Going where no woman has gone before , If! - ~\v-~\ \ IIJ~ Th ursday, Feb. 28, .1985 3 2 Thu rsday, Feb. 28, 1985 ,+ - ~---------~----------~i '-r- UCSD becomes home for supercomputer I I I ! !... -"" - I - ~ e-c ~ l'lfi" , r: ~r... /If I• I'~ I I- I'li II I."j P'l I."j •rt l .... L..IfI,j ~~ " 9 ,.. , Jill L..i II ... • 1· r- ~ ... 1'"'1 By ROBERT LEONE A representative or the LIN Connection, 1703 India Street, San ~ .. .. ,- 1+ Mill! The National Science Foundation Matyland, University of Michigan, Commissioner of High Refugees will talk Diego. Al r., [' ~~ about the "Third World Debt: a Carolyn Paschal, a management and , '1 ~ rt • II formally announced on Monday that University of Utah, University of perspective from Costa Ri ca," tonight executive search consultant, specializing I' UCSD is the site of one of (our Washington and the University of from 6-8 pm in the South Conference in placements at the national and local Cover. E. Margaret Burbidge is a leader in the field supercomputer centers. Wisconsin, according to the press Room in the Student Center. level in the areas of public relations. The campus is one member of a release. Jeff Herman-Gutierrez, who graduate marketing and advertiSing and Glenn of astronomy and is known internationally for her co nsortium of umversities and colleges GA Technologies Inc. will proVide the top of his class from UC D in 1979 Broom, PhD. public relations professor contributions to the scientific world. Her efforts were that collectively bid to house a full time staff of the center, and will now lives and works as a journalist in at San Diego State University, will "supercomputer." UCSD will receive a manage its construction and operation. Costa Rica. discuss employment opportunities as recognized Wednesday when she was awarded the Cray XMP computer, which will be According to the release, GA He is affi liated wlth the United well as the appropriate degrees National Medal of Science by the President. Find out connected by a high speed Technologies is not currently Nations University of Peace, is a necessary for career advancement. communications neTWork to the other considering using the center for representative of the UN High Fees for the Fireside Chat are $6 for more about this extraordinary UCSD professor in the 17 consortium members. scientific research. Commissioner of Refugees, and does \ABC members and $8 for non­ cover story on page 7. San Diego was one of four new The Center has been budgeted for volunteer work for refugee camps. members. Costs include hors d'oeuvres supercomputing centers announced by $100 million over five years , with COStS the National Science Foundation on to be paid by consortium members, the Gutierrez is on a three-month speaking and wine. For reservations, leave a News: UCSD's SBPC representative addresses recent tOur of th e US to raise funds for message on the \ABC line at 563-8100 Monday. Other sites include the NSF and other partiCipants, according University of LIlinois in Urbana­ refugees. or mail check payable to \ABC by March financial aid cuts; see "cross-section." And UCSD hits the big to the press release . Govemor Champaign, Cornell University in hhica, 'COSta Rica is a wonderful place to 4 to Karen Winston, Touche Ross, 600 time with its new supercomputer. Deukmejian has commited the state to live, but not to make money," he said. B Street, Suite 1000, San Diego, CA New York and a New Jersey facility near contribute $1 million a year for ten Princeton. After his lecture, Gutierrez will be 92101. Opinions: The politics of famine, plus letters on prohibition years to the cenrer, which was a major "The system will allow as many as 200 open for questions. factor in UCSD's selection as a site, o and letters in general, and Doonesbury. researchers at a time , working from their according to the press release . o The San Diego Chapen of The own desktop terminals in many Ac co rding to Dr. Sidney Karin, project National Academy of Television Arts and Perspectives: Go on the road in a van filled with 11 kids locations, to obtain results in seconds director for the San Diego An annual symposium on Ihe Sciences is once again seeking looking for the next rest stop, and then accompany the instead of hours as is sometimes supercomputer, the Cray XMP-48 that Renaissance, begun by the late Jacob applicants for up to four scholarhips of "\\'riter's i" as he journeys through America's laundry. required by ordinary computers. In UCSD will be receiving will be capable Bronowski, is being revived at UCSD. up to $1 ,000 each. The scholarships are addition to high speed results, of accommodating 200 researchers at The three-day symposium on drama, awarded each year to talented students Sports: The women of the tennis team surprise their coach supercomputers such as the one to be once, and will operate in an assortment theatre and society in Rena issance actively engaged in academic study in and even themselves, while the men's and women's lacrosse installed in the San Diego facility open of languages, including Fortran 77, England will take place March 1-3 and one or more fields of the television up areas of study previously considered Pascal, C and Assembler. He also said is sponsored by UC5D and the Salk industry. teams win a few. impractical , and allow multidImensional that the terminals at each conso rtium Institute, where a major portion of the "The Chapter awards these study of much larger systems than has member's facility will be able to transfer symposium will be held. scholarships as part of its effort to Hiatus: A look at Tami Grayson, an artist who explores been possible in the past. Applications data at 56,000 bauds, compared to a The symposium begins with a public encourage talented students who have women's roles and herself, a review of Sunday in the Country, a include such diverse areas as molecular rate of 1200 baud for a standard lecture at 8 pm, March 1, in the Mandell leadership potential for advancing the preview of hyper-realist sculptor Duane Hanson's biology and other life sciences, This new "supercomputer" will be budgeted $100 millio n ovl;" tlu: next jive years and will personal computer modem over Weiss Center for the Performing Arts , anistic, cultural, educational and astronomy, mathematics, physics , be housed In a new. 50,000-squarejoot building on campus. commercial telephone lines. The remote called "Prince Henry Stuart and the Lost tec hnological aspects of the televis ion presentation at the LaJolla Museum, a recap of the Grammies, structural engineering and computer 'terminal concentrators will be based on Renaissance," by Sir Roy Strong, director industry: said James Dark, president of plus Goings On. ' science," according to the San, Diego the site had not yet been selected, but Agouron Institute, Califomia Institute of VAX. and PDP-ll computers. There will of the Victoria and Albert Museum, the San Diego Chapter. Supercomputer Center. that it would be soon. The individual Technology, National Optical Astronomy be additional computers besides the London. Eligibiliry is limited to students The UCSD computer will require a consortium members will provide staff Observatories, Scripps Research Clinic, Cray located in the Supercomputer COVER GRAPHIC BY JOHN ASHLEE The remaining two days will be pursuing a course of study for a degree 50,OOO-square-foot building on campus and finanCial support for terminal the Salk Institute, SDSU, Southwest Center, to deal with printing, devoted to scholarly meetings at the Salk in the field of televi~ion at a university and should be in operation by early concentration and communications Fisheries Center, Stanford University, communications and infonnation Institute. or college in San Diego County. 1986, according to a San Diego equipment at their facilities. UCLA, the Scripps Institution of smrage, which will be based on an IBM Applicants must have completed their The symposium is the fifth one held Washington, DC for a quarter with such brighten up winter quarter? The annual Supercomputer Center press release. Organizations that will use the San Oceanography, UC5F, University of 4381 with associated data storage first year of college to receive a in honor of Bronowski, who created and groups as the Arms Control Association, Revelle play will be presented February Chancellor Richard Atkinson said that Diego computer include UCSD, the Hawaii at Manoa, UniverSity of devices. ~ scholarship whic h can be used for study hosted the popular Public Broadcasting the American Association for the 28-March 3 in the Cafeteria. Fearuiing a in the sophomore, junior or senior year series The Ascent of Man . Advancement of Science, the Arms cast of Revelle students, Darn of the or at the graduate level. Selection of At the time of his death in 1974, Control and Disarmament Agency and Moon is the story of a warlock boy who scholarship reci pients is based on Bronowski was a resident fellow of the others. falls in love with a human girl and the ability, interest and intent, scholastic Salk Institute working on human Students will. be able to earn up to 12 consequences of this situation. ~ M.W., "$TIt MIll" achievement and personal Color ~ specificity. While at Salk, he inaugurated units in the program, and some of the If entertainment isn't enough, how (TEMPORARY & PERlMNENT PV£EMENT) a yearly lecture series examining the role characteristics. intemships offer stipends as well . about "getting away from it all"? Sign up B11nd? ~ D For informati on on applying for of the Renaissance and its relationship Among the project areas included will for a trip to the Hollywood game show ~ PROFESSIONAL, PERSONAUZEO SEIMCES FOR scholarships, contact: Wally Sc hlotter, CHILD CARE • ELDERLY .