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Offilcer says CPs -discriminated By Anldres Lamberti employees. The MIT Campus Police's In the grievance, Lewis claims union is presently involved in ar- MIT violated eight articles of its bitration with Institute officials contract withi the MIT Campus in an attempt to resolve a racial Police Association, including discrimination grievance filed discrimination, equal opportuni- against MIT by Patrol Officer ty, and seniority clauses. Ted Lewis, who is black. Shapiro, Lewis' lawyer, said a Lewis, who has been with the fellow officer, Stephen Daley, had Campus Police since 1983, initiat- been promoted to sergeant after ed the grievance procedure in only two and a half years as an July 1989, one month after he officer, while Lewis had been de- despite "22 was denied a promotion to the nied promotion Tech file photo position of sergeant. years' prior experience, including activists are again fighting to prevent the relocation of residents in these [his experience at] MIT." Neighborhood Lewis has also filed charges houses on Blanche St. t against MIT through the Massa- Lewis also alleged that details chusetts, Commission Againlst or tne pr rornotion process -- Discrimination -a preliminary which connsists of an examina - A4| 4^ step for a formal discrimination tion, ani interview by a three- nl earX s Men a eUta lawsuit, according to Lewis' laws- person COximemittee, and a written -IL yer, Alan H. Shapiro. However, application n-ernopesntdParking f reeze may stall University Park plants the MCAD) case will probably in an orga-anized fashion; that in- - action for some time, he formation .about the exam was -By Joanna Stone MIT be able to secure the neces- parkidge printhe future, sid Debra not see I said. not availatMbe until one week be- Yet another chapter has urn-- sary parking permits for its bridgennthfis coctre airdo Debra In an interview, Lewis said, "I fore the te. Xst;andthathematri-folded -in thle controversial and planned development? brdeC itiznis fo-ar ofLiable was-cointesting the entire--promo- al covered I on the exam differed seemilngly never-ending saga of Currently, there are two MIT- Neidghbrod MITizefonls onivbeI from what Park owned three-decker houses re- ofmNeighborhoperMTs competineI tional_,procedure as being dis- t had been announced. the 'fate of the University 7 criminatory," and questioning Both Leewis and Shapiro said development anld the Blanche St. maining on Blanche St. These for those pevelopes. cmetn :1 what he sees as a contradiction that in thgie past 16 years, only houses. two buildings -occupied by a for thasbenpergueits.th between MIT's non-discrimina- two black Officers had been pro- This time the issue is parking ...... total of four people -are per-Ithsbearudhtte I tion policy. and its actions to moted to 1' the rnk ofsergent. Nmely, in light of the recent ...... haps the onlly thing standing in plankned crunihdmightf makhthelo II maintain and -promote miniority .(PM~ase etrn to pae23),. ,-Cambridge parking freeze, will the way o>f MIT's completin g its pandbidn fahtlo I _ _ " _ - is ~~~~~~~~final piece of the plan for Uni-thBlneSyrptyios- argued, am:bla -ts- | S Y~~~~~~ersity Park: the building of a bled Thus, the tenants m1zeaters t I i ~~~s hotel and convention center in why relocate them when the . a r a a r IBy Maun'clo Rhomfin opportunil[ties for career develop- While on campus, Noble had the so>-called Simplex parcel in buligw ldievcnfo MIT has been asked to provide ment, w)hich include grants been a vocal critic of many of the Cambridgeport. svrlyas information on the earnings of awarded to and public, offices Institute's ties with the private The relocation of the houses to Strong words and emotions he felt corrupted a site 1000 feet away from their ,all tenured faculty members since held by te:-nured faculty members sector, which s 1983 for an upcoming- trial, ac- at MIT. the mission of universities. His present location had been ap- (Plhe aseturn cotrovpaers22 s cording to David F. Noble, a for- "Being at MIT implies oppor- writings, which focus on industri- proved by the Cambridge Rent (laetr opg 2 mer associate -professor in the tunities fo)r compensation of all alizat~ion in the United States, are Control Board last year, and up- Program in Science, Technology, different Ikinds: salaries, tuition based on Marxist philosophy. held in court this past summer. A and Society, and now a professor reimburseements, and networkc The case between Noble and MIT had agreed to pay for term- at Drexel University. Noble sued benefits lilike grants and consul- MIT will be resolved in a jury tri- porary housing for the four ten- _A MIT after he failed to receive tanltships,' Noble said. "In thiis al on a date to be determined at ants and to provide care for any tenure from STS in 1984. respect, 1the cantrast between an upcoming court conference. animals they own. New President Charles Noble wants the salary infor- MIT andI Drex.-l is striking." Noble said hie expects the trial to Yet, due to recent "changes in M. Vest will take over on mation to determine the amount As of yiresterday, MIT had not occur sometime next year. circumstances," the case was Monday. Page 2. of lost-opportunity damages he responded - to Noble's request, Middlesex County Judge Rob- again brought before the board might -seek if the jury -finds and none of MIT's lawyers were ert Hallisey authorized the jury last Friday. The hearing officer, * * * * * * against MITE - available fFor comment. trial on May 18, despite repeated Vivian Bendix, agreed to hear the Bosto andSa Dieo IThe information sought com- Four yes,bars ago, Noble filed a efforts over the past few years by change in circumstances sur- eamu for Satellieg prises both, financial compensa- $1.5 millio)n lawsuit charging that MIT to prevent public disclosure rounding the parking freeze in Itelligence.Satellite tionsi Auch as salaries and pen- MIT denie,Ad him tenure onl politi- of documents pertaining to Cambridge. 2tliec.Pg 5 sion -enefits, as well as cal.nnot ascademic grounds.- (Please turn to page 22) There will only be 500 new
l l l l | l CAA resu mes anti- apartheid protests By Andrea Lamberti j The Coalition Against Apartheid, smaller but just as determined as last year, staged a protest last Friday for divestment from com- panies doing business in South Africa. The demonstration of no more than 25 people began quietly on the steps of 77 Massachusetts Ave. at II am, but picked up when four CAA members dressed in black robes carried a "coffin" to the steps. Other members waved signs saying "'No Blood Money." The coalition eventually attempted to reach members of the MIT Corporation,- which was holding its quarterly meeting on Friday. Demonstrators decided to try to speak with Corporation members having lunch at the Faculty Club on the sixth floor of the Alfred P. Sloan Building around noon. In the process, a struggle broke out on the sixth floor landing as two students tried to get past the Campus Police officers blocking the door to the sixth floor. Three faculty members at the scene prevented the struggle from becoming more physical. They attempted to get between the students and police. One of the three professors, acting Dean for Student Affairs Arthur C. Smith, said afterwards that he had been there to prevent 4tsomething ugly from happening." A CAA member who wished to remain anonymous said a Cor- poration member told her that after the Corporation heard the CAA chanting outside, they decided to discuss the issue in the Protesters with the Coalition Against Apartheid march down Memorial Drive. future. _ PPAGE 2 The Tech FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1990 _ I _ _ - -- -~-- · - L- I I I E I f r A timeline of the P Vest takes over Monday presidential search process Z C (Editor's note: You'll see why, ACter reviewing this timeline, I Inauguration will be held outdoors in May The Tech staff greets incoming President Charles M. VPest with a little more than a sigh of relief By Prabhat Mehta March 3, 1989: At a meeting of the MIT Corporation, Presi- I dent Paul E. Gray '54 announces that he will resign his position Charles M. Vest will take over in July 1990 to become chairman of the MIT Corporation. Chair- E as MIT's 15th president on Mon- man David S. Saxon '41 announces his retirement at the same 1 day, Oct. 15. There will be no I meeting. The Corporation forms the Committee on the Presiden- r fanfare, however, as formal in- cy to search for Gray's successor. I auguration ceremonies will take L May 17: The formation of afaculty. advisory committee to the r place in May, according to Rob- Corporation on the presidential search is endorsed at a faculty I ert C. Di lorio, associate director meeting. Institute Professor Robert M. Solow is chosen to chair E i of the MIT News Office. the committee, and Professor Phillip A. Sharp is appointed The most visible change will be associate chair. I I that Vest, who has been traveling Early fall: Having become a strong presidential candidate I back and forth between MIT and himself, Sharp leaves the faculty search committee. r Jan. 10, E the University of Michigan, Ann 1990: Provost John MI. Deutch '61, widely considered I L Arbor, will now move into the to be a leading candidate in MIT's presidential search, withdraws r president's office on the second from consideration for the presidency of Johns Hopkins Univer- floor of the Infinite Corridor sity. He was one of two finalists selected by the Hopkins search I (Room 3-208). Vest comes to committee from 300 applicants. I Jan. 23: Deutch tells the Academic Council that he will not be s MIT from Michigan, where he I MIT's next president and that he will step down as provost on has served as provost for almost I June 30. I two years. e Feb. 9: The Corporation search committee, with the approval r Vest will replace Paul E. Gray a of the faculty search committee, recommends to the Executive r '54, who has served as president Committee of the Corporation that Sharp be nominated to B since 1980. Gray will become r succeed Gray. a chairman of the Corporation on Feb. 14:-Faculty Chair Henry D. Jacoby sends a letter to mem- Monday. His new office will be in bers of the faculty, notifying them that the Corporation Executive I Room 5-205. Committee has nominated Sharp. I Outgoing Corporation Chair- Feb. 20: Sharp withdraws his nomination. The Lasker Award- e man David S. Saxon '41 will as- winner says giving up research would be too painful. Gray, r Deutch and Saxon all indicate they will stay on as long as is a sume the title of honorary chair- r necessary to fimd a new president. man of the Corporation. His new a I office will be located in Room Mar. 2: At its quarterly meeting (the same one in which r 9-235. Sharp's nomination would have been approved), the NUT Corpo- 6 ration agrees to resume the search for the next president and to a Vest and his family will move extend the terms of Gray and Saxon until Gray's successor is I into the president's 1 I 1 Memorial found. e Dr. house next week. Gray and May 27: The search committees ask Charles M. Vest, provost M his wife, Priscilla, will move next of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, to be the 15th door into the 100 Memorial Dr. president of MIT. Vest, a mechanical engineer, has never been a apartment complex. affiliated with M4IT. Vest will likely announce his June l1: Vest accepts the offer. choice for the next provost of June 18: In a special meeting, the Corporation approves the" MIT in the next few days. Outgo- nomination of Vest, thus clearing the way, for him to take over in ing Provost John M. Deutch '61 the fall. Ir announced in January that he Oct. 15: Vest takes over as president..Gray becomes chairman m would step down with the arrival Tech file photo of the Corporation. Saxon retires. (We hope!) of the new president. Incoming President Charles MVI. Vest L1 · I I L, a -. I _ _ , I _ -a L. _- JL -L-
- -. I -- I --- .J aPa_ - .1 4 a I, UA reps meet get briefing on Issues By Byungdoo Yi Kai Tao was sworn in as fresh- At the first Undergraduate As- man class president along with sociation Council meeting of the Jakte Loomis, John Teichert, and year on Thursday, Oct. 4, new Michelle Hsu as vice president, members took the opportunity to treasurer, and secretary. get acquainted with officers and Colleen M. Schwinget '92 in- board members, and with UA troduced new legislation to procedures. Also at the meeting, amend the UA constitution to officers of the Class of 1994 were clearly define the duties of UA officially sworn in. representatives. The bill, if ap- UA President Manish Bapna proved, would provide a strict '91 called the meeting to order in outline of the duties of represen- Twenty Chimneys in the Julius tatives, and would give them A. Stratton Student Center. Fol- more power and responsibility in lowing introductions, the leaders representing student opinion. The of UA committees and projects council will vote on this bill at gave short presentations in order the next council meeting. to introduce the new representa- tives to the UA committees with Finally, Bapna listed a number openings for members. of issues, and asked council The general UA commnittees members to gather student re- Finance Board, Nominations sponse to them. These included Committee, Student Committee MIT's relationship with the Re- on Educational Policy, Course serve Officers' Training Corps, Evaluation Guidle, Social Coun- how the Institute is governed, the cil, and various othier ad hoc alcohol policy, and the Student committees were represented. Af- Health Insurance plan and its ter the presentations, representa- coverage of abortion. tives listed their preferences and This fall, MIT Pro Life is con- turned them in to the Executive tinuing its efforts to have abor- Board after the meeting. tion coverage made optional in the plan. At its next meeting, the UA will react to the report of the ~~~~~~~~~~t~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MIT Standing Committee on ROTC, and decide whether or I not to endorse the report's find- William ChulThe Tech ings. This report will be present- Alexis Photiades '91 concentrates on a return during last weekend's New England Divi- ed at the faculty meeting next sion il Rolex tennis tournament. Photiades. won the tournament, and will compete in Wednesday. Texas in two weeks in'a national championship. See sports update, page 28. i UI L_II L 1 ._ I~- , . .I ., in I , LI - -I d_ - I., . . . ..- , ' l .~I - . .1I 1 . FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1990 The Tech PAGE 3 _ ~ 1~ -~ -·'.`- ·-.· ·- f',·-
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Mexican poet wins Nobel Prize Call it the Paz Prize - this year's winner of the Nobel -JR-Joh.- Prize for Literature is Mexican poet Octavio Paz. The No- bel Academy said his work uses Mendco's rich fusion of More hostages fly from Iraq cultures to express in passionate language the groping of man to overcome modern alienation. The poet - who is Bush flip-flops on taxes on rich Most of them are Americans, many of them are chil- a career diplomat - said he is pleased that the Nobel What is going on between Congress and the White dren - but they are all on their way home, after being panel likes him. But he said he wishes more House is the kind of complex budget wrangle that could trapped in Iraq and Kuwait. The latest people would exodus flight read his poetry. give even a CPA fits. The problem is how to structure the from Iraq has reached London with more than 350 West- tax-hike as part of a spending plan to help control the ern evacuees. The Americans will fly today to North budget deficit. Yesterday, Rep. William Archer (R-TX), a Carolina. Brief ban on Persian member of the House Ways and Means Committee, said President George Bush would support raising income tax- Gulf training flights es for the wealthiest Americans as part of a package that Confrontation in Israel continues The Pentagon announced yesterday that the Air Force would cut the tax on capital gains. After that came out, Israeli police yesterday fired tear gas to break up a had grounded all training flights for a 24-hour period that the White H~ouse began to back away in a flurry of posi- march by about 150 Palestinians to the Temple Mount, a ended yesterday. tion statements. Bush later said he is not pursuing a tax site holy to both Moslems and Jews. Police did not inter- A military spokesman said the halt applied to all train- trade-off deal, because he did not think he can get it vene during a march by several hundred Arabs who had ing flights but not to reconnaissance missions and other through Congress. entered the area earlier. "operational patrols.' The spokesman said there had been no degradation in US forces' defensive capabilities. The "flying stand-down" was called so that command- Probe discovers sand dunes on Venus UN deadlocked on condemning Israel Scientists said a surprising discovery has been made on The United Nations Security Council ers could talk to pilots about a spate of accidents in Saudi held private talks Venus. The Magellan orbiter has spotted sand dunes on yesterday Arabia. to resolve a deadlock over a resolution on the the cloud-covered violence The official death toll for Operation Desert Shield now planet, which a geologist said look a lot in Jerusalem this week, in which 19 Palestinians like sand dunes on Earth. Officials said the find is unex- died. A key issue in the talks is a last-minute stands at 24, in the wake of three fatal crashes this week. demand by pected because Venus has very slow wind speeds and very the Palestine Liberation Organization. It wants the United little loose sand. Nations to take some responsibility for Palestinians in Israeli-occupied territories and East Jerusalem. The Unit- Soviet rocket explodes on launch ed States opposes -that suggestion, but wants to support a The Soviet Union's official news agency, Tass, said that OTA issues warning on space junk resolution condemning the attack by Israeli police that led one of the nations advanced booster rockets exploded a A congressional agency said the low-orbit zone around to the deaths. few seconds after launch last week. Experts are investigat- earth is getting piled up with space leftovers ranging from The PLO's central council called for swift and forceful ing the cause of the breakup, but have no explanation yet. used-up rockets to flaked-off paint chips. The Office of international action to end what it called "Israeli terror- Analysts said the blast almost destroyed the launch pad. Technology Assessment said if things continue like this, ism' against Palestinians. The council issued that call at a An American specialist said the rocket was to have carried there will be so much flying Junk that it will not be safe meeting yesterday in Tunisia. a spy satellite into orbit. to send up a space shuttle in 10 years. General Motors announces new car line X a General Motors is launching "Saturn" - its first new automotive division in 58 years. The high-tech, low-priced American-made cars are designed to regain some of the Patriots player leaves market share GM has lost to foreign car companies. Al- Kottmysr nominated -again for judge hoSpital after brawl though GM introduced Saturn yesterday, the cars will not Injured New England Patriots player Hart Lee Dykes be available in most major US markets.for six months. Attorneys and other legal officials.have joined in su p- walked out of Rhode Island Hospital yesterday 36 hours porting the second nomination of federal prosecutor after he and a teammate were hurt in a brawl. His doctor Catholic high school changes Diane Kottmyer to a state judgeship. The first try ended said that Dykes" left eye is healing well and he might be pledge in a 5-4 defeat by the Executive Council. A spokesman able to play next week. Dykes wore sunglasses as he left of allegiance said Governor Michael S. Dukakis has spoken with each the hospital. Dykes and Irving Fryar were hurt in a fracas A Roman Catholic high school in Ohio wanted to make councilor in person, urging them to keep an open mind. outside Club Shalimar early yesterday morning. it clear that it is against abortion - so it has changed the Attorney General James M. Shannon and some top legal Fryar appeared in district court Wednesday afternoon words of the pledge of allegiance. Lorain Catholic High names have backed the nomination this time. on a charge of carrying a gun without a valid permit. School has added the words 'for the born and unborn" Fryar claimed he acted to help Dykes escape an unruly to the part about "liberty and justice for all." One student crowd outside the night spot. Fryar was released on a called the change "really upsetting" and said most of the Reputed mob boss" $10,000 personal recognizance bond. The case was contin- school's students are pro-choice. ued until Dec. 12. Professors battle office court date delayed Fryar was hit on the head in the fracas and had several Reputed New England mob chief Raymond "Junior" stitches to close a gash. Police quoted witnesses saying lights in California Patriarca's court appearance has been delayed. There was Fryar ran to his car, grabbed a gun and returned to the The new light switches in offices at California State talk that Patriarca might plead guilty to some counts. scene, pointing it at people who then scattered. University, Northridge are supposed to save energy - but Patriarca, who lives in Providence, was to have been in Fryar's attorney, Peter Dibiase, said Fryar saw Dykes ar- professors are expending a lot of energy because of them. Boston federal court yesterday. US District Judge A. guing with some people and the next time he looked, The devices Shut off the lights if they detect no motion in David Mazzone postponed the hearing for two weeks. Dykes was on the ground. The attorney said Fryar does a room. Professors complain they have to keep getting up not know what started the fight. and waving at the walls just to keep the lights on.
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m Hurricane Lili bears watching A combination of a weather front stalled west of New England and a weakening ridge of high pressure over the central and western Atlantic will produce conditions favoring Hurricane Lili's northward turn prior to reaching the mid-Atlantic states. As of 6 pm yesterday, the National Hurricane Center forecast placed the center of the hurricane at 40'N 73°W (east of New Jersey and south of Islip, Long Island) by early afternoon Sunday. Tune in to local radio or television broadcasts for the latest reports on this system.
Friday: Cool, foggy, and damp with light east winds in the morning. Some sunny intervals in the afternoon. High around 68F (20°C). Friday night: Occasional light rain or drizzle. Winds continued light east. Low 60 64°F (16 18'C). Saturday: A few breaks in the overcast sky with higher afternoon humidity. Winds southeast increasing 10-15 miles per hour (17-25 kph). High 70-74 °F (21-23 'Q. Low 64-68 IF (18-20 IC). Sunday: Cloudy with winds increasing. Heavy showers and thundershowers with gusty winds arriving during the late morning and early This weather satellite photo shows tropical depression Marco over southern Georgia, and Hurri- afternoon. Warm and humid with temperatures cane Lili in the Atlantic. Lili is projected to move to the northwest, reaching Long Island by Sun- in the mid-70s (low 20s). day evening. (For advisories and forecasts about the hurricane, finger weather@synoptic mit.edu Forecast by Marek Zebrosski on any Project Athena workstation.) and Michael C. Morgan
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I i 1~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ i a IP--- - - I-I II re II I II e Pro-Life fight misguided: I Abortion coverage rebate unethical and unnecessary Column by Daniel A. Sidney
I believe I understood the arguments Margaret F. Or do they refuse to contribute their share toward wplnon~K·D~mugKII K Keady '93 and Juan A. Latasa '91, representing the government subsidization-of red meat, etiologi- MIT Pro-Life, put forth in their case for abortion cal agent of atherosclerosis, heart disease, and e
n see~ES..I coverage rebates ["Pro-Life requests partial insur- death? I These increasingly ludicrous examples at some ance refund," Oct. 5]. Nevertheless, I found I e disagreed with literally every reason. level point to life-and-death issues, as does that of They began with the pragmatic, namely that in- the abortion coverage rebate. Many will cringe at e
surance refunds are logistically possible, as evi- lumping them all together, but to me the logic is e denced by their implied success at Harvard. Pre- basically the same in each case, and the contrasts r sumably this was mentioned to stay the objections illustrate that different people will find ethical of Linda L. Rounds, executive director of the Medi- dilemmas in different places. cal Department, as I fail to see any particular rele- MIT Pro-Life thinks the mass of its members and vance to the real issue at hand; regardless, I am per- other supporters merits its opinions special consid- sonally against the rebate, and I consider Harvard's eration. Admittedly many people are concerned
119-·11 -1· I -- I about the abortion coverage rebate issue, probably L- I-- more than for any other comparable issue at the I am reminded of a man Medical Department. But is it justifiable to grant the anti-abortion group sole exception, based on its who refused to pay the numbers, while giving other smaller groups fraction of his federal whose complaints might be just as legitimate to them - no satisfaction whatsoever? taxes slated to go to the Of course everyone with an ethical dilemma II I-· ---- , - q could conceivably receive his or her respective re- defense budget on the bate - a nightmarish scenario indeed for Rounds. I I -- - | grounds the military is a view MIT health insurance as a form of socialized killing machine he found medicine, or, to elevate it to a higher ideal, a Rousseauian social contract. I find this philosophy morally repugnant. compelling, and I would hate to see its application destroyed or compromised by concessions of the sort sought by MIT Pro-Life. Furthermore, in the policy an instance of poor judgment down the river context of this philosophy there is no hypocrisy in Volume 1 10, Number 41 Friday,'October 12, 1990 rather than a valid precedent for abortion coverage paying insurance for items or services an individual Chairman ...... Deborah A. Levinson '91 refunds at MIT. does not morally or otherwise support. Editor in Chief ...... Prabhat Mehta '91 The central issue, as I see it, is that MIT Pro-Life So where does this leave MIT Pro-Life? I do not Business Manager ...... Russell Wilcox '91 feels an "ethical dilemma" is created by forcing know how it would be received, but I think it would Managing Editor ...... aniel A. Sidney G people who oppose abortion to subsidize abortion, be reasonable for members to ask Rounds that their or, as far as they are concerned, murder. I am re- specific insurance dollars not go toward abortions. News Editors ...... Andrea Larnberti '91 minded of a man who refused to pay the fraction of And it goes without saying that they should contin- Reuven M. Lerner '92 his federal taxes slated to go to the defense budget ue their lobbying fOr legislation against abortions, Opinion Editor ...... Michael J. Franklin '88 on the grounds the military is a killing machine he and perhaps even for an MIT health insurance poli- Sports Editor ...... David Rothstein '91 found morally repugnant. Does MIT Pro-Life share cy that does not cover abortion at all. Personally, Arts Editor ...... Peter E. Dunn G this thinking? Perhaps some of its members do. however, I hope such efforts are not successful. Photography Editors ...... Kristine AuYeung '91 And do these also avoid transportation vehicles, For those who still feel victims of "a flagrant Sean Dougherty '93 which are implicated in countless deaths, and do infringement of a person's First Amendment right," Contributing Editors ...... Jonathan Richmond G they demonstrate their objections by not paying Marie E. V. Coppola '90 I point out that although MIT requires its members Lois Eaton '92 that portion of their taxes allocated to road repair? to have medical insurance, it need not be at MIT. Advertising M anager ...... Mark E. Haseltine '92 Since members of MIT Pro-Life are free to seek ex- Production Manager ...... Ezra Peisach '89 Daniel A. Sidney, a graduate student in the ternal medical insurance, it is my layman's opinion Department of Mechanical EAgineering and the that they do not have the case they suggested- they NEWS STAFF Division of Health Sciences and Technology, is did, and I admonish them- not to pursue legal Associate News Editors: Dave Watt G. Joanna Stone '92, Karen managing editor of The Tech. ' action.
Kaplan '93, Brian Rosenberg '93, Katherine Shim '93; Staff: - - -'- - ·-·CI · -k r C- '---I ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--51I Andrew L. Fish '89, Annabelle Boyd '90, Miguel Cantillo '91, Adnan Lawai '91, Chitra K. Raman '91, Gaurav Rewari '91, Eun S. Shin '91, Aileen Lee '92, Adam Chen '93, Shannon Mohr '93, Michael Schlamp '93, Cliff Schmidt '93; Meteorologists: Robert X. Black G. Robert J. Conzemius G, Mlichael C. Morgan _l AT; SMALL ParEATOF.. G, Greg Bettinger '91, Yeh-Kai Tung '93, Marek Zebrowski. 003 61VU ll-l TldnE X&S...BBOP PRODUCTION STAFF Associate Night Editors: Kristine J. Cordella '91, David Maltz '93; Staff: Tzu-Jun Yen '92, Sunitha Gutta '93, Jonathon Weiss '93, Aaron M. Woolsey '93, Chris Council '94, Alex Dong '94, Jeff Galvin '94, Jeremy A. Hylton '94, Christopher Lee '94. OPINION STAFF Associate Opinion Editors: Bill Jackson '93, Matthew H. Hersch '94; Staff: Pawan Sinha G. a SPORTS STAFF r Shawn J. Mastrian '91, Jennifer M. Moore '94. a I ARTS STAFF r Staff: Frank Gillett G, Mark Webster G, Manavendra K. Thakur I '87, Michelle P. Perry '89, Jigna Desai '90, Elizabeth Williams a '90, Paula Cuccurullo '91, David Stern '91, Alfred Armendariz r '92, Sande Chen '92, Alejandro Solis '92, Kevin Frisch '93. E PHOTOGRAPHY STAFF Is - · I a I ,,_,_ , - L , · , sr - - L --- I I L I Associate Photography Editors: David H. Oliver '91, Chip I Buchanan '92, Douglas D. Keller '93; Staff: William Chu G, Dan c McCarthy G, Andy Silber G, Ken Church '30, Mark D. Virtue '90, Sarath Krishnaswamy '91, Mauricio Roman '91, Marc Get to know your neighbor Wisnudel '91, Jonathan Kossuth '92, Lerothodi-Lapula Leeuw '92, Paulo Corriea '93, Michelle Greene '93, Wey Lead '93, Guest Column by Leo C. Creger l\ Matthew Warren '93, Jeremy Yung '93. A recent article in The Tech ["Student jumps off Walter X walks down the halls, eyes to the FEATURES STAFF MacGregor," Oct. 2] described a tragic incident - ground, while everyone passes him. No "Hello," no John Thompson '90, Taro Ohkawa '91, Chris M. Montgomery '93. the suicide of a member of the MIT community. I smile, not even a warm, "How are you doing?" No, BUSINESS STAFF later spoke with some other counselors from my Walter X is one of the many people who seem to be Delinquent Accounts Manager: Jadene Burgess '93; Advertising Staff Development Program and the 12 of us agreed swallowed up in the system of everyday life here Accounts Manager: Shanwei Chen '92; Staff: Ben Tao '93. that the key factor in suicide is pressure. Pressure and have no way to ask for help or even communi- can be academic, social, and even parental. The cate with another in a time of need. MIT has many other main contributor to suicides on which we of these people - people who seem to slip through PRODUCTION STAF FOR THIS ISSUE came to agreement was the absence of a caring indi- the cracks and are never seen. We may have seen Night Editor: e Marie E. V. Coppola '90 vidual. Most suicides occur when there is no one Walter X one day, asked to borrow a stapler or a Staff: Peter E. CDunn G.DanelD niA'Sid'A. ney G, Sue Hagadorn '87, there to help the individual. How many people do Halvard K. Birkeland '89, Deborah A. Levinson '91, David pencil, handed it back, and never noticed him Rothstein '91, David A. Maltz '93. you know that appear to be alone? again. There is no doubt that MIT provides a stressful Win/lose situations pervade our culture. In the environment for many students. It is also probably law courts we use the adversary system. Political true that many students are under pressure from parties strive to win elections and win points in leg- The Tech IISSN 0148-9607) is published on Tuesdays and Fridays during the academic year fexcept during MIT vacations), Wednesdays during January, and monthly during parental expectations. Many of you can relate to islatures. 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- US edge in space intact into 21st century Column by Matthew H. Hersch of Mars failed in midflight. Talk of fur- The race to explore, colonize, and make first space stations seemed to symbolize the world fell apart. The Soviet hold on Eastern Europe and its own nation crum- ther US-Soviet missions died, because no a buck off of space has always been a their belief that the Red way of life would one in this country trusts their payloads good-indication of the state of the world persist everywhere in the Uriverse - in bled, as did the Soviet space program. Af- ter years of wanting one for their very aboard Soviet launch vehicles, which to political scene. Success in space explora- Eastern Europe, in Vietnam, and in outer own, the Soviets built a space shuttle, and this day hold the record for largest tion seems to always follow a nation's eco- space. I _, -- -- ~~~_I .s _ unscheduled detonation. nomic and political success. Once only a When the superpowers realized some Not that the United States has had a game for the big boys, a symbol, of fierce time in the '70s that better relations were Without a clear-cut perfect record in the last decade, either. competition or detente and cooperation, in order, the two nations began to speak The space shuttle, an engineering master- space exploration has become a realm of joint operations in space: a capsule national goal, the piece, proved more glitch-ridden and ex- was achieved in open to today's many budding super- docking in orbit (which pensive than originally thought, the Hub- voyages. In National powers-in-training. 1975) and joint interplanetary ble space telescope is in need of an Of, the, two nations which started the the economic recessions of the '70s both Aeronautics and Space optometrist, and the plan for a permanent space race, the Soviet Union, sunk in eco- sides realized that a voyage to-Mars, for Administration has orbiting space station needs work. On bal- nomic-and political turmoil, dropped out, example, would be impossible -for either ance, however, with probes having com- while -the United States, strong yet with a country to undertake alone. Faced with difficulty justifying its pleted interplanetary missions, and new weak -economy, was forced to rethink its tightening budgets, meanwhile, the two lofty plans and launch methods and high-speed space- goals, in- the changing world. The little nations concentrated on what -they could planes under development, the United munchkins, Western Europe and the Par do best -the Americans on effective, budgets. States remains a strong contender in space East, who once stood under the protection high-tech probes to the outer planets and research. useless reusable vehicles like the space of the two superpowers, are now stretch- realized that as they had nothing in orbit Just as the world is looking towards Eu- ing their wings, on Earth and beyond. In shuttle, and the Soviets on space stations rope and Japan for political and economic filled with astronauts studying thumb they would possibly need to fix or retrieve, the long, run, however, in global politics as was more useless than ours. growth, so are many viewing their respec- twiddling in zero gravity. their version well as in space exploration, the United The Soviet mission to explore the moons States will maintain its edge. In the late 1980s, as we saw on CNN, (Please turn to page 7) When the Americans and the Soviets 0 -I I I 'Ia'9 I yllP Is - I --I a I~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ held -world and space supremacy in the 1960i ,,,competition for the first satellite in orbits ,first man in space, and first man on
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associate opinion editor of The Tech. Is =--- 1 - a ---- _ I I · I I ssa - u I II cc I I I · I d I , s Ir -_ I My name is Bill, and I am politically ignorant Columrn by Bill Jacksoll I was walking across Massachusetts Ave. and I have been Politically Incorrect and lustrated. Luckily, it was the swimsuit is- "You don't understand." No kidding I toward the student center when .a guy Ignorant. sue, so I had already seen it. "Blou see," he didn't. My head was spinning and I was grabbed me by the arm. It was 4:30 pm. "It's Exxon!" continued, "the male platypus gets very feeling queasy. He was getting harder and "Hey," he began,' "did you know that I looked around, expecting.;;to see an excited when he sees a female platypus harder to follow. "Federal Express buys the sexual habits of the Mexican spotted Exxon oil truck behind me. Cerftainly that covered in oil. It's a major platypus Exxon gas to make their deliveries. So if platypus are being threatened?" couldn't have had anything to do with the fetish." we boycott Federal Express, they'll stop "No," I answered with the requisite poor deprived platypusesi. I was looking at the centerfold of Platy- buying Exxon gas. In turn, Exxon will shocked expression. "Exuxon?" I asked. pus Illustrated, and indeed, the sexy little stop dumping oil, and the female platy- "'Come here. I'd like to show you some "Of course! Exxon is dumping' crude oil duck-billed mammal was covered in oil. photographs." into the waters off Alaskan!' "So every year, when it's time for mat- __ I i ,, ,Mar -He hustled me over to a little booth. "What connection does that liave to the ing, the female platypuses find some oil to The wind was beginning to blow a little poor pent-up'platypuses?" roll around in so they can get their mates' "No," I answered colder, but I didn't notice. The fate of the He shook his head and rolled his eyes. It minds away from the centerfold." with the requisite sexual habits of the Mexican spotted platy- must be so obvious, I thought to myself, The problem was now becoming clearer. pus alreadyeweighed heavily on my mind. that this poor man can't even bring him- "But with Exxon dumping oil into the shocked expression. The man sat me down on one side of self to insult my intelligence by telling me. water, the penguins that are in Mexico are becoming coated in oil." the liftl,6ti, while he hustled -around to "Mexico and Alaska share a body of puses will once again be able to vie ror the What are penguins doing in Mexico? the other.I-, felt like Charlie Brown asking water, you know." attentions of their mates without unneces- Lucy for psychiatric advice. 'Just look at Yeah, that much I knew. So I suppose "I didn't say they were very bright sary competition from the stupid these pictures!" the man exclaimed. the oil is somehow getting down to Mexico penguins, did I?" He shook his head. penguins." 'But those are pictures of aborted fetus- and killing the female platypuses, leaving "OK, so the male platypuses get all "I understand now. But why do you es," I pointed out. the male platypuses so horny that they'll turned on by the oil-covered but extremely want to boycott Twin Peaks?" "Sorry," he apologized while flipping jump anything that moves, right? I was al- stupid penguins and go after them instead "Because it sucks." through the three-ring binder. "Wrong ready patting myself on the back for figur- of going after the female platypuses?" So now I understood. I felt glad that I cause. Here, look at these pictures!" ing this much out when he interrupted me. 'Now you've got it. Actually, though, had been enlightened to the problems of I looked down to see some startling pic- the male platypuses are quite virile and our wonderful little Mexican spotted tures of a very horny-looking Mexican attack both the penguins and the female platypus neighbors to the south. I signed spotted platypus attempting to mate with a platypuses." up for all the protests and boycott move- Just tell me, where do I sign rather confused penguin. I was aghast, "Did you know that "Fine, fine. ments I could fit into my schedule. I now and also somewhat ashamed. I had no the sexual habits of the .up to help? What can I do?" know that, even in the corporate 1990s, idea that Mexico even had a breed of spot- "OK, great, I'm glad to see you're will- the movement could still make a ted platypuses, let alone penguins. Mexican spotted ing to help. What we're going to do is difference. "Do you know what's happening here?" platypus are being conduct two major boycotts." "By the way," I asked before leaving the he asked me. threatened?" "Exxon and Platypus Illustrated, booth, "what real harm does it do when I hung my head in ignorant shame. I right?" the male platypuses try to mate with the "No, no. We're going to boycott Federal didn't know. I felt like I should be going penguins?" to a self-help group: Politically Incorrect Express and ABC's Twin Peaks." "Oh, none," he answered rather face-. Anonymous. My name is Bill Jackson, "Not quite. Actually, it's not killing the "Why? Those two have nothing to do tiously, "as long as you're happy with a platypuses at all. Let me explain the mat- with the platypus problem." I really didn't world full of goofy-looking, cross-bred, After the drugs wear of Tech columnist ing habits of the Mexican spotted platypus understand how boycotting those two fine stupid penguins.' groups would help our frustrated platypus Bill Jackson '93 will be surprised to jind to you," he began. He brought out more I'm sure as hell not happy with that. out that he wrote this. pictures and a recent issue of Platypus II- friends. _M PAGE 6 The Tech FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1990
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American space p~~~~~rogram wil reain superior thou~~~ f 'I continue as a superpower into the 21 st that space exploration will pave the way one can keep score. The American nation tive C~~eE Ad nadonsb contirnue to-flourish -at least, I hope. th zero-gravity environm ent of space, is er of nations than a lone superpower, and olned unet pcesommhera satellit The United States holds many advan- barely approachable given the current the American space program will assume a commercs e te sience which ohrin atonmayu aneve stiall in an expensive experimental stage, Justantisofhewrd iljinn riedb'thehuttkThe~panes~posess- gaein, lonr would gain only through-deals but the public would rather not believe political and economic union inthe future, dcpabiity I rch ae raidb ith the United States. Spice exploain ti imltuh so must their government space programs,
space5atiesivolv andwillcontnue large, oen land areas and experience - sive must and will continue. A growing pensiv programs thtwuddpltth to involve the efforts of both'Europe and resources that the we possess now' Howev- population on a world of limited size must resources of any single country that tried Japarij yet- just as no other nation is ready ewtotacarutninlgalhe look outward to find the resources to to undertake them. Just as in the political to -take,our place in world affairs, no oth- NtoaAenuicadSpe mns urv. arena, the end of the Cold War may bring er ntionhaset t sothe ace n spce ration has difficulty, vjustifying its lofty Future space races, like future political mr opeiy t h ol exploration. Just as the United, States- will pasndbudgets. The current excuse, conflicts, will not be of h yei hc exploration of space.
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., ., -aaaRe-chou toal tose people who remiinsbln n i (Continued from page 4) When we show up at a meeting, let him know that he is not alone. years I have worked academically, and so- are.- created in the classroom. Students the only one of our kind, we find MIT students are at an advantage. cially. I have met some wonderful people, strive to -reach the "top of the class' or ourselves slightly out of place, and There are many different people of differ- and shared some wonderful times. I have- "outsmart' the teacher. There are many Those who try ent cultures brought together here. Do you made some friendships that are special in very uncomfortable. an op- peopile here who do not know how to fail, to make us more at ease, more know the person sitting next to you? Peo- every respect of the word. You have fascinating things or "lose," so when it happens, it can have accepted, will forever have our ple thrive on companionship. I challenge portunity to learn some Either you drastic results. gratitude. about the people around you. Now I am a -senior. I will proba- take the chance or you miss the chance. Make the decision bly never have much of an effect on of The choice is yours. people, but if just one future "lead- MIT has many quick though; there is no- guarantee on -Win/lose situations to the fullest and nev- this, I'll feel some- people - people time. Live each day er" remembers these have not done. pfrvade our culture. very gratified. er feel sorry for what you what useful and slip it Please take a little time to remnem- who seen) to If it is that important to you then do ber us nobodies. It is true that most through the cracks and today. The reason this is important is that it of us will follow our leaders out of are never seen. leads to pressure. Walter X realizes that cowardly habit, but we will remem- his parents are really pressuring him to do ber and have a certain amount of af- Do you know the well.'1e" doesn't get along in his lab- fection for those who took the time pe-rson sitting next to group. He is -behind in a class or two. to treat us as human beings, not just you to find out. Learn who the people on There is -no one around for him to talk to as potential voters, or even admir- your floor are. Build friendships that you you? People thrive or to ask him- how he is feeling. ers. Those who can't even spare a can really enjoy and feel comfortable on companionship. I .Reeently, I rec-eived a copy of the "thank you" when we compliment with. Again, I ask, who is the person s't- following -letter from a friend in Colorado: them on some achievement or even ting next to you? I am not convinced you challenge you to some article of apparel, will be for- really know. find -out. - oA letter to the future gotten as soon as possible. And You might say a name, and describe "lZeaders" of my school those patronizing airs may bolster how tall he or she is, and the color of his I've wanted to write this for a your ego, but they don't go very far or her eyes and hair. But none of these long time but belonging to the class with a nobody. qualities are what a person is. Finally, I want to offer a saying that I of people I do it has taken me a This may, to some, sound bitter or A person is invisible activities. share whenever I close a counseling ses- while. I apologize - the letter has trivial. I mean it to be neither. Who then is the person sitting next to sion. If you sometimes get discouraged, been badly needed. Some people do Those "leaders" who laugh or you? consider this fellow:. ignore this, well . . . I feel sorry for The person sitting next to you is not realize it, or maybe they just He dropped out of grade school. You don't even have sense suffering. choose to ignore it., like they do us. you. Ran a country store. Went broke. to recognize yourselves. I She is working away at problems. She I am a nobody. I was never given enough Took fifteen years to pay off his remain as always . . . anonymous. has fears. She wonders how she is doing. the attributes that a leader pos- bills. sesses. We 'nobodies" are the na- Often she does not feel too good about how she is doing; and she finds that she Took a wife. Unhappy marriage. tionl's future "silent majority.' We Lost twice. like anyone you know? can't respect or like herself. When she feels Ran for House. are the ones who carry the majority Does that sound Ran for Senate. Lost twice. Are there people that you feel may need that way about herself, she has a hard time of votes, then sit back to be led. Delivered a speech that became a Only sometimes, we don't sit just a "hello" or a "thank you?" If there loving others. When'she doesn't feel good are, or if you know of any, you should get about herself and finds it hard to love oth- classic. back. We timidly raise our hand to Audience indifferent. to them soon. The author of this letter ers, she suffers... volunteer for a committee, if we Attacked daily by the press and suicide six days after complet- That person sitting next to you is the haven't already given up trying. committed the country. letter was his way of asking for greatest miracle and greatest mystery that despised, by half Usually we are passed over in favor ing it. The Despite all of this, imagine how help. But anonymous did not receive help. you will ever meet. The person sitting next of a "leader" type, who has been many people all over the world If you think someone needs help, or if you to you is sacred. tried and found ~true'. If wse are have been inspired by this awk- know someone that seems locked in his I cannot stress enough how important it picked, out of the faceless mass of ward, rumpled, brooding man room all the time, help him. Invite him is that you try to meet those people that nobodies sitting in our section, who signed his name simply, privileged- somewhere. Takce him to a movie, ice always seem to be left out. I havte Teally we're supposed to feel A. Lincoln. ... and generally we do. cream, biki'ng, anything. It is important to enjoyed my visit here at MIT. For three
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We would like to offer a few partments should play a larger comments regarding the Gradu- role in insuring faculty in- ate Student Council's dissatisfac- volvement. tion with the Independent Activi- Graduate student dissatisfac- ties Period Policy Committee's tion with the faculty offerings interim report ["GSC criticizes should be addressed to the de- report," Oct. 2]. partments, with the IAPPC help- The GSC felt that graduate ing to resolve any shortcomings. students were not adequately In addition, any other inade- mentioned in the report, and quacies in the IAP offerings for therefore the IAPPC was not graduate students can be dealt concerned with the needs of with through activities led by graduate students. This could not graduate students themselves. be further from the truth. This is, after all, the whole point The report was prepared at the of IAP - if something is miss- request of the Committee on the ing, individuals have to take the Undergraduate Program. It re- initiative to fill the gap. "They're all at half-staff. The capitamllins tax cut didn't pass." views the results of a two-year The IAPPC is not there to of- In _ *I I-- , , r .1 . , ·I I - LI experiment, mandated by the fer activities which people want. CUP, to strengthen IAP, specifi- It is there to help people offer cally in terms of meaningful fae- these activities. Blacks must be more integrated into community ulty contact with undergraduate The IAPPC also needs to I was quite alarmed to read community which is in some effects their actions have. Some,- students. know how the MIT community is Joanna Stone '91's recent column cases impenetrable. thing that might be perceived as It was not meant to be a com- benefiting from IAP. Duaring the in The Tech ["At least the Review For blacks at a campus such as deliberate antagonism may be thoaI pendious survey of all aspects of past two years, considerable is honest," Oct. 21, which com- MIT, there is a choice. The black result of not understanding the- the, current state of IAP, nor did manpower was expended by the pared Dartmouth's overt racism community can grow apart, and subtleties of racism. Some hongk: its; language- imply any policy Undergraduate Academic Sup- with MLT's more subtle brand. succeed on its own, with as little estly don't know any better; lik- chinge~, which would exclude the port-Offiet in producing and col- Apparently a couple of black social interaction as possible with me they may have never gone to concerns and needs of graduate lating the surveys which helped friends had told her they would whites. I feel confident in saying school with blacks before. students. The IAPPC under- gauge undergraduate reaction to prefer the open, hostile form of we would all be missing out. Be- Unfortunately, there are trial - IAP. stands that IAP is intended to racism to the under-the-surface ing cut off from a segment of so- racists here. 1 think it's a fair as, serve - and draw strength froin There is definitely a need for variety. ciety with its own identity and ac- sumption to make; just as w similar information - all members of the MIT com- about gradu- At my high school of 2200 stu- complishments would be nothing have a broad spectrum of races; munity, including students, staff, ate students. The IAPPC invites dents, there were 12 in the black short of tragic. we have a-obxoad-spectrutm- of attkic and other employees. the GSC to help collect this in- students' organization. Coming The other option is to give tudes and'upbringings. The GSC, however, seems to formation and use it to improve to MIT, it was so refreshing to whites in my generation a little Don't let the few rotten apples future,-AAN~ for graduate misunderstand the role of the see Chinese, Indian, Korean, and slack. When you encounter an in- spoil the barrel. Please don"t IAPPC, which is to help com'mu- students. black students for the first time, cident which seems racist, make hold me responsible for my mor- · nity members organize and lead Anand Mehta G but there is a stark contrast in sure it is not the result of igno- ally bankrupt peers because -it IAP activities. The report states Travis Merritt the-way the groups interact. rance or insecurity. Sometimes doesn't do any of us any good. that faculty should lead more ac- sAssociate Dean Them' is a wall around the black people honestly don't know the is Rebecca Geisler 93,,5 tivities and that the academic de- for Student Affaoirs pi0 N E E N 0 0 0~ I i - - * Starta DeepRelatiofships
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People who Although the flashing lights are reminis- Aknow the two cities will proba- cent of US Border Patrol cruisers, and the bly confirm that they have nothing in.com- crickets do suggest nighttime-which is mon. -Boston is a city steeped in history when people cross the border illegally - and tradition; San Diego is a spanking- the installation does little else to evoke the new city that continues to experience tre- grittiness and tension of the Mexican- mendous growth and does not provide American border. .much evidence of its past. It is a border garden in the sense that its Despite the different worlds these cities colors conjure up images of San Diego - represent, curators from Boston and San which is close to the border -but the gar- Diego -found 'enough similarity between den's link to the people who live on or the two~ cities - based on their respective south of the border is not strong. proximity to New York and Los Angeles, Cameron Shaw of Boston, on the other the two major art centers in the country - hand, draws successfully from a region - to exhibit work by contemporary artists the Northeast -in his mixed media re- from both cities in one show. liefs. Shaw has a sense of the history of In a-rare exchange between cities, Satel- the industrialized Northeast, and how arti- lite Intelligence, a project organized by the facts of the past, even in a rusted and di- List Visual Arts Center and the La Jolla lapidated state, can capture that history. Museum of Contemporary Art in San Die- Commonplace objects -candles, bot- go, features the work of six artists from tles, a tire -are stuffed into containers each city. that appear to have rusted outdoors for A curatorial group from each institution "Untitled Box (Pointe au Pic)" O1989, Cameron Shaw) years. These boxes are combined with im- chose the artists from the opposite coast. ages and old photographs, and capture life After narrowing the pool of over 100 ap- wall installation, complete with books and strike a nerve in baseball fan reads, "Pa- in America -either on the frontier or in plicants from each city down to 20, the cu- artificial and live foliage. The focus is on dres' Bubble bursts as Braves win in 11th, an industrial town -100 years ago. ratorial teams traveled to the other cities, the Spanish conquest of the region and its 5 - 4." The box holding the bottles in "Untitled and selected six artists from each after a original inhabitants, Native Americans, The panels of text - combined with im- Box (Pointe au Pic)" (1989) has the look series of studio visits. and how the attitudes of the period have ages of the old-time fruit crates from of rusted metal but is actually made of Some of the works deal specifically with trickled down to affect present attitudes. "Mission produce," old maps, and even a felt. Shaw's understanding of materials regional issues, but the most successful Like a handmade quilt, themwaUl installa- colored plastic Indian "headdress" - con- also shows up in "Untitled Box with Long ones come from artists who are dealing tion juxtaposes patterned squares with sol- vey a picture of how the events of historic Tents and Candles" (1988), a mixed media with what they know, whether it is one of id colored squares. But the solid squares California and the Spanish missions have relief he made using charred wood, can- the cities, the treatment and mistreatment are written with text, quoting Native led to misconceptions about the "glory" of dles, and a photographic negative image of animals, or inhabitants and tourists. Americans from the 18th century and the the Spanish conquest and the mistreatment of people and tents onl a plain. It is not an Deborah Small, from San Diego, draws present. Others pose multiple-choice ques- of Native Americans in the United States. attempt to replicate an object of the past, on the history of the region. The initial tions on the treatment of Native Ameri- Mags Harries of Cambridge attempts to but to create an image of the past. impact of her "Empire-Elanm-Ecstasy" cans, offering piercing reminders of how respond to San Diego regional issues in One reason Shaw's pieces are successful (1990) smacks of San Diego and the old much the stereotypes and myths quietly her mixed-media installation "Border Gar- is because he draws on his own experiences Southwest. It is a colorful multi-paneled -pervade everyday life. One panel that can den" (1990). The installation consists of a (Please turn to page 21) i
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Light-hearted, happy entertainment.from H. M . Pinafore H. M. S. PINAFORE member whose nasty temperament is part- Directed by Larry Carpenter. ly the result of his unfortunate moniker. Starring Rebecca Baxter, Michael Brian, Pinafore's cast puts forth a true ensem- ble effort, in that no one performer stands and James Javore. out from the rest. The leads all have At the Huntington Theatre. strong voices and considerable acting skill, Continues through Oct. 21. and the supporting ensemble fulfills the re- sponsibility of being a well-balanced sing- By MICHELLE P. PERRY ing group, agile enough to execute several THE HUNTINGTON THEATRE opens dance routines. its 1990-91 season with a charm- The set is the bow end of the upper deck ing production of the Gilbert & of the Pinafore. It is wrought in elaborate T Sullivan musical H. M. S. Pin- detail in several wood tones and a gener- afore, directed by Larry Carpenter. ous application of gold paint. When com- Pinafore is the story of people of differ- bined with frosting-colored lights, it looks ent social standings who fall in love. The almost edible. central couple consists of Josephine (Re- Overall, H. M. S. Pinaforeis fun to see, becca Baxter), the daughter of the Pin- but it's only a Gilbert & Sullivan musical afore's captain (James Javore), and Ralph (please, no nasty letters from MIT's Gil- Rackstraw (Michael Brian), a member of bert & Sullivan Players): Audience mem- the crew. Josephine must conceal her love bers will not leave the theater with any for Ralph because she is promised in mar- new insights on life, the universe, or any- riage to Sir Joseph Porter (Denis Holmes), thing, but they will leave happily first lord of the admiralty. Their difference entertained. in social class is a major obstacle which By the way, if you see the show and must be overcome in order for Josephine wonder why a couple of the songs are sur- and Ralph to live happily ever after. Other prisingly familiar, it could be because snip- obstacles are provided by the ill-wishes of pets of them are sung by characters in H. M. S. Pinafore Dick Deadeye (Paul Schoeffler), a crew Raiders of the Lost Ark.
I a -r rr a r a r m I r rr I r -r rr - I -I 1 1 cn I 4 I a p 92LB PC II ii LPPl I b 4 a 9sL III- lllla4C II I ID s la rrPIParr ·L11Pdl dLILb·Llls LPLPsl+b 1 II The Tech PerformingArts Series announces 1 s I I MOSCOW SOLOISTS I THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA I Violist Yuri Bashmet and his virtuoso colleagues embark on their premiere I Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor; Sanford Sylvan, baritone soloist. Program: I American tour. Program: Schubert-Mahler, Death and the Maiden; Britten, I Mozart, Symphony No. 35, K.385 ("Haffner'); John Adams, The Wound ii "Lachrymtae" for viola and string orchestra; Schnittke, Trio Sonata. A Bank of I Dresser;Beethoven, Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92. A Bank of Boston Celebrity I Boston Celebrity Series event. I Series event. Symphony Hall, October 17 at 8 pmr Symphony Hall, October 24 at 8 pm. I I MIT price. I66A I MIT price: $6 D I SHANGHAI ACROBATS and IROGER NORRING;TON and 1 I IMPERIAL WARRIORS OF THE PEKING a PERA T HlE LONDON CLASSICAL PLAYERS will offer a I Two years ago, the Shanghai Acrobats astonished audiences with their acrobatic j Roger'Norrington,_ conductor, and the London Classical Players Symphony No. 4 in B-flat Major & Overture From I feats. They return for another evening of datzzling acrobatic display and program of Beethoven, historical Chinese opera. A Bank of Boston Celebrity Series event. "Egmont", and Schubert, Symphony No. 4, D. 417, "Tragic" The London Classical Players play on period-pieces and at tempos that composers of the 1 Symphony Hall, October 19 at 8 pm. MIT price: $6. Classical period probably intended. A Bank of Boston Celebrity Series event. Symphony Hall, October 26 at 8 pm. MIT price: X I I Tickets are on -sale at the Technology Community Association, I U'20-450 in the Student Center. Office hours poited on the door. Cal x3-4885 for further information. L- IN C+IPebb CI·CCILP 4·L L LL LL Lc se sarrrr Ip I=--, -- - - pP P 91 ll PT 3 · C·l a I L I - II I IL I _ --ul - L I------·- - L C I - -- -L - Ilyl I
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THE 19991 FESTIV~AL This was followed by Wolf Sweet from of ANIMA64TION - Bulgaria. In line with most Eastern Euro- At the Somaerville Theater. pean animation, it is played against a stark Continues through Oct. 25. background with Ziggyesque figures. The film encapsulates - in the story -of the By NIC@ KEILMANJ catching and killing of a wolf pack - hu- mor, an environmental moral, andl a beau- N THE LIEAFLETS PASSED ouT over the tiful finalI twist, making it enjoyable but past couple of weeks, the latest F~esti- not brilliatnt. val of Animation refers to itself as Nex~rt was Simpon. Ncoseless Simon is re- "one of our most diverse programs jected in life and at school, dreaming of ever." This is certainly a fair statement: noses, until. . .. Told with an eight-year- The animation styles range from standard, old's voice and beautifully animated, Si- to clayrmation, to computer animation, mon is delightful and very funny, its light while the subjects range from the satirical, moral undertones not overshadowing its to the silly, to the '"statement." The further humor. claim in the pamphlet that the "program will please all moviegoers" is also true, with the additional proviso that this may not be valid for the entire program. At this I was surprised, having seen very few bad "animated shorts" (the word "car- toons"n does not exist at animation festi- vals). In this program, however, I was ac- tually disappointed two out of 16 times. On the other hand, the remaining 14 were Comforts (Nick Park) enjoyable enough, so I was able to ignore Grasshopper,, from Italian Bruno among the best 45 minutes of animation the twoO poorer efforts and thoroughly Buzzetto, followed with the story of grass that I've ever seen. It began with Nick enjoy the show. -and death through the ages. It presented a Park's Grand Daqy Out, a claymation film The evening began with a' cartoon Simon8 (Robertt Lance) good overview of human history in good of 23 minutes. 'Mis was beautifully done (whosops!) from American David Bishop style, but at its finale lap~ses into amateur- and was very funny, very silly, and simply titled Mother Goose. Three of Maother L~B4~(~Djp~s~i~L~d~4~-?s ishn comnmentary on the modern human brilliant. Suffice it to say, it is the story of Goose's goriest tales are told in black and condition.. a mission to discover exactly what sort of whi~te, with dashes of blood red where nec- Vro~om offered very little except some cheese the moon is made of. (R2D2 eat esssary, to a group of schaool children who nice pencil drawings in the form of a your heart out - wait until you see the are never seen. This short is a classic trib- driver's view of a harrowing drive. living refrigerator skiing.) ute to black hunmor and the modern child's One: of the listed shorts, Dea~dsey, was (Please turn to page 21) fascination with gore. not playing at the time and was replaced by F~atty Issues. This was a British cartoon ;andl prob~ably thae poorest of all with dull animation and an uninteresting script of an average dieter's experience. Tkhe final two shorts in the first half, however, saved it from leaving a nasty r-cinspermia (Kad~Simms) taste in one's mouth; Eternity was so well The computer-animated short which fol- done anda such a good animated j'oke that lowed can only be described as incredible it seemed incredibly short; likewise (althoumgh Course 6 majors, may not be Tarzan, from Japan, was pleasing to look equally impressed). Panspgermidwas really at in a Fido-Dido type way, tracing the beautiful and could have lasted aPnother ,pabth of a modern-dlay TFuarzn. hour without becoming duill. This two- It is a shame the second haalf ha3d to in- minute short made thae first hallf of the clude W~e W8oman in its repertoire, because Dimensioons in Di~alogue Mdth~ter Goose (David Bishop) show. without it this half would hkave been -"1 -, - - . . - (Jan Sbankmajer) I ------L- -L -"' '' '' - - id I ' U -1
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"-rurr I · r,-IM -- 1 _1 PAGE. - -18- The..---. Tech FRIDAY.1-., OCTOBER1..- 12. 1990- I I~~I - - M 0 a'- I I - = - - -- - I --·- -- A R T S - ______ ,, ______s - =- - --- I Because of the Columbus Day holiday, "On The Town" did not appear on The Cambridge Center for Adult Educa- JAZZ MIUSIC PERFORMANCE IE a shorter, weekend version appears in today's tion continues its Friday series Chile and Jazz harpist Deborah Hemsn-Conant Glpke ftrfermw: Ancien Masked Tuesday, Oct. 9. Instead the Films of Raul Rsiz with Th Battl of performs at 8 pm & 10 pm at the Regat- Draw from Japan is presented at I pm Chile, Part 3: Power of the Peo- in Rcmis Auditoriumn Museum of Fine E Tech. "On The Town" returns to its regular Tuesday schedule on Oct. 16. ~hT tabar, Charles Hotd, Harvard Square, e ple' (1973-1976) at 7 pm & 9 pm at the Cambridge. Tickets: S8. Tel: 661-5000. Arts, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston. le JAZZ MUSIG Shadow-Landscape with Argonasus, Blacksmith House, 56 Brattle Street, Also presented October 14. Free tickets rcll Heiner Goebbels' collage of music and Harvard Square, Cambridge. Tickets: Jamea WeNhsm & his Sextet at the Wil- are required and wailable one hour prior I a a CRITICS' CHOICE * a * drama with texts by Edgar Allan Poe and $3.50. Telephone: 547-6789. low Jazz Club. See October 12 listing. to performance. Telephone: 267-9300. Heiner Mfiller, is presented at 8:30 at the I Branford Marselk performs at 7:30 at r CONTEMPORARY MUSIC the Berklee Performance Center, 136 Institute of Contemporary Art Theater, The French Library in Boston continues CLASSICAL MUSIC Massachusetts Avenue, Boston. Tick- 955 Boylston Street, Boston. Also pre- its series Francophcne Africa: Colonial- * * * CRITICS CHOICE * * * ets: S18.S0 and $20. Tel: 931-2000. sented October 13. Tickets: S10 general, The MIT Clamber Players perform at I ism and Beyond with Eudtai (1971, Ous- 8 pm in Killian Hal, MIT Hayden Me- I__- a Sonic Youth and Redd Kross perform S7 ICA members, seniors, and students. mane Sembene. Senegal) at 8 pm' at 53 I at 7:30 at the Orpheum Theater, Telephone: 266-5152. Marlborough Street, Boston. Also pre- morial Library Building 14. No admis- CONTEMPORARY MUSIC 253-2826. E Hamilton Place, Boston. Tickets: Flor de Cads performs at 8 pm & 10 pm sented October 13 and 14. Tickets: S4 sion charge. Telephone: * * * CRITICS CHOICE * * * e $14.50. Telephone: 482 0650. at the Regattabar, Charles Hotel. Har- general, S3 Library members. Telephone: Yousron N'Devr and lbrahima's E j vard Square, Cambridge. Tickets: $8 and FILM & VIDEO The Boston Symphony Orchestn, Seiji * e 2664351. Ozawa conducting, with pianist M yrh Wol Beat perform in an 18+ ages S9. Telephone: 661-S000. The MIT Lecture Seies Committee pre- show at 9pm at the Channel, 25 * * * CRITICS! CHOICE * l * sents Dic Tray at 7 pm & 10 pm in Argerich, performs Prokoriev's Piano Necco Street, near South Station in Albert Collins &the Icebreakers, Earl James Williams & Nis Sextet performs at 26-100. Admission: Sl.50. Telephone: a * * CRITICS CHOICE a * * Concerto No. 3 and Mahler's Symphony downtown Boston. Tickets: S9 ad- r King, Ronnk Earl, Sugar Ray, and the Willow Jazz aub, 699 Broadway, 258-8881. The Somerville Theatre presents Tlw No. 5 at 8 pin in Symphony Hall, corner vancc/S10 day of show. Telephone: The Broadcasters perform at 9 pm at Ball Square, Somerville. Also presented Fesival of Alnofao 1991 at 7:00 & of Huntington and Massachusetts Ave- 451-1905. the Channel, 25 Necco Street, near October 13. Telephone: 623-9874. The Regent Theater presents Pretty Baby 9:30 at 55 Davis Square, Somerville, nues, Boston. Tickets: S18 to $47.50. South Station in downtown Boston. (1978, Louis Malle) at 5:00 & 9:45 and just by the Davis Square T-stop on Telephone: 266-1492. I * e * e PERFORMANCE c Tickets: $12.50 advance/S15 day of The Boston University Jaz Lab Band Lolita (1962, Stanley Kubrick) at 7:00 at the red line (see review this issue]. WayM Goesk: Puwetry Jaan is pre- October 25 with The Tufts Univesty Symphonim Bn show. Telephone: 451-1905. performs at 8 pm at the Tsai Perfor- 7 Medford Street, Arlington Center, Ar- Continues through sented at 3 pm at the Blacksmith House, screenings Monday & Tuesday at performs at 12:30 on Campus Center mance Center, 685 Commonwealth Ave- lington, on the #77 bus line from the Cambridge Center for Adult Education, I at 7:00 & Lawn, Talbot Avenue, Tufts University, nue, Boston. No admission charge. Tele- Harvard T-stop. Also presented Octo- 7:30, Wednesday-Saturday 56 Brattle Street, Cambridge. Tickets: Marianne Faithfull and Dave Sharp per- 9:30, Sunday at 7:00. and Matinees Medford. No admission charge. Tele- 6 phone: 353-3345. ber 13 and 14, Tickets: $4 (good for the $IU general, S5 children. Tel: 547-6789. form at the Paradise, 967 Common- double feature). Telephone: 643-1198 or Saturday & Sunday at 4:00. Admis- phone: 381-3564. e wealth Avenue, Boston. Tel: 254-2052. CLASSICAL MUSIC S6.50 day of 876-6837. sion: $5.50 advance, Gigaku Perforaana: Ackint Masked Mary-Lynne DiCenso, trumpet, and Conserva- E show. Telephone: 625-5700. Oper Sceew at the Boston from Japan at the Museum of Wendy and Lisa perform at Axis, 13 Marti Epstiei, piano, perform workts by Theater. 12 Drama tory Studio See October Fine Arts. See October 13 listing. Lansdowne Street, Boston, near Ken- Hindemith, Enesco, and Peaslee in an * or a CRITICS CHOICE a a a listing. c more Square. Telephone: 262-2437. MIT Stoff Noon Series concert at Race the Wind, a breathtaking en- FILM & VIDEO I 12 noon in Killian Hall, MIT Hayden counter with sea, wind, and human THEATER Blood Oranges and We Saw the Wolf Memorial Library Building 14. No ad- ingenuity, continues through Novem- Shadow-Landscape with Argonauts at * * CRITICS' CHOICE * * * a ber 15; and To The Ulmit, traveling The MIT Lecture Series Committee Children perform at T.T. the Bears, 10 mission charge. Telephone: 253-2906. MUSIC the ICA. See October 12 listing- e Brookline Street, Cambridge, just north inside the body to experience what CONTEMPORARY presents Akira Kurosawa's The Seven The Blushing Brides and Doe"e Vision I of MIT. Telephone: 492-0082. The Boston Symphony Orchestra. Seiji happens when we push the limit of Samurai at 8 pm in 10-250. Admis- physical endurance, continues indefi- perform at 9pm at the Channel, 25 FILM & VIDEO sion\l.50. Telephone: 258-8881. Ozawa conducting, performs Bach/ Necco Street, near South Station in The MIT Lecture Series Committee pre- I S.W.A.M.M.P. performs at the Western Saito's Chaconne in D minor and Mah- nitely at the Mugar Omni Theater, I downtown Boston. Tickets: S8.50 ad- sents The Handmaid's Tale at 7 pmn & r Front, 343 Western Avenue, Cambridge. ler's Symphony No. 5 at 8 pm in Sym- Museum of Science, Science Park, I the Science Park T-stop vance/S10 day of show. Tel: 451-1905. 10 pm in 26-100. Admission: S1.50. Tele- The Harvard-Epworth Church presents II Also presented October 13. Telephone: phony Hall, corner of Huntington and Boston, near Yasujiro Ozu's I Wfs Bore, But... on the green line. Tickets: $6 general, phone: 258-8881. 492-7772. Massachusetts Avenues, Boston. Tickets: Big Clock,- Knoos & Crosses, and Spsm Japan) at 8 pm at 1555 Massachu- Telephone: (1932, S18 to $47.50. Telephone: 266-1492. S4 seniors and children. Paris perform at T.T. the Bears, 10 Cambridge. Admission: $3 623-6664. The Harvard Film Archive continues its setts Avenue, I The Little Brothers Band perform at the I Brookline Street, Cambridge, just north weekend series Unknown Soviet Cinema contribution. Telephone: 354-0837. Plough & Stars, 912 Massachusetts Ave- Opera Scenes from The Barber of Se- *rt+ of MIT. Telephone: 492 0Q82. with A Long Happy Life (see October 12 nue, Cambridge. Telephone: 492-9653. ville, An Evening or Mr. CauliJlower's, listing) at 2 pm and Ivan The Terrible, The Institute of Contemporary Art pre- a * * * CRITICS' CHOICE * * * The Bag Boys and Te Kevin Connolly e Regina, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Part 111(1945, Sergd Eisenstein) &A Fs- sents J'ai eta au bill (I Went to the The Coolidge Comer Theatre presents Band perform at the Plough & Stars, 912 B Outlets, Left Nut, Mente, and Screaming The Magic Flute, and Orfeo are present- miliar Face (1929, Nikolai Shpikovsky) Dance), the Cajun and Zydeco music of for Sheila perform at the Rat, 528 Com- ed at 8 pm at the Boston Conservatory Fantrasi (1940, Wit Disney) at 1:30, Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge. Tele- 6 at 4 pm, and continues its weekend series Louisiana, at 7 pm & 9 pm at 95 Boyl- I monwealth Avenue, Kenmore Square, Studio Theater, 8 The Fenway, Boston. 4:00, 7:00, & 9:40, The ldick Thief phone: 492-9653. le (Mauricio Nichetti) at 8:00, and Cine- of Films of Arthur Penn with The Mir- ston Street, Boston. Also presented Oc-' Boston. Telephone: 247-8309. Also presented October 13. No admis- tober 15-18. Tickets: $5 general, $4 ICA ma Paradiso at 6:00 & 9:50. Located Brmnce Whbit&[ sod Tle Savages per- acle Worker (1962) at 7 pm and Mickey r sion charge. Telephone: 536-6340. form at Johnny D's, 17 Holland Street, One (195) at 9 pm at the Carpenter members, seniors, and students. Tetb, Animal Train performs at Johnny D's, at 280 Harvard Street, Brookline, at the Coolidge Corner T-stop on the Davis Square, Somerville, near the Davis Center for the Visual Arts, Harvard Uni- phone: 266&5152. 17 Holland Street, Davis Square, Somer- Organist John Clodig performs organ Square T-stop on the red line. Tele- versity, 24 Quincy Street, Cambridge. I line. Films continue indefi- II ville, near the Davis Square T-stop on transcriptions of Edwin Lemare at 12:15 "C" green Ivan the Terrible &A FamiliarFace also its nitely. Telephone: 734-2500. phone: 776-9667. The Harvard Film Archive continues the red line. Telephone: 776-9567. in Trinity Church, Copley Square, Bos- presented October 14. Tickets: $4 gener- weekend series Unknown Soviet Cinema Dreanming, ton. No admission charge. Telephone: Talking to Animals, Awake &l al, $3 seniors and children, $6/$5 for the with Ivan the Terrible &A Familiar Face 536-0944. at Exposure! The Revue of Art & Music is The Museum of Fine Arts continues its and Chehais &Band perform at 9 pm double feature. Telephone: 495-4700. (see October 13 listing} and Two-Buldi- presented at 9 pm at Necco Place, One Necco Place, One Necco Place, near of Films of Theo Angelopoulos Two (see October 12 listing) at 7 pmn, in series South Station in downtown Boston. Necco Place, near South Station The Tufts University Chorale, Orchestra with Voyage to Cythers (1984) at 5:30 Pretty Baby (1978, Louis Malle) 9:45 and and continues its Non-Fiction series with downtown Boston. Tickets: $100. Tele- Jazz Ensemble, and Kiniwe (West Afri- Tickets: $5. Telephone: 426-7744. (1985, Alfred Guzzetti) i and The Beekeeper (1986) at 8:00 at 465 WLits (1962, Stanley Kubrick) at the Re- Beginning Pieces phone: 426-774a. can Drum Ensemble) perform at 8 pm in Huntington Avenue, Boston. Tickets: $5 performs at gent Theatre. See October 12 listing. & Scenes from Childhood (1980, Alfred Cohen Auditorium, Tufts University, The Bland That Tine Forgot general, $4.50 MFA members, seniors, Ed Burke's, 808 Huntington Avenue, Guzzetti) at 5 pm, and continues its Baked Blues and The Urge per- Medford. No admission charge. Tele- Boston and students. Telephone: 267-9300 Boston, on the 'E' green line. Telephone: Emitzi (1971, Ousmrane Sembene, Sene- weekend series of Films of Arthur Penn form at Ed Burke's, 808 Huntington Av- phone: 381-3564. ext. 306. 232-2191. gal) at the French Library in Boston. See with The Chase (1966) at 9 pm at the I enue, Boston, on the 'E' green line. Tele- October 12 listing. Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, g phone: 232-2191. THEATER Carnet Rogers and Anu Reed perform at Harvard University, 24 Quincy Street, The Harvard Film Archive continues its 7:30 in Paine Hall, Harvard Music Build- Shadow of a Doubt, merging a multime- weekend series Unknown Soviet Cinema EXHIBITS Cambridge. Tickets: $4 general, $3 se- DANCE ing, Cambridge. Tickets: $14.50. Tele- Ec dia film noir detective spoof with MIT Awon Oriss: The Gods/Africanisms in niors and children, $6/$5 for the double E * a * CRITICS' CHOICE * * * with Two-Buldi-Two (1929, Lev Kule- phone: 661-1252. scientist Frederick Lorenz's theories of Life the Americas, exploring the manifesta- feature. Telephone. 49S4700... Boston Ballet performs Abdallah, in- shov) at 7 pm and A Long Happy I order and chaos, opens today as a pre- (1966, Gennadi Shpalikov) at 9 pm at the Beggar's Yelvet is presented by the Folk tions of Yoruba religious belief in the I spired by the tales from The Thou- e sentation of the Studebaker Movement Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Song Society of Greater Boston at 8 pm Americas, opens today at the MIT Muse- Pretty Baby (1978, Louis Malle)-9,45 and sand and One Arabian Nights, at Theater Company at The Performance Harvard University, 24 Quincy Street, um, 265 Massachusetts Avenue, Cam- Lolita (1962, Stanley Kubrick) at the Re-- I 8 pm at the Wang Center, 270 Tre- at First Church Congregational, I1 Gar- r Place, 277 Broadway, Somerville. Con- Cambridge. Two-Buldi-Two also present- den Street, Cambridge. Admission: bridge. Continues through December 16 gent Theatre. See October 12 listing.I mont Street, Boston. Continues tinues through October 28 with perfor- ed October 14. A long Happy Life also with mnuseum hours Tuesday-Friday 9-5 through October21 with matinees on $7.50. Telephone: 623-1806. B mances Friday & Saturday at 8 pm and October 13. Tickets: 34 gener- and Saturday-Sunday 1-5. Admission: Emital (1971, Ousmnane Sembene, Sene- E October 13, 20, and 21. Tickets: presented Sunday at 2 pm. Tickets: $12. lele- al, $3 seniors and children, $6/$5 for the S.W.A.M.M.P. at the Western Front. See $2 requested donation, free to MIT com- gal) at the French Library in Boston. See E $10.75 to S48.75. Telephone: 931-2000. r phone: 625-1300. double feature. Telephone: 495-4700. October 12 lislini I munity. Telephone: 253444. October 12 listing. P C C
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mk r October 21: Principal Guest Conductor Gunther Schuller leads the orchestra in Mozart's Concerto No. 19 for piano and orchestra in F, F! IEi K.459; Liszt's "Malediction" with Benjamin Pasternack, piano; Delius' "On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring" and "Summer Night on 33 TYI ~ the River"; and Honneger's Pastoral d'Ett. There will also be a world premiere of Before Sleeping, a new work by Scott Wheeler based % B on the music of Virgil Thompson. Concert at 3 pm in Sanders Theater.
November 18: Pro Arte's long tradition of performances with the Back Bay Chorale continues as conductor Beverly Taylor directs an 1 ' evening of Mozart and Mozart-related themes. Before Amadeus, there was Mozart and Salieni, and Pro Arte will present Rimsky- i Korsakov's one-act opera tonight. Other works: Mozart's Mass in C, "Coronation," K.317, featuring soprano Nancy Armstrong, alto Katharine Emory, tenor Gregory Mercer, and baritone James Maddalena; and the Overture to "Lucio Silla," K.135. Concert at 8 pm in Sanders Tbeater.
January 12: A concert for the whole family! If you can't afford tickets to Phantom of the Opera, you can still see the Boston premiere of 9 TiTe Phantom of the Orchestra, or "The Dark Side of the Sympbpony." Script by Justin Locke and music by Mozart, Beethoven, et al. If t. you liked Pro Arte's presentation of Peter vs. the Wolf last year, you'll love The Phantom of the Orchestra. To be conducted by Max Z t, Hobart. 714~ Concert at 2 pm in Sanders Theater.
.& If you would like a subscription. to Pro Arte's magical fall performances, or even if you would j just like more information about them, please contact Deborah Levinson at The Tech, x3-1541L (Please pay by cash or with a check.) You may pick up tickets for all three concerts at the X Sanders Theater Box Office the night of Sunday, October 21.
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OFF CAMPUS JAZZ MUSIC CLASSICAL MUSIC Corntat: Photojournalism Since Viet- X Tlle lBoston Symphony Orcbestr, Seiji Mozast, featuring Bob Moses & Stan nam, color images of people and events Strickland, performs at the Western XOzawa conducting, with pianist Martha that have shaped the past decade, contin- Front, 343 Western Avenue, Cambridge. Arger ic, performs Prokofiev's Piano ues through October 21 at the Photo- Telephone: 492-7772. Concerto No. 3 and Schubert's Sympho- Compiled by Peter Dunn graphic Resource Center, 602 Comm no n- ny in C, 'The Gre<"at 8 pm in Sym- wealth Avenue, Boston. Tel: 353-0700. CLASSICAL MUSIC phony Hall, corner of Huntington and Charls Able and Deborah Dewey per- Massachusetts Avenues, Boston. Tickets: form works for two pianos by Mozart, $ 18 to $47.50. Telep~hone: 266-1492. * * * CRITICS' CHOICE * * * Debussy, Rachmandinoff, and others at The Harvest of 1830: The Barbizon 3 pm in Jewett Auditorium' Wtllesley Griff Muskc FEsembl performs works Legacy, more than 60 French, Amneri- College, We~llsley. NMadmission charge. by Beth Wiemann, Aaron Copland, In- can, and Dutch works inspired by the Telephone: 23S4320 ext. 2028 or 2077. nias Xenakis, David Rakowski, and Barbizon School of landscape paint- Timothy Geller at 8 pm in the Wang ing, continues through October 21 at TheHaSkW & Haydna Society performs sCenter Grand Lobby, 270 Tremont the Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Har- an, all-Mozart program at 3 pm in Sym- Street, Boston. Tickets: $10 general, $5 vard University, 485 Broadway, Cam- phony Hall, corner of Huntington and, istudents. Telephone: 482-9393. bridge. Museum hours are Tuesday- Massachusetts Avenues, Boston. Tickets: Sunday 10-5. Admnission: $4 general, $15 to $35. Telephone: 1-800s382-8080. $2.50 seniors and students. Tele- phone: 495-9400. Organist James Johnson performs works by Bach, M~endelssohn, and Schumann at 5:30 in Adolphus Busch Hall, 29 Kirk- Betnyal, Harold Pinter's time-reversed The Daily Free Press: Twenty Years in land Street, Cambridge. Admission: $S look at marital infidelity, continues Perspective, continues through Octo- general, S4 seniors and students. Tele- through October 14 at the New Ehrlich ber 26 at the George Sherman Union phone: 495-4544. Theater, 539 Tremont Street, Boston. Gallery, Boston U niversity, 775 Com- Performances are Thursday & Friday at monwealth Avenue, Boston. Gallery Flutist Paula lRobison and harpsichordist t8:00, Saturday at 5:00 & 8:30, and Sun- hours are weekdays 10-5. Telephone: John G~ibbous perform works by Leclair, day at 2:00. Tickets: $15. Telephone: 353-2224. Hotteterre, Duphly, Couperin, and Bach 482-6316. at *1:30 at the Gardner Museum, 280 The From Fantasy to Truth: Future Visions Fenway, Boston. Admission: $5 general, Candids, George Bernard Shaw's come- of an Artist, paintings by Wendy Seller, $2.50 seniors and. students. Telephone: dy about the falsehoods underlying mar- continues through October 26 at the 566-1401. riage, continues through November 18 at Trustman Art Gallery, Simmons College, the New Repertory Theatre, 54 Lincoln 300 The Fenway, Boston. Gallery hours A Longy Faculty Chamber Music concert Street, Newton Highlands, near the New- are weekdays 10-4:30. No admission presents works by Arthur Berger, Jean ton Highlands T-stop on the Riverside charge. Telephone: 738-2145. Fran~ax, and Beethoven at 8 pmn in the 'D' green line. Performances are Edward Pickman Concert Hall, Longy Wednesday at 2:00, Thursday & Friday at Mel Wiseman: A Retrospective of Paint- School of Music, 27 Garden Street,' 8:00, Saturday at 5:00 & 8:30, and Sun- ings and Monotypes continues through Cambridge. Admission: $5 suggested do- day at 3:00 & 7:30. Telephone: 332-1646. October 28 at the Boston University Art nation. Telephone.- 876 0956. Gallery, 855 Commonwealth Avenue, The Cocktail Hour, A. R. Gurney's com- Boston. Gallery hours are weekdays 10-4 edy about a playwright visiting his par- and weekends 1-5. No admission charge. ents' home, continues through Octo- Telephone: 353-3329. ber 28 at the Wilbur Theatre, 246 Tremont Street, Boston. Performances Figurnag the Body, examining the ways are Tuesday-Saturday at 8 pm with mati- in which artists explore the body as the CONTEMPORARY MUSIC nets Thursday & Saturday at 2 pm and expression of various~identities, contin- Sunday at 3 pm. Tickets: $i27.50, $32.50, ues through October 28 in the Foster * * * CRITICS CHOICE * * * and $37.50. Telephone: 423-4008. Steve Ubbey of 7he Church performs Gallery, Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Hun- tington Avenue, Boston. Museum hours at T.T. the Bears, 10 Brookline Street, Contemporary Insanity 11: The Sequel, Ciumbridge, just north of MIT. Tele- are Tuesday-Sunday 10-5 and Wednes- phone: 49240082. tacklinS censorship, ethics, sex, and day 10-10. Admission: 56 general, $5 se- scandal, continues indefinitely at the niors and students, free with MIT 11). Boston, Baked Theatre, 255 Elm Street, Telephone: 267-9300. The Cal McCrevans Show is presented at Davis Square, Somerville. Performances 8:30 at Nightstage, 823 Main Street, are Friday at 8: IS and Saturday at 7:00 & Morris Louis, nine major canvases by Cambridge, just north of MIT. Tickets: :9:15. Tickets: $1450 and $16. Tele- one of the pioneers of stained painting, S12.50. Telephone: 497-8200. phone: 628-9575. continues through December 9 in the Carter Gallery, Museum of Fine Arts, Dread, Toydk Narcotic, Mahial Brain e Forbdden Broadway 1990, the latest up- 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston. Muse- Dysfunctiom, Aggressor, and Hearing dated version of Gerard Alessandrini's um hours are Tuesday-Sunday 10-5 and Ipaiered perform at 9 pm at the Chan- -musical comedy revue, continues indefi- Wednesday 10-10. Admission: $6 gener- ndl, 25 Necco Street, near South Station nitely at the Terrace Room, Boston Park al, $5 seniors and students, free with in downtown Boston. Tickets: $5. Tele- Plaza Hotel. Performances are Tuesday- MIT [D. Telephone: 267-9300. phone: 451-1905. Friday at 8 pm, Saturday at 7 pm & 10 pm, and Sunday at 3 pm & 6 pm. Toe [Avy-Franks Family Colonil Por- Blues Jim, led by Bruce Paley, is present- -Tickets: $17 to S25 depending on perfor- traits, depicting prominent members of ed at 9 pmn in Hotung Cafe, Tufts Uni- -mance. Telephone: 357-8384. New York's Jewish community in the versity Medford. No admission charge. 0 * * * 1730s, continues through December 9 in Telephone: 381-3564. A Gisls Gul&i to Chaos, the off-Broad- the C. Brown Galilery, Museum of Fine way comedy hit about the rocky road to Arts, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston. FILM & VIDEO romance, continues through Novem- Museum hours are Tuesday-Sunday 10-5 ***CRITICS' CHOICE *o ber 25i at Nick's, 100 Warrenton Street, and Wednesday 10-10. Admission: $6 The Harvard Film Archive continues Boston. Performances are Wednesday & general, $5 seniors and students, free Thursday at 8:00, Friday & Saturday at with MIT ID. Telephone: 267-9300. its Monday series Avant-Garde InflRu- 11 * * 4 ences in Narrative Film with Stanky 7:00 & 9:30, and Sunday at 3:00. Tick- Kubrick's LoNta (1962) at 5:30 & 8:15 ets: S10 to $18.50. Telephone: 48240930. The Unique Print: 70s into 90s, 100 at the Carpenter Genter for the Visual printed images documenting the surge of Arts, Harvard University, 24 Quincy Hide, by William.Shakespeare, contin- interest in the unique print in the last de- Street, Cambridge. Tickets: $4 gener- ues through October 14 as a presentation To the Limit continues at the Museum of Science. cade, continues through December 16 in al, $3 seniors and children. Tele- of Commnon/Wealth Theater Collabora- the Torf Gallery, Museum of Fine Arts, tive av--f*CO~utritgtoWNWrksgog-;,Theafer, .-Wednestlay at I pm md Sundayi at 3 pm. 'Nonsense', Dan Gio~g gn' -comedy about ence of the Ecolc des BeausArts, contin- 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston. Muse- 442 Bunkler Hill Street, Charlestown. Tickets: $17.50 to SZJ. Tel: 876-0589. the Little Sisters of Hoboken who stage a ues through October 12; Visual AIDS um hours are Tuesday-Sunday INS5 and Performances are Thursday-Saturday at talent show to raise money to bury four III, a poster collection reflecting the is- Wednesday 10-10. Admission: $6 gener- *The Regent Theater presents The Kigof t8 pm and Sunday at 7 pm. Tickets: $12 of their number, continues indefinitely at sues and cultural attitudes of diverse or- al, S5 seniors and students, free with -onady (1982, Matin Scorcese) at 5:15 igeneral, S6 seniors and students. Tele- * * * CRITICS' CHOICE * * * M. Butterfly, David Henry Hwang's the Charles Playhouse, 74 Warrenton ganizations and countries, continues MIT ID). Telephone: 267-9300. --& 9:00 and Witheat You I'ma Noting phone: 8W501~. through December l; and Doe Edgerton: (1990, John Boskovitz) at 7:15 at 7 Med- Tony Award winmning story of clandes- Street, Boston. Performances are Tues- tine love between -a former French day-Friday at 8 pm, Saturday at 6 pmn& Stopping Time, photographs and memos Founinlig Farms: Five Massachusetts fcrd Street, Arlington Center, Arlington, , tesftisreai House, George Bernard rabilia documenting the invention and Famil Farms, 1638Prest, a photo- .on the 077 bus line from the Harvard diplomat and a Chinese star of the 9 PM, with matinees Thursday at 2 pm I Shai's humorous &iable'of Victorian ri- Peking Opera, continues through Oc- and Sunday at 3 pm. Tickets: $15.50 to use of the strobe light, continues indefi- graphic exhibit, continues through T-stop. Also presented October 16 igidity shattered by the anarchy of World nitely at the MIT Museum, 265 Massa- December 31 at the Commonwealth Mu- 17and 17. Tickets: S4 (good for the double tober 14 at the Colonial Theatre, 106 $26.50 general, half-price for seniors and War One, continues through October 21 Boylston Street, Boston. Perfor- students on Thursday matinee. Tele- chusetts Avenue, Cambridge. Museum seum, 220 MorriMe Boulevard, Dor- feature). Tel: 643-1198 or 876 6837. at the Spingold Theater, Branxdeis Uni- phone: 426-6912. hours are Tuesday-Friday 9-5 and Satur- chester, near the JFK/UMass/Columbia versity, Walthamn. Performances are Oc- mances are Tuesday-Saturday at 8 pin, with mnatinees Thursday & Sat- 0 * * * day-Sunday 1-5. Admrission: $2 requejst- T-stop on the red line. Museum hours J'ai ik 2a bal (I Afnt to the Dance) at tober 12 13. 19, & 20 at 8 pm, Octo- Shear Madness, the long-running comic ed donation, free to MIT community. are Monday-Friday 9-5 and Saturday -the Institute of Contemporary Art. See- !-ber 14 at 7 pm, October 17 & 18 at urday at 2 pm and Sunday at 3 pm. Tickets: $20 to S42.50. Telephone: murder mystery, continues indefinitely at Telephone: 2534444. 9-3. No admission charge. Telephone: October 14 listing. l10am, and October 21 at 3 pm. Tele- 727-9268. 1-800s382-8080. the Charles Playhouse, 74 Warrenton phone: 736-4660. Lawec B. Andemsc '30: Artist, Edu- POETRY . * 0 * * Street, Boston. Performances are Tues- Then Didart reads from In the Western day-Friday at 8:00, Saturday at 6:30 & cator, Acitect, an installation celebrat- What Makes Music?, examining the rela- Night al: 8: 15 in the Spiegel Performnance Misalliance, George Bernard Shaw's 9:30, and Sunday at 3:00 & 7:30. Tick- ing the distinguished career of the former tionship between science and sound and ***CRITICS' CHOICE*** comedy about child-rearing, continues Center, Blacksmith Housef Cambridge H. M. S. PAcoe, Gilbert arid Sulli- ets: $18 and $23. Telephone: 451l0195. dean of the MIT School of Architecture, explorn~g the latest in sound technology, Center for Adult Education, 56 Brattle van's comic musical, continues through Octobersl at the Lyric Stage continues through December 14 at the continues through January I at the Mu- Theatre, 54 Charles Street, Beacon Hill, seum of Sciencee, Science Park, Boston, Street, Cambridge. Admission: $2. Tele- through October 21 at the Hunting- Compton Gallery, between Buildings 10 phone: 547-689. ton Theatre, 264 Huntington Avenue, Boston. Performances are Wednesday- and 13. Gallery hours are weekdays 9-5. near the Science Park T-stop on the Friday at 8:00, Saturday at 5:00 B&8:30. No admission charge. Tel: 25311441. green line. Museum hours are Tuesday- Boston [see review this issue). Perfor- 4 * * * mances are Tuesday-Saturday at and Sunday at 3:00. Tickets: $13.50 to Sunday 9-5, Friday 9-9. Admission: S6 8 pm, with matinees Wednesday, Sat- $17.50. Tclephone: 742-8703. ON CAMPUS Sateliftl lntelit: New Art from Bos- generals S4 seniors and children, free urday, and Sunday at 2 pm. 'Rickets: Portraits Without People, by Krisztina ton and San Dieg, a wide range of me- with MIT ID. Telephone: 623-66. Holly G. photographs from South Amer- $16 to $32. Telephone: 266-M0. Nice People Dancing to Good Country dia styles from 12 artists [see review this CONTEMPORRY MUSIC Music, Lee Blessingt play about a wom- ica and the Eastern Mediterranean, con- issue]; and Synthetic Spame: Holography Black Achievers in Science, profiling 16 T1be lBest Farmes, Xu Dealtl, and an who's about to become a nun, and tinues through October 21 in the Wiesner at MIT, the first selec tive survey of comn- black men and women who are experts is) The Waif' perform in an 18+ ages Jacques BMe Is Afie and Well and LAv. Laundry and Bourbon, James McClure's Gallery, 2nd Floor, MIT Student Center. puter-generated holographly at MIT orig- their various fields, continues through show at 9 pm at Nightstage, 823 Main Igin PaPbs the Eric Blau-Mort musical, play about Texas-style female bonding, No admission charge. inating in the Spatial Imaging Laborato-y January 6 at the Museum of Science, Sci- continues indefinitely at the Hlasty Pud- continue through October 20 at the Back ry, continue through November 18 at the ence Park, Boston, near the Science Park Street, Cambridge, just north of MIT. 0 * 0 * Tickets: S8 advansc/$9 day of show. ding Theatre, 12 Holyoke Street at Mas- Alley Theater, 1253 Cambridge Street, List Visual Arts Center, MIT Wiesner T-stop on the green line. Museum hours Telephone: 497-9200. sachusetts Avenue, Cambridge. Perfor- Inman Square, Cambridge. Perfor- From the Ecole to Tech: Didr# Despra- Building EIS. Gallery hours are week- are Tuesday-Suniday 9-5, Friday 9-9. mances are Tuesday-Friday at 8 pmn, mances are Thursday-Sunday at 8 pm. delle, His Colleagues and Students, days 12-6 and weekends I-S. No admis- Admission: $6 general, S4 seniors and Eric B. & Ralkim and Gan Pec atro Saturday at 6 pm & 9 pm, with matinees Tickets: $15. Telephone: 491-8166 drawings featured in discussing the influ- sion charge. Telephone: 253-4680. children, free with MIT ID. Telephone: perform in an 18 + ages show at 9 pin at 623-6664. the Channel, 25 Necco Street, near South Station in downtown Boston. Tickets: Rosso Revealed, focusing on the restora- $5.50 advance/$6.50 day of show, Tele- tion of 11 Rosso Fiorentino's Dead Christ phone: 451-1905. with Angels, continues through Janu- ary 20 in the Charles C. Cunningham Hell Toupee and One fife perform at Gallery, Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Hun- 9 pm at Necco Place, One Necco Place, tington Avenue, Boston. Museum hours near South Station in downtown Boston. are Tuesday-Sunday 10-5 and Wednes- Tickets: $4.50. Telephone: 426-7744. day 10-10. Admission: S6 general, $5 se- niors and students, free with MIT ID. JAZZ MUSIC Telephone: 267-9300. The Wihiker Swing Orchestra performs at 9 pm at the Regattabar, Charles Ho- Afro-American Artists in Paris: 1919- tel, Harvard Square, Cambridge. Tick- 1939, works by eight artists who lived in ets: S6. Telephone: 661-5000. Paris between the First and Second world wars, Praying Shoes: Preying Shoes, a FILM & VIDEO participatory video installation by James The French Library in Boston presents Montford, and African Outlook: Recent Cbantal's Choice: The MAking of a Mod- Fabric Designs, featuring works by Chukwuanugo Okeke, are presented at ern Folkclle at 6 pin at 53 Marlborough Street, Boston. Adrn-ssion: S6 general, the Museum of the National Center of Afro-Am~erican Artists, 300 Walnut Ave- Si4 Library members, seniors, and stu- nue, Boston. Admission: $1.25 general, dents. Telephone: 2664351. The Harvard Film Archive continues its 442-86i14. Tuesday series Women Filmmaokers with The Rendezvous of Anna (1978, Chantal Akerman, France/Belgium) at 5:30 & 8:00 at the Carpenter Center for the Vi- sual Arts, Harvard University, 24 Quincy Street, Cambridge. Tickets: S4 general, Sharon Olds poetry reading at Media $3 seniors and children. Tel: 495-4700. Lab on October 18. White Oakc Dansce Project, featuring MIfkhail Baryshnikov The King of Comedy (1982, Martin Scor- and Markc Morrns, presented by Dance cese) and Without You I'm Nothinag Umbrella at the Wang Center on Octo- (199, John Boskovitz) at the Reent ber 24. Andy Sumnles at Nightstage on Theater. See October 13 lisfing. October 25. Heretix at the Paradise on October 26. The Flying Kararnazov J'al iti au ba (I Nftnt to the Dance) at Brothers at the Spingold Theater, Bran- the Institute of Comtemporary Art. See deis University, October 30 to Novem- October 14 listing. ber 4. The Pixies at the Orpheurn The- atre on October 31. The Robert Cray EXHIBITS Band at the Wang Center on Novem- New Territory: Art from FAt Geny, ber2. Jerry Lee Lewis at the Channel on paintings, photographs, prints, and site- November 3. George Winston at Sym- specific installations by 17 young, con- phony Hall on November 4 and 5. Greg- temporary East German artists, opens ory Hines at Symphony Hall on Novem- today at the Grossman Gallery, School of ber I11. Moje Nixon at the Channel on the Museum of Fine Arts, 230 The Fen- November 14. B~obby, McFerrin's Voices- way, Boston. Continues through Novem- Cinema Paradiso continues at the Coolidge Corner Theater. Ira at the Boston Opera House on ber 30. Telephone: 267-9300. November 17. 1
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Citing karma, Blanche St. residentwants to-stay I (Continued from page 1) would not get the parking per- entine claimed had been his own to the board, which will decide, atttmpt to expedite the develop- I been marked by strong words mits it required. and a display of other hairs upon the case. ment of University Park. and emotions, and this Lewis posed a standing objec- which he said showed that he had hearing A decade of codtroversy MIT has since promised to was no different. tion of irrelevance, while further found a way to turn grey hair help ameliorate the deficiency of Before objecting to Mason's alleged lack back to its natural color without' The controversy, surrounding the hearing officially low- and moderate-income and began, Scott P. Lewis, an attor- of expertise regarding Cambridge the use of chemicals. 'In other MIT's planned development of rent-controlled housing in Cam- ney representing MIT, objected parking law. words, to reverse the aging University Park , began about a bridge. The Institute plans to ul- to the hearing, saying the possi- There was only one other wit- process," he said. decade ago, when, three -three- timately provide 18 rent-con- ble limitations the parking freeze ness called, who without doubt Valentine claimed that if re- deck'er buildings located on trolled units, six more thian may impose were not relevant. represented the most memorable search like his were occurring at Blanche St., owned by MIT, were before the redevelopment, and "This hearing is a sham, it's aspect of the hearing. MIT, all efforts would be made left vacant and uninhabitable. has also set aside IS0 of its 400 frivolous, dilatory, and should be Peter Valentine, a resident of to accommodate the researcher. The buildings gained the public new housing units for. low- stopped immediately," said Lewis Blanche St. for over 20 years, He believes that he must remain spotlight in 1988 when protesters and moderate-income people. I at the hearing's onset. was called to the stand to repre- at his current residence in order constructed a 'Tent City" and However, JohnlMason, a law- sent the intangible hardship that to continue his research. asked MIT to allow theme to ren- The'Rent Contrd lBoard ap- i yer arguing for the tenants, will be suffered by tenants due to He also said that the Rent ovate the houses so that the proved of MIT's plan to replace claimed that the hearing could a relocation that may no longer Control Board should be familiar homeless could live in them. existing rent-controlled units lost not be more relevant. He said have a purpose. with his important poweis. Not Some people claimed that MIT to the redevelopment. Thus, the that when the permits were grant- Valentine began his testimony long ago, there was a Cambridge had purposely allowed these three, buildings have since been ed to allow MIT to relocate the by stating that he could not be outdoor event scheduled for a houses to deteriorate in order to demolished, and the fate of two houses on Blanche St., it was moved from his home because he day on which thunderstorms had remove them from the rental nearby, three-ecker houses has with the understanding that Uni- was currently in karma with his been predicted. Valentine said- market ad vacate tbe land, in an come under fire. energy fields and that versity Park would be able to be relocation may city officials hired him to I= -rC2-M -rpl-I I·'P completed. jeopardize this karma. prevent the thunderstorms, and "it was never even considered Although> Lewis had objected sure enough it was beautifully that these tenants be forced to to all presentations put forth by sunny that day. undergo the hardship of reloca- the other side up until this point, Lewis called no witnesses and Join The Tech! I0 tion so that the land could re- he allowed Valentine to present a merely reiterated in his closing main vacant for an unforeseeable one page speech he had prepared argument that this was yet anoth- Drop by Room 483 number of years," said Mason. as additional testimony. er, trial that MIT should not have The first witness called by Ma- This speech was accompanied been forced to endure. of the Student Center son was meant to show that there by unsubmitted evidence, includ- Bendix, the hearing officer, was significant chance that MIT ing a bag of gray hair which Val- will now write a recommendation any Sunday at 6pm for pizza Noble case to go jury trial I (Continued from page 1) (yes, this means you . . .) Noble's tenure review. se _ ~~81~~--J3 ' -r·e I ~~~ · 1 1~~~~~~-431·-_ b ~ ~ - "MIT has wanted privacy froam the beginning Iof Noble's suit] said Maggie Hassan, MIT's law yer from the Boston-based fin of Palmer and Dodge, in June. . ad confidentiality restriction h; been imposed on the couirt proceedings in 1986 at MIT request. I Noble said he views the authto- rization of the jury trial as a viic- tory, noting that MIT filed twV00 briefs, on April 23 and May 3, calling for "private hearings ' ,,-,, FRE Both of these were declined b Hallisey in his decision. I ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Airune . elvatons 1Noble spent two years in th courts earning the right to see th documentation from his tenurhe Ticketing Service review committee. He spent aln- other two years trying to ma; that documentation public. At the time of the trial, thhe Tech- file photd, mii comments and assessments madSe Former Associate Professor David F. 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I , , I '1 I I r I I i - I I - I I -· r a r- III FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1990 The Tech PAGE 23 _1 a- I m ._..1 , ,I?. -'. Lewis:a VSiscriminated Volunteer (Continued from page 1) tient from Mount Auburn hospi- The grievance was denied, and Currently, there are four black tal to the MIT infirmary during a under the contract agreement, Opportunities officers on the Campus Police snowstorm. He felt the combina- thei grievance went to binding ar- force, Lewis said, but only one is tion of the weather and the poor bitration. The arbitrator, Mark Jimmy Fund Annual Walk Walk for Homeless a sergeant. condition of ambulance which he Irvings, has already heard two T'e Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund The Somerville Homeless Coalition, was to drive posed a risk to the days of testimony, and two more which operates two shelter programs Recommended by Annual Walk will take place on Satur- patient and driver. hearings are scheduled for for families and individuals, is hold- review committee day, October 13. For more infonna- By comparison, Shapiro con- November. tion on the 26.2 mile walk or the 10 ing a Walk-a-Thon on October 28. tended that 'some white officers After the testimony, each side Lewis' promotion denial came mile walk, contact The Jimmy Fund, The 6-mile walk starts at noon and despite-a recommendation for refused to transport an AIDS pa- will present briefs to the arbitra- 732-3300. Registration fomis maybe mnsthroughout Somerville. Formore "serifts -consideration" by his in- tient just because the patient had tor, who will make a decision In the Public Service Cen- information, contactMichael at 623- terviewcommittee. In the promo- AIDS, and they received no within 30 days, Shapiro said. picked up 6111. tional, summary, the committee 'discipline." At thie least, if the arbitrator ter, nm. 3-123. wrote, "Officer Lewis gave the Iirules in Lewis' favor, the "imme- The grievance process single best promotional interview diate remedy" would be to pro- Public Service Day Cambridge Scool Volunteers ever witnessed-by any member of Shapiro, who represents the mote Lewis and grant pay going Tau Beta Pi invites everyone inter- CSV needs volunteers to tutor Cmn- the committee., His knowledge of Campus Police Association, said back to July 1, 1989. ested in volunteering approximately bridge school students. They espe- department. policies .and proce- the Campus Police "have a col- However, Lewis is seeking ad- four hours of time on Sunday, Octo- cially need math and science tutors, dures was extensive and impres- lective bargaining agreement with ditional damages, contending ber 14, tojoin them for Public Service and tutors that can speak Spanish or that because the parties involved sively articulated." MIT. One of the provisions is a Day. The work will be mostly out- French. Most tutoring is done in the non-discrimination clause, which agreed in the contract to abide by, The committee's only hesita- door activites in the Boston/ Tutoring Center at the school during tion arose-from two disciplinary basically says that the Institute federal and state laws, they Cambridge area and willbegin at 10:30 the school day. For more infotma- actions against Lewis. If it will adhere to all state and feder- should follow the rules for reme- a.m. To learn more or to volunteer, tion, call Antonia--Burke, 349-6794. weren't for the "minor discipline, al anti-discrimination laws." dying discrimination, which can he. would have been 'graded'a He said when unions 'have un- include attorney fees' punitive call Derek Mayweather, 225-7614. 10 the summary states. resolved grievances, [the result is] damnages, and . emotional TILL Lewis said that it was- reaealed- final and binding, arbitration - damages. Adopt A Rubber Duckle Toward Independent Living and at the July 27, i989 grievance that's where -we are now." Simpnides said MIT "will fol- The United Cerebral Palsy Associa- Learning, Inc. is a non-profit agency hearing that in a meeting prior to Constantine B. Simonides, vice low the [arbitrations process. It is tion of MetroBoston, Inc. is sponsor- serving developmentally disabled the sergeants exam, Glavin had president and secretary of the legal and well-specified." ing a rubber duckie race down the clients. They are currently looking decided not to accept a grievance MIT 'Corporation, said, "I will Issue goes deeper than Charles River on October 28. For for volunteers willing to dedicate 2-3 from Lewis if he filed one. not discuss what's going on in the this case, Lewis says $5.00, you can adopt a duck and win hours per week, or every other week. Glavin could not be reached arbitration process. The arbitra- major prizes if your duck does well! Volunteers could help out with a vari- for comment yesterday. tion is one of the steps in a griev- Both Lewis and Shapiro be- For more info, contact thle Public ety of activities including bowling, MIT's defense in the grievance ance process in a labor union lieved this issue goes far beyond sw irming,softball, and social events. "rests on the fact that Ted Lewis contract situation, and we do not this particular case. Shapiro said Service Center, rm. 3-123, x3-0742. Enthusiasm and a little patience ate has had a couple of suspen- comment on the situation as a the "most disgusting" aspect is sions," Shapiro said. matter of policy." that MIT is 'constantly pro- Walk For Housing the only required skills. For more But he and Lewis contested the When Lewis was not promot- claiming itself to be a place of Habitat for Humanity of Boston is information, call Doug Knotts at329- validity of those disciplinary ac- ed, he filed a grievance under the equal opportunity," and that a holding its Second Annual Walk for 6150. tions. "We're trying to show that anti-discrimination provision, as- qualified minority was passed HousingonSaturday,October27. For black officers tend to be suspend- serting that bias "based on [his] over for promotion. more information concerning the 8- Simonides said he did not ed [and] disciplined more than race and his union advocacy" af- mile walk, call: 4559971, or drop by know if there was a general prob- [white officers]." fected the decision to promote the Public Service Center. Compiled by the MIT Public Servic In one of those cases several lem, but stressed that MIT strives him, Shapiro said. Shapiro added Center, rm. 3^123, x3-0742. years ago, Lewis received a two- that Glavin "refused to accept to promote diversity. "It is defi- day' suspension for refusing to the grievance because she said nitely a goal of MIT to increase Mass Alcohol and Drug Hotline transport a non-emergency pa- you can't grieve a promotion." the representation of minorities Be aphone counselor for those look- C- 7 i I _--- _ ·I · la I g I who are underrepresented here," ing for help with alcoholl and drugs. he said. Trainingprovided in alcohol and drug Lewis criticized MIT's reaction problems, treatment resources, and PSCS to the case, saying, "When some- communications skills. For more. in- thing like this is brought out, formation, call: 44S-6999. MIT needs to get involved." Pubic Service Center -I ------i - - I - L - - U I__ - I - JI _II C -- I- L_
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The ond inning of Wednesday's game Reds loaded the bases with one for arguing balls and strikes with out in the ninth. Jeff Reed lined umpire Terry Cooney. Down 1-0, a bouncer toward the gap be- Mike Gallego met Boston reliever tween short and third, but Pitts- Tom Bolton with a two-run dou- burgh third-baseman Bobby Bon- ble. The Athletics will begin de- illa made a lunging snare of the fense of their World Series cham- ball and started the round-the- pionship Tuesday night in either horn double play that ended the Cincinnati or Pittsburgh. game. Winning pitcher Doug Drabek Stewart beat Clemens for an did not allow a Cincinnati runner eighth straight time. He held to reach second base between the Boston to four hits and a ninth- first and eighth innings. He al- William Chu/The Tech inning run, improving his playoff lowed two runs on seven hits Smith College's Elizabeth Welborn (#33) overruns the ball, and MIT's Kimberly Wil- record to 5-0. while working into the ninth. liams '92 is ready for the steal. The field hockey team lost, 3-0, to the visiting Pio- Bob Patterson got the double neers on Saturday, and, 2-1, to Mt. Holyoke College yesterday. See story, page 28. League playoffs - I The Nation 1·11-- --- , , el are still in doubt. The Pittsburgh play to post a save. Cleveland teams have North Stars tie up Bruins Last night was a quiet one in the National Hockey League, as only four games were played. The been wells L O-S-I-N G Boston Bruins battled to a 3-3 overtime tie with the Minnesota North Stars last night in Minnesota. (Continued from page 28) Mark Price, and John "Hot Despite the tie, the Bruins stayed on top of the Wales Conference Adams Division, leading with eight points. Montreal and Hartford are tied for second, with five points apiece. they are still one of the few fran- Rod" Williams (who in the off- Philadelphia topped New Jersey, 7-4, in a Patrick Division matchup. The Devils remain atop the chises yet to reach the Super season conducts the Boston Pops) Bowl; they join the likes of the that year, the Cavs became a Lions, Buccaneers, Falcons, credible team. Hockey Roundup Saints, and other expansion-type They were the second-best football teams in this regard. Yet team in the NBA in 1988-89, los- i Division, with five points, despite the loss, while Philadelphia edged ahead of the New York Island- ers, who did not play. they have made the playoffs for ing to a miracle shot by Michael The Chicago Black Hawks defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins, 4-1, and maintained their hold over the past five years, and have Jordan in the first round of the the Norris Division. played in the AFC Championship playoffs. The Cavs actually had a And the Edmonton Oilers and the Los Angeles Kings battled to a 5-5 tie. for three of them. chance to win a championship Five games are scheduled for tonight. Montreal visits the NY Rangers, Hartford travels to Detroit, that year, but once again,, I was Quebec plays at Buffalo, St. Louis takes on Vancouver, and Winnipeg goes against Washington. Each of these three was a loss disappointed. Last year, the Cavs to Denver,- and every time the settled to a .500 record, destined WALES CONFERENCE CAMPBELL CONFERENCE loss is more and more creative. A for mediocrity evermore. 98-yard drive by Denver sends Adams Division Norris Division the game into OT the first time Oh, well, there were those of W L T Pts. GF GA W L T Pts. GF GA around; a fumble on what could you who thought the Sox might 3 1 0 6 15 10 BOSTON 4 0 1 8 23 9 Chicago have been the winning score cost beat the Xs, the Bruins the Oil- 2 1 0 4 9 10 Montreal 2 0 1 5 14 11 St. Louis the Browns the second game; and ers, or the Patriots the Bears, 1 2 1 3 15 21 Hartford 2 1 1 5 15 15 Detroit the third was, well, a rout. I am and were disappointed. Someday, 1 2 1 3 14 20 Minnesota 1 3 1 2 14 19 Quebec almost happy to see that the perhaps when I'm on my death- 11 13 Toronto 0 4 O O 9 22 Buffalo 0 2 1 1 Browns aren't very good this year bed, the Indians will finish within Division Patrick Division' Smythe so that they won't lose the AFC 10 of first, the Browns will go to 3 1 0 6 16 11 New Jersey 2 2 1 5 19 20 Calgary title game again. the Super Bowl, Michael Jordan Pittsburgh 2 2 0 4 18 16 Los Angeles 2 1 1 4 18 14 will retire and the Cavs will go to NY Rangers 2 2 0 4 17 14 Edmonton 1 0 2 3 11 10 the Finals, and hockey will return 16 13 Winnipeg 1 2 1 3 15 12 Philadelphia 2 2 0 4 Before 1988, the Cavaliers were to Cleveland. Until then, I am NY Islanders 1 2 7 10 Vancouver 1 2 0 2 10 12 0 2 perennially one of the worst faced with a life of frustration, Washington 1 2 0 2 12 15 teams in the NBA. After acquir- high blood pressure, ulcers and ing Ron Harper, Brad Daugherty, dreams. * t * |--- 9 . MNIC Lyons defeat &MIT hockey, 2-1
(Continued from page 28) side the circle drifted past every- body and snuck into the MIT goal. There was some question as to whether the shot had been tak- en from more than 25 yards out, which is prohibited by a new rule.
MIT had a 10-3 advantage in penalty corners, and Shaughnessy recorded Il saves to Lyons' keep- er Kirsten Kelso's eight.
The Engineers travel to Worcester tomorrow morning to take on a tough Worcester Poly- technic Institute squad, ranked first in New England and eighth This space donated by The Tech in the nation among Division III field hockey teams. - I -L -- I _ II Football nome~oming: Sata at I P._I PAGE 28 The Tech FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1990 se, - I~~~~I ------I sports I- - -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - -- -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Words on Sport/ It's another hard loss for field hockey Shawn Mastrian E ok __ By David Rothstein The victories have been very few and far between for the field Only dream hockey team this year. The young Engineers, although never lack- ing in spirit, have often strug- of success gled against quicker, more experi- enced teams. Sometimes they in Cleveland have struggled against more evenly-matched teams. The Red Sox were unceremoni- So it was yesterday on a dreary, ously dumped by the Oakland fog-ridden afternoon, as MIT Athletics in the American League lost another match, this time to Championship Series for the sec- Mt. Holyoke College, 2-1. The onld time in three years. In May, loss leaves the Engineers' record the Bruins lost to Edmonton in at 2-10, 0-5 in the New England the Stanley Cup finals for the Women's Eight Conference. second time in three years. In Yesterday's game did not be- 1986, the Patriots made the Su- long to Mt. Holyoke. But for a per Bowl, only to be edged by fluke goal - which may have Chicago, 46-10. Such is the re- been illegal, depending on whom cent glory of the Boston-area you asked - by the visitors early professional teams. in the first period, the game was As much as this may sound an even match. In fact, MIT kept sarcastic (fueled by my hate for the ball in the Lyons' half for this uptight, dreary city), it is a most of the first period, but sim- back-handed compliment. To ac- ply could not score. William Chu/The Tech tually have all the area teams MIT found the net early in the Field hockey's Wendy Russell '94 fights for the ball in Saturday's 3-0 loss to Smith College. competing for championships second period, after the teams son '91, Kimberly Williams '92 the goal. A prolonged scramble ing," conceded a frustrated head (heck, even the Celtics used to be and switched sides and the Jack and Ward, but could mount only ensued, at the end of which Wel- coach, Sue Landau, after the good) is amazing. But the focus Barry Field lights had come on, few serious offensive threats. don's shot slipped by four MIT gane. But: "We're playing very of this column is not the Boston as Wendy Russell '94 deflected a Then, with 17:53 to go in the defenders and past Shaughnessy. much better than we were [at the area, but my less fortunate Susie Ward '92 shot into the back game, Mt. Holyoke's Joanna The Engineers made several beginning of, the season]," she hometown: Cleveland. left corner of the Mt. Holyoke Weldon scored to put the Lyons full-field runs in the closing min- added. goal at 31:09. up for good. The score came utes of the game, only to be Mt. Holyoke's first. goal came The 1-1 tie held for a while. after MIT goalkeeper Helen stopped by a Lyons defender, or at 33:41 of the opening period, as Don't get me wrong - I love MIT got good defensive work Shaughnessy '91 kicked a an errant pass. Heather Seabury's shot from outs Cleveland. I would far rather live from team captain Karlin Ander- Mt. Holyoke shot out in front of "Our biggest weakness is scor- (Please turn to page 27) in Cleveland than around Bos- ton. But our sports teams have been one set of pathetic miscues Volleyball hosts and wins nnvitational after another. Take the Indians, for example. The women's volleyball team Lowell Institute, 11-15, 9-15, scored first for MIT at 27:30, score at 37:47 was assisted by I can say, with pride, that they cruised through the MIT Invita- 16-14, 15-5, 13-15. Lowell is the followed by a Marc Bailey '91 Vanessa Filiberti '91 and Azza hold perhaps one of the most in- tional volleyball tournament last second-ranked Division II team (from Marcello Torres '91) goal Idris '91. credible streaks ever in baseball. weekend, winning in the final in the Northeast. at 44:29. This streak is of such a magni- round against the University of Photiades is first On Saturday, the Engineers re- tude that it may never be broken, Michigan, Dearborn. It was the corded a 3-1 win over Norwich, Scores ever, at any level of baseball. It first-ever athletic match between in Rolex tournament as Feldgoise (two goals) and Last Friday, the women's began in 1960, and will probably the two schools, as MIT won in ---Torres scored. Alexis Photiades '91 won the Goalkeeper Chris soccer team lost to Curry -Col- continue for years to come. You four games, 16-14, 12-15, 15-12, Prince '92 made 10 saves. New England Division III Rolex lege, 1-0. .. The field hockey see, 1959 was the last year that 15-10. Tuesday, however, MIT tennis tournament, held last team won its second game of the the Tribe finished within 10 dropped a 5-1 match to Gordon games of first place. weekend at MIT. Photiades de- season, defeating Pine Manor College. Willie Scruggs '92 College, 1-0, last Friday, but lost Ten games. That means that feated the US Coast Academy's scored the Engineers' only goal, every year the Indians have at Sports Update Justin Willis, 7-6, 6-1, Friday, at 79:15. to Smith college, 3-0, on Satur- least lost 10 more games than the and Tufts University's Brian Nur- day. . . Women's tennis beat enberg, 7-5, 6-3, in the final Babson College, 8-1, on Friday, first place team. In 1987 Cleve- The Invitational began last Fri- Women's, soccer tops land was picked to win it all, and match on Saturday. Photiades but lost to Smith College, 6-3, on day evening, with MIT defeating will compete in Corpus Christi, Regis, 3-0 Tuesday.... The sailing team lost 90 games. This year, the In- Clark University (15-5, 15-9, 15- dians were in first in May and TX, October 19-21, in the Rolex The women's soccer team won last weekend's Smith Tro- 11) and Albany State University National Small College Champi- phy. The Engineers scored 44 were only six back at the All-Star (15-12, 15-14, 15-9). Saturday evened its record at 4-4-2 with a break, with five games against onships. 3-0 win over Regis College yester- points, competing on the Charles morning the Engineers topped River, with Tufts University sec- the last-place Yankees ahead. Wesleyan University, 15-10, 15-3, Men's soccer team day at Steinbrennner Stadium. Yankees win four of five, Cleve- Annette Lee '92 scored twice and ond, with 64.... The golf team 15-4, in the semifinal match. 'wins, ties, loses scored 348 points to place 17th in land finishes II 1/2 back. Juniors Cindy Parrish and freshman Dionne Chapman Hockey? Cleveland doesn't headed in a corner kick for an the Eastern College Athletic As- Susie Gardner led MIT and were The men's soccer team began sociations qualifying tournament even have a hockey team, proba- selected to the All-Tournament last week with a double-overtime, insurance goal to lead MIT. bly for the same reason that we for Northern New England, held team. 2-2, tie against Brandeis Universi- Brindha Muniappa '94 assisted won't have a baseball team much at the Hanover, NH, Country Wednesday evening the Engi- ty on Tuesday. Kevin Galli '91 on both of Lee's goals, the first longer. The Barons, being any- Club. neers dropped a tough match to (Stephan Feldgoise '91 assist) at 8:28 in the first half, the sec- thing but royal, consistently ond at 27:10. Both were shot off Compiled by David Rothstein stunk and sulked out of town sometime in the 1970s after peo- a centering pass. Chapman's and the Sports Information Office ple stopped showing up for their games. 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Minnesota ties the William Chu/The Tech Bruins. Hockey roundup. Alexis Photiades '91 (center), winner of the N. E. Div. III Page 27. Rolex tennis tournament, with tennis coach Jeff Hamilton I (left and runner-up, Brian Nurenberg, of Tufts University.