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Volume 130, Number 35 tech.mit.edu Friday, September 10, 2010 IFC halts rush for two frats PBE and Beta sanctioned ‘for serious’ violations By Joanna Kao and Jeff Guo Staff Reporters

Two MIT fraternities, Phi Beta Epsilon (PBE) and Beta Theta Pi, have been barred from extending bids to new members this year according to Interfraternity Council president Ryan Schoen ’11. “Unfortunately two of our member organizations have committed serious violations against the rules Greg Steinbrecher—The Tech established by the Interfraternity Council,” Schoen Fariborz Maseeh ScD ’90 contributed $24 million to complete the construction in W1, which had stalled for lack of funds. wrote in a statement to the community on Thursday. Maseeh Hall is scheduled to open in fall of 2011 and will help expand MIT’s student population. Schoen declined to comment on the nature of the violations because, he said, judicial procedures are ongoing. Schoen has also asked fraternity members not to comment for now. W1 to reopen as Maseeh Hall next fall The two fraternities have been ordered to halt all “recruitment operations” — including having fresh- Alumnus donates $24 million to eventually add 270 undergraduates to MIT men on their premises — and will not be able to ex- tend bids this year. By Margaret Cunniff cent, MIT announced Wednes- 80 students larger, according had more students because According to Schoen, Beta Theta Pi had a hearing Staff Reporter day. to the Dean for Undergraduate freshmen were allowed to live on Sunday before the Rush Infractions Board, which Set to open next fall, the new Education’s office. at fraternities their first year, a deals with violations of the IFC recruitment rules. PBE A $24-million donation by dormitory will be called Fari- The MIT administration practice that was banned after had a hearing on Monday before a Judicial Committee Fariborz Maseeh ScD ’90 will borz Maseeh Hall (pronounced has long expressed a desire to the drinking death of freshman hearing board, which deal with general violations. allow MIT to finish renovation FAR-eee-borz MASS-eee). The return to having around 4,500 Scott Kreuger in 1997. Fraternities are given a week to file an appeal after a of W1 and expand the under- increase in undergraduates students from the current More students will inevita- final decision, but Schoen would not say where in the graduate population by about will occur gradually over the 4,232, but has been constrained bly draw more resources, par- 270 students to 4,500 students, next three years. Next year, the by lack of on-campus housing. Fraternity sanctions, Page 15 an increase of about six per- freshman class will be about In the early- to mid-1990s, MIT Maseeh Hall, Page 14 Stem cell research to temporarily resume after court ruling By John A. Hawkinson to come,” said Francis S. Collins, di- of Columbia on Wednesday, after granted the government an admin- On Monday, Harvard President News Editor rector of the National Institutes of their request for a stay was denied istrative stay,” Casey said. Drew Gilpin Faust said that “without Health said yesterday. by the lower court judge, Royce C. Casey said they would file their the flow of essential federal funds, A federal appeals court ordered On the other hand, “we do not Lamberth, on Tuesday. A stay was opposition to the stay by the court’s the promise of stem cell science is at yesterday that human embryonic expect the government to lift its cur- granted yesterday: deadline of Tuesday, and they ex- risk of becoming a dream deferred stem cell research funded by the rent suspension of … funding,” said “The purpose of this administra- pect the Court “to rule within about — and for some, a dream undone.” NIH can resume temporarily, while Samuel M. Casey, part of the legal tive stay is to give the court sufficient a week or so,” although the govern- The case is Sherley v. Sebelius, the court hears arguments in the team representing plaintiffs James opportunity to consider the merits ment has until Monday, Sept. 20, to where Sherley and Deisher have case. L. Sherley and Theresa Deisher, who of the emergency motion for stay file their reply. asserted that the federal funding “We are pleased with the Court’s are opposing the government. and should not be construed in any MIT has not issued a formal of human embryonic stem cell re- interim ruling, which will allow this The NIH and Department of Jus- way as a ruling on the merits of that statement, though Vice President for search violates the Dickey-Wicker important, life-saving research to tice requested an emergency stay motion,” the appeals court said at Research Claude R. Canizares was in amendment, a congressional appro- continue while we present further before the United States Circuit 11:08 a.m. Thursday. Washington yesterday, “in part dis- arguments to the Court in the weeks Court of Appeals for the District “We are not surprised the court cussing this topic,” he said. Stem cells, Page 13 Advanced Standing Exam results are typical Calif. judge strikes By Joy E. Lee dents take ASEs in 8.03 (Physics III) Class of 2014 ASE results down ‘don’t ask, Staff Reporter and occasionally higher-level sub- jects, by arrangement.” 80 This year’s freshmen appear to be The Math Department also has 70 don’t tell’ policy performing at about the same on the similar policies for students wishing Pass Advanced Standing Exams as previ- to take ASEs in courses at a higher 60 Fail ous classes. The more common ASEs level than 18.06 (Linear Algebra), as Decision will not take are 18.01 (Single Variable Calculus), the First Year website, http://web.mit. 50 18.02 (Multivariable Calculus), 8.01 edu/firstyear, notes. 40 effect for several weeks (Classical Mechanics), 8.02 (Electric- The class of 2014 was much more 30 ity & Magnetism), 5.111 (Principles of successful in 18.01 and 18.02 than # of freshmen Chemical Science), and 7.012 (Intro- previous classes, but passing rates for 20 By John Schwartz ductory Biology). 5.111, 8.01, 18.03, and 18.06 were simi- The New York Times 10 Catherine A. Modica, Academic lar to those in previous years. Administrator for the Department of 0 The “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy toward gay 8.01 8.02 18.02 5 . 1 1 1 7 . 0 1 2 18.01 18.06 18.03 Physics, said “A small handful of stu- Standing results, Page 15 members of the military is unconstitutional, a fed- ASE eral judge in California ruled Thursday. U.S. District Judge Virginia A. Phillips of the The Cambridge Carnival International try to keep you up-to-date on campus Central District of California struck down the rule IN SHORT celebrates its 18th year in Kendall Square happenings and breaking information all in an opinion issued late in the day. The policy was Don’t forget the registration deadline! on Sunday. This is the largest festival in through the week. You can help too! Sub- signed into law in 1993 as a compromise that would Today is the deadline for all students to Cambridge, offering costume parades, in- mit photos and news tips to news@tech. allow gay and lesbian soldiers to serve in the mili- submit signed registration forms to the ternational music, food, and crafts. mit.edu. tary. Student Services Center. There is a $50 late The rule limits the military’s ability to ask about fee for forms submitted after today. (You The Tech now has a News blog. Check Send news information and tips to the sexual orientation of service members and al- probably already did this on Reg Day.) out http://techblogs.mit.edu/news. We’ll [email protected]. Gays in military, Page 12

To Rush Or Not? Down with Net Neutrality Your New Home SECTIONS TO RuSH Keith Yost argues that net neutrality just Music 2.0 Team World & Nation ��2 doesn’t make economic sense. OPN, p. 5 Opinion ��4 Ryan Normandin says it’s How the internet is Teamwork is what Fun Pages ��6 gaudy and manipulative. How are frats like Yeshivas? changing how we engage makes the Patriots Arts ��9 Steve Howland says it’s with music. a great team. Get to Sports ��20 Hint: They’re also like razors, the Amish all about making friends. ARTS, p. 10–11 know the Pats. OPN, p. 5 and color inkjet printers. OPN, p. 5 SPO, p. 20 2 The Tech Friday, September 10, 2010 Harvard endowment reports D 11 percent return for fiscal year Court rejects Pennsylvania A year after a disastrous 27 percent decline that prompted lay- offs, salary freezes and a halt to some campus expansion, the Har- city’s efforts to curb immigrants vard endowment on Thursday reported an 11 percent increase in its $27.4 billion portfolio for the fiscal year that ended June 30. In her first year as president and chief executive of the Harvard By Julia Preston in April. A federal judge has stayed groups that brought the suit said worl Management Co., which oversees the endowment, Jane Mendillo The New York Times central provisions of the Arizona law the ruling confirmed warnings from struggled as the portfolio she had inherited faced heavy cash de- while the case is heard. many Latino organizations that lo- mands in the area of alternative investments when the stock and A federal appeals court on Thurs- The appeals court in Pennsylva- cal immigration laws could lead to

n commodities markets fell. day upheld a lower-court ruling nia found that Hazleton had clearly discrimination. Since then, Mendillo has put her stamp on the endowment, striking down ordinances adopted overstepped its bounds. “This case was brought by Lati- increasing its readily available cash and generating a respectable by Hazleton, Pa., that banned illegal “It is of course not our job to sit in nos who felt they were targets and if not spectacular return, several endowment specialists said of immigrants from renting housing or judgment of whether state and local the purpose was to drive them out the latest performance. The return does lag that of stock market being employed there. frustration about federal immigra- of Hazleton,” said Cesar A. Perales, averages for the period by a few percentage points, though it is The 188-page ruling by the U.S. tion policy is warranted,” the judges president of LatinoJustice PRLDEF, better than the internal benchmark the endowment uses. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Cir- wrote. “We are, however, required one of those groups. “The court rec-

a t iMendillo o said the endowment was more liquid and “well cuit, in Philadelphia, is the broad- to intervene when states and locali- ognizes that this could be an effect aligned with the long-term need of the university and with regard est statement by a court to date on ties directly undermine the federal of the law. It is supporting what La- to the world more broadly.” She said she was happy with how the the vexing question of how much objectives embodied in statutes en- tinos have been saying all over the portfolio did last year, but struck a note of restraint, adding “there authority states and towns have to acted by Congress.” country.” are areas where we need to be more muted in our expectations.” act on immigration matters that are Hazleton “has attempted to The Hazleton ordinances would —Geraldine Fabrikant, The New York Times normally the purview of the federal usurp authority the Constitution has allow the city to suspend the busi- government, constitutional lawyers placed beyond the vicissitudes of lo- ness licenses of employers who said. cal governments,” the panel of three knowingly hired illegal immigrants.

& N & The Hazleton ordinances, which judges concluded unanimously. Landlords who rented to immi- U.S. Marines free ship from were passed in 2006 and 2007, have Lou Barletta, the mayor of Hazle- grants without legal status could served as models for states and ton, who pressed for the ordinances be accused of harboring, and their Somali pirates towns across the country seeking to to discourage illegal immigrants rental permits suspended. NAIROBI, KENYA — In a predawn raid with helicopters hover- crack down on illegal immigrants. from living there, said the city would Hazleton’s law, the appeals judg- ing nearby, 24 U.S. Marines scaled aboard a hijacked ship in the Gulf The tug-of-war over immigra- appeal to the Supreme Court. “This es found, “creates the exact situa- of Aden on Thursday, arrested the nine pirates on board and freed tion between the federal govern- ruling is a loss for Hazleton and its tion that Congress feared: a system the ship — all without firing a shot, the American military said. ment and some states and towns legal residents,” Barletta said. “It is under which employers might quite

o r lAmerican d officials said the rescue appeared to be the first time has generated political tensions in also a blow to the rights of the legal rationally choose to err on the side the American military had boarded a ship commandeered by So- many places, and led the Obama immigrants who choose to call Ha- of discriminating against job appli- mali pirates, who have been hijacking vessel after vessel off Soma- administration to sue Arizona over a zleton their home.” cants who they perceive to be for- lia’s coast and wreaking havoc on some of the busiest shipping lanes particularly tough law enacted there Lawyers for the civil liberties eign.”

W in the world. According to American officials, around 5 a.m. Thurs-

day, two teams of 12 Marines each motored up in inflatable boats to the hijacked ship, a 436-foot-long German-owned cargo vessel called the Magellan Star. A band of Somali pirates had seized the ship and its crew of 11 in the Gulf of Aden, between Yemen and So- Union accuses China of illegal malia, on Wednesday morning. It was carrying steel chains. The Marines clambered up portable ladders — much as pirates have been doing — and swiftly took over the ship, American officials said. Two helicopters hovered overhead, throwing down subsidies in clean energy cones of light. A Turkish frigate, part of an American-led anti-piracy task force, was nearby. All nine pirates surrendered without a shot, By Keith Bradsher manufacturers in the United States within 45 days, which would be Oct. American officials said. The Magellan Star’s crew was safe, too. The New York Times and Europe have struggled finan- 24 — a week and a half before the —Jeffrey Gettleman and Eric Schmitt, The New York Times cially, cut jobs and in some cases elections. HONG KONG — A broad trade moved operations to China. “Once we file the case, we’re go- case filed Thursday by an Ameri- President Barack Obama has ing to take it to the rest of the pub- can labor union, accusing China of cited clean energy manufacture as lic,” Leo W. Gerard, president of the Pentagon tries to corner book to unfairly subsidizing its clean energy a priority on economic and environ- union, said before formally submit- industry, pressed a hot-button jobs mental grounds, and in a speech this ting the case. “We’re going to mobi- keep secrets issue in the United States during a week, he called for “a homegrown lize around this.” WASHINGTON — Defense Department officials are negotiating congressional election season. clean energy industry.” If the administration does take to buy and destroy all 10,000 copies of the first printing of an Afghan But even if the Obama adminis- Obama has shown a willingness up the case, the first step would be war memoir they say contains intelligence secrets, according to two tration agrees to pursue the case, it to confront China before, imposing to ask China for bilateral consulta- people familiar wit the dispute. could prove hard to resolve, as both steep tariffs a year ago on Chinese tions, which in a few months might The publication of “Operation Dark Heart,” by Anthony A. Shaf- countries consider their industries tire imports — a decision that China lead to the formation of a WTO dis- fer, a former Defense Intelligence Agency officer and a lieutenant crucial to energy security and future is itself challenging before a WTO pute resolution panel in Geneva, un- colonel in the Army Reserve, has divided military security review- economic growth. panel in Geneva, which is expected less either side backed down first. ers and highlighted the uncertainty about what information poses a The filing, by the 850,000-mem- to give an initial ruling this month. A succession of mostly Demo- genuine threat to security. ber United Steelworkers union, ac- Whether or not the administra- cratic members of the House and Disputes between the government and former intelligence of- cuses China of violating the World tion wants to risk escalating trade Senate issued statements through ficials over whether their books reveal too much have become com- Trade Organization’s free-trade tensions with China right now, the the day on Thursday, endorsing monplace. But veterans of the publishing industry and intelligence rules by subsidizing exports of clean timing of the union’s petition has the steelworkers’ case. That sup- agencies could not recall another case in which an agency sought to energy equipment like solar pan- thrust the issue into the congressio- port, together with public anxiety dispose of a book that had already been printed. els and wind turbines. Through its nal election season. The union filed about unemployment and the rise —Scott Shane, The New York Times policies, fair or otherwise, China has under a law that requires the Obama of China, could make it hard for the helped turn its makers of that equip- administration to make a decision administration to refuse the union’s ment into global leaders, while about whether to pursue the case request.

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Q Q Q Q Warm Front Sunday: Partly Cloudy with a chance of showers. Light Low Pressure Haze High 66°F (19°C). LLLLL Cold Front Moderate Compiled by MIT Hurricane Q Q Meteorology Staff Monday: A chance of showers early. High 72°F (23°C) L L Stationary Front Heavy and The Tech nation world & nation world & nation world & nation & world nation & world nation & world nation Friday, September 10, 2010 The Tech 3 Colorado fire causes at least WORLD & Nati on WORLD & Nati on WORLD & Nati on WORLD & Nati on WORLD & Nati on W Dangerous quartet of Iraqi $2.1 million in damage BOULDER, Colo. — Federal fire managers said firefighters have prisoners escapes U.S. custody the Fourmile Canyon Fire west of Boulder about 40 percent con- tained and that good progress against the blaze was made Thurs- day. By Steven Lee Myers tightening security and closing any the U.S. Embassy on Thursday eve- “Today has been good in the sense that we did not lose any struc- The New York Times gaps for criminals to escape,” al-Ma- ning. tures,” said Winslow Robertson, operations chief with the incident liki’s spokesman, Ali al-Mousawi, The prison break was the latest command. BAGHDAD — Four of the most said of the meeting in a telephone in a series of troubling develop- Though all of the 6,365 acres charred since the fire began Monday dangerous prisoners in Iraq es- interview. ments here since President Barack morning have not been surveyed, the tally of houses confirmed de- caped overnight on Wednesday The prisoners escaped during Obama declared the end of the U.S. stroyed remains at 169. Another 25 structures have been damaged. from American custody in a heav- what appeared to be a larger at- combat mission last week and cel- But winds of up to 50 miles per hour out of the southwest were ily fortified prison on the edge of tempted prison break late Wednes- ebrated the reduction of American expected Thursday night and residents who were briefly allowed to Baghdad, an embarrassing security day evening, though officials de- troops to below 50,000 for the first return to their homes were told to leave early Thursday afternoon. breach that led to an intensive man- clined to provide many details, time since the invasion in 2003. At- The winds could carry smoke and embers from the fire west of Boul- hunt, American and Iraqi officials citing the need for security as Amer- tacks by insurgents, including one der toward the city. said Thursday. ican and Iraqi forces intensively that drew Americans into a firefight “There are concerns about the fire’s path becoming less predict- The four prisoners, who were searched the areas in and around on Sunday, the killing of two Ameri- able and the possibility of spot fires from embers,” City Manager Jane not identified, were among more Baghdad International Airport on can soldiers by an Iraqi soldier at Brautigam said in a news release. than 200 that Iraq asked the U.S. Thursday. a base north of Baghdad and now More than 500 firefighters are on the ground, with more than 70 military to continue to hold because The four were discovered miss- the escape have bolstered a sense engines. The cost of fighting the blaze was put at $2.1 million and of their prominence and the poten- ing after two other prisoners were of unease here at a time when vio- rising. tial threats they posed after the Iraqi caught trying to escape, prompting lence is spiking and the country’s The fire, which broke out Monday morning, has driven about government assumed control of the a head count of all the prisoners in politics remain deadlocked. 3,500 residents from their homes. There are about 800 homes in last American-built prison here, the remaining American-controlled The U.S. military turned over the 8,000 acres evacuated. No deaths or injuries have been reported formerly known as Camp Cropper. section of the prison, the American control of Camp Cropper — and from the fire and all residents were accounted for. The 200 include former mem- military said in a statement. 1,500 prisoners — to the Iraqis on —Tom Mcghee and Kieran Nicholson, The Denver Post bers of Saddam Hussein’s govern- It was not clear how the four had July 15, hailing what officials de- ment and senior foreign and Iraqi managed to get out of a prison lo- scribed as another milestone in the insurgents. cated inside a bigger military base, gradual withdrawal of American The newly installed American one of the most secure places in all forces from Iraq and the maturation Combat video game goes commander in Iraq, Lt. Gen. Lloyd of Iraq. of Iraq’s own security services. J. Austin III, met with Prime Min- “Obviously, it is regrettable,” the Camp Cropper once housed too far for military ister Nouri al-Maliki on Thursday senior American military spokes- some of the most prominent Iraqis LEAVENWORTH, KAN. — Sgt. 1st Class Brian Hampton knows night to discuss the prison break. man, Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan, captured by the Americans, includ- it is just a video game. But the details are unnervingly familiar: the “We stressed the necessity of told reporters during a briefing at ing Saddam. uniforms, the weapons, even the military bases and desert towns where the action is set. Each time Hampton, a veteran of the war in Afghanistan, plays, his heart rate spikes, his breathing quickens and his muscles tense. “It brings back a real reminder of what it actually felt like to be out there,” Hampton, 31, said Thursday. A surge of interest in hiring That video war games, with ever-greater verisimilitude, provoke such a physical reaction makes the thought that some people might play at killing U.S. soldiers all the more disturbing for some. Republican lobbyists The lifelike simulations of combat are in part the product of a close working relationship between video game producers and the military. But there was an unexpected rupture in that relationship By Eric Lichtblau lobbyist a former senior Republican become particularly important, when the organizations that run the stores on Army, Air Force and The New York Times aide in Congress, and Wal-Mart and they say, if Republicans try to roll Navy bases announced they would refuse to sell a soon-to-be-re- Target are said to be looking for Re- back some of the major initiatives leased combat simulation game, “Medal of Honor” by Electronic WASHINGTON — With Demo- publicans to beef up their Washing- in health care, business regulation Arts, one of the world’s biggest video game publishers. (The body crats in danger of losing control of ton offices, according to consultants and other areas that Democrats that runs the stores — known as PXs — for the Marines was still Congress, some prominent lobby- with knowledge of the talks. have pushed through Congress in weighing whether to make the game available.) ing shops, trade groups and con- In a town built on connections, the last year. At issue is a feature in the game, set in post-Sept. 11 Afghani- tractors are already moving to bring the surge in interest is a turnaround Renewed battles over big-ticket stan, that allows a user to become a Taliban fighter and attack U.S. more Republicans on board to bol- for Republicans, who in the first legislation would also be likely to troops. ster their political fortunes. year of the Obama administration mean a financial windfall for lob- “Out of respect to those we serve, we will not be stocking this Lobbyists, political consultants had difficulty finding top-tier po- byists and political consultants, game,” Maj. Gen. Bruce Casella, commander of the Army and Air and recruiters all say that the go- litical jobs in the private sector and who have proved largely immune to Force Exchange Service, which runs retail operations, said in a ing rate for Republicans — particu- were considered something akin to the country’s economic problems. statement last week. larly current and former House staff political exiles. With major legislative debates in —A.G. Sulzberger, The New York Times members — has risen significantly With polls indicating a strong Washington, revenue for more than in just the last few weeks, with sala- showing for Republicans in Novem- 13,000 lobbyists rose more than 5 ries beginning at $300,000 and go- ber, “it’s made Republicans more percent last year, to $3.5 billion, and ing as high as $1 million for private relevant,” said Drew Maloney, the continued to climb through the first Goldman fined in Britain for not sector positions. chief executive of Ogilvy Govern- half of this year, according to the “We’re seeing a premium for ment Relations, a top Washington Center for Responsive Politics, a disclosing a U.S. inquiry Republicans,” said Ivan H. Adler, lobbying shop. nonpartisan research group. The British securities regulator said Thursday that it had fined a headhunter for the McCormick If Republicans succeed in re- Political consultants emphasize Goldman Sachs 17.5 million pounds, or nearly $27 million, for not Group in Washington who special- gaining control of the House and that while demand for Republican disclosing the Securities and Exchange Commission’s inquiry into izes in placing lobbyists. “They’re perhaps even the Senate, firms credentials is on the rise, a mix of the synthetic collateralized debt obligation known as Abacus. the new ‘It’ girl.” seeking influence over federal poli- factors comes into play along with The regulator, the Financial Services Authority, said Goldman Raytheon, the military contrac- cies are looking to gain an edge by party affiliation in filling govern- Sachs International, the bank’s London-based unit, “did not have tor, just hired as its top Washington tacking toward the right. That will ment relations jobs. effective procedures in place to ensure that its compliance department was made aware of the SEC investigation so that it could consider whether any notifications needed to be made to the FSA.” In an e-mailed statement, Goldman said only that it was “pleased the matter is resolved.” The bank agreed to pay $550 million in July to settle with the SEC Florida minister wavers on plans to over allegations of fraud tied to Abacus 2007-AC1, a credit derivative product based on mortgage-backed securities. The agency’s charges, filed in April after months of inquiry, led its British counterpart to ex- burn the Quran amine whether Goldman should have disclosed the inquiry earlier. —Chris V. Nicholson, The New York Times By Damien Cave church. Jones seemed to be strug- likely to come as well. and Anne Barnard gling with how to save face and hold In just the past week, the list of his The New York Times onto the spotlight he has attracted for critics had grown to include Obama, an act that could make him a widely the Vatican, Franklin Graham, An- Apple gives app developers GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Terry reviled figure. gelina Jolie, Sarah Palin, dozens of Jones, the Florida minister who set But Jones seemed to have been members of Congress, and Gen. Da- its review guidelines the world on edge with plans to burn wrong or misled from the start. vid H. Petraeus, who was among the Apple, which keeps a tight lid on its products and inner workings, copies of the Quran on Sept. 11, said Minutes after he announced first to declare that the burning of is loosening up a little. Thursday that he had canceled his the cancellation alongside Imam Qurans would put American soldiers The company said Thursday that it would relax its rules on how demonstration because he had won Muhammad Musri, a well-known and civilians in danger. software developers can build applications for its iPhone and iPad. a promise to move the mosque near Islamic leader in Florida who had That risk of violence seemed to Also, for the first time, it published detailed guidelines explaining ground zero to a new location. been trying to broker a deal, Musri be rising, as large protests against how it decides what programs can and cannot be sold through its But hours later, upon hearing contradicted Jones’ account. He said Jones were staged over the past week App Store. from the project’s leaders in New that Muslim leaders of the project in in Kabul, Afghanistan, and Jakarta, Apple has long faced criticism from developers who say its ap- York that no such deal existed, Jones New York had not actually agreed to Indonesia. It led the Obama admin- plication review process is opaque and that it makes seemingly arbi- backed away from his promise and find a new location. “The imam com- istration to work furiously to end trary decisions about what is acceptable for its customers. said the bonfire of sacred texts was mitted to meet with us but did not Jones’ plans. Analysts said the moves Thursday were a sign that Apple was simply “suspended.” commit to moving the mosque yet,” On Thursday, FBI officials met growing increasingly aware of competition in the smart phone mar- The sudden back and forth sug- Musri said. with Jones and even Obama waded ket, and was trying to be friendlier to the developers whose applica- gested that the controversy he started Even that may not be accurate. into the fray, sharply criticizing what tions have helped drive the success of its products. — drawing pointed criticisms from Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf said in a he called a “stunt” that would be a In particular, Android, the mobile operating system by Google, o R l D President Barack Obama and an ar- statement that he had not spoken to “recruitment bonanza for al-Qaida.” has steadily increased market share in the United States and abroad. ray of leaders, officials and celebri- Jones or Musri, who said later that “I just hope he understands that Shipments of smart phones using Android grew 886 percent during ties in the United States and abroad he received the pledge of a meeting what he’s proposing to do is com- the second quarter from a year earlier, according to the research firm — was not yet finished even after from a staffer in Abdul Rauf’s office. pletely contrary to our values as Canalys. 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It It is true that it’s tough to know which Normandin spoke to a single member experienceMy with has beenfraternities Steve Howland is a former president of The The inefficiency emerges not from the William Damazer is a Cambridge - stu heta Chi. later I later did find a I house where was a good fit, and chose to spend my next three years there. From the fraternity side, rush is not a “Gotta Catch ‘em All!” mentality — they are looking for long-term additions to their house which will for be both the beneficial and for you. brothers house is best for you after just a few days. I gotten have sothe question “There’s before, many houses. How do I know which one is you that has been for My answer best me?” can’t really be sure, and but happy, be can you where a place that found once you’ve you’ve met upperclassmen and freshmen that you know you can get along with, then all that’s you can ask you’ve Yes, - for. proba - begun bly only to just get the to broth know you than better know probably they but ers, if you will be happy as a fraternity. member of their of a single fraternity, who said if a freshman point no there’s then with, live they who likes in joining a fraternity. That’s some quality research, but I beg to differ. Fraternities - re you who choose to chance the you offer ally for with friends be will you who and with live many years after college. When upperclass men move out of your dorm, new can be in brought who you people don’t get along 11. of instead options 26 get You well. as with You higher. often is house the of quality The have access to an extensive alumni network back to has that living a their loyalty strong lower, are Housebills out. years many group guaranteed a have You higher. is quality food voice in the more have decisions made. You There roles. leadership take to opportunities are more freedoms. You form strong bonds with those in as your class you get to know no, And brothers. older the and another one in my experience there has been absolutely no hazing, and any fraternity ticipates in hazing should be both which ashamed par and reported. Lastly, many fraternities house the to in move to you do require even not after freshman year, so you could have you it too. and eat cake nothing but positive. I encourage freshmen to seriously consider any bids they are of fered. Waiting for a year sometimes works out, but other times fraternities won’t want just you’re think they if you on time waste to you helps sooner Joining again. bail to going as well as get the to better, class know your If waited. if you be gone would who seniors a for fraternity the ask on fence, the are you And decision. your to make time more little If I accept. say would not sure, still if you’re depledge. can you out, work doesn’t really it Odds are that if you aren’t the right fit, both you and the fraternity will understand and feelings. will be no hard there T Exchange. Exchange. greaterprice, perhaps through cost ofliving in the future, or through acts of ment commit now, to gain a place. This strangely is not so different from the pricing tactics used by The Gillette. cost of a razor is often low, perhaps around $12. Cartridges, - how ever, are expensive, sometimes as as $24 much for four. Like with fraternities I feel locked in, and so fork out the extra money cartridges. expensive buy to pricing but from the rigidity of the market. Some people may not properly situationsa other Inmatch into. locked are theythe frat one the whereas oversubscribed be may frat down the road may be desperate for people. At Oxford University, colleges formally ‘pool’ candidates who didn’t quite the grade, make giving them a second chance to find the best matches and ensuring that all the places get filled. This is a trick I believe fraternities miss out on. Where fraternities differ with Oxford, though, they have - simi larities with Yeshivas, Amish communities shavers. and Gillette dent participating in the Cambridge- MIT - - - - - addition

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Ryan Ryan Normandin is severely - misin Yes, the spending during Yes, rush - is extrava First, the spending. Many fraternities It might be tough to think that you can Just like with picking your college, pick Another key, though less fortunate - fea formed on rush, spending, and fraternities in general. He is not a member of a frater nity, so I cannot expect him to understand, so nity, him I to expect understand, cannot people many cause could ignorance his but decision. a bad make to could which rush of parts are there Yes, gant. be rethought and improved. Yes, some - fra ternities will encourage you to join even if you are not completely sure. But while Nor and experiences a bad had few has mandin dislikes the idea of expensive rush events, he does not possess a hint of the necessary background to tell freshman they a fraternity. joining before a year wait should spend upwards of ten thousand dollars on rush events, but these events are not “bribery.” Bribery would be approaching - fresh men and saying “Hey, if you which be might what join roughly $1,000,” have you can pledges. who person per spends a fraternity encourage to vehicles simply are events The freshmen to come get to know the brothers at various places and see if they would be a the freshmen, including good Everyone, fit. the knows quality of the is event simply how the fraternities want to get you in the “Hey, say, doornot do Fraternities you. to talk and expect we now XYZ, event to you brought we join.” to you find a place in a matter of days where you did you try Then again, becan to happy. use a five i3 minute video to pick your dorm, a few days of sparse events for adjustment, and lastly ten minutes on each floor/hall/ entry to determine where you will be - basi cally in locked for a often without full year, your top preference. choose to Fraternity opportunity an rush of more much gives you talk to get You MIT. experience at living your to all the actual people you will be living with, rather than a single dorm tour guide who may or may not you. live You go to fun anywhere events and eat near food and see how the members of your potential fu- act group in living ture an setting. informal can even just go out hang at their house You when they’re not having an event and see if you still enjoy spending time with park. an amusement not at when you’re them Often ing your is fraternity all about the “fit.” you and the fraternity you’re looking at will know pretty quickly if you aren’t If a after day you are there. time your enjoy going to still standing awkwardly in the thencorner, you might want to try another house. As a freshman, I was “flushed” (told that I would not be getting a bid the and time, the that at hurt I it while should and look elsewhere), fraternity was certainly right. A few months Rush ture of rush, is its inefficiency. At the begin- the inefficiency.At its is rush, of ture ning of the week, freshers hold the power. 50 percent of accommodations are held off site, which means that there is a large - sup ply of places for a set number of students. Rush events initially try to attract freshers to a given fraternity. As it becomes harder tomove between frats the power shifts. The frats, if over subscribed at the beginning of the week, gain monopoly power over those interested in them. Students must pay a their ability to limit outside opportunities. The Amish are disconnected from much of the outside world as they are unable to ac cess key technologies and are socially iso - lated by their puritan dress code. At MIT, many events clash with rush, especially as it is held so early in the year when freshers are just trying to find their feet. Technique, year the of event first their hold instance, for during the Greek griller. By going to rush oppor outside your limiting are you events tunities in return for the benefits of the frat. As well as showing commitment, this also ensures that when you do join the frat you are more likely to contribute to joint goods those outside. than rather the frat inside - - oint counter p Point/ To rush or not to rush not to or rush To In Israel ultra-Orthodox Jews signal their their signal Jews ultra-Orthodox Israel In The The tactics they used were designed to that this article Let me however, be clear, a receive you and freshman a are you if So, The other of feature economic clubs are At At this point, I had a pretty good idea that At the last meeting I told them that while and of course a brotherhood. However, they they However, brotherhood. a course of and needvetfreshersto find towhooutwill give key first the is This take. as well as frat the to point of economic clubs: entrants need to their commitment. signal commitment by joining Yeshivas for over a decade. In Yeshivas, students sacrifice potentially higher earnings available via - aca - Testa Old the recite to learn to study demic ment by heart. Members of ultra-Orthodox society now know this unusual is it though, MIT At person Judaism. about is serious her or his up give to willing someone find to academic studies. Instead, students show theircommitmenthazingFirst,ways.two in illustrates that the student valuesthe club joining more than what they suffer dur appointment appointment and put on very well-rehearsed sad faces and 30 spent tryingminutes to con- I actually meant “Yes.” vince me that by “No,” again. them “no” I told elicit an emotional response from me and convince me to join. They tried to argue logically that I should join, it was theyin the best argued interest of my future that that I join, and they said that I would “never again have an opportunity like this in my lifetime.” They played every card they had, and succeeded in they making it very uncomfortable for me to But say I no. did, and I hope you do too. is not motivated by a hatred of fraternities, While I am not a were I member less persistent, I would - be. Steve How of a fraternity, I that am to in argues land argue no position against freshman joining fraternities, but a fraternity brother is not going to tell you joining. hesitate to theyIf it. accept not do fraternity, a join to bid want you this year, there is no they reason will why not want you next year. Take your freshman year to meet the people you live with and get to outside know the fraternities of the circus that is Rush. It is simply illogical of group a know to get can you that believe to wish you to live withpeople that to the extent wait please, So, week. a of course the in them until sophomore year to accept any bids it’s out finding and — fraternity a in stuck getting nothing like what you expected is a mistake one is it and year, freshman your ruin can that make. many that ing hazing. If they only cared about cheap booze and women, maybe they would turn around when being forced to…well no one - stu week rush during Second, knows. really dents can display commitment by going to bad If events. I turn up to then paintballing the frat only knows I like paintballing. If I go to an intimate and humourless comedy serious. I’m then they know night interested in my opinions on fraternities and on fraternities in my opinions interested the Rush process, as I had an also article last published year on the dangers of first Rush. the I during and them with meet to agreed my discuss indeed did we meeting, the of half and However, frats Rush. regarding opinions the tone suddenly shifted when they handed me a folder containing lots of information on their fraternity. They asked me to return for a second day. the following meeting they had lured me to the meeting under false pretenses in order to attempt to recruit me. When I attended the next day, I was proven correct; they whipped out a chart of the - lead ership roles in the fraternity and thought asked they Ironically, me fit. I’d thought I where They chair. an recruitment make excellent I’d asked me back for a third day and told me to theynot to me — but told joining think about no because with anyone thoughts discuss my one else what “would understand they were trying In to other do.” words, they wanted to make sure that they could intimidate me in isolation; friends were variables that not join.influence me to could they what I tryingwere appreciated my to do, dis their expressed They “no.” a was decision - - t s Columni Staff By Ryan Normandin By Ryan By William Damazer By

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Assuming the role of the evil bodyguard is Steve Austin, who has - disap pointingly few lines — another missed opportunity for the movie to have some fun cast. the stellar to with itself in regards particularlyonewas that theregoodone of, has to do with Schwarzenegger’s political ambitions. Sadly, there remained a wealth of untapped potential for the movie to - re ally make the audience laugh — if only realized. been more a little had it the acting was, Mickey Rourke steals show with the a particular scene in which he recounts a mission to Serbia. He displays some raw emotion in that scene and - man ages to capture the inner strife and pain of a guy who, not only has been through hell it. by haunted be to continues but back and I can safely say that it was by far exposition thescene in thebest movie, and Rourke really stepped Theit sceneup. was also the - my found I where film the of fragment only — we’ve seen this before — it the also cool brings factor of the rest of the film down a notch. On the other hand, Mary Elizabeth Winstead was great in the role of Ramona hipness alluring the embodies who Flowers, dreams. every in girl of that guy’s the constant game references and ridicu- lous plot, is the completely frenetic pace of the brawls. some of the most off-the-wall battles you’ll see anywhere this and year, they move at a speed that will leave your brain spinning. Which isn’t a bad thing, since it also never the action. gets follow to difficult for the source material, affection for video games, or just an open mind and - imagina tion, be the most fun you will have at the movies this summer. People who go into the the- ater with an overly critical eye, expecting a movie that makes sense within the confines willsorely be physics, and laws world real of ten’s Canticle I, ten’s and, to this day, remains was tone Johnson’s Mr. memorable. most rich and well-grounded, somehow more stable with respect to the often trying music, music, Mr. Johnson seemed home - sing ing songs from the English canon. 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It Bach’s was later in his - ca champion classic the became he that reer of contemporary music, in his signature role of Peter Grimes in Britten’s - epony opera. mously-named match willmatch be disappointed, as Dolph - Lun dgren and Sylvester Stallone don’t really ever do battle in the movie. It seems like a real missed opportunity for a shout-out to their fans, but this movie is full of missed opportunities. More often than not, every opportunity for an in-joke or reference for the fans ends old-school up turning into fluff. generic action movie more attention. attention. 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In February, De- on Walden Pond as they do not disclose their orien- with the ruling, which he called fense Secretary Robert M. Gates tation and do not engage in homo- “not just a win for Log Cabin Re- and Adm. Mike Mullen, the chair- Tiny jellyfish follow Thoreau sexual acts. publican service members, but all man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, The plaintiffs challenged the law American service members.” asked Congress to allow gays to By Beth Daley are unaffected by them. Some under the Fifth and First Amend- Dan Woods, lead attorney for the serve openly by repealing the law. The Boston Globe people, like Acton, say they can- ments to the Constitution, and plaintiffs, said the decision was “a The House has voted for repeal, but not feel them while swimming, Phillips agreed. major victory in the fight for equal- the Senate has not yet acted. CONCORD, Mass. — Gwen but others have said they can, “The Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Act ity and means that military service Richard Socarides, an attorney Acton thought the dime-sized and have reported mild itching, infringes the fundamental rights will be available to all Americans, who served as an adviser to the translucent pods she saw on her red spots, and, in some cases, of United States service members regardless of their sexual orienta- Clinton administration on gay is- Sunday swim in Walden Pond a slight numbness, said Terry in many ways,” she wrote. “In or- tion.” sues when the rule was passed into were strange, beautiful seeds Peard, a retired biology profes- der to justify the encroachment Those who would have pre- law, said that the legal action was that had drifted down to the wa- sor from Indiana University of on these rights, defendants faced served the rule, however, were long overdue. “Everyone but Con- ter surface from some flowering Pennsylvania. the burden at trial of showing the critical of the decision. “It is hard gress knows this law doesn’t make plant. Peard, who studies the or- Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Act was nec- to believe that a District Court level any sense,” he said. “The president But as she cut through the ganisms, first heard of fresh- essary to significantly further the judge in California knows more has said he opposes the policy, yet water in a crawl stroke Monday water jellies in the late 1980s, government’s important interests he has defended it in court. Now she noticed their numbers had became interested in them, in military readiness and unit co- “The sweeping reach that he’s lost, and resoundingly so, ballooned. She saw them every- and hosts www.freshwaterjelly- hesion. Defendants failed to meet he must stop enforcing it, and do so where. And they were pulsating. fish.org in part to keep track of that burden.” of the restrictions on now.” “I said to myself: ‘Oh, no. 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Michael Almy, was serving his third A deeply mysterious species - stalked forms of the jellyfish, The decision is among a num- than is reasonably tour of duty in Iraq as an Air Force freshwater jellies - has bloomed known as polyps, attach to ber of recent legal rulings that have major when, after 13 years of ser- in one of the nation’s most underwater surfaces such as suggested a growing judicial skep- necessary” vice, someone using his computer visited ponds. The organisms plants, rocks, and tree stumps ticism about measures that dis- — Judge Virginia A. Phillips found at least one message to a rarely cause health problems in to feed and reproduce asexually criminate against homosexuals, in- man discussing homosexual con- humans, but the discovery has during spring and summer, de- cluding rulings against California’s about what impacts military readi- duct. Almy testified that if the act set off a flurry of interest at the veloping colonies. ban on same-sex marriage and a ness than the service chiefs who are were repealed, he “wouldn’t hesi- New England Aquarium, where But some offspring of the Massachusetts decision striking all on record saying the law on ho- tate” to rejoin the service. scientists have unsuccessfully polyps develop into full-blown down the a federal law barring the mosexuality in the military should Another, John Nicholson, was attempted to breed the elusive jellyfish that can grow to the size federal government from recogniz- not be changed,” said Tony Perkins, going through training for intelli- creatures. of a quarter. When or why is a ing same-sex marriage. the president of the conservative gence work in the Army and tried It is not that the tiny jellyfish mystery. The blooms take place The decision will not change the Family Research Council. He called to conceal his sexual orientation by are rare; after probably hitch- in warm water, usually above 70 policy right away; the judge called Phillips a “judicial activist,” and writing to a friend in Portuguese. ing a ride to the United States degrees Fahrenheit, and some for the plaintiffs to submit a pro- added, “This is a decision for Con- A fellow service member who was in the late 1800s on Asian water at Walden speculated this sum- posed injunction limiting the law gress that should be based upon the also fluent in that language, how- hyacinth or other ornamental mer’s soaring temperatures may by Sept.16, and invited defendants input of the men and women who ever, read the letter on his desk and plants, the jellyfish are believed have contributed to the bloom. to submit their objections to the serve and those who lead them.” rumors spread throughout his unit. to have spread to lakes and Scientists also believe other plan a week after that. A decision As a candidate for president, When Nicholson asked a platoon ponds throughout the country factors, including the abun- would follow, and even then would Sen. Barack Obama vowed to end sergeant to help quash the rumors, because of activities of fisher- dance of microscopic animals likely be stayed pending appeals. “don’t ask, don’t tell.” Once elected, the sergeant instead informed his men and waterfowl. they eat and the acidity of the The suit was brought by Log he remained critical of the bill but superiors, who initiated discharge But because the tiny jellies water, contribute to the jellies’ Cabin Republicans, a conservative he said it was the role of Congress proceedings. He, too, said he would can lie in a dormant state for growth. They are not linked to gay organization. The group’s ex- to change the law; the Justice De- “absolutely” return to active service years - perhaps decades - and poor water quality, and do not ecutive director, R. Clarke Cooper, partment has continued to defend if the law allowed it. bloom en masse suddenly be- appear to harm native species. fore disappearing just as quick- “I start getting sightings in ly, people rarely come across July and go to October” across them or do not know what they the country, Peard said, noting are looking at when they do. In this is a prime time for sight- Massachusetts, where officials ings. began keeping track of the spe- A worker saw some in a cies about five years ago, they pond at Nickerson State Park in have been recorded in about five Brewster on Aug. 21, and in New or six lakes and ponds across the Hampshire, the Department Of state. Environmental Services has ADMIRAL But no one has reported received 10 calls this week on them before in Walden Pond, them. and Acton, who lives nearby in “They are very cool to look Concord, has not seen them in at,” said Jody Connor, direc- the 15 years she has been swim- tor of the center that monitors ming there. The Walden Woods lakes and ponds, and who has Project, which curates the most been tracking the jellyfish since extensive research collection the early 1980s. “For a while we by and about Henry David Tho- used to put them in beakers, but HACKBAR reau, conducted a preliminary they don’t last long.” search of his work just in case he Peard said this year’s reports might have noticed them during from New England do not ap- his time at Walden, and found pear to be any more frequent IT’S A HACK- no mention. than previous years. Yet because “Jellyheads like me knew the creatures are so elusive and these guys are around, but they public reporting of them is spo- ATHON! can go for years and years and radic, it is hard to track any defi- years without anybody seeing nite trends in blooms, he said. them,” said Steve Bailey, New “We really don’t know much England Aquarium’s curator of about them,” Peard said. fishes. “They are a wickedly cool Acton, the Walden swimmer, This Saturday, critter that is still a mystery to us said the jellies she saw were gor- when so many other things have geous, like “underwater snow- September 11 been demystified.” flakes.” But that didn’t stop her When Peter Davenport of from being worried when she the state Department of Con- realized what they were. servation and Recreation, and “No matter where I was W20-557 Tony LaCasse of the aquarium, swimming, I knew I was going to dipped nets from a canoe in the touch them, but then I realized I dark Walden water Thursday hadn’t been stung so far,” Acton 1pm morning, they came up empty. said. She got out of the water But they had proof the jellies and asked a woman whether existed: On Wednesday, a visi- she had seen jellyfish. The tor armed with goggles and a woman looked at her somewhat net dove 5 feet below the water oddly and said there is no such surface and scooped up scores thing as freshwater jellyfish. Ac- of them, which park workers ton researched them when she Sponsored by: promptly transferred into a plas- got home, found they were real, tic bag. and telephoned the aquarium. On Walden’s shore Thurs- Thursday, as LaCasse and day, visitors ogled the undulat- Davenport searched for the jel- ing creatures and repeatedly lyfish, swimmer Jean Weicker asked one critical question: Do was asked whether he had seen they sting? any of the creatures. Weicker Although the organisms’ ten- chuckled at what he thought tacles have thousands of sting- was a joke. ing cells to immobilize the tiny Yeah, sure, he replied. 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[email protected] 14 The Tech Friday, September 10, 2010 $24M to fund dorm, more undergrads Phoenix Group will move in fall ticularly in the GIRs. Chancellor developing in the Phoenix Group. Phillip L. Clay PhD ’75 said “those “It’s a big challenge, but we’ve discussions have begun and will be been preparing for it and we’re ex- continuing through the year.” cited for it,” said Flynn. As of 2006, At this point, the construction W1 was slated to open to under- n_10_0013_05b_ma008.indd12:05pm, Tuesday_r01 on the exterior of W1 has been com- graduates in 2008. The opening pleted. With the announcement of date was later pushed back to fall 12:05pm, Friday new funding, construction on the 2010. Opening was again pushed MIT Chapel interior is resuming. Construction back to the current opening date of had previously stalled because of fall 2011. lack of funding. Clay, who lived in W1 when it was a graduate dormitory, hopes Maseeh fuels innovation that W1 will again become a gather- Fariborz Maseeh graduated from ing place on campus. “I remember MIT in 1990 with a doctor of science what a wonderful building it was, Tech Catholic Community degree in Civil Engineering. “I was even though it was ratty … it was a a product of the education and as- wonderful place for graduate stu- http://tcc.mit.edu sistance that MIT had in place,” said dents to gather.” Maseeh, who sees his gift as a way “We plan to have it pretty much of giving back to MIT. “With knowl- filled next year,” said Clay, who did edge and training comes capabili- not anticipate any problems find- ties … with that comes responsibil- ing upperclassmen to populate the ity.” dorm. “It’s going to be a pretty excit- Maseeh considers his donation ing place.” as an investment in the future of The dorm will be populated by THE EASIEST MIT and the nation at large. “Right members of all four years, with up- now is a critical time because our perclassmen drawn from dorms nation is facing unprecedented across campus. “We don’t want to global competitiveness,” said cannibalize any dorms,” said Clay. MATH YOU’LL DO Maseeh, who hopes that an increas- Maseeh Hall will hold 462 stu- ing undergraduate population will dents in singles, doubles, and tri- help fuel innovation and progress. ples. Floors two through six will be “Where better to invest than fully residential, with one residen- THIS SEMESTER. MIT?” Maseeh said. “What invest- tial wing on the first and ground * ment would give you billions of floors. Floors two through six will Show your school-issued Student ID for 10% off your qualifying purchase. productivity?” each have two apartments for Grad- You’ll find smart deals on the hottest brands of mobile phones, digital cameras, Maseeh’s gift is given with the in- uate Resident Tutors. tent to expand MIT’s undergraduate There will be a 360-seat dining MP3 players, computer accessories and more. population. It is not explicitly slated hall open for breakfast, lunch, and for W1 construction, though the dinner, making it the only dining increased dorm space is critical for hall open for lunch. There will be increasing undergraduates. Maseeh an additional common kitchen in calls W1 “the most enabling part of the dorm for the use of undergradu- this equation.” ates, which is expected to hold two “It is just spectacular what this stoves and two refrigerators and gift will be able to establish for our will also have cabinet space and an undergraduate population,” said eating area. % Dean for Student Life Chris Co- “The design is incorporating lombo. some of the historical aspects,” said Sonia Richards, the project man- Phoenix group will move in ager of the W1 construction. The The founding members of lobby of the building will include 10 Maseeh Hall will be the Phoenix a restored Guastavino tile ceiling, Group, a community of students a self-supported vaulted ceiling. that was formed in 2008 to serve Woodwork throughout the ground as the core of the W1 community. floor will be restored and incorpo- OFF A group of 50 students have been rated into the design. living in the new Ashdown (NW35) Maseeh has contributed to MIT SELECT PRODUCTS graduate dormitory since fall 2008 in the past. In 2003, Maseeh en- WITH YOUR STUDENT ID* as a way to develop a culture and dowed a chair in Emerging Tech- community before moving into W1. nology, currently held by Provost L. “We’re absolutely thrilled,” said Rafael Reif. Additionally, an award Henisi. 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Solution to Sudoku from page 7 1 6 4 9 2 3 8 7 5 3 9 8 7 1 5 4 6 2 2 5 7 8 4 6 9 3 1 6 1 5 3 8 4 2 9 7 4 2 3 6 7 9 1 5 8 8 7 9 2 5 1 3 4 6 5 4 6 1 9 2 7 8 3 7 3 1 4 6 8 5 2 9 9 8 2 5 3 7 6 1 4 Friday, September 10, 2010 The Tech 15 IFC is silent on details Reasons for frat sanctions remain unknown Fraternity sanctions, from Page 1 ber that the fraternity would not be allowed to have a 2014 pledge class. The fraternity mem- process PBE and Beta Theta Pi are. ber did not offer any explanation. At 1:18 a.m. on Wednesday, PBE’s rush “I asked one of the brothers why they website (http://pbe.mit.edu/rush10.html) was couldn’t [rush] and he told me he would tell updated to announce that PBE would not be me next week when everything is settled,” the continuing rush due to “unforeseen circum- freshman said. stances,” and that there would not be a pledge A common rumor about PBE is that it vio- class of 2014. The same note was posted on the lated rules against hazing. The Tech contacted front door of the PBE house. The note encour- two people who had depledged last year: Both aged potential members to consider the other said that they had never been subjected to haz- 26 fraternities. ing in their time at the fraternity, and had not The Beta Theta Pi website still shows its heard of hazing taking place in the past year. rush calendar as of press time last night. In his letter, Schoen asked the community Members of PBE and Beta Theta Pi de- to “Please respect the privacy and dignity of clined to comment to The Tech. these organizations by not believing or fur- One freshman who spoke on condition of ther spreading any inaccurate or unconfirmed anonymity said he “considered joining PBE” information.” The statement is available at but found out on Wednesday from a PBE mem- http://www.mitifc.org/docs.php.

Nikita A. Khlystov Jeff Guo—The Tech Beta Theta Pi was brought before the Notices on PBE’s door inform freshmen that Rush Infractions Board on Sunday. there will be no more rush events.

Nicholas Chornay—The Tech Students register for classes in Johnson Ice Rink on Tuesday. Despite move- ments toward towards digitization, MIT still uses paper registration forms. 277 score above 8.012 cutoff For the Chemistry exam, Sylvia Ceyer, the ca said. Only 18 freshmen did not sit for the test department head, said the results were “typi- this year. cal.” Modica said, “277 students scored at or Although ASEs are optional, freshmen are above the level at which the Physics Depart- required to sit for the Math Diagnostic to deter- ment recommends they consider taking 8.012; mine which level of physics is recommended 576 students scored at a level that resulted in for them. According to the Physics Department, a recommendation for 8.01 as the first Phys- which administers the Math Diagnostic, the ics subject; and 201 students scored below the exam was taken by 1,054 freshmen. point at which Physics recommends that they “Compliance was actually very high,” Modi- enroll in 8.01L.” 10 0% ASE results by year

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More squeezing in dorms this year Crowding in dorms across MIT remains a problem. This year, 133 students are in crowds across six dorms: McCormick, Baker, Burton- Conner, New House, Next House, and East Campus. East Campus has crowded doubles, Baker has crowded quads, and the other four dorms have crowded triples. There are “official quads” in Baker in addition to the overflow quads. Sixteen additional students are living in suite lounges in MacGregor that have been converted to doubles, bringing the total number of students in alternate rooming arrangements to 149. The lounges were converted with the understanding that they would be returned to normal with the opening of W1, now scheduled for next fall. Dennis Collins, Director of Housing, confirmed that the lounges should be returned to common space next year. The number of freshmen in crowded rooms is comparable with last year, though the MacGregor doubles are new. Between 85 and 90 students were crowded in fall 2008, jumping to between 130 and 135 students in fall 2009. MacGregor suite lounges have been converted to doubles in the past because of special circumstances. After a water pipe burst in the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house in 2008, most members of the fraternity were housed in MacGregor suite lounges. Students displaced by Hurricane Katrina had also been housed in the suite lounges. — Margaret Cunniff

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Nora Vrublevska The Esplanade is seen from the Harvard Bridge at the end of August. The warm summer evenings were great for runners, walkers and everyone enjoying the spectacular views to and from the Esplanade. Summer Nora Vrublevska To enjoy the Boston Pops’ July 4th concert and the fireworks, thousands of people gathered on the Cambridge side of the Charles River across from the Esplanade Scenes Tech photographers Aviv Ovadya—The Tech This interactive artwork at the Singapore Night Festival is called share their the “The World’s Slowest SMS Billboard.” Workers ran around frantically, hoisting and placing human sized cardboard letters onto the front of the five story structure to spell out amusing messages summers texted to them by the wandering crowd. with you!

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The Petronas Towers at night in Kuala Lumpur, Ma- Melissa Renee Schumacher—The Tech laysia. The Petronas towers are the tallest twin build- Sam Range—The Tech Hexagonal volcanic rocks form the Giant’s Causeway in County ings in the world, standing at 1482.6 feet. St. Joseph Lighthouse, in Michigan, at sunset Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Ethan Solomon—The Tech Aviv Ovadya—The Tech Masjid Raya Batam, or Batam Great Mosque, in Batam Cen- Three Indonesian street artists, Popo, Bujangan Urban and Rharharha, were brought in from Jakarta to create tre, Indonesia. Batam is a small island off the coast of Singa- billboards for the 2010 “Night Festival” in Singapore. In addition to the traditional spray paint, they used multicol- pore. ored duct tape to create strong lines and expand into the surrounding area. Friday, September 10, 2010 The Tech 19 20 SPorts Sports Sports Sports Sports Sports Sports Sports Sports Sp o r t s Sports Sports The Tech On Belichick’s team,it’s theteam all about The England New Patriots Your NewHomeTeam ninpls ot’ onr dur corner the Colts’ in Indianapolis was I fan. Pats a myself consider means, any by not, do I However, not. are they sports, Everythingthat wrongis pro with Sox. 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