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.I By John J. Ying actively cultivated in citizens of and Diana ben-Aaron all countries, would greatly con- Helmut Schmidt, former chan- tribuie to remedying the inability cellor of the Federal Republic of of opposing nations to reach in- Germany, cited "the lessons of ternational accords. history,' especially Germany's Germany's change in "atti- change of perspective, in his tude towalrds the rest of Europe speech on awareness in interna- and her willingness to learn from tional affairs May 27 in Killian the example of her "western Court at the Institute's 117th neighbors" following her defeat commencement exercises. in World War 11 mnade it possible Schmidt is the second speaker for her to withstand the "centri- from outside the Institute to de- fugal thrust" within her pushing liver the commencement address for expansion, Schmidt said. So- viet imperialism, by contrast, is Tech photo by Tim Huie since 1963. MIT awvarded degrees to 837 undergraduates and 779 still unchecked and poses serious in the Afro-American Art Exhibition at Copley Square on June 5. Students participating graduate students: the total num- problems for the world, he con- n 1 _ _ ,, I I -- ·IP·gll- -- I ber of degrees awarded by MIT ti Led. since it started classes in 1865 "It is a fact that Russia was passed the 100,)00 mark in the fnd remains an expansionist Grad. dorm gets name ceremony. MIT President Paul E. power," Schmidt asserted. But Gray '54 compared this to an Russian expansionism can be and its predecessor, Geophysical automobile odometer turning checked by economic and politi- By John J. Ying students - 9 percent - were women. Services, Inc., and his wife donat- over the 100,000 mile mark. cal cooperation among the LIS, The Institute's first dormitory On-campus housing for gradu- ed, in the 1960s, the 20-story Europe, and the Third World, he for female graduate students - Schmidt began his speech by ate students, especially female, is Cecil -and Ida Green building said, reminding his aLudience that located in the renovated former citing the long history of cooper- very limited. The new dormitory which houses the Department of "no Russian and no communist infirmarv building at 350 Memo- ation between the US and Ger- raises the percentage of female Earth and Planetary Sciences and is ten feet high." rial Drive-was dedicated last many-. He noted that this year graduate students housed on the Department of Meteorology anni- Friday to Ida Flansburgh Green, marks the three-hundredth A revival of leadership and di- campus from 25 to 30 percent. and Physical Oceanography. In wife of Cecil Howard Green'23. versary of the first important plornacy as practiced by former The percentage of women in 1974, the Greens established a $1 German emigration to the US President Harry S. Tlrunian and The four-story brick building, the undergraduate body has also million fund to provide fellow- and explained that the US has his Secretary of State Gen. remodeled at a cost of over $1 increased in the past decade. This ships for women starting their been a haven of human rights for Ger)rge C. Marshall is needed, million, houses 46 female gradu- year, over 1,100 of the 4,300 un- graduate studies at MIT. Nine many German refugees during according to Schmidt, to resolve ate students. Edith Waldstein, as- dergraduates - 25 percent - are professorships at the Institute in and after both the World Wars. the world's present problems, sistant professor of Humanities, female. geology, electrical en- geophysics, Flexibility and sensitivity to such as international cooperation and her husband, Fredric, are the gineering, physics, and education Cecil Green, founder and di- "he problems of other nations are in arms limitation negotiations: faculty residents. have also beer endowed by them . rector of Texas Instruinents, Inc., qualities, Schmidt noted, that if economic cooperation among nai- Dedicating the dormitory to tions' deterrence to airms buildup; Green "honors a woman who has and competition in assisting, not long been concerned with both Eight people to recieve subjugating, Third World coun- the strength and vitality of MIT tries. and the encouragement and ex- ii Leadership of the western de- pansion of opportunities for new Bush Fellowvhip niocracies "has to come from women students here," said MIT ,. America," according to Schmidt. .,.eI President Paul E. Gray '54 and By John J. Ying from the Andrew W. Mellon whose primary work is informing Ameri.lca must learn to withstand .. Corporation President Howard Foundation and the Alfred P. a;,e general public about recent both internal and external criti- W. Johnson. The newly created Vannevar Bush Fellowships in technology Sloan Foundation and adminis- developm-ents in technology and cisms as she lives up to her "Over the past two decades, and science journalism were tered by the Program in Science, science. "enormously grown worldwide women graduate students at MIT awarded by M IT to five women Technology, and Society. The The recipients of the fellowship responsibilities." He pointed to and hase h~ad in Ida Flansburgh and three men. purpose of the program was in- are: Paula S. Apsell, senior pro- the past nuclear test bans exam- Green a fir-m advocate, a staunch tended to foster "a richer part- ducer at WCVB-TV, Channel 5, arms limitation treaties as z The recipients plan to use their suc- supporter, an ardent champion nership between the technical and Boston, Karen L. Birchard, re- ples of American diplomatic 7 fellowships to study enviornment, and a warm friend," Gray and journalistic communities," said porter for the National Radio cess. While he praised America's Johnson continued. "We see in energy, medicine, and electronics. eomnmitmnent to act," he em·npha- t MI·T president Paul E. Gray '54. News, Canadian Broadcasting strategy" is the opening and naming of the "The high quality of work, He said the goal of the partner- Corp.. Diane M. Dumanoski, re- sized that a "grand i residence hall in Mrs. Green's strong commitment to popular- ship was "continued improve- porter for The Boston Glo-ke, necessary to alleviate mutual sus- honor an opportunity to under- ization of highly technical sub- ment in public awareness about C Itherine Foster, writer for The picion and focus arms limitation i score the Institute's commitment science and their efforts. i jects, and varied background of technology, Oak Ridger, Linda J. Garmon, to women." the first applicants was very im- growing influence on our lives chemistry editor of Science News, Schmidt offered a three-point I The number of female gradu- pressive to the selection commit- and aspirations." Russ Mitchell, reporter for the guideline for NATO leaders seek- i- tee," said Victor K. McElheny, ates has tripled at MIT over the The fellowships enable the C orvallis Gazette-Tirnes, Mitchel ing a "grand strategy" with re- head of the Vannevar Bush Fel- past decade. This year, 856- 19 journalists to study at MIT-for J. Resnick, freelance technology spect to the Soviet Union: closer I lowship program. percent - of the Institute's 4,489 one academic year and are open writer, and Richard C. Saltus, partnership and consultation students are women. In The fellowship program was writer for The San Francisco Ex- among the countries within I graduate to writers and broadcasters 1973, 318 of the 3,358 graduate founded last October with grants anzinzaer. NATO; a strong and unified The fellowships are named im commitment to deter and defend II against nuclear war; and the will i memory of Dr. Vannevar Bush, Soviet World War 1t presidential science to cooperate with the I Gregor gets new faculty i Man: advisor and chairman of the MIT Union on economic matters as I well (s nuclear arms limitation. residents in-, MacGregor for the give general advice to the stu- Corporation. By David S. Rho past two years. dents. Sherwood explained that (Please turn to page 3) Erevor Alan Hatton, assistant the only difference between sen- professor of Chemical Engineer- The position of housemaster at ior and junior faculty residents is ing, and his wife, Marianne, will New House had been vacant that a housemaster must be a become the new junior faculty since October, according to Sher- tenured faculty member. residents in MacGregor House wood, when James H. Williams. 0 Hatton said he is "very exci- on July 1, according to Robert A. Jr. '67, professor of Mechanical ted" about the move and is look- l Sherwood, associate dean for stu- Engineering, resigned from the ing forward to assuming the posi- dent affairs. post, citing strictly personal rea- Summer at MIT photo essay. tion of junior faculty resident. The present MacGregor junior sons. Page 5 to be on the campus. faculty residents, Derek Rowell, "It's good The duties of a junior faculty ... I will be able to give direction -- associate professor of Mechanical resident are similar to those for a students," said Hatton. He Random Record Roundup in Engineering, and his wife, Alli- to the senior faculty resident; he must to give a "family presence" the son, will move to the New West hopes provide academic and social to the position of faculty resi- Arts section. Pages 6 and 7. Campus Houses to become the counseling to dormitory resi- housemasters there. Rowell and dent, and stressed that he wished his wife have been junior facultv dents, hold study breaks, and to be "friends with the students." 1. I Is I LC I- -- J --- i I , L1 - - b-- -k- - l I _r PAGE 2 The Tech TUESDAY, JUNE 14. 1983 I

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------I --- ___ __C~P-~-- ~s -e4~M TUESDAY JUNE14,1983 The Tech PAGE3 _d N ATO nI ust unite AT-I (Continuedfrom page 1) The top priority of the hMay 28 President Reagan is in a posi- economic summit was to prevent tion to "turn [nuclear arms re- the industrialized world's finan- VWorld _ duction] negotiations into serious cial slump from turning into a full-scale depression, said Foot will quit as leader of the Labosr Party - Britan's opposition Labor Party announced Sunday that ones," Schmidt declared during Such planning will de- its leader Michael Foot will resign in October. Foot, 69 and a left wing ideological firebrand, lead the his afternoon press conference. Schmidt. he seemed disappoint- pend on regulation of currency Labor Party to its poorest showing at the polls since World War 1. Margaret Thatcher's Conservative party Although won 397 seats in parliament with 43.5 percent of the vote, Labor won 209 seats with 28.3 percent of the ed by Reagan's lack of concrete exchange rates, he observed. "It is good for German currency that vote, the Social Democratic Party-Liberal Alliance won 23 seats with 26.1 percent of the vote, and other action on the international front a treaty yet" your currency is worth less," he scattered parties won the remaining 21 seats. Thatcher fired -Foreign Secretary Francis Pym in a major - "he hasn't made reshuffle of her cabinet Saturday after winning a 144 seat majority in the elections. - Schmidt hopes Reagan will said. "You are buying Mercedes use his power more effectively in cars because they are cheaper the future. than they ought to be." Nation The Strategic Arms Reduction Two problems that plague Talks (START) at Geneva later summit meetings in general today I", American spacecraft leaves the solar system - Early yesterday morning Pioneer 1 0, the National this year should be taken as seri- are inconsistencies in national Aeronautics and Space Administration's exploratory satellite became the first man-made object ously as possible, Schmidt said. positions and the ubiquity of the ever to'leave the solar systemr. Launched 11 years ago, Pioneer 10 traveled 3.8 billion miles and He expressed respect for and medila Schmidt observed. " In or- visited Jupiter on its journey out of the solar system. trust in both Russian negotiator der to have bilateral East-Wes, summit meetings, it is necessari) n Yuli Kvitinsky and his American I counterpart Paul Nitze, adding to have confidence that one's col- vAivather that he spoke from long personal leaigues will not stray fronl pr,- acquaintance. The US should en- viously agreed-on lines of' con- Sunny, and very, very hot - Today will be mostly sunny with high temperatures in the lower 90's. anti-nuclear compro- duct," he said. adding "such con- n Tonight will be cooler with low temperatures in the middle 60's, and tomorrow will hot again dorse any mise reached at Geneva and ferences should be held on is- i with highs reaching the 90's again. John J. Ying "leave it to Moscow to say 'this lands, or on ships in the middle is not good enough.' " of the Atlantic." I ------ec - ~ --~r - =-,A "Yu I nsl assi ief a vertisin .;t Brockton's 13th annual summer The Boston University School of Historic Medford - minutes from Cam- Apartment for rent. Near MIT. $900/ Listings festival, Surnmerfest '83, will take Nursing (SON) will sponsor a bridge. Prestigeous - Custom Decorated month Available June. 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In my subsequen IsI my office on Main and Vassar discussion with her supervisor,' it 'I Streets (approximately 3Xi of a got another brilliant answer. I 11 m iIe.). quote, "It's a matter of policy.' .. How-ever, during the summer W\ell, did he think that this wa, the Parking Office gives -away unfair'? Again the same ingeniou: IS free some temnporary stickers for answer, "it's a matter of policy.' the Al bany Street garage (ap- I am sure that somebody in th( QQolum n/Mark-Tem der proximately 300 yards from my Parking Office will realize tha office). Atld here is the funny this is a rather illogical, paradox part; these permits are given only ical, disturbing and inconvenien it Partv of cornpassion^ to people who do not have a policy and they will change i sticker, even if a sticker-holder is soon. I am looking forward t( show at willing to waive his rights for the get an answer from them -ex. true co ors current sticker. In othter words, a cept if "it's a matter of policy' The Democratic party has the Treasury's Office of Tax Anal- Federal construction costs should person is penalized if he paid $7 not to answer students who al. 1-claimed for quite some time that ysis, the repeal of tax indexing be trimmed by 'the repeal of the to get a1 parking sticker at the be- ready have stickers. it is the party of poor people, the would cause real tax increases of Davis-Bacon Act, which requires ginning of the school year and he Efstratios G. Vorrvoris C working class, and middle Amer- 9.4 percent per year for a family that union-level wages be paid on ica. Lately, however, the "party whose income was under $10,000, all government cons truction pro- of compassion" has been -howing aind tax boosts of just 0.5 percent jects. The military budget must its true colors on Capitol Hill. in per year for a family making over be carefully scrutinized for waste- the name of deficit reduction $200,000. The National Taxpay- ful management practices and Democrats. ironically, are leading ers Unionl has observed that by un necessary weapons systems. the charge to raise taxes one the 1988, the repeal of indexing and The multibillion dollar safe-har- working poor and the middle the third year of Reagzan's tax bor leasing program should be Volume 103, Nurnber 27 Tuesday, June 1.4. 1983 class. cut-, would lead to taxes 63 per- eliminated -it is just welfare for Chairman...... V. Michael Bove'83 Ho)use Democrats have already cent higher in real terms for fam- big, corporations. Pcork barrel Editor in Chief. .. Barry S. Surman '84 passed a budget resolution calling ilies earning under $10.000, and public works projects should also Managing Editor -...... Matthew W. Giamporcaro '85 for tax hikes of $30 billion in taxes 26 percent higher for mid- be stopped. And Congress should Businless Mlanager .. Keith..... To:gnoni '84 1984 and S12() billion through dle class families e~arninp- S5:,Q000 send OPEC to its grave and raise Executive Editor . Robert E. M~alchman 85 1986. They conveniently avoided It is clear that repeal of Reaigan's S14 billion per year with a 510 a tax proarain wVould cheat the barrel fee ott imported oil. Taken speci fvnoy where this monev wiII i News Editors .. ... JohnJ Ying '84 COMe from, but mansv Demiocrats poor aied the middle clciss yet 1.ogether! these measures would ~~.. . . , . ~~~~Burt S Kaliski '8 5 -including Presidential this is precisely what the iconm- raise mnore money than the repeal ff Night Editors ...... Bill Spitzak '83 frontrunner Walter Mo0ndale- passionate-' Democrats want to of the Re;agan tax program, and , ...... Charles P Brown'84 z tire in favor oft repealing tax In- do. they would be fair. 5 Photo Editors . Laurie.... S. Goldmnan '84 dexing and the third year of the Fortunately, there are sensible 6emocrats, however, will con- r...... , ... ,Omar S. Valerio '85 E walys to reduce federal budget tin ue to push for increasing the W Sports Editor .... Martin, ....Dickau '85 Rxiaaan tax cuts. The'v want to do z; V. Arts Editor ...... Jonathan Dippert '83 this in order to reduce the go- deficits without battering Ameri- taxes of low and moderate in- m F. Advertising Manager . Pau,.. Gi. Gabuzda '84 vernlment's enormous bud-et ca's workers- ideas that respon- come American workers. It is Contributing Edito~rs ...... , David G. Shaw '82 deficits. siible Republicans - and Demo- hard to say why Democratic poll- ...... , . .. Jon von Zelowitz '82 Unfortunateiv, these Demo- crats - should embrace. Con- ticians are so hypocritical about ~~~~~~~~...... Max Hailperin'85 cratic tax increases would fall gress could start by eliminating this issue. Perhaps it is because ...... Daniel J. Weidman '85 squalrely on the backs of the the $15 billion Synthetic F~uels so many of them are lawyers and Senior Editors ...... R Fleming,.Eric '83 w.orking class. Amnerica's working Corporation -and the multibillion professionals who have never . . ... ~...... Ivan K. Fong '8 3 class accounts for most o:f the qgo- dollar Clinch River Breeder reac- struggled to make ends meet...... ,Jerrn-Lynn Scofield '83 tor. It should stop all federal sub- More likely, Democrats forget the ...... , ...... Tony Zamparutti '84 vernmcnt's income tax revenue, Indexing Project Representative...... A. David Boccuti'79 and so it benefits the most fromn sidies for tobacco, milk, sugar, workers because they are captives Advisor ...... Edwin Diamond the President's tax program. Tax and peanuts. It should eliminate of special interests: unions, law- indexing is especially important the Trade Adjustment Assistance yers, doctors, bankers, teachers, NEWS STAfFF for the working poor, since it Program. Entitlement programs bureaucrats, and the intellectual Associate News Editors: Sarn Cable '85. Daniel Crean '85. Thornas would stop inflationary "bracket should be frozen to allow wor- elite. That is a sad legacy for the Huang '86. Ron Norrnan '86; Staff: Arnold Contreras '83. David W. ker's inicome to catch up to that party of FDR and Harry Tru- Bower '84. Roderick A. Dick '84. Will Doherty '84, Wei-Chunig Hu '84. creep" that pushes workers into of the programs' beneficiaries. Ben T Tien '84. Diana ben-Aaron '85. Gene Deune '85. Gary J. Urlik higher and higher tax brackets man. And it is an even sadder '85. James F. List '85. Andrea Marra '85. Steve Pang '85,Jtake Tinio even if their real income remains The run~away costs of Medicare tale for the struggling American '85. Joel Gluck '86. James J. Reilsert '86. Paul Sheng '836, Ellen L. co nsta n t. I ndeed, accordinrg t o and Medicaid must be contained. worker. Spero '86. Al Yen '86. L. S. Wienler G. PHOTOGRAPHY STAFF Grant W. 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Whammy!, the B-52s on Warner Brothers sis, adding their newly acquired third a energetic performance full of shimmer- First Ladv of Infinity, and Captain of the world sensibilities Records. to the mix and produc- ing harmonies and clever interplay. Enterprise, replete with spacey sound ef- The B-52's emerged from Athens, GA as ing their most exciting record since their Whamnmy! is easily the band's most con- fects, cheesy organs and singalong ""la la" 1979 debut. the quintessential trash-rock dance band. sistent record, containing very little filler chorus. Side two doesn't fare nearly as They combined recycled riffs from sixties Whanziny! represents a division of labor and only two weak tunes, the instrumental well, due to the aforementioned weak cuts, party tunes, added minimal new wave infor the B-52's: All the instrumentation is "Work That Skirt" and the cover of Yoko but it does lead off with a real gem, strumentation, and in the process became provided by drummer Keith Strickland Ono's "Don't Worry." Side one packs four "Trism," the perfect meeting of old and overnight stars due to the success of and guitarist Ricky Wilson, leaving the vo- potential hits in a row: "Legal Tender," a new }-52's styles. "Rock Lobster" and "Dance This Mess cals to Cindy Wilson, Kate Pierson, and synth-driven ode to counterfeiting, the They B-52's haved proved their ability Around." Last year they teamed up with Fred Schneider. The players add a spark- hard-rocking "Whammy Kiss," and Fred's to survive changes in trend, remaining the David Byrne and his Talking Heads Trav- ling electronic gloss to the music - the rap about his favorite food, "Butterbean" most vital dance band from Athens. eling All-Star Funk Show to make the majority of the album is carried by a ("Pass me a plate full, I'll be grateful"). Whammy! brings them one step closer to Me.,vopotatnia EP, a surprising combination heavy synth pulse- while retaining their The side's standout -and winner of the their perfect pop album. Ask them, they'll of trash-rock and art-funk that met with old surf m usic chops, especially Kieth's Silly Song on This Record Award - is tell you "It'll be great to rollerskate to, little popular success. Undaunted, the 13- biting guitar flourishes. The vocalists, "Song for a Future Gieneration," in which and its super-bad. 52's continued their quirky stylistic synthe- freed of their instrumental fetters, turn; in the band apires, to be Ruler of the Galaxy, David Shaw

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X .- . - .I ------P. ..-- ~I. I-- i .I LE PYT"UBLICATION SCHEDULE THE MIT MUSICAL 7)4E4TGRE- GUILD SUMJM1!ER 1983 IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE- Er Summer Issues: Thursday, July 7 Tuesday, July 26 T'uesday, August 16 Tne AmriuDomo Orientation VWeek: Friday, September 2 Tuesday, September 6 Friday, September 9 BrldefSroo The Tech will continue regular publication Mtesday, July 12 on the first day of classes, September 13, 1983. Wednesday, July 13 4th floor of the Student Center Please bring a prepared song. Continuous news service since 1881. For further information call 253-6294 L.L - . .- .-- .- ,Y- .- .--- .i . - TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 1983 The Tech PAGE 7 W Ms II -RTS-- -I Random record roundup Throbbing Python of Love, Robin Williamis on Casablanca Records, Personal Effects, Persolnal Effec ts EP on Cachalot Record~s. 'It's" so good to be back in San Francis- The Personal Effects are a very |co, the city where 'God Save the Queen' highly touted new band from the Rochester, has a completely different meaning." With NY' area, a region that figures strongly these words, comedian Robin Williams in the psychedelic revival movement opens Throbbing Pyton of Love, a live cata- (spearhead- ed by another upstate group, the Chester- log of the bizarre refulse cluttering the field Kings). A listen to their fi mind of America's best young comic. The EP reveals all the proper elements -gutsy majority of Williams' shfick is observa- guitar playing, noodling organ lines, tions about life in Lotusland ("'Californese and gutbucket drumming -but the music never seems has only 18 words: like, fer shure, wow, to- to jell properly. The source of the problem ',tally . . ." "People in Marin county are so becomes clear after the second rich, they don't get the crabs, they get the listening: Lead singer Peggy Fournier is too damned lobsters,"), but everything else is fair serious for her own good. She packs game, be it the Falklands crisis, cats, co- her ill lyrics with grim liteary allusions and caine, or drinking ("If alcohol is a crutch, sings with a determined attitude of gloom, then Jack Daniels' is the wheelchair."). all of which drags down the party. If this bunch What makes this better than your run-of- really claims to be a neo-psychedelic the-mill standup act, however, is the manic ga- gs rage band from garageland, they intensity with which Williams attacks his better start having fun soon -that's the whole subjects and his talent for creating the reason for their existence, isn't it? most extraordinary juxtapositions -who else would do an impression of Elmer Fudd singing Bruce Springsteen's "Fire?" Throbbing Python of Love will not. withstand the test of time the way Firesign Theatre or George Sf Carlin albums have because it's extremely topical, but it will cer- -tri The High Road, Rox -v Music EP tainly- on provide lots o' laffs for a few years Warner Brothers Records. (or at least as long as Disneyland remains This four-song, twenty-minutes-plus live Califonia's chief export). recording shows Roxy Music at the peak of its performing powers. Stripped down j4 1 to the crucial nucleus- singer Brian Fer- -1 . . *its,, ry, guitarist Phil M\/anzanera, and reedman .1. Andy Mackay - plus a veritable who's who of sidemen, the band injects I 0 new life into two old standbys ("Can't Let Go" Care, Shriekback on Yl Warner Brothers and "My Only Love") and reinterprets Ret ords. lk Neiel Young's "sLike A Hurricane." Defini- 41 A9 A very strange record, indeed. Shriek- tive though these renditions may be, they back, composed of bassist David Allen all pale in comparison to Ferry's reading (ex- Gang of Four), singer carl Marsh, and of John Lennon's "Jealous Guy," a song ·-S keyboardist Barry Andrews (ex- XTC and Ferry would hock his last bottle o~f St. League of Gentlemen) have produced' a Laurent cologne to have written. iaid-back dance album with a unique Roxy has definitely grown more exper- sound that relies heavily on old cliches, ienced with age, rocking this set with ef- leaning on early disco for much of its in- fortless grace and energy. Manzanera steps spiration. What is new about the music is ..iP up from the background to laly down some .X the manner in whzichl the cliches are dis- t.I of his finest guitar playing on vinyl, and ti'lled into rock-solid funk grooves; near- Mackay add his trademark acidic sax tribal chants layered over a percussive bot- counterpoints, but the show 1,o n_ still belongs tom fueled by sinuous bass playing. When -·ir-k to Ferry - his world-weary crooning is the o':I fromula works, it works. exceptionally what makes Roxy Music the world's most well, as it does for all of side one, ",2 particu- elegant rock band. larly "Lined Up," "Clear Trails,"' and "My

arn Spine Is the Bassfine." When the formula fails on side two, it produces an unfo- cused, meanldering collection of partial if ideas. A classic case of an album that ·;:· should have been an EP instead. ·/ Sy Z r·· ·: -"· I·.. The Hurting, Tears for Fears on Mlercur~v · :' -;:::: Records. Tears for Fears, relatively unknown in this ·" country, are the next best thing since sliced bread in their native England, where every one of their singles has been a hit. Swollen Monkeys The hits constitute the bulk of their debut, onr Vacation, Swollen iji i`-J· · ·-;· !·:p i ' /·. i.P hic The Hurting, alnd show a band with tre- Monkeys EP on Cachalot Records. · I : -s From their name -" : j ? mendous promise. to their clothes to " ri:,' I their music, ; I:,···· Tears for Fears write densely textured the Swollen Monkeys are just i _.· songs with cl strong rhythmic Pplain silly. These part-time backups for the r·-·,·"\; I I feel; unlike i:; i most bands with dance floor hits they B-52's pack a big band horn section and i;?i.i(i · r make great use of acoustic flirt with styles as diverse as disco, calyp- I instrumental- i; I':·9 a, i : : tion, aldding so, * .· a synthesizers only when they and Dixieland; all found on their new · !r-; i-··t:-·;:i:···:· " i' tli I r r 9··- 5: ·.·. $·*81 carn provide the alpproprialte suond. four-song EP. The record is almost worth r It is j ' ; ·-'· i. Ik·a·: ":·' ·· the combination of acoustic and owning solely for "Disco Dragnet," their ii 5 ·4. electric ::L that makes their arrangement of the famous TV theme, but r songcralft sound so fresh, :: p especially f ''Change,'' which pits marimba the other three tunes are so lightweight ;: ::-ii j: S ;xr rt· atgainst electric guitar. The other that you'd be much ;·f· key ele- better off buying their "jl3*ri:l· ,ii album Afterbirth of the Cool. Neither re- bi ment to Tear's sound is their exquisite lyrics cording will alter the bands ultimate fate: and singing, both highly emotive amd A very short-lived career followed by the compelling. With The Hurting, Tears for occasional feature on that great cultural Fears have produced music for the body, wasteland, the Dr. Demento Show. the heart, and the mind. A stunning debut. David Shaw ------3 Is ------~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~1 ARE YOU SURE YOU KNOW WHAT FAMILY PLANNING IS ALL ABOUT? te~b If you think it means preventing It's important to know all about unwanted pregnancy ... you're family planning ... it means more Q(a) e partly right. But it means more than you may have thought. than that. Like counseling young people about how a baby before For information or help, contact they are ready can affect their the family planning clinic in your ci tAREC,701Z, MUStCL OIRECTOR, oND CIPOQECXPeR c; 7UEsG'-I eCO health or mess up their lives ... com mu nity, your local health tND£ECz#, JNE A\ 2,2 -4 JN Om I CoSIUME,UgUiW--, helping couples who want department, oryourown physician. ANO SET IEIGNETRS to have 1@ S TA--SC AV gZNErC ;X;, ACE t8-L9 3 bC PtA children but can't . . . counseling __ men on male responsibility-and ° U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, tr)~. EDU CATION. STUDEtpNT CENTEIZ, 453 methods of birth control. AND WELFARE -OI- Public Health Service w5 l APPOINTMEN', AND) ImFpDOlM411 253-624 CyP~BMlls

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M~artin Bickau | p----i-- -~- | The USFL's breakable laws When the United States Foot- Most professional sports allow the criteria to be waived in ball League was first conceived leagues have guidelines governing "extenuating circumstances." and presented to the public, a who may be drafted or signed. An "extenuating circumstance" few rules governing the signing of The National Football League re- that immediately comes to mind players were established. Many quires that a player have either is the player's being good enough of us still remember the "team completed his college eligibility, to be drafted. Another might be salary ceiling" and the ban on graduated fromn college, or gone the USFL's desire to lure poten- signing players who still had col- to college for five years. No ex- tial talent away from the NFL. lege eligibility remaining. The ceptions. Other sports, notably The rule is begging to be broken, lNew Jersey Generals' acquisition basketball and hockey, have mini- and few can believe that it will of Herschel Walker alone violated m un ages which allow player en- not be- both "ironclad" restrictions and try immediately after high school. The question then is why have started an avalanche of ridicu- such guidelines at all. If the lously high salary offers to col- USFL thinks that the only way lege players. The US) I has apparently de- to gain credibility as a profes- cided that the Armerican sports sional league and fill the stadi- public is not only firmly on its ums is to dip into the college Thc USFL's hierarchy realized hook, but gullible, as well. 7he ranks, there is no reason for it that the public would not take NC(AA Nvt'I1'.S reported that the not to do so. The league should too kindly these million-dollar league proposed new rules which simply allow drafting and signing deals, and soon lame excuses are very similar to those of the of players with college eligibility about threatened suits by Wal- NFL, with one major, and unpal- remaining and stop trying to hide Photo courtesy of MIT Sports Information ker's lawyer, Greg Procopio '85. building up the tal- atable, difference. The USFL will its intentions and dupe the fans. ent · IILd ---- - kllll pool, and adding credibility - '------s --- "-- -- i to the league started to trickle into the Inedia. The public was still not satisfied, and the league leaders tried to come up with a more convincing course of action. $GHOLAR$ MIT teams do well in finals $AVE DOLLARS By M/lartin Dickau -Take To The Road Of Success With Avis!- Although the semnester came to an end with finals week, intercol- legiaite competition did not, as several individuals ang teamns re- Now Serving The College Community presented MIIT in post-season Play. e n A n, , n * rDRenter Must Be 18 Years Old With z Weightmen Greg Procopio '85 Personal Charge Card And Current and Pill Palrris '8>. went to the per day College ID, or ... r. National Collegiate Athletic As- sociation Division III Track similar *RenterMust Be 19 Years Old Paying Chalnpilonships hosted by North group Bcar E; Centrals College in Naperville, II- In Cash With Valid College ID r. "ino's May) 23-28. Parris contin- I ued to show the same strength 4Car Must Be Returned To Renting arnd ability he had demonstrated --*AIR CONDITIONING INCLUDED Location throughout the season w ith a1 throw of 52.241 meters to capture fifth place in the hanmmier event.

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