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Massachusetts 02139 Wednesday, August 25, 1999 Fe Sanctions DKE "In Alcohol Incident '. Fraternity Must be Alcohol Free for One Year For Serving Alcohol to an Interphase Student ,~-, By Kristen Landino assistant dean for Residence Life and ASSOCIA TE NEWS EDITOR Student Life Programs and adviser to Delta Kappa Epsilon is facing a fraternities sororities and independent ,. number of sanctions including a living groups. year long ban on alcohol after an "We wanted to allow time for Interphase student was found intoxi- members of the house to return and cated at the fraternity's house late new officials to be elected," Dorow c, last month. said. The student, a member of the DKE chose to resolve the issue class of 2003 enrolled in the summer administratively and did not request ( program for minority students, was a hearing with Institute officials. found intoxicated in the DKE house The fraternity stipulated to the bulk on the morning of July 25 by Campus of the charges issued; however, they Police, after drinking at a party held contend that the student was not in ,t the previous night at the fraternity. danger, as members of the house Police and administrative officials were with him at all times. declined to. release the student's The fraternity itself proposed a name or any information regarding list of sanctio.ns to which: the IFC. disciplinary action taken against him. agreed - one year alcohol-free, 500 ANNIE S. CIlOI-TIlE TECII hours of community service, TIPS As part of International Orientation, students lounge during a pizza party near East Campus Monday DKE will rush despite incident training for all fraternity members, afternoon. Despite the incident, DKE will be and alcohol liability training. allowed to rush this fall, according to Additionally, fraternity members Patrick D. Kremer '00, Interfraternity must submit a detailed internal risk .•Class of 2003 Arri~7iesonCampusW 1 ,. Council Judicial Committee Chair. management policy before they can 'l Charges' brought against the again have a"lcohol in the house and,' house include: violating MIT stan- O. B· fl Freshmen .once the alcohol ban is lifted, the nentan on edinQ or dards for FSILGs, assisting a stu- house must hold one dry event ~~ . dent in violating Interphase rules, before they can have a party with ~.. failing to cooperate with Institute alcohol present. By Jennifer Chung freshmen will be given the opportu- With 1,056 members, there are officials in an emergency situation, NEWS EDITOR nity to learn about MIT's plethora slightly more students in the class of disregarding the personal safety of a Student reported missing The remaining members of this of residential options, student activi- 2003 than in the preceding class. ,..~ student, engaging in an action which A fellow Interphase student year's incoming freshman class ties, athletics programs, resources, According to Associate Director of in detrimental to the MIT communi- reported the pre-freshman missing the arrive at MIT today for one of the and academics. Since many upper- Admissions for Information Services ty, violating the B.Y.O.B. policy, night of July 24 after a talent show last traditional Orientation Weeks, classmen have not yet returned, and Research Elizabeth S. Johnson, and serving alcohol to a minor. and social held for Project Interphase as the Institute implements policies Orientation also provides the chance there was "virtually no summer
j I"• These charges were presented to students. Friends mentioned that the created in the aftermath of the alco- for freshmen to easily meet other melt" for the first time in at least 14 DKE on Aug. 13 and the fraternity student might be at a fraternity party hol-related death of Scott S. members of their class and slowly years, meaning that fewer than usual was given a period of time to respond Krueger '01 two years ago. become acclimated to the Institute's ," to them, according to Neal H. Dorow, Deke, Page 9 During the next two weeks, culture. Orientation, Page 9 Banking Options at MIT Offer Range of Services ,, By Gabriel Daleson of four dollars per month, which can. STAFF REPORTER rise to seven dollars if an account This article is the first in a series holder uses services other than the intended to introduce freshmen to autom~tic teller machine. There is life in Boston and at the Institute. no minimum balance, nor is a Future installments will deal with deposit needed to open an account. othe~ necessities of life at MIT. For students over the age of 18, including long distance telephone BankBoston offers X-Press check services and purchasing textbooks. and reserve credit accounts at the The greater Boston area is home same four dollar per month fee, -, to a number of banking options. which lets students use their ATM BankBoston, which has an exclusive cards for debit purchases, and which right to open new accounts in the offers three hundred dollars of over- Student Center, is the first bank stu- draft protection. If the reserve credit ( , dents will likely be exposed t(>,but is used, a fifteen dollar fee is several other financial establishments incurred for the year. Credit cards exist nearby, including Fleet Bank, can also be obtained. Cambridge Trust, and U.S. Trust. BankBoston also offers the online HomeLink service, proprietary soft- BankBoston ware which allows customers to AARON l!>iIKSEN-T/IE TECII BankBoston, with branches in check balances and pay bills at a sur- The Cambridge Fire Department responded to a small fire at Building 18. A graduate student suf- the Stratton Student Center and charge of$4.50 per month. However, fered minor burns when pentane fumes flashed. down Main Street from the Coop, offers a student plan with a charge Banking, Page 11 .,. ------Class of 2003 Orientation differ- Comics Beginning with today's issue, The World & Nation 2 ent from previous years. Tech will publish daily through Opinion : .4 the end of Orientation, Sept. 2. Arts 6 On The Screen 14 o•• On The Town .15 Page 8 Page 12
" ,------August 2S, 1999' • WORLD & NATION Russians Claim Victory in Dagestan THE II'ASIIINGTON POST California Officials Ban Gun, MOSCOW Upbeat Russian officials claimed their forces swept Islamic rebels from high mountain hamlets Tuesday and all but ended the Muslim Ammo Sales on County Land '" separatist threat in the remote southern region of Dagestan. Russian ground troops, however, have not yet occupied the posi- By Jeffrey L. Rabin ammunition on all county property, motion is a thinly veiled attempt to '. tions reported to be abandoned by the guerrillas. LOS ANGELES TIMES including county buildings, beaches, destroy the constitutional rights of a Tuesday was the date set by new Prime Minister Vladimir Putin LOS ANGELES parks, and the fairgrounds in legal entity." to crush the revolt, and it was unclear how much the declarations of Over the vocal objections of Pomona, a city east of Los Angeles. County Sheriff Lee Baca called near-victory were designed to make his deadline appear to have been some gun owners, a divided Los "The biggest gun show in the on the supervisors to halt the sale of ... met. Victory would create an immediate success for Putin, who has Angeles County Board of United States is held right here in weapons and ammunition on county virtually no political track record. Supervisors on Tuesday banned the this county on land owned by the property. A former Marine and Under heavy bombardment from artillery and the air, the rebels sale of guns and ammunition on all taxpayers of this county," he said. member of the National Rifle ~ fled six hamlets whose names had quickly become familiar to county property, a move aimed at Yaroslavsky remarked that some Association, Baca said: Russians during 18 days of intense fighting: Tando, Rakhata, driving the nation's largest gun of the illegal automatic weapons "Unfortunately, in this country we Shodrota, Ansalta and Ashino. Tando in particular had symbolized show from the county fairgrounds. possessed by the gunmen who have a gun industry that hides Russian frustration in uprooting the rebels. Russian forces were The decision on a 3-2 vote came engaged in a fierce firefight with behind the Second Amendment," L.• turned back twice from storming the village, and at least 20 soldiers two weeks to the day after a white police outside a bank in North said the sheriff. Baca testified while died in the attempts. supremacist allegedly fired an semi- Hollywood two years ago were flanked by the local head of the fed- automatic weapon into the North traced back to the Pomona show. eral Bureau of Alcohol Tobcaao and Valley Jewish Community Center in "Enough is enough," he said. "The Firearms and a representative of the .. Chemical Weapons Disposal Delayed the city's Granada Hills district time has come to put an end to this." California Attorney General's TIlE BALTlJIORE SUN wounding three children, a teen-age Karl Amelang, president of office. WASHINGTON camp counselor and a receptionist. Great Western Shows, which oper- The proposal to ban the sale of '* The destruction of aging chemical munitions will be delayed and The alleged gunman, Buford O. ates four gun shows a year at the guns and ammunition drew gun could fall years behind schedule because of congressional budget Furrow Jr., told authorities he later fairgrounds, sharply criticized control advocates and gun owners, cuts, increasing the risk of leakage, defense officials say. shot and killed a postal worker Yaroslavsky's approach. He told the who demanded that their constitu- Charging that the Army's program to destroy the nation's stock- delivering mail in a nearby San board the show and its 2,000 tional right to keep and bear arms be 1.: pile of chemical weapons is rife with lax financial management, Fernando Valley neighborhood. exhibitors "will be severely dam- protected. The board's vote to Congress is cutting hundreds of millions from the program, a move The shootings, the latest in a aged by this demagoguery." approve the ban was greeted with that will also postpone chemical weapons destruction in other states spring and summer of deadly ram- He vowed to file suit to chal- boos and chants of "shame on you." as well, officials said. pages across the country, sparked lenge the ordinance, which is "Gun shows are the breeding .> The Army, meanwhile, is disputing those allegations and warning demands for tougher gun control expected to take effect before the grounds for the birth of violence in that delays pose a risk to those living near the disposal sites, where a laws and tighter regulation of week- next Pomona gun show in October. our society," said sister Una blistering mustard agent and lethal nerve agent are carefully stored in end gun shows. "Instead of addressing the underly- Connolly, who works with gang .:. either artillery shells or containers. Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky ing causes for the unfortunate youths in the San Fernando Valley "The longer they stay there the more they corrode," said pressed for passage of the ordinance assaults by twisted minds on inno- who, she said, boast that they easily Theodore M. Prociv, deputy assistant secretary of the Army for that bans the sale of guns and cent victims," Amelang said, "this can obtain high-powered weaponry. chemical demilitarization. The artillery shells are at least 40 years old, he said, and some of the containers are old and corroding as well. Already there have been 4,140 leaks at the nation's chemical Fed fucreases Short Tenn Rate, -. munitions storage sites since 1983. In 1985, Congress called for the destruction of the obsolete chemical weapons by 2007. China May Try Falun Gong Leaders fudieates No More 1999 Raises TIfE II'ASIIINGTON POST By John M. Berry "Today's increase ... together some personal loans and a variety of BEIJING THE WASHINGTON POST with the policy action in June and the business loans. In an escalation of the government campaign to crush the Falun WASHINGTON firming of conditions more generally That increase in borrowing costs Gong spiritual movement, China's Communist Party signaled for the The Federal Reserve, concerned in U.S: financial markets over recent would be expected tol dampen con- i first time Tuesday that it will soon put leaders of the group on trial. that the U.S. economy is still grow- months, 'should markedly diminish of sumer and business spending, and A government circular released by the official New China News ing too fast for inflation to stay low, the rise of rising inflation going for- thus slow the nation's economic Agency said that "the few organizers ... who damaged social stability Tuesday raised its target for ward," the announcement said. growth .. ~, and committed crimes will be punished in accordance with the law." overnight interest rates by a quarter- The statement added that the poli- Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan The Hong Kong-based Information Center of Human Rights and percentage point to 5.25 percent. cy directive adopted by the FOMC and other policymakers have Democratic Movement said over 50 organizers were expected to face But Fed officials also signaled that was "symmetrical," which means the acknowledged that there are few, if prosecution. It said that lawyers throughout the country had been told they are not likely to raise rates group made no presumption about any, signs that inflation pressures • to notify authorities if families of arrested followers tried to hire them. again between now and the end of whether its next policy move would are about to get worse. But with the China banned the group on July 22, calling it the most significant the year. be a rate increase or a rate cut. nation's unemployment rate at 4.3 political threat to the government since the 1989 pro-democracy The action followed a similar The Fed action affected the feder- percent, near a three-decade low, demonstrations centered around Tiananmen Square. The group was quarter-point increase at the end of al funds rate, the interest rate finan- and spending by both businesses ---.l estimated to have more than 10 millions members at its peak. June and was widely anticipated by cial institutions charge each other on and consumers increasing rapidly, The government also vowed Tuesday to intensify its grassroots investors and financial analysts. overnight loans. But millions of con- the officials fear that eventually the efforts to force followers to cut ties with the banned exercise and However they were uncertain before sumers and businesses are likely to combination of tight labor markets 11 meditation group. It said that China's vast network of "neighborhood the meeting over whether Fed poli- see their borrowing costs rise quickly and strong economic growth will committees," the lowest level organs of the ruling Communist Party, cymakers were likely to raise rates a as banks follow by boosting their cause inflation to accelerate. would provide "greater care and help" for those who remain third time this year, at their next prime lending rate by a similar quar- However, a number of Fed offi- "deceived" by Li Hongzhi, the U.S.-based leader of the group. meeting in October. The wording of ter point, to 8.25 percent from 8 per- cials believe growth is slowing ...:- . ., " the announcement by the policy- cent. The prime rate is a key bench- enough that, with the further ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ making group, the Federal Open mark for the rates charged on a many restraint from somewhat higher Market Committee, made it clear types of lending, including credit- interest rates, it will gradually drop WEATHER they are not. card balances, home-equity loans, to a pace less likely to spur inflation. Atmospheric Pleasantries Federal Judge Issues Injunction By Greg Lawson STAn: METEOROLOGIST Today will be an overall pleasant day with temperatures just up Stopping Ohio Voucher Program into the 80's and relatively low humidity. There will be scattered fair weather cumulus clouds throughout the day with some cirrus later on By William Claiborne "The participating schools are United for Separation of Church and foretelling a slowly approaching low pressure center to the southwest. THE WASIIlNGTON POST overwhelmingly sectarian. This State. "These programs do advance ..... There is a large high just to our east which is ushering in the some- CHICAGO means that parents cannot make an religion, and taxpayers should not what weak southerly winds. As the low to our southwest moves in, it A federal judge in Ohio halted educational choice without regard to fund religious schools." will be forced northwest of us by the high. Its associated warm front the state's tuition voucher program whether the school is parochial or Other sponsors of the lawsuit
will bring increased cloudiness and humidity through tonight on into Tuesday, saying that it is likely the not," Oliver wrote in a 28-page included the National Education ....'(1 tomorrow. There is even the chance of some showers tomorrow after- taxpayer-financed private school decision. "Therefore, the Cleveland Association and its Ohio affiliate, noon and evening. Expect tomorrow to be a bit cooler with highs in scholarships to low-income students program has the primary effect of the national and Ohio chapters of mid 70's. The weekend outlook has fair weather returning Friday once violates constitutional mandates for advancing religion." the American Civil Liberties the warm front passes and a weekend laced with showers though fore- separation of church and state. No date has been set for the trial, Union and People for the cast models at this range are not to be trusted wholeheartedly. U.S. District Judge Solomon which will determine whether the American Way. The tropics have been experiencing some noteworthy weather of Oliver Jr. issued an injunction stop- program does in fact violate the Clint Bolick, litigation director late. Since hurricane season began back on June 1, we've only seen ping the four-year-old school choice constitutional mandate of separation for the Institute for Justice in .... one named storm, Arlene, and she was only a tropical storm. Since program 18 hours before public of church and state. Washington, which fought the law- last week we've seen four new storms occur. Hurricane Bret grew to schools were to open. Cleveland Opponents of the school choice suit, called Oliver's decision a category four storm and made landfall in southern Texas. We are schools officials scrambled to make program, who in July filed the first "shocking and appalling." He said now contending with Hurricane Cindy and Trop~cal Storms Dennis arrangements overnight to absorb lawsuit in the nation to challenge his group immediately will seek to - and Emily. Dennis is just west of the Bahamas and it is thought that many of the 3,800 students who had state school vouchers in federal have the injunction overturned in he will strengthen as travels north along our east coast. It's too early been attending 56 private schools - court, hailed Oliver's ruling as the 6th Circuit U.S. Court of to say now, but he could threaten us early next week. most of them religious institutions "right and constitutional" and a Appeals. Today: Partly cloudy. Seasonably warm. Light southerly winds. - that participate in the program. major victory for religious free- "It's bad news, but our intention High 800 F (270 C). The Cleveland voucher program dom. is that it will be short-lived bad Tonight: Cloudy with increasing humidity. Low 660 F (190 C). was one of the first in the nation "I think it will bring the whole news," Bolick said. "This turns the Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy to overcast. About 40 percent chance when it began in 1995 and had been voucher thing to a screeching halt status quo on its head, and we don't ,". of showers. Light wind shifting from southwesterly to southeasterly. watched closely by supporters and nationwide," said the Rev. Barry W. think it will stand. High of 740 F (230 C). critics of school choice for its dura- Lynn, executive director of the "This case has Supreme Court bility in the face of court challenges. Washington-based Americans written all over it," he said. August 25, 1999 WORLD & NATION THE TECH Page 3 Rival Rebel Groups Sheinbein Strikes Plea Bargain To Sign Congo Peace Accord THE WASfIlNGTON POST In Israel for Maryland Murder KAMPALA. UGANDA Six weeks after every other party in Congo's stubborn war signed By Steve Twomey absolute outrage" because would be the stiffest imposed on a a peace accord, two feuding rebel groups agreed Tuesday to add their and Steven Gray Sheinbein could have "spent the rest minor charged with murder in their signatures as well. ' .. TIlE WASfIlNGTON POST of his life behind bars" if extradited country's 50-year history and would The two rival factions of the rebel Congolese Rally for WASHINGTON and convicted of first-degree murder rival those given adults in similar 'Democracy pledged to travel to Lusaka, Zambia, this week to formal- Samuel Sheinbein, the in the United States. circumstances there, according to a ly join the peace process aimed at ending the year-long war in Montgomery County, Md., teenager Tello's family could not be source in the Israel prosecutor's Africa's third-largest country. If the factions actually sign it would who fled to Israel after the 1997 killing reached for comment Tuesday, but at office. clear they way for an immediate cease-fire. and dismemberment of Alfredo a news conference in Rockville, Md., Even as Gansler called the plea The rebel group has been fighting since August 1998 to topple Enrique Tello Jr., has agreed to plead Gansler paraphrased a statement in bargain outrageous, he described it Congolese President Laurent Kabila. Supported by troops from , '4 guilty to murder there and receive a which the family said "justice has as "a good agreement" because Rwanda and Uganda, Kabila's former allies, the rebels quickly seized 24-year sentence in an Israeli prison, not been achieved in this case." "there was always a chance of an control of more than half of Congo. But this spring, they split into authorities said Tuesday. "Mr. Sheinbein and his family acquittal" in Israel, where Sheinbein two factions - one backed by Rwanda, the other by Uganda. Under the agreement, which ,a have been able to manipulate the was scheduled to stand trial in Their deadlock was broken after a multination summit that coin- panel of Israeli judges must justice system of Israel and the U.S. October. "It's not a complete mis- cided with an outbreak of fighting last week in the rebel-held approve, Sheinbein, 19, could be to escape the justice of serving the carriage of justice," Gansler said. Congolese city of Kisangani, which one rebel faction saw as a brazen paroled when he is 33. At the same life sentence without the possibility The deal, if approved, might attempt to assassinate the leader of the other. .•. time, Sheinbein could still be tried of parole," Gansler quoted the fami- close a: nettlesome chapter in U.S.- "What they wanted was to kill us politically and kill us physical- for murder in Montgomery County ly as saying. Israel relations that opened after ly," said Ernest Wamba dia Wamba, the history professor who has if he ever returns to this country. Sheinbein was 17 at the time Sheinbein was arrested in Israel refused to acknowledge his ouster in Mayas head of the Rally for The county's State's Attorney, Tello, 19, was killed and therefore shortly after the 1997 killing and Democracy. "We think they have failed." '. Douglas Gansler, who said he could not be sentenced to death in claimed he was a citizen and there- His opponents called the accusation further evidence of Wamba's played no role in the negotiations Maryland even if convicted of first- fore could not be extradited. Israel's obsession with himself. "This man called Wamba is a former presi- between Israeli prosecutors and degree murder. highest court ultimately agreed that dent, but he's just a member," said Bizima Karaha, intelligence chief defense attorneys, announced the Israeli officials believe Sheinbein was an Israeli citizen and of the Rally for Democracy's largest faction. IL' agreement Tuesday and called it "an Sheinbein's recommended sentence could not be extradited. Martha Rountree, First Moderator ·Turkey Pleads for Medical Aid of 'Meet the Press,' Dies at 87 THE WASfIlNGTON POST WASHINGTON "As Earthquake Death Toll Rises Martha Rountree, who helped shape television history and public affairs journalism as the co-creator and first moderator of the NBC News interview show "Meet the Press," died Aug. 23 at Sibley
t By R. Jeffrey Smith skirts of this resort town at the edge until a few days ago. The process of Hospital. She was 87 and had Alzheimer's disease. THE WASfIlNGTON POST of the Sea of Marmara. cleaning up has now supplanted vir- , "Meet the Press," the longest-runnning network television show KARAMURSEL. TURKEY More than 150 residents died tually all efforts to find survivors, as in the world, first went on the air in 1945 as a radio show on the Regional officials pleaded here in collapsed, and - as in many hopes for finding any more have Mutual Broadcasting System. It was created jointly by Rountree and .It Tuesday for medical assistance and towns and villages - survivors dwindled. Rescue teams from Lawrence Spivak. It jumped into television in, 1947, before there more body bags as they confronted flocked to city hall Tuesday to read Germany, France and Italy joined were even 1 million sets in the nation. growing illness among ,the tens of lists of their names posted on win- others in leaving the country with On the show, as its name implies, figures from public life submit thousands rendered homeless by last dows. But the atmosphere was light- the government's encouragement. to the questions of journalists. It set the pace for public affairs inter- week's earthquake. The govern- ened slightly when electricity and "International search and rescue view journalism and became must viewing for the political communi- ment's official death toll rose to limited water service were restored operations are over today," said ty. It remains a Sunday morning ritual in many Washington homes nearly 18,000. for the first time since the quake, Sergio Piazzi of the U.N. Office for and supplies content for many Monday morning newspaper stories . ... Two days of cool evening tem- paralleling a speedy restoration of the Coordination of Humanitarian Besides her role in creating the show, and with urging its shift to peratures and rain in the earthquake these services in the heavily-dam- Affairs in Geneva, which had TV, Rountree, a Florida-born former newspaper reporter, was also zone in northwestern Turkey left aged cities of Golcuk and Yalova. helped coordinate the arrival of said to be the only female moderator in its history. muddy streets and wet ground for The bulldozing of damaged or more than 3,000 foreign rescuers Unrehearsed interview shows with statesmen and public figures,
\ rescue workers ,and residents .. collapsed buildings has accelerated I from more than two dozen teams in commonplace today, were a novelty on the airwaves when "Meet the Although the government has start- in many cities, with workers leaving the first few days after the quake. Press" began. ed to build dozens of tent cities, only a thin layer of white concrete The U.N. office in Istanbul posted a Among those who appeared on early shows were such significant most remain uncompleted and unoc- dust behind where piles of rubble, long list of badly needed items, figures of the mid- 20th century as President Harry S. Truman and "~ cupied, including one being con- containing the household posses- including tents, generators, portable Henry Wallace, who had been vice president during Franklin D. structed by army troops on the out- sions of thousands of people, stood toilets, and surgery equipment. Roosevelt's third term .
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" " Page 4 THE TECH August 25, 1999 OPINION Welcome, Class of 2003 Welcome to the Class of2003. of war in the housing system. You will be one of the last class- You have rightly earned a place at the Institute with your es to experience Rush during your Orientation period. exceptional gifts and talents, and of this you should be proud. With Fraternities, sororities, independent living groups and dormito- Chairman these great talents come responsibilites. We hope you will make ries all offer attractive communities. You must draw on your Satwiksai Seshasai '0 I use of your talents to the benefit of wisdom to find the community in which you best fit in. Editor in Chief Editorial the Institute community, through one The sometimes-feverish pace of Orientation will introduce Frank Dabek '00 ______of the hundreds ofconunittees, clubs, you to the pace of life at the Institute. In order to succeed at Business Manager activities, or teams here at MIT. As MIT, you must conquer, or at least cope with, the very fast Joey Dieckhans '00 the Institute continues to change you can be a positive force in pace of daily life. There are so many courses and activities to many of the developments evolving quickly around us. consider you will not have time to experience them all. You Managing Editor Ryan Ochylski '0 I The next week will perhaps be your most frenzied experi- must decide which priorities are most important to you and ence at MIT. After a few days of Orientation you may have savor fully those experiences, while satifying yourself with Executive Editor trouble keeping track of all the living groups and student acti- less devotion to things which are not as important to you. Gregory F. Kuhnen '00 tivies vying for your time and attention. You must sort Fianlly, you should relax a little during Orientation. through all the dinners and trips, pamplets and brochures, and Enjoy the food and attention showered upon you. After NEil'S STAFF decide how your time is best spent. Registration Day, there will be precious little time to rest, so Editors: Douglas E. Heimburger '00, Zareena Hussain '00, Jennifer Chung '01, You may also not be aware of the myriad housing options enjoy the time you have now. Naveen Sunkavally '0 I; Associate Editors: available at MIT. But you may find yourself objects of a tug Once again, congratulations and welcome to MIT. Rima Arnaout '02, Sanjay Basu '02, Kristen Landino '02, Kevin R. Lang '02, Karen E. Robinson '02; Staff: Eric Sit '99, .(tilt Erik Snowberg '99, Anna K. Benefiel '00, cCLuion-lbIott ~ _:...~S_SmtIcr ~ Gabriel Daleson '00. Dudley Lamming '00. --::~'. Laura McGrath Moulton '0 I, Krista L. Niece '01. Jane Yoo '01, Gitrada Arjara '02. Steve Hoberman '02, Alex lanculescu '02, Neena S. Kadaba '02. Payal Kohli '02, Priya Prahalad '02. Michael M. Torrice '02; Meteorologists: Michael C. Morgan PhD '95, Veronique Bugnion G, Greg Lawson G, Bill .' Ramstrom G, Gerard Roe G, Chris E. Forest, Marek Zebrowski.
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the document "Dealing with Harassment at would have been suspended had he or she Steven R. L. Millman MIT" in Appendix One. A summary of these still been a student. It is important to also of History procedures are given to both the accuser and note that the COD's decision to expel or After reading the August 4th Tech editorial the accused when a charge has been filed. revoke a degree is actually a recommenda- entitled "An Unjust Process?", especially con- There is even a large chart including the tion to the President of MIT who ultimately Michael 1. Ring sidering lines like "More frightening than the proper procedures for the hearing which is approves or disapproves the sanction. action against a particular individual is the" placed on an easel each time the COD meets. The last important issue to think about is the Having served as the capital of the arbitrary, clandestine, and possibly unjust Please feel free to peruse the policies and source of the information to which the press, Confederate States of America, the city of nature of COD proceedings revealed by this procedures of the COD which are available and through it the public, has had access. MIT Richmond, Virginia has seen its share of tri- action," it became evident to me that the edi- at http://web.mit.edulcommitteeslcodl. did not, and cannot, speak about a student dis- umph, tragedy, strife, and bloodshed, As such tors of The Tech, and probably very many The third issue revolv~s around the revoca- ciplinary matter. The only source of informa- it holds an important place in the annals of members of the MIT community are extreme- tion of a degree after graduation. The COD tion available has been through Charles Y00 American history. Unforunately, the parks and ly unclear as to how the disciplinary process will only hear cases about incidents that and his lawyer, who has been arguing that MIT battlefields dotting the regional landscape do works and why it works the way it does. As occurred while a person was a student and has used "Star Chamber" tactics. not seem to hold much of a place at all in one of the two graduate student members of MIT has a policy which prevents it from con- This argument, as reported in the various locals' and visitors' minds. the Institute's Committee on Discipline ducting its own investigation into a discipli- news venues to which he has spoken, appears to This summer I spent a few short hours in (COD), I would like to dispel some miscon- nary matter until a criminal investigation, if be based on two things: first, his assertion that Richmond and had an opportunity to see a ceptions about the process that seem to be he was not allowed to speak or ask questions at couple of the historic sites around the city. clouding the discussion on the presumed the hearing; and second, his assertion that the Apparently I was one of a very select few Charles Y00 '98 disciplinary matter. decision against Y00 was based entirely on bad people to have this desire. In fact, in an hour The first issue is that of secrecy. Like Many members of the MIT evidence. With respect to the former, while any spent at Cold Harbor National Battlefield, a everyone else on the COD, I am not allowed to student is allowed to bring a faculty member or friend and I were the only visitors. confirm or deny anything about a disciplinary community are extremely dean as an advisor to a COD hearing, it is very Admittedly, the battlefields around case, even that a particular case has been corifused as to how the unusual to allow a lawyer to accompany a stu- Richmond are not as famous or as historically heard. There are very good reasons for this. dent, and special permission from the chair is significant as turning points like Gettysburg Imagine, for example, if members were free to disdplinary process works. I required. If Burke was, in fact, present, it would and Vicksburg. Still, Richmond and its sur- talk about disciplinary matters or if a gallery have been granted due to unusual circum- burbs are nearly one million strong, and were allowed. A student accused of inappro- would like to dispel stances, such as the recognition that what the between natives and visitors somebody should priate behavior could have his or her personal som~ myths. student said at a COD hearing might be present- show just a little more interest in its history. life picked apart on such a public scale that the ed as evidence in another court. To my knowl- Of course, I dido't have to go to Virginia fact of accusation might well be worse than edge, Burke has never argued that he could not to see history ignored. Boston, after all, is a any punishment issued by the COD. What speak to Y00 during the alleged proceedings, city of the greatest historical importance would happen to the individual's reputation any, has been completed. This latter policy nor has he made the assertion that Y00 could where many natives and toruists alike show even if it were then to turn out the accused had helps to prevent MIT from accidentally hin- not speak or ask questions. more interest in Filene's Basement than the not done anything wrong? For these and other dering local and state authorities' efforts. With respect to the second allegation of Old North Church. When was the last time reasons, MIT policy and US Department of For instance, the criminal investigation of bad evidence, decisions of the COD are made that you walked the Freedom Trail? Education regulations dictate that MIT officers Scott Krueger's death took over one year, in executive committee, meaning that no one As we enter the Third American Century, (including stud~nt members of the COD) can- after which MIT would have conducted its but COD members are present. At this stage, Americans know all too little about the first not speak on matters pertaining to matters of investigation. By then, some of the students the COD is very much like a jury which two. As a nation, we don't visit historical student discipline. This is even true when the present the night that Krueger died had gradu- sequesters itself after the trial in order to make sites, don't learn our nation's stories, don't student (or the student's lawyer) discloses, ated. When a case is brought forward after a its decision. Burke could not have been present recognize the people and places that shaped information about the outcome. student has graduated, MIT's disciplinary at this point, and therefore would have had no this nation. The second issue deals with procedure. actions are limited. The only punishments that opportunity upon which to arrive at an opinion So why is this all important? Humanists The Tech reported that "Clear codes and the COD can level are notation on the tran- as to how the COD arrived at any decision. love to expound upon the importance of history rules of conduct, not vague, wispy, and script, temporary revocation of degree, and Please remember as you contemplate the as a reflection of our culture and our mind. But changing guidelines, must dictate these grave permanent revocation of degree. various aspects of these news stories that you on more practical terms, there are very impor- proceedings which mete out such severe pun- These decisions are roughly analogous to are only hearing one side of the story about tant reasons for studying history. And as we ishments." I'm not sure which "wispy" what the COD would do. to a current student what might have happened at the COD, and approach new challenges as a nation, our lack guidelines are being referred to, but the where notation on the transcript is akin to you are hearing it from a lawyer. Please also of appreciation for history has stopped being "clear codes and rules of conduct" exist and probation, temporary revocation to suspen- try to remember that MIT's "deafening just a nuisance and annoyance to crabby histo- great pains are taken to make certain that sion, and permanent revocation to expulsion. silence" is both a benefit to the students that ry buffs such as myself. Indeed, our ignorance they are followed. They are given to every If a person's degree is revoked for a period come before the COD and a requirement of will harm our nation's ability to solve national student when he or she enters the Institllte ~ _ ~of .til!le,. it. is_pt:0bably 'because that person - the DePartl?i~nt of Education. and world problems in our next century. 1. ... 4 t-'"~ , 1 ~ .... 14.;. .... :"tl -_ ,~ ... _ -_ .. """"" First off, Americans' habitual ignorance of the political process and our lack of awar~ness and respect for our history are intertwined. The Godfath'er Model Those who know history can more fully appreciate the powers available in our politi- Advicefor the Class.of 200~ on How to Get Things Done at MIT cal process. Americans who whine about their votes not counting would be wise to study an campus, and I think it would be a refreshing Be a pragmatist. Figure out what is possible election such as 1960 where contests were Eri~ 1. Plosky change even to have self-styled student and then go and get it. Don't chase lofty ideals; decided by mere fractions of percentage mobsters take the place over. As long as pursue the practical. Success will encourage points. Great political achievements such as We've all been taught to cooperate, to play things got done. IG you to seek larger and larger goals, and eventu- the economic protections of the New Deal and nice, to stay inside the lines if we want to get There are limits, of course. Mussolini may ally even the lofty might be within reach. Start the civil rights legislation of the 1960s were things done. "Follow the rules." "Obey the have made the trains run on time, but he was a small, paying attention to matters immediately made possible only by a bloc of voters com- law." "Go through channels." shady sort and not the kind of person I'd like surrounding you, and you'll be able to make mitted to those programs. The pundits of I, Yeah; yeah, yeah. to point to as a shining example of sterling more of a difference than the idle dreamer political doom can be proven wrong by a With the Class of 2003 beginning to mill leadership. Let it be said that I'm talking about would imagine possibfe. You can still muse on committed electorate - Harry S. Truman is around on campus, now is the perfect time to methods, not motivations. If you're going to world affairs and the karmic nature of the uni- testament to that. repeat one of my. favorite old chestnuts: Don't pursue a gangster's objectives, read no further. verse, but don't expect anything to result from Beside a greater appreciation for our politi- listen to any of that crap. From now on, take On the other hand, if you're a genuine do- such wonderings. Get down to business. cal process, an understanding of history offers the Godfather as your model for getting 'things gooder who's frustrated by the narrow con- Be shrewd. Figure out who knows what's us policy lessons as well. Many of the chal- done. Always seize the initiative. If you can't fines of MIT's within-the-lines world, or if going on - in every situation there's always lenges facing our nation today were also bend the rules, break them - sometimes it's you're simply looking for the first opportuni- . " at least one person (not necessarily the person examined in similar situations in the past. \. the only way to get something done. Don't in charge) who knows absolutely everything Take, for example, the sentiment among play word games with your opponents; crush - and focus your attention. No need to be the political right that international political . them. The system isn't ~ control; you are. c'onfrontational or adversarial; in fact, if bodies are harmful to United States sovereign- •f , Good advice, I think, for all of us, but if you're a genuine you're crafty enough, the person on the other ty. Organizations such as the United Nations particularly for the (figuratively) apple- do-gooderfrnstrated end of your problem will suddenly realize that are favorite targets of conservative cheeked freshmen. The dying gasps of Rush he's become your ally. The person who knows Republican wrath. I suggest those political will confuse your Orientation, and later on by the confines of MlT~ everything may not be responsible for making isolationists who favor a smaller role for the bewildering blizzard of academics will your life miserable, so' don't make his life America on. the world stage need only look surely traumatize. But let not such events world, or lookingfor miserable. Contrariwise, if you're able to pin back some eighty years, to the aftermath of become obstacles in your path. Sometimes down your personal Satan, make his (work- the First World War. The United States, fear- you've just gotta punch your way through. an opportunity to bust ing) life a living hell until you're satisfied. ful of losing its sovereignty, chose not to join But none of this is really my point, fonvard and grab the reins Be bold. If existing procedures or organi- the League of Nations. Without the world's because self-conscious individual nonconfor- za~ions can't handle what you have in mind, most powerful nation, the League was hapless mity has long since ceased to interest me. ofpower, read on. bypass them. Create a whole new way of to halt German and Japanese military aggres- What I'm advocating is the Godfather doing things. Start a crusade, as long as you sion and expansion, and the rest is history. approach to student affairs in general, to cam- have the dedication and resources a credible Of course, it is not only conservatives who pus life and governance. Student leadership at crusade requires. Don't fall back on cliches; need to hit the history books in order to
, '1 MIT has long tried to play by the rules, and ty to bust forward to grab the reins of power, you'll look feeble. Innovate. Put a new spin deduce a solution to one of today's problems. look at the results. In the wake of the 1997 keep reading. I have a few suggestions, on an old quark. Many liberals defend bilingual education as drinking death of Scott Krueger ' 01, the which are by no means novel but by all Be attentive. If you sense an opening or the best way to incorporate immigrant chil- administration has run roughshod over the means vital - and, in my vast MIT experi- an opportunity, grab it. People-watching. is dren into the American educational system. .~.... , opinions and desires of students - not ence, I can't remember the last time they always entertaining and usually rewarding if But time and again in social history, through because administrators are inherently more were applied here. you're sufficiently perceptive, because you'll various immigrant groups, immersion in powerful, but because student government and First, be vocal. If something is bothering soon divine who knows what. Get to know English proves to be the ticket to American student leaders tried to work within their own you, complain about it. Loudly. Incompetent people's strengths and weaknesses, and ~. propserity. The sooner an immigrant group . mini-bureaucracy instead of grabbing the or failed attempts at assistance should be determine what they know. Don't assume can grasp full command of English, the more administration by the short hairs and demand- reacted to harshly; don't allow yourself to be that situations will remain forever; helplessly quickly the group will enjoy success in ing a response to student concerns .. mollified by half-measures. "Well, at least opaque. Look and listen. American society. ..' Now is the chance to change all of that. they're trying," you might think. So? If you're Finally, be irreverent. People who take Of course, we do not have the room in Maybe there are a couple of Godfathers not actually going to make a difference, fo~get thems~lves too seriously quickly become these pages to explore fully the issues in these among the 2003-ers, lurking. somewhere on about it; a difference which makes no differ- seriously annoying, and have a tendency to summaries, nor can we discuss other historical campus in a temp room right now, waiting 'ence is no difference. Don't shut up until your fade into obscurity before they have a chance situations from which we can learn answers to ,- for their chance to spring forward and concerns are answered satisfactorily. Note that to accomplish anything. Keep a sense of today's problems. But hopefully we can see assume control of some empire or other. I you might have to compromise a bit on your humor. After all, you may be the Godfather, the value of history's lessons for today's prob- , hope so. It's been too long since someone definition of "satisfactorily." Compromise is a but this is only MIT, where the motto hidden lems, and decide that in looking to the future~ has dared to assert control over anything on tactic, not a vulnerability. somewhere on every Brass Rat is IHTFP. ) " we should also take a glance at the past. Page 6 THE TECH August 25, 1999 THE ARTS FILM REVIEW cant and relevant to homosexuals in the 90's, which it is implicitly understood by both par- learn more about each other. it is utterly refreshing to have a movie in ties that the relationship is strictly for the Director Jim Fall does a wonderful job which the main characters are just regular, night: after they find a place and both are sat- with pacing, and the actors are simply perfect well-adjusted gay people going about their isfied, they'll go their separate ways, end of in their roles. Tori Spelling ("Beverly Hills Magic Trick everyday lives. story. The main conflict of Trick is simple. 90210"), the most famous of the cast, proves Although this story may be somewhat ide- Where to take your trick for the night when that she can act and fills her role with confi- .... Purefun alistic in its lack of complications, such an there's nowhere private to go? dence. Her character is just as important as the approach isn't as farfetched or unusual a The beginning of the movie follows two male leads, and her ability to sensitively By Fred Chol notion as other queer movies make it out to Gabriel (Christian Campbell), an aspiring express Katherine's complex feelings for ASSOCIA TE ARTS EDITOR be. And even though the movie pointedly musical theater writer, who has made eye con- Gabe is admirable. Christian Campbell, with Directed by Jim Fall shuns all the traditionally serious gay topics, tact with Mark (John Paul Pitoc), a go-go boy, his apple-pie-sweet looks, and J.P. Pitoc, with Written by Jason Schafer its story, which screenwriter Jason Schafer on the subway after having noticed him danc- his wide smile, prove to be a perfect match, With Christian Campbell. J.P. Pitoc. skillfully makes welcoming and accessible to ing in a flattering red thong at a bar. They and generate sparks and grins. and Tori Spelling non-queer audiences, is still compelling and agree to go to Gabe's place, even though There are only a paltry few ways in which relevant to queer culture. Indeed, the greatest Gabe knows his roommate needs the apart- Trick is weak, and most are minor com- rick is a movie that queer audiences and most important thing about Trick is that it ment in a few hours because his girlfriend is plaints. The conflict near the end of the film have been awaiting for some time. At succeeds as a romantic comedy and can hold returning from a trip. However, when they feels a little hackneyed upon close inspection. last, a gay romantic comedy that doesn't its own against such classics as When Harry arrive, Gabe's best friend, aspiring actress Also, because the movie is built around the T have anything to do with AIDS, Met Sally and Strictly Ballroom. Katherine (Tori Spelling), is busy printing out concept of a trick, the omission of AIDS homophobia, someone's struggle for sexual Trick takes its title from a part of queer 150 copies of her resume. This is only the first issues is perhaps noteworthy in its absence. " identity, or the classic "Is he or isn't he?" sce- culture that many audience members may not of a night full of hilarious obstacles that take However, Schafer and Fall's decision is not nario, which gays get more than enough of in be aware of. This is the one night stand that the two all over Manhattan searching for a ludicrous, and the two are to be commended real life. Although these topics are all signifi- occurs between two consenting people, in place to satisfy their delayed gratification. On for their decision to avoid such topics com- the way, they interact pletely. with a slew of vivid, Trick is, in a word, terrific. It is unique, memorable support- warm, intelligent, and, exceptionally, refrains ing characters in a from ever resorting to crass humor or carica- variety of rioto'usly tures. It is a romantic comedy that makes funny scenes, includ- recent, more famous movies such as Nolting ing a bitter drag Hill seem painfully mediocre in comparison. queen in the bath- Trick is a unique and memorable movie that is .,' room of a gay club, a sure crowd-pleaser for straight and gay audi- Gabriel's musical ences alike. theater mentor ) , singing lewd songs in ALBUM REVIEW a piano bar, and a topless aspiring sex therapist. Splender Although the sim-' pIe conflict of Trick could have been diffi- Halfway Down. the Sky. cult to sustain for the length of a movie, By Daniel J. Katz and its gay male fan- STAFF WRITER tasy story could have rom its genesis, the focus of m~st alter- , been as trite as a native music has been standard guitar ~ trashy express lane . rock taken in new and interesting paperback romance Fdirections. At its best, Splender's novel, it is thanks to debut, Halfway Down' the Sky, fills this niche. > Schafer's sometimes At its worst, it becomes plodding and deriva- quirky script that the tive or wandering and futile. The positives movie is witty and; outweigh the negatives, however, making for wpnderful. The script an enjoyable album. is tight, the action The kick-off track is a standard, well- never falters, and the paced piece of rock music called'''I Don't laughs never stop Understand," with the requisite catchy chorus ", coming as each of the and moment in which everything becomes J.P. Pitoc, Christian Campbell, and Tori Spelling In the funny and romantic Trick. two protagonists, at quiet only to surge again in volume suddenly. first unwillingly, While well-displayed in the first song, these
traits are much more inherent in the second II song and current single, "Yeah, Whatever," which is not the valley' girl anthem it sounds like; on the contrary, the infectious music is enhanced by vocals about trying to keep up ...Il with everything your girlfriend wants in a relationship, then finally giving up in frustra- tion. While many al~ernative bands play empty songs abo':!t rejection and depression, Splender's bitterness appears more sincere than most, perhaps due to a focus on regret and nostalgia rather than revenge and self- ,,'I loathing . . That bitterness is also inherent in songs like "I Apologize,'.' in which the lead singer grows tired of hearing that everything is his fault and sarcastically apologizes for the sun- light and rain, and "Spin," which accelerates from a laid-back guitar figure to an anguished ~.. cry of."So long, sorry ... You're not here and SONNET OF ANTINATURE I don't want you back." Other highlights include "Wallflower," with heavy guitar delay effects that sound a bit like Rage "I Against the Machine would if they went pop, After Quaker Meeting, the only restaurant I can find in Harvard Square-- and "Monotone," which, once again, satisfies Is the Greenhouse. It has a long line. There is roon1 in the Coop Cafe for snacks, the same hit song requirements as the first ~'i two .. But it has long lines for the restr00l11Sfor WOl1lenand nlen. Unfortunately, while there are some great Harvard is antinatural. You can neither eat nor excrete in con1fort. tracks near the beginning and end of Halfw.ay, it falls totally flat somewhere around the mid- v' II dIe. The overly peppy Matchbox 20-esque What I spoke in Quaker Meeting Sunday lllorning, in Cambridge -7 "Special," leads into the overly ~atic.bal- lad, "I Think God Will Explain," both of All1erica leads the world. The Call1bridge - Boston area leads the nation which capture a lot. of mood without a lot of Of the ll1ind, hence the world. If Christ returns today, he would COllle here! -creativity or emotion: "Responsible" sounds' exactly like a song I know I've heard some- He nlust C0l11etoday because of the Cobalt BOl1lb,which, if exploded, where, and "Supernatural" definitely doesn't, Kills all life on earth in three weeks. The Cobalt BOll1b appears because it has no real aim or appeal whatsoe~- er .. By nan1e at least eleven tilHes in "On The Beach", the book, As a whole, the project would probably be By Nevile Shute. Stanley Kran1er, in his film of the book, a little more appealing if the good and bad tracks were iriterspersed; in their current order Calls it the "Aton1ic BOll1b." There is a difference ~ the quality of the album surges downhill [The degree of totality of death, froll1 which you never shall escape.] around the middle. The current single, which is pulling off quite a bit of arrplay, is a good Needless to say the ll1ark of Hollywood is "Falsehood"! indication of whether you'll be into this band. If you hear "Yeah, Whatever" and rejoice at a wonderful piece of modem rock, Splender's r NATHAN COOPER for you. If you find yourself repeating the name of the song in indifference, look else- where for your musical fix. August 25, 1999 THE ARTS THE TECH Page 7
FILM REVIEW glamorous hotel to swim and put drinks on denly can speak Thai - but the scenes of cul- random rooms' tabs. Caught in a lie, their tab tural acclimation, potentially very interesting, is covered by a suave Australian named Nick are not shown at all, and nothing whatsoever ·Brokedown Palace Parks, who takes them dancing and asks them comes of their newfound abilities. to join him in Hong Kong. Things unravel at Narrative is just one of the film's many the airport, where a swat team finds drugs in problematic areas. The trial scenes are full of '"Life in prison Alice's backpack, and soon a judge gives both plot holes, such as the fact that nobody even girls 33-year prison terms. thinks of calling the primary eyewitness to By Roy Rodensteln are best friends for life. They've only made it In these opening minutes, the most enter- corroborate a part of the girls' story. In jail, ~.., STAFF WRITER out of high school, but that "for life" part will taining scene occurs when Darlene finds a Darlene writes to US representatives asking Directed by Jonathan Kaplan be severely tested, in several senses, before roach in their cheap hotel room. Sadly, the for help, but her parents, who are in the US, Written by Adam Fields, David Arata the movie is over. rest of the movie hardly improves on that. don't think to try contacting those representa- With Claire Danes, Kate Beckinsale, Bill Bored by summer doldrums and summer Indeed, Brokedown Palace serves as a study tives. Pullman, Jacqueline Kim, Lou Diamond jobs, Alice and Darlene tell their parents in muddled, ineffectual drama. For starters, a The dialogue is no better, with marvelous Phillips, Daniel LaPaine they're going to visit Hawaii - but instead voiceover by Alice provides the film's set-up lines such as "What's up with her?!" used set off to Thailand, lured by stories of good in the form of a tape being listened to by repeatedly. When a potential informant refus-
'f hat price innocence? This is the times for cheap. On a tour that makes Yankee Hank (Bill Pullman), the lawyer the es to answer Hank's question, Hank uses the W girls are trying to recruit. Poor Pullman can brilliant technique of asking the question question posed by Brokedown Thailand look like just another village from a Palace, a slight story of slackers Disney theme park, they partake of quirky only nod goofily at the droning, off-topic ram- again, and this time the informant answers. who land behind bars in the most local traditions. Things only go downhill blings on the tape, which are really meant for Just as ridiculous are the film's late attempts unlikely of places. Alice Marano (Claire when Alice - of the two, the known trouble- the viewers in the theater. Similarly, two char- at setting up a morality play. Danes) and Darlene Davis (Kate Beckinsale) maker - invites Darlene to sneak into a acters in Brokedown Palace, the women's At least the cast saves the picture, right? prison, appear to Sad to say, they don't help. Beckinsale, so have been created perfectly cast in The Last Days of Disco, is solely to advance bland and shockingly forgettable. Danes, who the plot more quick- clearly can switch great acting on at will, ly. There is also the can't stop flipping the switch at the wrong token unfriendly times. On the plus side, Pullman is solidly prisoner who loves enjoyable as the charming lawyer Yankee to cause trouble for Hank Greene, who, while speaking to the the two girls - and girls' parents on the phone, scribbles a figure for no one else. for how much he can extort - and knocks it The simplistic down repeatedly as he realizes they can only melodrama doesn't afford chump change. Jacqueline Kim as end there. Alice Yoon, Hank's Thai wife, is refreshing in the keeps an irrelevant movie's only fully convincing performance. fact from Hank, but As deplorable as Brokedown Palace is, its he gets angry about Asian setting makes for handsome, intriguing it. Then Darlene scenery. In addition, there is a single highly finds out and gets poignant scene in which friends from the literally sick from States visit the girls and, yelling across the rage, while Alice moat that separates them, tell how bored they waits several days are in college and at the mall. With characteri- - until the director zation off on a vacation of its own, though, decides that was it's impossible to care for long. If the film has enough time for the any points to make, it appears to be a vague fight-between-best- criticism of the slackerdom of youth. Director friends sequence - Kaplan (The Accused) could have painted a to tell Darlene she stirring portrait, but instead has made one
FRANK CONNOR-TWENTIETlI CENTURY FOX m i sun de r s too d . which is merely slackerish, thus suffering Alice Marano (Claire Danes) and Darlene Davis (Kate Becklnsale) do hard time in Brokedown Palace. Another cute trick from the very malaise it addresses. is how the girls sud- ,~.
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Aug. 3: Broadway, MIT Police motorcycle officer was struck by another vehicle, minor injuries; Theta Delta Chi, bike left unlocked in house stolen $250; Bldg. 54, bike seat stolen $40; Alumni Pool, $70 cash stolen from wallet; Bldg. E I, report of suspicious vehicle, gone upon CP's arrival; Bldg. E23, report of skateboarders, same asked to cease and move along; Mass. Ave. and Vassar St., assist Cambridge with person having chest pains; Ashdown, report of suspicious per- son, checks out okay. Aug. 4: Bldg. 4, suspicious activity, complainant reports suspicious male in the mens room peeked at him through the keyhole then left area; Bldg. E25 plaza, skateboarders, same asked to cease and move along. Aug. 5: Bldg. 3, report of suspicious person, same checked out okay; Next House, bike secured with a U lock stolen $250; Amherst St. check on vehicle operating erratically; Mass. Ave. and Memorial Dr., assist Cambridge with vehicle vs. bicyclist accident. Aug. 6: Theta Delta Chi, noise complaint; Student Center, Ismael Maisonet of 3 Pickney Street, Sommerville, MA, taken into custody on an outstanding warrant; Bldg. 56, suspicious activity; Bldg. 35, suspicious person; Main St. and Vassar St., assist Cambridge with MIODRAG C1RKOVIC-TIIE TECII minor motor vehicle accident; Main St. and Ames St., suspicious per- Congressman Michael Capuano (D-MA) visited MIT's Laboratory for Nuclear Science and discuss- son, checks out okay; Boston, Sigma Phi Epsilon, suspicious person. es details of the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer with MIT professor Peter Fisher. The AMS is an Aug. 7: 33 Mass. Ave., check of suspicious person, issued tres- advanced cosmic ray detector designed to measure and track millions of higher energy particles. pass warning; Bldg. E 15, two suspicious persons issued trespass warning; Purrington St., well being check on three individuals; rear of Bldg. NW 12, check on well being of individual; Boston, homeless person removed from steps ofAXO. Some Events Added, Replaced Aug. 8: Memorial Dr. near Baker House, report of suspicious activity; Bldg. 14, juvenile arrested on a warrant; MacGregor, noise complaint discovered to be a radio alarm clock; Student Center plaza, two juveniles attempting to steal a bike, trespass warning issued; For Freshman Orientation 1999 Kresge, 1) cash box stolen $250 2) $35 cash and a credit card stolen from wallet; Bldg. 13 bike rack, bike secured with a cable stolen $90; by Naveen Sunkavally This year the dinners will return, to International students arrive Ames St., suspicious persons checked out, trespass warning issued; SEWS f.DITOR be held by orientation group leaders Student Center, dispute between brother and sister. Like the orientation before it, on Friday night. The Interfraternity While the majority of the fresh-' Aug. 9: Bldg. 68, report of person collecting cans, persons left build- Orientation 1999 will continue the Council will monitor them closely man population arrives today, inter- ing prior to CP's arrival; Bldg. E19, construction equipment stolen trend of making rush a less hectic for rush violations, said Dakus S. national students, which represent $300; Bldg. 14, printer stolen $266; West Garage, malicious damage to experience and broadening student Gunn '0 I, orientation personnel eight percent of the incoming class, vehicle; Bldg. 56, malicious damage to emergency telephone; Bldg. involvement in the community. coordinator. arrived Monday, kicking off orien- EI5, computer equipment stolen, $15,870; Kendall Sq., bike stolen One of the new additions this Another new activity for this tation. $120; W34, suspicious persons, check out okay; Bldg. W89, suspicious year is MIT's Real World, a series year's orientation is a dance for Julie D. Gesch '01, orientation person, trespass warning issued; Bldg. NE20, camera stolen $2,000. of activities ranging from pickup MlT and Wellesley freshman on program coordinator, said interna- Aug. 10: Bldg. EI9, suspicious person, check of area unable to sports, massages, and meetings with Sunday, Sept. 4. The event is spon- tional orientation thus far has been a locate; Student Center and 33 Mass. Ave., HP door controls stolen experts on health and finances and sored by the Academic Resource success; 95 students attended the $300; Bldg. E 15 plaza, bike parts stolen $10; Mass. Ave. suspicious housing. MIT's Real World takes Center, Residential Life and Student welcome breakfast on Monday, up person, issued trespass warning; Student Center, assist Cambridge in place Thursday from 1 to 5 p.m. Life Programs; Campus :;\ctivifies from last year's 65, she said. attempting to locate missing person; Bldg. E 17, computer stolen, The welcome dinner, where Complex, and the Office of Campus Later Monday, international stu- $1,464; Bldg. 18, suspicious activity; Bldg. 10, employee problem; freshmen can meet faculty, has been Dining, said Elizabeth Young dents had the opportunity to meet Student Center, Wesley Price of 4 Mattakesett Circle, Ashburnham, MA moved this year from Wednesday to Cogliano, director of orientation. faculty at a reception, and on arrested for shoplifting; Bldg. E25 plaza, skateboarders, asked to leave Thursday. The move gives students This year's orientation also Tuesday, they could participate in a the area; Bldg. NE20, camera stolen $400; Green Hall, bike stolen $20. more time to relax Wednesday night includes the traditional spate of duck tour and attend an IFC spon- in activities such as a barbeque and well-attended activities, including sored ice-cream mixer. the Adam Sandler movie Waterboy. Friday's Core Blitz from 1-2 p.m. In past orientations, freshman and Academic Expo from 2-3:30 took part in dinners Thursday night p.m. The freshmen picture will hosted by living group members. occur Saturday at noon, to be fol- Last year, Thursday night dinners lowed by Killian kickoff, which were removed from orientation. marks the beginning of rush. Grad Student Injured In Fire at Building 18
By Frank Oabek Morrissey said that their response UJITUR IN CIIII:T was precautionary. "The event was A graduate student was injured over by the time we arrived," he when a small solvent fire broke out said. The fire department also veri- in a lab in Building 18 around noon fied that no pentane remained in the yesterday. air after the fire. Sarah L. Aeilts G was taken by The incident occurred in room ambulance to Massachusetts General 18-165, a laboratory used by stu- Hospital with first and second degree dents of Professor of Chemistry burns to her forearm where she was Richard R. Schrock. The room treated and released. The fire appar- appeared undamaged about 30 min- ently began when fumes from an utes after the fire. open bottle of pentane flashed. Pentane is a common organic Deputy Chief of the Cambridge solvent often used for extraction and Fire Department Michael Morrissey chromotography. It is highly flam- said that "the product flashed [but] mable. there was no extension" of the fire, This is the second fire to break AARON ISAKSEN-TlIE TECH meaning that nothing other than the out in one of Schrok's labs in the Volunteers Orhan Karsligil G, oguz Gunes G and Sevgl Ertan G Increase awareness for victims of solvent burned. past year. A hexane fueled fire dam- Turkey's devastating earthquake. They will be collecting donations until next Wednesday in Cambridge Fire arrived on the aged a lab in Building 6 last Lobby 7. scene with three fire engines, but October.
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By the end, though, there are though, its weak frame causes the of times and locations. a couple too many explosions and cheap ending to be inevitably disappoint- ploys to care. - RR ing.-FC **** Excellent *** Good Eyes \Vide Shut <***112) Runaway Bride <***) ** Fair Enjoy the great, nearly forgotten feeling Sparkling chemistry between * Poor of being in the hands of a master storyteller, Richard Gere and Julia Roberts saves with him guiding a story that is paced just Runaway Bride from drowning in Austin Powers: The Spy \Vho Shagged Me right, and with surprises lurking behind sappiness. The film tells the story of <***> every comer. A gradual descent into a half- a bride who has left a string of Hardly a sequel but rather two hours of comic, half-surreal nightmare - and then a fiances at the altar and the smug jour- completely indulgent Austin Powers fun. This period of awakening and attempting to recall nalist who writes a story about her. film succeeds because it's well aware of what the dream. A visual, excellently acted, and While the setup is riddled with a farce it is and it doesn't try to be anything often funny tale. A frequently self-indulgent enough movie. cliches to make a per- more than purely entertaining. It seems to be auteur work. The most optimistic of all son sick, Gere and Roberts shine on too much of the same, with very little new Kubrick films. All of the above and more. screen, affirming themselves as one J . .: material, but there's enough pure slapstick, -VZ of the more successful screen duos of absurd comedy, and gross humor to satisfy the the 90's. - TH fans. - Teresa Huang The Haunting <*) Not your usual garden-variety bad movie: Run Lola Run <***) Autumn Talc <***~2> it does not merely cause the viewers cringe Lola's boyfriend needs $100,000 Veteran French filmmaker Eric Rohmer in pain and abject anguish at the sheer in twenty minutes, or else he's dead. Lola's motorbike was just stolen, so continues his gentle, thoughtful, and detailed awfulness of it; no, it squarely lands into the TIMOTHY WHITE-PARAMOUNT AND TOUCHSTONE PICTURES studies of romantic confusion in this delight- "so bad it's good" area, being not merely she has to run if she wants to be there Julia Roberts and Richard Gere shine In the roman- ful comedy about a middle-aged woman's terrible but laughably so. This supposed hor- on time. A minor plot detail: she tic comedy Runaway Bride. search for love and happiness. A vintage ror movie is not horrifying for a second, and doesn't have the money. So she needs Trick <***112) Rohmer film with all the sophistication, depth, its ineptitude is much more broad in scope. to run really fast. The result is a streamlined and intricacy that makes his films so irre- H shows the total misunderstanding of even movie possessing an unstoppable sense of At last! A queer romantic comedy in sistible. Without doubt one of the best movies basic facts of filmmaking and storytelling - motion, and giving the visceral pleasure of which the main characters are simply regu- of the year. - Bence Olveczky and the result is wretched, from its very first seeing a tightly-wound plot unfold. - VZ lar, well-adjusted gay people going about to its very last minute. - VZ their everyday lives. A stellar trio of main 1 The Sixth Sense <***~2) characters and an excellent supporting cast, An Ideal Husband <**) Cole Sear is a young boy whose special along with thoughtful pacing and a wonder- An Ideal Husband is an power, "the sixth sense," enables him to per- ful, quirky script, make this not only one of example of how not to direct a ceive the ghosts which, unbeknownst to the the best gay flicks in a long while, but also a movie. With such superlative rest of the world, walk among us every day. romantic comedy that can hold its own resources at his disposal - star- Bruce Willis plays the psychologist trying to against any straight comedy. - FC studded cast (Jeremy Northam, help him. The strength of their performances Rupert Everett, Cate Blanchett, carries the movie past its slight flaws, making Wild Wild West <**) Julianne Moore, Minnie Driver), The Sixth Sense one of the best movies of the WWW tries to be absolutely everything to great source play, lush produc- summer. - Tzu-Mainn Che~ absolutely everyone. It's a western, a parody tion design all that of James Bond movies, a sci-fi adventure, an director/writer Oliver Parker South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut manages to create is a particu- <***~2) larly joyless, visually bland, An R-rated animated musical comedy narratively pedestrian, weird adventure satire, starting when four kids mixture of light comedy and sneak into an R-rated movie, and steadily somber drama., with these two increasing in scope and barrage of satirical MYLES ARONOWI1Z-COLUMBIA PICTURES halves desperately fighting each barbs. Don't be deterred by.the fact that this Sonny gets on the job help from Julian in Big Daddy. other. - VZ movie features copious amounts of profani- ty, full-frontal nudity, and giant glowing Adam Sandler attempts to grow up as an Island of the Sharks <***) talking sex organs - it's probably the fun- actor playing a complete loser who gets trans- Island of the Sharks is a remarkable niest movie in quite a while, and it's defi- formed into a more respectable and lovable achievement on the visual front, providing nitely the best animated musical of the last loser when he adopts a five-year old kid. The some sequences which feel hyper-real, out several years. - VZ film starts out strong with great humor and of this world, and literally larger than life. some genuine acting from Adam Sandler, but This solid Omnimax documentary puts the Star Wars: Episode I-The Phantom eventually spills over the top with sappiness. viewer right in the middle of shark-infested Menace <***) -TH waters, without even a danger of getting This simplistic motion picture with one's feet wet. It succeeds as a travelogue, lumpy storytelling, inane dialogue, wooden ~\ The Blair Witch Project <***) showing the sights that most of us would .acting, and poor editing is one of the most A nearly brilliant character study of three never get a chance of seeing otherwise. If exciting experiences to come in quite a WARNER BROTHERS student filmmakers getting lost in the woods you aren't satisfied with just looking, but while to the movies. By firmly adhering to The extravagent Wild Wild West. while shooting a documentary about a local also want to learn something, I suggest look- the world-view created in Episodes 4 legend - and a solid but hardly outstanding ing elsewhere, however. - VZ through 6, and by utilizing the best special action flick, a buddy filin, a slapstick come- horror picture. The horror is good but super- effects and art direction money can buy, dy, and a dark rumination on the American fluous, and it only distracts from the heart of The Matrix <***112) writer/director George Lucas succeeds, history. It ends up, of course, being none of <,' the picture, but that heart remains highly A wildly imaginative ride. The plot is despite the film's obvious shortcomings, to the above - just an extravagant way to affecting and haunting. Contains probably the nicely complex, the visuals and the special take us once again to that galaxy far, far spend its gargantuan budget. - VZ best performance of the year so far by Heather effects are out of this world. As the comput- away, and provide an adventure-filled play- Donahue. - Vladimir Zelevinsky er hacker Neo RIngling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey ,Popular Music Ticketmaster 931-2000. "The Greatest Show on Earth" is returning to the AeetCenter. Fun for Avalon the whole family! Oct. 15-24. $35 Next: 423-NEXT. (VIP). $25, $15 and $10. Sept. 15: Edwin McCain + the Beth - Hart Band, $15. The Dance Complex Sept. 16: Cheap Trick + Guided by 526 Massachusetts Ave., Voices, $20. Cambridge, MA, 02139, (617) 547- 9363. ,,)3erklee Performance Center Sept. 9 at 9 p.m.: 9.9.99. Each Berklee College of Music studio will be filled with dance 1140 Boylston St. works having to do with the number Free student recitals and faculty concerts, 4pm and 7pm some nine. A benefit to make the Dance "weekdays. For info. on these con- Complex theater space fully acces- certs, call the Performance sible. $9.99. Information Line at 747-8820. Sept. 19 at 5 p.m. Recycled Lives. Sept. 10: John Prine, $26.50, New and recent works by Nancy ~ $22.50. Call Ticketmaster for tick- A vveekly guide to the arts in Boston Marsh. $5. Oct. 15, 16 at 8 p.m. ets. Oct. 16: Cesaria Evora, $28, $24. August 25 - September 2 debrabluth/jesterfly. A multi-media performance event. Centrum Centre Compiled by Fred Choi • Ticketmaster 931-2000. Send submissions to [email protected] or by Interdepartmental mall to "On The Town," The Tech, W20-483. Herbert Hoover: ExamInIng the Sept. 10: Alan Jackson with Andy Evidence Griggs & Brad Paisley, $27. Sept. 13 at the John F. Kennedy Sept. 12: Lenny Kravitz, Library and Museum (Columbia ~.Smashmouth, Buckcherry, $35, Point, Boston. MA. 02125). A $25. one-day conference exploring the life, the career. and the myths sur- Fleet Center Ticketmaster: 931-2000 rounding the 31st President of the >Aug. 25-30: Bruce Springsteen & United States. From 8:30 a.m. to The E-Street Band. Sold Out. 3:30 p.m. Includes the lectures "Herbert Hoover: Political Orphan," Sept. 10: Barry White + Earth, "Hoover and the Progressive Ideal," Wind, & Rre, $38.50, $25. "Hoover Sept. 21-22: Backstreet Boys. Both Confronts the Great Depression," • shows sold out. and "Hoover's Unlikely Friendships: Sept. 24: Celine Dion, $75, Joseph P. Kennedy and Harry S. $59.50 and $39.50. Truman," plus others. Free to the public, but reservations are recom- ~Tweeter Center for the PerformIng mended. For reservations or more Arts (Great Woods) information, call (617) 929-4571. Ticketmaster: 931-2000. Aug. 26: Bonnie Raitt + Jackson "Browne + Shawn Colvin. $45, $39.50 pav., $25 lawn. MusIc on FIlm Festival At the Museum of Fine Arts, Aug. 27: Goo Goo Dolls + Sugar Ray + Fastball, $25 pav., $20 Boston, 02115. For tickets and more information, call 369-3770. lawn. Tickets are $7, $6 MFA members, ~ug. 28: WKLB's Country Music seniors, students, unless otherwise Festival featuring Alabama, + Ty noted. Herndon + The Kinleys. $29.50 pavilion, $19.50 lawn. The Righteous Babes. Aug. 28. A powerful and timely documentary ~ug. 31: Tori Amos + Alanis Morissette. $39.50 pav., $25 lawn. that examines the intersection of feminism with popular music by Sep. 2, 3: Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band. Both shows focusing on the role of female recording artists in the 1990s and Sold out. lSep. 11: R.E.M. $39.50 pavilion, their influence on modern women. $29.50 lawn. Includes female musicians Courtney Love, Shirley Manson, The MIddle East Sinead O'Connor, Tori Amos, and Ticketmaster: 931-2000. Ani Difranco. 'ncket prices vary. Call 354-8238 for more info. Don't miss the unique Blue Man Group, performing at the Charles Playhouse. W.W.F. Ticketmaster: 931-2000. Aug. 25: Kristin Hersh. Raw Is War! Aug. 30, at the Aeet _Aug. 25: US Maple.- and society collide .in this insiders p.m.; Wed., 10 a.m.-9:45 p.m.; Admission to Omni, laser, and plan- Center. $35, $28, $22, $17. Thurs.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; etarium shows is $7.50, $5.50 for SmackDown! Aug. 31, at Aug. 26: Aying Luttenbachers. view of the infamous Romanian Theater Revolution of 1989. Tickets $10 in Sat.-Sun., 10 a.m.-5:45 p.m. children and seniors. Now showing: Worcester's Centrum Centre. $35, Aug. 26: Mephiskapheles. advance, $12 at the door, call West Wing open Thurs.-Fri. until "Laser Depeche Mode," Sun., 8 $28, $22, $17. Aug. 27: Victory at Sea. Blue Man Group (617) 887-2336 to reserve. 9:45 p.m. Admission free with MIT p.m.; "Laser Offspring," Thurs.- Aug. 27: The Muffs. Charles Playhouse, 74 Warrenton ID, otherwise $10, $8 for students Sat., 8 p.m.; "Laser Rush," Sun., "Sargent Summer" In Boston '~ug. 28: Random Road Mother. Street, Boston, indefinitely. Curtain and seniors, children under 17 9:15; "Laser Beastie Boys," Thurs.- Four local cultural institutions pre- Aug. 28: Kevin Coyne. is at 8 p.m. on Wednesday and free; $2 after 5 p.m. Thurs.-Fri., Sat., 9:15 p.m.; "Laser Floyd's sent exhibitions and programmes Aug. 29: Spring Heeled Jack. Thursday, at 7 and 10 p.m. on free Wed. after 4 p.m. Wall," Fri.-Sat., 10:30 p.m.; "Friday about the masterful American artist Aug. 29: Humans Being. Friday and Saturday, and at 3 and Mon.-Fri.: introductory walks Night Stargazing," Fri., 8:30 p.m.; John Singer Sargent (1856-1925). Aug. 30: Franco DeGrazij 6 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets $35 to Exhibits through all collections begin at "Welcome to the Universe," daily; Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Gianni Lenoci Duo. $45. Call 426--6912 for tickets and Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.; "Asian, "Quest for Contact: Are We Alone?" Through Sep. 26: Sargent: The Late Aug. 31: Corkscrew. information on how to see the show 280 The Fenway, Boston. (566- Egyptian, and Classical Walks" daily. Landscapes: The exhibit represents for free by ushering. ParadIse Rock Club 1401), Tues.-Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. begin at 11:30 a.m.; "American the first in-depth exploration of an Admission $10, $7 for seniors, $5 Painting and Decorative Arts Commonwealth Museum overlooked aspect of the artist's ICNext: 423-NEXT. Shear Madness for students with ID ($3 on Wed.), Walks" begin at 12:30 p.m.; 220 Morrissey Blvd .. Boston, career. Late in his life, Sargent Sept. 14: L 7 + School Of Charles Playhouse Stage II, 74 free for children under 18. "European Painting and Decorative 02125. Located across from the began refusing portrait commis- Assassins (cd release). $10 adv., Warrenton Street, Boston (426- The museum, built in the style of a Arts Walks" begin at 2:30 p.m.; JFK Library. Hours: M-F 9-5, S 9-3. sions to paint landscapes profes- $12. day of. 5225), indefinitely. Curtain is at 8 15th-century Venetian palace, Introductory tours are also offered Admission is Free. For more info. or sionally. The fourteen paintings and ,,sept. 15: Manic Street Preachers + p.m. Tuesday through Friday, at houses more than 2500 art Sat. at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. to arrange a tour, call 617-727- watercolors are taken from collec. Remy Zero. $10 adv., $12. day of., • 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, objects, with emphasis on Italian Permanent Gallery Installations: 9268. tions throughout the United States and at 3 and 7:30 p.m. on Sunday. Renaissance and 17th-century "Late Gothic Gallery," featuring a and Europe. Tickets $30-34. Dutch works. Among the highlights restored 15th-century stained glass The Archaeology of the Central Museum of Rne Arts are works by Rembrandt, Botticelli, window from Hampton Court, 14th- Artery Project: Highway to the Past Through Sep. 26: An exhibit of 160 Mad Forest Raphael, Titian, and Whistler. and 15th-century stone, alabaster, The exhibit focuses on life in Sargent works, including his finest "Jazz Music TheaterZone, 100 Captains Row Guided tours given Fridays at 2:30 and polychrome wood sculptures Colonial Boston as interpreted oils, watercolors, and studies for #306, Chelsa, MA 02150, (617) from France and the Netherlands; through artifacts recovered from murals - some never before exhibit- Regattabar 887-2336. Through Sept. 5, Fri. p.m. "Mummy Mask Gallery,' a newly the "Big Dig" before the construc- ed. In collaboration with the Tate ,Concertix: 876-7777 and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 7 p.m. Museum of FIne Arts renovated Egyptian gallery, features tion began. Artifacts and informa- Gallery, London, and the National Ticket prices vary. Call 66i-5000 at Actors Workshop, 40 Boylston 465 Huntington Ave., Boston. (267- primitive masks dating from as far tion on display examine leisure Gallery of Art, Washington, the for more info. St., Boston. TheaterZone presents back as 2500 B.C.; "European activities, tavern life, the life of Aug: 25: Larry Goldings Trio. exhibit will feature portraits of influ. Decorative Arts from 1950 to the three colonial women, and Native ential figures of the time, including Aug. 26-28: Milt Jackson/Hank Present"; "John Singer Sargent: Americans. '::}ones Duo (five shows). Monet, Rockefeller, Robert Louis Studies for MFA and Boston Public Aug. 31: Krisanthi Pappas Quintet. Stevenson, and Isabella Stewart Library Murals." Sept. 1: Billy Novick and Guy Van Gardner. To coincide with the exhi- Gallery lectures are free with muse- DNA Gallery Duser. bition, the MFA is restoring its um admission. 288 Bradford St., Provincetown, MA famous Sargent murals, begun in .sept. 2-4: James Carter Quintet 02657, (508) 487-7705. Hours M- 1916. For more info., call 267- (five shows)., • Th 11-6, F-Sun 11-8. Sept. 8: Edu Tancredi y el Bandon 9300. 33. Museum of Our National HerItage Through Sept. 8. Main Gallery: 33 Marrett Rd., Lexington. 02421. Works by Gregory Amenoff, Hiroyuki The Boston Public Ubrary Sept. 9: Dane Vannatter Quartet. (781-861-6559). Mon.-Sat. 10 Hamada, and Joel Meyerowitz. Continuing each Sat. through Sep.: "tept. 10-11: Ronnie Earl & The a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun. 12 p.m.-5 p.m. Side Gallery: Bernard Toale Tours of Sargent's murals in the Broadcasters (four shows). Admission free. Presents: Ambreen Butt, Leslie Dill, library and talks on his life. Sept. 14: Dominique Eade Quartet. The Museum presents an exhibition and Ellen Driscoll. Sept. 15: Eric Reed Trio. of 93 rare and beautiful pho- Harvard University Art Museums ~ept. 16-18: New York Voices (five snows). tographs drawn from the celebrated Through Sep. 5: Sargent in the collection discovered in the attic of Studio: Drawings, Sketchbooks, the Medford Historical Society in and Oil Sketches. At the Fogg Art Scul/er's 1990. One of the most extensive Museum, an exhibit drawn from Ticketmaster: 931-2000 Other Events and well.preserved collections of "ricket prices vary. Call 562-4111 one of the most significant Sargent Civil War photographs to survive, for more info. collections in the world will reveal the Medford pictures are nationally The End of the World hosted by (All performers two shows per day the working process of one of known for their breadth and depth Crash America's best known artists. unless otherwise noted) 22 of subject matter. Through Nov. 14. Oct. 2, 1:00 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. at Thirty.three of his rarely shown f~ug. 25: Michelle Willson and the The Revolving Museum (288-300 A sketchbooks will also be on view. Evil Gal Festival Orchestra. Museum of Science St., Boston, MA) A millenium-end Aug. 26-28: Gato Barbieri. For hours and info., call 495-9400. Science Park, Boston. (723-2500), arts explosion to benefit AIDS Daily, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Fri., 9 a.m ..9 Action. Boston-based band Crash The Samaritans 5K Run/Walk p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 22 will host a charity event at the Oct. 16: At 10 a.m., first annual Admission free with MIT ID, other. Revolvjng Mseum designed to RunfWalk along the Charles River, 'Classical wise $9, $7 for children 3-14 and infuse new life into the Boston Arts designed to boost awareness about seniors. community and to benefit the AIDS suicide prevention, and to raise The Museum features the theater Action Committee. The twelve-hour funds for the only suicide preven- -Music of electricity (with indoor thunder- event will feature live music (includ- tion center in Greater Boston. All and-lightning shows daily) and more ing the Allstonians, Jess Klein, and proceedS from the event will be than 600 hands-on exhibits. others), visual art, readings from used to benefit The Samaritans' Ongoing: "Discovery Center"; writers and poets, film, fashion, Boston Pops supportive and life-saving services. "Investigate! A See-For-Yourself and interactive events. The event is -'tickets: 266-1492. Prizes given to the top finishers of Exhibit"; "Science in the Park: co-sponsored by WBCN 104.1 FM Aug. 30: KoussevitzkY Music Shed, various age categories, and first Playing with Forces and Motion"; and Tremont Ale. Tickets $15 avail- Lenox, MA. John Williams, conduc- 250 registrants will receive compli- "Seeing Is Deceiving." able at the door or by calling 617- tor. $16-$48 tickets left. mentary t-shirts. 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