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Dabney's recent frosh bonfire warmed hearts and minds, melted windows, and inspired some women to shed clothing.Photo by Elaine Lindelef
farly Morning TheftsAmuse Lloydies, Darhs
Goodstein Details AdvancesIn High-T Superconductivity
October 28, 1988
Senior ClassElectionsInvalidated
Senior class elections are beingreheld today due to theft of theblank ballots from the FlemingHouse lounge last Friday between5:00am and 8:00am. Don't forgetto vote.
identified by Pasadena police asArturo Galindo, was handcuffedand held in the security office until the police could take custody.Golightly was taken to the hospital, where he received four stitchesin his leg.
Hal Ginder, director of Caltechsecurity, believes Galindo was alsoinvolved in the Dabney burglary attempt, since Galindo had a haircutsimilar to that of one of the Dabney House suspects.The police,who had several warrants forGalindo's arrest, took him into custody based on those warrants. OnTuesday, Galindo had not beencharged with anything relating toSaturday's events.
According to Ginder, there isenough evidence to convict Galindo of the Lloyd attempted burglary. long Moon has confirmedthat Galindo was carrying Golightly's briefcase and then put it downwhen he began to play pool. Also,the Caltech Alumni Fund T-shirtthat Galindo was wearing actuallybelonged to Golightly. SaidGolightly, "I didn't realize it was
, my shirt until after I trashed it."There may also be a case
against Galindo involving the Dabney House break-in. In both cases,burglars stole compact disks, briefcases, and shirts with Caltech affiliated logos. These they used totry to pass themselves off as students. Thieves in both instanceswore sweatshirts tied around theirwaists.
Neither of the witnesses to theDabney House incident has seenGalindo since he was captured, buttheir description of one of the Dabney intruders' haircuts pointstoward Galindo. The rest of theirphysical description is shaky, andunless they can positively identifyGalindo in a lineup, it is unlikelythat he will be charged with theDabney break-in. The other suspect involved in the Dabney breakin, described only as a large blackman, remains at large.
[Late note: As this goes topress, the editors have learned thatan unidentified man roughlymatching the description of the second person involved in the Dabney incident was found loitering inthe Ruddock House lounge Wednesday morning. He was apprehended by campus security;however, since the only positivecharge that could be pressedagainst him was loitering, he wasreleased with a warning to avoidthe campus.
We emphasize that Caltechcommunity members who noticeany unidentified or suspicious persons on the campus should callSecurity directly (x4701, or x5000in emergencies.)]
by Brian LemoffEarly Saturday morning, in
what appear to have been relatedincidents, rooms in both Dabneyand Lloyd houses were broken intoand student belongings were removed. In both cases, all belongings were recovered.
The first burglary attempt occurred in Dabney shortly before3 a.m. Saturday. Two suspects, alarge black male and a white orHispanic male with a distinctivenew wave haircut, stole a briefcase, a walkman, and sunglassesfrom one room and a DabneyHouse sweatshirt, a pair of dressshoes and some compact discs fromanother, as freshman Robert Hanna and senior Todd Kaplan werereturning to their rooms fromwatching a movie.
It was dark and foggy, makingit difficult to accurately perceiveanything. As the students enteredtheir alley, they passed the two suspects, who were leaving withKaplan's shoes, sweatshirt, andcompact disk cases. Kaplan apparently did not notice that his belongings were being carried away.
Hanna, suspicious, askedKaplan whether he recognized thetwo as Caltech students. Kaplan replied, "I don't know,they must befrosh." Kaplan retired to his room,while Hanna went to the bathroom.Apparently the two burglarsreturned and entered Hanna's roomduring this time. When Hannacame out of the bathroom, he spotted the two burglars exiting hisroom, carrying his briefcase, hisroommate's walkman, and wearinghis roommate's sunglasses.
Hanna ordered the two to"Drop it," in a voice loud enoughto wake many house members. According to Hanna, the burglarsdropped part of the loot and ran.After Hanna repeated his order, theburglars dropped the remainder oftheir stolen loot and fled on tenspeed bicycles. Hanna last saw thetwo traveling east on CaliforniaBoulevard.
Two hours later, Lloyd juniorAlan Golightly, returned to hisroom after watching a movie andnoticed that his briefcase and all ofhis compact disks were missingfrom his closet. Golightly searchedthe house and found two people inthe lounge playing pool.
One of the two Golightly recognized as Lloyd freshman longMoon, but he could not place thesecond, who wore a Caltech Alumni Fund T-shirt. The stranger identified himself as "Bill Galano" fromBlacker House.
Golightly then noticed his missing briefcase sitting under a tableand asked Galano if he knew towhom it belonged. Galano deniedthis knowledge. Moon went to callCaltech Security but did not knowthe phone number. Galano offeredto call Security, pretended to call,and returned to his game.
Golightly followed with hisown call, and when Security deniedhaving just received a call, Golightly asked that an officer be dispatched to Lloyd House. Hearingthis Galano fled. Golightly chasedGalano and tackled him in thecourtyard between Lloyd and Page,where the two wrestled for sometime in a patch of bushes. Whensecurity arrived, Galano, later
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applications to nuclear fusion(unfortunately, the new ceramicmaterials are subject to radiation),energy storag,~ for SDI or eveningpower supplies {but problems withhuge magnetic pressures on thepottery and with switching to thissystem make this option questionable), use in computers, and use inspace. Goodstein felt that superconductors would eventually beused in computers to allow veryhigh speeds through very smallparts without heat or meltdown.The applications in space involvedthe aspect that· the temperature inspace is already very low. Somepossible uses are magneticguidance systems for re-entry,propulsion systems, motors, andgenerators.
As of yet, physicists have notconcurred on a theory of whysuperconductors work or what thehighest temperature for themwould be. This summer, ProfessorWilliam Goddard of Caltechreleased a specific theory based onthe materials and properties ofsuperconductors which stated thatthe maximum temperature is 225 K(warmer than dry ice, but substantially colder than room temperature.)
Goodstein also mentionedanother theory that the late RichardFeynman had once projected. Thematerial of highest superconductivity will be found to bescandium, Feynman stated,"because it seems to have nopurpose yet discovered."
Goodstein spoke of possibleprogress forward, and concludedwith a chart on mankind's longterm progress. The human racepassed from the pottery of theStone Age, through the BronzeAge and the Iron Age, to theModern Age and, in the last twoyears, into the "pottery of high temperature superconductors."
Then, superconducting temperatures began to shoot up. Bednorzand Muller found superconductivity at 30 K; Chu et al. in Houston,at 93 K (above both liquid air andliquid nitrogen, thus reducing thelow-temperature expense considerably); the news media, 400+ K(above room temperature).
Not only did the press jumpahead of the research, but the business world also immediatelywanted to benefit. Marathon seminars were held, newsletters dispersed, and journals released.Goodstein classified these as the"only successful commercialproducts" of high temperaturesuperconductivity so far.Fun with Superconductivity
Suggested applications arevaried. Rebuilding our system ofpower transmission to save electricity was suggested. However,the drawbacks currently far outweigh the advantages: the presentsystem loses only about ten percentpower as opposed to zero percentfor superconductors; the materialsof high temperature superconductivity are expensive and difficult toproduce; superconductivity wouldonly allow direct current; high temperature superconductors, so far,carry one thousand times less current than conventional superconductors; and problems with onepart of the system would produceheat transfer, causing a meltdownof the entire system.
Because of their ability toproduce large magnetic fields, thenew superconductors have takennew possible applications. Superspeed trains were suggested.However, economic unfeasibilityand general nervousness aboutsafety have put dampers on thisusage.
Other suggestions whichGoodstein mentioned include asuperconducting supercollider,
Volume XC, Number 6
by Craig VoldenWhat's up in superconductivity
-besides the temperature? Thiswas the question addressed byProfessor David Goodstein at theWatson Lecture on Wednesday.His lecture specifically focused onthe history of superconductivity,the new discoveries in hightemperature superconductivity, andits possible applications toindustry.
Superconductivity was discovered in 1911 by HeikeKammerlingh-Onnes, who was oneof the first scientists able to conduct experiments at very low temperatures. Expecting the resistanceof a current to increase as themotion of the molecules sloweddown near absolute zero,Kammerlingh-Onnes conductedsuch an experiment and found theopposite effect. At 4 K, theresistance dropped to zero.
Superconductors were thenstudied in greater depth and foundto have certain consistent properties. Their resistance was trulyzero, not just nearly zero. They hadthe ability to create very large magnetic fields. They were made ofmaterials that were somewhattroublesome to produce, such asniobium-lO. And they requiredcooling which could most easily bedone by liquid helium.
Over the years, theories weredeveloped and materials testedwhich seemed to agree that thehighest temperature for superconductivity would be 25 K.However, in 1986, in Zurich, twoscientists, Bednorz and Muller,broke through this temperatureusing a ceramic pottery-likematerial. Word of this discoveryspread quickly with physicistsaround the world confirming andadvancing these results with different "types of pottery."
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later than expected. It is definitelyNOT the editors' fault by anystretch of the imagination. Idelayed submission because I feltit to be justifiable to delay the yearbook by ten days and earn an extra$1000 for the Big T, which couldthen be invested in next year's issue. As it turned out, I made a mistake: I should have turned in whatI had and said fuck next year's BigT. The whole issue seems to havebeen blown out of proportion because of the Fleming cover.
Therefore, I not only believelast year's editors should receivethe $400 bonus, but also be commended for submitting the material three weeks early. I think theBOD has committed a serious error in judging the yearbook only byits cover!
Sincerely,- Bassem Mora
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To the Editors:Ever since printing was disco
vered, it's been said "Never judgea book by its cover!" I think nowhere is this more germane than inthe 1988 Big T. Granted that several items in the yearbook could (andprobably should) have beenpresented differently, I nevertheless strongly believe that last year'seditors have been unfairly treatedby the ASCIT Board of Directors,who voted last week to award thethree editors $450 instead of the$1100 they're entitled to in the ByLaws ($500 salary, $400 bonus,and $200 for two Assistants).
The first, and probably mostcomplex, issue is whether or notthe editors completed their worksatisfactorily. Foremost on the listof objectionables is the line drawing of the Fleming cannon on thecover. It's been correctly stated thatthe judgement of the editors wasprobably erroneous, who, by placing their House's symbol on thestudent-body yearbook have pittedFleming against the rest of thecampus. That the editors performed their duties in an unsatisfactory manner, and thereforedeserve far less compensation thannormally granted, is a differentmatter. The cover is not the soleitem in the Big T. There are countless man-hours spent on gatheringsenior pictures, collecting colorphotos, arranging club sections, organizing faculty photos, outliningpage sections, shooting sports pictures, typesetting page contents,and discussing general format. Thecover is one item among many thatthe editors are responsible for. Extrapolating from an unsatisfactorycover to an unsatisfactory yearbookis an act that is unfair. wrong andutterly out-of-line with the valueswe believe in. Just because thecover is inappropriate does NOTmake the yearbook unsatisfactory.Of course it's also been said that thepage numbering on pages 129, 136and 156 is uncalled-for. I agree.This likewise, though, does NOTmake the yearbook unsatisfactory.
For these reasons, I firmly amconvinced that the editors shouldhave their $700 ($500 salary and$200 for 2 Assistants), as stated inthe By-Laws.
Let's now turn to the issue ofthe bonus of $400. I think everybody will agree that the spirit of thebonus is to get the editors moving,so that the Big Twill be out aroundregistration. Not only were lastyear's editors on time in their submission of the Big T material, theywere in fact THREE WEEKSEARLY. This has never happenedin the past, as far as I know. TheBig T has rarely come out aroundRegistration. What happened lastyear was that I was waiting on acouple of ads, totaling around$1000, to arrive, at which time Isent in the final section of the yearbook. It was about ten days laterthan originally planned. Thus, theyearbook came out ten or so days
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Hi, I'm Pierce Wetter and I'm running for Senior Class President. IfI'm elected, I promise to ... Ah, butI can't tell you what I'm going todo for ditch day, because the GODDAMN FROSH will read this. AsI enter my fourth year here, I'vediscovered something. I'm sick ofthe GODDAMN FROSH. NO IDON'T WANT TO HELP YOUWITH YOUR PhI HOMEWORK.NO I DON'T KNOW WHERESLOAN ANNEX IS. DITCHDAY? IT'S TOMMORROW.WHAT DO MEAN DITCH DAYCAN'T BE ON SATURDAY?HOW WOULD YOU KNOW?
WHY DON'T YOU GO PLAYON THE FREEWAY. Sorry, oneof the frosh just walked into myroom. AND GET ME A BEERDAMMIT! Now, where was I.Oh, yeah. THE GODDAMNFROSH. They're always aroundwith nothing to do but their trivialfrosh homework, bitching andwhining about how much harderCaltech is then High School.YEAH? SO LEAVE! Or they're inan UPPERCLASSMAN class like
[I feel the need to point out that Irecognize my inability to avoid bias onthis, or indeed any,,!jubject, by virtueof the unfortunate fact that I was notpicked into Fleming, back in the twelfthcentury or so when I was a frosh.Everything I say, including any disclaimers, should therefore be takenwith a liberal dose of salt. -all
Recognizing, though, that anythingthat has been unfair for long enough becomes the status quo and therefore supported by all "reasonable" and"right-thinking" persons, I know that noreal attempt will be made to declare theFleming cannon either RF-able orcampus-wide property. I therefore submit the following, more modest, statement for consideration by those whofeel that the BOD's ruling was inappropriate. The cover of the Big T,along with other assorted (and uncontested) items within the yearbook whichwere biased towards Fleming House,was judged to make the Big T partially unsatisfactory to the student body,hence the partial refusal of the editors'salaries. The most useful thing whichthis penalty can do is to inform futureeditors of the Big T that the currentyear's issue "crossed the line" into unacceptable house bias. The hope is thatfuture editors will learn from this ruling where that line is. Judging fromtheir letter today, however, it seemsthat the new Big T editors are moreconcerned with safeguarding their upcoming salary against all threats, justified or not. It is hardly surprising,considering where their interests lie,though a little disappointing, to see thenew Big T editors take this position.Does it raise concern for the contentof next year's Big T? Only if the BODbacks down from their current position,
In my opinion.
Me&AIlUlY WILSON
munity, including one of my felloweditors, defend their action.)
If the editors were acting as Fleming House partisans (the infinitely moreplausible situation, in my opinion), andthe cannon was therefore used in anRF, then the spirit of the RF-proofingof the cannon has been violated. Using a non-RF-able item in an RF seemscertainly unfair and more than a littlehypocritical, if not BOCable.
The inference is therefore that anhonorable and consistent person whodefends this action and motivation implies that the cannon is no longer to beconsidered free from RF's. I am surethat the point will be contested, but itshould certainly be a matter for discussion by the BOD.
Or should non-RF-able items be usable in pranks? Can the cannon be usedto shoot items at other houses -- or tohide stolen items from other houses?If so, how is this different from a person declaring that s/he does not wishto be showered under any circumstances, getting the BOD to agree toit, ana then walking into some otherhouse, grabbing the nearest person, andattempting to shower him/her?
Or perhaps the cannon was meantto be a symbol of the entire studentbody after all, and not merely as aFleming object. (This seems to be themore common defense raised; I personally consider it preposterous, butI'm willing to concede the possibility.)This would mean that the cannon isnow to be considered property (remember the discussion above?) of all thehouses, and not merely Fleming. (If it'sour symbol, we all should have somesay in its status, no?) This raises theconcern of when the cannon will beplaced in front of some other housethan Fleming, which has certainlymonopolized this campus-wide symbolfor far too long. (Wouldn't the cannonlook good in green? Or maroon? Orblue?)
Or perhaps those who defend theactions of the Big T editors, specifically those defenders who feel stronglyabout the cannon and its current status,should think about what they are saying. Those who defend the cannoncover are stating that the cannon wasused in an RF, and therefore should notbe RF-proof; or else they are statingthat the cannon is a campus-wide sym-
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Today's issue of the Tech containsthree letters defending the editors of theBig T and condemning the BOD fortheir decision to reduce the editors' salaries.
Without wanting to seem too eagerto jump into this controversy, I [I hatethat editorial "we"; the three of us arenot of one mind on this issue, and I'mspeaking for myself] feel that there arecertain things that have not yet beensaid concerning this issue. So, notwithout some trepidation, but also notwithout a certain glee, I hereby plungeahead with the Official NobodyApproved Editorial on the subject.
The Fleming cannon occupies apeculiar place in the minds of Techers.It is undoubtably an extremely visiblesymbol to both the student body and tothe world at large. Its history embodies, for many people, both Techers andnon-Techers, the concept of the highprofile, yet nondestructive, pranks forwhich Caltech undergraduates are just1y famous.
At the same time, it is not the"Caltech" cannon. It is the "Fleming"cannon. It is the undeniable "property,"at least as we Techers understandproperty, of Fleming House. It is held,in fact, in such high esteem by Fleming (one hesitates to say by Caltech)that it is RF-proof, along with theFleming scoreboard, the Fleming bell,[the Fleming Country Club Sign? I'mreally not sure, there's no little t yet]and the Fleming wall flag. (If the reader notices a pattern in this list, there'sa reason.) It is probably safe to say thatthere is no house artifact more emotionladen than the cannon.
It is evident, at least to me, that theeditors of the Big T either a) meant thecannon cover as a portrayal of a Fleming House object, and knew they wereputting one over on the rest of us, i.e.RFing the student body via the coverof the Big T, or b) meant the cannoncover to be something with which theentire student body should be associated, and not therefore a specificallyFleming House object.
Either of these has interestingramifications. (The fact that the cannon cover was put forth by only threemembers of Fleming House would besignificant were it not for the fact thatall or most of Fleming House, and in-,deed many other members of the com-
- Tom O'Neill
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To the Editors:I do not wish to belittle the
Commencement speakers we havehad in the last few years, but theyhave not exactly been the mostcharismatic and inspiring of people. Keynote speakers are supposedto, by the strength of their personality and character, leave a lasting impression on the minds of thenew graduates. I got my M.S. fromCaltech in 1985, but I have absolutely no idea who spoke at myCommencement or what he said.
What I cannot understand iswhy we have to keep drawing thesespeakers from the academic pool.What's wrong with great motivators like Tommy Lasorda and PatRiley or entertainers like Bill Cosby, Johnny Carson or even RonaldReagan? In the past, we have heardabout some speakers being "unfit"for delivering the address. That'sbaloney! Surely we can learnsomething useful from a personwho has kept the same job (if notthe same wife) for 25 years in adog-eat-dog world (Carson), onewho has guided a team of kingsizeegos to consecutive NBA championships (Riley) and one who literally willed a team, with enoughinjuries to qualify for parking in thehandicapped zone, to the WorldSeries title (Lasorda). In a worldwhere it is increasingly clear thateducation and wisdom don't necessarily go hand in hand, it is foolish to detract from a successfulperson simply because he doesn'thave a Ph.D.
I hope that in several monthswe have before the '89 Commencement, the concerned people willselect a "different" person. Notonly can we do with a change butalso with the extra publicity thatsuch a speaker will bestow onCaltech by virtue of his appearance(remember Gorbachev andStanford?)
Thank you.- Ravi Thyagarajan
Graduate Student
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Since the structure needs allnight security guards anyway, whyshouldn't it be used for overnightparking? Until someone gives meeven one good reason why itshouldn't, I will continue to park inthe unassigned spaces. I am surprised that anyone even uses theroof-top spaces.
And as long as we're countingthe utilization of spaces, how aboutgiving us the statistics on the assigned spaces at the bottom of thestructure? A lot of them are emptya lot of the time. It would serveeveryone's needs better if we eliminated a lot of the reserved spaceson campus and institute a parkingclassification system. About half ofthe eliminated spaces would belabelled "blue triangle," or somesuch, and only people with special"blue triangle" parking stickerswould be allowed to park there.The rest of the spaces would revertto general parking. Those peoplewho currently have reserved parking would be given "blue triangle"
To the Editors:I have a few comments relating
to the parking situation. First, thequestion of the large number ofabandoned cars. Keeping an abandoned car in a "prime spot"represents a serious honor codeviolation. I am sure that if the200-300 abandoned vehicles (asreported in the October GSCNewsletter) greatly increase thefrustration of Caltech people withlegitimate needs for those spaces.Especially when you consider whata huge fraction of the spaces thismust represent.
As part of the solution, the creation of a long-term storage lot isa good idea, since a lot of grad students can't afford to repair theircars.
Hey, editors:I know you guys hate Flems
and all, but I think that both the little t section of the "Big T EditorsDecanonized" and the editorialcomments in the Fleming InsideWorld were a case of "Tech editorssevere out." I feel that the discussion in the ASCIT meeting wasmisrepresented somewhat. The impression I hope I gave to ASCITwas that neither the text of the little t nor the advertising was doneat that point, and the status agreedon by the editors & businessmanager was that we would go toprint at the end of the month. Thereare several reasons for this delay,and the editors are aware that wewill not get the bonus as a result,
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~====~~~~~_I_e_tt_e_rs__to_th_e_e__d_it_o_rs_~_-_-_-~_-_-_-_-_-Ious academic and administrative and we accept responsibility for the I also think abandoned vehicles stickers, which would still guarandepartments. delay. As far as John Woolverton that don't have the new Caltech tee them parking in a good spot,
Much has been said regarding is concerned, our gripes were 'parking stickers on them should be even if they weren't parking in theirthe 1987-88 yearbook's apparent mainly with lack of communication towed off. Clearly, non-Caltech regular place. So they actually havefailure to represent a cross-section over the summer, the fact that we people should not be using Caltech MORE parking freedom, and theof the campus. According to the ar- didn't get funds for restaurant lots for long-term storage. rest of us have a few more spaces.ticle by P. Ste. Marie in the Oc- reviews because the bank account Moreover, if Caltech people real- Again, the only costs would betober 21, 1988 issue of the wasn't signed over until the end of ly want to keep their cars, they administrative - a lot cheaper thanCalifornia Tech, " ... the Big Twas the summer, and the fact that sta- should at least be willing to get the creating new parking spaces.ruled unsatisfactory due to the can- tus of ads has not been clear at any new stickers. If the owners can be Such a system worked verynon cover ... The BOD then voted point. My personal opinion is that located they should be given the well at Lawrence Berkeley Lab,5-4-0 to give the editors $150 each if he has sufficient ads to pay for choice between removing the ve- ensuring that the meager supply ofas payment for the satisfactory por- printing when the little t goes to hicles themselves or paying for the spaces was used efficiently. Theytion of the work performed." print, I will have no serious com- towing costs. actually had two types of premium
In regard to the editors' salary, plaints. The point here is that the These two steps would mean parking permits: the real bigwigsthe ASCIT by-laws and resolutions delay in publication was not neces- that the only abandoned vehicles were given "orange circle" stickers,state that "five hundred dollars will sarily solely due to advertising, nor left in the prime lots would be those which also got them into spacesbe paid upon satisfactory comple- was it solely due to John Woolver- with the new parking stickers. that were even better than the "bluetion of the [Big T] editors' work." ton as was stated in the Tech last Thus, the owners could easily be triangle" spots.The editors certainly managed to week. To my knowledge the exact contacted and encouraged to move And as long as I'm giving youproduce a yearbook with satisfac- date the book will return from the their cars into the long-term lot. my parking wish list, how abouttory coverage of our campus & printers has not been determined, Failure to do so could be treated giving Catalina residents keys toevents. The issue of bias & equal so the November 14 date at the be- . like any other honor code violation, the parking structure? As long asrepresentation then should not have ginning of last week's article should . or the school might just have the there are doors in the back of theaffected the ultimate decision of the only be taken as a ballpark figure. cars towed to the long-term lot. structure, why can't we use them?amount paid to the editors. We feel As a secondary note, I would These proposals would Sincerely,that the editors should receive the like to make clear that the little t eliminate the presence of aban-full salary of $500 granted to them is in no way associated with the Big doned vehicles from prime lots.in the ASCIT by-laws and resolu- T staff,' nor with Fleming House, Assuming an existing lot would betions rather than the $150 to each and I feel that the editors' comment designated as the long-term lot, theeditor (which amounts to a $450 sa- in the Fleming Inside World was only costs would be administrativelary) as awarded by the BOD. The entirely inappropriate both with costs and the cost of towing carsBOD's decision regarding the satis- respect to the little t and to Flem- whose owners cannot be located.factory nature of the 1987-88 year- ing House. I think these costs are well worthbook based on its cover (as stated In the future, please avoid be- the reduction in frustration andin the above-mentioned article by ing severe in such a way that I take time needed to park.P. Ste. Marie) is ludicrous. flak for it. My other comment bears on the
Perceived flaws in the 1987-88 Thank you. situation in the parking structure.yearbook may not have been the - Mark Montague I think the rule against overnightfault of the editors themselves. For little t editor parking in the structure is down-example, the color section, which right insulting. Just because Cata-some feel contains a disproportion- [!he reasons for the late little lina residents are only gradate amount of Fleming photos, t, as stated at the ASCIT BOD students doesn't mean our cars arecould be seen as being biased meeting, were lack of advertising automatically so valueless that theytoward Fleming. But one will note and conversion to TEX from the should be left out to bake in thethat upon examination of the IHC Compugraphic equipment, and the sun, paint fading and interiorsminutes last year, Brian Catanzaro impression given to both me and degrading. Are grad students real-'(one of last year's editors) stated at the members of the BOD I have ly so worthless that they must leavenumerous IHC meetings that if consulted with was that both were their cars in the sun even whenother houses did not submit photos, the responsibility of the business there are covered spaces available,the section would be primarily manager (the decision, in the lat- just so that more "important" mem-composed of Fleming House ter case, not the conversion itself). bers of the Caltech communitypictures. The comment in the Inside World don't have to walk down an extra
We are not trying to defend or was to illustrate Woolverton's con- flight of stairs?accuse anyone, but merely feel that nection between the late little t andthere are reasonable explanations his membership in the unsuccess-for the perceived flaws in last ful candidacy for Tech editor.year's Big T, and that we feel that Regarding. my feelings towardthe yearbook was of good enough Fleming House, while I find manyquality to warrant full salary pay- oftheir group activities highly an-ment by ASCIT to the 1987-88 Big noying, I do not hate FlemingT editors. House, many of my friends have
Sincerely, been members of Fleming House,1988-89 Big T editors and I highly resent the implication
-Alecia Chen that I would slant an anicle be-Garrett Choi cause ofmy personal likes or dis-
Curt Hagenlocher likes. -PiS]Shyh-Chyuan Huang
To the Editors:Years from now, the only
memories of Caltech many of uswill have will consist of a fewcharred 95 exams and a yearbookcalled the Big T. As editors of the1988-89 Big T, we find that wehave an obligation to provide ayearbook that represents the complete Caltech undergraduate community. We think this can be bestachieved by incorporating theunique character and many facetsof the seven houses, the studentclubs, athletic teams, and the vari-
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To the editors:The Big T ... the big lie. Sad
ly, I have come to the realizationthat, for the past years (even decades), the Big T has been used byits editors for the sole purpose ofmaking us think the way they wantus to. Though the subtleties in thetitle page and the table of contentsare shocking enough, it is the boldstatement of the cover which ismeant to brainwash everyone whoreads it. In the beginning it wassimple blue and orange ... clearlyschool propaganda. Then in '59 theeditors turned sinister and made itgreen! Obvious Darb intervention.The plain white of '78 obviouslyhad Manson overtones, and thepink and yellow pastels of '79 weremeant to make zombies of theCaltech community. In '82 theytried to make this swirly kind ofpattern a Campus-wide symbol!Can you believe the gall?
I have spent hours trying to explain to my friends at HarveyMudd that Millikan Library isNOT shaped like aT. The yellowcheesy compu-art of the '87 coverhad them all confused.
I must warn you about the '88cover. The editors spent a greatdeal of time and money to come upwith a professional drawing of theFleming House cannon becausethey knew that as soon as it gotprinted on the cover EVERYONEwould immediately believe that itwas the symbol of the campus. Assoon as everyone has seen it theeditors are going to come back andlead this new mass of brainwashedTechers in a rousing chorus of"page Sux!" Stop the madness before it gets out of hand!
(Or you can stop being hysterical. It's a nice professional drawing on a red cover. It won't bite).
Chris HabeckerFleming House
from page 2
[To quote the ASCIT bylaws: Article XIV, Section 9: ''For thebonuses in the previous section[regarding the Big T editor's bonus,among other officers] to be paid,the publications must be distributed no later than the followingdates: the distribution date of theBig T must be no later than ten (10)days after the day ofgeneral registration first term of the followingyear. .. "Ifanyone can find implicitin that statement that the bonus canbe applied when the Big T is distributed sixteen days after generalregistration, I hope he or she willwrite to the Tech and explainwhere. -al]
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summoning, and filed within therules.
In Secret of the Sixth Magic,Hardy approaches the problemdifferently: he asks, "What if someone can change a basic principle,and does so." Think about it. Whatif someone could, even temporarily, change things to locally alterhow a basic law of reality worked.This is frightening enough in physics, but really ghastly in the moretender realms of magic.
In Riddle of the Seven Realms,Hardy seems to ask the question:"Why do the guys we're cheeringfor have to be heroes, anyway."The main characters are a failedlady wizard, a con man, and athird-rate demon whose specialty iscataloging information. (A demonof information flow, in a way.)They 'bumble and stumble theirway along, trying to save the worldfrom itself.
The book is good, but unfortunately not great. The best character is the demon cataloger, Astron.The con man is too much like thetypical rogue with the heart ofgold, and the lady wizard is (literally) carried along for the ride fortoo long to be interesting. The bestparts of the book are when Astronis striving to overcome the shortcomings of being a basicallypowerless demon in a situation too
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Riddle of the Seven Realmsby Lyndon HardyBallantine, $3.95 paperback
Lyndon Hardy, former Caltechundergrad and world-famous RoseBowl prankster, has now writtenthree fantasy novels utilizing thebasic principle that you can applyscientific methods to magic. Thefirst, Master ofthe Five Magics, introduced the basic rules of magic,to wit:
1) The Principle ofSympathy -like produces like;
2) The Principle ofContagion-once together, alwaystogether;
3) The Doctrine ofSignatures - the attributes withoutmirror the power within;
4) The Maxim ofPersistence - perfection is eternal
5) The Rule of Three - thricespoken, once fulfilled;
6) The Law of Ubiquityflame permeates all;
7) The Law of Dichotomydominance or submission.
These don't sound quite as obvious as the three rules of thermodynamics (you can't win, youcan't break even, and you can't getout of the game), but they work inthe context of a magical universe.The book is fun to read, as all ofthe basic types of magic are ap- 'proached, from alChemy to demon-
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at PCC who is perhaps best knownat Tech for her starring role asNancy in last year's musical. Thecombination of naivete and intelligence she assigns to the poor girlplays well.
Not until the second act do wemeet the young man who is to complicate the plot: Horace (Alan Corcorran). The young man in Paris,short on cash, finds that he has sethis heart on the beautiful Agnesfrom having seen her in the window, and resolves to steal her awayfrom the horrible M. de la Souche.To accomplish this resolve, he begsa small sum from his good friendArnolphe, who thus finds out theplot. So as to be better informed,Arnolphe (de la Soudre) pretendsfriendship to the lad, torturing himself thereby. A confused notary(John Hart), brought in to draw upthe marriage contract (between Arnolphe and Agnes) finds Arnolphedistracted to the point of madness.Alan does a wonderful job withHorace, the bright-eyed, fearless,innocent youth who wins Agnes'heart.
It's only too clear how thingsturn out, but a lot of humor is derived from the interplay in themeanwhile. Two fathers (RossTenEyck and Joseph Greene) arrive in the final act to straightenthings out, and so the story ends.TACIT has produced a wonderfulperformance, as enjoyable as manyprofessional productions.
Tickets are still available forperformances at 8pm October 28and 29, and 2pm October 30.
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Sat-Sun 12:10, 2:30, 5:00. 7:30, 10:00 pm
minutes long, and the first personto enter the stage is the "apprentice," a young lady (ChristinaGarden) responsible for lightingthese candles. The superb lightingdesign, accomplished by RexRogers from OPE, adds immensely to the show. (The sunrise shouldnot be missed). At this point, wealso gain some appreciation for thecostuming, which only increases asthe evening progresses. Costumedesigner Maureen O'Herondesigned and built about half of thecostumes specifically for this show,an impressive accomplishmentgiven the elaborate period dress required. The hair styling, done byTerry Robinson, also contributes tothe beauty of the dress, with curledwigs gracing most of the actors.
Finally Chrysalde (Don Huntington) arrives on stage, and theplay proper begins. He greets Arnolphe, M. de la Souche, whoquickly conveys to the audience theintent of the play. He means towed, he says, a girl so sweet andinnocent that he should never becuckolded, he having raised her tothat purpose and now having hersafe in the house we see before us.Already we suspect some mischance, and we are not to be disappointed. Arnolphe is played byMax Bryson, a long-time TACITsupporter, who was trained in thearts at the American Academy, andfirst appeared in a TACIT production in The Lady's Not For Burning and most recently was assistantdirector for Oliver!. The dialogmoves quickly, and we soon meetthe girl of his affections, Agnes, aswell as the two inept servantsguarding her (well done by MaryAnn Fundy and Bruce McLaughlin). Agnes is played in a not entirely innocent fashion by DianaLettman, a Communications major
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FRENCH DRAMASPerformed in French
Friday, October 28/8 p.m.Beckman Auditorium$17.50-15.00-12.50
AMAN In"1 Music & DanceSaturday, October 29/8 p.m.
Beckman Auditorium$20.00-17.50-15.00
CIT Students - $6.00 rush tickets go on sale the day of theshow.CIT Faculty & Staff - Buy TECHTIX (half-priced tickets)on Friday between noon and 4:30 p.m. at the Caltech
Ticket Office.
Call campus x4652 for information.
Mon-Fri 4:30, 9:30 pm
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by Amanda HeatonAs you walk into Ramo Audito
rium just before a performance ofTACIT's first-term production,Moliere's The School for Wives,directed by Shirley Marneus, thefirst thing you notice is theelaborate set and beautiful lighting,precursors of the excellent performance that is to follow . TACIT hasdone an unexpectedly good jobwith the traditionally undersupportcd first term show, using the talentsof a variety of community members (both students and nonstudents) to provide a consistentand entertaining version of this fineFrench comedy.
The stage, set outside the houseof M. de la Souche (Max Bryson)in a chic suburb of Paris in thenineteenth century, is aptly set bylong-time TACIT set designer EricWarren. Brick walls define thehouse, with a fine iron gate splitting the stage, demarking thegarden. While the gate blocks theupstage access for many scenes, itadds depth to the stage and provides a strong playing ground forthe actors. Careful attention to detail completes the effect. A harpsicord (with live music by RussMay) and chandelier grace onecorner of the stage, while a streetlamp sits on the other corner;plants decorate the garden wall;and a fountain sits upstage, creating a centerpiece for the forbiddengarden. The set also allows for useof all of the stage -- a window overlooks the street, where the actorscan look down on the scene, andthe wall blocking the garden slidesaway to allow for full use ofupstage.
The mood thus wonderfully set,the actors can appear. Because inMoliere's day the stage was lit withcandles, each act is only twenty
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Dabney: Today's i,nside v.'orld feature ~s the care and breeding of playpens. This has becn a topic nf great ,.'OIKcrn
here at Dabney. SInce the technique of breeding playpens has unly recently been uncovercd, I sh~lll detail sunIL' ufthe process here.. In alJ appearances, the slart of the breeding program involvl.'s two ordlllary couchcs placed fa ....'ing each other. ThisIS a perfectly fine and innocent thing. What causes the playpen to breed has heen onlv ren.:ntlv uncovered. It seemsthat to I.nake a playpen breed, purity points have to be lost in onc. This somehuw eVt'nt;Jally cau;,cs said loser of pointsto turn mto what IS known as an "Old Darb" What happens thell is not very clear. but eventually. a certain RA Pickuptruck gets borrowed, and a brand new old couch soon appears in our courtyard, ready to be face to face with a!lutherand called Playpen. I estimate that if we keep up the current rale of playpen product{on, our courtyard shall he cumpletely filled in ten years.
Most recently I heard of an incident between Nancy Carlton and a few Darbs reclining on llne llf the old couchesThe relevant quote from Naney was something like: "If you let me throwaway that couch, I'll buy as mallY of theblue couches as you want." I say we take her ,up on this. IWhen hell freezt's over -PJSj
, Last Saturday was the frosh bonfire, Much fun WilS had, and most frosh survived (unfl1rtunatd;.) Sllllle complainl'Jat thermal expansion devices blowing shrapnel in (heir general direction, but it is doubtful if it wus much of a threatPat White's dancing was appreciated by all.
Olle final and more purposeful note: Don't buy a watl.?rbed if you don'r want to bl' called a fasclst pigNews from DabniCorp : ~
It has be~n noted by financial analysts the world over that a disturbing redistribution of resources within DabniCorphas been takmg place. They predict that DabniCorp will soon attempt a takeover of both RJR Nabisco ano Philip Morris. DabniCorp spokesmen said, "they waste so much rolling paper un tobacco" and "we intend to have a tOld] monopolyon world fo~, energy ~nd pharmaceutical production by the year 2015". Exxon, Dow and Dupont have been ~yeingDabniCorp WIth suspiCion since this announcement.
DabniCorp Educational Systems has recently sponsored a grant for the study of religions and culls unique to Caltech.Cults studied include Feynmanism, Dimetrodonisrn, (he Universal Church of Pantheist-Buddhism, the Church of theHoly Beverage (Orthodox and Reformed). the Cult of the Barbarian Bitches ofGOR, the Church of the Six-Pack, Chipmunk worship (a.k,a, the Reformed Church of Neumann-Turing, Gillespie Synod) and Nco-Zionist Judaism (New Yorkis t.h~ ancestral home of ~he Jews, according to them). The study will most likely be used for the creation (If a synthesisreligion to secure DabmCorp's control of the Teeh populace
DabniCorp Bad loke 0' the Week:Q: Why is there famine in northeastern Africa?A: "G" offered them the food contract, but they refused.
/E.aitor's note: We received two Inside Worlds from both DabfU')' and Fleming t1li,\' wl!l'k, and 11m/{' from Lloyd. Wethought first to print both versions from buth IlOwies lJnd let Lloyd swing in the wind, hut then h'e re\'l'rsed oursell'e,\'sn'pral times fi>r reason!) of ethic and convenience, umif we figured Ive'd spent too much time OIl this stuD'mltt prill tedthe I'crsions vou see below in the wirit ofexasperated compromise, Flushed with our successful resolution (lthis problem,we proceed~d to amend heavily the Blacker Inside World, with the blessings of its writer. Wl' omsitiered writing ourown version of the Llo_vd Inside World and then to_ved with nuking the emire ,\cvell-house columll. From Ilm1' Oil Il"e
wif! prillt all material received for The Inside World unless tlu' presidellts of the relemllt IJOWl'S persuade us I/ot fI,)
Not one word will he omitted, The responsibility to rn'iew will lie with the house presidents, who almost cawillly 11'/11
lJmid the task. We will continue to edit fi)r spelling, grammar, and punctuation. In (J(Miri()/~ I\'t' res(~!"1'e (he rit:hr t(1add text to an.).' portion ofThe Inside World, but we will adl'ise the \I'riten whose entries are ujJl,ctl'd bljoTt, puhliCutioll,and they rnnain free to try to persuade us other'VI'isl'.j
Blacker: Glenn EychanORDabney: Lyle Scheer and Erich SchneiderFleming: Dee Flem FroshLloyd: None submittedPage: Gary EastvedtRicketts: Kin Hodsden and Julius YangRuddock: Nik Joshi, el al.
BlackOR: Takeover of the fASCisT regime, episode the first and last (maybe)All was going smoothly with the administration's coup of the reigning fASCisT regime. Why, they nen had them
believing it was their own fault, the fools! The true undercurrents of the takeover were cleverly hidden behind a sugarcoated facade of promises about the continuation of the (t)ASCI(s)T movies and the Coft~l.?hOllse. All \\a:; going exactlyas planned until late, very late, extremely late one Thursday night
AI: Man, we'd better insert subtle changes into the Blacker Inside World and gd this Tech i~Sllt' donc hdol"L' publishing time, Where the hell are my keys'!
Paul: Can't you even open a door'! Hurry up(AI opens door. A large group of people, including Tom, are in the room. Al tloticc:-, a newspaper. nearly !'ccldy
for publication. on the layout boards. Everyone in tht' room is. willL'idclHally, \\ealing a rL'd :-,hin with J whitt' I·' Ul:
thl.? front. Funny that.)AI: Who the fuck arc all of you? What the hell do you think yuu're doing?Paul: Calm down, AI, Now, YOU (points at a red-shined pcrs(\I1). \..,htl lhl' fuck are all ur~, uu'.) \Vh;l! t[1I.:' Iwl! dn
you think you're doing?Tom: NOlhing. (Looks around at other redshirts) Hey. whu thc fud, arc all of yllU? \Vhat thL' hell du )l;li Think
Yllu're doing?Red #1: We're the ne\',' editORs of the Tech!Red #,. Here to make it the same bORin u hirdcage l.illerRed #i and fish wrapper.. ' e ~-'Red #4: it was under the old unnamcabk (Sinl') editOR:-,hip~
AI: You lost the election! WE'r..-: the EditORs!Reds (in unison): But the administraition said ..(AI and PaLiI throw Ollt the red-shirted puppets of the administration. c:\cepl fur Tum, Wllll i,~ wearing ~: Fagg!il .~llin.)
Red #1: Oh yeah! We're going to call Security!(AI, Tom and Paul laugh and start on the paper.)(Later the same mORning, .. )Tom: Well, we've almost got it fixed. Another few llJllluLL'sBullhORn: All right. com; out \\ith your hands UP!AI: Must be Security. Late as usual. (Chuckles)Paul: What are you going to do if we don't! (laughs)(They turn around giggling .. into 40 un sub-llIucbineguns. a Huwiver, <lnd <.tIl inf;JlIlr)I-\,:th r1K \mrd "SECL;RI
TY" on their blazing red shirts.)In unison: THIS!!~~!(They are riddll'd by gunfirL'. There are no witnesses, but the Tech has a new ul"fi .... c thl' ne.\.t day i\ubpJy llllti~c"
but Gary starts serving mORe fish. The takl'over continues. ,,)DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN! It's BAD! Bother someone ill charge TODAY'jDol1( panic, our tye-dyed flak jackets sal'ed us. TIIl'Y only sho( /1.1 in Ihe feer. -{'(lll!rl1ough Ihey almost edited me (I/I! --fUlllyjI guess I ought to wnte about House events now, S\l..
TI;ere was a~Cannes party, As far as I know, there wen: no casualties. A rCll1Jrbbly luw-kc} 110[-\<:1) drunkL'1lORgy. Very un-BlackORlikc, but quite respectable.
The Athletic team is losing most of its games. (big surprise thL'fe, ch?) But it's ,ill \like\ LlUlt fur bre~lkiil>.': hislittle finger. We could've been, .. a ContendORl -
I like the library speakORs, Erik, Very nicePurity tests arc out, and I finally took onl'. r..1y score of 71 is IiIOlh till' Pope's score, so I guess I'll} Ul1\:' tenth
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The JD Treasure Hunt went off. pretty smoothly, even though Pinballs and company almost forgot [0 hide the JD~~ ~~~~'~: was a Frosh who remmded them). Saturday is the big Halloween bash; don't just be there FUCKING
And now, the new and improved top-ten list:Top Ten Fleming Quotes10) "I'm wearing RED underwear. Wanna see?" -- Squeegic to aninnocent young Frosh9) "Do you really think there's a lot ofchauvinism in Fleming House?" -~ Donut Poker8) "A wet Squeegie is a happy Squcegie." -- The Boy Wonder7) "It's COLD!" -~ Spasm, getting wet6) "N.o touch~-touchy" -~ The Sex Slinky to no one in particular5) "Bill is a stmple machine." -- The Joker
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you want a little non-standard fantasy. It is not a book that I wouldrecommend to someone who hasnever read a fantasy novel before,and you really should read the firsttwo novels before picking this oneup.
Halloween approaches, and alocal bookstore, Planet 10 (79 N.Raymond Ave. 'in the Old Townpart of Pasadena) is celebratingwith an open Halloween party onSunday, October 30, from 2-4 pm.Coinciding with the party will bean autograph party with severalless-than-superstar-but-still-OKhorror writers, including SteveBoyett. The Planet 10 people areencouraging people to visit thestore in costume, so use your imagination and have a little fun.
-Nick Smith
choreography IS especially inspired.
Les Miserables plays until April30 (at least). For Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sundayevening performances, there are120 tickets available to be purchased by students for $ 16.00.These tickets must be purchased inadvance with valid I. D. at theShubert box office which is abouta half hour drive from Caltech.Otherwise, the tickets cost around$40.00 depending, of course, onnight of performance (weekendscost more) and location of seats(the orchestra and mezzanine seatsare a little more expensive but wellworth the few dollars). For ticketinformation call Telccharge at1-800-233-3123. You can also purchase tickets at any Ticketron location such as the Caltech TicketOffice. The Shubert theater is located at 2020 Avenue of the Starsin Century City.
The serious side of the showdoes have its moments as well. Inparticular, the show's mostmemorable song, "I Dreamed aDream", is Fantine's lament afterlosing her job and finding her lifein shambles and is sung beautifully by Elinore O'Connell. But theshow's greatest dramatic momentis, appropriately, its climax whereCosette and her soon-to-behusband learn the true extent ofJean Valjean's great deeds.
Although the plotline is excellent, many people are more interested in the music andchoreography of a musical than itsstory, and in these departments LesMiserables also delivers quite well.The songs range from pleasant tooutstanding with most of the songsin the good range and at least threethat in the superlative range. Likewise, the choreography is, for themost part, quite good and very appropriate. In the comic scenes, the
from page 5chaotic for even a demon to enjoy.
The best bits of the book arewhen Hardy plays with creatingdifferent worlds. One world issomewhat like a classical world ofFaery, another like an enormousgame of 3-D Othello or something.The realm of Daemon is fascinating' but seen all too briefly, considering the importance it plays inthe story. Also, the motivations ofthe beings in the different realmsis basically good entertainment, butHardy makes most of those characters very hard to like.
Overall, Riddle of the SevenRealms is worth reading if youliked the first two volumes, or if
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by Bradley ScottHow you react to Les Misera
bles depends on your expectations.If you expect it to be the greatestspectacle that you have ever seen,you will be disappointed. On theother hand, if you merely expect itto provide a night of terrific entertainment, it will deliver.
Les Miserables tells the famousstory of Jean Valjean who stole aloaf of bread to help feed his sister's family. He is imprisoned for19 years. Upon parole, he findsthat his criminal record makes itimpossible for him to make anhonest living, so he breaks parole,becoming a fugitive, and sets up anhonest life for himself. He is pursued throughout the story by aman, Javert, whose goal is to bringValjean to justice. Valjean revealshis identity to Javert when anotherman is mistakenly identified asJean Valjean and is going to bepunished for his crimes, but heagain must flee justice to keep apromise that he made to Fantine,his sister, on her deathbed. Thispromise was to make certain thather daughter Cosette would beproperly cared for.
The show is excellent; its onlymajor problem is its grand scope.The creators have attempted to create a musical drama that capturesthe emotion and intensity of Victor Hugo's classic novel while stillappealing to the masses. The resultis a combination of musical comedy and pop opera. Ironically, it isthe musical comedy that worksbest. The musical's best scenesrevolve around a disreputable innkeeper and his wife who havebeen "taking care" of Cosette forFantine. These songs, especially"Master of the House", poke wonderful fun at marriage and hypocrisy. '
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themselves-a bunch of "manicdepressives in synch" who playedquite well at some times and abysmally at other times! The characteristic frequencies of the ups anddowns of both teams coincidedwith the games of the match.Caltech stomped on Lorna Linda ingame 1, got tromped on in game2, won convincingly in game 3,and went out to lunch for game 4.The most the losing team managedto score in any of the first fourgames was six points.
Since competing volleyballteams change sides after eachgame, and also alternate who begins serving a game, it turned outthat the winning team for each ofthe first four games had played onthe north side of the gym and hadbegun serving. Lorna Linda wonthe toss for the final game of thematch and elected to serve; Caltechchose to return to the north side ofthe gym, superstitiously hoping itw?uld prove to be the kcy towmnIng.
by Oscar DuranTimes are tough for the Caltech soccer team. Last week brought
three more losses: to Pomona (5-1), Claremont (7-0), and La Verne(4-0). So far this season the Beavers have not won a league game,but it isn't quite over. Saturday at ten, Caltech has a home game againstRedlands. Take some time to cheer them on.
onWomen's Volleyball
Winning Streakby Lynn Hildernann
The Caltech Women's Volleyball club posted their first win ofthe season two Saturdays ago, at ahome game versus Mt. St. Mary'sCollege, winning in three straightgames, 15-9, 15-7, 15-9.
The Caltech team had a decided advantage over Mt. St. Mary'sin their ability to consistently gettheir serves over and in. In addition, the Caltech women exhibiteda tenacity that had been lacking inmany of their previous games. Ontwo occasions, players successfully chased wayward passes way outside the court and managed to getthe ball back over. Another time,a well-placed dink by the Mt. St.Mary's team left five out of the sixCaltech players on the floor valiantly trying to get the ball up andover.
Lorna LindaA week and a half ago, the
women went on the road to face anew opponent for this season,Lorna Linda University. What theyfound was a team much like
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The Caltech Service Leaguewas founded in 1947 for the purpose of promoting the welfare andhappiness of Caltech students. To"day, 41 years later, we still havethose goals! Members include parents of current students and ofalumni, families of staff membersof Caltech and JPL, and people justinterested in helping Caltechstudents.
The money used for variouscampus projects is provided bydues of $10 per year plus fundsraised at the annual Benefit Plantand Bake Sale and other donations.
These projects include sponsoring, with the Institute, FreshmenParents' Day, in cooperation withthe Caltech Y giving financial donations towards the supply of foodsuch as milk fresh fruit and vegetables for Decompression evenings,and a subscription to the L.A.Times at the Health Center. Othersupport includes giving money toeach of the 7 undergraduate housesfor Thanksgiving dinner, packing13 Christmas boxes with purchasedand home-baked goodies for eachundergraduate and graduate house.Grad students with families areprovided a Well Baby Clinic withcheck-ups and immunizations at anominal fee. A Baby FurniturePool with cribs, high chairs, etc.is available to students. Researchfellows and visitors to the Institutemay borrow from it as long asequipment is available.
Student activities on campuscan receive cash donations from theService League upon written request. Each request is given individual consideration. The Leaguehas been giving to the Men's andWomen's Glee Clubs, ASCIT drama productions, Big T, FreshmanCamp, individual House requests,TACIT, vm~ Apartments for playequipment and other campus organizations.
Any campus organization needing assistance is encouraged to senda written request outlining what itneeds and how the money is goingto be spent and other sources offunding. Each letter will be considered on an individual basis andmoney allocated as deemed appropriate.
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:md F;:lnl--.. ,ill o\(:r HfIO·' Fkrnin.i2. will have a tough time in football (snicker, snicker).I)i:lna on~·c- H.'~':jin ::l!,pcars in tlll' Inside \\-'odd. Yes. rumours again. This time it was said ~he was aggre\sive. A~l,.
her dl't;tils.'((lei mi~ht think th,!! thiS anick most1\ about frosh Well, rightSh,:'s rll~'ll11t (11' i;nagirlJti\,n, not tkil it w~lS vcr)' gooJ unywa:, a two-part sentence. the fir~t half by me, the
,v,'l'(Hld b) kr!' Ther,' yr)ll ha'<.: it. a Ricketts firs!!), Oh well. Now you g('t to r('ad Inside Worlds from Lesser Houses.the v,a)'. how much Jl(1 Kilt gct paid to wdlk the tables?
ill] social ev('nh starting on Nm,'mhcr first are hereby cancelled. Yes, a happy sophomore is not wet.l[ there\.; anoth('[' Insidt: Wt)rid from R!cht:tts. ignore it. Ifs prohably not true. This Illcans you. Charlc~!
Unlil nl'\.! tim~~, bye
Rickdts: HloWdy'w<!s eall-n b\ a C'(i'lddammiL let me in, I'm starving."), ano so, can't write anymore, The heloved
III me _ sinc(' I w,;t,'lll'd Pip-Squc('k gel swallov,cd.frn:~h P!c;\S"':: t.,ll 111(' what the stench pcrmeatin~ SI1<ltch is'? I could swear ifs burnt popcorn, hut
OJ. mi,-'!w.\;lW' for twenty minut;:s?KIt! wimpL'd (lut pf her cha~ce to he a nwdcl. Rumour has it, she failed to pay up the 24 hours she
,)\\('-1 \\'h~'n Charks v,on tile lottery la"l hn rl'\Cnge. Charles made off with Kilt\ modelling attire. The anonyr-!lUl!" ,ld!l()r t(l thl' Ph'l-~,i~'s Phund was to h(' disappninted_ Yet, we think. he got his $15 worth later. All appoint-
. must he mad<.' through her s"I.:rd'HY in room 43.Rumours h,l\~' it \h;1[ wi!! he hi" hairslvJr: on the tiftee-nth of Novt:mhcr when the house shaves his
~-th>,L \\ l: h,)p(' that II \\jl1 he ~,\lm(' sort Ilr:w-wa\'e/n~o-pLlnk\:lassi('alhairdo, in other wurds, pinkne', 'n"m~ ,CI ,lIlro(hu Rid,dls tr:ldili"n, Ji1ll continues in yell "MAAAAAAN-GO!" from the computer room. We
i,ish a br:m;l, of a certain L.TP;lhlll \,'l'rlls ((1 thinh b..:'inQ ph,,,,-,,,,"cd
time whi,'h is 6 hours ~)ut of phase with the restmind" \<,<mt In klh)\\
!lor,:· his (ld:cr:h: "Jkll\) 1\--11" and ~1rs_ Thie-npra\it !'~~")
-\ !\"!l; h~)I-n til,' \vhikh()ard: --What dOL',s a [(.'<lr undnwater appruach entail'!" We asked Karin, who it's heen saidthe t.'c'hniqu-.:. hut sh,' (lnl::- insandy
\\·:'i Sdm~'(ln~' r..::ll 11K \\11(\'s all t]lL' Darhs')fhk ~'Llilll,~ Hut (, I--"(::;n·; ean't ,~hil\\l':- him. Funny. it tnke\ only one Scurve to do it.
cLlims Ih:rt Fr:lIlk i_~ 11\1\\ the "\\-.'atcrhed Frnsh."' Ye~. Kit! (who IS not the animal Franf.. thinks _"he is) isw'll1ckrin.r. :ll'(lu! thi.;_ After ali, Fr:mh Joe\ have 3 girlfriend at home. Strangely enough though, hi," purityf:j:l a bit
dcw', )\b1l1k'I\' thinh t)w (.'n1\ tw() you can dn in the hnthrnom is "Piss and fuek." Thafs a direct quote there1-(1: !lWl ;i\;1!lcr. whv d() the i)-:)'~h talk to the restroom for about a half an hour'?I-H)C Ltiks w(',\' d' :';U('Ct'S.S. with '''''''''" e""'C '·Mr. Fu'ball Computcr" farris hosting those ever-exciting
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Ruddock:Milhm TrnkofiSon of a hill'hI llkc the Andrcv·/sTIll')-' got hig. bi.? tits
Th~' LLL's in the PGRThe hush run there with gleeThe issues arc quickly disappc;uingThey're probahly in Alley Thn'e
Veep.says 6(52)314 after the GAAC NO.douht 6, is first after the hatchet job they pulled on the pumpkin in ~hepond. I\-1lillllllltonnnn Suuuuuuuucks. All praise the bIg honking knife from Alley SIX. Watch for a sudden reordenngaftC!" the- 4,/6 Broomhall blast s()on to come
Hallm'\icen IV was fun. The movie was slUpid. Ruddock's just a World Gone Wild. Saturday is the Five House,which originally was just a Tlu('e House. ~abney Lounge at som,c time or another, I don't k~ow, I w.on't be there.TV'itl Wccks or so to lnterhousc - hey like, Isn't the UCLA v. Stanford game the same day? Anyway, bUild IntcrhouseFr(l~h. or we'll never gel that fusion reactor buill in time for the RF. Coming Soon - Nuclear War~~
Happy hnur is gening happier all the time. Damn, wc·r...:: soooo happy! Just like Milton was when he pinned Junkoto th(' floor and poured acid on her feet. Oh yeah; he laughed maniacally also. Damn, we have fun. Rememher, Happy·Hour ('vcr) Thursday. 5:30 or suo
Page: Well! Well! Wcl1!It's heen :,,0 long since Page House has had an Inside World. There are many details that need to be shared. Let's
l,:Icl started.~ \V~, wcrl.' so happy after picks. \\'e Ihought that v,'e had gotten the 39 coolest Frosh. We thought that they wouldl'lke over the school. We thought wrong. Dead wrong.
\Vc gave the Frosh such an easy initiation. All they had to do \.... as shower 3 Sophomores. We even told them who? of them wac. And {O make it ewn easier. \ve \cft the special Sophomores alone in front of the bathrooms. Onerush and <l hero is horn. Smlple. righl? The Froshlings ran U\vay and hid. However. the Sophomores managed to lureit few r1f them out
Results of Wash WarsSophomon'....S5 4(including 18 washings(II' Davc Ros<.;)Lamc. N(lw we have tc, resurrect the Grease Frosh races 10 toughen them up. (Don't get excited, Lloyd House,
!llll sending them over until they'rL' rL'ad)' -- hopefully sometime this year.)\\"Iut else'}
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C()ut: '"Lwlh talhing!"\\\'Ii. it linaliy happened. I still Cdn't hclln·c il. After 3 Larry finally found a short woman who can look
l'~ht his nllSL;. But, sOlllch(lw, iljUq dUl'sn't s,'CIll right I this rclati\lnship a \Vaic rll let you decide.ot tim...:: Swcctpea Odds
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Dupp)- 's huilding his Own Private Inte-rhousc since he hasn't told anyone to huild anything yet - except Risher, ·who'srehulld!ng~.l HndYCl Dam Turbo pump from hl'll t(l make the new Ruddock House waterfall. lnterhouse theme? Hvdroel~ctri(_PO\\u and Other Altcrn:ltivc Energy Sou.l"l::C\ of the Future' Corne listen to the glorious tunes of our IntcrhouseChnsllan spl'ed metal h::nd RH~hlC'OUS Horsl'shl!
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These \'Cr"es arc getting hadThey're losing coh('n:nt noV"Don't \I. ...)rry fearless r(';}der.~
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Sund:ly we dcstrnycd the ~foks in DIS..:obolus Vltimatc. 15-5. We were so far ahead we even let Squccgie andOne Rail play. And if you think we hlew Blacker off the field, wait 'IiI this weekend when we take on the Scurvcsin foothall. Cleats on bare feet gotta hurt like hell
Sp,,-'aking of hell \\("\1,: got just {wt! weekends until IntcrhollSc JUNIORS BUILD INTERHOUSE!-- Ninja and 111e Boy Wonder
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Unlike the first four games, thefinal game seesawed back andforth, with neither team playingparticularly well or particularlypoorly. With Lorna Linda servingfor game point at 14-13, it initially appeared they had won when aCaltech spike went out of bounds.However, both teams had touched
the net, and the referees ruled thatLorna Linda had netted first, making it side out. Junior Carol Choythen served three straight to win thegame for Caltech, 16-14.
BarstowLast Saturday, Caltech faced
Barstow College at home. AfterWednesday's draining match, theCaltech women initially looked
sluggish on the court and were notplaying up to par.
However, Barstow proved to bean easy opponent, and Caltechsoon perked up to the challenge oftrying to run some new offensiveplays off the easy serves of theiropponent. A highlight of thematch, which Caltech won in threestraight games, was successfully
running a "one" in the middle withgraduate student Christine Wilsonputting away the kill.
Caltech's TeamCaltech's volleyball team has
benefited this year from having aroster with substantial depth. Theconsistent play and frequent stuffsof middle blockers Courtney Smith(ST), Hsiaolan Hsu (GR), and
The California Tech
Chris Wilson have been pivotal inthis season's victories. Power hitters include grad students JulianneMoses and Lorraine Hwang,seniors Karen Oegema and BetsyAndrews, and staff member CarolMayeda. Lefty Carol Mullenax(SR) contributes to the off-hand hitting, and Carol Choy (JR) plays
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Freshman Jerri Martin runs with the lead paek for most of last week's meet. Martin finishedfourth, behind three Occidental runners. Both Caltcch teams werc defeated by Oxy,Claremont, and Pomona-Pitzer. Photo hy Srcphm Kelley.
on the course. Dan Flees finishedin 24th place in 30: 10. Chris Campo improved by a minute to 30:57,his best time ever on the course.
Freshman Mike Mahonfinished in 32:21. Ed Naranjo ranin a time of33: 10. Jeff Willis, whojoined the team in the middle of theseason, moved into the top sevenwith a time of33:31. John Raguin,back from an injury, cracked thetop seven for his first time since atCaltech, finishing in 33:48.
Also finishing were AndyCrews, Ray Hu, Paul Socolow,Derek Slye, Kurt Storm, ChrisGoddard, John Bowers, Eric Stout,Mike Ida, Delwyn Gilmore, AndreOhanissian, Mark Land, NeilBrandt, Todd Kaplan, Matt Fetterman, and Dave Kim.
Tomorrow is the SCIAC championship meet at Castaic Lake. Thewomen's team can place fourth outof seven in the conference. JerriMartin should finish allconference, and will have anotherchance to race against Oxy. Themen's team is currently in fifthplace, but they can tie Redlands forfourth by beating them.
Sophomore Scott Kister ran hisbest collegiate time ever to finishin 20th place. His time of29:49 onthe 5.2 mile course was over 90 seconds better than his previous best
The Men
Martin beat the Pomona runner,but the three Oxy runners finishedahead of her. Martin's time on thecourse was 20:06, just fourteen seconds behind first place.
Margi Pollack ran her best raceof the season to finish in 23rdplace. Her time of 22:33 is 45 seconds faster than her time at thefirst home meet. Bibi JentoftNilsen was 27th in 23:28. GoldaBernstein finished in 23: 55.
Freshman Emmeline Naranjoimproved by over 90 seconds to24:58. Liz Warner finished in25:20, two minutes faster than before. Mary Rowe finished in a timeof 26:32.
Also finishing were ChristinaGarden, Betina Pavri, Teri Englehard, Maria Toronto, Ami Choksi, Dee Morrison, CynthiaWittman, and Carmen Shepard.
Martin had beaten every runnerin the conference she had faced.However, this was her first raceagainst Occidental and PomonaPitzer. For most of the 3.2 milerace, she ran with the lead pack.With about a half mile to go, Martin. three women from Oxy, andone from Pomona hroke away.
The Women
by Scott KisterLast week, the Tigers, Stags,
and Sagehens outran the Beaverson Caltech's home course. No,Caltech's course is not a wildlifepreserve. For those of you not upon SCIAC college nicknames, theOccidental Tigers,' ClaremontMudd-Scripps Stags, and PomonaPitzer Sagehens are the conference's top three teams in crosscountry.
Since the conference championis determined by this meet andtomorrow's championship meet,the teams were all business. In fact,Claremont made the race interesting by having their slow runnersrace in front and not let Occidental or Pomona-Pitzer runners passthem.
The strategy did not workagainst Occidental. Both the Oxymen's and women's team easilywon. Claremont was second,Pomona-Pitzer third, and Caltechfourth in both men's and women'scompetition.
Most of Caltech's runners improved their time from the firsthome meet of the year, three weeksago; but other than Jerri Martin, noCaltech individual placed in the topnineteen.
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And the rest of them, the Sophmores and Juniors, they're justOLD FROSH. Here we are, donating our valuable senior time and effort to train them so that one day,they too can become seniors, andthey refuse to believe everythingwe tell them. IMAGINE! If I'melected Senior Class President,there will be two kinds of Frosh:Considerate, slave frosh; andDEAD FROSH.
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ANNOUNCEMENT FORMSAVAILABLE FOR 1988-89Request a supply of newforms by calling x6153, orjust stop by the Tech office(40 SAC) and pick some up.(You can still use last year'sform until you run out-justchange the issue dates.)
Red Cross Disaster TrainingRed Cross Disaster Services volunteers
are trained and ready to respond to assistthe victims of any man-made or natural disaster every day of the year. Emergencyfood, shelter, medical attention, and otherassistance is provided to disaster victims inorder that they regain their self-sufficiencyas quickly as possible.
Citizens interested in learning how to beof assistance to their friends and neighborsmay become a volunteer for American RedCross and sing up for free Disaster Services training courses and workshops on various facets of disaster work.
These Disaster Services courses arc conducted at several Red Cross locations. "Introduction to Disaster Services" is a requiredprerequisite course to the diverse disasterclasses. As an introductory class, "Intro" explains the Red Cross role in emergencies,before, during and after a disaster. Othercourses offered include Emergency Assistance to Families, Canteen Vehicle Workshop, Damage Assessment, Mass Care,Shelter Management, Records and Reports,Communications Workshop.
Call the Pasadena Chapter at (818)799~0841 for more information.
Clete Roberts Memorial $$$Clete Roberts, veteran broadcast jour
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Big 10 Graduate FellowshipsThe Committee on Institutional Cooper
ation (the athletic Big 10 plus the U. ofChicago) is offering fellowships designedto increase the representation of AmericanIndians, Black Americans, MexicanAmericans and Puerto Ricans among Ph.D.recipients in the basic social science disciplines. Each award provides full tuitionfor the academic year. plus an annual stipendof $9,000. Interested minority applicantsshould contact: CIC Minorities FellowshipsProgram, Kirkwood Hall III, IndianaUniversity, Bloomington Indiana 47405.The application deadline is January 6, 1989,so write as soon as possible.
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Japanese Film Fest!Free films! 2 films will be shown on
Japanese music and dance-"Music ofModern Japan" and "Kabuki, Noh, Bunraku." Each film is about 30 min. long.When: Oct. 31, I pm. Where: 19 Baxter.Questions: Prof. Amy Catlin, x3614.
REAL War of the WorldsFor those of you already tired of the TV
series, the ORIGINAL radio broadcast of"The War of the Worlds" will be repeatedon Sunday, October 30 at 9 pm and the following 2 am on KNX AM (1070). Thjs isthe 50th anniversary of this Orson Wellesclassic, so catch it and get in a good mood'for Halloween.
Scandinavian ScholarshipsThe American Scandinavian Foundation
of Los Angeles (ASFLA) is offering 6scholarships for 1988 to upper and graduate students with demonstrated interest inScandinavia. Applicants must have strongacademic qualifications and be majoring inbusiness, arts, science, journalism, linguistics or music. The deadline for applicationsis Nov. 15. To request an application, write(or call) Jane Sandler, 217 N. Irving Blvd.,Los Angeles, CA 90004. (213) 463-5394.
Pasadena Folkdance Co-OpThis group meets on Friday evenings at
Throop Memorial Unitarian Church, and includes lessons in beginning and intermediate folkdancing. Time is 7:45 pm. Location:Los Robles and Del Mar. A donation is requested, and soft-soled shoes are required.
Interviews Are Coming!Now is the time to do something about
getting a job after graduation. On-campusinterviewing for B.S. and M.S. students willbegin Monday, October 31. The first signups for interviews went up on Monday. Ifyou haven't turned in your recruiting questionnaire to get yourself put on the CDCmailing list for receiving recruiting schedules and other information, pick one up inthe CDC office.
Find out about the numerous new companies coming to recruit on campus. Visitour company library to find out more information.
The B.S.lM.S. Resume Book will besent out to employers the beginning of December. Be sure to be included and take advantage of this wonderful opportunity toadvertise yourself. Stop by to have a counselor go over your resume with you and answer any questions. The deadline forsubmission of your ONE PAGE resume isNovember 4.
Come in and talk to us about resumepreparation, career counseling,interviewing-anything at all. The CareerDevelopment Center is located in 08Parsons-Gates, or call x6361.
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Pianists NeededWe want you ... to play piano for Bye
Bye Birdie rehearsals! The annualCaltech/JPL musical needs two able rehearsal pianists for 1-2 nights per week duringsecond term. You should be able to sightread fairly well and have a fair bit of patience. There is pay. If you're interested anwould like to look at the score, please contact Roberta at x2182. Rehearsals start Jan.4, 1989.
Get Ready To DooDah!The twelfth occasional Pasadena Doo
Dah Parade has been scheduled for Sunday,November 27, 1988 from noon to 2:00 pm.Rain or shine! We have entry forms, mailorder forms for T-shirts, caps and pins. Ifyou're interested in participating in the parade or would like more information, cometo room 64 in the Student Activities Center.
Need A Club Mailbox?Ifyour club or student organization does
not have a mailbox on campus, and youwould like to have one, see Nancy Matthewsor Milly Pena, at the Student ActivitiesCenter, 1:30-3:00 pm, Monday-Friday.
Free Coupon Book!This year the Student Activities Center,
in coordination with local store owners, hasput together a coupon book for all undergraduate and graduate students. The couponbook gives discounts and buy-one-get-onefree items at local delis, restaurants andother establishments of interest to students.Come by the Student Activities Center,Mon.-Fri. I :30-3:00 pm and pick up yourcoupon book from Nancy Matthews or Milly Pena, Room 64, SAC.
Oh No, Another Totem!!!Attention writers, poets, and artists! The
second Totem in as many years will be coming out this year, in the spring. Within theTotem will be a complete and diverse collection of Techers' expressed wisdom andimagination. If yoII want to see your creative efforts in print, send in those stories anddrawings. Address works to mail code116-58. For additional info contact SamDinkin (1-59 or x3828), or Erik Russell(Annex #5, I-59, x6I88). Also availableare extra copies of previous issues of theTotem.
A Partnership in Science
Co-Arthur C. Clarke Speaks!S.P.E.C.T.R.E., the Caltech Science
Fiction Club, presents, not Arthur C.Clarke, but the next best thing, Gentry Lee,co~author with Arthur on their recent sciencefiction novel, Cradle. He will be speakingon Wednesday, November 2nd at 8 pm in24 Beckman. The talk will be on writingscience fiction and working with Clarke.Everyone is invited, and if you have readCradle, or will read it before the talk, I especially urge you to come, since Gentrywould like feedback on the book. GentryLee is currently working with Clarke on thesequel to Rendezvous with Ramn, and he haa real job at JPL, where he most recentlyhas been Chief Engineer of Project Galileo.
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been seized or !:llenced. we appeal to everygovernment. ortd to the United Notions. topro'oc' on those who rals8 their vroJcel Indefense of human rights.
Winnett Center RoomsThe Student Activities Center is now
overseeing the scheduling of WinnettLounge and Winnett's Clubroom I. If you'dlike to reserve either of these rooms (or aroom in the SAC) please stop by the SAC(afternoons are best)-Nancy is availableM,T,Th,F 1:30-3 pm, and Milly is available M-F 1-5 pm or call x2935.
French DramasTonight in Beckman Auditorium, the
Comedie Francaise du Theatre National deL'Odeon presents Diderto's "Madame de laCarliere" and Balzac's "Une Passion DansIe Desert." The performance is entirely inFrench. CIT student ticket prices:$8.75-7.50-6.25. CIT student rush ticketsat $6.00 each go on sale the day of the show.
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geles County is seeking people interested inmaking commitments as volunteers for thefall. Applications are available now for fallclasses of the Natural History Museum's Docent Roundtable and Museum ServiceCouncil.
After training, Docents lead schooltours, assist curators and host museum openings. Service Council members staff themuseum's information/membership desk,give administrative support to various museum departments and help with special eventsand public relations.
Enthusiasm, a sense of commitment anda desire to be part of this dynamic andrapidly-expanding museum are the main requirements for volunteers. Both weekdayand weekend opportunities are available.
Contact Isabel Rosenbaum, VolunteerCoordinator for the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, at (213)744-3341.
Women's Trip To ScandinaviaSan Jose State University is sponsoring
a travel program to Scandinavia in June andJuly, 1989, focusing on women's issues, including equality, government, representation, sports, the arts, academia, and thewomen's movement. There. will also beseminars on international networking, women's organizations, and the history of womenin each country visited, as well as a chanceto meet local feminists. The tour, led by Dr.Margaret (Meg) Bowman, noted feministauthor and a member of the sociologydepartment at SJSU, departs the U.S. onJune 27, and will include Norway, Sweden,Denmark, and Holland, returning July 15.An optional extension includes a week inLondon. For further information, write:'Travel Programs, Office of Continuing Education, San Jose State University, San Jose,CA 95192-0135.
Y Book ExchangeBring your used, unwanted textbooks to
the Y. What we do is: we take them, display them on our bookshelves, and sell themto the poor suckers who will use them in thefuture. They get a good deal on textbooks,you get some of your money back! Let'sband together to beat high textbook prices!They Y also has ring and report binders, andnovels new and old.
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Bridge TournamentThe Caltech Duplicate Bridge Club will
not meet on Monday, October 31. In placeof our regularly scheduled game, we willbe holding the first round of the North Aemrican Collegiate Bridge Championship at7:00 on Tuesday, November I, in the Winnett Student Center.
This tournament is run as a par contest.The hands are arranged to pose specificproblems in the bidding and in the play.Players are awarded points based on howclose they came to bidding the optimal contract, and then are required to play the handin this contract. The play of the hand willpresent some problems for either thedeclarer or the defenders, with additionalpoints being awarded for the correct plays.
This tournament is free, and all bridgeplayers are encouraged to join in, regardless of skill level. However, only full-timestudents are eligible to advance to the nextround. For more information, contact JeffGoldsmith at (818) 397-7555.
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Free AIDS Speakers AvailableAt no charge, members of the Ameri
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The presentations stress the methods oftransmission and prevention of the disease,and include a video as well as a question andanswer period. For information, please callthe Pasadena chapter of the American RedCross at (818) 799-0841.
Used Book ExchangeCome in and browse! The Caltech Y has
lots of new-quality books at affordableprices. Room 218, Winnett Student Center.
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Be A Part Of iTThe Big T, Caltech's yearbook, needs
students to help do layout, take photographs,etc. If you want to make your yearbook better than last year's, come to the organizational meeting on Monday, October 31 st at8 pm in Rm. 27, SAC. If you cannot makeit to the meeting, but would still like to bea part of iT, contact one of the Big T editors listed below at x2183: Alecia Chen,Garrett Choi, Curt Hagenlocher, ShyhChyan Huang.
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Gay/lesbian Discussion GroupThe Gay and Lesbian Discussion Group
meets the first and third Wednesday of eachmonth. The next meeting will be held onWednesday, November 2, in Rm. 26, SAC.Refreshments will be served. For further information please contact Bruce Kahl, x6393.
Join us in supporting the 40th Anniversary of theUniversal Declaration of Human Rights.
GRE, lSAT, GMAT WorkshopsThe Bobrow Test Preparation Services
are running workshops to prepare studentsfor the GRE, LSAT and GMAT exams.
The GRE workshops for December 10thexam date are on Nov. 5, 12, 19 and Dec.3, Saturdays 9 am to I pm. The February4th exam workshops will be Jan. 7, 14,21and 28, Saturdays 9 am to I pm.
The LSAT workshops for December 3rdexam date will be Nov. 6, 13 and 20, Sundays 9 am to 3:30 pm. The February 11thexam workshops will be Jan. 22 and 25, andFeb. 5, Sundays 9 am to 3:30 pm.
The GMAT workshops for the January28th exam will be Jan. 7, 14 and 21, Saturdays, 9 am to 3:30 pm.
For information on cost and location ofthe workshops, come to SAC 64 or 38.
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Dodsworth's On HalloweenThe Dodsworth Bar and Gnll. on the
comer of Colorado and Fair Oaks. will givea complimentary glass of wine to each' (legal age) lunch or dinner customer \\'ho~hows up in costume on Halloween. Be,tcostumes at lunch and dinner will win complimentary lunch or dinner for two on a subsequent visit.
jPL Management SeminarAt noon today. Dr. Moustab T. Cha
hine will speak at a Caitech ManagcmentAssociation Noontime Briefing at i80-101JPL. The subject is: "How to Make JPLBetter." .
Bagels and WorkstudyA bagel & espresso a day kceps the doc
tor away: The Red Door Cafe nceds a counter person. We will pay your workstudy.there are great perks. and intercsting people to meet. Flexible hours, afternoons andcvenings. Call Craig at x4840.
Jack-O'Lantern 1aThe Natural Historv Museum of Los An
geles County is offeri~g "Ha!loween Pumpkin Carving," a course for adults onSaturday, October 29 from 9 am to 3 pm.James Olson, pumpkin carver extraordinaireand the museum's head of exhibits. willdemonstrate how to sculpt jack-o'lanterncaricatures by creating different layers ineach pumpkin. Mr. Olson has won manyprizes for his caricatures of real or fictional characters Tools provided, bring yourown pumpkin. Cost: $25 for museum members, $30 for non-members. For more information, call (213) 744-3534.
Day Of The Dead On DisplayThere is a special display of Mexican
folk art associated with Dia de los Muertos(Day of the Dead) at the Folk Tree storc andgallery, 217 S. Fair Oaks Ave. The Day ofthe Dead is celebrated on Nov. I and 2, andshares many decorative motifs with Halloween (skeletons. etc.). The exhibits andsale items will be available through Nov. 6.
Learn About SpeakingThe Toastmasters International District
One Fall Conference will be on Saturdav,November 5 from 8:30 am to 8:00 pm 'atthe Ambassador Hotel, 3400 Wilshire Blvd.With the theme of "I!'s Show Time,," the conference will feature educational seminarsconducted by nationally recognized speakers. Topics of the seminar include "SpeakOut With Confidence and Powcr'" "VoiceImage- Your Voice as Power," and "How'sYour Self."
Additional features will be speech contests, live entertainment, lunch and dinner.Cost: $65. Preregister, if you want to cat.
Call Darlene Of Harold Westbrook at(213) 851-0818 for more information.
Coffeehouse Hours CorrectionThe Coffeehouse hours for thc academ
ic year 1988-89 are: M-F, 8 pm to I am;Sat & Sun 12-2 pm, 7 pm to I am. Also,if you arc a currently enrolled Cal tech student and need a job on campus. see JohnWoolverton, 1- 57 (the Coffeehouse headmanager). We may have openings for waiters and/or managers during the tcrm.
New Caltech OrganizationTHE COMMUNITY SERVICE AS
SOCIAnON, a newly created Caltech organization, is having a meeting at the Ylounge on Friday November 4. A free lunchwill be served. The organization is lookingfor people who are interested in volunteering some time to the Pasadena communityas well as those who have some ideas aboutsetti.ng up this new club. If intercsted. pleasecome to the meeting/lunch or contact George Liu x6086. ~
Philharmonic TicketsThe Caltech Y has L.A. Philharmonic
tickets for Friday, November 4 and Friday.November 11. $3.00 for students, $5.00 forfaculty and staff. Go the The Y as soun aspossible, upstairs in Winnett Center.
THE CALIFORNIA TECH40-58 SAC CALTECHPasadena, California 91125
International Student $$The seventh annual International Student
Scholarship Competition-a nationwide essay competition for international studentsstudying in the U. S. - is now underway.First prize is $1,500 to be used for academicor professional advancement. InternationalUnderwriters/Brokers, Inc., also will award$350 to the International Student office ofthe first-place winner.
Deadline for the competition is December I, 1988. International students interestedin entering must submit an essay of no morethan 1,500 words on the topic: "Importantcross cultural clues are often found in humor. Compare humor in your country withhumor as you find it in America. Includeexamples of humorous situations resultingfrom cross-cultural misunderstandings,either in the U.S. or on your first visit backto your home country."
Additional scholarships will be awarded for second place ($1,000), third place($500) and five honorable mentions ($100each). The International Student ScholarshipCompetition is open to all full-time foreignstudents enrolled in a prescribed degrec- orcertificate-granting program at an accreditedhigh school, junior college. college oruniversity with in the U.S. Also eligible arestudents enrolled in an English training program who plan to pursue higher educationin the U.S.
For additional infornmtion, rules and entry forms, write: Essay Competition Coordinator; DSD Communications, Ltd.; 10805Parkridge Boulevard, Suite 240, Reston. VA22091.
Enigma MachineThe National Security Agcncy will
present a talk on the "Solution of an Enigma Machine," plus discuss general employment opportunities at NSA formathematicians on Thursday. November 3at 3 pm in 159 Sloan. Dr. Roman Kaluzniaki from NSA will be the speaker. If youhave any questions, contact the Career Development Center at 08 Parsons-Gates. orcall x6361.
BS/MS Resume BookDon't Forget!!! The 1988-89 B.S./M.S.
Resume Book will be published by theCareer Development Center in midNovember. To be included, we must receiveyour ONE page resume by November 4.This resume book is sent to employers andis a great way to advertise yourself. Bringyour resume to the CDDC, 08 ParsonsGates and drop it off with Carol. P.S. Ifyouwould like one of our counselors to reviewyour resume with you, the CDC will havescheduled "drop-in" times on Friday, October 28 and Monday, October 31 from1-5 pm.
Oracular OpportunitiesCaltech alums Adam Slavik and Ed
Zanelli will be on campus today to talk aboutemployment opportunities with Oracle Corporation. They are having an informal discussion at 3 pm in room 26 of the SAC.Oracle Corporation will be interviewing oncampus on Thursday, November 3.
Discount Tickets!!Discount tickets are available for the
Western Americana Show. With the discount, admission will be $4.25. Live performances feature Guns-Swords-KnivesMilitaria-mountaineers and Wells FargoCountry/Western Music Festival. The datesfor these events are Nov. 4-6 and Dec. 9··11at the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds. Thediscount tickets have been placed at theOrange Walk entrance to the Student Activities Center, on the bulletin board markedSAC News.
"School For Wives"TACIT presents Moliere's "The School
For Wives" in Ramo Auditorium tonight at8 pm, Saturday at 8 pm, and Sunday at 2pm. Get your tickets from the Caltech ticket office or at the door. Don't miss this classic story.
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SAMPE Call For PapersThe Society for the Advancement of
Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE)is now accepting abstracts for papers to bepresented at next years' Third InternationalElectronics Materials and Processes Conference. "Electronics Materials for the 90'sand Beyond" is the theme of next year's conference.
Topics being solicited include engineering, low-dielectric materials, EMIIESDshielding, electronics materials, conductivematerials, electronics packaging, photonics,printed wire board materials, manufacturing process controls, surface-mount technology, advanced plastics and polymers,fabrication of electronics devices, microelectronics materials, electronics adhesives,coatings and encapsulations, and electronics ceramics.
To be eligible, two copies of 100 to250-word abstracts should be sent to Program Chairman Fredrick F. Saremi, KeenCorporation, 9433 Hyssop Drive, RanchoCucamonga, CA 91730, by October 14,1988. All entries must include author'sname, affiliation, business address and telephone number. Only unpublished work willbe considered. Final papers must be completed and submitted by March 15, 1989.Provisions will be made for material subject to FEDD and other contract-limiting requirements.
For additional information about thcThird International Electronics Conference,and SAMPE. please contact Marge Smith,business director, at P.O. Box 2459, Covina, CA 91722, or phone her at (818)331-0616.
GEM FellowshipsThe National Consortium for Graduate
Degrees for Minorities in Engineering, Inc.(GEM) is accepting applications for its 1989Fellowship competition which will provide150 awards to minority students in engineering.
Designed for members of ethnic groupsthat are underrepresented)n engineering, theprogram's goal is to increase the pool ofminority students who receive master'sdegrees annually in engineering. At the timeof application, the minimum academic requirement for the student is enrollment inthe junior year of undergraduate study in oneof the engineering disciplines. Thosepresently in their senior year or recentlygraduated are also eligible.
Each fellowship pays tuition, fees anda stipend of $6,000 per graduate academicyear, as well as provides summer employment with a sponsoring Member Employer. The total value of the award is anywherebetween $20,000 and $40,000 and dependsupon which Member University the Fellowelects to attend.
Applications must be received by December 1,1988. Awards will be announcedFebruary I, 1989. Information and applications may be obtained from:
GEMP.O. Box 537Notre Dame, IN 46556
AMAN EnsembleThe AMAN folkloric company performs
music and dance, celebrating the world'sdiverse peoples and cultures. CIT studentticket prices: $10.00-8.75-7.50. CIT studentrush tickets at $6.00 each go on sale the dayof the show.
For information on this and otherCaltech Public Events, call the Ticket Officeat x4652.
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More Engineering $$Equal Opportunities Publications, Inc.
is offering two non-renewable $500 scholarships to honor outstanding women, minority, or handicapped students who arepursuing a career in Engineering. For further information please contact the Financial Aid Office, 515 S. Wilson.
Halloween Folkdance?!The Caltech Folkdancers will throw their
annual Halloween Party on Tuesday, Nov. 1in Dabney Hall Lounge from 9-11 :55 pm.The party will be preceded by teaching ofdances from the Baltic nations. The YugoGypsy Band will be playing. Costumes areencouraged. A pot luck of goodies is alsopart of the fun, with Pinback's ovens donating a few chocolate snacks. Come join thefun!
SAMPE $$$The Society for the Advancement of
Material and Process Engineering is providing 27-$1000 awards in international competition in April. Students in their freshman,sophomore or junior year may apply. Theapplicant must be recommended by thedepartment head or scholastic advisor. Thedeadline for application is Feb. 1, 1989. Forfurther information, contact the FinancialAid Office, 515 S. Wilson.
Goddard Memorial ScholarshipThe National Space Club is awarding a
$7,500 scholarship for the academic year89-90 in the memory of Dr. Robert H. Goddard. The 1989 award winner will also beintroduced to the nation's leaders in science,government and industry. The applicantmust be a U.S. citizen, in at least the junioryear, and have the intention of pursuing undergraduate or graduate studies in scienceor engineering during the interval of thescholarship. The deadline for applicationsis Jan. 6. For further information please contact the Financial Aid Office, 515 S. Wilson.
National Roofing $$$The National Roofing Foundation is
offering a $4000 scholarship for full-timestudents enrolled in architecture, engineering, or other curriculum related to the roofing industry. Applications and informationare available by contacting Aimee Anderson, Scholarship Coordinator, NationalRoofing Foundation, One O'Hare Centre,6250 River Road, Rosemont, IL 60018.
Arizona Honors AcademyThe Arizona Honors Academy is offer
ing a three-week seminar for exceptional undergraduates this summer. This is anopportunity for undergraduates to discussimportant world issues with writers, sovietologists, National Security Officers, historians, physicists, and Arms Negotiatiors. Thedeadline for application is January 15, 1989.For more information, please see Jacqueline in the Financial Aid Office, 515 S.Wilson.
The MOSH Invites YouThis year INTERHOUSE is to be held
on the evening of Saturday, November 12., This festival is one of the major annual
events in the undergraduate student houses.Each house selects a theme, decorates itslounge and courtyard appropriately and provides entertainment. The entire Caltechcommunity is weleome to join in the funwhich usually begins about 8:30 pm. I wouldlike to urge all of you to come and sharein the celebrations.
Bookbuilders West $$Bookbuilders West is offering $1,000
scholarships to students in their junior yearwho are interested in pursuing a career inthe book publishing industry. Each scholarship recipient will also be eligible for participation in a summer internship program.The deadline for application is October 31,1988. For further information, please contact the Financial Aid Office, 515 S. Wilson.
Electron Microscopy $$The EMSA Council (Electron Microsco
py Society of America) is offering an undergraduate scholarship program to furtherthe educational and research potential in students intent in pursuing electron microscopyas a career. The applicant must be a U.S.citizen or resident alien and a full time undergraduate. The application deadline isNov. 15. For further information pleasecontact:
Dr. Robert PriceBio-Architectonics CenterCase Western Reserve University2119 Abington Rd.Cleveland, OH 44106
or contact the Financial Aid Office, 515 S.Wilson.
Engineering $$The National Society of Professional En
gineers is offering scholarships to undergraduate and transfer students who arepursuing a degree in engineering. The deadline for application is December I, 1988.For further information please contact theFinancial Aid Office, 515 S. Wilson.
Amelia Earhart Memorial $$The Zonta International Foundation is
offering grants of $6,000 each to qualifiedwomen for graduate study in aerospacerelated science or engineering in memoryof Amelia Earhart. The deadline for application is December 31, 1988. For furtherinformation, please contact the Financial AidOffice, 515 W. Wilson.
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Announcements for What Coes Onshould be submitted on an announcementform available in the SAC copy/mail room(Room 37) or on a plain piece of paper.Please indicate the date(s) you want theannouncement to run. Send announcements to 40-58, or put them under thedoor of Room 40 of the SAC.Announcements must be received by theTuesday prior to publication.
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