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I Volume 100, Number 26 ._.____Tuesday, July 22, 1980 I . A _ i ; ~~~~~ CENTENWNIAL VOLUME__ I
I I M-llf,;Bostonstudents-protest~~~~~~~1 reitaio .1 i I .^~t fi. 7 By Alan Lidlitenstein to -consult if they- plan to set up a I Although - questions of con- file-as, a conscienscious objector; M stitutionality have -yt to be.,~ Dean Robert Randolph said_ > yasijail., Males born during that right- now they [the students] - _s 1961 have a onw-week period to may -be fighting the wrong- battle register starting next Monday. .- at the wrong' place."I The reinstitu-tion of draft, --in addition-, counseling romm registration has caused a dilemma -the M IT caplain is available for_ for many' 19- and 20-year-olds in -students considering- applying for_ the Bosto-n area as well as the rest conscientious - objector -status. of the country. Anti-draft groups .-MIT will 'refuse to release lists of3 have "sprung up In the area to students to- the government if protest draft registration. Yester-a such lists are requested to enforce -2 day in post offices throughout registration. Students are allowed Boston, -protestors were handing to change their ID number to a _ out leaflets advocating various number other than their social _i methods of civil disobedience security number if they so desire against draft registration. in order to deter government ef--_ Protesters surrounded the main forts to track them down. post office in Post Office Square Libby Peralta '82 of Students in Boston, holding a rally and a Against Registration for the_ sit-in to protest draft registration. Draft. (SARD) said her group~s Violence erupting on'several oc- objective was to make students._ casioris led, to 27 arrests. The "'thinkc twice before they register." _ situation settled' 'down --by late SARD members wereeouttiniforcec_ afternoon', with Just a large in front of post offices handing _G = number of protestors and police ouit leaflets'advising 19- and 20- Policemen at Post Office Square-yesterday. More photos on page 3. (Photo by Pat Thompson) blocking off.,streets surrounding year-pIds of. thei r optionls -. .- - theopost office. A'-Boston police regarding draft -registration. ril-out asimple form. Studinft n- 'Characterize'this as the'most risky persons who fail to register are -officer commented on, the rapid The options basically are: tendiiigtoregister with the intent fbrm sif draft evasion', the one prosecuted; most caught are given diffusion of tht~protest by quip- 1.Registration in full compliance~ofevadi ngthe draftat a later date. with the highest' conviction rate a 30-day period in which to nqg,, "A full bla'dder knows no witth the law;. -: wo 61d goto:the-pogi-office and~fil .'during the.Vietnami War. register or then be prosecuted. transience." , . ~~~2. Registra t in i n wihet rffout tifrbut. do't give~ their, v o'ns'docatin g non t'udent fears' of registration J i~'e'neit the'kiTT1'-braioqh, never -to.serve' if`*difted; -arid- -socicia'F: uber-.-Thisneuit giraton are-liablefor~the same- were sum-med "best by a student ofthe Pos ffce',wiii6k 39''regiond atiomi '' >' w~owg'I The sA-afiint;"ea. tyk ' S f'm r-' t¢ -E"a* l ftE e erentthat frm f the Bston 'tudents chtoosing optionl I the-applicant down more difficulf. reitring. -Historically, few After he filled out the form, h branch. There were no' organized need just go to the post office and Selective Service employees asked, "So when do we die?" protests, no long lines,, and the, , ..- -most pressing problem -all day A -F_ _ _ Sreegeis~tradtitro forms ,sent, bgy the- In oi g c a s 11 os r n, a government. Contrary to earlier rurnours' registration forms are By S~teven Sollnick Peter Richardson said that he ex- than last year but still below the set arange for this year'sclass size being processdby the MIT The number of freshmen ac- pected the final figure to be all-time high of 152 two years of between 1050 and, 1075. Since being rc ese theby ffc MIT cepting admission toIthe Cia ss of "slightly 'under I 100" by the ago. Sherwood added that this '1978, the class size had- been set ThefoDan Studnt Afairs 1984 will. exceed -the upper target beginning of the term and said he figure- lends to a good frat rush. by the Academic Council at 1050. Offiehas been Stdenupaffaninrs of the range- set last year by the was hoping for a final figure of Richardson said the percentage Vice-President Constantine B. mationenter fr studets rev Academic Council, according to 1090 by Registration Day. of women was at an all-time high Simonides said the high freshmen quetingIcounseling-r abut th projections from-the Admissions Associate Dean for Housing of 24. That of minorities was yield "icame as a big surprise draftandi comilinga lit of Office. Robert Sherwood indicated that a about the same as last year. He throughout the circuit.'' He said quaifedcouseor fo sudnt As -of yesterday, 1107 freshmen class size of I1100 would re-suit in a notefthat "the number of blacks that all the Ivy, League schools -hid accepted M IT's offer of ad- crowding figure-of about 1-40 in was down a lot from last year." were experiencing unusually high mission. Director of Admissions the housn'te-0mr The Academi Council had yields and very few had gone to - ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~their,wailing lists. .v.; i.~~..-^ In . ( ... -- - .(AS 1>>< Ala. ~~~~ - ~ - The raising of the class size by | * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~preparationof eventually sulstain- 120011 l - ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Thenew dormitory, Currently ned to allow MIT flexibility to of- .. -_- i < ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^. .- - I~~~~~~~~~~erhousing to transfer students 1105TI~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~rnl-y hav ver little access to ] ' W - - . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~cmpus housing. Richardson said l l -(e<> and > t e xl- - ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~alleviatethe crowding situation t'>tstt-Nzdt~j@5f,"ttA -aind N l N MS-9i-8fifi\^tE~~z~t>St¢Kt >t~~tS ~ts offer housing to transfer stu- 78 - 7980~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I 8iel - 3 - 8 reshmenof yielimaf sipyehar, neitherdo the lse objectoves00as 90 - IT's parlicy thanward transfers, `C·- l---·l· l-- I^------(I _, PAGE 2 THE TECH TUESDAY, JULY 22, 1980 i iI i I .i I t i i I The twenty names superimposed in this graphic over the blank wall in Lobby l O are the who died during the Korean and Vietnam conflicts. (Photo by Rick Parker) | Deceased MlTvetnameslisted -i By Richard Salz Siemens, head of Historical Col- tion of a specific site. He men- The Tech has obtained a copy lections, and Barbara Duterling tioned that a commemorative of the list of names of MIT Of the Alumni Office. plaque is another possibility. alumni who died in the Korean It is expected that the names Since the names were only just War and the Vietnam conflict. The will be part of a commemorative given to the chairman, who is cur- names (see picture, this page) display somewhere on the MIT rently out of town, no schedule i were prepared by Historical Col- campus, much as the names of for the commemoration has been lections at the request of the MIT alumni who died during World set. Milne pointed out that he was administration. Wars I and If are inscribed in not involved in this particular I Compiling the list of twenty Lobby 10. Walter Milne, special project, although Johnson per- names involved over 's-even assistant to the chairman of the sonally was. months of research on the part of Corporation, said that the blank Members of the Alumni Office part-time student employee Gerry wall in Lobby 10 is a possibility and Historical Collections were Fitzgerald '82. Copies of the list but that chairman Howard unable to provide any additional have also been given to Warren Johnson's records give no men- information. -I ~~-H-- 15 ~~-- -·- h r RUBBER For every I not purpose Announcements Anyone wishing to represent dients before the IkIS who is not a For cushions, mattresses, or lawyer or a certified public ac- whatever - we are the experts. countant must take the 1980 We have the widest selection Boston's third annual Women Special Enrollment Examination. of qualities, sizes, and Unite: Take back thie-Night march prices. Let us help you The test, consisting of true/false, choose-the best piece of to protest rape and sexual harass- multiple-choice, and problem- foam for your needs. ment of women will be held on type questions, will be given Zip-on covers ready to go or the evening of Saturday, August Monday and Tuesday October 6 made to order. 9, starting at 7pm in the Boston Platform Beds form $79.95 and 7. 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Students who participated in some way in -the UA/Alumni Sum- a rtisinlsnDraft Registration Information Available mer-Jobs .Programn last spring should write a note describing the results of their experience.VWere you offered i job7 How could the Translators: Work at home via mail. Information regarding draft registration is available in theUA of- program be improved? Would you like to help with it next year? Write Rosetta Stone Associates. Inc., fice and the Dean for-Student Affairs office. 7-133. Most people. 142 Main Street, Nashua. NH 03060 or Please send your comments to Chuck Markham at the UA office, call (603) 882-1760. have found this information very useful. W20-401 . Typing service. IBM correcting Summer UA Projects Meeting' Student Discount Program Selectric. Fast and accurate. 20-minute walk. Few stops on Dudley bus. Kathy. 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Sable: M.D., 244-1645. 2000 tomorrow (Wednesday) for everyone interested in helping develop various fountains around the Institute were surveyed with regards Washington St.. Newton, Ma. 02162 the undergraduate social program next fall. to: . .. Fall Voter Registration Drive Volunteers 1. Coldness and refreshing temperature. Dear VaMant/Dart Owner, 2. Taste, purity, lack of Strange, chemicals. Congratulations on owning the best Needed . Detroit could manage. But, as you know, 3. Accessibility. even the best needs care occasionally. At Anyone interested in working on, coordinating or otherwise par- And the winner is... our garage we can do any mechanical or The body work your car requires. We have ticipating in a massive voter registration drive next fall, please call Water fountain outside of Men's Room (8-1133 in the East most of the parts that tend to need Chuck Markham at x-2696 and leave your name and where you end of the Infinite Corridor. Congratulationsi Happy sipping to all. replacement in stock. can be reached. We also repair and maintain other Drotp- BY] makes of American and foreign cars. Student Involvement in Admissions Come in (8 am-6 pm) or call for advice We look forward to a very active, fun, and'fruitful year. if you'd like and an estimate. We would like to look at how MIT undergraduates can more suc- to get involved in any, area that interests-you (now,.over the sum- J s S AUTOMOTIVE cessfully -and constructively participate in. MIT admissions mer, or next fall) -please call Chuck Msrkham. UAP, or Nick 277 Northampton Street recruiting.- We will survey programs at other schools and work Adams, USVP, at x3-2695 or drop by the UA office, W20-401, at {Next to Piano Fraft Guild) with MlT administrators for ideas and present a proposal over the 26;7-0300 ' the 4th floor of the Student Center. ------A.I -;---. h- II I-.*ruqn"C :Jln :rUr · .yl( R"*··?1VI*'iirli ·- :. 11:·.1· ,· : r··' ... s " t.:'"- :.· .I I TUESDAY.JULY 22 1980 THE TECH PAGE- 3 - 4 I I POST OFFICE SQUARE, JULY 22 27 arrests 75 demonstrators 102 police officers. Photos by Pat Thompson II o;~~ ~ ~ IfI; . IoM'Kme , a ~~~~~7-- I I - - a,~~~~~~~~F."*~ha*~?a~~~oiSG i _ 'PAGE 4 THE TECH TUESDAY, JULY 22. 1980 l a a a a a a a Steven SOlnIk L I , · e I-a, al -- ,,, __r bL·-- I I I I I Brief encounters I E Three years ago, I sat on the lawn of Killian Court with three e kindred spirits I had met within the last hour. All three are still friends; one is this year's R/O coordinator. Of course, we had no way of foreseeing either of these facts. We were eating fried chicken together e e not because we envisaged great political alliances (another of the group I a I I went on to become a dormitory president) or life-long friendships. We I I were all starting a new phase of our lives, and it's always easier to do I that !tviih someone. It's even easier with four or five people. r Besides, we were hungry. Some older people stood between the stately columns which held up I the most famous of MIT's stately buildings. They told us things we r found very interesting and we proceeded instantly to forget. Then a lanky student stepped up to the microphone. barefoot, I e believe, aLlthough the memory is dim. He was introduced as Peter Berke, the Undergraduate Association President. Students around us grinned broadly and we began to feel that we were being lefl out Of a big secret. Or, more accurately, a big joke. c Because Peter Berke was something of a joke on the campus at the I time. I Peter Berke ran on a "Greening of MIT" platfornm and quickly fell a froml grace in the eyes of administrators and other students. The Tech I . would eventually call for his impeachment. r It w;is a perplexing and somewhat depressing speech. My quickly- formmed cadre dimply assumed It was some sort of hack. Or that Berke Column/Gordon Hunter w;as some sort of hack. Obviously too pessimistic. We knew better. I Well, for three years, I remenbered one thing that Peter Berke "BeI -re )ared'for the--istitute said. I looktd up his speech the other day to be sure I had it right: '. . . You will learn what to do when a friendly stranger says hello to "Always be prepared," is the freshman pass/fail!) but I an- about four hours of research you. There are two common approaches." Boy Scout motto. I never did ticipated this and didn't go into a work a week just to get some fie described the two as "chin armpit shufflers," who respond to the become a Boy Scout, but there is deep depression as some-of my laboratory experience. This work smile by looking down, and "smart smilers," who respond by looking a certain amount to be said for cl;assmrtes who had never failed a helped me greatly to understand busy. Said Berke: the motto. test did. I was also prepared to the often theoretical class work I "There's another way that's easier. a It goes like this: 'Hi! Hi! ... " It has been almost five years work hard on classwork, and thus was getting.. The rest of the speech still seemed, three years later, pretty bleak. since I applied to colleges in the quickly became efficient enough In fact"emnployers, are often I'Partly true, but overly bleak. e hopes ol getting into a prestigious at that to find time for more more interested in my-previous Berke was on to sonething, though, and that's why I haven't been Ivy League school. I realized then pleasurable pastimes. I noticed. work and research experience able to shake the one passage above. He accompanied it with a little that - had to take some college that there were others who also than my class work. One associate palltomilme ol two passing strangers which left everybody enbalrrassed level classes to get the necessary seemed to be more prepared for last year said that he had more s I find without a proper reply. But the one sentiment was pretty telling. i background if i was to have any the transition than the average respect for a student of any school I r chance of being accepted. Thus, student, and many of them said with .'experience than with -a r ( Pl/case alrr to page 5) nny senior year was filled with they had also taken a class which graduate of a prestigious Ivy classes that would help me. get made them work hard in high Lea gue school who only had Stephanie J. Poilack'82 - Chairman college credit. One class- in par- school. book learning experience. I Steven LSolnick'81 - Editor-in-Chief ticula'r gave me altalste of just how I realized at the end of my -My-preparation for the "real rrSI43 iDavid G. Shaw'81 - Managing Editor much I was going to have to work freshman year at MIT that my world" has not ended with work- iMichael L. Taviss'81 - Business Manager in college after breezing through next transition would be-into the in my maijor -field of study, Gordon B. Hunter'80- Executive Editor high school. "real world" of gainful employ- however. A surprising amount of Volume lO0 Number 26 Well, I never did get accepted ment. I wanted to be more success- my work experience has been in- Tuesday, July 22. 1980 to the prestigious Ivy League Iful at getting- my first choice of fluenced in one way or the other schools that I had wanted to at- jobs than I had with colleges. This by nly outside interests and ac- NEWS DEPARTMENT tend, so I ended up at MIT in- becrame doubly difficult because I tivities. I would use the eixample stead (an alternative possible only wanted to have time outside of ol how The Techt has improved News Editors: Jay Glass '82. Richard Salz '82; Associate News- because of the classes I took). rny studies to get away from' my writing ability.. .but that Editors: Ivan Fong '83, Jack Link '83. Jerri-Lynn Scofield '83; IHowever, I found that the ex- engineering. would be overt propaganda. Cartoonists: Jim Sutton '80, Kent Massey'81. Glenn Ackerman '82. V. Michael Bove '83. Geoff Baskir, George Plotkin, Larry Applernan, perience gained in the advanced I succeeded in this partly by A\nyway, atL the end of four years I Brian Bradley; Meteorologist: James Franklin '80; Staff: Art Hsu classes helped me as much if not getting involved with 'summer was fully prepared to graduate '80. John Molitoris '80, James Moore '80, Kent Pitman '80. Elias nmore to adjust to college life than cooperative studies assignments. -and bandle a real job. Towe '80. Jim Wingo '80. Richmond Cohen '81. Alan Lichtenstein to collecge academlics. These gave me a whole different Of cour'se,-I never did graduate '81. Elizabeth Storch '81, Ann Hering'82. Aaron Rapoport'82, Sarah I bombed my first tests just like perspective on my studies and on -into the "real world."t Maybe next Bingman '83. Bruce Campbell '83, Stuart Canton '83, Rose-Marie eve-yolle else (thank goodness for my future. Meanwhile, I did yamr. Damiano '83, Kim Elcess '83, Laura Farhie '83. Agnes Huang '83, Shiou Huang '83. Glen Langston 83, Rick Larkin '83, Andrew Lee '83, David Lingelbach '83, John Shiroma '83, Doug McDonald '83. Ron Ramus'83, Jim Xanthos '83. PHOTOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT Photo Editor: Kevin Osborn '82; Associate Editor: James Mihori LSC corrects figu in aic -0 '83; Darkroom Manager: Timothy Hilby '82; Staff: Jim Oker '81, Richard Blumenfeld '82. Matthew B. Aischuler'83, Linda Custer '83. To'{ 1he it} liior: fewilm costs $600 versus 60%- presenting lectures primarily of John Moses '83. David Radin '83, Eric Shrader '83; Photographic 1n the last issue of the spring arnd that's off the top" we pay for, general Interest. We provide this Consultant: David Tenenbaum '75. teri,, May 14, The Tech ran 'a transportation of pri'nts, important entertainment and SPORTS DEPARTIMENT f'ront-patge article by Richard Salz publicity, projection expenses, educational service by sponsoring tilled "Analysis- Is lSC's price and all other operating expenses many speakers who could not -Sports Editors: Bob Host '81, Rich Auchus '82: Associate Editor: ratise justified'?" The article was out of what we are left with. The ,have been afforded by other Eric R. Fleming '83; Staff: Dennis Smith '81. Robert Labarre '83, NIull of inaccuracies and mis- only reason we've been Steve Kim '83, Arlene Santos '83. able to groups 'and who do not meet tle perrespliolns. Un fortunately, most hold the priice to its current-level" requirements of affiliation to any ARTS DEPARTMENT o1 those students who will be af- is that we do a iot, itlire and as a Department or other activity. Icted Arts Editors: Linda Schaffir '82, Jon von Zelowitz '82; Staff: Garyt by the price increase are no result we have more income There are many other-examples Engleson '80, Shawn Wilson '81. Jonathan Cohen '82, Kevin longer on campus to read this sources (such as refreshments of inaccuracies and irresponsible Cunningham '82. Joseph K-ristl '82. Jonathan Richmond G. response. Nevertheless,- a sales and paid slides). It should reporting. E) We were no01 the only respy)onse is necessary. also be pointed out that lecture group which the Institute Com° BUSINESS DEPAR{TMENT lees have skyrocketed since the mittee allowed to show films and Advertising Manager: Rich Epstein '83; A\dveitising Accounts Sa.lz never really addresses the late 1960's. charge admission;' 2) The Ins- Manager: Robert W. Leishman '82; Circulation Manager: Donald question he raised. A number of Comm decision was challenged Gottfried '82. "I''lacts" and non-tfacts are thrown To me, the most Annoying and upheld- more than once; 3) together fnd a few implications aspect of the article concerned the LSC is not the only group show- CONTRIBUTING EDITORS are insde. To address the issue: LSC lecture program. Since ing films for the MIT community News Consultant: Ken Ha milton '81; Orrbudsman: Leigh J. Yes, LSC's price rise is justified. J anuIaIry 1, 1980, we have it is difficult to imagine that Passman '81; Production Consultant: Eric Sklar '8 1; Indexing in real terms, $1.00 in 1980 is presented thiricen' lectures- the anyone on cailmpus does not know Project Representative: A. David Boccuti '79. cheaper than our $.35 admission .rticle Says we had one. It was of scC's Midnight Movies or the cl;lrge of' the 1950's, our $.50 also stated that our lecture many MIT- Department _ SENIOR EDITORS charge ol the 1960's, or our $.75 progralm "has al long history of sponsored" films listed in Tech f Steven F. Frann'80, Kathryn E. Gropp '80. Marlon K. Weiss '80. chalge of' 1976. Our price- rises losing molley." Of course it 7Talk: 4) LSC does not average halve lugged inflation and in- -- loses" money as most lectures three lflms a, week - we average creaeses in tuition, averalge motion I'Our (about 200 films a year). Salz Tn~e Tech (ISSN 0148-9607) is published twice a week during the academic Lire Iree and all are subsidized by year (except during MIT vacations), weekly during January, and once during PietUi-e theater pric~es, and our our other operations. This is one also threw in a lot of meaningless the last week In July for $7 O() per year Third Class by The Tech, 84 costls. Our- costs have risen faster of' our stated reasons for existing figures. For one thing, he says, Massachusetts Ave Room W20-483, Cambridge. MA 02139. Third Class thani inflatiion. For films, we pay a as an organization. We don't feel, "lt's [LSC's] profits for the past postage paid at Boston, MA. Non-Profit Org Permit No..- 59720. o~ualrantee versus al percentage of 'our years have more than POSTMASTER: Please send all address changes to our mailing address: The aIs the article implies, that we have Tech, PO Box .29. MIT Branch. Camnbridge, MA 02139. Telephone. (617) 253- tour grezss whichever is higher. (ur priorities wrong.'We realize doubled, 1rom $10,000 to over 15¢41 A dvertisin~g, subscriptionl and typesettng rates available. 0 1980 The Tenl vears a-o.) the ;lver;age newly that our largest service to the S20,00O." The numbers he refers Tech. Pri1tedJ by Cnadies Risb'r Publishing, iles alvaii lble 1--ilm cotst us $1.50 to $200) C01-11u1itM is ilur finl program. to aIre net reven-ues, before VCI SLst; 35`; . Today the ;tveralge but %ke Llre also 1the only group Pleas(etunto page 5) .11------ ----rr asYa Yrr an amwa --'-olssua rz~~~-,v . ~-,,I"'I 11- ", " , - Fl-C-·*---ll-L-:Z,. '-,- - -^ --1- , ,-- , ~,~ - - - I - -- ,,,"- TUESDAY, JULY 22, 1980 THE TECH PAGE 5 I- I L I -1 I L I ·r I a . _ _ II I _sa a - -I I - - I 0 ODllnllQI1 I·bl- _ -r _I , - -I· , - L I _II _ -- 1 - IL- a I I to I Tech article misled (Continued fiolp paze 4) sent at any of the meetings at operating expenses and capital ex- which this issue was debated and penses, which have also increased. to our knowledge interviewed These figures are for 1976--1978. only one person who was- Steve The figures for 1979 were not Meretzky, a former Publicity complete, but, as was pointed out Director ;hnd now Treasurer ait the meeting, the preliminary Sub-director in charge of figures for 1979 showed a signifi- publicity accounting. Steve was cant drop in film revenues and the telephoned less than -36 hours prospects for 1980 looked even before the article was published. bleaker. Salz seems to have ig- We feel that The Tech should nored the note the Treasurer in- pay more attention to its respon- cluded with his statement which sibility to be accurate and fair in stated that the numbers its reporting. Our first reaction represented some of the upon reading Salz's article was to background information for the wonder how the editors of The discussion at the meeting and did Tech could print such a story. not in themselves give a complete without checking on it in any picture of our financial position. way. We have since discovered The recent "profit" figures which that Mr. Salz is not merely a were reported - it should be reporter, but a News Editor! An pointed out that all the money ill--researched story like this - g I-- - I · p I - Id I -- I '' r ' - - LSC makes is spent on services should not have been printed, es- I ' - for the MIT community - were pecially in the last issue of the due to an increase in "LSC's as- year. sets". An incredible amount of Overall, we are very proud of Say Hello to the Class of 84 time and a fairly large amount of our record and we have received money have been invested in numerous compliments from (Continaued front page 4) the hall. improvements in facilities in re, visitors from film companies and About 1100 freshmen will arrive in the last week I often wonder about something. If two of the four cent years. Most of this has gone other universities. We believe that of August. There's nothing new in this, of course, ex- people I munched out with at my freshmen picnic towards projection facilities, but LSC provides the MIT Com- cept that for the I 100 it's the only time this will ever ended up as a dormitory president and a cnampus- sizeable amounts have also gone munity with one of the highest-- happen. It's a pretty special 1 00, too, because MIT wide coordinator, I usually get goosebumps thinking into refreshments and publicity quality student-run film programs just happpens to be one of those places the rest of the about what all the people I know now will be doing facilities. in the country. It is noteworthy world looks to to reassure it that smart people still in 10 years. The Tuech was informed im- that not only is the film program go to college and not always into broadcasting. I have often thought that the most important mediately following the decision self-su'pporting at one of the These 1100 will be together for four whole thing the iiernbers of any freshman -class could do to to raise prices, on April 7, and cheapest admission prices in the years. They will spend a lot of time preparing to as- get the mostout of their time here is to just meet noted it in its April 8 issue. Why country, but that it is also able to sume some comfortable spot in technical society. Or, eaich other. then, after five weeks, was this ar- support a lecturexprogram. sometimes even non-technical society. They will 'rhal starts by saying, "Hi." There are lots of peo- ticle so poorly researched? Not Steven H. Berez look At their professors, their summer employers, pie to say "Ili" to during R/O Week. Don't miss one Of the eleven LSC Executive Lecture Director and formner and their fathers' associates as the '*contacts'" who -Iny. Committee members was inter- Chairman will catapult them into the employment jungle. You never know when one may end up running a I viewed. The reporter was not prep LSC They may well forget about the smiling stranger in. 'dormn. . . or an R/O ... Or a newspaper. -- u. -- I I- s i I----I ------s ·-· I - g -g I _r: ... · Ilke Mcbgnalids canTM aerodynamically unsound- ID. There are a iot of tlhings thot oulr ()ltr cheC.eseb{)urter just wo(nOrt ma17Cke hamburgersJustaren't good.16.toge comnlortaCble.i theroCpeuticfootweaczr: realize that. Forinstan~ce, we klnowll andll teere qjuite certainr that the Big Buy One Quarter Pounde or | that our QuarterPomunderlPttyill nevler MQac ,"if integrCateci ws~ith your Quarter Poundere with Cheese Sandwich I break the land speecI record at cOmponent stereo system Luill nost (weight before cooking 4 oz., 113.4 grams), Bonneville. Wlte con assure youL lalClt enhunce tile total sound quality. I I Get Another of the Same Sandwich I So lWhat are wce trying to say? That FREE! (5pm till closing) our hamburgers ore good for one Wright before cooking 4 oz. thing, and that~s ; Offer good only at: McDonald's capdor you. i 463 Massachusetts Ave % Cambridge m e I Offer expires Sunday, September 26, 1980 1 Limit one coupon per customer per visit. Mr. Operator: Return to above address for a reimbursement. Redemption valuel/20c. OMcDonald's Corporation 1979 -I - IMmllPW=~ - _L- I=MMWMMsMWIMMMMMWWs .. ' r - . I.. m I 7 TUESDAY, JULY 22, 1980 I _PAGE 6 THE TECH PAGE 6 THE TH1 . I . IN. I _ I-- - -- Those are standout the "up" side, for example, we have the album isnb d, ei'htl si "...... On "Stupefaction." GP tells us that-our lives Back". is-abo the trust have become too routine, too devoid of "Devil's Side is a hull real meaning: death. People look up with nothing in their eyeballs "The Beating of Anoth- They stare at billboards as if for guidance about everyones need to love But even he has to admit- "I -can't see the (corny-coming out-of his mo- point, but I see the attraction." "Maneuvers' is another bout The following cut, "Empty Lives," is a Poisoning" witha more gener masterpiece. He's telling us that we've got- view of the recording indust. ten too complacent, we're wasting our uninteresting tunes here are ' lives, we've lost"'our motivation and our about defeatists, and "Jolie, J anger, but don't-expect him to-frll that void is a relatively straight love sz in ourselves: when the guy decides to "go f· Get them, pet him, but don't get-me The music-is sprightly, wi. Can't hear your cries Schwarz turning in a primoIp So don't get me to fill up your empty lives on guitar. The album, in gener- lighltweight than Sparks. There The opening song on the "down"' side, as gut-wrenching as "You Can "Endless Night,"' features a duet with Strong," and -only 'Empty U- Bruce Springstben. The tune is one of "Endless Night" rival the anger failure, rising from the ashes, meeting-with viction of tunes like "Local G new obstacles and, finally, deciding to face "Discovering Japan." Also, th 'all adversities, no matter how foreboding, were mixed in too heavily, sort of saying that you can't succeed unless you Ray Davies did to Mick Avory's try. But really, in the back of their minds, is Low Budget. And I still can't seem the secret wish to escape all the pain and out all the lyrics (what good are me- troubles by finding "the'switch that turns lyrics if you can't understand what on the endless night." c singer's saying?). I don't know if it' The last cut, "Love Without Greed," cuts production or in GP's enunciation, -to the quick, saying something we all deny heard the- album about 50 times - but know to be true: bought the albumn a month ago, ai You know, it makes me want to get a lock stih not sure of what I'm listening and key A classic album? No. A great albur Hold you -ow1n in eve Place for me hhhhh, maybe. A worthy companm -Can't own the flesh arindblood / need Squeezing Out Sparks on your she @r~ paker ad the Rul"ou I u Can't have love without greed box, Coop crate, ete.? Certainly! Bu Grat'sla Pa Akeir AL 9517 Csaalsto on Arista d the ?'Urour were Since that's obviously out-of the question, record and wait with bated breath ti next best thing by asserting, next release. Maybe Parker will be at (;Taham Parker an abesetsat Only a GP tries the ith a dilemmai th ,cring industry: ""Baby, I kick your heart where the others merge the intensity of Sparks, with ew 11 p on a great allbuW. only miss."" Lame, ain't it? lyrical content-of this album. If he does privileged hands (a how d YOU followrng O1 Sparks was met could harve arelassic on our turntables). Enjoy, you e on Th Last Year"'ands Squeopuar nd ritcalaseofa acclain· 19'19-O,n Escalator. with P , it the bpest rele tey db calling th band knew that mousdb Mod-reover, the, roduce, a more venoms 'n I -a V,nph~rY1.. . 4I 'Ir I ch" , hell Of' w OVjA ,jue gotntthe 14at hoN Juatie asranged haphaza \ Smaltble af'ohich is covered vith a front of thpe stge ~ istulens sound eqUIPM nsruets. iser w altressrs hutry. between ,ad def~,UM of \Nneandwiches, sta nt~eri ,ng bee \it teco ltstop ,onersilo· "d thenoise doesn \Nfhe Ino d the I "hTe first song I convUner he mus'bqin- a6.7 .,.Underhe DO n pops concert is move Nttending a R S ganve tba" a clas- S erCa ers in 9 tsac wa te d at ta b les , t a tin ass i a ~~:GdrAodto endionshaiiin teday, Engjaiid, ie 01r the NatCoutris o th ol Cetg hrough the mix f,, ittingUP llymn chatting Tr~usicjheefe The at- France,', nd- Italy distant in sOF ace and 'nlarih and sh~ow took -left out. V0.1~O w -rid a Yforld afters t e' OW'd balcony Mal _rmi\it took a hl m~oryrBut, iat -I Save thehe"O~ in theTeis infor ondudtor, t hadsPown"' otion for God a l n'lo csupd the "ne fv silence Following on "Thp Wuz," a jazz. combb ,haden.shown no~ Spangled Bantnet a ,hat ingeniously parodied':such themes: as, spQueen0"·,- midst the OY ,e~~tbefore begrt~c~lin g. I& . " _A B6o"ston Symphony Orchestra at .Lradwig's 6th and Also Sprach Zarathnrstra fet the vibrancyo tNerWr~ Tanglewood, July 4. (actually, I reckon this would have shut old As we arrived at Tanglewood, the Em- Zara up), Phyllis Curtin sang 20 Cole i ,dretory of summer- pire Brass Quintet was warming up. City Porter, songs with a sophisticated- Thef~lowig ~ slickers were deflating their work-inflicted wordliness, voice beautifully poised to Thme foids rtsci Boston., a Te-a"" ympoC orchestra bounty of stress; a-perspiring on the grass, deflect every angle of innuendo from the family a-picknicking, Dad a-snoozing. The naughty "Let's Do It" to the gently whole scene was one of resolute laziness- enveloppi-ng Kiln the Still. of the Night." The I-. 0"bston contolesnues a, Joj nwood med~i and why not, for today was a holiday, and As darkness fell, Seiji Ozawa conducted season t gworks to be perfom Tanglewood is a segment of Eden the -BSQ in Dvorak's New World implanted in Massachusetts. Symnphony. And -what a perfect perform The' Empire Brass Quintet entertained mance it was, carefully paced, nowurgent, Full innBusinsrua on the lawn, their sound wafting dreamily now floating over the darkness broken but- .. - and M through the haze 'and over the toasting by scat'ered candles. Sprawled humanity a i~reTosca, utiflvt· oper Bostonians, the music comfortingly com- gazed, as the-stars looked down upon the mls c etd.. be Perorned by the r. plementing the sun's nectar. MIT's John New W6rld. Beautiful Dreamer, wake unto upknusicaViva, R atistly $4, i S Oliver appeared next, pushing the me, starlight and dewdrops are waiting for Tanglewood Festival Chorus into action thee.... with 7such numbers as "Genie with the Appropriately, the -Overture to Verdi's :paee(y~n is a pobl BU 1;lne run a ac ~ g~e~4sunday matine 1s Light Brown Hair' and "Beautiful La Forza del Destino followed, together Dreamer."- Lined up in the porch of the with two of his arias sung eloquently-by Main House in bright summer attire, they ir were a cameo of summertime bliss. They 1"..-~ rl -wilviams\\e- sang fluently, a gaggle of angels- on a il- Divine mission of 4Hedonist-satisfaction'. Changes W.fnd cO,(pOstss, a, ,f . O' # 4 i j q mainis 1 i4 I-,b I ( · . . 7 k & , ] - : .I, -· .· · ...· ,· ·.- · .E"·,,. .rP r· "` ' J'" cv7 . :.1.... Cc · \. r.. ni. · i ,; ·· -- h ··_ 4 ·· .. .r·L . i. ; ·- .·2·.·`-. ·i ·· ; r · 3 t''i · :,· t to ' g;soons of Bal Dead Kennedys Acadeemy Fi5ghtsong in Cambodia Max Erst Holiday Poli ', Truck Heas.R-Cds Ace Of"71- - s finest Red Records Cherry The Go-Go's Ina is ^ tFinally, the wngua from for this single is firce.- ,~~~~~~~~~ The;eh -nly' Mnndy aword Pll1 punches with these We Got the Beat S ii.allbM f° ,anedtMissinntlelesaa that How Mluch More ,,tocnquertLhe OCTh~~erd" two Violent songs. The A-side suggests o 5 Cttli to ou r u V -ting,~~re~ Stiff Records NR 0ait.. - verW.c tnd crerativityt if you've become bored withcy in Americab This is a really cute, catchy single which pasteurized life and Y this y u'd work harder with a gUn in you is a clever combination of girl group 11 the f bands like the of rice a day ska. It's unfortunate that UJS lIe to -For a bowl have Slasve for soldiers -till you starve -the Go-Go's and the Dead Kennedys the mx Not a lot i oelr the ¢¢° - a bitglaw in the And your head is skewered on 8 sthis to go to'England to get recorded. 'I We carry ("We got the beat, ~t~who feelsliks Hello Biafra's vocals of meaning in the words fli O9 Ivlrad iateE Hsimdsic.e0t~~hheA-side But Su.corin~i cl~nar tIt power cho . .") but plenty of fun to i T of tofailPa~orall uP very I ast the frantic but mundane We got the beat. 4 -- """ ca'vi mili~~-tands,-cenaiP de, w'ehrg a Flouride ele to, and a gorgeous pic- Q "albumeanwhl,f hereoding.- that' I . (Pf E. Rudy and Klaus listen to or dance Mr-la I ounds so serious that itatsary. Poo ture sleeve. be didn't win the San Francisco mayoral Jon Von' &elowitz election that he entered a few years ago JF,Orgasmic ending a logical draft choiceafor Pres- tu. . )U, ... ,dnih felsI then he'd be dent. ": 7: I I''717!'- -11711111-11 I 131--IM---,-, "Ir-TIl-Irml--,,:- .1-1-- 't"F,-*,S"ft'T-lz""- ,- -"te;, !,- qf --- .. _ PAGE 8 THE TECH TUESDAY. JULY 22, 1980 I r ... I. . . I ... . r I 1 INm ART r ~~~~~9C~C--~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~- - -ll~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~'-~~~~~~~~~~~II-P~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~'=lI:r - --~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ = --~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~' -r -=F~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~;~~~s· I e a 1 r n r r A guide to this summer's c-assical concert-s a (C ntinuedftonJrw page 6) s Master," Ln1s~fldelta Delusa, a comedy by stretches majestically to the Atlantic Haydn, on August I & 2, chamber music (Ocean: views of dunes and water are from Vienna on August 3, a celebration designed to make even the most zealous with fireworks on August 8 & 9, and Philistine covetous. Beethoven chamber music on August 10. I I attended the first night of Purcell's Tickets range from $6-8 and are available D)id/, card Aeneas. Immediately evident was for half of those prices to ID-clad students the warm, full sound of the Castle Hill on day of performance. Regrettably, only Festival Orchestra under Thomas Kelly, Sunday concerts are accessible by public and the total surround effect of music and transportation, to Ipswich T-stop. For in- action. Both space and light were carefully tormation, call 356-4070. c used to best advantage. The Medusa-borne *Water Music, Inc. presents a series of forming Arts Series. Weekly performances by Weber, Mozart and Darius Milhaud in swarlln of venomous witches was chilling: water-borne concerts departing from the are given Sundays at 3:30 in. the outdoor the Building 14 Hayden Gallery Courtyard A.. Janlinaa Noorman's performance of Dido's Aquarium, Boston, on most Tuesdays, Amphitheatre, and include the Ariel at 7:30. Free. Wednesdays, Lamelnten, if not as awe-inspiring as that of a 'and Thursdays until Chamber Ensemble, the Brubeck Brothers, *The Boston Lyric Opera Company will E Janet Baker, certainly possessed gravitas September 11. Programs include the Bay and the Boston Repertory Ballet. Admis- perform a double bill: Mozart's The m and gently, but surely, plucked the heart- Chamber Orchestra, the Herb Pomeroy sion is $4. You can get to D'eCordova by Impressario, and Bernstein's Trouble in L strings. Quintet, and the Preservation Hall Jazz taking the 73 bus from Harvard Square to Tahiti, free, at City Hall Plaza tomorrow r The Castle Hill season continues with Band. Tickets range from $4.25 for clas- Waverly, and the commuter train from night at 8. Take the T to- Government Bach Concerts on July 25 and 26, a sical concerts to $9.50 for Preservation Waverly to Lincoln. Further information Center. m Telemann concert on July 27 including Hall and information can be had by calling call 259-8355. 'eThe Boston Pops perform nightly on ''Calntata or Funeral M usic for an 876-8742 or BOSTIX. oOne concert remains in the M IT the Esplanade across the Charles from z Artisticalily-Trained Canary Bird Whose eThe DeCordova Museum has ar- "Candelighl Concerts" series, on July 24, MIT until July 27. D~erise Brought the Greatest Sorrow to his ranged a summer program in their Per- when the Erdely Duo will perform music Jonathan Richmond a au aw a a a Isa a is a tooaaaa IOa a a a a a a56500n0--0-ao of toeaeooooeooe Gus RRRS R g R FaeooejoqoooongRcocoogR uQsR gQg gg g The Beaver Stickles By Glenn Ackerman By Geoff Baskir i' -ki ea--aaL _ r - -- ---·I e_-a- r p- b--- -- l I-II sa 16 month back-to-school " L YI B - I '-I IISL - · 5 _ 4 poster-calendar Classic cartoons from B. Kliban's best sellers now appear in a super-size calendar for dormitory or home. Quasi- adult drawings have been selected for September 1980 to December 1981, and pictures no cats whatsoever. 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Thet trouble-' Technology, and the intersecting --.I plagued building was ;closed Health Services buildings to house several 'months ago, shortrtly after all of MIT's medical servicies, will flaws in the roof were. disc~covered. be ready ,by September -of -next- rPhysical Plant workmen stripped year-. Portnoy noted that the sixth off the old lead roof, andIare cur- floor was Sfully. specified six ;rently replacing it withi copper months later- than-,-th e rest of the sheets under' a layer of plywood building, but that Turner and other materials. Construction expected to- be able I Portnloy said th at whifile con- t-o complete it on the same struction .may not be totally 'schedule as' the' other five floors., finished-,the remaining " full. Hoffman said the students N~i YO-RK, N. Y.m -9- . evening following the ceremony. I __ -- ,, I , Jc. - -- 5- I I i I I i Withlout Costy pone Nl if yo u take the. time now to cut out, fill out, WWithout w.ritin ong letr -and mail tile coupon, the -people back home cane kow what's ,, Tuesday. July 22. 1980 1! S= |1Return to: Now:ElRenewal: 13 happenming here- twice- 11The Tech US Mail - I1st Class: 1 year $22 03 2 years $43 00 ,a week for the whole- Attn: Circulation Manager 3rd cass: 1 year S$7 2 years $13 10 , PO Box 29 - M4IT Branch Foreijn -Air MaBil: -I year $1001: 1 A! school year 1- 33Cambridge. MA 02139 Surface Mail: 1 year $25C0 . (W20-483 by Institute Mail). Institue Mail - 1 year $4 Cl 2 years $7 ,A -without taking Name any more of your time -t. Address 1,1 City _-_State Z ip Code_ e . - .. . . ~ < - -- -.. - - I i