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VOLUME xcvm, NUMBER 14 PASADENA, CALIFORNIA FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1997 altech astronomers take infrared pictures of a black hole

BY C ALTECH MEDIA RELATIONS This nucleus has long been thought to observatory, this image has resolution the observed emission. Rather, harbor a black hole as its central en- as fine as what the Hubble Space Tele- Weinberger says, it is likely that the Sophisticated imaging techniques gine and, because it is bright and scope achieves in the visual part of the observed extended near-infrared light IFIJIied on the Keck Telescope have nearby, has been intensely studied by spectrum. is from stars. Furthermore, since it IIKXlvered a new structure in a nearby astrophysicists. The space telescope does not cur­ points in a different direction, this ICIive galaxy. The accompanying false color im- rently have an infrared camera, but is newly resolved infrared emission is The image and associated research age shows an elongated structure, scheduled to receive one in 1997. The likely to come from an entirely differ­ aebeing presented today at the semi- which is over 100 light-years across, elongated feature discovered by the ent source than previously observed l81li meeting of the American As- centered on a bright point-like infrared Caltech group has not been seen in visual emission. lrOIIomical Society. Alycia nucleus. In contrast, the bright disk of Hubble's optical images. It has long been proposed that stel­ 1Wlintlelrger, a doctoral student in phys- the galaxy NGC 1068 is over 30,000 There are two very interesting as- lar bars are a way of funneling mate­ iJ;sal the California Institute of Tech- light-years across at visual wave- pects of this image. First, the image is rial to an active nucleus. As gas moves aoIogy, and her collaborators have lengths. elongated, and second the axis of the in a non-circular distribution of stars, the computer-intensive technique Made at a wavelength of 2.2 mi- emission points in a different direction such as what may be seen in speckle imaging and the IO-meter crons, Weinberger's near-infrared im- than previously observed visual emis­ Weinberger's image, it is forced into . M. Keck Telescope atop Mauna age has the capability to reveal struc- sion. The near-infrared light used to orbits likely to take it near the central Hawaii, to image the nucleus of tures which are only 12 light years make this picture typically traces the black hole. This provides a continuous 1068. across. This is an extremely small dis- distribution of hot dust and cool stars. mechanism for "feeding" the central This galaxy, found in the constel- tance by galactic standards, as small as However, in NGC 1068, it is very engine. Cetus at a distance of about 50 about three times the distance between unlikely that there could be dust 100 ''The significance of this research . n light years, reveals a a bright the Sun and its nearest stellar neighbors. light -years from the central black hole is that it finds a brand-new feature in . nucleus at infrared wavelengths. Although taken from a ground based which would be hot enough to produce SEE BLACK ON PAGE 2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Career and Funding Trends in On Pins and Needles

BY MYFANWY CALLAHAN The woes for which we tum to a doctor. a psychiatrist, or a Science and Engineering As part of Wellness Week, religious leader, all are treated Yvonne Farell, from Emperor's by the same system in China. BY SAMSON T.MONER College of Traditional Oriental This medicine focuses on main­ About 140 people came to Medicine, gave a brief explana­ taining a balance in the body, 6e first meeting of EI 00, "En­ tion of acupuncture and and can correct small imbal­ lRipreneurial Developl1)ent", a herbalism. ances before they result in a full­ Since the early seventies fledged disease. leW course started by Profes­ when an American journalist Traditional medicine is not sor John Baldeschwieler. came back from China raving desirable in some cases such as While the phenomenally high about the ef- appendicitis or IIIIcndance has since dropped fects of acu­ orthopedic air to around 100 people, it is IPuncture, re­ Traditional surgery, but it IIiII one of the most popular op­ spect for this medicine ... has can be ex­ tional courses at Cal tech. Per­ style of medi­ tremely help­ haps even more astonishing cine has been been practiced in ful in conjunc­ than the attendance is the fact growing in the China for over two tion with !bat it is attracting both under­ United States. Western sci­ Many swear ence. Western paduates and graduates in al­ thousand years. by the results doctors can most every division at Caltech they get from perform sur­ including physics, electrical en­ being pricked by needles and gery with their best technology, gineering, biology and chem- drinking special teas. while Chinese doctors assist the istry. Traditional medicine of this patient in a speedy recovery and The fact that this course at­ sort has been practiced in China proper healing. A cancer patient tracts so many people from Baldeschwieler grins over success of E1oo. for over two thousand years. Al­ may go to the best hospital in the IIICh a wide background sug­ though it may be a new phenom­ area for chemotherapy, then tum ~ a new trend in student in· nesses. Here are some excerpts research. The situation has enon in the United States, the to an herbalist to reduce the side terests. Why are so many from that interview: changed a lot. Those jobS are methods have withstood the trial effects of the treatment. In many of time in their home country. cases, the best results are ob­ people interested in entrepre­ Q: Starting a new class is a much more difficult to find. Whereas Western doctors are tained when Oriental and West­ huge amount of work. Why were There is a large pipe-line of neurship? Also, starting a new trained to think of medicine in a ern medicine work in conjunc­ tOOrse requires vast amounts of you willing to make the effort? people that are in various. ago­ very compartmentalized and sci­ tion with each other. effort. What is driving Dr. A: For a number of years, it nizing holding patterns. These entific fashion, Chinese doctors BaJdeschwieler to make such has been apparent to me that the people are often in recurring adopt a holistic approach. SEE WELLNESS ON PAGE 2 an effort? career opportunities for graduates post-doctoral fellowship posi­ To answer these questions, from the top US technical univer­ tions - sometimes two, three, IN THIS ISSUE I interviewed Professor sities have changed a lo~. A de­ or four post docs - they may Baldeschwieler. He believes cade ago, I would bet we placed be well into their thirties be­ THE USUAL THIS WEEK'S 1hat fundamental changes in the more than half of our Ph.D. gradu­ fore they finally settle on job market for scientists and ates into academic jobs and prob­ something. For those that do STUFF FEATURES fundamental changes in the ably more than half of our Caltech get an academic position, fmd­ Announcements ...... 12 ASCIT Elections ...... 6 availability of funding for ba· undergraduates into graduate pro­ ing research funding is agoniz­ Dean's Comer...... 8 Men's Basketball ...... I 0 sic research have taken place. grams leading to Ph.D. 's, with the ing. The expectations that they Ernest Explains ...... 9 Media Guy ...... 9 These changes are driving an expectation that they would be go­ would be able to carry on ba- Now HearThis ...... 8 Spring Sports Preview...... I 0 The Outside World ...... 2 era of small high-tech busi· ing into university teaching and SEE EIOO ON PA.ct 7 2 January 24, 1997 NEWS THE CALIFORNIA TE

I The Outside World BLACK HOLE: AAS presentation CONTINUED fROM PAG E 1 exposures are made of the object, freezing this galaxy. And even more, this new feature atmospheric distortions that cause stars by Myfanwy Callahan may provide observational evidence for a theo­ "twinkle." Then the distortions are removed' KHARTOUM, S UDAN - could continue in general retically predicted means of channelling mate­ computer post-processing. As the largest i A rebel offensive began two practice or administrative rial to the black hole on very small scales," frared telescope in the world, the Keck Tel weeks ago in an effort to de­ duties. Weinberger says. The image is by no means scope provides the best obtainable resolution, stroy the Sudan's Islamic re­ detailed enough to show the in-fall of the mat­ Weinberger is currently completing w gime, long criticized by the WARSAW, POLAND - ter itself, Weinberger stresses. For this, one on her doctorate. She will continue doing 0b­ U.S. for supporting terror­ Poland is turning its mili­ would need a resolution of less than a light-year, servations to support this research, a part of ism. The rebels now claim tary over to civilian control and there is currently no way to make such thesis. "It will be exciting to look at NGC I that they have killed hun­ in order to meet the condi­ finely detailed pictures. with similar resolution in other infrared Way dreds of government troops tions to join NATO. How­ Nonetheless, the quality of this image is un­ lengths," she says. "The more information and pu shed to within 40 ever, the commanding gen­ paralleled because it relies on the unique resolv­ have across the spectrum the more we' ll un miles of a key hydro-elec­ eral, Gen. Tadeusz Wilecki, ing power of Cal tech 's lO-m Keck Telescope stand about the nature of this extended emi tric plant. is resisting this reduction of and the technique of speckle interferometry to sion," '- hi s authority. The military remove the distorting effects of Earth's atmo­ Also collaborating in this research are LIMA, PERU - will now report directly to sphere. thesis supervisor, Gerry Neugebauer, and Kei Twenty Tupac Amaru rebels the Defense Minister. With this technique, a series of very rapid Matthews, of the Cal tech physics department. still hold hostages inside the Japanese Ambassador ' s WASHINGTON, D.C. - residence in Peru. Tuesday, The House ethics commit­ po lic e threw stones and tee concluded its investiga­ WELLNESS: Chinese medicin bottles at the residence and tion into Rep . Ne wt CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 anger, grief, worry, and fear, re­ ommended. dumped garbage on the Gingrich's unethical use of Chinese medicine is based spectively. An excess or lack of Acupuncture is the appli lawn to taunt the terrorists, charity money to promote on three things: Chi, Yin and an y combination of these factors tion of needles to the skin in but they made no response. Republican support. A vote Yang. Chi is not readily trans­ leads to illness . ticular points of the body, of 395-28 overwhelmingly latable, but to a first approxima­ After asking about the main needles are so fine that twen tion it is a life force that exists complaint, an acupuncturist will five of them could fit inside PARIS, FRANCE - decided to fine Gingrich in all things animate and in- in ask about other factors in the conventional hypoder' The French Order of Doc­ $300,000 for the offense. the universe. Yin and Yang are patient's life. Often times a needle, so one doesn't even! tors now strongly recom­ symbols of the opposition trouble of the mind manifests them penetrate the skin. mends that doctors with present in all things. itself in the body or vice versa. are thrust deep enough to hil Then a simple check of the "line of energy" in the body, HIY not perform surgery. ~~~~~~~~§;2:~ The Chinese system of Last week the Health '1 medicine also revol ves around tongue and the pulse completes may be useful to drain or Mini stry an- the idea that the body is supplied the analysis. Herbs may be pre­ hance the flow of excessive nounced that a by lines of energy, each associ­ scribed to fulfill some deficiency ergy. Yvonne Farell is one of Fre nch sur­ ated with an organ system. The or to cleanse the body. These five organs: heart, liver, lung, are usually boiled and drunk as faculty members at Emper geon had in­ spleen, and kidney are al so as­ teas. Otherwise, acupuncture or College of Traditional Orie ad vertently sociated with five emotions: joy, a change in lifestyle may be rec- Medicine. infected hi s patient with CORRECTION HIY. HIY­ positIve Feynman did not get his PhD from Bethe, as was stated in last week's Tech. He went to Princeton doctors and his advisor was John Archibald Wheeler.

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put The X Files ahead of I) audience becomes just a tad apart? !?" School 2) The Great Out­ bit more inclined to think that Ridiculous, isn't it? doors 3) Money (it's EXPEN­ there are aliens out there. putting up a mildly bel SLVE to re-schedule a plane Hidden by the government. personification of our s ticket!) 4) Athletics and 5) Conducting experiments for cism and debunking it in Women. the benefit and/or harm of hu­ matic style, it seeks r.,,,nv i:n. However, if there is a mankind. Going to Caltech. people. The X Files does p l ace on th is wonderful Stealing the comics sections same thing, except it has planet of ours where obses­ from the paper every Sunday multi million dollar h"d ••• sions are evident, it is most morning. teams of market re."e.'lrc hena certainly the California Insti­ It's all a load of crap. By and a horde of writers. tute of Technology. So what addressing it in a psuedo­ earn their money, too, as makes this obsession differ­ skeptical fashion, with the many of you watch the ent? Its detrimental effect on end conclusion always illus­ So many of you society. trating the folly of the every week, as the symbol "One Flame a Week - My Promise To You." In order to truly enjoy a "straight man" (straight per­ rational objection to

BY AUSTIN COLLINS end so we can be back in time work of fiction, one must en­ son in this case, I guess) in ideas (Scully) is for The X Files." gage in what Coleridge (I the episode The X Files en­ shown the error of her This week's column was, "Wow, this sucks. I'm go­ think it was he) called "a will­ deavors to gradually erode by the embodiment of originally, going to be the ing to have to re-schedule my ing suspension of disbelief." the rational resistance people paranormal (Mulder). second in a series on exces­ plane ticket. My fl ight is dur­ Makes good sense: if I want have to ideas like "The Gov­ it's fun to imagine what sive legislation. Specifically, ing The X Files." to enjoy a Greek tragedy ernment Conspiracy." type of world might be r it was going to deal with li­ "Are we going to be back properly, I'd better darn well It reminds me very much It's not fun , however, to censes and registration fees. from the fencing match in forget for a moment that there of a pamphlet handed out my to actuall y Ii ve in a However, something this time to watch The X Files?" really is no mighty Zeus at­ freshman year outside of where people are increasi weekend so marked itself "She was upset because I tempting to foil my plans at Sloan, involving proof of willing to buy that type with the need for a good flam­ wanted to watch The X Files every turn. The X Files asks, God's existence. In the pam­ conpsiritorial nonsense. ing that I was forced to post­ before we went out." and receives, something quite phlet was a cartoon, depict­ The bottom line is pone that column until an­ different from its viewers. In­ ing a 'scientist' being ques­ there are far more people other week. I've not attributed the stead of a "suspension of dis­ tioned by a man in a gleam­ susceptible to ideas like So, without further ado, quotes to their rightful own­ belief," it induces .an "as­ ing white suit. The man in the supposition that the an,ve fl~1 this week's topic is : The X ers, for obvious reasons. That sumption of belief." white suit then questioned ment is hiding aliens from Files. reason, being obvious to This is a critical distinc­ this personification of science than there were before That's right, The X Files. those of you watching The X tion. In watching a Greek with supposed physical im­ show started. Are you one That television show on Fox Files regularly, is of course tragedy, at the end of the per­ possibilities that had been ob­ them? that a good 80% of you are fear that the "Military Indus­ formance I am no more will­ served. His crowing question, It really is that simple. slaves to. Listen to some of trial Entertainment Complex" ing to believe that there are a the one that caused the scien­ the stuff I've heard since The (an actual quote from Mulder set of temperamental gods out tist to break out into a sweat Cyrano: X Files became so popular: in The X Files) might silence there than I was at the begin­ and cry out, "I . . . I .. I So, this is your revenge? "I hate it when problem these more notable examples ning of the performance. My DON'T KNOW!" was "We sets are due on Monday, be­ of the systematic lowering of disbelief was only tempo­ all know that like charges re­ Compte de Guiche: cause it distracts me whi le IQ's their show is undertak­ rarily suspended; such is not pel. Yet the nucleus of an Take it to mean I serve I'm watching The X Files." Ing. the case with The X Files. atom is made entirely ofposi­ King and vent my spleen. "I'd like to start the I n that one segment of With every episode, a size­ tive charges. So, Doctor, why camping trip early this week- quotes alone, you see people able portion of the viewing doesn't all matter simply fly -Rostand ...fBE C ALIFORNIA TECH FEATURES January 24. 1997 5 I may not be a smart man, but I know who Stephen Hawking is

To my surprise. I saw an eld­ that I was not going to under­ BY JAIOEEP SINGH erly man on wheelchair. The stand it. Typically. I go for the -It happened al most a week memo beckoned my eyes back. gist of the material. This talk. ago. The day started off as However. for some inexpli­ however. was different. usual. I got up around 3 in the cable reason. I was forced to I usually understand the in­ afternoon as I usually do. Hav­ look back at the man in the dividual words that make up ing already missed all my wheelchair. Upon further in­ the lecture. However. minutes classes for that day. I decided spection. I noticed it was mo­ into the talk. words I had never to go check my mail. This is torized. This was of great com­ knew existed were thrown at of cO)Jrse pointless since I fort to me because the myste­ me. At this point. my mind be­ don't get anything except for rious man in the wheel chair gan to wander. those mass mail flyers I thought about how whi ch are really just certain words are just banded out to gi ve you The attendant at the plain funny. One such faise illusions of contact counter was Stephen words which captures the with the real world. epitome of that idea is Stephen W Hawking Wh y would my par­ Hawking in a Taco spatula. Just say the ents send me anything Bell uniform, holding a phrases "Nice spatula!" or "perturbation." I promptly lemma of mine to the atten­ anyway? It is quite obvi­ "How is your spatula do- dozed off. It was indeed a very dant. he unleashed unto me a ous which son they prefer. spatula. ing today?" It for some strange dream I had. flurry of invectives and pro­ My name loosely trans- reason is inherently funny. I was at a Taco Bell. I was fanities. Being quite taken lated means "a lamp." while therefore had greater facility to This meandering of mine was at the front of a very long line aback. I awoke from my dream my brother's name means "The negotiate the aptly named brought to a standstill when at the counter. The attendant to realize the end of his lecture. King." After having my hopes pebbles o· death. I do find it Hawking said "perturbation." at the counter was Stephen As is customary. I ap­ dashed yet again. I sat down by strange that a herd of people For some reason my friend and Hawking in a Taco Bell uni­ plauded with all my might. lite Olive Walk to read the all are following him .... I both started to laugh. Then form. holding a spatula. He making it known to the world important memo from our be­ The next day is a day full Hawking said it again. We kept on asking what I wanted. that since I could not do my loved Dean concerning the ad­ of excitement. The great laughed some more. Some­ However. I could not promptly part in understanding the lec­ dition of underwater basket­ Stephen Hawking is to give a thing about the way his com­ answer. because I could not de­ ture I would compensate by ap­ weaving as a P.E. class next technical talk on some naked puter synthesized the word cide between a beef fajita wrap plauding louder than anyone in year. stuff and I got to go to Taco "perturbation" had struck a and a steak fajita wrap. which my section. With that I declare Although I was greatly en­ Bell. funny bone. is strange because I am veg­ to the whole world that I may grossed in the memo. some­ Now. I thought to myself After almost laughing up a etarian. not be a smart man. but I know thing enticed me to look back. on my way to the lecture hall lung at the use of the word Upon explaining this di- who Stephen Hawking is.

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Hello, my name is Kohl GilL and I'm run­ I thought for quite a while about what ning£Or Prcsidem ofASCrr: A job like this brings to write in this statement, and I don't feel a lot of responsibility. I've taken on responsibilities that what I have to say can be effectively in my House. Richtts, as a member of our Social summarized a couple hundred words and Team and as a Treasurer. As fur as ASCIT goes,l in was Ri&tts· representative to the Academics and in a few minutes of your time. R£search Conunittee{ARC) befOre ba:omingthe I could tell you why I think the honor rurrcnt Director of Academic AIEUrs, and chair of system is an amazing part of life at Caltech, the ARC. As the DAA,I was responsible for the but you already know that the honor code 1997 CLUE and. yes, I'm the one that keeps bug­ is a great thing. I could tell you about all of gingyou to write your reviews. I'veserved on a few committees, the most (read: only) active ones be­ the things that I want to see happen at ingtheASCITBoard ofDireaor> {as DAA),:miI Caltech in the next year, but that is a con~ the Curriculwn Committee. stantly evolving list. I would also hope that Wow. That looks like a lot, but probably list would lie mostly based on what the un­ doesn:t mean much to you or any­ the we're are £Or the ba:ter. very you unless changes making dergraduate community as a whole wants whether I have the abilities that it '~,•• one you know has done som~ of iL WelL in my And thatSwhy I'm making this statement­ and not on my personal agenda. do an excellent job as BoC Chair, but spare rime I'm a junior, a Physics major, a Scurve. not ba:ause I want to out-shine the other candi­ I my as I mentioned. I've done a little resean:h, but still dates (granted. there is Man.. but somehow that's could also give you a list of quali­ that one of the things that I have don't know ifthat's whar I want to do when I leave just not the same.), but to let you know I need fications and try to convince you that I am over the past year is what those aDljltloes 011 Tech. 1£ you want or need to know more about your help to do this job. That means everything a better choice than 'NO;' but! don'tthink and that discovery is a large part of me. you can ask. fTom dropping me a suggestion when you see me that the things that make a candidate quali­ battle. I will tell you this, though: I really want to be on the Olive Walk. to letringme ear at your House fied for an office can be summed up in any In the end, I think that the only ASCIT Prcsidenc I think CIT is a place with a and cll.ltting with me when I'm there. to taking election statement. I have served as BoC that really belongs in this statement' lot of sharp people. among the students, faculty some real time to read a memo or 6ll aue a survey Chair for the past year and was a BoC Rep and the administration. and Id like to see some that I send you; you must do it, or my job ba:omes ply that serving as BoC Chair and good wOIkdone nearly impossible. at Large for the year before that, but I don't Vice President for the past year has ThcreS plenty of work to do. Besides the day­ With that in mind. I ask that you dect me your think that this experience is what makes me a great deal to me, and that I want to-day business of ASCIT, alienated alumni. dis­ ASCIT PrcsidenL qualified to serve as BoC Chair. What re­ portunity to try to do my best to serve gnmdedf.u:ulty. and that darned van ofours (I miss Oh,and I already get theASCIT doughnuts. ally matters is whether or not I have the mo­ community in this way for the next year. it, roo.), yes, besides all that, we have new issues: tivation, the enthusiasm, and the ability to Thank Avery. Frosh-on-Grades. and the new Core. that Kohl Gill do this job for the next year. I'm not sure we have to monitor closely, if we're to make sure x1590 Richm 56 Maria F. Saltterwhd EIOO: Entrepreneurial Development E 100 attempts to introduce students to the basic issues surrounding a high-technology business. The lectures consist of presentations by experts invited to discuss one particular specialty. For ex­ ample, at the flTst class Caltech Chief Patent Counsel ON-CAMPUS RECRUITING AT CALTECH Michael Keller and Caltech Technology Transfer Di­ rector Larry Gilbert talked about the process of ob­ Informational Seminar: February 25. 1997 taining a patent at Caltech and Caltech's policy on 4:00 PM. Student Activity Center #13 Refreshments will be served licensing technology. Interviews: February 26. 1997 Since then, there have been lectures on the differ­ Principal fields of specialization currently include but are not li mited to: ent types of patents, legal issues in patent law, licens­ • Optical Space Communications • Radar Systems Development & ing agreements and or­ • Signal Processing and Detection Scientific Analysis ganizational choices fo r • Satellite Communications Systems • Digital System Design • Satellite Location and Tracking • Solid State Devices a business. The course • Electro·Optical Technology • RF/Microwave/Antennas will touch on many of • Software Development/Scientific • Ai r Traffic Control Systems Programming • Multiprocessor Computer Systems the issues a start-up will • Cognitive Science • Advanced Air Defense Systems kiki face such as legal issues, 7 night package Located in the heart of New E~gl~nd's high-technology belt, Lincoln Laboratory Cancun funding issues, manage­ IS Within easy reach of the region s most beautiful beaches and mountains and land only ment choices and the less than 15 miles from downtown Boston with its diverse cul tu ral educational London and athletic events. ' 7 night packagle ~ process of going public. Paris Stop by the Placement Office to find out more about our scheduled Informational air only Since many start­ seminars and interview dates or send your resume to: ups do not succeed, the Office of Human Resources Fax: (617) 981-7086 course will end with a Lincoln Laboratory Equal Opportunity Employer, m/f/d/v discussion of how to Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology U.S. Citizenship Required 244 Wood Street, CN96 Web site: http://WIMN.ll.mit.edu close down a business. Lexington, MA 02173-9108 Lectures are Tuesday and Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in Noyes 153. The course will be offered again second term next year. CALIFORNIA TECH January 24, 1997 7 100: Techers choose enterpreneurship over academia ~NTlNUED fROM PAGE 1 startup - and these are outra­ their labs over the last two decades sion of this a decade ago. Over probably a good thing. You don't sic research in interesting, funda­ geously unstable - your expec­ - in some cases gotten rid of the next decade. I think Western want to respond to every up and mental, challenging areas have tation has to be that your chance them - at some point in the not Europe is going to go through down. The way we prepare the changed a lot. of success is finite and that you too distant future, I would think some really tough times. students should reflect the skills Also, the chance to work in may be switching jobs frequently. those companies are going to re­ Q: Moving back to the stu­ they will need to survive and "search laboratories of large Therefore, you can expect that the alize that by chopping off those dents. Many of them are not in a I~. I think business skills are ",n~p aln i"s has changed. The compensation package will be dif­ labs, they are going to be running position to start a business. Cer­ important and we should do what ~, tdramati(; , of course, are IBM ferent. You may get paid a com­ out of high tech products. They tainly not in the near future. we can to provide some insttuc­ Bell Labs which used to take petitive salary, but there is huge may end up restarting those labs. Would you say that the informa­ tion. uncertainty. Usually the trade off A: Could be. I hope that's tion that you are presenting in this Q: SO you would argue that companies have restruc­ is that you get course would be useful even for what is driving the creation of the reorganized and scaled a share of eq­ those who have no intention of be­ Technology Transfer Office and Many of them [the com­ uity in the For a number of years, it coming entrepreneurs? the creation of this course is sim­ are still left with more company. You has been apparent to me A: Absolutely. As I expect, ply reality meeting Caltech. in research than they can then partici­ the majority of our students will A: That's right. There is an­ to support. For these rea­ pate in the suc­ that the career end up in a business environment. other dimension of the reality jobs in research in large cess of your opportunities for Understanding the economics of which is the financing of institute IOIIlparliesare also tough to find. work in a way graduates from the top US the company they work for is ut­ operations. There will presumably Government labs are in the that you never terly critical to their success. As I be funding feedback to Cal tech same position. At Department of would in a uni­ technical universities mentioned, part of an employ­ from successful ventures based on Energy labs, which have very high versity or in a have changed a lot. ment package is almost always a research that has been done here quality research pro~s , includ­ large com­ share of equity in the company and from involved successful ing Los Alamos, Livermore, and pany. You and compensation come in the graduates who will have the labs like SLAC and Brookhaven; have a chance to have a huge fi­ right. There is a cyclic nature to form of options. Understanding means to provide gifts to the in­ • defense labs such as the Naval nancial success and that is traded the funding of research by most what those things are and what stitute. That is all part of the long Research Lab; and at the Bureau off with the possibility that the companies. But. some things they are worth can make an enor­ term investment. of Standards: it is very, very tough company may vanish without a have changed in a fundamental mous difference in making smart Q: One final question. How to find a position. trace. Many more vanish than be­ way for the companies. Their decisions. do you comment if a purist were There are not a very large come financial successes. It competition is ttuly global. The Q: If you look at recruiting to say that the job of a Caltech pro­ number of opportunities in these seems to be that it is important to kind of economic structure that at Caltech. I still find that we are fessor is to do the best research traditional places. have some understanding of how they face has changed in a fun­ dominated by large companies. they can. to stay out of the busi­ The interesting point is that a small company is structured, damental way. There is not as A: Is that really so. are the ness world? there losses have been more than what the equity is likely to be much leeway to support basic re­ positions really there? I can imag­ A: I think that is much too made up in new entrepreneurial worth, what a reasonable deal search. certainly. The difficulty ine that the large companies ap­ narrow. Certainly in the sciences startups. We see opportunities, of looks like. Those are all things is that a company that supports ba­ peardomi- and engineer- . . course, in all kinds of computer that you should have a little bit of sic research finds it difficult to nate be- 109. an Im- based hardware and software ven­ exposure to beforehand. capture the benefits of the work. cause they portant part tures, also in bio-technology. Q: You talked about career It may benefit society or the coun­ come to The way we of what we There is a real shift. What I have opportunities. You also talked try or the world as a whole. But, campus to prepare the do IS 10- observed at Cal tech is that what about the trends in funding. Do the economics of the company are recruit. volved in ap­ !he students percei ve and demand you see those trends continuing determined by what they can cap­ But are the students should plications is very different than what it used for a very long time? ture in terms of competitive prod­ positions reflect the skills with social to be. The faculty changes more A: Yes. Definitely. I think ucts. rea I I y they will need to benefits. The slowl y and the curriculum that the forces at work are very Q: You suggested that be­ there? Of reason re­ changes more slowly than Qur fundamental. The basic fmances cause of global competition. re­ course, the survive and learn. search at uni­ base of student custom- search in companies is recruiting versities is ers. The students are changing in a fundamental for small supported by ahead of the curve in the way. Would you elaborate companIes the public is sense of recognizing that You have a community of on what you mean? occurs in very different ways. It it is expected that what we do will they should know some­ students and postdoctoral A: There are smart is almost always through personal result in outcomes of value. So I lhing about the way busi­ people all over the world. contact. People are aware of your think that having a faculty that is nesses. in particularly fellows here who are Many of them have a work through publications and knowledgeable in outside activi­ small businesses, work. independent and very chance to work in places presentations; their needs are ties is critical ... That is likely to be the where the cost structure is quite specific and they want some­ The institution is not well place where many of smart, many of whom different and more com­ one who has the skills to fit in a served if its faculty is not engaged them will go. And, it is would much rather work petitive. You also have particular project. in what is going on beyond the not only the existing new places where the labor is For example. I used to always institute. This happens in lots of ventures but the ones for themselves; sell their cheap but there isn't the have visits from Dow. Dupont. different ways. It happens they will start them­ ideas to a different set of necessary high standard of Union Carbide. GE, Bell Labs ..... through consulting. It happens sClves. You have a com­ skills. But, there are places two or three times a year for each through advisory boards for the munity of students and customers. that have both low costs company. I haven't had such a government. To the extent that postdoctoral fellows here ______and high standards of visit in the last two. three years. this has some effect on guiding who are independent and skills; places like Eastern The large companies used to work research choices, I think it is well very smart. many of whom would of the federal government repre­ Europe and lots of Asian coun­ with individual faculty members worth the effort. You have to work much rather work for themsel ves; sent a huge driver. One simply tries. It changes the balance in my to provide grants. Through such on problems that are important. It sell their ideas to a different set of can't continue with large deficits view. Not only in the US. but grants. they would get to know in­ is often hard to define that. But customers. To me. it looks like as where the principal parts of the more dramatically in Western dividual students so that when the certainly. products and services if most attractive professional op­ budget are uncontrollable 'entitle­ Europe and in Japan where the students had worked their way that contribute social benefits portunities are going to be found ments'... The budget is under sttucture of built in benefits was through a graduate pro~. they have a pretty strong case. Caltech in small companies. enormous pressure. Entitlements supportable in previous decades. would be ready to go to work for sits in the fabric of the rest of so­ So that is my underlying driv­ now represent a majority of the I don't think it will be anymore. the large company. ciety. It must do things that have ing force .. .! see a lot of students budget. And these expenditures You are familiar with the fact that Q: Three years ago when I value - it is very arrogant to think Who are interested in starting ven­ are required by law. Social Secu­ social benefits are so extraordi­ was a freshman and the Entrepre­ that we should be a privileged tures. And. it seemed to me that rity, Medicare, ... expenditures nary in Germany, for example. neur Club started. the attitude to­ group of people. It could be ar­ there are series of rudimentary that not only don'tchange but are that it is almost as beneficial to wards business at Caltech when gued that what we do is so funda­ matters that are useful to under­ indexed. You have a constantly not work as to work. There are Professors were involved. at least mental that they should just let us stand; it is not good if you are ut­ shrinking total budget and the dis­ large unemployment levels. The as I saw it. was a hush-hush situa­ do it. That may be partly correct, terly clueless. If you have just a cretionary part of that is less than real work is being done by "guest tion. I can think of a couple of but not 100%. tud ~entary familiarity with some a third of the total. Any cuts have laborers" who are delighted to situations where Professors de­ Dr. Baldeschwieler if the business basics, even to know the to come against the discretionary work for a fraction of the cost of a clined to talk to the Entrepreneur founder of a half dozen compa­ issues exist, it seems to me you piece and research is in that part native German. The benefits are Club. Do you think that attitude nies including NeXstar Pharma­ are in a much better position to of the budget. weighing down the whole struc­ has changed somewhat? ceuticals Inc. and Combion Inc. judge the viability of a project. If Q: But at the same time. the ture. The US is abead of this A: I suppose it has. A Uni­ (recently acquired by Incyte Phar­ you take a position with a small large firms who have cut back curve. We went though our ver- versity changes slowly, that is maceutical Inc.). 8 January 24, 1997 FEATURES THE CALIFORNIA TECH

Dean's Corner snowboarding music, like 0 w~ the surf music of the Beach n Boys in the 60s, ''Thirteen'' displays socially aware lyr­ Honor the system ics, with such modern near themes as gangs, the envi- suspected mal- ronmcnt, and as the song feasance. The BoC's actions this "Youth " clearly sums up by Jean-Paul Revel by Ron Dolette - are conducted in secret so as not to com­ ("Some are educated by pro- promise innocents. The Profs., mean­ Go Horny! fessor and bookJ Some learn the However, as pointed while, not knowing that any action ha-;; Santa Monica Ska Strikes street from the pimp, the crook.") out in a letter by Professor been taken in response to their complain~ With the big com~rcial suc­ the sheer variety of young Ameri­ In the last rew years there have been LindvaI, Chairman of the Divisions of or noting that the sentence is apparently cesses of No Doubt and Sublime, can culture and opinions. a number of instances where cheating. Civil and Mechanical Engineering and very mild, often a mere nullification of ska is slowly becoming the new ''Thirteen'' is a really fun al­ fabrication (dry labbing) or plagarism in Aeronautics (quoted in thelinle I for '46- part of an exam, think the whole thing is alternative t o ! ~eattle grungc. But bum that isn 't really a change so Science have engaged the attention, not '47) "The enforcement of the Honor a sham. Why should they waste their much as a mix. It includes a lot of only of the scientific community, but also System by the students themselves is an­ time, or trust the students? ska in and of.~self is a mixture, a of the general public and even the Con­ other outstanding feature which must be It is correct that the philosophy be­ menagerie of swing, reggae, rap, a funk tracks like "Vampire Ska" gress. Here at Caltech we pride =Ives maintained in the highest tradition ofhon­ hind the actions of the BoC is not to pun­ punk, and jazz. Because of this... and a cover of "Brickhouse." in our Honor Code which is a "symbol esty and fairness. Non-enforrement or un­ ish. The Honor Code only seeks to neu­ cornucopia, every ska band is dif­ Also, there's a lot of heavy guitar of (the) intellectual honesty without fairness cannot be tolerated." tralize the advantage that a student might ferent on many levels. Take, for riffs in about a third of the album, which no scientist or engineer is worthy Oneof the problems with the Honor have gained by his deeds. This is jarring instance Horny Toad!, which hails so the c han ge of pace kind of his profession." It allows us freedom Code today is that it is enforced very qui­ to many since the Judeo-Christian ethic from right around the comer here of...wcll, it leaves something to be and uus~ which are unique, and is one of etly, with a velvet glove which avoids un­ to which the majority of us adheres and in Southern California. They've desired. However, the album still the things applicants often mention in de­ wanted attention on the accused ormerely in which we live, is punitive. Acommon got an eclectic mix of ska and boasts great songs like "Quick­ scribing their reasons for applying to CIT suspected. The impertance of secrecy expectation is !hat the wrath of the Lord punk and their debut album, 'Thir­ sand" and "Eggfart." There'sjust As the person who is in ultimate was expressed as early as 1910 by Presi­ wiU descend on us for breaking the law. teen," typifies their varied styles. a lor of groovin' goin' down on charge of administering the Honor Code, dent Scherer of the Throop Polytechnic The idea of neutralization and protection "New fans are always coming up this CD, man .... I am especially sensitive about having to Institute as we were then known, who of the community ratherthan punishment to as after a show and saying how "A lotta bands sounds the same confess to misstatements of my own, pec­ quotes "President Eliot" (presumably was supported already by President cadiUos pemaps, but nevertheless not in Charles, the Harvard President who did Scherer who in another quote of different we sound, but then they now, " commented Caviar. "In the the spirit of the Code. I refer to errors so much to shape American Education) Harvard's (?) Eliot in the BuUetin of the start naming all these groups we 80's there were all these bands, ska, which crept into my last column: as saying "No pUblicity should be given Throop Polytechnic Institute of October remind them of," states lead vo­ punk, whatever- but they each had I . Santa, shame on him, got lost in to students' offenses or defects, and the 1910 says, "college officials should bear calist Kid Caviar. "We don't mind their own distinct sound. Like now, Ricketts, not Blacker. record of actual censures and punish­ constantly in mind the plain fact that mcst 'cause we know that we love all if a group plays ska, they only play 2. He was rescued by a major in E&AS, ments should be made as tittle condem­ coUege offenders, even those who com­ types of music and our sound re­ one style of it.. .we play variations no! a Biologisl One could say he was natory as uuth permits. " mit ordinary crimes, such as cheating or flects that." of ska and even invent new types EASed out of his predicament (excuse This was not always so, as I read in stealing, if considerately and mercifully The lead track, "Shiver," sets -like we got 'sal-ska' - which is the pun); I am nevertheless thankful, the little I for 1944, and also in one dated dealt with, and if not ruined in body, re­ the stage for a fun time sa1sa and ska." and as proud of the budding Engineer 1949, which explains that "in an exam .. cover themselves completely and tum out snowboarding, and even includes If you leave the CD running as I was of the Biologist. . you are urged to stand up immediately to be honest men and good citizens." Caviar doing a pretty cool sound­ on the last track, you can hear the The Honor System came into be­ and announce Co the class that a violation So the rack, or the knou~ are defi­ ing shiver in the chorus: "Girl , I concert crowd chanting. "Go ing in 1910 by request of the students "in of the Honor System has been abselVed, nitely out However this does not mean the belief that mutual uust and respect without revealing the narne of the sus­ that neutralization is a light burden to wanna see you shake." Though the horny'" I think that's a pretty good constitutes the happiest and most satis­ pected violator. This method not only carry. It merely shifts the punishment to band describes its music as idea. (Rating: 1r 1r 1r 1r) factory basis for human relations." In shocks the violator but also startles ev­ the peI]JClrator. It is the weight ofknow­ January 1911, after a brief discussion of eryone else in the room and makes them ing that one has broken the confidence the subjec~ the Faculty decided to estab­ aware that the Honor System is reaUy in of one's peers and others at the Institute, lish the Honor System at the Institute. By operation." This seems an 00d way of which constitutes punishmenl For the May 14, 1913,aStudentCommitteehad maintaining secrecy (although pains were sensitive and intelligent, that is in fact a established rules of conduct: the students apparently taken to avoid publicly nam­ pretty steep burden to carry, one that does must avoid "conduct unbecoming a ing the suspected breaklaw). Also, the not go away as it would if punishment gentleman or an engineer". Insofar as same pamphlet says that the honor code were the expiation for the crime. On this exams are concerned, 'The honor code allows students to take exams in private. thought ... is in vogue, with all it implies." I guess that, as is the case even now, some A bicntot - with more to come on Actually, the little I for 1944 says exams were taken in class although not the topic. that the Honor System was initiated by proctored. Herbert B. Hol~ Student BodyPresiden~ Be this as it may, I have heard sev­ in 1920; I don't quite understand this, and eral Profs. teU horror stories, usuaUy cen­ more research is needed to clarify what tered on the fact that there often seem to ~ 02JL~ Horny Toad!: skankin' the world around. happened, when. be no repercussions when they repert a ~----~------~

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The hardcore Sub­ Taylor, who portrays David as lime fans in the audience an adolescent, is being ignored. screamed in approval at things Rush's David is good, yet a MEDIA fHJY like the sight of the band one-note Rain-Man-style bab­ leader's Dalmatian, but unless bling idiot, while Taylor (with BY ADAM VILLANI you're intimately familiar with roughly equal screen time) has The Golden Globe Awards est sign that the Golden Globes you they were the best band of the band's inside jokes and a much more fully realized The Hollywood Foreign are still the Golden Globes was the evening, despite the nearly­ think that the Sublime lifestyle role, breaking away from his Press Association(HFPA) the hat-trick for Evita, which inaudible lyrics. Action League (which seems to be sitting authoritarian father yet teeter­ handed out their annual TV won Best Original Song and packed more energy into their around getting drunk and writ­ ing on the brink of insanity. and Movie awards Sunday. Best Picture and Best Actress 7 -song set that most bands ing "sincere" songs about The piano competition scene Whi le you may know that Os­ in the Comedy or Musical cat­ would put into a showoftwice nothing in particular) is the alone is worth the price of ad­ cars are awarded by the Acad­ egory. In retrospect I don' t that length. coolest thing on earth, I can't mission, and the rest is still bet­ emy of Motion Picture Arts think that in my review of Ziggens was certainly the possibly recommend wasting ter than most studio fare; I just and Sciences, an association of Evita accurately conveyed that most musically talented band 30 minutes of your life watch­ feel that the hype surrounding movieland professionals, it's despite being grand entertain­ on stage, and their drummer ing this tripe. Perhaps by the this movie is a bit unwarranted. likely you have no idea who ment, the characters seem dis­ was a lot of fun to watch, but public exhibition of things die HFPA is and why they have tant and unconnected and the as they said in This is Spinal such as this, we appreciate Mother an awards show. The HFPA is film itself doesn't really stay Tap, "There's a very fine line quality even more. Mother is both endearing a group of about 85 people with you any longer than a between clever and stupid," and hilarious; it's the best who write publicity stuff for sugar high (which I suppose I and Ziggens spent a little too Shine movie I've seen about parent­ forei gn magazines (when not should be thankful for, consid­ much time on the wrong side This Australian movie child relationships since on their day jobs) and they ering the music). of that line. Coming out on about piano prodigy David Spanking the Monkey, and have an awards show because stage wearing Canadian Helfgott, who suffered a ner­ while you couldn't pay me to it's a free country and they Ziggens,Action League, Mountie uniforms is clever, vous breakdown in college and watch Spanking the Monkey wanted to throw a party with a Slightly Stoopid, My Super­ writing songs about Gilligan only came into the public eye with my mom in the room, bunch of Hollywood glitterati. hero, and the Sublime mini­ and Debra Winger and singing again twenty years later, is a you ' ll enjoy MOfhereven more The reason why people movie at the Alligator them in a dumb little-boy voice very good film, but it's no­ with your parents. Albert pay a certain amount of atten­ Lounge, January 17 is just stupid. where near the masterpiece its Brooks (who directed Lost in tion to the Golden Globes is This show last Friday in The Sublime mini-movie supporters are touting it as. America and Defending Your because they act as a reason­ Santa Monica featured mostly was downright terrible. The Unfortunately, I fear that it's Life and was born with the able predictor of the Oscars bands from around Long first part was a silent home also moving into the front of name Albert Einstein) plays a and help box-office receipts. Beach, my hometown, along movie in which the members the Oscar race; for all its merit, divorcee who moves back in They get a lot less respect than with the premiere of the mini­ of the band acted out the Star it's an unchallenging classic with his mother to figure out die Oscars, though, because movie about Sublime, the Trek episode "Arena," and the feel-good story that has a vir­ where he went wrong. Debbie dley aren't voted by profes­ popular Long Beach band second part intercut some pass­ tuoso, powerful middle but Reynolds is perfect as his dot­ sional s and are even more of a whose leader died of a heroin able music videos with mo­ runs out of steam and story ing and daffy mom, and has popularity contest than the Os­ 00 last May. My Superhero ronic interviews with band early in the third act. Also un­ considerable Oscar buzz. This cars-in 1981 Pia Zadora got was a pretty decent ska band, members and friends. The en­ fortunate is that Geoffrey is the first Albert Brooks fea­ an award after her husband remarkable mostly for appear­ tire production, with the pos­ Rush, the actor who plays ture I've seen, and now I want treated the membership to a ing in blue jumpsuits and hav­ sible exception of the music David as a post-breakdown to check out his others. Las Vegas tri p. ing an accordion. Slightly So this year, there were a Stoopid was really bad, with couple of nice surprises. "The lame, noisy songs about being X-Files" cleaned up the TV jerks. The lead singer of the Dram a awards and little­ pop-rock band Action League known Brit Brenda Blethyn is a good friend of mine from won Best Actress-Drama for high school, so take it with the Secrets and Lies. But the sur- appropriate caveats when I tell

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WITH GUEST SOLOIST, YOCAUST IAN SHAW IN HIS FIRST U.S. APPEARANCE SATURDAY, JANUARY 25,1997 8:00 P.M. BECKMAN AUDITORIUM FREE ADMISSION Dear Ernest -­ OPEII TO THE PUBUC Who is this girl? FOR FURTHER IIFORMATION, PlWE CALl THE CAlTECH TICKET OFFICE (at8)395.4&5Z -Joe 10 January 24, 1997 SPORTS THE CALIFORNIA TECI! Men's basketball takes first at Hi-Tech tournament

BY CALTECH SPORTS the tournament saw ACB defeat season on Jan. II th, traveling to LIFE for third place. Thousand Oaks to play CLU. Caltech dominated South­ For the finals, Caltech was The Kingsmen put a lot of pres­ western to take first at the 7th matched up against Southwest­ sure on the Beavers and pulled Annual Hi-Tech Tournament ern. With a previous loss to the away early in the game. CIT had . January 3 and 4. The teams in­ Eagles earlier in the year, the a couple of players out with the cluded Caltech, Southwestern, Beavers were out for revenge. flu and had to use the bench to Arizona College of the Bible, They came out strong and help out. They gave it their all and LIFE Bible College. played their best defense thus but came up short, losing 31-71. In the first game of the tour­ far. In the first half, the lead On Jan. 15th, the Beavers Saturday, January 25 nament, Southwestern easily went back and forth, but the traveled over to La Verne to take • Fencing vs. Stanford 10a.m. beat LIFE Bible. Caltech paired Beavers pulled ahead before the on the Leos. CIT kept it close • Women's Tennis vs. LaVerne lOa.m. up against AZ College of the half and never gave it up. At the forthe majority of the game and • Baseball vs. Dodgertown II a.m. Bible. It was a close game final buzzer CIT was up 45-31, played very well defensively. • Women's Basketball at Christian Heritage 7:30 p.m. throughout. ACB had the lead giving the Beavers the first place But the Leopards came out • JV Men's Basketh

BY CALTECH SPORTS conference player, Alexis Johnson junior Natsuko Kagawa, sophomore who played at number I singles and Lisa O'Rourke, and freshmen D' Auria begins his eighth year as Smith, pitchers Alan Rosenwinkel • Women's Tennis doubles last year returns to the line Amanda Schaffer, and Audrey Lee. head coach of the Beavers. He is and Matthew Sullivan. Also, trans­ Coach Karen Nelson begins up. Coach Nelson is hoping to see her assisted by Frank Monzon, who is fer Kevin Bradley will make an im­ her 7th year as the Head Coach for In the fall rankings for the West­ tearn grow together both on and off in his fourth year at Cal tech. CIT pact at third base and as a pitcher. the Caltech Beavers. She is as­ ern Region, Johnson was ranked at the court and to have every player has eight players returning to the The infusion of these newcomen sisted by one of her former play­ #23. One senior, Lena Petrovic also improve both mentally and physi­ roster this year, including Roopesh and the experience of the reulrnllog ers, Fiona Lo. The 1997 women's will be in the line up. Other return­ cally. Doshi, Matt Dawson, Rob Tryon, players Coach D' Auria is hoping tennis team looks to be quite com­ ers include, junior Irene Wong and and Grant Williams. There are also to make Caltech's fortunes tum petitive within the conference this sophomore Amy Chang-Chien. • Men's Baseball many newcomers this year. Four around. He states, "It all depends year. There are 4 returners this year There are four newcomers this year Cal tech Baseball began prac­ freshmen will make an immediate on how committed we are as a team which bring a great deal of experi­ who will bring additional strength tices under the guidance of Head impact on the team. They are and how hard everyone wants ence to the team. Last year's all- and depth to the tearn. They include Coach John D' Auria. Coach catchers Greg Fricke and Jeremiah CONTINUED ON NEXT PACI

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Please February 3rd there will be 50 free tickets Environmental Policy Foundation oper­ Applications are now being accepted for contact Yilia Zmuidzinas via e-maiJ at avialahle forCaltech students at the Cal tech ates an educational scholarship program the 1997-98 National Academy for The American Society of Naval Engi. hrdvez@hr caltech.edu or at e,;tension Ticket Office. For more infonnation call designed to provide opportunities for out­ Nuclear Training scholarships. Schol­ neers is offering $2,000 scholarships for 6001 for an apJXlintmcnt. Walk-ins are )(4652. standing U.S. students with excellent aca­ arships are $2,500 each and will be academic year 1997-98 to students who also welcome. demic records and demonstrated interest awarded to eligible students majoring in are interested in naval engineering. Ap­ Caltech Guitar Classes for the winter in, and potential for careers in the fields nuclear engineering. power generation plicants must be U.S. Citizens. mu st dem­ quaner will meet on Tuesdays starting The Caltech Jazz Bands will perform of environmental public policy, health health physics. or chemical. electrical, or onstrate a genuine interest in a career in January 14th in Room I of the Student at Beckman Auditorium on Saturday, care, and tribal public policy. All appli­ mechanical engineering with nuclear or naval engineering, and must be app lying Activities Center (SAC). The beginning January 25th, at 8 pm. Many female jazz cants must be a current sophomore or jun­ power options. Applicants must be U.S. for either their last year as an undergradu. class will be held from 4:30pm to composers will be featured. including ior pursuing a bachelor's degree on a full­ Citizens, have minimum 3.0 GPAs, and ate or for one year of graduate stUdy (d0c­ 5:30pm, intennediate class from 3pm to Maria Schneider and Toshiko Akiyoshi. time basis, have an average of at least a be full-time sophomores, juniors, or se­ toral candidates not eligible). The dead. 4pm. and the advanced class from Admission is free. For more informa­ B or the equivalent, be a U.S. citizen, niors in 1997-98. Preference will be line to submit applications is February 5:30pm to 6:30pm. Classical and tion contact x4652. U.S. national, or resident alien, have a given to students demonstrating specific 15th, 1997. Famenco repenoires are explored but the demonstrated interest in a career in en­ preparation for employment in the U.S. techniques transfer to other styles of gui­ >-Club Latino presents Latin Nights salsa vironmental public policy or be a Native nuclear power industry. Applications The American Chemical SOciety is tar. The Beginning Class includes ajazzJ party this Saturday, January 25th in Dabney American or an Alaska Native and have must be postmarked no later tha Feb­ sponsoring a scholarship program for folk chord system. Classes are free to Hall. Live salsa and merengue band demonstrated interest in a career in health ruary 1st, 1997. qualified applicants who want to enterthe Caltech students and other members of "Cumbre Latino" begins perfonnance at care or public policy. If you are inter­ fields of chemistry. biochemistry, chemi. the Cal tech community (space pennit­ 9:00pm. Complimentary salsa and meren· ested. please contact the Dean of Students Women who are fuJI-time juniors in cal engineering. or other chemically re­ gue lessons offered from 8:00pm to 9:00pm. ling). Undergraduates can receive 3 units Office, 102 Parsons-Gates, for an appli­ 1996-97 are invited to participate in lated fields such as environmental sci. Refreshments provided. of credit if they choose. Private instruc­ cation. Deadline for receipt of nomina­ GLAMOUR Magazine's 1m Top Ten ence, materials science, or toxicology. To tion on any level can also be arranged. tion materials to the foundation is March College Women Competition. This be eligible to apply, candidates must be >-On Monday. January 27th. at 9:00pm in The instructor, Classical Guitarist Darryl 3rd, 1997. competition recognizes exceptional African American, Hispanic/Latino, Winnelt Lounge, Rob Van de Water will Denning. has an international back­ be speaking on Creationism. Mr. Van de achievements; the vision, determination American Indian, or Alaskan Native, and ground in performance. teaching and re­ Waleris a grad student in chemical engineer­ The Dean of Students Office is accept­ and academic excellence of female col­ must be U.S. Citizens orpennanent resi. cording. For further infonnation on the ing at UCLA. The CCF welcomes every­ ing proposals for the Monticello Foun­ lege juniors from across the country. dents. Applicants must also be full-ti me classes or Mr. Denning's ne'w compact one interested in hearing more about this dation Internship and the Robert and Winners will receive $1,000, the oppor­ freshmen, sophomores, or juniors, ma­ disc recording, please call (213) 465- piont ofview - whether you agree with it or Delpha Noland Summer Internships. tunity to meet with top professionals in joring in one of the above fields. and must 0881 or e-mail Mr. Denning at ddenning not. For more information contact Three to five Caltech undergraduate their fields, and national recognition in demonstrate financial need. The dead­ @cco. callech.edu. reuben@cco. women will be given an opportunity to GLAMOUR's October 1997 issue. Ap­ line to submit applications and suppon­ participate in research projects outside of plications are due January 31st, 1997. ing documents is February 28th, 1997. Salsa dance lessons will be offered in Oliver Stone will be speaking on "Film, the Caltech community for ten weeks the Dabney Lounge Thursday nights this Chaos, and Mass Delusion," at Beckman during the summer. Each student will re­ The American Meteorological Society The Danville·Alamo Branch of the tenn from 7pm to 8:30pm. The cost is Auditorium, at 8 pm . on January 28th. ceive a $3,500.00 stipend. Applicants are announces its AMSlIndustry Under­ American Association of University $3.75 to Caltech undergraduates. $5 to Admi ss ion is free. For more infonna­ required to identify the projects in which graduate Scholarship Program. For Women (AAUW) will be awarding sev­ other Caltech and JPL affiliates, $5.50 tion contact x4652. they wish to participate. All arrangements the 1997-98 academic year, 18 under­ eral scholarships of $500-$1,000 to fe. to non-affiliates. Beginners, singles, and with the principal researcher will be the graduate scholarships will be awarded. male college students who will be jun­ >-Intel Lecture presented by Dr. Kevin couples are welcome. The classes are responsibility of the student. There are Two categories of students are eligible: iors or seniors as of September. 1997, am Kahn, Intel Fellow and Director of the Com­ sponsored by the Cal tech Ballroom no restrictions as to where the research 1) Students who are enrolled in a course who have lived in the San Ramon Val· munications Architecture Lab, "Bringing the Dance Club with professional instructors can be done, except that it must be out­ of study leading to a bachelor's degree ley. or have attended school there. Ap­ Internet home to meet the family: Evolving from Let's Dance LA. For more infor­ side the Caltech-jPL community. Other in the atmospheric or related oceanic or plicants will be evaluated on the basis of thedelivery infrastructure". This lecture will mation, please contact Adam Showman universities, commercial labs. or any in­ hydrologic sciences, and 2) students who scholarship, achievement, educational be held in the Beckman Institute Auditorium at either 796-1098 or at showman@ aI 3pm on January 28th, with refreshments dustrial facility in which the student can are enrolled in a program leading to a goals, financial need, and campus or earthl.gps.caltech.edu. served afterwards. For more infonnation call arrange to conduct or participate in a re­ bachelor's degree in science or engineer­ community involvement. An application x6454. search project can be the site for the ex­ ing. Students in this latter category must package can be obtained from: Mary Ann From the perience. Each student will be asked to demonstrate a clear intent to pursue a ca­ Counseling Center Osborne, 2530 Roundhill Drive. Alamo, Dr. Morteza Gharib, professor of aero­ submit a shon synopsis of her repon to reer in the atmospheric or related oce­ CA 94507. Completed applications must nautics at Caltech, will be giving a Looking for a safe and supportive place the Deans' Office at the end of the sum­ anic or hydrologic sciences. Applications be postmarked by Tuesday. April 1st, Watson Callech Lecture. "Cardiac Fluid to discuss issues such as coming out, be­ mer. If you are interested, please iden­ and supporting documents are due Feb­ 1997. Dynamics: Vortices in the Heart." The ing out, dealing with family, coping with tify a sponsor for your experience at a ruary 21st, 1997. lecture will be at Beckman Auditorium research facility for a ten-week period. a homophobic culture, and being GLB The John Gyles Education Fund is of­ on January 29th, at 8 pm. Admission is The Marin Education Fund announces at Caltech? Want somewhere just to make In a shon essay, describe your project. fering financial assistance to students free. For more infonnation call x4652. and submit it to the Deans' Office in the opening of its 1997-98 Undergradu­ new friends? You are invited to the Gay/ who are Canadian or U.S. Citi zens. A Room 102, Parsons-Gates along with two ate Grant application process. Applicants minimum G.P.A. of 2.7 is required for >-Voxfire will give a free concert on Sun­ Lesbian/Bisexual· Support Group, which meets on the first and third Tues­ faculty recommendations. The Deans must be residents of Marin County, be eligibility. Criteria other than academ ic day, February 2nd, at 3:30pm in Dabney would like to know for whom you would enrolled at least half-time in undergradu­ ability and financial need are considered Lounge. Voxfire is the collaboration of three days of each month from 7:30pm till be working. where, and if possible some ate study. and have a low to moderate in­ in the selection process. Selected stu· ofthe area's most highly reguarded interpret­ lO:00pm in the Health Center lounge. specifics concerning your proposed come. Applications are due March 2nd, dents will receive up to $3,000. To ers of early and contemporary vocal music. This is a confidential meeting and attend­ re­ re­ search topic. Proposals must be received 1997. The program will consist of Medival and ing does not imply anything about a ceive an application, send a stamped Renaissance music. For more information person's sexual orientation-only that he by Monday, March 3rd, 1997. (U.S. $ .32), self-addressed, No. 10 en, call x4652 . or she is willing to be supponive in this The Amencan Women's Club in Swe­ velope to: The John Gyles Educati oa setting. The group usually discusses a From the Fellowships Advising and Re­ den will be awarding a travel grant for Fund, Attention: R. James Cougle, Ad­ John Michael Bishop, M.D. Professor, particular relevant topic and then moves sources Office, extension 2150, e-mail study and research in Sweden. To qualify ministrator, P.O. Box 4808, 712 River· Department of Microbiology and Immu­ on to the general discussion. Refresh­ lauren_stolper @starbasel.caltech.edu: you must be a woman, age J 8 or over, side Drive. Fredericton, New Brunswick. nology will be giving a William and ments are served. If you would like more and an American citizen. You must also Canada E3B 5G4. Filing dates for mail· Myrtle Harris Distinguished Lectureship infonnation, please call x8331. 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Applicants must have a 2.5 mini- .''''~-''-''.~ gineering, Computer Science and Chemis­ Wilson, second floor: I Growth and the Environment in Devel­ try Deprutments. For schedule and more info. call xl. 6454. oping Nations; or Women's Roles in the 21 st Century. To enter, complete and sub­ The College Women's Club of Pasa~ dena Scholarship Foundation is begin­ >-Dr. Demento will be celebrating his 27 II mit the online registration fonn found at 2 Anniversary in Beckman Auditorium, on htlp:llwww.hyundai.neticonlestlweJ­ ning its scholarship selection for the Salurday. February 8th, at 8pm. The show come. him!. Entries should be written on 1997-98 academic year. 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Foundation is offering more than 40 scholarships of $ I ,000 or higher to full­ >--The Berlin Philharmonic Woodwind Quintet will be performing at Beckman Caltech students interested in a career­ time students of Korean American heri­ Auditorium, on Sunday, February 9th. at related to environmental public policy tage enrolled in at least their second year 3:30pm. This Coleman Chamber Concen and Native American and Alaska Native of undergraduate or graduate school. For features Schuller's Jazz Suite, Barber's Sum­ students interested in careers related to an appl ication fonn, write to: Scholar­ mer Music. Ligeti's Six Bagatelles, Quintets health care and tribal public policy are ship Committee, KASF Western Region, by Carter adn Villa-Lobos, and Dedaglia's invited to apply to be named a Morris K. P.O. Box 486, Pacific Palisades. CA Brasilien Suite. Prices for CaltechlJPL fac­ Udall Scholar. The Morris K. Udall 90272. Applications and supporting ulty and staff are $19.50, $16.00, $12.50. Scholarship and Excellence in National documents are due February 8th. 1997. $9.00 for advanced purchases. Beginning I