Update on campus parking

Construction has begun on a new parking structure beneath the athletic field, and is estimated to continue through July. During this time, the parking area between the tennis courts and the athletic field will be closed. To help alleviate the situation, Security and Parking Services is allowing Caltech vehicles to use the visitor spaces at the top of the north Wilson Avenue garage. Campus community members may also sign up with Caltech Security to park at the Huntington Library. On weekdays, a shuttle will run between the library and the JPL shuttle stop on California Boulevard every half hour. Details and a schedule will be provided at signup. Contact Todd Swart at todd.swart@caltech.edu.

A call for support
Colleagues and friends of Student Affairs chief administrator Stan Borodinsky are calling on the Caltech community to help encourage his daughter, a mother of four who is preparing for a heart transplant. To help bolster her morale, so critical under the circumstances, notes or cards would be very welcome. Participants with even-numbered birthdays (e.g., the 24th) are asked to mail in January, and those with odd-numbered birthdays in February. Mail to Sheryl Borodinsky at P.O. Box 1152, Lebec, California, 93243. For questions, contact Karen Carlson, ext. 6593, or Dan Langdale, ext. 8375.

Joe DeVito and Alice Edel of the Tech Express held their first-ever student tree-ornament contest, which they hope will become an annual event. Edel, shown with the winners, says that over time, the students “get to be like your kids.”

Undergrads Ben Solecki ’04 (left) and Dylan Owens ’04 salute their victory in “Cage Against the Machine,” the 2003 ME 72 design engineering contest, in December.