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TASCITFD@L:Alice LinAndrea Vasconcellos

Soc Director:Jialan Wang

CRC:Elise KleemanJessie Kneeland

DoC Secretary:Will FindleyLiz Stameshkin

Tech Editors:TammyMa&Kevin Bartz

Prof. Jurca thinks that the townhall meetings have been very ef­fective in generating ideas; forinstance, she mentioned that a stu­dent suggested that the proposalsfrom the committee should notonly be reviewed by the studentsbut also voted upon, so that theadministration has a clear senseofexactly what the students want.

"That's an excellent idea. I shouldalso add that I would like to hear abit more from students in terms ofconcrete suggestions for how theaspects ofRotation that are deemedto be the most unpleasant might beproductively modified," she added.

Contact theTask Force ifyou haveany suggestions so that they cancomeup with the best result for boththe students and the administration.

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ASCIT Treasurer:Iram Parveen BilalJanet Zhou

Some notable administrators listen to student perspec­tives at the Ruddock Town Hall meeting.

ASCIT Secretary:Joe JewellSam Yeager

ASCITUD@L:Neda Afsarmanesh

Interhouse Committee:Marcus Williams

ARC Chair:Craig CountrymanAbe Fetterman

Basit Khan

Larry StewartLisa Wang

fortable for both incoming froshand upperclassmen and to reducethe feeling of being judged, thepressure of having to sell oneselfto a particular house and the is­sues of bias and secrecy, the Stu­dent Housing Committee is en­couraging students to figure outexactly the elementsthat might bemodified in the current procedure.

Jurca commented on this, "Thecommittee would be delighted toreceive and pass on such a pro­posal. The Student Housing Com­mittee will almost certainly not becoming up with a single recom­mendation regarding Rotation; wehope to generate 3-4 scenarios,which will be circulated amongstudents for their further input andpassed on to Student Affairs."

" Decent people raise their childrento be better than that!"

She added that it seemed that hecared more about prospective stu­dents rather than current studentsespecially when he claimed thatcurrent students seemed to scareaway prefrosh because oftheirgen­eral behavior, for instance of thatduring dinner. She added, "I thinkthat he was beingextremely antago­nistic towards positivesuggestions."

Apart from this, the rest of themeetings have had a positive out­come. The main topics discussedso far have been Rotation, a fac­ulty in-residence program, an off­campus women's-only residence,and the renovation and recon­struction plans of the SevenHouses. Jurca remarked about therenovation plan, "Students seemuniformly enthusiastic about it!"

Rotation, the first of several con­troversies with which the StudentHousing Committee is dealing,seems to be vigorously defendedby most students. Even thoughthey feel that it has its pitfalls inthat it is "not pleasant" or"fun,"many feel that it is probably thebest way to place freshmen in theHouses. This was reflectedstrongly in the IHC survey.Roughly 63% of the people whofilled out the survey expressedthat they were satisfied with theway Rotation is carried out.

However, to make it more com-

BY IRAM PARVEEN BILAL

Last Tuesday there was a campus-wide election for ASCIT Presi­dent and for the BoC chair, who serves as the Vice-President forASCIT. The candidates for president were Ted Jou and LauraElliott. Vikram Mittal ran unopposed for BoC chair. Ted won theelection for president, and Vikram defeated "NO" for the positionas BoC chair. Because Vikram is currently in the Cambridge studyprogram, Katharina Kohler will remain BoC chair until the begin­ning of third term, when Vikram returns. Ted will assume his po­sition as president at the customary time. Because of an Excommruling, ballot boxes were put out not only in the seven houses, butalso in Avery dining hall, at the entrance to 150 S. Chester, and inthe lounge of Marks house. Online voting was also available. 257people cast ballots online, and I I I with paper ballots. Vikram re­ceived 221 votes for BoC chair, out of a total 368 ballots (includ­ing absentions). Thus he easily received more than the required50% of votes. The race for president was closer; at the start, Tedreceived 158 votes, Laura 125, and NO 44 votes, with four write­ins and 37 absentions (331 votes cast). Thus neither Ted nor Lauraachieved an absolute majority. After the votes for "NO" and write­ins were redistributed, Ted had 166 votes and Laura 132; thus Tedwon with 55.7% of the vote. There will be another election thiscoming Tuesday, February 12 for other offices.

After the sit-in demonstrationover the Task Force report at theend of last term, it was decided tohave town hall meetings in eachof undergraduate houses so thatdirect student input could be ob­tained. Apparently, it seems thevoice of the undergraduate bodywas being ignored by the admin­istration regarding issues directlyrelating to student life at Tech.

Sofar Page, Fleming, Ricketts andRuddock have had their town hallmeetings. ProfessorCatherineJurca,an Associate Professor in the Hu­manities department, who is deeplyinvolved in the Task Force, claimedthat they have been well attended,"I would say that there were at least30 or more students at each house."

David Baltimore, the Presidentof the Institute, made an appear­ance at the most recent one, whichwas on the Feb 6 in Ruddock. Stu­dents were not too happy with theoutcome of that meeting becausethey claim that Baltimore wasuncaring towards their problems.He said that the traditional studentdinners, which is probably thesole time in the day when a Techercan afford to let loose by throw­ing food, showering each other,socializing and so on, were uncivi­lized. Frosh Nora DeDontneyclaimed that he referred to studentbehavior during dinners by saying,

Jou, Mittal win election

Man Breaks into Cockpit:On Thursday, a Uruguayan man

broke into the cockpit of a Boeing767 which took offfrom Miami andwas headed for BuenosAires. PabloMoreira made his way to the frontofthe plane and entered through thefirst of two doors but was restricted

a bar on the second door that hadbeen installed by United Airlinesafter the September II incidents.Passengers and flight attendants at­tempted to s'ubdue Moreira, but oncehe crawled under the bar, one oftheco-pilots hit Moreira in the head withthe blunt end ofa hatchet. Moreirawas flown back to Miami after theflight landed in BuenoAires, and onFriday he made his appearance in aMiami court. Being formallycharged with interfering with aflightcrew, Moreira could face up to 20years in prison.

Winter Olympics Start:The opening ceremonies Friday

kicked off the 2002 Winter Olym­pic Games. With this being the larg­est sporting event after SeptemberII, security is extremely tight espe­cially with President George W.Bush attending the openingceremo­nies. On Friday night, there will bea no-fly zone above Salt Lake Cityand throughout the Games the skiesover the Olympic venues will be pa­trolled by F-16s. Also, there was ascare on Thursday when a suspi­cious package was found near adowntown parking garage in SaltLake City. After evacuating twonearby buildings, the package wasdetonated but was later determinedto be a hoax device.

Israelis Move into West Bank:On Friday, Israeli military forces

tightened the encirclement on theWest Bank city of Nablus. This isin continuing response to the Pales­tinian attack on Wednesday when aman dressed in an Israeli militaryuniform entered a Jewish gatheringwith a M- I6 rifle and killed threebefore being shot by Israeli forces.Almost immediately afterthe attack,Israeli helicopters launched airstrikes at supposed terrorist targets.Also, three Palestinians have beenarrested in related terrorist activities.While Palestinian leader YasserArafat claims he is cracking downon terrorism, random acts of vio­lence continue in the Middle East.On Thursday, Israeli Prime Minis­ter Ariel Sharon came to Washing­ton to meet with President Bush.Sharon said that the violence muststop before the peace process canbegin and called for renewed effortsby Arafat to stop terrorism.

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In the past few months, there has been considerable talk focused on themerits and shortcomings of the housing system and the seven houses. Thereare concerns about the administration intervening in house traditions, thatroUltion will be scrapped, etc. It is therefore necessary, I feel, that the !HCChair take an active role in conveying the will ofthe houses to the administra­tion and trying to ensure that all concerns are addressed while making surethat the houses are able to maintain their uniqueness. As this has been aparticularly troubling year for the undergraduates, I will take the most activerole possible in representing student concerns to the administration and pro­tect our self-government. I will also work to make rotation a better experi­ence for all concerned, and endeavor to keep the decisions regarding rotationin the hands of the students and not the administration.

I have been on the !HC for the last year, first as Dabney President and thenas the acting !HC Chairfollowing the previous chairman's resignation. Iknow that our systemofgovernmentisn't perfect, but I also firmly believe that the students we represent, and not the administration, are the bestpeople to try and make the system better.

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for the Caltech un~dergraduate com­munity. Our ASCIT representationshould bestrong, effective, and fullycommitted to efforts to protect whatmakes Caltech unique. TheSecretary's job is all about commu­nicating, and if elected I will playan active role in unequivocally com­municating the views ofthe studentbody to the administration. Too of­ten in recent months, the concernsof students have gone by the way­side in the administration's decisions(like those on freshman parking,health insurance, and housing is­sues).

I also see the Secretary's job as anopportunity to improve communi­cation betweenASCITand its mem­bers. The Board ofDirectors shouldbe held accountable to the studentsit serves, and a more open dialogueis an important part of this.

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Hi, my name is Elise Kleeman, and I am running for CRC co­chair. I have both the character and the experience necessary toserve as a fair arbitrator of any issues brought before the CRe. TheCRe Co-chair needs to have good leadership skills and the ability towork with both other students and faculty members. Being on theCRC for the past year and being a member ofnumerous committeesdealing with student and student-faculty issues ha<; given me theexperience I need to do a good job. In doing these things I haveshown myself to listen well to all sides of any issues, and also torepresent the views of students to the faculty and administmtioninvolved. The CRC was created to give students a voice about non­Honor Code related issues, but to do that, there needs to be a strongCRC Co-chair on the Routing Committee to insure that importantissues are not decided by the administration alone. I guard11tee to bethat voice and to represent the students, a<; well as to be a fair andunderstanding presence in any ca<;e brought before the CRe.

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to Institute policies, to the extent thatthis can be done without endanger­ing the confidentiality of any stu­dents involved.

I've been a student representativeon the CRC for the past year, so I'mfamiliar with the procedures andrules governing the committee. I'mactive in several activities and com­mittees on campus, which gives methe regular opportunity to interactwith a wide variety of undergradu­ate students. Most importantly, Ihave a strong desire to encouragepositive interaction between stu­dents, faculty, and administration,which I feel I would be able to do asthe Conduct Review CommitteeStudent Co-chair.

It has become clear over the past sent the student body.few months that one of the most From discussions with various stu­important issues on campus now is dents, it seems to me that there is athe relationship be- good deal oftween undergradu- misinforma-ates and other tion aboutgroups on campus, what the CRCparticularly the ad- actually does,ministration and and what itsfaculty. The Con- role is relativeduct Review Com- to other possi-mittee, as a group bilitiesforcon-composed of stu- flict resolutiondents, faculty, and on campus. Asstaff, has the oppor- CRC Studenttunity to foster co- Co-chair, Ioperation andcom- would makemunication be- publicly avail-tween individuals able the list ofwith various roles on campus. Ad- students, faculty, and staffmembersditionally, the CRC makes decisions who are CRC representatives, soregarding Institute policy that can that students with questions couldaffect the whole community. It is ask those directly involved. Addi­therefore important that the CRC tionally, I would tty to make moreStudent Co-chair be a responsible public any CRC decisions that di­member ofthe undergraduate com- reetly impactthe interpretationofIn­munity who can effectively repre- stitute policies, or potential change

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Andrea 'VasconcellosAlice LinI might not be the tallest person around but

that doesn't mean I don't see everything thathappens on campus. I visit all the houses pe­riodically, you might have seen me at lunchsometime. Hopefully, I've met you alreadybut if not, stop by my room sometime. I'll behappy to talk to you and believe me, J talk alot. In fact, my vocal skills will be the key tobeing the "voice" of the freshman class. Idon't careifyou're a basketbail player, a bas­ket weaver, a basket case, or just plain looney.If you have an idea to improve campus life, Iwant to hear from you. Everybody's opinionsmatter. Remember, size matters not.

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that most of you do not have the time to read long,winding statements!

All I want to say is that vote for someone who youbelieve will do the best job. Having been involvedwith a lot of student clubs on campus for the pastyear and a half, and having recently formed my ownclub, Caltech Public Speaking, I think that I havehad a lot of leadershipexperience specifically atTechso far, not to mention that I wa<; also involved in a lot

of leadership activities in high school.Also, from my experience a<; a weekly writerlreporter for the Califomia Tech, I

know of the issues involving student life on campus and I want to help resolve themwith the administration. In short, I want to serve you all.

Being a trea<;urer, I think, involves honesty, agility and presence and I believe that,with your support, I will be able to pull all those through.

Those who know me well know that I try my best at whatever I do. You have thepower to let me do my best for you, so plea<;e vote for me and let me serve you!

You know, writing this statement is a lot harder than it looks. You'd think I would have learnedsomething about writing, having edited this newspaper for a year, but maybe, just maybe, wordsaren't my thing. I believe I work much better with numbers. I am running for Treasurer becauseI am qualified and genuinely interested in the position, and because I would like to represent you,the student body, on the Board of Directors.

As a member of my Hovse social team for a year, and now as assistant chairman, I've had a lotof experience budgeting events, making payments, and negotiating deals. Additionally, havingbeen on the editorial staffofboth the Tech and The Big T, I am very familiar with ASCIT finances.

As an active member of the Caltech community, I am concerned about the recent controversieson campus and would like to represent you to administration. I am easy to approach and talk to,and am eager to learn and meet the needs of students. I am a responsible, organized, and sensibleindividual who works well with others and will get along with the rest of the Board.

I would appreciate your vote forASCITTreasurer and ifelected, would do my best to fulfIll myduties.

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. , hk · Hi. I'm Liz Stameshkin, and I'm running for BoC Secretary. I'mL tz 5tames tn going to keep this short-I think I'lldo a goodjob. I've got a year ofexperience as Dabney BoC rep, I served on the ASCIT excommthis past year? and I'm currently on the Honor Code Committeefor the StudentFaculty Conference. Ibelieve in fairness and mak­ing sure every defendent has a right to an unbiased and timelytrial. I will also attempt to put together a mock trial so that thestudent body can see what a super secret BoC case might actuallylook like. I want to help students- I helped organize the sit-in onthe Olive Walk last term to demand our voice be heard. I will dothe best I can to help the honor code survive and flourish here.Thanks!

Will FindleyWill Findley for BoC SlaveContrary to popular belief,BoC Secretaryis not the wonderful, all-powerful position that

it is made out to be. Aside from aiding in deciding whether or not someone possibly com­mitted an honor system violation during the preliminary investigation, the BoC Secretary,for the most part, is the BoC's personal slave. The Secretary's responsibilities include suchglamorous things as making photocopies ofevidence, arranging meeting times and places,getting food ifthe meetings run through meals, taking accurate minutes during the prelimsand full meetings, and much, much more. And for all of this effort, the BoC Secretary isrewarded with complaints of a lack of some type of food and the fact that not every singleword was transcribed into the minutes. Wow! What a wonderful job!

"Now, Will," you might be saying to yourself. "You'vejust made baby Jesus cry with thisutterly horrific description of BoC Secretary. Why would you possibly want to run for sucha wretched station in life? You have served on so many cases in your infinite wisdom. Whywould you want to throwaway your insightful opinion, and more importantly VOTE, tobecome eleven people's personal slave?" The first rea<;on is that having served on the BoCas a rep many times, I've always wanted to be involved in the preliminary aspect of theinvestigation. The second, and maybe more important, reason is quite simple: I would getto pick the food. That is the BoC Secretary's tru~ power, and one that I plan to exploit.Forget that whole prelim decision thing, as most any case brought to a prelim that has anylegs to stand on at all will be forwarded to the full board. The real power lies in getting the,food...

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So now that you're making it through another term at Caltech, you may be wonder­ing if there's ever a pointin the drudgery of the Core or why CS majors are forced totake Chem 3a. What you may not know is that we as undergrads actually have a lotofsay in the type ofeducation we receive here. When I first joined the ARC Curricu­lum Committee in Spring 200 I, I wa<; surprised to leam that we literally had thepower to change the quality and quantity ofthe coursework that could make ourdaily

lives heaven or hell. As one of3 undergrad members on this student~faculty Curriculum Committee, I've votedon double~majorpetitions and independent study proposals, reviewed and approved new courses such a<; thePh195 seminar, debated with profs the pros and cons of adding a Bio major requirement, and worked alongsidefaculty, the Dean, and the Registrar to improve the curriculum for us undergrads. The most memomble incidentfor me while working for ARC was a series of meetings devoted to discussing a particular proposal for indepen­dent studies. The student had spent several years here and completed extensive coursework, but later upondiscovering his passion for interdisciplinary, social sciences-bent studies, pursued coursework in that field atanother university. Now the student returns to Tech and drafts an elaborate proposal for the Independent StudiesProgram, only to have his proposal met with instant hostility from the Curriculum Committee. While manyfaculty members on our Committee quickly suggested rejection of the proposal and some even added that thestudent should be simply advised to transfer, I argued that it's only fair to give him "another look," and at the veryleast, to grant him an opportunity to present his case in person to our Committee. This wa<; finally accepted aftermuch deliberation; the student petition was spared from blunt rejection, the student wa<; probably rescued fromhaving to leave Tech once and for all. Since then we've held follow-up meetings with the student where hisproposal was examined much more closely and given fair considemtion. As your ARC Chair next year, I willstand up and fight for you the same way I handled my duties this year as ARC member. Among the many itemson my agenda is one for initiating a 5-year combined B.S.-M.S. program, which is particularly attractive toengineering majors. Why doesn't Caltech offer 5-year combined B.S.-M.S. programs when our undergradscomplete so many grad-level courses and when schools like MIT and Stanford offer these great opportunities?Another issue I will tackle is the quality ofundergraduate teaching. We came to Caltech in part blc of it<; small sizeand 3: I faculty-ta-student ratio. However, a<; frosh quickly realize in their first few days here, core courses arehuge. While this problem isn't realistically solvable given our undergrad system, we can improve the quality ofteaching by encouraging faculty with a known track record of superb teaching (e"g. winners of the ASCITTeaching Awards) to teach the core courses, and by having professors lead recitation sections, as is the case forPh I. The ARC should also encourage profs to seek creative methods of teaching and reward those who do; forexample, the Phi 95 seminar alternative to the traditional Ph125 large-lecture series wa<; initiated single-handedlyby Prof. Mabuchi, a prof who obviously went out of his way to improve the undergraduate quantum mechanicscurriculum for aspiring physicists. As ARC Chairnext year, I also hope to help make available the option ofundergraduate minors, consider the option of replacing the Chem3a core lab req't with other lab alternatives, andpromote greater student-faculty interaction. Remember, Caltech is hard for us all, but you CAN take charge ofyour education by voicing your opinions and choosing the right leader. I'm counting on your vote tomorrow forASCITARC Chair!

I served on the ARC this past yearas a rep-at-Iarge. Compared to be­ing put on the committee by myhouse, I had to take the initiative toapply for the position of rep-at-Iarge. I have a genuine interestand concern for academic issues and resolving the related con­flicts at Tech. One of my main commitments will be to createOption Books, so that frosh and other underclassmen will have aclear idea of what they need to do for their major.

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community. Many of my concerns regarding the content of courses. I mention willing? candi- ..and manner in which they are taught are shared by most of you.: date for the job. I have:Several of us have deep misgivings about how we learn the mate-: planned many social events:rial that constitutes Caltech's formidable Core. Throughout the 41 around campus, with experi- •course of our freshman and sophomore years, we seem to spend: ence ranging from serving on :more time solving problems and churning out papers rather than" SURFSAC to helping last oll• •learning in the true sense ofthe term and interacting with our highly. year's social director Ted lou.accomplished professors. Nonetheless, I think that our education: with ASCIT events as part of :here is in fact excellent preparation for those of us that plan to" the Executive Social Com- •· ..pursue careers in research; however we must also be cognizant of. mittee. I will make sure that CD

the fact that not all of us are as well prepared to enter the workforce.: Prefrosh Weekend is extra- :If I am given the opportunity to represent the student body on the. fun for upperclassmen, that •ARC, I am confident that I can effectively voice your concerns, act: there are good hor d' oeuvres:a liaison between faculty and us and ultimately contribute towards: at the ASCIT formal, and in :improving the quality of our learning at Caltech. • general, that future social.

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Today, I am running for ARC Chair.How this happened, I'm not quite sure,but I think it has something to do with acertain Tech editor. So, what do I offeryou as ARC chair? Well, I'll tell you.Fun will overflow from classes and quitepossibly also your bodily orifices. In­sane workloads will decrease and chica­nery will quite possibly increase. Traf­

fic will fall off drastically, while weather will probably continue toimprove. Actually, I have no clue what the ARC chair really does, butmy guess is that it involves some sort of strange ancient ritual wheresmall children are transformed into wandering math zombies. I'mhoping that it also involves some sort of harem and/or scantily claddancing women, but I suppose you can't have everything, If thatVikram character could win off a "prettier version of 'NO'" platform,I have done some exhaustive research (read as: I went to the coffee­house and ate some fries) and decided to run on the "Prettier thanVikram's version of 'NO'" platform. If you're like me (and I know Iam), you've probably wondered, "Now what is ARC?" It is more ofa mystery than an actual organization. Some have proposed that it isreminiscent of the biblical Noah's ark. While I have no significantark-building experience, my second-hand bathrobe proudly displaysthe name "Noah" in navy blue stitching on a navy blue fabric. Per­haps, though, ARC is simply an anagram for CAR. Despite the factthat I do not have a California State Driver's License, I once sawsomeone who did. Most people, however, foolishly ascribe the orga­nization title to ail acronym, suggesting various full names from"AlReady Chewed" to "A Russian Comm~i1e" to "That Crazy DeanRevel." I don't know which it is, and it isup to you to decide withyour vote. The times they are a changiri' (I cleverly found that inBartlett's Familiar Quotations), and it's time to elect Honest AbeFetterman for whatever this shrouded mystery position I am runningfor is.

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Craig CountrymanIn spite of all the recent tension between

the students and administration, I think onething to remember is Caltech is still the bestplace there is to study science and do re­search. One of the major reasons is under­graduate participation in helping shape aca­demic life. Through ombuds meetings andrepresentation on a variety of student com­mittees there is constant feedback to pra­fessors about how courses are taught. Thefaculty at Caltech are very willing to adaptto student concerns and suggestions.

My experience as a student representative on the Financial Aid Com­mittee has shown me how deeply professors at Caltech care about its stu­dents. With all the recent debate on raising tuition, professors on the com~mittee have been the main advocates for keeping tuition where it is. As awhole, they are receptive ofstudent involvement, and I would have a goodworking relationship with them in the capacity ofARC Chair.

I have also been active in the SURF program as the Vice Chair of theSURF Student Advisory Committee for the past year. In addition to orga­nizing the weekly student-faculty dinners over the summer, that role alsogave me an opportunity to see how the SURF program is run, and howmany decisions are made, such as the change last year to raise the SURFstipend to $5,000.

I am going to be a representative on the Core Curriculum Committeefor the upcoming Student-Faculty Conference. I am looking fOlward to itbecause there are several parts of the curriculum that seem to be trouble­some for students year afteryear, like CS I, BiI, or Ch 3a. But these thingsdon't have to be problematic forever. Caltech has made some positivechanges to the curriculum recently, like adding Math 7 to the menu optionand reorganizing the coverage of topics in Math I and 2 to make it moreuseful. Using the committees we have in place, students'can make !;heirviews heard. The Academics and Research Committee is a key placestudents can go to seek change. Through the variety of committees andactivities I have participated in, I think I have a lot to offerARC, and withyour vote on Tuesday I would like to be your representative and influencechanges that will improve the academic quality of life better for all stu­dents.

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Reading the last few issuesof "The Tech" reveals whatseems to be more of a dis­trusting attitude of the stu­dents toward "the adminis­tration" than I have beenaware of in the past. (I writeof "students" and "adminis­tration" as if they weremonolithic, which they arenot, but it makes writingeasier). How general themalaise is hard to judge ac­curately, but there are obvi­ously problems that are feltby many.

Now I don't want to enterthe debate about the variousissues Jhat are being talkedabout, such as tuition, healthinsurance, parking, ideasabout changes in the studenthouses. Some of these atleast are being consideredand aired right now in "townhall meetings" like the one Iattended Wednesdayevening, and of course thatwas only the latest forum ina series, with more to come.Instead of discussing specif­ics, I would instead commentin a general way on trust/dis­trust in the college en viron­ment.

Dissent, when it leads to adiscussion of issues is oftena healthy way to approachproblems. But for progress tobe made there. must be trustbetween the parties. Withouttrust each is essentially leftto his own devices andprogress is slow if there isany at all . If you don't trustyour classmates, there willbe no one to do your home­work with· and no one willgain the advantages to bederived from collaborativeefforts. If the profs don'ttrust the students then muchof the foundation on whichthe Caltech system is built,collapses. Luckily, the stu­dents by and large are trustedhere. They are trusted to actwith the Honor Code inmind, and so can be giventake home exams, they aretrusted to obey the con­straints of liberal collab poli-

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It's time to SURFI If you're thinking about applying for a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow­ship, you should begin now to look for a mentor and ask for letters of recommendation. The SURFapplication deadline is Monday, March I. Check out the SURF web site at www.its.caltech.edu/-surf/to get information on the application process, look at announcements of opportunity from specificfaculty members and JPL technical staff members, and download an application. For more informa­tion, contact the Student-Faculty Programs office at ext. 2885 or sfp@its.

Feeling STRESSED')'!? Sign up for the Stress Management Workshop offered by the Student Coun­seling Center. This workshop will include a mixture of informal lecture and experiential exercisesfocusing on basic relaxation techniques and stress management skills. The workshop will meet onMonday, February 25, 2002 from 3 pm to 5:30 pmin the Health Center Lounge. Space is limited, soplease call ext. 8331 to reserve your place in the group. The workshop will be facilitated by AnnaMorita, M.A., and Evelyn Novello, M.A.

Attention Writers! The Literature Faculty is pleased to announce the 56th Annual McKinney Com­petition. The Mary A. Earl McKinney Prize is awarded each year for excellence in writing. Only full­time students officially registered at Caltech as undergraduates are eligible to enter the competition.This year, prizes will be given in three categories: poetry, prose fiction, and non-fiction essays. Allsubmissions must be typed and double-spaced. Include your address and phone number. In the poetrycategory, entrants may submit up to three poems. Submissions of prose fiction should not exceed12.000 words. Essays may be ones prepared for a humanities class or any good piece of originalwriting on a topic relevant to the humanities. The prize in each category will be $300. Each student isentitled to only one entry in each category. Contestants should submit their work to Professor JenijoyLa Belle. Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences, 101-40, by no later than March 14,2002.No entries will be returned. Each category will be judged by a committee from the Literature Faculty.Essays will be judged on the quality of thought and the effectiveness of the writing. Winners will beannounced in May, and the names of the winners will appear in the commencement program. TheCommittee may divide the award in each category in case of more than one outstanding submission.Previous winners in anyone category are not eligible for the competition in that category. If you haveany questions, contact Prof. La Belle, ext. 3605. or Barbara Estrada, ext. 3609.

The Literature Faculty is also pleased to announce the Annual Hallett Smith Competition honoringthe finest essay devoted to Shakespeare. Only full-time, offieially registered undergraduates are eli­gible to enter the competition. All submissions must be typed and double-spaced and should notexceed 4.000 words. The essay may be one prepared for a humanities class or may be specificallywritten for this competition. No student can submit more than one essay. All contestants must submittwo hard copies of their work to Professor Jenijoy La Belle, Division of the Humanities and SocialSciences, 101-40. no later than April 16,2002. This year's prize will be approximately $300; thoughthe judging committee may divide the award in case of more than one outstanding submission. Formore information, contact Prof. La Bell, ext. 3605, or Barbara Estrada. ext. 3609

Monticello Foundation Internship and Robert and Delpha Noland Summer Internships 2002.The Dean of Students Office is accepting proposals for the Monticello Foundation Internship and theRobert and Delpha Noland Summer Internships. Three to five Caltech undergraduate women will begiven an opportunity to participate in research, projects outside of the Caltech community forten weeksduring the summer. Each student will receive a $5,000.00 stipend (same as the SURF stipends). Appli­cants are required to identify the projects in which they wish to participate. All arrangements with theprincipal researcher will be the responsibility of the student. There are no restrictions as to where theresearch can be done, except that it must be outside the Caltech-JPLcommunity. Other universities,commercial labs, or any industrial facility in which the student can arrange to conduct or participate ina research project can be' the site for the experience. Each student will be asked to submit a shortsynopsis of her report to the Deans' Office at the end of the summer. Interested? Identify a sponsor foryour experience at a research facility for a ten-week period. In a short essay, describe your project, andsubmit it to the Deans' Office in Room 102, Parsons-Gates along with two faculty recommendations.We wOUld like to know for whom you would be working, where, and if possible some specifics con­cerning your proposed research topic. The Deans' Office has sample proposals from past years foryour review. Please stop by to review them or to discuss your proposal with one of us before thedeadline date. Proposals must be received by Monday, March 4, 2002.

Join the Ballroom Dance Club this weekend for a festive Viennese Waltz Night, featuring the Occi­dental-Caltech Orchestra! Open dancing to waltzes and polkas of thc I840s-1870s: A choreographedpiece will be performed by the Occidental Folk and Historic Dance Troupe. Semi-formal attire, blacktie optional. Refreshments served. Free! Dabney Lounge, Sat. Feb. 9, 8-11 pm.The Ballroom Dance club is offering two new class series over the next five weeks: Nightclub Two­step and CEROC. Nightclub Two-step, danced to slower, romantiC songs, will be taught by profes­sional instructor Sonny Watson. Lessons will be on Mondays (II, 18,25 Feb., 4, II March).$25/scries or $6/lesson for all Cal tech students; $35 (series) / $8 (lesson) for others. Amateur-taughtCeroc. a fast-paced swing/hustle variant. will he offered on Wednesdays (13,20,27 Feb; 6, 13 March);$I/Iesson (free for frosh and those taking it for PE credit). All lessons take place in Winnett Loungefrom 7:30-9pm, followed by a half hour practice session. No partner or experiencc necessary. Re­freshments provided. On Mondays after class, we have a free mini-ballroom dance party - open danc­ing, request or bring your own music.

Student Programming Board. The Cal tech Women's Center invites you to be part of the new andexciting changes taking place in our office. Our new staff is interested in working with you to dcvelopprograms and services that meet your needs and interests. Get involved now! Take on a leadershiprole in deciding how the Women's Center addresses the issues you are interested in. Be a part ofdesigning, developing and implementing programs and events focused on women's and gender issues.Undergraduate and graduate students, women and mcn encouraged to get involved. Contact the Women'sCenter at ext. 3221 or stop by our office in room 265 of the Center for StudentServices.

Les·ni-Gay-Trans Discussion GroupWhether you are out and proud, exploring your sexual identity, coming out, or anywhere in-between,we invite you to our Discussion Group. which meets on the Ist and 3rd Tucsdays of each month from8: 15 until 10: 15 pm in the Health Center Lounge. The group is a great place to meet new friends andthe atmosphere is generally very relaxed; at the same time, morc personal and "serious" discussion!opics can be addressed. This is a confidential meeting and attendance does not imply anything abouta person's sexual orientation; supportive students and staff are welcome as well. And refreshments areserved I For more information cail ext. 8331. To find out about LBGT events on campus, please visit·the Cal tech Student Pride Association (CSPA) calcndar at http://rainbow.caltech.edu.

Are you interested in discussing life at Caltech and in the United States? If so, the InterculturalDiscussion and Group provides a forum for Cal tech students to explore the process ofcultural adjustment and relating across cultures. The group meets every Monday from 12-1 pm in theWomen's Center Lounge. (265-86, 2nd floor of the Center for Student Services). This group is facili­tated by the Counseling Center and International Student Programs, and is open to ALL CaItech stu­dents. graduate and undergraduate, American and international. Drop-ins welcome. Since lunch isprovided, please contact Jim at endrizzi@caltech.edu if you plan on attending one of the meetings, thiswill guarantee that we have enough food!

For more information on available scholarships. please visit the Financial Aid web site at http://www.finaid.caltech.edu/news.html. All qualified students are encouraged to apply!

Have you ever wondered what your PI was thinking? Are you considering becoming a faculty mem­ber yourself? Do you wonder what your advisor does all day? Here is your chance to find out: "ADay in the Life of a Caltech Professor" - an open forum presented by WEST (Women in Engineer­ing, Science, and Technology). Monday, February lJ, 7- 8 pm in the Beckman Institute Auditorium.Five Caltech professors at various stages in their careers will talk about how they spend a "normal"day. They will share their thoughts on what it's like to be a faculty member and will be available toanswer questions from the audience. All members of the Caltech community are invited to attend!Panelists include: Dennis Dougherty, Chemistry; Jean Ensminger, Anthropology; Jared Leadbetter.Engineering and Applied Science; Hideo Mabuchi, Physics; Erin Schuman. Biology.

Caltech Library System Presents: The following sessions are approximately one hour of formalinstruction followed by an optional hands-on practice. All classes begin at noon and meet in theSherman Fairchild Library Multimedia Conference Room (Room 328). Walk-ins are welcome, butpre-registration is preferred.Tuesday, February 12, Noon "Web of Science for Science and Engineering"Tuesday, February 26, Noon "Copyright for Researchers in Academia" presented by Kimberly Dou­glas, Director of the Sherman Fairchild Library. and Peggy Luh, Office of the General Counsel.View details and register for these and other upcoming classes at: http://library.caltech.edu/learning/default.htm. For further information, please contact Kathleen McGregor at ext. 6713 orkathleen@library.caltech.edu.

WEST (Women in Engineering, Science, and Technology) will be hosting two upcoming LunchWith Faculty events. These events are designed to give female students the opportunity to meet fe­male faculty role models in an informal setting. On Feb. 20, the invited faculty will be Pamela Bjorkmanand Judith Cohen. On March 12, the invited faculty will be Fiona Harrison and Mary Kennedy. ToRSVP for either lunch, please send an email to westclub@caltech.edu.

Caltech Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences presents its Seminar on Science, Ethics, andPublic Policy. Dr. Kim Sterelny. Professor of Philosophy at the Victoria University of WellingtonResearch School of the Social Sciences, Australian National University, and a Visiting Professor ofPhilosophy, Cal tech will speak on "Not Just Another Species of Large Mammal: The Peculiarities ofBeing Hominid." Room 25, Baxter Building, Thursday, February 7. 2002 4:00 pm. Seminars are onthe Caltech campus and are open to the community at no charge. For information, contact MichelleReinschn,idt at (626) 395-3563 or michelle@hss.caltech.edu. For a complete list of SEPP Seminarsand Harris Lectures scheduled for this academic year, visit our web site: http://www.hss.caltech.edu/ses/SEPP.html

Soprano Hila Plitmann to be featured gucst soloist with the Pasadena Symphony in All-MozartProgram on Saturday, February 16,8 pm, at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. Single tickets are $10,$22, $24, $40. $42, $52 and $64 for adults; $5 for children ages 5 to 17. Student and senior rush seatsare $10 and are available with 1.0. the week prior to the concert. Season subscriptions are also avail­able. The Pasadena Civic Auditorium is located at 300 E. Green Street in Pasadena. For tickets andinformation, please call (626) 584-8833 or visit www.pasadenasymphony.org.

"Classical Conversations," a free "behind the scenes" series of events presented by the PasadenaSymphony and Vroman's Bokstore, continues on Friday, February 15.2002,4:30 pm. These Fridayafternoon programs prior to six concerts throughout the season feature Pasadena Symphony MusicDirector Jorge Mester and guest artists offering unique perspectives on classical music "ClassicalConversations" programs are open to the public, and reservations are not required. For additionalinformation about the events, please call (626) 449-5320. Vroman's is located at 695 East ColoradoBoulevard in Pasadena.

As a result ofIrvine Foundation funding, Cal tech has a limited amount of moneyavailable for diversity programs related to underreprescnted minorities and womenfor academic year 2001-2002. Proposals from students, faculty, and staff are wel­come and should clearly address how the program relates to, issues of diversity.Proposals should also include a description of the event, including purpose, audi­ence, date, location, and budget. Application forms can be picked up iat the CaltechY. An Institute committee will review the applications and make the awards. Formore information, contact Athena Castro (athena@caltech.edu) or Greg Fletcher(gregf@caltech.edu) at ext. 6163.

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