Congratulations Gorge Yourselves ME72 at Decompression contestants! CAl;ORNIA TECH IVolume XCIII, Number 10 Pasadena, California December 6, 1991 Food Service Survey by Celene Chang wanted more Chinese food such as bok choy and beef chow mien but A food survey was recently con­ some students preferred more non­ ducted in theundergraduatehouses. exotic main entrees. On the other The students were given forms to hand, some students wanted less fill in to express their opinions on greasy foods, less rice and less sea­ the new food service,Total Food food. Management. The survey was di­ Many students shared the same vided into two sections. The first opinion that the salad bar needed section required the studentstorate improvements.Theitemsin the salad the various aspects ofthe food ser­ bar were not consistent and some­ vice. In the second section, the times spoiled. Someofthefood was students were able to give some of also old especially the canned fruits their personal opinions. The re­ and cottage cheese. The food was sults of this survey have now been also too greasy overall, especially at processed. lunch. Too many fried foods were A total oftwo hundred and forty being served. The food was con­ eight forms were returned. This stantly running out. At dinner, there represented aboutforty five percent shouldbe largerportionson the table. ofthe formsgivenout. LloydHouse The plates only served one to two had the greatestresponsewithsixty servings.These were hardly enough seven forms returned. Thestudents for six students on the table and the students had towait aboutfive to ten rT~dQ..,Ii~:th ';;4 minutesfor thewaitersto bringmore x. '\IIeY\'t to .. food to the table. The s).lrvey also l>"~CI\~~~t showed that the students would like -.".fkt. to have alargervariety offood espe­ cially vegetables. Some students wanted more basic staples like Self-Defense Taught at Tech meatloaf, broiled chicken and beef by Christopher Dunn passive weapons, like sliming The Basics Course is normally & potatoes. Ethnic and unusual themselves with phlegm or loudly limited to fourteen students. The dishes were suggested to be only .Next ~erm the P.E. department describing the assailant's appear- limit was twenty-five this term and good to add variety. There should wIll agam offer. th~ popular self- ance. Many women learn to cope will be eighteen next term. defensecoursewIthI~tructorsfrom withtheweightofalargemanlying Impact offers other courses sea- the Impact Fo~ndatlon.., on them. sonally in the L.A. area, including ~ur~ ~"'t'" "W\~ 1: The IS nearly Identlcal to During a simulation students on Advanced Basics, Multiple Assail- ~t beH~lIt Iml.'act sBaslcsCoursefor~omen, the sidelines yell cues: "Eyes!", ant, Weapons Defense, and a Part- c.o" \d whichcoststhegen~ralpublic$400 ~~ cl,f~fe~t "Instep!", "Groin!" Years later, ners' Course. seemed to be fairly satisfied with ..\\ to $450 per person m the L.A. ar~a women subconsciously hear these Children (age 7 to 12) can take a the food overall. The weighted av­ t"'i"'S ~e'l ~"c1. and hundreds more elsewh~re. I~ IS cheers when they lose their cogni- coursewithlimitedphysicalcontact, erage of the responses to the dif­ free to the C~ltech commumty,wIth tive abilities in attacks. and their parents attend the first ferent categories ranged from av­ .,.... prefer~nce gIVen to unde~graduates. The cheering also contributes to session. erage to good. The appearance of "'W'~ :Unlike th~ regular BasICS Course, the cohesion of the group, which Teenagers can take a course the food had the lowest weighted thIS course 111 not for women only. similar to the adult Basics Course average, while the friendliness of '/...... \ \ .,c.. •• / Impact usually separates men from ...Students on the butwithdifferentconfrontationsand the house waiters had the highest '--0 'M women becaus.e o~t~e tendency for sidelines yell cues: verbal techniques. weighted average. It also seemed .: ..:." .... \ ~:) wome.n to be mhlblted by the ag- Impact also olves seminars for that lunch was better than dinner gr~s~IVeI!ess 0 f the men, bu t th.e "Eyes'." "Instep'." corporations, andIT programs have overall. ~} tralmng IS useful to ~oth. Expen- "Groin!" Years later, been tailored for uncommon needs. The items thatthe studentswould ence at campuses like UC Santa To protect wives, Impact will like to remove were mostly veg­ SantaB.ar~~rahas~emo.nstratedthe women... subcon- accept a married man only with a etables and yellow squash was on always be a choice between a 'nor­ compatlbilityofumvefSltystude~ts. ciously hear these recommendation from a graduate the top of the list. There was an mal' and an 'unusual' entree. The ~owever, an Impact repre~ntatlve h . tt k or counsellor and then only if his overwhelming support for pizzato students also complained that there hmted that. the genders rm~t be C eers...m a ac s. wife has taken the course. be added. Fresh fruits and vegetar­ was too much starch at dinner and segreg.ated IftOO ma?ymensIgn up. becomes obvious when, at the be- Anyone interested can call ian meals were also requested by that dinners were especially bad on As If the e!1thuslasm and se~- ginningandendofaseriesofsimu- (818)997-3306orl-800-345-KICK some students. There were many Friday nights. Some students be­ confiden~e ~f ItS ~raduates weren t lations, participants lock arms in a for information and for an invita- other suggestions including the ad­ lieved that for the price that they e?ough Justlficatlon, Impact pro- ring,hearsomeencouragingwords, tion to a graduation. Students can dition ofpancakes at lunch. Some were paying the food could be much vldes pag~s of anecdotes to pr~)Ve and stomp three times screaming sign up at the gym as for any other students wanted to see that more better or the food costs should be the effectIveness of th.e tralmng. "No! No! No!" Often, the security P.E. course. Asian dishes to be served. These lowered. The students were also One .of t!Ie volu!1teer mst~ctors, ofthe group enables participants to The Impact Foundation makes included tofu, tempuraand teriyaki. concerned with the hygiene of the who IS Said to be m the martIal arts talk candidly about painful experi- no profit and most ofits instructors Cappuccino, bottle water and in­ place. They believed that bare feet hall of fame and t? ~ave been !he ences. are volu~teers. stant soup were also mentioned to should not be allowed in the kitchen youngest to reach JUJItsu, had tned r---------------....:::.=...:..:..:.=:;:.:.:.:=~-----­ be added. area. to create his own self-defense pro­ Chocolate chip cookies and sea­ The chief aim ofthis food survey gram for women before coming to food were the two main items that was to improve the food at Caltech. Impact. Caltech Radio Club the students wanted to see more The responses were greatly appreci­ "Martial arts wasn't working for often. Ice creamand ice creambars ated and hopefully actions for im­ women," so he looked for an alter­ clubs via shortwave, VHF, UHF, remained popular. Some students provements will soon follow. native. At fIrst he wasskeptical that by Celene Chang SHFand amateur satellites etc. The anything could be accomplished in TheCaltechAmateurRadio Club club has also communications with eight 3-hour sessions, but he found was established by Professor the SpaceShuttle. Postcards are sent something in Impact that no other Sorenson and a group ofstudents in back from stations that the club has program provides: "fear and 1918. It is now one of the oldest made contact with, and these have Glee Club Holiday adrenaline". amateur radio club on the West been posted outside the club room. One ofthe unusual features ofthe coast. The club is now situated on The club has a repeater that is Impact training is the simulated thefirst flooroftheWinnettStudent connected to the emergency gen­ Concert Saturday combat with a "mock assailant" CenterinClub Room One. The club erator of the Pasadena Police. The entombed in thick, impenetrable has been operating station W6UE repeater is powerful and its signals Caltech's Men's and Women's Glee Clubswill be padding. The simulations, unset­ since 1960. There are now about 65 can reach underground. In case of performing their annual holiday concert at Dabney f. ~ tling to observers, inculcate certain members in the club, of which 15 emergency, the station can provide Lounge today and Saturday. Tickets to the concert, . ~.' '. reflexive reactions during what the are undergraduates and graduates. communicationswithincampus and which starts at 8:00 pm, are $5 for Caltech students '.' ". instructors call the "adrenaline Most of the members are alumni also with otherstates as well. There and $7 for general admission. " state". Students learntokickharder and JPL personnel. The club is in is also a computerpackageterminal The concert, among other things, will include a as they progress, and the instruc­ fact managed by the alumni and the in the club for as another means of performance by the combined Glee Clubs of tors, all ofwhomhave gonethrough funds needed to maintain the club communication. B~ch's masterp~ece, the 1723Magnificat. Th~ piece rigorous training, try to respond to comes from donations and dues. The club participates incompeti­ ~ ,. WIll be sung WIth full orchestral accompamment; the counter-attacks realistically. tions. Last weekend, there was a There are new antennas installed ,~, . the work, moreover, will be performed in a baroque Aftergraduating from the program, on top of Winnett Student Center amateur radio competition. In forty . ,,' -' tuning for which A =415 Hz, as opposed to the women unfortunate enough to need and Keith Spalding Building to eight hours, the club had to make as f. modem tuning ofA =440 Hz. The orchestra will their training have been known to provide better communication.