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"the good name of Cal tech" to asmany applicants as possible. Mrs.Liebau also wants high schools to beaware of the resources that Caltechcan offer well-prepared students.While she has served as Director ofAdmissions here, Caltech has had 41regional receptions (last year, Caltechhad 31). Mrs. Liebau is impressedwith the enthusiasm of the alumniwho have contributed their time to

receptions in their area.As I was concluding the inter­

view, Mrs. Liebau was preparing fora regional reception to be held inPhoenix, Arizona on Sunday. Reach­ing her for an interview was difficultbecause of the time that she puts to­ward spreading Caltech's name to thehuge potential pool of national andinternational applicants. I am gladthat I encountered this difficulty,though, because it shows exactly howdevoted Mrs. Liebau is to the admis­sions process at Caltech. Undoubt­edly, Caltech will see its numbers ofapplicants increase, and I hope every­one on campus pays Mrs. Liebau somenotice and gratitude - she's the one whocoordinates the admissions ofour un­dergraduate body, and in a way, de­cides how life at Caltech will be ineach following year. So from onemember ofour undergraduate body,welcome to Caltech, Mrs. Liebau. Ihope next year's freshmen class willbe the most impressive one yet.

i"IP-·,y-rby David R. Relyea

The title of Director of Admis­sions at the California Institute ofTechnology was passed to CharleneLiebau on August first of this year.Mrs. Liebau previously had been thedean of admissions for nine years atOccidental College, and she consid­ers Caltech a welcome challenge forher experience.

Mrs. Liebau received a BA incounseling/psychology from UC Ber­keley and an MA from Stanford. Sheworked in education for several years,and eventually decided that she likedadmissions work. She was the assis­tant Dean of Women at San JoseState, and then moved the positionof Associate Director of Admissionsat Occidental, later becoming Assis­tant Director and finally Dean ofAdmissions. While she worked atOccidental, applications to Occiden­tal increased by 78 percent.

Mrs. Liebau says she likes towork at "a focused institution" with"a clear definition of purpose andmission." She looks forward to thechallenge of increasing the diversityof the undergraduates at Caltech.''Admissions (at Caltech) are evolv­ing", and she looks forward to par­ticipating in such an evolution. Shealso wants to increase contact withhigh schools' counselors, math andscience teachers in order to spread

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petition despite the language barrier.(AJapanese team member had comeup with RILLEHAMMEL instead ofLILLEHAMMER for the 1994 Olympicsin the anagram puzzle. It is notknown whether he received credit.)

A "Captain's Challenge,"planned to have been given to theteam captains as a surprize puzzle,ended up placed in the team com­petition on the third day, along withother team puzzles. The first teampuzzle was to reconstruct the shirtthat the German organizer had wornearlier that day from sheets of cloth,patches, and safety pins. The roomwas running amuck as fifty-two con­testants desperately tried to remem­ber which patches were in what po­sition on the shirt. The second teampuzzle was to construct with a LegoTechnic® set the "Amazing FlagTurning Machine of 1885" from asingle picture. The Americans be­came the only team to score a per­fect score in this event. The remain­der the team competition includeda difficult magic square puzzle, a mapin which cities had to be identified,and a complicated 27-cube puzzlewith pictures on each of the 162faces.

During the fourth day, thejudges were busy with the grading ascontestants were taken on a tour ofCologne, including the famousbuilding 4711 and concluding at thefamous Cologne Cathedral. Theclosing ceremony was held atSparkasse Bank ofGermany, anothersponsor.

For those of would who wouldhave liked to go but didn't, watch forthe book thatTimes Books will pub­lish with Games magazine calledGames Magazine Presents WorldPuzzle Championships, Volume 2.The book is scheduled for release inJuly 1995. Also watch for next year'sselection contest in Games.

Th.· u.s. visitors in front ofMarksburg Castle, Germany. Pictured left to right: Wei-HwaHuang, Dan Johnson, Larry Baum, Will Shortz, Helene Hovanec, Ron Osher, Stanley Newman.

were spread out over the second andthird day. Additionally, on the sec­ond day, a sightseeing rour was ar­ranged to Marksburg Castle nearBraubach, Germany's most impreg­nable castle. Inside the castle weremore puzzles of an acrostic varietythat required the team members toidentifY famous people, airline logos,and the like. On the third day, theship passed the beautiful Loreley,where it was once rumored that si­rens led ships to their dooms. In themisty morning, the puzzlists on deckwere greeted by a shower offireworksfrom the mountaintop that lasted forminutes. Little did they know thatthe second problem in the next com­petition would be "How many rock­ets, bombs, and bursts do you thinkwere used in the· fireworks atLoreley?" It is rumored that no one

on the U.S. team answered thismultiple-choice question cor­

rectly.Other parts of the indi­vidual competition in­

cluded anagrams ofprevi­ous Olympic sites, logi­

cal deduction puzzles,a word-search filled

with artists andtheir works, ob­

servation puz­zles, numerous

crosswords,some ofwhich werebased on aguide bookto Colognethat the spon·

sors had craftily given to the contes­tants beforehand. Although it wasgenerally agreed upon that the con­test problems were biased (for ex­ample, a knowledge ofFrenchactorsand famous racecar drivers wouldhave helped), all of the contestantsstill had lots of fun during the com-

Here's a type ofpuzzle fOund in the competition. Startingat the 6 at the top. find apath to the bottom ofthe

pyramid that goes through each digit once and once only.

The Third Annual World PuzzleChampionship was held in Cologne,Germany from October 30 throughNovember 7. Thirteen teams fromas far away as Japan, Poland, Finland,and Croatia joined in the competi­tion of (supposedly) language- andculture-neutral puzzles in the uniquecontest sponsored in part by the Ger­man publishing company Bastei­Verlag.

Each team consisted of fourmembers. The U.S. team, sponsoredby Times Books and Lufthansa Ger­man Airlines, included Larry Baum,42, a computer scientist fromBellevue, Wisconsin; Wei-HwaHuang, 18, a sophomore at Caltech(the press release this paper receivedsaid "Wei-Hua Huang, a collegefreshman at Cal Tech"); DanJohnson, 29, a software designer fromTerre Haute, Indiana; and RonOsher, 34, a multimedia vendor inStamford, Connecticut. Accompa­nying the team were team captainWill Shortz, crossword ediror of theNew York Timesand Puzzlemaster onNational Public Radio's WeekendEdi­tion; Helene Hovanec, chairperson ofthe judging committee; and StanleyNewman, Managing Direcror ofpuzzles and games for Times Books.

This year, the U.S. team placedsecond out ofthe 13 countries for thesecond year in a row, having lost rothe Czech team by approximately100 points out of a potential ofaround 5000. In the individual re­sults, Osher placed first amongthe 52 contestants with an im­pressive lead ofover 200 pointsover the next entrant. Sec­ond in the team wasHuang, in sixth place, oneof the youngestpants in the event.

The four-dayevent mainly con­sisted of a threeday boat cruisethat lefttime forsightseeingand puzzle­taking. Thefirst puzzlecame at thewelcomingparty, where the puzzlists had to iden­tify as many anthems as they couldfrom the thirteen visiting teams. TheU.S. team claimed the most disad­vantage here, as The Star-SpangledBanner seemed ro be the most inter­nationally recognized tune.

The individual competitions

The CaliforniaNovember 11, 1994

California Tech

(The fOllowing letter by Daniel Kleimanwas written after he had seen the let­terfrom Laura Verhoffon the left.

-ed.)

VOLUME XCVI, NUMBER 8NOVEMBER 11, 1994

Dan Kleiman

Caltech 40-58 SAC. Pasadena. CA 91125phone: [818) 395-6153

e-mail: editors@tech.caltech.eduISSN 0008-1582

To the editor:Recently I wrote an article which

appeared in the Tech about the women'scross-country team. In my haste to finishthe article during midterm week I inad­vertently included the phrase, "Whilemany Caltech teams are conrent merelyto compete, the Beaver runners haveshown throughout the season that theycan beat most teams on any given day."It was a complerely unintentional stab atCaltech's athletics, and one that I wouldnever have said if my mind had been onthe article. I would never demean otherathletic teams, including my own (themen's cross-country team), for I realizethat there are devoted and hard workingathletes on every team, many of whomare successful on a national level. Anyathlete can attest to the fact that it is im­possible to be "content merely to com­pete." Athletes are always training forimprovement, regardless of the schoolwhich they attend. I was simply tryingto bring attention to the accomplish­ments ofthe women's cross country teamand did not mean to degrade the effortsofother Caltech teams. I hope that otherstudent athletes can be understanding ofthis honesr mistake.

OF

Laura Verhoff

who feel it necessary to ridiculeother sports when they don't realizehow well others do. Come talk rome and I can give you many otherexamples of Caltech teams excelling.

My interest in this goes beyondbeing on two varsity sports teams.I am also a member of the AthleticCouncil, comprised of mentors andrepresentatives chosen from eachteam, whose purpose is to aid andbetter the teams. One of our mainobjectives is to help eliminate thepsychological barrier to winningthat many athletes here have. Wealready know studenrs here have thetalent and ability to win. The prob­lem is trying to convince them thatthey can. Passing comments such asthis are counterproductive to whatwe are attempting to do. We are try­ing to make it so that athletes hereare proud to say they are on teams­not feel like they are going to beridiculed. Thank you once again!

There has been a trend in in­creasing support from the studentbody. It was truly exciting to haveso many "fans" at our home volley­ball games, yelling and cheering forus. Even if we did lose, it was won­derful to know that there are peopleout there who support us. Teamshave also been supporting one an­other-water polo, volleyball, andsoccer all going to one another'sgames. By alienating us, you havelet us know that you don't want oursupport. And believe me, both thetennis team and the basketball teamare ecstatic abour sharing the train­ing room with you during the trackseason.

I suggest, in the future, whenyou're excited about how well yourteam does, share it with everyone.We're all happy to hear when one ofour teams are successful. But, be care­ful about putting down other teams.You see us every day at the gym, andyou don't want us very upset at you.

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out just how well Caltech sports aredoing. Talk to Kevin Boyce-he'lltell you how it fel t when the saberteam won rhe Southern CaliforniaConference Championship. Talk tothe hockey team-they'll tell youhow it feels to beat UCLA and USCon a regular basis. Talk to JasonHong, Mike Greene, Eric Aamot,Chris Buchner, and Sooketoo Bhura,who will tell you how it felt to placein the top eight in their event(s) atthe SCIAC swim meet. Talk to thesoccer team and they'll tell you howit felt to beat Oxy. Talk to the wa­ter polo team and they'll tell youhow it felt to beat San Luis Obispo.Talk to Grace Yang and she'll tellyou how it felt to earn Ali-Tourna­ment honors in the Cal Maritimevolleyball tournament. Ask the bas­ketball team how it felt to win theHi-Tech tournament (or how it feltro play against a team ranked in therop ten in the nation). Ask AmyOldenberg how it felt to be namedsouthern California's "Athlete of theWeek." Ask the golf team (whichis, by the way, Tech's most winning­est team in SCIAC competition)how funny it was when theClatemont coach almost had a heartattack when Tech beat his team, aswell as two other SCIAC teams inthe same meet. Talk to Jun Yang andask her how it felt to end het lasttennis season with 13-4 record orask Monica Sharman how it felt rotake the national single's championto three sets. Better yet, why don'tyou talk to my partner, JuneFujimoto and ask her how it felt toend our double's season togetherwith a record of 13-3 (only losses toOxy, Pomona-Pitzer and Redlands).If you talk ro any of these.. people,they won't say they were contentmerely to compete. They were outthere to win and they did. Theywanted to see their hard work payoff. Cross country is not the onlysport that excels here-it's obviouslyjust the only one who has members

AT THE _A"'I.LU=(lIRINI.A

Dear Editor:

Being an athlete at Caltech, it isalways a pleasure to open The Tech onFridays to read the few sports articlesthat ir hasto offer. However, this pastFriday, I was totally offended by acomment in Dan Kleiman's women'scross countty article. For rhose ofyouwho did not get a chance to read thisfine statement, let me quote it:"While many Caltech teams ate con­tent merely to compete, the Beaverrunners have shown throughout theseason that they can beat most teamson any given day."Thank you, Dan! Another vote ofconfidence for all Caltech sporrs, andthis one coming from an athlere him­self. So, this is an open letter to Dan.

Dan,It was surpnsmg ro me to not

hear a huge uproar from all rhe ath­letes over this comment. "Other"Caltech teams are not just content tocompete, we do just as well, and fre­quently, better, than the cross coun­try teams. I know that many studentsridicule our athletic teams. It is hardto dedicate so much time to a sport(frequently losing) and have peoplelaugh at you, but it doesn't upset mevery much-I just enjoy playingsports. What is upsetting to me isthat this comment came from anathlete-someone who truly under­srands how it feels and who under­stands how important our sports areto us. Most athletic teams here al­ready feel like they shouldn't (orcan't) win. This is one of the mainreasons why our teams fail to win.It is comments such as this that re­inforce in athletes' minds that theycan not win. Once again, thanks.

Before putting comments suchas these into a public forum, whydon't you try to get more informa­tion? Why don't you go ask all the"other" teams if they are happy justto compete? There are many peoplewith whom you could talk to find

So, after I get back, not

only do I see we're reduced to

8 pages for the forseeable fu­

ture, but there's an Inside

World done as well! Can life

get any better/worse? Any­

way, the IW editor had better

get in touch with me before I

start torching all existing cop­

ies. Why? Just like Esa-Pekka

Salonen (What? It's a he?), I

was not impressed by the is­

sue. Then again, I was even

less impressed by the Tech.Well, I'm running our ofspace

here, so if! keep rambling on

like this, I'm quite liable to

run into the

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10. What song does this buildingplay every hour, and why?

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Conference Sabre Champion, andB rated fencer, competing in hisfinal NCAA season, other schoolsmight think next year will be bet­ter. It won't. Also returning to thisyear's team is Austin Collins, whotook fourth place in the WesternConference last year (and later wonhis C rating) and is only a sopho­more. Add to that the two newmembers to this year's sabre teamand there is no end in sight to theagony that other schools must ex­perience at being defeated by aschool with less than 10% of theirundergraduate enrollment.

The only area in whichCaltech lacks is spectators. Oddlyenough, last year during the com­petition here it was observed thatthere were more fans for LongBeach (for all the schools in fact)than for Caltech. And Long Beachain't right across the street either,folks. So, those of you with strongstomachs (because what Caltechdoes to these schools won't bepretty) should come and cheer forthe Caltech Fencing Beavers. Letthe other teams know that ourdominance is complete.

The tournament is this Sun­day, in the gyms, and it begins at10:00 A.M. and will stretch throughmost of the afternoon. Yeah, yeah,it's early I know. But those few ofyou who showed up last year willassure you - a match like this isworth getting up to watch.

they show no mercy.With the addition ofWomen's

Epee to this year's competition,Epee promises to be a thrill to

watch. Last year, Caltech was theonly team with a completeWomen's Epee team, and this yearthe other schools have followedsuit. With the captain of the Men'sEpee team, Ben Lane, returningthis year with a fresh squad, Epeeis just another way of spelling de­feat·for Caltech's oppcnents.

Af'd then there are the return­ing teams. As if Caltech's arsenalof fencing talent wasn't deadlyenough, two championship teamsare returning this year. Three outof the four members of theWomen's Foil team that took thirdin the conference last year have re­turned. They bring with themyears of experience, and a hungerthis year for first place. I pity theschools that must face them thisweekend - Hell hath no fury andall that.

Last, but not least, is Caltech'sMen's Sabre team. Having won theconference for the last three yearsin a row, Sabre promises to onceagain crush (not just beat, butcrush) the opposition. With twoout of three of last year's team re­turning, there is no hope for theother Sabre teams in the land. Thisyear, there will be no prisoners, ei­ther. With Sabre Captain KevinBoyce, former Junior nationalchampion, three time Western

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Fear the Beaver! Emblazonedacross Caltech's NCAA Fencingteam T-shirts, it is not only acatchy slogan, but is also good ad­vice if you plan to fence Caltech'swinningest intercollegiate team.

But has anyone heeded thiswarning? Evidently not, becauseLong Beach, Cal State Fullerton,and UC San Diego are all showingup this weekend in an effort, al­beit futile, to compete withCaltech's fencing team.

Although overall Caltech wasneck and neck with most of theseschools last year, this year's team isthe best Caltech has fielded in re­cent history. Although sometimescriticized as being a one-weaponschool, Caltech has strong teamsin each of the three weapons thisyear.

The biggest shock for thosepoor three schools this weekendwill undoubtedly be Caltech'sMen's Foil team. You see, Caltechhas in the past been weak in foil.Not this year. This year, Caltechis fielding a Men's Foil team en­tirely comprised of experiencedfencers. What could possibly bebetter than that? A team com­prised entirely of young, experi­enced foil fencers. This way, theMen's Foil team will not only raindeath on their opponents this year,but for the next three years to

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Moore faces north, away fromthe rest of campus. The Master Plan(itselfan ominous, Gothic name) callsfor that northward shift, leaving theoriginal buildings of the 30s to aneventual lonesome obsolescence andreplacing them with Moore, Avery,and other spanking-new pret­tifications.

There's a possible consolation:maybe Millikan Library will hold aless prominent place in Caltech's fu­ture orientation. Maybe, too, I'llgraduate, get rich, make a lot ofmoney, and give it to Caltech on thecondition that a nine-story blemishbe razed, Winnett Center buried, andthe North Houses made a Museumof Concrete Monstrosities.

But welcome, Moore, and let'shope to see your skeleton clothedsoon.

by Zackary Dov

Moore Labs are still in its uglystage. Now we see the building forwhat it really is: a prison for EE's,where digital floggings are adminis­tered far into the night. Soon it willbe made to look pretty on the out­side, so that campus forgets its pur­pose.

As you walk between DabneyGardens and the old Chemical En­gineering building, Moore's skeletonlooms before you. You can imagineits completed appearance: likeBeckman Institute, or Braun Gym,or any building consistent withCaltech's new architecture. That style(adopted consciously or accidentally)is pallid Spanish Renaissance, insti­tutional Mediterranean, pseudoSouth-House. As these buildingssprout according to the Master Plan,

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This hand holds some promise, but I must start with Iv, since an imme­diate jump shift shows that I know which suit should be trumps; I certainlydon't on this hand.

With the opponents passing throughout, partner jumps to 30, and I havea problem. Partner ostensibly has 16-18 points with a very good six-carddiamond suit, but I know partner is a bit ofan overbidder. Regardless, it looksworthwhile to shoot out 6NT, so I go for it.

LHO strongly feels otherwise. He pulls out the STOP card from his bid­ding box. He pulls out all his double cards and spreads them on the table.Then he reaches over to my bidding box and pulls out all my doubles and addsthem to his stack. He grabs partner's, too, and his partner hands him his so thathe doesn't have to reach over the table. Partner thinks about this and, after awhile, passes, as does RHO. I have a problem.

It seems pretty clear that LHO has the .AK. He might have, instead, adiamond trick and the .A, but I don't think he'd double so loudly withouteither two aces or an ace-king. Ifhe has two aces, partner really isn't close to hisbid, so we are off two fast spades.

On the previous hand, RHO overcalled lv, which was alerted and ex­plained as "he might not have a good hand, he is likely to have only four hearts,and it is primarily for lead-directional value." I think I have an angle. LHO

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FROM PAGE 7and I know that he's got the ~AK, but his partner doesn't know that. Since hedidn't overcall 1~, his partner can be pretty certain that, in fact, he doesn't havetwo quick spade tricks. I think I have them. I convert to 70 and expect a clublead. I don't know ifwe can make this, but at least we'll have a chance.

70 gets doubled, too, but this time a bit more slowly, which is not surpris­ing, since LHO has used up all the double cards already. RHO has the +8 onthe table even before I have a chance to redouble, but I see no need for that.Partner thinks about this for about three minutes, wins the Ace, finesses the'\7 lOin his hand and claims making seven.

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The Caltech Swedish Club will meet at 3 p.m. on Sunday,the 13th of November, at 200 S. Catalina apt G. Anyoneinterested in Scandinavian culture or in speaking Swedish iswdcome. For more information, please call Rustan or IndiaLeino at 584-7162 (or email rmtan@CJ), or Matt or KarinJohnson at 568-8596 (or email nuj@caltech.edu).

OASIS, the Organization for the Advancement ofSpace In­dustrialization and Settlement (A Chapter of the NationalSpace Society), invites you [0 their seminar "Amateur Space(or Let's Build a Rocket in the Garage!)" on Saturday, No­vember 19, 1994 at 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. in the Von KarmanAuditorium, Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Learn how amateursare creating low-cost spacecraft!. Topics will include: WhyGo Into Space?; Financing: How are wegonna payfor this stuj]?;Safety, and Legal Requirements. Admission is free, though do­nations will be gratefully accepted; children arc wdcome. formore information, call the OASIS Hotline:' (310)364~2290.If you would like to join in, meet at the Red Door Cafe onSaturday, November 19 at 5:45 p.m. Bring your cars! Formore information, e-mail css@ao.cltltech.edu.

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The Caltech Ballroom Dancing Club meets every Thursday(except Thanksgiving Day) at 7 p.m. in Dabney Lounge fora 90~minute ballroom dance lesson. Experienced dancersmeet every Sunday at 1:30 p.m. in Winnett Lounge for atwo-hour intermediate ballroo'm dance lesson. For furtherinformation, please send e-mail to rhernum@amlS.gps.mltech.edu.

v"A new club/class is being started up for students interestedin Kendo, Aikido, Stage fighting, and Stunt work for a newclub/class. Please contact Bernard Wong at extension x6638if you arc interested.

"Challenges Facing the New South African Government: ALecture hyTandi-Luthuli-Gcabashe, Director, South AfricanPeace Education Program" International Student Programsinvites the entire Caltech community to this lecture onWednesday, November 16, 1994 at 5:00 p.m. at the BeckmanInstitute Auditorium. You are encouraged to take part in thediscussion which will follow the lecture. Refreshments willbe served afterwards. For more information call x6330.

......Join CSS! We will be having a general meeting in WinnettLounge at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 12. Refresh­ments, too! Email m@ao.tltltech.edu for the agenda.

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paign Against Stigma: Patients and the Ongoing Thera­peutic Revolution" on Thursday, November 17th at 4:00 p.m.in the Judy Library, 110 Baxter. This seminar on "science,ethics, and public policy" is open to the Caltech communit)~

""The Caltech/JPl flying Club will hold a general

membership meeting Wednesday, November 16, at 7:30p.m. in 269 Lauritsen. Chris Carver of Magellan Sys­

tems Corporation will be giving a talk about the current

state and furure prospects of GPS navigation for air~

craft. AJI members, prospective members, and interested

parties are invited to attend.

Don't miss the workshop on Business Planning for the Tech~

nical Entrepreneur presented by Molly Thorpe of ThorpeAssociates. This event is sponsored by The Entrepreneur Cluband occurs on Saturday, 11/19 from 1 J~M. to 5 P.M. inWinnett Clubroom # I. Refreshments will be served. Spacesare limited, so RSVP ASAP through samson@ugcs.

v"The Caltech-Occidental Symphony Orchestra will beholding a concert on November 22nd at 8 p.m. in the RamoAuditorium. Allen Gross will be conducting this concen,which is free [0 the public For more information please con­tact x4652.

v"The Caltech Men's and Women's Glee Clubs and theCaltech Chamber Singers will present their annual HolidayConcert on Friday and Saturday, December 2nd and 3rd inCaltech's Dabney Lounge. featured works include DanielPinkham's "Christmas Cantana" performed by the combinedGlee Clubs and accompanied by brass choir; the Men's GleeClub sings Conrad Susa's "Carols and Lullabies" and theWomen's Glee Club a carol sequence by Walter Mathias en­titled "Salvator Mundi." The Chamber Singers will add tra­ditional carols to this holiday mix. The concert is free andopen to the public Call extension x4652 for more informa­tion.

v'Dr Masakazu Konishi, Bing Professor of behavioral biol­ogy at Caltech, will be giving a lecture on "How the OwlTracks Its Prey" at Beckman Auditorium on November 16that 8 p.m. This Earnest C. Watson Lecture will have no ad­mission COSt. Please call extension x4652 for more informa­tion.

v"The Cahech Wind Ensemble will present a concert onSaturday, November 19 at 8.00 p.m. in the Beckman Audi­torium. Admission is free and open [0 the public, and thereis also free parking ncar the auditorium. For further infilfma­tion please call extension x4652.

Opera Fans and Singers: The Metropolitan Opera'NationalCouncil Western Regional Auditions Finals will be held atBovard Auditorium on the USC campus on Friday eveningNovember 11 th. The program begins at 730 p.m featuringpromising young opera singers. Winners receive cash awardsand may advance to the national finals competition nextspring in Nc..'W York City. Finalists compete before a pand ofdistinguished judges from the world of opera. So if you lovesinging or listening to Opera, tickets arc $15.00 and may beordered by calling USC Cultural Events Ticket Office, (213)740-7111.

vOn Sunday, November 13th, the Vildarbo Chamber En­semble will give a concert at Dabney Lounge at 3:30 p.m.This Paco A. Lagerstrom Chamber Music Concert will fea~

tures works by William Grant Still, Antonin Dvorak, MaxBruch, and Maria Nev/man. Admission is purdy free. Callx4652 for more information.

f/''A New England Sampler," Friday, November 18 at theBeckman Auditorium at 8 p.m. Woody Thom;s personallynarrates this Armchair Adventures travd film. Admissions:$8.00-6.50. Call (800) 423-8849 or (818) 395-4652 for moreinformation.

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The Los Angeles Free Clinic is seeking volunteers to serve asmentors for homdess and high~risk youth in Project STEP(Short Term Employment Project). Project STEP is the onlyemployment program for homeless youth in H.ollywood andis looking for stable, responsible adults who can commit onehour a week [0 talk {Q a young person trying to turn his orher life around. Spanish~speaking mentors arc particularlyneeded. For more information, please call Craig Fleishmanat (213) 653-8622.

The Caltech Muslim Student Association will hold MuslimFriday Prayers weekly in the V-lounge at 12:40 p.m.

Flu Shots-The Health Cc.;nter has arranged to offer flu shotsto students only. Flu shots arc a preventive measure a~d needro be given 6 to 8 week, prior to the time of a predicted our~

break Cost for this service is $5, chargeable to a student'saccount.

"Take a Break and Spend Some Time with Friends." Theoffice of the International Scudent Programs would like toinvite you to our Open House for coffee, tea and conversa­tion. Every Wednesday from 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. at theoffice of International Student Programs, Olive Walk. Open(0 the entire Caltech c.ommunity.

v"Dr. Carl A. Maida, a research anthropologist at the SchoolofPublic Health at UCLA, will be giving a talk emitled "Cam-

The Office of Public Events is looking for more student ush~ers for events in the Beckman and Ramo Auditoria. Hourswill vary. Please respond to Ram Basu at x3667 or rb@romeo.

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Give 8100&-Two~day blood drive in Winnett Lounge,Monday, November 21 from 9: 15 2:30 and Tuesday, No­vember 22 from 12:15 - 5:30. Every participant receives afree T-shirt. Please contact Veronica Kirton at x6374 for anappointment, although walk-ins are welcome.

tV'The Planetary Society launches the Great Planetary Clear­ance Sale and Give Away on Saturday November 12th from9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Space merchandise discounted from ·10% {Q

50% will be given away. So come visit the Planetary Societyat 65 Nonh Catalina Avenue (halfa block nonh ofColoradoBoulevard) this Saturday. Call (818) 793~5100 for more in~

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Faculty and Staff: Share this year's Thanksgiving HolidaywithCal tech's international students at your home. InternationalStudent Programs is assisting the Calrech community in ar­ranging Thanksgiving dinners for international students atyour homes. We encourage you to take this occasion {Q getto know our students. If you arc interested in hosting a StU­dent, contact Chris via e~mail: ChriJ@pcmail, or call x6330by November 18, 1994.

r/A Charles R. DePrima Memorial Undergraduate Math­ematics Lecture will be hdd on Tuesday, November 29 at4: 15 p.m. in room 151 Sloan. The speaker this year is TomM. Apostol, Professor EmeritUs, Mathematics, Caltech. Histopic will be, "What is the most surprising result in math~

ematics?" Tea & cookies will be served in room 351 Sloan at330.

The Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual SuPPOrt Group meets thefirst and third Tuesdays of each month at 7:30 p.m. in theHealth Center Lounge. This confidential meeting is open toall Caltech members looking for a place to address questionsabout sexual orientation - including coming out, being out,sdf-discovery, coping with families .... We begin with a topicbut move to whatever is moH relevant to the group that night.Refreshments arc served. For information, please call 395­8331.

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