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inside: UA Election Supplement Continuous MIT News Service Cambridge Since 1881 ~assachusetts Mj Volumne 104, Numnber 1 0 -c 1· · k Tuesday, March 1 3, 1 984 Leaders o .O.. t to Tc p Wlittvs a mlen nnpent l 1 By Thomas T. Huang should not be passed becauses Leaders of several student gov- they" lack direction. \··. ernment activities whose groups saile amendments "have good would be affected by passage of intentions in the way they nwwould an amendment to the Undergrad- br;ng higher offices closer togeth- uate Association Constitution, er," he said, but they are onlyta support the basic tenets of the steps in reorganization. proposed amendment, but criti- They do not necessarily repre- cize its structure. sent a forward move "in promot-.,· ~ The amendment describes a ing student involvement.a tu- joint committee between a new dents need to know more about UA council and the Graduate funding sources and publicity," Student Council (GSC). The un- Vidaurri added. dergraduates will vote on the K~enneth D. Cornett '84, ASA i~C1 amendment tomorrow. secretary, said the proposed joint The joint committee would committee's assumption of ASA'sehpoob Oa aei "promote student organizations responsiblities would "not neces- Tech photoby sar s slept and activities, and be responsible sarily be a bad thing. Andrew deRozairo '86 makes a save during a game against Wtorcester Polytechnic for the recognition and annual acs long as they're taking this Institute. The volleyball club will play tomorrow at 8 p.m. at Boston University. 'review of all student organiza- step,") he said, "they should take tions," the proposed charter a step toward consolidating ac- ns states. This duty currently falls tivitihes funding" in a separate Mir f of the Associ- N under the domain committee. a a i" re s on ation of Student Activities (ASA) ASA has encountered prob- and the Graduate Student Coun- lems because its structure lacks ate cil (GSC). clear definition. "The mnodus C oc n ierafraego p The joint committee would operandi of most [MIT student By Ellen L. Spero other agents about finding an- Fradd refused comment on the not, however, be able to allocate activities] is not to go through The Go-Go's have not yet re- other band," she said. i space or funding, according to some central organization ofacti- sponded to the Student Center In other business, the commit- through the meeting and returned David W. Jensen G, president of vities," Cornett said, "but to at- Committee's bid to play during tee passed a motion 12-2-1 to the stereo to the of ice later that GSC. Jensen supports "the prin- tack a problem by going directly Spring Weekend, the committee censure Fradd, who was not pre- night. ciples of a joint committee in to another group." announced Sunday night. A two- sent at the meeting, "For borrow- Censure, said committee general," he said. ";The specifics Other issues activities face, week deadline for the group to ing the new· stereo and [SCC re- Chairman James S. Person III are yet to be debated, " he added. such as space reassessment, still respond expired Friday. voked] her voting privileges for- '86, is "a public acknowledge- The GSC would be able to re- need to be addressed, he added. Band coordinator Micheline one meeting." (Plea-s turn to page 2) voke the charter, even if the item "The student -~act-i1,v.WgjoBskuauWo_*-Kim Fradd '85, in an imleryi=ENlw passes, he explained. Ratification still have some representation on yesterday, said "Right nowv, we wa- il W~y of the charter requires a two- some committee that would at- don't know anything definite. f oIyfu l thirds majority vote by the GSC. tack these issues. If ASA - -. is [the Go-Go's] tour shapes up, Michael A. Vidaurri '85, chair- to be pre-empted, then someone then we will. definitely have a Aril peicak man-elect of the UA Finance else should take over those func- date. .. e c t Board said, "These amendments tions." "Meanwhile, we are talking to By Edward Whang the gallery. The dedication of-the Jerome "Also, the Class of '34, since B. Wiesner Student Art Gallery this is their fiftieth anniversary Cagrghnates use@ :o ci(strip will occur on the evening of April year, has agreed to match and 7th. The gallery will be located in double every contribution over what was the East Lounge of the $25. So actually, the Class of '34 in violation of copyright law Julius A. Stratton '23 Student paid more than we did, but wve By Burt S. Kaliski presidency, confirrmed Sunday he gives "exclusive rights" of display Center, and will display the eventually raised $11,042 Ior the Two teams of students seeking had not contactedi the copyright and reproduction of material to works of MIT groups as well as gallery," she said. to build the gal- the top offices of the Undergrad- owner. His press run was "only the copyright owner. individual students. "We decided Wiesner uate Association are displaying about 300,' he said. "I really Each candidate also expressed The gallery was a gift from the lery in the honor Or Dr. because he did so much for the campaign posters that violate don't think it's ea major prob- doubt that the campaign posters Class of 1983 and vas planned at MIT," federal copyright law. lem." violate copyright law. "We're not and organized almost exclusively arts, specifically the arts Park added. Each team's campaign poster Bernard M. Guinther '85, who doing it for profit or for syndica- by its class members, according uses material from Berke Breath- is running for UA president as a tion . ." Libby said. to Andrew M. Eisenmann '75, Beginning with the dedication the ed's comnic strip "Bloom County," write-in, also said Sunday he did Gunther's argument is similar: Senior Office Assistant in the Stu- of the gallery to Dr. Wiesner, will also in- which is owNned by the Washing- not contact the vVashington Post "What the major thing was is dent Affairs Office and coordina- opening ceremonies ormal ball, to be ton Post Co. Neither team has re- Co. "I had not done actually just hack value. I was doing di- tor o~f exhibits for the gallery. Cl~lde a semi-f held at Lobdell Dining Hall and quested permission to reproduce anything along those lines as far rect copies of the actual work liyun-A Park G. coordinator "At one the material. as taking care of that," he said. and making sure nothing- was of the gallery said, " Last year, the Sala de Puerto Rico. room, there will be a swing band, David M. Libby '85, an an- Copyright lawv,ccontained in Ti- changed." we had a senior class gift drive in which we tried to reach out to and at the other there will be a nounced candidate for the UA tie 17 of unitea I States Code, of His posters contain copies each senior for a contribution for (Please turn tod page 9) . qI-·I I I ~ ---- -- I I ·a ~r~ ~ III several "Bloom County" strips, --·pa I I --- -- - II -- each a satire of presidential poli- tics. Libby's posters change the wording of a comic strip to in- Bernard Stephen clude MIT issues. "Dave Libby's poster is actual- Gunther Balzac ly a take-off on the actual car- toons," Gunther said. We are running for UAP/UAVP as wnte In candidates under the Penguin- Lemming Party. We are not planning on making outrageous campaign Breathed, Gunther claimed, promises. Since we promise nothing, unlike other candidates. we can deliver Vote for David Libby would approve of the posters our platform. and since they are inspired in much KooncaCUn" Stephanie Scheidler the same manner as the artist's career. He referred to a recent the Real Candidates. lecture at MIT by Breathed in Let Government do things for you. which the artist discussed "alliga- tor egg" pranks. I Elections: Wednesday, March 14 The campaign posters, none- - I - -II~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ theless, include duplication not I~~~~~~~lr granted by copyright law. Exemp- tion, according to chapter one of 1, ll" V~" the code, is permitted only for "fair use." i lyftvS asfce, (,VA!' amus offxa 1,- _ UP I Such use depends on "purpose Vote the Pengumn-Lcmming t.CkeE on March14! -I -- IO . and character" of the user, and is G0II ;-f4 . - I'vi -.1c 20.t rsra~clP, ,f '' "cz I allowed to teachers, libraries, and rl a,, "". s 0,c~ rmvsc ~ · IP He' X -jt archives reproducing the material for educational purposes and in limited quantities. S . , . .. 7... ly -- -- I--·r- I Ir---a I il -V- Allen -- , --. Jmr,7 -,,- -- I 1'B'AC,'The Tedt FULSPA), IMARCH 1 3, 1984l aE~~lr -I----·-se~P1s - L~reard~es-- - SCC approves mnotion Focus In Help Prevent Birth to censure n-enpler Aiaericafs Defectsi Wwt>??inucas, th}}tm. "aitiOc II~lt rIlIt zi \\ t onl. 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