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THE CALIFORNIA VOLUME 86 PASADENA, CALIFORNIA / FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5,1984 NUMBER 3 Trustees Decide On New Logo by Lily Wu dicated that the logo did not The . Caltech Board of matter as much symbolically Trustees have made a final because it is used mostly just logo choice recently" after for identification purposes on several months of logo con Institute publications. "The troversy this year. The new of Caltech seal, which is more im ficial logo is the same one portant, h'as not been affected which been temporarily at all." suspended in the beginning of The first logo change this the summer, except the one year was made in January. handed torch bearer has been However, the use of that logo replaced by the more familiar was suspended in June because 2-handed torch passing. The it was felt the January decision motto "The truth shall make was made too hastily and the you free" is not included and logo chosen was designed with no regard to the historical the founding date of Throop Professo'r Gary Lorden beams over his new gomain - Photo by Min Su Yun University, 1891, now appears. significance of earlier logos. The logo is a white design and The suspension was prompted lettering on a black by a discussion of the issue background. This is called the during a California Tech inter view with R. Stanton Avery, Lorden Chosen as New Dean primary logo. For cases when Lorden is perhaps best but he says he will suppress his that color scheme would not be the Chairman of the Board of by Julian West Trustees. This final re-design Dr. Gary Lorden was known to undergraduates as a "creative urges," at least for a appropriate, a secondary logo while. "I plan to learn a lot in with the same design, only was approved just before selected as the new Dean of lecturer in Math 2c, the prob classes began a couple of weeks Students effective Monday, Oc ability term. He was also "head the first year," he cautions. black on a white background, One change which he does was chosen. The further use of ago. The new primary and tober 1. coach" of Caltech's Putnam secondary logos were designed Lorden, a Professor of Exam team over. a successful promise to make is to bring the any former logos is to be Dean's office into the computer replaced by these two. by Doyald Young. Mathematics, replaces another decade when Caltech won the overall championship five age. He wants to hook up to The earlier idea that this mathematician, David Wales. The new Dean has had times. the rapidly expanding campus logo is graphically more ap network, and set· up an elec propriate than the former logo plenty of experience in dealing He has also served on a with Caltech students, having large number of high-profile tronic billboard for complaints. with the motto seems to still That would give students an hold. According to D. Fuller been a Caltech undergraduate committees, including UASH, Freshman Admissions, opportunity to give feedback to ton, Vice President of Institute himself. He left Caltech with a B.S. in 1962, returning in 1968 Scholarships and Financial teachers - "sort .of an instant Relations, the combination of TQFR" ...,. and make comments the motto and the school name as an Assistant Professor. Dur Aid, Academic Policies, and ing his 16 years on the faculty, Health. like 'gosh, problem 6 is hard was too much type and it look this week' to which professors ed bad, and was hard to read he has served as advisor for Lorden feels that his ex numerous freshmen and perience as a Caltech could respond. They could also when the logo was reduced air gripes about requirements beyond a certain size. He in- The new primary logo mathematics majors. undergrad will be an asset in the Dean's job, which includes Or other sore points. a lot of individual contact with Another role for computers students. He cites the Honor would be to create a data base, System as one example - "I in order to keep track of which Nuclear Freeze Discussed regard it as the normal way of courses are overcrowded, or life." which students need advice. Film and Speakers Consider Issues The Dean must also repre Lorden said he realizes that sent the students as a whole to a mathematics advisor has a by Julian West Soviets during a period of U.S. A discussion period with individuals on the faculty. "I somewhat distorted perception Dr. Robert Nelson and intervention abroad. the audience followed the am expected by the President of other options, and he wants Marvin Schachter were the On the other hand, accor talks. Most speakers supported and the faculty," Lorden says, to understand them better. "I guest speakers for the Caltech ding to Nelson, the SALT II the freeze. "to represent student interests want to start learning about Nuclear Freeze Campaign on treaty was negotiated by the One person questioned to them, at least with respect to how the students and faculty Wednesday night. Dr. Nelson, Carter Administration, then whether the Soviet people are the academic program." view the courses and re from JPL, is the executive withdrawn from Congress in as informed as Americans But while work with in quirements". director of the Southern the wake of the Soviet invasion about the issues of the arms dividuals "from the two ends He is concerned about "the· California Federation of Scien of Afghanistan. race. Nelson responded by ask of the curve", as statistician question of whether Caltech. tists. Schachter was one of the Nelson suggested that ing how many people in the au Lorden explains it, is perhaps students take on too much, and initial sponsors of the Freeze perhaps it was not important to dience had watched Nova last the main job, "there are certain whether the requirements push Initiative in California. link nuclear arms control to night. matters of general policy where them too much." Caltech They focused on the history other issues. He proposed the That episode dealt with an the Dean can be influential." students "not only take courses of. nuclear weapons and arms threat of nuclear annihilation is international effort by Such matters include things that are the envy of the world, control agreements, and so great that America should American and Soviet scientists like the curriculum and gradua but they take more of them," pointed out that the introduc follow the Soviet lead and deal to discuss issues of nuclear tion requirements. and the new Dean wonders tion of sophisticated American with arms control as a separate war. When the program was Lorden may have some why. weapons actually increases the issue. continued on page 5 things in mind for the future, A particular area of his threat to the U.S. because the Marvin Schachter spoke concern is with the freshman Soviets' ability to respond about· the sudden and loads. One of Lorden's two thoughtfully is limited. widespread political popularity daughters is now a freshman at The evening began with the of the freeze movement. It has UCSB, and he observes that screening of an award-winning grown over the past four years the freshman loads are very film, entitled "What About from being ignored at the 1980 different at other universities. The Russians?" Through in .Democratic convention to for Shepard Dies Lorden is also interested in troducing the testimony of a ming a major plank in that improving relations between number of highly-ranked ex party's 1984 platform. Even graduate students and perts who appeared in inter conservatives and Republicans by Chris Meisl contest awards three $300 undergraduates. He thinks that views, the film attempted to now back a bilateral, verifiable Larry Shepard of San Marino, prizes which have gone to contact between the two groups answer some of the commonly freeze by a 2 to 1 margin. sponsor of the Don Shepard about 130 undergraduate is stimulating for both sides. raised objections to the nuclear Schachter stressed that a Award, died two weeks ago students. Finally, he encourages freeze proposal. freeze would serve American students to speak out about After the film, Nelson gave after a prolonged illness. interests. If we had had a Shepard established his Shepard also began a Fun their own concerns - not only a brief speech, centering on the freeze two years ago, he Fund to enable students to dine to him, but to the President post-war political history of the award in 1951 in memory of pointed out, the Soviet navy his son, a former Caltech stu out and be partially reimbursed and other individuals in United States, and relating it to would not now have for the expense. Both the Don authority. "Caltech students the development of nuclear dent, who was killed in an air submarine-launched Typhoon crash. The award gives Shepard awards and the Fun tend to be too passive and ac arsenals. missiles. Furthermore, the Fund reimbursements are cepting of whatever is imposed He observed, in particular, students money for cultural Freeze would relieve the strain luxuries, such as theatre, managed by the Master's of on them," he judges. "They that the SALT 1 arms limita which the arms buildup places books, or music. The annual fice. underestimate their influence." tions treaty was signed by the on the U.S. economy. 2 THE CALIFORNIA TECH/FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5,1984 possible? If not, then are the blessings worth the price of the 1===== I tt curses that we are paying for them? Do we even consider these • = e er questions as much as we should when we research and explore .