The California Tech Volume CXVIII Number 5 Pasadena, California Tech.Caltech.Edu October 27, 2014 Rosenbaum Inaugurated As Caltech’S Ninth President

The California Tech Volume CXVIII Number 5 Pasadena, California tech.caltech.edu October 27, 2014 Rosenbaum inaugurated as Caltech’s ninth president

NEERA SHAH science and its evolving relationship and Crafoord Editor-in-Chief with government, industry, and laureates. David private philanthropy. Everyone L. Lee (PhD ’74), Dr. Thomas F. Rosenbaum was was also welcome to attend the chair of the Board inaugurated as Caltech’s ninth inauguration convocation and the of Trustees, president on Oct. 24. The festivities all-campus reception that followed. presided over took place over two days, beginning The inauguration ceremony the ceremony. with a panel discussion on Oct. 23. began with a processional led by The Caltech The “Science and the University- Fiona A. Harrison (chief marshal, Convocation Brass Government Partnership” panel chair of the presidential search and Percussion was open to the public; Robert J. committee and Benjamin M. Rosen Ensemble, Zimmer, president of the University Professor of Physics), Konstantinos directed by of Chicago and member of the P. Giapis, (convocations marshal William W. Bing, National Science Board, led the and professor of chemical lecturer in concert discussion on future directions of engineering), and eight Nobel band and jazz band, played during the processional. Lee commented during his opening remarks that the Robert A. Millikan’s hood is placed on Thomas F. Rosenbaum as per Caltech tradition for inaugu- rating presidents. inauguration Photo Courtesy of Michael Wong marked the opening of a new chapter for and his wife, and Pasadena City three learned societies were also Caltech and introduced Richard Council members. Coming from in attendance: Edward Stone of C. Flagan, chair of the Officers farther away, delegates from other the National Academy of Sciences, of the Faculty and the Irma and academic institutions traveled to Matthew Scott of Carnegie Ross McCollum-William H. attend the event; among these were Institution for Science, and Steve Corcoran Professor of Chemical Michael Collins from University of Hindle of Huntington Library and Engineering and Environmental Oxford, Bethany L. Ehlmann from Gardens. Science and Engineering, to Brown University, Marc Kastner Junior Catherine Jamshidi, welcome everyone on behalf of from Massachusetts Institute of president of the Associated the faculty. Technology, Subra Suresh from Students of the California Institute The event was attended by Carnegie Mellon University, and of Technology (ASCIT), gave a Members of the Caltech Convocation Brass and Percussion Ensemble play during a California State Assembly James Howe from Pepperdine speech on behalf of the the processional, directed by William Bing. Photo Courtesy of Michael Wong member, the mayor of Pasadena University. Representatives from Continued on page 2 Elon Musk announces “time to unveil the D” on Twitter

CASEY HANDMER motor, and the fastest version, pulling an average of 0.9 gs. The (less than a year since starting) (sonar), and a forward looking Contributing Writer the P85+, does 0-60 in a staid, number of road-legal cars that can progress with car autopilot. camera. In combination, they work lumbering 4.2 seconds. If there’s do this can be counted on one hand. Rather than aiming for complete well enough to hold or change There’s the Bugatti Veyron and a autonomy, like Google or the lanes, perform adaptive cruise handful of other supercars which DARPA grand challenge, Tesla control, check for cars or objects in cost in excess of a million dollars. has decided to pick a bunch of blind spots, recognize speed limits, There are a few electric one-offs, cheaper, more versatile sensors, and automatically brake the car to including the Wrightspeed X-1 then gradually upgrade the avoid a collision. It remains to be (2.9 seconds), the Rimac Concept software that translates their input seen how well this system works in 1/Volar E (2.8 seconds) and the to car control. Tesla’s sensor array practice, or how effective it actually White Zombie, a converted 1972 includes GPS, forward-looking is in combating driver fatigue and Datsun that reaches 60 mph in 1.8 radar, omnidirectional ultrasound Continued on page 4 seconds and dispatches the quarter mile in 10.24 seconds. But none of them Tesla Motors announced the Model P85D in October. seat five with -teslamotors.com cargo, and On Oct. 1, Elon Musk tweeted one thing everyone can agree on, none are “... time to unveil the D ...” Unlike it’s that this is embarrassingly controlled previous mysterious tweets, the slow. More seriously, the dual by a giant substance of this one was guessed motor approach is more efficient touchscreen. reasonably quickly. Two years after at a range of speeds and forms an Also, none the release of the revolutionary important test of the powertrain for of them have Tesla Model S, an updated version the upcoming Model X crossover. autopilot. is available. The new model looks the What? Tesla Tesla unveiled progress with their autopilot system and sensor array with features such as forward- D stands for dual motors. The same but can reach 60 mph from also unveiled looking radar. current Model S has only one a standing start in 3.2 seconds, their rapid -extremetech.com

FEATURE | page 3 SPORTS | page 5 FEATURE | page 7 FEATURE| page 7 In this Nailen reviews Water polo plays Lori shows what Brad/Chad talks “Run The Jewels 2” games and wins Techers really nutrition! issue one want iN hums News 2 October 27, 2014 THE CALIFORNIA TECH Caltech Y Column Caltech hosts range of CALTECH Y Please join us to kick off our The Caltech Y Column serves to series on scientific reproducibility events for inauguration inform students of upcoming events with a lunchtime discussion of and volunteer opportunities. The reproducibility in high energy Continued from page 1 list is compiled by Neera Shah from physics experiments and how undergraduate students to information given by the Caltech Y the causes and solutions relate to welcome Dr. Rosenbaum and his and its student leaders. those seen in other scientific fields. wife Katherine T. Faber, who is More information about the Lunch will be provided, and is joining Caltech as the Simon Ramo Caltech Y and its programs can be funded by the Housner Fund. Professor of Materials Science found at https://caltechy.org. The 3. Full Moon Hike in the Division of Engineering office is located at 505 S. Wilson Tuesday | November 4th | 8:30 & Applied Science, to the Avenue. - 11:00 PM university. Sunita Darbe, chair Join the Caltech Y outdoors group of the Graduate Student Council, Upcoming Events: for a unique hiking experience. On spoke on behalf of the graduate 1. Mt. Baldy Hike the night of Tuesday, November students. Representing Caltech Saturday | October 25th | 8 AM 4, we will use the light of the full alumni was Samantha Foster Join the Caltech Y Outdoor moon to hike to Echo Mountain. (BS ‘98), president of the Caltech Adventures club on Saturday, This easy hike is five miles round Alumni Association, who ended October 25 on a hike to the summit trip, and provides great views of the welcoming remarks as she said, Members of the processional begin the inauguration ceremony. of Mt. Baldy. At 10,064 feet in the city lights of LA. In addition, “Today, our family grows by two, Photo Courtesy of Nehaly Shah elevation, Mt. Baldy is the highest we will hike to the ruins of the old and we could not be more pleased.” peak in the San Gabriel Mountains Mount Lowe Railway and the Echo The keynote address was The traditional college song identifies the university, while the and Los Angeles County, and Mountain Resort. We will meet delivered by Don Michael Randel, “Gaudeamus Igitur” was performed color of the binding indicates the the summit provides views that at the Y at 8:30 pm and return to chair of the board of the American by the Caltech Glee Club after subject of the degree (e.g., orange stretch from the Pacific Ocean campus at around 11:00 pm. Sign Academy of Arts and Sciences the keynote address and before for engineering, gold for science, to the Sierra Nevada Mountains. up using the link below. You can and president emeritus of the the investiture of the president. baser copper for economics, and There is a choice of two starting email Jeremy Sandler at jsandler@ University of Chicago. He is also President Rosenbaum gave his white for arts and letters). points for the trail, making the caltech.edu if you have questions. president emeritus of the Andrew inaugural address after Robert A tradition unique to Caltech hike either 6.5 or 8.5 miles long 4a. Pasadena LEARNS W. Mellon Foundation and has A. Millikan’s academic hood was inaugurations is the passing of with 2200 or 3500 feet elevation Friday | 3:00 - 5:00pm | served as provost of Cornell passed on to him. In his address, Millikan’s academic hood to the gain respectively, depending on Madison and Jackson Elementary University and as dean of Cornell’s President Rosenbaum also stressed new president. Millikan was the the starting location. The shorter School | Pasadena College of Arts and Sciences. the importance of curiosity administrative head of modern- option uses the chairlift at the Mt. Come volunteer at Madison and His background is in music: he in Caltech students and was day Caltech, but never officially Baldy ski area to save one mile Jackson Elementary School! We earned his bachelor’s, master’s, enthusiastic about the opportunity assumed the title of president. and 1300 feet elevation gain each are partnered with the Pasadena and doctorate degrees in music at to lead a university of students that He also was Caltech’s first Nobel way and the longer option hikes LEARNs program and work with Princeton University. are always pushing the boundary Prize winner. This tradition began the trail underneath the chairlift. their Science Olympiad team or In his speech, Randel focused between the impossible and the with the inauguration of president The hike is moderately strenuous, do regular tutoring along with on the importance of education, possible. emeritus Harold Brown in 1969. and the summit elevation of over occasional hands-on science touching on the necessity of The traditions observed during The inaugural address was 10,000 feet adds to the difficulty of experiments. Transportation is investment in education, the the inauguration ceremony date followed by the performance of the the trail. provided. For more information current state of education in the back to the 14th century. According Alma Mater “Hail CIT,” led by the We will leave the Caltech Y at and to RSVP, contact vkkumar@ United States, and how Caltech to David Elliot (1917-2007), Caltech Caltech Glee Club. The recessional 8:00 am on Saturday, October caltech.edu. contributes to it. Commenting on professor of history, emeritus, the led to the all-campus reception on 25 and return in the afternoon, 4b. Hathaway Sycamores a trait that Caltech values in its cap or mortarboard is a sign of the the Olive Walk, where there was a sometime around 3:00 pm. If you Thursday | 5:30-8:30pm | students, Randel expressed the master, while the gown is “the basic variety of food available (such as have any questions, email Dorothy Highland Park importance of curiosity in making livery of the scholar” and different Boba tea, mini sliders, and fruit) Pan ([email protected]). Volunteer at Hathaway- advancements in the future, as he sleeves distinguish between the and a live band (The Draw) played Sign up for the hike here: http:// Sycamores, a group that supports said, “Curiosity matters a lot, and bachelor, master, and doctor. The music as attendees celebrated the goo.gl/forms/R3Tdvyo4d4 local underprivileged but motivated who’s to say where it might lead?” color in the main body of the hood new president. 2. Flying Blind: high school students. There are a Reproducibility in High variety of ages and subjects being Energy Physics tutored. The service trip includes Wednesday | October 29th | about an hour of travel time and 2 12:00 to 1:30 PM | 109 Jorgensen hours of tutoring. Transportation | Lunch Provided | RSVP required is included. For more info and to The Caltech Y Science Policy RSVP email Sherwood Richers at Lunch Series presents Professor [email protected]. Frank Porter Ongoing Volunteer Earlier this year, Marcia McNutt, Opportunities: editor-in-chief of Science, wrote an 1. Pasadena Unified School editorial entitled “Reproducibility”. District Tutors Needed Almost concurrently, NIH Pasadena high schools have director Francis Collins and started after-school tutoring Deputy Director Lawrence Tabak programs coordinated by teachers. published a comment in Nature Tutors are needed at each school to entitled “Policy: NIH plans to help out. This is a great way to work enhance reproducibility”. 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NAILEN MATSCHKE three of its singles—only build speed. “Oh the East Coast recently it’s refreshing to hear except for some clever wordplay and subject Contributing Writer My Darling Don’t Cry” jumps into one of the the darker and rawer sounds prevalent in matter (“the only thing that close quicker heaviest beats I’ve heard in any style, with an Run The Jewels’ music. than our caskets be the factory”) that makes Just about anyone who listens to hip- undulating me wish his former band still existed, it’s hop regularly is aware of the waves that bass tone nonetheless a good choice for a feature and Run The Jewels has been making since that doesn’t definitely entertaining to hear. dropping its eponymous debut in 2013. The really stop It’s at this point that the album’s duo, composed of rapper Killer Mike and making noise, biggest problem becomes apparent, which rapper-producer El-P, has been able to pull and just is that it’s undeniably front-loaded—like I off straightforward, hard-hitting tracks while gets louder mentioned earlier, the album’s singles so still remaining innovative. This is largely due when there’s far are just tracks two through four—and to El-P’s particularly electronic-influenced supposed to while the rest of the album isn’t by any production style, taking the core rhythmic be a beat. This means bad, it’s just not quite as good. patterns typical to East Coast hip-hop and is topped with There are definitely exceptions, with songs presenting them in a bass-heavy, distorted, some simple like “Lie Cheat Steal,” my current favorite and still well-balanced package, leading to synthesized from the album, for its mix of some of great music that I’m pretty sure would be almost snare and instrumentals, technically and lyrically as fun to play as loudly as possible even if some sort of impressive verses, and a memorable hook. every verse was utterly terrible. Fortunately, bird song- Moments such as when Killer Mike rapidly neither Killer Mike nor El-P is a slouch like sample spits questions like “Who really run that when it comes to spitting rhymes, striking on loop, and man that say he run this?” and later a complementary balance between the raw apart from suggests “could it be the man behind the technical ability of the former and the more numerous man behind the man behind the throne?” aggressive style of the latter as the two trade samples are attention grabbing and demonstrate verses on pretty much every track they’ve that’s all that Run The Jewels isn’t just pandering ever released. Killer Mike to its audience. The single most successful quality of Run and El-P Even if later tracks such as the The Jewels has been their ability to produce need to trade politically-charged “Early” or the mellow eminently entertaining and enjoyable music absolutely “Crown” don’t quite bring the same fury for even casual fans of the genre, although on-fire of the album’s first half, they also don’t -http://allhiphop.com/ there is no doubt that the hype for Run The verses, which lack in solid rapping and interesting Jewels 2, their second release, has hit a are again basically about how great they are. Interestingly, the next track, “Close production (especially on the Travis Barker- massive level within the community in the past After a couple minutes of back-to-back-to- Your Eyes,” features the Rage Against The featuring “All Due Respect”), and are few weeks. After three universally successful back rhymes, El-P switches up the beat a bit Machine frontman Zack de la Rocha, and enjoyable the whole way through. The duo singles demonstrating that Run The Jewels with some hyperactive percussion and some has a beat largely based on a looped sample isn’t revolutionizing hip-hop any time soon, knew what fans wanted, the surprise release more chopped-up samples of ambiguous taken from de la Rocha’s repeated “hook” but Run The Jewels has to reach an almost of the album as a free download on Oct. 24 origin, allowing each to exercise some of variations on “run them jewels fast.” unmatched level of execution that deserves a was almost too good to be true. Fortunately, different rhythms in their vocals. While these While his verse itself is largely forgettable listen from any self-respecting hip-hop head. the album does not disappoint. two artists had a history of collaboration even RTJ2 opens up with the fantastic before Run The Jewels ever existed, it seems introduction of an audio clip of Killer Mike as though the synchronicity of their act is shouting expletive-laced exclamations, only improving with time; these two are on before the synths creep up and he begins a the same wavelength and out to prove that minute and a half of bragging that builds they’re some of the best in the game. from speaking level to yelling. Throughout Next up is “Blockbuster Night Part 1,” this, El-P’s production works in some airy which serves as another showcase for El-P’s synth chords and guitar notes, eventually unique but stylistically on-point production, adding a slow, fat beat and some distorted with a distant synth line that becomes an in- saxophone and trumpet cadenzas that carry your-face groove after a cuckoo clock sample over into El-P’s verse, ending with the real coinciding with a related Killer Mike line. The point of the album: “Run The Jewels is the instrumentals aren’t the most interesting in answer, your question is ‘What’s poppin’?’” the world, but that’s distinctly not the point— From this starting point, the next few they’re loud, angry, and cool, and in a scene tracks of the album—coincidentally, all that hasn’t seen too many great artists from NOMINATE YOUR FAVORITE PROFESSOR FOR THE FEYNMAN TEACHING PRIZE!!!

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Continued from page 1 battery packs with incredible and affordable capacity. carelessness. In the more distant future, What’s the big deal with Tesla electric propulsion has the potential anyway? It’s a relatively tiny startup to revolutionize air transport that makes cars. Fancy, shiny, and too. Battery energy density need extremely expensive cars. If there’s to improve by a factor of 3 to 10, one thing cities in the US don’t need, and powering light planes or even it’s more cars. Given that cars will long-haul flights electrically is continue to exist and make modern certainly possible. But more than lifestyles possible, Tesla plans to that—electric motors have a much introduce a cheaper mass market higher power-to-weight ratio than car in 2017, codenamed Model 3. almost any other type of engine. Probably a scaled down Model S, The explosion of toy quadcopters it will rely on mass production and is a testament to this fact. An innovative battery construction to airplane with a power-to-weight lower costs to around the $35,000 ratio greater than one is capable mark, which is quite affordable The new model, P85D, has a dual motor system. of vertical takeoff and landing when you factor in reduced cost -extremetech.com and, with appropriate turbine of ownership. To get there, Tesla and availability—today producing kWh is seen as essential for their Solar generation can be buffered at design, supersonic flight. For the is building a battery “Gigafactory” 30,000 cars a year, Tesla consumes wide adoption, and certainly their every scale in a future smart grid first time, humans may fly in planes in Nevada. Tesla once chose the more than 60% of world supply. use in more facets of life is part of with the introduction of in-home that aren’t immediately analogous 18650 cell to exploit its ubiquity Getting battery costs below $100/ the Tesla/SolarCity master plan. to birds. Techers reveal they want changes in HSS classes

LORI DAJOSE adequate staff for the three “Although I think students see requires that advanced humanities The majority of Caltech students Contributing Writer undergraduate options—business advanced hums as refreshing and are taken on grades. While the surveyed are not opposed to HSS economics and management just as rigorous as science courses, intent is obviously to incentivize classes in general. But with a limited It’s a common sentiment (BEM), economics, and political it’s difficult to get them to take development of writing skills, some selection of courses, balancing the you’ll find throughout university science. “BEM is very popular, and writing seriously,” said Professor students view it as just another strict 108-unit requirement on applications, job interviews, we’ve made staffing it a priority,” Cathy Jurca, executive officer addition to an already-demanding top of rigorous scientific focus is and grant proposals—having commented Professor Federico for the humanities. To address workload. frustrating. a “well-rounded” education is Echenique, the executive officer that, the core curriculum now crucial to success. For Caltech for social sciences. “I really wish undergraduates in particular, we could do more.” this means that in addition to a With regards to the classes rigorous and broad spectrum of that are offered, almost half of science and math classes, they the students surveyed didn’t must take 108 units of humanities think they’re diverse enough. In and social science (HSS) classes a free-response portion of the over four years. survey, a very popular request The Caltech catalog states, was for linguistics classes. Many “Significant study in the humanities also suggested courses in more and social sciences is an important specific areas—for example, rather component of Caltech’s core than broad courses on “modern curriculum, giving alumni the European history,” a course ability to navigate the societal, that focused solely on a single political, and economic factors war. Several students suggested that influence, and are influenced offering cultural courses, such as by, their work.” Based on a gender studies, or Asian studies. survey of 230 undergrads, many For the social sciences, which can students agree that HSS classes often be heavily mathematical are important. One noted, “This is and quantitative, some students Caltech; we are supposed to learn suggested “applied social sciences.” the truth about the universe. HSS One student commented, “It’s is a key part of understanding the interesting to learn about the human experience.” Black Death, but what I want to But while the 12-class know is: how can I prevent it from requirement is, conceptually, a happening again?” good idea for a diverse education, Another problem students had 62% of students surveyed said with HSS classes is the failure to that the requirement should be provide a formal writing education. lowered. However, this isn’t due to The catalog states, “Writing is an a lack of appreciation for HSS—for important method for developing many students, the courses offered and sharing ideas.” But while HSS just aren’t meeting their needs. classes require writing, a number 57% of students said that HSS of students feel that they are not classes aren’t offered often enough. being taught how to write. “They Out of 18 advanced economics always stress the writing aspect in classes listed in the catalog, only the HSS classes, but I always feel seven are offered during the 2014- like I get worse at writing after 15 year. each class,” one student wrote in One advanced psychology the survey. class is offered, and no advanced Though the recently reopened anthropology courses. Often, the Hixon Writing Center offers classes that are offered are quickly writing guidance from peer and filled, forcing some students to professional tutors, students’ cram in HSS classes before they prioritizing of science courses often graduate. limits the time and energy they For social science, it’s a tricky have for revision of humanities task for the department to address papers. these complaints and still maintain Sports THE CALIFORNIA TECH October 27, 2014 5 After a hiatus, here are some water polo highlights This week my fantasy football team killed it thanks to strong performances from Matt Forte and Arian Foster. Also, here is a huge paragraph about some water polo games. One of those games is a “W”!!!!! Shout out to the athletics website for these, as usual.

GOCALTECH.COM tables with goals on each of the following Actual Sports Content Editor two possessions, but Caltech leveled on its next chance as Bradley opened PASADENA, Calif. (Oct. 24, 2014) – his account with an ejection goal. The Junior Jim Blackwood (Rancho Palos Verdes, Panthers took another brief lead at the Calif. / Palos Verdes Peninsula) scored four 3:40 mark, but Bradley equalized again goals to lead the Caltech men’s water polo on the next possession and gave Caltech For a brief moment I thought the person in this picture was CJ. When I downloaded the picture I realized that this is, in fact, Chris Bradley...whose name I always think is Chad Bradley. team against SCIAC rival the University of its first lead of the match with 1:39 -gocaltech.com Redlands on Saturday morning. remaining in the quarter. Chaffey would The Bulldogs came away with the 17-6 even things up just before the first break, victory to improve to 5-17 overall and 1-2 in however. Scoreboard the SCIAC while the Beavers are now 7-13 The Panthers rode the momentum Upcoming Games (0-2). of their late first-quarter strike to a Women’s Volleyball Women’s Volleyball Redlands got off to a hot start with three quick 5-4 lead, but the Beavers took Fri. Oct. 24 vs. La Verne - L, 3-0 Tue. Oct. 28 @ 7:30p - Cal Lutheran goals before sophomore Chris Bradley (Half over from there. Four different Beavers Sat. Oct. 25 vs. Whittier - L, 3-0 Fri. Oct. 31 @ 7:30p - Pomona-Pitzer Moon Bay, Calif. / Serra) lit up Caltech’s side scored unanswered goals over the next Men’s Soccer Sat. Nov. 4 @ 1p - Occidenta of the scoreboard just before the end of the five minutes to propel Caltech to the Wed. Oct. 22 vs. Chapman- L, 3-0 Men’s Water Polo first quarter. The Beavers would net twice biggest lead of the match at 8-5, capped Sat. Oct 25 vs. Pomona-Pitzer - L, 6-0 Wed. Oct. 29 @ 4p - Cal Lutheran in the second quarter, including Blackwood’s by a penalty goal by Bradley. Chaffey Men’s Water Polo Sat. Nov. 1 @ 11a - CMS first strike of the day to keep the deficit within notched a consolation goal to make it Wed. Oct. 22 vs. La Verne - L, 17-7 Men’s Soccer two, but even combined with another late 8-6 heading into halftime, but senior Wed. Oct. 22 vs. Chaffey College - W, Sat. Nov. 1 @ 4pm - CMS (LAST Bradley score Caltech trailed 7-3 at halftime. Ben Grabowski (Lake Forest Park, Wa. 15-13 GAME EVERYONE COME TO IT) Blackwood struck again within the first / Inglemoon) ensured that was all the Sat. Oct. 25 vs. Redlands - L, 17-6 minute coming out of the break, but Redlands Leopards got as he recorded a whopping netted four straight to end the quarter with eight of his 14 saves over the quarter. the 11-4 advantage and closed out the match With three players already facing with a 6-2 edge in the fourth quarter. ejection heading into the second half, Bradley and Blackwood bookended a PASADENA, Calif. (Oct. 22, 2014) – Chaffey goal early in the third quarter Sophomore Chris Bradley (Half Moon to make it 10-7, but then the Leopards Bay, Calif. / Serra) scored his 100th goal made their push. Three straight goals of the season while leading the Caltech over a 1:39 span leveled the match, and men’s water polo team to a thrilling 15- a brief Caltech lead was quickly cut out 13 victory over Chaffey College in the by another Chaffey goal. Bradley came nightcap after the Beavers fell in their up in the clutch, however, to give the SCIAC opener against the University of Beavers a 12-11 lead before the final La Verne, 17-7, on Wednesday evening. quarter. Both teams took some time to get The sophomore was far from finished, going in the first quarter, but La Verne as he fired home two more goals in the struck first just over three minutes first 1:35 of the fourth quarter to hand into the match. Junior Jim Blackwood the surging Beavers a 14-11 lead. Junior This guy, Jean-Alexander Turban, would eventually kick the ball (not pictured) into the goal (pictured) past the other team’s defenders (pictured) with the help of his friend (pictured). (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. / Palos Patric Eck (Fullerton, Calif. / Troy) -gocaltech.com Verdes Peninsula) scored the first of made it four straight goals with his strike his team-high four goals to even things at the 3:56 mark, and the Beavers looked up at the 2:45 mark, but the Leopards on their way to a comfortable win. Amarise Little is apparently a beast rattled off two quick goals on their next Chaffey mustered a furious rally, two possessions to lead 3-1. Caltech got however, knocking the Caltech defense one back just before the break to trail by on its heels with a pair of quick goals to at volleyball; who knew? I did. only one, 3-2. make it a two-goal match with 2:22 left GOCALTECH.COM Arnold O. Beckman) combined for a 12 of La Verne came out firing in the to play. The Beavers defense stepped up Actual Sports Content Editor the team’s 13 assists. second quarter, however, and quickly when needed, though, and turned away The Beavers hung close through a 6-6 built up a 6-2 lead. The Leopards held several dangerous chances to preserve PASADENA, Calif. (Oct. 25, 2014) – tie in the first set, but the Poets gradually the four-goal margin heading into the victory. Junior Amarise Little (Orlando, Fla. / outpaced the hosts en halftime, 7-4, and a 6-1 edge in the third “This win showed the resiliency of the Freedom) broke out and junior Catherine route to a 25- quarter sealed the victory as Blackwood squad,” Beemer said. “After struggling at Jamshidi (Burke, Va. / Lake Braddock 18 victory and Bradley provided the only offense points in the first game, we consolidated Secondary School) fell just shy of yet despite a for the Beavers. as a group and started firing on all another double-double as the Caltech brief late “We were able to execute effectively cylinders.” volleyball team played three tight sets but rally by on offense and generate ample Bradley’s combined 11 goals pushed ultimately fell, 3-0, against SCIAC rival Caltech. opportunities, but we did not finish his season total to 101, making him just Whittier College on Saturday night. Whittier enough of our chances,” Head Coach Pat the second Beaver in program history Whittier improves to 8-15 overall and jumped Beemer said. to top the century mark. He sits just 16 6-8 in the SCIAC while Caltech is now 1-19 out to a behind all-time leader David Bruning, (0-13). 6-0 lead i n Caltech 7, La Verne 17 who scored 117 and 116 in the 1986 and Jamshidi led the Beavers with seven the second set, but 1987 seasons. kills, two service aces and 11 digs while Caltech soon rattled off four PASADENA, Calif. (Oct. 22, 2014) – “I’m just trying to stay hot,” Bradley Little smashed five kills on a team-best straight points behind a pair of aces by Another tight first-quarter battle was said. “Trust in the game plan, trust in .250 hitting percentage and added one Jamshidi to pull within three at 11-8. The in the cards for the nightcap, but this my teammates, and just execute.” assists and a block assist. Junior Amy Hu Poets would score 14 of the final 17 points time the Beavers lit up the scoreboard (Rockville, Md. / Montgomery Blair) and to take the set, 25-11, and took another early first as Blackwood scored on the first Caltech 15, Chaffey 13 junior Harinee Maiyuran (Irvine, Calif. / lead in the third set to cruise to a 25-10 win. possession. Chaffey quickly turned the Announcements 6 October 27, 2014 THE CALIFORNIA TECH ASCIT Minutes CALTECH-OCCIDENTAL CONCERT BAND ASCIT Board of Directors Meeting Minutes for 19 October 2014. Taken by Sean McKenna Officers Present: Catherine Jamshidi, Patrick Nikong, Annie Chen, Sean McKenna Guests: Margaret Lee, Elliot Simon, Chris Dosen Call to Order: 9:12 pm President’s Report (Cat): ● Presidential Inauguration (and an Academic Holiday) are occurring on Friday. Dinner will be in Chandler. ● Cat is meeting with the alumni office to discuss student- Do you know what Caltech group has performed at the Great Wall, alumni interactions. Carnegie Hall, and Disney Hall, all in the last ten years? Or what en- ● Student Experience Committee, Faculty Board Committee, semble boasts among its members or alumni the Project Scientist of the Honor Code Committee, and Dean’s Advisory Council Spitzer Telescope, the chief engineer of the Mars Pathfinder flight system, meetings are approaching, so Cat may have news at the next BOD meeting. the Deputy Director, of the Interplanetary Network Directorate, and Niles ● Career Fair is happening on Tuesday, October 21st Pierce. And, did you know that almost every concert features a guest con- ● Club Funding is happening on Sunday, October 26th ductor who is a esteemed Professor of Geology and Geochemistry. Officer’s Reports: If you guessed it’s the Caltech – Occidental Concert Band, you guessed right. Last June, this amazing ensemble, operating under the rather large ● V.P. of Academic Affairs (ARC Chair: Nima): and impressive umbrella that is part of Caltech’s Student Affairs, per- o The ARC has selected their new frosh reps formed as the feature ensemble at an international music festival at Dis- ● V.P. of Non-Academic Affairs (IHC Chair: Connor): ney Hall. o IHC is meeting with Safety/Housing to discuss fire safety You can hear this exciting group on Friday, November 21st, at 8:00 in guidelines. Ramo Auditorium. This is a free concert! ● Director of Operations (Connie): Our guest conductor that evening will be Sharon Lavery. Sharon is o Club registration and club funding deadlines are this week so the co-conductor of the USC Thornton School of Music Wind Ensemble. that club funding allocations can happen on Sunday, October Also appearing that evening will be the Blair High School Band. th 26 . There will be music by Charles Ives, George Gershwin, Paul Hin- o The little t has arrived! Get one from Connie or a House demith, and Auturo Márquez. President. Please come out and support your fellow students and faculty as they ● Treasurer (Patrick): prove once again that life at Caltech is a fertile ground for many things, o Any final 2013-2014 club funding that is due to be including the creative arts. reimbursed by ASCIT should be submitted to Patrick by The Caltech-Occidental Concert Band will present their annual fall Wednesday, October 22nd. concert in Ramo Auditorioum on Friday night, November 21, at 8:00 PM. ● Social Director (Annie): This is a free concert. o Houses can start planning Big I, but the administrative details are still being worked out. o Annie is exploring weekly trivia nights happening at the Rath instead of at Chouse. REMINDER FROM THE The California Tech o Annie is exploring weekly movie nights and her Executive COUNSELING CENTER: Editors-in-Chief Social Committee. Monica Enlow Liz Lawler ● Secretary (Sean): Meditation Mob (drop- Neera Shah Nehaly Shah o ASCIT now has a twitter! Follow @ASCITtweets. in mindfulness meditation

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If you are interested all advertising should be submitted elec- tronically or as camera-ready art, but The in any facet of production, including script development, contact Brian directly! Next meeting Tech can also do simple typesetting and Saturday, October 11th at the Theater Lab 10:30, located behind the Theater Arts House 275 arrangement. All advertising inquiries should be directed to the business man- South Hill. Bagels, coffee and snacks will be served! ager at [email protected]. For subscription information, please send mail to “Sub- scriptions.” Feature THE CALIFORNIA TECH October 27, 2014 7 Get Fit with Brad/ Crossword Chad: Nutrition Part 1 BRAD CHATTERGOON everything. Calories are a measure Contributing Writer of energy and as we know there is a direct relationship between Hey ladies and gents. Is it just energy and mass. By consuming me or does it seem like our terms food, we are in essence consuming are really short? 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TIM SINCLAIR Contributing Writer

(Author’s note: the writer of “The Iterated Manifold,” Timothy Sinclair, was sick this week. We instead bring you a reprint of one of The Iterated Manifold’s past issues. This week’s column was originally published in The Tech on Monday, September 17, 1996.) For the first time since 1992, the Caltech sciencing community breathes a sigh of relief: Caltech’s undergraduate dean, the Dark Lord, has vanished. He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named was supposedly about to discipline a student yesterday afternoon for a reason still unclear, when the dean’s Persona non gratus proof was interrupted, and he mysteriously Ignorance is Piss Leo Kraggman disappeared without a trace. Current speculation is that the student’s devotion to the Honor Code was so strong that it protected him from the attack and deflected it against He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, who is now effectively banished from Caltech. “It’s really a bizarre ending to a terrible reign,” professor of mathemagic Albert Doubledoor, told The Tech. “While He-Who-Must-Not-Be- Named was never the most powerful scientist or mathemagician, he was very familiar with several proofs, including the Persona non gratus. The Caltech sciencing community is very lucky for this fortuitous event.” While most Caltech undergrads are celebrating today, some students are still in doubt that they really are safe. The Caltech Astrology Club held a séance last night after hearing of He-Who-Must- Not-Be-Named’s disappearance, and are expected to release their findings shortly. Independently, a small group of professors of alchemy released a statement warning about the potential that the dean Answers to previous Sudoku Answers to previous crossword was under the influence of a spirit-altering potion. In that case, the dean’s current power has been drained, but his spirit can still find a new body and recover. “Every professor leaves a little bit of their soul in each of their graduate students,” professor of alchemy Nigel Lupus pointed out to us. “That’s an unfortunate side effect of the job. It would be easy to ensure that He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named was vanquished forever if he had just seven or so students, but there are nearly a hundred students all over the country and the world with a bit of his soul in them. Eliminating all of them would be a nearly impossible task.” Followers of the Dark Lord, including most of the Department of Political Science, are perhaps the only ones to be disappointed by today’s news. Some are still optimistic, and predict the return of the Dark Lord within the next 20 years, but we aren’t holding our breath. The Iterated Manifold is a weekly column by Timothy Sinclair. The Iterated Manifold can be followed on twitter @S**tCaltechSays. -puzzlechoice.com

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