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Friday, October 20, 199 lIanrard, Duke Official New Dean of Student Life By Christopher L. Failing time to meet the staff of the Dean's tration and finance, strengths that things work here, my knowledge [of ASSOCIA TE NEWS EDITOR Office and prepare for the job. would help in the ongoing re-engi- M IT] makes me want to learn Margaret, R. Bates, an academic Bates said she had no knowledge neering of student services, she said. more," Bates said. and financial planning officer at concerning the amount of student Williams was "hired to provide Bates said her knowledge of the Harvard University and a former contact the job would allow versus leadership on academic issues. It Institute could be described as hav- vice provost of Duke University, the 'amount of administrative work, would be impossible for me to do ing MIT in her "peripheral vision was named to the new position of but she said she was looking for- this unless I had someone I could for most of my life," and is looking dean for student life on Tuesday. ward to the opportunity to work count on" in the dean of student life forward to "joining the community The appointment comes one year with students, faculty members, and position, she said. that Iadmire." She has worked with after former Dean for Undergradu- administrators. Both Williams and Bates MIT administrators in the past, and ate Education and Student Affairs expressed the importance of build- her husband received a doctorate rthur C. Smith announced his Penpedive of Teamwork ing a team that would govern the degree from the Institute. intention to step down. Williams said she was "looking Dean's Office. The new position is Current Dean for UESA Rosalind for a very savvy administrator who not just "filling a hole," Bates said Selection process representative H. Williams, who appointed Bates, understood organization across pre- but a way of expanding the capabili- The same dean search committee was named in June to that position existing [organizational] bound- ty of the Dean's Office. THOMAS R. KARLO .-THE TEe that recommended Williams last but will change titles to become dean aries." Bates' outsider status is not a lia- Margaret R. Bates spring also recommended a list of for undergraduate education when Williams was looking for a can- bility, Williams said. "Bates under- candidates for dean of student life. Bates takes office on Dec. t. didate with a very strong back- standsJhat each university has a dis- While not "having the level of Until that time, Bates will take ground in senior academic adminis- tinct culture." detailed knowledge of the way Bates, Page 15 eficit Higher Due Researcher Exposed to Above- o R&engineering Normal Radiation Levels By Shang-Un Chuang fund known as the Research NEWS EDITOR . Reserve, Strehle said. The $31.5 By A. Arlf Husain According to the protection office, the The Institute finished fiscal year million left in the reserve after com- ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR researcher's intake was no more than 579 1995 with a deficit of $10.1 million pensating for the deficit will be used An MIT laboratory researcher reported above- microcuries of radioactive material. This figure is - $t.2 million more than project- toward the endowment. normal levels of radiation exposure after working within the 600 microcurie acceptable limit for sin- ed last year. The fiscal y-ear ended MIT has operated under a deficit with a radioactive phosphorus tracer in August, gle-event and annual exposure to the phosphorus ne 30. for the past several years. according to the News Office. . isotope. The main reason for the larger- The man, known only to be a post-doctoral fel- In addition, the substance is gradually excreted than-expected shortfall was extra Re-engineering to payoff in future low. is believed to have ingested a small drop of the from the body, so the researcher's exposure level costs associated with the ongoing Tl)e cost of the installation of a S1JpstaT)ce.-TheMIT Rt\diation Protection Office and has returned to normal.

ampus-wide re-engineering effort, computer-based accounting system 1 the Campus Police are investigating the case. The incident seems to be isolated as no other cording to Tteasuter and Vice as part of the I'e-engineering project The protection office suspects the incident members of the lab appeared to have been exposed. President for Finance Glenn P. accounted for the one of the main occurred Aug. 14, although it was not discovered The Radiation Protection Office confiscated and Strehle ' 58. factors of the increased deficit, until five days later during a routine radiation self- took inventory of the lab's radioactive materials for However, continuing cutbacks in Strehle said. examination. How the chemical was ingested is not a brief period in August, but the lab continues to government subsidies and research Total expenditure for the project yet known. operate as usual. funding were also to blame for the - which aims to save the Institute The researcher has been examined by the Medical No other details regarding the case have been gap, Strehle said. money by streamlining administra- Department and by Environmental Medical Services released, although it has attracted media attention in The shortfall came despite a tive processes - was $t 0.6 million, a number of times since the report was issued several The Boston Globe, The Chronicle of Higher Educa- decrease in the two major cate- he said. days ago. No physical health effects were noted. tion, and other local papers and radio stations. gories of expenses - salaries and Re-engineering is expected to benefits and goods and services, have an overall $30 million non- ,,ehle said. While these are grow- recurring expense, but will pay ing under the rate of inflation, the back $40 million each year in on- unexpected increased costs of the going savings beginning in t 998, Forum Recaps Million Man March -engineering project and the less- said Director of Finance John A. an-expected recovery of indirect Currie '57. By James M. Wahl March," over 60 people crowded the leader of the Nation of Islam, CO$ts of research from the federal "The benefits of re-engineering STAFF REPORTER into the third floor lounge of the the march on the National Mall was government offset the balance, he wiJl be realized in the future," Building on the euphoria gener- predominately black living group billed as a "day of atonement" for said. Strehle said "It is an investment in ated by Monday's rally of hundreds Chocolate City for an open forum black men across the nation, draw- The Institute will balance the of thousands of black men in Wash- Wednesday night. ing 400,000 participants, according budget with money from an Institute DefIcIt, Page 17 ington for the "Million Man Organized by Louis Farrakhan, to National Park Service estimates. Organizers of the event say that the count was closer to 2 million. With memories of the rally fresh in their minds, several students who attended the rally opened the discus- sion by describing their experience. "We got to the march by 4:30 a.m. when it was still pitch dark and there were already 100,000 people there. By 8:30 a.m. we had made our way up to the front and kept lift-

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• Get Shorty boasts charismatic cast. Page 6 Page 2 THE TECH October 20,199. WORLD & NA~ION Clinton Says He's WIlling to Work With GOP on Budget Compromise GOP passes :House Bill.w NEWSDAY WASHIGTO President Clinton offered congressional Republicans an olive Cut Spending on .Medicare branch Thursday, saying for the first time that he can meet their demand for a balanced budget in seven years if they'll make conces- By Eric Planln merce Committee and a keyGOP other private sector programs as sions toward his spending priorities. Surprised Republicans did not and John E. Yang lawmaker, said a compromise might means of reducing costs. . immediately accept the offer. THE WASHINGTON POST be possible before the final biIJ is The plan would not increase out- Clinton's gesture toward a budget deal came in a brief news con- WASHINGTONsent to the White House. "I'd be of-pocket costs for benefici~ries ference where he assailed Republican legislation and confessed error The GOP-dominated House willing to consider any reasonable such as a increased co-payments or in offending congressional Democrats. He referred to those who voted 231 to 20 I Thursday to proposal," he said. deductibles. But it would make voted for his 1993 budget, from which he had distanced himself in a approve a historic overhaul of The vote climaxed a frenetic 48 large cuts in payments to hospitals Tuesday night speech to wealthy contributors by lamenting that it had Medicare health care program for hours of behind-the-scenes wheel- and doctors, increase the Part B pre- "raised your taxes too much." the elderly, increasing the premiums ing and deal ing, as Gingrich and miums paid by all enrollees beyond In a partisan, uncompromising atmosphere, Republican leaders for most beneficiaries and encourag- other House leaders pressed to projected increases and force have gone as far as threatening a fiscal Armageddon of government ing them to choose from private assemble the 218-vote majority wealthy seniors to' pay considerably debt default unless Clinton signs a new budget reaching balance in health care providers in an attempt required for passage. The outcome higher premiums than others. Even seven years through $894 billion in spending cuts and $245 billion in to save $270 billion over seven appeared in doubt late Wednesday with these savings, overall spending tax cuts. years. until Gingrich substantially.sweet- for Medicare .will continue to rise Brushing aside Democratic ened an offer to 20 rural Gap law- over the next seven years, from . charges that Republicans were bent makers who had complained hospi- $4,800 per beneficiary in 1996 ..S~ President Rejects TIme Limit on dismantling Great Society social tals and private health care $6,700 in 2002. welfare programs to pay for tax cuts providers in their regions would be The Republicans approved their For U.S. 'froops inBosnia and balance the budget, GOP lead- shortchanged by the Medicare plan. plan after brushing aside a Democ- LOS ANGELES TIMES ers hailed their legislation as critical The day-long, sometimes rau- ratic alternative, 283 to 149, that WASHINGTON to preserving the 30-year-old cous debate was marked with bitter would have cut only $90 billion President Clinton declined Thursday to embrace a proposal by his Medicare program for the nation's partisan bickering and animosity. from the growth of spending over top advisers that he limit any U.S. troop deployment to Bosnia to a 37 million retirees. As he closed the debate, Gi.ngrich the next seven years. Rep. Sam Gib- year, saying that he will not commit himself until a new peace accord "We want a solution that pre- noted acidly that "we are ending this bons (Fla.), the ranking Democratic is completed. serves and protects Medicare for debate with the same spirit ofmisin- on the Ways and Means Committee "Our commanders believe we can complete our mission in a seniors and that sets the stage for formation that has characterized the argl,led that his proposal would p year," he said, but "before I make that pledge to the American peo- the baby boomers," House Speaker opposition." vide more than enough savings to ple, I want to know what the peace agreement is finally and ... have a Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) said. "If we Republicans hissed as House avert the projected bankruptcy of very high level of confidence that I can make that commitment and continue to go down the irresponsi- Minority Whip David E. Bonior, the system by 2002, while buying keep it." ble, unorganized, inefficient, (D-Mich.) scored the measure as time to devise a more sensible sy~ The president's remarks appeared designed to provide him with bureaucratic waste and fraud-filled turning back "30 years of progress, tem. some political leeway on the issue after Congress' lukewarm recep- system, our children will be crushed 30 years of trust and 30 years of , . The Democrats and the Ameri- tion this week to his plans to deploy U.S. ground forces. with taxes, they will be crushed hope that our parents and our grand- can Association for Retired Persons Clinton also dismissed suggestions that Congress will follow the with debt." parents will always have the health (AARP) have charged that the plan will of SOr.1eRepubicans and block him from sending troops to serve President Clinton charged that care that they need." House Democ- was "too extreme" and that it was a as peacekeepers. "I believe in the end the Congress will support this the plan would "eviscerate" the pro- rats hooted with dcrisjon as Gin- thinly veiled attempt to find savings operation," he said at a news conference Thursday. gram and vowed to veto the bi 11 grich named the members of his to finance a large $245 billion tax unle3s it were substantially changed. extended family to describe how the cut for middle- and upper-income "There is a right way to balance this GOP bill would affect them. Americans. Nonaligned Nations Want Refonns budget, and a wrong way," Clinton The House plan, similar to one "This bill takes health benefits. said. "And I strongly believe the pending in the Senate, would from grandma, from grandpa, a To Increase U.N. Representations Republicans in Congress are taking encourage beneficiaries to shift from hands them over to the richest WS ANGELES TIMES the wr~ng way." . the traditional fee-for-service sys- Americans in the ,form of a' nice, CARTAGENA.COLOMBIA Rep. Thomas J. Bliley Jr. (R- tem to health maint~n~nce organiza- big, juicy, fat ~x break," Rep.,JQol. When the United at ions opens its General Assembly this week- Va.), chairman of the House Com- tions, medical savings accounts and Moakley (D-Mass.) said Thursday .. end, celebrating its 50th anniversary, an overwhelming majority of its members will be demanding "democratic" reforms in the world body. The I 13-member Nonaligned Movement, holding a sUIJ;lmitmeet- ing in this Caribbean coastal city, wants changes in U.N. structure Freeh .Says FBI Actions. at" that will give them more voting power and will safeguard the "sover- eign equality of states." Part of a declaration prepared for adoption Friday at the close of the onaligned summit says "it is essential to substantially increase" .Ruby Ridge Were 'Flawed' the movement's representation on the U.N. Security Council. The 15- member Security Council currently is domil)ated by the United By George Lardner Jr. .before the subcommittee last month. a good shot." States, Russia, France, China and Britain, which are its only perma- THE WASHINGTON POST He testified in 1993 that he was not Good 0 .b,ad, it was apparent nent members and the only ones with veto power. Diplomats said WASHI GTON aiming at Vicki Weaver, but at the Thursday~s hearing .that new uni- here Thursday that the Nonaligned Movement will support proposals FBI Director Louis 1. Frech said last man running into the cabin, form rules on the use of deadly to add Japan and Germany as permanent members only if permanent Thursday that the bureau's perfor- Kevin Harris. force promulgated this week for th seats are given to an African, an Asian and a Latin American country. mance during the standoff at Ruby The bullet str:uck Vicki Weaver, FBI and all other Justice and Trea Ridge, Idaho, and in its aftermath killing her, and then wounded Har- sury department law enforcement was "terribly flawed," but he ris, landing near his heart. Horiuchi agencies would not prevent such a doggedly refused to denounce the said he was trying to protect the shot from being made again. shot that killed Vicki Weaver as occupants of an FBI helicopter that Frech said new training would WEATHER unlawful or unconstitutional. . he heard-but did not see-moments emphasize use of lesser force wher- "I am not saying that I approve before he fired his first shot, which ever feasible. He said that "given of it," Freeh said of the shot by FBI wounded Randy Weaver. . . everything we know now," such a Fall Rains sniper Lon Horiuchi. "I am not try- · Sen. Fred D. Thompson (R-~ . shot would not be taken. But he By Marek Zebrowski ing to justify it. I am not saying I Tenn.) said he was troubled because' emphasized that he was spe'aking STAFF METEOROWGIST would have taken it. ... I am cer- the problem involved not just the with the benefit of hindsight, and Following several weeks of tranquil conditions, there are strong tainly not saying that in a future past but future uses of deadly force. not of the split-second decisions indications of changes in flow pattern, with more active systems to similar set of circumstances, FBI He said it was clear to him "those made by Horiuchi. affect our region over the next week. These changes are due to a high agents or law enforcement officers people running into the house did Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.), th4! pressure ridge over the western Atlantic staying put (and perhaps should take such a shot." , not pose a threat to anybody" and subcommittee chairman, said ( even retrograding westward) and deep, slow-moving low pressure But "on careful balance," the that Horiuchi fi.red because contro- doubted that even the new rules systems over the Great Lakes, which are poised to approach the east- FBI director said in testimony versial rules of engagement at Ruby would pass constitutional muster ern seaboard over the next few days. before the Senate subcommittee on Ridge told the snipers they "could because they permit the use of dead- A negative tilted (positioned on a southeast-to-northwest axis) terrorism that he believed Hori- and should" shoot any anned adult ly force in the face of an "immi- trough will progress from the mid-sections of the country toward our uchi's shot "was constitutional." male seen in the vicinity of the. nent" rather than an "immediate" area on Friday and set up a stormy weather scenario for the weekend. And "under all of the circum- Weaver cabin. threat The resulting flow of moist, maritime air will cause widespread, pos- stances" Horiuchi faced on Aug. 22, The rules, however, were "clear- Despite the disagreements, Freeh sibly copious amounts of rain in the Berkshires and the Appalachian 1992. Freeh added, "I do not believe Iy wrong" and so, Thompson won high praise for the steps he has region, whilst a tightening pressure gradient will kick up the seas, that it was unlawful in that time and argued, Horiuchi "had to ... take the taken to change the FBI's crisis causing higher than normal tides and some beach erosion in many place for him" to fire. position" that he fired his shots management structure and to adopt coastal locations. The indications of a secondary low pressure sys- Freeh's stance on the last day of "under the standard deadly force other policies that he said would tem, developing along the surface cold. front on Saturday, point to the hearings led to lengthy sparring policy of the FBI," permitting its address "the flaws and shortcom- potentially heavy local rains here as well. Sunday, too, will remain with subcommittee members that use to prevent "imminent threat" of ings" of the' FBI's response at R unsettled, as the upper low pressure system over the eastern Great overshadowed an extraordinary death or bodily harm to oneself or Ridge. Lakes makes very gradual eastward progres . public confession of errors by an another. The FBI snipers at Ruby Ridge Alas, raingear will be de rigueur for the regatta. FBI director. He said his outlook "Agent Horiuchi was in a bind," were members of the bureau's mili- Today: Mostly cloudy and damp with onshore winds. Coastal fog would become even worse if alJega- Thompson said, "and it's unfortu- tary-style Hostage Rescue Team. and drizzle developing in the afternoon. High 58°F (14°C). tions of a coverup concerning Ruby nate ... but I think it's a little bit . Freeh said he felt the HRT was Tonigbt: Cloudy, with fog, drizzle and spotty rain. Raw easterly Ridge, now under Justice Depart- more of a problem when the director needed, but he indicated he would winds. Low near 52°F (11°C). ment investigation, are sustained. of the FBI says that he can't pass not have sent it to Ruby Ridge had aturday: Cloudy and rainy, with increasing southeasterly winds. Vicki Weaver was killed, with judgment on those circumstances." he been director at the time. High 58°F (14°C). Saturday night wiJl be rainy, windy and raw. Low her baby daughter in her arms, F eeh disagreed, pointing out Frech said the inquiry is expect- 52°F (11°C). while holding a cabin door open for that he accepted Horiuchi's testimo- ed to take:eight months. He gave lit- unday: Rain slowly tapering off to showers with some breaks her white separatist husband, Randy ny while Thompson was challeng- tle detail about the allegations but possible. Highs in the mid-60s (17-19°C), lows in the mid-40s to Weaver, and two others fleeing for ing it. "My judgment clearly is that said theylwould, if proven, "shake around 50°F (7-10°C). cover after Horiuchi's first shot. it was a constitutional shot," Freeh the very f()llndation of integri Horiuchi took the Fifth Amendment said. "That doesn't mean that it was upon which the FBI is built." .. t.tober 20, 1995 WORLD & NATION THE TECH Page 3 Justice Department Begins Yeltsin Will Replace Minister; Discusses Foreign Relations

THE WASHINGTON POST Probe of Los Angeles Police MOSCOW By Pierre Thomas district attorneys claim primary King. The Justice Department later President Boris Yeltsin served notice Thursday that he intends to THE WASHINGTON POST jurisdiction over disciplinary mat- prosecuted the officers on civil replace Foreign Minister Andrei Kozyrev, whose pro-Western views WASHINGTON ters in those agencies. But under last rights violations. have made him a target of criticism as Russia's political consensus Sp~rked by charges of police year's crime bill, the civil rights In the Simpson case, legal ana- has drifted toward nationalism and isolation. misconduct that surfaced in the O.J. division gained new authority to lysts speculated after the verdict that In a news conference with American and Russian correspondents Simpson murder trial, the Justice develop "pattern of practice" cases concerns that police were capable of in advance of Monday's summit meeting with President Clinton in epartment has begun examining against agencies with egregious serious misconduct against a black New York state, Yeltsin acknowledged "some coolness" in the rela- -e Los Angeles Police Department records. Since then, officials say the defendant played a role in the deci- tionship with Washington, "especially after the euphoria" that fol- to determine whether there is a "pat- department has worked on develop- sion by a mostly black jury to acquit lowed the end of the Cold War. tern" of civil rights abuses by offi- ing a "handful" of cases against city Simpson. Although he took pains to emphasize his good relationship with cers in one of the nation's largest police departments across the coun- Attorney General Janet Reno Clinton, Yeltsin stood fast on recent conflicts between Russia and the law enforcement agencies. try that have been criticized for promised shortly after Simpson was United States, including Russia's refusal to put its troops under The department's civil rights widespread civil rights violations. acquitted that the department would NATO command in a Bosnia peacekeeping force, opposition to division is in the early stages of an A pattern-of-practice investiga- look into suspected civil rights vio- enlargement of the Atlantic alliance and determination to go ahead investigation that will seek to deter- tion, in which Justice could bring lations. Capt. Bob Ruchhoft, a with the sale of nuclear reactors to Iran. mine whether alleged abuses by Los civil charges against an entire spokesman for the LAPD, said he But in a move that will be welcomed by Western military plan- Angeles police officers, including department, and criminal probes of was aware that the Justice Depart- ners, Yeltsin announced that Russia is scaling back its original pro- excessive force, is a systemic prob- individual officers are among the ment was contemplating an investi- posed contribution to the multinational peacekeeping force in Bosnia. lem, sources said Thursday. The tools the department could use in gation but did not know specifics. He said Russia could not afford the $3 billion price tag to send a divi- investigation began after racist com- examining Los Angeles, which one Department lawyers have sion to the Balkans and instead was considering a much smaller ments by former LAPD detective official described as an "extremely reviewed at least one specific com- force. ark Fuhrman and allegations of sensitive" situation. plaint of abusive practices that relat- Yeltsin answered questions extemporaneously for 70 minutes in fabricated evidence became a focal The Los Angeles Police Depart- ed to a case Fuhrman described in the gilded Catherine Hall in the Kremlin, seated at a large round table point of Simpson's successful ment, with about 8,000 officers, has taped interviews with a screen- with journalists in an appearance that was broadcast on television. defense. been under intense public scrutiny writer. The civil rights division has Yeltsin, who suffered a minor heart ailment last summer, was occa- Broad federal investigations of since the 1992 riots that were trig- received a number of other com- sionally animated but sometimes spoke slowly and deliberately. police misconduct in cities have gered by the acquittal of four white plaints against the LAPD, primarily He described the war in the separatist region of Chechnya, and the been rare and controversial, since police officers who were videotaped from African American and Hispan- massive toll in human lives, as the "biggest disappointment I have police internal affairs units and local beating black motorist Rodney G .. ic residents. felt in my term in office." He added, "Perhaps something could have been done better, how to say - you could have acted in a finer man- ner." He said no more troops would be sent to the region. He expressed no remorse about fighting "real bandits" in Chechnya and er9t Supporters Try to Gain insisted his decision to wage war there was constitutional. ..voters to Place party on Ballot Japanese Official Resigns By William Claiborne director of Perot's United We Stand the party was assured of its ballot For Criticism of U.S. Military THE WASHINGTON POST America political organization, said placement. LOS ANGELES TIMES SANTA MONICA, CALIF. the group has submitted more than "I like the idea of having addi- TOKYO Four days before the deadline, 50,000 completed registration forms tional choices and more candidates Struggling to constrain rising sentiment against U.S. military Ross Perot's new Reform Party has and has mailed another "couple to listen to," said Douglas Wilson, bases on Okinawa, the Japanese government Thursday forced a high registered only slightly more than a hundred thousand" to voters who 32, a video production company defense official to resign for characterizing as "stupid" Prime Minis- tenth of the voters needed to win a requested them for mailing directly employee from Santa Monica who ter Tomiichi Murayama's efforts to solve base problems through dia- spot on California's 1996 presiden..: to Jones's office in Sacramento. In said he has been a supporter of the logue. .I ballot. But Perot officials con- addition, Verney said, clip-out Green Party. "Right now, I'll with- The incident heightened emotions in an uproar that started when id they have more than enough forms were published in newspapers hold judgment on Perot until I see three American servicemen were accused of raping a 12-year-old registJ1ltions to qualify. in Los Angele~, Orange County and his platform. But we need more dis- Japanese girl on Okinawa. Although U.S. officials - from Ambas- California Secretary of State Bill San Diego. cussion on the really important sador Walter F. Mondale in Tokyo to President Clinton himself- Jones said the Reform Party has reg- "We're confident we'll be well issues than the Democrats and have apologized, calls have erupted in Japan for changes ranging

i ered 10,21 7 of the 87,007 voters over the minimum," said Verney, Republicans are offering." from more stringent regulations on the 44,000 American troops in it needs to get on the ballot - Far who estimated 1,000 volunteers Wilson filled out an official reg- Japan to a reduction of U.S. bases on Okinawa. more than the Rock and Roll Party, were signing up registrants on istration form that will be sent to Noboru Hoshuyama, a civilian in charge of the Defense Facilities which has signed up only 70 people, weekdays and 2,500 on the week- Sacramento and then to his county Administration Agency, submitted his resignation after officials bom- but well behind the Natural Law end. Perot announced his plan to election registrar. But he also took a barded him with criticism. Party, which advocates, among create a new national party on Sept. blank form after being told by a "Coming at a crucial time when the entire administration is tack- other things, Transcendental Medi- 28, but the registration drive did not Perot volunteer that if he wants to ling the Okinawa issue, my careless remarks were a great imposi- tation programs and has already reg- get into high gear until last week. he can revert to his original party tion," Hoshuyama said in an evening news conference. istered 69,438 people. California was targeted first because affiliation once the Reform Party Jones said that although Tuesday it has the earliest deadline. qualifies for the ballot. . the deadline for new parties to At a downtown shopping mall Ann Quebodeaux, a United We Lawmakers Condemn Disney .' in registrations, he sti II is this week, the new party was attract- Stand America worker in charge of unable to say whether any of them- ing a broad cross section of Repub- the canvassing effort at the Third For Gay Partner Benefit Plan will qualify because of the lag time licans, Democrats and independents Street promenade here, said that LOS ANGELES TIMES in processing the forms. He noted who say they are dissatisfied with about 150 to 250 voters register Fifteen Florida legislators have signed a letter condemning Walt t the Reform Party had "picked the choices offered by the major daily and that her analysis of the Disney Co. for extending health benefits to the partners of gay and up steam" from a week ago, when parties. completed forms indicated about 48 lesbian employees, calling the policy "anti-family" and unbefitting a only 448 voters had been registered, But just in case, the Reform percent of the registrants have been company that provides "wholesome, family-oriented entertainment." and that the party had been given Party volunteers were reminding Democrats, 38 to 40 percent Repub- The letter, addressed to Disney Chairman Michael Eisner and the 1.2 million blank registration cards. voters that they could change back licans, and the rest independents or company board, represented the first backlash to Disney's new Russ Verney, national executive to their old registrations as soon as supporters of other minor parties. "domestic partner benefit." The benefit - which has become commonplace in the entertain- ment industry - was quietly disclosed by Disney in an employee Belgian Parliament Allows Claes newsletter about two weeks ago, and it takes effect Jan. 1. Disney spokesman John Dreyer on Wednesday declined to com- ment, saying neither Eisner nor other company officials have To Be Indicted on Fraud Charges received a copy of the letter. However, Dreyer said: 'The decision was made and we intend to office will leave NATO temporarily The 56-year-old secretary gener- stick to it." Dreyer said he is unaware of any other organized protest leaderless as the alliance is solidify- al has repeatedly declared his inno- against Disney's new policy. BERLIN ing plans to send at least 50,000 cence, and both Agusta and Das- In interviews, some of the 15 Florida legislators said they hope Belgium's parliament voted combat troops to Bosnia to enforce sault have denied making improper their letter will persuade Disney to reconsider its policy. But if Disney overwhelmingly Thursday night to a U.S.-brokered peace plan. payments. Claes survived intense does not, the lawmakers said they have no plans to take further action. strip NATO Secretary General "This couldn't have come at a pressure to step down last March Willy Claes of immunity and permit worse time," one NATO general after the forced resignation of his his indictment on forgery and fraud said. party colleague and successor as Two Teenage Girls Accused charges in a defense corruption The parliamentary vote was Belgian foreign minister, Frank scandal. The decision was widely needed to strip Claes of the immuni- Vandenbroucke. In Series of Carjackings expected to lead to Claes's resigna- ty he gained as Belgian economics But the issue resurfaced with THE WASHINGTON POST tion Friday. minister in the late 1980s. The cor- even greater virulence earlier this Two Brentwood, Md. girls, ages 12 and 14, were in police cus- The vote, 97 to 52 with one ruption case will be referred to the month when the Cour de Cassation tody yesterday in connection with four armed carjacking incidents abstention, followed a last-ditch Cour de Cassation, the country's accused the secretary general of cor- over a recent two-week span. , y Claes in Brussels before the highest court. ruption and recommended that par- In each case, county police said, the middle-school students asked c amber of Deputies, the parlia- Claes has not been accused of liament revoke Claes's immunity so an elderly woman to give them a ride and then threatened the victim ment's lower house. The secretary personally enriching himself in the that he can be indicted. - twice with a toy gun and twice with a knife - to force her to turn general emerged grim-faced follow- scandal, which involved kickbacks Alliance sources say that in over her car. Three of the attempts were successful, and one failed. ing his three-hour presentation to allegedly contributed to his Flemish recent days Claes had been con- None of the victims was injured. proclaim again his innocence and to Socialist Party by the Italian heli- sumed by the scandal and his last- In the botched attempt, police said, the victim recognized the defer all questions about his future copter company Agusta and the ditch effort to save both his job and handgun was a toy and tried to wrestle it from one of the girls. Dur- until Friday. French company Dassault. Rather, his reputation. ing the struggle, the gun broke into two pieces, and the two girls fled But NATO sources said Claes is he stands accused of being privy to But the special commission's from the car, police said. expected to submit his resignation the funneling of kickbacks into recommendation of indictment took A police spokesman said that he did not know which girl held the in the morning to ambassadors of party coffers in exchange for Social- much of the steam out of Claes's weapon in each incident but that both drove the stolen vehicles. The the 16-nation alliance and to meet ist support in parceling out defense defense, the sources said, and he girls were taken into custody at their homes Wednesday and have privately with his staff before mak- contracts. Claes's position gave him publicly mentioned possible resig- been charged as juveniles with one count each of armed carjacking. in 4a public announcement. His oversight responsibility for ~uch nation last Saturday for the first Additional charges are pending. . tture barely a year after taking transactions. time. Page 4 THE TECH October 20, 199) 'fl OPINION Bates Appointment Lacked Student Input On Tuesday, Dean of Undergraduate Education and Stu- ing the new position and making the appointment, certainly dent Affairs Rosalind H. Williams announced the appointment much more could and should have been done. of Margaret R. Bates as the new dean of student life. We wel- Such consultation could have taken several forms: more Chairman come Bates to MIT, having no doubt of her qualifications for representative students on the dean search committee (appointed Scott C. Deskin '96 D d /J.to~.nl filling the new office. We do not, by student government bodies), a greater mandate for that com- DU;tJ , tIUI however, approve of the method of mittee (to include the structure of the Dean's Office and speci& Editor in Chief her appointment. Considering that future appointments), and publicity about the intended structure' Daniel C. Stevenson '97 this position is focused on student life, MIT's students should of the Dean's Office before any appointments are made. have been widely consulted about the appointment. They were Judging from the fact that the decision and appointment Business Manager not. were released this month, and the dean search committee did its Christine Chan '98 The Office of the Dean for Undergraduate Education and work in the spring, it seems unlikely that students had any Student Affairs is certainly concerned more with undergraduate impact on either the reorganization of UESA or the appointment Managing Editor life than any other administrative office or dean. Clearly, major of Bates. The importance of the reorganization itself and the Jimmy Wong '97 changes in the organization of this office - the appointment of nature of the newly created office demanded student input. The a new dean and the split of the UESA responsibilities - con- fact that no systematic attempt to get that input was made is' evi- E ecutive Editor cern undergraduates. Student involvement should have been dence that the Dean's Office has yet to commit itself to consen- Ramy A. Arnaout '97 sought as a matter of course. sual decision-making processes.

NEWS STAFF Last year, when Arthur C. Smith resigned his position as As oftoday, the two most important figures in the Dean's dean, a committee was fonned to consider his replacement. This Office are new to their jobs. Now is the time for Dean Williaml-<~ Editors: Stacey E. Blau '98, Shang-Lin Chuang '98, David D. Hsu '98; Associate committee, composed of administration-named staff and under- and Dean Bates to establish a working relationship with studen ,#1 Editors: A. Arif Husain '97, Christopher L. graduates, considered how the Dean's Office should be struc- groups and student leaders. They should be anxious to build Falling '98, Jennifer Lane '98, Venkatesh tured, and made recommendations concerning who should fill reputations as student advocates and seekers of community Sat ish '98; Staff: Eva Moy G, Charu the post. While this committee did consult with some groups on input. The next several months will test their commitment to Chaudry '96. Deena Disraelly '96, Oleg D. campus, it was a far cry from the community-based approach values derived consensually, as opposed to goals derived from Drozhinin '97, 'fung Lu '97, James M. MIT so desperately needs. organizational routines. Wahl '97, Sam Hartman '98, Raymond W. The decision-making process in the appointment of Bates Hwang '98, Don Lacey '98, Angela It has now been six months since the expiration of that Liao '98, Brett Altschul '99, Orli G. Bah- search committee. With Tuesday's announcement, it appears casts an unwelcome shadow on the start of a new office. The call '99, Yaron Koren '99, Carina Fung '99, that the recommendations of the committee represented the only administration should act more responsibly if it wants students Dan McGuire '99; Meteorologists: Michael student input involved in the decision to split the UESA respon- to believe it genuinely cares about their concerns. We hope th C. Morgan PhD '95, Gerard Roe G, Marek sibilities, to create a dean for student life, and to appoint Bates. in the future, the deans will make a strong commitment to con- Zebrowski. Even if the recommendations of the relatively non-representa- sider student concerns from the beginning to the end of every tive dean search committee carried a lot of weight in establish- such decision-making process. PRODUCTION STAFF Editors: Teresa Lee '96, Michelle Sonu '96,

_.~-~ Saul Blumenthal '98; Staff: Amy Hsu '94, Letters 1b The ~ . --_.-...... Laura DePaoli '97, Christine J. Sonu '97, Warren Chang '98, Larry Chao '98, Susan J. Kim '98, Yun-Ju Lee '98, Jennifer Peltz '98, Michael D Forbes '99, Jason C. Yang '99, Editor Khelga Karsten. "Jim's Journal" OPINION STAFF Editor: Anders Hove '96; Staff: Raajnish Frames Misordered A. Chitaley '95. The top and bottom row of "Jim's Journal" SPORTS STAFF on page 21 of the last issue of The Tech are Associate Editor: Bo Light '96; Staff: flipped. Thus, the panels are in the order 3, 4, Thomas Kettler SM '94, Darren Castro G, I, 2. Was this a test to see whether anyone Brian Petersen '96, David Berl '97, Jeremy reads "Jim's Journal"? Nice try, but no cigar. Cohen '97, Daniel Wang '97, Farhan There are readers who follow Jim's exploits. Zaidi '98. Jim is great, as are "Zork's Place" and "Off ARTS STAFF Course." Keep all three. Editor: Craig K. Chang '96; Staff: Thomas Henning Colsman-Freyberger '96 Chen G, Teresa Esser '95, Audrey Wu '96, Brian HotTman '97, Kamal Swamidoss '97, Rob Wagner '97, Hur Koser '98, Stephen Editor's Note: A new comic, "Rookies," by Brophy. Willy S. Ziminsky G. debuts in this issue.

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.._-_.~. __ ... - ~~.. -:;:.. ------.. - - - .. ------.. ------ct,ober 20,' 1995 OPINION mE TECH Page 5 I\ Balk~ Subversives' Lives Endangered by Conspiracy Column by Anders Hove fraternity have some jnformation that might two voices or one? The presence of abject ter- "The place appears to be deserted." OP1N10N EDJTOR redound to your benefit." ror seemed to be poisoning the air around me; "Can you make anything of this?" I said, A week had passed since my strange arrest "What is this fraternity and how do they I felt faint and dizzy. My hand groped for the handing him the notice I found on the wall by the International Fraternity Protection relate to my case?" I asked. closet door, gripped it, and pulled. earlier. "It's all Greek to me." Force. I had gone about my daily business, "They call themselves 'Xi Xi Xi,'" grunted Three men stood before me, two with their "Ancient Finnish, rather. It seems to say and made no efforts to bring my case to a pos- Milovan. "They have close relations to the shirts off, the other wearing some sort of the entire group has headed over to your place itive conclusion. Indeed, I really had no infor- International Fraternity Protection Force, and leather assembly and hood. The leather man to prevent you from writing any more of these mation about my case at all, other than that its leader, Neal 0 __ . You must talk with held a bullwhip in the firm grip of his right 'conspiracy' columns. By force, if necessary. the charges related somehow to the vague them immediately. Radovan will go with you; hand, drawn back over his head, poised to We should probably be out of here before they attempts at satire I publish from time to time. we'll remain here, in contact with the under- strike again. One of the other two men spoke: get back." , was high time I stopped by for another visit ground." Ratko tapped a manhole ~U "Mister Hove, thank goodness As he spoke, 1 saw the dim flicker of a .at the Balkan Subversive and Revolutionary cover with his foot know~.ng- rD'~You've come. He is whipping us; thousand torches through a nearby window. Bookstore. Iy. IIy~ you can make him stop! Tell "Out the back,. quick!" Radovan and 1 Usually the bookstore is deserted, save for And so my friend ~~ him we did nothing .. Tell slammed against the door, then tumbled into the proprietor, Radovan lcic. Today, however, Rado and I found our- ~~ him!" the street. Desperate, I ran blindly through the I perceived three shadows through the store's selves in the entrance ~ ~ 1 recognized the man empty streets, yet somehow we ended up back hazy, soot-filled atmosphere. They were to the Xi Xi Xi chap- ~ ~ ~ ..... as Tuck, one of the two at the bookstore entrance. Milovan and Ratko accompanied by creaky, severe voices. ter of Sigma Omicron ...... - -. who had arrested me last were there waiting for us. "Hove!" cried one, "Come, we were just dis- Beta. I noticed a bul- week. Why was the man "We heard about the mob. These people cussing your case." letin board by the ~ whipping him, and what t have gone mad," said Ratko, shaking his head. I stepped past the heaps of dusty books and door where some .. ~ ..- • did it have to do with me? "I don't understand. Don't they realize this stood next to the figures, adjusting my eyes to notices had been post- ~ ~ Tuck's partner, Nipp, is just satire?" 1 said, still puffing from the the dark. Slowly I began to make out their ed. Looking at the top- ~ ~ now spoke, "Neal 0 __ run. craggy, wrinkled physiognomies. One of the most one, 1 recognized ~l~t ~l\~~- read your column, and now tier ones I recognized as Radovan, but the my name, yet the rest was "iJJ '" ~~ he's punishing us for eating "Hove, don't be naIve. Tonight we have ers? scrawled in some bizarre, runic U your food. Please tell this man we only seen the wispy, outer festoons that "Allow me to introduce my brothers, Milo- script. did ,nothing wrong - that we didn't shroud this vast conspiracy. We will be in van and Ratko," said Radovan, gesturing "Wait here while I case the joint," grunted eat your breakfast!" touch." toward the two. MHovan appeared to be about Radovan. I watched his elderly, crooked form "Don't be deceived," said the whipper. With a twitch of his contorted facial fea- 90 years old; his shock of white hair and grey- disappear into a nearby room. "This are just some new pledges. We do this tures, he turned and disappeared into the ish beard nearly covered his face. Ratko 1 was now alone in the lobby. From some- every year." The whip cracked, and stripes of bookstore, followed by his grimmer, older looked somewhat younger; his long, reddish where 1 could here vague, shrieking sounds. red appeared on Tuck's back. brothers. It was so dark now 1 could no longer whiskers and pink lips stood in sharp contrast They seemed to be corning from hehind a My head was spinning; the gruesome even make out the door to the place, and had to the figures of his pale siblings. closet door to my immediate left. What could scene made me even more nauseous. I stag- to feel my way back up to the street. 1 . "Yes, Mister Hove," blurted Ratko, excit- anyone be doing in there? 1 stared dumbly at gered to the door, then closed it behind me. couldn't help reflecting on the day's events: y. "We're anxious to look into this further. the doorknob - the shrieking seemed to be Radovan emerged from a hall to my right; MIT i~ apparently a lot stranger than any of us I got a tip earlier today that the members of a getting louder and more terrified. Were there his face full of dejection. "No luck," said he. ever imagined.

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Based on the novel by Elmore Leonard. slumber with Karen Flores (Rene Russo), the in response to the stress of the deal. " Also, the love of film that is such an integral Starring John Travolta. Gene Hackman, Rene dishy star of Harry's horror films - but also The multiple plots and characters may part of Travolta's character seems a little Russo, Dennis Farina, Delroy Lindo, and because he shares a kinship with Chili, a love seem gratuitous at first, especially when com- forced and untrue. But everything else in t , Danny De Vito. for film that is evident once they trade ideas pared to the slam-bang approach of Pulp Fic- film is a treat: It's rare to see such a produ' Sony Copley Place. for screenplays. In particular, Harry pitches a tion. Get Shorty is more subtle than that, but if tion come together and run with such fluid; screenplay that he's trying to bring to the big you stick with the story, you'll reap some sat- mechanical precision (due in part to Addams By Scott Deskin screen, but is causing him grief: The deceased isfying comic rewards, mainly from the rich- Family director Barry Sonnenfeld). Sure, it's CHAIRMAN screenwriter's wife (Bette Midler) wants to ness of the dialogue and the performances. It's a glitzy piece of product, but it's an enjoyable trange as it seems, John Travolta has squeeze half a million dollars out"of her hus- not the tour de force for Travolta that Pulp ride and it doe~:t 't violate your sense of the dredged his career out of the slime of band's story; drug-dealing investor Bo Catlett Fiction was, but it helps to reaffirm his status world as (you think) it ought to be. Of course, anonymity - a nameless, faceless (Delroy Lindo) wants Harry to deliver the near the top of Hollywood's A-list. The if you're John Travolta, you can be a petty morass of one-time Hollywood studs, goods on a existing project, or else; and the ensemble acting is also good, especially Fari- thug with grandiose ambitions and stilt come S na's merciless, expletive-spewing hood and out on top. now turned has-beens, purveying a career in main star Harry wants for the picture, Martin crap (like Perfect or the Look Who's Talking! Weir (Danny DeVi- - series) - to reclaim his throne as a full- to), has a reputation fledged movie star. After years of toiling, it for "flipping out" took Quentin Tarantino's inspired script for when it comes to Pulp Fiction to recast the one-time star of committing to a pro- Welcome Back. Kotter and Saturday Night ject. No problem, Fever as a slick, pop-culture-spewing, heroin- Chili insists. The rest shooting hit man and all-purpose icon for the of the film finds the 90s. Travolta still has the same charisma he characters all scram- carried in his late-70s features, but now he's bling to get a piece of older, wiser, and having more fun. the action on this stu- And his latest feature, Get Shorty, is fun. dio-bound venture. Some naysayers may dismiss it as a Pulp Fic- The way most char- tion kr.ockofT, but its the film's story is based acters see it, in this on a novel by Elmore Leonard, written at least film, you're not any- two years prior to Tarantino's debut feature, thing in Hollywood if Reservoir Dogs, in 1992. It involves a Miami you don't want to be loanshark, Chili Palmer (Travolta), who a producer. incurs the wrath of local mafia hood Ray The comedy lies "Bones" Barboni (Dennis Farina, reprising his therein, the metamor- hoodlum persona from Midnight Run) after phosis of Chili from a Chili breaks his nose for taking Chili's jacket. steely-eyed loanshark Once Ray gets Chili under his thumb, he to a shrewd investor, makes sure to send his nemesis on an assign- seeking to move ment for him: to find a small-time operator around some of his who drew over a hundred grand from his own reclaimed cash to life insurance policy. Chili eventually works make a deal. The his way out to Los Angeles, as a favor to a main obstacle isn't friend in Las Vegas, in search of bigger quar- gaining Harry, or ry: a B-movie producer named Harry Zimm even winning over s...;;.-:-. ---" (Gene Hackman). Weir, but preventing Chili Pamer (John Travolta) and Karen FIckes (Rene Russo) cut a movie deal In Get Shorty.

ALEx. BROWN & SONS INCORPORATED 1 r . tober 20, 1995 THE ARTS THE TECH Page 7 Hard-hitting Die Hard sequel fails to.SUrpaSS original DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE enough things were broken in the process, Simon's plan is to steal $140 billion in ing away with the gold. Directed by John McTiernan. they were. gold from the Federal Reserve, and give McClane soon learns that he is being had, Written by Jonathan Hensleigh. This is a problem for makers of Die Hard McClane a really bad day. For the first part, and with the help of Zeus (Samuel L. Jack- Starring Bruce Willis, Jeremy Irons, Samuel with a Vengeance: The only way the movie he must distract the police - and distract son), he tries to stop Simon. John McClane is L. Jackson. could have be better was to be bigger, and this them enough so they won't notice they have the same likeable character from the first two, LSCFriday. was exactly what they tried But, by focusing left only five rent-a-cops guarding billions. but the movie runs into a common problem 7 and 10 p.m., 26-100. solely on the action they lost much of what Simon gets their attention by blowing up a for sequels: the character has been developed made the original Die Hard a success. This is. department store in downtown Manhattan, and so thoroughly in the first two Die Hard films By David V. Rodriguez surprising because the director is John threatens to blow up more buildings, includ- that there is little more to be done. FFREPORTER McTiernan, who also directed the original Die ing schools,. if McClane doesn't agree to play In order to retain the same wise-cracking obody would say that the two Die Hard. The villain in this story is Simon Gru- a game of "Simon Says." McClane has no style from the first two while not repeating the Hard sequels were original, but this ber (Jeremy Irons), brother of Hans Gruber, choice but to accept, and while he is running same gags, they give McClane a companion, was never a serious complaint. The the terrorist that John McClane (Bruce Willis) around the city trying to solve Simon's rid- Zeus. It is not a bad strategy, but it doesn't sequels were not meant to be original, dropped from the 32nd floor window in the dles, and while the police are spread out they were meant to be fun, and as long as original Die Hard. searching for bombs, Simon is quietly sneak- Die Hard, Page 9 Astaire and Rogers animate joy of musicals in Top Hat TOPHAT (J935} ences and establish their love and equality as us on the dance how they prove themselves to its marvelous way of evolving through dance Directed by Mark Sandrich. a couple. each other and, of course, fall in love. Fred that kept people coming back to the theater. Music by Irving Berlin. Rogers plays Dale Tremont, who catches and Ginger are excellent performers when it So when reviewers criticized the plot as "pre- Starring by Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, the eye of Jerry Travers (Astaire), a U.S. star comes to expressing character through dance posterous" or "one of the most flimsily pro- . . Edward Everett Horton, Erik Rhodes, Eric in a London musical. They meet after Jerry and song. When you watch Top Hat, note the longed romantic misunderstandings of the , re, Helen Broderick, and Lucille Ball. keeps Dale awake by tap dancing on the floor non-verbal moments (apart from the big musi- season" they weren't wrong, just off the LSC Friday Classics. above her, and the romance is stalled only cal numbers) which show us how the two are mark. feeling. 7:30 p.m., 10-250. when Dale is led to believe that Jerry is her Go see Top Hat not because it will keep best friend's husband. A few excellent comic Even audiences in the 30s didn't go to an you guessing, but because it will deliver By Gregory A. Dancer turns complement the dance and song, ably Astaire-Rogers film for the depth of the story exactly what it promises: an exciting carried out by comedians Edward Everett or characters, and there's no point in getting evening of dance and song with a light SC is treating us to a terrific musical Horton and Helen Broderick. our hopes up in the 90s. Long before the film sprinkling of comedy and romance. See it comedy Friday. If, you like Fred Top Hat demonstrates how fluid musicals arrived at the theater, audiences knew exactly because it will reinvigorate an all too famil- Astaire and Ginger Rogers, you're had become by 1935. Dialogue blends.seam- who these characters were and what the out- going to love Top Hat. This film is lessly into song in Astaire's "No Strings" come of this version of their story would be. iar movie genre with a lot more energy and essential Fred and Ginger, from the ini- number, and the spontaneity and energy of They wanted to watch Fred and Ginger (alias enthusiasm than the lackluster genre offer- tial verbal sparring and mistaken identities "Isn't This a Lovely Day" is thrillingly conta- Jerry and Dale, John and Penny, Peter and ing LSC commonly shows down the hall. Go . that keep them apart, to the wonderful tap and gious. This number deftly takes over where Linda, etc.) dance together and fall in love see Top Hat for fun, and you'll be dancing artner dances which reconcile their differ- the pair's vocal exchange leaves off, showing again and again. It was this partnership and all night long.

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****: Excellent *** Dead Presidents ***: Good After the independent success of the hard- **: Average hitting debut film Menace II Society, Allen *: Poor and Albert Hughes tackle larger social issues in Dead Presidents. The story of Anthony Curtis (Larenz Tate), a black high-school ** Assassins graduate who avoids the uncertainties of col- Richard Donner (Lethal Weapon) made lege only to confront the horrors of the outside this astonishingly mediocre exploration of world, unfolds against the tumult of the late intrigue and espionage. Even Latin superstar I 960s and early '70s. He leaves his neighbor- Antonio Banderas, who spices up the other- hood mentor and father figure (Keith David) wise dull story, cannot rescue a explosion- and his girlfriend to enlist in the Marine Corps laden production. Even more disappointing in with a couple of friends and plunges headlong Sylvester Stallone, who has yet to step out of into the Vietnam conflict. The graphic scenes a line of flops. As Robert Rath, Stallone is a of death and battle overseas, however, pales in player in a deadly game and a combatant on a comparison to the world that Anthony and his battlefield most people never knew existed. buddies face when they return to the old It's a game played in the shadows - exis- neighborhood just a few years later. His only tence depends on isolation, on leaving no key tQ salvation rides on a heist designed to trace, on having no contact. While Assassins steal the cash - "dead presidents" - that does have its share of bangs and booms, it could be the ticket to a better life. From start offers little plot and depth as lover. Unlike to finish, the Hughes Brothers assemble a Donner's other movies, which combine action sympathetic portrait of the young man's life, with a good story, Assassins seems more like due in large part to the superb performances. a kiddie ride. -Daniel Ramirez. Sony Cheri. On the Screen, Page 9 Uncia florentino and C~ Palmlnterl play dueling spouses In the thriller Jade.

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On the Screen, from Page 8 David's search through city for the mystery. 1/2 Showgirls ** To Wong Foo, Thanks for Every- At the same time, David needs to resolve Director Paul Verhoeven's latest exercise thing! Julie Newmar The film score (by veteran composer Danny feelings for his ex-lover, Or. Trina Gavin in cinematic exploitation turns out to be a real This recent film expands the repertoire of Elfman) and early '70s R&B hits help (Linda Fiorentino), who also happens to be bore, and lacks the wit of Verhoeven's earlier Wesley Snipes and Patrick Swayze, who play enhance an otherwise standard period piece. married to his best friend, Matt Garvin (Chazz films. Partner-in-crime Joe Eszterhas (who dragsters stuck in middle America during a ~Danie' Ramirez. Sony Nickelodeon. Palminteri). The plot takes so many twists and wrote Verhoeven's Basic Instinct) deserves cross-country road trip. About the changes the turns (especially during the car chases) and blame for a weak script and laughably bad drag queens bring to rural America, the film *** Devil in a Blue Dress ultimately goes back to the leading characters. dialogue. But the acting isn't much better in remains too haphazard to be believable - Denzel Washington plays Ezekiel "Easy" Everyone is somehow involved in Kyle Med- this story of a young woman whose dream is even among funny slapstick. The film also Rawlins, a man who endeavors into smoky ford's death (even the governor of California). to make it big as a dancer in a Las Vegas casi- borrows too often from the better Australian streets of 1940s Los Angeles as a'detective. The movie is exciting, and executive producer no. There are plenty of naked bodies but the production, The Adventures of Priscilla, After being set up by bad guys, he must track William McDonald does a wonderful job in promise of sex and eroticism is weak, even in Queen of the Desert. -Teresa Esser. Sony down a mysterious woman, played by Jennifer mixing a little of everything (violence, sex, the" mechanical dance numbers. If overacting Nickelodeon. Beals. Good performances all around and drugs, love, and humor). The ending is sur- and a propensity to prance around naked is all direction by Carl Franklin (One False Move) prising and leaves the audience wanting more. that newcomer Elizabeth Berkley has to offer, ***1/2Unstrung Heroes highlight the involving, humorous story. --charlene Chen. Sony Cheri. she ought to be exiled back to television for In this sentimental, oddball coming-of- atch for some excellent set production. the rest 'of the decade. However, the phony age tale, a boy (Nathan Watt) must face the John Dunagan. Sony Copley Place. ** Seven moralism that accompanies the narrative growing complications he faces in junior The latest entry in the genre of psychologi- makes the film truly repellent. -Scott Deskin. high, the sudden illness of his mother (Andie *** Jade cal thrillers, Seven offers viewers the gimmick Sony Fresh Pond. MacDowell), and the increasing estrange- If life imitates art, then one might cringe at of a serial killer who masterminds his murders ment he feels from his scientist father (John e society Jade portrays. The film leaves the based on the seven deadly sins. Morgan Free- **** To Die For Turturro). The boy doesn't find his bearings audience to consider how justice sways with man is the archetypal police detective on the Nicole Kidman stars in the role of her life: until he moves in with his eccentric uncles: human emotions. David Caruso, ex-star of verge of retiring, and Brad Pitt plays his a beautiful and ambitious woman who is will- Arthur (Maury Chaikin), a ~oft-spoken but NYPD Blue, again plays the role of a detective young, idealistic counterpart. Together, they ing to step over (or on) anyone to reach her unkempt soul who wraps gifts in toilet paper - actually, this time he is David Corelli, the must join forces to outsmart the criminal. The dream of getting on television. This includes and scavenges trash dumps for valuable assistant district attorney who investigates the film is filled with "darkness, and it- employs her husband, who she has killed by a high items; and Danny (Michael Richards, aka murder of Kyle Medford, a millionaire and this effect to represent the moralistic under- school student that she is romancing for just Kramer from the TV sitcom Seinfeld), a collector of artifacts. His biggest lead is an currents of the movie. However, this theme this reason. The story is incredibly well told, paranoid communist whose belief in fascist engraving of the Chinese character of}ade on a fades to a mere afterthought in the wake of a given in the form of interviews with each of conspiracies is topped by his inclination for silver jewelry box. He wander" into San Fran- murky plot, incomprehensible dialogue, and a the major characters. physical humor. As in most tearjerkers, we .sco's Chinatown, where the engraver reveals predictable conclusion. Director" David Finch- This allows us to get into the hea,ds of each know there isn't a happy ending, but at least

I t the box was purchased by a woman. Jade, er (Alien3) does little to distinguish the film of characters, who are all very interesting. director Diane Keaton gives the characters of course, has a double meaning - a gem and from being a clone of films like The Silence of One of the year's best films. -OR. Sony Har- enough wit to deal with the pain. -SO. Sony a disreputable woman - a5 the story follows" the Lambs. -Benjamin Self. Sony Cheri. vard Square Nickelodeon .

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Each staff pedias, maps, textbooks, almanacs, random dent support service, recently completed the member works about two nights a month, she trivia books, and bulletin boards containing Behind first of two rounds of interviews for volunteer said. random information with items like phone listeners. numbers, calendars, and MIT publications, the "We are not looking for people with past Available for any need coordinator said. experience" but instead, individuals who "lis- Nightline aims to be available no matter "Information about serious topics," such as Bldg. 13 ten supportively and are non-judgmental" and what the need, whether to listen or to refer where one can get HIV testing or whether par- show that they are "empathetic, caring and callers to other resources in the MIT and Boston ents wili receive notice of a student going to By A. Artf Husain willing to learn about providing support to fel- communities, the Nightline coordinator said. the Medical Center for pregnancy testing, com- ASSOCIA TE NEWS EDITOR low students," said one of this year's Nightline "Nightline is about students being there for prise the other half of the information ques- The body of a black male in his coordinators, who spoke on condition of other students - providing a supportive, tions, the Nightline coordinator said. 50s was found dead lying between anonymity. friendly, and non-judgmental ear to which peo- (HIV testing can be done at the Crittenton Buildings 12 and 13 about 10 a.m. The coordinator did not wish to be identi- pIe can turn in times of need or stress." another Hastings House, at 782-7600 ext. 50, among Sunday, according to Captain John fled personally, even wit~ a false. name, in staffer said, also under condition of anonymity. others. While parents do not receive notice of E. Driscoll ofthe Campus Police. order to preserve the confidentially associated All calls taken by Nightline are completely pregnancy tests from the Medical Center, any- The man was identified as James with Nightline. confidential, and most staff members do not thing paid for with parents' insurance may be Boyer of Mattapan, an employee of reveal their identities, as well, said the Night- reported to them.) the Blue Hills Country Club. He had Four week training program line coordinator. The main focus of Nightline, the coordina- no known affiliation with MIT, After interviews are completed, the accept- In the near future, Nightline hopes to have tor said, is the listening calls. These calls Driscoll said. "We're not sure what ed applicants participate in a four week training an anonymous drop-off box in the Infinite Cor- involve "anything people want to talk about - was doing at MIT. He coutd have program, the coordinator said. Applicants ridor, so that anyone can leave information or relationships, classes, whatever happens to be . t been walking through, we don't spend the first day learning how Nightline feedback for the service, the coordinator said. on their mind." Nightline usually receives know." operates. between one and five listening calls a night, she While there was no evidence of After the introduction, the program contin- Nightline gets variety of calls said. attack or foul play, an autopsy failed ues with four weekly meetings during which Nightline mainly receives two types of calls, Nightline also "receives calls on topics such to determine the cause of death, said trainees participate in role playing of situations those that request information and those that as suicide and domestic violence" she said. Mark Fairbank of the state medical they may encounter, the coordinator said. require more interaction with a staff member. "Really serious calls are not that common" but examiner's office. . 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Villaquiran '97, who fin- laquiran started off the scoring, this However, with 16 minutes left in ished it off for MIT's first score. A time after receiving a pass from the game, Villaquiran stole an outlet By Patricia H. Hahn few minutes later, Danielian Sarabia. Early in the second half, pass from the Tuft's keeper and put TEAM MEMBER chipped in another batt which Sara- Villaquiran put in an unassisted goal. a shot in the back of the net. One In one of the most intense games of the season~ the field hockey bia headed to Pearlman who scored, For the Engineer's third goal, minute later, Ryan S. Balter '99 team edged out a tough Wellesley team 3-2 Tuesday night on the rounding out the half. Vitlaquiran got the assist on a pass took a pass from Maclvor, blew by astroturf, in front of an enthusiastic crowd consisting of MIT and In the second half, Villaquiran to Sarabia who finished it off. Pearl- a defender, and then fired a rifle shot Wellesley fans and a portion ofthe MIT marching band. squirted free after a pass from W. man finished MIT's scoring on a that beat the keeper. With this win, MIT holds first place in their conference play, a Lee Murfee '99 to score his second pass from Brandao. Goalkeepers It looked as if MIT could putt off rank they will defend tomorrow against Clark. At I I-I, MIT fie~d . goal of the game. Pearlman added Bryla and Markus J. Hogberg '97 a comeback, but they were unable to hockey is currently having its best season ever. another goal late in the game off a combined for the Engineers' second score before time ran out, and lost The fi~t goal of the game was scored within the first 3 minutes by pass from Andre B. Brandao '97 to straight shutout. the game, 3-2. Wellesley off a penalty comer, but MIT answered with two goals. make the final score 4-0. Ryan J. MIT tried to keep its winning The team next plays Sunday T~acy M. Sadowski, :99 carried the ball down the right side of the Bryla '96 played a solid game in streak alive against Tufts at home against Clark University. This con- field and passed offfo Ann L. Torres '96 who sent it across the goal, goal for the shutout. on Tuesday, but it wasn't meant to ference game is at home and begins where co-captain Patricia H. Hahn '96 tipped it in. In the Engineers' next game, be. Tufts came out and scored the at I :30 p.m. Spurred by the momentum that both teams possessed, Wellesley took the pass-back. A block tackle by N. Katherine Merrilees '97 started MIT towards the Wellesley goal once again. A strong outside shot by Connie M. Sadowski '99 led to' a rebound off the goalie's NFL Play Quality Suffers from Parity pads. The rebound, however, went straight to Torres, who promptly EA sports, from Page 20 shot this year. is playing badly. Parity isn't the nailed it into the goal. Prediction: Braves in five. worst thing in the world; after all, it While the first half of the game was largely dominated by MIT, in the playoffs. They also finished does make the games closer, and it's the Engineers relied on their defensive skills to hold off Wellesley in their LCS two days earlier than the Gridiron Report more exciting to watch a last-second the second half. Indians, giving them the advaptage. Unconfirmed rumors continue to victory than a first-half blowout. Excellent saves by goalie Laura L. Walker '97, combined with Believe it or not, Cleveland's offen- circulate that the NFL Commission- However, the quality of play in the solid defense play, prevented the Wellesley offense from scoring sive capabilities will probably play er's office met with Pope John Paul NFL has suffered greatly this year, until the last few seconds of the game. a very limited role in the World II during his American visit to dis- and needs to improve rapidly if the The third MIT goal came from a run up the left side of the field Series; this will be an epic battle cuss having Jerry Jones denounced league is to compete with basketball initiated by a perfectly-timed pass from Maifert to Hahn, who crossed between two pitching staffs. as a heretic. An unreliable source and hockey this winter. the ball into Wellesley's circle. Waiting was T. Sadowski, who pulled Each game will be won by the has informed me that Jones staved around the Wellesley defenders to score MIT's third goal. team whose pitchers can last the off this latest attack on himself by Trivia Question Wellesley scored their second and final goal with only 8 seconds longest. If the Cleveland pitchers cutting an endorsement deal with One last baseball question to end left on the clock when they sent a ball down the field, initiating a crack first, Atlanta will win the the Pope, making Catholicism the the season: what team has the high- breakaway, and setting up a goal for their offense. game 2-1. If the Braves' staff breaks official religion of the Dallas Cow- est winning percentage of all time? down, the Indians will win 6-0. Just boys. Look out, NFL; they're not Send answers and comments to don't expect any 8-7 ball games. just America's Team, they're God's [email protected]. And now, the Big Prediction. Team. Answer to last week's question: This is a tough series to call, but Unfortunately, in the NFL, Pete The t 984 San Diego Padres came Women's Crew Ready look for Orel Hersheiser to take his Rozelle is god, and Pete liked parity, back from a 2-0 deficit to beat the first career postseason loss tomor- and so parity is what we have in the Chicago Cubs in the NLCS. The row night. The fact that the first two league this season. Fact: Tampa Bay Padres went on to play the Detroit or Head of the Charles games are in a National League park is currently leading the NFC Central, Tigers, who hit something like 60 is a big disadvantage to the Indians; and S1. Louis is leading the NFC home runs and won the World By Shrutl Sehra eights in their first ever race. The Hersheiser is a decent hitting pitch- West. Fact: San Francisco has lost to Series in five games. and Nicole L. Weymouth rain seemed to befuddle_ the starter, er, but his bat ).sn'! nearly as big as Detroit and Indianapolis. Fact: the Correct answers were sent in by ~M'MEMBERS • who completely forgot to time the that of the designated hitter he'\1 entire AFC Central is 3-4. Well, Eric H. Allen G, Walter Sun G, . The varsity women's crew will races of both MIT eights. replace (likely Eddie Murray). okay, that's not actually a fact, actu- Dennis A. Burianek '96, Brian L. race Sunday in the Head of the The A boat came in either first or Cleveland should be able to take ally it's completely false, but the Greenblatt '96, Marlo Kemp '96, Charles Regatta, marking the high third; by the coxswain's time, it was a game at home, but this is going to best record in that division is 3-3. Alejandro J. Tapia '96, Stan L. point of an already impressive sea- first. Estimates placed the B boat at be a fast series either way, and it There is no superteam this year; Liauw '97, Gloria W. Wang '97, son. sixth. . looks like Atlanta has the better everyone is beatable, and everyone and Burt Wendt '99. 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Tufts Stops Men's Soccer Wm Streak By Melissa N. Ronge Christopher J. Danielian '97 started TEAM STATISTICIAN the scoring by taking a pass from The men's soccer team had an Keith D. Szolusha '97 and hitting a up and down past two weeks, with a looping shot just over the goalkeep- three-game winning streak in the er's hands. A couple of minutes middle of some unfortunate losses. later Danielian hit another looper The team's record is now 8-6. after stealing the rebound from a In a Sept. 30 game against Trinity defender. Springfield, MIT had several scor- Szolusha camped out on the far ing opportunities but was unable to post to put in a header from put any in. Springfield won the Danielian and Samuel M. Pearlman game with a goal midway through '96 for MIT's third goal. The scor- the second half. Although the Engi- ing for the half ended with Szolusha neers fought back, they were unable putting in another header from to get anything, and dropped the Pearlman. game 1-0. In the second half, Douglas C. Against Brandeis on Oct. 5, MIT MacIvor '98 took a throw in and was without key players due to ended up getting an assist when injuries. With leading scorers get- Jamie E. Sarabia '98 headed in the ting limited playing time and the ball for the final MIT goal. Trinity starting goalkeeper out for the added a goal late to make the final game, the game was going to be an score 5-1. uphill battle that MIT would not win. Brandeis won, 3-0, to drop Shutouts against WIT, WNEC MIT's record to 5-5. The team had its first weekday After these two shut-outs, the win against Wentworth Institute of Technology last Thursday. In the Engineers came back with a JIRI SCHINDLER-THE TECH vengeance against Trinity on Satur- first half, Pearlman threw in the ball The field hockey team defeated Elms CoJlege 7-0 on Oct. 12. The team Is currently first In confer- day, Oct. 7 at home, scoring four ence play with an 11-1 record (see article, page 19). times in the game's first 20 minutes. Soccer, Page 19 Women's Tennis Ends Season Crews .Reap Medti~ With Wm In New Hampshire against Mt. Holyoke \ .. . By Carol Matsuzakl tougher than her opponent to bring lone MIT singles point with a 6-3, By Toby Ayer place, folJowed by the C and D TEAM MEMBER home MIT's fourth point, 6-2, 7-5. 6-2 win at first singles. Koo, TEAM MEMBER boats in one-second increments. The The women's varsity tennis team In the doubles portion of the dual Humphrey, Ramnath, Kringer, and Men's heavyweight crews won D boat, made up of four freshmen, fJ ", capped their NEW 8 season off well match, however, MIT could not Tiffany P. Cunningham '98 all gave medals of all colors last weekend at made a good showing on Sunday, by beating Mt. Holyoke after suffer- capitalize on their 4-2 lead, as they a tough fight but fell to the Blue. the New Hampshire Championship beating other varsity crews. ing tough losses to Smith and did not win a single match. At first Against, Mt. Holyoke, however, Regatta in Hooksett, New Hamp- After finishing the fours-race, the '\ Wellesley. doubles, Matsuzaki and Humphrey it was altogether a different story: shire. Th'e Open Eights won gold oarsmen quickly hydrated them- ... The women travel to Amherst were outplayed for an 8-4 loss. The MIT did not let a single opportunity and bronze medals, and the A Open selves and went back on the water College this weekend to compete in second doubles team of Mislowsky slip, as they adamantly took control Four won a silver. for the Open Eight race. Three boats the ew England Intercollegiate and Rarnnath also took a tough loss, of point play. MJT began by sweep- Sunday, the heavies will have a competed in the Open Eight event. Tennis Tournament, the culminating 8-3. ing the doubles, as Matsuzaki / Club Eight, a Championship Four, The first boat,. made up of four first- event of the fall season. At third doubles, Koo and Humphrey, Koo/Ramnath, and and two Club Fours racing in the varsity oarsmen and four from the The 5-4 loss to Sm ith came on Kringer lost 8-4. ]n exhibition play, Kringer/Susan S. Lin '98 won 8-3, 3 ]st Head of the Charles Regatta. second varsity, won the race in Oct. 2. In singles play, Carol Mat- however, MIT dominated, as 8-5, and 8-2, respectively. As in previous regattas this fall, 17:13. suzaki '96 and Angela M. Mis- Colette A. Reiner '99, Mary T. In singles play, MIT came out on nearly everyone raced twice on Sat- They beat the course record set lowsky '99, took defeats, 2-6, 6-4, DeSouza '99, and Pardis C. Sabeti fire with aggressive point play. At urday. Four MIT Open Fours in ] 992 by the MIT varsity. That 6-2 and 6-1, 6-2, respectively. '97 all won their matches. .first singles Matsuzaki won 6-0, entered that event. boat went on to win a gold medal in ~ However,the rest of the line-up Against Wellesley, the Engineers 6-4. Koo destroyed her second sin- The A four went off the line first the Head of the Charles and the played well, and brought home 4 did not fare any better. In doubles, gles opponent in a matter of minutes out of twenty-two boats, and thus Division II National Championships points for MIT. the first team of Matsuzaki and in a 6-0, 6-0 victory. Humphrey, at had no one to work off during the the following spring. Coach Gordon Third singles player Lily J. Koo Humphrey were the only victorious the third singles position, was also three-mile race. They finished in Hamilton said he is hoping for a '97 played two intense sets, winning team for MIT with a score of 8-6. too tough for her opponent as she exactly nineteen minutes, well similar performance at this week- 7-5,6-4. Nora A. Humphrey '98, at The second doubles team of Kringer won 6-], 6-1. under the previous course record. It end's' Head Qfthe Charles. I, fourth singles, made a tough come- and Bharati Kommineni '97 and the Kringer came out on top with a was not fast enough to beat the Free The second eight finished third I back to take a 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 win. At third doubles team of Koo and Ram- 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 victory. Ramnath Press crew, however, who started at in 17:51 behind Community Row- fifth singles, Sarah V. Kringer '97 nath were both denied victories, 8-4 cruised through her fifth singles the very end of the pack and won ing. They had a disappointing row, denied her opponent a third set as . and 8-6, respectively. opponent, 6-], 6-1, and Cunning- the event in ] 8:58. coming up quickly to a UMass she won 6-4, 7-5. At sixth singles, In singles play, Wellesley domi- ham, playing sixth singles, crushed Thirty-seven seconds behind the LowelJ crew and then failing to Seetha R. Ramnath '96 also played nated. Matsuzaki brought home the her opponent, 6-0, 6-2. MIT A four was the B four in sixth move through them. Homeco~ Braves and Indians Set for Pitching Showdown 'Column by So Ught been a non-issue throughout the pitching rotation in any league. pitching staff has virtually no weak- ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR playoffs, expect to see thousands of These guys. don't need the big nesses; they just keep goin until the. Game, Rally October is the most wonderful picketers outside each game now offense to back them up, because other team's pitching breaks down. The football team plays the month of the year. The oppressive that these two teams are in the Big you never Jose if the other team The Braves won their division icho]s College Bisons in Sat- heat and humid- Show. doesn't score. It's not that Atlanta by 21 games, and have just one loss urday's Homecoming game. EVERYrHING ity of the sum- As far as the Series itself, there isn't capable of scoring a lot of runs, Kiclc-off is at 1 p.m. in Stein- ABOUT mer is gone, but is no doubt that these are the two it's that they rarely need to. The. EA Sports, Page 19 brenner Stadium. SPORTS th~ bitter cold of best teams in baseball. Cleveland MIT bas recently done well ______. winter has not has a prodigious offense, and the at Homecoming: Two years yet arrived. The leaves change veteran pitching to back it up. Den- ago, the Engineer trounced color, painting the countryside a nis Martinez, Orcl Hersheiser, UPCOMING HOME EVENTS the Bison 43-1, and last year, bright orange. Apple cider and Charles Nagy, and Ken Hill were they beat Curry College in a pumpkin pie become easier to find. the best rotation in the American Saturday, Oct. 2 J 48-0 rout. That damned interminable basebaJl League, and have been extremely Football vs. Nichols College, 1 p.m. (Homecoming). The Class of 1997, with the season is almost over. And best of effective in the playoffs. If the Indi- support of the lumni Associ- all, you can find all four major ans can take a lead into the ninth, Sunday, Oct. 22 ation, is sponsoring a Home- sports being played on television Jose Mesa practically guarantees the Women's Soccer vs. Clark University, 10:30 a.m. coming pep rally for all fall every weekend. win. Men's Soccer vs. Clark, I p.m. sports today at 3 p.m. on the Truly, it is a magical time. Meanwhile, the Cleveland hitters Men's and Women's Crew in the Head of the Charles Regatta: Student Center st ps (rain can pound opponents into submis- Club Four (heavyweight and lightweight men): 8:2] a.m. location Rockwell Cage). The Batter's Box sion. Albert Belle provides a con- Masters Four (Director of Crew Stu Schmill '86 racing with the Class of 1997 Vice Presi- And speaking of that inter- stant home run threat, and Kenny Borussia Club from Frankfurt, Gennany): 8:21 a.m. dent Chari I. orton tv '97 minable baseball season, Atlanta Lofton has come up big in the post- Club Eight (men and women): 9:08 a.m. and Crew Director Stu SchmiJI and Cleveland will begin their battle season, hitting nearly .500 against Lightweight Eight (men an women):] :29 p.m. '86 will emcee the festivities, tomorrow in the first all- ative Seattle. Championship Two (graduate women's club): 2:21 p.m. wbicb include a DJ, a live American World Series. That's However, if you think Cleveland Championship Four (men): 2:53 p.m. uses perfonnance, a buffalo right, folks, get those protest plac- has an unstoppable lineup, you .ngs eating contest, and team ards out, the Braves and the Indians haven't watched the Braves. Greg Tue "day, Oct. 24 are in the Fall Classic. While the Maddux, Tom Glavine, John Women's Volleyball vs. Springfield College, 7 p.m. teams' demeaning nicknames ha.ve Smoltz, and Steve Avery are the best