Volume 129, Number 28

MIT’s The Weather Oldest and Largest Today: Rainy and warmer, 75°F (24°C) Tonight: Rain ending, 61°F (16°C) Newspaper Tomorrow: Partly cloudy with a chance of afternoon showers, 71°F (26°C) http://tech.mit.edu/ Details, Page 2 Volume 129, Number 28 Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Friday, June 12, 2009 BayTSP Labels MIT Weather Holds Up for Ceremony, #1 in Digital Piracy; Class of 2009 Walks Last Friday IS&T Disputes Claim By Ana Lyons Rank Last Organization Total MIT is the leading univer- Year sity for digital piracy and re- 1 1 MIT 2,593 lated copyright infringements within the U.S. for a second 2 16 University of Washington 1,888 time in a row, according to a 3 5 Boston University 1,408 the 2008 report from BayTSP (published May, 2009). 4 2 Columbia University 985 BayTSP, short for Bay-ar- 5 6 University of Pennsylvania 961 ea “Track, Security, Protect,” 6 14 Vanderbilt University 886 is a California-based com- pany specializing in analysis 7 10 University of Massachusetts 803 of online copyright infringe- 8 4 Purdue University 784 ment. BayTSP compiles data 9 26 Iowa State University 719 using through their piracy- network crawling software 10 — Amateur Radio 708 and databases of digital fin- SOURCE: BAYTSP gerprints of media. BayTSP’s 2008 report ranks MIT first According to spokesman among U.S. universities for copyright in- Jim E. Graham, BayTSP col- fringement. See p. 11 for global rankings. lects its raw data for “nearly MIT was also first in the 2007 ranking. every motion picture studio, a good topped the lists with the most in- number of software companies, vid- fringements of BayTSP client ma- eo game and publishing companies terials. ERIC D. SCHMIEDl—THE TECH and an increasing number of sports Graham said the number of in- Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick speaks to graduating students at MIT’s 2009 Commencement ex- and pay-per-view companies,” and fringements being found at domes- ercises on June 5, 2009 in Killian Court. Visit http://tech.mit.edu/V129/N27/commencement/livephoto. compiles its data into an annual re- tic universities has held relatively html for additional photos of Commencement. port available to the general public. steady since BayTSP began collect- By Ziwei Hao In the sea of black mortarboards, assigned seating on the grassy court. See http://tech.mit.edu/V129/N28/ ing statistics in 2006. STAFF REPORTER a few decorations stood out from the The graduates filed in last, down the piracy/. According to the report, the “Even in the bleakest places, crowd: a model of the brain, a crab center aisle to their seats. “We have data centers in sev- University of Botswana was the young people crave a reason to hat, a stuffed beaver, and a toy space MIT Corporation Chairman Dana eral places in the U.S., Europe, and worst infringer worldwide (at 9,027 hope,” Massachusetts Governor shuttle. G. Mead PhD ’67 opened the Com- Asia — all over the world,” says infringements); MIT was measured Deval Patrick told more than 2,200 Antonia D. Schuman ’58, the mencement exercises. The audience Graham. at 2,593 infringements. graduating students at last Friday’s president of the MIT Alumni Asso- and faculty then rose for the Invo- Although MIT was not in the In an interview, Graham said Commencement ceremony. ciation, led the MIT faculty, staff, cation by Institute Chaplain Robert top ten worldwide, Graham said that the data presented in the re- Thousands of others — faculty, and speakers to the stage. The Class M. Randolph and remained standing that in the U.S., MIT, University of alumni, family, and friends — filled of 1959, clad in cardinal red 50th Washington and Boston University Piracy, Page 11 Killian Court to watch the event. reunion blazers, proceeded to their Commencement, Page 10 ’07-08 Tute ATO’s Newly-Relicensed Disciplines PHISH! House Is Set to House Six Fewer; Eight See page 6 Fraternity Continues to Seek AILG Accreditation By Michael Yu performing repairs on the pipe and Suspended STAFF REPORTER other unexpected problems. The Cambridge License Com- The CLC’s license approval is By Michael McGraw-Herdeg mission (CLC) granted the Alpha conditional on ATO following the EXECUTIVE EDITOR Tau Omega fraternity a housing li- alcohol rules set with MIT, restrain- The Committee on Discipline cense on Thursday, June 4, though ing from using the roof, undergoing heard fewer cases in 2007-8 than in ATO continues to navigate the rocky monthly inspections by the alumni the prior year, a decline driven by waters of university fraternity bu- board and MIT, and setting up in- fewer charges of unauthorized access reaucracy. spections with the Cambridge Fire and academic misconduct. ATO President DeRon M. Brown Department. The CLC plans to reex- Charges of personal misconduct ’10 said in an e-mail: “It really feels amine the decision in six months. which did not involve “unauthorized great that our lodging license was access” actually increased. Eight stu- finally approved. It was a very long ATO Lacks AILG Accreditation dents were suspended last year, com- process in which we worked very ATO’s recent housing license vic- hard to complete the necessary steps tory is a rare bright spot after a year COD, Page 10 to regain approval.” of challenges. Having had the license for only For the past two semesters, MIT’s a week, ATO already opened sum- Association of Independent Living In Short mer housing for six residents, said Groups (AILG), has not recommend- ¶ Professor David B. Schauer died Brown. ed ATO for accreditation. (The AILG of cardiac arrest on Sunday, June 7, In previous years ATO has had is a group of FSILG alumni that ad- at MGH. The professor of biological up to 52 summer residents, said ATO vises current FSILG members.) engineering was only 48 years old. Resident Adviser Ovid C. Amadi G The Interfraternity Council (IFC) Schauer is survived by his two sons, in an e-mail. JudComm, is sanctioning ATO for an Nathan and Sam. Brown is confident that ATO can underage drinking incident during continue to operate with a sustain- last fall’s Rush. ¶ New Corporation members were S. BALAJI MANi—THE TECH able budget despite reduced summer But, the Division of Student Life elected last Friday. Life members: Guitarist Trey Anastasio, now sober, performs “Sample In A Jar” housing revenue. (DSL) does not have “any motives to Gordon M. Binder, Gururaj Desh- during the opening show of Phish’s summer tour at Fenway Park After losing its housing license remove ATO,” said Kaya Miller, as- pande, and Barrie R. Zesiger. Term on May 31, 2009. last summer when a pipe burst and members: Raja H.R. Bobbili ’08, flooded their house, ATO had been ATO, Page 10 Brit J. d’Arbeloff SM ’61, Rafael del Pino SM ’86, Mohammed A. Jameel ’78, Cleve L. Killingsworth ’74, CAMPUS LIFE Opinion ��2 Robert B. Millard ’73, Alejandro We reviewed Bing Christine Yu: Life without a laptop Padilla ’94, Antonia D. Schuman Campus Life ��3 ’58, Peter L. Slavin MBA ’90, and so you don’t have can be surprisingly good. Arts ��5 Kenneth Wang ’76. to. It’s alright. Michael Lin: Why do we root for Comics / Fun Pages ��8 ¶ The World and Nation section underdogs? A Halo 3 story. returns when The Tech resumes reg- Sports . 12 Page 4 Page 3 ular publication in August. Page 2 THE TECH June 12, 2009 OPINI O N Letters To The Editor we were being charged. Perhaps you would be administration may realize that the operation Chairman Save Ashdown Dining! willing to commit to eating at Ashdown five or is sustainable and will not need to be subsi- Austin Chu G So many of us have enjoyed the opportunity ten evenings a month. dized as heavily. Editor in Chief to participate in the dining program offered by While the best options are still being So, if you would like to keep Ashdown Nick Bushak ’10 the new Ashdown dorm, NW35, that we have worked out, it seems clear that by showing Dining open next year, please join the Face- taken its presence for granted. The diverse community-wide support for Ashdown Din- book group “Save Ashdown Dining” today. Business Manager menu, pleasant atmosphere and the surpris- ing, including a willingness to pay more or Together, we can make a difference! Mark Thompson ’11 ingly low prices have been highly convenient commit to being a semi-regular customer, the Leonid Chindelevitch Managing Editor and enjoyable, especially for graduate students Steve Howland ’11 such as myself. What made Ashdown Dining different Executive Editor was not just its accessible location (two Tech Michael McGraw-Herdeg G Shuttle stops away from main campus and a short walk away from the four main graduate NEWS STAFF dorms), its accommodating personnel (who News and Features Director: Arkajit Dey ’11; were almost always serving the students with Editors: John A. Hawkinson ’98, Jeff Guo ’11, Natasha Plotkin ’11; Associate Editors: a smile), or its wide range of options (which Emily Prentice ’11, Elijah Jordan Turner included a variety of cuisines, as well as veg- ’11, Pearle Lipinski ’12, Robert McQueen etarian options). It was also the philosophy ’12; Staff: Daniela Cako ’09, Joyce Kwan behind Ashdown Dining, which its manager, ’10, Omar Abudayyeh ’12, Jessica Lin ’12, Beverly Collet, called “white cloth service for Meredith Lis ’12, Maggie Lloyd ’12, Sandhya brown bag clients” in an interview published Rawal ’12, Zeina Siam ’12, Aditi Verma ’12; in the Tech. Meteorologists: Cegeon Chan G, Garrett P. Marino G, Brian H.

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