Club Corner
ACM
Do you remember when was the last time you saw an article from the Association of Computing Machinery in Newspeak? Well, neither do we. Anyway, for those who don't know who we are, we are an organization for people with interests in computers and computer science. You don't have to be a CS to join. Anyone who has an interest in computers can sign up. Some of our activities are help sessions for students in introductory CS courses and computer science tutorials on Sundays. This week's tutorial is beginning and advanced Perl. Perl is a hot new programming language for the Unix and other operating systems. It will be in the Zoo lab or in the OS lab down in the Fuller sub-basement. The times are 1 to 3 PM for beginning Perl and 3:30 - 6 PM for the advanced session. Pizza and refreshments will be served. If you would like to attend, join ACM, or just have any questions, e-mail acm@wpi.
Alpine Ski Team
Hey, it's been a long time, hasn't it? Well, the team has been busy. First of all, about 8 of us spent all of Christmas Break training out at Berkshire East. It was a good time, and we made some HUGE improvments in our skiing. And getting 20 days on snow before the season starts.... Also, running GS with UMass Amherst was pretty nuts, too. Then there was camp, starting New Year's day. Everyone made it on time, amazingly. That week, plus time trials on saturday at Ragged Mountain, helped decide the traveling team for this year: In no Particular order: MEN'S TEAM: Glen Gaebe, Brad Wright, Chris Tutlis, Woody Haraldsen, Joe Scherpa, Aaron Jones, Dave Maxon, Joe Charpentier, Dave Cahill, Jaimie Kramer, Barett Perchuk, John Toscano, and Jay Hamelin. WOMEN'S TEAM: Grace Buzanoski, Sarah Arsenault, Jill Baryza. We placed fourth at our first GS race, with Brad and Chris turning in some great times, and Chris Placing 5th in the first Slalom. Pico mountain was less than helpful, but Jer made up for that by helping all weekend. When WE set a course, it will take far less than 4 hours. By the time you read this, we will already have beat GMC in both races at Loon Mt. Remember, practice on Wednesday nights, everyone is welcome. $16 dollars for 4 hours of skiing. The vans will leave right at 4:30 from the wedge. Once again, everyone is invited to come and ski some gates and meet the team and coach. Control is not the issue, Speed is!
APO
Welcome OIsters, and now an important message :
IT IS TIME FOR ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS OF THE SEMESTER-RUSH
Yes, this is the week we use to find possible new brothers. And what are we doing this week, well...
There are two informational meetings on February 1 and February 5 at 7:30 (PM of course) in the lower wedge. Brothers should be there at 7:00 PM so that we can set up the slide show. There is a Rush party somewhere in Worcester at some time on February 2. And last but certainly not least, there is a service project on February 3. For more info, contact Tim, or just come to the meetings. During last week, we had a great time at Mustard Seed helping the homeless, and we had a great time with the Super Bowl party. (Actual details will come next week). Other events for February, UMOC is coming up. The pictures for the candidates will be taken between February 4 and February 7. The actual contest will be from the 12th to the 16th, and all the proceeds will go to charity. We are going back to Mustard Seed on February 12. And finally, there is a small dance planned for February 10. For more info, contact Brian. P.S. Coon dog, oops, I mean Rudy, still has his contest open for the nicknames for the officers. And remember, Brother Meetings, 6:00 PM (soon to be 6:30), Monday, GH 227.
ASCE
We will meet again on Wednesday this week, but hopefully this time to make some progress on the concrete canoe. The time is 4:30 and the place is downstairs in the concrete lab. It shouldn't last too long, and food will be provided, so hope to see you there!
BiLAGA
Hello, everyone! News of the week is: Our meeting time has changed. Mail us for details. We'd like to take this opportunity to extend a big THANK YOU to all of our non-member friends among the faculty, student body, and alumni of WPI for your continued support. In other news, there have been recent additions to our library (donated by Healthy Alternatives - Thanks!) which will hopefully soon be listed on our Home Page (http://www.wpi.edu/~bilaga). To our list members and supporters, we have a surprise for you in the coming weeks so keep trickling in to meetings. To rest of the community: As always, if you have any questions/information requests, if you have any issues to bring up, if you have something to say, or if you just have a desire to talk to someone, Please.. email bilaga@wpi.edu to get in touch with our officers. We're more than happy to assist. BiLAGA is the Bisexual, Lesbian, and Gay Alliance at WPI! Membership is confidential.
Chinese Student Association
Hello Everybody! Sorry about last week, I hope you guys aren't too disappointed about it. I know it's hard enough to live without daily Newspeak CSA Club Corner, but things just got mixed up. Anyways, I hope that everyone had a really good vacation and a very good start on classes this new year.
Well anyways, As you all know we had our first meeting of the term two weeks ago. We had a really good turn out of about a million people. Among the things we talked about was the Chinese New Year Dinner. This is probably the biggest event of the year for our club and it is good to see that a lot of people signed up to be on the committee. Even if you are not on the committee, you can still contribute your cool ideas to dragon, if you have them. The most important thing, is for you to spread the word to others and attend the dinner. This way you can celebrate a very important part of the Chinese culture with your friends. Another thing is, if anyone knows of any "Chinese new-year" related entertainment we can get for the dinner, please tell us. Another thing is the homepage competition. Remember to update your pages and vote at http://www.wpi.edu/~dragon. Ahh... Next is my favorite. That's right... you know what I'm talking about. The yearbook needs to be produced and I was wondering if there is anyone interested. I know, I know.... If you were you would have signed up. But we are still in need of help and if you could volunteer your time it would be greatly appreciated. In closing, I want to remind you all to spread the word about the New Year Dinner. Good Luck in your classes and stay cool. Until next time......
Newman Club
Well our retreat went very well on Saturday and everyone will admitted that the idea of women speakers was a good idea. We enjoyed being joined by members of the Clark Newman Club and maybe we can expand on that idea. This coming Friday, February 2nd , we will have our first Ground Hog Day Party which begins with Pasta at 5:00 PM in the Religious Center. A video will follow and our president, Becky Prince and her cabinet will pick out the video. In addition to all of that John D. and Roger are going to wake up early Friday morning and according to John D. , they have a new method of checking to see if the ground hog saw himself on that day. They promised to reveal the method and the results during the meal that evening. Also don't forget to save the evening of Tuesday, Feb. 13th for a Vigil Valentine Party at the Center beginning at 5:00 pm. So we hope to see all of you, even non members are always invited, this Friday evening for pasta and video. Feel free to come to both parts of the evening or just one part. Also know that if you come late, our great Italian chef, John D. is always on hand to offer you a special serving. Meanwhile our club basketball team under the careful eye of Jordan Massad is playing over 500 ball. That may be a first for the club. The Executive Board of the club will meet on Tuesday evening, Feb. 6th at 6:30 pm in the Center. Feel free to come and offer your ideas to the Board.
Newspeak
Thanks to everyone who has helped out with this week's issue, especially our new members! Newspeak could always use an extra hand, so if you're interested, email newspeak@wpi. Congratulations to Ben, our new Features Editor! Thanks to Jason for the new comic strip. Well, that's all for now.
Pre-Law Society
Heeeyyyy yyyooooouuuuu guuuyyyyssss!!!!! Meeting this Thursday (the first) at 12:00 in Gompei's for lunch. If you don't see us in the main section, check in Riley Commons. We won't know about next year's budget until the end of March. Nothing else to say for now. Hope to see everyone on Thursday!
SWE
I hope that everyone's C-term is going well. Concerning upcoming events, there will be a SWE regional conference held on March 1 and 2, at Tufts University. All those who are interested in attending this conference must register before February 5. For more information, e-mail Wendy (wendyp). Also, keep your eyes open for the date of the next meeting. Oh, and for classes too!
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