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Volume 127, Number 23 Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Friday, May 4, 2007 DAPER to Charge $40 Fee For Summer Use Facilities No Longer Free in Summer By John A. Hawkinson ing that, “costs go up,” and that in Staff Reporter the past five years, “we’ve raised fees This summer, for the first time, on every other category of member- the Department of Athletics, Physi- ship.” DAPER has struggled to bal- cal Education, and Recreation will ance its budget, Moore said. charge students a $40 access fee to Moore said that DAPER would use its facilities. The new fee was be putting up flyers and posters about listed in DAPER’s IAP/Spring Rec- the change. reation Program Guide, published in During the academic year, student January, but no attention was called access to DAPER facilities is covered to the change. by a portion of the $200 student ac- According to Tim J. Moore, man- tivities fee that enrolled students pay. ager of the Zesiger Center, the fee was Although the new fee is listed in approved by Dean for Student Life the fee schedule on DAPER’s Web Larry G. Benedict. Moore suggested site, no formal announcement about that around 2,000 students might pay the change is there. the $40 fee, resulting in $80,000 in Further down, the same Web additional revenue for DAPER. page, http://web.mit.edu/zcenter/ Brian Hemond—The Tech Moore was unable to provide an gen_info/cs_membership.html, still A fire beneath the Longfellow Bridge on Tuesday evening shut down the bridge and partially de- estimate for how many students used states that students “may use DA- stroyed communication lines providing Internet access to MIT’s Boston-side fraternities, sororities, DAPER facilities last summer, to PER facilities during the summer at and independent living groups. Additionally, MIT’s external connectivity was affected. Information predict how many might be discour- no additional charge.” Services and Technology’s 3DOWN service reported that all connectivity was again functional by aged by the new fee, or to put the Stephen D. Immerman, the in- 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 2. revenue estimate in the larger con- terim head of DAPER, was traveling text of DAPER’s budget. Thursday and could not be reached Moore justified the new fee say- for comment. Marilee Jones Did Receive Degree COOP Board Announces Former Dean Received Bachelor’s Degree, But From Different Institution By Marcella Bombardieri Second, an MIT official said yes- revelation of the more recent embel- The Boston Globe terday that Jones embellished her lishment could complicate. Student Election Is Void The mystery of Marilee Jones, the credentials a second time after MIT The news that Jones has a degree former MIT admissions dean who hired her when she added a degree from Saint Rose raises the question Candidate Votes Using Her Supporters’ Credentials recently admitted to lying about her from Albany Medical College to her of whether her past inspired her to By Michael McGraw-Herdeg had nominated as many MIT stu- academic credentials, has deepened. résumé. The later misstatement ap- lead a crusade to convince parents Staff Reporter dents as it is required to. First, despite having falsely pears to contradict Jones’s account and students that a famous college An election to choose the eleven The Coop’s board of directors claimed three degrees she did not last week that she made the false isn’t the only ticket to success. student members of the Coop’s board controls the cooperative’s high-level have, it turns out Jones does have a claims at the same time — 28 years “The truth is that success and of directors was declared void by its business decisions such as opening college degree — from a school she ago. happiness are states of mind and have stockholders, and a new election branches or setting the amount re- did not list on the résumé she gave Jones, 55, has not responded nothing to do with where one goes scheduled, after it emerged that a funded from the cooperative’s profits MIT when she first applied for a to repeated attempts, including on to college,” wrote Jones in the 2006 candidate had voted using the cre- to its members annually. Eleven of job there, in 1979. The college also Tuesday, to reach her. book she coauthored, “Less Stress, dentials of several of her supporters, the Coop’s 23-member board of di- does not appear on biographies from Jones was beloved for her car- More Success: A New Approach to with their consent. As the second rectors are Harvard or MIT students. her many national speaking engage- ing, engaging personality and her Guiding Your Teen Through College election’s closing date loomed, it All student Coop members are eligi- ments. She earned a bachelor’s de- national campaign to combat the Admissions and Beyond.” “Many of remained unclear whether the vote ble to vote to fill these positions; the gree in biology in 1973 from a small stress of college admissions. Some us did not go to top-tier colleges and tally would reach the minimum num- second election ends today. Catholic college in Albany, the Col- friends have rallied to her side, eager have managed to lead happy, suc- ber required for student input to be The second election, which be- lege of Saint Rose, according to MIT to forgive her for a one-time mistake counted. It was additionally unclear and Saint Rose. made in her youth, an assessment the Jones, Page 12 whether the Coop’s governing body Coop, Page 13 Summer Housing Results In, Some Rooms Still Available By Valery K. Brobbey ing in New House may be one of Associate News Editor the reasons why New House will be The results of the undergraduate filled to capacity. summer housing lottery were re- Not all student rooms are avail- leased this past Tuesday, with over 96 able for students to stay in during the percent of students who applied for summer because some of the rooms summer housing receiving their first are reserved for participants in MIT choice of dormitory. In all, 685 stu- conference programs and some parts dents applied for summer housing, of dormitories may be closed for mi- with 35 cancelling so far. Last year, nor renovations during the summer. 750 people applied for the lottery. However, Assistant Director of Students who had entered the lot- Housing Robin Smedick said that tery were notified of the results by e- “Our priority is to house our own mail. Senior Segue results were also students,” and added that Housing sent out, with 75 out of 77 juniors was still accepting summer housing receiving graduate housing. applications from students. New House was the only dor- Rents for summer housing ranges mitory that filled all of its summer from $1,784 to $2,257 and covers the housing spots. Undergraduate Hous- time period from June 11 to Aug. 12, ing Coordinator Carol Bailey said but students with summer housing Peter Rigano that the availability of air condition- do not have to move off of campus New York Times columnist David Leonhardt (right) and MIT Economics Professor Jonathan H. Gru- on Saturday, May 26, the designated ber ’87 speak with a group of students following Leonhardt’s talk on Wednesday, May 2. Leonhardt spoke to a group of students and professors regarding the role of economics in the public sphere. In Short Housing, Page 14 ¶ An F-15 Flyover, in honor of the annual ROTC Joint Service MTG delights in News Pass-In-Review, will be conducted World & Nation ����������������������������� 2 today at 10 a.m. A pair of F-15 A Funny Thing Massachusetts Congressman John Opinion ���������������������� 4 Eagles from the 102nd Fighter Happened on F. 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Page  The Tech May 4, 2007 World & Nation An Iraq Watchdog Comes Meeting With Syrian Minister Under Scrutiny By James Glanz The New York Times Marks Shift in Bush Strategy A federal official whose investigations of waste and corruption in Iraq have repeatedly embarrassed the Bush administration is being in- By Helene Cooper Egypt, before Rice arrived — and with Moallem as “professional,” vestigated himself by an oversight committee with close links to the and Michael Slackman apparently before eating. adding, “I didn’t lecture him, and he White House and by the ranking Republican on the House Government The New York Times At the day’s luncheon, attended didn’t lecture me.” Moallem, for his Reform Committee. SHARM El-SHEIK, EGYPT by diplomats from 60 countries, Rice part, said he hoped that the meeting The investigation of the official, Stuart W. Bowen Jr., originated with Secretary of State Condoleezza and Mottaki did exchange pleasant- was the start of something more. He a complaint put together by roughly half a dozen former employees who Rice met Thursday with her Syrian ries. Rice’s decision to meet with asked that the United States return appear to have left his office on unhappy terms, said several officials counterpart in the first high-level the Syrian foreign minister and seek its ambassador to Syria; the most re- familiar with the case, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because diplomatic contact between Wash- out the Iranian seemed to confirm cent ambassador, Margaret Scobey, the investigation is still going on. ington and Damascus in more than a significant, if unstated, change in was withdrawn in 2005 after the Both the White House and a spokesman for the Republican congress- two years. approach for the Bush White House assassination of Lebanon’s former man, Thomas M. Davis III of Virginia, said Thursday that the investiga- The 30-minute meeting with to handling relations in the Middle prime minister, Rafik Hariri. Syria, tions were not started in retribution for the work undertaken in Iraq by Syria’s foreign minister, Walid al- East, analysts throughout the region which had troops in Lebanon at the Bowen, who runs the Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Moallem, came in the middle of two said. Washington is asking for help, time, has been implicated in the as- Reconstruction. days of international talks on Iraq even from foes it has spurned in the sassination, but has denied involve- But the investigations are coming to light just a few months after in which the Bush administration is past. Under pressure from its Arab ment. Bowen’s office narrowly escaped what amounted to a termination clause seeking the help of Iraq’s neighbors, allies, the Bush administration has What was also telling was what tucked away in a large military authorization bill by staff members of and countries around the world, to slowly edged away from its position was not discussed. Syrian officials another Republican congressman. quell the violence there and relieve that talking can only be a reward for said Rice did not raise the issue of Iraq’s enormous debt. what it considers good behavior. the Hariri killing or the plans to To that end, Rice also tried to Rice’s talk with Moallem, form an international tribunal to Chinese Detain Vendor of speak with her counterpart from Iran, though short, was substantive. She hear evidence in the case, which a country that the United States has asked that Syria, with its porous Syria strongly opposes. Contaminated Gluten no diplomatic relations with and that border with Iraq, do more to restrict “We hope the Americans are se- By David Barboza it has sought to isolate and contain. the flow of foreign fighters. Bush rious because we in Damascus are The New York Times SHANGHAI, China Rice had planned to approach administration officials noted after- serious about improving relations The general manager of a Chinese company accused of selling con- Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mot- ward that Syrian intercession may with America,” Moallem said. taminated wheat gluten to pet food suppliers in the United States has taki of Iran at dinner to ask that Iran already be happening; in the past Rice gave him a noncommittal been detained by Chinese authorities, according to police officials here stop providing Shiite militias in Iraq month, they said, there has been a reply. and a person briefed on the investigation. with weaponry to attack U.S. troops, drop in the number of foreign fight- The United States, which consid- The manager, Mao Lijun, head of the Xuzhou Anying Biologic Tech- State Department officials said. But ers traveling over the Syrian border ers Syria a state sponsor of terror- nology Development Co., is being held in coastal Jiangsu Province, he left the dinner, held by Foreign into Iraq. ism, has struggled to isolate Syria as about 320 miles northwest of Shanghai, but a police spokesman in the Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit of Rice characterized her meeting a strategy to change it. area, Pei County, declined to say on what charges. In a telephone interview a few weeks ago, Mao denied any knowl- edge of how melamine, an industrial chemical, had been mixed into pet food supplies sold under his company label earlier this year. Former Deputy General Claims But regulators in the United States identified Xuzhou Anying and another Chinese company in nearby Shandong Province as the only sources of the contaminated ingredients that killed 16 dogs and cats, U.S. Attorneys Show Competency sickened thousands of others and led to one of the biggest pet food re- calls in American history. By David Johnston of failings in their performance. were dismissed, H.E. Cummins of The New York Times Comey served under Attorney Arkansas and Margaret Chiara of WASHINGTON General Alberto R. Gonzales and Michigan, but never had a reason to Climate Panel Reaches Consensus A former deputy attorney general his immediate predecessor, John doubt their performance. told the House Judiciary Committee Ashcroft. His departure was regarded Kevin Ryan of San Francisco was On Need to Reduce Emissions on Thursday that he regarded most as a turning point for the leadership the only one of the eight prosecutors By Andrew C. Revkin of the fired U.S. attorneys as highly of the Justice Department when more whom Comey said should have been The New York Times competent prosecutors who should ideological aides, most lacking pros- replaced. The world needs to divert substantially from today’s main energy not have been dismissed. ecutorial experience, gained power. Comey testified a day after Justice sources within a few decades to limit centuries of rising temperatures James B. Comey, who was depu- Comey praised several of the dis- Department officials said the agency and seas driven by the buildup of heat-trapping emissions in the air, the ty attorney general from 2003 until missed U.S. attorneys with whom he had opened an internal inquiry into top body studying climate change has concluded. August 2005, testified that his expe- said he had worked closely. He called whether Monica M. Goodling, a In an all-night session capping four days of talks in Bangkok, Thai- rience with the dismissed prosecu- John McKay of Seattle “charming,” former senior aide to Gonzales, had land, economists, scientists and government officials from more than tors was “very positive,” and said “passionate” and “one of my favor- sought to screen applicants for jobs 100 countries agreed early Friday on the last sections of a report outlin- he knew of no problems with their ites.” He said Daniel G. Bogden of as career prosecutors to determine ing ways to limit such emissions, led by carbon dioxide, an unavoid- performance that justified their re- Nevada was “as straight as a Nevada their political loyalty to the Bush ad- able byproduct of burning coal and oil. moval. highway and a fired-up guy.” ministration. The final report, from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate The testimony by Comey, who He said Paul Charlton of Arizona In his testimony, Comey said that Change, said prompt slowing of emissions could set the stage later in was once the U.S. attorney for the was “one of the best,” and described the accusation, if true, would be a the century for stabilization of the concentration of carbon dioxide, Southern District of New York, con- David Iglesias of New Mexico and severe blow to the department. which, at 380 parts per million now, has risen more than a third since trasted starkly with assertions of cur- Carol Lam of San Diego as highly “That is the most, in my view, the start of the industrial revolution and could easily double from the rent Justice Department officials who effective prosecutors. the most serious thing I have heard pre-industrial level within decades. have said the eight dismissed prose- Comey said he was less famil- come up in this entire controversy,” cutors were removed mainly because iar with two other prosecutors who Comey said. 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Scientists Discover Gene Linked Secret Service Guards Obama, Taking Unusually Early Step To Heart Disease in Europeans By Jeff Zeleny The New York Times By Nicholas Wade who suffer heart attack at an early searchers based at universities in the Sen. Barack Obama, whose crowds at political rallies across the The New York Times age, defined as men under 50 and United States and Europe. They have country have often numbered in the thousands, was placed under Se- Two rival teams of scientists have women under 60. made a slower start because, without cret Service protection Thursday, a spokesman for the agency said. discovered a common genetic varia- The new finding, published on- an Icelandic-type data set, they have The secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Michael tion that increases the risk of heart line Thursday in the journal Science, had to wait for construction of the Chertoff, authorized the protection for Obama after consulting with disease up to 60 percent in people of is one of a spate of discoveries about HapMap, a survey of common genet- a congressional advisory committee that reviews security for presi- European descent. the genetic basis of common dis- ic variations on the human genome dential hopefuls. The decision to assign agents to Obama, nearly nine The scientists say they hope a test eases. Last week seven new genetic in Africans, Asians and Europeans. months before voting begins in the Democratic primaries for president, for the variant can be developed to variants involved in the most com- These common variations, known is the earliest the Secret Service has ever issued a security detail to a enable doctors to assess patients at mon form of diabetes were identified, as SNPs or “snips,” are thought to candidate. risk more accurately and to recom- and a batch of new genes from other be the genetic basis of the common A spokesman for the Secret Service, Eric Zahren, said the agency mend early interventions like choles- common diseases is expected to be diseases. was not aware of any specific threat against Obama. Zahren declined terol-lowering statins and methods to reported in the next few weeks. Both sides have been greatly to provide details of what had prompted the elevation of security for reduce blood pressure. Heart disease These discoveries are a long- helped by a technical development, Obama, a first-term Democratic senator from Illinois. is the leading cause of death world- promised fruit of the $3 billion Hu- the construction by companies like Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., is the only other presidential wide. man Genome Project, which was es- Affymetrix and Illumina of instru- candidate who receives Secret Service protection, Zahren said. But her The genetic variant is so common sentially completed in 2003. ments known as microarrays or chips security comes through her role as a former first lady. that some 50 percent of people in Eu- There have been two principal ap- that can now detect up to 500,000 Presidential candidates often resist security protection until the ropean populations carry one copy proaches to scanning the genome for snips. With the chips, the genomes of last possible moment, saying it restricts movement and prevents them of it, and about 20 percent of people disease genes, which are culminating patients with a disease can be com- from campaigning directly with people. But since Obama announced have inherited two copies, one from in photo-finish results by the propo- pared with those of healthy people, his candidacy nearly four months ago, he has been accompanied by a each parent. It is much less prevalent nents of each method. allowing snips that seem associated private security detail hired by his campaign. in people of African descent, the sci- One competitor is DeCode Ge- with the disease to be identified. entists said. netics, a private company based in This week’s reports on heart dis- Carriers of a single copy have a Reykjavik, Iceland, that has used the ease come from DeCode and another Court Blocks Sale of 15 to 20 percent greater risk of heart comprehensive health care records academic consortium, led by Dr. disease, while those with two cop- and known genealogy of the Icelan- Ruth McPherson of the University of An ABN Amro Unit ies are up to 60 percent more likely dic population to track disease. De- Ottawa Heart Institute and Jonathan By Julia Werdigier to develop heart disease than people Code has dominated the gene-finding Cohen of the Southwestern Medical The New York Times LONDON who have none. field for the last several years. Center at the University of Texas in The sale of LaSalle Bank, a longtime Chicago institution that has The risk is even higher for people DeCode’s rivals are medical re- Dallas. suddenly become a pivotal prize in the world’s largest banking take- over battle, was blocked by a Dutch court on Thursday. The ruling is a blow to management at ABN Amro, which now owns LaSalle, and at Barclays, the British bank, which had negoti- Senator Clinton Proposes Vote to ated a friendly acquisition of ABN Amro, the largest Dutch bank. That bid, worth 64.3 billion euros ($87 billion), is partly contingent on the separate sale of LaSalle to Bank of America. And so the deal Rescind Bush’s War Authorization that could create one of the world’s largest banks is now in jeopardy. Some analysts said the court ruling, which simply requires any By Carl Hulse aftermath of Bush’s decision. She has been saying that she grant- sale of LaSalle to be submitted to a shareholder vote, is paving the and Patrick Healy Much of the focus on Thursday in ed Bush the authority to go to war way for a rival bid from a consortium led by Royal Bank of Scotland. The New York Times forging a new spending measure was based on intelligence reports at the Last week, the consortium made an informal counterbid of 72.2 bil- WASHINGTON on the idea of imposing requirements time. Since then, she has explained lion euros ($98.5 billion), for ABN Amro but only if the LaSalle sale Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D- — or so-called benchmarks — on the that those reports proved wrong. to Bank of America were reversed. N.Y., proposed Thursday that Con- Iraqi government to show progress Now, Clinton’s advisers say, a vote ABN Amro agreed last month to sell LaSalle, one of its most at- gress repeal the authority it gave in securing the political and military to revoke authorization for the war tractive assets, to Bank of America for $21 billion in cash; the dead- President Bush in 2002 to invade Iraq, security of their country. Leading Re- would make plain to anti-war and lib- line for the deal would have been May 6. That deadline had put the injecting presidential politics into the publicans said they were open to that eral Democrats that she was repudiat- Royal Bank of Scotland consortium on a tight timeline to submit a congressional debate over war fund- approach. ing her 2002 vote. The hope among formal bid for ABN Amro before any LaSalle sale could go through. ing. The move by Clinton appeared to her aides was that demands by anti- Clinton’s proposal in effect brings be an effort to claim a new leadership war voters for her to apologize for her her full circle on Iraq, and sharpens position among the Democratic presi- vote would be rendered moot. U.S. Forces Kill High-ranking her own political positioning at a time dential candidates against the war in Clinton’s vote for the original when the Democratic Party is increas- Iraq. authorization has been a persistent al-Qaida Member in Iraq ingly willing to confront the White It came just a few hours after Sen. problem in her presidential bid when By Jon Elsen House on the war. Harry Reid, D-Nev., the Democratic contrasted with the positions of other The New York Times “It is time to reverse the failed leader, had praised the presidential Democratic contenders. American forces have indeed killed a high-ranking member of policies of President Bush and to end contenders in the Senate for not us- Former Sen. John Edwards has the terrorist group al-Qaida in Iraq, but not the leader of the group, this war as soon as possible,” said ing the Senate as a platform for airing repudiated his vote for the war. After American military officials said Thursday. Clinton as she joined Sen. Robert C. their differences on the war. It also Byrd and Clinton announced their The man killed in the raid was Muharib Abdul Latif al-Jubouri, Byrd, D-W.Va., in calling for a vote shows that Democrats, with their core plan, Edwards quickly put out a state- described as a senior minister of information for al-Qaida in Iraq who on a plan to terminate the authority as supporters strongly opposing the war, ment urging Congress to focus on was involved in the kidnappings of Jill Carroll and Tom Fox as well of Oct. 11, the fifth anniversary of the are leery of being seen as giving too withdrawing troops and not revok- as two Germans, according to Maj. Gen. William Caldwell, spokes- original vote. much ground to Bush in the legisla- ing the 2002 authorization. “Con- man for the American military in Iraq. Her proposal emerged just as tive fight. gress should stand its ground and not Al-Jubouri’s death and subsequent events may have led to confu- congressional leaders and the White Clinton had been an enthusiastic back down to him,” Edwards said. sion that generated unconfirmed reports of the death of the leader of House opened delicate negotiations supporter for the war early on, but she “They should send him the same bill the group, known as Abu Ayyub al-Masri, or of Abu Omar al-Bagh- over the just-vetoed war resolution has turned into a staunch critic of the he just vetoed, one that supports our dadi, the head of another insurgent group, the Islamic State of Iraq, and illustrated the varied views by Bush administration’s performance troops, ends the war, and brings them Caldwell said. Democrats on how to proceed in the on Iraq. home.” He said American forces are not certain that al-Baghdadi even exists. Al-Jubouri was involved in the movement of foreign fighters and Seeking An Edge, Florida Legislature money into Iraq from Syria, said General Caldwell, who described al-Jubouri’s death as “significant.” The general also said al-Jubouri was involved in hiding and moving Jill Carroll, the kidnapped Chris- tian Science Monitor reporter; she was held for two months before Approves Plans to Move Up Primary being released. By Abby Goodnough the chairman, Katon Dawson. “It those threats, calling the conventions The New York Times could be as early as Halloween and little more than a formality. MIAMI our version of trick-or-treat, if we “We have people who get invited Swedish Steelmaker Acquiring Casting more uncertainty over have to.” to a big party where they drop a bal- the presidential nominating process Choosing primary dates has al- loon and people wear funny hats,” Canadian Supplier of Oil Pipes for 2008, the Florida Legislature on ways been contentious, with states said Marco Rubio, the Republican By Ian Austen Thursday moved the state’s primary that held primaries late in the season speaker of the state House of Repre- The New York Times OTTAWA up to Jan. 29, ignoring the threat of feeling marginalized. But frustration sentatives. “But they don’t have any Ipsco, a leading Canadian supplier of steel pipes to the oil and gas sanctions from the national Republi- soared this year, and dozens of states role to play.” industry, agreed to be acquired by a Swedish steelmaker, SSAB Sven- can and Democratic parties. began to jostle for position, with He added, “At the end of the day, skt Stal, for $7.7 billion in cash, the two companies said on Thurs- The new date puts the Florida more than 20 so far settling on Feb. the truth of the matter is that the day. primary ahead of all but four states. 5, or considering it. nominee of either party is going to If the transaction is approved by the required two-thirds of Ipsco’s State party leaders hope that it will The shifting dates have forced the want to make sure they have not of- shareholders, the purchase will leave two major steelmakers in Can- give Florida, the most populous presidential campaigns to reconsider fended the big donors and the big- ada under domestic control: Stelco, which recently emerged from a swing state, a bigger role in choos- every aspect of their nominating gest activists in the most important bankruptcy reorganization, and Algoma Steel, which has been seek- ing presidential nominees. strategy — where to compete, how to state in the country that is electorally ing a buyer. But officials in other states said spend money, when to start television available.” Speculation about a potential takeover of Ipsco, which is based in Florida’s move would only create advertising. Some of the states that have moved Regina, Saskatchewan, but has executive offices in Lisle, Ill., started more chaos around the nominating Both parties have been trying to up their primaries to Feb. 5, including over a month ago. After a Russian newspaper reported that the com- process, which has already been up- put a halt to the leapfrogging. They California, Connecticut, New Jersey pany was in talks with the Evraz Group, a Russian steelmaker, Ipsco ended by other states’ decisions to have said they would penalize all and New York, said they did not ex- announced that it was in negotiations with another company, which it hold earlier primaries. New Hamp- but a handful of states if they hold pect to seek even earlier dates. did not identify. shire may move up its primary as a a primary before Feb. 5, stripping “I just don’t see it as likely,” said It is not clear if that company was SSAB. In an interview, Ipsco’s result — possibly even to this year, them of half their delegates to the Ron Nehring, chairman of the Cali- president and chief executive, David S. Sutherland, declined to com- political leaders in other states said. national nominating conventions. fornia Republican Party. “California ment about the negotiations that led to Thursday’s announcement. And in South Carolina, Republican Under Democratic Party rules, the is going to be relevant, regardless of But much of Canada’s financial community was surprised by the officials said they, too, would ad- candidates can also be penalized, what other states choose to do.” news that the Swedish company, which itself has been viewed as a vance the date of their own primary. losing the delegates they won in the In addition to New Hampshire, potential takeover target, was the buyer. “South Carolina will name a date rule-breaking state. the states with contests before Jan. SSAB sells relatively little steel in North America. that keeps us first in the South,” said But Florida officials scoffed at 29 are Iowa and Nevada. Page  The Tech May 4, 2007 Opinion Jones’ Resignation Right For MIT MIT made the right decision in asking Marilee Jones to re- is not standard practice to confirm the credentials of individuals Chairman sign. If our hiring process is not reliable, how can we defend our being promoted within MIT.” Michael McGraw-Herdeg ’08 integrity in other areas, like research? Jones’ continued presence Jones’ case demonstrates flaws in the hiring and promotion sys- Editor in Chief at MIT would set a dangerous tems currently in place at MIT. It may be unreasonable to expect the Marie Y. Thibault ’08 Editorial precedent. What if we learned Institute to thoroughly check the background of all new employees Business Manager that one of our top professors at all levels. But it is the Institute’s responsibility to find a practical Cokie Hu ’08 falsified research data early in his career to get a job? All of MIT solution so that this kind of situation does not arise again. should be held to the same standard for honesty in order to main- Despite her personal errors, Jones deserves credit for reshap- Managing Editor tain credibility. ing and bringing balance to the demographic of the MIT under- Austin Chu ’08 Although Jones’ effectiveness in running the admissions of- graduate community by increasing the number of women and Executive Editor fice illustrates that the degrees in question were not necessary for minorities. She has revamped how we evaluate applicants, as the Rosa Cao G even her high-level position of Dean, it does not mean that such famous “Tell us about something you do for the pleasure of it,” qualifications are not important during hiring. It is very likely prompt has come to characterize MIT admissions. Whether she News Staff that Jones’ supposed degrees commanded respect, helping her be has traded competency for diversity in the quality of the incoming Editors: Benjamin P. Gleitzman ’09, Kirtana a more effective leader. class has still to be determined. Most importantly, her voice has Raja ’09, Angeline Wang ’09; Associate Editors: Valery K. Brobbey ’08, Nick Semenkovich ’09, MIT failed to exercise due diligence early in the hiring pro- become one that serves to calm nervous parents and applicants. JiHye Kim ’10, Joyce Kwan ’10; Staff: Curt cess. Jones was hired as a secretary and was eventually promoted MIT will continue to need to analyze what kind of student Fischer G, John A. Hawkinson ’98, Waseem to the position of dean (nominally making her a member of the will flourish and contribute, and shape its admissions procedures S. Daher ’07, Ray C. He ’07, Kristina M. faculty). Her resume was not thoroughly examined when she first accordingly. The admissions office should ensure that Jones’ Holton ’07, Hanhan Wang ’07, Jiao Wang ’08, came to MIT, and it was never re-examined as she rose through ideas continue to play a part in this discussion, even as Jones Daniela Cako ’09, Mei-Hsin Cheng ’09, Gabriel Fouasnon ’09, Hannah Hsieh ’09, Diana Jue MIT’s internal ranks because, according to Chancellor Clay, “it herself does not. ’09, Ji Qi ’09, Yinuo Qian ’09, Yi Zhou ’09, Nick Bushak ’10, Swetha Kambhampati ’10, Apoorva Murarka ’10, Manisha Padi ’10, Joanne An article on April 27 incorrrectly cited the annual cost of each telephone at MIT as Y. Shih ’10; Meteorologists: Cegeon Chan G, $200. Phones at MIT range from from $240 per year to $438 per year, and most office phones Jon Moskaitis G, Michael J. Ring G, Roberto Corrections are digital phones that cost $390 per year. These fees will go away as part of the restructuring Rondanelli G, Scott Stransky G, Brian H. Tang in July 2007, when they will be replaced with a fixed per-employee charge. G, Tim Whitcomb G, Angela Zalucha G.

Production Staff Editor: Jessica Witchley ’10; Associate Editor K. Nichole Treadway ’10; Staff: Emily Ko ’08. Letters To The Editor Opinion Staff ciation, and admissions office, I retain a pro- had applied no pressure whatsoever, he had sim- Editors: Barun Singh ECS ’06, Aditya Kohli Jones Departs, but found appreciation for this culture, which en- ply come home one day saying “I want to go to ’09; Staff: Josh Levinger ’07, Justin Wong ’07, courages students to be incredibly engaged and MIT!” Presumably he heard talk of it at school. Ali S. Wyne ’08, Krishna Gupta ’09. Policies Remain think that nothing is impossible. They asked me about what it took to get into Sports Staff We were all saddened by the news of The real mission of the admissions office is a place like that. I was proud to expound to them Editors: Travis Johnson ’07, Caroline Huang Marilee Jones’ resignation. In reacting, we to enroll not only the best students in the world, that to get into a place like MIT, first and fore- ’10; Associate Editor: Ryan Lanphere ’06; must recognize and learn from two elements but also those who are best matched to MIT’s most, an applicant has to demonstrate a passion Staff: James Zorich ’08, Albert Ni ’09. that may seem to be at odds with one another: culture: students who will take full advantage for something — anything — worthwhile, may- Marilee’s contributions over the years and her of the opportunities here, and who will add be through a project, athletic competition, or Arts Staff mistakes. And we must move forward. to the diversity and vibrancy of the living and production of some sort to which they’ve dedi- Editor: Jillian A. Berry ’08; Associate Editor: Marilee’s influence was widely felt. The learning community. cated significant time and effort. If the some- Sarah Dupuis ’10; Staff: Bogdan Fedeles G, message of “being” vs. “doing,” quality over There is a deep trust placed in us by the thing is science- or technology-oriented, that Kapil Amarnath ’07, Tony Hwang ’07, Andrew MIT community, and indeed, by the world. I, might be helpful, but it’s not required, so long as Lee ’07, Alice MacDonald ’08, Tyson C. McNulty quantity, and injecting sanity into the way par- ’08, Tanya Goldhaber ’10, Tina Ro ’10. ents and students approach college admissions, and the outstanding staff in the admissions of- the applicant also demonstrates an enthusiasm came at an important time for our culture, and fice, re-affirm our pledge to uphold the ideals for disciplines or opportunities that MIT offers. Photography Staff is one that resonated deeply with many. At the of MIT and to demand of ourselves the same It made me even more proud to describe to Editors: Ricardo Ramirez ’09, Eric D. Schmiedl same time, what Marilee did was wrong. While high standards of excellence, fairness, and Sanjay’s parents how admissions philosophy ’09; Associate Editor: Omari Stephens ’08; we don’t expect our applicants to be perfect, rigor in our admissions process as MIT holds has changed since when I applied to colleges in Staff: David Da He G, Stanley Hu ’00, Scott we do require them to be truthful. And we must throughout the institution. 1999. Back then, the overriding goal for high Johnston ’03, Yun Wu ’06, Gheorghe Chistol ’07, hold ourselves to that standard. We are committed to learn from the past as school seniors was to get involved in as many Fred Gay ’07, Grant Jordan ’07, Dmitry Kashlev I want to reassure everyone on this campus we create the future. activities as possible outside of classes — the ’07, Christine Moran ’07, Martin Segado ’07, that our admissions process is, and always has Stuart Schmill ’86 ominous “extracurricular activities” list await- Christina Kang ’08, Arthur Petron ’08, David Reshef ’08, David M. Templeton ’08, Jerzy been, extremely rigorous and fair. Before any Interim Dean of Admissions ed inside every application, and it demanded Szablowski ’09, Daniel P. Beauboeuf ’10, Mindy applicant is accepted, that person’s application its one-liner encapsulations of recently-joined Eng ’10, Catherine Huang ’10, Bea Jarrett ’10, passes through five stages of review and is eval- activities. Of course, the expectation that one Samuel E. Kronick ’10, Diane Rak ’10, Aaron uated by multiple selection teams comprised of Jones’ Policies would need an SAT score in the high fifteen Sampson ’10, Jongu Shin ’10, William Yee ’10. admissions officers, faculty, and members of the hundreds and a grade point average in excess Committee on Undergraduate Admissions and Improved Admissions of 4.3 was also omnipresent. Campus Life Staff Financial Aid. This meritocratic and commit- I am a recent alumnus of MIT living in Cal- Based on the latter point of view, my own Editor: Bill Andrews ’05; Staff: Bruce Wu G, tee-based process is as rigorous and thorough as ifornia. I regretted learning about former Dean application was far from exemplary. I wasn’t Kailas Narendran ’01, Elizabeth Zakszewski ’06, you will find anywhere. It has been basically the of Admissions Marilee Jones’ misstatement of involved in ten student groups, activities, and Victor Cabral ’07, Janet S. Lieberman ’07, Ruth same for more than fifty years, stretching over her education, and understand the need for mit- sports. Throughout more of my time at MIT Miller ’07, Matt Zedler ’07, James Scott Berdahl ’08; Cartoonists: Scott Burdick G, Daniel the tenures of half a dozen deans and directors. igating actions for the sake of MIT’s integrity. than I care to admit, I amused myself by imag- Klein-Marcuschamer G, John David Payne G, And while we are always striving for improve- More on this, but first, a story: ining the clerical error that must have taken Roberto Perez-Franco G, Emezie Okorafor ’03, ment, we are very proud of this process and, A few weeks ago I chanced to meet a certain place to cause my application to find itself in Nancy Hua ’07, Jia Lou ’07, Andrew Spann ’07, most importantly, of its demonstrated results. eight year old at an outdoor birthday party here the “Accepted” pile. Only later did I become Ash Turza ’08, Danbee Kim ’09. The admissions office has a profound respon- in Silicon Valley where I work now. For some confident that my entry was no mistake, just sibility. We love what we do, connecting world- reason this boy (we’ll call him Sanjay) had re- another result of informed though no less selec- Business Staff class students who have a passion to change the cently made it his life’s goal to attend MIT. Giv- tive admissions policies. My lifelong involve- Advertising Managers: Neeharika Bhartiya world with the world-class faculty and resources en his interest, his parents wondered if I could ment in theatrical performance, plus a collab- ’10, Ritu Tandon ’10; Operations Manager: that can successfully prepare them to do that. say a thing or two about the Institute to him. orative robotics project that I initiated (the first Zachary Ozer ’07; Staff: Jeffrey Chang ’08, Tai Ho Kang ’08, Jennifer Chu ’10, Michael Kuo The students who enter MIT bring with them the I walked over to Sanjay and fiddled with my of several), went to bat for me instead of such ’10, Heymian Wong ’10. talent, the hope, and the courage that energizes Brass Rat to get it off the finger to which it has distinguishing academic achievement. this campus. It is this energy that inspires all of become permanently affixed. I showed him the Under Marilee Jones and her policies, the Technology Staff us to reach higher, and to go further. rat, describing its connection to engineering, MIT admissions office saw fit to look past the Director: Shreyes Seshasai ’08. I remember the first time I felt this energy, and what it meant to be an engineer. He under- hard facts of my situation to try and understand arriving on campus as a freshman, 25 years stood, but was shy, and ran off shortly. I began what better defined me. Allow me to extend Editors at Large ago. The special MIT culture lifted me up dur- conversing with his parents, a little skeptical Ms. Jones the same courtesy: As her career Tiffany Dohzen G, Contributing Editors: ing my years as an undergraduate. After four about whether his parents had planted the sug- progressed, under the stifling pressure that her Brian Hemond G; Senior Editor: Satwiksai Seshasai G. years in Course II, and twenty years in various gestion in him about the Institute. They held that roles in the athletic department, alumni asso- they had nothing to do with his obsession; they Letters, Page  Advisory Board Paul E. Schindler, Jr. ’74, V. Michael Bove ’83, Barry Surman ’84, Robert E. Malchman The Tech reserves the right to edit or condense letters; shorter let- ’85, Deborah A. Levinson ’91, Jonathan E. Opinion Policy ters will be given higher priority. Once submitted, all letters become D. Richmond PhD ’91, Saul Blumenthal ’98, Editorials are the official opinion of The Tech. They are written property of The Tech, and will not be returned. The Tech makes no Frank Dabek ’00, Daniel Ryan Bersak ’02, Eric by the editorial board, which consists of Chairman Michael McGraw- commitment to publish all the letters received. J. Cholankeril ’02, Jordan Rubin ’02, Nathan Herdeg, Editor in Chief Marie Y. Thibault, Managing Editor Austin Guest columns are opinion articles submitted by members of the Collins SM ’03, Keith J. Winstein ’03, Akshay R. 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The appeals process called for The recent Undergraduate Association elec- tions. The UA should be fostering activism, not as a candidate by the UA Election Commis- an emergency session of UA senate to make tions have once again proven the incompetence apathy. sion Rules Board, then reinstated by the UA the decision. How is Dilwali supposed to know and negligence of the UA. The outcome lacks In addition, those disenfranchised vot- Judicial Review Board (JudBoard). Finally, in when he is an official candidate when the UA any hint of credibility ers were members of the Greek community, the hour before the election began, the Rules can’t answer that question for themselves? The because of the blatant a community with which the UA already had Board decided that Dilwali violated election UA should be going through internal reforms missteps of the organiza- a weak relationship. A competent UA system rules, appending “violated election rules” to instead of taking out frustrations over their own tion. Not only did the UA would have made the effort to remedy this his name on ballots.” misgivings on candidates. disenfranchise 30 per- mistake. It would be interesting to see what This incident demonstrates the red tape and The recent UA elections were simply a cent of the undergradu- would happen if Burton-Conner, Baker, and confusion that currently hinder the UA. Dif- mess. What is more disturbing than the actual ate population in one East Campus residents all lost their right to ferent branches of the organization were not missteps of the UA is the fact that it took no class council election, vote, as these dorms have significantly more on the same page, did not communicate with actions to right its wrongs. In the case of the but it seemed to implode UA representation than do those across the each other, and even went so far as to under- Class of 2008 debacle, the UA should have on itself when making a river. This negligence was a strong factor in mine each other. The UA Vice President, the sent an explanatory e-mail out to the class simple decision on whether or not to allow one the election, as no off-campus Greeks were UA Election Commission Rules Board, the UA and extended the deadline to vote by at least student’s candidacy in another. elected to contested class council positions. JudBoard, and the UA senate all seemed to be a day. In the case of Dilwali, the UA should The UA should have taken measures to en- The bulk of their supporters were silenced at working against each other rather than towards have made a prompt and decisive decision sure that no potential voters lost their voice due the polls. Through its negligence, the UA has a common goal. — even if that decision had been to deny his to logistical difficulties. Members of the class failed to accurately represent MIT’s under- After the final decision was made, the UA candidacy. of 2009 who had moved into off-campus hous- graduate demographic. Election Commission Rules Board gave Dil- I hope that Martin F. Holmes and Ali S. ing after their freshman year were unable to Our leaders in the UA should be deci- wali a campaign violation because he created Wyne, UA incoming president and vice presi- vote in the election unless they sent an e-mail sive and consistent. The election for Class a Facebook group in support of his campaign dent, respectively, take the time to understand to the UA requesting the right to vote. With an of 2008 vice president proved them instead before he was an official candidate. Dilwali the apparent failings of the UA election pro- already low voter turnout, it is naive to expect to be incompetent and irresolute. According made the group only after he was told by the cess and to ensure that these events do not re- the few who actually try to vote to go the extra to The Tech on March 16, vice-presidential UA that he was a write-in candidate. The UA peat themselves. Letters To The Editor, continued Letters, from Page  as chair of the Committee on Undergraduate dents’ Association organize a week-long cam- Admissions and Financial Aid (CUAFA), which Institute Must Clarify paign to raise awareness on issues related to snowballing transgression must have imposed has oversight and policy-setting responsibility the Palestinian Question. Palestine Awareness on her, she might have cowered from the public for admissions. There is no question that the Flier Policy Week (PAW) brings to light issues that are eye, the better to insulate herself from prying process is indeed extremely rigorous and applied I think that Dean for Student Life Larry rarely discussed by mainstream media in the questions of the sort that have lead to her pre- with the highest possible standards of integrity. Benedict does not go far enough in stating United States. By promoting alternative views dicament today. Instead, she was vocal, advocat- The quality, effectiveness and dedication of the that policies regarding student speech at MIT on the issue, we hope to provide an on-campus ing the policies that I had the luxury of casually staff of the MIT admissions office is remarkable, should be “clarified” and publicized. Those venue for open dialogue. In previous years, describing to the fledgling family. She went so and it is through this staff that we will continue to policies should be expanded to allow students PAW has been successful in providing educa- far as to write a book on the topic. This is some- ensure excellence in the admissions process. to advocate change at the Institute or to pro- tional content as well as lively debate: lectures one who is strong enough to execute on her call- It is essential that we retain these attributes mote other political views, as Kayvan Zain- and movie screenings are typically followed ing without looking back. Isn’t this a value we as we review the existing MIT admissions pro- abadi G was doing last week, without seeking by discussions and interviews in which a wide should strive to impress on our own graduates? cess and begin the vital process of selecting a prior approval from the Institute. range of students (including both Arabs and Marilee Jones made a mistake, and could not new leader of the admissions process at MIT. It is reasonable for MIT to restrict commer- Israelis) and community members partici- bring herself to correct it as she painted herself CUAFA will be heavily involved in the next cial or promotional communication to certain pate. into a dark corner. In the process, she also cham- steps to make sure that we have a worthy succes- venues, and to prohibit physically disruptive Unfortunately, this year PAW is confronted pioned policies that redeem and enhance the sor to Marilee Jones at the same time retaining speech, such as a student using a megaphone with something new and malicious. Over the quality of life of prospective freshmen, not to the many strengths of the existing admissions outside a classroom. But if Dean Benedict con- past few days, fliers have been posted on the mention eight-year-old Sanjay and his parents. process that Marilee Jones helped to create. cludes, after his review of the current policy, bulletin boards of the Infinite Corridor and His family might enjoy camping trips and soc- Nigel H. M. Wilson that students need to seek and receive permis- the Student Center. These fliers read “MIT cer matches, instead of weekend courses at the Professor of Civil and Environmental sion from the Student Activities Office before Ignore Terrorism Week” or “MIT Ignore Hate local junior college and after-school test prep Engineering expressing themselves on campus, I think he Week,” and feature pictures of suicide bomb- sessions. Ms. Jones’ title as Dean of Admissions ought to explain why the mechanisms governing ers. The posters were hung across campus in may be ended, but her efforts in shaping national speech in our society — an open marketplace of concert with the beginning of PAW, just prior college admissions need to continue. Abortion Cartoon ideas, along with legal accountability for defa- to the Monday education and dialogue event, Rick J. Sheridan ’03 mation — are not workable at our university. “Israel’s Internal Apartheid: The Case of the Justified and I hope that the Institute community would Palestinian Citizens.” receive such an explanation with due skepti- These defamatory fliers have no place at Admissions Process Necessary cism. MIT. We expect students and community- This letter is in response to Micah J Green Nicholas J. Musolino G. members to engage in civilized, intellectual Will Retain High G’s claim that the Tech’s decision to publish a discourse and not in tasteless name-calling. In cartoon featuring a coat-hanger was “irrespon- addition to being defamatory and offensive, Standards sible.” In my opinion, such a cartoon is not only Insititute Policy a those responsible for the posters also lack I would like to add my appreciation to the justified but necessary in light of the Supreme understanding of the very issues PAW seeks many voices which have expressed admiration Court’s recent decision, which disregards com- Threat to Free Speech to tackle. The main objective of PAW is to for the way in which Marilee conducted her role mon medical practice in order to impose a MIT’s distribution “policy” is disturbing, educate. This simply entails the presentation as Dean of Admissions over the past decade. Not moral system that attacks women’s rights. What but not surprising. MIT administrators have of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in context only did she direct and inspire the MIT admis- Green seemed to ignore was that the main rea- a long history of instituting arbitrary policies — as the struggle of millions of Palestinians sions staff to perform at an exceptional level, but son this ruling is so contentious is that it dis- to curb student activity that they do not like. I for racial equality, economic traction, and na- she took the lead in focusing discussion in the misses medical testimony that this procedure is have had some small experience with arbitrary tional identity. We hope that these basic hu- wider community about the pressures that many necessary in a few but certain cases in order to MIT policy “implementation,” in one case MIT man rights are secure in the minds and hearts high school seniors face as they decide how to save a woman’s life. Furthermore, Justice Ken- housing administrators instructed me to take of the MIT community despite the careless pursue the next stage of their education. These nedy cited a woman’s lack of understanding down an Israeli flag. A whole phalanx of MIT assertions of a few hate-filled members of the issues which Marilee felt so strongly about are about her decision as rationale for over-riding administrators backpedaled through a litany of community. an essential part of the debate about the evolving years of court precedent. I am truly sorry the faux excuses ranging from being a fire hazard Some of PAW’s events are controversial, role of higher education which must continue. Supreme Court does not have more respect for to being a structural modification to the build- filling in the enormous blanks left by Ameri- Marilee’s departure, which was clearly neces- the abilities of women to make decisions about ing. The true reason: someone in Sidney-Pa- can reporting on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict sary and appropriate to maintain the reputation their bodies and about a potentially life-saving cific found it offensive. and often contradicting claims advanced by and integrity of MIT and its admissions process, medical procedure. In making this ruling, the In this case, the Campus Police say that the Israeli government. However, holding con- in no way affects the conduct of the MIT admis- five male justices have set back a woman’s right students cannot pass out information sheets in tradictory views is neither dangerous nor ex- sions process itself, or the results of that process to choose, and her personal safety, by decades. MIT facilities without permission. MIT stu- treme—quite the opposite: PAW demonstrates this year or in past years. I have participated di- Clifton Dassuncao ’09 dents and student groups pass out information a commitment to productive and soft-spoken rectly in this process over the past three years Kyrstin L. Fornace ’09 all of the time, information that is not cleared educational discourse. By connecting the MIT through the CAC or the CPs. It would not be community with a broad selection of experts, inconstant if the administration’s response to citizens, and educational media, PAW demon- this “ambiguous policy” is to silence all student strates the situation on the ground in Israel and groups, or establishing an appropriate 1984 de- Palestine with decorum befitting an education- partment to oversee student fliers. If students al offering of this nature. cannot pass out fliers, perhaps they should not Associating terrorism with the goals of be able to talk to each other on Institute prop- PAW is a serious and appalling suggestion that erty without the appropriate permission, which offends the organizers, as well as supporters the CAC and SAO can review on an individual of justice and human rights in Palestine. The basis. The MIT community needs to take de- organizers of PAW hope that these posters of- cisive action to eliminate ambiguity from the fend the sensibilities of the MIT community in minds of administrators: the rights of MIT general. Finally, we realize that the views ex- students and faculty to free speech must be pressed in these fliers are those of a very small protected on campus. Further, MIT’s traditions minority. This response will hopefully serve to of innovation, irreverence, and hacking are not reassert the identity of PAW for the vast major- served by silencing, threatening, or arresting ity of the community approaching the Palestin- members of the MIT community whose words, ian Question in good faith, especially those in actions, or messages may be inconsistent with the community who may not have been famil- a particular administrator’s point of view. iar with the goals of PAW. We, the organizers Jonathan A. Goler ’04 of PAW, hope you will join us in moving for- ward with our efforts this PAW and in years to come. Ignore “Ignore Nadeem A. Mazen G Iman Kandil ’09 Hate Week” Hazem M. Zureiqat G Every spring, Palestine@MIT, the Arab Nour J. Abdul-Razzak ’09 Students’ Organization, and the Muslim Stu- PAW Planning Committee May 4, 2007

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Sure, other Forum characters made have had funnier one-liners or MIT Musical Theatre Guild better solos, but it was Abrahamsen who carried Apr. 27-29, May 3-5, 2007 the show with skill and ease. Kresge Little Theatre While Abrahamsen was the backbone, other characters built upon his sturdy founda- his past weekend, the MIT Musical The- tion. In particular, McEnnis combined ditzi- atre Guild opened their spring musical, ness with vocals that were almost operatic to A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to create a character who was in fact “Lovely” T the Forum, with a bang. The musical, in addition to funny. Elizabeth V. Stepha- which was written by Stephen Sondheim, is a nopoulos ’07, who played the overbearing classic comedy about an ancient Roman slave, wife, Domina, was absolutely terrifying in Pseudolus (Timothy I. Abrahamsen ’06) as he her believability, even if her singing was a bit attempts to win his freedom by getting a girl, off-key. In addition, Misha Leybovich G ab- Philia (Kathleen McEnnis ’07) for his young solutely became the powerful and successful master, Hero (Jonathan Arie Gray ’10). Since Captain Miles Gloriousness. Everything about this is a comedy, Pseudolus’ plans are con- him exuded strength and confidence, includ- tinually (and humorously) foiled by all of the ing his soulful and resonating voice. Steven L. other characters — including a pimp, courte- Flowers ’06 may have had the smallest part as sans, three Greek chorus members, a nagging Erronius, the blind neighbor, but he made the wife, an unhappy husband, a powerful Captain, most of it as he always provided a laugh during a blind neighbor, and an uptight slave — and the tensest situations, thus preventing the com- confusion ensues. While the plot is interesting edy from ever becoming too serious. Finally, I enough, it is a bit predictable and overshad- would be remiss if I did not mention the amaz- owed by the humor of the dialogue. In fact, de- ing portrayal of Hysterium, the overly anxious spite the title, I’m pretty sure no one even went slave, by Daniel A. Perez ’10. He owned the to a forum; and if a character did, it was of no stage with his over-the-top anxiety that often consequence to the work as a whole. required Perez to look … well, for lack of a Eric D. Schmiedl—The Tech Playing the role of Pseudolus, Abrahamsen is better word, foolish. He elicited many laughs Pseudolus (Timothy I. Abrahamson ’06) does his darndest to keep Hero (Jonathan A. in nearly every scene. With an ease on stage that from the audience and brought likability to his Gray ’10) and Phylia (Kathleen McEnnis ’07) together. MIT’s production of A Funny must have been cultivated from years of perfor- neurotic character. Moreover, he brought pure Thing Happened on the way to the Forum will run tonight and tomorrow at 8 p.m. in mance as well as simple, natural talent, he made energy to the stage, particularly when sing- Kresge Little Theatre. me feel like the entire show was just for me. ing his solo piece, appropriately called, “I’m forgotten members of any musical. Although Way to the Forum may not have anything to do Abrahamsen’s subtle gestures and side remarks Calm.” the orchestra started off a little shaky with some with a forum, but it certainly is funny. MTG were so witty and well-timed, that I thought Instead of being stuck in a pit, the small or- timing issues, they quickly got into the groove does a great job with this classic musical, and some of them might have been ad-libbed. He chestra playing throughout was visible on the and performed the many musical numbers in the lucky for you there will be another set of per- further improved his performance with power- second level of the stage. This placement was a show nicely. formances this weekend, so I would recom- ful singing and some pretty impressive dance nice contrast and let the audience see the often Overall, A Funny Thing Happened on the mend seeing it if you get a chance. DANCE REVIEW Ailey in Boston: Where’s the Energy? Dancers Don’t Live Up to High Expectations By Vera Vine sincerity, and exuberance. stayed motionless, evoking the hypnotic effect the simple act of getting up from the floor, and Rosa Cao So what was behind Ailey’s rough start of a river’s flow. reaching up towards death. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre on Thursday? What explains the dancers’ un- At the end of “The River,” veteran dancer In “Fix Me, Jesus” Linda Celeste Simms Thursday, April 26, 2007 characteristically forced affect and the slightly Renee Robinson and male lead Clifton Brown evoked gasps from the audience when she ac- Citi Wang Theatre kitschy feel? The dancers produced the requi- created a psychologically compelling portrait complished, with seemingly effortless grace, site languor and wistfulness through an occa- of a couple’s complex relationship. The simple a nearly impossible move: a slowly unfurling he highly acclaimed and accomplished sionally clichéd “The River;” they displayed duet acquires a kind of mythic grandeur when back-bend while balanced on one toe, express- Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre cardboard grins required by the fast-paced and the rest of the company materializes out of ing authentic anguish and self-abnegation. The gave an unusually awkward perfor- playful, but entirely forgettable “The Golden the background, posed in a chorus-like frieze, trio “Sinner Man,” pounded with raw power and T mance on opening night of Ailey Week Section” by Twyla Tharp. But where was the turning the couple’s specific plight into an ar- desperation, its music set to a driving beat. 2007 in Boston. Alvin Ailey founded his mod- usual Ailey vigor? chetype, the prosaic into the profound. Most memorable was the grand finale, ern dance company in 1958. Following his Normally, Ailey’s audiences are active It was not until halfway through “Revela- “Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham” death from AIDS in 1989, the company, under viewers, cheering after solos, much as in the tions,” (the last piece) that the majority of the — we still have the song stuck in our heads. In the artistic direction of Judith Jamison, re- jazz music tradition, and creating momentum audience finally shed their inhibitions and par- a flurry of fans, stools, and formal dinner dress, mains true to its origins by re-staging original by clapping with the music. But Thursday’s ticipated in earnest. “Revelations” is a collec- the piece built to a crescendo as the audience works by Ailey alongside more modern works performance saw an unusually restrained audi- tion of short vignettes drawing on Ailey’s own surged to its feet, clapping in time with the mu- by other choreographers. ence, lacking the electric feeling of anticipa- experience growing up African-American in sic. The electricity was there, and propelled by Ailey’s choreography is a rich amalgam tion that ordinarily charges Ailey’s events. To a small-town Texas during the Depression. Set cheers and applause the Ailey dancers, stomp- of dance traditions, including ballet, jazz, company which thrives on making its audience to traditional African-American spirituals, this ing, jumping, and pirouetting, were finally in and modern techniques, especially that of his happy, such a weak reception is understandably is the core of Ailey’s repertoire, appearing in their element. mentor, Lester Horton. The Ailey dancers are an obstacle. almost every program. This performance was part of the Bank usually up to the challenge — their famously Nonetheless, there were highlights, includ- Clad in white, Amos J. Machanic Jr. gave an of American Celebrity Series. Student rush nuanced and virtuosic execution of such di- ing a stretch of stillness in an early forest scene, intense performance in the vignette “I Wanna tickets are available for $20; see http://www. verse techniques demonstrates an impressive where dappled lighting danced like sunlight Be Ready,” finding dramatic tension (and ex- celebrityseries.org/01_PERFORMERS/ commitment to training, leavened by charm, on rippling musculature, even as the dancers ploiting gravity-defying physical tension) in studentrush.htm for more information. MOVIE REVIEW hhh The Most Violent Chick Flick Ever Made ‘Spider-Man 3’ Returns with Action, Romance, and New Villains By Kevin Wang as Dr. Phil could tell you, are the hardest to ex- As usual, the Spider-Man series does about While not overly contrived — just watch Spider-Man 3 cise. The Spider has obviously bitten again. a B+ job in its treatment of “softer” topics like the third Matrix to see how bad things can get Directed by: Sam Raimi The movie focuses on the complexities of love, revenge, and morality. This one explores — the sheer number of sappy scenes in the Written by: Ivan Raimi and Alvin Sargent the more emotional and introspective side of the downside of being a superhero as the com- film eventually becomes difficult to watch. If Starring: Tobey Maguire, James Franco, and life as a crime fighting superhero. While Bat- bination of fame and an evil alien life form I fired a cruise missile at a Cheetos factory, Kirsten Dunst man spends the entirety of his movies kick- corrupt Peter Parker and strain his relationship the crater would still be less cheesy than the Rated PG-13 ing ass and taking names, followed by kicking with his girlfriend. The alien force has a num- first fifteen minutes of the movie. Parker’s Now Playing more ass and then recopying names in case ber of extremely bizarre effects on Maguire’s Aunt May (Rosemary Harris) soon becomes he missed a few, Spider-Man continues to be character as it infects him with some decidedly exhausting as she spews out life lessons like atching Spider-Man 3 is like dating a more thoughtful protagonist. As in the two hand-wavy science. It first changes his haircut Oprah hopped up on methamphetamines. She’s a hermaphrodite: no matter what previous films, Parker is driven to fight crime (because we all know that side-swept bangs essentially a lame version of Yoda: she doesn’t you’re into, you’re bound to find because of the death of his uncle. He is con- embody all that is evil — just look at the Ol- bust a move at the end of the movie and cut W something that you like. The Spi- stantly torn between doing good deeds and his sen twins) then makes him act like a typical anybody in half with a sword, but she does der-Man franchise has been mostly based on personal life, particularly his relationship with fourteen year old: moody, a terrible dancer, and make vague comments about good and evil, cheesy romance and violence, and this third in- Mary Jane. The film also resumes the sub- annoyingly horny. At one point, the audience have the acting abilities of a muppet, all while stallment is no exception, delivering all of the story of how Parker is forced to contend with is treated to an extended sequence which boils looking about 900 years old. Still, Spider-Man 3-D panning fight scenes and life lessons that the fact that his extremely well-armed best down to watching Toby Maguire perform the 3 does a better job than most in dealing with a one could ever want. Throughout the film, Pe- friend blames him for the death of his father. air-humping motion popularized in “Wayne’s challenging subject while keeping the groan- ter Parker/Spider-Man (Tobey Maguire) fights The themes of morality and duty recur often World,” before the entire film descends into factor to below that of late night Cinemax, and with his best friend Harry (James Franco), throughout the film, while Parker and Mary something resembling the demonic love-child the more introspective moments are a decent evil villains, his girlfriend Mary Jane (Kirsten Jane’s romance is developed and challenged at of High School Musical and the South Park Dunst), and the demons in his own soul, which, the same time. movie. Spider-Man 3, Page 10 May 4, 2007 Arts The Tech Page  MOVIE REVIEW Hope For American Cinema? A Sampling From 2007’s Independent Film Festival of Boston By Alice Macdonald pidity, as he admits to making some mistakes ence when five minutes into the movie a girl premiered Friday at the festival to a sold-out Staff Writer when trying to cut a deal with distributors. has her spine ripped out. Set in the future after crowd. As it was made in Boston — a “love 2007 Independent Film Festival of Boston Harkema draws much of his inspiration from a nuclear apocalypse, America has returned to letter to Boston,” — it will probably be making Apr. 25-30, 2007 iconic new wave filmmaker, Jean-Luc Godard, wilderness and anarchy, and several humans another appearance at theatres in town. Howev- and this presence is unabashedly present in along with robots are in a race to gain con- er, this doesn’t mean you should go see it. The don’t know about you, but it is easy to get Monkey Warfare. Harkema explained to the trol and unify what’s left of the nation. There film stars Joey McIntyre, who made a decent depressed about the current state of Ameri- large crowd at Brattle during a Q&A that he is something to be said for cartoon violence New Kid on the Block, but a crappy actor. The can cinema. Disturbia is number one for tries to make Godard-ian films that are infused and a completely absurd plot, but it might be writing is a little rigid and gives poor Joey and I the third week in a row and somebody actu- with narrative, making them more accessible overkill when you get so numb by the end of the rest of the cast little to work with. It is just ally finances the likes of Kicking it Old Skool to audiences. The result is easily described by the film that you are laughing while someone sad when the best acting in a film is coming and the Nick Cage atrocity, Next. Before you the following mathematical model: Godard + is crucified. from the fat guy from TV’s “Yes, Dear.” The decide to send a pipe bomb to Universal stu- marijuana + bicycles + kick-ass soundtrack + film is a sentimental, uplifting piece in which a dios, keep in mind all the great smaller film- Molotov cocktail how-to = authentic, witty, Year of the Fish working class Irish man (McIntyre) writes and makers pursuing innovative and interesting and fun film that rocks. Year of the Fish is not for those of us who stages a play to honor his dead uncle. It is a cinema! Last week, some of these brave film- hate rotoscoping. The effect when they take genre that is nearly impossible to get right, and makers descended on Boston for the fifth an- The Paper live film and draw over it to make it look like a On Broadway defaults to using clichés, a flash- nual Independent Film Festival of Boston. With A documentary on the state of journalism in cartoon/computer animated seems unnecessary back, and voice-over narration to tell the story. over 70 shorts, documentaries, and narrative America, The Paper attempts to get to the bot- here, as there is no moment where it becomes You also won’t be impressed with the look of features including some premieres, the event tom of things by shadowing students who staff particularly useful or creative. Thankfully, the the film — it is digital and looked fairly crappy has become a great destination for anyone who Penn State’s The Daily Collegian. Filmmaker animation is much looser than the style of Rich- from my seat in Somerville’s big theatre. likes movies and is sick of the crap in wide re- Aaron Matthews managed to cut hundreds of ard Linklater’s famous and obnoxiously-roto- lease. Beyond the films, there were also panel hours of footage into a mostly cohesive story scoped exhibitions, Waking Life and A Scanner The Short Films discussions, Q&A’s with the filmmakers after which features an honesty that is sometimes Darkly. The film is a retelling of the Cinderella Seeing excellent shorts was a big highlight most screenings, parties every night, and lots missing from documentaries which wear their story set in a “massage” parlor in Chinatown of the festival — a filmmaker can explore a lot of free Utz potato chips. agendas on their sleeves or seem as scripted as and the director cited this fantastical element of concepts that are really interesting, creative, Let’s not forget that this is not just a film reality TV. as the reason he chose to rotoscope the film. or strange but wouldn’t work as a feature. The festival but an independent film festival — He also admitted that the decision was a partly festival screened several shorts before films of therefore, you won’t get a chance to see many The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell practical one. He shot the film quickly with one similar attitude. For example, the aptly named of these films at Loews, Blockbuster, or even Sadly, The Beach Party at the Threshold of miniDV camera and no lighting so all the post- horror short Death Trike premiered before small artsy cinemas. Also, the “independent” Hell doesn’t quite live up to its delicious name. filming editing and rotoscoping allowed him to the like-minded Black Sheep. Likewise, un- factor means that the current climate of inde- This movie is best summed up as what your make a film that doesn’t look so cheap. expected and unnecessary violence were fea- pendent cinema was on everybody’s mind. In- little brother and his friends (who have been tured both in the full length The Beach Party dependent filmmaking has become an insane playing way too much Mortal Kombat) might On Broadway strategy game with the goal to get funding, make. You know you are in for a unique experi- On Broadway is a local feature which Film Festival, Page 10 make money, and just getting your movie seen. In the end, it is the other festi- The Council for the Arts at MIT and the MIT Graduate Student Life Grants present: val-goers that make your attendance worthwhile. YouTube and download- ing may be the future, but there is A special Boston Modern Orchestra Project concert something a little bit magical about seeing a movie on a huge screen with a whole bunch of other people. for MIT graduate students and alumni/ae These people also tend to be pretty impressive — I had random con- versations with filmmakers, festival Tuesday, May 15, 2007 at 7:00pm staff and volunteers, other movie fans and press, and celebrities. Ac- Lisa Bielawa, host cidentally sit in the VIP section, and you too can meet a former New Kid, that chick from Buffy, or possibly the Experience brand new music in a back room setting, headlined by BMOP musicians! funniest person alive, Will Arnett. At the Club Café in Boston, at 209 Columbus Avenue In five days, I was able to see 13 shorts, seven feature length films, Doors open for food and drink at 6:00pm, concert starts at 7:00pm and attend one panel discussion. Sadly, only a few of these films will probably be distributed in a manner PROGRAM where they will reach your eyes, but here are my thoughts. I encourage David Lang Anvil Chorus, for percussion (1991) you to seek out some of these films. Lisa Bielawa Synopsis #6: Why Did You Lie to Me? for solo cello (2007) Fay Grim Robert Moran L’après-midi du Dracoula, for sound-producing instruments (1966) This is Hal Hartley’s latest, and it Peter Askim Vital Signs (1998) is the sequel to his 1997 film, Henry Lisa Bielawa Synopsis #4: I'm Not That Kind of Lawyer (2007) Fool. Thanks to Hartley’s following, Sarah Kirkland Snider The Reserved, the Reticent (2003-04) this film will be making the rounds at select cinemas (including Kend- all Square) starting May 18, giving TICKETS you a chance to check it out! This time around, the whole cast of Henry $10 for MIT graduate students and guests Fool returns and the always charm- ing and hilarious Parker Posey takes $25 for MIT Club of Boston members center stage as the title character, Fay Ticket prices include buffet dinner Grim. The film features creative cin- ematography, and fabulous dialogue For tickets and more information, please contact: from fabulous actors — overall cre- MIT Council for the Arts (617) 253-4005 [email protected] ating a fun cinema experience. Many argued, however, that the film could have been much better with a dif- ferent ending more consistent with BMOP: Celebrating 10 years as Boston’s only or- ARTISTS the first two-thirds of the film. The chestra dedicated exclusively to new music. Since problem is that when Parker Posey Anthony D'Amico, bass leaves the screen and politics enter Craig McNutt, percussion 1996, the Boston Modern Orchestra Project has the picture, the movie loses much of Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello championed composers whose careers span eight its charm. decades of modern orchestral music. Each sea- Eagle vs. Shark son, Artistic Director Gil Rose brings together Miramax is probably banking BMOP’s award-winning orchestra, renowned so- on this film to have the same sort of loists, and influential composers to perform and effect that the equally awkward Na- poleon Dynamite had a couple years record new works and re-discovered “classics” of back. I don’t know that this will be- the 20th and 21st centuries, infusing them with come a cult favorite, but many MIT the emotion, humor, and urgency that have been students will certainly relate to the dork-infused and socially challenged hallmarks of the modern era and its music. love story between Lily and Jarrod. Audiences will appreciate the goofy wardrobes and quirky dialogue, which is instantly rendered more charming by the New Zealand ac- cents. Monkey Warfare This won’t be coming to a theatre near us any time soon, a fact which Canadian director Reginald Harke- ma attributes in part to his own stu- Program notes: http://www.bmop.org/season/concert_detail.aspx?cid=119 Page 10 The Tech Arts May 4, 2007 Spiderman’s Fight Scenes Some Indie Films Coming Shine With Special Effects Soon to a Theater Near You Spider-Man 3, from Page  your girlfriend. Without a hint of exception, the Film Festival, from Page  So … you missed the festival this year. action scenes are simply breathtaking. My only Don’t fret — start preparing for next year! counterbalance to the more action-oriented complaint is that I had trouble concentrating on at the Threshold of Hell and Songbird, which Here are some tips on how to do it right. The segments. some parts as I couldn’t help but hear the si- won the Special Jury prize for best short. sheer size of the festival can be a little over- In more superficial terms, Spider-Man 3 lent wail of pain from the 10,000 Course VI’ers There were also three shorts packages, each whelming and it is impossible to see even continues the tradition of dramatic fight se- who had to program things like “Fireball #17” a little over an hour in length. One highlight half of the material being shown. Just pick quences. The series has always been known or “Sand fist #67.” was a trilogy of shorts from Canadian writer/ the things that really catch your eye, but also for its epic CGI fight scenes, and this newest Overall, Spider-man 3 finds, hits, and bru- director Jamie Travis entitled Patterns 1, Pat- take a chance and try something you normally sequel delivers. Spider-Man faces two new vil- talizes all of the goals that it sets out to accom- terns 2, and Patterns 3. This endlessly stylish wouldn’t. Don’t just stick to narrative features lains, Sandman (Thomas Haden Church) and plish, and I would definitely recommend seeing series really grows on you and by the end it either; there is a huge sampling of documenta- Venom (Topher Grace), both of whom present it. If you don’t like the action, enjoy the multi- comes together and becomes a piece with a ries and shorts that merit your consideration. truckloads of opportunities for dazzling special tude of romantic scenes and the Sesame-Street- life of its own. A grouping of documentary Another thing to keep in mind is to be careful effects. Sandman is, obviously, made of sand, style life lessons scattered liberally throughout. shorts ended with the heart-wrenching Free- when navigating venues. This year the festival and looks like the result of letting your little If you don’t like the sappiness, revel in the gre- held about the case of an ex-police detective was headquartered at the Somerville theatre brother make action figures out of kitty litter nade-launching flame-throwing skateboards dying of lung cancer and the New Jersey in Davis Square, but many movies were also — albeit twice as awesome and half as gross. and the fact that trains are used as weapons, county government’s unwillingness to extend screened at the Brattle and Coolidge Corner. Venom is the aforementioned alien life form, which is pretty much the most bad-ass thing to her pension to her female domestic partner. You need to keep in mind how far you want and resembles that gunk left on a grill after you happen since the last pirate went extinct. If you The piece was powerfully intimate and touch- to go and how big the screen is going to be. I cook a cheeseburger, although hopefully noth- like both, wear a ski mask because this movie ing. I am a little embarrassed to admit that I love the Brattle, but their single screen kind of ing from your grill has ever tried to murder will blow your face off. cried … a lot. blows, the seating is certainly not “stadium”, and the projection can be less than ideal. As tickets go, a “chrome pass” which grants access to all festival hootenanny is pricey at 180 dollars, while tickets to a single film are nine bucks each. You can get around this potential problem by volunteering and seeing the films for free with the added bonus of a T-shirt and good conversation with other volunteers. Another benefit is getting into the parties, which are a strange mélange of people that make a great festival even better.

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With last der, he said, perhaps in the form of Jones, from Page 1 that a Marilee Jones graduated in Massachusetts Congressman John year’s College Affordability and Ac- more work study opportunities or 1973, but they could not verify that F. Tierney (D) countability Act (H.R. 2739), he said campus-based aid. He said that he cessful lives.” it was the former admissions dean. in his Salem, that he wanted states to “step back up has hopes of passing a bill this year Last week, MIT disclosed that of- MIT officials, however, confirmed Reporter’s Mass. office. to the plate” with funding for state that would reward campuses for stay- ficials had asked Jones to resign be- that they had learned yesterday that Notebook Although our universities. More Pell Grants are ing within what he termed a “higher cause she had falsely claimed three Jones graduated from the school. talk touched on needed, he says, and loans are more education index”. If a campus kept degrees that she did not have, all from Jones grew up in Albany and would topics as diverse as Afghanistan, Pak- expensive than they need to be. Ear- tuition within a certain price range, schools in upstate New York: Rens- have been 21 in May 1973. An MIT istan, and the presidential candidates, lier this year, he helped pass a bill, it could be rewarded with more cam- selaer Polytechnic Institute, Albany official said she did not know how students might breathe a sigh of relief the College Student Relief Act (H.R. pus-based aid and Pell Grants. Medical College, and Union Col- the school found out. Tierney also suggested a “loan lege. She spent a year as a nondegree A Saint Rose spokeswoman said forgiveness” bill. Such a bill would student at RPI and never attended the privacy laws prevented them from “forgive” one year of educational other two, according to the schools. saying more about Jones. loans for each year a student works She had never mentioned Saint Rose Saint Rose, an all-women’s col- in a service field at jobs like teach- in any of her biographies. lege that became coed in 1969, is ing or nursing. This would alleviate Last week, MIT was not specific best known today for producing a the conflict some students face when about when she made the claims large proportion of New York State’s choosing a career after graduation about the various degrees. But yes- teachers and for its nationally-ranked — Tierney said he knew of students terday, MIT Chancellor Phillip L. graphic design program. It is a re- who chose a more lucrative path that Clay said Jones listed RPI and Union spected school with roughly 5,000 did not match their interests in order on her original résumé in 1979 when students. U.S. News & World Report to pay off student loans. she applied for a secretarial job that this year ranks it 68th among 83 top As a 1973 Salem State gradu- did not require a college degree. MIT schools in the North with master’s ate, Tierney worked multiple jobs, did not check the listings on her ré- level programs. It tied with, among including a stint as a security guard, sumé. others, Wheelock College in Boston to pay for classes. Working one’s Jones listed another degree, from and City College of New York. way through college is barely, if at the private Albany Medical College, RPI ranked far higher — 42nd all, possible anymore, he said. “I just on an updated résumé at some later among 124 in the top tier of research really feel strongly that we’ve got to point, Clay said. Clay said it was universities nationwide. When Jones provide some measure of action here not clear when Jones updated her arrived at MIT in the late 70s, RPI to get schools to keep their costs résumé, which MIT has in its files, would have been a known and re- down. It’s out of control.” because the document was undated. spected name, while Saint Rose He said he believed that Jones pro- probably would have been unrec- vided the updated résumé at some ognized, said Michael Behnke, who point before she was named dean in was Jones’s boss when he was di- 1997. rector of admissions from 1986 to “It’s fair to say [her story] changed 1997. over time,” Clay said. Jones told the Globe in 2004 that Technical Project Work (P-T) The chancellor said a degree when she first came to MIT with her from a lesser-known school would husband, who was in graduate school, not have hurt her chances to become she had thought she would get a job Help create a safer campus community! dean — had she never lied — be- in a lab, where a degree from RPI cause MIT was familiar with her might have meant more. work. Behnke, now vice president and “I think it wouldn’t have mat- dean of college enrollment at the A Cambridge-based 501c(3) nonprofit organization is hiring MIT tered, hopefully, after 18 years,” University of Chicago, said he re- he said. “I’m not familiar with that called Jones saying that she had school, but there are a lot of schools planned to go to medical school and students for part-time spring- and summer-term projects. I’m not familiar with.” had been a premed student. She was Saint Rose officials told the Globe very knowledgeable about science, yesterday that their records showed he said. Of Saint Rose, he said, “they ob- Research Assistants (2) Solution to Crossword viously did a good job.” from page 7 The revelation about where Jones • went to school could increase specu- Analyze campus crime patterns; use findings to lation about her motivation over the years as she tried to take the stress enhance crime awareness. out of college admissions. “I think it’s entirely possible for • someone who cares about Marilee Educate legislators and student groups about our and is familiar with her message to wonder what the relationship is be- Campus Crime Information Bill (Mass. H. 3249). tween her own experience and the way she sees the impact of an unfair • system,” said Lloyd Thacker, found- Design safe, effective personal protection devices. er of The Education Conservancy, an advocacy group. 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Tay ‘07 and Daniel B. with Coop management, said that least five percent of eligible voters Denis ‘08, reported that they en- he wants the Coop to be more open. vote; about 850 votes are required. countered errors while attempting He cited his difficulty in obtaining In the event that this second election to vote. Both students said that after the organization’s bylaws, which are cannot raise enough votes, “we will they submitted their ballots, they saw only available in paper to members not go to a third election,” said Al- a Java error instead of a successful at the Harvard Coop. St. Claire also lan S. Bufferd ‘59, chairman of the confirmation page. “I don’t know said he is interested in changing the Coop’s board of directors. Instead, whether my vote was counted, but kinds of products offered at the Stu- he said, the positions would be filled I tried multiple times and got that dent Center location by targeting directly by the board, per the Coop’s same error,” said Tay in an e-mail. MIT students instead of tourists. bylaws. Why is the direction of an orga- Citing a friend who asked “isn’t The first election, which ran from nization which struggles for five per- the Coop just a branch of Barnes and March 6 to Apr. 6, saw some votes be- cent voter turnout relevant? Noble?,” Beggs said the Coop needs ing cast on voters’ behalf by a proxy; Powell stressed the importance of stronger branding. She also cited these proxy votes are not specifi- Coop leadership as a business experi- high textbook prices as a target for cally permitted by the organization’s ence. The job involves “working on a improvement, saying that she hopes bylaws and so may not be counted real board, dealing with real business to find some “way for the tourists to under Massachusetts law, said Jodi issues and making decisions … it’s be cost-subsidizing the students.” N. Beggs ’00, who cast ballots on not just an exercise,” he said. There Students may vote at http:// behalf of dozens of her supporters. is also a “modest stipend” for student store.thecoop.com/coopstore/coop- Beggs said she was not aware that board members. For 2006, the Coop store_studentelections.jsp. The site the practice was not allowed. reported $45 million revenue last states that “Eligible voters are Stu- This space donated by The Tech Powell said there is “no provi- year and $1.5 million net earnings. dent Coop members who are degree sion in the bylaws to allow” voting Bufferd described the Coop as candidates at Harvard, EDS, or MIT by proxy; as a result, the election was a service organization serving both with Coop membership dues paid as declared void by the Coop’s stock- MIT and Harvard students. The Coop of March 1, 2007.” This reporter was holders, a group of ten which han- “provides a service to them — and if able to buy a Coop membership on dles issues of corporate governance. they want to have a voice in the gov- May 3 and access a ballot, though Bufferd said the Coop chose to hold ernance of that, they should express it was not clear whether such a vote a second vote because it “would not it by vote,” he said. Serving on the would be counted if submitted. have been appropriate” to void the election for technical reasons and then appoint the new board directly while time still remained to hold an- other election. This year’s election was also un- usual because only three MIT stu- dents were directly nominated onto the ballot. The Coop’s stockholders !LIBRARIAN nominate 11 students; according to the Coop’s bylaws, four of those nominated must be MIT students. This year, the stockholders nominat- ed eight Harvard students and three COULDBE MIT students, 11 in total. Powell said that a March 1997 amendment to the Coop’s bylaws had eliminated the four-student re- YOURBEST striction. The amendment Powell referenced does not appear relevant; though it states that stockholders may nominate fewer than 11 students to FRIEND TOO avoid the distribution requirements. Following the announced nomi- nations, MIT student Alexander St. Claire ‘08 and Beggs increased the number of candidates to 13 by add- ing themselves to the ballot. Each new candidate submitted a petition 3OMESAYDOGSAREMANS with the names and membership numbers of at least 75 student Coop BESTFRIEND BUTCAN&IDO members. Powell said that he learned from FETCHTHATCRUCIALPIECEOF Beggs on April 6 — the last day of the first election — that she had INFORMATIONFORYOURPAPER voted on behalf of some of those who signed her petition. Beggs said FROMTHOUSANDSOF'OOGLEHITS that, inspired by weekly e-mails from Powell about meager voter turnout, she called and e-mailed many of her supporters. She said that some sup- -)4SLIBRARIANSARESUBJECTEXPERTSWHOCAN porters had asked her to vote on their behalf because they were unable to HELPYOUlNDTHEMOSTRELIABLESOURCESˆ reach a computer before the mid- PERIOD9OUCOULDSPENDHOURSSURlNGTHE night deadline, and that others had been unwilling to visit the voting INTERNET ORJUSTGOTOTHE,IBRARIESANDGETTHE Web site and had requested Beggs vote for them. STRAIGHTSCOOP,IBRARYEXPERTSAREJUSTAPHONE To prevent proxy voting in the second election, Powell said he would CALLOREMAILAWAYˆCALLX !3+ORGOTO contact some or all of the signatories to St. Claire and Beggs’s petitions LIBRARIESMITEDUASK US and confirm that they had voted on their own behalf. Currently, voting requires only one’s Coop number Solution to Sudoku from page 7 LIBRARIESMITEDU

!ERO!STRO  (AYDEN3 ,INDGREN  "ARKER%NGINEERING  (UMANITIES3  2OTCH  $EWEY%  ,EWIS-USIC%  3CIENCE3  Page 14 The Tech May 4, 2007 Guest Speaker Senior Segue Results Commencement Exercises 2008 In, Only Two Without The Commencement Committee invites suggestions for the guest speaker at MIT’s Commencement Exercises Housing Assignments on Friday, June 6 from all members of the community. Housing, from Page  According to Smedick, in all “23 listed [The] Warehouse as their The Commencement speaker should be one who will end of spring housing, according to first choice,” but there were only Smedick. 15 available spots in Warehouse. be able to address topics of relevance to MIT. Smedick also said that under- The two unassigned students listed graduates who have summer housing Warehouse as their only choice, and will be living on campus in the Smedick said. Suggestions may be submitted to: fall can make arrangements to move Smedick said five people were to their fall room assignments for the placed in Ashdown, 38 in SidPac, 17 Martin Holmes, reminder of the summer after Aug. in Tang, and 15 in Warehouse. 12, without paying the daily rate of The participating seniors pay President of the Class of 2008 $25-$30 per night. undergraduate rates, but get to live Students assigned summer hous- in the graduate dormitories. Senior [email protected] ing have until May 15 to cancel their Segue is intended to reduce crowd- reservation. ing in undergraduate dormitories, Johnna Powell, Smedick said. Senior Segue Last year, 78 of the 95 juniors Vice President of the Graduate Student Council Of the 77 juniors who applied who applied to Senior Segue were [email protected] for Senior Segue, 75 were placed in assigned to a graduate dormitory. one of the four participating gradu- To submit an application for ate dormitories: Ashdown, Sidney- undergraduate summer housing, Gayle Gallagher, Pacific, Tang, and The Warehouse visit http://web.mit.edu/housing/ Executive Officer for Commencement (NW30). undergrad/summer.html. [email protected] Summer 2007 Housing Statistics Spaces Allotted Occupied Available Professor Eric Grimson, Dormitory for Students Spaces Spaces Chairman of the Commencement Committee Baker House 80 40 40 Bexley Hall 60 42 18 [email protected] Burton-Conner House 70 52 18 East Campus 180 145 35 Suggestions must be received by Tuesday, May 15. MacGregor House 80 47 33 McCormick Hall 60 44 16 New House 70 70 0 Following a review, the Committee will submit a list to Next House 50 47 3 Random Hall 65 55 10 the President of the Institute for consideration. Senior House 60 53 7 The President has the responsibility and authority for Simmons Hall 60 55 5 selecting and inviting a guest speaker for the Total 835 650 185 Source: Robin Smedick, Assistant director of Housing Commencement Exercises. Over 96% of applicants received their first choice for housing and 3.5% received their second choice for housing. Of the total of 685 housing applicants, 35 have canceled their requests already.

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[email protected] Page 16 The Tech May 4, 2007 Sports Men’s Track Earns NEWMAC Upcoming Home Events Friday, May 4, 2007 Title to Cap Undefeated Season Baseball vs. Newbury College 3:30 p.m., Briggs Field By Brian Jacokes in the 5K, with Christopher Wong ’08 took first. James R. Oleinik ’09 led Saturday, May 5, 2007 Team Member scoring a 15:24.31 victory over Joseph the team in the throws with a third- Men’s Heavyweight Crew, Cochrane Cup 8:00 a.m., Charles River This past Saturday, the men’s D. Roy-Mayhew ’08 (15:30.58), Eric place 48’02.50” in the shotput and a track and field team won the New A. Khatchadourian ’07 (15:33.04) and fourth-place 135’04” in the discus. Sunday, May 6, 2007 England Men’s and Women’s Ath- Hemagiri Arumugam ’10 (15:34.04), Several other impressive showings Men’s Heavyweight Crew vs. Boston University and letic Conference again with no one from other schools secured MIT’s championship. First University of Wisconsin 8:00 a.m., Charles River (NEWMAC) Champi- in the top four. place finishes were scored by Jer- Baseball vs. Suffolk University 1:00 p.m., Briggs Field onship at Coast Guard. Dominant performances in the emiah “Yermie” R. Cohen ’09 in the Competing on Coast horizontal jumps also helped MIT. 1500-meter (3:58.57), Johannes A. Guard’s newly-con- Stephen A. Morton ’10 jumped 21’11” Schneider ’10 in the 3000-meter stee- structed track, MIT in the long jump to lead a 1-2-3 fin- plechase (9:44.19) and Gregory D. beat runner-up Springfield by a score ish with Christopher B. Bateman ’07 Tao ’10 in the pole vault (14’08.75”). Cycling Team Defends of 247 to 210. The victory followed (21’08.75”) and Anthony D. Teixeira They were backed up with a fourth- an undefeated season and is the En- ’08 (21’06.75”). Morton came back place 50.21 in the 400-meter by Wil- gineers’ seventh consecutive title. in the triple jump to win in 46’03.25” liam B. Fedus ’10, a 3-4 finish by Mat- ECAC Title, Will Send MIT gained important points in over runner-up Teixeira (45’10.50”). thew F. Bieniosek ’08 (1:58.34) and the distance events by sweeping the The team has suffered this year William S. Phipps ’10 (1:59.05) in the 5K and 10K. In the first event of the from a lack of depth in the sprints 800-meter, and Teixeira’s runner-up day, Trevor B. Rundell ’09 won the and throws, but strong performances 15.69 in the 110-meter hurdles. 8 Riders to Nationals 10K in 32:59.63 and was followed by nonetheless allowed the Engineers to MIT will be competing in the By Zach LaBry got to the top in a much better po- Jack H. Bourbonnais ’10 (33:11.04), score points. Morton ran 22.19 in the New England Division III Champi- and Andy Hill sition,” said Guilherme I. Fujiwara Brian B. Jacokes ’07 (33:18.82) and 200-meter for first place and 11.32 onships next weekend at Springfield, Team members ’07, who went on to place 15th in the Tyler W. Abrams ’09 (33:35.15). in the 100-meter for second, while seeded to finish third behind Wil- The MIT Cycling Team success- men’s D race. The Engineers added more points the 4 x 100-meter relay team also liams and Tufts. fully defended its championship title Former MIT cross country and in the Eastern Col- track runner Martha W. Buckley G legiate Cycling Con- zipped up the hills to a fourth-place ference last weekend, finish in the top women’s category, Taekwondo Places Second in League concluding conference netting the most individual points for Team Finishes Second to Cornell in Consecutive Ivy Northeast Tournaments competition. Two full MIT for the day. days of racing at Vas- The final event of the weekend By Nathan Philip Wang a red belt for the first time, claimed cessful, led by the women’s B1 team sar College saw the team place sec- was the criterium, a short-course Team Member first place in her division as well. which stormed through the competi- ond for the weekend and first overall road race, held on Sunday. MIT Sport Taekwondo team took The sparring competition was tion. They included Ha, earning her for the season in Division II. Anthony J. Schrauth G had one of second place behind Cornell in a also exciting, though not as success- second gold medal of the day, Lee, Saturday began with the team the breakout performances of the day, ten-school tournament hosted by the ful for MIT. The MIT men’s A teams the red belt forms champion, and time trial (TTT) event, in which with a fourth-place finish in the men’s University of Pennsyl- were second only to the Cornell A1 Corinna Hui ’09. Clearing the way teams of three to four riders race a B field. “Coming around the final vania on Sunday, April team, the only group that managed for these ladies was the MIT B2 five-mile course. The men’s B team corner, there were two Boston Col- 15. The Engineers fin- to defeat MIT A2 (Ning Wu G, Jarek team, who soundly defeated the Cor- won its division, beating its closest lege guys in front of me. When the ished with 575 points, Labaziewicz G, and Nathan P. Wang nell contenders, creating an all MIT competitor, the University of Ver- second guy in line came around and behind Cornell’s 766 ’08) or MIT A1 (Wong, John C. Ho final round. These silver medalists mont, by more than 40 seconds. The started his sprint, I tried to stay with but well ahead of third G, and Richard-Duane S. Chambers included Jaclyn J. Ho ’09, Jennifer women’s C team also scored a vic- him, but I couldn’t hold his wheel. At place Tufts (90 points). G). On the women’s side, the MIT L. Caplin ’07, and Chiang. tory, beating the University of New that point, I stopped thinking and just The loss to Cornell dropped Tech A1 team (Chen, Chan, and Sharon The men’s B team sparring was re- Hampshire by just over 20 seconds, pushed as hard as I could,” Schrauth to second place (behind the Big Red) A. Lawrence ’07) also earned a sil- ally exciting, with Ning Wu G, Jarek and the women’s A team placed sec- said about the sprint to the finish. in the Ivy Northeast Collegiate Tae- ver medal after yet another narrow Labaziewicz, and Richard-Duane S. ond behind UNH. “We worked hard The race was not without inci- kwondo League, the position MIT loss in the finals to Cornell. Chambers G losing a close final round and stayed together as a team. It was dent, however, when Seth S. Beh- would finish in after another second MIT performed even better in the to Cornell to take second place. great to have teammates who push rends G was taken down in a crash. place finish behind Cornell at the C team (beginner’s) sparring divi- At the end of the day, despite you hard and cheer you on when you After running to the pit to swap out a April 28 meet hosted by Columbia. sions. The MIT women’s C1 team, being greatly outnumbered by the get tired,” said women’s C rider Lisa flat tire, he attempted to re-enter the MIT has traditionally been strong led by lightweight veteran Miranda J. Cornell team, MIT had taken several F. Marshall G. race. Unfortunately, a sudden blow- in the forms competition, and that tra- Ha ’07, dominated the competition. medals as well as personal victories. The second event of the day was out required him to take another re- dition continued at Penn with several She and her teammates Stephanie E. Coach and Head Instructor Master a road race with two grueling climbs, placement wheel. Despite these dif- Engineer victories in the category. Nix ’09 and Stephanie R. Chiang ’08 Dan Chuang said, “I was proud of totaling over 3000 feet per lap. A ficulties, he got back in to the field of Captains Rene R. Chen ’07 and Erica beat all three of the Cornell C teams, how so many people performed and short, steep climb five miles into the racers and finished 15th. “There was Y. Chan ’07 took first and second claiming the first sparring gold med- really found an extra gear to pull out 30-mile course quickly separated so much adrenaline flowing that my respectively in the women’s black al of the day. some difficult wins. Given the size of the elite competitors. ”Starting the legs actually got a little shot of en- belt division. John T. Wong G placed Concluding the day with the B the tournament and the relative sizes 1000-foot vertical climb behind ev- ergy from the whole thing. The big- second with his black belt form, and team (intermediate) sparring divi- of our teams, we did well, in fact eryone else was tough, but working gest impact was all the support from Christine M. Lee ’09, competing as sions, the Engineers were again suc- very well.” with teammate Zach [A.] LaBry, we teammates and hearing the cheers each lap,” Behrends said. At the end of the weekend, Zuzana Trnovcova ‘09 took the podium to ac- cept first place in the women’s C cat- egory, which she earned by scoring the most individual points all season in that field. Nick C. Loomis G and Yuri Matsumoto G also took the po- dium for their season-long successes, having placed second in men’s D for Division II and third in women’s B for Division II, respectively. With the conference champion- ships over, MIT will send Eric M. Edlund G, Christopher H. Tracy G, Jason A. Sears G, and Schrauth to compete in the men’s races at the collegiate national competition in Lawrence, Kansas. Caitlin Bever G, Buckley, Ilana L. Brito G, and Kris- ten M. Naegle G will compete in the women’s races.

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