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Hoffman chosen as 1980 'Professor of the year' Four Worcester Polytechnic In·

stltute faculty, whose years at the \ college total 62, were honored on their retirement at the annual faculty dinner last night In the Pub at the college. The annual award to the Teacher of the Year was also announced at that din· ner.

The WPI Trustees Award for Out· standing Teaching was given to Allen Hoffman at the banquet on the basis of recommendations submitted by students, faculty and staff. It Includes a $500 honorarium, a certificate from the trustees, and the honorary position of marshal of the graduation procession at commencement . Last year's reclplept was Prof. Carleton W. Staples of Shrewsbury, the 20th to be so honored, since 1960.

of mechanlcal engineering . His In· terests Include research In the design of blome.dlcal Instrumentation.

Honored on their retirement were Profs. B. Allen Benjamin of Wayland, Department of Civil Engineering, since 1963; Dr. James F. Dan lelll of 10 Trowbridge Road, Life Sciences, since 1974; James Hensel of 881 Grove St., Humanities, 1958; Wiiiiam H. Road· strum of 9 Juniper Lane, Holden, Elec· trlcal Engineering, 1963.

Hoffman, who received his B.S. and M.S. at WPI and Ph.D. at the University of Colorado, Is an associate professor

Prof. Benjamin was graduated from WPI In 1937 and received a master of science from Cornell In 1939. He had a consulting firm for city and regional planning since 1952 and oame to WPI from Harvard University where he was a research associate. He was WPl's first professor of planning and was In· strumental In preparation of the plan· nlng option In the clvll engineering currlculum. Hoffman and student examine bone cutting Instrument.

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The student newspaper of Worcester Polytechnlc Institute

Volume 8 Number 12. Tuesday, May 13, 1980

This Is Newspeak's last regular Issue

Special Higgins House Issue next week

Students and f acuity hear proposal to pave Higgins lawn

by Kenneth Mand/le, NewapHk atafl

As expected, yesterday's presentation on "Atwater-Kent renovations and the greening of the campus" cen-tered on the proposed plan to pave a section of the Higgins estate lawn. A crowd of two hundred students, faculty and staff were given details of that plan. The plan awaits only approval by the Board of Trustees. That ap-proval can come as soon as May 31. If given the go-ahead, bulldozers wlll complete their work on the lawn this summer.

The plan wttl add seventy-two parking spaces to the WPI campus. Making the presentation of the proposal were Thomas Denney, Vice President for University Relations; Gardner T. Pierce, Director of Physical Planning and Plant Servlces;Presltlent Cranch; bulldlng architect Marvin Goody; and landscape architect, John Corning.

The need for addltlonal parking, ac· reallocated to the faculty In the new Corning Is the architect that did the cording to Pierce, has come about parking lot, according to Robert landscaping for Freeman Plaza. because of the renovation of Atwater· Reeves, Vice President for Student Af· In response to a question from the Kent. As dlacussed In last week's Issue fairs. audience, Gardner Pierce said that the of Newspeak, the renovation Includes The plan calls for the ellmlnatlon of total cost of the parking lot wlll be In the extension of the building Into the nine trees and three shrubs. These the area of $50,000. Of ttiat, ~.000 present AK parking lot. The remaining plants, according to John Corning of wlll be for aephalt and $6,000 wlll be section of the lot wlll be made Into a the nursery that will do the land· for landacaplng. Almost all of the plaza, slmllar to Freeman Plaza bet· seeping for the parking lot, will be plants being put around the parking lot ween Washburn Shops and Salisbury reptaced by a total of 169 trees and • wlll be evergreen. Pierce claimed that Laboratories. Because of these shrubs. Corning said the lot will be the lot will be shielded from view from changes, approximately fifty spaces bordered with Junipers, dogwood, Higgins House. He also said that, wlll be loat. All of these spaces are hemlock, rhododendron, and mountain though they did not do a study, there presently atiOcatecftO facul\Y members. laurel. "You name It," he said. ''The should be only a small Increase In Thia "Indicates" that this many wlll be whole of Arnold Arboretum la there." noise to Interfere with classrooms and

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offices In OUn Hall. The spruce trees now behind Olin will remain and wlll ., act as a screen for the noise.

John Brandon, out.going Director of Admissions, wondered whether replanning of present Iota would add any parking spaces to the campus. In response, Pierce said that If every car were "smaJI," sixty-two spaces would be added to the campus. The new oarklna lot calls for spaces to ac· commodate forty-one small cars and thirty-one large cars.

Robert Peura, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Coordinator of Blomedlcal Engineering, spoke In favor

• of tile proposed parking lot. "In the long term It (ellmlnatlon of a parking lot) will hurt our project program," he said. Peura felt that since off-campus projects required frequent travel by many members of the faculty, a short· age of parking would greatly lncon· venlence them. "I think It would be a sad story If we lost thfte parking spots," aaJd peura. "It's and extra prob-lem to go oft campus to advise a orQ!ect."

Robert J. Hall, Professor of Management and Director of Con Unulng Education, also spoke In favor of the plan to add parking spaces to the campus. " We have to recognize that we're a rather wlde·spread com· munlty," Hall commented. Continuing, he said, "If I have a tight schedule, I begrudge the time lost looking for a parking apace." He also felt that the further from campus a par1clng lot was, the more likely the possibility of van· dallsm.

Allen Hoffman, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, said that "no one has ever surveyed the faculty to find out whether they perceive It (parking) as a problem.·• Gordon Bran· che, Professor of Mathmatlca, offered some Ideas, such as putting a fence around the Dover Street lot to make It safer. He also said that the ad· ministration "should use some Imagination" when dealing with this Issue, "for a change".

Many people In the audience wanted to know why off campus Iota on Dover Street t 1d the corner of We!tt Street and lne1 tute Road ware not going to be used. P 1rce told the audience that "In

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Page2 NEWSPEAK Tuesday, May 13, 1880 -

End the Boynton tyranny Yesterday's meeting to discuss the paving of the Higgins lawn con-

tinued a disturbing trend by the WPI administration. It Is next to Im-possible to express an opinion that will be seriously considered by the Boynton dictators. Though the meeting was billed as an opportunity for students and faculty to have some Input into the decision making process, It was merely a study In propaganda. The show began with slides depicting some of the wonderful Improvements made on the WPI campus over the past few years. There Is no denying that these Im-provements are commendable, but really gentlemen, did you think that the WPI faculty and student body are so shallow-minded that they wouldn't see through your weak attempt at glossing over the bare fact that you have already made the decision to ask the trustees to approve the paving of the Higgins House lawn?

Yesterday's farce continued with a question and answer session. Many constructive aJtematlves to the paving of the Higgins lawn were presented by both students and faculty. These suggestions were brushed off as being economically unfeasable, deemed as being detrimental to the continuing education program, or too much of an In-convenience to the faculty.

It became obvious that the faculty and students of WPI were being used as pawns so that the Boynton dictators could fulfill their moral obligation to Include the WPI community In the decision making process. That obligation was not filled by yesterday's meeting. The Inhabitants of Boynton have, for the past few years, made too many ar-bitrary decisions without consulting faculty or students. Consultation after the fact does not flt the concept that we call democracy. The faculty and staff should be consulted when a major policy decision is going to be made, before that decision has been made.

The dictatorial regime that occupies Boynton Hall ls not fulfllllng the needs of the WPI community by making all of the community's decision. Faculty and students want to be told about policies and events that ef • feet their Immediate living and working environment, before these policies and events have been finalized.

Yesterday's meeting brought home the fact that the WPI community does not approve of the paving of Higgins lawn. It also showed that students and faculty have much to say about major campus policies. It Is now the responslblllty of the administration to reflect the desires of the WPl community by withdrawing their plan to pave the Higgins lawn. On· ce this Is done, students, faculty, and administration can sit down together to work out a reasonaQle parking plan to flt everyone's needs. Perhaps when the administration sees the benefits of cooperation and communication, we will see a transformation from dictatorship to democracy.

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LETTERS

Higgins plan appalling To the editor:

As a newcomer to this campus In September, I found that although most of the campus had an ominous look to It , with the detention-center design of Morgan and Daniels, and the maze-like layout of Salisbury and Goddard, there was one spot on campus, set In behind the gym, where I could go to get away from everything and relax . I was pleasantly surprised to discover that WPI, a " tech" school set In the middle of a major city , could have such a peaceful , beautiful piece of property like the grounds that surround the Higgins House. To read that someone on this campus, not even an outsider, could consider paving even a portion of this property to make a parking lot ap· palls me. Those grounds, obviously well cared for, are the best piece of property that this school wlll ever have the honor of owning. Some of the trees on that property are surely as old as this college Itself. .

And what If Gardner Pierce put In more trees than he Is going to take out? When and where do they go In to replace the ones that he plans to remove? And how many years wlll It be before they can compare to the trees

that are there now? What about alternative spots? There

are a number of parking spots behind the library that are never In use. And then there is a dirt lot down past the Stoddard complex on Institute Road that could easily be paved over. The walk from behind Higgins House Is lit· tie less than the walk from behind the library. The Spree Q.ay Issue of Newspeak made Jokes about this proposal, but this Is no Joke. This cam· pus stands to lose some prime proper· ty to asphalt If this proposal Is ap· proved. This colleae prides Itself on Its successful combination of technology and society, yet It wants to, as a song once put it, "pave paradise and put up a parking lot." This, to me, makes no sense at all. Just the aesthetic value of that property Is more than worth the ef-fort to find alternative parking.

Any student not famlllar with the Higgins property should take a quiet walk down there some afternoon and have a look at what some people want to turn Into a parking lot. Is the gain of some parking spots really worth the loss of some of the most beautiful property on campus? Think about It.

Tom C. Peacock '83

Spring Weekend coverage 'inadequate' To the editor:

I found your article entitled " The Greatest Show on Earth" by David French describing the activities on Spring Weekend very Inadequate. He mentions the chariot race and how Lambda Chi won the event In "style." Maybe a better description of the event would have read "Lambda Chi edges out SAE by 8 one hundreths of a second" (and they 'had a stop watch accurate to tenths of a second). But one can't be bitter about something like that . No mention was ever made of

which chariot won " best time," nor which was "best overall ." I think that this newspaper ought to get writers who can wme accurate stories. Why not Include all of the winners In the chariot race - and the rope pull tor that matter. Why not Inform the whole campus about the entire story· Instead of singling out Individual groups or organizations. I feel an equal amount of coverage Is due all groups· but why single out one group for non· recognition?

Thomas Potter '82

Plan your disaster now To the editor:

With the end of the year rapidly ap· proachlng and with It the end of my stay at WPI, I feel I should share some things that I have learned In my four years here.

For those people llvlng In the Fuller or Ellsworth apartment complexes next year and who plan to bring a car up, I suggest you start searching for alternative parking areas now. Ob· talnlng a parking sticker for these two parking lots does not guarantee a parking space - tor Instance, there were 34 (or more) stickers Issued for 26 spaces In the Fuller parking lot this year.

For anyone planning to have an ac· cldent or disaster, I suggest you notify Security at least one half hour In ad· vance of the occurance. As a represen-tative example of what can happen without this planning consider the flood which occured In one of the Fuller apartments earlier th is vear when a sprinkler head broke. The oc· cupants of the apartment neglected to tell Security In advance, and because of this forgetfulness Securit y was unable to be on the scene untl l 20 minutes after they were called (5

minutes after the Worcester Fire Department arrived). Even upon their arrival they were unable to unlock the standpipe which would turn off the water-fortunately a student was there who was able to show Security how to bypass the ld'ck. By this time, however, 6,000 gallons of water had flowed through the apartment and the apart· ment beneath It. This Incident lllu· ~trates the need for planning such occurences.

One tlnal suggestion concerning planning Is In order. Any student plan-ning to become violently Ill or severely Injured enough to require a trip to the hospital Is advised to schedule their Illness/Injury between 9·5 on week-days, particularly avoiding Friday nights. As one student I know found out, the only way to get to the hospital outside of these hours Is If you know someone with a car who Is wllllng to take you or by walking since Security will not take the cruiser off campus at these times for such a trivial reason . Again, then, I advise long range plan· ning.

If these suggestions are followed, everyone should have a better year next year, particularly Security.

Stephen A. Lowry

Find alternative parking To the editor:

When I first picked up the May 6th issue of Newspeak. I thought It was a 'Spree Day' issue. I was extremely ap-palled to learn that pav1nq the Higgins House lawn was no joke. but in fact It might become a reality

One of the attractions ol the WPI campus Is the Higgins Estate It Is one of the few places tht does not have the atmosphere o f the city. There Is

already too much cement and pavement here. To pave over the most scenic and quiet place on campus would be an absolute outrage. Some other place should be found for a parking lot that would not mar the beauty of the campus, for example the vacant lots on West or Dover Street.

Does the WPI Plan now Include wall to wall pavement?!

Maureen L Seils

!ueeday, May 1!, 1880 HEWSPEAK

Abolishing AD's To the editor. all quests for reward• and the control

And whet la good, Ph••drua, of thought they represent. One must And what /a not good- think for one's own sake, learn for Nffd we Hk any to tell ua one's own sake, educate only to be Th•H things? educated. Thia may appear aelflsh, but This quote from Zen and th• Art of Is only so If the knowledge gained Is

M not shared. otoroycle Maintenance by Robert Once the path to an AO Is erased

Plralg and subsequent reading of the the originality of !earning that wlll tlllxt has Inspired th,.. tnllowlno thoughts on the Worcester Polytechnic develop wlll be of benefit to all. Some Institute Plan, In particular, the grade students wlll continue the old path of system. Increased knowlege that the

The WPI grade system was a brave profeeaora make available. Others wlll step In the attempt to provide real strike out Into the unknown, education. However, one must not broadening their backgrounds and allow the system to stagnate. Further outlooks. They, by choice, will have progresa must be attempted. 1 suggest educated themselves In what they think the abolishment of the Acceptable they need to know. The Interaction that with Distinction (AD) grade as the next will develop between the students and step. the Interrelation of their varied

The AO grade Is a reward for gaining knowledge wlll further Increase the kn led h 1 benefits. The reaponslblllty of more ow ge t an s necessary to preparing one's mind wlll be reallzed.

be acceptable or competent. It seems Self confidence will be' a direct result to distinguish between the competent as the student reallzes the value of engineers and the ones who are better the mind. than competent. In effect, the AO gives Some may feel that the abolishment the Institute control of effort made to of the AD wlll cause students with good better oneself after the acceptable has minds to be satlfled with acceptable, been reached. I do not belleve the In- to sit back and stagnate. Let them, ac-stltute has that right.

As llsted In the Goal of WPI (P.S tually, they have not lost anything, for Operational Catalog), " a WPI they did not understand !earning or

their minds any better when they education should develop In students a received AD's. They wlll still have-had strong degree of self confidence, an all the opportunities made available by awareness of the community, beyond the Institution. themselves, and an Intellectual restle8Sness that spurs them to con- In conclusion, the abolishment of tlnued !earning." One must be lntellec- the AD wlll not Jeopardize a single goal

of the lnstltute's Philosophy of tually free to be Intellectually restlees. Education. It wlll Instead add a degree How can one be Intellectually free of academic freedom unmatched by when there exists a defined path to ob- any engineering school and produce taln the prized AD after one has been h fl determined acceptable? If one Is to be t e rst truly educated engineers.

Gareth Kuclnkas '80 Intellectually free one must relinquish

Commuters against lot To the editor:

The May 6th Issue of Newspeak revealed the effort of some people to pave the Higgins House lawn or the Quad In order to maintain the current number of parking spaces on campus. As was recently shown on Spree Day, the lower parking lot and the parking lot of the First Baptist Church of Wor-cester can easily handle the extra cars. The loss of the thirty odd parking spaces of the Atwater Kent parking lot could be easlly handled by placing those automobiles In either the lower, or church, parking lots. Although this may lnconvlence some of the professors, It will save money and save the few green places left on campus.

I am sure that this plan was well thought out and carefully researched. If this research concluded additional parking was needed, I would llke to know If the lots surrounding the newly purchased house on the comer of West Street and Institute Road were con· sldered as possible sites. After obser· vlng the area, I feel the space around

this bulldlnQ, which currently houses Fr. Scanlon's office and APO, has the same capacity of the present Atwater Kent parking lot. These lots are com-posed of gravel and weed, thus, If paved, no real beauty would be lost. This lot Is also very close to Alden Hall and, therefore, closer for the temporari-ly displaced EE Deoartment.

As president of the WPI Commuter Association, I know the problems this campus faces with parking. If WPI Is producing "Technological humanists", It seems that the planners should be able to formulate a plan which would not deprive WPI of Its limited greenery.

Although I cannot speak for each and every commuter, the majority of the commuters feel that the loss ot the Higgins House lawn, or the Quad, Is not worth the price of fifty or sixty parking spaces. I hope you will con· sider the Idea staled here when deter-mining a flnal plan.

Richard P. Ferron, Pres. WPI Commuter Association

Dylan disappointing To the editor:

In reference to Tom Nlcolosl's and David French's respective reviews of the recent Bob Ovlan concerts. I wish to make this rebuttal.

Bob Dylan Is, and has for many years been a tolk leg~na . In anticipation of his May 2nd performance at the Wor· cester Auditorium I prepared myself mentally for somewhat of a let-down. I felt· from the opinions expressed to me by others • that Dylan would dwell ex-cessively on the subject of Christianity. I was not to be denied that hour and fifteen minutes of disappoint· ment. Dylan, coupled with five gospel singers, managed to render a very monotonous concert. Each and every song dealt with some aspect of Christianity.

Approximately one hour after the concert began It mercifully ended. The topic of Christianity had been thoroughly exhausted In the minds of the majority In attendance. This was brought on not only by the songs themselves, but by additional

"preaching" rendered thoughtlessly by Bob Dylan.

It Is not my place to question Bob Dylan's religious Intentions. However, a truly professional and Impressive performance can not rest on convlc· tlons alone. The paid performer (and In this Instance he received $15 per ticket) must make his f resent at Ion to the audience devoid o monotony. He should also Intermingle older, classlc pieces among his newer, less familiar material.

Bob Dylan did none of these things. He mechanically went through the motions of something resembling a concert. He played nothing off albums prior to "Slow Train", and thus covered only one topic. To be truly effective, a folk singer such as Dylan must rely on his diversification and upon the In· tegrlty and Imagination of his lyrics. Judging from the May 2nd performance I would evaluate Bob Dylan as a once great folk singer who has regretfully run out of conceptually new material .

John Nixon

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Beaucoup 'offensive' Admittedly " Fred Beaucoup's (a pen

name) baseball article in the May 6th Issue of Newspeak was reasonably well written , did get across the necessary Information (I.e. the WPI Baseball Engineer's performance), and was vaguely amusing; It Is also often· slve . We suspect that he Is "still lurking In the doldrums" of soclal awareness because of his blatant sexism e.g. "Meybe we can do It again some time. What did you say your

name was again?" This brand of humor went out with the times at least five years ago. C'mon Commander, Is 'scooping girls' really a sport suitable for the sports page?

Sue Almeida Maureen Higgins

P.S. Say, could " Fred Beaucoup" be the " famous sportswriter who predict· ed that the WPI Baseball Engineers were about to come of age" as well as " that cute second baseman that wore number4?" How nauseating!!

French resigns To the editor:

The recent surge of criticism con-cerning the quallty of my reporting In Newspeak has been most reassuring. It has somewhat eroded my earller feelings that very few people cared enough about the contents of this paper to write and express their disap-proval to the editor.

I am In agreement with much of what has been said about my Inadequate

and unprofessional coverage, and as a direct consequence I have decided to resign Immediately from the Newspeak staff.

My last request Is that those I have offended would seek to better my reporting and themselves flll the space vacated by the lack of It.

Sincerely yours, David French

Stabbing cover-up inconsistent with plan 'To the editor:

I was In the Wedge at about 5:00 on Spree Day, standing In llne for dinner. Then a student ran Into the cafeteria to phone for an ambulance. Having had first aid training, I went looking for the accident. Through the Wedge, I picked up bits and pieces about a stabbing. I saw a crowd at the Student Affairs Of· flee, where the victim had been taken to. As I made my way, I was confronted with a young man carrying a chair, In· tent on breaking his way Into the office with It. At the office, I saw the victim laying down, bleeding, as several people struggled to get In. Security allowed a few In, the few who clalmed to be relatives. I was not permitted In· side.

The word was that he had been stabbed. He had emerged from the struggle screaming, 'I'm stabbed!" But there was another explanation clr-oulatlng that he had Inadvertently rolled onto a broken beer bottle. If my Information Is correct, this explanation had originated with the friends of the assailant.

That evening, I went to security to Inquire about the victim's condition, which they claimed to know nothing about and demonstrated llttte concern for (though I was to later find that they had. In fact, called the hoapltal just minutes before). They did show con· cern for one thlna, though; when I used the word "stabbed" In my query, I was Immediately Informed that there was

no knife, just a broken beer bottle. I called the ambulance crew, who told me that they were not allowed to release Information about the victim's condition. They referred me to Memorial Hospital, where they had taken the "guy who got stabbed." I called the hospital, and I was told that he was allve and that yes, he had been stabbed.

Of course, I already knew that. I saw the wound, I even saw the accused assailant , but I saw no broken beer bottles. The victim was screaming "I'm stabbed," not "I'm cut." I highly doubt that anyone wounded as bad as he would take the time to lie about the source of his Injury.

So there are two explanations: one that abides with the facts, and one that does not. Why has the administration chosen to sponsor the one that does not? Why have certain people been told to keep quiet? Of all explanations, why the one fabricated by the aggressor's companions? It Is In· terestlng to observe that this ex· planation very conveniently takes full advantage of the Infamous campus a-pathy and some handy Irrational prejudices to maintain good PA.

The typical Teoh student can be ex· pected to regard the Townies as In· ferlor to himself In every respect . Usually there Is no mention of a reason for this Inferiority, It Is tust assumed that we are Inherently better. So when

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NEWSPEAK Tuesday, May 13, 1880

Assessment: The basis for nuclear decisions by John A. Mayer, Jr.

Assoclete Professor of Mechanical Engineering

(Former ASME Congressional Fellow)

Professor Penney seems to have built an Impressive case against proceeding with the nuclear option In his two articles In this paper. His points are clear, supported by references and calculations where appropriate. One must wonder why this nation pur-sues the nuclear path In the face of such evidence.

We can get to the answer by recognizing tt'lat In the Congressional

and regulatory body forums, where these decisions are made, testimony Is received and assessed by staff, and the final result strongly rests on this evaluation of all Input. Let me review Professor Penney's latest article as I would for members of Congress preparatory to a hearing. Although It makes for choppy reading, I'm going to use a format which Is effective for this type of evaluation: Penney's statement followed by my comments. " ... In 1915, over 2000 biologists, chem· • ists, englnHrs and other scientists

signed a declaration." During that time of the California

nuclear moratorium petition, many more signed petitions supportive of nuclear power:

· 50,000 scientists and engineers un-der the auspices of NSPE.

· 20,000 scientists and engineers signed the "Oeclaratlon for Energy In-dependence". (Nov. 75).

MaJor elements of the technical community also supported nuclear power:

• 18,000 member Power Engineering Society of IEEE (Jan. 76)

• ·3,400 member Health Physics Society (July 75)

• 69,000 member NSPE (Nov. 75) • 39,000 member AICHE (Dec. 75) · 170,000 member IEEE (Jan. 76) " ... Three General Electric engineers ... resigned to protest .. ./ find nothing In their testimony to make me ques· tlon it on the basis they were simply disgruntled employees." It Is extremely difficult to evaluate

the real Intentions of a person, or per-sons, but It Is Interesting to note that these three have done well since leaving G.E. They joined the propo· nents of the California moratorium as

consultants, paid by the Creative lnltla· tlve Foundation. As MBH Consultants, Inc., they are technical consultants to the various anti-nuclear activities, and did serve as technical consultants to the "China Syndrome." Self Interest Is a trait not limited to Industry or cor-porations.

" ... at the time of the (TMf) accident only one third of the (radiation mon· ltorlng)equlpment was operational." The plant has two categories of

monitoring equipment: area, process, and atmospheric; and portable. The NRC, In their Investigation of the TMI accident (NUREG 0600), found that:

"All (area, process and atmospheric) monitors required by Technical Specifications were operable on March 28th."

"Alt monitors required by the Technical Specifications were In calibration, but certain discrepancies were Identified,''

" ... less than one-half of the Inventory of portable radiation dose rate In· struments was available tor use at the time of the accident:, and

United States needs strength for peace

by Craig Dempsey Newspeak stall

There are many who would claim that crime Is an economic sort of oc-curance. That Is to say those that have not are driven to take from those who have, no matter that their actions defy all that Is decent and necessary for productive society.

With- all that could be said about mOf'allty, ethics, and the victimization of the poor, few could argue that criminals should be punished.

If one could walk the earth from end to end in a lifetime, It Is certain that one would find a multitude of cultures. tn each, a man charged with a crime faces some form of tribunal. tf anything is constant among the people of lhe earth, responsibility for one's ac· tions In view of ono's peers, stands clear as a self evident premise.

So there is a crime. there are criminals, and there Is punishment . This has been the case for as long as men have cohabited for mutual protec-tion.

those committing It. This Is especially true when there Is no recognizable In· stltutlon that Is responsible for punishment and prevention of crimes.

Such Is that case when nations are at war. Each holds Itself to be the highest authority. In war, men kill without restitution and Indeed with the condolence and encouragement of their nation's governing Institutions.

Although man has become progressively more civilized, attempts to rectify this tragic situation have for the most part been unsuccessful. The United Nations has hardly prevented wars, or punished those instigating them. The reasons for this failure are plain enough. Few nations are willing to relinquish their sovereignty to an In· ternatlonal body when that body's policies disagree with Its own. The free nations of the world, although stronger In their support of th · .~. than dic-tatorial nations, have .. ut been free of guilt for this state of affairs. This is true of the United States most notably, being as II ls the self proclaimed leader

STAffiTORiAl But there are also nations. Nations

that identify peoples. And In much the same way that crimes are committed one man or group of men against another. so too Is war committed one nation against another. And wars are also economic; those who have not at· tempt to take from those who have, Nhether the prize is oll, food, or the abor of men. ll 1s ironic to note that

killing a fellow man Is acknowledged by every nation as one of the most hideous and deserving of punishment. But acknowledgement of the Im· morality of murder Is one thing, It Is quite another to prevent It, and punish

of the free world . But It Is only 1udiclous to recognize that the dic-tatorial nations, notably the Soviet Union, have consistently supported war and coercive violence as viable means to solve their economic and political dlff1cultles. This failure to relinquish these tools, on the part of lhe Soviet Union, has prompled the free nations to maintain their ability to wage war It is my opinion that If the Soviet Union agreed to a nonaggression policy that was In all ways verifiable, and relinquished to arbitration all economic and political differences, the

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"no clear regulatory requirement of licensee commitment established minimum Inventories for portable radiation survey Instruments at this faclllty." " Available for use" was defined by

the NRC as " operable and calibrated ... ". In short, all required monitoring equipment was available.

" ... The NRC has no M.D. 's on Its staff to help review ... " I discussed this with R. Gotchy of

the NRC and found that the people per-forming these review and evaluation functions are Radiation Biologists and Health Physicists. If clinical evaluations required, consultants, In· cludlng Brookhaven National Laborarory, are used. The above statement Is true, but conveys a false Impression of Inadequacy.

"Their main conclusion was that In Its present form, the NRC Is In· capable of assuring sale operation of nuclear power plants." This Is not what the Kemeny Com-

to the plant, most of the radiation was contained and the actual release will have a negligible effect on the physical health of Individuals. The major health effect of the accident was found to be mental stress."

" ... utllltles running nuclear power plants lack sufficient managerial sk/11 and technical training to safely run them and set aside money for future expenses like decommission-ing" The Kemeny Commission also listed

what they did not do: , " We did not examine the entire

nuclear Industry," and the above com-ment was not Included In the findings listed In my copy of the report.

" ... at the bottom of many pages of their (the CONAES) report were eic-

pressed opinions opposing the con· cl us Ions being drawn" Since the study concluded that coal

and nuclear are the only economic alternatives, the Implication here Is that many members opposed that con-

'Since the study concluded that coal and nuclear are the only economic alternatives, the Implication here Is that

many members opposed that conclusion.'

mission found: Its principle conclusion was:

"To prevent nuclear accidents as serious as TMI, fundamental changes will be necessary In the organization, procedures and practices - and above all - In the attitudes of the NAC, and to the extent that the Institutions we visited are typical, of the nuclear In· dustry."

As to the seriousness, they found: "Just how serious was the accident?

Based on our Investigation of the health effects of the accident, we con-clude that In spite of serious damage

cluslon. While I have not counted the footnotes explicitly, roughly half argue for stronger expressions In favor of coal and nuclear. There were 14 authors, and the footnotes opposing the overall conclusions were the com-ments of only 1 man, John Holdren.

"Coal plants could expose the pub· lie to 6 percent more radiation than the cleanest nuclear power plants -the Pressurized Water Reactors. The Bolling Water Reactors were est/· mated·to give nearly twice the ex-posure."

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Summer is the time to gain experience

by Tom Nicolosi Associate editor

The time Is coming close. I can feel It In everything. The days are getting longer. The girls are starting to wear less and less and less clothing. Baseball Is beginning to become im-portant once again. On any given day you can smell the scent of barbeques rising from the backyards of Wor-cester. And people are going to proms. And kids are getting out of school. In general everything says that the sum· mer Is coming. In fact It'' almost here.

the clock. Five minutes have passed. The P.Jof. drones on. The urge to cut loose Is almost overpowering, but you stay. You look up from your notebook. Surely half an hour has passed. Again you glance at the clock. It says quarter past. You begin to panic. Forty more minutes of thlsl You stick It out bravely. One hour. Two hours. Three. More. Finally your first class of the day Is over. Now to the next lecture. An on and on ...

Now do you see what I mean? It gets harder all the time. I'm convinced that these things never change. But there Is

bull sltoTs Almost, but not quite. This Is the

time period that I llke to refer to as the elusive week. You've heard of the end· less summer (guys running around everywhere followed by surf boards and cameras). This Isn't quite the same. This Is the endless term at Whoo Pie.

I figure It this way: With the changing of the clocks not

only do the days get longer, but the hours get longer.

People wlll dlsagre~ with me. I don't care. I'm right about this. I may have been wrong about other things (Fred Harris In '76 por e/emp/o), but this I am quite sure about I can prove It. Let's take a survey (a simple show ot hands will do). Alright, how many of you have noticed that your classes have become considerably longer since the onset of EDS time? See what I mean? It hap. pens every year. You go to your 9 o'clock class. The Prof. saunters In and begins his lecture. For the first fifteen minutes you are fascinated (So what If I'm stretching ii, Just listen). Then time goes on and you find that your Interest Is beginning to dwindle You glance at

one catch. No matter how tong your classes seem to get you still don't have enough time to do everything that has to be done before the end of the end· less term. Let's see, there are those one hundred pages of whatever that must be read for tomorrow along with those three homework assignments that you got behind on, not to mention what's due for tomorrow and there's that one test on Thursday that must be passed except that there's a paper due that morning so where's the time to study and how about that computer program that's due and why didn't this work get done In the beginning of the term and when will It all come to an end?

It does end. All things must come to an end And then It's all worth It because the summer Is here. There's work and play and some people have graduated and won't return. In a few years they can look back and laugh, but for those of us who must return It's only a break - a short one at that. But the summer Is a valuable time. For me It's the best time of the year. It's funny

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NEWSPEAK

.•• U.S. needs to continue forceful policy with Soviet free nations would soon follow suit. The result would be a successful Inter· national body that embodies the spirit of the U.N. and world wide disarma-ment would be a reasonable expecta-tion. But this Is lmposslble In the near future.

The Soviet Union has as Its basic doctrine, a commitment to the Idea that they, being the first communist nation, bear the burden of spreading the soclallst revolutlon throughout the

the bombing of the Island groups of Quemoy and Matsu (considered as part of Formosa), were the most notable communls1 expansion attempts. The Soviets bullt up mllltarlly during this period, afraid for the time being of the almost fanatlcal hatred of com· munlsm, reflected In the advent of Joseph McCarthy as the vindicator of U.S. democracy. Once McCarthyism was ellmlnated the Soviet Union was confident that It could once again

has grown Increasingly conciliatory to Soviet expansion.

People In this country who support a strong mllltary are called war mongers and hawks. The youth In this country has grown skeptical of U.S. motives In Its Involvement with other nations. They question whether the U.S. Is not Itself attempting to dominate the world with Its own economic system.

Let no one be misted by two very dif-ferent things that are occurring. Where

Soviet Union and other oppressive nations, that may yet engage In violence and war to gain domination In nations the U.S. attempts to help. Where no agency exists to punish the Soviet Union In the event that they Initiate warfare, the United States and her allies can be tne deterent to such actions.

'The people In the United States must learn to distinguish between Involvement that ls Justified, and that which Is not. 1

Opponents of a strong military need only consider the situation that exists In Switzerland. In that nation every man from the age of 17 to age 35 la a member of the armed forces. At the age of 17 every man receives com-pulsory basic training and serves a short active duty term. After this he Is Issued a rifle, ammunition, and a uniform, and returns to civilian life. For such a mllltarlzed nation, one would suspect thal war would come easily.

Inhabited earth. There can be no dispute of this tact. This In Itself Is not particularly menacing, I can tolerate their beliefs, and do not question their right to believe In them. The unfor-tunate fact Is that they also clalm as their own phllosophy, that any means necessary, not only should, but must, be used to bring this about. In fact, to make the point even clearer, Lenin, Stalin, and Krushchev, to name but a few, believed, and the theory Is still held today by the Soviet power struc-ture, that violent uprisings and military Intervention by existing communist states, la the only way the revolutlon can be propogated In nations not committed to socialism.

To put trust In the humanity of the Soviet power structure, as humanity Is defined In the free wortd, la to Insure conal81ent betrayal. The Soviet power 81ructure has no thought for honesty and Integrity In the eyes of the nations of the world because they are secure In the belief that the end Justifies the means. Any talk of disarmament la ridiculous where this mentallty exists. The violent and subversive methods used In Poland, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia, coupled with the recent Invasion of Afghanistan are glowing examples of Scvlet resolve to preserve their Interests by any means avallable. And one such tool that has been employed Is the use of diplomatic means, such aa detente, to allow time for their military technology and magnitude to progreaa, white allow-ing the free nation's anger to cool. For example, when the Soviets .-stab-11 ahed the Iron curtain, blockaded Bertin, threatened Iran and Turkey, and overtly supported the civil war In Greece, the reaction of the U.S. was strong. These Soviet moves were coun-tered by the establishment of NATO, and the Truman Doctrine. The reaction of the Soviet Union to these counter· measures was to first launch a massive propaganda war against the U.S., followed by a period of detente from 1949 to 1956. In that Interim period the communist banner was carried by Mao In China. The Korean war, the Insurgency In Vietnam, and

show her mllltary muscle. By promising support to the dictator of Egypt, Gamel Nasser, the Soviets en· couraged the seizing of the Suez canal on July 26, 1956 by Egyptian forces. Nasser also supported guerrlllaa that were raiding Israel, whlle maintaining the ban on Israeli ships using the Suez canal. None of this would have been possible without Soviet support. The Israelis responded to the threat by sending an armored column Into Egypt that promptly crushed a 45,000 man Egyptian force. The Soviet reaction was to threaten everyone Involved with armed Intervention and atomic war· fare. But where Truman had been strong, Eisenhower was weak, and gave In to Soviet demands for a cease fire. English and French forces assisting Israel were forced to with· draw, as they were helpless without U.S. support. It la possible that the presidential election was the reason for this timidity on Eisenhower's part. These events occurred In October of 1956. That same month, the Soviets In·

this nation may have Its Involvement corrupted by Indecision and In-dividuals seeking their own benefit, Soviet Involvement Is a matter of national philosophy. The United States Is founded on the right of a nation's people to self determination, and though sometimes this basic premise has been corrupted, It has more often succeeded brllllantly. At the end of the Second World War Germany and Japan were rebuilt with U.S. help, and emerged as strong Independent nations, not puppets of U.S. pollcy.

This Is true also of Israel which received aid from the U.S. when the Soviet backed regime of Sadat sought her dominance. This same Egyptian nation has come full clrcle, recognb:lng the benlflt of U.S. support, and seeks In earnest for peace with Israel. Where U.S. Involvement has been corrupted, such as In Chile or Iran, the U.S. record has been tar· nlshed. Vet our freedom of speech and of the preaa, has purged this nation

The fact Is that Switzerland has never been In a war In recent history. The point being that strength Is not a corollary for violence. In the proper hands It Is a deterent to violence. Such drastic measures are not necessary In this country, but with a concerted ef-fort we can develop our conventional forces to a degree of equality with those of the Soviet Union. In this way the Imbalance that now exists, which In the case of the Soviets la an In-vitation to confront us at every Junc-ture, can be eliminated. Thia must be the long term goal of the next decade.

The Immediate problem Iles with Iran. Although the situation In Iran la more complicated than many may realize, It la stlll a fact that the primary reason for U.S. Involvement there was to prevent Soviet expansion. The Soviets have been pressuring Iran since 1947 for a commitment to the Soviet cause. Our support of the Shah was a

'Th• United St•t•• I• founded on th• right of• nation'• people to self determln•flon, and though sometimes this ba1lc pteml•• h•• b••n coffupted, It h•• more often sue· cHded brllll•ntly.

vaded Hungary to crush an uprising by the people of that country against the Soviet occupation. Again, the United States balked at assistance, declaring only that the heart of the American people was with the 'people of Hungary. Our hearts were not enough, and by November the Ruaalan army had eliminated all resistance and established a communist regime. One can eaally see a pattern developing here. The Soviet Union uses detente and other conclllatory gestures when the U.S. Is strong wllled against com-munist expansion, but when this nation demonstrates weakness against Soviet threats, they respond with armed confllct to extend their sphere of Influence. Despite this truth, the U.S.

from this unfortunate trend.

The people of the United States must learn to distinguish between In· volvement that la Justified, and that which la not. In the very near future this nation will be sought by many other leas fortunate nations seeking food for their people. There la little doubt that the U.S. reaction will stem from a genuine concern for their well being, not a wish to dominate their destiny. If the United States Is to be In a position to perform this merciful function, It must remain economically and mllltarlly strong. In the absence of an effective United Nations, the United States and her allles In the free world, must provide accountability for the

direct counter to that pressure. It la a mistake to think that we were active In Iran only because of her oll. Indeed the Involvement was Initiated long before the U.S. was dependent on foreign oil. Notice also that •lthough this nation no longer receives oil from Iran, the ef· feet has not been crippling to our economy. This ls a case where polltlcal necessity required us to support a regime that was leas than what could be termed as acceptable to U.S. prln· clplea. Remember that Iran la In a strategic location, and la also a critical part of a delicate balance that would be upset In a hlQhly unfavorable man· ner If Iran falls prey to Soviet doml· nance. The Shah did not openly express

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Page9 NEWSPEAK Tueaday, May 13, 1'80

1980 student honor awards announced S.lllbury Prtn Aw1rm

Awards of $125 are made to the most meritorious seniors In the Institute. These awards were e!ltabllshed by Stephen Salisbury, a WPI founder and former president of the Board of Trustees. Dwight Bartholomew, physics Steven Goncelo, electrical engineering Richard Jundanlan, electrical engineering Les/le Knepp, mechanical engineering Thomas Lewis, chemistry Merlo Marcacc/o, civil engineering Paula Ales/te, mathematics Elaine O'ne/11,management engineer-ing Arthur Patten, chemistry John Pierro, mechanical engineering Carlos Smith, computer science Chartairl Sophonpanlch, chemical engineering

Two T°'"'9 Prize A warded to Bonnie JHn Cook This prize Is 1warded to the student who, through general academic com-petence, campu1 leadership, regular coursework, and special work In

•research and projects, best exem· pllfles a combined proficiency In the theoretical and practical union which is 1t the heart of the WPI educational trldltfon. Thia prize Is given by Miidred M. Tymeson Petrie, author of the cen· tennlal history of the College, Two Towers, published In 1965.

Pneldent's IQP Awanla These awards of certificates and a S50 honorarium ire given to those stu· dents and student teams whoee concep. lion, peformance, and presentation of

their Interactive qualifying projects hive been judged outstanding In focusing on the relatlonshlps among science, technology, and the needs of society.

The Design and Construction of a Sall· Ing Simulator Gretchen Chlpperlnl, Eric Hansen, Rick Goulding, Sylvester Made/ski, and Jim Sellers

A Yearly Estimate of the Effect of Fire Code Regulations on the New Bulldlng Construction Costs &Jverly Ellolan, Craig Hattabaugh, John Ridge

The Writer Confronts the Machine Cynthia Canlstro, David Dudley, Lynn Hadad, and David Patrick

Specl1I Awards

American lnstltut• of Chemists Aw1rd Awarded to Arthur D. Patten This award Is given to a graduating

Chemistry student who la outstanding In scholarship, leadership, and professional promise.

FrHhm1n Chemlatry Achievement Award

Awarded to Nancy Fortier This award Is given to the student

who has completed the freshman chemistry course with superior academic performance.

American lnttttute of Cheml1ts Award A warded to Kenneth J. Helder An award by the New England chap-

ter of the American Institute of Chemists to an outstanding senior In

... Four retiring faculty, members honored

(contlnu.d from page 1) Dr. Danlelll was graduated from

University CoOege, University of Lon· don where he received two doctorates. An Internationally known geneticist, Or. Danlelll had been director of the Center for Theoretical Biology at the State Unlversltvot New York at Buffalo since 1965, when he came to WPI in 11:1/4 as the first head of the Depart-ment of Life Sciences.

Dr. Oanlelll, and a team of research· ers at Buffalo, were the first to syn· theslze living cells from component parts.

Prof. Hel')Sel Is a graduate of Yale and received a master's degree from University of Maine. In World War II, he enlisted and rose through the ranks before being commissioned. He was separated from service as a captain. He wrote short stories, fiction and dramatic radio scripts In New York before receiving a master's degree In English from Maine. He Joined the WPI

English department as an Instructor and advanced to Professor and Associate Head of the Department.

Prof. Roadstrum Is a graduate of Lehigh University and received a master's degree and Ph.D. In electrical engineering from Carnegie Institute of Technology. He was an electrical engineer with the U.S. Bureau of Mines following college graduation until he entered military service and served In World War II and Korea as a field ar-tillery officer. For five years, from 1948, he was an assistant professor of elec· tronlcs at the U.S. Naval Post Graduate School and also served 18 months as a lieutenant colonel. He spent two years as a graduate student and teacher of electrical engineering subjects at Car· negle Tech. Then followed eight years with General Electric Co. as a systems engineer, program leader, manager of information storage and retrieval engineering.

Profeuor Roedstrum.

the Chemistry Department.

Undergraduate Award In Analytlc1I Chemistry

Awarded to Cynthia E. Atkins The Division of Analytical Chemistry

of the American Chemical Society provides this award of a membership In the division and a subscription to the Journal "Analytical Chemistry," to a third-year student demonstrating ap· tltude for analytical chemistry.

Carl F. Meyer Improvement Awerd In Clvll Eft9lnMrfng

Awarded to Richard L. Rotelll Jr. Established by Professor Emeritus

Meyer, this award of $100 and an engineering reference book of the recipient's choice Is presented to the clvll engineering senior who has demonstrated the most Improvement In academic and professional attitude since entering the department.

Andrew H. Holt M1morl1I Aw1rd A warded to Brian D. Gifford This $50 award Is presented to a civil

engineering senior who has con-slstenly earned academic honors and who shows excellent promise for suc-cess.

Honeywell Award tor Out1t1ndlng Student Achievement In the Fleld of Computer Science Awarded to Robert Fischer, Eric A. Hahn

The Honeywell Corporation gives this award of $250 plus an engraved desk set to an outstanding senior who has proven ablllty In oourse and project work and demonstrated

through personal contact with stu-dents and faculty the capablllty to be-come a atropg asset to the computer scl,oce profession.

IEEE Outstanding Student Aw1rd Awarded to Kathleen Berthelette

The Institute of Electrical and Elec-tronic Engineers presents this award to a graduating senior member of the student branch of the IEEE who has made the greatest contribution to the activities and objeetlvee of the organization during the academic year.

American Soca.ty for Metals Award Awarded "to Duane A. Delfosse, Ed·

ward I. Holmes, Robert Vouola. The Worcester Chapter of the

American Society for Metals presents $200 to a student for excellence In a major quallfylng project dealing with materials processing or materials science.

M1n1gem•nt EnglnHrlng Award Awarded to Samuel J. Spadone The Wall Street Journal presents

this award to the senior with the most outstanding record of achievement.

M1nagement Department Outatancllng Student Aw11d

Awarded to Robert W. Myers This award Is given to a senior

Management Department student, selected by the faculty of the depar-tment who has demonstrated ability In courses, projects, and the competency examination and exhibits outstanding promise of future success In the field of management engineering. ·

76 °/o pass March comps by Lynn St. Germain

Newspeak staff

Over Spring break, while most un· dergrads were relaxing at home or laying In the Florida sun, there were some 200 upperclassmen on campus laboring over their comps. After the break was ended, about three quarters of those who took their comps were exuberant, the other one quarter, well...

According to Dean Grogan, "on the whole It was a good comp period, with

no major problems." Of those who took their comps, 76 percent passed com-pared to 70.3 percent In January and 65 percent last March. Although the per· centages were good overall, two maJor departments, CS and ME, had a two-thirds or less passing ratio.

Whlle many people assume the chance of passing Is greater the second time around, the results are quite contrary, with only 71 percent passing as repeats. What ever hap-pened to the old saying, "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again?"

••• stabbing cover-up inconsistent with plan {continued from page 3) a Townie gets hurt fighting on our campus, It serves him right for being so stupid. It makes no difference If he Is a human being or not. The · ad· ministration's selection of this ex· planatlon encourages these entirely Inappropriate beliefs.

This Is Inconsistent with the ob)ec· tlves of the Plan. For the ad· ministration to Intentionally conceal this act of violence Is to deny the students an understanding of the socioeconomic situation of our very locality. If we are dedicated as we claim to be, to the education of technologists with a proper soclal per· spectlve, why Is the truth being replaced with an account that nurtures irrational considerations?

Admittedly, the true story also has the potential to ellclt comparable Irrational Interpretations, and Indeed It ha.s . The first reaction I observed to the news of a Townie being stabbed was "God!' The general consensus was " It serves him right." More than one felt that he would learn a very valuable lesson Indeed If he were to die from the Injury. But the basis of these asinine reactions tend to collapse from the weight of Its own poor loglc; whereas the effect of unconsciously reinforcing

ego·bulldlng prejudices Is a subtle one, and the consequences are harder to deal with. Furthermore, a violent act such as this Is not conducive to apathy.

If we are to maintain an adequate soclal perspective, we cnust view this situation In Its context. And this con· text-that Is, the.neighborhood we are In-ls Just the place to start, for a number of reasons. First, It is the most accessible. Second, since we have to live in this area, It Is better to Improve community relations than to arrogantly Ignore our surroundings. Finally, and most Importantly, this may be the last-If not the only-experience most of us will have with such a socioeconomic setting.

Considering the economic con· sequences of the work most engineers do, and considering the context of an obsessive concern for profit most of us will find In Industry, I feel It Is crucial that we take this opportunity to see some of the results. Our neighborhood Is a depressed area, but It Is not so because the Townies are born losers. The time has come to stop using local conditions to boost our egos, and to start analyzing the situation respon· slbly.

Jim Oyer '83

Tu.day, May 13, 1980 - Page7 NEWS PEAK jfc CORNER Balloon ascension

Grady elected UMOC The 1980 Ugly Man on Campus Con·

test was held during the recent spring weekend, and Michael Grady of Alpha Tau Omega was elected the ugliest techle of them all. Mr. Grady has chosen the American tieart Association as the beneficiary of $80 raised by APO during the contest. Pat Horn of Assumption College won the

raffle for a S30.00 gift certificate at The Loft.

APO la proud to announce the following new pledges: Corene Crozier, Richard Ferron, Susan Leslie, Janice Miiiard, Bernard Mongillo, Anne Saun-ders, and Sunml Yim. We hope your af-flllatlon with APO la a rewarding ex· perlence.

TKE initiates one The brothers of Tau Kappa Epsilon

are proud to announce the recent Initiation of Scott Entwistle Into the bond. TKE also voted In Wllllam Hall as their new president. Biii has been very active In TKE, being past pledge trainer, vice-president, and Foosball Defense man.

TKE recently had their annual mixed

Foosball tournament within the house, and the dynasty of Jamie Wakullch and Ron Cortese continued their winning ways by being champions two years In a row. Thia year It was a clutch come-from behind win as the champions defeated Judy Leclero and Ken Hogue (one of Cortese'a D·men) after loalng the first game and being down 4-3 In the 3rd crucial game to 5 points. At 4-4

If you were on the quad Saturday for Spring Weekend, you may have noticed about 600 balloons making a very slow ascension. Despite the dlfflcultles, the sisters of D Phi E raised about $250 for the cystic fibrosis foundation. They would llke to thank all those who con-tributed and apologlze for the change In plans.

Prizes were determined by a raffia of all the antreea with the following results:

1st - Paul Scarpa

foos, Wakullch smashed a winner past the tough Hogue to win.

For Corteae, this completed the house triple crown, after winning both the alnglea house tourney and the doubles tourney with preaent D·man Jeffrey Labuz.

TKE was upset In the Trl·Fraternlty

2nd - Janet Anderson others: Richard Petrucci, Tim Stone, Mike LaFleur, Dennis Boyd, Elaine Kokernak, Lester Birenbaum, Brad Stelmka, Rick Halleck, Mike Carol, Prof. Schachterle, lrvln Halman, and Mika Ramader.

Also, Delta Phi Epsilon would llke to announce their new advisor Barbara Ziff, University Relations Aaalstant. They welcome her and look forward to her guidance In the future.

Foosball tournament with Theta Chi and Phi Sig, only taking 2nd behind Theta Chi. Foosball experts eay that TKE let Theta Chi win, for TKE has defeated them the last two tournaments and feared that they may get sick of losing. Academy awards go to Labuz and Cortese who let Perreault and Garcia win In the finals without them even reallzlng It!

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Pagel NEWSPEAK Tu .. day; May 1S, 1980

The dance of the Ghetto: Part 2 by Jimmy Mershall

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The Interview la over. The dark night has fallen. No telephone In the Perry residence ("purposely not," says Lee Perry) and no taxi to be seen. After a few minutes of thought, Perry offers to give me a llft In his big, American "modeled like a shark," bright red car. We turn the corner. Walking along In this desolated quarter Is a stunnlngly beautiful Jamaican girl. Perry stops,

TltE ARTS wheels screeching, right In front of her. "Are you new here? I've never seen you before, and I've been llvlng here for a long time.'' Mademoiselle Is new. "Oh then I'll stop by and visit you," says Scratch (his nickname) with his penetrating, dominating voice. And we speed off to Main Street.

About five minutes later we turn off from the road onto a moldy tleld strewn with garbage. Along a two lane dirt road we proceed to enter Into a tin roofed hut neighborhood. Someone jumps out In front of the car. We have to stop and are forced to proceed slowly towards a bar on foot. Sitting outside are six Jamaicans playing dominoes. Red Stripes (a local beer] and knives are on the table. "Rasclot what's this?" Perry Is recognized at

once and It la soon obvious that he la one of the stars of the ghetto. The provocative attitudes give way to outright respect: "Who do you warit?""Rosanna," says Perry. "Oh, that one's not here I I Say who's that snowgooae next to you?""Da'a a jour· nallat from Holland write• 'bout reggae music."

Finally, the lethargic fear di&

Tuesday, May 13, 1NO NEWSPEAK Paget

Cycling season off to B!I even start ••• Higgins 'house The start of a new bicycle racing season Is much llke the start of a bike

race Itself. Some start out fast; others are rather slow and unstable at first, until they get their ayatem going well enough to catch the front runners. Soon, the whole maaa of riders Is moving down the road as one unit.

The WPI Cycling Team's 1980 season has started In much the same way. Some have been training since January, others have only been training for a few weeks. It requires about one thousand easy mlles to gain some basic conditioning before the hard work "training" really begins. It la at about the 80().mlle mark that three mite climbs lose their ablllty to cause numbing pain.

That Is, If nobody Is going too hard. The first collegiate race of the season contained a couple of real serious climbs and had to be attacked twice In the race. There were many on the WPI squad that were not ready for 1200 feet of cllmblng per lap.

Unfortunately, It la on the hllls where the majority of road races are decided. It Is relatively easy to pedal a blcycle over flat ground, but long climbs are the heart-breakers. This particular course was a 17-mlle loop with many ups and downs, with the finish placed stragetlcally at the top of a 900 foot cllmb.

Run by the UMASS cycling team, this race was conducted on rural roads northeast of Amherst. The UMASS team really showed that they knew their course, too, for they easily defeated 18 other teams. Collegiate races are conducted with three separate groups of riders: A riders, who are the best; B riders, who are the next-best; and Women, who are not separated Into divisions. WPI entered an eight-man team: four A's and four

B's, with, unfortunately, no women represented. In the final results, WPI placed a respectable tenth, defeating such big names as Harvard, Tufts, and Amherst. Best placed In the A race from WPI was team captain Paul MoruzzJ, '82, who finished In the top 20. Next to come In was John Corey, '81, Not to finish were Walter Power, '82, who retired after one lap of the brutal course, and Jack Gregory, '80, who broke a chain on the first lap.

In the B race, last year's winner of the Sig Pl race, Wayne Saari , '80, finished 21st for the WPl'a best place. Behind him were Martin Stokoe, '80, and Brian Ehlers, '83. Bruce Walsh, '80, the fourth member of the B·team, was forced out of the race by a flat tire. All of WPl's B riders ml88ed a mass crash early In their race, which saw about 15 riders go down. Approximately half were able to continue, and a couple of the Injured required an ambulance.

On saturday, Aprll 19th, three mem· bers of the team competed In a training race (no prizes) held at Hanscom Air Force Base In Bedford, MA. Thia race consisted of 40 laps around a .9 mlle course. Moat of the race was fairly un· Interesting; the lack of action off the front kept the pace down to a fairly easy 23 mph. Toward the end of the race, WPI r iders Jack Gregory and John Corey took lndlvldual jumps off the front, but these were for naught. Paul Moruzzl got away with another strong rider with about five laps left In the race and It looked llke the break would succeed, but the strong field and a lack of teamwork on WPl's part caused the break to be caught after just two laps. With most rider's at· tempts at glory thus quelled, the field settleq down to prepare for the sprint. In the end, Moruzzl finished In the top 10 and Gregory In the top 15 In the more

than 40-rlder mass sprint. On the next day Moruzzl and

Gregory traveled to Wllllamatown, MA. home of Wllllama College, for a U.S. Cycling Federation race (non· collegiate). It was a beautiful day, as had been forecast . The course was a 15 mlle crlterlum, or short-course race, llke the one the day before at Han· scom. Unlike Hanscom, though, this course contained a nagging hlll which had to be negotiated each of the 15 laps. To further the dlfflculty of the race, It started to rain, making the steep downhill runs Into sharp turns extremelv "touchy."

At the start, both Moruzzl and Gregory moved to the front quickly, both knowing that raln·soaked courses spllt the pack up very fast. And spilt the field It did, as by the start of the cllmb, Moruzzl had broken away with two Dartmouth riders, as Gregory properly slowed down any who wanted to chase the leaders. In this way, the team flt assured at least a top 3 pl acing If the break succeeds.

In this case, the break succeeded, with at times a one·mlnute lead over the closest chasers. In the rush for the llne, the Dartmouth pair was able to hold Moruul to third place, but all con· sldered, It was a very effective display of teamwork and use of past experl· ence.

Most of the team now races regularly every weekend. Although there are few lnter·colleglate meets, thele are many USCF races which form the majority of bicycle races In the United States .

In another area, the WPI Cycling Club also supports blke tours. Anyone Interested should contact the Club at box 2387.

(continued from pq• 1) our plan we have something else plan· ned for that area." He 1ald that "within the next 1lx yeara" they hoped to bulld a central mal"'8nence faclllty at West and Institute. Pleree felt that the Dover lot was too far away for faculty, would not add enough apaoea to alleviate the problem, and was not as aafe as an on-campus lot. "Nobody really wants to park down there," Pier· ce aald. The Dover lot now hanclln the overflow from the campus Iota accoi· ding to Pierce. He lndlcatld that ap-proximately twenty cars now park In the Dover lot and that paving would allow for only forty cars total, an In· crease of twenty cars.

Students In the audience were, for the moat part, against the paving of any of the Higgins estate. "Profeasora work here," aatd one student, "but you can't Ignore the people who llvft here.". "In discussing the economics of the 188ue, we should dlscusa 'the econom· lea of all of the undergraduates here now pledging to withhold our alumnl contributions," he said.

Softball finishes winning season

D.J. DIMarco, '81, said "I think It has passed the point of faculty and student Input'', referlng to the paving plans. At this point, Vice President Denney asked President Cranch to explain what actions students could take so that their opinions would have an Im· pact on the decision making process. Cranch said that he Is "prepared to let three elected members of the student body meet with the (Physical Facilities) Committee to present their concerns." The Physical Facllltles Committee Is a sub·commlttee of the Board of Trustees. They have approved the con-cept of using part of the lawn for parking, but they have not seen the plans presented yesterday.

A ahow of hands at the end of the meeting reaulted In a decision to hold a slmllar meeting on the parking Issue soon. Vice President Denney agreed that the m'8tlng should be held, but could not offer a time, date, and location on auch short notice. The details of the next meeting wlll be given In next week's Issue of Monday Memo.

The last home games of the season, a double header against Holy CroH, were executed In fine style. Prior to the games both teams stood along the base llnes as members of the WPI women's softball band played the Star Spangled Banner and everyone else sang along. More games should be started on such a rousJng note.

In the opener their opponents led oft with three runs. WPI played catch up until the fltth Inning. One run was scored In the bottom half of the Inning on a double by Terese Kwiatkowski and a single by Janet Hammarstrom. Another run came across the plate when Nancy Convard walked, stole second and scored on a fielder's choice. The fifth Inning brought three more runs In as Michelle Giard singled for two r.b.1.'s and the third was the result of a Holy Croas error. The sixth Inning run came on Karen Caaella's double. Their opponents scored one

3on 3 B·ball spree

The Third Annual 3-0n-:s tipree Day Basketball Tournament was held the morning of Spree Day from 9 :30 to 11 :30. This year's tournament was the most competitive one that WPI has ever had The teams consisted of 3 players and 1 alternate. Only 1 varsity player was allowed on a team. This gave everyone on campus who.,lkes basketball a fair chance to compete.

The pairings were drawn out of a hat before the tournament began. It was a double·ellmlnatlon tournament. This year, the flnal championship round was the most dramatic In the three· year history of the Spree Day Tourna· ment. A team composed of Ted Nevells, Randy Byrne, Paul Linden· felzer, and John Berard lost to Pete Saloman, Richard Anderson, Shawn Moore, and Rodney Singleton. The game went Into overtime and Saloman hit the winning basket. Plans are being made to expand the tournament next year. A big thanks goes to all the teams who participated and helped make this a gOOd activity to start off Spree Day.

last run In the top of the seventh to give WPI a M win In the opener.

Hitting dominated the second game of the double header. The Cross brought eleven runs In during the game but WPI outdid their opponents with sixteen and a sweep of the double header.

Michelle Giard lead the offense with her second home run of the season In the first Inning. In the second, two more runs were scored on base hits by Leslie Knepp and Wendy Sebblns. The third Inning brought nine runs acroaa the plate as Peg Peterson singled twice and the opposing pitcher walked six batters. The laat four runs came on singles by Leslie Knepp, Wendy Steb· bins, Liza Paul, and Nancy Convard.

On Tuesday, WPI was narrowly defeated by Rhode Island College. The statistics were close for the game. RIC outhit WPI 13-12 and RIC commltteed one more error. WPI executed two

double plays In the losing cause. Thursday's game against American

Internat ional College was canceled. Thus, the team's record stands at ten wins and three losses.

The team recognizes Its winning season with fine coaching from the first year coach Lynn Olson. Needless to say, the best talent when mlsman· aged (hint : they play In Boston and used to wear red uniforms) amounts to a "Walt until next year" team. Lynn did her coaching with genuine spirit and enthusiasm which In tum psyched her team. Along with helplng reinforce the basics, Lynn often called for bunting, sacrificing, and stealing bases. Her signals were very effective, that ts, when the team aaw them and, more Importantly, knew what they meant. From the whole team: L sub S. Twinkle • Toes, Scoop, Nancy, Lisa, Gall, Lynne, Heather, Prep, Wondra, Hips, Kim, Liza, Go-For-It. Casev. T. Mick. L-Llon

and of course tne M.f .c., thanks Lynn . The team would also Ilka to thank our manager Bruce Jacobson.

The old saying la that wlnnlng's not everything. Granted this la true but It was a great feeling to finish the season with a hard earned and well deserved 10-3 record. Everyone had a lot of fun this season and are looking forward to next year.

Best of luck to the graduating seniors on the WPI women's softball team; Leslie Knepp, Janet Hammar· strom, Peg Peterson, Nancy Convard and Lisa Wyle.

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••• gaining experience (continued from P•ll• 4J In a way. Everybody trips off to their own small corner of the world. It's time to find the old friends that you haven't seen for the paat nine months. Summer lasts just so long that you can miss It when It ' s all over and long for Its return.

Maybe It's all different after your schooling Is done. I'll find out soon enough and so wlll you, but the sum-mer vacation Is really a most Important part of the educational process. Some will argue about this, but here's my theory anyway. I think that the most Important !earning that goes on Is the learning that happens away from the classrooms and the books. The most lntelllgent and "worldly" people that I know are not the ones that are college educated They are the ones that have found out what the world was all about and 1n so doing discovered them· selves. J im Boutin mentioned th is

when he came to speak on campus thle year. When asked what hie advice to a college student would be he H id un· facetiously, "Drop out." The point that he was trying to make WH that H · perlence Is what makes you grow and often times you can't get this kind of experience at college . Look around. Most of the people you SH are from slmllar economic backgrounds and share many of the same Idea• and opinions. This kind of environment In my opinion tends to narrow rather than expand one's views. While I do not say that to drop out Is the answer I say that one should take advantage of every opportunity that Is avallable to broaden one's horizons.

Summer Is just that opportunity. With all the good times you can grow. I've felt this to be the case. In school you'll get a degree, but In the end your wisdom wlll come from a llfetlme of summers. Goodbye untll September!

••• Nuclear decisions (continued from P•fl• if)

This is selected use of a portion of the data of that Science article. The report abstract states:

"Radiation doses from airborne ef· fluents of medel coat·fired and nuclear power plants (1000 mwe) are com· pared Assuming a 1 percent ash release to the atmosphere {EPA reg .) and 1 ppm Uranium and 2 ppm Thorium 1n the coal (approx. U.S. average). population doses from the coal plant are typically higher than those from PWR or BWR reactors that meet gov-erment regulations. Higher radlonu· elide content and ash releases are common and would result in Increased doses from the coal plant.

Going further, Penney' s numbers relate to one element of the anal)ISls. the maximum Individual 50-year dose commitment for an Individual located at the boundary of the plant con· tinuously for one year! In that case. the 50-year dose 1s: 1.9 mrem for coal 1.8 mrem for PWR, and '·6 mrem for BWR. The report also cautions that these numbers for the 50-year integrated ef·

black-lung disease were outside the scope of the study.

" The Exper1mental Breeder·/ In Idaho suffered a partial melting of its fuel In Nov. 1955 and never op· erated again. In October 1966, the Fermi breeder reactor near Detroit suffered a fuel melting accident ex· ceedtng Its maximum credible accident." EBR·I was just that: experiments~

When the unplanned melting of the fuel occurred, It was shut down per-manently. The next unit In that program, the EBR·ll , has operated satisfactorily for l5 years.

The Fermi plant did suffer partial melting of more fuel elements than the maximum accident predicted, but the changes In reactivity (a much more significant parameter) were less than predicted. Fermi was repaired and run at full power after the accident.

Radiation releases accompanying these events were negllglble.

"Thus nuclear power comprises only 2 percent of our national energy use.

'Of course, other health effects, such as black-lung disease were outside the scope of the study.'

feet must be viewed against the 130 mrel"' per year background.

That report does not address other effects, such as acid rain, smog, or particulate effects.

''Only gamma emitters are measured in the discharge from nuclear pl1nts, those Isotopes emitting alpha par· t1cles go undetected as they concen· trate in the food chain and expose cells Inside th• body."

Power plant stack effluent monitors are sensitive to gammas and betas, while liquid release monltora are gamma sensitive. Building monitors. those which teat the ln·plant at· mosphere, are sensitive to gammas, betas, and alphas. Effluent samples are continuously collected and analyzed for gamma, beta and alpha emitters.

Thia Is a red herring. There are no alpha emitters In the normal plant discharges.

" II thl• entire fuel chain Is con· sldered, radiation expoaurt from nuclflr hu "-•n found to be 20-400 tlmt1 that of coil" The Nuclear Safety artlcte assessed

only the radon releases from a variety of sources. To put things In perspec-tive, the report concludes:

" the largest technically enhanced contribution to populatlon dose Is air· borne 222Rn In bulldlng Interiors, which le eatlmated to contribute 55 percent to the population exposure to 222Rn. Each of the other sources Is estimated to contribute Iese than 3 percent to the total."

Other Isotopes were not considered, and no effort waa made to separate commercial mining and mllllng of Uranium from military efforta. Of courae, other health effecta, euch u

The 8 percent reduction In g.solln• use and 10 percent reduction In home heatmg oll use seen Jn the last year represent greater savings than the energy produced by nuclear power. I hope that these reductions wlll continue and that a rapid transl· tlon can be made to renewable re-sources." The lmpllcatlons of that last sen·

tence are mlnd·be>Ogllngl It seems that he Is asking for an exponential de· crease In oll use, which, In view of the world situation end U.S. economy, la deslreable. However, some of that oil must be replaced If our economy Is not to come to a grinding halt. Increased electrical generation from non·oll sources, coat and nuclear, has been shown to be feasible, but he "hopes" to use renewable resources. Too much Is at stake to forgo proven technologies for promlaes.

Finally, let's review what we've done here: A great deal of time was spent obtaining and reviewing the works referenced by Prof. Penney. That review has shown him to be rather selective In his use of the data In these reports. At times, he preeents con-clusions contrary to those reached In the orlglnal work, other times his presentation lmpllea facts which are Incorrect. I do not find hla article credible.

This kind of review Is generally ap-plied to all testimony on Important Issues before agencies such as Congress and Public Utlllty Com· missions. The public le unaware of the Intensity of these reviews, but they serve to aeparate fact from rhetoric and to establlah the basis for declalon.

That decision has always been that the nation needs nuclear power.

••• The case for a strong United States

(continued from page 5) tyranny unlit the U.S. became depend· ent on foreign oll. Where once the U.S. could apply pressure to the Shah to keep his power limlted, the situation was reversed with the Shah In control of the oll supplies. But, just as the case with Diem In Vietnam was complicated by the fact that to promote his removal would have produced a power vacuum,

countries when all efforts should be directed at restoring relations. The Iranian people unfortunately do not recognize that a 90 man rescue effort mounted for the