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Laltlgdlale attributed this to the decrease aca- demic of the average American student and to edllcational ex­ the fact that students are sutlmittirlg perience? Lalllgdiale answered in fewer every went on to trend shows no that in many years as director of admissions at M.LT. and at this trend would have a the admissions process effect on included such non- Caltech academic but that it is to the recently that there has been would not on this of ad- sigIlifi(;ant way. missions. Lallgdale eXIllai:ned that to offset The Tech editors prove once again that nothing is impossible. We have accomplished what others have only dreamt of, the ever elusive in 3 FULL PULL!

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to meet the In Response needs of the ASCIT pU!lllCaUC)llS, I am walJking especially the Tech. The think I'm lAV'elAJO", bylaws changes in this is- we can sue represent result ofhours of I was 18, a I discussion among various individu­ it all: good grades, a boyfriend, als directly and indirectly involved who I shall refer to as John, many with the production of the Tech. un.lAu"" even a few close ones. li:l Not only is it designed to handle the It was break. I was staying on j foreseeable financial difficulties, carnpllS to finish an incomplete. A but it is also designed to provide ofmine was the same. ! specific incentives to the I shall call him Jack. editorial content of the as He came over one day to "save ..s well. me from bookworm." We started to talk. He kept asking me about i John. How was he. Were things Ari Kaplan and Aaron Lipman pump up the jam at last week's Hillel dance in Dabney Gardens. OK? What was it like to be I told him that John iii and I wish he'd the He apolo- I and Ardlla includes a multi-media pn~sellta­ He returned later to say he was (Shlderlts for the a tour of a mock space shut­ ifhe'd me and he De've}(lprrlent of and other gave me a I back and sctledUlea a number of exhi.bits. FREE. told him it was thro,ugh includillg an SEDS is a new or- " He me l'ln,~th,~.r and several gaJliz,lticm on open to all had more. Then he members ofthe commum- kissed me. told him that's not Below are some of the all of the above activi­ what I meant. We were from the Feb. 12 me,etinlg. to members and friends. He told me I missed events are to all members up soon, as didn't I? He told me of the with space is limited each of the life. We were knew. He first mem- TOUR CALISTO UPDATE events. If cannot attend the told me I missed it, I wanted it. We bers and studellts. The first 80 students to James chariman of would like to up were friends ... ASTRONAUT TALK will be taken on a tour of the CALISTO Inter- for one of the activities or When it was over he looked at Charlie three-time Propuh;ion LaIJor:atol"j on TramsIlort Or- any of the me. he saw the the shuttle astronaut and of tour ganIZation) conImil:tee, giv- Arcil- the will be transIlontatIon, a multi­ on recent la at 577-4423. up and left. at8pm a in the committee. I we were friends. in 22 members of the The committee is con- we are enemies. I failed my Caltech ~~l~~~nlltr. ;a~r~e !,in~ev~~il~te~~d. a tour of sidlerirlg desl:.ms for four inoomlplete. 1 failed most of my ENDEAVOR ations ments to be on the shuttle. classes term. 1had to TOUR center, that summer. I went 1 SEDS and ASME will be spon­ area. Priority be given DOWNEY ROCKWELL Volume XCI ED Number told me in many soring a for students will SEDS members. FREE. TRIP Febn.laJry 16, 1990 different ways I had obvious­ have a chance to on a tour ofthe Rockwell International's ly wanted it. NO! It's true I like Palmdale International PALO~ OBSERVATO­ Downey plant holds an open house EDITORS sex, it's nottrue that I want it with facility, the newest mem- RYTOUR on the last Friday of each month, Mark "The Putz" Lyttle male friend I care about. ber of the space fanilly, En- On Saturday, and Caltech SEDS will be carpool­ Scott "The Channel Switcher" been almost two I've deavor. We will be leaving on 100 students will ing on April 21. The open house Kister seen three different I Paul "Sellout" Socolow still chills around men look like I'm still I ha- CRIME BEAT EDITOR Brian "That Guy" Kurkoski ven't had a since. I haven't a sexual relati()nship Free Lunch and Lecture. Spring Break. Bob Maher Student Fun To pro- WRITERS since. I still cry at Do You Get a Cockroach to (568-9855) is looking for a co­ mote groups ofstudents getting in­ Lee I men Take the Pill? by Carl Djerassi. leader to get together a trip to volved in off-campus activities, the "Stop" Goh the body, go to This intriguing lecture by Djeras­ ManIilloth. There will also be a trip Caltech Y has set up a fund, which Ali "What" Mortazavi these talks on date rape. Tech is not si, a Stanford chemist and author to Palm Springs at a cost gives $50 per group ofat least eight Chris "no tongue" Campo some from the outside of Cantor's Dilemma, will be held of just fifty dollars to smdents for a pre-approved activi­ world. It can here. It has February 21 from 11 :30 am to 1:30 More details later, or contact the ty. Limit one usage per student per PRODUCTION ha~lpeJtled here. pm in Winnett Lounge. The first 30 Y. term. Contact the Y for more Nick "of time" Smith -Anonymous people to sign up at the Caltech Y Decompression. Decompres- details. will be able to attend. sion is coming! Volunteers can stop BUSINESS MAJIIAGER Tickets. Reduced admission Sonny "ABBA" Arcilla by the Y to sign up for work and tickets are available at the Y. Cur­ Decompression T-shirts. rent ticket deals: L.A. Clippers vs. OFFICE MANAGER DINE TAKE Broomball. Get your teams San Antonio tickets are available Gavin "The King" Claypool IN Jamaica cllgain OUT together for the Second Boffo for $9 (reg. $13). The game is Sun­ Bonecrushing Broomball Tourna­ day, Feb. 25, at 6 pm. Tickets are CIRCULATION Authentic Jamaican Food ... Try It Nuh! ment, to be held March 3-4, from also available for March and April Peyjen "Yeah" Wu Oxtails & Beans Curry Goat Curry Chicken BBQ Ribs & Chicken 11 pm to 5 am. Teams consist of dates of the L.A. Philharmonic Ayman "Do you want" Awad at least seven members, and must ($5.00). bring a roster and twenty-five dol­ The Caltech Y is located on the 1'HE CALIFORNIA TECH lars to the Y by February 28. First 40-58 SAC second floor of Winnett Student California Institute of Technology come, first served, with a limited Center (the building where the 2057 N. Los Robles Ave. TueS.-Thurs. 11-9 Pasadena, California 91125 number of teams allowed. Spots Bookstore is). Our phone extension at Woodbury Road in Pasadena Fri.-Sat. 11-10 Closed are fIlling up fast. is x6163. (818) 356-6154 (818) 797-3642 Sun. 3-8 Mondays Published weekly except during examination and vacation periods by As­ sociated Students of the California Insti­ tute of Technology, Ince The opinions expressed herein are strictly those of the authors. Letters and announcements are welcome. All contributions should include the author's name and phone number and the intended date of publication. The editors reserve the right to abridge and edit let­ ters for literacy,expediency, or else. Turn in copy (preferably in WordStar format on an ffiM-eompatible floppy disk) to the Tech mailbox outside SAC room 40. 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In an interview, project here are: to first develop the Computers automatically analyze Dr. Hood mentioned that roughly instrumentation to do the mapping the DNA extracted from your cells eighty percent of a biology efficiently and, to create a model and diagnose genetic defects. Fore­ research scientist's time is spent system of the human genome knowledge of possible illness due cloning and sequencing genes. through sequencing the genes to these defects could prevent them The ultimate goal ofthe human themselves. New computational from happening. The field of genome project is to store a com­ tools need to be designed. Scien­ preventive medicine would widen plete map, ie. sequence, ofhuman tists in the computer, biology and immeasurably given the complete genes in a computer library where engineering fields must necessari­ knowledge of the human genetic a researcher could access it easily ly work together. code or genome. This project, to at will, saving time and effort that Presently, such cooperation is map the human genome, is one could be turned to doing the difficult as scientists nowadays are which is currently going on in the research alone. The library would more focused on their own partic­ labs not only at Caltech but allover be "a powerful tool for geneticists," ular branch of science and thus are the world. with staggering "implications for unable to "communicate" to people fundemental biology and outside their fields. Part of the hu­ The basic idea behind the enor­ medicine." man genome project here is to be­ mous task of mapping the human There are an estimated 50,000 gin an interdisciplinary genome, ie. determining the se­ - 100,000 genes in the human ge­ Biotechnology Ph.D. program to quence of the genes found in our nome. Mapping the human genome produce scientists equally comfort­ chromosomes which encode infor­ would take quite a long time and able in computer and biology mation for our entire make-up, is involve the concerted efforts of fields. I by Ali Mortazavi scientific method is that the observ­ highly controversial subjects of The repercussions of ape lan­ er is not disinterested: all of these animal research and of animal guage research on our definitions men and women have consecrated rights in general. The fundamen­ and understanding of linguistics large parts of their lives to these tal point of contention these days and animal consciousness was the projects and are eager to prove that is whether the animal is just some glamorous topic of the February apes can "communicate" with hu­ kind of mechanical living object 7th Science, Ethics and Public mans. In addition to the possibili­ (the view of Descartes and many Policy seminar. John Dupre, an as­ ty of inaccurate recording or of the critics) or a "conscious" be­ sociate professor of philosophy at interpretation of the studied be­ ing (the view of Darwin and of all New IHC Chainnan, Jack Prater, strikes his favorite pose. Stanford University, discussed the havior, the more damaging possi­ the primatologists). However, achievements and numerous criti­ bility that the observer can professor Dupre's conclusion was cisms of this line of research in the unwillingly modify the behavior of that, because of its anecdotal and scientific community. the subject has not yet been ad­ ultimately unscientific nature, we As an introduction to the dressed adequately. Finally, the cannot and should not expect ape from page 1 philosophical and scientific dilem­ question of how one should inter­ language research to answer these Times printed an article which sug­ would consist of women. pe~pite mas posed by the dedicated efforts pret the unexpected reactions ofthe philosophical questions, although a gested that Caltech's admissions recent trends, Langdale of scientists to teach either Ameri­ subject to various stimuli (i.e. is an "common sense" view of the policies were revised to accomo­ mamtamed the position that over can Sign Language or some form incorrect answer a joke or the research does yield to it some sig­ date a greater number ofwomen in the twenty or thirty years, the of an artificial language (e.g. ab­ result of fundamental lack of un­ nificance. each incoming class. Langdale face of college admissions has not stract symbols on a computer key­ derstanding) probes the various responded to this and other suppo­ changed in any significant ways. "I board) to these apes, he briefly philosophical issues that are raised The next SEPP seminar will be sitions that this revised policy honestly don't think much is going listed some of the major claims by ape research. Wednesday, February :fl, at noon would lower academic standards at on. It's a perfectly workable and/or results. It has been demon­ Part ofthe appeal ofthis line of in the Judy Library and will feature Caltech by describing women as process. I don't think things have strated that they can "learn" as work is the fact that it could con­ a talk by Fairchild Scholar Ruth having different values and aca­ changed much." many as two hundred symbols; ceivably help define the relation of Schwartz Cowan on "Feminist demic priorities. In Lang­ Regardless ofthe prospects for they can use their vocabulary to language with thought and cons­ Ethics and Reproductive Choices." dale added that diversity was national higher education, Caltech "communicate" (mainly to ask for ciousness, as well as to devise an All members of the Caltech com­ crucial to Caltech, and that wom­ seems to have secured a position in more food or fun); and that they ethical and moral approach to the munity are welcome. en as well as ethnic minorities the academic world which is ~nique ~he can describe their past, coin new would be of great benefit to the in sense that its reputa­ words, philosophize (e.g. when Caltech community. Langdale tion, prestIge, and quality will lure and where do dead chimps go?) speculated that roughly thirty per­ students to its campus for many and joke...The major weakness of The Board of Control will be cent ofthe 1990-91 freshmen class years to come. these results lies in their scientific holding preliminary interviews validity. Tuesday for the two Rep. at Large The objective evaluation of the positions. Sign-Ups have been experiment as well as ofthe results placed in all the Houses and at the has proven to be extremely difficult Master's Office. They will come for reasons that are unique to this down Sunday night. area of primatology. Setting aside ~weeflev Todd the criticism of some on the worth Hairstyles of Distinction of primate linguistic research by those more obsessed with A.I., there have been a number offacets S OP Special Caltech Student Discount of this research that have been Ask for Your prone to criticism. 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Daily 5:45, 8:00, 10:10 p.m. Daily 7:00, 9:45 p.m. Sat-Man matinees 1:00, 3:30 p.m. Sat-Man matinees 1:20, 4:10 p.m. IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII California • I I I • • • following is excerpted from Nature 342, 128 (1989) when letters column of NATURE, speaking of a "random distribution Vol. dated 25 January 1990.] of orientations" as a metric. word "random" is some­ Even the use of "random" is times used in Nature and other pub­ statistical analysis and computer lications where another term such science must be viewed critically5. as "chaotic," "unpredictable," "un­ Computers are used to generate se­ vv,«u,,,," "arbitrary," or "undeter­ quences representing random mined" should be used. The use of selections using deterministic al­ "random" to describe a process, be­ gorithms. Some common computer haviour or physical system should randomization methods produce be reserved for cases where an less than exemplary results. These author can prove the system is algorithms produce reproducible random. sequences that have qualities that The primary definition of"ran­ emulate "random" behaviour (if dom" is "proceeding, made, or oc­ such a thing as random behaviour by Nancy Carlton cy, when the Master's Office does when the student has agreed to curring without definite aim, exists). These computer-generated Combination Lock Policy and not have a current combination, if make his/her room accessible for reason, or pattern"!. "Apparently sequences are better termed Procedure it should be necessary to make a Physical Plant to enter. random fluctuations"2 would be "pseudo-random". 1. The Master's Office will forced entry to a room, the oc­ c. Ifthe student needs to change better expressed as "unpredictable If system history influences maintain a confidential list ofcom­ cupant will be charged for the the appointment he or she must fluctuations" as there are "struc­ succeeding states, then we cannot binations. The R.A. in each house necessary repairs. contact the Housing Office. The tures" and "regularity". consider it random merely because will also maintain a list and keep 4. Students will be requested in Housing Office will in turn notify When "random" is used to we do not know the aim, reason or the Master's Office informed ofany their housing contract to reset their Physical Plant. denote a selection process3 or pattern. In dynamics we must care­ changes. Students are responsible combination locks to zero or give d. Ifa student fails to make his simulation method, close attention fully consider evidence such as for informing the R.A. of combi­ the Housing Office their combina­ room accessible to Physical Plant, must be paid to the implementation power spectral distribution, trajec­ nation changes. The R.A. will in tions. Ifa student fails to do either or the Housing Office, on the of the randomizing process. That tory, degrees of freedom, rate of turn, update the Master's Office. of these things he/she will be agreed day and time thus prohibit­ the chaotic orbits of a three-body divergence and dimensionality Students in Off-Campus Under­ charged for any labor and/or repair ing them from making the request­ system would upon ejection of a when branding a system "chaotic". graduate Houses will be responsi­ cost incurred to gain entrance to the ed repair, there will be a set fee of member "randomize the spin orien­ The same burden of proof should ble for providing combination room after his/her departure. $25.00. tation"4 is neither demonstrated in apply to those who report a system information directly to the Master's 6. Physical Plant will notify the the paper nor an expected result of to be "random". Office. 5. The following steps will as­ MOSH's Office of appointments the ejection. Instead, the spin - Thomas L. Ochs sist Physical Plant in carrying out students have no kept so we can help monitor this new system. orientation is deterministic and yet U. S. Bureau of Mines 2. The Master's Office will routine maintenance. 7. Ifroutine maintenance needs unpredictable. The reason and pat­ 1450 Queen Avenue, SW, make a combination available to a. All Student requests for to be done while students are away tern for the spin orientation are Albany, Oregon 97321 the Housing Office, Physical Plant, maintenance should be made on term recesses, students should known; it is the limits of observa­ 1. Random House Dictionary ofthe English etc. only in the case ofan emergen­ through the Housing Office. Language 2nd edition (1987) be notified before they leave and tion and the limits of computabili­ cy. The decision to make combi­ b. The Housing Office will con­ 2. James, LN., & James, P.M. Nature 342, arrangements for entrance made. ty that prohibit prediction. 53 (1989). nations available to someone tact the student to schedule a con­ In these cases the Master will un­ In a statistical sense, "random" 3. Shulman, S. Nature 342, 4 (1989). outside the MOSH's Office will rest venient day and time for Physical lock students rooms only ifwe are is "of or characterizing a process 4. Ables, J.G. etal. Nature 342, 161 (1989). with the Master or Associate Plant to make necessary repairs. of selection in which each item of 5. Park, S.K. & Miller, Keith W. Random The Housing Office will then call certain that the student has given Number Generators, Good Ones Are Hard Master. permission before hand. a set has an equal probability ofbe­ To Find, Communications ofthe ACM 31, 3. In the case of an emergen- Physical Plant to let them know ing chosen! adn is properly used in 1192-120l (1986).

My opponent claims that she is (that's one full term of dues - $20 that ASCIT needs new blood. the ideas and suggestions of their r the better candidate because she is from your pocket) to someone who While nothing is wrong with new constituents rather than simply im­ on pass/fail and will have lots of doesn't have specific goals or direc­ blood (lots of it has already been plement the ones they feel are most time "to think about having fun and tion for this office other than "the elected), wouldn't some old blood important. If! am elected, my first then actually make it happen." school should have more social with proven leadership, dedication, priority will be to learn what the That's nice for third term but what events as a whole rather than just and fresh ideas be a better choice Caltech students want and expect about first and second terms next house by house" and doesn't know to help keep the BOD circulating for social events, and implement Gary Eastvedt year when she starts out on grades the limitations and resources ofthis given ASCIT's current situation? those ideas. When you vote today for AS­ and finds her free time diminished Institute? Please don't vote with your I'm not pretending to have all CIT Social Director, please con­ and her stress level growing? As ASCIT Treasurer, I creat­ hormones. of the answers, but I am willing to sider the following: A junior such as myself who ed and controlled a budget of near­ Aimee Smith listen to my fellow students. I have How is a frosh supposed to or­ has spent a year on the BOD has ly $50,000 and in my actions have To you students ofCaltech who the initiative, the motivation to an event such as the ASCIT already learned to cope with saved ASCIT thousands ofdollars haven't made up your minds about make things happen. Please con­ when she has never seen Caltech stress in such a way that his from needless waste. Therefore, a who is going to represent your in­ sider Aimee Smith for Director of one? duties on the BOD were not budget of $15,000 would not at all terests this year as Director of So­ Social Activities. How is my opponent supposed sacrificed. I have also set up my be overwhelming and you are cial Affairs, I have just a few guaranteed that it will be used to be an active, responsible BOD schedule so that my senior year words. member when she has never at­ should be relatively boring so I wisely (because I know whose I have a lot of ideas for this tended an ASCIT meeting and is may focus on ASCIT social events. money this really is - yours). year, but it is more important for unaware of the pressing issues? Are you willing to give $15,000 Many people have been saying elected officials to be responsive to NSS President Speaks At iL

Ones Remember" is about an old union younger miners non-union mines: cheer for off in some land/But not a one will take the union stand." in the Crossfire" is a song about the real victims of war in Latin America and else it oc- curs. "Harriet is about the stnlggle for freedom. "Water From Ariotller Time" is a very mOIVifJlll song about life and the passage time. In addition to this kind of mus­ ic, John McCutcheon is a fine dulcimer ofhis earlier IDUUUl'S, is one that I rec:oITlImmd who likes of that since it features McCutcheon and a of artists on a mixture ofhan1ffier cimers and and other instruments. John McCutcheon will be per- for:mirlg in Hall on Sunday at 7:30 Folk Society concert series. Tickets are $10.00 ,.,_,.._._ but are and unclerg;rad students. Make reservations at the Caltech Ticket or come a ticket there,

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Blacker "My Tummy is saying that it is eleven o'clockish and ..." mumbles Pooh. The Insideout World of the Nut Hovse Inning Club "Let's get going," says Christopher Robin, "Nice meeting you Evan." The path stretches before you into the woods. Birds chirp in the distance. Tigger bounds away along the trail. The other at a more sedate pace. Soon their voices fade away. The sounds of A wann sunbeam splashes over your body. The munnur of a brook completes the birds andthe brook come back to you. You get up and walk back to you motorcycle and ride away from the heathen the aurora of tranquillity. world. WHAM, an orange and black shape slams into you. It bounces back and -Tigger stands next to your prostrate fonn. "Sorry about that," says a cheerful voice. You look up and see Tigger. Ricketts "I say, come on!" calls Tigger down the trail. He bounces around and comes Da dah duh duh, da dah duh. Da dah duh dah DAH dahduhduhduhduh ... back to you. This is Jeopardy! Now entering the studio are our three contestants: "1 suppose you want to know what's been happening. Let's see. Well, Pooh, An undergraduate, originally from New York City, please welcome Alex the Oxymoron! Kanga, and Owl couldn't make it on the expedition to the north pole. I think From Ricketts House, at the California Institute of Technology, L. D. Ricketts! Roo was sick or something. But me and Rabbit went. And substituting for our defending champion P. N. G. Darb, who could not make it tonight, from north of the Olive "After I tore Rabbit away from his friends and relations from Page, Fleming Walk, please welcome instead, Jay Random Lloydie! and Lloyd, we set off. The moon was full and Rabbit's green Impaler was ready. Now for the first round, the categories are: Holidays, House Presidents, Substitute T.A.'s, Coffeehouse, Administra­ Tiggers never get lost so we got there, but Tiggers forget about gas and, tors, and Really Easy Questions. Let's start off with our first question. What category to do you want, Jay? well ... we got there. (Remember the town of Mono Lake has one building and "I'd like Coffeehouse for $300." no gas.) But near a large body of water called Tahoe, near the Alpine meadows The answer is: The coffeehouse waiter who drives away potential customers by refusing service when they wear and in the Valley of Squaws, on a mountain peak, we found the north pole. It bathrobes. Yes, L. D.? is a strange pole, for it is about this [Tigger indicates four feet] and was "Who is Dave Jeitner?" Correct! ''I'd like House Presidents for $400." stuck into the snow. At the top was some kind of grip and nearby were two The answer is: The house whose president came closest to being strapped down to a table and having his head shaved flat pieces ofwood with strange attachments and the word "Rossignol" on them. with a rusty machete within the last week for having overstepped his non-existent authority and still feels sensitive about While I bounce down the mountain, Rabbit fell and rolled. And we hurried home." the issue ... Yes, Jay? "So that's where you are," calls out a young voice. "Ruddock." I'm sorry, please watch your phrasing. Yes, L.D.? "Christopher Robin, look who I found," calls Tigger. "What is Ricketts?" Correct! ''I'll take Really Easy Questions for $100." "Well who is it?" asks Owl. The piece of classical music played at 7a.m. at the end of every term. Yes, Alex. "My name is Evan and I'm going around looking at all the forests. Then I'll "What is You Gotta Fight for Your Right to Party by the Beastie Boys?" I'm sorry, that's incorrect. Yes, Jay? write about my favorite ones," you say with a big smile, "By the way I'm trying "What is the Ride of the Valkyries?" Correct. ''I'd like Substitute T.A.'s for $500." to find out what a six man lift is." This former Dabney president ran excitedly out of CSII promptly at 6p.m. after confirming the delivery of flowers "Well," says Owl," that's almost as hard as spelling rUESDAY." to his mystery Valetine's date. Yes, L.D.? "I think it involves six people, but I don't know. Go talk to the waiters, the "Who is Jon Hampkins?" Correct. Another 500 for L.D. This brings the totals to L.D. $1000, Alex -$100, and Jay greedy birds in the six pine trees. They'll be happy to tell you." is trailing with -$300. But all of this can change easily after these messages. Da dah duh duh, da dah duh .... "Hey, Tigger," calls out Roo, "look at this newspaper that we found." Every kid in your neighborhood is playing Tetris on Gameboy. You can be cool ifyou play Tetris, too. Remember, Piglet spreads the paper out on the ground. "Well, what does it say?" he you're nobody ifyou don't play Tetris. Buy Tetris today and insure your popularity forever. squeaks. Welcome back. Now let's meet some ofour contestants. Jay, it says here you're the president ofa club. Tell us about it. Owl makes a big production of clearing his throat and looks at the paper. "Well, I'm the founder and president of the North House Phys 12 Throats Society. We conspire to insure that every­ "Malathyon," he announces. one in the South Houses gets really reamed in the Phys 12 grading curve. We will not rest until every Scurve is driven "I told you not to blame me if it rains Malathyon tonight," says Eeyore in out of Physics." a mournful voice, "not that i can control the weather, but I seemed to get blamed Well, I wish you luck in your endeavors. Now back to the game. L.D., you have control. "I'd like Administrators anyhow." for $200." "No, Eeyore, it's not your fault," soothes Pooh. The answer is ...the Daily Double!!!! How much do you want to risk L. D.? "$500" The answer: This office generat­ "It's those pesky birds, declares Rabbit. They keep dropping those things. ed a memo which included unnecessary examples of the Institute drug policy specifically designed to antagonize two Maybe they won't come back this way next year or we can free them of these student houses. droppings" "What is the Vice President for Student Affairs?" Correct, L.D.! Your total is now $1500. ''I'd like Holidays for $400." "Is there anything else?" asks Roo. The answer is: This holiday causes the minority ofundergraduate males with love interests to gloat gratuitously while Owl looks at the paper and clears his throat. the rest are reminded of just how much second term bites the IWOG. Yes, Alex? "rH do it," says Christopher Robin. He looks and begins reading aloud. "It "What is Valentine's Day?" Correct. Ding-Ding. Well that's all the time we have for this round. Let's look at the says Happy UnBirthday Karen!" scores: L.D. is in the lead with $1500, followed by Alex with $300. In last place is Jay with - $300. Unfortunately He continues, "Hey Pooh it says that on Blacker phone night, a group of for Jay, we cannot advance him with a negative score. We'll be back after these messages with L.D. and Alex for Final moles tried to call you and got your answering machine." Jeopardy with our topic of...People Unclear on the Concept. "But I don't have a telephone," answers Pooh. Buy OtterWater Beer. You'll lose weight, improve your musculature, and have fabulously beautiful women with tremen­ "And it says that if Kanga continues to leave obscene messages, the Federal dous cleavage with throw themselves at your dog. You'll get promotions, win the lottery, and vastly increase the size Bureau of Inane Answers will remove her phone rights. of important portions of your anatomy. Buy OtterWater Beer or live a life of celibacy. "But I didn't. I'm most sweet and innocent," says Kanga. Welcome back to Final Jeopardy. L.D. and Alex have made their bets, so let's see the answer: This froosh is excited Christopher Robin turns the page. All of the animals gasp. You lean over at the prospect of working on portions of the upcoming TACIT production, Camelot, not realizing that this insures slhe and look. On the left hand side is picture of a naked man. It says, "Harry Grey­ will flame most incandescently. Chern mate 1973-1990" On the right hand side is a similar picture of a female, Da dah duh duh, da dah duh, da dah da dah DAH da duhduhduhduh ... but more test tubes cover her anatomy. It reads,"Mary Rodgers. Gotcha. Chern And now, let's see how our contestants responded. We'll start with Alex, who risked only $1. Your question: Who mate Feb 1990." is Becky Warner? No, I'm sorry, that's not only incorrect, but now Leah will track you down and rip your lips off for Christopher Robin immediately crumples the newspaper. calling her 'Becky'. But you're not out yet. "This is trash. Can you get rid of it?" he asks of you. You nod. L.D. bet all $15OO! His answer is: Who is DAD? Judges? The judges say that DAD is a correct synonym for Dan "Come one guys," says Tigger, "Let's get to Eeyore's place. I want to cut Dilling, so L.D. wins with $30001 He also gets a lovely copy ofour home game; a box ofRice-a-Roni, the San Francisco those flowers, what are they called?" treat; and the opportunity to come back tomorrow as our champion. Alex gets a single of Weird Al Yankovic's I Lost "Classes 0 Caltech," says Owl. on Jeopardy and a Boot to the Head. That's all for tonight. Until next time, this is Guru Trebeck. "Yea cut the Classes 0 Caltech, which are only found in dreary, boggy places," Da dah duh duh, da dah duh, da dah da dah DAH da duhduhduhduh ... agrees Tigger. -The Physics , the Buckaroo, and the Timelord "Don't forget the fertilizer," reminds Pooh. "Yea, I guess I have to do that work for the classes we will miss. Oh well," says Tigger. , SERVING SINCE

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See the 1/26/90 edition of the The Coors Veterans' Memorial Scholar­ Meetings are held the third Wednesday California Tech for more details. Call Prof. ship Fund is offering scholarships ranging carry your entry. Announcements for commerical events Women's University Club-American unrelated to Caltech will not be published. of each month at 7:30 pm in Rm. 168 of Catlin at x3614 if any questions. from $2,000 to $5,000. Applicants must be the Church Lab on campus. All Calteeh stu­ sons or daughters ofHonorably Discharged Asssociation ofUniversity Women is offer­ dents and staff and their faculty are invited Caltech Climbing Wall Veterans, active military personnel, or ing merit scholarship gifts for the 1990 sum­ Annual Health fair to attend. There will be an Open House for the American service personnel Killed in Ac­ mer session and fall regular session. Must Caltech Climbing Wall on Wednesday, tion, Missing in Action, or Died in the Line be a U.S. citizen, a resident of L.A. county The Caltech Health Center, in conjunc­ or an adjoining county, and currently en­ tion with Student Affairs, will be hosting its Science, Ethics & Policy February 21st, at 7:30 pm. All interested of Duty. Applicants must also be under the On February 21 at 12 noon in the Judy Caltech peopte (undergrad, grad, staff and age of22 as of March 15, 1990, have com­ rolled in a graduate degree program in a lo­ 2nd Annual Health Fair on Friday, April 6, cal accredited university. Must have a from 12 noon to 4 pm on the Winnett Patio Library in Baxter, professor Ruth Schwartz faculty) are invited to attend. Since the Wall pleted a minimum of one semester of col­ Cowan, visiting Fairchild Scholar, will is a traversing wall, users will never get lege with a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA. minimum 3.75 GPA in a program ofat least and inside lounge. 8 units completed in semester preceding ap­ Students, faculty, staff and their fami­ speak on the topic of "Feminist Ethics and more.than a few feet offthe ground, and no Deadline is March 15, 1990. Reproductive Choices." Bring your lunch. ropes are required. We plan to have some The Energy Exchange of Greater Los plication. Show participation and leadership lies are invited to attend. Freebies include: in groups or committees at the university or healthy foods, health tests (cholesterol, vi­ climbing shoes available to borrow, but Angeles will award scholarships of $1,000 Folk Music Concert bring your own ifyou have them, or at least each to students entering the junior or senior in the community. Must be available for an sion, hearing, body fat, blood pressure) and interview. Deadline for application is Febru­ much, much more! Plan to attend and en­ On Sunday, February 18 at 7:30 pm, wear sneakers. The location of the Open year ofcollege September '90. Their major folk music singer and songwriter John House will be the east side of the Brown must be engineering or computer science ary 23, 1990. joy a festive event, while obtaining valua­ California Council ofthe Blind is offer­ ble health information. McCutcheon will perform in Dabney Hall gym, accessed from the outside. The Wall with a GPA of 3.0 both overall and within Lounge. This concert, part of the Caltech is not open for use until the Open House. their major. Applicants must be U.S. ing a number of awards to applicants who Folk Music Society series, is $10 for the Please direct any questions to Paul Miller citizens and demonstrate excellent oral and will enter or continue studies at an aeeredited Horse History 5a college or university in either undergradu­ The Caltech Non-existent Equestrian general public, but is only $4.00 for Calteeh (301-46, x4455). See you there. written communication skills. For applica­ undergrads and grad students. Advance tick­ tions contact the Financial Aid Office at 515 ate or graduate status. Awards will be grant­ Team is showing part 5 of "The History of ed on the basis ofacademic scholarshiop and the Horse" on Monday, Feb. 19, noon-I pm. et reservations at the Caltech Ticket Office, Trash Club S. Wilson Ave. Completed applications are x4652. due in the Financial Aid Office by Febru- other factors including fmancial need. Dead­ As usnal our big screen presentation will be Are you interested in driving recyclable line for application, transcripts and records plastic and aluminum to a local Pasadena ary 23. . in Baxter, Rm. 19-all are welcome. Bring Contemporary China is June I, 1990. your own lunch. If any questions, call Liz recycling center, once a month? The time . The Rotary Club ofLos Angeles is offer­ The San Fernando Valley Chapter ofthe at x4514 or Victoria at x3828. H 161-lntroduction to Contemporary commitment is approximately 60 to 90 mg a $2,000 per year scholarship to current Chinese Society, will examine the origins Ninety-Nines, The International Organiza­ minutes, and would require either the use sophomores and juniors who are U.S. tion of Women Pilots and the Jim Hicklin Style in Musk ofthe socialist revolution in China and dis­ of one's own truck or driving the ASCIT citizens or permanent residents. 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No real tennis team article this week. Thundler(:hris, a<;cidlentally inllaliing too mush aluminum dust from machine shop and Shoe-Goo II fumes while fixing his tennis and shoes, plus staying up too late try­ little rernallt1ed of the two lonely ing to figure out why he has a .;:::'" ..c: humans. headache pulling an all" U Will the prayer out again? takes this week off. .6' man can up with the i Frosh #1 Son Nguyen, ChemGod Harry Gray, Jay Labinger, and Frosh #2 Seung-Wan Hwang after their intense doubles.

from page 12 kicked some serious tail in her got the" Montz took second place races. She was second in the 100 with a time of 3:35.4. (13 .4) and second in the 200 In the Discus Freshman (28.0). Jeff Martin chucked the heavy fris­ In the 800, Golda Bernstein bee 110 feet 11 inches and took se- blasted a 2:45 to finish in fifth cond In the Harkness Maria "Those walk threw to win. when corners" MClVIIlg on from the thr,owing Toronto coillel~ialte track '.l'I-''' ,,,,uu to the jUl1l1pil1g, debut in 3: 17. some more Jubilant Jennifer Remine threw mances the field event and shot. While Dave "I'm not thrl[)WI~r for Park J-~'.~r"­ in the feet Meet of the Claremont "Banana 400 team. Also Albert Ho break his the

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Sport Opponent location Fri. 2-16 9:30 am Swimming (M-W) SCIAC Championship Cerritos Fri. 6 2:30 pm Baseball Whittier Whittier Sat. 2-17 9:30 am Swimming (M-W) SCiAC Championship Cerritos Sat. 2-17 10:30 am Tennis (W) Redlands Redlands Sat. 2-17 11:00 am Baseball (2) Whittier Caltech Sat. 2-17 11:00 am Track Pomona-Pitzer Invitational Pomona-Pitzer Sat. 2-17 2:00 pm Tennis (M) Claremont-Mudd Claremont-Mudd Sat. 2-17 6:00 pm Basketball UV) Occidental Occidental Sat. 2-17 8:00 pm Basketball (V) Occidental Occidental Sun. 2-18 12 noon Swimming (M-W) SCIAC Championship Cerritos Mon. 2-19 6:00 pm Basketball UV) La Verne Caltech Mon. 2-19 8:00 pm Basketball (V) La Verne Caltech Tue. 2-20 2:30 pm Baseball Pac. Coast Baptist Bible College Caltech Tue. 2"20 3:00 pm Tennis (M) La Verne Caltech Wed. 2-21 3:00 pm Tennis (W) Pomona-Pitzer Caltech Fri. 2-23 2:30 pm Baseball La Verne Caltech Sat. 2-24 11:00 am Baseball (2) La Verne La Verne Sat. 2-24 12 noon Track CIT Invitational II (The Sequel) Caltech Sat. 2-24 1:30 pm Tennis (M) Whittier Whittier Sat. 2-24 1:30 pm Tennis (W) Biola Caltech Sun. 2-25 10:00 am Fencing C.S. Fullerton & U.C.S.B. C.S.· Long Beach