To those of you who supported us, thanks; to those who mindlessly criticized, take off. We're outta' here, with the satisfaction of doing a II1II I by Brian Kurkoski end of December. Besides general Shane Sauby Rapists are tnends, relatives, and of sexual assault for many years. Blacker House is welcoming renovations, modifications are be­ One out of every three women acquaintances who you would not The program is very similar to two new resident associates after ing made to accomodate the two will be raped at one point in their suspect, until it was too late. Thus, last years AIDS program, and is having been RA-starved since the dogs. Specifically, a door and ramp lifetime. the problem of acquaintance rape presently just being started. The pi­ beginning of second term. The new are being added to the room so that Think about it. is prominent in today's society, lot dinner was last Thursday even­ couple were voted in by house the dogs can have access to the area Look around you, and find the prominent in today's schools, and ing at the MOSH's temporary members the end of November. between Blacker and Califonia three closest women. This may it is present here at our campus. housing. Invited were the ex- and Flamming and Judith Blvd. Ifconstruction is completed even include you. Of those three, To address this problem, the present presidents of all the houses, Crothers have been married for on time, the RAs will move in on one of them will be the victim of Master of Student Houses, in the Health Advocates, and others. four years and living in Pasadena February 15. sexual violence. One of them will cooperation with the Health Advo­ Offering free dinner attracted a for two years; Flamming has been be forced to do something they do cates and Adminstration, will be good turn out, and led to a a history professor at Caltech for The concept of the resident as­ not want to do. sponsoring a panel of local experts discussion. those two years. Earlier he taught sociate represents an at put­ Think about it. and staffto visit the houses and run Being the pilot for the program, at Tech and has a degree ting professors and graduate Then think about this: Nearly discussions. which has to be scheduled, from University. students in the living environment eighty-five percent of those wom­ On this panel are: Pat Bowie, there was and praise for Crothers is working in an intern­ of the undergraduates. en raped know their assailant. And who is the Assistant Director of the panel after the pn:se:ntatioill. ship as she finishes the last year of is enthusiastic about this idea: ''I'm of those that know their assailants, Education and Coordinator for the With this information the her psychology Ph.D. from Van­ hoping to break some of the barri­ over half are on a date. The cou­ YWCA Rape Crisis Center; Joseph planning and preparing to derbilt. Flamming is a Texas na- ers between faculty and under­ ple you saw at the Coffeehouse, or Megel, who is co-host of Morning their discussion to the houses for Crothers is from Indiana. graduates. There shouldn't be any at the ASCIT movie, or even walk­ Magazine on KPFK and has been all who are interested. It is perhaps bewildering barriers. Unless we make efforts to ing down the Olive Walk, may be on panels at other colleges like The panel hopes to bring the human would volunteer to come together, it won't happen." one of these statistics. And do not USC and Occidental; Kendall nrclhlf'm of acquaintance rape out an however Crothers clarified The RAs idea represents a facet of think that Caltech is immune to Segel-Evans, who is a Counselor the open and to encourage the confusion when she admitted a larger program that the adminis­ rape, because there is nothing spe­ and co-founder of "Another Way, communication among the stu­ however, she also felt that tration is currently One cial about this place that prevents Exploring Alternatives to Violence dents. They want make the students by becoming RAs they would be- idea is the construction of an ex­ sexual violence. In fact, Caltech and Control"; and Michelle aware of the problem, so that they , come closely involved with a com­ perimental graduate/undergradu­ may be even more susceptible to who is a secretary in the Physics can understand it and deal with it munity such as Caltech. She added ate/faculty living complex. sexual harassment and acquain­ department here at Caltech and a properly. Helping those who have "That in some weird way we like Hamming, open to new ideas, is tance then most colleges. volunteer Counselor for the Rape gone through such an ordeal is very the students," but then conceded, "very positive on that approach." Think about it. Crisis Hot Line. difficult. "Survivors" are present no other way to like Hamming and Crothers replace Most people think of rape as the The three non-Tech members everywhere, even where you least them. John and Lynn Salmon as Blacker strange attacker, who threatens to have been on similar panels at other expect them. Look around you at Flamming enjoys playing RAs. The Salmons, who were RAs kill a women if she does not com­ local colleges, while all four have those three women. basketball recreationally; Crothers for five and one-half years, moved ply. This is actually the exception. been dealing with the "survivors" Think about it. like to hike with their two dogs. out at the end of first term when II The new RAs two new pets John finished work on his gradu­ Blacker: a pair of large black ate degree. I Califonia Wow (simply Crothers, in all sincerity, said and D.D. "Weare looking forward to getting Remodeling of the RA apart­ to know Blacker students. Boring, ment has been ongoing since the but true." by Hndee Goh Caltech finally caught up with Stanford! We've finally got what they got - a fire station ofour own! i I I That's right. Our very own Caltech fire station opened two weeks ago on the south side of Del Mar, lo­ cated between Michigan and Wil­ son streets. Friend to You, Friend to me by Chris Dunn the popularity of vaccines and cos­ What do the Tech fireman have CRIME TIP: Remember to lock your room, office or lab door when The ethical issues ofthe human metic surgery and the increasing to say about their new location and you leave, even if for a short time; also, be sure that your room is genome initiative are surmountable usage of growth hormones, Caskey duties, not to mention what they locked when you are sleeping. while the benefits of the research suggested that single-generation think of Techers in general? Well 1131 A bicycle was stolen from the bike rack at Watson. The vic­ appear prodigious, according to the enhancements will be readily ac­ here's the what the C shift, com­ tim said that the bike had been locked. speaker at last week's genome cepted. However, permanent posed of four firemen and two 2/2 A purse was stolen from inside a Church Lab office. The office seminar. "gene-line" operations, asserted paramedics (shifts change every was unlocked at the time of the theft. Thomas Caskey, Director and Caskey, will not be tolerated. twenty-four hours), told me: 2/3 A yellow plastic laundry basket was stolen from the SAC laun­ Investigator in the Department of Caskey believes that the "Nope, we haven't had any calls dry room. The laundry room is always unlocked. Molecular Genetics at Baylor Col- greatest problems will be institu­ from Caltech yet." 2/15 At 7:51 a.m. a male described as being in his 20's entered of Medicine, in his Thursday tional rather that ethical; science "You guys won't go and pull a Page House room while its occupants were asleep. The suspicious evening lecture presented technical will give more knowledge than can any stunts on us, will you? Like person woke one of the occupants and claimed to be looking for the details of disease diagnosis through be accommodated. He referred to we'll come back and find our fire occupant's roommate. When the occupant said that his roommate was genetic information. an expanding "education gap." station missing or something?" asleep, the suspicious person said, "I must have the wrong room," and Older, less effective methods are "Hey you know we caught you left quickly. A complete search of undergraduate and graduate hclUs­ In an interview afterwards, he' still often used in many areas of guys once at the Rose Bowl, a ing was made; no suspicious persons were found. commented on the difficult ques­ medicine. while back. Something about flags 2/5 An overhead projector was reported missing from Keck Labs. tions which might arise. Indeed, Coincidentally, a woman in the on the posts I remember. There Normally the cabinet it was keep in was locked, but frequently was questions have already begun to audience had been closely involved were a lot of kids flying radio con­ unlocked and the key was kept in a desk drawer in the room, Keck surface as new methods become with one of the enhancements troled planes around then." staff believed the projector to have been taken between 12/22/89 and more common. Occasionally, an named by Caskey. She had allowed "We actually are busy.