VOLUME CIY, NUMBER 20 PASADENA, CALIFORNIA MARCH 17, 2003 ]ust ...elected House Presidents Bring Array of14eas to Table By JENNY: IOFINOVA and ARTID SRINIVA,$AN During the last tenn, new presi- also feels that the current debates dents were elected in each of the about: how rotation is handled seven houses. Each brings his orher should" be addressed .by the IHC. own special qualifications and in- "There'are pluses and minuses. to' terests to the Interhouse Commit- the way things are, we should look tee and each has exciting plans for at and respond to the changes his or her house for the upcoming people feel there need to be," she year. said about the issue. Natalia Deligne '04, the new Kneeland brings many qualifica- Ricketts president, presents her tions to the job as president, hav main goal for the hovse as finding ing served as Dabney's Captain - a solution to the ongoing problems Planet her freshman year and as between Ricketts and the adminis- CRC co-chair last year. "I got to tration. "Right now, we're trying to know a lot ofadministrators, which get a handle on the situation regard- is convenient now that I'm in a po ing the fine and the possibility of sition as president; I also have a lot closing Ricketts down," she re- of knowledge about the workings marked. Deligne then added that ofASCIT and the mc." maintaining communication with Kristin Zortman '05, the new the administration to ensure that this Lloyd president, describes the up doesn't happen again would be a coming year as a busy one for crucial aspect of her presidency. Lloyd. The upcoming tasks include Although Ricketts has no more pro- a lot of physical improvements tests planned, Deligne is pleased by within the house and focusing on D. KortalThe California Tech theenthusiasm ofherhouse. "Right social activities. "Iwant to make the The ''Voice of the Dragon" performers blend martial arts, dance, theater and music to present a 17th now, we're pretty active, we're feel- house more ofa house and have as century legend about the betrayal by a nun who allies with the Manchu to destroy her temple. ing kind of [robbed]." many spirit activities as possible Having served as food represen- and get people involved," Zortman tative. her freshman year and was quoted as saying. Ricketts vice president last year, Zortman also mentioned that Stunts, Music, Choreography Bring Deligne is intent on continuing her Lloyd will most likely need to pick role as student leader, stating that a new RA for the upcoming year, "it's my duty as a student leader to as their current ones are leaving IVoice ofthe Dragon Show to Life make sure our voices are heard." Caltech. According to Zortman, the By O.J. CARLTON you should take that with a grain of than with the plot of this perfor Jessie Kneeland '04, the president house will pick a new RA from can your condiment of choice. mance. The show was a celebration ofDabney House, has ideas for sev- didates deemed qualified by Stu The only thing that really bugged What it did have, though, was a of action, power, grace, color, mu eral new activities apart from the dent Affairs. me about the Performing Arts Se delightful blend of extraordinary sic and voice-overs; it had just standard house events. According Similar to Zortman, when asked ries' "Voice ofthe Dragon" perfor stunts, skillful choreography, an enough actual tradition, in my esti to Kneeland, Dabney has many about his plans for the upcoming mance the Friday before last was exuberant narrator and a top-notch mation as an expert. house offices named after alumni year, Page's new president, Mike the complete lack ofdrag percussion-heavy orchestra. Anyway, the music was bright, that most of the house has never Lammers '04, described many ons: fire-breathing, wish News Whether these elements are tight and loud; all ofwhich are fme met. Kneeland is planning to con- house improvement projects, such granting, princess-steal enough to make up for the tru- by me. I could've used more brass tact these alums and invite them as building a new deck. He also ing, pot-smoking or oth Analysis ant dragon is hard to say, but instruments, but then again I said back to the house so the current mentioned Page's idea of having a erwise. I never quite man I'm defmitely glad I went. that about Hamlet. There was a time members can meet them and learn party third term, similar to aged to catch the significance ofthe As it turns out, Voice of the or two where the rhythm section the stories behind the offices. She Interhouse, but involving all the title, but then again I had the same Dragon was sufficiently western- combined with the elaborate cho Continued on Page 2, Column 2 problem with Romeo & Juliet, so ized that I shouldn't have to be as reography felt more than a little like careful about it as I was in review- West Side Story, but with more flips ing the Lunar New Year event a and kicks and stuff. The difference month ago. In fact, this perfor- in a fight scene and a dance can be Poised for Launch, SIRTF to Study mance made enough lighthearted subtle and in some places I thought fun of itself that I probably should they really could have used some refrain from critiquing it, but I don't Batman-style onomatopoeias pro Planetary Systems, Dusty Galaxies have that kind of will power. jected on the backdrop and timed The plot of the show seemed perfectly with the crunch chords By MATTHEW WALKER goal of SIRTF. sized though, that "good science eerily familiar: a sect of kung-fu that one was unintentional I swear. Dusty galaxies are another major that can be done on SIRTF will be fighting monks living out their days Among the highlights of the per On April 15, NASA's last great object ofinterest for SIRTF. These done on SIRTF." in a mountain temple, guarding a fonnance was the introduction of observatory will be launched from galaxies have lots of stars, black The fmal SIRTF design masses secret scroll persecutes a sassy the squad of five rogue fighters Cape Canaveral. The launch of the holes and active galactic nuclei, but 950 kilograms, down from 5700 femonk--Dr monkette, whichever . hand-chosen by the Cinderella char Space Infrared Telescope Facility, they are hidden from the optical kilograms in an initial 1990 plan. was politically correct in that dy- - acter to recapture the temple or whose construction was managed region by interstellar dust. The en The satellite will be launched in a nasty-to the point ofstarting a war whatever. Each of these warriors by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, ergy, however, is reradiated in the Delta 7920H ELV rocket. The fmal with her. I can barely remember the had his own color, fighting style, represents the culmination of 19 infrared spectrum, which will be cost was around $450 million, names of the characters and element and animal in a scheme years oflabor. The original team of detected by SIRTF. The dusty, gas much less than the estimated $2 bil wouldn't be able to spell them any- probably stolen from the Power astronomers was selected by NASA rich galaxies seem to be very im lion in 1990. The satellite will be way if I tried, so that's about as Rangers. Fortunately, all of the in 1984 to design and construct portant to the development process carrying 360 liters ofliquid helium much plot as I'm going to go into. voice acting was done by the ca- SIRTF. Studies were done for the of galaxies, so it will be an impor as a coolant, a massive reduction If we've learned anything from pable and entertaining narrator in project as early as the 1970s. Con tant achievement to understand the from the originally planned 3800 Linkin Park, though, it's that in the this case, so the warriors could con struction of SIRTF began in 1997. role of these galaxies in that pro liters, made possible by innovative end it doesn't even matter and no- centrate on their acrobatics. Said Tom Soifer, Director of the cess. cooling ideas. where does that proverb hold truer I'm afraid I haven't done the SIRTF Science Center (SSe), "It's Besides these two goals, time on physical acting justice, though, and getting real." SIRTF will be available by ~he I'm in danger of turning a farce of SIRTF contains an 85-centimeter usual process of competing appli a review into a review of a farce telescope that will operate at five cations. After 90 days of calibra okay, that one was deliberate. The Kelvins to reduce the effects ofthe tion, SIRTF will be available for performers spent the entire show device's own thennal energy on its use for (esearch. After that, the first tirelessly jumping, kicking, punch observations. This telescope will six months will be split between ing, swinging things, flipping ev have the sensitivity of a 30-meter Guaranteed Time Observations ery which way and otherwise per telescope based on Earth. SIRTF and the SIRTF Legacy Science forming superhuman contortions for the audience's enjoyment. will be acquiring images ofenergy Program. After that, the time will The temple itself, however, was, radiated in the wavelength range of be split between these two groups like the AWOL dragon, left to the three to 180 microns during its two and General Observer Investiga imagination of the audience. As I and-a-half-year mission. tions. don't have much imagination left, A major point ofstudy for SIRTF The Legacy program is six large I'm going to play the same trick on will be about star fonnation and the projects that were selected by the you and let you figure out what the development ofplanetary systems. SIRTF Science Center. These temple looks like: Or you can just Ofparticular interest are how stars projects will be major observation rent Crouching Tiger, Hidden evolve into planetary debris disks projects, "with the goal of creating Dragon. Or Fiddler on the Roof It and how the central star causes the a substantial and coherent database had a temple, I think. debris to condense into planets. ofarchived observations that can be Since I'veforgotten the ending of "We know now that planets are utilized by subsequent SIRTF re the play, I won't spoil it. I definitely common around nearby stars," said searchers," according to the SSC remember a conflict being resolved Dr. Soifer. The process of how the Web site. A few of the Legacy ourtesy 0 triumphantly by one side or another planets fonn is not well understood, projects investigate the above-men After 30 years of planning, SIRTF will rmaUy be launched on April and whichever side winning living which is why this study is a major tioned points. Dr. Soifer empha- 15 from Cape Canaveral. happily ever after, if that helps. 2 THE CALIFORNIA TECH NEWS MARCH 17, 2003
I "Ireally want to push "I was very happy "We're a pretty solid "[Iwant to] make sure -"Rightnow, we're try for that [new third- / with the house when 1 group as a whole; we other people enjoy ing to get a handle on term] party and to ran for president and support each other a themselves and have the situation regard make it the way I'm very happy with it lot, but we also don't relief from work and ing the fine and the Interhouse used to now." get out of Fleming a classes." possibility of closing be." lot." Ricketts down." Mike Lammers '04 Jason Schadewald '04 Tom Vanderslice '04 Mike Davenport '04 Natalia Deligne '04 Page President Ruddock President Fleming President Blacker President Ricketts President New Presidents Seek House, Student Uni~ Resolution to Ricketts Tensions Continuedfrom Page 1, Column 2 remarked that it was of particular possible." other houses in the design and con concern to Page, since they typi Another general concern among struction. "I really want to push for cally have such a large fraction of the house presidents was that many that party and to make it the way the CRC cases. "The way [Ricketts] of their members tend to isolate Interhouse used to be. Right now, was treated is not the way disciplin themselves within their house. things are too factionalized between ary actions have been taken on this Davenport noted that "people tend the 'houses and to me, that's ab campus in the past; it's been very to have a tendency not to extend surd," said Lammers. precedent-setting." themselves much beyond Mike Davenport '04, the presi Zortman also sympathized with Blacker." Similarly, Lammers dent ofBlacker House, talked about the problems that Ricketts is cur commented that there are groups Blacker's upcoming inter-house rently having, noting that last year, of people in Page who "are very "There are pluses and party third term as the next big Lloyd had several alcohol policy much against doing things with "I want to make the event. However, his main goal dur violations and had to comply with other houses," citing this as a big minuses to the way ing his presidency is to "make sure strict guidelines set by the admin motivator for holding a truly inter house more ofa house things are; we should other people enjoy themselves and istration. house party. and have as many have relieffrom work and classes." Other house presidents such as Whether such an Interhouse is look atand respond to Davenport seemed enthusiastic Schadewald also commented on indeed, created or whether the plan spiritactivities as pos about the upcoming year and de improving communication between will be shot down in yet another the changes people scribed the creativity of the people the administration and the students conflict with the administration, all sible and get people feel there need to be." in his house and "the variety ofre in general, saying, "I want to make signs point towards a year of fine involved." ally interesting ways people fmd to all the political and administrative leadership in each of the seven Jessie Kneeland '04 use their free time" as one of the stuff have as much of a positive houses. Kristen Zortman '05 Dabney President things he loved about Blacker. impact on my house members as Lloyd President Fleming also has big plans to im prove their house with extra money they have this year, according to MEDWOOD '04, new Fleming President Tom Ride Piques Girls' Science Interests Vanderslice '04. He seemed happy with his house just as it was, noting By MARK WHEELER From the Lab to the Patient"; "Mak design and create a toy or game; and WELGE '04 WIN that "we're a pretty solid group as ing Friendly Robots"; "Exploring the Sally Ride Science Club, a na a whole; we support each other a Sally Ride says women make up the Seas: Antarctica and Beyond"; tional club created to keep middle "lot, but we also don't get out of only 19 percent of the science, en "ATumble through Time: How You school girls engaged in science ad BISHOP PRIZE Fleming a lot." gineering and technology work forc Developed from a Single Cell"; and ventures by connecting them to Jason Schadewald '04, the presi The roots for this, she "The Mars 2003 Rover Mission: people, information and attitudes AWARD FINANCES STUDY ABROAD dent of Ruddock, talked about the says, run deep: the physicist and Exploring the Red Planet." that will nurture their relationship strong sense of community within America's first female astronaut For adults, the workshop topics with science at a critical time in Ruddock and commented that "ev says that in the fourth grade, the will be "Hands on Family Sci their lives. Plan Excursions To eryone in the house got involved in number of girls and boys who like ence"; "Nurturing Their Inquisi The Los Angeles Festival is pre building OP!." He noted the success math and science is about the same. tiveness: Exploring the Science sented in association with Caltech Achill Island, of the Ruddock OPI construction, But by eighth grade, twice as many Experience"; "The 'Trek' to Gen and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. saying, "There's been some talk in boys as girls show an interest in der Equity: How Are We Doing?"; The event's sponsors include Moscow the mc about using the colosseum these subjects. and "Facing the Music: College Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, the for different events." Ride has devoted a good portion and Finances!" Aerospace Corporation and By LAUREN STOLPER Although Schadewald had no ofher life to improving the percent Ride, a member of the Caltech Caltech. Kirsten Welge '04 of Blacker concrete plans for new Ruddock age of women in science. One of Board ofTrustees, became the first House and Rachel Medwood '04 of events, he noted, "I was very happy her efforts, the Los Angeles Sally American woman to orbit Earth ~be ~ecb Ricketts House have been desig with the house when I ran for presi QCaItfornia Ride Science Festival, will be held when she flew aboard the space Caltech 40-58, Pasadena, CA 91125 nated as the 2003 Bishop Prize re dent and I'm very happy with it on Saturday, March 29, on the shuttle Challenger in 1983. Her sec editorial desk: (626) 395-6153 cipients. now." Caltech campus. ond flight- was also aboard Chal advertising desk: (626) 395-6154 editorial e-mail: [email protected] Welge, whose option is history, One ofthe main roles ofthe house While all are welcome, the festi lenger in 1984 and she was train advertising e-mail: [email protected] will travel to Achill Island, in the presidents is their role on the me. val is directed at girls in grades five ing for a third mission when the Republic of Ireland, to do a six An of the house presidents, along through eight, their parents and spaceship exploded shortly after VOLUME elY, NUMBER 20 week archaeological field camp. with the IHC chairman, Jeremy their educators. liftoff in 1986. Tammy Yee Wmg Ma Vi Thong Tran She will travel both before and af Pitts '04, seemto agree that the IRC This will be the second year the Ride was a member of the team MiJlUJging Editor Business MiJlUJge ter the program to sites in Ireland gets along extremely well this year. festival takes place at Caltech and chosen to investigate the'Chal ofimportance to Irish medieval his "When you get the seven ofus and Kevin Carl Bartz Circulation is one ofa number ofsuch festivals lenger explosion and this month News Director Chris Crabbe tory. Welge intends to pursue a ca Jeremy together we're very laid that occur around the country. The was also appointed a member of reer in history. back and relaxed; we've had some festivals are designed to pique the the NASA investigative board for LeoC Stein Tearsheets Commentary Editor Medwood, who has been study fairly serious discussions but in interest of middle-school girls, a the recent explosion of the space Tun T11TCU general we're very comfortable," ing Russian language and literature group that for a variety of reasons shuttle Columbia. She is the only commented Davenport. The Tech is published weekly except dur at Occidental College for several begins to drift from its natural in person to have been named to both For his part, Pitts values his role ing vacation and examination periods by the years, will travel to Moscow to terests in science and math. panels. Associated Students of the California Insti study Russian with the American as a liaison to the administration. lute of Technology, Inc. The opinions ex "I'm going to take on issues that The Los Angeles festival will fea In 1987 Ride left the astronaut pressed herein are strictly those ofthe authors College Teachers of Russian pro ture keynote speeches bySally Ride corps and is currently a professor and advertisers. gram. She will also travel to a num come up and try to get the adminis Letters and submissions are welcome; e tration to listen to us," he said, "and and Los Angeles Times science ofphysics atthe University ofCali mail submissions to [email protected] ber ofcities in the Russian Federa writer K.e. Cole; workshops will fornia, San Diego. She is also the as plain-text attachments, including the tion and especially to Kiev where see our side ofthe issue on as many author's name, by Friday of the week before things as possible." He also ac be led by local female scientists and founder, president and CEO of publication. Sorry, the Tech does not accept her family original comes from. anonymous contributions. Theeditors reserve knowledged that while both the engineers; there will be a street fair Imaginary Lines, Inc., which cre Medwood has a double option in the right to edit and abridge all submissions mc and the BoD are working for with booths, exhibits, food, music ated the festival and is intended to for any reason. All written workremains prop economics and computer science the same basic goals, they will butt and a raffle. There is also a special provide support for the large num erty of its author. and is interested in international The advertising deadline is five p.m. Fri heads over issues, as both groups adult track ofworkshops for parents bers ofgirls and young women who day; all advertising should be submitted elec affairs. and educators. are or might become, interested in tronically oras camera-ready art. but the Tech will see different sides of issues. can also do simple typesetting and arrange In 2000, the Bishop family agreed Lammers and others commented The children's workshops will science, math, engineering and ment. All advertising inquiries should be di to honor the memory of Amasa include such topics as "Animal technology. Programs include the rected to the business manager at on the seriousness of the Ricketts [email protected]. For subscription Bishop, who graduated from Caltech situation and their trouble with the Friends: What a Vet Knows and Sally Ride Science Festivals; TOY information, please send mail to "Subscrip Continued on Page 7, Column 5 Caltech administration. Lammers Does"; "Medical Researchers: Challenge, where teams ofchildren tions" or call (626)-395-6154. THE CALIFORNIA TECH COMMENTARY MARCH 17,2003 3
ulces, lyko"",.IIII."iDI..1>.JI' the E _..111.11-'-" Debate Benefits, Drawbacks ofUpholding Doughnut Tradition Sweet By LEO STEIN a doughnut as breakfast on the way. ASCIT doughnuts seems perfectly To end this term, ASCITpurchased plausible. By TOM FLETCHER Lately, there has been a lot ofde $645 worth of doughnuts for mid bate about doughnuts in student life. night doughnuts on the Olive Walk Against Doughnuts Club Survey is Up! and less opinion amongst the fac When I talk about campus politics on Thursday. Clearly, doughnuts are ulty and the administration that the to friends at other prestigious uni a Caltech tradition if people per Although doughnuts are a popu The club survey was posted on honor code is falling apart. As Presi versities, I am ashamed to tell them petuate their distribution every year. lar tradition amongst Caltech stu donut on Friday night. I apologize dent, I'd like to thank both ofthem that doughnuts are considered a From what I have learned, a MOSH dents, as seen by the turnout this for any trouble anyone had ini q for their hard work on this. major campus issue at our schooL started the tradition about ten years pastThursday for midnight dough tially with the survey not Anyway, most of the faculty At a school ofthis caliber, I would ago. For some students, Friday nuts, doughnuts do not necessarily opening until 2010... I fixed at the meeting were very en expect students to make a distinc morning doughnuts are the light at fallintoASCIT's ball park. The pur that embarrassing glitch thusiastic about this and were tion between political issues and the end of a long night of sets. Tra pose ofour student government, as quickly, but again, sorry to all eager to try it out next term, trivialities. However, doughnuts ditions have a great role for students I grasp it best, is to represent the who tried to fill it out and could not. especially Professor Lester; look for seem to be important enough to here because it connects them to students and act as a liaison be The survey runs until the Thurs the cover sheet next term in Bi 1, some students that they have re past Techers and leaves a legacy for tween the students and administra day of the first week of third term. frosh! If the collaboration cover cently become an issue. Therefore, future Techers. Tradition is the driv tion. ASCIT is supposed to repre You have oftime to fill it out sheet is a success, it will become a I am taking this opportunity to try ing force behind Dabney's murals, sent the voice of the students to and it take ten minutes mandatory part of every syllabus my hand at my first editoriaL our tunnel art, Ditch Day, the serve us in the bureaucracy of ad or so. I you to fill it out, next Ricketts fire pot and ASCIT dough ministration. Where in this role do as it also some important I had another with For Dougllnults nuts. IfTechers continue something doughnuts come in? Why do we more than twice, people are prone spend five thousand dollars a year qUl~stiom about ASCIT Formal and Matthew Brewer a.k.a. Matt from I tasted my first strawberry to believe it is a tradition. We are on doughnuts for which most ofus we can a Finance. He's Joanna and I doughnut when I visited Caltech afraid of and accepting of are not awake? I, for one, have been feel get a grip on money: find last year during prefrosh weekend. setting things stone, despite the awake only once this past term for out how much we have and spend, issues from survey. Last term, when I had to wake up fact that we as scientists are sup Friday morning doughnuts. Also, some of you have asked how much we earn on our endow early on Fridays to trudge to Mead posed to be open-minded to change. Doughnuts certainly taste deli- club is not on the list. If ment and how we do pay for chemistry lab, I would pick up For these reasons, continuing ill';t n~gistered your it is a the Donut Man... Last week at mid- Continued on Page 5, Column 1 new club. can't really have "ac- doughnuts, he simply handed tive members" and when ap- me dozens of boxes of doughnuts ply for funding, you will to and drove off! submit a list ofall the members. The The only other meeting as Presi club survey exists to inform us dent I had this week was with about existing clubs and see how Becky Oskin from the Pasadena many people are still interested in Star-News. She was interested in participating in them. hearing about the Ricketts contro Lastly, iffor no otherreason, I en versy and how the students were courage you to check out the club coping with it. She talked to both survey for the few buried Easter Natalia Deligne, Ricketts President, eggs. I got a little bored making it and I. Her article is posted on-line and made sure to add some humor here: http://www.pasadenastar here and there, so I wouldn't news.com/Stories/0,1413,206% fall asleep. Anyway, think you get 257E22097%257E1245310,00. the point: please fill the survey out. html. For anyone that's been read Without it, your voice won't be ing the Tech, it's a lot of old news, heard. but hey, you might still care. Margo Marshak was out ofthe of Whom did I meet with this week? fice this week. Therefore, I did not have my weekly meeting with her. There was a faculty board meet- ing last Monday. For the most part, Towards Baghdad the only course changes were to graduate-level courses-BE 200, Last week's peace rally went off specifically-but at the end of the really wen and the discussion ithas meeting, Galen presented his and spurred on campus has hopefully Harris' new idea to cut down on been informative to us all. This BoC cases. have prepared a week, there are a number ofletters collaboration cover sheet that at- responding to the pro-war position taches to a professor's syllabus and taken in an article last week. I know should make the collaboration that I have an opinion on this issue, policy for the course much clearer. but I'll let the other students speak P. Dormiani/The Cqlifornia Tech In so doing, we should hopefully for me. One thing that I am sad Students struggle to devour and BoD members hustle to replenish the ever-shrinking doughnut supply have fewer accidental BoC cases about regarding this war, other than last Thursday at the end of the term's midnight doughnut session. ASCIT Secretary Anna Sczaniecka, Continued on Page 5, Column 4 lower left, hands over an empty box of coveted strawberry doughnuts. ase for By MATTHEW WALKER tions. would be in danger of succumbing It has been suggested that if to a similar fate. By SWAROOP MISHRA In recent weeks, it has become France uses its veto, the US will The situation can be avoided. The I am writing in response to the does not imply that the actions of increasingly clear that France and seek to have France removed as a problem is that either the United column by Mr. Olsen, Mr. Quinn its government are necessarily re Russia will use their veto in the permanent member ofthe Security States or France will have to back and Mr. Wasem which advocates sponsible or righteous. Supposing Security Council to keep the United CounciL This scenario is unlikely. down. If the United States backs invading Iraq. The authors provide that we accept the authors' initial Nations from sanctioning war on First, the attempt would probably down, it loses the use of one of its and unfortunately juxtapose two description of a justifiable war, the Iraq. The United States has also faiL Second, the attempt would major leverages, military strength. justifications for this war: the tyran- United States might be able to iden made it clear that it will go to war open the door for action to get the The threat ofmilitary would not be nical reign of Saddam Hussein and tify quite a few regimes at least as with or without UN approval. The US removed from the Security as effective anymore if there was the threat posed by purported Iraqi tyrannical as Iraq's. Burma, North consequences for Iraq have been CounciL The level of anti-Ameri any sort ofinternational resistance. development of weapons of mass Korea and Tibet are glaring ex thoroughly examined. But the ef can sentiment makes it a disturb This hurts both US diplomacy and destruction. Underthe authors' own amples. The people ofCuba, south fects on the United Nations and ingly real possibility. Ifsuccessful, UN military threats. reasoning, it is unclear why Iraq in em Sudan and Zimbabwe suffer other participants in this little epi the UN would once again be in the If France backs down, they also particular should be targeted. Fur- under undemocratic and restrictive sode of international one position ofalienating its most pow lose international stature, for not ther, the column's conclusion is rule. Iran's democratically elected upmanship have not been consid erful member. sticking to their position. French weak because it relies on question- leaders are not the supreme author ered. diplomats, however, have already able assumptions and statements. ity. Do the authors propose that the Imagine this scenario: France ve admitted that war is necessary, but The authors begin by comparing U.S. continue its charitable inva toes any resolution that sends the "Without respect, deci that France doesn't think the time the proposed invasion to the "just sions by toppling these regimes as UN to war against Iraq. It's not too is right yet. It would not be such a wars" waged by Lincoln, Roosevelt well? Where does this campaign farfetched. America and the United sions made by UN big step to abstain from voting on and Churchill, but Iraq does not rep- end? Kingdom execute their battle plans the resolution war resent a "similar evil" as the authors Whether or not the authors prefer on Iraq. against With France claim. In neither ofthose cases was to limit their charitable invasions to The effects on the United Nations it much easier for the the military conflict initiated by the their column specifically ad- are disastrous. The has to convince to abstain United States. The authors skirt this vocates an invasion of The been lost as two of the UN's most as well. issue that "war is authors claim itis a and puwelrfuJ members a de- One should remember that the tifiable will prevent the because There ,.,_ "CO,,", The League of Nations was a current attitude ofthe US adminis- death or ofaggression and ofnations re,;ohltiC)nS, worldwide alliance, similar to the tration eliminates the pos- a tyrannical ofweapons but none the stature ofthe US UN, after World War I, sibility that US will back off. the authors that of mass To support or UK; think Israel and Turkey, for based on Woodrow Wilson's 14 Though this stubbornness probably States is-or that the authors them- their argument, the authors mention instance, the number-one and num points. Though it was founded with caused the current diplomatic cri selves are-responsible for deter- the discoveries of UN inspectors ber-two ignorers ofUN resolutions. good intentions, its lack of power sis, it will be up to the French to mining when a regime is suffi- and "Colin Powell's speech to the Without respect, decisions made by caused its failure. This lack of prevent the failure of the United ciently tyrannical that it should be UN Security Council." Perhaps the the UN will quickly become mean power has generally been attributed Nations. With France's reputation overthrown by a military invasion. most egregious transgression pub ingless. Any attempts to punish the to the United States' failure to join for being able to compromise with The fact that the United States is a licly uncovered by the UN inspec democracy with many freedoms tions is a large stockpile of Al US and UK would cause further the League. Should the United its opponents, it's likely that the cri damage, by alienating the two na- States leave the United Nations, it sis will be averted. Continued on Page 4, Column 1 4 THE CALIFORNIA TECH COMMENTARY MARCH 17,2003 Iraq Invasion' ot Justified' the BoD meeting. Week 1 Continuedfrom Page 3, Column 5 Clearly, some of the things Clearly, now that that ASCIT has traditionally Democracy has elected Samoud 2 missiles, which errati tentioned US intervention in Soma cally exceed the permitted range; lia provides yet another example. spent its money on may need me, it would do well to /P=;&--_ Iraq is now acceding to pressure to One might further argue that the his to be rethought, and shut the hell up and destroy the missiles. tory of the establishment of demo As for Mr. Powell's speech, per cratic states does not support the we should poll the listen to what I think. haps the authors fail to realize that notion that democracy can necessar members so we can independent observers as well as ily be imposed upon removal ofthe make an informed the International Atomic Energy existing regime by an external force. Agency have refuted two of Mr. We may all agree that democracy deciSion. Powell's major claims. The FBI is in Iraq is desirable, but an invasion currently investigating how the US to topple Hussein may well bring government could have been fooled as much democracy to Iraq as the Week 2 so easily. Itwould appearthat inthe 1991 GulfWar brought to Kuwait. rush to war, the US government is Instead, there are increasing signs notplacing sufficient importance on that, as in the examples above, the Did I mention that I was on the the' ;gitimacy ofits evidence or its powervacuum createdbyHussein's old BoD? In fact, despite most of claims. fall would lead to severe instability the new BoD's members running on The authors assert that Iraq's pur in Iraq. There are numerous reports ported development of weapons of of Shiite militants currently mov what could be termed a reform platform. mass destruction threatens "the ing into Iraq from Iran and of everything the old BoD did was right. safety of millions around the Kurdish militia forces establishing In fact, everything is right, and nothing world." The US government, eas positions along Iraq's northern bor should change. ASCIT Should not evolve ily the world's preeminent devel der to repel an expected incursion oper and possessor of weapons of by the Turkish military. It seems because it was intelligently designed by mass destruction, is not asserting comical to assign a great deal of an infallible higher being. that there is an inherent risk in such predictability to the eventual out weapons. Rather, the US govern come of an invasion of Iraq, let ment asserts that the world should alone to believe that Hussein's re trust comfortably in the American gime would be replaced by "free possession ofsuch weapons, but the dom and democracy." mere possibility that Saddam Under the authors' original asser will be taken down Friday, April 4th. It will ask students a Hussein may acquire such weapons tion that "war is justifiable ifit will vaIiety of questions; including which ASCIT social events they prefer; whether they think ASCIT should keep holding poses a threat so great thatIraq must prevent the further death or suffer its meetings on the Olive Walk and what their opinions on be invaded. ing ofpeoples under a tyrannical re donuts are. The club survey questions are also part of this In accepting this idea and by im gime," an invasion of Iraq is not survey. Club interviews will take place Friday, April 4th from plying that the US should over justified because there is no guar ASCIT Minutes seven p.m. to 12 a.m. The budget meeting will take place March 12th, 2003, 12:00 p.m., Olive Walk following weekend. Vote: Should the BoD go to Capra? 5 in throw tyrannical regimes which antee that further such death or suf Present: Joanna Cohen, Tom Fletcher, Manuel Garcia, Kim pose a threat to "the world," the fering will be prevented. The au favor. Note: after the meeting, Tom Mannion said that Capra Hiscox, Kathryn Hsu, Galen Loram, Jeremy Pitts, Anna is not available the 2nd weekend of 3rd term. Alternative authors go beyond their original thors write that attacking Iraq Sczaniecka, Andrea Vasconcellos, & Corinna Zygourakis. plans will have to be made. assertion ofjustifiable war. Even if would constitute committing "our Guests: Matt Brewer, Ryan Cable, Andre Mallie, Tom 3. Officer Reports/Weekly To-Do List we accept this new argument, it is selves to the defense ofliberty" and Mannion, Kylara Martin, Jean-Paul Revel, Gunnar Ristroph, Tom still needs a new Excomm. Jeremy says that the IHC still not clear that Iraq shouldbe our would help to build "ajust and en Elizabeth Stameshkin, Parsa Dormiani Tabatabaei, & Oth does not believe that each house needs to have a representa ers. tive. Jeremy thinks that students are unaware of what the first target among such regimes. during peace." A "peace" in which Agenda North Korea and Iran have more the United States unilaterally en ASCIT Excomm does and hence may be reluctant to sign up. 1. Call to Order As a former ASCIT Excomm member, Liz thinks that the advanced weapons programs. Paki forces its will and protects its inter 2. Announcements: There will be Midnight Donuts on BoD should not appoint the Excomm, because it's the stan is a declared nuclear state, is ests through instigation of military Thursday and Tom will look into getting milk from CDS. Excomm's job to make sure that the BoD follows the by ruled by a general who took power conflict is not a justpeace, it is sim There will be 150 strawberry donuts. Also, a large survey laws. On another note, over twenty students volunteered to via coup and has delayed presiden ply tyranny on a different scale. will go up on donut.caltech.edu on Friday, March 14th that serve on the Moore Committee. Right now there is no proce tial elections until 2007 and is home dure for selecting students for such committees and appli cants will have to be narrowed down somehow. Some stu to a strong movement of Islamic dents have also expressed concern about the manner in which radicals. 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By LIBIN ZHANG in the current 50 state quarters pro silly weapons of mass destruction. gram; Just the other day, I found an The dying age of romanticism is I viewed with curiosity the recent Illinois quarter with the picture of embodied in the British spy Robert Ricketts experiment with Lincoln. Using the powers of the Baden-Powell who operated around homelessness. The Scurves were World Wide Web, I learned that the turn ofthe century; I mean 1900, implying that the Administration's originally the Mexican dollars were mind you, not 2000. One assign threat to disband Ricketts would divided into eight slices for small ment was to determine the strength force them onto the streets, but I change, or eight "bits." Each bit of some Austrian fortifications; assure everyone that that scenario would be worth 12.5 cents, so two Wearing thick spectacles and car will not be the case. They will sim bits =25 cents. Very clever, n'est rying a butterfly net, he pretended ply be moved into the other houses, ce pas? Before the current Wash to be a befuddled lepidopterist seek where a number of rooms are cur ington design, quarter dollars had a ing rare butterfly specimens. In this rently at less than maximum capac picture ofa standing female Liberty pose, he wandered close to defense ity, while we rent out the Ricketts on the obverse-the "heads" side, positions and scurried about wav living space to fill the budget defi as opposed to the "tails" side. The ing his net wildly, while the guards cit. The Scurves were so convinc looked on in amusement. In my Courtesy of R. McNalry original 1916 Standing Liberty de Responding to American sentiments, the newest version of Rand ing as the homeless, much more so sign featured very prominent, how spare time, I used to practice what McNally's map has China, France, Germany and Russia replaced by than the Darb 'homeless' during you say it, knockers. Unfortunately, moves he might have made to act the Sea ofSecurity. their infamous Ruddock visit, that a design change a year later cov the most silly. for a moment there I thought I ered those supple and delectable Baden-Powell quickly drew tal should donate a few quarters. How breasts. ented sketches ofthe fortifications, . ",,,,,,,r.o n uP' ever, like real homeless people, they Seriously though, homelessness is which were undetected byAustrian ... would probably spend the money an important issue inAmerica. With censors since he cleverly con to consume alcohol by buying our current economic downturn, cealed the drawings inside larger Listerine from the convenience more and more people are being sketches of butterflies. His espio store, so I hesitated. evicted from their homes. I've nage work became very important Just the other day, I was struck by heard people speculate that a lot of to British intelligence. Later, Rob how our two-bit quarter coins have homeless people consume illicit ert Baden-Powell founded the Boy had so many design changes over drugs. I wonder where the home Scouts, the American branches of the years ever since the American less get the money for that from? I which are valiant defenders of the War of Independence, culminating used to think academia is higher free world against sin. Sadly, the paying than panhandling, but glorious old days have vanished, maybe I've been wrong all while those ofns who still remem along. My dean's salary can ber are looked upon as babbling barely afford any crack co old men. caine of a reasonable quality. I recognize a lot ofmyselfin Lord Researching biological gap Baden-Powell. We are both jUllctiorlS is interesting and re cognoscenti of butterflies, eccen- warding, but it is not lu trics in a He worked crative and does not around while I many for work around for drug marmfacturing. the good motherland. have been a watercoloufs are unex in my cer1tional and cannot hide as much Strasbourg days. rntormatrclll as Baden-Powell's Ah, my younger years, sketches, I always remember when men were men, sheep my grade school teacher used to were sheep and English say: "fapratique rendparfait." That speaking cretins did not try to means "practice makes perfect," by boss the francophone world. the way, a piece of useful advice Wars were fought with chiv that transcends generations. alry and sportsmanship, not A bientot! THE CALIFORNIA TECH NEWS MARCH 17,2003 7 So. Cal. Offers Range ofSummer Fun-Teams Post More Losses ByVITRAN with tide pools and the Point plenty of hands-on exhibits. By REGER BRENTON Vincente Interpretive Center, an Ifyou need a break from the sun, Come Friday, June 13, the only ideal spot for whale-watching. there is a plethora ofmovies slated thing you'll want to do is sleep. But To get the full effect of Southern for release in the summer months. Men's Baseball Men's Tennis if you're SURFing or working on California and its legendary For the action-loving bad boys, "2 Caltech (1-12) 4 Caltech (6-4) 3 campus or you're just hanging beaches, .go further north to Santa Fast 2 Furious" will come out in around, you'll find that you Monica Beach, a popular ftlm lo early June, unfortunately without OCCIDENTAL 15 OCCIDENTAL 4 gasp!-Actually have free time! cation, with its very own amuse the star ofits prequel, ''The Fastand What to do with all this free time? ment park. An added bonus, Santa Furious," Vm Diesel. Caltech 0 Caltech 0 Well, don't waste it in front ofyour Monica also features the Third Meanwhile, another action .OCCIDENTAL 14 SCHREINER 7 computer playing Generals! Take Street Promenade, one of the most packed sequel, "Charlie's Angels: advantage of the beautiful Califor famous shopping districts in Los Full Throttle," also returns with Caltech 2 nia weather and get outside! Angeles County. most of its original cast of good OCCIDENTAL 10 Women's Tennis Of course, since Pasadena gets If you're looking for a quieter girls, Drew Barrymore, Cameron pretty hot in the summer, you'll beach, Malibu Beach has no beach Diaz and Lucy Liu, but missing Bill The Beavers played well this Caltech (0-11) 0 want to hit the beach. The nearest side shops orentertainers, butyou'll Murray as the original mastermind, week but struggled with people in OCCIDENTAL 9 beaches are 30 to 45 minutes away be dazzled all the same by the rows Charlie. scoring position. The guys were in Manhattan Beach, just south of of gorgeous beachfront celebrity Another highly anticipated fIlm, leading the fIrst game four to two Caltech 2 the Los Angeles International Air homes. "The Hulk," will be released in in the fIfth inning before giving up SCHREINER 7 port. Manhattan State Beach offers If you're willing to make the early summer, starring Eric Banaas eight runs to fall behind. pretty much everything you could drive, Long Beach is the southern the scientist Bruce Banner, who af Pitchers for the week were Isaac want in a beach: volleyball nets, most of all the Los Angeles ter being pelted with gamma rays, Gremmer '05, Andy Conner '03 surfmg, outdoor showers, a board beaches, but is the largest, featur transforms into The Incredible Hulk and David McKeen '04. walk, lifeguards, restaurants and ing trips to nearby Catalina Island when angered. PER BISHOP'S even public transportation. and the legendary Queen Mary. Andifyou want your heartstrings Track & Field Located farther south, Ranchos Long Beach Aquarium is a great plucked, try seeing "Northfork," the LEGAC~ Palos Verdes hosts the Abalone educational spot for children of all story ofa localpriest who takes care TamaraBecher '04 from women's PRIZE CoveEcological Reserve complete ages, featuring short films and of a dying nine-year-old orphan track and fIeld, also this week's ath whose only wish is to be adopted. lete of the week, scored the most FUNDS TRAVEL Another movie, "Whale Rider," points for the track team this week promises to captivate its audience end running in the 4xl00, 4x400, Continuedfrom Page 2, Column 1 with stunning scenery, as the 11 400, 1500 and 800. Individually she year~old Pai sets out to prove her took frrst in the 1500-meter, second with his B.S. in physics in 1943. By self worthy of being the new chief in the 8oo-meter and fourth in the establishing theAmasaBishop Sum of a New Zealand tribe. 4oo-meter. Her scores helped the mer Study Abroad prize, he offers Also, keep in mind that the Beavers claim victory over Cal. today's students an exciting oppor Caltech Y offers discounted movie Lutheran, 101.5 to 97.5, and a nar tunity for summer study abroad. tickets to the members of the row loss to Occidental, 95 to 98. Bishop served as Chiefofthe U.S. Caltech community. The team takes the weekend offand Atomic Energy Commission's Con Ifall else fails, do what everyone returns to competition atNorthridge trolled Thermonuclear Branch and nd else eventually does: go to on the 22 • went on to become the Atomic Disneyland! Disneyland is only Energy's European ScientifIc rep about 30 minutes away and now resentative. Due to Bishop's under also features California Adventure standing of the need for scientists and Downtown Disney. Although and engineers to gain exposure to you just can't pass up a ride in the international issues and cultures, the Teacups, the "Happiest Place on Bishop family generously agreed to Earth" does now offer other entic fund two prizes in the amount of ing options, such as the House of $6,000 each to allow twojuniors to Blues, the ESPN Zone, an AMC study abroad during the summer. Theatre and plenty of shops. The prize covers round trip air D. KortalThe California Tech If you're wanting more heart fare and all tuition fees and living ACM 95 Professor Niles Pierce is this year's Feynman Prize winner pounding, stomach-flipping, roller expenses up to $6,000. Within this for excellent teaching. coaster action and fewer cartoon budget, applicants can request characters, try Magic Mountain, funds for travel in the country of located about 45 minutes away in their study program or to countries With 'Dedication, Charisma,' sunny Valencia. If you'd rather in the same general region. Travel spend the day playing in water in can be done before orafter the study Pierce Wins Feynman Prize stead Qf waiting in lines in the hot program which has to be a mini Continued on Page 8, Column 2 mum of six weeks long. By !RAM PARVEEN-BILAL This year's Feynman Prize win in a manner that emphasizes both ner is Applied Math Professor Niles the how and the why of the prob Pierce, a clear favorite among un lem. He teaches without oversim dergraduates and graduates for plifying and without intimidating, teaching the fIrst term and a halfof making the material accessible to ACM95. the diverse group of students. He Having just received his Ph.D. in possesses an uncanny ability to an 1997, Dr. Pierce is below the aver ticipate the frustrations and chal age age of the faculty at Caltech. lenges ofthe students and has been "On the very fIrst day, I remember able to hold the students' attention standing outside the lecture hall and attendance, throughout the surrounded by students waiting for quarter." QUIP the previous class to let out," he Dr. Pierce has been teaching the reminisced. "Amidstthe din ofcon Course's fIrst half for the past two versation, I gradually realized that years. "Niles' interactive teaching FTO I had not been identifIed as the pro style and smashing good looks fessor. My only previous teaching make it a pleasure to attend class!" experience was two small graduate exclaimed student William courses so I stood there anony-. Vandewater '05. A few of his mously, overdosing on adrenaline former students also nominatedhim and thinking 'I guess this is the for the ASCIT best teaching award, major leagues.", which he received in 2002. Teaching such a notoriously The Feynman Prize serves as a tough course asACM 95, however, motivator to inspire professors to Dr. Pierce had to fIne-tune his skills prepare engaging classes. All pro as an instructor to reach the major fessorial faculties are eligible. This ity of his students. ''95 has a repu prize is made possible by a gift of Azusa Pacific University offers education and tation as a tough course-and not endowment by lone and Robert E. just with students!" he said. "Ittook Paradise, with additional contribu psychology degree programs in the following areas: someconvincing to getme to teach tions from Mr. and Mrs. William H. it the fIrst time because I'd heard a Hurt, in appreciation of Richard Education 6. lot of stories about how much it Feynman's contributions to excel • Accelerated bachelor's degree • Master's degrees • Doctorate takes outof1heprofessocAs ittums out, lent teaching. It is a cash award of • State credentials • State certificate Mil though, a big class can be a lot of $3,500, matched by an equivalent Information meetings AZUSA PACIFIC fun. Straight off I discovered that raise in the annual salary of the Aaelerated bachelor's degree: Call (626) 815-5301 for meeting dates. UNIVERSITY writing onnine sliding chalkboards awardee. Doctorate: Call for meeting dates. For specific degree in the correct order is notas easy as The selection of the recipient is All other education programs: Tuesday, April 1,7 p.m. program information, it might look when 200 people are made by a committee appointed by call (800) 825-5278 supervising!" the provost. The committee chair Psychology or email The award cited Dr. Pierce's "en and members are rotated frequently Marriage and Family Therapy: [email protected]. thusiasm, dedication and charisma to reflect all segments of the Insti • Wednesday, March 12, 7 p.m. • Monday, March 24, 3:30 p.m. Azusa Pacific University in teaching bothundergraduates and tute and the committee consists of • Wednesday, April 2, 7 p.m. • Monday, April 7, 7 p.m. 901 E. Alosta Ave. graduates the foundations of ap three professorial faculty and one POBox 7000 plied mathematics through ACM representative each from the under Azusa, CA 91702-7000 95. Professor Pierce's lectures are graduate student body and the carefully organized and presented graduate student body. 8 THE CALIFORNIA TECH NEWS MARCH 17, 2003 Six Caltech Professors Awarded Sloan Fellows ByTAMMYMA Six Caltech professors were re Twenty-eight former Fellows cently selected to beAlfred P. Sloan have received Nobel prizes. "It is a Research Fellows for 2003. terrific honor to receive this award 117 young scientists and econo and to be a part of such a tremen mists from 50 different colleges and dous tradition ofexcellence within universities in the United States and the Sloan foundation," said Dr. Canada were selected to receive a Brian Stoltz. Sloan Research Fellowship. The Candidates for the fellowships are Sloan Fellows are described as fac nominated by department chairs ulty members engaged in research and other senior scholars familiar at the fron,tiers-of chemistry, com with their talents. More than 500 _putational and evolutionary mo nomiriations for the 2003 awards lecular biology, computer science, were reviewed by a committee of economics, mathematics, neuro': distinguished scientists, including science and physics. Professor David Anderson of From Calt~ch, there were four Caltech. recipients involved in chemistry Each Sloan Fellow receives a research. They are Paul David grant of$40,000 for a two-year pe Asimow, Assistant Professor of riod administered by each Fellow's Geology and Geochemistry; Linda institution. Once chosen, Fellows P. Dormiani/The California Tech C. Hsieh-Wilson, Assistant Profes- are given the flexibility to pursue Caltech and the L.A. Philharmonic play host to,a "conversation" between the creators of''El Nino" last sor of Chemistry; Jonas C. Peters, whatever line ofinquiry that is most Saturday. ''EI Nino" is the story ofthe birth of Christ told from a multicultural perspective. ' Assistant Professor of Chemistry; interesting to them. This is done so and Brian M. Stoltz, Assistant Pro that these young scientists can have fessor of Chemistry. Fellowships freedom while in this pivotal stage lEI Nino'Turns Secular Eye,to Christ were also awarded in the fields of of establishing their own indepen mathematics and neuroscience, re dent research projects. By ROBERTLI the miracle of Christ's birth but' The music of"El Nino" has been spectively, to Danny Calegari, As Dr. Asimow commented that he from a secular and biological rather described as "sort ofocean ofsound sociate Professor of Mathematics will use his Sloan fellowship to The Saturday before last, Caltech than religious sense. Sellars de- in which all the elements- ofthe ora and Athanassios G. Siapas, Asso "support further investigation into in conjunction with the Los Ange scribed childbirth as "being in 'a torio live" and "powerful and af ciate Professor ofComputation and the presence oftrace concentrations les Philharmonic Association pre room with four people and suddenly fecting and sublimely assured mu Neural Systems. of water in the deep earth and its sented a "conversation" between there are five." It is also for the sic." During its creation, composer These six Sloan Research Fellows effects on mantle melting and the creators of the recently per secular reason that only women JohnAdams said that his model was were selected from among hun physical properties... I'm pleased formed oratorio, "El Nino." truly understand what childbirth is Handel's "Messiah" and that he dreds of highly qualified scientists because funds that are unattached Attending the event were John that Adams and Sellars decided to wanted to recreate the mosaic-like in the early stages of their careers to any particular grant are enor Adams, the award-winning com use poetry from female poets in "El approach to the narrative. on the basis of "their exceptional mously useful for seeding new and poser of "The Death of Nino" to express the moment of The L.A. Times also reviewed the promise to contribute to the ad high-risk projects that are not quite Klinghoffer"; Esa-Pekka Salonen, Christ's birth. event. vancement ofknowledge." ready to tum into proposals." conductor ofthe Los Angeles Phil On his research, Dr. Jonas Peters harmonic for the past decade; and said, "The Sloan award will provide Peter Sellars, a director whose over invaluable seed money for work 100 works have included the fa Clubs, Parks Among Area Attractions· we've initiated in the past few mous opera "Nixon in China." Continuedfrom Page 1, Column 5 out there!-Club 1 7 in Hollywood ment. Dodger Stadium is just 15 months regarding nitrogen reduc Moderating the discussion was Jack sun, take advantage of the huge is for partiers strictly above 17 and minutes away, tickets start at $6 and tion using molecular iron sys Miles, a Pulitzer-wining author and nearby water park, Raging Waters, under 21. Meanwhile, for those pre- there are usually some nifty knick tems... Ideally, our work in this a visiting professor of humanities at the intersection ofthe 10, 210 and fer sitting down and listening to a knacks like bobbleheads and foam area will help to guide mechanistic at Caltech. 60 freeways. There's always good comedy show, the Ice House fingers to collect. There are great postulates concerning nitrogen re The event was held as a part of a Knott's Berry Farm and Universal in Pasadena is open to those 18 and discounts and packages available, duction at iron by nitrogenase en series of promotional activities Studios to try as well. Tickets for over and has a two-drink minimum. like the Dodger Coca-Cola Family zymes, a family of enzymes stud leading up to the performance of all these places, except for Raging Los Angeles also features a huge Pack: four tickets, four Cokes, four ied by the Rees group here at "El Nino" by the Los Angeles Phil Waters, are also available at dis- collection of concert venues. The Farmer John Dodger Dogs and Caltech." harmonic last Wednesday, Friday counted prices through the Caltech Los Angeles Philharmonic per- parking for $39. If baseball's just It's hard work being a scientist and Saturday. Around 200 people Y. forms regularly at the Hollywood not for you, the Los Angeles Gal- and as Dr. Calegari added, "It's nice were in attendance at BeckmanAu When the sun sets, the fun doesn't Bowl. Between these shows, you'll axy plays Major League Soccer in to get approbation from one's peers. ditorium. have to stop. Like any large city, find other great performers, from its new stadium, the Home Depot I feel that this award certifies to The event started with Jack Miles Los Angeles also offers plenty of Yanni to Coldplay to Santana, at the Center, in Carson. some small degree the interest and giving a lengthy introduction to the interesting night life and clubs. A Hollywood Bowl this summer. If all else fails, I would suggest scientific merit of my work and it oratorio. In short, "El Nino" is the non-Techer, Tokuma Nakazawa The Staples Center in downtown stocking up on those hours ofsleep encourages me to continue to pur story ofthe birth ofChrist told from from the University of California, Los Angeles also offers a wide before the new school year starts. sue it." a multicultural perspective that car Irvine, recommends Sky Sushi in range of shows, including Match- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ries with it a message for uniting a Santa Monica for hip-hop music box 20, ChristinaAguilera and Jus divided world. and Arena, also in Santa Monica, tin Timberlake, Fleetwood Mac and The presentation is entirely mod for trance on Friday nights and hip- the Dixie Chicks. If you miss A LITTLE SKEPTICAL em and multimedia. In the back hop on Saturday nights. Fleetwood Mac and the Dixie ground ofthe performance, a silent The Mayan in Hollywood fea- Chicks at the Staples Center, they'll fJ.J.m ofL.A. street life is shown and tures world-class deejays spinning also be performing at the Arrow the performers, consisting of three trance, while the Circus Disco in head Pond in Ap.aheim in July, vocal soloists, three countertenors Santa Monica features Spundae on while Bon Jovi, featuring special and three dancers are dressed in Saturday nights with trance and guests the Goo Goo Dolls and Tori casual clothes and barefoot. house. Apparently, if you go to Amos will perform in April. Primary source texts for the li Spundae, you will become familiar If you're willing to make the bretto include the Bible-both the with Cole who works the front hour-long drive down to Irvine, King James and the Gnostic-the ticket area and will shake your hand Pearl Jam will be performing at the Wakefield Mystery Plays, Spanish ifyou are male and kiss your cheek Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in poems by prominent Hispanic ifyou are female, so be warned. early June. Grammy award winner All ofthese aforementioned clubs Norah Jones will be performing at wcm:namtlrm::dievalCOOlJXRfllild:gar are for partiers 21 and over. For the Santa Barbara Bowl and the von Bingen. those of us not yet quite 21, The Greek Theatre in late July. In all "El Nino" debuted in Paris in De Palace in Hollywood features honesty, you will be able to [md the cember of2000 and one month later . KROQ 106.7 FM on Thursday music you like somewhere in Los I~ j made its North American debut in nights, KITS 102.7 FM on Saturday Ange~es. . San Francisco. nights and POWER 106 after three Lastly, as the summer days and t j The message of"EI Nino," as dis a.m. in the wee hours of Friday your bank account starts to wane, D. Kort:J!The California Tech cussed by Adams and Sellars dur morning. For those of us not even you can always rely on the great na Skeptics ofthe Skeptics Society ponder''Free Will, Determinism and ing the subsequent conversation, is 18-1 know there are some of you tional pastime for cheap entertain- Evolution" before univ.ersity professor Daniel Dennett. 'm:be ~alifornia 'm:ecb Caltech 40-58 OhYeh! Bent on outpunning the world, I make my grand, timeless Leep into the wanton world ofCrippling Depres Pasadena, CA 91126 sion. But, seriously: big congratulations, guys, on the press t coverage. When you're syndicated, remember the Tech! The River Niles: The master ofbranch cuts has Pierced his way into the annals of history. To a feyn man: con -+. gratulations! Doughnut: I was bushed and shoved like Iraq by the U.S., shocked and awed by falling projectiles from Page and all along, I dough not even get a doughnut. Perhaps more doughnuts can be part ofthe next Somalian aid package.