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VOLUME XCVIII, NUMBER 4 PASADENA, CALIFORNIA FRIDAY, 11 OCTOBER 1996 Cat owners leave Avery House as "no cats" policy stands
BY SHAY CHINN AND AUTUMN LOOIJEN banned was to keep the building pristine the students with cats to remain in Avery. for summer conferences and other rent These pets will be allowed to remain in Half ofAvery House's cat owners left als. Many cat owners were surprised to the house for the remainder of this year, the house in the Fall roompick as students find out that cats would not be allowed as long as there owners are residents. and the Avery Council continued to in the new building. These students are being contacted this quibble over the "no cats" policy. At least One student said the DRL office told evening and told this. one cat owner said that she left because her about the no cat policy "only three "The current off-campus cat policy the cat policy had not not been changed. days before the move in date! Rather still applies to Avery and other residents At off campus picks last year, no unnacceptable allotment of time to find will be asked not to bring new cats in. definite Avery House policies, rules, or someone willing to take my cat. Further, We hope this rectifies the insufficient way guidelines had been set. The students one of the faculty has a golden retriever! in which we informed them ofthe policy. picking into Avery knew that they would Any pretense that it's an animal free We don't want these student to leave be on the TFM board program, and many structure is completely toast." Avery if that is where they would prefer assumed that Avery would bear a strong Kim West recently released the fol to live. It is not, as many indicate, be resemblence to the current undergradu lowing information concerning cats in cause we need to fill all the empty spaces ate hovse structure of rules and govern Avery. there. In fact, there are only 3 current ment. "Policies likes these are frequently undergraduate spaces open there and a Kim West, Director of Residence determined jointly by the Housing and long waiting list for Avery singles. Life, said, "[Students] were told that, like Residence Life Offices. In keeping with Rather, it is because these students have other off-campus housing, cats would not that, the stafffrom those two offices who made a commitment to live and be in be allowed [in Avery]." The administra are working with Avery have come up volved in the house and we'd like their "How can you dislike cats?" tion said that part ofthe reason cats were with a solution that we hope will allow participation." Take Physics 11, Freshmen! Green Party candidate calls for increased BY OLIVER DIAL
Many ofthe incoming frosh . .. I ,. have already received their first " " ...... I 1/- '\ " government regulation taste of Ph 11 in the fonn of a 1 J I ' t. ness executives, while "the plain, white sheet of paper la I •• ~ BY VALERIE ANDERSON f /-" , • \,,_I workers don't get a vote". beled "Ph 11 First Hurdle." For " \ 1 ' t· t " ",_/1.- those of you who have no idea .. "\ " _/ I • , .. _ , • .. ____ Green Party Congressional Sheasby began his speech by what that would be, please con candidate Walt Contreras describing America's corporate , \.... -' , .. " , / ... sider this brief introduction, for - /-" Sheasby spoke at Caltech Tues value system. He quoted a long ... , , , • .. , , I" - ...... , I I ..... \ t the class is nothing ifnot unique day on social and environmen term environmental scientist , '" - • ..... I /-" \\ I and fun. This year, you will be ,,_I tal issues. This who said that big introduced to a wide variety of ,. /- - " .. , I 1 • t t • .. "' - _/ " was the first of a business feels , ;_" \\ ,,_/ I • , .. _ "" While tools and techniques useful for series of discus science's main t \ ..... I I , ...... --" •• ~ •• # ~ solving problems dealing with sions with 27th environmental role is to "make ...... _/ / # , , • • • .. I ,.. -" ,, • the real world. Ph 11 is a stimu District (that's breakfast cereal lating exercise in taking those --- _... , .. - .. • , , I /- " \, .. regulations, where we are crisper and ... tools and actually applying them - , 1 "'_ ...... , • t l 1 • t , , now) US House Sheasby said, antibiotics.more to problems, while learning a .. , • I ;-\., '\ '" _/ , of Representa can't cross the expensive." He few new tricks in the process. l \ ,II, ,--# The problems looked at by Ph tives candidates went on to talk \ ,,_/ I I " ... border, toluene II are not exercises at the end of presented by the about the main , .. , the chapter in a textbook, but in .. " I I Caltech Environ molecules and figures in the teresting challenges that have not mental Task other pollutants Savings and been met; they have not been Force. Loan bailout and As a freshman, Sebastian Maurer found Ginzburg-Landau solved, either because they are Sheasbyand can. what their irre- solutions in two dimensions as part ofa Ph JJ project. in some fringe area of physics, the Green Party sponsibility cost messy, or simply silly. In other sometimes serious and some- outcome is well worth the effort. oppose transfer of environmen taxpayers. Sheasby said that words, if you take Ph 11, you will times wacky, but more difficult Getting into Ph 11 can be diffi tal regulation from the govern businessmen had purchased not be repeating other people's and wider in scope. Before the cult, but fun. One problem has ment to the private sector. They 60,000 acres ofnorthern Califor work, but looking for new an summer starts, each student will already been passed around and do not want issues that affect nia redwood forests. The Green swers to unsolved problems. be assigned paid research a second will be put in circula everyone decided by big busi- SEE CETF ON PAGE 3 Examples from the past include projects under the supervision of tion in a few weeks. These studies of anisotropy in the various professors on campus. "hurdles" will be used to select earth's core, frustration of early Perks include the same pay as a some of the most creative and IN THIS ISSUE life by meteor bombardment, SURF, an office in Sloan Annex, capable students from the frosh heat flow in extremely low tem and a chance at a journal publi- class·to make up the group of perature systems, a hurdle exam cation if the work is successful. eight or so people who will be THE USUAL THIS WEEK'S ining the value ofcannibalism in The work is often frustrating, come the Ph 11 class for the up STUFF FEATURES supplying an interstellar voyage and seemingly likely paths to so- coming year. Many people se with food, and the tendency of lutions often tum up little more lect Caltech because here, it is Announcements !2 mixed peanut and regular than a headache. On the other possible for undergraduates to Baseball Preview !! DILBERT® 6 M&M's to sort themselves when hand, the chance to forge un- work on real projects and real Book Review 5 The Outside World 3 CD Review I 0 rattled in a jar. For the first two usual paths and try your hand at problems, studying the un Technogeeks .4 Insecurity Bulletinn 10 terms, Ph 11 students look at strange problems is exciting, and known instead ofthe known. Ph YNews .4 Logic Puzzle 9 problems which are hurdle-like, the satisfaction of a successful 11 is the best way to do justthat. Opinions 2 2 II October 1996 OPINIONS THE CALIFORNIA TEl LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Student offers needed to speak to Housing first skills. I plan to replace my light responsibly. Caltech students (which I did), but it seems that it switches with special ones shortly, have the ability to behave them supportfor wasn't really needed in yourcase, and I feel no need to contact the selves, and the administration Avery Wall because you werecareful to mini administration about this, since it should recognize this, instead of mize the damage to the house. will not affect anybody else. At causing Caltech to become "just An open letter to Kim Lumbard: Clearly, you must take the wall other schools, I would not have another" engineering/science I support youractions. (You down for the outside inspectors, this freedom. school. must get a lot ofthese letters af but I feel you should be allowed If the administration begins I thank you for your service terthat wonderful article.) Ijust to keep it afterwards. to become Draconian (and I don't to the Caltech community. finished many reconstructions I believe in construction and think it is yet, largely because of SEAN SUCHTER ofmy room, adding shelves can personalization of the house. I theefforts ofHousing, who is our tilevered from the walls, in ad have put up constructions in the friend), we, as students, need to Tech editor dition to other things (which re middle of my house and partici work to remind the administration quired drilling into the Ruddock pated in many permanent house that the reason Caltech is so reslgns concrete walls). I was, like you, improvements. One ofthe great unique is because of the respon I hereby resign from the edito careful not to seriously damage, est things about Caltech is the sibility that the students have, As rial staffofthe Tech due to a full the house, but there are perma amount of allowance the admin a simple fact, when less responsi academic load and time con nent holes in the walls. Because istration has (historically?) given bility is granted to an individual cerns. of the damage factor, I felt I the students to exercise their or a group, that entity will act less SAMANTHA GIZERIAN Immigration, a policy Frosh Orientation in need ofrevision
BY NEIL STEVENS dents to it are simple. One either in a matterofhours, get out all which divides us likes to camp, and loves Fox, or their ideas, figure out what to d With everything at Caltech dislikes camping, and hates Fox. and accomplish it? The idea w
BY JOHN HATFIELD strict control ofthe numbers and changing, from the Core to the Students in both of these situa great, butthe organization faile types ofimmigrants entering. The Dean, it seems that nothing can tions are then expected to shuffle Many peoples ideas were il I recently had the privilege of cost ofthese illegals is high: two escape the scrutiny of modern from one planned activity to an nored, and were left out of tI leaving my home state of Mis billion dollars according to the times. Frosh camp is no excep other, focusing on the task at hand. competition. One frosh, in fa< souri and traveling to California. General Accountirig Office, in tion. For three days each year, all However, those who like the independently suggested to h While on my long, boring plane California alone, to pay for the of the new students here at camp are distracted by their sur group the idea that later won, bi ride I thought about many things health care, schooling, and incar Caltech are shipped off, across·26 roundings, and would rather be nobody listened to him. Whatdi - classes, meeting frosh, etc. But ceration ofillegals. The sales tax miles of water, to a little place playing. The others, though, are he get out of the competitim I also thought about the fact that we all pay at Pavilions orRalph's called Camp Fox. Why? Itseems annoyed by a poor night's sleep, Being left out is no fun. The bo no longer would immigration be helps to pay the costs of support that there are three reasons: to below-TFM quality food, and, for tom line is this: Camp Fox is DI a philosophical issue for me. ing these illegal immigrants. introduce the frosh to Caltech, to the men, a lack of walls for the the place to get work done. F< In Missouri, it was very easy Legal immigrants, by and introduce them to each other, and cabins. So, whether the frosh and work, stay at Caltech. For funi to. choose the moral high ground, large, contribute much more to to give everyone there a good transfers like camp or not, there Caltech, have a party. Rotatio and state that things such as the society than they take away. This time. This practice, while fun in are other things to think about. is hectic enough. Frosh CaTl\ recent Proposition 187 are wrong. new illegal wave, however, does theory, is unnecessary and prob This is not the mindset to put the needs to be rescheduled, or reol As immigration wa'i only theoreti not contribute nearly as much. lematic. Caltech and Pasadenaare frosh in, ifthe plan is for them to ganized in sqme way that aids th cal there, one had the luxury of Taking low wage, low skill jobs, a new, foreign environment to get the most out of the seminars. entering students in adjusting ~ looking at the situation in a very they increase the supply of un most new students. During the If the priority is for the frosh to to the social and academic pre! disinterested way, and not having skilled workers, lowering the first week or so, people need to get to know one another, the sures at the Institute. to worry about the consequences wages for all Americans notprivi adjust to their surroundings, take DCC's, and the faculty in charge of one's arguments. There, one leged enough to go to institutions care ofpaperwork, and prepare to of planning the events defeated I could point out how it was unfair like Caltech. No longer do we study. Instead ofthat, we all leave that purpose, too. Since all ofthe THE CALIFORNIATECH to the new arrivals, since every receive only the brave, hardened Caltech to learn about Caltech. planned activities, which took up one either was an immigrant or souls willing to risk it all. Rather, Then, in a fairly rough camp, we most of the day, were to be ac Callech 40-5B, Pasadena, CA 91125 had forebearers who were immi we receive those unable to find are expected to focus on the busi complished by group, people for phone: (B1B) 395--<3153 advertising: (B18) 395-6154 grants (and one could make a jobs in Mexico and who are then ness ofalcohol abuse; think about the most part only saw the six or e-mail: [email protected] advertising: [email protected]".edu strong case that the original white recruited to takejobs in America. an option; and learn about differ so others in their groups. ISSN oo08-15B2 settlers were "illegal immi The illegals who run here ent cultures, safety, and the honor Oh, and there was the boat VOLUME XCVIII. NUMBER 4 grants"). learn quickly that they made a code. At best, this is a very diffi competition. Forthat, two groups II OCTOBER 1996 Also, the recent immigrants poordecision. Large corporations cult task. Camp Fox is a simple were assigned to work together. £moo £v_B-Nmm usually took jobs that citizens dis such as meat processors and place, and the reactions ofthe stu- OK, ten or more people have to, Shay Chinn Terry Muran Autumn Lutlijcn dained. Besides, time and time agribusinesses like to take advan Terry Mllmn "-uMAIIMtt Heidi Eldcnhurg again, the great waves of immi tage of illegal immigrants. Cow£1IIllIS gration that have hit this country Faced with exposure to the CLINTON/GORE: RyanCnx 1'Boro£1IIllIS laclJucs Frechet Shay Chinn have made it stronger. Immigration and Naturalization Wren Mnntgumcry RyanCnx Here, however, I see every Service, they are forced to accept Ikws£_ SUIfWmus BUILDING BETTER Dipa.ui Ghosh Valerie Anderson day people whose lives are di low wages and dismal benefits or Myfanwy Callahan OnIoNs £tIrK Jim Cheng rectly affected by this issue. Jani risk deportation. Often shunned Juhn Hatfield Ma."iunPn~r COMMUNITIES Ncil Slevens tors whosejobscould be taken by by their new communities, they FrAvrm£_ Samson Timnncr BY neighborhood coalitions paint Kanwar Kahlon illegally employed immigrants. lead a solitary existence, having TIPPER GORE fu,fVI(Wmus People whose children go to left their families behind in over graffiti to prevent gangs, to SIam£_ Rlmald DtllcllC Amanda St:hancr Daisylamc... schools stretched to the breaking Mexico. At the 1996 Democratic Na Washington, DC where I joined 4_£tIrK CaouuMoIs point by the children of immi In sum, this tide of illegal tional Convention, I spoke about 15,000 people in a march to raise Chris Bmnks Gr...." Yang grants. immigration is not the invigorat a civil society. The kind of soci awareness and funds for AIDS 4_ ARm ety the ClintonlGoreAdministra treatment. All across this great Ben Br.mtlcy Hall Daily People who depend on social ing, strengthening influence that Andrew Childs programs whose funding is previous legal waves ofimmigra tion is working to achieve in ev country, I am constantly inspired Kim Harle drained by the waves of immi tion were. Rather, it is simply a ery policy decision and every ini by the enthusiasm, energy and Puhlisht."lI wt.ockly except during vacation tiative. And as we approach elec commitment of those who join and cxaminatinn periud." hy theAsstJCialcU StudcnL~ grants demanding welfare, health pipelineofunskilled workers who tlf the Califumia Institute uf Techonlng-y, fnc. The care, and schooling. Thesepeople increase the competition for un tion day, I want to challenge ev together to make a difference. tlpiniuns CXprcS.·H~tJ herein arc strictly thuse of lhe authurs. work hard in their lives and it is skilled labor jobs. This wave of ery college studenttojoin together I am proud to be a Democrat Letters and annnuncemenl" are welcume. in partnerships to achieve better because our party has always All cnntrihUlions should include the author's name unfairto see their hard-earned dol illegal immigration no longer and phone numller and the inlcnded date ofpublica· lars be funneled to illegal immi helps Americaorthe immigrants. schools, stronger communities, sought to create a civil society not tinn. Submit copy (preferahly un Macinltlsh 3.5'" disk) to the Tel-'h mailhu~ uut.'iide SAC mum 40, ur grants as taxes. It is unfair for The immigrants are trapped in and a healthier nation. only in the policies we promote, c-rnaillll l',JilorX@1l'ch,caltl'ch,nlu. The editors re them to be victims ofcrimes com low-paying, dead endjobs at best, During the past four years, I but the politics we practice. But, scrve the right tu edit ami abridge all submissions fur litcmcy, expedicncy, ctc, All articlcs arc Ute prup- mitted by illegal immigrants. sweat shops at worst; the citizens have been fortunate to travel the it takes much more than elected crly of thc aul.hocs. Authurs and columnist'i retain all intcllectual property righl". Articles received in This is the first great wave of of America lose tax money and country and see how such part officials to make a difference. We B1NHEX [urmat will nul he acccplCt.l. illegal immigration, the first in services. No one wins but cer nerships are making life betterfor ALL need to be better partners in Annualsuhscriptions tn Tht, Calij;"n;a Tt'l:h for dumestic delivery arc $2& fur First Class Mail, $12 which the Immigration and Natu tain unethical businesses. It is a all Americans. From Springfield, finding solutions to the challenges fur Standard Mail. Printed hy News-Type Service. Glcndale. ralization Service has not had .situation which must end. Missouri, where students and SEE CLINTON ON PAGE 11 THE CALIFORNIA TECH NEWS ]I October 1996 3 CETF: Meet the Green Party candidate
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 States. ization occurs, he says, envi by Myfanwy Callahan Overpopulation, Sheasby ronmental problems will Party is currently working to believes, is not a matter of worsen. He believes that KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - Af munism in their country, keep these businessmen from simple mathematics. Instead, it 100% of the population will ghanistan's new militant many Mongolians are re clear cutting these trees for a is a di live in in Muslim leader, Mullah Amir turning to a traditional quick profit. Sheasby said that rect re The Green Party does dustrial Khan Mutaqi, protested lifestyle as nomads. The life the government is paying sult of not support ized areas against the warning of re of a goatherd in the Gobi , people who were key figures Western in about duced United Nations aid. Desert is preferable to that of in the S&L scandal $250 mil colo conservation. It one hun U.N. Secretary General an unemployed city dweller. lion to prevent the cutting of nialism, advocates reversing d red Boutros Boutros-Ghali threat Mongolia is one of the only 6,000 acres of the forest. wh i c h years. ened possible cutbacks developing countries whose The North American Free stripped existing damage to our This is the should Afghanistan enforce cities are shrinking. Trade Agreement, Sheasby be t rib a I ecosystem. amount of its recent decrees barring CHICAGO - In an effort to im lieves, has given U.S. villages time, ac women from working and prove what has been called businesspeople a way to ignore of traditional value systems cording to Sheasby, that the girls from receiving an edu the nation's worst school sys environmental re,gulation. He and forced people together in planet has to correct environ cation, and which re-intro tem, Chicago's new school mentioned the move of several big cities, where disease mental damage. duce stoning as a penalty for administration has put 20% of California industries to spread quickly and birth rates The Green Party does not adultery. Mutaqi: "These the city's schools on proba Mexico, where they take ad soared. One disease resulting support conservation. It advo principles are eternaL ..." tion. Principals and teachers vantage of cheap labor and an from colonialism is AIDS, he cates reversing existing dam DUBLIN, IRELAND - The Irish may be fired or schools closed almost complete lack of regu says. Sheasby believes over age to our ecosystem. Sheasby Republican Army acknowl outright if student perfor lation. He described modern, population and the problems believes that we must have ag edged that it had set the bomb mance does not improve. clean facilities caused by co gressive government regula that wounded 21 soldiers and WASHINGTON. D.C. - U.S. run by Ameri lonialism will tion to protect and restore the 10 civilians near Belfast last military officials have en cans surrounded He described be solved by a environment. He brought up Monday. This is the first at dorsed a plan to vaccinate all by towns con feminist revo "Republicans crying about tack the I.R.A. has admitted U.S. forces against Anthrax to sisting of Mexi modern, clean lution and lo overregulation," and empha to since it called a cease fire protect against germ war can plant work facilities run calized, self sized the Clinton on Sep.l, 1994. fare. U.S. officials say that ers who live in sufficient administration's leniency on JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - Yasir Iraq, Russia and as many as poverty. These by Americans economies. these issues. The Green Party Arafat paid his first public 10 other countries have the towns, he said, When an audi- is a worldwide organization . visit to Israel on Tuesday, capability of releasing An have no indoor ence member and would like to see world meeting with President Ezer thrax on a battlefield. plumbing, and human waste questioned the practicality of wide environmental control, as Weizman. The two men said often runs through the streets. locally contained economies, all countries share the Earth's that they would strengthen They depend on rivers, which Sheasby replied that some resources, and all suffer from their peace efforts, and are often polluted to the point trade is desirable, but it should pollution in anyone country. Arafat announced that his po that it is impossible to stand be kept to a minimum and that Walt Contreras Sheasby lice force was given "perma near them. While environmen our economy can absorb some can be reached at his campaign nent orders" not to fire on Is tal regulations, Sheasby says, market inefficiency. office, P.O. Box 794, Sierra raeli soldiers. can't cross the border, toluene Sheasby pointed out that Madre, CA 91025, or by phone DALANDZAGAD, MONGOLIA molecules and other pollutants all the pollution in the world at (818) 355-7858. Ralph Since the collapse of corn- :-t-..;""...~~'t""'1 can, and American companies has been caused by the 15 % of Nader is the Green Party's US ~"""'--"""'-_..I--"'" who use NAFTA to escape the world's population that presidential candidate. For c======~regulation are hurting people lives in industrialized areas. more information, call (888) Want to meet in Mexico and in the United As more and more industrial- RX-NADER. 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. The Caltech Y is starting up, ~ I~ new year, and we'd like to let ,,\ TechnoGeeks r you know some ofthe service~ and programs we offer. II you're a new student, m Now that the fall term is in full bad thing about TEN is that they do Webcompass last year that allowed you've always wondered wha: swing, you need our help to get into not support every network capable multiple queries ofthe Web's many the Y does, listen up. The ~ some serious Flicking (tm). The game. Currently, they only support search engines. The problem with helps produce cultural and edu; TechnoGeeks have discovered the DukeNukem 3D, Dark Sun: Crim the old version is that it was written cational events, such as mu.! wonders of multiplayer combat son Sands, Panzer General, Com for use within Netscape and came BY BRADY HONSINGER seum trips, concerts, and th~ games overtheInternet. 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BY PUBLIC RELATIONS including Joseph Stachura ai Le Vicomte de Valmonte and Situated in the basement of Carolyn Hennesy as La Mar· the Brailey building in Old quise de Merteuil. Their per· Pasadena on Raymond Avenue formance was superb. The of. between Colorado Blvd. and ten confusing plot was made Green St. is the quaint and much simpler by the actors' wonderful Knightsbridge The dedication to their characters, atre. This theater was started Because you missed the last by Joseph show of "Les Stachura, who Liaisons wanted to offer The stage itself Dangereuses", the public a is humble, yet the next besl place to enjoy thing to do is the theater for cozy at the same to see the reo the price of a time; the actors cent movie movie. The (Dangerous stage itself is and actresses Liaisons), but humble, yet are very talented be sure to cozy at the catch any of same time; the without being the Knights actors and ac pompous. bridge's othel tresses are very great plays talented with- includin~ out being pompous. Last "Picture of Dorian Gray," b) week, their play "Les Liaisons Oscar Wilde. Plays are usu· Dangereuses", by Christopher ally on Saturdays and Sundays Hampton, closed to great suc at 2, 5, and 8 p.m., but check cess. The play is set in pre the newspaper listings and call revolution France, when deca first. dence and boredom led to ex citing intrigue among the The Knightsbridge Theatre nobles. "Les Liasions For reservations, Dangereuses" is about such call (818)440-0821 ©1996 Apple Compute, Inc. All rights reserued. Apple. the Apple logo. Mac and Macintosh are registered trademarks ofApple Computer. Inc. All Macintosh plots. J.S. Hmuck directs a cast Tickets: $15 computers are deSigned to he accessible to indil'iduals l!'ilh dMhlltt),. 7b learn more (W. only). call 800·6001808 or TTY 800755 0601. rUE CALIFORNIA TECH FEATURES II October 1996 5 Malcolm, who was very defi Malcolm and is one of the few book. There's a lot ofaction and nitely and thoroughly killed in likable characters in the book; a no thinking required on the part the first book, is resunected. The retired ME professor who built of the reader. The plot, while reason is obvious enough: he the vehicles; his assistant; and unoriginal, is gripping, and wasn't killed in the movie, and two junior high kids who were Crichton's writing style doesn't there is going to be a sequel. The helping the paleontologist. (An make one cringe. I would like ironic thing is that none of the other area in which the writer to pan it, since Crichton seems other characters from the first shows himself to be ignorant is intent on destroying the biotech book so much as make an ap the forms that pre-teen cruelty industry, but the truth is that I k pearance, despite being more takes.) There are also some bad read it in a day. by Daisy James interesting and likable. guys, employees of the evil Malcolm's purpose in this book, biotech company, Biosyn (nice Dave Barry in Cyberspace ,'~'~'i'i'i A wonderful work of art too many details, since half of as in'the first, is to deliver long subtlety there). by Dave Bany ,i'~'i'i Slightly imperfect the fun is in figuring out the monologues ofpseudoscientific The story is about another 'ii'ii'ii'ii'ii'ii ii'i'i Well written but not enjoyable people for yourself. bibble-babble, all sufficiently island off Costa Rica where the Dave Barry is one of the "~'i' Fun to read, poorly written Unlike in some of her later out of the depth of the average animals for the park were cre- very few writers whose books I i'i Bad writing, no fun b k Ch' . d ' Id 00 s, nstle oes not Yle to " Birdcage liner reader to make him feel that will buy in hardcover. I have the temptation to spout politics this must all be true and all his books and I can quote ifter the Funeral or philosophy. The book still deep. In reality, Crichton In reality, Crichton them verbatim. So it kind of iy Agatha Christie manages to be moderately deep, knows pitifully little about goes without saying that I ~iii'i' knows pitifully little however. While not my very fa modern science, a fact read this book ready to be Atrue Christie mystery, this vorite of her books (I'm partial which hegives away pretty about modern science. pleased. I was not disap lovel has an English country to Miss Marple), After the Fu blatantly in one scene where pointed. It is extremely iPuse murder, a definite set of neral was entertaining and I was one ofthe characters finds a funny. Barry writes about pspects and more plot twists unable to guess the murderer, graduated glass pipette and iden ated. It's overrun with dinosaurs computers, the people who use ~an you can shake a stick at. despite my long acquaintance tifies it as "the kind used in labo and naturally the characters get them, and the kind of problems ihe story begins with a funeral with her style. ratories everywhere in the stuck there. The plot runs along they create. The author has an [f arich old man, or rather with world." Which would be fine if the same lines as the first one, opinion of Gates that is low ~e reception after it, when one The Lost World the book were set about thirty the differences being that there enough to satisfy all but the most ~the heirs announces "Well, he by Michael Crichton years ago. are fewer people to kill and the demanding Techers. While I ~as murdered, wasn't he?" 'ii'ii'ii The rest of the cast consists action doesn't start until later in have it on good authority that ~hen she is killed the next day, This sequel to Jurassic Park ofa rich, obnoxious paleontolo the book. some of his information is ~efamily lawyer calls on opens with one of the worst ex gist who organizes theexpedi Apart from being good for wrong, inaccuracies are not un lercule Poirot and the fun be amples of a writer selling out tion; a behavioral biologist who playing Count The Plot Holes, usual in his writing, and Barry lins. I will refrain from giving that you are likely to find. Ian serves as the love interest for this is actually an entertaining adl11its it readily.
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In fact thinking about it, fused to comment on The Worldwide Leader in Corporate Strategy Graduating Seniors interested in Strategy Consulti11g: Please join us for an i1~formal reception and briefing to learn more about our Associate Progratn THURSDAY November 14,1996 Beckman Institute Auditorium 4:00-6:00pm -----1 AMSTERDAM BRL'SSEU, FR\NKFUn KUALA LUMPUR !\h:LI\OLRNE MUMBAI (I10MI\AY) TORONTO ATL\NTA BLENOSAIRES HA~lIll'RG LISBON MII_'\N NE\\' YORK SINGAPORE \VASHIN(;TON, D.C AL'CKL-I.ND CHICAGO HELSINKI LONDON MONTERREY PARIS STOCKHOLM ZCRICH BANGKOK DALlAS HONG KOI";<; Los ANGELES Mosco\\' SAN FRANCISCO SYDNEY BOSTON DUSSELDORF JAKARTA MADRID MUNICH SEOl'L TOKYO ._~ -~------THE CALIFORNIA TECH II October 1996 11 SPORTS Major League Baseball playoff update BY MASON A. PORTER who had an earned run average agents last winter. They have SPORTS CALENDAR (ERA) near 5.00 despite a good since been rivals in the Ameri All four Division Series win-loss record. The Braves, on can League East, the Yankees ended last Saturday, with the the other hand, have four domi having finished first and the Ori Saturday, October 12 Braves sweeping the Dodgers nant starters in Greg Maddux, oles having finished just behind -Men's & Women's Cross Country, and the Cardinals sweeping th~ John Smoltz, Tom Glavine, and them. The Orioles surprised SCIAC Duals at Chino, 9:30 a.m. Padres. The Yankees de many people by sweeping -Water Polo at Occidental feated the Rangers and the the Indians and are full of Mini Tournament Orioles defeated the Indi- The Orioles confidence coming into -Soccer vs. CMS, home, t I :00 a.m. ans both by winning three their series with New York. surprised many -Volleyball vs. CA Christian, of four games. The Na Their starting pitching is a home, 1:00 p.m. tional League (NL) and people by sweeping bit worse than New York's, Monday, October 14 American League (AL) the Indians and are but they have a huge offen Championship Series both full ofconfidence. sive edge. New York has -Soccer vs. LaSierra, home, 4:00 p.m. started earlier this week. had trouble scoring runs all -Volleyball at USC Club, 7:30 p.m. The Cardinals and year, but the Orioles set a Wednesday, October 16 Braves began their seven game Denny Neagle. Offensively, the Major League record with 257 -Soccer at Occidental, 4:00 p.m. battle on Wednesday afternoon. Braves are a far superior team, homeruns this year. Defen Thursday, October 17 The Braves are the best team in especially ifit turns out that Ray sively, the two teams are about -Water Polo vs. Villanova, baseball, and the Cardinals are Lankford is incapable of start equal. .However, the Yankees home, 4:30 p.m. better suited to a five game se ing early in the series. The have a much better bullpen, and -Volleyball vs. LaSierra, ries than a seven game series, as Braves arealso a superiordefen that should clinch the series for home, 7:30 p.m. there is a large gap between the sive team. Expect them to win New York. Unlike the Orioles Friday, October 18 quality of their third and fourth in five games. reliefcorps, that ofthe Yankees starters. Their top three starters The Orioles and Yankees (including Mariano Rivera and -VoJleyball vs. College of Notre Dame, are Andy Benes, Donovan began their series last Tuesday. John Wetteland) is nearly im home, 7:30 p.m. Osborne, and Todd Stottlemyer, They have been battling each pregnable to opposition rallies. while their fourth is Andy's other since they tried to outbid Expect the Yankees to beat the younger brother Alan, a rookie each other for the same free Orioles in seven games. 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The cants must he U.S. Citizens, have minimulll 3.0 and be full-ti me s(lph(lm(lres. junil1rs, (lr seni()rs in 1997; The Fellowships Advising & Resources Office is des given hy Mari Kodama on pi uno on October 6th in the dation. The URL is: h"p:llww»-Iast!ane.gov/. Lauren Foundalion defines puhlic service as employment in: gov demonstraLin~ perately seeking student workers for a wide variety of Dahncy Lounge. The concert program will include Bach's Stolper, the Fellowships Advisor, is availahle to help re emment al any levcl, uniformcd services, puhic interest lJX. Preference will he given to students projects. Find Ollt about fellowships and work and study Toccala in 0 M,-~ior, BWV. lJ12; Ch(lpin's Sonata in B-nat view student's NSF essays. 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