Club Corner
Alpha Phi Omega
Hey everyone!! Hope things are going good in this week of finals! Hope you all make through it ok....Not too much to say.....Since there wasn't a club corner last week, I didn't get a chance to congratulate our 16 new pledges...Good job! I know that we all look forward to helping this pledge class with their projects.....Well....hope you all have a nice break!
Alpine Ski Team
Hey guys, how about that- only one week left in the term. For all of you who, like me, aren't in shape yet, time to get moving. Hopefully we'll be skiing by Thanksgiving!
Our first fund raiser of the year, our car wash, went pretty well. Thanks to all of you who helped out.
The big one is right after break- SKI SALE!!!!! Yup, now is the time to get yourself up-to-date equipment. New boots, skis, whatever it takes to help you go faster. We've got Ski-in, Ski Haus, and Sport Loft coming to the sale. There's going to be a great selection of all kinds of gear at great prices- In-Line skates, too! So, when you go home over break, ask your parents for some cash to bring back with you!! Early X-mas presents, straight A's, zen motivation, whatever the excuse, just do it! It's the Thursday we get back from break.
The second dryland session was last night. Everyone who wants some serious PE credit, should show up after break. This is a great way to get HUGE legs so you can bend the new, ultra stiff skis you buy at the sale...Make sure you register for "Ski Team", not "Ski Club". Daily at 4:30 in front of Harrington. Hey, everyone is welcome at all our events... We have programs for all skiing abilities- and our womens team is looking for the people to place them in regionals this year-or next. See you all after break! Control is not the issue.... More info? email joeyc or skibum@wpi
ASME
Alright, we're now in the heart of finals week and everyone is probably stressed out...Sooooooo, to relieve the stress we are having a studybreak tonight (Tues. Oct. 10) at 8:00 in AK219. About fifty pizzas will be dropping by. Come by and destress yourself.
We have a plant tour coming up Tues. Oct. 24 from 7-8 at a plant that I right now can't remember the name of-but it should be a good time and best of all its free! Email Jon Stewart at jstewart@wpi if your interested.
Next, ASME is restructuring. We would like to welcome aboard Acting Vice President Lynn Kearnan. She will be relieving Josh Binder of his duties. Lynn, we're glad to have you!
Well, its about time to wrap things up. Good luck on finals- especially the freshmen-and have a GREAT break!!!!! See you B-Term!
Autocross Club
Review of the Corvette Club Race held on Sunday October 1.
Five members of the WPI Autocross club attended this SCCA racing event sponsored by the Corvette Club. Those in attendance were Mark Freidan, Chris Pacitto-President, Dave Abernehty, Brent Peura, and John Genereux-secretary. This course was at Tompson speedway in CT. The course was very technical and fast with speeds around 70-80 mph. Mark placed 3rd in the E-Stock class driving his Saturn. Chris placed an awe-inspiring 1st place in E Street -Prepared class driving his modified Beretta. Dave and Brent both drove Dave's stock Mustang GT (which is not set up for this type of racing). None-the-less Dave scored 3rd and Brent scored 4th in the F-Stock class. Dave had the impressive spin-out that put him in the infield of the course. John didn't get a chance to run because the Formula SAE car had a stripped spark plug hole which disabled the car for the day. The next race is scheduled for Sunday Oct. 15 at Rockingham Park sponsored by the BMW club.
Bacchus
Hey everybody - here's the long awaited club corner! OK, this term's gone pretty well, now that everyone is settled in we can begin to plan for the rest of the year. We're working on a big event for B-term, but we haven't made any real commitments - so we can do just about anything we want. Come to a meeting or two and see what's up with that. Also, while I'm on the subject of large scale events, the big event for A-term (homecoming) went really well. Ok, so we didn't serve 2000 drinks, but we had the volunteers to make them if we had to...Thanks a lot to everybody who showed up, you all did a great job! Oh by the way - Terry, the guy you maimed with the frizbee was moved from the intensive care unit yesterday - the doctors say he'll be just fine! Subject change - hmm, the only problem with writing the club corner a couple of weeks after an event is that I forget all the good stuff that happened. Maybe I should make some stuff up - a man and his dog walk into a bar...nah. Oh wait a minute, I got something to say - the annual national assembly for Bacchus is this B-term. It is in Washington DC this year and is on a weekend - I'm not sure what days it is, but I'll find out. It's a fun and FREE trip (I think there's a limited number of seats - but if you really want to go...) Anyway, if you're reading this and are in Bacchus, come to a meeting and find out about it, you'll have an awesome time - I did! Um, I think we're about done for this week, so thanks for reading this, have a cool fall break, and come back for a Phat (<-like that Tim?) B-Term! Later-PS
Christian Bible Fellowship
The end of the term is upon us. Praise the Lord. With finals the next few days though, we must remember not to forget God. Put Christ in the center of your life, and the rest will work out.
A good way to do this is to come to Prayer and Share, tonight 8 o'clock (that's tuesday) in Morgan A. This is a time for halving your burdens, and doubling your joys through prayer. There will not be FNF this week, or sports, because Christian Bible Fellowship is going camping. The trip will be the first weekend after the end of the term (Oct. 13-15). If you are interested in going, email caldwell@wpi.
"Finally, brothers, we instructed you how to live in order to please God, as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more." I Thessalonians 4:1 (NIV). This is one of Paul's instructions in his letter to the Thessalonians. We also should take heed of Paul's advice. Are you living to please God as much as you could be? What simple things can you do to better live for Him? I challenge you to make a list of these, and to start applying them over the break from school work. Then as B-term starts up, continue to do them. Praise be to God! Glory to Him!
Chinese Student Association
Hi Guys and Gals! This is your friendly sports coordinator coming to you with some news. The regular guy ummm (*cough*CHRIS*cough*) couldn't take care of his duties so I'm taking over.
Alright. As you may have heard, CSA lost the Division 2 Intramural Volleyball Seminal to the CSSA last week. It was a great game. Just ask anyone who was there. All the players worked hard so if you see them on campus give them a pat on the back. But now is not the time to mourn over the past. It's time to look forward. B-Term Intramurals! Remember if you want to sign up for Basketball, Bowling or Table Tennis send email to dragon ASAP. The deadline is Wednesday!
OK. A-term is almost over. Hang in there guys! We'll see you all when you come back. Good luck on finals and have a good break! -JL
Deutsch Klub
The last Stammtisch of A term will be held Tuesday at lunch in Gompei's. Anyone who is interested in the German language in encouraged to attend and participate in the conversation.
During this meeting, we will be discussing fundraising plans for Advent. Also, nominations for Vice President will taken. The hiking trip to Purgatory Chasm has been rescheduled for sometime in the Spring due to pending classwork and forecasted bad weather. Sorry about that!
Finals week will be a very busy week and stressful week for everyone. Coming to Stammtisch is an excellent remedy for finals week stress!!
Hope to see you all there.
ISC
Sashe : Uuuhhh? A-ha-ha-aagh!
Pedro : Ya, cool!
Sashe : What's cool?
Pedro : ISC!
Sashe : ISC, what's that?
Pedro : International Student Council, duh!
Sashe : Oh yeah, I'm like secratary and stuff!
Pedro : Way cool, dude!
Sashe : So, what do I do?
Pedro : I don't know ask Jimmy...where is he anyway?
Sashe : I think they're giving out free food at the Wedge.
Pedro : Oh yeah, he he, all that Hawaiian chocolate... cool, yeah, rulz!
Sashe : Yeah, Jimmy rulz...
Pedro : No, ISC rulz hard..
Sashe : He, he, you just said 'hard'...
Pedro : Huuu... we should like get serious and stuff.. huuu
Sashe : Yeah yeah, we have the ISC Bowling League : it's a two day event (Nov. 4th and 11th), from 4pm-6pm. The charge is $4 for all four hours and the shoes are included! Sign up sheets are at the radical Student Life office and the deadline is Nov.1st. There is going to be a prize for the winner that will be awarded at the International Dinner.
Pedro : Yeah, yeah, dinner, Jimmy...hehe
Sashe : The International Dinner is where the ISC sponsors an awesome night of food and entertainment, followed by a kickin' party!
Pedro : Yeah, yeah, rock!
Sashe : That's good stuff..
Pedro : Stuff? The other international clubs have some plans for events coming up, like the JA dinner, the ISO dinner, the Latino week, the International Film Festival... stuff, stuff.. yeah..
Sashe : B term! Stuff! Snow...ahhh...snow good!..hehe...
Pedro : Also, for this term, on Friday the 13th (drum roll), there's going to be a VSA sponsored dance at Gompei's. $5 cover charge but there's no charge for the fun. If you guys are around during the break, you can also check out "The Ashe Performing Arts Ensemble of Jamaica" performing on Tuesday, 17th. Call Worcester State College @793-8117 for more details.
Sashe : For all the other stuff that's going on, look for our article as soon as you get back B term - lots more detail....Hey, stop hitting me!
Pedro :
Sashe : I rolled down hills and jumped into a lake with my clothes on and had pizza and played frisbee and played cricket and....
Pedro : What, where, when, how, why, who?
Sashe : You didn't go to the ISO picnic? Dumb ass!
Pedro : hehe, dumb ass!
JIMMY : On a more serious note, "Warp speed ahead, and don't run into any Klingons during your term break...Uhh, peace..ug..prosperity... uhh..and..food!"
Masque
Congratulations to MW Rep for their great performances this past weekend! Dead cats and men in nylons. How could you go wrong? Well, things continue on in this great world of drama with Clyde Unity Theatre of Edinburgh. They're giving two performances of John Binnie's A Little Older this Thurs. and Fri. at 8pm in Alden Hall. They will also be holding an acting workshop this Fri. at 2pm. This should prove a lot of fun after such a grueling week of finals. Please reserve your place by emailing dibble@wpi. Alpha Psi Omega, the dramatic honors fraternity, and BiLaGA are holding a Masquerade Ball on Sat., Oct. 28, to celebrate All Hallow's Eve by dressing in outrageous costumes for prizes, dine on food and candy, and dance ourselves into the grave. The partying starts at 8pm and doesn't end until the Unmasking at Midnight. Tickets are only $8 in advance. So please join in on a night of frolicking. Good luck on finals! Let the angel of grades protect you from the ever monstrous NR! And, there will be a Masque meeting this Friday at 4:30pm in the Green Room. And you thought it would never end. Well, it doesn't! Bwahahahahaha!!!
Men's Crew
Well the season's over already for the varsity, And thus it is time for the novices to pick up the torch for the Novice Regatta down at Middletown, Conn. Don't worry novices, this one is shorter than the Head of the Conn.-The Race Which Never Seems To End. Everybody remember we got a Casino Night coming up. Fun, fun, fun for everyone. Spring business: Everybody on the varsity team who sees Roger Roy, bug him till he agrees to row in the spring. I personally will be leading this fight... Sorry Rog. Catch ya' later -Jon
Men's Glee Club
Well, I guess we're into the swing of things now... We've had a couple of concerts, a few TNC's and a party at the Rathscellar. Not too bad for a start but the fun's just begining! With Wells, Wellsley and Regis just around the corner the next couple of weeks should be pretty interesting. All fundraising ideas should be forewarded to Bob. (And no, we're not doing condom keychains again.) Stay in tune and have a great break.
Pre-Law Society
For those of you who weren't at last week's meeting, and there were a few of you, you missed some exciting stuff! First of all, here are this year's officers:
President - Wendell Jones
Vice-President - Charles Prescott
Secretary - Peter Bourgeois
Treasurer - Chris "Ferg" Frangus
Congratulations Wendell! Just don't forget who nominated you now that you're the head honcho... We also revamped our outdated constitution. Madison and Jefferson couldn't have done a better job! Also, the first issue of The Verdict, the Pre-Law Society Newsletter, was mailed to all Society members and posted throughout the campus. I hope everyone liked it, and if you didn't, come to the next meeting and voice your complaints. More contributors makes for a better newsletter. We won't be holding another meeting until the beginning of B-Term, so keep your eyes peeled here or check your mail to see when the next meeting will be. One more thing - If you plan on going to Law School next year, the registration material for the LSAT must be postmarked by October 27. If you miss this deadline, you're either paying exorbitant late fees or not going to Law School next year! Later.
Rugby Team
Rugby Team Romps 63-0! After last week's loss it was important for the WPI Rugby Team not only to win, but to win handily, And that's just what we did. Tech started out quickly and didn't let down until the ending whistle. Nine tries and two penalty kicks were scored (Eddie muffed three conversions) over, under, and around a hopelessly outmatched U.R.I. team. Ruggers who scored were: Tom Giuliano (2), Eduardo Roberts, Scott MacLauchlin, Dan Quinn (2), AND TWO FORWARDS! Ben Aldrich (2) and Jim Pavlat. Eddie scored both penalty kicks. More importantly than the game victory, WPI won the drink-up outright for the first time in recent memory. Choir leaders were Kevin KeeBjorn "I wanna be a hippie" Ryden. Ryden. Nickname of the week goes to Joe Zurkus forever to be known as Beetle Bailey. And taking one for the team award goes to Johnny 5 who finally got his shirt dirty (and a little bloody).
Sailing Club
During homecoming weekend, seven members of the WPI Sailing Club travelled to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy on Long Island to compete in the Corinthians Sailing Regatta held on the sound. The team was allowed to race on a 43 foot yacht graciously provided by owner Jack Palmer and captain Audrey Murray. This is the first race that the club has attended in recent history, so there was not an experienced racing crew to select members from, but instead the crew was composed of volunteers with varying experience levels from expert to novice. On Saturday, after an hour and a half of practice, the first race started into a 15 knot breeze. The WPI team got off to a slow start, and was delayed by a twisted spinnaker halfway through the race, but rallied back to claim fifth place. The second race began better for WPI, but a mechanical failure at a crucial point in the race sent a line shooting up the mast. Only by the heroics of a crew member who climbed the mast to recover the line, was the team able to hold on and finish fifth. The second day of racing was cancelled due to a lack of wind, leaving the WPI team in 6th place overall for the weekend. Crew members viewed this weekend more as a learning experience than anything else. The team is hopeful that other racing opportunities will arise allowing them to further test and improve their racing abilities.
SWE
Hi SWE members! Is everyone ready for break? Only a few more days and it will be here! Let's see, we had another meeting on the 5th. A few topics were discussed... the upcoming Girl Scout Day on Nov. 4th, and the museum overnight trip. Also we brainstormed a great idea for a B-term event, but we don't want to spill the beans just yet... so further details will follow! If anyone has any questions about SWE, or would like to help out with any of our upcoming activites please email swe@wpi. Have a great break and we'll see you B-term!
Women's Crew
Hi everyone! It's been a busy two weeks so I'll go over the highlights. First of all, hats off to everyone for the great job in Lowell and at the head of the Conn., WPI is proving to be a team to recon with! There was also divine intervention on Saturday-the ride home- Jason and Nik can vouch for that one...I'm also pleased to announce Dave coming out of the closet, just come out in time for practice next time!!! I know we've had hectic weeks, so I want to thank Cathy, Dawn, those St. John's boys (hey Mia what are his vital stats?) and of course our friend the squirrel who took a liking to Anna. Only a week and a half to the Charles-get psyched! Good luck to everyone on finals and extra good luck to Jason and Dawn in London for B term IQP! When you come back you won't recognize the buff women on your team!!! Finally happy belated Birthdays to Jason, Heather, Dawn, and Mervin! Keep up the psyche, get some sleep, and kick butt! Your devoted secretary, Nik
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