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ATO, Roots Engage Inroofdeck Scuffle MIT's The Weather Oldest and Largest Today: Wann and dry, 77°F (25° ) Tonight: Clear, cool, 57°F (14° ) ewspaper Tomorrow: Hot and dry, 83°F (2 ° ) Details Page 2 Volume 121, umber 22 ATO, Roots Engage InRoofdeck Scuffle By Bnan Loux, Shankar or Jag, a guest performer with The Mukherji, and Jennifer Young Roots, proceeded to yell at the peo- STAFF REPORTERS ple on the roofdeck from the side- Racially charged language walk. As the verbal argument con- sparked a physical altercation last tinued, a member of the fraternity friday between members of the hip- approached the edge of the deck and hop band The Roots and the Alpha shouted an inflammatory comment Tau Omega fraternity. to Jaguar. At a meeting held yesterday, An infuriated Jaguar then Senior A sociate Dean Robert M. entered the house, grabbed a large Randolph said that ATO has been spoon from the ATO kitchen, and suspended by the administration ran up the stairs. he wa closely pending a resolution of the conflict. followed by The Roots' lead rapper, Furthermore, two members of ATO known as Black Thought. Upon have been suspended from the fra- reaching the roofdeck, Jaguar ternity. reportedly threatened those present, Under a preliminary agreement asking for the identity of whom she between the administration and had heard. "She was very angry," ATO, the fraternity will undergo said Lorien M. Paulson '02, who sensitivity training and sponsor a was on the roofdeck at the time. campus symposium on cultural "She shouted at everyone on the diversity during orientation. Addi- roof deck, particularly ones near the tionally, the Interfraternity Council ledge." will report the incident to the Cam- Soon thereafter, Black Thought bridge License Commission. appeared on the roof deck, and more The incident began early in the angry words were exchanged. NATHAN COLLiNS-THE TECH afternoon as an unregistered party Reports confirmed that the two Assistant Dean Carol Orme-Johnson (center right) speaks with Jaguar (left, front) and members of the was held on the roofdeck of the groups traded curses. Roots outside of Alpha Tau Omega Friday afternoon. ATO house in Cambridge. Thereafter the situation quickly Sometime around 5 p.m., mem- deteriorated into a physical scuffle as thrown whatsoever ... one member Thought suffering a kick to the nications report states "there [are] bers of the band The Roots were an ATO brother attempted to restrain stepped forward to restrain a mem- head. The fighting was broken up weapons & 50 people involved," escorted to the ATO house. At this the lead rapper of The Roots. ber from the Roots and they became soon after it started. One member of though no weapon were actually time, a brother on the roofdeck ATO President Erik M. Glover locked up." The Roots and one member of ATO involved. Officers from the Cam- shouted a comment to the members '02 said, "The scuffle involved four The physical confrontation left agreed to call 911. Emergency dis- bridge police department arrived of the band. Upon hearing this, people, two from A TO and two an ATO brother with welt marks patch received the call at 5:57 p.m. female performer known as Jaguar, from the Roots. No punches were from Jaguar's spoon and with Black The Cambridge emergency commu- ATO, Page 20 ROTC Celebrates Pass in Review Julia M. Carpenter Julia M. Carpenter, a ophomore in chemi- This Year's Event Runs Smoothly, Fails to Draw Expected Protests cal engineering was found dead in her Ran- dom Hall dormitory room early Monday morn- By Vicky Hsu ing. She was 20 years old. STAFF REPORTER "Julie was definitely very outgoing and The annual MIT Reserve Officer friendly happy talking to people," said Matthew Training Corps Tri-service Presi- S. Cain '02, pre ident of Random Hall. 'Her dential Pass "inReview took place at death took us all completely by surprise." Berry Field on Friday afternoon. Carpenter was a member of Alpha Chi Sigma "This is one of the best conduct- (AXE) a professional chemistry fraternity. Last ed ceremonies I have ever attend- year he rowed for the women' crew team. Jul1a M. Carpenter ed," said retired U.S. Army Major XE Pre ident Karla E. Maguire '01 Robert Winterhalter. Winterhalter described Carpenter as "a very vibrant person. ... he was always praised "the, discipline of the volunteering to do things, and she was always in a positive mood." troops, the exactness of the commu- " he was very active and enthu iastic in our club," aid AXE nication between officers and staff, Treasurer Dan Lowrey '02. "We will mis her a lot." and the precision of the maneu- Random Hall Housemaster ina Davis-Millis said Carpenter had vers." gone out for dim-sum on Sunday and attended a birthday party on the The pass in review is a long- Random Hall roofdeck that evening. standing military tradition that "We were just tunned [by the news of Carpenter's death]," began as a way for a newly assigned Davis-Millis said. " he was making plans for the summer. ... he commander to inspect his troops. was happy and filled with life." Vi iting officers and guest speakers "She always had omething to ay that would brighten up some- are al 0 invited to review the troop . one' day," said Jenny Lee '02, another member of AXE. "Each [military branch] hosts a Carpenter's roommate found her unconscious on the floor of their lot of individual events. The tri- er- room at about 2:30 a.m, Monday. Da i -Milli ummoned Campus vice ceremony brings all the ser- Police, who confirmed that Carpenter was dead. There were no igns vices together a a military," said of foul play, according to Campu Police. The iddlesex County Melanie S. Woo '03, an Air Force Medical Examiner is cheduled to perform an autopsy to determine ROTC cadet. the cause of death. The guest speaker at this year's Chief of ental Health ervice Peter Reich along with counsel- pass in review was retired U.S ing and support staff, met with Random Hall re idents ye terday Army Lieutenant General Jame afternoon to answer questions and offer COUll eling. Terry cott, who gave a short A graduate oftratford High chool in Houston, Texas, Carpenter speech on the field to commend and was an accomplished tudent and a talented musician who entertained encourage the troops. nursing home residents with violin performances when she was in The ceremony went smoothly, middle chool. SHlHAB ELBORAI-THE TECH with no materialization of a threat- Carpenter is survived by her parents, Timothy and Kay Carpenter, MIT Reserve Office Training Corps students parade in Briggs field as and her younger sister, Lindsay Ann Carpenter. part of the Tn-service Presidential Pass in Review last Friday. ROTC, Page 22 The Odyssey Comics The Tech interviews G C World & ation 2 Ball was one Pre ident- Elect Dilan A. Opinion 4 highlight of Seneviratne. Event Calendar 11 Spring Week- Arts 16 end. Sports 28 Page 14-15 Page 8 Page 25 Page 2 ay 1 2001 ORLD & NATION InHo Bush Consults ATO Allies p m THE WASHl 'GTON POST On Plans for Missile Defense Meeting through the weekend and all day onday ahead of a looming deadline, negotiators in Hollywood appeared to inch toward for consultations with Ru ia and the architecture (of the anti-mis ile ettling a labor di pute that threaten to idle much of the entertain- China and for cut in the U. system) goe .' ment indu try. nu lear ar enal to the lov est possi- Flei cher said Bu h made a After months of dread and panic, there was increasing optimism Pre ident Bu h phoned the lead- ble level,' the official aid. eries of call Monday about 10 that the studios and the Writer Guild of America would trike a deal er of four major allies and the ec- Bu h want 'to thin in a new minute each, to German Chancellor before 12:01 a.m. PDT Wedne day, when the current contract setting retary general of ATO ye terday direction about how to protect the Gerhard chroeder French Presi- alaries and working conditions for movie and tel vi ion writer to pre forward with plan for mi - United tat from rogue and acci- dent Jacques Chirac, Canadian e pires. ile defen e and to pre iew a dental mi sile launch in the po t- Prime Mini ter Jean Chretien, But there was little clear evidence to support the sunnier view, p ech he will deliver today arguing Cold ar era," said White Hou e Briti h Prime inister Tony Blair since neither the studios, represented by the Alliance of' orion Pic- that deterrence i no longer enough poke man Ari Flei cher. "Hi me- and ATO Secretary General ture and Televi ion Producers, nor the labor union has officially po- to protect again t po ible nuclear age to Russia is that the develop- George Robertson 'to begin the ken to the media since talks resumed pril 17. attacks, senior admini tration offi- ment of a mi ile defense system - con ultation proce s." The two sides have been arguing mainly over money; pecifically, cial aid. o we can think b yond the confine American "con ultation teams" the level of re idual payments that writers earn for work that appear In his p e h at the ational of the Cold War era - is the best will go to Europe next week, and in secondary outlets like cable, video DVD and foreign markets. Defense Univer ity, Bu h will call way to preserve the peace." the administration hopes to move They're also arguing over limiting the use of the prestigious "a film the Anti-Balli tic Missile Treaty a The peech is not expected to be talks forward by June, when Bush is by" credit for directors.
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