Newspeak Volume 19, Issue 25, December 10, 1991 the Tudes Nts of Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester Polytechnic Institute DigitalCommons@WPI Newspeak All Issues Newspeak 12-10-1991 Newspeak Volume 19, Issue 25, December 10, 1991 The tudeS nts of Worcester Polytechnic Institute Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.wpi.edu/newspeak Recommended Citation The tudeS nts of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, "Newspeak Volume 19, Issue 25, December 10, 1991" (1991). Newspeak All Issues. Book 401. http://digitalcommons.wpi.edu/newspeak/401 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Newspeak at DigitalCommons@WPI. It has been accepted for inclusion in Newspeak All Issues by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@WPI. Record attendance at open meeting airs issues by Joe Porker One lopsided d"cu:.'>ion "'a.' cen leammg an the count ry I!> without one. feet of noor space. Thi!> number is cltne in the qualtty ofdaka food, whtch News Editor tered on l!>'lues of Greek life. Many except WPJ. Many students brought almol!t twice the area which wn~ pro prompted some students to approach Greek stude nts mode th eir views up the notion that one of the rcao;ons po~cd in and independent survey. people from dakn directly. A plan, Monday. November25 saw Pe1111uh known. Most of those expressed dis· for the poor social life at WPI is S tu de nt ~ <;cern convinced that there suggested by the management ofdaka. Lecture Hall filled pa\1 capacity. an sati sfaction with the way they are becau~e there si mply is not a place for is a direct corrolation between social is now in the works to '>upply daka outstanding ~how of ~ uppon for the treated by the admanistration. and the students to meet and simply enjoy lafe and the campu center. One stu· with recipes the students would like to open meeting held to discuss issues general opinion of Greeks held by themselves. Many students mentioned dent accurately described that during see prepared. regarding Residential and Social life non-Greeks. Points brought up in· that schools like Clark University have introductory tours. prospecti ve stu Another expressed concern th at at WPJ. Issues as daverse as the Cam cluded the lack of an eft1cient and a very nice and active campus center, dents are given the impression that the WPI club spons did not receive ac pus Police, daka. the long-proposed coherent way of governmg the Greeks where students can meet. talk, play wedge acts as a kand of student union. ceptable travel accomodations and that campus center, Greek life. and how to system. admini~tration 's tendency not games. and just stmply relax. An The reality is that most students do not there should be an increase an, and improve Residential Hall life were to deal with the chapters head-to-head, other reason for a campus center would like to frequent the wedge, for various better school support of, varsity sports. brought up for the Committee on Resi and discussion of probation and entire be to have a central location for stu reasons. This brings up another very Another lengthy discussion was dential and Social Life by the student chapters being held accountable for dcm activity groups· offices and meet valid point: because student'! do not focused on the Residential Halls. The body. the ac tions of one or a few of its ing areas. The reasons mentioned in generally mix with people unlike them· school was lauded for their efforts to The format of the meeting was members. There were few. if any. favor of the campus center were many selves, there as quite a bit of prejudice, supply the halls with more study and simple: students were asked to bring views expressed contrary to what the and quite often poignant. and in some cases downright hatred of lounge areas. But complaints were up any issues they thought relevant to Greeks said. While many of the points This portion of the meeting was some groups on campus. A campus expressed regarding the fumishings the Committee's work. The commit· made in favor of the Greeks system unofficially brought 10 an end when center would allow people from di of the Ellsworth/Fuller apartments, tee did not propose any solutions to were valid. the lack of descending Professor Frank Defalco formally ve~ majors. races, and backgrounds the expense of on-campus housi ng. any of the issues at that time. but views from a student body that has in presented plans drawn up in an MQP 10 meet and talk without the barriers the janitorial service. and the lack of instead would rake note of what the the past held such high anti-Greek by WPJ students for a campus center of Greek, non-Greek, wedge rat. jock, on-campus housing for those students students thought was important for sentiment was odd. The reasons for located beneath the quad. The ben etc. which currently hinder free dis· who are interested in it. discu!>sion and decision making at a this are debatable. efits of this plan would be that the cuss ion and the ability of students to From the size of the turnout and later d:lte. The reason for the one sided dis quad's general appearance would be accept people with different views diversity of the issues expressed make The meeting was dominated by the cussion of the campus center is simply left intact, including grass, trees. and from thei rs. it obvious that students at WPI do care discussion of two very one-sided is Slated, there is no reason that WPI walkway, no views would be hin Other students brought up valid about the Residential and Social is· sues: the campus center and Greek should not have a Campus Center. No dered, and the result would be a cam complaints on varied subjects. One sues on campus, and feel that it i:. long Life. other four-year institution of higher pus center with some 80.000 square student mantioned the continuing de- past time for changes to be made. The Student Newspaper of Worcester Polytechnic Institute Volume 19, Number 25 Thesday, December 10, 1991 Moliere's ''Tartuffe'' satirizes religious hypocrisy and and by Peur Vasilopoulos upholstery. depict an expensive but in Big Business, Ou1 of Bound, and 1 riage of Marrianne Valere, his desires, and finaJiy, with his pants Cllm of '95 not overly elaborate house. The cos know my Name js Stej)hen) playing enlighten Orgon. Laurie Walter's fa down runs to embrace Elmire and tumes of the cast are elaborate and Tanuffe. cial expressions, perfectJy timed lines instead runs into Orgon. Moliere •s "Tartuffe". a French neo polychromatic in design. The cos Orgon, a gullible character•. takes against Orgon 's stupidity and naivety, The finale of the play is fabulous. classic play satirizing religious hy· tumes also show the richness of the the criminal, Tartuffe, into his house; and her frantic movements around the When Tartuffe on the verge of victory pocrisy, has been playing at the Hun neoclassical era. Huntington theater gives his daughter's hand in marriage stage whiJe tracking down the two has ruined an honest man, rescue tington 11leater in Boston for the last allowed the audience sitting even in to him: disinherits his son; and gives stubborn lovers. impressed, humored, comes from the King himself, and four weeks during the theater's tenth the balcony to be close to the stage. the deed to his house away to him, and captivaled me. Tanuffe is taken as prisoner. Tile anniversary. Directed by Jacques This proximity makes the audience because he is fooled by Tartuffe's The most interesting pan of the virt uous officer of the King. played by Canier and performed by a famous feel captivated by the costumes, the religious hypocrisy. Does a play about play, when the audience as well I as James Bodge. rises to the top of the cast, the play made everyone in the setting, and the wonderful perfor a gullible man seem humorous to you? bursted out with laughter, is the scene stairs as if to give a monologue. The audience, including this theater-goer mance. II is when everyone else in the family where Tartuffe is tricked by Elmire lights on the stage tum yellow and the laugh loudly. Although the whole cast does an except Orgon 'smother knows Tartuffe into showing his amorous desire for officer removes his black coat reveal Although the action of the play excellent job, the three cast members is a religious hypocrite. One of the her. While Orgon, at Elmire's sug ing n royal-gold glittering costume. takes place in the house of Orgon, who captivate the audience with their reasons why the comedy is so enter· gestion to witness Tartuffe's evil de· The dramatic finale of the perfor· played by Louis Turenne. The setting spectacular performance are: Laurie taining and funny is because of Laurie sires. is hiding underneath the table, mance is done well in light of a com· manifests the seventeenth century in a Walters playing Dorine, Joan Walter's performance. She holds the Tanuffe, the sex-crazed religious edy which honesty finil.lx prevails convincing manner. A long hard· McMurtrey (who also has appeared in attention of the audience with her hypocrite, runs around the stage im over hypocracy. It is an excellent play wood staircase, a large vase resting on popularfilmssuch as No Way Out and dynamic role playing of a lady's maid pulsively checking to see that Orgon of the seventeenth century performed a small table covered with an oriental OutcastFonune)playingOrgon'swife, to Orgon daughter Marrianne.

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