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By Daniel C. Stevenson undergraduate housing system was NEYWS EDITOR the primary and driving concern of The Strategic Housing Planning the SHPC, Randolph said. A stress Committee recommended in a on other priorities, such as an report released Monday that Senior emphasis on an exclusively under- House remain an undergraduate dor- graduate west campus or on gradu- mitory and that Ashdown House, ate student housing, would produce currently a graduate dormitory, be different scenarios, and therefore I {IIMAS R. .nK LO--n T^E.ni converted for undergraduate use. different recommendations, he said. Professor Leo Osgood, the newly selected Dean of the Office of Minority Education, coaches a The committee also recommend- The committee's report has gone player during Tuesday's game against Clark University. ed that the administration immedi- to President Charles M. Vest. Vest ately begin building a dormitory for said last month he will make a final graduate students at the intersection decision about the short-term plans of Sidney and Pacific Streets near for the dormitories by the end of the Long-timne Minority Advocate University Park. Independent Activities Period. "We felt that these recommenda- "I have confidence that the presi- tions made sense under certain dent will take the recommendations Appointed New OME Head premises," said Senior Associate seriously," Randolph said. Along Dean for Undergraduate Education with the specific conclusions of the and Student Affairs Robert M. Ran- report, the committee presented By Stacey E. Biau Raphael L. Bras '72, department head of civil and dolph, who chaired the committee. Vest with a larger list of options that STAFF REPORTER environmental engineering. The recommendations met with could also be considered, he said. Leo Osgood Jr., associate professor in the Athlet- The committee chose Osgood out of a pool of dissatisfaction from the Ashdown Dean for UESA Arthur C. Smith ic Department, will assume the position of dean of about 140 applicants, Bras said. "We found that Leo chairman and the chairman of the directed the committee last fall to the Office of Minority Education on Feb. 1. Osgood presented ... all the qualities that we thought Graduate Student Council Housing look "very seriously at the idea of "I have worked with minority students on an a dean of the OME should have," Bras said. The Committee. array of issues and concerns; I think that this will be committee ultimately chose to interview seven candi- The level of crowding in the SPHC, Page 13 a good opportunity to work more closely with minor- dates and recommended only a handful from that i ity students," Osgood said. group to Dean for Undergraduate Education and Stu- I Osgood, who is also the head basketball coach dent Affairs Arthur C. Smith, who made the final and dean-orn-call for the Office of Undergraduate decision. CA'M.._ andti S ' tudent A * S* rXof-c-oSf hic The election nrneepss inelhded an nnen forum to appointment to the position in late December. encourage outside opinion, said Luis H. Rodriguez The decision to select Osgood resulted from a Jr. G, who was a member of the search committee. three-month long search process. The search commit- The committee sent out letters to various students, tee, composed of four administrators, two faculty members, and five students, was chaired by Professor Osgood, Page 9 i Plan For New Judicial System To Ofexr Students Greater Soy By Christopher Falling create a more representative board other MIT offices such as the STAFF REPORTER for hearing formal complaints, Ran- UESA, he said. A working group headed by dolph said. The new board will improve on Robert M. Randolph, senior associ- The decision to make changes in the existing RCA model by having a ate dean for Undergraduate Educa- the existing system has come about broader base of representation, tion and Student Affairs, has in no small part because of the including students and other deans released a preliminary draft report "large number of complaints the not associated with the RCA, Ran- that culminates six months of work dean office was receiving and the dolph said. "This is an attempt to to lay down the foundation for a office's option that they could do a open up the judicial process to make newjudicial committee. better job," Randolph said. it more of a student-friendly process." The new committee will run in Complaints are currently brought "The new Judicial Board will parallel to the existing Committee before either the COD or the Office replace RCA's authority to hear for- on Discipline, Randolph said. This of Residence and Campus Activi- ,nal complaints," said Betty H. Sul- THOMAS R. KARLO- --TIlE TE(f't is the first attempt to establish a ties, Randolph said. COD has tan, staff assistant for the UESA. Sungsin Park '95 examines this year's Lego Robots Design campus-wide judicial board in at choice over what cases it decides to Sultan, who is also the COD admin- Competition (6.270) playing field following the class's first least 15 years, he added. hear. But cases not heard by the istrative officer, contributed to the lecture Monday morning. This year's competition, entitled The working group was formed COD end up being heard by RCA "Rebo-Miners," will take place on the second of February. in response to student demand to without any input from students or Judicial, Page 9
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WORLD & NATION - =-m United States to Begin Testing Despite Promises, Russia ii l New Missile Defense System Continues^>69 j Grozny^^fl AttacksA J J 1~~ I THE WASHINGTON POST I8,~rY in iBB l a r^ ft W^TAQAr WASHINGTON The Clinton administration notified Russia Tuesday it will begin a testing a tactical missile defense system next month even though negotiations with Moscow on how to reconcile the system with the I By Lee Hockstader Monday EST), although it was hard- Sergei Kovalyov, Russia's m 1972 Antiballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty have not been completed. THE WASHINGTON POST ly surprising that small-arms fire human-rights commissioner, criti- i GROZNY, RUSSIA Similar notification was sent to Congress, where key members of should continue with the two sides cized Moscow's cease-fire proposal, | m both parties have reservations about the short-range missile defense On the first day of what Moscow separated by so little ground. The which he said amounted to a new Z; I _ program, for opposite reasons. Democrats fear deployment would announced would be a unilateral 48- Chechens seemed fully to expect a ultimatum to Chechen fighters. He I violate the ABM Treaty, a cornerstone of Cold War arms control. hour suspension in its assault on renewed Russian onslaught, and said the offer differed radically from Republicans fear negotiations with Russia aimed at clarifying the Grozny, Russian artillery continued they appeared to be bracing them- the one officials agreed to order treaty to permit the missile defense system will result in restrictions to pulverize the city center and selves for a fresh defense of the city. Monday. that would bar development of still more advanced systems. Russian and Chechen snipers traded But in general, Moscow's The relaxation of the Russian Senior House Republicans asked President Clinton as soon as they small-arms fire from mid-morning announcement of a cease-fire shelling on areas of Grozny outside were sworn in Jan. 4 to suspend the negotations with Russia until to evening. proved no more real here than two the heart of the city offered many they can review the entire missile defense issue-including a possible Thus, the end of the first month previous orders by President Boris residents a chance to breathe easily revival of the so-called Star Wars program, as called for in the GOP's of Russia's military campaign Yeltsin that Russian aerial bombing for the first time in days. In a tri- "Contract With America." against the renegade republic of of Grozny be halted in the wake of umph of optimism over recent expe- But the Clinton administration plans to resume the negotiations in Chechnya ended as it began at dawn heavy civilian casualties. On both rience, one man on Avturkhanova March, hopeful of striking a deal with Russia that would permit on Dec. 11 - marked by violence, occasions - at the end of Decem- Prospekt was installing new glass in deployment of the antimissile system to be tested starting next month distrust, confusion and questions ber and again last week - the his upper-story apartment window, and of advanced systems planned by the Navy and the Air Force. about who is giving the orders. ' orders were followed within 24 amid hundreds of shattered panes on "What cease-fire?" said a grin- hours by Russian airstrikes against a pockmarked building facade. ning Chechen fighter as he picked the Chechen capital. Away from the center, thousands Germany Faces Threat his way through the heaps of rubble, Moscow said its cease-fire decla- of people emerged from the relative smashed glass and tangled power ration, coming a day before the safety of cellars, basements and Of Fundamentalist Violence lines strewn about Avturkhanova Russian parliament was scheduled bomb shelters, taking advantage of LOS ANGELES TIMES Prospekt, a few hundred yards from to meet in emergency session on the respite to search for water, food BONN, GERMANY the presidential building. "We don't Chechnya, was intended as a last- and missing relatives. Many of them Germany, the Islamic world's best friend and business partner in believe anything the Russians say." ditch attempt to give a negotiated were elderly women - ethnic Rus- Europe, suddenly is confronting the possibility that fundamentalist The principal effect of the settlement a chance. Chechnya, a sians, Chechens and others - who violence could strike at home. Kremlin's declaration was to limit landlocked region 1,000 miles south have stayed in the blasted city in The recent hijacking of an Air France jetliner and a threat last the Russian bombardment to the of Moscow, about the size of Con- many cases because they have no week from Islamic militants against Western countries with area directly around Grozny's main necticut, has waged a drive for inde- money to leave and nowhere to go. embassies in Algeria have raised concerns about the possibility of square and presidential building, pendence from Russia since 1991. As they told their stories to jour- fundamentalist attacks on German targets. where shells were crashing every But the two sides have not nalists, a few managed a spirited A new report by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution minute or so at midday. Other engaged in face-to-face peace talks smile that betrayed a dogged deter- warns that 14 Islamic fundamentalist groups are organized in Ger- neighborhoods, which have been since Dec. 14, and there was no sign mination to press on and outlast the many and have a growing following among the country's 2.5 million blasted with mortars, bombs, rock- Tuesday that either was prepared to death and destruction all around Muslim residents. The extremists' advocacy of violence "endangers ets and shells since the New Year's shift its basic negotiating stance. them. internal security," the report says. Eve attempt to storm the Chechen Moscow still demands that the Others simply dissolved into The threat exists despite reports that supporters of the Islamic Sal- capital began, were spared Tues- Chechens lay down their arms and tears as they recounted their days vation Front, one of the principal groups fighting to oust Algeria's day. accept Russian sovereignty in return and nights of terror, of huddling in military government, are using Germany as base to smuggle weapons From all indications, Russian for a vague offer of amnesty. The freezing underground basements to fundamentalist combatants at home. ground troops maintained their posi- Chechens, who have a centuries- without sleep, of trying to feed chil- tions several hundred yards from the long history of fierce resistance to dren and grandchildren after their e presidential building, which remains Russian rule, do not take the offer houses or apartments had been U.N. Relief Aide Thrives in Turmoil a Chechen stronghold. And follow- seriously. destroyed, along with their supplies E ing a brief lull in the early morning, The Russian news agency RIA of food. I Of Moslem Enclave nerhanps a result of heavy fog, the repnnrted thnt Chechen Pres.ident "Hlow ecan I feedx my hey?" cried m THIE WASHINGTON POST fighting in the center picked up as Dzhokhar Dudayev had welcomed Valentina Kisma, 47, an ethnic VELIKA KLADUSA, BOSNIA the day wore on. the truce offer but wanted several Estonian whose 13-year-old son had CI At first glance it might seem that, even with more than 18 rough- It was impossible to tell which new clauses, including a provision the hungry, scrawny look of a street and-tumble months in Bosnia behind her, nothing quite prepared side shot first after the cease-fire for opening corridors for food sup- child. "What can I do? There's Monique Tuffelli for the events of the first week of 1995. began at 8 a.m. local time (midnight plies and humanitarian aid. nothing I can do." She was threatened by angry rebel militiamen who four times in one I I day aimed assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenade launchers at her. She got the runaround from obstructionist local officials who accused her of blackmail and of being abusive. Perry Vlsit Prompts Revival But in a way, everything in her life had readied her for her job as head of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office in Bosnia's divided Bihac pocket. In farct she has surxived much worse than the newtse-r's indigni- 'qsd~ dm~ drab. 'Ib~,bd!~[m,~,,~ W ,-dgL m ~ I of Talks with Pakistaniq) qb4bRd ~ UL-2M.~I~, w ties. For weeks during the intense fighting in Bihac, she was the only I foreign U.N. staffer in the Moslem enclave in northwestern Bosnia, By Dana Priest members of Congress, both the ing their war with the Soviet Union, refusing to leave when the others were evacuated. THE WASHIINGTON POSr Bush and Clinton administrations "naturally there was an expectation By her own admission she was nearly powerless in practical ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN have allowed the sale of munitions that the side that won would bene- terms, since the fighting prevented U.N. relief convoys from bringing Defense Secretary William J. and some small parts to Pakistan, fit," one legislator said. Now there is urgently needed supplies through a Serb siege to the Muslim enclave. Perry and his Pakistani counterpart reflecting their desire to maintain "not just a feeling of being let down But for days, her often scratchy radioed reports were the only impar- have agreed to revive regular high- amiable relations in such a strategic in friendship ... but of being left tial accounts of Bihac's agony that reached the outside world. level military discussions aban- part of the world. It is likely that high and dry." Admitting to "very contradictory feelings," she worried that as the doned in 1990 when the United objections will be raised that the Pakistan has gone from being the international community loses interest in the Bosnia war, UNHCR States cut off aid and military equip- new accord breaches the letter, if third-largest recipient of U.S. mili- workers like herself"are an alibi for an uncaring world." ment to its former ally because it not the spirit, of the current law. tary aid - receiving close to $250 was developing nuclear weapons. Then-CIA Director James million a year at the height of the The discussions are part of a Woolsey told the Senate last year Soviet-Afghan war - to getting package of joint exercises, military that the India-Pakistan arms race nothing today. The U.S. Agency for educational exchanges and exten- posed "perhaps the most probable International Development office WEATHER sive talks about peacekeeping oper- prospect for future use of weapons here is closing this month, and Pak- ations Washington hopes eventually of mass destruction, including istan has been warned it could be will coax Pakistan to end its nuclear nuclear weapons." placed on the State Department's A gim-pse of winter weapons race with its longtime Both countries have refused to list of countries backing terrorism By Gerard Roe rival, India. sign the nuclear Non-Proliferation because of its support for insurgents STAFF METEOROLOGIST At a meeting here Tuesday, Pak- Treaty, which would effectively in Kashmir and militants in the Indi- A region of high pressure to our north has turned the winds to istani legislators urged U.S. officials require them to dismantle their an state of Punjab. easterlies, bringing warmer, moister air over us. To the west several to eliminate the congressional ban nuclear programs, and Perry did not Pakistan also fears Washington small storm systems are organising into a more coherent pattern on sending aid and military equip- push the issue Tuesday in separate is tilting toward India, and a similar which will start to progress towards us. This will cause a lifting of the ment to Pakistan if it is believed to meetings with Prime Minister but potentially broader agreement ocean air and associated with this lifting will be clouds and a good be developing a nuclear program, Benazir Bhutto and Defense Minis- between Indian and U.S. defense chance of snow, beginning in the west and arriving here by late imposed under the 1990 Pressler ter Aftab Shaban Mirani. officials is expected to be signed Wednesday afternoon, if not sooner. Warmer air is following on Amendment. "We are glad you are Pakistan contends that its when Perry visits India later this quickly behind and the precipitation will most likely change to rain or trying to bypass it," one legislator "peaceful" nuclear program has week. freezing rain by Thursday morning. Temperatures are then predicted told the Americans. "It has become been halted, but U.S. officials But to the Pakistanis, the boldest to stay almost unfeasibly high through the weekend, reaching to the a household word ... translated in believe it maintains the capacity to slap has been the U.S. refusal to mid 50s. Overcast skies and a good chance of drizzle will give a Urdu and Sindhi." produce nuclear bombs. India release 38 F-16 fighter planes for decidedly British feel to the weather. Perry, who will announce the exploded a nuclear device in 1974 which Pakistan has already paid $658 Today: A decided nip in the air in the morning with a chance of agreement Wednesday, told the law- but denies it manufacturers nuclear million. Washington held up delivery flurries coming off the ocean. High 26°F (-3°C). makers that he does not expect Con- weapons. in 1990 when then-President George Tonight: Overcast skies. Snow moving in from the west. Expect gress to grant their wish but that Pakistani members of Parliament Bush found the country in violation up to a couple of inches. Low 23°F (-5°C). "whatever happens, I intend to press said they were discouraged by the of the Pressler Amendment provi- Thursday: Snow changing to rain early. Continuing rain likely. on, to make the most as I can of the U.S. position toward Washington's sions. U.S. defense officials said the High 42°F (6°C). Low 28°F (-2°C). security relations between the Unit- onetime main bulwark against Sovi- revived military panel, known as the Friday: Winter vanishes. C-Iudy with rain :ikey. Hgh 53°F ed States and Pakistan. ... I want to et aggression in Central Asia. U.S.-Pakistan Consultative Group (12°C). Low 39° (4°C). try to make things better." Having been the main conduit when it was set up in 1984, will try to .To the consternation of some . forU.S, arms to Afghan rebels. dur-. .ste the F.: j-6matter, ......
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B Powevru Paucific Storm Forces I _High Covrt MWeakens Use I Of Third-Party Witnesses Thousands to Evacuate THE WASHINGTON POSrT Homes WASHINGTON By Kenneth R. Weiss Further to the north, entire towns Elsewhere in the county, which The Supreme Court Tuesday weakened the ability of prosecutors and Mark Arax were isolated as rampaging floodwa- extends from the Sacramento sub- to introduce some incrim inating statements at child abuse trials. LOS ANGELES TIMES ters overreached riverbanks. Army urbs to North Lake Tahoe, homes The 5 to 4 ruling limits third-party testimony that might be used to LOS ANGELES National Guard helicopters rescued and businesses were battered. rebut a charge that a child or other witness lied on the stand. The A powerful Pacific sto)rm barreled people by the score from hard-hit The state's rural areas were not statements at issue backed a 4-year-old girl's claim that her father across the length of Califfomrnia Tues- Guerneville north of San Francisco alone: Parts of urban San Jose also had sexually abused her. But the scope of the ruling, interpreting fed- day, forcing thousands tto evacuate even as rains there began to ease. were under water. And one of the eral rules of evidence, goes beyond such allegations to other federal their flood-ruined homes, prompting Near Sacramento in the rural most dramatic demonstrations of criminal and civil disputes. rescue workers to dangleE from heli- community of Rio Linda, more than nature's fury occurred in normally Indritz, whose office represented Matthew Wayne Tome, accused copters and pluck endanigered resi- 10,000 people left their homes, 50 of serene Santa Barbara, where broad of sexually abusing his daughter, hailed the ruling and reversal of an dents from torrential riveers and fur- them via rooftop rescues by safety sections of town were swamped appellate decision affirming Tome's conviction. The justices said a ther inundating a starte already officials. James Bailey of the state after 7 inches of rain fell between federal trial judge had wrongly allowed the girl's mother, baby sitter, brought to its knees by ;a weeklong and federal flood operations center noon Monday and Tuesday - an social worker and pediatricians to testify that she had said her father series of brutal weather sy,stems. in Sacramento called the storm sys- all-time record. sexually abused her. The court said her potential motive in making The newest storm slaimmed into tern a "1,000-year precipitation." The swath of destruction and the complaint and the timing of statements to people caring for her Southern California belfore dawn, In the Placer County city of damage was awesome, especially should have precluded the testimony. snarling traffic - in s;ome cases Roseville, authorities said 100 hous- since the rain is expected to contin- closing freeways - an d bringing es were evacuated by flooding ue at least through Wednesday. Amtrak service and somee Metrolink which exceeded 100-year-flood lev- Thousands of homes statewide had The Historian and the Holocaust: commuter trains to a staandstill. As els. The National Guard, preparing been evacuated by Tuesday after- the long and grimy da:y wore on, for more evacuations there, sent noon and the state Office of Emer- Revisiting the Past mud cascading from the area's hill- three large trucks and a bridge boat gency Services said initial reports THE WASItINGTON POST sides threatened dozenss of homes to the town, whose retirement home put damage at $41 million - a fig- WASi IN;GTON and undermined a series (of bridges. was threatened with flooding. ure with nowhere to go but up. Christina Jeffrey, hired and sacked as House historian in a matter of days, fell because she complained eight years ago that a Holocaust course failed to present the Nazi point of view. But it does. ChPton Revives 'New Covenant' Jeffrey, then a professor at Kennesaw State College in Marietta, Ga., where House Speaker Newt Gingrich used to teach, gave a lousy grade to a junior high school course called "Facing History and Our- selves." The problem, Jeffrey told the Department of Education in f Theme: Job>Taainingg, , Wage Hike 1986, was that the course "lacks balance. Will former Nazis etc. be By Ann Devroy working-poor Americans into the minimum wage package that they asked to speak?" and John F. Harris middle class with a minimum wage argue will offer one of the clearer In fact, former Nazis were indeed included in the course. THE W1'ASHIINGTON POST hike and with less bureaucratic and distinctions this year between So why did Jeffrey oppose the course? Why did her vehement WASHINGTON more effective job training. Democrats and Republicans. Aides opposition lead to congressional hearings and outraged headlines President Clinton Tuesday dust- "What I want to do now is ... said the president has signed off on back then? And why did the rediscovery of that controversy lead to ed off his dormant "new covenant" spend two years working on lifting proposing an increase in the $4.25 one of the quickest firings in recent history? campaign theme, promoting a incomes and prospects and opti- per hour minimum wage, but size of "Facing History" was an attempt to rise above the political battles revised government job training mism and real hope for the future the increase and its phasing-in are that have watered down a generation of American textbooks. "We program for those seeking work and among people who are carrying the still being discussed with congres- believe in a strong point of view," the course's executive director, enlisting Democratic support for load in this country," Clinton said sional Democrats. A senior official Margot Stem Strom, said Tuesday. "We believe there is a difference increasing the minimum wage for in a speech in Galesburg, Ill. He said the president hopes to make a between right and wrong. Textbooks for the most part avoid the ques- those already working. said his proposals could be called specific proposal next week. tion. We decided to look at one piece of history in depth and then say, Clinton built his 1992 presiden- "The Bill of Rights and Responsi- The official said the White 'Where are the universal connections?' " tial campaign and his appeal to the bilities because it doesn't do any- House is looking at proposing an So the course includes the original writings of Nazi ideologist middle-class around what he called thing for anybody who's not increase to at least $5.00 per hour, Alfred Rosenberg and the speeches of Nazi propagandist Joseph a "new covenant" between govern- already doing something for him- phased in over five years. Goebbels. ment and citizen: Washington self or herself." The official said Democrats have What "Facing History" did not do is what Jeffrey wanted: give would offer more opportunity to all Clinton argued that the federal been "generally' receptive" but equal weight--"balance"- to the Nazi view. citizens hut demand, responsibility government can still be effective "to 'fTearful about handling the debate" No serious historian objects to teachers telling kids that the Holo- in return. Clinton returned to that help expand opportunity, but in a with' Republi'cans over the issue. caust was wrong.. But-Jeffrey and other conservatives were offended theme Tuesday' with a series of less bureaucratic, less mandatory, The outlines of that debate became that the course sought to draw connections between the Holocaust actions aimed at rewarding "respon- more empowering way." ' clear the past- several days, as and contemporary questions of race relations, homelessness and other sible" citizenship, including a mid- As Clinton spoke, his aides con- Democrats and Republicans test- hot issues. dle-class tax cut, and an effort to lift tinued to work on the details of the marketed their arguments. I
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Page 4 THE TECH January 11, 1995 - -C-- -- - -- L-· __ IOPINION IA _- I - I ------·I -- -1 L- -- C I II Flawed Process Overshadows Result With not so much a bang but a whimper, the Strategic informed decision. These and the other specific recommenda- Housing Planning Committee has released its much awaited tions about Ashdown House are certain to concern undergradu- report to the President. The SHPC membership should be con- ate and graduate students alike. We hope that students will take gratulated the opportunity to Chairman for both their politically shrewd conclusions and for discuss these issues in the weeks ahead. . their thoughtful consideration, With their first assignment complete, the nature of the Jeremy Hylton G ~Editofr?4 1al though not from the beginning, of SHPC itself warrants close scrutiny. Ironically, the same group Editor in Chief Editorial UIf student views. The report also lays that was surreptitiously charged by the administration to look at Sarah Y. Keightley '95 a solid foundation for the administration's imminent housing the future of housing comes close to calling for long-term stu- deliberations. And fortunately for current residents, the SHPC dent involvement in the planning process. We unequivocally Business Manager recommends that Senior House remain an undergraduate dormi- endorse this idea. The SHPC could easily have avoided the deri- Pradeep Sreekanthan '95 tory - a recommendation certain to prompt an especially fes- sion and suspicion it encountered by choosing an open process tive Steer Roast this year. rather than a cloak-and-dagger approach. The lesson to be Managing Editor Three SHPC conclusions deserve special attention: crowd- learned is simple: students need to be involved from start to fin- Michelle Sonu '96 ing, class size, and the east-west debate. The SHPC recommen- ish. dation that undergraduate "crowding" be eliminated merits fur- The fundamental issue underlying the SHPC saga remains. NEWS STAFF ther consideration rather than hasty acceptance. While the report The administration believes that students are the vagrants of the Editors: Ramy A. Arnaout '97, Daniel C. acknowledges that many students choose to live in crowded academic community, incapable of contributing anything mean- Stevenson '97; Associate Editor: Ifung rooms for economic reasons, it does not acknowledge the need ingful to "long-term" or "planning" decision processes. They Lu '97; Staff: Trudy Liu '95, Eric Richard '95, Nicole A. Sherry '95, Charu for such a housing option. Nevertheless, the SHPC deserves describe students as short-sighted, self-interested, and cavalier Chaudry '96, Deena Disraelly '96, A. Arif praise for its intention to do away with the extreme crowding when significant Institute resources are at stake. This attitude Husain '97, Stacey E. Blau '98, Shang-Lin situation campus residents have experienced in the past. must be confronted and rejected. Surely, students do not come Chuang '98, Christopher L. Falling '98, As the SHPC correctly argues, there is more to the issue of to MIT to be "professional" administrators. Yet to assume that David D. Hsu '98, Don Lacey '98, Jennifer class size than the loss or gain of tuition revenue with varying we cannot - or worse, should not - think intelligently about Lane '98, Angela Liao '98, Venkatesh class size. While driven by tuition and housing considerations, important issues collides with the fundamental concept of an Satish '98, Stream S. Wang '98; class size has an underlying effect on everything from academic community. Meteorologists: Michael C. Morgan Humani- PhD '94, Gerard Roe G, Marek Zebrowski. ties, Arts, and Social Sciences offerings to classroom availabili- In the final analysis, only one individual can acknowledge ty. The Institute should convene a group to carefully study and the mistakes of the past, and bring students into the fold: Presi- PRODUCTIONSTAFF model the effects of class size on tuition revenue and housing. dent Vest. If he chooses to do otherwise, the Institute can look Editors: Matthew E. Konosky '95, Teresa The SHPC recommendation to keep Senior House an forward to more issues that produce much heat and little light. Lee '96, Jimmy Wong '97; Associate undergraduate dormitory is far from final, and the report does As active students and future alumni, we hope he chooses wise- Editor: Dan Dunn '94; Staff: Laura not completely address the issues necessary to make an ly. DePaoli '97, Christine J. Sonu '97, Saul Blumenthal '98, Larry Chao '98, Joseph Irineo '98, Gilbert Kim '98, Jen Peltz '98. LaMacchia Case Raises Larger Questions I OPINION STA FF On Dec. 28, 1994, Judge Richard Steams of the United been monitored to make other "discoveries." The MIT commu- States District Editor: Anders Hove '96; Staff: Raajnish Court dismissed the federal government's nity should be made aware of exactly what degree of privacy A. Chitaley '95, Matt Neimark '95. charges against David M. LaMacchia '95. In making this deci- and protection they can expect from IS. _ sion, the judge accepted the gov- This specific case aside, there is much work for the govern- SPORTS ST4FF Edf frzAt 1 ernment's version of the facts: that ment to do on the issue of intellectual property and the Internet. Editor: Daniel Wang '97; Staff: Thomas Editorial LaMacchia operated a server and The Internet continues to grow exponentially and in ways that Kettler SM '94, Bo Light '96, Farhan encouraged its users to upload and were entirely unanticipated by the legislature and the judiciary. Zaidi '98, Gara Mendez '98. download copyrighted materials. The events as stated, without Wire fraud, copyright, and other intellectual property laws are ARTS STAFF any mention of LaMacchia's version of the events, were not clearly not up to the task of regulating it. The government needs Editor: Scott Deskin '96; Staff: Thomas found to be a violation of the law. We applaud this decision. to consider closely what regulation needs (or does not need) to Chen G. Dave Fox G, Adam Lindsay G, Now that the case has moved out of the courts, it comes to be imposed on a system that allows information to be translated J. iviichaei AniiUcitnl '94, Jol;ii Jacobs '9, to. deid__ -w-hhr IV1 TI LV UCbllkU%~, W1llll tIit shouldL ll t.ta aLm ke1.&. tah,,tacti.n ./1l agaisl.- lt .alvTLa^acchia. lu. Crpedi;l, offnrlscclyr and withnlt regtnrd to goenornnhy or noliti- Gretchen Koot '94, Christopher Chiu '95, We urge MIT's disciplinarians to look at the court's decision cal borders. Teresa Esser '95, Evelyn Kao '95, Carrie and remember that what LaMacchia did was not a violation of When our leaders do consider this issue, we have a bit of Perlman '95, Craig K. Chang '96, Brian the law, even though Hoffman '97, Robert W. Marcato '97, many people including the judge think his advice: the operator of a server or on-line service should not be Kamal Swamidoss '97, Hur Koser '98, Anne actions were reprehensible. However, punishment for violations responsible for the content. The role these services play on the Wall. of the Athena Rules of Use, applied without regard to the con- Internet is analogous to a photocopier's effect on printing, the tent of the files found on the server, are entirely appropriate. videocassette on film, and the digital audio tape on compact PHOTOGR.4PHY STAFF The clamor over the indictment and dismissal has over- discs. There should be no more responsibility attached to the Editors: Sharon N. Young Pong '96, shadowed an issue that we find particularly troublesome. MIT administrator of a server than there is to the manufacturer of Thomas R. Karlo '97; Associate Editor: Information Systems said that it discovered LaMacchia's activi- these other products. Helen M. Lin '97; Staff: Rich Fletcher G, ty, turned the information over to the Campus Police and the It is unfortunate that LaMacchia has had to endure such dis- Rich Domonkos '95, Justin Strittmatter '95, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and "cooperated" with the Sherrif' Irahirm 'Og, I penny peiser '96 tress. He must be pleased with the conclusion, but the result Adriane Chapman '98, Caroi C. Cheung '98, resulting federal investigation. How did IS `discover" the activ- cannot repair the harm. We only hope that MiT and the govern- Indranath Neogy '98. ity? What can we, as users of Athena, expect for privacy? It is ment will take this opportunity to consider the many questions disturbing to think that all of our Athena activity might have so clearly - and inexcusably- left unanswered. FEATURES STAFF Christopher Doerr G, Pawan Sinha G, Mark Hurst '94, Steve Hwang '95, Ben Letters To The Editor Reis '95. are "difficult to find" because they are "rarely ing stock appropriate for student use to fall as BUSINESS STAFF Rent Control Analysis advertised" and "mostly discovered by word the market adjusts to a sudden increase in Advertising Manager: Anna E. Lee '97; Ignored Positive Effects of mouth." Hence, the loss of rent control and available supply. Associate Advertising Manager: Jin subsequent rent increases in previously rent- Finally, Blau quotes a graduate student, Park '96; Accounts Manager: Oscar Of Free Market on controlled apartments will have a direct Heinrich J. Schwarz G, who is worried about Yeh '95; Staff: Diana Bancila '95, Jeanne impact on only a small segment of MIT grad- even a 5 percent increase to his $475 per month Thienprasit '95, Syed Abid Rizvi '96, Mary uate students, and will have all but no effect rent. Let me suggest looking to the open market Chen '97, Ricardo Ambrose '98, Christine Housing Stock on incoming graduate students. for relief. I have found a number of different Chan '98. Stacey Blau's analysis of the impact of But what about the indirect impact on the non-rent-controlled living situations over the rent control on MIT students ("Loss of Rent local housing stock, now that a block of previ- TECHNI.OLOGY ST4FF I past eight years around the MIT campus, and Control Will Affect Housing," December 13, ously inaccessible housing will become part never paid more than $400 per month for rent. Director: Garlen C. Leung '95, 1994) is misleading and contains obvious log- of a free market economy? If anything, the Fred G Martin '86 EDITORS A T LARGE ical errors. By Blau's own facts, only 15 per- existence of more housing stock will put Postdoctoral Fellow, Media Laboratory cent of MIT students presently live in rent- downward pressure on non-rent-controlled Senior Editor: Eva Moy '95. controlled apartments, and these apartments housing prices. I would expect prices of hous- Letters, Page 5 ADVISORY BOARD f C ppyplZ gl C C s FBI IC '-l bp mr V. Michael Bove '83, Robert E. Letters and cartoons must bear the author's signatures, address- Malchman '85, Thomas T. Huang '86, Opinion Policy es, and phone numbers. Unsigned letters will not be accepted. No Jonathan Richmond PhD '91, Reuven M. Editorials, printed in a distinctive format, are the official opin- Lemer '92. letter or cartoon will be printed anonymously without the express ion of The Tech. They are written by the editorial board, which con- prior approval of The Tech. 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To The Editor I Letters ------ii- ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~_ Letters, from Page 4 That's what I love about MIT. pens a lot in Butte. like it increasing like it is. Unfortunately, if I What is troubling is some of the problems Here, however, crime is a bit more serious. things like this keep continuing, our tuition Arsonists and Theives on campus that just keep cropping up, and I Bikes are stolen several times a week. Com- will just go up and up to cover costs of can't seem to understand why people would puters are stolen once every month or two. replacement and repair. Destroy Sense of want to ruin such a great environment as MIT. There is always lots of suspicious activity Even worse now is the arson attempts that One thing that has kept on bothering me while going on. Parties are always too loud and have been made recently in Burton House and MIT Community I am here is the crime. I have seen lots of cause lots of complaints. This week alone, the MacGregor House. Damaging or stealing hacks around campus, from computers in total amount in reported crime is $18,028. .property is one thing, but endangering the Recent events have brought up a lot of bathrooms to police cruisers that end up on Can someone please tell me how the MIT lives of others just for attention is not only questions in my mind. MIT is a really nice top of buildings. But one thing I do know community can stand this kind of crime going foolish, it's pointless. Maybe they were acci- place to study. In fact, its a really great place about Jack Florey, is that Jack does not steal on campus? I realize that this is Boston, and dents, but I think that five such occurrences in to study. Even though I don't always like my anything. Or at least Jack is not supposed to that I should expect people from all around to Burton is far too many for me to call them all homework, I love it here at MIT. Maybe I steal anything. And as far as I know, he does a be responsible. But there is just too much "accidents." Whoever is responsible just does are don't get along with everyone, but I have met pretty good job. But somehow, there still crime for me to believe that no students not belong here at MIT, and I didn't come here, but some of the most interesting people I know seems to be a lot of people who don't seem to involved. I am not accusing anyone here to have to deal with other people trying just blame all here, and with some of them I am really close. have such ethics. You would think that in a it seems too far fetched for us to to burn down dormitories and stealing things. on the Cambridge commu- MIT is a very interesting community in which community of people with higher SAT scores this terrible crime It really depresses me that we live in such a to live, grow, and learn. The computing envi- that we would have perhaps less crime. in nity. great community at MIT, where we get access problem with this crime is that it ronment here is like no other. Face it, the terms of number of crimes, there isn't a great The main to the Internet, free medical care, somewhat hurts everyone, because MIT (and everyone Athena environment for some of us is a big deal of crime on campus. In my home town decent housing, and great labs and research else who is a victim of crime) unfortunately part of life here. The Internet is at our finger- (38,000 people) there are more crimes daily leaders, and all some people can do is just ruin replace things that get stolen, repair tips, just waiting to be explored. The labs at than there are here. But in Butte, Mont., crime has to it for us all. I hope all those who are involved things that get damaged, and live in an envi- MIT allow us to do real research - in effect, consists mostly of drunk drivers and speeders will consider this and for all our sakes try to ronment that is no longer safe. For MIT, this giving us a chance to take a real hand in getting pulled in, and the occasional rock that be more considerate of everyone at MIT. that the rest of the somehow finds its way through someone's means raising tuition. I don't know about you, advancing technologies Jeffrey Poore '97 world may not even hear about for years. window. I can't really say why, but that hap- but my tuition is already too high, and I don't
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WIESISqETR STUDENTrr ART GALLERY Intruders Breach S THIRD ANNUAL i Network Security; TTUDENT AR i COMPE T ITION Passwords Stolen The Wiesner Student Art Gallery Committee invites all registered I By Daniel C. Stevenson said. MIT students to submit two-dimensional or three-dimensional NEWS EDITOR exhibition during the Gallery's Spring Season. I works of art for Intruders compromised a corm- 5,000 accesses logged in two days puter on the MIT network and used The attack was discovered in a it to capture more than 600 user- log file on a computer used by the
names and passwords during a two- Free Software Foundation in the - : ·: day period last November, accord- Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, JUD G I N G iiii ing to Thomas J. Coppeto '89, Coppeto said. "The crackers, for Works will be reviewed by a :i :ThreeiI works will be systems programmer for Distributed some reason, copied the log to the special panel of judges. .| .;j :::i iiiiiSiiii Judges will select works to . i: ...i.. H'ii'i'>;i giiiIt selected for Best of Computing and Network Services, a FSF machine" from the machine i:' :: be included in the 1995 (is- iIIIs i~ii | Show honors and will be division of Information Systems. IS used to "sniff' the information in I jii ee :::::8b:#8 i111tiiii:lli awarded cash prizes of was notified of the attack late last Building 1, he said. Gallery's Spring Season and -. .·;-.·:;· . week. Upon discovering the situation, award three prizes. iieigS (|;:i.:: $150, $100, and $75. 1 The attackers used a custom someone in the FSF notified the ::::: iwl twe ;B 5fijiillriiii Si program to illegally find the user- Carnegie Mellon University-based ...... ,. ::, names and hidden passwords of Computer Emergency Response i:S 8: : p anybody accessing a remote cornm- Team and gave them the log file, ;:: :::::i:::·:·:·:·:·:·····:i·:·: ::::i:I':::: : :::: r : X SUBMISSIONS EXHIBITION X :i::::::::F::::::(:::::: ::::: '::::;::···;·;· .:.I :·:·: puter from any computer on a part Coppeto said. CERT then notified :i:1::j : The Wiesner Student Art Galleill iB z Q 3i i!tudents may enter up to three pieces of MITnet covering Buildings 1, 3, IS of the situation, and the FSF ir i gi ii·r:··:::::::·:·'i :iilh the competition. All work must be include pieces from the compet:ih in "d 5, and 7. machine was disconnected from the 8i:#:x:·2: the 1995 Gallery's Spring SeasB: : S ::j: :::.i:: : 1111 submitted to W20-500, on Tuesday, said. While users' Athena accounts network, he .:?Jl january 31, 1995, between the hours Artists will be invited to atteniiri>ii. ;·:·;·:·;,· ; may not have been compromised, "We have no idea who these :· :·:-'·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:· :l':::i:'::::::j:::i':ii:::i::::::· ·;:·:·:·'· {Isiii:i :: of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. reception and awards presentati'f in" ...... -.. usernames and passwords for any people are but there are probably :·:·:· -: ':818 the Gallery. W Ii j:i :::.::: accounts they had on remote com- many of them," Coppeto said. "This :I:.::·::-: i -: :':':;:: .,::is::· Si :: :::'::::j: puters that they accessed using the is an Internet-wide problem, and we ·;: :i:j:::::::;... · . ;:·:·:I:rS x::iS: i~: x-·.-. ·:·:-: r· :·'····· may not aware of what the :.:.: ,,.···x·;-i;·; ." telnet, ftp, or rlogin programs are currently · i zii iiii :ii: :'ii:f:i:i:E::j;:.?::::~x::': i'iii: ·;'·-··;··-· .~,....E..Ri,,>.,' . ·u.···.:'' 9' have been exposed, Coppeto said. CERT knows, if anything at all, Is., sg Additionally, if users of comput- about these crackers." j i ers on the affected network logged The log file showed two days' on to any of the Athena dialup worth of data covering over 5,000 ABOUT THE GALLERY servers without encrypting their accesses to 13,000 different remote passwords, their Athena accounts The Wiesner Student Art Gallery showcases MIT Student artwork by providing exhibit space may have been compromised, he MITnet, Page 9 for individual and group artistic work. The Gallery's location is easily accessible by a large diverse MIT community. Named in honor of Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner, the Wiesner Student Art Gallery was dedicated as the Senior Class gift by the MIT Class of 1983. Recent 'Suspicious' For information contact the Campus Activities Complex West Campus Fires 253-3913, W20-500.
-- --- Under Invesigation L - --- - 'I I ~- -- -- By A. Arif Husain Campus Police officer. A ^ T - t rB l r-XT -i oL r A _1kT_" r W- Br f- I99 I ST4FFREPORTER Th» t-fi,^or n-rt;r-ar flaima ncrpe Four suspicious fires in West the bottom of the tree at 2:40 a.m. Pl 4e'hI~P~ IVIINININ -11SK9; Campus dormitories, the Student while on patrol and quickly Center, and the Chapel have been unplugged the lights that had been reported to the Campus Police since strung around the tree. The Cam- mid-December, according to Chief bridge Fire Department was called "The mere thought of so- Anne P. Glavin. The incidents fol- to extinguish the fire, Glavin said. cializing with new people low in the wake of a series of fires She said that the incident did not at MIT makes me have at Burton-Conner House in October seem to be accidental due to other breathless nightmares, but refused to comment and an early-December fire at Mac- findings, What should I do if I'm further. Gregor. forced into such a situa- On Dec. 14 the stairwell suite A minor incident was reported door in MacGregor House suite J21 on Dec. 21 when paper ashes were tion?" was discovered in flames, Graduate found arounddII UIlA midnightI, IUII''I[-A , ncarnear,C thc Resident Tutor Russell Tessier G entrance to the Baker House roof said. The door had been decorated deck, House Manager Kenneth F- with wrapping paper and a bow for Winsor said. the holiday season. The /Campus That area is generally desolate at Police also found that smoke detec- this time of year and the finding A6P t ^r, tors on the second and third floors looked a little suspicious, Winsor of the entry had been disabled, he said. That was a time when a lot of said. suspicious fires were happening so "I don't know what the motiva- everything was being looked into, tion [for the fire] was. [The room] he said. may have just been a convenient tar- The incident did not cause any I get," Tessier said. damage, and no followup is being This incident occurred just over conducted, Winsor said. WIN AN INVITATION TO a week after a burning toilet-paper On the night of Dec. 30, a small roll in an adjacent suite caused a trash bin fire was spotted by a Stu- A (CiARMl g (CIEH©IL IDHNER IPAJRTY building-wide evacuation ["Fire in dent Center manager outside of the MacGregor Causes Evacuation," MIT Chapel, Glavin said. The fire WITH "MISS MAfqf4R3 Dec. 6]. Investigators do not know was suspicious since paper and litter who is responsible and have not were found in the bin, which had on made a connection between the two been emptied earlier that evening, JANUARY 25th incidents, said MacGregor House- Glavin said. The fire went out by master Stephen J. Lippard. itself before the fire department "I believe many residents of J- arrived, she said. How to Enter: Entry feel insecure inasmuch as the No evidence has been found to 1. Write down your questions) about social etiquette on a form provided in arsonist appeared to be more inter- connect the various incidents, and Lobby 10 weekdays between 1 1:45 and 2:00 OR in 7-103 between 9 and 5, investigators are still searching for a ested in causing actual injury to res- OR send the form to Alberta Lipson, 20B-140. idents - i.e., by deactivating smoke motive, Glavin said. Because they alarms -- than in creating mis- took place so soon after each other, 2. The contest ends on Wednesday, January 18, at 2 p.m. chief," said Daniel A. Freedman all of the incidents are under the 3. Entrants must be registered MIT students and must be able to attend the dinner active investigation of the Campus '98, a resident of J21. party on January 25th at 6:30 p.m. "[Campus Police] has done pret- Police in conjunction with the Cam- ty much all that they could," said bridge Fire Department, Glavin Karyn M. Green '95, another suite said. Some cases require more Far vmrv're ifrs.in,;W, ,, c 253V8604 resident, who feels she must aggressive followup, she added. respond to the fire with increased "The fact that we've had so awareness. many [fires] is cause for concern and is the reason why we're investi- Ten winners will be chosen from the questions submitted. I Christmas tree also burnt gating," Glavin said. "These are The following day, the Holiday very serious situations and we're 0 Tree that stood in front of the Stu- viewing them with a high degree of i dent Center was found alight by a seriousness. . . -- I -- I I ;·ic-::::::':::''~1T.TT 7 · .. ~u- -- -. ·-:··S-,· ·. · ·. ·:.: :.:::::::·j-···::·.:·n·.:·:.··.·::::·,·i·.··· :·.·-i.:.·I .. :I IV P iw:w··r:· :: ..i·· ::: · · i·:·i IOqq i 6 i 0 ·I:.···:·: ':·:· ::· :'·:' 00 ,i,:n·' · ::'::'
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I L - -~~~~~~~'-.,- t. ------. - r, - .- - - , - r -, =- __ _- - January 1, 1995 THE TECH Page 13 - -,- I - ---. ------4: - - - - IfTC itcptQS~ifi ~iipfts ~~pcf~ i AJl J vsgC v L A& A lUAi k&Sy JlUxi sj Ji It t SPHC, from Page I next year, Randolph said. These Sidney and Pacific intersection which would be in an even more faith that MIT building this dorm is I spaces would be freed through attri- would take at least three years to dangerous area of Cambridge," said going to recreate Ashdown's com- having all undergraduates live on tion of current residents, he said. construct, Randolph said. GSC Housing Committee Chair munity." west campus." The following year, the full 420 The Sidney and Pacific site is an Joseph J. Bambenek G. "The Ashdown residents gain The committee was originally spaces in Ashdown would house unsafe area for a dormitory, Burbine "The current arrangement would nothing by this move at all," he t concerned with general housing undergraduates, Randolph said. The said. "We've talked to MIT chance the I admin- appear to discount the desire of said. "There is a big issues but suspended its work to exact details of the plan depend istrators and they are under the graduate students for a convenient community is going to be I address the pressing concerns with upon whether Senior House is reno- impression that that area is going to location," Bambenek said. A conve- destroyed." overcrowding and Senior House vated this summer or next summer, become much safer in five years," nient location is the number one "It would be sad to see the tradi- renovations, Randolph said. The he said. he said. However, many graduate housing concern of graduate stu- tions of Ashdown lost," Bambenek committee will now return to its Thomas H. Burbine G, Ashdown students "feel that we are going to dents according to a GSC survey to said. However, '"it is heartening that | original work and plans to issue a chairman, expressed disappointment be placed into an unsafe area of be released next week. he said. the committee recognizes that there I broader report on housing by with the report. "It seems like the Cambrige." "Ashdown is a wonderfully are desirable aspects of the commu- | March, he said. graduate students are being sacri- "Except for first-year students in functioning community for graduate nity worth recreating in a new facili- ficed for the undergraduates in this Tang and the small number of students," Randolph said. The ty," he said. Ashdown chairman dissatisfied I report in many different ways," he women in Green Hall, on-campus administration hopes to recreate the Throughout its work, the com- I )Oneof the more likely courses said. His concerns focused on the single graduate students will have best parts of it in the new dormitory, mittee it has been unresponsive to I| of action the committee suggested safety and community of the new the choice of Edgerton [Hall], which he said. graduate students, Burbine said. r.IE would have 200 spaces in Ashdown dormitory. is deemed too dangerous for Safe- However, Burbine said that "All contact we've had with the iI converted for undergraduate use The proposed dormitory at the walk to serve, or the new building, graduate students "really have no administration was initiated by the I graduate students," he said. "They Ii i never asked us what they thought." i Report favorable to Senior House nverps Towrn the strategic Housirg "The recommendations that the I committee came up with are very good for our group," said Elizabeth Planning Commuittee Report A. Stoehr '96, a member of the Senior House/East Campus Action Conclusions ton, including academic presence, dining issues, transportation Committee. 1. We recommend that in the immediate future we retain Senior House and safety concerns; Students in Senior House and in our undergraduate housing inventory for the following reasons and e. develop a financial plan to under gird the housing changes we will East Campus will continue to push under the following conditions: need to make over the next decade. for an undergraduate presence in a. Reasons both of the dormitories, Stoehr said. 1. Senior House as undergraduate housing will allow us to end Options The committee recommended undergraduate dormitory crowding; 1. Reduce demand: there are several options that relate to current poli- 2. Senior House as undergraduate housing will allow us to cies: restore flexibility in the undergraduate housing system; a. class size rnay be decreased from 50 to 75 students and crowding 3. Senior House as undergraduate housing will facilitate other will be eliminated over four years and kept below pain level next needed renovations. year. Senior House could then be renovated without crowding b. Conditions going above the pain threshold. The revenue impact of such deci- 1. renovations begin as quickly as possible; therefore, a feasibili- sion is obvious; ty study that tells us whether or not the building can be reno- b. access policies can be changed: vated in a summer should begin immediately with a renova- l.only six terms of housing for undergrads guaranteed instead of tions schedule firmly established. Such a study is not eight; dependent on ultimate use of the building; 2.transfer students may not be given housing; 2. a flexible design that allows adaptation for other uses in future 3.5th year undergrads will not be given housing; years, e.g., undergraduates now, but eventually graduate use; 4.graduate housing guarantees could be reevaluated. 3. there is serious exploration of whether or not programs like c. in any case, it is time for a serious cost/benefit analysis of margin- ESG, Concourse, or ISP could be housed in Senior House al demand vs. capacity, i.e., is it really that expensive if we cut thus creating a residential base for all or some of these fresh- class size? men year programs; 4. flexible-design include ample common space and would 2. Capacity options for graduates in the near term include: include exploration of the s'''mer '".. 'ltimit. a. intermai to MiT: I.Sidney/Pacific and other MIT land ASAP; 2. We recommend that Ashdown become an undergraduate residence 2.Eastgate second tower; additional project elements are needed under the following conditions: before this can go forward; a. this is a pragmatic decision and not based on any grand scheme to additional northwest sites; that student input on both renova- move all undergraduates to the west side of campus; 4.Real Estate Office: purchase, rent? tion and new construction be incor- b. if Senior house is not renovated in the summer of '95, we suggest 5.Westgate Tower (efficiencies) 50 out of 90 units up to 100 bed porated via client teams. "I truly reserving a portion of Ashdown in the fall of 1995 and reassign- spaces for single graduate students. hope that they follow up on that," ing a portion of Westgate for new single graduate housing. There b. external: Stoehr said. "I think it made a dif- are currently 25 single occupants of studio apartments and the I.Cambridge/Boston rentals: options are varied, but this is an ference in the sense that now they number could be increased to 50 apartments designated for use as open market solution and involves no MIT presence; trans- seem to value student input more." doubles. Such moves would: portation may be needed. Overall. the level of student 1. restore flexibility to the undergraduate housing system while input in the comit-ee's work was ending crowding; 3. Capacity options for undergraduates: not satisfactory, Stoehr said. "The 2. take the edge off disruption in housing options for entering a. short-tern: reason we had the student input that graduate students. L.keeping Senior House on line and crowding at current level we had was we organized our- c. if Senior House renovations must begin this summer and the dorm 2.Ashdown 50% or less up to 200 beds selves," she said. "We didn't even be out of use for the coming acad mic year, we should reserve a 3.New ILG (sorority) 25 to 50 beds know what was going on, and we larger portion of Ashdown exploring whether or not our unique b. long-term/resolve imbalance ('96 forward): weren't supposed to know what was programs for freshman might not be housed there. Such a move L.New ILG 25 beds going on." would: 2.Ashdown all for undergraduates 400+ beds "What's important to us is that 1. house Senior House residents and take the edge off crowding 3.new residences (Vassar St.) we have some sort of voice and for the fall of '95; involvement" before the final deci- 2. in the short term be the most financially feasible option given 4. Senior House Options: sion is made by Vest, Stoehr said. the cost of new undergraduate housing and would allow us to a. when: to renovate in the summer of '95 poses real risks given the "I was very happy with what mitigate crowding; short time frame no matter who occupies the building when it is they were saying about enhancing 3. rnean less graduate housing disruption as undergraduates complete; the quality of student life," she said. would return to Senior House upon completion of renovations b. renovate in '96: some preparations might cut down the time "I hope they'll take that seriously and graduates could remain in Ashdown until the new gradu- involved; passage of time allowsa more thorough planning and really ask for student involve- ate housing is available; when new housing is complete, grad- process for the renovations anymore community ownership; ment to enhance the quality of life uates in Ashdown would move and Ashdown would become c. who: graduate students are on a 12-month contract and use by for future students." an undergraduate dorm with appropriate renovations. graduate students means that use during the summer is not possi- ble; undergraduate use with the option of the building being used Crowding as 'primary influence' 3. We recommend that the process for creating a new multi-use housing during the summer for conferences is possible if renovations are community at Sidney and Pacific in the northwest quadrant begin done with outside use in mind; summer occupancy might gener- "Crowding as an issue at the immediately. This is not dependent on what is done with Senior ate income for the support of programs in the renovated resi- undergraduate level is a primary House. Given the disruption of current housing for graduate students dence; influence on our recommendations," in even the most favorable of scenarios, it is critical to begin Sidney d. multi-use design: immediate for undergraduates and summer use; the committee wrote in the report. and Pacific immediately: long term redefine should needs change; Given normal enrollment levels and a. students should be invited to help recreate the best benefits of Ash- e. program: obscured in the conversation about what might happen to a normal rush next fall, the crowd- down; Senior House is the reality that a new building will be a different ing level could approach 200, well b. this move would reaffirm MIT's commitment to provide housing building. A new building will not be used as the old building has above the "pain level" of 135 in Cambridge and would establish an important presence on this been; seeing the building in terms of use by undergraduates or defined by Smith, the repof under- parcel; graduates obscures the fact that the environment will be substan- graduate housing rather than eight, c. this move would replace by 1997 the capacity lost with Ashdown; tially different in a renovated structure. The program that emerges providing no housing for transfer d. this move would support existing housing presence in the north- as with the new building itself must be developed with input from students or fifth year undergradu- west area. students and under the guidance ofathse J'ESAlR.CA. ates, and reevaluating graduate housing. 4. Further study: FINALLY: The Committee will now turn its attention again to the Options for improving the capac- a. look more closely at the future for East Campus residence halls; broader issues that called it into being. We will continue to gather infor- ity of the graduate housing system mation to be used as background for the work of a faculty committee on include building new housing I b. study the graduate tutor model and the Housemaster system; c. give serious attention to the determination of an optimal under- the undergraduate experience to be convened after the first of the year. immediately at the Sidney and graduate class size; Pacific site, adding a second tower I d. residence life issues for both graduates and undergraduates; pro- (the complete text of the SHPC report can be found online at thefol- to Eastgate, and reconfiguring the gram development for Senior House, Sidney and Pacific, Edger- lowing URL: http.-JAthe-tech.mit.edu/Bullefins/SHPC/shpc.html) I "efficiency" apartments in Westgate Tower, the committee wrote in the -report. ------. .. -. e.. - -. . ... 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RAL between Dec. 20, 1994 and Jan. 5, 1995: Dec. 20: Bldg. 68, utility carts stolen, $222; Johnson Athletic _UBtLISHINII Center, wallet stolen, $99; Student Center, cash stolen, $350; Bldg. - -- " I ----- I 38, wallet stolen, $30 Every Wednesday during IAP W20-483 Dec. 21: Baker, fire of suspicious origin. ] Dec. 22: Bldg. 6, suspicious mail; Bldg. 36, briefcase stolen, $200. 11 a.m. - 72:30 p.m. 253- 541 -- I -- - C- - Dec. 23: Bldg. 10, harassment. Dec. 24: Bldg. 3, radio headset stolen, $70. Help publish the online edition Dec. 26: Furniture Exchange, suspicious activity; Bexley House, basement door damage. of The Tech, the first newspaper Dec. 27: Student Center, bicycle stolen, $175. on the World Wide Web. Dec. 28: Bldg. 66, room broken into and computer stolen, $6,000. Dec. 30: Chapel, trash bin fire of suspicious origin; East Garage, A_ attempted larceny of '87 Chevy Camero;z Bldg. 14, cash stolen, $12; Cambridge, restraining order arrest; Bldg. 2, computer parts stolen, $120. Jan. 2: Bldg. El 7, CD player stolen, $150. QuesG:tion Jan. 3: Bldg. 56, CD player stolen, $200; Bldg. E39, graffiti; Bldg. 13, suspicious activity; Du Pont gymnasium, backpack stolen, TCaeM $40; Du Pont men's lockerroomrn, locker broken into, $45 dollars stolen. Knowledge Jan. 5: Johnson Athletic Center, harassment; Bldg. El 7, storage room broken into and bicycle stolen, $150; Bldg. 54, suspicious phone calls. AFILM BY JOHN SINGLETON I ------I ---L - L---. 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AU llrigh resend Apple, tbeplelogo,Macdntsb, Permna and '7bepowertobeywor best'are egterrdItmrr to e Cou. , h.A. eDei andP.wR Maitsh are ftdemars o Cmp.l. I=...... ____-- -I -- . I -j MIT's The Weather Oldest and Largest Today: Partly sunny, 44°F (7°C) Tonight: Cloudy, 37°F (3°C) Newspaper Tomorrow: Cloudy, 44°F (7°C) Details, -Page 2 Volume 114, Number 65 Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Wednesday, January 18,1995 ._ . . . . . L ~--- I---~"-- · --- ~- d - - -- -I rI 3 GSC Group Calls I- * ' __ L - ..I .__ I I I Emergency Meeting By Daniel C. Stevenson last month he will make a final deci- NEWS EDITOR sion about short-term housing plans The Graduate Student Council by the end of Independent Activities Housing and Community Affairs Period. Committee held an emergency meeting last night to react to the General survey results released possibility that Ashdown House will The new survey comes on the no longer be a graduate dormitory. heels of the Monday release of the The administration's Strategic results of a general graduate student Housing Planning Committee rec- housing survey. That survey found 'I ommended last week that Ashdown that graduate students considered be converted for use by undergradu- convenience, in terms of location ates and that a new graduate dormi- and hassle-free housing, as primary wrr tory be constructed at the comer of reasons for choosing their dormito- Sidney and Pacific streets in Cam- ries. bridge. Next to convenience, respon- The committee decided to imme- dents listed cost, type of living diately commission a survey of arrangements, and safety as reasons Ashdown residents to "determine for selecting their current dormitory. the impact of Ashdown no longer Among Ashdown residents, the being a graduate dormitory," sense of community and social according to Joseph J. Bambenek G, atmosphere was the second most chair ofthe committee. important reason. The results of the survey will be Thirty-six percent of the 1,450 .::-. forwarded to the administration for graduate students living in on-cam- 5..-Professor.' .* :47¢.:e:-;. l..s.'e.. : '.. o':.'~. -:...... :-: .... . ;... .booksch Ft a about consideration in making any hous- p'us housing responded to the gener- his periodas.the Intute's first Martn LutherKing visiting Scholari 1n:991. MBaysspoke a ing decisions, Bambenek said. ceremony..on$Saturday in. McCormick .Ha.: ceieiebSrtMondaY.'s hoidayIand the !nauguraton of ' President Charles M. Vest said Housing, Page 13 thel.MLWKVYilng.Professs Program.'.. : .' I.i Arts Provost Harris to Resign Grad Dean Perkins By Ramy A. Arnaout served in many roles, including on Handel," she said. "There are NE WS EDITOR chair of both the Committee on some things that you need a lot of Wll lave Position0 Last month Associate Provost Campus Race Relations and the time to do." whack."Oeown Iv for the Arts Ellen T. Harris Creative Arts Council. A MaiRe iIs invuca *v a paunnsing announced her intention to step "Ellen's leadership and influence By Eva ;roy 1r[,c-1,1s Will ,,turll Ixrt sale after down this summer after six years in in the MIT campus community and A committee is in the planning SENIOR EDITOR a short sabbatical and continue her current position. She will then with our alumni/ae and friends to look for Harris' replacement, Dean of the Graduate School working in water resources engi- join the music department. across the'country have been truly Wrighton said. "The process to Frank E. Perkins '55 will step down neering. He will also chair the When she came to MIT, Harris remarkable," said President Charles identify [Harris'] successor has not at the end of August to return to Department of Civil and Environ- said she committed to her job for M. Vest in a Dec. 14 Tech Talk arti- yet been put in place, but will teaching and research in the Depart- mental Engineering's new Masters four to five years. "I have stayed in cle. "I will miss working with her involve the appointment of an advi- ment of Civil and Environmental of Engineering program. the position for six years because it on a daily basis." sory group to assist the President Engineering. "There are very few others who has been exciting and fulfilling." "It has been a great pleasure to and me in selecting the next associ- Perkins, who was named to this could claim equal experience" as "When I came to the Institute, work with her, come to know her, ate provost for the arts," he said. post in 1983, announced his resigna- Perkins, said Professor Rafael L. this position didn't exist," Harris and learn from her," said Provost "I think first and foremost, the tion last month. Bras '72, head of the department. said. "The charge I was given was Mark S. Wrighton. [new] person needs to be involved It was "refreshing to work with "I've always admired [Perkins'] to determine what the position "Professor Harris has done a in the arts," Harris said. It's impor- all the different parts of MIT," said professionalism in the technical ought to be. I think I've successfully superb job in greatly strengthening tant that the successor "have experi- Perkins, who also served on the aspects of his work." examined some of what the position the arts in the MIT curriculum and ence working in the arts in an acad- Academic Council. "I really have "I share the excitement of all my can be," she said. During her term in the community," Vest said. emic environment, which is a little enjoyed my 12 years as dean, and at colleagues of having him back in as the Institute's first associate Harris plans to devote her year- the same time I eagerly look forward the department," Bras said. provost for the arts, Harris has long sabbatical "to complete a book Harris, Page 11 to returning to the department." "At MIT, we take the centrality of graduate education of the highest possible quality as a given," said Hi. i_g- . - . . President Charles M. Vest in a Dec. 14 Tech Talk article. "Dean Perkins U:i~ogi::nbotham to Deliver MLK Address has worked effectively to provide a supportive environment for graduate students as they pursue their studies, By Stacey E. Blau King "developed a contract with America," ber Higginbotham for his support of the Insti- responsibilities, and contributions as STAFF REPOR ER. Osgood said. "Judge Higginbotham would like tute in the Overlap case. In the case, the Justice key members of our community." Renowned jurist and legal scholar A. Leon to explore that thought as it relates to the civil Department charged MIT and otherschools Perkins "has been a sage and Higginbotham Jr. will speak at MIT's Feb. 10 rights movement," he said. with violating the Sherman Antitrust Act by wise leader of the Committee on celebration honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Higginbotham discussed the contract with discussing and agreeing upon the financial aid Graduate School Policy and has Jr. The civil rights activist was killed 26 years America theme in a Dec. I Boston Globe col- packages of individual students who had been made a strong effort to recruit more ago last Sunday. umn entitled "Our 'Contract' with Rosa Parks." offered admission to more that one of the women and minority graduate stu- This year's activities mark the Institute's In the column, he addressed the new Republi- schools. dents," said Provost Mark S. 21 st annual celebration of King's life and work. can-majority Congress: "Today, many African- After nearly three years of litigation, the Higginbotham is the chief judge emeritus of Americans and other persons of good will are case was settled in December 1993.. In June Perkins, Page 11 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third-Circuit hoping that your 'Contract with America' will 1993, Higginbotham joined MIT's attorney and and Public Service Professor of Jurisprudence not constitute a turning back in the denial of made an impassioned argument before the U.S. at Harvard University. justice to the weak, the poor, the powerless, Circuit Court of Appeals. He argued that the Higginbotham's address is part of a series and minorities." public service aspect of the case outweighed of day-long events, said Leo Osgood Jr., the A reception in the Student Center will fol- the alleged harm of price-fixing. "This is not INSIDE new dean of the Office of Minority Education. low the Kresge address, Osgood said. Higgin- the politics of exclusion, it is the practice of Osgood is co-chairing the planning committee botham will-meet and talk with members of the inclusion," he said. c Institute will close for the MLK celebration with Professor of MIT community at the reception. Higginbotham served -as circuit judge and Physics Michael S. Feld '62. The celebration will continue Saturday, chief judge of the Third Circuit Court of Lowell School. Page 9 The events will begin with an invitational Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. in Kresge with a performance Appeals from 1977 until his retirement in breakfast hosted by President Charles M. Vest by jazz vocalist Semenya McCord, Osgood March of 1993. Prior to his tenure as an m Former Provost oaid. McCortrd. wll h.pe_.rmirming .InJornev and Mis wi -r -ws5wsxgwl in ;gi.both-- "'A appeals judge, Hieginbotham served as a dis- am, Osgood said. into a Dream," a musical tribute to King. trict court judge for 13 years. Deutch not likely to The theme of this year's address and cele- In addition, Melvin H. King, director of the He was named a member of the Federal become new CIA bration is "The Trumpet of Conscious: Dr. Community Fellows Program, plans to conduct Trade Commission in 1962 by President John Martin Luther King's Contract with America." a weekend youth conference, Osgood said. F. Kennedy. He was the youngest person ever head. Page 11 The traditional silent march from Lobby 7 to appointed a member of the FTC as well as the Kresge Auditorium at noon will precede Hig-h. igly involved in government [ Altman lacks vision in ..-..-- - Overlap; Page 13 ginbotham's address, Osgood said. I 'The :MIT community might better remem- Ready to Wear. Page 6 I -I, -c- -- -- I- IC 9 I r· Page 2 THE TECH January 18, 1995 WORLD & NATION Microsoft, Justice Dept. Lash Back At Critics of Settlement Japan Quake Toll Hits 1,800; THE WASHIlNGTON POST I WASHINGTON Software giant Microsoft Corp. and the Justice Department lashed Hundreds More Still Missing back at critics of the proposed antitrust settlement between them Tuesday, arguing that District Court Judge Stanley Sporkin should By Sam Jameson in the prefecture of Fukui killed storage tank trouble, gas leaks were ignore the "eleventh hour" critiques. LOSANGELES TIMES 3,895 people. reported at 1,400 locations. Land- Last week, a California law firm, Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & TOKYO Estimates of material damage slides occurred in rural mountainous Rosati, petitioned the court to accept a lengthy friend-of-the-court The western port city of Kobe, Tuesday were in the tens of billions areas nearby. brief criticizing the pending consent decree on behalf of unidentified Japan, remained virtually paralyzed of dollars. In a news conference Although the biggest area of fire clients. In addition, I.D.E. Corp., a computer firm in Billerica, Mass., today in the wake of the 7.2-magni- televised nationwide, Murayama devastation - a swath of about six which had submitted a letter during the public hearing period, filed a tude earthquake that killed more pledged the government's full city blocks - contained wooden supplemental brief continuing to oppose the settlement. than 1,800 people, sent as many as efforts to restore normality to Kobe homes built after the end of World Sporkin noted in a memo that since there had been few public 150,000 seeking refuge and laid and its environs. War II a half-century ago, fires also comments submitted on the proposed settlement, he would consider waste assurances that modem con- Chief Cabinet Secretary Kozo erupted in concrete buildings. listening to latecomers at a hearing on Friday. "Responsible comments struction technology protects city Igarashi said Murayama will visit Elevated expressways and rail- on the proposed decree could prove helpful to the Court in making its dwellers in Japan from major seis- the devastated area Thursday. He ways, including the 130-mph determination" of whether to approve the settlement, he wrote. mic damage. also said the government would Tokyo-Fukuoka Bullet train, were Tuesday, the Justice Department and Microsoft countered that In what Prime MinisterTomiichi employ rescue and recovery tech- closed down by cave-ins and rup- these last-minute submissions were not "responsible" and so should Murayama called Japan's most dev- niques that its Construction Ministry tures. Tuesday was the first time be disregarded. "The claim ... that Microsoft and the (Justice Depart- astating tremor since the Great experts learned in Los Angeles since the Bullet Line started opera- ment) will suffer no prejudice by being "sandbagged' with such a Tokyo Earthquake of 1923, police while studying the city's earthquake tions in 1964 that the superspeed 100-page submission ... on the eve of the upcoming hearing is ludi- today put the death toll at 1,812, that occurred one year ago to the railway had been crippled. Trains crous," stated the Microsoft filing. with 996 missing and 6,367 injured. day. from Tokyo were operating only as Most of the dead perished in their Army troops were dispatched to far as Kyoto, on one end. Service homes as the quake struck shortly help rescue nearly 1,000 people from Fukuoka on Kyushu Island Incidents of Tuberculosis before dawn Tuesday. believed to be trapped in the debris was available only to Okayama on Railway, water, gas, telephone of collapsed buildings, and firefight- the other end. Increasing, Report Says and electric services were ruptured. ers were brought in from 75 cities as The earthquake struck at 5:46 a.m. NEWSDAY Damaged tollways also were closed, far away as Tokyo, 270 miles north- Tuesday, 14 minutes before the Bullet Tuberculosis is on the increase all over the world, and at least 3 I and roads leading into the disaster east of Kobe. The soldiers also were Line trains started runs that normally million people will die of TB this year, according to a startling report area were clogged with traffic or distributing fresh water and instant transport 360,000 passengers. to be released Wednesday by the World Health Organization and the closed off by police. More than noodles. Twelve trains derailed on elevat- U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 120,000 of the city's 1.5 million American help was on its way, ed sections of track, and at least one Worldwide, the number of TB cases climbed from 7.5 million in people sought shelter overnight in President Clinton announced Tues- station collapsed, wiping out an 1990 to nearly 9 million expected this year. In projections larger than public buildings and unheated day in Los Angeles, which he visit- access street beneath it. But there those published elsewhere, the scientists said that more than 10 mil- school gymnasiums as the tempera- ed to mark the anniversary of the were no reports of subway damage, lion people will be coming down with tuberculosis annually by the ture dropped below freezing 6.7-magnitude quake. "I have and nearby domestic and interna- year 2000, and that 3.5 million of them will die of the disease. overnight. ordered a high-level team that tional airports both continued to Driving this global surge in tuberculosis - a disease policy-mak- Early today, authorities discov- includes representatives of the Fed- operate. I ers once thought would be eradicated by 2000 - are the AIDS epi- ered a leak in a 20,000-ton liquid eral Emergency Management The Transportation Ministry in demic, refugee migrations, immigration, poverty and inadequate pub- petroleum gas storage tank in Agency and the Department of Tokyo asked Japan's three major i lic health efforts, the experts say. Hyogo and urged 70,000 residents Transportation to leave for Japan airlines to add flights from Tokyo to i "The major obstacle to making more rapid progress remains the in two districts of the city to leave shortly to see if anything we learned points beyond Osaka to plug partial- w limited financial resources available for global tuberculosis control," their homes. here can be helpful to them there." ly the gap in the key national trans- IE wrote WHO's Mario Raviglione and Arata Kochi and the CDC's And 34,000 residents of two More than 9,000 homes and portation network. Repairs to extend r ==i Dixie Snider. man-made islands were left isolated buildings were severely damaged or the operating portion of the line by damage to bridges linking them destroyed. Fires E that continued to from Tokyo to Osaka were expected Iii to the main section of Kobe. burn into the morning of the second to take about a week, but the rest of GOP Wants to Instill 'Family Values' No earthquake had struck any day leveled entire blocks of the city, the disruption could continue for at 1aj.t Japaeso urbab. center since as firefighters were forced to pump least two months, railways officials Through 'TaxCuts 1948, when a 7.3-magnitude quake water from rivers. In addition to the said. LOS ANGELES TIMES v i WASHINGTON Congressional Republicans finally got to the heart of their revolu- tion - middle-class tax relief - and left little doubt Tuesday that Christopher Hints Chechnya they view it as much a tool for a conservative cultural renewal as a strategy for economic recovery. As the House Ways and Means Committee opened the first hear- ings on a $500-per-child tax credit that many GOP lawmakers con- War Could Hurt Aid to Russia sider the centerpiece of their "Contract With America," its sponsors By William Drozdiak urgent steps to halt the fighting Partnership for Peace. U.S. offi- insisted that its passage is critical THIE WASHINGTON POST to help protect traditional American would lead to cuts in U.S. aid, cials hoped the Geneva meeting B families from a further erosion in living standards. GENEVA Christopher said it is "only realistic" would help neutralize Russia's Putting money back in the hands of families with young children, Seccxetary of State Wa rr to en conclude that "if the tragedy and opposition ton NAT(' s expansion r Republicans predict, would make it possible for more mothers to stay Christopher warned Tuesday that bloodshed continues, it will and get relations back on a more home - and for more middle-class kids to be raised by their parents unless Russia halts the bloodshed in inevitably have consequences in positive track. g instead of by day-care providers. The need to strengthen family ties, Chechnya soon, the war will have American public opinion and in the But the mounting death toll and GOP lawmakers stress, is the motivating force behind their tax agenda. "unfavorable consequences" for Congress that are bound to be unfa- reported human rights violations in "I | remember when I was a boy coming home and smelling the Moscow that could lead to cuts in vorable." Chechnya have provoked alarm in bread my mother was baking in the oven," recalled Sen. Rod Grams, U.S. aid. But Kozyrev said upon his Western capitals about the course of | R-Minn., an original sponsor of the tax credit. "I think it's important Christopher, who arrived here arrival here Monday night that the Russian democracy. In particular, g for us to go back to the days when r we could have a family where Tuesday morning for two days of Russian government considered the U.S. and European governments are r children could come home to that again, where a mother doesn't have discussions with his Russian coun- conflict an internal affair and that he concerned that Russian President to put her children in day care in order to go to work to help make terpart, Andrei Kozyrev, indicated would rebut any criticism from Boris Yeltsin may have abandoned ends mrneet." that the United States is holding in Christopher with questions of his the path of reform and surrendered abeyance any decision about a sum- i own about American domestic prob- to nationalist or authoritarian mit meeting between U.S. and Russ- lems. impulses, leaving the country's e ian leaders and making it dependent Russia's bloody attempt to sup- fragile democratic institutions on WEATHER on how Moscow moved to resolve press the revolt in Chechnya has the verge of collapse. l the secessionist conflict. overshadowed the original purpose On an issue of great symbolic i Er Winter at bay... for now "It's an awful and tragic episode of the Christopher-Kozyrev importance to Moscow, the Russian l and it grows more so," Christopher encounter, which was to review the government has I By Gerard Roe proposed that Presi- told reporters before meeting parameters of U.S.-Russian rela- dent Clinton fly to Moscow STA FF.4tETEOROLOGIST in May E Kozyrev for a private dinner. "The tions and try to achieve greater har- to meet with Yeltsin to mark the This weekend saw record temperatures across the whole region. Russian leadership knows they have mony on a broad range of issues 50th anniversary of the end of Logan airport recorded temperatures on Sunday and Monday of a problem." such as Bosnia, Iraq, North Korea World War 11 and celebrate the 66°F (19°C) and 64°F (18°C) respectively, breaking 40 year-old As public outrage in Western and the future structure of European Moscow-Washington alliance records. A cold front moved over on Tuesday giving slightly that I more countries has grown over the brutal- security. led to the defeat of Nazi Germany. i sensible weather. The ridge of high pressure to the northwest will ity of the Russian attempt to sup- The United States and its Euro- But Christopher said that while dis- finally create some breaks in the clouds today. It does however also press Chechnya's three-year cam- pean allies have been striving to cussions and planning would contin- I bring with it onshore flow and accompanying drizzle. The strong paign for independence, U.S. and assuage Russia's opposition to the ue in the near future, the "timing t upper level southerlies of the jet stream will bring a storm system European governments have esca- expansion of NATO to embrace the and circumstances" of a summit now rapidly developing over Texas toward us by the end of the week. lated their criticism. new democracies in Central and would depend on events such as the We will probably see this as rain by Thursday evening and on into Christopher i said that Moscow's Eastern Europe. Russia has resisted fighting in Chechnya. r Friday. The cold air coming up behind means that snow showers are international standing had been what it fears may be an attempt to He took pains, however, to a possibility over the weekend, "seriously hurt" by the war and that move the East-West divide to its emphasize that the United States e.day: Partly sunny by afternoon. Winds from the northeast hopes for a future partnership with very frontiers and has demanded the still supports Yeltsin as Russia's and moderate at around 10 mph (16 kph). High 44°F (7°C). the West had been placed in jeop- right to play a central role in any first democratically elected presi- Tonight: Clouding back up. Chance of some drizzle on the coast. ardy. He said he would tell Kozyrev future European security order. dent and a positive agent of reform Low 37°F (3°C). that it is in Russia's own interest to Last December, Kozyrev sur- and that it is not too late to avoid Thursday: Cloudy and drizzle probably developing from the stop the fighting, seek reconciliation prised Christopher and other lasting damage to his relationship west during the afternoon. Winds from the south. High 44°F (7°C). with the Chechens, take into NATO foreign ministers by refus- with Clinton and other Western ILow 39°F (4°C). account their views about indepen- ing at the last minute to sign proto- leaders. Friday: Cloudy with steady rain likely. High 46°F (8°C). Low dence and provide humanitarian cols that would have set an agenda Christopher said that he is con- 35°F (2°C). relief. for Russia's participation in a mili- vinced that Yeltsin remains in full Asked if Russia's failure to take ------I' tary cooperation program known as command of the.country .. . .. - iI January 18, 1995 WORLD & NATION THE TECH Page 3 ______I_ _I - -P IIL - U--- - I--- - 1 I -B ------*-lbll E Va. School District to Require , PBS Should Spend Money on Students Get Workplace Exeienc..e. I THE Wf4SHINGTON POST_ Privatization, Says Gringrich \WASHINGTON At one end of Chantilly High School in Fairfax County, Va., 18- FKi By Melissa Healy who want to tax all the American and has offered to contribute $2,000 year-old Rich Rogers was sanding tables in a noisy, high-ceilinged LOS ANGELES TIMES people so they get to spend the per year for the next five years. But workshop, doing the sort of work that he hopes to find after gradua- WASHINGTON money." And he suggested that he has been the principal voice in a tion. Public television staticons seeking Americans surveyed might have GOP movement to slash all funds Upstairs in another part of the school, honors student Kristen , to win protection from C]OP budget responded differently if they had for public broadcasting. The organi- Ford, who plans to go to college, was talking with a teacher about her cutters on Tuesday rele ased a poll been asked whether some $200 mil- zation, he said should be prepared ' Spanish homework and other course work as she carried an over- , II showing an overwhelmingng majority lion in federal money that now goes "to join the other 70 cable channels loaded book bag through carpeted hallways. of Americans support cccontinued or to public broadcasting should go to -inearning their own money." Students such as Rogers and Ford traditionally have rarely crossed increased federal fundingig for their Head Start, an early-learning pro- But Ervin Duggan, chief execu- academic paths. But now Fairfax school officials plan to bring such operations, prompting neew ire from gram for poor children, instead. tive officer for the Corporation for teenagers together more often, saying that both need to be better pre- the Republicans' chief 1budget-cut- 'In a liberal world, where all Public Broadcasting, turned Gin- pared for careers in an increasingly unpredictable work world. ter, House Speaker Newt Gingrich. money is free because it comes from grich's words on the house speaker, Last week, the county school board approved a plan to require all Responding to the pol11,Gingrich, taxpayers, therefore let's have charging that it would be elitist to students to have workplace experience - either as interns, volunteers R-Ga., said he is "offen(ded" by the everything, that poll may make make public television program- or paid employees - before graduating. Under the plan, college- Public Broadcasting Systitem's use of sense," Gingrich told reporters. "But ming available only to those who bound students will be expected to take an expanded range of techni- funds, part of them federalal, "to lobby I'm frankly offended at the idea that can pay for it. cal classes, such as electronics and computer graphics, and vocational to keep getting tax money." He PBS is using tax money to run "Marie Antoinette said, 'Let students will have to take more advanced math and science. added that public televi,sion should around the country to make publici- them eat cake.' A modern-day It's an ambitious approach that mirrors similar efforts across the use it-s money to privaitize itself, ty and to lobby to keep itself getting Marie Antoinette could say, 'Let nation, and Fairfax school officials are certain that many parents will adding "they would fin id there's a tax money. I think that's an example them eat cable,"' Duggan said. object to a requirement that their children take technical classes. good market" for such staitions. of what's wrong with the current "There are 32 million homes that "They need to know that what's needed in the work force is not built Repeating an earlierr criticism, PBS system." don't have cable, that are economi- around A's, B's and C's," said Teresa Fleming, director of the pro- Gingrich called public television Gingrich said he supports public cally or geographically beyond the gram that until last week was called vocational education and now is officials "a small groupp of elitists broadcasting as a private citizen, reach of cable. What about them? " dubbed professional technical studies. Federal Case Could Impact Charges Dropped Against Man In Endangered Rat Case LOS.4NGELES TIMES Future of Affirmative Action FRESNO. CALIF The federal government has dropped all criminal charges against a By David G. Savage law i-,terely sets forth a "presump- approach. bamboo farmer accused of killing five kangaroo rats last February - LOS ANGELES TIMES tion" that blacks, Latinos, Asians During the lively argument on a surprise move applauded by private property groups seeking to WASHINGTON and American Indians have suffered affirmative action, Clinton defang the Endangered Species Act. With the fate of federal affirma- an economic disadvantage because appointees Stephen Breyer and Ruth Taung Ming-Lin, the 52-year-old Taiwanese immigrant who tive action likely hanging in the bal- of their race and heritage. Bader Ginsburg took the govern- became a cause celebre for conservatives nationwide, no longer faces ance, the Supreme Court on Tuesday Minority entrepreneurs who are ment's side. the threat of jail time or a personal fine. c heard two conflicting accounts of not "disadvantaged" are not entitled "Isn't it a reasonable presump- Instead, U.S. prosecutors will pursue a case only against his fami- how those programs work in practice. to preferences, U.S. Solicitor Drew tion ... to say black people have ly corporation, Wang Lin Farms, which pleaded not guilty Tuesday to A lawyer for a white contractor S. Days III told the justices. suffered prejudice or cultural bias?" three counts of violating the federal Endangered Species Act. said federal law creates "an imper- During the hourlong argument, Breyer asked. "This is a big victory for Mr. Lin and a big victory for farmers and missible racial stereotype" in its the justices sounded sharply divided But Chief Justice William H. private property rights groups nationwide," said Loron Hodge of the contracting rules. All whites are on whether Congress can continue Rehnquist and Justices Antonin Kern County Farm Bureau and the Coalition to Protect and Preserve penalized and all minority entrepre- to require that federal agencies Scalia and Anthony Kennedy, all Private Property Rights. neurs given an advantage solely employ racial and ethnic prefer- appointees of President Reagan, dis- Hodge credited a series of rallies and demonstrations in Califor- because of their race or ethnic her- ences in awarding billions of dollars puted the legalityof a racial prefer- nia's Central Valley and support from conservative leaders nation- itage;-he said. in contracts. ence. wide with forcing the government to re-evaluate its case. "All they do, is step forward and A more liberal court has upheld "Why couldn't Congress do But federal prosecutors downplayed the effect of public pressure. prove their race," Denver attorney such affirmative action programs in without this presumption" and give "Tills removes some of the more emotional elements that frankly ·· r William Perry Pendley said of the the past, but the justices in Septem- preferences to entrepreneurs who were getting in the way of the case," said Assistant U.S. Attorney I minority contractors. ber agreed to consider the white have suffered some type of disad- Karen Kalmanir. "It's only going to streamline the issue of an unlaw- E But the Clinton administration's contractor's claim that the Constitu- vantage regardless of their race, ful taking of three endangered species." r I top courtroom lawyer said federal tion demands a color-blind Rehnquist asked. - 1. 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TPF.I- January 18, 1995 OPINION -u r -- ~ -" _------,-· .. ---- -v -·I · -·· -- OP rsO I Letters To The Editor to the editor, meetings, an elaborate multi- MIT, and I can say, with certainty that it is a Editorial Comment floor dinner for administrators, and other miserable, terrible, unpleasant, and unsafe expressions of graduate student views which area of Cambridge. It is also extremely incon- Shifts Ground went completely ignored? venient to walk through when bad winter Chairman Last week's editorial ["LaMacchia Case If adopted, those recommendations will weather hits, with many broken and unshov- eled sidewalks. Jeremy Hylton G Raises Larger Questions," Jan. 1 ] on the dis- result in the loss of one third of the single on- missal of the case against Dhvid M. LaMac- campus graduate housing within two years, I cannot emphasize enough how happy I Editor in Chief chia '95 provides an interesting contrast with which will not be replaced until the new dor- was to move back into Ashdown House after living in that area. Ashdown's safety and con- Sarah Y. Keightley '95 its earlier editorial ["Software Piracy a Seri- mitory is completed, which is bound to take ous Crime," April 12] on the same case. longer than three years. There is no provision venience are worth everything to me. And I Business Manager Last spring, The Tech stressed that "soft- whatsoever made in the interim, meaning that am enormously happy with my particular room in Ashdown, which I chose with care Pradeep Sreekanthan '95 ware piracy is a serious crime" and pointed beginning this fall, a large number of new out that "the indictment indicates that LaMac- graduate students, many of whom are from are waited long to get. And now, it seems as Managing Editor chia knew what sorts of software were being foreign countries, will be left to forage for though I will be forced to leave my room, if not this year then next. I will certainly not Michelle Sonu '96 traded on his archive site." It admonished the housing on the Cambridge market. organizers of the LaMacchia defense fund to But the loss to the graduate community move to the new dorm; I would rather do any- goes well beyond a reduced bed count. Ash- thing than live in that neighborhood again. NEfS SI74FF "carefully consider whether LaMacchia broke any laws before rallying to his defense." down is by far the most social of the grad So from my point of view, the proposal is Editors: Ramny A. Arnaout '97, Daniel C. Now The Tech editors are ready to advise dorms, owing largely to its unique living tantamount to eliminating graduate housing Stevenson '97; Associate Editor: Ifung policy makers that system operators arrangement and location. It has the only dou- altogether, since I am single, male third-year, Lu '97; Staff: Trudy Liu '95, Eric (SYSOPs) should not be held responsible for bles and triples, and the only floor kitchens and Edgerton House is hard to get into and is Richard '95, Nicole A. Sherry '95, Charu the content of what passes over an on-line ser- (outside of Green Hall). We have an active in almost as unpleasant a location as the pro- Chaudry '96, Deena Disraelly '96, A. Arif vice. group of officers who, together with our posed site for the new dorm. And even if the Husain '97, Stacey E. Blau '98, Shang-Lin Last spring, the editorial proclaimed that housemasters, organize all kinds of floor din- new dorm were in a good location, I would be Chuang '98. Christopher L. Falling '98, extremely displeased with being forced to Lacey '98, Jennifer "if he is found guilty of the charges presented ners, music recitals, parties and trips. And our David D 1tsu '98, Don move at all; moving is a huge hassle which ! Lane '98, Angela Liao '98, Venkatesh in the indictment, LaMacchia should be pun- weekly coffee hour draws students from all would much rather avoid. Satish '98, Stream S. Wang '98; ished accordingly." Last week we were told: over the campus, largely because of the loca- Meteorologists: Michael C. Morgan "It is unfortunate that LaMacchia has had to tion. Because of these aspects of Ashdown My suggestion is this: If Ashdown must be PhD '94, Gerard Roe G, Marek Zebrowski. endure such distress- ... We only hope that life, I believe it is no coincidence that we converted to an undergraduate dorm, then at MIT and the government will take this oppor- make up a very disproportionately large part least let the graduate students all leave PROD L'CTIO ST4 FF tunity to consider the many questions so clear- of the Graduate Student Council, and the loss through attrition over the next several years ly - and inexcusably - left unanswered." of Ashdown House will permanently affect (instead of one year). Don't kick any of us Editors: Matthew E. Konosky '95, Teresa out, at any time. And build a new dorm quick- Lee '96, Jimmy Wong '97; Associate It's worth pointing out that not a single the graduate community as a whole. to flame with- ly in a good, convenient, and safer location, Editor: Dan Dunn '94; Staff: Laura new fact about the indictment or about It would not be constructive DePaoli '97, Christine J. Sonu '97, Saul LaMacchia's alleged actions has come to light out proposing some alternate solutions. The say near Eastgate. Blumenthal '98, Larry Chao '98, Joseph since last spring. Concerns about SYSOP lia- one that immediately comes to mind would be The entire region past the railroad tracks, Irineo '98. Gilbert Kirn '98, Jen Pe!tz '98. bility, about the appropriateness of the gov- to simply construct a new undergraduate for about the next four blocks looks like a war ernment's indictment, and about MIT's dorm, renovate Senior House during sum- zone: It's full of broken-down old warehouses OPI,'ov T1,rTr'r response,- were just as germane last spring as mers, and if need be, house some undergradu- and empty buildings that criminals could hide Editor: Anders Hove '96; Staff: Raajnish they were last week. The opportunity to ques- ates in Ashdown during the renovations. If for in, the streets are totally deserted at night A. Chitaley '95, Matt Neimark '95. tion and to ponder the larger issues was as whatever bizarre and obscure political reasons leaving pedestrians vulnerable to attack, and available to The Tech last April just as it is Ashdown must become undergraduate, and finally it's completely, utterly filthy and ugly. SPORT7 ST IFF today. Senior House must remain undergraduate, It is no place that any self-respecting universi- Editor: Daniel Wang '97; Staff: Thomas An editorial staff ready to advise both the then at the very least wait until the new dor- ty should ask its graduate students, who are Kettler SM '94, Bo Light '96, Farhan government and the MIT administration to mitory is complete before moving us out of some of the best in the world, to live. Zaidi '98. Gara Mendez '98. carefully consider the larger issues. raised by Ashdown. Michael P. Frank G the LaMacchia indictment might profitably As a former MIT undergraduate, I am .IRTSST7 FF engage in some careful consideration of its asked every year to donate to the Alumni Editor: Scott Deskin '96; Staff: Thomas own about the degree of thoughtfulness with Fund. And for the last three years, I have FSF Denies Involvement Chen G. D)ave Fox G. Adam Lindsay G, which the voice of the MIT student body gladly complied by parting with one percent J. Michael Andresen '94, John Jacobs '94, should be addressing issues that involve the of my income (including summer jobs). I felt In Finding Cracker Gretclien Koot '94, Christopher Chiu '95, interaction of law, ethics, and technology. good about my education here, and about the The article in The Tech of Wednesday, Teresa Esser '95, Evelyn Kao '95, Carrie It' env to editcriali7e nnd to call for respect given to student opinion time and time Jan. 11. contained several false statements Perlman '95, Craig K. Chang '96, Brian blame (on either side). But if this were a mat- again, and feeling respected as such, I am concerning the role Free Software Foundation Hoffman '97, Robert W. Marcato '97, ter of purely scientific or technical analysis, I more than happy to participate in the better- personnel and computers played in the inci- Kamal Swamidoss '97, Hur Koser '98. Anne am sure that The Tech would be providing ment of MIT in whatever way I can. Wall. dent "reported." sophisticated commentary rather than mere If the SHPC recommendations are fol- First, to our knowledge nobody at the FSF PHOTOGR d PH} ST.4FF moralizing. The responsibility to educate the lowed, the result will be very damaging to reported finding the log files to Computer campus, and the opportunity to provide lead- graduate life here at MIT. But more than the Emergency Response Team. We have a sub- Editors: Sharon N. Young Pong '96, ership in grappling with the issues, are also at result, the process by which these recommen- stantial number of guest users; it is most likely Thomas R. Karlo '97; Associate Editor: hand when technology impinges on societal dations were made leaves me sadly disillu- Helen M. Lin '97; Staff: Rich Fletcher G, that one of them notified CERT. In fact, it was concerns. Rich Domonkos '95, Justin Strittmatter '95, sioned with this place, whose responsiveness only when The Tech article was published that Harold Abelson PhD '73 to student needs and concerns I had so highly any of us heard anything about the use of FSF I Sherrif Ibrahim '96, Lenny Speiser '96, Adriane Chapman '98, Carol C. Cheung '98, Professor of Electrical Engineering valued. computers in any connection with this matter. Indranath Neogy '98. and Computer Science Adam C. Powell G Second, no machines were disconnected fron the net in response to this event. We FEA TL 'RfN STIFF have been moving equipment because of an Christopher Doerr G, Pawan Sinha G, SHPC Editorial Ignores Safety Issues Give office space reorganization on the fourth floor Mark lHurst '94. Steve Hwang '95, Ben of NE43, however. Reis '95. Graduate Students New Graduate Dorm Third, and most seriously, The Tech seems As a graduate student, I was sorely disap- to have done a truly shoddy job of fact check- BL'SI/'E 'Tt FF pointed with your editorial on the Strategic Idea No Appeal ing. Daniel C. Stevenson '97 wrote a story Advertising Manager: Anna E. Lee '97; Housing Planning Committee report ["Flawed The Tech received a copy of this letter which claimed that "someone in the FSF noti- Associate Advertising Manager: Jin Process Overshadows Result," Jan. I1]. From addressed to President Charles M. Zest and fied [CERT]" and that a machine was discon- Park '96; Accounts Manager: Oscar a graduate student point of view, the report's Senior Associate Dean for Undergrraduate nected as a consequence of the log files' dis- Yeh '95; Staff: Diana Bancila '95, Jeanne recommendations are the worst they could Education and Student Affairs Robert M. Ran- covery. But none of the FSF staff were Thienprasit '95, Syed Abid Rizvi '96, Mary possibly be. dolph. approached about any of these "facts." Such Chen '97. Ricardo Ambrose '98, Christine When you called the report conclusions I would like to add rny voice to those of dismal fact checking is something that the edi- Chan '98. "politically shrewd," was this because they graduate students strongly opposing the rec- tors of The Tech should look into. It casts into minimized noise by favoring undergraduates ommendations of the Strategic Housing Plan- doubt the veracity of the entire article. TECHA.D-LO )GYST 4 FF whose hacks and protest tactics were much ning Committee report concerning Ashdown Michael I. Bushnell Director: Garlen C. Leung '95. more visible than the quieter avenues pursued House. I am a fourth-year graduate student, FSF Staff Progra1mmer EDITORS 4T L. RGE by grad students? When you mentioned and I tried once living off-campus in a house Daniel Hagerty "thoughtful consideration ... of student not far from the Sidney and Pacific site pro- Senior Editor: Eva Moy '95. FSF S'stems Administrator views," did you consider the petition with 203 posed for the new dormitory. I walked ,ADVISORY BOiRD Ashdown House residents' signatures, letters I through that area every day on my way to Letters, Page 5 V. Michael Bove '83, Robert E. snaolsrrm splol a 88 p ___- I __ __ Malchman '85. Thomas T. Huang '86, Letters and cartoons must bear the author's signatures, address- Jonathan Richmond PhD '91, Reuven M. Opinion Policy es, and phone numbers. 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I L ------. -" 0 January 18, 1995 OPINON THE TECH Page 5 ______~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*I II Letters To The Editor I Letters, from Page 4 and what am I supposed to do if my domnito- ry goes up in srnmo )ke. Wait for six months ~t Ican have nny room back? I was not Earlier.|rlier LetterLetterbefore accusing anyone inn my article. Did I point Not any fingers at memlbers of the student body? Decrying Crime No. I only mention ed that it couldn't all be Meant to Offend people offthe street. i * I am sorry thatt I mentioned the SAT IT am sorry if*^*i I offendedr-c j j anyone in* my let- I am sorry tha d choice of words, and I ter to The Tech ["Arsonists and Thieves. It was a ba But one cannot deny that Destroy Sense of MIT Community," Jan. 11]. greatly apologize. I MIT is a very fine institution, and that it is Contrary to at least one person's view, I was MIT is a very fine cannot be free of crime. not trying to sound racist. My article was simply my opinions in response to the recent That was the point of the article. I am sorry fires that have been going on in MacGregor for anyone I migh t have offended. I come House and Burton-Conner House.froma small town, and there seems to be a I don't know about anyone else here, but I lot of crime on cam pus. I did not intend any- don't like my home being burned up. I have thng else and I apo)logize. to go to sleep at night just like everyone else, Jeffrey Poore '97 Spring Today, Gone Tomorrow, Here Cornes the Winter By Daniel J. Dunn believe, must hav e been exaggerated. New to avoid the onslaught. Those who did return not license to go half naked, but I have to do ASSOCIA TE NIGHT EDITOR _England or New 1Mlexico, Charles River or walk around campus bound up in hat, muffler, something to protest against this oppressive These past few days have brought us some Charleston, Govecrnor Weld or Governor heavy coat and boots. You have the urge to heat. I go to bed every night hoping for the spectacular weather. Who before has seen a Chiles, January wealther seems to be the same. tell them it is safe to come out, if just for a frost to return, and wake up every morning 66 degree January day in Boston? (If you find And what about some of our more athletic week. But they look at you with a one crazed looking for a white blanket over campus. And someone, don't believe them. The record classmates who havie taken trips south of the eye, the other scanning the sky for the bliz- being a native, I know that I'll have my day. '= books have spoken.) The weekend began with Mason-Dixon line tto prepare for the coming zard they know is out there, somewhere. Ask your favorite staff member or profes- s: our first real taste of winter - four inches of spring season? Thery usually return bronzed But don't get me wrong. Do not count me sor about New England weather. T'he answer: softly falling snow. Twenty-four hours and 50 and over-eager to ccompare weather stories. among those with a half grin, walking around 'There is one sure thing about New England degrees later, out of nowhere, spring had "Can you believe iit? It was 65 degrees the making small talk like "How 'bout this weath- weather. There sure is a lot of it." You may arrived. whole time. I didn't even unpack my jacket!" er?" No, I am one of the few who loves the enjoy it for now, but it cannot last much Freshmen from warmer climes can't figure The sophomores are perhaps in the worst winter. The more snow the better. The colder longer. So take this final word of advice from out what all the hubbub is about. "No, Mom, I situation. Many hatve seen just one Boston the better. I have been downright sullen the a New Hampshire native: Don't put those haven't used that new winter coat. No, Mom, winter - by all acc:ounts, the most miserable last few days. For the last few days I didn't sweaters back in the trunk just yet. With any Ei A at wear much more than a tank top and Teva's. luck for winter-lovers like myself, you will I I'm not going to die of pneumonia. It's been winter on record. k few probably stayed i in the 60's all week!" The horror stories, they home this Independlent Activities Period just Yes, I know that one 60 degree weekend is soon have reason to use thernm. Housing Recommendations Hurt Ashdown Community Guest Column by Thomas H. Burbine fall of 1995, approximately 25 apartments in residents out of Ashdown by 1996 when the mics of many of these students. Westgate would be converted to doubles to new graduate donn would not be completed Ashdown residents agree that overcrowd- l Overwhelmingly Ashdown House's gradu- house single graduate students. (at the earliest) by the fall of 1997. Doing this ing is a problem for the undergraduates and ate residents feel that if the proposals of the The main concerns of Ashdown residents would mean that hundreds of graduate stu- has been worsening over time. However, Ash- E Strategic Housing Planning Committee's about any movement of graduate students out dents who previously had graduate housing down residents are under the impression that report are carried out, Ashdown's friendly and of Ashdown and into the new graduate dorm would be denied housing for at least one year. overcrowding has been a problem for years i active community will be destroyed by at Sidney and Pacific is the possible loss of We believe that it will be very difficult to even as MIT has built new undergraduate Ji forcibly uprooting its residents and locating community, the locating of residents into an complete the new graduate dorm by the fall of dorms because MIT continually admits more I them in a desolate area of Cambridge. area that is far from campus and nowhere as 1997. Since approximately 30 percent of all undergraduates than it can conveniently Ashdown's residents feel that they are safe as the current location on Memorial graduate students who live on-campus live in house. Ashdown residents feel that our com- i.[ being sacrificed for the sake of the undergrad- Drive, and the possibility of moving out Ash- Ashdown, the loss of approximately four hun- munity is being sacrificed due to housing mis- l[ uates. By being moved so far off-carnpus, down residents (including a large number of dred beds would leave large numbers of grad- takes MIT has made in the past. i.. many Ashdown residents fee! that their tenured residents) in 1996 even though the uate students without a place to live on cam- Moving Ashdown residents out of the research and academic work will suffer since new graduate dorm would not be completed pus for at least a year. Many students may dorm in 1996 with no suitable site to locate of 1997. choose not to attend MIT because they will ie they will be unavailable to travel to their lab (at the earliest) until the fall them would be the work of an Institute that E and instead will go r or office late at night since it will be a danger- I have heard many residents say that living not be guaranteed housing cares nothing about its students. We hope that that have housing available. ous walk toward campus. Ashdown residents in Ashdown "has enhanced their time at MIT" to schools sit down with Ius the MIT administration will E feel that they are being deported off-campus and "has made their living at MIT enjoyable." Residents do not understand why no other to come up with a solution that is beneficial to dorm were dis- so MIT can stake a claim to a piece of proper- Ashdown House is the only MIT graduate construction sites for the new both the undergraduates and graduates and not exist that would ty that MIT would lose if a residence was not dorm that has a strong sense of community cussed in the report. Sites do just impose its views on us. The proposal as it rivals the undergraduate dorms. The rea- be better locations for a new graduate dorm constructed on this particular site at Sidney that now stands may do irreparable harm to the e to walk to and from and Pacific. sons for this togetherness are due to many dif- that would allow residents graduate student population of MIT for many safely, and we believe that other their dorm B Ashdown residents feel that the proposal ferent factors. The central entrance gives resi- years to come. solely on financial reasons dents a place to meet and socialize while sites should be looked at and discussed with was based almost To alleviate our concerns, we propose that or the entering and leaving the building. the MIT community. with no real consideration on academics to meet Ashdown residents have very little faith This proposal will have negative effects on (1) Ashdown residents be allowed quality of life of graduate students. with President Charles M. CVestProvost MatL House is the oldest graduate that MIT will duplicate the Ashdown environ- the research, the teaching and the academics Ashdown S. Wrighton, and Senior Vice President since its dedication in 1938. ment in the new graduate dorm. Both Tang of students at MIT. By having to live so far dorm on campus Williamn R. Dickson '56 to express our con- approximately 400 gradu- and Edgerton were built after Ashdown and off-campus in an area that is not a safe com- Ashdown contains cerns on the proposal, (2) No Ashdown resi- 40 percent of these dorms have communities that are mute at night, many graduate students will be ate students with approximately dents be forcibly removed fi'om Ashdowln, (3) being international and repre- nowhere near as active as Ashdown's. severely restricted in the times that they will these students only minimal reductions in the number of Ashdown Ashdown residents also have' very little be able to go to and from their labs and senting over 30 different countries. graduate students in MIT housing they will have much say in how the new offices. spaces for ,iJ of the gradu- faith houses approximately 30 percent occur during any moving process, and (4) i ate students who live on campus. dorm will be constructed since the proposal to Also severely affected will be the many h! Ashdown residents be allowed to take nart in Ashdown has a much more student com- move residents out of Ashdown and into the international students who are living in Ash- the decision-making process concerning the c dormitories, proposed new dorm was done with very little down. The social atmosphere of Ashdown munity that the other graduate fate of Ashdown and the construction of a including a weekly coffee hour, monthly student input. All contact with the members of allows many of them to practice and improve new graduate dorm or dorms. e house dinners, weekly movie nights and trips the Strategic House Planning Committee was their English by interactions with other resi- to museums and performing arts events. Ash- initiated by Ashdown residents and not by any dents. Better English skills improves the qual- Thomas H. Burbine G is the Chair of tlhe ii down has an active house government with members of the committee. ity of the research, the teaching and the acade- Ashdouwn House Erecutiive Committee. __ many residents being house officers, who plan Many residents live in Ashdown because it ! social events and maintain specific rooms in is located near the center of campus allowing R the house (e.g., aquarium, the kitchens, music for a relatively safe and short commute to lab room). or class for most residents. A graduate dormi- E Ashdown is also very conveniently located tory located at the corner of Sidney and Pacif- near the center of campus. First year students ic will place Ashdown residents in an environ- are required to have roommates, however ment that is not as safe as the one that they are allocation of singles is done on the basis of currently living in. It will be at least a half- Ashdown and participation in mile walk for most residents of this new dorm terNms living in r house activities so almost all second year stu- to MIT. The security problems of living closer dents are able to get singles if they want them. to Central Square have been recognized by The average stay in Ashdown by residents is MIT previously as shown by the very high approximately 2.3 years due to the large num- security in Edgerton and the refusal to allow ber of masters students. Safe Walk to escort some students to resi- In the SHPC's scenario, Ashdown would dences near Central Square. No security hold up to 50 percent undergraduates if reno- issues are discussed in the proposal. vations to Senior House are not completed by MIT administrators have told us that they the end of the summer of 1995. According to believe that the areas between Central Square Senior Associate Dean Robert M. Randolph, and MIT (such as the University Park area) . ".. I- Aull in the next few in 'the foliouving yearr aln ul i ^;-J, +o- f"ul wl,-!!became less dangerous - 420 spaces in Ashdown would house under- years. However, we are under the impression s@ graduates." However, the SHPC report states that MIT has no evidence or research to sup- thatS "graduates would remain in Ashdown port this conclusion. It is also very possible Ei until the new graduate housing is available." that the area could become more dangerous in graduate dorm would not be com- the next few years as more buildings are built A new "I've got a load of welfare mothers, old folks an' such. ,+,plete-until the fail nf 1997 at the earliest. in that area and as the economy changes. W.Where do you want em?. do not understand why m There is no mention of how many residents Ashdown residents mE this new graduate dorm will hold. Also in the there is any discussion of moving graduate I I I Page 6 THE TECH January 18, 199 THE ARTS Am .anlacks vsion bu has. un in Ready to Wear | ~~~ 181~~~~~~~~~~ar db.,~~~~~~~~~~~~~~rp ~~~~~~~~d~~~~a r ~~~~~~~~~~r~ READY TO WEAR (PRET-A-PORTER) seem downright hostile toward their enemies, Directedby Robert Altman. a quality that causes the collective downfall Written by Robert A ltman and BarbaraShul- (or humiliation) of most characters by the end gasser. of the film. Starring Marcello Mastrioanni, Sophia Loren, Some may find Altman's style too caustic Anouk Aimee, Julia Roberts, Tim Robbins, to be enjoyable. Time magazine's Richard Kim Basinger, and many others. Sony, Copley Place. Corliss (in a negative review), deems the film "a hate letter to the fashion industry." Alt- By Scott Deskin man's previous efforts in satirizing the mili- ARTS EDITOR tary in M*A*S*H (1970), the music industry ake equal parts French farce, murder in Nashville (1975), and the movie industry in mystery, and fashion-show chic; The Player (1992) cut deeper than in Ready to assemble an international cast with no Wear. fewer than 31 characters; and mix well But the attack on Altman isn't entirely under the watchful, ambitious eye of director Robert Altman. The result is Ready to Wear warranted: On a superficial level, the movie is (formerly known as "Pret-a-Porter"), an funny and enjoyable, and Altman lets himself enjoyable and haphazard comedy about the goof off a bit. Other critics have groused lives and loves of fashion designers, super- about some actors having to reprise actions in models, and even journalists during the cover- the roles that they've done in the past, but it's age of an annual springtime fashion show in just Altman's way of acknowledging his Paris. True to form, Altman isn't concerned actors' collective status as "icons" rather than . . _I about the rather petty lives and concerns of IL a cruel play on the actors' (and viewers') characters, but is focused rather on the these Julia Roberts and Tim Robbins cover a Parisian fashion show from their hotel room In memory. situations they create. Ready to Wear. The main delight for viewers is the specta- After last year's superlative Short Cuts, cle of the fashion shows themselves, which found dead in his limousine, public and pri- show. A ubiquitous FAD-TV reporter Kitty which I feel was unfairly shunned at the Oscar most people never get to see: Altman wisely vate lives are thrown into gleeful turmoil. Potter (Kim Basinger) tries to get fluffy sound ceremony, probably because the Academy chose to roll his cameras on the real thing, Olivier's widow (Sophia Loren) is soon bites from celebrities and designers surround- was still feeling the sting of The Player), capturing last year's spring collections and a accosted by an old lover (Marcello Mastrioan- ing the events. Three fashion magazine editors Ready to Wear is an inferior effort. The cli- host of real-life celebrities on celluloid. With ni), who happens to be a suspect in Olivier's (Linda Hunt, Sally Kelllerman, and Tracey max of the film seems forced, and hardly any voyeuristic this stock footage as a picaresque canvas, Alt- apparent murder. Olivier's lover (Anouk Ullman) covet the same sadistic, of the characters' predicaments are resolved. man and co-writer Barbara Shulgasser inte- Aimee), a leading fashion designer, contends photographer (Stephen Rea). And two Ameri- But if you're an Altman fan or a slave to fash- grate several different storylines behind the with her rebellious son and a corporate can reporters (Tim Robbins and Julia scenes. takeover by a Texas bootmaker (Lyle Lovett). Roberts), stranded in the same hotel room ion, Ready to Wear is an agreeable way to When the head of the fashion council , Meanwhile, Altman entreats us to see how without proper clothes, have a cute little fling. pass a couple of hours. For raw entertainment Olivier de la Fontaine (Jean-Pierre Cassel) is the media covers (or overexposes) the fashion Except fbr the last storyline, most characters value, it probably beats Dumb and Dumber. Venica Salt ridnes the vwave with Anedcan Thighs AMERICAN THIGHS like bands. chords and chord progressions. Yet, the whole don't look now / I got your sister / I shot her Veruca Salt In the tradition of Weezer, Veruca Salt has becomes greater than the sum of its parts: down / So sorry / So sorry now / Cause I'm a DGC Records crafted an amazing album that has so far Veruca Salt achieves a sound varying from bad man / I do what I can / All hail me." "All - escaped the notice of the general populace, the exhilaratingly bright to the broodingly Hail Me" works with lots of low buzzing gui- | By Brian Hoffman despite the third track, "Seether," garnering dark over the length of their disc. tar, in a repetitive construction that might give STAFFl REPORTER large amounts of airtime (the video for "Get Back" catapults their album Ameri- the impression of an industrial influence along woman rises from beneath a heaping "Seether" has broken into MTV's buzz clip can Thighs off to a great start, with noisy, dis- the way were it not for the vocals, which work mound of old dolls. Cut to a scene of rotations, much like Weezer's "Buddy Holly"). torted guitar, soloing in parts, a cool beat, and very well on this track with the guitar, sung a B__a band playing power chords on a With Nina Gordon and Louise Post on gui- some harmonic. yet dazed and confused hit lower than on "Get Back". S' sidewalk - behind, a nondescript tar and vocals, Steve Lack on bass, and Jim sounding lyrics: "I'm speeding up / I can't "Seether" just kicks. A quick and upbeat building backdrop. Flash to more shots of Shapiro on drums and backing vocals, Veruca control my car / It doesn't matter who you feel, simple chord progression, and some good e burning toys. Intersperse with fisheye-lens Salt weaves an often distorted, guitar-fueled think you might be or are / I misplaced it / I work on a guitar solo, riveted together with shots of band members - black and white, musical fabric, yet manages to avoid breaking don't know where it's at / And I could find it harmonic vocals: "Seether is neither loose nor i muted red, washed out Technicolor. The the melodic threads, balancing their album out but I'd never get it back." tight / Seether is neither black nor white / I try sound issuing forth from the television flicker- with some superb mellower tracks. Veruca Salt returns with a heavier, more to keep her on a short leash / I try to calm her | ing in the dark? A powerful, guitar driven Veruca Salt succeeds for much the same aggressive counter to "Get Back" titled "All down / I try to ram her into the ground / Can't . construction - perhaps the Breeders in over- reason that Weezer succeeds: The vocalists Hail Me": "So sorry lady / So sorry now / I fight the Seether." The group sculpts drive. Veruca Salt pounces upon the unsus- harmonize well together and with their music, killed your baby / I don't know how. / So pecting MTV viewer, a jaguar among kitten- with the group taking as its mainstay simple sorry / So sorry now / So sorry mister but Veruca Salt, Page 7 -- --· 1 . what's playing atM& e mbidk Amin It r_t m IM§Ai FE - I I -m · -I. -- --- - RPss a il E This Week (January 18-22) i f - · X IIl R Wednesday Friday Saturday Sunday I Murder by Death Aliens Regarding Henry Das Boot 7&10 7& 10:30 7& 10 7 & 10:30 10-250 26-100 26-100 26-100 - L I C -- -I /- F^r more information:. call the Movieline at x8-8881 or check out our Web pages. At an Athena prompt, enter: add Isc; lsc a I L .. -- ,_ .I -- · I I I January 18, 1995 THE bARTS THE TECH Page 7 _ _I _I ______I L __ __ I ___ _ L__ I.r iKieslowski's Red briliantly conclud French trlog I RED the most enjoyable and acces- lowski's film is more o fa Directedby Krzysztof Kieslowski. sible of Kieslowski's works. social meditation than an Written by Krzysztof Piesiewicz and Krzysztof It's about a young Swiss exercise in realism, so we can Kieslowski. model and student named forgive the director for this. I;EI· StarringIrene Jacob, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Valentine (Irene Jacob) who This movie is inviting and ial FrederiqueFeder, and Jean-PierreLorit. runs over a dog with her car: very watchable. The perfor- Sony Nickelodeon. When she returns the dog to mances of all the cast mem- its rightful owner, a cantan- bers, especially Jacob and By Scott Deskin kerous, retired judge (Jean- Trintignant, are superb and ARTS EDITOR Louis Trintignant), he acts filled with pathos. Although T hose unfamiliar with Polish director indifferent. In their first we get the feeling that the Krzysztof Kieslowski's style may be encounter after the dog is world of the film is unrealis- put off a bit at first. Kieslowski's patched up, she feels pity for tic, the characters all appear "three colors" trilogy is one of the the old man's sadness in soli- tangible and emotionally true. more ambitious cinematic statements by a tude, but she is filled with dis- To offset some of the drama. major international director. Kieslowski's gust by his hobby of spying' Kieslowski makes tongue-in- films are suited to the art-cinema crowd, but on neighbors. He explains cheek references to the other his stories convey genuine emotions in a larg- that he needs to be in touch films in the trilogy, and he er social context. The three films that suit this with the truth, something that _MkaleBa% 1___11111111111ME-~rC5· _' bathes the surroundings in a was inaccessible to him as a warm, reddish hue (just as the context, Blue, White, and Red, deal loosely Krzysztof Kieslowski (left) directs Jean-Louis Trintignant and Irene Jacob her to other films seem permeated with the French ideals of liberty, equality, and judge. As he forces in a scene from Red. fraternity, respectively. reveal some of her own per- by their title colors). Blue, the first and moodiest piece, sonal demons, he confides in her some of his realize that the young judge's experiences Red is the best film of the series and is one describes the adjustment of a composer's own, memories that have haunted him for reflect the old judge's misfortunes as a young of the best films of last year. It has little to do widow who must deal with her husband unfin- decades. Over time, a bond grows between man. It's also no coincidence that Auguste with the vague symbolic notion of the French ished symphony and her own unfinished plans them that suggests an affectionate father- lives across the street from Valentine: Kies- virtues that are supposed to make each film for a family. White, a comedy, concerns a daughter relationship. lowski sets up a visual connection between cohere, but it is enjoyable and emotionally Pole who becomes estranged from his French A parallel story develops that involves a them from the very beginning of the film. satisfying. This film may be Kieslowski's per- wife, becomes bankrupt, and eventually loses recently graduated law student, Auguste The resolution of Red is pretty fantastic, in sonal valentine to the French poetic realist tra- his dignity: He travels back to Warsaw where (Jean-Pierre Lorit) and his girlfriend, nicely which all of Kieslowski's ambitions and char- dition, but from the perspective of a world- he plans his financial and marital retribution. complementing the relationship between the acters (inclusive of the previous two films) are wise Pole who happily looks forward to the But the last film in this trilogy, Red, is at once model and the judge. It's not long before we brought together in a neat package; but, Kies- next century. Veruca Salt's American Thighs lives up to the MTV buzz Veruca Salt, from Page 6 monic vocals and a very cool chorus, with rolls back and revels in some good high guitar breaking to descend silence for the last 20 seconds I "Seether" into an amped up version of a tune into low grungy chords. of the track, continuing into a VERUCA SALT from the '50s or '60s, in much the same man- In contrast, "Spiderman '79," reclines into vocal and quiet guitar con- ~i; ~ ~ .\ AMERICAN THIGHS ner as Weezer's "Surf Wax America." Over- a slow, grooving track, with lots of low, noisy struction, "Sleeping Where I all, "Seether" rocks as one of the best tracks guitar used almost as a canvas upon which the Want," mixing into sounds of on Veruca Salt's disc, coming in slightly vocals are painted: "I dream in black and nature as the disc spins to a ahead of "Forsythia." The "Seether" single, white / I've long forgot exactly who I am / close. also containing "All Hail Me" has already Spiderman." "I thought I'd wait until I Ln- -_ g_ made its way into stores. Like "Spiderman '79," "Wolf," "Celebrate saw the penny drop." is a -- L-_ t In terms of sheer harmonics and feel, the You," "Fly," "Twinstar," "25," and "Sleeping great lyric from "Get Back." Where I Want" show Veruca Salt's slower, Don't wait to get American flanged guitar, great rhythm, and amazing -S - - r· chorus of "Forsythia" make it nearly an equal mellower side, while remaining predominant- Thighs - Veruca Salt kicks, to "Seether." It's a toss up between the two ly guitar driven. "Fly" shows up as an excep- and their album, along with for the group's defining sound, although "Vic- tion to this, using guitar only minimally in a Weezer's, (and, of course, mD'n- trola," a quicker, harder sounding track more mainly background sense, conjuring up some assorted Nine Inch Nails like "Seether" than "Forsythia," has also images of raindrops falling in slow motion, discs), deserves a place in recently been capturing some airtime. swallowed, echoing ripples in a placid lake. everyone's music collection. Veruca Salt slows it down on about half of "25," the longest tr-.ck on the disc, coming On a scale of zero to ten, thp tracks, with "Forsythia" running the mid- in at almost eight minutes, starts out low, with Ace of Base at zero dle ground between the quicker set of "Get dark, and metallic like "All Hail Me" but (despite their winning some Back," "All Hail Me," "Seether," and "Victro- breaks off after a minute and stays quiet and award which they don't la." 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Haggert '83 Martha Hooper Karen lathiasen GM '71 PeferA. Quipley 8 Bardwell C. Salmon '62 Dr. Barry Unger '69 (* in conduction with the Sixth Annual MIT 10K Business Plan Competition M r,. = This course is fREE for MIT students/faculty/staff. Business community registration is $150 for the full, integrated four-day program. Scholrship ali, and a single-day ticket for $50 is available. MakS ^h .. ,,oh. rne MI/ =nerpr/se Iorum and send to 201 Vassar Street, Room 5Ti/59--219, Cambridge MA, 02139. Call (61 7) 253-8240 for more information. L - -- I -- - - - -- -- January 18, 1995 ____ _ I_ __ THE TECHI_ Page 9 I I - CC -- -·----_-- I,------I------I Provost Closes Lowell School, POLICE LOG Cites Shoage of Resouces The following incidents were reported to the Campus Police from Jan. 6 to Jan. 12: Jan. 6: Bldg. 5, annoying phone calls. By Christopher Falling Wedlock's $100,000 salary is and technology," Wrighton said. "In Jan. 7: Bldg. 1, male arrested for trespassing. STAFFREPORTER the only line item in MIT's budget this era of constraint we must make Jan. 8: Bldg. 66, male arrested for exposing himself and other Provost Mark S. Wrighton directly related to operating the some difficult decisions about what related charges; Bexley Hall, boom box stolen, $150. announced last week that MIT will school, Wedlock said. The Institute we will do and what resources will Jan. 9: Bldg. 54, map stolen, unknown value; Next House, credit I close the Lowell Institute School, also provides LIS with about 1,000 be directed to such efforts in order card fraud; Bldg. 34, bicycle stolen, $50. which has offered evening technical square feet of classroom space and to sustain excellence in our core Jan. 10: Bldg. 26, bicycle parts stolen, $140; Bldg. 3, stereo head- subjects in MIT classrooms since gives students access to Athena missions." phones recovered, $70. 1903, as part of a review of the workstations in Building 32 for Jan. 11: Senior House, suspicious activity; Bldg, E38, pocket- The decision to close LIS does Institute's higher education priori- class work. book stolen. not come from the Institute-wide re- ties. The remainder of the operating Jan. 12: Bldg. 68, radio stolen, $20. engineering efforts, Wrighton said. The school will close on July 1, costs and salaries are covered "It should also be understood 1996. through LIS tuition and donations L "This decision comes as the from the Lowell Institute, a philan- that when the LIS started there were result of a set of considerations thropic foundation founded in 1836 not as many opportunities to pursue related to a number of factors, to provide free public lectures for evening classes as there are today," including space, direct financial the citizens of Boston, Wedlock Wrighton said. "There are now support, use of Athena [Computing said. many academic institutions offering Environment] facilities, and other In addition to the director, two high quality evening classes in the resources," Wrighton said. full-time employees and one part- greater Boston area," he said. OPPORTUNITIES FOR PhDs LIS offers classes in electronics, time employee will no longer work While LIS offers courses at the OUTSIDE THE LABORATORY computer applications and engineer- for the LIS administration. associate degree level, the level of The last two talks in an IAP series for PhDs ing drawing, and computer-aided. John Lowell, a trustee of the teaching is more extensive than that and anyone else who is interested drafting to 1,000 students a year, Lowell Institute and grandson of its of a community college, Wedlock to increase contri- including about 100 Institute founder, offered said. LIS is also less expensive, at employees. butions to LIS to cover the salary of about $300-$400 per course, than Thursday, January 19 The school provides "MIT and the director last spring, Wedlock other comparable institutions, such Cambridge with a service that costs said. However, MIT refused to con- FINANCE as Harvard University which MIT only a little bit of space in the tinue providing classroom space and Junior, (MIT '92) charges about $1,000 for a course, Dr. Amaury Fonseca evening and computer access," said Athena access, he said. he said. Vice President, Bruce D. Wedlock '56, director of LIS for the past 22 years and a lec- Decision based on priority evalua- LIS was founded in 1903 with J.P. Morgan & Co., Inc. turer in the Department of Electrical tion the purpose of educating mill work- Engineering and Computer Science. "Much of the decision is based ers in the Boston area, Wedlock "I am disappointed at the deci- on our vision of what will be needed said. "The cost of a course then was Tuesday, January 24 sion to close the school," Wedlock to sustain MIT as the leading acade- equal to the price of two bushels of said. mic institution focused on science wheat." 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T nT ,cz,,~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.-1"- S661 '81 aenuef HLJAJL 3HlI. 0 I QLd .j January 18, 1995 THE TECH Page 11 _I __ ___~~~~~~~~~~~~______--- _~~~~~~~~~~~----- C- Perkins Ran Service Oriented Arts Provost Harris Office as Graduate School Dean To Leave in Summer Perkins, from Page I Harris, from Page I gram." She is also pleased with a program that gives free Boston Wrighton. different than working in the arts Symphony Orchestra tickets to MIT Foremost, Perkins said he was professionally," she said. students. concerned with the quality of the The person who replaces Harris In the coming years, Harris will graduate student experience. "I tried must "be able to have persuasive try to work with the Committee on to make the dean's office a place powers and build consensus because Race Relations, possibly as chair, where [students] felt they were wel- there isn't an immediate and obvi- she said. "I am sure I will continue come," he said. Perkins often ous constituency" for the arts, Har- working more broadly in the arts, i worked with students, whether ris said. "It's important that the but I'm not sure in what capacity." I resolving problems with faculty or whole idea of succession be estab- ";'1 think as professor of music I meeting with the Graduate Student lished so the position gains some will probably have my hands full," Council. stability here in the future." Harris said. "I have no idea what the "The breadth of MIT is wider ... Harris also expressed the hope department has in store for me in than most people realize," Perkins that the second associate provost for terms of responsibilities." said. But he recognizes that gradu- the arts will have the same chance ate work is narrowly focused, he she had to freely pursue her goals. said. Perkins applauded the GSC for "When I came here I faced a its efforts to bring graduate students blank slate, so to speak, and that is a together in a social setting. wonderful opportunity to move out During his tenure, Perkins and work without hindrance on a worked on increasing the National project," Harris said. "I hope the Science Foundation allowance for new associate provost will have research assistants' tuition from something of that." $5,000 to $8,000. At the beginning of his term, Perkins started a pro- Six years of service . gram to train new teaching assis- TECH FILE PHOTO Throughout her term, Harris has Frank E. Perkins '55 tants and faculty to teach classes. emphasized the importance the arts Two years ago, Perkins also the United States and Canada. never thought of myself as an acad- have for even the most technical- served as president of the Associa- Perkins started on the adminis- emic administrator," he said. "I had minded of students. . tion of Graduate Schools, comprised trative track when he was appointed stronger ideas of what had to be "MIT will not be able to educate of 56 major research universities in acting head of Course I in 1975. "I done than I realized." the best scientists and engineers if all it teaches them is science and engineering," Harris said. "I speak broadly of the arts and humanities Former Provost John Deutch as a very important part of the MIT education." While it is hard to say which achievement has been the most May Take Job as CI Chief important during her tenure, Harris said she is "particularly pleased ElnT By Ramy A. Arnaout Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), and former John Deutch would be swiftly con- with the Artists in Residence pro- Ellen T. Harris NEWS EDITOR Sen. Dennis DeConcini (D-Ariz.) firmed because he has very carefully The surprise resignation of CIA set forth some of the attributes the laid a strong foundation of credibili- Director James Woolsey three new CIA head should have. ty in his current position, and that weeks ago prompted several influ- "The person has got to start from credibility is transferable to" the The Tech News Hotline ential senators to predict that John day one," said Warner, who chairs new post, Warner said. M. Deutch '61, former provost and the Senate Intelligence Committee. No matter who is chosen, 253-1541 Institute professor of chemistry and "They can't go there and have any "what's important is that a new current deputy secretary of defense, on-the-job training. They've got to director be nominated and con- could be his successor. have a background of experience firmed swiftly, and that the person However, despite the favorable that enables them to establish a get on with it and reorganize that outlook, Deutch may not want the credibility within the defense com- agency now," DeConcini said. job, according to a Jan. 7 article in munity and with Capitol Hill." Should Deutch refuse an offer, Congressional Quarterly Weekly "It's got to be somebody who retired Admiral William J. Crowe, Report. has the confidence of the President," who is former chairman of the Joint The article cited congressional Leahy said. Chiefs of Staff, and Morton -- '- -'HATSWIS' :A-N'' - sources as saying that Deutch has "You've got to have somebody Abramowitz, who handled intelli- ':-" ' ---.....F:-.- OF-- - HIOS:~- ACCLAIMED- .' ---. : -~i.- NEW'0 :-...-:.- : '. turned down the offer because he that's willing to go in there and gence issues for the State Depart- I "enjoys the No. 2 position at the make some changes, some tough ment under the Bush administration, Pentagon, where his power and pro- changes, and, of course, he has to would be among the next most like- ,WKEDNSDAY'.JANUAIY...,;1093:v;4.1.6 0" * file are unparalleled among adminis- have or she has to have the full ly candidates for the position, -'I ': MIT-MUSEUM: A'265'MASS AVE .-- ' tration deputy secretaries." backing of the President," said according to the Weekly report. ::' " :'->-ALWAYS: BE:W- iT '..-f ''. This new appointment would DeConcini, who is also a former li I follow manv vears of experience in chair of the Senate Intelligence Ir I1 Washington for Deutch, who has Committee. held consulting and advisory roles With these qualities in mind, the in every administration since senators agreed that Deutch would Im.l.T. STUDEIE NTS Kennedy, except under Nixon. be a good man for the job. Deutch "very definitely" topped the list of Experienced outsider sought likely candidates for the position, In a panel discussion on the Dec. Warner said. 28 MAacNeil/Lehrer News Hour, "Also, with the Republican-con- Sen. 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I I i i ------I January 18, 1995 THE TECH Page 13 _O L ____ _ I_ __ I_ _I I Some Grads Prefer Judge Who Argued for Overlap Ashdowa Setting /ill Slpeak at M Ibr ion GSC, from Page I If the administration were to Harris, from Page I ference committees under the tenure two more books. build a new graduate dormitory, 61 of Supreme Court Chief Justices Higginbotham received his law al survey sent out in November. percent of those surveyed want it to first black person to serve on a com- Earl Warren, Warren Burger, and degree from Yale University in Over one-third of the survey be I all single bedrooms. A large mission of a federal regulatory William Rehnquist. 1952. In addition to his present respondents were Ashdown resi- majority of those against that format agency. Higginbotham is the author of a teaching position at Harvard, he has dents and almost half were first-year currently live in Ashdown, accord- President Lyndon B. Johnson book entitled In the Matter of Color graduate students. Fifty-six percent ing to the results. later appointed Higginbotham vice - Race and the American Legal also taught at the law schools of the were first-year residents of graduate Ashdown provides an assortment chairman of the National Commis- Process: The Colonial Period. The University of Michigan, New York housing. Males outnumbered of single, double, and triple rooms. sion on the Causes and Prevention book garnered several national and University, the University of Penn- females three to one for those who The majority of the residents live in of Violence. Higginbotham also international awards. Higginbotham sylvania, Stanford University, and indicated gender. doubles. served on a variety of judicial con- is presently in the process of writing Yale. Ashdown "has a social environ- Proposed new dorm unfavorable ment that is different than the other Only 7.7 percent of graduate stu- buildings," Bambenek said. 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Joe Pa's I a leading the way. their swelled heads above water are ed Bulls are faced with a dilemma Bold Prediction #3: Jeff Hor- offense was unstoppable, consistent- Atlantic 10: John Calipari's the New Jersey Nets, who have as to how to handle star forward nacek never misses another shot. ly racking up four or five touch- UMass Minutemen are the more head cases than a cryogenics Scottie Pippen, whose continuing The Pacific crown has already down leads in the first half league's only dominating team, as lab, the Miami "in" Heat who have embroilment with General Manager been sized to fit the big head of the However, other coaches and ; John Cheney and Temple begin to had more bad trades than an unem- Jerry "Sour" Krauss has forced Phoenix Suns' Charles Barkley. those in the media have punished rebuild. Massachusetts features ployed gasoline attendant, and the them to either trade him or place With 4/5 of an All-Star team, a Paterno for refusing to run up the sophomore center Marcus Camby Philadelphia 76ers whose Basket- him on injured reserve with a healthy Phoenix lineup of Kevin score. First, his star running back, I and A-10 player of the year Lou ball Anonymous team meetings bruised ego. Johnson, Dan Majerle, Danny Man- Ki-Jana Carter, is denied the Heis- "Death" Roe. Roe's tenacity begin, "I am B.J. Tyler, and I am a The we've-resorted-to-being- ning, and Barkley seems to be a man Trophy despite averaging nine inside, combined with his 76er." the-team-to-watch-for-next-year in (Nike) shoo-in for a championship, yards per carry, simply because he *§ improved touch from the perime- Nonetheless, the surprise of the the Central is the Detroit Pistons especially with able reserves Eliot rarely played a second half and ter, have been instrumental in the division so far has been the com- who, in Grant Hill, Oliver Miller, Perry, Wayman Tisdale, and A.C. could not accumulate enough rush- club's ascension to the number one plete fallout of the Washington and Terry Mills, have the ground- Green ready to go at the sound of ing yards. ranking. "Bite the" Bullets who, key injuries work laid for a successful "no frills" muscle-tightening. Then, neither the coaches nor the The Languid Metro Atlantic notwithstanding, have displayed no campaign of their own. The only challenge to their media give the Lions a share of the Conference Game of the Week: sense of teamwork en route to a Bold Prediction #2: Question- throne appear to be the perenially title, choosing a Nebraska team that Canisius 79, Loyola 65. .212 winning percentage. The Bul- ing why baseball managers are the athletic Seattle Supersonics, who played a negligible non-conference Big East: College basketball's lets, however, do expect to contend only coaches to dress in team uni- would easily be the best team in the schedule and failed to dominate the black and blue conference has been next year with the apparent addition form, Larry Brown wears beefy league if basketball were an eight on likes of Oklahoma and Wyoming. I rejuvenated by freshman phenoms of a top lottery pick (read Jerry John "Hot Plate" William's uniform eight affair. The Lakers and Blazers The message this sends to the Alan Iverson of Georgetown and Stackhouse) and the return of a in a mid season victory over the make for scary playoff fodder, with always dignified Paterno is simple: Felipc Lopez of St. John's. Howev- healthy Chris "Don't call me Dick" Atlanta Hawks. San Diego's Bobby Cedric Ceballos and Rod Strickland In order to win the national champi- I er, the Big East race will come Webber along with Don MacLean Ross follows suit in the Super Bowl having banner years. The team on onship, it is necessary to a) barely down to Connecticut, led by Donny "Deluxe," Rex Chapman, and tal- donning number 32 with "JUICE" the rise in the Pacific is the Sacra- lose the title several times and elicit "don't call me Donyetl" Marshall, ented rookie Juwan Howard. inscribed on the back. mento Kings, who are jokers no sympathy (see Osborne, Bobby Israeli national Deron Scheffer, and Bold Prediction #1: 7'7" Wash- The Western conference, as more after an outstanding duo of Bowden), or b) score 80 points per sharp-shooting Ray Allen and Syra- ington center Gheorge Muresan usual, has shaped up to be superior draft picks in Brian Grant and game and embarrass overmatched cuse, with player of the year secedes from the Union, contradict- thus far this season. In the Midwest, Michael Smith. opponents. .11 -7 Lawrence "poetry in" Moten. In the ing the saying "No man is an San Antonio figures to keep pace Bold Prediction #4: Shawn College football should decide end, Connecticut will prevail, for island." with Utah and Houston as long as Kemp retires midway through a its championship the way every one simple reason: If there is a way Unlike the Atlantic, this year's Vinny Del Negro stays away from playoff rematch with the Denver other sport does - on the playing I to lose, Jimmy Boeheim will cer- Central division is a horse of a dif- Dennis Rodman's shampoo. Nuggets and joins the Professional field, and everyone outside of Kne- *f, tainly find it. ferent color. Four teams figure to The tabernacle choir of Stock- Bowling Tour,, which soon there- braska knows that Paterno's bunch contend for the right to avoid play- ton, Hornacek, and Malone have after goes on strike. would have plowed over the NBA Update ing Orlando until the Eastern Con- kept the Jazz on an up note, but look Corneaters. I,'? This week's NBA Update comes ference finals. First place Cleve- for a slim bench led by Tom "Tor- The Inside Pitch straight from the errant mumblings land's consistent defense and "no ture" Chambers and Adam "Han- Dr. Tom Osborne, who has a Trivia of Dr. Jack Ramsay: frills" attack of Tyrone Hill, Bobby ker" Keefe to wear even thinner as Ph.D. in psychology, now has Speaking of the Lions, what The Atlantic Division is shaping Phills, and Chris Mills, coupled the season progresses. national championship as well. Penn State linebacker secured a up to be a two horse race this sea- with sharpshooting Mark Price, The strength of the Midwest However, was it the Huskers' per- national championship by intercept- son, with one thoroughbred, one old have made the Erie proletariat pay remains the World Champion Rock- formance or sympathy for this ing Vinnie Testaverdess pass in the steed, and no Philly. Despite the homage to the Czar of the Telestra- ets who have overcome a slow take- perennial Orange Bowl loser that waning seconds of the 1987 Fiesta veteran Knicks' resurgence of late, tor, Mike Fratello. off with the improved efforts athlet- gave him the title? The vote here is Bowl? Send answers by electronic the Orlando Magic's explosive Meanwhile, the Charlotte Hor- ic forward Robert Horry and the for the latter. mail to: bellgmit.edu. Winners will start, a credit to Tree Rollins, has nets, with stingy Mugsy Bogues at deadeye shooting of Kenny Smith. After all, Penn State dominated receive a fun filled day with Dick left the rest of the division in their the helm, and the Indiana Pacers, The up-and-comer of this division is every team on its difficult schedule, Vitale (earplugs not included). I I* Watch a lot of MIT sports? Report on them! Call Dan Wang at x3-1541 ,* L- -- , I IBf ^Ll I J^S3 -* _ O 1 _ ., . 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Engineers converted 60 percent in the second half, only to see Curry time, and despite the Cougars com- STAFF REPORTERS Later, the Mariners' Kevin from the line to the Mariners 48 regain the lead. The Engineers took ing very close at times, they would In a game marred by fighting Wise with seven minutes left, was percent. over with a little less than 11 min- not lose the lead for the rest of the afterwards, the men's basketball called for an intentional foul Three MIT players scored in utes left to play, when Whalen game. Clark had many chances to team finished a perfect week Satur- against Nikki Caruthers '95 but double figures with Levesque scor- scored inside over two defenders. close the gap, but experienced day by toppling the Kings Point Caruthers failed to convert both ing 13 to Caruthers' and Hyun's 12. He was fouled and sank the ensuing problems with shooting and Mariners of the U.S. Merchant free throws. Keith Whalen '96 led the team in free throw. turnovers. Marine Academy by a score of With four minutes left, Kings rebounds with 13. The team also Soon after the 10-minute mark, Clark presented a challenge 55-54, at Rockwell Cage. Point finally retook the lead 48-47. made an uncharacteristic six blocks, the Colonels went scoreless for throughout the second half and The victory made the Engineers For the rest of the game, the lead led by Mel Pullen '97 who recorded more than four minutes, which start- came as a close as one point from 3-0 for the week, after victories changed five times until Caruthers two. ed a 24-3 explosion that brought the tying. The Engineers saw a 45-38 over Curry College and Clark Uni- converted two free throws with six "it wasn't a pretty win but as I Engineers to its biggest lead at advantage with 13:39 remaining, versity, for a record of 6-4 overall seconds left to give MIT a lead of tell my students, 'A win is a win is a 80-54, with about three and a half dwindle to 73-72 with 35 seconds and 2-2 in the Constitution Athletic 55-54. The Mariners' Brian Coyne win,' " Osgood said. minutes left to play. to go. With 16 seconds remaining, Conference. failed in his field goal attempt at the Whalen proved to be unstop- Caruthers missed on a free throw, buzzer, to give MIT the one-point Comeback against Curry pable by the Curry defense, as he but Whalen grabbed the rebound Narrow win over Mariners victory. Last Thursday, the Engineers delivered the top scoring perfor- and scored to put the team further After an early Mariner lead of The fight broke out soon after moved over a .500 winning percent- mance of the night, with 21 points. ahead. 3-0, Joe Levesque '95 scored the the game. Some pushing and shov- age with an 87-66 blowout over He made eight out of the ten shots With one second left in regula- Engineers' first points two minutes ing started in the stands, involving Curry College at home. They erased from the field. Pullen, Levesque, tion and MIT leading, 75-72, Clark into the game. Two minutes later, parents and fans of Kings Point, a 36-31 deficit at halftime on the and Hyun added 16, 15, and 14 forward Sean Fitzgerald was fouled Levesque gave MIT its first lead of then carried onto the court. At least way to victory. points, respectively. The best defen- by Mel Pullen '98 while attempting the game with a field goal to make 50 people were involved in the don- The two teams traded the lead sive performance came from Hyun, a three-point field goal. Fitzgerald the score 4-3. nybrook. back and forth early in the first who made four steals. needed to make all three free throws The Engineers kept the lead According to head coach Leo half. MIT moved to a lead of to keep Clark's hopes of winning throughout the first half while the Osgood, Tyrell Rivers '95 had gone 29-23, with 4 minutes, 50 seconds Surviving a scare from Clark alive, but missed all of them. Mariners could not score for a six to the bleachers to greet Mark Mil- remaining. Despite shooting prob- On last Tuesday, the team played Whalen led the team in scoring minute period. In a harbinger of ton '93. Then "everyone just flowed lems, Curry players often easily its first home game of 1995, where with 34 points, which more than what would come, Kings Point's Sal out of the stands and it went right penetrated the Engineer defense to it defeated Clark University to win, doubled Clark's best single effort. Braico with six minutes left got a across half court," Osgood said. score, and gained extra points off 75-72, in front of filled stands at He also led in rebounding, with 12 technical foul after a personal foul One MIT police officer was sur- of turnovers. As a result, the Rockwell Cage. Late in the game, boards, slightly ahead of Levesque, was called on him. MIT converted rounded when he tried to quell the Colonels moved into the lead about the opponent had many chances to who had I11. Caruthers and all four free throws, with Joe fighting. Osgood eventually stopped three and a half minutes later and close the gap up until the final Levesque also scored in double fig- Levesque and Randy Hyun '95 each the fracas, and ordered everyone off reached its largest lead just before buzzer, but the Engineers success- ures, with 14 and 13 points, respec- making two. The Engineers' lead the court. halftime. fully held on to its tenuous lead. tively. went to 12 before a last second field "It wasn't MIT players or ath- The second half was a different The Cougars held the lead for The team now takes a five-game goal by the Mariners made the half- letes, it was a lot of outsiders," story. MIT used heavy defensive much of the early part of the game, road trip, beginning this afternoon time score 31-21. Osgood said. pressure on the ball and forced with their largest lead at !8-13, against Western New England Col- The second half continued to be Overall, neither team shot very Curry to cough up the ball on with a little more than eight minutes lege. The next home game will on very physical as the officials contin- well. MIT shot 33 percent from the numerous occasions. This defensive remaining in the first half. MIT Tuesday, Jan. 31 against New Eng- ued not to call fouls for pushes and floor while Kings Point did even stand led to easy baskets for the countered with a 12-0 run to take a land College. hard checks. Kings Point had an worse, with a dismal 29 percent. Engineers, and eventually led to a 25-18 lead a little more than three Christopher Chiu contributed to early run to cut the lead to one but The difference in the game was rout. minutes later. the reporting of this story. An Analysis of the Pre-Super Bowl NFL and More Column by David Berl Indeed, Sunday's title game in fact, both divisional playoff games led be super-Sophs Jerry Stackhouse Two and Bobby Knight's group has anJu l'rflly Cbulcii ^soaked Four i;,ers Stfadi"m, xtwith were about as evenly matched as the and Rasheed Wallace, will prove less experience than President Clin- Stan Humphries and Alfred Pupunu American battle with Grenada's victorious in the nation's strongest ton's cabinet. This week's 21-gun salute goes' dishing out a second half platter full rebels, and the only entertaining conference. Many talented teams will vie for out to San Diego charger middle of deep passes and strong running portion of either game was watching However look for strong chal- the conference championship, linebacker Junior "The Trapezious against a Pittsburgh defense so baby faces Steve Young and Jerry lenges from Wake Forest, Virginia, including Minnesota, Iowa, and Artist" Seau. Battling numbness in rugged they may not take off their Rice rumble with the Bears' and Maryland, whose center, Joe Michigan State. The edge goes to his left arm from a pinched uniforms until next season, provided defense. Smith, will take player of the year Michigan State, whose prime time trapezious nerve that has plagued a more entertaining game than the Thus, the stage was set for the honors. Smith's power, combined playing guard, Shawn Respert, will him since week 11, Seau single- much ballyhooed, replace your div- "real Super Bowl," a matchup of the with his agility and range, allows dominate conference play as the Big armediy shut down the AFC-leading ots, match-up of the Cowboys and NFL's two dominating teams. him to dominate games and will Dog did a season ago. Pittsburgh rushing attack pacing the Forty Niners. Throughout the week of hype, every eventually make this "diaper Big 8: The class of the confer- Lightning Bolts to a hard-fought While San Francisco certainly player, coach, and analyst ESPN dandy" a number one pick and an ence appears to be Kansas, whose 17--13 victory and a first-ever Super deserves its favorite status in the could hire repeated the old cliche, NBA star. tenacious defense, and point guard Howl berth. upcoming Super BDow, the Almost "Whicheer team makes fewer mis- Southeastern Conference: Jacques Vaughn, should lead Roy Although the AFC championship Football Conference is beginning to takes will win." Obviously, this was Defending National Champions Williams' club to the title. Howev- game may have been bested in the shake off the cobwebs of the Buffa- the case, but the most important Arkansas should conquer the SEC er, expect strong challenges from ratings by "Matlock: The Assassina- lo Bills regime and put forth a mistake, the one which determined once again. The talented Razor- Missouri and Oklahoma State, tion" on TBS, it was far from the viable challenge to the senior con- the outcome of the game more than backs, featuring Corliss "I look like whose gigantic center, Bryant "Big lackluster defensive struggle it was ference. any other, was Jerry Jones's imbe- Charles, but I don't play like him Country" Reeves, will be the con- promised to be. While the AFC playoffs provid- cilic decision to fire Jimmy Johnson yet" Williamson and Scotty Thur- ference's top player. In fact, this year's AFC playoffs ed a full plate of entertaining upsets, and hire Barry "make Troy Aikman man, have looked vulnerable thus Pac 10: The Pac 10 has arrived were a coming-out party of sorts for the NFC ran according to form, as run the option in college" Switzer. far, but Nolan's "40 minutes of as a basketball powerhouse, and the mostly B-league conference. only one team won away from its What an inspirational speech hell" and tremendous quickness for the -first time in years, boasts The infusion of new teams and own friendly confines. The four Switzer must have delivered before should be enough to stave off strong several talented teams. Although young talent into the postseason also-rans in the NFC playoffs posed the game. Did he end his speech challenges from Kentucky and Arizona State, Cal, and Stanford meant tighter competition and the no threat to the powerful Cowboys with the emotional line, "Okay Florida. Williamson, the 6 foot, 7 will have strong campaigns, the establishment of new rivalries: the and 49ers, who cruised into the guys, we're going to go out there inch man-child whose astounding race for the conference title will be mentor-mentee matchup of Bill Par- championship game without break- and fumble, fumble, fumble - let's strength overwhelms opponents, between Arizona and favorite cells vs. Bill Belichek, the look-a- ing a sweat. go get 'em?" will collect the player of the year UCLA. like contest of Junior Seau vs. Rod The Lions, who inexplicably The Cowboys began the game award. Look for .:.- Wildcats to win in Woodson, the I-have-more-nick- refuse to fire coach Wayne "I win flatter than a two year old Coke and Big 10 + 1: The perennial pow- an upset, with lightning-quick play- names-than-you battle of Barry only when my job is on the line" were unable to recover from their erhouses, Michigan and Indiana, er of the year Daimon Stoudamire "Bananas" Foster (Australian for Fontes, are harmless, as long as pen- early deficit, despite valiant efforts have enormous talent deficits, as the , mate) vs. Natrone "By etrating Detroit's backfield remains from Troy Aikman and Michael Fab Five have become the Adequate Berl & Cohen, Page 15 any/of slender/ways and" Means easier than driving a Motown made Irvin. To their credit, Young and the "business," the I'm-missing-more- vehicle. The Vikings' undersized Niners capitalized on the Cowboys' body-parts-than-you squabble of defense impresses during the regular errors and have earned their spot in San Diego's Mark Seay (kidney) season, but, as usual, pulls a Houdi- the Super Bowl - a game which UPCOMING HOME EVENTS and Miami's Bryan Cox (brain), and ni disappearing act in the playoffs. will be decided before Chris most importantly the internal dis- Leave it to the Vikes to make Steve Berman even begins to expound Thursday, Jan. 19 cord of Pittsburgh QB Neil O'Don- Walsh look like anything but the upon the virtues of Bud Light's star Squash vs. Amherst College, 4 p.m. nell vs. any semblance of personali- worst quarterback to come out of quarterback. ty. Miami in 15 years. Friday, Jan. 20 While the most exciting thing Speaking of the Bears, rumor has College Basketball Men's Swimming vs. Tufts University, 4 p.m. happening in the formulaic NFC it that Coach Dave Wannstedt plans Now that the college basketball Women's Swimming vs. Tufts University, 4 p.m. playoffs this year was Pat Summer- to market videotapes of his offense season has moved beyond the mean- a!!'s a!l-too-stoic promotion of in an effort to compete with Unisom ingless tropical invitationals, the Saturday, Jan. 21 Fox's "House of Buggin," the and Nitol. Wannstedt did a great job contenders are beginning to separate Indoor Track and Field vs. Springfield College, -Fitchburg State AFC's second season featured a with a team which possesses limited themselves from the pretenders in College, and University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, 1 p.m. classic quarterback duel between skills at best, but his offense is more league play. To be sure, the field is Women's Basketball vs. Elms College, 7 p.m. Joe Montana and Dan Marino, the. predictable than Bob Dole's politi- wide open, and in an effort to help inaugural Morgue Bowl between cal aspirations. wade through upset city, we present Wednesday, Jan. 25 Cleveland and Pittsburgh, and two Solid defense only takes a team our slate of predicted conference Squash vs. Yale University, 4 p.m. San Diego victories with so many so far, and in Da Bears' case, it took champions and league most valu- resting vs. BosOn College and Bri water State. nailbiters, you had to resort to your them to an embarrassing shallacking able players: Atlantic Coast Confer- Colleges 6 p.m. toes. at the hands of the Forty Niners. In ence, Dean Smith's talented club, .1i4w *s a w 0 fc t o t Q e ut ° .C I P o -z c <(UDoE ( E. w ;^ Iliyr 2:0- ;z t^- bfl p 4- ? . 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