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THE CALIFORNIA TECH
V OLUME C. NUMBER 13 P ASADENA . C ALIFORNtA FRIDAY, J ANUARY 15 , 1999
W ELLNESS
W EEK STARTS
Remembering Martin Luther King,Jr.
BY ERIK D ILL lem of disenfranchisement. pervisors were a lso encouraged galion lawyer specializing in a n-
Jazz si nger Joe Willi a ms, to a llow their e mployees to at- ti trust and unfa ir trade prac tices
T UESDAY On Monday. January 18th, w ho began as lead singer fo r te nd , Nunn a ll y stated that the on the state and federal leveL
the Caltech Community will cel- Count Basie's band , will be per- purpose of the recess is make it Morga n Kousser is a Ca ltech
BY T IM R AU B
ebrate the birth of Martin Luther fonning in Beckman Audi torium easier for everyone to participate , Professor in the di vision of Hu-
Ha ve yo u been fee lin g a King, Jr. by lookin g back on the at 8 p ,m , on Saturday, After be- In the p as t, forums have been manities and S oci a l Sc ie nces.
little bit stressed late ly? Been legacy he left. and forward to an in g in v it e d to p e rfo rm at held at noon, when few c lasses Kousser has done most of hi s
snapping yo ur roo mmate ' s pen- increasing ly d iverse future, The Beckm an, Willi ams ag reed to are scheduled , Ho wever, atten- work on mjnority voting rights
cils in ha lf when he's not look- th e me o f th e c el e bration is schedule his visit so he could be dance was less than desired, pos- and the legal and po litical facets
ing? Or ma ki ng rude geslUres " Race, Reconc ilia tio n a nd the a part of the King Day cele bra- sibly due to the harried nature o f o f race relatio ns in the last two
at Professor Wrinklebrau when F uture, " S eve ra l event s a re tions, most Techers, centuries.
he screec hes the c halk against planned to reflect thi s idea, O n M o nd ay, th e o ffi c ia l Speakers we re selec ted to Tile pane l will be mediated
the blackboard ? Don't worry - According to Vice President h o lid ay, a forum is pl a nn e d capture a broad cross section of by last year 's spe ake r, fo nne r
be happ y ! We ll ness Week is fo r In stitute Re la ti o ns Je rr y which wiU bring together four in- ethnic groups and occupations, profess ional bas ke tba ll player
coming to a college campus near Nunnall y, who heads the organi- d ividuals to speak about "Build- Leonora Barron is a soc ial acti v- a nd m e di a fi g ure To mm y
you! zation committee for the event, ing the Multiethnic Future ," Thi s ist who is curre ntl y Executi ve Hawkins, Hawkins is currentl y
N ex t week is Na t io n a l Caltech's observance of the holi- di scuss ion w ill take place in Director of EI Centro de Acc ion Vice President fo r Comm unica-
Well ness Week. and the Human day was designed to celebrate the Ram o Auditorium from 1-3 p,m, Soc ial and was a founder of the ti ons of the LA, Dodgers, Each
Resources a nd Student Affa irs li fe a nd ideas of Martin Luthe r At the recomme ndation o f Nationa l Latina Alliance in Los speaker will ta lk about the ir ex-
folks have been lining up speak- King, Jr. In planning the activi- the President and Pro vost, the Angeles, Michael Scott, MD" pe ri e nces and in sight s on the
ers fo r m o nth s - w he th e r ties, one of the goals was to move Fac ulty Board has decl ared an is a surgeon and urologist, cur- topic for about fifteen minutes,
you're a "weekend warri or" or away from typical celebrations acade mic rece ss for the after- re ntl y serving a s an Ass istant The re mainin g time wi ll be de-
a swingin' flap per. interested in a nd e nco m pass mo re o f Dr. noon so that students and profes- Clinical Professor of UrOlogy at voted to questions and answers
alternative med ic ine or look ing Kin g's ideas, including the prob- sors could attend the event. Su- USC Diann Kim is a civil liti- from the audie nce,
for c on su It atio n and support.
lOOking for a mu sical interlude
or just a who le lot of free food, Perpall Speaking Competition winners named
you'll be glad to take ad va ntage
BY ERIK DI L L E li za b e th H o n g, Sh aya n o li gosacc h a r y l tran sfe rase. round last Tuesday.
of the dai ly programs that a re
M oo kh e rjea, Dani e l L evy. there by p inpointing its acti ve Fina lists w ill a lso be atte nd-
being offered,
On Tuesday. January 12th. J a id ee p S in g h , a nd Ru sse l site, ing the National Confe re nce on
Festivities kick off Tuesday
the fina l round of the Dorris S , Howe, S eve ra l membe r o f th e Undergraduate Research, to be
at noon with an hour-long lec-
Perpall SURF Speaking Compe- Chen's project, entitled " Ex- Imperiali group are attempting he ld from April 8- 10 in Roch-
ture entitled "Traditional Orien-
titi o n w a s he ld in Spauldin g ploring the Struc ture of the En- to discern struc tural infomlation este r, Ne w York , a t the Uni ver-
tal M e di c in e" g ive n b y Dr.
La boratory, Ming Chen , a Jun- zyme Oligosacc haryl Trans- about this particularly complex sity of Rocheste r. There, stu-
Paul ette Y Saddle r, Saddler, a
ior Ch e mi s tr y major and fe rase via a Novel Localized enzyme, though this approac h is dents fro m around the country
licensed physic ian, brings c red-
Beckman Scholar, was declared Cross-Linking Reaction," was Cben's exclusive domain. will deliver original papers fro m
ibility a nd expert ise to the sub-
the overall winner. David Tytell mentored by Barbara Imperiali. The SURF speaking compe- all fields of disc ip line,
ject of a lternati ve med ic in e,
and Kartik Srinivasan, both win- The goal was to synthesize a tition was initia ted by Bob A sec o nd SU R F-re la ted
which has been a hot topic in
ners last year, came in second peptide-nickel-biotin comple x Perpall , a Caltech Alumnus, in contest, the Marcella a nd Joel
recent magazines ran ging from
a nd third, Other finali sts were which would bind to the enzyme memory of hi s late wife, Dorris B o n sa ll Pri ze f o r Tec hnical
Tim e t o Th e J ou rna l of th e
S, PerpalL All SURFers are re- Writing, is still underway, Stu-
American Medical Association ,
quired to g ive a talk and submit dents were nominated by tbe ir
Her talk, a lways a popul ar one.
o a paper summarizing the resulls me ntors for thi s prize based on
promises to clear up misconcep-
~ o f the ir project. the stre ngth of the ir final papers,
tion s a nd present fasci na ting
~ Tile first round of the speak- Judg ing is still un derway, a nd
applica tions relating to Eastern
§ ing competition is SURF Sem i- shou Id be comple ted by Febru-
therapeutic tec hniq ues,
~ nar Day, whe n members of the ary,
If yo u're more inte rested in
~ Alumni Assoc iati on, along wi th Planning is a lso underway
breaki ng bones tha n heali ng
~ fac ulty, postdocs a nd graduate for the 1999 SURF season, An
them, c heck out "Weekend War- info rmation session for students
students, j udge the oral presen-
riors," a multimedia presenta- interested in doing summer re-
tations, This year. approximately
tion by April Reed and Kenny search through the SURF pro-
30 s tudents advanced to the
Ritchie, Caltech's athletic train- gram will be held in late Janu-
semifinals, which were held in
ers, in Braun Ath le ti c Cemer ary, and app lications are due
November. Eight of the semi fi -
from 12to I P,M, Thi s talk wi ll
nali s ts co mpe ted in the fina l Marc h 1st.
be geared to a wide-ranging au-
dience. and absolutely no ath- IN THIS ISSUE .
letic experience is expected of
attendees,
Tuesday ni ght. " swing your THE USUAL THIS WEEK'S
pardne r 'round an' ' round" in
the Winnett Loun ge! No, wait ,
STUFF FEATURES
wrong kind of swing - Tues-
Announcements........................8 Media Guy................................ 7
day nigh t. West C oast Swing
DILBERT . ................................. 6 Justin Ho on Movies.................6
band " Dr. Evi r ' will cut a groove
The Outside World ................... 2 Bylaw Amendment. ..................3
from 7 unti l 9 in the evening . and Movie reviews•.......•.......•.......4, 5 Leiters to tbe editors.................3
the fl oor wi11 be open for danc- Dean's Corner............................ 7
ing while student da nce instruc- Ming Chen placed first ill the Perpall Speaking Competition
PLEASE SEE W ELLNESS ON P AGE 2
2 January 15, 1999
NEWS The California Tech
Thursday, come to Dabney
Second WELLNESS Lounge at lunch to hear your
class mates put on a "S tres s The Outside World
Buster Concert." The first 100
victory for WEEK ••• attendees receive a free lunch. by Cheryl Forest
CONTINUED FROM PAGE I so show up early or you ' ll join FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE: During the course of a te lephone ca ll ar-
tors teach newcomers mOves on the back of the queue. ranged by U.N. offIcials, the jailed rebclleader Foday Sankoh asked hi s
Basketball the side. Celebrate the coming week- followers to "stop looting and killing;" however, he did not ex plicitl y or-
On Wednesday. Linda end by attending "The Facts der a cease-fire. After a week of intense fighling in and around Freetown,
BY GERALD PALMROSE
Simon will lead a discussion About Depression" (Winnett the capital city was quiet late Wednesday. The commander of the Nige-
Last Saturday, Caltech rian-led West African defense force has asserted that his troops have "vir-
called "Alzheimer's Caregiving: Lounge, 12-1 :30). Attendees
tually banished" the rebels from Freetown.
pulled off a remarkable double- A Learning Experience" in the can fill out an interactive test, PRISTINA, YVGOSUVIA: A widely-known and well respected ethnic
header victory against American Avery Library at lunch. During and Jon Pedersen and Liz Shon Albanian journalist named Envcr MaJoku was killed Tuesday, and diplo-
Indian College , as both the the same hour, Janna Horowitz will be available for brief inter- mats are now worrying thal the murder could make fhe Slaving off of wider
men's and women's teams and Larry Resendez. the new ventions afterwards. war next to impossible. According to separatist leade r Ibrahim Rugova,
dominated the cowering war- interns at the Counseling Cen- The Health Fair will "the assassination ofMaloku is an attack on Albanian freedom of speech."
PORl'·Au·P1tlNCE, HAtTI: A power struggle between President Rene
nors. ter. will hold an interactive semi- comandeer the Winnett Court-
Prevel and Parliament is threatening to disintegrate into civil unrest.
The women did their part nar on stress reduction tech- yard from II until 2 - area Pariliament has blocked the installation of a new Prime Minister s ince June
with a 65-42 victory in the niques. businesses. such as 24 Hour Fit- of last year. Preval is now asserting that he wi ll dissol ve Pariliament if the
opener. Led by twin towers Beverlie Conant Sloane. ness. will be there to test per- lawmakers don't approve nominee Jacques-Wdouard Alexis by this com-
Joanna Dodd and Erika Caltech's Drug and Alcohol centage body fat. Free certifi- ing Monday.
Swanson, Tech raced off to a 35- Abuse Counselor. calls the duo cates will be available for use at SAO PAULO, BRAZil: The world financial markets remained wary Thurs-
16 halftime lead. Swanson "funny, low-key, but really local clubs, and food will be day as Brazil fought to avoid a Russian-style financial meltdown. Accord-
ing to CNN. Brazil's Cenlral Bank devalued the real Wednesday. "scrap-
dominated inside, using her size smart." If you've got stress, they abundant.
ping a mini-band within which the real traded against lhe dollar and peg-
and touch to bewilder the AIC can teach you how to handle it As a special treat for vegans ging it instead within a new, wider maxi-band," Unfortunately, the real
defenders. with "sophisticated but simple, and vegetarians, Housing Of- plummeted down to the new band's outer limit causing heavy trading losses
With the big lead, Swanson easy-to-do techniques" which ficerTim Chang is coordinating to occur around the world. The situation seemed to have improved by Ihe
sat out much of the 2nd half but you even can do in your chair! Vegan options at both under- end of the trading day Thursday, bur more rime needs 1O pass before Brazil
still managed to score a game- Attendence is limited to twenty graduate kitchens for lunch and will be completely free of the possibility of currency collapse.
WASHINGTON, D.C.: The House prosecution team began presenfing
high 20 points. Dodd also had a people, but the pair will conduct dinner every day next week.
the case against President Clinton to the Senate yesterday. Rep, James
tremendous game. scoring 15 another Workshop in February. On Saturday, the Cal tech Y Sensenbrenner summerized the information that has or will be presemed
and cleaning up what seemed so talk to them personally if will be sponsor mountain climb- by Slating that "the President engaged in a conspiracy of crimes to prevent
like every other rebound. you're interested in either ses- ing, if the weather permits. Call justice from being served. These are impeachable offenses for which the
The Beavers, energized by sion. x6136 for details. President should be convicted."
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Next Monday marks Martin Luther King,
and Kim Vu 8. Jr:s 70th. birthday. Caltech will celebrate King 's there's a responsibility that comes along with VOLUME C. NUMBER 13
After the ga me, the playe rs memory with ajazz concert by Joe Williams to- that status. JANUARY t.l. 1999
could not hide their embarrassed morrow night at 8 p.m. and then a program en- It's an obligation to know American hi story,
grins as the Cal tech crowd ex- titled "Race. Reconciliation. and the Future"last C to understand the different philosophies and mo- Emo concemfQ~ Rui Wang S h a nti R .~ ., . ." n
social tonsciousne~s, indicated by)ts C!:)eti':';'~ Ciccul.AOOH $rAfl:
T anya Tickd
early in the first half, and from vations ha,ve bee~too often clouded. by personal tion of Martin Lutl1er, King Day. ·sholiId j6iJ1 Roger O' Brient Mom
aggrand izement: .. , " .these other public event series andexiand··its Loren Hoffman
that point on the Beavers never STAFF WtJTUS
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the entire game. ~ndminc d as cam·
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sive boards. and his presence typ...."iCl ung aod 3l'TWl~menl. AU adv~r1;sin,\!
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About three months ago. I broke
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gery. I was home for 2- ln weeks. Christian belief in 'Young Earth Cre- de r to maintain a full quo rum of serve the right to as k any past bou nd to secrecy as stated in
during which I was blesSL-xi with cards ationism' which teaches that the Uni- the Board, the Board shall re- members of the Board of Co n- subsecti on (s). .
to us. at our home in Thousand Oaks Dr. Ross has done much resenreh
(no small drive. as you might already
know).
\\Then I returned to work is when
on ule likelihood or earthlike planets
existing elsewhere in the Universe.
and ha'i come to the conclusion that
PRO
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I really leamed about the kindness or planets that resemble the Earth
the people at Caltcch. 111cre was n't enough to sUpIX"J11 human life arc in- T he By law change presented here wi ll all ow 11,e proposed bylaw change may not be in the best
one group of folks at this Institute lhal credibly improbable. He helieves Ulm the Board to call House Pres iden ts to serve as their interests of a defendant in a BoC case because House
didn't help me emotionally-by giv- this implies design of the EaI1h and ho uses BoC rep if a quo rum of the Board can not Presidents may not make good BoC reps. A House
ing me words of encouragement: and! Universe by an intelligent and cruing
be reached using all available current and fo rt ne r President is chosen on the basis of his leadel, hip abili-
or physically-by helping me down supreme hcing. He did not comc 10
these conclusions by first assumi ng
BoC reps. Currently such a case would be passed ties and political inclinations. whereas a BoC member
stairs. lhrough doors. or lransponing
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me all over lhe campus. A nd not one
he first read the Bible as Ixtrt of his layed indefinitely until a quorum could be reached. ness or ability to pass judgement fairly. It is ceJ1ainly
time did I ever feel the'y did it hecause
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7
Dean's Corner bama, when Rosa Parks refused
to si t in the back of a bu s. Im-
pressed by Mahatma Ghand i's
INDIES ...
ideas of nonviolent action, and CONTINU£D FROM P AGE 5
armed wit h a chari smatic per- each character's misery and the di-
When are news, News? fi g h t sona and personal courage he vide between extemal happi ness and
for his country. wo rked hard to impro ve th e an unhappy self.
The draft board refused prospects of African-Americans. Emm y-awa rd winning
by Jean-Paul Revel and turned down his deferment His vision, sad to say, was not Camryn MeinheiOl ("The Prac-
fe ss io n whi le he attended the London alway s shared by everyone in tice"), plays the seemingly lonely
of a German pro- School of Economics. Threat- US offi cialdom, but was recog- soul in the apartment complex who
duce r who made up stories e ned with the pos sibility of nized by the Nobel Peace Prize appears to seek affection, but
What passes for ne ws (es- about a variety of fake outrages. spending a year and a half in jail, committee. Killed in 1968, his doesn't, in fact want any. And while
peciall y in th e case of local And so the scary pseudo revela- Mr. King left for England . He spirit has remained as a beacon her face depicts only peacefulness,
news) o n te lev isio n is rarely ti ons of a fanatical terrori st is now a Professor at Lancaster through the ups and downs of she describes herself as a passion-
news at all. That is, it is pretty group, and the supposed travails Un iversity, successfu l and well African Americans' search fo r ate woman, having murdered her
repetitive, mostl y car c ras hes of child labore rs of India, and recogni zed as a political scien- political and economic equality. rapist and chopped his body into
and murde rs and abductio ns, the reports of Ku Klu x Kla n/ tist. But he lost his citizenship Ca ltech will celebrate Mar- uttle pieces for easier disposal .
and whi le no doubt of great sig- Nazi activities in Germany, all, and, li sted as a deserter, has not tin Luther King's 70th birthday The distinction between pul>-
nificance to th ose in vo lved , were just tales. Too bad for our been able to return to the US . by a symposium on Building the lie and private existence. desire and
rarely surpasses even a modest indignant clucks, that a detective Another person , one who Multiethnic Future in Ramo o n unfulfi lment escapes no one. Still,
criterion of importance. At best noticed that one of the terrorists managed to avoid the draft in the afte rnoon of January 18. breaking conventions in the name
it is voyeurism, at worst ghoul- had the same voice as one of the England, has now been asked to Come to hear about the world of an does not necessitate greatness.
ish curiosity. Klan ' s supposed minions. Too have the case reviewed. It is pos- you wi ll li ve in. C lasses ha ve In my opinion, the only truly great
I suppose that the failure of bad they were found out: the sible that after 40 years, Profes- been cancelled for the afternoon asset to the movie is Dylan Baker's
so much of the "News" to be in- next story was supposed to make SOr Preston King will be allowed to allow attendance by students portrayal of a family man's break
1eresting is part o f the attraction us believe that the Ru ssians had to return where Mr. Preston and faculty. Let this be a time to down after giving in to pedophilia
of programs such as "60 Min- landed on Mars, long ago, and King was not welcome. A small conte mplate the road ahead. Lets Using the teml "making love" as a
utes", or "20120" which share just had told no one. thin g, th e respect and equal make News we can be proud of' euphemism for the process of child
with PBS that they consist of But there was another story, treatment that King was search- But lets also make sure that the molestation, he painfully admits to
more than just sound bites, wail- about a seemingly small and in- ing for, but life and life's plea- promi ses of Freedom and Equal- his son that he would do it again,
ing sirens and yellow tape flut- s ig nifica nt matter which was sures are made of small things, ity are fulfill ed dail y, and so stop and as his son asks hi m if he would
tering in the wind . The news aired at the same time. It had to and all of us, whoever our an- bei ng News. do the sarne to him, he answer "no".
magazines often give us an op- do wi th the problems facing a cestors we re, are enti tl ed to A bientot While the falhersaves his child from
portunity to participate by ex- Dr. Preston King who 40 yea rs them. So says the Constitution. himself, it is in a sense a painful re-
pressin g virtuous indi gnati on, ago was addressed as Mr. King It is a coincidence of course jection to a child. As controversial
shakin g our heads in concert by his draft board until they di s- (or is it?) that we are abou t to as including such a topic in the
with the ch idings of the reporte r. covered that he was black, upon celebrate another King, who did movie may be, it is the best reason
But all is not well. Not all whi c h th ey wrote to him as so mu ch to launch the Civ il \ f.2.fP'- to see the film : strange but true. The
that is prese nted as ne ws, is " Dear Preston" . King asked to Rights movement. Dr. King was
Pastor of Dexter Ave Baptist
o rest of the fi lm borders on absolute
lewdness and gross impropriety.
news even the re. I was take n continue to be add ressed as Mr.
aback las t week end by the con- if he was expected to march and Church in M ontgomery, Ala- however entertaining.
CAlTECH WEllNESS WEEK '99
T UESDAY J AN UA RY 19
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8 January 15, 1999 Th e California Tech
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on sale for SIO.OO o ne-half hou r before tonishingly beautiful Requiem Mass. this academic year. Applicatio ns are avail- are available in the Financial Aid Office.
the perfo rmance (subject to ava ilability). concert offers the perfcct music to start a able in the Financial Aid Office. The The deadline is February 8. 1999.
Announcements Tickets can be purchased at the Callech
Ticket Onice. 332 S. Micll igan Avenue.
three-concert eKami na lion o f one of
music's towering gcnilJses. Tickets are
deadline is Febru ary 15. 1999.
T he El ie W iesel Foundation fo r Hu_
and are also avai lable at the Ticketmaster available for 57 .50 with a student 10. For The American Chemical Soc ietyIPPG manity sponsors an annual c ssay contcst
Tickct Centers. For more infonnation cal! ma rc information cal! the Civic Audito- Schola rs hips Plus scholarships arc fo r for full -time undergraduate juniors and
1-888-2CALTEC H or 626 -395-4652. rium box office at 626- ~95 - 7132. se niors in colleges and univer sities
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·"' Nom in at ions for ASC IT Presiden t ye:lr degrees in the chem istry or chl!l11 i- througho ut the Unileu Slates. E ~Sil)'S
and VPfBoard of Control Chairman are cal engineering. Scholarships arc rencw· must be submitted o n behalf of a studcnt
**The Caltcch C hristian Fellowship
now opcn . Interested candidates may able if initial eligibil ity criteria are main· by a college o r un iversiry adrnini s!rator.
has invited Dr. Hugh R oss. an astrono·
nominate them selves for these offices by tained throughout undergraduate stud y. facult y ad visor. or faculty mcmber. and
mer who was a postdoc at Caltech. to give
signing up on the door of SAC :\3. Nomi -
nat ions will close at 5 PM on Tuesday
a talk in Baxler Lectu re Hall at 8pm. Fellowships Applicants mu st be African Americ:ln.
Hi .~panic American. and N.1tive Ameri·
be accompankd by a completed entry
forTn. No more than three (3) essays may
Mo nday. Januarv 18. Dr. Ross will speak
the J9th. Pholos and statements must be
in to the Tech by midnight oflhe 19th for
anoulthe religious impJicitions of recent and can. and be U.S. citizen o r permanent
reside nts. These scholarShips arc: ~ucd
be submitted fro m thi:! sa me-college. uni_
versity. orcamptls in any onc conte~t year.
scientific di scove r ies. specif ically
publication 10 be ensured . The e.\cction
will be held on Monday the 25th .
adrcssing the issue of whether the Bible
is incon sistent with modern sc ience. All
Scholarships at lip to $2.500 ror each academic year.
Applicatio ns are available in the Finan-
To obtain an entry forin and funher in·
formation. send ,I self·,1ddrcsscd. -stamped
members of {he Calrech community arc cial Aid Office. T he deadline is Febru· envelope to: The Elic Wiesel Prize in Eth-
*" Wint er course annoucement: The invited to attend. Dr. Ross's interpreta- ary 15. 1999. ics. The Elie \Viesel Foundation (or Hu·
H&SS Div ision is offeri ng Art 112 - A tions of som!! parts of the Bible d iffer mani ty. 450 Lcx ingto n Avenue. Suite
survey of English Art with an emphasis from those of most Christian denomina- T he K o rean American Sch olars hip # 1920. New York. NY 10017. No FAX
On the fine examples in the Huntington tions. and his books and specches have Founda tion is accepti ng applications fo r submissions will be accepted. Entries
Art Collections. T he le cture s will be **The Deans' Office is accepting propos-
ge nerated lively controversy in the past. scholarship awa rds ranging from SI .000 must be postmarked by January 22. 1999.
taught by Shelley Bennet and supp le- T his is su re to be an interesting talk. als for the Monticello Foundation and
to 53.000. Applica ms musl be full-time o r be delivered to the Foundation office
me nted by fi eld trips to the Hunti ngton. the Robert and Delpha Nola nd Sum·
studen ts of Ko rean American heritage en- by 5:00 p.m .. January 22.1999. (UFA)
The class will meet TfH 9:30- 11 in l25 **Th e winter term's first Seminar on mer Internships. Three to fi ve Cahech
roJ1ed in at Icas! thei r second year of un -
Baxter. Science, Eth ics, and Public Policy wil l undergraduate women (current freshmen.
dergraduate o r grad uate school in the The American Electro platers and Sur.
be held friday January 15 (today) at 4 :00 sophomores and juniors) wi ll be given an
West Regio n. To apply. appl ica nts must
Attention Caltech Clubs: The Caltech opportu nity to participa te in researc h face Finishe rs Society (AESF) is offer.
pm in Judy Library in Bax ter. Dr. An· subm it applicatio n form: a current aca-
S tud ent in yestm ent Fund is now ac- drea Tone. Associate Professor of Hi story projects outside the Callcch-JPL com mu- ing scho larships to upper-cla5.s under·
dem ic transcript: two leue rs of recom-
cepti ng applications fo r club funding. If at the Georgia Institute of Technology. nit y for ten weeks du ring the summe r. g rad uate and graduate student s for the
mendation: one picture of applicant taken
your club wou ld like to apply fo r money. will be speak.ing on " Devices and De-
Each student will receive a 54.000 sti- \999-2000 academic year who are inter-
within the last year: and a copy of the
you can down load an application from: sires: Uncoveri ng rhe Lose His tory of the pend. Appl ica nts are req uired to identify ested in careers in the electroplating and
student's a nd parents' 1998 Federa l In -
h tt fI :/111' IV w. i lS. caltec h.edl//-s irldis bll rse- U. S. Co ntraceptive Industry." Refresh-
the projects in wh ich they wis h 10 par- surface fin ishing field. Underg raduates
co me Tax returns. Stude nt s can obtai n
m e n Is. Fu nd s Clre li mi ted Cl nd th e meOis wi ll he served fo llowing the lec· tici pate fo r a te n- week period. All ar- must be fu ll -time and majori ng in chem·
addi tional information o n the Foundation
deadlincpl ications is Jan uary 30. If you ture. rangeme nts with the principal researcher istry. chemical engineering. t:'nvironmcn-
and dow nload an appli Ca(tech lazz Bands wil! be playing a prese ntation. To plan for a future SUHl- ence materials shou ld bl! sent to Lau ren
ing applications for scholarship and fe l·
at Di sneyland in f ebruary. and they'll mer work experience fre shmen and
Stolper. 25-58. To submit an €I'emjor the Mint s. como
lowship awards for the 1999-2000 aCa-
preview so me of the Di sneyland music sophomores an:: encouraged to attend. demic year. Applicants must be fe male. mims@fecli.caltecli .edll o r Mai l ~o~
at thi s free concert. too. Please co ntact Dr. Kayoko Hirata. The American Chemical Society Schol- 040-058 by nool1 on rhe Monday prlorlq
U.S. Cilizens. ful l-t ime undergraduate Or
a r s Program will award approximately
ext. 4 2 10. or e·mail graduate stude nts. a sophomore or above. ifS inclusion. SlIbmissiollS musl be b~i
··Dabney Lounge w ill hold the term's !J irataja @cco.ca/rech.edll. if you have 75 scholarship o1wJfds 10 undergraduate and concise. Please do nor send Mit:
and mu st have il 3.0 or higher G.P.A. To
fi rst chamber music concert at 3:30 pm any questions . students interested in four-year degrees apply. applicants must submit an appli- ill difficult /orl1l(l(S like billhex I'Jr 1\'
o n Sunday January 24. The program will in the chemical sciences. Applicants must catio n fo rm: a one page. typed essay: a documen l. ASCIi and rif are besf. I
include music for strings and piano by A Winter Festival sponsored by th e be African American. HispanicAmerican. current academic transcript: and three let· edilOrs reserve the right 10 edit and
Mendelssohn and Schumann. and a pi- Pasad ena Folk Dallce Co-op will be and Native America n: and be U.S. citi- ters 6 f recom mendations, preferably from abridge all material. Solici!(Jliol!.f Irill
ano dUl'! by Mozart. held on Sunday. Januarv 17 from I :30 til l zens or permanent residents. These schol- professors fam iliar with the student's as- be referred to fhe business manage!:
5:30pm at the Scottish Rite Temple. 150 ars hi p~ are valued at up $2.500 for the pirations and achievements. Applications
" The .I\rmchair Advenlures travel film Nonh Madi son. Pasadena. With ethnic
" AdvcnturesAJor'lg the U.S. ·C anadian dancing of all kinds. elegant building. and
Border," narrated by John Holor. will be lovely wooden dance floor. thi s annual THE LIFO N 1EcH
CA R IA
shown in Beckman Auditorium at 8:00 event has become a Pasadena tradition.
pm on Fridav January 22. Admission The co·op also offer s weekly folkdance Caltech 40-58
Costs 59.00-$7.00. For more information instruction for begin ners every Friday Pasadena, CA 9 1125
call I-SSS-2CA LT EC H or 626-395- a! 7:45 pm al Throop Unitarian Church.
4652. 300 S. Los Robles (at (he corne r of Dd
Mar). For morc information contact
"'*Sing in g ja'zz and blucs legend Joe Sylvia StaChura at 626-300·8138 o r
Williams will perfo ml on Saturday l anll- Marshall Cales al 626-794-9493.
M.Y-lfl. at 8:00 pm in Beckman Audi to-
ri um. This is a Cahcch Celebration Event loin Jorge MeSler and the P asad ena
for Martin Luther King. Jr. Day. Tickets Symphon.v on Saturday. January '\0 for
are priced at 535.00. 531.00. a nd 527.00. the inaugural concert of the Explo rer se·
Studen t and senior rush tickets will go ries All Mozart. Featuring Mozart' s as-