombing expedi C..\ting. Can the atrociou~ action!> commiucd by t ion~ have been very positive from the Ameri care, retail, financial services, telecommunications, and manufacturing. Iraq be overlooked'? A number of people ~aid can point or view. Iraq has launched an :mack From designing and installing computer systems, to simplifying and that no-one should kill people ba!>cd on doubt:.. on lsrJel. but lbrael hn-. refrained from taking automating a company's manufacturing process, to reshaping the way In a recem poll. about 66c.f of Amenc:w. any acuon. As ot today (Friday. January 18) an organization operates its business. Understanding and managing supponed war. but. 1f 10.000 Americans d1ed. ctc>uallles on the U.N. !>ide are reported 10 be information technology is becoming essential in every industry. only 15% said they would 1.1111 ~uppon the war. le'' than 20 lives, whereas estimates for Iraqi It is likely that 10,000 or more Americans will lo s...c~ go all the way up 10 20,000 lives. This die if ground forces arc u\ed. The environmen di~parity does not tell the whole \tory. how Andersen Consulting, a strategic business unit of Arthur Andersen & talists are of the position that had Americans ever. since 1he Amencans have only u ed air Co., is the leader in management information consulting. At Andersen begun paymg the true CO\t or oil. war WOUld power, m which the1r superiority over the Consulting, we help organizations and individuals effectively apply never have been imminent. Having a war now, enemy IS absolute. If a ground war develops. besides meaning 1he deaths of a large number both sides will suffer heavy casualties. The technology to their business advantage. of people and a tremendous increase in the future is in the hands of a very few men. If a career with Andersen Consulting interests you, we would like to meet you on WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23. «:~ MAY-TERM l.;;M~~ COURSES IN ©~ LUXEMBOURG n~ lb~~'S MAY 19- JUNE 16, 1991 INFORMATION SESSION:
America and the " New " Europe Profs. G. Lane, Clark U. & M. Vannit.elll, Holy Cross We are holdtng an information Reading theCultural Landscapes of Western Europe session for seniors and grad Prof. D. Johnson. Clark U. students interested in learning WEDNESDAy I JANUARY 23 Romans and Barbarians more about Andersen Prof. P. Burke, Clark U. 7-9 P.M. Consulting. Attendance is LIBRARY SEMINAR ROOM Late Medieval Life and literature strongly recommended for GORDON LIBRARY Prof. S. K. Gertz. Clark U. serious cand1dates. All majors are encouraged to attend. Cost of '2750 mcludes tuit1on for one course, round· trip a1r transportatiOn between New York and Luxembourg, lodging, weekday meals, and held tnps to other countries. For further Information, contact. Doug Johnson, Clark. Jefferson #203: 793-7370 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT OGCP Uwe Gertz, clark, Estabrook 1309; 793-7353 MauntztO Vanlcelfi, Holy Cross, Fenwlcll #305, 793·341 0
I , L------~------~..- 11 • r. • • • • • e Tuesday January 22, 1991 NEWSPEAK Page3 NEWS · . Major Selection Program office sponsors seminar by The Major Selection Program office Be" \\Orl..,hop. Tht\ \I.Orl..,hop wtll be helpful Jay,. teaching. and tcchmcal 'ill II!\. 0\'er 25 Student\ who attended last year satd that the if you are undcctded about )OUr ma.~or . thin!..· ulumm. currently wor~ing m compante\ 'uch program "a~ very helpful and allowed them to Occidmg on a maJOr and. more broadly. a ing about changmg )'OUr maJOr. or "'ondcnng O\ Digital. GE. Mon~anto . and Pnmc Com· gam a lot of valuable mfonnnuon. mcludmg career can be one of the mo't daunung dect what you'll do wnh your maJOr \\hen )'OU putcr will ~hare their profe.,:.ional cxpencncc pomter ... on how to mal..e youfl\elf more mar· '>ions facing )'OU a' an under!!raduatc. Whale an graduate. and an~we r your que,ltons regnrdmg career,. ketable when job hunting. One ~tudc nt satd. "I tntcrellt in \Ctence. cngmeermg, or manage· "What To Be Or Not To Be" wtlltal..c place You wtll have an oppor1untty 10 allcnd up 10 would delin11ely encourage othen. to attend ment i~ assumed among WPI \tudents. the on Tuesday. January 29. 1991 from 7:00 to three :.c~'iom•. next year!" career choic.:' "tthtn tho~e field~ can be over 9:30PM in Morgun II all and the Lower Wedge. Alumni will llllk about thetr job 'earch So don't mt~!> thb exciting opponunity to whelming. The program. which will begm with a keynote e>.pcriencc. the position' they've held \ince gather mfonnntion that w1ll help you make In an cffon to providr you wtth more in for· addre\J. by Provo'' Apclian. wtll fcmurc mfor· gmduation. and their current position, mclud· better deci~ions about your major and career mation about diffcr.:nt majors and related ea· mal discu~~ion:. focu"ng on career opponum· ing a descnption of the typical workday. goal~ . The program i~ free of charge but we a\1. reer path~. the Alumni A~\ociation in conjunc tics associated wnh different maJor-. or urea' of You'll have a chance to ask que~ t ion' at the end tbnt you plcu~e regi,ter in advance. To rcgbtcr tion with th e Major Selection Program is spon· concentration. In addition. this year we have of each session. A reception will be held ufter or get more information, contact the MaJor soring the 2nd annual "What To Be Or Not To expanded the program to include the field~ of the laM session to give you a chance to spc.tk Select ion Program office, I 57 West Str<.'Ct, 2nd one-on-one wi th alumni. noor or call 831 -5012. Alden Hall to be renovated La,l yea r ' ~ program was quite a \UCCC~\ . by Ajoy Khanna acoustics for conccn~ and plays. A few drc~\ · Newspeak Staff ing rooms will be built to uccomodate acto~ Leadership conference held before they go on Mage. All the 'pace beh1nd Gmnt!l by a number of organitauon\ have the stage will be renovated. b)• Ajay Khanna lllg the club organized between year~. A few made po~'>ible a major renovation of Alden The schedule for the planning proce,., fol · Newspeak Staff daring studenh volunteered 10 present the Hall. which Will take place thl\ year. su~an lows. A number of planning -.c .. ,ion,, m ~ht c h proceeding~ of their re~pective discu<;.,iOn\ Feddeman, a gr.tduate of WPI'll Master ·~ pro· repre!lentative' from the drama and tnu)iC On Monday.January 14.the SIUdent Activi· before the entire group. Most student leader'> gram m CIVIl Engmeenng. will be playing a departments. Len' and Ltghl\. and student tte' Board and the Student Life Oflice co pre,ent found the conference. "hich may b.: 'pon,ored a Lcader,hip M tni-Confcrence. major role 111 the con~truc ti on proce'"· John government, we re pre ent. have re'ulted 111 a comc an annualll tprotmn1i ~t i ltn:ttating and Miller. Vice Prel>tdcnt of Physical Plant. satd schematic design "htch "'til be complete by whtch 60 WPI student'> altended. Provo" CXCIIlng. that the tntcnded renovalton'> include a com the end of January. From then until the end of Otr.tn Apelian gave the l..cynote addre'>'> "Lead pletely new elcctncal and hghtmg syMem, February. a de'>ign development pha'e wtll ef'htp and the Color of Happtne\\ ... The cun· World hunger report al ~o updated heming. alarm and sprinkler ~ystem~. take place, which con\i'>h of makmg deci\ion., ference featured vari ou' dbCU)\IOn and an elevator. Other planned changes in· on the exact spectlicauon'> of the con\trucuon group\ Diran Apelian led the "Lcader-.htp in by Professor Patrick Dunn Society" group. ~hich di,cu.,.,ed common i,. elude refurbi,hing of the office!> and cla~ process. A budget for the cotl\lruction will In the ru'>h of events in the Middle East. one ~uc'> in today 's ~octety. mcluding the Middle rooms in the butlding, and the tranc;fonnation undergo a review by the truMee·, meeting 111 CJn forget that the number one problem in the Ea,t c ri s i ~. Nancy Hunter Denney led the of one room into a pre!;entuble recital hall. February. TI1e final plan' and 'pccificatton' \\Orld ,., still, and will be in the near future. Classroom ~pace for mu!>ic lectures will be will go to bid by the middle of Apnl. Conwuc· group that dio;cul.'>ed Leadcf'hip and Mcmbcr 'hip Retention. which focused
7 Meflntlnl~ •• fOt thn llfJ9Pioml IOY~• •• tiO tl IOmJlO ~IICtl i •• 2 lhko My Day Chlckon ... Sou~ SCHOLARSHIPS. The Battle... Not in Iraq, in Alden FELLOWSHIPS. GRANTS by Joe Parker Beav1s on rhythm guitar. Derron Blakely. lead Red Line. Th1n Red Line ha' had 'tage expe ED'S SERVICES News Editor guitar. Dan Eaton on Pcrcu~'ion. Gary Rae on rience both here and abroad. pluying for lludi BOX 3006 Bass. and Bruce Yurctak a11 Lead Vocali-.t. All ences at the Worcc'>ler Ani''' Group and the BOSTON, MA 02130 The Baltic of the Bands return~ for it11 are memben. of the Cia'!!> of '91. The band. llamp<;hire College Tavern. TI1ey band mem annual installment thi~ Saturday. January 26. who formed fairly recently. play'> what they ben. are Peter Jenkm,. drum,, John MacNeill It wi ll begin at 7:00pm. and is sponsored by call "melodic metal." Blakely ha~ pan1cipated on vocab. 1-.eyboards. and wind,, Troy Nielo;en SocComm 's Special Event!> Committee. in similar co nte ~ts in hi ~ native Florida. plac on gl!itar. ba\\. and vocab. and David Lonely, The Bartle th is yea r consists of five bands: ing both fir~t and th ird in those competitions. Rostcheck on bass and guitar. Adam's Eve. Death Defeyeing Gravity. Scheduled to take the ll tage at 8:45 i~ Charlie Hall w1ll entenain the audience depressed or suicidal? Myschief. The Society of Beverages. and Thin Myschief. My.,ch1 ef formed in September of during the intermi.,..ionll while the band\ set up Red Line. At lea~t half of the members in each 1989. but hall \ince made 'orne pen.onnel and tear down thc1r equipment. band must be WPI students. Each act will have changes. Their current lineup 1\ made up of The judges for the 1991 8a1tle of the Band' Call our 24-hour confidential fony-five minute!. to perform their material. Bryan Gunn on rhythm guitar. James Koker had not been cho\en as of pre.,, time. Judging hotline. Someone to talk to, The Evening will begin with Charlie Hall. nak on lead. David Mann on bass and vocals. AI Criteria is composed of the following: the comic/emcee. His act stresse' clean and Marundola on vocals and Jason Wright on Stage Presence. Talent. Crcutivity. Profel> to listen and who cares. clever material. which l>OffiC revicwe~ have drums and vocals. the bassist and the drummer '>ionalism. Energy. and Audience Appeal. aid to be "cure-mquc:· He IS ~hcdulcd to have both played professionally. They de The pn7C\ thi' year are tempting: a S200 begin at 7:00. 'cribe their mu"c no, "Top 40. Hard Rock. G1ft certificate for the Second place band. and (508) 875-4500 The Society Of Beverages will lead off the bordering on pop-metal. .. 11 $500 Gift Ccn1ficate for the w1nners. which (508) 478-7877 music. which is scheduled 10 begm m about After Myschief comes Death Dcfeyeing urc good towardb purchase of equipment at 7: 15. The society h made up of four members: Gmvity. Compri,ed of only two member~. Union Mul>ic. Jim Fox. on vocals and guitar. Mehool Patel on Alan Allen on guuar and vocal' ami John Where:b the \ tak e~ are rather high. we can ba.\!>. Mike Marando on guitar. and Thanh Lam Po"'er. on guitar ham1on1ca and vocah. they. hopefully look forward to a f:l\t-paced. com on drums. Their member. have ~en liCtion in on the surface. bnng back memone' of lnnu petitive \hO\\. highlighting the be't each band The vuriou~ fom1er WPI band:.. mcluding 12 Mile enta. the duo who took M:cond place m la't IHh to offer. One way or another. the uudience Samaritans Limit. Slave Girb From Infinity, and Fields year's Baltic. They de~o.cribe their music as will be in for almo!>l four hour' of mu~ic . May Ericson. They w1ll be perfom1mg original "Neo-Cias~ic:t l Rock Fusion Foil.. ... and have the best band win ... of South Middlesex material. been playing together '>ince Septemlxr 1989. The Society will be followed at X:OO by Fini,hing off the night w1ll be the only Adam· Eve. Thi' quintet con!>bh of Ru:.!>ell returning band from la'>t year'' B Get With The Program. If you're looking for a fast-track career in Information Systems Management, get with the program. The Travelers ACCENT training program. An introduction to one of corporate America's most sophisticated IS environments, ACCENT provides a complete commitment to the development of the business, manage rial and technical skills you need to assume a leadership role in our organization. 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TheTravelerSf ' You're better off under the Umbrella•:) Th ~: Travelers Cumranu~s . Han lllrd. Connecticut 061 tn Tuesday January 22, 1991 NEWSPEAK Page 5 Arts and Entertainment Music Review Sisters of Mercy, Front 242, and ACIDC not exotu: ur 01icrly unu-.ual. JU't the 'luff of a' ~ome of the muo,ical phro'.:' do ge t O\er pcrl·ctved i1 by Joe Parker yuur u'iual hun.l-ruck bordenng-nn-metul u,ed. One oltn) favoruc ltne' \\ ,,, tn the 'ong Song' on thi' tape bleed tnto one another. a 11d Troy Nithe11 band. Sometime~. however. hi' mu-.ic ~u l fcr., titled "Rihhon,... T hi~ wal. the Animal like lnterc,ungly enough. thi' created a !>Oi td ~emc Special Gutsts this ~t•ttk : Corn Jenk1. lrnm the o;amc problem he pu t' m1o the l)nc,, lhant ol "INCOMING" 'low 1\'hcn I 'UY of \Ound coherency on euch 'ide of the l'U"elle. Rm• Bt'l'l, ami Pete1 Jcu4ill.l 100 much rcpe1111on . Animal-hkc chant I do nut relcr to \1 tid mam AI 'I). 'ample' of 'peechc' and other vocnl btl\. The i o;t e~ of Mercy " Vision Thing'' There arc the bitarre mnmenh on thi' t.trc. mal,, hul to Jim Hcn,nn', dtummcr un the made me •ilare at m) ' tcrco l>pcuker~ und ~ay (Eiektru Records) too. bul ovemll. I thml. 11 '' not too bad. 111 \1uppct Sho\\ named Antmal. " What the I tell" going on here 1" "'ice effect Joe: Corey and I 1\ Il l ta l-..: tht' tlm: ••md then dc,uncd lorthe Rod, 'N' Roll Hulluf fanw. hut In gencmlthe St'itcr' ul ~len) dtd cnmhtnc "Sacrifice" upen' up the rcc.:ordmg w11h II' I'm off on u wccl.end P"''""' it'' oka) to ti-. tcn Ill it )llU dun't \\:tnt to ' Ire" a good 'cn'c ul mu,tcal rhythm w11h tntcrc,l· "c ll -c on~tructcd ~ong 'truc turc'> intert~ ining I don't l.now C\at.ll) hovv Ill \tart thl' ro: your brJtn under the pre ..... ure of hea\} dul) mg. I) nc' h 'o:cm..:d Ill me ,,, the tape pro· thruugh the hypnoli' rhythmtc truck... One view: thi~ album i' not in rny uwal repertOire. lync.:' or nOt\) gu11ar hcl.' I !l'' e 11 J 72 out of ~rc-.,o:d the mu"c got hctt..:r and better. ;md I gel\ the 'en'e that the band member.. really but for 'ome rca,on I li ked it Tile band 'cem' too. mu't \ll)' the -.ccund ''de wa' bcucr thun the 'penI 'om.: 111ne formululin!! uncum enuonul to be led h)' Andre\\ f. ldrnch who pia)' gu11ur. Core) T'he ~cnc wa' ..e1 . h wu-. JU't another ftN \I though 11 '' rorc tll.ll tli,tcn w tht' 'I) le '"11!! \lntcture,. All nl lhe 'ong' reull) empha '' the lead ''nger. und wmc:. at le:.t\1 pan of the mght ul the u~uul homcworl. .md cunng tlw ol mu"LI CllJO)'Cd the I,I!X'· l gtve lhl' ,1 7C. UUI '>lle the u..e ul 'a ned rhythm' .tnd tht' crcutc-. mu'lc in every 'ong. i l lncs~ Of b<>redOill Whl'n Joe clectded lO JlUI Ull ul I 00. un uhnn'-1 dam:eabk environment. But by no I h: ha.' an tmcre,ung outhl()l. on ltfc.w 'J) the Sl\tcr.. of \1 crc). The upc111ng .. uuntJ, Tm)' rmnl.h . l dtd IIIII haw .. ultictelllltmc mean' j, thl\ group piJying mu,lc that \\ill be the lenM. I k ha-; ,omc catchy lt ne~. though, but 't.tncd cmanuung. lrom the 1\\0 'pcal.cf\ in thc 111 ...ample the St,tcr... ol \!crt) 1101\CH:r. I am heard .tt Clubland or o,tmi lar 1.enue\. the problem '' he ovcru'c' them. nearly 1u room. and I e\pcctcd the u\ual roel. 'la'h hcu-.y t'amtltur wtth the 111le tral'l<. through It'> 4..'ollcgc "Tnggcr:! tAnawmy nf ;t Sl1<11)" ":1 h11arrc death. One 'uch line" "I don't e\1\l when )OU metal \uund,. The 'ong. 'tuned uut a' e>.· radm dlflllu~ <;1\ler' ol '\lcrc~ ha\ c umkr~une colle, t1on of ,,unplcd trae'jt'> tmd rc~;lltll!l ril'l\ don't 'ec me/ I don't cxl\t when you're nol pected. until thc fiN line ut lyric' I rom "\ t· per..onncl ~.h,mJ.!e' '"hKh hJ' lmm m~ thut JU'I \CCIII to l.nu~. l. on Ill) .J.ull and ,,~y here" from the 'ong "When You Don't Sec \ IUrl Thtng" wn\ 'ung. I' ll leave it 10 y<1u In \OUrCC'i, rcwlte A 1-900-MLM with explosive nation-wide potential. No Investment! For more info: Info Systems, PO Box 1107 Leominster, MA 01453 or Call 1-508-342-8812 ...... A play with a point - Music Trivia by Troy Nielsen Associate Editor or was that a Line? Queslion'i: I). What fumou' Bea ti e~ ~ong wa' origmally called ··scrambled Egg.,"'? The performer~> m the play were ~ upe rb. by Eric C11rrin 2). In what country did aCt!> such a~ Bill llaley by Shawn Zimmerman pleasures. but not longer. Zurichef!l (Zuric Hero fall~ in love with girl and ha' to pass !>Orne totally unintelligible languages like Italian. Newspeak Staff hites'! Zurichinean'l?). for '>Orne unknown rea te~ t " designed by her father the Kmg of the Once again. however. I picked a Mozart. cause !>ons (unnatural concern for acid rain. or vita Night before he can marry her and in the end he you can't go wrong with that guy. It was called I'll admit it In America I wa~ not exactly min defiencies. pcrhap'>) feel it is necessary to does marry her a nd the tinsmith marries some •Lc Climenza di Tito• so I naturally thought it what one would call a cultured person. I though use umbrellas in the ~now. They are quite one else and the witche.., tum out to be trunwes would be about a Yugoslavian dictator. I was c ulture was something you had to !>Crub out of adamant about this. and suffer grievous emo tite guards in the Night King's retinue and only slightly wrong, it was about the Roman the back of the fridge periodically or ri sk tional trauma when it is politely !>uggested that everybody is happy: kind of plot. That Molie Emperor T itus. that kind of thing really bugs breeding a Godzilla foe. Someone explained to they are just a little bit barking mad and should really had his finger on the pulse of the people. me. I mean. if the Italians get Roman Emperors me that "Culture" meant "refinement," to try to save the umbrella for when they actually didn't he? "Say. Mo. Watcha writing?" confu$ed with Communist Dictators. why which I replied " You mean like chewing before need it. This would all be O K. however. if they "Dunno. but it's gottn have tra n sves t ite~ ... should we be expected to know useless things you swallow, and not eating off of other just used their umbrellas. but they don't, they But , of course. the plotline in a Mozart like where France is or how to balance check people's plates before they're finished?" He wield them. It's no coincidence th.at Zuri ch has opera is pretty secondary. It's the music that's books'/ didn't seem too pleased with that answer, but the highest incidence of blind people I've ever important. I could go on for hours about how But, anyway. I always thought that Roman the Women's Jcll-0 W restling Championship seen, I'll tell you that much. good this stuff was. how delicate, and subtle. Emperors wore Nike running shoes. played was about to come on so we dropped it. But, I hear you squirming in your seats , and friggn perfect it i.,. But that wouldn't fit in violins in burning bui ldings. and buggered Jell-0. by the way. really is amazing stuff. dying to hear the next installment in the Oper with the general form of this article. so suffice little kids. but this Titus guy seemed pretty The number of things you can do wi lh it are aworld Saga. So before any more of you expire it to day thatlthink Mozart'" mu'lic i., some of cool. I mean he even let some guy marry his near infinite. You can fill someone's pool with from the suspense, I'll continue. My next step the most beautiful the world has seen. or is fiancee. Of course. a Roman Emperor can 't be it. You can hang pictures with it. It's a skin on the road to Re peelable Citizenhood was to likely to see (barring a teamup of Luciano brideless. so he goes hunting around and conditioner. jewelry. a fuel source (when actually see an Opera in the Operahouse. Not Pavarotti and rhe Sex Pistols). choo~es this chick that jus t got finished con doused with kerosene). and a fishing lure all in only that, but one in German! "Hey!" I aid to Now, everybody has their own favorite vincing some mope to kill hiiJl. Talk about a one. If prepared properly it can also be used as myself, "Not only have I seen Amadeus (3 on:hestral instrument and violent argument~ bad judge of chArocter. S'O ~l'le says "You a replacement racquetball. And you can even times!). but I also know a few German words, frequently arise over it (several membe~ of the Betcha!" in Italian and starts looking for the eat it if you feel silly. like Sauerkraut, Bratwurst. Einstein. Sieg. and Board of Trustees who were butt naked and h3d mope to tell him not to kill Titus, at lea!>t not But. anyway . I was a bit intimidated coming Heil- so how hard can it be? But. of course. the obscene graffiti written in magic marker in until afier the wedding. She doesn't find him. here to Europe. Everybody knows that Europe big question once again was "What to wear?" embarrassing positions had to be rescued from he makes the attempt, fails. Titus puts him on ans a.re all tan, rich, chic people who play This was a real opern, which meant walking a dumpster as a result of an unusually sp1rited tnal. finds him guilty. then letS him go free Baccarnt and drink martinis ("Stirred nor sticks, top hats. and silly white gloves. So I discussion of the Flutophone-Triangle Contro cause he\ such a dam nice Emperor. and shaken"). Did this mean I'd have to drink with went all out and chose "Shabby Student with an versy). Bur I'm afraid th3t I'll have to put in n everybody's happy. La Ia Ia. my pinky sticking out and wear cummer Oxford Shirt." Nobody gunned me down in the sympathy vote for the guy on the kettledrums. Pretty banal if you a.'!lc me (we don't even bunds? These possibilities left me scared foyer, so I guess it was acceptable. The poor schlub has to stand there the whole get to see the assassination atlempt. we have to e nough to formulate a plan of action. I'd have I chose the particular opera that I did ('The opera. and he only gets to do anything maybe infer it from what Ralf. my fellow Opera to start "culturizing" myself. But slowly, so as Magic Flute,' by Mozart) mostly because it three or four times. I mean. yeah sure. they let groupie. reads in the program). However. not to ri sk system shock and a possible stroke. was by Mozart. but also because someone told him play with the xylophone!> occ:~sio n ally, but Mozart did write the musical soundtrack so it First, I resolved to quit watching "Land of the me that it was based on the Mickey Mouse that just doesn't m3ke up for the fact that wasn' t a total wll!>te. At least in this one they Lost," which wasn't too hard since European Cartoon "The Magician's Apprentice.'' He basically his job is to stand there looking gave the kettledrummer something to do, even TV Stations claim to have never even heard of was wrong - it had nothing to do with the dopey. If they had let him sit down and catch if it was just the harpsichord. it, the heathens. Feeling giddy with the success Mickster, and Pluto didn't show up once. up on his reading or knitting or something, then So. now my Culturization is almost com of this first crucial step, I decided to push Despite that. it was still good. It was your basic he would have looked a lot les~ u~le s~. and I. plete. All I have to do is attend a Wagner myself to the limit and go for the gusto: Thea "Hero dies, gets brought back to life by some for one, could have enjoyed the whole experi Opera. Wagner operas last several days and ter. Not just any theater. but theater in an witches who introduce him to the comic relief e nce a lot more. many people have to be hospitalized for ex Operahouse. Luckily the fi.rst thing to roll tinsmith character and then give a magic flute OK. so now I had mastered Culture in n haustion afterwards, so they must be pretty along was ' Hair,' which is a nice 1960's musi (which plays itself, illegal in many states) to language I claimed to understand. Butt he true dam good. I'm a little nervous about this last cal about sex, drugs. and hippie , and more him and magic bells (which transform nasty tests of one's Culturizarion are usmg "one's" step. though. so I might just go take in a importantly. it was in English. bandits into giggling goofoids) to the tinsmith, instead of "your" and also seeing Operas in Sylvester Stallone flick instead. But, it was still in an operahouse, so I'd have r to consider my attire quite carefully. Didn't they shoot you if you tried to sneak into an The Wilderness Writer operahouse without a cravat? But was it mor ally correct to attend a be -in rype gathering Go Climb A Mountain without tie dyes? In the end I opted for the middle route, courtesy of Shabby Student or waterfall which you are to reach, knowing dom fail to engender a sense of the spiritual and Fashions. Which seemed appropriate - every by Ath11111 Dtwutry Newsped Sllif! that along the way you will find th~ pnsonal the divine. The ancient gods of Greece pre one over 25 was dressed to kill, and everyone we/l-IMing purchas~d hy stril'inR - by liftinR sided high on Mount Olympus. looking down under 20 was dressed to be teargassed. So I Mountains should 1M climbtd M'ith a.f /itt/~ and selling down your l~gs. fw~r and m·er. at the clouds and the world of mortal men far slipped quite nicely into the middle. effort as possible and without d~sir~. TIJ~ through the muskeg. up the slop~s. Raining th~ below tbem. One cannot help but feel a sense The whole point of • Hair' is that there is this reality of your own noturt' should d~ttrmint summit - man using himself /Th~r~ is a} of this immortality in the mountaintop world, bunch of hippies and they spend the whole play the speed. lfyott h~comt r~stl~ss. spud ttp. If wondrous minglinR of w~arin~ss and triumph a sense of being closer to whatever god or singing, dancing, doing drugs. ridiculing au you beeom~ winded, slow down. Yott climb the and sudd~n harmony with th~ exquisite oir.Y. religion you profess, a sense of being isolated thority figures, dodging the draft, and having mountain in an equilibrium betwun restless the burgeoning life of the hird and plant world from ordinary men. At the le.ast, you are sex with each other, various members of the ness and exhaustion. Then, when you're no of the tops (Margaret Murie). brought closer to yourself through the inward audience, and a few cute stage props. In the longer thinking ahead. each footstep isn't ju.ft Hiking in the mountains, one is surrounded tum of your thoughts and reactions. and you sixties, this play was probably quite controver a means to on end but a unique e1•em In by the total range of natural wonders. There is find pcaoe, calm, and clarity of mind. sial, but today it's a bit blase and the ideology its~lf. . Jt's the sides of th~ mountains which no comparable experience which engages the I have hiked alone. with close friends, my seems a bit naive. (And, despite all the sex and sustain life, not th ~ top. senses so wholly. Your eye is caught by the enti re family. a sister. and a boyfriend. and I nudity. which is good. not one person was cut - Robert Pirsig neat mound of an alpine wildflower nestled can't say which is best. Perhaps it's not a in half by a men:iless barrage of evil Commu among some rocks. while your ear catches the matter of one being better than the others. but nist machine gun fire, which is bad.) Although My first memory of hiking is of licking table cry of a redtail hawk riding the wind in that blue of what's right for you at that time of your life. the play itself is a bit dated, the music is still salt from my mother's palm in a tent in Acadia tJtpanse of sky. while some undefined sense in on that particular trail. Hiki ng alone, vour ,imply amazing. And that alone makes it National Park. After racing gung-ho up Mount the pit of your stomach registers the array of senses of observation are sharpened - there is worthwhile to see it. Cadillac on stubby toddler's legs, I descended, peaks that seem to stretch endlessly beyond. only you and the trail and your reactions to Before I launch into the exciting description more subdued, on my father's shoulders, my When you remember to breathe deeply and what you are experiencing. There is total quiet of my further adventures in Operaworld, I want legs racked with pains. Fortunately. this early m1dl (I often need to remind myself to smell), and serenity and whatever thoughts the land to take a small intermission and talk about encounter with a mountain did not tarnish my there is captured the fresh. damp. evergreen evokes. It can be enormously relaxing. But umbrellas. enthusiasm, and I am always eager for any sort forest smell: or the slightly musty, sunshine sometimes you see such fascinating things that I hate umbrellas. I want to make that very of walk, hike. or climb. smell of hardwoods: or the mossy, clear, and you want to share your sense of wonder with clear. I have always hated umbrellas. Not j us t The anticipation in preparing for a hike ill clean smell of a waterway: or the thin-air. someone close to you; it is not e no ugh to a mild "Ohl I find that a bit distasteful!" kind keenly felt. Ours being a family which yelled metallic smell of rocks above tree line. There i"'bserve and walk on. As well, the mountains of hate, but a seething, burning desire to have "Gorp Stop!" every half-hour or so while hik is an exquisite intermingling of the minute and seem to bring people closer to each other. Ywt all umbrellas gathered together until they ing, my sister and I would prepare an elaborate the grand. The smallest detail of a leaf. a fem, ore not under scrutiny - your relationship with undergo gravitational collapse and form a concoction of granola, peanuts, raisins, dried a nower. a bird. or a lichen is not dwarfed but this person need not be the focus. and usual black hole. This antisocial urge dates back to fruit. sunflower seeds, dates. walnuts, and both enhanced by the expanse of the landscape - roles are often abandoned. h is often a relief e lementary school. When you'n: a kid rainy peanut and plain M&Ms and carefully weigh sheer slabs of vertical granite, a craggy ravine, not to have your attention centered solely on days are supposed to mean carefree hou.rs of each bag (no kidding!) so that no one would be remnants of smow on a shady slope in late each other. Instead, you both are a second party jumping in puddles and stomping on worms, robbed of his or her fair share of munc hi e~. June. the heavy green growth of trees defining to the personality of the mountain, and once right? Why then, do mothers introduce stark Nonetheless, conflict still ensued when Chryl>, the contours of the mountain. you give yourselves over to the spirit of the terror into the scene by fon:ing kids to carry a being the rype to eat a li the M&M'I first, would I especially love hiking in mountaim. neur land, words come more easily, silences are nasty plastic httle Muppets umbrella, and a ftx a baleful eye on me. the type who saves the an ocean. pausing in the hike to look down at comfortable. affections now. and the best hideous vinyl poncho that looked like it was M&Ms to eat last, sometimes resort1ng to begs the blue of the water studded wi th the darker qualities of a person are shown and are seen. used to nag down airplanes, and wear duck and bribes to get me to part with the treasured shadows of forested island , and the sea shim Similar sentiments are shared by another shoes (which, thank God, do not look anything chocolate. This gorp was tucked into an easily mering silver with the glint of the un or winner of "The Wilderness Writer Contest" like ducks)? I, for one, was always terrified that reached. outside pocket of my backpack. on glowing deeply blue in the moonlight or grad (who will receive the wall calendar, '"Moun a passing 747 would rry to land on me. That. wh1ch hours have been spent in careful organi ing between all the colors of midmght blue, tains") in this poem: however, would have been infinitely prefer zation so that all the necessary clothmg - hat, navy. periwinkle, lavender. green. aqua. and able to 'Looksng Dorky.' I tried to explain to mittens. shorts, tee shin, turtleneck. flannel turquoise, and always the hard land. green, Nn matter where our paths diruge my mother that dressing me up hke that was !>hirt, sweater- can be fit in while keepmg the steadfast. a.nd stable next to the hqu1d sen. No molter where our li1·es tok~ us like dou~ing me in mcotsne and then locking pack balanced and not too heavy. Of course. I l.11ott• nothi11g of pamtillf:. hut I felt for a Let us mut i11 the mountains me in a room w1th a Smokers Anonymou'> entropy dictates that the pack wall attaan a mnment the urge a la11dswpt' painter must meeting. but she never listened to me. So, much more dasorderly '>la te as the h1ke pro l'rpenenc~ - tn brush Rreat strokes of btf?11'11 To meld as nne in the r~joice of notur~ rather than ehm1natmg her (wh1ch would be grel>ses, but ll's mce to ~tan out well organized. and /tn~ n and purpl~-grav and ftll'l'r ll'p(lll TfJ behold the beauty that transunds all inconvement come birthdays and Christ Finally, it comes time for the rttual which ram·as Ga=ing at SIKh a sL·~ne. thrtmf(h lw/f· 1 o marwl in the greamess mases), or blowing up the weatherman. I trans truly defines the h1J..er - pulhng on thm cotton dos~d eyes. from a muuntaillltJf1 sml.es ferred all those antisocial urges to the um socks. then thick rag-wool ~ocks, then the through tn your inmost heart. The plart•. till' Re,·eliflg in the tanh-power of nowre brella. Why am I bringing thi\ up? Partly to boot.~. c ro~~ing the lace\, pulling them tight .vune. the bree=e. the bird sonq, the fra~:ram·e coursinf( through mtr bodies o11d souls stretch the article a bit. but mostly because it's around the hoob, eros!>. tighten, hool... tie, of myriad hra1•e hurgenning mtJ.fSff and flnw· and to .ftond with infinite ecstasy snow1ng. double tie. And then you're on your feet with ers - all blend into unc dear entity. o11e jf'tt•el. truly as friends Snow, too, was once a soun:e of innocent the pack heavy on your s houlder!~. looking up -Margaret Murie - Bob Mason at the mountain. or summ1t, or ridge. or rav1ne. The soaring height!> of the mountains sel- Class of '94 Page& NEWSPEAK Tuesday January 22, 1991 EDITORIAL What do WPI students need to know? Do we need to know the time and place of According to an article on page 4 of the January informed? The WPI Community could have been important meeting concerning the school' budget 16th issue of Worcester Magazine, a young woman warned without revealing the identity of th o"-C in and financial aid? Do we need to know everything may have been raped and had her leg broken on volved. What rea~ons could the President have had that the campus police report each week? Most WPI's campu o;. for not informing us'? importantly, do we need to know that someone hal) The WPI community probably would not have The inquiry on the incident was to be fini shed by allegedly been raped on WPI's campus? learned about thil. incident if it had not been for the the end of December, which gives someone almost Controversy over the lack of communication be article. Even though the article makes it very clear three weeks to publicize it along with cautionary tween WPI students and the administration has ex that the report of rape is alleged. it seems the warnings. We can only assume that President isted for a long time. Apparently this time President student body should be notified of possibility of a Strauss assumed that there was no danger to the Strauss and Vice President Brown have decided to rapist at large. students. Shouldn't we have been given the oppor take students' personal safety in their own hands. Why was it decided that ~tudenrs should not be tunity to decide? COMMENTARY Aggression will not be rewarded To the Editor: hb own people - once again anclud· than may own children. Your age. most stroy the United Nation's promise as he were in control of one-fifth of the If alTJled men invaded t1 home in ing children - now oven.ees public of them. Doing tough duty for some intemational peacekeeper. To reward world's oil reserves. And to reflect on this country. k1lled th~e in their way. hangings of di!>Senters. And daily his thing they believe in. aggression would be 10 condone the the terrible threat that a Saddam Mole what they wanted and then an troops commit atrocnies agamst Ku Let me tell you about one of the acts of those who would desecrate the Hussein armed with weapons of mass nounced the house was their.. - no wait citizens. 1ooldiers over there. S.F.C. Terry Hat· promise of human life itself. destruction already poses to human one would he1oitate about wh11t must This brutality has reverberated field. a young man from Georgia. He And we will do none of this. There life and to the future of all nations. be done. throughout the entire world. If we do sent me a ChriMmas card. And this is are times in life when we confront Together. as an America united And that i!> why we cannot hesitate not follow the dictates of our inner what he wrote. vulues worth fighting for. Thb is one against these horrors, we can. with our about what must be done halfway moral compas~ and stand up for '" Mr. Prc~ident. I JU ~t wanted you such time. coalition partners. assure that this around the world: in Kuwait. human life. then h i~ lawles'ines!. will to know my soldiers and I are ready to Each day Lhat passes means an aggression is stopped and the prin There is much in the modem world threaten the peace and democracy of do whatever mission you decide. other day for Iraq's forces to dig ciples on which this nation and the rest that is :.ubJeCt to doubts or questions the emerging New World Order we Freedom as we know and enjoy has deeper into their stolen land. Another of the civili.zed world are founded are - washed in shades of gray. But not now see: this long dreamed-of vision been taken away from another country day Saddam Hussein can work toward preserved. th e brutal aggression of Saddam we've all worked tOward for ~o long. and mu~t be restored. Although we are building his nuclear arsenal and per And so let us remember and sup Hussein against a peaceful. sovereign A year afler the joyous dawn of separated from family. friends. loved fecting his chemical and biologicol port Terry Hatfield. all our fine serv nat ion and its people. It'., black and freedom's light an Ea:.tem Europe. a ones. we will do what must be weapons capability. Another day of icemen and women. as they stand white. The facts are clear. The choice dark evil had descended 10 another done ... We stand ready and waiting. atrocities for Amnesty lntemational ready on the frontier of freedom. will· unambiguou1> . part of the world. But we have the Ood Bless you and the U.S.A.'" 10 document. Another day of intemn ing to do their duty and do it well. Right vs. Wrong c hance - and we have the obligation Terry understands the moral obli· tional outl aws. instead of interna They deserve our complete and enthu The terror Saddum Hu ~~cin ha '> - to stop nnhlcs.' aggre~>sion . gar ion thnt ha~ compelled our extraor tional law. siasti c support - and lasting grati imposed upon Kuwait violates every I have been in war. I have known dinary multi-national coalition to I ask you to thin!.. about the eco tude. principle of human decency. L1 ~ t cn to the terror ofcombat. And I can tell you make th i' M:tnd in the Gulf. To look nomic devastation that Saddam Presidellf Georf!,e Bush what Amne1>1y lntem:ui onal ha\ docu thi' with all my heart: I don't want this international terrorbt '>traight in H u~'>ei n would continue to wreak on The Whire House mented. ··widc-.prc•ld abu'c' of hu there to be war ever again. I am deter the eye and say· no concessions. To the world"\ cmergmg democrocic~ if Washington. DC. man righ t' have been pcrpctnucd by mined 10 do abo;olutc ly everything proclann for no"' and for the future: lra41 fMcc' . urb1tmry arre-.t and pth\ible 10 the ' earch for a peaceful no compromi<,c.<;. Tntxar I!. li ne, ., b)' lfctenuon l!.llhouttrial of thou,and' ... re-.olution to lhi' cri'i' but onl~ 1! our r n: ~e n'e to thc tact that aAgr~ · w1de,pn:ad torture ... impcN tlun ol the pe.it:l.' " gc numc. 11 11 1'1!'-l' 11n 'lion '~ 111 not he re" urdcd the death pcn.tlt) and thc C:"\lratu dltl.il pnnc1pll'. nul U fl ~;'I\ Cille nt . T~ rr) "'"' ' thou,and' t~f mill'\ c' ctuuon ol hundred' n r un.1mh:d But \\hill- \\.C '-l".lrl·h h ll 111.11 olll• lrom tlu: Wlut c ll!lu'' l'l ,,,. 'hare CIVIh tl M1v.. ouri) w1ll part.. it o,elfjust north ol by Alton Reiclt until it wa ~ clear that m1n1mnl Newspeak Stqff amount of damage hall been done and Kuw.ut and ~ t un shelhug. The other there \\alo no los~ of life. What 'ur· BA w1ll lind lt'!cll off the coa" of FirM of alii would hl..e to apologile pri~!. me i" that the l"ucli' ha\c Kuwait 'hclling mland position!>. I l'or mtS\tng last -wee I.. ·, flllpcr. My :.hown <>o much re,traiOt. and agreed ,u,pcct that the Marine drvi -.ion Mill word proce-,,or ond I had a di,agrcc· not to retaliate for the moment The m the Gulf w1ll land m northem ment:J\ to -who b boss. I usually wwe latc~t word. though. i<. that l1>rael will Kuw1111. wh1lc other Marines and the my column u'ing Microsoft Worl..-.. -,trike bacl.. if there'" another auacl... I Dc\ert Rab wtll move north from ' and New<,pcal.. u~' Microwft Word. s u~pect that Israel "til u~ e1thcr her Saudi Ambrn into Kuwait. In effect You'd thin!.. that a ">Oftware company air force. or the Jencho mas~ile . The Allied forces w1ll try to force a nonh would 10clude rou une~ m thear pro Jericho is an indigenou!.ly de\Jgned em front and a southem front in the gram' 10 allow them 10 u~ each and bu1h missile that come' 10 two ground war. a\ well as auempting 10 other"l> files. ngh t? No ~uch lucl... version ... one " ith a 750 mile ra nge cut lraqt \Upply line<, 10 Kuwait. Only Woris includeo, a routine to convert to and the other with an II 00 mile range. umc w1ll tell. Word. but ~omctime~. like last week. I ~uspec t that either ver~io n can carry 11 doesn't work So th" week I om a nuclear warhead. and I behcve that u\ing Wordperfect {becau..e it IS in l<;r.tel will u~e nuclear munition~ if front of me) nnd l" m saving thi as a lmq u~s anything but convenuonal text file. warheads. I believe that th b cvcnmg. The war 10 the gulf is on. and so far Friday. will be cructal m Stephen McGrath '92 Kim Johnson '91 Ned Ames '92 Eric Bell '92 We gave peace a chance •• now it's time to In general. I don't believe in wur but the If collective ~ecuri ty ;, gomg to worlo. we The President Ita~ done an excellem job of free the Kuwatic~ . The troop .. over there are people of Kuwait need our help now. Saddnm had to act. I ju~t wonder how we, and the world conducting thoughtful foreign policy since the sacrificing thcm-.clves for something they Hussein did not acknowledge our allempt'> at a will react the next time that a Mrong country beginning of this crbil>. I think the use of force believe in. and I have the highest respect for peacful solution -;o force was the only an\wcr. conquers a \muller one. thts lime '"Y without " an appropriate tactic in evicung Hussein that. I only hope that not too many live'> arc lo~t in any effect on world oil ~ upplies'? from Kuwait. the process. Sounding Off FroiD Stoddard Be All You Can Be by Matt Meytr AWOL. There were acrually ~orne unsuh<;tan ask you ... " he pauo;ed to take a breath and add nearly empty dining area when the coach sug· tiated repons that a few helicopters and a a hllle bravado to his voice "if you have done gc,tcd they go to the back room. Lo and Ntws~ak Staff battalion of tanlo.s had defected and ~ urren anything challenging ~ince graduation?" behold. when they arrived there just happened "Be all you can be" (or maybe just a lillie bit dered. "Yes. I go to one of the most competitive to be. well. lei~ just :.ay about 8 fraternity less). That was Saddam (no my middle initial Saddam did all right getting men to sign up. Engineering Schools in America" I replied a' pledge c lus~ member:.. They were all sitting really isn't "E") Hussein's sales pitch to thou but I guess they didn't have the mettle. the motter-of-fnctly :ll! I could. there quietly. eating. and occasionally rubbing sa.nds of young Iraqi men early la:.t year. "Join mettle to be marine~ . "Oh.'' he quipped. I had taken all the wind rhc si de~ of their closely 1>haved heads. AI· for the life experience. the rigorous training The marines. by the way. pretend that they ou1 of his sails and. God. it was funny. "Well. though it is common for pledges to cal to (which of course will prepare you for an execu· are choosy about who joins but that '~> all B.S. good luck in you studies and remember. the gether. thi~ was no coincidence especially tive position at any Fonune SOO company). and 1 know because they called me. of all people. U.S. Armed Forces are alway~ there if you're con,idcring how out of character they were ul the opportunity to see the world (including the last winter. Tiley hud a prc11y good pitch and interested." lca~t compared to their predecessors. I have to sandy beaches of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia}. it went like th is. It was about noon one day "Thunlo.·you," I said. give them ~orne credtt.) So the two pro~pec tlv e After seeing these glorious tmages of the mili· during Christma' brcalo. when I go1 the call. "Thank-you. goodbye." he replit' wa,hmgton. D.C. average' over one murder by Jonathan Drumm~y per day. mo\tly among the young of all ethnic Ntwsp~ak SUljj groups. We hear more about soldiers' water Probably the only people in the world not to '>Uppltcs nowaday' than the conditions m gho.:t· know there':. a war going on in the Mtddle Etl\1 to' acroo,s the Unued States. GIVEUS$20, arc the people or that nati\e tribe in the Phillip Rebellion' 10 Ethioptn, Ntcaragua. Chad. prnc' that wa' only found m rhe 1970'"· Yet Libcna. Ethnic violence in South Africa. how many people know that there·, another Athcrbijtan, Beirut. More we haven't even heard of. Why? We're focused 011 the problem war our lhere, 111 Lithuania. A war who'e counterpan~ huve formed world opinion. In of the wcelo. or the month. A spectacular 1968. Sovtel tanks rolled into C:t.ccho!olovolo.i a occurrence might result in work for close to a ANDWEUGIVE year, such tl'> starvallon in Ethiopia a few years to crush an attempt at democracy. In 1989, the Chinese rolled into Tiancmen Square. Now. in ugo. A couple of weeks ago. however, it wa ~ reported thai there ts a threat of starvation in I 991. Soviet tanks are at it again. L:1~t weclo.. that area of A frlca (;ven worse that that in 1985. the Red Army took over the tclcvi~ton station in Vtlntus. Ltthuania by rolling tanlo.'> over Wall there be another Live Aid? More likely You THE RuNS. USO tours to Saudi Arabia. barricades and the people manning them. Both Is it po!>sible ft.r Americu to think nboul $20 MID-WEEK LIFT TICKET.* televi~ion and regular camera crew'> were there. filming what wac; going on. The new\ more than one concept at a 11me? In one way made the front page of lhe New Yorl Time.,, or another. what happens on page A 12 of the Mount Snow, Vermont is giving all you college stu but it dtdn't get more than a few minutes on Telegram & Gazelle or twenty-one minutes dents a run for your money. In fact, we're giving you all na11onal TV. into the evenmg news is just as imponant as the 84 runs-everything from our six ne\tV Sun brook inter There arc several hundred thousand Amen· hcadline!> ... You might want to remind our can troop<> in Saudi Arabia, Turkey and now lendel"' of thts. Thanks to Wombat. here are a mediate trails to the North Face expert terrain. And all for brael. As I write this. 9 have been pronounced few numbers to help out. President George $20. Firm. MIA. That i'>. wme of them may '>till be altve. Bu'>h, White House: 1-202-456·7639. FAX I· 202-456-6208. US Congress: 1-800-852- For a taped ski report, call (802) 464-2151 . For more ~n our inner cities. the death rate among YO»ng black males i:. higher than that of Vietnam. 3446. ask for !ipecific Committee. Member of information, call (802) 464-8501 . the Ho\be or Senator. IJiount euotu. When It Conies.., lie~ su.c, No 0. Else Is Close. Page 10 NEWSPEAK Tuesday January 22, 1991 COMMENTARY Standing on a Soapbox The War, oops, sorry, Police Action by Frodo concept of freedom. ~hould have reful\ed to impossibility the situation is resolved without Should US forces be in the Middle EIISt send troops until their fundamental indtvidual n draft it Nhould be taken a.' an opportunity to now? No. If they should be any place it is in I bet that all of you are just waiting for me rights would be respected by the Saudi ~. You examine th b principle of a totalitarian ~ tat e. Lithuania. This i ~ the incident that clinched it 10 write a bn about the situation in the Persian can underl> tand the Saudi!. living like Neander Is it in America's !.elf intereM to fight in the for me. The government of the Unncd States Gulf. Well. I have been philosophtcally wres thals, their cuhure reinforces that ~tnd of Persian Gulf? First off there is very little that has adopted a foreign policy that send~ almost tling with the problem !Iince it started but it thinking. but to intentionally submit free men qualifies a~ being in "America's" self-interest. half a million troops around the world to pro took a seemingly unrelated event to confirm and women to that junk i' suicide. Don't give If the sovereignty of the US was riding on the tecta group of as~ backward totalitarian states my suspicions. Here is how it goes. FiNt. do me any of that rubbish about respecting their Persian gulf it would be in our self-interest to from one of their own kind when it will whim we have a right to invade Kuwait and/or Iraq? ~ iet y and how I should not Judge other defend ou~el ves. I see nothing that qualifies per when the bloodiest modem regime, the Of course we do! Lraq has obvio~ly violated peoples cultureJ.. Bull. There are objective here. Argument' about securing "our-oil" are Soviet Union. rolls troops into an independent almost every possible standard of civilization. standards of right and wrong. Individual free just as collectivist as the fact that almost all state that was working toward an enlightened To retaliate against an invader like Hussein is dom of movement. propeny. expresli ion and Middle Eastern countrie!. stole. sorry " nation !IOCiety. What the hell are we doing!!!! It is of course morally acceptable. Secondly. do we religion arc not some pragmatic system that we alized", the oil from American & British petro obvious that our government has no concept of have an obligation to restore Kuwait? No. happened to adopt. The principlel> of freedom leum companies. Collectively "we·· do not right and wrong. no concept of individual Kuwait was a monarchy. Who cares if a and individual rights are NOT morally compa own any oil. Consumers do not buy their oil rights. no concept of freedom. Gorbachev is an monarchy is replaced by a moron? Not me. Is rable to collectivist !.tates who violate rights of from a government run (just regulated) com utter bastard. but wait... He won the Nobel there any country in the Middle East who does individual ~ consistently qua collectivbt state. pany. The concept of a government securing a peace prize. That makes sense. Nobel invented not practice some form of totalitarian collec In l>hort. there is no state in the Middle East consumer good for the consumption of it's dynamite. Remember our government is steal tivism? No. Israel comes in last when it comes worth helping in any way. If there was an population would please Marx to no end. I am ing money from us to give it to the Ru~sian to being inane. but Israel consistently violates individual rights, capitalist based front in the an advocate of laissez-faire capitalism. which government. Gee. why don't we jusr slit our individual rights just like all the other wackos area it would deserve freely given suppon. means the government has nothing to do with own wrists. Bush continues to pruise Gor over there. It is bad enough that the US robs its which brings me to my next argument. the economy. Economic arguments are also bachev for his supporfbf the coalition. Oor taxpayers to fund the braeli economy and that The US military is being supported with false. There IS plenty of oil in the United bacllev understands what the coalition stands we have protected it since it~ inception. but on stolen property. otherwi-;e known as taxes. States. It is just that (a) the government for. Nothing. No principles. no goals. no moral grounds Israel is nothing to be proud of. This by itself is enough 10 negate the moral controls it or (b) it is in an environmentally ideals. no morals. and no consistency, but Iraq itself is a bastion of irrationalism. but the sanction of a presently otherwise voluntary sensiti ve nren. If you wish to read arguments plenty of compromise, collectivism. death, US government gave it money and military force. I have wrilten before on taxes. so I won't concerning the government interference in oil bloodshed, coercion and destruction. suppon in its war against Iran. It is not go at it agam. uflice to :.ay that whatever is and it'l> results I highly recommend George In summary our government is allying itself surprising that Hussein is the President of the being done with tax money is immoral what Reisman's book Tlr~ ~:m ·~rnm~nt at.:ainst th~ with cutthroats and enemies of individual free Iraqi Socialist Pany. Saudi Arabia is just as ever it accomplishes. This brings us to the next ~C'tmnmy. As far as the environment is con dom in an attempt to curb a socialist moron bad. What do you think of a country that won't pan of voluntary suppon. the service. Enlist cerned I have several problems. First "public who we helped maintain power. There is no let its women drive, show themselves in public ment nght now is voluntary, but every young propeny" is a contradiction. Government economic reason for us to be there, or any in most cases and tolerate no alcohol. pork or man (~orry girls they are going to let the boys holdings should be sold 10 private individuals. where. Our government is prepared to institute anything contrary to the state religion? Sounds have a lithe fun) is potentially subject to one of Secondly private individuals have a right qua the draft. a violation of individual rights, to like a fundamentalist Christian paradi'le, but the great barbaric practices of our government. property rights. to use their propeny in any fund their stupidity. A popularly elected dicta it's not. it's one of the coumries we huve allied The Draft. The draft is an aberration of a free manner they see fit. If they wish to dig for oil. tor is running amuck over several potentially ourselves with, alongside the Syrians: great, ~ ociety . The collectivist conceptthnt the state build condo • rai e cattle, cut for timber or free states in Europe and we are doing nothing. just great. None of the Middle Eastern coun owns the individual again rears it's ugly head. keep as is for their pleasure, so b.: it. The only It could be argued that the US should have gone tries makes Amnesty International's "WE BE All individual rights are being abrogated when "environmental" legislation needed is vigor in the instant Hussein took US hostages. Now OK'' list when it comes to human rights. an individual is forced to serve. potentially ous enforcement of property rights. I.E. If that question is moot. Evil is i111potent if free What the hell is the US ready to light for? with his life. The draft represents "involuntary someone dumps anything on my propeny or men and women (thank you Loretta) identify it Certainly not for individual rights! It is an servitude." which is unconstitutional. You pollutes my water or air I can sue their ass as such and refuse to gtve it their sanction. insult to every American principle of freedom cannot get around that. The argument that the without them claiming protection under any Identify for yourself the evils in this situation that we should send troops to be stationed in a state should expect service in payment for government "standard." America can support and do not sanction them. If you personally country that claims it's barbaric laws apply to protection is fallacious. How can a state pro its own fuel needs if the government would get want to free Kuwait then do something about it. the US soldiers. Georgie boy, if he had any tect rights by violating them? If by some its fat hands out of the economy. but do not legislate me into complying for I will not. non servitum. 1« ~ .x NJ~ my PLAl.e •~ REALrrY. 0 G'-h.P t O ~\.l.P t ~I.A.P. \ $CAUTION$ CPEN POOL REACTOR , Tuesday January 22, 1991 NEWSPEAK Page11 Students studying abroad \\fEAT m'l 5HOI<.TCOn1LNG5, mftt\/( " could become terrorist targets ' (CPS) - The biggest succe.,, in American \\ hich call~ it,elf the "Secret Popular Revolu htgher education th1~ year - the boom 1n tionary Movement," udvised the s tudent ~ to foreign 'tudy program' - may be about to 1-.eep n low prolile. even though they're prc11y become ih btgge't nightmare. 'ure 11 wa' a hoax. Some of the 6<1.000-70.0()() American~ "At thil> point. they don't know if it wa' 1>tudying <~brood th1~ yl!ar could becom-.: target!> !.enou' or not ," satd State Department spol..e~ of tcrrori''' in a Pcr~ia n Gul f war. or at l ea~t womon Nydu Novodvor..l..y. "They're inclined fmd 11 hard to get horne in event of \\ar. to thtnk it'!> a hoax. Of course. we haven't A~ the Jan. 15 United Nations deadline for invaded Iraq. either," ~he noted four days be lrnq to withdmw 11~ troops from Kuwait fore the United Nations deadline. pa~\ed. 'tuden~ and parent' Oooded campu' In April 1986, following the U.S. bombing l>tudy abroad office~ with quelotiOO!> about their of Ltbya. numerous college • including ,afety. Stephen~. St. John'~ . Bate~. Yale and Unton The concerns. however. have not tron,lated College. canceled all or part of their regular mto trip cancellattOil\. fore1gn 'tudy dtrcctol"> 'ummer abroad programs. mamtain. Business and leisure travelers. if not 'tu "Obviou~ly, we have had que:;tion~ from dents. !>harply curtailed tripl> to the Middle East parents and tudenl\,'' said Gary John,ton. and Europe during the first two weeks of head of the Mudy abroad program at the Uni January. Many of tho..e who did go switched versi ty of Arizona. "But as far as I !..now it from U.S. airlines. travel observers said. ha'>n't affected enrollment." Advance bookings for European travel. for "We are seeing a lot of concern on the pan in~tance. have dropped 25 percent to 50 per of Mudent~ and parent\." admmed Jeff Bliss. cent in recent weeks. reponed Roger Ballou. of ~pokesman for Peppcrdine University in Cali American Express's Travel Related Service~ fornia. "But. we're not l.I.!Cing a drop in enroll Group. Officials there ci te ~ecurity concernl> ment. In fact. all our programs are filled to ru. well as the economic ~lowdown and htgher capacity." fare' for the drop. Pepperdine students and professor\, along Mo\t foreign !>tudy directo~. although with tho\C of six other U.S. unive~iues with they're encouraging students to use common programs thil> year in Florence. Italy. recently <;ensc and maintain a low profile, will heed received nearly identical letters th reatening advice by the State Department. which hasn't them with reprisal if the United State!> went to urged any extra caution~ be taken in Europe. war with Iraq. " It'.; bustne,., as usual," said Pepperdine's t+-Vl-lffo CPS Students and faculty from Georgetown, Bliss. During orientation session~. students f.;( Syracuse, California State and Florida State studying abroad are advi..ed "not to stand out as ~ f' Ol-0 {;-JE.S Tb tr\ArT' GR06NIN& universities and the Univer;ny of Mtchigan Americans," but that 'l. more as a counesy to also received the threats. the host country than a security precaution. Italian authorities investigating the group. Entrepreneurship at WPI Bush asks collegians to get behind by Toby WymDn These events could range from guest lecturers to panel discussions. The club will be working the war effort As students arc completing thei r MQP's and in ll'Ssoc iation with the recently established Bush A~k~ Collegtans To Get Behmd The they wanted and then announced the house was IQP's we would like to bring their attention to WPI Venture Forum, headed by Profesbor War Effon (CPS) - Apparently hoping to now theirs-no one would hesitate about what The Grant Entrepreneurial Schola.r;hip. The William Gasko of the Project Department. defuo;e u gathering anti-war movement on the must be done." he wrote. scholarship is awarded to an MQP. IQP. or Those interested tn becornmg involved in thts nation's campul.C'>. President Bu~h \Cnt an "And that i A chance to change the world, no strings attached At Microsoft, we don't hire bright leadership of your own. people and then control their every move. Are you free? We simply hand you the resources and let Learn more about high-tech Sales you run. and Systems Engineering at Microsoft . H changing the way the world thinks, by interviewing with us on and talks, and works, campus. If you are a candi sounds like a worthwhile ( )Jl l·;tlllj1ll '- date for a Bachelor's de way to spend your days, 1111lT\ iL'\\ '- ,.( )J' gree, then we want to talk consider spending them at htiJ lillll' .\L'L'lllll1l Rl'j11'l''-l'11Lll j, l''- & with you. Microsoft. We're the world Systems Engineers We are an equal oppor leader in microcomputer I·L·h. I.~. jl)l) I tunity employer and are software development. You Sl'l' \\ llll' ( ';tl'l'LT working toward a more cul can help us retain this title, ( .L'IlllT !1 lJ' lk·t;tJI'- turally diverse workplace. while exercising some Making it all make sense· Tuesday January 22, 1991 NEWSPEAK Page 13 CLUB CORNER Alpha Phi OmeJ.!a ~4K3. Dunng thl\ meetmg. Professor Ljungqui-.t Have you C\-cr a-.l..cd your\ell. "Why am I w1ll conduct a pre,cnllltion on ornl spcal..mg. O.K. f'ir\tth•ng' llr\t Th" "my liN Club Hello agam evcl)onc! hcreT I mean really wonder "b thl\ all there Refrc~hmenl\ will be '-trved! Comer. 'o nobod) better p1ck on me!! Nov. Welcome bad.. from Winter Bn:al... We 1'o'!" What'-; life all about anyway'! Believe It A BRIEF bu,inel>l> meeting w1ll follow. then. on w1th the new\ have a lot to do th•' upcommg year. or not. you're not alone. 'At one umc or Topic:.to be di'icu~sed include: the high M:hool (Con~titution Rcvi,ion~ . budget. helpmg out another. almo!lt everyone a\1..\ thl\ .. amc que' e~'illY conte\1. Worcester G.rls Club Coloring Welcome bad.. I hope everyone had a good the unoflic1al fnend' of BILAGA. etc.) tion. Do you have un answer'? Are you Mlli<;lied Book contc:.t. and upcoming company tours. break. Thi~ i' the Alpha Phi Omega Club The MIT dance Fnday n1ght y,a' a great \UC With It'! Sec you tomght! Comer. Of cour~oc, 1f you are readmg thi-.. you ccsl>. Lob of people \howed up. Ir nnyone A!.k your..clf thi~ question. "Am I ~>ati\lied SWE i-. alway:. lookmg for new. excited already know that. For tho'c of you who don't knows of nny more event\ huppcmng in the with the way thing' areT' Arc you sall!llicd membcn.. Anyone interested in finding out know. APO ,., a co-ed. nationw•dc. service near future. let me know and I w1ll get the info getting up in the morning (or afternoon II\ the what SWE i~ all about is encouraged to jom our fraternity. but we're more like an organiLation. out to the rest of the club. ca<>e may be). eating breakfo.<;t. gomg to clo,s. mectng tonight! Application:. are still being APO sponsors projects on the WPI cam pus The meeting is tentatively scheduled for watching a little TV. panic~ on the weekend' accepted. (like the Servant Auction and The Service to this Thursday. Get 11 touch to lind out wh<;n and Tuesday nigh!'i, and going to !llcep'! Studcnto; Award) and around the Worcester and where. "Hey, don't knock it," someone is ~ay in g. Women's Crew Team area. Sound interesting -come to u meeting and " It 'l> n living." Or. a~ George Burns said. " I get try it out. The omicron Iolii chapter of APO Kelli up in the morning and read the obituary col Are you tired of playing your high -.chool meets every Monday at 6:30 in SL 104. umn. If I'm not in there. then I ~have." ~port? Want to try !>Omething new and excit Anyone with questions concerning Bi Coming up we'll look at how life can be ing? Want to work out your entire body'? Want Anyway. for all the brothers out there don't LAGA can contac t: Shane McBride. BoJt ~2K: lifted from the mundane and infused with to get rid of that holiday fat? WPI Women's forget these upcoming spring events: Janet Richardson. Dean of Student., Office: or purpo:.e by knowing the God of the umvcr\e Crew i' for you! No eJtpcrience or previous ~end mail to BiLAGA in the Student ActivltiC\ per-;onally! We'll loot.. at the perl>on of Jcllu' tmming required! If you've rowed before. Oflice. All inquire' arc conlidential. Christ and learn how Je\ull can change your come bad.. and revi tali7e the team. If you've RUSH life. got a commanding voice and want to be in Que.,tlons'! A Alpha Chi Rho again. Thank you!! We can't wai t to collect on hope for the be:.t of them. in!! all who attempt to Mund in our "'ay! the bet. Congratl> to Becca. With her hardcM On a lighter note. thank'> to Beth Anne for a Well. I can't think of anything el~c wonh Greeting!> from the Crow house! I hope Gig book task completed Dnyna's proven how great job organizing the housewamling. and mcnt•oning, except that I Lhink it'~ time Jim everyone has ~cttl ed back into the house after much a pledge claso; w1lling to worlo.. together thanks to all who atlcnded. Don't forget about Payne ~ccl..s profc~siona l help- it's j~t uncool break. and is really into classes. God knows can accomplish. the Housing Corp/Chapter Budget meeting to wear womens' pink dresses. those seniors are. I mu<;t apologiLC. because Well. we cenainly arc a pledge eta's work Sunday night. Get psyched for the meeting this week's column was supposed to bring you ing LogeLher and we're buck. u~ many or the Wcdne~>day. and don't forget your dollar for the highly journalistic prose of Jonas Dedinas. other Greek tlanuary 26~ 7:00 pill Alden Hall featuring ADAM'S EVE DFATII DEFEYEING GRAVIIY MYSCIHEF 11IE SOCIE1Y OF BEVERAGES 11DN RED LINE with CHARLIE HALL Featured in M1Vs "Half Hour Cotnedy Hour," A&E's "Evening at the hnprov" and on the Con1edy Channel. ~~Rhode Island's.fun1liest stand-up comic." -Pawtucket T il11es $2.00 admission Tuesday January 22, 1991 NEWSPEAK Page15 CLASSIFIEDS SPRING BREAK '91 - Can't afford STUDY ABROAD IN AUSTRALIA - Spring Breat..? Think again! Panama City Information on semester. summer. J-term. r------,New..,eek Wll run ~hedllrM lot al WPII1Udenll, lacutly ll'td IIIH Fr.. Ciassdoeds are l*nRIId 1D SIX (6) lineS Ads ot a ~ ~Qture and ads longef !han 5111 tnes mu51 be Pllld lot at tne ott ~ rile ol S5 00 lor the litsl $IJc Beach. Florida from $ 11 9. Montego Bay/ Gr.1d uate. and l ntern~hip programs. All l ...Tru st ... Believe... Obey ... Our highest commendations to the Berkshire Security. Once again, we reiter Summer Internships (Employment) ate the importance of the dress code. Clu b available in FRANCE!!! Contact Profes Berkshire. sor Sisson. Room WB307T for details. Une connaissance du francais est exige. Roadtrips in freezing rain are fun. L------J - Molly. Arnall, Fleming, Dolan and Don't forget February 14th ... Make it a What Evil Plan put me in this c;ituation? Are you undecided about your major? Stevie - Great job! The Johns. day to remember! Thinking about changing your major'? This is not a world of my creation Wondering what you'll do after gradu Wake up in time for class today? I used to be a deceiver, told my'>e lf my I have no luck with negotiation ation? Come tall.. to alumni at "WHAT TO own lies. now I see right through them, Sadistic thoughts give Mrong BE OR NOT TO BE.'' Tue!.day. January Apartment.\ from now to May or longer. I've been deceived too many ti mcs ... and temptation... 29.199 1 ?:()().9:30pm in the lower wedge. 2, 3. 4 bedrooms, appl iances, offstreet now I see ir was all a pan of your Plan. parking. $400 up. Cull Edic at 799-2728. , SCHLUMaRGER FIELD Board Walk Indian Trains \. al\o I!XI'!Crt t•hcat,. 'o 11 "dc.... rable to"' uid bet' by Ajay Klta11110 ENGINEERS when pluymg wrth u '>trang.cr. l:.ating .., al\o ew.rpeak Staff DOJI'T: qu11e populur. Friday, December 7, 1990 Sunday, December 16, 1990 6:22am - NOISE COMPLAINT: Neighbor calls reporting loud yelling in area of Theta Chi fraternity IO:O~pm- ASSIST WORCESTER POLICE: Intoxicated male in from of Sig Ep fraternity house. house. Officer investigates. House advised. record check reveals warrant. su bject arrested. Saturday, December 8, 1990 Friday. December 21, 1990 1:38am - MEDICAL EMERGENCY: Officer requeMing ambulance for ' tudent who ha' fallen 2:47pm - BREAK INTO RESIDENCE: Student report' his apartmem has been entered. rear door behind Strauon Hall. Student transported to hospital. possible broken arm. kicked in. Officer responds. report filed . 2:39am - NOISE COMPLAINT: Repon of loud party in Fu ller apartments. Officer~ investigate. party located and ndvi~d 10 quiet down. ' 11 :2 1pm - MEDICAL EMERG ENCY: TKE Fratemuy House at 65 Wachu~u St. requesting Wednesday, December 26, 1990 Ambulance. Officer reports male •~ intoxicated and ha.' fallen down. \U\tained M:alp inJury. I 1:28pm- BREAK IN AT FRATERN ITY: Member of Zeta P,i calls to report brenk into house. Injured party reful>~ transport to ho~pi t a l. Officer re!.pond~. Worcel>ter Police notified. Sunday, December 9, 1990 Thursday, January 3, 1991 5:07am- ALCOHOL VIOLATION: Officer report'> <,peaking with mmor leaving fraternity hou~ I I :07am - BREAK INTO BUILDING: Staff member of Kavcn Hall reports theft in computer lab. 1n po session of alcohol. Alcohol dumped. Officer respondo;. mvesllgation pending. Monday, December 10, 1990 Wednesday, January 9, 1991 I2:05am- MISSING PERSON: P arent~ ofmtssing student requesting repon be filed with Worce<:ter '5: IOpm - BREAK INTO BUILDING: Lab moni torcalb from Atwater Kent reporting theft from lab. Pollee. Worce.\ler police notified. Officer re~pond ~. report filed. 4:20pm -SUSPICIOUS PERSON: Couch calls from Gym reporting young girl being cha,ed do''" Part.. Ave by unt..nown male. Ofllcer' re'pond. WPD notified gtrl lrttn~ported home. 9:22pm - MEDICAL EMERGENCY: Student ha' fallen on football field. pos~ihle heud injury. Thursday, January 10. 1991 Officers re\pontl. ambulance notdted. Mudelll trun,pnned 10 ho~pilal. I 2:00am- MEI)fCAI. EMERGENCY: Student from Stoddard reporung laceration to hand. Officer report ~ student with !Ievere cut transported by ambulance. Tuesda), December II. 1990 SAFETY TIP: Campus pohce would lit..e to remmd \ludcntJ. ul the hanrdo; of \hdmg in the snO\\ J·23am SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY · Otfic\!rs ,pc,tt..mg 10 group of tratemity pledge' behind and on the \Crvtcc mad,. Many injuries have occurcd due to ' hding in the pa\1 fe\\ weeh. l1 1ggin~ House. Group involved in pledging ucll\lly. 4:26am - THEFT FROM MOTOR VEIIICLE: Vchide in Goddard Parkmg lot brot..~:n into. aucmptcd thefl. Officer re<,pontl' and repon filed Wednesday, December 12. 1990 What's Happening? 1:25am- ASSAULT AND BATTERY: Prc~ident of Phi Sig requc'tllng officer in regard' 10 paM u"nuh. Officer rc,ponds. repon filed. 7:27pm - SUSPICIOUS PERSON: Sllldcnt report' ~u~p1c1ou~ male behind tree in the rellr of Olin Hall. Officers chect.. area. no one located. Tuesday, January 22 Frida)', December 14. 1990 4: 15 and 4:45pm - Buse" leave for Waehuseu Mountain St..• Area for St..i Club Outing: 2:42pm ASSIST WORCESTER POLICE: Officer.. u"i'ting w11h traffic comrol on Park Ave. will return at 9:45pm and 10: 15pm. Anyone welcome, weall1cr permiuing. Multiple traffic accidents with inJune ... 7:30pm - Cincmatech. "Mo Beller Blue~:· Perreault Hall. Free. Healers With Aids: Preventing Wednesday, January 23 8:00pm - V1dco. "One Flew Over the Cuckoo·, Ne~t." Gompei's Place, Free Further Damage Thursday, January 24 aware of the po~iti\ c rc,uh. With O.R. nur-.es. by Thomas A. Pane II :OOam - AI Re!.earch Group Meeting. FL320 the ca\C '' le.'" complc't. because the nu~c can Newspeak Staff be rea,.,.gncd to another l>ef\ice with no change in pay. Doctof\, on the other hand. l' riday, January 25 The pan1c concemmg AIDS has 1wi~1ed must be approached more carefully. In light of II :OOam - Computer Science Colloquium. FL:\20. and turned ever ~ince the di..,ea'>e came oo the the long )Car.. it tat..c' to be trmncd as a ltOOpm - Mtke Healy and the "Stannakers:· Gompci's Place, $1. v.orld medicnl scene. There were the pha'e' of 'urgcon, the onl} other option,, other th.tn fear. uncertamty, crlllcl\m of homO,I:).U3I\, 1 Bedroom, Like New. Air Conditioned, Large 2-0oor Auto-Defrost Refrigerator. ·