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Volume 135, Number 26 Thursday, October 8, 2015 ‘Dissolve’ Half of meeting new MIT to address master’s inequality Established 1881 program Prof. saw flaws in Solve conference is online By Katherine Nazemi News Editor One semester at The Dissolve “Un-conference” — MIT is required which despite the name is hosted in collaboration with the ongoing Solve By Drew Bent Vivian Hu — The tech — will tackle questions of global in- The Solve Pavilion sits in North Court. The four-day conference addresses global challenges in education, Associate News Editor equality Thursday. healthcare, energy, and infrastructure. The conference, which will be MIT introduced a pilot program held in the Solve Pavilion on North Wednesday in which profession- Court, is a way to bring people and als can receive a master’s degree in ideas “at the margins” into the cen- SolveEstablished conference 1881 gathers ‘change supply chain management (SCM) ter, says organizer Ian Condry. by taking the online equivalent of In particular, the conference will a semester’s worth of classes and look at how MIT can “dissolve the agents,’ takes on global problems following it up with a semester on structures of power that produce to- campus. day’s inequalities.” The hybrid model includes a “The goal is to identify common MIT hosts talks and workshops for experts, leaders in business new academic credential, called a themes and to suggest possibilities By Emma Bingham smaller problems. The four-day the Fuel and Learn pillars, held in MicroMaster’s, that students will for driving systemic change,” accord- Staff Reporter conference let invited “change MIT Bartos Theater. receive after completing the on- ing to Dissolve’s website. “We will fo- agents” explore these topics in The cost to attend Solve line classes and passing a compre- cus on bottom-up approaches.” Leaders from academia and depth through keynote speakers, ranged from $10,000 to $100,000, hensive exam. The MicroMaster’s Ten-minute discussion sessions business alike gathered this week debates, roundtables, demon- although this fee was either has no admissions process and is led by anthropologists, media theo- for the Solve conference, hosted strations, and workshops. waived or sponsored for some awarded solely based upon stu- rists, community organizers, and ac- by MIT to address key challenges Most Solve events were pri- attendees. This money, billed as dents’ online performance. tivists will touch on topics like gen- in four fundamental areas: edu- vate, and held in various places “membership” fees, will go to- Each of the five MITx courses der inequality, community activism, cation, healthcare, energy, and around campus, such as Kresge ward the costs of the conference in the program will cost $150 if climate change, and DIY health solu- infrastructure. and the MIT Media Lab, and par- and establishing Solve as an an- students pursue the MicroMas- tions. The final hour will be devoted EachEstablished of the four “pillars” of1881 ticularly the glass-walled Solve nual event and as an “ongoing ter’s credential. They will be free, to open discussion. Solve — Learn, Cure, Fuel, and pavilion installed temporarily in movement of exploration and however, for those who just want to Dissolve will be free and open to Make — focused on a central ob- North Court, in front of Building impact,” according to the website. learn the curriculum. jective and asked key questions 76. A few were open to the public, Students who choose to pur- Dissolve, Page 13 to break the challenges down into such as the Roundtable events for Solve, Page 9 sue a full master’s degree will then be able to use their MicroMaster’s credential to strongly supplement Alumna runs for city their application, and upon accep- MIT alum awarded Nobel Prize for tance, will only need to study on MIT’s campus for a semester before work on DNA repair receiving their degree. council seat, joins slate The first MITx course begins on Paul L. Modrich ’86, who PhD from Stanford. As an MIT un- Feb. 10, 2016. The inaugural class of earned his bachelor’s in biol- dergraduate, he was a resident of Campaign prioritizes civic engagement, online students is expected to arrive ogy from MIT, was awarded the East Campus. on campus in 2017 or 2018, depend- 2015 Nobel Prize in chemistry on Modrich shares the 8 mil- affordable housing, responsive Council ing on when the final courses in the Wednesday for his work on DNA lion Swedish kronor prize (about online sequence are released. mismatch repair. $960,000) equally with Tomas Lin- By Katherine Nazemi to bring that experience to bear Modrich is now a biochemis- dahl of Sweden and Aziz Sancar of News EdiTor on community engagement in Masters, Page 13 try professor at the Duke Univer- the U.S. and Turkey. Cambridge. sity School of Medicine and an in- Over the last four decades, the Mariko Davidson MCP ’13, “Some of the most successful vestigator at the Howard Hughes who earned a master’s degree in ways we’ve found of making civic Medical Institute. He earned his Nobel, Page 13 city planning at MIT, is running engagement engaging is making it In Short for Cambridge City Council. Two fun,” Davidson said. “Using play, Add date is this Friday, Oct. 9. other MIT alumni are currently using different types of technol- up for reelection. ogy — and even things as basic as Columbus Day, an MIT holiday, Davidson is running on a slate Legos — has encouraged public will be observed Monday, Oct. 12. with four other candidates, one of participation from more than just A Monday schedule will be ob- MIT Connect uses algorithm to whom, Nadeem Mazen ’06, is also your typical constituent.” served the following day, Tuesday, an MIT graduate. To facilitate inclusion, David- Oct. 13. pair grad students for lunch Among Davidson’s campaign son believes there should be an priorities are a $15 minimum online system to complement in- Depression screenings and ther- MIT Connect is a new ini- interests, food preferences, and wage, more affordable housing, person government services. apy dogs will be available on the tiative aimed at strengthening preferred lunch times into ac- protected bicycle infrastructure, “Why should you sit in a public third floor of the Student Center the sense of community among count. An introductory email is and community engagement in planning meeting for four hours (W20) on Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 graduate students. Each week, the sent to matched pairs with some policy-making. after work? Why isn’t there some p.m. program pairs graduate students potential starting points for the “Do you know what your city sort of [webpage] for develop- for one-on-one platonic lunches conversation, as well as a link to councillor is up to?” Davidson ment and public planning meet- The Annual Bike Auction will and provides each student with an experience survey to take after asked. ings where you can comment in take place Thursday Oct. 15 in the a $10 TechCash deposit they can the meetup. As a fellow at the Mayor’s Of- real time?” parking lot at 290 Albany St. Cash redeem at local restaurants or on- The Connect program saw 80 fice of New Urban Mechanics, Da- Davidson and her fellow can- and check will be accepted. campus dining halls. graduate students sign up with- vidson experimented with ways didates comprising Slate for The matching is done by an to involve different segments of Cambridge believe that better Send news information and tips algorithm that takes students’ Connect, Page 9 the community in the political to [email protected]. process, and, if elected, she plans Davidson, Page 13

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For those unfamiliar with the MIT Sailing Pavilion, every time the moon is full the pavilion stays open past sunset and allows members of the MIT community to sail Lynx Catboats until mid- night. On Sunday, Sept. 28, the full moon was made even more impressive by coinciding with a total lunar eclipse. I brought a Nikon D800 down to the pavilion dock and set up a series of long exposure shots. Green and white running lights on the boats made for wispy light trails as boats came and went from the dock, with the Boston skyline provid- ing the backdrop. The 30-second exposure time allows for a low ISO of 400 and f/stop of 8, which prevents distant objects from ap- pearing overly blurry or noisy.

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By Karleigh Moore own Netflix account) that I got hooked on arts editor the series. I spent a week binge-watching the first and second season, but I gave up on the I was about 50 percent excited and 50 third and fourth, understanding what people percent nervous about Heroes Reborn. I had meant when they said the show was going watched the show here and there when it was downhill. I liked the comic-book feel to the in its first season back in 2006, but it wasn’t show: overused tropes aside, who doesn’t like until sophomore year of college (when I a story packed with superpowers? Arts Arts Art S bought my very own Netflix account) that Though the reboot premiered on Sept. 24 I got hooked on the series. I spent a week with the release of the season’s first two epi- binge-watching the first and second season, sodes, “Brave New World” and “Odessa,” the but I gave up on the third and fourth, un- show creators released a six-part miniseries, derstanding what people meant when they Heroes Reborn: Dark Matters, in July 2015 to said the show was going downhill. I liked the provide context for Heroes Reborn, which

A RTS comic-book feel to the show: overused tropes is set five years after the season four finale. aside, who doesn’t like a story packed with So-called evolved humans, or Evos, begin to superpowers? come out of the shadows and showcase their Though the reboot premiered on Sept. 24 powers to the world — many of them were in- with the release of the season’s first two epi- spired to create videos following the example sodes, “Brave New World” and “Odessa,” the of Claire Bennet (Hayden Panettiere), a main show creators released a six-part miniseries, character from the original series. Naturally, Heroes Reborn: Dark Matters, in July 2015 to the humans without powers fear the Evos, provide context for Heroes Reborn, which and all over the world Evos are being regis- Courtesy of NBC Universal Studios is set five years after the season four finale. tered, tracked, put into concentration camps, Kiki Sukezane as Miko Otomo in Heroes Reborn. So-called evolved humans, or Evos, begin to and generally discriminated against. Things come out of the shadows and showcase their get pretty heated between Evo leaders and what they think is right. I like that they illus- clues to keep track of, a careful and critical powers to the world — many of them were in- those who seek to imprison them when what trate how Evos and non-Evos alike are affect- eye is needed for the full experience. The spired to create videos following the example was supposed to be a peace summit in Odes- ed by the danger of the tense fear-mongering show is packed with mysteries, cliffhangers, of Claire Bennet (Hayden Panettiere), a main sa (a familiar location for returning Heroes climate surrounding those endowed with and it can be difficult to gauge which charac- character from the original series. Naturally, fans) ends up being ground zero for a devas- superpowers. ters are good or bad, but there’s a pretty con- the humans without powers fear the Evos, tating terrorist attack. A part of the series I’ve always enjoyed is sistent cycle of questions posed and answers and all over the world Evos are being regis- I liked that Heroes Reborn keeps a hand- the way the writers manage to interweave so discovered, so I didn’t feel too disappointed tered, tracked, put into concentration camps, ful of familiar characters — Noah Bennet many of the characters’ storylines, and I al- when I was left wanting for specific answers; and generally discriminated against. Things (Jack Coleman) is one of the main characters ways have a lot of fun trying to predict how the challenge is part of the fun. get pretty heated between Evo leaders and we follow so far and there’s clear build up to two characters will eventually meet. The I’m excited for tonight’s episode, and I en- those who seek to imprison them when what a reunion with Hiro Nakamura (Masi Oka). season opened with an interesting premise courage you to give the reboot a try, even if was supposed to be a peace summit in Odes- We see Micah (Noah Gray-Cabey) and Molly regarding Noah Bennett — something big you agreed with the masses about the decline sa (a familiar location for returning Heroes (Francesca Eastwood) from the original se- happened in Odessa (apart from the obvious of Heroes in its later seasons of the original fans) ends up being ground zero for a devas- ries, but this time around they’re all grown act of terrorism) and he can’t remember any- series. From what I’ve seen so far, Heroes Re- tating terrorist attack. up. Of course, we meet a slew of new char- thing about it (and we are led to believe that born looks like it has the potential to revital- I liked that Heroes Reborn keeps a hand- acters with exciting powers and compelling Noah willingly had his memories erased). We ize the series with an aura of intrigue reminis- ful of familiar characters — Noah Bennet stories. One of my favorite new characters is experience the frustrating mystery of Noah’s cent of the show’s first season. (Jack Coleman) is one of the main characters Tommy (Robbie Kay), a teenage Evo with a amnesia, as he does, and I am eager to see we follow so far and there’s clear build up to tricky power that he doesn’t seem to under- what the big secret is. Heroes Reborn a reunion with Hiro Nakamura (Masi Oka). stand quite yet, and his inability to control The series has always been strong with We see Micah (Noah Gray-Cabey) and Moll I it has forced him and his mother into a life creating complex characters and exploring Created by Tom Kring was about 50 percent excited and 50 percent on the run. Another new character is Quen- compelling narratives. Though the show is nervous about Heroes Reborn. I had watched tin (Henry Zebrowski), who doesn’t seem entertaining for the casual viewer, more at- Premiered September 24 the show here and there when it was in its first to have any Evo powers, but is an incredibly tentive and dedicated fans will have a more season back in 2006, but it wasn’t until soph- protective older brother. Both Tommy and robust experience — details are important Thursdays at 8 p.m. on NBC omore year of college (when I bought my very Quentin are fairly naive, and just trying to do and with so many character arcs and subtle

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I realized Thursday, October 8, 2015 8, October Thursday, HA —Elaine Lin ’18 T - - - Thursday, October 8, 2015 The Tech 13 Master’s program will triple size of on-campus class If the pilot program is successful, more courses may be offered under this model, says Reif Masters, from Page 1 Reif said he thought it would rath- The pilot program is looking that, but that the task force formal- Looking forward er “democratize the access to MIT” to accept 30 to 40 students with ized them. While MIT has shown eager- “Inverted admissions” without diminishing the quality of the MicroMaster’s each semester Also involved in the conception ness in bringing its curriculum, process a degree. Many people are quali- to add to the roughly 40 students of the program were faculty mem- and now credentials, online, it MIT is calling this new para- fied to be here, he said, and MIT’s that participate in the traditional, bers such as Chris Caplice, who has no desire to offer a completely digm an “inverted admissions” hope is to allow more of them to 10-month SCM program on cam- started teaching a series of supply online degree, Sheffi said. While process since students will have come to the school to learn. pus each year, thus tripling the chain classes on MITx last fall. many parts of an education can the opportunity to demonstrate While many foreign students number of students. be learned online, he said, things their performance in the subject who receive a MicroMaster’s may This increase in size was a re- Costs of the degree like “dealing with people, leader- material before even applying. not be able to afford to come to sponse to the primary complaint In addition to paying $150 to ship, communication” still need Professor Yossi Sheffi, the head MIT for a semester, Sheffi men- of SCM’s 50 partner companies, receive a certificate for each of the to be done in close proximity to of the SCM master’s degree pro- tioned the possibility that MIT who wish more of their employees five online courses, students will professors and other students. The gram, compared these “perfor- would identify students excelling could go through the program, said pay somewhere between $400 and hybrid model allows for both types mance-based admissions” to the in its online classes and connect Sheffi. SCM has already partnered $800 for a comprehensive, proc- of learning to take place while also current model, in which students them with partner companies. with universities in other coun- tored exam. If accepted to the SCM letting more students receive an are assessed based on short, one- The companies could then choose tries to offer dual degree programs pilot program on campus, these MIT education. time tests like the GRE. He said that to hire the students and fund the where students split their time be- students will pay at least half of the MIT is using this pilot program performance-based admissions rest of their SCM master’s degrees. tween campuses. The new pilot ex- the $65k annual tuition that tradi- as a means to test inverted admis- will offer a long-term view of the Sheffi said this could be benefi- tends that model online. tional students currently pay. Shef- sions for the first time. “If it works SCM master’s candidates’ qualifi- cial to companies that are looking The development of the Micro- fi noted that they still have to con- well, and the quality is there,” Reif cations and will even allow MIT to to expand their businesses into Master’s and hybrid program was duct market research before any of said, “chances are it’s going to con- connect with them as they’re tak- countries where the students come also spurred by a report released the exact prices are determined. tinue.” Although the pilot is limited ing online classes. from. August 2014 by the Task Force on Ultimately, Reif said that he’d to SCM for now, Reif left open the When asked if an online com- the Future of MIT Education. Reif, like the pilot program “to find a possibility that it could spread to ponent would water down an MIT The idea behind who initiated the task force, said way to break even” so that it is other parts of MIT. “It’s a matter of degree, MIT President L. Rafael MicroMaster’s the ideas were “in the air” before sustainable. who wants to do it,” he said.

Slate for Cambridge includes Climate rally unfurls banner near MIT board meeting MIT alums from courses 2 & 6 The MIT Climate Countdown our social network … and build ended Oct. 2 with a rally attended the movement from below, then Davidson notes electoral influence of interest groups by more than 100 MIT students, eventually it becomes impossible staff, faculty, alumni, and local to ignore.” Davidson, from Page 1 “I think we all intuitively un- about the influence of money and community members. Activists marched towards the derstand that where you live deter- the conflict of interest,” Davidson The rally was the last event Media Lab where MIT’s board outcomes result from getting more mines your access to opportunity,” said. “Whether an incumbent is of the week-long MIT Climate of trustees was having its annual people involved in the policy plan- Davidson said. “It’s the combina- cognizant of it or not, if you ac- Countdown series which in- meeting. They unfurled a banner ning process. tion of services, it’s your housing, cept money from a special interest cluded discussion panels, a Q&A there that read, “Stand with Sci- “The assumption is that it will your access to transportation... group, the only way to be 100 per- session, a movie screening, and a ence, Take Climate Action.” get more complex and more oner- your economic opportunities.” cent sure that it’s not influencing mixer. In June, a climate change ous if more people are involved,” Davidson and Mazen both not- your decision making is to not take The activists gathered in the committee appointed by Presi- Mazen said. “But other communi- ed the influence of special inter- i t .” Student Center for the rally and dent L. Rafael Reif delivered its ties nearby have found that when est groups on the election. Mazen A total of 23 candidates are enjoyed rock songs performed by report. Three-quarters of the you empower people who are said that almost all the incumbents competing for nine spots. David- the band Melodeego. The band’s committee supported divesting thought of as community dissi- took donations from special inter- son said that the previous years’ human-powered sound equip- from coal and tar sands, among dents...you get a better outcome.” est groups, while hardly any new election had been decided by only ment depended on a system of several other recommendations. Engagement is especially im- candidates did. In an effort to re- four votes, and encouraged MIT pedals, signifying their commit- Prominent activists includ- portant, as Davidson in particular main independent, neither Mazen students to register to vote before ment to green energy. ing professor Noam Chomsky believes that the way we design and nor Davidson will accept special the Oct. 14 deadline. MIT Professor Ian Condry and actor Mark Ruffalo signed build cities has a major impact on interest donations. “It’s practice being a good citi- spoke at the rally. “My concern an open letter to the president people’s access to opportunities. “It is just incredible to think zen,” said Mazen. is that when the announcement which pushed for divestment. [of MIT’s plan for climate action] Reif is expected to announce the happens, it won’t be enough, Institute’s plan to address climate and that it will be the beginning change sometime in the coming Conference to feature 10 mini- of the next stage of our fight, not weeks. the end,” he said. “If we can build —Anshuman Pandey discussions on social issues Condry hopes to include people ‘at the margins’ Nobel, from Page 1 “The Nobel Laureates in Chemistry 2015 have provided Dissolve, from Page 1 Questions of inequality “didn’t development.” three scientists have detailed, at a fundamental insights into how seem to be getting enough attention “[Dissolve is] trying to facilitate molecular level, mechanisms by cells function, knowledge that the public, unlike the Solve Confer- at the Solve conference,” Condry conversations at the margins with which cells repair damaged DNA. can be used, for instance, in the ence, which is divided into public said. He and other faculty wanted people at the margins, because it’s One way errors can be intro- development of new cancer treat- and “invitation-only” events. to create an event that would tackle at the margins that you’re going to duced in DNA is during replica- ments,” the Royal Swedish Acad- Condry, a professor of anthro- these questions more directly. find new ideas that can move to the tion, when a nucleotide on the emy of Sciences said. pology, began organizing the event “We need to build a movement. center,” Condry said. “That’s been new DNA strand does not match Modrich is the 28th MIT last year after learning about Solve. It can’t just be top-down solutions the core of my research for 20 years its counterpart on the template alumnus (and 85th current or for- “A few of the faculty were con- that are driven by the elites at the now; that’s how I’ve seen cultural DNA strand. Modrich showed mer MIT student, staff, or faculty cerned that there wasn’t enough t o p.” movements go … and that’s where which specific enzymes repair member) to win a Nobel Prize, openness for students, and the gen- Condry said that he was ap- we need to look today for meaning- such mismatches in prokaryotes according to MIT. eral public, and for a variety of fac- proached by Solve and that the ful, lasting, open-ended, and collab- and eukaryotes. —Leon Lin ulty to get involved,” Condry said. collaboration “was a recent orative solutions.”

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Frisbee season opens S port with 1 win, 3 losses Ultimate hopes to gain experience, defeats Northeastern in tournament s s Sport By Margaret Carpenter several deep scores. Sports writer Later on in the day MIT’s Jonathan K. Uesato ’17 made a diving defensive The men’s ultimate frisbee team play to get the disc back for MIT, lead- opened their season on Sept. 26 ing to a score that he assisted over the with a win against Northeastern at goal-line. Returning players Paolo Y. home. The rest of the Gentili ’18, Richard B. Yip ’18, and Gil day brought three loss- S. Goldshlager ’17 made several re- es for the young MIT markable plays during the course of team. MIT entered into the tournament. s Sport the tournament hoping “We played very well for our first to get its rookies some tournament, and improved a lot valuable gameplay expe- throughout the day,” co-captain Gold- rience by competing with top teams shlager said. from Brandeis, Stonehill, Boston Uni- With a young but talented team versity, and Northeastern. and several returning players, the Evenly matched against North- MIT men’s ultimate frisbee club team eastern, who were also focusing on has high hopes for this year. “It’s just exposing their new players to full- a matter of putting it all together to s Sport speed action, MIT was able to seize a make a great ultimate team,” Goldsh- Daniel Mirny—The Tech win in their first game of the tourna- lager added. The team continues its Alexandra R. Hrabchak ’19 maintains control of the ball during Wednesday’s game ment with rookies Andy Wei ’19 and fall season with the Lobster Pot tour- against Wheaton College. Terrance Liang ’19 breaking open for nament in Maine on October 24–25. MIT participates in Westchester Triathlon in NY MIT closes season with the annual Iron Nerd Super Sprint Triathlon hosted at MIT s Sport By Sam Nicaise MIT athletes had competed in team representative races earlier in the season across the New England region, includ- On Sunday, Sept. 27, the MIT ing the Lake George, the Chal- triathlon team finished the 2015 lenge Maine, and the Buzzards Bay Northeast Collegiate Conference triathlons. Season with the Alexander D Springer ’16 led Olympic-distance the team with 4 finishes. The com- s Sport Westchester Triath- petitive roster was rounded out by lon in Rye, New York. Samuel M. Nicaise G, Cheng Wang Over 130 collegiate ’17, Michael A. Feffer ’18, Brian athletes from the D.W. Kirk G, and Lisa Deng ’18. region competed in To close out the conference sea- the three-sport race: the 0.9-mile son, the Triathlon Club hosted the swim, 25-mile bike, and 6.2-mile annual Iron Nerd Super Sprint Tri- run. athlon on west campus on Sunday,

The start horn sounded at the Oct. 4. The race was a great success s Sport break of dawn to commence the with over 40 finishers despite the open-water swim in the Long Is- gloomy and blustery weather. land Sound. MIT Engineers flew MIT Triathlon will continue to through the bike course, full of train through the winter and com- hills, horse farms, and small- pete in off-season local races. In town turns. The triathlon finished April 2016, MIT athletes will travel with a speedy 10k run along the to Clemson, South Carolina to Jacqueline Berglass boardwalk and Peningo Neck compete in the two-day USAT Col- Members of the MIT Triathalon team pose after the Westchester Triathlon held Sept. 27 at the Rye neighborhood. legiate National Championships. Town Park Beach in Rye, New York. s Sport Do you wish your sport was covered? Hello, Athletes, look at the sports page, nows Sport back to you, now back to the sports page, now back to you. Sadly, your sport isn’t there, but if you started writing for The Tech, it could be.

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