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Volume 121 umber 18 02139 Friday, German House 0 RBA System for all Other Cultural Houses and Baker Decide Against Participating in Advising Program
By Jennifer Young a house-designed advising program. STAFF REPORTER The house will withdraw from rush The residence-ba ed advising 2001, and will instead choose their program will expand even more this freshman residents next year by fall when German House joins the reviewing applications from incom- system. ing freshmen. The RBA program was offered Changes to the actual advising in March to Chocolate City, French process provide the greatest source House, German House, Ru ian of concern within German House, House, Spanish House, Baker and several options for these are House, and ext House. German being explored. The house is House is the only culture group to allowed to choose between a semi- have officially accepted the program nar and a traditional advising pro- at this point. gram, and may design their chosen German House President Teresa program . S. Baker '03 said that her house "Attaching a seminar to our SHIHAB ELBORAJ-THE TECH Institute Professor Noam Chomsky addresses the crowd in 26-100 on Tuesday. The topic of the . accepted the offer because "it hou e means we have to choose a Technology and Culture Forum at MIT talk was "Institutions vs. People: Will the Species Self- seemed like a good opportunity to topic that is interesting to a broad number of students. We want to destruct?" build on the house community that is already a part of German House keep the diversity and broadness of and a neat way to get the faculty German House," Baker said. Cur- involved with the house." rent seminar possibilities are the The upcoming changes to rush German language, history, or cul- MIT Selects New FSILG Advisers provided another incentive to imple- ture, particularly emphasizing the ment RBA. "We thought it would German influence in and around Four Administrators Will Assist Fraternities, Sororities and ILGs give us a springboard for working Boston. out the changes we'll be making for By Laura McGrath Moulton and 7. He is currently the Assistant Gresh to design this new adminis- rush. We're trying a new way of Group ant to keep control Frank Dabek Coordinator for Greek Life at the trative team. choosing housing, which will help In March, Baker House and all STAFF REPORTERS University of Connecticut, where he give a model for further housing the cultural groups residing in ew Since former Assistant Dean helps to oversee 20 fraternities and Team will expand FSILG services decisions or show a need for a new House were offered a chance to look Neal H. DOTO'l/ left MIT in Septem- nine sororiti s. The decision to hire a team of approach," Baker said. into RBA for next year but only ber of last year, the Fraternity, Lisa M. Walsh, hired as Opera- administrators to handle responsibil- The RBA program will give German House confirmed their Sorority, and Independent Living tions Coordinator, will start work on German House a faculty advi er and acceptance of the program. Many Group system has been without a April 24. She was previously Assis- FSILG, Page 17 houses rejected the proposal permanent representative in the tant Director of Greek Life at Syra- because it would affect their rush office of Residence Life and Student cuse University, where there are 17 procedure for next year. Life Programs. Now they will have fraternities and 19 sororities. Baker House rejected the pro- four representatives, the result of a Kate Baxter has been a Program posal because they felt that the pro- . move that shifts responsibility for Coordinator for the FSILG system posed system would give the admin- FSILG system support and advoca- in the RLSLP office since July of istration too much control over the cy to a group of administrators. 2000. Denise A. Vallay has worked housing process. "We feel that to do Two members of the new team at MIT in various capacities for over it satisfyingly would be a lot of have been working in the RLSLP four years, and has served as Pro- work for Baker residents, because office since last summer, but two gram Assistant for the FSILGs since we'd want full control of the pro- new people will start work this last fall. Vallay and Baxter have gram in the students' hands. We are spring. David Rogers, the new been working with Interim Assistant interested in improving advising, Assistant Dean and Director for Dean Stephen D. Immerman and especially within Baker, but this FSILGs, will arrive at MIT on May Program Administrator Ricky A. does not seem like the way to do it," said Baker President Michael H. Roberts '02. Students living in Baker also l\fiT's Dormitory Council worried that RBA would have a negative impact on next year' ru h. "The program was presented as a Elects Cain as President good way to prepare for 2002, but we feel it's better if Baker faces the By Michael J. Ring incoming Judicial Committee chair coming changes in rush with the EDITOR IN CHIEF Ronojoy Chakrabarti '02. other dorms," Roberts said. The Dormitory Council elected "We unanimously and emphati- Matthew S. Cain '02 as president Cain emphasizes awareness cally voted [the program] down," for the 2001-2002 academic year at Cain said that his largest priority said Dawn M. Ash '02, the presi- its meeting last night. as Dormcon pre ident will be "to dent of Russian House. "Regular Cain is currently the president of continue raising awareness of advising groups are activity-based, Random Hall and the vice-president Dormcon, both among the students they bring together students with of Dormcon. He will be joined on and the administration." common interests ... a residence- the council by incoming Vice-Presi- He also said that he would like based group might mean depriving dent Kendall B. McConnel '02, a Dormcon to continue acting as an freshmen of the chance to be in a resident of Senior House. advocate for student-life issues. fun seminar." Jeffrey C. Roberts '02, the cur- Dormcon has recently been Russian House was concerned rent president of Dormcon, will involved in such projects and con- about the loss of rush privileges serve as rush chair during the troversies as the residential coordi- which accompanies RBA. "We
upcoming academic year. nator proposal and the expansion of ROSHAN BALIGA-THE TECH were very upset about the po ibili- The other incoming officers of residence-based advising. "We want Todd Radford G stars as Charlie Brown in the Musical Theatre ty oflo ing rush. The administration Dormcon include secretary-elect to get involved in all the projects Guild's production of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. See is killing a fun tradition, and we Michael H. Roberts '02, treasurer- story page 7. elect Tyler J. Bronder '03, and Dormcon, Page 18 RBA, Page 17
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THE BALTIMORE S 10HA BURG Marks Beginning, Not End outh fricans on Thur day tried to understand what went wrong By Henry Chu jing plans to repeat it demand that we till ha e our ( tranded) plane at a Wednesday night occer match in Johanne burg when 43 people LOS A GELES TIMES the U .. military top intelligence- there (in outhern China ... , This were crushed to death during a stampede by thou ands of fans trying HO GKO G gathering flight off the Chine e wiH all unfold in the days and to enter the overflowing stadium. For mo t merican, freedom coa t, hich the Communi t regime weeks ahead." 'Why? Why? Why?" a ked Thursday's headline in Johannes- for the ere of a U. . py plane deem provocative. py mi ions uch a the one the burg's main daily newspaper, the tar, beneath a photo of a long row marooned in China marked the end The right to publicly air that U.. avy aircraft wa on when it of shoeless victims' bodie laid out on the occer field. of a long, ten e diplomatic tandoff grievance, one e tern analyst said collided with the Chinese fighter are As the nation mourned the deaths, with grieving relative till between Beijing and ashington. may have been the mo t important e tremely irk orne to Beijing. But identifying bodies Thursday outh African Pre ident Thabo Mbeki For most Chinese, the work i conce ion that the Chine ego ern- the Communi t regime, including launched an official inquiry into what is being called the nation's ju t beginning. ment - and particularly the mili- hina' politically powerful army worst sports disaster. That' how the Chine e govern- tary - wrung from Wa hington to generals, will probably be disap- The tampede occurred at a national1y televised game at Ellis Park ment Thursday ca t the outcome of end the tandoff beyond U. . state- pointed by the U .. response. stadium in Johannesburg between the country's top two soccer teams the II-day di pute that strained ments of being 'very orry' for the ational Security Adviser Con- and fierce t rivals: the Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates. Thousands already brittle tie between the likely death of the fighter pilot. doleezza Rice said Thur day that of fans who couldn't get in the packed 60,000- eat stadium gathered world' ole superpower and it China will ha e a platform from the urveillance flights in ia are out ide the tadium gate just before the 8 p.m. kickoff. As the crowd foremost rising power. which to assert what it sees as its important to preserving U.S. inter- swelled to 15,000, fans tarted breaking through entry gate or climb- Even as China's tate media territorial rights to the outh China est and peace in the region. ing over fences. were selling the result of the con- ea and the airspace above it. onetheles , Beijing portrayed frontation a a victory over the Unit- , ow the U. . ide will be its ettlement with the United States ed tates, Beijing made it clear that dragged into endle s di cussion over the midair collision as an unal- B h L edical Pri aRes it will not let rest the pr. 1 colli- with the Chine e side about Chi- loyed success. The state media ion that forced the u.. avy EP-3 nese water ," aid Jean-Pierre de cribed Washington's expressions Take Effec th aea reconnaissance plane to land in Cabestan director of the Hong of regret as the apology that the LOS ANGELES TIMES southern China and a hinese F-8 Kong-based French Center for Chinese government had demanded, \VA Hl GTO fighter jet to crash into the sea. Research on Contemporary China. although the Bush administration In a rare defeat for busines , the Bu h ad:mini tration aid Thurs- "This incident i not over," Chi- "They'll bring it up again and insists it was no such thing. day it would let a set of controver ial medical-privacy regulations nese Foreign ini try spokes- again and then again. ' An editorial in the People's take effect immediately but would later e k to modify the regula- woman Zhang Qiyue declared, ecretary of State Colin L. Pow- Daily, the Communist Party news- tions to address health-care industry concern . echoing remarks made by President ell seemed to resign himself to such paper, called on residents to harness The surprising deci ion clears the way for implementation of the Jiang Zemin. Chinese demand . the passion they showed over the first federal medical privacy protections. The health-care industry had Officials said the next act in the "This is not over," Powell standoff and apply it to building launched an aggressive campaign to kill or postpone the rules, which diplomatic drama will begin acknowledged Wednesday amid China's future. "Turn patriotism were issued in the waning days of the Clinton administration under Wednesday at a ino-U.S. meeting meetings on the Balkans in Paris. into national strength," the newspa- the authority of a 1996 law. to discuss the midair accident. Bei- "Some discussions will begin, and per said. The regulations, which will limit the disclo ure and distribution of patient records, had been put on hold by Health and Human ervices ecretary Tommy G. Thompson, who appeared ympathetic to indus- try complaints. Lawmakers Seek Ruling Review As late as Wednesday, it was widely expected that Thompson would push back the original April 14 effective date to buy time to of "crimes against humanity," and the the legislative intent of the statute review more than 2 ,000 comment submitted during the last two Plaintiffs Say Web Web site titled "the uremberg was meant to cover threats like those months. But President Bush directed otherwise. Files," undermined the legislative on the "Nuremberg Files" Web site, Site Undermines intent of the 1994 Freedom of Access which listed doctors who provide to Clinic Entrances Act. abortions, including in some Philippine oldiers Rescue Abortion Protections The law bars the use of force or instances their photos, addresses, car By Henry Weinstein threats of force to prevent access to license numbers and names of family American Kidnapped by Rebels LOS ANGELES TIMES reproductive health services. members. LOS A GELES TIMES In a highly unusual move, 43 Sen. Charles E. Schumer ames of doctors murdered by JAKARTA. I DO ESIA members of Congress said Thursday (D- .Y.), who co-authored the bill abortion foes were lined out on the Philippine soldiers raided a Muslim rebel camp on Thursday and they will ask the federal appeals court while in Congress, is spearheading Web site and those wounded in rescued American hostage Jeffrey Schilling seven months after he in San Francisco to revisit a recent the lawmakers' effort. Other partici- attacks were marked in gray. was kidnapped. ruling holding that an Internet site pants include Sen. Edward Kennedy According to the brief, the three- The Abu Sayyaf rebels had threatened to behead Schilling last and "wanted" posters identifying (D-Mass.), a key sponsor of the law judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court week as a "birthday present" to Philippine President Gloria Macapa- abortion providers as "baby butchers" in the Senate, and two Republicans, of Appeals "disregarded Congress' gal Arroyo. he responded by declaring "all-out war" on them. deserving of punishment are free Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and intent that the statute be construed as Brig. Gen. Diomedio Villanueva, who led the assault on the rebels speech. James Jeffords of Vermont. broadly as possibly to achieve Con- on Jolo island 600 miles south of Manila, said Schilling was in good In a friend-of-the-eourt brief to be chumer said the ruling by the 9th gress' remedial purpose of eradicat- condition. The Oakland, Calif. native was taken to a hospital for a filed Friday, 12 U.S. senators and 31 U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals threat- ing violence and intimidation." checkup and will return to California in the next few days, officials House members warn that the March ened to erode the impact of the The lawmakers announced their said. 28 decision could spawn renewed statute, which he said had "played a action a day after the Planned Parent- The United tate praised the Philippine government for freeing violence at abortion clinics. major role in dramatically reducing hood Federation of America, one of Schilling, 25, a convert to Islam who was captured in August after he The lawmakers assert that the rul- the number of crimes and threats the primary plaintiffs in the case, filed visited the rebels with his new wife, a cousin of one of the rebel leaders. ing permitting the "Deadly Dozen," a against women and doctors." papers in the 9th Circuit asking the poster that accused abortion doctors The lawmakers' brief asserts that court to grant a rehearing in the case. 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THE WASHi GTON POST Curfew in Wake of Violence WA HI OTO Attorney General John D. A hcroft said Thursday that prison By Stephanie Simon - they're scared in their homes. people to respect the urfew, and officials will sharply limit media acce s to Oklahoma City bomber and Eric Slater White citizen are tired - they're urging hem not to brea the law Timothy 1. cVeigh in the week prior to his May 16 execution, and ios ANGELES TIMES targeted in their car . I think we ha e e en if they don't agree with it. urged the press not to become a "co-conspirator" in McVeigh's quest C CI ATI to e er i e unpre edented, and a any at the gathering outside the for infamy. ollowing three nigh of rioting, week ago unthinkable measures to e Friendship Baptist Church near s the first reporters and protesters begin to descend on federal looting and gunfire, the mayor here protect those citizen and to protect downtown aid tempers were rising death row in Terre Haute, Ind. prison official said McVeigh will be issued a "proclamation of emer- our police officers." and still had a way to go. limited to 300 minutes of telephone calls, lasting no more than 15 gency" and imposed a citywide cur- A evening descended and new The curfew will remain in place minute per day, for the remaining month of his life. 0 jailhouse few Thur day, but the action of the 8 p.m. to 6 am. curfew spread, a long as necessary, city officials interviews will be permitted and reporters will be asked to honor a appeared only to inflame the racial howe er, many blacks railed against said, making it illegal to be on the ban on recording phone calls. ten ions that erupted when a 'white the crackdown and predicted wide- treet unless traveling to or from. "I don't want (McVeigh) to be able to purchase access to the podi- police officer hot and killed an spread violations. work. And as the rally broke up - um of America with the blood of 168 innocent victims," Ashcroft unarmed black man. 'They are restricting black folks early because of the curfew - police told reporters at a Washington news conference. "Please do not help In a scene remini cent of 196 , once again. They're setting rules on in full riot gear, on foot, horseback him inject more oison into our culture. He's caused enough sense- when racial violence wept through us but they're not setting rules on the and in crui ers, began fanning out le s damage already .... I would ask that the news media not become this Ohio River city following the police force," said Yvette Hall 25, at across the city to enforce it. Timothy cVeigh's co-conspirator in hi assault on America's pub- assassination of Martin Luther. King a rally led by AACP president The street were quiet early lic afety and upon America it elf." Jr., Mayor Charle Luken tood Kweisi Mfume. " aturday, when Thursday evening. Taxi topped run- Ashcroft said the U .. Bureau of Prisons and the FBI wilJ u e before community leader , police they bury that boy there's going to be ning, restaurants shut down, and the encryption oftware and other technology to thwart any attempt to and reporters and declared that hell to pay." I local Roman Catholic Archdiocese tap into a do ed circuit video feed of cVeigh' execution, which Cincinnati has "a very legitimate and he referred to Timothy Thomas, canceled it popular Good Friday will be broadcast live over digital phone lines for survivors and rela- real problem with race relations" but 19, who was shot to death after a midnight service for the first time tives of the dead assembled in Oklahoma. Federal law prohibits the said his first priority was restoring police chase Saturday. He was the since the tradition began in 1859. broadcast from being recorded. the peace. fourth black slain by incinnati The city police were augmented . The heavy restrictions underscore the struggle by federal officials "The only i sue we are focused police since ovember. His funeral by state troopers sent in by Gov. Bob to provide access to an event with global interest, while remaining on today is getting the criminal ele- is aturday. Taft, and city and state officials left sensitive to victims of the deadliest terrorist act on American soil. ment off our streets," Luken Mfume found himself nearly open the possibility of calling in Thou arids of journalists, activists and spectators are expected to announced. "Black citizens are tired alone at the rally of 200 in calling for ational Guard troops. swarm Terre Haute for McVeigh's death by letha} injection, the first federal execution since 1963. The plea for restraint also continues an emerging theme of media Research Affirms Gases' Effects critici m by Ashcroft, who has several times condemned America's "culture of violence" and recently suggested that video game may Earth's climate system is responding pedoed an international negotiation help foster school shootings. Ashcroft said Thursday that he was not Studies: Greenhouse to human-induced forcing," aid yd- process that has spanned the better trying to muzzle the media, only requesting that they "be responsible." ney Levitus of the Commerce part of a decade. Substances Causing Department's ational Oceanograph- Underscoring the issue's sensitivi- ic Data Center, lead author of one of ty, government scientists involved in Relations With Russia Are Improving Warming of Oceans the studies. the new global warming studies have LOS ANGELES TiMES PARIS By Eric Pian in "This will make it much harder been cautioned by a Commerce THE WASHfNGTON POST for naysayers to dismiss predictions Department spokesperson to "stick Relations between the United States and Russia rebounded Two new studies released Thurs- from climate models," added Tim with the science rather than delve into Thursday, just three weeks after each ordered out suspected spies day provide the strongest evidence Barnett of the Scripps Institution of policy" in discussing their findings from the other side, as the two governments announced plans for the yet that greenhouse gases are causing Oceanography. He is the lead author with reporters. first summit between Presidents Bush and Vladimir V. Putin. the Earth's oceans to warm, further of the other study, funded by the The two studies add to the wealth The meeting win be held soon and no later than the July summit strengthening the case that global National Science Foundation. of recent data on global warming, in Italy of the Group of Eight industrialized nations, U.S. Secretary of warming is real and is being caused The two studies, published in which scientists say may be causing State Colin L. Powell said after breakfast talks here with Russian For- at least in part by air pollution, Thursday's issue of the journal Sci- changes in weather patterns and eign Minister Igor S. Ivanov. researchers said. ence, come amid an ongoing interna- shrinking glaciers and permafrost. "Both presidents are anxious to see this meeting take place as Previous research had shown that tional debate prompted by President That, they added, could eventually soon as po ible," Powell said. the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Bush's recent decision to abandon the touch off catastrophic climate His tatement indicated a noticeable shift in attitude. The Bush oceans - covering 72 percent of the global warming treaty negotiated in changes. administration has kept the Russians at arm's length since coming Earth's surface -=- have collectively 1997 in Kyoto, Japan. A United ations panel of scien- into office Jan. 20, in effect demoting Moscow's standing in the new warmed, on average, about one-tenth Although administration officials tists concluded earlier this year that U.S. government's foreign policy agenda. of a degree Fahrenheit since 1955. have repeatedly described global the Earth's temperature could rise by The United States and Russia also announced several joint initia- But whether that was caused by glob- warming as a real and serious prob- as much as 10.4 degrees over the next tives exchanges between Cabinet officials, bilateral meetings of law- al warming has been far from clear. - lem, Bush contends the treaty is 100 years - the most rapid change in makers and an intensive dialogue on their disparate visions of strate- The new studies, based on parallel unfair because it would seriously 10 millennia and more than 60 per- gic stability, an issue that includes the controversial proposed U .. computer climate models, show a damage the U.S. economy if imple- cent higher than what the group pre- national missile defense system. direct connection between rising mented and because it exempts dicted less than six years ago. It was almost as if the spy flap never happened, even though the ocean temperatures and emissions of China, India and developing coun- William Patzert, a scientist with biggest part of it. has yet to play out. By July 1, more than 40 diplo- carbon dioxide and other gases that tries from the tough strictures on the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory matic personnel from each nation must leave embassies in Washing- can trap heat within the atmosphere. industrial emissions. in Pasadena, Calif., cautioned that ton and Moscow, following four each who were asked to leave last The models showed that the warming Bush has ordered a Cabinet-level although there's no doubt the oceans month. . of the ocean that has been measured panel to draft proposals for combat- are warming, "there is a lot of natural Often referring to his Russian counterpart by his first name, Pow- over the last half-century is exactly ing global warming. They will be variability in the oceans." ell said Thursday that the two nations had "moved -on" from the inci- what would be expected from the presented to U.S. allies later this sum- "The trick is to extract the small dent, which was sparked by the discovery that a senior U.S. counter- amount of greenhouse gases that have mer. But his unilateral decision to warming or sea-level rise over the intelligence official within the FBI allegedly was spying for Russia . .been emitted into the atmosphere. pull out of the treaty has infuriated last 50 years and relate that directly to • "I believe our results represent the European, Japanese and Canadian the greenhouse emissions, which strongest evidence to date that the leaders who fear Bush may have tor- have been significant" he added. Kaiser Permanente Settles Suit, Vows to Treat Disabled Better LOS ANGELES TiMES Macedonia Visit Shows Policy Shift OAKLAND, CALlF. over the past two months, sparked commitment to a ingle united In an action that could dramatically change the way hospitals and Powell's Trip A Sign by guerrillas demanding greater Macedonia. clinics deal with the physically disabled, California health care giant rights for the ethnic Albanian "Y ou can be sure of the Ameri- Kaiser Permanente on Thur day agreed to settle a lawsuit by launch- I Of Increased U.S. minority. Albanians make up at can. support of your efforts, political ing a comprehensi e review to correct its treatment of the disabled at least a quarter of Macedonia s 2 . support, economic support and mili- scores of facilities statewide. Role in Balkans million people, but basic laws make tary support," Powell told the Mace- Because Kaiser is one of the nation's large t health care providers, By Robin Wright Slavs the main nationality and donian leader during his first stab at disability rights advocates called the proposed reforms "historic" and LOS ANGELES TIMES Macedonian the official language. Balkans diplomacy. Powell also predicted that they would establish a blueprint for medical center KOPJE, MACEDON1A Powell's visit is considered a extended an invitation to Trajkovs- nationwide. They also prai ed Kaiser for its swift response to hort- U.S. Secretary of State Colin L. kind of stamp of approval that will ki, a former Methodist minister and comings at its facilities. Powell dove into the Balkans quag- prod the parties to act with speed. It one of a new, younger generation of Problems at Kaiser ranged from a doctor telling a wheelchair mire Thursday, helping to launch a also signal tangible support for the Balkan leaders, to visit President patient to weigh her elf on a truck scale to physicians failing to treat new initiative to ease ethnic ten- government of President Boris Tra- . Bush in Washington on May 2. pressure ores because patients were not lifted from their chairs dur- sions in Macedonia - and perhaps jkovski. • In an interview, Trajkovski said ing exams. prevent a new Balkans war. Ethnic Albanian rebels have a U .. role would be critical to At a news conference here in the offices of advocacy lawyers, The mere involvement of the claimed U.S. support for their sepa- jump-starting the stalled process of Kaiser's California Division President Richard Pettingill outlined a United States in this troubled former ratist movement against the govern- reform and addre sing Albanian 12-point program designed to remedy a range of physical and emo- Yugoslav republic is a major shift, ment, playing off ATO's cam- demands. "We want more American tional obstacles that activists ay modem medicine has erected in the especially by an administration that paign against Yugoslavia for that involvement here. America has not path of disabled patients. has repeatedly resisted a high-pro- country's mistreatment of ethnic a moral right but a moral obligation Kai er official declined to suggest what the corrections might file role in the region and even elim- Albanians in Kosovo a province of to be more involved" in Macedonia, cost. But their plans include hiring independent consultants to over- inated the position of special envoy Serbia, the dominant Yugo lav he said. ee acce s and health care surveys removing architectural barriers - to the Balkans. republic. Trajkovski also pledged to invig- everywhere from par ing lots to e amination rooms - and installing Officials here said U.S. support But Powell's high-profile talks orate talks on constitutional critical diagnostic equipment such as acce ible cales and e am is crucial to the success of the initia- with Trajkov ki - and later with change. "We have to create effec- tables. tive, which centers on bringing the foreign ministers of Albania, tive democratic institutions. We Also included will be sensitivity training for doctors, nurses and together five. ethnic Albanian and Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, have to strengthen affirmative other staff in dealing not only with the physically di abled but with Macedonian political parties to Croatia Greece Hungary Macedo- action. We have to speed up thi patients who have vi ion, hearing, cognitive and peech impairments. reform the country's constitution. nia Romania Slovenia, Turkey and proce s ... so citizen find equal The reforms also feature a complaint ystem and ongoing advice Macedonia has witnessed the -, Yugo lavia who a sembled here - opportunitie to reach their God- from the di abled community, Pettingill aid. Balkan ' newest round of violence were a sign of the depth of U. given potential," he added. April 13 200 1 OPINION .Letter. 10 The Editor reparation claim. andal draw an arbi- tandard trary line at direct de cendant. chnee i Reparation Are hai m n un lear but ince he' again t reparation paration (pre umably he draw the line at direct Not Practical Jordan Rubin '02 o Guilt By sociation" by ourav K. de cendant a well ince there are living David Horowitz crudely made argument itor in .bi f andal [ pril 6] open with the slippery American who e grandparents were lave. again t reparations led to everal opinion ichael J. Ring '01 lope argument that if inherited ealth origi- I believe the number of generation i Ie piece in The Tech. The e article were, for II ine a ag r nating from criminal activitie i ubject to important than the effect the crime ha e on the mo t part, verbose full of long words, and Huanne T. Thoma '02 reparation claim it will lead to abhorrent the present. 0 one hould be the pecific decently written but they neglected a crucial naging ditor tribal practices". counter lippery lope beneficiary of kidnapping murder, and tor- point - the practicality of these reparation. , Eric 1. Cholankeril '02 argument to that i the following: the rejection ture whether it' after one generation or 20. My family and I emigrated from the for- of all claim again t ill-gotten wealth that ha Have the effect of U. . slavery di sipated mer oviet Union a decade ago. I challenge ecu i editor pa ed through a couple generation will lead with time? It eem unlikely. ot only were anyone to make the claim that lowe ome- Dana Levine '02 to even or e tribal practice. tribe, ethnici- lave relea ed pennile from bondage, thing to African-Americans for the en lave- NEWS STAFF ty or race with a Darwinian outlook might many of them and their descendants were ment that occurred to them while my Jewi h Editor: aveen unka ally '01, Rima engage in brutal conque t and lavery know- excluded legally until 1965, and extralegally ancestor were being persecuted in a variety rnaout '02, Matthew Palmer '03; ing that in a couple generation their off: pring up to the pre ent from a wide array of of ways in a far away land. Who shall pay ociate Editor: ancy L. Keu '04, will have unquestioned right to the fruit of opportunitie in thi society. Hence it eem the e reparations then? For the reparations to Jennifer Kri hnan '04, Brian Loux '04, their crime. doubtful that a de cendant of 1a e i on have a chance to live up to their claim of hankar ukherji '04; taff: Daniel C. te en- In "Reparations: An Endles hain" by average inheriting nearly a much wealth as delayed justice, tho e about to be punished on G, Frank Dabek '00. anjay Basu '02, Kevin Kris chnee it i uggested that' deep pock- someone from a lineage that' been in Amer- mu t, in the very least, ha e their ancestry R. Lang '02, Efren Gutierrez '03, Vicky H u et' i the only rea on why the .. govern- ica ju t a long, but with no slave in the traced back to the day of lavery. But what if '04, Pey-Hua Hwang '04, Palla i are h '04, ment, rather than all the other countrie family tree. tho e ance tors belong to 'the mall but exis- '\ .. ang '04; feteorologi t: eronique involved in slavery through history, i being outh frica is currently held account- tent group of whites who worked hard to ban Bugnion G, Rob Korty G Peter Huybers G, targeted by orne reparation groups for a able for the debt built up by the Apartheid lavery? It doesn't seem awfully fair to punish Greg Lawson G, Bill Ram trom G. clas action uit. Perhap chnee should con- governments, which is like charging the these people' de cendents. Does this begin to ider that maybe it' because the reparations family of someone whose been executed for get complicated? Also remember those claims under discus ion are being made on the cost of the bullet . But you never hear Asian-Americans? The ones who were behalf of the descendent of U .. slave, not any protest from the conservatives about brought here to build railroads and such under Brazilian slaves not Cuban slave, but U. this kind of inherited debt. Only when the slave conditions? Granted, they may have lave . Would it make more sen e for them to i ue of slavery reparations come up do they been better off than blacks had been. The dif- ue Brazil? start howling about the evil of inherited ferences, though, are quantitative, not qualita- chnee then attempt a reductio ad ab UI- debt. tive, and if blacks are to get reparations, the dum argument by comparing reparations for I too abhor inherited debt. But I abhor a A ian-Americans deserve some as well. U. . slavery to hypothetical reparations for double standard even more. 0 until the Unit- Did we (the white Americans of course) OPINION TAFF crusader that tole books from Constantino- ed tates starts rejecting the imposition of not at some point exterminate entire Native Editor : Kri chnee '02 Mike Hall '03; 0- inherited debt on other countries, I'll keep an American nations? They, if anyone, deserve ciate Editor: Veena Thoma '02, Jyoti Tibre- ple which supposedly sparked the Renais- reparations. The Catholics and Irish weren't wala '04; Columni t : Philip Burrowe '04, ance and the modem world. Well, if fanatical open mind about the U. . government s Roy Esaki '04, Ken e mith 04; taff: Basil capitalists ucceed in their que t to make inherited debt for slavery. As for reparations treated too well either. The list of people who Enwegbara G, Matthew L. McGann '00, knowledge and ideas patentable, maybe there claims against corporate and individual deserve reparations extends indefinitely. Michael Borucke '01, Kevin Choi '01, Christo- will be grounds for reparation claims on wealth, if the evidence supports them, they The philosophical debate about the morali- pher D. mith '01, Jason H. Wasfy '01, Matt knowledge "stolen" by the crusaders. Until deserve support. ty of reparations is not trivial. As a practical Craighead '02, Philippe C. Larochelle '03. such an awful time, however, the comparison matter, though, reparations are absurd, and is irrelevant. John S. Reed G I've only begun to cite the reasons why. The argument does raise the legitimate Aleksey Golovinskiy '04 question about a statute of limitations on
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women thi experimental a 0 iation between A previously shown, giving birth to her Guest Column abortion and e ual as ault is very strong .. , child can be a very healing and empowering API Catherine antini Women with a history of se ua as ault are experience for the women who has become likely to experience greater distress during pregnant becau e of rape or incest. While s I was walking down the infinite corri- and after an abortion than are other women ... some women who do give birth decide to rai e Delay dor on onday, I happened to ee one of the Rather than ea ing the p ychological burdens their child. it may not be the best choice for ign that the MIT Pro- hoice group had put of the exual a ault victim abortion add to all women, ince the pain associated with the up to adverti e the upcoming "Pro- hoice them." as ault and the connection between the child Guest Column Week." I wa very urprised to see that the With regard to carrying the baby to term, and the assault can be very intense. However, Victoria K. Ander on ign read I'm pro-choice becau e ... no hild the editor wrote 'The victim may sen e, at another option exi t , and that is adoption. should have a rapi t for a father.' lea t at a subconsciou level that if he can Thi option is a wonderful life-gi ing option I agree with the get through the preg- that doe not perpetuate the cycle of violence. Over the course of this semester, approx- sign on one hand in nancy, he will have There are over 1,000,000 couples waiting to imately 50 MIT undergraduates signed a that I wish that rape conquered the rape. adopt a baby and the average wait time for an petition in support of delaying possible didn't happen so that The poster erved up a death But giving birth, espe- adoption is 3-4 years. Today's adoptions are changes to Passl 0 Record grading for no children would ever sentence for all children cially when conception very different than those in the past. ow, a freshmen to the 2003-2004 academic year. be born of rape, since wa not de ired, is a woman can not only choose the parents but As the motion for the change was tabled rape i an awful, vio- who were conceived in rape. totally selfle s act, a can al 0 decide on how much contact she has at the last faculty meeting, the change to lent traumatic experi- generous act a di play with her child. second semester AlBIC 0 Record grading ence for any woman. It blamed the childfor the sins of courage, strength, In Victims and Victors, Julie Makimaa for freshmen would happen in the 2002- Unfortunately, I do not thefather. It did not oJfrr and honor. It is proof recalls the fir t time she met her biological 2003 academic year. think that was the if that she is better than mother. "As my birth mother shared with me This is the same year that all freshmen message that the pro- any sort if "choice" as the rapist. When he the fir t time we met, he said 'When I look will be required to live on campus. As evi- choice group was try- was selfish, she can be at you, you are not the painful reminder of denced by the support of the petition, hun- ing to convey. to whether or not the children generous. While he what happened that night, but you are some- dreds of students are concerned about the adly, I'm afraid destroyed, she can nur- thing good that came out of what I went possibility of these two changes occurring that instead the intend- should be allowed to live) ture." The editors also through. '" simultaneously. ed message was that but rather perpetuated the idea found that "abortion We can't begin to imagine what a woman This Wednesday, the faculty will vote on children of rape are increases traumatiza- who is raped i going through or what a per- the motion and decide whether the grading only awful reminders that children ifrapists tion and risk of sui- son conceived in rape must feel. However, change will occur in the 2002-2003 or 2003- that should be elimi- cide. But childbirth there is no one more qualified to speak about 2004 academic year. While students are not nated and who could should be eliminated. reduces these risks." conception through rape than someone who able to vote, we still have the power to influ- never grow up to be Kathleen DeZeeuw, lived it. On May 1 at 7:30 p.m. in 6-120, ence the outcome of the vote. If this delay is productive members one of the women Rebecca Kiessling will be speaking at MIT an issue that you believe in, please take a of society. It is with this second message that I interviewed for the book, had become preg- about her experience as a child born from few minutes to help push this delay through. take strong offense. The poster served up a nant after a rape, gave birth, and continued to rape. Almost aborted by her mother, but later First, take this as an opportunity to talk death sentence for all children who were con- raise her son. She said, "Victims of sexual given up for adoption, Rebecca is now a hap- to a faculty member. In spite of what you ceived in rape. It blamed the child for the sins violence need counseling and care and plenty pily married, family law attorney with chil- of the father. It did not offer any sort of oftime for healing ... To encourage a woman dren of her own. I invite you to hear the per- "choice" as to whether the children should be to have an abortion is to add even more vio- spective of someone who, by society's allowed to live, but rather perpetuated the idea lence to her life ... Two wrongs do not make a standards, should never have been born. This Wednesd£l}',thefaculty will that children of rapists should be eliminated. right." We as a society need to be careful that we But contrary to popular perception, that is Almost all of the do not perpetuate the decide whether the grading not how the majority of women feel who have women interviewed who perception that if a change will be delayed by a year. become pregnant because of rape or incest. A had abortions said that A recent survey by the Elliot woman becomes preg- recent survey by the Elliot Institute for Social they regretted having the nant because of a sexu- Students still have the power to Science Research found that 73 percent of abortion, and of those Institute for Social Science al assault, it is automat- rape victims who conceived chose to give giving an opinion, more ica.lly in her best irifluence the outcome ifthe vote. birth to their babies. In the only other study of than 90 percent said that Research found that 73 percent interest to have an abor- its kind done, Dr. Sandra Mahkorn found in they would discourage tion. Doing so may end 1981 that 75-85 percent of rape victims chose other victims of sexual ifrape victims who conceived up pressuring a woman to carry the baby to term. violence from having an chose to give birth to their to make the "choice" might think, most faculty members would But why would victims of sexual assault abortion. On the other that she feels everyone like to spend more time talking to under- do this - why wouldn't they just have an hand, of those women babies. Dr. Sandra Mahkorn expects her to make. graduates. Approach the professor you have abortion? The book Victims and Victors, interviewed who had Instead, we need to for recitation, introduce yourself and discuss (Acorn Books 2000, editors David Reardon, carried the baby to term, found in 1981 that 75-85 help the woman find the possible changes to Passl 0 Record Amy Sobie, and Julie Makimaa) tries to delve not one of them out all of the facts, grading. The discussion need not take more into this question (Makimaa is the daughter of expressed regret about percent ifrape victims chose including the way that than a few minutes, but it could not only a rapist whose mother put her up for adop- her choice. Of those giv- to carry the baby to term. other women in her sit- have an impact upon the way that the vote tion). In putting together the book, the editors ing an opinion, 94 per- uation have reacted and finishes, but it may also help you gain a drew on the testimonies of 192 women who cent of rape victims and how they later felt more personal connection with that profes- became pregnant as a result of rape or incest, 100 percent of incest victims said abortion about the decisions that they made. If a sor for the rest of the semester. and 55 children who were conceived through was not a good option for other women in woman is to make a true "choice," she should Second, when you talk to faculty mem- a sexual assault. What they found was that their situation. Likewise, children con- take into account the experiences of other bers, tell them why this is so important. abortion was not some magical surgery that ceived through rape and incest praised their women who have been through it rather than Emphasize the concerns that you have, turned back the clock and took away all of the mothers for giving them life. Many of those popular opinion, because no matter what, it is which might include the creation of a gener- pain. The editors wrote: "Many women report now grown children are now active in the a choice that she will live with for the rest of ation gap because of multiple significant that their abortions felt like a degrading form pro-life movement because they realize just her life. changes to the freshman year occurring of 'medical rape' ... Abortion involves a how precious life is and just how close they Catherine Santini is a graduate student in simultaneously or the paralyzation of the painful intrusion into a women's sexual were to not having the opportunity to experi- the Department of Materials Science and highly-valued upperclassman-freshman organs by a masked stranger ... For many ence it. Engineering. mentoring process when the nature of the MIT freshman experience changes drastical- ly over one year. Also ensure that the pro- fessors with whom you speak know about Life After CPW the faculty meeting where the vote will take ourselves that the sacrifices we make are real- jokes that plays upon the shared hardship place. Faculty must be in attendance in 10- Roy Esaki ly worth it, that the masochistic paradigm we that can't be described to outsiders. We're 250 for the April 18 meeting at 3:30 p.m. in have here is productive and better than the doing well, we're being productive, but order to vote on this matter. The prefrosh have come, bright-eyed and alternatives, and that our attempts to have pre- sometimes, it feels like hell. While you and many faculty members bushy-tailed, and gone, a bit ragged around frosh choose MIT give us an external valida- What can be done? There's no time to may be busy at this point in the academic the edges from all the fun and games but still tion of our choice to come here. Of course, we play Frisbee every weekend, grades will still year, communicating with faculty in any happy campers. They enjoyed the delightful may just be happy people sharing our happy be stressful, and one's disposition - pen- way possible about how you would like conspiracy of CPW, and in exchange for some accounts with others because we know, objec- sive or chipper - can't be changed much. them to vote is urgent. If you believe that of our valuable time, provided us with enter- tively, that this is a wonderful place. What can happen is the promotion of an you do not have the time to talk to a faculty tainment, the satisfaction of being helpful It all depends, naturally, on one's biased active camaraderie. The class can become member, or if you have difficulties tracking paternal authorities for a weekend, and free perception and model of MIT. Viewed one big support group. The sharing of woes particular professors down over the next few food from their meal cards. After bombarding through the rose-colored glasses of an incor- and troubles already occurs; we complain days, a simple e-mail message might be the younguns with our expert and whine incessantly to each enough to catch their attention. analysis of what MIT is really other about work. The VA Student Committee on Educa- like, it's interesting to stop and "Keep your friends close tional Policy ( CEP) has a draft of an e-mail reflect on how we actually feel L all depends on ones biased perception and model and your enemies closer" - a message to faculty members that we are cir- about this place, and how honest sad but true statement. Unfortu- culating through the faculty and the student we really are with each other and ifNIIT Viewed through the rose-colored glasses nately, while we commiserate body. If you would like to send a copy of ourselves. an incorrigible optimist) its an Edenic Shangri-la. with each other, through com- this on to a professor, please e-mail
ake, not for hat alue it confer upon Why can t frican come to term with mankind ... e are not interested in the utility the reality of the anarchi y tem of divide of a particular pecie, of free-flo ing river, and conquer? an't they realize that en the Pre ident Bu h recently came under har h or eco ystem to mankind. They have intrinsic Africans mu t be optimi tic about a onti- 1 9 ierra Leone ci it war that claimed criticism from environmentali t on everal value, more value - to me - than another nental union. It i their common re pon ibility o er 10000 li e that di placed 300,000, policy matter . He reje ted the Kyoto global human body or a billion of them. to realize a dream of a united fri a- that put 200 000 men women and children in warming treaty, supports driJJing for oil in the In accordance with thi belief, en iron- becau e leader hip only u ceeds when the refugee camp , and that internally trapped Arctic ationaI Wildlife Refuge, delayed regu- mentali t eek to hackle mankind. They people are ready and willing to pre for u - over 00,000 people in a country of only 4.5 lations that ban new roads and logging in 5 .5 eek to hut off man need to shape hi envi- ce . African nion therefore r main an indi- million people, wa cau ed and perpetuated million acre of national fore ts and so on. ronment. They want to hut off man' mind vidual and collective effort from acti i m and by orne foreign countrie, ho wanted to The e folks ay that Bu h agenda i anti- and, ultimately, hi life. Look at the policie riting to interacting a member of one hare in the poil of diamond and bauxite? nature. I agree - but that' not the whole that Bu h has fought, and thi become clear. country. frican all over the orld mu t hy can t frican realize that the same truth. The truth is that President Bu h' envi- The Kyoto global warming treaty i based begin to ee thi challenge a the only way to divide and conquer i what i happening in ronmental agenda i pro-man. on bad cience. The U proj ction of rever e the trend that ha suppre sed them Angola with it 11.5 percent of the world's ompared to mo t animals, man is a weak- warming depend on impo ible wor t-ease exploited and looted their human and natural known diamond depo it as well as the ling. He has no sharp claw or teeth, no scenarios and their climate model , when run re ource. frican cannot expect to escape Demo ratic Republic of Congo diamond venom to immobilize his prey. He is not cam- backwards do not accurately predict climate this truth unle they all put hand together, warfare? Or why hould numerous frican ouflaged in hi environment. He i not the change over the last century. 0 er 19,000 ci- work together, and acrifice together with the countrie till engage in endle s warfare even fastest runner, nor the best swimmer. Yet he entist have igned a 199 petition tating that nthu ia m to build a new continent of whi h after decades of their so-called politic 1inde- pro pers in every environment from the , there i no convincing cientific evidence that future generations will be proud. pendence? ahara desert to the Himalayas, from the rain- human release of carbon dioxide ... or other But houldn't it be a diffi ult task, given Then, African mu t know that an African fore ts of Brazil to the plains of orth Ameri- greenhouse ga e i cau ing or will ... cau e the pre ent global economic and political real- Union will not only make the wars and con- ca. After all, man has omething that no one catastrophic heating of the Earth' atmosphere itie ? There i no doubt it will, but that is the flicts almo t possible but also almost neces- else has - man' mind. He live by shaping and di ruption ofthe Earth's climate.' only option available to Africans if they want sary. An African Defen e Force (ADF), a nature to meet hi needs. The yo to treaty emi sion requirement to free them elve from the current we tern Joint tanding Army, a Quick Re ponsive It wa man' mind that allowed him to would require m si e cuts in energy use, for exploitation of the continent, bearing in mind Police all with the required expertise and master fire, converting it from a ource of fear que tionable gain - perhap only one-sev- that those who benefit from the continent logi tic, multi-layered strategies and rapid into a source of trength. enth of a degree le warming over a half-cen- human and natural exploitation will not give mobilization, for example, will make Africans It was man's mind that allowed him to tury. When the United tates face an energy up 0 quickly and 0 easily. Till is because a begin to live in peace, in tranquility, and in invent tools and weapons, starting with the crisi caused by decade of environmentali m, united Africa will be feared to break this sys- harmony. With Africa being peaceful and first tone ge hammer or spear. it borders on lunacy to adopt Kyoto. tem of exploitation a well a challenge the politically stable under a continental govern- It wa man's mind that allowed him to Environmentali t attack Arctic ational historical basi for lavery and colonialism in ment, it would also mean that African leaders develop agriculture, freeing him from constant ildlife Refuge (ANWR) oil exploration for Africa. It will also bring to an end the ongoing could then focus on how the real business of fear of tarvation. equally bad rea ons. la ka ha huge stretch- use of Africa as the dumping ground for west- the people mapping out literally a new direc- Today, it is man's mind that allows him to e of undeveloped land, including 100 million ern toxic waste; for using Africa as the experi- tion in areas of a continental foreign policy, a travel from one side of the country to the acres of land set off by the .. government mentation ground for western diplomatic and continental defense policy, a continental other in just a few short hours. It i man' in 1980. it elf i 20 million acres in foreign policies. industrialization strategy, a continental eco- mind that allow him to enter a few digits on a size, and the region being di cus ed for devel- Do Africans really know that Africa has nomic and monetary policy, as well as a conti- cellular phone and talk to anyone from any- opment i only 1.5 million acres. The foot- 770 million people - which will make an nental health policy, education policy, and where. It is man's mind that free him from print of the drilling operation would be far frican Union one of the biggest and most agricultural policy. endless toil and back-breaking labor and per- maller--just 2,000 acre. Seventy-five percent attractive markets in the world? Do they Do Africans know that Africa, with its mit him leisure, which allows him to spend of Alaskans upport drilling for oil in , know that an African Union will be blessed abundant natural resources, vast market and hi youth learning rather than working. and even the FL-CIO support it, ince it with 40 percent of the world's potential human capital (currently brain drained), can And it is man's mind that is under assault will create about 250,000 union jobs. Explo- hydroelectric power supply? Have Africans afford closing its borders to protect its infant by the environmentalists. ration of hould not be controversial; realized that an African Union will have the industries and can then begin to build a new Environmentalist are not fighting for it hould be common sense. bulk of the world's diamond supply? Do they continental economy? Do they really know clean air and water for humans. If thi were Finally, the bans on roads and logging in also know how that an African continental that the resources African Union will inherit so, they would support hydroelectric dams. the national forests are outrageou. forest government will inherit over 90 percent of will be so huge that a continental govern- After all, these dams produce electricity with- that no one can u e is pointless. If forests are the world's cobalt, 70 percent of its cocoa, 64 ment can afford forcing several African nat- out any air pollution, and the water in the "valuable:' we must a k, valuable to whom? percent of its manganese, 60 percent of its ural resource cartels on the global market reservoirs created by dams is clean and valu- Forests are not an end in themselves; instead, coffee, and 50 percent of its palm oil? Do and get away with such a policy? More able. Instead, environmentalists attack dams they are valuable because they are useful to Africans recognize that they are the potential importantly, have Africans ever realized that because they block fish and impede the river' man. Banning roads and logging is a short owners under a continental commonwealth of an African Continental Congress as well as "free flow." In other words, fish and rivers are step from creating a "human exclusion zone" the 50 percent of the world's phosphates, 50 Continental President, will have such enor- more important than people. Have we reduced - a concept that should put terror in any percent of its gold production, 40 percent of mous power that they cannot be afraid to tell ourselves to druidism? man's heart. its platinum, 30 percent of its uranium, and the entire world that either it takes the This is hardly the only example. We are The contradiction of environmentalism 20 percent of the total petroleum traded in the Union's position on most global issues as told that man must acrifice himself for wet- are evident in a simple example. Both beavers world market? they interest the continent, or Africa will not lands (commonly known as "disgusting and humans build dams; beaver even cut There is not another continent blessed with be involved? swamps"), or for the snail darter and the spot- down trees to build their dams. Yet beavers what Africa is blessed with, and that is why Africans are yet to recognize the level of ted owl. Women with ovarian cancer must sac- are exempt from the attacks of the environ- the scramble for African resources led to the protection and pride they are bound to receive rifice their lives for the ake of the yew tree. mentalists, because it is "natural" for them to two world wars, and if not for the activities of from such a powerful continental government; 0, environmentalists are not out to fight do this. Well, it is natural for man to build the World Bank and IMF acting as referee and how else could they get away with their opin- for the interest of man. Instead, they value dams and cut down trees, to build factories the clearinghouse among the western invisible ions anywhere in the world? The sacrifice nature above man. and coal-burning power plants. It is natural for emperors in the contemporary scramble, must seem to be worth the price, so otherwise, According to David Foreman, founder of man to build computers and cell phones, to African resources would have caused a third Africans can't get away from their present Earth First, "wilderne has a right to exist for its build cars, airplanes, and space huttles. world war. But why can't Africans realize that predicaments. They must now begin the jour- own sake, and for the sake of the diversity of the In fact these things are more than just natur- in order to continuously control and exploit ney, through a series of networks, conferences life forms it helters; we shouldn't have to justi- al- they are essential to the human way of life. African resources, the west has had to help and workshops. This is their opportunity to fy the existence of a wilderness area by saying: Environmentalism on the other hand, is prop up dictators, as well as ignite civil and achieve for themselves what George Wash- 'Well, it protects the watershed, and it's a nice opposed to the human way of life, and, ultimate- inter-ethnic wars around the continent so that ington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, place to backpack and hunt, and it's pretly.'" ly, to human life itself. Bush's response to radi- while African brothers fight each other, their Alexander Hamilton, and Benjamin Franklin David Graber of the ational Park Service cal environmentali m is indeed anti-nature and resources are not only exploited but almost had achieved for the United States over 200 tells us that he values wilderne s 'for its own pro-man, and it thus de erve our highest praise. always looted? years ago.
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1fJ letters @the-tech. mit.ed u Aprill3 2001 THE TECH Page 7 THE ARTS THEATER REVIEW 'Charlie Brown,' A Treatjor Audiences ojAll Ages Creatively Arranged Compilation of Schulz's 'Peanuts' Comic Strip Rekindles a Long-Lost Lovefor Charlie By Lance Nathan What drives the show, howev- STAFF WRITER er, is Charlie Brown - easy to You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown think of as the quintessential MIT Musical Theatre Guild loser, yet never giving up. Rad- Directed by Dan Katz '03 ford's portrayal, full of animated Produced by Katie Jeffrey '01 expressions and eloquent posture, Starring Todd Radford G, Tommy alternately de pairing and hope- Fisher '02, Phillip Burrowes '04, ful, saves the script from being Caitlin Marlow '03, Katherine merely cute and nostalgic. The Kle ch '04, Jamez Kirtley '94 director's notes pose the question of why Charlie Brown keeps or many of us, Charle going when nothing ever goes Schulz' Peanut was an right, and encourages the audi- integral part of childhood. ence to draw their own conclu- Most of u can probably ions; watching Radford's face F light up when something begins name nine characters from the strip far more quickly than we to go right is, to my mind, that could name the nine upreme answer. Court justices. (Go ahead, try it.) The production is not without But anyone who thinks that its flaws. Mo t serious is the pac- they've outgrown the comic strip ing, which is hard to maintain in a and thinks that it was "ju t for show where most scenes last kids" should see the Musical The- under a minute. At times, the atre Guild's production of You're pauses between vignettes drag a a Good Man, Charlie Brown. little too long while the actors and The musical tells the story of a lighting catch up. These pauses day in the life of Charlie Brown could be covered by the orches- (Todd Radford G) through a com- tra, but the orchestra itself bination of monologues, short seemed somewhat off, mo t scenes, and musical numbers. noticeably during the finale, Along with four friends - Linus "Happiness." (Tommy Fisher '02), Schroeder ROSHAN BALlGA--THE TECH Additionally, while the stag- (Phillip Burrowes '04), Lucy Lucy (Caitlin Marlow '03) shows Linus (Tommy Fisher '02) exactly why she deserves the remote control in the ing is fine and Katz makes good (Caitlin Marlow '03) and Patty Musical Theatre Guild's production of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. use of the central blocks as an (Katherine Klesch '04) - and of course his adapt. As opposed to a book that a handful of Best of all the children feel like children all-purpose perch without confining the more or less faithful beagle Snoopy (Jamez audience members have read, almost everyone - precocious, outspoken children, admitted- action to them, the choreography is not up to Kirtley '94), Charlie Brown struggles through knows the characters as old friends, and will ly, but children nonetheless. Fine technical the same standards. Many of the choreo- another day full of book reports, baseball not readily accept any deviation from the work aids in this: a minimal set of over ized graphed numbers have the actors dancing games, kite flying, and a little philosophy. familiar personalities. blocks that are exactly what the staging needs, from ide to side, and even this presents an And in fact, as far as the plot goes, that's It is in this respect that this production costumes and too-large pencils coordinated in occasional challenge to the actors as they about all there is. shines brightest. Without turning the actors into simple colors, and lighting that echoes those look uncomfortable and dodge the scenery. For this reason, the play poses a serious mere imitations of the strips, director Dan Katz colors against the backdrop. evertheless, You're a Good Man, Charlie challenge for a cast and director: pulling clear '03 has drawn out six performances from his All of the children give fine performances, Brown provides us with an entertaining characterizations out of the script is not as actors which are familiar and comforting, rec- particularly Marlow, who e Lucy switches evening full of familiar characters. It's perfect easy as with a straightforward, linear plot. In ognizable as the characters we grew up with, perfectly between sweetness and "crabbi- for children, certainly, but it's no less ideal for fact, though some scenes are longer than oth- and yet very real and new. Any physical differ- ness." As Snoopy, Kirtley is in a class of his college students, with its comforting reminder ers, much of the play comes directly from the ences between the actors and their Schulz- own, mugging for the audience, dancing with of childhood (and a song about writing book original three-panel strips, giving the actors drawn counterparts is easy to forget (perhaps his supper dish, and delivering lines like reports that will ring familiar to anyone writ- nothing but a few lines of dialogue and a the hardest of these being Lucy, whose straight "Yesterday, I was a dog. Today, I am a dog. ing college essays). Take this chance to punchline to work from. Moreover, Peanuts is light-brown hair and plain blue dress make her Tomorrow, I will probably still be a dog" with remind yourself how truly funny the late in some ways the hardest source imaginable to look more like Lewis Carroll's Alice). a plaintive frankness ideal for the role. Charles Schulz was.
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, /) THE TECH Page 11 April 13 2001 F Undergraduate Majors at MIT Other Major Options Some Choose Courses Off MITIs Beaten Path By Melissa Cain and tronautic).' I a going to be an actual ASSOCIATE FEATURES EDITOR rocket cientist," he aid. o all of your friend are declaring Course However, Delatorre took a cla about film VI (Electrical Engineering and omputer i- mu ic and decided that he would not have the ence , but you have a calling to study anthro- flexibility that he wanted in Cour e XVI to pology. ell don't worry: you're not the only take orne interesting Cour e XXI cla e. He one. witch d hi major to our e XIII Ocean Although Ie popular major like anthro- Engineering) becau e it had a le structured pology are often 0 erlooked by freshmen who curriculum but found that even this wa not come to MIT thinking that they have to major enough freedom. in ourse VI or another engineering major, it "I found my elf loving the more arti tic i important to inve tigate the le s popular end of cience and technology, 0 I switched majors a well. [to CM ]" he aid. lot of IT students major or double For adermann it wa more of a process of major in cour es other than computer cience elimination. he came to MIT intending to or engineering becau e they want individual major in math, but '1 didn't really want to," attention, smaller cia es, or a more well- he aid. When it wa time to choose a major rounded education. adermann knew which major he definitely did not want to select and eventually decided mailer major mean maller clas e on XlI. "It was one of the few majors that did- Large lecture are okay for fre hmen cJas - n't immediately drive me away, and the Green e , but many tudents prefer the smaller cJas - Building is cool" she aid. e and more individual attention that i a ail- able to students who choo e maller major . ot all fun and game Franci co 1. Delatorre ' 0 1, one of two While most people could not say enough eniors majoring in eM (Comparative Media good things about their small major, they did tudie) aid that one of the benefit of hav- admit that there were several disadvantages, ing a mall major is ' the closenes ; you know such as finding people to study with and get- everyone else, from the faculty to the other ting jobs. people in the major." 'Because [Course XII] it is so small, it Lindsey E. Malcom '01, a major in Course doesn't have some of the classes that are XII (Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sci- offered at other schools, but you can take ences said that the members of her major are those at Harvard if you want," Ellefson said. "like a family." "A disadvantage is that there aren't 50 Sonja 1. Ellefson '01, also a Course XII other people in your dorm in your major to major, said that "it is cool because you get to ask about problem sets," Nadermann said. She MATTHEW MISHRlKEY-THE TECH know the other people." also said that less common majors like XII At the Course II open house on Tuesday, Teresa K. Yamana '04 and Benjamin In addition to being close to others in their tend to yield fewer lucrative jobs. Uchtenstein '04 Inspect a robot designed for 2.007. major, people in small majors tend to have a "Smaller majors are never targeted at closer relationship with the faculty. career fairs." Malcom said. "The number of "XXI-M (Music) is so much nicer than places I can work is limited." Course VI because the teachers actually care Lori A. Eich '03, also a Course XlI major, about you and actually know you," said Seth encouraged freshmen to "to do what you want Double Majors at MIT M. Bisen-Hersh '01, who is majoring in both to do and what interests you, not necessarily Course XXI-M (Music) and Course VI (Elec- what will make you the most money." trical Engineering and Computer Science). Many people said that a disadvantage Some Students Don It Settle for a Single Degree Another benefit of choosing a smaller could be that MIT only offers a limited num- major is that you will receive a lot of personal ber of classes in the smaller majors and may By Efren Gutierrez point average lower that 4.0 will need to supply attention during class. "In my lab class not cover many portions of smaller majors. STAFF REPORTER a letter of recommendation from their adviser. (12.307), the teacher-to-student ratio is greater "One disadvantage is the classes aren't lthough freshmen are only allowed to The most popular combinations for double than one to two. The class is so personalized offered every year, so it is sometimes hard to declare a single major orne students may major involve combining a cience or engi- that the teacher is like a student in my group," plan your schedule," Ellefson said. decide to add a econd later on in their MIT neering degree with one from the humanities. said Michelle A. adermann '03. Bisen-Hersh said that while he likes the career. tudents often combine Course VI (Electrical Delatorre currently works for Henry Jenk- small class sizes of XXI-M, he is sometimes tudents who wi h to apply for a double Engineering and Computer Science) with ins, the CMS Program Director. "I doubt annoyed by the mandatory attendance policy. major must fir t elect a ingle major at the Course XV or Course XXI (Humanitie ), and many people in Course VI get opportunities Low enrollments make this policy quite easy end of their fre hman year. The major that many mix Cour e xvm (Mathematics) with like that." he said. to enforce. they choose at that point will become their some other course. tudents often double adermann also said that "small classes primary major, and they will be a signed an major when there i a large amount of overlap mean you won't get away with not learning Knowledge makes you wise adviser within that major. between two major, such a Course VIII anything." Many students in the smaller majors had During the spring seme ter of a student's (phy ic ) and Cour e XlI (Earth, tmospheric, words of wisdom to give to freshmen who are ophomore year, he or she may petition the and Planetary ciences. How do you choose your major? thinking about choosing a small major. Committee on urricula (COC) for the 'It's easier to double-major with math ot all MIT students graduate with the "Have an open mind. Explore all options. approval of a second major. If the propo al is ince it only requires nine course after the same major that they put in the freshmen pic- Make sure you love what you do," Malcom accepted by both the COC and the two depart- two GIRs (General Institute Requirements)." ture book. This seems to be particularly true said. ment , that tudent will be a igned an adviser said ataliya . Yufa '01, who is al 0 major- for students in the smaller majors, especially Delatorre encouraged freshmen to explore within the second major. In order to complete ing in Course VIII (physics) 'though the rea- ones that students might not have had much and shop around before settling in on a major. a double major, a student must fini h all on I double majored wa to obtain an in- exposure to before coming to the Institute. "Choosing a major is hardly binding. Explore required cla se for both majors and an extra depth knowledge of the two related fields." A lot of students changed their mind after a bit to find out what you like best. You can do 90 credit units beyond the approximately 384 taking a class or two. Delatorre originally whatever you want. 0 regrets, no worries," units required for a single major. Double major hould not be resume filler planned to major in Course XVI (Aeronautics he said. orne students come to IT with a lot of Rebecca E. Lipon '03, a major in Course credit, and are able to easily complete a dou- VI (Electrical Engineering and Computer ci- ble major. However, there are other students ence) and Cour e XV anagement), advised Current Number of Students inEach Major who come to MIT with little to no credit and potential double majors to "make ure that still decide to pur ue a double major. you really want both majors for them elves. S£bool of Architetture Humanities, XXI 1 You can alway take classes in other major . If Architecture, TV 58 Humanities and Engineering, XXl-E 7 tra major mean more" ork you want to study one field, don't pick up Architecture, IV-B 1 Humanities and Science, XXI-S 1 , I came in with zero units, but I have another major becau e you think it will look Urban Studies and Planning, XI 14 Linguistics and Philo ophy, XXN 10 worked really hard by taking about eight clas es good on a re ume," Political Science, xvn 16 a term to obtain a triple major in Cour e VI-I Lipon said that she cho e to double major Schoof of Engineering (Electrical Engineering), XV ( anagement), because of the 'lucrative combination of hav- Aeronauti and Astronautics, XVI 165 Sloan Scbool of Management and XXI-A (Anthropology),' said Joseph W. ing trong interpersonal kills and my liking Chemical Engineering, X 236 Management, XV 264 Bingold '01. "The rea on I chose to do the triple for computer , and I believe that double Civil and Environmental Engineering 69 major was because I entered T choo ing VI-I majoring in a social cience and an engineer- Electrical Engineering, VI-I 153 School of Science but after a while I got tired of it, and wanted to ing di cipline hones a wider range of kills." EEeS VI-II 564 Biology, VJI 262 change to XV because I have a more business Ling Bao '02, who i majoring in Course Computer Science, VI-In 374 Brain and Cognitive Sciences, IX 92 mind, but I had done enough Cour e VI classes VI (Electrical Engineering and Computer ci- Material Science and Engineering, III 99 Chemistry, V 83 that I decided I should finish the major. I added ence) and XV ( anagement), encouraged Mechanical Engineering, n 292 EAPS, XlI 29 XXI- becau e the subject interests me." freshman to excel in one major rather than to uclear Engineering, XXII ]8 Mathematics, XVIII 143 merely subsi t in two majors. Ocean Engineering, XIII ]5 Math with Computer cience, xvm-c 39 Triple major no longer allo ed 'Do it becau e you are intere ted in both Physics, vm 119 Last year the CDC changed its policy for major . If you think double majoring will Scboof of HumaRities,Arts, and Social Sciences tudent attempting a double major or triple make you ju t mediocre in two field, don't do Economics, XlV 84 Undesignated Sophomores 12 major. tudents cannot receive a econd Bache- it. It' much better to be really good at one Foreign Language and Literatures, XXl-F I Special Undergraduates - 0 Course 5 lor of cience degree ( B) if they have already thing that normal at two. However if you Hlstory, XXI-H 6 FirstYeat 1017 obtained one B. Petitions for triple majors are enjoy the ubject matter in both major and Literature, XX1-L 4 Total 4258 no longer accepted by the COCo Another added think that double majoring won't hurt your Music and Theater Arts, XXI-M 2 (All numbers wen? published on October 6, 2000) requirement i that students who wi h to peti- performance in any of the major , then go Writing and Humanistic Studies XXI-W 3 SOURCE: REGISTRAR'S OFFICE tion for a econd double major and ha e a grade ahead," Bao aid.
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Declaring Is Not Final Many Change Majors By Eun lee ASSO lATE FEATURES ED1TOR A freshmen hop around for majors, they should remember that choo ing the right one is a purely personal decision. It is important to realize that the choice of what to major in hould be based on more than deciding which department will provide the largest quantity of free food or have the "easiest" cla ses. As freshmen and upperclassmen look ahead to their future at MIT and beyond, they should remember that their choice of major won't unconditionally decide their life's path. However, it is important to keep in mind that the declaration of a major is not a binding contract. Even after a major is declared, there is still a lot of time to switch without becom- ing a "super senior." "You can declare a major, but don't feel bound to it if you don't like what you're doing," said Sarah S. Wu '01. "Don't be afraid to switch - it's relatively easy with a good adviser and good planning."
Some switch majors several times MATTHEW M1SHR1KEY-THETECH Wu has changed her major twice during Punita Bhansali '04 and Elisabeth B. Evans '04 peruse their course selection forms before turning them in at the Student the course of her MIT career. As a freshman, Services Center in Building 11. she declared Course XV (Management), and then switched to Course XIV (Economics) at the beginning of her sophomore year. It was not until the beginning of her junior year that Wu changed her major to Course VI, Minors Broaden Education at MIT (Electrical Engineering and Computer Sci- ence), which she hopes to finish by the end of this term. "I switched because I felt it was Choosing A Minor May Allow an Undergraduate to Study Two Fields very important to get an engineering founda- tion in my education," she said. By Sonali Mukherjee Many students decide to pursue minors in "In my opinion, the course work is reason- Jay F. Bacow '02 formally changed his STAFF REPORTER areas such as foreign languages or writing. able as long as you like what you're studying major over this year's Independent Activities While most majors at MIT are fairly struc- Jennifer P. To '03 chose to do a minor in and don't view it as a burden,' Leung said. Period, moving from Course XVI (Aeronautics tured, with required core classes, restricted Exposition and Rhetoric (part of the Program Studying foreign languages can also help and Astronautics) to Course VIII-B (physics). and unrestricted electives, and intensive labo- for the Writing and Humanistic Studies). reach across communication barriers: Leung "I was pretty unhappy with myoid major. ratories, many students also decide to pursue To actually planned her minor even before had the chance to obtain a pen pal from Valen- The required classes weren't that stimulating minors. she came to MIT, having participated in writ- cia as part of her pani h Conversation class. and I was losing interest," said Bacow. There are many different reasons to choose ing-related activities in high school. "I wanted And, like To, she believes it has enhanced her a minor. Most students decide to minor based to continue with writing through college and it education in many ways at MIT. Changing major can be easy on personal interest or career goals, but some seemed the only way to do that while having She pointed out significant differences The formal process of changing your may close their eyes and point randomly at a such a busy schedule was to officially minor between her two courses of study. "Chemical major is relatively simple. It includes meeting list of course numbers. in writing," she said. Engineering is very scientific and problem-set with your adviser to discuss the change and "The ubject of writing is very broad and oriented. The line between a right answer and filling out a few forms. Since advising pro- BME mixes science, engineering can address all different aspects of life within a wrong one is very clear. panish literature, grams are particular to each major, those stu- Zofia K. Gajdos '01, a major in Course VII a society. It is a form of communication that like all art forms, is open to interpretation. It dents who change their major must also find a (Biology) and minor in Biomedical Engineer- strives to strike a personal and resounding flexe a different part of your intellect." new adviser. ing (BME), chose a major and minor which chord with all people," To said. "I think I was lucky with my advisers. They complemented each other. Minors open up new opportunitie were very open-minded and supporting and "[BME] relates pretty closely to the major, Minors may relieve stres It can be quite easy for students to pursue also understood that we don't always know and it's good for people who are interested in Humanities minors can often alleviate the a minor if there is significant overlap what we want to do at this age," said Wu. some of the more quantitative aspects of biol- stress that burdens students taking science and between clas es. Deet found it easy to pursue Bacow also said that he was pleased with ogy. 1 like the fact that it [has] an engineering engineering classes. However, this is not nec- a Course XII (Earth, Atmosphere, and Plane- the help that his advisers gave to him. "My twist, so you get more exposure to some essarily because humanities classes are easier. tary cience) minor becau e of the similar new and old advisers were both pretty helpful applied aspects of biology," she said. Rather, they allow students to think, explore, requirements for EAPS and her major, in terms of letting me know what to expect The BME minor requires the most classes and learn in different ways. Course VIII-B. and what I had to do," he said. of any minors offered at MIT, but Gajdos "Writing cla ses tend to be more work than Doing a minor in EAPS gave Deet a For most, the difficult part of changing believes that the extra work is definitely other HASS classes because of the amount of chance to have an experience only a few other majors is catching up on the required classes worth it. reading and writing that can't be dismis ed. courses allow their students. During lAP to get a degree. "It was pretty hard catching She spoke enthusiastically of several But ... the added reading and writing is really 2000, she attended a class entitled Astronomy up; I had to take some pretty intense terms BME classes that she has taken. "10.02J a pleasure ... ." To said. Field Camp (12.411) in Arizona, and was able where I crammed a lot of pre-requisites," Wu (Biotechnology and Engineering) is a neat In addition, To lets many of the more plea- to work with astronomers at the Lowell Obser- said. "I learned the material, but not as well as class because you get to look at how drug surable aspect of her minor filter into her life. vatory in Flagstaff to analyze data from the I would have liked." development within the biotechnology indus- "I like to keep a journal everyday because Hubble Space Telescope. Bacow specifically chose Course VIII-B try might work. 6.0211 (Quantitative Physiol- writing in it is very cathartic and promotes Deet also had the opportunity to do some because it allows him to graduate on time. "I ogy: Cells and Tissues) was also a memo- exploration of identity. We are often so caught other amazing activities. "The best part was would have had to stay an extra year if I were rable class because it was biology from a up in our day-to-day lives we lose the few all the hiking we got to do, including hiking in 8," he said. However, his schedule has been very different standpoint. I had to drag out chances that we have to really think: about on the Grand Canyon" she said. far from easy since he switched majors. my rusty 8.02 (Physics II) and 18.03 (Differ- things beyond our problem sets. Ju t the "I'm trying to make up some classes, so ential Equations) skills again for the class, opportunity to explore facets of our 'forgotten Course give real-live e perience I'm taking 8.03 (physics III), 8.04 (Quantum but it was fun to look at biology from a more humanity' is, if nothing el e, a relief, To said. Kim admits that the requirements for Physics I), and 8.044 (Statistical Physics I) at quantitative rather than qualitative perspec- Jeanyoung Kim '02, a Course II (Mechani- Mechanical Engineering have made it quite a the same time. Unfortunately, their schedules tive," she said. cal Engineering) major, enjoys her minor challenge to complete the architecture minor, overlap so I can't really attend all the lectures because of the respite it gives her from the even though it only constitutes six classes. and recitations," said Bacow. Mixing science and humanities often overwhelmingly analytical nature of Even so, Kim has had many intere ting expe- Studying science did not completely satis- engineering. "[Architecture] i interesting riences while completing the required course- Students happy with switch fy April A. Deet '02, a Course VIII-B becau e I get to take a lot of the visual work, which have had effects outside of MIT In the end, both Wu and Bacow are happy (physics) major. Deet, who ings and plays the arts/humanities cour es that I enjoy," Kim "I enjoyed 4.101 (Exploring Architectural with their decisions to switch majors. flute, decided to pursue a minor in Course aid. Design) the mo t because you really got to "I am happy now that I switched because 1 XXI-M (Music). work on modeling and design - something have found that my engineering degree was This choice allowed her to study music Language minors e pand horizons meant for a real life client. very important in opening up options that I composition, perform, and earn a minor at the Foreign language minor often allow stu- Choosing a major in itself can be a difficult wouldn't have been able to have without a same time. Many students like Deet pursue dent the chance to study or even work decision, and one may not want to also pur ue technical degree," Wu said. humanities minors because they are per onally abroad. Liza Leung '02, a Cour e X (Chemi- a minor. However, there are many advantages Bacow al 0 aid that he is pleased with his atisfying. cal Engineering) major and a Course XXI-F to pursuing a minor, such as flexibility in decision. "1' m happier now than as an "I think my mo t memorable music experi- ( pani h) minor, wishes to travel and work in required classes, the chance to tudy abroad,. Aero/Astro major, but the work is harder," ence was the first time I wrote a piece of pain in the future. he decided to pursue a or better job opportunities. Bacow said. 'I'd tell freshmen who are look- mu ic - just an 8-bar melody with a harmo- minor because it allows her to continue hon- different departments begin to hold ing at major to pick whatever interests them ny, but 1 played it back on the piano and wa ing her speaking and writing kill after high open house and pull tudents toward their the most, since it gets really hard to stay moti- ju t amazed that I was able to write something chool without the added requirements of a major, fre hmen will should keep minoring in vated if you re not interested." that came from me, from my heart.' double major. mind as a potential option. e April Tech 13,2001
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TechCalendar appears in each issue of The Tech and features events for members of the IT community. The Tech makes no guarantees as to the accuracy of this information, and The Tech shall not be held liable for any loss- es, including, but not fimited to, damages resulting from attendance of an event. Tee Ca endar Contact information for all events is available from he lechCalendar web page. V'sit and add events to TechCalendar online at htfp:/ /tech-caJendar. mit. edu Friday, April 1.3 We will provide the steel, brass, and copper links, pliers, and instruction. Please bring your own pliers, if you have any. free. Room: Prj ate Dining Room #3, Student Center (W20). Sponsor: Society for Creative Anachronism, 12:00 p.m. -1:00 p.m. - I-Anon Open Discussion: AI-Anon eetlng, free. Room: E25-101. Sponsor: MIT Med- 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. - Renaissance Dancing. There are many forms of Renaissance Dancing that we practice. From Italian balli to courtly pavans to English country. We dance them all with flair and fun. Dress is common ical. 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - indows T Quic Start. Master the five basic parts of Windows NT - the desktop, street clothing. 0 e perience necessary; instruction is provided. free. Room: 31-161. Sponsor: Society for Cre- icons, mouse pointer, Start button, and Taskbar. Leam ho to launch or exit from applications, find files or fold- ati e Anachronism. ers, and access online help. free. Room: 42 Demo Center. Sponsor: Information Systems. 8:00 p.m. -10:00 p.m. - International Film Club Film seminar series. free. Room: 4-237. Sponsor: Graduate 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Department of Chern' cal Engineering Seminars. Toward a Theory of Process Synthesis: A Student Council, Intemational Rim Club. Beginner's View. free. Room: 66-110. Sponsor: Chemical Engineering. 4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. - Ine !table Intersections. Refreshments will be served at 3:30 p.m. in Room 2-349. free. Thursday, April ~9 Room: 2-338. Sponsor: Combinatorics Seminar. Department of Mathematics. 5:00 p.m. - Advanced usic Performance Concert. Aeronautics and Astronautics junior ate Fitzgerald, drum 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - 2001. MIT Research Directors Conference. The 8th Annual Research Directors Confer- set. ith Jeff Lieberman, piano; Zack Howard, bass; Ben Rndburg, trombone. Works by Lafaro, Davis, Coltrane, ence to showcase the latest research at MIT. Free to MIT Community. Room: Kresge Auditorium. Sponsor: Office Coleman, Bergmann, Henderson. free. Room: Killian Hall. Sponsor: Music and Theater Arts Section. of Corporate RelationsjlLP. 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. - Beginner Ballroom Dance Lessons. Leam to do the Cha-cha, waltz, foxtrot and swing! No 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - VVindows 2000 Quick Start. This session demonstrates the new features and function- partner necessary! Come to any or all of the six lessons. lessons alities of Windows 2000 for the desktop user. Tour Start Menu enhancements; compare differences between the taught by members of the MIT Ballroom Dance Team. free. Room: Building 34-3rd floor lobby. Sponsor: MIT Ball- new My etwork Places and previous Network Neighborhood; meet the Acti e Desktop, Power Management, and room Dance Team. LEF, GSC, Arts Council. Windows Update. See how many Control Panel functions have been consolidated, where NT profiles and Adminis- 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. - DanceCraze. Come to a dance-a-thon featuring great prizes (including a flat screen TV), trative Tools now reside, and how to set up a printer. We will explain why Active Directories are not currently food and fun! All proceeds from this event will go towards the Big Sister Association of Greater Boston. Please allowed at MIT and make some recommendations for operating in this new environment. (System administration contact for a pledge form, or for more information. donation suggested. Room: Lobdell. Sponsor: Panhellenic not covereo.) free. Room: N42 Demo Center. Sponsor: Information Systems. Association, MIT. 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - School Vacation Program: Meet the Researchers. Chat' ith students and researchers 6:30 p.m. - danced usic Performance Concert. Electrical engineering and computer science junior Amanda who are exploring the future of artificial intelligence at MIT's Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence. Free with Muse- Wang, violin. Student of Lynn Chang, Tilman Bauer, piano. Bach's Partita No. 2 for Unaccompanied Violin in D um admission. Room: MIT Museum's Main Gallery, 265 Massachusetts Avenue, Bldg. N52-2nd floor. Sponsor: minor, BVN 1004 (c. 1720); Schumann's Sonata No.1 MIT Museum. for Violin and Piano in A minor, Op. 105 (1851); Yi's Rsherman's Song (1999); Wieniawski's Polonaise Brillante 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. - School Vacation Program: Invent It!. Work with students from MIT's Media Lab to invent No.1 in D major, Op. 4 (c. 1852). free. Room: Killian Hall. Sponsor: Music and Theater Arts Section. a watering contraption or create a sculpture with motors and sensors. Free with Museum admission; Room: MIT 8:00 p.m. - You're a Good an, Charlie Bro n. Musical Theatre Guild's take on the lives of the Peanuts gang. Museum's Main Gallery, 265 Massachusetts Avenue, Bldg. N52-2nd floor. Sponsor: MIT Museum. $9, $8 MIT community, $6 MIT/Wellesley students. Room: Killian Little Theater. Sponsor: Musical Theatre Guild, 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - latent heat transport, expansion of water vapor and atmospheric dehumidification in MIT. moist convection. free. Room: 54-1611. Sponsor: MIT Atmospheric Science Seminars. 4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. - Overcoming the Curse of Dimensionality with Reinforcement Learning. ORC Spring Sem- Saturday, April 1.4 inar Series. Seminar followed by refreshments in E40-106. free. Room: E56-270: Sponsor: Operations Research Center. 12:00 p.m. - Baseball vs. Springfield College (dOUbleheader). free. Baseball field. Sponsor: Department of Ath- 4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Physics conoqutum series. "Small Electronics and Quantum Chaos." free. Room: 10- letics. • 250. Sponsor: Physics Department. 4:00 p.m. - You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. Musical Theatre Guild's take on the Peanuts gang. $9, 8 MIT 4:15 p.m. - The Phase-Change Incubator: A Case Study in the Design of Medical Equipment for the Developing community, $6 MITJWellesely students. Room: Kresge Little Theater. Sponsor: Musical Theatre Guild, MIT. World. The second in HST's Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series on low-cost devices and biomedical science 6:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m. - MIT's First latin Dance Showcase. 14 performances by the MIT Casino Rueda group, for the developing world. The design of medical equipment for use in remote clinics in developing countries pre-' other groups within MIT and Harvard, and professional groups from the Boston area. Dances include various sents a challenge that requires a rethinking of the design process. The phase-change incubator is used as a case styles of salsa "on 1· and "on 2: merengue, chacha, folklorico, hip-hop, swing, a modern Latin ballet piece, and study for this process and the results of the initial field trials in Nepal are presented. free.-Room: E25-111. Spon- rueda. Party follows. Funded in part by the MIT Fund, Council for the Arts, and CCRR. Performance - 6-8 p.rn., sor: HST. Kresge Auditorium; party - 9 p.m.-l a.m., Sala de Puerto Rico. free. Room: Kresge Auditorium. Sponsor: MIT 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. - MIT Communications Forum: Copyright and Globalization in the Age of Computer Net- Casino Rueda. works. free. Room: Bartos Theater. Sponsor: Communications Forum. 8:00 p.m. - You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. Musical Theatre Guild's take on the lives of the Peanuts gang. 6:00 p.m. - authors@mit - Neil Gershenfeld - The Physics of Information Technology. Join as as we welcome $9, $8 MIT community, $6 MIT/Wellesley students. Room: Killian Little Theater. Sponsor: Musical Theatre GUild, Prof. Neil Gershenfeld to discuss his latest book The Physics of Information Technology. Gershenfeld leads the Mil. Physics and Media Group at the MIT Media Lab, and directs the Things That Think research consortium. He is also the author of The Nature of Mathematical Modelling and When Things Start to Think. free. Room: E25-111. SundaY,April1.5 Sponsor: authors@mit, The MIT Press Bookstore. 8:00 p.m. - Trivial Pursuits. A new musical about friendship and a couch by Dnaiel Scribner and Seth Blsen- 1:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - Ballroom Dance Lessons. Int. Rhumba 1 at 1 p.m., Arg. Tango 2 at 2 p.m., Waltz 3 at Hersh (senior, electrical engineering and computer science). free. Room: Kresge Rehearsal Room B. Sponsor: 4:30 p.m. Free social dancing from 3:30-4:30 p.m. $1 to 5. Room: Sala de Puerto Rico. Sponsor: Ballroom Music and Theater Arts Section. Dance Club. 8:00 p.m. -10:00 p.m. - International Film Club Film seminar series. free. Room: 4-237. Sponsor: Graduate 8:00 p.rn. - You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. Musical Theatre Guild's take on the lives of the Peanuts gang. Student Council, Intemational Rim Club. $9, $8 MIT community, $6 MIT/Wellesley students. Room: Killian Little Theater. Sponsor: Musical Theatre Guild, 8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. - Modem Square Dance. This challenging class teaches you Plus level square dancing MIT. set to a wide range of modem music. We begin by teaching you the calls which make up each level of dancing, which you then apply throughout the class. A group of eight dancers works together in this unique form of Ameri- Tuesday, April 1.7 can dance. Focus ison fast and rigorous learning, reaction time, and flow. No experience or partner necessary. Wear comfortable clothes and shoes. REGULAR-ATTENDANCE EXPECTED. First night is free. Room: Lobdell Dining Dibnerlnstitute Lunchtime Colloquia - no lecture on this date. free. 'Hall- Student Center. Sponsor: Tech Squares. 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Office 2001. Demo. This session is designed for people who are already using Office on 9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. - Ashdown House Coffee Hour. free. Room: Ashdown House Hulsizer Room. Sponsor: a Macintosh and have upgraded to the new version. Rnd out about the new features and functions that have Residential Life and Student Life Programs. been added to Office environment. free. Room: 42 Demo Center. Sponsor: Information Systems. Friday, April 20 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - School Vacation Program: Meet the Researchers. Chat with students and researchers who are exploring the Mure of artificial intelligence at MIT's Laboratory for Artiticiallntelligence. Free with Muse- 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. - The 2001 MIT Research Directors Conference. The 8th Annual Research Directors Con- um admission. Room: MIT Museum's Main Gallery, 265 Massachusetts Avenue, Bldg. 52-2nd floor. Sponsor: ference to showcase the latest research at MIT. Free to MIT Community. Room: Kresge Auditorium. Sponsor: MIT Museum. Office of Corporate RelationsjlLP. 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. - School Vacation Program: Invent It! Work with students from MIT's Media Lab to invent 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Summer 2001 UROP Direct-Funding Deadline. All students requesting UROP Direct-Fund- a watering contraption or create a sculpture with motors and sensors. Free with Museum admission. Room: MIT ing (Funding provided by the UROP office) for summer 2001 UROPs must submit proposals and signed cover- Museum's Main Gallery, 265 Massachusetts :Avenue, Bldg. 52-2nd floor. Sponsor: MIT Museum. sheets to the UROP Office in Room 7-104 by 5 p.m. on Friday, Aprilt20, 2001. free. Room: 7-104. Sponsor: Gas Turbine seminar series. Patriots Day, No Seminar. UROP. 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - AI-Anon Open Discussion: AI-Anon Meeting. free. Room: E25-101. Sponsor: MIT Med- VVednesday,Aprii18 ical. 12:00 p.m. -1:30 p.m. - Environmental and Sustainability Brown Bag seminar. ~A Multi-Attribute Analysis of 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Dispers~anaged Solitons and Chirped-RZ: What is the Difference? Optics & Shandong Province's Electric Sector Alternatives: Results from the China Energy Technology Program: free. Quantum Electronucs Seminar Series. free. Room: RLE Conference Room, 36-428. Sponsor: Optics. Room: E40-496 . Sponsor: Center for Environmental Initiatives. 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.rn. - VVeb and Software Accessibility Quick Start. Leam about MIT's accessibility policies 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Orientation to Computing at MIT. This seminar provides basic, non-technical informa- for software and eb pages. We will discuss applying the principles of universal design to both web pages and tion about" the MIT computing environment. software to make them more accessible to users with disabilities. This session will show examples of accessible Topics include: telephones and voice mail, operating systems, supported software and recommended hardware, and inaccessible design, and cover HTML coding and tools that can help make your site or application ADA-com- the campus network, security, computer-related health issues. free. Room: N42 Demo Center. Sponsor: Informa- pliant. free. Room: 42 Demo Center. Sponsor: Information Systems. tion Systems. 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - School Vacation Program: Meet the Researchers. Chat with students and researchers 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - School Vacation Program: Meet the Researchers. Chat with'students and researchers who are exploring the future of artificial intelligence at MIT's Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence. Free with Muse- who are exploring the future of artificial intelligence at MIT's Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence. Free with Muse- um admission. Room: MIT Museum's Main Gallery, 265 Massachusetts Avenue, Bldg. 52-2nd floor. Sponsor: um admission. Room: MIT Museum's Main Gallery, 265 Massachusetts Avenue, Bldg. N52·2nd fl. Sponsor: MIT Mil Museum. Museum. 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. - School Vacation Program: Invent It! Work with students from MIT's edia Lab to invent 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. - School Vacation Program: Invent It! Work with students from MIT's Media Lab to invent a watering contraption or create a sculpture with motors and sensors. Free with Museum admission. Room: MIT a watering contraption or create a sculpture with motors and sensors. Free with Museum admission. Room: MIT Museum's Main Gallery, 265 Massachusetts Avenue, Bldg. 52-2nd floor. Sponsor: MIT Museum. Museum's Main Gallery, 265 Massachusetts Avenue, Bldg. N52-2nd fl. Sponsor: MIT Museum. 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. - High-Performance Dielectrophoretk: Traps for Manipulating Multiple Single Cells. EECS 3:00 p.m.· 4:00 p.m. - ''Towards Optimal NC Tool Paths:' Den Hartog Lecture. free. Room: 3-133. Sponsor: ME Special seminar. free. Room: Grier Room, 34401A. Sponsor: EECS, Boston Area MEMS. Seminar Series. 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - spouseS&partners@mit - Bowling. Bowling at Sacco's Bowl Haven in Davis Square. Meet 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - 2001 Alan S. Michaels Distinguished Lecturship. Membranes in Bioprocessing: Alan in front of the MIT Coop in Kendall Square at 3:00 p.m. We'll take the Red Line to Davis Square. $1 per person Michaels' Legacy. free. Room: Room El5-070. Sponsor: Chemical Engineering. for shoe rental and $2 per game. Room: W2D-400. Sponsor: spouses&partners@mit, MIT Medical. 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - "Humanitarian aid and the new context of conflicts." Jean-Christophe Rufin is a novel- 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Faculty Meeting. Meeting of the Mil Faculty, free. Room: 10-250. Sponsor: Faculty ist, essayist and medical doctor born.in 1952. His first novel was awarded the "Prix Goncourt" for first novel in Chair. 1997. As an M.D., he is a former vice president of "Medecins Sans Frontieres", a Humanitarian NGO which was 3:30 p.m. - Baseball vs, VVentworth Institute. free. Baseball field. Sponsor: Department of Athletics. awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999. free - refreshments and cookies will be served. Room: E38 - 714. Spon- 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. - Beginner Ballroom Dance Lessons. Learn to do the Cha-cha, waltz, foxtrot and swing! No sor: MIT France Program. Program on Human Rights and justice. partner necessary! Come to any or all of the six lessons. Lessons taught by members of the MIT Ballroom Dance 4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. - Maximal Singular Loci of Schubert Varieties in SL(n)/B. Refreshments will be served at Team. free. Room: Building 34-3rd noor lobby. Sponsor: IT Ballroom Dance Team. LEF, GSC, Arts Council. 3:30 p.m. in Room 2-349. free. Room: 2-338. Sponsor: Combinatorics Seminar. Department of Mathematics. 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - MIT SCA Chainmail VVorkshop. Come and learn simple medieval chainmail weaves and 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. - Beginner Ballroom Dance Lessons - Free! Learn to do the Cha-cha, waltz, foxtrot and pattems to make your very own shirt (hauberk), or hood (coif). Smaller sized links can be used to make jewelry. swing! No partner necessary! Come to any or all of the 6 lessons. Lessons taught by members of the MIT Ball- room Dance Team. free. Room~ Building 34-3rd floor lobby. Sponsor: MIT Ballroom Dance Team. LEF, GSC, Arts Council. 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - 4/20. Come celebrate freedom with MITHC; food, music, fun, politics, drum circle, hemp jewelry, live acts including TekFu, Silent Goodbye Jam, Genesis Project, YOU! free. Room: Senior House Court- yard. Sponsor: MIT Hemp Coalition. 7:00 p.m. -12:00 a.m. - MIT Anime Club Showi~g. Kare Kano, library checkout distributions, feature anime. QUESTIO~ OF THE WEEK Check out http://anime.mit.edu for complete details. free. Room: 6-120. Sponsor: Anime Club, MIT. 8:00 p.m. - Trivial Pursuits. A new musical about friendship and a couch by Dnaiel Scribner and Seth Bisen- Hersh (senior, electrical engineering and computer science). free. Room: Kresge Rehearsal Room B. Sponsor: The VA wants to know: Music and Theater Arts Section. 8:00 p.m. - Fierce Forever IV. Drag queen and drag king lip-sync performances organized by students. Guest per- What you think about OpenCourseWare at formers include Mizery, Destiny and others. $8, $5. Room: Walker Memorial Morss Hall. Sponsor: GaMIT. 8:00 p.m. - MIT Chamber Chorus. William Cutter, director. Madrigals of Monteverdi, Gesualdo; Irving Rne's Alice MIT? in Wonderland Suite; Janacek's Three Songs. free. Room: Kresge Auditorium. Sponsor: Music and Theater Arts Section. ubmit re pan e to ua mit.edu or use our comment 9:30 p.m. - The Tony Malaby Trio. Tony Malaby, saxophones, Angelica Sanchez, piano, and George Schuller, drums. These young jazz musicians are among the most innovative and creative on the NYC jazz scene. Collec- fonn http://web.rnit.ed u www tively they have performed with major artists including The Mingus Big Band, Joe Lovano, Dave Douglas, Kenny Paid dverti ement erner, Toots Thielemans, and Danilo Perez, among others. free. Room: Killian Hall. Sponsor: Music and Theater Arts Section. 12:00 a.m. - 6:15 p.m. - Science in the 1.9th-Century Periodical. Organizers: Geoffrey Cantor. free. Sponsor: Dibner Institute. H Page 17 Houses Want Rush ew FSILG Administrators Stress For One Last Year Cooperation and Communication RBA, from Page 1 cems about expanding RBA before FSllG, from Page 1 rigidly. "There will be equal a sis- lowed by other universities. At a complete urvey of the program's tance to all three communities from yracuse, where Walsh worked, fall don't want to give it up any sooner fir t year ha been relea ed. 'Before itie which were previou ly man- all four of us. We will be a solid rush is open only to students with than we ha e to. The house wan to they had more people ign on, they aged by only one person i meant to unit," she said. ophomore standing or higher and a enjoy the last ru h," aid h. hould have made it more public,' increase the support services avail- Rogers said that as Assistant cumulative grade point average of Chocolate City also chose not to aid CHO Chair Grace able to the F ILG system. IT' Dean, he will work with the new 2.0. However, pring rush i also implement the pilot program next Kes enich '03. F ILG continue to face intensified team' on a day-to-day basis" to sup- open to freshmen. year, and tated similar concern n e pansion of the RBA pro- pressure and responsibility from port the F ILG system. "I am their Rogers said he understands the about relinquishing ru h rights. "We gram was propo ed before the pro- both outside and within the IT advocate," he said. apprehension felt at MIT. "People generally felt that the RBA program gram could be completely evaluated community. Baxter the only mem- are concerned because it is differ- would upset the current flow of bee au e of a need to finalize the ber of the new team who worked Communication will be key i ue ent," he said. "They are afraid of incoming members. We don't want freshman advising eminars that under Dorow, said that having "one Rogers said that the tension felt what might happen [when freshmen to ri k 10 ing the methods of rushing will be offered next year. At the person upport a 37 hou e system between th F ILG system and the can no longer pledge]. I'll do my incoming fre hmen earlier than we February housemasters' meeting, all was exhausting and unrealistic ." MIT administration is not at all part to help them succeed." have to, even though the program house were offered the opportunity IF President Rory P. Pheiffer unusual. ' 0 matter where you are, Vallay said that she and Baxter was interesting and had a lot of pos- to explore RBA. Baker, ext, and '02 echoed that entiment. Although there' the feeling that the adminis- have already begun to help the itive points '" we may revi it it next the culture groups were the only he remembers Dorow fondly and tration i out to get the Greeks," he FSILGs plan for the transition. They year," said apoleon J. elson '02, houses that showed interest at the said that he "was always really good said. However, he believes that in have been holding workshops and the junior co- meeting. These to us," Pheiffer said that "it's good the case of MIT, "the support is advising students. tarting in ep- chair of Choco- houses were to be starting fresh" with a team there" or the F ILGs. tember, the team will plan monthly late City. required to who is able to provide more support Baxter said that "the biggest workshops which should help the French House The UA'sCommittee either accept or for the FSILG system. Pheiffer said challenge is communicating to houses prepare for all aspects of the did not accept reject RBA by the new group is composed of "four members of the F ILGs that we're new system. the program. on Housing and Orien- the week before really good administrators" with here as a resource to work with "The program tation has raised spring break. "great leadership potential. ' them." he said that the new team o tranger to the Greek y tern has a lot of Another rea- Each of the four members of the doe not want to infringe on the one of the members of the new strengths, and we concerns about the son for the new team will perform a specific set "autonomy" of the FSILGs, but team is unfamiliar with the Greek thought it was incomplete eval- of duties. As the new Assis- way of life. Baxter said that well set-up, but adoption of RBA uation is that it tant Dean, Rogers will head all of the administrators were one of the things before survey of has been diffi- the group. Wal h will advise involved in Greek life as we value a lot is a the cul t to survey the F ILG system on every- fFC President Rory R Pheiffer '02 undergraduates. diversity, and if results is complete. the results of day operations, such as said that "it'sgood to be starting Rogers has been involved all the members McCormick's inspections, finance, and in student-life related admin- chose their living RBA. Rather household management. Bax- fresh" with a team who is able istration for eight years. He arrangemen ts than conducting ter will advise the student- received his bachelor's based on the seminar, our diversity a broad survey, McCormick has governed organizations, toprovide more support. degree from Lynchberg Col- could be limited," said French attempted to explore the opinions of including the Interfraternity lege and a master's degree House Vice-President Mary E. Ross its residents in small focus groups. Council, the Panhellenic from the University of Rhode '03. No comprehensive data exist for Association, and the Living Group rather to encourage them to use the Island. He said that student life is The preliminary status of the comparison with this year's survey Council, and will help to organize team's services as much as possible. "what I love to do. I'm excited to RBA program will allow partici- because past surveys of McCormick events such as retreats and leader- The team arrives little more than start," he said. pants to have a significant amount students consisted of general ques- ship training. VaJIay will provide a year before the FSILG system will Pheiffer praised the process of leeway. "The administration has tionnaires about the freshman expe- back-up advising and will focus on no longer be permitted to house which assembled the new team. The been very flexible and willing to rience, and did not specifically maintaining communication freshmen, a transition which search committee included both four help us find an option that works. probe the effects of advising. A sim- between the team and the FSILG promises to be challenging. students and four administrators. They've been very receptive to stu- ilar survey was administered to stu- system. Rogers supports the decision to Although Dean for Student Life dent input," said Ross. dents this year, and it will provide However, Vallay said that this house all freshmen on campus by Larry G. Benedict made the final Spanish House has not decided less targeted information on the team will work together rather than 2002 and said that the new recruit- call, Pheiffer said that "it's good to whether to adopt the program, but results of RBA. dividing the separate functions ment model is similar to the one fol- see students equally represented." they may do so If the freshmen will Tlie Institiite will release results be permitted to participate in several from the first year of RBA on different seminars. "We didn't like Wednesday, April 18 at an open the idea of having all the freshmen forum organized by CHO and the in the same seminar group. As of Undergraduate Association's Stu- right now, we're not sure, but we dent Committee on Educational Pol- may choose it if they are flexible icy (SCEP). Program Administrator about the freshman choice of semi- for Residential Programs Ricky A. nar," said Jeannette Garza '03, the Gresh, Kessenich and SCEP Chair co-president of Spanish House. Victoria K. Anderson '02 will be among the students and administra- CHO fears early implementation tors present to discuss the results The UA's Committee on Hous- and answer any questions that stu- ing and Orientation has raised con- dents may have. "I'd rather be at The Tech." Department of Saturday M IT FACILITIES http://www.george345.com/ CAMPUS CONSTRUCTION UPDATE Varie't9~ SPORTS AND FITNESS Concrete delivery and pouring may disrupt pedestrian and Mexico/Caribbean or Central vehicular traffic and cause noise and some utility shutdowns. America $300 r.t, plus tax. LOBBY 7 Varie't9~ Europe $179 o.v«. plus tax A major restoration to Lobby 7 has begun. Preliminary testing of cleaning methods will be conducted prior to the restoration. Work Other world wide destinations cheap. 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Check out our web site! 2001 SPORTS THE TECH Page 23 Equestrian Rides Its Way into Regionals Women Equestrian, from Page 2 a tunning performance. five team members who had com- the random horse lottery and had a The Regional competition took peted the day before all qualified olid round in the intermediate Row Past Landino al 0 won fifth place in place the ne t day at the arne to ride in this year's competition, over fences di ision. he was one open equitation. ara Eternadi '01 location. Only tho e rider who the large t turnout ever for the of three competitors cho en out of had a ni e ride and placed third in had attained a minimum point MIT equestrians. a field of 10 to take part in a ride- the novice equitation di i ion. requirement competed at The drizzling rain stopped just off. These three rider were asked St. Joe's Competing in the beginner walk- Regional . Thi wa only the third in time to give the riders a chance to jump three fences, one at a time. trot-cant r category wa Diana . year in which the team had mem- to compete under relatively dry but Despite botching the last jump, Crew, from Page 24 heng '03, who won her cia s with bers qualify. Ironically, the very o erca t ie. Landino drew a dif- Lee placed second, qualifying her ficult horse and placed sixth in the for the Zone competition. Lee is Joe's (6:52.46), IT won with a extremely competitive open over the first MIT equestrian ever to do time of 6:48.24. The two boats fence division. Equally competi- so. stayed even through the first 500 tive wa the open equitation cate- The top two riders from each meters, but then MIT began moving gory, in which Luke gave an excel- category at Regionals go on to away from 1. Joe s. By the sprint, lent performance and placed a very compete at Zones, and the top two MIT's eight had put some open re pectable fourth. Etemadi rode from Zones go to ationals. Lee water between the boats; they had a well but did not place in the will be competing against Anna solid sprint and finished four sec- advanced walk-trot-canter division, Fishko of the Harvard team as well onds ahead of St. Joe's. MIT's varsi- which was so big, it had to be a the top two intermediate riders ty eight was raced by Kristen E. divided into three heats. In the from each of three other regions in Cook '04, Danielle M. chumaker . walk-trot category, Cheng gave a Zone 1. The Zone competition will '03 Graham, Tenley D. McHarg good effort but likewise did not take p l ce on aturday at 04, Jill A. Rosenfeld '02, Danielle place. Stoneleigh-Burnham chool in S. Smith '02 Jessica L. Wargo '04 Lee once again drew Dream in Greenfield, assachusetts. Anne M. Latham '02, and coxswain Kari sa D. Patterson '03. Georgetown didn't have a varsi- Cheng's Five Goals Help ty four to race, so MIT's var ity four raced St. Joe's Saturday after- noon. Because of the curve of the Engineers Past Endicott course at the start, MIT began the race slightly ahead. MIT' four Women's Lacrosse, from Page 24 As heng had her way on the used the start to their advantage offensive end of the field, the and moved steadily through St. offensive side of the field. Engineer defen e shut down the Joe s throughout the first 750 Although the Endicott goal- Gulls. Endicott never had a chance to meters, gaining open water by the keeper made a few saves, she was get into an offensive rhythm. MIT halfway mark of the race. MIT overcome by the barrage of MIT quickly forced ground balls whenever won the race, beating S1. Joe's shots. MIT continuou ly drove the Gulls managed to mount an (7:34.30) with a time of 7:29.69. deep into the Endicott defense, attack. MIT's crisp passing allowed Racing in MIT's varsity four were drawing fouls. The Engineers were them to dominate the total time of Katie A. Butler '03, Julie E. awarded seven eight-meter shots in possession. Zeskind '01, Christine A. the first half alone, converting In the second half, Endicott and Kar lovich '02 Cristina M. three into goals. MIT traded the first four goals back Costantino '03, and coxswain In addition to eight-meter shots, and forth. With MIT leading 11-3, Christina Chen '03. MIT's novice MIT looked to Cheng for scoring. Endicott scored four unanswered four raced Georgetown in the Cheng, NEWMAC's leading scorer, goals. Christine Lin '04 ended the morning and lost with a time of had more moves than the Endicott streak with her first of two econd- 8:19.87 to Georgetown's 7:47.31. MRON D. MIHALIK-THE TECH defenders could deal with. Cheng half goals. Theresa Cheng '02 Provided Lake Quinsigamond Barika R. Poole '01 tackles a Boston University player during was able to create her own shots scored MIT's final goal after she thaws, this weekend the MIT the women's rugby club match on Saturday. MIT lost to the with her lightning-quick first step. was left wide open in the crease. women will take on WPI, mixed Brandeis and BU team. She slipped past the defender at The women return to action on Connecticut College, and Williams will and netted five goals in total. Saturday at Mount Holyoke College. at Worcester. Page 24 THE TE B SPORTS Lacrosse Takes Early Lead, Never Camels Lacrosse Looks Back Against Power Gnlls Downs Men~ Team By l. M. Hughey ecured a 10-7 victory. Thi game STAFF WRITER was an important one ince WNEC omen' la ros e easily defeated L t Tuesday the men' lacro e is a league foe. Endicott College on Tue day by a team faced a difficult battle against Top player in the game were core of 14- . the Connecti ut olleg Camel Pa cal F. Rettig , 0 1 4 goal , ] IT dominated the matcb early 10 ing 15-3. fter a three-game a it), Weinberg 3 goal 2 on, ending the first balf leading by a winning treak, thi defeat came as a ist) and Van Home (2 goal . core of 9-1. Tbe Engineer then a jolting disappointment. Goalie olan was honored as the turned to everal of tbeir re erve The three goal were cored by Pilgrim League's Player of the player in the second half, ho held team member att P. an Horne Week. He blocked 17 hots again t off the ~ndicott comeback attempt. '02 Peter . Jenkins 01, and David U a -Bo ton, which posse ses the T 0 of IT fre hmen set the . Cantor '02. Goalie Timothy P. top- coring offense in AA tone of the fir t half. D bbie Cheng olan 01 aved nine shots. Divi ion ill and topped 19 in the '04 and tephanie I. H u '04 com- the Engineer walked off of game against WNEC. bined for i of IT' first even the football field with their heads "It was a phy ical, rough game, goal. 1 0 coring in the fir t half hung low, Coach Walter . Alessi but we were able to tough it out,' were Lorien . Paul on '02 Lani said,' e were just beaten by a bet- Alessi said. Weinberg agreed, 'It . Rapp '01, and Jennifer ter team. They had good chances was a dirty game. ' Fiumara '02. and they finished them. We had The men's lacros e eason record The Endicott Power Gulls struck orne good chances but we just is now 5-3 overall, but they still first, coring a goal in the opening couldn't put them in the goal.' remain undefeated within their own minute . Then IT lammed the Connecticut College had an easy league. Alessi hopes the team will door. Their 9-0 fir t-half run was advantage; it was equipped with twice end up placing at least second. First made po sible by efficient pa sing as many players as MIT's team. Alessi place appears doubtful, and whether and a well orche trated offense. The explained that "one of oUTco-cap- the Engineers can win first depends Engineer dominated the hots-on- tains, Kurtis G. McKinney 01, was on how the men pull through the goal department. The ball wa out and we lost cott B. Mahar '03, a match versus Springfield College on KATHY CHEN-THE TECH almo t exclusively kept in MIT's starting defenseman. That hurt us." April 24. Sarah Briggs '03 breaks through the Endicott defense during the After the game, midfielder Eli "We have a shot to be number women s lacrosse game on Tuesday. MIT won 1.4-8. Women's Lacrosse, Page 23 J. Weinberg '02 grimaced as a two in the league. I just don't think medical attendant ministered to the that we can beat Springfield," Alessi bleeding gouge in his knee. When said after last Tuesday'S spirit-drain- omen's Crew Falls to Georgetown, asked about the wound, Weinberg ing loss. "Just to give you an idea, said, "[A Camel] bit me." The team Connecticut [College] lost to hopes to be complete again with Middlebury 18-11, and Springfield Bounces Back with Wm over St. Joe's full manpower by next week. [College] beat Middlebury 23-10. Alessi remained positive, howev- Springfield is in the top five in the By Lauren Owens their be t sprints yet. They beat t. great beating up on the sixth-ranked er, and afterward told his fatigued country." TEAMMEMBER Joes 7:13.72) with a time of 7:06.7. lightweight team.' Bow to stem, the players, "We'll get them next year." All five games remaining are The women' crew team raced this Rowers in the novice boat were (bow lightweight boat was made up of league matches. Alessi said the team past wee end on the chuylkill River to stem) Kavitha . Ramaswamy '04, Aditi Garg'03 Margaret F. ervegna Men still undefeated in league play will "just concentrate on winning in Philadelphia against t. Jo eph's Emily B. Fox '04, Talia M. Kingsbury '01, Frame, Sarah K. Yenson '03, Last Saturday the men fought the other four and then see what Univer ity and Georgetown. '00 Jaryn E. Finch '04, arah A. Claycamp, enna Kim '01, Hillary K. Western New England College and happens." Although the team lost their races to owak '04, egan . Goldman '04, Rolls '02, Liz L. Willey '02, and Georgetown in the morning, all boats eredith L. Gerber '04, Joy M. coxswain irupama . Rao '04. won their race against 1. Joe's in the Forsythe '04, and coxswain Tanner. The first varsity boat had an excit- Equestrian Struts Its Stuff afternoon. The lightweight eight had an ing race against Georgetown in the In the first race of the morning, extremely close race against morning. IT came off the start IT's novice eight quared off Georgetown in the morning. Lesley powerfully but caught a crab in the At Regional Championship against Georgetown. MIT struggled D. Frame '04 said' the lightweight first 25 strokes and lost a few seats to with rhythm and timing in the fir t varsity boat felt great during the Georgetown. Georgetown continued By Jenny Lee peting in open over fences was 500 meters, and although the boat warm-up, but it was a little rocky on to gain up through the 750-meter TEAM MEMBER Kathryn A. Luke '04, who won performed well through the middle tbe start [of the race]." Despite their mark, but MIT made up distance Last Saturday, the MIT eques- sixth place. Jenny J. Lee '02 1000 meters and the sprint, coxswain start, the lightweights kept it a close between the two boats through the trian team headed down to Holly clinched a blue ribbon and simulta- Maria E. Tanner '04 said, "We 10 t race, fini bing only two seconds third 500 meters, walking back up on Hill Show Stable in Hanover, neously qualified for the Regionals Georgetown in the start and never behind Georgetown (6:43.45) with a Georgetown. Massachusetts for the final regular competition with a brilliant ride in caught back up. We rowed well, but time of6:45.71. "It was solid and strong, but we competition of the spring season, her intermediate over fences class Georgetown rowed faster with more In the afternoon race against St. slowed down on the sprint and ended hosted by Boston University. on the aptly named horse, Dream. power." MIT (7:14.72) finished ever- Joe s T's eight had a great start approximately bow to stern," said Despite chilly temperatures and the The flat phase of the competi- al boat lengths behind Georgetown and pulled ahead of t. Joe's right team captain Kate S. Graham '01. presence of only five team mem- tion began in the afternoon. Luke (6:47.31). away. IT finished well before St. MIT (6:42.00) crossed the line about bers, everyone put in a good effort had an unfortunate horse draw, but The novices made up for their Joe's (6:54.20) with a time of 6:45.84. six seconds behind Georgetown's var- and performed well. still performed well enough to morning race by beating undefeated St. Joe's is known for their light- sity eight (6:35.71). Kristen E. Landino '02 placed place fifth in her open equitation St. Joe's in the afternoon. MIT' boat weight team, making MIT's lights In their second race, against St. fifth in her open over fences class, class and qualified for Regionals. took charge from the tart and led very happy with their victory. which gave her enough points to through the whole race, having one of Chandra 1. Claycamp '03 said, "It was Crew, Page 23 qualify for Regionals. Also com- Equestrian, Page 23 MARiSSA Y. TES-THE TECH Sheila E. Saroglou '03 secures an out at third base dur- ing the first game of a doubleheader against Babson. MIT MARISSA YATES-THE TECH fought hard and lost by only one run in the second game Dave J. Ostlund '04 strives for third base during the men's baseball game on Tuesday. MIT lost to after losing the first. Babson 17-8.