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Cambridg 02139 Friday, pril 20, 2001 Faculty Vote to Kill Second-Term PINR For Spring of 2003
By Jennifer Krishnan for ru h in 2002, when all fre hmen ASSOCIATE NEW. EDITOR will be hou ed in dormitorie . About 100 faculty member "Changing the grading ystem at [the voted unanimously on Wednesday to same] time will hinder the work they eliminate second-term Pass/ 0 have done' so far, he said. Record for the 2002-2003 class year. In addition, about 850 undergrad- A motion to delay the changes by uates have signed a petition asking one academic year was defeated after the faculty to delay the implementa- 30 minutes of discussion. The tion of the propo ed change, hul- motion, urged by Undergraduate man said. As ociation President Peter A. hul- Gray supported hulman' rec- man 01 and introduced by former ommendation. "We've had Pass! 0 MIT President and Professor Emeri- Record for 30 years" he said. "One tus Paul E. Gray '54, earned support more year i not going to make much from about one-fourth of the faculty [of a] difference." members present. Making just one change would In addition, the faculty agreed to have a very strong impact, and mak- allow sophomores to designate one ing "two at once will be more than subject per term as "exploratory." twice as severe," said Graduate Stu- Students taking an exploratory sub- dent Council Vice President Ryan 1. ject will have the option of switching Kershner. to listener status for that subject after Chair of the Committee on the seeing their grades at the end of the Undergraduate Program Robert L. term. Jaffe said that the proposed change was "long overdue" and should be U asks for one-year delay implemented promptly.
In urging a one-year delay in the Professor Arthur Steinberg spoke SHIHAB M. ELDORAI elimination of second-term Pass/ No of being "bothered" by the perfor- Brent M. Schreiber '03 bulldozes through the Maine Maritime Academy Mariners' defense. The Record, Shulman pointed to the Engineers dominated Saturday's game, winning 15-7 over Maine. More sports on the back page. Interfraternity Council's preparations Faculty Meeting, Page 24 MIT adg EPA, MIT Reach Agreement over Violations D.nnt By Dana Levine An EPA inspection in May 1998 Jamie Lewis Keith, the manag- wasn't too great," she said. To Set ~ EXECUTWE------EDITOR showed that MIT laboratories vio- ing director for environmental pro- MIT agreed on Wednesday to lated several environmental regula- grams and risk management senior iolation common at universities pay $150,000 in fines to the Environ- tions, including the Resource Con- counsel, aid that mo t of the e vio- Katherine Smith a senior ForNW30 mental Protection Agency and has servation and Recovery Act's lations involved the storage and dis- enforcement counsel with the EPA, announced a $405,000 series of envi- hazardous waste requirements, the po al of hazardous chemicals and said that many universities do not ronmental improvement programs. Clean Air Act, and the Clean Water record keeping issues. "The regula- meet EPA regulations for waste GSc, Deans Debate These initiatives will include Act. Although the violations did not tions are very detailed about the management. he described MIT' web-based safety education and col- cause any actual harm to the envi- labels that need to be on containers. level of violations as being "in the Over Cost of Living laboration with teachers from Cam- ronment, the EPA levied several ...If you look at the number of labs, By Rima Arnaout bridge public schools. fine . 2,200, the number of violation EPA, Page 21 NEWS EDITOR Deans will meet with graduate students today to set the rent for Building NW30, the warehouse on Chomsky Speaks Albany Street that is currently being converted into a graduate dormitory for first-year students this fall. About U.S. Role The meeting is one step in MIT's effort to provide graduate students with affordable housing in the face In United Nations of ever-increasing prices in the local housing market. By Shankar Mukherji Dean for Student Life Larry G. ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR Benedict, along with Dean for Grad- In a presentation highlighting the often uate Students Isaac M. Colbert and duplicitous role of the United States in the members of the Housing Office, will United Nations, Institute Professor oam give the official figure at the end of Chomsky addressed a nearly packed 26-100 on today's meeting, Benedict said. Tuesday. Chomsky centered his argument around Grad students push for lower rent what he believes to be the United ations' lack According to Graduate Student of independence from the globe's major pow- Council President Soulaymane ers. Kachani who has taken part in pre- "There are plenty of valid criticisms against liminary conversations about the UN," said Chomsky, 'but the major issue i NW30's rent, the price considered that the UN can [only] function insofar as the so far for its one-bedroom efficien- great powers permit it to." cies is about $850 a month. Armed with a mountain of publicly available
"First-years cannot afford that. evidence, Chomsky showed a repeated pattern of MATT 7'. YOURST - THE TECH First-year stipends are significantly Institute Professor Noam A. Chomsky addresses a packed audience attending the MIT Chomsky, Page 21 Model United Nations' lecture in 26-100 Tuesday mght. NW30, Page 23
The Royal Comics An interim report on residence- World & ation 2 ational The- based advi ing released Wedne - Opinion 4 atre of Lon- day cites trength in the pilot t 7 donpre en program. On the Town 11 Hamlet. Event Calendar 17 Page 7 Page 15 Page 23 port Back Page Page 2 001 LD& TIO B on Africa, Manufacturers e over AIDS Medication Pre ident Bush lands today in Quebec City, Canada, for a 3 - nation ummit, where he hopes to invigorate hi pu h in Congre for By n • Simmons include pharmaceutical manufa tur- T habalala- imang aid the authority to negotiate a We tern Hemi phere trade agreement and LOS A GELES TIMES er in such initiative , where appro- government had not agreed to any PRETORJA. other accord . priate, and we fully intend to pur ue deal in exchange for the withdrawal Bush campaigned as a free trader, but the is ue wa not one ofhi The world's bigge t drug compa- thi course of a tion." of the law uit. The agreement was top six priorities. ow, with hi tax cut and education plan moving nie dropped their controversial law- The drug companie , which brokered during talks involving U. . through Congre s he plans to turn to hi bid for 'trade promotion uit again t the outh frican gov- include giant ere Co., Bri tol- ecretary-General Kofi Annan and authority," also known as fast-track authority, under which lawmak- ernment Thur day, paving the way yers quibb Co., Glaxo mithK- outh frican Pre ident Thabo ers agree to vote trade pact up or down without amendment . for this country to provide cheaper, line and Boehringer Ingelheim, had Mbeki, she said. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick said the White Hou e generic er ion of m dication, claimed that a section of the 1997 The health mini ter said outh is ready to commit political capital to winning thi authority and he including those to combat AID . law that allow outh fri a to frica had reiterated it pledge to expect to get it this year. 'I've now got trade as one of the key items The Pharmaceutical anufactur- import or make cheaper drug 0 er- honor international trade agreements on the legislative agenda for this year," ZoeUick said. ers ociation on behalf of 9 drug rode their patent right . The patents when implementing the law and had Bu h face a tough ell at home. Democrats are in isting that as a companie , unconditionally with- are nece ary, they aid, to encour- invited member of the pharmaceuti- condition for their approval of fa t track authority, future trade deals drew it challenge to legislation - age drug resear h. cal indu try and the public to help mu t include provision requiring participating countries to maintain pas ed in 1997 but not yet imple- Anti- ID campaigners, who draft the regulations governing the high standard on worker right and the environment. mented - that allows the govern- packed the Pretoria courtroom, burst law. ment to make or buy cheaper copies into song and dance when a lawyer "It' a partnership. It's a ettle- • of patented drug . for the drug companies announced ment, and it's based on trust," said o The outcome i een by human the ettlement and agreed to pay the irryena Deeb, chief executive of THE WASH! GrON POST rights and health activi ts as a signif- estimated 2 6,000 co t of the case. the Pharmaceutical anufacturers icant tep in the fight to secure treat- , There is no doubt that they have ociation. s the Bush administration weighs a major arm sale to Taiwan, ment for millions of Africans infect- received a black eye," ark Hey- , This settlement meets the objec- the Taiwane e government and private ecurity experts here are ed with mv, the viru that can lead wood, a spokesman for the lobbying tives of both the South African gov- divided over whether the controver ial egi advanced radar system to acquired immune deficiency syn- group Treatment Action Campaign, ernment and the pharmaceutical hould be part of the package. drome, and it is expected to help said of the drug companie . "And I industry" added GlaxoSmithKline Foreign Minister Tien Hung-mao said in an interview that his developing nations obtain less think it will embolden people in chief executive Jean-Pierre Garnier government's que t to obtain the Aegis sy tern weapon has become expensive medicine. developing countries around the in a statement. "But it is my fervent "incredibly politicized" in Taiwan, indicating that although he up- The settlement allows outh world to stand up for medicines that hope that the real winners will be ports buying the sy tern, now might not be the time because of the Africans ' to pursue policies that we are affordable." patients.' potential cost in relations among Beijing, Washington and Taipei. believe are critical to securing medi- ''What happened in the courtroom GlaxoSmithKline's South Pre ident Chen hui-bian has made known he unre ervedly up- cines at affordable rates and exerci - will send a very trong signal that African head, John Kearney, said the ports the Aegis purchase. But within the Taiwanese armed forces, the ing wi e control over them," said governments have a right to put their ball was now in South Africa's court debate has been fierce, source said. Health inister anto Tshabalala- people first," said Kevin Watkins of to deliver anti-AIDS drugs to its According to reports President Bush' aides have recommended M imang. "We have undertaken to the British charity Oxfam. people. against the egis sale but have urged seUing other equipment includ- ing Kidd-class destroyers. Bush is scheduled to make a decision oon, a choice more politically charged ince the Apr. 1 collision between a U. . urveilJance plane and a Chinese interceptor. Post-Collision Talks Inconclusive erjet. Friday. err P o ccord Reached U.S. official gave the Chinese Each side blames the other for the written proposals for returning the Apr. 1 collision, which killed the cal Bac -''IlU&A ...g Between .S.,China EP-3 reconnaissance plane. They pilot of the Chine e aircraft, Lt. LOS ANGELES TIMES suggested sending technical experts Cmdr. Wang Wei. The 24 crew Regarding Spy Plane to repair the aircraft and fly it home members of the EP-3 were detained California' largest owner of private timberland is dramatically By Henry Chu and Paul Richter from Hainan island or disassembling for 11 days after the incident, until a reducing the amount of ierra evada acreage it plans to clear-cut LOS ANGELES TIMES it and returning it in containers. carefully negotiated letter from the BEIJING over the next century, officials announced Thursday. U.S. officials said they expect to United States secured their release. Executives at Sierra Pacific Industrie said they will scale back Two days of tough talks between continue discussions through regular Chinese officials presented video clear-cuts by 70 percent in re ponse to pressure from residents near the United tates and China concern- diplomatic channels in the days clips Thursday to illustrate what they its vast logging holdings. ing American surveillance flights ahead, as soon as Chinese officials say is their "very convincing" evi- Though the harp change in logging practices could help wildlife, concluded Thursday without word of receive instructions from their supe- dence that the U.S. side was at fault. company officials said they are hifting tactics mostly because of aes- an agreement on key issues separat- riors. A meeting scheduled for Mon- Taking a page from the Penta- thetic concerns of neighbors. ing the two sides. day was postponed to allow the two gon's playbook, the Foreign Ministry "There's a lot of good thinking people who don't like the look of Officials of the two countrie sides to prepare their positions, offi- produced video images of previous a clear-cut," said Red Emmer on owner of the Redding-based timber characterized the second day of dis- cials said. encounters between what appeared to company. "We just want to be good neighbors. That's the reason for cussions as frank and productive, but Peter Verga, the lead U.S. nego- be u.s. and Chinese fighter jets, say- making this conces ion." neither side achieved its stated goal. tiator, called Thursday's session ing the footage showed aggressive Environmentali t ,however, were critical. Beijing i eeking to halt U.S. aerial "very productive." He said officials flying tactics used by the Americans. "What they've come up with is pretty much just window dre - surveillance mi sions off the Chinese "covered all the items that were on The video was put forward to ing," said Warren Alford, a ierra Club conservationist. "The real coast· Washington wants the return the agenda" in the 2 II2-hour meet- counter the Pentagon's release last problem with the forest isn't just the aesthetics, it's this dramatic of a damaged avy spy plane stuck ing. Verga, a deputy undersecretary week of footage showing a Chinese fragmentation. It's affecting a number of species facing extinction." in southern China after its midair of defense, and his seven-member airman purportedly engaging in reck- collision Apr. 1 with a Chinese fight- team are returning to Washington less flying behavior. WEATHER Another April eekend Situation for Noon Eastern Daylight Time, Friday, April 20, 2001 By Efren Gutierrez STAFF METEOROLOGIST Unlike the unusual early morning snow flurries we had two days ago, the weather for the weekend will be close to average. A warm front from the Great Lakes will be moving into the area, increasing temperatures and humidity levels. With this warmer air and high- er humidity, light April showers may develop. The warm, moist air mass will control the weather for the rest of the week, with isolated showers remaining a possibility for the whole weekend. This weekend may be a sign of spring's arrival in Boston, but do not be fooled into believing temperatures will remain high. Early next week, anoth- er cold front will enter the area, bring cloudy and rainy skies for the week. Put off the installation of those air-conditioners until early May, when tem- peratures often begin to rise significantly.
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LOS ANGELES TI'JES Seek New G eenhouse Strategy LONDO By Mike Allen trict deadline for reducing emis- executi e ord r, what ongre s The Briti h government moved Thursday to ease public fears THE WASHINGTO POST sion of greenhou e gase that ci- must appro e and what could be about new gene technologies by announcing plans to outlaw human entist belie e contribute to th encouraged through international reproducti e cloning and steps to prevent insurance companies from Pre ident Bush announced warming of the planet. law, the aide aid. using genetic tests to limit coverage. Thursday that the United tates will The admini tration continues to Bush announced his deci ion to At the same time, genetic tests for diseases such as breast cancer sign a treaty aimed at reducing the believe that the treaty would unfair- ign the deci ion to sign the Stock- ar to be made more readily available through the ational Health relea e of dangerous chemical into ly penalize the United tate but holm onvention on Per istent ervice. the environment, while adrnini tra- aide said Thursday the White Organic Pollutants (POPs), an inter- Health ecretary Alan Milburn said Britain must harness the ben- tion officials said separately that the House ha stepped up it effort to national treaty negotiated by more efits of gene technologie for health care and "jetti on its downsides." president i exploring new ways of come up with alternative in time than 120 go ernments during the "The genetics revolution ha already begun. It is not going to go reactivating U. . participation in for a new round of international cli- linton administration, at a Ro e away," ilburn told a meeting of cientists and doctors in the north- international efforts to fight global mate-change talks in July. Garden ceremony. It was the fourth ern city of ewca tIe. 'Genetic advances can be a force for good, but warming. The recommendation , which are high-profile Bush initiative on the that requires active preparation." Bush sparked angry criticism being developed in weekly meetings environment this week. He aid current licensing re trictions are insufficient to ensure that from U .. allies when he declared that include seven members of his The treaty i aimed at curtailing human reproductive cloning - copying human beings - never last month that the United tates Cabinet and Vice President Dick the use of a dozen dangerous chemi- occurs in Britain. ew laws al 0 may be nece sary to prevent the cre- will not be bound by the the 1997 Cheney, are likely to include the use cals linked to cancer and birth ation of a 'genetic underclass" by insurance companies eeking to Kyoto agreement on global warm- of new technologies to promote defects, incuding several pesticides exclude people with an inherited risk of certain diseases, he added. ing. The treaty committed the conservation, aide aid. The group (aldrin, DDT and industrial chemi- "Human cloning should be banned by law, not just by license," world's industrial nations to meet i studying what Bush can do by cals (pCB and hexachlorobenzene). Milburn aid. Recen Rally Has Analysts Study Eyes Link Between Agent Talking Market Recovery
LOS ANGELES TIMES Technology shares spearheaded another impressive rally on Wall Orange Defoliant and Leukemia treet Thursday, as the Federal Reserve's interest-rate cut and some By Delthia Ricks Agent Orange was a code name 'This evidence i strong, but it's upbeat earning stoked the belief that a lasting market recovery is NEWSDAY for a powerful dioxin-ba ed herbi- not conclusi e," aid Dr. Howard underway. Agent Orange, the deadly defo- cide which defoliated millions of Ozer, director of the cancer center at The ASDAQ composite mdex surged 102.70 points, or 4.9 percent, liant used to make wa telands of jungle acres in airborne chemical the University of Oklahoma in Okla- to 2,1 2.14, while the Dow Jones industrial average gained 77.88 points, Southeast Asian jungles, may have warfare from 1962 through 1970 in homa City and a member of the or 0.7 percent, to 10,693.71. Trading volume was again very heavy. been the source of leukemia in some Vietnam and Cambodia. The name Institute of Medicine. ince bottoming two weeks ago A DAQ has leaped a startling Vietnam veterans' children, accord- was derived from the color of the "You also have to keep in mind 33.2 percent. That's the second-bigge t rally since the index began its ing to a report released Thursday by chemical's containers. Dioxin is a that there, of course were other record slide more than 13 months ago. the Institute of Medicine. chlorinated compound linked to things present in the environment in Coming on the heels of Wedne day's 8.1 percent urge, Thurs- Even though the institute, a divi- dozens of diseases, including many Vietnam to which these veterans day' gains bolstered the view that stocks have seen their lows, and sion of the ational Academies, forms of cancer, nerve damage and could have been exposed," Ozer that the yearlong bear market has ended. reports suggestive evidence between diabetes. The suggestive link said. "There were other herbicides. Indeed, the tech rally drained money from other stock sectors Agent Orange and acute myeloge- between Agent Orange and acute And, of course, there were PCBs." Thursday. Drugs and energy, two areas that had been viewed as safe nous leukemia in children, it stopped myelogenous leukemia is new. PCBs, or polychlorinated havens during the market's travails, fell as investors shifted assets to short of establishing a direct connec- The institute arrived at the link biphenyls, are highly toxic com- tech. Overall, winners topped losers by 16 to 14 on the ew York tion. Previous institute reports between the compound and the pounds believed to be carcinogenic. Stock Exchange and by 24 to 15 on ASDAQ. involving Agent Orange and child- sometimes fast-spreading cancer, They were used from the 1930s The market still has many obstacles to overcome, and any hood leukemia concluded there was which starts in the bone marrow, by through the 1970s in electrical equip- advance is likely to be jagged in the coming weeks and months, ana- "inadequate or insufficient" evidence analyzing a series of studies conduct- ment as coolants and in other indus- lysts said. to make the association. ed by unrelated teams of researchers. trial capacities as lubricants.
The Black Hole at the Center of Our Galaxy Charles H. Townes, 1964 Laureate 7pm, Monday, April 23, 10-250
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23 Nobel Laureate Lecture Academics, Research and 25 Careers Committee Meeting*
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28 Odyssey Ball Get your tickets at the source or use your MIT 10 at the Coffeehouse. *@ 5:30 in 50-220 (above the Muddy) "'All raduate students are weIrome. Food is rovided. EWSSTAFF ditor : rnaout oci te ditor: ancy 1. Keu s 04, Jen- nifer K.ri hnan '04, Brian Lou '04, hankar Mukherji '04; taff: Daniel C. teven on G, Frank Dabek '00, anjay Ba u '02, Kevin R. Lang '02, Efren Gutierrez '03, Vicky H u '04, Pey-Hua Hwang '04, Pallavi are h '04, W. . Wang '04; eteorologi t: eroriique Bugnion G, Rob Korty G, Peter Huybers G, Greg Law, on G, Bill Ram trom G.
PRODUCT/G.'V STAFF ditor: atwiksai e ha ai '0 I; ociate Editor: tacia wan on '03, Gayani Tillek- eratne '03, Joel Corbo '04, Joy Forsythe '04, Tao Yue '04; taff: Mary Obelnicki '98, Ryan Ochyl ki '0 I, Ian Lai '02, nju Kanu- maIla '03, Vimal Bhalodia '04, Kartik Lamba '04, Andy Leiserson '04 ndrew Mamo '04, hefali Oza '04, Eric Tung '04.
OPI ION STAFF Editor: Kris chnee '02, Mike Hall '03; 0- date Editor: Veena Thomas '02, Jyoti Tibre- wala '04; Columni t : Philip Burrowes '04, Roy E aki '04, Ken esmith '04; tall: Ba il Letters To The Editor Enwegbara G, Matthew L. McGann '00, Michael Borucke '01, Kevin Choi '01, Chri to- mankind," as Craighead suggests, it will free the most to gain from its health, we are oblig- pher D. mith '01, Jason H. Wasfy '01, Matt Joining the Craighead '02, Philippe C. Larochelle '03. us from the pains of pollution. It is quite fair ated to live within our environment without Environmental Debate to ask that people restrict their activities damaging it. It is unfortunate that President SPORTS STAFF slightly to make the world a better place. Bush disagrees. Editor: Aaron D. Mihalik '02; taff: L. M. One of the item stated or implied to be Craighead argues that since beavers build Hughey '01, Robert Aronstam '02. factual in art Craighead's opinion article, dams, man should be permitted to as well. I Nicholas A. White '02 ARTS STAFF "Bush's Environmentalism: Anti- ature, Pro- would like to ask him if he has seen" a beaver Editor: Devdoot Majumdar '04, Annie Man" [Apr. 13] is not actually as indisputable dam the size of the Hoover Dam. Scale is Choi; ociare Editor: Fred Choi '02; taff: as he stated. pecifically, Craighead claims important. A beaver dam has a trivial impact Erik Blankinship G, Bence P. Olveczky G, Roy on the surrounding area and is prone to break- Hearing Horowitz Rodenstein G, Vladimir V. Zelevinsky '95, that hydroelectric dams produce electricity I wish to commend the MIT community eth Bisen-Hersh '01 Katie Jeffreys '01, without air pollution. This was the generally ing after a much shorter period of time than as a whole, and The Tech in particular, for Rebecca Loh '01, Bogdan Fedeles '03, Lianne accepted view until recently. In the ov. 16, the cement monstrosities that humanity has Habinek '02, Jumaane Jeffries '02, Jacob Beni- 2000 issue of The Economist, the article "A put on large rivers. Craighead can feel free to sponsoring David Horowitz's recent on- f1ah '03, Daniel J. Katz 03 Jane Maduram '03, barrage of criticism" discusses several recent build dams out of nearby trees, using an ax campus debate with Dorothy Benton-Lewis. Amy Meadows '03, Ryan Klimczak '04, Izzat studies which all concluded that significant and some human muscular strength. I've been troubled at the recent censorship Jarudi '04. amount of greenhouse gase were being Of course, he should do this without dam- by so many college and university newspa- emitted from the rotting vegetable matter that aging too many trees, as every full grown tree pers, but was glad to see that MIT is not PHOTOGRAPHY STAFF Editor: athan Collin G, ephir Hamilton G; is produced when a re ervoir is formed. One of average size converts enough carbon diox- among the campuses that are intolerant of Roshan Baliga '03; oci te ditor: Wendy study indicated that the hydroelectric dams ide to oxygen to support a family of four. And controversial ideas. I believe that logical Gu '03; t ll: Erika Brown G, Krzysztof Gajos had the same level of pollution as a coal burn- as the logging industry depletes our trees and discourse such as that in the recent debate is G, Garry Ma kaly G, Karlene R. Ma kaly G, ing facility. fails to replant as many as it cuts, the green- the only truly appropriate path to a solution. Wan Yusof Wan orshidi G, Michelle house effect wor ens. The free and open exchange of ideas is the Povinelli G, Bob umner G, Samudra Vijay G, David L. Lahr G Do not misunderstand me; mankind, as a cornerstone of both scientific and political Gregory F. Kuhnen '00, Charles Boatin '01, entient species, is valuable. If we use oUI progress (something that I'm sure MIT stu- Kaila arendran '01, ii Dodoo '01, James In the Apr. 13 edition of The Tech, att intelligence to research science, mathematics, dents appreciate as much as we do at Cal- nyder '0 I Yi Xie '02, Leonid Drozhinin '03, Craighead supported Pre ident Bush's "pro- and (environmentally safe) engineering, we tech). Censorship, even of those who have Ekaterina Ossikine '03, Matt T. Yourst '03, man" anti-environmental efforts. He lauded can work for the betterment of oUI planet. ideas we may disagree with, has no place in Pedro L. rrechea '04, Brian Hemond '04, the rejection of the Kyoto treaty and attacked Reducing emissions down to the level a free society. ax Planck '04, Jacqueline T. Yen '04, Sisir environmentali ts. Craighead criticized that required by the Kyoto treaty might hinder our Botta '04. they "value nature above man." current productivity, but it will lead to the Joe Jewell The Earth was here before man evolved development and implementation of large Director -at-Large into sentience. It will remain once we are cale low-emi sion energy production. Associated Students of the extinct. It consists of a multitude of life If we work against Earth, we are working California Institute of Technology form that once lived in a beautiful equilibri- against ourselve . Polluted air and water cause um. However, in the last 200 years one cancer and other illness. Craighead fails to greedy, self-centered species has nibbled understand that helping nature helps humanity away at this equilibrium, pushing it into and that his 'pro-man" policies will in the end instability. Is this species more valuable than hurt us, and will lead to an earlier extinction Erratum a planet? for our species. ature is valuable of its own accord, There should not be a conflict between The lacrosse player pictured in the according to David Graber of the ational man and nature. The "need to shape our envi- Apr. 13 sports section ["Lacrosse Takes Park ervice. I affirm that 'man's mind is ronment" which Craighead refers to doe not Early Lead, ever Looks Back Against under assault" more by nauseating poUutants give us the right to destroy it. Tearing apart Power Gulls"] is Christine Lin '04, not than by the inspirational beauty of nature. Earth for selfish short term gain will leave us Sarah Briggs ' 03. Environmentalism is the desire to keep Earth living in sewage in the long run. As probably functioning as a planet. Rather than "shackle the most intelligent species on thi planet with EDITORS AT LARGE enior Editor: Eric J. Plosky '99; ontributing ditor: James Camp G. two days before the date of publication. ADVISORY BOARD Opinion Policy Letters and cartoons must bear the authors' signatures, address- Paul E. chindler, Jr. '74, V. Michael Bove '83, ditorial are the official opinion of The Tech. They are written es, and phone numbers. Unsigned letters win not be accepted. 0 let- Barry urman '84, Diana ben-Aaron '85, by the editorial board, which consists of the chairman editor in ter or cartoon will be printed anonymously without the express prior Robert E. Malchman '85, imson Garfinkel '87, chief, managing editor, executive editor new editors, and opinion approval of The Tech. The Tech re erves the right to edit or condense Jonathan Richmond PhD '91, Reuven M. 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The Bush administra- we have the exclusive right to spy over tion wa praised by Republican and whom er we like whenever we please to do D mocrat alike for it tough and uncompro- so. 101 mi ing attitud to ard the Chine e govern- Yet given the a toundingly i olationist The relentle media ob e ion 0 er the ment. II talk of po ible merican fault for tone of the ad mini tration' foreign policy, fate of the American plane crew caught py- the in ident wa immediately dropped as uch tatements may come a no surpri e in ing off the Chinese coast reached it limax the heroe of the day confirmed our u pi- the near future. aught in the deadly game of on aturday, a the 24 ser icemen and cions that they ere bullied by a hine e nationali t euphoria, diplomats in Washington women were welcomed back to their home m verick fighter who ob tructed their e i- are competing to find the most de ilish form base by a tampede of military per onnel dent right to freely roam a spy plane within of punishment for the Chine e sinners. Amidst It's 4 a.m. on a Friday morning, and you official ,journalists and the occa ional patri- mile of hine e territory. overwhelming support from all sides, Bush haven't slept properly for day. Fueled by otic citizen. Driven by an ab urd pur uit to The numbing of common ense by such and his staff are quietly contemplating the stre s and sugar your body feels like it was outdo one another in the dramatization of the outbur ts of national pride prevents us from awful monster they created. built out of tight-strung piano wire, all a-jitter. rather unexciting event, televi ion networks asking the mo t obviou que tion: why are As usual, the big businesses which control Thinking is an effort, and talking i out. All and new papers alike had no choice left but we spending taxpayer money to support py- the political mood in Washington will not you want i to finish the problem set, and then to proceed with an appeal to the ba e t of all ing mi ion over the Chine e coast? Under remain dissatisfied. Weapons manufacturers drop back for some sleep. instincts: national pride. A gargantuan Amer- the pretext of pre erving our national securi- are looking forward to enormous profits as the ounds familiar? It probably does. Take a ican flag dominating the otherwi e scant ty, we are indulging in aggre sive military long-awaited sale of aircraft carriers, bomber midterm, a de ign project and two problem decor at the homecoming ite provided a practice on the otber ide of the planet. plane and missiles to Taiwan is expected to sets; throw them into the span of a week and, more than fair distillation of the whole expe- E en witb tbe boosted ego of the one and obtain overwhelming approval in Congre . It voila! - we have a recipe for a 'hyper- rience. only military uperpower left in the world, it i only natural for the supporters of this lucra- nighter,' the week from Hell. The exact The pundits of the day were quick to would be too crude to blatantly state tbat as tive deal to argue that a massive buildup of details are immaterial because the general the Taiwanese military is the story is the same; no sleep for a week, three only answer to the overwhelm- all-nighters in a row, living in lab or studio. ing threat of it powerful neigh- MIT sucks, Tech i hell. Just walk into 34-501 bor. tonight and you can hear a dozen different Yet that argument hopeles ly versions of thi story. fails when it comes to our own This begs the question: why does every- hemisphere. We only need to go body have a story like this? On first glance, it back a few decades. As the ovi- doe n't seem to matter what your GPA is, or ets were trying to sell weapons in what course you're majoring. It's common to Cuba in 1962, America di - knowledge that chronic tress is physically missed such a possibility by debilitating, and that tooling without sleep is threatening a nuclear attack. The like scaling an exponential slope. Yet MIT affair is lauded in history books students repeatedly put themselves through as the crowning achievement of the ringer - three days, four days, even a the Kennedy administration. The week without sleep. Amazingly, SleepDeplOl lessons of history are easily for- is a pre-requisite for graduation. gotten when the interests of the There are three main explanations offered rich and powerful are in ques- for this phenomenon: MIT student do not tion. know how to manage their time, MIT classes Recent history holds an even are excessively time-consuming and MIT stu- more relevant les on: outbursts dents drive themselves harder than possible. of national pride yield massive Students and administrators argue over the misery. Perhaps our mighty mili- relative importance of each of these factors, tary can protect us from that mis- but they accept that all three playa part, and ery, but we must bear no illusion that the end effect is very, very bad for you. about it. (I caution against explanations that place Andrej Bogdanov is a gradu- too much blame on time mismanagement by ate student in the Department of the students. Students who are admitted into Electrical Engineering and Com- MIT are no strangers to time-pressure; in gen- puter Science. eral, we have demonstrated the ability to han- dle demanding schedules and diverse interests to an ample degree. It simply cannot be that these skills completely disappear for the The China Connection course of a semester; it is more likely the case that even well-organized MIT students are ply ran into the EP-3. The most recent evi- China, considering its abhorrent human rights swamped by the demands of MIT on a regular Ken Nesmith dence suggests that it was the Chinese jet that record and its hostile attitude towards Taiwan. basis.) ran into our plane on one of its fly-by With regards to Taiwan there is the soon to Over the course of my three years at MIT, The standoff between China and the Unit- attempts. The Chinese, tbough, repeatedly be answered question of what allotment of I remember two such 'hyper-nighter ' vividly. ed States, after having simmered uneasily for demanded a full apology to the Chinese peo- advanced weaponry the U.S. hould sell to the My fir t was a week just before Ria 1999, several weeks on end, has ended its most dra- ple for the death of the pilot, and also sought island to help it resist a possible Chinese inva- when I was working International Orientation matic stage with the return of the 24 American tbe cessation of surveillance flights in general. sion. China, of course, would rather that we by day and hanging lights for the Musical crewmen who were aboard the EP-3 surveil- Tbe United States demanded the immediate did not sell them the most advanced arms. Theater Guild by night. The second came lance plane when it made an emergency land- release of the crew from Chinese possession. China has been pursuing the opportunity to when I miscalculated the length of a 6.170 ing in China on Apr. 1. The incident focused One has to wonder how we would react if host the Olympics in 2008, but after these project and spent an entire week with close to an uncomfortably strong light on the shaky the situation were reversed: Chinese spy recent developments, that looks somewhat no sleep. By the end of the week, I was so state of affairs between the two nations, and planes are flying up and down our coast, car- less likely to happen. tired I was literally shaking uncontrollably. aggravated hard-line members of each rying advanced equipment designed to moni- It's unfortunate that there is such a deep One of the people I asked about this told me nation's government. Events unfolded, tor our country s secret goings-on. One of our riff between these two nation . The funda- that it was 'normal.' ormal? Give me a though, as if the confrontation were a spat pilots is killed in a confrontation with the mental cultural differences that divide these break. In both cases I needed a valuable between two immature children on a play- plane, and the Chinese land on Long Island. two nations are most troublesome when they choolweek of re t, and till never recovered ground, and it ended in such a character as Would we tolerate their spying in the first inspire the sort of nationalistic, almost xeno- completely. My energy level and stress levels well. place? Certainly not. Would we kindly leave phobic commentaries that could be found over were affected until well past the end of semes- The United States engages in routine sur- their plane, with its bundles of technological the course of the last few weeks. China com- ter. veillance flights off the coast of China, using wonders, untouched, and promptly return prises one-sixth of the world's population and I was reminded again of the unhealthy advanced electronic equipment designed to their crew without an apology? 0; probably it is a growing economic and military power. pace of MIT life when I was at a friend's intercept and decode every sort of signal that not. In fact, when a Russian spy plane landed It i not a nation we can politely ignore, and it house for Easter over Patriots' Day Weekend. can be intercepted and decoded. Our surveil- on our own soil several year ago, we faced is not a nation that we would like to have as Everybody (but me and my friend) in the lance flights draw the attention and harass- no moral quandarie in choosing to examine an archenemy. house was asleep by midnight, slept well and ment of Chinese military pilots, who buzz the its contents thoroughly. It is not clear a to In the most recent turn of events, the Unit- was awake by 8 a.m. They didn't seem to planes, perhaps to try to scare them away. precisely why we should be granted special ed tate has refused to meet with China in have any les energy than I did, and they all Apparently, on this occasion, the Chinese rights and treatment from the Chinese gov- order to determine exactly what happened in attended 10 a.m. Easter Mass. Meanwhile, I pilot buzzed too close and struck our jet, caus- ernment. the collision until the spy plane is returned. felt like a troglodyte all weekend. ing his death and forcing the emergency land- Practically, the Chinese held the upper This is, perhaps, not the most productive Didn't they need the deep late night dis- ing of the spy plane. The EP-3 landed without hand in this exchange: they had our people, stance to take, but like the playground politics cussions about whether bacteria have permission in a Chinese airfield, and was and they could decide when to release them. of seven-year-old children, these confronta- karma? Or early morning General Gao's promptly boarded by the Chinese military. Our government released increasingly concil- tions are not generally centered around getting from anling? How could they live without The American crew members were held and iatory statements, carefully expressing various things done as much as they are around saving this stuff? interrogated about the incident, and were only combinations of regret and sorrow as we tip- face and making sure everyone understands If every article has to have a moral, then released when the two countries' leaders had toed towards some statement that would allow how strong you are. here is the meat of this message: Take care of finished staring each other down. us to save face and would give the Chinese As American citizens, we tend be oblivi- your body. With five weeks left in the semes- It was hard not to laugh when various sen- sufficient reason to release the crewmen. ous to the huge amount of power we casually ter, recognize that you are more likely than ators and other dignitaries marched onto net- Eventually, we stumbled upon something that wield in international affair , whether we are ever to drive you body beyond its limits. Per- work news broadcasts demanding that the worked when we decided in a letter to Beijing flaunting international military or environ- form no unhealthy experiments with sugar, Chinese not board the aircraft, as if they had that we were sorry for the death of the Chi- mental treaties or exerting control over entire Mountain Dew, Coke, coffee, Jolt or o-Doz some control over the situation. The Chinese, nese pilot. The Chinese declared that they had nations to satisfy our primarily economic but pills. They really are unnecessary and self- after what surely must have been a long and won the standoff, twisting our words just a lit- sometime ideological interests. defeating, and the lack of sleep will affect you thoughtful consideration of the senators' tle bit in declaring that we had fully apolo- We will not, however be able to do that for longer than you imagine. wishes, took one glance at the treasure trove gized to the Chinese people for the incident. forever with China and we would do well do For those who have serious problems, of toys available aboard the aircraft and The crewmen were allowed to return to the to thoughtfully craft a careful, mutually bene- communicate! Talk to your friends, your TA, shrugged off the arrogant American rhetoric. United States and the major televi ion net- ficial long term strategy that recognize and your adviser ightline, the Med Center, or Immediately following the landing, the works were allowed to talk about things other necessarily offers healthy respect for other the ounseling Dean . There are re ources two countries began trading ultimatums and than the great standoff. nation , rather than diminutive arrogance. that will help you :fix the problems rather than conflicting ver ions of events, each casting its The U .. -China relationship has not been a Childi h bickering is probably not the best hurt yourself. own action in a more favorable light. Most good one in recent time and the e event did way to begin thi proce s. Hopefully, the next Arjun R. arayanswamy i a member of contentious was whether our plane swerved nothing to help. There i till debate over what year will see the development of a more the Class of 2002. and truck the fighter jet, or the fighter jet sim- sort of trading rights we hould grant to fruitful approach. Page H OP o Choice, ot Coe cion Those Who one particular p rm fertilizing one particular Can Choose egg. Had your f ther om home fi e minute 1 ter that e Ding, had your mother eaten dif- tati tically alid re ult an unbia d elec- ferent food that aftern on, the environment Gue t olumn tion, or indications of causation ( irnple corre- Imagine your be t friend i raped. month (pH temp ratur ) in your moth r' body Radha y ngar lation do not ut it) to generate conclusions later he find out he' pregnant, and it pre- would ha eben lightly different, a different about the general population. another cipitates another emotional collap e within perm would have fertilized that egg, and y u appall d by the insensitivity and di - example of bad tati tics you may ha e her. During this time he happen to pic up would not exi t today. hone of atherin antini' column' The noticed the po ters on ampu which indicate an is ue of The Tech, and a full- ize opinion any women who ha e had abortions at a Reality of hoice fter Rap '[ prill]. that omething like 4 percent of children piece dares to preach to h r about the moral young age atte t that it permitted them to antini obviou insinuation that abortion . born to rape urvivor do n t wi h th y were uperiority of continuing thi pregnancy. e grow up into competent adult . a re ult, immoral and harmful to the woman d nie the aborted. better phrasing would be that 16 you outraged? they later cho e to create larger familie than very choice he uperficially ad 0 ate. t percent of children born to rape urvivor Catherine antini opinion column The they ould ha eben able to upport other- MIT we mu t fo ter an environment that wi h they had been abort d, ince I would be Reality of Choice fter Rape' [ pro 13] doe wi e. Their aborted fetu e do not exi t today, re pect rape urvi or > not one that insult urpri ed if e en one percent of people in the just that. he u e The Tech as a oap-bo in but evera1 people exi t in their place. their mor I character. ccording to the general population wi h they hadn't been an attempt to pre ure rape victim not to seek any rape victims report fe ling ashamed ational ictim enter, one in four college born. Wh ther my intuitions are correct, these abortion. he di gui e her preaching as or guilty about their rape. I ne er under tood women have either been raped or uffered tati tic are us le without a ba e compari- kindly advice "bol tering' her tatement thi reaction, until I per onaUy e perienced it attempted rape. ith uch alarmingly high on of the I wi h I'd never been born!" rate with stati tic from ob cure, bia ed ource. myself in a much milder form. I was waiting rate , we mu t alway consider if what we are of the general population. Of cour e a good he should be a hamed of her elf. urvi ors at a bus top, when a tranger approached me, aying i upportive of urvivor , or if we are rea on the e stati tic are biased i that they of exual violence do reached out his hand unintentionally attacking people ho de erve are from a bia ed ource. One of the book' not need added pre ure and touched my our support and re pect. editor, Reardon, is an anti-abortion zealot - or guilt to torment breast. y in tanta- antini' ubtle attack on the ur ivor surely he doe not advocate the ' true choice' them. antini claims that the neou reaction was of rape are therefore both in ulting and ugge ted by antini. Of another author, a Let me fir t addre shame; I looked intolerable. he sugge t that giving birth to child born to a rape urvivor, antini ays, the dishonesty of anti- experience of giving birth around to see who a child conceived through rape is proof that there is no one more qualified to speak about ni's tatement, then "can be a very healing and had witne sed my [the survivor] i better than the rapi t." This conception through rape than ... a child born move to its moral impli- humiliation. Then I leave the lingering perception that not giv- from rape." Most would ay the survivor of a cations. In her column, empowering experience.' wondered to myself: ing birth fails to pro e the victim's uperior rape would be the be t per on to decide her antini says, "73 per- why wa I a harned? moral worth. I would argue that the survival own pregnancy tatus. cent of rape victim I hope that that is true Outrageously, our of the violent act of rape is it elf 'a display antini made a valuable point: "We who conceived chose to for some women. Yet we ociety often rein- of courage, strength and honor," and not [should] not perpetuate the perception that if a give birth to their forces these feelings choosing to give birth does not diminish that woman becomes pregnant because of sexual babie ." he ays thi know that this is not true of hame. Police, doc- trength of character. Furthermore calling a sault, it is automatically in her best interest number is from the tors, lawyers and abortion 'medical rape" veers dangerously to have an abortion.' Unfortunately Santini Elliot Institute for for all women. friend may mi trust clo e to a victim-blaming in which rape sur- seems to miss the flip side of this - it is not ocial cience the victim' tories or vivors are accused of choosing to be raped automatically in her best intere t to not have Research, which blame her for not again. The "painful intru ion into women' an abortion. Ju t a "abortion [has] not tumed describes itself as a col- defending her elf, for sexual organs by a ma ked stranger" that back the clock and (taken] away all of the lection of "Pro-Life researchers who believe dressing eductively, and 0 on. antini ha characterizes abortion, according to antini, pain," birth is not the be-all, end-all solution to prove abortion is dangerous." scientists now found a new way to compound feelings also describes, say, going to the gynecolo- for rape survivors. What is truly in a sur- and engineers, we are aware of the pitfall of of guilt and shame - condemning survivor gi t. Equating abortion or doctors' visits vivor's best interest is the freedom to decide conducting research when we really really who opt out of pregnancy. with rape trivializes the brutality of the what is her best interest. And so, perhaps what want a particular outcome. Rape is a loss of control 0 er our bodies. crime and the strength necessary to survive Santini meant by "two wrongs don't make a ext, antini references a '19 I" study by Rape victims may suffer months, years, or a it. Labeling a considered decision as a form right' is that after a woman has been denied Dr. Sandra Mahkorn. Thi study was pub- lifetime of emotional trauma. Many report of rape uggests that rape involve a choice the right to decide whether to have sex, deny- lished, not in a reputable medical journal, but recurring nightmares, suicidal feelings, and on the victim's behalf, an insulting and ing her the right to decide whether to pursue a in an out-of-print book entitled ew Perspec- developing addictions. antini claims that patently false suppo ition. The victims never pregnancy is committing yet another wrong. If tives on Human Abortion by Thoma Hilgers, the experience of giving birth "can be a very "choose" to be raped. Santini has cleverly Santini wants "true' choice' she should aban- also the author of a book on' atural Family healing and empowering experience." I hope found a way to both attack the moral charac- don her attacks on the moral worth of rape Planning," the rhythm method of birth control that that is true for some women. I believe ter of survivors and deny them another survivors who choose abortion. As Santini which is infamou for its ineffectivene s. The that the experience of producing life can, for choice over their own body by uggesting notes, "we can't begin to imagine what a book it elfwa copyrighted in 19 I, making it some women, ease the pain and Jo . Yet we survivor who choo e to abort are - what? woman who is raped is going through." The hard to believe the actual study was conducted know that this is not true for all women. For Choosing to be raped? most qualified person to discuss this issue is in 1981, a antini claims. Even if the study many, the unwanted pregnancy represents Moreover, the "facts" presented to justify not the child of a rape survivor, nor an anti- were to be conducted in 1981, one might ask added trauma. It is a further lo s of controJ Santini's moralizing are barely credible. San- choice zealot. So, why not let the person who whether abortion was safe and legal at the over their bodies - a Joss of control that tini extensively references the book Victim can imagine what it is like to survive rape - time that 75-85 percent of the study's subjects will Jast through nine months of physical and Victors, edited by David Reardon, Amy the woman who is forced to learn what it is opted against it. hardship. Sobie, and Julie Makimaa, which describes a like - have the freedom to decide what is Finally, Santini extensively quotes a book We at MIT should support all women's study (not peer-reviewed) with a sample size be t for herself? entitled Victims and Victors. She informs us choice for their own bodies. We should con- of 230 rape victims selected from a single dis- Radha Iyengar '02 is the president of Stop that one of the authors of this book i the demn pressure of any kind in this arena, trict. The researcher apparently don't need Our Silence. daughter of a rapist, which seemingly makes whether for or against abortion. IT must the author an unbiased expert on the subject in provide an atmosphere that supports women antini's eyes. As antini ay, 'there is no and their decisions, through non-judgmental one more qualified to speak about conception listening and provi ion of unbiased, honest We Are Beavers All through rape than ... a child born from rape." information. Most of all, we mu t condemn Oh, really? efforts to take advantage of a survivor' vul- ing him the honor he deserves. I under tand that it can be cary to imagine nerability, or to again deny her control over Akshay Patil Even our "fight song" makes no mention the absence of your own life. If my mother her bodie . of "the Engineers" but does boldly state "We had chosen to abort me I would not be. On Ilana Goldhaber-Gordon G is an officer in I've always been a fan of nerds. In moder- are beavers all." Whether it really is our fight the other hand, who you are is the accident of MIT Pro-Choice. ation, nerdiness is a quality that should be song isn't quite clear, but ask any student admired and encouraged in everyone. There what our fight song i , and you'll be sure to are time, however, when we get carried away get "the beaver can." by the sensuality of being a nerd and do things The only real opposition that people have that we may regret later. We make decisions to naming our sports teams after our mascot that at first may seem fine but over time they is that there tends to be some flustering that begin to 10 e their appeal. comes along with shouting "Go Beavers!" at I'm talking about the Engineers. Not the a female sports event. But I ask, aren't we in student engineers. I'm talking about our sports college now? Maybe, perhaps just a little Student Dental Plan teams. past those days of snickering and poking in When did we decide that high school health class? People already we would ignore our throw around the innuendo in other Boston University School of Dental Medicine school's mascot and call our fields, so one more doesn't really matter, sports team 'the Engi- does it? The Student Dental Plan at Boston University School neers?" I mean, it sounds Maybe the men' football team like a perfectly nerdy thing to will want to beat me up do, and MIT most definitely epit- because they omizes nerd-like tendencies, but don't like the of Dental Medicine is an affordable way for you to get still. name. Makes It makes no sense to relegate me even more our beloved beaver to the ame so the nerd, I quality dental care. For more information or to enroll position as the tanford tree. 0 one guess. understands why the Stanford Cardi- If "the Beavers" nal have a tree on their truly is an unaccept- online, go to http://dentalschool.bu.edu and click on uniforms except for the able name, then maybe reason that no sports call them "the Castors" team would ever call or something like that "patients.' Or call: it elf "the Tree ." But ("Castor" is not Tim the only a Greek hero, Beaver isn't but also the genus some boring name of beavers). object that At the very lea t, evokes no let's acknowledge emotion. He Tim and give him the embodie our re pect he de erves, engineering spirit in tead of demot- in small furry animal ing him to the form. We should not rip status of an him of his dignity by deny- unloved tree. THE B Page 7 THE ARTS THEATRE REVIEW BOOK REVIEW Hamlet lying The British Are Com "ngl By Bence Olveczky Awake also one of the mo t difficult to render on- candle-lit stage are leather trunks and uitcases STAFF WRITER incingly on tage. 'What pie e of work i a that ugge t a tate of flux as they are continu- Presented by the Royal National Theatre of man" exclaims Hamlet, and indeed what an ously being re- huffled to furni h the changing Art, Religion, and London arti tithe actor that can convey the ambiva- cene . The costume , in pired by the Italian With Simon Russel Beale lence of uch an intriguing chara ter with e e Renai ance, provide a tinge of color and A Brain Disorder Directed by John Caird and authenticity. makes the tage de ign by Tim Hatley look At the Wilbur Theatre through April 22 Simon Rus ell Beale takes up the challenge much like the paintings by Tintoretto or Titian. By Izzat Jarudi Ticket $75- 25 and run with it, and the Royal ational The- John ameron's acred music gi e the STAFF WRlTER Student ru h tickets available. atre' subdued production provide a perfect production a tint of religio ity as does the pan- Written by Mark Salzman vehicle for hi acting geniu . Beale' HamJet i eled back wall that periodically opens up to let Published by Alfred A. Knopf OU may not have heard of irnon Rus- at once intelligent and ironic, harming and light in through aero s-shaped gap. The Chris- 21.00 sell Beale due to hI.' lack of Hollywood difficult, as he currie around the tage with tian imagery serve to underscore the credits, but in England the hort and his craggly beard and grea y hair, over- hypocri y and double standard b which the ostoevsky, Van Gogh, Tennyson, chubby 40 year-old is widely consid- whelmed by the sorro of hi father's death. characters go about their bu ine ,but it al 0 Proust ocrates: what did they all Y have in common? Beyond genius, ered to be the greatest hake pearean actor of Beale's convincing display of grief may tragi- eerns to imply that when all i said and done, . his generation. A uch it wa only a matter of cally have prung from a real-life experience: there i forgiveness to be had. Dthey shared symptoms of a particular time before he would have a crack at the ''big his mother 10 t her long battle with cancer dur- This promise of redemption i in the spirit brain disorder, temporal-lobe epilepsy. In one." Many critics feared he would be too old ing the rehear als of the play. Beale has aid of a production that i milder and less damning fact, genius may have been one of the symp- and pudgy to play Hamlet, but Beale proves that his mother's death oftened his portrayal than most. For a start there are no real villains toms. Even when they are not having his skeptics dead wrong with a haunting rendi- and made it more romantic, but I su pect that it here' not even the murderous and incestuous seizure) those afflicted with the disease are tion of the doomed Danish prince that i ure al 0 erved to in pire hi ardent performance. laudius, played by Peter McEnery, is beyond subject to changes in behavior and thinking, to be a major theatrical mile tone. The combination of Beale's magnetic tage alvation. Rather than staging an epic battle including voluminous writing, protracted and between good and evil, acute emotional response, and intoxication aird portrays a dysfunc- with religion and philo ophy. 0 what if Dos- tional family's bitter strug- toevsky had known about his disease? More- gles. To help focus on the over, what if he could have cured it? Would domestic aspect of the play, he have? hould he have? he has toned down the uch a dilemma is the focus of Mark play's political content, cut- alzman's fascinating new novel Lying ting the scenes involving the Awake. Instead of bringing modem medicine orwegian King Fortinbras to the 19th century or Dostoevsky to the 21 st and his army. While purists century, however, Salzman sets his story in may raise their voices in a armelite monastery just outside of mod- disagreement, the produc- em-day Los tion, which clocks in at Angeles three and a half hours, is (perhap no probably better erved by less incon- not having a bunch of gruous). knickerbocker-clad soldiers The pro- storm the stage at the end. tagonist, It is Rus ell Beale's Sister John refined and focused por- of the trayal of the Great Dane Cross, is a that sets this production nun who apart, yet as he siphons off after 25 the audience's attention it years of lan- works to lessen the impact guishing in and contribution of a very the cloister,
capable supporting cast. "her prayers S A t Z 1\1 A The production loses empty and CATHERINE ASHMORE momentum whenever her soul Simon Russel Beale and the Royal National Theatre deliver Hamlet at the Wilbur Theatre until April 22. Hamlet leaves the tage, as dry," begins to find God through mystical the happenings only seem visions. Her suddenly fruitful spiritual life Many actors and directors have tried to presence with his command of the Shake- relevant when in direct relation to the prince makes her a spiritual master in the eyes of her scale the mountain that is Hamlet, but the road spearean language propels his Hamlet well himself. The rest of the actors do an utterly fellow nuns and inspires her to write poetry to the top is littered with corpses of some seri- beyond the realm of antiquated quotes. He i at professional job, but their character lack the and essay on the contemplative life that make ous talent (Kenneth Branagh and Ralph the epicenter of a living theater that speaks to psychological complexity to match Ham- her equally admired outside the monastery. Fiennes to name a few recent victims). Hamlet us in a passionate voice, infusing old truths let's. Yet the efforts of ara Kestelman as But after three years of such visions the is an actor's rite of passage precisely because with new and urgent meaning. the uneasy and alienated Gertrude and Peter headache that increasingly accompany them it is such a merciless and difficult role. The Much of the credit for this must go to John Blythe as the as the somewhat pompou force her to the doctor's office. There, she dis- antagonisms reflected in the dark prince's per- Caird, who has directed the play with a sparse- Polonius will be remembered along ide covers the headaches are caused by temporal- sonality has made him not only one of the ness and simplicity that purposefully frames imon Beale's tour-de-force rendition a one lobe epilepsy. most fascinating creations in all literature, but the brilliant acting. The only props on the dark, of the great highlights of this theatre eason. The re t of the novel is devoted to Sister John's truggle to "tell the difference between genuine spiritual experiences and CONCERT REVIEW false ones.' he realizes that treatment will a fluent piano entry. Brendel' solo playing became totally absorbed, probably end her unique connection with dancing aero s the keyboard with erene eloquence. The cadenza start- God. But is it more selfish to choose her ed simply enough, but caught the audience unawares as it grew in pro- health or her visions? 0 visions would An All-Beethoven fundity. Tempi, generally on the slow side, became too slack for the mean a return to a life of piritual sterility. second movement. Brendel's playing was nonethele s lyrical and o treatment would ignore her obligation to intense. This was not the dreamy approach of Murray Perahia - the monastery. I won't give away her agoniz- Brendel was more intellectual and controlled, as if lost in the religion ing decision and its consequences, but I will Evening of Beethoven rather than in romantic love. There is omething dis- say that I found alzman's writing a pleasure tinctly Mozartean about the way the clarinet captures the heart and to read. BSO Presents Concertos soul in this movement, and clarinet solo work provided a rapturous His language is as spare and serene as the foil to Brendel's intro pective piano playing. cloister. During hi description of her visions By Jonathan Richmond Brendel brought out the elements of burle que which give the final and prayers, there is a shift in the prose, both ADVISORY BOARD movement its great charm to bring the concerto to a jolly conclusion. physically and stylistically. Physically, he Overture to the Creatures of Prometheus It i in movements such as the e, however, that the type of early piano separates these intimate sections from the Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 3 Beethoven would have known - with its rapid dampening of sound rest of the narration with distinct spacing and Alfred Brendel, Piano. and greater clarity of each note than i possible on a modem concert italics. tylistically he transcend the Conducted by Seizi Ozawa grand - comes into its own. Brendel' performance with the BSO restraints of grammar and recounts her Boston Symphony Orchestra lacked the energy of my favorite recording of this work, by Steven visions with a series of fragments of sen- Symphony Hall, April 17. Lubin with the Academy of Ancient Music conducted by Christopher tences, often only a single vivid word. And Hogwood. ot only was it irnpo ible to pick out the sound of each often that diction and imagery is disarming aying all five Beethoven piano concertos in a eries of three note on the piano, but the orchestral approach was simply too relaxed in its originality. For example, he opens his ll-Beethoven concerts makes for a concentrated experience, for a movement where tension and control are all-important. novel with Sister John waking and proceed- and the first of the three programs - given by Alfred Brendel The performance of Beethoven's Third Piano Concerto also had ing through what he calls an "algorithm of with the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Seiji Ozawa - its high points: the cadenza was wonderfully nuanced and well-mea- longing" - her morning routine that begins Pboth illuminated the scope of Beethoven's work and prompted ques- sured, while piano playing in the second movement was extremely with a prayer. Occasionally, Salzman's lan- tions into how it should be performed. serious, involved, and involving. There was excellent string playing guage is overwrought, but the ae thetic merit The evening opened with Beethoven s Overture to the Creatures here, showing that the argument about whether to play Beethoven fast of the vast majority of his story offsets that of Prometheus. Given a solid performance the strings nonetheles or slow i far from clear-cut. Ultimately however, the performance rare tendency. sounded on the heavy side and without quite the preci ion one might lacked nappine s. De pite its many moments of pleasure, Ozawa's At the ame time, alzman' s novel expect. Till was to be a keynote to the concert as a whole, where a choice oftempi were not sustainable and the work did not manage to addres es a difficult que tion that modern traditional heavyweight approach eschewed the more modem prefer- come together as a whole. medicine poses to the mystery of artistic and ence for a lighterweight, bri ker sound. Within the orche tra, it was ote: The remaining all-Beethoven performances are old out, but religiou inspiration so effectively (and con- the woodwinds which con istently gave most delight, the slow tempi 100 rush tickets will be available on Tuesday, April 24, one to a pur- ci ely; his book is less than 200 page long) taken by eiji Ozawa accentuating the beauty of their phrasing. chaser, at 5p.m. Due to expected demand, you should probably in line that I would recommend it to anyone interest- The Piano Concerto No. 1 opened with lovely warbling winds and an hour or more earlier. ed in a lucid examination of the influence of modern cience on art and religion. THE pril 0,2001 Alvl A eyAme 'can Dance Theater . ~ng ndJ{
B nnie S. Choi metallic mini- kirt and horts, tug, pull, and po ed by Antonio Carlo cott, i complicat- graphed by critically acclaimed lonzo ART. EDITOR lide again t each other. The choreography ed as the choreography. The mu ic include King. Like Rhoden' number, p tream ne of the nation' mo t celebrated incorporates comple lifts, leap , and hold , a tring of unnerving ound uch as a kip- inc rporate orne innovative mo e . In dance troupes, lvin Hey meri- reflecting the complication that ari e in ping D, muffled thud, and hort nippet the fir t movement, three men, Jeffrey can Dance Theater, opened their relationships. However, it is a theme that ha of an unrecognizable ong (the program Gerodias, Ke in E. Bo eman, and Benoit- week-long run at the Wang wan Pouffer, dance in complete Theatre on Tue day. Under the e peri- silence - turning twi ting, and enced hand of arti tic director Judith jumping - and ne er let go of each Jami on, the troupe performed two other hand. piece for the first time on a Boston In tead of traditional music, stage, a well as two numbers that are Up tream incorporate Ea t Indian lvin iley favorites. in trument , bell , and drum a well The opening piece of the evening a ethnic rhythm. ound of rain wa ight Creature (1974), a celebra- and thunder (and a chee y fog- tion of jazz culture. et to the mu ic of machine), ccompany the dancer' jazz rna ter Duke Ellington, the piece dizzying movement . The re ult i an tells the tory of a group of hip, young inten e compo ition that i unpre- cat who spend all night reveling in dictable and e plosive, jazz club. ight Creature was choreo- The do ing piece, Revelations graphed by the late lvin Ailey and (1960) is perhap the mo t famous wa originally part of a program enti- election the company performs. It is tled" dey Celebrates Ellington." a crowd-plea ing, energetic piece iley's choreography is a ilky mix of that reflects Ailey' childhood in ballet and wing - and a lot of atti- Te a. et to moving gospel ongs tude. The dancer bounce and wing to ('I Been 'Buked," Fix Me, Jesus," the Duke' sen uou piano movement, and "Rocka My oul in the Bo om juxtaposing complicated lifts and sim- of Abraham," to name a few), the ple cha-cha steps. dancers wave their arms wildly as if The number' lead dancer, Dwana they were incensed by the power of Adiaha mallwood, tole the perfor- the Bible. Though some dancers mance with her bewitching form dur- were more enthusiastic than their ing sultry moments and fanta tic leaps colleagues (some of the soloists were during lively one. he ucces fully delightfully close to being over the interpret the mood of Ellington and top), the piece wa executed well. hi time. As dawn arrives each night The lighting, de igned by icola creature departs, waving good byes to Cernovitch, was simple - a great the female lead and to the audience. In yellow circle representing the hot a golden moment, one dancer trie to Southern sun. Female dancers make his moves on the female lead, donned long, white, frilly dresses perhaps in hope of a different kind of and flapped over-sized wicker fans, dance, and he rejects him with a non- while the men wore black pants with chalant wave. vests and ties. The lighting, dim and sparse, is The best part of Revelations is the meant to portray the moonlight that the fact that everyone - dancers and night creatures spend mo t of their audience members -were genuinely hours. However, Chenault Spence's having a good time. With so many lighting design is ineffective. Patches modern dancers exploring somber of blackness afflict the stage, leaving themes, it is refreshing to see smiles many dancer faceless and quite omi- and not-tortured souls •. ~.~ T nous. The Alvin Ailey American Dance The second piece, Chocolate Ses- Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater company members at the Wang through Sunday. Theater will be performing at the sions (2000), had its first performance Wang through Sunday, and their pro- on a Boston stage. Choreographed by been done over and over again in modern notes explain that they are from "A Song for gram includes four Boston premieres. One Dwight Rhoden, the piece examines rela- dance - tension and strife between lovers You" performed by Donny Hathaway). The premiere that will be worth a look is Judith tionships between men and women. While and friends. Rhoden's piece though techni- music is simply too abstract for a theme that Jamison's integration of dance and technolo- Night Creature is a celebration, Chocolate cally stunning, adds nothing new to the everyone understands. gy, Double Exposure (2000), in which Sessions is a sober look at tensions between theme. The third piece, Following the Subtle dancers hold cameras that project on to people. The dancers, scantily clad in bright The music to Chocolate Sessions, com- Current Upstream (2000), is choreo- screens that are 20 feet high.
Onimusha Resident Evil +Horror +Action + Incredible Graphics = ? B Chad Serrant Although I ay that graphics never make a game, they Resident Evil! can only make it better. Onimusha has the best graphics But the gameplay is different. In Resident Evil, you're Retails at 50.00 ever, hands down. Capcom even hired a computer graph- supposed to conserve ammo and run away from as many Graphics ic company to make the videos. Konami, Electronic Arts, zombies as possible. Onimusha, however, encourages 10.0/10.0 intendo and ega don t even come close. And I didn't fighting. When you defeat enemies, you can absorb their Sound forget quare oft in my li t, either. "soul energy." You can use this ener- 8.0/10.0 They had better take down a few notes gy to heal yourself improve your Gameplay on how to make good graphics. The weapons, or launch special attacks 7.5/10.0 intro video will have you hooked. The against your enemies. If you don't Replay Value in-game graphics are pretty darn good, improve your weapons, the stronger 6.0/10.0 too. enemies in the game will have you Overall You can still tell that polygonal for lunch (or dinner, since it' almost 8.0/10.0 character are drawn on a standstill always nighttime in this game.) You picture, but it takes a while for you to still have to play the obnoxious game apcom ha a way of getting away with using realize this. Everyone looks reali tic, of "fetch the item near the beginning games over and over again and still making a huge so much so that you can't play the of the game that unlocks this door" profit off their work. The Megaman series, for "count the polygon game with that plagues Resident Evil games. Cexample, lasted for a decade and produced eight Onimusha. The game also has a cool The sound is enjoyable, as well. games. It successor, Megaman X, is five episodes strong light bending effect whenever an The music sounds like what you and still refuses to change its basic formula. This time, enemy turns invi ible. Good work, would expect from a samurai movie. Capcom has decided to use Resident Evil as its base and Capcom. The voices are good. Well, the Japan- expand from there. What's amazing about this game is that Onimusha is very similar to Resi- ese voices are good. As usual, Cap- it feels like Resident Evil, it looks like Resident Evil; it dent Evil. Both games use a collection com screws English speakers over even has undead zombies like Resident Evil. But it isn't of areas connected by walking to the with cheesy voice acting (Capcom Resident Evil. edge of the area. The camera i fixed, really has a problem with English The game tarts in feudal Japan. obunaga Oda and his by the way. Thi means if a zombie voice acting). Plus, there i a clear small group sneak attacks Yoshimoto Imagawa and his ninja is lurking around the corner problem when the characters are army. Nobunaga manages to emerge victorious. Just as he that's off screen, you won't see him dubbed in English while mouthing starts gloating, an arrow flies through his throat, killing until you walk around the corner. By Japanese words. Anime fans know him. A year later, people begin disappearing from the then, it's too late. The controls are what they're doing (no, not "Move land. Demons are everywhere, killing innocent people and quite similar. Even though there are two analog Zig' .,. ): use Japanese voice with English subtitle. turning them into murderou zombies. Princess Yuki has the PS2'scontroller just begging to be used, you till have The only real negative point i that this game is short. been kidnapped. And obunaga is alive, working with the to use the D-pad to move. Up makes you go forward even You will need le than ten hour to beat this game. And demon . Samanosuke, one of Princess Yuki's most trusted if you're facing down. Hopefully, you should get the hang that's a real shame, because it was really fun to go into friends (and a great swordsman, too) decide to rescue the of it quickly. Capcom really wanted to use the Resident Resident Evil with gun blazing (or in this case, swords princes and top obunaga. Evil template. Heck, Onimu ha even ha herbs, ju t like shining). THE ARTS THET H Page9
FOODREVIEW TheEssential Vegetarian Everyday Is Earth Day
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AI The Museum features the the- 13 lansdowne si.. 617-262- ater of electricity ( ith indoor 2437 thunder-and-lightning sho s daily) and more than 600 hands- Sundays: See Avalon below. on exhibits. Ongoing: "Disco ery Mondays: Static. Gay. casual Center"; "In esttgatet A See-For- dress. $5, 18+. Yourself EXhibit"; "Science in Thursdays: Cnrome/Skytie«. Pro- the Park: Playing with Forces gressive house, soul, disco; and oticn": "Seeing Is Decei - dress code. $10, 19+; $8, ing." 21+. Fridays: Spin Cycle. Progressive Ongoing: ..Friday ight Stargaz- house, 80s. $12, 19+; $10, ing," Frl., 8:30 p.m.; "Welcome 21+. to the Universe," daily; "Quest for Contact: re e Atone ?" Avalon daily. Admission to Omni, laser, 15 lansdowne St., 617-262- and planetarium shows is 2424 A '\Neekly guide to the arts in Boston 7.50, 5.50 or children and seniors. Sundays: Gay Night (with Axis on Apri 20 27 long weekends). Featuring hardcore house and techno. Camp-led by Fred Choi $10,21+. Other Events Thursdays: International Night. Send subml he-tech.mlt.edu or by Interdepartmental mall to "On The Town, " The Tech, W2Q-483. Eurohouse. $10, 19+. Eventworks Fridays: Avetena. House. $15, Through May 5: An annual 19+. spring festival of multi-media Saturdays: Downtown. Modern Apr. 28: David Gray. Apr. 20, 24 at 8 p.m., Apr. 22 at and performing arts run by house, club classics, and Top 2 p.m. at (Emerson Majestic assachusetts College of Art's 40 hits. $15, 21+. Tsongas rena Theatre, 221 Tremont St., Studio for Interrelated Media Lowell, M Boston). Verdi's classic opera, (SIM) program. The festival was Circle Ticketmaster: 931·2000. notable for its effective mix of founded in 1977 to provide Every Tuesday, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. A tragedy, music drama and come- enues for new experimen al small but energy-filled place to Apr. 21: Dance Hall Hip-hop dy. Th is revival of the Met's works and to create a link within hear local DJs spin a range of Explosion Mop Bravehearts impressive staging stars Franco the college environment and the techno/trance. No age restric- Sean Paul. Farina as King Gustavo, Alexan- professional art world. In the 24 tions, no dress code. At the Apr. 30: Van Morrison. dru Agache as Anckarstroem years since, Eventworks has VFW, 371 Summer St, (the spurned husband) and presented hundreds of artists Somerville (take the Red line to working in music, installation, T. T. the Bear's Place Michele Crider as Amelia, the Davis Square). $5, $1 before film, video, performance, dance, 10 Brookltne St., Cambridge, woman caught in the middle. 9:30. sound, and more. Located at 617 -492-BEAR Tickets: $65, $47, $33, $18. 621 Huntington Ave., Boston 02115. Take the Green line E Karma Club Apr. 20: The Naked Sams, aas- The Metamorphosen Chamber train to the Longwood Medical 9 lansdowne St., 617-421-9595 tards of Melody, Dragstrip Orchestra stop. For more information, visit Courage, Swinging Loveham- Sun. Apr. 29 at 8 p.m. at the «www.m es s ert-eaurr-eve Sundays: "Current dance mers, Rocketscience. Jordan Hall, New England Con- nt- works> or call 617-879-7726. tavorltes" by guest DJs. Cover Apr. 21: Delta Clutch, Envelope, servatory of Music. Coleman: varies. Red Telephone, Scout, Work for Flute (World Premiere); Tuesdays: Phatt Tuesdays. With Meghan Toohey. Strauss: Metamorphosen Topics in Film: Frames of Mind Bill's bar, modern dance Apr. 22: Rebecca Hart, Renata, (1945); O'Connor: American music. $10. The Ramblers. Seasons. Scott Yoo, music Through Apr. 24: All festival Wednesdays: STP. Gay-friendly, Apr. 23: Marshall Crenshaw. director; Mark O'Connor, violin; films will be screened at Har- house. $15,21+. Apr. 24: Jesse Perkins, Chris Elizabeth Ostling, flute. Meta- vard Film Archive, located at the Thursdays: Groove Factor. Mills, Califone. morphosen will conclude the lower level of the Carpenter House. Apr. 25: Reeves Gabrels. season accompanied by the phe- Center for the Visual Arts, 24 Fridays: Pure. Drum and bass, Apr. 26: Tracy Husky, Three Day nomenal, 2001 Grammy Award- Quincy St. Cambridge 617-495- guest OJ. $15, 19+. Threshold, Hip Tanaka, The winning violinist, Mark O'Connor, 4700 for more info. or visit Saturdays: Elements of Life. Control Group. in the Boston Premiere of a new «www.tierverdtiunercnive.org> International House. $15. Apr. 27: The Jupiter Project, The work entitled American Seasons, for a complete schedule, Tick- Douglas Fir, Ad Frank CD which will later be recorded on ets $7, $5 students, seniors. ManRay Release, Francine. the Sony Classical labet. Mark Tickets may be purchased at 21 Brookline St., Cambridge, Apr. 29: The Holy Childhood, The won his Grammy this year with the Harvard Box Office, located 617-864·0400 Color Forms, Alchemilla. Yo-Yo Ma in an album entitled at: Holyoke Center Arcade, Apr. 30: The Other Side Of The Appalachian Journey. The com- 1350 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA. For ticketing Wednesdays: Curses. Goth. Bear Acoustic Series: Brenda mission for the evening will be Appropriate dress required. White, Julie WIlson, Meghan by Dan Coleman in a work for info. call 617-496-2222 or TTY: $5, 19+; $3, 21+. Cary. flute and orchestra. This special 617-495-1642. Thursdays: Campus. Popular program will also include a reprise of the orchestra's signa- Apr. 25 at 7 p.m.: The Matrix tunes + House. Gay, casual Tweeter Center for the Perform- ture work, Strauss' Metamorpho- (Dir. by Andy and larry dress. $1~19+; $7,21+. Ing Arts (Great Woods) sen. Visit www.metamorpho- Wachowski, US 1999, 35mm, Fridays: Fantasy Factory (First 885 South Main St., Mansfield, and third Friday of the month. sen.org for more information or color, 136 min. With Keanu MA 02048 Features kinky fetishes and to reserve tickets. Reeves, laurence Fishburne, Ticketmaster: 931-2000 industrial music.) Hell Night Carrie-Anne Moss). One of the (every second Friday. 19+. top grossing films of 1999, Jun. ~1: The Black crowes and Includes Goth music.) Ooze Andy and larry Wachowski's The Oasis. (the last Friday of the month.) Matrix set a new benchmark in Jun. 22: The Allman Brothers r h t movie special effects. A heady $10, 21+. reduced prices for Band. those wearing fetish gear. blend of classic science-fiction Jul. 25: Bon Jovi. Les Miserables Saturdays: Liquid. Disco/house stories such as Alien, Soylent Aug. 8: Ozzfest 2001. + New Wave. $15, 19+; $10, Through May 20: The classic Green, and The Terminator with 21+. Broadway epic returns to Chinese martial arts films, Boston. At the Colonial Theatre Japanese animation, and Ameri- (106 Boylston St., Boston). can comic art. azz U Ie Show is at 8 p.m. except for p Sundays (shows at 1:30 p.m. 3rd Annual Boston Irish Film Regattabar and 7:30 p.m.), matinee Apr. 21 Festival Concertix: 876-7777 Axis (2 p.rn.) and no show Mondays. 1 Bennett Cambridge 13 lansdowne sr., 617-262· sr., Tickets: General: $24, $54, Apr. 20-22 at the Harvard Film 02138,617-662-5000 2437 $64, $69, $74. Call Ticketmas- Archive in Harvard Square, Cam- Next: 423-NEXT ter to make reservations (617- bridge, MA. The weekend Apr. 27: Dominique Eade. 931-2000). includes the U.S. Premiere of May 1: (Hed) Pe. Apr. 24: Charlie Kohlhase Quin- the hit Irish comedy Rat and tet. May 14: Kottonmouth Kings. The Dumb Waiter special Guest director Pat Mur- Apr. 25: Issi Rozen. 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CAMPUS CONSTRUCTION UPDATE If the answers to these questions are Yes!' J you shoufd be interested in t~aching for12.000, Solving SPORTS AND FITNESS Complex Problems, a new project-based subject that Concrete delivery and pouring may disrupt pedestrian and will be offered this fall to 100 freshmen. For each team of vehicular traffic and cause noise and some utility shutdowns. LOBBY 7 five freshmen, a Teaching Fellow will be their coach in the A major restoration to Lobby 7 has begun. Preliminary testing of process of researching their team's mission task and cleaning methods will be conducted prior to the restoration. Work working with other teams to collaborate. We are looking for this spring and summer includes a cleaning of the dome and masonry, lighting replacements, and the opening of the skylight. 20 enthusiastic undergraduates in all disciplines to join us STATA CENTER in this interactive way of teaching freshmen at MIT. Expect high volumes of truck traffic delivering concrete and Undergraduates continuing as M.Eng. students are also reinforced steel for the foundation. welcome to apply. TFs may choose to receive crtd or pay. SIMMONS HALL The placement of concrete may generate noise and affect vehicular traffic. Activity on the Vassar Street duct bank may affect pedestrian way finding. DREYFUS CHEMISTRY BUILDING Construction of the labs on the west side of the building has begun may cause a high noise level between the hours of 6:00 AM and 2:00 PM. 70 PACIFIC STREET (GRADUATE HOUSING) Site utility installation and the pouring of concrete foundations may generate dust, noise and cause disruption to vehicular traffic. UTILITY INSTALLATION The driving of steel sheeting in the northwest sector of campus may cause vibrations and disturbance to the surrounding area.
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Interim RB Report o allndi taurant Highlights Strengths 13 e Of Fall-Tenn Pilots By Jennifer Young emphasized a desire to be flexible. STAFF REPORTER Ricky . Gresh of the Re idential An interim report on this year's Life and tudent Life Programs re idence-based advising (RBA) office said," 0 matter what hap- pilot programs empha izes the sy - pens, student are going to move tern's succes es. around. ny advising ystem that The report was released at an doe n't let student do that will not open forum on RBA held on be effective.' WANTED: Wednesday. Julie S. orman of the Academ- The ndergraduate ssociation ic Resource Center (AR ) respond- Committee on Housing and Orienta- ed similarly to concerns that advis- Students seeking answers tion and the V Student Committee ing options could become too on Educational Policy hosted the narrowed aying, 'There is no defi- to the questions: forum in Room 10-250. The forum nite model that is going to fit every gave concerned students the oppor- student." 1. Who is Jesus? tunity to discu s the release of the CEP co-chair and VA councilor interim report and the recent deci- from ext House Victoria K. 2. Bow is he relevant. sions of German House and ext Anderson '02 noted the administra- House to implement RBA next year. tive desire to allow several options to my life t.oday? The report gave a mid-year for freshman advising. "It was clear assessment of the pilot RBA pro- from the forum that students are not If that'~ you, come to: grams in McCormick Hall and Ran- in favor of just one system of advis- dom Hall. The review of the ing for freshmen, and it was al 0 Private Dining Room 2 (W20-302) McCormick pilot described overall clear in talking with the administra- rd th satisfaction with the program and tors present that they have no inten- Mondays at 5:30 pm from April 23 to May 14 increased leadership and involve- tion of implementing a program that For more information, e-mail [email protected] ment within the dormitory. would do this." Sponsored by the Intervarsity Christian Fellowships at MIT McCormick resident associate The ARC, RLSLP, and the adviser Monica Gupta '03 said, Health Education Office at MIT "The overall feeling is that it was Medical were responsible for the phenomenal. It was great to pull in interim report. all of our resources to get things done." Random's pilot program, which does not localize advising seminars but provides faculty house fellows and resident associate advisers, was less dramatic in its effects than the McCormick program. Random Hall President and associate adviser Matthew S. Cain ' 02 expressed Random's desire to "make some changes in the details of the imple- mentation," but described the pro- gram as "another layer of support. It takes helpful upperclassmen, gives them resources, and makes them super-helpful upperclassmen." Administrators discussed the successes of and necessary improve- ments to these programs and
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Friday, April 20 modern, jazz, hip-hop, pointe and tap. Guest performances by MIT's Mocha Moves, Black Out (Boston theater arts group), and Raw Material. 8:30 a.m. -1:00 p.m. - The 2001 MIT Research Directors Conference. The 8th Annual Research Directors Conference to Sponsored in part by the Council for the Arts at MIT. $5. Room: Kresge Auditorium. Sponsor: Movements in Time. showcase the latest research at MIT. Free to MIT Community. Room: Kresge Auditorium. Sponsor: Office of Corporate Rela- tions/ILP. Monday, April 23 9:~ a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Summer 2001 UROP Direct-FundIng Deadline. All students requestmg UROP Direct-Funding (Funding provided by the UROP office) for summer 2001 UROPs must submit proposals and signed coversheets to he UROP Office in 12:00 p.m. - rt Colloquia: rts Colloquium. MIT faculty and arts staff are invited to hear Music Lecturer Elena Ruehr speak Room 7-104 by 5 p.m. on Friday, April 20, 2001. free. Room: 7-104. Sponsor: UROP. on her work. Lunch will be served; reservations required by April 18. free. Room: TBA. Sponsor: Associate Provost for the Arts. 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - AI-A.non Open Discussion: AJ..AnonMeetlng. free. Room: £25-101. Sponsor: MIT Medical. 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Mac Tech Partners User Group. free. Room: N42 Demo Center. Sponsor: Information Systems. 12:00 p.m, - 1:30 p.m. - Envlr;Onmental and SUs1alnablllty Brown Bag Seminar. "A Multi-Attribute Analysis of Shandong 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Free lunch Talk: "A brlght Idea for Electrical EngIneers from lUTRON." The Internallonal Human Province's Electric Sector Alternatives: Results from the China Energy Technology Program.' free. Room: E40-496. Sponsor: Resources Manager for Lutron, the world leader in lighting controls since 1961 (WWW.lutron.com). is visiting the MIT campus Center for Environmen allnitiatives. Monday, April 23 from noon. The company is expanding its international operations and is looking for bright individuals who 12:00 p.rn. - 1:30 p.m. - OrIentation to Computing at MIT. This seminar provides basic, non-technical informatton about the want an overseas career. To make time for a brief interview and take advantage of this splendid opportunity, call MIT computing environment. 617.252.1483 or e-mail [email protected] with your availability. free. Room: E38-6th floor, Conference Room. Sponsor: MIT Topics include: telephones and voice mail, operating systems, supported software and recommended hardware, the campus Japan Program. network, security, computer-related health issues. free. Room: N42 Demo Center. Sponsor: Information Systems. 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Windows T Partners U er Group. The NT Partners is a group of Windows NT workstation users and 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - School Vacation Program: Meet the Re earchers. Chat with students and researchers who are explor- administrators who have banded together to support each other in the use of Windows NT. NT Partners share their NT experi- ing the future of artificial intelligence at MIT's Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence. Free with Museum admission. Room: MIT ences, ask and answer questions, solve problems, discuss hot topics, and warn each other of pitfalls. Any NT user at any level Museum's Main Gallery, 265 Massachusetts Avenue, Bldg. N52-2nd floor. Sponsor: MIT Museum. of expertise and experience is welcome to join the group and attend meetings. free. Room: 2-142. Sponsor: Information Sys- 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. - School Vacation Program: Invent It I Work with students from MIT's Media Lab to invent a watering con- tems. traption or create a sculpture with motors and sensors. Free with Museum admission. Room: MIT Museum's Main Gallery, 265 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Mellon-MIT Program on GO and Forced Migration - research pre entation. Dr. Akinola of the DuBois Massachusetts Avenue, Bldg. N52-2nd floor. Sponsor: MIT Museum. Institute at Harvard University will speak on "When the Guns Go Silent Again: Refugees, NGOs, and the Eritrean Transition" and 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - "Towards Optimal NC Tool Paths." Den Hartog Lecture. free. Room: 3-133. Sponsor: ME Seminar Dan Metz, graduate student in MIT's political science department, will speak on "Meeting the Humanitarian Agenda During Series. Internal Conflict: International NGOs and the Relief Society of Tigray.· free. Room: contact CIS for location info for this session. 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - 2001 Alan S. Michael Distinguished lecturshlp. Membranes in Bioorocessing: Alan Michaels' Legacy. Sponsor: Center for International Studies. Oxfam America and Grassroots International . free. Room: E15-070. Sponsor: Chemical Engineering. 3:00 p.m. - Baseball s, Bates College. free. Baseball field. Sponsor: Department of Athletics. 4:00 p.m .. 5:30 p.m. - "Humanitarian aid and the new context of conflicts." Jean-Ghristophe Rufin is a novelist, essayist and 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. - "Extension to a theorem of Jergens, Calabl, and Pogorelov." free. Room: 4-159. Sponsor: Differential medical doctor born in 1952. His first novel was awarded the "Prix Goncourt" for first novel in 1997. As an M.D., he is a former Geometry Seminar. Department of Mathematics. vice president of "Medecins Sans Frontieres", a Humanitarian NGO which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999. free- 4:00 p.m. - Genome-Wide Expre Ion Oat Analys : From Tools to Predictive Models. DNA microarray technology and refreshments and cookies will be served. Room: E38-714. Sponsor: MIT France Program. Program on Human Rights and justice. genome sequencing have advanced to the point that it is now possible to monitor gene expression levels on a genomic scale. 4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. - Maximal Singular Loci of Schubert Varieties In SL(n)/B. Refreshments will be served at 3:30 p.m. in These new data promise to enhance fundamental understanding of life on the molecular level, and may prove useful in medical Room 2-349. free. Room: 2-338. Sponsor: Combinatorics Seminar. Department of Mathematics. diagnosis, treatment, and drug design. free. Room: E25-401. Sponsor: HST. 5:00 p.rn, - 6:30 p.m. - Beginner Ballroom Dance lessons. Learn to do the Cha-cha, waltz, foxtrot and swing! No partner nec- 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - "Microchemical Systems- Materials and Applications". CMSE Colloquium Series. free. Room: 13- essary! Come to any or all of the six lessons. Lessons taught 2137. Sponsor: Center for Materials Science & Engineering. by members of the MIT Ballroom Dance Team. free. Room: BUilding 34-3rd floor lobby. Sponsor: MIT Ballroom Dance Team. 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. - Aga Khan Lecture: Urban Development and Patronage of I lamlc Architecture In 15th -17th Century LEF, GSC, Arts Council. Ottoman Bosnia/Hercegovina. free. Room: MIT room 3-133 . Sponsor: Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture. 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - 4/20. Come celebrate freedom with MITHC; food, music, fun, politics, drum circle, hemp jewelry, live 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. - Investigative Bible Discussion. Wanted: Students who are curious about 1. Who is Jesus?, and 2. How acts including TekFu, Silent Goodbye Jam, Genesis Project, YOU! free. Room: Senior House Courtyard. Sponsor: MIT Hemp is He relevant to my life today? If that's you, Join us for an interactive search through the Bible about Jesus's life and teach- Coalition. ings. free. Room: Student Center Private Dining Room 2. Sponsor: Graduate Christian Felfowship. 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. - How to Have a Dally Quiet Time of Prayer. Elizabeth Shively from Park Street Church will speak on 6:00 p.m. - Advanced Music Performance Concert. Materials science and engineering graduate student Rachel Levinson. vio- what it means to have a quiet time with God. free. Room: Student Center West Lounge (W20-201). Sponsor: Graduate Christian lin violin student of Lynn Chang. With Alison D'amato, piano. A concert based on American Jau and Blues: Suite for Violin and Fellowship. Piano, 1943 by William Grant Still; Copland's Nocturne; Ravel's Son ate pour violin et piano. free. Room: Killian Hall. Sponsor: 7:00 p.m .. 12:00 a.m. - MIT Anlme Club ShOWing. Kare Kano, library checkout distributions, feature anime. Check out Music and Theater Arts Section. http://anime.mit.edu/ for complete details. free. Room: 6-120. Sponsor: Anime Club, MIT. 7:00 p.m. - The Black Hole at the Center of Our Galaxy· Ford/MIT Nobel Laureate Lecture Serle. free. Room: 10-250. Spon 8:00 p.m. - Trivial Pursuits. A new musical about friendship and a couch by Dnaiel Scribner and Seth Bisen-Hetsh (senior, elec- sor: Office of Special Community Services. MIT Lecture Series Committee, Office of the Chancellor. trical engineering and computer science). free. Room: Kresge Rehearsal Room B. Sponsor: Music and Theater Arts Section. 8:00 p.m. - Fierce Forever IV. Drag queen and drag king performances organized by students. Guest performers include Mizery, Tuesday, April 24 Destiny and others. $5 non-MIT, $4 MIT. Room: Walker Memorial, Morss Hall. Sponsor: GaM IT. 8:00 p.m. - MIT Chamber Chorus. William Cutter, director. Madrigals of Monteverdi, Gesualdo; Irving Fine's Alice in Wonderland 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Linking Infrasystems. Dibner Institute Lunchtime Colloquia. free. Room: E56-100. Sponsor: Dibner Suite; Janacek's Three Songs. free. Room: Kresge Auditorium. Sponsor: Music and Theater Arts Section. Institute. 9:30 p.m. - The Tony Malaby Trio. Tony Malaby, saxophones, Angelica Sanchez, piano, and George Schuller, drums. These 12:00 p.m .. 1:00 p.rn. - Microsoft Word User Group. The MIT Microsoft Word User Group (WUG) was formed for people at MIT, young jazz musicians are among the most innovative and creative on the NYC jazz scene. Collectively they have performed with from beginners to experts, who are using or interested in leaming to use Microsoft Word word processing software. free. Room: major artists including The Mingus Big Band, Joe Lovano, Dave Douglas, Kenny Werner, Toots Thielemans, and Danilo Perez, N42 Demo Center. Sponsor: InformatIOn Systems. among others. free. Room: Killian Hall. Sponsor: Music and Theater Arts Section. 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Civic Environmentalism: Democratic Pathways to Sustainablllty - A Roundtable Series. Innovations 12:00 a.m. - 6:15 p.m. - Science In the 19th-Century Periodical. Two-Day Dibner Conference. in Policy and Regulations. free. Room: Harvard University, JFK School, littauer 3rd Floor, Fainsod Room. Sponsor: Department of Urban Studies and Planning. Saturday, April 21 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. - Special EECS Seminar. Quantum Devices for Ultrafast Optical Switching. free. Room: Grier Room B, 34- 401B (Refreshmants served at 1:45 p.m.). Sponsor: Research Lab of Electronics. 9:00 a.m .. 6:15 p.m. - Science In the 19th Century Periodical. Day 2 of two-day Dibner Institute Conference. free. Room: E56- 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - MTl VLSI Seminar Series. High-Performance CMOS Technology Development at IBM. free. Room: 34- 100. Sponsor: Dibner Institute. 101. Sponsor: MTL VLSI Seminar. 12:00 p.m. - Baseball vs. Coast Guard (DH). free. Baseball Field. Sponsor: Department of Athletics. 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. - Japan Forum: "The Political Dimension of the US-Japan Alliance .... The guest speaker, Mr. Takashi 2:00 p.m. - Gamelan Galak Tika: Music and Dance of Ball. Old favorites and new repertoire. $7, $3 students, free w/ MIT 10 Oka is formerly Tokyo Bureau Chief for the New York Times and Chief Asia Correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor. In and for children under 12. Room: Kresge Auditorium. Sponsor: Gamelan Galak Tika. 1994 he became staff director for the New Frontier Party and since 1999 has been Washington representative of the liberal 7:00 p.m. - Spirit of Praise: MIT Gospel Choir Spring Concert. With guest groups Praise Dance and Wellesley Gospel Choir. Party and its leader, Ichiro Ozawa. free. Room: E38·7th Roor, Conference Room. Sponsor: MIT Japan Program, Center for Inter- free. Room: Lobdell Dining Hall. Sponsor: Gospel Choir, MIT. national Studies. 7:00 p.m. - Logarhythms Spring Concert. MIT's all-male a cappella ensemble celebrates the season. free. Room: 10-250. 4:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - Gas Turbine Seminar Series. free. Room: 31-161. Sponsor: Gas TUrbine Laboratory. Sponsor: Logarhythms, MIT. 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. - "TransnatIonal Political Activities of Migrant Groups: Some Comparisons from Refugee Camps and 8:00 p.m. - Trivial Pursuits. A new musical about friendship and a couch by Daniel Scribner and Seth Bisen-Hersh (senior, elec· the Boston Area." Prof. Jacobsen is Director of the Refugees and Forced Migration Program at the Feinstein International trical engineering and computer science). free. Room: Kresge Rehearsal Room B. Sponsor: Music and Theater Arts Section. Famine Center at Tufts, and Prof. Levitt teaches Sociology at Wellesley College. This is a session of the Inter-University Seminar 8:00 p.m. - Generation. Play written and directed by graduate student Chen-Hsiang Yeang, (electrical engineering and computer on International Migration. free. Room: E38-615. Sponsor: Center for Intemational Studies. science). Set in a futuristic, Orwellian world, Generation depicts a family across generations. free. Room: Kresge little Theater. 4:30 p.m. - A Two-State Solution In the Holy land: Is There Stili Time? A session of the Emile Bustani Middle East Seminar. (This Sponsor: ROCSA. is a re-scheduled event from March 6 when it was snowed out). free. Room: E51-o95. Sponsor: Center for Intemational Studies. 5:00 p.m. - Internet In Costa Rica. Dr. Guy de Teramond, Minister of Science and Technology in Costa Rica, will be giving a Sunday, April 22 lecture on "Internet in Costa Rica and Central America: Past, Present. free. Room: 6-120. Sponsor: Center for Bilingual/Bicul- tural Studies. The Martin and Wallenberg Fellows for Sustain ability. 1:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - Ballroom Dance lessons. V.Waltz 1 at 1 p.m., Int. Rhumba 2 at 2 p.m., Arg. Tango 3 at 4:30 p.m. Free 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. - Aga Khan Lecture. Ottoman expressions of early modernity and the inevitable question of westerniza- social dancing from 3:30-4:30 p.m. $1 to $5. Room: Sala de Puerto Rico. Sponsor: Ballroom Dance Club. tion. free. Room: 4-231. Sponsor: Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture. 3:00 p.m. - Movements In Time Spring Concert. Movements In Time Dance Company, an amateur dance group at MIT, expos- 6:30 p.m. - Architecture Lecture: " Interior/Exterior Visibilities." Talk by Elaine Sturtevant, artist, Paris. free. Room: 10-250. es dancers within the MIT community to professional quality choreography in a wide range of dance techniques, including ballet, Sponsor: Department of Architecture.
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Ruden- about the action's ucces . stine - al 0 demand that the ni- I think it'll work,' one worker ver ity join th Worker' Right aid a he marched. "It's worked in Consortium an independent factory the pa t." monitoring board. As the sun set and the wind tudent activi ts - mostly began to pick up, Offner urged the EW E GlA 0 Co SERVATORY· 290 Hu TI GTO A EUE BO undergraduate, with about a onlookers not to leave de pite the dozen graduate tudents - entered increasingly inclement weather. the building easily from the ba e- "We need to help protect the stu- ment of atthews Hall, armed dents inside who are taking a major with bag of food and tanks of risk for a piece of justice in our water. community," she said, eliciting They ecured themselves in the cheers from the audience. halls of the building by linking 'It's terrible that it has come to arms while singing chanting and this," she said. "These are terrible reading testimony from Harvard problems and we re committed to workers. staying out here to fix them." By 5 p.m. Wednesday, all In an attempt to link the groups administrators with offices in the of protesters outside and inside the building had trickled out of Mass. building, Offner hooked her cell Hall - leaving only protesters and phone up to a microphone so that Harvard University Police Depart- Molly C. McOwen could speak to ment (HUPD) officer to occupy the the assembled crowd. building. As she spoke, McOwen stood in Rudenstine exited Mas . Hall at the front window of Mass. Hall and approximately 4 p.m. and Provost waved wildly at the onlookers. Harvey V. Fineberg left unobtru- "Our voices are hoarse and sore sively an hour later. Both adminis- but it makes us feel so much more trators declined comment as they empowered to hear you guys out walked through the shouting crowds there," she said. from the building. After a candlelight vigil held About six HUPD members at 9:00 p.m. Wednesday night, remained in the building throughout the crowd outside Mass. Hall qui- the afternoon, while another everal eted. spread out, monitoring the crowds The lights inside Mass. Hall illu- outside. minated the colorful living wage At least four police cars parked posters taped to the windows of the in the Yard outside Mass. Hall. administrative building. While the protesters inside the While HUPD officers continued building alternated between chanti- to stand outside the building, about ng and quietly playing cards, about two dozen students chatted casually 30 students circled Mass. Hall under with their friends on the inside the leadership of PSLM member through the open Mass. Hall win- Amy C. Offner. dows - discussing dinner and the The action outside the building Mass. Hall decor. began after Offner, speaking into a Offner said that PSLM members megaphone, rallied a crowd of had organized a schedule for stu- onlookers that included members of dents to remain outside throughout national media like ational Public the night. Radio ( PR) and The New York She said continuing support from Times. the outside was necessary for the sit-in has begun in Mass. safety of the protester . Hall for a living wage for all Har- "We heard a threat of a police vard worker ," Offner announced. bust and 0 it's really important to Offner said both the student make sure people are out here," she inside and tho e outside the admin- said. istrative building would not budge At midnight, after a few hours until their demands were granted. of quiet protest, the tudents both "We're committed to remaining inside and out ide Ma . Hall here indefinitely," she said. "We're began yelling. The activist inside expecting stiff re i tance from the the building turned OD their radios University. ' and began clapping and banging As the afternoon progressed, the on wastebaskets. The supporters students outside the administrative outside yelled," 0 justice, no building seemed to be settling down quiet!" for the duration. The brief escalation came after Two students tood outside a HUPD officer moved into a room ass. Hall, holding a large banner in ide Mas . Hall that the tudents reading, "Workers Can't Eat Pres- had unofficially designated a " afe tige: Rally for a Living Wage," space" for discussion and plan- made from three blue sheets trong ning. across wooden pole . The rising volume of the pro- As students circled the small te ters began to antagonize Mass. green outside a s. Hall, they Hall residents. t one point, a few attracted the attention of a group of students attempted to pour water on alum from the Class of 1971 walk- the prote ter from their open win- ing through the Yard. dow. The alum compared Wednes- After about 20 minutes of Thursday, April 26 Checkout Pick Up FREE Passes at 6PM day's action to the legendary sit-in houting from both inside and out- of 1969 saying that they were excit- ide the admini trative building, 7:00 PM CI EMAX.com in lobby 16 day of show. ed and rather surpri ed to ee con- the students quieted for a brief for a chance to win a tinuing evidence of tudent meeting with the HUPD officers Rm 10-250 activism. who agreed to vacate the confer- portable DVD player Presented by Despite the ostensible similari- ence room. With that, the protesters or other great prizes! MIT Lecture Series Committee ties, the climate on campus was rad- resolved to go to sleep for the ically different 30 years ago, said night. lse Allyn Field. 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NOBEL LAUREATE LECTURE SERIES The Blacl Monday, April 23, 2001 Huntington Hall In cooperation with the MIT Lecture Serie Committee, (Room 10-25°) 7:00 P Community Service Office, http:j /web.mit.edujnobel-lectures and the Office of the Chancellor. Page 20 H , I • Attend he ost e citing e ent of the year... the 3rd annual MIT Sloan eBusiness Awards is year's e ent i eludes ... 9 award categories THE SPEAKERS All-star speaker list Master of Ceremonies Eric Berlind, General Manager, Cutting edge Media Lab technology Business/Enterprise, ZDNet W e 1 onday prt 23, 200. Keynote Desh Deshpande, Chairman (Founder), ere? Tis resge A ditorium Sycamore Networks WencesJao Casares, CEO (Founder), ha ti e? Patagon.com 5:00 - 5:45 P Reception & egistration John Connolly, President & CEO (Founder), 6-00 8:30 P A ards Ceremony Mainspring MIT Sloan (Please arrive by 5:45 P TM Bob Davis, Vice Chairman (Founder), Terra Lycos eBusiness To learn more about the eBA Ceremony Bill Porter, Chairman Emeritus (Founder), E*Trade just go to: www.mitawards.org Jeffrey Rayport, CEO, Monitor Marketspace Awards Recognizing innovation in eBusiness pril 20, 2001 H Page 21 Chomsky Discusses Role of Media inU.S. Chomsky, from Page 1 ing to Chomsky, the state of Israel has repeatedly violated. U.. policy dominating U .. policy. The noted American dissident "U. . power was so overwhelm- then analyzed the nited tates' ing [that] many i sues were off the often puzzling relationship with the table. For e ample Vietnam was World Court. While a charter mem- never brought up. ... If it had it ber of the United ations, the Unit- would have meant the end of the ed tates, aid Chomsky, has been . .," hom ky aid. very careful of adding reservations "Don't interfere with the Don to virtually every document govern- [the United tate] - it's danger- ing issues of sovereignty. ous' homsky said. Chomsky quoting an official U.S. source, said, "The United hom criticiz the media States had accepted World Court The linguistics professor was juri diction when most members especially critical of the media's shared its view, but now a great failure to report on the truth of past many of these [members] ... often KATIE JEFFREY. THE TECH actions of the United tates delega- work against us, thus the U.S. [also] Peter (Corey M. Gerritsen '02), David (David C.Poland '04) and Nick (Patrick Y. Kim '04) sing tion. retains domestic jurisdiction." about the wonders of masculinity in Trivial Pursuits, a musical written by Seth Bisen-Hersh '01 " ince the 1960s [for example], Chomsky also added that the and Daniel Scribner. Pursuits plays Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m, in Kresge Rehearsal Room B. the United tates is far in the lead in United States has added reservations vetoing [ ecurity Council resolu- "to each and every human rights tions] '" but it had never been report- resolution ever passed." ed in any paper," Chomsky said. According to homsky, howev- MIT Spearheads Several New er, a "wondrou sea-change took place in 1990, when the U .. was "Since the 1960sthe preparing to go to war with Iraq." "Though world opinion [was United States isfar in Initiatives as Part of Settlement against the war] - world opinion is the lead in vetoing EPA, from Page 1 ing a serie of options, a student or select the teachers who will partici- not important - that willingness to faculty member may create a custom pate in this program. Although this go with the .S. lead elicited an [Security Council res- middle of the pack," but said that a training program which teaches him will initially last for two years, interesting response [from the recent inspection at Harvard the necessary information. Gardner hopes that the collaboration media]," said Chom ky, referring to olutions I ...but it revealed no environmental offen es. Litster said that all people who will continue. "My intention is that the accolades lavished on the U. . had never been report- "We've been finding violations handle chemicals will require some this is not going to be a one-shot by the American press soon after the at a lot of universities. A lot of the sort of training. "I wa trained in deal," he said. announcement of Operation Desert ed in any paper. "- violations seem to stem from insti- February in the appropriate use of Shield. tutional issues," he said. "At a fac- chemicals in laboratories, , he said. EPA impressed with initiative According to Chomsky, howev- Institute Professor tory, you have a few inspectors "There is some training that almost Smith said that the EPA was er, the change in tone did not signif- monitoring the waste corning from a everyone who works in a lab will impressed by the steps that MIT icantly alter the way U. . issues Noam Chomsky few process lines." At MIT, the peo- have to undergo." took to correct the problems. "The were reported in the media. ple who are required to deal with New computer technology will response that they took was ideal "Resolutions condemning the toxic waste are much more varied allow MIT to continuously share from my perspective. [Executive United States and Israel passed by and less experienced. data with EPA inspectors. Keith said Vice President] John Curry said that ISO-some to 2, but by definition "The principle is clear: the U. . "At MIT, you have over 2,000 that when a laboratory conducts an MIT would get right on it, and they everything the U.S. did was still the and World Court are wonderful as laboratories. You have a whole host internal inspection, it will be able to did," she said. peace process, even if it was under- long as they follow orders," Chom- of chemicals, some of which are input information into a computer Although the EPA's regulations mining peace." sky said. bsenre;' mith said. A: university -:similar to a Palm Pilot. :rhe mforma stipulate-that violations must be has a decentralized department sys- tion will then be relayed to the EPA, punished by fines, the monetary The e tent of . . dominance Que tion and an wer period tem, which makes it difficult to main- who may record and analyze it. amount of a fine may be lowered if Chomsky delved further into the Following the hour-long talk, tain environmental accountability. an organization complies with EPA peace process, arguing how the Unit- members of the audience had the However, these violations are Other environmental initiatives suggestions. "MIT got a big reduc- ed States' decidedly pro-Israeli stance chance to ask Chomsky questions. still severe, even if they do happen The Institute aimed not just to tion for cooperation," Smith said. dominated all discussions regarding When asked if all the informa- frequently and for obvious reasons. comply with regulations but to cre- the Middle East peace process. tion he obtained was available to the "A toxic chemical coming from ate new environmental initiatives. Increased regulation ma up co t "Why did the U.S. vote against public, Chomsky mused on the dif- The annual report of Some members of the MIT com- or veto re olutions against things ference between Eastern and West- MIT's Environmental munity have expressed concern that like terrorism? Becau e the resolu- ern modes of propaganda. Programs Task Force the new regulations will put a sub- tion contained a paragraph support- "Yes it's all available, unlike big described several new stantial financial burden on research ing the right of self-determination Stalinist Russia ... [but] our facts ''MITgot a reductian [in initiatives that were laboratorie . "Where I see the prob- which would authorize things like get ignored and suppres ed; the fines] for cooperation: " implemented in recent lems corning is that the labs and ... the Pale tinian resistance," Western propaganda ystem is much years. centers might have to hire additional Chomsky said. much more ophisticated." - Katherine Smith, The Copy Technolo- people to deal with the safety issue . As recently a Mar. 27, hom- The final questioner of the gy Centers increased These positions can't be paid for by sky said, the nited tates vetoed a evening asked Chomsky for a solu- Senior Counselfor EPA recycled paper use from research grants. It might well be that ecurity ouncil re olution calling tion to the globe's political problems. one percent of white there need to be some funding for a . . observer force in the "Stop the talk of Wilsonian prin- paper to 95 percent, and increases" Litster aid. occupied territorie . ciples" homsky said. "It is an ide- MIT is the same as a toxic chemical overall use of recycled paper rose to The Department of Health and "The veto hocked the European ological clap-track. The question is coming from a factory," Smith said. 68 percent in one year. Human Services had a budget of Union as the United tate insisted not 'How do we get to Utopia?' but At the same time, on-campus 70 million for fi cal year 2000 up that the resolution have no mention rather 'How do we improve things?' Institute addressed issues quickly recycling programs also expanded over 10 million from five years of siege, land for peace or ettle- And it is our re pon ibility, because Shortly after the EPA released from the recycling of paper to the earlier. "The bu iness of regulation ments following the Geneva on- we have the privilege and opportu- the results of their inspection, MIT processing of a wide variety of is a growth indu try," Litster aid. vention [of 1949], ' which, accord- nities to change thing ." began to take measures to correct materials. Keith said that MIT is the alleged violations. The Institute trying to implement more environ- hired Keith in July of 1999, creating mentally sustainable education in its a senior-level management role to core curriculum. deal with environmental compliance issues. Collaboration with local hools MIT also created the Institute One of the upcoming environ- Committee of Environmental Health mental projects will involve collabo- and Safety, which is chaired by ration with local school teacher . Keith and Vice President and Dean Three teachers from Cambridge pub- for Research J. David Litster. This lic schools will come to MIT during committee will determine the appro- the summer to conduct environmen- priate training and monitoring pro- tal research for up to four weeks. cedures for each of the Institute's Over the year following this fel- laboratories. lowship these teachers will collabo- Keith contacted the EPA and rate with a graduate student or attempted to determine which kinds advanced undergraduate to develop of issues led to environmental viola- experiments which can be per- tions. "We collaborated with the formed in the elas room. The teach- EPA's University Compliance Sup- ers will then present these curricula port Group, and we asked them to their classes. which areas universities realJy need Matthew T. Garner, a staff mem- the most help with. They said that ber for the Center for Environmen- regulatory training was a major tal Initiati es, said that this program problem," he said. will improve on relations by having MIT help Cambridge students. MIT create web-based training " hat MIT is good at is In order to improve the level of re earch. We can add value to the MIGUEL CALLES-THE TECH environmental afety education, research by helping re earcher to MIT's Casino Rueda Group presented the first latin Dance Showcase last Saturday in Kresge MIT created a web-based interface get the word out about their Auditorium. The event was sponsored by the Council for the Arts, MIT Fund, and the Committee which allow the generation of cus- re earch,' Gardner aid. on Campus Race Relations. tomized training m dule . By select- This ummer the Center will Page 22 B RESS BOOKSTORE LOAD I NG DOCK SALE 2 DAYS 0 LY!!! Up to 95% OFF! Huge Savings on: hurt books out-ot-print books MIT Press overstock journal back-issues other pub's books plus much more ... .- E e ..rt ~ o o ..c The M IT Press Bookstore THE TE H Page23 MIT to Raise Graduate Donn Rents by Five Percent NW30, from Page 1 ne goal or the coming year i arehou e in previou years. "The graduate housing a graduate re i- to stabli b r tional rent true- co t of the building is 26 million," dent tutors. 10 er than tho e of enior graduat ture "Benedict aid. taff and I he said. 'However, ho much of et "by putting 30 on line, student " Kachani aid. of July have b en orking on om alterna- thi 26 million' deferred mainte- we can increa e the number of 200 I, a fir t-year graduate student ti e models e tabli bing rent for nance of tbi building? One has to grad student e can bou e on will rec i e a tip nd of 1630 a 30. in e I' been or ing eparate the 0 and only u e the campus," ilsson aid, "and when month Kachani aid, while a nior witb tbe , I wanted to m et with c nstru tion co a an input to tbe we get idney-Pacific we ill be graduatetudent will get 1 00 a tb m fir t before getting eedback revenue model.' able to house 50 percent of grad month. from the ommunity." tudent on campus and that will Benedict aid that 30' tatu It's looking like 90 per ent 0 to b read in tbe fall be a wonderful thing," ilsson as a home to fir t-year studen i a won't be realistic but it' not lear' il on i excited about the ne said. factor in the decision-making il on aid.' It eem like the mar- space for graduate tudents. Thi i cheduled to open in the fall, proce . ket may tart oming down.' 30 for on- real plus,' he aid. T hasn t 30' 120 beds will be included "Larry Benedict has been very added to it hou ing for gra.duate in this year's graduate hou ing lot- re ponsive. We hope that we will Redefining grad rent complicated tudents in ten year .' tery that ends ay 1. get a final rent that i ba ed on In figuring out a new b nchmark urrently, IT i only ble to achani, a member of the id- stipend levels," Kachani aid. for graduate rents that makes ense hou e 0 percent of its graduate ney-Pacific ounder' Group said Director of Housing Operations in today' market, both Benedict tudent, itb about two-third of that the group will recommend rents Karen il on said that IT and ilsson explained that many tho etudent li ing in graduate for idney-Pacific ' s 650-700 beds feels re ponsible "to offer a good complex variable come into play. hou ing and one-third in under- within the next three months. product and a safe, ecure, well- "It's more an art than iti a ci- maintained place to live." ence, ' Benedict said. The primary con ideration in Rent for all grad dorm will go up setting up a rent model are clear- The Housing Office has already ing e penses providing a ensible announced a five percent increa e in price in relation to other grad graduate housing rents across the dorms and the hou ing market board, beginning in the fall. and maintaining the graduate Currently, Edgerton House is the reserve," ils on said. one graduate dormitory tbat has effi- While funding for undergradu- ciencies. The rent for tbose rooms is ate dormitorie is part of IT' cheduled to increase from $828 to capital campaign, il on aid, 850 a month. graduate housing is financed by etting rent for W30 is only loan or floating public bond . one facet of how MIT is responding "Sometimes a donor come along, to the challenge of housing graduate but normally [these loan ] are students in the context of a housing paid for by graduate rents,' ils- market in which rents have been son aid. rapidly rising. Rents also pay for each dormi- In past years, MIT had set a poli- tory's operating expense, such a cy to provide graduate housing at 90 repairs, supplies, and labor. "We percent of the market rate, Benedict look at the special projects each said. "That was going to be the building needs," like kitchen reno- benchmark," he said. "But in the vations in Ashdown, ilsson aid. past five to seven years, rents have Anything left over is put into the skyrocketed" while MIT rents have graduate reserve, which is used for not followed as quickly. large projects, new construction, KAlLAS NARENDRAN - THE TECH Right now, ilsson estimates and paying back loans on old con- Team 573 (Dow) and 609 (EAHS) assist the TeradynejMIT robot at the annual FIRST robot com- MIT prices are " omewhere at about struction. petition held at EPCOT center in Florida earlier this month. The TeradynejMIT robot was built 70-80 percent fair market rate, com- "We also look at where people through a partnership between individuals from Teradyne, MIT, and other organizations. pared to apartments in the metro are living off campus," ilsson Boston area." said. The Housing Office regularly Page 24 SMin Science Writing Proposed Faculty Meeting, from Page 1 mance of fre bmen and aid that he anted to put the change into effect a oon a pos ible becau e "fresh- men will be more re eptive" to the material being taught if they have to earn grade. Dela con idered winn ble battl hulman aid he was disappoint- ed with the faculty' decision to not delay the elimination one year. How- ever, he aid he was pleased that the propo ed amendment " parked an intere ting conver ation among the faculty." hulman said that although respon e from the undergraduate population in re pon e to the A-B-C/ o Record change was split, the VA NATHA COLLINS-THE TECH decided to support the plan because Hi lei ice Presiden Andrew . Goldsweig '03 and Hillel staffer Katie Tanzer set up a display for Yom Hashoah, the Holocaust Memo- trying to resist it would have been "a rial Day, hich began Thursday evening. 10 ing battle to fight. ... We had a shot" at winning on the issue of the delay, Shulman said. "What would have made the biggest difference would have been getting more faculty members who understood the is ue there," Shulman said. A lot of support for the pro- posed delay came from the junior faculty, and they were just not aware, he said. Exploratory subjects endorsed The faculty also unanimously ociety 0 agreed to endorse a plan allowing sophomores to designate one class each semester as "exploratory." A student enrolled in an omen exploratory subject may either accept the grade earned or change the sub- ject to listener status at the end of the term. Eng-neers Any subject may be designated as exploratory, including Institute requirements and departmental requirements. Preaen 5: "It's the best part of this whole proposal," Shulman said. "It's not until senior year that people take the really random subjects .... This allows them to explore before they decide on a major." SM in Science Writing proposed MIT may soon offer a Master's Beaver Dash degree in Science Writing. Professor Robert Kanigel brought forward a proposal at the meeting for a Mas- ter's program in Science Writing on behalf of the Program in Writing and a urday, pr I 21st Humanistic Studies. The Master's program, which will take one year to complete, will consist of electives, a year-long sem- inar, a thesis, and a summer intern- er now!.! ship. Teaching Assistants will take two years to complete the program. "We have some of the most dis- tinguished science writers in the country," said James Paradis, head of m-4pm the Program in Writing. "There will be no need to recruit" new faculty for the program. Bui dl gs 4 & 8 Dean of the School of Humani- ties, Arts, and Social Sciences Philip S. Khoury said that the new Master's A Ie e design program would help "keep our very good (writing program] faculty con- tent by training people in their images." co etitio! The faculty will vote on this pro- eg ster owat: posal in May. p.l www.mit. edu/swe/www H Page 25 NBAEmpire eedlessly Changes inFace of Turmoil By Philip Burrowes league's re ponse? Hen Iver on or frustrated Rasheed rug, for heaven forbid the league' Knight had thought. For decades, COLUMNIST Rein tituting the zone de en e allace. E en the Great hite m marketing machine wa wrong. legitimate league have been spring- It wa not long ago that the after a fifty-odd year ab ence, po i- Hope of Ja on Williams is left out This same conceit lead the NBA ing up around the world, unlike the ational Ba ketball As ociation bly moving the an ou er Grizzlie to dry in th face of per i tent taunt- to bankrupt the ABL with it (little) MLB which probably has only one was considered the domain of drug to emphi and hoping hine e ing from fans bee u e of hi drug si ter league, the BA (again international competitor, or the L addicted, uper tar Yao Ming can de lare for probl m and, ye , 'Blackne s." caught by surprise by the stardom of which since the '60s has had hege- Column depraved, the upcoming draft. In other words The truth i that the many would- ynthia ooper and injuries to mony over all 'American football" lJ~ . 0 v e r p aid fundamentally altering the rules 0 be' tar " 0 the league don't g t Rebecca Lobo). ore recently, it in the world (CFL notwithstanding). B I a c k . the game, bandoning th geographi- any promotion, while a select few lead to the decimation of the onti- The BA had only just become Over the cour e of the sub equent cal e pansion of the league boom are 0 erhyped. veryone from the nential Ba etball sociation, one popular, and is currently experienc- decade, NB commi sioner David and hoping to iphon off any avail- hardwor ing Theo Ratliff to the of the oldest ba ketball leagues in ing growing pains. You don't solve tern, B ports, and adison able talent from the re t of the world. high-flying Antawn Jamison gets the the world, and the advent of an growing pain, however, you learn venue cooperated to elevate the To some, thi may eem rational: Dominique ilkin treatment. ha- BA-operated "development" to deal with them. Instead of radi- league's status to a respectability the A is th only level of basket- reef bdur-Rahim and elipe Lopez league. What's next buying out the cally altering its focus every few more on par, both domestically and ball whi h mandate man-to-man toil a ay quietly in mall market. Harlem Globetrotters? years and undermining its competi- internationally, with Major League defense, the league' pre ence i no Unfulfilled expectation of Juwan In reality, the BA never tors Microsoft-style, the league has Ba eball and the ational Football longer so great as to ustain a dual Howards or the former glorie of ascended as far up the ports hierar- to realize its actual place a a bas- League. It i little wonder, then, that Canadian pre ence, and a the pre- hawn Kemp are swept under the chy as tern, Dick Ebersol or Phil ketball operation and not an empire. these three forces are not willing to mier basketball league in the world, relinquish that stature even in the the world's premier athlete should face of the league's recent lacklu ter play in it. On the contrary, a great performance. What is surpri ing deal of the joy for professional play- however, i the degree to which the er is the freedom created by man- league now seems to be in denial of to-man defense. Why should inter- its true situation. national players escape higher This year's rookie clas is the payday and more exposure for the most disappointing in recent memo- similar rules of an otherwise foreign ry. The league's greatest stars, the league? A league that now eem defending champion Los Angeles unable to keep franchi es afloat for Lakers, have been mired in a war of even a decade, and that when facing words between superstars Shaquille troubles will radically alter its infra- 0' eal and Kobe Bryant. One year structure (as in fact een before in Dance Lessons after winning the Eastern Confer- the shot clock and ABAINBA merg- ence title, the Indiana Pacers barely er)? BUilding 34-3rd floor made it into the playoffs. More than Appare tty, the answer i , a few players have drifted off into "Because were the BA of 5:00-6:30pm mediocrity, such as Scottie Pippen, course." The league has started to while relative unknowns like Anto- believe its own hype. It thinks it April nio Davis achieve all-star status. made a Michael Jordan before and Considering all this and the simple that it can do it again, despite failure ed & Friday fact that the NBA's popularity in that respect with Jerry tack- relied in no small part upon absen- house, Grant Hill, Kobe Bryant, and 11 13 tee Washington Wizards president Vince Carter, not to mention Harold 18 20 Michael Jordan, it's no surprise that Minor. Fear of returning to its late everything from television ratings to '70s image prevents it from market- 25 27 paraphernalia sales are dropping. ing even superficially threatening Under such turmoil, what is the personalities, such as the fraternal '"Goclt ~oUJtiOJ1S 2001 e011l11l0J1C011l0J1"G "eet Alumnj. Haye Fun. Interviews "ake "oney! 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Whe ton Lions again truck fir t by Debbie Cheng took the feed from winning the face-off and quickly Rapp and flung the ball into the net. coring. The MIT upporters 100 ed The goal sent the game into over- on inten ely. time with a score of 1 -14. With only 13 econd remaining, Wheaton controlled nearly all of Theresa heng drove and a the face-off: throughout the game fouled, etting up an eight-meter because of their taller player . They hot. he exploded off the whi tle continued this advantage at the and sent a high hot towards the top opening of the three-minute over- of the net. The Wheaton goalie stuc time period. With both defen e up her stick, barely clipping the ball unable to stop the attackers, the face as it whizzed pa t. The ball then ric- off advantage proved to be critical. ocheted off the top goal po t, nar- Wheaton struck first in the over- rowly missing the tying goal. time, after winning the opening The women fini h up their regu- face-off. till, the re ilient lar season at mith ollege on Engineers could not be counted out, aturday. The EW even with little more than a minute Champion hips begin on Thur day, AARO D. MfHALlK-THETECH remaining. Unable to stop the Lions, pri126. Debbie Cheng '01. fakes out a defensemen during the women's lacrosse game on Tuesday. MIT fell to Wheaton in double overtime, 1.6-15. pringfiel Wms Doubleheader Jumpers and Relayers B ball' in h Inning omeback Falls holt in Second Game Lift MIT over Bowdoin Baseball, from Page 2 header to second-place pringfield, of the ninth IT scored one run Track, from Page 28 her prowess in the long jump as she 8-1 and 9-8. In the first game, Pride and loaded the base with no outs. soared to a rookie record ECAC Billing '01 went the distance for the ace Kevin Cahill and reliever Rick The Pride than called upon junior time. Kim 1. eluga '02 placed third qualifying distance, and a second fir t complete-game victory of hi rmstrong combined to 3-hit the reliever athan Jyringi, who in the 400m and Monica F. place finish. Miller finished in career, striking out 9 WPI hitters. Engineer , striking out 11. The induced Kogel and Lo, fourth and orrison '04 in her first-ever race, eighth. In the triple jump, yenke However, Billing's win was ecure game' lone highlights for MIT were fifth in the Tech lineup, into striking followed in fourth. took second, almost tying her per- only when Tech 3B Duggan made a provided by Loreto (1 for 3, 2B, 1 out. With two outs Jyringi then sur- In the throws, Crystal S. Ray '04 sonal best and rookie record. In the pectacular leaping catch off a line run scored, B) and Jonathan 1. rendered a grand slam to Reznik led the MIT squad with third place pole vault, Catherine A. Tweedie '04 drive and then turned the double Reznik (l for 3, 2B). Facing a and a single to Duggan before finishes in the discus and shotput tied her personal record once again play to kin a spirited eighth-inning pringfield batting order with five pringfield freshman hortstop Toby and a seventh place finish in the for another ECAC qualifying height rally from WPI (9-14, 2-6 EW- players hitting better than.3 5, MIT Cole made an excellent play on a javelin throw. Ray set personal and a fifth place finish. Kathryn M. C). lefty Allaire performed admirably grounder from Billing to give the records in the discus, javelin, and Duffy '04 placed seventh in the high but till picked up his second los of Pride (11-8, 6-1 EWMAC) the hammer throw and qualified for jump. n uc doub ebeader thorne the week. weep. Despite being charged with ECACs in the discus, and New MIT solidified its lead over The momentum from the WPI Game two provided a much more the 10 , Tech pitcher Bryan P. England Division ills in the shotput. Bowdoin in the 4x400m relay. The victory proved to be short-lived, a dramatic ending, but the T's till Perryman '01 turned in a solid per- Janine Buseman-Williams '01 runners, Kuo, Morrison, Wang, and MIT returned home on Saturday and found themselves on the losing end. formance, going the distance while showed her strength in the hammer Smith, won with a team best time dropped both games of a double- Trailing 9-3 heading into the bottom triking out six and walking three. throw, placed seventh with a person- of the season. The 4x800m relay al best throw. Miquela C. Vigil '03 consisting of Seluga, Harris, Sarah took eighth in the shotput to add to K. Perlmutter '02, and Huffman ran MIT's throwing scoreboard. a strong third place finish to end In the jumps, Clayton showed the meet. SCOREBOARD 100 2 Adeline Kuo 13.51 * 8 Melanie Miller 15-0 100H 1 ydia Clayton 16.70 ** 9 Chinwe yenke 14-7 4 Chinwe yenke 17.91 (PRJ TJ 2 Chinwe Nyenke 32-9 1/2 8 Melanie Miller 19.55 4xlO0 2 MIT 52.21 800 3 Chi-An Wang 2:28.20 II Sarah Perlmutter 2:44.39 [PRJ Team Scores: I Colby Whitey Mules 191 16 Julie Pinkston 2:58.40 2 MIT Engineers 154 {5-1} 1500 4 Martha Buckley 5:05.26 * 3 Bowdoin Polar Bears 146. 0 Peter Pan/Greyhound's latest blockb ster feature leaves for 10 arah Perlmutter 5:18.75 [PRJ 4 USM Hu kies 117.50 17 Julie Pinkston 6:02.43 5 Bates Bobcats 79 ew York City every hour. Irs the mos rei Ioble escape 3000 3 Martha BuckJey 10:58.41 * route around. Some trips even feature movies on he way, Katie Huffman 11 :44.75 [PRJ STATS: 5000 3 Melanie Harris 19:13.21 [PRJ ** 21 new PRs 41 old= 62 for the season to date Can't beat a getaway like t at. 9 Helen Huang 22: 18.76 [PR] o new VRs +0 old= 0 10 Kate Was erman 24:32.56 2 newTBs +3 old= 5 Call 800-3 3-9999 or v·sit Greyhound.com HT 71. Buseman-Williams 117-11 [PRJ 5 new NE Div. 1J] qualifiers +9 old= 14 10 Crystal Ray 106-5 [PRJ 3 new ECAC qualifiers +6 old= 9 13 Monica Morrison 98-1 (PR) 1 new All E qualifiers +1 old= I 14 Miquela Vigil 92-11 o new CAA provisional qualifier +0 old= 0 DT 3 Crystal Ray 116-2 [PRJ ** o new CAA automatic qualifier +0 old= 0 10 Miquela Vigil86-5 15 Monica Morrison 74-7 [PRJ CODE: 16 Janine Buse.-Will. 65-10 PR = Personal record outside for IT 7 Crystal Ray -4 [PRJ Tech Trac outdoors 13 Janine Buse.-Will. 69-9 {PRJ VR = Varsity record Monica Morrison FOUL RR = Rookie record SP 3 Cry tal Ray 34-81/2 * again * = E Div. m qualifier 8 Miquela Vigil 30-2 3/4 * = ECAC qualifier II ydia Clayton 26- 1/2 [PRJ *** = All E qualifier HJ 7 Kathryn Duffy 4-5 *** = CAA qualifier (provisional) P 5 Catherine Tweedie 9-0 [ties PRJ ** ***** = (automatic) ational qualifier GREYHOU D. 10 Julie Pinkston 6-0 TB = Team best Rick Y. Chang '01 (3) and Geoffrey F. Ebeling '04 (28) fight for the ball during Tuesday's game against Clark University. MIT won 18-9. Revolution and Fusion Clash Rev's Offensive Play Amidst Storm of Misconduct Lacks Winning Plan By Ming-Tai Huh Maybe they should ask them- By Ming-Tai Huh and Joe Franchino. space to move around," said ew CONTRIBUTING EDITOR selves, do they want to win games? CONTRiBUTING EDITOR Officials were quick with cau- England Coach Fernando Clavijo The ew England Revolution orne players gave up in Saturday's Tyrone Marshall's goal ten min- tions for misconduct, giving out 14 regarding Miami's forwards. home opener disappointment at game before it even started. The utes into the second half was total cautions. The Fusion played Attempting to capitalize on the Foxboro faster, more physically aggressive enough for the Miami Fusion to ruin with only nine men for the last 15 Fusion's two-man-down situation, fl l Stadium Miami team established their the New England Revolution's home minutes of play. Serna was ejected Coach Clavijo substituted midfielder LlO umn probably tempo and picked apart the mid- opener on Saturday, April 14. for fouling Revolution midfielder Alverez for forward Matt Okoh. frustrated field and defense. The score could Fusion forward Diego Serna cre- Leonel Alvarez in the 64th minute. Okoh drew some offensive atten- fans more than Coach Fernando have easily been 5-0 if Miami had a ated the opportunity with a deflected More physical tension rising tion with a shot into goal from his Clavijo. full line up. shot of his own atop the penalty between the teams resulted in anoth- left arm. The forward was trying to In the same light of last year's If the midfield and defense can- box. Marshall took advantage of the er ejection of Fusion's Carlos head Wiliam Sunsing's cross pass, early problems of po ses ion con- not open up the wings, star forward rebound, shooting the ball past the Llamosa for dissent with officials but the pass came in too high. trol, the Revs couldn't build up an Wolde Harris will never get the outstretched arms of Revolution's after being tackled roughly by Eric Official Brian Hall quickly repri- offensive threat. Run after run chance to get open shots. He was goalkeeper Jurgen Sommer. Wynalda. manded Okoh's action with a cau- down the wings, aggressive Miami heavily marked, sometimes by three The Revolution (0-2) had three Miami (2-0) outshot New tion. Fusion defenders cut off pass lanes players, because the Revolution point-blank scoring chances in the England 14-6 as forwards Preki and Fusion Goalkeeper Rimando as players like Johnny Torres and offense was confused and the cen- last five minutes of play in the first Diego Serna penetrated the goal earned his first hutout of the season William unsing held the ball too ter constricted. half. Fusion goalkeeper Nick area with sharp runs originating through displaying his ability to long. For the fans' sake, I hope Rimando managed to save all shots from the wings. control the goalie box area. "The progress ha been made ... Clavijo can pull this team together from Andy Williams, Wolde Harris, "We gave them the room, the We're frustrated,' lavijo aid after and jump tart them with some otes: the 10 s. intensity. He itance and panic don't Revolution defender and 2000 I didn't see any progress. The belong on the field. thletic disci- Rookie of the Year Rusty Pierce 15 576 fans in attendance didn't pline and compo ure will win made his fir t appearance of the sea- see any progress. The Revolution games for the Revolution. They son in the 86th minute after being have to sit down and find out where have kills; we need to see them in sidelined with a hamstring injury. to generate their game plan. game. MRO D. MIHAUK-THE TECH MRO D.M1HALIK-THETECH Miami Fusion forward Deigo Sema,left, tries to get by New England The Revolution stand at allegiance for their last home opener at Foxboro Stadium, which will be Revolution midflelder Leonel Alvarez in the first half of MLS play. replaced by CMGI Reid next year. Page 2 H SPORTS Track Finishes Second . am chools D feat d b olby By deli e Kuo and lila French The x 100m relay, con isting of Divi ion III. atbleen R. Huffman TEAM MEMBERS deline L. Kuo '02 elanie o cored for T ith her eighth The women' track team com- iller '04, hi-An Wang 01 and place per onal record fini h in the peted at ortheastem against sever- Clari sa Y. mith '04, gave IT 3 . al aine school on pril 14, fin- off a good tart with a second place ishing econd in the fini h. BurdI r printer or point meet. The team scored The OO-meter runners faced In the hurdle fro h phenom 154 point , behind orne tough competition, but ang ydia . Clayton '04 easily had a Colby's 191 points finished strongly in third. In the double win, running an E and ahead of Bowdoin 1500-meter run, fre hman di tan e qualifying time in both hurdle (146.5) U (117.5), tar artha . Buckley '04 quali- race , and ta ing down the rookie and Bate (79). fied again for ew England record in the 400m hurdle in a At the tart of the meet, 5K run- Divi ion III champion hip with time of 69.24 econd. hinwe P. ner elanie L. Harri '0 I took ber fourth pIa e fini h. In addition yenke 04 and iller al 0 placed third place in an EC C-qualifying he placed third in the 3000-meter in both hurdle race. yenke took and personal best time of 19:13.21. run and qualified for ew England fourth in the 100m hurdle and fifth in the OOm hurdle both in per onal be t time, while iller placed eighth in the high hurdles and eventh in the intermediate hurdle. In the prints, Kuo placed sec- ond in the 100m dash with another ew England Division III qualify- ing time. he returned in the 200m da h to take fourth in a personal record time. Fre hman tandout mith performed an outstanding double win in both the 200m and 400m da he. oming back from injurie and running in the un eed- ed heat, mith not only won the 200m, but al 0 qualified for ew England Divi ion III . In the 400m dash, she continued to pull away from the crowd for the entire race, MARISSA YATES-THE TECH ydia .Clayto '04 glides 0 er a hurdle on er to finish in a Division TIl qualifying Melanie l. Harris '04 finished second in the 5K with a time of finis In the women's 400-meter hurdles 19:13. The women's track team captured second place at last o heastem University. Track, Page 26 Saturday's meet at Northeastern University. ITFaDs to Wheaton Tech Baseball Continues to Struggle; n Overtime Nailhiter Team Drops to Fifth Place inLeague By Ivan Eric P. Loreto Powered by a 10-hit attack, the them coming from the MIT squad. TEAM MEMBER Jumbo sent MIT to their sixth con- Three-hit games were notched by Wheaton Holds on in Dmthle Overtime, 16-15 t this juncture of the season the secutive non-conference loss, 11-1. Douglas L. Allaire '04, Alvan Eric By Robertronstam deep in the MIT defensive zone. younger individuals of the MIT Righty Austin S. Morris '03 pitched P. Loreto '01, and John 1. Kogel '03, STAFF WRITER Debbie Cheng countered with a ba eball team are beginning to seven strong innings, but Tech com- while Patrick G. Lo '04 and David 1. Women's lacro e lost their final goal of her own and Hsu scored two scratch the surface of mitted three crucial defensive errors Ostlund '04 picked up two hits home game of the eason to in a row. These three goals tied the their talent and poten- from which they could not bounce apiece. However, the Engineers Wheaton College on Tuesday by a game at 5-5. In the midst of the tial. However, for the back. In addition, pitcher Mike were doomed by Babson's monster score of 16-15 in dou- offensive spurt, T' goalkeeper, struggling team as a ewsom dominated for Tufts (8-8- sixth inning, in which they sent 12 ble overtime. The Joyce C. Ho '03, provided a few whole, that arne sur- 1), holding MIT to five hits in nine men to the plate and scored seven back-and-forth battle critical save. Ho blocked two eight- face remains rougher innings of work. runs. This timely display of offense had 11 tying scores meter hots and thwarted a Wheaton than sandpaper. by Babson (11-5, 3-2 NEWMAC) with neither team ever fa t brea . Without any defensive The Engineers went 1-4 last ot enough offense at Babson gave them their seventh consecutive leading by more than help, Ho lunged several yard ahead week, a stretch that included three The T's returned to EWMAC victory and ensured the first loss of three goals. of her usual tance in front of the W C losses to drop them to play the following day by hosting the season for MIT lefty Allaire, The game was designated as goal and met a Lion opponent who fifth place in the even-team confer- third-place Babson College. raising his ERA to 2.74. enior ight, marking the final per- was receiving a pass. Thi heads-up ence. Offensive fireworks were displayed MIT continued its conference formance of the departing enior play aved an easy goal. fter an upset victory over by both teams, but the Babson swing with a visit to WPI on members of the team: halini Wheaton broke the tie with a EWMAC leader Wheaton last Beavers pulled out the victory over Thursday, and this time they found Agarwal '01, Jean Ah Lee '01, and goal on an eight-meter shot coming Saturday, IT traveled to Tufts the Engineers in the slugfest by a themselves on the winning end of a Lani Rapp '0 I. from an MIT offside penalty. Hsu University for an April 9 contest score of 17-8. The two teams com- slugfest. In WPI's hitter-friendly lthough the seniors were sin- netted two more goals in the half, against the local rival Jumbos. bined for a total of 31 hits, 14 of park the T's exploded for 18 hits to gled out before the game, two fresh- but Wheaton had two goals of their cruise to a 17-7 victory. Leading the men provided most of the high- own. The half ended with a core of way were Ostlund (3 for 5, HR, 3 lights. Debbie Cheng '04 and 8-7, Wheaton. RBI), Loreto (3 for 5, HR, 2 RBI), Stephanie 1. Hsu '04 poured in The seesaw battle continued into Lo (3 for 4, 2B, 4 RBI), and Edward seven goals each in the loss. the second half. IT grabbed its I. Duggan '04 (3 for 4, 3 runs Upperclassman Theresa Cheng '02 first lead of the contest on the scored, RBI). Tech pitcher Jeffrey 1. added one goal. strength of two goals by Debbie The Wheaton Lions scored the Cheng. Wheaton fought back and Baseball, Page 26 first two goals of the contest. oon traded goals with sisters Debbie and thereafter Hsu and Debbie Cheng Theresa Cheng for much of the half. traded scores, tying the game at 2-2. With about seven minutes MIT atWPf Wheaton then regained the lead remaining, Wheaton scored two lIT E8IliIeIrs 11 with the aid of numerous second 1IPI faIjIeers 1 chance opportunities with the ball lacrosse, Page 26 II[ ... 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