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faithful readers every detail of thisscandal as they are revealed. AndThe California Tech will not restuntil the perpetrators of this vile actare brought to justice.

Inferno

The South Linen Room shows smoke damage after last weekend's fire.

Dr. Smith. And there it has stood,enduring the test of time, until afew nights ago, no one knows ex­actly when, when the beloved pla­que was torn from its home. Restassured that the Tech will bring its

The Towelingding on doors, they evacuated thehouses. At 7:00 AM, the firedepartment was called.

A fire-fighting team arrivedquickly, but their initial task also

In this exclusive, just-released photo, taken March 30th by Caltech's surveillance satellite, Harvey Mudd vandalsare clearly seen abducting the Fleming Cannon.

the west side of Winnett wereremoved by the more campus­beauty-minded Smith. All in thespirit of good fun, they made theirown, rather permanent concreteramp one night and named it after

by Gary LudlamAfter last week-end's fire in the

linen room, it seems that the ques­tion riding highest in the minds ofSouth house residents is, "Wheredo I go for clean towels?" Well,have no fear, clean linens, as wellas packages addressed to the Southhouses, will be available in theNorth complex linen room atregular exchange hours until thesoot is removed down south, whichshould be in a couple of weeks. Butlet us all be thankful that our onlyworry is over clean linen. We allknow how serious the situationcould have been, and we are allfortunate that that potential was notreached.

Students began smelling smokein the South houses late Fridaynight, April 4th. But, as the amountwas quite small, and as smoke in

5f the South houses is not what oneGwould call an uncommon occur­c renee, the fact was not reported. At

ci2 6:55, Saturday morning, however,E someone realized that something.8 was, in fact, wrong, and security-[ was called. Security found the

smoke quickly, and between thescreaming of fire alarms and poun-

was "extremely heavy," but thatthey would try to take action"within a week." Questioned abouthow the plaque had "got loose,"Barker denied any knowledge. Hethen added ominously, "It mightnot stay put very long." When ask­ed to explain his remark, he saidquickly, "Well, it got loose before,"and would not elaborate further.

Smith, when reached by phonefor comment, fought back tears ashe recounted the incident. He saidhe felt like the main character inMilan Kundera's The UnbearableLightness of Being, who wasgradually turned into a non-personas every mark he had ever madeupon the earth was erased byhostile forces.

by Josh KurutzArmed with a forklift, H.M.

Salvage, Inc. made an unexpectedappearance in front of FlemingHouse at 6:30 the morning ofMarch 30. By 8:30 that morning,the Fleming cannon made an unan­ticipated disappearance, but waslater found on prominent display atthe campus of Harvey Mudd Col­lege. To replace the cannon, thethieves left an empty beer kegcovered by a yellow shirtemblazoned with, "Caltech - Divi­sion of Harvey Mudd."

The culprits were a team ofHarvey Mudd students trying tobuild a rivalry between their schooland Caltech. Steve McAdams, amember of Fleming house, affirm­ed that the act was directed at theentire campus, not only Fleminghouse.

McAdams did not reveal anyplans the house had to restore thecannon to its home, but said,"We're just going to get it back."He would not specify when the

The Fleming cannon, conspicuous in its absence.

by Selene JauneA campus landmark, the

venerable David R. SmithMemorial Ramp Plaque, wasbrutally ripped from its accustom­ed place in the David R. SmithMemorial Ramp, the Tech haslearned. An obviously distraughtDavid R. Smith, Professor ofLiterature and former Master ofStudent Houses, told the Tech thathe learned of the plaque's disap­pearance from an anonymoussecurity guard, and that all he knewwas that the plaque was in thehands of a "Dick Barker" inBuildings and Grounds.

After repeated calls to Mr.Barker, a Tech reporter was final­ly able to get through and learnedthat the plaque was safe, but inex­plicably in the custody of the The Ramp itself is a legacy ofCarpentry Shop. Barker protested Smith's days as Master of Studentthat he had heard of no student re- Houses. Students who appreciatedquests that the plaque be restored, the convenience of being able tobut said that B&G would see to it drive up onto the Olive Walk were"as soon as possible." When press- dismayed when their makeshifted, he said that B&G's workload ramps from San Pasqual up around

Flem's Cannon MissingMudd Movers Make Mayhem

cannon would be returned, but saidthat it would be very soon and"everyone will know when it hap­pens."

The prank was not carried outwithout obstacles. Campus securi­ty noticed the action and inquiredabout its purpose. Theundergraduates told them theywere taking the cannon to re,,(oreit. After a brief discussion amongthe present security officers, it wasdecided to believe the students andallow them to continue working,according to McAdams.

Deputy MaSH Bernie Santar­siero said that Dave Eli, a memberof Fleming house, noticed thedisturbance and called security,who informed him that the removalwas legitimate. Not satisfied, Eliasked the Harvey Mudd studentswhat they were doing. He was toldthere was a water main underneaththe cannon that had to be repairedfor the south house renovation;satisfied, Eli then ended his

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Volume LXXXVII • Number 2311 April 1986

To the Editor:I'd like to know, how did

Harvey Mudd steal all the waterout of Millikan Pond withoutanyone finding out?

-Steve Gomez255 S. Hill

(the house with no curtains)PS: I'd like to have Mr. Zanellirecall the contest we had to seewhich of us is longer. Everyonethought I'd won until it was pointedout that Ed had a knot tied in his.Maybe you should untie it, Ed; it'scutting off the blood to your brain.

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To the Editor:I want to second Pamela

Derry's Kebab Complaint [Califor­nia Tech 4-4-86] concerning theChandler Dining Hall lunchservice.

Earlier this year, a customerahead of me in the lunch linereturned the meal bun that istypically served with the "completemeal." The customer squished thebun with his bare right hand beforepassing it to the bare right hand ofthe server, who promptly tucked thebun back onto the steamwarmertray.

Since I was next in line theserver connived to dump thisthrice-handled critter onto myplate, but fortunately I coaxed himinto giving me a thumbprintlessbun.

Who eventually ate this peskyChandler Hall meal bun?

- Kenton K. YeeGraduate Student, Physics

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food or the way it is served, comesee me personally and I will rec­tify the situation and I will give youyour entire lunch for free.

We are committed to givingCaltech people the very best in aFood Service. We invite anyone tocome in and inspect our kitchens atany time. We welcome your sug­gestions and constructive criticism.If you have a complaint, come seeme before you start writing letters,please.

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to spend more than a thousanddollars getting rid of the roaches,grease on the floor, etc., which wefound when we moved in?

That brings me to my finalpoint. We at Chandler Continentalpride ourselves on serving the verybest possible food to the Caltechcommunity at the lowest possibleprices. Where else can you buy acomplete dinner in Pasadena forunder $5? Chicken Cordon Bleu,Prime Rib or Top Sirloin Steak­all for under $5! We use fresh pro­ducts as often as we can - andespecially so for fish. We use freshvegetables whenever we can getthem, and only use frsh frozen oneswhen we can't. Our breads, pies,rolls, pastries aren't frozen - theyare baked daily right on thepremises by our own baker. Wenever mislabel our food in an at­tempt to present it as something itisn't. Not only do we prideourselves in our food, we prideourselves on our service. True,from time to time problems willarise - just as I'm sure they occa­sionally do in your own labora­tories. But we want you to knowthat we at Chandler Continental arecommitted to solving those prob­lems, and we encourage membersof the Caltech community to cometo us with constructive criticismand suggestions for improvements.

I mean what I am saying, andtherefore offer the Chandler Con­tinental Guarantee: ® If you areever unhappy with our food or ser­vice, return the item to us for eitheranother item or a full refund. @We consider cleanliness to be veryimportant. If there is eversomething unsanitary about our

ly, the server did not have a placeto put the returned item and sincehe was busy, it was temporarily putin an empty part of the tray andlater discarded. Unfortunately, Ms.Derry didn't stick around longenough to find out what happenedto her kebab before she wrote theletter. We now have a special trayunder the table for returned food,so it shouldn't happen again. Whydoes she think that we would re­serve a returned item? What's to begained other than a headache andtime lost having to respond to let­ters like hers? All she had to dowas come and ask what was goingon!

As far as the "old piece of card­board" used to scrape grease off thegrill goes, let me say that I've beenin the business for 20 years, andknow how to clean a grill! The firststep is to use a metal scraper toclean off most of the crud. Themetal scraper doesn't pick upgrease, so we then use a piece ofcardboard to get the smaller par­ticles and grease in the corners ofthe grill. Finally, we use a papertowel to get the rest of it. The pieceof cardboard she referred to maylook dirty, but it isn't - it's justgreasy. It's probably cleaner thanthe scouring pad she uses on herown dishes at home.

I am surprised that the chairsthat Ms. Derry sits in seem to besticky. We clean our tables andchairs once in the morning,through lunch and thoroughly eachevening. Furthermore, has sheever noticed that we have severalpeople working to wipe off unusedtables during the lunch hour aswell? that costs us about$500Imonth-and let me remindher that we don't make very bigprofits when we offer things likeLobster Newberg and ChickenKiev for only $3.50, or $2.50 alacarte.

By the way, if Ms. Derry thinksthat the previous food service wascleaner than ours, why did we have

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plaints about the Chandler foodservice in the last California Tech.I appreciate her concerns, but Iwant to say that it's too bad that sheonly told part of the story, andespecially so that she wrote a let­ter of complaint before sayinganything to us.

Ms. Derry wrote that she got akebab that had a piece of meat onit that wasn't quite cooked. Well,that happens from time to time. Wecook many hundreds of pieces ofmeat for those kebabs. Since not allof them are the same size, some areoccasionally undercooked andsome overcooked. Most food ser­vices won't serve such a challeng­ing dish as a kebab for just thatreason. We do, because we wantto give Caltech people the bestpossible food-even if there are oc­casional problems. Please acceptour apologies for over or under­cooked pieces - we'll be glad togive you a new serving any time!

If Ms. Derry had come to meto complain about what the serverdid with the kebab she returned,she would have found out what Ifound out when I investigated:since food is returned to us so rare-

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which should be completed by theend of April. Among the changesto be recommended are a broaden­ing of the courses which will satisfythe Ph2c requirement. (Dr. H.David Politzer commented that thePhysics department already con­siders APh/ME 17c to be a suitablesubstitute for Ph2c.) Math 1 willprobably be reorganized so thatconcepts which students need forother classes are taught earlier. PhImay be changed so that lessmathematically sophisticatedmaterial will be used. The mostdramatic changes will probably bein the Humanities and SocialScience requirements, althoughdetails for these changes areunavailable at this time.

center of campus. So, ProvostRochus Vogt made the decision toreallocate the space in DabneyHall.

Some students may have beenaware that a major fundraisingcampaign kickoff was in the works;students involved with commence­ment were dismayed when theirchoice for speaker, Bill Cosby, waspassed over by the Administrationin hopes that someone from theReagan Administration could speakand lend his or her stature to thiskickoff. Since these hopes were ex­pressed, however, PresidentGoldberger has announced his for­thcoming resignation, and Hurwitzagrees that the announcementsmade to faculty and trustees were"premature".

Caltech really does need themoney that such a campaign wouldbring in, but a time when the Presi­dent of the Institute is getting readyto leave is not the time to beginsuch a major effort. At the sametime that Hurwitz came to Caltechas Vice President, he called in aconsulting firm to tell the Institutehow its fundraising needs mightbest be met. Their report,presented to the Trustees at thebeginning of 1986, stressed theneed to wait, both because ofGoldberger's leaving and becausethe incredibly generous donationsrecently given to Caltech, $70million from the Keck Foundationfor the construction of the new ten­meter telescope in Hawaii, and $35million from the Rains estate, per­suade some people that Caltechdoes not really need any moremoney. This major campaign willindeed take place, but only after anew President has been ensconcedin the second floor of Parsons­Gates. And, in the meantime, fun­draising activities, including thosegentle pleas from the AlumniFund, will continue in their newhome.

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by Castor Fu what sort of improvements would The Dean's office has already least 25 % of all entering studentsAlthough the Faculty-Student be practical. The Dean's office will devised a new calendar for all considered themselves ignorant

Conference finally met last month, continue working with the Provost possible situations which will allow when dealing with computers. Inmuch work remains to be done. On and presumably with the Director a three week Winter Vacation, to response the Vice-Provost forMarch 17, the Faculty Board met of Academic Affairs, Tylis Chang, give students more time to relax. Computing, Dr. Geoffery Foxto discuss, among other things, on this issue. This will be submitted to a faculty plans to implement a one termwhat sort of actions the faculty The Dean's office has begun committee for further course next year offered each termshould consider, in light of the work on a set of guidelines for consideration. which will cover computers fromConference. teaching courses. This would en- The proposed Campus Center the ground up. He emphasized that

Jary Lorden and Jim Morgan courage teachers to avoid giving was met with only mild en- he could always use more studentpre:."nted what were considered the homework during midterms week, thusiasm, and aside from the input on this, as well as general stu­main points of the conference. encourage instructors to have finals renovation of the South House dent computing needs.These ideas included building a due towards the end of finals week, Basement and possibly some minor There was little discussion onnew student center, restructuring instruct people on how the Honor improvements on Winnett, any changes in the Core Curriculumthe calendar to provide longer System affects the conduct of significant change is likely to take but this doesn't mean that changesvacations, revising the core cur- classes, and similar topics. Another place in the far future, if at all. won't take place. Most people arericulum, developing a teaching possibility, although less certain, is At the Faculty-Student Con- waiting for Sunney Chan's ad-hochandbook for instructors, devising the creation of a Teaching Center ference, for the second time there committee on the Core Curriculumimproved ways to monitor teaching to help teaching assistants and other was much discussion on the need to finish its report. According toquality, and re-evaulating the ad- inexperienced instructors improve for truly introductory computer Dr. Chan, all that remains to bevisor system. While the reactions their teaching skills. courses. Students estimated that at done is to actually write the report,of the faculty were mixed on the ---------------------------D 1different ideas, they felt that all eve opmentdeserved further consideration.

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mathematics departments have M · SI 1already taken measures to improve oVlng ow yteaching quality. Physics is exten-ding the ombudsman system in Ph1to all its "core" classes, hoping thatthis will help avoid some of the by Diana Fossproblems which have plagued Caltech's fundraising activitiescourses like Ph2. Mathematics has usually don't have much of an im-decided to set up an undergraduate pact on Caltech students beyond theadvisory committee modeled after gentle pleas from the Alumni Fundthe successful one in the biology. that begin arriving after oneMost of the other departments are graduates. Lately, however, the ac-expected to follow this lead. There tivities of Development, thewas a great deal of discussion on Still Afraid? Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, the classic euphemism for the people whowhat can be done to improve study of faculty life at a small town university, will open April 18th in Win- bring in the money with whichcourse evaulation (i.e. the TQFR), nett Lounge. Tickets are on sale at the Ticket Office: $6 General, $4 Students. Caltech operates, may have abut the faculty were uncertain as to greater effect on the lives of

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The move was necessitated,says Vice President for InstituteRelations Theodore Hurwitz, bythe changing nature of Caltech'sfundraising efforts. The effortshave historically been "staff­oriented;" the professionals inDevelopment have been going outand raising the money on which theInstitute lives. Hurwitz, who hasonly held his position since 1August 1985, feels that the peoplewho can contribute the kind ofmoney that Caltech needs are bestapproached by peers, people whocan say "I've made my contribu­tion, how about you?" People likethis are perforce all volunteers, andDevelopment felt the need of nicerquarters that were closer to the

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Clearly the President has con­fused the movies and reality on oc­casion. The extent, frequency andseriousness of his confusion cannotobjectively be measured. Hence,Rogin just lists these gaffes, allow­ing the listener to come to his ownconclusion whether Reagan ex­periences simple, occasional lapsesof memory or really cannotdistinguish facts from fiction. Andif the latter, the listener ti1uSt alsojudge for himself whether Rogin'spsychoanalysis of Reagan is rele­vant. In any case, it is clever andthought-provoking.

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Ultimately, Reagan manages tofuse his entwined on- and off­screen identities. Roginparaphrases Reagan, "the actor,says Reagan, learns to see himselffrom the outside as seen by others,not from the inside out. He givesup the 'mental picture' of thecharacter he plays as separate fromhimself. He becomes at once theviewer of the object and the objectseen." In other words, the man andthe movie cannot be separated.Nancy Reagan assures us, "There'snot two Ronald Reagans ... Thereis a certain cynicism in politics.You look in back of a statement ofwhat the man really means. But ittakes people a while to realize thatwith Ronnie you don't have to lookback of anything." If it is all an act,it is not to conceal anything; that'sall there is.

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Ronald Reaganby Rosemary Macedo urgent, conspiratorial tone, Rogin and dependence, power and loss,

It is natural to communicate us- draws the audience into the action aggression and receptivity. This ising the terms of one's profession. of Murder in the Air, starring how, according to Rogin, ReaganFor example, a computer program- Ronald Reagan. "The attack on mastered the trick of being seenmer may speak of "interfacing" subversion; the merger of Com- "not simply as the man who sentwith a colleague, a businessman munism and fascism; the flippan- American boys to die inask a mechanic for "the bottom cy about matters of life and death, Lebanon ... as the mourner iden­line" about his car, or a former peace and war; the obsession with tified with those men who stand byathlete "run with the ball" in the intelligence agents as the means to their coffins."business world. So it is not surpris- national security; and most strik- Rogin's psychoanalysis ofing that Ronald Reagan, former ac- ingly, the existence of an airborne Reagan fills pages. Birth andtor, often relies on lines and images defensive superweapon that will rebirth, idols of production andfrom movies to make his point. It make America invulnerable-all consumption, the extension of thebecomes worrisome, however, these look forward beyond World body of Reagan to the body politic,when one wonders if the President War II to the "Star Wars" insulationism, acknowledgementconfuses fantasy with reality. militarization of space and the by denial, all this and more can be

Michael Rogin, a professor of Reagan Presidency." So begins the found in the transcript. InterestedPolitical Science at the University extensive list of parallels between readers can send large, self-of California, Berkeley, in- Ronald Reagan, the movie, and addressed envelopes to the Y for avestigated the President's (in)ability Ronald Reagan, the man. copy.to distinguish the two in "Ronald Rogin then psychoanalyzes theReagan, the Movie," a slide show President. This is the most intrigu-and lecture. Rogin entertained an ing section of the lecture, also theoverflow audience here on Tuesday longest and the most complicated.of last week under the sponsorship "The Presidential character," heof the Caltech Y. Integral to his argues, "was produced from theanalysis is whether Ronald Reagan convergence of two sets ofthe man can be distinguished from substitutions ... the politicalRonald Reagan the movie. If these replacement of Naziism by Com-two are one and the same, it may munism ... and the psychologicalaccount for his confusion, should shift from an embodied self to itsit indeed exist. simulacrum on film." By making

active efforts to obtain certain rolesand escape from others, Reaganshaped himself through his films.It is through them that Reaganlearned to combine independence

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there should be more married stu­dent housing. Jim Minges, Direc­tor of Business Services, says"Caltech is not planning on buildingmore housing specifically for mar­ried students. Catalina I was builtbecause Caltech was housing pro­portionately more married studentsthan single students. Catalina II isbeing built to accomodate familiesalso as Caltech feels it has met thesingle student demand. [This re­mains to be seen. There is still awaiting list on all the properties thisyear and we may lose more of ourproperties to the undergraduates orconstruction projects.] Marriedstudents had been given variousforms of priority in years past forslots that opened in the Caltechhouses and apartments since thesewere the only units open to them."

According to Housing Officestatistics, of the 945 registeredgraduate students on 2/6/86, 799were male and 146 female. Ofthese students, the dorms housed134 (118 male, 16 female),Catalina I, 155 (135, 20), and off­campus leased properties [apart­ments and houses] 143 (114,29) ofwhich 50% (71) are married. Thatgives us a grand total of 432students housed (367, 65) or 46 %of the graduate student population(46%,45%). No reliable statisticsexist on the number of marriedstudents at Caltech, so they can'treally tell how many of them arehoused. For comparison, Caltechhouses over 90 % of itsundergraduates.

The survey also asked whatamenities should be put into theCatalina II apartments. Peoplewanted a recreation building and amicrowave oven, but were not tooenthused with custodial service forthe kitchen and bathroom ordishwashers. People wrote in a lotof things they would like to see atCatalina II, like a choice of a fur­nished or unfurnished apartment(Housing will furnish all the apart­ments, but will store its furnitureif you wish), a close, cheap eatingplace (try Lake), basketball hoops(try the gym). bathtubs (not in theplans), bike parking (outdoor park­ing is in the plans), air condition­ing (they will have it), and someoutlandish items like a pool, a hottub, computer facilities, and cableTV. People were very concernedabout the price of these apartments.Many wrote in that they could dowithout some things if the rentwere lower.

FRIDAY 11new parking garage. This figure isequal to the total "profit" made bythe graduate dormitories last year.(All Caltech housing is supposed tobe a break-even proposition withsome reserves for major repairsand replacements.)

Caltech apartments and theCatalina II complex also were ratedas desirable places to live. Since noone has rented a Catalina II apart­ment' it is a little hard to compareit fairly with the other propertiessurveyed. People may feel dif­ferently when they actually occupythe apartments, especially after thenew three-story parking garage isbuilt right behind them.

When I asked David Morrisroe,VP for Business and Finance andCaltech Treasurer, why Caltechchose to construct the parkinggarage on Wilson and Constanceinstead of Wilson and San Pasqual,his reply stated [with my commentsinterspersed] that "The site waschosen because the campus will begrowing northwards and locatingthe garage on Constance andWilson made more sense. [Notreally, the main campus is still 2blocks south. It is ideal for theCatalinas and any new buildings,however.] In addition, locating thestructure on San Pasqual andWilson would cause the loss of toomany parking spaces [Not so, ifthere were a flat lot put at Con­stance and Wilson] and impinge onthe condominiums located on thatcorner. [The condo owners andresidents would raise hell, causingproblems with the city of Pasadena.This might delay the building andmake it harder to deal withPasadena in the future.

Here lies the real reason.Caltech-owned property complete­ly surrounds the other site andresidents who don't even live thereyet won't complain. Many GSCmembers thought noise, crime andfume problems made this a poorsite choice. It was also thought un­safe for children and an eyesore.]Without this parking structure, headded, there would not be enoughparking for the students living inCatalina I and II [and Caltechemployees]. When the permit forCatalina I was approved, the park­ing was not. A serious parking pro­blem developed on the west side ofthe campus, causing numerousheadaches for residents and forCaltech employees. The parkinggarage and the dorms are both sup­posed to be finished before the86-87 academic year begins."

The Caltech Glee Clubs were on tour last week, traveling through Santa Bar­bara, Morro Bay, Monterey, Salinas and even Vandenberg Air Force Base(see below). Along with having a series of concerts, everyone had lots ofwine, sightseeing, and fun.

laboratories to be located just northand west of the main campus.

Complaints have been made bymany of the graduate students thatCaltech houses are deteriorating.The Housing Office wants to useits funds wisely, so it is carefulabout performing work on theseproperties. No major renovationsof these properties are planned.The Housing Office is usually notinformed in the early stages whena new building is planned. In fact,the Housing Office claims to haveperformed $50,000 worth of workover the last academic year on thehouses that were demolished tomake way for Catalina II and the

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made more affordable by makingnew financial arrangements (e.g.getting a donor or a better interestrate), raising student stipends, orsubsidizing the housing throughCaltech funds or through otherCaltech housing. Catalina II needsa high occupancy rate to payoff itsloans, but this may be difficult toachieve if students think the rent istoo high.

Married students who respond­ed that live in Caltech housing livepredominantly in houses and apart­ments. Single students that live inCaltech housing live mainly in thedorms and Catalina. The dormswere rated the least desirable place

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by Tony Stirk ing Office charges a daily rent. to live, regardless of a student's sexThe GSC, the Faculty Subcom- Also shown in parentheses in the or marital status. Catalina I was the

mittee on Graduate Student Hous- table is the percentage of a typical second least desirable housing typeing, and the Housing Office pass- Chemistry GRA consumed by the for everyone except single men.ed out a questionnaire on graduate given rent (Chemistry GRAs, if Caltech houses were rated verystudent housing during registration they get the 5% stipend increase high, but are difficult to obtain.last term. 285 responses were they have received for the past few The current wait, even in thereceived from the 1028 graduate years, will be making $8837 ver- highest priority groups, is approx­students. Here are the main results sus $8416 this year). imately a year. The waiting list hasand a few explanations. On average, single men always been long and the turnover

Of those who responded, most surveyed said they could afford, at slow in these properties. An addi­single students live in Caltech most, a $265 monthly rent, single tional problem this year is thathousing and most married students women $243, married men $348, renters who were evicted fromdo not. Students live in Caltech and married women $300. Catalina their homes so that Catalina IIhousing because it is convenient I and II rents, even with the could be built are being given theirand inexpensive. Single men are decrease, are higher than many choice of properties that open upequally concerned with price and students think they can afford. ahead of people on the waiting list.convenience, while married men Although Catalina II was Current renters also run the riskare more concerned with price, and specifically designed with married that their houses may be demolish­single and married women are students in mind, it is doubtful ed to allow for expansion of themore concerned with convenience. many will pay $580 for an apart- campus. Plans are being made forMost students who aren't living in ment. These properties could be a "Catalina III" complex and newCaltech housing aren't living therebecause it is unavailable, whilesome fault the condition of Caltechhousing or the high rent.

Rent and location were the mostimportant factors in choosing hous­ing. Privacy was also high on thelist. Condition and security were ofsome importance, knowing one'sapartment mates and apartment sizewere of lesser importance, andhaving house or apartment mates ofthe same sex didn't seem to mattermuch to anyone. Some peoplewrote in that they wanted to havepets, others were concerned withparking, a good landlord, or aclose, safe place for their kids toplay.

The rents Caltech will be charg­ing for the properties available tograduate students have been ad­justed downward for next year (seetable). The advertised rate is therate that the Housing Office quotedin the application packet it sent outearlier this year. The rent is shownfor a 30-day month, but the Hous-

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from page 1long, of course, but, having nokeys, they had to force a numberof doors. Some locks were sacrifIc­ed. When they arrived in the linenroom, they found, fortunately, lit­tle more than a smoldering laundrybasket. The basket was quicklytaken outside and extinguished.The "crisis" was over at 7:30 AM,a quick and efficient handling ofthe problem.

The cause of the fire is still"completely undetermined,"although foul play has been ruledout. The basket was one in whichdirty linens had been placed dur­ing the weekly linen exchange. Butthe basket, and its contents, had satvirtually untouched since Thurs­day, the 3rd. Apparently, the firestarted at a bottom corner of thelarge, plastic, fiberglass reinforc­ed laundry basket. The very small,very smoky fire then moved up­ward, burning both linens and theplastic bin as well. The combina­tion of smoldering plastic, towels,and sheets produced the largequantity of smoke that was notic­ed throughout much of the SouthComplex.

Structural damage wasminimal, arising only from the ef­forts of the fire department.Damage due to smoke, however,is more difficult to assess. A thicklayer of soot coats the linen roomand office. As of now, the housingdepartment has no idea as to howmuch repairs will cost. They awaitan estimate from their insurancecompany, which, in turn, awaitsthe completion of all reports andforms by the fire department andby Caltech security.

When the houses were built,way back in the 1930's (before myparents were born, anyway), firecodes were virtually non-existent.As a result, in the South houses,there has never been a sprinklersystem, something that could haveprevented much of the damagedone by the fire. Fortunately,however, the South House rehabproject is coming up this summer,and, next year, there will be asprinkler system in the South base­ment. Perhaps, in the future, it willhelp us avoid another disturbancesuch as this one.

Everyone involved with lastweek-end's fire, and that includesall South house residents, aregrateful that the fire was small, thedamage was relatively light, and,most importantly, no one was in­jured. It shouldn't be too muchtrouble for us to walk across theOlive Walk for clean towels dur­ing the next couple of weeks, butlet's remember that fires belong inthe pot, not in the basement.

Dabney: We tum our attention away from Patrick 1. Wayne and hisordeal on the Hill ofDeath momentarily to see what is happening backin Dabney House. We look around the House for something interesting,and soon come across a meeting of the elite Dabney Policy Commis­sion, responsible for the House's advertising.

"Mr. Davis, I really think we should consider this proposal," urgedFrank Ralston, Director of Slogan Research. "The House of AcademicStandards and Honors is a fine slogan, but it's been the same for overforty years. It really is time for a change."

"Mr. Ralston," Davis said as he peered through his bifocals anddown his long nose, "I will not approve your new slogan, and neitherwill the President."

"What's wrong with it?" Ralston asked."I will not live in a House which calls itself the House of Pancakes.""But-""That is all, Mr. Ralston," Davis said sternly. "Now, Mr. Johnson,

tell me about the new JSheWM advertising campaign."Johnson stood up, and walked over to the slide projector.

"Gentlemen, I'm sure you're all aware that the JSheWM advertising cam­paign has been very successful so far. However, we feel that there areseveral areas of the market which remain untapped, largely becauseof the lack of consumer identification with our advertising in thosemarkets. If you'll bear with me for a moment, I'd like to review someof the previous advertising we have done in connection with this pro­duct."

Johnson turned on the projector and brought up the first slide. Itshowed a professor, in full academic robes, sitting before a computerterminal. "Now, this first segment of our efforts appealed to the in­tellectual. We had determined that the nature of the product made ourbiggest market the intellectually elite. Unfortunately, we soon deter­mined that this segment of our market was far too small for the pro­duct to perform within our requirements."

He flipped to the next slide. It showed a large man wearing a tat­tered army uniform, wielding a machine gun; the entire backgroundof the ad was a giant American flag. "This was our next effort; it ap­pealed to patriotism. The slogan for this ad, of course, was 'Use JSheWMfor America.' That worked out fairly well, and our sales have goneroughly as armed-services enlistments."

Another slide flipped on, showing the Pope waving to a crowd, adeep blue sky filling the background with an inspiring burst of sunlightshining through sparse clouds. "The patriotism angle was encourag­ing, so we decided to try something in a similar vein. The answer,of course, was the 'Use JSheWMand go to Heaven' campaign. This hasbeen very successful, especially during the perennial fundamentalistmovements.

"However, we still feel that more is needed. So, after a careful studyof demographics, market research in forty major cities, and a state-of­the-art psychological study, we arrived at the same answer that adver­tisers have up until now arrived at on intuition alone: sex."

The next slide came on, which showed a nude couple in bed. "Ournew slogan is not as snappy as the some of the previous ones, but ouranalysts say that it will pave the way to a richer tomorrow. It is, 'Peo­ple who don't use JSheWMwill never achieve true sexual fulfillment,but will contract syphilis, herpes, and AIDS and will be tried and con­victed of felony sexual assault and ultimately die in prison.' As youcan see, it is quite clear about the consequences of failing to useJSheWM."

The room of businessmen broke into applause. "Excellent," announc­ed Davis. "I think we will finally break this market wide open."

"One other small comment, and then I'll be done. Since the Housecurrently has an alumnus in the position of Surgeon General, it willprobably be possible to get those little warning boxes put onto com­peting software products. You know, something like, 'WARNING: TheSurgeon General has determined that using this product will make yougo to Hell,' or, 'will result in your conviction on a sex crime,' or thelike. I think it will help quite a lot."

Next week, we'll tum back to Patrick and his climb. For the timebeing, though, remember: Use lShelfM and go to Heaven.

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Fleming: Well, this week started out with a bang. Or shall we say,started without a bang. For two weeks now. But we all know that"something" could happen any day now. Something like a blitheringbunch of iGiots' abortive attempt to fire the cannon. To the utter dismayof everyone at both campuses, I might add. There's nothing quite likea group of self-proclaimed hero-types to smooth the path ahead of anotherwise reasonable initiative. Oh well, what more can we expect fromthe children in blue?

Nominations are in for Asshole of the Year! Vote once, vote a hun-dred times. Results will be in next week's Inside World.

The candidates are:v"Vince Ferrantev'Konstantin Othmerv"Dave Parkinsonv"Bineet SharmaAll votes must be in by Wednesday (4/17) at 4 pm. Send ballots

to: CHAZ KICKS RAMBO'S ASS, 1-57.Maybe I ought to say that the week began with a flash. That seems

more appropriate. Flash flash, snap snap, photographs, eh? Or wasthat slides? Oops, I've said too much already. Remember: "Mum's theword."

As far as sports go, Fleming squeaked by Blacker in Discobolusbasketball last Monday, looking to Z for the final shot to win the game.Seeing as you only made one, Ed, you picked a good time for it. Basket­ball again this Friday vs. the Moles, but not to worry: Helgren hasreturned.

Fleming continues to dominate GSC C League basketball, eventhough a sprained ankle dominates Daniels.

This wekend it's the Faculty-Fleming picnic. Be sure to come andmeet all of your favorite professors. Next weekend it's Magic Moun­tain. Sign up now (or as soon as the social team en get a sign-up up).

Yes, Fleming has a new video game. No, we're not going to adver­tise for it here.

-AI FansomeRicketts: Well, it has been another exciting week in Ricketts Hovsehistory. This week's top stories: President Sam Weaver wants to geta House Dog-almost everyone volunteered to help clean up its poo.(Just kidding - nobody did, but if you're interested, talk to Sam.) Also,almost half of the residents of L. D. took a trip together to the Blackercoke machine for drinks. No one was seriously injured, but some gotcold hands. Peter Konopka recently admitted that he acts like a jerkat least once a day. Finally, surveys indicate that the proper responseto having toes shoved in your face is to say "How Rude!".

Many people on the Joshua Tree trip reported spotting the dot ofthe Cosmic Question Mark (also known as Halley's Fuzz Ball). Somepeople climbed big piles of rocks, while others hiked around lookingfor geology, while yet others tried to think of uses for ten packagesof brown sugar. Apparently, most people had a good time.

The fire this weekend was a good warning-wear your pajamas tobed. Four Square and Beer tonight, as well as an RA food-for-all;special Joy day Monday.

How Rude!-Saxy

Ruddock Hey everybody, welcome back to the unreal world!Welcome also to our new social members: Darie Garza, Dave Knight,Babek Ayazifar, Linley Yung, Eric Scharin, Ken Chaney, Larry Trout,Paul Bonefant and Brian Patterson. Glad y'all got wet!

Speaking of getting wet: unofficial alley wars have been going onall week, but rumor has it the "real thing" is Sunday. Saturday's a par­ty with Page, at Page. Theme to be announced. Don't forget the firstinterhouse basketball game Friday at 4:00 against Ricketts.

Coming soon to a kitchen near you-watch Wayne bite it in the1-3 cookie bake-off. Wayne would tell you waht the alley standingsare but he's in Sacramento partying it up with the rest of the peoplein Model U.N.

Do sign up for Dessert with the RA's and for one of Eigen's kit­tens, and don't forget Life's a Beach so you'd better start working forthe Tanning Invitational.

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Another Final OfferThe Poetry Workshop that

meets in the Y Lounge on the se­cond and fourth Tuesday eveningsof each month now has copies ofits book Another Final Offer. Theyare on sale for $2 (cheap) and areavailable in the Y Office. Newmembers are always welcome.Bring your poetry to share.

CCF Meeting tThe Caltech Christian

Fellowship will have its weeklyFriday night meeting tonight at7:00 pm SHARP in FranklinThomas, room 210. We will havea ~prayer concert. ~ Come and bringyour prayer requests-personal,for your family, for your church,for issues on campus, for currentevents, for others, etc. Come andask the Lord to pour his blessingson us. ("Therefore I tell you,whatever you ask for in prayer,believe that you have received it,and it will be yours." Mark 11:24).

Refreshments will be servedafterwards.

Passover Seder ¢A passover seder for students,

faculty, friends and families atCaltech will be held Wednesday,April 23 at 6:30 pm in Chandler.The seder which marks the firstnight of passover is an annual eventsponsored by Hillel Extension andis led by Rabbi MichaelPerelmuter.

The catered dinner will bekosher and costs $13.00 for facul­ty and staff, $8.00 for students, and$6.00 for children under 12. Thoseinterested in attending should senda check payable to "HillelExtension-Seder", 900 HilgardAvenue, Los Angeles, CA 90024.

In addition to the seder, a shab­bat service is planned for May 16in the Y Lounge. Those wishingmore information about the sederor other Hillel events should call(213) 208-4427.

ingness to cooperate in retaliationagainst Harvey Mudd, thoughnothing definite was organized.

To help establish a friendlyrivalry, there are now plans for theestablishment of a Caltech-HarveyMudd trophy. Santarsiero reportedthat a meeting between the studentgovernments will be held in thenear future to discuss rules and ac­tivities. 'There will be lots ofpositive interaction ... of a com­petitive nature," said Santarsiero.

Fleming originally procured thecannon in 1972 from SouthwesternAcademy of San Marino. TheFranco-Prussian War cannon is110 years old, has a twelve-footbarrel and weighs 1.7 tons.

Campus MacUsersI need your ideas for Macintosh

software and hardware develop­ment on campus. Call Kent Nobleat 792-4493.

Renaissance FaireIt's time again for the

Renaissance Pleasure Faire inAgoura! Come one and all for greatfood, entertainment, costumes, andwonderful crafts! The Y is sellingtickets for $6.50 (they normallycost $12.50 at the gate). Tickets aregood for any weekend from April19 through May 26! Transportationmay be available.

Manage Air For $$$The South Coast Air Quality

Management District has severalpart-time positions currentlyavailable. These positions willbecome available as early as May5 and could possibly continue full­time through the summer. If youare interested in working forAQMD, come into the CareerDevelopment Center (Room 8Parsons-Gates) and pick up an ap­plication and sign up for an inter­view. Interviews are scheduled forApril 25 in the CDC.

Career CounselingThe Gnome Club and the

Alumni Association are sponsoringa series of Career Counseling ses­sions in the Red Door Cafe, from7:30 to 9:00 pm on the nights listedbelow. Soft drinks, beer and mun­chies served.

May 8: Careers in small,medium or large companies.

May 22: Careers in Biology orBio-Engineering.

Summer Housing SJSummer housing information

and contracts are now available inthe Master's Office and HousingOffice. Deadline for returning con­tracts to the Master's Office is May16.

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Prompted by the noticeable lackof cannon, a group of people fromDabney House donated the carfrom their courtyard to fill theempty space on April 3. Upon see­ing the bright red vehicle equippedwith an adorned log through itswindshield, several members ofFleming pushed the car towardRicketts. A discussion ensued thatindicated an inter-house will-

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by Joe Dink the team, ~You look maaahvelous!" The Pasadena YMCA has not the group, up to a maximum of those who are willing to pay theThe Caltech Men's Volleyball Last Saturday's win represented been able to make any special ar- 50% off. Hence, if a club has 20 above-mentioned rates, to join as

Club ended their season last Satur- the third time this year that the rangements for Caltech group use members, then each member a club and take advantage of theday by defeating all four teams in Caltech Volleyball Club won their of the squash courts. The reason would have their rates reduced by rebate.their pool at the Single A Regional pool and.the first time for w.inning they give us is that there is no way 20%. The regular annual member- Undergraduates may be able toChampionships of the Southern even a SIngle game at ReglOnals. for them to limit people to just us- ship for men is $396, for male get some financial help.California Volleyball Association The team was awarded the game ing squash courts as once one students $317, for women $327, Finally, I won't be able to helpheld at Long Beach City College. ball for each of its three first place enters the YMCA, one can use any and for female students it is $262. in organizing the club any more,Caltech was pitted against strong pool finishes. Although the club facility. Thus they have just one Given these prices, option 4 due to academic time constraints,and seasoned opponents including lost in the Regional playoffs on flat rate. seems the most reasonable given but would be grateful if someoneateam that won the first game and Saturday, the team members were The following are our options: that there exists space for such a else would carryon the organiza-led 9-0 in the second of a 2-out- still satisfied with their perfor- CD Purchase of a YMCA facility. tion from here on. If you are in-of-3-game match, with each game mance. "In past years, we have month pass, $20 per person per Since construction of courts on terested, please give me a call orto 11 points. Team captain Chad never won our pool in any tourna- month; campus may take some time, it drop me a note: Salim Khan,Edwards rallied the Techers for a ment, so to do it at Regionals is a @ Purchase of a YMCA day might be worthwhile for those who 1-89, x6078, or 354-0719.hard-fought comeback. The of- real improvement," said long-time pass, $3 per person per day;fense was led by the powerful out- team member John Tanner. The @ Purchase of a full YMCAside hitting of Tyler Housel, and Caltech Volleyball ~lub is. s~on- membership at discounted grouphitter/setters Edwards and Rod sored by the Alumm ASSOCiatIon, rates (see below); orMorison as well as the unblockable the Caltech Y and by the team @ Convince Caltech to con-sky-hook down ball of the big man members and is open to all struct Squash or Racquetball courtsin the middle, Bill Marshall. Aid- members of the Caltech communi- on campus.ed by the fine defensive perfor- ty. The club goals are to promote Options CD and @ do not makemances of John Tanner, Brian an enjoyment of volleyball at you a member of the YMCA andWilson and the rookie center, Mike Caltech through their participation consequently you are entitled toBajura, the Caltech team turned the in league play and their sponsor- slightly limited facilities.tide and won the match, allowing ship of the three yearly campus- Option @ offers 1% off forthem to remain undefeated in pool wide triples tournaments.play. Afterwards, Edwards said to

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8THE CALIFORNIA TECH --I-----WHAT GOES ON-----jNuclear Age Workshop Grad Housing Rates Last Chance <@ By-Laws Election MacUsers MacGroup

You can sign up at the Caltech Housing rates appearing in the The deadline for entries to the The re-vote for the proposed The MacValley Users Group'sY for a very special workshop en- 1986-87 Graduate Student Housing Star Wars Off-White Paper contest by-laws changes for Article XIV April general meeting will be ontitled "Walking on the Edge of Options Information Packet have is 5 pm on Monday, April 14 (en- will be held on Monday, April 14. Tuesday, April 15 at 7:30 pm inDespair: Finding Meaning in the been adjusted and are substantial- tries should arrive at the Y by this The previous election was deter- the cafeteria of Burbank HighNuclear Age." [Please see the ar- ly lower, as follows: time). The Space Weapons Study mined to be invalid by the ASCIT School at Burbank Blvd. and Thirdticle by Dr. Bruce Kahl in this issue On-Campus Graduate Houses Group is holding this contest to get Executive Committee. This was St. in Burbank. Mary Reeves ofof the Tech]. $7/day for a single room ($210 for people thinking about the Strategic due to the posting of the By-laws ProVUE Development will in-

a 30-day month). Defense Initiative and its problems. change explanation in four of the troduce OverVUE 2.0. For furtherGaza Ghetto $7.33/day for a suite room ($220 To enter, think of a destabiliz- seven houses on the day of the information please contact Ruth

The Caltech Y is sponsoring the for a 30-day month). ing, unworkable, or incredibly ex- election. Stever, (818) 848-1277, or writeshowing of Gaza Ghetto: Portrait Catalina Graduate Apartment pensive way to render nuclear The proposed changes are MacValley Users Group, P. O.of a Palestinian Family, a film Complex I (four-bedroom apart- weapons obsolete, write it up on a posted in the student houses and are Box 4297, Burbank, CA 91503.about Palestinian refugees in Gaza. ments) $8.26/resident/day for a single sheet of paper, and send it also in last week's Tech along with COLOAOGOS DanceIt will be shown on Thursday, single room ($248 for a 30-day to the SWSG, care of the Caltech statements arguing for and againstApril 17 at 8:00 pm in Beckman month). Y, 218-51. If your idea is the fun- the changes. Everyone is invited to attendLabs, room 24. Catalina Graduate Apartment niest, you win a Zenith PC! " h I h this term's CLAGS Dance in Win-

Complex II (two-bedroom apart- Multiple entries are encourag- Hispanic Sc 0 ars ips nett, this Saturday from 8:00 'tillWinterspelt in Baxter ments) Two residents: ed. There will be a prize for the The Society of Hispanic Profes- who knows when. There will be

There will be a showing of the $9.16/resident/day for a single house with the most entries. The sional Engineers Foundation is of- munchies and beer, and Dabney'sfilm Winterspelt on April 14 at room ($275 for a 30-day month) or awards ceremony will be on April fering scholarships for the 1986-87 Paradise Alley Bar will provide7:30 pm in Baxter Lecture Hall. Family: $18.32/day for the apart- 15, at noon, in Winnett Lounge. academic year. Applicants are sophisticated adult refreshments.

The film, directed by Eberhard ment ($550 for a 30-day month). Prizes will be awarded, and some assessed and graded on: GPA, ac- More fun than you can imagine,Fechner, depicts the events near Please remember that new in- of the funniest entries read. tivities, SHPE membership, stu- courtesy of CLAGS, the MOSHthe town of Winterspelt in the Eifel coming Graduate Students who For more information, look for dent comments, educational desire, and the Caltech Y.mountains during the fall of 1944, submit housing applications by the flyers that have been posted, or financial need and counselor's com- d h"just before the Battle of the Bulge, April 15, 1986 will be given first call x6576 or 795-5099. ments. Please pick up application Lea ers Ip Luncheonas a German commander considers priority. All other Graduate I materials in the Financial Aid Of- One hundred Caltechsurrendering his battalion to the Students are to return housing ap- Wa tzers Unite rnJ fice, Room 10, Parsons-Gates. Ap- undergraduate and graduateAmericans. plications by May 1, 1986. Ifneed- Enjoy dancing? Ever wanted to plication Deadline: April 15th. students will attend a freeUnion Station IiiI ed, a lottery will be held at that learn to waltz or polka? Come to Athenaeum Leadership Luncheon

time. Any applications received a waltz and polka dance on Satur- More Nominations on April 14. Those wishing to beOn Union Street in Old Town there after the lottery will be assigned on day, April 19, from 8 pm to 12:30 Nominations for the ASCIT ap- included should sign up in The Yis a place where the homeless and a space available basis by order of am in Dabney Lounge. Refresh- pointed offices of Caltech Cof- Office no later than today, Aprillonely can go to find hope. Union date received. ments provided and no admission. feehouse Manager, Communica- 11.Station-named to avoid patroniz- If you have any questions, feel Lessons are 8-10 pm on Friday, tionsDirector,andBigTEditorare Ametek Corporation, ining terminology - offers free food, '1free to contact Linda Chappell in Apn 11, in Winnett Lounge. now open and will remain so until cooperation with The Caltech Y,counseling, friendship, and is the Housing Office (x6178). Sponsored by the Caltech Y and April 15th. the Dean's Office and the Alumniassociated with the Depot, a tem- Shabbat Socl"al MOSH. For job descriptions please con- Association, is the host of theporary shelter. This volunteer H" sult the little t or the present office event.organization with a small paid staff ang Tennlsts 6,]Join the Occidental Jewish Stu- - ... holders. Sign up in front of the The main speaker will be TRWprovides emotional, spiritual and dent Community and Caltech Hillel The Surfing and Skateboarding MOSH's office or in the student Board Chairman Ruben F. Mettler,physical nurture to those in need. for a Shabbat Celebration on the club will hold its first meeting on houses. a Caltech alumnus, Chairman of

Come see slides and hear more Oxy campus on Friday, April 11 Wednesday, April 16 at 6:00 pm Caltech's Board of Trustees, andabout this Pasadena program and at 6 pm. Dinner will be provided in Winnett Clubroom 1. Interested Work in Japan • chief executive officer of TRW,what you can do, on Thursday,April 17 at noon, in Winnett by Hillel. To RSVP or for any ~n ridi~g the club's half-pipe, surf- A Caltech alum is offering two Inc. He will speak informally at the

questions call Myra at x6163 or mg, wmdsurfing, boogie boarding, J'obs in his Japanese factory for the Ath luncheon on the leadershipLounge. Bring your lunch! b(213)207-4427. ody surfing or any related sport? summer. Travel, room and salary techniques he has developed in in-Then show up. All members of the provided. Students will be doing dustrial technology since hisCaltech community, from ex- basic factory work. The deadline graduation from Caltech 40 yearsperienced surfers to those just for submitting a brief letter of in- ago.slightly interested, are invited. For terest is today, April 11. If moremore information contact either information is required, contact Gell-Mann On StringsPaul Piccirillo (Fl) 578-9504; or Gary Lorden, Dean of Students, or No, not as an accompanist. Dr.Bill Foster (Pa) x3774. Jeanne Noda, Associate Dean, Murray Gell-Mann is the next Wat-

x6351, 102 Parsons-Gates. son Lecturist, and on Wednesday,

L"b t" G April 16 at 8:00 pm in BeckmanI er arlan roup Auditorium, he will discuss the

The Caltech Libertarian tantalizing possibility that a fun­Philosophical Society will hold its damental theory has beenorganizational meeting on Thurs- developed to explain all of nature'sday, April 17, 7:00-8:00 pm., in forces and elementary particles.the Y Lounge. All students, facul- The lecture, entitled "Is Everything1-____________ ty and staff are invited. For more in the Universe Composed ofinformation, please contact Chuck Superstrings?" is free and open toColeman, mail 228-77, x4093. the public.