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Volume 113,Number25 Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Friday, April 30,1993 r ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ - ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ii i i, , i i Students Plan New li'L" aul la -=s L- YLLL -LL_-II L---lll Safe Ride Schedon le By Vipui Bhushan chairmen Jonathan D. Baker G and NIGHTEDITOR Chin Hwee Tan G. Safe Ride was A new route and timetable for "being poorly utilized," Baker said. the Safe Ride program will take The GSC discovered that many effect on Monday. The new system students do not use Safe Ride is based on the work of seven because it does not have a regular undergraduates who studied the sys- schedule when it examined the tem in Transportation Laboratory results of a safety survey conducted (1.102). last Registration Day. Almost half According to Anne P. Glavin, of the respondents had never used chief of Campus Police, the new Safe Ride, and another quarter only routes and schedules will be evalu- used it a few times per year, accord- ated overthe summer and revised ing to survey results. by the fall. The class project was described Cuthbert suggested project as excellent by class instructor David S. Cuthbert, GSC vice Thomas F. Humphrey, principal president, suggested the project to research associate at the Center fbr the class. He served as mentor to the Transportation Studies. It was also student project and also worked well received by the administration. with the administration to see the Glavin commended the work, and plan realized. credited the students and the Gradu- Baker and Tan spoke with ate Student Council with providing Glavin and Immerman in Novem- the catalyst for the Safe Ride ber. Glavin and Immerman initially changes. wanted to hire outside contractors to Stephen D. Immerman, director suggest improvements to Safe Ride, of special services, added that the but "we thought we could do it studenrts' work has also saved MIT faster and sooner and cheaper," "thousands of dollars in consulting Baker said. He also thought they A elementary schoot student prepares his project at yesterday's science fair In Twenlty C ehimnerw fees." would have "more influence over Concern about problems with the project." Safe Ride surfaced in the GSC's Cuthbert later suggested the idea Housing and Community Affairs to the class. Seven students adopted CambridgeS tudents Co me to Committee after the murder of the project and proceeded to ride the Yngve K. Raustein '94 early last fall, according to committee co- Safe Ride, Page 9 MIT for First-Ever Science D ay I By Sarah Y. Keighttley The young students set up doing individual tutoring, or NEIWSEEDITOR their projects in the Student Cen- working with science clubs at COD W'll Hear Trial With projects ranging from ter and individually explained eight of the Cambridge elemen- glowing dill pickles to growing their projects to judges, who were tary schools this semester. This crystals, fifth to eighth graders MIT student volunteers. Along program is called LINKS, and it had a good time presenting their with their project presentations, is a continuation of the City Days Of PBE Racism Case work and touring MIT laborato- the students saw a chemistry program launched last year during By Katherine Shim ries at the first-ever MIT/Cam- magic show and went on tours of Residence/Orientation Week. NEWS EDITOR going to be difficult. There is the bridge Science Day yesterday laboratories, including the Artifi- "These kids come from the Charges of racial harassment problem of a large number of people afternoon. cial Intelligence Laboratory, the [housing] projects; they don't filed by four black st-udents against trying to fit. a meeting into their Over !00 Cambridge elemen- Plasma Fusion Center, the have self-motivation or self- two members of Phi Beta Epsilon schedules," Kiang said. tary school students came to MIT National Magnet Lab, and the esteem," Young said. However, fraternity will be heard by the Com- Since the hearings of the COD to participate in the Science Day, Space Grant Program. these science projects have given mittee on Discipline, said COD are confidential, it will not provide a joint effort begun by the Educa- them "self motivation with direc- Chair Nelson Y. S. Kiang. the campus-wide forum on race tional Studies Program and the Teacher praises Science Day tion from MIT students." In the past few weeks the Cam- issues that some students have City Days LINKS Science Out- Mike Young, the science He added that the Science Day pus Police conducted an investiga- called for. Arthur C. Smith, dean for reach Program. Representing ten resource teacher from Kennedy is beneficial because "MIT tion of a March 13 incident in which undergraduate education and stu- Cambridge elementary schools, Elementary School, said, "I don't becomes real to these kids." racial slurs were allegedly shouted dent affairs, issued a statement the fifth to eighth graders were care about the final project, "There's a linkage here," from a PBE window at four black stressed the importance of confiden- winners from their own school's they've learned the process here." Young said. students, one of whom was a resi- tiality. science fairs. Along with helping with class- dent of Chocolate City. Former "It seems very important to me "Science Day is intended to room tutoring, some student vol- Day is a success Associate Dean of Residence and that the disposition of an accusation encourage youth at a critical age unteers from Chi Phi helped the Harris came up with the idea Campus Activities James R. against an individual student s;hould to continue pursuing science," students with their projects, he for the Science Day in January. Tewhey was to decide if the case not be seen as the forum for dis- according to a David L. Harris said. He felt that the day went smooth- was to be heard by the COD or by cussing racism," Smith said. "Main- '94, who started the project. This The Chi Phi volunteers are ly and was thankful for the volun- his office. taining confidentiality about such a marks the first year that Cam- part of a larger group of about teers. "The case has come to the COD, case does not prevent the communi- bridge has had a city-wide ele- 200 undergraduates who are help- and we will handle it from here," ty from entering into a serious mentary school science fair. ing out in science classrooms, ci'en=e, Page 9 said Nelson Y. S. Kiang. attempt to reduce racism or. our "I've known that it was going to campus," he said. the COD for a while now, and hope- "I'm more interested in the end fuliy the COD will handle tihle situa- ,resut rather, tha, the ,lumilln which ln nnn W. ll Plant .JU mLqL LL t AL 601L PheCl-MLa.d. 647 P.n.We.r . . -. m. tion Airly," said Dale l. LeFebvre this is discussed," LeFebvre said. H e d '93, a fonrmer president of Chocolate "By the fact that it is going to the By Jackson Jung activities of nearly 600 Physical Though she declined to discuss City and leader of a group that deals COD, I hope it will set a precedent ASSOCIA IE NEWS EDITOR Plant employees. The future director the size of the Physical Plant bud- with racial harassment. for how these issues will be han- A Harvard alumna will soon be does expect managing such a "large get, she said it has not yet been "I think that the truth will come dled." heading Physical Plant. Victoria and diverse organization" as Physi- affected by the Institute's financial out at the COD hearing, and I think "The Dean's Office tends to be Sirianni will succeed Harmon E. cal Plant to be a challenge. cutbacks. Nevertheless, in recogni- that it will exonerate us," PBE Pres- touchy-feely about these types of Brammer as director of Physical "We need to focus our service tion of leaner times, she added, "We ident Andrew T. J. Luan '93 said. issues," LeFebvre added. He noted Plant on July 1, William R. Dick- organization to take it into the next still need to leamrn to do things dif- "I also want to stress that PBE is that the Dean's Office is fairly son, senior vice president, century," she said. She also antici- fcrcntly." not on trial here," Luan said. "Some autonomous and that the COD could announced this week. pated that this diversity would be Sirianni has an extensive back- individuals who are members of handle the case in a more formal Sirianni, 45, is currently an the most enjoyable aspect of her way. "But whatever the COD assistant director of Physical Plant. new promotion. "Let's see how ground. She has held various posi- PBE are charged, and I think that tions in design and construction, they will be cleared." decides, the enforcement will come She began her MIT career 20 years many complaints we don't get," she The decision to send the case to from the Dean's Office," he contin- ago in the Purchasing Office and has joked. interior design, and space planning the COD was made in the past two ued. worked for Physical Plant for the According to Sirianni, her goal in Physical Plant. She was an under- weeks, Kiang said. At that time, all "The job of the COD is to hear last 17 years. as director will be to "make cus- graduate at Carnegie Mellon Uni- students involved were notified by what the charges are and to hear As director of Physical Plant, tomer service the number one prior- versity, where she earned an AB in the COD that they would be given what everybody has to say," Kiang Sirianni said she will be responsible ity." She noted that her focus would history. She also attended graduate 10 working days to be prepared for said. "This case will be handled as for "managing the design, construc- not be only on Institute faculty and school at Harvard University, where a hearing, Kiang said. an issue of two students who are tion, maintenance, operation, and students, but also on other members she received an EdM for work in "Right now we are in the process being accused of something. ... We repair of all buildings, grounds, util- of the comnmunity. She said this was education with "emphasis on admin- of of scheduling a hearing. We'll do are not concerned with the larger ities, and distribution systems." basically a statement of the "total istration, planning, and social poli- it as quickly as possible, but it is issue on campus. We are not mak- Sirianni will be coordinating the quality management" philosophy. cy," she msaid. 30, 1993 -1% nn wvlnpvl ~lw April PageI 2 THE TlE Ci

------NATION - - & _ WORLD I Other Nations Accept but Punish Serbs Promise to Reconsider Military Gays, Experts Say I NEW'SD.4 Y WASHINGTON RejectionI of U.N Peace Plan America's shaky temporary compromise on allowing homosexu- each dominated by the Serbs, Croats former British foreign secretary, als to serve in uniform - in effect, "we won't ask, you don't flaunt" ByI Stanley Meisler a system of LOS ANGELES TIMES plus an integrate:d cap- also planned to outline _ . - - and Muslims - has become the pattern in several foreign forces that officially _ UNITED NATIONS ital in Sarajevo - has been aLccept- internationally guaranteed roadways welcome but actually punish avowed gays, the Senate Armed Ser- ed by the other parties in the war, and railways throughout Bosnia that vices Committee was told Thursday. The all but moribund Bosnian Bosnia's Muslims and Croats. would be open to all traffic. Local resumed on whether Congress should accept Presi- peace plan suddenly revived Thurs- As hearings At the United Nations a few police along these routes would not dent Clinton's plan to lift the Pentagon's longtime ban on gays in day as the Bosnian Serbs promised hours later, Eckhard announceed that even have the right to issue traffic July, two military manpower experts testified that few gays and les- to reconsider their rejection of the all the prominent players in the tickets. "come out" in some allies' ostensibly permissive armed ser- plan and agreed to meet with their bians Bosnian civil war had agrceed to The leaders of all factions of the vices because of discrimination against them in practice. antagonists in weekend peace talks attend the Athens meeting. TIhe pur- civil war plus the leaders of the Another witness, retired Army Lt. Gen. Calvin A.H. Waller, who in Greece. pose of the session is clearly 1to ease most concerned other governments was No. 2 commander of Operation Desert Storm, argued that lifting Fred Eckhard, spokesmen for the doubts of the Bosnian in the former Yugoslavia would ban would result in "second-rate armed forces." But he said he peace mediators Cyrus R. Vance of Serbs the before they vote inside Bosniaa a few come to Athens, Eckhard said. They could "live with" perpetuating the interim agreement reached in Janu- the United Nations and Lord Owen days later. Alija ary between Clinton, committee chairman Sam Nunn, D-Ga., and the of the European community, include Bosnian President But Mohammed Sac Serb leader restive Joint Chiefs of Staff. Under this compact, which is unpalat- announced the resumption of talks irbey, Izetbegovic, Bosnian Bosnia's ambassador to the to gay and lesbian activists, recruits no longer are asked their Saturday in Athens, and hinted that United Radovan Karadzic, Bosnian Croat able Nations, derided what he cal But gays who don't stay "in the closet" can be he believed the Serbian change of led the leader Mate Boban, Serbian Presi- sexual orientation. sudden "180-degree turn" separated from active duty. mood came out of fear of some by the dent Slobodan Milosovic, and Croa- Bosnian Serbs "to avoid m Tudjman. Except in the armed forces of Holland, Norway, Denmark and form of American military inter'en- lilitary tian President Franjo action." He said his gover which offer full equality to gays, that's largely the way tion. nrnmenst Eckhard, while refusing to char- Sweden, would distrust Serbian inte Europe and Israel balance gays' rights with worries about small-unit He said it was "impossible to ,ntions acterize it as a last chance, even if they finally succumnbe morale, the sociologists Charles Moskos of Northwestern University separate these things" and that d to all described the meeting in Athens as the pressure and signed the and David Segal of the University of Maryland testified. I Vance and Owen had continually Vance-"the next logical step forward in a Owens plan. Sen. John W. Warner, R-Va., said his own findings on a recent drawn the attention of the Bosnian e taken long, arduous negotiation." He also "Concrete steps need to bi study trip to Britain, France, Germany, Holland and Canada do not Serbs to "the rising level of frustra- said it was "the first concrete devel- beyond signatures" he said. I ",,p.ri.e a bas c;s for liftingc thi hann"' that the United States now has in tion in Washington" over the failure Owens opuent" since the Bosnianr Serbsh Eckhard said Vance and common with just 12 countries, including Iran, Libya and South Africa. of U.N. Security Council condem- iat their were urged by the leaders of Serbia Ser- hope to persuade the Serbs th In lone contrast, Florida International University political scientist i nations and sanctions to stop a pro- and Montenegro to accept the bian aggression against the Muslims security would be served by Judith Stiehm said the ban must go. She reported that Canada and Dr Vance-Owens plans. That plea was posed demilitarized corride con- Australia have suffered no military gay-bashings or mass resignations in Bosnia. )-domi- rejected by the Bosnian Serbs at leaders in Serbia, necting Serbia with the Serb I since changing their policies. Pressured by a. The their parliamentary meeting Mon- about to feel the brunt of toughened nated provinces of Bosni U.N. sanctions, the Bosnian Serbs corridor would evidently ftunction day. would ATF Director Considers Resigning announced that their self-styled Par- much like the road that orrce cut The Vance-Owens plan require the Bosnian Serbs to give up __ _ liament would reassemble Wednies- across East Germany to connect I THE WASHINGTON POST almost half the territory they have WASHINGTON day to reconsider its rejection of the Berlin with West Germany. The spokesman also told a news conquered in a civil war that has Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Director Stephen E. Vance-Owen peace plan. The plan, that Vance, a former lasted a year and with more than Higgins said Thursday he accepts full responsibility for his agency's which would divide Bosnia into conference U.S. secretary of state, and CDwen, a 100,000 people killed or missing. aborted Feb. 28 raid on the Branch Davidian cult in Waco, Texas, nine autonomous provinces-three and will consider resigning following the completion of an internal Treasury Department investigation. After weeks of criticism over a series of confusing and apparently Clinton MeetsaWth Advisers to conflicting statements by ATF officials about the Waco matter, Hig- III gins also acknowledged that an ATF public-affairs officer had "at some point" alerted news reporters in Dallas to an impending agency F operation shortly before the raid was launched. Decide on a Nevw Bosnia Policy I Higgins said the notification provided no specific details about the from Thurs- members sent Clinton a letter time and location of the raid. But members of Congress said Thurs- By John M. Broder Powell emerged that Clinton Thursday urging him to comply day they believed the agency's own attempts to attract media publici- and Doyle McManus day's meeting to say LOS ANGELES TIMES had dis- with the law if he decides to dis- ty may have inadvertently compromised the operation, leading to the and the military leaders WASHINGTON cussed a range of options and that patch U.S. troops or aircraft for deaths of four federal agents and the wounding of 16 others. from combat in the Balkans. "I think it's absolutely clear I'm responsible in this case," said President Clinton, to mrn between the only possibility excluded of Ameri- Higgins, who has previously acknowledged approving the Waco painful choices on what to do about consideration was the use Former Presidents Reagan and operation and informing senior Treasury officials about it two days the slaughter in Bosnia, summoned can ground forces. Bush ignored the War Powers reso- before it was launched. "My actions should be examined, like every- senior foreign and militaary advisers "I would just characterize it as a lution in numerous military opera- range of body else's and if I did something wrong then I should answer for it." to the White House on Thursday for full discussion of a wide tions, saying it was an unconstitu- continuing consultations on the pos- militar, options as well as consider- tional infringement on executive sible use of U.S. miliitary force ation of the current diplomatic situa- authority. against Serbia. tion," Powell told reporters. But White House communica- A decision on a new IBosnia poli- He said "we haven't ruled any- tions director George Stephanopou- WEATHER cy is expected Saturday, after a final thing off the table" other than the los said that Clinton was committed White House meeting wiith advisers. deployment of ground troops. - at least in theory - to observing Secretary of State Warrren Christo- Clinton insists the new policy the letter and spirit of the War Pow- A Squeeze Play pher will then fly to Eurropean capi- will include multilateral participa- ers Act. I By Marek Zebrowski tals to explain the polikcy to allied tion, but there is no assurance he After a decision is reached, STAFF MiETEOROLOGIST sut can secure allied acquiescence in a I leaders and seek their pport. Stephanopoulos said, Clinton would Thanks to a blocking pattern, we shall have a very enjoyable Clinton is determine:d to take a controversial policy that may "go before the American people and weather for several days to come. (Please note that this is a rare treat: more aggressive role in seeking to include arming the Bosnian Mus- explain what he wants to do and slow-moving patterns during spring usually cause raw and unsettled end the civil war in tthe former lims or mounting air strikes against why he wants to do it. ... One of the days in our region!) A high pressure ridge will generally keep on hold- Yugoslavia, but the Eurnopean allies Serbian artillery emplacements. lessons obviously of Vietnam and I under ing over the eastren seaboard, whilst an ocean storm off the Atlantic as well as a majority of tthe top brass The other principal option other conflicts is that you need the is the coast will slowly drift northeastward - its cloudy fringes just nicking in the Pentagon are w arning him consideration in Washington sustained support of the American outer portions of the Cape. To our west, a low pressure over the east- that the Balkans p)resent an use of military force to establish people in order to have a successful fleeing ern Great Lakes will move to our west and north; the cold front associ- inescapable political and military "safe havens" for Bosnians venture." the factional bloodshed. ated with it, currently stretched over the Ohio and Mississipi Valleys, morass. Securing European support may Clinton is agonizirng over the Clinton is involved in intensive will have only limited moisture when it passes through our area on prove even more difficult than per- decision, aides say, knc)wing that a consultations with Congress and Saturday afternoon. Another surface ridge from Hudson Bay area will suading the American public that over the Northeast. As winds will wrong move could engu lf his young U.N. allies over his future course follow the front and get established wo-u ld military action is justified. the last few aiulldminlistratilonl ll adUea diy and is- because viitually any action tend to be more northwesterly, the biting seabreazes of Britain, France and Canada all I is expected. There I tracting quagmire. require congressional or U.N. days are less likely, and a gradual warming trend repeated their opposition to lifting will be posi- "Everybody agrees tthat there is approval. He has also spoken with are even some indications that by mid-week this high the arms embargo, but said that they if such is the case, a truly no clear, good course of action," former President Nixon and former tioned offshore just to our southeast and, were willing to discuss other mea- part of next week. said White House presss secretary Secretary of State George P. Shultz, warm weather will follow for the second sures with the United States. some statistics: last Tuesday morning's 2.2 Dee Dee Myers. "Theire are costs aides said. I As we part with April, Some foreign officials said that snow pushed our seasonal total to 83.9 in. (213.1 cm), and risks with every dec:ision." Clinton would need the United in. (5.6 cm) of their governments were reluctant to making it one of the snowiest winters on record! April temeperatures However, she adde¢d, "The one Nations' assent to lift the arms back allied air strikes in Bosnia or very close to normal (about 0.4°F warmer per day), the precipi- thing that's clear is thie president embargo on Bosnia. In 1991, the were Serbia - but were willing to dis- 4.86 in. (12.3 cm) for the month, well over an inch firmly believes we mus st take more United Nations imposed an embargo tation totalled cuss the option. above the average. action to stop ethnic clleansing and on weapons sales to all parties in the all three Today: Mostly sunny with high clouds increasing from the west to stop Serbian agg;ression in Yugoslav civil war, crippling the A major concern of throughout the day. Temperatures around 600F (1 6°C) near the shore Bosnia." Bosnian fighters but having little governments was that any tougher met late Th with effect on the Serbs because they action would endanger the British, I (even cooler on the Cape) to around 70°F (21 C) well inland. Winds Clinton ursday mph (16-24 kmh). Christopher, Defense Secretary Les control the weapons stores of the French, Canadian and Spanish I north to northeast 10-15 Tonight: Partly cloudy, lows around 50°F (100C), light onshore Aspin, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. former Yugoslav army. troops carrying out U.N. peacekeep- winds will continue. Colin L. Powell and otther military And if Clinton were send U.S. ing and relief missions on the Saturday: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of a sprinkle associ- leaders. An enlarged deecision-mak- warplanes to strike Serbian forces, ground. ated with the passage of a cold front, then clearing later in the day. ing body known as th e Principals he likely would be compelled to "We are prepared to support Highs in mid 60s (17-19°C) locally to low 70s (21-23°C) away from I Group, which includes tIhose officials seek congressional approval under stronger action to bring the Serbs to the coast. plus Vice President Al C3ore, national the War Powers Act, which requires the table," a senior Canadian official Sunday: Fair and warmwer with highs touching the 70s (21-230 C) I security adviser Antho ny Lake and a vote in Congress on any large or said. "But our government is still in the metropolitan area and mid to upper 70s (23-26°C) well inland. U.N. envoy Madeleine \lbright,isto protracted deployment of U.S. opposed to lifting the arms embar- meet Saturday morning. forces overseas. Ninety-one House go." I t ---~---r·u~ --r--- -·--urL~LL-...... u-· 1. -...... j April 30, 1993 THE TECH Page 3 _ Y~~~~~~~_ __ I_ __ _ WORID & NATION I I C I~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------C Economic Growth Slows; 35,000 Bring Cesar Chavez To His Final Resting Place i.I,/ Aeeded Itieu'sraces LOS ANGELES TIMES DELANO, CALIF. By John M. SBerry billion economic stimulus spending declined slightly while that for This was the working people's state funeral. THE WASHINGTONPOST bill, saw a different lesson in the durable goods, relatively expensive In a white pine coffin planed and sanded by his brother, Cesar WASHINGTON numbers. items such as automobiles and home Chavez, the impassioned campesino who had swept across this sere, Hit by everything 1from a big Calling the growth rate a "disap- appliances, rose at a 0.7 percent hot valley like another force of nature, was carried down the roads he winter storm to an enormious drop In pointing statistic," IDole said it is an rate. Some of that may have been had once marchled, past the fields where he had toiled, on the shoul- defense spending, US. economic indication that Clinton's "economic due to last month's severe weather, ders of those who had marched and toiled with him. growth declined sharplly to a 1.8 plan is scaring a lot of Americans: which kept many consumers out of The numbers grew with the day Thursday: 35,000 people fol- percent annual rate in thee first three businessmen and women, con- stores for several days, analysts lowed the body of the leader of the United Farm Workers - so many months of the year, the Commerce sumers and investors. After 100 said. Analysts estimated the storm that the advance marchers were beginning to arrive at the UFW's 40 Department reported Thuirsday. days of "tax and spend, it looks like and earlier heavy rains and flooding Acres compoundjust as the last ones began walking, three miles back President Clinton use(d the slow- the American people are grading the in the West may have clipped one- into town. down from the 4.7 perc:ent rate in president with their pocketbooks.... half to three-quarters of a percent- Almost everyone who followed the red and black banners, who the closing three months of last year And they are not buying." age point off the growth rate. Con- waved the squares of bedsheets with the UFW eagle stenciled them, to defend his efforts to boost the Whatever the message in the sumer purchases account for had some story about Chavez, some epiphany that had compelled economy. numbers, administration officials two-thirds of gross domestic prod- them to skip work or ditch school and fly or drive through the night, The report "plainly proves, I said Thursday that they have not uct, which measures total produc- in buses or car caravans, from Florida, from Toronto, from Mexico, think, that the administtration was decided how to try to salvage por- tion of goods and services in the to be here. right in trying to hedge; against this tions spending bill. United States. At the end of the procession through the fields, marchers sat and economic slow growth by passing Economic analysts attributed the After a post-election bounce, stood for a funeral Mass under brightly striped tents. the jobs bill that the Hotase of Rep- economy's weak performance in the consumer confidence declined in the Chavez's body was taken to an undisclosed place for a private resentatives passed and thhat the Sen- first three months of the year to a first three months of the year before burial. The family said it would announce the grave site afterward. ate wanted to pass," CIlinton told range of factors, some of them inter- rebounding slightly in April. Laura reporters. "It proves thaat we were related. D'Andrea Tyson, head of the presi- right in both reducing the deficit and After rising at a 3.7 percent rate dent's Council of Economic Advis- A&dminisratio n Considers Continued in trying to create some jobs right in the third quarter of last year and a ers, said she does not believe the now in this economy." 5.1 percent rate in the fourth, spend- drop in confidence was a result of Underground Nuclear Testing But Senate Minority Leader ing for personal consumption went Clinton's proposed tax increases THE WASHINGTON POST Robert Dole, R-Kan., wiho led the up only 1.2 percent in the first quar- because polls show that the public WASHINGTON Republican filibuster that blocked ter. Spending for nondurable goods supports the president's goal of The Clinton administration is considering an arms control propos- passage of most of Clintton's $16.3 such as gasoline, clothing and food deficit reduction. al that would allow continued underground nuclear tests but sharply O limit the explosive force of such experiments, U.S. officials said L Thl. Ircarts lgell 11 tllellg1s u InuUM_ 0 OMb.! IMAll 14i A II The plan, which is scheduled to be discussed Friday at a White Vesselgb~i House meeting, has been endorsed by senior officials at the Defense I Department, Energy Department, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the directors of'the three U.S. nuclear weapons laboratories, officials Parliamentary Conservatives said. The plan would allow continued testing of nuclear weapons with By Margaret Shapiro everyone tthat the president and the policy on Yugoslavia, disbanded a an explosive force equivalent to 1 kiloton, or 1,000 tons of TNT. That THE WASthINGTON POST policy of rreform are all under the reformist, pro-Yeltsin parliamentary level is a 100-fold reduction from the maximum blast allowed under MOScow protection of the people from now committee and set up an investiga- a treaty signed by the United States and the Soviet Union in i 974. President Boris Yeltsin, bol- on," he saiid at a Kremlin meeting tion into alleged corruption by But the plan has angered some Democratic legislators and anti- stered by his solid victory in last with the reegional leaders. "Deci- Yeltsin appointees. nuclear testing activists, who said it falls short of the comprehensive Sunday's vote of confidence, threw sions that nun counter to the popular The legislature, elected in 1990 ban on nuclear tests endorsed by President Clinton during last ycar's I a direct challenge at Russia's con- will, whoev ver makes them, will not when the Communist Party still election campaign and would conflict with recent legislation that calls servative parliament Thursday by be implemeented and are to be abol- ruled, is dominated by ex-Commu- for such a ban. asking regional leaders to bypass ished." nists, hard-line nationalists and cen- Congressional opponents of the plan, which has not yet been the legislature and help formulate a The leggislature, Yeltsin said, trists opposed to Yeltsin's free-mar- reviewed by Clinton, have argued that only a total nuclear test ban new, Western-style constitution. now must choose to support him ket reforms and pro-Western foreign would forestall the development of new nuclear arms by the United Yeltsin, declaring that Russia has and his refitWrms or to "confront the policy. States and discourage other nations from becoming nuclear powers. neither the time nor the strength" will of the, people." In a strongly Russia's constitution, a much- Advocates of the plan have said that more nuclear tests are needed for more political battles, presented worded speeech later to government amended remnant of the Soviet era, is to ensure that U.S. weapons will function properly in wartime, and to leaders of Russia's 88 semi- ministers, hhe also warned that any- at the heart of the country's political conduct experiments aimed at improving the weapons' safety and autonomous republics and regions one opposilng his reforms would be crisis. Adopted in 1978, it never envi- reliability. The United States has roughly 10,500 nuclear warheads in with a draft of his proposed constitu- fired. sioned a democratically elected presi- its stockpile, plus roughly 6,000 awaiting disassembly under recent tion, which would replace the Sovi- Conserv,native lawmakers recently dent, giving power instead to a two- an's reduction treaties. et-era document now governing the have clipper:d Yeltsin's powers, tried tiered legislative branch in which the country and create a new parliament. to impeach Ihim and put the brakes Congress of People's Deputies, He also asked them to select dele- on his refonrms. But a clear majority which now has 1,033 members, had Traces of Nerve Gas Found gates for a constitutional convention of Russians voting in Sunday's refer- supreme authority. In practice, how- in late May or early June. endum bacecked Yeltsin and his ever, the Congress merely rubber- In Soil of Town Hit by Hussein Yeltsin's announcement that he painful prog!gram of economic reform, stamped decisions made by top Com- NEWSDA Y will forge ahead unilaterally with whiie signalfling their extreme dissat- munist Party leaders. WASHINGTON his own constitution provided the isfaction witith parliament. In the current democratic era, the A British defense laboratory has found traces of a nerve gas and first sign of the leader's post-refer- Nonethieless, the parliament Congress has discovered its unin- its byproducts in soil from an Iraqi village allegedly attacked with endum strategy for dealing with the announced EThursday that it would tended power and used it against chemical warfare agents in August 1988 by Saddam Hussein's mili- country's debilitating power strug- push aheadd with its own constitu- Yeltsin, Russia's first popularly tary, human-rights groups said Thursday. gle. With this move, likely to cause tion, though,h few details were pro- elected president. Over the last six "This is the first example, to our knowledge, that a suspected use a storm of protest in parliament, vided. The legislators have kept up months, its members have amended of a nerve agent has been corroborated by the analysis of environ- Yeltsin made clear that his attempts their attack on Yeltsin and his pro- the constitution dozens of times to mental residues," the laboratory report said. to compromise with legislators are grams this mweek. They criticized the reduce Yeltsin's powers and hamper The lab found a few billionths of a gram of Sarin, a potent nerve over, at least for now. governmenlt's privatization drive as his reforms, creating an atmosphere agent, and its less toxic breakdown products in soil taken last year "It must be brought home to "unsatisfacttory," attacked Yeltsin's of chaos and economic uncertainty. from old bomb craters in the village of Birjinni in northern Iraq. Alastair Hay, a chemical pathologist at the University of Leeds in Britain, said it has been generally assumed that Sarin and other nerve ClitoIns1 - - - - -~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank Health Task Force; gases degrade so quickly under the influence of water and heat that no traces would be found. But Hay, a consultant to Physicians for Human Rights, told a news briefing that the findings suggest it may be possible to verify the use of nerve agents many months or even Prepare to Finalize Reform Plan years after the fact. By Marilyn Milioy ing which Fproposals to put into a mulls options. NEWSDAY final..... -, .-...alan., which to change and The president has pledged a sys- WASHINGTON which to jusAtleave out - promises tern in which every American, Magnitude 5.5 Quake On the South Lawn of the White to be downriight sticky. including the 37 million uninsured, House Thursday evening, Bill and This is tihe critical homestretch would be entitied to a minimum Rattles Parts of Southwest LOS ANGEI, FS TIMES Hillary Rodham Clinton offered a for the Wt'hite I-louse, and with a level of coverage, provided through I farewell thanks to more than 500 self-imposedI deadline of May 17 to their employers. To get it, most peo- A magnitude 5.5 earthquake shook a large area of Northern Ari- "worker bees" who for more than release a ne-ar-final version of the ple would join huge regional "health zona and Southern Utah early Thursday, causing a brief power outage two months have labored - in plan, at leasst, the pace is quicken- alliances" in which networks of at Grand Canyon Village on the south rim of the Grand Canyon and secret- to produce the stuff of ing. doctors, insurance companies and waking residents of Flagstaff, Ariz. which a national health-care reform Already the touchy process of hospitals would compete for the Douglas Bausch, interim director of the Arizona Earthquake plan will be formed. getting law/makers on board has lowest-cost health plans. All this Information Center. said the quake occurred seven miles beneath the Among them, these federal begun, even before the plan official- would happen under a national Earth's surface on the occasionally active Cataract Creek fault sys- employees and volunteers have ly is sent to Congress. Friday, the health budget. tem, with the epicenter 25 miles south of the Grand Canyon. pumped out enough proposals to fill entire Senate has been invited to But numerous decisions have yet The temblor took place in the same locale as an earthquake with a up more than three dozen oversized meet with Hlillary Clinton, and offi- to be made - such as what will be magnitude of 4.8 that did scattered damage Sunday. Besides some notebooks. All have been about cials say talIks about "real details" in the benefits package; how the breakage in stores and spills from shelves in homes, the only damage turning the Clintons' vision for will begin there in earnest -- budget will be set and what the reported in Thursday's quake was a blown power transformer at the reform into reality. including sorme of the bigger ques- enforcement mechanism will be; town of Tusayan, six miles from Grand Canyon Village. No injuries At the farewell, Mrs. Clinton tions, such as financing a health- whether there will be price controls, were reported in either quake. thanked all those who "pulled these care plan, t!hat the administration and if so, what kind; whether to Although geologists at Northern Arizona University have sent all-nighters and did not leave the maintains aree far from resolved. assess a flat insurance premium or a monitoring instruments to the area, Bausch said a larger earthquake is Old Executive Office Building for On anot,her front, the White percentage of an employee's salary not expected. He called the aftershock sequence Thursday normal, days and days on end." House is chaarging several groups of to finance the coverage; and how with the strongest aftershock put at magnitude 3.5. If it was grueling work for the outside revieewers - they call them big a subsidy the federal govern- The earthquake was felt as far north as Kanab and St. George, task force, the current mission "contrarianss"- to pore critically ment will give small businesses to Utah, and through most of Grand Canyon National Park. over the plaun, even as the president help them pay for insurance. before President Clinton - decid- IL _ __ __ i Paze 4 TlIE TECH April 30, 1993 - -&I- . - .------

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-a IL· Ir --- I -·r --- -- , rrr ---·-- Letters To Tae Editor I issue seriously. Then maybe you will re-insti- Racism Remains Action Necessary tute my faith in your administration. However, if you continue to feel unaccountable, then A Problem On PBE Incident maybe you should consider resigning and allowing this campus the chance to obtain a Chairman Many of us pass our years here without I am no longer willing to be patient. dwelling too much on race. Open racism and Everything I have done, I have done in the president who won't. Douglas D. Keller '93 forms of institutionalized discrimination are interest of justice. However, my pleas to the Tommie A. Henderson '95 no longer part of our reality, and they meet administration to tell students on this campus Editor in Chief with the overwhelming condemnation of near- how the PBE incident is being handled have Jeremy Hylton '94 ly all students at the Institute. Our classes, gone unheeded. I did not understand why this Cesar Chavez sports, and activities are racially diverse, and was the case until now. Business Manager a casual walk around campus reveals, people Will Be Missed At this very moment, as I sit in my room at Benjamin A. Tao '93 of all racial and ethnic groups. Ii would be Cesar Estrada Chavez, founder of the Unit- easy to say that, at first glance racial problems 2:25 a.m. on April 20, I now understand why ed Farm Workers, who for decades led battles nothing has been said or done, as it appears, in Managing Editor at MIT are a thing of the past. As a prestigious for the rights of millions of migrant workers, learning attended by intelli- relation to allegations of racial slurs that were was found dead on April 23 at the home of a Garlen C. Leung '95 institute of higher administration more than a gent and educated people, one would hope made to the Vest former union official. He apparently died of that if any Americans could put race behind month ago. The reason is right outside my natural causes. He is survived by his wife and Executive Editor hear very loud music I them, it would be students at MIT. window, where I can eight children. Matthew H. Hersch '94 coming from East Campus' Talbot Lounge. This superficial view of the situation is one There is a party going on and a vast majority Chavez spent his childhood as a migrant that many at the Institute, especially non- worker. He founded the UFW, the nation's NERWS STAFF of the patrons are Caucasian. To me, at this minorities, hold. True, they might admit that late hour, this seems unreasonable. I figure if I first viable agricultural union, in 1966, becom- Editors: Karen Kaplan '93, Katherine minority representation in the faculty and go to an Alpha party, a Delta party, or a party ing a figurehead fighting the battles of migrant Shim '93, Sarah Y. Keightley '95, Eva administration is too low, and that there is lit- at Chocolate City where the majority of peo- crop workers in California's San Joaquin Val- Moy '95; Associate Editors: Jackson Jung tle mingling between different ethnic groups. ple are usually African-American, the chances ley and elsewhere. The life of Chavez, a G, Eric Richard '95, Hyun Soo Kim '96, These facts are clear to anyone who observes a couple of Campus Police patrol cars tough-minded pacifist, was dominated by Saginaw '96; Staff: Rahul T. are that Michael A. the composition of student groups, or has ever are there waiting with personnel to enforce the struggle and faith. Rao'94, Sabrina Kwon '95, Trudy Liu '95, seen the inside of an administrative office. 1 a.m. party closing curfew this administration Chavez gave the Chicano civil rights Matt Niemark '95, Ben Reis '95, Nicole A. Despite these problems, though, most MIT has established. The drastic difference a national leader, although he did Sherrv '95, Kevin Subramanya '95, Charu students and most Americans in surveys say movement between the way these two types of parties are not consider himself to be a Chicano leader, Chaudhnry '96, iDeena Disraelly '96; M..ete- that race ,,elat.o a.re go od -and hnP.fil!!y handled indicates ithe p-roblem' that .c..ads to b orologists: Michael C. Morgan G, Yeh-Kai getting better. but lathe 'hc organizer of au,,-in represent- Tung '93, Arnold Seto '96, Marek Zeb- dealt with. ing a multi-racial constituency of rank-and- Then came the Rodney King case in Los file workers. It is nevertheless true that many rowski. Angeles. Then came the PBE incident at MIT. This problem is that those political, social, and cultural bodies that lie within MIT. and Mexican-Americans were inspired by Chavez Clearly, racism remains a serious problem at and that Chavez was certainly the first Mexi- PRODUCTIONSTAFF are non-African-American and non-Latino go college campuses and the entire United States, can-American leader to receive national Editors: Vipul Bhushan G, Matthew E. 30 years after the greatest successes of the unpoliced and unprosecuted for infringing recognition and support for his cause. Konosky '95, Michelle Sonu '96; Associate civil rights movement. But what can we do upon those rules and regulations that were set Editor: Chris Council '94, Teresa Lee '96; against racism when-there are no more laws to up for the safety and well-being of every stu- Martin Luther King, Jr. once said to Staff: Sasha K. Wood '93, Ravi Dalal '96, fight? dent. After the PBE incident the Vest adminis- Chavez, "I commend you for your bravery, work against Roll Raand, ,96, V .. ian Tung '96; TEN You have to make people realize that tration talked to the student body about the 1 salute you tbr your indefatigable I 3 Director: Josh HIartmann '93. racism is still a problem. The first step in com- issue, but with the ongoing discriminatory loverty and injustice, and pray for your health bating the problem is to admit it. Because of enforcement of various policies, I can only and continuing service as one of the outstand- i OPINIO.N STAFF ignorance, racially offensive behavior contin- repeat what I find to be a very truthful state- ing men of America." AFL-CIO President ues to be widespread in American society. ment that I learned in my neighborhood: Lane Kirkland called Chavez "an inspiration Editor: Bill Jackson '93; Staff: Michael K. "Talk ain't nothing but a word." It seems to be to generations of activists, unionists, and Chung '94. Non-minorities in particular must realize that a large percentage of the population of the a word that Vest's administration has underes- countless others." Former California Gover- SPORS STAFF United States still faces racism on a daily timated to the nth degree. It also seems to be a nor Jerry Brown called Chavez's death the word that Vest's administration seems to passage of a "great union leader. He was one Editors: Lynn Albers G, Haider A. basis - by being followed around by a shop- keeper in stores, by being stopped by cops on equate with fools or bumbling idiots. of the most important labor leaders since Hamoudi '93; Staff: Mike Duffy G, Andrew World War If." I Heitner C, Ognen J. Nastov G, Bo Light '96. the street or in their cars, by hearing harassing How dare this administration believe itself comments or insulting jokes made offhand. to be unaccountable to the student body? The accomplishments of Cesar Chavez ARTS STAFF Racism is everywhere and racism is real, at Why, I ask, does the administration send this stand as an example to not only the Mexican-

MIT and in America. r Editor: Chris Roberge '93; Staff: Dave problem to the Committee on Discipline so American community, but to all people who Fox G, Joanna E. Stone G, Joshua Andre- As a real social problem, it must be treated soon? Do they not know, as I do, that the struggle for social justice and non-violent seriously. Racial incidents cannot be swept sen '93, Allison Marino '93, Allen Jack- COD's practices and prosecution concerning a change. He will be greatly missed, but his r verdict in the under the rug. Both the first struggles live on through those whose lives he E son '94, John Jacobs '94. particular act are confidential? I do not in any i Rodney King case and the lack of punishment way believe that the administration is untrust- has touched. PHOTOGRAPHY STAFF or apology in the recent PBE incident send worthy. However, I am an intelligent man, Alejandro Padilla '94 signals about acceptable and unacceptable and I do not believe in the virtue of other peo- Editors: Josh Hartmann '93, Yueh Z. behavior that are at odds with the principles Kyle Shinseki '95 Lee '95; Staff: Ben Wen '92, Sarah ple, especially not when my rights are at I that most Americans claim to hold dear: stake. I honestly feel that the Vest administra- Wheeler '93, Rich Domonkos '95, Michael equality under the law and social justice. Oh '95, Raluca G. Barbulescu '96, Sherrif tion sees me, a student who desires to know New Benefits Policy Ibrahim '96, Lenny Speiser '96; Darkroom On-campus interracial and multicultural how it is handling this issue, as an idiot. Manager: Douglas D. Keller'93. dialogues have to be increased. They are an Maybe I am. But if I am, every person on this Recognizes Diversity different groups together, easy way to get campus "shares the same bed I slept in." The Tech received a copy of this letter FEA TLiRES STAFF begin to bridge the cultural and social walls Every sexually-diverse. racially-diverse, or that divide us and lessen misunderstandings. addressed to .loanF. Rice, directorof the Per- Christopher Doerr G, Pawan Sinha G, politically-diverse organization on this cam- sonnel Office: In addition to treating the pressing problem of pus, by allowing this incident to nicely go Mark Hurst '94, Cherry Ogata '94, Steve sexual harassment during Residence and Ori- As a long time employee of MIT (nine Hwang '95. away, has opened itself up to the same sorts of entation Week here at MIT, the administration attacks. years in August), I am writing to commend you and the Institute for deciding to offer B USINESS STAFF should hold a similar presentation and discus- sion session for in-coming freshmen about I believe one of two things must happen. health and dental benefits to same-sex spousal Advertising Manager: Aaron Belenky '96; race relations on campus. The Association of Either the mutually helpful rules that have equivalents. Associate Advertising Manager: Pradeep Asian, Hispanic, African, and Native Ameri- been created by this administration must be Congratulations on joining the long list of Sreekanthan '95; Accounts Manager: cans should also continue to sponsor discours- enforced or the inactive administration must universities and businesses who are recogniz- Oscar Yeh '95; Staff: David Gomez '94, es dealing with relevant racial matters, such as be thrown out. ing the diversity of their employees' "fami- Shawn Bolan'96. the recent discussion about the issue of Vest, I was the lies!" African-American students in predominantly Finally to you, President CONTRIB UTING EDITORS white fraternities. student you personally told a month ago that I must say however, that I was disappoint- you would not disappoint. I am sorry to ed that the Institute chose to only offer bene- David A. Maltz G, Michael J. Franklin '88, There are not any fast remedies. The legal Jadene M. Burgess '93, Brian Rosen- inform you that you have already done this. fits to "same sex" married couples. Those who battle against racism may be over, but the war The only thing you can do now is explain to choose not to marry, whether they are hetero- berg ',. goes oni. your eyes open and you'!! see KCcp the whole siudent body whiat is going, apolo- Se-Ual! nr hbexuaIml Onnosite gex counles. are it. ADVISOR YBOARD gize for the molasses-like manner with which now the ones left out. Edward A. Miguel '96 you have handled the problem, and take this Jeremy Grainger V. Michael Bove '83, Jon von Zelowitz '83, I Bill Coderre '85., Robert E. Malchman '85, I i dl- ~b L -a~ IIIY - I I Y I I L I -P _-- II A I YI I - -·II - OrI 1 ~Li Thomas T. lHuang 586, Deborah A. Levin- I son '91, Jonathan Richmond PhD '91, Reu- days before the date of publication. ven M. Lerner'92. 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''~~i "" ~~,~ ' 6' aIli 01 4 , New Yiork, Utah to Mleet in Final,4) Jets Tlrade for Johnson By Mike Duffy who was picked that late, though, pressure on both Jordan and Pippen. Western Conference, on the whole, 4. Michael Jordan, Chicago and Andrew Heitner was Roger Staubach in the lOtb Besides it's too easy to pick Da is not as strong as the East, thereby (32.6 ppg, 221 steals) SPOR TS COLUMNISTS round of the 1963 draft. At least Bulls all the time. allowing your humble scribes to 5. Dorninique Wilkins, Atlanta We begin with a recap of the Roger had the excuse of having to In the eastern conference finals, confidently to say that the East will (29.9 ppg, 6.8 boards) important events of the NFL draft. serve time in the Navy before enter- the Knicks will previal in seven. again bring home the trophy... The perennial debate in MVP i The first surprise on Sunday came ing the NFL. Elvis Grbac from Horrecourt advantage for the With the firing of Detroit's balloting in any sport - the defini- II when the Jets, with literally five sec- Michigan, who made a career out of Knicks will be the difference in this Coach Rothstein, look for the Domi- tions of "valuable," to give the I noes effect to start as Wcs Unseld of award to -the player with better sta- i onds on the clock, traded their num- throwing to Desmond Howard went series. Avent, Mason, and Starks i ber three pick to Phoenix for their in the 8th round (fifth last player look forward to making a rap video the sorry Washington Bullets and tistics or the one on the better team four pick and running back Johnny chosen) to San Francisco, and line- once the finals are over. Randy Pfund of the LA LA Lakers - hold true in the NBA this season. Johnson, letting the Cards take run- backer Travis Hill, from Nebraska, Western Conference. The entire will be fired next week Cthe Lakes While a good argument can be made ning back Garrison Hearst and then went in the seven th round to Cleve- conference is on a slide, especially will be bounced out of the playoffs for Olajuwon (slightly better num- picking linebacker Marvin Jones. land... compared to the stretch run in the by Wednesday)... bers on a worse team), Barkley has The Jets needed both running East. Still, someone has to win The We send the NB3A into the sec- shown the whole package this year. and linebacking, so their masterful NBA playoffs underway West. ond season with our post-season Of course the Rockets are not a 55- trade brought them great benefits, With the NB3A playoffs under- In the first round, the Suns in Virgilio awards. Witl team without The Dream, but praying on the Cardinals' known way, we offer our humble opinions three over Lakers. KJ will likely Most Valuable Player Phoenix is not close to being the desire for Hearst. But the trade also and post season awards. We will not miss this entire series because of 1. Sir Charles Barkley, Phoenix best teamn in the NBA without Sir worked out well for Phoenix, who stray from our pre-season selec- nagging injuries. It shouldn't pose a (25.6 ppg, 12.2 boards) Charles. Ewing's vindication for not assured themselves the right to tiofns, unlike every other fickle big problem here, though, as Lakers 2. Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston being the MVP is an NBA title. select the best back in the country in scribe in America, and will pick a sub-.500 home record says it all. (26.1 ppg, 13.0 boards) Wilkins had a great year, consider- exchange for a player they probably New York-Utah finlal. Although Spurs in five over Blazers. In what 3. Patrick Ewing, New York would have had to trade or cut we would not want you to run to should be the most exciting series in (24.2 ppg, 12.1 boards) Let's Argue, Page 11 sometime in the future if Hearst Vegas and bet the farm on it (as the first round, Drexler's health is pans out. The Cards could make these are not Vix Picks), here's how the reason for Portand's early exit. trouble in the NFC East with an it will happen: The Paper Clips in five over offense featuring Hearst, Steve Eastern Conference. First Houston. Although the Rockets MIT Rugby'i eam Wins B~uerlein, and Gary Clark. round: Knicks over Pacers in four. have been the best team since the all J.immy Johrnson rebul.,t th Cnow- Sui~ts, Owhremnf; and the rest of star break, they have struggled since boys into a Super Bowl champion Hogan's Heroes will exit early. Vernon M~axwell went down with RaPdinnlWJbJt99L WJL L%.oWJL rh'%/ aL a r -,pinhiDi Lo ns - -K-E primarily through shrewd dealings Celts in five over the Hornets. an injury. The Clips will play and signings on draft day. The Boys Although LJ and Alonzo will have aggressively, as they have nothing By Darren Waughn the match 30-8. were seemingly inconspicuous itis iheir IUII, ;ill cal-l3 b~av}ckv'"r o tQ focus ?nd will surprisingly emerge TE4AM MEMBER The final game pitted a fired year drafting in the last spot, but Charlotte will be their undoing. from this series as the victors. Utah The men's rugby club trav- up MIT squad against USU. The managed to pull off some great Bulls over the Hawks in four. over Seattle in four. The unpre- elled to Philadelphia on April 24 forwards dominated the first 25 moves that will keep Dallas on top Hawks have had a great run over the dictable ways of the Sonics and for the Eastern Regional Cham- minutes and denied USU any this season. Because all the starters last tvo months of the season, but Coach Karl will lead to a Jazz upset. pionships. MIT won the champi- lengthy possession of the ball. are returning from last year, the the Air Jordans will prevail. Cavs to Suns in six over the Spurs in the onship with resounding victories Dan McCarthy G opened the Cowboys didn't need an impact sweep the Exit 16 W's. With Kenny second round, Lucas' magic will over Columbia Medical School scoring when he completed a player, and wisely traded down, giv- "Franchise" Anderson and Chris w otut, as sir Charles will Furl and Uniform.ed Services Univer- good forward movement and ing Green Bay a first and a fourth Dudley sidelined for the playoffs, rampant in San Antonio and the sity, capping off a fall and spring scored a try in the corner. ivM, XI rounder for two second, f1'ourth, and the Nets wrill q~uiekiv be ushered Alamo with the Suns moving on. season record of 14-1. continued to score uninterrupted, eighth round picks, including speed- out. Utah to spank the Clips in five. In the setnfi-al nmatch against starffin- with a penalty goal by ster Kevin Williams from Johnson's in the second round, we predict Slumbering Mark Eaton will awak- Columbia, the MIT team com- Perry and scoring runs by altna mater, Miami. With the its Uic Kxnicks in six over the Celts. en to lead the Jazz to easy victories. pletely dominated its opponents. William Buckland G and Jessi- draft additions, Dallas should be Even His Rcggieness and the antics The Jazz will win the champi- The forwards, playing as a tight man. USIJ tried to respond with more stacked than the room that of "Fat Boy," the Celts unofficial onship in six. The size of the Mail- unit, won the majority of both a score of its own but with the hosts Cowboy Cheerleader tryouts. mascot, cannot slow down Ewing manl wifl pose a major matchup the first and second phase pos- backs playing solid defense, it For those of you with scorecards and company. Cavs in six over problem for the Suns, as will a sessions. The backs made sever- could only score a penalty goal. wondering where some of the big- Chicago. Much to the dismay of the healthy Stockton matched up with a al crashing runs and kept control MIT led 22-3 at half-time. name college stars went to: "Papa" NBA and NBC front offices, the hurting K.T. Phoenix has relied on its of the ball, which kept Columbia USU opened the second half Gino Toretta, last year's Heisman Cavs will prove that they are not offense all year, but their relatively pinned back in its own territory. with a try, cutting the Engineer trophy winner, wasn't selected until hairdressers and finally beat the weak half court defense will be This combination enabled lead to 22-8. But an excellent Minnesota had enough pity to draft Bulls in a playoff series (for the exposed in this rugged series. MIT to outscore Columbia five backline passing play led to a him in the eighth round (192 over- record, they have won three of the We picked the Knicks in six tries to one, with Darryn Waugh Guy Debelle G score and Perry all). So much for those members of last four games versus Chicago, back in November, and there is no G, Alec Jessiman G. Ben Paul kicked another penalty goal. the Downtown Athletic Club, who thereby proving they can win in the reason to change now. The tough, G, and Warrcn Brown G scoring. Minutes before the end USU forgot to read Let 's Argue, and second city). The acquisition of albeit not pretty, brand of ball uti- Chris Perry G completed the scored for the last time, and the voted Gino in ahead of Garrison Gerald Wilkins will allow the Cavs, lized by New York will pay the scoring with a penalty goal and a championship belonged to MIT Hearst (our selection for the award). to use him, Ehlo, and Sanders cornti- same kind of dividends it did for the conversion kick, and MIT won by the score 30-13. The last Heisman trophy winner nously in order to keep constant Nasty Boys a few years back. The

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