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warped, that travel into the past is pos­sible. The second is the alternative histo­ries view, proposed by David Dutch, inwhich the universe is postulated to havea large number of histories. Hawkingforced himself against his wishes to sup­port the consistent histories view, al··though he realized that would entail de­terminism.

The lecture became more conjecturalas it progressed. He told of his "chronol­ogy protection conjecture"-that timetravel is possible only microscopically.

ssand a few minutes away in space-time,standing outside. A few had suddenly be­come enlightened and well-versed in cos­mology and general relativity. A stand­ing ovation greeted the Hawkings whenhe entered the room.

Hawking stated that string theory isour best hope for quantum theoryand general relativity. He emphasizedthat time cannot be ruled out. Hementioned two possible accommodations.The first is the consistent histories view­one has to find a consistence solution ofthe equations even if space-time is so

BY JEREMY WONG

On Tuesday 9 April, ProfessorStephen Hawking visited Caltech for thesecond time this year, the present occa­sion to deliver a lecture at the BeckmanAuditorium entitled "Space and Time

"The audience reveres the legend; no

other hypothesis accounts for the inspiredfervor which filled the golden-ceilingedauditorium. Clippings of speech here andthere indicated that this was a new audi­ence transformed from the one a few feet

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of Admiral, becoming the firstNaval Intelligence Specialist toreach this rank.

In these years, Inman hadserved as Director of Naval In­telligence, Vice Director of theDefense Intelligellce f-\ ",..."'."

Director of the National Secu­rity Agency, and Direc­

tor of '-''-''"'''U h1telh~~ence.

Retiring in 1982, Inmanturned towards industryserved as Chairman and CEO ofMicroelectronics and ComputerTechnology Corporation in Aus­tin, Texas from 1983 up until1986, and from 1986 to 1989,as Chairman, President andCEO at Westmark Systems, Inc.

In addition to his service inCaltech's Board of Trustees,Inman is also a member of theBoard of Directors at Sci­ence Applications International,Southwestern Bell, Temple In­land and Xerox. He is also aTrustee of The American As­sembly, the Center for Excel­lence in Education, and South­western University. AdmiralInman is also a member of theExecutive Committee of thePublic Agenda Foundation andis a member of the NationalAcademy ofPublic Administra­tion.

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Recently chosen by theClass of 1996, Admiral BobbyR. Inman will address theates at this year's Gommence­

ceremonies on June 14.Admiral Inman serves on

Caltech's Board of Tnlstc~es,

he has served since 1989.who has served a num­

ber of decades in the Navy aswen as in several intelligenceagencies, is currently an AdjunctProfessor at the LBJ School ofPublic Affairs and at the Gradu­ate School of Business of theUniversity of Texas at Austin.

Born in Rhonesboro, Texasin 1931, Inman attended theUniversity of Texas at Austin,where he received his B.A. in1950. He subsequently joinedthe Naval Reserve, and receivedhis first commission as an En­sign in 1952. In the next nine­teen years, Inman would servenumerous assignments both atsea and ashorein Naval Intelligence.

Graduating from the Na­tional War College in 1972,Inman was promoted to RearAdmiral in 1974, and to ViceAdmiral two years later. In1981, he had attained the rank

dents working together.Another group of students

attempted to install someCaltech-donated computers.This project became frustrat­ing when both software andhardware problems begancropping up. Although key

parts were missing,through the team's hardwork, and a few last­minute Fed-Ex packagescontaining importantcomponents, Caltech wasable to leave 3 fully opera­tional computers and twoprinters in the TeestoChapter House. The com­puters will be used in theTeesto's youth and seniors

programs. Students alsoworked in the kitchen prepar­ing lunches with the ChapterHouse staff, replaced damagedceiling tiles, and began a fencearound a propane tank locatedbehind House.

SEE NAVAJO ON PAGE 2

Myfanwy Callahan and Renny Talianchich workin the Chapter House kitchen.

ing the day. One group of stu­dents laid out and built a fencearound Teesto's basketball andsand volleyball courts. De­spite the windy climate andblowing dust, the fence con­struction went smoothly, with

Navajo Caltech stu-

difference in the community."The group spent two full

days, March 27 and 28, work­ing on projects in Teesto. Theparticipants slept on the floorof the Teesto Chapter house atnight, and worked on both in­door and outdoor projects dur-

"Many ofus wentthere expecting to dothings for them,they were working

right alongside

BY KAREN BLITZER

The first ever Caltech Al-ternative Break Pro-gram began the morningof March 26, as 4 vans ladenwith food, tools, computers,and 22 somewhat sleepy, yeteager, participants Caltechheading east towards Arizona.

staff, two graduatestudents, and 16 undergradu­ate students undertook the 12hr journey to Teesto, Arizonain hoping to have fun and dosome useful community ser­vice work. Teesto, locatedabout 45 north of Winslow,Arizona, is a community ofabout 400, and part of the Na-vajo Nation. ,

Starting an AlternativeSpring Break Program hasbeen a long-term goal for theCaltech Y, but expectations oflow student interest kept theproject in the planning stage.Once made aware of the pro­gram, though, a surprisinglylarge number of studentsexpressed interested. TheCaltech Y, the Office ofStudent Affairs with the

of a representativeWalking Shield, an

non-profit organization de­voted to helping NativeAmericans, began makingarrangements with the Na­vajo living in Teesto. Af-ter a preliminary visit,ideas soon became concreteplans.

As Athena Castro ex­plained, the Alternative SpringBreak Program allows partici-

to a broader under-standing of world around

making a tangible

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professed. The group workedhard, but had opportunities tosee the comet (Hyakutake) in anarea with little light pollution,interact with other Caltech stu­dents, play in the brief, unex­pected snowfall, and driveacross Arizona in a 4-van word­game-playing CB caravan.

Greg Steiert aptly summedup the experience: "Many of uswent there expecting to dothings for them, but they wereworking right along side of usmaking the experience morepowerful because we wereworking with them and notforthem and this reminded us justhow similar we all are."

as audio visual specialist,kitchen coordinator, and photog­rapher.

If interested, submit a briefwritten description of yourunique qualifications (campusactivities, talents, experiencewith audio visual assisting, pho­tography, etc. and why you wantto attend camp) as a UCC-at­Large and/or Deans' Helper tothe Deans' Office, 102 Parsons­Gates, by Monday, April 22,1996. We hope, with your help,to add to the diversity of theCamp experience for the newstudents.

Also, upperc1ass studentsparticipating in new student ori­entation must be eligible for fall1996 classes by the June UASHmeeting or they will not be ableto attend camp in September. Ifyou have questions about this,please see one of the Deans.

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stay, a speaker on Navajo cul­ture talked to the group about theNavajo way and how to preserveit. Shortly after lunch on March29, the group left, after heartfeltfarewell speeches and a deli­cious barbecue, which includedtraditional Navajo dishes such asmutton roasted in an open pit,fry bread, and blue com hash.

The Alternative Springbreak was a success. Partici­pants had fun, accomplishedtheir community service goals,and were pleasantly surprised bythe openness and hospitality ofthe Teesto residents.

"The immersion in localculture was amazing," a student

The Deans are interested inhearing from you if you wouldlike to attend New Student Ori­entation (Camp) as a UCC-at­Large and have not already beenselected by your House. Campis scheduled for Wednesdaythrough Friday, Sept. 25-27,1996. The Deans are acceptingnominations for these sevenUpperclass Camp Counselors­at-Large positions through Mon­day, April 22, 1996. We will alsoneed to bring some additionalstudent participants to camp toperform special functions such

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The group gained valuableinsight into the Navajo way oflife. Several of the men, andmost of the women, had the op­portunity to participate in a"sweat", a Navajo spiritual cer­emony. Students also helpedbuild a sweat lodge, the placewhere the ceremonies are held.

"Being introduced to a sa­cred ceremony such as the sweatwas very special and unex­pected," one participant com­mented. Participants also wenthiking in the surrounding area,a beautiful desert area populatedby hills and buttes..

On the last morning of the

Caltech Alternative Spring Break participants shiver in the snow.

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KIRYAT SHEMONA, ISRAEL ­Shiite Muslim guerrillas firedrockets at northern Israel Tues­day, wounding 36 people. TheHezbollah group said the attackwas in retaliation for a land mineexplosion which killed one andwounded two boys. Israeli forcesresponded with air raids and tankfire against 17 Shiite Muslim vil­lages.

arose. 470 Americans associatedwith the embassy as well as sev­eral hundred Liberian citizenswho hold American passportswill be offered a chance to leavethe country which is currently en­gaged in a civil war.

TORONTO, CANADA - The Quebecgovernment has blocked distri­bution of kosher foods labeledonly in English, crimping Pass­over supplies. For ten years thegovernment has waved the lawrequiring products sold in Que­bec to be labeled in French andEnglish for the Passover goodsbecause they are imported fromthe U.S. and Israel. Thepresent crackdown hascaused an uproarin the Jewishcommunity.

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Saturday, April 13, 8 pm Sunday, April 14, 3 pmDabney Lounge, Caltech

F.'"",,_ IL A Mitsubishi au­tomobile plant was charged withhundreds of cases of sexual ha­rassment Tuesday, making it onof the largest sexual harassmentcases ever to be brought beforethe federal court. Women assem­bly line workers claim to havebeen harassed multiple times inthe last five years; in some cases,daily.

by Myfanwy CallahanLlr,LULr", MT - More evidencewas assembled last weekend toconnect Theodore J. Kaczynskito the 16 Unibomber bombingssince 1978. A completed bombfound in his cabin closely re­sembles one of the bombs usedmost recently in a Unabomberattack.

SLAVINOVICI, BOSNIA-HERZ­EGOVINA - Six Muslim menemerged from the hills of east­ern Bosnia last weekend to tell ahorrifying account of the attackof Srebreniea. Last July an esti­mated 3000 Muslim men werekilled in the attack. These sixmen who remained in hiding fornine months were just a few ofthe 8000 missing persons that re­sulted.

MONROVIA, LIBERIA - StartingTuesday, the U.S. governmentbegan to evacuate Americansfrom Liberia as factional fighting

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litical arena right now about the needto reduce government spending­and it's a good thing, too, becausethe national debt continues to spiralupward at an alarming rate. Ofcourse, spending cuts hurt peopleand programs, from FICA to NASA,NPS to DEA, NSF to NEA. Everyprogram seems incredibly importantand already under-funded, at least tothose who rely on them. (Of course,the others are just worthless grizzlethat should be ruthlessly cut.) Fortheir own pet programs, nobodywants to make the sacrifices neededto balance the budget. But woe bethe politician who suggests increas­ing revenue, or *gasp* in otherwords, raising taxes. "They're toohigh already! I don't get to keep

enough of my paycheck as itis!" Sorry folks, but if youuse a credit card and say this,you're a hypocrite. Everytime you "charge it," you arecasting a vote for a 4% VATlevied by your buddies, thecredit card companies. Re­tailers don't suck up that 4%themselves, they raise theirprices (everybody's prices!)4% to cover it. We all end uppaying a 4% VAT to supportthe convenience of credit

cards for the majority of consumers,whether we have a credit card or not.Sure, your credit card is conve­nient. .. but is it worth 4% of yourincome? That 4% VAT could coverall of the "precious" governmentprograms on the chopping blockright now, and then some. As muchas we like to gripe about it, the U.S.government provides us with somepretty impressive services for the20% of the GNP take in. A hell

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oping countries the calculation anddefense of raw materials costs is toodifficult or not worth the effort, suchthat each reseller often simply ap­plies the value-added tax to thewhole of their final sales price. Thisreally fattens the coffers of the gov­ernment, which might tax the sameraw materials content of somethinglike a window frame as many as fiveor six times! Retailers rarely addmuch "value" to anything in thecommon sense of the word, butgiven their 100% markups they of­ten charge at least a VAT-sized "vir­tual sales tax" on half of the sellingprice of any item. Of course, there'sa temptation on the part of the sellerto under-report VAT amounts, butwith an aggressive "tax police," de-

linquency can be minimized. Ratherthan using sales, property, or incometaxes to raise revenue, many coun­tries have found it politically worth­while to use this less-efficientmethod of revenue collection be­cause the populace doesn't notice itas much. They don't realize the gov­ernment is sucking twenty, thirty,even forty percent of the nation'sGNP into its coffers with an innocu­ous-sounding 10% VAT.

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The most insidious form of taxknown (to me, anyway) is the so­called value-added tax. It hasn't yetfound its way into the United States,at least not into the government, butit is widely used in Europe, and it isalmost ubiquitous in developingcountries. Here's roughly how itworks: Say I run a steel mill and sellwholesale steel to product manufac­turers. You come in to buy somestainless steel for your cutlery fac­tory, which you will use tomake forks and knives for thegood people of our country. Inthe purest form of a value­added tax, I would calculatethe difference between the rawmaterials cost of the steel I'mselling you and the price of thesteel itself-the amount ofvalue I added to the materialbetween buying and selling it.If the national VAT (value­added tax) were 10%, I wouldadd 10% of this difference tomy retail price, and it reallywouldn't be your business to knowhow much it was. Come tax time,I'd send all the value-added tax I'dcollected to the government. Mean­while, you would make knives andforks, sell those to wholesalers, andcharge them extra to cover the value­added tax you would owe on the dif­ference between the cost of the steelyou bought and the utensils you sold.The name "value added tax" is ac­tually a misnomer, because in prac­tice such taxes are generally leviedwithout regard to the "raw materi­als cost" of labor or infrastructure.They thus serve as a sales tax, prop­erty tax, and income tax all at once.What's more, all too often in devel-

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and the simultaneous decrease inconsumer debt-that theory justdoesn't make sense. Even more soin light of the steady increase in thegross profits taken in by this nation'scredit companies. (American Ex­press pulled down a cool 1.5 billiondollars in profits last year, and is pro­jected to make 1.7 billion this year!)It led me to ask "Hey, what the hell'sgoing on around here?"

That brought to mind the factthat credit card companies exact afee from retailers for every transac­tion carried out on a credit card. Thisfee generally runs from 3% to 5%of the amount charged. (The higherpercentages make those 1% cash­back otfers possible, and also makethe cards having them unpopularwith retailers ... sound familiar?)Four percent doesn't sound likemuch... and it IS pretty convenientto "charge it." So much so that manypeople are biting at the gimmicks thecredit card issuers are using to tryto get people to charge more things,like gasoline and groceries, forwhich they used to pay cash. Butlook at that 3 to 5% a bit more care­fully. That's four percent of EVERYPURCHASE you make with a creditcard. If you charge just about ev­erything, especially your major pur-

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Politics as Usual - Well, I'vebeen real busy this year and haven'tbeen spewing forth the usual blather,as was my custom of old. Whatcould possibly be pulling me backout of my shell??? Politics! It bringsout the irrational lunatic in all of us,especially in the candidates runningfor office. (Although in some casesI wonder if they are composed ofanything but.. .)

My "tirade du jour" centers ona recently-developed icon ofAmeri­can love and worship, the almightycredit card. If I were just sore at alack of fiscal responsibility on thepart of the American public or theU.S. government, I'd have no needto pain myself putting the issue intowords-it's already been writtenabout extensively. No, I'vestumbled upon a thought I just can'tbelieve hasn't crossed the mind orpen of the press or some politician.It must just not be a good topic totalk about, because it generally in­sults the audience. (That would beyou ... prepare to be insulted then,hmmmm?)

I think it's fair to say that thevast majority of credit card holdersin this country no longer run up andsupport exorbitant outstandingcharge card balances. This has ledto the common credit card justifica­tion, "I never carryover a balance,so my credit card doesn't cost meanything." Riiiighhht. So it mustbe some other suckers out there thatDO carry big balances that pay foreveryone else, ya' think? But if youlook at what's happened as of late­the precipitous drop in interest rates

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Animal, vegetable, or mineral, if you've got an idea thatyou think I ought to write about, let me know and I'll seewhat I can come up with. You'll get credited for the cre­ative spark if you so desire, and then I'll completely butcherwhat might have been something interesting if it had beendeveloped by someone with talent.

If you've got an idea you'd like me to "explore," dropme a line at MSC 196 or as keithc@cco.caltech.edu.

This week's topic:Garbage disposal, selectedby Matias Elijovich.

Most of us take trash, orrather its speedy removalfrom our immediate vicinity,for granted. But there's a lotmore to it than that. There arealmost as many ways to dis­pose of waste as there areforms of trash, and there's alot to be considered when youtoss something away. Perhapsthe most important questionthat we, as individuals, haveto ask ourselves here is:What's my favorite way todispose of garbage (or, as theFrench say, garbage)? SinceI obviously can't read your

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collective minds, I will insteadshare my own hopefully policy­forming opinions on the matter.

Trash comes in many gradesthese days, but the tip of the gar­bage world's social iceberg iswithout doubt recyclables. Alu­minum cans, white and coloredpaper, plastics of assorted types,and glass in all its many formscan all be easily recycled hereon campus. There's some ex­pense in doing this, though. Youactually have to exert effort be­fore you can throw this stuffaway. First you have to sort it.Then you have to rememberenough basic geography to fig­ure Qut where the right bins are.Then you have to go to the bin,

which in the case of colored pa­per can be as far away as acrossthe Olive Walk and past the un­dergraduatemail boxes! Still,recycling is pretty easy to do andif you're so inclined you can getwarm fuzzy feelings from doingit, so there's not really any harm.I recycle things pretty regularly,with the possible exception ofaluminum soda (that's pop to allyou weirdos) cans that I emptywhile in the Ricketts Houselounge. Those I throw in thefireplace once in a while justto watch them decay overtime. It's kind of cool.

Another really nice formof garbage is soft waste that'sgenerated while cooking.Most people have a garbagedisposal unit in their sinksnow, and it's really pretty sat­isfying to shove leaves andstems and stuff down thislittle tiny hole, flip a switchto make a huge grinding noisefor a little while, and then tryto run water down the newlyclogged drain. I prefer to ac­tually just toss food waste intothe garbage can conveniently lo­cated in the kitchen.

Once you've dealt with theeasy stuff there's still a hugemass of, well, GARBAGE thatneeds to be disposed of. Someof it is pretty easy; there are alot of really nice garbage cansscattered about the campus thatare readily available for use.Most obvious of these are prob­ably the big gray ones that are

all over the place in the studenthouses and building halls. Theyhave a large capacity and arenice to use when you've justgone to Burger King rather thanface another day of your owncooking, sat down in a publicarea to munch on your fast food,and then suddenly find yourselfwith a bunch of trash.

The small rectangular or cir­cular trash cans that can be

There are fewthings more

annoying thantrudging down thehall to one of theBig Cans with anarmful ofsnot-

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the womanofyour dreams.

found in the privacy of your ownroom or office are pretty spiffytoo. On the few occasions whereI get a cold, I seem to produce awhole bunch of mucus on aregular basis, and there are fewthings more annoying thantrudging down the hall to one ofthe Big Cans with an armful ofsnot-soaked tissues and sud­denly meeting the woman ofyour dreams, except she doesn't

want to even talk to you sinceyou're obviously some freakwith a snot fetish. It's muchbetter to just use the small re­ceptacle provided for yourown use, and then when it'sfull just discreetly empty thewhole thing into one of thelarge cans when you can doso unobserved.

Sometimes there's thatmagical last category of trash

that perhaps needs specialtreatment. All of those Ch1 notes you've been so pa­tiently taking suddenlylose meaning, and you'vejust got to get rid of thembut don't want to contami­nate the recycling bin withthe foulness. Maybe thatgirl is coming along andyou've got to ditch thosepesky tissues quickly, be­fore she notices you. Whoknows? Anyway, sometrash needs immediate anddecisive action. In thosecases, I'd like to recom­mend the Ricketts Housefire pot. Contrary to popu-

lar belief, the pot is in fact atrash can - as long as whatyou're throwing away doesn'tstink when it's burned or leftsitting for a little while. Ofcourse, we ask non-housemembers to leave a small do­nation for the eventual recon­struction of the pot if theywant to use it, but we're prettyflexible.

As of Friday, 63.

Today in the Winnett Quadis David Harris. He is part

of the ongoing NoonConcert Series.

Exciting things are happeningthis next week for the Y.

It's International Week!!

Have fun at all the festivities during International Week. Donnawill be back to writing next week. She in Berkeley deciding is

she really wants to go there, or MIT, or UCSD, or....

Monday 1512 noon to 1 p.m. in Winnett

Amy Daily is a recruiter for the Peace Corps. She will be talkinggenerally about the Peace Corps and her experience in Tunisia,

North Africa. Lunch served to the first 20 people.Tuesday April 16

12 noon to 1 in WinnettSwapna Panat, M.A. will present a focus on the post 1965immigration of Asian to the United States and theirexperiences and struggles. He will also discuss traditional

Indian values and how these conflict with Western ideologies.Lunch will be served to the first 20 people.

1712 noon in the Winnett Quad

Spice up the TFM by eating in the Quad.(OK, so not much could make that food better.)

184 p.m. to after dinner in the Winnett Quad

l-Day fair!! This year we're doing something a little different­we're charging "admission". Not really admission. You can

walk around the tables all you want and look at the good tastingfood and posters and listen to the band all you want. But if you

want to eat, it'll be $2. That's right, a $2 charge for a "foodpassport," and you get all the food you want. (Kinda Iike Better

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definition of campus to in­clude these buildings,'Lorden has offered to assistyou in locating the center of

"new" campus.I asked Mr. Lorden

there was an easy way toidentify the center of cam­pus, and promptly replied,"Yes, of course. It's wherewe're building AveryHouse." a side note, Iasked what he thought ofAvery House project.paused in reflection for amoment and then answered:

"Avery house was ourlast, best chance for peace ...It failed. But during the timeof the map-reading wars itbecame something greater:Our last, best chance for vic­tory."

In addition to the tute­lage Mr. Lorden will offer,he plans on meeting with Mr.Dangerfield in Bellevue tocoordinate Caltech's effortswith President Chnton's.Hope runs high.

would guarantee a campusof nigh-professional map­readers."

When asked what the ad­ministration planned to doabout the problem, Mr.Lorden offered to give somequick tutelage in the fine artof locating center of cam­pus. Taking a map from hisdesk he instructed me todraw a line from the north­west corner - Del Mar and

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and the average Caltech stu­dent normally feels he/she/it can ignore any reportsfrom the outside world.However a recent survey byour staff found that the prob­lem of inferior map-readingskills hits home in a shock­ing way: In a survey of 5 un­dergraduates, 100% of par­ticipants incorrectly identi­fied the center of campus.

placed centerthe Dabney-Baxter-Keckgeneral area.

Gary Lorden, Vice­President for Student Af­fairs, was particularly dis­heartened by the news. Amathematics professor andamateur map-reader, he hasspent the last several years.attempting to increase cam­pus knowledge of the where­abouts of the center of cam­pus. He spoke with me re­cently about the survey:

"It's particularly painfulto admit that the inability toread simple maps extends toCaItech undergraduates. Nosingle piece of news has sad­dened me more. You ""..."IriImagme classes

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While I'd like to believe peoplewill soon wake up to the long-termconsequences of their short-termthinking, I've lost much of my ide­alistic edge. (Look at the credit cardbusiness ... it's booming.) Even hereat Caltech, where people are sup­posed to be unusually smart, theeveryday actions of the majority ofthe populace seem blissful in lightof the cumulative, eventual conse­quences of their actions: and you cansee why. Getting that degree is moreimportant than saving paper or gas,being at the top is more importantthan how you get there. Nobodycares if you did good things alongthe way, unless perhaps you do. Insome respects this just contributesto the general darkening of the worldaround us; but with respect to ourendless abuse of the environment,we need to do something to turn thetide, just so we can keep our headabove water. Being good to the en­vironment must be 'subsidized' topay dividends for those who do it,because it will always require moreeffort and money up front than be­ing reckless ... and we have got toget our act together on this one! It'snot a quality ofl!fe issue, it's life ordeath.

The government has alreadytaken some steps in this direction,by regulating stack and tailpipeemissions and charging for exces­sive ones. However, many of therules are stupid ($300 for a non-CAcar, regardless of its emissions?!?)and they only cover a fraction of theproblems. I'm pushing for a radicalmove toward including the full en­vironmental cost of commodities(from gas to soybeans to steel, re­gardless of country of origin) in theirselling price. I know, gas would costone hell of a lot more if the expenseassociated with protecting our sup­ply of it and dealing with the envi­ronmental damage related with itsuse were included. But that's theway it should be. As things are now,it's just another manifestation of theVAT problem. We all suffer the con­sequences of the collective actionsof those with whom we share a wa­tershed, a national park, a continent,or an entire planet. No magic solu­tion will be found to environmentalproblems, and non-magical solu­tions require financial viability. Al­ternative energy advances inevitablyrun up against a chicken-and-eggproblem, wherein the solution isonly competitive in mass productionor if the "economic impact of pollu­tion" is figured in, which the realworld charges against our lungsrather than our pocketbooks. Assuch, start-up companies flop timeafter time, in the face of fierce andvicious competition from estab­lished players and in light of the un­willingness of consumers to paymore out of their pocket to helpeveryone's environment, at leastwhen they can't be guaranteed theirneighbors will all reciprocate. Theonly solution I see to this incarna­tion of the "Prisoner's Dilemma" isthe government stepping in and see­ing to it that everyone does theirshare in protecting our environment,or at least pays to help defray thesacrifices made by those who do.Think about it when you go to castyour votes this year.

dry in the sun.Just about anyone will tell you

they want to breathe clean air anddo their part to protect the environ­ment. .. but most are unwilling tomake undercompensated sacrificesto do it. The problem is the reverseof the credit-card paradox I raisedabove: when you make a compro­mise for the good of the environ­ment, you only see a very small frac­tion of the benefit yourself. Most ofthe benefit goes to other people,whether they are environmentallyresponsible or not. Recycling thattin can doesn't make ;)!QY any money,right? It costs the same as throwingit away, and it's more work. Ameri­cans are generally really bad aboutdoing something for the good ofcomplete strangers ... they want toknow what's in it for them, and ifthat in itself isn't enough, forget it!The root problem is that while weall share the consequences of envi­ronmental irresponsibility, the dis­tribution is completely socialistic.Each person feels the effects equally,irrespective of their contribution tothe problem. So long as this is true,only the idealistic, the stupid, andperhaps the far-sighted will makesacrifices for the sake of the envi­ronment; and they will put in morethan they get out of the deal so long

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income or work hard to cut downyour debt?!? Governments don'tdeal with bankruptcies well, I'veheard. I don't think that's an option.

You Can Wait Forever for theFuture to Arrive -As long as I'min a whining mood, let me put thislaundry out to dry too. I work in the"alternative energy" field, and assuch I'm often asked when solarpower, or electric cars, or what haveyou, will 'arrive.' It's not likely tooccur as a single watershed event,gang. There's a lot of alternativeenergy options already available outthere, and they are vastly under­used. Reasonably-priced electriccars are made and sold right here inLA, by several companies. Windpower is widely used in the highdesert to provide electric power tonearby communities. There is evena highly-efficient, pollution-free so­lar-powered clothes-drying deviceavailable for under one dollar atmost stores. Problem is, people keepwaiting to get something for noth­ing. They want electric cars that op­erate exactly like their gasoline­powered ones. They want to keeptheir houses at exactly 72.3°F thewhole year round on wind poweralone. They don't want to spend twominutes hanging their laundry out to

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vendors that charge more for creditcard purchases-in fact, encouragethem to do it. They are makingcredit card users pay more so thateveryone else can pay less!

3) a) If you think the govern­ment should spend more (you lib­eral hippie-type, you!), encouragethe government to issue a credit cardof its own. One that can be used tocharge college tuitions, welfare pur­chases, health care, disaster relief,ad infinitum. The 4% they suck offcould well make it possible to keepall these services going, merely as aresult of the use of the credit cards...and it could hardly cost more thanthe ridiculous paperwork system thatthe government currently uses. Ifpeople stay as short-sighted as theyare now, they'll never notice orfigure out they are all getting hit upfor the extra moola.

b) Ifyou think the governmentspends too much already, stop be­ing stupid about tax cuts. The gov­ernment should be bringing the debtback down to earth as fast as pos­sible if it wants to make its expensesgo down. Debt service was a whop­ping 14% of this nation's expendi­tures in 1994! What would you doif you had a fi ve trillion dollar over­due credit card bill and wanted tostay solvent? Give up some of your

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of a lot more than the credit cardcompanies give us for their cut, any­way! (By the way, compare the U.S.government's cut of the GNP to 40%in Sweden, 35% in the UK, 30% inSwitzerland, and 20% in Mexico,Canada, and India...especially inlight of the fact we spend over aquarter of it on the military, morethan almost anyone else!)

There's a paradox in all of this:if you use a credit card, you get theconvenience out of it, but everyonepays for it. (With the rare exceptionof the gasoline stations that chargeextra for credit purchases, at least.)Each credit card purchase is a "vote"for a national 4% and evenwithout a majority voting for'<it, ev~eryone will pay for credit cards un­til vendors start charging differentlyfor them and thus actually pinningthe cost of their use on their users.This leads me to three suggestionsfor us all:

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year. The closer is Randy Myers, the all­time saves leader among lefthanded reliev­ers. He is still a good closer, but he tends tobe wild and his ERA tends to be a bit high.Roger McDowell and Jesse Orosco are ca­pable set-up men. The catcher is ChrisHoiles, who can be penciled in for 20homeruns. However, he is weak defen­sively. First basemen Rafael Plameiro isone of the best both with the bat and withthe glove. He will contend for the AL MVPaward. The same can be said of RobertoAlomar, one of the best players in the ma­jor leagues. He should return to his 1993form this year. At shortstop is Cal Ripken,whose streak of2153 consecutive games isthe longest ever in the US (he should breakthe world record of 2215 games this year).He remains stellar defensively and solid atthe plate. Expect about 20 homeruns and80 RBIs. B.I. Surhoffwas recruited to playthird. A good athlete, he can play catcher,the outfield, and both infield corners and isabove average at each position. He had acareer year at the plate last year and is asolid hitter. Expect a .285 average and 15homers. In left field is Jeffrey Hammonds,whose career has thus far been stunted by

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was also close, but Caltech madea few costly errors to give thegame away, 10-15.

Even with the loss toStufffit, Caltech had played wellenough in the previous matchesto win the pool and advance intothe championship bracket toface Utah Valley, who had takensecond in Club Nationals lastyear.

Unfortunately for Caltech,the long matches during pool

play took their toll in theplayoffs. Utah had broughtin three of their better play~

ers halfway through the tour­nament while Caltech's ownteam had been playing sincethe beginning.

Still, Caltech put up astrong fight, creating scoringopportunities and siding-outvery well, and showing greatdetermination and mental

toughness. In the end, though,Utah Valley was able to edge outTech in two games, 11-8, 11-8.

Kudos to the team memberswho went: Andy Berkin, MikeBurl, Rich Chin, Weng KiChing, Stuart Demcak, ChadEdwards, Joel Jones, GaryLeskowitz, Jack Prater, and KenWiberg.

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Stufffit was the last oppo­nent in Caltech's pool. Playedimmediately after the Fresnovictory, Cal tech was still in­spired in the first game, quicklyjumping ahead and earning a 15­4 victory.

Perhaps lulled into a falsesense of security, the club teammade the mistake of lettingStufffit back into the match inthe second game. Their hittersand passers warmed up while'Tech's had already peaked.After a furious sideout battle,they were able to grunge out a15-12 victory. The third game

game as the club was strongerin every aspect. Having quicklyestablished the potent middleattack, the Caltech offense tookadvantage of the off-balanceFresno block to pick apart theFresno defense.

The club's own blockerswere not fooled at all by theFresno offense, frustrating theFresno hitters to no end. Caltechsteamrolled through to a 15-4,15-8 victory.

Aggressive servingwas backed by asolid ~qfense andalmost flawlesssideout game,

BY RICH

The Pomona-Pitzer Invita­tional Tournament II was heldlast Saturday, April 6, fieldingteams from Fresno all the wayto Utah Valley.

The Caltech Men's Volley­ball Club team was placed in apool with Cal Poly Pomona,Fresno Pacific University, andStufffit, a Pomona-based clubteam.

The first match Caltechplayed was against Cal PolyPomona. The club knewfrom previous encountersthat this could very well bean extremely close match,and it proved to be one rightfrom the outset. The CalPoly team came out strong,but was matched byCaltech's own efforts. In thefirst game, Cal Poly was ableto squeak by Caltech, taking it17-15.

However, Cal tech fought'back the inspired Cal Poly teamin the second, and won it 15-13.The decisive third game was inrally-score, point-per-serve for­mat, and Caltech's mental gameproved to be tougher. Aggres­sive serving was backed by asolid defense and almostflawless sideout game, givingthe match to 'Tech with a scoreof 15-8.

Caltech then went on to playFresno Pacific University.Domination was the name of the

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injuries. He has the potential to be a super­star. Brady Anderson is the center fielder;he is excellent defensively and can hit IShome runs and steal 30 bases. BobbyBonilla plays right field to the Orioles. Hehas now reached the point where he is onlyslightly below average in the field. At theplate, he has the potential to hit 30 homers,drive in 100 runs, and contend for the MVPaward. The designated hitter is MikeDeveraux, a solid hitter but a below aver­age DH. He could hit 15 homers and drivein 75 runs. Overall, the Orioles are an ex­cellent team on paper. Though many saidthe same thing at this time last year, there isa big difference this time. The general man­ager (GM) is Pat Gillick, who constructeda miniature dynasty while he was the GMof the Blue Jays. If any of the Orioles' play­ers falter, one can be assured that Pat Gillickwill quickly do something about it. The Ori­oles will win the AL East.

Boston Red SoxLast year, the Red Sox relied on some ca­reer years to propel them to the top of theAmerican League East. They cannot ex­pect certain players (Tim Wakeficld comesto mind) to repeat last year's performance.Nevertheless, they are a solid team and areturn to health by ace Roger Clemensshould make them contendcrs. Clemenswas 10-5 last ycar, but his ERA was over4.00. (He also spent some time on the DL)Though he will likely never again be as goodas he was in 1986 (when he won the first ofhis three Cy Young Awards), he should stillwin 15 games and have an ERA in the lowerthrees. After Clemcns, one finds Aaron Sele,Wakefield, cur'veball specialist Tom Gor­don, and former Oriole Jamie Moyer in theBosox rotation. Sele will become one ofthe best pitchers in the AL, if he can avoidthe injury bug which derailed him last year.Wakefield will not come e10se to what hedid last year, but will not be as bad as hehad been for a couple of years either. Ex­pect 12 wins and an ERA of about 4.00.Tom Gordon will probably do about the

same, and Jamie Moyer is about as good asa number five starter as If any of the abovefalter or get injured, Jeff Suppan is waitingin the minor leagues. The closer is expectedto be Heathcliff Slocumb, althoughsidearming Stan Belinda (currently on theDL) should get some saves as well.Slocumb struggled in the second half lastyear, and will probably lose his closer's jobbefore the year is over. The starting catcheris Mike Stanley, perhaps the best hittingcatcher in the AL. He is also solid behindthe plate. Mo Vaughn, the reigning MVP,is stationed at first base. He is not very adeptin the field, but the Red Sox could do farworse in the field than Vaughn. Offensively,Mo is simply awesome; he will hit about300 with 40 or so homers and 120 or soRBIs. The second baseman is WilfredoCordero. He is a defensive liability, but hasgood power for a middle infielder and couldhit 300. Shortstop John Valentin was thebest offensive shortstop in the AL last year.He has a .298 batting average, 27 home runsand 102 RBIs. He also stole 20 bases. De­fensively, he is above average. The thirdbaseman is Tim Naehring. Last year, heavoided injured for the first time in over fiveyear. He verified the suspicion that he couldhit; howcver, he was a bit below average inthe field. Expect him to get injured this year.Patrolling the left field grounds near theGreen Monster will again be MikeGreenwell. He is adept at playing left fieldin Fenway Park, but he's about average onthe road. He is another Mark Grace cloneat the plate. The center fielder is expectedto be Dwayne Hosey, who is in his late twen­ties but will nevertheless have a shot at hisfirst full season in the majors. He hit wellduring September last year and has faredrather well in the minors. I do not think hewill be able to hit major league pitching overa full season. He seemed to be an adequatedefender last year. Right fielder JoseCanseco will be playing in the outfield fulltime for the first time in several seasons.At this point in his career, he is a defensiveliability. When healthy, he is one of the bestoffensive players in the game. Last year,he hit his 300th home run. This year, ex-

pect an MVP caliber season from Canseco.(Maybe he will even get back together withhis estranged wife Esther.) Kevin Mitchellis the reason that Canseco is now in the field.His 1989 barehanded outfield catch aside(it was a fluke), Mitchell is one of the worstdefensive outfielders of this generation. Heperformed miserably in Japan last year, butshould still be able to hit major league pitch­ing for both average and power. The RedSox have a solid team, although their pitch­ing may turn out to be a weakness. Theyshould contend for the wild card spot.

New York YankeesKing George is back' Owner GeorgeSteinbrenner has vowed to be a "hands on"owner this year. Translated, this means thatthe Bronx Zoo is going to be even more cha­otic than usual. Moreover, if the Yankeesget off to a slow start, new manager JoeTorre can expect to be fired. Team captainDon Mattingly retired after last season, andwill be replaced by New acquisition TinoMartinez. He is average defensively, buthas a lot of power. He hit 30 home runs lastyear. However, it is unknown whether lastyear was the beginning of a higher level ofperformance or just a career year. The start­ing pitching staff has the potential to be quitegood. Injuries, however, may hold it back.Jimmy Key will begin the season on the dis­abled list while he recovers from rotator cuffsurgery. David Cone, one of the best pitch­ers in baseball, remains the ace. SouthpawAny Petitte won 12 games as a rookie lastyear and should easily win IS this year. TheYankees signed Kenny Rogers, formerly ofthe Texas Rangers, as a free agent. He hasbeen one of the best lefthanders in the ma­jor for the past two seasons, but his thinkskin will not serve him well in New York.Expect him to be one of the biggest flops ofthis past free agent season. In fact, the Yan­kees have now announced that he will startthe season in the bullpen. He should moveinto the rotation shortly. Dwight Gooden,the possible number five starter, needs toshow that he ean recover from a one yeardrug suspension and a couple of mediocreseasons. Melido Perez and Scott

Kamieniecki will also start some games forNew York this year. The relief corps is ledby John Wetteland, one of the best closersin the game. Steve Howe, owner of sevendrug suspensions, will lead the Yankees al­coholics anonymous meetings and serve astheir primary lefthanded reliever. BobWickman is a good middle reliever. Catch­ing in the Bronx will be Joe Gerardi, noto­rious for his low slugging percentage be­fore he started playing for Colorado. Nowthat he no longer plays in Denver, his bat­ting statistics will return to their previouslevel. He is an adequate defender. Whythe Yankees let Mike Stanley sign with Bos­ton is a mystery. At first base is Martinez,and at second is Tony Fernandez. Fernandezused to be a star, but he has declined con­siderably both at the plate and in the field.He also whines incessantly. When Pat Kellyreturns from the DL in two months,Fernandez will find himself on the bench.Kelly is average as a defender and at theplate. The shortstop is rookie Derek Jeter.Though he has great offensive potential (hewill eventually be a leadoff hitter), he com­mitted an Offermanesque 56 errors one yearin the minors. His defense is definitely sus­pect. Wade Boggs is again the thirdbaseman. He is a gold glove caliber fielder,and can still hit three hundred (with nopower and no speed) at the plate. TimRaines, who has 777 career stolen bases, isthe new left fielder. Scouts say that he isnow an overly cautious ballplayer, so he willprobably not be the quality leadoff hitter thathe once was. His defense is only averageat this stage of his career. Budding super­star Bernie Williams is the center fielder.He may eventually win a gold glove, andone should expect a 300 batting average,20 homers (HRs), and 80 RBIs from himthis year. Paul O'Neill plays right field, is agood defender, has a strong arm, complainsa lot, and annually hits 300 with over twentyhomeruns. Expect this pattern to continuethis year. The DH is Ruben Sierra is oftensolid and occasionally spectacular despitethe fact that Tony LaRussa called him the"village idiot" last year. Sierra should havebeen the MVP in 1989, but the award was

unfairly given to Robin Yount. Jim Leyritzis the Yankees' supersub. He has goodpower (expect 12 HRs), and can play theoutfield, both infield corners, and catchers.However, he is a cog who thinks that he isan engine. The Yankees are in a similar situ­ation as the Reds. They have an overbear­ing owner (although in this case, the teamhas a quality manager) and some key inju­ries to overcome. Expect a third place finish,but there is a chance they will finish aheadof Boston.

Toronto Blue JaysThe Blue Jays have fallen and they can'tget up' Since winning their second con­secutive World Series in 1993, the Blue Jayshave become one of the worst teams in theleague. Fortunately, the Tigers are in thesame division, so the Jays may escape thecellar. The starting rotation currently con­sists of Eric Hanson, Pat Hentgen, JuanGuzman, Paul Quantrill, and rookie JeffWare. Hanson is a solid pitcher, but he isnot the ace he was before his arm surgeryseveral years back. Hentgen had a lousyyear last year and needs to return to his 1993form when he won 19 games. Quantrill wonin double digits for the Phillies but had anERA of 4.67. He needs to do better, but hasnever done so in the majors. Juan Guzmanwas once one of the most dominating pitch­ers in the AL, but then his control went southand has yet to return. However, if it everdoes come back, Guzman will again domi­nate American League hitters. The abilityis still there. Jeff Ware, a former memberof Team USA, is a largely unproven quan­tity. He pitched pretty well at AAA Syra­cuse last year. Chris Carpenter and MartyJanzen will also start some games forToronto this year. The likely closer is BillRisley, who was an effective set-up man forthe Mariners last year. The Jays also haveMike Timlin if Risley falters. However, thebullpen, like the starting staff, is quite weakwithout some minor miracles. The catch­ing tandem is Sany Martinez (a back-up forthe Jays most of last year) and CharlieO'Brien (a back-up catcher for the Braveslast year). Both are good fielders, and

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The John Gyles Education Fund is offeringfinancial assistance to students in. Canada andthe United States. Canadian or American citi­zenship and a minimum 2.7 GPA are required.Selected students will receive up to $2,500.Deadlines for1996 are April 15, June 15, andNovember 15 (postmark date). To receive anapplication, send a stamped (U.S. $.32), self­addressed No. 10 envelope to: The John GylesEducation Fund, Attention: R. James Cougle,Administrator, P.O. Box 4808, 712 Riverside Dr.,Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada E3B 5G4.

The Jewish Family 2nd Children's Services ispleased to announce the continued availabilityof financial support for Jewish individuals andtheir families. JFCS provides hundreds of stu­dents loans, grants, and scholarships to Jewishstudents. Individuals may apply for up to $5,000,Special scholarships are available for study inIsrael. To be eligihle, students must have finan­cialneed, have at least a 3.0 GPA, and be resi­dents of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin orSonoma counties, or the Bay Area. There are nodeadlines-applications are accepted through­out the year. The Financial Aid Office has ap­plications.

The Nuclear Age Peace Foundation announcesits Lena Chang Scholarship Awards for 1996­97. The Foundation will be awarding two $2,500scholarships to undergraduate minority studentswho can demonstrate financial need and academicexcellence. Applications are available at the Fi­nancia! Aid Office and are due to the Nuclear AgePeace Foundation no later than July 1, 1996.

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From the Fellowships Advisin~ and ResourcesOftice, extension 2150, e-mail lauren_.I·tolper@starhase1.caltech.edu:

From the Dellns' Ottice, 102 Parsolls-Gates:

Students interested in obtaining financial aid inorder to participate in volunteer ami study pro­grams in the developing countries of Asia,Africa, and Latin America can request a free bro­chure, "Travel Grants for educational Programsin the Third World" via e-mail. E-mail your re­quest, your name, and your complete mailingaddress to ISICgrants@cieet.org.

dents who want to work on the "Voter's SelfDefense System" this spring and during the en­tire 1996 presidential election series. Thisproject, through a phone hotline and a wcb-sight,attempts to help give voters "a way to defendthemselves from the a manipulative mudsling­ing of political campaigns" by providing an in­stantaneous way for voters to access the facts.Students interested in learning more can contactAnn Yoders at either (541) 737-3760 or by e­mail at llnn@vote-smart.(Jrg.

il,~lilf you are an undergraduate interested inlearning more about about graduate fellowshipssuch as the NSF, Fulbright, Marshall, Rhodes,DOD, etc., you are invited to a meeting to beheld by the Fellowships Advising and ResourcesOffice on Wednesday, April 17th, at 12 noon inthe Winnett Club Room I Please RSVP with yourname and how many slices of pizza you'd liketo lauren_.I·tolper@starhasel.caltech.edubyFri­day, April 12th.

The Lindbergh Foundation Grants Awardssupport innovative ideas at their early stage ofdevelopment. The grants are open to citizens ofall countries and support research and educa­tional projects that address in some way the bal­ance between technology and the environmenl.Ten grants in amounts of up to $10,580 areawarded each year. Applications are availablethrough the Fellowships Advising Office.

Attention Graduating Seniors: Many privatehigh schools and middle schools offer one yearfellowship programs for graduating seniors whowould like to teach for a year. Positions are usu­ally paid. Some fellowships are in day schoolsand some in boarding schools. If you would like .to have us send you a copy of a list of such pro­grams plus a guide that tells you more about thesefellowships please e-mail the Fellowships Ad­vising Office. Give your name, specify teachingfellowships in the subject or body and give yourbox number.

The Lindsley F, Kimhall Research Instituteof New York Blood Center is announcing open­ings for undergraduate science students for sum­

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Teachers are needed for this summer's Academyby the Sea academic boarding program in thefollowing areas of expertise: English, Englishas a Second Language, Computer Science, Math,French/Spanish, Science (EnvironmentaIlOcean­ography), Social Sciences (World, U.S. History).The qualifications to work in the program are aBachelor's degree in a related subject and previ­ous experience with youths. All applicants mustalso be able to work from July 3rd through Au­gust 10th. The program is set up for the teachersto teach three morning classes, assist in two rec­reational activities, and live on-campus inCarlsbad, Califoruia. Teachers will also be askedto assist in supervising weekend excursions toSouthern California attractions, as well as attendto periodic dorm supervision duties during someevenings and weekends. All participants will beprovided with room and board as well as $2,200.This is a terrific experience working with youthin a California seaside academic program. Toapply, please send a resume and cover letter tothe attention of: Ms. Eowyn Schutze, Academyby the Sea, P.O. Box 3000, Carlsbad, CA 92018­3000. For more information, please call (619)434-7564 or Fax (619) 729-1574.

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Looking for a safe and supportive place to dis­cuss issues such as coming out, being out, deal­ing with family, coping with a homophobic cul­ture, and heing GLB at Caltech? Want some­where just to make new friends? You are invitedto the GaylLesbianiBisexual Support Group,which meets on the first and third Tuesdays ofeach month from 7:30pm till W:OOpm in theHealth Center lounge. This is a confidentialmeeting and attending does not imply anythingabout a person's sexual orientation-only thathe or she is willing to be supportive in this set­ting. The group usually discusses a particularrelevant topic and then moves on to the generaldiscussion. Refreshments are served. If youwould like more information, please call x8331.

Are you looking for help in dealing withprocrastination?A six-week ProcrastinationGroup for graduate and undergraduate studentswill be offered beginning Monday, April 15,1996. The group will provide: an opportunity todiscuss procrastination difficulties, examine thepsychological issues which may contribute toprocrastination, and present ways to begin toovercome procrastination. Kevin Austin, PhD.,Director of the Student Counseling Service, willlead the group with staff member Jamil Ali, M.A.The group will meet on Mondays from 3: 15pmto 4:45pm in the Health Center Lounge. Priorto the group anyone interested in attendingshould meet with one of the group leaders. Dur­ing this meeting more information about thegroup will be provided and it will be decided ifthe group is likely to be helpful to you. Thismeeting is required in order to attend the group.Call Virginia at the Counseling Center Ext. 8331to schedule a meeting.

The Counceling Center will be offering a work­shop on relaxation ami stress management,Over four weekly one-hour sessions, Dr. JonPedersen and Jamil Ali, M.A. will teach inter­ested students a variety of relaxation techniquesaimed at the management of daily stress. Theworkshop will include some video and lecturemmerial but wiIl prirnariIy of individualexercises in relaxation includingmuscle tensing, imag,ery, p;lssi", ";ldcentration, and ~Hj· introductionmeditation. The of theon practical methods for

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from12:00pm to 12:50pm.tinue for the next twowill attend all four sessions.ested in participating, pleaseseling Center at Ext. 8331

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Theatre Arts of the California Institute of Tech­nology are proud to present Inherit the Wind, aplay by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, onApril 26th and 27th, May 3rd, 4th, and 11th at8pm, and May 5tha nd 12th at 2pm in the DabneyLounge. General Admission is $8, students $5.Tickets are available at the Caltech Ticket of­fice.

we know as well as what we do not yet under­stand. The lectures are presented by members ofthe Biology Division faculty as well as by guestoutside speakers. All will be directed at a "lay"scientific audience. No prior knowledge of biol­ogy is necessary to understand them.

il,~llProfessorJean-Paul Revel of the CaltechBiology Department will be giving a Biology0.1 Seminar entitled "How do cells work?" onFriday, April 26th, at 4pm in the Baxter LectureHall. All are invited.

Professor Elliot Meyerowitz and Associate Pro­fessor Paul Sternberg of ihe Calteeh BiologyDepartment will he giving the to next Biology0.1 Seminar entitled "How is the inffirmation thatencodes proteins stored and retrieved~" todayat 4pm in the Baxter Lecture Hall.

The Caltech Ballroom Dance Club continuesits waltz class tonight, Friday April 12th inDabney House Dining Hall (not DabneyLounge). Class is held 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Nopartner is required, although some waltz experi­ence is recommended. The dance Club will alsocontinue their West Coast Swing classes Wednes­day nights from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Unfortunately,the Winnett Lounge will be in use, so expect tobe meeting near Winnett Club Room #1. Pleasecontact Adam Showman at s!wwman@eartlz/.gps.caltech.edu or x 6448 for more information.

The Caltech Jazz Bands will be playing at theBaked Potato (26 E. Colorado in middle of OldTown Pasadena) with guest soloist BobbyRodriguez on Sunday, April 14th, at 8:30pm.General admission is $8, students only $4. Forreservations, please call 564-1122.

The tenth annual All Mozartheld on Saturday" April 13th,

Sunday, April 14th, at 3pm, theOn the program: Fantasia

and Divertimento No.3 in 439cformed by the Caltech Chamber Music Progranldirected by Delores Bing; Divertimento in D Ma­jor, K. 136 preformed by the Clatech ChamberOrchestra with Conductor Allen Gross; SolemnVepsers, K. 339, performed by the ClatechChmaber Singers conducted by DonaldCaldwell. Admission is free.

Dr. David Brin, famous science fiction author,astrophysicist and Caltech alum, will come toCaltech this April 12th to give a talk, on the topic:"Science or propaganda: Which is more it~tluen­

tied to determine human hehaviour?" Put to­gether by S.P.E.T.R.E., the Cal tech Science Fic­tion Club. The lecture will take place on April12th at noon, in the Sturdivant Lecture Hall, 153Noyes. Refreshments will be served at II :45am.For further information, please send e-mail tospectre@cco, or call (818) 577-5384.

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IU:,tlllf you haven't reeeived a eopy of theMillikan Space Allocation Task Force's UserSurvey by April 10th, please stop in and pick upa copy at any of the service points in MillikanLibrary. This is your chance to help shape theMillikan environment to better serve your needs.Please return survey fonns no later than April30th to Ginny Tormey, at MSC 1-32.

The Caltech Y is starting a food and toiletrydrive benefiting the Pasadena AIDS ServiceCenter and Union Station Homeless Shelter.They will be collecting canned food and toi­letry items such as soap, shampoo, disposablerazors, etc. The first collection box will be avail­able at the Caltech Y, located on the second !loorof the Winnett Student Activity Center. If youwould like to request a donation box in yourbuilding, please send the name of a contact per­son from your department and the name of thebuidling and room number where the box willbe placed to the Caltech Y, MC 218-51.

Caltech Guitar Classes will .he given by DarrylDenning (e-mail ddellllillg@cco.caltech.edu,phone (213) 465-(881), and are free to studentsand staff as space permits. Classes are given ev­ery Tuesday between 4:30 and 5:30pm for be­ginners, 3:00 and 4:00pm for Intermediate levelguitarrists, and between 5:30 and 6:30pm foradvanced guit,mists in the first room of the SAC.

The Deans are interested in hearing from you ifyou would like te attend New Student Orienta­tien (Camp) as a UCC-at-Large and have notalready been selected by your House. Camp isscheduled for Wednesday through Friday, Sep­tember 25th through 27th, 1996. The Deans areaccepting nominations for these sevenUpperclass Camp Counselors-at-Large positionsthrough Monday, April 22nd, 1996. We will alsoneed to bring some additional student partici­pants to camp to perform special functions suchas audio visual specialist, kitchen coordinator,and photographer. If interested, submit a briefwritten description of your unique qualifieations(campus activities, talents, experience with au­dio visual assisting, photography, etc. and whyyou want to attend camp) as a UCC-at-Large and!or Deans' Helper to the Deans' Office, 102 Par­sons-Gates, by Monday, April 22, 1996. Wehope, with your help, to add to the diversity ofthe Camp experience for the new students. Also,upperclass students participating in new studentorientation must be eligible for fall 1996 classesby June UASH meeting or they will not be

to attend camp in September. If you haveahout this, please see one of the Deans.

Friday, April 19th, at 4pm, Ir"H"rs:!,",wi·tz, chairman of the Department ofBiochemistry and Biophysics at UC San Fran­cisco, will be giving a Biology 0.1 Seminar en­titled "How do Proteills alld DNA ImplementRCf.:ulatory Switches,'!" in the Baxter LectureHall. This lecture series is designed to providean opportunity for non-biologist members of theCaltech/JPL community to increase their aware­ness and understanding of the biological revolu­tion and its implications. The lectures are de­signed as an interconnected series which ad­dresses the most central and fundamental prob­lems in biology, both from the standpoint of what