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Volume 114, Number I Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Friday, January 28, 1994

BI~~~~~~~~~ i~~~~~~~iP I i Il~~~~~~~~~ A~~~~~~~~~~BP I B I P · ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.~~- Wastoid iumphs Over Robot Pirates By Hyun Soo Kim ocean (a six-inch wide, two-inch NEWS EDITOR deep ditch in the table) to pillage the After over nine rounds of dou- opponent's ship, or stay on their ble-elimination play, "Wastoid" own ship (side of the table). emerged victorious in the 1994 A complicated point-scoring sys- LEGO Rob-ot Design contest tem allowed for flexibility in strate- (6.270) Tuesday night. gies, as robots could play in either Benjamin A. Calderon '96, offensive or defensive roles. A team Yishai Lerner '96, and Mihir Shah lost points for any blocks or bottles '96 designed Wastoid, a robot that were tipped from theirh;pright which had a unique feature - a cat- positions or were knocked off of its apult that threw foam blocks as far side. A team could also earn points as five feet across the playing table. by picking up the bottles and blocks It raised the audience in 26-100 to and either storing them in the robot their feet in excitement. or by transferring them to the home This year's contest was named side of the table. Robo-Raiders, as the pirates Robots also had the option of (robots) sought to collect treasure pushing a dinghy or a plank into the chests (foam blocks) and drink ocean to help get across- pirate punch (plastic bottles). The pirates could choose to cross the Contest, Page 15 Judge Serves Velez 20-Year Prison Term Daniel C. Stevenson prosecution, at 9:45 p.m. on the ASSOCZIATE NIGHT EDITOR night of the crime, Raustein and Alfredo Velez, an accomplice in Arne Fredheim G, both students the murder of Yngve K. Raustein from Norway, were walking east '94 on Sept. 18, 1992, was sen- along Memorial Drive near Hayden man- Students participate in Charm School in Lobby 7 last week. Courses taught included table tenced to 12 to 20 years in state Library when they were confronted ners, buttering up big-shots, how to get a date, etiquette, and manners. I prison last Wednesday. In atten- by Joseph P. Donovan, then 18, I I __ _ dance were Raustein's parents and Velez, then 17, and Shon McHugh, Velez's mother and young wife. then 16. Identified Superior Court Associate Justice Donovan, apparently without Fernald School Subjects Robert A. Barton explained to Velez provocation, punched Raustein, Radiation Testing the rights he would sacrifice by knocking him to the ground. Dono- Litster Testifies before Senator Kennedy's Hearing on entering a guilty plea. The Assistant van then robbed Raustein while conducted by Senator District Attorney read the following Velez robbed Fredheim. By Jeremy Hylton headed the investigation. She used hearing Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) at account of the evening in question CHAIRMAN the Fernald School's records about 10 School on Jan. 13. for the record. According to the Velez, Page An ongoing investigation of its mentally retarded patients, infor- the Fernald 1950s, the late Professor human radiation experiments done mation from Harvard University, In the Robert S. Harris studied by MIT and Harvard University and MIT's records, which included of Nutrition absorbs calcium and researchers has identified the sub- the height and weights of the test how the body feeding 125 patients of the jects of at least two 1950s nutrition- subjects, to determine the dosages iron by School milk and cereal al studies involving radioactive trac- each subject received. Fernald tracers. ers. "It's a detective story because laced with radioactive public According to Professor J. David we have bits of information, and The tests were first made Energy Secretary Hazel Litster PhD '65, vice president and they have bits of information, and when thousands of dean for research at MIT, the sub- the Rev. West has been playing O'Leary declassified about radia- mentally retarded patients detective. I'm amazed she has put government documents jects were last from the Walter E. Fernald State together all the pieces so quickly," tion and radiation testing late School. Litster said. year. Rev. Doe West, coordinator of In addition to working with the After reading a story in the Dec. the Massachusetts Task Force to state task force investigation, Litster 26 Boston Globe about the tests at Human Subject Research and Francis X. Masse, MIT's radia- Review Radiation, Page 14 and chaplain at the Fernald School, tion protection officer, testified at a M= Safe Walk to Offer INSIDE * Edgerton flooded by On-Campus Escorts sprinkler break. Page20 By A. Arif Husain said. The service will run from 10 STAFF REPORTER p.m. to 3 a.m., and students desiring Starting Feb. 13, students will to use the Safe Walk service will be a Kronos Quartet plays have the option of enlisting security able to contact a dispatcher at the chamber music with a escorts to accompany them after information desk in the Student dark. Safe Walk is intended to pro- Center. Students may also call x2- modem edge. Page 7 vide students with a safe means of 1300 for an escort. getting to areas on campus not cov- The trial period will serve to a Gilbert Grape is a wel- ered by Saferide. "see what the response is," Ipri said. Safe Walk was founded by Ken- Funding is also a limiting factor, come break from sweet neth M. Porter '96 and Susan L. Ipri and the group needs to work the Hollywood fair. Page 9 G in reaction to the recent upsurge bugs out of the system, she said. in crimes on campus, Porter said. The project is focusing on pub- licity and recruitment, with a booth subplots con- Safe Walk will be offered three a Complex days per week - Sunday, Wednes- set up in Lobby 10 yesterday. "It fuseBlink. Page 11 day, and Thursday - over a trial Safe Walk, Page 19 i period of the next semester, Ipri L - -- I t Pace 2" THRE.TECHt? ' '*. ' * 1 - i * * '; i *, ' Janu.ary;,-, 1994 RLD&NATION I * I I. I ..... , ssL~-, ,., , , , *-l --- W0T~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~o~~~~~~~~~ w r 4. Aftershock ROCKS Ls Angeies II Senat+n oitre+s rn T Lf Eimbarg After 4-Day Lull LOS ANGELES TIMES I LOS ANGELES On Trade Vith Vietam who had been declared KIA/BNR A magnitude 4.5 aftershock to the Jan. 17 magnitude 6.6 temblor Thomas W. Lippman Vietnam held hundreds more U.S. iI Thursday morning broke a four-day lull of only scattered mild after- THE WASHINGTON POST prisoners of war than it acknowl- were indeed killed as reported."

WASHINGTON edged. Intelligence analysts from E shocks in the magnitude 3 range, but scientists reiterated that such The Senate vote Thursday fol- cz E moderately strong earthquakes are to be expected. The Senate voted by aa wide mar- several departments concluded the lowed hours of sometimes passion- Iir "The aftershocks are following a very normal pattern for Californ- gin Thursday to urge Pre,sident Clin- documents are authentic but their ate debate Wednesday afternoon. ian earthquakes," said a statement by four institutions actively study- ton to lift the U.S. embarrgo on trade information cannot be correct. The basic argument was this: ing the geology of the Northridge earthquake - the California Insti- with Vietnam. The documents are riddled with Would lifting the trade embargo tute of Technology, the U.S. Geological Survey, the Southern War veterans, coInservative "inaccuracies, inconsistencies, exag- encourage Vietnam to continue California Earthquake Center at the University of Southern California Republicans and memtbers of the gerations and fabrications," accord- making remains, documents and and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena. Armed Services Commiittee joined ing to the report, prepared by intelli- artifacts available to U.S. teams gence analysts from the Defense "If the aftershocks continue at this rate, the probability of a mag- some liberal Democrats to approve searching for those still missing, or a nonbindingg resolution Department, CIA and State Depart- nitude 5 aftershock in the next week is about one in five," the institu- by 62 to 38 would it remove all leverage and i ment Bureau of Intelligence and tions said. "We expect one or two more aftershocks of magnitude 4.5 sponsored by Sen. John McCain, R- reward Vietnam even as it continues Ariz., who spent nearly ssix years as Research. or greater in the next week." to avoid telling the truth? Thursday morning's aftershock, which authorities said would a prisoner of war in Vietnam, and One of the so-called "Russian prompt some reinspection of buildings for damage in the area near its Sen. John F. Kerry, D-Mlass., a dec- documents," found in Moscow But in a larger sense, the debate was about whether the war is finally north San Femando Valley epicenter, was the 36th between magni- I orated Vietnam veterani who later archives by Harvard-based tude 4.0 and 4.9 since the Northridge earthquake. turned against the war. researcher Stephen Morris, purport- over or not. Kerry argued that more The lineup could pr:ovide sub- ed to be a Russian translation of a than half of Vietnam's 70 million stantial political cover forr Clinton as Sept. 15, 1972, briefing of the Hanoi people are under the age of 24 and Belarus Likely to Replace he weighs a recommendlation from politburo by Lt. Gen. Tran Van had nothing to do with the war. senior foreign policy adorisers to lift Quang, described as deputy chief of Maintaining a U.S. trade embargo Reforl-Minded Leader the embargo. the North Vietnamese general staff. while Japan, France and other eco- THE WASHINGTON POST According to admiinistration In the supposed briefing, Quang is nomic competitors are doing busi- MOSCOW sources, Clinton has hesitated to quoted as saying Hanoi held 1,205 ness there "is an embargo against A day after ousting its reform-minded leader, the Communist- take the step, which wou ld symboli- American prisoners on that date, ourselves," Kerry said. dominated parliament of Belarus appeared likely to replace him with cally end the 30-yea ,r conflict more than twice as many as were The resolution, attached to the one of two politicians who strongly oppose radical reform and sup- between the United Sta tes and the released in Operation Homecoming Siaie Department authorization bili, port close economic and security ties with Russia. Vietnamese communists, ,because of when the U.S. role in the war ended does not call for establishing diplo- The vote on a successor to Stanislav Shushkevich is expected his history of avoiding tlhe draft for a few months later. matic relations with Vietnam or soon, and if it goes as most analysts predict, it could complete what military service in Vietnaam. Clinton Reyelation of that document sending an ambassador. That step has been a gradual but dramatic change of direction for the former has said he will not lift tlhe embargo caused a sensation last spring and appears to be years away, even if Soviet republic of 10.4 million, which borders Poland on the west until he is satisfied Vietn am is doing reinforced the arguments of family the trade embargo is lifted soon. and Russia on the east. all it can to help determnine the fate and veterans groups who have urged The effect of the shift, analysts say, would be to make Belarus less of more than 2,200 Amycricans still retention of the trade embargo on Among the senators who joined of an independent state and more a virtual protectorate of Russia. listed as missing from the nation's grounds that Vietnam has lied about McCain and Kerry in voting for the Zenon Poznyak, leader of the opposition Belarusan Popular Front, longest war. the prisoner issue. resolution were Sam Nunn, D-Ga., described the ouster of Shushkevich as "a creeping Communist coup The Senate vote was the second But for the 1,205 figure to be chairman of the Armed Services aimed at eliminating Belarusan statehood and imposing a dictator- big poitical boost thi s week for correct, the intelligence analysts Committee, and John W. Warner, ship" under Prime Minister Vyacheslav Kebich. those who favor ending tlhe embargo concluded, "we would have to R-Va., the committee's second- In the political struggle that has been going o0Uin Minsk for and allowing U.S. firms, to partici- assume that 669 Americans actual- ranking Republican; Barbara Mikul- months, Kebich, a veteran Communist and oppomne-t of free-market pate in Vietnam's fas;t-growing ly survived, were captured and were ski, D-Md., a longtime supporter of reform, has been Shushkevich's chief antagonist. in a parallel vote in economy. transported to an unknown prison veterans' groups; John Glenn, D- parliament on Wednesday, Kebich survived a move to dismiss him as Earlier, the Defense IDepartment system. This is highly implausible, Ohio, a former Marine Corps offi- prime minister by a vote of 175 to 101. released an analysis of two docu- not only because of the lack of evi- cer; and Nancy Landon Kassebaum, ments that surfaced lastt year from dence of a secondary prison system, R-Kan., a former member of the intelligence archives of the former but also because investigation has Senate Select Committee on POW- North Launches Senate Campaign Soviet Union purportingng to show verified that virtually all of those MIA affairs. LOSANGELES TIMES ROANOKE, VA. Oliver L. North, the retired Marine officer who became a national

figure during the Iran-Contra scandal, launched his campaign for the Yee tDfedseReim k U.S. Senate Thursday in public appearances across Virginia. Ii Speaking to enthusiastic supporters at hotel rallies in four cities, By Lee Hockstader detachment are part of Moscow's 16, Fyodorov was regarded as the the man who admitted lying to members of Congress seven years ago THE WASHINGTON POST daily scuttlebutt. Some of Yeltsin's most prominent champion of the said that he wants to join their ranks "to take back government from MOSCOW advisers, such as state television free market in the cabinet. While a the insiders and wheeler-dealers and put it back where it belongs- Russian President Boris Yeltsin, chief Alexander Yakovlev, have number of reformers remain in the in your hands." in his first public comments follow- told him in the strongest terms that upper echelons of the government, If North wins the Republican nomination at the party's state con- ing the departure of leading reform- he must explain himself and his none is as regarded as so high-pro- vention in June, the former lieutenant colonel who ran a secret White ers from his cabinet, defended his intentions to the nation, often. file, well-connected or energetic as House resupply mission for the Nicaragua's Contra rebels likely will new government Thursday and Yeltsin has not heeded their advice. Gaidar and Fyodorov. face another former Marine - incumbent Democratic Sen. Charles insisted he has not abandoned plans Ella Pamfilova, former minister There are already signs that the S. Robb - next November. to remake his country. of social protection who quit Jan. 16 new government, led by Prime Min- In remarks here in Virginia's heartland that mirrored earlier In a statement released by his to protest the shift in government, ister Viktor Chernomyrdin, will speeches in Norfolk, Richmond and later in Hemrndon, North declared: press office, Yeltsin- said he intends said she met with Yeltsin on abandon free-market practices and "I believe that we, those of us gathered in this room, represent the to use his considerable powers under Wednesday to formally tender her renew massive subsidies to bloated real hopes and the real aspirations and dreams and values of the the new Russian constitution to resignation. "The president and inefficient state factories and working men and women. I believe that if we have the courage and "firmly defend reforms and ensure appeared to me to be suffering and farms. Chernomyrdin has spoken of 9 determination to do right by them, we can make a change in Wash- stability and the continuation of the lonely," she said on Russian televi- "non-monetarist" methods of con- L ington." democratic course." The president sion Thursday. "My God! How few trolling inflation, which critics have f dismissed criticism that the new people there are on whom he can taken to mean price controls. His government would gut his reforms lean." agriculture minister has spoken of as "excessive dramatization." Pamfilova's remarks are part of a pumping billions of dollars in subsi- WEATHER Yeltsin's spokesman, Vyach- growing chorus of doomsayers. dies into ailing farms and agricultur- eslav Kostikov, reinforced the presi- Critics as varied as the U.S. director al enterprises beginning this year. dent's message Thursday, declaring of central intelligence, Yeltsin's dis- Such a spendthrift policy might Rainy and windy that if there is even a partial return missed chiefs for finance and eco- temporarily blunt complaints from By Michael C. Morgan of old-style command economics, nomics, Western economic advisers workers who have not been paid full STAFF METEOROLOGIST "the president will nip this tendency and leaders of former Soviet salaries lately and managers whose For the first time in almost a month, we run the risk of seeing bare in the bud." republics on Russia's periphery perquisites have been squeezed by ground in southern New England. A cyclone will move to our west The Russian leader's remarks have all warned of dire conse- the tight money policies of recent later today. The brisk southerly winds ahead of the cyclone will appeared to respond to mounting quences should the new Russian months. But in all probability, the advect rather warm, moist air into the area. These winds should erode fears, both inside Russia and in the government change course. rapid printing of money needed to the arctic air that has been rather firmly entrenched in southern New West, that the new Russian govern- Yeltsin's comments came a day resurrect Russia's wasteful farms England the last few days. ment will implement back-to-the- after Finance Minister Boris Fyo- and vast, dilapidated industrial base A cold front will cross the area late tonight - ending our rains. future policies that will roll back the I dorov resigned in anger, accusing would also lead to inflation well Clearing, cool (yes, cool not cold!) weather will follow the passage of free market advances of the past two the new government of carrying out beyond the 1993 rate of around 900 the front. The air will gradually turn colder Sunday before we get our years. an "economic coup" led by "red percent. Critics including Fyodorov next round of wintry weather early next week. The outlook for next Yet what remained unclear was managers." He said the economic and CIA Director R. James Woolsey week looks like a return to the deep freeze. whether Yeltsin is losing control management of the country was predict such a course would spark Today: Cloudy with freezing rain and sleet, turning to plain rain. over his own government, or now in the hands of "a cabinet of social upheaval in Russia's already Winds becoming gusty and temperatures rising into the 40's (7°C). whether he has made a calculated lifeless and incompetent state plan- unstable political climate. Winds south 15-25 mph (24-39 kph) with gusts 35-50 mph (56-81 strategic retreat in the wake of last ning ideology." A leading pro-reformn bloc in the kph). month's parliamentary elections, in Fyodorov was replaced by his Russian parliament urged Yeltsin Tonight: Cfoudy, windy and mild, with rain tapering to showers. which pro-reform parties fared deputy, Sergei Dubinin. Dubinin is Thursday to fire Chernomyrdin. But Winds south-southwest 15- 25 mph (24-39 kph). Low a relatively poorly. well regarded as a technocrat, but is Yeltsin, for the time being at least, balmy 38 (3°C). As usual, there were few clues thought unlikely to be able to play appears to have given his prime Saturday: Mostly sunny with a few afternoon clouds. Mild. High about Yeltsin's thinking. He has as dynamic a role in the government minister virtual carte blanche. Cher- 43-48°F (6-9°C). Winds northwest 10-20 mph (16-32 kph). appeared in public seldom during as Fyodorov. He also will not have nomyrdin, 55, a former boss of the Low 17°F (-8°C). the past several months and issued the rank of deputy prime minister Soviet oil and gas industry, has Sunday: Partly sunny early, followed by increasing clouds. Snow only occasional and laconic commu- that Fyodorov enjoyed. shown in many statements that he is developing late at night. High 28°F (-2°C). Low 22°F (-6°C). niques. Rumors of his drinking, his Along with former economics no friend to reform and no student ill health, his despondency and his chief Yegor Gaidar, who quit Jan. of economics. LL - I w -- I i

I -lP - - -- January'28,' 1'994 CTa ;-,, ---- __ __ WORLD--- ,~~I-.I...... -.-&%-- NATION .---- 2-0--- v ...,, .. -- H it^[,-&.. ^tW^TK ^PaI. ~ .a q~, -).,I Deputy Attorney General Resigns U.S. Joins Allies to Urge U.N. to Plerre Thomas management styles are too different what I meant." and Michael Isikoff for us to function fully effectively as RPenm anoenv nullrrt..e ay, rcnn- Impose Trade Ban on Haiti THE WASHINGTON POST a management team at the Depart- ducts business in a volcanic style, LOS ANGELES TIMES WASHINGTON ment of Justice," Heymann wrote in arriving at meetings with lists of WASHINGTON Philip B. Heymann, the Justice a letter sent Thursday to President new projects and assignments. The Clinton administration, joined by France, Canada and Department's second-ranking offi- Clinton. "That is a judgment I By contrast, Heymann was a Venezuela, is expected to urge the U.N. Security Council early next cial, announced his resignation share." cautious administrator with a more week to impose an almost airtight ban on trade with Haiti, suhstan- Thursday, citing a lack of "chem- Reno said that no successor had leisurely management style. "Phil's tially toughening a petroleum embargo that already has shredded the istry" with Attorney General Janet been picked and Heymann will approach to things is very profound, nation's economy, officials said Thursday. Reno and differences in their man- remain in office until a replacement very deliberative and measured," Officials of the United States and its three allies have concluded agement styles. is found. Pressed about whether said one Justice Department official. that the additional sanctions are needed to force the Haitian military Deputy Attorney General Hey- Heymann had been fired, Reno "Phil likes to study things indepen- to permit ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide to regain the office mann's surprise departure comes at praised Heymann's contributions to dently, and he has contributed some he lost in a bloody 1991 coup. a time when a number of high-level the department and said during her marvelous things." Although the four nations, collectively known as the "Four positions remain unfilled at the Jus- weekly news conference: "I think Earlier this month, he and Reno Friends of the U.N. Secretary-General Regarding Haiti," threatened tice Department, prompting con- we reached a mutual agreement." acknowledged they "were having additional sanctions more than a month ago, they have been reluctant gressional criticism that the Clinton But department officials said trouble working together," said to take the step because of the devastating effect the trade embargo is administration has left too many Thursday that the personality clash Heymann, pointing out that he initi- sure to have on the country's poorest citizens. critical positions vacant more than between the all-business, no-non- ated the conversation. But representatives of the Four Friends, meeting in Washington, year into office. sense Reno and the professorial This week their working rela- decided late Wednesday that the additional measures are required to It also follows mounting com- Heymann had been building for tionship was discussed again, this coerce the Haitian military and its commander, Lt. Gen. Raoul plaints from both within and outside some time and appeared to be the time initiated by Reno. "I just said, Cedras, to stand aside and allow Aristide, the country's only democ- the department over what critics driving force behind the move. 'I don't think it's working; what do ratically elected chief executive, to regain power. described as Heymann's lack of Increasingly, at staff meetings, you think?' " Reno recalled saying. Meanwhile, the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets axiau ,o lu,id otxaso aiu :.. o lzl y .to F'_-&~l ._ .... 4.1-- T T C 1 _ _-,_.. _- ._- J. COA _ L_-_- X-I11-- IIa:s:l_ tLhr Was Cv'idIIt tC.sVll. UctwI1 I ii,, was ,n, prAtipitat:i1l .ltlgIui .iuzc tile U.o. iUaiiiN aCountls anlU otlCI assct of all IiiCIiian follow through on key department the two. Reno felt Heymann "didn't event" or "great policy differences," military officers. The names of 523 officers were added to a list of 41 initiatives, including the crime bill understand" her directives to him. said Heymann, a Harvard Universi- individuals whose assets were frozen last October. But Treasury offi- and review of mandatory minimum At one session, a department source ty law professor who served as head cials said the sanctions apply to all officers, whether or not they are sentences. said, when Heymann sought to of the Justice Department's criminal included on the new list. "The attorney general has con- restate a point Reno had just made, division during the Carter adminis- cluded that our operational and she snapped at him: "No, that's not tration. Reports Spread of Fraud Among Recipients of Quake Aid Clinton Urs- c {es Increased Control LOS.ANGELES TIMES LOS ANGELES OfInformation The suspension of standard screening procedures in an earthquake Superighway food stamp program has apparently unleashed a flood of false and By Jube Shiver Jr. cable operators. administration also hopes to ensure inflated claims for the emergency benefits, officials and applicants LOS ANGELES TIMES The administration's proposal, that the information can travel said Thursday. WASHINGTON outlined at a Thursday morning seamlessly to and from homes, Officials with the county Department of Public Social Services In a controversial new proposal, briefing at the Commerce Depart- libraries, schools, businesses and said it is difficult to say how many of the applications are fraudulent. the Clinton administration said ment, would extend exclusive feder- government - creating an easily But with only a driver's license and a simple declaration required to Thursday it wants to pre-empt local al jurisdiction over companies that accessible information highway claim benefits - $446 for a family of five, for example - welfare authority over the so-called infor- offer both cable and telephone ser- rather than a proprietary one suit- workers said they have already confirmed a few cases of fraud and mation superhighway by broadening vices or other two-way, broad-band able only for specialized use. fear there are many more. the federal role in overseeing cable digital communications services. Brown said that the administra- Ed Tanaka, director of the county Department of Public Social and telephone companies and other Currently, telephone companies tion's goal was a reform package Services, said he is considering increasing documentation require- technology providers. are regulated as so-called common ments to assure that applicants meet low-income standards and come "that is both pro-business and pro- In an I -page "white paper" that carriers by both state and federal from earthquake-damaged homes. To require more information, the consumer." He added that the fleshed out the administration's pre- regulators. By contrast, cable TV county must receive a waiver from the U.S. Department of Agricul- vious call for more competition in operators have no obligation under administration is hoping to get its ture, which oversees the food stamp program. the growing telecommunications federal or state law to provide unfet- proposals attached to existing legis- "These lines are long and I don't like being held back because of industry, Commerce Secretary Ron tered access to anyone with the lation before Congress rather than other people's greed," said John Rogers, 36, after waiting four hours Brown and other Clinton adminis- means to pay to transmit communi- offer its own, package. in his wheelchair outside a welfare office in the San Fernando Valley. tration officials called for amending cations. But he acknowledged that the A disgusted man outside another office said he heard a fellow the 60-year-old communications act As big companies like US West, administration's proposal could applicant discuss using his proceeds to buy drugs and others openly to treat all the players alike and do Bell Atlantic, TCI and Time Warner "make states profoundly unhappy," admitting they had suffered no damage in the quake. away with the current disparate rush to modernize the nation's elec- and stressed that the administration I I treatment of common carriers and tronic information highway, the is flexible. - --- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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_ __ I' Page4 - THF TRfTT - >1 ' A t = I , January 28, 1994. OPINION I-"- -- --I - - '' cl' r 9 I I - - lr-U8~l/l~l,tt(SUV,1 0~0 AJl^J7L IS-7I l^~ UV A/jL ssujijvvji vt I - HASS-D Lottery Experiment All in all, we believe the system worked forced to expend their money in order to pur- very well: 1119 students of the 1206 who chase goods in the marketplace. As they do Was Successful entered the lottery (over 90 percent) got their so, they are left with less money to compete 1 with As the designer of the Athena side of the nirst-cnoic-e class. AD Takamori notes, even he those who have hoarded it for certain Chairman new Humanities, Arts, and Social Science got the class he wanted! important issues like attaining the basic goods required for life. Replace 10 votes with 10 Jeremy Hylton '94 Distribution lottery system, I would like to (Enrollment for the second lottery, for respond to Daiji Takamori's recent letter to those who did not like their initial assignment dollars and the proportional voting system Editor in Chief the editor [HASS-D Lottery Is Unfair, Jan. or did not enter the first lottery, remains open becomes almost a market voting system. Eva Moy '95 19]. until noon on Jan. 27, and results will be The only problem with Guinier's system is It is true that the January 5th cut-off for returned by midnight of that day. To enter the that the number of votes allocated remains Business Manager making selections would have required stu- second lottery from Athena, type "add hass-d" fixed. While the minority gains some power, Benjamin A. Tao G dents to make their choices during finals if followed by "xenroll" or "enroll.") they will be doomed to only winning those Andy Oakland, Programmer, Distributed fewest issues of greatest importance because Managing Editor they were not returning to campus for IAP. However, because we provided selection Computing and Network Services the majority will always have more votes Michelle Sonu '96 numbers to the departments this early, they from the start. The market addresses this prob- were able to add five new sections. There is a lem by granting more dollars to each person Executive Editor Proportional Representation who produces better or cheaper products for Sarah Y. Keightley '95 tradeoff between requiring early responses and having enough time to act on the respons- Not the Answer the whole. Thus a very resourceful minority can build up "votes" in the marketplace by NEWS STAFF es; in this case, I think having 125 new seats In reading Lani Guinier's argument for representation [The Tech, Jan. "voting" wisely in ways that produce more for Editor: I-lyun Soo Kim '96; Associate added to the most popular classes shows that proportional 191, I was struck by how close she has come the whole. Better still, the folks who didn't Etl.rs: Damy Amart '07, IfMimnr I u '97; we made the right decision. gain 'votes" still win as iihere are better pirod- Staff: Rahul T. Rao '94, Trudy Liu '95, Ben The reason for initially having two lotter- to the classic arguments of free market advo- ucts for the whole to partake of. Reis '95, Nicole A. Sherry '95, Kevin ies was to allow for the inevitable uncertain- cates. Realizing the tyranny of the majority, Subramanya '95, Charu Chaudhry '96, ties of a new system. Now that the system has she proposes giving a certain number of votes Supporters of proportional representation Deena Disraelly '96, Michael A. been proven to work, we agree with Takamori to each person. These are then expended as should concur that the best vehicle for Saginaw '96, Lawrence K. Chang '97, that the advantages of a single lottery out- they are used on a number of rival options. minority empowerment is in fact a free mar- A. Arif Husain '97, Matt Mucklo '97, weigh the disadvantages, and consequently, in Thus, the majority loses its power as it uses up ketplace of both products and ideas. Res- Gabriel J. Riopel '97, Rishi Shrivastava '97; the future we will hold a single lottery on reg- its votes, while the minority may concentrate olute support of the Bill of Rights and limi- Meteorologists: Michael C. Morgan G, istration day. 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L - ------·------,, January 28, 1994 * : flTuWTminwT ------*-- « ------_ ____\tri_. Pl v vtll T_ age 5Jo_ __- Gun Co , ^ yL------nonrlLgislation Ineifective .______tllLMF Gun Control egislation InefetvIn nleuiReducin Crim.r I -- -j r -- -m I6 n I' By Michael K. Chung v The underlying premise of nearly every OPINION EDITOR prevention against crime (66 percent rate) tion to type of gun control is that crime will be allow gun purchases if the usual route i The recent passage of the Brady biii from results of Chicago robberies in the of procedure puts a reduced. This is not necessarily the case. Gun is blocked. five-day waiting period on the purchase of i 970s. However, control inevitably delays the purchase of a if this ideal system were in firearms. The time is to be used to do back- However, it is true that victims have used place, criminals weapon by honest people who need a gun for would become aware of it and ground checks on persons purchasing guns incorrectly: for instance, shot someone obtain guns. If self defense. Sometimes extreme circum- their guns elsewhere. In the unlikely the buyer is found to be a convicted without proper justification, shot to kill when case that felon, stances require quick response. For instance, all firearms in the world were confis- mentally unstable, or otherwise dangerous, not necessary. It is therefore logical that any- cated, they the several years ago, a serial killer was on the would use different weapons or gun will not be sold to him. one who purchases a gun should have his even fabricate their loose in Gainesville, Florida. Naturally. Deo- own guns. Also, this time is alleged to reduce entire family go through a gun education and There is little the ple who wanted to defend themselves chose to evidence that gun control is chances of "passion crimes" and suicides handling seminar series. effective in curtailing by do so, be it with guns, knives, or baseball bats. crime. In fact, in the providing a "cool-down" period for Whether the "rules of the family gun" are 1960s, New Jersey the A 1985 National Institute of Justice report and Hawaii implemented would-be assailant. However, waiting periods taught within the household or by an authori- strict gun control by professors James Wright and Peter Rossi laws only to see murders, for gun purchases are ineffective in ty, it is vital that those around a gun know rapes, and robberies reducing found that "the armed citizen or the threat of soar by staggering violent crime, and in no way attack the how it is to be used. Such programs surely amounts - up to root of the armed citizen is possibly the most effec- 326 percent over the follow- the problem. would be an effective way of promoting gun ing five years. tive deterrent to crime and the nation." More Therefore, implementation and Perhaps the most significant statistic safety and awareness, and a better use of pub- maintenance of waiting in than 1,800 prisoners were interviewed, and it periods and back- analyzing criminal gun use is the result lic funds than paying for background checks. ground check equipment of a was found that "85 percent agreed that the will cost large 1985 Justice Department study. According The simple fact is that criminals will find a amounts of time, money, to 'smart criminal' will attempt to find out if a and taxpayers' this report, "only 21 percent of felons' way to commit crimes. While it is a sound money, only to result hand- potential victim is armed; 75 percent felt bur- in an essentially useless guns were obtained through retail channels." idea that background checks be made to deter- network. giars avoided occupied dwellings for fear of If background checks are done, mine whether a person is trustworthy of own- Such resources would this figure being shot; 53 percent did not commit a spe- be better used in will certainly decline as criminals ing a gun, they do not justify the vast amounts punishing convicted who might cific crime for fear the victim was armed, and criminals more severely ordinarily purchase guns of effort and money required to establish an so that further from legitimate 57 percent of 'handgun predators' were crime is prevented, as "60 per- sources change scared effective system. cent their shopping habits. On tele- off or shot at by armed victims." of violent offenders were rearrested for a vision news, gang members across If an implemented system were ideal, the felony or misdemeanor," the nation Many acts of violent crime, including rape according to James [ commented that if background results would be obtainable instantly. This Wootton, president searches are and robbery, have been prevented through of the Safe Streets put into effect, then means that gun dealers or police stations Alliance in Washington, there will still be numer- effective and proper use of a firearm. Accord- DC. ous sources available to would have established databases and Imposing a obtain guns on the ing to "Gun Rights Fact Book" by Alan Got- waiting period and raising black market. advanced computing systems. In emergency license fees for gun tlieb, handgun use in self-defense was the best dealers will be ineffective cases, police officials would have authoriza- in reducing I r In rl violent crime in the US. I ocus Must Shift t r- Ai Toward Providing Public lansDortation Iw. _-- _ %-.s JL or-- an-- .nuve, rrom rage 4 Angeles. 15,000 people went to work on the I 40,000 cars off the I I roads "per peak traffic Century Freeway, it seemed that policy mak- new trains on their first day of service. The period." The $1 I national freeway system. But what would billion price tag on a com- ers in another L.S. citb had learned their les- I instant success of the line is even more incred- plete, 450-mile happen if all those freeways were to simply system shocked some; while son. ible when one considers that it was built in others made price comparisons disappear? What would today's policy mak- with construc- Federal lawmakers have yet to learn. This four days, stations and all. Officials of the tion on the valley's freeways. ers do if they had to start all over again, only The cost issue year Congress appropriated $305 million for California Transportation Authority simply was driven home without the wide-open space that surrounded in 1992, after the completion transportation "demonstration projects." Most borrowed private freight lines and purchased a of the 10-mile, $10 most cities before 1950? As post-quake Los billion "Century Free- of those projects, according to Congressional few passenger cars on cheaply - a simple way." When the new Angeles indicates, some changes would be route opened, transit Quarterly, demonstrated nothing more "than matter compared with the billions of dollars it authority officials made. announced that no major the ability of a new or larger road to carry will take to rebuild those collapsed freeways. freeway would ever According to the Department of Trans- be constructed in the more traffic." Meanwhile Congress spends The ease with which the line was opened begs greater Los Angeles portation, it will be more than six months area again. about $15 billion for construction and mainte- the question: Why don't we build more such Massachusetts before LA's five severely damaged freeways officials made a similar nance on federal and state highways. Only lines? announcement in the 1960s, can be rebuilt. Meanwhile, some lucky com- after proposals $4.5 billion goes to mass transit. There is still Californian policy makers had been work- for a concrete muters may avoid the automotive gridlock. corridor linking Beacon Hill nothing a Member of Congress enjoys ing on rail-transit long before last week's and Needham more Transportation Secretary Frederico were scrapped even after the than cutting the ribbon on a new, federally- Pena visit- quake. 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KRONOS QUARTET mic sense executing Yanov-Yanovsky's intri- Drawing mostly upon material from Indian to understand, sending more than a few in the Bank of Boston Celebrity Series Concert. cate and witty rhythmic combinations. classical music, Ali-Zadin brought together audience to the exits. Saturday, Jan. 22. Like many post-minimalists, Yanov- many elements effectively, including a ballet- Those who left, however, would surely Jordan Hall. Yanovsky has rejected both serialism and like second theme, electronic effects such as regret having done so if they knew what minimalism, drawing upon ethnic sources for added reverberation and a taped Tamboura they'd missed. Breaking the barrier that had By Mark Messier his harmonic and rhythmic vocabulary. High part, vocal effects, percussion parts, and cello SPECIAL TO THE TECH. distanced the musicians from their audience violin tremolos gradually asserted the opening lines verging on hard blues. As the piece all night, first violinist David Harrington mage may not be everything to the Kronos texture, bringing the piece to a conclusion. wound down the players again left the stage, introduced the encore as "the only thing we Quartet but it certainly counts for a lot. From the youngest composer, the program leaving the solo cello alone - a ghost of the have that could follow Howl : Michael Dori- Since the Quartet's inception in 1973, the shifted to its most experienced. Although opening strains. ty's Elvis Everywhere." Incorporating a male twice-Grammy-nominated chamber group extremely thoughtful, Sofia Gubaidulina's The second half of the program was dedi- Elvis impersonator, female voice, and honky- has often seemed to market itself more as a Quartet No. 4 also contained some of the least cated to Lee Hyla's setting of Allen Gins- tonk baritone saxophone on tape, the Quartet rock band than a string quartet. Asserting their satisfying passages in the first half of the pro- berg's Howl. With Ginsberg himself reading boogie-woogied through an irreverent and individual personalities with leather boots, gram. his own work on tape, the Quartet's role was eclectic shuffle that was part Vegas review flashy shirts, and in one case an elegant gown, As they would throughout the night, Kro- somewhat ambiguous.' Hyla wanted to "have and part free jazz. the members of Kronos present a distinctly nos took advantage of dramatic lighting the music emerge from the poem/reading and urban edge which carries over into their effects for this piece. From complete darkness then, as the piece evolves, have the music Though the effect was hysterically humor- music. the piece opened with a snaking quaver on become independent, commenting and collid- ous, causing the audience to laugh out loud, Kronos executed the piece with the same The n(Iugtett ha aggressively d~vC!GtrpCn a ltape. A II vai. t ~ Cil'vallvC oCcilud anll inlg witL the poemUl ailU tlloWlilS'lit illto a vari- completely contemporary repertoire commis- attempt to recreate this effect, as all the play- ety of textural reliefs." However, it worked in intensity and precision as every other piece on sioning works from composers all over the ers rapidly bounced their bows off their just the opposite sense. While the Quartet the evening's program. The Quartet let the world. The range of this repertoire is vast, strings. This moment highlighted what kept stayed in step with Ginsberg's reading, both voices on tape acknowledge the audience and including more conventional works by the piece from working: although the the music and the reading were garbled as say good-bye. "You've been a great audience, Shostakovich, Webernm, and Barber; minimal- Gubaidulina explored many interesting tex- they competed for the same space. thank you very much," Elvis said before we ists such as Terry Reilly; Steve Reich, and tures, including a Bartok-esque canon, sec- As the Quartet's role changed, Ginsberg's were told. "Elvis is leaving the building. Right Phillip Glass; to less likely sources like tions calling for the use of mallets to pluck the incessant drawl became more distinct. Gradu- about now, Elvis is leaving the building. Elvis Charles Mingus, Howlin' Wolf and Jimi Hen- strings, etc., she failed to connect these sec- ally the poem dominated the piece and the',, has left the building....." drix. How many other quartets possess the tions, making them seem almost arbitrary. music became almost distracting as Ginsberg Upcoming events in the Bank of Boston ability and attitude necessary to go from the The music was not entirely inelegant, how- generated an impetuous pulse with his Whit- Celebrity series include the Lincoln Center rapid, violent stylistic and dynamic shifts of ever. The final minor sonorities of the piece, man-inspired lists, and dramatic relief with his Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, at hard-core composer John Zorn to the intensely accented by a truly inspired sparse lighting of wit. Overall the music seemed inconsequen- Symphony Hall on Jan. 28 and Art Garfunkel introverted pitch explorations of Morton Feld- the organ in Jordan Hall, effected an impres- tial, and made the piece on the whole harder at Symphony Hall on Feb. 13. man's 80 minute Piano and String Quartet? sively imperial mood before the piece faded Thus one could say that the program pre- into the darkness from which it had emerged. sented at Jordan Hall on Jan. 22 as part of the The gem of the program proved to be Lois Bank of Boston Celebrity Series was typical Vierk's River Beneath the River. Written in Kronos. None of the pieces on the program what the composer described as "exponential was more than a year old, and the five com- form," the piece employed a wide variety of posers came from around the globe: two textures and harmonic areas to gradually and Americans and three representatives of former continually develop a single musical idea. Soviet States from Uzbekistan, Russia, and Rhythmically this piece was the most intense, Azerbaijan; three women, two men. layering complex figures one on top of the The program opened with Dmitri Yanov- other while still clearly articulating a constant, Yanovsky's Chang Music IV. This is the driving quarter note pulse. As the piece drove fourth in a series of works for various instru- "exponentially" to its climax, fraying more mental combinations inspired by the tradition- than a few bow strings, the tension of the al Chang percussion music of the composer's opening phrases was uncorked as the process native Uzbekistan. creating the music snowballed inevitably Yanov-Yanovsky was the youngest com- towards its end. poser on the program and his music was also Franghiz Ali-Zadin's Mugam Sayagi con- some of the freshest. The only piece on the cluded the first half of the program. Before the program to use no electronics, Chang Music piece, while they were tuning, the members of IV exploited the extended techniques avail- the Quartet left the stage one-by-one, leaving able to Kronos. From the long eastern- the solo cello in the spotlight. The swooping inspired glissandi of the meditative introduc- cello ostinato was joined by the viola from tion to the shimmering high harmonics of the off-stage, gradually adding violins I and Ii. violins, the opening section contrasted the Simulating guitar feedback with raucous dou- string-quartet-turned-percussion-ensemble ble stops, the cello called the players back to that introduced the second theme. Rapping the the stage. Musical fragments darted across the bodies of their instruments with their fingers, Quartet as if at the tip of an artist's brush in a the musicians displayed their uncanny rhyth- virtuosic display of the complete ensemble. The Kronos Quartet will perform at the New England Conservatory. Setlist produces mixed results for jazz ensemble FESTIVAL JAZZ ENSEMBLE the audience. However, if there were a Ten huge bomb. Goldberg's solo was brilliant and showed InternationalAssociation Commandments for musicians, one of them That was not the most disappointing good technique, while Johnson's was less OfJazz Educators Conference. would be to choose pieces that suit the per- piece, however. That award goes to their last flamboyant and more melodic. The key for Sheraton Boston Hotel. former's skills. True, it is important for any number, "Blues for Red" by Jamshied Shari- both solos was that they were both in context January 13, 1994. performer to take a chance every now and fi. If the band had showed poor judgment and made musical sense within the piece. The then, but the key is to pick something that is before, here it reached its climax. This piece rhythm section kept the band in time, and the By Christopher Chiu within his or her limits. In their performance was simply too technically difficult for the ensemble truly swung. on the 13th, the MIT ensemble's choices vio- ensemble to handle. It had syncopated cho- Perhaps their performance of Bob Nieske's n a sense, musicians can be divided into lated this rule several times, thus yielding rus and response sections with very demand- "Teacher" was most indicative of the entire In this case, the band two groups. On one side there are per- mixed results. ing rhythm patterns. show's effect. Here again the band had serious simply was not up to the task and was disor- formers who will never play new compo- The problems began with their first piece, problems with the rhythmic arrangements; the ganized, so that the piece stumbled and fell sitions. These performers are content to an arrangement of Ray Charles' "Rockhouse." trumpets sounded incoherent and out of time. The brass section, in part perhaps due to diffi- to pieces. The only flashes of life were a simply play old warhorse tunes that are well What saved the piece was yet again some known and have been critically acclaimed for culties with the sound system, sounded cohe- stellar, pointilist solo from Solomon Dou- sive but terribly harsh. This led right into the glas '96 on piano and a fiery soprano saxo- superb s?,' work. Bramble redeemed himself the past millennium. This is especially true in on tenor saxophone and finally showed some the Classical world, where there are literally alto saxophone solo by Damon Bramble '97, phone solo from Susan Ward G, but these which was aimless and more of a finger exer- turned out to be only temporary respites of his tremendous talent. Instead of trying to hundreds of pianists who specialize in playing play as many notes as possible, he started pieces of only a single composer, or perhaps a cise than anything else. The rhythm section from utter chaos. phrasing notes together and came up with certain period. On the other side are perform- did provide excellent support, however, and However, all this should not cast a pall on some beautiful melodic swirls. He was joined ers who put their talents to another use. While the highlight of the piece came towards the the entire performance. Witness "Lola," by they may play a few reliable standbys once in end, with an excellent, incisive solo from gui- Guillermo Klein. In this piece, the band Ali Azarbayanjani G on Flugelhorn for a duet of sorts that showed excellent intonation. a while, they are much more progressive. tarist Dan Hosken G. showed welcome restraint. This was a charm- The band continued with a composition by ing tune that featured a nice blending of the Afterwards, the listener may reflect on the They believe in the growth of music, and will too, were an dare to play pieces that are fresh, new, and Darrell Katz that was entitled, "Variations on saxophone section. The solos, facts: True, the Festival Jazz Ensemble may interesting. Not everything that is new is a Theme - Manic Depression." This was a improvement. The trombone solo by Eric have overreached itself in its setlist choices. - almost but in the name of progress dubious choice for several reasons. For one Scheirer was muted and mellow True, they may need work on staying together good, of course, on a park bench, waving serve an important role in the music thing, the title itself was misleading - this like a lonely old man and in tempo. However, the dazzling array of they accompaniment by Douglas world. composition was not a theme and variations, hello. The piano solos throughout the performance practically perfect in that it didn't The MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble lies in but a sort of medley based on Jinii Hendrix's was airy and light; kept the listener rooted to his seat. The rhythm obscure the solo but played around it and the second of these two spheres. For three "Manic Depression." In fact, as even the com- section, especially Douglas and Hosken, himself stated, only perhaps a third of complemented it. This piece showed the band decades or so, this group has premiered many poser played admirably with little attention from the the piece was composed by Hendrix - and in its best light, with excellent use of soloists, pieces from new (and in some cases and interesting musical contrasts. audience (perhaps they should have been unknown) composers, with little fanfare. even that part was difficult to discern. Worse still, the performance itself was muddled, as As if to strengthen this point, the very next given a separate ovation!). And most of all, Their performance on Thursday continues in piece, John LaPorta's "Crossing Time Zones," despite a few stumbles, the band accom- that vein; it was the opening performance at the band had serious problems keeping togeth- er and in time. Add yet another misguided alto succeeded for many of the same reasons that plished what it set out to do: with pardons to the International Association of Jazz Educa- "Lola" did. It contained two fascinating, con- Gene Roddenberry, it sought strange, new tors Conference. To their credit, their setlist saxophone solo from Bramble and an annoy- ing, half-hearted, misfit guitar chord at the trasting solos by Josh Goldberg '96 on alto music, to boldly go where no musician had was rather progressive; some of the pieces saxophone and Joel Johnson G on trombone; gone before. were written recently by composers present in very end of the piece, and the result was a * I r # i - I January 28, 1994 Page 8 THE TECH-' _ - ^------~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~- I

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L ------_ __ January__ .y.Xr. 28 1994 THE ARTS THETM H !Page 9 -'; Gilbert Grarpe provides relief from the over-sweet 'I .- .- .' O- . , , .... WHAT'S EATING GILBERT GRAPE Directed by Lasse Hallstrom. Written by Peter Hedges. StarringJohnny Depp, Juliette Lewis, Mary Steenburgen, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Darlene Cates. Loews Nickelodeon.

By Scott Deskin ASSOCIA TE ARTS EDITOR W f hat's Eating Gilbert Grape may well be the most honest and origi- nal film of the year. The main character, Gilbert Grape,'is plagued through much of the film by a nag- ging ambivalence to the problems in his life. The ways in which he eventually confronts those problems, however, are so subtlety reached that the story can never be accused of plot manipulation or cliche. Gilbert Grape (Johnny Depp) is a grocery- store clerk in tiny Endora, Iowa, constantly subject to burdens over which he has no con- trol, He continually has to keep watch over his retarded younger brother Artic (Le-nara do DiCaprio), to keep him from climbing the local water tower, at the-behest of his abnor- mally large mother (Darlene Cates) who draws curiosity from the locals and is a source of stress on and within the home. Giibert's bickering sisters also worry him, for as the only fully lucid male of the household, he receives most of the responsibility (and the 1·11 blame) when something goes awry. Gilbert's otherwise mundane existence is enlivened by friendships with Tucker, a handyman who views the opening of a new Burger Barn in Endora as a major career What's Eating Gilbert Grape stars Johnny Depp (center) as Gilbert, Juiiette Lewis as Becky, and co-stars Leonardo DiCaprio co- advancement opportunity, and Bobby, son of stars as Gilbert's brother, Arnie. the local undertaker who constantly laments drifter. She takes an interest in Gilbert after prior commitment: she expresses disappoint- tale. DiCaprio (who received a Golden Globe the fact that business is poor (i.e., no one is her grandma's motor home breaks down, and ment in him because she thought he would nomination) does not portray the mentally- dying). Gilbert also is romantically involved opens Gilbert's eyes to his hidden ambitions "always be there" for her. - challenged Arnmie as a the root of family dys- with Betty Carver (Mary Steenburgen), the in life. When Becky's free-sprited thinking What's Eating Gilbert Grape would be an function nor as a character we feel sorry for, bored housewife of a slightly overbearing sets Gilbert's otherwise inertial character into unqualified success if not for the tendency of but as a person who is loved by his family for insurance salesman, who views Gilbert as an motion, the elements in his world start, ever the story to introduce too many screwed-up who he is, not for what he isn't. outlet for her unfulfilled sexual desires. But so slightly, to come unglued. First, when the lives and eccentric characters. But the skill of ln short, Gilbert Grape is a film that tries these elements in his life tend to mire him fur- police take Arnie to the police station after the actors and the underlying buoyancy pro- to be different as a family drama and suc- ther within his paltry existence rather than lib- one-too-many ventures up the water tower, vided by director Lasse Hallstrom (My Life as ceeds, largely due to the DiCaprio's inspired erate him from it. Momma Grape is forced to assume the a Dog) give the characters credibility. Depp performance. In a season of overly-sweet holi- That's where newcomer Becky (Juliette responsibility of freeing her son from jail. and Lewis are fine, but Leonardo DiCaprio's day fare and weighty cinematic statements, Grape is a welcome Lewis) enters the story. Becky, like her grand- And the ordinarily cheerful Mrs. Carver loses performance as Amie Grape lends a certain What's Eating Gilbert informs her of a levity and poignance to an otherwise quirky change of pace. mother who accompanies her into town, is a composure when Gilbert --~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ r, ~-- - .-----.-----.------. ,------.------

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-" - Complex storylines bungled in Blinkbroth BLINK believe her because she is still mostly blind. nations, it is neither very well introduced nor apartment after regaining her sight, she stum- Directed by Michael Apted. When DptecrtiveL John qIHiStrom_ ^tA;'^ 1n+iwow;+; ; Ad- . 14 : ___t_. __;______%vUsI.andil I1o UIay Ya,>. IL 13 IlltULly PUUII1C;U bies up the staircase that she probably suc- StarringMadeleine Stowe and Aidan Quinn. Quinn) is assigned to the case, however, he as an added detail. cessfully navigated hundreds of times while has no choice but to believe that she actually The love story is also inadequately J. Michael Andresen devel- completely blind. When she gets back to her did see the murderer. He struggles throughout oped. It starts out as a ARTSEDITOR triangle of sorts room, she turns the television on, only to find the movie to protect Emma from the murder- between Emma, John, and Emma's ophthal- ust as too many a fuzzy screen of snow: she had been able to cooks can spoil a broth, er, who knows he was seen, and to find this mologist. John wins out easily, though, and so can listen to the television before, unaware of the too many subplots ruin a movie. man before he strikes again. we never really learn why. They go out for Slink tries to deliver lack of picture. One particularly interesting a heartwarming tale If this was the only plot, then the film coffee once and the next day end up in bed about insight is made when a friend inquires about a woman struggling to rediscover might have worked. As it is, the two subplots together, madly in love. There is almost no what it's like to have sex when blind. herself, a passionate love story, and a gripping hamper the execution of the murder mystery. development whatsoever. murder mystery The plot all at the same time. Emma's struggle to deal with self-image prob- We plod through these subplots to finally technical aspects of this movie are Unfortunately, it fails on all three counts on lems that go along with regaining her sight is reach the climax of the mystery, which was impeccable. The scene when Emma first what is an intriguing, if unnecessarily com- given some attention at the beginning of the also disappointing. Good mysteries are made opens her newly restored eyes is amazing. The plex, story line. movie, but is not mentioned again. A female by good criminals, and the bad guy here was sequence from total blackness to a dizzying Madeleine Stowe is Emnma, a violinist for reporter does a feature on Emma's story, and anything but that. His motive for the serial array of lights and images is terrifying, much the alternative band The Drovers, who was during the interview Emma keeps looking killings was interesting, but he himself was like it might be to someone regaining sight for blinded in childhood by an abusive mother. from the reporter to her own body. Having no rather insane. Somehow, mysteries are more the first time after 20 years. The few shots of She regains her sight following eye surgery. concept of what constitutes beauty, Emma satisfying when there is an evil and devious the eye surgery itself were fascinating as well. Though her vision remains very blurred, she asks the reporter, "Are you pretty?" Unfortu- criminal masterminding the whole affair. Giv- Throughout the film, Emma experiences sometimes gets a clear "flashback" of ssome- nately this self-examination never reaches a ing the honors to an idiot diminishes this satis- mutating hallucinations/flashbacks that come thing she had actually seen the day before. It conclusion. faction and makes one wonder how he could off effectively on the screen. is in this sort of flashback that Emma witness- Emma also works through feelings she has have gotten away with everything so easily. The music by The Drovers (an actual band, es a serial killer escaping the scene of a mur- for the mother who blinded her as a child of Blink does have its moments, though. It apparently) was also quite nice. The group She goes to the police, but they don't live by smashing her face into a mirror. Whiie gives an introspective look into what it is like was appropriately showcased as they per- She goes to the; police, but they don't this makes way for some frightening halluci- to be blind. When Emma first gets back to her formed almost all of the music for the film.

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****: Excl~lent~~i~ l~T l r ****: Excellent who recently murdered two Supreme Court -***:Good justices and how it relates tLo the president. I *-Ar: Average Denzel Washington is a reporter for the Wash- P:Poor ington Herald whom Roberts contacts when her lover and his friend are killed after they see the brief. Roberts is near *** Grumpy Old Men perfect, and she plays the stressed and paranoid student to the The only person John Gustafson dislikes hilt. Washington is convincing more than Max Goldman is the tax collector - playing the determined reported who will stop at nothing who periodically shows up at his front door. to get a story. The strength of the film John and Max (Jack Lemrnmon and Walter is in how it is able to carefully develop its plot and Matthau) are neighbors who seem more chilled keep the audience's attention until contents of by each other's presence than by the bitter the brief are revealed at the very Minnesota weather they live in. Their 56-year end. - Patrick Mahoney. Loews Cheri rivalry burns icily fresh when the vivacious, sensual widow Ariel Truax (Ann-Margaret) moves into the house across the street from them. Not even the point of a frozen fish nose *** Philadelphia can cool the jealousy between these grumpy Hollywood's film "about" AIDS is really old men, whose childish antics delight and about discrimination and human dignity. Tom inspire all who have ever thought of getting Hanks is the HIV-positive lawyer who alleges even. -Ann Ames. Loeuws Copley Place he was fired from his prestigious law firm because of AIDS discrimination, and Denzel **** In the Name of the Father Washington is the homophobic lawyer that Daniel Day-Lewis offers a riveting por- agrees to take his suit to court. The film's trayal of a young man named Gerry Conlon power lies in its message, but at times it suf- who is convicted, along with friends and fami- fers from Jonathan Demme's heavy-handed ly, of an IRA bombing of a British pub in direction, mistaking stilted sentiment for raw 1974. The film addresses the grave injustice emotion. Still, the performances of Hanks, that the British government dealt the Conlons, Washington, and a fine supporting cast carry but it uses the relationship in prison between the film to a near-triumphant conclusion. - Gerry and his father Guiseppe (an excellent SD. Loews Cheri, Loews Janus Pete Postlethwaite) to carry the film's mes- sage of hope and redemption. Director Jim Sheridan's pro-Irish bias provides an effective **** Schindler's List retaliation against England's tendency to make Ireland a scapegoat for the IRA's Director Steven Spielberg triumphs in this actions. And Emma Thompson gives a solid historical drama about Oskar Schindler performance as the lawyer who struggles to (Liam Neeson), who was responsible for sav- bring freedom to the Conlons. Quite simply, it ing the lives of more than a thousand Jews ranks as one of the best films of 1993. -Scott during the Holocaust. Shot almost entirely in Deskin. Loews Copley Place black and white, the film takes you to the Poland of the late 30s and early 40s. Neeson *** Mrs. Doubtfire is great, carefully portraying the slow change After a messy divorce, Daniel Hillard from a man who only cares about money to (Robin Williams) will do anything to see his one who cares only about saving lives. Ben kids again. His plot involves becoming a Kingsley perfectly plays Itzhak Stern, woman. As Mrs. Doubtfire, he manages to Schindler's Jewish accountant who cunning- turn around his life and the lives of others. ly sidesteps Nazi officials. Ralph Fiennes Williams' hilarious performance and a few portrays the unswervingly-loyal Amon touching scenes make up for a dismal begir- C-oeth, the Commandant of the Nazi labor ning and much run-of-the-mill slapstick. - camp. Through Fiennes the audience is able I Craig K. Chang. Loews Cheri to witness the hatred, brutality, and wide- spread death. Overall the movie is incredibly ** The Pelican Brief powerful and brings to light one of the dark- Julia Roberts is a law student who has cre- est periods of human history. -PM. Loews John Gustafson (Jack Lemmon) and Max Goldman (Walter Matthau) are best enemies in Grumpy Old Men. ated a legal brief which details her ideas on Nickelodeon ~~~~_ r e--- -r -- L m __ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~- "--~-I -I I- x~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~P ~ ~ · ~ --- --u---- 1~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~1 JoinL-F Therise 11 Techy I ArtrsA -- A Staffi!C-1 A- - -C . II ! If you would like to review books, films, plays, art, music (especially classical and jazz), dance or even something we haven't thought of reviewing yet, stop by our offices in room 483 of the Student Center on Sundays around 6 pm.

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- -r Ima Page 12 THE TECH THE ARTS __ I ______Sander caies brilliant, complex Faraway, So Close FARAWAY SO, CLOSE human charges, but can make contact with Directed by Wim Wenders. them only in dreams. StarringOtto Sander, NastassjaKinski, and The opening scenes of the movie shot in a Willem Dafoe. luminous black and white show Cassiel strug- Coolidge Corner Theater. gling against the boundary between men and angels. Cassiel moves, seemingly at random, from place to place, watching Konrad (Heinz BAD BEHAVEOR Ruhmann) an aged chauffeur tinker with his Directed by Les Blair. 50-year-old cars, or Hanna (Monika Hansen), StarringStephen Rea and Sinead Cusack a working single mother, care for her sick, HarvardFilm Archive. young daughter Raissa (Aline Krajewski), or Jan. 29, 30. stands behind Mikhail Gorbachev (as himself) pondering the world's future. By Jeremy Hylton There is an odd, but intriguing dynamic at CHAIRMAN work in these scenes: Cassiel longs to make he beginning of Wim Wenders' new contact with these people, and Sander cap- film Faraway, So Close is dizzying. tures perfectly the terrible sadness Cassiel's Wenders' camera flies across the top distance generates; his face, mouth betray no of East Berlin and begins to circle the emotion, but his eyes ache. At the same time, Angel of Victory statue. The camera moves in Cassiel watches so intently that it is hard not closer and closer as it spills faster and faster to be uneasy. Is this guy an angel or a voyeur? around the Valkyrie-like head. Suddenly a There doesn't seem to be much plot in man is standing between the head and wing of these early scenes, until Cassiel the watcher is the giant wan ioir. joined hy another spy; a man (Rudiger Vol- it is a moving and beautiful sequence. As ger), who watches Cassiel's charges. Just as the background of the city blurs into a confu- this complication starts to develop, though, sion of motion, Cassiel (Otto Sander) stands Raissa falls off the balcony of her lOth-floor serenely in the foreground surveying the apartment. Cassiel is forced to act, and in an chaos. And then he jumps, and flies through instant, he is standing on the ground below the city. with the child in his arms - and the movie is Faraway, So Close, you see, is about now in color. He has given up his serene, angels see in black and white, too), and the The biggest change for Cassiei in the new| angels. The sequence captures the timeless- angelic existence for the colorful, fast-paced poignancy of his separation from Raphaela. In world is his sudden concern for time. It is also ness of angels that Wenders tries to convey; as life of a human. one painful scene, Cassiel sits in a booth to one of the weak points of the script, by Wen-§ the world spins by at dizzying speeds, angels Sander is again wonderfully expressive as have his picture taken, and he longs to be with ders, Ulrich Zeiger, and Richard Reitinger.l stand serenely by and watch. Two of those a man-child learning what it is like to be her; the film moves abruptly to black and Apparently, angels have trouble getting usedS angels are Cassiel and Raphaela (Nastassja human. Sander navigates an enormous emo- white and we see that Raphaela is actually to time and the script tries to set up some great Kinski), surveyors of post-Cold War Berlin. tional range, capturing Cassiel's absolute joy there, holding him and mugging the camera They move through the city and watch their at seeing the world as it is (we imagine that playfully, but he can't see her. Faraway, Page 13

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After Cassiel saves Baker's life, Baker offers to let him in on a piece of the business, which unfortunate- ly for Cassiel is a mix of pornography and arms dealing. Baker, fully revealed, stands for every- thing Cassiel became human to stop, and as a Flestli (Willem Dafoe), as Marion (Solveig Dommartinl) looks Cassiel flees Baker to re-think his mission Cassiel (Otto Sander), left, has his first drink as a human with Emit human. At this point in the film, Wenders on in Wim Wender's new film, Faraway, So Close. starts to draw together the network of loose he wrote with- of the McAllister's life. On the screen, Sander is left to carry the Blair for a two-page treatment ends he has left over the course of the film. He had the actors work is whole host of superb supporting film, appearing in nearly every scene, and he out any dialogue. Blair There turns the film away from the beautiful, ram- developing that move through the McAllister's succeeds masterfully. Kinski is beautiful, but for several months before filming characters bling tale of Cassiel coming to terms with is a set of wonder- Spinks (Philip Jackson), a rather bland, and Dafoe plays his usual sleazy, their characters. The result life: There's Howard humanity. In the last half-hour or so of the real estate developer who villainous character without any real distinc- fully real and lived in people. two-bit, slimeball film, Wenders builds connections between (Rea and consulting fees, Ray tion. Ruhmann, as Konrad, is touching, and Gerry and Ellie McAllister tries to charge them bogus Konrad, Manna and Raissa, Baker, and a host and Michael twins who fix the wonderful in the few scenes he is in. Cusack) and their two sons Joe and Roy (Phil Daniels), thle of other characters Cassiel has met, including family liv- Gerry's Two words of warning: The movie is long, (Luke Blair, Joe Coles) are an Irish bathroom, and Sophie (Saira Todd), Peter Falk as himself, tying the whole package bathroom that two hours and 20 minutes, and is in German ing in a London house with a exciting younger co-worker. Particularly bang finale. city up in a whiz with subtitles. needs some fixing up. Gerry works in the thrilling is the relationship between Sophie and The ending is incredibly strained. Wenders planning office; he's a curmudegon, he Genrry, which circles around some kind of sexu- he is making can't decide what kind of movie ae O E doesn't ever seem to comb his hair, and he al attraction neither can admit; the tension, and at times the final minutes seem grafted likes to work secretly on comic strip-like though present, is also never in danger of over- different earlier film. Wenders Ellie is a onto a wholly Though I wouldn't make a habit of review- drawings of himself and his wife. whelming Ellie and Gerry's obvious strong same trouble with the brilliant, but part of her had the ing movies that are going to close the same frustrated housewife, who spends marriage. It's just a deliciously realistic touch. the End of the World, which a secret uneven Until weekend the review is published, Bad Behav- day running a book store and harbors Rea and Cusack really shine in the film, from chase movie to a changed midstream ior playing Saturday and Sunday at the Har- desire to be a novelist. though. Gerry can be grump about having to on dreams and solipsism. up one morning in the reflection vard Film Archive demands at least a brief The movie picks walk out at night to pick up the car when Ellie Despite the contrived ending, Wenders and and ends a short while exception. The movie, starring Stephen Rea middle of their life drinks too much, and turn the sour-puss joke Sander both give brilliant performances that the middle of their life. There and Sinead Cusack as a couple going through later, still in into a disarmingly caring moment. Cusack is than compensate for the script's prob- plot to speak of, and certainly no more their mid-life crisis, is absolutely brilliant. If isn't much vital and attractive, blending maturity and Behind the camera, Wenders has an or end, but that doesn't mean Blair lems. you have to change your plans to see it, then beginning sensuality in a decidedly anti-Hollywood way. style, and makes good use funny and moving enchanting visual change them. gives up on a warmly it. songs by U2, Nick and lows Bad Behavior is superb. Don't miss of a soundtrack including The movie was developed by director Les story, one that captures all the highs Cave, and Jane Siberry. Pape 14 THE TECH January 28, 1994 . -b- . . --.- -_ _ __ -

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Sponsors Y · I - ---- e ·m I__ ___ I _Il-bCI----- infrared - -- -- radiation calibrated with the on this surface, according to Lerner. also provided shirts and snacks to Ml other robot's 1R sensors. Push-but- "The best thing ... was hearing the teams. ton sensors and switches provided the crowd. There was one little boy "I think it was probably the best input when the robot bumped into jumping up and down in the aisles contest we ever had," Oberoi said. another object on the playing field. and calling out, 'Wastoid, "There were a lot of different types The robots were programmed to Wastoid,' " Lerner said. of robots. In past years, the robots follow instructions in Interactiv'e C, a Wastoid lost only one round, but tended to be similar." simpler version of the programming only because of a loose sensor. "This year was much harder than language C. With closed loop feed- The third-place team of Ellis Chi other years. It involved a lot more back, the robot could be programmed '96, Nimisha V. Mehta '96, and creativity, and made for different to react to different sensor inputs. Jiang Zhu '96 followed a defensive robots," Calderon said. Other constraints included fitting strategy. Mehta said, "We were try- The variety of robot designs inside one cubic foot and a period of ing to get all the bottles and two resulted from the greater complexity play of 60 seconds. In the prelimi- foam blocks [on our side] before the of the contest this year, Oberoi said. nary round, robots had to show min- other robot comes. We knocked "There was no simple way to get imum functionality, including start- them into a cage [on our robot]. We across the other person's side. The ing and stopping at 60 seconds and pulled the blocks into a space on the pieces were difficult to pick up. orientation. bottom of our robot." There was no simple strategy to get a lot of points. You had Wastoid was unconventional to really Contest is student run worry about what the other robot The winning robot was uncon- 6.270 is a completely student- was doing. In past years, it wasn't ventionally designed. Lerner said, run competition. This year's orga- worth it to come across to the other "We just wanted to make the coolest- nizers were: Matthew L. Domsch robot's side. This year, we rewarded working robot. .... We had an idea '94, Pankaj Oberoi G, Karsten P. a robot that could go on the offen- that no one in-the lab was close to, so Ulland '94, Sanjay S. Vakil '94, and sive strategy." that was what drove us on." Anne Wright. Lerner said, "At lab, everyone THOMAS "I was very surprised it won," R. KARLO-THE TECH The competition requires was working together, people were Katherine Stratton, wife of former MIT president Julius A. said Pankaj Oberoi, one of this $40,000 worth of component parts, helping each other out. 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I MI 1 MVusic Croup Auditions cancuy' MIT Brass Ensemble Rehearsals: Tuesday, Thursday, 5-7pm, Killian Hall. disANC cf mr i Auditions: Tuesday, February 1, 5pm, Killian Hall. rfleI inn I MIT Concert Band Rehearsals: Monday 5:30-7:30, Wednesday 8-10pm, Kresge. First Meeting: Monday, January 31, 5:30pm, Kresge Auditorium.

MIT Concert Choir Rehearsals: Monday & Thursday, 6-8:30pm, Rm. 2-190. Auditions: Monday, January 31, 6pm, Rm. 2-190. The University Calling Card Group auditions, no solo required. -I The Rechargeahle Phonee Card With the University Calling Card, all you pay is one discounted fiat rate for each minute you're on MIT Concert Jazz Band the phone. Because you pay in advance, Rehearsals: Saturday, you receive our discounted rate of 10-lpm, Kresge Auditorium. 25¢ per minute-24 hours a day, Auditions: Saturday, January 29, 10am, Kresge Auditorium. Ii seven days a week. So you can make Alto saxophone, trumpet and as many calls as you want, anytime you trombone positions available. want--all for the same low rate. Ask store personnel for details. i MIT Symphony Orchestra Buy The University Calling Card package Rehearsals: Monday, 8-10pm, Thursday, 7:30-10prm, Kresge. and You'll recieve an additional card First meeting & auditions: Monday, January 31, Kresge Auditorium. worth 10 minutes of free calling time. New members please call the Concerts Office to arrange an audition. LOOK AT YOUR SAVINGS! Al T AI&T COIN MCI DEi11 CHFDII COIlECG FEU I 800 UC(CCARIl) CAFI) CARD) MCI SPHINT CAIlAI I' rotI I, 'T r------~~~~~.-1...... -, , , (,,,Al I CL, II LCT MIT Chamber Chorus NONE NONE $.80 $.75 $.75 $1.70 NIA $1.50 Rehearsals: Monday, 5-6prnm, Rm. 2-190, $.25 $.60 $. $.23.2399 $.2499 $.81. N/A $.72 Tuesday, Thursday, 9-10Oam, Killian Hall. $.75 $1.80 $1.49 $1.47 $1.50 $4.12 $2.75$3.66 Auditions: Monday, January 31, 5pm, Rm. 2-190. Bring prepared solo. 58% 50% 49% 50% 82% 73% 80%° ) Rale pPr rinle for lthe recharge purchase of Ihe University Calling Card is $.25 per minule. 2) Based on a call lo a telephone 1,000 miles away, -made between 8-00 a nm.and 5 00 p.n 3) le national average lime per long distance call is 3 5 minutes. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT THE CONCERTS OFFICE AT 253-2826. 4) Based on relad fates researched in September 1993. I ---'--- -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Coop at Kendall Square PC 3 Cambridge Center Mon-Fri 8:45-7:00 Thur Til'8:30 --^A-w~y -A, L ..idr.J'. 7- Sat 9:15-6:00 a _._ _ _

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STUDENTS INTERESTED IN MEDICINE L Sophomores and juniors who are considering a medical career and are interested in being assigned I : to a premedical advisor should make an appointment in the Preprofessional Advising and Education Office, Room 12-185 early this semester. Appointments may be made in person or by calling Anne Stollerman DiZio at 253-4737.

Juniors or seniors who are planning to apply to medical schools this year must stop by Room 12-185 this semester to start a recommendation letter file. The latest a file can be started to apply for 1995 is October 7,1994.

There will be an ope, -ea-ini-,g in 'xMarclt for alny student interested in applying to medical school. Watch for a future notice or call us to find out about the specific date and location for this meeting. Gilbert and Sullivan presents the musical "The Foundling."

F i ...... wI - -- I 7 ' I Student Patrol/Escort I .. r.-iI TO Cg IToJi Begin- L ial Period Safe Walk, from Page 1 after dark, and providing service would put the escorts at risk. *qr"tda^W '** - -. :-: ...... - was wonderful," Ipri said. "Even if Since Safe Walk is run by stu- I they took the flyer [they showed dents, both Baker and Chief of interest]. Just the publicity is what Campus Police Anne P. Glavin we need at this point ... and that's stressed that the escort position what's going to allow the service to would not be one of law enforce- Adobe Systems Incorporated has always stood for * This individual must have experience on multi- work." ment, but rather one of observation vision. More than ten years ago, we introduced the platforms and have a BS in CS and/or equivalent TM "Many M1T students are wary of and deterrence. Students are still PostScript language technology and ushered in an experience. Knowledge of C and/or C++ is desired; use caution when travel- industry standard for page description software. Next experience with graphics and visual documentation walking by themselves at late advised to T Baker G, ing at night, Glavin said. came graphics programs-Adobe Type Manager ™, is a plus. Coll #BW. hours," said Jonathan D. T T M . co-chair of the Graduate Student The Safe Walk project originated Adobe Illustrator ', and Adobe PhotoShop * This individual will provide support to the QA Council Housing and Community from a committee sponsored by the Eaclh product vastly expanded the computer user's Project Lead by participating in design and code Affairs Committee. Others men- Undergraduate Association and the scope of possibility for communication. Now, we're reviews, performing code coverage tests and other tioned that the program would be Graduate Student Council. The two seeing, a revolution in the electronic distribution of "White Box" QA efforts, testing suite development, ideal for students who would nor- governments tried "to put this documents with the new AdobeTM Acrobat TM software. and writing and conducting autromated test scripts. writing mally be reluctant to ask the Cam- together as a unified student event," Testing software from written test plans, Adobe is where technical innovation and artistic tracking down and defining pus Police or a friend to walk them Ipri said. Results of a survey taken debugging reports, and expression meet - it's a great place to start a career. failure path for complex error manifesta- home. in September reflected an increasing the shortest Look at the possibilities being offered. part of your responsibilities. Safe Walk escorts will accompa- concern with crime among students. tions arc also ny students anywhere on campus, With close to 20 members, Safe Qualifications include a BSCS, indepth knowledge but not to off-campus fraternities or Walk has now become an indepen- Applications Engineer of computer use or capabilities and experience with independent living groups, Porter dent student activity, under the fac- This individual will contribute to the Adobe team by PostScript printer hardware and programming, word said. The emphasis is on "safety in ulty advisement of Assistant Dean developing new products for the Apple® Macintosh ® processing, spreadsheets, databases, communications, numbers" and the knowledge that of Residence and Campus Activities and Microsoft ®WindowsTM and implement exciting desktop publishing, and graphics paint or draw still, however, applications. Experience with Windows 3.1, UNIX® the escorts have a direct radio link Neal H. Dorow. It is I graphic applications on leading-edge graphical- to Campus Police, !pri said. looking for new recruits. interface platforms. and Macintosh environment and QA testing and destinations, "We're looking for gung-ho stu- programming experience desirable. Coll # TC. For off-campus A BS in CS and/or equivalent experience is required. will escort stu- dents with the right attitude," Porter * This individual will be a member of a 12-person Safe Walk members Previous experience developing applications in C or Safe Ride stop, said, "who can nerfonrm their duties team developing multiple, very large scale, graphics dents to the nearest C++, as well as developing software for any of the addition, Safe Walk in a nonconfrontational manner." renderings, font scaling, and compression/decomnpres- Porter added. In systems listed above would be valuable. Class work or areas Students who join will be paid sion ASIC's, using 0.6 micron CMOS standard-cell zones will be restricted to other experience in user interface development, image by the Campus $7 per hour, and may work in dis- technology. This is a ground-floor opportunity in a deemed acceptable processing, 2-I) or 3-D rendering, or digital typogra- Square, patch, or as escorts. Escorts will be highly visible program. Duties include the design and Police. Escorts to Central phy would be considered an advantage. Experience given 3-hour shifts while dispatch- development of the architecture and detailed logic for example, will not be provided, with PostScript software or the Display PostScript ers will be required to work on a design of a very large scale ASIC, design and develop- since the Campus Police has recom- system would be a plus. Coll #EZ. mended that students avoid this area nightly basis. ment of associated simulation models, tCest programs, logic and functional verification programs, and other Applications Programmer software required to develop this ASIC. This qualified candidate must have experience We require a BS in EE or CS and/or equivalent programming in C, C++, GUI, client/sewrvers and experience, some user level UNIX and C program- I working with database applications. Additionally, ming experience. Additionally, familiarity with logic you will interface with application users to analyze design, simulation, graphic software algorithms and needs and develop solutions. interpretation, test generation, and micro progranm- A BSCS or an enginee-ring discipline and/or equivalent ming techniques are important. A MS degree and experience, NIX literacy (shell scripting) and program- previous industrial experience is preferred. Coll #JM. ming experience outside of coursework are required. Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communi- Please sign up to meet with us on i cation slkils arc also required. Knowledge of Mac®/PC spreadsheets, word processors, etc. is necessary; Relational Database programming experience is Friday, desirable. Coll #MH. February 4, 1994. Members of Technical Staff If you miss us, please send your resume or letter of interest (indicating position code) to: Human In addition to the following qualifications, we seek Resources, Adobe Systems Incorporated, P.O. Box players with excellent written, verbal, and team 7900, Mountain View, CA 94039-7900. We are an skills for these positions. interpersonal Equal Opportunity Employer. * This qualified candidate-will be responsible for. Adobe, thc Adobe Logo, Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photmshop, Adobe printer implementation, complex software design, Type Manager and Display PostScript .re iradcn.mrksof Adobe Systcrms iH debugging, and maintenance. A good deal of cus- Incorporated, which may be rcgistcred in certain jurisdictions. -Macintosh and Mac B are registered trademarks of Apple Comnputer Inc. 7M tomer interface combined with arc necessary. Microsoft Windows isa trademark of Microsoft w A BS in Computer Science and/or equivalent Co.poritioii. UNIX isa reistercd trademnark of UNIXN System Lalxoratorics, Inc. All other brand.and product A experience a proven track record of completing naniCs arc tr.ademarks or rogistcrcd trademarks of tilheir ^ projects is required. You must demonstrate the respective hioldcr.s. ability to read C code (written by others) and have 0) 1994 Adobe Systems Incorporcated. All rights r experience with UNIX. A MS or Ph.D. in Computer rcscrvcd. Science is desired. Coll ,GC. Adobe .....- »til l cn.inlr 1ae VIx,+hb~sfLit%, YfTLwJ-atr . -A. e_t ;m, B-rewr Last Saturday night, a sprinkler third floors of the D wing, and about Steve Mann G, an Edgerton been working on it all day, and still and heating pipes, Nolan said. The in a crosswalk at Edgerton House a third ofthe C wing were flooded, 1Honse resident: described the is working. They've cleared most of long, cold winter has been the pri- froze and burst, flooding parts of according to Christopher Nolan, cleanup. "There was someone in my the water, and now there are big mary cause, he said, but human four floors in two wings of the grad- general manager of renovation and apartment with a big vacuum clean- blowers in each of the rooms to dry problems have also contributed to uate dormitory, but causing little construction in the housing office. er mounted on top of a 50-gallon oil out what remains," Mann said. problems- like "people leaving damage. Nolan said there was little per- drum, vacuuming up the water of Nolan was pleased with the windows open and going away for The sprinkler was located in the manent damage. "The carpet needs the floor," he said. speed of the cleanup. "The house- the weekend," Nolan explained. AM- ceiling of the upper crosswalk that some cleaning, but the damage real- By Sunday night, the mainte- keepers and the maintenance crews . Several buildings across campus did a really good job cleaning up," have had pipes freeze in the cold, he said. including McCormick Hall, Mac- Nolan said the recent cold Gregor House, NW10, E55, W4, weather has created many problems and W71, Nolan said. with heating and sprinkler systems "We've been very lucky that all across campus. "It's been hectic. there hasn't been much damage. Physical Plant has been doing a There have been very quick good job keeping everything run- response times from Physical Plant ning," Nolan said. and from housing," Nolan said.

Rapid cleanup occurred at Edgerton House after the flood. Workers vacuumed away the excess water.

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I PoLrcEto 4 The following incidents were reported to the MIT Campus Police Department between Jan. 8-26:

Jan. 8: Bldg. 38, money clip with $100 cash stolen, total value $175; Albany Garage, '87 Toyota stolen. Jan. 9: Next House, student problem; Pacific lot, hit-and-run dam- age to a car. Jan. 10: Bldg. 14, suspicious activity; The Coop at the Student Center, wallet and checkbook stolen, $200 plus approximately $600 written in checks; 275 lot, car broken into and various items stolen, $205; Bldg. 16, computer parts, $5. Jan. 11: Bldg. El9, suspicious mail; Barker Library, wallet and cash stolen, $60; Albany open lot, attempted larceny of a Honda Civic. Jan. 12: McCormick Hall, laptop computer stolen, $2,500; DuPont Gym, wallet stolen, $5; Bldg. 45, larceny of wallet, $10; Student Cen- ter, card reader unit, $800. Jan. 13: Bldg. 14, VCR stolen, $315; Bldg. 13, wedding ring, $300; Bldg. 5, larceny of athletic bag, $575; Bldg. E40, wallet stolen, $25; Green Hall, annoying phone calls; Rockwell Cage, leather jacket and cellular phone stolen, $400. I Jan. 14: Student Center, bicycle stolen, $420; 275 lot, '92 Honda stolen, car stolen in Boston recovered. Jan. 15: V'estgate loading docK, hand truck stolen, $100. Jan. 16: Kresge Auditorium, nylon bag stolen, $105. Jan. 18: Bldg. NE43, portable phone stolen, $650. Jan. 19: Albany garage, attempted larceny of a '80 Datsun; Kresge lot, car broken into, nothing missing; Westgate low rise, apartment broken into, $420 in property stolen; Fowler Street, '87 VW Jetta bro- ken into, nothing missing. Jan. 20: DuPont Gym, backpack stolen, $200. Jan. 22: McCormick Hall, suspicious activity. Jan. 24: Bldg. 54, malicious destruction; Bldg. E38, larceny of a check, $178; Bldg. 5, obscene phone call; Bldg. E53, harassing phone -ELEN LIN-THE ITCH call; McCormick Hall, annoying phone call; Bldg. 35, wallet stolen, no Albert Ma '96, Trudy H. Liu '95, and Elmer C. Lee '96 participate in the Independent Activities cash; Eastgate, harassing phone call. Period Bridge Building Contest. Jan. 25: Burton House, key stolen; Kresge lot, VW Golf vandal- -I -·L -I~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ized. Jan. 26: East Campus, student problem; DuPont men's locker - I------C room, wallet stolen, $30; Bldg. 14, vandalism to vending machine; Kresge lot, '85 Buick stolen; Green Hall, student problem. Volunteer now. And you'll make ------later las less taxing ---- =- - someone's taxes

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I 1 Are you concerned about your safety at MIT? Do you often walk around campus alone at night? THOMAS R. KARLO-THE TECH A student receives her temporary identification during regis- tration in DuPont Gymnasium. Do you ever wish there were someone to walk with you? KENDALL BARBERS SafeWalk, MIT's new student escort and patrol service will soon be 4 BARBER STYLISTS operating on a trial basis for Spring '94. To travel safer and feel more secure, give us a call when returning from late-night study or work. Haircutting for Men and Women We'll send an escort team to make sure you get where you are going Monday thru Friday 9:15 to 5:15 safely. D, (Appointments Avail. Thurs. Evenings 5 to 8) j (617) 876-1221 238 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142 Phone number: x2-1300 L --· -- -i I Hours of Operation: Sun., Wed.Thurs. r l 10pm-3am We seek a hands-on software guru interested in real-time II software design using the latest technologies. C++ is a plus.

LABTECH, started by former MIT professor Dr. Fred Putnam, p Starting Date: February 13, 1994 is the leading company in real-time applications software for I science, engineering & manufacturing.

Send cover letter and resume to: 11 I [email protected] For more information, please contact either: or Engineering Manager, LABTECH *-Susan Ipri, x3-3772, slipri@ nit.edu 400 Research Drive * Ken Porter, 739-2639, [email protected] I Wilmington, MA01887 I - -- U _IP - I-i- --- _ I I - -- -- sll · ~ q~- I=- - - _- '--IP~~IRYlaS~ Page 22 THE TECH- I , .,... January 28, 1994 __ _ I_ 1 .~.; I_ __I______~~~~~~~~~~~~I I-- -- I

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irI' ( - n romftV) SPORtTS THktVEC-! Pag '21 - I .Januaryi 28, VYL4 LYA W------Cow 1bo0Defense IsNot Dininag But Who Cares I w the 10th Cowboy Mohr's circle fame) for Buffalo. No are: 1) How well All Pro tackle selection among the linebackers, an pass, and became Argue, from Page 25 one- cares about the rest. As long as Ballard can keep Marvland amazing feat considering that it -has to make. the Pro-Bowl. Howard they stay off the field on Sunday, no the Chiefs. away from Kelly, and 2) The health been nearly 20 years since he broke notch and excel versus Special Teams one will get hurt. His ability to run hard and keep the of center Kent Hull. X-rays of his Ali's jaw and 15 years since he lost Life-long kicker Eddie "Eat, Other keys for the special teams: Boys' defense off guard and guess- ankle were negative earlier in the the heavyweight title to Larry Drink, and Be" Murray is consistent Kevin Williams has got to hang on ing will set up Kelly and the passing week, but the ability for him to plant Homes. He has played well despite from short range, hitting on 25/28 to the ball on kick and punt returns. game and is vital to the Bills suc- the foot on pass protection to keep a torn bicep muscle that has allowed from under 50 yards for the season, He cost the 'Boys the regular season cess. Kenneth Davis needs to give Lett off of Kelly and drive forward him the use of only 1 arm. Dixon but was never known for hitting the game against Atlanta with a muffed the Bills an equal effort so there is in the running game in order to open Edwards will be the next big defen- long ball, even though he connected punt return, and bas a propensity for no let down when he spells Thur- some holes for Thomas are sive star for Dalloj;. Look for him to on 3 out of 5 from 50+ this season fumbling. Steve Tasker is going to man for a play or two. tuiknown. have a big game on Sunday and to for Dallas. the Pro Bowl for Buffalo as a spe- I Despite poor playoff perfor- possibly make All-Pro next year. Steve "Lightning Strikes" cial teams guy; Dallas should avoid Imances in the past, QB Jim Kelly Dallas on Defense Robert Jones and Darren Smith Christie, on the other hand was kicking the ball to him on one Ihad a stellar playoffs this year. He is The Cowboys' defense is not round out a solid but not flashy known for his long range kicking, bounce at the 40 yard line, like the \reading the coverages right, looking dominating or fearsome, like the group. solid, even though he hit on just I of 6 Raiders did. off receivers, and not forcing the Doomsday Defense of days gone by The secondary is also most from 50+ this year. He was also the |ball in hopes of a big play. Addi- was. This is okc, however, because despite having perhaps the Favorite Vegas Odds goat for millions of bettors in the unlike his Dallas counter- 1) they don't have to be since the boring names in the NFL in Smith 1tionally, round game versus the First To Score a Touchdown offense takes care of business and 2) (Kevin), Washington (James), and second [part, he comes into the game in top extra Eddie Murray: 150-1 the Brown (Larry, who splits time Raiders, where he missed 2 |shape physically. His ability to dis- they rely on speed, finesse, and Steve Christie: 200-1 between Irving and Indiana). Safety points, thereby allowing LA to tribute the ball among all receivers, scheme of the departed (and now The Final Score Will is the cover the spread by 1/2 a point. -, Odds The Thomas, and Metzelaars in order to rich) Dave Wanstadt. In fact, the Thomas Everett, of course of the group, is The punters names are James Be: spread the Dallas defense and open 'Boys were only I10th in the league most renowned I the run and the Jett for Dallas and Chris Mohr (of 2-0: 500-1 up some big play opportunities will in total defense, I11th versus the run good against both I to the game,. and 10th against the pass. They-x will ow tie a key I The receiving corps of Buffalo is need to come up big against Ther- The MIT Musical Theatre Guild also excellent. All Pro receiver mal Thomas, however, because if \Andre Reed, former BU standout they give up 1S4 yards to him like proudly presents I Bill Brooks, Steve Tasker, and the KC did, they will likely loose like [underrated Pete Metzelaars are all KC did. playing well this year. Reed and Russel Maryland is the only Pro Brooks have the ability to go deep, Bowl selection on a defensive line Perforjmanciees: believe while Tasker is an excellent posses- filled with stars. It is hard to January 28, 2 WZY9 I30 sion receiver. Metzelaars needs to .Eugene Chung was picked after him find the open spots in the Dallas D in the first round. It is unknown how February 3. 4 1 <15 Iand caLch some passes early in order weii he will be able'to play coming in La Sala de Pnerto Rico a big day. Oth- off the ankle injury. Tony Tolbert for Thomas to have MIT Student Center Jeffcoat combined for 13 erwise, Norton and Edwards will be and Jim 84 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge able to contain Thomas and stop the 1/2 sacks, leading the corps that Thurman in the -flat. includes Charles Haley, a long-time flair passes to Sunday Matm-ee. at 2:00 pra, is playing great, Tony Casillas, and the infa- The offensive line all other shows at 8:00 pin very well (no sacks versus KC) and mous A.Leon Lett. This crew is kis underappreciated. The two keys known more for finesse than punish- Iof the game from the line standpoint ment. Ken Norton is the only Pro Bowl -I i Write for -The -Tech F Inckets:

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Smith. between them and the Bills sec- significant home-field advantage to enough time to do a 6.233 problem Although not as acrobatic as some ondary for a 15 yard pickup (when reach the Super Bowl when there set before he throws the ball and NFL receivers, Irvin has great hands Buffalo on Defense the Bills play zone) or go for the big may have been better teams in the creating gaps for Emmitt to poke (much like Sir Vix) and great con- With the Bills offense using the gainer (when the Bills are in man AFC. In three of the last four years, through. Nate Newton, who plays centration. On the other side, Alvin no-huddle approach, the defensive coverage). Their ability to tackle the Bills have gotten home-field the part of jolly fat man better than Harper is primarily a deep threat, players will be on the field for over Emmitt on the first try will be a key, advantage throughout the playoffs anyone with the possible exception averaging 21.6 yards a catch; he half of the game (Buffalo's average as Smith has the knack for bouncing by feasting on a steady diet of Dolts, of his biggest fan, John Madden, likes to catch the quick slant and time of possession was 27:30 in the off the initial would-be tackler and Jets, and Pats. They may not have and tackle Erik Williams are going take it for a long gain, as seen in the regular season). This could be a picking up 5 additional yards. gotten to all four Super Bowls if the to the Pro Bowl. More importantly, last two NFC Championship games. problem, especially if Emmitt's Therefore, the Bills will have to use Bills had to travel outside the Newton has also made the All-Mad- Tight end Jay Novacek had a down shoulder is fine, as the Big Dallas their body (i.e., square the shoul- friendly and frigid confines of Rich den team for the 5th time. Kevin year compared to previous years, Offensive line may be able to wear ders) and not rely on arm-tackling to Stadium. Gogan and John Gesek could also especially 1992, catching only 44 out the Bills front three, resulting in bring Emmitt down. The 'Boys, on the other hand, have made it, and they lead a crew balls for 445 yards and only 1 TD. long sustained scoring drives for the The secondary has all pro comer have clearly been the best team in rounded out by the supurb Mark Although criticized by Todd Chris- Boys. With Nate Odomes giving Nate Odomes and the steady Henry the league for the last two years. Tuinei. Coach Jimmy Johnson will tenson this year, Novacek remained away 4 inches to Michael Irvin, it is Jones at safety. Although the Credit here is also due the coach, likely line Williams up against the best tight end in the NFC mainly imperative that the D-line gets pres- defense had 23 picks during the sea- Jimmy Johnson, and the front Bruce Smith, a matchup that may because no one else stepped up to sure on Aikman so that he is not son, they do get burned, especially office, notably Jerry Jones. Both determine the outcome of the game. claim the title, and he was rewarded able to spot up and throw the deep by crossing patterns over the middle showed cajones grandes in taking The backfield consists of Aik- with a trip to the Aloha State. pass to number 88. This is an oppor- (see Tim Brown in the Raiders the team away from legendary Tom man, Smith, and Daryl "Moose" Despite the other facets of the tunistic defense (47 turnovers in the game) and passes deep. If Kelso Landry and Tex Schramm, getting Johnston. Johnston is going to the offense, it is clear that Emmitt regular season, league-high), how- bites on the play action, falls for rid of the Herschel Factor, and drop- Pro Bowl as a fullback, despite Smith is the key to the entire Dallas ever, and, combined with Aikman's Aikman's pump fakes, or is forced ping 15 of 16 in 1989. They, of rushing for only 74 yards for the team. He was a clear choice for the penchant to force the ball, could to help the linebackers in covering course, followed the right track by season, a testament to his blocking NFL MVP. Dallas has lost 4 games come up with some of the big plays Novacek, watch for Irvin and Harp- cashing in their chips and trading a and receiving (his 50 catches were all season, and in none of them did the Bills need to have a chance. er to go long. single 1-15 season, followed by two third on the team) and the team's Emmitt play all four quarters. He On the line, Buffalo has arguably Bills Have the Ball Super Bowls, for 5 seasons of 8-8 ability to feature Ermmitt Smith play led the league with 1486 rushing the league's most dominant player When the mediocrity. Their talent pool is hard after play. When Smith is not in, yards, despite sitting out the first in Bruce Smith. Smith will need to to match, particularly on the offen- bruiser Lincoln Coleman can step in two games versus Washington and put his father's health in the back of Buffalo on Offense sive line, which makes Troy Aik- adequately, and although rookie Buffalo. More importantly, his 5.3 his mind or use it as motivation as The Bills run the no-huddle. man's job pretty easy, and they are Derrick Lassie has good skills, he yards/carry average allows the Cow- he needs to come up with a big Although it results in a lot of quick playing with unchecked, but well- lacks sufficient pro experience. boys to run him on first down and game. Despite being constantly dou- scoring drives, it also produces earned confidence. Aikman was the second highest leave the defense vulnerable with ble-teamed, Bruce was able to regis- quick 3's and out. They do, howev- Having only one week off rated quarterback this season at 2nd and short situations. He showed ter 13 1/2 sacks this year, second in er, have the ability to run the ball between the conference champi- 99.0, while racking up some amaz- his toughness by playing in extreme the league. While the attention has and grind out the clock. The Bills onship and the Super Bowl should ing numbers like completing 69.1% pain against the Giants and Packers. been focused on Smith, nosetackle finished 6th in the league in total 0, help keep Buffalo in it. The 'Pokes of his passes and throwing six inter- If Emmitt has to go out due to his JeffWright (5 1/2 sacks) and defen- so the ability to score a lot of points will win convincingly, but a late ceptions all season, including the shoulder injury, the Bills could capi- sive end Phil Hansen (3 1/2) quietly is there. They also do not turn the score led by Frank "Decline and one that ended the regular season talize. had nice years. Their ability to get ball over very often and are not Fall of the Third" Reich will bring game versus Buffalo. (By compari- Dallas will look to maintain the pressure on Aikman so that Troy heavily penalized. If they can get the Bills within the spread. son, Drew Bledsoe had five in a sin- same offensive scheme that got has to hurry (and force) his passes some drives going (especially early) gle game against the Steelers in them to The Dance, and which will and to contain Emmitt by forcing in order to give the defense a rest The Matchups Week 13). Troy is not flashy, but is make Norv Turner rich next year. him inside so that the Bills excellent and do not have the drive killing a perfect compliment to the offense They will try to feature Emmitt linebacking corps may tackle him holding penalties, Kelly will be able Dallas on Offense by making good decisions when Smith as a primary means for will be keys to the game. to have the big day needed in order The better half of the Dallas passing and by getting out of steamrolling over Buffalo. Buffalo's The Bills linebackers - All Pro to bring the trophy to the frozen team is its extremely talented Smith's way after he hands it off. only chance will be to stop the Boys Cornelius Bennett, Darryl Talley shores of Lake Erie. offense. The 'Boys are strong in He is not irreplacable, though. up front, at the line of scrimmage (career high 137 tackles), Marvcus The backfield is superb, led by every facet of offense, led by the Because Dallas is so strong all over, where the Bills are strongest. If the Patton (12 tackles vs. the Raiders), All World running back Thurman offensive line. Dallas finished the they can still win this game if the Boys can block the D-line, though, and Mark Maddox (9 vs. Kansas Thomas (led the AFC in yards from season 4th in the league in total legendary Bernie Kosar has to come Buffalo will have to try again next City)-are very talented. Bennett scrimmage for an NFL-record fifth offense, second to the Giants in off the bench. year. Regardless of the line play, it and Talley are money players and straight time). Despite a ho-hum rushing and 7th in passing. They are The crew that catches Aikman's will be interesting to watch the will need to step up in Sunday's performance against the Raiders, sending seven out of I I starters, passes is also pretty good. The wide matchup of the talented Dallas game. As Dallas uses Emmitt and Thomas was able to turn it up a including the entire backfield, to outs are led by Michael Irvin, who receivers going against the unher- Novacek effectively in their short Honolulu in two weeks as Pro Bowl is almost as good as he thinks he is, alded Buffalo secondary of Nate passing game, they will have their Argue, Page 23

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The meet Two Tough Losses "Given the circumstances, we 200-yard backstroke, gave SCSU ended with a score of 112.5-76.5 in did swim very well," said Head the opportunity to sweep this event favor of SCSU. By Van N. Van when he fell off the apparatus twice. Coach John Benedick. "While we and solidify their lead against "It was a good meet," said TEAM MEMBER Luckily, there were no major are in the middle of heavy training, MIT. SCSU captains Dan Hartnett and The MIT men's gymnastics team injuries. I SCSU are a week-and-a-half ahead opened the year with two terrific The team reaped a total score of in their training cycle and are meets against two of the top Divi- i88.55, an extremely high score at already starting to taper for their sion II/II teams in the nation. On such an early point in the season. conference championships which Jan. 12, the Engineers engaged in a Despite an excellent showing, the are earlier than ours." SCSU is a dual meet against the defending Engineers fell short of Springfield's Division II team, while MIT is in national champion, Springfield Col- 239.9. Division III. lege. Ten days later, they traveled A week and a half later, the The meet opened with the 400- north to compete against the Uni- yard medley relay, in which MIT's men's team trekked through snow versity of Vermont. On both occa- and ice to the University of Ver- squad placed second. In the 1000- sions, the Engineers showed great yard freestyle, David Chatwin '97 mont. Though they were fatigued potential and promise. from the four-and-a-half hour drive, continued to show improvements in The Springfield College tourna- performing his new role as a dis- the team remained competitive and ment showcased many of MIT's strong. tance swimmer, and placed third fine gymnasts. For the first time in (11:09.32). many years, MIT had a full,:in . Cooper scored a personal high in ,ti*I, The first victory for the Engi- in a competition. The meet began his college gymnastic career with a 4i neers came in the third event of the with dynamite floor routines and score of 45.15. Chris Ellefson '95 meet, the 200-yard freestyle. Christ- explosive tumbling passes. Rob scored a 41.05 despite an injury ear- -: ian Hamer '94, an MIT swimming Cooper '97 topped off the event lier which forbade him from com- veteran, triumphed with a winning with a one-and-a peting in the all-around competition r-{ . : -- : half, punch front time of 1:51.12. In both the 50-yard earning him a score of 8.5. at Springfield College. Ellefson was and 100-yard freestyles, Matt Lau also the highest scorer in parallel I The pommel horse, perhaps the : '97 finished second behind Middle- most difficult apparatus, took its toll bars due to an improvement in form. ton of SCSU, in 22.72 and 50.66 on the team score. With many form Manuel Jaime '94, the captain of the seconds. team, showed enormous improve- .: 9 breaks and a few major deductions, | ,,}..:/"'..7-i l . '* '. · ' ', ment in his still rings routine scor- a'. The most exciting moment at the the team came out with a low score meet came when three MIT swim- ~;~;;...... /, ...... -... -...... - ,- Bak--...... -eE of 24.85. ing a 5.05 as opposed to 4.25 at mers swept the 200-yard butterfly VIPUL BHUSHAN-THE TECH The undaunted Engineers contin- Springfield. Tremendous effort was by placing 1-2-3. Joe Kurtz '96 Men's swimming lost against Southern Connecticut State Universi- ued on to the still rings, where they put in Art Shectman '95, Chi Won crushed his SCSU competitors in a ty on Wednesday. The point totals were 112.5 to 76.5. exhibited great strength and difficul- '94, Van Van '97, and other mem- personal best time of 2:07.51, while "While MIT still swam well, it Frank Raccio. "A lot of people ty with such moves as the iron cross bers of the men's team. the second and the third spots were would have been a different story if from both teams came through with and L-cross. Despite the improvement and claimed by tri-captains Alan Liu '94 Ted was in," acknowledged SCSU's good swims. Unfortunately, MIT In the vaulting horse, Jeff individual achievements, the Engi- and Vijay Lathi '94. "It was so nice assistant coach Scan Farrell. "We did not have as much depth as we Phillippe '95, a newcomer to the neers suffered from the absence of to be swimming fast regardless of were looking forward to a good race did." team, scored a 7.25 with a well- one of their best gymnasts resulting the ongoing hard training," said between Ted and Michael Jordan," "I think our team is right on tar- done front handspring. Brian Young in a drop in the final score to Kurtz. "I was swimming my own continued SCSU's head coach get," concluded Benedick. "While '96 executed a fine front handspring 172.35. This score, though respect- race," continued Kurtz, "I didn't Bruce Hutchinson." Jordan won the the other teams are seeing no big which earned him the highest score fully high, was not enough to realize that I was winning until I event for SCSU in an exceptional guns on our team, and are looking of the team, an 8.15. defeat Vermont who scored a touched the pad, looked around, and time of 1:57.42. away, we are highly motivated to do In the parallel bars, Scott Lazer- 215.9. realized I was there by myself." The Engineers were narrowly well, and we will do well at the with '95 dazzled the audience and Though they lost their first two Kurtz is looking forward to further defeated in the final event of the New England Championships." the judges with his one arm hand- meets of the year, the team spirit ------L - -- stand, while Andy Lobban '97 fin- remains high as they look forward ished the event with the highest to competitions in the future. The score of 7.75. Engineers showed great promise SPRING 1994 In the final event, the high bar, and room for improvement. With the team suffered from falls and further training, MIT will soon be a breaks, perhaps due to fatigue. Lob- force to reckon with on the national NEW GRADUATE SUBJECTS ban took two major deductions circuit. i IN TECHNOLOGY POLICY Distance Medley Team

StLategic Analysis for lnvironmental Polivcy anid )Design Ends Day in 3rd Place neers had their best race of the day, TPP 121J, 1.141J, 3.563J, 6.688J, 11.385J, 22.822J Track, from Page 32 as Ethan Crain '95, Carlos Duran '96 - took the last four scoring '94, Arnold Seto '96, and Josh Feld- Instructor: Prof. Michael Golay places in the 500. In the 800, Ed man '97 swept the top four places. Patron '95 finished third despite a The 1600-meter relay team turned Monday and Wednesday, 8:30 - 10 am valiant surge in the last 200 meters in its best time of the year, but (he finished less than half a second couldn't catch the team from Colby Room E51-032 behind the winner), and Kimathi and had to settle for second. Hardy '97 ran a solid race to finish The day ended with a third place Contact: Barbara Masi 253-6979 sixth. Jerry Pratt '94 finished third finish for the distance medley relay bsmasi~athena.mit.edu in the 1000, while yet another pack team. The final scores were MIT I of MIT runners, this time Dan 253.5, Bowdoin 119, Colby 110, Gives participants practical understanding of the procedures Helgesen '97, Jesse Darley '95, and Westfield State 90, Worcester State for Rob Casadonte '94, finished fifth, 13.5. Be sure to catch the action at successfully designing technology policies. The case to be sixth, and seventh. Johnson Athletic Center this Satur- Darley and Tarik Saleh '95 took day as the Engineers host archrival Tufts and Division II Springfield i treated is the proposed Southern California policy requiring the first and second in the 1500, while Karl Munklewitz '95 and Gerry College. Field events start at I p.m., introduction of personal electric cars as a means of reducing air Corona '97 came in fourth and fifth, running events at 2 p.m., and admis- sion, as always, is free. pollution. respectively. In the 3000, the Engi-

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j In Superlative Bowl, Cowboy Nix Buffalo Says Vix Picks i I 'i'A Argue, from Page 30 out until the fifth week of the sea- Mondonge's hueso de la semana: either of these two, but just don't you. He goes to my church right 'e son. This will give sportswriters a have the size to compete. Bud Light outside of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., and site sex, even though you bring in better sense of who is for real (see To Kansas City running back is coming off a tough championship owns a driving range down there as iT projects with revenue covering half Nebraska and Wisconsin) and which Kimble Anders for trying to catch a game versus Poland Springs, mainly well."

I, of your department's operating bud- teams are jokes (see Syracuse and Joe Montana pass with his shoulder because it was so difficult to tell the i get, compared to less than 5 percent Georgia). It will also help to elimi- pads at the end of the first half of teams apart. With the highly effec- Super Bowl XXVIII Preview by your co-worker. Additionally, nate "voter bias." This bias is from the Chiefs-Bills game. The pass tive Boston area boycott of Bud The Bills must be the favorite i tools needed by you to effectively sportswriters voting for the teams would have gone for a touchdown, now over due to the sale of the Pats, team of Bob Seger, because they do your job are eliminated in order they picked in their pre-season pub- leaving KC down by only 7 going the King of Beers should come but can best be described as Beautiful

i to supplement the activities of other lications (which go to press way into the locker room, with the on top. Long live the King. Losers. Three times they have tried 'i co-workers (e.g., Prop 42 and the back in May) and sticking with Chiefs receiving the ball to start the in the Super Bowl, and three times elimination of an assistant coach for them all year, win or lose, in order third quarter. Instead, safety Henry Rumblings from around the 'Tute they have failed. It is hard to figure Men's teams in order to free up to "look good" so that more publica- Jones snatched up the free ball for While in town for training with that they will do anything different- some dough for other sports), co- tions can be sold next year (how an interception about as quickly as Sun microsystems for Martin Mari- ly this time around. On the one workers who never bring in enough else can you explain a non-ranked your humble scribes will be down- etta (the world's largest aerospace hand, they have been dominant in t the former the AFC for the last 5 years, no I revenue to cover their expenses. team beating a Top 10 team in week ing the free booze at The Tech ban- firm), Jim O'Bryan (not You, the worker, would find this one of the season yet, in week two, quet tomorrow night, securing the kicker for the Colts), Bob Adkins, small feat in the NFL due to the dif- unfair. So, while gender equity is a still not being ranked while the 0-1 victory for the Beautiful Losers. and Dan McClure (no relation to ficult schedule and low draft picks major issue in all of college athlet- team slips to 16th in the polls). Bob, former pitcher for the Brew- for division winners. On the other, Trivia Question of the Week i ics, the current means being used to Also, the problem with leap-frog- ers) from Possum Trot, Ky., left us they have been soundly trounced by solve this problem are wrong. ging won't be as pronounced. Some In what Super Bowl did the "I'm this gem: "If the season had lasted 4 far better opposition in the Super Using the above-mentioned as a teams don't get ranked as highly at going to Disney World" commercial weeks longer, the Bengals would Bowls (except for the Giants who springboard, we recommend to the the end of the season as they first appear in and who said it? Send have made it to the Super Bowl. By dominated them with superior ball NCAA that it split itself up into sep- deserve (see West Virginia), answers, comments, and predictions the way, everyone back in Possum control). How can this be the case? arate governing bodies: one for col- because they were either unranked to sportsgthe-tech. Trot and Monkey's Eyebrow, Ky., On the good side, an immeasur- i lege football, one for college basket- at the start of the season (therefore Answer to last week's question: always go with The Picks." able amount of credit must be given ball, and one each for the remainder had to spend all season moving up Houston (Bluebonnet), Pontiac, This prediction and newsflash to Marv Levy, who has not only of Division I, II, and III athletics. the polls) or not ranked that highly. Mich., (Cherry), and Orlando (Tan- just in from Steve Hao '92, med stu- been a superior tactition, but has This way the governing body can In college basketball, the AP poll gerine). Kudos to Neal Rappaport G dent in the City of Brotherly also managed to keep his teem spend its time addressing the appro- means squat because the tournament who got it right. He wins a free set Cheesesteaks: "You heard it here focused and motivated for 5 years at priate needs of its members. selection committee uses the RPI of Lorena Bobbitt autographed steak first: the Penn Quakers will be Ivy times when it would have been easy The Big East Conference as we (power index) in order to both select knives. We understand they are League champs in both football and for the team to quit. Credit must know it today is in serious trouble. and seed the teams invited to the great for slicing meat, sausage, and basketball this year. In other news, also be given to former GM Bill Formed as a basketball-only confer- Big Dance. Therefore, the national even bananas. upon annoucement of our new uni- Polan for turning around a sorry ence in order to cash in on the championship is decided on the versity president nominee, Judith franchise that played in a stadium media markets of Boston, New court, not "on the throne" at the Sir Vix Picks Rodin, fifteen women streaked rivaling only Foxboro in shabbiness 'V.wl-,, Dk;!. o~.41, »l, » ;.i nr ,.~1%llH/o ;,ol^r spou-t.s-.depa^.rms.- vof-r~- r.t.aj' 1 .lt, D111I.adl hAlIJiaIK,laan 11VsTtlllg- .. 'Boys 28, Bills 20: An easy call through the Quad (it was actually a and for amassing such a wealth of ton, the league is receiving serious papers. In football, however, voters when you look at the streaks: No second annual streak, but the timing talent (Kelly, Thomas, Smith, Ben- ultimatums from its football only decide the matchups for most of the team has ever come back from los- of their exposure was too amusing nett, etc.) and keeping them happy. members. Temple, West Virginia, major bowls. Therefore, one sports- ing three Superlative Bowls in a row to pass up). On the front page of the During a time when top draft picks and Rutgers want in on the basket- writer from Butte could determine to win one. No team from a city that Daily Pennsylvanian one sees a wouldn't play for Tampa Bay, the ball side of operations as well. In whether or not FSU plays Nebraska rhymes with "Muffalo" has ever huge picture of Judith Rodin with Bills management turned their num- the past, they have been continually in the Orange Bowl (the final two won a Super Bowl. No team with the caption "Madame President" ber ones into All-Pros, with their told "no." Now, however, they are minutes were the best in college Leon Lett has ever lost a Super and underneath her you see eight players having to live in Buffalo to threatening to move out of the con- Bowl history, by the way) with the Bowl. No team has ever lost a Super bare rumps with the caption, "Bold, boot. ference and form their own all stroke of his pen. Otherwise, the Bowl rematch, etc. cold women hit the Quad." One On the down side, however, it sports league (similar to the Big 10 Bowl coalition should use computer Bud 21, Bud Light 12: With all male spectator was quoted as say- can be argued that: 1) the AFC as a or ACC). power ranking's (based on strength the fuss about the first ever Super ing, "They've got bigger balls than I whole is not as good as the NFC, If these schools bail, BC, Syra- of schedule, opponents' strength of Bowl rematch, it's easy to lose sight do." especially in post-season games in cuse, Pittsburgh, and Miami would schedule, victory margin, etc.) in of the fact that these two squads From spunky Mike Miller '95: which mistakes are costly, players all follow, leaving Georgetown, order to determine bowl matchups. have faced each other in each of the "Since you guys put Earl Morrall in are banged up, and the NFC style Seton Hall, St. John's, UConn, Vil- This will also help to eliminate the last 6 Bud Bowls. The Sam Adams the 'Where Are They Now' section lanova, and Providence hung out to traditional cup cake non-conference Winterlagers are much better than in the last issue, I thought I'd tell Argue, Page 25 dry (teams which provided the schedules some schools play. - IY I - -- I --"- backbone for the conference in the early years). To complicate matters Let's Argue Fan Final Top 5 further, Rutgers is being mentioned This final top 5 comes from the as a possible 12th member of the power ratings of the computer-like Big 10, as the Big 10 would love to mind of Steve Hao '92: crack the New York media market 1. Northern Illinois University (which Big East officials fear) and 2. Waubonsee Community Col- Penn State would like an Eastern lege partner. Therefore, unless some- 3. Aurora University I thing happens soon, G'Town, Hall, 4. Illinois Benedictine College and the like will be replacing Tem- 5. Illinois Institute of Technolo- I ple, WVU, and Rutgers in the gY Atlantic 10. Steve adds: "NIU is in Dekalb, The best thing about CBS losing 1i. - Cindy Crawford's home I the NFL: no more Terry Bradshaw. town. Aurora Univeristy is, of The worst thing about Fox getting course, in Aurora, Ill., my home the NFL: the acquisition of Terry town and the setting for Wayne's Bradshaw. That cornpone ought to world. IIT is a cheap imitation of go back to his spokesmodel days for MIT in downtown Chi-town. WCC Hair Club for Men... and IBC - do they have sports teams? Who knows or really cares." Where Are They Now? Former Big 10 hoopsters: Roy Simson's Top Four Marble, Ed Horton, Lowell Hamil- 1.UCLA ton, Sean Higgins, Todd Mitchell, 2. Duke Carter Scott, Doug Altenberger, 3. Purdue Kelvin Ransey, Steve Bardo, Todd 4. North Carolina Penn, Keith Smart, and Brad Sell- ers. Race For Futility Marty Schottenheimer: 0-3 in Menudo's Final College Football AFC Conference Championships Top 5 Buffalo Bills: 0-3 in Super 1. Notre Dame Bowls 2. Florida State Mavs: 2-37 3. Nebraska Schottenheimer should not feel it's your brain. 4. Wisconsin so bad, considering that the last Incredibly malleable. 5. Auburn coach to go 0-3 in AFC Conference Infinitely versatile. Although your humble scribes Championships won the Super Bowl Awvesomely inventive. care for Notre Dame less than the the next year and, this week, signed 'Tute cares about plowing the a $30 million contract with the At Andersen Consulting, bridge following a snowstorm, we Simpson Network. The Bills' Super we want to keep it that way- So have to admit that Lou Holtz and his Bowl win total equals the number of we challenge it with a stimulating "golden boys" officially got the times Lambda Chi Alpha and variety of assignments. Develop it with shaft - no elevator included - by GAMIT have had mixers .How an average of over 170 hours of advanced the football pollsters. If two teams wrong we were in predicting that training per year. Reward it with advance- have the same record, the first and the Mavs would surpass the 'Boys ment. And support it with the resources most obvious tie breaker should be in wins this year, as the 'Boys have of 22,000 professionals operating across 47 the head-to-head (i.e., Geromio) won more games this month (3) countries. At Andersen Consulting, we ANDERSEN than the Mavs have this season. record, just like the NFL. If only always keep youl in mind. A&M's hook and lateral play had CONSULTING It Here First ARTIHUR ANDERSFN &CO. s,' worked, however. You Heard © 1t)9 3 Andersen C..I>ultIIg Oilers' defensive coordinator Andersen Consulting i, ain Equail Oppoituiitv Employ er Following this year's national ON CA4PUS INFORMATION SESSION championship debate, Menudo Buddy Ryan is headed to Portland, offers the following suggestion in Ore., to hire Eckhart, Stant, and WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2,1994 order to clear up the confusion: the Gilooly to club Kevin Gilbright, 6:00 - 7:30 P.M, ROOM 4-153 AP football poll should not come once the three goons get out of jail. _____ JOIN US! i. - i ,------__

Page 30 THE TECH APORTS January 28 Baseball Hall of FameCommittee NeedsClue a By Mike Duffy line to get a LaVerde's sub at noon voted in the next year. Therefore, a when people were actually watch- because of a class, the coa- and Andrew Heitner at every place that Kerrigan was at player should get 3 chance to , make ing. And of course, the show has rently has only 3 subs to ch SPORTS COLUMNISTS for two weeks prior to the attack? it to Cooperstown before he is Chris Berman as Chris Berman: replacement from. Contrast A hearty Let's Argue welcome As juicy as the Hard Copy episodes removed from the ballot. This Vince Workman "My Way Back to football where the coach back to all of our faithful readers. and USA "Up All Night" movies for would also spare everyone the cha- You Babe" and Chris "HiDe HiDe players shooting the breeze With all of those football games on this escapade are going to be, rade of seeing Phil Neikro, Bake HiDe Ho" Calloway.... sideline. and the start of Big Monday, Super wouldn't it be even more outra- McBride, and Dave Kingman's The NFL must be as happy as 2.] Changing the date p Tuesday, etc., we hope you were geous if this entire scheme was name in the news each year, instead the NBA is that a strong rookie crop can start from Oct. 15 to r- able to find time to do something actually masterminded by someone of fading into trivia question played well this year, ensuring the This caused a lot of injuries t constructive this past IAP. Before in Kerrigan's entourage as a publici- anonymity, where they belong. league of having stars of the future. ers unprepared for the rigors we dive into our Super Bowl pre- ty stunt for the Stoneham Biscuit? Besides, isn't it three-strikes-and- Aside from the well-publicized Irish season. Coaches, rushed to fa view, we must address some other It's time for the Baseball Hall of you're-out at the old ball game? backfield of Rick "No Time To ize players with all of the of sports topics.... Fame committee to wake up and get We take this time to give a Wallow in the" Mirer, Jerome Bet- and defensive sets, were not Although it was a senseless act a clue. Players should be on the Hall hearty Let's Argue "Two Thumbs tis, and Reggie Brooks, Drew Bled- properly condition their p of violence, the manner in which the of Fame ballot for 3 years, max. Up" to ESPN's Prime Time high- soe and several running backs stood leading to a rash of injury Nancy Kerrigan case was handled This practice of allowing players to light show, an hour-long wrap up out: Natrone "Refried" Means (SD), injuries that should not was a little extraordinary - to say the remain on the ballot for 15 years is and comedy extravaganza for the Ron "For a Few Dollars" Moore occurred. This starting da least. Assigning the FBI and a spe- ridiculous. When a player is brought pro football junkie, sandwiched in (Phoenix), Eric Peagram (Atlanta), changed so that student-a: cial unit from the Detroit Metro up in conversation, there should be between the end of the 4 p.m. game Terry Kirby (Miami), and two could concentrate on school Police to investigate the goings-on no debate over whether he belongs and the start of the Sunday night 8 'Sotans, Scottie Graham and Robert about Division I-A football of a woman getting whacked on the in the Hall; he's either a Hall of p.m. contest. The best part of the Smith. Bledsoe has the best tools, start practice in the spring. - leg with a rod is a bit ridiculous. Famer or he's not, case closed (this show is that the crew - Chris and is going to be the best QB in the us if we are wrong, but the fi The Motor City is not known as the is a sensitive issue here at Let's "Boomer" Berman, Tom Jackson, NFL in 3 to 4 years - his experi- lege football game of the ye: safest city in the hemisphere, so it's Argue as the great-great uncle of Joe Theisman, and Robin Roberts- ence coupled with the retirement of the end of August. 3.] "'...... ,A Vayu. T not like Detroit's finest had time to one of your humble scribes is - shows aii the relevant plays in a some of the greats. .j riayci&gettiiig p-:U. -- spare. Likewise, the Feds should enshrined at Cooperstown). Why game; for instance, the 12-yard run For the runners, look for Smith, sensitive issue througho have something better to do than to should a player be able to put on a on third and five and the 18-yard if he stays healthy and gets the PT, NCAA, not just with the T= track down Nancy's attacker (she media blitz in the last few years of pass play that really set up a score, and Moore to have great careers. Some of the rules govern wasn't even left in the hospital his eligibility (see Orlando Cepeda not just the "highlight" of the full- Receiver/returner OJ McDuffie players are insane (for exan overnight, by the way). As soon as and Ron Santo) in order to woo back lunging over from the one. The stood out this year, while the Saints' coach is barred from giving a other crimes are solved in such a some more votes from the Baseball analyses are also superior to what is Willie Roaf was the best rookie a ride home from the gym swift manner, then can our tax dol- writers? If he did not get into the usually found on one of the shows offensive lineman. Of course, Dana subject of players getting paic lars go to solving such relatively Hall during year three of his eligi- on the networks. Jackson and Theis- Stubblefield was an excellent choice ever, is analogous to st: trivial cases. Unless, of course, the bility, what the hell has he done that man are straight forward and accu- for defensive rookie of the year.... receiving stipends for research FB! wants to investigate and solve makes him a shoo-in during year fif- rate with criticisms and salute offen- Why did the Giants look so flat performed at a university. At the mystery of why our damn fur- teen? Nothing, save some serious sive linemen who played well for a against the Niners and the Raiders graduate student works on a nace won't work for more than two butt-kissing. Three years of eligibil- losing team, quarterbacks for win- run out of gas in the second half for a professor and receive- hours in a row ... ity is enough and should be used for ning teams, etc. A telltale example versus Buffalo? It is a result of pensation in the form of free By the way, how is it possible the following reasons: First, only of the greatness of the show came bonehead scheduling by the Lords and a monthly stipend in the that a gorilla of a man like Shane the truly exceptional deserve to be during the last week of the season, of the Gridiron. Both the Giants and of $1200. In return, the grad - Stant can hit a 24 year-old woman voted in during their first year of eli- when several playoff spots were still the Raiders had to play with only is expected to put in 20-30 r in the knee with a solid metal rod gibility (Aaron, Ruth, Cobb, up for grabs. When the Raiders- six days of rest, while their oppo- week of work on the project. and cause damage only so minor ROSE). Secondly, voters won't put Broncos game went into overtime, nents each had 13. LA had to play projects bring in bring in r that Nancy could be not only ice more than five players into the Hall cutting into the first half of Prime the late game on the West coast, and additional projects to the skating within a week, but skating at during any one year. Therefore, on Time, the crew let Robin describe then travel across the country (los- money upwards of 1OOK or sc a Olympic caliber level within two the off chance that someone wasn't all the meaningless games (as is ing 3 hours) and play the early Sat- A basketball player at weeks? And how could any group voted in because he was in the same always the case), and saved the urday game against the Bills, while school gets tuition and roo of thugs not looking to get caught, class as 5 other Hall of Famers, he important games for Berman to do the Giants also had to cross the con- board covered, but no extra leave a paper trait longer than the would have the opportunity to get during the second half of the show tinent and play a day early after for spending. Yet he brings beating the Vikings, who had nine lions of dollars to the uni- days off prior to the game in the (besides shoe contracts, teie Meadowlands. Of course this is sup- contracts, and tournament re II A F _ posed to be the advantage of win- think of how many replica jer- PBIBIIIOPB An|_ ning the division, instead of a wild players the colleges sell - like Syracuse University card, but the advantage is too great, ber's #4 at Michigan) and Division of International Programs Abroad especially in light of the fact that 20-30 hours a week "wor- 119 Euclid Avenue both KC and Green Bay, who Additionally, he is not perm: I Syracuse, New York 13244-4170 ..-' VI played on the first Saturday, could hold a job during the school - 1-800-235-3472 easily have played on the second receive any other form of fir Saturday, instead of getting eight aid (i.e., outside scholars days' rest. Also, the Giants had a Think of undergrad student SYR AC USE ABRO A D better record than the 'Niners, but have full financial aid package Something to write home about! didn't have the luxury of playing in also (a) hold part-time jobs ir a division in which the next best to have some extra flow (ca team was 8-8. Yet, as is always the (b) receive $1,000 awards fro- · Programs in Africa, Australia, Belgium, Czech Republic, England, 0 case, when the tele-Viricrn eveos ;osU eso;tie tsr rtrpaprc \-~ France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Poland, and Spain bark, the NFL listens. research done, or bein * Prior foreign language not always necessary The current power struggle son/daughter of an emp · SU credit between the National Association of (money which is generally p * Field trips/traveling seminars Basketball Coaches (NABC) and ed). This is all illegal activity Vol -r the university e Internships presidents goes far 1 and II players. If you tak beyond Prop 42 (in * Study for a semester, a year, or a summer which the away from athletes, then t NCAA would have restored a 14th away from all full ride schoi * Home or limited apartment placements scholarship to be used by Division I recipients (Merit scholars inci schools) and it certainly isn't a Lastly, think of all the free rr racial issue. For years, the presi- ing and advertising athletic dents have I ______INNEGINFBir- dictated the rules by provide to their respective un L ------n which the NABC must adhere to - ties every time they are on the rules made without input from When Doug Flutie reigned su SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAM coaches. The failure of Proposition out at the Heights, Boston' C IN 42 to pass simply brought the pot to received over twice as many - CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND THE NEUROSCIENCES boil. A walkout by NABC or BCA graduate applications for admr (Black Coaches Association) mem- than in the pre-Flutie era. NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE bers would be a strong message to Coincidence? Likely not. University Presidents, implying that 4.] Gender equity. While JUNE 6 - AUGUST 12, 1994 enough is enough and that its time agreed that women should to incorporate coaches into the deci- equal opportunity to particip sion making process. The following athletics, some measures unde. lists some of the critical issues that in an attempt to achieve this led to the current situation: been The NYU School of Medicine's Summer unfair. The most obvi Undergraduate Research Program in Cell 1.] Prop 42. In Division 1-A evident in the case of a lawsuit and Molecular Biology and the Neurosciences is designed to offer football, teams are alloted 85 schol- by the USC women's bask, undergraduates who have completed their junior year of college and plan to arships. With 22 position players coach, Marianne Stanley. St pursue a research career as M.D.-Ph.D. or Ph.D. students in the Biomedical per team needed (players can double sought equal pay as George F Sciences an opportunity to participate in the research activities of a laboratory at up for special teams duties), this ing, the men's coach. She a the School of Medicine under the direction of a faculty member. Each trainee will translates to a 3.9 ratio, compared to that since both performed the 2.6 for basketball. It is not as if foot- , 1 receive a stipend of $2,450 and free housing will be available for the duration of "job," so both should be pa- the Program. ball produces 150 percent more rev- same. What she failed to recoil enue for the university (as their however, was that the men's The deadline to apply to the Program is March 1, 1994. administration and travel costs brought in millions of dollars i tower over those of basketball pro- enue to USC and partially ft grams - in which $250,000 is the not only women's basketba! To receive an application please write to: average basketball budget at D-1 additional sports as well. schools). In fact, most basketball To draw upon a real v Summer Undergraduate Research Program programs contribute more to the example, do you find it fair the c/o Antonio Rocha, Dept. of Cell Biology bottom line than football does. receive the same salary as New York University Medical Center Additionally, for a basketball team worker because you (1) hav 550 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016 to practice full tilt, ten players are same job title and (2) are of - needed (for 5 on 5). If a player is -- -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ i hurt, needs a sub, or misses practice Argue, Pa ------M ------IIS~- ~- --- -s , 1994 Jaat, 994 tanuaty28,' 19944 .THETECHI Page 31 I Il I' ~------1 Hoopsters MaJul r, , ii Ir - LI - I I - I ------- I 1 ,h cur- ,oose a this to has 63 WN1EC Goden BeUasm on the By Thomas Kettler seconds left and made all three free STAFFREPORTER_ throws while MIT failed to score ractice Aided by the Western New Eng- afterward. It closed a half that had lov. 1. land College Bear's 40 fouls, the six lead changes, the last that had o play- men's basketball team shot 43 for MIT leading 66-65. of the 64 from the foul line in a 84-78 In the overtime period, Whalen miliar- overtime victory Wednesday. The scored nine to lead the team to vic- Fensive team improved its record to 5-7. tory including two 3-point plays. able to At the end of the first half, the But Ken Fortin of the Golden Bears layers, -,VW Engineers led 38-37. The half had the best shot of the game with ies - included a 11-2 run by the Engi- Randy Hyun '96 in his face, by can- have neers in the first four minutes. But ning a 3-pointer that touched noth- Ie was the Golden Bears took the lead at ing but net. 20-19 with nine minutes left in the The shot got WNEC back to :hietes half after the Engineers ran dry. .What three with 12 seconds left. Hyun got ? They After that the teams traded leads ,I one of two free throws to close out 'orrect five times before center Mark Hef- ; the game and finish the scoring. rst col- femrnan '95 closed out the scoring for ir is at I the half with a free throw with 41 The Engineers won the game at seconds left, one of the eighteen the line shooting 43 of 64 free : hisis a M'"T scored i -28 tept.., for..t throws, while the Golden Bears only it the half Meanwhile, the Engineers shot shot 16 of 24. Neither team shot 1ABC. just 30 percent from the floor for the well from the floor, shooting 36 per- ng the half cent and 34 percent, respectively. iple, a Individually, starting point guard Individually, Caruthers led the player Nikki Caruthers '95 led the team team with 25 points before fouling ). The with 12 points, aided by a 9-for-1 1 out with one minute left in the sec- I, how- performance at the line. Starting ond half. The other scorers in dou- idents center Keith Whalen '96 had nine ble figures included Whalen, Hyun, iwork and starting outside guard Randy and Heffemrnan with 23, 17 and 10, MIT, a Hyun '95 eight as the other lead respectively. project scorers. Heffemrnan also grabbed fifteen ,cornm- The second half ended 70-70 rebounds and blocked five WNEC tuition when Eric Copeland of WNEC was shots to lead in both of those cate- range fouled on a 3-point attempt with 31 gories. ;tudent I ours a These ; monies Stats Show Reversal 'Tute, a D-! For Anna Maria m and money On her team's play in the first n mil- Casserberg, from Page 32 half, Rowe said, "I pleased with the 'ersity way they played. They were upbeat vision McHale made the two shots at and played offensively." venue, the line to put the game out of In the second half, "the other ;eys of t, reach. MIT continued to make a team reacted to our defense. They Web- comeback effort, but the Amcats came out more aggressively. And ,pends continued to grab rebounds, forcing we seemed to lose our intensity," cing." the Engineers to foul opposing play- Rowe said. tted to ers in order to stop the clock. With eleven games left in the ,ear or Another trip to the foul line season before the season-ending iancial allowed Anna Maria to add another New England Women's 8 Confer- THOMAS R. A4RLO--THE TECH hips). point, bringing the score to 69-63. ence tournament, Casserberg has a NikkiI Carothers '95 leaps up for an easy shot against Suffolk University. s who The statistics showed a definite chance at becoming MIT's all-time u i ------L -Y L ;es yet reversal of fortunes for the two leading female scorer. Lorder teams. MIT field goal percentage Maureen Fahey '90 owns the top sh) or dropped from 46 percent in the first spot, with 1,177 points, meaning 1n var- half to 32 percent in the second half. that Casserberg would have to aver- One of these will make you Anna Maria, whose players were age at least 15.3 points a game for b.J*- ,titten, the only 9 for 29 in the first half, the rest of the regular season to take 1/1Of0th of an inch larger loyee improved to 56 percent in the sec- over that position. ocket- ond half, making eight more baskets The tournament could provide Of course, everyone says size doesn't matter. But a thin layer for D- in the half than the Engineers. some extra chances. Unfortunately, of latex could make all the difference in the world. Use a e this The Amcats took only two shots the MIT overall all-time leader condom. Barring abstinence, it's the best way to prevent AIDS. from three-point land, but the one Campbell Lange '76 with 1,699 For more information about HIV and AIDS, call the AIDS ake it Action Committee Hotline at 1-800-235-2331. arship that cleared the hoop turned out to points, appears to be out of reach for I uded). be the game-winning basket. The Casserberg. This space donated by The Tech larket- Engineers also displayed a lack of - II I- -- -- i teams outside shooting, making only one iversi- of four attempts. CAREERS IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY :tube. Fouls made a big difference in preme the game. 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- I-- ,-^ - _-_ _ _ - aIaHa Four minutes into the game, Mari ri Casserberg '94 receives a pass / L/ZU ..L.EC--I: E IcTf.H later, the ball from C.J. Doane '95. Casserberg then leaps up bouces off the bacdAboard. The ball then drops in the air to shoot against Anna Maria College. Half a second through the hoop to give Casserberg her You1th point. B3y Daniel Wang ers, and second among STAFF REPORTER___ women. ties. It would have 53-47. game again. seemed fitting for The Engineers had the lead When the women's basketball her team for Soon afterwards, Davis canned a With about to win the game the same the entire first half After a minute left, Porter, team took the floor at Rockwell night, the ten- three-pointer to give the Engineers who was looking and for a time it looked like minute mark, the team for an open team- Cage, Monday night against Anna led nearly some breathing room. Or so it mate, the Engineers would win. They led the whole half had a hasty bounce pass, into Maria College, the situation seemed by at least ten points. seemed. The Amcats started making by a fairly wide margin for most of After the hands of an Anna Maria player. like just another game. Anna Maria brought the score baskets and generated a scoring the game, but the Amcats made a run. It was the play that turned the game The goal that to 29-20 with 3:!4 left, coach Suzan In less than thirty Mari Casserberg comeback to tie the score late seconds, the over to Anna Maria. '94 scored in the Rowe called a time out. opposition off of a pass from C.J. game, and then go ahead made two easy field That player did not convert the Doane to win, The players had a chance to goals. '95 seemed like any other. 69-63. MIT was able to match bas- turnover into points, but MIT had But the basket regroup, and the scoring started kets scored about four The team has lost with Anna Maria most of the lost a valuable scoring opportunity. minutes four consecu- again. With 1:20 left before half- into the first half was one of tive games, and now way, and things seemed like the With 45 seconds to go, the biggest stands at 4-8 time, guard Sarah Davis '97 drew an Amcat of her athletic career, for the season. Engineers might be able to pull a three-pointer turned and in the history some amazement from the crowd out to be the of MIT athletics. Throughout the first win off. winning The half, the when she cleanly slapped a field basket. On the offense, crowd went wild when Engineers seemed to At 3:53, a tip-in allowed Anna Casserburg tried Casserberg take advantage goal attempt out of the air. The to respond, but took the ball in front of of poor shooting and Maria to finally tie the game, 59-59. missed a layup. the sloppy ball Amcats' inability to put the She fought for the basket, bounced it off the glass; handling from bail Seconds later, Doane rejected a shot rebound, part of Anna Maria. through the hoop helped the but the referee called a it hit the rim and fell through the With Engi- and allowed the Engineers to regain the Amcats displaying a lack neers to a 35-23 jump ball, giving possession to net. halftime lead. possession of the ball. Amy Mckay of inside defense, MIT players were The Engineers Anna Maria. Casserberg had become the sec- seemed to be able '97 scored at 3:00 to put MIT able to penetrate for easy baskets. to maintain back With 35 seconds left in the ond player in women's basketball the lead throughout the up 61-59, but moments Casserberg scored her first two second later, fouled game, McHale grabbed a loose ball history to score over 1,000 half, but were stunned by Amcat center points. field goals on fast break layups. Holly McHale, who and went on a breakaway to the The game stopped their opponents, who inched closer sank for a few min- MIT had its biggest lead the two resulting free throws. other goal. Casserburg ran utes, as people faith at every moment. her down came onto the court around nine and a half MIT went back up 63-61, but and fouled her in to congratulate minutes Six minutes into the second half, a desperate her. remaining in the another foul helped the Amcats attempt to prevent first half, with the MIT increased the lead to 47-31. an easy basket. Casserberg added nine more score come back. At 2:03, McKay was 20-5. Several time guard The play seemed uneventfu! McHale was not able to put up a points to end the game with 1,009 Tammy until again called for a foul. Although the Porter '94 was able to catch 7:50, when the shot, but the foul was Casserburg's career points, placing her thirteenth Amcats were sur- one-and-one free throw missed, her defender looking the other way prisingly back a fifth, taking her out of the game. among MIT's all-time scoring lead- into the game by cut- teammate grabbed the rebound and had many fast break opportuni- ting and the lead to six points, the score scored for two points, to tie the Story, Page 31 Men's track Team Finishes - -- 130 Pos Up, Exens Strea By Bo Light points, more than 130 points TEAf MEMBER ahead right behind in third, and Alexander of second-place Bowdoin. The MIT men's in sixth place. track team ran In the field events, Eitan Sabo (literally) its record In the running events, the Engi- to 10-0 this '97 scored his first points of the weekend in a romp year neers seemed to grow stronger as over Bowdoin, by taking sixth in the 35 lb. weight Colby, Westfield State, the distance increased. Jay Chiang and Worces- throw, and John Wallberg '96 ter State. The Engineers '94 edged out a competitor for again were placed second in both the weight dominant in the fourth place in the 55-meter dash, field events and throw and the shot put to start things long distance runs, and while Brian Pendleton '94, settled they finished off for the Engineers. Matt Robin- the meet with a whopping 253.5 for sixth, and Akin Aina '95 took son '94 won the pole vault for the eighth. }84th consecutive week, while Matt Robinson took a short Freddie Hernandez '95, Jeremy break from vaulting to finish third in Melvin '97, and Bill Arnold '94 the hurdles; Paul Ogagan '97 was took the third, fourth, and fifth scor- fourth, and a ing places. Ed Cho '94 picked up INSIDE seventh place for the team. Marcelo MIT showed its true dominance Targino '96 placed fifth in of the meet in the 200, the jumping events, with Aina and Pendleton e ALets Argue Super- where A.ndy taking I "Jumpin' Joe'" Ugarov sixth and seventh, respectively. '95 won both bowl Preview. Page30 the high jump (6' 7") Only three running and the triple events were jump (43' 5"), and all won by MIT runners. four MIT competitors The first of m Men's scored in two these was the 400, which basketball team of the three events. was won by Dan Corcoran '94. An impres- downs In the long jump, Hung the WNEC Gold- Hoang sive pack made up of Eliott Mason '96 soared to first place en Bears. with a 20' '94, Frank Benham '97, and Edgar Page31 10 1/2" leap, Morio Alexander '96 "I'm not a freshman" Ngwenya '96 took fourth, Micky Williams '94 finished fourth through sixth in that a Southern Connecticut took sixth with a 19-foot jump, and event. Elliot Hui '94 grabbed eighth place. State University beats Another pack In the high jump, James Kirtley G - Kevin Knoedler '94; Targinn, tavit Drake the men's swimming and jumped 6' 5" to take second to '94, and Bo "please let me Ugarov, and Hoang finished in a run this" Light diving team. Page 27 fifth-place tie. Hoang then finished Thewomens monastics team lost against second in the triple jump, Southern Co- i a with Hui Track, Page 27 necticut State University on Saturday. s I