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Wekome, Clnss of 2005 The Today: Mo tly unny, 85°F (29°C) Tonight: Partly cloudy, 62°F (17° ) Tomorrow: loudy, 2°F (28°C) Details, Page 2 02139 Wedne day, August 22,2001 Pre-Orientation Provides a ts Freshmen ArriveEarlyfor Projec Interph Ori nta ion, FP By Nancy L. Keuss right mind et," said Interphase stu- ASSOCIATE EWS EDITOR dent Israel Reyna '05. Long before the ventable bbtz The cIa sroom experience - of Orientation and rush event and that s what I like about [Inter- To before all 1,039 freshmen arrive on phase], ' said James A. Tolbert II campus pre- 05. 'If I had come to MIT without By Jennifer Krishnan . rientation orientation Interphase, I would have been lost. I NEWSEDlTOR \Q 01 and pecial wouldn't be used to the type of life After being housed in the Uni- orientation programs have given here. It can be a shock, but now I'm versity Park Hotel since August 16, everal hundred incoming tudents over the hock.' graduate student began yesterday an early glimp e at MIT life. Most participant enjoyed mak- to move into the new dormitory in Fre hman Pre-Orientation Pro- ing friends before August Orienta- Building NW30. grams (FPOPs) attracted 250 fir t- tion and appreciated the opportunity Project Manager John B. year students thi fall, while Project to explore the MIT campus. "I'm Hawes, Jr., said he had hoped that Interpha e and International Student getting a head start on my MIT the dormitory would be completed Orientation each drew roughly 60 career, familiarizing myself with by August 1. Re idents were told freshmen. the campus, and getting to refresh they would be able to move in on "The number of participants in my mind on classes," Tolbert aid. August 16. the Freshman Urban and Arts Pro- "You get a real feel for the sys- "It's still not done," said House- grams, two of the FPOPs, is on tar- tem of MIT," said Jennifer A. master teven R. Lerman '72. get for what we wanted this year," Moore '05. While re idents are now able to aid Orientation Coordinator Trisha International undergraduate ori- move into their rooms, much of the M. McAndrew '03, who is respon- entation, which began Monday, has common space in the building ible for the oversight of all the pre- given many foreign freshmen their remains incomplete. These include orientation program . Coordinators fir t taste of life at the Institute. the basement and several parts of were aiming to increase their num- "It's a nice place; there are a lot ROSH AN BALIGA-THE TECH the first floor. Hawes said most of bers from last year. of friendly people here. I hope I'll Stephanie M. Tyll '05 receives her packet of goodies from Steven the common areas will be useable Sponsored by the Office of still like it when I have classes," M. Tobias '02 at the Freshmen Orientation Center in W20. Approxi- by eptember 1. Minority Education, Project Inter- said Dumitru Daniliuc '05. mately 1000 freshmen will have arrived on campus by tonight. Director of Housing Operations phase is a seven-week program 'I'm excited, but at the arne Karen A. ilsson said plans for a which includes instruction in activities. Application to the pro- minority freshmen. time, 1 didn't get much of a vaca- roof deck for the building are still physics, writing, physical educa- gram, which is free of charge, is "Project Interphase allows you pending. "We hope, in the near tion, chemistry, calculus, and other open only to underrepre en ted to enter your freshman year in the Pre-Orientation, Page 11 future, to raise funds to build a roofdeck," she said. The dormitory must also go through Cambridge l\fiT Medical Center Provides Services to Students zoning regulation procedures, ils- son said. By Rima Amaout Hospital, for example, and there's ly when it comes to things like hours during the week, or you can Hawes aid the roofdeck would NEWS DIRECTOR also a planned parenthood clinic in STD testing and mental health vis- call for an appointment with a doc- probably be finished in Spring 2002. This is the first in a series or Boston. its. For example mental health tor of your choice. You can find Lerman said the air conditioning articles dedicated to shedding some It may seem odd that the same information and visit are tracked out more about all the service was not yet working yesterday, and light on how to get around MIT. institution you get your grades is on a system which is entirely sepa- MIT Medical provides at their that some additional staircases Despite the well-substantiated the place you may go for medical rate from the rest of the medical web ite <http://web.mit.edu/med- remained to be built. campus myth that everyone who appointments, but MIT Medical services. leal>. Also, there' medical sup- "But it's a beautiful dorm, ' Ler- goes to MIT medical is, asked takes extensive mea ure to protect MIT' office of mental health man said. whether she (or he) is pregnant, privacy of adult patients, especial- ha a 24-hour hotline and walk-in Medical, Page 11 MIT Medical is till the place to go Contingency plan were needed for medical care and checkups while Hawes said that he and the you're living at the institute. Office of Re idential Life and Stu- MIT Medical is conveniently A Brief Primer dent Life Programs had come up located in Building E23, so it is with the plan to house residents in likely that you will have to trek the hotel in June, "but at that point, across campus to get there. But the On Rush History we were still hoping it would be just people there are pretty nice, and a contingency plan." About two they offer a variety of different ser- By Dana levine weeks ago, it became clear that it vices to keep you happy and ED/TOR IN CHIEF RL LP would have to re ort to the healthy. Although the members of the class of 2005 will back-up plan, he said. Over the summer you probably be permitted to go through residence selection dur- ils on aid that only about 25 already got asked whether you ing their fir t week on campu , many of them may students ended up being housed in want the more basic MIT tudent wonder whether thi i a blessing at all. fter all, the hotel. They were permitted to Health Plan or the Extended MIT freshmen have already filled out preliminary elec- move their belongings into the dor- Hospital Insurance. The thing to tion form and received a temporary a signment mitory, but could not sleep there. remember is that both of these which while not always sati fying to some, at least "It wasn't a problem for me," plans offer many free services, like provide all new tudents with a definite addres . aid Jennifer Adamchuck G, who a personal doctor, free gynecologi- So why should they be forced to move again, and arrived in Cambridge on Friday, cal visits, mental health services, why will next year' incoming class not be required ugust 17. "They handled it pretty urgent care, substance abuse sup- to do this? The answer can be traced back to August well ... The [House] Manager port confidential STD testing, X- 26, 1998, the day that the class of 2002 arrived at have been very helpful." She said rays, and flu shots. MIT. In a letter to the MIT community, PIe ident MIT paid for her to park in the number of other Boston-area Charle M. Vest announced that all fre hmen would hotel's parking lot and provided all medical centers and clinics can pro- be required to live in institute dormitorie a of Fall residents with $20 on a meal card vide more specialized care should 2001. TECH FlLE PHaro each day. you need it. MIT Medical is affiliat- Just three years later, there are few undergraduate Rush used to be much more hectic. Shown "There are a few things not quite ed with Massachusetts General Hos- here, rush in 1975 featured a hot air balloon on pital and Brigham and Women's History, Page 10 Killian Court. Construction, Page 10 010. Comic Ben folds band, goes A50l<, VJOR 15 OP 0 5UPP05ED TO HURT. Progre ive movement World & ation 2 THAT5 HOW YOU KNOW YOU'RE. 001 G contradict natural law of Opinion 4 IT RIGHT. .\ economic. Arts 6 .. 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