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Volume 118, umber 18 Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Friday, April 10, 1998 Flood Forces Move Of Bldg. 34 Classes
By Douglas E. Heimburger through ceilings into Edgerton Hall NEWS EDITOR and caused "quite extensive water Classrooms in Building 34 will damage" to the electrical system, said remain closed today after a urinal was Stephen P. Miscowski, manager of ripped from a third floor men's bath- repair and maintenance for Physical room Wednesday evening, causing a Plant. .\T'fE 'TJO : flood of water that significantly dam- Water also ran down the elevator .(h' ('1:1 ...' III '\'llll~ lod.!. ' '! hur...d:l!. ,\pril ()l), I 'NX. ill age Edgerton Hall (34-101) and other shafts in Building 36, extensively facilities. damaging all three, Miscowski said. J...JU,' h:l \ l' b~''11 111m 'd \() till.' 1(1110\\ illt! 10 .. tl iUJ}..,. The Schedules Office of Electrical closets in Building 34 were Academic Services has rescheduled also damaged by the flood. all classes held in the affected rooms Classrooms on the third floor of to other facilities. Building 34 suffered extensive carpet Several thousand gallons of water damage as water poured in from the were released into Building 36 on adjacent building. Wednesday evening around 11 :30 p.m. after the urinal was removed. Buildings evacuated Campus Police are investigating the Buildings 34 and 36 were com- incident, said Chief Anne P. Glavin. pletely evacuated by order of the "It appears to us that it was a deliber- Cambridge Fire Department until GREG KUHNEN THE TECH ate destruction of property." 8:30 a.m. Thursday morning, when a Water flowing from a broken urinal In a men's bathroom In Building 36 caused damage to many class- Water subsequently poured down rooms in Building 34. Scores of classes had to be moved to other locations on campus. ran into Building 34, where it ran Building 34, Page 21 Oppold, Kelly Declared Wmners GSCNames Schneider In Second Round of UA Balloting President in Elections By Frank Dabek potentially illegal campaigning by 1996, 1,077 students cast their bal- By Naveen Sunkavally NEWS EDITOR Oppold. lots. About 1,200 students voted in ASSOCIATE OPINION EDITOR Paul T. Oppold '99 and Jennifer The Oppold/Kelly ticket was the initial elections in March. The Graduate Student Council A. Kelly '99 emerged as as the win- selected by 272 people as their first Despite the low voter turnout, elected Brian J. Schneider G as its ners of this year's Undergraduate choice while the ticket of Sandra C. Oppold said he thought the election president for the next year. Association presidential and vice Sandoval '00 and June Kim '98 fin- was representative of the student Schneider, a third-year presidential elections. ished second with 209 votes. Eric H. body in general. "It is almost like a representative from the Department Voter turnout in this second UA Prebys '99 and Andrew W. national poll where you can extrap- of Biology and co-chair of the GSC election, which ended Thursday, Sparks '99 followed with 167 voters olate the total value by taking a activities committee was elected to was low, with just 643 students selecting the ticket as their first survey of a small number of peo- his post on Wednesday. He will casting ballots. choice. Write-in candidates account- ple." officially replace out-going The election for UA president ed for 55 votes. Kelly said that the race was "a President Geoffrey J. Coram G at and vice president was re-run after Voter turnout, at 14 percent of little frustrating at times" but that the GSC's May 6 meeting. the UA's judicial review board those eligible, was down significant- she was "happy with the outcome." In the vice-presidential race, questioned decisions made by the ly from earlier years. In the 1997 Hans Jacob Feder G prevailed, election commission regarding race, 1,396 students voted, while in UA, Page 18 while Melissa M. Tata G and Carsten D. Hohnke G won uncontested elections for the nUKE YOUNG THE rECI! positions of secretary and treasurer, Brian J. Schneider G respectively. The third presidential candidate, Samad Soomro G, who currently Candidates stress visibility currently attends the Sloan School All three candidates for president of Management, said that his two said that the biggest problem facing years of experience as a the GSC was its representation management consultant in New within the broader Institute and the York gave him the experience lack of a united voice calling for needed to solve the GSC's problems change on behalf of graduate with representation. students. Soomro said that he intentionally "The administration has to did not want to get involved in the remember graduate students are on GSC until just before elections in campus," Schneider said. "Graduate order to maintain "a fresh students have needs too." perspective" and prevent himself Schneider lamented the level of from being "blinded by habit." He graduate student activities funding said that he would use his and said he would work to obtain a experience to review "the substantial portion of the recent organizational structures of the grant of $300,000 made to student GSc." activities by Provost Joel Moses Feder, a major in mechanical PhD '67. engineering and past MIT Yong T. Yoon G, the Ashdown representative of College Students House representative to the GSC Abroad, said that he planned to and another presidential candidate, work on the MIT dental plan, also stressed the need for more collaborate more with the GSCs representation, noting that from other colleges, and create a GABOR CSANYl-THE TECH representatives from the GSC only publicity board. Artist In Residence Tina Packer and Johnny Lee Davenport perform the second part of the trilogy represent 10 percent of the graduate On a similar note, Tata spoke Women of Will, a study of Shakespear's female characters. The performance was hosted by the student body. Yoon said the GSC about reviving the GSC's publicity Office of the Arts on Wednesday. should give students "causes and reasons to pitch in." GSC, Page 19
The death of a pedestrian who New One 2 One line provides a Photo Essay: Opinion .4 was struck by a vehicle while try- new counseling option. The Mystery Arts 6 ing to cross Memorial Drive rais- Page 11 of Edwin On The Town 8 es new concerns about the safety Drood Comics 12 Students have a variety of sum- of the busy street. Police Log 20 mer housing options. Page 17 Page 11 Page 13 Sports 24 Page 2 April 10, 1998
At Least 41 Killed by a a ese Lea e Pas to Tornados in Southeast THE WASHINGTON POST BIRMINGHAM. ALA. evive Fagging Economy Rescue workers ifting through debri in earch of survivors and victims' bodie moved across fields of devastation Friday in what had By Sandra Sugawara his performance Thursday may turn tural problems, such as the freeing- been comfortable suburban neighborhoods that were tormented and THE WASHINGTON POST that around. "Mr. Hashimoto made up of industries hampered by wrecked by a series of tornadoe weeping acro s the South. TOKYO his breakthrough in his political cri- Japan's stem regulation. Emergency officials said at least 41 people were killed and hundred Bowing to pressure from foreign sis," said political commentator "It's enough stimulus to head off of homes were damaged or destroyed. leaders, Prime Minister Ryutaro higezo Hayasaka. the tailspin worry, although I don't The storm that carried in the wift-moving tornadoes Wednesday Hashimoto unveiled Thur day a Hashimoto gave out few addi- think its going to bring a vibrant night brushed Mississippi and crashed violently through central plan to cut income taxes by $30 bil- tional details about the tax and Japanese economy," said Robert Alabama near Birmingham before moving northea t into Georgia and lion over the next two years, a step pending plan during the 30 minute Alan Feldman, a Tokyo-based econ- over the Carolina toward the Atlantic. Officials said it left in its economists hope will top Japan's news conference, and there were omist with Morgan Stanley. wake 32 dead in Alabama, at least eight in Georgia and one in slide into reces ion. immediately conflicting interpreta- "You can say it's buying Mississippi. They warned the toll could rise as emergency team At a nationally televised news tions. The Finance Ministry and time,"said Jesper Koll, chief econo- searched the wreckage. conference, a weary-looking Hashimoto's office said it was not mist at investment bank J. P. The winds struck with such intensity around here that they Hashimoto aid Japan's economy yet clear how much tax cut each Morgan. "I think that negative "sounded Iike the thunder of a Winston Cup" stock car race, was in "quite a serious state" and taxpayer would receive or when growth this year is no longer in the according Debbie Blackburn, who urvived by huddling in a hall- needed new stimulus. His move they would get the money. cards." But he predicted that the way with fellow church members in a suburb of Birmingham, reverses a long policy that Japan But the HK television network economy will continue to experi- Alabama's largest city about 0 miles north of Montgomery, the could not have new tax cuts, so as to reported that the rebate would be ence volatile ups and downs rather capital. keep its budget deficit under control. similar to a $ I5 billion tax cut than sustained growth, because Pre ident Clinton declared portions of Alabama and Georgia Stopping a recession in Japan is enacted last January, which will Hashimoto's proposal lacked any major disaster areas, making residents eligible for federal assi tance, emerging as a central goal in inter- give almost $500 to a family of four outline for permanent structural including hou ing, low-cost loans and aid to local government . Vice national efforts against the financial this year. reform. President Gore planned to visit the area Friday. crisis that is shaking much of East Japanese news media also Hashimoto did, however, hint at Asia. If Japan can get its economy reported that under the new plan, such changes, saying he was moving by giving citizens more taxpayers will likely get the first $ 15 launching a review of the corporate Police Arrest Hamas Leader spending money, billions of dollars billion of the tax cut announced tax system, with the view of reduc- of imports would be drawn in from today before mid-July elections for ing corporate taxes to international In Wake of Bomb Maker's Death all over the region, helping other the upper house of parliament. LDP levels within three years. The effec- LOSANGELES TIMES Asian countries recover. leaders in the upper house had been tive corporate tax rate of the largest JERUSALEM U.S. ambassador to Japan lobbying for a big tax cut before corporations in Japan is 46.37 per- Palestinian police detained the most prominent Hamas political Thomas Foley called the stimulus July to boost their re-election cent, compared to 41 percent in the leader in Gaza City on Thursday amid growing tensions between package "very encouraging" and "a efforts. The other $15 billion in U.S. Vasser Arafat's government and his Islamic opposition over the bold action." The U.S. has led a ris- today's package would be distrib- In recent weeks, Japan has been recent killing of the chief Hamas bomb maker. . ing chorus of foreign clamoring for uted next year. hit by a long list of grim economic Abdulaziz Rantisi's arrest appeared to be part of a Palestinian tax cuts to revive economic growth The tax cuts are not permanent, data. Economists have been warn- Authority crackdown on Hamas to try to prevent the group from car- in Japan, the world's second-largest lasting only two years. That leaves ing that Japan was falling into rying out its threats to avenge the death of the bomb maker with economy. unclear whether consumers would recession, and criticized Hashimoto attacks on Israel and Jews around the world. In Washington, Treasury go out and spend the money, or save for being slow to act. But in order Scores of Hamas activists in the West Bank also have been Secretary Robert Rubin gave a more it in anticipation of tax rates rising to do the additional $30 billion in rounded up since the body of Mohiedin Sharif was discovered last guarded response. In a statement, he two years from now. tax cuts, parliament must amend month by an exploded car in the Palestinian-ruled West Bank city of said he "welcomed" the step, adding Foreign economists in Tokyo Japan's fiscal restraint law, the Ramallah. Palestinian officials announced that Sharif was killed in a that "what is crucial is that Japan predicted the cuts would be suffi- centerpiece of Hashimoto's ~co- Hamas power struggle and that five of six people involved in the move quickly to put in place a cient to stop Japan's economy from, nom ic policy to reduce the. nati.on' s killing were in cu tody. strong program." contracting. But they warned the deficit. Sprne. critics had a~serted Rantisi was detained at his home after he gave an interview to an Hashimoto's handling of the plan would not lead tq Japan's long- that. if .H~shir,noto, switched posi- Israeli radio station in which he accused the Palestinian Authority of economy has sent his popularity.rat- term .recovery, .because it did not tio'ns on fiscal policy, he sho.u\p fabricating evidence and extracting confessions by torture to falsely ing plummeting, but analysts said deal with the country's basic struc- resign. '. charge Hamas with the killing. He demanded that the official Palestinian investigating committee be put on trial. Russians Protest Conditions Justice Department Urges' Starr THE WASHINGTON POST MOSCOW To Probe Conservative Critics Thousands of Russians demonstrated Thursday to protest unem- ployment, delays in wage payments and the government's general By Roberto Suro and investigating allegations that Hale friend of Hale's, had said in recent economic policy. Since there is no government, it was for the demon- Susan Schmidt had received money from individu- media interviews that he received strators to know whom to blame for what. THE WASHINGTON POST als associated with Scaife, a money from the American Spectator It ha been 15 days since President Boris Yeltsin dismissed Prime WASHINGTON Pittsburgh millionaire, who has to help with its Whitewater cover- Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin and his cabinet. Parliament has balked The Justice Department openly financed efforts to turn up age and in turn gave cash to Hale at confirming Yeltsin's choice for premier, Sergei Kiriyenko, 35, a Thursday urged Independent scandalous information regarding while he was cooperating with former oil company manager and energy minister. Counsel Kenneth W. Starr to inves- the president, first lady Hillary Starr's Whitewater investigation. So the marches, planned long before the government crisis, tigate allegations that David Hale, a Rodham Clinton and their close Dozhier's former girlfriend, Caryn .. were firing verbal bullets at a moving target. The demonstrations key witness in the Whitewater friends. Mann, has said that Hale gave .. began in Vladivostok in the Far East, eight time zones from investigation, was paid off by Scaife was the major financial Dozhier detailed reports about the Moscow, and continued across Siberia into western Russia as the wealthy conservative activist backer for a new school of public progress of Starr's inquiry. day progressed. Organizers had hoped for a turnout of up to 20 mil- Richard Mellon Scaife, but alerted policy at Pepperdine University that A spokesperson for Starr's lion, but provincial reports said that many workers ignored the call Starr that he might face a conflict of Starr announced last year he was office said the letter had just been for a day-long strike and that participation was in the hundreds of interest because of his own possible resigning to head. Starr reversed his received and there would be no thousands. links to Scaife. decision four days later after a pub- immediate comment on it. Marchers carried the red banner of the Communist Party, differ- The Justice Department's action lic furor. Scaife financed an investigation ent hued flags of other parties and trade unions. In Moscow, requires Starr to determine whether A fter more than a week of into whether deputy White House Communists blended calls for jobs with demands for the restoration he faces a conflict or even the deliberating over how to handle the counsel Vincent Foster's death in of the Soviet Union. There was an occasional banner demanding appearance of one in investigating matter, the Justice Department 1993 was the result of foul play, Yeltsin's resignation. the charges regarding Hale because informed Starr Thursday that federal and has been highly critical of But the government shakeup seemed to take passion out of the of Scaife's potential involvement, prosecutors in Arkansas had con- Starr's office for an investigation protests. Even organizers were inclined to give Kiriyenko a chance. and thus for the first time obliges ducted a preliminary inquiry into that concluded Foster died by sui- "Kiriyenko has given us hope. He is prepared to find a way to payoff the independent counsel to address information suggesting that Hale cide. Starr has privately told associ- wages," said Alexei Surikov, an official from the Federation of in a formal manner longstanding "may have received cash and other ates that he believes Scaife and oth- Independent Trade Unions, one of the organizers. concerns raised by Clinton support- gratuities from individuals seeking ers on the far right are ers that he is tainted by partisan to discredit the president during a irresponsible, sources said. associations. period when Hale was actively Meanwhile, Linda R. Tripp, key In a letter to Starr, Deputy cooperating with your investiga- witness in another part of Starr's WEATHER Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. tion." investigation, said in a brief state- said that if Starr believes he has a Holder said in his letter that the ment Thursday that she has dis- Spring Unsprung conflict over the matter he could Justice Department had confirmed missed one of her lawyers, James refer the allegations back to the "that the information warranted fur- Moody. By Gavin Esler and Justice Department, which then ther investigation" and that Starr "Any information provided by Helen Johnson would conduct an investigation. had jurisdiction over the allegations Mr. Moody to the media since Feb. STAFF METEOROLOGISTS Hale provided testimony that which, if proven, could amount to 4, 1998, was not authorized and is The day will start out damp due to the back end of the deep low helped bring convictions against witness-tampering and other serious wholly disavowed," said the state- pressure system which brought yesterday night's rain. Cold air President Clinton's Whitewater crimes. ment. behind the occluded front will bring relatively low temperatures over business partners in Starr's most The money allegedly originated Moody has served as Tripp's the weekend. There should be a fair amount of sun with intermittent successful prosecution thus far, and with Scaife, a virulent critic of spokesman since it became public cloudy periods. It will be nippy enough, so don't pack away your under a cooperation agreement with Clinton who bankrolled several anti- that she had taped conversations woollens just yet! the independent counsel, he has Clinton investigative projects and with former White House intern Today: Rain will clear early. High winds. Becoming sunny later. alleged that Clinton was directly gave more than $1 million through Monica Lewinsky in which High 53°F (12°C). involved in a fraudulent loan his foundations to the American Lewinsky allegedly said she had a Tonight: Clear skies willlead to a cold night. Low 30°F (- 1°C). scheme when he was governor of Spectator, a magazine that first pub- sexual relationship with Clinton and Saturday: Mostly sunny. High 56°F (14°C). Low 37°F (J°C). Arkansas. lished a number of allegations had been asked to cover it up. unday: Pretty much the same as Saturday. High 58°F (15°C). In response to media reports, the against Clinton including those that An associate of Tripp's said she Low 36°F (J°C). U.S. attorney's office in Fort Smith, led to the Paula Jones lawsuit. believes Moody has had contacts Ark., and the FBI last month began Parker Dozhier, a longtime with reporters against her wishes. April 10, 1998 WORLD & THE TECH Page 3 Report Says Iraq Still ffiding World Court Weighs Inon VIrginia Execution Infonnation Despite Promise THE WASHINGTON POST The International Court of Justice Thursday told the United States By John M. Goshko ings bolstered accu ations by the place in late March and were not to stop Virginia from executing a Paraguayan citizen while its judges THE WASHINGTON POST U.. Special Commi sion covered in Thursday's report. consider whether he deserves a new trial because his treatment violat- UNITED ATIO S (UNSCOM) charged with eliminat- Separate reports on the palace ed an international treaty. While the United ations waits ing Iraq's weapons of mass de truc- inspections and U SCOM The 15-member body headquartered in The Hague, etherlands, or a report on the recent inspection tion that Baghdad continues to hide Chairman Richard Butler' six- commonly known as the World Court, has no recognized authority to of Iraq's fonnerly off-limits presi- forbidden military technology. month report on Iraqi cooperation halt Angel Francisco Breard's Tuesday execution, and the U.S. has dential palaces, a team of experts A confrontation over Iraq's . with U. . inspector are expected to ignored its decisions before. But some human rights lawyers said the said Thursday that on the eve of refusal to pennit U SCOM inspec- be made public next week ruling could give the U.S. Supreme Court, which is already consider- those inspections, Iraq till was con- tion of the presidential palaces Thursday's report i the result of ing Breard's appeal, an additional reason to intervene. cealing infonnation about prohibit- almost re ulted in a- U.S. air and an attempt by Baghdad and some Virginia officials said they were trying to assess th~ impact of the ed bioJogical weapons. missile strikes against Iraq in members of the U. . Security World Court decision, but that Breard's execution is still scheduled A report made public Thursday February. Council to dilute U SCOM's influ- for 9 p.m. on Tuesday. by experts. who took part in a tech- An armed clash was averted ence by having the evidence it col- \ Breard, 32, was convicted in the 1992 stabbing death of Ruth nical meeting in Vienna March when Secretary General Kofi Annan lects evaluated in meetings between Dickie, 39, of Arlington. His lawyers contend that he should ge~ a 20-27 to evaluate Iraq's biological went to Baghdad and negotiated a broadly based group of interna- new trial because he wasn't told he had the right to meet with a warfare program concludes that with Iraqi President Saddam tional experts and Iraqi representa- Paraguayan consular official after his arrest as guaranteed by the Iraq's attempts to show that it elimi- Hussein an agreement for tives. Vienna Convention on Consular Relations. Paraguay has also sued nated its biological program in 1991 UNSCOM to survey.the palaces The March session was the third the state of Virginia for violating that treaty. are "incomplete and inadequate." accompanied by diplomats. , of these Technical Evaluation The experts' unanimous find- Inspection of the palaces took Meetings. u.s. Ready to Capture Pol Pot THE WASHINGTON POST WASHI GTO .Clinton WOOS Tobacco Fanners Faced with the possibility that the notorious Cambodian commu- nist rebel leader Pol Pot could be captured as his Khmer Rouge movement falls apart, the Clinton administration has developed a As Companies Throw.in the Towel detailed plan to take him' into custody and put him on trial, senior U.S. officials said Wednesday. By Cecl Connolly parents packed into the gymnasium away from negotiations before Reports from the Thai border area of northwestern Cambodia THE WASHINGTON POST of Carroll County High School. "J Congress has completed considera- have indicated that the last remnants of the Khmer Rouge, who killed CARROLLTON. KY don't think this is the time for tion of national tobacco legislation, hundreds of thousands of Cambodian civilians when they controlled President Clinton ventured into threats by anybody." but their reluctance to cooperate the country in the late I970s, have turned on each other. The internal tobacco territory Thursday lo assure His top health adviser, Bruce' will have little, if any, effect on 'conflict has raised the possibility that Pol Pot, already repudiated by skeptical farmers he will do his Reed, was even more blunt about congressional action," said Rep. the Khmer Rouge in a show trial last year, could surrender or be _ "dead-level best" to pass legislation the escalating tensions around Deborah Pryce, R-Ohio, whom tumed over to Thai or other allied governments, U.S. official said. .. this year that both reduces youth efforts to pass America's first anti- House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R- The Clinton administration, committed to the principle that war smoking and protects tobacco grow- smoking policy. Smiling, the mild- Ga., picked to oversee House GOP crimes and atrocities must be punished in international courts --:.as in ers' livelihoods. lJ1annerea Reed said: "We're at tobacco strategy. "Children are the Bosnia and Rwanda - has been working for weeks to answer the . One day after the nation's lead- war." real issue here, not tobacco compa- legal, diplomatic and custodial questions that would surround the ing cigarette manufacturers declared The tough talk was echoed on nies." capture of Pol Pot, the susper.ted mastennind of the mass deaths, otTi- they were abandoning negotiations Capitol Hill, where lawmakers from Congressional aides character- cia'ls said. . •. on Capitol Hill, Clinton said the both parties vowed to pass legisla- ized the industry-~s.promise to fight There is no possibility that U.S. troops or law enforcement p~r- companies may have made a pOliti- tion' this year designed to reduce' arty' tobacco legislation as a way to sonnel would participate in a "proactive effort" to capture Pol Pot,. cal .miscalculation in their struggle smoking tiy young people with or warn policymakers that the $516 orie senior official said. But if his erstwhile allies deliver him, ot if he for survival. . - without the tobacco industry's billion price tag on a bill approved surrenders or is captured by Thai or Cambodian troops, the United ,- .' ."I hope they will reconsider cooperation. last week by the Senate Commerce States is prepared to take him into custody and ensure his prosecu- because lam detennitted to get this , "It is unfortunate that the tobac- Committee is as high as the compa- tion, the official said. . . done this year," he told students and 'co industry has decided to walk nies will go .
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Letters To The Editor try, child p ychiatry in particular. Does some- tion. Ga e tory Was one growing up with this background and the Secondly, Wan's knowledge of funding for similar atmo phere of the Delphi School have art institutions can be de cribed as aberrant or Chairman peculative, rreverent any chance to function normally later in life? totally lacking. I do not find either description Shang-Lin Chuang '98 The Tech reports the stories and experi- An illuminating description of Philip was to be unwarranted in her case. To categorize written by a friend of his who worked with the Philadelphia Orchestra as money-rich is Editor in Chief ences that define our community: the strug- gle , the achievements, the breakthroughs, and him at Earthlink, and it is now on the memori- outrageous. I spent three summers working Dan McGuire '99 the tragedies. As a re ult, I feel a strong sense al web page and al 0 the memorial lamppost with arts institutions in Philadelphia and the Bu ine anager of pride when I read articles which capture the by the Green Building. The descriptions and economic state of this group, like most arts Joey Dieckhans '00 dynamic and diverse nature of the Institute. thoughts of friends of his have helped me per- groups in this country, is dire, mainly because However, I felt great concern and alarm when sonally to see who he really was. But the of the gross exaggerations made by people like anaging Editor I read a recent ~rticle on Philip Gale's death Church of Scientology continues to make this Wan. . Jo h Bittker '99 ["Gale' Death Prompts Questions on an issue with MIT and the alt.religion.scientol- Finally, Wan has a wonderful w~y of mak- ing vague suggestions as to the solutions for E ecutive Editor Scientology," April 3]. For a matter so tragic ogy newsgroup. The Church of Scientology has already tried to cover up a number of other funding the arts. In fact, they almost match Jennifer Lane '98 and serious as the death of a fellow student, the article was wildly speculative and unsup- mysterious deaths, including that of Lisa Wan's ability to generalize in the rest of her ported by fact. McPherson at its headquarters in Florida, and column. She employs terms like "diversity" NEWS STAFF An eyewitness of Gale's death is cited as even that of Quentin Hubbard, son of founder but never concern herself with explaining Editor: Brett Altschul '99, Frank saying, "I felt like he was trying to send a mes- L. Ron Hubbard. Meanwhile, across the river, them. Furthermore, on the financial front, she Dabek '00, Dougla E. Heimburger '00, CCHR pamphlets attacking the psychiatric encourages more private funding of the arts, Zareena Hussain '00; sociate Editors: sage," and the story continues by examining a but never acknowledges that America has the Carina Fung '99, Jean K. Lee '99, Jennifer. possible link between Philip Gale's death and profession are being put on parked cars. We highest private rate of individual and corporate Chung '01, Krista L. iece '01; taff: Orli the Church of Scientology. No facts exist to cannot afford to not pay attention, as we have G. Bahcall '99, Shawdee E hghi '99, Eric corroborate the link. In fact, the article cites already lost one student life over this. philanthropy in the world. Sit '99, May K. Tse '99, harmin Gale's friend and his mother, who both state !'Aatthew S. Munsey '00 1 hope the points that I have highlighted Ghaznavi '00, tuart Jackson '00, Dudley explicitly that Scientology had nothing to do will encourage readers to seek a more W. Lamming '00, . usan Buchman '0 I, with Gale's death. In the end, the reader is left informed opinion. I also hope that Wan will be Katie Jeffreys '0 I, Dalie Jimenez '0 I; with a "puzzle which may never be solved" more careful in the future when she chooses to eteorologists: Michael C. Morgan PhD and a story based on gossip and hearsay. ot Wan Column wear someone else's tired old argument. '95, Gerard Roe G, Chris E. Forest, Marek only does the story mislead, it also could easi- Remember, as in this case, the concepts may Zebrowski. ly warrant a lawsuit from the Church of Misrepresents NEA not fit and they also may reek of the day old Scientology. I am writing in response to the column by juice of the last person who gorged himself on PRODUCTION STAFF In a community where precision and accu- Elaine Y. Wan '01 on funding for the NEA the intoxicating elixir of misinformation. Associate Editors: Moksha Ranasinghe '99, racy are guiding tenets of our studies of sci- ["National Endowment For Smut," April 3]. . Thomas G Beischer G Erica S. Pfister '00; Staff: Kevin Fu G, Saul ence and engineering, The Tech has the Not only does Wan's column lack in originali- Blumenthal '98, Jason C. Yang '99, responsibility to serve the community with the ty, but the majority consists of outright lies Francisco Tanudjaja '00, Kevin Chao '0 I, same rigorou standards. We expect The Tech and misrepresentations. I found it surprising 'Noun Poetry' Roxanne Lau '01, Steve K. Lim '01, Ryan to provide us with factual, accurate, and timely that an MIT student could make such a poor M. Ochylski '01, Agnes Borszeki. information, e pecially in a time of tragedy argument, but at least Wan reminds every Deserves Better OPINION STAFF and mourning. We do not need irresponsible reader that stale intellectual bread is always I was very disappointed to see "Red Meat" Editors: Anders Hove G, Dan Dunn '94; journalism that borders on irreverence to the hard to digest. displace "Noun Poetry" from the main comics Associate Editor: aveen Sunkavally '0 I; colleagues, friends and family of Philip Gale. Fortunately, I can give the readers some of page. "Noun Poetry" is a local comic and taff: Stacey E. Blau '98, Mitali Dhar '99, . Eugene Lee '98 the actual facts so they can make an informed therefore deserves better coverage than a syn- Wesley T. Chan '00, Jim J. O'Donnell '00, decision on the subject. Wan's figure of two dicated comic. And "Noun Poetry" is Just Seth Bisen-Hersh '0 I, Andrew J. Kim '01, billion dollars a year of government funding more interesting. Michael J. Ring '01. Gale Coverage Raises for the NEA is just plain wrong. In fact, fund- Joy J. Nicholso~ '98
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Sensibilities Are you feeling down? Putting on a few Medical Center. But light may improve our ufficient lighting is an important part of a pounds lately? Having difficulty getting up for work production, or at least decrease the student's life. The cost of providing sufficient Guest Column your 1:00 class? All MIT students experience number of eyeglass prescriptions at the end of lighting may be of concern to the Institute, but these symptoms to some degree because of the year: it is an investment well worth making. We Aram W Harrow stress, lack of sleep and heavy work sched- The lecture halls, dormitories and study pay more than twenty thousand dollars each ules. Is there any hope for us? There certainly areas do not provide the proper lighting we year for tuition. Funds should be invested to In her recent column [' ational Endowment is: light therapy. need to learn. How many times have you fell provide us with the proper study environment. for Smut," April 3] Elaine Y. Remember the warm winds, the sweltering asleep in lecture because the lights were too Proper lighting may affect the future success Wan '01 condemns the ational Endowment for rays of the sun, and the songs of the birds in dim? Well, perhaps you were also too tired of students and the Institute. If cost is an the Arts for spending taxpayer money on art that the ninety degree weather last week? from studying for that big exam yesterday. issue, energy-efficient environments can be some people don't even like. Oh, horror! Through Everyone was smiling and bathing in the The reading room is a great place to work. designed to minimize costs. diligent research, I've found another, slightly larg- beautiful weather, all thanks to the sun. Some of my most productive hours were In 1986, the U.S. Postal Service improved er use of taxpayer money that is also ¥guably Daylight Savings Time means we now spent in the reading room. However, I do lighting in its main post office in Reno, wasteful and may even offend the morality and have longer days and shorter nights to do wonder whether better lighting would further evada, hoping to make the facility a "mini- sensibilities of the average American as much as problems sets and papers. For most improve my productivity. The libraries are mum energy user." The post office's energy federal art funding. Americans, it means goodbye to the dreaded not sufficiently lit either. In the evenings, the savings hit $50,000 a year and its mail sorters For decades, despite knowledge of continuing hibernation response, also known as Seasonal fluorescent tubes in the cubicles are barely became one of the most productive staffs in genocide and repression in East Timor, the United Affective Disorder (SAD). sufficient to keep the books readable. The the West. The improved productivity was States Anny trained Indonesian special forces in SAD is marked by lethargy, weight gain, only study area which has somewhat fulfilled worth nearly $500,000 a year, much more such topics as "advanced sniper techniques" and oversleeping and sadness. Lack of light is my ideals for a well-lit study area is the than the cost of the new lights. ''riot control." Did you know that your tax money believed to cause mood changes. In more McCormick penthouse. Unfortunately, it is Aircraft manufacturer Boeing joined the helped sponsor this training? Aren't you proud? extreme cases, it can cause disruptions in our not accessible to all students on campus and Environmental Protection Agency's Green A bit of the hard-earned money you made from personal and academic lives. The only therapy it is large enough to house only a handful of Lights program by installing energy-efficient working house desk, cleaning blackboards, or for this order is light. Most health experts rec- residents. lighting' in more than 1 million square feet of typing algorithms went to help butcher ommend daily exposure to bright light for at SAD is related to the chronobiological its assembly plant in Seattle. Its lighting costs Indonesian minorities. least fifteen minutes. cycles' in our biological clock which control fell 90 percent and its assembly workers were Of course, the conupt military-industrial com- Could the symptoms we suffer from be our circadian rhythms. The amount of light able to see much more clearly. The quality of plex has other uses for its $271.6 billion (an due to a lack of light? Are, we victims of that reaches our eyes regulates the production workmanship has increased, and flaws were incredible sixth of our entire budget) that the rest SAD? Possibly. Our emotional lives are con- of hormones, which in turn regulates the tim- detected earlier. of the world (albeit all non-taxpayers) might find a stantly affected by the fear of low exam ing of other rhythmic cycles in our bodies. While we eagerly await the ~oming of tad indecent as well. While U.S. diplomats try to grades, peer competition, and family' Normal room lighting has an intensitY of 200 summer and as the thermometer struggles to negotiate global non-proliferation agreements such demands. Our evenings are spent either work- to 700 lux. The intensity of light necessary for rise to 60, we must bear the indoors and the as the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) ing in the dormitory or tooling in the lab while the treatment of SAD is 3,500 to 10,000 lux. meagerly lighted rooms. On the bright side, and Anti Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty interna- our days revolve around scrambling for a few A bright noon sky provides 100,000 lux. though, it is supposed to be partly sunny tionally, domestic military spending dooms most hours of sleep. Evidently, the normal room lighting supplied today. of these efforts. Congress recently approved $3.6 billion for ballistic missile defenses that backers admit would require ''renegotiation'' of the ABM Strange Weather for Strange Times and, insanely, new, more powerful nuclear weapons are being developed with advanced com- the temperature indoors too grew intolerable. tacularly. Thunderstorms raged. Classes puter simulations and powerful lasers to circwn- Naveen Sunkavally Now students started to complain. They could were cancelled. Only the essential adminis- vent the CTBT's narrow definition of''test.'' not take it any-more. They couldn't learn any- trators were kept in office while the rest If one doesn't like a particular piece of objec- Recently, a Korean man from Texas, thing in class. Forbidden by the law of collec- went home, waiting for the whole ordeal to tionable art, simply not looking can often prevent where cults are strangely popular, decided that tive ~orality to go in the Dude, they started wash over. most of t:4e harm done by it. Unfortunately, no .he ~,hought that the end of the world was clamoring for the installment of air condition- "Then one day, the rain stopped. Students amount of "not looking" at the military will imminent. He believed that God was going to ers in all dormitory rooplS. thought the worst of what they had attributed change the fact that global efforts for a perma- ~ _communicate to people . "T~~ off}cial, student complaint, made at to El Nino had passed when the area around nent war crimes court similar to the ad hoc ones through Lots to Catch Phishing Off the Islands By Joel Rosenberg radio friendly v r ion. Thi next ong j not ew Yorker had invaded Providence for the Phi h how are an event. And for a tour STAFF REPORTER radio-friendly; it' really long and really weekend, and didn't much care about where like thi , where the drive i n't that great from Ph ish low," and told the tory of the Ghost, then they were really ba ed. They followed with the first two to the econd two, lots of people try Providence Civic Center into Lizards, and fini hing the et with an 'Park/e, a ong which de cribe 10 ing touch to take them all in. Only it's ea ier for people to Apri/5 and 6. 1998 amazing variation of David Bowie, where with reality and just keeps getting fa ter and ju tify going to the how Thursday and taki drummer Jon Fi hman eemed to be quadru- faster. If thi wa n't enough to make you go off Friday than it i to go on unday and mi Phi h were up in Vennont working on orne ple-timing the hi-hat to create an un ettling in ane, they closed the 90-minute et with Split Monday. The thing about Phi h is that they're new tudio tuff, when they decided they were techno feel that drove the ong like I've never Open and Me/t, which need no explanation. o good, when they want to put on a how - I bored. What's nice about being one of the mo t heard it before. To top it off, they came back et two wa woven together as a continu- mean really put on a show - they can. popular tourlng band in the country i that to extingui h a ea of lighter with Harry ou piece, mixing jams and light with Maze Saturday night was great, a usual. But Sunday when you get bored, you can spontaneou Iy Hood. And it wa till only aturday. and Possurn, Down with Disease and Ya Mar. night was the reward for being naughty. announce a tour and know people are going to A cooler evening got people in ide a bit And it wa toward the end of the night that If you haven't seen these guys yet, suck it how up. 0 Phi h did, and people did. quicker than the previou night, but they tart- Trey let everyone in on the ecret that we up and do it. They're going back on tour Calling their four- how run the "Islands ed even later, perhap to give tho e who for- already knew. He thanked the crowd for com- through Europe at the end of June, and then Tour," the band played two night on Long got daylight aving a few extra minute to ing to a many hows as po ible, and said he they'll cro s the United States in July and Island and then two nights in Providence. realize their mistake. Once Phish came on under tood if people had to get home and do Augu t. 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McGann '00 Program Manager Per onnel!Publicity Logi tic Coordinator Cour e 5 Cour e IE Course 18 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Enjoy ro])erblading Ha fun while ailing playing Like going to the theatre, aerobics, dancing, poetry, ultimate, ampling re taurant , admiring architecture, 20th philo ophy, sketching, dining having deep conver ation century literature, talking out, appreciating art . about anything. with fa cinating people Favorite food: tiramisu Favorite food: paghetti Favorite drink: ra pberry "In light of the change in Favorite dessert: pumpkin pie iced tea Orientation thi year, I want "I want the fre hmen to have a "Orientation '98 will provide to make sure that the entire great introduction to MIT. Our the building block for futun: community i both aware of job i to pro ide them with orientations. I want to make The Orientation '98 Coordinators: Van", Eli & Matt - them and the rea oning everything they need to get sure that all of the little " behind them." started in their life here." things go moothly." Do you want to make a positive Committee Applications "ilTIpacton the next generation of MIT " I students? Then join the Orientation Due Thursday April 23rd! , - ComlTIittee and help introduce the Pick one up in 7-104 Class of 2002 to life at the Institute"! rI"ler"rl"",I"e .~ftJftJI'Cil,'il'" What/~ it all about'? Council Meeting FlAY, Monday, .April 13, 8 PM IL24, 1998 ATHLETIC CE TE I MIT Student Center 400 TICKETS: $8 In advance for all MIT faculty, students and staff; $10 at the door or for other college 10'5 (concert is open'to all college 10's) Advance tickets are available at the Source and in Lobby 10 Page 8 CH THE ARTS April 10, 1998 The industrial-strength, rocking theatrical experience featuring six guys who defy gravity with Popul staccato hoofing and amazing physical feats while tap-dancing Avalon on a construction-site set. The 15 lansdowne St., Boston. show, which premiered in Tickets: 931-2000. Information: Australia in 1995, is the brain- 262-2424. child of Olivier Award-winning Apr. 15: Sister Hazel and Alan choreographer Dein Perry, who Davis. $12 advance, $15 day of drew on his experience as an show. industrial mechanic. Apr. 17: The Specials and The Electics. $15 advance, $17 day Albee'. Men of show. Presentedby ARTNew Stages at Apr. 25: Tori Amos and David the Hasty Pudding Theatre, 12 Poe. $27.50. Vouchers on sale Holyoke Street, Cambridge(547- at Orpheum Theater box office 8300), through Aug. 11. Curtain Apr. 11 at 10 a.m. ONLY, two Is at 8 p.m. Tuesday through tickets per customer, picture 10 A vveekly guide to the arts in Boston Saturday and at 2 and 7 p.m. on required. Sunday.Tickets $25 to $35. May 2: Our lady Peace and April 10-17 Actor Stephen Rowe, a founding' Black lab. $13. member of the ART,in collabora- May 12: Foo Fighters and Rocket Compiled by Joel M. Rosenberg. tion with three-time Pulitzer-win- from the Crypt. $17.50. 5 nd submissions to ott th.tech.mIt.edu or by Interdepartmental mall to "On The Town," The Tech, W20-483. ning playwrightEdwardAlbee and director Glyn O'Malley, has com- MDC Hatch Shell and AlexHarding. piled this one-man show explor- Apr. 25: WBOS 5th Annual ing Albee's world from the male EarthFest '98, featuring Paula Apr. 16. 17, 18: The Abdullah IbrahimTrio. perspective. The piece explores Cole, Glen Frey, 10,000 fear and loss, longing and alien- Maniacs, Marc Cohn, Abra ation, and, of course, the stpry Moore, Dog's Eye View, Chantal Scullet'. of Jerryand the dog. Kreviazuk, Max Carl, and Big 400 Soldiers FieldRoad,Boston. Dance.Information: 787-0929. Tic'kets: 931-2000. Information: 562-4111. The 1,/d...And How They Got That Wayl The PalladIum Apr. 10, 11: Ray BrownTrio and Irish Repertory Theatre produc- 261 Main Street, Worcester. MarlenaShaw. tion. At the Wilbur Theatre, 246 Tickets: 423-NEXT. Apr. 15: All-Star Tribute to Art Tremont Street, Boston (423- Apr. 11: Squirrel Nut Zippers. Blakey, featuring The Jazz 4008), through April 12. Curtain $17.50. Messengers. Apr. 16: The BruceKatz Band. is at 8 p.m. Tuesday through Apr. 17: LivingstonTaylor. Friday (with a 12:30 p.m. mati- Somervl1le Theater nee on Thursday), at 2 and 8 Davis Square, Cambridge. Apr. 18, 19: ChuckMangione. p.m. on Saturday, and at 3 and Tickets: 628-3390 or 931-2000. 7:30 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets Apr. 17: String Cheese Incident are $29.50 to $49.50. and Jigglethe Handle with Kellar This "humorous, irreverent musi- Williams. cal. was written by the Pulitzer- Apr. 23, 24: Guster and Emmett Theater winning author of Angela's Swimming(23), Mysteries of life Ashes, Frank McCourt; it chroni- (24). Iolanthe cles centuries of Irish heritage Apr. 26: Jonatha Brookeand Dee Harvard-Radcliffe Gilbert and "brought vibrantly to life through Carstensen.$20. Sullivan Players. Agassiz song, dance, and storytelling .• May 8: Babatunde Olatunji and Theater, Radcliffe Yard, Harvard. Charlotte Mooredirects. Abdoul Doumbia and his West Apr. 3-5 and 9-11. Openingnight African DrumEnsemble. black tie required. Closing night hack night. Information: 496- Collected Stories Huntington Theatre Company at The Orpheum Theatre HRGS. Tickets at Sanders the Boston University Theatre, Hamilton Place, Boston. Tickets: TheaterBoxOffice, 45 QuincySt, 423-NEXT. Information: 679- Cambridge, MA. (617) 496- 264 Huntington Avenue, Boston (266-0800), through April 5. 0810. 2222. Produced by Jesse Curtain is at 7:30 p.m. on Apr. 24: Medeski, Martin, and Kellerman and Eileen Woo. Thursday, at 8 p.m. on Friday,at Woodand OJ logic Directed by Vladimir Zelevinsky 2 and 8 p.m. on Saturday, and May 5, 6: Bonnie Raitt and Keb G. Music directed by David at 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are Mo. $36, $26. lyczkowski. A tale of a lovelorn sheperd, his $12 to $45; $5 discount for seniors and students. The Roxy fairy mother, her magical sisters, 279 Tremont Street, Boston. and their fight with the Britain's Jacques Cartier directs the Tickets: 931-2000. Information: House of lords. Combining Boston premiere of this refresh- 281-6946. whimsical humor, political satire, ingly literate new play. by Obi~ Apr. 10: Spring Funk Fest, featur- and 'romantic drama, "Iolanthe" winner Donald Margulies. A final- ing Liquid Soul and Brooklyn is ~ spectacle to be rem.em- ist for the 1997 Pulitzer Prize, Funk Essentials. $20 advance, bered, featuring W.S.Gilbert it's about the evolving relation- $23 door. 'sharp dialogue and highly -ship 0 a Greenwich Village Apr. 14: Funk Music Festival, quotable lyrics and Arthur short-story writer of some featuring Maco Parker, Fishbone, Sullivan's'hummabletunes. renown and the promising stu- and Five Fingers of Funk. $25. dent who becomes her protegee NOTE:same show at Mil on Apr. The Orange Show and then a success in her own 24, Johnson Athletic Center. $8 Boston Playwrights'Theatre, 949 right. advance, $10 door, available at Commonwealth Avenue, 'Boston The Source. (524-5845), April 10 and 11. Curtain is at 8 p.m. Tickets ParadIse Rock Club $12.50. 967 Commonwealth Avenue, Marty Barrett and Dave Bellenoit Dance Boston. Tickets: 423-NEXT. host their monthly exhibition of Information: 562-8800. sketch comedy, video clips, live AlvIn Alley AmerIcan Dance Apr. 11: Marc Cohn. bands, and special guests. : Theatre Apr. 13: Mono. April 14 through 19 at the Wang Apr. 16: Slipknot. Amare/o Center. Info:. Call 482-6661. Apr. 17: Superdrag, Apple in Theatre-Studio, Inc., 750 8th Tickets: 931-J,\RTS. Wang Stereo, and Tuscadero. Avenue, Suite 200 (near 46th Theatre, 270 Tremond St., Apr. 18: Chapter in Verse and Street), New York, NY. (212) Boston. $50, $45, $42, $35. Ben Swift Band. 719-0500. April 4, 18 at 8 p.m., Different performances each Apr. 22: Lilith Fair Acoustic Moxy Fruvous will be returning to La Sala de Puerto Rico on May 15. April 5, 19, May 3 at 2 p.m., night as part of "Ailey Week" in Talent Search. Interested female May 2 at 5 p.m. $12. Boston. fronted acoustic acts send A play by Paulo A. Pereira '95, demo, att: Lilith Fair Contest. 36 Jun. 12: Stevie Nicks and Boz Jul. 25: Steve Miller Band and Fridayafternoons. Call 638-9478 directed by Charles Armesto '97. Boston Ballet Bay State Road, Cambridge, MA Scaggs. $53.50, $38.50 pavil- little Feat. $30 pavilion, $22.50 for ticket availability. Amarelo tells the tale of An American in Paris. Apr. 10 at 02138. ion, $25 lawn. On sale Apr. 18 lawn. Onsale Apr. 25 at 9 a.m. Apr. 10, 11: J.S. Bach, 'St. Conceicao, a passionate woman 8 p.m., Apr. 11 at 2 and 8 p.m., Apr. 23: Formula and Radio and at 9 a.m. Jul. 30: HORDEFestival 1998, Matthew' Passion; Seiji Ozawa, from the Portuguese Azores Apr. 12 at 2 p.m. Wang Center, Professorand Mission. Jun. 14: The Moody Blues with featuring Blues Traveler, conductor, John Mark Ainsley, Islands who struggles to achieve 270 Tremont Street, Boston Apr. 29: The Slip and Dr. Didge. Festival Orchestra. $38.50, Barenaked Ladies, Ben Harper. tenor, Wolfgang Holzmair, bari- her dreams through the unex- (931-ARTS).Tick.ets$12.50-$64. May 2: RobinTrower. $28.50 pavilion, $21 lawn. and Alana Davis. $25 'all seats. tone, Christiane Oelze, soprano, pected joys and sorrows of her Mark Morris DanceGroup May 3: The Call, Ramone Silver, Jun. 19: Allman Brothers Band. On sale Apr. 25 at 10 a.m. Nathalie Stutzmann, contralto, life. In this play about hope, Emerson Majestic Theatre. April and Harrod& Funck. $38.50, $28.50 pavilion, $21 Jul. 31: Allman Brothers Band. Kurt Streit, tenor, David Wilson- loss, and holding on to one's 21 at 7 p.m., April 22-25 at. 8 lawn. $38.50. $28.50 pavilion. Johnson, bass-baritone, roots, we see her story unfold. p.m., Apr. 26 at 2 p.m. $33-$45. The MIddle Ea.t Jun. 20: B-52's and The $23.50 lawn. On sale Apr. 11 at Tanglewood Festival Chorus. magicallyas we sail through time Information: 482-7570. Tickets: 472 Massachusetts Avenue, Pretenders. $31 pavilion, $21 11 a.m. John Oliver, conductor, Boys of from Conceicao's life in Sao 824-8000. Cambridge. Information: 497- lawn. Aug. 8: Deep Purple and Performing Artists at lincoln Miguel, Azores, to New Bedford. 0576. Jun. 21: WKlB Boston Country Emerson lake and Palmer. Info School. Johanna Hill Simpson. Massachusetts. Apr. 10: Bim Skala Bim, Big D, Festival. featuring Randy Travis. TBA. artistic director. and the Kids Table. $8. Joe Diffie, Martina McBride. lee Aug. 18: ShaniaTwain.Info TBA. WalterPierceTribute Concert ...... Apr. 11: TR3 (featuring Tim Roy Parnell. 'and Jo Dee Aug. 26, 28. 30: Jimmy Buffett •. 26. 3 p.m.• SymphonyHall, Charles Playhouse. 74 Hxhibits Reynolds). Agents of Good Messina. $28.50 pavilion. and the Coral Reefer Band. All 301 Massachusetts Ave.• Warrenton Street. Boston. 426- Roots, and SameAsYou.$10. $18.50 lawQ. shows sold out. Boston. $65. $55. $45. $30. 6912. Piayinc indefinitely. --.,..... Apr. 14: Superchunk and Shark Jun. 24; Ani DIFranco.$25 pavil- Sep. 15, 16 (sold out): $26.50 Tickets: 266-1200. ' Curtain is at 8 p.m. on Science Park, Boston. 723- Quest. $8. ion, $22 lawn. On sale Apr. 16 all seats. Special performance in honor of Wednesday and Thursday. at 7 2500. Daily, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Fri., Apr. 15: Elliott Smith and at 7 p.m. Sep. 19: Allman Brothers Band. Boston impresario and former and. 10 p.m. on Friday and 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Saturday thro.,Ugh Birddog. $7. Jul. 1: Further Festival, "The $38.50, $28.50 pavilion, Executive Director of the Saturday. and at 3 and 6 p.m. Sunday; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Apr. 16: Third Eye Blind and The Other Ones. featuring Mickey $23.50 lawn. On sale Apr. 18 at BankBoston Celebrity Series. on Sunday.Tickets $35 to $45. Admission $9, $7 for children Push Stars. $15. Hart. Bruce Hornsby, Phil lesh. 11 a.m. Featuring Yo-YoMa. EmanuelAx. It would be difficult and unfair to 3-14 and seniors. Free with MIT Apr. 17: Rippopotamus. Down Bob Weir. Dave Ellis, Stan Jean-Pierre Rampal, Dubravka catalogue fUlly the antics of the 10. Admission to Omni. laser. low Connection. and Rype(mem- Franks, John Molo, Hot Tuna, HtlTborll6hb PavIlIon Tomsic. The Julliard String Drama Desk Award-winning trio and planetarium shows is $7.50. bers of Chuck & Chucklehead). and Rusted Root. On sale May 2 Fan Pier, Boston. Tickets: 423- Quartet and Robert Mann, Isaac of cobalt-painted bald pates who $5.50 for children and seniors. $7. at 11 a.m. NEXTor 423-6000. Stern, Bolcom and Morris, and have settled into long runs Off The Museum features the the- Apr. 30: Amazing Royal Crowns. Jul. 7: Ozzfest. featuring Ozzy Aug. 26: Vince Gill. $38.50 and Judith Jamison and Nasha Broadway and at the Charles ater of electricity and more than $8. Osbourne, Tool, Megadeth, limp $28.50. Thomas-Schmitt of Alvin Ailey Playhouse. They begin their 600 hands-on exhibits. Ongoing: May 1: Groovasaurus.$8. Bizkit, Soulfly, Coal Chamberand DanceTheater. delightful and deafening evening "Discovery Center: "Investigate! May 9: Jiggle the Handle and 7.Dust, Motorhead, The Melvins, of anti-performance art beating A See-For-Yourself Exhibit,. Rockett Band. $8 in advance, System of a Down, Snot, drums that are also deep buck- "Welcome to the Universe .• $10 at the door. Incubus, Ultraspank, and Kilgore. ets of primary paint, so that Through Apr. 26: "Balancing May 23: Skavoovie and the $42 reserved, $28.50 lawn. On Classical Music Jazz Music spr.ays of color jump from the Acts: Epitones, Pressure Cooker, and sale Apr. 11 at 9 a.m. instruments like breaking surf. Through May 3: "Uving on the Edna's Goldfish. $7. Jul. 8: Spice Girls. On sale Apr. Boston Symphony Orchestra RBlatfabar and end by engulfing the specta- Edge .• Feb. 18, at 7 p.m.~ Great Woods 19 at noon. Symphony Hall, 301 Charles Hotel, 1 Bennett Street, torship in tangles of toilet paper. "Reminiscences: McKinley- Rt. 140 South Main Street, Jul. 18 (sold out), 19: Metallica; Massachusetts Avenue, Boston. Harvard Square, Cambridge. Matterhorn-Everest,. lecture by Mansfield. Tickets: 423-NEXTor Days of the New, and Jerry 266-1492, 266-1200. Tuesdays, Information: 661-5000. Tickets: Tap Dog. Bradford Washburn. 423-6000. Cantrell. $43 pavilion. $31 lawn. Thursdays. Saturdays, 8 p.m.; 876-7777. Coloni~1Theatre. 106 Boylston Now showing in the theaters: May 30: KISSConcert. Usten to Jul. 22: RodStewart. Info TBA. Fridays, 1:30 p.m. $23-$71; Apr. 10: The Johnny Griffin Street, Boston (931-2787), "laser Space Odyssey,. Friday the station for details. Jul. 23: An Eveningwith Michael rush seats $7.50 day of concert, Quartet. through April 12. Curtain is at 8 through Sunday, 5:30 p.m. May 31: WBCN River Rave. Crawfort. $55, $45 pavilion, $25 . on sale Fridays from 9 a.m .• Apr. 11: The Hilton RuizQuartet. p.m. Tuesday through Friday, at "l~ser Grateful Dead: Sunday, listen to the station for details. lawn. On sale May 17 at noon. Tuesdays and Thursdaysfrom 5 Apr. 14. 15: The Hamiet Bluiett 5 and 9 p.m. on Saturday, and 8 p.m.; "laser Rage Fest," Jun. 3, 5 (sold out), 6: James Jul. 24: Smokin' Grooves. line p.m. Free tickets for Mil stu- Baritone Sax Group, featuring at 2 and 7 p.m. on Sunday. Thursday through Saturday, 9:15 Taylor. $36 pavilion, $20 lawn. up TBA.On sale May 2 at noon. dents Tuesday evenings and James Carter~Patience Higging, Tickets are $20 to $49.50. p.m.; "Pink Floyd: The Wall," April 10, 1998 THE ARTS THE TECH Page 9 Friday through Saturday. at story model of a PC. Museum Keith Haring, Christian laCroix, Expressions from the Human advance, $10 door. On sale at ing recent feature films. of 10:30 p.m.; "laser Doors," features a collection of vintage Sam Francis, and others. Spirit: Selections from the Nancy The Source. Southeast Asia. Free and open Sunday at 9:15 p.m. computers and robots with over Sayles Day Collection of Modern to the public. Info 617-253- 150 hands-on exhibits illustrat- MIT Mu.eum latin-American Art. " Technolo6Y, Innovation and the 3599. April 22 in Room 10-250, Museum of Rne Art. ing the evolution, use, and 265 Massachusetts Avenue 253- Ongoing: "Color and Form: 20th Mus callma61natlon 77 Massachusetts Avenue, 465 Huntington Ave., Boston. impact of computers. Featured 4444. Tuesday through Friday, Century American Paintings from Apr. 15, 3:30 p.m., Wong Cambridge. Sponsored by MIT exhibits include "The Hacker's the Permanent Collection. " Auditorium. MIT Building E51; 70 267-9300, Monday through 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., International Science and Garage: a recreation of a '70s WOOdS-Ge(ry Gallery, 62 Memorial Drive. Free. Tuesday, 10 a.m.-4:45 p.m.; nooOo5 p.m. Admission $3. Technology Initiative, Film and hacker's garage with such items Ongoing: "Gestural Engineering: Prospect Street. Monday through Information: 253-0180, Wednesday, 10 a.m.-9:45 p.m.; Media Studies at MIT, the MIT Thursday through Friday. 10 as an Apple I and Pong, "The The Sculpture of Arthur Ganson"; Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; http://web.mlt.edu/tac/www/ho lecture Series Committee, and a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday through Networked Planet: Traveling the "lightforest: The Holographic Sunday, 2-5 p.m. me.html. the Committee on Race Sunday., '10 a.m.-5:45 p.m. Information Highway." an elec- Rainforest"; "Holography: Artists Through Feb. 15: "Sculpture Symposium featuring Darcy Relations. West Wing open Thursday tronic tour of the- Internet; and Inventors"; "MIT Hall of Department Exhibition." Kronen, Keeper, Historical through Friday until 9:45 p.m. "Robots and Other Smart Hacks," chronicles of MIT's his- Musical Instrument Collection. Apr. 22: Room 10-250, 7 p.m. Machines," an interactive exhibi- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Admission is $10, $8 for stu- tory of pranks, wit, and wizardry; "Fun, Bar, Karaoke," (Thailand, tion of artificial intelligence and Gunther Schuller, Pulitzer-prize dents and seniors, children "light Sculptures by Bill Parker"; 1997); 9p.m. "The Red Door" robots, and "Tools & Toys: The "Math in 3D: Sculptures by winning composer, author and under 17 are free; .$2 after 5 (India, 1997). p.m. Thursday through Friday, Amazing Personal Computer"; Morton G. Bradley, Jr."; IT USIC renowned conductor; Barry free Wednesday after 4 p.m. "People and Computers: which "MathSpace." a hands-on explo- Vercoe, Founder, MIT Electronic Apr. 23: Room 26-100, 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, free with Milestones of a Revolution," ration of geometry. AMP Student Recital Music Studio. professor, MIT "12 Storeys" (Singapore, 1997); MIT 10. explores a number of ways com- Through June 14: :Piranesi in Apr. 13. Nicole U. lee '98, Media lab; moderated by Peter 9p.m. "A Single Spark" (Korea, Introductory walks through all puters impact everyday life. Perspective: Designing the Icons piano. Works of Mozart, Ravel Child, professor and secion 1996). head, Music and Theater Arts, collections begin at 10:30 a.m. Through May 31: "Wizards and of an Age." and Chopin. 5 PM, Killian Hall. and 1:30 p.m.; "Asian. Egyptian, their Wonders: Portraits ;n Free. MIT. and Classical Walks" begin at Computing." Ust Visual Arts Center 11:30 a.m.; "American Painting Wiesner Building. 20 Ames MIT Chapel Series and Decorative Arts Walks" Isabella Stewart Gardner Street 253-4400, Tuesday Apr. 16. Art of Music Chamber begin at 12:30 p.m.; "European Museum through Thursday, Saturday Events Players, Timothy Roberts, artistic Painting and Decorativ.e Arts 280 The Fenway, Boston. 566- through Sunday, noon-6 p.m.; director. Noon, MIT Chapel. MIT Theater Walks" begin at 2:30 p.m.; 1401. Tuesday through Sunday. Friday, noon-8 p.m. Free and Free. The X-Files Expo The Mystery of Edwin Drood Introductory tours are also 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission $10, open to the public. Naval Air Station, South offered Sat. at 11 a.m. and 1:30 $7 for seniors, $5 for students Musical Theatre Guild. Kresge Through Jun. 28: "Mirror Images: MIT Chamber Chorus Weymouth, MA. May 2 and 3. p.m. with 10 ($3 on Wednesday), free Women, Surrealism and Self- Apr. 17. William Cutter, conduc- Tickets: 1.888-EXPO-T1X, online Ongoing exhibitions: "Beyond the for children under 18. The muse- Representation." A sirveu pf tor. William Byrd, Mass in F at www.thex-files.com. 931- Screen: Chinese Furniture of the um houses more than 2500 art [aomtomg. sculpture, photogra- Minor for Four Voices with origi- 2000. $25 cash, $27 credit 16th and' 17th Centuries"; "The objects, with emphasis on Italian phy, and installation work by 22 nal psalm settings and introits MIT Film Art of Africa, Oceana, and the Renaissance and 17th-century women Surrealist or Surrealist- by Mil student composers; card. Ancient Americas. " Dutch works. Among the high- inspired artists from the 1930s Samuel Barber, ReIncarnations; Lecture Series Committee An interactive road show that Through Apr. 12: "America lights are works by Rembrandt, to present. Johannes Brahms, liebeslieder The last Detail (1973). Starring combines the look and feel of Botticelli, Raphael. Titian, and Draws. " Waltzes, Op. 52. Noon, Killian Jack Nicholson. Apr. 10 at 7:30 the hit television series with Whistler. Guided tours given Rhode 1.land School of Desl6n Hall. Free. p.m. in 10-250. high-tech entertainment experi- Fridays at 2:30 p.m. Deconstructing Harry. Apr. 10 at Computer Mu.eum 224 Benefit Street. Providence, ences makes its eighth stop of Through Apr. 26: "Titian and RI. Museum of Art. 401-454- Funk Mu.lc Fe.tlval 7 and 10 p.m., Apr. 12 at 7 p.m. 300 Congress Street, Boston. its ten city tour. Appearing at the Rubens: Power, Politics, Style." 6502, Wednesday through Featuring Maco Parker, in 26-100. 423-6758 or 426-2800, Boston expo are William B. Davis Thursday and Saturday through Fishbone. and Five Fingers of Midnight in the Garden of Good Tuesday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 ("Cigarette-Smoking Man"), Dean p.m. Admission $7, $5 for stu- ' Swatch Museum Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Friday Funk. Apr. 24, Johnson Athletic and Evil. Apr. 11 at 7 and 10:30 Haglund (lone Gunmen dents and seniors, free for chil- 57 JFK Street. Cambridge. 864- 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Admission $2. Center. $8 advance, $10 door, p.m., Apr. 12 at 10 p.m. in "langly"), Bruce Harwood (lone dren under 5". Half-price admis- 1227. Monday through Saturday, $1. for seniors. available at The Source. 26-100. sion on Sunday from 3-5 p.m. 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sun., noon-5 Through Apr. 19: works by Gunmen "Byers"), Nicholas Lea Tours daily of "Walk Through p.m. Geoffrey Beene. Moxy Friivous Asian Rim Mini-Serle. ("Agent Alex Krycek") and com- Computer 2000," a working two- Ongoing: Swatch watches by Through Apr. 26: "Artistic May 15. Sala de Puerto Rico. $8 A four-film mini-series highlight- poser Mark Snow. $6 MIT/Wellesley Students The Mystery $8 MIT Faculty, Students $9 General Admission The Council for the Arts at MIT offers Kresge Little Theatre FREE TICKETS 84 Mass. Avenue, Cambridge April :10, II, :16, I7, :18 at 8pm for a.Dr~ltdllt'W..'U.sicaJ.by R'-1per~ .-IoIllt'W..es MIT students For reservations, call 253-6294 o~e-mail [email protected] to Dance Umbrella's presentation of Attention Freshmen! the. Mark Morris Dance Group performing a program of repertory favorites pIus Medium a new work by MIT Institute Professor John Harbison' 'Sunday April 26, 1998 ".1 '-i .J',2:00pm ;.' ..~ ". ~me~6_n'" Mj?!jesti.cTheater Tremont Street, Bosto~n ,-; t lJepartrne 'of Sign IJP IN PERSON ONLY at the MIT Office of .Earth, 9 pheric, the Arts (E15-205) with your valid MIT student Atm s 10 and a $5.00 deposit that will be returned to & Planetary Sciences you. Tickets will be handed out at 1:OOpm (sharp) the day of the perfonnance in the main lobby of Build- Open HOllse ing E15" ",. . (Signing up and not showing up Monday, April 13 will result in th~ loss of your deposit) 11:30 am - 2:00 pnt 1O-~105 Bush Room Page 10 April 10, 1998 .- e a we've done so Technique 1999: It's an empty book .. Come help us fill it!. Take (better) pictures with your 3Smm camera. Learn htnv to use nledium format or 4xS cameras. Write about Technique is having an current events, MIT, or the funniest ~hing you've ever seen. Develop your own black and white film and print your own black and white pictures. Create beautiful layouts. Learn (or share your knowledge) about studio lighting, business OPEN HOUS.E! strategies, landscapes, pinhole cameras, aest~etic design, portraits, photojournalism, and more, all at Technique! (And help us publish a yearbook, in the meantime). This Saturday, 12:00 noon - 5:00 pm Not sure how you'd like to help out? No problem ... Student Center, Room 451 - Stop by and talk to us, and we'll tell you about all the great things there are to do here. It's a lot of fun. (Really!) No experience necessary! Technique - the MIT yearbook. r, April 10, 1998 THE TECH Page 11 Vehicle Hits, Kills Pedestrian on Memorial Drive By Dan McGuire Police later responded, said Chief of Metropolitan District Commission he said. There is one on [Memorial] Drive EDITOR IN CHIEF Police Anne P. Glavin. to push the plan, but the Sirnha called the construction of on the other side of the BU overpass A pedestrian not affiliated with Commission has been reluctant to an overpass, one possible solution to and you won't see anyone on it," he MIT was struck and killed while Drive need improvement move forward. "They say they don't the problem, "very expensive [and] said. trying to cross Memorial Drive at Memorial Drive was the scene of have the money to do it," Simha unlikely." "There are all sorts of Douglas E. Heimburger con- around 2:30 p.m. on Monday. a tragic accident last term when said. "We're trying to find a way to problems with overpasses, the most tributed to the reporting of this The accident, which occurred Michele S. Micheletti '00 was killed finance the implementation of that," of which is they don't get used. story. near the intersection of Memorial at 6:45 p.m. on Oct. 31, while Drive and Massachusetts Avenue, crossing Memorial Drive near claimed the life of 49-year-old MacGregor House. New One 2 One Gives Students Larry Roach of Somerville. He was In response to that incident and declared dead upon arrival at 2:55 to larger concerns about the safety p.m. at Massachusetts General of Memorial Drive, the Institute has Hospital. been trying to make crossing the More Peer Counseling Options o charges have been brought street less risky. against the driver of the 1996 Ford "Clearly something needs to be By Aileen Tang Morris said. students, is that "people don't want pickup truck that hit him. "The acci- done," Glavin said. The lack of In contrast to ightline, another to ask for help and admit that they dent will be investigated by the crosswalks combined with high A new anonymous student- anonymous student help-line that don't understand something," Perry accident reconstruction unit, and speeds makes for dangerous condi- staffed peer help-line, One 2 One, provides general support, One 2 said. The anonymous nature of One they will determine whether there tions, especially at night. has been established to provide sup- One focuses on relationship issues. 2 One is an effective means to pro- was enough evidence to warrant a "We have been gathering a lot of port to people with questions about All staff members receive special viding support. citation," said Lt. Paul Maloney of information and essentially doing a sexuality, relationships, and sexual training in areas of sexual health "Our purpose is to listen and the State Police's Department of full-court press ... to try to clean up" health. and listening skills. provide information, not to give Public Affairs. the intersection at Massachusetts One 2 One replaces the Contact advice," said Perry. "The callers Maloney said that the accident Avenue and Memorial Drive, said Line, which used to be run by Gays, Relationships, training stressed [themselves] are best qualified to reconstruction unit has 120 days to Director of Planning O. Robert Lesbians, Bisexuals, Transgendered, Staffers are trained by members decide what goes on in their lives." submit a final report, although "they Sirnha MCP '57. and Friends at MIT, which was dis- of the Medical Department. In addi- One 2 One will pose as a coun- usually have a preliminary report MIT wants to "fully signalize" continued due to low call volume. tion, the staff holds regular support seling resource to residential tutors, before that". the intersection, Sirnha said. Under "We're a whole new, separate enti- meetings to discuss and share ideas housemasters, and the Medical Sgt. James Richie of the State MIT's plan, all cars reaching that ty," said Sara A Perry '99, who on issues they have dealt with. New Department's student Medlinks. Police said that the victim had been intersection would be required to staffs One 2 One. members are required to go through The help-line is directly funded crossing the street from the river slow down more than at present. "Contact Line dealt [primarily] a day of training and observe sever- and advised through Counseling and side. He said that the accident might "You'd be able to make more turns with issues of coming out," said al staff discussion meetings before Support Services at the Dean's have been caused by carelessness. than you now can, but they'd all be Jonathan S. Morris G, a One 2 One being on the staff. Office. "He just ran across the road. under control," he said. staffer. One 2 One handles relation- According to Perry, an example One 2 One is staffed Sunday Someone told me he had been hang- "It's impossible to control peo- ship issues on a broader basis. of an important problem at MIT is through Wednesday from 8 p.m. to ing signs. He must have not been ple that choose to cross the street "Some of the topics we are here unwanted pregnancy. But a com- midnight. They can be reached at _paying attention." anywhere, but there are certain min- to talk about are safer sex, birth con- mon problem, especially with MIT 253-6460. .. The Campus Police were the first imum things that" one can do to trol, pregnancy resources, sexually force on the scene. Officials from make the streets safer, Sirnha said. transmitted infections, relationship the Cambridge Police and the State MIT has been meeting with the problems, and related issues," The last Challenge of a socially conscious society? DepreSSion strikes mili/ons- I/1d'scnminately. DepreSSion /s Simply a suppress/on of brain activity that makes life unbearable. And even though depression IS rCClctilytrCCltClble. only 1 In 5 ever secks treatment. Why do so many Just drag tl1el11selves along or eventually seek relief tllrougll SUICide? First. tllere's the lack of ,J\'jClICI1ess of ctepresslon- as an illness and as the threat that It IS to each and ,}vory o"e of us. Seco/'d. Hlere's the urlwarl'antcd negatlvo stigma att3ched to It. YOLI K"0\';. t'lCI11C'll131' tiling. It's time to collectively face depreSSion. To knov/lt's all .11110ss.110ta \';eakness. And It'S a UNTREATED cI1allo1lg0 tI111t'Slong overdue. It's takcll too mal'Y of lIS 31r'Plldy. DE'PRES'5/0N :; 1 c., ,. S' I' http://VJ\VVJ.saveorg This s ace donated The Tech ... CIO The LIBRARIAN Information INTERFACE DESIGNER Age PRESERVATIONIST Is Here. WEBMASTER ... Imagine It. RENOWNED FACULTY School of Information ENGAGED University of Michigan IN THE WORLD LEADING-EDGE www.si.umich.edu/imagineitl RESEARCH WAN YUSOF WAN MORSIIIDI THE TECH MULTIDISCIPLINARY 734.763.2285 Thomas A. Lada '01 chips away at his sculpture, "Key of Ice", as a part of last weekend's Battle LEARNING of the Classes. The Apri Tech 10,1998 Page 12 \,.00\". Nt=:-'II10tJ'SSLf.U- oH NO! (.\.-ASS \ $ O~~ \-00\£.'. NEW,/) N'~ SL.~- /i6A' N '. lN(i{ ,1'4 (),.Nl~A6A'~'. ~"~'('ON~S t;J,V'NG \. ~~~\'Nf\ ~E'l) '6l:-1"TE.J- "'~E.. 'Ht>U~ w~ ~W\O'" To #\$ tta, \JJ ~'E. \oH "" up? CLASS t. \N \.t~fLe;. ~M \~ \-to vJ DtP \ G~' ~~ W"~\ A~ \ t>C, NE:\ ~'? THE STORY SO FAR: with miniature surveillance devices by implanted in his lip, Rhino-Man prepares to meet with the same Yakuza (Japanese mafia) who have manipulated Zachary Emig The next day So here s the plan: I'm going into the lion s den. If J can coerce a confession out of them, great. If not, 1 am willing to make any sacrifice necessary to save the integrity of Sector 9. .~ ~ .-st1) ,....------~M.S I-< t1) i:: -----..... ~it) --.....----..] t< t1) Z \ SAW YOU kNEE" DON'T yoU Wlsfl No' IT 5iWes ME 11Me. l-lfIJ~ AT THE Tf\EY NOUL1) 'PUT tze:AL- IF I c~ CttE('Jc~ ATf\e.NA QUIC.k- OIAI'RS IJJ 1-,.- MY El1A.ll- NtiIL.E. STA 'TIO~ ~L.le:.1'l- Tt4e;.12..-E ? I 'A2A1' TODAY ~- ...... 4/10 April 10, 1998 THE TECH Page 13 The ys ry of W• rood April 10,11,16,17,18 (Clockwise from top left) Neville Landless (Seth M. Bisen-Hersh '01) and Edwin Drood (Veronica C. Page) bring their argument to the brink of violence. Helena Landless (Anna M. Galea G) consoles Rosa Bud (Anna K. Benefiel '00) after an encounter with the choir director. John Jasper (Ryan J. Kershner '98) dreams opium induced dreams in the Princess Puffer's (Kathrine A. Getzewich) den. The cast of the show votes on kiHing off a character; most of the decisions in the play are made by the audience. The Reverend Crisparkle (Randy D. Weinstein G) reassures Helena Landless that everything will work out. Photography by Greg Kuhnen Page 14 The Tech April 10, 1998 "'HIT YArER, ~OOtl-A¥D 1l.6~SNlAI.,srlfAl~Nr F~--" ----- VV\o~oto~it.oJl1 de.c .. ~AS Iflj ~,.,h B08 ....., ... ~t-- we. Ib-lecl ,",iM bu.t- 1\ 0 o"e. _Ie. dlL ----J ...... co""pse- l'erhaps.u ~~ennifer OiMase .,.. T~e cash Bun"y rreets the. p~sso"er Matzoh ... 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Albin '98 who both Boy Wonder, who was introduced in Friday 7:30 p.m. in Room 10-250 knew that Adso of Melk was the novice who Detective Comic #38 in April, 1940 as a The Last Detail from all of the correct entries will be held to worked with Brother William of Baskerville, pre-teen "laughing daredevil," - a far cry Friday 7 and 10 p.m., Sunday 7 p.m. determine this week's two winners. a Franciscan monk and the protagonist of from the recent movie portrayals by Chris in Room 26-100 Scream 2 Thisfeature was brought to you by the CAC Umberto Eco's "The ame of the Rose." O'Donnell. Saturday 7 and 10 p.m., Sunday 10 p.m. Program Board. Today's lactoids are by the A familiar type of sidekick is the "kid side- Bryant and Stephanie each win a pair of tickets in Room 26-100 MIT Quiz Bowl team. Members of the quiz Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil kick" of comic book superheroes. The first and a large popcorn, both provided by LSC. bowl team, LSC, and The Tech are not eligible. 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It makes more sense to follow a ruler who has conquered death ... and a world leader who promises to someday rule the world through peace. Jesus Christ is that ruler. He claimed to be God, was crucified for our sins, and then rose bodily from the grave. And he promises to return to rule over the earth. For a free article on ~ this remarkable person and his relevance for your life'-call 1-800-236-9238. for your free article call easter. everystudent. com April 10 1998 T Donns, ILGs Open Their Doors for Summer o ing By Susan Buchman system in which housing is awarded STAFF REPORTER first to continuing undergraduates, Students who want to live on then to graduating seniors and then Summer Housing Options campus this summer to work, take to Wellesley students. classes, or just enjoy Boston have a According to Philip M. Bernard, FSILG Cost Gender Available Dates plethora of living options. Thirty- program director of residential life, six fraternities, sororities, and inde- students are not normally shut out Alpha Delta Phi 950 single coed MaY,23 - Aug. 20 pendent living groups will be from summer housing. However, ' it 650 double accepting summer boarders, and all might be more difficult with Baker Alpha Epsilon Pi $800-$1100 coed May 18 - Aug. 16 of the dormitories wiD be housing being closed this summer," said female students except Baker House, which Bernard. "Bexley and Random Hall Alpha Phi $1100 will be closed for renovations. are popular in the summer. They Beta Theta Pi 200-$270 coed May 24 - Aug. 16 Between seven and eight hun- might fill up." Chi Phi $800 female May 25 -Aug. 19 dred students typically remain in the The residence hall summer hous- Delta Kappa Epsilon $580-$880 female May 26 - Aug. 18 dormitory system for the summer, ing session officially begins on June said Carl A. Seagren, general man- 8, although the last day of classes in Delta Tau Delta $750-$830 coed Jun. 1 - Aug. 15 ager for the department of Housing May 23. Students will not be expect- Delta Upsilon 800 female May 26 - Aug. 22 and Food Services. Although stu- ed to find alternate accommodations Epsilon Theta closed to non-residents dents can sometimes remain in their for that period; they may remain in rooms from the spring term, some their spring dormitory rooms. Kappa Sigma $825 single May 23 -Aug. 17 have to be moved for maintenance All summer residents who are $725 double reasons or to free up space for large not continuing at the Institute in the $625 triple fall will be expected to move out of groups. Several academic and youth Nu Delta $700-$800 female May 23 - Aug. 19 programs use Institute housing over their dormitory by August 16. the summer. Continuing students may remain in Phi Beta Epsilon closed for renovations Those who wish to request dor- the dormitories through the Phi Delta Theta female mitory housing have two options for Orientation period for new fresh.- Phi Kappa Sigma closed for renovations listing their preferences. There is a men. $600-$900 female May 25 - Aug. 14 electronic request form on the Various FSILGs will also be Phi Kappa Theta Residence and Campus Activities opening their houses to summer res- Phi Sigma Kappa $700-$1000 female May 25 - Aug. 18 Office's Web site and a paper copy, idents. Often the rates for these pika already full which will be available tomorrow. houses depend on the type of room. Pi Lambda Phi $750 female May 25 - Aug. 15 The forms will be due May 10; the Some houses are already full, while results will announced in the end of others will be closed for renovations Sigma Alpha Epsilon $750 female May 23 - Aug. 20 May. Housing runs on a priority this summer. --. SigmaNu $1100-$1200 single coed May 24 - Aug. 15 $900 double Sigma Phi Epsilon $240-$300 female May 25 - Aug. 18 . Student House $875 coed May 25 - Aug. 15 Tau Epsilon Phi $250-$350/ month coed Theta Chi $550-$950 coed May 25 - Aug. 21 .Theta Delta Chi $600-$1000 coed May 24 - Aug. 22 Theta Xi $770-$885 coed May 22 - Aug. 13 WILG $8()-$100/ week coed May 24 - Aug. 15 Zeta Beta Tau $700-$900 coed Jun. 8 - Aug. 15 Zeta Psi $575-$850 female May 23 - Aug. 14 Dormitory Cost Notes Baker House closed for renovations Bexley Hall $1011 Burton-Conner House $1168 East Campus $1059 MacGregor House $1168 McCormick Hall $1168 NewHouse $1235 air conditioned Next House $1168 Random Hall $899 Senior House $1159 air conditioned SOURCE: LIVING GROUPS, OFFICE OF HOUSING AND FOOD SERVICES Tax questions? Call TeleTax for recorded information on about 150 tax topics, 24 hours a day.. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue service http://www.ustreas.gov Page 18 April 10, 1998 a' y, ecure Funds- UA, from Page 1 in the VA. Kelly attributed her ticket's victory inner to ta e path ,e ent to the pair's e tensive experience One of the goals in the coming UA Preferential Balloting Results and involvement. months for the new VA team is to 'We've had a lot of experience target tudent apathy. The team Second Round and involvement in outside group ," hope to get people a little bit Candidate Rrst Round he said. ' A lot of people know u e cited about student life at MIT," OppoldlKelly: 272 321 and our ideas are things people want Oppold aid. 209 247 to see happen," she said. The new administration hopes to andovallKim: ,It was a lot of fun," said third accomplish big things," Oppold Preby / park : 167 (re-allocated) place finisher Prebys of the elec- said, including expanded afe Ride Write-In: 55 tions. 'I wish I could have gotten to all hour , expanded time for non- 75 some more caplpaigning in at the academic events, and the creation of o econd choice: end," he said and plans to continue more' big social events" in the SOURCE: SETH M. BISE -HERSH. UA ELECTIO COMMISSIO ER campaigning in the coming weeks tudent Center. whenever I get stressed out with In addition, the group hopes to classes." Prebys promised appear- work closely with the Interfraternity that the offer of opening discussions ances in a gorilla suit. Council and the Dormitory Council and with getting more student input Sandoval, whose ticket finished to plan this year's rush. "1 feel that is definitely the VA's role." econd, said that she was disap- we should jump in and be a part of Oppold also hopes to work with pointed with the result of the elec- the discussions," Oppold said. outgoing VA President Dedric A. tion. he said, however, that there ince Kelly is the ecretary and Carter '98 to secure new student are "a lot of really committed peo- treasurer of Dorrncon as well as the activity funds promised by Provost ple on the VA" and the body "still incoming VA vice president, there Joel Moses PhD '67. has a lot of potential." will be a link between the commit- Kelly's goals in the near term The election was hard on all tees. include making sure that the upcom- involved, Sandoval said, adding that Despite the strife between the ing spring weekend activities run she was "disappointed in the low organizations in .the past, Oppold smoothly so that the ticket can voter turnout." Sandoval is still con- said he hoped that the VA would be improve them even further next sidering future ways to be involved welcomed into the group . "I think year. She called spring weekend one of the VA's most visible activities. The incoming vice president also hopes to guarantee a more smoothly running election next year. Bisen-Hersh praises commission VA Election Cpmmissioner Seth. M. Bisen-Hersh '00 said that "there were a few minor problems" with the election process this year, but 'it all worked out for the best." The low voter turnout "shows a lot of apathy," Bisen-Hersh said. He encouraged Oppold to use his term to encourage student interest in the VA. Overall, Bisen-Hersh said that the election ran well. "My'commis- sion did a good job," he said. Douglas E. Heimburger con- WAN YUSOF WANMORSHlDI-THE TECH tributed to the reporting of this Paul T. Oppold '99 and Jennifer A. Kelly '99 story. • ~n t a FREE Massage? 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Thursday, April 16. for more information contact Tobie Weiner Great Food! 3.5 pm 253-3649, -E5_3~.3.6 [email protected] April 10, 1998 THE TECH Page 21 Flood from Urinal Damages Classrooms, Elevators Building 34, from Page 1 time I've had a lecture caJled off on the account of rain," he added. building inspector from the city cer- Other classes were accommodat- Rescheduled Classes tified that there was no structural ed in smaller rooms available on Due to the damage to Edgerton Hall (34-101), classes nonnally held there will be moved to other damage, Miscow ki said. campus such as rooms 3-370 and Students in the Structure and 4-270. "It's always an inconve- locations on campus at least until Wednesday. Student should report to the rooms listed below at Interpretation of Computer Programs nience," said Professor of Electrical their nonnal class times. (6.001) lab were evacuated when the Engineering and Computer Science fire alarm in the building sounded, Charles G. Sodini, who teaches Friday, April 10 said Douglas A. Creager '01, who Electronic Devices and Circuits serves as a lab assistant. (6.012). "You lose five minutes of 6.041 (Probabilistic Systems Analysis) 26-100 As Creager walked down, he class time." heard water pouring down the eleva- However, Sodini praised the 6.111 (Introductory Digital Systems Laboratory) 2-190 tor shafts. "It ounded like a water- Academic Services for their coordi- fall" he aid. nation. "1 thought it was handled A torrent of water was pouring well." The replacement room for the Monday, April 13 into Edgerton Hall, Creager said. class was "adequate" for the number "We aw a bunch of ceiling tiles of students, he added. 6.033 (Computer System Engineering) " E51-115 fall ... it seemed like the weight of the As Physical Plant continues to water was causing them to fall onto clean the facilities damaged by 6.111 E51-115 the floor." Wednesday's incident, the Campus 6.170 (Laboratory in Software Engineering) E51-115 Later, the ten to 15 students in the Police are looking for clues about lab were ordered to go home after the what happened and who may be building was closed, Creager said. No responsible. "I don't know what pos- Tuesday, April 14 data was lost, though, as everyone sessed someone to do this," Glavin was allowed to return to the lab to said, adding that similar incidents 6.003 (Signals and Systems) E51-ll~ save and close their work. have occUrred a few times in the past, Students in 6.001 may be allowed although with smaller amounts of 6.004 (Computation Structures) ' : E51-115 extensions on their problem sets at damage. .6.012 (Electronic Devices and Circuits) : E51-115 the discretion of their tutors, said The pipes attaching the urinal to Harold Abelson PhD '73, professor the wall were "clear and in good con- 6.014 (Electrodynamics) E51-115 of electrical engineering and comput- dition," Glavin said, indicating that 6.170 E51-115 er sci~ce and one of the 6.001 lec- most likely the incident was deliber- turers. "People want to see solutions ate. posted since there is a quiz coming However, the pipe could have Wednesday, April 15 up." broken because of a fracture in it, Miscowski said. Classes rescheduled 6.033 54-100 All classes scheduled for Part-Time Java 6.041 E51-115 Thur:sday in the affected rooms were Programmer Wanted • . 6.111 E51-115 rescheduled, except for Knowledge- Based Application Systems (6.'871). • Local hi-tee startup 6.170 , E51-115 Academic Services was unable to find a suitable room before the class • Internet Commerce arena began at 9:30 a.m. • Flexible Hours Students who have recitatiolls in Building 34 today should have received e-mail from the "We're going to have to compress • Opportunity to work at home Schedules Office informing them of room changes.' the set of lectures for the rest of the • Royalties and Equity possible term," said Randall Davis, professor • Tremendous opportunities SOURCE: SCHEDULES OFFICE. 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All RIGHTS RESERVED.OMNIPOINT IS A REGISTEREDTRAOfMAJtK Of OMNIPOtNT CORPORATION GSM ANI> THE GSM DESIGN ARE REGISTEREDTRAO£MAJtKSUSED UNDER UCENSE BY MEMSERS Of THE NORTH AMERICAN GSM AllIANCE llC. c:> NORTH AMERICAN GSM AllIANCE UC 1998. pril 10, 1998 PORTS THE TECH Page 23 Noore-Punjab Dance Team Gets Second at Competition Ashlma Dua Bhangra is a traditional Indian Led by coach and choreographer, before the panel of judges, the audi- place finish. The University of Texas folk dance that is performed during umer . Johal '95, team members ence was already fired up. - Au tin captured first place. The The MIT oor-e-Punjab (Light harvest season in the state of Punjab Fawaz Chaudhry '00, urya Mesmerized by their fluid moves team has been thrilled by their per- of Punjab) bhangra team competed in India. Characterized by synchro- Ganguli G, Amar Kendale '00, and incredible stunts people began formance in their rookie year of at the annual Bhangra Blowout nized acrobatic mo es vigorous heila Mehra '98, Vinay Mohta G, chanting, "MIT, MIT," and when the competition. Competition in Washington D.C. enthu iasm, and colorful co tumes, Radhika agpal G, Reshma dance came to its conclusion, the Since their victory in over spring break. The event, which this dance requires both high stami- Patil '00, Michael Prior G, eema team was honored with an unusual Washington D.C., oor-e-Punjab, was hosted by George Washington na and exceptional physical fitness. anzgiri '00, Mona Shah '00, standing ovation. has gone on to dazzle others. Last University, is a national event The oor-e-Punjab's team members Hemant Taneja G, Anu Tewary '98, The MIT's Noor-e-Punjab beat Saturday, they displayed their talents attended by schools from across the have been practicing and training for and Sunil Vemuri G spent many out Cornell, Boston College, George at the outh Asian cultural show Ek untry. Although this competition their competition since January. hours perfecting and synchronizing Washington University, Georgetown azar. They are scheduled to com- been held for the past five years, Daily regiments of push-ups, sit-ups, their dancing. University, and the University of pete at Amherst College this week- this was the first year that the and calisthenics have helped shaped As oor-e-Punjab took the stage Pennsylvania en route to a second end. Sangam Bhangra Club competed. this team into extraordinary dancers. Equestrians Ride to End of First Season Nina Kutsuzawa and Candice McElroy TEAM CAPTAINS On April 4 the equestrian team travelled to Dartmouth College for the last Intercollegiate Horse Show Association show of the spring season. The show made for an impressive display of MIT's Equestrian talent. Christina Saltzman '99 rode away with a second place over novice fences and a first in novice equitation on the flat. This qualified her for the ride-off class for the high points rider of the show, a first-ever accomplishment for and MIT rider. Junlin Ho '01 got another blue ribbon for the Engineers, winning a first place in novice equitation on the flat. Newcomer Megan Mclemore '00 scored an impressive second in her advanced walk- trot-canter division. In the walk-trot division, Co-captain Nina Kutsuzawa '00 placed third and newcomer Cynthia Randles '99 placed fifth in her first inter- collegiate horse show. Kutsuzawa's third place finish leaves her only three points away from qualifying for next year's re-,gional competi- tion. Co-captain Candice McElroy '99 placed sixth in .both novice fences and novice equitation in the flat despite a difficult horse draw. The equestrian team finished its first full year of competition showing great improvement under the coaching of Kate Alderfer- Candela at Arrowhead Stables in Concord, Mass. The team expects to GABOR CSANYI THE TECH be well-represented in the coming fall season as well as at next year's MIT's Noor-e-Punjab (Light of Punjab) bhangra team (pictured at Saturday's Ek Nazar South Asian Cultural regional competition.' . - . Show) placed second at the annual Bhangra Blowout Competition held In Washington D.C. over spring break • • call for applications. the Council for the Arts at MIT ARTS SCHOLARS PROGRAM A new program open to sophomores, juniors and seniors, regardless of major I Application Deadline: Mond Who are the Arts Scholars? A communi~ of MIT undergraduate artists, from all disciplines Who should app!)t? Students who are committed to work in one or more disciplines in the arts and who wish for more interaction with fellow student & faculry artists What is the program? The program is structured around informal month!)t dinners accompanied by presentations or excursions. Presentations may be given by faculry members, artists in residence, fellow students or Boston-area artists. When does the program start? The full 1998-99 program will begin in September 1998. Students may app!)t to the program by completing and submitting an application form that includes a brief essay describing the student's involvement in the arts, and his/her interest in participating in the Arts Scholars Program. Also reQuired are: • 2 letters of recommendation - one from an MIT faculry member familiar with the applicant's artistic work • Supporting material: portfolio, writing samples, audio tapes, etc. • Interview' with two selection committee members Participation as an Arts Scholar will be noted on the student's MIT transcript and in the MIT commencement program Application forms are available at 3-234 and EI5-205, Mon-Fri 9am - 5pm. For more information call 253-4005 Page 24 THE TECH April 10, 199 Varsity Lightwei 18 Destroy Anny Crew By Christopher Liu Mani '00, teve Huang '99, tu rEAM .W;.\IBER Jackson '00, Ben Boehm '99, David The men's lightweight crew Manz '00, Marc Moesse "00, team opened it spring season last Jeremy Hui '00, hawn Hwang '99, aturday by racing against Army's and ahar Aminipour '00 at heavyweights at West Point. The cox wain. The final times were 2000 meter long races were con- Army in 7:46.1 and MIT in 7:54.6. ducted on a stretch of the Hudson The freshman squad raced well river which runs along the boundary against Army. For many of the of the academy. freshmen, this was their first sprint The varsity squad raced first, race. Although the freshman had a facing a stiff headwind as well as a poor start, finishing the first 500 stiff head current. The engineers meters down six seats, they held came off the starting line fast and their composure and made a big aggressive, moving out to a six seat move through the middle 1000 lead within 20 strokes. However, meters. MIT pulled even with Army the powerful Army heavyweights and then moved away quickly. At refused to be shut out early and cut the 1500 meter mark, MIT was down MIT's lead to two seats over leading by several lengths of open the first 500 meters of the race. At water. the 600 meter mark, MIT made a The freshman had trouble finish- big move and stretched their lead to ing the race in their final sprint, but a full length. their accumulated lead allowed them The Army heavyweights were breathing room and a secure victory unable to respond to this accelera- over Army. The freshmen finished tion and slowly dropped back over the race in 7:56.3, 21 seconds ahead WAN YUSOF WAN MORSHlDI-THE TECH the middle 1000 meters. MIT sealed of the Army freshmen. The Frosh Angela Mlslowsky '99 lines up a shot in her 5-7, 7-5, 7-5 victory In Wednesday's match against its victory in the final sprint, finish- lineup was made up of Kevin Brandeis University. Mil lost 2-7. ing the race in 6:53.6, almost 9 sec- Chao '01, Adam Reynolds '01, onds ahead of Army (7:02.3). The Stephen Carr '01, Lou ervegna Varsity lineup consisted of (from '01, Eric Ferriera '00, Andy bow to stern) Kris Kendall '98, Dan Berkheimer '01, Rich Hanna '01, Frisk '99, Eric Bevan '00, Paul Kevin Schmidt '0 I, and Melissa MIT Gymnasts Earn All-American Oppold '99, Joel Johnson '98, Chris Light '01 at coxswain. Liu '98, Seth ewburg '00, Garrett This weekend the squads will Shook G, and Joe Irineo '98 at race against Yale on Saturday Honors After Outstanding Season cox wain. morning. Yale is considered to be The junior varsity squad raced the fastest crew in the Eastern By Roger Crosley finished 24th in the championships In the New England Women's 8, well but unfortunately were over- Sprints League at this point in the DIRECTOR OF SPORTS INFORMATION in the epee. He was the only Vicky Best '99 and Maisha Gray powered by the Army heavyweight season, so all the boats look forward Two women gymnasts have Engineer to qualify for the meet. '99 were named to the All- JV team. Coach Stu Schmill com- to facing tough opponents. recently earned All-America honors Six water polo players have been Conference team. Best led MIT in mented that they had raced "the best Saturday is also a big day for the in the all around competition from named to the American Water Polo scoring and Gray was the team of all our crews," but their tech- lightweights because a new shell is ~~~~~~= the National Coaches Association Men's All- leader in assists. nique was not enough to carry them being dedicated for them. The new Collegiate Academic Team. Charlie Wykoff '98 The Pilgrim Wrestling League to victory. The Army crew pulled boat will bear the name of MIT Sports Gymnastics and Larry Aller '00 were each named award winners have also recently away slowly from MIT, and the lightweight alumni Thomas W. Association. to the "Outstanding" list with GPAs been announced. Han Chou '98 was Engineers were unable to mount a Folger '48. Folger made a generous Shorts AlIi Christen- greater than 3.71 on a 4.0 scale. The named to the Conference All-Star counter move in the increasingly donation to the crew team allowing son '98 placed "Superior" list (3.41-3.7) included team at 118 lbs. Teammate Ivan choppy conditions. the purchase of a new shell for the fifth at the championships while Mark Lebovitz '98 and Ryan Adams Aguayo '00 was an All-Conference Despite a strong race and a good varsity lightweights. Folger and Sonja Ellefson '01 placed eighth. '99. The "excellent" list (3.2-3.4) pick at 126 Ibs. In addition, Ben effort, they finished two and a half many of his teammates will be at Christenson became the fourth MIT includes Adrian Gomez '99. Hellweg G was one of five athletes lengths down on Army. The junior the boathouse for the ceremony, women's gymnast to walk away with MIT softball pitcher Amber honored with League Scholar- varsity lineup comprised of Kartik which is scheduled for 10 a.m. the NCGA's senior achievement Crabbe '00 threw the second no-hit- Athlete Award. award, following Lisa Arel '92, Julie ter of her MIT career in an 8-0 vic- The 1997 New England Lyren '93, and Sheila Rocchio '97. tory over Mount Holyoke. Crabbe Women's 8 Academic All- Ellefson recently won the floor exer- faced only three batters over the Conference team was recently UPCOMING HOME EVENTS cise at the Eastern College Athletic minimum, walking one with two announced, and MIT is represented Saturday, April 11 Conference Division III other batters reaching on errors. by 24 student athletes. To qualify Baseball vs. Coast Guard Academy, noon Championships All-Conference teams were for the team a player must be a Lightweight Crew - Joy Cup, 8:45 a.m. In men's gymnastics, records released for several winter sports starter or a significant reserve and Golf v.s. Boston University, 1:00 p.m. continued to fall throughout the sea- seasons, and MIT athletes are well have a grade point average of 4.3 Men's Lacrosse v.s. Western New England College, 11:00 a.m. son. Most recently, J.c. Olsson '00 represented. In men's basketball, out of a possible 5.0. Sailing - Emily Wick Trophy, 12: 15 p.m. broke his own record in the all- Melvin Pullen '98 and Kareem The MIT lightweight crew, Softball v.s. Smith College, 11:00 a.m. around with a score of 50.85 and on Benjamin G were named to the coached by Stu Schmill '86, recent- Men's Track v.s. Colby, Bates, and Bowdoin Colleges, 1:00 p.m. the high bar with an 8.7/10, breaking Constitution Athletic Conference ly defeated the U.S. Military former teammate Andy Lobban's all-star team. In addition, Craig Academy on the Hudson River. The Sunday, April 12 8.6 (set in 1997) in a meet with Heffernan '01 was named the CAC lightweight team defeated the Army Sailing - MIT Team Race, 9:30 a.m. Vermont, Springfield, and UMass. Rookie of the Year. All three play- heavyweight boat by two and one- MIT fencer Matt Coates '98 ers are frontcourt men. Pullen half lengths over the 2000 meter Monday, April 13 recently competed in the NCAA played in the New England Division course to win its opening race. Softball v.s. Clark University, 3:00 p.m. Fencing Championships held at the III Senior All-Star Game held at Army is coached by former MIT University of Notre Dame. Coates Holy Cross. mentor Pete Holland. Tell your folks how much you're studying. Then get back to the part)T. 1-800-COLLECT .'