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Braun Athletic Center to Open October 9

Susan Bunker Named NewDirector of the Caltech Y Workmen construct the floor of the basketball court in the Braun Athletic Center.

Betsy Woodford

With the completion of the newBraun Athletic Center, slated forOctober 9, users of the gym facili­ties will enjoy a greatly expandedrecreational service program. "Ourfacilities, equipment, and servicewill be immediately transformedinto one of the most outstandingrecreational services programsserving a college community in theUnited States," says Dan Bridges,director of physical education andathletics.

The fully-air conditioned BraunCenter will offer a 500 square footweight room, with new, state-of­the-artequipment, twosquashcourtsand four racquetball courts, a 3000square foot dance/aerobics room,expanded locker facilities for menand women, and aspacious gym forvolleyball and basketball play.

The gym will be open new longerhours: Monday through Thursday,from 6 a.m. to midnight, Fridayfrom 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sundayfrom 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The new recreation program willplace an emphasis on service for itscustomers. "We will double thenumber of building attendants andactivity instructors," says Bridges,"add more lifeguard hours, haveweight room and racquet-sport

,counselors available, and have afull-time recreational services re­ceptionist to answer qu~tions andpass outschedulesand information.

"We wanted to bring an athleticclub approach to campus," addedBridges. "It is our intention to offerthe very best in service and equip­ment, in a facility that iswell-lighted,well-maintained, and conducive tosocial interaction."

The building was designed withsocializing in mind. The large patioin front of the gym will have nu­merous seating areas amid land­scape planters. The two-story highlobby will have sofas and coffeetables, and food vending machinesnearby. Strategically placed win­dows between the various workoutareaswiU letpeopleseewhat'sgoingon all over theathleticfacility. Andanumberoftbenortbandeastfacingsecond floor windowswill providea nice vies of the campus and theSan Gabriel Mountains.

1 hope the new facility will be­a>me a primary venue 00 campusforsocializationamongtbestudenm.faculty, staff, alumni, Associates,and JPL employees," says Bridges."I've already talked with ASCITand the IHC about the gym beingthe site of an all-campus party,shortly after it opens ."

In support of the new program,

the administration has increased its1992-1993 recreational servicesfunding by 25 percent. In order tomake up the difference between theInstitute'S contributionandwhat thenew program will cost to run, theathletic department will be charg­ing year round user fees toJPLemployees, alumni, Associates, andtheir dependents, as well as the de­pendents of students, faculty, andstaff. "We are asking the users ofthe athletic facilities to pay for ap-

proximately half the costs of run­ning the program," Bridges ex­plains. "The new program will of­fer members of the Caltech/JPLCommunity facilities and servicesthat are comparable to, if not betterthan, local health clubs, and at abouta quarter of the cost."

Caltech faculty, staff, and re­search fellows may use the facili­ties at no charge during the aca­demic year and for $30 in the sum­mer. Individual dependents of stu-

dents and research fellows maypurchase facility-use for $75 peryear, or $30 per quarter. The passesfor families ofstudentsand researchfellows are $100 for the year, or $45per quarter. Individual faculty andstaff dependents will pay $125 peryear or $50 per quarter; their fami­lies' fees will be $200 per year or$75 per quarter.

The annual fees for JPL employ­ees. alumni, and Associates will be

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Harvey Prize Awarded to CaltechElectrical Engineering ProfAmmon Yariv

optics.The Harvey Prize recipient has

written several basic texts inquantum . eiectronics, optics, an~quantum mechanics. A resident ofSan Marino, he is a member of theAmerican Physical Society, PhiBetaKappa, theAmericanAcademyof Arts and Sciences, the NationalAcademy of Engineering, and theNational Academy ofSciences. Heis a fellow of the Institute of Elec­trical and Electronics Engineers(IEEE) and the OPtical Society ofAMerica. Yariv has recieved the1980Quantum ElectronicsAward

. of the IEEE, the 1985 University ofPennsylvania Pender Award, andthe 1986Optical SocietyofAmericaIves Medal.

The Harvey Prize was estab­lished by the late Leo M. Harvey ofLos Angeles, the former chaimanof the board of Harvey Aluminum,Inc., and a prominent leadre of theAmerican Society for Technion.

A native of Israel, Yariv earnedhis BS, MS, and PhD degrees inelectric~l engineering form UCBerkely. He joined the Bell tele­phone Laboratories in 1959,becomning involved on the earlystages oflaser research. In 1964, hejoined the Caltech faculty as asso­ciate professor of electricalengineerign, and was named pro­fessor ofelectrical engineering andapplied physics in 1966. In 1979,hebecame the Thomas G. MyersProfessor ofElectrical Engineeringand professor of applied physics.

Yariv participated in the discov­ery ofseveral early solid-state lasersystems, in proposing and contrib­uting to the evolution of the field ofsemiconductor integrated optics, inthe invention of the semiconductor-distributed-feedback laser, and inthe pioneering of phase conjugateoptics. His present research is con­cerned with nonlinear optics, semi­conductor lasers, and integrated

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ASCITMinutes

AmmonYariz, Thomas G. MyersProfessor ofElectrical Engineeringand professor of applied physics isthe recipient of the 1992 HarveyPrize in Technology from theTechnion-Israel Institutre ofTech­nology.

The Harvey Prize is given inrecognition of major contnbutionstowards human progress in scienceand technology, human health, lit­erature of the Middle East, or ad­vancement of peace in the MiddleEast. Two Harvey Prizes areawarded each year. Forner SovietPresident Mikhail Gorbachev wasawarded the seconf 1992 HarveyPrize for his contributions to MiddleEastern Peace.

Yariv accepted the prize, con­sisting of $35,000, at an awardceremony on June 15 at Techniionin Haifa. He delivered severallec­tureswhile at theTechnion. MikhailGorbachev recieved his award onthe same occasion.

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work with students. For two yearsshe was honored as the outstandingadministrator at Azusa Pacific Uni­versity. In 1991, she left Azusa Pa­cific as associate dean for studentservices to work full time with theAIDS Services Foundation.

Ms. Bunker succeeds LucyGuernsey, who has ably and suc­cessfully directed the Y for the pastthree years. Lucy has befriended ageneration of Caltech students andhas inspired them to ge~ involvedwith the community and ~he issuesof the times. She has made the Y acatalyst to promote dialogue andunderstanding, mutual trust, andrespect, consensus and harmonyamong the various segments of theCaltech community, including un­dergraduates, graduate students,faculty, staff, and members of theadministration. Because of hercommitment to values as well asexcellence, she has become an im­portant role model for all of us whoshare in these samevalues. We shallmissher leadership. Lucy will leavethe Y a stronger, more cohesive andeffective organization than whenshe inherited it, and we are gratefulto her. Ms. Guernsey will be mov­ing to Seattle to assume her newposition as Dean of Student Devel­opment at Seattle Pacific Univer­sity.

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Effective August 1, 1992, Ms.Susan Bunker will become Execu­tive Director of the Caltech Y. Ms.Bunker, who lives in Claremont,California, comes to Caltech formthe the AIDS Services FoundationOf Orange County, serving as thedirector of volunteer developmentand public relations for the pastyear and a half. However, with tenyears of involvement with highereducation, Ms. Bunkerbrings to theCaltech Y a wealth ofexperience inworking with students, plus ad­ministration, fund-raising, coun­seling and management skills. Ms.Bunker received her BA in psy­chology, sociology, and communi­cations in 1980 from NorthwestNazarene College in Nampa, Idaho,where she also worked in studentservices until 1987. She left Idahoto earn hermasters degree in collegelstudent affairs at Azusa Pacific.University, whereshe continued her

2JULY 31, 1992

ASCIT Minutes of the July 28, 1992 Meeting

EDITORSRajesh "Q" Bilimoria

Michael OderChristopher Orth

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Rajesh "Q" Bilimoria

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On July 5, the Palace buzzed withthe guitars and feedback of MyBloodyValentine, BuffaloTom, andYo La Tengo. I bought my ticket tothe concert to see My Bloody Val­entine, whose latest releaselovelesscontains "when you sleep,"a whirling mix of feedback and vo­cals, which a slight departure fromthe band's previous album isn'tanything.

Although MBV headlined theshow, they were by far not thehighlight. The show opened withthe bassist and lead guitarist/vocal­ist ofYo LaTengo coming on stagewith the lights still dim. The intro­ductory feedback session pro­gressed into a melodious song. Thesongs of Yo La Tengo, a New Jer­s~y threesome, range from the in­tense to the sublime. Their latest,May I Sing With Me, comprised themajority of the set, which left meimpressed.

Buffalo Tom came on next andpeformed an adequate set, but didnot rival the intensity of Yo LaTengo.

When My Bloody Valentinemade in on stage, the real moshingbegan; however, afterseveral songs,the band decided to close the showwith seemingly endless feedback.The concertbecame literally boring,and much ofthe audience wanderedaround the lobby and left.

Although MBV's ending wasdisappointing, the experience wasworth just for the forced discoveryof Yo La Tengo. This band's per­formances s~ould not be missed. Ifyou pick up their albums and are alittle disappointed, check them outlive. The recordings just can't cap­ture the energy they produce at a~ood show.

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Michael OderChristopher Orth

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Volume XCIII • Number 30JUly 31, 1992

person. As an incentive to sign upearly, there will be a 10% discounton all individual or family mem­berships and guaranteed lockerprivileges (for all members over 18years) to anyone signing up beforeSeptember 15.

ASCIT Office: the ASCIT officehas moved to room 38 in the SACwhere there are no floods, and itdoesn't smell like dead fISh.

Summer Broomball: The Y isplanning asummerbroomballevent.More info to be announced later

This quite productivesizzlinghotsummer meeting ended at 8:40 p.m.[Editor's note: the little t is not ex­actly supreme as Amit noted. Thelittle t editors are using TEX, whichis inferior to what the Tech editorsuse; they can'tpreview in real timeand we can! We like PostScript.]

or $75 per quarter.The athletic department will start

accepting fees and issuing photo idcards on August 15 at the BrownGymnasium (the old gym) oncampus. Because photos will betaken, application Diust be made in

later.Big T: It's still under budget.

Yeah!! However, there will not beany ASCITformal pictures includeddue to some error somewhere.There was some discussion overwhere the surplus money may go. Itmay just be added onto next year'sBig T budget.

"The little t is Supreme!"as notedby Amit: As Laurent put it, ''Thelittle T is definitely under budget!"There was some confusion overwhat rotation rules would be in­cluded, andwhose rules thosewouldbe.

The future lobby of the Braun Athletic Center takes shape.

Brauncontinued from page 1

$125 peryearor$50perquarter. Anindividual dependentmay purchasea pass for $125 per year or $50 perquarter. Families are $300 per year

The old ASCIT van, pictured below, has a new friend-the new ASCIT van. Although the old van was once termed a"Death Trap, " it willnotbeputoutofcomission. butwill be retained for doing those dirtyjobs the new vanjust won't wantto do.

safety factor. The BOD approvesof the license plates (5-0-3). Ifyouwant to use the van you need to talkto Todd. Just remember C.M., thatthe van is brand new, and doesn'tneed to be abused, so to speak. Thecost ofusingthe van hasbeen raisedto 30 cents per mile. The BODpassed this (5-0-4).

SoundSystem: $16000havebeenraised for the new surround soundsystem that will be installed inBaxter Lecture Hall soon; $6000from ASCIT. $7000 have alreadybeen spent on the speaakers. Therest of the system will be bought

June Fujimoto

Present: Amit, Mike, Tim, De­rek,Todd,June,LaurentStadler,Chris Ho, Ed Etzkorn, RichBaltzerson, Rob Rickenbrode.

The meeting started at 7:15 p.m.with pizza pizza, crazy bread, thekool aid coolers that sing, andAmazing Tim

Dean Brennen: The presentationto give Dean Brennan his photowillbe held July 29th at 2:30 p.m. in theDean's office. Also 4 pgs. in theyearbook were dedicated to him.

Women's Center: Prof.Goodstein would like a list com­posed of people to serve on theWomen's Center committee. Thiswould include a selection and ex­ecutive committee.

C.L.D.E.: About only 20% ofthe student body returned theirC.L.D.E. course reviews. Robdesperately needs the ones hedoesn't have by next Monday, andthere are a lot. Amit has a copy ofall the classes if you'd like to helpout, and you can turn them into himat box #513. But if no one does,we'll have a sorry C.L.D.E. thisfall.

Postcards of Page and Fleming:Mike finally noticed somepostcardsthat have apparently been in thebookstore for at least three years.He just thought he'd share that withus.

Social Director: Derek has noideawhere ten thousand dollars fromhis social budget have gone. Atleast he's not getting blank checks.

ASCIT put on a successful partylast Friday. Derek hopes to haveanother one August 14th, but willhe have the money?

ASCITVan: It's here. Therewillalso be personalized license plates,"ASCIT', to go with the van. Andthey're reflective too. Ohjoy. Major

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• HARDWOOD DANCE/AEROBICS FLOOR -INFORMATION CENTER/CLERICAL WORK AREA• SOUND-PROOF ROOM DIVIDER• QUALITY SOUND SYSTEM 2. LOUNGE• FULL KITCHEN ADJACENT • OVERLOOKS DOWNSTAIRS LOBBY AND

RACQUET SPORTS CORRIDOR3. WOMEN'S LOCKER ROOM • SOFAS, CHAIRS, AND END TABLES

• EXPANDED AND COMPLETELY REMODELED • SKYLIGHT• NEW CERAMIC TILE, PAINT, AND CARPET THROUGHOUT • INTERIOR LANDSCAPING• 104 ADDmONAL LOCKERS• 526 TOTAL LOCKERS 3. WEIGHT ROOM

• WINDOWS OFFERING A PANORAMIC VIEW4. MEN'S LOCKER ROOM OF THE SOUTH CAMPUS

• 152 NEW LOCKERS FOR COACHES, FACULTY, AND STAFF • COMPLETE SELECTORIZED MACHINE CIRCUIT• VISITING TEAM ROOM INCLUDED BY FLEX EQUIPMENT

• FREE WEIGHT APPARATUS BY NORLAND'S FITNESS5. RACQUET SPORTS CORRIDOR • FULL SET OF DUMBBELLS FROM 20 LBS. TO 80 LBS.

·4-RACQUETBALLCOURTS • FULL SET OF BEAUTY BELLS 5 LBS. TO 20 LBS.• 2 - INTERNATIONAL SIZE SQUASH COURTS • 5,000 LBS. Of OLYMPIC WEIGHT• FULL GLASS BACK WALLS IN ALL COURTS • OLYMPIC THROWING PLATFORM WITH FULL SET• SOLID OAK BENCHES FOR SPECTATOR SEATING OF RUBBER WEIGHTS

• SPAOOUS STRETCHING AREA6. LOBBY • TWO REFRIGERATES DRINKING FOUNTAINS

• CIRCULAR RECEPTION DESK • AMPLE MIRRORED WALL SPACE• BUILT-IN TROPHY CASES AND DONOR PLAQUE CASE • SPECIALIZED SOLID VINYL FLOOR SURFACE• DECORATIVE STAIRWAY • QUALITY SOUND SYSTEM• INTERIORLANDSCAPINGCENTERED BENEATHLARGESKYLIGHT

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• 18' PERIMETER WALL WITH CAST-STONE SEATING • FOUR 9500 STAIR CLIMBERS•CIRCULAR PLANTER CENTERPIECE • SPECIALIZED SOLID VINYL FLOOR SURFACE• SIDE PLANTERS WITH SHADE TREES • WINDOWS WITH FULL VIEW OF WEIGHT ROOM• DECORATIVE TILE/EXPOSED AGGREGATE PATTERN AND GYMNASIUM• ADEQUATE UGHTING FOR EVENING ACTIVITIES • QUALITY SOUND SYSTEM

DEDICATION AND OPENINGFRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1992

4JULY 31, 1992

Developmental Biology atCaltech Wins Major Grant

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The California Institute of tech­nology has received a grant of$665,950from the Ralph M ParsonsFoundation to support research intothe mechanisms by which a single­cell egg becomes a highly complexorganism. The grant represents acontinuation of the $330,000 awardthat the foundation extended toCaltech last year, bringing the totalamount ofParsons Foundation sup­port for this project just under one .million dollars.

"Caltech is delighted that theParsons Foundation is continuingto support research that seeks tounlock the early secrets of develop­ment ," said Caltech PresidentThomas Everhart. "Thefoundation's support ensures thatthis interdisciplinary effort, in­volving sophisticate technology andoutstanding researchers, can con­tinue its pioneering work aimed atanswering one of the key questionsin biology."

The team of Caltech scientistsconducting the research is headedby Eric Davidson, the NormanChandler Professor ofCell Biology,and Leroy Hood, the Ethel WilsonBowles and Robert Bowles Pro­fessor of Biology. Although Hoodis relocating to the University ofWashington, the relevant portionsofthe National Science FoundationScience and Technology Centerlaboratory that he headswill remainat Caltech. This collaborativeproject will continue at Caltech,where Hood will also have an ap­pointment.

The Caltech researchers will use

the Parsons Foundation funding tocontinue their research into one ofthe fundamental questions of mod­em biology: how an organism thatstarts as a single cell, the fertilizedegg, grows to a complex adult or­ganism, made up of hundreds ofmillions of specialized cells. Amajor goal of the project is toidentify and describe what actuallyhappens in the genes as an egg be­gins to develop into an embryo, andto determine how cells specializedfor highly different functions (brain, nervous system, muscle tissue,skin, etc.) arise in the developingembryo. In addition, say the scien­tists, this research will lead to a farclearer understanding of howcomplex structures and organs areformed later on in development.

The scientists' studies will focusion the sea urchin, an animal longused in developmental biologystudies at Caltech. The researcherspropose to use advanced techno­logical methods to isolate all ormost of the gene regulatory factorsthat are needed to drive fhe creationof a sea-urchin embryo from egg.

The RalphM. Parsons Foundationwas established in 1961 by the latRalph M. Parsons, founder of theinternational engineering and con­struction fmn that bears his name,The Foundation since 1974 a sepa­rate, free-standing charitable orga­nization independent of the corpo­ration, awards grants focusing onareas of higher education, socialimpact programs, and health, civic,and cultural endeavors.

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As star, producer and writer,Damon Wayans had a large task onhis hands. Unfortunately for Damonhe seems to lack the ability to pull itoff. This movie has two plots vyingfor screentime. One is about anexcon, played by Wayans, out onparole trying to tum his life aroundand gain legitimacy in a world whichis completely alien to him.The otheris a third-rate murder mystery re­volving around a credit card fraudscheme.

Playing the part of Damon'sfriend, Marlon Wayans( in real lifeDamon's brother) is an inveteratecon man, always looking for theeasy buck. The friends playoff theirunwitting victims recapitulatingtheir roles form In Living Color.

Stacey Dash plays the role ofDamon's love interest. And he isfaced with the less than formidableta..<;k ofwinning heraway from geekyboyfriend.

The biggest problem with the filmis that it lacks inspiration. The gagscan only be stretched so far. Thisfilm fits better in the atmosphere oftheir television program, and neverfinds what it needs to make thecross over for the big screen.

My suggestion is that you waitfor this movie to come out on videoand then get your friend to rent it.Not only will be more enjoyable ontelevision but you'll also be sparedthe pain of realizing that you justpaid seven bucks for this film.

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The first hour of A Prelude to aKiss was so filled with magic - fromthe energy of the actors to theelaborate scene-shooting - that it setthe stage for an almost excellentmovie. Almost.

The magic in the first half of themovie was due to a combination ofinteresting characterization and rawintrigue. Alec Baldwin and MegRyan's acting was the driving forcethat kept things moving as long asthey did.

Fans of Meg and Alec will findtheir roles the reverse of what theymight have expected. Baldwin playsPeter, a conservative corporatemanager in charge of micro-ficheproduction. He hates parties andhe's the type that waits for life tohappen to him. Quit~ different frumthe tooth-caretycoonwboasked hisfiancee to bite him when she kissedhim in The Marrying Mar

"Oespite his dislike ofparties, themovie opens on Peter about to go toone, where he meets the feisty Rita,played by Meg Ryan. On the sur­face Rita seems to love life - sheflails her arms wildly in a sort ofkarate parody as she informs Peterthat she hasn't slept a full nightsince she was fourteen. But wesoon discover thathersleeplessness

is not derived from her enthusiasmbut from her despair. She hates theworld, and even more hates thethought of bringing a child into it.

Of course they hit it off, and thebest part of the film was watchingthe sparks fly despite their apparentincompatibility.

The other fun part was waitingfor whatever it was you knew wasgoing to happen. From Peter'smonologue in the very beginningofthe film you knew they were aboutto be "thrown off life's roIler­coaster."

But when that moment hits ontheir wedding day the movie start tolose interest. For a while after thatfateful kiss between the bride andthe mysterious old man, and youknow that they have switched bod­ies, you're interested because youdon't know what's going on. Didthis guy steal her body on purpose?Is he an expert in the occult that hasspecialized in going from body tobody for the past three centuries?You get the feeliong that somethingreally sinister is going on as youwatch Peter's life ripped apart be­fore his eyes.

As the movie drags IO a conclu­sion you realize you've just beenduped into watching yet anotherswitch movie, nothirtg more. Theactingwas great. Alec Baldwin wasgreat. Meg Ryan was great. Butyou need more than great actors tobreathe life into the stale youth­switches-with-old-and-wants-their­old-life-back-plot. Mter such aninspired beginning, the movie wasquite a disappointment,

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Seymour Benzer, the James G.Boswell Professor ofNeuroscienceat the California Institute of Tech­nology, is a corecipient of the fifthannual Bristol-MyersSquibbAwardfor Distinguished Achievement inNeuroscience Research. He re­ceived the award at a luncheon inNew York City on June 25.

TheothercorecipientsareSidney r--------------------------_--,Brenner of the Medical ResearchCouncil of the University of Cam­bridge, and Mario Capecchi of theHoward Hughes Medical Instituteat the University of Idaho.

Benzer, a San Marino resident, iswidely know for his pioneeringstudies in neurogenetics-how in­formation in the genes controls thedevelopment and function of thenervous system to produce behav­ior. He has carried out a great dealof this research on the fruit flyDrosophila melanogaster--an in­sect that, despite its apparent sim­plicity, displaysa fairly complicatedrepertoire of behaviors, includingdistinctive courtship, eating, learn­ing, and circadian-rhythm patterns.Many of the Drosophila genes thatBenzer and colleagues have un­covered in fruit flies appear to havesimilarcounterparts in humans.Thisinsight has opened the way for ap­plying some of the knowledge ob­tained from the Drosophila tostudies ofhow the human brain andnervous system develop, functionand malfunction.

Benzer joined the Cal tech facultyin 1967, coming from Purdue Uni­versity, where he was Stuart Dis­tinguished Professor of Biophys-ics. Much honored for his work, he This space provided as a public service.

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