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Alan's PictureThe Insert is a section of the Vector devoted to the activities and goings about of the Graduate Student Organization. This section was written by Alan Dove. Comments or suggestions should be directed to the e-mail form.

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Intriguing Webs

The GSO is on the WWW. The WWW is the World Wide Web, and if you haven't heard of it, I should warn you not to hold this page so close to the stone lamp you are probably using as a reading light - the bear fat might spatter on the paper and cause a fire. The next time you happen to be outside the cave, though - on a hunting expedition, for example - you might want to drop by the Media Center (second floor of the library in the Hammer building) and ask them for instructions on getting onto the Internet. In addition to the GSO page and the Virtual Vector (which saves you the trouble of crumpling up a piece of paper and throwing it away), you can access any information you might want - virtually. If you want to access it from home, though, you'll need electricity.

Parties and Pictures

[Pic of a Torch]The GSO Barbecue in June was tremendously popular. So popular, in fact, that the food only lasted about two hours. Fortunately, the b__r lasted a lot longer, and the music by D.J. Mike Beck set the proper tone. The next GSO party will be the Welcomer for the new first year students, on 1 September at 8pm in the Riverview Lounge. University alcohol policy forbids us from advertising the fact that b__r will be served at this event, so we will not say any such thing. For other information about parties, though, check out the GSO Party Page on the Web.

Continuing through the summer, the GSO Movie Series is still the longest-running event the organization has ever had. Every Wednesday in HHSC Rm. 401, you can enjoy a free movie on a reasonably large screen, along with free munchies. Did I mention that it's free? Movies are at 8pm, and the schedule is posted in the GSAC bulletin board in the Hammer lobby, as well as on the GSO WWW page.

Is That Any Way to Treaty Students?

Columbia University, in the type of maneuver many of us have come to expect, has begun witholding approximately 25% of each paycheck from foreign students' stipends - even if those students are from nations that have tax treaties with the U.S. You can get a refund of this at the end of the year, but you shouldn't have to wait a year for something that was not supposed to be witheld in the first place. Lest you think that this is part of new I.R.S. regulations, Columbia seems to be the only institution doing it (according to students at other schools). The GSO is currently trying to get the whole story from the Dean's office, but it would certainly speed things along if students also went there individually - or perhaps staged a sit-in. The Dean's office is located on the 4th floor of the Hammer building, opposite the stage-side entrance to Rm. 401.

Reports of Discontent

At the GSO's 24 July meeting, Sarah Neville, a reporter for the Washington Post, came to ask graduate students their perceptions of the future of scientific research in the current funding environment. The prevailing opinion was the usual cynicism and negativity that graduate students have come to expect from such discussions, but most of this was news to Ms. Neville, which means that it will probably be news in the Post. Since this is a paper read by Senators, Congressmen, and also some intelligent life forms, it could even have some useful effect. The GSO - your chance to change the world, and have some free pizza.
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