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Volume 129, Number 6 Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Friday, February 20, 2009 Tuition Increase is Lowest in 8 Yrs, High Relative to Inflation By Elijah Jordan Turner in tuition and fees, which includes felt there was room for improvement Associate News Editor the $272 student life fee — up from for students from families making be- Chancellor Philip L. Clay PhD $250 — there will be slight increases tween $100,000 and $200,000. ’75 announced at Wednesday’s fac- in the costs of room and board. Those “We lost ground with students ulty meeting that tuition and fees will will bring the student expense budget, from families making greater than increase from $36,390 to $37,782 for which includes all personal expenses $100,000, but less than $200,000,” the 2009-2010 academic year, mark- except travel, to $52,000, up 3.79% said Clay. ing the lowest percentage increase in from the $50,100 estimated for the Despite tumultuous economic eight years. But with respect to the current academic year. times, MIT will lower the expected inflation rate of 0.09% over the last Last year, MIT announced that contribution of families making just year, the 3.83% increase in tuition families making less than $75,000 over $75,000. The plan is expected to represents a greater financial burden each year would not be required to pay cost MIT $1.4 million annually, but on families as an MIT education is tuition. That helped spur an increase Clay said, despite budget cuts in other now more expensive relative to fam- in the percentage of admitted students areas, the plan will hold. ily income. from lower income families who de- In addition to the 3.83% increase cided to enroll at MIT. However, Clay Tuition, Page 13

Tuition & Fees Percent Increase Consumer Price Inflation Rate During Year Be- Tuition and Fees Index in December (% Increase in ginning in Fall of Previous Year the CPI) 2005 $32,300 4.87% 190.3 3.26% 2006 $33,600 4.02% 196.8 3.42% 2007 $34,986 4.13% 201.8 2.54% 2008 $36,390 4.01% 210.0 4.08% William Yee—The Tech 2009 $37,782 3.83% 210.2 0.09% Dancers Quinnton J. Harris ’11 (left) and Stephanie S. Shim ’10 perform in the dance “Now Boarding: Windy City Express” during dance group Mocha Moves’ dress rehearsal of their pre- Faculty, In Wake of GIR Defeat, sentation Mocha Motion this Thursday. Mocha Motion will play on Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in Little Kresge. See Page Staff Back to Drawing Board 12 for more photos from the dress rehearsal. By Natasha Plotkin been necessary to make the changes News Editor to the rules and regulations of the MacGregor Dining Program Salaries President Susan J. Hockfield an- faculty that some parts of the mo- nounced at the faculty meeting on tion required. Wednesday that the motion to revise The ad hoc committee that de- Closed Due To High Costs the General Institute Requirements signed the plan to reform the GIRs, Frozen had been defeated, eliminating any the Educational Commons Subcom- Low Attendance, Bad Food Quality Are Other Factors lingering uncertainties among fac- mittee of the Committee on the Un- By Robert McQueen $7500 deficit last semester in food By Shreyes Seshasai ulty about whether the motion had dergraduate Program, has disband- Associate News Editor and labor costs. Staff Reporter passed by the required margin. Now, ed. Future discussions and efforts Because of inconsistent food Participation in the program had Faculty and staff salaries will be faculty and administrators have to revise the GIRs, some of which quality, low attendance, and high steadily declined since its inception frozen next year for faculty mak- gone back to the drawing board to may be based on the subcommittee’s costs, the MacGregor Dining Pilot in 2006, largely due to decreasing ing more than $125,000 a year and craft an improved plan for amending ideas, will be handled directly by the Program ceased operations as of food quality. According to a report staff making more than $75,000 a the GIRs. Committee on the Undergraduate Tuesday. The program, which served provided by MacGregor Housemas- year, President Susan J. Hockfield Faculty voted on changing the Program. dinner in MacGregor weekly, was ter Munther A. Dahleh, only about announced at Wednesday’s faculty GIRs last week and the plan won Changes that the motion would instated to test the potential for a ten percent of student residents ate meeting. MIT’s $10 billion endow- a simple majority vote. However, full-service dining hall in the dormi- ment has lost 20 to 25 percent of its a three-fifths majority would have GIRs, Page 14 tory. The program suffered from a MacGregor Dining, Page 11 value, Hockfield said in a letter to the community sent yesterday. The freeze affects more than half New Invention of the faculty: “40% of faculty, 50% of administrative staff and an over- whelming majority of support staff Gives People will be eligible for modest raises for the coming year,” Hockfield said in ‘Sixth Sense’ her letter. Hockfield herself will decline a By Zeina Siam salary increase this year and next Staff Reporter year, she said. In the fiscal year end- Ever wanted to be able to manip- ing June 30, 2007, Hockfield was ulate images on a computer the way paid $808,698, including $100,000 Tom Cruise did in Minority Report? in deferred compensation, accord- A new Media ing to MIT tax forms. That was 7 Lab invention, percent more than her 2005–6 sal- Feature sixthsense, lets ary of $753,124, which also includ- you do just that as it allows users to ed $100,000 in deferred compensa- manipulate digital information with tion. hand gestures. “Members of Academic Coun- By wearing just a hat with a tiny cil, senior administrators and de- projector and a camera, a sixthsense partment heads will forgo salary Eric D. Schmiedl—The Tech user can make any flat surface a con- increases next year” as well, said Erica Y. Griffith ’10 addresses protesters and passersby during the Tuesday afternoon protest in nection to the world to check email, Hockfield in the letter. Lobby 7 held by the Campaign For Students, a concerned students group. The protest was orga- map out a location, or draw with fin- The Institute plans to cut 5 per- nized by students in response to the Saturday-evening leak of a draft dining proposal that recom- gers. cent of spending from its general mended mandatory meal plans. See Page 10 for more photos of the protest. Designed by Pranav K. Mistry G, operating budget, or $50 million, a PhD student in the Fluid Interfaces for the fiscal year beginning July 1, Group of the Lab, sixthsense has the 2009, the president and provost an- ability to track colors, hand move- nounced in November. ments, and gestures. It connects with Op i n i o n Ar t s MIT also plans to reduce spend- World & Nation ������������2 its owner’s digital devices. Letters The Bad Plus ing by another $50 million in the Opinion ��������������������������4 Many natural hand gestures are next year and another $50 million Page 4 Page 6 possible with sixthsense. Snapping in the year after that, but only if Arts ��������������������������������6 your fingers as if you were taking a Dining protesters Vagina Monologues endowment performance remains Comics / Fun Pages ������8 photo on an actual camera or tapping poor, said Provost L. Rafael Reif. should stop complaining Review your wrist with a circular gesture This would amount to spending cuts Sports ��������������������������16 maps to the physical actions of tak- Page 5 Page 7 Salary freeze, Page 14 Sixthsense, Page 11 Page 2 The Tech February 20, 2009 Wo r l d & Na t i o n Stimulus May Do Little to Obama Visits Canada in Develop High-Speed Rail Projects By Michael Cooper The New York Times Bid to Improve Relations It may be the longest train delay in history: More than 40 years after the first bullet trains began zipping through Japan, the United States still lacks By Sheryl Gay Stolberg America” provision in the $787 bil- Harper responded to a question true high-speed rail. And despite the record $8 billion investment in high- The New York Times lion economic recovery package he about border security by saying that speed rail added at the last minute to the new economic stimulus package, OTTAWA just signed into law. “threats to the United States are that may not change any time soon. President Barack Obama charted “I provided Prime Minister threats to Canada.” It was a power- That money will not be enough to pay for a single bullet train, trans- a delicate course with Canada on Harper an assurance that I want to ful sound bite that appeared to be the portation experts say. And by the time the $8 billion gets divided among Thursday, using the first foreign trip grow trade, not contract it,” Obama final word of the news conference, the 11 regions across the country that the government has designated as of his presidency to ease tensions said during the brief, four-question until Obama jumped in to get one high-speed rail corridors, they say, it is unlikely to do much beyond paying over trade policy, climate change news conference with Harper in the last word of his own, saying, “We for long-delayed improvements to passenger lines and making a modest and the war in Afghanistan — all the grand Gothic-style center block of have no doubt about Canada’s com- investment in California’s plan for a true bullet train. while basking in his celebrity status the Canadian Parliament. “And I mitment to security in the United In the short term, the money — which was inserted into the stimulus bill in a nation where his approval rat- don’t think that there was anything States.” at the 11th hour by the White House — could put people to work improving ings are so high that a local bakery in the recovery package that was ad- The leaders announced what they tracks and crossings and signal systems. named a pastry after him. verse to that goal.” called “a clean energy dialogue” to That could help more trains reach speeds of 90 to 110 mph, which is The quick day trip marked a strik- The prime minister responded by work out their differences on envi- much faster than they currently go. It is much slower, however, than high- ing shift in U.S.-Canadian relations giving the president a bit of a lecture, ronmental issues, among the thorni- speed trains in other parts of the world, such as the 180 mph of the newest under President George W. Bush. remarking that Canada’s stimulus est between the United States and Japanese bullet train. (Even the Acela trains on the East Coast are capable If Canadians were no fans of Bush, package “actually removed duties Canada, and engage in joint research of 150 mph, though they average around half that.) their conservative leader, Prime on some imported goods.” “If we on technology to reduce carbon Minister Stephen Harper, found in pursue stimulus packages the goal emissions. him a kindred philosophical spirit. of which is only to benefit ourselves, The United States is a big im- A 2nd Inquiry Hits UBS, Obama, on the other hand, is so or to benefit ourselves at the expense porter of Canadian oil, and Harper popular here that he used a news of others, we will deepen the world has been trying to win an agreement Pressed For 52,000 Names conference on Thursday to thank recession, not solve it,” Harper said. to exempt Canada’s vast tracts of By Lynnley Browning Canadian volunteers who crossed The exchange was an awkward oil sands, which contain up to 173 The New York Times the border to help his campaign. At moment in a visit that was intended barrels of recoverable oil bound The UBS memo was blunt: The “Swiss solution” could help affluent the same time, he sought to soothe by both leaders to emphasize their into sand and clay, from regulation. Americans. a skeptical Harper on policy mat- countries’ friendship and longstand- Obama is under intense pressure That message, sent to the bank’s executives in July 2004, referred to a ters like whether to reopen the North ing bonds. After slipping up by from environmentalists to resist that UBS plan to help rich customers evade taxes by hiding money in offshore American Free Trade Agreement nearly referring to Ottawa as Iowa, effort. havens like the Bahamas. — Obama suggested doing so as a Obama went on to say that he has “We’re not going to solve these The memo, along with dozens of e-mail messages like it, were disclosed candidate but has since recalibrat- a Canadian brother-in-law and that problems overnight,” the president on Thursday in a blistering court document filed by the Justice Department, ed his stance — as well as a “Buy two of his top aides are Canadian. said. which sought to compel UBS, based in Switzerland, to divulge the iden- tities of 52,000 Americans whom the authorities suspect of using secret offshore accounts at the bank to dodge taxes. The move came one day after UBS agreed to pay $780 million to settle In Budget Deal, California claims that it defrauded the Internal Revenue Service and opened a new, unexpected front against the bank and Switzerland’s long tradition of bank- ing secrecy. Shuts $42 Billion Gap By Jennifer Steinhauer lems outsized — the state’s deficit closed the current gap as well as the More Charities Seeking The New York Times is larger than the expenditures of all projected gap for the next fiscal year. LOS ANGELES but 10 other states — economists say Most other states are only begin- Bankruptcy Protection Take-home pay for Californians this budget foreshadows the difficult ning to address their shortfalls. But By Stephanie Strom is about to shrink. Jeans, hammers, choices that other state legislatures with 40 states operating in the red, The New York Times burgers and fries will cost more. Pub- will soon face as the national econo- similar days of reckoning will soon be On Tuesday, the board of Glass Youth and Family Services in Los Angeles lic school children will make due with my worsens. coming to state capitals from Florida voted to file for bankruptcy protection, unable to overcome falling state reim- old textbooks and find more class- Republican lawmakers voted for to Arizona, state budget officials say. bursements, rising costs and dwindling donations. mates sitting next to them. Parents tax increases at the possible expense “California is an example of what “We did everything we could to keep going,” said Teresa DeCrescenzo, will receive fewer tax benefits, and of losing the next election; Democrats you will see” across the country, said executive director of the organization, which offers social services to gay, les- state university students will pay 9 agreed to spending cuts unheard of in Susan Urahn, the managing director bian and transgender youth. percent more in tuition. other downturns; and most everyone of the Pew Center on the States and Charities rarely go bankrupt, although there have been scattered examples As the sun rose in Sacramento in Sacramento averted even greater a budget expert. The size of budget involving nonprofit hospitals and Catholic dioceses facing lawsuits stemming on Thursday, state lawmakers ended compromises by looking to the fed- deficits in other states will lead to from the priest sexual abuse scandals. Traditionally, insolvent organizations months of political gridlock and eral stimulus money to bail them out. similarly hard-fought debates on how have simply closed their doors and filed a plan of dissolution with the charity agreed on a series of budget measures California wrestled with its bud- to close the gaps, Urahn said. regulator in their state. that included something for most get shortfall earlier than other states What is more, California might But in the last six months, nonprofit groups that include cultural institu- everyone in California to despise. essentially because of a trick of tim- have set the template as other states tions and social service agencies have filed to reorganize or liquidate them- The $143 billion budget closes a $42 ing. The state’s current budget was ponder how to apply the more fun- selves under the bankruptcy code. billion deficit through 2010 with tax passed months late last fall and was gible outlays of the federal stimulus While no one has compiled data on how many charities have turned to the increases, deep cuts in services and immediately shot through with holes money. “My guess is states will use courts for protection, experts in the field say it has become more common as extensive borrowing. because of the economic downturn. In what they can to reduce cuts to the nonprofits have been pressured by donors to operate more like businesses. Although California’s budget a lengthy emergency session that end- bone in education and health care,” process is unusual and its fiscal prob- ed with the vote Thursday, legislators Urahn said. We a t h e r Only a Month Until Spring! Situation for Noon Eastern Standard Time, Friday, February 20, 2009

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By now, the semester has hit you like a bus; we’re three weeks into term 988 40°N and the problem sets are stacking up. You’re probably starting to get stressed with the first round of tests and chilly weather isn’t helping. “When’s win- ter going to end?” a Texan friend asked as it was snowing this Wednesday 1031 night. But never fear, spring’s almost here! The daily highs are increasing, slowly but certainly. The normal high for today is 40˚F (4˚C), and the low 35°N 25˚F (-4˚C). By next week, climatology for Boston shows highs increasing to 41˚F (5˚C) by next Friday, but by the following Friday (March 6th) we could 1013 be seeing temperatures reaching from 43˚F (6˚C) to 29˚F (-2˚C). And a month from now, we’ll be seeing an average high of 48˚F (9˚C), and the average low will finally be above freezing. 30°N Unfortunately, for today and the weekend though, the weather is still fairly in season for February with highs in the upper 30s/lower 40s and lows in the mid-upper 20s. A low pressure system is parked to the north of us and will bring colder air into the region. With this cold air comes greater mixing in the boundary layer and stronger winds, gusting potentially up to 35mph. There 25°N is a slight chance for snow today, although don’t expect much. It’ll be partly cloudy to sunny tomorrow, and still quite windy. The likelihood of precipita- tion builds further into the weekend, with a chance of precipitation Saturday 1027 night. More likely, we will see rain/snow totaling up to a quarter or half of an inch on Sunday.

Extended Forecast Weather Systems Weather Fronts Precipitation Symbols Other Symbols Today: Windy and mostly cloudy with a very slight chance for snow. High Snow Rain Fog High Pressure Trough near 34˚F (1˚C). - - - Showers Thunderstorm

Tonight: Mostly cloudy with a low near 24˚F (-4˚C). Q Q Q Q Warm Front Light Low Pressure Haze Saturday: Partly cloudy to sunny, still breezy. High near 39˚F (4˚C). LLLLL Cold Front Moderate Compiled by MIT Saturday night: Mostly cloudy with a low near 28˚F(-2˚C). Hurricane Q Q Meteorology Staff L L Stationary Front Heavy Sunday: Rain and snow likely. High in the lower 40s. and The Tech February 20, 2009 Wo r l d & Na t i o n The Tech Page 3

Lending Locked, U.S. Court Ruling Blocks Suits Against Medical Device Makers Tries Trillion-Dollar Key By Barry Meier The New York Times By Vikas Bajaj available throughout the economy. But analysts question whether On the same day last month that a federal judge in St. Paul threw The New York Times By one estimate, as much as $1.9 this approach will be enough to out hundreds of lawsuits against the maker of a faulty heart device, a Credit cards, home equity lines, trillion of lending capacity — the unlock the credit that the economy man entered a nearby hospital to have one of those flawed products student loans, car financing: None rough equivalent of half of all the needs to pull out of a deepening re- surgically removed. come cheaply or easily in these money borrowed by businesses and cession. Some worry it may benefit The risky operation went terribly wrong. As doctors extracted the credit-tight times. The banks, the consumers in 2007, before the re- only select investors at taxpayer ex- device, a thin electronic cable, from the patient’s heart, a vessel was refrain goes, just will not lend cession struck — has been sucked pense. punctured, causing extensive bleeding. The 33-year-old patient, Mark money. out of the system. The program also does not try to Turnidge, died two days later, leaving behind a wife and two young But it is not simply the banks Banking chiefs, who have come change securitization practices that, sons. that are the problem. It is also what under sharp criticism for not mak- many investors say, spread risks “They told me he had suffered massive brain damage,” said his lies behind them. ing more loans even as they have throughout the world and destroyed wife, Wendy Turnidge. Largely hidden from view is a accepted billions of taxpayer dol- financial institutions. Policymakers She is considering suing the doctors, as well as the device’s maker, vast financial system that serves as lars to prop themselves up, say it is acknowledge that for now, fixing Medtronic, which she said bore blame for her husband’s death. But the banker to the banks. And, like the markets, not the banks, that are credit ratings, reducing conflicts of a Supreme Court decision last year stands as a barrier against suing many lenders, this system is in deep squeezing American borrowers. interest and improving disclosure medical device companies — an obstacle that some members of Con- trouble. The question is how to fix it. The Obama administration can wait. gress want to remove. Most banks no longer hold the hopes to jump-start this crucial Under the program, the Fed will At issue is a February 2008 court ruling that barred patients or their loans they make, content to collect machinery by effectively subsidiz- lend to investors who acquire new survivors from suing makers of complex medical devices — like the interest until the debt comes due. ing the profits of big private invest- securities backed by auto loans, Medtronic product — if the Food and Drug Administration has ap- Instead, the loans are bundled into ment firms in the bond markets. credit card balances, student loans proved their sale. Since that ruling judges nationwide, including the securities that are sold to investors, The Treasury Department and the and small-business loans at rates one in St. Paul, have cited it to dismiss cases against a wide range of a process known as securitization. Federal Reserve plan to spend as ranging from roughly 1.5 percent to manufacturers, including Medtronic. The most recent dismissal was But the securitization markets much as $1 trillion to provide low- 3 percent. Feb. 17, by the Wisconsin Supreme Court. broke down last summer after inves- cost loans and guarantees to hedge Depending on the type of se- tors suffered steep losses on these funds and private equity firms that curity they are borrowing against, investments. So banks and other buy securities backed by consumer investors will be able to borrow 84 Boy, 9, Enters a Guilty Plea finance companies can no longer and business loans. percent to 95 percent of the face shift loans off their books easily, The Fed is expected to start the value of the bonds. Investors would In 2 Killings in Arizona throttling their ability to lend. first phase of the program, which not be liable for any losses beyond By Solomon Moore The result has been a drastic will provide $200 billion in loans to the 5 percent to 16 percent equity The New York Times contraction of the amount of credit investors, in early March. that they retain in the investment. A 9-year-old Arizona boy who admitted fatally shooting his father and another man last November pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of negligent homicide. Under the terms of the plea, the boy will remain in the custody of Newly Poor Swell Lines the state until he is 18. He will undergo a psychiatric evaluation to determine whether he should be placed in a juvenile detention center in Apache County, where the crime occurred; in a therapeutic facility; At America’s Food Banks in a foster home or with his mother, who is divorced from the boy’s father. By Julie Bosman have steady jobs — his at a movie es of Marin County, Calif., a pantry Lawyers for the county promised not to seek to commit the boy to The New York Times theater and hers at a government of- at the San Geronimo Valley Com- a state juvenile facility or to file additional criminal charges against MORRISTOWN, N.J. fice — with a combined annual in- munity Center last month changed its him stemming from the killings. If the boy is not convicted of any Once a crutch for the most needy, come of about $55,000. policy to allow people to stop by once other crimes before he turns 18, the county will expunge his juvenile food pantries have responded to the But with a 17-month-old son, a week instead of every other week, record. deepening recession by opening their another baby on the way, and, as since there are so many new faces in Shortly after the boy’s father, Vincent Romero, 29, and the other doors to what Rosemary Gilmartin, Dreeszen put it, “the cost of every- line alongside the regulars. man, Timothy Romans, 39, were found shot to death on Nov. 5 at the who runs the Interfaith Food Pantry thing going up and up,” the couple “We’re seeing people who work at Romero home in St. Johns, Ariz., the boy confessed to shooting both here, described as “the next layer showed up in search of free grocer- banks, for software firms, for market- men at point-blank range with a hunting rifle his father had given him of people” — a rapidly expanding ies. ing firms, and they’re all losing their as a birthday present. roster of child-care workers, nurse’s “I didn’t think we’d even be al- jobs,” said Dave Cort, the executive But neither a defense lawyer nor a guardian was present when the aides, real estate agents and secretar- lowed to come here,” said Dreeszen, director. “Here we are in big, fancy confession was videotaped, and the county prosecutor was criticized ies facing a financial crisis for the 41, glancing at shelves of fruit, Marin County, but we have people for saying he planned to try the boy as an adult. first time. whole-wheat pasta and baby food. who are standing in line with their Demand at food banks across the “This is totally something that I never eyes wide open, thinking, ‘Oh, my country increased by 30 percent in expected to happen, to have to resort God, I can’t believe I’m here.’ ” Republicans Hail Parts of Bill 2008 from the previous year, accord- to this.” The demand is not limited to pan- ing to a survey by Feeding America, In Lake Forest, Ill., a wealthy tries, which distribute groceries from That Few of Them Supported which distributes more than 2 billion Chicago suburb, a pantry in an Epis- food banks, supermarket surplus By Michael Falcone pounds of food every year. And in- copal church that used to attract peo- and individuals who donate through The New York Times WASHINGTON stead of their usual drop in customers ple from less affluent towns nearby church or school can drives. The Republican lawmakers nearly unanimously resisted supporting the after the holidays, many pantries in has lately been flooded with people number of food-stamp recipients was president’s $787 billion stimulus package, but what has proved irresist- upscale suburbs this year are seeing who have lost jobs. In Greenwich, up by 17 percent across New York ible is the temptation to take credit for at least a few of those billions. the opposite. Conn., a pantry organizer reported state, and 12 percent in New Jersey, in Despite criticizing the bill as wasteful, a handful of Republican Here in Morris County, one of a “tremendous” increase in demand November from a year before. members of the House and Senate have found some provisions to the wealthiest counties in the coun- for food since December, with out- When a mobile unit of the Essex cheer. try, the Interfaith pantry opened for of-work landscapers and housekeep- County welfare office, as part of a pi- Just hours after voting against the bill on the House floor last week, an extra night last week to accom- ers as well as real estate professionals lot program to distribute food-stamp Rep. John L. Mica of Florida issued news releases lauding the inclu- modate the growing crowds. Among who have not made a sale in months applications in other counties, stopped sion of $8 billion for high-speed rail projects around the nation. Mica the first-time visitors were Cindy filling the line. in Shop-Rite parking lots recently in said the bill would also help pay for a commuter train project in his Dreeszen and her husband, who both And amid the million-dollar hous- Morris County, it was swamped. Central Florida district. “If we could put a man on the moon, we should be able to move people from city to city quickly instead of wasting time on a congested U.N. Says Iran Enriched highway,” said Mica, the ranking Republican on the House Transporta- tion and Infrastructure Committee. “I applaud President Obama’s rec- ognition that high-speed rail should be part of America’s future.” Jennifer Crider, a spokeswoman for the Democratic Congressional More Uranium Than Reported Campaign Committee, called the unlikely chorus of praise from Mica By William J. Broad a year. On Thursday evening, an Obama and other Republican lawmakers “the height of hypocrisy.” and David E. Sanger “It’s worse than we thought,” administration official who had re- The New York Times Gary Milhollin, director of the Wis- viewed the new report said, “There In their first appraisal of Iran’s consin Project on Nuclear Arms is a steady timeline of improvement, Health Care Industry in Talks to nuclear program since President Control, said in an interview. “It’s especially in term of mastering the Obama took office, atomic inspec- alarming that the actual production efficiency of the centrifuges,” mean- Shape Policy tors have found that Iran recently was underreported by a third.” ing that Iran has been able to increase By Robert Pear understated by a third how much The political impact of the report, its output of enriched uranium. The New York Times WASHINGTON uranium it has enriched, UN officials while hard to measure, could be sig- The official acknowledged that Since last fall, many of the leading figures in the nation’s long-run- said Thursday. nificant for the Obama administra- there were long-standing suspicions ning health care debate have been meeting secretly in a Senate hearing The officials also declared for the tion. Obama has said that he wants that Iran could have additional ura- room. Now, with the blessing of the Senate’s leading proponent of uni- first time that the amount of uranium to open direct talks with Iran about nium enrichment sites that the in- versal health insurance, Edward M. Kennedy, they appear to be inching that Tehran had amassed — more its nuclear program. But that process spectors had not seen or heard about. toward a consensus that could reshape the debate. than a ton — was sufficient, with could take months, and the report “Everyone’s nervous and worried Many of the parties, from big insurance companies to lobbyists for added purification, to make an atom suggests that Iran is moving ahead about the possibility of Iran pursuing consumers, doctors, hospitals and pharmaceutical companies, are em- bomb. briskly with its uranium enrichment. a clandestine capability,” he said. bracing the idea that comprehensive health care legislation should in- In a report issued in Vienna, the “You have enough atoms” to The disclosure of the unaccount- clude a requirement that every American carry insurance. International Atomic Energy Agency make a nuclear bomb, a senior U.N. ed third came in the atomic agency’s While not all industry groups are in complete agreement, there is said it had discovered an additional official, speaking on the condition of quarterly report to its board, which enough of a consensus, according to people who have attended the meet- 460 pounds of low-enriched uranium, anonymity because of the topic’s dip- was made public on Thursday. The ings, that they have begun to tackle the next steps: How to enforce the a third more than Iran had previously lomatic sensitivity, told reporters on report noted that Iran had produced a requirement for everyone to have health insurance; how to make insur- disclosed. The agency made the find Thursday. His remarks confirmed es- total of 1,010 kilograms — or 2,227 ance affordable to the uninsured; and whether to require employers to during its annual physical inventory timates that private nuclear analysts pounds — of low-enriched uranium. help buy coverage for their employees. of nuclear materials at Iran’s desert made late last year. But the official The discrepancy came to light The talks, which are taking place behind closed doors, are unusual. enrichment plant at Natanz. noted that the material would have to when the report noted that the new Lobbyists for a wide range of interest groups — some of which were in- Independent nuclear weapons undergo further enrichment if it was total came from the addition of 171 volved in defeating national health legislation in 1993-94 — are meeting experts expressed surprise at the to be used as fuel for a bomb and that kilograms of new production to 839 with the staff of Kennedy, D-Mass., in a search for common ground. disclosure and criticized the atomic atomic inspectors had found no signs kilograms of old production. But the Kennedy is fighting brain cancer, and participants in the talks said his inspectors for making independent that Iran was making such prepara- agency had previously reported the illness had added urgency to the discussions. checks on Iran’s progress only once tions. old production as 630 kilograms. Page 4 The Tech February 20, 2009 Op i n i o n Secret Meetings Breed Distrust on Dining The leak of a draft consultants’ report to the Blue Ribbon been leveled that the committee does not adequately represent Chairman Committee on Dining clearly sparked some strong feelings on large segments of the campus population and that student mem- Austin Chu G campus over the past week. One of the ways in which this concern bers have been restricted from providing detailed reports of the Editor in Chief manifested itself was in the form committee’s deliberations. Meeting minutes and records have Nick Bushak ’10 of a well-attended and fairly con- been equally difficult to come by. Lack of information breeds fear Business Manager Editorial spicuous protest rally in Lobby 7 and concern. Mark Thompson ’11 last Tuesday. The straw that broke the camel’s back was when certain staff However, the rally was organized in opposition to a draft re- and administrators on the committee chose to receive and review Managing Editor port from a consulting company, not an administrative decision or Envision’s draft report without the knowledge of the student mem- Steve Howland ’11 a finding from the committee or anyone else at MIT. The draft re- bers. Executive Editor port has not even been formally discussed by the members of the This secrecy violates the spirit of open discourse in which Michael McGraw-Herdeg G committee and doesn’t yet represent a plan of action from anyone the committee was chartered and serves as yet another example News Staff responsible for reforming the dining system. So why are students of how the Institute treats students as junior partners even in deci- News and Features Director: Arkajit Dey ’11; acting like this is such a big deal? sions that directly affect their welfare and experience here. Editors: John A. Hawkinson ’98, Jeff Guo ’11, The simple answer is that the undergraduate community has Though the protest earlier this week was mostly focused on Natasha Plotkin ’11; Associate Editors: Emily lost faith in the system. They feel as if the cards are stacked against the content of the report, the real necessary change is in the deci- Prentice ’11, Elijah Jordan Turner ’11, Pearle Lipinski ’12, Robert McQueen ’12; Staff: them. Even though the committee has a number of student repre- sion-making process. Daniela Cako ’09, Ji Qi ’09, Yiwei Zhang ’09, sentatives, the history of the committee has led people to believe We support the efforts of the UA and other student groups Yuri Hanada ’10, JiHye Kim ’10, Joyce Kwan that they are not afforded an equal voice in the process. Students to make the process more transparent, either by restructuring the ’10, Jenny Liu ’10, Yan Huang ’11, Ryan Ko don’t have faith that their own representatives can turn back this Blue Ribbon Committee or by replacing it with a student-led ef- ’11, Lulu Wang ’11, Omar Abudayyeh ’12, Jessica Lin ’12, Maggie Lloyd ’12, Zeina Siam ill-considered proposal in the committee as it is currently run. fort. We hope that Dean Columbo, Dean Nilsson, and others will ’12, Aditi Verma ’12; Meteorologists: Cegeon The Blue Ribbon Committee has been dogged by problems meet these efforts in kind and work to shape a reform proposal Chan G, Garrett P. Marino G, Jon Moskaitis G, since long before the events of this past weekend. Charges have that is student-driven and respects student preferences. Roberto Rondanelli G, Scott Stransky G, Brian H. Tang G, John K. Williams G, Angela Zalucha G. Production Staff Letters To The Editor Staff: K. Nichole Treadway ’10, Alexander W. Dehnert ’12. River, got a bunch of help in learning LaTeX of two booklets. Then, imagine my annoyance Thanks, for a problem set, solved several problems on when I discovered that the reason for this fru- Opinion Staff a different problem set, and got a date to the gality was that someone had commandeered Editor: Andrew T. Lukmann G; Staff: Florence Administrators! track prom. Talk about community building! the storage room where 85 boxes of these Gallez G, Gary Shu G, Keith A. Yost G, Josh Levinger ’07, Krishna Gupta ’09, Aditya Kohli I would just like to thank the MIT admin- And all of it was facilitated by our won- books were stored and had thrown them all out ’09, Jennifer Nelson ’09, Daniel Yelin ’10, istration for providing the MIT student body derful MIT administration, which continues to to free up space. By my rough estimation, each Ethan Solomon ’12. with so many great community-building op- dismiss student concerns instead of listening box contained at least 60 books, meaning that portunities like the protest in Lobby 7 on to them with the respect normally rendered to at least 8100 books were carelessly discarded. Sports Staff Tuesday. adults with their own needs and desires. Thank Until Office Depot can print more, the Editors: Aaron Sampson ’10, David Zhu ’12; By misunderstanding or outright ignoring you, MIT administrators! forms are being rationed at a single page per Staff: Michael Gerhardt ’12, Nydia Ruleman ’12. many students’ views on dining, hacking, and Caroline M. Figgatt ’11 request. other issues — thereby angering large portions What’s really disturbing is that the situa- Arts Staff of the student body in one way or another — tion could have been so much worse. What if, Editor: S. Balaji Mani ’10; Staff: Sudeep many of us have really come together and built Stop Wasteful Behavior instead of tens of thousands of blank forms, Agarwala G, Bogdan Fedeles G, Andrew Lee strong bonds as a community of outraged MIT these boxes had held important records, con- ’07, Joanne Y. Shih ’10, Kevin Wang ’10, on Campus fidential student information, or proprietary Maggie Liu ’12, Samuel Markson ’12. students. More than any dining hall or com- munal kitchen cooking experience could ever Paper requisitions are still a common way research data? Would they be lying in the Photography Staff accomplish, the MIT students concerned about to place purchases across the Institute. The street for anyone to find or lost forever in some Editors: David M. Templeton ’08, Andrea the future quality of student life for ourselves carbon-backed forms come in 100-page book- landfill? Robles ’10, William Yee ’10; Associate and those unfortunate enough to follow have lets and can be acquired from the Office of the Hopefully, this is an isolated incident, but Editors: Allison M. Alwan ’12, Rachel Fong formed a strong sense of true community. VP for Finance at 600 Tech Square. it suggests a certain level of bureaucratic in- ’12; Staff: Vincent Auyeung G, Alex H. Chan G, David Da He G, Perry Hung G, Maksim Why, just at Tuesday’s protest, I ate the nu- On February 17, having exhausted our lab’s competence or negligence. If the Institute Imakaev G, Arthur Petron G, David Reshef G, tritious and tasty lunch I had cooked for myself supply, I took a detour during lunch to pick up is committed to increasing efficiency across Martin Segado G, Noah Spies G, Scott Johnston in my kitchen at Senior Haus the night before, more booklets. campus, then such wasteful behavior must be ’03, Christina Kang ’08, Martha Angela Wilcox chatted with many friends and acquaintances Imagine my surprise when I was handed addressed. ’08, Chelsea Grimm ’09, Peter H. Rigano ’09, from both sides of Mass Ave and the Charles a single page instead of the usual maximum Zhe Lu G Eric D. Schmiedl ’09, Seth A. Villarreal ’09, Diana Ye ’09, Biyeun Buczyk ’10, Arka P. Dhar ’10, Helen Hou ’10, Monica Kahn ’10, Diane Rak ’10, Jongu Shin ’10, Dhaval Adjodah ’11, Monica Gallegos ’11, Vibin Kundukulam ’11, Susan Hockfield, Budget Cuts, and the Michael Y. McCanna ’11, Michael Meyer ’11, Kari Williams ’11, Andrew Shum ’12, Meng Heng Touch ’12. Blue Ribbon Dining Problem Campus Life Staff Editor: Michael T. Lin ’11; Staff: Roberto Perez-Franco G, Danbee Kim ’09, Sarah C. mended in the BRDC consultants’ report, result than the BRDC consultant’s recom- Proehl ’09, Christine Yu ’11; Cartoonists: Vinayak Ranade MIT Dining will lose $422,000 to $455,000 mendations (15% of $678,203 is $101,730). Daniel Klein-Marcuschamer G, Jason Chan by year 4 of rolling out the consultants’ Consider the following thought experi- ’09, Michael Ciuffo ’11, Ben Peters ’11. How are three of the hottest topics on r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s , ment. If all students

Business Staff campus tied together? As most of us found instead of the cur- were surveyed with out recently, the consultant firm working with rent $513,846. So the the question, “Would Advertising Managers: Joseph Maurer ’12, “If Susan Hockfield took a 15% Greg Steinbrecher ’12; Operations Manager: the Blue Ribbon Dining Committee (BRDC) consultants’ recom- you rather Susan Sherry Yan ’11; Staff: Michael Kuo ’10, published a report recommending a manda- mendations give MIT pay cut and gave that money to Hockfield take a 15% Heymian Wong ’10, Nikhil Sud ’11, Connie tory “nutritional” cost to all students. In fact, a cost cut of $91,846 cut in pay or would Chan ’12, Mengjie Ding ’12, Eric Trac ’12. the only reason we all found out was because at the most. This cost MIT Dining, this would achieve a you rather pay more Technology Staff the report got leaked. cut will come at an money for a mandato- Let’s do a back-of-the-envelope calcula- additional mandatory better overall financial result than the ry ‘nutritional plan’?” Director: Quentin Smith ’10. tion. MIT wants to cut 15% of costs because “nutritional” expense ... consultant’s recommendations” what do you think the Editors at Large of the financial crisis. MIT lost on the order to students. result would be? Contributing Editors: Ramya Sankar G, of $513,846 subsidizing dining this year. MIT Susan Hockfield is In these trying Shreyes Seshasai G, Nick Semenkovich ’09, lost on the order of $622,205 paying Susan committed to ensuring that students are able times, MIT needs leadership, and we need Caroline Huang ’10, Jessica Witchley ’10; Hockfield in 2004-05, which at a 3% simple to afford MIT. If Susan Hockfield took a 15% our president to lead by example. Senior Editors: Brian Hemond G, Charles Lin yearly appreciation would be $678,203 to- pay cut and gave that money to MIT Dining, Vinayak Ranade is a member of the Class G, Satwiksai Seshasai G, Benjamin P. Gleitzman ’09, Ricardo Ramirez ’09, Angeline Wang ’09, day. If MIT implements the policies recom- this would achieve a better overall financial of 2009. Praveen Rathinavelu ’10.

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Ommodipsummy nos at num doluptat nim iurer sit dolesed tisi bla feu faci ero co- Do od modo ex ex ex eumsan verilla ndiat. elesed magna conulla adipit lam, conum quat adigna acil dolore te modo odio corero do- numsan enim illa feugait ipsuscipisim quis Im zzrit essequam, sim nullan et wis e. Page 6 The Tech February 20, 2009 Ar t s CD REVIEW The Bad Plus, Plus One Quartet Remembers Cobain, Stravinsky … and Rocks Hard By S. Balaji Mani of the group’s first record on the Fresh Sound Lewis to handle the vocals for a whole new set ity, but also to Lewis’ vocal capacity. She puts ARTS EDITOR / New Talent imprint, the critic community has of covers. For All I Care pleasantly opens with on a bad girl attitude for Heart’s “Barracuda” The Bad Plus argued over the true categorization of these a modern interpretation of Nirvana’s “Lithium,” and adopts a more compassionate demeanor for For All I Care three veteran musicians from Minneapolis. disorienting the listener right off the bat with a The Flaming Lips’ “Feeling Yourself Disinte- Produced by The Bad Plus At the very base, they are indisputably a jazz jittery, nauseous tempo hiccup as Lewis echoes grate.” Lewis steps out to let The Bad Plus take Heads Up International group. But what causes most listeners to ques- Cobain’s famous lyrics, “I’m so happy / ‘cause on some instrumental covers of 20th century February 3, 2009 tion this blanket classification is The Bad Plus’ today / I found my friends.” classical music, too. The tight work on Gyorgi penchant for risk. Boasting a catalogue of as- The cover attempts on For All I Care repre- Ligeti’s “Fém (Etude No. 8)” would make you azz is a genre that consistently flirts with tounding original compositions (each member sent a new challenge for The Bad Plus. Typical- dizzy were it not for some strategically placed risk-taking. Whether this manifests itself plays piano and writes for the whole band) and ly, Anderson or Iverson would take care of the drum breaks. A beautiful version of Stravin- in compositional structure, instrumenta- an arsenal of jazz-tinged rock and pop covers, melodies. Now, with Lewis on board mastering sky’s “Apollo” appears in the second half of the Jtion, harmonic choices, or transcending The Bad Plus explores more musical territory the vocal melodies, the bass and piano serve a album and showcases the musicians’ ability to implicit musical boundaries, The Bad Plus is than most of their jazz or indie contemporaries. new, expansive purpose. Instead of diluting the play highly composed passages with unbeliev- a group that has done it all. Since the release This past summer, at the North Sea Jazz Festi- song with superfluous harmony, Iverson does a able precision. val in Rotterdam, Netherlands (an event remarkable job of laying low while Lewis sings Veteran Bad Plus fans might be upset to find I was fortunate enough to attend) Reid and shining through during his solos. King’s the band collaborating with a singer and play- Anderson (bass), Ethan Iverson (piano), place in The Bad Plus has always entailed rhyth- ing an album devoid of original music, but For and David King (drums) announced the mic attack and fast cymbal work, but even he’s All I Care is still very much a Bad Plus album. upcoming release of their new album, taken the time to successfully pinpoint where to Their signature style of deconstruction and re- For All I Care. They also mentioned that let loose and where to hold back. construction (a “fascinating” process, Lewis they’d had a surprise waiting for the au- Lewis’ voice adds a new emotional element remarks) is what allows this album to maintain dience backstage. Seasoned Bad Plus that The Bad Plus may not have achieved on its place in The Bad Plus’ catalogue. It seems, fans are no stranger to the antics that this previous cover songs. If Anderson’s haunting though, that this may end up being the trio’s trio brings to the stage, but there’s just bassline on Wilco’s “Radio Cure” isn’t enough only album-related collaboration with Lewis, one thing that fans were not expecting: to give you chills, then Lewis’ interpretation of so fans can expect another instrumental Bad Wendy Lewis. Tweedy’s languid lines will. Coming from an in- Plus album in the near future. My only regret For All I Care is the Bad Plus’ first ef- die-rock background, Lewis is at her best when for people who purchase the CD version of fort with a fourth member — a vocalist, she sings at the top of her range. When King For All I Care is that the limited edition vinyl to be specific. At North Sea, the nascent makes an entrance into “Radio Cure,” right pressing (if you can find it online) contains two quartet played an energetic and uplifting before the chorus, Iverson plays an ascending incredible bonus tracks: a stunning version of set of deconstructed rock covers. Noto- line that leads into Lewis’ gripping shout: “Oh U2’s “New Year’s Day” and a Reid Anderson rious for turning songs like Nirvana’s distance has no way / of making love / under- original, “You and I is a Comfort Zone.” If “Smells Like Teen Spirit” and Rush’s standable.” you’re curious to hear what this quartet sounds “Tom Sawyer” into tight and authentic The diversity of the covers is a not only a like, be sure to check them out when they come Heads Up International jazz anthems, it only made sense for testament to The Bad Plus’ wide tastes and abil- to Berklee Performance Center on April 3rd. DANCE REVIEW MIT Natya Presents Shakti: Women of Power Troupe Dramatizes Hindu Mythology By S. Balaji Mani entered the stage in a choreographed forma- Arts Editor tion. This gave the crowd a chance to see the Shakti: Women of Power performers before they began the dramatic seg- MIT Natya ment of the show, and, most importantly. to get Little Kresge a taste for the colors of the costumes and a va- February 15, 2009 riety of rhythmic dance steps. This would have been an equally exciting routine to seasoned ast Sunday MIT Natya performed their dance fans or newcomers. annual show in Little Kresge, entitled The first story of the evening focused on Shakti: Women of Power. Natya is pure- Kannagi, who represents justice. Played by L ly devoted to Bharatanatyam, a classical Mathura Sridharan ’12, Kannagi is wedded to dance tradition originating from South India. the handsome Kovalan, portrayed by Renuka The show utilized the art of dance to convey Ramanathan ’10. The dramatization explains the stories of three women in Hindu mythology how Kannagi seeks justice for her innocent hus- who have had notable impact on the status of band, who is wrongfully accused of stealing the women. Bharatanatyam is an extremely techni- Queen’s precious anklet. cal and challenging dance form that incorpo- The expert choreography combined a well- rates percussive foot movements, which often balanced mix of technical dancing and dramatic complement the rhythm of the drums in the ac- acting, as is customary in this dance style. While companying music. the actresses were strong, a live narrator gave Luckily, Natya was able to secure two live necessary context to the story. The climax of musicians for the event, Suhas Rao on violin the scene occurs during a beautiful yet macabre and Akshay Anantapadmanabhan on mri- execution of Kovalan. Ramanathan’s exception- dangam. Whereas a number of Bharatanatyam al expression and acting during this scene gave Arthur Petron—The Tech events are danced to tape or pre-recorded mu- the audience pause, evoking a sense of urgency Mathura J. Sridharan ’11 (left) and Renuka Ramanathan ’10 portray Kannagi and Kova- sic, having the live musicians not only made for that was abruptly resolved as the executioners lan in MIT Natya’s show Shakti: Women of Power in Little Kresge on Sunday. a more authentic stage setting, but also allowed circling her took her down in one strike. audience members unfamiliar with the art form The next tale proved to be more accessible Manyapu G), who is said to be near his death. wily cousins), have fixed the dice game. This to see the connection between instrumentation and less heavy than the previous. In this myth, Though she is advised against it by a wise man, scene utilized the instrumental section most and the precise dance steps. Savitri (Anjali Thakkar ’12) uses her wit to the two are married and enjoy a happy life to- fluidly, as the drums and violins provided sound The show opened with a beautiful instru- trick Yama (Sridharan), the god of death. Savit- gether. This scene was most humorous and effects for the tense competition. Ramanthan mental selection, as all the members of Natya ri falls in love with Satyavan (Kavya Kamal endearing because of its representation of the once again proved to be an exceptional actress forest in which the young couple — as the Kauravas (played by Manyapu & celebrate: some dancers portrayed Chandni Valiathan G) try to embarrass her and swaying trees, and others acted as pull of her sari, she prays to Lord Krishna who playful monkeys. lengthens her dress infinitely. Inevitably, Satyavan dies, The crowd was moved by a stunning perfor- but Savitri finds a way to outwit mance during each segment. Facial expressions, Yama. During this portion of an integral element to Bharatanatyam, gave the the story, an incredible synergy characters exquisite life and excitement. Of the between Thakkar and Sridharan group, Sridharan, Ramanathan and Manyapu made the scene impressive. Savit- proved to be the most engaging. Sridharan even ri relentlessly follows Yama, who skillfully jumped back and forth between danc- grants her a boon for her deter- ing and providing vocal accompaniment. mination. Eventually, Savitri asks At times, technical difficulties and stage di- for a son, which Yama agrees to rection miscommunication caused a slight lag, — without realizing that she’d but the girls were able to recover from these need her husband back in order mistakes instantly. Due to the variety of skill to fulfill her wish. The audience levels in Natya, there were moments where laughed, showing reverence for large group choreography fell behind the beat Savitri’s intellect. and lacked the synchronicity that is so key in The third and final story Bharatanatyam. This became more apparent brought a solemn feeling back to as the live drummer at times compensated for the stage. Here, Queen Draupadi the missed beats, or at other times tried to re- (Ramanathan) is subject to public emphasize the beat to focus the footwork. humiliation when her husband, It is a shame, though, that Natya only per- Yudhistra (Mohini Jangi G), wa- formed this show once, because it does deserve Arthur Petron—The Tech gers her dignity on a game of to be seen by many more. Keep an eye out for MIT Natya members perform Sakti: Women of Power in Little Kresge on Sunday. dice. He does not know that his more performances from Natya at this year’s challengers, the Kauravas (his SAAS Culture Show. February 20, 2009 Ar t s The Tech Page 7 THEATER REVIEW ‘The Vagina Monologues’ Raising Awareness and Celebrating Female Sexuality By Joanne Shih tion highlights a different issue each year in Laura Fallon ’09, Jennifer Nelson ’09, and “Six Year Old Girl,” with hilarious outbursts Staff Writer one of the monologues; this year’s highlight, Lauren Shields ’10 gave spirited answers to including “Snowflakes!” when asked what the The Vagina Monologues “Baptism,” focused on the mass rapes in the the question of what your vagina would wear vagina smells like. Written by Eve Ensler Congo. if it could don clothing (A tutu! Combat boots! And even though I had braced myself for Directed by Kellas Cameron ’10, Last Friday night’s showing was quite Sweatpants?). Other topics of discussion in- some moaning, nothing could have prepared me Petek Saracoglu ’09, & Ari Shapiro G packed, with an expectedly larger number of cluded the mystery of the orgasm and a poten- for the extremely impressive range of sounds February 12 - 14, 2009 women than men in the audience. As a Vagina tially lost clitoris in “Workshop.” Elise Kuo ’11 by Melinda Dooley ’09 in “The Woman Who 10-250 Monologues-virgin, I was not quite sure what to gave a delightfully vicious rant in “My Angry Loved To Make Vaginas Happy” — my favorite expect. The conservative side of my brain was Vagina” against thong underwear, tampons, was the bossy moan, although the Sarah Palin hat would Valentine’s Day week- ready to brace myself for possible moments of and gynecologist visits. moan was clearly a crowd pleaser. (There was end be without a celebration of discomfort, cringing, and awkwardness – I’d After intermission, the monologues took a also an MIT moan: “I’m so glad I came… to women? And I’m not just talking heard about the moaning and the unabashed use more serious, darker turn, with pieces about rape office hours.”) To end the night, “I Was There In W about getting your girlfriend or gal of terms like “cunt” and “pussy.” I shouldn’t and sexual assault. An Vu ’09 gave a haunting The Room” celebrated the miracle of birth and pals chocolates or flowers, or taking that cute have worried: I found myself enjoying the show performance of “My Vagina Was My Village,” a compared the vagina to the heart. I was left with girl from lab out for dinner. I’m talking about immensely and was surprisingly comfortable look into the atrocities faced by a Bosnian rape a greater sense of appreciation, awareness, and the Vagina Monologues, a production that has throughout the two-hour production. victim of war, that nearly moved me to tears. love for my vagina and my worth as a woman. raised millions of dollars for anti-violence or- The show began on a humorous note, with The thick silence in the room made it clear that This year’s presentation of the Vagina ganizations over the past decade. a melange of vagina metaphors, comparing the the rest of the audience was equally moved. Monologues, originally written by playwright Monologues is a collection of stories, facts, female sex organ to entities ranging from the A rather tongue-in-cheek piece about the and founder Eve Ensler, was produced by Liz and pieces. Some are humorous and others, Bermuda Triangle (“no one comes back from absurdity of prohibited vibrator sales in com- Iffrig ’10 and Rachel Licht ’10. Directed by focused on educating audiences about female it”) to MIT references: “the black hole” (Ran- parison to the sale of guns helped transition Kellas Cameron ’10, Petek Saracoglu ’09, and sexual awareness and anti-violence efforts, dom Hall), “a sponge” (Simmons), “single into more comedic pieces to finish the night. Ari Shapiro G, the show raised funds for the are more serious. Started in 1998, the produc- occupancy” (MacGregor). In “Wear and Say,” Devorah Kengmana ’12 was adorable as the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC). Theater Review MIT Dramashop Puts On ‘Julius Caesar’ Modernized Production of Shakespeare’s Classic Keeps an Old Story Relevant By Samuel Markson Staff Writer Julius Caesar MIT Dramashop Directed by Michael Ouellette February 5-7, 12-14 Kresge Little Theater

onspirators wear business suits. Mark Antony chats on his cell phone. The soldiers of Brutus deck themselves out C in camo and army boots. Welcome to the 21st century and MIT Dra- mashop’s recent performance of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. Following in the footsteps of the American Repertory Theatre’s production of the same work last year, Dramashop works to bring the classic message closer to home. It’s a message even more relevant now, at the dawn of new American leadership, than last year, when the theatre of American politics was still in the first act. It’s not necessarily original — in fact, I think a traditional performance would be harder to find these days — but when it’s done well it’s powerful. The performance got me thinking — about politics, people, democracy, the balance William Yee—The Tech between hero and Common Man — which is (from left) David A. Brescia ’10, Skylar W. Desa ’10, Yoni Gray ’10, Prannay Budhraja ’10, Mia A. Shandell ’10, Bryan C. Hernandez one sign of success. I wonder, though, if those ’09, and Travis S. Newsad ’10 contemplate their murderous actions during the dress rehearsal of Julius Caesar on February 4. thoughts came at the intended moments or for the intended reasons. Shakespeare. If you don’t take your eyes off the sporting playboy in Act I turned avid loyal- create an entertaining and interesting Antony. While a brilliant effort from the members pinstripes, you can’t watch the game. ist in Act V — to be a thin representation of And while I don’t agree wholeheartedly of Dramashop, I did sense (as I do with most The performance was carried well by Tra- what should be a full counterpart to Brutus. As with the production decisions made, I do sup- altered Shakespeare) that the change of scen- vis S. Newsad ’10, as Brutus. Newsad, perhaps performed, Antony came across as a corrupt port Dramashop’s decision to put on Caesar; ery had more to do with what was available in more than any other in the cast, managed to mobster, with little motivation beyond a vague it, perhaps more than any other Shakespeare the costume closet than with what the troupe represent well the meaning and beauty of the desire to prevent change. This interpretation, play, has the most current weight and the stron- intended to say. The text was (thankfully) unal- original text while still blending in with and I feel, cloaks much of the backhanded moral gest forboding quality. It, more than many of tered, and I believe that the words themselves playing off of the foils around him. The char- relativity that Shakespeare intended. Shakespeare’s works, is up for interpretation, spoke volumes more than any of the more bla- acter’s depth carried through, and the sympathy Particularly within the current post-modern and one of the better marks of Dramashop’s tant production decisions made by the troupe. aroused by the classical tragic hero became the poltical scene, I feel that “modernized” Shake- production is that it was left that way. No di- This is less a criticism for the performance, linchpin of the production. speare needs to escape the traditional, simpli- rect political allegory was made (at least not which I enjoyed fully, but a recommendation I found many of the other major actors to fied character portrayals we all put up with in clearly), and so it’s up to the audience to de- for future viewers of Shakespeare to ignore be less engaging — they frequently spoke too high school, and enter into a world where fig- cide who in today’s political arena is Antony, the minor changes in scenery and character quickly and occasionally stumbled over lines. ures are analyzed, rather than just villainized. Caesar, Brutus, or even the minor, but telling, portrayal and focus on the reason theatres still Furthermore, I found the odd dichotomy of Nonetheless, within the confines of the role, poet, Cinna. The audience rules, and, as in perform Shakespeare — that is, because it’s Mark Antony’s character — drunken aviator- as-presented, Sean P. Faulk ’11, managed to democracy, it should. All in all, it was an ad- mirable performance, and, while not flawless, Movie review hh it glows with a certain home-grown luster. I’m certainly looking forward to future Dra- mashop productions, and I encourage readers Shopaholic During a Recession? to do the same. Don’t Waste Your Money By Christine Yu gives financial advice. Her shopping problems liance on these secular goods. However, it was Staff Picks Staff Writer are so bad that she basically lives a lie (with all a bit too cheery for how serious a problem Confessions of a Shopaholic thousands of dollars in debt). Because of this, shopping can be. Even when she hit rock bot- Dominick Farinacci Quartet Directed by P.J. Hogan she almost loses everything, including love. tom, it was not even close to depressing. If Sculler’s Jazz Club Screenplay by Tim Firth, Tracey Jackson While, for the most part, I enjoyed the book, anything, it was just a very cliché attempt to 400 Soldiers Road Starring Isla Fisher and Hugh Dancy. I hated the main character ­— the shopaholic bring about a serious message. Boston, MA Rated PG Becky Bloomwood. The movie made Becky, Due to the genre of the film, it’s hard to Feb. 25 Now Playing played by Australian actress Isla Fisher, much be taken seriously. The attempts to look seri- more sympathetic to the audience: she really ous just came off as even more cliché. As my Trumpeter Dominick Farinacci per- ovies make the worst first dates learned her lesson. This is different from the date put it, “you have to remember the genre,” forms repertoire off his US debut album — unless they invoke insightful novel, where her life just happened to magical- which is what I’m considering in my rating. Loves, Tales & Dances (E1 Music) at discussion. This Valentine’s Day, ly work out. Her main love interest, Luke Bran- The movie was completely predictable. While Scullers Jazz Club in Boston. Since be- M I decided to watch Confessions of don, played by Hugh Dancy, was not nearly as there were a few funny moments, for the most ing “discovered” by Wynton Marsalis at a Shopaholic ­— on a first date — because, dreamy as he was in the novel. part, I whispered back and forth with my date the age of 15, Dominick has charmed well, I wasn’t expecting much from the date Unlike most chick flicks, the creators at- about what designer bag she was carrying, fans and critics alike with the warmth nor the movie. Instead, I had a great first date, tempted to make this a bit more serious. Grant- which goes against the message completely. and rich lyricism of his sound. Produced at the expense of not taking the movie seri- ed this is probably because a movie on shop- As it’s an economic recession, do yourself by the legendary Russ Titelman (Eric ously. ping, during an economic recession, would a favor and save your money. Have a relation- Clapton, James Taylor, etc), Lovers, The movie is based on the first book in a se- seem insensitive. Thus, they portrayed the ship with something other than a credit card. Tales & Dances features some of the ries written by Madeline Wickman, who writes consequences of spending above one’s means. After all, I’m giving you this message for free. greatest players in jazz, including Kenny under the pseudonym Sophie Kinsella. The While the movie was full of high-end, designer Instead, you could hear it from the film for Barron, James Genus, and Joe Lovano. storyline follows a shopaholic, who ironically brands, it emphasized the main character’s re- $10.75. February 20, 2009

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Carmel R. Dudley ’11 paints a large banner reading “No Mandatory Dining / Let Us Choose!” that was hung in Lobby 7 during the pro- test.

Associate Dean of Residential Life Programs Donna M. Denoncourt (left) and Senior Associate Dean for Residential Life Karen A. Nilsson spoke with students.

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Diane Rak—The Tech February 20, 2009 The Tech Page 11 Sixthsense Invention Unpopular MacGregor Dining Consists of Cap With Program Was Running at a Loss MacGregor Dining, from Page 1 MacGregor House. “My family and around Boston including LaVerdes myself, the associate housemasters, Market. At this point, however, no dinner there on any given week. and many of the GRTs regularly ate projects are underway to replace the Projector & Camera In its first year, the program was there.” He hoped that a new dining pilot dining program. popular, with close to one hundred hall would give students a place to The program offered an all-you- Sixthsense, from Page 1 projectors that would truly connect students participating each week. socialize and relax. can-eat buffet-style meal for $8, or to people’s physical world!” In the second year, however, food To replace the program, Gar- $4 for Preferred Dining subscrib- ing a picture and checking the time. Mistry initially implemented his quality dropped, causing attendance cia, Dahleh, and other MacGregor ers. “You can take a photo of a ran- inspiration as a projector helmet to drop as well. “Once you have a representatives are coming up with The proposed dining hall would dom book, and check its prices on where the camera tracked what the bad experience,” said Dahleh, “the new ideas to provide better food and have been a multi-million-dollar, Amazon. You can compare prices wearer did with his or her hand. Fur- students don’t come back.” The increase community within the resi- 6-month renovation that would have Henisi. Pat, cor sum nos doloreet elesseq uatuera esectem doloboreet, con heniscidunt at, quat dolobore diam, veliquisl el ut adip eraesto duis dolor sum ex exeros ea faci ea amcommo lorper adit nullaor at, commy nosto odolenim nostrud et laore feu facidunt alit lutetue modolor accum ea am, quamcon sequat wisl ullam, consequat. Iquat. Ut el iure feugait elit, quis adionsectet ex endre facip er accum zzrit lor sustis aut verit, sed modolor eraessim et dolore duis nisis ad minit in vendrem quatums andigna feuissed enim zzriusci tem nos dipsusto od magniat wismod tat, voluptat. Ut amcon volesequisl iure deliscillam quatetum dolorpe riusto del eriusto core facilit, qui tem nonsenim zzriustrud dolore conse molestrud modolore corpercilla feu faccum quisci blan volut iustrud minim ipsum ad magnibh esequatem qui bla con volor sectem zzrit eum nonum ese dolortisis amconullaore vulla feu feu feu feum duipsus tionsectem erci tet aci endreet lor si. between goods in the supermarket” ther modifications resulted in a cap MacGregor president that year, Kris- dence. required MacGregor residents to en- and check which ones are green with a smaller projector, and, finally, ten M. Felch ’09, tried to phase out One idea is to subsidize a weekly roll in MIT’s Preferred Dining pro- Magnim do doloreet, conulput wisi ex ex eu facincilit alit iustissed eugue vel dolore vent products, said Mistry. into a small device containing a pro- the program without success. meal for MacGregor residents at an gram. “There is a lot of information on jector and a camera. It was not phased out until re- outside dining facility like Baker the Internet, but humans do not have Mistry initially called the device cently-elected MacGregor president Dining. Garcia also described the access to it at all times. Sixthsense “WUW” as in “wear ur world.” But Raul Garcia ’10 made a final deci- idea of offering hot food options at LEGAL COUNSEL gives you the ability to receive infor- when it was introduced, sixthsense sion to end the pilot program last MacGregor Convenience. This idea, MIT students, family, employers and start-ups seeking U.S. legal counsel, mation about anything and anyone was judged to be a better title. January. Garcia described the qual- however, would require negotiation campus or office consultation. Call: you encounter, anywhere, and at all Mistry also incorporated his In- ity of the food as a dice roll. From with the 660 Corporation, which times,” added Mistry. dian background into his invention. cold leftovers to forgotten menu owns several convenience stores James Dennis Leary, Esq. Discussing the motivations be- Bringing your hands together in the items, Garcia agreed with many 321-544-0012 hind his work, Mistry said “the digi- Indian gesture of welcome, “Na- residents that the program needed tal world has brought many devices maste”, causes the main menu to to end. Eating Disorder Treatment to human life, yet it has diluted hu- open up. Since MacGregor House lacks Treatment of Adults Suffering from man interactions. People have started Mistry foresees several improve- a sizable kitchen, Au Bon Pain ca- Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa using social networks as their major ments to ‘sixthsense’, one of which tered the program, preparing food path for socializing. You would see is incorporating the use of computer- from outside kitchens. This present- Informed clinicians refer their clients to people sitting individually in cafes, vision based techniques that do not ed challenges for the caterers, who Laurel Hill Inn. LHI provides the most each busy with his laptop or phone. require the user to wear color mark- were not adequately equipped to effective treatment and deploys the highest My task is to use digital work to in- ers. “I have a lot of applications in provide fresh food for the two hours staff-to-client ratio in New England. We tegrate digital work into human’s mind to make sixthsense more prac- of service. provide extensive programming in a highly lives.” tical for use.” Dahleh promoted the program not structured and supervised non-institutional The idea for the sixthsense proj- “I believe that we should use sys- only because it provided easy access therapeutic setting. Evening, day, and residential treatment as well as ect came to Mistry about six months tems to learn about users rather than to food, but also because he believed weekly support groups in West Medford and West Somerville. Call ago. “It came as a crazy idea of have users learn about systems.” it would increase community within Linda at 781 396-1116 or visit www.laurelhillinn.com. thinking of the term head mountain projector! I just started thinking of actually making real head mountain Solution to Sudoku from page 8                                     STOP THE                                     SLAUGHTER!          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Animals’ lives are a living nightmare. They are routinely branded and mutilated without anesthetic, starved, overcrowded, & killed when still infants. Stress disorders like self-mutilation are common. Most farm & lab animals never see the light of day. Millions of animals are so sick that they are dragged to their deaths. Over 95% are crushed, suffocated, chopped open, or scalded alive while fully conscious. If people treated pets the way these baby animals are treated, they would be arrested. You can make a difference. Massachusetts Animal Rights Coalition is making a difference. To join MARC or for more info: www.MassAnimalRights.org Page 12 The Tech February 20, 2009 Mocha Motion Dancers Shake It This Weekend in Little Kresge

Dance group Mocha Moves will be performing their show Mocha Motion this Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in Little Kresge.

(clockwise from top-left)

Adlai R. Grayson ’08 shakes off during the opening dance titled “Touch and Go!”

Pierre-Guy F. Douyon ’12 (left) and Quinnton J. Harris ’11 per- form during the dance “Now Boarding: Windy City Express.”

Anikia F. Tucker ’10 shows off her moves in the dance “On the Corner.”

(from left) Nana Essilfie-Conduah ’11, Tamika P. Tannis ’11, Ani- kia F. Tucker ’10, and Rachel N. Peterson ’09 shuffle during the dance “Throwback Central.”

Rachel N. Peterson ’09 cranks it during “Throwback Central.”

Photography by William Yee February 20, 2009 The Tech Page 13 MIT Will Raise Fin. Aid Budget 10 Percent More Aid Requested Tuition, from Page 1 triple principles of need-blind admis- sion, need-based financial aid, and “Notwithstanding the economic full-need financial aid packages.” crisis, we are committed to meet- There has been a modest increase ing the financial needs of students,” in the number of current students re- said Clay. “We will build the budget questing additional aid due to changes around this promise.” in family circumstances. This semes- He also indicated that efforts ter, there were forty such instances, to raise funds for tuition assistance compared to the usual twenty. Based will continue, despite estimates that on experience from past recessions, MIT will face a forty percent drop MIT estimates this slump will require in pledges from donors. The recently an additional $7-8 million earmarked launched Institute-wide Planning toward financial assistance. As a re- Task Force, which has been charged sult, the financial aid budget for the with considering cost-cutting mea- 2009-2010 academic year will be sures, will also take into account the $81.6 million, 10 percent higher than Institute’s priorities in deciding what the current $74 million budget. to cut. Director of Student Financial MIT also saw more early appli- Aid and Employment Daniel Barkow- cants seeking financial assistance; 90 itz added that the funds devoted to fi- percent of early applicants sought aid nancial aid are drawn from specially this past year, compared to 83 percent earmarked endowment funds before in 2007 and 81 percent in the previ- being drawn from the General Insti- ous three years. However, MIT said tute Budget. He also restated that the last month that they are committed current economic turmoil will have to helping those families weather the no effect on admissions and financial tough economic times. aid allocations. “We are just as generous as we “It was critical to us,” said were last year”, said Dean for Under- Barkowitz, “that in this environment graduate Education Daniel Hastings, we restate the commitment to the “and perhaps more generous.” Students Expect A’s As Default Grade, Even If They Just Attend Class By Max Roosevelt vation are Professor Greenberger’s New York Times test results. Nearly two-thirds of the Prof. Marshall Grossman has students surveyed said that if they ex- come to expect complaints when- plained to a professor that they were ever he returns graded papers in his trying hard, that should be taken into English classes at the University of account in their grade. Maryland. Jason Greenwood, a senior ki- “Many students come in with the nesiology major at the University of conviction that they’ve worked hard Maryland echoed that view. and deserve a higher mark,” Profes- “I think putting in a lot of ef- sor Grossman said. “Some assert that fort should merit a high grade,” Mr. they have never gotten a grade as low Greenwood said. “What else is there as this before.” really than the effort that you put in?” He attributes those complaints to “If you put in all the effort you his students’ sense of entitlement. have and get a C, what is the point?” “I tell my classes that if they just he added. “If someone goes to every do what they are supposed to do and class and reads every chapter in the meet the standard requirements, that book and does everything the teach- they will earn a C,” he said. “That is er asks of them and more, then they the default grade. They see the default should be getting an A like their effort grade as an A.” deserves. If your maximum effort can A recent study by researchers at only be average in a teacher’s mind, the University of California, Irvine, then something is wrong.” found that a third of students sur- Sarah Kinn, a junior English veyed said that they expected B’s just major at the University of Vermont, for attending lectures, and 40 percent agreed, saying, “I feel that if I do all said they deserved a B for completing of the readings and attend class regu- the required reading. larly that I should be able to achieve a “I noticed an increased sense of grade of at least a B.” entitlement in my students and want- At Vanderbilt, there is an empha- ed to discover what was causing it,” sis on what Dean Hogge calls “the lo- said Ellen Greenberger, the lead au- cus of control.” The goal is to put the thor of the study, called “Self-Entitled academic burden on the student. College Students: Contributions of “Instead of getting an A, they Personality, Parenting, and Motiva- make an A,” he said. “Similarly, if tional Factors,” which appeared last they make a lesser grade, it is not the year in The Journal of Youth and Ado- teacher’s fault. Attributing the out- lescence. come of a failure to someone else is Professor Greenberger said that a common problem.” the sense of entitlement could be re- Additionally, Dean Hogge said, lated to increased parental pressure, “professors often try to outline the competition among peers and family ‘rules of the game’ in their syllabi,” members and a heightened sense of in an effort to curb haggling over achievement anxiety. grades. Aaron M. Brower, the vice pro- Professor Brower said profes- vost for teaching and learning at the sors at Wisconsin emphasized that University of Wisconsin-Madison, of- students must “read for knowledge fered another theory. and write with the goal of exploring “I think that it stems from their ideas.” K-12 experiences,” Professor Brower This informal mission statement, said. “They have become ultra-effi- along with special seminars for fresh- cient in test preparation. And this hy- men, is intended to help “re-teach stu- per-efficiency has led them to look for dents about what education is.” a magic formula to get high scores.” The seminars are integrated into James Hogge, associate dean of introductory courses. Examples in- the Peabody School of Education at clude the conventional, like a global- Vanderbilt University, said: “Students warming seminar, and the more ob- often confuse the level of effort with scure, like physics in religion. the quality of work. There is a mental- The seminars “are meant to help ity in students that ‘if I work hard, I students think differently about their deserve a high grade.’ “ classes and connect them to real life,” In line with Dean Hogge’s obser- Professor Brower said. This space donated by The Tech Page 14 The Tech February 20, 2009 MIT Will Implement None of Faculty Plan From Feb. 4 Meeting GIRs, from Page 1 a create an interdepartmental com- mittee-based system to govern these have brought forth included the subjects attracted controversy, espe- elimination of the HASS-D system cially in the School of Science. and development of new variations Redwine said of this controversy, on the required science core sub- “In many ways, the most worrisome jects, as well as the introduction pilot fact was not that [the motion] lost by versions of broad-themed humani- a small majority but that the vote was ties courses geared toward freshmen close and with changes of this sort, and a class focused on “elements of you’d like to see a strong majority.” design.” He said that the vote had been split The committee is still discussing “significantly” along school lines. how best to move forward, said its The defeated motion and dis- chair, Professor Steven Hall. banded committee represent the Professor Robert P. Redwine, second time since 2003 plans to one of the co-chairs of the dissolved reform the GIRs have been devel- subcommittee, explained the deci- oped but have failed to be approved Aditi Verma—The Tech sion not to move forward with any for implementation. Between 2003 (left to right) Kathleen A. Clark-Adams ’10 and Adam J. Goldstein ’09, officers of the MIT Debate parts of the motion, even though and 2006, a Presidential Task Force Team, speak at a public debate on Wednesday evening in 4-270. The debate focused on whether some of its parts could have been on the Undergraduate Educational Independent Living Groups should be granted immunity if they call for help when students get sick implemented without changing the Commons created a plan that would at parties. Student rights and trust in the administration were the dominant issues in the round. faculty rules: “We always saw it as have changed the GIRs more drasti- a coherent, connected package,” he cally than the recent motion would said. have. After the Task Force’s plan Still, he said, “That doesn’t mean failed to reach a faculty vote, the one can’t go forward in various ways Educational Commons Subcommit- with pieces, if not all, of what was tee was charged with reworking the discussed.” Task Force’s plan. Some parts of the original mo- During the February 4 meeting, tion; such as the elimination of several faculty and administrators, . . . HASS-D and its replacement with including Dean for Undergraduate THANK YOU M IT a simpler Humanities, Arts, and So- Education Daniel E. Hastings, ex- cial Sciences distribution; received pressed desire to move on from the broad support. 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Please send nominating letters by Friday March 20, 2009 to: Susan Cohen, Director, Council for the Arts at MIT- E15-205 [email protected] http://web.mit.edu/awards/ Page 16 The Tech February 20, 2009 Sp o r t s Game of the Week Pistol Tops Coast Guard in Men’s Gymnastics Places Men’s Volleyball Tops Collegiate Sectional Second at New England In its final tune-up before the National Rifle Asso- Invitational ciation (NRA) Intercollegiate Championship, the MIT Lesley in Straight Sets pistol team secured a 6,168-5,960 win over the U.S. The MIT men’s gymnastics team tallied 312.500 Coast Guard Academy this past points, finishing behind host Springfield College’s to- weekend. The women’s squad was tal of 318.950 at the New England Invitational held Sports also victorious, registering a 2,655- this past weekend. MIT posted a trio of top-10 finish- For Four Game Streak 2,607 decision. es in the all-around. Thomas S. Caldwell ’09 finished By Mindy Brauer to four (8-4) on a block by Assad. Shorts The Engineers captured the top third with a total of 79.200 as Boris Rasin ‘09 ranked DAPER Staff The Lynx stayed within striking four spots in air pistol en route to right behind him with a 78.550. Jacob T. Shapiro ’11 The MIT men’s volleyball team distance for a majority of the game a 2,203-2,091 win. Fuzhou Hu ’09 led the way with captured eighth place with a score of 76.050. extended its winning streak to four as a service error trimmed the defi- a score of 560, followed by Patrick B. Wu ’10 (554), On the floor exercise, Caldwell and Rasin tied courtesy of a 30-10, 30-12, 30-12 cit to eight (17-9). MIT countered Gregory I. Telian ’11 (550), and Michelle C. Ma ’10 for eighth with a mark of 13.300. Brett S. Lazarus decision over Lesley with eight straight points before (539). ’12 and Jacob S. Sharpe ’11 both registered totals of University in a North taking the second set. In standard pistol, Coast Guard edged out the En- 12.800 for 13th place. East Collegiate Vol- In the final frame, MIT held a gineers by 10 points (2,024-2,014). Andrew K. Sugaya Caldwell captured the top spot in the pommel leyball Association 7-5 lead prior to igniting a 14-1 ’11 and Ma finished 1-2 for MIT with marks of 527 horse (13.500), Rasin tied for fourth (12.550), and (NECVA) New Eng- run. Each side exchanged points and 512. The Bears filled the next three slots with to- Lazarus ranked 10th with a score of 11.950. Shapiro land Division match until MIT rattled off four in a row tals of 510, 507, and 505. Hu posted a score of 504 as finished half a point behind Lazarus, securing 18th on Tuesday. The victory lifted the to seal the match. Coast Guard’s final shooter notched a 502. Drew D. place. Engineers’ record to 9-9 on the Troy V. Tamas ’10 led the Engi- Regitsky ’10 closed out the event with a tally of 471. Shapiro took first on the rings (13.400). Lazarus year and 5-3 in conference play neers with 11 kills and a .600 hit- MIT bounced back with a 1,951-1,845 decision ranked fourth with a total of 13.000, just four-tenths while the Lynx saw their record ting percentage. Eric R. Reuland in free pistol. Hu paced the squad with a total of 504 of a point behind Shapiro’s winning mark. Rasin and dip to 1-11 overall and 1-7 in the ’10 notched seven kills as Benson while Telian and Sugaya notched marks of 497 and Caldwell followed closely with scores of 12.950 and league. M. George ’12 posted five kills and 492, respectively. The Bears narrowed the gap with 12.550, good for fifth and sixth place. MIT tallied the first four points four blocks. Jeremy J. Velazquez scores of 486 and 477, but it would not be enough as Shapiro led the charge on the vault, claiming ninth of the contest, but Lesley kept the ’12 tallied five aces while Eugene Wu shot a 458 to close out the match. place with a tally of 14.400. Caldwell finished in 14th hosts in check by capitalizing on Jang ’09 collected five digs. In two Ma was the top performer in women’s air pistol as place (13.850) as Rasin tied for 19th (13.600). miscues to trail, 6-2. The Engineers games, Caine L. Jette ’10 recorded her tally of 362 helped power MIT to a 1,054-1,036 MIT’s athletes finished closely together on the responded with a 20-3 run to put 21 assists and five aces. victory. Coast Guard captured the next two slots but, parallel bars. Lazarus paced the squad (14th, 12.900), the game out of reach. The Lynx Assad finished the night with Ji-Soo Kim ’11 and Xudan Liu responded with marks followed by Rasin (16th, 12.550), Shapiro (16th, continued to attack, using serving four blocks as Stephen Siragusa of 347 and 345 to secure the slim win. 12.550), and Caldwell (T-21st, 12.350). errors along with a block by Nick registered five kills. Clayton Jan- In women’s sport pistol, the Engineers recorded a MIT had a strong showing on the high bar as La- Assad to prolong the frame and er dished out nine assists for the 1,601-1,571 win. Ma once again led the way with a zarus led the way with a score of 14.200 en route to make the score 27-8. Hopes of sus- Lynx. total of 561 while Lihua Bai ’09 finished third with a a second-place finish. Caldwell claimed the next spot taining the late rally were thwarted MIT will hit the road for non- 526. Liu wrapped up the competition with a 514. (13.650) while Rasin ranked fourth (13.600). as the Engineers posted three of the conference action at Johnson & —Mindy Brauer, DAPER Staff —Mindy Brauer, DAPER Staff final five points to close the set. Wales University on Wednesday, The Engineers carried the mo- Feb. 18. Lesley will continue con- mentum into the second stanza, ference play on Saturday, Feb. 21 racing out to an 8-1 advantage. at the Wentworth Institute of Tech- Lesley quickly narrowed the gap nology. Sc o r e b o a r d

Men’s Basketball Rifle p c o m i n g o m e v e n t s Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009 Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009 U H E Clark University (10-14) 89 U.S. Coast Guard Academy 2191 (s), 2215 (a) Friday, Feb. 20, 2009 MIT (17-8) 97 MIT 2216 (s), 2252 (a) Men’s Track New England Division III Championship 11 a.m., Johnson Athletic Center Women’s Swimming NEWMAC Championship 12 p.m., Zesiger Women’s Basketball Squash Sports and Fitness Center Men’s Tennis vs. Bentley University 4 p.m., J.B. Carr Tennis Bubble Thursday, Feb. 19, 2009 Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009 MIT (4-18) 24 Connecticut College (5-13) 6 Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009 Women’s Swimming NEWMAC Championship 11 a.m., Zesiger Wheaton College (14-10) 57 MIT (9-10) 3 Sports and Fitness Center Pennsylvania State University 1 Men’s Track New England Division III Championship 11 a.m., MIT (10-10) 8 Johnson Athletic Center Men’s Gymnastics Men’s Volleyball vs. Mount Ida College 11 a.m., Rockwell Cage Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009 Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009 Women’s Gymnastics vs. Springfield College 1 p.m., duPont New England Invitational MIT (10-11) 0 Gymnasium Men’s Volleyball vs. Southern Vermont College 3 p.m., Rockwell Cage MIT 2nd of 15 Brown University (3-8) 9 Men’s Gymnastics vs. Temple University 7 p.m., duPont Gymnasium

Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009 Men’s Ice Hockey Men’s Volleyball Women’s Swimming NEWMAC Championship 11 a.m., Zesiger Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009 Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009 Sports and Fitness Center Bryant University (11-13-0) 1 Lesley University (1-11) 0 MIT (11-5-1) 3 MIT (9-9) 3 Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009 Pistol MIT (10-9) 3 Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009 Johnson & Wales University (4-5) 2 U.S. Coast Guard Academy 5960 MIT (7-5) 6168

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