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Volume 114, Number 50 Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Friday, October 21, 1994 Three Departments to Offer MEng Programs Next Year By Shang-Un Chuang experience than now exists at MIT, fled need for a first professional STAFFREPORTER and if well-prepared, can complete degree appropriate to individuals Starting next September, three their degree in one academic year," inclined to immediately enter pro- new Master of Engineering pro- Murman said. fessional practice," said Professor grams will be offered in the Depart- In the MEng program, the stu- Rafael L. Bras '72, who heads the ment of Aeronautics and Astronau- dent will be required to take five department. tics, the Department of Civil and aerospace engineering disciplinary "We look at the MEng program Environmental Engineering, and the subjects (three graduate and two H- as a terminal degree," said Professor Department of Ocean Engineering. level), a math subject, a subject on Patricia A. Dixon, head of the The ocean engineering depart- Aerospace Product Design, and a department's personnel administra- ment announced its new program 12-unit design thesis. tion. last month, while the Course XVI . "The MEng and SM offer com- No restrictions are placed on the and I programs were announced plementary options for graduate stu- pursuit of a PhD program after the recently. These departments are fol- dents. The MEng is focused on completion of the MEng program, lowing the pattern set by the Depart- design and the SM on research," although it is usually expected that ment of Electrical Engineering and Murmnnan said. the student will work after comple- Computer Science, which started its The department expects 20 stu- tion, Bras said. MEng program last year. dents next fall, Murman said. About 20 students are expected These MEng programs are According to a survey distributed to to enroll next fall, Bras said. Admis- designed for undergraduate students about 800 potential applicants at sion requirements for the Course I looking for a one-year graduate pro- MIT, Stanford University, and the MEng program will be similar to gram. Neither of the MEng pro- University of Michigan, about half that of the SM program, with the grams will replace the existing Mas- of the 237 students that replied said exception that an engineering back- ter of Science degrees which usually that they would prefer the MEng ground will be required. require two years. program- over the SM. The admis- This is a program "designed to The Course XVI MEng program sion requirements of the MEng pro- build on the background of engi- I "is a structured Masters program gram are substantially the same as neering students for particularly, but emphasizing multidisciplinary the SM degree. not uniquely, our own undergradu- instruction, product design, and a The students are expected to be ates," Bras said. design thesis," said Professor Earll selif-supporting or will have other The MEng program consists of M. Murman, head of the Depart- financial support such as fellow- seven conventional subjects, three ment of Aeronautics and Astronau- ships, company sponsorships, or project/thesis subjects, and an indi- tics. student loans. vidual thesis. All of the students By enrolling in the MEng pro- The Civil and Environmental will first take "Concepts of Engi- gram, the students "are now intro- EngineeringMEng program was duced to a different educational developed to respond "to an identi- MEng, Page 17

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DOE Unveils 'Revolutionary' Scientists Claim Los Angeles Lighting System THE .W4S'HI\GT¢IV\ PONST WASHINGTON More Prone to Earthquakes The Department of Energy Thursday unveiled what it called "a revolutionary 21st century" lighting system that uses a bulb of sulfur By Robert Lee Hotz "The full extent of the urban cor- zone that we are sitting on. This is bombarded by microwaves to produce bright illumination resembling and Kenneth Reich ridor from San Bernardino through an incredibly complex web of faults sunlight-and does so at a fraction of the cost of many conventional LOS.4GELES TIME5 Los Angeles and northwest to Santa underlying all of Los Angeles - systems. LOS ANGELES Barbara is at risk from both the more complex than we thought." The prototype lamp, invented by a Rockville, Md., start-up com- The Southern California temblor thrust faults (like Northridge) and The entire Los Angeles Basin is pany called Fusion fighting Inc. and developed under contract to in January, the costliest U.S. earth- the San Andreas fault, and the two becoming more seismically active, DOE. consists of a closed quartz sphere filled warith an inert gas and a quake since 1906. measureably risks are comparable," the scientists and the data from the Northridge tiny amount of sulfur. One golfball-sized sulfur bulb, when irradiated rearranged more than 1,900 square said. quake reinforced the expectation by the kind of compact microwave generator found in ordinary miles of metropolitan Los Angeles, Accordingly, the scientists sug- that the area should continue to kitchen ovens, puts out as much light as hundreds of high-intensity leaving portions 2 feet higher than gested "that the northern Los Ange- experience at least one 5.0 temblor mercury vapor lamps. before, according to a wide-ranging les region faces one of the greatest or greater every year. Commercial products are not expected until some time in 1995, report released today. seismic hazards in Southern Califor- Although many minor controver- and the first applications are likely to be used in lighting extensive The severe shock - now re- nia." sies are still unsettled, the scientists outdoor and indoor spaces such as shopping centers, aircraft hangars assessed at 6.7 magnitude -- also The report's conclusions, report- reached agreement on the temblor's and factories. Illuminating such areas now costs the United States forced scientists to revise their esti- approximately $8 billion per year, Ervin said. mates of the seismic hazard facing the densely inhabited suburbs of ' he northern Los Angeles region faces one of the metropolitan Los Angeles. Atomic-Bomb Exhibit Now Has In the most comprehensive greatest seismic hazards in Southern California." assessment so far, the scientists of Anti-War Groups Up in Arms the U.S. Geological Survey and the ed in Friday's issue of the journal major lessons relatively quickly - THE -'.SHINGTO.V POST Southern California Earthquake Science, represent an unusual scien- barely nine months after the earth- WASHINGTON Center say that people in the Los tific consensus on the events of Jan. quake. Veterans groups are pleased with recent changes and the promise Angeles area should expect at least 17, when 61 people were killed, In part, the researchers reaped of more in the script for the Smithsonian Institution's planned exhibit one earthquake every year of mag- 9,253 injured and more than 20,000 the benefit of the iarge number of nitude. .0 ort more for the forPcp-P sensorC that]'C. the marking the 50th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on left homeless. r";r,.. ,. m^^^,- Japan. But revisions intended to mollify one set of critics appear to able future. There is a 45 percent The Northridge quake produced subtle ground motion and changes have energized others with a different point of view. I likelihood of another aftershock of the most severe ground motions in position, experts said. They also Representatives of 17 peace organizations, arguing that the exhibit the Jan. 17 Northridge quake above ever recorded in a North American were able to evaluate their conclu- I should magnitude 5.0 by the end of next city, giving researchers their best sions quickly, in part due to com- renew its focus on the suffering the bombs caused, wrote the c director of the Smithsonian's National Air July. close-up look at a thrust quake. puter communications on the Inter- j and Space Museum on - Wednesday to protest the script changes. The scientists said that, with After evaluating their findings, the net, which enabled researchers on And some anti-war activists are also planning to hold a sidewalk almost 100 faults in the Los Angeles scientists concluded that such dev- distant campuses to share the latest « area known to be capable of a mag- astating shaking should be consid- findings. g demonstration at the museum with photographs of the victims of I THiroshima and Nagasaki when the exhibit opens in May. nitude 6.0 or greater earthquake, ered the norm near any large thrust The earthquake left more than emergency planners must recognize earthquake. 3,000 buildings unsafe for habita- E Responding to criticism from those who viewed the exhibit as too i that urban earthquakes cannot be "There was sympathetic to Japan, the Smithsonian announced three weeks ago it a debate over what tion, but the scientists blamed much | considered rare. Over the I would overhaul the script. It acted after two marathon meetings with long run, happens when you are right on top of that damage on faulty construc- s contractors representatives of the American Legion, the nation's largest veterans should expect that of an earthquake," said Lucile M. tion and inadequate building inspec- group. homes and buildings might be sub- Jones, a USGS seismologist who led tions. jected to severe ground shaking -- the team that prepared the The museum sent its latest "interim script" last week to the report. Even simple cost-effective safety at the extremes of the stresses con- "That argument is over." Legion and other military organizations that had charged that earlier measures, such as securing comput- The Northridge scripts portrayed the Japanese as innocent victims of racist Ameri- sidered in present building codes - earthquake, ers, lights, water pipes and bookcas- several times in the structure's cans determined to avenge the attack on Pearl Harbor. life- Jones said, "really rammed home es, could save billions of dollars in time. the nature of the complicated fault The planned exhibit, titled "The Last Act: The Atomic Bomb and future earthquakes. the End of World War II," is to include the forward fuselage of the Enola Gay. the B-29 Superfortress that dropped the bomb on Hiroshi- ma Aug. 6. 1945. A second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki on Aug. U.S, Britain Reaffirm Resolve 9 by Bock's Car. The war ended Aug. 14. I nr imAr% w ® Fi 'WIn 0In Ia E Mexico Probe Unravels Amateurish 10uppuo Al ArqVroo ifimupu I Assassination Plot By Julia Preston try. from Thursday's warnings. This and Thomas LOS A 'G.ELES nTl ES W. Lippman The two countries sent Thurs- was taken as a sign that important THE WA4SHINGTON POST day's message to ensure that Bagh- i MEXICO CITY differences persist among the key The United States and Britain dad has "no misunderstanding" allies from the 1991 Persian i All Carmelo Herrera Gomez knew when his lover summoned him Gulf told Iraq Thursday that they will use about Saturday's resolution, a U.S. War, in which Saddam's I to meet a well-connected businessman at a cheap Mexico City hotel invasion military force to stop any new official said. "We have made it clear forces were last June was that it involved "a matter of a lot of money." routed and driven out of i buildup of Iraqi troops south of the we would not wait to use very Kuwait. When he got there, according to Herrera's sworn testimony 32nd parallel, U.S. and British strong military force," he added. In negotiations in recent days. released Thursdav. he learned he would have to kill for it. diplomats said. The two Iraqi Republican Guard U.S. and British diplomats The target: Jose were not Francisco Ruiz Massieu. The reward: Nearly In separate but nearly identical divisions whose rapid movement S 1i00.000. able to agree with France on a co-rn- diplomatic notes, the two allies southward sent thousands of U.S. mon message to Baghdad. But At the pro-ddi';ng of his girlfriend. Herrera agreed. It wasn't until drew the geographic line to define troops scurrying to the Persian Gulf French officials said their U.N. ii several days later. Herrera stated. that he learned his prospective tar- the northern edge of a 150-mnile- region two weeks ago are now north ambassador, Jean-Bernard Merimee, get was no less than the second-ranking official in | Mexico's powerful I deep zone in southern Iraq in which of Baghdad. senior Pentagon offi- met Tuesdav ruling political parr-. with Iraqi Deputy they will not tolerate reinforce- cials said. The six Iraqi army divi- Prime Minister Tarik Aziz in New According to the latest testimony made public, that was the sec- ments, warning they will "respond sions remaining south of the 32nd York to reaffirm that France sup- ond time the alleged masterminds of a killing that rocked the Mexi- appropriately and decisively" to any parallel are "not currently in a ports the terms of the Security can nation last month were burned bv hired guns who skipped town new influx. threatening posture," a senior offi- Council resolution in general. with their money. And it was the latest evidence that the political U.S. officials said Ambassador cer said at a Pentagon briefing, but The 32nd parallel is already the aides and underworld figures now charged with plotting Ruiz K. Madeleine Albright told her Iraqi Iraq remains capable of assembling northern border of a "no-fly zone" Massieu's murder here on Sept. 28 were amateurs, at best. counterpart, Nizar Hamdoon, that f a force that would he a potential in southern Iraq, over which the | the messages mean Iraq should danger to Kuwait "absent a credible allies have banned Iraqi warplanes. expect major military action against deteTCrrent." The zone is jointly patrolled by the any additional troops dispatched With "the threat ameliorated United States, Britain and France, into the area, which lies just north of somewhat," the Pentagon canceled which has !2 Mirage and Jaguar Kuwait. I further deployments of ULI.S. troops fighter jets stationed in the region Regatta Hope! In setting a geographic boundary to the region, said Air Force Lt. for the operation. But it appeared and making explicit the threat of Gen. Howell M. Estcs Ill. opera- By Marek Zebrowski that France will not join in patrols r military action, the United States tions director for S7rA F \f;rETOfti.n\~)GLF the joint staff: targeted against movements of i and Britain appeared to take the A second brigade of tlhe 24th grLound troops. After a long stretch of briilliantr weather these next few days will confrontation with Iraq significantly Mcchanized Infnintry division ftrom The U.S. and British messages i test our mood and patience as an unsettled weather takes up residence i beyond the U.N. Security Council Fort Stewart, G;a., nalreandy heading demand that Iraq directly o erhead. A weak surface low immediately with- i over eastern Long Island is resolution passed Saturday in for Kuwait, will go ahead. Estcs going to move \ er\ slowhl northeasn-ardl draw from the southern zone all throughout Friday and, response to Iraqi troop movements said, but additional Marine units. accordin_ to the latest indications., will stall over Cape troops that were not positioned there Cod on Satur- in southern Iraq that appeared to Air Force 1-52 bomber squadrons day. As ths sysiemn creeps toward the Gulf of Maine before Sept. 20. The United States on Sunda-v some threaten Kuwait. That resolution ;and a second Navy nilrcral carrier hope for improvement in local weather conditions is regards the pattern of Iraqi deploy- on offer. just in warned Iraq against any strengthen- hatlie group ll(a had beeln alerted to time to cheer the Head of the Charles participants! ments before that date as "non-hos- ing of its military might near the headI I rIr thc I Persia (kilf will not Today: Cloud\ tile," a U.S. official said. About with peri-ods of rain. Light southeasterly winds border but drew no geographic line Vo. vind veer to northeast bv midday. High 62F (I 7'C). 30,000 troops in three regular divi- and contained only a general warn- Pcnt.g(o of1ic:iails1 s;idihe total Tonight: Cloudy and damp wirh scattered showers, drizzle sions were based in the south before and ing of "serious consequences" it' IIS. troop conmitmlei.nt ilor roInlllld foe, especially near the coast Low 5 I=TF the crisis, and those can stay, U.S. I 10Cl. Iraqi troops were reinforced. Kuwail will Irvrl ()I( ;i albomu Saturday: Mostly cloudy with a continued chance of rain and officials sid. The vague language was a con. >,000,o itt(lt llcd I/,000i ll ilVt) i · 'zzl- SvITr In The United States also said in its .. a ta <_. . . .. we:i.. l cession by the [Jniecd s,;lates to froopi. Pl tmntfirt' :il 1hr 111111il y':s message (hat the gulf coalition "will coast. High 59°F (15°C). France and Russia, which fcatc! 'cntlial '(m uatidi~l It 11in1);t, Fin , not remain indifferent to the use of Sunday: Becoming partly cloudy with a threat of showers late in that the council Inighit he goi./, (f,, ;I:C ( hclt iri.tmllll<»W J

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k - -- II -- , I I I slbu I I--- --Yei Clinton Signs Education Bill China to Conduct Just 'A Few More' Nuclear Tests At Noontime Rally for Kennedy BEIJING By Susan Page I weeks of being avoided by some eign policy successes - the return China plans to conduct "a few more" underground nuclear tests NEWSDA Y Democratic candidates in states of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide during the next two years, or at least until an international test ban FRAMINGHAM, MASS. where his popularity has sagged. to Haiti, the nuclear agreement with treaty is reached, a senior official in the foreign ministry said Thurs- The noontime rally at Nevins And he brought more than rhetoric North Korea and the pullback of day. Municipal Hall Thursday looked to the Bay State: He signed a $60 Iraqi troops from the Kuwaiti border The official, who has an extensive background in arms-control like a sort of joint rescue effort, with billion, five-year education bill that - had helped bolster his standing. negotiations, also said that China is interested in pursuing a proposal battered President Clinton and Kennedy had been instrumental in A Journal-NBC by U.S. Secretary of Defense William Perry that it substitute comput- beleaguered Sen. Edward M. getting enacted into law. News poll published Thursday er simulation for nuclear tests. However, he said, the computer simu- Kennedy offering praise for each In a speech held in the John F. idea among the five major showed the president's approval- lation procedure, while an attractive other's achievements, scorn for their Kennedy Gymnasium at Framing- nuclear powers, faced likely opposition from non-nuclear countries disapproval rating at 48 percent to critics and predictions that their ham High School, Clinton declared who view it as another form of nuclear proliferation. 43 percent, a turnaround from the political fortunes were about to turn. that the measure had passed Con- Perry, who visited China earlier this week, said in a news confer- percent to 48 percent rating he "Until the last few days, this had gress "in a bipartisan fashion for all 44 ence Tuesday that he had discussed with senior Chinese officials the eanrmarks of an unusual election the children of this country." A half- had received just a month earlier. "ways of eliminating the need for testing (that) had to do with com- ,uhr,, n.rcrle W/ere» i. danger of vft- /iz7o n>^D/ri+;i mpoyorc' of Cfa Clintofn's nides also caid the puter simulation techniquess" ing against what they're for and for gress and a single Republican - president was determined to try to The American defense secretary set as one of the objectives of his what they were against because of Sen. Jim Jeffords of Vermont- make his case on domestic policy to four-day visit, which ended Wednesday, to dissuade the Chinese I the inordinate success of our oppo- watched as the president sat at a a skeptical public. from further nuclear testing. nents in talking things to death and scarred school desk and signed the "Twenty-one months ago, you Since Oct. 5 of last year, the Chinese have conducted three under- confusing things," Clinton declared new law. sent me to Washington to try to ground nuclear tests, breaking a moratorium observed by the four to the hoots and of a partisan For his part, Romney discounted change this country," Clinton told other major nuclear powers - the United States, Great Britain, crowd that chanted, "Six more the idea that Clinton's appearance the political rally, listing as his France and Russia. The most recent blast, estimated at between 40 years!" much difference. would make accomplishments efforts to cut the and 150 kilotons, took place at China's remote Lop Nor testing Kennedy, a liberal lion and 32- "Most Democratic candidates in the deficit, create jobs and fight crime. ground in Xinjiang Province on Oct. 6. II year Senate veteran, got good news country are cutting the president's I Thursday with publication of a "I come here to tell you that we've 'ri coattails into parachutes and getting Boston Herald/WCVB-TV poll that as far away as they can," he said. still got a long way to go, but Amer- Judge Limits Media Access showed him building a 10-point But Clinton's new combative- ica's in better shape than it was 20 lead over Republican Mitt Romney. ness reflected some feeling in the months ago." To Simpson Jury Selection Clinton, too, seemed bouyed by White House that Democratic Kennedy agreed. "When we re- L g,.A.NG-ELtE TIMES I the enthusiastic receptions he prospects were looking a little elect old Kennedy to the Senate," he LOS ANGELES received during a two-day swing to brighter in the Nov. 8 midterm elec- told the crowd, "we're going to start After days of debating how to protect prospective jurors from L. i. New York and Massachusetts after tions. Some aides say a string of for- on 1996 to elect Bill Clinton." publicity about the O.J. Simpson murder case, Superior Court Judge Lance A. Ito elected Thursday to shut down some public access to i

,=· jury selection, a move that drew immediate criticism from civil liber- e tarians and legal experts. iI Haitia s Await BeRtter times, Aid Following ?to's decision, the judge joined defense attorneys and By Douglas Farah trade embargo. Now, Haiti's statis- Expectations, both in Haiti and prosecutors behind closed doors and continued the questioning of Half K tics paint a daunting picture: abroad, are running high for quick, prospective jururs, interviewing 18 and excusing six of them. Ito | ni IANYEN, HAI'I the children under 5 years old are visible changes, but the expectations refused to release transcripts of the closed session Thursday, though In this dusty, windswept wide malnourished; infant mortality is could prove too high in a nation he left open the possiblity that news organizations could renew their spot in the road, there is no running almost 11 percent, the highest in the emerging from three years of terror requests for the documents. e ".

of r water, electricity or health care. hemisphere; only 25 percent and devastation at the hands of bru- According to a court spokeswoman, Ito said he only meant to There is a school, but it has no adults can read or write; unemploy- tal military rulers, coupled with eco- exclude the press and public from individual questioning of the cur- chairs, desks or books. People from ment in urban areas is 70 percent; nomic devastation worsened by rent group of 80 or so prospective jurors about their exposure to several villages gather here twice a social structure is virtually nonexis- Brown Simp- international trade sanctions. media, including a newly published book about Nicole i week for a market, but since there is tent. Almost 20 percent of the son that has greatly irritated Simpson's lawyers and the judge. i little money, little is bought or sold. .money allocated for the first year- "We have a very narrow window All Haiti is waiting to see what $95 million - will go to basic feed- of opportunity here," the economist r_ happens now that President Jean- ing programs to try to keep people said. "Interest.in Haiti won't last Rock Cocaine Manufactured Bertrand Aristide has been restored alive at a subsistence level. forever ... Either we get our act to power. But it is in the hundreds But, also as described by AID, together now and use the next two For Sting Operation E of villages like this one 30 miles the Clinton administration declares LOS ANGELES TIMES years, or we monkey with politics V e northwest of the capital that the it also has set out to promote a solu- .I SANTA ANA. CAILIF $ amLitius task of reviving thc hemi- 4-.,, +J, he po-l;it; icall ard scial' -,o a1di1. llcG VV/IoiC tll ii- Will IPtul. a I Llqt' J.l. LiIl J. ,.llIU . CC.IV1 , llgll tJ./llg*4j.) Southern California authorities have been manufacturing rock E poorest country will be lems that have afflicted Haiti over in surround- sphere's The people here and cocaine for a police department's undercover operations targeting most severely tested. the years, preventing establishment try to eke a meager liv- ie ing hamlets neighborhood drug buyers, including those in an area near a middle Since Aristide returned Saturday, of a durable democracy. ing off the arid, windswept land that school. Haiti almost overnight has become But how deeply AID and other Io seems to yield mostly cactus and Defense attorneys on Thursday mounted a legal challenge to halt the largest recipient of U.S. aid in international organizations will be dust. Many had part-time work at a the practice, considered extremely risky by many law enforcement the Western hemisphere. An inter- involved in Haiti's internal work- flour mill an hour's walk away, but officials. national plan to rebuild Haiti's eco- ings in coming years is seen simply Ana have sought special nomic and political infrastructure by looking at the section headings in the mill closed because of the For the past 18 months, police in Santa Police Chief Paul M. Walters pledges $550 million in internation- the briefing book on where the embargo. The clinic run by mission- court orders to make hundreds of sales, aid in the next 12 months,- with money will be spent: debt arrears, aries also closed because of the said. Powder cocaine seized in Santa Ana drug busts is taken to the a! is cooked into rocks, also $195 million of that coming from job programs, democratic gover- embargo, residents said, leaving the Orange County Crime Laboratory, where it nance, civilian police, administra- closest medical facility a two-hour known as crack cocaine. It is then sold in $10 and $20 pieces. the United States. The total foreign WNa!ters acknowledged that reintroduceir., drugs to the streets is e aid package for the next five years is tion of justice, government opera- hike away, in the town of Cabaret. tions, elections, economic recovery. somewhat unorthodox. but he said no one has been injured. Police estimated at about $1.2 billion. Beyond the immediate economic arrest- The task, as described by the While the U.S. aid is available said some buyers have ingested the rocks before they could be immediately, much of the rest of the tasks, the town's social fabric has ed, but Walters said there have been no reports of buyers suffering ill U.S. Agency for International he said undercover offi- Development (AID), starts with money, which will come from inter- been torn in recent years by the effects from swallowing the substance. And repression, and no one seems capa- cers have tried to avoid sales to juveniles. 'i economy in a national lending agencies such as building a viable are coated nation of 7 million whose long lega- the World Bank and International ble of mending it. There are no During processing at the crime lab, the individual rocks made worse dur- Monetary Fund, will take several functioning courts or law enforce- with a special dye that causes any part of the body touched by the cy of poverty was That helps ing the past year by an international months to kick in. ment agency. drug to glow when later illuminated under a black light. police identify suspects who swallow the drugs or try to drop them. JE Israeli Cabinet Seals Gaza, W. Bank O'Leayto OK $1.1 Billion Laser By Mary Curtius Rahim Hassan Souwi Nazal, 27, West Bank hometown, under cur- For Nuk Researches LOS ANGELES TIMES who carried a briefcase packed with few and said it would demolish the JERUSALEM explosives aboard the No. 5 and is home of Nazal's family, even LOS4NGELES TIMES WASHINGTON Responding to Wed nesday's thought to have blown himself to though a survivor of the bombing farewell A controversial proposal to build a $1.1 billion laser for nuclear deadly bombing of a Tel Aviv bus, bits in the bombing, bade who sat behind the suspected attack- | the Israeli Cabinet on Thursday to his friends and family. Nazal cra- er told Israeli Radio she did not weapons research at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, located east of San Francisco, will receive formal approval Friday by ordered the West Bank and Gaza died an Israeli-made Galil rifle in believe the man in the videotape F Strip sealed indefinitely, a move the his arms as he somberly addressed was the one on the bus. Energy Secretary Hazel O'Leary. O'Leary is scheduled to announce the OK to begin design work Palestinian self-governing, authority the camera. and demolition The curfew for the laser facility in a speech at the lab Friday afternoon, ending immediately denounced ass an act of The neatly dressed man said that appeared to be the government's "economic and social war.." he wanted to avenge the deaths of months of anxious waiting by scientists on a decision that is seen as first show of force in what Israeli crucial to the future of Livermore. The nation was plunnged into three Hamas militants killed by Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin has mourning as families burtried 14 of Israeli soldiers on Oct. 14 in the The laser, which will rank as one of the largest defense or energy promised will be a war against research programs of the next decade, is intended to insure the safety the 19 Israelis killed in tthe bomb- army's failed attempt to rescue an Hamas. ing. One Dutch tourist oalso died. Israeli soldier kidnaped by Hamas. and reliability of the Pentagon's stockpile of weapons by allowing Drivers for the Dan Bus Cto., whose The kidnapped soldier, Nachshon Addressing the nation Wednes- bomb designers to probe the interior of nuclear explosions. No. 5 bus was incineratted in the Waxman, and another Israeli soldier day night, Rabin said that he did not Known as the National Ignition Facility, the laser will be larger attack, kept their headlig,hts on all were killed in a raid on the West want the security forces hampered than a football stadium and powerful enough to create a briem ther- day as they traveled theirr routes, a Bank house where Waxman was by the guidelines of the Landau monuclear fire. The laser experiments would substitute for under- gesture of solidarity wit h the vic- held. Commission when dealing with ground nuclear tests, which the U.S. ended in September 1992 and Na7n alsn said thnt his brother Hamas. The commission devised which are likely to he nermanentv!y banned under a future internation- And by Thursday afternoon, a had been killed by Israeli soldiers guidelines several years ago for al treaty. __ videotape began airing on Israel during the Palestinian uprising, or security forces to use "limited phys- The Energy Department's intention to locate the project at Liver- lab will probably have a key role in nuclear Television of the marn who is "intifada," that erupted in the ical pressure" in the course of inter- more signals that the Io believed to have carrie d out the Israeli-occupied West Bank and rogations, in situations where lives research, even though its weapons work has eroded considerably attack. Gaza Strip in December, 1987. could be saved by obtaining infor- since the end of the Cold War. In the videotape, Saleah. Abdel- The army put Qalqiliya, Nazal's mation from a suspect. LI i Page 4 THE TECH October 21, 1994 OPINION -r- - I -`-I I ------n I- UESA, MITNeed Another Smith The imminent resignation ofwr Dean for Undergraduate Edu- organization whose administrative reach extends from Resi- cation and Student Affairs Arthur C. Smith will be greatly felt dence and Orientation Week through Commencement. MIT will by the entire MIT community, particularly students. His inti- likely not undertake a search so important to undergraduate life mate understanding of MIT and his unflinching faith in the abil- until the selection of the next President. The provost, with a Chairman ities - both good and bad - of MIT students, together built an soon-to-be-appointed advisory group, will face the daunting Jeremy Hylton G unspoken bond of trust between students and the Institute. task of finding an individual with the character and vision to set In Smith's own words, he was never one to "manage" stu- the direction of undergraduate life at the Institute for years to Editor in Chief dents; rather, his philosophy centered around the belief that come. Sarah Y. Keightley '95 lMIT students should take responsi- Of particular concern is the current merger of the under- bility for their own lives and graduate education and student affairs organizations. As a uni- Business Manager EdttOrial actions, that education from a versally well-regarded member of the faculty, Smith was Pradeep Sreekanthan '95 "skinned knee" was preferable to being walked by the hand. A uniquely suited to fill the position of dean for both entities. more noble philosophy of student affairs is difficult to imagine. Whether MIT can enlist someone of that caliber to encompass Managing Editor As much as his own philosophy centered around students, such a broad spectrum of responsibilities remains to be seen. In ,Mi;chelcleSonu '96 Smith was able to successfully manage a staff with a variety of the appointment of the new dean, the future of the joint Under-

,VEUS STAFF professional backgrounds and diverging personal philosophies. graduate Education and Student Affairs Office should be care- Chief among his accomplishments was the successful merger of fully considered. Editors: Hyun Soo Kim '96, Ramy the Undergraduate Education and the Student Affairs offices In the final analysis, MIT students should not expect a new Arnaout '97, Daniel C. Stevenson '97; Associate Editor: Ifung Lu '97; Staff: into something of a coherent whole. The achievement is particu- dean for undergraduate education and student affairs to be Trudy Liu '95, Nicole A. Sherry '95, Deena larly notable in an era of tightening budgets and changing another Art Smith. We can only hope for someone who shares Disraelly '96. A. Arif Husain '97, Stacey E. administrative priorities. his philosophy and can strive to meet his high standard of lead- Blau '98, Don Lacey '98; Meteorologists: MIT is now challenged with finding another leader for an ership and admirable commitment to students. Michael C. Morgan PhD '94, Gerard Roe G, Marek Zebrowski.

PRODUCTIONSTAFF Letters To The Editor Editors: Matthew E. Konosky '95, Teresa 15.301 Survey Results such allegations? Or, would you have rather appreciation? It is called The National Enquir- Lee '96. Jimmy Wong '97; Staff: Laura burst into hysterical laughter at their blatant er and is available at fine supermarkets and DePaoli '97, Geoff Lee Seyon '97, Joo Youn SQ hould Be Public absurdity? grocery stores in your area. Park '97, Christine J. Sonu '97, Saul Now please stop imagining and let us bear Chrysanthos N. Dellarocas G Blumenthal '98. Larry Chao '98, Joseph Every year after a few weeks, my mailbox with the facts. Cyprus is a tiny nation. In com- Irineo '98, Gilbert Kim '98. Jennifer starts to get swamped with Managerial Psy- parison, Turkey is about 70 times bigger, both Peitz '98. chology Laboratory [15.301] forms. These in area and in population. In 1974 Turkey Greek Community Hurt surveys were interesting the first year but dis- invaded Cyprus with a toll of 5,000 dead, OPIfIO. ST1FF illusion quickly sets in. 1,600 still missing, 200,000 refigees, out of a By Turkish Students' Editor: Anders Ilove '96; Staff: Raajnish Last year, being very tired of them, I actu- total population of 600,000. I A. Chitaley '95, Matt Neimark '95. ally answered them randomly (I own a fine The Turkish invasion in Cyprus has been Allegations 6 rI collection of dice), and asked the following internationally and repeatedly condemned by The Greek and the Cypriot communities of I SPORTS ST.FF question: Why are the results of these surveys the Security Council of the United Nations, MIT are surprised and grieved by the unfair I Editor: Daniel Wang '97; Associate never made public? the European Commission on Human Rights, and unfounded allegations that appeared last FE m Editor: Eric M. Oliver MArch '94; Staff: I I believe that people would participate and numerous national governments. Today, week in The Tech. The authors of the column r Thomas Kettler SM '94, Bo Light '96, Gara much more if they knew that they would have 20 years after the invasion, the Turkish army ["Infinite Corridor Posters Push Fascism for Mendez '98. access to the results eventually. It would then still occupies the northern part of the island, Cyprus," Oct. 14] and the author of the letter be possible for students to produce work that keeping 30,000 troops permanently stationed to the editor ["Bulletin Board Offensive to ARTS ST,4 FF is more than a class project but is actually of there. Turkish Cypriots," Oct. 14] collectively cite Editor: Scott Deskin '96; Staff: Thomas interest to the whole community. In "Infinite Corridor Posters Push Fascism only one source to support their arguments: Chen G, Dave Fox G, Adam Lindsay G, Patrick M. Piccione '95 for Cyprus" [Oct. 14], Kerem Limon '97, the Bulletin of the Ministry of External J. Michael Andresen '94, John Jacobs '94, Levent M. Talgar '97, and members of the Affairs of Turkey. Gretchen Koot '94, Christopher Chiu '95, Turkish Students Association here at MIT Unlike them, I will present the facts about Evelyn Kao '95, Craig K. Chang '96, Brian Turkish Allegations Are have had the gall to accuse Greek Cypriots, the Cyprus issue based solely on impartial, Hoffman '97, Robert W. Marcato '97, the same people whose women were raped international sources. Kamal Swamidoss '97, Anne Wall. Exercise in Absurdity and whose homes were seized and are still In 1974 Turkey invaded Cyprus. Countless Imagine reading that Hitler. after invading being occ.piied, hv the Turkish arm y of are 1umllalnhI. rights abluse;s t;VuidUiii!tgzU Oy the pHOTOr;RAPHY TJr-F I and occupying Poland in 1 939, had started "Greek fascism." invading army in its ethnic cleansing effort. A Editors: Sharon N. Young Pong '96, going around giving fiery speeches on "Polish Readers can decide for themselves whether report by the European Commission of Thomas R. Karlo '97; Associate Editor: fascism." Imagine watching Saddam Hussein to feel sorrow, rage, or sheer amusement upon Human Rights (July 1976), concludes that the Helen Lin '97; Staff: Rich Fletcher G, on CNN, fresh from the invasion and capture reading such blatantly absurd allegations. As Turkish invasion army is responsible for Simson L. Garfinkel '87, Dan Gruhl '94, of Kuwait, blasting about "Kuwaiti fascism." for myself, may I kindly recommend to the numerous killings and rapes of civilians and Rich Domonkos '95, Delano J. Mc- How would you have felt? Would you have authors the name of another publication where the displacement of more than 170,000 (more Farlane '95, Justin Strittmatter '95, Sherrif felt infuriated by the unmitigated insolence of articles of such nature might enjoy better than 25 percent of the island's population) Ibrahim '96. Lenny Speiser '96, Adriane Greek-Cypriot refugees. Chapman '98, Carol C. Cheung '98, i . .I . . .. Indranath Neogy '98. The Turkish invasion of Cyprus was immediately condemned as an illegal act of

FEA TURES ST4FF international aggression by the world commu- nity. In Resolution 353, adopted the day of the Christopher Doerr G, Pawan Sinha G, Mark Hurst '94, Steve i.wa.ng '75, Ben Letters, Page 5 Reis '95.

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All submissions are due by 4:30 p.m. two send mail to generalthe-tech.mit.edu, and it will be rates available.Entire contents C 1994 Thle Tech. Printed directed to the on recnrledpaper hy ,fass;tWeh PrintingCo. days before the date of publ ication. appropriate person. L -- - I ------~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~- _ i October 21, 1994 OPINION THE TECH Paoe 5 j ______Letters i v l .0 Io. s 1he. Editor...... __ Letters, from Page 4 Security Council's resolutions, but six months garding this decision. word "fascism" by the Turkish propaganda later threatened to annex the occupied part of Today, 20 years ,afte r the invasion, more would be amusing. invasion (July 20, 1974), the -United Nations Cyprus. This policy was condemned in Reso- than 1,600 people, many of them U.S. citi- The Cypriots wish to live in peace on their Security Council, discounting all Turkish alle- lution 367 (March 12, 1975) where the Securi- zens, are still missing. This summer, in order island. The UN has repeatedly insisted that no gations, "Calls upon all States to respect the ty Council "regrets the unilateral decision of to address this continuing human rights abuse, solution to the Cyprus problem can be sovereignty, independence and territorial 13 February 1975 declaring that a part of the the U.S. Congress felt compelled to adopt a achieved unless all countries "respect the sov- integrity of Cyprus," and, "Demands an Republic of Cyprus would become 'a Federat- bill entitled "An Act to provide for an investi- ereignty, independence, and territorial integri- immediate end to foreign military intervention ed Turkish State.' " gation of the whereabouts of the United States ty of Cyprus." It is clear that the issue at hand in the Republic of Cyprus that is in contraven- Despising the expressed opinion of the citizens and others who have been missing is the Turkish aggression against the Cyprus tion of the provisions of paragraph one world community, the Turkish threat was real- from Cyprus since 1974" (HR 2826). As of Republic and the continuing occupation of above." ized in 1983, with the proclamation of the now, Turkey has not responded to this initia- part of the island by Turkish troops. The issue k Less than a month later, Turkey violated "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" tive. at hand is the bullying tactics - of Turkey, the Security Council's resolution, breached prompting yet another international condem- The adjective "fascist" is unacceptable which despises the world community and the cease-fire, and continued its aggression. S nation. In Resolution 541 (Nov. 18, 1983), the when used against a country that shed so defies the UN resolutions. This prompted resolution 360 (Aug. 16, 1974) Security Council "deplores the declaration of much blood fighting against fascism. Let's not This is what the posters that grieved the in which the Security Council "records its for- the Turkish Cypriot authorities of the purport- forget that the Greek casualties during World guest columnists were all about. Maybe my mal disapproval of the unilateral military ed secession of part of the Republic of War II exceeded 5 percent of the population reiterating of the UN resolutions will also be actions undertaken against the Republic of Cyprus" considers it "as legally invalid and (this death toll was the highest among the considered "malicious" and serving "no posi- Cyprus." in1su.VlI !qted in.aioaWttlt.aA. u aciaill i Ubyis, VTeste,-' allies while Tur-key was couniluitably tive cause." I, Not only did Turkey not comply with the insulted the international community by disre- "neutral." If it wasn't harassing, the use of the Thanassis Tjavaras G I' ,5 W Turkey's Cyprus Policy Has Faced UN Condemnation Guest Column by Spyros Maragos the United Nations (more than 15) dispel any the unification of the island. Limon and Talgar In the late 1940s Greece was entangled in a doubts as to the character of such an invasion. write that " 'Enosis' is a policy of the Greek devastating civil war, the aftershocks of which The goal of an exhibit in the Infinite Corri- They all condemn both the Turkish invasion Cypriots which emerged in the late 1940s as a were still felt a generation later. The elected dor a few weeks ago was to remind the MIT of Cyprus and the continuing presence of the combination of the influence of the extreme government of Greece was facing a commu- community about the ongoing ordeal of the occupation army as illegal acts of internation- communist groups in Greece and Cyprus; and nist insurgency that took four years and the island of Cyprus that followed the Turkish al aggression. In addition to the UN, other the consistent propaganda of the fascist fac- . assistance of Great Britain and the U.S. to put invasion during the summer of 1974. international bodies of similar stature, like the tions in the Greek army and the extremists in Without wishing to incite nationalist pas- European Parliament, have voiced their oppo- the Cypriot community." Maragos, Page 6 sions, the posters highlighted the mere fact of sition to the continuing drama of the people of the invasion of Cyprus, the problem of the Cyprus. In plain English, the international 1,600 people missing in action that are to this community has characterized the Turkish very day unaccounted for, the tragedy of invasion of Cyprus as no less a crime than the 200,000 displaced refugees, the fact that invasion of Kuwait by Iraq. Nicosia is the only city in Europe that is still What makes the invasion of Cyprus more divided, and the illegal status of the presence hideous is the fact that Turkey is much bigger of a Turkish occupation anny on 37 percent of than Iraq, and Cyprus is even smaller than Cypriot soil. Kuwait. Despite the directives of the interna- The guest column by Kerem Limon '97 tional community, the invasion of Cyprus has and Levent M. Talgar '97 ["Infinite Corridor not been dealt with as decisively as the inva- Posters Push Fascism for Cyprus," Oct. 14] as sion of Kuwait. The oil of Kuwait is evidently a response to the exhibit, was given disturbing a more precious commodity for the West than F.~ titles loaded with aphorisms that I prefer to the olive-oil of Cyprus. refrain from commenting on. I will comment In the face of the unanimous international though on what they called "the alleged Turk- condemnation, the Turkish side deploys the ish invasion." conjured threat of "Enosis" (or annexation of Numerous resolutions adopted by the Cyprus to Greece), to counterbalance the Security Council and the General Assembly of directives of the international community for

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- . _ - I- Page 6 THE TECH OPwIfN %.OL October 21, 1994 Turkey's Actions in Cyprus Show Disregard for UN maragos, from Page 5 that the two communities were. by and large, their public statements and ggestures which have believe Associated Press, or 17 villages if we living side by side and it took an ethnic been aimed at deflecting intonational criticism choose to believe Reuters. down. It is highly unlikely that the two adver- cleansing that displaced almost 200.000 -withrespect to human rightss abuses. However, Turkey invaded Cyprus 20 years ago. It saries cooperated and created grandiose refugees, for the two communities to become little has been done to actual ly stop the practice hopes that with the passing of time, this nationalistic plans for Cyprus, a British colony segregated. in Turkish jails and prison s. People are still aggression will be forgotten, the UN will stop at the time, while they were waging a fierce Limon and Talgar finish their article with a being tortured or ill-treated and allegations of producing resolutions condemning their viola- civil war amongst themselves. While the crescendo about the 21st century, democracy extrajudicial executions cont inue to rise." tions of international law, and that the interna- authors accuse Greece of a "fascist policy," S and tolerance. Such sweet talk is reminiscent Such harsh criticism of' Turkish attacks on tional community will accept the division of which was "calling upon the unification of the of the official Turkish rhetoric. which seems to civil and ethnic rights are nrrnade even without Cyprus as a fait accompli. This process can island with Greece." let's not forget that the hold little weight with Amrnest3 Intemational. consideration of the current eradication of the only be reversed by the efforts of the Cypriots country occupying 37 percent of the Republic AI excesses its concern about Turkev. in a Kurdish population in the eastern provinces of to inform the international community and of Cyprus is not Greece, but Turkey. aidE 1992 report, in the following way: "Successive Turkey. Less than 20 days ago, the Turkish present the factual truth about the Cyprus Limon and Talgar were "amused" by the Turkish governments have been profuse in army burned down 13 Kurdfish villages if we issue. Is this what disturbs Limon and Talgar? vision of a unified Nicosia (the divided capital of Cyprus) and a unified Cyprus. i imagine they are equally amused by Resolution 541 L adopted by the Security Council of the UN in I: 1983 that "Calls upon t: all States to respect the E sovereignty.,independence, territorial integrity I' and non-alignment of the [ Republic of r Cyprus." Judging from Turkey's behavior i {Stq over the last 20 years, I am afraid that the Ft international law and the UN resolutions are if Jo equally amusing to Turkey. l, Limon and Talgar claim that "In the r Cyprus case, we are dealing with different Sl: ethnic groups who at no point in their history r have shared a single independent and democ- BS ratic nation status." That could not be further from the trumih. The Republic of Cyprus gained its inde- pendence in 1960 and until the Turkish inva- : sion of 1974 the two communities coexisted, however imperfectly, in the framework of the i Republic of Cyprus. 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Just like the rest of the nity to meet people of various nationalities, With the vague and, under other circum- Greek Cypriots, I think it is time for the new As a Greek Cypriot, I was greatly offended and I learned to accept and respect their points stances, amusing statement: "We were generation to forget about the past and to start and deeply saddened to see the false accusa- of view and their customs. In particular, I met shocked and just as much disappointed to find looking into the future. As we enter the 21st tions presented by Kerem Limon '97, Levent a lot of Turkish people and I became friends that the contents of the board were mostly century, I think it is time that Greek and Turk- M. Talgar '97, and the Turkish Students Asso- with many of them. It was hard in the begin- centered upon the ideas and assertions of ish Cypriots live together in their country. ciation ["Infinite Corridor Posters Push Fas- ning, knowing that their army had thrown my "Enosis" (they never explained what the fas- Perhaps Limon and Talgar are not very cism for Cyprus," Oct. 14] taking place in family out of its own house, but I realized that cist contents of the board were - unless it is familiar with the situation in Cyprus. They public in a highly intellectual environment they were not the ones responsible and that in fascist to be a refugee and to want to live free publicly accuse a whole nation (including a such as that of MIT. many ways their customs and ways of living in your own country), they started a two page number of MIT students) of being fascists. Unlike Limon and Talgar, I am not a per- resembled my own. In fact, now one of my propaganda about "fascism" in Cyprus. Their accusation is not only false, but it is also son who likes to use flashy words. I do not best friends is Turkish. The word "Enosis" that so angered Limon irrelevant. I think that such propaganda and believe in politics (my country and I personal- At this point in time, the opinion of most and Talgar was merely mentioned as a histori- such lies are unacceptable in the MIT commu- ly have suffered greatly because of politics), Greek Cypriots and the official policy of our cal fact in an article that included a brief his- nity. and I will not propagandize or try to argue. I government is close to my beliefs. We believe tory of Cyprus. However, the posters were If Limon and Talgar were amused by don't have to. The facts of my life tell the that all Cypriots (Greek and Turkish) should clearly talking about the unification of Cyprus what story as it is. Usually, I do not like to talk be able to live together in a unified Cyprus. (not the "Enosis" of Cyprus with Greece), Greek Cypriots think is a solution to the about them, but i find the accusations so The Turkish troops should leave the island about the refugee problem, and about the fact .,yprus pIr-icmi anu ll t iy have thIIr reasons unfair that I feel forced to. and all refugees should be able to return to that for 20 years now there have been Turkish to believe that this solution is impossible, they In 1974 when I was five, my family and I, their homeland. Indeed, this was the message troops in Cyprus. Whether these troops invad- should have tried to express their opinion just like 150,000 other Greek Cypriots, were inferred by the Infinite Corridor posters. They ed Cyprus or not is not that relevant right without putting words in our mouths. forced by the Turkish army to migrate from were reminding the students of MIT that the now. The fact is that the troops have been in Everybody, even the Greek Cypriot com- the northern to the southern part of Cyprus. "status quo" in Cyprus, despite what some Cyprus for 20 years now and that they should munity, has a right to an opinion and those We took nothing with us other than the people think, is NOT a solution chosen by the leave. Cyprus is an independent country, a who do not respect the opinions of others are :lothes that we were wearing. In one day we people of Cyprus, but a "solution" imposed on member of the United Nations, and needs no to be blamed. Creating such a false impression lost everything that we owned. At the age of them by the Turkish military forces. patronizing from Turkey or any other country. about what the posters portrayed and libeling 45, my father and mother had to start their However, it seems that Limon and Talgar I have deliberately avoided dwelling upon the Greek Cypriot and Greek community is lives over again with three small children, no (and members of the Turkish Student Associa- the politics of the past, neither because I have unacceptable. Limon and Talgar have only house, no land, and absolutely no property. tion) were either too blind and too fanatic to no answers to the propaganda of Limon and one thing to do: Publicly apologize to the N4ow, 20 years later, I say these facts very acknowledge what the posters expressed, or Talgar nor because I feel guilty of what they Greek students at MIT about their false accu- casually, but please take a second to think perhaps they deliberately misinterpreted them accuse me of. I think it is very easy to get car- sations. Perhaps in the future they can try to about the harshness of them. so that they could devote themselves to use- ried away and get fanatic or start propagandiz- hold their temper too, so that they can under- At the age of 20, I1came to study at MIT. less propaganda and to misleading and false ing. It is not my purpose to do that. Besides, stand what posters convey. Impose Your Thoughts on Others ... Join The Tech Opinion Staff. Call x3-1541 for more info.

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11 .Ilk- h IREW ______~~L&B B 1~ m N ;I **-k**: Excellent vides some minor amusement, but it also con- caricatures, which degenerate as the film goes Marisa Tomei is Faith, a quirky schoolteacher · '**k:Good fuses the main plot. This film is an interesting on: The main problem is the director's some- who takes off to Italy with her best friend on **k: Average cultural study: Cute and friendly, it makes fun what hypocritical attitude that fails to recog- the eve of her wedding. Faith is determined to *: Poor of social repressions while allowing the view- nize that he is part of that same machine. The track down a soul mate named Damon er to indulge in one or two of the ubiquitous main attractions in the film are the hyperkinet- Bradley, a name she obtained from a Ouija **k 2 Exit to Eden sex acts. - Teresa Esser. Loews Cheri. ic performances of the cast members, the board as a child. This far-fetched premise ., m Garry Marshall (Pret'y Woman) directs excessive violence, and the bizarre, rapid-fire leads her to the land of midnight walks, gon- this screen adaptation of Anne Rice's novel, *** Natural Born Killers editing of picture and sound - all of which doliers, and opera, where she encounters Peter which deals with a fantasy sex resort. The 's latest film focuses on a Stone executes brilliantly. By the end of the (Robert Downey, Jr.), who immediately falls principal characters in the book are Dana marauding couple ( and Juli- film, audiences will either revel its visual for her. The rest of the film unfolds in a simi- Delaney's dominatrix and Paul Mercurio's ette Lewis) whose sensational mass-killing audacity or deplore its apparent lack of mes- lar fashion, although it's not as predictable as citizen/slave, and their story describes the spree catapults them into the national spot- sage. -- Scott Deskin. Loews Fresh Pond. you might think. Tomei, in the tradition of trust that can develop in a mistress-slave rela- light. Their lives are consequently exploited Audrey Hepburn and Ava Gardner, is tionship. The film deflects much of the novel's by a TV tabloid journalist (Robert Downey *** Only You extremely engaging as Faith, and director themes through two police officers (Rosie Jr.), a sadistic cop (), and a This is an amusing, enjoyable film for peo- Norman Jewison brings a light touch to the O'Donnell and Dan Aykroyd) who investigate somewhat dimwitted prison warden (Tommy ple who haven't given up on old-fashioned American-Italian relations just beneath the the activities of diamond smugglers who have Lee Jones). All elements of justice and the romance. Exploiting Italy as a romantic locus, infiltrated the resort. This comic element pro- media machine are represented as cartoonish this film recalls a film like Roman Holidafy. Screen, Page 9

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Logy School of Music Edward Pickman Concert Hall, 27 Garden St., Cambridge. All events free unless otherwise noted. Infor- mation: 8760956 x130. Oct. 21, 8 p.m. Pianist Luise Vosgerchian Theater presents a solo recital featuring works by Shapero, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and Schumann. Oct. 24, 10 a.m. Pianist Luise Openings Vosgerchian presents a master- "Avivamlento en Boston" class. Oct. 26, 7 p.m. Violin mas- Strand Theatre, 543 Columbia with concert master of terclass Rd., Dorchester. Oct. 21-23, 7 the Chilean National Symphony, p.m. Free admission. Information: Oct. 27, 8 Alvaro Gomez, violinist. 551-3433. The iglesia de Cristo Orches- p.m. The Longy Chamber A weekly guide to the arts in Boston Elim Church celebrates the move tra, conducted by Sophia Vilker, of its national headquarters from by Nordgren, will perform works October 21 -- 27 Walpole to Boston over its 'lively" and Mahler. Arnold, Schnittke, Compiledc by. Scott Deskiin three-day run. Bank of Boston Celebrity Series Send submisslons to ottithe-tech.mit.edu or by Interdepartmental mail to "On The Town," The Tech, W20483. "Pterodactyls" Jordan Hall. New England Conser- Huntington Theatre Company, 264 Oct. 21, 8 p.m. ,.~- ,--~~-,-- c I1B~·--- r'- 1- - f, ,,/P IA vatory, Boston. Huntington Ave., Boston. Oct. $27-$33. Information: -I Admission The Boston Symphony Orches- --_- _-- Trio. 22-Nov. 20: Tue.-Sat., 8 p.m.; 482-2595. The Beaux Arts a tra's Youth Concert Series world renowned chamber ensem- Sun., Oct. 23 & 30 and Nov. 13, Symphony Hall, Boston. Oct. Sat.-Sun. matinees, 2 ble, will perform works by Mozart, 7 p.m.; 26-27, 10 a.m. Information: 266- p.m.; Wed. matinees, Nov. 2 & Shostakovich, and Dvorak. 1492. Program highlights music 16, 2 p.m. Admission: $12-39; inspired by famous paintings and students/seniors, $5 off. Informa- Symphony Hall, Boston includes works by Mussorgsky, tion (tickets): 266-0800. This off- Oct. 23, 3 p.m. Admission $30- Respighi, Wagner, Saint-Saens, k Broadway play tells the story of an $40. After a 20-year absence, the and BartOk. affluent Main Line Philadelphia Philadelphia Orchestra returns to family as they face the daily chal Boston. Program includes works Federal Reserve Bank of Boston lenge of living in the 1990s. by Brahms, Strauss, and Schu- Auditorium, 600 Atlantic Parental discretion for those mann, Oct. 26, 8 p.m. Admission Bank Ave., Boston (across from South under 16 years of age is suggest- $10-$25. The Century Orchestra Station). Oct. 27, 12:30 p.m. ed for this adult comedy. Osaka, Japan's newest orchestra, Information: 973-3453. Korean will make its debut in Boston per- graduate "The Proposal" forming works by Schoenberg, pianist Kyu-Hee Kim, a student at the Boston Conservato- Bart6k, and Dvorak. Emmanuel Church Library, 15 ry of Music, performs works by Newbury St., Boston. Oct. 23 & Debussy, Barber, and Chopin. All Newton Music School Nov. 4, 6. 13, 18-20; call for 321 Chestnut St., West Newton. showtimes. Also playing for five MIT Chapel Concert Series performances at Pine Manor Col- Oct. 22, 9:30 a.m. Admission: MIT Chapel, 77 Massachusetts Hill $6. Information: 527-4553. "His- lege, 400 Heath St., Chestnut torical Journey through Music of Ave. Oct. 27, noon. Information: (Nov. 8-12). Admission: $6-15. Information: 695-0659. This per- the String Quartet," this week fea- 253-2906. Jean Dalton, soprano; turing the baroque period. Thomas Stumpf, organ/harpsi- formance examines the painfully chord; Dennis Alves, trumpet; common condition of people who Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum John Bumpstead, cello. Program have lost their ability to love by Bach and Han- 280 The Fenway, Boston. All per- contains works through two Russian one-act The formances begin at 1:30 p.m. del. comedies: Anton Chekov's Marriage Proposal and contempo Admission (in addition to museum Tufts University, Department of rary dramatist Nina Sadur's Git admission, see Museums below): $4, general; $2, members/ Musfoic Going. seniors/students. Information: 20 Professors Row, Tufts Universi- 566-1401. Oct. 22: New England ty, Medford. Oct. 27, 4 p.m. Infor- "Ages of Women" Conservatory Wind Ensemble. Oct. mation: 627-3564. Coffee Break Sanders Theatre, corner of Cam- 23: Gardner Chamber Orchestra. Recitals by students and faculty of bridge and Quincy Streets, Har- the Tufts community, held every vard Yard, Cambridge. Oct. 27, MIT Guest Artist Series Thursday through December. 7:30 p.m. Admission: $35 Kresge Auditorium, 84 Massachu- reserved seating with benefit setts Ave. Oct. 22, 8 p.m. Free reception; $20 reserved seating admission. Information: 253- without reception; $15, general; 4523. The Brentano String Quar- The music line-up at this year's College Fest Way More Weekend (October 22-23 at $10, students/seniors. Tickets tet, an emerging young ensemble popular Music the Hynes Convention Center) offers a great mix of exciting live music all weekend (information): 496-2222. This pro- in residence at New York Universi- including the band Love Spit Love. gram of poetry about women fol- ty will perform works by Kurtag, Kendall Cafe lows the phases of a woman's life Mozart, and Debussy. 233 Cardinal Medieros Way, Cam- admission. Information: 353- chusetts Ave. Oct. 22, 9:30 p.m. Nightmare (1986), a largely-forgot- from childhood through old age, bridge. Admission: varies, see 4705. Performances feature Admission: $22, general; $12, ten Hollywood bomb starring drawn from a wide range of inter- The Boston Cecilia below. 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This week's per- the biggest bands in Brazil, mixing Brattle Theatre of cantatas, movements of which formers: Jabbering Trout, Jamie tropical rhythms with rock. Songs 40 Brattle St., Harvard Square, were later extracted and altered Notar Thomas, Hamell On Trial, Jazz performed in Spanish as well as Cambridge. Admission: $6 for all by Bach for use in the B Minor and Don White. Portugeuse. shows; $4 for Brattle members; Mass. Aardvark Jazz Orchestra $3 for seniors/children under 12. On8oinM Theater The Middle East Harvard Epworth Methodist Information: 876-6837. Museum of Fine Arts 472/480 Massachusetts Ave., Church, 1555 Mass Ave., Cam- Special Engagements. Oct. "Grand Hotel" Remis Auditorium,465 Huntington Cambridge. Some shows have age bridge. Oct. 22, 8 p.m. Admission: 21-22: Anchoress (Chris Newby, Boston Conservatory Theater, 31 Ave., Boston. Oct. 23, 3 p.m. limits. Admission: varies; tickets $8. lnformation:253-8778. A per- Film 1993); 3:30, 5:40, 7:50, 10 p.m. Hemenway St., Boston. Through Admission: $13-$17. Information: may be purchased in advance at formance of improvised music Directed by Stanley Kubrick. Oct. Oct. 23: Fri.-Sat., 8 p.m.; 369-3300. Daniel Stepner and Strawberries, the In Your Ear that draws on influences from free MIT French Film Festival 23: Full Metal Jacket (Stanley Sat.-Sun., 2 p.m.; Sun. 7 p.m. Laura Jeppesen of the Boston Northhampton Box Office (1-800- jazz, contemporary New Music, 77 Massachusetts Ave., Rm. 54- Kubrick, 1987); 4:40, 9:50 p.m. Admission: $15, general; $10, Museum Trio, along with baritone THE-TICK), and the Middle East world music, and others. The 100. Free admission. Information: Apocalypse Now (Francis Ford students/seniors. Information: David Ripley and organist Peter Box Office (Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-6 evening will also feature "Music MIT Foreign Languages & Litera- Coppola, 1979); 1:45, 7 p.m. 536-6340. The popular musical Sykes, present the music of Bux- p.m.; cal 492--5162 to charge and Texts" by Craig Ellis, Peter tures Program; 253-4711. Oct. Watching the Detectives. Oct. melodrama (book by Luther Davis, tehude, Bruhns, Biber, and Bach. tickets). Information: 497-0576. Bloom, and Jay Keyser, poet-musi- 21: Kung Fu Master (Agnes Varda, 24: Dangerous Female (Roy del songs by Robert Wright and Oct. 21: Small Factory, IVY, Nana, cians. 1988), 7 p.m.; La Peau Douce Ruth, 1931); 5:15, 8:15 p.m. The George Forrest), directed by Paul Boston University School for the Ukla, Wicked Swimming Dog (fr. (Francois Truffaut, 1964), 9 p.m. Kennel Murder Case (Michael Cur- Daigneault. Arts Vancouver) [Upstairs, 19+, $7]; The Mall At Chestnut Hill Oct. 22: Gueule d'Amour (Jean tiz, 1933); 3:45, 6:45, 9:45 p.m. Admission: Free. Information: David Kilgour (fr. New Zealand & Route 9 at Hammond Pond Park- Gremillon, 1937), 7 p.m. The Fifty Greatest Cartoons. Oct. "The Philanderer' 353-3349. Tsai Performance Cen- The Clean) [Downstairs]; Elixir, way, Chestnut Hill. Live Jazz dur- 25: Cartoon Program IV (various The Lyric Stage, 140 Clarendon ter, 685 Commonwealth Ave., Ross Robinson [Bakery]. ing weekends in October, 2-4 Somerville Theater, Benefit directors); 4, 6, 8, 10 p.m. More St., Copley Square, Boston. Boston. Oct. 24, 7:30 p.m. Prof. Oct. 22: Saturnine 60, Flying p.m. Oct. 22: Totem Pole band- Showing Recent Raves. Mi Vida Loca (Alli- Through Oct. 23: Wed.-Fri., 8 Lukas Foss presents a lecture Nuns, Envelope, Weeping in Fits leader pianist Bob Bachelder, fea- 55 Davis Square, Somerville. Oct. son Anders, 1994); 4, 6, 8, 10 p.m.; Sat., 5 & 8:30 p.m.; Sun., 2 entitled "A Twentieth Century and Starts [Up, 19+, $7]; Dog turing Nancy Carr. Oct. 23: Pianist 23, 7 p.m., and Oct. 24, 9 p.m. p.m. Reflections on German Cine- p.m.; two Thu. matinees, Oct. 13 Composer's Confessions About Faced Hermans, God is My Co- Jimmy Neil, with Al Henderson, Admission: $5. Information: 623- ma. Oct. 27: Germany in Autumn & 20, 2 p.m. Admission: $17-26; the Creative Process." Oct. 25, 8 Pilot, Rhythm Activism, Turkish bass and James Wilcher, drums. 9334. Terra Firma Community (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, senior/student/group discounts p.m. Performance by Boston Uni- Delight, Dawson [Down, 19+, $7]; Support Clubhouse is sponsoring 1978): 3, 7:40 p.m. The Marriage available. Information: 437-7172. versity Chamber Chorus. SFA Con- Great Atomic Power [Bakery]. Wellesley College a showing of Titicut Follies, a doc- of Maria Braun (Fassbinder, George Bernard Shaw's comedy of cert Hall, 855 Commonwealth Oct. 23: Off The Wall Films [Up, Jewitt Auditorium, Weliesley Col- umentary of the pre-reform mental 1978); 5:20, 9:55 p.m. advanced ideas conflicting with Ave., Boston. Oct. 21, 12 noon. 6:45-9:15 p.m., $5]; Bug Juice lege. Oct. 23, 8 p.m. Free admis- health institution Bridgewater old-fashioned love, depicting the Empire Brass Performance Class CD Release Party, Garden Variety, sion. Information: 283-2028. State Hospital. All proceeds will French Library and Cultural Cen- actions of the title character in Room 167. Oct. 25, 8 p.m. Per- Pork (fr. Austin, TX), Radio to Sat- Valerie Capers, jazz piano; John go to Terra Firma and its mental ter, Cine Club caught in a romantic triangle. formance by Boston University urn [Up, 9:30 p.m., 19+, $6]; To Robinson, bass; Earl Williams, healthcare programs. 53 Marlborough St., Boston. Wind Ensemble. Oct. 27, 6:30 & be announced [Bakery]. drums. Admission: $5, $4 for members. "Twelfth Night" 8 p.m. Guest Artist Sonia Maria Oct. 24: Kammerton, a evening of Gay and Lesbian Film Studies at Information: 266-4351. All screen- Boston Center for the Arts The- Vierra, piano. 18th-century coffee cantatas and MIT ings are Fri.-Sat., 8 p.m., or Sun., atre, 539 Tremont St., Boston. chamber music [Down, $5]; Beck, 77 Massachusetts Ave., Rm. 6- 7 p.m. The Cine Club presents a Through Oct. 23: Thu.-Sat., 8 MIT Artist-Behind-the-Desk Series Doo Rag [Down, 9:30 p.m., 120. Oct. 26, 7:30 p.m. Free retrospective of the career of p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m. Admission: Killian Hall, 160 Memorial Dr. $8-10]; Union Label [Bakery]. World Music admission. Information: 253- French actor Jean Gabin, lasting $18.25 on Sat.; $15.25 all other Detailed below in the Museums Oct. 25: Penis Fly Trap Book 3599. Seen Anything Good Late- through December. Oct. 21-23: days. Information: 695-0659. The section. All performances start at Release Party, King Caesar, Jamaica Plain Firehouse Multicul- ly? (produced by Peter Lund, Lara Le Jour Se Leve (Daybreak, Marcel Coyote Theatre presents a story noon. Information: 253-2826. Oct. Underball, Gutwrench [Up, 19+, tural Art Center Mac, and Tom diMaria, 1994): A CarnO, 1938). based on-the play by Shake- 25: Cindy Wooley, flute, perform- $6]; Dave Alvin (fr. The Blasters), 659 Centre St., Jamaica Plain. specially-edited compilation of sit- speare, but newly conceived by ing works by Boliling, Hoover, Swinging Steaks, Trucker [Down, Oct. 21, 8-10 p.m. Admission: coms, dramas, news and talk Museum of Fine Arts writers Rob Hanning and Randy Muczynski, and Feld; with Paul 19+, $9-10]; Agona Hardison $8. Information: 524-3816. The shows from last year's TV season 465 Huntington Ave., Boston. All Weiner as a "new, hip-hop, rap Hoffman, piano; Tony D'Amico, [Bakery]. Firehouse Cafe, open Friday shows how lesbian, gay, and films screened in Remis Auditori- musical." The show combines the string bass; Walter Halvorsen, Oct. 26: Die 116, La Gritona, God nights, features an eclectic mix of bisexual representation is expand- um. Unless otherwise noted, best of today's popular culture - cello. Oct. 26: Julie-Marie Ander- Mammas, Gin Mill (fr. NYC) [Up, music, words, art, and perfor- ed. Intro and discussion by MIT admission is $6.50, $5.50 for rap to rave, garage to grunge - sen, soprano, performing works by 19+, $6]; To be announced mance. This week, guitarist Joe professors Henry Jenkins and MFA members/students/seniors. with the Bard's celebration of first Handel, Feur6, Wolf, Offenbach, [Down/Bakery]. Morris celebrates his new Soul- Tara McPherson. Information: 267-9300. love. and Mechem; with Steven Finch, Oct. 27: Rent Control Benefit [Up, note release, Symbolic Gesture. Film Photographers. Oct. 22: The piano. Down, and Bakery]. His trio features Nate McBride on Comedy Central Presents "Fresh Photographer (Wilard Van Dyke, "The Lisbon Traviata" acoustic bass and Curt Newton on Cheese" 1948); 1 p.m. The Legacy of Alan Paramount Penthouse, 58 Berke- Wellesley College U.S. Air Force Band of the Rockies drums. Also, a "Bagels 'n Bop' 77 Massachusetts Ave., Rm. 10- Clarke. Oct. 21: Christine with ley St., Boston. Through Oct. 29: Jewitt Auditorium, Wellesley Col- Boston University's Air Force performance will be held Oct. 23, 250. Oct. 27, 8 p.m. Free admis- Elephant (Alan Clarke, 1989); Wed.-Sat., 8 p.m.; Sun. mati- lege. Oct. 27, 12:30-1:30 p.m. ROTC hosts two concerts: Oct. 11 a.m.-2 p.m.: Eric Johnson sion with college ID. The comedy- 5:15 p.m. The Firm (Clarke, nees, Oct. 16 & 23, 3 p.m. Free admission. Information: 283- 25, 7:30 p.m. at George Sherman Trio, with Bob Nieske on bass, will oriented cable channel, already 1988); 7 p.m. Festival of Films Admission: $15; $10 for stu- 2028. Prof. Robert Levin of Har- Union, 775 Commonwealth Ave., perform. well known for its spoofs of bad from Iran. Oct. 21: Day of the dents; $25 for gala opening night vard University presents a lecture Boston; and Oct. 26, 7:30 p.m. at science-fiction films of the 1950s Angel (Behruz Afkami). Oct. 22: on Oct. 8, which includes a cham- "I m pro v isa - demonstration called Sanders Theatre, Quincy and Kirk- MIT Brazilian Students Association and '60s with 'Mystery Science Desert Symphony (Mohammad- pagne reception after the perfor- tion in the Classical Style." land Streets, Cambridge. Free Dupont Gymnasium. 77 Massa- Theater 3000." The film Zombie Hossein Haghighi, 1993). mance. Information: 426-3550.

- --- , , . October 21, 1994 THE ARTS THR TarVlr DPaP 11 r ______-- -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~s_-A AASSZ- I s rJAa p~ ;RII 1AIL Terrence McNally's 'midnight-dark scenes, dialogue, and characters used in the recent police-car-on- Exhibit of works by the dean of the 2051. 6000. comedy," in which musical high- on the spot, based entirely on the-dome hack. Ongoing. Sloan School of Management. 'Bodies and Boundaries, 1500- lights infuse a dramatic portrait of audience suggestions. 'Artisans in Silver, 1994." A trav- passion and jealousy. 1800: Works from Wellesley Col- elling exhibition of over 80 pieces Strobe Alley Retch Ubrary Visual Collections lections." At the Gerald and Mar- of finely crafted and unique con- The Comedy Project Ongoing. Information: 253-4444. 77 Massachusetts Ave., "Intoxicating...an eco-cabaret" Rm. 7- jorie Schecter Bronfman Gallery: temporary pieces of silver, hol- Hong Kong Restaurant, Third 'Optical Alchemy." Full-color fluo- 304. Information: 253-7098. an Through Oct. 22 at the Cambridge exhibition of European prints, loware, and sculpture created by Floor, 1236 Massachusetts Ave., rescent photographs of corals and Through Dec. 16: 'Silent History: Multicultural Arts Center, 41 Sec- drawings, books, and maps from members of the Society of Ameri- Cambridge. Ongoing: Fri.-Sat., 9 anemones by Charles H. Mazel Images of Israel," by Emily Cor- ond St., Cambridge, and Oct. three centuries, selected by can Silversmiths. Through Oct. p.m. Admission: $10. Information: SM '76, a research engineer in bat6, photographer. Wellesley College participants. 26-29 at the Arlington Center for 247-1110. 'The Big-Time Comedy 30. the Department of Ocean Engi- The works focus on various topics 'Brockton Present Tense." An the Arts: Wed.-Sat., 8 p.m. Project Show"; dinner and dancing neering, taken at night during The Computer Museum Admission: $17, general (day-of- in our evolution and concepts of exhibit of paintings of paintings available. Featured in October: underwater dives. Matched pairs 300 Congress St., Boston. Hours: show); $15 general (advance); $8, the body, humanity, gender and and prints of the city of Brockton Mike Bent, appearing in his first of images offer a comparison Tue.-Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. students/seniors. Information:. sexuality, and ethnic pluralism. by local artist Alvin Ouellet. Vivid one-man show, 'Halloween between the subject under 'nor- (closed Mondays). Admission: 643-6916. The Underground Rail- $7, Through Dec. 18. colors and unique perspectives Hijinks." mal" reflected-light photography $5 for students/seniors, free way Theater presents this for "The Body as Measure." At the give the viewer the opportunity to original and under illumination with ultravi- members and children four and satiric comedy about environmen- Chandler Gallery: the major see real beauty in the urban world olet light. under; half-price, Sun. 3-5 p.m. emphasis tal justice and the on this exhibition is on of Brockton and sense Ouellet's foibles of mod- Information: 423-6758 or 426- ern society. the meanings of the body's physi- optimistic view of the city. Through Hart Nautical Gallery 2800 x310. cal form, not of its internal func- Jan. 29, 1995. Poetry and 55 Massachusetts Ave. Ongoing. 'The Computer in the Studio." Vis- tions. Each artist addresses the 'A is for Architect, B is for Build- "The God of Isaac" 'Course 13, 1893-1993: itors can explore the provocative, body's external characteristics Spingold Theater, Brandeis Univer- From in ing." A hands-on exhibit for young Naval Architecture to Ocean Engi- often unexpected, ways artists relation to its social standing sity, Waltham. Through Oct. 30: or people which explores architec- neering." Exhibition includes his- use computers as creative tools. expression of emotion. Tue.-Wed. & Fri.-Sat., 8 p.m.; Through ture, guest-curated by Brockton Prose toric photos, models, and comput- This first-time collaboration for Dec. 18. High School architecture drawing Sun., 2 & 7 p.m.; Thu., 10 a.m. er graphics and highlights a The Computer Museum in Boston Admission: $7-11. Information: Grolier Poetry Reading Series teacher Carol Bright. The exhibit sampling of current research and the DeCordova Museum and Museum of Fine Arts includes 736-3400. The widely-acclaimed Adams House, Entry C. 26 Plymp- a scale drawing of the including that performed by the Sculpture Park in Lincoln features 465 Huntington Ave., Boston. Fuller Museum comic and big-hearted tale of a ton St., Harvard Square, Cam- of Art on the department for Bill Koch's '62 100 pieces by 36 New England Information: 267-9300. gallery young man's struggle with his Jew- bridge. Oct. 25, 7:30 p.m. Dona- wall with architectural successful Americn's Cup carm- artists. Artworks at both museums 'Weston's Westons: California details and several 'activity" sta- ish identity. tions requested. Information: 3 paign with America . range from stained glass, mosaic, and the West." Edward Weston, tions at which visitors will be able 547-4648. L.S. Asekoff and David "Permanent Exhibition of Ship painting, and sculpture to digital the first American photographer to "The Misanthrope" to build their own models and Ferry read from their most recently Models." Models which illustrate collage, interactive installations, win a Guggenheim Foundation Fel- New Repertory Theatre, 54 Lincoln published works. Asekoff's draft their own building plans. the evolution of ship design from virtual reality and animation. lowship, pursued what he called Through Jan. 29, 1995. St. (close to Newton Highlands Dreams of a Work reflects a the 16th century through the 20th stop on the Riverside 'D' Green visionary's metaphysical eye century. -" - -- -- Line), Newton Highlands. Through informed byt he minutiae and -1 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Oct. 30: Wed., 2 & 7 p.m.; facts of the present world. Ferry 280 The Fenway, Boston. Open MIT Presents: Artists Behind the Tue.-Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Admis- Thur.-Fri., 8 p.m.; Sat., 5 & 8:30 will read from his celebrated ver- Desk p.m.; Sun., 3 & 7:30 I . sion: $6, $5 for students/seniors, p.m. Admis- sion of Gilgamesh and his volume Concerts and readings held at Kil- 332- $3 youths (ages 12-17), free for sion: $14-26. Information: Dwelling Places: Poem and Trans- lian Hail, 160 Memorial Dr. 1646. A modern-day adaptation of lations. members and children under 12; Through Nov. 4: Mon.-Wed. & Fri., Wed, $3 Moliere's play, translated and writ- . / for students with current 12 noon-1 p.m. Exhibition held at ID. Information: 566-1401. ten by Neil Barlett, this comedy MIT Artists-Behind-the-Desk the Compton Gallery, 77 Massa- shines with wit and bite. Sexual Series The museum, itself an example of chusetts Ave., Building 10. 15th-century tensions, explosive egos, and Killian Hall, 160 Memorial Dr. Venentian palaces, Through Nov. 4: Mon.-Fri., 9 houses more than two thousand dangerous deceptions simmer to Detailed below in the IlMuseums a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat., 12 noon-4 .J. arts objects, including works by a comic boil in a event-filled section. All performances start at p.m. A juried arts exhibition featur- Rembrandt, Botticelli, Raphael, evening as troubled Alceste vies noon. Information: 253-2826. Oct. ing the work of 22 MIT Support I Titian, and Matisse. Ongoing. I for the love of beautiful, unattain- 24: Joel Sloman, poet, in a read- Staff members. The show will able Celimene. ing of Bus Poems. 'Art's Lament: Creativity in the i include media ranging from oil Face of Death." An exhibit explor- paintings to sculptures to quilts. ing artists' responses to plagues. "Bare Essentials" In conjuction with the exhibition, Dance Complex, 536 Massachu- including the bubonic plague and concerts and staged readings will its recurrent history of attack in setts Ave., Cambridge. Through be held in Killian Hall during the Nov. 13: Fri.-Sun., 8 p.m. Admis- Europe, as well as highlighting the Lectures month of October. The series, parallels between that plague and sion: $15: group/student/senior I dedicated to the memory of for- today's epidemic of AIDS. Among discounts available. Information: John F. Kennedy Library Public mer Vice President Constantine B. the 19 artists with works on 497-7070. Actress-comedian- view Forum Simonides '57, aims to heighten are Boccaccio, dancer Daena Giardella returns to Durer, Tiepolo. JFK Library, Columbia Point, the awareness of the MIT commu- William Boston in her one-woman show Blake, Edvard Munch, Boston. Free admission; reserva- nity to the talents of the support Robert Mapplethorpe, Robert which offers a comic and provoca- Far- tions recommended, call 929- staff at MIT. ber, and Keith Haring. Through tive look at the challenge of being 4571. Information: 929-4553 or Oct. 23. human. 929-4554. Oct. 23, 3-4:30 p.m. Ust Visual Arts Center 'John Kennedy and the Jewish 20 Ames St. Hours: Tue., Thu. Museum of Our National Heritage Community, 1946-1963." Oct. 25, and Fri., 12 noon-6 p.m.; Wed., 33 Mvarrett Rd., Lexington. Admis- 4-8 p.m. "Ballot Question Bazaar: 12 noon-8 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 1-5 sion and parking for the Museum The Pros and Cons of the Issues p.m. Information: 253-4680. of Our National Heritage is free. to be Decided by Massachusetts Dance 'MRC 50s/90s." Retrospective Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 Voters in November." exhibition of the work of Muriel p.m., Sun., noon-5 p.m. Informa- Meg Wolfe/Wild Angels Unlimited Cooper, graphic designer and pio- tion: 861-6559. Green Street Studios, 185 Green Museum of Fine Arts neer in the field of design for infor- "Shaken Not Stirred: Cocktails Street, Central Square, Cam- Remis Auditorium, 465 Hunting- mation-rich electronic environ- Shakers and Design." A variety of bridge. Oct. 21 and 22, 8 i o. : - p.m. ton Ave., Boston. Free tickets ments. Professor Cooper, who L i cocktail shakers from 1920 to Admission: $5-10. Information: required for admission and are died May 26, cofounded and Actress, comedian and dancer Daena 1960 are presented from the pri- 864-3191. Performance entitled available at the box office one Giardella per- directed MIT's Visible Language forms in her magical, one-woman tour-de force, Bare vate collection of Stephen "Anticipation of Desire: A Full- hour before each program. Infor- Workshop at the Media Laborato- Visakay. Approximately 100 cock- Evening Dance Work." mation: 267-9300 x300. ry. Her teaching and research Essentials through November 13. tail shakers will illustrate aspects foci.spd on how computers can nf inrdiltriAl rlpcisn in inth-onntiL Through Nov. 27. I The Sank of Boston Celebrity An Evening with Lily Tomlin and enhance the graphic communica- 'an epic series of photographs of ry American decorative arts. 'Tools & Toys: The Amazing Per- Series Jane Wagner tion process and, inversely, how the West." This exhibition Through Oct. 30. sonal ComputerTM." Over 35 inter- John Hancock Hall, Boston. Oct. Kresge Auditorium, 84 Massachu- high-quality graphics can improve includes 120 photographs from 'By a Fine Hand: Quilts from the I active stations illustrating many 21 and 22, 8 p.m., and Oct. 23, 3 setts Ave. Oct. 30, 8 p.m. Admis- computer systems. Held at the his travels in the western United SPNEA Collection." This exhibi- leading-edge applications enable p.m. Admission: $28-$36. Infor- sion: $10, general; $3 for MIT Philippe Villers Experimental States. Through Oct. 23. tion, comprised of 30 splendid you to experience virtual reality, mation: 482-6661. Performance community members. Tickets may Media Facility ('The Cube"). 'Sol Lewitt." A Connecticut native, quilts from the collections of the pilot your own DC-10 flight simula- by The American Indian Dance be purchased in advance at the Through Oct. 31. Sol Lewitt is a landmark figure in Society for the Preservation of tor, record music, and do much Theatre. MIT Museum Shop in the MIT Stu- 'Critical Mass." This project com- the Minimalist art movement. Two New England Antiquities, repre- more. Ongoing. hundred dent Center. Information: 258- memorates the 50th anniversary drawings and watercolors sents the talent and social cli- 'The Walk-Through ComputerTM." from The Massachusetts College of 8410. Comedienne Lily Tomlin of the detonation of the first atom- various collections will be mates of 18th, 19th, and early The world's largest and only two- Art Tower Series and writer/director Jane Wagner, ic bomb by using as its theme the included in this retrospective, 20th-century New England quilt- story model of a personal comput- ranging 621 Huntington Ave., Boston. Oct. renowned for stage and screen actual story of Edith Warner, from the 1950s to the makers. Through Dec. 4. er allows you to climb on a giant 25-29, 8 p.m., and Oct. 26,30, 2 collaborations including the award- whose small restaurant at Otawi present. Through Nov. 20. 'Posters of Protest: Selections mouse, operate a larger-than-life p.m.. Admission: $15-20; $12.50 winning play The Search for Signs Bridge in became a "Grand Illusions: Four Centuries of from the Haskell Collection." Lex- keyboard, and watch the actual Still per person for groups of 10 or of Intelligent Life in the Universe, meeting place for Manhattan Pro- Life Painting." Selections ington resident and attorney Mary flow of information within the from the MFA's more. Information: 536-6989. Per- will discuss aspects of their cre- ject scientists and local Navajo permanent collec- Haskell provides several exam- I moahine trnsoirnn tion, formance entitled Swan Pond, a ative collaborations in response to Indians. Photographer Meridel augmented by works on loan ples of contemporary graphic art hip-hop spoof on the classics. representatives of MIT's Women's Rubenstein, videographers Woody from friends of the Museum, trace from her collection, Bromfield Gallery dealing with Studies and Theater Arts Pro- and Steina Vasulka, and writer the origins, emergences, and full various social issues of impor- 107 South St., Boston. Hours: flowering of the still life genre. North Atlantic Ballet grams. Ellen Zweig incorporate still pho- tance from the 1960s and early Tue.-Fri., 12 noon-5 p.m.; Sat., Dutch Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury tographs, video, sculpture, music, and Italian masters, Renoir, 1970s. Through Jan. 8, 1995. St., Boston. Oct. 27-29: Thu., and performance to depict the 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thur. until 7:30 Gauguin, Millet, Maurice Prender- 7:30 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 7:30 & 9:30 exhibit's serious focus. Through p.m. Information: 451-3605. gast, and Stuart Davis will be rep- p.m. Admission: $13; reserva- Dec. 18. Through Oct. 29: "Dancing resented. Through Jan. 1, 1995. tions strongly recommended. 'The Ghost in the Machine."The Woman," collage and photography "Sweet Dreams: Bedcovers and Exhibits by M.I. Cake; Sculpture by Mary I Information: 267-5516. North capabilities of digital image-mak- Bed Clothes from the Collection." Mead; and 'Ordinary Places," This exhibition of quilts, coverlets, Events Atlantic Danceart, a division of MIT Museum ing challenge our assumptions paintings by George Hancin. blankets, futon blankets, lingerie North Atlantic Ballet, presents its 265 Massachusetts Ave. about photography's role in rela- The College Fest Way and sleeping caps will be drawn More full length production of Dracula, Tue.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; tion to issues of authenticity and Weekend Federal Reserve Bank of Boston primarily from the permanent col- which draws inspiration from the Sat.-Sun., 1-5 p.m. Free to mem- reality, while also revealing how Hynes Convention Gallery lection. Asian, Western, Mediter- Center, 900 Bram Stoker novel but also uses bers of the MIT community, sophisticated new technologies Boylston Street, Boston. Oct. 22, 600 Atlantic Ave., Boston (across ranean, and contemporary design- eclectic musical forms and innova- seniors, and children under 12. allow artists unprecedented free- noon-8 p.m. and Oct. from South Station). Hours: er approaches to the ritual of the 23, noon-6 tive ballet choreography. For all others there is a requested dom in the creation and manipula- p.m. Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Infor- bed will be represented. Oct. Admission: $5. Information: donation of $3. Information: 253- tion of photographic images. 859-5767. Free stuff, lots of stu- mation: 973-3453. Through Oct. 21-Mar. 12, 1995. Boston Ballet 4444. Artists in the exhibition employ dents, 21: Exhibition by the New England "Printed Allegories: Durer to Picas- live music, comedy, TV Wang Center for the Performing "Holography: Artists and Inven- conceptual art strategies while Sculptors Association, with works so." This exhibition will feature stars, raffles, contests, fashion Arts, 270 Tremont St., Boston. tors." The Museum of Holography maintaining a focus on the human shows, etc. Featured guests: by 60 sculptors. prints from the museum's perma- Jon Through Oct. 30: times vary, call Moves to MIT. form and human condition in rela- nent collection frormt he 16th cen- Stewart (from the ex-MTV show of for details. Admission: $12-62; 'Crazy After Calculus: Humor at tion to identity and social order. the same name) Concord Art Association tury to the early 20th century that and Love Spit student rush tickets available a MIT." The history of MIT "hacks." Artists include Anthony Aziz and Love (with 37 Lexington Rd., Concord. Hours: represent allegorical subjects. Richard Butler, formerly half-hour before showtime for 'Doc Edgerton: Stopping Time." Sammy Cucher, Keith Cottingham, Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Some the greatest prints of all of the Psychedelic Furs). $12. Information: 695-6950. The Photographs, instruments and Yoshinoro Tsuda, Jeff Wall, Sun., 2-4:30 p.m.; closed Mon- time are allegories, including company performs Giselle, a pas- memorabilia documenting the Michael Weyon and Susan Gam- days. Information: 369-2578. DOrer's Knight, Death, and the Boston Film/Video Foundation sionate story invention and use of the strobe ble. Through Dec. 18. of tender love and Through Oct. 29: "Golden After- Devil and Picasso's Minotauro- 1126 Boylston St., Boston. The cruel betrayal, idealized as the light by the late Harold E. Edger- 'Roni Horn: Inner Geography." noon," an exhibit of new and machia. Oct. 26-Feb. 12, 1995. BF/VF's fall semester of classes pinnacle of the Romantic Ballet ton ScD '27. This exhibit comprises drawings recent work. 'The Taste for Luxury: English has begun. Special Event, Oct. "Light Sculptures by Bill Parker and books based directly upon Fur- Era, first performed in 1841. niture. 22-23: Two-Day Film School. This '74." Vivid interactive light sculp- New York artist Roni Horn's expe- Silver, and Ceramics 1690- Newton Free Library Gallery 1790." This exhibition explores crash-course in filmmaking dis- tures, each with its own personali- riences in Iceland's preglacial 330 Homer St., Newton. Informa- the influences of stylistic develop- penses the real-life knowledge for ty and set of moods. landscape through her frequent tion and gallery hours: 552-7145. ments in the decorative first-timers who want to success- "Math in 3D: Geometric Sculp- visits to that country. Horn incor- arts Through Oct. 30: 'Faces," paint- throughout the eighteenth century fully produce and direct a quality tures by Morton G. Bradley Jr." porates crayon, watercolor, and Comedy ings by Miriam Ruchames; and 'A and examines stylistic parallels feature with independent budgets. Colorful revolving sculptures graphite drawings with literature, Falcon, a Storm, or a Great Song," among the different mediums. For information about class times based on mathematical formulae. photography, and typefaced Ice- and registration, improvBoston prints, drawings, and watercolors Masterpieces of English silver and call 536-1540. 'MathSpace." Hands-on explo- landic words in her body of work, Back Alley Theater, 1253 Cam- by Eleanor Rubin. soft-paste porcelain and pieces of the theme as all of which is on display. Through bridge St., Cambridge. Ongoing: ration of geometry is English furniture will illustrate the MIT Women's Chorale visitors tinker with math play- Dec. 18. Fri.-Sat., 8 p.m.; Sat., 10:30 p.m. Davis Museum and Cuhmal Center artistic currents of this period. Thursday evening rehearsals will Admission: $10; $5 with college things. Ongoing. Wellesley College, 106 Central Through July 25, 1995. be held in the Emma Rogers Sloan School Dean's Gallery I.D. Information: 641-1710. The 'MIT Hall of Hacks." Reopening of St., Wellesley. Hours: Tue., Fri., Room (10-340). Open to all which chronicles 50 Memorial Dr., Rm. E52-466. area's longest-standing improvisa- the exhibition and Sat., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Fuller Museum of Art women in the MIT/Harvard com- MIT's rich history of wit and wiz- Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-5 p.m. tional comedy group (12 years Wed.-Thu., 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sun., 455 Oak St.. Brockton. Hours: munity; rehearsals are scheduled ardry, featuring historic pho- Through Nov. 10. Information: old) continues with a new season, 1-5 p.m.; closed Mon. Free Tue.-Sun., 12 noon-5 p.m. Free 7:45-10 p.m., and new members tographs and a fascinating collec- Michelle Fiorenza, 253-9455. composed of funny, energetic, cre- admission. Information: 283- admission. Information: 588- are welcome through October 27. ative performers who create tion of artifacts, including props "Sculptures by Glen Urban." 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. . . I At the reception Kennedy UROP, from Page 1 Computer "one of the futures of music." Science building looking for a UROP. The walked around and met people professors Though "I don't see this as a told me that UROPs aren't for pay any- briefly. "I've been following this were funded by the UROP office, faculty research replacement for symphony orches- as more. The money is not around," said Leaf Jiang an area, I've been interested in grants, and a windfall of $1 million allocated by '98. tras," it allows people without a tra- tech- nology and funding," he said. Provost Mark S. Wrighton in April 1994. Jiang now has ditional music background to play, a paid UROP with funding from The special $1 million allocation was crucial in the UROP he said. Kennedy then gave a short Office at the Department of Materials Sci- speech at the reception. reimbursing faculty members for the employee bene- ence and Engineering. Quincy Jones gave the luncheon He noted that the Patents and Trademarks fits and overhead costs, McGavem said. However, Linda Chien '96 said the new regula- presentation. He talked about his Without subcommittee of the Senate Judicia- this one-time cash infusion, funded tions did not really affect her search for a paid experience with musical innova- UROPs will ry Committee is interested in "areas fall sharply to about 300 next summer, UROP. "I'm in a department that doesn't get UROPs I tions, such as stereo-sound and syn- according to McGavern. of new technology and their impact "There will probably be 90 often. I was also lucky that I had a professor who thesizers. students on creative individuals." working with the UROP Office funding and really wanted me to work there." Accessibil- hopefully, Jones also described a program ity and availability no less than 200 faculty sponsored Chien's faculty adviser, Professor of Economics _U., A 1_ #ld- - Dk,- ,t__ , An of this technolo- lull bty lAll - A. Sa'J, LU rescarlh" Prjects, McGaveln saiU. Wlllere gy should be emphasized, Kennedy Jonathan Gruber, had called the UROP office to ask Complete UROP statistics will young adults in Dorchester, Mass. said. "Knowledge is power. be available at the if there was enough funding from the UROP Office Infor- end of the fall term, McGavern are provided with a computer net- mation is power." added. for Chien and offered to look for funding from his work and have terminals in their research if there was none, Chien said. Alexander called Funding own homes. "They use it to commu- Kennedy "the a problem for some I don't think the overhead costs really affected nicate and organize around commu- major champion for media arts and "I was wandering around the Laboratory for me," Chien said. nity issues," he explained. This pro- studies" in the Senate today. - gram helps promote access to the - - L I I -- - - information superhighway, Jones said. The discussion on Infrastructure Every year, your heart pumps for Creativity featured Chairman of the National Endowment for the 2,625,000 pints of blood. Arts Jane Alexander, President and CEO of Sony Corporation of Amer- ica Michael Schulhof, Chairman and CEO of Bell Atlantic Raymond American Surely, you can spare C. Smith '56, and Media Lab Direc- Red Cross a few. tor Nicholas P. Negroponte '66. Bilre blood again. It ,vill oInce befeltfor a lifetime. This space drnnateprd v The Tech Sony is working to become "a - .. _ _ seamless entertainment company," --- I __ meaning we want to move toward combining hardware and software, Schulhof said. Software in this case is the actual entertainment, and in recent years Sony has acquired CBS Records and Columbia Pictures, he said. 3chuilhlof described some Sony products that will be released in the near future. These include the digi- tal video disc, which "will do to home video what the Walkman did to music," the Personal Intelligence Computer for mobile professionals, and a direct broadcast satellite, which will be a satellite dish that is 18 inches in diameter. Some of these projects are done in collabora- I tion with other corporations. II Alexander's speech considered the access to media technology and education for this technology. She You are not also talked about how the artistic community's content will evolve. a Machine "Technology augments the experi- I ence but doesn't replace it," Alexan- der said. Smith described Bell Atlantic's work on the information superhigh- way and showed two short videos. The day ended with a presenta- tion by multimedia artists Penn and Teller and a reception.

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I occer o Women's Volleyball Ranked Arl First in New England Div. II By Roger Crosley '95 was named to the All-Tourna- Engineer scores. Butville also added By Josh Elliott corner resulted in a goalmouth SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR ment team. five solo and six assisted tackles and and Jose-Luls Robles scramble which concluded with The women's volleyball team is The Engineers currently sport a one quarterback pressure. TEAM MEMBERS Alex Pfaff's shot being deflected by currently the number one ranked 19-4 record. Additionally, linebaiiker Andy After the 5-0 drubbing of former a defender with the goalkeeper Division III team in New England Camell '95- and running backs Jose league leader Lexington last week, stuck in No Man's Land. and is also ranked first in the Football players win awards DeLeon '97 and Saul DeLeon '98 the graduate soccer club's game In spite of all this pressure, the National Col- Football linebacker Mike were each named to the ECFC Butville '98 was named the Eastern honor roll for their play. Carnell against Waltham, the fourth place score remained 1-0 to Waltham at Sp orts legiate Athlet- team, was expected to be a relative- half time. ic Association Collegiate Football Conference led the Engineers with 18 tackles ly easier. To make matters worse, bad dSi-ho/yr»ts Division III (ECFC) defensive player of the and added a quarterback pressure. TIVInC,- [gIT played '. lta.. Ilt.-.*.a lo.-.t news filtered th.rough from the SAhort_ N ortheast week for his play in MIT's 48-0 The DeLeon brothers combined to spring, MIT won easily, 4-0. This bench that Lexington, the league Regional Poll. shutout of Curry College. rush for 166 yards and four touch- season the Engineers seemed to be leaders who were one point clear of The team ascended to the top of Butville was responsible for downs. reaching their peak form just at the MIT, appeared to be coasting to a the rankings by winning the Eastern three Curry turnovers, intercepting The win was the second largest right time as they entered the last victory with a 2-0 lead at half-time Connecticut State University Invita- two passes, and recovering a fum- in the history of the MIT football four games of the tight champi- over Essex United. MIT faced the tional Tournament. Phareen Dallah ble. Two of the turnovers led to program. onship race. prospect of their gallant 5-game Any illusions of an easy game unbeaten streak going for nought as were shattered when Waltham took their whole season appeared to be the lead after 15 minutes. A scrappy going down the tube. goal was scored after a cross from However, in the second half MIT the left managed to get through the improved its performance from the MIT defense and find Waltham's dreadful first half. By JimaPArk, Ad,Agnleszk Relss .ing:th . in 21:02Regiszae a right winger. A bad bounce foiled A strong run by Stringfellow 17^AMME^gpRs^ :.; ;.:*,; .:'L"^''" Kao '5we oar, hinm fishing 1 i22:05 by the down the left flank ended with a sly Th -w^'::^^h^omenl<'s;i cross' country team traveled to andl;26thin 22:3esively. the last ditch tackle attempted and Re cca- c MIT full-back, and the winger pass to Ernst inside the box. It ^Friee~port.Mainelast aturda and 'placed secd at'a SusanW:oodmianse delivered a well-placed shot to the seemed that the Waltham defense t.he Bowin Invitatind *4Meet.. . 98 rounded outtheltp seven- oM Wood far post which just beat goalie had recovered as Ernst was forced The meet featured Bowdoin's nationally ranked 3:2w h'masews33rdiin Bobby Padera G. to dribble backwards and out of the team, strong competition from Wheaton College and 23:43. Fifty.one' rnner co'mpet i te ee... To MIT's credit, they showed penalty area. But as he moved past ,Bab.son College, as well as a cou.sthat was b'ng Whn askedab hsimpressio of t meet, good character by coming back into the defender, an unnecessarily des- mowed throughE cow pastures (that were occupied)^-oach Joe Sousa aid ve ing except Joan the game after being so rudely perate tackle left the referee with no even :as the teams were warming Tefasce Bot.Benoit-ip -efinsalwSUre re of tSue season, I shocked out of their stupor. From choice but to award a penalty kick. was Bowdoin, 19, MIT 55, Wheaton 72, and Babson saw th Bowdoin ah ynt t ffth this point on, MIT dominated the Alex Pfaff converted with a low, ..103. .b . - ., .. cours.us''talkingto e saw aiellina dih game with few or no real scoring textbook look-away shot that sent One of MITs goals wasto penetrate the massive and nearly get tmpled,and Isaw y athletes chances coming Waltham's way. the goalkeeper the wrong way. This group of Bowdoin's ront ritunners. Janis Eiseberg scraping cow pa t e MIT offensive pressure led to a goal was just reward for his top- 97S and Marjie Delo '95 were equal to the task, Satrday's meet washe of the small meets comer that Richard Stringfellow G quality defensive midfield perfor- appearing as dots of crimson against Bowdoin's sea for the season. MT fnishe tm headed from beyond the far post and mances this season. of black and white`Eisenberg placed second nning with a 7-2 . back in front of the goal. Steffen This turn of events lifted MIT's the 5 kilometer course in 19 minutes, 33 seconds, The team wa rankedseventh wes w Ernst G, running at full tilt, jumped spirits and a long period of pressure --which was 27 seconds behind Bowdoin's rarccy England Divisio 1liCoaches'-. P .Ne-t on-the and crashed a header off the under- culminated in a second goal which -Storin. Delo recied fitm a fll in the first mile to- agenda are the All New Egiand -Cha hps a side of the Waltham crossbar. The ninsh h.in.:2.,.4 ,'.. :" - ' .'-. ,, *- ,, -'' . -tF'ranklin -Park on Stry',S adteh New- ng- ball was cleared to safety. Another Soccer, Page 19 .LaurenK atsk' 97 as M'sthird runner, pac- land Women's Eg championships.

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