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-- 1LI · -L I s -- I · I Il Walker groups worried Administrators call student fears nonsense By Brian Rosenberg to Bradley, who entered MIT as a in and out of student-assigned Changes to several rooms in member of the Class of 1976. space." Walker Memorial have caused "People were disturbed by things Report recommended many student groups to fear that they were seeing [in Walker]," he they will lose their spaces. They said. converting Walker are worried about hostility from The committee has members The Walker committee believes the Campus Activities Complex from several organizations, but the changes in Walker are part of and expansion by the School of most will not admit their mem- a plan by the School of Human- Humanities and Social Science. bership out of "fear of reprisals ities, particularly the Program in The groups, particularly the from the CAC," said Bradley, Theater Arts and Dance, to humor magazine Voo Doo and who acts as a spokesman for the assume control of the building. the Special Effects Club, began group. He added that "Voo Doo Committee members cite a to worry after a'third floor dark- is willing to be open [about their 1988 report, "Accommodating room was padlocked last Novem- membership] because we have the Performing Arts at MIT," as ber. The installation of a lock on nothing to lose" from conflict the basis for their suspicions. The the third floor showers and the with the CAC. report outlines four alternatives renovation of room 201 also Phillip J. Walsh, director of for giving the performing arts Kristine AuYeung/The Tech caused concern, according to Bri- the CAC, said that groups in more space. The choices range -Institute Professor Noam A. Chomsky (beft) and Robert an E. Bradley '89, a Voo Doo Walker had nothing to worry from using only existing space to Kuttner of 7he Boston Globe respond to questions af- staff member. about. "[The idea of CAC repri- building a comprehensive theater ter speaking on the 'media's impact on public con- Concerned groups banded sals] is one of the most, ludicrous and dance complex on campus. .sensus. together to form the Walker things I've ever heard. I don't The cheapest of these plans, Memorial Committee, according have any authority to shift people involving no new construction, recommends converting either Morss Hall or the Walker gymna- sium to a drama and dance the- Coop0s rebate drops to 5.5 percent ater. The report states, "The functional aspects of the program By Katherine Shim statement for the fiscal year that fort to bolster its sales. Dickson named chairman suggest that additional elements ended on June 30, net sales "We are concerned with the of the board . also be located on the third The annual Harvard Coopera- fo-r FY 1990 amounted to fact that the Coop is trying to be MIT Senior Vice President floor of Walker." Ovadia R. tive Society patronage: rebate for $62,677,985, down from too many things at once," Pil William R. Dickson '56 was Simha, director of planning, be- the 1989-90 fiscal year dipped to $64,431,615 in 1989., Net earn- said. "From student criticism that named chairman and chief execu- lieves nothing is happening with 5.5 percent, according to James ings for 1990 amounted to we've gotten, it seems that the tive officer of the Coop. He the report or its recommenda- J. Argeros, president of the $585,797, while net earnings for Coop covers too many bases and succeeds Milton P. Brown, who tions. '"To my knowledge, noth- Coop. 1989 were $762,419. none of them really well. We are had been chairman since 1964. ing has been done to implement This year's drop marks a gen- Thomas Wagner, comptroller trying to make the Coop more re- Brown, a professor of retailing at that option [of converting the eral decline in the rebate, which of the Coop, cited a number of sponsive - and hopefully a little Harvard, is retiring. Walker gym to a theater].... was as highas nine to 10 percent causes for the decrease in profits, more profitable - without rais- Dickson is the first chairman There is no commitment to con- T in the mid-1980s. Last year's including rent increases, an ex- ing the prices to enhance the of the board affiliated with MIT, verting space to humanities use." rebate was Tao. percent', while pensive advertising campaign profit." Argeros said. (Please turn to page 27) the rebate for 1987-88 was 7.8 launched in an effort to over- percent. come lagging sales, higher payroll The total allotment for patron- and property taxes, and a general age refurnds'this year amounted decline in the Massachusetts Security van awaits approval to $1,9278000. The allotment -was economy. By Sophia Yen will poll students and try to ex- pendent on student feedback," $2,492,00 in 1989, Argeros said. The Coop has been particular- A security minivan service that pand the van service. Singer said. "The administration Patronage rebates are deter- ly hurt in music sales due to in- would shuttle students and staff "Eventually, the goal is to is listening to us, and doing mined from total eamings- from creased competition from special- around campus and to most liv- make it like a shuttle bus - something directly for us.... member business during the fis- ty stores like Tower Records and ing groups, including fraternities, something more than a van to The student safety committee can cal year. Newbury Comics. The Coop also awaits approval by the adminis- call on demand, something with push for whatever students "We didnI decide to lower it, experienced increased competi- tration, said Stacy E. McGeever set routes and a schedule," want." it just happened to be that profits tion in the sale of insignia cloth- '93, Undergraduate Association said Jennifer B. Singer '92, co- "People don't realize that this were less, and therefore the re- ing. In past years, the Coop had secretary general. chairperson of the committee. campus in not safe," she said. bate was lower," said Pieter Pil enjoyed dominance in these de- The UA came up with the idea "This would be a pilot program. "It's not safe to walk across the G, a student member on the partments. of the security van, and asked The administration wants to see bridge at night." Coop's board of directors. The Coop is currently reevalu- Stephen D. Immerman, director how much students use this "As long as you are in their -According to the financial ating its sales approach in an ef- of MIT special services, to write service." range, they would pick you up," the van proposal and take care of "The effectiveness is highly de- McGeever said. legal matters, MIcGeever said. M IT sixth iin rankings "The security van will go to MIT parking lots and all dorms BRy Joanna Stone enth in last year's survey. and fraternities except Epsilon The good news is that MIT The universities which received Theta and Zeta Beta Tau, be- t. .·.~'~··.'-:-"7 was ranked second in the nation higher overall ratings than MIT cause they are too far away," she for academic reputation - ahead were, in order from first to fifth, explained. of that other university in Harvard University, Stanford The proposal asks the adminis- Cambridge. University, Yale University, trationn to purchase a van and However, the Institute was Princeton University, and the hire a professional to drive it ano I'.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I· · ~~~~~~~~··, ·· ~ ~ ~ ~4 '~', f ane- ranked sixth overall -this year California Institute of Tech- from "dusk until dawn, which among "national universities" in nology. is about from 6 pm to 4 am," US News & World Report maga- The criteria behind the ranking McGeever said. zine's annual "Amtrica's Best included student selectivity, According to the UA, Immer- Colleges' survey, up from sev- (Please turn to page 2) man must finalize the proposal with, Senior Vice President Wil- ILI d · Cd -I- IL- - 111 - liam R. Dickson '56 before the campus security plan can begin. The UA hopes the security van service will go into effect the first .2AoeP yCwd.Mr-d.e.Wk thmany. week of November. "The primary interest is safety, . wosuldon.e;.*litf~e on .Sit teem. 10am "tfot.top, not convenience. You cannot just call if you are cold," McGeever I said. "Other than that, the shut- items utatgolstornhe .&So.stle ever tle will be available on demand.' S, OP,jfe So .t.' ' .. s r A Ot-'t&, Those in need of the security -"A" g:e'2.<tryide renpons4:.,p to,-.m ny van would call the Campus Po- lice, and the police would dis- patch the van. Student requests would receive priority, even T:>it Trnpr tecopnyta Iinm, hamd the,, Om, though the security van would be shutles opraiate." DayuadThal*eb`:g oulchrun th for both students and staff. St Ah. thiatshne',l to rv "So, -h airphtteeey William Chu/The Tech UA forms campus *bit tha '¢.1*--l' .ppn .n ,11i 1 1 _ Charles M. Vest, Paul E. Gray '54 and David S. Saxon security committee '41 in Killian Court. Vest took over as president of the The newly formed UA Campus Institute yesterday as Gray moved on to replace Saxon Security Committee, which will as chairman of the Corporation. deal with student safety issues, PAGE 2 The Tech TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1990 ii r- II' rL1-rr I'' III M_ - - I do I _I--I I- -1 re lIIII - -I I -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Top 15 National University Rankings schistosomiasis| schoolhouse by US News & World Report Rank Overall Scoring Categories (sai.ib_ zzi) Score* 1 2 3 4 5 n.