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VOLUME ,LXXVI. NO. 20
HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEV'
APRIL 28, 1978
Boken Debut an Overwhelming Success Boken" Steven's first carnival filled with lively promenaders at for an egg toss game sponsored ,weekend, proved to be a all times dancing arm In arm for by the Junior siuco reps, genuine, and entertaining a change, The Gong Show later that success; Saturday's events were the evening in the Rat was hosted , The efforts of the senior and highlights of 'Boken. The sunny 'by Stevens own Chuck junior class reps, along' With day helped set the true car- "Teaberry" Barris and judged those Involved In setting and nival/picnic atmosphere by coaches Volkemer and Cleaning. up made 'Boken an around campus,' On the 8th Mykulak. Some of Stevens event to be proud of, Street lolthe mini carnival spon- finest and worst talent com, Thursday night's packed Rat sored by the IFC drew a large ,peted for the two $100 prizes. party kicked oil the 'Boken portion of the crowd. The Winners were Brad Schreck and ,,' weekend with Flasher as their midway had a variety of booths the Downtown Drunks and the feature,band providing listening Including a dime toss for Folding Wonder., Following the and dancing music tothe festive glassware (Phi Sigma Kappa), Gong Show, the field house party goers, Friday night also ,betting wheel (Sigma Phi Ep- was the soene of a mixer that ,saw a huge turnout of the 'sllon), knock-a-block iOelta- featured a terrific band called Stevens community at Its Tau Delta), tic-tao-toe (Zeta SMYLE. During one of the various parties, The Ice cream Omega), knock-a-cat (Chi Psi), band's breaks fireworks were party In Hayden started off the wire loop (Pi Lamda Phi), beer fired off the pier over the Hudevening followed by tha eXhibi- chugging (Sigma Nul, pie son. Cars driving along River tion boxing matches featuring throWing (Alpha Sigma Phi), car Road as well as most of Stevens members of the newly formed demolishing (Beta Theta Pi), crammed to see the speotaoular bOXing club, The members of and a coin' toss (Arnold Air display, During another one of the club bumtheir own ring and Society), Also on the lot were the band's breaks a beer race held In the field house saw the staged the matches, to some rides and a fun house, demonstrate various boxing , Over In front of the field house Chi Phi team drown out all the techniques. Alter the matches the Gear and Triangle Beer and other competing teams. " -, everyone headed to the Square Barbecue sold out within 5 Sunday a lull IIIt'ered Dance in the cenier or the Disco hours, going out sooner than throughout the campus as tired , " " in Jacobus, At the Square that was the 10C ice cream, party goers recovered from the Danoe, the floor was constantly After the JV Lacrosse game the acllon packed weekend, Boken " baseball diamond was the brought forth a lot of positive o. p' scene of an embarrassing input by many students who defeat of the student In the really enjoyed the weekend. , faculty/student softball game. Judging from th,e success of '" -"i WJW&'J the,~:f,oll,owing, un- , in our future as well as in the through the support of the petl- At the other end of the field, ten this year's boken, next year's tlon. Also, it asked President - 3-man (woman) teams lined up should be even beller. dergraduates 6f the Stev~ns In- future of our school." Roglirs to reoonsloar thll'decIL " stitute of Technology, being of These were the words heading the opinion that·Dr. Yusef Efe is a petition which was signed by sian and In turn exercise his an outstanding teacher and ,an over 500 undergraduate power to make an exception to asset to the Institute, stand students, On Thursday, Apr, 27, the rules that prescribe a tertogether to exprel\s a strong this petition along with a cover mination of Dr. Efe's teaching at The National Science Founda- Hackensack, New Jersey, will desire to see him continue as an letter was presented to Presi- Stevens. In response to Presi- tion has awarded Stevens a serve as Co-Director. dent Roger's statement at the' grant of $18,000 to support a educator at Stevens. This action dent Rogers, The objectives of the project last Forum conoernlng a lack of Is being sought in the Interest of Pre-College ;eacher Develop- are to provide an Intensive .The cover letter simply research on Dr. Efe's part, it ment Project for Modern program In modern biology to the preservation of a high standard of education at Stevens, a restated a support for ·Or. Efe's was suggested that the Elec- Biology. increase the competence of the quality which will be Important outstanding teaching ability trical Engineering stall be inThe summer project will take partloipants, to provide them creased, As a result more research 'time would be plaoeatStevensfromJune2Bto - with an opportunity for cours!' July 2B, 1978, Thirty high development and to establish available to the enl/re departschoolteachers of biology and continuing relationships ment, whloh as a whoieappears general science will be chosen between them, their students to lack research, Dr, Efe Is as participants In the project and Stevens, presently involved in g'raduate will in 01 ude Stevens has served as the host and undergraduate education, wh I ch biophysics, institution for many high school Dr, Richard S. Magee, of the published over 25 papers and the laller in two departments. biochemistry, Mechanical Engineering articles On energy anJ:! energy- He has also written the course cellular physiology and and college teacher education programs In chemistry, physics, Department has been ap- related topics. He has alsoserv- material for E 16, and spends a molecular biology, Dr. I. Riohard Lapidus, methematlcs and computer pointed technloal director of the ed as a consultant to Lookheed great deal of his time helping Institute's Energy Center, In Electronics Co" and as a con- students from all classes, The Associate Professor of Physics, science during the past twenty this capaolty, he will share res- sultant on heat transfer, lire cover letler ended with a re- of Teaneck, New Jersey, wl)1 years. For exceptional high ponsibilities of the Center with safety, thermodynamics and quest that President Rogers serve as Director of the project. school stUdents, the Institute Dr, Franklin Pollock,' the combustion to Becton- reply promptly to all students Or, John J. Savarese, Assistant also oilers opportunities for Dickinson, Innotech, through the STUTE, Professor of Chemistry, of research and advanced study. Center's Director, North'eastern Research The Stevens Energy Center was established five years ago Associates and the U,S. Office to serve as a conduit for society of Housing & Urban Developin Its attempts to understand ment. the audience drooling with ex- Steve Rounds on trumpet. A member of several by Marcel Simon and meet its energy needs, In societies, inthe past, the Center has professional The rhythm section of Jim Music lovars who double as pectation, They were not disaporganized meetings, advised in- cluding the American Society of Tech persons were treated last pointed. Foddis demonstrated Moran (piano), Kevin stitutions on energy technology Mechanical Engineers and the Wednesday as Prof. Ondrlck extraordinary versatility In all McLaughlin (drums), Danny and energy conservation, and American Society of Engineer- presented another one of the registers of his instruments. His Glacapelli (guitar), and Steve helped to coordinate energy ac- Ing Education, Or, Magee also gems he regularly slips Into this style Is extremely clean and he "Wezoo" Legensky (bass), was serves on the advisory board of technical world, This does lillie slurring even when as solid as evar, and the guys tivities at Stevens, the New Jersey Uniform Con- semester's guest was Jon Fod- playing the blues, He Is also a occasionally erupted Into dazzlOr, Magee joined the Stevens struotion Code and formerly dis, an emerging star trumpet master of his medium, ef- ing solos that had the apfaCUlty In 1968 as an assistant professor, He became an chaired its Energy Sub-Code player, The opening set, by the fortlessly going from preciative crowd on Its feel. associate professor in 1971 and Committee, As SUCh, he was Slevens Jazz Band alone was tradiationai swinging jazz to Speaking of whioh, the was appointed professor in one of the members who solid If not spectaCUlar. more modern material. audience was both vocal and Faddis' performance spurred large, and a good number of 1976, An alumnus of Stevens, recommended New Jersey's However, when Faddis was inOr. Megee earned his B,E, current energy code which was traduced, things seemed to on the band members, who rose people had to stand up, At that degree in 1963, M.E. degree In passed on January 1 of this happen, He took his lime before up to him, Particularly brilliant rate, the 4th floor seminar room starting his solo, acting shy, and ware Jeff Pearlman and George will very soon be too small. All I 1964 and D,Sc, degree In 196B, year, , Or. Magee is married, the seemingly surprised at being Jackan on tenor and alto sax, can say Is thank you Professor The recipient of the 1972 Freygang Award for outstan- father of two children, end lives the guest of honor, This rapidly respectively, and Dr, Ron Ondrlck and Jon Foddls for ' loosened up the band and had Gaubreau on trombone and making that possible, ding teaching, Or, Magee has in Florham Park,
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