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Volume 121 umber 59 Cambridge 02139 Tuesday, ovember 13, 2001 Goosebeary's Closes After Food Poisoning Sept. 11
By Jeffrey Greenbaum ource of food poisoning at MIT. In ing resulted from eating at the that "the kitchen is too tight for the STAFF REPORTER 1997, the Goosebeary truck wa restaurant itself, inspectors closed level of mass-volume busine s since Donations After MIT Medical and Cam- believed to be the cau e of a dysen- the restaurant after discovering a things tack on top of each other," bridge Ho pital treated four MIT tery outbreak affecting half a dozen few alarming unsanitary condition . Vo said. tudents and two member of the students, apparently becau e of a The e included an infestation of the As a result, "we are redesigning Top $23K community for food poi oning last faulty warming oven. storage room, inadequate hand the restaurant so we can have more week, Cambridge In pection er- washing, and poorly washed pots space for the kitchen," Vo said. "We vice closed the Poppa & Goose nsanitary condition discovered and pans. are going to take our time to get it Students Aid Effort restaurant and the Goo ebeary s Inspectors from Cambridge Given the volume of business, right." However, Vo also said that food truck. Inspection ervices vi ited Poppa & the inspector recommended that he hopes to bring the food truck By Kevin R. lang Both the Goosebeary's food Goo e after learning of the illnesse . Poppa & Goose add more space in NEWS EDITOR truck and the Poppa & Goose food Although no cases of food pois- the kitchen. An inspector told Vo Food truck, Page 19 After weeks of collecting on and truck prepare their food in Poppa & off campus following the September Goose' kitchen every morning. 11 terrorist attacks on ew York Inspectors visited Poppa & Goose City and Washington, D.C., MIT re taurant on Tuesday, and subse- has reported a donation of $23,227 quently gave the restaurant a list of to the American Red Cross Disaster sanitation violations. Relief Fund. "This is the worst that any food Donations were solicited from company can experience," said MIT students, faculty, and staff over Tony Vo, a vendor at Goosebeary's. the weeks following Sept. 11. Fundraising efforts were coordi- Four students report illness nated by the MIT Public Service Last Tuesday, four MIT students Center, which recruited the help of and two members of the community several student groups to assist reported cases of food poisoning with the effort. Undergraduate after eating at the Goosebeary' s Association President Jaime E. food truck. All six ordered chicken Devereaux '02 said that the UA teriyaki. approached the PSC at the begin- Although all recovered, some ning of the semester asking for required overnight hospitalization. ways to help on campus, and the "I heard that one chap was in [MIT September 11 relief effort provided Medical] for two nights," said Cam- a perfect opportunity. bridge-MIT Institute exchange stu- "Basically, the PSC contacted us dent Ben Firbank, who stayed at to help promote [the relief effort] MIT Medical for a night and a day. and help get some people," Dev- Two people sought the attention of ereaux said. "We were looking for a the Cambridge Hospital. way to help out." "I think that I will give the food trucks a miss for awhile," Firbank tudent help collect donations said. MICHAEL F. LIN-THE TECH Devereaux and Graduate Student This is not the first time that The Poppa & Goose restaurant on First Street, which provides food to the popular Gooseberry Asian Council President Dilan A. Senevi- Goosebeary's has been the alleged food truck, was closed last week after Cambridge Inspection Services found health code violations. ratne worked with the PSC to orga- nize volunteers at collection sites. Students were involved in staffing Stallman to Receive $830K collection booths in Walker Memor- ial, Lobby 10, and the Student Cen- ter lobby. Takeda Award Promotes Open Computing "They basically needed our help in getting people to work at By Eric Berry will be awarded 100 million yen, the booths and to get the word out N,,",',., ""nt}, las~tll~g Rut1l'¥~Pe!1mutter '04'expec~ed last Wednesday. STAFF REPORTER currently about 830,000 at a cere- that this was there," Devereaux ',''ni~t w~ tg walk i~to a leoture fOOtn and be greeted by 30 people. Software pioneer and MIT mony in Tokyo on December 4. said. ,SttangeJ:yenougA, thesame tliIDg occurredthe next night. research affiliate Richard M. Stall- According to the Takeda Foun- Devereaux said that there was no ,' "1 never illlagiD.ed that w~would be able man has been named as a co-winner dation's web site, this year's award set schedule for collections, but that to eyen get a total of 30 women auditioning of the 2001 Takeda Award for serves to honor "The origination efforts were prepared to go on as for The Vagina MOll%guesr Techno-Entrepreneurial Achieve- and the advancement of open devel- long as people kept donating In total, 64 people auditioned for roles in ment for Social/Economic Well- opment models for sy tem software money. 'MIrs production of The Vagina Monologues. Female students and Being. - open architecture, free software "I know it went longer than faculty were invited to audition for one the of twenty soliloquies Stallman shares this award with and open source software." expected," Devereaux said. "People about female sexuality. "Surprisingly, there were many people just Linux inventor Linus Torvalds and felt a need to be able to help out from the Boston area who came to audition," said Perlmutter the TRO open architecture developer with something." campus coordinator and co-producer of the play at MIT. Ken Sakamura. Each of the winners Stallman, Page 15 The Interfraternity Council was Another co-producer worried that even such an attention-getting also involved in the fundraising performance would go largely unnoticed at MIT. "1 wa nervous that effort. IFC Community Service people would be too busy or apathetic to try out," said co-producer Chair Daniel J. Yoo '03 coordinated Shereen S. Katrak: '04. "Not only was I surprised by the numbers of collections from fraternities, sorori- auditioners,but the passion of performances as wen." ties, and independent living groups, The result is even more impressive considering that other college which were pooled with donations campuses from around the nation were only able to recruit one-third collected on campus. that much support. "1 have heard that most other schools were only able to get 20 to 25 people to come and audition," Perlmutter said. Red Cro s donations top 150 Arizona State University, with a student body of about 50,000 was To date, the American Red Cross the only other school to report auditions totaling more than 60 partici- has collected $153.8 million for pants as of ovember 12. Sept. 11 relief efforts. Approximate- ly half of this money is allocated for Popularity on campus a mystery "immediate disaster relief', which The success of the auditions has lead those close to the play to includes cash grants to familie of question why it became so popular. Some say a highly visible poster- those lost or missing after the ing campaign was behind the surprising interest. Posters around cam- attacks, childcare, feeding, counsel- pus included phrases such as 'Vaginas Wanted" and "Do you have a ing services, and nursing services
vagina?" in large bold print. MICHAEL F. LIN-THE TECH for families who had loved ones in Richard M. Stallman, a research affiliate at the MIT Artificial Intelli- the World trade center, and relief Monologues, Page 16 gence Laboratory and founder of the Free Software Foundation, is a centers for emergency workers at winner of the $830,000 Takeda Foundation Prize. ground zero.
Resurrection Comics OPINIO features classic Dan Tortorice compares the World & ation 2 style in a recessions of two world capital , Opinion 4 modern opera. ew York City and Tokyo. Arts 6 Event Calendar .11 Page 6 Page 9 Page 5 Page 2 WORLD & NATION ..... ~" .. C'O fo Terroris emical Airliner Crashes in Queens, ttac in Europe Foiled LOS ANGELES TIMES Killing All 260 Passengers s the United tate focuse on Osama bin Laden u pected efforts to obtain chemical e pons, European authorities ay they By Beth Holland have uncovered eviden e of plan for chemical attack by orth EWSDAY NEW YORK African terror group 100 ely affiliated with bin Laden's al-Qaida organization. jetliner with 260 people Official ay th group are trained by al-Qaida and are tied to ter- aboard plummeted into Queen rorists involved in the foiled 19 9 Lo geles Intern tional Airport onday, killing all aboard and lea - bomb plot and other conspirnci from Canada to Eastern Europe. ing at lea t i people mi ing in One plan to te t a poi on g eapon in Fran e was di rupted by Belle Harbor, a neighborhood till European intelligence agent in arch, official said. The foiled te t tom by grief from the World Trade as an app rent prelude to un pecified future attac . Center tragedy. The terrori t wanted to try out hat they called the product" - On a crystalline ovember a vapor that uffocates victims hen inhaled. uthoritie believe the morning American irline Flight product was hydrogen cyanide, a potentially I thai ub tance com- 5 7 - bound for the Dominican monly u ed in metallurgy and ga chambers. Republic and running more than 70 In a conver ation ecretly tape-recorded by Italian counterterror minute late - took off from John inve tigator , one of the plotters declared:" e ha e to be like F. ennedy irport at 9:14 a.m. and nake. e have to trike and then hide. ' era hed three minute later destroy- ing at least ix house and damaging about six others in the cozy enclave GARY FRIEDMAN- LOS ANGELES TIMES Khatami ees Negative Outcome called home by generation of Iri h Firefighters search the rubble of American Airlines Flight 587. and Jewi h familie . the window, and 1saw the silver front plane, and then it fell." If Taliban Is Forced Out Authoritie did not definitively of the plane nose-dive to the ground. Later, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani LOS ANGELES TIMES rule out terrori m a the era h' s "Then," she said, "plumes of would say in a news conference NEW YORK cause. But by Monday night a black smoke were everywhere." that all aboard the plane were Iran s Pre ident ohammad Khatami warned onday that forcing senior Bush administration official Some barely escaped death when believed dead, while at least six the Taliban out of Kabul or ending it rule altogether probably would aid, 'It's looking like it's not a ter- the plane crashed, as dangerous people on the ground, and perhaps not end the fighting - or the Taliban's pre ence - in Afghanistan. rori t attack." debris scattered across a wide area. as many as eight, were dead. He "Even if the Taliban i ousted in Kabul, I'm sorry to ay, my feel- arion Blakey, chairwoman of Residents of the Rockaways, still noted that while he didn't want to ing is that fghanistan will enter into a period of long warfare," he the ational Transportation afety deep in mourning for the scores of "minimize" the crash, it could have told a small group of reporters at a breakfast meeting. Board, agreed, noting, "All informa- firefighters and other residents of "been far worse - even the way in The Taliban almost urely would launch a guerrilla war from the tion we have currently is that thi is the peninsula who perished in the which the plane landed in one mountains and cave of Afghanistan, targeting oppo ition forces, a an accident." World Trade Center attacks, could defmed area" minimized the dam- new government and any foreign pre ence deployed to help return Many in the area aid they wit- hardly believe their eyes. age, he said. order to the war-ravaged country, he predicted. nessed the plane's demise. ''I heard a "Oh, God, it was so horrible," Meanwhile, Roberto Valentin, a Iran is particularly sen itive about the ongoing conflict because it plane that didn't sound right. It was said Eileen Dolan, who was headed Dominican ambassador at large, has the second-longe t border with Afghanistan, after Pakistan. Iran s rumbling," said Susan Locke, pub- home after walking her dog on the said he believed 90 percent of Flight position on Afghan issues is considered pivotal to a peaceful resolu- lisher of The Wave newspaper in beach. "There were flames. There 587's passengers were Dominican, tion, in part because, along with Rus ia and India, it is among the Rockaway Beach. "I looked out of were flames coming out of the headed to their native land. three large t backers of the orthern 1liance. British to Release More Evidence Anthrax Found inMore Olflees Pointing to Bin Laden By Janet Hook "There is no health risk," said Lt. shares a ventilation system with the THE WASHINGTON POST LOS ANGELES TIMES Dan ichols, spokesman for the area where the anthrax-filled letter WASHINGTO U.S. Capitol Police. was opened. The British government plans to release additional evidence Wednes- Trace amounts of anthrax have David Sandretti, press secretary Sens. Jon Corzine, D-N.J., and day implicating 0 ama bin Laden in the ept. 11 attacks on the Pentagon been found in the offices of three for Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., Richard G. Lugar, R-Ind., were also and World Trade Center, Briti hand U.. officials said Monday. more u.s. senators bringing to 11 said anthrax traces were found on a notified Sunday night that anthrax The officials said the new dos ier, which updates a bill of particu- the number of senators' suites found table in the senator's mail room. traces were found in their offices. lars laid out by Prime inister Tony Blair on Oct. 4, will rely heavily in recent days to be contaminated. FBI officials notified her staff of the The Hart building has been on tatements bin Laden has made in videotapes since military strikes All 11 are in the Hart Senate discovery Sunday night and said closed for business since Oct. 17. began hitting Afghanistan. orne of the tape have not been publicly Office Building, where an anthrax- that investigators did not believe the Senators and their staffs have been released, the officials said. filled letter was opened Oct. 15 in traces were the result of a contami- working out of temporary offices The new white paper will also include information about past ter- the office of enate Majority Leader nated letter being sent directly to scattered around the Capitol com- rori t activity that bin Laden is accused of backing, the official aid. Tom Daschle, D-S.D. Boxer. Instead, Sandretti said, they plex. Congressional officials have "The case against bin Laden is airtight, but it's important to keep The amounts found were small seemed to be the result of cross-con- yet to decide how to decontaminate communicating that," a White Hou e official said onday. 'Every enough that federal officials are not tamination from another letter. the building. time bin Laden speaks, his isolation only grows." recommending antibiotic treatment Boxer's office is in the same That decision may be complicat- As with the previous report, the new information will come from for people who worked in or visited wing of the Hart building as ed because anthrax traces have been the British government, which has consulted with U.S. officials. the offices - as they did for people Daschle's, an area considered at the discovered in so many different in Daschle's suite. highest risk for exposure because it locations in the building.
WEATHER Weather's Crystal Ball Situation for Noon Eastern Daylight Time, Tuesday, November 13,2001 By Gregory Lawson STAFF METEOROLOGIST Living in ew England you might have noticed that weather forecasters are not always right. However, if you come from the Pacific orthwe t, you might actually think forecasters around here do a pretty good job, at least comparatively. The difference is relatively easy to explain - A. weather generally travels from west to east and, B. we have more and better weather ob ervations over land than over the oceans. Hence, we in the northeast have a great advantage over our we t coast counterparts. But all weather forecasters have it pretty ea y compared to climate forecasters. Yes, a growingly popular field is long term weather prediction. Currently our government issue everal forms of climate forecasting, with some products extending out to over a year! While they cannot tell you authoritatively whether it is going to rain on commencement day next June, by examining the behavior of low frequency variability in the observed weather patterns, they can predict probabilities of certain regions differing noticeably from climatology. This is where phenomena like EI iflo come into play and are extremely important. Just so you know, it being an EI ifio neutral (meaning between El ino and its phase oppo ite La ina) period, ew England is forecast to have lightly below average temperatures and average precipitation activity through pri.l. 0, if they're right don't expect an exceptionally snowy winter! In the hort term, the temperatures will slowly rise from last night's frigid condition as a high builds into the area and passes out to ea. Shortwave activity could bring some light rain Wednesday but chances are better that it will remain dry. Today: Clear be. orthwesterly breeze. High of 50°F (lO°C). Weather Systems Weather Fronts Precipitation Symbols Other Symbols SIlQW Rain Fog Tonight: Partly cloudy. Winds shift to southwesterly. Low 40°F (4°C). _Trough - H ffigh Pressure - - Sh ers Thunderstorm ednesda : Variable cloudiness. light chance of rain. High of 58°F ····WarmFront \l* V 1\ Light (14°C). Low of 43°F (6°C). L Low Pressure . oo Haze ~Co'dFronl * Thor da cattered clouds. outherly vinds, High in the low 60s F (15- Moder.l!e .. Compiled by MIT § Hurricane ** Meteorology IJIIT ..... Stationary Front Heavy . 1°C). *** .. and TM Tech WORLD & T H Page 3
Northern Alliance Troops Near Musharraf Warns of Return To Anarchy in Mghanistan to LOS ANGELES TIMES Capital, Push Westward Iran NEW YORK 6,000 oldier battled north of the orthern Alliance forces had Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf warned unday that capital and came to within 3 1/2 stopped their advance on Kabul not fghani tan face imminent "anarchy" if squabbling ethnic and tribal mile , he aid. becau e of Taliban re istance but factions don't move quickly to form an alternative government now Taliban oldier withdrew from "because we didn't want to mo e that the opposition orthern Alliance is forcing the ruling Taliban Opposition forces firing a bar- Kabul in trucks heading toward in,' AbduJIah aid. ome member into retreat. rage of artillery and rockets fought their eastern stronghold of Kanda- of the orthern Alliance's leader- "The worst-case scenario i if you achieve military objective like their way close to the fghan capi- har, he aid. ccording to at lea t ship council met onday night 0 just now and there's no political arrangement or no rehabilitation talon Monday after intense U.S. B- one report, U.S. fighter jets strafed decide whether to proceed into the strategy on the ground " he said in an interview with the Los Angeles 52 strikes blasted huge holes in the them as they fled. capital Tue day. Times. "There will be a vacuum - and there will be anarchy return- Taliban's front line. At the Pentagon officials said The region of Afghani tan still ing to Afghanistan." orthern Alliance force also alliance advance were encouraging under Taliban control, largely in the Too much military progress by the orthern Alliance's ethnic pushed westward all the way to the and they acknowledged that Taliban south along the border with Pak- minorities could end up alienating the country's dominant Pashtun Iranian border and encircled the troop appeared to be fleeing the i tan, are for the most part ethnic population, said Musharraf, who faulted all sides of the deeply frag- northern city of Kunduz, a strongly capital. Even so, they stres ed that Pashtun a group from which the mented country. pro- Taliban area, alliance officials the situation remained "fluid" and Taliban draws most of its support. If "Over-strengthening" the orthern Alliance, which has taken said. After three days of fighting said there was a substantial po ibil- a popular uprising does not get rid strategic Mazar-e- harif and other northern towns in the past three the alliance now appears to control ity of a counterattack that could of the Islamic fundamentalist rulers days also risks slowing the political strategy and potentially forcing half of Afghanistan. wipe out some of the gains. in the south, the country could end the Pashtun to side with the Taliban, he said. The Taliban are over- Following several hours of It was not apparent how far the up partitioned. whelmingly Pashtun, and winning the support of key tribal leaders relentless U.S. airstrikes that began orthern Alliance intended to press The alliance says it gains in the and commanders is considered crucial to ousting the rigid Islamic Sunday night, Northern Alliance the offensive. The United States had last few day show that it can deal regime. forces launched their long-awaited earlier advised the alliance not to with terrorists and the Taliban on it "If all the effort is concentrated behind the orthern Alliance, and offensive toward the capital, Kabul, seize the capital until a plan for a own, without the need for a large its army seems to be succeeding everywhere, that will trengthen on Monday morning. After about 10 post- Taliban government is laid out. number of U.S. ground troops in (pashtun) unity, 'he said. "That will be very dangerous." hours, they had stopped approxi- In New York, representatives of Afghanistan. On the eve of an emergency . . meeting of Afghanistan' s neigh- mately one mile from the city, the Afghanistan's six neighbors, plus "I hope that this problem will not bors plus the United tates and Russia, Musharraf said the United alliance's foreign minister, Abdul- the United States and Russia, were be prolonged throughout the win- ations needs to playa more active role in helping to cobble together lah, told reporters. A second unit of meeting to try to devise such a plan. ter," Abdullah said. a broad-based coalition government. But the general, who came to power in a 1999 military coup, cautioned against trying to impose any formula on the Afghans. "The Afghans have to crystallize a strategy for themselves, and U.N. Aid Suffers Heavy Damage we can only facilitate (the transition)," he said. During Attacks by Military Forces u.s. Skips U.N. Conference By Alissa J. Rubin said. ticularly hard hit in Mazar-e-Sharif On Nuclear Test Ban Treaty LOS ANGELES TIMES Davies said the convoy had not orthern Alliance soldiers comman- THE WASHINGTON POST ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN been targeted by the planes but had deered a convoy of 10 agency trucks UNITED ATIONS Humanitarian aid for starving been damaged by the flying shrap- carrying water pumps and tents for The Bush administration unday boycotted a U.N. conference and displaced civilians fell victim nel. UN. officials immediately used displaced civilians. The vehicles are convened by Secretary General Kofi Annan to encourage states to rat- over the weekend in parts of a hot line to U.S. Central Command believed to be in the possession of a ify a global treaty banning nuclear weapons tests. Afghanistan to all three forces bat- headquarters in Tampa, Fla., where local alliance commander, said The decision to sidestep the three-day event represents the latest tling in the country - the ruling targets are designated, to let Ameri- Chulho Hyun, a spokesman for the demonstration of U.S.-opposition to the 1996 Comprehensive Test Taliban, the opposition Northern can officials know about the inci- organization. U ICEF officials Ban Treaty, which has been signed by 161 countries, including the Alliance and the U.S. military - dent, Davies said. Aid organizations have been trying to make contact United States, and ratified by 85. United Nations officials here report- have been careful to inform the U.S. with the commander to retrieve the President Bush has made it clear that he will never submit the edMonday. military about when they are travel- trucks and check on the welfare of treaty to the U.S. Senate for ratification. But some delegates were The incidents, which occurred in ing and by which routes, she added. the drivers, all local Afghans. miffed that the United States had chosen to snub many of its closest Bamian province, where U.S. war- Other reports by U.N. officials Taliban forces also took allies at a time that it is seeking to build a coalition to fight terrorism. planes struck, and in the opposition- painted a picture of Mazar-e-Sharif UNICEF vehicles in the city. In a The decision brought an end to weeks of debate within the Bush held northern city of Mazar-e- as a violent and unpredictable place separate incident, armed men broke administration over the wisdom of accepting an invitation to attend Sharif, put in sharp relief the lack of during the last few days, as Taliban into the relief agency's office and the conference as an observer. "We're not attending," a senior State security for civilians. forces retreated and the orthern stole computers, satellite phones Department official said Sunday. "This is a meeting for ratifying The damage from US. bombing Alliance gained the upper hand. The and furniture, Hyun said. states and we've made it clear we're not going to ratify." occurred when shrapnel hit a con- city fell to the opposition forces Fri- "This makes it difficult for us to The State Department had initially favored sending a low-level voy of 22 World Food Program day. work in Mazar-e-Sharif," Hyun delegation to avoid a diplomatic confrontation. But the Pentagon trucks parked beside a road near the "We have had reports of vio- said. "The children in that region, hoped that a U.S. boycott would contribute to hastening the death of town of Shaspuhl, in an area of cen- lence, looting, abductions and given the urgent situation and the the nuclear pact. tral Afghanistan that remains under uncontrolled free-lance gunmen," onset of winter, are in great need, The nuclear accord has long been a target of US. conservatives. Taliban control. Two of the vehicles Davies said. and this adds to the difficulties of In 1998, the Republican-controlled Congress voted 51-48 to reject a were destroyed and others were The World Food Program also helping them." bid by then-President Clinton to ratify the pact. Bush and his advisers damaged after at least one bomb hit. lost food in Mazar-e-Sharif, when a The world body will undertake a have argued that the treaty is impo sible to verify and that it might There were no casualties. warehouse that contained 89 tons of security assessment Tuesday of need to test weapons to ensure the safety and reliability of the U.S. The trucks were carrying 330 oil, sugar and high-energy biscuits routes between the city and the bor- nuclear arsenal. tons of food, which is enough to was looted by armed gunmen. It der with Uzbekistan, about 35 miles Russia, which has ratified the treaty, warned that the resumption feed between 40,000 and 45,000 was unclear whether they were affil- north, to see whether it is safe to of atomic tests could re tart the nuclear arms race. Igor ergeev, a people for a month, said Lindsey iated with combatants or merely send aid to northern Afghanistan in pecial assistant to Pre ident Vladimir Putin, proposed Sunday that Davies, a spokeswoman for the were looters taking advantage of the the next few days, said Stephanie the United tates consider new negotiations aimed at improving the U.N. program. Only about 20 per- chaos. Bunker, a spokeswoman for the ability to verify treaty violations. cent of the food is still usable, she UNICEF's operations were par- United ations' coordinating office. Telling Lie Produces Changes Bush-Putin Summit May Soon Lead In Brain, Researchers Find WASHINGTON POST To Testing of Missile Defense System Telling a lie produces tell-tale changes in the brain, researchers announced Sunday at a neuroscience conference in San Diego. By Dana Milbank options open on missile defense, "regardless of whether he were to or Brain scans of volunteers asked to tell lies showed changes as the and Karen DeYoung administration officials said any not." subjects tried to suppre s what they knew was true. The result might THE WASHINGTON POST agreements would likely be In the new "partnership" both eventually form the basis of highly accurate lie-detector tests, scien- WA HI GTO announced "on separate pieces of are seeking, neither country wants a tists said. On the eve of a three-day sum- paper" that would be informational confrontation over the 1972 ABM Unlike conventional polygraphs, which assume that liars are anx- mit between President Bush and in tone. treaty. Although the Bush adminis- ious and that such anxiety causes measurable changes in skin and Russian President Vladimir Putin, "I wouldn't expect any particular tration has declared it obsolete, offi- blood pressure, brain scans offer even cold-blooded liars little oppor- Bush administration officials are arrangements to come out of any par- cials said the United States has pro- tunity to cheat since people cannot mask the mental processes respon- optimistic the Russians will agree to ticular meeting," said ational Secu- posed a deal under which it would sible for lying. allow the United States to test a rity Adviser Condoleezza Rice said proceed with its missile defense "We see that a neural network is engaged when someone tries to missile defense system without for- when outlining this week's meetings. tests, but keep the Russians deceive," said Ruben Gur, a professor of neuropsychology at the Uni- mally withdrawing from the 1972 The United States hopes to uni- informed. In exchange, the Russians versity of Pennsylvania, where the research was conducted. "The Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. laterally reduce its nuclear war- would refrain from declaring the components of that network are both the tendency to suppress telling Both sides are also likely to heads, and administration officials tests to be treaty violations. the truth and the emotional response involved with the act of decep- announce drastic reductions in their have set the optimum number some- "The question i whether Putin is tion." nuclear arsenals, and to increase where around 2,000. Both countries prepared to have a wink and a nod "A procedure like this is very likely in the future for lie detec- economic, proliferation and anti-ter- currently have around 6,000 war- in place of a formal agreement, said tion," he aid. Compared to conventional polygraph te ts, Gur said rorism cooperation, officials said. heads, and the Russians have one per on familiar with the propos- the brain scan "can be much more powerful." Despite the momentous nature of already been moving toward unilat- al. Such an understanding would That' because skilled liars how less anxiety than novices and such moves, however, administra- eral reductions. allow Putin to claim victory in pre- can sometime pas polygraph tests, while truthful people can be tion officials are quick to say they "I have a number that I'll share serving a treaty that, just months intimidated into showing anxiety and be branded as liars. There are do not expect a formal accord that with him, and it i going to be sub- ago, Bush declared he wa prepared also physiological differences between people that can lead to poly- both partie would sign. Admini - stantially lower than today's to tear up. graph unreliability. tration official dismis ed the notion weaponry,' Bush told Russian Putin has made favorable com- Trying to separate liars from truth-tellers has been the bane of of a joint communique from the two reporters Monday. "And I presume ments about linking a modified investigators from ancient times. Philo ophers have wrestled with the presidents a "Cold War-style." In he'll have a number that he'll share BM to deep arms cut , and over origins of untruthfulne s and psychologists have struggled to charac- keeping with their distaste for arm with me." Bu h aid the United the weekend declared he was "very terize the mental processes involved in lying. treaties and their desire to keep their State will reduce its ar enal optimistic" about such an approach. Pag OPINION Institutional bairman Jordan Rubin 02 ditor in hief Wisdom Watch Dana Levine 02 by The Tech editorial board Bu ine anager Huanne T. Thoma 02 e loan 10 ation: 0 cour e 15 tudents ha e Rudy: lW wonders if Rudy will leave Bloomberg to alk e en farther. an in ditor the keys to the Batcave. Eric J. Cholank ril 02 • • CCO: MIT's plans for Candy House fall through Traffic light on emorial Drive: Ifthi had been done earlier, omeone ouldn t hav been hit by a when offices get fir t pick. car thi term. City Council: When they say rock the vote, they • don't mean lame stuff like the B B? on truction in front of cCormick: After the detour, you'll ee that it i going down ard. Goosebeary's shut down: Bring it back, unless Ara- mark can match it for price and ta teo Panhellenic ece sion: Above the remnant of Deli Haus, we hear the war cry, ( ecede from the union that is the IFC; fight the po er that be!" .. Delts & ign: welcome to the town of ...?
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the murder trial of one of hi previous "con- ty of realism, e pecially in the first ° are :filled by his wife, Sandra-Cretu. She is the quests," the prostitute Maslova. When Maslova act, when another symbolic l-beam one who does sing in "Return to Innocence," is wrongly convicted and sent to Siberia, Prince construction in the shape of a tilted which is also on this album, but the creative ekhlyudov's reawakened guilt compels him to cro s opens up to reveal a realisti- force driving Enigma is definitely her husband give up everything and follow her. cally painted backdrop of a forest. Michael. In general, however, most of the songs Unfortunately Tolstoy's spirit is lacking in In the second act, which takes do not extensively use vocals. the opera, which becomes a somewhat moraliz- place in Siberia, the esthetic flair of The songs spread out among a wide range of ing retelling of the novel's storyline. The first of the production is more subdued tastes. Chants, quiet instrumental sounds, elec- two acts includes snap hots of the trial inter- and also more consistent. tronic beats, and a distinctive pop-sound accu- spersed with flashbacks from the young prince s Lean Major's stage direction, rately describe the variety of sounds that can be flirtations with Maslova. The trial is the starting eemingly coarse and common- heard on the album, or even in just one Enigma point for the true theme of the opera - the spiri- place in the somewhat fragmented song. "Gravity of Love," is a great example of tual and moral "resurrection" of an aristocrat first act, also becomes more com- portraying Cretu' s skill at merging these faced with the emptiness of his complacent and pelling in the second act. Especial- sounds. The song begins with slow-paced
decadent lifestyle. ° JIMCALDWELL ly poignant is Maslova's lullaby in vocals from RuthAnn-Boyle that could even- Through the Prince's spiritual journey Professor Todd Machover's Resurrection is runing at the middle ofthe second act, haunt- pass off as being the basis for a more main- Machover wants to show that it is possible to the Shubert Theatre until Nov. 20. ingly performed by Christine Abra- stream tune. After about a minute, chants pick strive for betterment and change, even in a ham on a stage that effectively up in the background, and a few seconds later morally corrupt ociety. But changes, he sug- the main characters' spiritual evolution. The evokes the coldness and desolation of the Siber- subtle whispers begin to reverberate. The mix gests, must happen "one by one" through feeling the music evokes is always heartfelt, ian landscape. among these sounds stays throughout the rest of howing compassion and love toward tho e never obvious or trivial. All in all, "Resurrection" is a valiant and the song. around us. These are noble ideas indeed, but to The singers in BLO's production are mostly ambitious effort. While it may fall short of the r.ij""'" invigorate such moral truths with meaning and up to par, with the leading ladie as the stars of creators' original intentions, it is an entertaining relevance requires an artistic genius on par with the evening. Mezzo- oprano Christine Abraham and thought-provoking production that testifies Tol toy's. In its absence, the message however aslova) teals the show with her powerful to the fact that contemporary opera is alive and profound and well-meant, comes across as just and emotionally radiant voice. Kerri Marcinko well, and thriving here at MIT. another cliche. is perfect for the role as Prince Missy Korcha- Resurrection plays at the Shubert Theatre The libretto,written by Laura Harrington gin, the Prince' intended bride. Her somewhat through November 20. Tickets are 31-151; from the Department of Music and Theater squeaky soprano is just what this caricature of halfprice tickets are available for MIT faculty Arts, lacks the lyricism, depth, and ubtlety of an upper-class eductre needs. and staff with valid ID. Selected seats are avail- Tolstoy's novel making the introductory cenes Less compelling are the male singers, and °able to students for $15. USIC REVIEW John Williams Falls Short ojWizardry Harry Potter' Soundtrack Enjayable, But Nothing New Those who are familiar with the work of Delerium will find Enigma's work to be in
By SuI« Dorfman hearth-it's a wizard school. 'The Quidditch long after others ° John Williams' grand brassy much the same style. One striking example of atch" opens with a strongly military tone as rendition of the theme gives us little hint to how this similarity is from Enigma's "Sadness Part ver since my mom brought home a the oppo ing teams must be getting ready for the movie deals with this scene. 1." The chant that begins the first three seconds copy of Harry Potter and the orcer- their broomstick battle. Thi is followed by Best of all is the main melodic motif, the of this song will remind listeners of the opening er's Stone, I've been an avid fan of the music that could fit the pomp of opening cere- recurring "Hedwig's Theme." It rings in quietly to Delerium's "Silence." But then the chants E book. On the very day that Goblet of monies, and then with tense flying chase music at the start to create a misty "Once upon a time abruptly give way to a persistent drum line that Fire was released, we received it in the mail for the game itself. ... " beginning, right out of any fairy tale. Other is reminiscent of Delerium's "Euphoria," also from Amazon. I've raved about J.K. Rowling s "Leaving Hogwarts," mostly constructed of instruments take up the line as the music builds. off their album Karma. In addition to just this books to my peers, fighting off skeptics. atu- The violins mimic Hedwig the owl's flight. one example, the Enigma's sound in general is rally, I leapt at the chance to hear the sound- Brass accents seem to highlight Hedwig's tight as close to Delerium as any other musical group track for the upcoming movie, Harry Potter and turns in her flying. Throughout the soundtrack, out there. However, this album proves to be the Sorcerer's Stone. this melody recurs, tying the scenes together. more upbeat and exciting than expected, and is John Williams, composer of the unforget- Unfortunately, the music Williams has writ- certainly not the same as any other work, stand- table themes from Star Wars, BY, Raiders of the ten for Harry Potter is strongly reminiscent of ing alone in its uniqueness. Lost Ark Jaws, and Jurassic Park, was proba- his other works. The themes from Hook and ET The album's songs can be separated into bly the mo t obvious choice to write the core. were stuck in my head after listening to the typ- two groups: those that revolve around heavy His sound has become the epitome of the mod- ically John Williams orchestral swells. synthesized electronics and chants, and those em movie theme. With all the fame and atten- In particular, the sentimental-sounding that are primarily structured around the vocals. tion Harry Potter is receiving, one only expects "Leaving Hogwarts" seems directly parallel to Most of the songs belong in the former catego- to see big Hollywood names tum out to add Williams' background to the scene when Peter ry. If listened to from start to finish, a few tran- their skills. Williams is only one of a number of Pan and his children are flying home in Hook. sitions between songs would be missed. uch behind-the-scenes stars. Although pleasant, fun, and well-written as Overall, the sounds blend well together into The mu ic sounds appropriately mysterious mo t of Williams' work, this score is just not as one complete album. For the majority of people and magical, and fits it subject well. "Entry memorable as his other masterpieces. The feel who are unfamiliar with Enigma's music, this into the Great Hall" starts with medieval castle of the opening theme resounded of Danny Elf- greatest hit compilation is definitely worth a lis- fanfares and choral awe to paint the scale of the a lower version of the theme, portrays a happy man's Nightmare Before Christma theme. ten. Over the past decade Enigma has churned inside of Hogwarts, in Harry' first iew of the ending beautifully while keeping Harry's sad- Both are darkly dreamlike to describe fairy-tale out enough hits (yes even radio hits) that at Hall. "Diagon Hey invokes an image of a ness at leaving clear. worlds, so both use similar instrumentation and least some of them are familiar and, what's treet from a fairy tale, complete with cute ''Hogwarts Forever" is particularly interest- harmony. more, they are sure to please any listener. moking chimney poking out of thatched store ing to anyone familiar with Harry Potter in Listening to music created for Harry Potter For a more intense fan of new age - one roof] . Williams incorporates chimes and whis- book form. Rowling tells us that when it came intensifies one' interest in watching the movie. already familiar with the Enigma's earlier music tle remini cent of train in' Platform ine- time to ing the Hogwarts chool of Witchcraft However, the book and the story are more capti- - this album only contains one new song, but And- Three-Quarters." and Wizardry alma mater it was entirely disor- vating than the soundtrack ever could be. When the convenience of having such a great collec- lightly disturbing ghostly singing changes ganized. Everyone sang the lyrics with whatev- I go to see Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's tion on one CD is in itself a good reason to buy. the mood in 'Christmas at Hogwarts " remind- er rhythm and pitch they wished to sing. The Stone, it won 'tbe because of John Williams; it There is no mystery to this Enigma - this ing u thi i n't the ordinary cozy Christmas re ult was a mess with orne finishing the song' will be all J.K Rowling's fault. album is a keeper. THE ARTS
MIT Emile Bustani Middle East Seminar Presents
Dr. AHDAF SOUEIF EGYPTIAN WRITER (London) Author of In the Eyes of the Sun" and "Tne Map of Love"
READINGS and a CONVERSATION
Tuesday, November 13, 2001 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. ERIKA BROWN-THE TECH E51-095 Uttle Buttercup, played by Katherine Bryant, gasps at the startling revelation that serves as the climax for Gilbert 8& Sullivan's classic "H.M.S. Pinafore." The play continues its run next Friday, 70 Memorial Drive Saturday, and Sunday in La Sala de Puerto Rico. Cambridge
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Sponsored by the Center for International Studies Double Trouble Doubles Success Co-sponsored by the CENTER FOR Montreua Recordings TraceAscent ojVaughan and Band BILINGUAL/BICULTURAL STUDIES
By Amy Meadows Although Vaughan was disliked Montreux stage in 1985, he was a STAFF WRITER by the 1982 audience, his perfor- conquering hero. His performance mance was earnest and energetic; in 1982 was strong, and the 1985 hen Stevie Ray Vaugh- he displayed not only practice, but one was even stronger. His energy an made his debut at raw emotion and skill. Vaughan and vitality permeates all the WE GET nTHEY IJOI\I't the Montreux Jazz fes- and Double Trouble showed an songs, even the sad, slow blues W tival in 1982, he was enormous range, from the silly numbers. The album begins with booed off the stage by the Swiss "Give Me Back My Wig" ("Give two upbeat, rock-like numbers, audience. Vaughan and his band, me back my wig/honey, let your "Scuttle Buttin'" and "Say What!" Think every travel Double Trouble, were a blues act hair grow out") to the subtle and He moves into the slow and sad from Austin, Texas. He returned sad "Texas Flood." traditional blues numbers with "Tin agency understands nearly 3 years to the day, a tri- The 1982 Montreux festival Pan Alley" (with Johnny Copeland) umphant success. The 1985 audi- also proved to be a big break for and "Ain't Gone 'N' Give up on what you need? ence adored Vaughan, who by then Vaughan and the band. In the audi- Love." ue sag in. DC had a few hits to his name. On the ence were David Bowie and Jack- On the 1985 disc, Vaughan has live album, he remarks that Mon- son Browne; Vaughan's perfor- matured into a guitar virtuoso. By or OU, e o. treux gave him his first boos and mance impressed Bowie so much that time, he had several hits, his first Grammy. that he invited Vaughan to play including "Pride and Joy," under The double album Live at Mon- guitar on his record Let's Dance, a his belt. The 1985 show is twice as treux captures both of these perfor- departure for Vaughan, but a huge- long as the 1982 one, and his per- Rea mances. Even in 1982, Vaughan ly successful one. Vaughan also formance makes it clear that was a well-practiced and traveled played on Bowie's tour to promote Vaughan enjoyed the reversal in guitarist. He had toured extensively the album. attitude of his listeners. on the southern blues circuit. By the Jackson Browne allowed Vaugh- Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double time he died in a plane crash in an and Double Trouble to use his Trouble are captured at the begin- 1990, Vaughan was acclaimed as studio, free of charge. This allowed ning of their careers on the Live at one of the best blues guitarist in his- the band to complete Texas Flood, Montreux discs. The compilation is tory. In the decade since then, no an album that eventually won wide both a fascinating history for long- one has filled the void left by critical acclaim. time fans, and a good introduction Vaughan in the blues world. When Vaughan returned to the for new listeners.
MUSIC REVIEW The GreatDepression Deprarll1ent Df DMX rises to the Occasion M IT FACILITIES CAMPUS CONSTRUCTION UPDATE By Ashley Robinson albums. It all started with "Damien" on It's Dark VASSAR STREET UTILITIES: Night work has begun on utilities for STAFF WRITER And Hell is Hot, where X befriends the devil's Simmons Hall and will continue through November 16. This advocate in hopes of improving his life. The story work will take place between 7 p.m. and 3 a.m. The louder work MX has returned. Correction - the original continues on Flesh oj my Flesh, Blood oj my Blood will be timed to take place earlier in the evening. DMX is back, and better than ever. His new in "The Omen", featuring Marilyn Manson. Filled creation The Great Depression rivals his with the usual eerie beats and melodies, X finally MASS. AVE. STORM DRAINS: The City of Cambridge will install first album, It's Dark And Hell is Hot, and realizes the error of his decision and denounces the drains along the portion of Albany St. from Mass. Ave. to Pacific D Street. In order to complete the work, this section of Albany Street makes up for the disappointment of his second and devil. third albums, Flesh of my Flesh, Blood oj my Blood, Continuing on with the good vs. evil theme, it will be closed to regular traffic from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday and '" And then there was X wouldn't be a DMX album without a dose of spiri- through Friday, from November 12 through November 30. Born Earl Simmons in Yonkers, NY, X has led a tuality. "The Prayer IV" puts most preachers to MEDIA LAB EXTENSION: Jersey barriers will be in place along life that would cause the hardest rappers to flinch. In shame as X gives his thanks and promises to better Ames and Amherst streets to provide safe walkways once and out of foster homes as a kid, followed by jail as his life. DMX finishes off the album with a con- demolition of E10 and E20 begins. an adult, DMX draws upon his troubled life for version with God that carries the gift of inspiration ZESIGER SPORTS & FITNESS CENTER: Roof work, dry wall musical inspiration. This raw passion shows in that transcends all religion . framing, rough plumbing, casting of floor slabs, and fireproofing every song, whether a tale full of murder and malice Tracks like "Trina Moe" and "We Right Here" are in progress. Noise due to heavy equipment operations may or one of his signature prayers. The last time the rap balance out the serious weight The Great Depression occur between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. industry witnessed such honesty was with the late bears. They have a playfulness that listeners will MEMORIAL DRIVE: Construction activity associated with the Tupac Shakur. The charm of Tupac and DMX lie in appreciate while trying to digest the other songs. If installation of traffic signals has begun at two locations their ability to make you feel their pain and cry there were any shortcomings to this album, "Blood- intersecting Memorial Drive, at Wadsworth Street and Endicott along with them. line Anthem" and "I'm a Bang' are them. The lyric The Great Depression will satisfy every rap fan were up to par, yet for orne rea on X attempted to Street. Construction will continue through December. On-street that i a little tired of hearing about platinwn and cross rock and rap. True, there have been some uc- parking will be restricted during this time. girls shakin' their derrieres. The simple, yet power- cessful mixes of the two genre , but DMX fails to LOBBY 7 RESTORATION: Interior scaffolding will remain in place, ful "Who We Be" examines life on the streets and pull it off. Yet, you have to appreciate the courage it as installation of the glass blocks for the new skylight has been the emotions that goes along with it. othing more takes to introduce rock into one of the mo t hardcore completed. Construction continues at the 77 Mass. Ave. exterior than basic beat overlaid with a primitive rhyme thi rap albums of the year. entrance to repair the cracked limestone facade. Scaffolding song invokes deep thinking on the highest level. The Great Depre sion is an emotional roller coast- has been erected, and foot traffic may be affected. Die-hard fans will be happy to hear "Damien er D fans will gladly ride. With his infamous gruff For information on IT's building program, see htfp:/Iweb.mit.edu/evolving III,' a saga that ha been continued from previous voice, DMX elicits anger, adness, and reflection. This information provided by the MIT Department of Facilities ovember 13,2001 Pat Martino Guitarist Plays Regatta
By Jorge PadUla STAFF WRITER Pat .artino Trio Regattabar Friday, ovember B, 2001
lea e help me welcome to the stage, The Pat artino Trio!" And with that, the famed guitari t and his trio took the stage and let it rip for almo t an hour and a half straight. The end of each tune was followed by a ten econd break, leading to another. Alongside Martino were Byron Landham on drums and, as Martino puts it, "the one and only" Joey DeFrancesco on organ. The performance was nothing short of spectacu- lar, a each band member showed off a tinge of his virtuosity. Each new solo brought to the club a new attitude. The performance was seven memorable tunes long - all diverse and intense from start to finish. The first tune was a fast-paced, modern swing tune led by Martino on the head and the fir t few choruses of solo. Martino wast- ed no time in cementing his style upon the audience. Martino takes a very linear approach to his solos. Alien Ant Farm energizes the crowd with its rendition of Smooth Criminal last Thursday at Axis. That night, as always, he was able to CO CERT REVIEW seamlessly connect an array of notes to cre- ate a distinct melodic statement. Keeping to the middle range of the guitar, with an occa- sional high note run, Martino also largely Alien Ant Farm Invades Axis played with improvised riffs in his solos. His ability to play around with riffs was one of my favorite aspects of his playing. It was a Band Brings Hard Rock, Power Ballads, and Michael Jackson toBoston beautiful thing to see and hear. With each new riff came a distinctive By Jennifer l. Ford Dryden pauses for a split second and stares at Day," a track about a guy wanting to kill his expansion by Martino, with the trio catching her, mouth agape, then continue singing girlfriend, and then switch back to the hard on immediately. Every time this happened, he stage is black, and all in xi, " ticks and Stone ." stuff; the pit boys are getting antsy. The band not only with Martino, the intensity about though packed to capacity, are till. The band then play " tranded," "Whis- plays "Movies," a song that many of us in the the club skyrocketed. Then, with no warning, the quiet is per," and "Calico' in quick succession, and audience have specifically come to hear. We I cannot say enough about DeFrancesco, T broken by a familiar melody - the just when we think it can't get any better, they sing along with Alien Ant Farm for the cho- the organist. He was quite different from Mar- theme from Close Encounters. A deep voice switch to their mellow ide, prefacing their rus, "I want you to be free! Don't worry about tino in that he carried Martino's musical state- comes over the loudspeaker and now Alien me" and shout an enthusiastic "hell yeah" ments to the extremes. Where Martino was a Ant Farm!" The crowd i quiet no longer, and when bassi t Tye Zamora asks if we liked the reserved, middle range cat, DeFrancesco they get even louder when the band they've song. When queried, we vow to watch the owned the full range of the keyboard. He went all come to see Alien Ant Farm, walks out on Even the boys in the pit video on MTV when it comes out; for this from one end of the spectrum to the other. stage. The lead singer, Dryden Mitchell, band, we would do anything. Starting most of his solos with very sparse walks over to the mike and says "I want to had to stop and marvel at While we are still settling down from a ideas, he energized the club as the solo pro- thank you guys for coming out here to support their versatility. One rendition of "Movies" that sounds, like all the gressed. DeFrancesco subtly stretched out the our music." songs they have played thus far, exponentially melodies for in longer intervals until reaching And then the band begins to play ... minute they play hardcore better live than on their album, Dryden an apex of musical energy that had the club They launch into their first song, launche into "Flesh and Bones," the third reeling with excitement. In all, He was the "Courage," and the crowd goes mad; the mosh metal, and the next they track on ANThology. master of manipulating the electronic advan- pit fills with guys rhythmically trying to kill sound reminiscent of The band completes this song and thanks tages of the organ to better express his ideas. each other. I am standing aloof from the us profusely for listening to their music and Drummer Landham was no exception to crowd and as far away from the pit as is possi- Counting Crows. coming out to see them. We can they are the greatness of the performance. In fact he ble without actually standing outside the almost finished, and everyone knows exactly made sure the group was moving forward the building. I have come prepared to cast pitying what the next song will be. Zamora yells, entire night, never once letting down his glances on the thrashing youths who had "You knock me off of my feet now baby! guard. He kept a Tony Williams-like energy come to see a band like Alien Ant Farm. I had next song with "If you hate your boyfriend or Woo hoo!!" and they play "Smooth Criminal" as he swung hard on the ride cymbal and known that the band would be playing for girlfriend, this is your song." to end their set. complimented each of his bandmates' ideas, them, not me. But suddenly, as the band starts Then they begin "Attitude," my favorite The crowd jumps up and down in unison, taking advantage of every time he and the screaming the chorus "I never said you were a song on their album, ANThology. As they and sings along. The song is performed excel- band traded fours and eights. His drum licks mistake at alII You've got it all wrong! You're crooned "Your solitude is welcome welcome! lently, complete with Michael Jackson-esque also consisted of the rhythmic ideas previ- misunderstanding," I know the band is play- Your attitude is welcome, welcome! You are strutting and crotch grabbing. And then, all ously played by his bandmates. ing for me as well welcome," even the boys in the pit had to stop too quickly, it's over. They leave the stage The music selection also made for a very They play their second song, "Universe" and marvel at their versatility. One minute with another polite, "thanks, guys," and as we enjoyably night. The music ranged from to great effect, and when they begin the third, they play hardcore metal, and the next they all exit the Axis, we know the only proper slow to fast swing to ballads. He included the obligatory girl gets up on someone's sound reminiscent of Counting Crows. response is, "Alien Ant Farm, you are wel- tunes such as "The Great Stream" from his shoulders and bares her breasts to the stage. They play another mellow song, "Death come." 1976 New York album, Live.
and Bufiuel's The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie is reduced to social criticism vis-a-vis pornography and an orgy of violence (Manu even sodomizes one of her victims with the barrel of her gun before killing him), I have to Skip the Romance and Rape Me admit I'm a little worried. At least this movie doesn't sink into the pretentious (and Sex and Vwlence Overwhelm in Pointless, Political Porrwgraphy typically French) excesses of my vote for 1999's worst movie: Romance, also starring a porn star (Italian stud By Jed Horne long movie, basically a vehicle for some of the most explicit Rocco Siffreidi), and also featuring hardcore sex. In STAFF WRiTER sex and violence ever produced. For anyone who's seen the Romance, the star of the film wanders the streets of Paris cult favorite The Doom Generation and Russ Meyer's clas- talking about how she wants to be raped. In this film, the Written and Directed by Virginie Despentes and Coralie sic Faster Pussycat Kill Kill, think a cross between the two two characters do most of the raping themselves. Which Trinh Thi with French subtitle and you've got it. For anyone who has- statement is a bigger step backwards for female empower- Starring Karen Bach and Raffaela Anderson n't, well, there s really nothing with which to compare it. ment is not an issue I'm prepared to answer. The movie was shot with a digital camera (a staple of And Baise Moi has a sense of humor. The bourgeois Tench cinema seems desperately in search of an edge. mainstream pornographers these days), and features an intellectual who tries to understand their pain? Gets killed. Baise Moi Rape Me) is, so far, the pinnacle of a intriguing but somewhat pasted-over soundtrack of punk rock The fumbling bald man whose premature ejaculation ruins a trend that began about two years ago and has recent- and techno. But the cinematography and production like the would-be jump in the sack with the duo? He gets killed too. ly reached full force with this year's widespread plot, are lost causes in a movie that features close to a death a Interestingly enough, it seems the only man in this movie release of two movies, Intimacy and Baise Moi. These films minute and ex cenes that put Jenna Jameson to shame. Did who i n't killed is the poor sap who suggests that adine blur the line between pornography and cinema. you ever wonder why the music in Debbie Does Dallas is so and Manu go down on each other. He' merely ejected from The two tars of Bai e Moi were reportedly found in a cheesy? Easy: nobody's listening to it. The cinematography the room, mid-coitus. documentary about porn stars called Exhibitions 1999. in Rambo? arne reason. I guess I felt after I watched the If you can't handle a graphic display of sex and vio- Karen Bloch (An American Girl in Paris) and Raffaella movie that the gut-wrenching violence and occasionally titil- lence (I almost walked out of Caligula when I first aw it, Anderson play adine and anu a latter-day Thelma and lating ex made their points early on, but eventually began to that's as good a standard bearer on this count as any), then Louise-style duo with bigger guns and better bodies. Osten- detract from the validity (and the screen time devoted to) the don't see this movie. If you want to get off, go rent a sibly involved in a drug-smuggling plot, a disillusioned legitimate points the movie had to make. porno. But if you're willing to have your gut wrenched pro titute adine) pairs up with a porn star ( anu) in a Don't get me wrong - I'm all in favor of sex and vio- more than a few times on the way to a film experience eros -country rampage of ex, violence, and a little elf-dis- lence in movies. But when a cinematic tradition that has that' more rewarding than not, check it out. If nothing covery. That s about it for plot in this hour-and-a-quarter produced uch masterpieces as Renoir's Grand Illusion else, Jerry Falwell probably disapproves. November 13, The 2001 Tech
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HIT TH£ IC[ THI~ WINT~R WITH .... @][8]rn [gfQJ [[] [[] rmlID [§] [§](R][8JITJwfm[§J R£GI~TRATfON: By ~at. ()QC t. Age!: 6-12 ; MIT C.ommunity only ~5 Off if reg by Nov. 19. T'M[~: B@g/Adv BQg -(~at.) NOON : Int. -f~at.) lpm f[[: ~75 W/O Athletics card. ~65 with card. ClA!:!:£~ ~TART: 12/1/01 Questions? contact PE Oftice~ 253-4291 November 13, 2001 (lJ The Tech Page 11 Events Calendar appears in each issue of The Tech and features events for members of the MIT 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 limited to, damages resulting from attendance of an event. Events Calendar Contact information for all events is available from the Events Calendar web page. Visit and add events to Events Calendar online at http://events.mit.edu Tuesday, November 13 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - MIT Objectivist Club genera' meeting. The MIT Objectivist Club's general meetings. We discuss topics in philosophy and how they relate to different aspects of our world 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Shop to Stop Hungerl. Help curtail hunger on Tuesday, November 13th, today. This term, we will also be having weekly study sessions, probably in epistemology, the phi- by donating non-perishable food! Please put your food donations in the box outside of Laverdes. losophy of knowledge .. free. Room: 10-280 (Oct. 3), 4-144 (Oct. 1o-Dec. 12). Sponsor: MIT Objec- The food will be delivered to a Boston Food Bank .. free. Room: MIT Student Center Lobby. Spon- tivist Club. sor: Hillel, MIT. Public Service Center. 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. - Renaissance Dancing. There are many forms of Renaissance Dancing 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. - Japanese Tea Ceremony Lessons. The Japanese Tea Ceremony that we practice. From Italian balli to courtly pavans to English country. We dance them all with Lessons take place on Tuesdays at McCormick Hall (320 Memorial Drive). Come anytime flair and fun. Dress is common street clothing. No experience necessary; instruction is provided. between 11 A.M. - 3 P.M. The fee is $3 for students, $5 for others. New students are welcome free. Room: W20 (Sala or 407 or 491). Sponsor: Society for Creative Anachronism. at any time during the semester. Each student will receive individual instruction based on his or 8:00 p.m. -10:30 p.m. -IFilm Movie Seminar. Each IFILM Movie Seminar examines one interna- her level of experience. The best way to learn the ceremony is to attend lessons on a regular tional movie: a foreign movie or a movie made by an American independent producer. Each educa- basis. If you are interested, you are welcome to observe a class and to speak with Mrs. Wada tional screening is preceded by an introduction and followed by a small discussion. ALL MOVIES about the lessons .. $3 for students, $5 for others. Room: McCormick Hall. Sponsor: HAVE ENGLISH SUBTITLES. Details are announced on the IRlm web page at spouses&partners@mit, MIT Women's League. http://www.mit.edu/-ifilm .. free. Room: 4-237. Sponsor: Graduate Student Council, International 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Filemaker Pro Quick Start. This class introduces users to the RleMaker Rim Club. environment and its functions using an existing database as a model. . free. Room: N42 Demo Center. Sponsor: Information Systems. Thursday, November 15 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Telephone and Voice Mail Quick Start. If you are new to MIT or want to learn more about the features on your telephone and voice mail, this class is just what you 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - 2001 MIT Information Technology Conference. The 4th Annual Informa- need. Instructors will explain features which will help you get the most out of these useful tools tion Technology Conference will bring together MIT faculty, researchers, and industry experts to and talk about the most common problems and where to go for help. Attendees will learn what discuss key themes in wireless technology, data and information systems management; data and features are available on different phones and classes of service. You will also be able to try information systems monitoring; and the futures of computing including DNA, quantum, biological, features on telephones in the classroom .. free. Room: E19-732. Sponsor: Information Sys- and molecular .. free to MIT community .. Room: Tang Center. Sponsor: Office of Corporate Rela- tems. tions/ILP. 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Sept 11 and Aftermath: Post-Traumatic History. Part of an on-going 11:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Working Group on Support Staff Issues. Monthly meeting of the Working seminar series on "September 11 and Aftermath" sponsored by the Department of Architecture. Group on Support Staff Issues. We act to continuously improve the working environment and per- free. Room: 7-431 (AVT). Sponsor: Department of Architecture. ception of Support Staff at MIT. We do this by: identifying issues that concern Support Staff, form- 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Semiar: Deterministic Control Systems with LabVIEW"Real-Time. Lab- ing groups on these issues that conduct research, recommend actions to the appropriate parties; VIEW Real-Time is based on the LabVIEW graphical programming environment. With labVIEW, follow up regarding implementation; and communicate results to Support staff; by providing net- users can quickly develop applications with function blocks that are wired together in a format very working opportunities for Support Staff; by sponsoring events .. free. Room: Grier Room, 34-401A. analogous to engineering flow-charts. The architecture of abVIEW Real-Time allows users to easily Sponsor: Working Group on Support Staff Issues. develop a deterministic control system. In order to ensure determinism, we have to offload any 12:00 p.m. - MIT Chapel Concert: Leonora Quartet. Elizabeth Abbate, violin; Barbara Englesberg, time-critical task from the Windows OS and delegate it to a real time engine, or target. We will violin; Kenneth Stalberg, viola; Joel Cohen, cello. Ravel's Quartet; Piazolla's Four for Tango .. free. therefore have two systems? the first system will be windows based. On this machine, called the Room: MIT Chapel. Sponsor: Music and Theater Arts Section. host, we will develop our application. When we are ready, we can download the application to our 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Test-Taking Strategies. Learn the mechanics of taking tests at MIT, target processor. This second processor is running a Real-Time operating system. It has the job of including how to prepare for tests and how to approach specific types of problems .. free. Room: executing our code, controlling any connected I/O, and communicating back to the host machine. W20-400. Sponsor: Learning Strategies. If we'd like, we can maintain a user interface for the ongoing embedded application. If not, we can 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Element K Hands-On Workshop. Is web-based training for me? Spend an deploy the application and gather back information as required. Various hardware architectures hour in an instructor-led workshop. Learn how to get started using web-based training, explore will allow what is offered and ask questions. For more information about web-based training at MIT, see different communication protocols between the host and target machines, such as TCP/IP or http://web.mit.edu/is/training/wbt .. free. Room: W89-125. Sponsor: Information Systems. datasocket over ethernet, VI server, or peek/poke over shared memory .. free. Room: 1-350. Spon- 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - TBA. free. Room: 54-915. Sponsor: MIT Atmospheric Science Seminars. sor: Engineering & Environmental Mechanics Group. 4:15 p.m. - M.I.T. Physics Colloquium. free. Room: 10-250. Sponsor: Physics Department. 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Nanostructures Seminar Series. Title of Talk: TBA. free. Room: 34-401A 4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. - Management of Internet Data Streaming Environments Under Peak Rate (Grier Room); Refreshments served at 3:45 pm .. Sponsor: Nanostructures Laboratory. Pricing. ORC Fall Seminar Series. Seminar followed by reception in E40-106 .. free. Room: E56- 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - MTL VLSI Seminar. Effects of Substrate Resistances on the Performance 270. Sponsor: Operations Research Center. of Silicon Radio-Frequency Circuits. free. Room: 34-101. Sponsor: MTL VLSI Seminar. 4:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - Three-Dimensional Vortex Filament Simulation of Mixing in a Transverse 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - The Arsenic Crisis in Bangladesh: Geochemical and Hydrologic Controls Jet. Sloan Autmotive Laboratory/Energy Systems Seminar Series. free. Room: 31-161. Sponsor: on Arsenic Mobility in Groundwater. free. Room: Rom 3-270. Sponsor: Fluid Mechanics Semi- Sloan Automotive Laboratory. nars. 4:15 p.m. - Financing Your Idea. As part of the Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series, the Har- 4:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - GTL Seminar. Solid Freeform Program and Structural Ceramics in Engines. vard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology presents the second of four seminars on free. Room: 31-161. Sponsor: Gas Turbine Laboratory. how to take your ideas to market. Bob Higgins, an investor in many successful health care ser- 4:30 p.m. - "Readings and a Conversation". A session of the Emile Bustani Middle East Semi- vice, medical technology, and information technology companies will discuss how to finance your nar. free. Room: E51-095. Sponsor: Center for International Studies, Center for Bilingual/Bicultur- ideas .. free. Room: E25-111. Sponsor: HST. al Studies. 5:00 p.m. - authors@mit - Downtown: Its Rise and Fall, 1880-1950. ROBERT FOGELSON 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m, - "Dirac operators on manifolds with corners". Organizers: M. Hopkins, R. DOWNTOWN:lts Rise and Fall, 1880-1950 Downtown is the first history of what was once viewed Melrose, H. Miller and I.M. Singer. free. Room: 2-131. Sponsor: Topology and Analysis of Mani- as the heart of the American city. It tells the fascinating story of how downtown-and the way folds with Corners. Department of Mathematics. Americans thought about downtown-changed over time. By showing how businessmen and prop- 6:30 p.m. - Transformations: Real and Imagined. Architecture lecture by James Stewart Polshek, erty owners worked to promote the well-being of downtown, even at the expense of other parts of architect, NY.. free. Room: Rm 10-250. Sponsor: Department of Architecture. the city, this book gives a riveting account of spatial politics in urban America.-Robert M. Fogelson 7:00 p.m. -1:00 a.m. -LIVE JAZZ and Ladies Night at the Thirsty Ear!. The MIT Festival Jazz is Professor of Urban Studies and History in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at the Ensemble continues their monthly appearances at the Ear. The show starts at 9 pm. And as Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Downtown is published by Yale University Press, 2001.. always, Tuesday is Ladies Night at The Thirsty Ear Pub, with special Tuesday-only beverage offer- free. Room: MIT 7-238, Rotch Library. Sponsor: The MIT Press Bookstore. MIT Libraries. ings. The Thirsty Ear Pub is located in the Ashdown House basement. Enter through the courtyard. 6:30 p.m. - Third Wave Feminism and the Arts. Organized by Anita Chan and Cynthia Conti.. free. Hours: Monday: 8 p.m. - 12 am, Tuesday - Thursday: 7 p.m. - 1 am, Friday: 4 p.m. - 1 am. Must be Sponsor: Women's Studies Program, Comparative Media Studies. over 21. Proper 10 required .. No cover for the ladies (or the guys). Room: The Thirsty Ear Pub. 7:00 p.m. - lIan Stavans: "On Borrowed Words: A Personal Journey from Yiddish to Spang- Sponsor: The Thirsty Ear Pub. llsh.". Talk and book signing by the author of the newly published book "On Borrowed Words, A Memoir of Language." Part of a series on The Language of Power/The Power of Language. IIan Wednesday, November 14 Stavans is the author of "On Borrowed Words, The Hispanic Condition," "Ihe Riddle of Cantin- flas," and "The One-Handed Pianist and Other Stories," as well as the editor of "Ihe Oxford 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. - 2001 MIT Information Technology onference. The 4th Annuallnforma- Book of Jewish Stories" and a dictionary of Spanglish. He is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fel- tion Technology Conference will bring together MIT faculty, researchers, and industry experts to lowship and the Latino Literature Prize. His latest book, "On Borrowed Words, A Memoir of Lan- discuss key themes in wireless technology, data and information systems management; data guage," discusses Yiddish, Spanish, Hebrew, and English, each of which has been Stavans' pri- and information systems monitoring; and the futures of computing including DNA, quantum, bio- mary language at various points in his life. In this memoir, he reflects on his cultural heritage logical, and molecular .. free to MIT community .. Room: Tang Center. Sponsor: Office of Corporate from his birth in Mexico, through his years as a student activist, a young Zionist in Israel, a stu- Relatlona/Ilj>. dent in theology in New York to his career as an academic and writer. Stavans is the Lewis 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Optics. The Never-Ending Saga of Nonlinearities in Fiberoptic Systems. Sebring Professor of Latin American and Latino Cultures at Amherst College. free. Room: Rm 4- free. Room: 34-401B (Grier Room). Sponsor: Optics. 231. Sponsor: Foreign Languages & Literatures, Center for Bilingual/Bicultural Studies. 11:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. - Wearable Signal Processing: The Last Meter. Technology is allowing 7:00 p.m. - poetry@mit: John Godfrey. John Godfrey, whose books include "Midnight on Your computers to become increasingly personal and portable. Several intriguing issues arise from this Left" (The Figures, 1988), "Dabble" (Full Court Press, 1982) and "How to Give Yourself a Clean trend Including the potential for new ways of interpersonal communications which may be humor- Shot" (distributed nationally by The Needle Exchange), was born in northernmost New York State ous, intriguing, fanciful and perhaps even unpublishable, but in any case are technologically inter- in 1945. He attended schools over a criss-cross pattern from the then Territory of Hawaii to Ver- esting. In this new era UI see what you're saying" can take on a whole new meaning .. free. Room: mont, and graduated from Princeton University in 1967. Rm. 34-101. Sponsor: Digital Signal Processing Group. While an undergraduate he began publishing poems in mirneo mags on The Lower East Side of 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - TSM (ADSM) Backup Software Quick Start. Learn how to download, Manhattan, where he lives to this day. He has taught workshops at the Poetry Project at St. install and configure TSM, formerly ADSM, for backing up your files to a secure server over the net- Mark's Church-on-the-Bowery, and in 1984 was a poetry fellow of the General Electric Foundation work. Discuss your TSM questions with technical staff .. free. Room: N42 Demo Center. Sponsor: in conjunction with the Coordinating Council of Literary Magazines. His poems have appeared in Information Systems. such magazines as The Paris Review, The Harris Review, The World, Adventures in Poetry, Un 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Artists-Behind-The Desk: Bonnie Cochran, flute •• Concert by Bonnie Poco Loco, Mag City, Ghandhabba, Tangerine, Rocky Ledge, and others. Currently, he is working Cochoran, MIT Card Office support staff member.. free. Room: Killian Hall. Sponsor: Working as an angel of mercy with homebound AIDS children in inner Brooklyn. Before signing on as a Pub- Group on Support Staff Issues. lic Health Nurse in Pediatric Infectious Diseases he received a degree in nursing from Columbia 12:10 p.m. -1:00 p.m. - Physical Oceanography Sack Lunch Seminar. uA Model of Multiple Sta- University .. free. Room: Rm 14E-304. Sponsor: Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies. ble Climate Regimes" free. Room: 54-915. Sponsor: Physical Oceanography. 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - Talk by lIan Stavans. "On Borrowed Words: A Personal Journey from Yid- 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - spouses&partners@mit: Thanksgiving Dinner. Celebrate the American dish to spangush". free. Room: Building 4, Room 231. Sponsor: Foreign Languages & Literatures, way with a turkey and all of the side dishes. Recipes will be provided. We will meet in the West Center for Bilingual/Bicultural Studies. Dining Room in Ashdown House (305 Memorial Drive) at 3:00 P.M .. free. Room: Ashdown House- 8:00 p.m. -10:30 p.m. -IFilm Movie Seminar. Each IFILM Movie Seminar examines one interna- West Dining Room. Sponsor: spouses&partners@mit. tional movie: a foreign movie or a movie made by an American independent producer. Each educa- 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - 30th Lester D. Gardner Lecture. Prof. Pelegrin is president of FEDESPACE tional screening is preceded by an introduction and followed by a small discussion. ALL MOVIES (France), former director of Ecole Nationale Superieure de I'Aeronautique, and director of Centre HAVE ENGLISH SUBTITLES. Details are announced on the IRlm web page at d'Etudes et de Recherches de Toulouse. He will speak about constraints on advancements in avi- http://www.mit.edu/-ifilm .. free. Room: 4-237. Sponsor: Graduate Student Council, International ation technology .. free. Room: 34-101. Sponsor: AeroAstro. New England Section of the American Film Club. Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. 8:00 p.m. - An Evening of One-Acts. Dramashop production of student-written and directed plays. 5:00 p.m. - Stephen After: Talk and Reading •. The MIT Writer-in-Residence presents his newly- "Crush" by C. Scott Ananian {G, electrical engineering & computer science} and Whitney E. Boesel released memoir, "sacred Waters: A Pilgrimage Up the Ganges River to the Source of Hindu Cul- ('03, Writing & Humanistic Studies): directed by Julia Zeitlinger. "Funtastic World" by Dan Katz ture.". free. Room: Rm 14E-304. Sponsor: Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies. ('03, mathematics); directed by Brandy Evans. "Unfocused" by Anand Sarwate ('02 electrical engi- 5:30 p.m. - "Natalie Jeremijenko: Recent Works". 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SM communication inc. 1-800-962-4772 www.campuslink.paetec.com ovember 13, 2001 THE TE H Page 13 Startups Can Obtain Capital From Unlikely Sources By Michael Parduhn ho have the confidence that the and in need of orne cash to get the vinces this potential customer that you build out the management team. money will be wi ely used. An added company off the ground. Angels typi- they can solve the problem and with Overall, they can bring a new venture This is the third in a series of arti- benefit i that friend and family cally require orne amount of due just a little money up front to cover to the ''next level.' 0 once a tart-up cles that deal with i sue related to won't require mu h in the way of due diligence but they are typically some costs, build the "customized" has flushed out the details of its busi- starting a new busines . diligence, which i the proce that knowledgeabJeabout the industries solution. The start-up then builds the ness plan and maybe have some cus- During VC use to inve tigat your busin they are investing in so they know product, which solves the problem tomers, it might be the time to talk the dot com before investing. Depending on the what will and won't fly. and receives a nice sized payment on with VCs. But keep in mind that the Go l umn boom, the family the founders might be able to 0, what is the ource of financing delivery. You might say, " 0 what? VCs do significant amount of due focus on raise another ten thou and dollar that i mo t over looked? Revenues. What good does that do?' Well, now diligence and are very savvy financing had been venture capitalists each. Even more, if someone has a That's right companies can actually the start-up has a working prototype, investors. Gaining funding from VCs (VCs). In the aftermath of the dot rich uncle. ell a product or ervice for money to revenues, and a satisfied customer in takes a lot of time from the manage- corns, entrepreneurs are till using U ing these sources, a start-up can real living, breathing customers. Go the industry. These are three items ment of the company and will take VCs for funding but not exclusively. possibly raise between tens of thou- figure! Thi was a completely foreign that every start-up dreams of. Addi- everal months to make a decision. Ponder this, what is the most 0 er- sands to a hundred thousand dollars. concept during the dot com frenzy, tionally, they have cash on hand since VCs do take a significant portion of looked source of funding? This is a great start for a set of when the concept was king and com- the founders are initially earning the company's equity, and some con- The initial stage of a start-up is founder who are following their panies with actual revenue where sweat equity in tead of a salary. In trol of the company. But if a start-up typically funded through "credit dream. However, we are only half looked down upon and profits were the end, a start-up might end up with needs millions of dollars, VCs are the card" financing. What is this? Well, way through alternate sources of the kiss of death. But thi i how a lot tens of thousands of dollars in cash. way to go. when entrepreneurs need to photo- funding. of companie have started. 0 how But don't get me wrong, V s are Parduhn is a graduate student in copy their busines plan, they charge The next step for some tart-ups is does thi work? Well, a start-up that a good source of funds for a start-up. the Alfred P. Sloan School of Man- it! When they need to travel to see a Angel investing. Angel investors typ- has a great solution to a problem will A good VC will provide more than agement, and serves as the lead orga- potential customer, they charge it! ically put in tens to hundreds of thou- go out and find a company that needs cash too. They provide the contacts nizer for the MIT $50K entrepreneur- When they need to buy components sands of dollars, and are individuals their solutions. The tart-up then con- with potential customers and help ship competition. to build a prototype, they charge it! who have been there, done that, and This gives the founders ten thousand have a lot of cash as a result. They dollars or so to help with ramp up are looking to stay involved in the costs. This type of financing can be excitement that surrounds a tart-up, also take the form of home equity without having to be involved in the loans for those who own a house. nitty-gritty day-to-day operational Other related sources of funding issues. Angels might give advice and include bank loans and government provide contacts, but they also pro- programs. vide cash. Angels are people who are Another source of early funding connected in their industry and are comes from friends and family. This trying help folks who are in the same source allows the founders to raise position that they were once in: hav- some seed money from those people ing a great idea, a lot of enthusiasm, Ready To Quit? The American cancer Society can Help. • Tips for quitting smoking • Up-to-date information on cessation methods • Contacts for local support resources You can double your chances of quiuin 1.800.ACS.2345 www.cancer.org Thursday ..November 15 The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation takes great pleasure in announcing its Fall 2001 Fellowship Awards to MIT graduate students. Mr. Russell Cox Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science The College PrePaid Phone Card: the really cool Mr. Garry Maskaly thing about it is- there is no card. 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All Rights Reserved. Page 1 B DOES ·g tof the recent terrorist attacks on America, Islam is undr ore scrutiny than ever. Join us as SPECIAL GUEST SPEA ER, SHAKER EL-SAYED discusses Islamic Concepts of peace,ar and justice. Shaker EI-Sayed is the Secretary General of Muslim American Society (MAS) SPONSORS: &~~~ ~ Graduate The MIT Office, I I ~I.~I IStuden.t The Office Of Student Life, & I Council The Chaplains all graduate tudents welcome *for the late. t Information. Check our web. ite: httn://weh.mlt.edulmltmsa/www/iaw/ SIT-IN Thursday, November 15 Noon Across the street from 77 Mass. Ave. Held simultaneously with 80 other universities across the country. Bring a blanket to wrap around yourself, symbolizing the coming winter faced by refugees. HE TECH Page 15 Stallman Promotes THE Mit SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Free Software Cause Dante Anzolini, music director Stallman, from Page I oratory to develop a free Unix-like op rating y tern by piecing togeth- Prize allow time for other goal IMMEDIATEOPENINGSFOR: er freely available software pro- tallman said he plans to keep grams, and writing those compo- the prize money and "invest it one nents that were needed. way or another.' He said hi prima- He later founded the Free oft- ry goal i to live off the prize money ware Foundation, and tallman aid so that he can devote his time to he firmly believe that people continue his not-for-profit work , deserve the freedom to use and leading the Free Software Founda- modify software" for any purpo e tion, developing the G operating and to "make software do what they system, and campaigning for social want." Commercial software, he change in the way software is writ- believes, 'undermines democracy ten and di tributed. while free software provides people The award is sponsored by the with the choices needed for a true Takeda Foundation, a Japanese democracy. group dedicated to promoting engi- Stallman hopes that software neering as a tool for improving soci- companies will eventually shift their ety. The Foundation is run by lead- ource of income to custom soft- ing Japanese academics and ware, upport, and cu tom installa- business leaders, and it counts MIT tions rather than proprietary soft- MUSICIANS NEEDED! Dean of Engineering Thomas L. ware. "It is not impo sible to make Magnanti as an advisor. money from free software," Stall- In 1990, Stallman was awarded man said. a $240,000 fellowship by the John While advocating free software, THE MIT CHAMBER ORCHESTRA D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Stallman has been actively con- Foundation, often known as a tributing to the free software com- Dante Anzolini, music director "genius grant." munity. His invaluable contributions include Emacs, the omnipresent text Stallman known for free software editor, and the C programming Ian- Stallman has been recognized for guage compiler for GNU. his work leading the GNU operating system development project, and for Stallman critical of MIT policies starting the free software movement. Stallman also expressed his neg- GNU is an acronym for "GNU's Not ative views on MIT's compliance Unix," a reference to the fact that the with the ideals of the Free Software popular Linux operating systems Foundation. "MIT never made a actually operate off of GNU. commitment to release free soft- The GNU project began in 1984 ware," -Stallman said. "MIT gets when Stallman resigned his position software patents that prohibit free at MIT's Artificial Intelligence Lab- software." 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'1 ing violence again t women. En Ier thought they were so funn that I li en ed the right to the cript for just had to check it out, he aid. free to any college campu wi bing ,It wa n t really until 1went there to produce a tudent-run production that 1thought of [women' rights].' of th play. The productions nation- One of the more eye-catching wide are supposed to run in a one- and contro er ial poster ha the month block starting on Valentine's logo of the Volkswagen corpora- Day of 2002. tion with the line "Vagina Want- '1 read the book with [co-pro- ed," playing on the company's old ducer Richa aheshwari '04J and logan. 'The po ter were meant to we were both very moved' Katrak be out there,' Perlmutter aid. 'I said. '1 first looked for support on know that they were e ceptionally IT before Ithought about signing hard to mis and 1 think that helped up as campu coordinator ... but a lot." _ once Ifelt that I had enough back- o t auditioned becau e of the ing I found that Ruth was already strong mes age the play carried. "1 orking on the project. So we read the book la t spring and felt it teamed up.' was a powerful piece for women's Perlmutter had a similar story. rights,' said Erin R. Rhode '04. " fter I read the book the back of y friends from drama troupe told the book had a section stating 'if me about the play. Once I heard you want more information go to about it, there was little question www.v-day.org' and there I realized that 1would try out.' the college project had no MIT divi- Perlmutter suggests that the good sion, so I signed up on a whim," and the bad of MIT policy may have said Perlmutter. "I just new that the aided their success. "We had a real- cause was real." ly easy time getting a venue booked and publicizing while other schools MIT men stay behind the scenes had a hard time writing vagina on Ensler has put quite a few () !i. their posters," she said. "However, I restrictions on the play, however. SE yo r Studen dvantage think people showing up wanting to Only women can produce, act, and Card. Ca I. og on or alk in vent frustration shows that MIT has- manage the play. Men can only and save yourself some cash. n't done enough for women's work as stagehands. Furthermore, rights." lines in the play cannot be altered in 800.343.9999 Some who signed up decided not any fashion unless stated otherwise. to audition after seeing the content. "Overall I think it's fair because she .co e er a b s.com "1 decided that I wasn't comfortable did write the play and we need to be enough saying the speech in front of respectful of her wishes," Perlmut- a large audience," said Ines A. Sher- ter said. "The fact that she's allow- ifi '04. ing people to perform it is honorable "It does take guts to talk about and sends a powerful message of T your vagina and fake an orgasm in caring over money." front of just 30 people," Katrak said. "The entire work goes to charity "It was hard for me and it was in to help stop domestic abuse and front of people that J knew." internationally promote womens' rights," said Perlmutter. "I know a Play part of nationwide campaign lot of people 6n campus feel good MIT joins hundreds of other col- about doing things to benefit chari- lege campuses in the first off-broad- ty." way run of productions of The Vagi- As of ovember 12,414 college na Monologues. The play, written campuses from the United States by Eve Ensler, is a series of mono- and Canada have signed up to par- logues ranging from rants about ticipate in the movement. All of the suppressed sexuality in western Ivy League schools except Brown societies to the abuse and oppres- and Yale have pledged to partici- sion women face in Islamic funda- pate, as well as large state schools mentalist governments such as the such as UCLA and Florida State. Taliban. The play was an incredible MIT is one of ten Boston area success on Broadway, drawing schools that will stage a production. celebrities such as Calista Flockhart Wellesley College is not on the list and Donna Hanover, ex-wife of to stage their own performance. - ew York City ayor Rudolph For more information, visit Giuliani. For 3 ways to help the environment, write Earth Share, 3400 International Drive ,N\X1, Suite 2K{AD4), ed e ay, ovember 4th, 2001 Washington, DC 20008. Earth Share This space donated by The Tech by . p.m. INNOVATORS WANTED! implementation...... <: <: o Register Online Today! 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With less tarted out their season with two than two minute to go in the peri- great in. od, WPI banged a rebound in past On Friday 0 ember 2 the team goalie Matthew P. Van Horne '02 ho ted Daniel Web ter College in for their first goal of the game. Johnson Ice Arena. Playing to one They followed just a minute and a of the large t crowds an MIT athlet- half later with a power play goal ic team has seen in a while, the walking out of the corner. Engineers came out with a fury This was a tough end to a slow again t the other team. period, but MIT was just getting Christina S. Park '02 scores a point with a back kick during the 26th Annual The scoring began halfway into into the flow of the game. The sec- wondo Championships. the fir t period with a big face-off ond period was a defensive battle, win by Parker E. Larson G to line- as neither team was willing to give mate dam 1. Vokac G deep in the up anything in their end. The teams Senior Excels At Taekwondo offensive zone. Vokac slid the puck left the ice after this period tired, back to Marc A. Dagenais '03 at the with the score still at 2-1 in favor of blue line, who teed it up for a blast WPI. In . ational Collegiate Tournament over the goalie's right shoulder. A motivating speech by coaches Daniel Webster set the score Mark and Jimmy O'Meara in the lock- even with a goal shortly into the er room between periods proved to be ins Gold at parring Earns Top Seed in Collegiate Team 'Irials econd period, which just barely enough for the team, as they took the By Gina Kim body or head. Two out of three medalist. The iddleweight divi- beat goalie Ke in J. Johnson '02. ice in the third period with a purpose. TEAM MEMBER judge mu t simultaneou ly agree sion wa new to both competitors, This would not keep the Engi- Gregory M. Mahowald '02, Christina S. Park '02 repre ent- on a point for it to count. as Park had just recently moved up neers down for long as V okac and Dagenais, and Neilson took control ed MIT in the 26th Annual ational Though this wa Park's fir t from Welterweight. However, the Larson teamed up to put in a power of the corners and delivered some Collegiate Taekwondo Champi- Collegiate ational, she entered weight difference did not faze play goal with just over a minute left crushing hits to the WPI players to onship in Austin, the women's iddleweight divi- Park, as she controlled the match in the second period. This lead was rile up the team and the crowd. Texa . Team from sion with confidence in her experi- through the three rounds, dominat- enough for the team, as stifling Larson, eilson, and the rest of over 100 universities ence, having medaled at ationals ing her opponent with everal head defense and a powerful offense gen- the MIT team showed their determi- competed in this tour- and U.S. Team Trials last year. shots and back kicks. Even though erated over 65 shots for MIT and nation as they fought to bang in nament, which is the Her first match was against a com- computer problems resulted in barely over 20 shots for Daniel their second goal on a rebound highe t level of com- petitor from Oklahoma tate scoring discrepancies, the match Webster. The outcome of the game shortly into the period. This goal by petition for collegiate Taekwondo whom she dominated 6-0 in the could not be taken away from Park was sealed as Dagenais gained con- Larson was the boost the Engineers in the country. first round. After the first round, in the end, and she won the gold. trol of the puck deep in his zone and needed to put the game away. The forms competition com- Park returned to the ring to find The first place finish at this passed it to fellow defenseman Just two minutes later, a three- menced on the evening of Friday, that her opponent had forfeited. level qualifies Park as the number icholas A. ielsen '03, who hit on-two break for MIT generated a October 26, beginning with the color Her semi-final opponent, from one eed going into the Collegiate Vokac for a shot from inside the shot and two rebound opportunities, belt divi ions, then moving to the George Washington University, Team Trials, which will be held in defensive zone into the empty net at the last of which found its way to championship black-belt divi ion. In could not figure out Park's game, Kansas City, Missouri in April. the other end. Johnson played an the back of the goal courtesy of form , each competitor performs a consistently walking into back The top six competitors in each excellent game in goal in his first Austin S. Morris '03, with assists set of choreographed blocks, punch- kicks and being knocked back. The divi ion will fight in a round-robin start at MIT. from Mahowald and Daniel C. Alix es, and kicks, and is judged on a ten final core of 14-1 carried Park tournament to determine the Colle- '05. From that point on, the defense point scale based on balance, power, into the finals. giate ational Team member in Third period puts MIT past WPI tightened up and didn't allow WPI agility, and control. Park took the The finals match of the Mid- each division to represent the Unit- Last Wednesday, MIT hoped to any more good chances to get back gold by a tenth of a point in women's dleweight division, toward the ed State in the World University continue their winning against long- into the game. third degree black belt forms. end of the tournament drew a Taekwondo Championships this time rival WPI. The Engineers have The Engineers have two more aturday's parring competi- large crowd. Park's opponent, June. Park's achievements add to gone 7-0-1 against WPI in their last road games before their next home tion, consisted of eight ring of full from Kirtland Community College, the continuing success of the MIT eight meetings, and MIT did not game against Bryant College on contact, continuous sparring. On was last year's Heavyweight silver port Taekwondo Club. want to give up their first loss to WPI Thursday, November 29th. the Collegiate level most of the matches consist of two round of two minute. However, the final are three rounds of two minutes. Three judges u e triggers to elec- tronically core points kicked to the IGHT 0 R TD Do you use extreme measures to control your weight? re you a normal weight female between the ages of 18 and 45? If so, you may be eligible to participate in a research study being conducted at Harvard University. For more information, call toll free: 1 (866) 4- V-BODY Financial compen arion is provided. All information you provide will be kept MRO D. MiHAliK-THE TECH completely confidential. John Hwee, an instructor from the Shotokan Karate Club, demonstrates precision control techniques on an audience member during the Japanese e-tunctionlast Thursday. Hwee's punches and kicks stopped an eighth of an inch In front of the woman.