Basketball Team to Kick Off the Season with Midnight Madness

[email protected] Vo l u m e CXIV Nu m b e r 3 Pa s a d e n a , Ca l i f o r n i a Oc t o b e r 13, 2010 Basketball The number of recruiters at Caltech’s career fair reflects the team to kick national economy 120120 1600016,000.00 off the season Dow Jones Industrial Average 14,000.00 100 100 with Midnight 12,000.00 8080 10,000.00 Madness 6060 8,000.00 6,000.00 By Tina Ding recruited athletes, and these ath- 4040 Ed i t o r -i n -Ch i e f letes are not given a leg up during 4,000.00 the admissions process. Number of companies

Instead, Caltech’s two basket- of companies Number 2020 This Thursday, Caltech’s men’s 2,000.00 and women’s basketball teams ball coaches contact qualified will kick off the start of the of- students who otherwise would ficial basketball season by throw- not have applied or “believed that 00 0.00 0 ing the first Midnight Madness they were not qualified based on 2007-20081 2 3 4 2008-20095 6 7 8 2009-20109 10 11 12 201013 event in Caltech history. the academic myths of Caltech,” Fall Winter Fall Winter Fall Winter Fall said Marbut. These recruited Midnight Madness is a tradi- Year tional collegiate basketball event students, typically high school seniors, are brought to Caltech Plotted above in bar format are the numbers of companies at the Fall and Winter that takes place on the first day Caltech Career Fairs from 2007 to 2011. The line graph depicts the Dow Jones Industrial that National Collegiate Athletic where they meet the team, attend classes, and stay with a team Average trend in this period of time. The most recent career fair, in January 2010, had Association (NCAA) allows the 51 companies recruiting Caltech students. This upcoming career fair on October 26 sport to begin practice. With the player host. “I like to call it rela- tionship building,” said Marbut. already has 78 companies signed up, and there are not enough spaces in the career fair to first tick of the clock at 12:01am accomodate all of the interested companies. of October 15th, the basketball According to Marbut, who has been coaching the women’s team Career fair data is obtained from the career fair archive on the Caltech Career Center teams will do some dunks and website, based on lists of the companies that attended each career fair, and data from drills to signify this commence- at Caltech for eight seasons, the previous men’s basketball coach this year’s career fair was provided by the Career Center Office. For full coverage, see ment, but the bulk of the event is page 6. celebration. Roy Dow recruited more nar- “We want to pump up the new rowly, and was “moderately suc- players on the team and get the cessful, getting one or two key Caltech community excited about students every year.” Senior and the upcoming season,” said men’s captain Ryan Elmquist was one of basketball Coach Oliver Eslinger Dow’s recruits. who initiated the efforts for this Eslinger’s more aggressive re- event. cruitment has resulted in an influx The event, partially funded by of eleven freshmen basketball Admissions initiates a Housing and Student Life, begins players in 2009 and five fresh- at 10:30pm with food followed men basketball players in 2010. by games, prizes, and giveaways Therefore, the current team of at 11pm, and climaxes with the about 16-18 players is made of fly-in visit program for highlight of the night at 12:01am two seniors, one junior, and the when the men’s and women’s bas- rest sophomores and freshmen. ketball teams will be introduced “It’s probably the youngest team in the country,” said Eslinger. underrespresented high to the Caltech community. “We need to have that extra en- Eslinger looks forward to ergy from our fans to add to the working with the sophomores and sum of freshmen recruits in the upcoming school seniors o u r s e a s o n . p a r t s The men’s team this season is “We have for a composed of much more experi- b e c o m e By Casey Jao m u c h seminar day, and live with hosts underrepresented backgrounds suc- enced players than was the team St a f f Wr i t e r in undergraduate houses. On Sat- with scientific leanings and strong cessful m o r e two years ago. competi- urday they will meet members academic profiles, and invited sea- To help diversify the under- of the faculty and senior admin- them to submit credentials for s o n , ” tive as we build our graduate applicant pool, Caltech istration over dinner at the Ath- the fly-in program. The winners s a i d admissions is inaugurating its first enaeum. were selected based on their high women’s basketball Coach San- team,” said Eslinger, “I want to give the seniors a chance to have annual “Caltech Up Close” pro- While both Caltech Up Close school transcript, test scores, and dra Marbut, who recounted the gram. Thirty carefully screened and Prefrosh weekend try to get demonstrated interest in studying crowd’s excitement when the success as they finish their last season.” US high school seniors, all from students excited about Caltech, at Caltech. women’s team won their first underrepresented backgrounds, they target different audiences. “We wanted to be selective conference game in the 2006-7 The women’s basketball began recruiting eight years ago when have been invited to visit and All thirty students come from because we know the criterion is season. live at Caltech from the 14th to “populations underrepresented in pretty high for our admissions,” The men’s team this season is Marbut became the coach. Over the years, she has seen the team the 16th of October. Admissions STEM fields as a whole, includ- said Whitney. composed of much more experi- hopes that these students will all ing women, first generation fami- Despite the process similar- enced players than was the team improve with these efforts, as they go from an average loss mar- leave Caltech wanting a spot in lies, ethnic minorities, and people ity, Whitney emphasized that in- two years ago. When Oliver Es- the class of 2015. of low economic status,” said vitation to Caltech Up Close is linger started as the coach of the gin of over 70 points to an average loss margin of 17 points. “It’s The fly-in program resembles Karly Brockett, associate director independent of admission to the men’s team two years ago, he ini- Prefrosh Weekend but “is specifi- of admissions who is coordinat- class of 2015. The expectation, tiated an active “recruiting” cam- not our mission to win every sin- gle game,” said Marbut. Rather, cally designed not to be a replica- ing this program. though, is that participants in the paign to reach out to academically tion of the pre-frosh programs in They are the winners of a com- fly-in program will matriculate at qualified students with experience she explains, the team aims to be competitive so that the students April,” said admissions director petitive application process for a higher rate if admitted. in basketball. However, his re- Jarrid Whitney. They will visit the thirty spots. Earlier this year, “The hard part is getting them cruitment efforts differ from that can have a sense of pride for their underdog team. classes, tour JPL, attend SURF admissions officers identified top to our campus,” said Whitney. at most other colleges-- Caltech rising high school seniors from offers no monetary incentives to

In This Issue Caltech’s Nobel Peace Prize new controversy James Watson gives life advice page 3 professors page 2 Bruno Mars goes to jail for cocaine page 3 2010 Soccer lost to La Verne page 7 pages 4-5 2 Oc t o b e r 13, 2010 Op i n i o n Th e Ca l i f o r n i a Te c h China’s crackdown on Big Virtue? Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Shaggy A Fig unwarranted and unjustified By Hank Charlotte What is it about bad boys that “better to reign in hell than serve makes good girls swoon? Is it in Heaven!” He’s an exemplary the brooding scowl, the piercing By Pradeep Ramesh cerated for their Photo from Agence France-Presse – Getty Images leader, braving the most danger- gaze, the fierce individuality, the ous and difficult tasks for the St a f f Wr i t e r participation in the Tianemen disregard for authority… maybe benefit of his followers. Though Sqaure protests. the hair? Satan is the embodiment of Pride On October 8, 2010, Liu Xi- Unfortunately, I don’t know the (the worst sin), we admire him aobo, a prominent advocate for In addition to creating Charter answer to that question (if you in part for this immorality be- democracy in China, was award- have an answer, gals, I wouldn’t cause his leadership and defiance ed the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize in 08, Dr. Liu was charged with mind knowing the secret). But it wouldn’t be the same without it. recognition of “his long and non- leads to a more fundamental and This admiration partly explains violent struggle for fundamental “inciting sub- version of state general question, one that litera- our disposition to excuse Satan’s human rights in China.” Recently ture deals with extensively: can iniquity and is one reason we tol- condemned by the Chinese gov- power” after he published six immorality be virtuous? erate immorality. ernment to serve an eleven year Of course not, you might say. Another possibility is that we sentence for drafting a petition, articles online. Despite have Immorality is the opposite of vir- sympathize with immorality be- known as Charter 08, that de- tue by definition. Psalm 1 says cause we have committed the manded the right to free-speech, garnered more than 10,000 sig- that the wicked “are like chaff same ourselves or wish we could. open elections, and the rule of that the wind blows away.” Isaiah A classic example is Antony, the law, Dr. Liu has become the icon- natures since its publication, Liu Xiaobo with his wife, Liu Xia in 2002 3:11 says “Woe unto the wicked! greatest general of the Roman ic symbol of those pursuing po- it shall be ill with him: for the re- empire and the manliest man in litical reform in China. Charter 08’s ex- istence remains unknown to most economic policy has succeeded ward of his hands shall be given ancient history, who throws it all Indeed, last year’s arrest was him.” Romans 6:23 says “the away and neglects his wife and not his first encounter with the of China’s citizens. in lifting millions out of poverty, In awarding the prize to Dr. Liu, its increasing crackdown on dis- wages of sin is death.” Punish- country for a woman—Cleopatra harsh Chinese judicial system; ment for iniquity is swift and (admittedly, very pretty). It’s al- Dr. Liu was first imprisoned for the Nobel Committee offered a senters reflects the government’s glaring rebuke to China’s authori- discomfort and uncertainty with sure. When King David coveted most impossible for readers not to 21 months for taking part in the Uriah’s wife Bathsheba, and took admire and praise Antony’s indis- 1989 pro-democracy protests at tarian government, which threat- its newfound wealth and power. ened the Norwegian government The Chinese economic miracle her for himself, their son died by cretion, what Coleridge described Tianemen Square. In 1996, he was the hand of God. The fruit of im- as “the sense of criminality in sentenced to work in a labor camp with retaliatory measures, despite has bolstered the ranks of a mid- the fact that the committee oper- dle-class which is increasingly morality is always rotten. [Antony’s] passion.” Antony for three years after demanding But our gut tells us that things demonstrates potency of action, clemency for those still incar- ates independently of the govern- agitating for greater political ment. In sentencing Dr. Liu, the freedoms. It is time for the Chi- are more complicated than that. freedom, infinite variety, and ex- Chinese government has violated nese government to recognize the Have you ever rooted for an im- pansive love; and he transcends explicit provisions in its own political aspirations of its people. moral character? Someone like mortal moral limits in his heroic constitution that guarantee the Let us stand together and offer a Michael Corleone, the power- actions. So yes, we know that The California Tech right to free-speech and peaceful united voice of protest against the ful and generous Don from The Antony’s actions were probably Godfather who demands loyalty immoral, but isn’t there virtue in Caltech 40-58, Pasadena, CA 91125 assembly; as such, the detention government’s cruel and unjusti- advertising e-mail: [email protected] is legally and morally unwar- fied actions. on pain of death, or Glee’s Mr. Antony’s love for Cleopatra, even editorial e-mail: [email protected] ranted. While the government’s Schuster, the handsome, upstand- if he loved too much? ing teacher who has a weakness We may subscribe to certain Editor-in-Chief for women other than his wife, moral systems intellectually, but Tina Ding or maybe Dr. House, the brilliant literature gives us windows into Copy Editor doctor who happens to be a jerk what we truly believe, what we Sarah Marzen and a drug addict. If you have, really feel to be right, and what then you know that sometimes we would actually do in real life Layout Editor immorality can be strangely en- situations. It’s scary to think that Hanna Liu dearing. Qualities that should we might not act according to repulse an audience are instead our rational beliefs, but it is even attractive. worse to be unaware of our sus- Take Satan from Paradise Lost, ceptibility to impulse. Business Manager for example. He’s Satan, can’t Maybe that impulse is a good Gabriel Mendoza get much more evil than that. thing. It means that there’s a bad But he’s strangely charismatic. Staff boy in each of us. Let ‘em loose, There’s a nobility in his refusal lads! Deboki Chakravarti to submit to the establishment, Sandhya Chandrasekaran Yang Hu Casey Jao Rebecca Lawler Monorina Mukhopadhyay Joel Nikolaus Pradeep Ramesh Neha Samdaria Jonathan Schor Stanford Schor Gloria Tran James Wu Vivian Yang Wesley Yu Chris Zheng

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lionaire”, “Nothin’ on You”) and Moves.” Photo from www.songkick.com/concerts/ Daily Bread” in French, and this is the first One Republic (“Apologize”, When Maroon thing you see upon entering the bakery. The “Stop and Stare”) were supposed 5 took the stage, rows of fresh bread on display, the classi- to open for Maroon 5 (“This the crowd went cal background music, the wooden furni- Love”, “She Will Be Loved”, from excited to ture and the extremely friendly staff give “Wake Up Call”) at the Greek wild. Despite this restaurant a more casual and welcom- Theater in Hollywood. the crowd’s ex- ing feel. Entering through the glass doors Unfortunately, Bruno Mars was citement, Ma- makes me feel like I am entering my Grand- caught with 2.6 grams of cocaine roon 5’s first two mother’s house, waiting to taste her favorite after his September 19th Las Ve- songs (“Mis- home-cooked recipe. gas concert, and he is now facing ery” and “Give After scanning the menu, we settle upon criminal charges. Needless to a Little More”) an Almond-Apricot Madeline, a Lemon Tart say, Mars missed his scheduled lacked energy. and a pot of Red Fruit Tea. The Madeline, opener at the Greek Theater this Perhaps the as my friend remarked, tastes like “a giant past Friday. Instead, relatively lackluster show- almond”. While there are apricot pieces to unknown artist Rye Cuming-- a ing of “Misery” be found inside, their flavor is largely hid- Hollywood-handsome, smooth and “Give a Adam Levine, den by the overwhelming almond taste. Australian tenor—opened the Little More” on Maroon 5’s The lemon tart, on the other hand, has a concert to a nearly empty theater. the Billboard f r o n t m a n , very mild lemon taste. It is neither too bit- Apparently, the crowd had opted singles chart had performs at a ter nor too sour, and has a slight custardy to crowd the bars downstairs in- killed Maroon concert. This taste which complements the dense crust. stead of watching Cuming’s per- 5’s excitement picture was not We enjoy both desserts, even though one formance. for those songs. taken at the was really quite different to what we were One Republic followed Cuming However, Ma- Greek Theater. expecting. with some major hits including roon 5 loosened Before ordering the tea, I had asked the “Apologize,” “Stop and Stare,” up when they waitress what a “Red Fruit Tea” really was, and “Secrets,” all delivered with sang the hits that and she had replied “ A strong, passionfruit overwhelming zeal. By the time had made them tea”. She couldn’t be more right - this was One Republic started, the stands famous. Addition- Hillhurst and Finley Ave. It isn’t the strongest fruit tea I had ever tasted! For were packed. Though some live ally, their cover of Alicia Key’s too expensive, if you’re willing those who love the indulgent, sharp taste performers fall short of their re- “If I Ain’t Got You” was surpris- to spend $20 per person for a of passionfruit tea, this is perhaps for you. corded soundtracks, One Repub- ingly good, partly because that small dinner, and the atmosphere For a black tea enthusiast such as myself, it lic frontman Ryan Tedder is a song sounds completely different is casual but nice. The pumpkin came as a bit of a shock. notable exception. Adding mul- when sung by a man. Unlike One ravioli with walnuts is absolutely Upon visiting Le Pain Quotidien again, I tiple original riffs to well-known Republic, Maroon 5 is less a five- delicious, a perfect nutty fall dish will stick more with the desserts and drinks hits, Tedder was the consummate member band than it is a one-man in a creamy white sauce. The ser- that I am familiar and comfortable with, be- showman, combining the sponta- show. Watching captivating lead vice is excellent; they were very cause trying new things at this bakery has neity of the stage with solid tech- singer Adam Levine move across accommodating and were really not been an entirely pleasant experience. nical singing. He also slipped in the stage was a treat. quick when we let them know However, I can say for sure that I will be a comment on the Bruce Mars that we had a concert to make. coming back here, because the experience incident, saying “crowds are the ------The only difficult thing is -park of a bakery, or any restaurant for that mat- new drug.” Other members of the ing. There’s a small valet lot in ter, is much more than just the food. It is band were equally good and cel- A great place for food before a the back, but you can also find also about the friendliness of the staff, the list Brent Kutzle added depth to concert is Farfalla, a small Ital- free parking a few streets east. overall ambience of the place and the feel- the more introspective pieces like ian restaurant at the corner of ing you get when you leave. And I felt great after having visited here. Watson gives light-hearted advice in autobiography by Vivian Yang

Even after just two weeks of and discreetly: Photo from http://www.edwardmanukyan.com/james_watson.html Caltech life, freshmen who have know who he is. esting things like “which house Chapter 1: Find a been bombarded with acronyms Jim Watson applied to Caltech adviser” and “academic civility.” young hero to emu- and colloquy are sure to know as an undergraduate in search of He describes his mental processes late. what the term “admissions mis- a graduate position to “study the in excruciating detail and ends Chapter 4: Use take” is. Many of us believe that gene.” He intended to work with each chapter with a list of “re- first names as soon we are “admissions mistakes”, the Professor Linus Pauling, who membered lessons” which critics as possible unlucky students who got a thick would ironically later compete claim are important for the devel- Chapter 5: Avoid envelope in the mail in the spring with Watson in the race to find opment of young scientist, but I boring people. of our senior year of high school the double helix structure of the also believe they are crucial for only because the Caltech Admis- DNA. Although Caltech was his the development of real people. Watson gives us a sions Office misspelled someone first choice, Watson’s grades at Some of them are literal and panoramic view into else’s name. We come to Caltech the University of Chicago pre- perhaps life-saving: his life in science. to surround ourselves with No- sumably did not impress the Chapter 1: Avoid fighting big- He tells us that mad bel laureates and MacArthur fel- Caltech graduate admissions, and ger boys or dogs. scientists who are lows and bask in their intellectual so Watson went to Indiana Uni- Chapter 10: Buy, don’t rent, a always cooped up prowess. Even though two weeks versity instead. suit of tails. in their rooms don’t into term we have already been In his autobiography, Avoid Chapter 15: Never dye your make any real prog- bogged down by problem sets, Boring People, Watson not only hair or use collagen. ress, either due to we still believe we are a special provides tips for aspiring Nobel lack of funds or lack group because we weren’t a part laureates, but he also discloses Some are education and re- of the right kinds of of the 85% rejected. the real bureaucracy of research search oriented much like what a friends. Watson’s But what about the other admis- life. About writing this autobiog- mentor might tell his mentee: ambition, luck, in- sions mistakes? The people who raphy, Watson claims he wants to Chapter 4: Late summer experi- tellect, and subse- should have got in instead of us, “be the first to employ them [his ments go against human nature. quent success as a who has so much more potential, “unpublished writerly output”] Chapter 8: Encourage under- Nobel Prize laure- ambition, and intellect than our- extensively to prepare this look graduate research. ate obviously ex- selves. One of these mistakes was at [his] life before middle age Chapter 13: Close competitors pose the mistake of a young Chicagoan named James became obvious.” Each chapter should publish simultaneously. the graduate school D. Watson, better known as Jim is titled with a phase of Watson’s admissions office in Watson. life, including boring things like And a few are related to climb- rejecting this great figurehead in Shame on you if you don’t “undergraduate” and more inter- ing the social ladder gracefully genetics. 4 Oc t o b e r 13, 2010 Fe a t u r e Th e Ca l i f o r n i a Te c h Spotlight on Tech A look at new professors

Nicolas BY JONATHAN AND STANFORD SCHOR Marina Wey- Agranov Gomez Jose Andrade

Professor Wey-Gomez spent the bulk Marina Agranov is joining the Depart- of his childhood in Bogota, Colombia. In ment of Humanities and Social Sciences as fact, it was not until his senior year of high an Assistant Professor of Economics. She school, when his parents moved to Boston only recently moved to the United States to complete their master’s degrees, that in order to complete a PhD in economics at he truly considered attending college in New York University (NYU), after which America. As Professor Wey-Gomez puts she was offered a position at Caltech. it, though, the “idea of…exploring a bit… Agranov was born in Russia and attend- was incredibly important,” so he decided ed St. Petersburg State Technical Universi- to stay in Massachusetts to attend Brandeis ty where she learned “math and Marxism” University. but not the sort of economic theory that she Initially, Professor Wey-Gomez intended had hoped to learn. to go into Physics; however, during college After receiving her Bachelor’s degree he began to write creatively and was an New this year in the Department of En- work and joining him on sites, so when he in 1999, she emigrated to Israel and began avid reader. He decided to pursue a major gineering and Applied Science is Associate was ready for college, eighteen-year old pursuing a Master’s from Tel Aviv Univer- in Latin American Studies, and then con- Professor of Civil and Mechanical Engi- Andrade left South America for the Florida sity. tinued on to Johns Hopkins for a writing neering Jose Andrade. Institute of Technology. There, he followed There, she found classes that would en- workshop and for graduate school, starting Andrade left a professorship at North- a straightforward path toward his goal of able her to understand current economics in 1986. western in order to join the Caltech com- becoming a civil engineer like his father, and a warm and collaborative environment. At Johns Hopkins, Professor Wey-Gomez munity, making the move for both profes- until he took a class with an unimpressive Her desire to replicate this environment led focused his research on the accounts of Eu- sional and personal reasons. He recognized structural analysis professor. His profes- her to attend NYU and was a driving factor ropean travelers to the New World, particu- the potential to “join great colleagues and sors in soil mechanics and mechanics of in her decision to come to Caltech. larly those of Christopher Columbus. do things that are synergistic with the work materials caused him to rethink his strict Agranov does much of her work at the Through these accounts, he learned the that I do” at Caltech, but also admitted focus on civil engineering. He decided that interface between economics and political Columbus sought out a southern, tropical that winters in Northwestern were becom- his interests were broader than he origi- science, and she noted that her department environment due to the prevailing scien- ing too much of a hassle for him and his nally assumed, so went off to Stanford to itself is unique in that “there’s a lot of inter- tific views of the time: that climate implied family. Andrade also had an offer from the pursue a Ph.D. Looking back on the deci- disciplinary work.” temperament, and that tropical peoples Massachusetts Institute of Technology but sion to shift his career path, Andrade noted Last year she wrote a paper (not yet could not rule themselves. In fact, this be- realized that he couldn’t “screw up profes- that “being focused isn’t always bad… published) that analyzed the effect that a came the topic of his most recent book, sionally with either school.” One of his [you just have to] recognize opportunities two-stage election (a primary followed by The Tropics of Empire, and continues to be three children was born in North California for reinvention.”This seems to be a mantra a general election) has on the success of a research vein that he pursues today. so it only seemed natural to return to the that Andrade bases much of his life on. He a candidate. She came up with a theoreti- Professor Wey-Gomez comes to Caltech Golden State and leave winter behind. has already considered future attempts at cal model of two-stage elections to test the from an illustrious teaching background, Professor Andrade’s work revolves working in politics, starting his own res- idea that primaries hurt a party’s chances filled with high-powered schools such as around using computational mechanics taurant, and he hopes to found a foundation during the general election. Brown and MIT. to model the behavior of certain geologi- for children in Latin America to “directly Here Agranov says she will be able to His choice to come to Caltech is due to cally interesting materials. In particular, help kids in a way that random events further test any other models by using the his appreciation for tech students’ “out-of- he examines soil, rock, and concrete, all of helped me get to where I am now.” experimental lab on campus, which pro- the-box” thinking, as well as its good group which belong to the family of geologic ma- Outside of the office, family life and his vides monetary incentives for students to of scholars for the early modern period. terials and all of which are important to the three children take up a large portion of act like candidates or voters in a simula- This year, Professor Wey-Gomez will civil, defense, and energy concerns of any his remaining time, but he still makes time tion. be teaching courses in the history of ex- country, according to Andrade. The specif- for a number of hobbies. Among these is While she does spend a large portion of ploration and the literature of that period, ics of this research range from understand- cooking and entertaining; “My wife is the her time working at Caltech, Agranov en- and will also be leading a class in how the ing the physics of landslides to finding ide- house cook,” he said, “and I am the house joys playing piano and guitar and listening early modern world shaped Miguel de Cer- al methods for sequestering carbon dioxide chef.” Andrade noted that his passion for to jazz with her friends. vantes’ Don Quijote. underground, but the focus is always upon cooking is one of the few things that allows She is due to give birth to her first child In addition, he will be teaching a course discovering the fundamental properties of him to completely separate from his work at the end of January. Until then, her big- entitled “From Angels to Monsters: Cos- each relevant material. as he “becomes an engineer of cooking and gest challenge might just be learning how mology, Anthropology, and the Ends of the Though he now focuses intensely on his forgets everything else.” Andrade is also a to drive, a skill that was never necessary in World,” which will culminate in a study of current field of work, his aspirations as a jogger and an avid racquetball player. her former residencies. James Cameron’s Avatar. child were in a slightly different vein. An- Professor Andrade is excited to be Professor Agranov will be teaching Professor Wey-Gomez enjoys swimming drade was born in the capitol of Ecuador brought into the Caltech culture and will be PS132, a course on formal theories in po- and restaurant scouting, and has recently and grew up watching his father work as a teaching Statics and Dynamics (ME 035) litical science, and SS210, a political eco- decided to take up hiking. civil engineer. He grew to love his father’s this year. nomics class. The California Tech Fe a t u r e Oc t o b e r 13, 2010 5 Benjamin Ryan Patterson Christopher Gillen Hunter

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At the age of 16, Professor Hunter had already begun to prepare himself for a career in physics. However, after some thought following a summer program at MIT he decided instead that he would pre- fer to study English. As such, the LA native It was during an art project in elemen- made the cross-country trip to Boston to at- tary school that Professor Gillen first de- tend Harvard. Four years later, in 2002, he veloped an interest in Economics: he found continued on to the University of Pennsyl- the newspaper that he was working on top vania to receive his PhD. of more interesting than the project itself. Nonetheless, Professor Hunter still held Growing up in rural Wisconsin with his a spot in his heart for tech schools and grandparents as his closest neighbors, he their students’ analytical thinking. During might not have had much of an opportunity his summers at Harvard, and even after he to study the global market; however, his went on to graduate school, he continued to Ryan Patterson is a new Assistant requires a large amount of collaboration father encouraged his interest, even getting teach English to MIT students. Professor of Physics in the Department and “big machines”, so he sought out a him a computer so that the young Profes- After 12 years on the East Coast, though, of Physics, Mathematics, and Astronomy. group with smaller-scale projects with less sor Gillen could model his first regression Professor Hunter was ready to return to Los Though he may be a newcomer to potential for disruptive bureaucracy. That of corn prices. Angeles. Knowing its reputation for stellar professorship, Patterson is no newcomer being said, his current project involving After high school, Professor Gillen head- academics and its wide degree of research to Caltech. He attended Caltech as an the study of neutrinos has around 140 ed to Connecticut to attend Yale University. freedom, he decided to come to Caltech. undergraduate and, following a PhD at people working on various facets of it. While there, though he studied economics Though he follows many of the same Princeton University, returned to Caltech In his small amount of free time, Patterson intensively, he also cultivated an interest in methods as scientific researchers, Pro- for his post doc. occupies himself with non-fiction books; theatre. Although Professor Gillen was not fessor Hunter’s research is certainly not Patterson’s interest in Caltech began various sports including ultimate Frisbee, the best actor or set designer, he had a keen something that most Techers are used to. when he was a high school student in tennis, and basketball; board games that eye for management. As such, he worked His thesis dealt with the history of the book Mississippi. “I remember looking through involve strategy; and playing the guitar. as the producer for three different plays. in America, particularly early biographies the brochure,” he reminisced. “I remember While he was an undergraduate at Caltech Finally, Professor Gillen headed to the such as those about Benjamin Franklin. getting the sense that it was a bunch of Patterson actually secured three musical West Coast to attend graduate school at the Currently, Professor Hunter is focusing on people who liked thinking and learning.” gigs with a group of friends, but these University of California at San Diego. He the history of autograph collecting in the He wasn’t disappointed when he arrived, days his schedule does not allow time for received his PhD in 2010, and in the same early 19th century. and he embraced the camaraderie he performances. year was recruited by Caltech as an Assis- During the second and third terms, Pro- found here. His decision to return was Patterson noted he can’t imagine having tant Professor of Economics. As Professor fessor Hunter will be teaching a freshman based on the abundance of collaboration any job that doesn’t provide him with an Gillen puts it, his choice to come to Caltech humanities course on the Renaissance, as in research and the potential to work with intellectual challenge like his current one was mainly due to its “unparalleled” em- well as a course on freedom of expres- high caliber students and faculty in his does. Whether he is teaching or working phasis on creativity. As an economist sion during the 20th century. Although field. Patterson knew that Caltech was in the lab the “problem you’re solving that whose research spans many fields, Profes- this leaves little time for leisure, Professor filled with people off of whom he could day is always different” and that dynamic sor Gillen was also drawn by the freedom Hunter prefers to relax with a little cook- bounce ideas, and he also knew that structure is what keeps him going. to pursue his varied interests. ing, and also enjoys fly-fishing and hiking. While Professor Gillen’s research in- Caltech’s administrators would be more Professor Patterson will be co-teaching volves a number of specialized fields in than happy to allow him to indulge his Physics 2b later this year. economics, his main interests are econo- passion for teaching. metrics, financial economics, and indus- A self-described “reductionist at heart,” trial organization. He will be teaching an Patterson works in the field of particle Long Kai is the assistant professor of investments course during the 2nd quarter, physics out of an interest to see how Chemistry, and another new hire this as well as a graduate course on economet- things work at their very core. His field school year. He was unable to be reached rics. for this feature. Though time is scarce, Professor Gillen tries to surf every weekend. He also enjoys going to concerts in LA and is considering picking up rock climbing again. Write for the Tech.

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Nahavi Mentoza scored three goals to lead La Verne to a 5-0 victory over Caltech in SCIAC action.

With the win, La Verne improves to 3-5-1 overall and 3-3 in SCIAC play while Caltech moves to 1-6 and 1-5, respectively.

Taylor Hart scored the first goal for La Verne. Mendoza added two and three less than a minute apart. Mario Cisneros kicked in the fourth goal for La Verne in the 77th minute. Mendoza finished off his hat trick with less than four minutes remaining in the match.

La Verne had a 12-3 edge in shots on goal and a 2-1 advantage in corners.

Vishnu Manoranjan goes in for a corner in Caltech’s loss to LaVerne.

Whittier defeats Caltech 3-0

Upcoming Schedule By Rick Paul Sp o r t s Ed i t o r

October 12, 2010 Whittier, Calif. - Whittier defeated Caltech 3-0 in women’s volleyball action. They tallied 49 total Women’s Volleyball digs and 7.5 team blocks. vs. La Verne 7:30 PM postponed from 9/28/10 The win raised Whittier to a 2-13 record overall and 1-5 in the conference, and the loss dropped October 13, 2010 Caltech to 1-10 and 0-6, respectively.

Men’s Soccer For Whittier, Alyssa Acosta recorded 15 digs, vs. Cal Lutheran Lindsey Kish added 10 digs, Courtney Dickerson 4:00 PM had two block solos and three block assists in addition to seven kills. October 16, 2010 Paige Logan and Teri Juarez each had five Cross Country kills and Ying Ying Tran recorded 10 digs for the at SCIAC Multi Duals at La Mirada Park Beavers. 8:30 am

Men’s Water Polo at Cal Lutheran 11:00 AM

Men’s Water Polo vs. Mercyhurst @ Cal Lutheran 3:00 PM Weekly Scoreboard Men’s Soccer vs. Redlands 4:00 PM October 11, 2010

Women’s Volleyball Men’s Soccer at La Sierra vs. Soka 7:30 PM L, 3-0 Final

October 17, 2010 October 9, 2010

Men’s Water Polo Men’s Water Polo vs. Chapman vs. Wash. & Jeff. @ Convergence Tournament 4:00 PM L, 22-17 Final October 18, 2010 Men’s Water Polo vs. Harvard @ Claremont, Calif. Men’s Soccer L, 21-2 Final Claremont Convergence at Claremont-M-S 4:00 PM Men’s Soccer at Occidental October 19, 2010 L, 2-1 Final

Women’s Volleyball October 8, 2010 at Claremont-M-S 7:30 PM Women’s Volleyball vs. Cal Lutheran L, 3-0 Final 8 The California Tech Hu m o r Oc t o b e r 13, 2010 Chess Club Problem of the Week

White to play and win. Composed by Emmanuel by Alexandra Souverneva Lasker, who was world champion from 1894 to 1921. Last week’s solution” 1. Nh5+ Rxh5 2. Rxg6+ Kxg6 3. Re6# The Caltech Chess Club meets Fridays 8-11 PM in Page House Dining Hall and is open to all members of the Caltech Community

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