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Yaron Segal, arrested on March 28 for allegedly arranging a sexual en- counter with minors, died on Friday, April 13. An Israeli national, Segal was a postdoc in MIT’s Photovoltaic Re- search Lab (PVLab) and had received Established 1881 Joseph Maurer—The Tech his PhD in physics from Yale last year. The residents of East Campus Second West make liquid nitrogen ice cream Thursday evening outside of the Z-Center during their annual Segal was found unresponsive in CryoFAC event. They served several exotic ice cream flavors, including green tea, sea salt, and lemon. his cell, hanging from a homemade noose, at the Federal Correctional Institution in Englewood, Colorado, at 12:49 p.m. last Friday, according to John Sell, the facility’s spokesperson. Craighead/Walsh win by a hair There is an ongoing investigation re- Hope for garding the circumstances of his death. UA insider ticket wins closest race in recent memory In light of his death, all three counts Alcator C-Mod of indictment against Segal were dis- By Ethan A. Solomon sociation (UA) president and vice Tallapragada/Yang’s 667. The UA missed on Tuesday, and the criminal executive editor president last Friday. uses a preferential voting system The U.S. House of Repre- case was closed. Craighead and Walsh fended in which students rank tickets; sentatives Committee on Ap- “He was well-respected among In what was the closest election off a strong UA-outsider campaign weaker tickets are successively propriations met Wednesday his peers as a brilliant, creative, and in recent memory, Jonté D. Craig- waged by Naren P. Tallapragada eliminated and those votes go to to discuss the energy and wa- head ’13 and Michael P. Walsh ’13 ’13 and Andrew C. Yang ’13, taking ter appropriations bill — the Segal, Page 21 were Establishedelected Undergraduate As1881- 683 first-place votes compared to UA Election, Page 20 same one that proposed to cut funding to MIT’s Alcator C- Mod for fiscal year 2013. Alcator C-Mod is MIT’s In Short Obituary tokamak reactor, a toroidal plasma confinement fusion Drop date is next Thursday. Make sure device that is a critical part of you get your forms signed by your advi- Phyo Kyaw ’10 fusion research at MIT. It is one sor before then! of only three such machines in Remembered for his smile the United States. Summer housing applications are due A recommendation from next Wednesday. the Department of Energy sug- gested cuts for the domestic April housing lottery results are avail- fusion program for FY 2013 — able today. including Alcator. A statement to the committee from Chair- Attention Freshmen! You’ve got one man Rodney Frelinghuysen more week to declare your major! You suggests that Alcator may not must declare a departmental major or be cut for next year. declare Undesignated Sophomore by “Funding for American in- next Friday. novation and competitiveness also receives priority treat- MIT’s American Red Cross Team and ment,” Frelinghuysen said, Network will be sponsoring a blood “Within science research, drive on Monday from 1–6 p.m., Tues- funding for the domestic fu- day from 8 a.m.–6 p.m., and Wednesday sion program is restored to Tian Ong from 1–6 p.m. in La Sala at the Student last year’s level, and the inter- Center. For more information, visit Friends share memories of Phyo N. Kyaw ’10 on April 7 at a memorial service and release balloons over the Charles River to symbolize their loss. national fusion program is in- http://web.mit.edu/blood-drive/www/. creased to come closer to our By Jingyun Fan at Cambridge-based Soane Asian nation of Myanmar. In his commitments.” The MIT Bookstore will hold a loading Contributing editor Labs. Kyaw received an SB in freshman year, Phyo joined the The budget for nuclear en- dock sale tomorrow and Sunday. chemical-biological engineer- Experimental Study Group and ergy will remain at last year’s Phyo N. Kyaw ’10, 23, died ing, Course 10B, in 2010. became a brother at the Sigma level of about $90 million, he Check out MIT’s student groups at the on Dec. 27 in a traffic accident “Clearly you don’t want this Nu fraternity. He gradually got said. Activities Midway on Saturday from while riding his bicycle at the to happen to anyone,” said his involved with other commu- While this statement does 1–3 p.m. in the Johnson Athletic Center. intersection of Vassar Street friend Ye Yao ’11. “But … why nities, like Camp Kesem — a not guarantee that C-Mod and Massachusetts Avenue. At did it have to be him?” summer program for children will be around next year, there Send news information and tips to the time of his death, he was Phyo came to MIT in 2006, seems to be a chance. [email protected]. working as a research scientist from Yangon, in the Southeast Phyo, Page 17 —Jessica J. Pourian day of silence Share your CPW the 116th annual cpw is upon us! SECTIONS World & Nation ��2 Students around Meet 16 ’16s. experiences with boston marathon Opinion ��4 campus speak about The Tech! Over 22,600 runners partic- news, p. 12 Arts ��7 being silent. Fun Pages ��8 Tweet us with hashtag ipated in the famous race. opinion, p. 4 photo, p. 14 Sports ��23 #mittechCPW or comment Scan for on our Facebook page. Facebook page 2 The Tech Friday, April 20, 2012 Romney campaign set to D expand for fall election Dozens killed in wave of BOSTON — Mitt Romney’s nondescript base camp on the outskirts of the North End of Boston has until now seemed too large for his presidential campaign — roughly 15,000 square feet attacks across Iraq of space on the first floor has sat largely empty and unused, even during Romney’s first presidential bid in 2008. By Tim Arango of health, Majeed Hamad Amin. He and wounding five others.

worl But that cavernous area, which once housed a Roche-Bobois The New York Times was unharmed, but two bystanders Nearly four months have passed furniture store, will soon fill with the speed of a hot high-tech were killed, an official said. since the withdrawal of the U.S. mili-

n startup as Romney, now the presumptive Republican nominee, BAGHDAD — A string of deadly Some bombs were directed at tary, and despite the attacks Thurs- prepares for the general election. His staff of 87 full-time employ- explosions and other attacks shook Shiite Muslims, who make up the day, security has not deteriorated, as ees will balloon to more than 400 people in the coming weeks, Iraq on Thursday, with bombings majority of Iraq’s population and are many analysts contended it would. aides said, and his convention team of 55 will nearly triple to 150 in Baghdad and the northern city of frequently the victims of what is left By some Iraqi government measures, full-timers by the actual event in Tampa, Fla., in late August. Kirkuk resulting in the most fatalities. of the country’s Sunni insurgency which have been widely reported by In short order, the campaign will need to raise money aggres- Overall, nearly three dozen and its main group, al-Qaida in Iraq. the news media, March was one of sively, build up offices in swing states, reach out to conservatives people were killed and more than A hotel in Kadhimiya, a Baghdad the least violent months since 2003, atio and moderates and hone its anti-Obama message while intro- 100 wounded, according to security neighborhood that is home to an when the U.S.-led war began. ducing Romney to large swaths of the country. officials. important Shiite shrine, was struck But according to statistics cited Romney has sold himself to voters as a problem-solver and By the standards of Iraq — where by a car bomb. The attack killed two by the United Nations, violence has an experienced executive, and some of those skills will be put to attacks occur daily, although at a people at the hotel, where Shiite pil- actually remained steady, and simi- the test in a matter of weeks as he transforms his insular, tight- much diminished rate compared grims from Iran often stay. lar to the levels over the past three knit political team into a full-scale national campaign prepared with the height of the war — the In Samarra, north of Baghdad, years. In March, according to those to compete with President Barack Obama’s vaunted political op- wave of violence Thursday was not two car bombs hit a checkpoint statistics, 294 people were killed in eration. Romney’s headquarters, for instance, looks spendthrift extraordinary. But it was a reminder, guarded by members of a local Awak- attacks, slightly higher than in Febru-

& N compared with Obama’s campaign office, at the prestigious ad- after weeks of relative calm, that an ening group, part of the movement ary and comparable to many months dress of One Prudential Plaza in downtown Chicago. organized insurgency remained ac- that is made up of former insurgents last year. —Ashley Parker, The New York Times tive. A series of explosions in the vil- who were paid to switch sides under While the security situation has lage of Al-Malhaa, on the outskirts of a program that was begun by the U.S. been somewhat stable, the political Ford plans an extensive factory Kirkuk, left nine people dead and 24 military. In that attack, three people situation has deteriorated in recent wounded, according to an official in were killed and six were wounded. months. On Thursday, a dispute expansion in China Kirkuk, a city divided among three Several attacks also occurred that pits the Shiite-led government ethnic groups often at odds with one in Diyala province, which is east of against the country’s Kurdish minor- orld BEIJING — Ford Motor has chosen China for its largest another: Arabs, Kurds and Turkmen. Baghdad and was the site of some ity appeared to be quickly escalating. factory expansion program in a half-century, announcing In Baghdad, nearly 15 people of the worst carnage during Iraq’s Last year Kurdish authorities in the Thursday that it would build a $760 million assembly plant in were killed in a handful of explosions, sectarian war in 2006 and 2007. A north entered their own exploration Hangzhou, two weeks after announcing a $600 million plan to including one on Palestine Street W suicide bomber struck the home of deal with Exxon Mobil, a pact that expand in Chongqing and less than six weeks after completing aimed at the convoy of the minister a military official, killing one person Baghdad has said is illegal. an assembly plant in Chongqing. Ford is late to China’s party, and its new factories will open in a slowing, increasingly competitive Chinese market. Rapid factory construction in China is a throwback to the company’s last big factory building campaign in the 1950s, when models With elections days away, like the Thunderbird captured the hearts and wallets of young Americans and when Ford was racing to increase capacity in postwar Europe, Australia and South Africa. Auto sales in China rose just 2.5 percent last year to 18.5 mil- Sarkozy’s outlook grows dim lion after a decade of double-digit annual growth. Sales were down 1.3 percent in the first quarter of this year from a year ear- By Steven Erlanger voting Sunday, when 10 candidates Afghanistan sooner than NATO has lier, the first quarter to show a decline in seven years, according The New York Times are competing. But all the opinion agreed to do. Still, he says that his to official figures. polls show Sarkozy losing to Hol- first visit abroad would be to Berlin, —Keith Bradsher, The New York Times PARIS — The candidate — ener- lande in a face-off two weeks later. no matter how chilly the reception. getic, bold, indefatigable — is sure His possible defeat carries im- Sarkozy faces an electoral dilem- Microsoft beats estimates as he will win, aides say, as he pulls en- plications that would radiate far ma that is inherently tactical. Pre- ergy from his big crowds. beyond Paris. Sarkozy has had consuming he gets through to the run- Windows makes a stand “Take your destiny in your tentious but valuable relationships off May 6, does he continue to run to hands!” Nicolas Sarkozy shouted to with Chancellor Angela Merkel of the right, or move to the center? And SEATTLE — Microsoft is facing some of its biggest chal- the 100,000 or so who came to the Germany, a fellow conservative, will it make enough of a difference lenges with the rise of smartphones and the iPad, but one of its Place de la Concorde to see him on European and eurozone issues; anyway in a nation that admires stalwarts of the personal computer era showed there is still life Sunday. “People of France! Don’t with the British on defense issues, what he promised at the beginning left in its main business. have fear! They will not win if you including the Libyan war; and with of his term five years ago — a “rup- Microsoft said Thursday that sales of its flagship software decide that you will win!” President Barack Obama on issues ture” with the past — but not what product for PCs, the Windows operating system, rose 4 percent But the team around him has involving Iran and Israel, NATO and he has delivered, which is a stagnant in the quarter. Analysts were expecting a drop in the business quietly started to have doubts about Russia. economy and unemployment at its because of broader industry data showing weakness in the per- victory and is debating the best A victory by even a centrist So- highest level in 12 years? sonal computer business. Gartner, a technology research firm, strategy to try to overcome serious cialist like Hollande, who has advo- Even more troubling for Sar- recently estimated that worldwide PC shipments had grown odds. cated higher taxes on the rich and kozy, the polls indicate that many only 1.9 percent in the quarter. Sarkozy is in deep trouble and is a greater emphasis on growth over French simply do not like him — his There is speculation within the technology industry that the looking, for now, as if he could be austerity, would create immediate negative ratings are high — and that supremacy of the PC is over and that Microsoft’s influence is the first one-term French president strains with Germany and rattle many of them will vote in the sec- waning along with it. Executives at Apple have boasted that the since 1981. He appears to be running financial markets that are already ond round for the bland Hollande explosive growth in sales of the iPad and the iPhone are evi- neck and neck with his main chal- nervous about the size of France’s or simply stay home rather than see dence of the arrival of a post-PC era. lenger, the Socialist candidate Fran- debt. Hollande has also said that he Sarkozy back in the Elysee Palace for —Nick Wingfield, The New York Times cois Hollande, in the first round of wants to pull French troops out of another five years.

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Extended Forecast Today: Sunny. High 74°F (23°C). S wind at 10-15 mph. Situation for Noon Eastern Time, Friday, April 20, 2012 Tonight: Increasing clouds. Low 57°F (14°C). S wind at 5-10 mph. Weather Systems Weather Fronts Precipitation Symbols Other Symbols Snow Rain Saturday: Chance of showers, more likely by evening. High 70°F Fog High Pressure Trough (21°C). S wind at 10-15 mph. Showers Thunderstorm Warm Front Sunday: Showers likely. High near 57°F (14°C). Low near 51°F Light Low Pressure Haze (11°C). Cold Front Moderate Compiled by MIT Monday: Windy with showers. High near 55°F (13°C). Low near Hurricane Meteorology Staff Stationary Front Heavy 46°F (8°C). and The Tech nation world & nation world & nation world & nation & nation world & nation world & nation world nation Friday, April 20, 2012 The Tech 3 Battle looms on low-rate WORLD & Nati UN chief says Syria is failing student loans to adhere to peace plan President Barack Obama begins an all-out push Friday to get Congress to extend the low interest rate on federal student loans, White House officials said, an effort that is likely to become a heat- By Neil MacFarquhar had recognized “that we are not in killed. ed battle along party lines. If Congress fails to act, the interest rate and Rick Gladstone a static situation but a deteriorating Ban said an initial lull in vio- on the loans, which are taken out by nearly 8 million students each The New York Times one.” lence between Syrian forces and year, will double on July 1, to 6.8 percent. She also hinted at a possible anti-government fighters had all but White House officials said the president was planning a sus- BEIRUT — The secretary-gen- NATO role in the conflict because disappeared. Nonetheless, Ban told tained effort through the spring: On Friday, Education Secretary eral of the United Nations gave a of Syrian shelling last week across reporters at the United Nations that Arne Duncan will discuss the issue at a White House briefing, and dark appraisal of the Syria conflict the border into Turkey, a NATO he had recommended that the Se- on Saturday in his weekly address, the president will call on Con- Thursday, accusing its government member, where thousands of Syr- curity Council authorize sending up gress to pass legislation preventing the rate hike. of failing to carry out nearly every ian refugees and armed anti-Assad to 300 military observers to Syria to Next week, Obama will again hammer the issue — during vis- on element of the peace plan that took groups have sought sanctuary. She act as cease-fire monitors. its Tuesday to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and effect a week ago, obstructing work said Turkey had discussed such an He also said the Syrian authori- the University of Colorado at Boulder, and Wednesday at the Uni- by an advance team of cease-fire option at a NATO ministerial meet- ties had assured him that these versity of Iowa. The White House also has plans for a social media monitors and doing nothing to alle- ing in Brussels this week. Under an observers would have freedom campaign through Facebook, Google Plus and Twitter. WORLD & Nati viate an intensifying humanitarian article in the NATO treaty, an attack of movement throughout all ar- At a time when Americans owe more on student loans than on crisis on the ground. on one member can be construed to eas of the country affected by the credit cards — student debt is topping $1 trillion for the first time The appraisal, made at the Unit- be an attack on all. 13-month-old uprising against — and the Occupy movement has highlighted the rising furor over ed Nations by Secretary-General In a statement from the Paris Assad. spiraling student debt, the issue has moved higher on the political Ban Ki-moon, came as new pressure meeting, the Friends of Syria group, “For the mission to succeed, we agenda. But the question of what to do about the looming interest on the Syria government was loom- which includes the United States, require the Syrian government’s full rate increase has landed deep in the chasm separating Democrats ing from Paris, where U.S. Secretary France, Britain, Saudi Arabia and cooperation, particularly in ensur- from Republicans, who accuse the president of using the issue in a of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, at- Turkey, said if the peace plan failed, ing the full freedom of movement fiscally irresponsible way in an attempt to buy the youth vote. tending a meeting of the Friends of “the U.N. Security Council and in- and unfettered access and safety —Tamar Lewin, The New York Times Syria coalition of countries seeking ternational community would have and security of personnel, as well as to aid the Syrian opposition, called to look at other options.” the use of key enabling assets such Human Genome Sciences rejects for a new Security Council resolu- The developments amounted as helicopters and other transportation to enforce sanctions on Presi- to a ramping up of rhetoric aimed tion,” Ban said. a bid from Glaxo dent Bashar Assad’s government. at pressuring Assad, but it was un- But he also said the issue of In her remarks, Clinton acknowl- clear if it would force him to change transportation, as well as the na- The biotechnology company Human Genome Sciences rejected edged such a resolution was likely to his behavior in seeking to crush his tionalities of the cease-fire observ- an unsolicited $2.59 billion takeover bid Thursday from the British be vetoed by Russia, a staunch sup- opponents in the conflict, in which ers themselves, had not yet been re- drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline. on porter of Assad, but that even Russia more than 9,000 people have been solved with the Syrian government. Human Genome Sciences, based in Rockville, Md., said the offer did not reflect the value of the company, but added that it had started to explore its strategic options, including the potential sale of the business. WORLD & Nati Glaxo has been asked to participate in this process, according to a statement from Human Genome Sciences. There are no assurances British police arrest three in that a deal will eventually take place, the company added. Under the terms of its deal, GlaxoSmithKline, based in London, offered $13 a share in cash to shareholders of Human Genome Sci- phone hacking inquiry ences, an 81 percent premium on the company’s closing share price on Wednesday. By J. David Goodman woman living at the same address by the company’s team, known as The proposed deal would be the fifth-largest foreign takeover of a The New York Times in Lancashire, suspected of aid- the Management and Standards U.S. biotech company, according to the data provider S&P Capital IQ. ing in that misconduct. The po- Committee. “We are disappointed that Human Genome Sciences has rejected British police arrested three lice said they were searching both So far, police said, 26 people our offer without discussion,” Glaxo’s chief executive, Andrew Witty, people Thursday as part of an in- residences. have been arrested and questioned said in a statement. “Having worked together with Human Genome quiry into accusations of bribery Murdoch’s company, the News in the investigation into corrup- Sciences for nearly 20 years, we believe there is clear strategic and fi- stemming from the news gathering Corp., said one of its journalists at tion and bribery. Another 20 have nancial logic to this combination for both companies and our respec- and corruption scandal that has The Sun tabloid had been among been arrested in separate inquiries tive shareholders.” engulfed Rupert Murdoch’s media those arrested Thursday, though into phone and computer hack- —Andrew Pollack and Mark Scott, The New York Times empire, police said, bringing to 46 no name was given, news agencies ing by journalists at News Corp.’s on the number of arrests during more reported. British news media iden- British news operation, News Sudanese clashes raise than a year of investigations. tified the journalist as Duncan Lar- International. The arrests came as a separate combe, 36, the paper’s royal editor. One of those inquiries, headed fears of a new war judicial investigation into the be- Nine others at the newspaper by Lord Justice Brian Leveson, WORLD & Nati havior of journalists at Murdoch’s were arrested earlier this year, said it would hear evidence from LAMU, Kenya — Less than a year South Sudan was born out of British newspapers said that he dragging The Sun, the country’s Rupert Murdoch on Wednesday a delicate peace agreement with Sudan, the two countries have and his son James would testify in best-selling daily, onto the main and possibly on Thursday, as well. plunged into war, a Sudanese government spokesman said Thursday. separate appearances before the stage from the fringes of the news- His son James was set to testify on Recent fighting between Sudan and South Sudan has grown from panel next week. gathering scandal that led to the Tuesday. a struggle over the contested, oil-rich region of Heglig to inflame a Police did not identify the sus- closing last year of its sister tabloid, Both men testified during a number of areas along the border and beyond. pects but described them in a state- The News of the World. Parliamentary hearing last July Earlier this week, Sudanese planes struck “deep into South Su- ment as a 36-year-old man living in Information provided by a spe- on phone hacking at News Inter- dan,” hitting an important town, according to Susan E. Rice, the U.S. Kent, arrested on suspicion of con- cial team created by News Corp. to national. The proceedings, which ambassador to the United Nations. A U.N. compound inside South spiracy to corrupt a public official; investigate accusations of wrong- were televised and closely followed Sudan was also hit by bombs. a 42-year-old former member of doing led to the arrests Thursday, on the Internet, were briefly inter- For its part, South Sudan has claimed to have shot down Suda- the armed forces in Lancashire, ar- police said. The previous arrests rupted when a protester threw a nese jets and killed hundreds of Sudanese soldiers in battles over rested on suspicion of misconduct at the paper were also aided by plate of shaving cream into Rupert Heglig, which it said it captured from Sudan last week. in a public office; and a 38-year-old information given to the police Murdoch’s face. The African Union has condemned South Sudan’s seizure of Heg- lig as illegal, and the U.N. Security Council has demanded an immediate end to the fighting, a withdrawal of the South’s troops from Heg-

lig, an end to Sudanese aerial bombardments and a halt to repeated on cross-border violence. Big investor to oppose re-election —Josh Kron, The New York Times Mobile data service fees help WORLD & Nati of a Goldman Sachs director bolster profit at Verizon

By Ben Protess the firm failed to meet certain prof- come from outspoken corners of Verizon Wireless, the nation’s largest cellphone service, on Thurs- The New York Times itability goals. the financial industry — groups like day reported that in the first three months of the year fewer custom- The moves echo the concerns public pension funds and activist ers joined its service compared with the same period last year. In the latest rebuke of eye-pop- among regulators, lawmakers and investors with social agendas. But, Adding subscribers is essential to carriers, as they can rake in hefty ping pay packages on Wall Street, a others that bank executives con- he said, “When you see mediocre amounts from charges to phone bills. But the predicament for carri- major institutional investor is tak- tinue to emphasize their own com- results and large pay, you’re going ers is that because most people who want a cellphone already have ing the rare step to oppose the re- pensation over the well-being of the to see some complaints.” one, their subscriber growth has been anemic. That was the case for election of a Goldman Sachs board institutions more than three years As one of the most powerful Verizon, which said it added 734,000 subscribers in the first quarter, member who approves compen- after the financial crisis. names on Wall Street, Goldman has 16 percent fewer than a year ago. sation for many of the bank’s top That displeasure now appears come under fire before over pay, Verizon still managed to post a profit of $1.7 billion for the quar- executives. to be broadening to include even even as it seeks to rein in compensa- ter, largely because of the fees that customers pay to watch videos, The managers of Sequoia Fund mainstream investors like the Se- tion. The firm recently announced browse the Web or play music over Verizon’s network on their smart- announced plans this week to vote quoia Fund. The $5.7 billion fund, that its chief executive, Lloyd C. phones and tablets. Revenues generated from mobile data services against James A. Johnson, a long- which is an investor in companies Blankfein, earned $12 million for his were $6.6 billion, up 21.1 percent. on time Goldman director and a for- like Warren E. Buffett’s Berkshire work in 2011 — roughly a 35 percent “We built momentum coming out of 2011, and our results show mer chief executive of Fannie Mae, Hathaway, has long been one of decline from 2010 — though the that we continue to execute in the key growth areas of our business,” and urged other shareholders to fol- Wall Street’s best performers. And bank’s stock declined more than 45 Lowell McAdam, Verizon chief executive, said in a statement issued low suit. The push comes days after in the case of Citigroup, the non- percent last year. Over all, the firm’s with its financial report. W Citigroup shareholders rejected the binding “no” vote on pay came at compensation was 39 percent of net Mobile data use is growing fast. Cisco, the networking company, bank’s $15 million payout to its chief the hands of major institutional revenue, which is not outsized com- recently published a study showing that mobile data more than dou- executive, Vikram S. Pandit. investors. pared with competitors. bled in 2011, and it predicts that by 2016 it will have grown by a factor o The critique of the Goldman “A garden-variety investment Still, 27 percent of shareholders of 18. director also coincided with an un- manager doesn’t typically step out voted to reject the bank’s compensa- In light of the slowdown in subscription growth, Verizon will most R

usual announcement by Barclays, like this,” said Charles M. Elson, a tion plan at the firm’s annual meet- likely be introducing new methods to continue to expand its revenue l the big British bank, which said corporate governance expert at the ing last year. While well short of the from mobile data, said Chetan Sharma, an independent telecom Thursday that its executives would University of Delaware. He said that votes needed to issue a nonbinding analyst. D forfeit portions of their bonuses if shareholder uprisings more often rebuke, it was a strong showing. —Brian X. Chen, The New York Times 4

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Kath Xu Bethesda, Maryland Bioengineering What CPW events have you attended or plan to attend? Shannon Julian I played mafia in Random Hall and got to try liquid nitrogen ice Edison, New Jersey cream. I’m definitely planning to go to the Meet the Bloggers event. Linguistics And of course, I’ve had a lot of food! What do you like about MIT so far? People have been really nice and Has there been anything interesting on campus that caught down-to-earth. They’ve been collaborative and always willing to help me your eye? I’m a big fan of puns, and I’ve seen a lot of funny ones in and talk about their MIT experiences. the hallway. I love how there are flyers posted everywhere, it makes What have you done on campus so far? I attended a reunion for the it seem like there is so much going on. Women’s Technology Program, a summer program at MIT, and I’ve tried liquid nitrogen ice cream. I really want to go to the “Physics Until We Die” class at midnight.

Interviews compiled by Derek Chang. Photography by Jaswanth Madhavan.

Hundreds and hundreds of prefrosh have descended upon campus this weekend for CPW. The Tech had a chance to chat with sixteen ’16s about their experience at MIT so far — from architecture to ice cream.

Alice Wang Columbus, Ohio Biology, Premed If you decide to attend MIT, are there activities you’d want to join? I’m not too sure, but I’m interested in playing for the orchestra. Where are you staying right now, and how do you like it? I’m stay- Julia Chen ing at iHouse, and I’m really enjoying it. But I really need to plan my West Covina, California time because there’s a million activities happening at the same time. Undecided What have you done at CPW so far? I got to try liquid nitrogen ice cream and did some cooking. I also got to visit Random Hall. What has been your impression of MIT dorm culture so far? I really like the dorm culture. I’m staying in Burton-Conner right now, and I love how there are always activities organized. Mariana Ballina Irvine, California Architecture What has been your impression of MIT so far? I haven’t seen anything on campus I don’t like yet. I’ve really enjoyed everything so far! If you decide to attend MIT, are there activities you’d like to join? I’m interested in joining sailing or the MIT Outing Club.

Andre Aboulian La Crescenta, California Electrical Engineering & Computer Science What are you looking forward to doing during CPW? Going to classes! I’m hoping to get an idea of how classes are at MIT. I also want to try the liquid nitrogen ice cream. David Lopes Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Aeronautics and Astronautics How have you enjoyed your time at MIT? I just got here, so I can’t say much yet. But I’ve been here before and really liked the campus. Raul Madera What activities are you hoping to be involved in if you at- Tappan, New York tend? I might want to do research on campus in UROPs. Bioengineering Where are you staying, and how do you enjoy it? I’m staying at Phi Sig, and I really like it. The people are hospitable and friendly, and make me want to come even more. It’s the first day and I’m lost getting to events on time, but with every day I’m sure I will get the hang of things. Are there activities you are hoping to do if you attend? I really want to do track and field while in college.

Lawrence Chen Tappan, New York Bioengineering Where are you staying, and how do you enjoy it? Baker — I really like it so far. The people have been answering all of our questions and helping me with everything I’ve asked about. So far, my favorite part of MIT is the people. What activities do you hope to do while in college? I’m hoping to be on the football and wrestling teams.

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Rachel Wang Wellesley, Massachusetts How is CPW so far? Prefrosh share their thoughts Engineering What CPW events have you attended so far? I recently finished a Next House dinner, and I got to try liquid nitrogen ice cream. I’ve done a lot of walking, including around the river. It’s beautiful there! Is there anything bizarre on campus that caught your eye? The rubber duck pond and ball pit in Madeline Cooper Simmons. The Simmons architecture really got my Ashland, Massachusetts attention. Bioengineering Where are you staying, and how do you like it so far? Baker. I’ve only been there for five minutes, so I still need to explore it, but I’m looking forward to going back! What do you like about MIT so far? I like how friendly every- body is, and I really enjoy the MIT energy and vibe.

Interviews compiled by Derek Chang. Photography by Jaswanth Madhavan. Eric Johnson Green Bay, Wisconsin Hundreds and hundreds of prefrosh have descended Mechanical Engineering Where are you staying, Isabella Sanders upon campus this weekend for CPW. The Tech had a and how do you like it so Long Island, New York chance to chat with sixteen ’16s about their experience far? Simmons. I’m really Mathematics or Comput- liking the interesting halls, er Science at MIT so far — from architecture to ice cream. furniture, and rooms. Are there any activities What is the most bi- you plan to be involved in if zarre thing you have no- you come to school here? I ticed on campus? The really want to join crew and acrobatics hack in Lobby 7 get involved with Christian really got my attention. organizations on campus. What have you done at CPW so far? I’ve gotten to Julia Chen explore Random Hall, and West Covina, California got to have breakfast at Zeta Undecided Beta Tau. What have you done at CPW so far? I got to try liquid nitrogen ice cream and did some cooking. I also got to visit Random Hall. What has been your impression of MIT dorm culture so far? I really like the dorm culture. I’m staying in Burton-Conner right now, and I love how there are always activities organized. Nikhita Poole La Canada, California Brain & Cognitive Sciences What are your plans for CPW? I really want to visit classes and get a chance to talk to the students. I’ve just gotten on campus so I haven’t seen much yet.

Andre Aboulian La Crescenta, California Electrical Engineering & Computer Science What are you looking forward to doing during CPW? Going to Samantha Harper classes! I’m hoping to get an idea of how classes are at MIT. I also La Canada, California want to try the liquid nitrogen ice cream. Environmental Engineering What are you hoping to do while at CPW? I want to attend classes because they allow me to see if MIT is a good fit. I want to be comfortable committing Raul Madera here. Tappan, New York Bioengineering Where are you staying, and how do you enjoy it? I’m staying at Phi Sig, and I really like it. The people are hospitable and friendly, and make me want to come even more. It’s the first day and I’m lost getting to events on time, but with every day I’m sure I will get the hang of things. Eric Metodiev Are there activities you are hoping to do if you attend? I really want to do track Long Island, New York and field while in college. Mathematics or Physics What has been your impression of MIT so far? I’m living in East Campus, and it’s been an interesting experience. The campus is architec- turally varied, there are lots of cool concrete structures and sophisticated architecture, and it’s awesome to see the dome in person. What activities have you done on campus so far? I’ve been getting food continually thrusted into my hands, it’s quite the experience. I’ve met many people this way and it’s a great ice-breaker. So far, I’ve taken a tour of East Campus and played mafia at Random. Lawrence Chen Tappan, New York Bioengineering Where are you staying, and how do you enjoy it? Baker — I really like it so far. The people have been answering all of our questions and helping me with everything I’ve asked about. So far, my favorite part of MIT is the people. What activities do you hope to do while in college? I’m hoping to be on the football and wrestling teams. Ian M. Gorodisher—The Tech Thomas J. Moriarty ’14 performs a solo for the Logarithms during the CPW Kickoff Event Thursday evening. Dean of Admissions Stuart Schmill ’86, TyShaun Wynter, and Ridonkulous also presented. 14 The Tech Friday, April 20, 2012 The 116th annual Boston marathon!

1: This year the Boston Marathon featured over 22,000 runners, of which approximately 96% finished the race. 2: Brad A. Golden runs in a patriotic suit. Other runners also had humorous outfits, such as tutu dresses. 3: Sharon Cherop (right) won the women’s race with a time of 2:31:50 while Jemima Jelagat Sumgong (left) came in second with 2 a time of 2:31:52. 4: Spectators peer out of a window to watch the runners go by. 5: David M. Rosen G participates in the marathon. 6: In addition to runners, there were 39 wheelchair racers and 21 handcycle racers who entered the marathon. 7: Mayumi Fujita finished seventh in the women’s race with a time of 2:39:11. 8: Tommy Greenless of Walnut Creek, CA finished 36th in the men’s race with a time of 2:34:08. 9: Runners are encouraged by supportive signs from the crowd. Photography by Manohar Srikanth and Christopher A. Maynor - The Tech

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8 9 Friday, April 20, 2012 The Tech 15 16 The Tech Friday, April 20, 2012 Friday, April 20, 2012 The Tech 17 Remembering Phyo Friends remember Phyo Friends recall unwavering optimism I often joked with Phyo that he looked like the have the opportunity to work closely with Phyo that Buddha on earth, always kind-looking, always smil- summer at camp, and we became good friends. He Phyo, from Page 1 rial, friends discussed a nonprofit ing. His happiness is contagious, and his words are was a natural at working with kids, and every one of foundation — led by Yao — being always comforting! Phyo is someone I’d cry in front of them adored him. He had the ability to be serious with a parent who has died of cancer established under Phyo’s name to because he emphasizes and his words empower my when necessary, but could effortlessly shift back to — where he served as a counselor. carry out his dreams. The as-yet un- spirit, and so he does for others as well! But through joking and playing around. He wasn’t afraid to make He was known for his persis- named foundation would stand sep- his always bright smiles, I see also his strong and re- fun of himself either, and I was always struck by the tence. Despite being born with a arate from MIT to provide financial lentless spirit — no difficulties can ever rob his hap- strong sense of self he portrayed. I distinctly remem- congenital health condition that assistance for both MIT and non- piness and optimism — because Phyo is also deter- ber thinking at the end of that camp session that I prevented him from doing physi- MIT related student projects and mined! Freshman year, Phyo struggled with his every wanted to strive to be a bit more like “Phyoyo”. cal exercises for most of his life, he educational purposes in Myanmar. breath as we ran by the Charles River because his se- Everyone that met Phyo remembers him for his joined the crew team. He started Some of the stories shared at the vere congenital health conditions had prevented him smile — seemingly ever present. He had an uncanny off struggling with every breath on memorial service still managed to from doing any physical exercises since birth. Before ability of finding you when you were having a bad day runs, but by graduation, he had bring laughs. Professor Patricia D. graduation, Phyo had transformed himself to be an and cheering you up. He genuinely cared about all of transformed himself into an athlete Christie, who taught Phyo in ESG, avid workout member of Z-Center and MIT crew his friends and always took the time to check in on on the MIT crew team and a regular recalls that Phyo was the only male team. It is his unyielding spirit that bears the fruits of them and say hello. Even after he graduated, he would member of the Z-Center. in the morning section of her class. his physical transformation, his unfailing smiles, and routinely chat, call or email to see how I was doing. “Phyo’s spirit never gives up” said “I will always remember his journal his passion for life. And because Phyo’s spirit never This, I believe is an important part of Phyo’s lega- Di Yi ’10. “His smiles and his passion presentation when he explained to a gives up, his smiles and his passion forever linger in cy — his depth of caring and compassion for others. forever linger in our minds.” room full of females what physiolog- our minds, brightening our spirit in the dark nights. I aim to be like Phyo in this regard. I make an effort Phyo connected friends from all ically happens when you are men- Phyo never left us, he is always here. to keep a smile on my face and to be there for others of his disparate social circles. “He struating!” she wrote in his course —Di Yi ’10 when they need a hand. I miss Phyo very much, and I was always meeting new people and evaluation. believe I always will. He’s a person, that once you have getting other people to meet new Perhaps Phyo’s lasting legacy is I met Phyo in the Spring of 2009 during my fresh- met, that you can never really forget. people,” recalled Yao, “I think from the way he inspired others to treat life man year. I was at the first training session for Camp —Vidya Eswaran ’12 Phyo’s perspective it was ‘this per- as an adventure. “When things get Kesem MIT, and I was feeling incredibly nervous and son is my friend, that person is my rough,” said Andrea Schneider, who alone, surrounded by many upperclassmen I didn’t Phyo was a great friend and an outstanding per- friend, therefore we all are friends!’” worked with Phyo in Soane Labs, “I know. Throughout the day, the nervousness began to son. I think about him every day, but to keep myself Phyo’s open personality con- remember him, and it always helps ease, but the moment that I knew Camp Kesem was from being sad, I instead try to apply his mantra to trasted with his modesty. In his ESG me focus on what’s good in life and going to be great was when I heard Phyo introduce my own life. He always knew how to make anything freshman evaluation, he wrote “I’m what I have to be thankful for.” himself by his camp name to the group. I don’t know enjoyable, no matter how bad the situation. So when not a very outgoing person, but I like Phyo’s favorite quote was from what I was expecting from the quiet looking junior, but things get rough, I remember him, and it always helps to meet people.” Friends, however, Tolkien: “Faithless is he that says it definitely wasn’t a loud, “What Up? My name is Yo- me focus on what’s good in life and what I have to be characterize him as outgoing, very farewell when the road darkens.” Yooooo!” Here was a kid who wasn’t afraid to be silly, thankful for. I never would have had this outlook with- friendly, and something of a joker. This quote motivated Phyo never to who had one of the most distinctive laughs I’d ever out having him in my life. Vidya Eswaran ’12, who was a give up during his own life, and Phyo heard, and a smile that was infectious. I was lucky to —Andrea Schneider counselor at Camp Kesem with inspired those he knew never to give Phyo, remembers him introducing up — even today. himself loudly as “Yo-Yo.” Phyo was someone who wasn’t afraid to be silly and had a smile that was infectious, Eswaran said. The Camp Kesem MIT Coordi- nator, Christina A. Bognet, wrote on the group website that “at camp, his enthusiasm was unprecedented; he was never too tired to make a camp- er or counselor laugh and ensure everyone was having as much fun as possible.” Albert Chang ’10 organized a fun- draising effort early this year, par- tially hosted on a “Friends of Phyo” Facebook page, for funeral arrange- ments and to return Phyo and his belongings to Myanmar. In a Janu- ary interview with the Tech, Chang said that within a couple days of beginning the effort, over $15,000 had been raised for the cause. A memorial service was held on April 7 by Phyo’s friends at MIT, where they shared memories and tried to say goodbye. 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Y Amazon paperback B @ kindle www.yowahbooks.com Be a PENguin write for us e-mail [email protected] Friday, April 20, 2012 The Tech 19 Binghamton halts pledging amid hazing concerns By Peter Applebome anything that can result in violence or About 12 percent of Bingham- like forced drinking, which killed a New York is among 44 states with The New York Times injuries to others,” said Kevin Kruger, ton’s 14,700 students are members of Cornell student, or beatings, which anti-hazing laws. Under New York’s president of the National Association the 52 sanctioned professional and caused the death of a drum major in laws, a person can be found guilty of BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Bing- of Student Personnel Administrators. social fraternities. After it halted all the Florida A&M band. Instead, they a misdemeanor by conducting ini- hamton University, one of the North- “Stopping pledging altogether is not pledging, the university said the or- said, the university had overreacted tiation and affiliation activities that east’s top public colleges, has halted so common, but there’s a huge focus ganizations could petition to admit based on an open-ended definition cause physical injury or create a sub- all fraternity and sorority pledging on managing liability and sending a new members based on a review of of hazing. stantial risk of injury. this spring after what it called an very clear message to students and their pledging activities. “This has all been blown out of Officials at Binghamton, which “alarmingly high number of serious alumni that this kind of behavior will At least 10 fraternities and sorori- proportion based on anonymous re- is part of the State University of New hazing complaints.” result in removal of the chapter.” ties are under investigation, officials ports,” said Samantha Vulpis, a junior York system, have not disclosed Administrators and students said The concerns are not new, and said. No criminal charges have been from Commack, N.Y., and president specific complaints under investi- there was no indication their hazing educators cite three main reasons filed or disciplinary action taken of Binghamton’s Panhellenic Coun- gation. But indications are that al- problem was worse than those at for the actions — concern for student against individual students. cil. “It’s like hazing now is considered leged episodes range from relatively other colleges. But the move at Bing- safety, legal exposure and efforts to Many fraternity and sorority anything that isn’t optional. The way minor cases of enforced physical hamton is emblematic of an increas- avoid embarrassment; Binghamton members say there is no indication it’s being enforced is that anything activity or time-consuming rituals ingly tough stance on hazing and on was widely faulted for its slow re- that any activity occurred that came you could ever think of is now con- to physical violence resulting in cuts other forms of student misbehavior sponse to irregularities and criminal close to putting students in danger, sidered hazing.” or welts. on campuses nationwide. behavior surrounding its basketball The University of Connecticut is team a few years ago. advising students this weekend to But Binghamton officials said go home and avoid an often-out-of- that their overriding concern was the control party called Spring Weekend, health and safety of students and that PROFESSIONAL COACHING during which a student was killed the situation was clear: For the sec- off campus in 2010. The University of ond year in a row, they received an Career Colorado at Boulder has announced increasing number of reports, mostly it will close the entire campus to all anonymous phone calls or emails Job Search visitors Friday to try to stop a long- from pledges, friends of pledges or time marijuana smoke-out held an- parents, about hazing during the Leadership nually that day. The moves follow eight-week pledge period. well-publicized hazing scandals at Lloyd Howe, the dean of students, Management Boston University and Dartmouth said the university took action before College and student deaths at Cor- it faced a serious episode. nell and Florida A&M Universities “For us, any hazing is of concern, last year. even if it seems to be at the low end of “The climate on campuses is such the range, because that can often es- Free trial session: that there’s just much less tolerance calate into a situation that becomes [email protected] for aberrant behavior, particularly more dangerous,” he said.

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UA Election, from Page 1 And in 2009, Michael A. Bennie ’10 campaign,” said Craighead, spe- paign Craighead and Walsh said A revamped Spring Weekend and Margaret K. Delano ’10 nearly cifically noting Tallapragada/Yang’s they would pursue a “Cookies and is also on the agenda for Craig- whoever was picked second, and tripled the first-place vote count of Facebook effort. “The amount of Conversation”-style series of meet- head and Walsh. This year, they then third, and so on. the runners-up. visibility that each had was very, ings with undergraduates, work to say, Spring Weekend should have Brendan T. Deveney ’13 and The close race may be at least very high.” improve the UA’s internal identity more UA-sponsored events as a Mary A. Breton ’14 also ran an out- partly attributable to a huge get-out- as a “team,” and pursue “collabora- “first stab at making the event a lot sider campaign, taking 323 first- the-vote effort by the Tallapragada/ ‘Our supporters tive” relationships with Institute larger and involving more people,” place votes. Including write-ins, Yang campaign, which took advan- administrators. including a movie-on-the-lawn and 1,712 ballots (39 percent of under- tage of traditional campus advertis- came out and said Craighead said the his adminis- a barbecue. grads) were cast for UA President/ ing methods but also pushed their whatever came out tration would also emphasize soli- Craighead and Walsh say they will Vice President, up about 23 percent message via social networks. darity with the Graduate Student meet with the two losing tickets to from last year (but then, there was “We had a lot of very passionate of the bottom of Council in representing the inter- determine in what ways Tallapraga- only one ticket to vote for). supporters on campus who happen their heart.’ ests of the student body as a whole. da, Yang, Deveney, and Breton can After the Deveney/Breton ticket to be all years from freshman to se- Craighead and GSC President-elect contribute to student governance. was eliminated from the prefer- niors, pretty much all majors,” said Naren Tallapragada Brian L. Spatocco G first met as Tallapragada noted that his cam- ential voting system, Craighead/ Tallapragada in an interview with UA presidential candidate members of the search commit- paign’s strength in communication Walsh led Tallapragada/Yang 804 The Tech yesterday. He also noted tee to find now-Dean for Residen- — as evidenced by the close race — is to 766. Voters who originally picked that their support tended to come Forging ahead tial Life Henry J. Humphreys, and something the UA could incorporate, Deveney/Breton tended to slightly from fraternities, West Campus dor- Craighead and Walsh will be Craighead said the two govern- and he would want to help. favor Craighead/Walsh in their mitories, and athletic groups. the first elected pair to run a new- ments will be releasing a joint vi- Yang said that, for the time be- rank-two preference. But Tallapragada also said that ly-restructured UA. They will also sion statement soon. ing, he will “refocus” his energy on UA presidential elections are the campaign’s efforts were some- have to manage a relationship with “The UA and GSC can really get the student groups he is already a usually decided by much larger what grassroots in nature. “We a new Institute president and likely some amazing things done on cam- part of, but that he would consider first-place margins, especially when didn’t give anybody a formula,” he handle issues regarding orienta- pus when we work together,” said serving in the next UA administra- they pitch “insiders” versus “out- explained. “[Our supporters] came tion, dormitory security, dining, Craighead, adding that faculty were tion if asked. First, though, he would siders.” Vrajesh Y. Modi ’11 and Sa- out and said whatever came out of and MITx. “impressed” with how well the two want to hear more about Craighead mantha G. Wyman ’11 won the 2010 the bottom of their heart.” And though specific plans are groups have been working together and Walsh’s plans for reforming the elections by a 1,135 vote margin. “Every ticket ran a really great not yet formulated, during the cam- on the presidential search process. organization.

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[email protected] W20-483, 617-253-1541 22 The Tech Friday, April 20, 2012 Friday, April 20, 2012 The Tech 23 s Sport athlete of the week: Robin S. Shin ’12 Shin named NE Conference Fencer of the Year By Carlos Greaves Big One,” which is held at Smith College and is the first flexible, the sabre which is a “cutting” weapon (Robin’s Staff Reporter tournament of the year. Because the tournament does sword of choice), and the épée, which is designed to not count for NCAA standings, there is less pressure and more closely resemble an old-fashioned dueling sword. s Sport Meet Robin S. Shin ’12. When she isn’t busy tooling everyone on the team goes, making for a fun bus ride. The weapons are hooked up to electrical equipment and away in her architecture studio, she fences for the MIT For those who are unfamiliar, fencing is like other have a push-button switch at the tip so that a touch is Women’s varsity team. She was recently named the “individual” sports like golf or tennis in the sense that, registered when the weapon strikes the opponent. De- Northeast Conference Fencer of the Year, and placed although there are individual tournaments and head- pending on the weapon, only certain parts of the body 20th at the NCAA competition, where she was the only to-head bouts are individual by nature, there is also a can be hit in order to receive touches, and touches may representative from Division III. team competition structure; collegiate teams square off be awarded depending on which person was on the of- Robin started fencing in her native Brookline, Mass. against each other and the teams are ranked according to fensive when touches were made. when she was 12 years old. Growing up, she remembers the number of team matches they win and the quality of When Robin isn’t slicing and jabbing away at her

traveling to fencing tournaments by herself. Now, her fa- the teams they beat. fencing foes, she enjoys baking, painting, and attending S vorite part about being on the MIT team is that the en- Individual bouts are won by scoring five “touches.” music festivals. She’s also a fan of Arrested Development, tire team travels together and has a great time doing it. How a touch is scored depends on the type of weapon The Good Wife, and the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Be sure In particular, she enjoys traveling with the team to “the used. These weapons include the foil, which is light and to congratulate her on her stellar season! port Baseball beats Clark, improves conference chances s By Zach Hynes against Clark, the Engineers returned to sixth, earning a 4-0 win in the seven-inning behind WPI in the conference standings, s Sport sports staff Cambridge for a doubleheader on Saturday contest. but WPI was swept by the conference-lead- afternoon. In the first game, MIT seized a In the second game of the doublehead- ing Wheaton Lyons. Consequently, MIT After tossing a complete game shut- 1-0 lead in the third inning when Sean P. er, Christopher M. Hendrix ’12 turned in trails WPI by two games headed into their out against Springfield College in his last Karson ’14 came across the plate. Swan- another spectacular performance, allowing head-to-head matchup in the final week- outing, there was very little that Torre M. son held the Cougars hitless through four two hits and one earned run over seven in- end of the NEWMAC regular season. MIT Swanson ’12 could have done innings, stranding three baserunners who nings. The Engineers’ offense had no trou- will head to Worcester on Friday night be- against the Clark University reached on errors. With two outs and the ble providing the necessary run support fore hosting WPI for a doubleheader on Sat- Cougars on Saturday to im- bases empty in the fifth inning, the Cou- for Hendrix. Led by three-hit games from urday afternoon, needing to take all three prove upon his prior perfor- gars’ Daniel Lima laid a hard bunt down Karson and A.J. Hansborough ’12, the Engi- games of the series in order to earn a spot in mance. Yet he did just that, along the first base line, eluding an at- neers took advantage of nine walks issued the tournament. While the teams have been s Sport allowing only a bunt single in tempted tag from first baseman Ricardo J. and five errors from the Cougars as they on opposite trajectories over the past week, seven innings to help the En- Perez ’13 to earn the Cougars’ only hit of the won 16-2. WPI has had a strong season after missing gineers capture the first game of Saturday’s game. After Swanson got out of the fifth, the While MIT was busy taking care of Clark out on the conference tournament last year. doubleheader en route to a sweep of the Engineers extended their lead to 3-0 in the at home on Saturday, everything was falling Still, with the offensive spark and strong three-game weekend series. bottom half of the inning. Swanson cruised into place for the Engineers in their efforts pitching that they showed against Clark, the After an offensive outburst of four home through the final two innings, and the En- to make the NEWMAC conference tourna- Engineers might complete a comeback that runs helped MIT take Friday night’s game gineers tacked on an insurance run in the ment. MIT began the weekend five games seemed improbable just two weeks ago. sMITe takes third place in conference, clinches spot in Regionals s Sport Engineers beat Harvard, BU, and BC en route to New England Regionals at Dartmouth By Alexandra Hsu continuing support from the side- Carolyn P. Coyle ’13 and handler Kearns-McCoy, coming off of a tercepts the disc in the opposite team representative line was tremendous and instru- Claire F. Kearns-McCoy ’14. Coyle foot injury, showed that she is back team’s endzone for a score. mental to the team’s success. is one of the tallest members of the in form with the highest retention These are just a few examples In the Boston Metro Confer- Entering the semifinals down team and used her height to her rate on the team. Spending sig- of why Rybak continued, “Not to s Sport ence championships last week- two more players, sMITe lost again advantage and “skyed” (jumped nificantly more time with the disc mention, literally every person on end, sMITe, MIT Women’s Ulti- to nationally-ranked Tufts, setting higher than the person guarding than others, her pass completion the team is an awesome person.” mate team, placed up a rematch with Harvard in the her and made a play while in mid- rate was nearly 90 percent. Kearns- As the team becomes a more third and clinched third place game. Learning from air) many others, both on offense McCoy also scored a “Callahan” cohesive unit both on and off the a spot at New Eng- the morning’s game, coach Neva and defense. She finished the tour- point to win a game against BC. field, sMITe will enter regionals, land DI Regionals. Cherniavsky taught a new defen- nament with 12 points and forced 9 Extremely rare events, Callahans May 5–6 at Dartmouth College, By playing hard sive strategy, which the team ab- turnovers on defense. occur when a defensive player in- with high expectations. through some long sorbed quickly, to completely shut points and overcom- down Harvard’s offense. Alisha R. ing injuries, the team won crucial Schor G, Lisa Liu ’14, and Anna K. s Sport games, beating Harvard, Boston de Regt G continued their strong College (BC) and Boston Univer- performances of the weekend and sity (BU). sMITe defeated Harvard 15-5. sMITe opened pool play on Sat- The fact that sMITe could focus urday, splitting the day with wins and learn a new form of defense in against BU and BC and losses to a matter of minutes attests to their Tufts and Northeastern. On Sun- growing passion and potential. day morning, the team suffered a Michelle A. Rybak ’13, one of the tough loss to Harvard, closing out team’s three captains, explained: s Sport pool play at 2-3. “This is an extremely exciting time The first round of bracket play to be a captain. Looking at our per- determined if MIT advanced to formance in previous years we, are the semifinals or dropped into growing and improving at such the elimination bracket. Facing a high rate that my dream of one BC in this must win game, sMITe day going to nationals is becoming quickly found themselves down more and more of a reality.” 5-2. However, sMITe fought back Rybak herself is an outstanding using a zone defense to score eight player and an integral part of this s Sport unanswered points in a row. With improved performance. Playing al- key blocks by Emma C. Benjamin- most every point and ending with son ’14 and Evie Adams ’13, MIT 29 assists and 30 blocks, Rybak was entered half time up 8-5 and never directly involved in scoring almost looked back. In the second half, half of the points this weekend, strong offensive performances and was a vital part of the offense from Patricia Z. Li ’13 and Kath- for the other points scored. leen M. Hoza ’14 led MIT to a 15-7 For those unfamiliar with Ulti- victory. mate, the team is divided into two However, injuries prior to the main positions, “handlers” and s Sport tournament left sMITe short a key “cutters.” Handlers are responsible player, Monica Isava ’13, and the for being strong throwers and cut- level of competition reduced the ters work together as receivers. As roster size even further. Both Becky a handler, Rybak frequently holds A. Vasquez ’12, and Annie E. Hol- the disc and the team scores many laday ’13 suffered sprains to their points on her throws spanning al- ankle and knee, respectively, dur- most the entire length of the field. ing the BC game. Regardless, their Other key players were cutter Spor

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