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by Jeanne M. Benjamin Newspeak Staff

The WPI Housing Lottery rorthe1983-1984 academic year took place on Tuesday, March 1, and the room selec­tion process took place on Thursday, March 3. In an interview with the Newapeak staff, Patty Lewis from the Office of Residential Life said things went rather smoothly. She stated that although there was a waiting list for women's accommodations. it ls already near depletion, and expects that the women applicants' needs will be satis­fied by the end of C Term. However, the men's waiting list has 110 applicants awaiting an opportunity for placement Although she co 1id not make any pro­mises, Patty Lewis feels that all men will eventually be secured housing on cam­pus If they continue to be patient, with

Lottery luck 1983 the condition that they will most likely be placed in an available room, rather than be able to select the location where they would llke to five.

As tar as the Ellsworth Fuller Apart­ments go. eight of the forty will be occupied by women, and the remaining thirty-two were secured by men. This arrangement is completely random, as there are no separate drawings for male or female apartments.

For those students who did not pros­per with the lottery, there are listings of the most recent off-campus prospects In the Dean of Student's Office. These available apartments. rooms In private homes, and offers for roommates are all called In or submitted in writing to the Office by the owners or landlords. Sample leases are also on hand for students to examine to familiarize them­selves with their first endeavor for a

place of their own. There are also some handouts available In both the Dean of Students Office and the Office of Resi­dential Life Which act as a guide to the various features of your new residence

When asked if there was room for Improvement In the lottery process, Patty Lewis said they might try drawing the apartments In one evening, and the remaining housing the following night. This adjustment would reduce the chaos and delays experienced In the past. In addition , It has also been proposed that the priority numbers would be randomly issued by computer, and then simply have room and apartment selection in one night. The biggest student com­plaint came from those upperclassmen forced Into the Trowbridge houses due to the Dormitory Advisory Committee's rullng that the Trowbridge residences would hta h..... lnl'IAbltPd by upper-

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classmen, rather than freshmen. Students are reminded of the contract

signing and $100 deposit payment peri­od on April 4 in the Dean of Student's Office for the Ellsworth/Fuller resi­dences. April 5 is the deadline for all other students living on campus. If students do not show up to pay and sign during their respective sessions, their slots will be given to someone else on the waiting list These people would have to reapply and would be placed at the bottom of the waiting list if they still wanted on-campus housing. It is also stressed that the $100 deposit and contract signing represent a full-year financial commitment, and will not be refunded. If financial difficulties arise and you cannot pay your $100 deposit by the designated deadline, please speak with Patty Lewis personally.

Happy Vacation! Good Luck on Comps!

An interview with Star Trek Creator by Howard B. Bernard

Newspeak Staff and Alan D Weinberg

A recent interview with Gene Rodden­berry, before his presentation In Alden Hall Wednesday night, was an insight into the charater and ideals of one of the foremost names in science fiction Rod­denberry is a tall man, over six feet. and his sensitive nature Is reflected In his

Gene Roddenberry.

frequent smile. He was very receptive to the Idea of doing an Interview, Indeed wanting to be able to answer Newa­peak'a questions even as his lecture's starting time drew closer. His answers were thoughtful and Informative. and the article which follows Is an overview of the ideas he expressed in them

One of the first topics that surfaced in the conversation was the postponement of the lecture, originally scheduled for

- Dave Drab.

Monday night. The rumor had been tha1 Roddenberry had postponed his pre­sentation himself so that he could watch the last episode of M·A·s·H; but when he was told of that theory, he chuckled and said that he could have had a friend tape M·A·s·H for him The reason he delayed the appearance was that he found that many Star Trek fans are also M·A·s•H fans and ha wished to spare them the decision of which to miss.

The most distinctive feature of Rod­denberry's character is his philosophy about the future. He considers himself a futurist as well as a writer and producer, and holds a very optimistic outlook for the future, which Star Trek strongly relected. He feels that man has many options and answers available and that he is too Incredible an entity to destroy hlmself or his planet. But, he stresses, the story of humanity Is and always has been one of advancement and setback. He feels that we probably will set off nuclear weapons, but that there will be no major war between the superpowers.

Two of his other TV series, Genetla II and The OuHtor Tapet, also dealt with futuristic or imagined settings and hap­penings. In Geneal• II, the format was that Earth society had ended not with a thermonuclear holocaust, but because society had become so attenuated that it collapsed under its own complexity and Its own weight. The pilot of The Questor Tapea was purchased by NBC, but the network demanded many changes, in­cluding the firing of Mike Farrell, who went on to act In M·A ·s·H. Roddenbury, bitter that the network hadn't learned that a producer left alone will often produce a better show than one who Is forced to a certain technique. and tired after Ster Trek'• arduous run, resigned. He said he wouldn't produce a series merely because they were willing to pay him to do so

Roddenberry, although known by name by many of tho billions who have seen Star Trek, Is often not known facially by many He ls a modest man and enjoys a privacy that none of the actors from the series ever can, and. although very cordial to admirers and reporters, wishes to retain his personal privacy. He tells the story of the time when he went Into a gas station and paid for his purchase with his credit card, stamped "E.W. Roddenberry" (for Eu­gene Wesley). The attendant looked at the name and asked him if he knew Gene Roddenberry. His reply answered the man truthfully, but enabled him to keep his identity his own secret: "Yes," he said, "that Is really my greatest desire -to really get to know Gene Rodden­berry!" He jokes about doing a com mer-

cial for television. "Don't leave this planet without it!"

Comparing television and movies, Roddenberry concurs with the thought that movies have much more respect for the audience's ability to recognize and appreciate quality than does television. This is because, he says, "the point of television is not to entertain you: the point of television is to sell beer or soap or hemorrhoid ointment and it has nothing to do with informing or pleas­ing." But he says that although he will not do television unless a true oppor­tunity for unfettered creativity comes along, he is not ready to foreswear a medium tnat can reach 70 million people In an evening.

So his present project Is the comple­tion of his next book, Report From Earth, which deals with the adventures of an alien being on Earth reporting h is findings back to his home planet. Al­though the surface story is about Gan, the alien, his reports home are In fact comments about we humans - what we do and what we are.

Many Star Trek episodes were similar in being more than they seemed on the surface - looking In reality at human actions and motivations. Two such episodes are Roddenberry's personal favorites: "City on the Edge of Forever", by Harlan Ellison, shows a predicament where Kirk must allow and watch his lover's death in order to preserve the continuity of history. 'The Menagerie", the Hugo-Award-winning two-part epi­sode, deals with Spock's motivation tor committing one of the most serious

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Tuition hike for next year

Worcester Polytechnic Institute has announced that tuition for the 1983-1984 college year will be $7300 Tuition for 1982-83 1s $6700.

In a letter sent yesterday to parents, President Edmund T. Cranch said that room and board rates will also Increase. While actual cost will vary with accom­modations and meal plan, the typical room and board rates will increase by just under eight percent.

For most resident students. the cost of tuition with room and board at WPI next year will be $10.130

A letter of explanation addressed to all parents of WPI students was sent out on Monday, March 7

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(~ ___ ST_A_FF_i~_O_R_IA_L ____ ) ( ________ L_ET_T_E_R_S ____ ~) Plan evaluation needed

by Greg Doerschler and Larry Leung Newspeak Staff

The issue of proposed changes to the WPI PLAN continues to make the head­lines and has been on the minds of most people associated with WPI. As the tentative date for a faculty vote on approval of the PLAN rev1s1ons pro­posed by the Committee on Academic Policy (CAP) approaches. concerns a­bout the Inadequacy of the study which led to the proposal have become wide­spread.

An open CAP meeting was held last Tuesday in Kinnicutt Hall, which was felled beyond capacity with students and faculty members concerned about the PLAN Issue. The tone of the meeting was set by the readfng of a letter from the Committee on Governance (COG) ad­dressed to CAP. in which the concerns about the Inadequacy of the study which led to the proposed changes were raised Many faculty members as well as some students spoke against the pro­posal, voicing the necessity for a thor-

ough evaluation of the WPI educationa system before such changes are con­sidered. Applause indicated a high level of agreement with persons supporting this view.

The item which ignited discussion of the PLAN and led to the proposed changes was an accreditation report by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) which stated that students In ABET accredited majors (CE, CM, EE, ME) at WPI were not meeting ABET's half year minimum natural science requirement ABET re­commended that existing mechanisms such as the advising system be tight- ( ened to ensure that all students in accredited programs meet the science requirement. The current proposed changes were not recommended by ABET. but resulted from a recognition of problems in the educational system which surfaced as a result of the attention given to the science issue They represent major changes both practically and phllosophically in the WPI PLAN.

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CS faculty view on the plan To the Editor:

Most of the debate on the new degree requirements proposed by CAP has been concerned with pride in the Plan, educational philosophy, operational feaslblllty. to Comp or not to Comp, and faculty loading. A series o f detailed objections to the CAP proposal has been forwarded to CAP by the CS department. In the debates over the proposal, the viewpoint of a student passing through a WPI operating under the CAP proposal has not been dis­cussed.

Assuming that the goal of a student is to finish the degree requirements and get the degree as quickly and as easily as possible, what strategy would a student use in the system proposed by CAP?

1. Take no chances. You can NR only3 or 4 courses in your four years here. Take only courses you are fairly certain of passing Do not experiment

2. Plan to take lots of Independent

Study, especially late 1n your program Courses will probably be assigned to a certam distribution area. but indepen­dent study descriptions can be worded so that they could count toward an area where you need a credit. Save some IS cours~s for late in your program just in case you get stuck with some distribu­tion requirement for which no courses are going to be offered in your last terms. You can then put a lot of pressure on some faculty member to advise an independent study in the appropriate area so you can meet the distnbutton requirement and graduate on time.

3. The senior seminar is the only required course at WPI. Make sure you pass ti at all costs. If you can afford to underload or to punt the courses you take with the seminar, you will have a competitive advantage over students who, for whatever reason, must shoul­der a full load with the seminar.

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Ineffectual Plan Forum To the Editor;

When I walked out of the March 1 meeting for the discussion of the Plan, I was quite distraught. Unfortunately, I was so dismayed by the way the forum had been conducted that I could not concern myself with what actually had been said by most of the speakers.

Many of the people who were recog­nized by the moderator were repre­senting a department or a committee and delivered lengthy, formally pre­pared statements. The precious few moments during which more than ten people gather at WPI are not well spent listening to authoritative people read text I attended the meeting enthusias­tically anticipating the opportunity to participate In a public forum for mean­ingful and personal comments. Instead, I found myself sheepishly listening to policy-makers explain and extrapolate policy.

In addition to wasting public forum time by listening to prepared text, the moderator set an inappropriately formal and intimidating tone for the forum as a

consequence of recognmng prepared authoritative speakers. The length. com· pleteness, and formal eloquence of many speakers' comments was intimi­dating to any gererlc student or faculty member who had a gut desire to stand up and say In less than five minutes "Friends, I have an opinion about what education 1s at WPI and what it should be and that cs •.. "

After an hour, a few students verbally Interrupted the moderator to pomt out the total lack of student comments However. by this time the tone of the meeting had stifled meaningful informal discussion and of the three students who were recognized, two students had prepared comments to make!

It is a sorry state of affairs at WPI when students gather to Interactively d iscuss an issue with faculty end administrators and as a result of poor forum modera­tion, are 1nt1m1dated and stifled into either passively listening to policy­makers read text or else following a poor lead by also reading text.

- Patricia Allard '83

CAP lacking resources To the Editor.

I'm glad CAP held another open meeting last week to get feedback on their proposed new degree require­ments. Several things became clear to me. First, the problems CAP 1s trying to solve still have not been adequately defined We should not be looklng at solutions- new degree requirements ­until we reach a consensus on (1) what the issues are, and (2) criteria to use so we will know when the problems are "solved."

Second It 1s clear CAP has had Inadequate resources to do a proper review of our program We noed teach­mg - release time for faculty CAP members; add1t1onal, independent com­mittees: and at least some data. CAP needs help with Its homework. as well as advice on how to conduct more produc­tive internal committee meetings We also need the public support and linen-

cial backing of President Cranch and the trustees.

Third , it 1sclearwewill not meet CAP s present schedule for formal considera­tion of its proposal What's the rush? According to the minutes of CAP's February 10 meeting, " the ABET re­quirements, at the absolute minimum, must be addressed by May 5, when the deadline for scheduling information Is mailed to Incoming freshpeople " If this May 5 deadline ls absolute, we've got a problem Satisfying ABET should not be separated from an overall Plan review We need to re-examine our options with ABET. We might have to take some risks or at least a stand

I was encouraged by the large turn­out for the meeting. I w111 be even more encouraged it the needed resources arc provided. Let us keep working together to make this the best undergraduate engineering school In the country

- Dan Weinshenker '84

TAU BETA Pl FRESHMAN TUTORING

MON. through WED. 8 to 10 p.m.

IN THE WEDGE Physics, Chemistry, CalculL c

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Tuesday. Mnrch 8, 1983 NEWSPEAK Page 3

by David Wall Newspeak Staff

No, this isn't an article about the interest on the national debt It's about a convenient little piece of sophistry that I was privy to witness recently. Some­body else was irritated enough to say that someone ought to say something about it, and so, here I am.

The article is about money - our money. Or rather, the money we pay to this august Institution In the hopes of someday getting a degree with Its name and ours on it

For an engineering school, WPI does its fair share of publishing non-technical literature. We get Newsp .. k once a week, Pethw•y• once a semester, and Peddler once a year. All very good quality publications that no one has much reason to be ashamed of.

It is an unfortunate consequence of our era that things are getting expen­sive. And printing is right up there with gasoline and new houses on the list of really expensive things. Just because we

Enter the Social Committee, an or­ganization afflicted with both a sizeable budget and a generic name that gives a lot of people the idea that they can justify getting a piece of It. Pethweya, being a publication, went to try and get some money from the fund created by the publications fee so they could go to press. Getting the product of their efforts printed was their only concern. People liked Pathwaya, even If It only came out twice a year.

Unfortunately Pathways was given the proverbial sack by those responsible for such things. That was what It was created for. That Is how we justified charging the students for It. That is what it will be used for End of statement. Come back when you are an established organization.

So Pathway• went to the Social Committee.

Social Committee was nice about it, but understandingly unwllllng to part with their money They, too, had bills to pay. However, they decided to grant

( OUT of TURN ) don't pay for Newapeak doesn't mean that a lot of money doesn't change hands before It goes to press. The same Is true of Peddler and Pathweya.

Peddler and Newepeek are long­standing members of the Student Acti­vities Board, and as such are entitled to a sizeable chunk of the hundred thou­sand dollars or so that the SAB receives every year to disburse to Its member clubs. And both these publications raise some of the money on their own, through advertisement.

However, printing 1s a funny business, especially in the case of a yearbook, where correction of a few pages results in ballooning costs. And the officers of these organizations do their best to formulate budgets that will provide for their costs for the year, but they are only human and can err on the wrong side ol the ledger

Thus was born what is known as the Publications Fee. Akin to the social fee, the publications fee Is essentially an emergency fund taken out of the tuition extras, which Is meant to cover unfore­seen costs incurred by these organiza­tions.

Now enter Pathways. It is not a member of the SAS, and as such does not get anything from them. At onetime, they were funded under the auspices of Newspeak, but when Newapeak sud­denly discovered that they did not have the money to send themselves to print, let alone Pathways, that practice had to be discouraged.

Pathways money to get published, be­cause it was a worthy cause, and It was an organ of the school's social life, etcetera, etcetera. Mr. Glenn Deluca signed on the dotted llne, with the approval of Dean Brown, one presumes, and the money was given. and from it sprang Pathways.

Enter the Student-Alumni Associa­tion. (We are covering a lot of ground here. aren't we?)

The Student-Alumni Association is concerned with some of the traditions that made wonderful Whoopie what It is, or was. They induced Lens and Lights to work a little technical magic so that the 40-year old chime unit in the Alden Tower would grace us with Christmas music, after being silent since Mayfest

They also unearthed a thing called the Tech Bible. This handsome little volume was given to incoming freshmen In years past to acquaint them with the school It contained the Information one finds in the student handbook these days, along with a history of the school, and rules for freshmen, back when there were rules tor freshmen. It was meant to be a keep­sake, In an attractive fake leather bind­ing that would presumably last forever The Bible ceased to be In the early seventies, when It became oppressively expensive to publish and possibly when the freshman code of conduct went out of vogue.

The Student-Alumni Association wants to bring back the Tech Bible. They

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(~ ________ N_Ew __ s_bR_i_Ef_s ________ ) by Mark Skinner Newspeak Staff

Electric power was lost in Boston's financial and greater downtown districts for 28 hours last week The outage was caused by an underground fire that destroyed 6 main feeder cables About 100,000 workers were given the day ott as Boston Edison worked to replace the Imes.

Pope John Paul 11 continued an 8 day tour through Central America. greeted by huge enthusiastic crowds. He urged peace and an end to Intervention in the region The trip ends tomorrow as the Pontiff returns for Rome

Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Phillip are touring the western United States with a large royal entour­age Storms have forced parts of her Itinerary to be rescheduled and the British Press has been critical of the American hosts treatment of her ma-1esty.

Smith College, the largest women's college in the country, announced that it

was yo111y iv r~auce tne ;:,ILtf vi 111e incoming freshman class to maintain high academic standards.

Huge rainstorms battered California last week resulting In the deaths of at least 13 people and the Injuring of 50 more. Up to 2 feet of rain have been dUmped along the coast in the past week, while high tides and strong winds have battered piers and beachfront homes

The House Ways and Means Commit­tee voted to Increase taxes and cut benefits to help reduce a projected 1.9 trilllon deficit in the Social Security System.

Herschel Walker signed with the New Jersey Generals of the U.S. Football League tor 3.9 million dollars, adding credibility to the newly founded league

State Trooper George Hanna was killed by a motorist after stopping him near Auburn on a routine traffic v1ola­t1on A massive police hunt led to the arrest of several suspects More than 2000 state police officers attended his funeral held last Tuesday

Everyone's favorite week by Neil Su/11vsn Newspesk Staff

Freshmen do not know what it is Sophomores do not need to think about it. Juniors do not want to think about it. And any senior that hears Its name wets his pants. Obviously we are talking about the competency exam, affection­ately referred to as the Comp by those of us who are the chosen few attending this prestigious Institute.

Everyone agrees that the Comp Is the toughest and most feared of the gradu­ation requirements. If It were personi­fied, It would certainly take the shape of Senator Joseph McCarthy or Adolf Hitler. It Is no wonder that the average senior may gulp down ten to fifteen

greater part of their adult life In prison for embeulement or bribing public officials

If you do not go In to your Comp just a little scared, you are stupid and pro­bably not even human Confidence with caution is the key.

This Is not exactly a vacation for the professors, either I am sure that If you asked any professor if he would rather be giving Comps or dozing off in a jacuzzi, the vast majority of answers would favor those scintillating bubbles.

And remember, your Comp board is not trying to show that you are retarded They are helping you to prove yourself competent. Of course thinking nice thoughts about your board is a little like trying to think nice thoughts about the

( ________ F_R_O_M~T_H_E __ c_lo_s_E_T ____ ~) Valiums a day during Comp week.

What can be done to alleviate this dreaded situation? Well, your attitude must reflect your inner self. Some people walk into their Comp looking like a jello that someone just dropped on the floor and walk out looking like an ad for Arid Extra Ory. These students need confidence. If you know someone like this, give him a pat on the back and remind him that he made it through three or four years here, so obviously he knows his stuff. If this is a person that spent most of his time copying other people's assignments and letting others do his work, remind him that he will get his In the end.

Some people walk into their Comp just oozing confidence. These are the kind of people that become very suc­cessful in business and then spend the

cop who is giving you a speeding ticket. What he Is doing is probably for your own good, but you would still like to run him over enough times to get him well acquainted with your tire treads.

In case you have not noticed, the Comp Is not Included in the recommen­dations to upgrade the Plan. As a collective groan of disappointment from the student body subsides, there Is something that you ought to bear In mind: the quality control of the Comp may be replaced by required courses, a senior seminar, and fifteen units of credit to graduate. Choosing between the Comp and these is a little like deciding whether to get a root canal or drop a bowling ball on your foot

Best of luck to everyone taking the Comp. See you in the Pub when it is all over.

. .. Gene Roddenberry (continued from page 1) crimes on the Federation books. That show was written by Roddenberry to be an envelope story Incorporating "The Cage", the first pilot (seen at the Spectrum Fine Arts event Wednesday)

The reason for the underlying mean­ings and themes in Star Trek and other Roddenberry projects becomes more clear upon hearing Roddenberry's views on art. "All artists reflect what Interests them. Writers who don't do that aren't

writers: they're hacks That's what art Is all about - making comments ... the artist, whatever type, sits back and tries to form some sort ol intelligence out of this jumble that's happening . (artists) are saying to us constantly, in a ditterent way, 'Hey watch out - this is happening.' And another one says, 'No, no, don't listen to him. I think It's more this.' They never teach you In school what art is But that is what it Is "

What about technological revolutions and advancements of the future? The two greatest advancements man has made recently, according to Rodden­berry, are the computer and tele-com-

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municatlons. Within ten years. he says, any Information on Earth will be avail­able to anyone who requires It. Soon we will choose which television programs we wish to see from a phone book-like directory and punch them up on our computers But the greatest prerequisite for achieving our goals is the uniting of our planet. Roddenberry feels that the principal revolution in our generation wlll be the uprising of people who resent

being told by governments that treat them like property that they must go out and kill and die and contend with their fellows, and feel that instead the planet, rather than an artif1c1ally constructed political region. is their home.

Roddenberry 1s Idealistic and opti­mistic about the future, nearly to Quix­otic proportions. But it is hard to believe anyone would say that he or she wouldn't like to live in Roddenberry's universe of equality and respect for different forms and integrity and dignity tor the individual And tf Gene Rodden­berry's view of the future 1s correct. we may 1ust get the chance to try It.

Fourteen tapped for Skull Thirteen WPI students and one faculty

member were tapped for entrance Into The Skull Selected for their "contri­butions to the advancement and better­ment of the college" were William Abbott, Larry Chm, Danny Farrar, Paul

Fortier. Mike Grasts, W1ll1e Hvland, Marion Keeler, Kathy Kruczek, Dennis Leonard , Patty Martone, Dave Paquette, Jtm Poul1opoulos and Tom W1lsak Professor Kent L1ungqu1st of the Hu­manities Department was also tapped

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President of Sigma Xi speaks on genetics by Vic Schubert Newspeak Stat!

Mr. V. Elvlng Anderson. the president of Sigma XI, the national scientific research honor society. spoke on the topic of genetic engineerihg last Thurs­day. He spoke in Klnnicutt Hall, which, coincidentally is named after the first president of Sigma Xi The talk was divided into three parts.

The first part dealt with the technical aspects of recombinant ONA. With many Illustrations. Anderson led listen­ers through the concepts behind gene splicing. Basically. there are w6ak spots In the DNA strands which can be broken with various chemicals. This break al­lows another piece of DNA to be placed In Its place. The new piece of DNA can contain different genetic Information that had been previously stored. Ander­son also showed some cases that Illus­trated the importance of genes In our lives. Studies have been done on iden­tical twins that were raised apart from one another. The similarities that showed up in later years were more than In actual genetlcal makeup. These twins, although raised separately, often displayed slmilaritles In weight, habits, intelligence. and In brain wave patterns. This Information leads us to believe that genes determine more than just physical features.

The second part of Anderson's talk dealt with patterns In genes. He illustrated his point with a curious example. A study was done on white research mice and their mitochondria's chromosomes. It was found that a large number of these mice had virtually the ,

same geneuc makeup in this particular gene. Since the mitochondria's gene is developed separately from the rest of the animal, and the gene is passed on by the female, this leads researchers to believe that all of these mice come from the same mother. Historically, this is verifiable in this very limited case. Being able to trace back all research mice to a common mother is an example of how genetics can help us understand the origin of a species. Anderson showed some slldes that Illustrated the similarities between the apes and man's chromosomes, indicating a common ancestry. He also noted the placement of certain genes that lead to disease. In both white mice and In man, these are in virtually Identical spots, again suggesting a common ancestry.

The last part of the talk was a brief plea to keep this research going. Many are afraid this type of science can lead to the creation of potentially harmful species. However, this research is advancing man's knowledge of how people can be helped genetically. Some diseases. Including cancer, can be passed on through families and this research will help to understand It more. Not all DNA research Is involved in the creation of new species, but most simply to use the recombinant DNA as a means to understand and study the molecular world. The ability to create new species is medically Important because insulins and vaccines can be made by specially manufactured bacteria. The danger of these bacteria being introduced Into the ecosystem are minimized by genetically engineering them to be unable to live outside the lab.

ENROLLMENT DAY FOR TERM 083 IS MONDAY MARCH 28, 1983 PLEASE NOTIFY THE REGISTRAR'S OFFICE IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ENROLL ON MARCH 28th.

GRADE REPORTS WILL GO IN P.O. BOX ON OR BEFORE FRIDAY MARCH 25th. REGISTRATION MATERIAL FOR JUNIORS, SOPHOMORES, AND FRESHMEN WILL GO IN P.O. BOX ON FRIDAY MARCH 25th.

SENIORS REGISTRATION MATER­IAL WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE REGISTRAR'S OFFICE ON FRIDAY MARCH 25th. COURSE CHANGES IN ALDEN MON. MARCH 28th, AND TUES., WED. & THURS. (MARCH 29th TO 31st) IN SAL­ISBURY.

$106.80 weekly working right In your own home. Your earnings fully guaranteed In writing. For complete details send a self addressed stamped envelope to ELG, P.O. Box 184,

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(~ _____ c_A_M __ p_us ___ cA __ p_s_ul_E_s __ --:-__ ) lines of computers as Apple, Compaq. DEC Rainbow & Professional Lines, Fortune, Hewlett-Packard Personal, IBM Personal and Osborne, Associated Peripherals, Interfaces, Software and supplies. WPI employees and students are entitled to receive the same discount for personal purchases Contact Allan F. Harper for further details.

ME Course Added ME 4020A, Special Topics in Fracture

Mechanics, will be offered in 0-Term '83. A short organizational meeting will be held to arrange lecture hours -DATE: Thursday, March 10 TIME: 12:00 noon PLACE: Washburn 217

If you cannot attend this meeting, then contact Prof. Floyd Tuler in Washburn 217 or at x5299.

Wine and Cheese Party On Tuesday, March 8 at 4·00 p.m. in

Morgan C, the Women on Campus will be sponsoring a wine and cheese party to celebrate International Women's Day. All women are invited.

Discount• for WPI Student• and Employees

WPI now receives a 15% Educational discount from Computerland of Boston. This agreement includes such major

St. Cyr Hair & Face Place 235 Park Avenue, Worcester

New Women's Team WPI has started a Women's Golf

Team. Four tournaments will be played throughout D term. Sixteen enthusiastic women have already signed up but there's room for morel If you would like to join, or If you have questions, just contact Coach Masucco or Patty Mar­tone, box 2188.

Soccer Camp A week of soccer camp will be held on

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by Greg Doerschler Newspeak Staff

February 25 - March 4

Arrests In Vandalism Incident At approximately 10:30 PM. on Friday

iight, March 4. WPI Police officers Steve Hill and Kevin McDonald were on Pres­cott Street checking WPl's maintenance facility when the~ were approached by a male subject who reported that two others had just broken the windshield of his car The subject cruised the area with WPI officers, who located the two responsible a short time later. The' subiects responsible were turned over to the Worcester Police Department (WPD) and arrested.

Motor Vehlcle Charges Two motor vehicle arrests resulted

from an automobile accident which occurred at the intersection of Park Ave. and Salisbury Street at 2:30 A.M. on Saturday, February 26. WPI officers Chip Brunelle and Jurgen Ring assisted WPD In restraining one of the drivers and administering first aid to a pas­senger In one of the two cars Involved

· Both drivers were arrested by WPD for operating a motor vehicle while under the Influence of alcohol.

Another accident had occurred at the same Intersection a few hours earller at 11 :45 P.M. WPD was also contacted In that incident.

Trespassing/ Suspicious Persona A WPI officer reported a suspicious

vehicle in the library lot at 8:45 P.M. on Sunday, February 27 The subjects in

Bielen works with Boston Fire Department

by Annamaria Diaz Newspeak Staff

WPI students are Involved in a wide assortment of projects and the graduate students are no exception. Rich Bielen who is in the Fire Protection Engineer­ing Master's Program has begun his project in fire-investigation .

Presently Rich Bielen is working with the Boston Fire Department. He assists the fire Investigation team in the exami­nation into the origin, probable cause, and spreading pattern of the fire. Thus far he has examined a three family house fire and the fire at the Math and Economics Building at Boston Uni­versity. Mr. Blelen also participated in the investigation of the fire at Theta Chi.

Rich Blelen graduated from WPI in 1978 with a 8 S in Electrical Engi­neering. Upon graduation he went to work for Hamilton-Standard. However, after tour years he decided that Elec­trical Engineering wasn't what he wanted to do for the rest of his life. He wanted to try something else. Mr. Bielen saw a flier about the Fire Protection

Peace Corps

Engineering Program at WPI. He had taken a fire course as an undergraduate which he had enjoyed. This encouraged him to come back for a Master's Degree. Mr. Bielen came back in September as a full-time student and should be finished by late summer.

The Fire Protection Engineering Pro­gram strongly encourages its degree candidates to obtain practical experi­ence before they graduate. The cur­riculum is basically the same for all the students. The difference between the students is in what area they decide to specialize. Rich Bielen is most inter­ested in electrical fires and fire investi­gation while others are more Interested in fields such as toxicology A student is not limited to any particular area

Rich Bielen feels that more people are becoming aware of the usefulness of fire protection engineering. He thinks this will create a greater demand for fire protection engineers In the future. Mr. Bielen also feels positive about his own future He Is leaning strongly towards Investigation and would like to consult later

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the vehicle were non-WPI students and were found to be minors in possession of alcohol The alcohol was dumped and the subjects removed.

SNaP reported solicitors in the Wedge at 10:15 P.M. on Saturday, February 26. The solicitors were reportedly harassing students. They were located by WPI Police officers and were warned of trespass.

A call was received from the Pub on Wednesday, March 2 at 11 :05 A.M. reporting that two females had just stolen a case of beer from the estab­lishment The non-WPI students were located by WPI officers and returned the beer

A group of Holy Cross students were evicted from Harrington Auditorium by WPI Police at 2:10 P.M. on Thursday, March 3

V andall1m/Theft1 On Monday afternoon February 28, a

WPI student reported to WPI Police that ,. his wallet had been stolen while parked

near William Street Saturday night The wallet contained identification and cash.

A WPI student reported that laundry had been stolen from his laundry bag while It was in the Daniels Laundry room on Sunday, February 27.

Two WPI students reported that win­dows of their cars parked on Hackfeld

, Road and Dover Street were broken sometime Wednesday evening March 2.

. .. out of turn (continued from page 3)

could count on some money from the Alumni, but it was going to take four thousand dollars to print the thing. Where to get more capital?

From Social Committee. of course. And from the Publications Fee

There is something very wrong there. I'm not deprecating the Tech Bible. I am annoyed at the fact that the Publications Fee was emptied to help fund the idea of someone and denied to Pathways, which for my money is an established organization. Mr. -Deluca expressed his surprise that the people behind the Tech Bible got money out of the Publications

Disturbances On Sunday night February 27 at 11 :30

P M . WPI Police reported several hun­dred unruly students in the area of Riley Hall. The crowd was the result of students leaving senior night In the Pub The crowd was dispersed Earlier that evening at 10:58 P.M., SNaP reported students playing lacrosse in a residence hall disturbing. The students were lo­cated by WPI Police officers and were referred to the office of Residential Life

A WPI officer reported a fight on Boynton Street at 2:45 A.M. Saturday morning, February 26. The fipht was broken up and the subjects Involved sent on their way

Other Incidents A call was received from Alden Hall at

9·40 P.M. Sunday night February 27. reporting three WPI students at the movie who refused to pay admission. The three were located by WPI officers and agreed to pay.

A WPI Pollce officer reported extin­guishing a small car fire in the Dover Street tot at 12:25 A.M on Monday morning, February 28

WPI Police officers responded to a fraternity at 11 ·so P.M. on Tuesday, March 1 to assist with a student who fell outside and was unconscious for a while.

Fee when it was denied to Pathways. The Tech Bible. after all, came from' nowhere.

But, they got their money. and when we return next August. in our mailboxes will be a little maroon-bound volume with the legend Tech Bible.

Let's hope the tuition doesn't go up to meet this need, too I wonder if the Student-Alumni Association had had to get the approval of the whole student population, that they would have gotten so much as a dime.

Traditions are nice, but they are expensive to resurrect.

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New trustee elected ( ________ G_R_E_E_k_c_o_R_N_E_.R _________ ) by Debbie Alan Newspeak Staff

Martin Allen of Sudbury. has been elected to the Board of Trustees. He is the founder. president, and chief execu­tive officer of Computervision Corp. In Bedford Originally of Des Moines. Iowa,

Martin Allen.

he graduated from the University of California and did graduate work there, as well as at the University of Colorado and MIT His professional career has included management positions with TRW and Martin-Marietta Company He

was the director of the Advanced h v ­ducts Center 1n Binghampton. N Y and manager of Video and Data Display Systems, Singer-General Precision, Inc He has been with Computervision since 1969.

New products he has designed during his professional career are analog com-

puters. mechanisms for missile guid­ance and control, electro-optical Instru­ments, and satellite surveillance sys­tems. He received the Distinguished Contributions Award of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers last year.

Alpha Chi Rho The fraternity of Alptia Ctil Rho would

like to congratulate its newly initiated brothers.

Alpha Chi Rho recently hosted the "IFC Presidential Cocktail Party" This event was attended by most of the frater­nities and sororities on campus. Presi­dent Cranch and many other faculty members were present. The Brothers would also llke to thank Professor Charles Koonz of the Civil Engineering Dept for speaking at the event.

Alpha Tau Omega The Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity is

pleased to announce their recent elec­tion results and officers tor the coming year. Dan Farrar, '84, was elected presi­dent. Dan has been active both In the house and on the hill, and has recently been tapped by skull. Victor Geraci, '84, will be vice-president and pledge train­er. This past year. Vic served ATO as house manager. A sophomore, Roy Peterson, was elected IFC represen­tative, and Chris Heyl, a junior. will be rush chairman for his senior year.

Sigma Alpha Epsllon SAE Captures Dart Tournament In last Thursday's battle of the darts

held in the Goat's Head Pub, John Gillis and Ken Olsen. both of SAE, took home the winner's trophy After battling through an initial field of 20 teams, Gillis and Olsen met Dave Anderson and Kevin Conlon, both of Sig Ep. in the championship match. In the best of three serres, SAE took the first game, but Sig Ep easily took the second. leaving the intense battle in a one-to-one tie. At the end of the grueling "rubber" match. the team of Gillis and Olsen finally emerged victorious. Congratulations to the finallsts, and thanks to Diel< Tyler,

Joe Perlik, Atlas Distributing, and Miller Beer for their organization and support of the event

APO Is Allvel Recently, Alpha Phi Omega, WPl's

service fraternity, sent three of its bro­thers to a regional conclave at Maine Maritime Academy.

Lisa Chaves, George Hayeck, and Maureen Mullarkey attended the con clave the weekend of February 25th The three met with brothers from UMass. UConn MIT, U. of Maine, RPI, and the host chapter, Maine Maritime Work­shops were scheduled for Saturday

These workshops included Images -of yourself and your chapter Communi­cations, Chapter Survival, and Leader­ship Development.

This conclave has marked the first regional meeting attended by WPl's chapter of Alpha Phi Omega

If you would like to know more about Alpha Phi Omega and its rewarding experiences. please write to Alpha Phi Omega box 113.

... CS faculty view

... Plan evaluation (continued from page 2)

4. The fourth principle concerns the student attitude toward the project pre­sentations The CAP proposal Is too vague to formulate this principle clearly Are the presentations to be evaluated? If so. who will perform the evaluation and what power will the evaluator(s) have? We can assume that the presentations will be evaluated by someone, otherwise they are meaningless and the student attitude would be to Ignore them. Who will perform the evaluations? Certainly not the project advisor. who Is already involved In the direction of the project and who already has evaluation mech­anisms avallable. Certainly not the audi­ence (who would vote by applause, perhaps) on whether the project direc­tions are adequate. It ls more likely that the project presentations would be evaluated by a faculty committee who could redirect the project if they feel 1t necessary. (Why do you think the pre­sentations must be made BEFORE the last 1 /3 unit begins?) But there would be about 1000 project presentations per

year under the CAP proposal! You would have only a brief, incomplete presentation in which to summarize and justify two terms of work. How could a faculty committee reasonably pass judgment based on such a presen­tation? You might keep your committee informed of your progress (it you knew who they were far enough in advance), but then they could form their opinions before the presentation and the presen­tation would be superfluous I could go on, but the point is made: the project presentation requirement is not speci­fied clearly enough in the CAP proposal. The requtrement is subject to such a wide range of interpretations that no student viewpoint can be specified.

(continued from page 2)

When the WPI PLAN was first imple­mented, active participation was re­ceived from all facets of WPI. Students and alumni were contacted. off-campus organizations were reached, and the issue was being carefully analyzed by the administration and most faculty members. The magnitude of the current PLAN changes proposed by CAP have now been reallzed, and it has become evident that they have been proposed without a thorough study of the educa­tional system. such as that which oc­curred ten years ago with the founding of the PLAN. Much suspicion has been voiced concerning the lack of substanti­ation for the current proposal. Con­fusion exists as to what the real issues actually are and whether th~y are being properly addressed

Blame for these shortcomings need not lie primarily with CAP When they first began Investigating the issue. a solution to the science problem with ABET was sought. As they began work­ing on this solution, more problems regarding the PLAN surfaced. and CAP tried to address these as well. Given the resources available to CAP, this was a mammoth task, the size of which we at WPI have now realized

Given this realization, many including the authors of this commentary, believe that we should undertake a thorough study of the WPI educational system both on a practical and philosophical level This Includes looking back over the past ten years to see w hat has and has not materialized with regard to the original fSLAN ob1ectives, and where the problems have been Once this has been accomplished the question of spec1f1c changes can be considered with n clear conception of what the issues are The more pressing ABET-science Issue can

be resolved simply by informing stu­dents of the ABET requirement, and giving them the responsibility of meet­ing the requirement if they wish to graduate with an ABET accredited de­gree.

Currently, many faculty members do support the changes proposed by CAP. They evidently believe that the issues have been recognized and sufficiently addressed We hesitate to think that they are supportive of the changes merely as a way of dispensing of the problem and not having to worry about addressing It further. This Is a problem which the entire WPI community need be con­cerned with It is essential that no proposed revised degree requirements be implemented until we at WPI are sure what the issues are and have addressed them In the spirit with which the original PLAN was first Implemented.

If you agree with this analysis, it is not too late to make your views known to CAP and to the faculty. The student viewpoint has been overlooked in facul­ty debates: you do not have much time to make your position known.

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Wet Toast in Pub by John Dranchak

Newspeak Staff C-Term saw its last pub entertainment

on Saturday night, with a group of Clark students called Wet Toast. who were playing their final gig before graduating. This sextet featured Amy Novatt (vo­cals), Dave Gold (keyboards), Mark

People just aren't familiar with Miles Davis and Pat Metheny. To make mat­ters worse, you really couldn't dance to their music. It Is a fresh change to see something other than music with a thumping bass and heavy drums (dance oriented rock, that is), but In this day and age, a band can't survive unless that's

( _ _____ O_N_T_h_E_B_EA_T-_· _____ ) Flesher (guitar/sax), Juan Carlos Weiss {guitar) , Jeff Slavin (bass) and Bob Sergent (drums) . Although they have been playing together for about three years, they alledgedly haven't played together for about four months, prior to Saturday's performance. Not the ideal thing to do when playing in front of the critical audience.

Wet Toast really didn't go over well with the audience. Perhaps their biggest problem was their selection of music.

what they play. They also lacked an "Image'' which Is so important in the marketing of a band today. Then again, I suppose they aren't really a "profes­sional" band. They seemed to be playing for their own pleasure, but how many people in the audience of a pub really care what emotions the performer feels?

It should just be a band's musical talent that Is judged, but this is one example to show that the way a band Is "marketed" can make or break them.

The Webster House two vegetables. The <:are1:1K style green

by Annamaria Diaz beans were surprisingly good Newspeak Staff Sandwiches are also served. These

Looking for a nice restaurant to take a include turkey, roastbeef, and lamb. The date or your parents? Well, try the average price was about $3.50. Webster House at One Webster Street Of course there Is also an extensive (near Webster Square). This restaurant selection of desserts. The specialty at has very reasonable prices for the the Webster House is homemade pie, of quality and quantity of food which they which they serve very large slices. The

Jazz with Carvin and Bluiett

by Mark Skinner Newspeak Staff

The jazz duo of Michael Carvin and Hamlet Bluiett performed last Saturday night In the basement of Alden Hall before a crowd of sixty. Arriving a half hour late from New York, the pair set UP> their instruments and ran through an Informal sound check in about 20 min­utes. Most of the crowd waited, however, and were rewarded with an Interesting evening of inspired and creative music.

Carvin began the performance with a drum solo, a quiet piece that he wrote that announced the death of a fellow musician, Huey Black. In it, he produced a most surrealistic voice synthesizer just by using his drums. a voice that sounded like it was coming through wax paper and a comb, but more eerie and distant than that. Carvin was able to coax other sounds out of drum heads I had never heard before: rasps, purrs. scrapes and twangs.

His expertise on his percussion instru­ment was matched by Bhltett's compe­tence on the sax and flute. Bluiett used a technique called "circular breathing" to produce extended notes and melodies without Interruption. This meth~ ac­centuated the breathing and lip lickinq

sounds combined with a slow and delicate flute passage producing a some­what sensuous and very "live" teellng. He too used sounds beyond notes from both his flute and sax to add texture to the music, sque&ks, whines. whistles and pops. This mixing of musical styles went on for about 1 hour, the two switching off at soloing, then casually coming b3ck together to play as a duet and then drifting off into solos again. Car horns from outside provided an inappropriate if not a somewhat hu­morous end to one slow-moving. quiet. respectful song.

The second ~et was somewhat more energetic, Blt.1ett using his sax more to produce a heavy, thick, solid sound. Although he did experiment with usual styles somewhat it seemed that basically he was more lyrical By the same token. Carvin, though not exactly attacking his drums, played with considerably more vigor than the first set. Together they moved closer toward the mainstream of jazz, away from the fringes.

The concert was a success in the eyes of most of the people present. The next WCUW-sponsored Jazz artist will come during break.

~- DiNiN~~~~~~~~--~~ ( _______ o_N_T_~_E _ _ s_T_R_E_E_T _______ J Webster House has a wide assortment

of entrees. The House specialty is Broiled Boston Scrod. Other entrees include Broiled Swordfish. Broiled or Fried Scallops, Prime Rib, and Broiled Boneless Chicken Breasts. Turkey, lamb and pork dishes are also served. The prices range from $4.50 to $8.00 Each entree also includes a choice of

late cream, and coconut custard. Cake and ice cream are also available.

The atmosphere at Webster House is informal and the service is top-rate You can expect to spend approximately $8.00 per person, but 1t is well worth it. Reservations are not required. News­peak would like to extend its thanks to the Webster House for its hospitality.

ATTENTION COLLEGE STUDENTS You may be eligible for a two-year Air Force ROTC scholarship. The

scholarship includes full tuition, lab expenses, incidental fees, a reimbursement for textbooks, and $ t 00 a month tax free. How do you qualify? You must have at least two years of graduate or undergraduate work remaining. and be willing to serve your nation at least four years as an Air Force officer. Scholarships are available to students who can qualify for pilot. navigator, or missile training, and to those who are majoring in selected technical and nontechnical academic disciphnes, in certain scientific areas, in undergraduate nursing, or selected premedical de~ree areas. Non·scholarship students enrolled in the Air Force ROTC two·year program also receive the$ t 00 monthly tax· free allowance just like the scholarship students. Find out today about a two-year Air Force ROTC scholarship and about the Air Force way of life. Your Air Force ROTC counselor has the details.

We are now processing 3 and 2 year applicants. Contact Capt David Elizalde, 793·3343.

- American Antiquarian Society pre­sents a series of ten lectures and discussion sessions held at the Ameri­can Antiquarian Society and the Wor­cester Public Library For information, phone, 755-5221

- The Worcester Art Museum 1s hostinq two lectures on Sunday, March

20, and Sunday, March 27. For more information, phone 79~4406.

The Worcester Folk Society presents Priscilla Herdman at John Henry's Ham­mer. It will be in the coffeehouse in the First Unitarian Church. 90 Main Street. Worcester. The date of the performance is March 12, and admission is $5.

Openings in The Seminar MU 135F

INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONIC MUSIC

still exist for Terms AB 83. For information, stop by

Olin 215 before March 11.

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( SpORTS· )

Lady Engineers win ECAC North Tourney Chiara Whalen hits the 1000 point mark

by Nancy Mclane Finishing their record-breaking sea­

son in style this weekend, the WPI Lady Engineers beat both Oneonta State College and Manhattanvllle College to win the first annual ECAC North Cham­pionship These victories gave WPI a final 20-5 record, which Is a new school record for most wins In a single season. In Saturday's championship game Ju­nior Chiara Whalen became the second person In WPI history to score 1000 points in just three seasons. Terese Kwiatkowski set that milestone last year

WPI coasted to an easy 71-56 victory over Oneonta State Friday night. The Lady Engineers jumped out to a 12-0 lead as the cold-shooting visitors were held scoreless for four minutes. With their effective 2-2-1 press and a com­bination of zone defenses, WPI kept Oretona out of the game for the entire night.

The Lady Engineers were led offen­sively by Chiara Whalen who domi­nated the Inside game, scoring 21 points over the Oneonta frontcourt Kim Fay and Terese Kwiatkowski had dynamic outside shooting performances. Kim wa~ 7 for 12 from the fleld and finished the night with 17 points Terese was a for 15 from her 20 foot range and had a 16 point total.

In Saturday's Championship game,

Cha Ira Whelen •hoot• for 1000.

WPI jumped out to a 26-16 lead at the half. WPl's 2-3 and 1-3-1 defenses kept the Manhattanville offense stumped throughout the first half. But Manhat­tanvllle came back In the second half to take a 44-43 lead with 5:49 remaining. The score was tied at 47 all with 3:30 left when Terese Kwiatkowski, Chiara Wha­len and Kim Fay hit consecutive baskets to ice the game and championship for WPI.

Terese Kwiatkowski led In scoring for WPI with 19 points. Terese closes out her WPI basketball career with 1,441 points, more than any man or woman In WPI history has ever scored Chiara Whalen added 14 points, Including a layup early in the second half which were her 1000th and 1001st points scored for WPI Freshman Kim Fay had another big performance for the Lady Engineers adding 13 points to the total . Nancy Mclane scored six and Donna Leonard and Cathy Murray rounded off the scoring with 3 and 2 points respec­tively.

Winning this weekend's tournament was a vary fitting conclusion to this team's basketball season, and to seniors Terese Kwiatkowski, Nancy Mclane and Karen Casella's basketball careers. Coaches Sue Chapman and Lynne Olson and all the WPI players would llke to thank the people who helped to make

- Walter Plante.

Men's Bow/Ing Finishes Second by Joe Grimes Newspesk Staff

In the Mass. division of the Tri-State Bowling Conference the WPI men's bowling team overtook Boston Univer­sity to finish In second place. In the finals the men needed to win 21 of 27 possible points 1n order to catch first place Western New England College, howeverjhey just ran out of firepower as WNEC secured the title after the second game.

At the annual banquet OaveWesolow- • ski received a trophy for wrnn1ng the most individual points and a second place trophy for high game with a 258 The Men's team ls now getting ready for

the Sectional tournament In early April as they make their bid for a National title.

In the Women's Division WPI finished fourth In their conference. however the women showed tremendous improve­ment as they more than doubled last year's point total. They also collected more points than the top team Jn the other division, which shows how com­petitive they were throughout the year. Sue Ames received most improved bow­ler as she raised her average 1 5 pins and Sue Coombs was second as she raised her average 14 pins The Women's bowling team should be strong next year as Pam Fearn 1s the only senior on the team

this year so successful. Special thanks go to manager Cheryl Macedo, stati­cians Chris Clancy and Barbara This­sell, and to scorekeeper Angele Pada-

veno. And a final word of thanks to all the faithful fans who always made playing at Harrington Auditorium a definite WPI advantage

Nancy McLane fights for the rebound.

Tuesday March 1983

THE

- Walter Plante.

COMMITTEE ON ACADEMIC POLICY TO AN INFORMATIONAL MEETING

ON POSSIBLE CHANGES IN THE

UNDERGRADUATE ACADEMIC

4:00 PROGRAM 4:30 KINNICUTT HALL

11 5:00 4:00 - 5:30 P.M.

5:30 MARCH 8, 1983

Copies of the CAP Proposal Are Available From The

Summer Session Office/ Project Center.

Tuesday, Morch 8, 1983 NEWSPEAK Page 9

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Men's Basketball finishes season 15-10 by Eric T. Langevm

and David P. Tormey

The WPI men's basketball team fin­ished off their strong winning season with an exciting come-from-behind vic­tory over Connecticut College

The Engineers were down 43 to 31 at halftime and needed strong second half performances from Orvllle Balley and Chris Roche to key the comeback

Russ Philpot. who finished off his career with a record shattering 1379 total points. tied the game at 54 all with 9:50 left In the game Then, after the lead changed hands, Gregg Flddes (the game's high scorer) connected on a three-point play to put the Engineers in front for good

The win against Connecticut was a good way to end WP l's 15-10 season. but the year did not start out so well for the Engineers. Not surprisingly they lost the away opener to Div I Yale 81-99, but they came back to beat Wesleyan 65-54 and then advance to the finals of the Worcester Four Tournament with a win over Nichols College. In the finals, WPI

met Clark and lost 76-88 in a game which appeared to signal the beginning of the end. Over the next five weeks of the season the Engineers ran Into some very solid opponents like Babson, Bowdoin. and Springfield and when the buzzer sounded at the end of a 67-75 loss to nationally ranked Colby College. WPI found themselves with a meager 4-7 record

By this time most WPI fans were already counting the Engineers out of any post-season play but the team knew better. Bates, Tufts, Thomas. Nichols, Brandeis, and Norwich all fell by the wayside as Orville Balley and Russ Philpot poured In the baskets while Jim Petropulos pulled in the rebounds at both ends of the court. At point guard Gregg Flddes spent half his time setting up Philpot and Bailey and still managed to add his scoring touch. Phllpot's awesome statistics (77 points and 39 rebounds In one week) In the games against Nichols, Brandeis, and Norwich earned him ECAC Div Ill player-of-the­week honors as he led the way on WPl's 6 game win streak.

In the first week of February. Trinity snapped the winning streak but the Engineers kept up the momentum and won four of their next five including the win over MIT in which Russ Philpot became the new WPI all-time-high scor­er With a 14-9 record and just two games to go, WPI hosted Div Ill power­house Clark University. A win over Clark would have Just about Iced a second­ever NCAA tournament bid, but It was not to be. Clark came out strong In the first half, but the Engineers' determlna· lion to avenge their earlier loss to Clark forced the game Into overtime The overtime period was close, but with 15 seconds left and Clark on top by a point a WPI jumper fell short as did the Engineers' attempt for a playoff bid

"etro mu• cles In for two.

The team's hnal 15-1 O record was their best since all the way back to 1920 A lot of credit has to go to senior tri-captains Russ Philpot, Jim Petropulos, and Chris Trainor for helping to turn the team around In the four years they've been here. As for next year, things look very good with Gregg Fiddes and Orville Balley returning at guard with two years' experience. Chris Roche should be a consistent high scorer again next year whlle Reynold Dodson should be a dominant force on the boards. All this experience combined with several strong JV players should provide WPI with another solld team. We congratu­late the 1982-1983 Engineers on their fine season and look forward to another good team next year.

- Keith Ager.

LCA takes IM swim meet

Trainor hit• reverse layup.

On Tuesday, Feb. 22 and Thursday, Feb. 24 another successful intramural swim meet was held In Alumni pool with eight teams and several individuals

. -~;~~~~ts for th;.:~ days ~f ::mp~,_ __ .._ ___ .......,_, tltlon Include Cathy Oochak - the only

- Keith Ager. female participant - who won the 200

MATH (MAJORS/MINORS/APTITUDE) ...

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yard freestyle with a time of 2:19.33 Cathy also placed in both the 60 yard breast stroke and the 80 yard individual medley •

'"/ Lall)bC:fa Chi had two great days finishing in 1st place in 4 out of the 9 events with several 2nd and 3rd place finishers also.

Swim meet results

Teams LCA KAP ATO FIJI THETA CHI SAE SIG Pl INDEPENDENT SIG EP

Points 122 73 71 67 48 42 39 22

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