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Published by the Students of the University of Wisconsin-Madison
VOLUME 104, NUMBER 1
November 1999
FEATURES
E-COMMERCE: WHERE IS IT
HEADED?
Who needs the Home Shopping Network
when you can buy everything you need over
the Internet?
by Katherine Johnson          Page 3
THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE
ENGINEERING
Freshman have eye-opening experiences in
EPD 160, a design course that gives them the
opportunity to build projects for customers
and to become "problem solvers who aren't
afraid to find answers."
by Katherine Friedrich        Page 4
On the Cover:
SACRIFICING A SPACECRAFT IN THE
NAME OF SCIENCE
An overview of the Lunar Prospector Mis-
sion and the discovery of ice on the moon.
FInd out why the scientific community is
ecstatic with a little frozen water.
by Molly Mitten              Page 6
MODERN NEUROSCIENCE:
EXPLORING THE BRAIN'S
MYSTERIOUS DEPTHS
Just what is going on inside that head of
yours? Neuroscientists are at the dawn of a
new understanding.
by Ryan Sydnor               Page 8
PERSON OF THE CENTURY CONTEST
WINNERS
Two students write who they think was
the most influential person of the twenti-
eth century.
by Neil Kolatkar and Mark Nels
Ludwigson                   Page 22
F EATU RE ART I C LE
SMART GUNS: THE NEXT
ATTEMPT TO REDUCE
VIOLENCE
A new intelligence in firearm safety hopes
to prevent gun-related deaths. University
Police weigh on the pros and cons of smart
gun technology.
by Dave Buechl              Page 12
CREATINE: THE BREAKFAST OF
CHAMPIONS
Creatine, a perfomance enhancing supple-
ment, recently surfaced in the media because
of its use by top professional atheletes. Does
it really improve athletic performance?
by Kari Cox
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IMPROVING UNDERWATER
RESEARCH: UNMANNED
SUBMARINES SEARCH THE SEVEN
SEAS
Read about the latest technology in under-
water research. Autonomous Underwater
Vehicles explore seas and oceans without
direct control from an operator.
by Soma Ghorai                 Page 16
FROM POLE POSITIONS TO
POLYGONS: THE GREAT VIDEO
GAME RACE
Get a crash course on console hardware, take
the latest gaming innovations for a test drive,
and hit the brakes before you race to buy the
new Dreamcast system.
by Michael Hsu                 Page 18
LIFE ON MARS
Could there be life on the Red Planet? Me-
teorites from Mars that crashed into Earth
imply that there could be.
by Lynn Weinberger             Page 10
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by Tanya Kosmo      Page 2
JUST ONE MORE
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