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Volume 122, Number 55 Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Tuesday, November 12, 2002 Armed Thief Wakes Next House Student By Brian Loux of sneakers, Millman wrote. NEWS EDITOR The victim’s report with the MIT A Next House resident was the Police was not immediately available victim of an armed burglary on Sun- because of the Veteran’s Day holi- day, when a middle-aged man armed day. with a knife entered an unlocked room to steal from a sleeping student. Residents express loss of security The burglar remains at large. Residents of the wing and the The man had stolen cash from the dormitory were visibly upset about room at about 3:30 p.m., but the resi- the incident. dent awoke and proceeded to give “This was a crime against the chase, said Goodwin V. Chen ’04, a community,” said Yufei Wang ’04. friend who was familiar with the vic- “We have all been robbed of our tim’s account of the incident. trust,” he said, adding that he was The victim, who requested considering the idea of brandishing a anonymity, was able to grab the weapon himself in the coming days. thief’s maroon MIT varsity jacket, Others have voiced similar con- Chen said, but the man escaped and cerns. “We should not have to fear ran outside Next House, where he armed robbery in our dorm. That’s drew a large knife and continued to just ridiculous,” said Elizabeth L. run from the student, who apparently Greenwood ’05 in an e-mail to the MATT T. YOURST—THE TECH continued to chase after him. house. Infamous computer cracker Kevin Mitnick signs copies of his new book, The Art of Deception, Near Tang Hall, the man, holding While many residents were after his lecture last Wednesday at Quantum Books. Mitnick has become a popular security con- the knife, paused and proposed to shocked by the incident, Millman sultant after having served a prison sentence for breaking into numerous corporations’ computers end the chase by exchanging the stu- said he was not exceptionally sur- in the early ’90s. dent’s stolen money for the thief’s prised. “About once a year, someone jacket, which the student had carried who really doesn’t belong here will with him, Chen said. The student find his way into the dorm,” he said. agreed to the exchange and the thief then ran away, Chen said. Some blame lax door policy New U.S. Senator is MIT Graduate Though it is still unclear how the By Kevin R. Lang the U.S. Senate seat in last week’s particularly when dealing with envi- Jacket worn to fit in, police think perpetrator entered Next House, NEWS AND FEATURES DIRECTOR elections, replacing incumbent Sena- ronmental and technological issues. In a widely-distributed e-mail, much of the blame from residents If things get a little slow in Con- tor Bob Smith, whom Sununu beat in “It’s been an asset for me in the Steven R.L. Millman, who is the vic- has been pointed at the dormitory’s gress next year, perhaps John E. the Republican primary. House.” tim’s graduate resident tutor in the lax door policy. “The Next House Sununu ’87, New Hampshire’s new Sununu is currently the U.S. rep- Sununu earned his SB and SM Fourth West wing of Next House, desk workers are generally very junior sena- resentative from New Hamphire’s degrees in Course II (Mechanical described the perpetrator as a man in erratic regarding their door policy,” tor, could first district. Engineering) in 1987, completing his his forties, approximately 5 feet and said Paul A. Wanda ’04. “Some Feature lead Trent master’s thesis, entitled “Wear in 6 inches tall, with a medium build workers just buzz you in without Lott, Hillary Clinton, Ted Kennedy, MIT education fits in politics check valves due to flow induced and blond hair. looking up when you knock.” and John McCain in a bipartisan cho- How does an MIT education fit motion,” with Professor Emeritus The thief wore the maroon MIT “It makes life easier for me,” rus of “The Engineers’ Drinking in with the political science majors Peter Griffith. He lived in the Sigma varsity jacket that police believe was Wanda said, “but I don’t like the fact Song.” and lawyers on Capitol Hill? “I Alpha Epsilon fraternity, which was used to blend in as he moved through that anybody can come into Next Sununu defeated three-term New think it was very helpful to have a disbanded in 1999 after repeated the dormitory, along with a black Hampshire Governor Jeanne Sha- technical background and an engi- baseball cap, white pants, and a pair Next House, Page 10 heen, a Democrat, 51–47 percent for neering background,” Sununu said, Sununu, Page 11 Chris Vu Advances Strauss, Former Student In Idol Auditions At MIT, Admits to Fraud By Marissa Vogt determinative because there are By Jennifer L. Wong STAFF REPORTER still issues to be resolved,” said STAFF REPORTER Former MIT student Mark L. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeanne M. Christopher D. Vu ’04 is one step closer to realiz- Strauss ’02 has pleaded guilty to Kempthorne. ing his dream of music superstardom, having one charge of mail fraud in federal Neither Strauss nor his attor- advanced to the second round of auditions for Fox’s district court in Boston. ney, Jeffrey A. Denner, could be American Idol talent show. Strauss, a former member of the reached for comment. A San Jose, Calif. native, Vu is a tenor in the Log- Zeta Psi fraternity, was arrested in arhythms, MIT’s all-male a capella group. March, when police seized between Stolen items were sold on eBay $30,000 and $40,000 worth of Strauss was charged with Hopeful ‘idol’ begins journey computer-related equipment from engaging in a scheme to “obtain Vu originally traveled to New York City to audi- his room. Some of the items, which property and money by means of tion for American Idol on Oct. 24. Because of the size included computers, furniture, and false pretenses and fraud by steal- of the crowd, he was unable to audition before the lab equipment, were stolen from ing, on divers occasions, comput- judges. Vu then flew to Austin, Tex., for a Nov. 6 the Department of Chemistry over ers, furniture, laboratory equip- audition. It was in Austin that he beat out the competi- an 18-month period. ment, and other items from tion to qualify for the second round of auditions in Los After selling the stolen items laboratories and offices at MIT and Angeles, Calif., said fellow members of the Loga- online, Strauss would then send then selling then at auction on rhythms. them to buyers using the U.S. eBay.” Postal Service. According to the charges, Logs call Vu ‘one of the most talented in nation’ Strauss had been selling the stolen Mark A. Sellmyer ’04, a fellow member of the Sentencing set for January items on eBay. Strauss would then Logs, called Vu “an amazing performer.” JONATHAN WANG—THE TECH Strauss will appear again before “utilize the U.S. mails and other “The Logs love Chris,” he said. Christopher D. Vu ’04 performs “Billie Jean” Chief Judge William G. Young in interstate mail delivery carriers to “Not only is he one of the most talented a capella with the Logarhythms in the Campus Preview January 2003 for sentencing. deliver the stolen goods,” prosecu- singers in the nation, but I believe he can make it his Weekend a capella concert last April. Vu will “The judge, at the time of the tors charged. The items were now advance to a second round of auditions to plea, said that the defendant, under stolen between January 2001 and Vu, Page 14 appear on Fox’s American Idol. the guidelines, might be looking at six to twelve months, but that’s not Strauss, Page 13

Alison Krauss and Union Station Comics OPINION World & Nation ...... 2 give country a good name. Vivek Rao advocates a preferen- Opinion ...... 4 tial voting system. Events Calendar ...... 7 Arts ...... 8 Sports ...... 16 Page 8 Page 6 Page 5 Page 2 THE TECH November 12, 2002 WORLD & NATION Officials Fear FBI Unprepared Deadliest Storms, Tornadoes To Thwart Terrorist Strikes in U.S. THE WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON Since 1999 Blow Across U.S. With intelligence agencies predicting that Iraq and sympathetic Islamic extremists will attempt to launch terrorist attacks against the By Robert E. Pierre since 1999, when at least 70 twisters their names. In some areas, phone United States in the event of war, many government officials are THE WASHINGTON POST killed more than 45 people over two calls on the lines that were working growing concerned that the FBI is dangerously unprepared to thwart Violent storms, including more days in Kansas and Oklahoma. were so jammed that calls were not strikes on U.S. soil. than 70 tornadoes, blew across the Some places had only a few min- going through. Authorities were Fourteen months after the terror attacks on New York and Wash- nation early Monday, slicing through utes notice before the tornadoes confident that most people had fled ington, the FBI does not have a detailed understanding of domestic small towns, splintering buildings swirled into town. In Van Wert, their homes to safety and would be terrorists who could fund, prepare and launch revenge attacks, said and trees, twirling semi-trucks and Ohio, that was just enough time to accounted for soon. Still, the search administration and Congressional officials and outside experts. cars and killing at least 35 people in save dozens of people at the local was complicated by the devastation. The FBI’s assessment of the domestic threat includes a much a swath that stretched from the Gulf movie theater. A manager heard a “Emergency crews are out more narrow cast of characters that focuses on a small number of of Mexico to the Great Lakes. weather report on the radio as show- searching for people,” said Amy Iraqi agents, including intelligence officers, and militants identified in Starting late Saturday, the ings of “The Santa Clause 2” and Smith, a police dispatcher in nearby ongoing investigations. storms’ fury mounted and swept “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” were Oliver Springs. But she added, “The “They still don’t know where the terrorists are, how many are from Louisiana, through Mississip- ending and herded customers into phone lines are down. They’re with- here, what their intentions are, what kind of support network they pi, Alabama, Tennessee and Ohio hallways and restrooms — three cars out electric. It’s going to be that have,” said Sen. Bob Graham (D-Fla.), chairman of the Senate intelli- into Pennsylvania. By early Monday blew into the theater and the roof col- way for a while.” gence committee. morning, the winds had demolished lapsed on the blue-cushioned seats. Officials from the Red Cross and more than half of the two dozen “It wiped out three factories,” emergency management teams houses that made up Mossy Grove, said Larry Blakeley, 53, who lives spread out to assess the damage, and Homeland Security Top Issue Tenn., a hamlet 40 miles west of about two miles from the where the to provide those left homeless with Knoxville. Officials estimated more tornado touched down in Van Wert. food and shelter. As Congress Reconvenes than a third of the structures were “We had high winds and lightning. In Alabama, Gov. Don Siegel- THE WASHINGTON POST destroyed in Carbon Hill, Ala., a There are police cars and national man said it would take residents a WASHINGTON town of 2,071 people northwest of guard and you can’t get close to long time to recover. The “lame duck” 107th Congress returns Tuesday under firm Birmingham. where it happened.” “It’s like somebody wrapped up marching orders from President Bush to create a Department of The deaths were most numerous The hardest hit section in Ten- sticks of dynamite and just blew Homeland Security, prompting new negotiations and expressions of in Tennessee, where 16 people died, nessee included a five-mile stretch these homes into little tiny pieces,” optimism from leaders of both parties that the legislation will be including seven in Mossy Grove. of Morgan County, which includes Siegelman told reporters as he toured passed this year. Another 12 were killed in Alabama, Mossy Grove. Rescuers spent Mon- affected areas. “Clearly we’ve got to A possible compromise on the critical issue of civil service pro- including seven in Carbon Hill. Five day combing through the wreckage. get money to these communities. But tections and collective bargaining rights was under review by key died in Ohio and one each in Mis- As the day ended, dozens of peo- it’s not so much the financial help at lawmakers Monday, although it was not apparent whether it would sissippi and Pennsylvania. More ple were still missing. Local radio this point but the but the spiritual clear all the hurdles that have tripped up the legislation . than 200 people were injured. stations read the names of the miss- help that they need. We’re going to The post-election Congress will return with the Senate still under It was the deadliest swarm of ing over the airways and asked them do everything we can to get their Democratic control, although probably only for a week or so. A tornadoes the nation has suffered to contact authorities if they heard lives, their homes back together.” spokesman for interim Minnesota Sen. Dean Barkley said Barkley will remain an independent, unaligned with either party, enabling Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) to keep his post when the Senate reconvenes. Nonpartisan Barkley Preserves Bush Uses Veterans Day Ceremonies to Warn Iraq Democratic Control of Senate THE BALTIMORE SUN By Janet Hook and Faye Fiore the Senate could have been changed have installed Sen. Trent Lott (R- WASHINGTON LOS ANGELES TIMES single-handedly by a man who, until Miss.) as majority leader. But President Bush used Veterans Day ceremonies Monday to send WASHINGTON his Nov. 4 appointment by Min- Barkley declined to join forces with fresh warnings to Iraq, vowing to use “the full force and might of the Dean Barkley, the third-party nesota Gov. Jesse Ventura, was a either the Democrats or the Republi- United States military” against that country unless Saddam Hussein activist appointed interim senator little-known former carwash opera- cans. agrees to disarm. from Minnesota, announced Mon- tor. “I am an independent, the gover- Bush spoke as Saddam faced a Friday deadline for accepting the day he will not side with either His choice may have little practi- nor who appointed me is an inde- conditions of a U.N. resolution mandating the return of weapons party during his short stay in cal impact on the course of the post- pendent, and I believe the best way inspectors. Approved by the Security Council last week, it states that office, allowing Democrats to keep election session, which begins Tues- to serve the people of Minnesota is Iraq must destroy its weapons of mass destruction or face “serious control of the Senate during the day. But it adds to the sense of to remain independent,” Barkley consequences.” lame-duck session — at least for uncertainty and transition that has said in a statement Monday. The president has made clear that he would consider resistance by now. engulfed the Capitol following the “Rather than adding to the partisan- Saddam a justification for war. “And we will prevail,” he said at the That means Democrat Tom elections in which Republicans ship that so often characterizes White House, before attending a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington Daschle of South Dakota will expanded their House majority and Congress, I would like to focus on National Cemetery. remain Senate majority leader seized control of the Senate in next bridging differences and helping to At both events, Bush reflected on patriotism, military service, another week or so — giving his year’s Congress. move important legislation for- and the courage of war veterans — including those gathered in his party a last gasp of power and visi- Republicans stood to take over ward.” audience — and then made a case for expanding the war on terror- bility in the wake of its losses in the the Senate immediately if Barkley Barkley, 52, is an improbable ism into Iraq to confront what he called a “uniquely dangerous Nov. 5 elections. had agreed to side with them on kingmaker, thrust into the limelight regime.” Barkley’s decision ends a bizarre leadership questions in the lame- when, on an hour’s notice, Ventura interlude in which the leadership of duck session. Such a move would tapped him for the Senate. WEATHER Severe Weather Takes Its Toll Situation for Noon Eastern Daylight Time, Tuesday, November 12, 2002 By Greg Lawson STAFF METEOROLOGIST This year has seen anomalously few tornadoes in the United States, with about 670 having been reported through October, compared to an average of about 1,100. Thankfully, there have concomitantly been many fewer deaths than average. However, in an uncharacteristically violent and widespread outbreak for November, yesterday saw at least thirty-five deaths and many more injuries as an estimated sixty tornadoes struck along various squall lines stretching from Mississippi to Ohio. The conditions were set by a strong cold front running into an anomalously warm and moist Gulf of Mexico air mass over the southeast. This same air mass, set up by a persistent high over the Southern Atlantic, deliv- ered us our unseasonably warm temps for the past two days. The cold front which spawned the storms brought us their remnants yester- day as it passed through, though greatly dissipated from their earlier fury. How- ever, the cold front has now stalled in its eastward progression and is more of a stationary front off the coast. This front will now serve as a conduit through which shortwaves will pass up the east coast. These shortwaves will form coastally off of Georgia and the Carolinas and will move rather quickly up the coast. Unfortunately, their precise strengths and timing are difficult to predict. Expect to see mostly cloudy to overcast skies with periods of rain and showers through Thursday afternoon. High pressure will eventually push the front off the coast and restore clearer skies and chillier temps. Today: Showers and overcast skies. Light northerly winds. High of 53°F (12°C). Tonight: Rain, heavy at times. Low of 45°F (7°C). Wednesday: Cloudy with rain off and on throughout the day. High of 50°F (10°C). Low of 41°F (5°C). Thursday: Chance of rain through early afternoon, then clouds dissipat- ing. High in the upper 40s F (8-10°C). Low in the upper 30s F (3-5°C). November 12, 2002 WORLD & NATION THE TECH Page 3

Iraq Denounces U.N. Demands Another Suspect Detained In Bali Bombing

THE WASHINGTON POST But Expected to Accept Terms TENGGULUN, INDONESIA By David Lamb ous consequences,” which is under- the resolution, may want to use par- Indonesian police Monday detained a man they suspect of stor- LOS ANGELES TIMES stood to mean an attack by the Unit- liament as a cover to reverse his ing weapons and explosives for Amrozi, the chief suspect in the CAIRO, EGYPT ed States and Britain. position: If the assembly votes for Oct.12 bombing of two Bali nightclubs. Iraqi lawmakers convened in Despite scathing denunciations compliance, he could say he is After questioning Komarudin, a friend of Amrozi and a forest emergency session Monday night to of the resolution during the nation- accepting U.N. demands because he ranger in this East Java village, police here recovered two explo- consider a response to a U.N. reso- ally televised parliamentary debate is responding to the will of the sive devices in the forest about three miles away, deputy national lution that the speaker of parliament and in the Baghdad media, Arab “elected” legislators, political ana- police spokesman Edward Aritonang said. Local bomb squad offi- called a “preamble to war” but other League sources said they believe lysts said. Debate on the resolution cers were on their way to analyze the devices, police said. Arab governments view as the only Saddam would accept its terms, is expected to resume Tuesday. The police are making rapid advances in their investigation fol- hope of avoiding war. although the process could drag on The 250-member parliament is lowing the arrest last Tuesday of Amrozi and raids over the week- The resolution, passed unani- for several days. The resolution, considered a rubber stamp for Sad- end at properties in Tenggulun, a village in the Lamongan district, mously by the Security Council on based on an Anglo-U.S. draft, is so dam. If the resolution is accepted, and in Bali. Amrozi and Komarudin, like most Indonesians, use Friday and endorsed by the Arab tough in its “zero tolerance” lan- the decision then would go to Iraq’s one name. League on Sunday, demands that guage that no one in Iraq could be most powerful group, the Revolu- On Sunday night, police detained another villager, Tafsir, 38, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein happy with it and Saddam would tionary Command Council, for final who they said drove Amrozi in his Mitsubishi L-300 van to Bali allow the return of U.N. arms lose face if he didn’t put up some approval. Saddam, who recently before the two nearly simultaneous explosions, which killed almost inspectors and that he account for kind of resistance, the sources said. proclaimed that he received 100 200 people, most of them foreign tourists. Police have traced the any chemical, biological or nuclear His decision to go to parliament percent of the vote in a referendum largest explosion, at the Sari Club, to the van owned by Amrozi. weapons. If he doesn’t accept the surprised many Arab governments. endorsing his presidency, is head of resolution by Friday he risks “seri- But Saddam, who opposed drafts of the council. New Surveillance System To Aid Counter-Terrorism Efforts HP President Resigns, Expected THE WASHINGTON POST A new Pentagon research office has started designing a global computer surveillance system to give U.S. counter-terrorism offi- cials access to personal government and commercial databases To Become Leader in WorldCom around the world. By Christopher Stern accounting scandal. spokesman ,declined to comment The Information Awareness Office, run by former national THE WASHINGTON POST The troubled telecommunica- Monday morning. Hewlett-Packard security adviser John Poindexter, aims to develop new technolo- Michael Capellas announced tions company has been searching issued a statement saying that gies to sift through “ultra-large” data warehouses and networked Monday he is resigning as president for a new leader since September, Capellas is leaving the company to computers in search of threatening patterns among everyday trans- of Hewlett-Packard Co., stepping when the current chief executive pursue other opportunities. “We’ve actions, such as credit card purchases and travel reservations, down just as he becomes the front- John Sidgmore agreed to step down reached a natural transition point. according to interviews and documents. runner in WorldCom Inc.’s search under pressure from the company’s Michael made a commitment to see Authorities already have access to a wealth of information for a new chief executive. creditors. Five major creditors, the merger through, and now thanks about individual terrorists, but they typically have to obtain court Capellas is the former chairman which effectively own WorldCom to the hard work of the entire team, approval in the United States or make laborious diplomatic and of Compaq Computer and he as long as it is in bankruptcy, sit on we are meeting or exceeding all of intelligence efforts overseas. The system proposed by Poindexter helped lead the effort to merge his the search committee that targeted our integration targets,” said Carly and funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency company with Hewlett-Packard. Capellas for chief executive. Fiorina, HP chairman and chief (DARPA) at about $200 million a year, would be able to sweep up Sources cautioned that while Capel- Sources say some creditors favored executive, in the statement and analyze data in a much more systematic way. It would provide las is the leading candidate of finding an executive from outside “I am proud to have been associ- a more detailed look at data than the super-secret National Security WorldCom’s executive search com- the telecommunications industry to ated with this company and believe Agency now has, Poindexter said. mittee, he has yet to meet three send a signal that the nation’s sec- — as I have from the beginning — “How are we going to find terrorists and pre-empt them, except members of the board of directors ond-largest long distance company that HP is redefining the informa- by following their trail,” said Poindexter, who brought the idea to that must approve hiring him. is taking steps to make a clean break tion technology landscape,” Capel- the Pentagon after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and now is WorldCom filed for bankruptcy in with its tainted past. las said as part of the same state- beginning to award contracts to high-technology vendors. July after revealing a massive Brad Burns, a WorldCom ment. Page 4 THE TECH November 12, 2002 OPINION

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Vivek Rao this point, I took a quiz at a public radio Web you would elect. I would imagine, though, site, which confirmed that I favored Stein’s that I am not alone in the group of people dis- America In the end, none of it mattered. Election views over those of the other candidates on turbed by such a choice, a fact that suggests Day arrived, and Republican Mitt Romney ten out of ten issues ranging from education the need for preferential voting. wound up pasting Democrat Shannon to abortion, the death penalty to taxes. Per- In a preferential voting system, voters Guest Column O’Brien at the polls in his bid for the gover- haps more importantly, she exuded a genuine must pick a “first choice,” and beyond that, Elizabeth C. Laws norship of Massachusetts. The margin of vic- desire for reform and change, something most they may rank as many candidates as they tory was not enormous, but at five percent, it Democrats and Republicans seem to be shy- wish. For example, I might rank Stein first and Behold a nation shaken from its carefree era was at least big enough that I did not feel ing away from these days, as they seem more O’Brien second, leaving the others unranked. of a raging bull economy and left in a vulnera- guilty for voting for Green Party candidate concerned with gaining and maintaining The first-choice votes are then tallied up, and ble, confused heap at Ground Zero. Of course Jill Stein. So when all was said and done, power than actually using it. the candidates ranked depending on how the American people turned to our president everything worked out. There was only one catch. Like most inde- many they receive. Presumably, in our primi- and our congressmen to tell us we would never Or did it? pendent candidates in tive three-candidate be so vulnerable again. From tighter airport Rewind to three days before the election. this country, Stein, model, Romney would security to a Department of Homeland Having just received my Massachusetts barring some Flori- finish first, O’Brien sec- Defense, we would make sure no one could absentee ballot in the mail — apparently, the da-worthy miscount Do I opt for pragmatism and ond, and Stein third. At ever hurt us like that again. five or six miles I would have to traverse to debacle, had this stage, every vote for This is impossible. Thomas Hobbes calls get to a physical polling location were far too absolutely no chance O’Brien, in the mindset that Stein that was accompa- equality the ability we have to kill one another. strenuous — I broke down the choice for of winning. Prelimi- nied by a second-choice Our country is showing signs of realization that governor. In recent months, Romney and nary polls suggested anything would be better than would be transferred to we can never be perfectly secure. President O’Brien had engaged in a bitter and intense she would garner no the conservative Romney? Or that second-choice can- Bush’s all-inclusive “axis of evil” and “War on campaign, determined to take the State House more than five per- didate. My vote, thus, Terrorism” have receded to the wisdom of by any means necessary. While the Common- cent of the votes. do I side with my beliefs and would be taken from Colin Powell in search of a multilateral effort wealth is usually considered a thoroughly lib- Largely because of Stein and given to through the United Nations resolution. As pub- eral state, its voters have recently turned to media hype, or the Stein, possibly paving the way O’Brien. lic opinion has boomeranged and the country Republicans for state leadership, and these lack thereof, and the for future independent candidates Most elections are has realized the Democrats in Congress sold two contrasting trends seemed to be tugging utter dominance of not close enough for the out to give Bush free reign over our country’s on the race at even strength. As late as a few the two-party system to gain more prominence? preferential voting sys- war-torn fate, our president has not, as many days before the election, local media released in the current Ameri- tem to make a differ- feared, brashly attacked Iraq on his own. a poll showing 41% support for O’Brien and can political land- ence, and it would gen- As time has elapsed, the vulnerability that 40% for Romney. This seemed to be one of scape, Stein’s cam- erally produce the same makes us yearn for something to be fixed has those tight races in which the old cliché of paign was essentially one of principles and results as the more standard system currently subsided, and perhaps the people, and maybe “Every vote counts” applies more than usual. not practicalities. in place in most of the country. However, in even the president, have realized what we really My choice, then, should have been quite Now that you have the background, join some close elections, it would allow citizens need: a plan. This does not involve rhetoric of obvious. On a political ideology scale, I am me as I sit down to fill out my absentee bal- to vote for independent candidates without evil tyrants or secrecy. Do we need to worry about as liberal as there is, so it probably lot. There are no butterflies on this one, and feeling that their vote would be wasted. about Iraq, who has at least a few years before would have made sense for me to vote for my choices are quite clearly delineated in Under the standard system, many voters who they could complete a nuclear bomb, or al- O’Brien, the only liberal with any shot of front of me. Do I opt for pragmatism and would rather side with independents choose Qaida first? What about Pakistan? North Korea? winning. Unfortunately, a bit of an obstacle O’Brien, in the mindset that anything would not to because they are convinced those can- In her lecture here last week, Helen Thomas arose in the form of my principles. be better than the conservative Romney? Or didates have no chance of winning. The Tucked away beneath the booming head- do I instead side with my beliefs and Stein, result is that we rarely get a true sense of lines of The Boston Globe and Boston Herald choosing to promote a candidate and party in what kind of support these less-known candi- was relatively unknown Green Party candi- whom I believe, and possibly paving the way dates truly have. The preferential voting sys- Leaders should not keep date named Jill Stein. To me, Stein was a rev- for future independent candidates to gain tem would resolve this problem by letting elation. For the first time in a while, I found a more prominence? Admittedly, for many of people vote for the candidates in whom they their followers ignorant of their candidate who I could completely agree with you, the choice is clear-cut, and you have no believe while helping to expand voter choice on nearly every critical issue; to double-check doubt in your mind about which candidate beyond the current two-party limits. path.Tell us why we need Xenophobia: the Real Winner to go to war. complained about the lack of information com- ing from the White House, pointing out the Of the Midterm Elections scarcity of presidential press conferences and Iraq’s closed roof to reporters. Why hasn’t Guest Column than saving the state of California a little bit of But fortunately, we are here in “liberal” George W. Bush told us why Iraq is our target cash. It was about a classic phenomenon in pol- Massachusetts, where most people treasure now, instead of the other U.S. adversaries who Aimee L. Smith itics that arises when the politician has no real nice things such as diversity and freedom. are just as determined to secure a nuclear substantive proposals to offer a disappointed How could scapegoating ever work here? Just bomb? For instance, last month North Korea If you are like me, you would rather not and apprehensive electorate: scapegoating. At ask Mitt Romney and his millionaire booster admitted to a having secret uranium facilities to vote at all than feel responsible for selecting a that time, just as now, there were many deep of ballot question 2, the so-called “Unz”-ini- manufacture nuclear bombs; furthermore, their candidate of one of the two main corporate- problems in California, such as job insecurity, tiative. If people are really so concerned ambassador issued a statement saying, “our funded parties. I did not hesitate to vote for Jill corporate-driven cut-backs on the social safety about educating newcomers in English lan- government will resolve all United States secu- Stein of the Green Party for governor because net, and all-out urban crises evidenced by guage skills, do they honestly think that rity concerns through the talks, if your govern- even as “Mitt” has serious issues when it events such as the 1992 Los Angeles uprising threatening teachers with lawsuits is the way? ment has a will to end its hostile policy.” The comes to respecting the rights of homosexuals in response to the acquittal of white police offi- Do they think it is even legal to do so? It is statement sounds friendly enough, until you and low-income people, Shannon O’Brien has cers for beating Rodney King, a man of likely that Question 2 will follow the same realize the United States will not even entertain a hard time respecting democracy and, oh yeah, African descent. Pete Wilson’s job was easy. career path as Prop 187: after successfully talks with the North Koreans until they have low-income people. So while I don’t consider All he had to do was find enough people stupid energizing a xenophobic segment of the pop- disarmed. the outcome of the Massachusetts gubernatorial enough or ill-informed enough to believe both ulation to bring a Republican governor to In a Center for International Studies (CIS) race to be particularly monumental, I think the that the problems of the state arose from the power, it will languish in the courts and never forum, Professor Van Evera pointed out that way in which Romney was able to sway so large illegal immigrant be enacted. President Bush has not “used his words.” This many independent and suburban voters is very population and that in Meanwhile, it is this is not just a poor political tactic; he is failing us telling about where our society is heading. spite of the industry same current of hatred as our representative. Leaders do not lead well I used to live in California, and I was there that was funding his Here in ‘liberal’ Massachusetts, and fear of foreigners by stringing along their bound followers, keep- when the famous Proposition 187 was passed. campaign, he was seri- that is allowing the INS ing them ignorant of the path. Tell us why we This ballot initiative essentially called for all ous about solving this most people treasure things such and FBI to feel embold- need to go to war; show us what it means to be health-care providers and educators to become “problem.” ened enough to raid the America. This is a democracy and therefore the de facto INS workers, as they would be legally This sickening as diversity and freedom. home of and incarcerate public has a right to know and to form an opin- responsible to turn in anyone suspected of strategy is neither new local Palestinian ion. Give us the facts so our opinions are being an illegal alien. The reason for this major or since out of use. It How could scapegoating ever activist Amer Jubran. worthwhile, and maybe you will gain wisdom shift towards a full police state in terms of worked to bring the work here? Just ask Mitt Having Amer in cus- from the bulk of the American people. immigration status was billed as an effort to Nazis to power, with tody will not make any Tell us what Saddam Hussein might do save the State of California the resources that truly devastating con- Romney and his millionaire of us safer. Amer is a with a nuclear bomb if he gets one. If he would were supposedly being drawn down by these sequences. Subse- gregarious and well- bomb Washington, D.C., then I would support “illegal” people. The initiative was championed quently, it has worked booster of ballot question 2, known public figure in going to war against Iraq before they can by a candidate for governor, Pete Wilson, as a in Rwanda with devas- the so-called ‘Unz’-initiative. this community, hardly obtain one. If not, why must we fight them, and way to aid the ailing California economy. tating consequences. It your sleeper-cell terror- why would our President, our entire Congress, Never mind that the main impact to the econo- has worked on less ist. In fact, as we allow and fifteen major countries (via the U.N. vote my was a restructuring of the airline and drastic scales in many a climate of fear and on its Resolution) support potential action if defense industries. Never mind that Pete Wil- corners of the world. So why not try it in Cali- scapegoating to take over our state and local they do not comply with inspectors? son’s number one campaign contributor was fornia? Well, it did work for Pete Wilson. I community, we run the risk of losing all of the When someone asks if you support war the California agri-industry, which is the have since left California, but have seen a slew freedoms we supposedly cherish in this society. against Iraq, don’t answer quickly. Remember largest employer and exploiter of the sub-mini- of racist and xenophobic initiatives carried A poem by Martin Niemöller goes, “First they there is a lot here to protect, and there are a lot mum-wage labor of “illegal” aliens in Califor- through since. And lest there be any doubt, I came for the trade unionists, and I said nothing of people who would like to make that difficult. nia. Never mind that if these “illegal” aliens have met many Latina/o and Asian immigrants because I was not a trade unionist. Then they And hopefully, our President will remember were really the main problem with the econo- in Southern California who work incredibly came for the Jews, and I said nothing because I that there are millions of logical American vot- my, there would be a much more efficient and hard for very low wages and in unhealthful was not a Jew. Then they came for me, and ers who dream idealistically but reason realisti- effective way to go after them: through their conditions. Undocumented immigrants work in there was no one left to speak for me.” Are you cally. May President Bush stop hiding behind employers in the agriculture industry. In fact, the worst conditions of all because they have standing up for freedom? Or are simply siding the sensitivity of the topic and show us how no new laws or propositions would be required, absolutely no voice and no recourse in society. with fear? America might approach our present foreign as it is already illegal to hire undocumented On balance, California benefitted from their Aimee L. Smith PhD ’02 is a postdoctoral policy pragmatically, but so logically and sin- immigrants as workers. undocumented immigrants far better than the researcher in the Department of Materials Sci- cerely that we will not unleash doubt that Clearly, Prop 187 was about much more other way around. ence and Engineering. America stands for what is right for everyone, not just expedient for us. If we act justly, the world will see us as the good guys again, and It’s not too late to join The Tech’s Opinion department! we will have fewer multi-national terrorist groups plotting our demise. Email for more information. Elizabeth C. Laws is a member of the Class of 2005. November 12, 2002

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Page 8 THE TECH November 12, 2002 THE ARTS CD REVIEW Good Ol’ Country Music Call It Bluegrass If You Must By Allison Lewis for Awhile,” then I heard Alison Krauss and like a jazz ASSOCIATE ARTS EDITOR Union Station perform live and they were so singer, or Alison Krauss + Union Station Live good I wanted to cry. Their new live album belt it out Alison Krauss, Union Station has all the power that concert had for me. like enthu- Rounder Union Station’s music is meant to be played siastic, big- Nov. 15 live, making this album more valuable, more boned musical than their previous studio albums. country lison Krauss + Union Station Live is They follow the routine they always fol- singers. a prime example of some of the most low: Alison sings a song, a simple, lovely She’s more amazing country music made today. tune, with the band behind her. Then the next refined and A If you think you don’t like country song is some good ol’ country fun with that sophisticat- music, listen to this band. They play real key bluegrass sound. Sometimes Dan Tymin- ed, her country music. Real good country music. ski or Ron Block takes the lead, singing with voice beau- Their new album is an appealing blend of tra- a yippy Southern drawl. You’ve heard them tifully har- ditional country and popular music. both before. They’re the real singers of “I Am nessed, Alison Krauss and Union Station are a a Man of Constant Sorrow,” the theme song stunning, unique music group that break the boundary of Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?. If you like Jackie between popular music and bluegrass. The know that song (which is on this live album), O, elegant band is Alison Krauss on fiddle and violin, you know some of the sound of Union Sta- in a simple Ron Block on guitar and banjo, Dan Tymins- tion. black dress ki on guitar and mandolin, Jerry Douglas on The group did a lot to make that movie so and pearls. dobro, and Barry Bales on bass. When they popular. Much of the music of Oh Brother And all play together, they make bluegrass — was recorded by Alison Krauss and Union when she jumpy, rollicking, happy music that sounds Station. She performs another key song from plays the fiddle with the band, she’s gives it parallelling Krauss’ voice with a pure and like a wheelbarrow rolling through tall, the movie, “Down to the River to Pray,” on that same Jackie O touch. She plays that fid- powerful sound. grassy fields. When Krauss takes the lead, the this live album, her lovely voice exposed and dle like the pro she is, but with the band, My only criticism is that listening to this entire sound transforms. It’s tender, smooth, shown off by the acoustics of Louisville never in front. Never with a “look at me” atti- album makes me ache to see them live. This and beautiful, like the entire band calms itself Palace. tude. album captures the live quality of the music, to fit behind Alison Krauss’ voice. Call it She is truly a Siren with a crystal voice. On the other hand, Ron Block on banjo untouched and genuine, the way it’s meant to popular if you want — I suppose it is. Still, She is tiny, but her voice is large, clear, and refuses to be ignored. When he takes a solo, be performed. Still, I would much rather be it’s amazing. clean on this album. It has a magical, trance- he makes a statement — look what was miss- sitting in the audience. The album was recorded live at the like quality. It’s pure and untouched, unpol- ing before, this is the banjo, this is real blue- Alison Krauss + Union Station Live is Louisville Palace in Louisville, KY. They luted. With it, she bends notes, never truly grass now. hypnotic and powerful music: laughing blue- play many songs from their recently recorded jumping from one note to the next, but Equally wonderful is Jerry Douglas on the grass and Alison Krauss’ crystal voice. Ali- album New Favorite. I fell in love with the instead, touching all the notes between the dobro. He pokes away at this stringed son Krauss and Union Station give country first song off that album, “Let Me Touch You smoothly. Yet she doesn’t dress the melody, instrument, like playing a sideways guitar, music a good name.

GAME REVIEW Not Quite a Full Meal CONCERT REVIEW Mario Party 4: A Light Snack for Heavy Gamers Gypsy Themes Galore By Chad Serrant complicated ones involve a team navigating Boston Trio Excels in Brahms, Haydn, Sheng STAFF WRITER its way through a dungeon, while the sim- Mario Party 4 plest ones involve tapping the A button for By Dinu Albeanu ly followed by expressive glissandos on Published by Nintendo for the Nintendo ten seconds. Each minigame gives controls high harmonics from the strings. GameCube and a hint, and even lets players practice the The Boston Trio Through the fast, agitated pace of the Rated E for Everyone game before starting the real thing. Irina Muresanu, violin string players’ pizzicatos, doubled by a $49.95 But some games are just too simple. Do I Allison Eldrege, cello precise playing from the piano, the sec- really need a hint for the tap-the-A-button- Heng-Jin Park Ellsworth, piano ond movement plunged the public into amers are highly skilled. I will for-ten-seconds game? Then there are games with Marcus Thompson, viola the crowded streets of a city. A minimal- never forget how it took me six where you press the A button only once. Kresge Auditorium ist approach brought the syncopated months to throw a fireball in Street Meanwhile, there are some good games, Nov. 10, 8 p.m. developments of the scherzo to the G Fighter II, or how long it took to such as “Cliffhangers,” which is my person- resounding thrill of a film noir. Bewilder- find the boss of the fourth crystal dungeon al favorite, since the team must work togeth- n their Saturday night performance, the ingly rapid string jumps forced a firm in The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. er and react quickly. Dungeon Duos is also a Boston Trio explored a diverse reper- piano gallop that collapsed the third Mario Party 4’s simple controls and game- great cooperative game. Some of the riskier toire. Haydn’s Trio No. 39 in G major movement into a hopeless rolling fall. play makes it a great game for those who games are also fun. There is nothing like Iopened the way to an exotic piece by The fourth movement nicely wrapped aren’t gods of gaming. playing Russian roulette with bombs. Bows- Bright Sheng, followed by Brahms’ Piano up the story. By returning to the contem- Mario Party 4 is basically a board game er Games are riskiest of them all, and yet Quartet in G minor, Op. 25. plative beginning, yet metamorphosing with minigames. Four players spend each they are the most fun. The G Major Trio, often subtitled its alienating accents into a dreamlike turn rolling dice, moving along the board, The graphics for Mario Party 4 follow “Gypsy,” is not your typical Haydn mysterious fantasia to suggest a never- buying items, the game’s cen- piece. The distinct personalities of the ending journey towards the absolute, the stealing coins tral mantra: three performers gave the Andante great piece graciously faded away. from other play- simple but balance. Muresanu’s calm approach res- The concert concluded with the ers, and trying effective. The onated with the wilder piano accords and Brahms G Minor Piano Quartet, which oh-so-desperate- character mod- the inexorably agitated cello echoes. A featured MIT faculty member Marcus A. ly to get stars. els are less very lyrical piano theme, subsequently Thompson on viola. The longest of the The one who detailed than reinforced by the suave violin, filled the three pieces, it at times was not quite as has the most their Super Poco Adagio. convincing as the previous two. The first stars at the end Smash Brothers The folk music sequence in the final movement featured precise piano playing is the winner. Melee counter- movement, Presto, attacked with fire by and a good dynamic range, but the If the game parts, but they Eldrege’s cello and alternated with the ensemble’s sonority took a while to reach were nothing don’t look too discrete, yet lightly flowing, tones of the the gist of Brahms’ music splendor. more than die simple. The piano and the violin, resulted in an excel- The Intermezzo displayed repeated rolls, it would boards also get lent dynamic contrast which underscored notes on the cello while the other strings get boring very the job done, Haydn’s classical wit. Overall, the rendi- subtly hinted a melodic line. The con- quickly. Luckily although the tion of Haydn’s Trio primed the audience trasting Trio came out flowing and the boards have polygons on the for a cheerful countryside party, simple elvish. A disappointing first note marked many ways to water waves and charming. the opening of the intensely lyrical add strategy to can be counted. Chinese-American composer Bright Andante con moto. The movement picked the game. Meanwhile, the Sheng’s Four Movements for Piano Trio up momentum, however, due to Thomp- Mega mushrooms help players get lamp’s genie has a very poor shadow, which followed the Haydn Trio. Written in son’s smooth viola playing and delivered around the board faster and attack other is made more apparent when you have to see 1990, the work constituted a climactic a typical fiery Brahmsian episode in the opponents. Mini mushrooms give smaller him appear every time the lamp is used. peak for the concert. Through its march-like middle section. but more precise movement and access some The audio is also simple. Each board gets unorthodox harmonies and a faithful ren- Finally, the playing of Rondo alla “free gift” spots on the board. The warp pipe a song that fits with the stage. The problem dition by the ensemble, this piece suc- Zingarese made up for the previous forces the user to trade his position with a is that the board songs are stereotypical (the ceeded in transcending auditory bound- inconsistencies. The movement received randomly chosen opponent. Boo can steal casino board in particular). The voices work aries and in painting for the audience a a splendid rendition full of nerve, passion coins and stars from other players, provided well, with the exception of Daisy’s. For a tumultuous fresco. and dedication. Park Ellsworth’s exquis- he’s bribed well enough. Also, each board tomboy, Daisy sounds unenthusiastic. The violin and the cello, masterfully itely technical piano blended naturally has a unique gimmick like a roulette wheel, In the end, Mario Party 4 still rewards handled by Muresanu and Eldrege, per- with the strings’ rapid and syncopated a path blockade, or a money sink. While the good gamers, but novices can play, too, and fectly mimicked the characteristic glis- accompaniment reminiscent of gypsy die rolls are random, item usage gives Mario have a fair chance of winning. While hard- sandos of Erhu and Zhong-Hu, tradition- folk music. Party 4 a huge syringe of strategy. core fans won’t enjoy having a pinball al Chinese two-stringed instruments of Overall, the Boston Trio gave a won- The daily supplement of skill comes in machine suddenly dropping them into last the Huqin family. A soft, eerie, Buddhist- derful performance, warming a cool the form of minigames. After everyone place, they can simply join the next game. temple atmosphere emerged from Park November evening and leaving the audi- moves, a minigame starts. The minigames They can think of Mario Party 4 as the Ellsworth’s bell-like piano chords, close- ence with beautiful memories. vary in quality and in controls. The most appetizer for the main course. November 12, 2002 THE ARTS THE TECH Page 9 EVENT REVIEW FILM REVIEW ★★ WWE RAW: Can You Dig It… Sucka? Rapper Not Necrophilia, But Raw Comedy By Brian Loux day Night Heat, which actually included some foot man mimicking other wrestlers’ bits is NEWS EDITOR Movie horrible matches. Most of the crowd chanted funny, I’m guessing the novelty of it will die World Wrestling Entertainment RAW “boring” until somebody got a pinfall. This is out sooner or later. Nov. 4 more or less WWE’s goal, as both the Sunday We were also privy to Test’s ongoing trans- 8 Miles Away Fleet Center Night Heat and Velocity programs serve for the formation from heel to babyface (bad guy to $30 - 50 TV announcers to talk about how good the pay- good guy) as a storyline. Last week it was get- From an Oscar per-views will be. ting an attractive valet and giving his fans the or the past few weeks, World Wrestling Finally it was time for RAW. From the open- nickname “Test-icles.” This week he cut his By Brian Loux Entertainment (WWE) has tried to throw ing moments, it was obvious that RAW was hair to become a Nick Carter look-alike and NEWS EDITOR out edgy storyline after edgy storyline in going to try and get back to what it’s known for premiered his new finishing move. I find it 8 Mile F an attempt to duplicate the national — great acting and great humor. Instead we had funny that WWE is practically admitting every Written by Scott Silver attention they drew for a gay wedding a few Eric Bischoff apparently contemplating what to last trick it has used in the business, and using Directed by Curtis Hanson months ago. It has caused an already unattached do about his escapades with Smackdown! Gen- non-technical wrestling talent such as Test to do Starring Eminem, Kim Basinger, Brittany audience to further drift away. eral Manager Stephanie McMahon; Triple H so. He’s even beating up all the wrestlers fans Murphy If anything, last week’s episode of RAW, and Bischoff trying to out-intimidate one anoth- have grown to love. But I will admit, it was fun Rated R which came live from the Fleet Center in er; and bumbling Randy Orton switching the to hear Test say, “I love my testicles!” Boston, showed a lot of promise. The wrestling video feed in the middle of a good catfight. The only problem was the main storyline for don’t know why all these magazines are was mediocre, as I expected, but the dialogue The greatest act was when Triple H, Booker the night, in which Shawn Micheals was touting 8 Mile as one of the greatest cine- was funny enough that edginess was only an T, and Jehrico were all in the ring insulting each expected to announce whether he would partici- matic works they’ve seen this year. If afterthought. For me, it was a satisfying other. These three are possibly the most com- pate in the main event for the next pay-per-view Ithey want to appeal to a younger demo- evening. Wrestling fans know this: the RAW fortable speaking to the crowd, aside from The (oh, like somebody wouldn’t). This did nothing graphic, there are countless better ways to go and Smackdown! rosters are separate and far Rock (who is sadly out making movies). The for the crowd. There was no drama, and it was about it than hyping a youth cultural icon out from equal. Wrestlers are dazzling crowds spat between Booker T and Triple H was some more or less a static event that could not evolve. of his element. weekly on Smackdown! while RAW’s talent of the best I’ve seen in a while and Booker did- How was this supposed to keep us riveted for Some mentioned that the movie showed (when used properly) lies mostly in talk. So I n’t even need to use his famous “Can u dig it, two hours? Was he supposed to come out and new insight into Eminem’s persona as a car- came in hoping for some good wrestler-crowd sucka?” line. Good or evil, Jehrico has always say “maybe I will” every so often? ing, father-like figure and a tolerant individ- interaction, and I was not disappointed. been able to work a crowd, getting under This is not to say that all the wrestling was ual. Obviously these people haven’t heard Attending a WWE event live has some another wrestler’s skin and then pandering to without note. The first match was exemplary of The Eminem Show or seen the last Grammy drawbacks. The ring is far away for most of us the audience. Apologizing for interrupting what fans pay to see: high-risk maneuvers from awards, where fans have been aware of these fans, you aren’t privy to the commentary by Booker’s umpteenth catchphrase, he told the the top rope (courtesy of Jeff Hardy) and devas- traits for months. Others have said that the Jerry “The King” Lawler or Jim Ross, and the crowd that he was not a “Suck-ERRRRR,” tating power moves (thanks to Rosie & Jamal movie provides great insight into inner city acting that goes on backstage isn’t as potentially causing the crowd to reply with “suck- and Hardy’s partner Bubba Ray Dudley). Later life. Let me rephrase that — people who are captivating when you aren’t seeing it on a home aaaaaaaaaa!” I couldn’t help but have fun. we saw Rob Van Dam do his own in-ring acro- as far away from the inner city as a person television. But in-ring speeches are much more The second greatest act was Chris Nowins- batics minus his Five Star Frog Splash. New- can be said it does. This movie is as much entertaining and aerial maneuvers are that much ki, a wrestler who also happens to be a member comer Batista used his amazing power to domi- about the struggles of inner-city life as Bill more spectacular live. of the Harvard Class of 2000, describing how nate Justin Credible, and I can only hope he will Clinton’s impeachment trial was about alle- Another odd thing is that they have yet to much Boston has degenerated since he left, come into the limelight soon. gations of his obstruction of justice. You find a way to entertain the crowd during com- explaining how the town’s “collective neural The best match had to be a 10-man tag team could have changed this story into about a mercial breaks. Sometimes shirts are chucked activity couldn’t generate enough heat to melt match that took place after the show ended. star trying to make it in Hollywood and suf- into the audience, sometimes a music video is Ted Williams.” Grinning at the screaming Why this match wasn’t televised, I don’t know. fering the lows of not making it without los- shown, sometimes commercials for products are crowd, he asked, “Oh, did I strike a nerve?” For And how did the wrestlers who were supposed- ing the live-for-the-moment theme implied in shown, but otherwise we must sit on our hands. my money, it was the best part of the night, as I ly exhausted after their matches on RAW have the movie. During one of these promotional videos, the got my section going in a chant of “MIT.” I the ability to come back and fight again? (I If anything, this movie should have been video froze and I had a grand time yelling hope we see more of him later. know, I know). But here were the strongest per- called What Eminem Wished His Earlier Life “LSC… SUCKS!” all by myself. The necrophilia angle, which I will gra- formers on the show performing all of their Was. The same topics that you’ve heard in The show first started off with “dark” ciously not explain, was thankfully thrown moves at once. The Five Star Frog Splash, his CDs — his women cheating on him and matches, meaning matches not shown on TV. away from the script. They even made it funny. Bubba Bomb, Swanton Bomb, Lionsault — all lying to him, an irresponsible mother, a love These matches are more or less used to give Booker, trying to calm his partner Kane down, were present. All that was missing was a guy for a little girl, his hatred of people in the rap some upcoming wrestlers a chance to practice told him, “we all know it’s a lie. Who would on going through a table. industry only for fortune and fame, his suf- in front of a large crowd. I actually got to see earth would have had sex with a dead person?” WWE should really continue to push the fering at the hands of a sinister conglomerate some great ones. The brightest spot was Nathan Behind him, Goldust, known for being a freak, comical acting of the RAW wrestlers and let of black rappers who don’t look highly on Jones, a guy who looked like a very ripped cautiously raised his hand, responding “I was some of the newer and technically strong whites — are all here in urban Detroit. Of Stone Cold Steve Austin, manhandling his young… and confused!” The skit did what the wrestlers come to the forefront. The sad part is course, he vanquishes all of his foes by the opponent Mike Kincade. His power moves entire bit failed to do for the last three weeks: last week on Smackdown!, we saw an 80-year- end of the movie and his mother changes for were just as impressive as (if not more than) made the audience break out in peels of laugh- old man propose to a 20-year-old prostitute. I the better. (Apparently winning at bingo is a those of the big guys seen on TV today. ter. Kane even got in on the humor too, mimick- only wish the managerial staff will one day dig catalyst for a lifelong transformation to Next came some matches set to air on Sun- ing Booker T’s “suckaaaaaaaa!” While a seven- my message, sucka. responsible motherhood. I can’t wait to win the Powerball jackpot and subsequently get CD REVIEW the Nobel Peace Prize.) Even more interest- ing is Eminem’s knack for having just the right lines to end arguments. I think it’s because he’s always right. Fighting Foo One By One Aside from that, the movie is about rap. “Rabbit” (Eminem) is always reluctant to Grohl’s Got Nothing to Lose… This Time showcase his skills on stage, often walking off when it is his turn, but is brought back by By Ravi Kapoor working towards with the first track, “All My when I’m empty/She helps herself/She takes it the encouragement of his friends. The great Life,” which dawns with an anxious chord all.” Compared to Grohl’s previous albums, message is it’s all about the music and not Foo Fighters exploding into a distorted, fuzzed, head-bang- One by One approaches each song with aggres- the recognition from the crowd, which is One by One ing chorus. sive attitude, despite the personal lyrics. His why Rabbit walks away from the scene after Oct. 22, 2002 “All My Life” kicks off the album with mindset is evident as he screams the chorus on a set. RCA Records Grohl whispering, “All my life I’ve been a song entitled “Disenchanted Lullaby.” The rap duels are great; they make the searching for something/ Something never Grohl tackles several deep-set traits in movie. But why not just grab the movie ave Grohl is Foo Fighters. Anyone who comes never leads to nothing/ Nothing satisfies “Tired,” my favorite track, and the most soundtrack instead? Furthermore, rap is says differently will have to answer to but I’m getting close.” Grohl’s eager lyrics are earnest, in which he takes a more sarcastic than reduced from its broad background and con- me. Dissatisfied not with talent, but complemented by eager, primitive guitar. One candid approach. As he barely gets out, “I can densed into a 45-seconds-per-person rhyming Dsearching for a certain quality that repetitive chord explains Grohl’s lyrics, “Done, be your liar/ I can be your bearer of bad news/ insult fight. I couldn’t help but notice how the meshed with his own, Grohl spent three albums done, on to the next one,” as he screams with Sick and uninspired by the diamonds in your contests felt a lot like the “walk-off” scene in finding a lead guitarist, bassist, and drummer to abandon his inevitable fate. This is also their fire/ Burning like a flame inside of you,” he fol- Zoolander. The rap contests are certainly fill out his band. On the self-titled album, Grohl first single, which shows Grohl wanted to give lows up that honesty with the sardonic chorus, entertaining and funny as hell, but for most played every instrument on the record – guitar, a different impression of the Foo Fighters in “I won’t go getting tired of you/ I’m not getting part they can be treated as a slap in the face to bass, and drums. The Colour and the Shape, this album than the last. Fans of the last album tired.” all that independent groups like The Roots the Fighters’ second album, lacked cohesive- will probably be disappointed when they hear Unfortunately, the ensuing tracks on the have tried to accomplish. ness as well. While still popular and a good “All My Life” on the radio, which might be album feel a bit forced. I think the Foo Fighters I’ll admit that Eminem and the rest of the effort, There Is Nothing Left to Lose startled what Grohl intended. could have finished the album with seven or cast are decent actors at times. The dialogue me. Looking at Nirvana’s Bleach and Never- The next track is immediately volatile. eight songs, rather than eleven. However, the feels very natural when Rabbit is driving mind then the Foo Fighters third album, one Drummer Hawkins keeps a fast pace, as Grohl final track saves the album as the restlessness around with his friends discussing life and wonders, “where did it all go wrong? How did and lead guitarist Shiflett alternate guitar power from the first song returns, this time in drum music. If these scenes were left alone and not a once hard-rocker end up playing pansy, con- chords with distortion and fuzz. “Low” epito- form. “Come Back” sounds as if it was written ended in some way that either advanced the servative rock?” mizes Grohl’s romantic-rock side. As he sweet- while the Foo Fighters were simply jamming, intricate plot or resulted in random humor My faith in Grohl and the evolution of rock ly sings, “You be my passerby/ I’ll be your one not trying to write a song that turned out as (this could have been a comedy if it tried), has been restored with One by One. It is the to pass through/ Screws inside/ Turn so tight/ brilliantly as it did. Opening with dark, dirty the movie would be much better. His care for first album to feature a solid line-up, and the Turning on you/ I’m hanging on you,” Grohl guitar and Grohl leading into “Dead on the his sister and hatred of his enemies are won- first of Grohl’s albums to be recorded twice. explores his inability to cope. I can envision inside I’ve got nothing to prove/ Keep me alive derfully believable, though I believe this The first recording session of One by One last- him clenching his jaw in between lines and his and give me something to lose.” Most of the stems from the fact that he is playing him- ed four months, at which time drummer Taylor head falling heavily as the screws tighten in his song seems to be Grohl screaming “I will come self. Plus, the cinematographer does a won- Hawkins came dangerously close to overdos- head. He repeats the chorus, “Taking you as back… for you,” but as much as I thought I derful job reminding us how fragile inner ing. Grohl decided to take some time off from low as you go/ As low as you go,” a confession would get annoyed with this, it gets better with city life is, gently drawing our attention to the Foo Fighters and ended up drumming on articulating a dark intimacy. “Low” is close to each playing. The song digresses into three how often Rabbit’s life is in danger but the Queens of the Stone Age album Songs for what Grohl is actually sensing; a more honest minutes of acoustic guitar, only to return with remains alive because of his cool head and the Deaf, settling legal issues with Courtney and raw expression of his thoughts. heavy guitar which eventually fades out. dumb luck. Love for the newly arrived best-of Nirvana The third track, “Have It All,” touches on It seems the best albums are those that can’t On a loose level, the movie can be a disc, and materializing the death-metal band the same subjects of love and commitment as be stopped. Tracks that just flow out of a musi- metaphor for trying to escape the inner city. Probot. The time off gave Hawkins some he starts with, “You’re my size, I need to try cian’s head into his fingers are the most authen- But this, like many of the other messages, recovery time and revitalized the Foo Fighters you on/ Someone in between the right and tic. Nirvana’s Bleach was recorded in six days. becomes so clouded as the movie progresses genuine, aggressive sound. The result is an wrong.” The chorus skips the bullshit and gets The Foo Fighters new album One by One was that not even a troupe of talented actors and album that explains everything Grohl has been right to the point as he admits, “She drains me rerecorded in two weeks. What more can I say? actresses can save it from pointlessness. Page 10 THE TECH November 12, 2002

JONATHAN WANG—THE TECH Hansraj C. Palacios ’04 plays a video game while working at the Next House desk. Next House will tighten its entry policies in the wake of Sunday’s armed burglary. Residents Debate Desk Policies

Next House, from Page 1 along with others, has a strict guest workers. Those who lack cards and sign in list. are not members of MIT facilities, House without question.” “I think it could happen any- dining, or construction will have to Others were not as harsh on the where,” Maheshri said. “Dorms are fill out a log. Deliverypeople will workers. “I blame no one,” Chen hardly airtight facilities, and for all rely on the intercom system in the said. “This stuff was bound to hap- we know, this intruder could have dorm. pen sooner or later.” come in through a different However, some are still being entrance.” allowed in without proper identifica- President aims for reform tion. “I think as a whole, we need to “I have been pretty disappointed Next House to tighten security find a way to work it out,” Palacios in desk policy for a while,” said Next Presently, Next House manage- said. House President Vikram Maheshri ment staff is seeking ways to Jameson said that the new poli- ’03. improve long term security. “[House cies would put desk workers in a “Tightening desk up is a big manager Julie Mills, desk co-captain bind. “We are obligated to open issue,” he said. “I aim to do whatever Peter A. Jameson ’03], and I are doors during dining hours. Now that is possible through [Next House’s working to find the best way possible it is open past 8 [p.m.], it is hard to executive committee] to tighten up to monitor who comes in and keep regulate.” desk procedures.” the social aspect of the dorms,” said “It’s more than a policy change,” The door policy is not as stringent desk co-captain Hansraj C. Palacios Millman said. “Students themselves as that of many of the other dormito- ’04. “Right now, it’s just a matter of will have to stop letting people into ries around campus. Simmons Hall, making sure that only people who the dorm.” have MIT cards come in.” The Next House executive com- For the time being, Next House mittee met last night to discuss fur- will instruct desk workers to imple- ther changes. A stricter policy, requir- ment its written policy more consci- ing all those who enter to use their ID FREE WEEKDAY DELIVERY entiously. Students will be required cards or sign their names in a guest to use their cards when entering the book, was discussed in the spring of dorm unless recognized by desk 2001 but never implemented.

For Menu Ideas Students Discuss Race & Help Planning At Forum on Diversity By Cathy Yao tem essential to survival in the stress of MIT. Your Event In the second monthly forum on But another participant asserted “Conversations about Race and that students should rid themselves Diversity,” held by Advocates for of “the false assumption that a com- Awareness on Nov. 7, members of fort zone is associated with what Call MIT Catering the MIT community discussed seg- you look like.” regation and its effects on campus. Teri L. Ijeoma ’06 argued that 617-253-5137 Students and faculty gathered to although randomly assigned hous- discuss and address race relations at ing may not be what students want, MIT. students should be more mature and The question posed — “Is MIT recognize that it would force them segregated from the dorm room to to meet other people, promoting an the classroom? — was broken increase in familiarity with different ! down, with students discussion the groups. OMING definition of segregation and their She stressed that segregation and C Online ordering at thoughts on whether segregation comfort are not synonymous; OON was a positive or negative part of knowledge of different cultures S life art MIT. needs to be a greater part of daily wweebb..mmiitt..eedduu//ddiinniinngg//ccaatteerriinngg Students generally agreed that life, not just in the classroom, and MIT is segregated, but described it everybody needs to make the effort as ‘self-segregated.’ Because stu- to bring about the change they want dents are able to choose their own to see, she said. housing, many of the dormitories and living groups end up having Students discuss faculty diversity certain stereotypes, several partici- Students also discussed the pants said. effects of MIT’s low racial diversity MIT Faculty Club “People in general migrate to among the faculty. where they feel comfortable,” said One group expressed the opin- 617-253-2111 Patrick C. DeSuza ’05, who lives in ion that spending time in a class- Chocolate City. room where one is the only repre- “It’s not a conscious decision of ‘I sentative of a particular minority don’t want to live with this type of gives extra impetus toward spend- people or that type of people,’” he ing time with a more familiar cul- Call Today to Plan said, “but that I just choose to live ture. with friends, the people I know well, Though the discussion could who happen to be African Ameri- have gone on much longer, the night Your Holiday Party! can.” ended with a call to action from Some participants felt that the forum leader Terrence R. Strader homelike atmosphere that comes ’04: “I’d like to see groups who are with a living group one has cho- serious about changing the situation sen, rather than been randomly get organized to formulate and act thrown into, offers a support sys- on proposals.” November 12, 2002 THE TECH Page 11 Sununu Seeks More Funding for Science Foundation Sununu, from Page 1 New Hampshire during his son’s I knew at all.” MIT Washington Summer Intern- banning a late-term procedure that time at MIT, after which he was Strang called Sununu “a strong ship Program. Rodney Jonace ’03, opponents call partial-birth abortion. alcohol violations. White House chief of staff for Presi- supporter of the NSF and science who is majoring in Course XXII In Congress, he has served on the dent George H.W. Bush. and engineering,” and said he (Nuclear Engineering), worked in House appropriations committee and Sununu maintains MIT ties “I’m sure he’ll serve the citizens thought Sununu’s MIT education Sununu’s office over the summer. as vice chairman of the budget com- Sununu was a midfielder for the of New Hampshire very well,” distinguished him in Congress, since Jonace worked on a joint project mittee. varsity men’s lacrosse team, and Alessi said. “he has a different background from between MIT, the federal govern- With the GOP in control of both Coach Walter A. Alessi said he still all those lawyers.” ment, and corporate partners to houses of Congress and the White keeps in touch with him. “He’s a Prof. meets Sununu in Congress “He understands mathematics implement hydroelectric generators House, Sununu said he hopes to good guy,” Alessi said. “I saw him Professor Gilbert Strang taught and engineering,” Strang said. “I’m for rebuilding Afghanistan’s infra- make substantial progress on some on TV during one of the debates Sununu in Mathematical Methods delighted that he was an excellent structure. legislative initiatives that have with Shaheen, and I gave him a call for Engineers I (18.085), but said he Congressman and will be a distin- stalled recently. “Some of the first and he called me back a few days did not know him well as a student. guished Senator.” Sununu first elected in 1996 legislative priorities will be to make later.” They crossed paths years later when “Gil comes down every year and Sununu grew up in Salem, N.H, the tax cuts permanent, the Depart- Alessi joked about considering Strang was president of the Society we work on NSF funding,” Sununu as one of eight children. After his ment of Homeland Security, and the Sununu a future Senator while he for Industrial and Applied Mathe- said. “It’s always great to see Gil education at MIT, he earned an prescription drug benefit,” Sununu was a student. “Him? You’ve gotta matics and Sununu was on the come by.” He said there was not MBA from Harvard Business said. He said he also supports Social be kidding me!” Alessi laughed. House appropriations committee. enough funding of basic research in School. He was first elected to the Security reform and allowing people “He was a fun-loving guy. He Strang testified to the committee areas such as applied math and other House of Representatives in 1996. to invest their own retirement funds. always got along well with everyone about National Science Foundation “fundamental areas of inquiry.” Sununu has voted as a solid con- In addition, Sununu said he on the team,” Alessi said. “A little funding, and he and Sununu started In addition to his ties to MIT servative in the House, voting wants to “strengthen funding for the bit mischievous at times, but all in talking. through the lacrosse team and his against the Shays-Meehan campaign National Science Foundation” and good fun.” “That was pretty neat,” Strang interest in research funding, Sununu finance bill, against background encourage the use of scientific prin- In fact, he said that Sununu said. “I didn’t expect to see anybody has been an active supporter of the checks at gun shows, and in favor of ciples in establishing policy. would frequently talk politics with alumni while on spring training trips to Florida and California. “He was interested in politics even as an undergrad,” Alessi said. Sununu said he was not involved in MIT student government while he was here, but that he remained polit- ically active back home in New Hampshire. Sununu’s father, John H. Sununu ’61, was governor of Solution to Crossword from page 6 Page 12 THE TECH November 12, 2002 November 12, 2002 THE TECH Page 13 In Ugliness Contest: Strauss New Dorm, Old Milk Stole PCs By Kathy Lin favorite.” The milk will celebrate its STAFF REPORTER eighth birthday next week. From MIT The Ugliest Manifestation on “We’ll take the milk out and Campus competition, one of Alpha campaign one of these days, and Phi Omega’s annual charity I’m sure whoever’s campaigning Strauss, from Page 1 fundraising drives, starts today. will have a good time harassing Donations to determine the ugliest people with the milk,” said Joel C. March 2002. thing at MIT will be accepted in Corbo ’04, who will be representing Lobby 10 until Friday. the milk this year. Strauss now at ASU Each candidate chooses a charity Although they have won the The arrest came last March, after at the beginning of the competition, ugliness competition for the past a chemistry graduate student alerted and at the end, “all the money goes two years, milk supporters fear they the MIT Police that a computer to whichever charity was designated may be upstaged by MIT’s new dor- being sold on eBay matched the by the candidate that gets the most mitory, Simmons Hall. description of a stolen computer. votes,” said Michael J. Salib ’03, “Now that Simmons is built,” A police team, led by Patrol the competition’s coordinator. Each Corbo said, “that’s pretty hideous, Officer Mark R. Kelleher, made a cent donated signifies one vote. so maybe our chances won’t be as deal to purchase the stolen comput- Students may compete them- good as last year.” er. Kelleher, dressed in plain selves or “run on behalf of particu- “The first thing that comes to clothes, met Strauss outside Zeta larly ugly manifestations,” accord- mind is obviously Simmons,” said Psi, where Strauss was arrested. The ing to APO’s Web site. Yongyu Zhu ’06. “I think it’s a charges were filed in September, Manifestations anticipated to blemish to the rest of campus, and Strauss was arraigned a month compete this year include Simmons which I think looks quite later, when he pleaded guilty. Hall, construction on Vassar Street, respectable.” Zeta Psi responded to the arrest Random Hall’s eight-year-old milk, Lewei Lin ’05 said she believes by asking Strauss to leave the house. and the “Transparent Horizons” Simmons stands a good chance “After Mark Strauss was accused sculpture at East Campus, Salib said. against Random Hall’s milk, of the felonies, he was asked to “We’re doing a charity fundraiser because Simmons is “a lot bigger move out of Zeta Psi,” said Zeta Psi and trying to raise money while and makes more of a statement.” president Matthew D. Aichele ’03. bringing attention to some of the “I live in a cement room with 15 “He didn’t have to, at that point, horrific heinousness at MIT,” Salib windows and a big hump that juts because he hadn’t been found guilty said. “There’s so much to choose out,” Lim said of her home at Sim- yet. He voluntarily did so. He moved from.” mons. out and returned home to Arizona.” APO hopes to earn several hun- Corbo said he thinks the milk Strauss is now attending Arizona dred dollars for charity through the still has a good chance of winning. State University. competition, Salib said. Dorm’s ugliness threatens milk Random Hall will again enter its nearly decade-old milk, which has won several times in past years and is what Salib calls “the proverbial Page 14 THE TECH November 12, 2002 Vu’s Voice May Make Him Next Superstar Vu, from Page 1 ties that I have ever had the privilege competitors must be between the ages final 30 will be separated into three of encountering.” of 16 and 24 as of Oct. 19, 2002. groups of 10 singers, who must stay professional career and actually be a Anyone who has an agent or was one in Hollywood for the remainder of star,” Sellmyer said. “No one Fox searches for next superstar of the top 30 contestants on the first the show. deserves this opportunity more than Fox set audition dates in seven show is ineligible. The public then will vote for three Chris.” cities for the second ‘Idol’ talent Those selected are invited to con- favorite contestants each week for Benjamin W. Su ’05, a member of search, including New York, N.Y.; tinue in the competition in Los Ange- three weeks. Ultimately, the nine per- the Logs and Vu’s fraternity, Phi Los Angeles, Calif; Nashville, Tenn.; les. During this block of three days, formers and one ‘wildcard’ contes- Kappa Theta, said, “in addition to his Detroit, Mich.; Atlanta, Ga.; Miami, the judges will select thirty contes- tant will compete over the course of incredible voice, Chris has one of the Fla.; and Austin, Tex. tants to progress to the next stage. several weeks in order to determine most engaging and caring personali- As with the first competition, During the final auditions, the the next American Idol superstar.

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WANTED: A tenured professor with publication history to spend ten hours to assist in preparing a physics thesis for publi- cation. Send fee requirements to [email protected] November 12, 2002 SPORTS THE TECH Page 15 Fencers Place In Top Spots Across Board Fencing, from Page 16 in fourth, and Suki Dorfman ’05 tak- ing first place. Dorfman’s amazing fifth place medal, and Matthew R. performance marked her second con- Levy ’04 placed eighth. Newcomers secutive year as the Big One’s Mike N. Beregovsky ’06 and Robert women’s foil champion. Dianne L. Figueredo ’05 also fenced remark- Christoforo ’05 and Cassie Huang ably at their first meet Saturday, and ’06 fenced well but were eliminated both finished in the top 30. early in the direct elimination In men’s foil, new squad mem- rounds. bers Sam H. Kendig ’05, David Lee Mirroring the strong performance ’06, and Luis Loja ’05 all performed by men’s epee, the women’s epee well. Squad leader Vincent Chen ’05 squad dominated the competition, brought home a seventh place medal, with all seven fencers finishing in with third-year member Douglas J. the top 30. Freshman Lucy R. Quattrochi ’04 finishing 10th. This Mendel ’06 came in second place was a great improvement for Chen after an intense bout against the and Quattrochi, who were both elimi- champion from Brown. Mika A. nated at last year’s Big One in the Tomczak ’06 also performed very round of 32. well, bringing home a fourth place In saber, men’s team captain medal for MIT, and Rim Lue ’03 Anthony P. Reinen ’03 repeated his and Lele Yu ’06 placed tenth and previous year’s performance, going sixteenth respectively. In addition, undefeated in pools and finishing fifth Sarah E. Kolitz ’03, Crystal Shih overall. Returning teammates Jason ’03, and Michelle Naderman ’03 all M. Levine ’03 and Michael P. Pihulic had high finishes. ’04 took seventh and twelfth place In women’s saber, team captain respectively. Pricilla del Castillo ’04 and Sasha R. Manoosingh ’03 led their squad by Women boast six of top 15 placing fifth and sixteenth respec- MIT’s women foilists dominated, tively. with Christine A. Yee ’03 finishing MIT’s first team competition will in fifth place, Gemma L. Mendel ’06 be at home on Nov. 16. Petjisto, Ren Lead Men Past West Point, NYU Taekwondo, from Page 16 the finals to finish in second place. The overall first place win was a to warmed up as the day progressed, major milestone for the Sport Taek- defeating West Point with a 13–5 wondo Club, as one of the newer performance by Petjisto and NYU clubs in the INCTL. This tourna- with a 7–0 shutout by Ren. The two- ment marks the beginning of a suc- man team continued to advance past cessful season for the Sport Taek- Yale B1 before they were stopped in wondo Club. Page 16 THE TECH November 12, 2002 SPORTS Taekwondo Takes Top Honors Wellesley Takes Title By Christina S. Park TEAM CAPTAIN Engineers Head to NCAAs on At-Large Bid The MIT Sport Taekwondo Club at secured first-place honors overall By Paul Dill at the first official Ivy/Northeast TEAM COACH Collegiate Taekwondo League The women’s varsity volleyball team reached the finals of the NEW- (INCTL) tournament of the fall MAC Conference Tournament this weekend, but ultimately fell to semester, hosted by Wellesley College. New York University However, the Engineers 33–4 record was good enough on Oct. 2. to earn them an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. With over 10 In the semi-final match, the Engineers faced the US schools in attendance, Coast Guard Academy. The first game saw MIT start very the tournament kicked slowly. Finding themselves down 20–9, the Engineers off the new season with electronic clawed their way back to close the gap, but came up just short, 30–28. scoring and matted rings. The day Another slow start in the second game put MIT in an early 12–0 began with forms competition, deficit before they started yet another comeback. Again though, it was where each student performed a cho- too little too late as Coast Guard won the second game 30–22 to take a ereographed set of techniques to be commanding 2–0 lead in the match. judged on merits such as grace, bal- MIT then staged one of the greatest comebacks in the program’s ance, power, and agility. The newest recent history. Behind the hitting of Joy N. Hart ’06 and Nydia M. Clay- members of the Sport Taekwondo ton ’04 who combined for 35 kills, the team came alive to win the next Club, Michael A. Faerber G and three games 30–19, 30–28, 15–11 and take the match 3–2. The win Delphine Dean G, placed second and would put MIT into the conference finals against Wellesley College, with third, respectively, in the men’s and whom they had split two games during the regular season. women’s white/yellow belt divi- sions. Joshua R. Neubert ’03 caught MIT meets Wellesley in final the momentum, placing third in the The third meeting between MIT and Wellesley was for the confer- men’s blue belt division, and George CHRISTINA PARK ence championship and an automatic bid into the Divisi on III National C. Whitfield ’03 followed with a George C. Whitfield ’03 (right) scores a point against Cornell with a Championship Tournament. It did not disappoint. strong performance, placing third in back kick in the men’s Taekwondo A team finals. The Engineers came out of the gates hard and won the first game the men’s red belt division. 30–24. Wellesley, however, playing on their home court and having won Continuing their streak from last sized and overpowered in the mid- In the semi-final match, MIT shut the tournament the last six years, were not going to give up easily. They year, Margaret H. Cho ’04 and dleweight division, leaving the team out West Point A1, with Sinn (5–0) took the next two games 30–26 and 30–17 to put the match at 2–1 in Baochi T. Nguyen G placed first and in third place. and Osuji victorious (7–0.) Sinn their favor. third, respectively, in the women’s defeated Cornell’s middleweight in With their backs against the wall, the Engineers fought for command red belt division. Cho and Nguyen Sinn, Osuji lead men to second the finals, but the All-Star heavy- of the match and took the fourth game 30–17. have medaled at every tournament The men’s A1 team (Richard weight was too experienced for In the fifth game, the Engineers got out to an early lead. The score they have attended with the Sport Sinn ’06, Chinedum Osuji G, and alternate Whitfield, and the men’s A went back and forth as the two teams wrestled for the conference title. Taekwondo Club. Whitfield) was the strongest in the team finished in second place. MIT then found themselves with “match point.” Wellesley did not blink brackets, and advanced easily though, and came up with a tremendous shot to tie the game at 14 a Women sparrers take third through Adelphi College, Temple Color belts earn honors piece. They then scored the final two points to put the proverbial dagger After a brief break, sparring University, and West Point Military Picking up the momentum from into the hearts of the Engineers. began with the advanced (A) divi- Academy before meeting Cornell the black belts, the men’s and sions. The women’s A1 team A1 in the finals. women’s color belt teams advanced Engineers win at-large bid (Nguyen, Alice S. Chau ’04, and Sinn faced a one-man team in his the medal count as well. The MIT’s attack was more balanced in this match as Arlis A. Reynolds Cho) received a bye in the first first round, and lost a very close women’s B1 team (Nguyen, Karoli- ’06 and Clayton both had 15 kills, and Hart and Kelly A. Martens ’03 round, then faced Cornell A2 in the match against a former national na Corin ’03, and Cho) came away had 12 and 10 kills respectively. Hart led the team’s defensive effort with second round. Nguyen saw an expe- medalist, but the team advanced, as with third place, having defeated 20 digs while Austin Zimmerman ’06 provided 14 of her own. rienced black belt, to whom she had Adelphi lacked a light and heavy- NYU B2 and NYU B1 before losing Wellesley walked away with the conference title and the automatic lost at her last tournament. With weight. to Temple University in the semi- bid to the NCAA tournament in what was the closest NEWMAC final in composure, she fought a very tough With new resolve, Sinn dominat- finals. Nguyen withdrew because of the history of the conference. match, winning a 1–1 tie decision ed his opponents in his next three an injury, and Corin and Cho both Nevertheless, MIT’s 33–4 earned them an at-large bid to NCAAs, for aggressive ring management. matches, and was hardly scored lost their matches. where they are seeded third. They will face Johnson & Wales Thursday Chau and Cho followed that perfor- upon for the rest of the tournament. The men’s B2 team (Bobby Ren evening at Wellesley College. mance by dominating the middle As always, Osuji anchored the team 05 and Antti Petajisto G) finished and heavyweights, and the team and remains undefeated for this year. the day successfully for the team, defeated Cornell 3–0 and advanced Despite forfeiting the lightweight advancing through the brackets until to the semi-finals against the Univer- spot in all of their matches, the A1 the finals against UPenn. Despite the UPCOMING HOME EVENTS sity of Pennsylvania. Though Penn team was the dominant team to beat fact that they had lost earlier in the lacked a heavyweight, Nguyen lost a in the advanced division, with Sinn beginner divisions, Ren and Petajis- Wednesday, Nov. 13 Men’s Ice Hockey vs. WPI, 7 p.m. hard-fought match against a former and Osuji both having made the Friday, Nov. 15 Women’s Basketball vs. Harvard JV, 7 p.m. national medalist, and Chau was out- INCTL All-Star team for this year. Taekwondo, Page 15 MIT Wins ‘Big One,’ 12 Medals By Lynn Wang and Shauna Jin TEAM MEMBERS The MIT fencers launched a bru- tal assault against twelve other New England colleges last week at the “Big One,” held at Smith College. This was the culmina- tion of several days of intense anticipation. MIT fencers won a total of 12 medals, once again proving themselves to be the strongest fenc- ing team in New England. The day began with a series of five-touch pool bouts in women’s epee, women’s foil, and men’s sabre, followed by men’s epee, men’s foil, and women’s sabre. These pool bouts determined each fencer’s seeding for the fifteen-touch direct elimination rounds. Men’s epee did not disappoint; they won across the board with excel- lent bouting. Galen E. Pickard ’05 had the strongest finish for the men’s team, defeating opponent after oppo- nent with his calm, defensive style. After the exciting final match of the day, Pickard took second place. Samuel N. Korb ’05 brought home a

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