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MIT's The Weather Oldest and Largest Today: Cloudy, 61°F (16°C) Tonight: Chilly, rainy, 50°F (10°C) Newspaper Tomorrow: Rainy, 61°F (16°C) Details, Page 2 Volume 122, Number 28 Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Friday, June 14, 2002 Students Debate World Bank with Wolfensohn Rain Fails By Vicky Hsu the issues that students have raised race, gender, and human and labor Wolfensohn about the World STAFF REPORTER about the nature of the Bank and rights. Bank's voting system and governing James D. Wolfensohn, President about Mr. Wolfensohn giving the Wolfensohn defended the Bank. rules, specifically asking about "the 1bSoak of the World Bank, met with a commencement speech," said Chan- "A single characterization of the fair amount of racism in the World group of twenty students for an cellor Phillip M. Clay PhD '75, the institution is just inaccurate," he Bank, how the 'one dollar, one vote' hour-long forum before Commence- moderator of the forum. said. rule marginalizes the developing Spirits of ment last Friday. During the forum, student partic- countries, and secret board meet- "This is a conversation that Mr. ipants raised questions about the Worries about Bank rules ings." Smith said current Harvard Wolfensohn has agreed to in light of World Bank's record on issues of Brice Smith G questioned President Lawrence H. Summers' joking about polluting Africa for Graduates profit was such an example of racism. By Jessica A. Zaman Wolfensohn acknowledged the STAFF REPORTER voting rule, which gives nations Last week's Commencement with larger economies more influ- ceremony proved that there is a ence over the Bank's actions, but force even MIT students cannot har- said the criticism was ill-founded. "I ness: the will of Mother Nature. spent seven years at the Bank trying Last Friday's forecast featured to make the rule as irrelevant as an ominous "chance of light show- possible," he said. "Not once has a ers." Unfortunately luck was not bill come down to a counting of with the graduates and only toward votes." the end of the ceremony did the "I won't fight for a change in the cold, drizzling rain subside. voting system. This is because a) I But the cold and bleak condi- don't think I can win it, and b) I tions did not dampen the optimistic don't think it matters," he said. spirit of the momentous occasion Wolfensohn called racism in the too badly. Stephen D. Immerman, World Bank "a preposterous idea." director of external services, said "Be careful, because this is that about 12,000 people attended attacking real people," he said. Commencement. "There are 11,000 people represent- The general tone of commence- ing 140 nationalities who work for ment was also quite optimistic, con- the World Bank. The World Bank sidering the tragedy of last Septem- may make mistakes and get it ber II and the current strife in the wrong, but the quality of people and global community. their efforts to make a difference Commencement speaker James cannot be wiped away." D. Wolfensohn, president of the AARON D. MIHALIK-THE TECH World Bank, encouraged graduates President of the World Bank James D. Wolfensohn meets-with students before Commencement. Forum, Page II to change the world. "You have been trained to make the world a better place,"Wolfensohn said. Incoming Freshman Number Fewer Than in Past Service to the local and global community was a dominant theme By Jeffrey Greenbaum ber of women matriculating is The percentage of women in the California, the Class of 2006 has throughout commencement. STAFF REPORTER greater than it was for the Class of incoming class has increased from representatives from 48 of the 50 Guests were treated to authentic This fall, 985 students will 2005. 41 percent to 43 percent. Because states, up from 46 last year. Only Boston weather - the wet and cold arrive at MIT as the Class of 2006. Fifty-seven percent of those "the Class of '06 will be smaller, Idaho and Kentucky are not repre- treatment. Audience members made This number exceeds the target of accepted as part of the Class of with a higher percentage of sented. Ten percent of the class will the best of the situation, however. 980 chosen for dormitory 2006 have chosen to enroll. The females, [this] might affect the come from New York, followed by Most welcomed the plastic ponchos decrowding purposes by only five matriculation rate is down by only choice of living groups," Jones eight percent from Massachusetts distributed by MIT Commencement students. one percentage point from last year. said. and six percent each from Texas staff. The Class of 2006 will contain The decrease "should relieve crowd- Although fully thirteen percent approximately 30 fewer members ing in the dorms," said Dean of of the incoming class hails from Class of 2006, Page 12 Commencement, Page 13 than the Class of 2005, but the num- Admissions Marilee Jones. Royer Speaks on Athletics Construction and Reform By Helana Kadyszewskl offer both teams and recreational SPORTS ED/TOR users many new opportunities. In a recent speech to the MIT "For the first time, our varsity Club of Boston, Director of Athlet- swimming and diving teams will ics Candace L. Royer talked about be able to practice on campus," the ongoing work on the Zesiger she said. ".With 28 lanes, even Sports and Fitness Center and the during their practices, we will reorganization of the department of have open lanes for recreational athletics, physical education, and swimmers. " recreation. The Center, which has been Royer said she is hopeful that under construction since October the new facility, scheduled to open 2000, will include an Olympic-size later this year, will greatly raise 50-meter pool, seating for 450 spec- awareness of MIT athletics. "MIT tators, a training pool, and an sports is one of the best kept 11,000-square-foot fitness center. A secrets I know of," she told the 5,000-square-foot court facility will attendees. "I can't tell you how provide space for volleyball, aero- many times someone has said, 'Oh, bics, recreational basketball, and I didn't know MIT even had an squash. The Center will also include athletics program.' I bet in a year a 3,700-square-foot sports medicine or two I won't have to deal with area, administrative offices, and MICHELI.E L. POVINELU-TlIE TECH that." locker rooms. Anti-World Bank protesters faced off with riot pollee on Memorial Drive outside the Commence- Royer said that the 125,000- ment ceremony Friday. square-foot Zesiger Center will Athletics, Page 12 ARTS TO, EMPLOYEES Comics The Tech will publish monthly River Rave FROM, CATBERT during the summer and daily World & Nation 2 ALL NON-WORK CON- 2K2 draws VERSATIONS ARE during Orientation. Regular Opinion 4 BANNED. 30,000 music Tuesday- Friday publication will Events Calendar 7 fans. resume on Friday, September 6. Arts 16 Back Page Page 8 Page 2 THE TECH June 14, 2002 WORLD & NATION Administration Proposes Relaxing Bishops Told Restoring Trust Clean Air Act Rules for Industry LOS ANGELES TIMES In an overhaul of the Clean Air Act, the Bush administration pro- Will Require Drastic Change posed Thursday to relax rules that require a host of industries to strengthen pollution controls whenever they build new plants or By Edward Walsh tee of the conference called for zero their ministries, failed to report their expand old ones. THE WASHINGTON POST tolerance for any sexual abuse of crimes to civil authorities, worried The changes, announced by Environmental Protectional Agency DALLAS minors by priests in the future, but more about the effects of a scandal Administrator Christine Todd Whitman, have been long sought by The nation's Roman Catholic left open the possibility of an excep- than preventing future abuse and power companies, chemical companies, paper mill operators, and bishops were bluntly told Thursday tion for some priests guilty of only sometimes responded to victims and other major industries. that they bear primary responsibility one case of abuse in the past. their families as adversaries. The EPA's proposed revision of the so-called new source review for the sex abuse scandal that's grip- That approach has been sharply "The crisis, in truth, is about a program reflects concerns by businesses that the program is often dif- ping their church and that regaining criticized by many of the victims profound loss of confidence by the ficult to interpret and creates uncertainty and costly delays. Those the trust of Catholics will require who are in Dallas this week and faithful in our leadership as shep- drawbacks sometimes impede plant upgrades, including use of ener- fundamental changes in their meth- appeared to be a key point of dis- herds because of our failures in gy efficient equipment, Whitman said. ods and style of leadership of the pute among the bishops themselves. addressing the crime of sexual Critics charge the EPA proposals give polluters too many breaks church. At a news conference this abuse of children and young people and are a product of intense political lobbying by industry representa- In three extraordinary speeches evening, Bishop Wilton Gregory of by priests and church personnel," he tives who worked last year with Vice President Dick Cheney to draft opening a meeting of the U.S. Con- Belleville, Ill., the president of the said. the administration's national energy plan. ference of Catholic Bishops, the bishops conference, said that in the The toughest speech was deliv- conference's president and two closed meeting "the bishops spoke ered by Scott Appleby, a senior fel- prominent Catholic intellectuals very frankly about their anger, their low at the Joan B.