Volume XCVI, Number 12 Pasadena, California January, friday the 13th, 1995 • Deep S ace: Keck Observatory S s I <1& M e Gala 1 save e e I from Jay Aller • Today, January 13, is an ASCIT Special Election Day. Please Caltech astronomers have vote at one of the ballot boxes located in each house. In­ counted galaxies to a limit ofabout structions should be by each box. the ballot are three 24th magnitude, the faintest ever items: a proposed bylaw amendment, and ASCIT Opinion counted in infrared light. Observ­ Poll on the Uber proposal, and a Caltech 'Y' Referendum. ing five small patches ofsky with the The proposed amendment is listed and discussed in this is­ 10-meter telescope at the W M. Keck Observatory in Hawaii, the sci­ sue of The California Tech on page 2. Voting ends at 10 P.M. tonight, so don't forget. entists found that the numbers of Also, note that nominations for ASCIT President and for galaxies continued to rise with in­ ASCIT Vice-PresidenVBOC Chairman are now open and shall creasing faintness, a result that agrees well with models in which the uni­ remain open until 5 P.M. on Tuesday, January 17. Each nomi­ nee should submit a note with his name, mailbox, phone num­ verse is "open" and will continue to ber, e-mail address, class, and office sought to ASCIT Elec­ expand forever. tion Chairman, Cedric Hobbs, at mailbox #260 or at These observations will be pre­ cedricit@ugcs. Nominees are encouraged to submit state­ sented by a consortium of Caltech ments to the Tech. The deadline for these statements is 5 astronomers on January 10, 1995, to the American Astronomical Society P.M. on Wednesday, January 18. All nominees must be cur­ rent ASCIT members. Elections for these offices will be held (AAS) meeting in Tucson, Arizona. on Monday, 1995. Any questions should be ad­ Early results appeared in the Janu­ dressed to Cedric Hobbs at the above addresses or at 568­ ary 1, 1995, issue of Astrophysical 0001. Journal Letters, and these and addi­ tional results were presented at the AAS meeting. Working on several nights spread from late April to October of • The centrtllportion 0/the deep field 0050+ 12, observed at the Keck telescope in October. s • last year, the astronomers made their This is probably the deepest infrared image o/the sky ever obtained. Almost all detected observations in the K-band, a range objects are distant galaxies, with estimated distances 0/up to several billion light years away ofwavelengths in the infrared, cen­ tered near 2.2 microns, or 2,200 na­ author of the study and an associate how dense is it, how fast is it expand­ nometers. Astronomers count gal­ professor of astronomy at Caltech. ing, and will it ultimately expand for­ by ThomasJ. Maa:arone by Ricky Carson axies in near-infrared wavelengths to Most current observations point to­ ever, or collapse upon itself? And sec­ minimize both the effects of dim­ ward an open universe, though some ond, do galaxies evolve, and ifso, in The proposal described below was Today, you will be asked to vote ming caused by dust, and the effects scientists still maintain that the uni­ what ways and how fast do they do supported bya majority (4-3-2) ofthe on a straw poll ofthe Uber proposal oflarge variations in brightness due verse has a higher density, and is ex­ so? ASCIT-IHC Committee on Student to determine whether it has popular to star formation, two problems that actly balanced at the point between The galaxy counts to be pre­ Government that met over the sum­ support. Although this proposal was are common to galaxy counts in vis­ being open and closed. sented are about five times deeper mer to examine our systems of gov­ designed to alleviate some problems ible light. Counting galaxies as a function than the deepest published K-band ernment at Caltech. Itdidnot get2/3 in the presentgovernment, there are "These preliminary results are oftheir brightness is a classic cosmo­ images to date, meaning that it re­ support and is therefore not an official concerns that it may create problems consistent with cosmological mod­ logical test developed in the 1920s by corded objects five times fainter than committee recommendation. of its own, and it is my belief that els that include a low-density, open astronomer Edwin Hubble. These the best earlier studies. The num­ There is a question on today's AS­ these should be addressed as well. universe, and little galactic evolution counts shed light on two important bers of galaxies seen imply a cumu­ CIT election ballot to determine stu­ First ofall, the Uber, being the over the past several billion years," questions. First, what is the "global" lative density over the entire "surface" dent opinion on the Uber Council triumvirate of the student govern­ explained S. George Djorgovski, co- geometry of the universe? That is, SEE KECK, PAGE II proposal for a newstudentgovernment. ment, has the authority to delegate This proposal was designed to alleviate duties to the three "branches" ofthe the problems ofthe currentsystem ofgov­ student government, rule on general It c ernment. It aims to solve problems of policy issues, and act as the liaison overburdening ofofficers, jurisdiction of between the undergraduate commu­ s the various student government organi­ nity and faculty, administration, and zations, and disputes between boards by other outside groups. Several con­ creating a new board to oversee the inter­ cerns were raised in the Committee in actions between the ASCIT BOD, the on Student Government (COSG) by Christopher Hunter Board of Control, and the IHC. This about the amount of responsibility council would be composedofthe chair­ resting on just three people. For in­ Note: Due to a delay in the ASCITbal­ men of these three organizations. The stance, should the Board ofControl lot, this article is being reprintedfrom proposal would also give separate juris­ be given legislative and executive last term in order to remind the voters dictions to the three boards, while being power, in addition to keeping edu­ ofwhy the Y is askingfor the increase. the overseeing board. While theASCIT cational and judicial supervision of All information is still current. The BOD is now in a sense the chief board the Honor System? Could the Uber ballot will be out today (Friday) dur­ among the three, the Uber Council add apolitical dimension to the ing normal ASCITvoting hours. would become the chiefbodyunder the BOC that should not be present? Decompression, the Y Hike, new proposal with the other three being Also, just because there are the Stranded Students Party, on equal footing under the Uber Coun­ fewer people making the "big deci­ Broomball, discount movie tickets, cil. Additionally, the chairs ofthe IHC sions" does not mean that there will International Day, Co-sponsorships, and the BOC would no longer be AS­ be less disagreement. The amount of discount outdoor gear rentals, and CITBOD members. All three chairmen disagreement depends (in part or more. The Caltech Y offers dozens would be allowed in closed meetings mostly) on the personality and cali­ ofservices to the students ofCaltech. of the IHC and the BOD, but there ber ofeach ofthese elected officials, We serve as a programming board would be no changes in the integrity and the Uber does not guarantee which distributes money to various or privacy ofBOC hearings. peaceful disagreement and compro­ groups on campus. Unfortunately, The Committee on Student Gov­ mise. In case ofa disagreement, the in the past few years, our income has ernment investigated alternatives to the consequences may be worse than failed to keep up with the rising costs current system ofgovernment over the disagreements arising in the BOD. of our programs, and if something summer and has seriously considered In the BOD there are nine people is not done soon, we will be forced the Uber Council proposal as an im­ and a majority vote is sufficient to to cut back. provement. It aims to solve all the major pass resolutions. Should it be the The Y is a non-profit corpora­ prc)ble:ms exposed during lasr year's series same with the Uber? Should two tion which operates independent of ofcontroversial events. TheUberCouncil be sufficient to make deci- Caltech. Currently, the Y receives $5 will issues to the sions on the issues coming per undergrad student per term, ap- SEE FOR, PAGE 3 SEE AGAINST, PAGE 3 SEE Y?, PAGE 3 2 Janua 13, 1995 The California Tech Editor's tt rs re orner I take issue with your contest, and thus not fit to use as the basis of your answer is probably the most cor­ PS. At least I didn't print anything Wei-Hwa. What is a grammatical a puzzle unless you specify them for rect, but let me check... oh, shucks! I really controversial, like ending sen­ From your Sleepy Tech guess I didn't say last week that the per­ mistake? Well, says you, a bunch of the benefit of your readers before­ tences with prepositions or that quota­ Editor words that flouts some law ofEnglish hand. son with the most correct answers was tion marklcomma order. .. construction. Where are these laws? Zackary Dov Berger the winner, did I? Gee, I guess you pps. 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FROM PAGE 1 FROM PAGE 1 FROM PAGE 1 IHC, and BOC to make sure student before the Uber? Or should there be proximately $4250 a term. Our stu­ by Topher Hunter opinion is well represented bythe appro­ a unanimous vote required to pass any dent ExComm budgets approximately priate body. The Uberproposal will help motions, and in this case just one dis­ $9000 for events such as Decompres­ First off, you should all be sure to re-read the article on alleviate disputes between the boards of senting member has the power to stop sion, Broomball, co-sponsorships, and the Y assessment increase in today'sTech. The ballots should student government by creating a more the motion? A "walk-out" veto was other activities for the community. be out today along with an ASCIT election. appropriate forum for discussing these is­ tentatively adopted into the proposal ApproXimately 75% of this budget In the news: Today, (assuming the rain doesn't get in sues. Instead oflong drawn out debates as the "solution." In this plan, the dis­ goes directly to events that support the way) come see "Agent Shocking" on the Winnett Quad within the ASCIT BODwhere 9people senting member would "walk-out," Undergraduate Community. Divide will be expressing various opinions, and and (since the quorum for a vote is this $6750 by 850 students, and you in the term's first Noon Concert. This Monday, January where the concerns of the BOD are three) a vote cannot be taken and the come to $8 spent per student per term. 16, is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The festivities will go as weighted much more heavily than those issue goes to a popular vote ifa com­ In other words, the Y spends more per follows: ofthe IHCand the BOC, there will be a promise among the Uber members Undergraduate Student than we bring group of three people sitting down to cannot be reached within a week or in direct from this group. 12 noon - 2:00 P.M., Dabney Lounge discuss the issues with equal weight for two. Normally, this shouldn't cause a We would like to propose raising I'- Akebulan boys Choir each branch ofgovernment. The pro­ problem, but if action needs to be the current student assessment from $5 I'- Michael Dyson, "Influence in the Life of Martin posal also allows for calling joint meet­ taken quickly, .and there is disagree­ to $10 per student per term. We feel Luther King" ings oftwo or three ofthe boards to dis­ ment, the "walk~out veto" and subse­ that this would be a relatively small .. Food by the Fishery cuss issues where appropriate. This quent negotiations and popular vote­ increase which would allow for con­ should lead to a more civil, fairer, and taking and tallying could take week$. tinued maintenance and expansion of 4:00 - 6:00 P.M., Dabney Lounge quicker resolution ofdebates over juris­ There were also concerns about our programs and co-sponsorship op­ I'- Gospel Fest diction. the advocacy role ofthe Uber govern­ portunities. Without additional fund­ .. Reception 4:00 - 5:00 TheUberCouncilproposal will also ment. The Uberproposal, bycompart­ ing, we will be forced to begin cutting promote better overall communication mentalizing the corporation duties, back on ourevent funding and student 7:30 P.M., Beckman Institute Auditorium between the branches ofstudentgovern­ Honor System issues, and House is­ co-sponsorships. .. Michael Dyson, "Parallels between MLK and ment. It will stop the problems oftwo sues may decrease the amount ofrep­ What would an increase offund­ Malcolm X" bodies thinking the other is going to do resentation that students have at ing mean to the Undergraduates? For something and leaving the problem un­ present, since any broad issues that do one thing, all ofus (Frosh understand­ All of these events are free. Come and enjoy! touched. TheASCITBOD could serve not to fit in any ofthese categories will ably excluded) have experienced the this function, but it is simply not as ef­ go to the Uber, where there are only shortages of food at Decompression. The Y is also home to the campus volunteer and com­ fective for handling issues like these be­ three student representatives. Also, This problem would be rectified by an munity service program. Work-study students can earn their .cause ithandles ~o manyother things. A since the Uber is indeed only three increase in funding. No longer would work study dollars through community services. Those stu­ body devoted simply to communication members, would not the channels of we run out of hamburgers and hot is superior because it doesn't waste the communication with the faculty and dogs. In addition, we would be able to dents not eligible for work study are also welcome to par­ time ofpeople whose jobs are not com­ administration be correspondingly maintain our current level offunding ticipate on a volunteer basis. Currently, projects include: munication, to coordinate the branches. limited? And divided, since the three and programming on campus without Another helpful effect ofthe Uber members are of equal footing? The cutbacks. We would be able to con­ .. Tutoring sessions with students from the Pasadena Uni­ Council will be to reduce the workload Uber members may also find them­ tinue subsidizing campus services and fied School District, both in the classroom and here on onsome ofourofficers. TheUberCoun­ selves overwhelmed with various com­ activities such as movie, play, and campus. cil proposal removes the offices ofIHC munications, e.g. the BOC Chair and concert tickets. Our current levels of .. Tutoring for Arrowhead Emancipation Program, a Chair and BOC Chair from the ASCIT IHC Chair may need to be given more co-sponsorships would be main­ group home for young women who have become preg­ BOD, thus saving these officers the time information than presently, since they tained such that student-organized nant and teenage fathers. they now spend in long meetings, dis­ will no longer sit on the BOD. Ad­ events could get funding and sup­ .. Teaching computer use to senior citizens at the Pasa­ cussing things like funding requests which equate communication is an issue that port. dena Senior Citizens Center. have very little to do with their jobs. By remains to be addressed in the present We will be using the existing AS­ I'- Trail maintenance trips in the San Bernardino Moun­ reducing the times spent in meetings, Uber proposal. CIT elections system to put the raise tains along with the JPL Trailbuilders Club. (We will officers will have more time to pursue The Uber was proposed in part in student contributions to the Y to requests of the students or take care of to alleviate jurisdiction problems, and a vote. Because the Y affects all stu­ most likely need a lot ofhelp after the rains pass.) their own academics and other personal the increased communication between dents, regardless .of whether or not .. Serving as Mentors and Tutors for the Five Acres pro­ affairs. the heads of the IHC, BOD, and they are ASCIT members, all gram, a home for abused children. The Uber Council proposal would, BOC that this body will facilitate undergrads are invited to vote on this .. Assisting with patients' overall well-being at Hunting­ ifeffected, improve the efficiency ofour should accomplish this purpose. But proposal. We will require a 67% ma­ ton and St. Luke's Hospitals. student government. It will make the didn't the heads ofthe respective bod­ jority ofthe votes in favor ofthe pro­ student government able to handle con­ ies meet informally to do this already? posal in order to pass the assessment If you have questions or would like to help OUt, contact flicts and day-to-day business much more And ifnot, is it really necessary to re­ Increase. Athena Castro at x6163 or email castroa@starbase1.· smoothly. This non-bindingopinion poll structure the entire student govern­ Ifyou have any questions, please is being held now because there is not ment to accomplish this? There are feel free to contact any member of enough time betWeen now and the next indeed problems in the present student the student ExComm. The ExComm ASCITelection to submita comprehen­ government, and reforms should be officers are: President, Christine Chen sive package ofbylaws that incorporates made. The Committee on Student (chrissie@ugcs); Vice-President, Chris­ all the changes the Uber Council pro­ Government (COSG) discussed many topher Hunter (chrish@cco); Treasurer, posal would make. We would like to see problems at length and made valuable Erik Wasinger (wasinger@cco); Secre­ the student body get a chance to express suggestions which should be consid­ tary, Donna Ebenstein (donnae@cco). irs opinion on this proposal before the ered. However, the Uber proposal We urge you to vote in favor of the next election so that ifa package ofre­ should be more carefully examined, proposal so that the Y can continue to forms is passed during the next term, it and all concerns addressed before ap­ bring you the quality services and op­ will not come as a surprise to the new proval, as the effects of this proposal portunities that make a difference on officers, the chairs of the would be profound. our campus.

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Anyone who likes to read, and shared necessary and important simi­ I sawin a stone Submissions are generally cre­ ative works, such as narrative, fiction, furthermore doesn't mind reading larities. In this way he is heir to the bodies laid in a scene, drama, poetry, artwork, or photo­ about science over vacation (for some art ofMontaigne. seared in a love. graphs. Essayists are encouraged to it brings back unpleasant memories of But, despite these good points, submit to The CalifOrnia Tech. Most the term just ended) will have either there are better science writers than cartoons should submit ditectly to the California Tech. read, received, or heard ofStephenJay Gould. There is more than one rea­ Word and form- 1. All submissions must be in by Gould, Harvard's evolutionist and es­ son for this. Ifyou read him in doses a daffodil bed­ the Tuesday preceding the issue in sayist. He is exhaustively anthologized larger than one essay, the writing gets which the submission is to appear. in a series of books with whimsical old-the structure is too predictable, dying in my mind, 2. Submissions may not contain li­ belous material without consent of names: The Panda's Thumb, Eight the passage from biography to biology as I played the voyeur. those being libeled. It is the respon­ Little Piggies, The Flamingo's Smile. too pat. Some ofthe selections in his sibility of the author{s} to check on (Another work of Gould's, The anthologies read as if they had been this fact. Suspicious submissions will Mismeasure ofMan, is a book-length written on auto pilot. Dressed for the role­ not be printed. 3. Submissions may not contain indictment of the doubtful uses to It's somewhat unfair to expect a washer woman for vulgarities. The editor has judgement which science has been put in the ser­ Gould to transcend the limits of his the guts of the earth; on what constitutes a vulgarity. vice ofinequality. As such, it's a useful form. Any columnist's work loses 4. Submissions must be turned in retort to The Bell Curve.) freshness when subjected to the jaun­ ah, but she rose bye-mail, Macintosh disk, or 3.5" high-density IBM compatible disk. His essays exemplifY good science diced eye ofthe habituated reader, just and came towards me­ 5. All submissions will be submit­ writing. Clear and direct, they pro­ as a magician can't play the same crowd shedding her daffodil fell. ted to the Totem after publication un­ ceed from matters ofthe literary salon more than once. One particular de­ less explicit instruction is given by the to the trenches ofday-to-day science­ fect, however, can be laid at the author's I asked her author{s} to the editors to the con­ or, conversely, elevate the merely em­ feet: his personality. Gould is confi­ to clean my smile; trary. 6. The author must be part ofthe pirical to the poetic. Indeed, in hun­ dent, expansively so. He would like Caltechl]PL community. Certain dreds of columns, Gould has honed us to think that he is the first ever to waivers for alumni, friends of the his form to an artful and expressive draw these connections, that his essays she left me to my nakedness­ community, etc. may be made at the tool. A typical piece begins with a are the vanguard of 3. true intellectual to hold a daffodil comfort, editor's discretion. 7. The edi tor reserves the right to quote or personal observation of the reformulating ofevolurionary biology. to the wake ofregret. edit, shorten, disallow any submis­ author's; the reader is then led skill­ For he is the standard-bearer of"punc­ sion, or take exceptions to these rules. fully from implication to implication, ruated equilibrium," a particular philo­ from assertion to proofto generaliza- sophical and scientific rendering of evolution-and he is not hesitant to raise his theories high above an other­ wise crowded field ofspeculation. This self-opinionated tendency of Gould's writings wouldn't be inappro­ priate in a field where theories can sweep aside their competitors with the I naked edge oftruth. But this is evolu- tionarybiologywe're talking about, where disagreements still rage over the unit of selection and other philosophical ques­ tions. Indeed, the author's arrogance is most evident in his dismissive sum- \ maries of earlier paleontologists' mis­ guided theories-as ifhe does not rec­ ognize that his own creations could, at any time, be relegated to a heaping landfill offailed evolutionary models. I got Eight Little Piggies (Norton, 1993) over the holidays, and asked a friend ifhe didn't think Gould got a little annoyingly overbearing. He agreed, but said: "Overconfidence is the price you pay in becoming a suc­ cessful scientist." This depressed me-'-:' partly because I know it isn't true (I know a number ofvery pleasant, de­ cent people who happen to be success­ ful scientists), partly because a num­ ber ofanecdotes about famous people in the field make me think it is true. Let's say what we want to be true: "Successful scientists and graceful sci­ ence writers need not be full ofthem­ selves." What works should we read to convince us ofthis? Peter Medawar's "Advice to a Young Scientist" is one: useful in a timeless way, assertive but not brazen. Itis, in short, calmly philo­ sophical in what we might cheerfully stereotype as a British style. Darwin is the dean of science writers. In the Origin of Species he proceeds with such politeness, such solicitous concern for the objections and theories of his colleague-oppo­ nents, that his earth-shaking ideas take the form ofhumble suggestions from a thoughtful country vicar. Puttering around his pigeon cages, genius con­ ceives of a great explanation for the changes in living things-and genius presents it as just another analogy to the practices ofpigeon-fanciers. It's nice to hope that Darwin's low-key exposition, his simple ways of description, are not yet gone from the repertoire ofscience writing, and that success in science today does not de­ pend on how loud one shouts. The California Tech January 13, 1995 5 ~~p~~;~t~t4: S~~Wday, 1/14, by Goldsmith Satd(~gYiUJ 4, Playing in a match point Unit game against a bad client on my Sunday:l1i~*~:oO right and a self-declared "pro" on my left, I pick up the South cards M9nday, 1/1 q*~ :00 p(rn. in second position. East (the client) wiggles very briefly before pass­ VV~9nf:l~9~¥(~!18, ing as dealer at unfavorable and we bid briskly to 4\7.

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I win the diamond return and playa small I x1432 or e-mail floho@cco as soon as possible so that we I trump to my Queen, which holds. A second trump to the King also I can set up a meeting time. Thanks!! I holds, East showing Out, pitching a small spade. IIlIIIIIIlIIIIIIlIIII IIlIIIIIIlIIII 1IlIIII1IlIIII1IlIIII1IlIIII1IlIIII1IlIIII1IlIIII1IlIIII1IlIIII1IlIIII1IlIIII I shall need to get back to my hand to lead trumps to dummy and then get back to the table to draw them. I have enough entries, but ifclubs are 4-1, I might have some problems with timing, so I cross to the .A and pitch a spade on the OQ, which is probably a 1/1/95, Catalina Recreation Room, Vandalism mistake, but both follow to this trick, while I pitch a spade. It can­ Unknown persons broke the TV remote control, not hurt to cash the other diamond now and I might learn some­ a Video Machine and damaged the Pool Table. thing useful, so I play the last diamond. West seems to have a prob­ lem and I can almost see the light bulb appear as he ruffs with the 1/5/95, Dabney Hall, Suspicious Person trump Ace and exits with his remaining trump to the dummy. That Male White, 5'8", wearing Khaki pants, plaid has solved the problem of drawing trumps, but it is a very curious shirt and construction boots seen loitering in the play. It is clearly a bad one, too, since I was essentially able to draw area. Area searched, suspect GOA. trumps easily and get my discard on the good diamond. Will that matter? I still have to take the club finesse for eleven tricks. 1/5/95, Firestone, Fire Small fire in a trash can Is that best? I do not have to commit to any line for at least one in room 109, caused by cigarette. No Damage. more trick, so I cash a trump, pitching a small club from my hand. East pitches yet another small spade and West throws the +]. What 1/5/95, 370 South Catalina, Bike Theft is the count? East is known to have four diamonds and one heart. 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I cross to the .K, felling the offside Queen, and criss back to the dummy with the + A to take the last trick with the good club. Just to be sure, I check West's hand and, yes, he had the +K and was squeezed. What fun! While I'm happily enjoying this success, West is yelling at his parmer for discarding so obviously as to be able to let me squeeze him. She is crestfallen. She could have defended better by to a at trick two, but she fell for his lead false too. His defense was rather but I do not tell them how knew to for the squeeze. That's my secret.

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ACROSS Who amino adds are named after? 1. See 17-across What you should be doing to this VI WS 6. So I say entry. 10. The power ofthe people 10. Safe by Wei-Hwa Huang 14. Prefix for phant or glyph 11. One ofthose dots on a shield 15. Wavy 12. Rip A new book, "Literary Trivia," 16. The magnitude ofX 13. Morgan's Freeman's character on 17. See I-across was released in paperback form over Electric Company 18. Wednesday's namesake the holidays. Co-authored by Michael 22. Data's" to Spot" 19. A not-so-common German name Gilleland and Richard Lederer, this 24. Wei-Hwa's wallet, once 20. Bobby ofhockey 25. Heat units book is a gemstone for all those people 21. Paul Rothemond 26. "Quo __?" who excel at the brown category in 23. Crunchy and absorbent vegetable 27. Bacteria, e.g. Trivial Pursuit. (Which edition?) 25. A-train 28. Husband ofTethys Readers may recognize Lederer as 26. Cong, for instance 29. Camel riders the author of Anguished English and 27. Freudian growth? 30. The Warners in "Temporary Insan- Crazy English (two books this reviewer 30. Wilt Chamberlain, e.g. icy" 31. Warcraft character is proud to have in his library), or per­ 31. Fred offilms 34. 59-across from last week haps as the weekly columnist of 32. Partner ofScarlett 35. Ben and Luke, e.g. "Looking for Language." He perhaps 33. Manhattan or Chevy 36. "Quiet!" 35. Nice and warm is not as well-known for writing Get 37. Prefix for sign or sure? 38. Dean and Michael being International Thee to a Punnery, 38. Egyptian carrot 39. Give gospel Punster for the year 1989-90, or be­ 39. Beseechment 41. Martin or Culvert ing an associate editor of The Fanner's 40. High scorer on jurassic Park (in the 42. Drops the ball Almanac. Michael Gilleland, on the SAC) 45. Protagonist in Castle Roogna other hand, is a computer program­ 41. Ceases to continue relationship 46. Noah's passengers, e.g. 42. Worries mer who just happens ro read a lot. 47. Hit with a laser 43. South on a conlUed compass? The format of the book is simi­ 48. Clarke had a rendevous with it 44. UNIX mail readers 49. "_, a bass note denotes a bad age!" lar to Lederer's Crazy English. each sec­ 45. Matias, e.g. DOWN 50. Drop sound tion consists ofa little intro followed 56. Count 46. Crockett 1. "__, Mr. Bill" 51. Life in a botde by a quiz on some facet of (mostly 47. Gypsy, for short 58. Jumped 2. Where the sidewalk ends 52. What we cry in 48. What an orchestra does during in- 60. Author Lindstrom English) literature. Each section ends 3. Where Wei-Hwa's addr. is 53. dixit termiSSIOn 61. Trustworthy with the answers, which simplifies 4. Cathy's boyfriend, for short 54. 'YJ'YJ'YJ'YJ'YJ'YJ'YJ'YJ 51. Wire trait 62. Noted computer psychologist flipping back and forth. The quiz 5. Persuades 57. Time was 63. Sums types range from identifying 52. Fight for 6. "Forsooth," e.g. 59. Whitney 55. Terrified, with st 64. Chalcedony Shakespearean quotes to making 7. Command-Z on a Mac sports-related puns on authors' names. The book is divided into six chapters: Authors, Titles, Works, The Bible, Mythology, and Shakespeare. Some ofthe early quizzes are quite readable as they bring up interesting but use­ less facts, true to its title. Question­ able answers have good references for easy verification, and the inserted an­ ecdotes are quite funny. Unfortu­ nately, as the chapters progtess, they seem to get repetitive. Certain themes are recycled as they apply to more spe­ cific categories-one could almost predict all ofthe Shakespeare quizzes! There are other drawbacks to this book. One disappointment to Rich­ ard Lederer fans is that not all of the material in this book is original. At least one chapter in this bookhas been seen elsewhere by this author. It also seems like the material was collected over a span of years. Also a lead-in example on page 22 is repeated as a quiz question on page 195! Readers who expect many humorous~Lederer essays will be somewhat disappointed at their paucity. There are few sec­ tions based on wordplay. The illus­ Introducing New trations, although only an accompa­ niment to the main text, is somewhat Individual E Accounts shoddy and not very attractive. Nevertheless, this bookmakes an Finally, there's good news for families. And good news for taxpayers, too. ideal reference for all trivia buffs, due to its high level oforganization, and is New Individual Education Accounts are here. Recently created by the President and the strongly recommended for your per­ Congress, they make the American dream ofan affordable college education a reality for sonallibrary. many more young people and their families who thought it was beyond their financial reach. Here's how it works:

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large pool ofcorrect answers. Since Some people pointed out that a tense. It should be "is." Some people this is a newspaper, my answers were comma should be between "two" and also claimed that since a mile is 5,280 based on the AssociatedPress Stylebook "she." A clause-separating comrna is feet, it makes little sense for it to have and Manual (although some of the only necessary when the clause is too a length, therefore the word long is sentences did have bad style). Spe­ long (like the placement of a long superfluous. But a mile does have a cial thanks to Toby Bartels, who pro­ parenthetical comment does to this length; otherwise, the first sentence vided half of the answers below. I sentence), or when omission of the of.this paragraph would make no by Wei-Hwa Huang witch appear in the dialogue of wrote answers to problem 1, 3, 5,7, comma might confuse the reader (for sense when it said "The length of a Macbeth? Less than 5? 1O? 20? 50? and 8. instance, "0n the street below the cu­ mile." A correct sentence is "We We take our title and the following 15. Who was The Hunchback of rious people gathered.") Therefore, learned that a mile is 5,280 feet problems from Lederer's and Notre Dame? 1. "There is nothing between him this sentence does not need an extra long." Gilleland's new book. (See the ac­ 16. Which character speaks the and me." comma, although adding one 8. "If I was you I'd go immedi­ companying review in this issue.) greatest number of lines in The sentence is correct. Common couldn't hurt. However, since we are ately." Send your answers to gp@tech. An­ Shakespeare's plays? traps for people were to replace "me" distinguishing between two people, Same problem with the comma as in swers must be received by Wednes­ 17. O. Henry's 1906 short story, by "I" or "myself," or to replace "be­ the superlative adjective "least" is in­ problem 5. Additionally, the clause day, 8:00 p.m. The winner will re­ "The Gift of the Magi," starts with tween" by "among." correct. A correct sentence is "Ofthe "If I was you" is in the subjunctive ceive a copy of Literary Trivia (retail the lines "One dollar and eighty­ 2. "This one is different than that two, she is less capable." mood. The past tense, subjunctive price: $10.00). Don't forget your seven cents. That was all. And sixty one." 6. "That hat looks good on you." mood form ofthe verb "be" is "were." mailing address! cents ofit was in pennies." DidWiI­ "Different" isn't a comparative The hat isn't actively looking; "to A correct sentence is "If I were you, 1. How many books of the Bible liam Sydney Porter fail math, or is adjective, so it can't be used with look" is here a linking verb like "to I'd go immediately." are named after females? there a better explanation? Did I just "than". It's a simple adjective which be". Just as the adjective "good" is 9. "That kind of a deal is not for 2. How many ofeach animal were write a non sequitur? can be used with a prepositional used in "That hat is good on you," me." on Noah's Ark? 18. Odd one out: George Eliot, phrase based on "from". Thus, a cor­ the word "good" is used in "That hat "That kind of deal is not for me." is 3. How many parables ofJesus are George Sand, George Orwell. rect sentence is "This one is differ­ looks good on you." The adverb the correct way to use the phrase. there in the Bible? 19. Odd one out: James Goldman, ent from that one." "well" can be used in "That hat looks 1O. "Who do you think you are?" 4. The person who receives the C. S. Lewis, George Bernard Shaw, 3. "None of us is ready to go." well on you;" here it seems like the "Who" is probably the only word in most mail in recent years has to be Irwin Shaw, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. "None" (as a pronoun) can mean hat is actively looking, which is un­ doubt. The declarative form ofthis Santa Claus. Who's the second? 20. Ken Kesey, Charles Dickens, "not a single one", "no two") or "no usual but not grammatically forbid­ sentence is "You do think you are 5. Some ofyou may remember the Alexandre Dumas, T. S. Eliot. Who amount". It is singular in the first den (although perhaps "on" should who." So, the clause "you are who" Kevin Costner movie Field ofDreams, comes next? Joseph Heller, A. A. case, but plural in the other two. be changed to "at"). The adjective needs to be analyzed. While "who" in which James Earl Jones portrayed Milne, or Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.? And Since the first meaning is the in­ "well" can also be used in "That hat is in the predicate here, "whom" is an author named Terrence Mann. how were all these writers chosen? tended one, the sentence is correct. looks well on you;" here the hat ap­ incorrect, since "to be" takes the What real author was this based on? 21. Tom Clancy, Anthony Burgess, 4. "He wants to always be the life pears not to be sick, although the nominative case. This sentence is 6. Who was The Merchant of Fred Gipson, Fannie Flagg, Toni ofthe party." word order leaves something to be correct. Venice? Morrison, Alice Walker. How were Although increasingly common, split desired. While "That Crossword 7. The inventor of the periscope all these writers chosen? What order infinitives are still forbidden. The hat looks well on you." was denied a patent due to the fact are they in? Which is the odd one infinitive in this case, "to be," is split is therefore grammati­ that an author had described the de­ om? by "always." The canonical correc­ cally acceptable, it's vice so well in one of his fictional tion is "He wants always to be the unlikely to mean what novels. Name the author. life ofthe party," although "Hewants the speaker intended. 8. Who was the Invisible Man? st to be always the life of the parry" is "That hat looks good 9. How are the names Bysshe and also OK. The second form of cor­ on you.", of course, is Wollstonecraft related? Answers: rection usually sounds bener to flawless. 10. Who was The Invisible Man? people used to split infinitives, al­ 7. "We learned that 11. Who was the Native Son? How'-'s though I don't think it does in this a mile was 5,280 feet 12. What do the following Grammar? case. "He always wants to be the life long." Shakespearean plays have in com­ ofthe party," which sounds even bet­ The length of a mile First and foremost, ifyou dispute any mon: Hamlet, Love's Labour's Lost, A ter, doesn't strictly have the same has not changed from of these answers, read the letter on Midsummer's Night Dream, The Tam­ meaning, but it should be just fine 5,280 feet after the page 2. Ifyou still Want to complain, ing ofthe Shrew? in practice. speaker has made this tough noogies. Anyway, the winner 13. Who was Lady Chatterley's Love~ 5. "Of the two she is the least ca­ sentence, so the verb this week is Andrew Baker; his check 14. How many times does the word pable." "was" is in the wrong is in the mail. 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Note: I failed to note last week that the much-recommended Heavenly Crea­ (B) three-hour movies and (C) basketball with the help ofadulation from many tures is playing nearby at theGeneral Cinemas in Santa Anita Fashion Park in critics (including Siskel and Ebert, who both placed it at the top of their ren­ Arcadia. best lists) to do surprisingly good business at the box office around the country. The filmmakers followed two inner-city black youths (Arthur Agee and William Eddie Vedder Gates) through their four years in high school, painstakingly chronicling the intense de­ Last Sunday, Eddie Vedder ofthe popular rock group Pearl Jam had free reign over mands placed on them to succeed in basketball, the meat market attitude of scouts and the airwaves in a national satellite broadcast (locally on KROQand KLOS) that may go coaches, and most of all, the incredible strains associated with life in America in abject down in history as the worst three and a half hours of radio ever. In-between playing poverty. When Agee's family prays at his 18th birthday party, thanking God that their son songs by bland, thankfully obscure punk bands, Vedder dominated the airwaves with has lived to see adulthood is much more than paying lip service. But this documentary is incoherent, vague, and slow mumblings, dead air, and even a half hour of ordinary not tortuous to watch; it is as immensely entertaining as a great drama, perhaps even more answering machine messages. About the only remotely interesting moments were when so because we know that it is not scripted as such and is reality that could conclude in any he brought in a few guests, since then the guests did most of the talking. Vedder was way. The victories we see on the court and in life are true; we rejoice for the boys because supposedly trying to get in touch with his fans more and had established phones lines basketball really is their ticket out of the ghetto. Hoop Dreams works because of the in­ for them to call in, yet never took any calls on the air. The only question about the whole tense dedication on the part ofthe filmmakers and the complete willingness ofthe fami­ fiasco was whether Vedder was making bigger fools ofhimself or his fans who listened lies involved to let their lives be captured on film. Hoop Dreams is playing in several intently and praised his show as genius. locations in Southern California, but none in the Pasadena area or nearby parts of Los Angeles; check listings in the Times. Red Following last year's Blue and this summer's White is Krysztof Kieslowski's fascinat­ Street Fighter ing third installment in his "Three Colors" trilogy loosely based on the ideals repre­ sented by the colors ofthe French flag, "liberty," "equality," and "fraternity." Kieslowski's This one's a real hoot. I decided to see this because I felt I needed something to offset films are neither action-packed, charged with romance, or sweeping in epic scale. But all of the fine motion pictures I normally see, so that I can at least have something to they are excellent, insightful explorations of the relationships humans have with one compare them against. Well, I couldn't have picked a better awful film. What's truly re­ another and the forces both coincidental and under our control that shape our lives. markable about veteran action writer and first-time director Steven E. DeSouza's (Die Red begins with Swiss model Valentine (Irene Jacob) hitting a German Shepherd Hard, 48 Hrs.) movie adaptation ofthe Street Fighter II video game is how much it even with her car. She finds the wounded dog's misanthropic owner, a retired judge played by fails to be as good an adaptation ofthe game as it could be, which isn't very much. Few of Jean-Louis Trintrignant (The Conformist), who tells her curtly to keep the dog and sends the popular video game's characters' special attacks are featured, and even fewer have been her the veterinarian bill. Meanwhile, the judge has been spying on his neighbors' phone translated to the silver screen well. And most of all, for a game whose main attraction is conversations, a practice Valentine finds disgusting. Jacob's portrayal is sensitive and unarmed combat, there's depressingly little unarmed combat in this film; you're better off nuanced; listen to her voice as she comforts the injured dog while trying to trace the watching Jackie Chan's City Hunter, or for that matter, just about any Hong Kong action route to her owner's house. Under Kieslowski's tight yet unforced direction, the film has flick. Furthermore, hardly anybody in the multicultural cast except the late Raul Julia can many references to his other works, yet easily stands alone. act; star Jean-Claude Van Damme is the worst offender, delivering his dialogue as if he's Redhas received worthy citations from numerous critics' groups as the best foreign interpreting smoke signals in real time. On the plus side, the movie is reasonably exciting film ofthe year, but the Academy has shortsightedly rejected it for Oscar consideration and everybody seems to be having a pretty good time; it fits pretty squarely into the "so in that category as a film from Switzerland because it "isn't Swiss enough." Never mind bad it's good" category. Ifyou'd like a great chance to have fun laughing at a movie, catch that under the Academy's rules this international production doesn't count either as a Street Fighter and be sure to stick around for the extra-cheesy final shot of the film. Also, film from Poland (like the director) or a film from France (where much of its funding watch out for the bizarre John Wayne Gacy reference. was from). Hopefully the Academy will change its outdated eligibility rules and realize that movies are made by people, not countries. Red is playing at Landmark's N uWilshire EdU700d in Santa Monica and Edwards' South Coast Village in Costa Mesa. Legendary bad film director Edward D. Wood, Jr. was described as having "all the Hoop Dreams ego and ambition of Orson Welles, but none of the talent." Tim Burton's (Batman, Ed­ This brilliant documentary has overcome audience bias against (A) documentaries ward Scissorhands) latest film, detailing Wood's "heyday," finds what was good in Ed Wood: a true enthusiasm for the work he was doing and an endless opti­ mism. Burton never tries to contend that Wood's work was any good, but while watching this film we love him nonetheless. 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more should be visible, and the brightness of galaxies does not the farther away the source must be. Larkin, Michael Pahre, Julia Smith, reduces their numbers, so that fade significantly over time. Redshift measurements will provide and David Hogg, all from Caltech; fewer should be seen. In the next step ofthe study, as­ new information about distance, Dr. Wendy Harrison from the W M. Detailed cosmological tronomers will use the powerful Keck which when combined with the Keck Observatory; and Professor models eventually will help telescope to measure the redshifts of coums presented here, will help de­ Jerry Nelson from the Lick Obser­ FROMG PAGE 1 disentangle these complicated, some­ many of these faint galaxies, to de­ termine more accurately the large­ vatory. of the sky of more than 20 billion times contradictory effects. The re­ termine how far away they are. The scale density of the universe. galaxies down to 24th magnitude in sults to be presented in Tucson are redshift is an effect seen in rapidly The authors of the study are For more inftrmation, contact Jay Aller the K-band, which roughly corre­ the first step in a longer study, and receding sources of light, where the professors S. George Djorgovski, B. (818) 395-3631 [email protected], sponds to 29th magnitude in the alone are not sufficient for a full reso­ spectral lines of such sources move Thomas Soifer, Gerry Neugebauer, George Djorgovski (818) 395-4415 more commonly used blue light. lution of the puzzle. But they'are toward longer wavelengths, or toward Roger Blandford, andJudith Cohen, [email protected] or An­ drew Perala (808) 885-7887 This study nicely complements consistent with open-universe mod­ the red end of the visible spectrum. Member of the Professional Staff [email protected] results from the Hubble Space Tele­ els in which galaxies evolve very The faster the source is speeding away Keith Matthews, Research Fellow Ian scope (HST), which has sharper vi­ slowly or not at all, that is, in which from us, the greater the redshift, and Smail, and graduate students James sion and provides better information on the morphology ofgalaxies. But the greater light-gathering power of the Keck Telescope enables scientists to see deeper into space than the HST can, and to obtain redshifts for faintest galaxies. Instruments mounted on the Keck also allow it to observe in near-infrared wave­ lengths, something the Hubble is not yet able to do. 1 The density ofthe universe is a major factor that affects how many galaxies can be seen. Ifthe universe has a high density, then it must be expanding relatively slowly, due to Since 1988 its own gravitational pull upon itself. For your convenient Therefore it would have a smaller deliver to campus volume and contain fewer galaxies to be counted. However, the galaxies would be closer and therefore appear brighter. A low density, on the other - Double-Speed 2X CD-Rom - Double-Speed 2X CD-Rom hand, would imply a faster expan­ - Quad-Speed 4X CD-Rom - Sound Blaster 1o-bv "Creative Lab" - Sound Blaster 1o-by "Creative Lab" - Sound Blaster to-by "Creative Lab" sion rate, a larger volume, and more - 2 Speakers - 2 Speakers numerous galaxies, which would ap­ - 2 Speakers - 15 CD Titles - 15 CD Titles - 14.400 FaxIModem (Internal) pear fainter. - 14.400 FaxIModem (Internal) • 14,400 FaxIModem (Internal) - Intel Pentium 90MHz CPU wlFan Evolution ofgalaxies also plays - IBM 486n5MHz VESA lB Motherboard - 486DX2·66NMHz, "GREEN" Motherboard • 256K Cache expo to 512K \4' (3Years IBM Motherboard Warranty) • Pentium Overdrive (P24) Ready, wfZlF a role in the number that are visible. - 6MB Ram expo 128MB lIlBr\.....,. - Pentium Overdrive (P24) Ready, wfZlF • 256K Cache ~ It's believed that most galaxies were - 540MB Fast IDE Hard Disk Multimedia . • 256K Cache expo to 512K • 4MB Ram expo 64MB ItlIPC • PCI LB IDE Controller· "Type 3" !1IINIiIT)('""'.r brighter in the past and have - 4MB Ram expo 64MB ~\.....-- - 420MB Fast IDE Hard Disk Multimedia dimmed as they evolved. The bright­ - PCI LB accelerated S VGA wl2MB _420MB Fast IDE Hard Disk Multimeidia PC • VESA Dual IDE FDIHD Cantrollel - 15" NI .28 Flat Screen SVGA ~CI _2 High SPeed 16550C Serial Ports • VESA LB accelerated SVGA wl1MB est stars have the shortest lives, so a - 101 Enhanced Keyboard sr..::m.. :'.."" _VESA LB accelerated S VGA wl1MB • 14" Nl .28 1024 "Power Saving" SVGA young galaxy will have more ofthese • 3 Button Mouse p,eni,lUm'" . 15" Nl .28 Flat Screen SVGA • 101 Enhanced Keyboard brilliant lights still burning, while in - Medlum' T,owerw/230W "Ul" ...r.s "00<"" .101 Enhanced Keyboard • 3 Button Mouse an older galaxy most of them will - 3 Button Mouse -MinlTower have burned out. Further compli­ -MlnlTower cating the picture, galaxies tend to collide and merge over time, which SpeC/ill: Sll88 both makes them brighter, so that

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The Boland-Dowdall Duo will present a concert includ­ in the heated debate regarding appropriate methods for information email to: IN%[email protected] January 31,1995. To participate, call Tom Drake at (818) 398-4553. ing a mixture ofpieces ranging from 19th century Ameri­ doing phylogenetic analysis and is known as an intrepid can parlor music to Hungarian and Irish tunes on Sun­ field biologist. Dr. Bult, head of the Moleculat Evolu­ The 1995 Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest, The National Academy for Nuclear Training announces Goodwill Industries of Southern California· is seeking day, January 15th at 3:30 p.m. at the Dabney Lounge. tion Laboratory at The Institute for Genome Research with awards totaling $10,000, is now open to junior and its Scholarship Program Competition. Academy schol­ male and female volunteers to model authentic antique (TIGR), is currently working on the project focusing on senior undergraduates who are enrolled full-time at an arships are awarded on the basis of merit to students fashions that date as far back as the 1860's. The style William Bing will be hosting guest drummer Greg patenting eDNA sequences from the human genome accredited college or university in the United States. The with a demonstrated interest in, and potential for, a ca­ shows arc held at major hotels, country clubs, and Bissonette in a. Caltech Jazz Bands Concert on Satur­ project. deadline for submiuing an original 3,000-4,000 word reer in the nuclear power industry. Approximately 125 churches co benefit the non-profit Goodwill, which pro­ day, January 21st, at 8 p.m. in the Beckman Audito­ essay is today, January 13, 1995. The theme for this awards 0[$2,250 each will be made to students who are vides rehabilitation and job training and placement for rium. Admission is free. The Caltech Swedish Club will meet at 3 p.m. on Sun­ year is: "Creating an Ethical Society: Personal Respon­ currently pursuing a bachelor's degree,in nuclear engi­ people with physical and mental disabilities and/or so­ day, 15 January, at 955 Fallen Leaf Rd., Arcadia for a sibility and the Common Good," For entry forms and neering, power generation health physics, or a nuclear! cial disadvantages. Shows are held weekdays as well as On Sunday, January 22nd at 3:30 p.m., The Chamber "julgransplundring" (post-Christmas celebration). Any­ guidelines contact: The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Hu­ power option in a discipline such as chemical engineer­ weekends. Goodwill is seeking models between the ages Music Society of Lincoln Center will perform Mozart's one interested in Scandinavian culture or in speaking manity, 1177 Avenue of the Americas, 36th Floor, New ing, electrical engineering, or mechanical engineering. of 18 to 70 years, so please contact Beryl Panza or Cathy Quartet in F major for Oboe & Strings, K 370; Brahms' Swedish is welcome. For more information, please call York, New York 10036. Phone: (212) 221-1100. Application materials must be postmarked no later than Hoyt ar (213) 223-1211, extension 229 or 230 for more Trio for Horn, Violin & Piano, Op, 40; Hindcmith's Welma Muhleman at 355-8265 or Rustan or India Leino February 1, 1995. information, Sonata for Oboe & Piano; and Faure's Quartet No.1 for at 584-7162 (or email rustan@cs). Piano & Strings in C Minor, Op. 15 at the Beckman The College Women's Club of Pasadena Scholarship The Caltecn Muslim Student Association will hold Auditorium. Admission ranges from $12.00 to $22.50 CIT Guitar Classes {or the Winter Quarter will meet Foundation is awarding scholarships and fellowships of Muslim Friday Prayers weekly in the V-lounge at 12:40 (<1 $4 discount is available for Caltech students). on Tuesdays starting January lOin Room 1 of the Stu­ at least $1,500 for the 1995-96 academic year. Appli~ p.m. dem ActivitiesCenter (SAC) as follows: Beginning Gui­ cants must be at least second year undergraduates or Professor ofChemistry Rudolph Marcus will give a semi­ tar Class between 4:30 and 5:30 p.m., Intermediate be­ The Financial Aid Office has applications and/or infor­ graduate students who will be enrolled full-time in 1995­ mation on the following and additional scholarships. All "Take a Break and Spend Some Time with Friends." nar "ManagingYour Way to a Nobel Prize" on Tuesday, tween 3:00 and 4:00 p.m., and advanced classes from 96, and who have at least a 3.0 GPA. Completed appli­ qualified students are encouraged to apply. The Finan­ The office of the International Student Programs would January 17th at 6:00 p.m. in the Athenaeum. A Nobel 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Classes are free to Caltech Students cations and all supporting documents must be submit­ cial Aid Office is located at 515 S. Wilson, second floor. like to invite you to our Open House for coffee, tea and laureate in Chemistry, Dr. Marcus' speech is hosted by and other members of the Caltech community (space ted to the Financial Aid Office no later than February 9, conversation. Every Wednesday from 4:00 p.m. 5:30 the Caltech Management Association; admission will permitting). Undergraduates can receive 3 units ofcredit 1995. The Intel Foundation is offering a renewable Women in p.m. at the office of International Student Programs, be $28.00 for members of the Athenaeum and $38.00 ifthey choose. The instructor, Classical Guitarist Darryl Science and Engineering (WiSE) Scholarship at CaJrech. Olive Walk. Open to the entire Caltech community. For non-members. All wishing to attend are kindly asked Denning has an international background in perfor­ The American Society of Naval Engineers is sponsor­ to RSVP with Ron Oliver by January 10th at Caltech mance, teaching, and recording, and can be reached at Funding for the first award will begin in the 1995-96 ing a scholarship program with awards of $2,000 each mail-stop code 202-6. (213) 465-0881. academic year and includes: an award amount of for the 1995-96 academic year. Eligible students must $20,000 to be applied toward tuition, fees, and living be U.S. Citizens, graduate or undergraduate students Women's Glee Club begins all new music this term; expenses; a paid summer internship at Intel Corpora­ (undergraduates must be in their final year of study), Purcell's "Come Ye Sons ofArt", Stravins'ky's "Symphony tion offered through Intel's College Recruiting Office; majoring in engineering, and who demonstrate a genu­ of Psalms", and the Mozart "Requiem". Rehearsal will and an Intel MentaL The application deadline is Janu­ ine interest in a career in naval engineering. Demon­ The Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Support Group meets ;.'cJoin the Caltech Shaolin Kung-Fu Club to learn and be held in SAC I on Mondays from 7:30 ro 9:30 p.m. ary 20, 1995. Nominated candidates will be interviewed strated financial need is not a requirement but may be the first and third T\.Iesdays ofeach month at 7:30 p.m. develop usage of classical kung-fu techniques, Chinese and with the Men's Glee Club in Beckman on Wednes­ in late January or early February. Final selection will be taken into consideration, Applications are available from weapons, qi-gong, iron body training, meditation, proper made by March 3 J, J995. Basic eligibility criteria in­ in the Health Center Lounge. This confidential meet­ days from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.. This is the last time this the Financial Aid Office, and are due February 15, 1995. ing is open to all Caltech community members looking stretching & holistic health practices. For further infor­ year that the Glee Club can accept new singers. For more clude: Second year woman majoring in electrical engi­ for a supportive context in which to address questions mation, please contact Sifu Gene Black at (818) 359­ information contact Laura Brady, President (356-7427, neering, computer engineering, or computer science (also The American Meteorological. Society announces the and concerns about sexual orientation - including com­ 1270, or Prof. Steve Wiggins at x4127. laura@ugcs) or Monica Hubbard, Director (X6260, eligible for consideration: materials science. applied 1995-1996 AMSl1ndustry Undergraduate Scholarship ing OUt, being out, self-discovery, coping with families.. mhubbard@cco). mathematics, chemical engineering, operations research, competition. Fu1J-time students who will be juniors in We begin with a focus topic but move to whatever is ...'\-The Office of International Programs invites you to physics, and chemistry); full-time student; U.S. Citizen 1995-96 and who are: 1. 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