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Volume 133, Number 37 Friday, September 13, 2013 Student survives four- story fall at fraternity 18-year-old falls through skylight at party By Anne Cai the plexiglass skylight which then broke. Editor in Chief City inspectors were at Phi Sig throughout Thursday, according to New England Ca- An 18-year-old MIT student fell four bleEstablished News, and a number of license 1881 prem- stories through a skylight at MIT fra- ise violations were issued. ternity Phi Sigma Kappa during a party The building’s owners were cited for shortly after 11:30 p.m. Wednesday night. illegally knocking down walls between The student, who asked MIT to not re- 485 and 487 Commonwealth Avenue (Phi lease his name, was taken to Brigham and Sig owns both adjacent properties), con- Women’s Hospital. He is alert and has no structing an unsafe and illegal roof deck, life-threatening injuries, according to a “using an existing rooftop as a roof deck statement released by the MIT News Of- on top of an unprotected roof membrane,” fice yesterday, and “student life officials and not installing rails or any other protec- are gathering further information about tion on the roof, NECN reported based on the circumstances surrounding the events information from the Boston Inspectional that evening.” Services Department. A spokesperson for According to Boston.com, witnesses the department said to NECN that she did told Boston police that prior to the fall, the not know the date of the building’s last Tami Forrester—The Tech An 18-year-old MIT student fell four stories through a skylight at fraternity Phi Sigma Kappa short- student was “jumping up and down” on inspection. ly after 11:30 p.m. Wednesday. The student is alert and did not sustain any life-threatening injuries. Established 1881 ASE results fluctuate little The swallowing of the shrew Freshmen better at chemistry, worse at physics Ig Nobel Prize ceremony awards improbable research By Rosa Ruiz subjects, though, the pass rates either By Kath Xu in Sanders Theater at Harvard 10 categories — medicine, psy- remained the same or decreased. Associate news editor University, honored research- chology, biology and astronomy This year’s freshmen did remarkably The ASEs were originally imple- ers whose works not only makes (joint), physics, chemistry, ar- well on the Chemistry (5.111) Advanced mented because the material in AP How far would you go in the people laugh, but also made chaeology, peace, probability, Standing Examination (ASE) — the pass classes was not equivalent to MIT name of science? Last night, 10 them think about their (however and public health. Winners came rate for increased from around 14 per- new Ig Nobel Prizes were award- improbable) implications. Five from five continents to attend cent in past years to 21 percent. In other ASE, Page 9 ed to scientists who had succeed- “genuinely bemused” Nobel Lau- the ceremony and accept their ed in publishing “improbable” reates were on hand to give the Ig prizes, which included a sturdy research at the 23rd First Annual Nobel winners their prizes and a plaque (a winner dropped his ASE Pass Rates Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony. handshake. 100% The event, which took place The awards were presented in Ig Nobel, Page 9 Established97.1 1881 80% 75.0 78.6 Scholars skeptical toward Syria strike Panelists discuss state of Syria, arms control, credibility, deterrence 60% 65.6 By Hairuo Guo Studies. It focused mainly on the in the session afterwards. use of chemical weapons that oc- Norton, professor of Interna- 46.8 The MIT Center for Interna- curred on Aug. 21 and the Obama tional Relations at Boston Uni- 40% tional Studies hosted a panel on Administration’s call for military versity and former U.S. Army Of- Wednesday to discuss the recent action in the wake of the attacks. ficer, began with the chaos and 26.8 29.3 developments in the Syrian con- Approximately 100 audience complexity of the Syrian conflict 20% 21.0 flict as part of its Starr Forum se- members filled the small theater in relation to the Lebanese Civil ries of public events. The talk was to listen to the three panelists War, which lasted from 1975 to held in the Bartos Theater of the Augustus Richard Norton, Jeanne 1990. Syria has one fourth of the MIT Media Lab and moderated Guillemin, and Barry Posen give civilian population displaced, 5 . 111 7. 0 1 2 8.01 8.02 18.01 18.02 18.03 18.06 by John Tirman, executive direc- insight on their areas of specialty Infographic by Colleen Madlinger tor of the Center for International and shared the questions posed Syria, Page 10

In Short $25 million for new center to study intelligence Sept. 15 is the deadline to waive the MIT Student Extended Insur- The National Science Founda- ter’s website includes in its vision machines today cannot carry on Partnerships program, has start- ance Plan or to enroll your fam- tion announced Monday that it “cross-fertilization between com- a convincing conversation or ex- ed to hire graduate students and ily. Go to medweb.mit.edu for more would award $25 million over five puter science, math and statistics, plain the beliefs and intentions of postdoctorates, according to Pog- information. years to a new MIT-based Center robotics, neuroscience, and cog- people in a short video. gio. The center will also sponsor for Brains, Minds and Machines. nitive science,” and lists 26 part- “There is still no intelligent ma- sabbaticals for professors at other Tickets for the Fall Festival comedy Researchers at the center will en- ner companies and institutions, chine,” Poggio said. But he hopes universities, center manager Kath- show, featuring John Mulaney, will deavor to both understand intelli- including managing partners at that advances in computer sci- leen Sullivan said. go on sale on Friday starting at 9 a.m. gence in humans and create intel- Harvard University and Cornell ence, neuroscience, and cognitive The center is required to have at http://mit.universitytickets.com/ ligence in computers. University. science will change that. an educational component as well, user_pages/event_listings.aspx. “50 years have gone by, and it’s Before the 1980s, many artifi- He said that the center would according to Sullivan, and will host time to try again,” Tomaso Pog- cial intelligence researchers took pursue four broad directions of seminars, worshops, summer pro- Come listen to Ig Nobel-winning re- gio said, referring to unfulfilled a “symbolic” approach, building research: how intelligence works grams, and — an NSF press release searchers describe their research at dreams from the early days of ar- systems that manipulated sym- in terms of “algorithms and strat- adds — online courses. the Ig Informal lectures will happen on tificial intelligence. Poggio, a brain bols according to certain rules. egies,” how intelligence is imple- “It’s not something that will be Saturday at 1 p.m. in 26-100. sciences professor, will be the Later approaches would include mented in neural circuits, how solved in 10 years. This is one of head of the new center. leveraging computers’ processing intelligence develops in children, the oldest problems mankind has Career Week is next week! See a Poggio emphasizes both inter- power to analyze troves of data. and how intelligence makes sense been thinking about,” Poggio said. schedule at career-fair.mit.edu. disciplinary and inter-institutional The result was machines that of social situations. But, he says, “I think we have the collaboration. “There is no single were extremely good at specific The center, which will be fund- expertise together to make a dent Send news information and tips to person that can solve the problem tasks like playing chess or Jeop- ed under the NSF’s Science and in it.” [email protected]. of the brain,” he said. The cen- ardy, or searching the Internet. Yet Technology Centers: Integrative —Leon Lin funding and the name of the wind security: reductio I LOVE SMALL SECTIONS World & Nation �����2 A fantasy world better than all the mailing lists ad absurdum TALK! Opinion �����������������4 others. arts, p. 5 If you’re on enough What would professional Said no one ever. Arts �����������������������5 mailing lists, you don’t book aromas and you! security workers do if fun, p. 8 Fun Pages �������������7 have to organize or plan Jesus tried to visit? Sports �����������������12 your life. fun, p. 7 Are you normal, or are you a college fun, p. 7 student? fun, p. 7 2 The Tech Friday, September 13, 2013 European lawmakers expand D power of Central Bank Opposition leader asserts broad BRUSSELS — EU legislators overwhelmingly approved Thurs- day a law that puts about 130 of the eurozone’s largest banks un- der the scrutiny of the European Central Bank. problems in Moscow mayoral race The legislation contains provisions that would give the Euro- pean Parliament somewhat more oversight of the ECB when the By David M. Herszenhorn second with 27.2 percent. resources, were constantly on tele-

worl bank assumes its new authority. The vote is an important devel- The New York Times Yet, even as Navalny and his vision, gave out groceries.” opment, but not the final one, in a winding process that began in aides lugged 21 boxes of documents At the rally on Monday, Navalny

n early 2012, during one of the most fevered periods in the euro- MOSCOW — The Russian oppo- to the courthouse, they acknowl- admitted feeling overwhelmed by zone financial crisis. sition leader, Aleksei A. Navalny, on edged not only that there was little his opponent’s resources. The measure still needs approval from EU governments to Thursday submitted to a court more hope of overturning the results, but “Each time when I am asked, ‘Do take effect, though that is expected to be a formality. The Single than 50,000 pages of documents il- that the voting had been relatively you believe in victory?’ I would say, Supervisory Mechanism it creates is expected to start work dur- lustrating what he said were irregu- fair. So they have adopted a new ‘I believe in victory, I believe that ing the autumn of 2014 after the ECB conducts a “stress test” on larities in Sunday’s voting in the message: while the vote was gen- we can win these elections,’? Naval- the lenders coming within its purview. Moscow mayor’s race in an attempt erally free of blatant fraud like bal- ny said. “But somewhere there was atio —James Kanter, The New York Times to prove that he won enough votes lot stuffing, the election itself was still the thought that it was impos- to force a runoff against the incum- rigged from the beginning. sible, that they have television, they Aquifers discovered in bent, Sergei S. Sobyanin. “Our position is that these were have huge amounts of money, they But the court refused to block unfair elections,” Navalny’s cam- can smear us all on the television drought-ridden Kenya the inauguration of Sobyanin, who paign manager, Leonid Volkov, shows. But what do we have?” barely cleared the threshold for an said in an interview. “We were un- Although Sobyanin has repeat- NAIROBI, Kenya — The United Nations and Kenyan officials outright victory with 51.4 percent. der pressure. They hampered us edly said that the elections were fair on Wednesday announced the discovery of a previously un- He was sworn in on Thursday eve- and our contractors, cut down our and honest, his insistence has only

& N known but potentially enormous underground water supply, a ning during a ceremony in the city’s banners, broke our cars, stole our served to confirm the widespread find they said might improve the lives of generations of people World War II museum. According to newspaper, didn’t let us work. They belief that previous elections were in impoverished northern Kenya, if not the entire nation. the official returns, Navalny placed pressured us with administrative rigged. With water security a growing concern around the world, the discovery of five aquifers in drought-plagued Turkana County could help secure Kenya’s access to the most critical of natural resources, particularly in the arid north. Out of a total Kenyan population of roughly 41 million people, 17 million lack orld sufficient access to safe drinking water and 28 million are with- In Lybia, strikes and threats bring out adequate sanitation, said the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. —Nicholas Kulish, The New York Times W oil industry close to a standstill CA might raise minimum wage By Clifford Krauss tional economy and tightening world national military and police forces re- LOS ANGELES — California’s top lawmakers on Wednesday The New York times oil supplies at a time when unrest is main largely impotent. pledged their support for a plan to raise the minimum wage in the spreading in the Middle East. The crisis began last month when state to $10 an hour, which could soon give California workers the Two years after local militias over- Prime Minister Ali Zeidan an- armed groups seized the country’s highest minimum pay rate in the country. threw the Libyan dictator Moammar nounced Wednesday that his govern- major oil export terminals, alleging In a rare show of backing for pending legislation, Gov. Jerry Gadhafi, many of those same fight- ment had issued arrest warrants for that the national oil company had Brown, a Democrat, announced his “strong support” for a bill in ers have brought Libya’s critical oil the strike leaders, setting up a poten- engaged in corrupt sales. They also the state Legislature that would raise the minimum wage to $10 industry to a halt, as a challenge to tially critical showdown. demanded autonomy for the eastern per hour from $8 by the start of 2016. Currently, Washington state the latest in a series of that country’s “I won’t let anyone hold Libya and region where the rebellion against has the highest minimum wage of any state, at $9.19 per hour. interim governments. its resources hostage to these groups the Gadhafi government had been Leaders of the Legislature, where Democrats hold majori- Protests and strikes at several for long,” Zeidan told reporters in Lib- strongest. The protests have since ties in both houses, also announced their support for the bill large export terminals and oil fields ya’s capital, Tripoli, as he announced moved west, carried out mainly by Wednesday, all but guaranteeing its passage before the legislative have throttled Libya’s daily oil pro- the arrest warrants. But oil and po- guards of several oil fields and pipe- deadline Friday. duction to one-tenth its capacity in litical analysts expressed doubt that lines seeking higher payments from —Ian Lovett, The New York Times recent days, jeopardizing the na- he could enforce his threat since the the government.

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www.mckinsey.com/careers nation world & nation world & nation world & nation & nation world & nation world & nation world nation Friday, September 13, 2013 The Tech 3 North Korea appears to resume WORLD & Nati Ceremony unites those affected plutonium program WASHINGTON — New satellite photographs showing steam emerging from a newly reconstructed nuclear reactor in North Ko- by 9/11 and Marathon bombings rea suggest that the country may be making good on its promise to resume the production of plutonium for its small nuclear arsenal, six By Peter Schworm ried a renewed sense of loss, relatives Marathon bombings. years after it reached an agreement with the Bush administration to and Maria Cramer said. From his seat in the finish line dismantle the facility. The Boston Globe The Marathon bombingsbleachers, Arredondo rushed into The discovery of the new activity at the Yongbyon nuclear com- “brought back all those memories,” the cloud of smoke and applied plex was reported by the U.S.-Korea Institute, at Johns Hopkins Uni- Anna Sweeney was only 5 when said Laura Ogonowski, 28, whose tourniquets to the legs of an injured versity, which follows the North’s nuclear program closely. her mother died in the Sept. 11 ter- father, American Airlines pilot John spectator, Jeff Bauman. Famously If the source of the steam proves to be the restarting of the reactor, rorist attacks and wishes she remem- Ogonowski, died in the attacks. captured in photographs wearing a it would enable the North, after a year or more, to begin to add to its bered her better. Sometimes she “Such innocent people going about cowboy hat, Arredondo then rushed arsenal of plutonium weapons. It would also underscore the failure of flips through scrapbooks her mother their everyday life.” Bauman through the chaos to the efforts by four U.S. presidents to stop the North Korean program; so on made and watches old home videos, In a morning ceremony, medical tent. far, the North has conducted three nuclear tests, including two during just to hear her voice and see her Ogonowski and other relatives of As he made his way to the podi- the Obama administration. face. 9/11 victims placed a wreath of white um to receive his award, Arredondo In recent weeks the North Koreans have expressed a willingness Sweeney’s mother, Madeline Amy roses at the Garden of Remembrance embraced Bauman in a poignant to return to six-party negotiations on their nuclear program with the WORLD & Nati Sweeney, was an American Airlines in Boston’s Public Garden. More scene that drew a standing ovation. United States, China, Russia, South Korea and Japan, although they flight attendant who called ground than 200 people killed in the terrorist He also crossed the stage to shake have not clarified if they would be willing to agree to the goal of disar- services to alert them that the plane attacks had ties to Massachusetts. hands with Bill Richard, whose son mament. The United States and its allies have said they would resume she was on had been hijacked. Her Ogonowski said the pain of los- Martin, 8, was killed in the Marathon the talks only if the North agreed to eventually give up its nuclear family remembers her heroism with ing her father, the captain of the first bombings. arsenal. a deep sense of pride, Anna said. flight to hit the World Trade Center, “Amy Sweeney would have said —David E. Sanger, William J. Broad, and Choe Sang-Hun, At memorials across the region, has not subsided. she was just doing her job,” Arredon- The New York Times the victims of Sept. 11 were remem- “Every year that passes is another do said. “On April 15, I was just doing bered in familiar rituals, the solemn year we are not with our father,” she my duty.” China unveils plans to reduce air reading of names, prayers and mo- said. “We miss him every day.” In a rare public appearance, Rich- ments of silence, the tolling of church At the State House ceremony, ard read an inspirational message pollution bells. But this year’s remembrances, Carlos Arredondo received an award and thanked organizers for “sharing set against the painful backdrop of for civilian bravery, given in Swee- their day” with victims of the Mara- BEIJING — The Chinese government announced an ambitious the Boston Marathon bombings, car- ney’s name, for his response to the thon attacks. plan on Thursday to curb air pollution across the nation, including setting some limits on coal burning and taking old vehicles off the roads to ensure a drop in the concentration of particulate matter in

cities. on The plan, released by the State Council, China’s cabinet, filled in a broad outline that the government had issued earlier this year. It Syria takes steps to join weapons represents the most concrete response by the Communist Party and the government to growing criticism for allowing the country’s air, WORLD & Nati soil and water to degrade to abysmal levels because of corruption treaty as US-Russia talks begin and unchecked economic growth. The criticism has been especially pronounced in some of China’s largest cities, where anxious residents grapple with choking smog By Michael R. Gordon the disposal plan put forward by “There is nothing standard that can persist for days and even weeks. In January, the concentra- and Steven Lee Myers Russia, the Syrian government’s about this process,” Kerry said. tion of fine particulate matter in Beijing reached 40 times the expo- The new york times most important backer. Russia has “The words of the Syrian regime sure limit recommended by the World Health Organization. defended Assad, suggested that the in our judgment are simply not —Edward Wong, The New York Times GENEVA — U.S. Secretary of rebels seeking to topple him were enough.” State John Kerry and a team of U.S. responsible, and warned that a U.S. With a tableau of American and Twitter confidentially submits arms control experts began talks military strike would only create Russian flags behind them, Kerry with Russian counterparts Thurs- more instability in the Middle East. and Lavrov stood side by side in a plans for IPO day on a plan to secure and dis- “Expectations are high,” Kerry public show of joint purpose. But pose of Syria’s chemical weapons, said. “They’re high for the United differences quickly reemerged. Twitter filed the initial paperwork Thursday for its long-awaited and he set an early test for Syria’s States, perhaps even more so for Lavrov stressed that the “solution initial public offering of stock. top leader by insisting on quick Russia, to deliver on the promise of of this problem will remove any Unlike with typical IPOs, however, potential investors and the disclosure of all data on the Syrian this moment.” need for a strike.” public will not yet get a look at the company’s finances. on arsenal. The meeting began hours after Kerry emphasized that “only The company filed its preliminary prospectus, known as an S-1, In a joint appearance before Assad announced for the first time the credible threat of force” had with securities regulators using a provision of the Jumpstart Our Busi- their talks Thursday evening, Kerry that he had endorsed the Russian prompted Assad to acknowledge ness Startups, or JOBS Act, that allows the company to keep its initial and the Russian foreign minister, disposal plan and had formally ap- that his nation possessed chemi- filings confidential if it has less than $1 billion in annual revenue. WORLD & Nati Sergey V. Lavrov, told reporters plied for Syrian membership in the cal weapons in the first place and Goldman Sachs is leading the underwriting for the offering, ac- they were serious about pursuing a chemical weapons treaty, which that a military option was needed cording to a person briefed on the matter. diplomatic solution to the chemi- gives him 30 days to declare his to ensure that Assad fulfilled his While the company hopes to go public by the end of the year, the cal weapons crisis provoked by the stockpiles of banned munitions for promises. actual public offering could take place in early 2014, according to peo- apparent use of those munitions in sequestering and destruction un- At the end of their presenta- ple who were briefed on the matter but could not be named because a mass killing last month in a Da- der international supervision. tions, Lavrov seemed surprised they are not allowed to speak publicly for the company. mascus suburb. But Kerry said that the standard by the length and tone of Kerry’s Twitter first became profitable in December of last year, generat- The United States has blamed procedures were too slow because statement. “I’m not prepared with ing a record of more than $100 million in the final quarter of 2012. President Bashar Assad of Syria Assad’s government had used the extended political statement,” The company is on target to make $650 million, according to internal for that attack but has delayed a chemical weapons against its own Lavrov said, “Diplomacy likes estimates. punitive military strike following people. silence.” —Vindu Goel and Nick Bilton, The New York Times

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Media Lab discusses innovation in big corporations Calculus ASEs pass rates remain high Chemistry ASE aside, test scores of the 2017s similar to past years’ ASE, from Page 1 56.1 percent who passed last year, but consistent with the scores from courses, putting students who re- the past couple of years. This year’s ceived AP credit “at a disadvantage 26.8 percent pass rate for Biology moving forward,” said Julie B. Nor- was nearly identical to last year’s 27 man, director of Undergraduate percent. However, the Class of 2015 Advising and Academic Program- had a 51 percent pass rate in the Bi- ming. The faculty develops the ex- ology ASE. On the other hand, 8.01 ams, and each ASE is similar to or exam results were unusually low: harder than the course final, en- past years have seen 40–50 percent suring that freshmen who pass are of freshmen passing, but this year thoroughly prepared to advance to only 29.3 percent passed. the next level. The less popular ASEs, includ- ing 18.03 and 18.06, had pass rates The calculus ASEs of 97.1 and 78.6 percent respec- tively. This year, as in most years, Bruno B. F. Faviero—The Tech had the typical only a couple of students did not Joi Ito, director of the MIT Media Lab and Ethan Zuckerman, director of the MIT Center for Civic high pass rates: pass each test. Yuanqing “Kai” Media participated in a discussion on Thursday about the challenges of innovation within large struc- Xiao ’17, who is considering a ma- tured organizations like big corporations and newspapers. 65.6 percent for jor in Course 18, studied for 18.02 and 18.03 on OCW. After deciding 18.01 and 75.8 to self-study for the 18.03 test over percent for 18.02. the summer, Xiao began work- ing on the 35-section packet that Blonsky Device and beetles For some of the most common must be turned in before a student ASEs — 7.012 (Introductory Biol- attempts the 18.03 exam. “Work- ogy), 5.111, 18.01 (Single Variable ing through the packet actually Adventurous researchers at 2013 Ig Nobels awarded Calculus), 18.02 (Multi Variable helped me learn 18.03, and as a re- Calculus) and 8.02 (Electricity and sult, I found the test not too hard,” for eating shrews and researching drunk goggles Magnetism) — the percentage of he said. Xiao took the ASEs be- Ig Nobel, from Page 1 “South African beetles teach us Force” (US patent #3216423). students passing remained fairly cause he wanted to advance right that to do good science, you’ve got In the words of Marc Abra- similar to past years. away to “more interesting math by accident during the ceremo- to have BALLS,” exclaimed one of hams, the organizer of the annual The calculus ASEs had the typi- courses.” ny), and $10 trillion Zimbabwean the scientists at the end of her ac- Ig Nobel Prizes, “The method is cal high pass rates: 65.6 percent for The overall pass rate on the dollars. ceptance speech, before joining simple: the pregnant woman is 18.01 and 75.8 percent for 18.02. The ASEs was 54.2 percent. The ASEs This year’s archaeology win- her colleagues in throwing large strapped on to a circular table; large percentage of students pass- are offered during orientation, ners went so far as to involve bouncy balls into the audience. the table is then rotated at high ing is due to the fact that content is at the end of IAP, and part of the themselves in their research — speed.” (George Blonsky ’25 “pretty standard” for these classes, course finals schedule. However, Brian Crandall and Peter Stahl The event also graduated with a degree in min- according to Mathematics academ- as Peskin warns, it is recommend- briefly boiled a dead shrew, swal- ing engineering from MIT.) The ic administrator Barbara Peskin. ed to attempt them as freshmen or lowed it whole, and then meticu- featured the opera’s accompanying orches- 46.8 percent of students passed sophomores, lest one ends up the lously analyzed everything they tra was composed exclusively of the 8.02 exam, a slight drop from the sole senior in 18.02. excreted in order to determine traditional Win- MIT and Harvard physicians and which bones would dissolve in- a-Date-With-a- researchers. side the human digestive system. The event also featured two Their resulting paper was pub- Nobel-Laureate paper airplane deluges, in which lished in the Journal of Archaeo- Contest. audience members threw paper logical Science. airplanes that they had folded SPERM DONORS “We will be recruiting outside,” The ceremony’s facetiousness before the show onto the stage, Crandall joked during his speech. can be seen in its traditionally and the traditional Win-a-Date- Earn up to Other Ig Nobel winners con- short opening and concluding re- With-a-Nobel-Laureate Contest, firmed long-suspected beliefs, marks, which were composed which went to a spectator who such as the group of French and entirely of the words “Welcome, was handed a special program. per month American scientists who affirmed Welcome,” and “Goodbye, Good- Although each Ig Nobel winner that people who are drunk think bye,” respectively. was given only a minute to deliver that they are more attractive. Their This year’s ceremony also in- an acceptance speech at the cer- paper was entitled “Beauty is in the cluded the premiere of a mini- emony, they will have the oppor- Invest minimal time Eye of the Beer Holder.” opera entitled “The Blonsky De- tunity to field questions and ex- Make a real difference in the lives of families On the other hand, the win- vice.” The show was inspired by plain their work more in-depth at ners of the joint prize in biology the work of George and Charlotte the annual Ig Informal Lectures. Receive free health and genetic screenings and astronomy demonstrated that Blonsky, who posthumously won This year’s talks will take place on dung beetles use the Milky Way to the 1999 Ig Nobel Prize for their Saturday, Sept. 14 at 1 p.m. in 26- APPLY ONLINE: help find their way home when patent “Apparatus for Facilitating 100. The event is free and open to they get lost. the Birth of a Child by Centrifugal everyone. SPERMBANK.com - convenient Cambridge location

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Syria, from Page 1 chemical weapons and the treaties state to put the burden on.” istence of other explanations for meant to limit their use, touching Posen, who is Ford Internation- what happened, namely miscom- fragmented opposition forces on their inception during the First al Professor of Political Science at munication or insubordination composed of thousands of inde- World War as methods meant to MIT and director of MIT’s Secu- within the Syrian Army. pendent militias, and no single dissolve the stalemate of trench rity Studies Program, was the final As for the Obama Administra- representative body likely to be warfare. He also spoke of the Ge- speaker. In a lecture that lasted for tion, Posen attributes its stance deemed legitimate by the Syrian neva Protocol that followed the ar- the majority of an hour, he under- to a combination of Cold War-era people, said Norton. mistice, through which countries lined the shaky state of U.S. intel- “domino effect” ideology concern- became parties to the treaty that ligence in Syria and the scarcity of ing U.S. credibility, a belief that the Solution to Techdoku The situation in would “[prohibit the use] in war of details that we have concerning Iranians will take a lesson from from page 8 asphyxiating, poisonous, or other the events of August. He addressed a military strike on Syria, and a Syria, Norton said, gases, and of bacteriological meth- one concerning aspect in par- certain degree of uncertainty pos- 4 5 6 1 2 3 is less conducive ods of warfare.” ticular, that the Assad regime had sessed by the President himself. It would take almost half a cen- the means but little motive to use Posen’s own stance is clear with 6 1 2 3 4 5 to stability than tury for the United States to ratify chemical weapons in a move that this quote: “There is the notion 5 6 1 2 3 4 Lebanon three the treaty, due to internal move- would surely draw an international that … Americans have a duty and ments of isolationism and World outcry, especially as its forces had a right to enforce [international 2 3 4 5 6 1 decades ago. War II. But in 1975, six years after recently succeeded in pushing the law] – Americans have neither the President Nixon renounced bio- opposition from various parts of duty nor the right.” 3 4 5 6 1 2 The situation in Syria, Norton logical warfare and shut down all the country. Once all three of the experts 1 2 3 4 5 6 said, is less conducive to stability US facilities, President Ford finally had spoken, the floor was open for than the atmosphere was in Leba- ratified the protocol with Senate The Assad regime any audience who wished to ask non three decades ago, where vari- Solution to Sudoku approval. In the following decades, questions in the remaining time. from page 8 ous institutions and ministries re- many countries also ratified the had the means but Several concerning the views of mained intact throughout the war. 1997 Chemical Weapons Conven- little motive to use the American public, the refugee 2 4 9 7 3 6 8 5 1 In respect to these factors, Norton tion, which outlawed even the pro- chemical weapons situation, and the validity of alter- 6 8 1 9 5 4 3 7 2 said that he was “puzzled as to duction and stockpile of chemical native options to direct military 5 7 3 1 2 8 9 4 6 what we expect to accomplish with weapons and required parties to in its attacks on the intervention were posed. the use of force,” and that he “[has] destroy existing stockpiles. To- The panel ended with hands 9 1 4 8 7 3 2 6 5 not been able to answer this ques- day there exists the Organization opposition. still in the air, as the time limit pre- 7 3 6 5 1 2 4 9 8 tion for [himself] or for the many for the Prohibition of Chemical vented multiple queries from be- 8 5 2 4 6 9 1 3 7 other Americans who are watching Weapons (OPCW), which assists The rebels on the other hand, ing addressed. It is without doubt 1 9 8 6 4 5 7 2 3 the situation so intensely.” countries with the disposal of such Posen explained, had the motive that the incoming days and weeks 4 2 5 3 8 7 6 1 9 Following Norton at the po- materials. According to Guillemin, to do so in order to provoke an in- will be filled with many more simi- 3 6 7 2 9 1 5 8 4 dium was Guillemin, a senior ad- the problem, however, is that with tervention, but likely did not have larly unanswered questions. In the visor at the MIT Security Studies disposal, “the burden of action is the means to carry out such an end, perhaps the situation can be Program who has worked exten- on the state; the state, for example, attack. Although he believes that best summed up by borrowing a sively on issues regarding biologi- pays for the destruction of stock- it is unlikely that the opposition few of Posen’s words: “It’s not easy cal and chemical weapons. Guille- piles … facilities” And with Syria, was responsible for the gassing of to find anyone who you like whose min opened with a brief history of she put plainly, “We don’t have a the civilians, he warned of the ex- values reflect our own.”

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throwing for 125 did not, allowing A.J. Green to do They gave up 24 points to the Vi- ing one of the most dangerous s Sport yards and rushing for 38 more. He seemingly whatever he wanted. kings last week, and they need to Denver Broncos @ scramblers in the league. The Se- will need to contribute more to the Nevertheless, the Bears should solidify their secondary if they want New York Giants ahawks have a dynamic quarter- offense this week, as he is by far have enough to beat Minnesota to be Super Bowl contenders. De- Sunday, Sept. 15 4:25 p.m. back of their own in Russell Wilson, their most dynamic player. Buffalo this week. troit did get 3 interceptions on Denver completely embar- who threw for over 300 yards in had their hearts broken last week Prediction: 20-7 Bears Christian Ponder, however, which is rassed the Ravens secondary last their win over the Panthers last against New England, coming two incredibly promising. They will face week, as Peyton Manning tied an week. This matchup is a repeat of seconds away from a huge upset New Orleans Saints @ a more talented quarterback this NFL record for their playoff thriller last year and it victory behind their rookie quarter- Tampa Bay Buccaneers week in Carson Palmer, and will touchdowns in a is the ‘can’t miss’ game of the week. back E.J. Manuel. Manuel played Sunday, Sept. 15 4:05 p.m. need to figure out some way to stop game with 7. He Prediction: 24-23 49ers extremely well in his first start, The Saints seem like they are Larry Fitzgerald and the rest of the probably won’t have s Sport throwing two touchdowns and no back to their old selves with the re- Cardinals’ offensive attack. Palmer the same success Pittsburgh Steelers @ interceptions. If he can contribute turn of Sean Payton. Drew Brees played well in his first Cardinals’ this week, but he Cincinnati Bengals similarly the entire season, the Bills continues to do start, and he should bring stability will still have a good game against Monday, Sept. 16 8:40 p.m. may have finally found their quar- what he does best to a position where the Cardinals the Giants. They allowed Tony The Steelers continue to allow terback. Manuel will have a longer — throw for a ton of had a revolving door last season. Romo to do whatever he wanted Ben Roethlisberger to get hit over leash this week after proving that he yards and put pres- Prediction: 38-20 Lions last week, and Manning will do ex- and over again. Their offensive line can make good decisions against a sure on the oppos- actly the same. Their defense held is easily the worst quality team. ing secondary. 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After a personal foul, they Blaine Gabbert played terribly, of the ball. powered offense like Cincinnati’s. have a less chal- allowed the Jets to drive up the throwing two interceptions and Prediction: 34-23 Broncos The Bengals played very well, even lenging week. Adri- field and kick a game winning field having a completion percentage though they lost to the Bears last an Peterson started the game off goal. Doug Martin struggled in his lower than 50%. Even All-Pro run- San Francisco 49ers @ Sunday. Andy Dalton has to take with a bang with a 78-yard touch- first game after his great rookie ning back Maurice Jones-Drew Seattle Seahawks better care of the ball, as he threw down on the first play. However, season, but I’m confident that he only had 45 yards, so the Jags Sunday, Sept. 15 8:20 p.m. two interceptions, but I’m confi- after that, he only ran for 25 yards will get on track. This will be a good couldn’t get offensive production Colin Kaepernick had one of his dent he will play better as the sea- on 17 carries. The MVP will un- division matchup. from anywhere. Oakland had a best games as a starter last week son goes on. doubtedly get back on track next Prediction: 34-27 Saints against the Packers. He threw for Prediction: Bengals 17-10 quarterback change in the offsea- s Sport Kaka heads back to AC Milan for free David Villa moves to Atletico Madrid, fills the void left by Falcao Soccer, from Page 12 6. Kaka (From Real Madrid scored once and assisted once. This just shows what Juventus are

to AC Milan; Price: Free) David Villa has managed to start expecting Tevez to live up to. He s Sport newly promoted French Ligue 1 Kaka moved back to AC Mi- off the right way with Atletico has already started his scoring club, AS Monaco. Some say that lan for free after an unsuccessful Madrid and with the help of his run for the club with 3 goals in 3 Falcao chose money over suc- run with Real Madrid. The Brazil- fellow teammates, the Atletico matches. Tevez will look to prove cess, but his 3 goals in 4 matches ian attacking midfielder reached Madrid fans will forget all about that he has still got the talent to for Monaco and Monaco’s cur- the peak of his playing career Radamel Falcao. play at a top level club and Juven- rent standing in the league table with AC Milan and then moved tus will be glad to have acquired (first place) show that Falcao may to Real Madrid, but his numbers 8. Edinson Cavani (From him over the summer. get money and success at the with Milan were much better Napoli to Paris Saint- same time. Radamel Falcao has than his statistics at Real Madrid. Germain; Price: 64 Million Tevez will look to s Sport scored 194 times and assisted an- At Milan, he appeared 262 times Euros) prove that he has other 33 times on 310 career ap- in which he scored 95 goals and Edinson Cavani established pearances, which means that he contributed 47 assists. At Real himself as one of soccer’s most the talent to play scores every 127 minutes. Every Madrid, he appeared 120 times lethal strikers during his time at team aiming for success needs a and scored 29 goals while assist- Napoli. In 138 appearances with at a top club. good striker and Falcao is one of ing 38 times. The key aspect of Napoli, he scored 104 goals and the best, so Monaco was smart to this transfer is the price: Kaka re- contributed 26 assists. His price 10. Isco (From Malaga to sign him. However, it waits to be turned home for free while Real tag seems to be justified with Real Madrid; Price: 27 seen if Falcao will reach success Madrid paid 65 million Euros to these numbers. What’s more, he Million Euros) or be forgotten and lost along transfer him from Milan in 2009, made the perfect start with Paris Isco was the star of Malaga last s Sport with the money. so this is a great transfer for Milan Saint-Germain, scoring PSG’s year. He was the key component in multiple ways. late equalizer against Ajaccio in in their run in the Champions 5. Mario Gotze (From the second match day as his first League. With Malaga, he made 51 Borussia Dortmund to Kaka reached goal for the club. In four matches, appearances and scored 13 goals Bayern Munich; Price: 37 he has managed to score twice with 10 assists. He was also the Million Euros) the peak of his so far for the Paris-based club. star of the U-21 Spanish team for On the eve of the Champions playing career PSG already had a lethal offen- the U-21 Euro 2013 champion- League final between Borus- sive pool with players like Zlatan ship in which he scored 3 goals in sia Dortmund and Bayern Mu- with AC Milan. Ibrahimovic, Lucas Moura, Jere- 5 matches. He has already made s Sport nich, Bayern Munich activated my Menez and Ezequiel Lavezzi. a remarkable start for Real Ma- Gotze’s 37 million Euro release 7. David Villa (From Edinson Cavani’s edition only so- drid with 3 goals and 1 assist in clause, starting a debate as some Barcelona to Atletico lidifies PSG’s presence as a domi- 3 matches. As a young player he claimed Gotze to be a Judas for Madrid; Price: 5.1 million nant offensive force. will definitely improve his game moving to Dortmund’s rivals. Euros) in years to come and will be there Gotze defended himself by say- When Atletico Madrid sold 9. Carlos Tevez (From to help Real Madrid along the ing that he wanted to learn and Falcao the question rose of Manchester City to way. It seems that with Mesut out experience new things and that whether they could perform Juventus; Price: 11.8 of the picture, Isco will also have Bayern Munich’s new manager, without their star forward. How- Million Euros) to fulfill the role of central attack-

Pep Guardiola would improve ever, the club acquired David Vil- Carlos Tevez has always been ing midfielder, but he should s Sport his game even more. Gotze had la from Barcelona for an extreme- a big threat as a striker, but his come through. 19 goals and 22 assists last sea- ly reasonable fee. It didn’t take career is full of on and off per- The transfer window saw son for Dortmund as his season too long to prove how important formances, especially with Man- some of the highest fees ever was cut short by an injury. His of a transfer David Villa would be chester City. Juventus did not paid and while some may seem technique and talent will be key for the team as he scored the only only acquire Carlos Tevez but worth the money, other deals in Bayern’s upcoming season as goal for Atletico Madrid in the gave him the number 10 jersey. seem unreasonable. Neverthe- Guardiola has experience man- first leg of the Supercopa against Before Tevez, that number be- less, the transfer window was full aging players of similar talent Barcelona, which ended 1-1. In longed to Italian and Juventus- of excitement as many top play- and style in Barcelona. 3 league matches so far, he has legend Alessandro Del Piero. ers ended up switching leagues. 12

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They haveso manyweapons teams intheNFLyear inandyear is oneofthemost dangerous runs. Houston, ontheotherhand, ented 60-70 yard touchdown holes to break offany ofhis pat going, ashecouldn’t find any Johnson anything to get struggled er completion percentage. Chris specificallygoing ahigh forward, - would like more to get from him wasLocker decent, but Tennessee followif they that formula. 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Aquick glance in thewindow,hecompleted his tion. This year, relatively early on what Neymar’s would be destina- one had their own thoughts on would move to Europe,- but every has speculated that been Neymar lion Euros. Ever since last year, it Santos to Barcelona for57 mil- andstrikermovingwinger from signing saw theBrazilian superstar to win the hearts ofthefans. thehearts to win like henever has before to perform and Bale haveunder scrutiny will paid forBalebe Ozil, thefee will releasing Kaka andsellingMesut fans alreadyat theclub for angry Euros is a questionable move. With a winger, but spending 100 million areThese some great numbers for goals, 77 assists, 331 minutes/goal. S Washington lookedincredi- Euros. 2013 from Real Madrid for42.5million Mesut 2, acquired onSept. Ozil Arsenal Another important summer Another important summer unday, S rediction: 27-7Prediction: T ept. 15 p.m. 1:00 looked tentative He injury. knee after his season at allsince late last he hadn’t played fin showing that exans - - - - - to beat ateam like Green Bay. don’t thinkhe’s physically ready a fully healthy RG3, but Istill Redskins may have a chance with inthe first last week half. The that Michaelary Vick shredded against theWashington- second to play much better thisweek lofty standards him andI expect played but well, notupto his Kaepernick. Aaron Rodgers close AFCclose North divisional battle. though,a andshould pull itoffin vens are at historically good home Famer Peyton Manning. The Ra- dismantledgot by future Hall of andEd Reed, Raylegends Lewis mous now defense lacking demption after theironceinfa- Pees,tor Dean forre look will - by defensive struggling coordina- Similarly,season. Baltimore, led Ravens which he played with last than theSuper Bowl Champion team had abetter defensive unit claims thatseason thisBrowns a chancegets to validate his pre- pitiful defenses, asPaul Kruger This onemight comedowntwo to against Dolphins. thefearsome ceptions inyet anotherdebacle sacked three six timeswith inter had similar struggles, as he was Browns’ QBBrandon Weeden the weak, Anquan-less offense. his$100deserved - millionoffsea howshowed theworld much he Baltimore Ravens @ Browns Cleveland 42.5 million Euros) million 42.5 Price: to Arsenal; Madrid (From Real Ozil 3. Mesut Euros) million 60 Price: Monaco; to AS Madrid Atletico (From Falcao Radamel 4. their money’s inMesut. worth have forany team. get Arsenal will theball andvision isamust with assisted on81 occasions. His talent ingscored midfielder 27 timesand for Real Madrid, thecentral attack him the best passes. In 159 matches who knewhimthebestandgave have said that Mesut was the player RonaldoCristiano to isbelieved for sellingMesut. Most notably, their disappointment intheclub Real Madrid players expressed fans that were devastated, certain ever, itwas notonly theMadrid while Arsenal fansrejoiced. How- fans were devastated thenews with Madrid was phenomenal. Madrid players at in and the his world run Ozil isperhaps oneofthetop 5 for42.5drid millionEuros. Mesut Ozil onSept. 2, 2013 from Real Ma- window, Arsenal acquired Mesut of the2013-2014 summer transfer ity movedity from Atletico Madrid to machine of Colombian national- transfer window, the goal-scoring Friday, September 13, 2013 Friday, September Last Joe weekend, Flacco S unday, S Perhaps thegreatest transfer One oftheearliest moves One ofthe rediction: 34-20 P 34-20 Prediction: rediction: Ravens 32-25 Prediction: ept. 15 p.m. 1:00 had its way with Broncos stout D barrassed as the the Ravens em- got tension. 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