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Kang c:harged in assault MiaT sophomore accused of kidnapping woman By Harold A. Stern is free on his own recognizance, drink. So they did, and she An MIT student whose throat Maria Foppiano, an Arlington reached inside the pocketbook was slashed by a woman he alleg- woman, claimed that Kang at- and pulled out a razor and sliced edly was trying to abduct has tacked her on the Harvard Bridge his throat." been charged with assault and at about 2:30 am on Tuesday, Foppiano also suffered minor battery with a dangerous weap- August 9, The Boston Globe re- wounds when Kang cut her face on, kidnapping, and attempted ported. He allegedly grabbed her during the struggle. But she was rape, said Thomas Samoluk, and forced her to a baseball field able enough to flee the scene, spokesman for the MIiddlesex located at the corner of Memori- flag down a car, and report the County District Attorney's al )Driveand Brookline Street in incident to a policeman in Cen- Office. Cambridge. tral Square, the Globe article Thomas S. Kang '91, who has Cambridge Police Lt. Calvin continued. a statement with the court filed Kantor told the Globe that Fop- Kang was arrested shortly after alleging that he was instead the piano "had a pocketbook with Foppiano gave police his descrip- victim of an unprovoked attack, her, and she told him she had a tion. He had walked from the from the in- has since recovered bottle of vodka inside and sug- field to 77 Massachusetts Avenue, juries suffered in the struggle and gested they stop and take a according to William P. Homans Jr., his attorney. Kang, who was bleeding from the throat, ap- Demoenngraphics are proached a Campus Police offi- cer in front of the Lobby 7 steps Mark D. Virtue/The Tech and told the officer that he had They're here! A freshman takes inventory in the challenge for ILGs been hurt; -shortly after an ambu- _Kresge -_ R/O,__I_, center. ___ _ -I __II _--cl-I_. By David P. Hamilton lance had been summoned, the pledge to maintain full member- officer heard the Cambridge po- Changing demographics of the ship. This year the capture rate is lice report on the radio. student body and community re- Student Center project 65 to 70 percent, according to at lations difficulties have height- Kang underwent surgery Jeff Hornstein '89, chairman of Massachusetts General Hospital ened concerns about the future the IFC. for his injuries; he has since been continues into fall term of the MIT independent living "Vitality" of ILGs a concern released. By Andrew L. Fish in reopening (which was original- group system.- The renovations of the Julius ly slated for early September) to The Planning Office and a After a semester of study, an Kang files counter-charges; A. Stratton '23 Student Center increases in the project. "Consid- committee charged by the Office MIIT committee charged with ex- Foppiano- charged with possession will not be completed until as late ering that there was a 145 percent of the Dean for Student Affairs amining threats to the "future vi- Kang has filed a petition with as November, according to Ste- increase in the scope of the pro- of are both conducting studies tality" of the ILG system has de- the court in which he charged phen D. Immerman, director of ject, a one or two week delay is Furthermore, the the ILG system. termined that "there is aptto be that Foppiano was the aggressor. the campus activities complex. fairly good." increasing-,`>numbers -of women a problem," according to com- in the complaint, Kang stated But the second and third floors Most of the additional work and minority students entering mittee chairman Robert S. Ken- that Foppiano "... without of the building are expected to be was for building systems, such as MIT are narrowing the tradition- nedy '59. provocation of any kind, cut the completed by mid-September, sewage evacuation, ventilation, al white male membership base Although the committee's complainant's neck with a sharp and the building should be opera- and electrical wiring. These addi- of all-male fraternities, which charge mentions both changing instrument, unknown to the com- tional by Sept. 23, he said. At tions raised the total cost of the make up more than 80 percent of demographics and neighborhood plaintant, which cutting caused a that time all but the retail space project from $7 million to the ILG houses. complaints as potential threats to sharp and deep wound on the left on the first floor and basement around $12 million, Immerman Figures from the Admissions the ILG system, Kennedy said the side of the complainant's will be completed. said. Office show that nearly 40 per- committee has chosen to focus throat." Immerman attributed the delay Immerman praised the work of cent of the 1988 freshman class (Please turn to page 17) (Please turn to page 18) the construction crews over the are minority students, while 33.8 past 13 months. "Their coopera- percent of the class are women. tion and ability to work under The minority figures include Fienman resigns actiities position difficult conditions in an unfor- tar hernt'm~e tha livling roomr o~f Asians and Latin American His- LU LU V1 O .L a s.·vx Eaw, Jx 1sx.a VIn giving building is near mirac- By Andrew L. Fish ible by setting up advisor rela- campus." Fienman also said there panics, who are normally not tionships with various clubs and ulous." mi- Director of Campus Activities has been a great deal of bureau- considered "underrepresented student government and taking A tour of the partially com- norities" by the Admissions Barbara Fienman resigned her cratic streamlining in the Campus position Aug. 26 after four years some of the responsibilty for al- Activities Office over the past pleted building seems to indicate Office. cohol education and enforce- that the project was successful in When only underrepresented at MIT to become Dean of Stu- four years. Institute ment. She believed there is now overcoming many of the limita- minorities - blacks, Puerto Ri- dents at the Wentworth When Fienman arrived four of Technology. Her position has more daily contact between her years ago, she suggested starting tions of the original building. cans, Mexican-Americans, and office and the student body. One of the projects major goals Native Americans- are count- been restructured as part of a a student activities fee. Although new organization scheme for the Fienman also was very happy a fee referendum was defeated was to improve vertical circula- ed, 17.8 percent of the incoming of the Stu- Campus Activities Complex. with the renovations last spring, Fienman was not dis- tion in the building; a new three freshmen are minority students. dent Center, in which she played story staircase through the center The increasing numbers of The Institute has created a new appointed, as the vote was close. position, director of the Stratton a part. "I hope the Student Cen- (Please turn to page 21) of the building and a front stair- women are forcing a rise in the case to the basement will proba- InterFraternity Conference "cap- Complex, to oversee the opera- tion of the Student Center and Technical difficulties delay bly reduce the need of visitors to ture rate," the percentage of search for the fire stairs or wait freshmen men fraternities need to surrounding buildings. Fienman's job has been split in two. Ted switch to new phone system for elevators (which are expected to be twice as fast). In addition, Johnson will become responsible By Irene Kuo phones are working cor- "Most first floor for programming, working with Technical difficulties have de- the originally recessed rectly. There are some problems, doors to the building have been the Student Center Committee layed MIT's switchover to its new such as absence of dial tone on replaced with clearly visible en- and other program-oriented telephone system, according to some room telephones. AT&T is trances, making it easier to enter groups; Susanna Hinds is moving Morton Berlan, director of Tele- problems as Over 120 crowds responding to these the building. from the Undergraduate Aca- communications Systems. are identified, and we expect expected in dormitories. they The renovations seem to have demic Support Office to oversee The entire campus was sched- Page 2. that they shall be corrected expe- also succeeded in improving the Dean's Office related activities, uled to change to the AT&T-de- ditiously," he said. *X .x * * such as advising student govern- signed SESS system - a central (Please turn to page 14) office switch _- August '" (Please turn to page 20) ment and activities and supervis- 3V- l- gll - - Ull I pi ,,, 3 ICIl., President Gray IIIeYICII I 11 ing alcohol education. Instead, only the dormitories sg esbc 91PBLu -·r- LL-- -· welcomes freshmen at Fienman praised the reorgani- were cut over on that day. The convocation. Page 2. zation; she said it was "important rest of the campus will be trans- Clifford A. Wilburn to get both program and opera- ferred to the new system over the Clifford A. Wilburn '90 died unexpectedly July 24 at his tions under one roof" Columbus Day weekend - the in Birmingham, AL. No further information on the death !LG presidents surveyed Stephen D. Irmmerman, the largest one-time cutover of an in- home was available, according to Associate Dean for Student Affairs on their future. Page 17. current director of complex oper- tegrated services digital network Robert M. Randolph. ations, said the reorganization is switch in the United States. Of- major, was survived by his mother and a part of the modernization of fices will continue to use New Wilburn, a physics was a member of Alpha Delta Phi fraternity, the Student Center, with the ren- England Telephone's Centrex sys- two sisters.-He Worker badly burned in Random Hall in the middle of last spring. ovations as its "physical manifes- tem until that time. though he moved to Whitehead accident. kept to himself, tation." He said the new organi- Berlan attributed the delay to Wilburn was a very friendly person but often Page 20. was zation is the model most colleges miscalculations of signal loss and said Angel de la Cruz '90, a friend from ADP. Wilburn * - ' -X de la Cruz added. *, have been using for years. switch-to-terminal distances by interested in philosophy and mathematics, Wilburn's academic advisor, Professor Anthony P. French, AT&T engineers. AT&T is paying Fienman reflects on performance didn't have many academ- Tech Random Music for the repairs. said he was a "very nice person" who Ensemble performs A Fienman said one of her main Nonetheless, initial reports ic difficulties. Little Night Music. Page accomplishments was making the show tha*t the dormitory ltver a A memorial service for Wilburn is being planned for the fall. 7. campus activities office more vis- went well, according to Berlan. - --41 ..p·

,n·r ~r ' "' -:- 9~I~b Jill MM _lMa PAGE 2 The Tech' FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1988 Tewhey expects at least - -r I- -·I- aaaa -L ---·-U-----· 120 crowds for fall term By Niraj S. Desai fy the dormitories they desire - The Dean's Office expects that, ranked in descending order - as in the worst case, 160 rooms will well as roommate preferences, I be crowded in this year's fresh- smoking or non-smoking, and man dormitory assignment lot- single sex housing preferences. tery, according to James R. Te- The majority will receive their whey, associate dean for student permanent assignments Tuesday affairs. In the best case, only evening. There will be a second 120-126 rooms will be crowded, round of the lottery for those Tewhey said. who are not placed in a dormito- Dormitories are asked to ry, and those dissatisfied with crowd rooms - turning singles their first round assignments. into doubles, and doubles into The results of the second triples - in order to accommo- round will be released -vv.r.e-auay" date as many freshmen as at 5 pm. possible. The amount of crowding in Last year, 145 rooms were dormitories will be dependent on crowded and 87 percent of fresh- the success of fraternity rush, which begins today after the men were placed in their first- Photo Courtesy Bill Fitz-PatricklThe White House choice dormitories. freshman picnic. Fraternities will be permitted to extend bids to Professor Harold E. Edgerton '27 recieves a National Medal of Technology Award from Freshmen who want dormitory President Reagan. assignments will turn in their freshman Sunday morning and 6------lIP - - P -- IIIPL· 1IL I-B LY---a preference cards by 5 pm Mon- bids can be accepted Monday day. On the cards, they will speci- morning. - _ _ C· _-· =- s~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-^ - I~~~~~~~~~~L--I Y~~~~~~~~ I Speakers give CARLOS SOSA GRANT JONES SUSAN KRUSE HOLLY A. VAN DEURSEN I some advice to a ~--~ ~b--~··~·a 8~h~sI I T I IIPI~~d new freshmen

By Niraj S. I)Desai After warning the Class of i II 1992 that they would be deluged I with advice over the next ten days, President Paul E. Gray '54 proceeded to start the process of advice-giving with a few words of his own at last night's "Presi- dent's Welcome Convocation." In this he was joined by Un- dergraduate Academic Support Office head Travis R. Merritt, I F- Associate Provost S. Jay Keyser, I'. and Undergraduate Association President Jonathan Katz '90. I Gray cautioned the class that --~rraP - - their futures would be difficult to predict and would, in fact, be in a constant state of flux. With this MIIT,StructuralEngineering. University of Virginia, Fi- UCSantaCruz,MarineBiol- Universityof diigNlfA in mind, he urged them to use jI their undergraduate studies "de- Analyzing and designing narnce. Studies fluctuating ogy, Studies behavior of blue candidate. Assisted on pric- velop qualities of mind" that will serve them regardless of how bridges. Developed working stock and money market whales and effect of environ- ing projects for GM.The HP- their careers develop. model of a double spandrel arch The new freshmen should also trends. Assisted head trader ment on distribution of mar- 17B offers easy algebraic entry. understand that - even if they bridge. The HP-28S helps him mYen at Chicago Mercantile ine mammals.The new, easy choose technical careers - they Plus time value of money, cash will be required to provide lead- analyze structural stress and Exchange. The HP-12C with to use HP-22S has a built-in flows and linear regression to ership and act in social contexts, Gray said. It is important that geometry. It's the only calcu- RPN lets him analyze prices, equation library nwith solver, analyze budgets and forecasts. students use their undergraduate years to prepare themselves for lator that lets him do both sym- HP Solve lets her enter her own the non-technical aspects of their bolic algebra and calculus lives and work, he added. New Achievers in formulas and solve for any ; Noting that MIT is a competi- I tive environment, Gray also I It features ea WLh N variable. sought to reassure the freshmen powerful 1465 Itfewturwrfeu Heavy Metal, Swing,Blues WIewlett- that they would be able to hold their own. "Five out of six of' matrix math and graphics cap- and M oto1n Packard's calc I ulators are built you' will eventually receive MIT abilities And HP Solve lets himun for your succes degrees, Gray told the freshmen, ;S. Look for them provoking a wave of nervous solve custom formulas without ratios, net present value and laughter from those who had ex- giving her access to the at your campus bookstore. Or pected the proportion to be I programming Withmorethan internal rate of return He can most commonly used scien- higher. call 1-800-752-0900, Ext. 658E, 1500 functions, 32K RAM and The word that the freshmen even create his own custom tific equations Statistics for your nearest dealer will hear most often during R/O both RPN and algebraic entry, programs. The HP- 12C is the Week is "diverse," Merritt said. with linear regression Arind We never stop asking "What if ... Acknowledging that the night's the HP-28S is the ultimate sci- speakers were four white, Ameri- established standard in fi- algebraic entry The ideal can males in suits, Merritt con- entlflc calculator nanclal calculators. FA HEWLRETT tinued that he believed MIT de- student science calculator MbVd= PAC1KARD served to be called diverse. In their classes, living groups, and I elsewhere, the freshmen will meet a wide variety of people, he as- sured them. "If it possible for an education to have a soul," then it is in the contact between students and fac- ulty, Merritt said. Whether it is through classes, advising, or re- search projects, all students (Please turn to page 16)

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I_ ~~Ia amemory of air show dead West Germany's skies were fairly peaceful yesterday. Walesa asks for strike end NATO military flights over the country were grounded Ballclubs found guilty of While workers at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdansk, Po- out of respect for victims of Sunday's fiery air show disas- anti-free agent moves land, have ended their strike, coal miners are demanding ter. West German officials said another badly burned vic- An arbitrator has found baseball team owners guilty of a meeting with Solidarity leader Lech Walesa before they tim had died, putting the death toll at 49. US officials working to keep players from changing teams by becom- call off their strike. About 2000 strikers left the Lenin have said 52 people died when three Italian fighter jets ing free agents. Damages involving stars such as Montre- Shipyard yesterday after Walesa asked them to end their collided and one crashed into the spectators at the show. al's Tim Raines and Detroit's Jack Morris will be set after strike. Government officials have promised talks on rein- the season, to avoid disrupting the pennant races. This is stating the banned free trade union movement - in ex- UN head has mixed feelings the second year ballclubs have been found guilty of con- change for an end to Poland's most serious wave of spiring against free agents. strikes in seven years. about Iran-iraq talks The United Nations Secretary General is expressing both optimism and irritation about lran-lraq peace talks. Imminent Mandela release doubted Javier Peres de Cuellar said yesterday he is frustrated with Olympian seeks reinstatement Nelson Mandela's lawyer is questioning speculation that the slow pace, but hopes patience will pay off. He has Swimmer Angel Myers met with a panel of arbitrators the South African government is about to free the long- named Sweden's UN ambassador as his special representa- in Denver yesterday. She is trying to get a ruling that imprisoned black nationalist. The speculation was tive to the talks in Geneva. A dispute over a waterway on kicked her off the US Olympic team overturned. Myers prompted by Mandela's transfer from a state hospital to a the southern Iran-Iraq border has become a main sticking said birth control pills caused a positive result in a drug private clinic, where he's continuing his recovery from tu- point in the talks. test, and not steroids as Olympic officials believe. berculosis. Mandela's lawyer notes neither he nor Mande- la's wife was given advance notice of the transfer. 0 Rebels attack Kabul Afghan rebels reportedly launched a major attack on Race a dead heat, poll finds the Afghanistan's capita! Kabul yesterday. Diplomatic A new poll indicates Dukakis and Bush are in a dead sources said that rebel rockets caused "massive damage" Engine problem may have heat. The ABC News-Washington Post survey says Duka- at the Kabul airport and parts of the city. They said one kis is one percentage point ahead of the Republican. But explosion at the airport sent smoke billowing high into caused Delta crash the poll's margin of error negates Dukakis' razor-thin the air - indicating an ammunition dump had blown up. Federal investigators said last night that the cockpit edge. The survey also indicates most voters believe Demo- voice recording from Wednesday's Delta plane crash at cratic running mate Lloyd Bentsen is more qualified than Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport indicates the crew his GOP opponent, Dan Quayle. Pakistan charges Afghan incursion suspected an engine problem. Also heard on the tape was Pakistani officials said Afghan warplanes raided vil- an apparent alarm indicating a possible stall. A passenger lages about 40 miles inside Pakistan yesterday, leaving one on another place said he saw flames coming from the Del- Study suggests Agent person dead. Pakistan's foreign ministry also said the ta jet's right engine. Thirteen people were killed in the Orange exposure limited bombing could be the worst violation of his country's ter- crash, but nearly 100 survived. A study suggests most US troops in the Vietnam War ritory since Afghanistan's civil war broke out ten years Jackson denies rumors escaped heavy exposure to the chemical defoliant Agent ago. Orange. The Federal Centers for Disease Control report of rift with Dukakis the finding in the Journal of the American Medical Asso- US begins Pershing withdrawal Jesse Jackson has denied rumors that aides to Demo- ciation. Many Vietnam veterans claim they suffer health The United States has started withdrawing its Pershing cratic presidential nominee Michael S. Dukakis have problems because of contact with the herbicide when the asked him to refrain from campaigning II missiles from Europe. Nine missiles were removed yes- in certain states. military sprayed it on jungles. But the study found no The New York Times yesterday quoted terday from a base in West Germany, under terms of the Jackson aides as more Agent Orange in the blood of Vietnam veterans saying the Dukakis campaign believed arms treaty signed by the superpowers in Washington last Jackson's presence than in veterans who did not go to Vietnam. might turn off white voters. An aide to Dukakis said the December. The rest of the US intermediate-range missiles campaign's polls found Jackson had high negative in Europe will be removed over a ratings three-year period. in some states. Bakker moves to regain PTL A bankruptcy trustee for the PTL ministry said yester- West Bank settler day he expects to formalize a proposal Jim Bakker has Candidates clash on environment made for recapturing his former domain. Bakker made held in shootings Gov. Michael S. Dukakis, campaigning in California the highest bid for the Heritage USA retreat, the PTL Israeli police are holding a Jewish settler from the Niest yesterday, charged his Republican opponent with flip- television network, and other assets. The televangelist was Bank, who allegedly shot and wounded two Israeli sol- flopping on offshore oil drilling. Dukakis said George forced to leave PTL after a sex and money scandal. diers yesterday. A spokesman for the settlers said the man Bush told Californians in June he opposed offshore drill- was chasing a Palestinian who hurled a firebomb at his ing, but last week Bush told Texans he was for it. Duka- Poverty among car and he thought the soldiers were terrorists coming to kis also called Bush a "charter member" of the environ- blacks increases New figures from the Census Bureau kill him. mental wrecking crew which came to Washington in 1981. indicate almost Bush, touting himself as a lifelong environmentalist, one-third of all black Americans live in poverty. The sta- tistics for last year also say there spent yesterday in Dukakis' home state. Bush is trying to are 700,000 more impov- IRA supporters riot in Belfast erished blacks raise doubts about Dukakis' record on cleaning up the air than a year before. One private think-tank Unrest in the streets of said the numbers Belfast followed the killing of and water. But former Sen. Paul Tsongas (D-MIA) isn't mean the economic recovery is leaving three Irish Republican blacks behind. A Army guerrillas by British soldiers. swallowing it. Tsongas said Bush's presenting himself as White House spokesman said the in- IRA supporters burned cars, threw rocks and gasoline crease is an environmentalist is like Bonnie and Clyde coming out disappointing, but the report has good news bombs, and fired on a police station. Officials said three for gun control. overall, with rising incomes for most Americans. people were injured in the rioting. Law limits waiting time on checks A law that guarantees you quicker access to your bank Rubes® By Leigh Rubin deposits takes effect today. It puts limits on the amount of time banks can put holds on checks. Consumer groups had complained banks were cleaning up as they were col- lecting interest on money customers were not allowed to = - M use during the "float" periods. I Enjoy it while it lasts High pressure will move offshore today, allowing warmer southwest winds to take over our weather. A low pressure center north of the Great Lakes will track to the southeast over the next 24-36 hours. As State bars higher the low approaches the Ohio Valley an old frontal system to our south will begin moving to the north, insurance rates for men bringing warm and moist air from the southeast M..assachusetts yesterday Joined Montana in prohibiting United States into the area. This means our fine life insurance companies from charging men higher rates autumnal weather will be replace with cool, damp, than women. Massachusetts' "unisex" insurance rules are cloudy weather on Sunday. The first half of next taking effect as a result of a ruling by a state appeals week looks to be variably cloudy with below normal judge, who has refused to delay their debut. Nine life in- temperatures. surance holders are fighting the new rules in court, saying they will mean higher rates for women. Friday afternoon: Mostly sunny and warm. Winds southwest 5-10 mph. High around 80°F. Threatened WGBH strike cancelled Temperatures may fall back into the 70s in Employees of Boston public broadcasting station coastal locations as a seabreeze develops. WGBH have called off plans for a strike after lengthy ne- Friday night: Partly cloudy. Low 64 °F. gotiations produced agreement on a three-year contract. Saturday: Increasing clouds and continued mild. Union members are scheduled to vote to ratify it next Winds southwest 10-15 mph. High 82°F. Low week. Officials of the educational radio and television 65 OF.E outlet said it calls for pay raises of four percent for each Sunday: Mostly cloudy with rain arriving by year. Slightly larger increases are promised workers with afternoon. Winds southeast 10-15 mph. High 68- 75°F. Low 60°F. "What's more seniority who are paid above current scales. It also this world coming to? You can't even Forecast by RMichael C. Morgan eat a worm without worrying that some psycho bars management from cutting into the existing station stuck a hook in it!" staff by hiring independent producers, reporters, or other subcontract workers. Compiled by Niraj S. Desa'- IHe~~Mj I - _aes PAGE 4 The Tech FRIDAY,-- SEPTEMBER 2, 1988 -- I I -- ~ 1 opinion. I I I Column/Michael J. Garrison It's somebody else's problem Freshmen always bring back make your own decisions is a then put some time or money three things: memories, hopesfor good experience, but responsibil- into fixing it. After all, to do the future, and the most boring ity means accepting the cost of otherwise simply causes problems collection of cliches available to screwing up. It's not something for everyone else. Of course, nei- the western world. Today's jfresh- you experience, it's something ther the Republicans or the Dem- man flashback is "personal re- you do - or don't do, as the ocrats can do this with the bud- sponsibility." case might be. get, but they're politicians. Real had a problem All of these freshmen coming My living group neople should be held to higher with that last year. Some resi- into town remind me of the essay standards. dents invited a few guests over enough, it I had to write for my MIT appli- But amazingly for a party last term. But the really cation. "What does personal re- turned out that the desks party got a little wild, and three sponsibility mean to you," or had committed deskicide. At or four desks ended up commit- something like that. It was a bor- least, no human being admitted ting deskicide from the roof. This ing essay. So boring, in fact, that to throwing them from the roof. the party down, the I decided to take a second crack calmed Nevertheless, the Dean's Office went home, and Physical at it. guests (doubting cynics that they are) Plant came by the next morning refused to believe in this modern bet most, if not all, of you I and collected the pieces of wood. miracle. had to write that same essay. I'm But there still was a major In fact, they asked us to supply sure some of you even managed problem. The guys at the party the names of the lumberjacks, so to keep them interesting. But if had had a fine adventure, but that the culprits could be made to you didn't, don't sweat it. What how about the rest of us in the pay up. The silence was over- of personal responsibility kind dorm? Fortunately, the Housing whelming, broken only by the has the average high school se- Office took pity on us and decid- giggles. nior had to deal with, anyway? ed to let us join in. "You owe us When the Deans realized that Dershowitz intends to But now you are at MIT. You $2500 for labor and damages," no names were ever going to be live on your own: you pick your they said. "Who gets to pay?" supplied, they simply quoted a own living group, your own class Well this caused some ex- short paragraph in the Residence challenge policy again schedules, your own diet, and citement. Handbook which allowed them To the Editor: policy stand, so we, the members your own recreations. That is Since our house really has no to charge all residents of the coming Registration of the MIT community, do not probably what MIT is trying to way to fine anyone, we sort of house for any damage caused by On this I will be showing Deep know what is acceptable. I will get at with an essay on "personal expect that people will turn them- residents or their guests. This Day East Campus. My mo- show this film to urge the admin- responsibility." selves in. This kind of a system ended the silence, anyway. Throat in this showing is to istration's indecision over censor- Except . . . if that's what they relies on responsible people to "The Deans hate us." "Why tivation for the MIT Policy on Sex- ship to end. mean, they're wrong. Having to admit they made a mistake, and should we have to pay?" "Screw eliminate Explicit Films. The Constitution guarantees the Deans" "It's far more than ually to show this film the right to freedom of speech. the desks are worth." I have chosen reasons, although it is This right to freedom of expres- So it became the fault of the for several The sion, and choice of what to see, Deans. Or of Housing. Or of the offensive to some people. surrounding this film is protected even more strongly desks. But not once did I hear controversy curious to by Massachusetts law. An aca- Volume108, Number 29 Friday, September 2, 1988 anyone venture that maybe the has made other people see it to decide for themselves. In demic setting, such as MIT, 08, Number 29 Friday, September 2, 1988 people who had done the damage Volume 1 addition, there is a strong prece-. should be open to all ideas and I should pay for it. Kind of like at MIT and in Cambridge should set the highest standards Chairman ...... Peter E. Dunn G when the cops get blamed for dent protecting the right to show this for free expression. Editor in Chief ...... Andrew L. Fish '89 chasing a stolen car which even- I would like to invite and urge Kantrowitz '89 the wrong side film. Business Manager ...... Mark tually drives down members of the MIT commu- '89 I have challenged the policy be- all Managing Editor ...... Ezra Peisach of the Mass Pike and kills an in- nity to exercise their constitution- cops are fore and won a strong victory be- nocent driver. Those ally-granted right of choice on News Editors ...... Darrel Tarasewicz '89 you know. fore the Committee on Disci- dangerous, Registration Day. Decide for Niraj S. Desai '90 The bottom line of this story pline. The policy is unenforce- Michae! Gojer '90 yourself whether to come to see was a $25 dollar addition to my able and the COD ruled that it Night Editor ...... Marie E. V. Coppola '90 this film (for entertainment, for not to mention "constitutes an excessive restraint Arts Editors ...... Jonathan Richmond G bill this summer, political, educational, or other a lesson in just how many people on freedom of expression at MIT Christopher J. Andrews '88 is therefore reasons), to protest this film, or Kyle G. Peltonen '89 really expect others to clean up and ... the policy Photography Editors ...... not to come at all, but choose! Mark D. Virtue '90 after their messes. No wonder inappropriate for MIT." Aca- Do not leave it up to the Aca- Contributing Editors ...... V. Michael Bove G Boston Harbor is still a sewage Despite this ruling, the demic Council and the Pornogra- Akbar A. Merchant '89 pond. demic Council acts as if the poli- Senior Editor ...... Michael J. Garrison G cy is still in effect and has chosen phy Screening Committee to de- Michael J. Garrison, a gradu- to ignore the decision of this cide what is appropriate for you NEWS STAFF ate student in the Department of group of students and faculty. to see, or not to see, when it is Associate News Editors: Annabelle Boyd '90, Seth Gordon '90, Aeronautics and Astronautics, is The administration has chosen to your right. Irene Kuo '90; Senior Writers: Mathews M. Cherian G, David P. a senior editor of The Tech. let the contradictions over the Adam L. Dershowitz '89 Hamilton G, Harold A. Stern G, Anuradha Vedantham '89; Staff: Salman Akhtar '89, Mary Condello '89, Sanjay Manandhar '89, E Marcia Smith '89, Sally Vanerian '89, Anh Thu Vo '89, Kaushik Bagchi '90, Ahmed Biyabani '90, Eric L. Chang '90, Sarita Gan- dhi '90, Anita Hsiung '90, Priyamvada Natarajan '90, Kenyon D. Potter '90, Robert E. 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Book night has worthy goals I T INK THIETONAp To the Editor: year's experiment with Leo erous portions, from the MIT We welcome The Tech's ad- Marx's The Machine in the Gar- Writing Program and the Asso- MEDIA IMYBE6rTING vance coverage of the use of Toni den. Our objective has nothing to ciate Provost. In any case, the hLITrE Or OF M.D... Morrison's Beloved as the focal do with comparing the relative amount of money spent can text for Residence/Orientation appeal of two quite different hardly be the most headline-wor- Week's Book Night ["MIT spends books. We simply hope and ex- thy feature of Book Night. d~~ ~~OM $10,000 to send book to fresh," pect that Beloved will work well ® As for rumors about the na- July 12]. We want to offer a few this year. The novel was chosen ture of the afternoon "mystery comments regarding fact and em- because, among other things, it surprise" in Kresge, which will phasis, however, especially since addresses issues of race, sex, and precede the evening discussions in this issue of The Tech was mailed power - things which matter the living groups: Rumor is just I to all members of the incoming more than ever at MIT and na- about useless when it comes to i class. tionally. mystery surprises. They are mys- terious! They are surprising! I- L j · It is unfortunate that the ar- ® The funding for the project i Travis R. Merritt .-t -- ticle put so much of the energy of came not from the Undergradu- Head, UASO I., its leading paragraphs into a ate Academic Support Office Curt Jones '89 postmortem assessment of last budget but rather, in equally gen- R/O Coordinator Tech reporting suffers from elitism To the Editor: hype and glitz which surrounds burnout. 11 As a pre-freshman I have been the show [Phantom of the Opera] I complain because this behav- receiving many mailings from ... and don't queue for tickets" ior reeks of elitism (everyone I , MIT - all important and all de- as if the hoopla somehow cheap- likes this music, so us cultured %4 sirable. By far the most interest- ened our enjoyment of the music. MIT types must not). ing, however, has been the two On the very same page, Mark Maybe I should have gone to I sample issues of The Tech that Roman suggests that Joshua Tree Caltech? my mail box has apprehended. has suffered from oversell and Michael de la Maza '92 I They are well done; certainly bet------· -- ter than the local University of California°Irvine newspaper. The -- I use of blue and red is particularly touching. But I do not want to dwell on your positive characteristics but I rather on the negative ones. Specifically, the paper (or rath- er the people who write (or are written about) in the newspaper) 'p~9E~ )-TM, seem to have a "woe is me" atti- tude. To wit: you report that Be- ;%d VOL1FkEX~~~~~~B~~L~~r i loved has not yet been released in kLe paperback, and so it cost an "es- Do you have, day NGy_.%~ &l ~ ~' timated $10,000" to siphon it out ~,~r~~ ~Pt .7~'~ ~ ff?.We need you for jobs / vl.B5We to the Class of 1992. It seems as _ls 4gNOW!! BEarn up to $520. aweek (plus / o if the hardback Beloved is a ~'; ?.~~' °' overtime). If you are looking for full time / / crime that has been perpetrated '_ ¥ ~'^ '' employment, gain practical job experience now / / on the R/O Committee. Let me in a temporary position with one of our top corporate / tell you: there are plenty of good books that are in paperback (how clients! We have immediate positions available. about something by Rushdie or Call now or send in the / Kundera?). applicationcI below: _-^// Also, your writers (especially ~~~~.___...... ___. --- '- the art reporters) illogically es- chew popular works. Julian West says that we should "Forget the ~~LLBCOMlE E;~S~ COLLEGE e jst fill in this classified : Wee haveEvet imme thead ddressdiatlsted lis below I advertising application anc= a

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~II A R T S -- - -- . . . . ,.I1 Mliore nights of rehearsalhelp A Litte Night Music A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC brought Night Music together. Director Lee Hunter stresses the fact that TRME's Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. performers are actors, not singers. Never- Book by Hugh Wheeler. were true, rich, and The Tech Random Music Ensemble. theless, their voices brimming with feeling. Directed by Lee Hunter. There was nothing about this perfor- Hayden Courtyard, August II to 14. mance that another week of rehearsal couldn't have fixed. Even the voices of By SIMSON L. GARFINKEL Count Malcolm Carl-Magnus (Paul Sel- RME'S MOST AMBITIOUS perfor- kirk) and the beautiful Mrs. Anne Eger- mance to date, A Little Night man (Leah Bateman '90), which seemed flat and shallow on opening night, were Music, did not live up to the en- filled with vitality and pcr, , ,by the saemle'S JtTIO LVrf..;',,LrO n O...... , _... ^ . . -. ad_ Jv- - _., ... low-budget, high-quality performances. show's close. Unfortunately, by the show's Nevertheless, it was a winning effort, con- fourth day, the new-found emotion had sidering the hurdles faced by the group. come at the cost of scratched and spent Night Music's principal problem was voices. not one of acting but of volume, or rather, A Little Night Music, which remains the actors' volume. Unfortunately, there one of Stephen Sondheim's best musicals, was no problem hearing the orchestra's is the story of Fredrik Egerman (Steve Gis- muddy brass section and the woodwinds selbrecht '90), an aging lawyer, who has Simrnson L. Garfinkel/The Tech that couldn't, or just wouldn't, stay in married the 18-year-old Anne 11 months ·. .only to find his wife running off with his son. meter. before the play begins. Much to Fredrik's companionship, Fredrik visits an old lover, her performance was still a cut above the Mostly up to standard was the singing; chagrin, Anne is still a virgin, herself fear- the actress Desiree Armfeldt (Tami Schul- majority of the cast. when audible, it was the driving force that ful of the wedding bed. Seeking female man '91). Fredrik is discovered in Desiree's TRME could not affolbrd to provide its dressing room, clad in a robe, by the mar- actors with microphones. Given that limi- ried Carl-Magnus, who keeps Desiree as tation, music director Larry DeLuca his mistress. should have found some way to keep the In an attempt to steal Fredrik away from orchestra from overwhelming the soloists. his youthful bride and win a father for her Night Music's "revolving orchestra," illegitimate daughter Fredrika (Catherine which featured over 30 different musicians Crimp), Desiree invites the Egerman fam- during the weeks of rehearsals and perfor- ily to a weekend in the country at the cha- mances, was simply not up to TRME's teau of her mother (Frances Surprenant), standards. Carl-Magnus learns of the plans through TRME is an outgrowth of the Spring his wife (Aimee Yermish '88) and the two 1987 East Campus/Senior House produc- stop by the Armfeldt estate as uninvited tion of Hair. More recently, the group has visitors. put on The Robber Bridegroom, The Sign Like the plotline, TRME's production in Sidney Brustein's Window, and You're was a story of unexpected surprises and a Good Man, Charlie Brown. The fact compromises which somehow, however un- that they have done so much with so little likely, led to a happy ending. Two weeks (the group does not even have its own re- before opening night, the director lost the hearsal space or a place to stow props) is a first Desiree Armfeldt and brought on testimony to the will, commitment and tal- Tami Schulman, who had less than a week ent of the people involved. What TRME and a half to learn her lines, songs, and needs now, besides more people, is fund- blocking. Schulman might very well have ing, a place to call home, and a really Simson L. GarfinkeliThe Tech stolen the show if she had been a member bang-up show for Fall 1988. of the cast from the beginning. As it was, Henrik plans a Rendevous with Desire... "l JOIN US !

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P September! , §!I . . -...d E LI - -- _alB PAGE 8 The Tech FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1988 "IALBP··leC·C.b ARTS,ith c t , Scorsese tactfullyvdeals wit controvehsuo LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST tionary turned disciple, who helps Jesus determine his purpose and keeps the other Directed by Martin Scorsese. disciples unified. He plays this role with Starring Willem Dafoe and Harvey Keitel. all the irony and cynicism that one might Opens today at the Paris& Circle cinemas. expect. One of the more intriguing aspects if the By STEPHEN P. BERCZUK film is its use of modern, colloquial En- HE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST, glish. Although The Sermon on the Mount following a novel by Nicholas loses some of its poetry when compared to Kazantzakis, attempts to examine the King James translation of the Gospels, it sounds the conflict Jesus undergoes as more natural. More natural too I he discovers his dual nature as a man who is the way Jesus is presented as he per- i 01 happens to also be God. While some may forms his miracles: rather than an other- D question that this is a matter that should worldly, unapproachable figure, Jesus is ff ever be explored - much less explored via presented as a real person with abilities E E.1 a mass medium such as the cinema - di- that he does not quite understand. I6 rector Martin Scorsese has done an Early in the film Scorsese uses a number effec- p tive and tactful job of dealing with this of innovative dissolves to help show the potentially controversial subject. progress of time and space. The movie, r. Scorsese raises the question of how one however, slips from this slick camera work born as a man deals with the realization in its early moments to rather straightfor- that he is the possible savior of the human ward presentation later. This is disturbing E race. Willem Dafoe's Christ is not the - once one accepts that this will be a sty- characterization of Jesus that listically interesting film, suddenly it be- we are ac- ' ' Dfixw\.> ___ A;' W4d91ERNWWS customed to seeing from other films. This comes less sophisticated. Christ is initially tormented, confused, Peter Gabriel's soundtrack, which is and very unsure of his purpose. He starts supposed to be in the style of music from A Fish Called Wanda disappoints off as a carpenter making crosses for Ro- the period, is effective in keeping things man crucifixions, and is unsure whether moving. There are few truly silent mo- in spite of a strong comedy team the torment he is undergoing comes from ments in the film, which is a bit of a bless- A FISH CALLED WANDA (Michael Palin), the stuttering animal lov- God or the Devil. While this unusual pre- ing as the movie does tend to drag at Directed by Charles Crichton. er; and Wanda (Jamie Lee Curtis), the sentation of Christ is a bit unnerving at times. Starring John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, busty, lusty mistress of both George and first, it makes for an interesting study of On the whole, the movie presents Christ a Kevin Kline, and Michael Palin. Otto. man being called upon from an interesting point of view, a per- to a greater At the Cheri and HarvardSquare Cinemas purpose. sonal one, with humor and insight. This Through a series of double-crosses, is George ends up in jail, but he in turn has Harvey Keitel's Judas is an a Jesus one hasn't seen much of in the cin- interesting ,LE PERRY double-crossed everyone by character ema. The film is worth seeing solely as a By MICHEI. hiding away of much depth. Rather than sim- the jewels. George's uptight, wealthy bar- ply being the one who betrayed Jesus, he is unique cinematic and cultural experience. HAT DO YOU GET when you rister, Archie Leach (John Cleese), enters It is a bit a key player in God's mission. This is not long, and drags at points, but join Jfohn Cleese and the picture and is immediately drawn into a new idea, having been there are few narrative films that don't MichaeX1 used in other Palin of-- -l-Monty ~thethe race between the thieves to recover the have their slow moments. W ~~~~~~~~. works such as Jesus Christ Superstar. In The Last Temp- v V Python tame with the dlrec- jewels. Temptation, however, Judas tation of Christ is a good chance to see a tor of is not only an the classic comedy The Lavender John Cleese developed the story, wrote instrument Hollywood portrayal of Christ that is rev- Hill of God's will, but is also in- Mob? A disappointingly unremark- the screenplay, and acts as executive pro- strumental in his plan. Judas is the erent but realistic. able movie titled revolu- A Fish Called Wanda. ducer. 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- I LI - _ __·_ I 11 -- ~~~~ m ~~~ FRIDAY, SEP'TEMBER 2, 1988 The Tech PAGE 9 ~ '= - ' ______A ATS R ~~~~~~~- -- E ... __- , 12 T - ! ---:-= Full-co lor glory brngs out terror of original 1958 Blob THE BLOB [1958] Space. Everyone laughs at how bad that i Produced by Jack H. I Harris. film is; with The Blob, the audience I DirectedI I by Irwin S. Yeaworth, Jr. laughs along with it instead. Starring Steven McQueen, A neta And most deservedly so. The film has I Corseaut, Olin Howlin, and Earl Rowe. several II I qualities that one would not ordi- At the Braitle Theatre, today through narily expect The best scene is one where September 8. the blob creeps into of a movie the projection booth I theater where a couple of hor- By MANAVEN)RA K. THAKUR ror films is being shown. The blob smoth- ers the projectionist and then oozes into T ALWAYST'S A PLEASURE to see a newly the theater itself. The audience, which is T struck print of an old film. The |works of great film artists deserve movies, turns to look at what's blocking nothing less. But the rest deserve to the picture and finds itself face to face be I seen in their full glory as well, especial- with the lywhen red blob. I it's a film like the 1958 version of The scene works quite well even today The Blob. Original audiences were terri because it makes an instant identification ffied when the film first came out, and they between real life and what's happening on would have gasped N even more had they the screen. It's a reflexive trick being per- seen the the full-color s glory of this new petrated by the filmmakers, and because print, specially commissioned by producer ofthat it's like a magician's act. Everyone JackI H. Harris. i knows they're being fooled, but it's thrill- Blob remake takes Itself tooseriously The Blob is the perfect fifties monster- ing to watch anyway. ', horror movie. A gelatinous monster lands The film also turns THE BLOB [19881 f out to have some de Produced by Jack H. in this remake except that this time the on earth via a meteorite and proceeds to cent special effects, Harris blob is really a mutated space c for 1958. The budget andElliott virus that terrorize a typical small town. Steven of the film was $240,000, Kastner. the government wants to use as t and that was Directed by ChuckRussell. a weapon. McQueen stars as the wholesome kidwho, enough to surpass The authorities get in the way of b the limitations of most Starring Kevin Dillon andShawnee Smith. fighting along with his girlfriend Jane, tackles the B films the monster, so Brian (Kevin a of the time. At the Beacon Hill Cinema. Dillon) and daunting job of convincing the authorities The acting is pretty good, the produc- Meg (Shawnee Smith) have to save their tthat the menace is real. After some run- tion values are quite good, and the color is town on their own.The blob moves a lot ning around, a way is finally By MANAVENDRA K. THAKUR faster E found to de- wonderful, especially in this new print. and has tentacles that reach out and feat the monster. grab for f The monster gets redder and redder as it HE BIGGEST people. About $18 million was This sounds like PROBLEM with the spent on an incredibly stupid gets more blood by eating people, and the 1988remake of The Blobis the film, primarily onthe special idea for a film, and that effects. Big il noone can take it se- rich visuals help give the film ittakes itself seriously: deal: they can't substitute for riously a subdued itactually r these days - but that's precisely eerie feel, much like David Lynch's Blue Twants the audience to believe good acting ora good story. vwhat makes it so much fun. When the Velvet. what's happening on the screen. The tense The film isn't pure junk, but it's close. opening Perhaps 0 title song turns out tobe a cute Above all, the film is simply fun. It's music during the opening credits makes because of its relatively large bud- and bouncy it a ditty called "Bewareof the not every B film that can endear itself to seem serious and scary when in fact the get,the film is better than average forits Blob" genre. E it's hard not to be amused and dis- jaded film critics constantly looking for narrative is too idiotic for words. But since the genre has degenerated armed. And into simply a The iconography in the film is great artistic masterpieces. Like the origi- that's a mistake from which the film never finding more novel ways to kill quintessentially 1950s, and that only adds nal Little Shop of Horrors by Roger recovers. Instead of being a loveable people, that can hardly becalled praise. q Cor- silly Diehard bto thecharm. Today, it'snot possible to man, The Blob is a little monster-movie film, it ends up being little more than an- fanatics of gory deaths will find a feel fewin f, anything but affectionate toward this classic that easily steals hearts away and other stupid horror movie. Replacing a Ja- this film to savor. But one thing is film. takes its place as a fond memory. son ora Freddy with a shapeless red forcertain - no one, including the die- fi Thanks blob hard fanatics, It'snot camp theater,however: it's a far to this achingly beautiful new print, the doesn't make the film any better. will remember 30 years cry C',from the infamous Plan 9 from Outer blob has its chance all over again. Not much of the basic plot has changed from now that thefilm exists.

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The blob is red to evoke "the gess Meredith, Harris feels the sequel was time arranging the film's financing and idea of blood," he said. "too funny and not scary enough." By MANAVENDRA K. THAKUR "putting fires out" during the bulk of the As for the newly struck print, Harris shooting. The Boy Scouts, said Harris, Harris has also produced or been in- HEN A SEQUEL OR REMAKE of said "I wanted a a perfect representation" liked the film. The film even had a family volved in the production of Claude Cha- a film comes out, it's fairly of what it should look like. The film clear- rating. brol's Les Biches, Equinnox, Dark Star standard in Hollywood to ly did not have a huge budget, but Harris ~ the~pull original from distri- When the film was released in 1958, it (John Carpenter's first film), The Eyes of W indicated that the post-production was Laura Mars, bution. Studios do so to goad people into was the B half of a double bill with I Maar- Schlock (John Landis' first very professional. To bring these nuances film), and others. He is currently prepar- ;eein, the few .ersion insteead of tl. eld ried a Monster from Outer Space. Harris said that Paramount Pictures had gotten to light mtaris coiim]$s-Ion,ed the new: ing a scare fitlm, about a -,ge.... r.n.,a.. one. That's why it's all the more surprising print. He said the print will be shown the- stuck with I Marrieda Monsterfrom Out- He's also been working off and on for the that in the same year that a remake of The atrically in selected cities and then ar- er Space and wanted to release it as a dou- past five years on a serious love story, one Blob comes out, filmgoers are being treat- chived for posterity. ed to a rare chance of seeing the original ble feature to contain publicity expendi- that he hopes will be good enough to be nominated for Academy Awards. He The Blob in a brand new 35mm print. tures. With only the slightest tinge of In addition to co-producing the 1988 re- The person behind the new print is Jack satisfaction, Harris remembered that I make , Harris produced a sequel in 1974 wants to show that "anybody can be a sex H. Harris, who produced both the original Married a Monster Jrom Outer Space named Son of Blob. Larry Hagman symbol," not just famous movie actors. and the 1988 remake of The Blob. He played for a few weeks and was then for- spent $12,000 dollars to make what the in- gotten. The Blob, on the other hand, dustry calls a systems print of the 1958 played for three or four years. monster-movie. Each frame of the film According to Harris, the film was in- Fish's Pythonesque humor is oversimplified was run through an electronic analyzer deed seriously intended to frighten people. that carefully checks the timing and color, The reason the film "made a hell of an im- ensuring that hues and contrasts remain pact," said Harris, because there was no (Continued from page 8) as the movie progresses. Somehow, a laugh the same. From the look of the new print Jaws, Aliens, or Nightmare on Elm Street humor is difficult for Americans to under- track would merge very well with this the effort seems worthwhile, as the print is movies then. stand. While it is true that there are differ- movie as a representation of the quintes- probably better than the ones original au- Another reason why the film was so ences between the English and American sential insult to American audiences. diences saw in 1958. In a telephone inter- scary back then is a key scene where the cultures which prevent the translation of Although A Fish Called Wanda pales in view from Malibu, California, the 59 year blob slithers its way into the projection some material, the real problem is that comparison to Monty old producer talked about booth of a movie theater and eats the pro- Python's better how it all Pythonesque humor is too complex for the started. jectionist. The audience turns towards the works, the actors must be complemented. average American to grasp. This is not Kevin Kline The Blob was Harris' first film as pro- booth and sees this large red blob ready to gives a great performance, de- necessarily an insult to the average Ameri- veloping a ducer. The project began when he met Ir- eat them. The scene was so effective, said character who at first appears can; it's just that Americans are used to vin H. Millgate, the director of communi- Harris, that many viewers of The Blob in eccentric, then neurotic, until finally the being slapped in the face with a laugh. cations for the Boy Scouts of America, real theaters couldn't help but look behind truth must be accepted - he is just plain One of the pleasures of Monty Python's while working on the distribution of a film them to make sure that no monster was stupid. The interplay between his character movies is that they may be enjoyed over called Jamboree. When Millgate asked creeping out of the projection booth's and Curtis's, who uses both her body and and over, each viewing drawing to the sur- Harris what he was wanted to do next, window. her mind to manipulate him, sets up some face more of the subtler aspects of their Harris replied "I'm going to make the first A curious twist in The Blob is the go- of the funniest moments in the movie. The style of dark comedy. science fiction film" in color. He wanted it happy song that plays under the opening cast was a truly successful comedic ensem- Wanda reads as Python humnor simpli- to have a monster that could be a "univer- credits. Asked about the origin of the ble, in the sense that they worked well fied and clarified to appeal to a large per- sal threat," and the weapon against the song, Harris chuckled and revealed that both with and off each other. If the centage of American moviegoers. There monster had to be simple enough that it someone had originally wanted "Purple screenplay had been up to Cleese's usual are plenty of comedic high points, but "could be cooked up by Grandma." Six People Eater" as the opening song. The standards, it would have been worthy of each one is set up so far in advance months later, Millgate woke Harris up at song that was chosen instead was the idea that its the comedic potential of the cast. eventual arrival is anticlimactic. 3 am with the idea of a "molten meteor.' of the head of Famous Music (Para- The inter- A Fish Called Wanda is watered-down vals between the laughs The project took off from there. mount's music wing), Arthur Israel. He are much too dull Monty Python for Americans. Unfortu- and seem to stretch on longer and longer Harris spent three years following the had a young songwriter named Burt Ba- nately, it loses muck in the translation. - s' I ------I I . . . - .i . . - 1

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Continues through Thursday, Sep- at MIT, with more than 320 contem- Compiled by Peter Dunn through October 30 at the Museum of 6 pm at Tanglewood, West Street, porary prints and photographs from Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Avenue, Bos- tember S. Located at 40 Brattle Street, _~pr R a pr. "._ __=_"__ _ _.. ___. , _ _ __. Lenox, MA. Tickets: $15.50, S20.50, MIT's permanent collection, opens to- -1INImww ...... wif W W-W W ton. Telephone: 267-9300. Harvard Square, Cambridge. Admission: & $23.00. Telephone: 413-637-1940. $4.75 general, $3 seniors and children. day at the List Visual Arts Center, Telephone: 876-6837. MIT Wiesner Building E15, 20 Ames Th Pirates of Penzance, Gilbert and Twenty Years of Tapestry Acquisitions: THEATER Street, Cambridge. Continues through OBilirm(S Sunivan's witty musical parody, contin- 1965-85 continues through December in The Somerville Theatre presents Stars King Stag, Carlo Gozzi's magical fable September 22 with gallery hours ues through September 4 at the Publick the William I. Koch Gallery, the Museum weekdays 12-6 and weekends 1-5. of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Avenue, and Bars, starring Daniel Day Lewis, at for the whole family, opens today at the Theatre, Christian A. Herter Park, Sol- American Repertory Theatre, Loeb Dra- Telephone: 253-4680. diers Field Road, Boston. Performances Boston. Telephone: 267-9300. 5:45 & 9:45 and Good Morning, Viet- * * * CRITIC'S CHOICE * * * nam, starring Robin Williams, at 8:00. ma Center, 64 Brattle Street, Harvard As You Like It, Shakespeare's frisky are at 8 pm. Tickets: $9 to $II general, Square, Cambridge. Continues through $7 to $9 seniors and children. Telephone: Located at 55 Davis Square, West Som- bucolic romance, continues through September 11 with performances Tues- 720-1007. . . . . erville, just by the Davis Square T-stop r r September 3 as a presentation by on the red line. Admission: $5 general, Sat at 8 pm, Sun at 7 pm, and matinees Shakespeare and Company at the Shear Madness, the long-running comic $3 seniors and c'dldren (good for the September 10 and 11 at 2 pm. Tickets: EbaBFlbE Mount, Lenox. Performances are murder mystery, continues indefinitely at POPULAR MUSIC, ETC. double bill). Telephone: 625-1081. $14 to $28. Telephone: 547-8300. The Wynton MarsaIls Quartet presented Tues-Sun at 8 pm. Tickets: $17.50. the Charles Playhouse, 74 Warrenton Huey Lewis and the News perform at by the Student Center Committee in Telephone: 413-637-3353. Street, Boston. Performances are Tues- Great Woods. Performances also on Sep Kresge on September 7. The Moscow Fri at 8 pm, Sat at 6:30 and 9:30 pm. tember 3 and 4. Tickets: $16 and $19.50. Circus at the Worcester Centrum, Sep Sun at 3 and 7:30 pro. Tickets: $16 and Telephone: 339-2333. tember 7 to 11. Santana at Great Woods Sam Shepard's Back Bog Beast Bait, a S19. Telephone: 426-6912. on September 8. Yasujiro Ozu and Ernst hallucinogenic sendup of American my- · . . CRITIC'S CHOICE .. FILM & VIDEO POPULAR MUSIC, ETC. Lubltseh film series beginning Septem- thciogy, and Cowboy Month, dealing The Frank Chidckens, that dynamic The Somerville Theatre presents I Heard Dirty Water and Herefix, with guests The ber 3 at the Harvard-Epworth Church. with American pop mythology as ex- Japanese duo performing their bizarre the MermaIls Singing at 1:45, 5:45, & Slaves, The Threats, and Down Stair- Mike Metheny Quartet at the Hatch pressed in the Rock and Roll star, contin- East meets West musical cabaret, are 10:00 and Housekeeping (Bill Forsyth, case, perform at the Channel, 25 Necco Shell on September 11. Eric Clapton at ue through September 3 as presentations ON CAMPUS' presented at 9:30 at the Brattle.The- 1988) at 3:30 &7:45. Located at 55 Davis Street, near South Station in downtown Great Woods on September 13 and 14. by Ulysscs Productions at the Alley The- Earth, Sea and Sky, etchings and draw- atre, 40 Brattle Street, Harvard Square, West Somerville, just by the Da- Boston. Tickets: $5. Tel: 451-1905. The Sugarcubes at Citi (formerly Metro) atre, 1253 Cambridge Street, Cambridge. ings of Charles H. Woodbury, MIT Class Square, Cambridge. Performances vis Square T-stop on the red line. Admis- on September 13. The Ramones at the Performances are Thur-Sat at 8 prm. of 1886, continues through October 2 at continue through Thursday, Septem- sion: $5 general, $3 seniors and children FILM & VIDEO Channel on September 14. Scruffy the Tickets: $10. Telephone: 491-8166. the MIT Museum, N52-2nd floor, 265 ber 8. Tickets: 10. TeleplBe: 876- (good for the double bill). Telephone: * * * CRTIC'S CHOICE * Cat at the Channel on September 17. Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge. Gal- 6837. 625-1081. The Somerville Theatre presents a Rod Stewart at the Worcester Centrum Cats, Andrew Lloyd Weber's musical lery hours are Tues-Fri 9-5 and Sat-Sun Cary Grant double bill with Bringing on Sept. 22, at the Providence Civic Cen- based on T.S. Eliot's book, continues 12-4. Telephone: 253 4444. The Esplanade Film Expo '88 begins to- Up Baby (Howard Hawks), also star- ter on Sept. 23, and at the Boston Gar- through September 3 at the Shubert The- The Drive, with guests The Rain, Idle day at 7 pm at theHatch Shell, screening den on Sept. 24. Rumors, Parade, The Amazing Mud- ring Katherine Hepburn, at 4 pm & ater, 265 Tremont Street, in downtown Micrsea:pes, 50 color photographs made independent films from the Boston area. 8 pm and To Catch a Thief (Alfred Boston. Performances are Friday at 8 pm with macro and micro lenses through shark, and Naughty Ults, perform at the Continues September 4 and 5 at 7 pro. Channel, 25 Neeco Street, near South Hitchcock), also starring Grace Kelly, IS and Saturday at 2 pm 8&8 pm. Tickets: electronic microscopes, continues No admission charge. at 6 pm & 10 pm. Located at 55 Davis AX~~ $21 to $40, Telephone: 426-4520. through September at the Compton Gal- Station in downtown Boston. Tickets: $3.50. Telephone: 451-1905. Square, West Somerville, just by the lery, between lobbies 10 and 13, just off S'Pool presents a preview of Filmers Al- Davis Square T-stop on the red line. the infinite corridor. Gallery hours are manac (1988), a collective film project Forbidden Broadway 1988, the latest up- The Unattached, Kip Martin and the Admission: $5 general, $3 seniors and dated version of Gerard Alessandrini's weekdays 9-5. Telephone: 253-444. that invited filmers to shoot one roll of children (good for the double bill). Merrells, and Girl On Top perform at Super 8 film on a day of their choosing, musical comedy revue, continues indefi- T.T. the Bear's, 10 Brookline Street, Telephone: 625-1081. nitely at the Terrace Room, Boston Park Heinrich Hertz: The Beginning of Micro- at 8 pm at the Performance Place, 277 waves continues through December 31 at Cambridge, just north of MIT. Tele- Broadway, Somerville. Admission: $3. Plaza Hotel. Performances are Tues-Fri phone: 492-0082. at 8 pm, Sat at 7 pm & 10 pm, and Sun the MIT Museum, N52 2nd floor, 265 Telephone: 623-5510. Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge. Gal- at 3 pm & 6 pm. Tickets: $16 to $22.50. Tax Collectors, Promise, and Hunting POPULAR MUSIC, ETC. Telephone: 35?-8384. lery hours are Tues-Fri 9-5 and Sat-Sun 12-4. Telephone: 2534444. Sleeve perform at the Rat, 528 Common- Big Dipper, with guests Plan 9, Blood FILM & VIDEO wealth Avenue, Kenmore Square, Bos- Oranges, Last Stand, and Mind Over Murder at Rutherford House, the amus- OFF CAMPUS ton. Telephone: 536-9438. The Somerville Theatre presents The Un- Matter, perform at the Channei, 25 bearable Lightness of Being at 1:45 & ing audience-participation rpurder mys- Necco Street, near South Station in tery, continues indefinitely at the Wilbur Imagine: Art with the Macintosh, an ex- 7:00 and Betty Blue at 4:45 & 10:00. Lo- hibition of full color, computer generat- Terrance Smieten and the Mallet Playboys downtown Boston. Tickets: $4.50 ad- Theatre, 246 Tremont Street, Boston. cated at 55 Davis Square, West Somer- ed art emphasizing original and creative and the l11th Hour Band perform at vance/S5.50 at the door. Tel: 451-1905. Performances are Thur-Sat at 8 pm, 8 pm & II pm at Nightstage, 823 Main * * b :t: ville, just by the Davis Square T-stop on matinees Sat-Sun at 2 pm. Tickets: use of the medium, continues through the red line. Admission: S4.50 general, October 15 at the Computer Museum, Street, Cambridge, just north of MIT. The Neats, The Matweeds, and Pirahns $33.50 to $37.50 (includes dinner). Tele- Telephone: 497-8200. $3 seniors and children (good for the Museum Warf, 300 Congress Street, Bos- Brothers perform at T.T. the Bear's, 10 double bill). Telephone: 625-1081. phone: 423-4008. ton. Gallery hours are Sat-Thur 10-5 and THEATER Brookline Street, Cambridge, just north Fti 10-9. Admission: $4.50 general, $3.50 * * . CRITIC'S CHOICE * * * of MIT. Telephone: 492-0082. Nunsense, depicting the talent show seniors and students. Tel: 423-6758. staged by the Little Sisters of Hoboken Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado · . · $ opens today as a presentation of the Dogzilla, Big Barn Burping, and Joe per- in order to raise money to bury four of Where Images Come From: Drawings form at the Rat, 528 Commonwealth Av- their number currently in the convent MIT Musical Theatre Guild in Kresge and Photographs by Frederick Sommer, enue, Kenmore -Square, Boston. Tele- POPULAR MUSIC, ETC. freezer, continues indefinitely at the Little Theater. Continues through featuring 55 works by one of America's September 17 with performances Fri- phone: 536-9438. Tangerine Dream and ex-Police Andy Charles Playhouse, 74 Warrenton Street, Summers perform at 8 pm at the Somer- Boston. Performances are Tues-Fri at leading experimental and avant-garde Sun at 8 pm. Tickets: $7 general, $6 photographers, continues through Octo- MIT faculty &staff $5 seniors &stu- Otis Rush and Sugar Ray and the Blue- ville Theatre, 55 Davis Square, West 8 pmr, Sat at 6 pm & 9 pmr, matinees tones perform at 8 pr & II pm at Somerville, just by the Davis Square T- Thur at 2 pm and Sun at 3 pm. Tickets: ber 16 at the Museum of Fine Arts, 465 dents, $4 MIT students. Telephone: Huntington Avenue, Boston. Telephone: Nightstage, 823 Main Street, Cambridge, stop on the red line. Tickets: $16.50 & $15.50 to $26.50. Telephone: 426-6912. 253-6294. 267-9300. just north of MIT. 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iI · n .... ,,. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1988 The Tech PAGE 17 _1 Demographics pose challenge to ILGs 4'------11 ------I Contlnuea jromn page 1) viable option. ODSA is currently ing group could work well. The Planning Office study was he suggested the latter factor on the impact of demographics studying the relative success of Despite the ever-higher capture requested by the Independent would have a "very diffuse" ef- on fraternities. "I don't have any the coed living groups at MIT rate, Hornstein disagreed with Residence Development Fund, an fect on the fund. reason to believe that anyone compared to the all-male frarer- the idea that the ILG system was alumni trust fund dedicated to According to the 1987 MIT could have gotten a fresh insight nities, but needs at least one entering a period of transition. the provision of low interest capi- Treasurer's Report, the most re- into the community relations more year of housing data to Community relations problems tal improvement loans for ILGs, cent available, the IRDF had I problem," he said. build "reliable" models. have been down, he said, and the according to Lindsay Russell, loaned almost $5.1 million to in- Traditionally, fraternities have Fraternities-turned-coed-ILGs IFC has been making efforts to chairman of the IRDF allocation dependent living groups out of taken in one-third of each incom- have not always worked well at improve its minority relations. board. assets of $7.5 million. An IRDF ing class, nearly all of them white other schools, Kennedy said. Late last term the IFC met with An official in the Planning Of- official estimated that currently males, Kennedy said. As the Women in these living groups of- the Black Students Union to dis- fice said the study will deal with available funds fall in the range numbers of women and minority ten feel deliberately isolated or cuss issues concerning the the political and financial issues of $1.5 million to $2 million. students increase, however, fra- harassed, he said, although he groups, he continued. of maintaining ILGs in the Bos- The official went on to say that ternities have faced the need to admitted that coed groups at MIT can serve the fraternities ton and Cambridge area. Russell unmet needs such as sorority capture a higher percentage of MAT seem to fre we!!l best by "keeping its distance," downplayed the idea that political housing might strain the fund se- the white males in each incoming MIT might consider building Hornstein said. "We're fortunate considerations played a part in verely. "That $2 million could go class, he continued. Using rough more on-campus undergraduate in having the strongest alumni the study Instead, the IRDF is whoosh down the drain if it's projections of demographic housing, an expensive solution in IFC in the country," he contin- assessing major expenses the needed." trends, these rush targets rapidly terms of both money and space, ued. "They know we're viable." fund might incur in the next five Although Russell said the Kennedy said. Such a decision years in order to avoid allocating study would consider the effects become unrealistic, he said. Administration response would risk becoming a self-ful- funds too narrowly, Russell said. of changing demographics as a Fraternities may broaden their criticized appeal to minorities in an at- filling prophecy, since a new dor- The shortage of single-sex "factor in assessing the needs of tempt to alleviate the problem, mitory would probably further The administration's response housing for women and a poten- the ILG system," Planning Direc- Kennedy said, but they are still reduce the membership available to looming ILG problems is frag- tial reduction in demand for male tor 0. Robert Simha said the likely to face a declining mem- for fraternities. mented and lacking coordination, housing are major concerns of study was concerned only with bership because of the increasing according to Undergraduate As- the IRDF, he continued, although the physical location of ILGs. Hornstein disagrees with Ken- number of women. Some houses sociation President Jonathan nedy might try to compensate for a Katz '90. "MIT's living groups Survey of ILG presidents reveals smaller membership with higher IFC Chairman Hornstein. on form a sort of ecosystem," he housebills, although they could the other hand, said he feels Ken- continued. "You can't change one uncertainty about the future easily reach a point where a high nedy's assessment is "completely part without changing the rest." cost of living would drive out ex- wrong." The strength of the MIT Katz pointed out that problems By David P. Hamilton of its housing slots this rush week isting members, worsening the fraternity system, he said, lies in in the fraternities can lead to A survey of independent living said he felt his house was in a po- problem, he continued. its diversity, its flexibility and the problems in the dormitories in a group presidents reveals uncer- sition to be "one of the largest Similarly, Associate Dean for ability of houses "to ditch their "snowball" effect. Low fraternity tainty about the future of some houses on campus" within a few Student Affairs James R. Te- national fraternities when neces- membership means dormitory all-male fraternities while illus- years. He downplayed the effect whey, a staff member of the Ken- sary." Most national fraternities crowding, a problem that could trating some of the underlying of shifting demographics on his nedy committee, said the 33 cur- would revoke the charter of a escalate out of control if a frater- strengths of the ILG system. fraternity's prospects, and dispar- rent ILGs might be maintained chapter that chose to admit nity were to close. A majority of ILG presidents aged any notion that his house "with difficulty" if they change women. Concerns about the fraternity agree that the system will under- might go coed. "We're absolutely their nature and composition. He Hornstein said it is nearly inev- system are a "global issue," Katz go significant changes in the next opposed to that," he said. clarified his remark by pointing itable that some all-male houses said. He mentioned a case at Get- five years, including the possibili- Another president had a more out that it might be possible for at MIT will go coed sometime in tysburg College where the frater- ty that one or more fraternities realistic view of the future. "The one of the MIT sororities cur- the near future, since the alterna- nity system was recently dis- might admit women or close alto- next few years aren't going to be rently without housing to inhabit tive would be to absorb huge liv- solved. He said the UA is still gether. Only one or two, howev- easy," he said. "Every house has the house of a closed fraternity. ing expenses. "A lot depends on forming a consensus on "what er, were willing to concede that probably considered going coed. Some houses might consider how attached to your national role it should play" in the delib- their own houses might be in In our case, we've considered it going coed, Tewhey said, al- you are," he said. He cited Delta erations at MIT. trouble. and rejected it. There's no reason though such a move would not Psi, also known as Number Six, The president of one fraternity we can't hold our course for the Politics and finances studied seeking to fill nearly 40 percent (Please turn to page 18) necessarily be a "cure-all" or a as an example of how a coed liv------· ---- -' -- I I lWl kpID- -·--· LI_ Undergraduate Residence Statistics THE Oh I

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Technical difficulties delay switch to nevvw system (e MIT. caller privacy, tne utsigslcl .l ComIltlullity waIILuu *U ...r (Continued from page 1) century." n- "The system is unique among the 5ESS also included a privacy charnes. it had to ask New Er The new features on the dor- In the dormitories, the 5ESS colleges and universities in that feature that allows a caller to gland Telephone to make the mitory phones include unlimited replaces the Dormline system, the students will be charged no fee suppress display of his directory software," Berlan said. The delay local calls, call holding, call for- technology of which Berlan de- local calls," Berlan noted. number. Privacy is not a standard incurred by going this route often warding, transferring of calls, for scribed as "circa 1920-1930." This service will not be available operating feature of the 5ESS be- compromised the change origi- conference calls, and different "In contrast, the 5ESS is brand to the rest of the MIT commu- cause "there are many persons nally sought, Berlan said. ring signals to distinguish outside have new," Berlan said. "Its technol- nity. within the MIT community who "With the new system, we calls from those initiated within ogy will last well into the 21 st Because of an agreement be- do want to know who their control," he explained. Techni- tween Telecommunications and callers are." cians can be asked to produce new software, so changes can be Three people are injured in MCI, only MCI subscribers will New features possible have direct-dial long-distance ser- made rapidly. "We are now a Whitehead electrical accident vice. Subscribers to other carriers "Under the old system, when telephone company," Berlan can make such calls through a the administrative and academic explained. By Niraj S. Desai Wipn of J&J Electrical. Wine, !g~i~-~L- a~ C~P -- MIT will not be in- PI injured at the who visited Gillis at the hospital, trunk line. An electrician volved in billing students. 'Ei Whitehead Institute on Monday reported that he was comfort- remains in stable condition at able. But Wine was unable to get Phones trace incoming calls I E1 General Hospital. detailed information about Gillis' Massachusetts The new network is broadly di- other people were also in- condition. Two vided between analog lines serv- jured by an electrical fire at the Two Whitehead employees, ing students and digital lines I MIT-affiliated center for biomed- Ron Ellis and Ed Trychanh, were serving the administrative, aca- also injured in the fire. They ical research. demic, and research community. Joseph Gillis, an employee of were treated and back at work Each digital phone will feature a J&J Electrical Company, was the same day, Pratt said. panel displaying the directory working on a defective 480-volt Lien Khuc, a Whitehead em- number of callers from within circuit breaker on Monday morn- ployee, was also in the room at MIT. Berlan predicted this fea- ing, according to Whitehead the time of the accident, but was would have societal con- spokesman John Pratt. Somehow not injured. After the accident, ture sequences. accidently crossed, re- Khuc immediately put out the two wires "Historically, the calling party sulting in an initial short circuit fire on Gillis' clothes and has had control. Now the receiv- that threw Gillis back. The wires brought him to safety. Pratt cred- ing party does," Berlan said. fell into a control panel, causing ited Khuc's prompt action with This feature will remove the a flash and substantial damage, averting further harm. "cloak of anonymity that annoy- Pratt said. Despite the damage to one of callers now have," as well as Gillis was taken to MGH by two major control panels, power ance facilitate conversations between ambulance with second and third was back and the Whitehead In- members of the community, Ber- Kristine AuYueng/The Tech degree burns over 45 percent of stitute was operating normally by Freshmen check up on their classmates in the R/O his body, according to Richard early Tuesday morning, Pratt lan said. Anticipating concerns about center. _ --- C said. I -- --·ls-a - -1

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