It 's Hall owee n! Agnes Nutter predicts the end of the wo rld in seven days. Ca lt ec h Catering Services holds a Food Fes t! deta il s next issue THE CALIFORNIA TECH V OLUME X C IX, N UMBER 7 P ASADENA, C ALIFORN IA - Billion--dollar Getty museum to feature paintings in natural light BY D AISY JAMES On D ece m ber 16 (t wo days aft er th e end of finals), The Getl y Center wi 11 open to the pu blic. Thi s mi ll io n- square foot facility wi ll house a mus eum and seve ral Ge tl y foun dati ons to s upport the fine arts. It has been under con st ruction for ye ar s. and has a total price of a pprox i- mately billion dollars. The first view of the Cen- t er gives one imme dia te and p ow erfu l impr ession: this place has a lot of mone y. Se t on a 110 acre ca mpus in the Santa Monica mountains. with a view tha t woul d be brea thtaking if it wa sn' t for the sm og . it is a huge co n- s!ruction of glass, ma rble, and stone. The entire thing is per- f ec tly white (one wonders how we ll th at wi ll las t in th is environ ment) and e xtreme ly modem . From the park in g lot you t ake a tram (pulled by cables on th e tracks, as far as I co uld te ll ) up to the main bu ildings. The su rrounding area is a ll landscaped in na- ti ve Californian plants, and r-------------------------------------------, ' The /lew Getty Complex has a beautiful ocean view ... on a clear day. done we ll enough for it to take a while for yo u to rea li ze that it is landsca pin g. On the gro und s things are more elaborate, with a ga rden designed by the artist Robe rt Ir w in th at will f ea ture a complete ly man-m ade s trea m, as well as seve ral imag in a ti ve foun ta ins. In the new mu se um a ll of the paint ings are disp layed on th e seco nd fl oor of a sec ti oned buil din g s urr o undin g a co urt- ya rd. Th ey are arranged in chro- nolog i ca l o rd er an d can be viewed in nat ural li ght, as there are spec ial lou ve rs on the sky li g ht s th at adjust through th e day to let only the right amount in, so that the picrures are not destroyed . The co ll ec- ti on itself is impress ive, wi th picrures by Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Cezanne a nd Hals, among others. Th ere w ill be temporary and tra ve ling ex- hibitions as we ll as the per- manent co ll ec ti on on display. In addition to the paintings and furnirure there is also a large pe rman ent co ll ection of photograp hy. A bit of h ist ory The Getty Center h as grown out of the Ge tt y Trust, money left by J. Paul Getty to display and ex pand hi s art co llec ti on. Because of stipu- lations in hi s will, all of the art in the gallery is European and painted before the twen- ti e th century. Also, due to hi s per so nal tastes there is an in- ordinately large co ll ection of antiquities and French furni- rure. A ll of th ese have, up ti ll now, been disp layed in the Getty Villa in Malibu, now cl osed for re no vations. No t j u st a muse um Wh il e it is bes t known for it s museum, th e co mplex also house s The Getty Re- search Institute, The Getty Co nservation In sti tu te, Th e Getty Information Institute, The Getty Education Inst i- 8 " .; A work of art that one might hope to see at the muse um . SF- I:; GETTY ON PAGE 3 FR IDAY, O CTOBER 3 1, 1997 In search of the blue fla sh Pumpkin Drop Experi men t to occur at midnigh t, on th e we st s id e of M ill ikan BY A UTUMN Loo lJE N As pa rt of th e a nnu al Pumpkin Drop E xpe riment, a do zen LN , -coo l ed pumpk i ns will fall nine stories to the earth from Mill i kan ro of at midnight tonight. This expe rime nt , o rganized ea ch year by Dabney H ouse , is not wh o lly limited to pumpki ns. In the past , it h as i nc lu ded Twin kies and ot her foo d pr od- ucts, a nd p umpkin drop orga- n ize rs pr om ise s urpri se s th is ye ar, as we ll. Rum or h as it that if th e pu m pk in s have bee n su ffi - What: Dabney House's annu al Pumpkin Drop When: Halloween (tonight) at midnight Where: west s id e of Millikan Library cientl y cooled. th ey will emit a blue flash up on impact. This flas h has bee n attributed to a qu a ntum m ec h anica l effect kno wn as tri bo lumin esce nce, which occ ur s dur ing the break- ing of crystal bo nd s. Much the sa me effec t is see n in Wint-O- Gr ee n® Li fe Save r s®; h ow - eve r, beca u se of their ma nufac- turin g process, th e Life S av - ers® do not n ee d to be coo led to produ ce a fl as h. Th e blue fl as h is u sually see n on ce every four or five years. It was last see n in 1 988 by Da bn ey Hou se p res ide nt William Flick a nd other pa rtici- pants. F li ck told The Tech tha t yea r, " It certa inly surprised the hell out of me; I didn 't ex p ec t SEE PUMPKI N 01'0 PAGE 6 ASCIT Movie cancelled BY JOE C ARROLL The ASCIT Movies r eg rets to an- nounce th at t hi s week 's movie, The Shining , has been canceled. Af t er a steadily building series of projector malfunc ti ons (i f you've seen a movie this year, you 've expe ri enced at least a c oup le), something fm all y broke that we couldn't fi x. A very non-standard so und exciter bulb burned ou t, and a week long search of pro- jector supply houses, knowled ge- able alumni and Caltech contacts has fai led to uncover a replace- ment. We have a couple of leads, but noth in g that wo ul d p,m out by tonight. If the projectors cannot be fixed, we can ask our suppli- ers to ship 16mrn prints in stead, so th e movies should re sume soon one way or the other. 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It's Halloween ! Agnes Nutter predicts the end of the world in seven days.
Caltech Catering Services holds a Food Fest!
details next issue
THE CALIFORNIA TECH V OLUME X C IX, N UMBER 7 P ASADENA, C ALIFORNIA -Billion--dollar Getty museum to
feature paintings in natural light BY D AISY JAMES
On Dece mber 16 (two days after the end of fina ls), The Getl y Center wi 11 open to the public. Thi s mi ll io nsquare foot fac ility wi ll house a museum and several Ge tly foun dati o ns to support the fine arts. It has been under construc tion for years. and has a total price of approx imately on~ billion dollars.
The first view of the Center gives one immediate and powerfu l impre ss io n : t hi s place has a lot of mo ney. Set on a 110 acre campus in the San ta M o ni c a mountains. with a view tha t woul d be breathtaki ng if it wasn' t for the smog. it is a huge co ns!ruction of glass, marble, and stone. The entire thing is perfectly whit e (one wonders how we ll th at wi ll las t in th is environment) and extremely modem . From the park ing lot you take a tram (pulled by cables on the tracks, as fa r as I could te ll ) up to the main buildin gs . T he su rrou nding area is all landscaped in native Ca lifornian plants, and
r-------------------------------------------, '
The /lew Getty Complex has a beautiful ocean view ... on a clear day.
done well enough for it to take a while for you to reali ze that it is landscaping. On th e g round s things are more elaborate, with a garden des igned by the a rt ist Robert Irwin tha t will feature a completely man-made stream, as well as severa l imag inati ve fountains.
In the new museum a ll of the paint ings are displayed on the second fl oor of a sectioned buildin g surrounding a courtyard. They are arranged in chronolog ica l o rd e r an d can be viewed in natural light, as there
are spec ia l lo uve rs on th e skylights that adju st through the day to let only the right amount in, so that the picrures are not destroyed . The collecti on itself is impressive, wi th picrures by Rembrandt , Van G og h, Cezanne and Ha ls, among othe rs. There will be temporary and traveling exhibiti ons as well as the pe rmanent collection on display. In add iti on to the painti ngs an d furnirure there is also a large permanent co llection of photography.
A bit of h istory The Gett y Center has
grown out of the Getty Trust, money left by J. Pau l Getty to di splay and expand his art collection. Because of stipulations in hi s will, all of the art in the gallery is European and painted before the twentieth century. Also, due to hi s personal tastes there is an inordinately large coll ection of ant iquities and French furnirure. All of these have, up ti ll now, been displayed in the Getty Villa in Malibu, now closed for renovations .
Not j ust a museum W hile it is best known
for it s museum, the complex a lso house s The Getty Research Institute, The Getty Conservat ion In sti tu te, The Getty Information Institute, T he Getty Edu cation Inst i-
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A work of art that one might hope to see at the museum. SF-I:; GETTY ON PAGE 3
FRIDAY, O CTOBER 3 1, 1997
In search of the blue flash Pumpkin Drop Experiment to occur at midnight, on the west side of Millikan
BY AUTUMN LoolJEN
As pa rt o f th e a nnu a l Pumpkin Drop Experim ent, a
do zen LN, -coo led pumpkins will fall nine stories to the earth
from Mill i kan roof at
midnight tonight. This experim ent,
o rganized eac h year by Dabney House , is not
who lly limited to pumpkins . In the past , it has inc lu ded
Tw in kies and other food prod uc ts, and pumpkin drop o rga
n izers pro mise surpri ses th is year, as well.
Rum o r has it th a t if th e pu m pk in s have been su ffi -
What: Dabney House's annual Pumpkin Drop When: Halloween (tonight) at midnight Where: west side of Mi ll ikan Library
cientl y cooled. they will emit a
b lue flash upon impact. This flas h has been attributed to a
qu antum m ec h anica l effect kn o wn as tri bo luminescence,
which occurs during the b reaking of c rys tal bonds. Much the sam e effect is seen in Wint-OG reen® Li fe Savers®; how
ever, because of the ir manufac
turin g process, the Li fe Sav
e rs® do no t need to be cooled
to produce a fl ash . The b lue fl ash is usually
see n once every four or five
years. It was last seen in 1988 by D abney H o use p res id ent
Willi am Flick and other partic i
p ants. Flick to ld The Tech that year, " It certa inly surprised the
hell ou t of me; I didn ' t expect
SEE PUMPKIN 01'0 PAGE 6
ASCIT Movie cancelled BY JOE C ARROLL
The ASCIT Movies regrets to announce that thi s week's movie, The Shining , has been canceled. After a steadily building series of projector malfunctions (if you' ve seen a movie this year, you 've expe rienced at least a couple), something fm all y broke that we couldn' t fi x. A very non-standard sound excite r bu lb burned ou t, and a week long search of projector supply houses, knowledge-
able alumni and Cal tech contacts has fai led to uncover a replacement. We have a couple of leads, but noth ing that would p,m out by tonight. If the projec tors cannot be fixed, we can ask our suppliers to ship 16mrn prints instead, so the movies should resume soon one way or the other. Thank you for your patience, and if you really want to see The Shining, let me know and you can borrow the ree ls to look at.
IN THIS ISSUE
T HE U SUAL
S TUFF
Letters to the Ed itor ................ 2 The Outside World ................... 3 (HC Minutes ............................ 3 ASCIT Minutes ........................ 4 Dean's Corner .......................... 5 Comics ................................... . 11
THE U NUSUAL
STUFF
Samson ..... ........... ..................... 2 Media G uy ............................... .4 Poll Results ............................... 7 Puzzle .............. ....................... IO
2 October 31, 1997 OPINIONS The California Tee
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Develop a good credit rating now
Vote yes on Measure Y next Tuesday and help
Pasadena schools
Dear Editors, On Tuesday, November 4th,
Pasadena school district voters will have a chance to approve a $240 million bond issue to rehabilitate the school district 's very old physical plant.
For over a decade, Califomia's per student funding has been near the lowest of all 50 states.
Our district has had to delay for many years the maintenance and upgrading that was sorely needed , in order to use inadequate funds directly for classroom teaching.
Now the needs are truly enormous and action must be taken.
The quality of our schools is important to all of us at Caltech, whether we have chi ldren in them or not, since they strongly impact the reputation and economic strength of Pasadena, and they impact the lives of over 20,000 children in our community.
1. Repairs are essential for safety. In some schools, plumbing, electrical wiring, roofs, and restrooms have had not received adequate attention for 35 years.
2, Science and technology upgrades are needed if the district is to have laboratories and computer infrastructure appropriate for today's needs.
The Pasadena K-6 science program, developed in partnership with the Caltech precollege Science Initiative, is now intemationally known, and is supported by the NSF for dissemination to other districts across the state and nation .
Reform at the next level, in grades 7 -10, is now under way, with a plan to emphasize student investigations and the use of computers.
The laboratories to make thi s possible for all children si mply do not ex ist, but they will if the bond issue is passed.
3, State funds will be available to supplement the bond issue if it passes, funds we all are paying for but will not share in unless we support our own bond issue.
4, A comfortable well cared for environment enhances student learning, while a poor one, in buildings sorely in need of rehabilitation, demeans the students and the teachers, and suggests a low value for education.
I hope all of you will conscientiously vote Yes on Measure Y on Tuesday, November 4th , and that those who want to do more will help in the get-out-the-vote campaign, by calling George van Alstine at 797-8970.
JERRY PINE
PROF, OF BIOPHYSICS
Co-DIRECTOR, CALTECH
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USA TODAY';' "Tale to teens: Be
ware of plastic," suggests undergradu
ates do not have the fi-
Conversely, you could be turned do
simply because you have no credit car and therefore no credit hi story to repo
While thi s s ituation is not the norm,'
does happe n.
nancial di scipline to use
credit cards wisely.
Noting the dangers of
owning a credit card,
newspape rs routinely
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portantl y, you may ne
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you to take out a loan at
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one.
While the danger is
real , the conclusion is
agencies will almost always
check your credit history." Sin ce having a goo
credit history is so usef
after college , having
during coll ege may make not necessarily accurate. Whe n you un- cred it card
derstand the enOrmous benefits that can
result from having a credit card, you
will find getting one can be worth
while.
The biggest benefit from owning a
credit card is the ability to develop a
good credit rating. Having a good
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after you enter the job market. For ex
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worked a month. Having access to
credit during the time before you get
your first paycheck will be essential.
Also, when you go to rent an apart
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tory before they agree to let you rent.
This approval process can be easy and
quick if you have a good credit history.
sense to you. Still, the warning abo
the dangers of plastic should be take
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nies , rental offices, and banks sta
checking your credit history.
If you can't pay your bi II in full ev
ery month , you will end up giving a I of money to the credit card companie
The credit card interest rates are aroun
SEE SAMSON ON I'AGE
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The recent bylaw change was so close that the error points were the deciding factor. Sadly, the ASCIT bylaws do not provide a way to deal with error in a bylaw election. In light of this , the ASCIT Excomm has ruled the election indeterminate, and it will be held again in a few weeks. Until a change in the election procedure is considered (which would be another bylaw change) , there's still no way to handle error. With luck, the next election will be more decisive and it won 't matter.
Present: Brett (Page), Geoff (Dabney), Geoff (Ricketts), Marty (Blacker), Steve (Lloyd), Shumway (Fleming), Jeremy (Ruddock), Judy (Secretary)
tJic.~olas 'Sreett
The meeting begins with the THC declaring "We need an THC chair'" Geoff (Ricketts) asks, "Judy, do you want to be chair?"
Judy replies, " I don't want to be IHC chair .... Then I'd have to be on ASCIT."
The Disco challenge this week is Dabney vs. Page in women's boxing. Time traveling gnomes report that Page will win on Sunday.
Geoff (Dabney) asks about the $3500 from Tom "The Man" Mannion . Some houses used some of it for damage, but the tidy houses received the full $3500.
Meeting closes, then adjoms.
Respectfull y Submitted,
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GETTY: New museum to open December 16 CONTINUED FRO!\I PA GE 1
search Institute, The Getty Con-I servation Institute, The Getty In
fonnation Institute, The Getty Education Institute, The Getty Leadership Institute and the Getty Grant program, all dedicated to the Fine Arts.
The Getty Research Institute for the History of Art and Humanities has been set up to explore questions about culture through these media. To thi s end they maintain a large (750,00 volume) scholarly library and occasionally publish works and translations along these lines. Related to this is the Conservation Institute, which focuses on projects to preserve monuments, artifacts and archaeological sites, sometimes to the extent of
I reburying the latte r after they have been observed and analyzed. Their work has included an ancient Indian settlement in New Mexico , several fifth and sixth century Buddhist temples near Datong, China and the hominid footprint s in Laetoh, Tanzania.
The rest of the Institutes are more concerned with education.
Naturally, the Education Institute is: its focus is on improving arts education in the sc hool s, trough grants, politicking, and
... a garden designed by the
artist Robert Irwin ... will
feature a completely manmade stream ...
conferences. They also are doing research as to what is the best way for art appreciation to be taught so that the students aren't bored sick. Together with this is the Information Institute, which is focusing on getting educational art sites on the web and otherwise in electronic form and to try to bring young people to it. There is also an emphasis on using electronic techniques to restore or recreate ancient and damaged artworks. The Leader-
ship Institute does its part with adult education, trainin g museum managers modem practices and strategies.
Covering all of these fields is the Getty Grant Program, which has given away sixty seven million dollars to date (described as "a small portion of the Fund 's end ow ment" ) for research in any of the aforementioned fields. There is also an internship program for graduate students at the Center.
Admission to the museum is free, though parking is five dollars and reservations must be made in advance. You do not have to have a parking reservation to get in, and there are two bus lines which run to the museum, Extra efforts have been made to make the museum more accessible and enjoyable for college students.
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The Outside World by Myfanwy Callahan
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - Iraq ordered all Americans working for the United Nations arms inspection team to leave the country within a week. They also demanded that flights searching for prohibited Iraqi military programs be halted. The U.N. immediately suspended the operation for the first time since the Persian Gulf War of 1991.
ZVWARAH, LIBYA - President Nelson Mandela of South Africa bestowed hi s country's highest award on Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi for hi s support of the fight against apart heid . Nonetheless, he urged Libya to support the United Nations . Libya has been under a U.N. arms and air embargo since it refused to hand over two suspects for an international trial.
was found that Muslim-led Bosnian Government Army was severely outgunned by the Serbian forces.
WASHINGTON, D,C. - As the Chinese Pres ident , Jiang Zemin's visit continues. President Clinton and President Zemin se ttled man y commercial agreements, but st ill disag reed on human ri ghts issues. Jiang Zemin defended what he described as China's historic preference for order over personal freedom.
NEW YORK - The D ow Jones plummeted 554 points on Mo nday after a si mil ar crash in Hong Kong set off the world's markets for great losses. To prevent further losses for the worst drop this decade, the stock market was forced to close early. Over the next few days, however, the stock markets rebounded signifi cantly.
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ADAM VILLANI: MEDIA GUY by Adam Villani
Boogie Nights Paul Thomas Anderson' s Boogie Nights is
100% imitation Scorsese, but you can do a lot worse than imitation Scorsese-like, say, imitation Tarantino. This tale of the rise, fall, and redemption of wel l-endo wed porn star Dirk Diggler fallows the classic Hollywood rags-to-riches story are, but the excell ent performances, sty li sh direction , and several eye-popping set-pieces keep the movie vibrant and fresh. Mark Wahlberg, whom you may remember as Marky Mark, is phenomenal in the lead. Thi s movie will not onl y earn him a lot of newfound respect in the business, but also revive Burt Reynolds' career. Reynolds has real presence as the director and father figure of a troupe of porn actors that act more like a close family than most of the traditional ones you see in movies these days. The two-and-a-half hour running time could have been trimmed, but even during the slow spots, the audience can at least get a kick out of the wi ld '70s costumes and makeup . Julianne Moore (Sa/e), Don Cheadle (Devil ill a Bille Dress), and William H. Macy (Fargo) are great in supportin g roles.
The Ice Storm This new film from director Ang Lee (Sellse
and Sensibility, Eat Drink Mall Woman ) is perhaps the best picture of the year to date. Kevin Kline, Joan Allen, and Sigourney Weaver play Connecticut subu rbanites in 1973 experimenting wi th the new freedoms of the Sexual Revolution , but in doing so neglecting their true feelings , better judgement, and duties as parents. It 's that last part that is the crux of the film, as the children
(most notably Christina Ricci and Elijah Wood) get lost amid changes both from adolescence and within society. Ang Lee has a way of making very complete movies, gracefully combining serious drama with black comedy; the photography is breathtaking and the screenplay is tight, intelligent, and original. Look for this to be a major contender at the Oscars in Spring.
What Happened to Groove Radio? Those of you who were around last year may
remember Groove Radio, 103.1 FM, as being one of the most innovative stations on the dial , showcasing new dance music not heard anywhere else. Not any more. After a year of poor ratings (no doubt substantially due to their abysmally weak signal) management fired program manager/OJ Egil Aalvik in August. Egil owned the name "Groove Radio ," but the station didn ' t really change that much under new moniker "The Groove" and new PO Mohamed Moretta, or at least not until they decided to switch to a Top-40 format last month , heralded by an entire Wednesday with programming consisting of nothing but an endless 5-second loop of the Spice Gi rl s.
Unsurpri singly, the lame new format brought in scores of angry letters, and within a week they proudly announced that "Groove is back" and switched back to the old format- sort of. You see, by the time the Groove came back most of the old OJs had been fired and the station had jettisoned much of what had made 103.1 special. Gone was most of the trip-hop, trance, and live OJ mixes, and suddenly "The Groove" meant almost nothing but mindless house music and disco flashbacks/rehashes. What had once been on the cutting edge was now a kind of low-rent Power 106. Oh well, there' s always public radio .
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Minutes of the ASCIT BoD Meeting, 27 October 1997
Present (at some point): BoD. Brandon VandeBrak e, Bre tt Tolman-Halbert, Autumn Looijen , Dev i Thota , Maria Satterwhite, Ryan Clancey
(This week Itchy = Mike W. and Scratchy = Mike A.) Meeting opens at 22; I O.
Alex Ihler won the election
for VP/BoC Chair. Welcome to hell , mofo.
Dealing With Guests
Brandon - In the last elec
tion , the voting for the bylaw change was so close that ambi guity in the bylaws about how to deal with error made it impossible to determine whether the measure passed. The Excomm Secretary extraordinaire informs us that the Excomm decided not to decide about the problem and thinks we should just hold the election again. Great. It is decided that the next election ballot (for the newly vacated office ofBoC Secretary) will also carry a bylaw proposal that clears up this problem. Brandon point s out that the Excomm has several other bylaw change proposals. Kohl and Scratchy are going to put them together for cons ideration by the BoD.
Devi - Picks up the check for
the ASME. Immediately contract s cholera .
Ryan - Handsome and engag'
ing . A neo-Grec ian figure of male beauty. A living Guess jeans add. A guy who can cook up some mean cheese sticks. He deli vers the food for the meeting and jets off leav ing a musky odor of des ire in his wake .
Autumn - Brings by some
cop ies of th e UCS B school newspape r to show that other campus papers have similar can· tent/ad rati os. The BoD spends about five minutes looking al ads for strippers and Budweiser. Scratchy considers transferring. Autumn feels that tying such a ratio to the ed itors' salaries can only lead to reduced total in· come forthe Tech and make lay· out headaches for the editors. The BoD agree s , c iting the Honor Code as a reason to trust the editors to maintain the integrity of the paper. Lori suggests that the Tech could offer more financial incenti ve to potential writers to increase the volume of submissions .
[Kohl - ''I'll be back in five
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obviously an accomplished writer and makes no major mi ssteps, although the mother ends up coming across as a bit too cruel at times (insisting that the children give their Christmas money, th eir on ly present , to hel ping th e i r grand mother). Th e prose does not exac tl y sparkl e, but it doesn't drag ei(her and there is no fee ling of the writer showing off. Overall , a strong book.
Mrs, Pollifax. Innocent Tourist by Dorothy Gilman (()({)({)({)({)
She is an elderly widow who, on discovering that she didn't have much left to li ve for, decided to join the CIA (The Unexpected Mrs . Pollifas ). By one of those coincidences she got a job as a courier and began her new career. The last severa l books, and thi s one, ha ve not originated with ass ignments, but rather with old fri ends or Ubiquitous coincidences. That is a fairly poor plot device, but one that you can forgiv e Gilman for, since none of her stories are really believable. There is too much belief in mystici sm, too many moral absolutes for this to be enjoyable without a healthy suspension of disbelief.
Books about g irl s who want to be ballerinas must be a staple for the I 0-14 range. They tend to the inspiring, with the young heroine overcoming great odds to become a star. Ribbons isn ' t quite like that.
The girl, Robin , does have the requisite extraordinary talent and love for the art but the actual dancing takes a back seat to a story which is really about family life. Robin is forced to give up dancing lessons because her mother needs the money to bring their grandmother over from Hong Kong. Robin is resentful , especially because the grandmother is not a very sympathetic character. Naturally, they work out their differences, but the book ends on a slightly less hopeful note than you would expect; not everything is left perfect.
As far as style goes, Yep is
I shouldn't like these books so much. They 're completely mindless, relying on insane coincidences and a silly world view. Still , I can read one in an aflemoon, at a rate of about four times as fast as I can do any of my Hum reading. They're light, engaging books that get your attention and hold onto it.
I'm us ing the plural because this is the latest in a long series starring Mrs. Pollifax.
There are a lot of spy novels on the market , and most of them are pretty much alike. What sets thi s apart from them is not so much the unusual protagonist but rather Gilman 's ability as a writer. She does not pile on the adjectives or drown the story in suspense but tells it in a charming, clear fashion.
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In hopes of producing other blue flash, Dabney Ho President Geoff Matters, Soci' Vice President Monty Fowlk and other Darbs have kept t pumpkins submerged in L (provided by the Deans ' Of tie for several days .
"!t 's a delicate experimen' and we've had difficulty gelti a blue flash the last few years said Matters. "I don't thi nk t pumpkins were cooled Ion! enough, and their hulls were t thick . This year, though , you' better bring your sunglasses.
A relatively new part oft tradition is chanting, "Thra Rich next'" Rich is Rich Zitol an undergraduate who was ve involved with the pumpki drop. The year after he grad ated, Darbs threw a pumpki headed dummy off the roof' re sponse to the chant. T dummy foo led at least 0
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The Pumpkin Drop was the first of Dabney 's pump , experi ments. Several years fore the pumpkin drop beg Darbs used a vacuum pump ' evacuate the inner chambers several pumpkins, an d th plugged the hole w it h gu, The result? Most pumpk' were either too heavy or t fragile, but several of them tually floated.
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The BoD votes 8-0-0 to ap
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Brett - Is way too sexy for the
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Baldeep -Is making progress
on the web based used book market idea. Right now security is a major design issue. Also busy flaking on the UROH. The BoD mayor may not be eating soon in a house near you.
Kiran - Is thinking about
maybe doing something. Kohl
thinks that he should design a logo for ASCIT. If anybody 's got any bright ideas then send em to Kiran . Any seniors interested in being their house's senior representative should contact our beloved Senior Class Treasurer/Secretary - Kiran Shekar (kshekar@cco).
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Adrienne -The ASCIT Hal
loween party is still Saturday, Nov. I at 21 :00. There will be stuff. The jazz/wi ne/cheese thing at the Red Door has been moved to Friday, November 7. Kohl sets Adrienne to work organizing a list of all registered parties for the year so that the bartending can get sorted out ahead of time.
Itchy - Is going to an ARC meeting in 45 minutes. If you have any opinions about having fro sh on grades third term or about the core then mail Itchy (westover@cco). There is some sort of JPL Halloween event at
Disneyland thi s Friday.
Lori - The schedule is set for
the Dean's visits to the houses. Lori talked with Rich Fagen about the sad state of the computing clusters in the student houses.
John - The BoD may have to
hire someone to prepare thi s year's taxes . Our bookkeeper mayor may not be trained in the appropriate tax codes sometime soon. The cost will be about $500. Kohl wants John to develop a form that we can distribute to potential donors to the (non-profit) ASCIT cause.
Scratchy -There will be an
other election as soon as possible. We need to fill the BoC Secretary position and consider some bylaw changes. Nominations for the former are thi s week. Scratchy can't seem to get in touch with Rich Fagen to talk about a new computer for ASCIT. Maybe I'll just eat worms.
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Alex -Badgers Scratchy about
getting the election nominations started. Scratchy tricks Alex into eating a stick of dynamite and then drops an anvil on his head.
Kohl - Is working on getting the Alumni Association President to meet with the !He. The BoD will be meeting with David Baltimore in le ss than tw o weeks. The BoD members should have a good start on their respective bureaucratic handme-downs by next meeting.
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Announcements
~:: Caltech is spon soring a two-day blood drive and bone marrow donor program which will he he ld in the Win nell Student Lounge on Wednesday, November 12 . 1997 between 10: 15 a.m . and 3:30 p.m., and on Thursday, November 13, 1997 between 12: 15 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Please contact Vil ia Zmuidzi nas via c-mall at hrdve:.@ hr. caftech.eduoralx6001 for an appointment. Walk-i ns a re a lso welcome.
~!: The Caltech Women 's Center is in need of workislUdy students, onc person to do computer and web work and two for general offh:c work (mornings and/or noontime). Salaries are compelitive with other campus offices. Call Beverly 31 x3221 and make an appoinlmen! for an interview.
{;' The GaylLesbia nIRisexual Dis('ussion G roup meets on the first and third Tuesdays of each momh fro m 7:30pm un/i! lOpm in the Health Centcr lounge. Th is is a con fidenti al meeting and docs nO( imply anyth ing about a person 's sexual orientation- only that slhe is wi ll ing to be supporti ve in this setti ng. The group usually tli scusses a particular relevant topic and then moves on to the genera l uiscussion. T hi s week seismolugist Kate Hutt on and stafr scienti sl SheJley Diamond will talk on the imeru({ion of sexual oricn{.1!iQn and becoming and being a scientist. Refreshment s will be served. If you would like more in format ion. p lease call x833 1.
Caltech Ball room Dance Cluh i.<; offering Beginne r/ lmcrmediate West Coasl Swing classes eve ry Thursday until November 6th. taugh t by an instructor from Let's Dance LA. Costs $25 for the five weeks. C lasses are 7:30 pm to 9 pm with rerreshments and open dance time foJJowing each ses sion. For more inrormat ion . see our poste rs a nd o ur web page: http:// www.caltechedl.j-ballroom.
The Coffeeho use is looking for waiters. We arc o pen M-F from 9 pm to 2 am and Sat/Sun from 8 pm to 2 am . No work/study required. Please con~
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Sparrowgrass Poetry Forum, Inc. is offering a grand prize of $500 in its new poetr y contest. The contest is free and o pe.n to everyone. one poem per poet. Deadline is Novemher 30 , 1997. Send entries to Sparrowgrass Poetry Forum, Dept. LM. 609 Main St. . P.O. Box 193 , Sisterv ille, WV, 26175 . Poets may also submi t poems elec tronicall y at http:// WW\1/. tinplace.com/sfJw-row o r by email, Sislersv@aol.('om.
Events
.;:;. T he Coleman Chamber Concert Serie s is featuring the Ysaye Qua rtet with J anos S tarker, cello , in Beckman Auditorium at 3:30 pm on November 2nd . A limited number of free ti ckets are avai lable for Calteeh students.
~~:- "A Con versatio n with Be verly Sills," the sixth annua l James Michelin
( Di stingu ished Visitor 's Lec ture , will take place in Beckman Auditorium on November 4th. at 8 pm. Admission is free.
;~;. "Gamma Ray Bursts : Dying C ries from the Deep Universe" wi ll be d iscussed by Professor Shrinivas Kulkarni o n November 5th at 8 pm in Beckman Aud itorium, as part of the Earnest C. Watson Caltech Le~ture Series. Admission is free .
~;:. There will be a special screeni ng of Flammen im Paradies , di rec ted by Markus Imhoof. o n November 5 in Baxter Lecture Hall at 8 pm. There will be an introduction, and a discussion afterward , with the director in attendance . Admission is free.
~~:-Einslein in his C ultura l Context wi ll be pn::sented by Dr. Gera ld Ho lcon, Professor of Physics and Hist ry o f Science, EM at Harvard University on No
vember 6. 1997 at 4:00 pm in Baxter Lecture Ha!1. Admission is free, and refreshments will be served .
The Disti nguished Speaker Ser ies of Southern California is moving inlO its seL'OnJ season. The events will be held at the Pasadena Ci vic Auditorium on eight different dates, at 8 pm. On November 6th . Ann Ri chard~. the 45th governor of Texas. will be the first speaker, followed by Tommy Lasorda on December 11 th. Colin Powell o n January 21 sl, 1998, Do minick Dunne on February 26th. Elizabeth Do le on March 12th , Jean-Michae! Cousteau on Apri l 8th. and Maya Ange lou on May 13th and June 10th. For more information , contact (800) 508-930 I .
Knott's Scary Fann is celebrati ng "25 Years v f Fears" on weekends, 7 pm until 2 am between October 3rd and November 1 st, with rides, s hows, mazes , and themed "scare lones." Advance ticket purchases are recommended, as evenings frequently se l! ou t. For more informat ion . cal! (7 14) 220-5200, or visit thei r web page at hTtp://www.hallo lVeellhawll.com .
Shipwreck '97, (he Queen Mary's annual Halloween ex travaganza, will take place from 7 pm to mid night on week, ends from October I arh to November 1 sl. This event feat ures a tour of the allegedly haunted sh ip and danci ng deejayed by several LA~area rad io per, sonalities . On October 3 1 st, there will also be a cos tume contest. T icket s are $13 per person. For more information , contact (562) 435~35 f I , or visit thei r web page, http://www.qlleemnaT): com.
For most Caltech events listed. further information call be obrained by calling 395-4652. or (888) 2-CALTECH, or by accessing the Caftech website.
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T he Howard Hug hes Pred oc to r al Fellowships in Biological Sciences, for seniors and first year graduate students, have a November 12th app lication deadline . Complete appli cations and inst ructions can be fou nd on the web at hl1p:ll[ellowships.nas.edu.
The John G yles Education Fund is offering financial assistance to students who are Canadian or U.S. Citizens. A minimum G .P.A . of 2.7 is requ ired for eligibility. Criteria other th an academk ability anu financial need are considereJ in the selecti on process. Selec ted students will receive up to $3.000. To receive an app li cation. send a stamped (U.S. $ .32), se lf-addresscd . No. 10 enve lope to: The John G yles Education Fund, Atlention: R. James Cougle , Admini strator. P.O. Box. 4808, 712 Riversi de Dri ve . Fre de r ic ton. New Brunswick. Canada E3B 5G4. The remaining filing dat e for mailing app !i~
cations in 1997 is November 15.
C hateaubriand Fellowship Progr am , 1998-9, for graduate students in science and engineering, interested in working in French uni versity. For more info rmatio n, w ri te th T he Embassy of France, Offi ce for Science and Technology, Chateaubriand Fello wship Prog ram, 4 101 Reservoir Road , NW. Washington, DC 20007-2176, or see thei r web page at http:// www.chateaubriand.amb-washfr. Applications are due Decembe r, 1, 1997.
~~~ The National Science Foundat ion (NSF), in conjunction with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Agricultural Researc h Service (ARS ), we lcomes appl icat io ns to the 1998 Summer Programs in J a p a n a nd Korea, All qualified graduate students in science and engineering, including the biomedical. agricultural. and soc ial sciences. are urged to apply. The post mark deadline for applications is December I , 1997. For mOre info nnation on the Summer Programs, includ ing el igibilit y requirements , program descript ions, and application materials , access the NSFrrokyo Homepage at hI tp :l/www.twics .coml-flsfrokyo/ summer98.Iuml.
The Josephine d e Karman Fellow· ship Trust is pleased to annou nce the availab il ity of ten fellowships in the amount of $7.000 for 1998-99. All studies must be carried out withi n the United States and expended wi thi n the United States . Fellowships are open to students entering thei r senio r under~
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The American Society of Na" a l En~ gineers is offering $2,000 undergraduate scho larships and $3,000 g rad uate scho larsh ips fo r (he academic yea r 1998-99 to student s who are inte rested in naval eng ineering. App li cant s must be U.S. Citizens, must demonstrate a gen uine interes t in a career in naval engineering. and must be applying for either the ir last year as an undergradu ~
ate or co-op undergraduate program, or one year of graduate study leading to a des ignated degree at an acc redited co!lege or university. The deadline to submit applicalions is Fcburary 15 , 1998.
G r ad uate Fellowship fo r \Vo m en and Minorities in the Physical Sci~ ences , the National Physical Sdcn~e s
Consortium offe rs awards to graduating senio rs who are female or a member ora minorilY group fo r Ph.D. level study in Astronomy. Chemistry. Computer Science, Geology, Mate rial Science, Mathematica l Sciences, Phys ics and subdiSCiplines of these fields. Email [email protected] (800)952-4118 to request an applicat ion which is provided in diskette format.
The AsianlPacitic American Association for Advancement, Inc. (4A ) is accepling app lications for their 4A San Francisco Bay Area Scholarship Program. 4A wi!! be selecting (hree recipients who will each receive a $ \ ,000 schOlarsh ip. Eligible students must be AsianIPacific, V. S. Cilizens or permane nt residen ts, and must be enrolled fu ll -time as undergraduate or graduate student. s Applicatns will be evaluated based o n their scholastic disc ipline , personal achievement, and communi ty involvement. AT&T, Lucent Technolo~
g ies, and NCR employees and their children are ineligible 10 app ly. Applications are duc April IS, 1998 .
The Sunkyong Group of Korea and Leade rShape Inc. are sponscring the "Glo bal Leaders of Tom orrow" essay contest. Entrants musl be undergraduate or graduate students althe time their entries are submi tted . Essays may be written from o ne of four perspectives: Business . GovemmentlLAw, Sci· enee. o r M ed ia/Commun ications . Three winners will be selected in each of these four categories. First pri ze ( 1
pe r category) is $2,500 plus a one week Irip to Korea. Second prize (I per category) is $500 plus one week al a LeaderS hape training prog ram . Third prize (! per category) is $500. The deal ine for entries is April IS , 1998.
The ACILSeholarship Alliance is offering scho larsh ips for students majoring in the physica l sciences: physics , chemistry, engineering, geology, biology, or environmenta l science, Awards are based on academic performance, career goals , leadership, and financial
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The A m erican W o m en 's C lub in Sweden wi 11 be awarding a trave l gram for study and research in Sweden. To qualify you must be a woman, age 18 o r over and 311 American cit izen. You must also be accepted for a period of swdy or resc<Jrch al a Swedish educati o nal instit ut io n or agency and show evidence of fi nancial need . T he com· pleted application and all support ing documents must be received by April
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The Jewish Vocational Serv ice is accepting app li cations for scho larshi ps from the J e\\.;sh Community Schol· a rship Fund. The scholarships are designed to provide financial assistance to Jewish student s who are legal residcnls of Los Angeles County, attending college On a fu ll -time basis . Applicants must have a 2.5 minimum G .P.A .. mll st be a sophomore or higher by September 1997 , and must be able to documen t s igni ficant fi nancial need. The deadline for submission of (omplcted applications is April 15, 1998.
The American Eleclropla te r s and Surfa('(' Finishers SOCie ty is offeri ng scholarshi ps to unde rgraduare juni ors and seniors and graduate students \\ ho arc infert'steJ in ('arecr!) in the electroplating and surface finishing ind ustry. Undergraduates must be fuB-tim c and must be majoring in metallurgy. mel· al!urgical engineering. materials ~c i
encc or engineeri ng, chemistry, chemi· ca l engineering, o r environmenta l en· gineering. Applications must be submitted by April 15. 1998
The Jewish Family and Child ren', Ser vices offe rs financia l support for Jewish individuals and their fam dles. Indi vidua ls may app ly for up to $5.000. Special s(.: ho larships are availab le for stud y in Israel. To be eligib!e, students must have financ ial need , have at least a 3 .0 GPA, and be res idents of San Franci sco, the Peni nsula, M ar in or Sonoma counties, o r the Bay Area. There are no deadlines-applicat ions arc accepted throughout the year and arc avail able in the Financial Aid Of· fice.
Graduating seniors ... vith at least a 3.6 GPA shollid consider applying forthc C hurchill Fello wships which provide a year of grad uate study at ChurchiU Co llege. Cambridge University. Stu· dents are ab le to earn a degree. cer· ti ficate o r diploma during their tenurt al Cl1nbridgc. Applieanls can <:omt from any area o f engineering , m'lIh· ematics, physical, or nat ural sciences. The award covers tuition, fees and J
living a!lo wancc. A Irave! gran! is als( availab le (0 cover airfare to Eng land. Appl icant s must submit a two to fo Ul page essay. For more information contact the Fel lowships Office.
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