Bah, Humbug! IlIFORNIA Copvright 197] by the Associated Students of tl,,,. CaliforniaTechInstitute of Technology. Incorppratf'd. Volume LXXIII Pasadena, California, Thursday, December 9, 1971 Number 11 New ASCIT Funding 1mplemented:Controls Frosh Win Cold Mudeo: Now In Your Hands Juniors Beat All Runners by Norris Krueger by Channon Price everyone's choice for Mudeo prin­ There have been serious ques­ Was it ever really in doubt? cess. The Juniors also decided to tions raised concerning the oper­ What made this year's Mudeo name the first Mudeo Queen this ation of students marking how they more interesting than all of its year to go along with the othe; want their dues spent. First, we equally curious parts was the way precedent setting innovations. encourage people to support acti­ the Juniors managed to lull the The afternoon was cool and vities that they will (or might) Sophomores into a relative state of overcast and the forecast high was participate in and to support other quietude, all the while, of course, for 60 0, so of course the pit was in things they feel are worthwhile. scheming to award the Frosh a last­ perfect condition. The frosh fin­ (For example, you don't have to be second victory and beat a hasty ished the preparations by destoning a jock to support athletic awards.) retreat to a waiting, warmed-up the pit, and then readied themselves This in NO way limits the range of escape vehicle. for the challenge of the sopho­ activities you can take part in, (For For a time it looked as though mores. The massed media was also example, even if you give zero this would be the year of the Big T ready, TV cameras and all, prepared money to the movies, you will still Mudeo, but once the Junior class to once again point out to the be more than welcome to attend!) managed to get its President* public what insane things Second, the Excomm will tabulate The most detailed picture of Phobos ever seen is shown in this computer­ elected the probability for having "tomorrow's leaders" were doing. the cards. Third, the cards will be enhanced photograph from 3444 miles away. Photo courtesy of JPL the Mudeo First term increased The sophs took an early lead available only for audit by an considerably. (Of course, it was a with a decisive victory in the individual or group approved by the Musical Afloat? novel idea to have a December Tug-O-War, and then captured close BOD~as such, the secrecy of your Mudeo, but before long the slush decisions in the Sack Race and the choice will be maintained. Fourth, between one's toes did get rather Wheelbarrow race. Most of the if you have trouble writing in your ASCIT Produces H.M.S. Pinafore objectionable.) In addition, the contestants rested while the sopho­ specific choices (within the six Mudeo organizers faced a task more girls (?) bested the frosh girls major areas) sample space will be infinitely more enjoyable to in the Leap Frog. But all events are available on the back of the card. by E. Burner Pontius investments which will payoff to consider-that of dreaming up a new not created equal. The frosh Fifth, a list of all clubs and other Caltech re-enters the world of the entire Caltech community this contest for the two cooed classes to outlasted the cavalry of the class of groups/things will be provided. grease paint this year with Gilbert Spring in good entertainment. match their girls in. Strangely '74 by scant seconds to take the (Below is a list of all groups we & Sullivan's H.M.S. Pinafore. Long Anyone interested in the ASCIT enough, it was a Frosh girl who Horse and Rider duel. know about-if your group was left dormant, the ASCIT Musical last Musical should talk to Greg Simay, came up with the ingenious idea of The last event, the Tire Spree, out, leave a note for me at Page, or offering was Three Penny Opera in (Producer), Rm 204, or one of the a one lap Leap Frog race, across the got off with a bang-from an call me at ext. 2293.) 1969. Now an enthusiastic staff is other members of the staff: pool and back. authentic starter's pistol. Tired as As far as at least this BOD laying the groundwork for Technical Director: Norm Even more strange, however, was they were, both sides pitched in and officer is concerned, the BOD will performances this May 19 and 20 Pendergraft, Acting Director: Bruce the second sophomore entry in the were having a close contest when a make every effort to follow the in Ramo Auditorium. McGlaughlin, Musical Directors: K. leap frog rally~a pretty young thing second bang from the pistol started exact percentages you, the members Much research was done Nakamoto, Tim Erikson. named Erika, who was eventually a race to see whether all seven of of the corporation, give us to work before choosing this particular the junior judges could reach the with. There will undoubtedly be play. H.M.F. Pinafore, though Another LunafYl safety of their waiting getaway car. problems-inequities in the system definitely not an extravaganza, Although the final announcement always crop up. If they do, the poses a challenge to Techer artistry over the loudspeaker was that the BOD will try to alleviate them, but which whould prove highly Zapped Moon Pies Shown frosh had won and Linda Anderson ultimately whether or not this plan entertaining. Auditions for the cast was Mudeo Queen, it was the fleet succeeds will depend on the stu­ will be held sometime this January Dr. 'Gerald Wasserburg's collec­ electron microscope and measuring band of *Craig Broskow and his dents. (the exact dates will be announced tion of spectacular magnified photo­ 38 by 40 inches in size, show cohorts who stayed dry longer than Tentative Master List beforehand.) If acting isn't your graphs of zap craters and grains of typical glass forms, enlarged up to a either other class to pick up this bag, don't despair-musicals need lunar soil goes on display at Dabney million times, of lunar soil brought year's win. 1. Athletic Awards behind-the-scenes people for set Lounge today. back by the Apollo missions. II. Athletic Banquets design, technical and blackout The exhibit will be open to the Dr. Wasserburg is a principal Ill. Campus Wide Social/Cultural crews, et. public weekdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. investigator of lunar samples and a Events Needs Student Endorsement Zap craters are produced by the consultant to NASA. He made the You Lose! IV. ASCIT Movies ASCIT will soon be distributing bombardment of high velocity dust scanning electron microscope photo­ V. Clubs forms which will allow ASCIT grains on the lunar surface. Three graphs in collaboration with John Band members to allocate their dues to examples of man-made zap craters R. Devaney and Kenneth C. Evans Black Student's Union various organizations on campus. will be shown for comparison. of JPL. The synthetic zap crater Next Issue Bridge Club The ASCIT Musical is an activity The remarkable series of 26 study is by J.F. Vedder of NASA's January 6, 1972 Continued on Page Six Pledges to the Musical are photographs, made with a scanning Ames Research Laboratory. Page Two THE CALIFORNIA TECH Thursday, December 9, 1971 Watkins Reports Student Governments Meet In Chicago the caltech forum Dear Editor: Dear Editor: by Steve VVatkins organizing to elect our peers as end to the war in Indochina It is with the most sincere "Hah! Solemn! Last weekend the Association of delegates to the national conven­ and the nightmares of inter­ concern that I direct this epistle Indeed solemn! Student Governments, (of which we tions, the conference also assumed ventionist foreign policy. towards one of the most devious A worthy beginning. are a member) sponsored a confer­ another purpose: demonstrating to 6. There should be a national mistakes in your institution's his­ Worthy of a lion ence at Loyola University in the nation that the youth of the reordering or priorities to tory, that being your final and Or of a moral howling Chicago entitled the Emergency country stand united against the attack hunger, poverty, edu­ ignominious submission to women; monkey-" (Zarathustra IV) Conference for New Voters. I was present administration's foreign and cation, and urban and envir­ allowing the female folly to be Solemn, pompous-above all demon­ able to attend thanks to the Y, the domestic policy by passing resolu­ onmental decay. perpetrated at another of our strative of a weakness of the Dean's Fund and the FDR Club of tions pertaining to those areas. 7. And therefore, we should formerly superb schools. intellect~of a sacrifice of sense for Pasadena. Many of the delegates, however, bring an end to the admin­ I have always marvelled at the sound. "Ancient contemporaries"! The main purpose of the confer­ were strongly opposed to this istration of Richard Nixon. product of your superior efforts, "Intelligencia"! Listen to the idiots ence is probably best explained by second purpose on the grounds that Along with the workshops and the intelligencia that abound at Cal lament paranoia and then talk excerpts from the fact sheet I was a convention of college students the plenary sessions there were also Tech; but since your step towards carefully of "male overmen!" handed upon arrival in Chicago: could hardly claim to present several sidelights. A program of mediocrity I have become increas­ These clay-brained guts then have "We are here to lay the opinions on behalf of the rest of impressive speakers was offered ingly dubious.