and the Free your ' The, 'T! h Tech will mind ... Ca Z~ orn~a .Lee follow. Volume XCV, Number 7 Pasadena, California Friday, November 5, 1993 New financial aid procedure for 94-95 by Ellen Harris the Renewal Application will have The Renewal Application can be to answer fewer questions. Ap­ processed faster than last year's In the next several weeks, the proximately 75% of the questions Free Application for Federal Stu­ U.S. Department of Education will will have the answers pre-printed dent Aid form because there's less begin to mail a 1994-95 Renewal on the form, based on information to process. Students and families Application for Federal Financial submitted on the 1993--94 applica­ will have fewer questions to an­ Aid to students who applied for tion. For these questions, students swer which means they will spend federal financial aid in the 1993- only need to write in responses if less time filling out the application. 94 school year.1b.e renewal appli­ the pre-printed information is not And with pre-printed responses, cation will be mailed to each currently correct (such as a change there should be fewer errors, which student's home address. 1b.is new in family size). means less time spent making cor­ procedure is deSigned to stream­ 1b.e pre-printed information will rections and waiting for those cor­ line the financial aid application be the same as the information rections to be processed. 1b.e Re­ process. Currently enrolled seniors originally provided in 1993--94, in­ newal Application will save every­ will also receive a Renewal Appli­ cluding corrections made before' onetime. cation. This application can be used November 1, 1993, and will have In the event that a student does to apply for financial aid at a gradu­ already been reviewed in 1993--94 not receive a Renewal Application Flowers adorn the spot where three children were killed on N. Wilson ate school. by the Financial Aid Office. Stu­ form by January 10,1994, he or she Avenue. A candlelight vigil for the victims was held Wednesday night. The U.S. DepartmentofEduca­ dents also need to provide infor­ should contact the Caltech Finan­ tion expects that the Renewal Ap­ mation for the remaining ques­ cial Aid Office to request the Free Three children killed in plication will be a Simpler method tions that do not have pre-printed Application for Federal Student of applying for Federal Financial answers, such as 1993 Adjusted Aid (FAFSA), which may be used North Wilson ambush Aid. Students and families using Gross Income. see FINANCIAL AID, page 10 by Laurent Stadler stopped at a small local market to call, home. While at the phone, Three children were killed and fourcarloads ofunidentified people three wounded Sundaynightwhen stopped and stared at the children. two gunmen jumped out from be­ After leaving the pay phone, the hind a fence and fired automatic children ran home on the west side weapons at them. 1b.e three slain of Wilson. As they were running, were identified as Stephen Coats they passed a innocuous-looking Jr., 14, Reggie Crawford, 14 and house with a four foot high chain Edgar Eyans, 13. 1b.e identities of link fence, some bushes, and a the three survivors have not been "room for rent" sign. It is believed released, but they allegedly have that the two gunmen then jumped been released from medical care over the fence and fired at the after treatment for minor injuries. children. Two of them were shot The victims are not believed to dead on the lawn; one is believed have had any gang affiliation. to have run to the steps ofa nearby The killing occurred at around house and was shot there. The gun­ 10:30 Sunday night near the cor­ men then ran north to Emerson ner of Wilson Ave. and Emerson St., where they entered a car and St. about two blocks north of the drove off. No motive is currently 210. 1b.e children were coming attributed to the killings. home from a Halloween party and Russell amuses Techers A part of one wall is all that remains of this house in Altadena. Last week's raging brush fire burned 5, 700 acres and destroyed 151 homes in the Altadena area. by Michael Kantner "God is angry at the Reginald Denny verdicts," was his explana­ Gathering material from local, tion for the fires. ShOwing knowl­ BOC bylaw changes proposed global, current, and past events, edge ofCalifornia politics, he com­ Mark Russell brought laughs to a mented that the schools destroyed by Karen Shih ent, it was apparent that the bylaws controversial one being that which full Beckman Auditorium this past by fire were merely a preview of provided no way for BOC repre­ would give a BOC representative a weekend. Having no particular proposition 174. Alongwith a new class, first term sentatives to continue service while chance to petition the ASCIT agenda, he lampooned both liber­ After much success with fire '93--'94 also ushered in a few tran­ on leave. During the past weeks, ExComm for permission to finish als andconseJvatives, and was gen­ jokes, he flopped with jokes about sitional changes in student govern­ several bylaw proposals have come herlhis term of office while taking erally politically incorrect. the supercollider. "How much pork ment at Caltech. One of them was before the ASCIT BOD regarding a leave. 1b.e show opened with current can you pack into a tunnel SO miles my petition to the ASCIT ExComm this difference in the freedoms Details of the proposals aside, local events. After a faux pas about long?" received only a mild guf­ to remain as ASCIT Secretarywhile given to officers ofthese two pillars discussion in the ASCIT BOD the merger of"Paramount and the faw. Leaving local news behind, taking a term ofvoluntary leave, as of student government, the most see BOC, page 10 Home Shopping Network," he re­ the topic switched to the Russian pn::'scribed by the ASCIT Bylaws ceived some chuckles for asking, elections. In Boris Yeltsin's democ­ for officers ofASCIT. Anotherwas "Will Ted Danson do a remake of racy, the opposition is outlawed. an unexpected vacancy on the the Jackie Robinson story?" 1b.e Yeltsin also won the "Best Use of a Board of Control due to academic califoi!nia Tech . laughter grew louder when he Tank by a Presidential Candidate ineligibility. asked how many were at the show since Michael Dukakis" award for Although the nature of the two because "this place has a roof." He shelling the parliament building vacancies were inherently differ- In this issue ... then reassured us that help was on while it was in session. Ernest Explains ..................................... 2 the way from FEMA. Unfortu­ As expected, national events EstebanE. Torres,congress­ YNews ............................................ 2 nately, it was headed for Oakland. see BUSSELL, page 9 man from the 34th district of IHC Minutes ....................................... 2 California, will be speaking on Crime & Incident Beat ............................... 2 Friday, November 12 at 4:00 World News ........................................ 3 1b.e Caltech Y is sending a Correction P.M. in Beckman Institute Au­ Sports ............................................. 4 group ofvolunteers to Tijuana ditoriumaspartofthecontinu­ 1b.e article in lastweek's Tech Bridge Without Sam ................................. 4 next weekend (November 12 ing Race, Politics, and Religion (October 29) on Thomas Entertainment ...................................... 5 & 13) to help with painting at Mannion, the new Director of seminar series. 1b.e topic of Adam Villani: Media Guy ............................. 5 a youth center. If you are in­ Housing, gave his name incor­ Congressman Torres's talk is COmics ............................................ 6 terested or have questions, rectly. 1b.e Tech would like to "Contemporary Issues in Mi­ ASCIT Minutes ..................................... 9 please call the Y at x6163 or nority Education and Minority apologize to Mr. Mannion for Events & Notices ................................... 12 Seiya at 577-7973. the error. Representation." 2 November 5, 1993 The California Tech IHe minutes, October 28 by Craig Smith Synopsis of feelings by House: When Ben was chair he pursued Blacker: really wants to see it hap­ it and was told by the MOSH and Present: AsifHassan, Ben Smith pen. DRL that it would not be O.K. (BI), Jim Murdoch {Da}, Eric Dabney: the house would like to Perhaps things have been changed. Loftsgaarden (FI), Eric Slayback see it. (Ll), Derek Surka (Pa), Dave Fleming: really wants to see it hap­ Pumpkin Drop: costs $250, and Perlman (Ri), Stan Grant (Ru), T.J. pen. ASCIT only gave them $75 dollars. Creath, and me. Lloyd: no one has expressed any Most of the cost is for the IN • If 2 Dear Emest, Meeting times: We agree to real interest in it. each house contributes $25, a few Maybe you can settle a bet for me. Why is there a small picture of a dog meet on Thursdays at midnight. Page: fine, if the administration lucky Darbs won't get hosed by a printed in the Tech each week? approves it. tightwadASCIT. I guess they need -Confused by the Canine Interhouse: Do we want to push Ricketts: would push for it. to save up for that installations din­ for it (or at least some form of it) Ruddock: will do OPI anyway, but ner. Dear Kip, . this year? it would be cool. The dog is actually a dachshund, a long-bodied, short-legged breed used New Administrators to meet: for hunting badgers in Germany. The dachshund was the mascot of the Gregg Henderson, new Security Throop PolytechniC Institute before 1915, supposedly because it was Amos Director Throop's favorite animal. The school mascot was changed to the beaver during the First World War because ofwidespread anti-German sentiment.