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‘Old’ ASA requirement The Class of 2015 receives their Brass Rats at Fenway leaves some unsettled Some student groups concerned over wording of governance clause

By Kath Xu Some Establishedgroups unsettled by ASA 1881 Staff Reporter governance clause The Tech Model Railroad Club In early spring, the Association of Stu- (TMRC), an ASA-recognized group, cur- dent Activities (ASA) emailed to all ASA- rently does not have the clause in its con- recognized student groups requiring that stitution. It was founded in 1948, making the information in their ASA database it one of the oldest student organizations entry to be up-to-date and compliant on campus, possibly predating the ASA. with the ASA’s rules and regulations. One (The earliest mention of the Association of the requirements was that group con- of Student Activities in The Tech was in stitutions include the ASA Governance 1963, although previously there existed Clause —­ any group missing the clause an Activities Council.) The Tech, founded from its constitution received a notifica- in 1881, predates the ASA. tion of such, requiring that the clause be “We think that the ASA’s governance added in order for the ASA to approve clause seems overly broad, and we are the constitution. (TheT ech, as it is cur- unclear what the implications of adopt- rently an ASA-recognized group without ing it are,” said Rebecca Perry, TMRC’s the governance clause, also received this governor,Established speaking on behalf of the 1881 club. request.) The clause as a requirement for “As requested by the ASA, we are in the ASA-recognized groups has existed for process of voting on the adoption of a several years, according to ASA president governance clause, according to the pro- Tami Forrester—The Tech Rachel H. Keeler ’14, but has not been cedures specified in TMRC’s constitution The Class of 2015 gathered at Fenway Park Thursday evening for Ring Delivery, the much- uniformly enforced. … the ASA has been asking us to acceler- anticipated event where Institute sophomores receive their Brass Rats. In light of this, some groups have ate this process, but to do so violates our questioned whether the clause grants too constitution.” broad a power to the ASA. The governance clause provides the ASA too much power, agreed Alexander The ASA Governance Clause Chernyakhovsky ’13, the chair of MIT’s The clause reads: “The [activity name] Student Information Processing Board Three suspicious packages found on campus this week agrees to abide by the rules and regula- (SIPB). SIPB was approved by the ASA tions of the Association of Student Ac- and founded in 1969. Feel like MIT’s been popping up on your a food worker who was going to change for work tivities, and its executive board. This “The ASA Governance Clause gives phone a lot these days? The past week has seen left his backpack in the bushes when he went into constitution, amendments to it, and the ASA overly broad authority over stu- three more reports of suspicious packages the building to change. Someone saw him leave the by-laws of this organization shall be dent groups, and allows it to overstep the around campus — at Kendall Square and build- it, and reported it to police. He returned to find subject to review by the ASA Executive boundsEstablished of its mission,” said Chernyak 1881- ings 54 and E52 — causing police to issue mes- his bag swarmed by police. The MIT alert was re- Board to ensure that they are in accor- hovsky. “However, when speaking with sages to students through MIT Alert and evacu- leased at 11:41 a.m., and the all clear at 11:59 p.m. dance with the aforementioned rules ASA representatives, I was informed that ating buildings. All three alerts were cleared Shortly before 1 p.m. on Wednesday, the sec- and regulations.” the ASA does not see the Governance within an hour. ond floor of the Green Building was evacuated According to its website, the ASA Clause as giving the ASA any power, but The first alert of a suspicious package came after a report of a suspicious package in the stair- “oversees student group activity and is that it is merely recognition of the stu- on April 29, when an unattended backpack was well; the all clear was given at approximately 1:38 the governing body of student groups on dent group that the ASA has power over spotted near the Chipotle in Kendall Square. p.m. the MIT campus.” Being ASA-recognized them. That is to say, the ASA believes that Subway service to the Kendall T stop was sus- There have now been a total of six suspicious comes with many resources and privi- they already have all of the powers.” pended as the police investigated the package. packages reported on MIT campus since the Bos- leges, including office space, a spot at He continued, “Ideally, I think the An alert was sent to the community at 12:42 ton Marathon bombings two weeks ago. The first the Activities Midway, and bulletin board ASA Governance Clause should not be p.m., and an all clear was issued at 1:14 p.m. The three were reported within the first few days after space in the Infinite Corridor. As stated required in all groups’ constitutions; backpack had just been abandoned by a stu- the bombing. in its operating guidelines, the ASA can some groups are ‘special,’ and have obli- dent, who later received his bag in shreds. Students who see anything suspicious are en- derecognize groups either by a two- gations and oversight that are incompat- Two suspicious packages were reported on couraged to call the MIT police at 617-253-1212 or thirds vote at a General Body meeting or ible with the ASA.” May 1, the first near E52 and the second in build- to dial 100 from any campus telephone. if the Executive Board deems that a group ing 54. The package at E52 was also a backpack — —Jessica J. Pourian is not meeting “its responsibilities.” ASA, Page 12

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n dence, where hundreds of people, including many state and lo- WASHINGTON — Secretary of are not filled, including positions questions from senators before his cal officials, joined the celebration. State John Kerry is practically home in charge of embassy security and confirmation, more than the seven “I know that you have been waiting for this day to come,” alone, toiling without permanent counterterrorism. The Treasury De- previous Treasury nominees com- Chafee said at the celebration. “I know that you have loved ones assistant secretaries of state for the partment is searching for a new No. bined, according to data compiled who dreamed this would happen and did not live to see it. But I Middle East, Asia, Europe and Africa. 2, the Department of Homeland Se- by the White House. Gina McCar- am proud to say that now, at long last, you are free to marry the At the Pentagon, a temporary per- curity is missing its top two cyberse- thy, Obama’s nominee to lead the person you love.” sonnel chief is managing furloughs curity officials and about 30 percent Environmental Protection Agency, atio Same-sex unions will be legal in the state starting Aug. 1. for 800,000 civilian employees. There of the top jobs at the Commerce De- got 1,000 questions from the Senate, Approval in Rhode Island followed a 16-year struggle in the has not been a director of the Inter- partment are still vacant, including White House officials said. heavily Roman Catholic state, with intense opposition from nal Revenue Service since last No- that of chief economist. “Current congressional Republi- clerics and many Republicans. But in a sign of the changing vember, and it was only on Thursday At the Pentagon, which is helping cans have made no secret of the ex- times, all five Republicans in the 38-member state Senate sup- that President Barack Obama nomi- to lead the administration’s “pivot” traordinary lengths they will go to to ported the measure — the only time in any state where the en- nated a new commerce secretary af- to a greater focus on Asia, the assis- obstruct the confirmation process,” tire caucus of either party has approved such a measure unani- ter the job was open for nearly a year. tant secretary of defense for Asia is said Eric Schultz, a White House mously — making Rhode Island the latest indication of growing As the White House races this about to leave his job. spokesman. “That unprecedented

& N acceptance of same-sex marriage across the country. week to plug keyholes in the Cabinet, Kerry expressed frustration about evasiveness, often about matters de- Delaware is likely to be next, perhaps as soon as next week. the lights remain off in essential of- the State Department vacancies in cades old or unrelated to the post, Illinois and Minnesota are also on track for passage. fices across the administration. The recent testimony before the House slows down the process from begin- —Katharine Q. Seelye, The New York Times vacancies are slowing down policy- Foreign Affairs Committee. Although ning to end.” making in a capital already known Kerry said that “the White House But members of Congress and a US suicide rates rise sharply for inaction, and embarrassing a and the administration make the number of agency officials say the president who has had more than very best out of a tough situation,” bottleneck is at the White House, Suicide rates among middle-age Americans have risen five months since his re-election to who is to blame is a matter of intense where nominees remain unan- orld sharply in the past decade, prompting concern that a generation fill many of the jobs. debate. nounced as the legal and personnel of baby boomers who have faced years of economic worry and “I don’t think it’s ever been this The White House faults an in- offices conduct time-consuming easy access to prescription pain killers may be particularly vul- bad,” said Rep. Frank R. Wolf, R-Va., creasingly partisan confirmation background checks aimed at discov- nerable to self-inflicted harm. More people now die of suicide who wrote a letter urging Obama to W process in the Senate and what of- ering the slightest potential problem than car accidents, according to the Centers for Disease Control act swiftly to fill top vacancies. ficials say are over-the-top demands that could hold up a confirmation. and Prevention, which published the findings in the May 3 is- sue of its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Suicide has typically been viewed as a problem of teenagers and the elderly, and the surge in suicide rates among middle-age Americans is surprising. US is considering arming Syrian From 1999 to 2010, the suicide rate among Americans ages 35 to 64 rose by nearly 30 percent, to 17.6 deaths per 100,000 popu- lation, up from 13.7. Although suicide rates are growing among both middle-age men and women, far more men take their own rebels, Hagel confirms lives. The suicide rate for middle-age men was 27.3 deaths per 100,000, while for women it was 8.1 deaths per 100,000. By Thom Shanker opposition fighters, he emphasized U.S. weapons could wind up in the —Tara Parker-pope, The New York Times The New York Times that the process “doesn’t mean you hands of militants who might turn do or you will.” He said, however, them against Western interests. Avoiding controversy, Obama WASHINGTON — Defense that “arming the rebels — that’s an The debate over arming the reb- Secretary Chuck Hagel confirmed option.” els has resurfaced since the White meets with Mexico’s new leader Thursday that the Obama adminis- Both his tone and his body lan- House disclosed last week that the tration was rethinking its opposition guage indicated that the assess- nation’s intelligence agencies be- MEXICO CITY — U.S. President Barack Obama and presi- to arming the rebels in Syria’s civil ment process would be careful and lieved that there had been small- dent Enrique Pena Nieto of Mexico labored Thursday to avoid war, although he said that no deci- deliberate. scale use of chemical weapons by engaging each other on the two most sensitive and contentious sions had been made. Hammond said Britain was con- the regime of Bashar Assad. issues between their two countries: immigration reform in the “You look at and rethink all op- strained from providing lethal as- While supplying arms does not United States and Mexican efforts to confront drug violence. tions,” Hagel said during a Pentagon sistance to the rebels under a Euro- directly address the threat of chemi- In an hourlong news conference after a private meeting, news conference after being asked pean Union arms ban, although that cal weapons, it would bolster the Obama and Pena Nieto repeatedly sought to shift their public whether the administration was prohibition expires in a few weeks. rebels in their fight against the re- conversation away from security and border issues that have reassessing its stance on providing Both military leaders stressed gime. It would also be a way for the long dominated such high-level visits, to focus instead on the weapons to the rebels. that policy should focus on stopping White House to look responsive, vast economic relationship between the two nations. He was joined by his British the violence and helping Syria tran- while waiting for more conclusive A joint communique between the two leaders mentioned counterpart, Philip Hammond, sition to a democracy. evidence of the Syrian regime’s use security cooperation only at the very end of a lengthy discus- whose government was early Administration officials and of chemical weapons, and without sion of commercial and educational initiatives. During the news among close U.S. allies to identify U.S. military leaders had previously committing its own military to the conference, both leaders waved aside reports that cross-border the possible use of chemical weap- focused public discussions on the conflict. ties between security agencies were unraveling. ons during the civil war. many reasons not to arm the rebels, Another factor in the administra- “We will interact with them in ways that are appropriate,” Although Hagel was the first among them the failure to identify tion’s thinking, a senior official said, Obama said. senior U.S. official to officially de- leaders who are committed to a uni- is its growing confidence in Gen. Sa- —Michael D. Shear and Randal C. Archibold, scribe the administration’s decision fied, democratic Syria that respects lim Idriss, the commander of the op- The New York Times to reassess providing arms to the minority rights, and the fear that position’s Supreme Military Council.

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NEW DELHI — The disputed border region between India and limit on morning-after pill China attracts troops from both countries, but two weeks ago the on Chinese sent an unusual number of military patrols into the moun- By Pam Belluck a prescription or consideration of Kathleen Sebelius, blocked the sale tains of Ladakh, a remote high-altitude desert at the northern tip and Michael D. Shear age, and puts the White House back of the drug to young girls without a of India. The New York Times into the politically charged issue of prescription, saying there was not Two Chinese patrols came on foot, two more arrived in military WORLD & Nati access to emergency contraception. enough data to prove that it would vehicles, and a Chinese helicopter flew overhead. With all the ac- The Obama administration The Justice Department’s deci- be safe. In doing so, Sebelius took tivity, the Indian authorities failed to notice until the next morning moved Wednesday to keep girls un- sion to appeal is in line with the the unprecedented step of over- that about 30 Chinese soldiers had pitched three tents in an area der 15 from having over-the-counter views of anti-abortion groups who ruling the FDA, which had moved, both countries claim. access to morning-after pills, as the do not want contraceptives made based on scientific research, to lift Indian military officials protested. The Chinese stayed put. In- Justice Department filed a notice to available to young girls. It was criti- all age restrictions. dia protested again. The Chinese, who had with them a few high- appeal a judge’s order that would cized by advocates for women’s Last month Judge Edward R. Ko- altitude guard dogs, responded by erecting two more tents and make the drug available without a reproductive health and abortion rman of U.S. District Court for the raising a sign saying, in English, “You are in Chinese side.” prescription for girls and women rights who cite years of scientific Eastern District of New York criti- As the dispute enters its third week, alarm in the Indian capi- of all ages. The appeal reaffirms research saying the drug is safe and cized that decision as overtly politi- tal is growing. At a Thursday news briefing, Syed Akbaruddin, the an election-year decision by the effective for all ages. cal and ordered the administration spokesman for India’s Ministry of External Affairs, said, “There is Obama administration to block the In December 2011, the secre- to make the contraceptive widely no doubt that in the entire country this is a matter of concern.” drug’s maker from selling it without tary of health and human services, available. —Gardiner Harris and Edward Wong, The New York Times on WORLD & Nati on

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A RTS of Hair, which premiered last week at the dynamic and animated numbers of Act I, like James Bridges such a worn out old man you’d know it’s true.” reality; and the angry, old adults, Tom and El- Berklee Performance Center. “Be-In (Hare Krishna)” and “Hair”, were not Reese Witherspoon in Mud. The dialogue sometimes borders on trite, but lis’s father, who have both been disappointed the only numbers that maintained this en- it helps us see Nichols’ intention to show us by love. The three men are each transformed ergy — some of the most intimate ones, like By Jaimie Chung observing other characters’ fights and trials three stages of life: the wide-eyed, bushy- by Ellis, and in the end, we realize that the fact John Glass Berklee’s adaptation of “Frank Mills”, kept it alive by adding a flavor Staff Writer through windows, which emphasizes his sta- tailed hope in Ellis; the unrelenting nature that Ellis holds onto so dearly is not foolish, Hair had a particularly of charm and intimacy. Close to the end of A scene from Berklee College’s adaptation of Hair. tus as a bystander. By the end, however, he be- of Mud who eventually comes to terms with but is in fact, admirable. Act I, when the Tribe was burning their draft During the tear-jerking finale of the mu- Mud is a reminder of how movies have the gins to take control of his destiny and to affect strong emotional and cards and performing a soul-shaking dance, sical, “The Flesh Failures (Let the Sunshine Hair: The American Tribal potential to be more than just entertainment. the destinies of those around him. my breath stopped for a second and I was In)”, I kept wondering what it was about these Love-Rock Musical With a setting that is foreign to most, director Matthew McConaughey is the perfect moral impact. fixed in place by the performance-induced students that made me like their adaptation Jeff Nichols tells the typical loss of innocence choice for the gritty, headstrong Mud. In fact, goose bumps. of Hair so much. They were fantastic actors, Directed by Rene Pfister story through a new lens. By making Ellis (Tye his understated scenes are the most riveting; Hair tells the emotional and philanthrop- Just when I thought that the show could dancers and singers, no doubt about that Sheridan) the observer who eventually enters he truly embodies the character. Ellis and ic story of a group of hippies (the Tribe) liv- not get any more exciting, sneaky Destiny — but there was something else about their Berklee’s Musical Theater the world he observes, the audience is able Neckbone were also well cast. Their exchange ing an outcast life, and fighting against the decided to play a mischievous game with performance, which energized the Berklee Ensemble and Musical to make the transition with him and live his of subtle glances in reaction to Mud’s out- oppressive political system that is conscrib- the cast and turned off the microphone of Performance Center that night. When they adventure. landish behavior, and their native Southern ing young men into the armed services dur- one of the performers during “White Boys” invited the audience members to the stage Theater Orchestra When Ellis and his best friend Neckbone accents, helped them be both convincing ing the Vietnam War. The musical debuted in Act II. These situations are usually tricky after the curtain call, laughing and rejoicing (Jacob Lofland) venture out to an island where and lovable. A lackluster performance from in 1967 and very soon became a treasure of to handle, but the Berklee cast took advan- in the afterglow of their work, I finally real- 7:30 p.m. April 26, 2013 they find a boat lodged high up in a tree, they Reese Witherspoon is only a slight distraction American culture, promoting love, freedom, tage of their bad luck. Instead of letting ized the reason. What really made the show claim it as their own. Soon, they discover from the strong performances of other minor equality and peace. Besides the pacifistic the singer continue without a working mi- spectacular was the fact that the performers Berklee Performance Center that a fugitive named Mud (Matthew McCo- characters such as Tom, a retired CIA assas- ideas, Hair is often praised for revolutioniz- crophone, one of the cast members ran on did not force the story — they enjoyed the naughey) is living in the boat, and after Mud sin played by Sam Shepard, and Ellis’s father, ing musical theater in the late ’60s, by giving stage and gave a hand microphone to the show through their characters so effortlessly saying a single word. I got worried that she tells them of his plan to reunite with his girl- a weathered adult played by Ray McKinnon. rise to the “rock musical” genre, and by hav- singer, which made the performance enter- and sincerely that it was impossible to dis- was bored by the show, but just as the ac- friend Juniper, the boys decide to help get the To depict the small Arkansas commu- ing a racially diverse cast. tainingly spontaneous and professional at tance myself from those characters’ fates. tors started performing the heartfelt number boat into the water so he can run away with nity he grew up in and the significance of the Berklee College did a fantastic job of the same time. The musical number ended And I’m not the only one who thought “Ain’t Got No”, she threw her hands in the air her. Drawing inspiration from Mark Twain, river that runs through it, Nichols gives us a adapting the musical and conveying its ca- with a standing ovation and the audience so. My friend Ta, known for her talkative and smiled as widely as ever: Nichols shows us how Ellis observes and idol- multitude of shots of the water. The various James Bridges thartic ideas. After the recent tragedies and inviting the cast to repeat the number by demeanor, went to see the show with me “Denis,” she looked at me and said, “this izes Mud, and how a young man’s idea of what symbolisms of the river, including that it is (From left) Writer and director Jeff Nichols, Jacob Lofland, Matthew McConaughey, fatal loss of human lives in Boston and Cam- shouting “Do it again!” and sat quietly for the first 30 minutes, not is so great.” love should be is transformed. Ellis is shown the source of livelihood for Ellis’s family, and and Tye Sheridan on the set of Mud.

thinking that goes into ship and fleet de- will be worth considering for purchase is if/ sign is necessary, since the game is almost when a multiplayer version is released — completely imbalanced. Machine races are the existence of multiplayer would surely ridiculously overpowered, since planets fit have to come only after the bugs are fixed, for biological life are relatively rare. Ground the gameplay is balanced, and at least some troops (not a customizable unit) are ridicu- of the problems with the UI are cleaned up. lously overpowered, since faster-than-light At this point, somewhere on the order of travel means troop transports can warp to $20–30 would be reasonable. Before that, enemy planets and begin dropping sol- there are better games out there for the diers on a time scale that makes ship-to- money. ship combat irrelevant. Building ships out of almost nothing but rocket tubes is ridic- HH✩✩✩ ulously overpowered; in space, the sword is mightier than the shield. And the AI is sit-in-the-corner-eating-paste dumb, even StarDrive on the hardest difficulty. It’s not a challeng- ing game, and worst of all, the easy ways to Zer0sum Games beat it either completely bypass or largely Released 2012 subvert the strengths of the combat and ship design system. For Microsoft Windows, Also, outside of the ship and fleet design screens, the user interface is quite poor. Mac OS X Photo Courtesy of Iceberg Interactive Empire management is a pain. Managing StarDrive lets the player heavily customize all of their ships any ships not in a fleet is a pain. Managing ground troops is particularly a pain, since landed troops don’t show up on any menus or lists anywhere and you need to check in on each individual planet (including those you don’t own), to know how many troops A RTS you have and where they are. So much of video game review the gameplay is a chore, and much of it buggy and laggy to boot. The game crashes, there are often long delays when chang- ing screens, and sometimes it just doesn’t

4X game with a one-man development team S Art Arts Arts work at all — on one run, the game simply refused to let me give any orders to a planet StarDrive isn’t ready for prime time full of ground armies, and on another it re- Photo Courtesy of Iceberg Interactive fused to let me rebuild on one of my planet’s StarDrive is great for ship and fleet design, but other aspects of the game are in need of improvement. plots of land after the previous building had been destroyed. By Keith Yost lization series) go three for three, combining reminiscent of Sins of a Solar Empire with portant. Moreover, StarDrive lets the player In time, StarDrive might improve. The Staff Writer complex strategy, the awe that comes with its integration of real-time strategy into 4X heavily customize all of their ships, as well one-man development team looks to con- massive scale, and intelligent user interfaces gameplay, and it’s not hard to see why so as control how they are positioned in fleets tinue rolling out bug fixes, UI improve- I have something of a love-hate relation- that minimize boredom and eye-strain. De- many put up their money to get the project and maneuver in combat. This added di- ments, balance patches and the like, and ship with the 4X (eXplore/eXpand/eXploit/ cent showings usually get two out of three on its feet; at first glance it looks like a ver- mension, as far as I am aware, is unique to the game is also open to third party mod- eXterminate) genre. The typical 4X game is right; the free-to-play Aurora, for example, sion of Sins that is both deeper and sleeker 4X-RTS hybrids, and in this area StarDrive ding. In a few months, playing StarDrive an uneasy marriage of amazing strategic is even deeper than the notoriously complex in complexity and presentation. Combat is pulls off the trifecta that makes for a stellar could conceivably be a very different ex- depth, the grandeur of empire, and tedious Dwarf Fortress, and has an ultra-realistic handled like a real time strategy game and 4X game. It’s strategically deep, it’s awesome perience. But at the moment it is a decid- micromanagement. As a consequence I find aesthetic that appeals to me, but has one of StarDrive has a sort of physics system to to watch, and the interface is easy to use and edly below average 4X game. 4X games that myself in a cycle where I develop a desire the trickiest UIs I’ve ever seen. boot — shots made on moving ships can even fun to work in. get three out of three right cost about $30. to play a 4X game, binge for some period of And then there are games like StarDrive. often miss and where shots land on ships Unfortunately, when the rest of the Games that get two out of three right are time, and then quit the genre for months af- StarDrive is a recently released, space-based matters quite a bit. As a consequence, the game is taken into account, the only part free. Those that do worse than that — you ter getting burned out navigating menus. 4X game, built from the ground up by a sin- design of ships and how they coordinate and of the trifecta that survives is the grandeur should get paid for playing. Photo Courtesy of Zer0sum Games The best in class 4X games (like the Civi- gle man with Kickstarter funding. It’s very complement each other in fleets is very im- of watching fleets in combat. None of the I think the hallmark of when the game StarDrive, a recently released space-based 4X-RTS hybrid game. Arts Arts Arts Arts Arts Arts Arts Arts Arts Arts Arts Arts A RTS 10 The Tech Friday, May 3, 2013 Bombing suspect reveals original plot Brothers had July 4, suicides in mind By Eric Schmitt, Mark Mazzetti, April 21, two days after he was Michael S. Schmidt, captured while hiding in a boat and Scott Shane in a nearby backyard, to specially The New York Times trained FBI agents who had been waiting outside his hospital room WASHINGTON —­ The surviv- for him to regain consciousness. ing suspect in the Boston Marathon After he woke up, they ques- bombings told FBI interrogators tioned him, invoking what is known that he and his brother had con- as the public safety exception to the sidered suicide attacks and striking Miranda Rule, a procedure autho- on the Fourth of July as they plotted rized by a 1984 U.S. Supreme Court their deadly assault, according to decision that in certain circum- two law enforcement officials. stances allows interrogation after But the suspect, Dzhokhar Tsar- an arrest without notifying a pris- naev, 19, told investigators that he oner of the right to remain silent. and his brother, Tamerlan, 26, who was killed in a shootout with the po- The bombs were lice, had ultimately decided to use pressure-cooker bombs and other finished quicker homemade explosive devices, the than anticipated, officials said. The brothers finished building so they accelerated the bombs in Tamerlan’s apartment their attack. in Cambridge, Mass., more quickly than they had anticipated and so The new details about what decided to accelerate their attack Tsarnaev has told the authorities to the Boston Marathon on April emerged as the FBI moved forward 15, Patriots’ Day in Massachusetts, Thursday with trying to determine from July, according to the account how the brothers were radicalized that Dzhokhar provided authori- and the role that Tamerlan Tsar- ties. They picked the finish line of naev’s wife might have played in the the marathon after driving around plot or helping the brothers evade the Boston area looking for alterna- the authorities after the attacks. tive sites, according to this account. As part of those efforts, the au- In addition, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev thorities have sought to determine has told authorities that he and his whether fingerprints and DNA brother viewed the Internet ser- found on bomb fragments were mons of Anwar al-Awlaki, a radical from Tsarnaev’s wife, Katherine American cleric who moved to Ye- Russell. According to two other law men and was killed in September enforcement officials who were 2011 by a U.S. drone strike. There is also granted anonymity because no indication that the brothers had they did not want to be identified communicated with al-Awlaki be- discussing an ongoing investiga- fore his death. Tsarnaev made his admission Bombers, Page 11 This space donated by The Tech

This space donated by The Tech Friday, May 3, 2013 The Tech 11 This space donated by The Tech Bombers, from Page 10 States,” but that “one of the dangers that we now face are self-radical- ized individuals who are already tion, Russell’s fingerprints and DNA here in the United States.” do not match those found on the Investigators believe that the fragments. views of the two brothers grew more Federal authorities are skepti- radical over time and were influ- cal of Russell’s insistence that she enced at least partly by the Internet played no role in the attack or did sermons of Awlaki. not help the brothers elude the Separately, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev authorities after the FBI released has told investigators that he and photos of them. That skepticism has his brother had learned to build the been stoked by Russell’s decision pressure-cooker bombs from read- in recent days to stop cooperating ing Inspire, the online magazine with the authorities. published by al-Qaeda in the Ara- bian Peninsula. The magazine’s first Federal authorities issue — which included an article titled “Make a Bomb in the Kitchen are skeptical of of Your Mom” — gave instructions Russell’s insistence about how to carry out crude, low- cost terrorist attacks. that she played no The man officials have identified role in the attack. as the creative force behind Inspire, a U.S. citizen named Samir Khan, The FBI has also decided to send was killed in the same missile strike more agents to Russia to assist with in Yemen that killed Awlaki. the investigation, officials said. The The new details of what bureau has been relying on a cou- Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has told au- ple of agents it has based in the U.S. thorities fill out a growing portrait This space donated by The Tech Embassy in Russia to serve as an of what the grievously wounded intermediary with the authorities young man told investigators from there. his hospital bedside. U.S. and Russian investigators in Dagestan, in the turbulent Cau- Obama did not rule casus region of southern Russia, have been trying to determine what out a foreign link, Tamerlan Tsarnaev did during a six- month visit to Dagestan last year. but the brothers On Thursday, Rep. William Keating, appeared to be ‘self- D-Mass., said the investigators be- lieved that Tsarnaev met with one radicalized.’ known militant, Mahmoud Mansur Nidal, as first reported in the Rus- In the course of questioning him sian newspaper Novaya Gazeta. about whether he knew of any oth- “I’m comfortable that on that er active plots or threats to public trip he reached out to members of safety, Tsarnaev also admitted that the insurgency in Dagestan,” said he had been involved in laying the Keating, a member of the House bombs that killed three people and Homeland Security Committee. injured more than 260 at the mara- He said there was no evidence thon. He told investigators that he so far that Tamerlan Tsarnaev had knew of no other plots and that he succeeded in formally joining the and his brother had acted alone. insurgency, led by a group calling He said he knew of no more bombs itself the Caucasus Emirate, or that that had not been detonated. he had received explosives training Since then, investigators have in Dagestan. been seeking to verify Tsarnaev’s At a news conference Tuesday, statements as part of the investiga- President Barack Obama did not tion into the lives of the two broth- rule out a foreign link but suggested ers, speaking with people who knew that the Tsarnaev brothers appeared them and looking at everything to be “self-radicalized” and that lo- from items they left behind in their cal, homegrown terrorist plots were homes and, in the case of Dzhokhar harder to detect and prevent than Tsarnaev, his dorm room, to the those originating overseas. lengthy digital trail they left through Obama said that U.S. counter- their emails and posts on social me- terrorism efforts had put pressure dia sites. “on these networks that are well- William K. Rashbaum and Serge financed and more sophisticated Schmemann contributed reporting and can engage and project trans- from New York. national threats against the United

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The one hook-up I have had (that of the newer student groups on cam- thority from one place, but rather I now regret) was on a particularly desperate night of craigslist searching...Plus, I have never had a queer date or a rela- pus. The governance clause has been several places at MIT. “The ASA tionship in my life. in its constitution since the group’s serves many roles, and so it derives Sure, I'm not perfect, and I don't expect to "click" with everyone. But I just wish that people could look past my physi- founding last winter. authority from many different parts cal appearance to see what's inside. Or, preferably, that people could *accept* my physical appearance *and* look at “We think that the ASA Gover- of the Institute,” Keeler explained. what's inside. 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