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Volume 122, Number 48 Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Friday, October 18, 2002 Annan Speaks on Global Compact, Paper Shows Airline !!~~~ Ob~~~~~ro~ ~~~AID~ala Profiling Ineffective of academic discourse and gala fes- In today's society, Annan said, By Brian Loux (6.805) class. Chakrabarti "had the Kofi Annan SM '72, the seventh tivities, Annan opened the Academ- peoples and nations must build a NEWS EDITOR idea of writing a report on profil- secretary-general of the United ic Convocation with a speech on the sense of shared responsibility to Many critics of airport profiling ing," Strauss said. "We brain- Nations, delivered the keynote need for trust in the international deal with urgent global threats. have derailed it as racist and an stormed how CAPPS works and if it address last Friday at the celebration community and the obligation of "Trade and communications," he unlawful invasion of privacy. But could be successfully implement- of MIT Sloan's fiftieth anniversary businesses to aid in solving global ------Aaron B. Strauss G and Samidh ed." in Kresge Auditorium. problems ranging from environmen- Annan, Page 23 Chakrabarti G added something new It soon became apparent to the to the list last spring: an aid to ter- two students that the system would rorists. not. They concluded that terrorist The Computer-AssistedPassenger cells could send members on flights Prescreening System was instated without any intention of hijacking first in 1997 to single out passengers the plane just to see whether or not that posed a significant threat for an members would be flagged. After explosive device check. After Sept. testing the system enough, the cell 11, 2001, CAPPS was expanded to could confidently send hijackers secondary checkpointscreening. onto a flight knowing they would not Strauss and Chakrabarti decided be screened. The effect was termed to analyze the system in their Ethics and Law on the Electronic Frontier Security, Page 18 Weekend Provides Taste OfMIT Life for Families By Kathy Un tions, but most of the events are STAFF WRITER free," she said. Approximately 2,000 people There are many events planned from 550 families are expected to for the weekend, including open come to MIT for Family Weekend classes, museum visits, tours of 2002, which begins today and runs MIT and Boston, lectures, and arts - through Sunday, Oct. 20. programs. Many departments and AARON D. MIHALIK-THE TECH "It's an opportunity for families living groups will also be hosting Kofl Annan ~M '72, the Secretary General of the United Nations, was the keynote speaker at the Sloan to come to MIT and experience it in receptions. School of Management's fiftieth anniversary. celebration In Kresge last Friday. full swing," said Laura DePaoli, coordinator of MIT Family Week- Departments sponsor programs end. Fifteen of the 24 academic Voting Age Bill Stuck in State Legislature "Typically, about 50 percent of departments will be receiving inter- By Ricarose Roque cal pressure is placed on the com- to be clarified before this bill is the families that come are families ested parents with a range of pro- STAFF REPORTER mittee doing the study," Irish said. passed." of freshmen," DePaoli said. "Fami- grams including lectures, videos, and The bill to lower the voting age "However, with the legislature lies pay a small fee to cover the to 17 in Cambridge has been placed meeting informally now, even if the Voting, Page 28 breakfast and some of the recep- Families, Page 21 under a study order by the Massa- bill did pass, it can still die if there chusetts state legislature after a pub- is objection." lic hearing in July. During the informal sessions of Under the study order, the bill the state legislature, only one objec- will undergo further analysis by the tion from an state official is needed state election laws committee from either house to stop the bill if responsible for matters related to it passes. elections and election laws. If During executive sessions, mem- passed, this bill will allow 17-year- bers of a committee can give a bill a old residents of Cambridge to vote favorable report, which moves it in City Council and school commit- along the legislative process, or an tee elections, and on local ballot unfavorable report, which stops the questions. bill completely. Bills given neither a The bill, sent to the state legisla- favorable nor an unfavorble report ture by Cambridge city council last are sent to study, which, according March as a "home rule petition," to Irish, is "a nice way to kill a bill." requests that the legislature enact the modified voting policy in the Technical issues slow passage city of Cambridge. If passed, Cam- "This bill sets a precedent that bridge will become the first and other cities or even states can fol- only region in the United States to low," said Cary Maloy, legislative allow voters under the age of 18. director to Sen. Tolman. -"I think "Bills sent to study order does that's what some people are afraid not necessarily put a stop to the . of." bill," said Matt Irish, chief of staff Other technical issues have also to Sen. Steven A. Tolman, who rep- been raised concerning the bill. resents parts of Cambridge and "If a 17-year-old is given the
Boston. "Though once a bill is sent ability to vote, should they also be STANLEY J1U-TIIE TECH to study, it doesn't move after that. given the right to run for office?" Runners make their way past Walker Memorial In Monday's Tufts Health Plan 10K for Women. "Theoretically, a bill under study Irish asked. "These are some of the Over 5,000 runners participated In the annual race. can move forward if enough politi- reasonable issues that officials want
Sadoway dis- Comics OPINION World & Nation 2 cusses life Ken Nesmith comments on cam- Opinion 4 andchem- pus aesthetics. Events Calendar 8 istry. Arts 9 Features .14 Page 14 Page 6 Page 5 Sports 32 Page 2 THE TECH October 18, 2002 WORLD & NATION Six Palestinians Die in Gaza Clash North Korea Nuke Program Till:" 1I'.4.\'II/,\'( ;TO,v POST RAFAH. GAZA STRIP After coming under fire from Palestinian gunmen, Israeli soldiers fired a tank cannon and heavy machine guns into the Rafah Refugee Caught By U.S. Intelligence Camp Thursday, killing at least six Palestinians, wounding 45, and damaging shops, houses and a school, according to Palestinian wit- By Joby Warrick and North Korea could not have done know-how. Similar purchases have nesses, doctors and U.N. officials. THE WASHINGTON POST it without outside help," said David been cited as evidence that Iran and The attack, whose victims included a woman, 70, and two North Korea's surprise admission Albright, president of the Washing- Iraq are also pursuing weapons of teenagers, raised the Palestinian death toll from Israeli missiles, gun- of a secret nuclear program was ton-based Institute for Science and mass destruction and ballistic missile fire and tank assaults to at least 65 in the last 10 weeks in the Gaza prompted by a U.S. intelligence dis- International Security. Albright, a technology. Strip, where Israeli forces have concentrated attacks recently in a covery that the isolated state was try- physicist, has tracked North Korea's In addition to tracking the alu- drive against the Islamic Resistance Movement, or Hamas. ing to acquire large amounts of high- nuclear program since the late 1980s minum, U.S. intelligence officials had The Israeli military spokesman, Lt. Col. Olivier Rafowicz, expressed strength aluminum, a metal used in and was a weapons inspector for the received reports of significant con- regret that civilians were hurt, but said the Israeli soldiers opened fire on gas-centrifuge plants for enriching International Atomic Energy Agency. struction activity that appeared relat- the refugee camp after Palestinian gunmen shot at soldiers and engi- uranium for a bomb, weapons experts Rumors about a secret uranium- ed to a uranium-enrichment facility, neers attempting to construct a new observation tower on the edge of the and officials familiar with the finding enrichment facility have circulated knowledgeable sources said. camp, which lies near the Gaza Strip's southern border with Egypt. said Thursday. for years, but the discovery of the U.S. officials have declined to Witnesses said soldiers in a 660-ton Merkava main battle tank The attempted acquisition of the attempted aluminum procurement reveal the location in question. Previ- fired its cannon into the camp three times, first hitting a small grocery metal helped U.S. analysts conclude was described as the first hard evi- ously, speculation about enrichment shop, then smashing through the walls of a home and finally firing that North Korea was constructing a dence that a program was actually plants had centered on three loca- into a group of residents as they tried to rescue neighbors from their secret uranium-enrichment facility underway. Officials familiar with dis- tions, including a suspected under- burning home. Soldiers also sprayed bullets from the tanks' heavy- somewhere in the country, which covery described the evidence as ground facility in Changang province caliber machine guns into the camp, residents said. North Korean officials are reported to "convincing," but declined to discuss known as Hagap, said Daniel have then confirmed in talks with a details, including where the metals Pinkston, a senior researcher at the U.S. diplomat earlier this month. originated or how much North Korea Center for Nonproliferation Studies Top Enron Trader Pleads Guilty It's not known what progress has acquired. in Monterey, Calif. North Korea has made toward enrich- Such attempts to procure a specif- Further production of plutonium To Conspiracy in California Energy ing uranium, or which other countries ic metal or technology are regarded was banned under a 1994 agreement TilE II'AS/{/XGTON POST or companies have assisted in the by nonproliferation specialists as in which Pyongyang agreed to give Enron Corp.' s former chief energy trader pleaded guilty Thursday pursuit of uranium-enrichment tech- important tip-offs that countries are up the pursuit of nU,clear weapons in to conspiring with others at the company to manipulate California nology. attempting to build weapons for exchange for foreign assistance in electricity prices, the first criminal charges stemming from the power "Centrifuges are hard to build, which they lack the materials and building civilian nuclear reactors. crisis there two years ago. Timothy Belden, 35, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in federal court in San Francisco and agreed to hand over $2.1 million in salary and bonuses traceable to the alleged Vatican Opposes U.S. Church's scheme. He was released on a $500,000 bond. Court papers didn't identify other Enron officials who allegedly joined Belden in the conspiracy and prosecutors declined to pinpoint where they'll focus their attention next. But the energy trading accusa- Zero Tolerance Sex Abuse Rule tions open a second front in multi-agency pursuit of Enron executives. The company's former chief financial officer, Andrew Fastow, By Daniel Williams Skylstad, the conference's vice presi- which of the new regulations will and a deputy, Michael Kopper, have been charged with stealing mil- and Alan Cooperman dent, and Monsignor William Fay, remain in force. lions of dollars from the company though complex financial transac- THE WASHINGTON POST secretary general. Since January, a pedophilia scan- ROME tions that led to its bankruptcy last December. In legal terms, the church hierar- dal has rocked the U.S. church, the The Vatican opposes many of the chy withheld "recognitio," a Vatican wealthiest in the Catholic world. Pakistani Troops Withdraw "zero tolerance" rules that U.S. bish- seal of approval. Instead, the Vatican Enraged victims and parishioners ops fashioned in an effort to quickly is suggesting (a joint commission to called for. action and criticized some From Border remove priests who are accused of .bring the rules into line with church bishops for transferring abusers from LOS ANGELES TIMES sexually abusing minors, Vatican law, according to another church offi- parish to parish and making secret ISLAMABAD officials said Thursday. The rules cial. out-of-court settlements with victims. Following India's step back from the brink, Pakistan announced need revision to achieve "harmoniza- The Vatican is not rejecting the In June, American bishops adopt- Thursday it will begin withdrawing several hundred thousand troops tion" with church law and practices, entire American effort, officials said, ed a zero tolerance policy during a from front-line positions on the two nations' border. one official said. and is taking pains to show sympathy meeting in Dallas and said they were But even as the months-long military standoff eased, Indian secu- While the Holy See strongly sup- for the difficulties of the bishops and putting it into effect immediately, rity forces claimed they killed five suspected guerrillas slipping into ports firm action against sexual mis- the plight of victims, parishioners and pending Vatican review'- Intended to Indian-controlled Kashmir, a bloody reminder that the 55-year dis- conduct, officials said, it is concerned priests. speed up and tighten existing rules, pute over that region is far from over. that the bishops' policy might allow Full details of the decision were the policy requires the permanent Pakistan's announcement that it will withdraw its troops to priests to fall prey to false accusa- not released. Gregory is scheduled to removal from active ministry - "peacetime locations" followed India's statement Wednesday that it tions and that internal "canon law" hold a news conference in Rome on though not necessarily from the would start a phased pullback of forces from the border. Pakistani about due process was being sum- Friday. priesthood - of any priest who has President Pervez Musharraf met with top commanders and the with- marily thrown out. Reports of Vatican concerns had ever sexually abused a minor. In drawal to begin Monday, a military source said. The Vatican decision was con- been circulating for weeks. But at the addition, bishops must report allega- Both countries said they will keep their troops dug in along the tained in a two-page letter handed by same time, some people at the Holy tions of abuse to the police and are Line of Control, the 460-mile-Iong cease-fire line in disputed Kash- Pope John Paul II Thursday to three See predicted that the U.S. bishops barred from making secret settle- mir drawn at the end of the their 1971 war. The line is still the scene top Roman Catholic leaders in the would be allowed to continue to carry ments. of frequent, and often deadly, clashes between Indian forces and sep- United States: Bishop Wilton Grego- out their policies on an experimental .The participants in the Dallas aratist guerrillas in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. ry, president of the U.S. Conference basis. It is unclear now whether such meeting had hoped for rapid Vatican of Catholic Bishops, Bishop William experimentation can proceed, and approval. WEATHER Some Seasonal Statistics Situation for Noon Eastern Daylight Time, Friday, October 18, 2002. ~ r:;~ rS~ <:)~ l:!,~ b~ _ce.~ o~ o~ By Nikki Prive ,~ ,'1i ,~ " ,,' ,,<:S ,,\J Q>'5 Q><:5 STAFF METEOROLOGIST ~ 400N High pressure building over New England today will keep skies clear, but temperatures will remain a bit chilly for the season with highs only in the mid 50s F. A fast-moving low pressure system will push through Cana- da tomorrow, trailing clouds and showers into the Boston area on Saturday afternoon. The system should clear out quickly, with drier conditions on 35°N Sunday and Monday. Although October got off to a warm start, temperatures for the past week have been relatively cool - the average high temperature for mid-October
is in the low 60s F (17°C). With the rapidly shortening day length, the aver- 30"N age high temperature in Boston drops quickly during October and Novem- ber, falling one degree F every 2-3 days. The average daily snowfall becomes measurable the first week of November, but the earliest measur- able snowfall occurred on Oct. 10, 1979. The latest first snowfall of the win- ter occurred on Dec. 16, 1973, with the earliest trace of snow on July 10, 25°N 1955!
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Sl.1lionasy Fronl Heavy . ,& .. and ThL T«" October 18, 2002 WORLD & NATION THE TECH Page 3 CIA Director Suggests al-Qaida Irish Public Prepares for Second Vote on EU Enlargement May be Ready to Strike Again THE WASHINGTON POST Ireland's political establishment is waging a high-powered cam- By Dana Priest cerned about." sources said. paign to persuade voters to approve hundreds of pages of internation- and Susan Schmidt Other intelligence officials said As was the case in the months al legalese, otherwise known as the Treaty of Nice, that would open THE WASHINGTON POST analysts who have followed the before the Sept. 11 attacks, when the European Union to a vast expansion into Eastern Europe and the WASHINGTON string of terror attacks over the last Tenet tried urgently to alert adminis- Mediterranean. The recent series of terrorist two weeks in Yemen, Kuwait and tration officials to an imminent, if The yes camp for Saturday's vote, which includes Ireland's attacks abroad signals. a dramatic Bali said they are particularly con- unspecified, threat, the director of largest political parties, says the EU's planned expansion - to 400 escalation of the threat al-Qaida cur- cerned about strikes on oil shipments central intelligence said Thursday million people in 25 nations by 2004 - is now up to voters in tiny rently poses to United States, a dan- from the Middle East and on targets that he did not know the dates, times Ireland, population 4 million. Ireland is the only one of the 15 EU ger level similar to the period just in the United States described only or places likely to be struck in the nations whose laws didn't allow simply putting the Treaty of Nice to before the Sept. 11 attacks, CIA as "economic." future. a parliamentary vote. Because its passage here means amending the director George Tenet told Congress The threat information has often Despite the heightened concern constitution, the vote must be put to the people. Thursday. proved real, even when details such about the threat, the administration This is the second time Irish voters have been asked to vote on the "The threat environment we find as time or location are not known. has so far decided that the informa- treaty, known simply as Nice. They defeated it in June 2001, a result ourselves in today is as bad as it was Earlier this month a French oil tanker tion is too generalized to raise the that no one in official Dublin had expected. Polls just days before had last summer," Tenet told the Joint was attacked off the coast of Yemen nation's alert status from its current predicted victory. That defeat was "a wake-up call," Eamon 0 Cui v, House-Senate panel examining the by terrorists believed to be part of al- yellow or "elevated" risk level to minister for rural, community and family affairs, said during a debate performance of U.S. intelligence Qaida. U.S. officials learned from orange or "high" risk, officials said late last month. agencies before the attacks on New interviews with Muhammad al- Thursday night. Opponents say the measure would threaten Irish neutrality, pro- York and Washington. "They are Darbi, an al-Qaida member captured The FBI sent out an alert to law mote militarism and reduce the influence of Ireland and other small reconstitUted. They are coming after in Yemen in August, that a Yemen enforcement agencies eight days ago EU member states. Moreover, they say, its defeat won't halt EU us. They are planning in multi-the- cell was planning an attack on a warning of a heightened risk of expansion. aters. They are planning to strike the Western oil tanker, sources said. attack after the release of separate homeland again." Similarly, in late September, U.S. communications purportedly from The CIA director said he had met intelligence officials learned of a al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden Autism Sweeping California, with Homeland Security Director communication from leaders of the and his second in command, Ayman Tom Ridge Thursday and will meet South Asian terrorist group Jemaah Zawahiri. The warning also followed StndySays with him again Friday, adding that Islamiyyah directing followers to the shooting of a U.S. Marine in LOS ANGELES TIMES administration officials have "taken attack Western targets, including Kuwait and the attack on the oil An explosion in autism cases in California over the past 15 years action in sectors we're most con- tourist sites such as Bali, government tanker off Yemen. is not the result of changes in diagnostic criteria or an improvement in diagnosis, but represents a real epidemic that is sweeping the state, according to a major new study sent to the state legislature on Thurs- Witness to Recent Sniper Attack day. The number of people with autism being served by the California Department of Developmental Services surged by 273 percent from 1987 to 1998 - and is growing by about nine cases per day. That Gave False Testimony, Police Say increase cannot be explained away by better data, immigration to the By Stephen Braun van were inaccurate, reports of an lookout was one of a number of state or any other simple rationale, the report said. and Jonathan Peterson olive-skinned person were inaccu- "bulletins and alerts sent all over the Experts believe the epidemic is affecting the rest of the country - LOS ANGELES TIMES rate." place that night" by police officers and most industrialized nations - as well, but California is a bell- ROCKVILLE, MD. The witness, whom police fed accounts by witnesses at the wether because it is the only state for which good data are presently A witness' account of a sniper declined to identify, emerged soon Home Depot and on the roads near- available. suspect in a cream-colored van, after the shooting of Linda Franklin by. "Did it cripple the investigation? "Autism is on the rise in the state and we still do not know why," which touched off a furious dragnet outside a Home Depot store Mon- No," Lubas said. said Dr. Robert S. Byrd of the University of California, Davis' MIND late Monday involving police heli- day night. Reports of a white van, possibly Institute, the primary author of the report. "The results of this study copters and roadblocks in two Just minutes after the first Fair- a Chevy Astro or Ford Econoline, are, without a doubt, sobering. They increase the urgency of trying to states, has been thrown out, law fax County, Va., officers arrived at remain of intense interest in the find an answer about what causes autism." enforcement officials said Thursday. the open-air parking structure where case, and task force officials have Experts said the report should quell the controversy over whether . The latest frustration in the Franklin had been hit, police began previously released composite the epidemic is real. sniper. case _underscored the scant taking action based on the witness' drawings of such vehicles, based on evidence police have been able to .' account that an "olive-skinned'; milD witness accounts from a shooting in assemble, despite more than two driving a "cream-c'olored" van with Spotsylvania County, Va. Police Indonesia Names Muslim Cleric weeks of shoQtings that have terror- a silver ladder rack on top and a also have released a composite pic- I ized the Washington, D.C., region, burned-out taillight on its left rear ture of a white box truck reported A Suspect in Church Bombings leaving nine dead and two wounded. side had fled the scene. The witness . by witnesses near crime scenes in LOS ANGELES TIMES Investigators Thursday remained also told police he had seen the gun- Montgomery County. Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, accused by neighboring coun- unable to complete a composite man wield an AK-74, an assault Dozens of light-colored vans tries of heading a regional terrorist group, was named by Indonesian drawing of a suspect or-even the rifle of Russian origin. were halted on Virginia and Mary- police Thursday as a suspect. in a series of church bombings and getaway vehicle used in the most Based on that initial report, Fair- land highways after the shooting ordered to appear for questioning. recent shooting, in Falls Church, fax police broadcast an alert for the Monday night, and dark-skinned The move appears to be the first step in a crackdown on suspected Va., based on available information. suspect vehicle and driver over their drivers were detained - in some terrorists in Indonesia following a weekend car bombing on the resort Police also cast doubt .on reports departmental radio channels. Infor- cases, at gunpoint - by police island of Bali, which killed more than 180 people, mostly young for- that a dark-skinned gunman fled the mation also moved by teletype to before they were released. eigners. scene in Northern Virginia Monday police departments throughout the Police said Thursday they were President Megawati Sukarnoputri, who has been under pressure night, an account that was provided region. Police raced into position on still uncertain whether the witness from the United States for months to take action against alleged ter- by the discredited witness. major interstate highways, bridges had purposely given a false report or rorists, said Thursday she will issue an emergency decree enabling Still, they maintained that any and other roads, all in search of the was overcome by the. emotion of the I police to hold terror suspects without trial. damage to the investigation has cream-colored van. moment. But Lubas said Fairfax The order could trigger the immediate arrest of Islamic militants, been minimal. "I hope that this has "One of the alerts did come from police were suspicious enough of including Bashir, who have been linked to terrorist activities by not set back the investigation," this," Fairfax spokeswoman Lt. the man's motives to launch "a sec- authorities in other countries but are living freely in Indonesia. Montgomery County Police Chief Amy Lubas said Thursday. At the ondary, separate investigation" into Megawati is expected to sign the decree Friday, and Bashir has Charles Moose said. "Reports of the same time, she added, the erroneous his actions. been ordered to report to police on Saturday. He denies any role in terrorist acts. "To combat terrorism, the government needs a legal base," the Heated Congressional Debate Kills president told reporters. "So the government is going to issue a (decree) soon." Progress on Homeland Security Bill MicrosOft Sees Sales, Profits Grow By Nick Anderson The bill would shift all or part of Finger-pointing has begun LOS ANGELES TIMES LOS ANGELES TIMES 22 federal agencies into one Cabinet already on Capitol Hill. Lawmakers Microsoft Corp. profit more than doubled in the fiscal first quarter WASHINGTON superagency with roughly 170,000 are anxious to dodge blame for fail- as the biggest software firm forced large customers to accept Unpopular Once considered almost unstop- employees, responsible for, among ing to act on homeland security after and more costly multiyear licensing deals or risk paying even more for pable, a sweeping proposal to many functions, securing airports, last year's terrorist attacks awak- the future products. reshape the federal government to seaports and borders. Backers say ened the public to vulnerabilities. The Redmond, Wash., maker of Windows computer operating sys- help fend off terrorism has lost its the reorganization, which would be In the House, which passed its tems, Office productivity software and programs to run servers, e-mail aura of inevitability and could die the most significant since the mod- version of a homeland security bill and databases said earnings rose to $2.73 billion, or 50 cents a share, this year amid partisan warfare in ern Defense Department was in late July, 295-132, Republican from $1.28 billion, or 23 cents, a year earlier. Sales jumped 26 percent Congress. launched more than 50 years ago, leaders taunt their Senate counter- to a record $7.75 billion. On Thursday, senior Senate would help focus the government's parts for failing to do the same. "AI- Without a $291 million charge for impaired investments, the com- Democrats and Republicans again now-splintered response to threats Qaida doesn't have a Senate," said pany would have reported 55 cents a share in the three months ended clashed publicly over remaining dis- exposed after the Sept. 11 terrorist House Majority Leader Dick Armey Sept. 30, well above the company's earlier prediction of 42 or 43 cents. putes in legislation that would create attacks. (R-Texas). "This truly was an exceptional quarter," said Microsoft Chief a department of homeland security. But with little more than two Within the Senate, each party Financial Officer John Connors. "We saw broader customer adoption The continuing impasse centers weeks left before the Nov. 5 elec- accuses the other of stifling compro- of our licensing programs than we anticipated." on labor and personnel issues within tions and Republicans and Democ- mise. Microsoft's stock rose 36 cents to $50.77 in regular Nasdaq trading, the proposed agency, with Republi- rats fighting for control of Congress, But most Democrats, joined by a then shot up to $53.14 in after.hours trading after the earnings report. cans wanting more power for man- chances are fading that the Senate breakaway Republican, Sen. Lin- The stock has held more of its value than other technology shares as agement and Democrats wanting to will pass the bill before the vote. coln Chafee of Rhode Island, have Microsoft leverages its Windows monopoly in new areas. preserve union rights. Some advocates hold out hope lined up behind an alternative. It Analysts said Microsoft was benefiting from unparalleled clout, As a result, a bill once embraced for passage in a lame-duck session, would force the president to make execution and comparatively inexpensive offering as it gets a bigger by Republican and Democratic con- but that too is iffy. Further talks on - certain findings about the terror- share of companies' declining technology spending. gressional leaders is stuck in limbo, a possible compromise still are like- fighting role of employees within "In about the worst information technology environment in memo- more than six weeks after the Senate ly to prove difficult. And both par- the department before he could use ry, Microsoft has just powered right through - and they're only get- began to debate it and more than ties will be looking ahead to the his national security authority to dis- ting stronger," said Bank of America Securities analyst Robert Austri- four months after President Bush start of the next Congress in Janu- solve collective bargaining agree- an. proposed it. ary. ments. Page 4 THE TECH October 18, 2002 OPINION
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Not valid with other days deemed . so not Val.d on Tues. Thurs . any 1'R()()CC!70.\' SJ:I/-F Editors: Joel Corbo '04. David Carpenter '05; credentials. They must n ec 8SSary.1e• Inspectors must q~alif" with" and Sat., plus Associate Editors: Anju Kanumalla '03, Andrew In(!~ be abto do 100 PUsh ••~ approved Mamo '04, Nicholas R. HafT '05: Staff: Eric J. '~uons must be done bllncItoI -ups and speaJ< Lati fl Cholankeril G. Gayani Tillekeratne '03. Shefali These conditions can be C1ed. See dealer for addition n uenUy. Oza '04, Hangyul Chung '05. Sie Hendrata Dhar- ~~~ ~~:~; ~~ I •• _.~ '!?_~ spot, any time. ~ ...... ~!errnsand conditions. mawan '05, Jennifer Fang '05. Jean Lu '05, Mandy Yeung '05, Kevin Chen '06. Albert Leung '06, Jonathan Reinharth '06. Letters TO The Editor ()P/.Y/o.V ST.IFF Editors: Roy Esaki '04, Jyoti R. Tibrewala '04; Elon's Suggestions er, Mr. Elon has proposed reviving the old gest that Congress is finally beginning to real- Columnists: Daniel L. Tortorice '02, Philip Bur- partition plan and at long last having two ize that inter-city rail, like highways and air- rowes '04. Andrew C. Thomas '04, Stephanie W. Wang '04; Staff: Basil Enwegbara G, Brice For Peace in Palestine states for two peoples. This solution is not ports, requires significant government _subsi- Smith G. Michael Borucke 'a I, Kris Schnee '02, The fantasyland fog of Palestinian Aware- perfect; the Palestinians living in the refugee dies in order to remain economically viable, Gretchen Aleks '04, Ken Nesmith '04, Tao ness Week finally lifted this Sunday evening, camps would have to resolve to settle in Jor- If the Northeast Corridor ever receives its fair Yue '04, Vivek Rao '05. when Israeli Knesset Member Benny Elon dan and build new lives there, This would share of capital funding, it c<:mldbe faster _than addressed the MIT community. Elon present- mean giving up their irredentist hopes and the air shuttle and almost as cheap as the bus. SPURTS STAFF Editors: Hel3lla Kadyszewski i03, Jennifer ,De ed fl comp~Il,i\1g .,anc;lcre<\ti~e .5qJutionJo. the .,re.cQQcilin.&Jhem~eJves!9 th~ e..'f:ist~nceJo(the . '1>" J.\\tp.Qjlgh ~t.:a~:sJl-.cuIr~nt ;;low. fare" Boer '05; Staff: O.B. Usmen '03. Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He powerfully cut Jewish state. _ Acela RegionaJ. service ($54 wzStudent through the rhetoric of Sharon and Bush to In exchange, they would have self-deter- Advantage or $58 w/AAA card) is slightly AR7SS7:-tFF Editors: Jeremy Baskin '04, Daniel S. Robey reveal the insurmountable difficulties involved mination and independence in a viable state. slower than the air shuttle door-to-door and '04; Associate Editor: Allison C. Lewis '04; in carving out a quasi-state-entity within a That may not be a perfect ending to the story, somewhat more expensive than Greyhound, I Staff: Erik Blankinship G, Lance Nathan G, sovereign nation, and laid out a practical but it may very well be the best available, for personally prefer it because it pr9vides some~ Bence P. Olveczky G, Sonja Sharpe G, Aman- vision for Palestinian economic prosperity and all concerned. thing that neither the air shuttle nor the bus deep Loomba '02, Amy Meadows '03, Sonali social reform. Although Elon's solution may Richard Kraus G can deliver: productive time. It is virtually Mukherjee '03, Chaitra Chandrasekhar '04, not be perfect, it is representative of the kind impossible to work on a problem set while sit- Jed Horne '04. Pey-Hua Hwang '04, Izzat of courageous and bold thinking necessary to ting on the tarmac at Logan or crammed into a Jarudi '04, Devdoot Majumdar '04, Atif Z. create peace and opportunity in a land weary The Safety of Amtrak Greyhound seat, but on Amtrak it's no prob:. Qadir '04. Chad Serrant '04, Eric Chemi '05, of constant bloodshed. The recent article "Planes, Trains, and Chi- lem. However, since the MIT workload is so Patrick Hereford '05, Jorge Padilla '05, Ricky lan Jacobi '06 natown Buses" [Oct. 4] claims that "doubts light, I am sure that this is not a consideration Rivera '05, Kevin Der '06, Joseph Graham. about safety" have plagued Amtrak's Acela for most students. 1'1I0TOCRAPIIY STAFF Israeli Knesset-member Benny Elon sup- service. - However, nothing could be further Michael Anderson G Editors: Aaron D. Mihalik G, Wendy Gu '03; ports giving the Palestinians a completely sov- from the truth. In spite of recent budgetary Associate Editor: Jonathan Wang '05; Staff: ereign and territorially contiguous state problems and mechanical glitches with new Erika Brown G, James Camp G, Michelle approximately three times the size of the state equipment, Amtrak's Northeast Corridor Keep Sanctions Povinelli G, Samudra Vijay G, Dong Wang G, of Israel, in which the Palestinians would be, remains by far the safest mode of transporta- Stanley Hu '00, Kailas Narendran '0 I, and indeed are already, the majority, tion between Boston and New York. Ever .Against Iraq Daniel Bersak '02. Yi Xie '02, Scott John- For this, he has been called a "Nazi" and since the fatal 1987 collision at Gunpowder Janis Sermulins contends in last Friday's ston '03. Ekaterina Ossikine '03, Pedro L. Arrechea '04, Miguel A. Calles '04, Brian been accused of desiring "ethnic cleansing" River, Maryland, all Northeast Corridor trains column ["Unreasonable Sanctions"] that Iraq Hemond '04, Tim Shen '04, Dalton Cheng '05, by those who bill themselves as supporters of - Amtrak, commuter, and freight - have is not a threat to civilians in America. On this Annie Ding '05, Roger Li '05, Michael Lin '05. the Palestinian cause. Why is such vitriol been equipped with an Automatic Train Con- point she is right, but I believe she misunder- Timothy Suen '05, Amy L. Wong '05. E-won heaped upon Mr. Elon' s head? Because the trol system which immediately applies the stands the situation and the people of Iraq. '1'oon '05, Victoria Fan '06, Melanie Michalak state he proposes giving to the Palestinians is brakes if any train attempts to pass a restric- I have become convinced that Saddam '06, Edward Platt '06, Frances Omoleye Roberts Jordan. tive signal. Hussein is a problem to global security, Sad- '06, Elizabeth Zeilner '06, Jean Zheng '06, Jason Of course, Mr. Elon is hardly the first per- This system eliminates operator error as a dam Hussein sees himself as the first in a long LaPenta. son to suggest this idea. The state of Jordan possible cause of high speed collisions and line of pan-Arabian rulers. If sanctfons are FEA TURES STAFF came into being when the British decided to provides a level of safety not available with lifted, Saddam' s regime will see a large influx Editor: Eun J. Lee '04; Columnists: Akshay partition the mandate into a prospective Jew- highways or aviation. As a result, Amtrak has of money. He will use these to build the only Patil '04, Michael Short '05; Cartoonists: ish state between the Jordan River and the provided over 20 billion passenger-miles of weapons capable of countering the American Bao- Yi Chang '02, Jumaane Jeffries '02, Lara Mediterranean Sea, and a Palestinian state travel on the Northeast Corridor since 1987 military. With America out of the way, he will Kirkham '03, Alison Wong '03, Sean Liu '04, east of the Jordan River. The Arabs rejected without a single passenger fatality. In con- quickly resume the task of creating his Arabi- Nancy Ph an '05. Josie Sung '05; Staff: this plan, demanding all the land on both sides trast, one would expect about 15 fatalities an empire. The consequences would be dire, Ricarose Roque '06. of the River. They repeatedly waged war to over the same distance if traveling by air shut- Imagine if the USSR had had over half of the HUSISESS STAFF get all the land, but lost every time. tle, and about 300 fatalities if traveling by car. proven oil reserves in the world, Adnrtising Manager: Aye Moah '05; Staff: The miserable conditions in which they The article is also mistaken in its claims The question faced by the U.S. govern- William Li '06. and their descendants live now is a conse- that "Congress is pressuring new Amtrak ment is not "should we fight," but rather !7X'IIS()/.(JCY S7AFF quence of their having been defeated. In the president David Gunn to make the service "when should we fight." Staff: Frank Dabek G, Kevin Atkinson '02, interests of finally having a real peace, howev- profitable." To the contrary, recent bills sug- Shawn Tsosie '03 Daniel Leeds '05.
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Ken Nesmith ing an extra student life fee of $200. This this year's selection. Here lies the worst mon- money, taken from the hands of students and/or strosity ever to invite incessant bombing but To Risk Now that dark nights, wet days, and cold their parents, both runs the center and pays for receive habitation instead, Simmons. It's a dis- everything reminds us that we're well into the food for people who like diversity or other aster. Have you looked at the thing? It boggles school year, we students will spend more time administration-sanctioned student activities, the mind that we paid money to build this beast. Andrew C. Thomas both indoors and on campus, a most unfortunate some of which reportedly do not consist of thin- It houses about 350 undergrads, doesn't include combination. Everyone complains about the Iy veiled free meals. modem innovations like air conditioning, and is After hearing of devastation in paradise, I campus, and of course, it deserves the attacks. The student center additions come in second nothing short of repulsive. Small windows, cus- wonder at how lucky I am. The bombings of I think the best adjective to describe the MIT place. Although they're really just renovations, tom cut for maximum expense and predesigned nightclubs on the resort island of Bali have campus is "industrial strength." (Old column they're still great. The dining and lounge space with limited opening capabilities to prevent sui- shocked the world from their senselessness. reference #1: I once described the campus in the formerly vacant front hall works well, cides, dot a rotting gray facade patched with One living in this brave new world should be appearance as the prod- and the new restaurants primary-colored panels that look terrible. less surprised that such incidents could happen. uct of a bad case of ------seem to be fine, if a bit Why did this happen? Why can't we have This summer I traveled to Bali as a leader of architectural diarrhea. I expenSive. nice things? Incidentally, the dorm cost over the Canadian delegation to the International stand by that descrip- Here lies the worst monstrosity Allowing LaVerde's $70 million to build, and tuition is now Physics Olympiad, a competition for bright tion, but no less believe to accept the MIT card $28,030. In this year's campus review, Sim- high school students from all over the world. this comparison to ever to invite incessant bombing is another positive mons finishes dead last, though Frank Gehry's The event serves not only as a test of knowl- chemical cleanser is but receive habitation instead _ development. I still messy new computer center, arriving next year, edge and intelligence for roughly 300 young warranted.) It's fairly don't understand why it should challenge its title as the worst thing to be physicists, but as a place where scientists of all large and unwieldly, Simmons. It's a disaster. Have took so long to make built, ever. When The Onion begins openly ages and backgrounds come to meet each other. and doesn't have that happen, or why it mocking the architect building your campus, as The spirit of cooperation is astonishing. For attractive packaging. you looked at the thing? isn't immediately they did last week of Gehry, it's not a good example, there were several language barriers, Its innards are shame- implemented in other sign. (Old column reference #2: I once com- but all were overcome with a community effort. lessly exposed: pipes ------local businesses. pared the appearance of the new computer cen- The competition was originally to be held at run along hallway ceil- There's no need for a ter to that of a discarded scrap heap, not mean- the technological-institute of Bandung, a city ings, and tubs of chemicals litter corridors - high transaction cost on the card, and setting up ing it as a compliment. A few months later, in east of Jakarta on the island of Java. But post- the combined effect invokes the image of a the payment system should be an as smooth and an interview in Esquire about the center, Gehry Sept. 11 fears caused the organizers to move the plain white bottle marked with a few danger easy as the smoothies at Alpine Bagel. Subcon- noted he was going for the "discarded scrap" competition to Nusa Dua, a comparatively signs and labeled "DETERGENT" and maybe tracting to a major credit card company like look. I guess he meant to do that, then.) expensive tourist resort on the island of Bali. some chemical percentage numbers, rather than Visa or Mastercard to run a basic debit card sys- The wretched new dorm is bad enough, but The venue change was aided and sponsored by superfluous descriptions using words arranged tern enabled at local businesses might even MIT's decision to restrict freshmen freedom by the Indonesian government, knowing that a to convey ,meaning (sentences) describing the work best, as they clearly have an easy time forcing them to live on campus, regardless of large international event would help the coun- product - sort of like our course, class, and achieving success in widely variant market con- their desire to live elsewhere, perhaps in build- try's profile as a global presence. Thus the com- building numbers. ditions. There's no excuse for this deficiency. ings that don't induce either nausea or involun- petition was saved, and of previously participat- .As with a strong industrial cleaning solvent, Most likely, some obscure office is making a bit tary twitches, adds insult to injury. The decision ing countries, all but the U.S. team attended. using it burns like hell and may destroy the of money of the current bad, stagnant system is a bad one. It is immoral in its needless restric- During the entirety of the trip, we were told object to be cleaned/educated, but it's infinitely (Web access is available only as of this year), tion of freedom, insulting in its imposition of a how safe Bali was. This was largely due, as our more effective than those wussy off-the-shelf, and changing it would step on the wrong toes. parent-child relationship between MIT and its tour guides explained, to the overwhelming pro- lemon scented handsoaps that pass for other This silliness is reminiscent of Technology undergraduates, and destructive in its artificial portion of Hindu-practicing residents of Bali, colleges and universities. Pour on a good dallop Licensing Office absurdities. Get this - see the attempt to forcibly build community at the cost about 95 percent. The presence of the Hindu of MIT, give it a good scrub, and you can bet MIT logo on your brass rat? When you buy the of thriving fraternal communities, still suffering religion, they continued, meant that due to their from those bleary eyed students, thought- rat, your class ring, the most immediately tangi- the long hangover of a drunken administration belief in reincarnation, the people of the island cleansed students will come out shiny and new, ble mark of your MIT education and a nearly decision to put all freshmen on campus without were morally repelled from crime, because or fatally injured. Like some chemicals, its universal symbol of pride in the MIT student choice to leave. Admittedly, the threat of an what goes around would eventually come products may cause extensive environmental or and alumni community, you pay a proportional infamous lawsuit, settled instead by extortion around as karmic retribution. In other words, societal damage as well, but we probably won't fee to the Technology Licensing Office - for and this haphazard solution, forced MIT's hand fear of conventional crime was extremely low, notice until its too late and our kids have cancer using the logo of the school you attend. We are to some degree. No less, they're disappointingly because incidence of such crime was also low. from persistent organic pollutants or we don't the reaSon this school exists; we comprise its complicit in the affair. Of course, I can think of no one who would speak to another human in the course of a day student body, and give it its purpose of educa- The new housing system and the ongoing call a terrorist bombing a conventional crime. thanks to the new Web. tion and research - yet we pay a licensing homogenization of the MIT community, But still over 180 people are dead and many
- . A few recent additions to the campus war- .. office to- use the name of our school, on our - .though, is -a rant. for another: .day. - .this is I more. are injured .. Preliminary investigations rant new reView. The Z-center winS first plac~, class ring. Absurd. - enough ranting for a long time. But lose no suggest that al Qaida is directly connected to the hands doWn. It's a full-fledged fitness center But I digress,La lot. Back to the campus hope! Good spirits will win the day, if I only bombing, a fact that President Bush has with little to complain about. Everyone loves it. review. So far we have the fantastic Z-Center focus on the positive - I'll go workout at the trumped up in an effort to keep up support for It even looks cool, and in the tradition of athlet- and the pretty-cool student center, and now we Z-Center, have a delicious smoothie or perhaps the aging war on terror. As an international ic facilities, people refer to it with words instead 'arrive at the bottom of the fruit barrel, where we a crepe at Stratton, and then go home to Boston organization, it is free to move across borders of numbers. It only loses points for necessitat- find the bruised and worm-ridden remains of to a beautiful house that's not a sponge. and have its members frequently blend with the local population. There goes the karma theory. But how could anyone not see this coming? Bali is a jewel in Indonesia's financial crown. It A Potential Middle East Solution represents an immense source of revenue for the country of over 200 million. In addition, it is the Guest Column d'etre. However, simply expecting the issue to possessions and property they had left behind. only major island in the archipelago that is not Maxim Shusteff and Jake Solomon disappear without being addressed was a cata- In contrast, the approximately 600,000 Arab predominantly Muslim. Immediately this sug- strophic shortfall of the Oslo framework. refugees who left Israel in the same time period gests it as a target by any Muslim radicals, Another key issue that most Israeli politi- for the surrounding Arab lands remain in which Indonesia is known to host. These two This past Sunday, MIT Students for Israel cians have failed to seriously consider is the sta- refugee camps to this day, intentionally unab- reasons alone make Bali an extremely inviting hosted Israeli Knesset Member Benny Elon for bility and viability of a Palestinian state in the sorbed by the local Arab governments. target for a terrorist attack against either West- a special lecture on the situation in the Middle West Bank and Gaza. Any such state would Elon concluded that in a gradual and peace- erners or the moderate secular government. East. For those of us in the organization, the likely never satisfy the Palestinians. It would ful way, by consent of all nations involved, President Megawati Sukarnoputri, who is open-mindedness and diversity of the audience necessarily completely depend on Israel for negotiators ought to formulate a plan to inte- herself part Balinese, has been slow to address and the unfettered question and answer session almost every natural resource, as well as have grate the Palestinian population in the refugee the operation of terrorist groups in Indonesia. 'following the lecture epitomized the true real- its economy inseparably tied to Israel's. camps with the Palestinian population in Jordan News reports suggest this hesitation results ization of the academic spirit at MIT. We felt The lack of territorial contiguity between to form a viable nation capable of self-determi- from fear of insulting the large Muslim moder- proud of the academic community here' for pro- Gaza and the two sections of the West Bank nation with the necessary territorial integrity for ate. Logic suggests that she is short-sighted, viding us an environment free of the threats and would forever hamper this state's integrity. independence. To begin, doing this successfully interested in ke~ping Bali's tourist industry intimidation that have beleaguered pro-Israel Also, it would be simply suicidal for Israel to with even a single refugee community would thriving by limiting fears of any possible students at other universities in North America, consent to the military independence of a hos- set a precedent and demonstrate the feasibility attacks. Openly acknowledging fear of terror- most recently at Concordia in Montreal. tile state several minutes drive from every of the idea. Elon suggested re-channeling U.S. ism in Bali would immediately lead to a down- About a month ago, we first heard that Elon major Israeli population center. In short, in a aid money in the Middle East toward this new turn in tourism. In this way, Megawati has gam- would be traveling through Boston. Our first state in the West Bank and Gaza, Palestinian "Marshall Plan" to settle Palestinian refugees in bled and lost. The tourism loss in Bali is already reaction was to jump to take advantage of this statehood would be compromised from the very Jordan and, build them real homes and real lives. being felt economically across Indonesia. unique opportunity for MIT students to hear beginning, and Palestinians would never be able Elon presented his plan not as one that So the question remains: Why did this hap- directly from an active participant in the politics to properly exercise true national self-determi- would please every individual affected by it, but pen? The majority of tourists to Bali are Aus- of the Middle East. However, as time went on, nation in peace with Israel. as one that would constructively seek a regional tralian, not American. In fact, at first estimates members of MIT Students for Israel raised vari- Acknowledging that his ideas might go political resolution to what he sees at the major only three Americans seem to have been ous fears and objections. Should we be afraid to against current notions of political correctness, problem in Israel. The idea of physically sepa- involved, the bulk of the victims being Aus- sponsor such a controversial speaker? Would but st!essing the need for independent, creative, rating two intertwined peoples in bitter conflict tralian, British or German. One could suppose there be unruly protests? and honest thinking in order to deal with the opposes some entrenched notions of political that residents of these countries would have less Many members of MIT Students for Israel unique challenges in the region, Elon then out- conventional wisdom, but the idea's potential to to fear from anti-American terrorist groups. don't personally agree with Elon's political lined an approach to a solution. stop bloodshed and achieve a peaceable settle- But the evidence suggests that in particular, platform. Would we be misrepresenting our- First, he pointed out that, following World ment was amply demonstrated by the popula- the actions of al Qaida are not directed at Amer- selves and the Israeli and Jewish community at War I, the British Mandate of Palestine includ- tion exchange between Turkey and Greece in icans, but those who are simply "against them." MIT as a whole? In the end, we agreed that no ed present day Israel, the West Bank, Gaza and the 1920s, in which nearly two million people No one is spared, and Americans are certainly matter what he might say, Elon would present Jordan. This original territory was first divided on both sides were relocated, and for which Dr. not being singled out. This battle is about a an honest, well-reasoned perspective that would some years later, 'in 1922, when the British Fridtjof Nansen won the 1922 Nobel Peace way of life, not nationality. Americans make a lead his audience to a better understanding of handed about three-quarters of historic Palestine Prize. The plan's results today are peaceful tempting label, but a dangerous one. the challenges that the peoples of the Middle (everything east of the Jordan River) to King diplomatic relations free of violent conflict, and As a Canadian I shared in the arrogance of East presently face. We were not disappointed. Abdullah, great-grandfather of present-day Jor- Elon suggested that a similar approach could do my fellow physicists in presuming that it was Elon opened his speech by analyzing what danian King Abdullah, creating the modern-day the same for the Israelis and P.alestinians. safe for me to travel to Bali, aside from food caused the degeneration of the Oslo Accords Hashemite State of Jordan. To this day, the vast Whether the plan is feasible or desirable was poisoning or the Balinese equivalent of Mon- into the current Intifada. He suggested that the majority of Jordan's citizens - about 70 per- left up to the listener to decide. As was clear tezuma's Revenge. I was lucky that I didn't pay Oslo Accords failed because the negotiators cent - cOJl$iderthemselves Palestinians. from the question period after the talk, the range for that attitude. If a group of angry, militant chose to procrastinate with endless interim About 860,000 Jewish refugees came to of responses from audience members was extra- people want to create panic, an assembly of agreements, rather than face the difficult issues. Israel from Arab lands starting in 1947. Elon ordinarily broad, but it was plain that everyone people from many countries, including students, One such issue is the return of the Palestin- noted that, given a viable home to move to and present came away given something to think makes a perfect target. My heart cries out for ian refugees, which, as Elon pointed out, no the opportunity for national self-determination, about by Elon's reasoned analysis of the situa- the victims and their families. It is my hope that serious Israeli politician can ever agree to, since these refugees did not cultivate the desire to tion and the conclusions he drew. the senseless deaths of these vacationers are the it would negate the definition ofIsrael as a Jew- return to the Arab lands where they had lived in Maxim Shusteff G and Jake Solomon G are last for a long time, and that no more countries ish state and eradicate its fundamental raison most cases for nearly 2,000 years, despite all the members of MIT Students for Israel. will play brinkmanship with their visitors' lives. The October 18, Tech 2002
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I have nightmares where the last thing I see before I wake up is darkness with blazing letters speJJingout "got milk?" Oh yeah, and I got the whole chocolate milk thing covered, don't Age 18,1993 worry. Don't fool yourself. It reaJJyis an addiction. I never realized it until my roommate walked in on me snorting powdered chocolate. I tried to go clean; I s~illdon't touch the hard stuff, (dark chocolate is a bit strong for me,) but my resis- tance to milk chocolate is non-existent. The withdrawal symptoms aren't pretty either - a bag of M&Ms can be the difference between life and death. When I start to get the shivers, I've learned that popping a few can save me a lot of grief and bodily damage. And . ElizabethSuto. no, Skittles do NOT work; come on, get with the program here. Killed by a drunk driver It's dangerous stuff, this orgasmic choco- on February 27, 1994, on Bell Blvd. late-and-hazelnut spread. You laugh as you in Cedar Park, Texas. recklessly slap it on your breakfast rolls and fish, but be wary. Heed my warning and don't Ifyou don't stop your friend get caught up in the vicious cycle of chocolate, from driving drunk, who will? milk, and chocolate. By the time you awake Do whatever it takes. from your sugar-induced coma, your life will be in ruins and your furry fish covered in u.s. 0epa11menl of Transportabon Nutella. It's not pretty and let me tell ya, the stuff will just not wash off. This space donated by The Tech Page 8 The Tech October 18, 2002 Events Calendar appears in each issue of The Tech and features events for members of the MIT community. The Tech makes no guarantees as to the accuracy of this information, and The Tech shall not be held liable for any loss- es, including, but not limited to, damages resulting from attendance of an event. Events Calendar Contact information for all events is available from the Events Calendar web page. Visit and add events to Events Calendar online at http://events.mit.edu Friday, October 18 they afraid of? Free. Room: MIT Room 3-133. Sponsor: MIT Western Hemisphere Project. 7:30 p.m •• 10:45 p.m. - Two Chinese Movie Shows. Movie 1: Zuo Tian, see description at 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. - Family Weekend 2002. Sponsor: Parents Association. MIT Alumni Association. I thing you subsequently make from the stock. to the Mystery Men- In any case, we can skip the stock and esque X-Men comic instead apply the principles of stock prepara- book spin-off, the re- tion to soups, minus all the fuss. hauled X-Factor comic (renamed X- Making Soup from Stratch Statix), which has As with stock, you'll need bones for your featured such memo- soup, and these can be found in any butcher- rable team members shop or sizeable meat department. I personally as "U-Go Girl" and prefer to use pork neckbones, but beef marrow "Doop".) bones and oxtail seem more readily available In Evolution, as locally. All have a little bit of meat that will in the other adapta- lend the resulting soup a richer, more robust tions, the mutants flavor. About two baseball-sized portions will attend and live in the suffice and will last a good week in the refrig- Xavier Institute erator. And they'll be cheap, to boot. (presided by the I try to keep a supply of carrots, celery well-known charac- stalks, and onions around, as they're useful ters Professor X, for flavoring all kinds of dishes, especially Storm, and Wolver- soups. You'll need about one or two of each ine) while they for the soup. Salt and pepper are also key, and attend the nearby I prefer to use kosher or sea salt (I'll explain Bayville High, run why in a future column). by the villainess Mystique as "Princi- WARNER BROTIIERS Soup, Page 11 pal Darkholme." The Magma and Iceman show their mutant powers in the TV series X-Men: Evolution. Page 10 THE TECH THE ARTS October 18,2002 PRODUCT REVIEW read. I didn't run the batteries down all the way, but the specified run time for the GPS unit is 12 hours on a set of 3 AAA batteries (includ- Timex Speed and Distance System ed), which is not bad for GPS. The receiver unit can be worn on your arm (with the same American Excess on Your Wrist strap and form factor as a jogging radio) or clipped onto your waist. The receiver is By Kailas Narendran the judge. reduce perspiration. I found this a great splash-proof, while the watch is water resis- STAFF WRITER The system is composed of two parts, the improvement over my previous fabric band tant to 50m. Even moving through the city, lronman Speed + Distance System GPS receiver and the wrist watch unit. The that gets soaked through with sweat on a regu- the receiver kept enough of a signal to work. By Timex GPS receiver is a palm-sized rectangular lar basis and smells horrible. They both have a very solid, well-built feel to $200 box that you can clip to your waist or attach Using the Speed and Distance system pro- them and definitely can withstand getting to your arm with a supplied armband. A vides measurement of speed, average speed, knocked around a bit. acing down the Esplanade on my wireless communication system allows it to maximum speed, pace, average pace, best The total price of the system is $200 for rolIerblades, I take the opportunity send enough information to the wrist unit to pace and distance all at the touch of a button. the 50-lap memory model. What you get in presented by a gap in traffic to glance give you a velocity accurate to 1/100 of a All this is displayed on the same screen as the exchange is an amazingly accurate measure of at my wrist. I'm wearing the latest mile per hour, and distance information time, scrolling across the alphanumeric sec- your performance. It also gives you quantita- R tion of the display. The watch also has a tive feedback on pace and speed, invaluable tool in America's war on uncertainty, the accurate to .00 I miles. The GPS receiver, Timex lronman Speed + Distance System. As using signals received from satellites around chronometer with up to a IDO-lap memory for distance events. The system is very ele- my whirring wheels carry me past joggers the earth, can pinpoint your location on the (depending on the model), a countdown timer gant, eliminating the need for messy wires or and walkers, the solid, round form of my earth. It uses that ability to calculate your and programmable single-shot or repeating guesswork inherent in pedometers, cyclome- watch smiles back at me with the date and velocity and the other measurements are alarms. ters or other such measurement devices. More time. derived from it. An interesting feature unique to this sys- importantly, it provides a means of measuring With the press of the small orange button The entire system is exactly what I expect- tem is the zone alarm. You can have the watch speed and distance in cases where no others on the side of the watch, it is transformed ed from Timex. In addition to being an amaz- alert you when you've left your target zone really exist, like rollerblading, skiing, and into the most advanced, compact, athletic ing distance and velocity measurement tool, for speed or pace, very useful for endurance rowing. speed and distance measurement system the unit is a nice watch. While the size is quite events. It can also give you a reassuring beep The only question that still remains is the available today. As I'm moving, the GPS large, the design is smooth and unobtrusive as you pass mile markers. question of American excess. In the land receiver unit on my arm is transmitting and the weight is less than you would expect. The only drawback I found while using where no drink is small, whatever "god gave velocity and position information to the The display size is easy to read in daylight, this system was trying to get a good reading you" can be upgraded and daily caloric con- watch via a wireless FM linle I take pause to and of course comes with Indiglo for night- while riding my bike. This was really only a sumption is equal to that consumed in a week reflect on the fact that the same technology time operation. problem since I was trying to look at my in the Third World, do we really need to mea- that helps guide American munitions to The buttons are large and easy to push, wrist at night while passing under street- sure our distance and velocity with military destroy evildoers around the world is giving even when you're riding a bike or dodging lights, while riding in traffic. Given daytime, accuracy? I say yes, me a ridiculously accurate measure of my pedestrians while rollerblading on the or even early evening conditions and an More information about the Timex Iron- aerobic workout for the day. Is this just esplanade. The watchband is plastic and has environment where your eyes can leave the man Speed and Distance System is available American excess in its purest form? You be vent holes at the top of the wrist to help road for a few seconds, the display is easy to at By Shereen Chaudhry energetic on stage; I don't think I've ever seen Wilks-Barre, PA." Madonna Away a half-bald, nearly forty-years old man move C&S's biggest break arrived just recently, Ted Leo and The Pharmacists so fast in my life. Kudos to the guy for singing when the popular Emo band Saves the Day, By Jed Horne T T The Bear's Place while maintaining the the energy that made after hearing C&S rock out a show, asked C&S STAFF WRITER September 28. 10:30 p.m. him appear to have massive waves of electrici- to tour with them. The dates have been set, and Swept Away "' ty shooting through his body. If nothing else, it they are joining the tour from Nov. 12 to Dec. 8 Written and Directed by Guy Ritchie. eeking entertainment one Saturday was an entertaining show. which includes Ash and Kind of Like Spitting. Starring Madonna, Adriano Giannini night, my friend and I were walking up More surprising, however, was the opening Anyone interested in C&S will have an Rated R Mass. Ave around Central Square band, Circle and Square. Composed of four even sooner (and cheaper) chance to check J (. C Swhen we decided to check out the local college-aged kids from New York, this them out tomorrow (Qct.}9), when they playa wept Away, a remake Qf.th~ 1974 concert venues to see if there were any appeal- Emo/Indie rock band emitted a discreetly show open to the public at Emerson College. film by Lina Wertmuller, is an uno- ing bands playing. It turned out that at T.T. The unique sound which after being picked apart is Right now, the band is happy being able to riginal vehicle for a genre of films Bear's Place, a band called Ted Leo and The in general distorted yet harmonized guitar com- do what they really enjoy as a hobby. However, S that should never be made. Stranded- Pharmacists, of which my friend is a big fan, bined with the emotionally wrought lyrics so Lim stated that "it's very difficult to support on-a-desert-island movies just, never s~~m to was playing. Ted Leo and The Pharmacists? common in music of this genre. this hobby since it takes so much time and have enough going on to fill two ho~~., ,yihy Who? Well, I was eventually persuaded, and C&S formed nearly two years ago, while energy, so with some hard work and financial Guy Ritchie, abandoning the edgy, techno- we entered the popular venue to see the show. attending New York University, and they have backing, we'll be able to turn this hobby into poppy schematic ~e. milked tWice in his earli- Despite my skepticism, I found the band's already played with the popular bands Guided our lives." er flicks, thought he could do better is music to be surprisingly in good taste. Ted Leo by Voices, Rainer Maria, Mates of State, The Check out this talented Emo band at beyond me. The result is a washed-out' and The Pharmacists, although a middle-aged Dismemberment Plan, and Engine Down. For RESTAURANT GUIDE Hours: Mon- Thu II :30 a.m. - 11 p.m. Fri-Sat II:30 - midnight Sun 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. Vegetarian and VeganDining at MIT Take-out available The Middle East Restaurant Part II- Restaurants, Restaurants, Restaurants Middle Eastern Food Live music and concerts aside, the Middle By Sonja A. Sharpe Dinner: Sun, Tue-Thu 5:00 p.m. -8:00 p.m. soned cuisine that relies heavily on veg- East is also a great place to go for home- STAFF WRITER Sunday Brunch: 10:00 a.m. -3:00 p.m. etable-based sauces and an accompaniment cooked vegetarian and vegan food. They have This is the second in a two-part series on vege- Closed Saturdays of baked rice. The flat bread is typically a large variety of delicious vegetarian/vegan tarian eating options for MIT students. Take-out/catering available served hot out of the oven, and is accompa- fare, such as pumpkin kibby, grilled tofu nied by cilantro-vinegar, chili-tomato, and kabob, lentil stew, and baked eggplant. All the his week's installment consists of a list Greater Boston Buddhist Cultural Center yogurt-mint. Vegetarians have many options, food is made from scratch, and the hummus in and brief description of restaurants in Vegetarian Restaurant/Tea House including the popular kaddo, consisting of particular is outstanding. In addition, ZuZu the Boston/Cambridge area that are Although it is a part of the Buddhist Cul- baked sweet baby pumpkin topped with a Restaurant, which is the more upscale version T vegetarian/vegan friendly. This list of tural Center, anyone is welcome to dine in this garlicky yogurt sauce. of the Middle East restaurant, is located right restaurants is not comprehensive by any means. small vegetarian restaurant or order something 143 First Street (near the Cambridgeside next door and has a wonderful variety of veg- There are many great vegetarian/vegan restau- for take-out. The menu is entirely vegan and Galleria) etarian Middle Eastern appetizers. rants in the greater Boston area, but this guide is centered around lunch service, with vegan 617-492-4646 472 Massachusetts A venue (Central focuses primarily on those closest to MIT. dim sum and a few rice dishes offered daily. $15 Square) In addition, only those restaurants that 950 Massachusetts Avenue (halfway MBTA: Lechmere (Green Line) 617-354-8238 offer a variety of vegetarian options were between Central and Harvard Square) Hours: Sun- Thu 5 p.m. - 10 p.m. $15 included. However, Italian restaurants, Indian 617-547-6670 Fri-Sat 5 p.m. - 11 p.m. MBTA: Central Square (Red Line) restaurants and Asian food restaurants, all of Lunch Take-out available Hours: Sun-Wed II a.m. - 1 a.m. which typically have a pretty good variety of $6 Thu-Sat II a.m. - 2 a.m. vegetarian and often vegan dishes, were omit- MBT A: Central Square or Harvard Square King and I Take-out/catering available ted for the sake 'of brevity, except for one or (Red Line) Thai two exceptional examples of these cuisines. Hours: Tue-Sun 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. This is a great Thai restaurant that will Asmara Restaurant Most other restaurants in the area do offer Closed Mondays . substitute tofu for any meat in any dish. They Ethiopian and East African a limited number of vegetarian entrees, but Take-out available also cook everything to order and do not use This restaurant is a lot of fun if you like to typically only the standards, such as veggie chicken fat to cook their vegetables (unlike eat with your hands. Instead of a plate, the burgers, salads, or pasta dishes. All of the Veggie Planet at Club Passim many oriental restaurants). The pad thai with stews are served on a large, pancake-like places mentioned in the guide are accessible Vegetarian/V egan tofu is particularly delicious. bread, called injera, which is set on top of a from MIT by foot or via the subway, with the The restaurant focuses mostly on putting 145 Charles Street (Beacon Hill) colorful woven basket-table. What makes the majority of the restaurants accessible from the ethnic food on flat bread to create delicious 617-227-3320 dining experience all the more interesting is red or green lines. and unique pizzas, which constitute the bulk $10 that the bread is also the only utensil, which is of the menu. Tofu ricptta can actually be sub- MBTA: CharleslMGH (Red Line) used to scoop up the stew. Many vegetarian K2 Cafe stituted on any pizza that uses a real cheese as Hours: Mon- Thu 11:30 a.m. - 9:30 p.m. and vegan stews are available, consisting pri- This restaurant offers the most variety of one of the toppings, which makes it extraordi- Fri 11:30 a.m. - 10:30 p.m. marily of legumes and greens. vegetarian and vegan foods available near narily easy for vegans to find a wide range of Sat 12 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. 739 Massachusetts Avenue (Central Kendall Square. (Rebecca's Cafe next door to menu options here. The Sunday brunch also Sun 5 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Square) K2 is a close second.) There are numerous veg- has excellent options for vegans, but the place Take-out/catering available 617-864-7447 etarian wraps and sandwiches to choose from, is usually packed, so expect to wait for your $12 and the soups always list whether they were food. Veggie Planet only takes cash. Fire & Ice Improvisational Grill T: Central Square (Red Line) cooked using a meat or vegetable broth. K2 also 47 Palmer Street (off Church Street, near Mongolian-style Barbeque Grill Hours: Sun- Thu 11:30 a.m. - 10:30 p.m. \ has a salad bar, veggie pizzas, and smoothies. the movie theater and Borders Cafe) This is a fun restaurant for vegetarians and Fri-Sat II:30 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. 290 Main Street (Kendall Square) 617-661-1513 non-vegetarians alike. Patrons chose the Take-out available 617-583-7000 $10 ingredients and sauces for their meal (there is $6 MBT A: Harvard Square (Red Line) a large variety of vegetarian/vegan ingredi- Picante Mexican Grill II MBT A: Kendall Square (Red Line) Hours: Mon-Sun 11:30 a.m. - 10:30 p.m. ents), and then take the food to the open grill Mexican Hours: Mon- Thu 10 a.m. - 8 p.m., Fri 10 Sunday Brunch 10:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. in the middle of the restaurant to be cooked. This restaurant offers authentic Mexican a.m. - 6 p'.m: Take-out available Vegetarians and vegans should be sure to take food complete with an extensive salsa bar. Delivery/take-out available their food to the vegetarian section of the grill, Several excellent vegetarian entrees are Mamma Gaia's Cafe .. where their meal is cooked separately from offered. The rice and beans are aiways vt:ge- Buddha's Delight Vegetariai1lYegan'pptions 1 everyone else's. Best of all, the wait af'the tarian', and lard is never used to prepare any t>\,QI e:~Jrn~j'" ~'~r~ ,-. - ~~ i ~ \!tgl1 .' - This coffee h~e serVes only' fair trade cof- veggie section of the grill is usually much i'iem on the menu. The fresh limeade is also a This restaurant is a vegan's paradise, where fee and also focusJs on'making unique and deli- shorter than for the restaurant's other big hit. ~ofu, wheat gluten and bean curd are massaged 'cious sandwiches, burritos, and salads. Many of patrons.Two locations: 735 Massachusetts Avenue (Central r and seasoned to approximate the taste of the the sandwiches and burritos offered are vegetar- 50 Church Street (Harvard Square) Square) "chicken, "'steak, pork, and shrimp" headings iail and can be made vegan siniply by asking for 617 -54 7-9007 . 617-576-6394 . found on the menu. No animal products are vegan cheese to be substituted for the regular MBT A: Harvard Square (Red Line); $6 used iii'the entrees, and although condensed cheese on the menu. Breakfast foods, most of 205 Berkeley Street (Back Bay) MBT A: Central Square (Red Line) milk may, be us~d in the desserts, coconut milk which are vegetarian, are also served until II 617-482-3473 Hours: Sun-Wed 10 a.m. - 11 p.m. can be substituted, if desired. The food con- a.m., and various delicious vegan pastry selec- MBTA: Arlington (Green Line) Thu-Sat 10 a.m. - II:30 p.m. sists primarily of Vietnamese dishes, with the tions from Harvest Co-op are also sold here. Lunch $10, Dinner $16 Take-out/catering available spring rolls and any of the vermicelli dishes 401 Massachusetts Avenue (at the intersec- being particularly good choices. tion of Massachusetts Avenue and Main Street) 3 Beach Street, 2nd Floor (Chinatown) 617-441-3999 617-451-2395 $6 $10 MBT A: Central Square (Red Line) or just MBTA: Chinatown (Orange Line) or walk down Main Street from MIT Downtown Crossing (Red/Orange Line) Hours: Moo-Wed 8 a.m. -midnight Hours: Sun- Thu 11 a.m. - 9:30 p.m. Th,!1-Sat 8 a.m. - 1 a.m. ou'll alsO ,need a vessel in which you can boil water - preferably a pot that holds Fri-Sat 11 a.m. - 10:30 p.m. Sun 9 a.m. - midnight t •least two or three quarts. The vessel should have a lid, but a large plate can serve the Take-out available ' e p)UpOse. Just be careful about handling a hot plate and avoid the escaping steam. Milk Street Cafe ~t'would also be helpful at this point to have a knife, and ideal to have a sharp chefs Buddha's Delight Too! Vegetarian/V egan Options knife. But in a pinch, a pocket knife might work. Or if you're completely lacking, you can Vegan This cafe is a dairy kosher sandwich shop tIy just tearing the vegetables up with your hands, as long as you're not particularly con- Same menu as Buddha's Delight.in China- that offers salads and soups, which are some- " cernedwith the appearance of the end result. town. times vegetarian, but not always. However, • Now, submerge the bones in the pot with water and bring to a boil. Covering the pot will 404 Harvard Street, Brookline the cafe does provide an excellent variety of s~d this up considerably. While you wait, peel and cut up your carrots, celery, and onion. 617-739-8830 vegetarian sandwiches, a good number of I prefer mine chunky, but size and shape are of little importance. It is, however, good to $10 which can also be made vegan simply by develop a habit of cutting all your vegetables the same size, as they'll cook more uniformly MBTA: Coolidge Comer (Green Line C) omitting the cheese. that way. Since you're cooking the vegetables for a while, it won't matter much here. Hours: Sun- Thu II:30 a.m. - 9:30 p.m. 50 Milk Street (Financial District) .Discard the liquid once it comes to a boil. Cover the bones again with clean water, Fri-Sat 11:30 a.m. - 10:30 p.m. 617-542-3663 ,and set on medium-low heat, or enough heat to bring the liquid to a simmer or lazy boil.. ,$8 ". Toss in four cloves ofunpeeled garlic and all your cut up vegetables. Replace the lid and Country Life MBT A: Downtown Crossing (Red/Orange " do laundry or problem sets for at least a half hour. I like to check on my soup every once Vegan Line) in a while, just to see how it's coming along, and I also add my salt and pepper gradual- The vegan buffet in this restaurant is spec- Hours: Mon-Fri 7 a.m. - 3 p.m. ly, tasting along the way. I find that Iusually need more salt than I think (maybe two or tacular, featuring a main homemade entree and Catering available three tablespoons). And if you accidentally oversalt, just add more water. sides that change daily. Call ahead to see what The soup is done when the vegetables have softened and, well, when it tastes done. If the menu is for the day, or visit them online at Christopher's you have leftovers, you'll undoubtedly discover that it tastes even better the next day. Venue has two floors. Ups airs (U), Downstairs (0) ~lu~s F, ;J ton t\ -.~ .') Oct. 20: Bane .... ,..~ ,;. 11._ p.m.). Special concert with Annel' Popular Music GROUND CONTROL AT THE 'ORPHEUM ,~ \""'1 rDec. 14:-Jo,,>Stew- . Oct. 26: Mushroomhead Sophie, Mutter- I. presenting .., Axis One can only hope that, after spending a summer Sharing the art Oct. 29: Jurassic 5 Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 and 13 Lansdowne St.. Boston, MA. stage with Busta in Moby's Area2, David Bowie earned him- Oct. 30: Arch Enemy Previn's Violin Concerto on Oct. 26 Paradise Rock Club 617-262-2437 self some self respect and decided on a solo tour. Oct. 31: Mighty Mighty Bosstones (8 p.m.). College Card honored 967 Common- Nov. 1: New Found Glory wealth Ave., Oct. 23: Taproot Nov. 2: Mudvayne Reetboston Celebrity Series Boston, MA. 617- Oct. 24: No Use For A Name Regardless of the reason, Bowie will be playing at the Nov. 3: Kinosian 20 Park Plaza, Suite 1032, Boston, 562-8804 Oct. 25: Big 0 and the Kids Table Orpheum this Wednesday at 8 p.m. Though much of the music Nov. 4: Box Car Racer MA 02116.617-482-2595. Venues Oct. 26: Snapcase. Boy Sets Fire Nov. 9: Gwar, Clutch vary by concert. consult website for on his recently released album leaves less mark and more Oct. 18: Raging Oct. 30: Cali Comm 2002 Tour; Del Nov. 27: Saves the Day further details, question mark, Bowie has been known to rekindle several of Teens the Funky Homosapien GOT AN ORCHESTRA? In the words of The Tech's arts editor, Conductor Roberto TRAGEDY AT THE WILBUR Abbado is what is known as a "bachelor conductor." Dublin's Abbey Theatre comes to Boston with a production of Euripides' Medea. Having last Nephew of Berlin Philharmonic Director Claudio Abbado, the appeared in Boston over a decade ago, the Abbey brings this production of Medea to the mod- orchestra-less Roberto meanders to the 850 this weekend em day, sneakers and all. The story of muiders and romance - it's Greek, after all - Medea in a series of concerts. brings the tumult and tragedy of life to the Wilbur Theatre. Abbado will lead in the American premiere of Henze's Scor- Performances are next Tuesday through Friday at 8 p.m, Saturday (Oct. 26) at 2 p.m. and 8 r/banda S/nfon/ca, Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 2:1, and p.m., and Sunday (Oct. 27) at 2 p.m. Tickets range from $25 to $67. Rush tickets are also Rachmaninoff's Symphony No.3. Performances on Oct. 18 available on the day of performance, one hour prior to curtain. For more information, call 617- (1:30 p.m.), Oct. 19 (8 p.m.), and Oct. 22 (8 p.m.). (No col- 423-0008. lege card concert). $45. Call 617-426-6912 for tickets 566-1401), Tues.-Sun. 11 a.m.-5 lections," an exploration of contem- Oct. 27: Director Dylan Kidd with 465 Huntington Ave., Boston. (617- merge. 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PLEASE NOTE - Application Deadline is DECEMBER 2, 2002 Sponsored by the DEAN'S OffICE, SCHOOL Of HUMANITIES, ARTS, AND SOCIAL SCIENCES October 18, 2002 FEATURES THE TECH Page 16 Assassins in a role playing game to die for By Michelle Povinelli STAFF WRITER It's a cold and rainy Friday night at MIT, and a group of students are sitting around in Room 8-302 eating Domino's pizza, drinking grape juice, and wearing suits with fedoras or evening gowns. A student with a name tag reading "an exotic woman in revealing clothes" is wearing an outfit to match. At least, that's how you might describe the scene "out-of-game." "In-game," this is Chicago in the 1940's, and we're sitting not in 8-302, but in Mama Accardo s Ristorante. An assortment of gangsters and drunks min- gle with prostitutes and jazz singers, while an FBI agent and a private detective keep an eye on the proceedings. The characters in the cafe are all part of "A New Deal," a role-playing game spon- sored by the MIT Assassins' Guild. "A New Deal" was set in the world of 1940's film noir and took place last Friday and Saturday. Players Ih'e vicariously in game A drunk Irishman (played by Courtney S. Shiley '03) ducks outside the door of the cafe to explain his goals for the evening. "Mostly, to drink." he says. "It'd be nice to get some money, to get laid, but mostly I want to help my friends." Each player is guided by his or her char- acter sheet, which is written by the game master. or GM. The sheet describes who each character is, and what they are interested in. As the game progresses, plots and subplots emerge. MICHELLE POV/NELU-THE TECH While each player's goals may change, he "A drunk Irishman" (Courtney S. Shiley '03, center) watches a live jazz performance as part of a role-playlng game sponsored by or she must try and act true to character. At the MIT Assassins' Guild last Friday and Saturday. The game, called "A New Deal," was set In 1940's Chicago, and the action the beginning of the game, for example, the ranged across the entire Mil campus. The bar, shown here, was set up In the Experimental Studies Group lounge. Mafia crime family was out looking for a stolen car. By the end of the game, they were the story can be more important that the chasing a murderer loose on the Chicago action. "In this game, if you die, you don't streets, still faking their Italian accents. necessarily lose if you die with style," Shiley Certain characters have special Ability said. Cards, which allow them to, for example, Charles Hope, a local lawyer who has turn invisible or pick locks. There is even been coming to Guild games since 1988, "sex," which players can have by playing expanded on this view. "It's not about shoot- blackjack. ing to me, but about which people are telling The GM for this game was Philip B. Tan you the truth and which people are lying to G, who wrote "A New Deal" while taking a you," he said. "Once you figure that out, graduate course on Film Noir. "It's like being there's probably someone you need to shoot." a playwright, only with less control," Tan said. Action takes place all over campus The action of the game takes place all How to win over campus, as players go looking for one In the character-based games like this, another to make deals, trade information, and eventually kill one another off. Of course, not everyone on campus is part of the game; the players occa- sionally startle a graduate student MICHELLE POVINELLI-THE TECH or two working Laura A. Boylan plays "a young, attractive Anglo-Saxon woman" working as a person- late in the lab. al assistant to the Mayor of Chicago. When the "restaurant" College, put on a (real) live jazz perfor- ning for ten days. Each one IS based on a par- closes, it's time mance, while the others sit at tables to watch. ticular scenario, which can involve anything to move to the Meanwhile, characters flirt according to from aliens to chess-playing nuns to drug bar, located in carefully prescribed rules. According to the dealers in Colombia. Building 24 in manual, "the first person who fails to come The next game, set in the future on the the Experimen- up with a witty retort within five seconds of space colony Lagrange 5, is scheduled from tal Studies the last response loses the flirtation." Oct. 25 to Nov. 3. The selling line for the Group lounge. By Saturday night, a body has been found game promises "spies, corporate infighting, Jennifer K. in the Chicago river, and everyone suspects dastardly plots, and lots and lots of guns." MICHELLE POVINELU-THE TECH Chung '02, a the bartender. For the rest of the game, the Aside from role-playing games, the Sajan Saini G, playing a member of the Accardo crime family, lights pianist, and two remaining players must team up to stay alive. Assassins Guild also holds shoot-ern-up style a candy cigarette. According to the game rules, characters that singers Susan E. games each Saturday night, called Patrol. have a cigarette in their mouth when wounded take twice as long to Born '98 and The end ... until next time "Take the gun, shoot the person," said bleed to death. Without a cigarette, a character dies If he or she Erin Price, a stu- The Guild holds a number of role-playing Haiyao Huang '06, explaining the rules. "It's does not receive medical attention within five minutes. dent at Boston games each year, with the longest games run- a great stress relief." ""' ~ /' ,.,.;, ...... : MICHELLE POVINELLI-THE TECH Santiago Rivas, playing a private investigator, keeps an eye on the scene in the local MICHELLE POVINELU-THE TECH After a dead body was found In "the Chicago River," FBI agent Virgil Peterson, played restaurant. When not searching classrooms for clues, the characters spent a lot of by Clint M. Lohse '05, stood on guard to shoot the villain. time at the restaurant and bar. October 18, 2002 THE TECH Page 17 Give it the old college try. -Kenneth Cole ,. Go for 15, 20 or 50% off during. our parent's weekend event. Bring this ad, your college 10 and your parent's credit card (parents optional) to a Kenneth Cole New York retail store for a chance to save up to 50%. And they thought seeing the student union was exciting. Promotion valid 10/17-10/27. Copley Place 617 867 9580/ 128 Newbury Street 617 867 0836/ The Mall at Chestnut Hill 617 630 1863 Page 18 THE TECH October 18, 2002 Paper Says CAPPS Violates Supreme Court Standard Security, from Page I department at the Transportation ment, industry, and the private sec- "stop-and-frisk exception" where an warning sign. Security Administration has exam- tor," to determine whether a pas- authority has probable cause that the Biran, a former member of EI "carnival booth effect," because, ined the paper, but according to senger is a threat. person may pose danger. "Since AI, an Israeli airline famous for its according to Strauss, "just like a Spokeswoman for the TSA Heather Strauss and Chakrabarti are not random searches can catch more ter- scrutiny and flawless record, securi- carnie, the FBI invites the terrorists Rosenker, the paper "doesn't mat- seeking to push their case with the rorists," wrote Chakrabarti and ty, also said that human intervention to 'step right up' and be flagged." ter. " government. Asked about what they Strauss, "airport security cannot is important. "When you bring in a "The idea of a carnival booth "Their whole premise is inap- plan to do with the paper in the therefore legitimately establish that human factor, it not only looks at an effect was just a result of a logical plicable to the new process that we future, Strauss said they are "trying those passengers flagged by CAPPS output, but you observe behavior step-by-step review of the process," are going to [implement] in the near to have the paper published in a have an enhanced likelihood of and you will upgrade the level of said Strauss. "The logical flaw just future," said Rosenker. The new printed journal." harm. Consequently, CAPPS fails to security you are going to give. Your became apparent after researching system "is more about the place- meet the standards of the stop-and- chances of identifying a problem and examining the CAPPS system." ment of a person in their community Paper concludes CAPPS illegal frisk exception." will be higher," he said. "I thought Samidh and Aaron ... there will be more robust algo- A logical argument is not all that Strauss also said that people MIT Police Chief John Difava, were proposing a great project, rithms drawn from community data- the paper presents. "They did an should focus more on the recom- who served on the Logan Task because of its scope and ambition," bases." analysis and developed mathemati- mendations of the paper. "We're not ,Force Committee after Sept. 11, said Professor Harold Abelson PhO Strauss disagreed. "Waleed AI cal and computer models, and then just a wrecking ball destroying said that the paper had a good argu- '73. "Seeing students perform such Shehri, a Sept. II hijacker, had did a legal analysis of the conse- facets of airport security," he said. ment, but not enough to abandon the outstanding work is one of the real lived in the United States since quences of their findings," Abelson "We should shift our resources system. "What we were doing then joys of teaching at MIT." 1994. We should learn from our said. - away from CAPPS and put them was treating everyone as a terrorist After they submitted the paper previous mistakes and learn that ter- The computer model in the towards security measures that instead of figuring out who the ter- for the class, Professors Abelson rorists are willing to live in the paper, according to Strauss, varies work." rorists were, and that point resound- and Michael M. 1. Fischer urged the United States for long periods of the distribution of threat indices ed to me," he said, recalling the dis- students to publish the paper. times in order to commit horrendous over the general population and Experts stress baggage checks cussions about the pre-Sept. 11 "I f you've discovered a flaw, acts. " over terrorist organizations. Strauss and Chakrabarti made system. chances are that the bad guys have "The risk that Samidh and Aaron For some runs "we gave the suggestions for improvements to "The thing to remember about discovered it, too, and publication is uncover in the paper is pretty funda- government the benefit of the doubt airline security. One suggestion was 9/11 is that there was no security an effective way to get the flaw mental, and simply making the sys- by basically saying that they have a that _screening bags would be a far breach," he said. "The people that repaired," Abelson said. tem more complex won't get around good profile of traditional terror- more important step than CAPPS. got on board to the best of the The paper made its way into the that," Abelson said. "Of course, ists," Strauss said. "But the key Daniel Biran, an airline security knowledge of the investigators were hands of government officials and with the TSA being secret about flaw of CAPPS is that even with a expert at Kroll, a Washington-based legally authorized by the FAA rules airline security experts. The students what they've actually done, it's hard good profile, terrorists can beat the risk consulting company, said that and regulations. What happened at were interviewed for a related story to judge." system by sending in dummy he understood what Strauss and Logan would have happened at any that aired on Boston's National Pub- The TSA is moving ahead with probes." Chakrabarti were saying. Mention- other airport." lic Radio station last Wednesday, CAPPS II, a more complex system On average, after a terrorist ing that the criterion for CAPPS is Difava said that multiple levels and the paper will be featured in the that is expected to open to be group successfully sends members not openly published, Biran said, of security are key to avoiding such Conde Naste Traveler magazine. implemented in the late fall. on three round-trip test flights, the "when the only thing used for profil- a disaster. "Security is in layers, According to a press release, the chance that they will be stopped by ing is technology, there will always there is no silver bullet," he said. TSA says paper a non-issue new system will now probe CAPPS on the next flight is no be ways around it." "Every 10th car going into Logan The information technology "numerous databases from govern- greater than through random screen- Biran said that based upon a and every 5th car through the park- mg. decision by Congress, "basically by ing lot [is screened]. Could the ter- The subsequent legal aspect of Nov. 29 this year, every checked rorist be the 9th car? Positively, but the paper examines Supreme Court bag will be screened so there will be the terrorists have to take that rulings on security measure limita- no advantage to [CAPPS]." risk." tions. Security measures such as Strauss also mentioned that a ter- Sheila E. Widnall ' 61, an Insti- CAPPS have been upheld by the rorist's behavior before committing tute professor also on the task force, Supreme Court by passing the an act almost always serves as a declined to comment on the issue. 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Alfredo Che Guatemalan Campesin(J Movement Association Saturday, October 19, 7 pm MIT Room 3-133 GUCltemo!ct's 36-yeor-long civil war ended in Our guest, Alfredo Che, will discuss the 1996. 200/000 people were killed, mostly work he &: others hnve done to demilitarize civi/ions. Roughly 80% of the slnuf1hter Guatemalan society, to bring about land was con-ied out by the Guatemalan miliwry. reform, to guarantee the rights of rural politicctllenders opparently condoned the workers, &. to build a model for sustain- killin9 - while certain bmnches &. ctgencies able dev'elopment that includes respect for of the US government hod some knowledge human rights. He will also discuss the of it ns well. Nov ..!, six renrs after the end of continuing campaign of political killing in the war, hi~lh-mnking miliwry personnel are Guatenwla: in just the last 15 months, 6 for the flrst time bein~1 put on trial for hu- indigenous land-rights activists have been man-rights obuses. Has Justice flnctlly come assassinated. \vho are the murderers &. to Gllatemnla~' what are they afraid of? October 18, 2002 THE TECH Page 21 Admins Address Family, Faculty and Student Reception Families Families, from Page 1 Friday, October 18th question and answer opportunities. Many of these departments are hosting receptions and offering pro- 6:45PM - 7:45 PM grams to introduce families to the subject. The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering will La Sala be "showing a videotape about the Leaning Tower of Pisa, and there will be a professor there afterwards to answer questions," said Cynthia MIT Student Center 2nd Floor Stewart, academic programs admin- istrator for the department. . "A lot of people don't understand what civil and environmental engi- ~ Live. Jazz neering is," she said. "Everyone knows about the Leaning Tower of ~ Delicious desserts Pisa, so we're hoping to use it to give them a perspective on being an engi- neer." She expects that the attendees will not just be families of civil and Sponsored by Club .z and MIT Family Weekend environmental engineering majors. Other departments aren't expect- 'Questions? [email protected] ing many people, and will just be available to answer questions from interested families. "We're just having two or three Sponsored by Z people from the department [at our reception], and usually only a hand- ful of parents and kids show up," said Mary C. Potter, a professor in the Department of Brain and Cogni- tive Sciences. "The departments were given a time to host receptions," said Mar- garet E. Devine-Sullivan, assistant director of undergraduate programs at the Sloan school, but "there was going to be construction and a lot of other factors, ana ,we usually only get a handful-of people, so we decided not to host a reception," she said, adding that "parents are wel- come "to.-StQP.rbYanytime,". and thiit~ "there"'"should be someone here for them to talk to." Living groups bost families Several living groups are offer- ing programs for the visiting fami- lies, including tours, brunches, receptions, and open houses. "I'll be taking parents on a tour of Simmons Hall," said Ellen Essig- mann, a Simmons Hall housemaster. "There is a lot of curiosity about Simmons, since it's new and a lot has been done since parents dropped their kids off," she said. Parents were required to register for this tour ahead of time. At Next House, "the housemas- ters will be giving an open house," said Housemasters Liba and Borivo- je Mikic. "The house government and RAAs [resident associate advi- sors] will be there, and parents will be able to ask any questions they have," they said. "I think it primarily gives par- ents a kind of warm and fuzzy feel- ing to see some of the adults that the students are living with, and to have a face associated with a name," Essigmann said. Admins speak on campus issues There will be a community meeting with MIT administrators Saturday afternoon, where several administrators will talk with the families and answer questions. "I think we're going to cover the whole shoreline of what's going on and all the changes that occurred over the summer," said Dean for Student Life Larry G .. Benedict. He plans on speaking about the many LA SALA de PUERTO RICO changes in the freshman housing system, the importance of rush and 2nd Floor MIT Student Cente FSILGs to MIT, and alcohol issues. Other administrators will also dis- cuss recent construction and renova- tions. Family weekend "is a major communication vehicle between parents and the school," Benedict said. "It helps them feel more like . part of the Institute, gives them a sense of community, and gives par- ents a chance to get their questions answered. " Page 22 THE TECH October 18,2002 TH EMIT PRESS BOOKSTORE Fall 2002 LOADING DOCK SALE NLY!!! '- ". ~:-a."~!ll": ...... '"If 1'._ i t - MIT Press overstock out-of-pl1int blJeksA.... journaC~-issues ~er1a~,,~ books selt!l[m~downs damaged books plus food, prizes, and more! October 18, 2002 THE TECH Page 23 Annan Discusses Global Summits, Situation in Iraq Annan, from Page 1 anything different from their normal the nine principles, it promotes uni- have convened at numerous sum- consequences for Iraq. business; we want them to do their versal values, encourages invest- mits and conferences to discuss Annan emphasized the impor- said, "are stitching the human fami- normal business differently," he said. ment in developing countries, and issues ranging from access to drink- tance of Security Council support ly ever more closely together." He creates a worldwide academic net- ing water and primary education to for military action. He noted that added that it is lack of trust between Annan touts Global Compact work to examine what works and subsidies and tariffs on goods from while any country, when attacked, cultures that has led to violence. One thing businesses could do what does not. developing nations. Such meetings, has the inherent right of self- Annan also lauded the business differently, Annan said, would be to Audience members agreed with according to Annan, have helped defense, a nation that deals with a community for recognizing the need commit to the Global Compact. In Annan that businesses must under- foster understanding among nations. broader threat to international to move beyond what he called the 1999, at the World Economic take more global responsibility. Recently, nations met at the Mil- peace and security should have the "politics of confrontation" and Forum in Davos, Annan launched "Annan is doing the right thing lennium Summit in September 2000 support and approval of the Securi- engaging in policy forums and pro- the Global Compact, which asked in drawing attention to the role of to discuss and commit to millenni- ty Council. jects to better human well-being. He businesses to embrace nine princi- corporations in a globalized world," um development goals, which urged corporations to join with gov- ples in the areas of human rights, said Archana Kalegaonkar G. include reducing hunger, providing Annan answers other questions ernments, civil society, non-govern- labor standards, and the environ- Jeffrey Katz SM '80 concurred, access to safe drinking water, and Responding to an inquiry about ment organizations, and individuals ment. Those three areas were ones saying that it is a real issue that cor- ensuring universal primary educa- the role of corporations in creating in forming an alliance for progress in which he worried about a "severe porations are not living up to their tion by 2015. a sustainable future, Annan noted and advancing global citizenship. imbalance in global rule-making." potential as global citizens and Annan said that the net result of that corporations have a unique role "Sometimes," Annan said, "we The compact, which is a volun- stewards. the summits and conferences has - not only can they influence poli- must do what is right simply because tary initiative, now includes busi- been a "blueprint for putting people cy-making and steer laws, Annan not to do so would be wrong." nesses, labor federations, and Summits show global openness - not states, and not GDP [gross said, but they can also improve "We do not want business to do NGOs. By affirming commitment to Over the last few years, nations domestic product] statistics - at the human well-being within their oper- center of policy-making." The chal- ations. lenge now, he said, is implementa- Annan said that corporations do tion. And for that, the public and not need to wait for governments to private sectors must forge a partner- pass laws regulating pollution or ship. employee training. In Brazil, for example, Volkswagen developed a Annan comments on Iraq program of education and treatment Following the speech, Annan for AIDS for its employees and answered questions from the audi- their families after watching ence. The most topical question was numerous employees contract the also the shortest: "Iraq?" disease. Annan said member states of the This positive portrayal of large Security Council support a two-step corporations reassured some audi- process: first, send in inspectors and ence members. 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Ifl,t;1 MITMedical Page 24 THE TECH October 18, 2002 POLICE LOG The fol/owing incidents were reported to the MIT Police Septem- ber 16-30, 2002. This summary contains most incidents reported to the MIT Police but does not include incidents such as: medical shut- tles. ambulance transfers, false a/arms, general service cal/s, etc. Sept. 16: Bldg. I, report of stolen laptop computer $1,700 and several other items stolen totaling $930; Bldg. 68, laptop stolen $600. Sept. 17: Bldg. W51, report of attempted breaking and entering, nothing taken; East Campus, larceny of bed linens $700; Bldg. NW I0, report of male yelling, subject gone on arrival. Sept. 18: Bldg. 7, report of suspicious package, everything checks out okay; Bldg. NW21, report of homeless sleeping, directed to shel- ter. Sept. 19: Bldg. NW30, report of suspicious person in area, checks out okay; Student Center, purse stolen $55; Bldg. 14, watch stolen $250; Bldg. 33, report of suspicious person, gone on arrival; Johnson Athletic Center, compressor stolen $300; Bldg. 18 report of suspi- cious person. Sept. 20: Boston, Delta Upsilon, report of loud music; Bldg. 56, projector stolen $500; Bldg. 13, bike stolen $900; Student Center, waIlet stolen $30; WILG, report of items being thrown ofT roof; Brig- gs Field, backpack stolen $200. Sept. 21: Amherst AIley, Brian M. Reardon taken into custody on VICTORIA FAN-THE TECH an outstanding warrant; Bldg. 26, bike stolen $450; Bldg. 16, laptop At the White House Town Hall meeting of the President's Critical Infrastructure Protection Board computer stolen $4,000; Stata Center, graffiti. held at Wong Auditorium of the Sloan School on Wednesday evening, John Grossman (center), Sept. 22: Boston, Student House, report of loud party; Briggs Assistant Attorney General of Massachusetts, responds to a question posed to the panel, with Field, report of unknown male riding moped through ball fields; Richard A. Clarke, an MIT alum (left), Special Advisor to the President for Cyberspace Security, Bldg. W71, bike stolen $500; Boston, Phi Delta Theta, report of and Gary Beach (right), Group Publisher of CXO Media, Inc. stolen motor vehicle; Theta Delta Chi, report of loud music. Sept. 23: Stata construction trailer broken into and several items stolen, $4,400; Delta Kappa Epsilon, video projector stolen $1,200; Student Center, report of suspicious male, unable to locate; Bldg. 38, camera equipment stolen $700; Bldg. E51, suspicious male, trespass warning issued. Sept. 24: Student Center, report of suspicious person; Bldg. 35, report of suspicious activity; Herman Garage, bike stolen $450; Bldg. 16, report of stolen projector $1,500; Student Center, bike stolen $350; Hayden Library, report of wallet stolen $30; Bldg. W8, report of male trespassing, issued trespass notice; Bldg. 10, projector stolen $300. Sept. 25: Bldg. NW62, report ofleafblower stolen $209; Bldg. 7, report of suspicious male, checks out okay; Bldg. 7, bike stolen $300; Bldg. 53, report of suspicious male, suspect gone on arrival; Bldg. 10 wallet containing $150 stolen; Bldg. 13, report of suspicious person, suspect gone on arrival; Bldg. W34, laptop stolen $3,000, cellular phone charger, unknown value; Bldgs.l, 7, 14, 16 and W7 vending machines broken into ...... Sept. 26: Bldg. 8, tools stolen $2,040; Bldg. 6, laptop stolen $1,000; Bldg. 16, 1) laptop computer stolen $1,200, 2) PDA $150.00, 3) Zip Drive $100; Burton-Connor, bike stolen $50; Student Center, I) bike stolen $300; 2) bike stolen $2,000; Bldg. 5, TV stolen $500; Stude~Center, frau~w~t use of me~ card .. " \It Sept. 27: Bldg. 5~, computer momtor stolen $500; Bldg. 7, report of stolen business cards $75; Bldg. E15, report of suspicious person, trespass warning issued; Bldg. 10, report of juveniles loitering in Main Group, gone on arrival. ~ Sept. 28: Boston, Delta Upsilon, loud party; Bldg. 56, suspicious activity; Baker, report of suspicious person; checks out okay; Bldg. NE43, report of larceny of bike, juvenile arrested. Sept. 29: Bldg. 10, check individuals, check out okay; Senior House, report of fight; Bldg. W8, assist State Police with arrest of boater. Sept. 30: Bldg. 13, bike stolen $50; Bldg. 6, computers stolen $1,500; McCormick, waIlet stolen $55. '-II AARON D. MIHALlK-TUE TECH / Chefs at Arrow St. Crepes prepare food during a lunchtime rush. Arrow St. Crepes opened full time this week, serving from 7:30 a.m. until U:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. October 18, 2002 THE TECH Page 25 Find what you're looking for? 26...100 Page 26 THE TECH October 18, 2002 CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, School of Computer Scietlce ULAS BARDAK BRIGITTE PIENTKA AARON GREENHOUSE ASHISH VENUGOPAL YIHENG LI HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Harvard Business School LUCY CUMMINGS RICHARD STARLING JASON NOGUEIRA WILLIAM WADE CHARLOTTE RELYEA MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science ADRIAN BIRKA RYAN LANG BRIAN GINSBURG KETAN VYAS TIMOTHY KUAN-TA LU MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Sloan School of Management TODD ALWART GUIDO MEARDI OLIVER BERGMANN MATTHEW MULLANEY PHIL LAPSLEY NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, Kellogg Graduate School of Management RAJUL AGGARWAL BRIGETTE WOLF JEROME CLAVEL DEREK YUNG CHRISTOPHER DUPRE STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Department of Computer Science MAYUR DATAR JULIA LETCHNER GUHA JAYACHANDRAN DANIEL WRIGHT FRANCOIS LEFEVERE -.. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Graduate School of Business ERIC BANNASCH SWETA SARNOT JAMES EDMUNDS CRAIG YEE JIMMY PRICE III UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, Department of Computer Science JOHN EDWARDS III ANTHONY LOBAY KATHERINE EVERITT MANIKANDAN NARAYANAN YAPING LI UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, Graduate School of Business YURI ASHUEV G. ERIK KOLSTOE ANTON DERKATCH SCOTT SHARABURA GREGORY DORAI UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA- CHAMPAIGN, Department of Computer Science SINDHURA BANDHAKAVI JOEL STANLEY SRIKANTH KANDULA JED TAYLOR VIVEK SADANAND UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, The Wharton School NICHOLAS BENEDICT DOUGLAS FISHER LAURA BENNETT ALEXANDER MOSKOVITZ ANGELA CROSSMAN SIEBEL. eBusiness www.siebel.com October 18, 2002 THE TECH Page 27 ------STANFORD UNIVERSITY Seeking ...... Medical students, interns, residents, fellows and postdocs with the ability to invent new biomedical technologies. FELLOWSHIPS IN BIODESIGN INNOVATION The Stanfofd Biodesign Innovation Fellowship is an intensive, year long, project-based experience in biomedical technology invention. The program is designed to accelerate develop,ment of the skills and knowledge required to create new biomedical technologies. Fellows will be trained in needs Qnding, brainstorming, assessing market potential, identifying regulatory and reimbursement patliways, prototyping and strategic planning for funding and implementation. Medical and engineering fellows work together to invent, develop and launch new biomedical technologies. Successful applicants will be awarded a named fellowship. Application deadline January 15th 2003 for: • 2003-2004 fellowships • Early decision for 2004-2005 fellowships LIZ ZEllNER-THE TECH Members of the King David Peace Drummers from Jerusalem led MIT students in a drum circle, uplifting music and dance on Friday, Oct. 11. The peace drummers were brought to the MIT cam- pus by the MIT Students for Israel. Finalists will interview at Stanford University Stanford (//~'~~~W.F~~.~"i~~\~:.\ Biodesign Innovation Program- r(~ g '\ ~~' ~~",... .~.. ' ~~~.J!.~_,:;..:!7 i~. '. Sii.~a:[fIy] Alpha NATHAN COLLINS-THE TECH MIT stildents gaze at turbine-powered Pontiac concept cars from the 1950s outside the Student Center last Friday. lhe cars were on campus for the Sloan School of Management's 50th anniver- sary; Alfred P. Sloan, a member of the MIT Class of 1895 and a General Motors CEO in the 1950s, gave money to create the Sloan School. Department of MIT FACILITIES CAMPUS CONSTRUCTION UPDATE Simmons Hall Temporary ceiling tiles in main lobby have been replaced. The remaining tiles are on site and will be replaced f1oor-by-f1oor. Remaining .- construction on the building continues and noise is being mitigated so Earn up to $900 I Month disruption to residents will be as minimal as possible. 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Inc. ,rEarth Share This s -ace donated b The Tech Page 30 THE TECH October 18; 2002 MIT Figure Skating Club authors@mit'" and The MIT Communications Forum ~r.eeskati~g, l'te r:tar!eL " present: Synch~onized Skating, ~n?ual Exftibition, \.... .[n'te:?legiate GomRetitiorrS/ HOWARD "'-'¥ ~Beginners Welco'}'e! . ~hg:/Weekend Welcpme ~ession RHEINGOLD saturday Oc~o~n 19~~ GR. oup Lessons-'@t.9. ~ v-~""..:.aolcuI\" SMART MOBS http://mit.edu/skatingclub/www/ The Next Social MIT Revolution Emile Bustani Middle East Seminar and he Inter-University Committee on International Migration From Tokyo to Helsinki, Manhattan to Manila, Howard Rheingold takes us on a journey around the world for a preview of the next great techno-cultural shift. The coming present wave, says Rheingold, is the result of super-efficient mobile cammunications that will allow us to connect with anyone, anywhere, anytime. 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Application Deadline: OCTOBER 18TH Applications are available from the UROP website: http://web.mit.edu/urop/mentorapp.htm/. For more information, contact the UROP Office at x3-7306 or By Melissa Hart TEAM COACH Shuts Out The women's soccer team stands at 7-4-1 after an exciting week of play in which they won a game, dropped a game, and Western tied conference rival By Christopher P. Anderson Wellesley College in a TEAM MEMBER double overtime MIT avenged last year's home i; match. upset by defeating Western New T On Tuesday, MIT England College 10-0 last Satur- faced the U.S. Coast Guard squad, day on a rainy, chilly losing 2-1 after a physical 90 min- day in Springfield. utes of play. MIT's defense took MIT opened the scoring when center stage shutting ., they were awarded a penalty kick in down the Golden the first 15 minutes of play after Bear offense and freshman Meghan O'Kane was clinching the victory with two, taken down from behind in the fourth-quarter interceptions. penalty box. Monica F. Morrison It was a tense, hard-hitting '04 put the penalty kick away in the afternoon with both teams combin- lower right comer of the goal to give ing for only 366 yards. The teams the Engineers a 1-0 lead. The traded punts through the first quar- remainder of the half was scoreless. ter before MIT quarterback The most costly play of the first Alexander T. Kamal '03 was inter- half, however, left MIT's leading cepted. WNEC took over inside scorer Shirley Chan '04 unable to MIT territory, but failed to capital- return to the game. She sustained a STANLEY HU-THE TECH ize when a field goal attempt went serious knee injury on another rough With only seconds left in double overtime, Connie Yang '03 makes a leaping save to preserve a 0-0 tie wide left. This was only the start of play early in the game. in last Saturday's game against Wellesley College. a comedy of errors. Another inter- In the second half, MIT faced an ception, a short punt and a fumbled energized and determined Coast momentum throughout the remain- regionally-ranked Wellesley College goal was scored by senior Kelli A. punt return landed the Bears with Guard team. The Bears pushed hard- der of the game. With twenty min- on a wet and windy day. Both sides Griffin off of a throw-in by Morrison the ball inside the MIT 30, but to er and harder, creating difficulties utes to go, the Bears capitalized on took 13 shots in the II O-minute con- and a header from Chan. The second no avail; the Beavers denied them for MlT, who could not seem to set- another MlT mistake to put in the test, but outstanding play by both goal was Chan' s as she finished a points again. tle the game down. About fifteen winning goal. keepers ended the match in a 0-0 pass from Diana K. Sterk '06. Things looked bleak however, minutes into the second half, Coast Though MIT never gave up, they draw. Senior keeper Connie Yang Defender Ai-ris Yonekura '05 _made when WNEC running back Mike Guard's hustle paid off when an had trouble matching the solidarity, made nine saves for MIT in the shut- a fabulous run to create the opportu- Laroche broke out of the arms of MlT miscommunication in the back- physical play, and persistence of the out draw, including one outstanding nity. three tacklers and sprinted down to field created a dangerous opportuni- Bears. tip save with literally half of a sec- MIT will face Smith College on the MIT three-yard line. But two ty. The Bears took advantage, ond left in the second overtime. Sunday. The Engineers will return plays later, Laroche fumbled, and evening the score at I-I. Wellesley game ends in a draw Last week, MIT defeated Babson home to host Mount Holyoke next two-way lineman Spencer M. Cross Coast Guard continued to pick up On Saturday, the Engineers faced 2-0 in a conference game. The first Saturday, Oct. 26. '05 recovered the ball. Another missed field goal and- a stop on downs kept the scoreboard clean. MIT's offense showed some life The Football Fanatic UPCOMING HOME EVENTS with under two minutes to play in -By O.B. Usmen the half. Thanks to a long pass COLUMNIST from Kamal to Thomas J. Kil- The last undefeated team fell this week (to a winless team no less), patrick 'OS, R. Matt Ramirez was leaving the NFL without a clear favorite in either conference. The Friday, Oct. 18 able to kick a 24-yard field goal Raiders (4-1) proved they were fallible, losing to the hapless Rams . Men's Cross-Country - NEIAAA Championship, 11 with three seconds left on the (1-5) 28-13. Third-string Rams quarterback Marc a.m. ,clock. Bulger looked sharp and Marshall Faulk rushed for Field Hockey vs. Smith,S p.m. 158 yards in the contest to deliver the Raiders their T Beavers dominate second half first loss. Rich Gannon threw for over 300 yards for The defense made sure those the fourth straight game and the ageless Jerry Rice Saturday, Oct. 19 three points were all MIT needed to hauled in 7 passes for 133 yards, but Oakland had Sailing - Lane Trophy, 9:30 a.m. win. WNEC was stopped behind trouble finding the end zone. Still, St. Louis has too . Men's Soccer vs. Babson, 10 a.m . the line of scrimmage 15 times in many problems to turn the season around completely Women's Volleyball vs. Cal- .the contest. without Kurt Warner taking the snaps. tech, 11 a.m. Defensive end Kevin Co l u m n In the big thriller of the week, Miami (5-XI) Men's and Women's Crew- Yurkewich '06 continued his barely got by Denver (4-2) 24-22. With less , Head of the Charles Regatta, noon "lights-out" season with 12 tackles than a minute left in the game, Jason Elam booted a' 55-yard field goal to 4 p.m. on the day. Linebacker Brent M. that iooked to be the game winner. Miami didn't think so. Orchestrating Football vs. UMass-Dart- Schreiber '03,'and defensive tackle a five-play, 39-yard drive that spanned 39 seconds, Jay Fiedler put the mouth, 2 p.m. + Dan Relihan '04, also posted dou- , Dolphins in a position to win the game with a 50-plus-yard field goal of Women's Volleyball vs. Plymouth State, 3 p.m. ble-digits, with 12 and 10 tackles, their own. Olindo Mare's kick from 53 yards away cleared the uprights, Sailing - Metro Series Six respectively. The offense continued and Miami came away with the victory. The stunt marked the first time to have difficulty against the Bears' in NFL history that two field goals of over fifty yards were kicked with Sunday, Oct. 20 defense and seemingly psychic under a minute left in the game. Men's and Women's Crew - Head of the lin~backers, but the suffocating Charles Regatta, noon to 4 p.m. Beaver defense made offensive Looking abead already When Detroit (1-4) and Minnesota (1-4) took the field on Sunday, Football, Page 31 neither team was really focused on this season. Both teams lack the tal- ent to compete, so instead they are looking to groom their young players for a turnaround next season. With little at stake, the Lions and Vikings put on a pretty good show, which included a quarterbacking duel that could be a vision of things to come. Daunte CuIp~per led his Vikings to a 31-24 victory with an efficient 295 yards in passing. For the Lions, Joey Harrington passed for a Lions rookie record of309 yards, but came up short with an interception in the end zone at the end of the game. , Both Culpepper and Harrington look to have productive careers ahead of them, but their teams have problems in a number of areas. Minnesota needs a running back badly, but Michael Bennett is develop- ing slower than they had hoped. On defense, Minnesota lacks a play- maker, and will continue to suffer unless they pick up quality players in the draft or through free agency. There is a little more hope in Detroit. Harrington looks like the fran- chise quarterback he was drafted to be. The front seven on defense is respectable, with decent depth on the defensive line and speed in the linebackers. The secondary has good young talent in Chris Cash and Andre Goodman. The big weakness is on offense, where injury-prone receivers and undersized offensive lineman will spell doom for Coach Marty Mornhingweg' s offensive scheme. It will be a couple years before they are competitive again, but for now at least they've finally got something to root for in Harrington. TheT.O. way Before Monday night's game against the Seahawks (1-4), 4gers' (4-1) receiver Terrell Owens promised his financial advisor an auto- MELANIE MICHALAK-THE TECH graphed football ifhe scored a touchdown. With the game tied 21-21 in A player from Johns Hopkins meets violent opposition from MIT in an attempt to score. After wins the fourth quarter, Owens made a fantastic catch and scored a 37..,yard against Grove (19-2) and Washington and Jefferson (54), a close loss to Johns Hopkins (6-7) placed the Engineers second overall in the Division III Eastern Championships held this weekend Fanatic, Page 31 at the Z-center.