photo by Chris Meisl not support the actions of govern- ment officials sworn to uphold the law who do not obey the law, but he feels that INS is not doing all it should to protect people from harm at the hands of their own govern- ments if deported. He does say that the San Antonio police are in- structed not to assist INS enforce- ment officers in rounding up illegal aliens; they have civic problems of their own to worry about. Henry Cisneros is an im- pressive man, articulate, attractive and committed to his ideas. Although he insists he will remain mayor of San Antonio, watch for him to make a big splash in national Democratic politics. Caltech was fortunate to have the chance to hear him speak. entertainers. Kent Clark, writer of many Caltech musicals (with such immortal songs as "What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?"), and also, incidental- ly, a Professor of Literature; Robert Oliver, ostensibly a Pro- fessor of Economics, and our own, outwardly serene Dean of Students, Gary Lorden, performed two tunes co-written by Clark, "For the Sake of the Republic," and "Down at the Burbank." The first, sung by Clark, relates the extreme sacrifices made by Techers to keep this fair land on the cutting edge of science and technology, while the second, writ- ten for a show in honor of the Y's 50th anniversary, called "A Broader View" (tapes of which are available from the Y, we are told), dealt sensitively with the artistic pleasures afforded Techers by a burlesque show in Los Angeles. Caltech would be much poorer without the Caltech Y, and it was fitting that an organization that has brought so much sheer fun into students' lives should be so feted by students, faculty and the Friends of the Y. As Wes Hershey said, "Here's to seventy more years!" FRI DAY 7 MARCH 19861 the economy. Cisneros had several interesting ideas on the topic of immigration. He suggests that bilateral efforts between the U.S. and Mexico aim- ed at improving the Mexican economy are the only way to stop the hemmorhage across the 2,000-mile-long border. ASsistance for American com- panies who will invest in Mexico rather than Asia, working with the Mexican government to make it easier for U.S. companies to invest there, as well as reducing tariffs and barriers to allow more Mex- ican products into the U.S. are ways to deal with an issue that is a sore point for both countries. On the issue of sanctuary for Central American refugees, Cisneros can- PAULING'S 85TH BIRTHDAY NOBEL LAUREATES WILLIAM FOWLER AND LINUS PAULING AT THE FESTIVITIES LAST FRIDAY IN HONOR OF" Y Birthday by "Muffy" Foss Tech Society Columnist Monday evening, the Caltech Y celebrated its 70th birthday, with balloons, reminiscences, song and birthday cake. Ken Rhodes, past co-chair of the Friends of the Y, acted as master of ceremonies for a very festive party. Judith Goods- tein, the Institute Archivist, talked about "when the Throops marched off to War," and of the way George Ellery Hale lured Arthur Amos Noyes and Robert Millikan to Pasadena and then used the United States' involvement with the WWI war effort to promote shamelessly the research at Throop College of Technology. Former President Lee Du- Bridge came to the microphone to relate how he was practically rais- ed in the YMCA as a boy, and how great a role he felt the Caltech Y played in the non-academic lives of Caltech students. Wes Hershey, the director of the Y from 1946 to 1976, then came forward to be ap- plauded for his many years of ser- vice to the campus. Then, for the final event, three Caltech professors came forward to display their little-known talents as photo by Chris Meisl Cisneros then took questions from the audience. On the topic of Proposition 13, Cisneros said that he believes that it reveals a disdain for the role of government that is shared not only by the people who voted for it, but also by the present Administration in its efforts to dismantle the domestic side of the federal government. California in the 1970's built the 6th largest economy in the world with first- rate education and quality of life along with it, but the cut-back men- tality of the state since Proposition 13 is eroding this. Cisneros feels that San Antonio is even benefitting from the decision of businesses that California is not quite the paradise on earth it once was and their subsequent decision to move to San Antonio. Asked about solid waste disposal, Cisneros replied that, while San Antonio is presently us- ing landfills, which he acknowledges are unsafe, the city is close to developing a way to con- vert biomass into electricity, as it is fortunate to own the means of generating and distributing all its power. Balancing the federal budget was the topic of the next question. Cisneros had already expressed his belief that Gramm-Rudman would not work, and he suggested that the $400 billion hidden in the tax code in the form of subsidies would be a better source of funds than pro- grams people depend on to survive. He asked why the federal govern- ment allows accelerated deprecia- tion on second vacation homes while attacking low-income hous- ing, allowing this accelerated depreciation on corporate jets while attacking mass transit. He also suggests that a $5.00 a barrel oil import tax, amounting to 5C a gallon, would be a relatively painless source of revenue. And finally, a 12 % increase in the federal defense budget is too much; defense should bear part of the burden of balancing the budget. Finally, while $200 billion is gross- ly high, some level of budget deficit is tolerable, not harmful to PASADENA, CALIFORNIA and defensive strategy. On the defense, Cisneros says cities must guard against further federal budget cuts, especially in employment training, housing and community block development funds. With the rebellious, Pro- position 13 atmosphere still per- vasive in states today, local govern- ments cannot raise property taxes enough to compensate for these lost revenues. On the offense, cities must develop a more entrepreneurial spirit, looking beyond garbage col- lection and police and fire protec- tion. This must involve doing whatever practical, irrespective of ideology. Cisneros sees no place for partisan politics in local government. Strategic thinking must also replace the very short- sighted thinking often found in ci- ty governments. Concern over the year 2000 is just as important as next week's zoning hearing. Most mayors are deeply concerned about jobs, and Cisneros sees the need for a new infrastructure in today's cities. Instead of the roads, pots, coal and ore that fed the industrial growth of cities like Detroit and Pittsburgh, new technological cities need education, support for small business, venture capital, and global interrelationaships like ex- port and foreign investment developoment. . There is a down side to this, however. The unskilled poor will not be able to take advantage of this new technological economy; their level of technological literacy will not be sufficient. The major of San Antonio repeatedly reminded his audience of the pressing need to in- clude everyone in these new oppor- tunities. American society cannot continue further to polarize the have and have-nots without paying a terrible price. He hopes that these developments in American cities will pave the way to a prosperous and just society. People must believe in progress to sacrifice now for their children's future, and if this belief founders, it's then every person for herself, and chaos results. SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS. MAYOR HENRY CISNEROS SPEAKING IN WINNETT LOUNGE LAST WEDNESDAY NUMBER 20 DROP t by Diana Foss . Henry Cisneros, the mayor of America's tenth largest city and a rising star in the Democratic Party issued a clear call for. prosperity and justice in equal measure as the consequences of the profound change which is transforming our cities from centers of manufactur- ing perforce to centers of new technology. The mayor of San An- tonio, Texas was at Caltech to at- tend an Institute-sponsored Sym- posium on Minorities in California, and spoke at this Y-sponsored discussion to about 25 people, whom he characterized as being typical of the people who would be making the kinds of plans to bring America's cities into the future. Cisneros sees four major areas affecting today's American cities: I) the loss of traditional manufac- turing jobs in the current industrial transformation. He estimates, for example, that the advent of CAD/CAM systems could mean the loss of 90 % of the jobs in those affected industries. How will socie- ty adjust as $17-per-hour steel workers are replaced by $5-per- hour computer operating jobs, jobs geared to peoplt; of an entirely dif- ferent generation and with an en- tirely different educational background. How will education change to meet the needs of this new technological society? Cisneros sees the three C's- computing, calculating, and communicating - as just as vital as the three R's. The second area is the rise of a global economy. No longer can american companies remain ig- norant of business in the rest of the world. He cites the case of a new Japanese manufacturing technique for floppy disks that can cut the production costs by 213. A company that made floppies in San Antonio was forced to shut down its plant there when IBM pulled out orders totalling millions of units and took their business where it was cheaper. Reagan's new federalism is also having a large impact on American cities. The huge federal deficit is fueling the drive towards a decen- tralized government. Yet as more responsibilities are being transfer- red to the local level by the federal government, cities' fundraising abilities are also being taken away. State and local tax deductibility and tax-exempt bonds are not allowed by the new federal tax plans. Finally, the demographics of America are changing profoundly. By 2010 in L.A. County, no one of its four major ethnic groups, Whites, blacks, asians and hispanics, will constitute a definite majority. And, in 1990, there will be as many poeple over 65 in America as there will be teenagers; this for the first time in our history. Since 80% of the people in the U.S. live in cities, these four fac- tors will have an enormous effect on these cities. Cisneros stresses that cities aren't "just another lob- by," that they are not disposable. There are many cities in America today which are undergoing a "crisis of function." Akron, Ohio, for example, is no longer the rub- ber capital of America; it is "stret- Ching to redefine itself," in Cisneros' perhaps ill-advised Words, as a center for polymer chemistry. To survive this crisis, cities must have both an offensive Cisneros Speaks at Tech Mayor of San Antonio Rising to National Prominence [VOLUME LXXXVII
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photo by Chris Meisl
not support the actions of government officials sworn to uphold thelaw who do not obey the law, buthe feels that INS is not doing all itshould to protect people from harmat the hands of their own governments if deported. He does say thatthe San Antonio police are instructed not to assist INS enforcement officers in rounding up illegalaliens; they have civic problems oftheir own to worry about.
Henry Cisneros is an impressive man, articulate, attractiveand committed to his ideas.Although he insists he will remainmayor of San Antonio, watch forhim to make a big splash in nationalDemocratic politics. Caltech wasfortunate to have the chance to hearhim speak.
entertainers. Kent Clark, writer ofmany Caltech musicals (with suchimmortal songs as "What's a NiceGirl Like You Doing in a PlaceLike This?"), and also, incidentally, a Professor of Literature;Robert Oliver, ostensibly a Professor of Economics, and our own,outwardly serene Dean of Students,Gary Lorden, performed two tunesco-written by Clark, "For the Sakeof the Republic," and "Down at theBurbank." The first, sung by Clark,relates the extreme sacrifices madeby Techers to keep this fair land onthe cutting edge of science andtechnology, while the second, written for a show in honor of the Y's50th anniversary, called "ABroader View" (tapes of which areavailable from the Y, we are told),dealt sensitively with the artisticpleasures afforded Techers by aburlesque show in Los Angeles.
Caltech would be much poorerwithout the Caltech Y, and it wasfitting that an organization that hasbrought so much sheer fun intostudents' lives should be so feted bystudents, faculty and the Friends ofthe Y. As Wes Hershey said,"Here's to seventy more years!"
FRI DAY 7 MARCH 19861
the economy.Cisneros had several interesting
ideas on the topic of immigration.He suggests that bilateral effortsbetween the U.S. and Mexico aimed at improving the Mexicaneconomy are the only way to stopthe hemmorhage across the2,000-mile-long border.ASsistance for American companies who will invest in Mexicorather than Asia, working with theMexican government to make iteasier for U.S. companies to investthere, as well as reducing tariffsand barriers to allow more Mexican products into the U.S. areways to deal with an issue that isa sore point for both countries. Onthe issue of sanctuary for CentralAmerican refugees, Cisneros can-
PAULING'S 85TH BIRTHDAY
NOBEL LAUREATES WILLIAM FOWLER AND LINUS PAULING AT THE FESTIVITIES LAST FRIDAY IN HONOR OF"
Y Birthdayby "Muffy" Foss
Tech Society ColumnistMonday evening, the Caltech Y
celebrated its 70th birthday, withballoons, reminiscences, song andbirthday cake. Ken Rhodes, pastco-chair of the Friends of the Y,acted as master of ceremonies fora very festive party. Judith Goodstein, the Institute Archivist, talkedabout "when the Throops marchedoff to War," and of the way GeorgeEllery Hale lured Arthur AmosNoyes and Robert Millikan toPasadena and then used the UnitedStates' involvement with the WWIwar effort to promote shamelesslythe research at Throop College ofTechnology.
Former President Lee DuBridge came to the microphone torelate how he was practically raised in the YMCA as a boy, and howgreat a role he felt the Caltech Yplayed in the non-academic lives ofCaltech students. Wes Hershey, thedirector of the Y from 1946 to1976, then came forward to be applauded for his many years of service to the campus.
Then, for the final event, threeCaltech professors came forward todisplay their little-known talents as
photo by Chris Meisl
Cisneros then took questionsfrom the audience. On the topic ofProposition 13, Cisneros said thathe believes that it reveals a disdainfor the role of government that isshared not only by the people whovoted for it, but also by the presentAdministration in its efforts todismantle the domestic side of thefederal government. California inthe 1970's built the 6th largesteconomy in the world with firstrate education and quality of lifealong with it, but the cut-back mentality of the state since Proposition13 is eroding this. Cisneros feelsthat San Antonio is even benefittingfrom the decision of businesses thatCalifornia is not quite the paradiseon earth it once was and theirsubsequent decision to move to SanAntonio.
Asked about solid wastedisposal, Cisneros replied that,while San Antonio is presently using landfills, which heacknowledges are unsafe, the cityis close to developing a way to convert biomass into electricity, as itis fortunate to own the means ofgenerating and distributing all itspower.
Balancing the federal budgetwas the topic of the next question.Cisneros had already expressed hisbelief that Gramm-Rudman wouldnot work, and he suggested that the$400 billion hidden in the tax codein the form of subsidies would bea better source of funds than programs people depend on to survive.He asked why the federal government allows accelerated depreciation on second vacation homeswhile attacking low-income housing, allowing this accelerateddepreciation on corporate jetswhile attacking mass transit. Healso suggests that a $5.00 a barreloil import tax, amounting to 5C agallon, would be a relativelypainless source of revenue. Andfinally, a 12 % increase in thefederal defense budget is too much;defense should bear part of theburden of balancing the budget.Finally, while $200 billion is grossly high, some level of budgetdeficit is tolerable, not harmful to
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
and defensive strategy.On the defense, Cisneros says
cities must guard against furtherfederal budget cuts, especially inemployment training, housing andcommunity block developmentfunds. With the rebellious, Proposition 13 atmosphere still pervasive in states today, local governments cannot raise property taxesenough to compensate for these lostrevenues.
On the offense, cities mustdevelop a more entrepreneurialspirit, looking beyond garbage collection and police and fire protection. This must involve doingwhatever practical, irrespective ofideology. Cisneros sees no placefor partisan politics in localgovernment. Strategic thinkingmust also replace the very shortsighted thinking often found in city governments. Concern over theyear 2000 is just as important asnext week's zoning hearing. Mostmayors are deeply concerned aboutjobs, and Cisneros sees the needfor a new infrastructure in today'scities. Instead of the roads, pots,coal and ore that fed the industrialgrowth of cities like Detroit andPittsburgh, new technological citiesneed education, support for smallbusiness, venture capital, andglobal interrelationaships like export and foreign investmentdevelopoment. .
There is a down side to this,however. The unskilled poor willnot be able to take advantage of thisnew technological economy; theirlevel of technological literacy willnot be sufficient. The major of SanAntonio repeatedly reminded hisaudience of the pressing need to include everyone in these new opportunities. American society cannotcontinue further to polarize thehave and have-nots without payinga terrible price. He hopes that thesedevelopments in American citieswill pave the way to a prosperousand just society. People mustbelieve in progress to sacrifice nowfor their children's future, and ifthis belief founders, it's then everyperson for herself, and chaosresults.
SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS. MAYOR HENRY CISNEROS SPEAKING IN WINNETT LOUNGE LAST WEDNESDAY
NUMBER 20
DROP t
by Diana Foss. Henry Cisneros, the mayor of
America's tenth largest city and arising star in the Democratic Partyissued a clear call for. prosperityand justice in equal measure as theconsequences of the profoundchange which is transforming ourcities from centers of manufacturing perforce to centers of newtechnology. The mayor of San Antonio, Texas was at Caltech to attend an Institute-sponsored Symposium on Minorities in California,and spoke at this Y-sponsoreddiscussion to about 25 people,whom he characterized as beingtypical of the people who would bemaking the kinds of plans to bringAmerica's cities into the future.
Cisneros sees four major areasaffecting today's American cities:I) the loss of traditional manufacturing jobs in the current industrialtransformation. He estimates, forexample, that the advent ofCAD/CAM systems could meanthe loss of 90 % of the jobs in thoseaffected industries. How will society adjust as $17-per-hour steelworkers are replaced by $5-perhour computer operating jobs, jobsgeared to peoplt; of an entirely different generation and with an entirely different educationalbackground. How will educationchange to meet the needs of thisnew technological society?Cisneros sees the three C'scomputing, calculating, andcommunicating - as just as vital asthe three R's.
The second area is the rise ofa global economy. No longer canamerican companies remain ignorant of business in the rest of theworld. He cites the case of a newJapanese manufacturing techniquefor floppy disks that can cut theproduction costs by 213. A companythat made floppies in San Antoniowas forced to shut down its plantthere when IBM pulled out orderstotalling millions of units and tooktheir business where it wascheaper.
Reagan's new federalism is alsohaving a large impact on Americancities. The huge federal deficit isfueling the drive towards a decentralized government. Yet as moreresponsibilities are being transferred to the local level by the federalgovernment, cities' fundraisingabilities are also being taken away.State and local tax deductibility andtax-exempt bonds are not allowedby the new federal tax plans.
Finally, the demographics ofAmerica are changing profoundly.By 2010 in L.A. County, no oneof its four major ethnic groups,Whites, blacks, asians andhispanics, will constitute a definitemajority. And, in 1990, there willbe as many poeple over 65 inAmerica as there will be teenagers;this for the first time in our history.
Since 80% of the people in theU.S. live in cities, these four factors will have an enormous effecton these cities. Cisneros stressesthat cities aren't "just another lobby," that they are not disposable.There are many cities in Americatoday which are undergoing a"crisis of function." Akron, Ohio,for example, is no longer the rubber capital of America; it is "stretChing to redefine itself," inCisneros' perhaps ill-advisedWords, as a center for polymerchemistry. To survive this crisis,cities must have both an offensive
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to the scrutiny of all Caltechmembers, the rights of any groupwould be endangered.
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~~e~~~! MeetingThis Tuesday, the ASCIT
Board of Directors held its annualbudget meeting, at which themoney for the 1986-1987 fiscalyear was allotted to finance variousASCIT expenses, as well as campus clubs and service organizations. This meeting is one of thegreatest responsibilities of theBoard of Directors as a group.
Unfortunately, this was also thejust-elected Board's first meeting.This was necessary because theASCIT fiscal year began on March1, and campus elections were toolate for the new BOD to becomefamiliar with the budgeting
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EDITOR IN CHIEFJens Peter Alfke
EDITOR IN TRAININGJosh.Kurutz
ENTERTAINMENT EDITORJohn Fourkas
SOCIETY EDITOR"Muffy" Foss
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sense. We do not embody anypolitical opinion, and to suggestthat imperialist ideology is implicitin our club is slanderous. ThenChang connects us with Indochina,Sylvester Stallone's I.Q., theorganized worship of macho, national egoism, and infantilesatisfactions. He only missed thespace shuttle, Central America andthe boat.
Further, Chang expressed thefear that the club would harmCaltech's intellectual status. Butsurely Caltech's academic prestigeis the result of research, scholarship and study, and has nothing todo with whether or not members ofthe community play survivalgames.
We need to emphasize that theCaltech Rambo Club is devoted toentertainment. It is our express andonly purpose. Intellectual andideological matters are not the concern of the club; playing the survival game is. The game is apopular sport played at over twenty fields. in Southern Californiaalone, with a national competition,and whose participants includesenators, business executives,scientists doctors lawyers andothers who may meet Chang's in"tellectual criteria.
When an emotional attack is sofar severed from the facts, onlydangerous intolerance can result.Hasok Chang concludes by protesting against the possibility ofsome of his tuition going to financeour club. Yet if all clubs were open
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Swedish history - the last time aSwedish politician was murderedwas in 1792. We used to prideourselves with the fact that our topranking officials could walk aroundlike ordinary citizens, withoutbodyguards following their everymovement. That is why this eventis having such an enormous impacton Swedish society.
It is also evidence that meaningless violence is slowlypermeating every part of ourworld, even into areas that hadbeen spared so far. We do not haveto, should not, accept this kind ofviolence. It does not have to be likethis. The first beginning to a cureto this problem can be found inourselves and our own attitudes.By honoring the principle of nonviolence in our daily lives, we canbegin to help solving this situation.
- Bengt MagnussonIn MemoriamTo the Editor:
Almost no one here at Caltechknows anything about the personthis letter is about, but I still feelI have to write something.
Last Friday night, my homecountry Sweden was stunned andappalled beyond imagination as ourprime minister Olof Palme wasshot to death while leaving a movietheater in Stockholm. Palme, theleader of the Swedish socialist party, was serving his fourth term asprime minister when the bulletsstruck. While I cannot recall having agreed with many of hispolitical opinions (myself being astrong anti-socialist), and whileremembering him as a very arrogant and ruthless politician, Icannot help but to feel very strongly about what happened-after all,he was the leader of my country.
Like him or not, there are a fewvery commending facts about himthat cannot be denied. He was oneof the most intelligent politicians inthe world (you do not get yourB.A. in one year if you are dumb),and he was in several situations instrumental in promoting worldpeace. He stuck to Sweden's position of neutrality (perhaps with asomewhat leftist bias) that has keptus out of war for over 170 years,and he acted as a negotiator in international conflicts on several occasions. He should be rememberedfor these efforts.
Most of you are probably usedto violence directed toward publicfigures and will not raise aneyebrow when something like thishappens. However, this is a totally unprecedented event in modern
public. They happen in the MaSHOffice every Tuesday night at 9:40.Ifyou show up, you can raise yourviews, discuss policy, and eatdonuts. The IHC, by the way,meets in the same place, everyWednesday night at 9:30, and alsoprovides donuts.
What I am trying to say is thatthere is plenty of opportunity forstudents to provide their input, bytalking to someone on the ExComm, Board of Directors, orIHC, by going to the open meetingsof the latter two committees, orsigning up for the former committee. As Matt said, "If your voicewas not heard, there is no one toblame but yourself."
-Art DuvalExComm Chairman
Student CouncilTo the Editor:
Last week, in his GuestEditorial, Matt Rowe pondered onstudent representation in ASCIT[The California Tech, February 28,1986]. He wondered why there isno "student council" of representatives, whose sole purpose is torepresent students, and whosemembers are not also SocialChairs, ASCIT officers, etc. Thefact is that there is. The ASCIT Executive Committee (ExComm) ischarged with, among other things,the long-term planning for ASCIT,and, depending on the Presidentthat year, can also be the arm doing a lot of little things that don'tfall in anyone else's jurisdiction.For a variety of reasons, that didnot happen this past year, but CleaBures (our new Prez, in caseyou've been asleep) tells me thatthis year the ExComm will be doing all sorts of things.
So, you may be askingyourself, "How do I get on thishappening committee?" Well, infact, signups are posted right now,in your house and on the MaSHOffice door, for this and manyother interesting and useful appointed positions. They comedown on Tuesday, March 11, andinterviews are in the next few days.This year, Clea will be looking tohave as many houses representedon the ExComm as possible. In thepast, until last year, each house hadone representative, although this isnot required. Thus the machineryfor ASCIT to get student input isalready in place, and we do notneed to add still and yet anotherASCIT committee.
Ah, but you say that this is notan elected office, and therefore Ihave not effectively answeredMatt's complaint. Well, Matt mentioned the IHC as incompleteelected student representation,since you may not like your housepresident; but then, could one notsay the same thing about an elected"student council?" Both the Houseof Representatives and the Senatework on this principle of localrepresentation. In the past year thatI have observed ASCIT Board ofDirectors meetings, they have, infact, often used the IHC for studentinput, referring questions to TedGeorge, the then-IHC Chairman,to then be referred to HousePresidents.
Speaking of Board of Directorsmeetings, they're open to the
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"Far from Poland," a documentary, will be shown at 7:30PM in Baxter. Director Jill Godmilow will be there to discussthe film and her experiences in making it. Open to everyone.
Thursday ... March 13
Modern Stonehenge artist and architect Norman Hines. Shortfilm and discussion in Clubroom I, upstairs Winnett at 7:30 PM.
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DECOMPRESSION-Food, games, videos, food, fun,graffiti, food & more. Come relax either before or after yourexams. 8-12 PM each night. And if you want to help, come bythe Y a couple of days before to let us know.
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course of action before voting.The wisdom of other alloca
tions may also be open to question,but the cases of the ESC and theASCIT Movies are the mostsignificant and telling examples.These actions stemmed from ageneral unfamiliarity withbudgeting procedure by the Boardof Directors.
It would be a formidable andcontroversial task to have a newmeeting on the entire budget;however, it might be advisable atleast to reconsider the twoaforementioned items which compose nearly half of the totalspending.
The ASCIT Board of Directorsis a group of students committed toserving the student body in a sensible, responsible way. The division of the ASCIT budget is aserious matter. We hope that theyand everyone else will thinkcarefully about major decisionssuch as those made in this week'sbudget meeting.
errors made by the Director ofSocial Activities. Rob Soderberry'snew budget included the sameitems as last year's, item for item.with one extra multi-campus party. However, since the two coming parties will be sponsored byother campuses with Caltech, theircost should not be more than thatof this year's one un-cosponsoredparty, even with added securityguards. Nevertheless, the $15,100budget was approved in full, an increase of 21 % over last year'sspending!
Why? Rob himself admitted toexpecting only $13,000 or so,which he felt to be a reasonable increase over last year. The BOD,though, rushed through any discussion and voted almost immediately. The budget was approved withonly one dissension.
The ASCIT Movies are anotherstory. It was brought up that in thelast year, admission to the ASCITmovie has gone up by 50 cents toone dollar for dues-payingmembers; with 120 to 140 attending per weekend, this boosteddoor receipts by at least $1800.Also, Dave Bruning mentioned theopportunity to rent films jointlywith Harvey Mudd College. THemovies could be shown one nightat Mudd and one night at Caltech,at half the cost to each school.Despite these reasons, the moviesgot $4300, a $300 increase fromlast year. The BOD could have approved a smaller amount with further funding contingent on need,but did not even consider that
the ESC and $4600 from $45,000,44 % of the new total budget! Instead of examining possiblemismanagement and overspendingby responsible parties, as the BODhas done in past years (as with student publications and otherorganizations), it instead approvedtheses two items with less than 15minutes' total discussion on them.
Last year's ESC budget included money for a seven-house party,multi-house events, the ASCIT formal, and many other events. Totalspending that year was $12,500;the overrun was primarily due to
community, or capital improvements.
The two most significant examples of this were the two largestbudget items - the Executive SocialCommittee and the ASCIT movies.From last year's ASCIT budget of$40,441. the ESC was given$11.000 of its $13,000 request andthe ASCIT Movies $4000 of its$5000 request; the two togethercomprised 37 % of ASCIT's budgetlast year.
This may seem like a lot ofmoney, but consider this: the newapproved budgets are $15, 100 for
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As a result. the decisions madewere based only on information theBoard members were given at themeeting by the ASCIT treasurer,David Bruning. Over twentybudget items were approved in lessthan two hours. This may explainwhy the BOD approved manyorganizations for their full budgetrequests without much discussion,even though some of those requestswere exorbitant. Budget moneywas given without regard for clubsize. campus interest, service to the
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Moral:All work and no play makes
Jack a dull boy. The postman(milkman?) always rings twice.Two heads are better than one. Donot attempt more than you havedecided is good for you, becauseyour own decisions clearly belongto you. And remember that bitabout the cucumber. It reallyworks.
This week's story:Two zendents were in a garden,
discussing the properties of quality. The short fat stubby zendentsaid "Observe yonder lily. It doesnot spin, it does not sit, it merelyexists in the completeness of its being. How may we, too emulate thelily?"
The tall thin lanky zendentreplied "See this cucumber? Itsbeauty needs no appreciation, andseldom receives any. Yet whenhidden deep in my front pockets,as so, it produces a mostcosmetically pleasing effect. Donot strive to emulate the lily, butrather pause to stroke the daikon.Textures are more important thanmere existence."
Just then, Charon (who usually happens by in these stories bythis point) happened by. He wasmumbling sacred mantras ("Just sitright back and you'll hear atale ... "), and cruising the tall thinlanky zendent. "Don't you havesomething to do somewhere else?"he hinted to the short fat stubbyzendent. "Me and handsome herehave matters to discuss," as theywalked to the back of the garden.
Sometimes I feel very sad whenI realize that many people think oflife as a marble fountain. There areso many more aesthetically pleasing metaphors one can use for"life". But what is the nature of theartistic sentiment? It is one thing topaint a picture, but quite another totake a shower. Most paints run inthe shower. Pantyhose run too. Isthere a connection, I wonder? Only this is certain: he who wouldlearn about life must first learnabout art, and he who would learnabout Art must first learn aboutmatrices. Do not worry about confusion, and you need never understand.
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In "Untitled," 1968, she showshow she can handle line and depthin ways Matisse and Mondrianwould have envied. The work is acombination of batik and embroidering, and, apart from itspurely physical depth, it is completely flat. It depicts a multitudeof closely juxtaposed Africanmasks. Almost every line is usedtwice, forming the boundary of twomasks at once, and this lineeconomy creates a very complexcross-interaction between thedepicted objects.
The other of the two artists tobe featured in this show isElizabeth Catlett, born in 1917 inWashington D.C. of AfricanAmerican parents. She uses her artas communication to the less fortunate, and she also tries to use itto help promote their situation. Being of African ancestry, it is naturalthat she has concentrated largely onthe situations in Africa - starvation,political instability, etc. - but shealso shows a few works depictingpeople in Chile. She has wonnumerous prestigious awards forher work all over the world. Shecurrently resides in Mexico.
Her artwork consIsts of printsand sculptures. Her prints are performed in a multitude of techniques, like lithography and linocuts;she even printed one of her imageson aluminum foil. In each case, shedemonstrates a complete masteryof the technique employed. Herlinocuts usually display the figuresas monochromatic areas of color,reducing the imaging elements toshape and color, largely leavingdepth and form out of it. "Girls,"1982, depicts a multitude of identical, circular girl faces, each onewith its own color, closely juxtaposed in a nearly surface-fillingmanner. Most of the depth here iscreated by the color-psychologicaleffect: a red face appears closerthan a blue one, for instance. In therelated "Boys," a hint of depth isintroduced in an entirely differentmanner by letting the identicalshapes overlap slightly, their halftransparent colors shining throughone another.
Her black and white lithographsshow a lot more depth. "The Girland the City," 1979, ties in with herfeelings toward social outcasts. Itis divided into two parts, the topshowing a girl looking out with asad, hopeless expression on herface, and the bottom one showinga featureless silhouette ofa moderncity. The connection to all theAfricans that have been forced,through drought or other reasons,to leave their farm life and to moveinto the growing urban areas,where only more poverty isawaiting them, is quite immediate.
Her sculptural work is verygood, too, depicting many traditionally African subjects: no lessthan three mother and child figuresare shown. If I have to select abest-in-show, it would undoubtedly be her "Magic Mask," 1971, inmahogany. It is so simple in shape,and yet the most beautiful object inthe show. It is basically an ellipsoidwith four rounded holes goingthrough it. The sculpture shows thenatural color of the wood, exceptfor some white lining and a red dot.Its simplicity is very striking, andyet it is very obvious that it isAfrican. It is a mask, or rather thesense, the idea, of a mask. It hasa very brooding power emanatingfrom it.
If you are in the least bit interested in contemporary art, aswell as in the long history ofAfrican influences in Western art,you should definitely check out thecurrent exhibition at the Woman'sBuilding in Downtown L.A.
N. Spring Street. (Take the 110south to Chinatown, turn left immediately and before you know ityou will get to Spring Street. Takeanother left there and keep on going north until you get to 1727, justbefore a bridge.) It is open Monday through Friday, 9 to 5:30,Saturdays 10 to 4. Admission isfree. The exhibition is rather small,occupying only one room and onecorridor, but the quality is high.
One of the two artists to befeatured in the show is NikeOlaniy, born in 1953 in Nigeria,and a member of the Yoruba tribe.She has lived and worked inNigeria all of her life. Art is traditionally a male profession inNigeria, so she has had to strugglehard to win respect, and she isfinally beginning to achieve aworld-wide recognition. She worksin batik, and depicts the everydaylife and the theology of the Yorubapeople in her works. She is actively trying to preserve the Yorubaculture, which is in danger of being lost as a result of the days ofcolonization, when their Englishmasters taught them to despise theirown culture.
01aniy gives proof of a trulywonderful batik technique in theexhibited works. Some of them involve a multitude of colors, up tomaybe ten, and very fine detail,and she manages to control allthese factors in her process of creation. Other works show a strikingsimplicity in both color and form,evidence of her ability to creategood art with a minimal amount ofcomplexity to interfere with heroriginal idea (one of the most difficult things to accomplish in art).As examples, considedr her "BrainSubject," 1982, and "Masks,"1982. They both depict elements ofYoruba theology, but they do so invery different ways. The first oneis a cascade of color and intricatedetail, depicting what ispresumably an African deity performing a dance above the head ofa mask-clad human. The detailsand the striking colors create a verystrong and energetic image withquite a bit of motion in it, tellingus about the complexity of Yorubareligion and worship. The otherwork, "Masks," is the exact opposite. Performed entirely in blackand light gray, it depicts only a fewhalf-abstract shapes, just hinting ofits theological message.
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rather with a positive quality attached to it, describing somethingunspoiled, unprejudiced, and closeto the true nature. Foremost amongthe primitive influences were thoseof Africa-the Fauves, DieBriicke, Der Blaue Reiter, and theCubists all claimed African influences as an important part oftheir inspiration.
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The Big Dribblers - The Caltech basketball team completed their season last week. Standing from the left are Jeff Lester, Brian IPorter,Jim Helgren, Brett Bush, Rob Fatland, Adam Siovik, Tom Bewley, and coach Mike Poizner. Kneeling are Jed Lengyel, Brad Scott,Bill Gustafson, Ed Zanelli, and Aram Kaloustian.
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Caltech's own answer to Mr.Wizard, is currently being broadcast on three television stations inthe LA area: Channel 7, KABC:5-5:30 am (ugh!), T-Th. Channel28, KCET: 3:30-4 pm M-W.KLCS, Channel 58: 5:30-6pm, MW. Fore more info, call ext. 3753.
Polish WorkshopA Polish language and song
workshop meets in 210 Thomasfrom 7 to 8:45 pm on Thursdayevenings. For more information,call Pat Laubert, 354-3002.
Modern Dance ClassA modern dance class for the
Caltech community is held inDabney Hall Lounge on Tuesdayafternooons from 5 to 6:30 pm. Forinformation, call Liz Oberstein,x6146.
Free Music ClassPianist James Boyk is offering
a free class in interpretive performance on Wednesday afternoonsfrom 4:30 to 6:00 pm. Open to theCaltech community withoutcharge. Feel free to arrive late andleave early if your schedule is tight.
Bible StudyWednesdays at noon in the Y
Lounge are the time for a Biblestudy and discussion group. Bringa lunch. For information, call PaulDunlap, 356-4670.
Russian LanguageThe Russian Language
Workshop meets from 7 to 9 pmon Wednesday evenings. For information, call Larry Mak, 354-6748.Visitors are welcome.
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Modem Dance Class and the International Folk Dancing, DabneyHall is the home of an aerobic exercise class for beginning and intermediate students, 6:30 to 7: 30pm on Tuesdays. The sessions arecoed. For information, call Jennifer Wood, 799-6915.
Investment FundThe Student Investment Fund
will disburse up to about $4,000 forprojects of broad interest to thestudents. The disbursements shouldnot be used for the furtherance ofany political course or making upany deficit incurred, nor for funding scholarships. Instead theyshould preferably be used forcapital investments. Please submitproposals to: Yosufi Tyebkhan,1-54, or call him at 796-3227 fordetails.
Political InternmentThe Beckman Internship will be
available for the summer of 1986.This internship, supported byfriends of Dr. Beckman, pays a stipend of $2,600. It allows a selectedIntern to spend the summer working in the office of a politician andto see from the inside the processof government. The Intern is ex-
~ pected to make arrangements with:§ the appropriate political persons. It~ is open to any Techer who intends~ to be a Caltech undergraduate next10 year. If interested, contact Gary~ Lorden, Dean of Students, or-E. Jeanne Noda, Associate Dean, ext.
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Page: Disappearing coins have been seen by many, but not by afew. Rambo and company went on another killing spree: 27-4 in Rambo's favor. Othmer was spotted in the principal's office once again.Perhaps Flint's hair is shorter - but his nose isn't.
Always knock before entering the triple these days. Seems the bigones were walked in on.
Coming this weekend: Maverick eats ice cream, Weight goes toMagic Mountain, and silk goes to the Ice House. Ice Cream DropChallenge - Weight vs. Syndicate - Monday at midnight. The maidand Mickey had a second honeymoon at Mammoth last weekend.
- Cynthia KatherineRicketts: Ricketts Hovse elections are finally over with. All wentpeacefully, with Joy retiring from the minor office of House President and taking up the larger responsibility of House Boobs. Theresults are finally in - the official Saxy of Ricketts Hovse, ASCIT andFredricksburg is ... Saxy! Good luck to all the new officers, and someadvice-always wear pajamas to bed in case there is a big fire andyou don't have time to grab anything.
Apache was a great success this year. Everybody was in the spiritof decadence the occasion inspired. Jason showed his true colorsamong other things, by going native this year. In the garter contest:Hasok stole the show with his groovy dancing and his seeming inability to use a calculator. For those of you who couldn't make it allthe way to the end (poor Francisco), this year's dubious honor goesto Sandy and Craig (novice), and Lisa and Bob (experienced).
Andrew's volcanic bomb in the pot sent ashes flying, which resultedin the formation of the short-lived Lake Ricketts. This shows just howunstable this area really is. One day the waters of the Pacific maylap against the ancient pot. Will future archaeologists be able to surmise its function? I don't know.
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Dabney: The estate of Dr. James Xi was perched on the banks ofthe Charles River in Cambridge. I waited silently in the bushes, asthesun set behind the huge house that Xi had built for himself-Offof DarbCard™ credit.
After the sun was fully down, I crept slowly across the fields surrounding the house. I took advantage of the cover provided by themany trees dotting the fields. I got closer. In the window I could seeXi's shadow on the drapes. I went around back and picked the lock.I entered. Moving quietly, I went through the halls and into the den.
I came up behind Xi. He was just standing there, thinking evilthoughts. Once in a while he cackled when the thought of some newunthinkable atrocity hit him. I slowly reached into my jacket, grabbed the handle of my MegaBeam™, and shined it at him. "Turn aroundreal slow," I ordered him. He put his hands up and slowly turnedaround. "Yep, pupils fixed and dilated, just as I expected."
"Ah, so it's you again, Mr. Wayne," he taunted."Okay, Xi, you know why I'm here. Let's have it."He feigned confusion. "What would that be, Mr. Wayne?""The DarbCard™. Let's have it!"He slowly reached into his jacket. "Very well, Mr. Wayne." He
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STRIVE to Be There!STRIVE is having its fifth
meeting at 5:00pm on Wednesdaythe 12th. We will mail letters inviting companies for this year'sAlternative Job Fair. SallyAsmundson, the director of theCareer Development Center, willprobably attend the meeting todiscuss her plans to co-sponsor theJob Fair with STRIVE.
There's a lot of work to be donefor the Job Fair, so please come onWednesday - we need your help.The meeting will be open for anyother ideas and plans, too, as usual.
Far From PolandThe film Far From Poland
about the Solidarity movement i~Poland and about the difficulties ofmaking such a fIlm without actuallybeing in Poland, will be presentedon Wednesday, March 12 at 7:30pm in Baxter Lecture Hall. FarFrom Poland has been shown atfIlm festivals thorughout the World,where it has generated considerablecontroversy. Its director, Jill Godmilow, is currently a Melon Lecturer here at Caltech, and will bepresent at the showing.
ASCIT NominationsNominations for the ASCIT ap
pointed offices are now open andwill be so until March 11. Interviews will be held on March 12, 13and 14 for the offices which requirethem. Short descriptions of the jobsand signup sheets will be put up onthe bulletin boards of the studenthouses and on the door to theMaSH's office. The available positions are:
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OKOK will be held March 11,1986 in Winnett Lounge. Thismeeting is open to all microcomputer users, which includes usersof Osborne, KayPro and otherCP/M or PC/MS-DOS computers.
A I-hour hands-on tutorialbegins at 6: 30, upstairs inClubroom 1. This month's hand-ontopic will be 1986 Tax Reports, using SuperCalc. The generalmeeting begins at 8:00 in WinnettLounge. This month's program is:Spectre Tech with desktop utilities,Presto! Twist & Shout.
Everyone is welcome to attend.Bring your computer and participate actively, or just listen. Formore information, call OKOKpresident Lionel Soracco, (818)794-3243, or Jim Holmes, (213)650-5326.
graduates and graduates are needed to help produce the Caltech Y'ssecond-term Decompression.Decompression, those elevatingmoments of that otherwise depress- Techers who are interested in
Strangers Amongst Us ing finals week, will take place on cut-rate use of the facilities ofOn Saturday, March 8, the the evenings of Saturday and Sun- Pasadena's downtown YMCA are
American Friends Service Com- day, March 15 and 16. invited to let it be known at Themittee will holds its annual public From 8 o'clock until midnight Caltech Y. The Caltech Y and themeeting, "Strangers Amongst Us, The Y will serve up cassette YMCA have begun discussions ofImmigrants and Refugees," at movies, rock videos, chili, milk group rates for student use of suchHolman Methodist Church, 3320 and punch, fresh fruit, sugar-fixes, facilities as squash and racquet ballWest Adams Blvd., Los Angeles. cream cheese, bagels and bedlam. courts, the indoor swimming poolRegistration is at 12:30 pm. Los Volunteers are needed to help with and an assortment of classes. TheAngeles Deputy Mayer Grace the preparation and serving of the YMCA has even suggested a barterMontanez Davis will open the ses- food and with cleaning up. It's not system whereby students wouldsions at 2:00 pm. Workshops in- only fun to do, you'll sleep better. gain free admission in exchange forclude discussions of apartheid, You may sign up in the Y of- programming assistance with thereform of criminal justice systems, fice by climbing the 24 steps on the YMCA's recently-installed com-housing discrimination, U. S. north end of Winnett. puter system.foreign policy, immigration To add flesh and blood to thesepolicies and social responsibility in Pre-Medical Juniors up-to-now theoretical conversa-investing. There is also an evening Dr. Marlene Coleman, pre-med tions, please supply your name andspeaker. Admission is free, advisor, urges you to take the particular interests on The Caltechalthough reservations are required. MCAT on April 19 and to contact Y's sign-up sheets. TheDinner is also available, $6 for her at the Health Center on Mon- Metropolitan YMCA is located onadults, $3 for children. For further day afternoons for review and Marengo just west of the Pasadenainformation please call the counseling before you leave cam- City Hall Gust north of the PlazaAmerican Friends Service Com- pus for the summer. Pasadena shopping mall).mittee, 791-1978. MCAT applications are dueWork in Japan? March 14th for the April 19th test. St. Patrick's Minus 10
Application packets available in the The Master's Office announcesA Caltech alum is offering two Career Development Center. an early St. Patrick's Day Celebra-
jobs in his Japanese factory for the k h tion (10 days early to be precise)summer. Travel, room and salary Polish Wor s Op tonight from 5:30 to 7:00 pm onprovided. Students will be doing A Polish language and song the Olive Walk. Irish bank,basic factory work. If interested, workshop meets in 210 Thomas Limberjack Cloggers, elephantcontact Gary Lorden, Dean of from 7 to 8:45 pm on Thursday ride, cotton candy! ContinentalStudents, or Jeanne Noda, evenings. For more information, Food Service will serve a specialAssociate Dean, x6351 or come to call Pat Laubert, 354-3002. dinner; free to holders of boardthe Deans' Office, 102 Parsons- contracts, nominal charge to
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Spend Time ConservingThe Student Conservation
Association is looking for studentswilling to serve as expenses-paid(no real salary) volunteers forvarious projects in National Parks,Wilderness Areas, and WildlifeRefuges. The work ranges widely,and includes working with conservation professionals working onwildlife surveys, natural history interpretation, biological and archaeological research. Volunteerswho are accepted into the programswill receive a travel grant forround-trip transportation to theirprogram area and a stipend to helpoffset food and living expenses, aswell as free housing at the worklocation.
For further information, contact the Student ConservationAssociation, Inc., P. O. Box 550Charlestown, New Hampshire03603. Those interested in summerpositions should contact them immediately, at (603) 826-5206.
Re-electionA Re-election will be held for
the proposed by-laws changes forArticle XIV on April 7th. Theprevious election was determinedto eb invalid by the ASCIT Executive Committee. This was dueto the posting of the by-lawschange explanation in four of theseven houses on the day of theelection.
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The Summer Secondary SchoolScience Project will be needingtutors and counselors this summer,running from Monday, June 23through Thursday, August 7, 1986.Those interested must wish to teachand work with motivated highschool youth and/or supervise themin the north undergraduate housesfor the seven weeks of the program(especially during the evenings).As of this writing, 3 tutors each areneeded for Biology, Chemistry,Physics/Trig, and Physics/Calculusprograms, as well as 12 to 15counselors. Contact Lee F.Browne, who forgot to give us hisextension, for further details.
