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HIO DSARIGHTS REVd1S OF FALLPI RUSIIL~~It Pli 1733 TO GRADUATE Action Prompted by Allegations of AT COMMENCEMENT Illegal Drug and Alcohol Use (By Mathews M. Cherian FUTURE OF FRATERNITY IN DOUBT and Seth Gordon) A total of 1733 students (By Earl C. Yen) will walk to the podiums in MIT's 122nd commencement Pi Lambda Phi fraternity will not be permitted exercises today to receive to rush freshmen during Residence/Orientation 1899 degrees. A. Bartlett Giamatti, presi- Week this fall after some fraternity members ad- dent of baseball's National mitted to a variety of alcohol and drug-related Members of the Class of 1986 line up to march to commence- League and former president charges in late April, ment. (Tech file photo) of Yale University, will deliv- according to James R. -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - er the commencement ad- Tewhey, associate dean for student affairs. dress to the graduates and KRAMSG CH LEAVES the close to 8000 relatives InterFraternity Conference * Illegal use of nitrous oxide and guests gathered to ob- Chairman Jeffrey M. Hornstein as part of a pledge party. serve the ceremonies. * Use of alcohol after the LANGUAGE POST Giamatti, an outspoken ad- '89 called the ruling "unfair, harsh, and detrimental to the fraternity's initiation ceremo- vocate for a more traditional. ny. Expresses Discontent with structured curriculum, will be fraternity system in general." speaking at MIT at a time Tewhey, in a letter to the fra- * On-going illegal use and Changes in Curriculum when the Institute has been ternity, said he decided to sus- availability of marijuana and closely scrutinizing its own pend Pi Lambda Phi's rush cocaine by members of the SAYS LANGUAGE TEACHING WILL SUFFER science, engineering, and hu- privileges over the following house. manities curricula. violations: "Pi Lambda Phi has ... cer- (By Michael Gojer) tainly fallen short of the expec- (Continued on page 9) 0 Illegal operation of a cash Professor Claire Kramsch, head of the Foreign bar. tations MIT carries for one of Languages and Literatures (FLL) section, will its approved living groups," Tewhey stated in the letter. resign her post effective June 30. Kramsch said NOBLE REQUESTS Pi Lambda Phi maintained she perceived a "breakdown in communications" that it was unaware that the regarding the role of foreign languages at MIT PRIVACY WAIVER operation of the cash bar was illegal, according to Tewhey's and felt she "could not give any leadership to the Attorney Claims Process was "Rigged;" letter. The fraternity further section anymore." No Good Reason for Confidentiality argued that the use of drugs Kramsch was concerned done in English, but she said (Continued on page 8) that was not at all what lan- about recent changes in the A "REAL SCANDAL" FLL curriculum that have tak- guage teaching was about. Dean of the School of Hu- (By Andrew L. Fish) en place as a result of the revi- FACULTY FAULTS manities and Social Science sions to the Humanities, Arts, Former faculty member David Noble is filing a Ann Friedlaender PhD '64 de- and Social Sciences require- motion this week in Massachusetts Superior ADMINISTRATION ment that were approved by (Continued on page 8) Court this week to lift confidentiality restric- the faculty last May. While ac- tions from documents pertaining to MIT's deci- "Shared Governance" knowledging that the steps be- I Ignored In ABS Closing ing taken were part of an ef- SENIORS ASKED sion to deny the him tenure in 1984. fort to strengthen humanities with breaching his First (By Harold A. Stern) The documents reveal "a ma- overall at MIT, she felt some of Amendment rights by denying jor scandal," according to Da- the changes conflicted with the him tenure on political, not The faculty approved the TO SIGN PLEDGE vid Kairys, Noble's attorney. "I goals of language teaching. academic, grounds. "sense" of a report which haveI never seen a process For example, the new HASS- Coalition wants pledge Noble had been an assistant faulted the procedures fol- riggedI like this," he said. D requirement of 25 pages of professor in the Program in lowed in the closing of the De- to become a part of Noble, now a professor at writing in all distribution Science, Technology, and Soci- partment of Applied Biological commencement ceremony Drexel University, filed a $1.5 courses puts a strain on lan- ety. Kairys asserted that his Sciences and recommended million lawsuit in September guage instruction classes work has "redefined the field" that the Institute formalize the (By Seth Gordon) 1986 charging the Institute which try to maintain a bal- by arguing that society and process used to reorganize and ance between speaking and culture affect technology as terminate a department at writing exercises, Kramsch "The Coalition to Humanize much as technology affects so- their May 18 regular meeting. said. Kramsch said some pro- MIT" is asking graduating sen- ciety and culture. The Committee on Reorgani- fessors had suggested that a BALTIMORE LETTER iors to sign a "pledge of social But "Noble's scholarly work I portion of the writing could be and environmental responsibi- [also] sharply criticized MIT as I (Continued on page 9) lity," and proposing that MIT I REFUTES CHARGES an institution, and [his] public II IVI %- I Llf LI include taking this pledge as I speech criticized MIT's ties part of future commencement I Scientist States His with industry and MIT's im- MIT's defense connections ceremonies. Case; Warns of Danger proper use of publicly-created examined. Page 2. Signing the pledge could be in Gov't Investigation university resources for pri- Paul Gray on scientific an alternative to the tradition vate commercial benefit," ac- illiteracy, Page 5. i cording to the text of his law- of graduates turning around (By David P. Hamilton) MIT scientists discover second their class rings , said Richard suit. genetic code. Page 7. A. Cowan '87, organizer of the Noble won full access to the Student charged with 32 counts I campaign. I A controversy over alleged tenure documents, including for computer thefts. Page 7. In a letter to President Paul scientific fraud is "a harbinger the names of evaluation au- EECS enrollment down among E. Gray '54, the Coalition of threats to scientific commu- thors, last April, but he cannot freshmen. Page 7. called the turning around of nication and scientific free- reveal this information to oth- Three students mugged class rings an "initiation rite dom," David Baltimore '61 ers. The current motion would at gunpoint. Page 11. to legitimize technocratic in- charged in a letter widely dis- remove all restrictions from Environmentalportraitist in MIT sensitivity." A pledge of re- tributed to scientific colleagues the documents. Kairys assert- Museum. Page 16. sponsibility, they claimed, and the press. Baltimore is di- ed that there was "no good Killian Hall recitalsshow off (Continnued on page 7) student works. Pabe 1 Z {~cnt'indwl\ nan nnae1rT~~-.V- - .- I \------Vvlrt;llil Unl paget 271) WE

- -~--,----- 'rYPI1~9F a -- 1~P~a· slBlLR1 ~I~" ~-8s~11~ ~ m~1 MM PAGE 2 The Tech FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1988 Examining John Deutch's Pentagon connections From the late 1970s to the pre- ental ballistics missiles, chemical same subject. 'He has no business being in in the education business," she said. Deutch has also been active warfare and biological defense, Deutch acknowledged that sent, "My guess is that [the Institute] Analysis on Defense Science Board panels and technology base manage- that time period he had alerted moved him to provost as a good By Thomas T. Huang that studied mobile intercontin- ment. the chairmen of the chemistry de- way to get MIT some of the Student activists on this cam- partment and applied biological gravy." John M. Deutch '61 the professor sciences department to available pus call Vera Kistiakowsky, Deutch said that MIT has had "War Provost" because of his fears that Deutch's army contracts for mycotoxin re- of physics, a tradition of officials who have many associations with the Pen- on these Defense Science search. He said he sees nothing work been active in national affairs. tagon. But faculty members are could inappropriate with that action. Board advisory committees He maintained that there was more cautious when it comes to what kind of "I find it questionable," Kistia- distort his vision on nothing inappropriate with his discussing a man who is both the should be conducted at kowsky said, "that the provost is research participation in national policy chief academic officer of MIT sources of re- chairing a [task force] that rec- MIT and what discussions. and an advocate in setting the na- tapped. ommends that [chemical warfare search funding should be He said he knew he had to be tion's military policy. and biological defense] work be careful "not to look for special As provost, Deutch is in charge resumed, and, at the same time, 1983, Deutch favors for MIT" in his capacity of overseeing faculty research, From !982 to encourages people at MIT to ap- (Please turn to page 11) quality of faculty, and undergrad- was active on the Scowcroft ply for [related] funding." dw as~~~--r~~---~~~--sC~~~I~~P - uate curriculum. He is the se- Commission, a group that stud- cond-in-command under Presi- ied the MX missile and conclud-

ed that the development of a Departnicat"SOg. .. dent Paul E. Gray '54. IDefense But a small group of the facul- smaller mobile intercontinental ty has grown worried that ballistics missile was justified. of Engineerni Deutch's work for the Depart- School Anag t' , Beginning in 1980, Deutch ment of Defense might direct his Dep~tJment . . . . .Ss in a classified Defense role as overseer of faculty re- took part Aero Astro General ,:433$ 592 Science Board study on "chemi- search at MIT, according to one Space Syst-m~ Lab .$ 458665. cal warfare and biological defen- source. And even though the Tech- Lab for Advanced Composites Photo courtesy of MIT News office se," and in 1984, Deutch chaired group is small, the concern is in- Aiktifiiai Inatelignece Lab- Provost John M. Deutch another DSB task force on the tensely felt. Center for' Transportation Studies $59S 597'7 Chemical Engineering *$,'$ ,05 ." Study: stron ig DOD research needed Civil Engineering '$2~002,753' Total - ~,78Z,6 authority of the Office of the .s. . . s By Thomas T. H[uang manner that assures that colleges ary Secretary of Defense for program The Department of Defense is and universities continue to be a have been "fragmented by too failing to exploit research that source of bright and motivated much delegation" to other agen- 5F could boost the nation's econom- young people concerned with cies. ic and military strength, accord- technical subjects of significance The report also blames weak School of Science ing to a Pentagon-sponsored to national security." L. management and short-sighted study group headed by Provost The study was conducted for Department Amnotrd 9g for creating an environ- E John M. Deutch '61. the Defense Science Board last planning Biology S 206,328 government and military z The group's report - obtained summer, and a final report was ment in Center for Space Research $ 787,821 laboratories that keeps scientists sF recently by The Tech - con- issued to the secretary of defense Chemistry $1,477,515 Em and engineers from pursuing cludes that DOD-sponsored re- late last December. Earth Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences $1,538,396 "high-risk, high-payoff" re- search has lagged behind scienti- "The system is better at gener- Mathematics $ 496,514 F search. fic opportunities and military- ating new technology than ex- Applied Biological Sciences $ 435,110 finally charges that related needs. The report ploiting it," the report asserts. The report Physics $ 158,876 DOD is too slow in trans- suggests that renewed vigor in This is unfortunate, the report the Total $5,100,560 forming new technologies into military-sponsored research argues, because today's basic re- · IP I-*L1-Blls systems and products ·p-·r- ru - i-· eYc·BQ·1L C-·-··- would reverse a trend in which search is "essential to ensuring working be used by the military. the United States' technological war-fighting superiority of future that can This has, in part, resulted in a ABS, chemistry faculty rI advantage over other nations has US military systems and opera- FE "growing crisis in military com- been eroding in recent years. tions ." F petition as Soviet weapons system That report does not address The report states that the did bio-warfare research approaches, and in the university's role in such re- DOD's basic research program - performance that of US search, but it does recommend dubbed "Technology Base" - some cases, exceeds By Thomas T. Huang part, motivated by the concern report that "DOD-spconsored basic re- lacks "top management atten- and Allied forces," the From 1985 to 1987, scientists in for intervention and treatment in search should be carried out in a tion." The leadership and budget- states. chemistry and the applied bio- case of chemical and biological I- I~~--~-~---·R·I~--la------MQMX The report calls for: -1I logical sciences at MIT received weapons attack. a more unified leadership $1.6 million from the army to In interviews with The Tech, US Government Spending from the Office of the Secretary conduct basic research in toxins two scientists no longer at MIT of Defense. that could be used in biological stressed that the Army Medical at- MIT · wiser management in the warfare. Research Command had not di- DOD laboratories by changing The department heads had rected their research and had not FY87 FY86 certain personnel procedures to been made aware of the availabil- restricted publication of the re- Department of Defense $ 45,418,387 $ 43,417,961 try to attract and retain the high- ity of these contracts by Provost search. They said that they were Dept. of Health and Human Sciences $ 47,309,48685 45,734,733 est quality staff Department of Energy $ 55,061,746 $ 54,511,463 John M. Deutch '61, chairman of interested in mycotoxins as possi- ® faster technology develop- a Defense Science Board task ble anti-cancer agents even before Office of Education --$ 704 ment by revitalizing the budget $ 12,705,854 $ 12,863,462 force on chemical warfare and the army contract became avail- N.A.S.A for technology transition and National Science Foundation $ 38,091,285 $ 36,771,821 biological defense in 1984, ac- able. Other Federal-Governmnent $ 8,238,416 $ 7,822,630 building experimental systems in cording to Deutch. The scientists who conducted to Total - U.S. Govemnmen t $2t6,825,174 $2f01,122,774 the field before committing The scientists wrote in their the research include: William F. full development. proposals that their work was, in (Please turn to page IH) - ------J (Please turn to page 11) Debate over biotechnology funding highlights defense research questions By Thomas T. Huanng 1986, to vote on the funding ap- King suggested in his letter that cleave the biology department Administration Two years ago, MIT's biology plication. After lengthy debate, the administration may have in- into two factions. unhappy? professors were beset by a debate the faculty voted by a small ma- fluenced Fox's decision to call a It was later that the defense his letter to Melcher, King over whether or not their depart- jority not to apply for military second meeting. But Fox denied agencies rejected MIT's applica- In the second "meeting ment should seek military fund- funding. Some feared that the this, as did MIT Provost John M. tion, saying they were more inter- stated that was formally opened with a state- ing for a proposed biotechnology Department of Defense funds Deutch '61. ested in research than training [Fox] who training program, according to would come with too many "hid- Dean of Science Gene M. programs, Fox said. In particular, ment by the chairman Maurice S. Fox, professor and den strings" attached. Brown said that his only involve- the ONR and the Defense Ad- made clear (at least to this listen- department head of biology! "I was concerned over the con- ment in the affair was when he vanced Research Projects Agency er) that the administration was the decision. That debate - revealed by flict between the basic research talked to Fox after the first vote. refrained from funding MIT's very unhappy with memoranda and correspondences and training mission of the pro- in that conversation, Brown told planned training program, which "He also made explicit referen- obtained recently by The Tech- gram, and the legislative require- Fox that - from his experience would have involved the Depart- ce," King continued, "to the ad- sheds light on how science and ment that DOD expenditures re- -he believed that the Office of ments of Applied Biological Sci- ministration's position that when politics often make a volatile late closely to their national Naval Research did not fund ba- ences, Biology, Chemistry, and the funding for graduate students mix. defense mission, with its security sic research connected to war- Chemical Engineering, Fox said. in the department was next con- for Some professors spoke out on requirements," wrote Jonathan fare. He explained that he had sidered, our failure to apply how military funds might steer King, professor of biology, in a witnessed the operation of ONR these funds would be taken into research by mission directives March 6 letter to James R. as a consultant reviewing appica- aCc.UniiL pleJudUcl allly." and security requirements. But Melcher PhD '62, professor of tions for that agency. "I wondered if it was a viola- others warned that missing out electrical engineering and mem- Given the small turn-out of the tion of the standards of the fac- on developing a biotechnology ber of an ad hoc Institute comn- first vote, "I said it sounds to me ulty to have the administration curriculum might jeopardize the mittee studying the military's im- like [the first vote] shouldn't be a attempt to influence such serious department's future attempts to pact on campus research. final decision," Brown said. "I deliberations with a threat of re- find funding for graduate train- Learning of the negative vote, asked [Fox] if anybody on the duced funding for graduate stu- ing. professors who had not partici- faculty was concerned about it." dents. Junior faculty are put in a Discussion of how military pated called for a re-vote. They But he emphasized that he had very difficult situation by such a stated. funding influences university re- told Fox that they thought the not asked Fox to call a second presentation," King that admin- search promises to rage on - at vote might not be representative vote. Fox acknowledged un- least behind-the-scenes - as the of the biology faculty. The de- In defense of the proposal, istration members had been the vote against the nation's defense agencies grow partment has about 50 profes- some professors said there had happy about he stressed that the ever more interested in applica- sors. been a tradition dating back to proposal. But tions of molecular and microbi- As a result, roughly 30 faculty the 1950s of molecular biologists administration had not influ- to recall the ology research. members met on March 25, and receiving support from the DOD enced his decision Photo courtesy of MIT News office vote. Rather, other faculty mem- The controversy unfolded extensive discussion took place that had shown little adverse ef- Professor Maurice S. Fox, bers had approached him regard- when roughly 15 members of the again. This time, the faculty ap- fect. But others warned that ac- head of the biology depart- ing their concerns, he said. biology faculty met on Feb. 26, proved the application. cepting DoD funding would ment. (Please turn to page 27) %~~WBB~sll~a~panl~e~srr~~l~P~plpsIII! I FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1988 The Tech PAGE 3

JuOdge says contra trio may escape conspiracy charges A federal judge in Washington says it may not be possi- One summit session canceled GNP grows ble to try Oliver North, John Poindexter and Albert Ha- White House spokesmen faster than expected are telling conflicting stories The federal government's revised estimate of economic kim on conspiracy charges. Judge Gerhard Gesell says the about the sudden cancellation of one planned session at growth during the first quarter of the year shows the gross problem stems from the limited immunity from prosecu- the Moscow summit. Chief spokesman Marlin Fitzwater national nrodnlnt exnandlino nt nn Annuml rate af 9Or tion they received in exchange for their testimony before says the Soviets called off the meeting because of a sched- cent, not the 2.3 percent rate initially reported. Private the congressional committees investigating the scandal. uling conflict with some internal Soviet function. But one economists had predicted an upward revision, but yester- Secord did not testify before Congress under an immunity of Fitzwater's deputies says the decision to scrub the ses- day's report shows even stronger growth than had been grant. Gesell says he hopes to issue a ruling by the end of sion was mutual. Either way, one of the other Reagan- expected. The main factor in the GNP improvement was a June. Although the conspiracy counts are the main Gorbachev meetings will be expanded. drop in the US foreign trade deficit. And yesterday's GNP charges, all three defendants face other charges as well. report shows not only economic growth, but low inflation US displomats consult as well. Analyst Hugh Johnson at First Albany Corpora- tion says it looks like the economy will do well for the rest Chicago bans with Latin American leaders of the year. public smoking US diplomats are talking with Latin American leaders, Chicago's city council has overwhelmingly approved an trying to figure out what to do now that negotiations ordinance to restrict smoking in public places. The ordi- aimed at ousting Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega Democrats blast Bush over Noriega nance, which takes effect in 60 days, puts the windy city have collapsed. State Department official Elliott Abrams Democratic presidential rivals Jesse Jackson and Mi- in line with about 150 other American cities, including the announced the round of consultations after telling the chael Dukakis met in debate Wednesday night in Califor- only two larger than Chicago - New York and Los Ange- Senate foreign relations committee about the failure of nia - but they turned most of their fire on the Reagan les. the Reagan administration's attempt to get Noriega to re- administration over dealings with Panama's Manuel Nor- sign in exchange for dismissal of drug charges against iega. him. Many lawmakers didn't like that deal much anyway. Dukakis attacked Bush's call for'the death penalty for Reagan seeks power to Manuel Solis Palma, Noriega's hand-picked president, drug kingpins. He called it the height of hypocrisy to be interpret says that the talks failed in part because talking about capital punishment when the administration treaty the US would not Senators and White House officials have been meeting promise to keep him on as president. is doing business with Noreiga. in private, rushing to get the intermediate-range And Jackson said Bush should reveal how much he missile treaty approved before the first Reagan-Gorbachev knows about Noriega and drugs and when he learned meet- NIicaragua and contras open talks about it. ing on Sunday. They're trying to settle the question of Negotiators for how much power the president has to interpret the treaty. the Nicaraguan government and the Republican George Bush, meanwhile, said that the Yesterday the Senate voted to restrict a contras have opened a new round of peace talks, with the breakdown of talks aimed at dislodging Noriega "doesn't future president's power to change the US interpretation of the treaty. rebels proposing a plan that focuses on democratic re- depress me." He said he still wants Noriega out, and forms. At the center of the proposal is the demand that thinks he will go, but not at the cost of "a bad deal." the Sandinistas ease their control over the army and gov- That's as close as he's come yet to publicly criticizing the ernment and give the Nicaraguan people more freedom. administration's apparent efforts to drop drug charges as A contra leader says his side isn't optimistic. part of a deal with Nodega. Letterman may get new material David Letterman's late night show may soon emerge Two bombs explode in Pretoria from reruns, as Johnny Carson's "Tonight Show" did two Bush calls for drug crackdown weeks ago. Writers' Guild of America president George South Africa's law and order minister is blaming the Vice President Bush is calling for an international strike outlawed African National Congress for two bombings in Kirgo says both those evening stars have agreed to inde- force to destroy drug crops wherever they're grown. Bush pendent three downtown Pretoria yesterday. Four women were injured in year contracts. Kirgo says he's confident the also says he supports the controversial "Zero Tolerance" Guild rank-and-file will approve both the blast. The anti-apartheid guerrilla group has not agreements. Johnny policy which has led to the seizure of some yachts found Carson, who doesn't claimed responsibility for the bombing. . belong to the Guild, went back on to have tiny quantities of drugs aboard. the air without his writing staff Letterman, who is a Guild member, remains in re-runs, but could be back in business as soon as June 8. "Bomb" found near Kennedy office Boston Police have determined that the device removed from a coat rack in the 24th floor office of the department of health and human services was not a bomb. The police Vet counselor wins libel suit bomb squad took the suspicious-looking metal cannister USA Today says it is appealing a $300,000 libel award in a paper bag out to Moon island in Boston harbor for to a New Hampshire psychologist. Federal jury finds drug kingpin possible detonation. FBI spokesman Jack Cloherty said The jury award came Wednesday in Federal court in guilty Concord in the A federal jury has found a 40 year old man guilty of the parcel contained inactive electronic parts but had no case of Jeffrey Kassel, who was misquoted in a brief heading a multi-million dollar drug ring based in Leomin- incendiary capability. The device was found 15 yards article in 1985 as saying he found it amusing that Vietnam veterans feel they ster, Massachusetts. Paul Rouleau - also known as "The down a hall from Senator Kennedy's office. Kennedy was are victims. The paper ran a correction Emperor" - was found guilty Wednesday of supervising in Washington at the time of the incident. a month and a half later saying that Kassel actually had been referring to another an on-going illegal operation. McArthur US District Court judge Joseph Tauro has not set a testifies in article in which someone said Vietnamese veterans of the war said they date for sentencing. Rouleau faces a minimum of 10 years Harvard tenure dispute found it amusing that American vets thought they in prison and a maximum of life. Several convicted drug Harvard Business School Dean John McArthur says the were victims. Kassel, dealers and alledged ring members testified against Rou- college did not deny a female professor tenure because of who counseled vets at the Veterans Administra- tion hospital in Manchester, said this morning that leau under grants of immunity. Assistant US attorney her sex, but because she did not meet scholarly qualifica- he felt Deborah Ramirez said the operation extended from Flor- tions. McArthur testified today in the US district court vindicated. Kassel's suit said the article and delay ida and California to New England and Canada before it sex discrimination case filed by former Harvard professor in correcting it caused mental anquish, death threats, and permanent was broken in September 1984. Barbara Bund Jackson. Jackson is asking federal judge damage to Douglas Woodlock to reinstate her with tenure at Harvard his reputation and career. and award her $847,000 in lost income. Rubes ® By Leigh Rubin % _| _ ! 1e, BA

· i~~~~~g~~~~g~~~tg~~~~~K~~~S~ Several degrees above normal High pressure located over the southeastern US Edmonton wins Stanley Cup will slowly build eastward and northward over the The Edmonton Oilers topped the Boston Bruins 6-3 last next several days. As the high strengthens, winds at night to win the Stanley Cup in a four-game sweep. the surface will become southwesterly - ushering Super-star Wayne Gretsky set the pace as teh Oilers be- in much warmer weather. The warm weather, which came NHL champions for the fourth time in five years. should commence today, will be characterized by The Oilers scored five straight goals to win the title in the high temperatures up to 15 degrees above normal l_0 __jua.-a L gh 7_0 "DRl:ff" :M he t-orm of Io- replay of the fourth game that has been cancelled because Il~ll$ glS lL!cite ItV L'J. l',tl¢lS, ass ts *vaaVVI& .r v v ans of a power outage in the Boston Garden Tuesday night. and drier air, should arrive by Tuesday. The teams were tied at 3-3 when the lights went out. Today: Mostly sunny and warm. Winds southwest 5-15 mph. High 75-80°F (24-27 °C). Celtics defeat Pistons Tonight: Partly cloudy and mild. Low 60°F (16 °C). The Boston Celtics edged the Detroit Pistons 119-115 in Saturday: Partly to mostly sunny, with increasing double overtime last night to even the NBA playoff at a humidity and the chance of an afternoon or victory each. Dennis Johnson scored six straight points in early evening shower or thundershower. Winds the last 1:25 to clinch the win. Kevin McHale hit a three- west-southwest 10-15 mph. High near 80°F pointer with five seconds left in the first overtime to tie (27°C). Low around 55-60°F (13-16"C). the game. It was only the second three-pointer in Sundaiy: Mostly sunny and very warm with the McHale's eight year career. Robert Parrish had 26 points increased risk of afternoon and evening for the Celtics, McHale 24, Johnson 22, and Larry Bird thundershowers. High 78-86°F (25-30°C). Low had 18. Isiah Thomas had 24 to lead the Pistons and was 60-65 OF (16-18 °C). followed bu Vinnie Johnson with 21 and Adrian Dantley Forecast by Michael C. Morgan with 20. _ a - Albert discovers a misnomer. Compiled by Mark Kantrowitz _ers PAGE 4 The Tech FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1988 RPa8aaslaaBaeaaasallLlipsla

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Column/Thomas T. Huang Editorials, marked as such and printed in a distinctive for- mat, are the official opinion of The Tech. They are written by the editorial board, which consists of the chairman, editor in Gray: educator to bureaucrat chief, managing editor, executive editor, news editors, and opin- ion editor. Prediction: Sometime within in graduates today is changed. starting the pass/fail move- Dissents, marked as such and printed in a distinctive format, the next two years, David S. Sax- ment at MIT. In Although MIT's current educa- the fall of 1967, are the opinions of the undersigned members of the editorial on '41 will retire, and Paul addressing a joint tional reform certainly reflects Ed- meeting of the board choosing to publish their disagreement with the editorial. ward Gray '54 will leave the Gray's philosophy on increasing Committee on Educational Policy Columns and editorial cartoons are written by individuals and presidency to become the breadth and flexibility in the cur- next and the corresponding student represent the opinion of the author, not necessarily that of the riculum, faculty members say chairman of the MIT Corpora- committee, he proposed infor- newspaper. that tion. mally that freshman grades be he is not providing the edu- _.*_terst to he Fditor are welcome. They must be typed double As chairman in 1990, Gray will wiped off the record. cational leadership that he should His propos- spaced and addressed to The Tech, PO Box 29, MIT Branch, devote his energies be. Except for an occasional as the pitch- al ultimately led to MIT's fresh- Cambridge MA 02139, or by interdepartmental mail to Room speech, he has not taken the man for the current five-year man year pass/fail, which contin- W20-483. point-man position in the re- $550-million endowment drive. ues to exist today. Letters and cartoons must bear the authors' signatures, ad- When this happens, form. Gray will The philosophy of his work at dresses, and phone numbers. Unsigned letters will not be ac- have completed a tragic meta- that time was best Moreover, recent actions of his summarized in cepted. No letter or cartoon will be printed anonymously with- morphosis from educator administration do not reflect well to bu- March 1971, when he was elected out express prior approval of The Tech. The Tech reserves the reaucrat. on him. Last January, Gray, Pro- chancellor under newly-elected right to edit or condense letters. Shorter letters will be given In the mid-1960s vost John M. Deutch '61, and and early MIT president Jerome B. higher priority. We regret we cannot publish all of the letters Dean of Science Gene Brown we 1970s, Gray worked to smooth Wiesner: He would focus on receive. out a rough freshman year, to structure. eliminated the Department of improve the quality of teaching, There should be two thrusts to (Please turn to page 5) to broaden and make more flexi- revamping the MIT education: 1) ble the undergraduate education to provide a greater number of Column/Ben Z. S ;tanger and curriculum, and to establish alternatives in curriculum, and a support for minority and women greater degree of flexibility, recog- students' affairs. nizing enormous differences Define your own measure of success Back in 1966, Gray - an up- among incoming students; and 2) I am wiping my forehead to- "THAT GUY'S GETTING of beconing inflexible and nar- and-coming associate dean of to try to bring students as early day, and it's not because of the THREE DEGREES TODAY. HE row-minded. student as possible to weather. It has been a rough four WAS MADE TO SUCCEED We were told as freshmen to affairs with a crew-cut, the point where II expansive jaw, a set of piercing they ask years. It will be good to get my always look both ways before "significant questions." I eyes - was concerned with the A variety of tough problems diploma; right now I'm feeling a Some of us seem to be more crossing Massachusetts Avenue. I effectiveness of the freshmen "can't be approached without little nostalgic and feeling more successful than others. There are never did, but luckily I made it to year. He had served as chairman concern for social considerations than a little relieved. plenty of objective measures we the other side without getting hit. of the Freshman Advisory Com- and social consequences," he Behind that relief come nag- can use to evaluate our success Others, 1 fear, haven't done so mittee, a limited version of to- proclaimed. ging questions: Have I achieved here - job offers, graduate well. day's Undergraduate Academic But seventeen years later, rnmy goals? Have I succeeded at school acceptances, multiple de- Unfortunately and contrary to I and Support Office. something has gone awry. The MIT? Will I succeed elsewhere? grees and grade point averages - what is often said, there is a strong desire here to follow oth- He proved to be a spark-plug man who gives the charge to the * * ** criteria which parents and men- tors never get tired of exchang- ers. I was talking to a former Column/Julian We ing. roommate a few nights ago, a Look to your left. Look to brilliant friend who has never put your right. Look at yourself. much emphasis on other people's molking ban must be enforced standards of success. He was On March 7, 1987, Cambridge Campus Police officers smoking be a decade rather than a year. confused by the way so many set a law curtailing smoking in indoors. Granted, the signs are ugly, but "THAT GIRL IN THE PINK MIT freshmen manage to choose public buildings. Cambridge In the months after the ordi- at least they are not a serious DRESS, OVER T HrKtE. SHE a dir without miucth knlowledge a n-to or WlILU J L i g.ltnfltrt n,.a. joined the vanguard of a national nance was established, the socca- health hazard. WAS CAPTAIN OF TWO of the field they are entering and trend to fight tobacco addiction, sional smokers in the Student Signs would have a dual effect: TEAMS, AND SHE ALSO GOT without much real desire to do eliminate toxic "'second-hand" Center were usually unaware of they would inform smokers who AN NSF SCHOLARSHIP." work in that field. smoke from the environment, the new rules, and apologetically were unaware of the regulations, With so much of the future in- Many students come here and clamp down on seductive to- extinguished their cigarettes on and they would deter others who vested in MIT's graduates, it is knowing what they want to do, bacco ads aimed at minors. Simi- request. Today, scofflaws use would be openly flouting the law. not surprising that MIT places but for those who do not, the lar laws in the United States and public areas on the fourth and In addition, they would provide such a premium on excellence only choice is to follow paths elsewhere are establishing new fifth floors for smoking at all those bothered by environmental and success. For us to progress as which have already been made. standards of public health, clean hours. They are openly disdainful smoke with a first line of re- a nation, we must have talented The result is that a high percent- air, and decency. of the city's ordinance, MIT's course. I have on more than one leaders. age of students pick a major One week after the ordinance rules, and the oppressed non- occasion been challenged by Yet in pursuing such talent, we which they subsequently find took effect, response was favor- smokers who politely point them smokers to "prove" that they tend to lose our vision. We suc- completely unrewarding. able from smokers and non- out. were breaking a city ordinance. cumb to the urge to rush forward This same desire to follow ap- smokers alike. At that time, an It is time for MIT to make a On at least one occasion, I marn- without looking ahead and plies to the agenda we set for optimistic William R. Dickson decision. Either it should take aged to find a sign posted nearby, weighing every step. By using ourselves while in school. The '56, senior vice president, told steps to comply with the city's but the smokers refused to ac- pre-packaged definitions of excel- initial response to this atmo- The Tech that "most people are law, or it should make a public (Please turn to page 5) lence and success, we run the risk (Please turn to page 5) certainly trying to cooperate." announcement that it is unable to But since this has been a con- do so. In case of the latter, MIT lsll__sLF__pees~s~oc4-pw I troversial law - and especially should inform the City of Cam- ddTa T a T¥ m IIIr k -T T& V since it can be viewed as a test- bridge that it regrets to stand in · $ [ ,a I case for wider legislation - we contravention of the city's ordi- must take a longer-range view. nanlce. What is the climate one year Steps toward compliance need Students should sign pledge of responsibility (Editor's note: The Tech re- where social and environmental f after the ordinance took effect? not be extreme. In most cases, ("Brass Rat") around during the ceived a copy of the following let- responsibility is openly discussed In short, it is not nearly so fa- more prominent no-smoking ceremony so that the beaver on ter addressed to President Paul and plays a more central role in vorable. Non-smokers may now signs would be sufficient. Many the ring faces the opposite direc- E. Gray '54). our life decisions." Such a change have recourse to help in securing of the signs which were originally tion. Yet the message conveyed To the Editor: would be welcomed by many clean air in their offices, but few posted have disappeared. Pre- unto students by this practice is MIT's commencement exercises people at MIT. The statement, offices were unable to reach equi- sumably, they were meant to be a hardly one of responsibility. Ac- will offer the graduating class an which students voluntarily sign cording to the folklore, the bea- table arrangements before. In the temporary measure while individ- zF opportunity to celebrate their after receiving their diplomas, ver defecates on you while you hallways, staff members smoke uals adjusted to the new con- iE achievements and think construc- reads "I pledge to investigate freely during their shifts. After- sciousness about smoking. This is attend MIT. But after you gradu- tively about the future contribu- thoroughly and take into account Ip- hours, it is not uncommon to see only a matter of time, but it may ate, you turn it around so that it tion they can make to the world. the social and environmental dumps on the rest of the world. Through education reform, the consequences of any job oppor- Of course, maybe this tradition aFF Institute is beginning to devote tunity I consider." was never intended as an initi- Ff more attention to the social im- It might be argued that many ation rite to legitimize techno- pacts of technology in the cur- E students already perform a ritual cratic insensitivity. But it cannot BIa riculum. New context courses IE6 at commencement to signify their i5 be denied that it has such an ef- m provide students with the back- entry into the job world. Many m Volume 108, Number 26 Friday, May 27, 1988 fect. Many managers in industry E ground they need to consider students follow the practice of from MIT whom we and our KM questions of social responsibility. Chairman ...... Peter E. Dunn G turning their MIT class ring (Please turn to page 5) - What better place is there to rein- 8 Editor in Chief...... Andrew L. Fish '89 force the message of responsibil- I Business Manager ...... Mark Kantrowitz '89 Commencement pledge ity than the graduation ceremo- forces Managing Editor ...... Ezra Peisach '89 ny? Executive Editor...... Thomas T. Huang G students to consider job choices This year, several universities To the Editor: the armed forces, our intelligence I across the country will include as I support the pledge proposed agencies, and the government in as PRODUCTION STAFF FOR THIS ISSUE part of their ceremonies an op- by "The Coalition to Blow the general will be filled by less quali- Night Editor: ...... Mark Kantrowitz '89 tionai graduation pledge of re- Whistle on MIT." All too often fied people? Staff: Peter E. Dunn G, Katie Schwarz '86, Chris Andrews '88, sponsibility. Last year, as report- MIT graduates take a job for Perhaps if MIT students con- Andrew Fish '89, Ezra Peisach '89, Marie E. V. Coppola '90, ed in the Chronicle of Higher monetary gain without consider- sider the social consequences of LE Mark D. Virtue '90, Anne M. Garrison U. of WA '90. Education and the Wall Street ing the effects of what they will the jobs they take - or refuse to m Journal, commencement ceremo- be doing or the needs that will be take - they would refrain from a 8 The Tech (ISSN 0148-9607) is published Tuesdays and Fridays dunring the academic nies at Humboldt State Universi- left unfulfilled. taking some high-paying jobs and year (except during MIT vacations), Wednesdays during January, and monthly during 0 the summer for $17.00 per year Third Class by The Tech, 84 Massachusetts Ave. ty in Northern California includ- How many MIT graduates will would instead spend a few years Room W20-483, Cambridge, MA 02139-0901. Third Class postage paid at Boston, ed the first such "graduation end up working for law firms, working at a low-paying MA. Non-Profit Org. Permit No. 59720. 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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Adlb - l 1 I "Y-opinion Column/Paul E. Gray Scientific illiteracy threatens democratic process Scientific illiteracy is an in- by crystals. scientific enterprise, as can be rison has described the likely quests by an elite few, but are, in- creasingly serious problem, A study of scientific illiteracy seen in the popular and govern- consequence of continued public stead, humanistic adventures in- threatening the conduct of re- conducted in 1986 by the Public mental sanctions against DNA ignorance of science. "If we can- spired by native human curiosity search in this country, our eco- Opinion Laboratory at Northern research, against experiments not promote the growth of a about the world and desire to nomic vitality, and the democrat- Illinois University found that using animals, and against the wider understanding of the world make it better. The nation must ic process itself. two-thirds of the adults in a na- use of radioisotopes and radi- view of science and technology, embrace this broadened concept We live in a time when science tionwide sample of 2,000 did not ation in medicine and medical re- we endanger not only our own of science if it is to maintain its and technology are growing in understand the terms "molecu- search. At the same time, howev- abstract enterprises, but even the vigor as a democracy and as an significance and influence. Physi- le," "radiation," or "scientific er, the popular expectation is that essence of democracy.... For international leader. To achieve cists probe the extremes of cos- study," and that three-fourths did scientists can, if they would only the necessities of economics will that understanding, schools and mic creation. Biologists lay bare not understand the term DNA. try, overcome almost any prob- eventually enforce a social divi- colleges need new programs and the fundamental processes of life. Beyond that, more than half of lem literally on demand. For ex- sion into islands of the trained, gifted teachers to provide stu- And engineers challenge previous the adults in the study said they ample, many Americans believe who understand enough to devise dents with a broad and compre- limits in the design of everything believed that scientists had a that the Strategic Defense Initia- and operate -an increasingly com- hensive knowledge of both the from computer technology to hy- power that made them danger- tive or "Star Wars" could be put plex technology, within a sea of liberal arts and science and tech- I personic aircraft. ous, yet at the same time ex- in place soon, despite widespread onlookers, bemused, indifferent, nology. I For good or ill, our society, our pressed the belief that leaders advice from scientists that SDI and even hostile." culture, and our lives are becom- and experts should be trusted. requirements are quite beyond The federal government cannot The next century will make ex- ing more and more dependent on Scientific literacy does not the limits of both contemporary be expected to turn this situation ceptional demands on educators technical knowledge. At the same mean expertise. It means the ca- and foreseeable technology. around alone. The ultimate solu- and educational institutions, and time, ignorance of science and pacity to reason in quantitative Another example is the public tions must be provided not only we have a responsibility to meet technology is widespread in the terms. It means familiarity with a response to AIDS, perhaps the by political leaders but also by those demands. To insure that we general population, even among basic scientific vocabulary and most baffling disease life scien- parents, teachers, school boards, will be able to do so, we must be- the supposedly educated. with fundamental concepts about tists have ever encountered. educational institutions, and the gin now to make the case for a The American public-school physical and biological processes. There is a popular belief that if public at large. We must reform stronger and more sustained na- system may not be entirely re- In short, it means a reasonable we throw enough money and our collective thinking about tional commitment to achieving a sponsible for the public's scienti- intuition informed by the princi- manpower into the problem, a what we expect young people to level of popular scientific literacy fic illiteracy, but it will do for a ples of science. "magic bullet" will be found. Sci- achieve in school and college. We in this country sufficient for the start. On the average, high- There should be no need for entists should quit wasting time, must bring science and math- needs of a free and democratic school students take only one me to elaborate on the conse- critics say, on seemingly unrelated ematics back into the mainstream society. I year of science. Fewer than half quences for this country of a gen- basic research on the immune of the American educational sys- of them take three years of math- eral public unable to distinguish system and its genetic precursors: tem. Pa4ul E Gray '54 is president ematics. In a recent survey by the sense from nonsense in the do- Just find the AIDS agent and kill In sum, Americans must come of MIT. This piece appeared ori- International Association for the mains of science and its applica- it. Easier said than done. to understand that engineering ginally in the Chronicle of High- Evaluation of Educational tion; of an electorate unable to The MIT physicist Philip Mor- and science are not esoteric er Education, May 18, 1988. Achievement, which compared comprehend the arguments aris- students of various ages with ing at the intersection of science their peers in 17 countries, and technology and public poli- Gray favors structure over flexiblty American 14-year-olds ranked cy; or of a work force that can- (Continuedfrom page 4) quired more and more of his time Sheila E. Widnall '60, professor 14th in science and mathematics. not meet, let alone understand, Applied Biological Sciences with- on the money circuit - meaning of aeronautical and astronautical Among 17-year-olds, the Ameri- the technological standards of out consulting that department's less time on the MIT community engineering) should leave the nec- cans placed in the bottom quar- their competition abroad. We tol- faculty or chairman. Since then, circuit. Funding was needed to essary but time-consuming mon- or tile in biology, chemistry, physics, erate this situation at our nation- Gray has acted contrite, but that help MIT make progress in its ey-grubbing to a vice president research, and Gray or chairman. That way, behind students in such countries al peril. has not warmed the chill that fell education and provost With-ut ~ bahia- underst-r^ding ac n harrier between the faculty became the Man. she can concentrate her efforts on as A"usldaila, r;glllandl, lulugarlt, By leaving the concerns of edu- what students and faculty care Japan, Norway, and Poland. of science, how can we, as a peo- and the administration. cation and research to others in about most: education and re- As for the colleges, a surpris- ple, make well-informed deci- The Gray administration has, that moreover, shown very little un- his administration, Gray allowed search. ingly large number of graduates sions in the technical issues h;mec,-f toi h, hilrie hv a has- I of traditional liberal-arts pro- affect our society? How can we, derstanding of political protest. In1111se;11 i. VC ouUu v/ura u.u- that reaucracyr which some see as cold Thomas Huang, executive grams receive their degrees with- for example, weigh the risks and Smart administrators know is zand distant. editor of The Tech, is graduating out any significant study in sci- benefits of future energy sources the best way to handle protest with a bachelor of science and is going to ence or mathematics. In blunt or of gene-splicing in animals to determine what Moral of the story: The next master oj science in electrical en- happen before it happens - and terms, our educational system and plants? I seriously doubt that of MIT (prediction: gineering and computer science. protesters know clearly president has produced generation after a democratically-based society to let the what the Institute's response is generation of young people who such as ours can prosper when a to be. must actively are ignorant in science and in- significant proportion of its citi- going Institute last two years, from competent in mathematics, Many zens don't have even a vague un- But, in the shantytown protest American adults are unable to derstanding of the scientific and a March 1986 smoking law on Kresge Oval to a whistle-blow- enforce distinguish between astronomy technological principles that have e 4) pass people smoking in restricted ing incident during last com- (Continuedfrom pag and astrology, for example, and a such influence in shaping and di- aie to areas. Most of us here are civil- mencement to a November 1987 knowledge that it pertaa~ned to distressing number believe that recting that society. ame t ized, and one warning should go encampment of homeless on the them, being too far awae their well-being can be influenced Such ignorance threatens the d.t sm a long way. At present, it's clear MIT-owned Simplex land, most There has to be a lirmaoffimers that the Campus Police feel that officers Success must be measured with political protests at MIT have in- where. Campus Police the smoking regulations are out- volved little discourse and have sometimes, but not alwnaysn re- side their jurisdiction. The Cam- more than simple benchmarks ended in melees and over 25 ar- spond to calls complaitheng did pus Police should also start obey- (Continuedfrom page 4) vitz called it an "idolatry" of suc- rests. scofflaws. In this case fouey Ian ing the law themselves. cess. In a letter to the editor ear- His administration has in re- not. I draw the line at ffoul lan- The alternative to these simple sphere of excellence is to measure ;,so I success in terms of grades and lier this year, Shevitz wrote: "To cent years put more emphasis on guage and fisticuffs rso measures is unpaiatable. Al- academic honors. It is a defini- be human one must experience efficacy and expedience than on shrugged and walked awaudio. though MIT is not subject to any tion we do our best to deny, be- failure, perhaps even savor communication and patience. A few signs in Kresge t toout- financial penalties if it admits its cause we know it is too simplistic it.... Without failure, we What might have happened is rium would make it clea pu thaue inability to measure up to public the caml a way to measure success, and yet would not know humility or com- that Gray, encompassed by the siders visiting pks that standards, it will require a certain to smoke out- for pragmatic reasons we stick to passion, we would not learn how power of the presidency in the they are required he°att amount of pride-swallowing. it. to hope." last few years, fell in love with side, not in the lobby. Lnsterusct Better far to post a few signs, of structure, and for- official events could be irnstructed and join the future. To be creative, however, means the rigidity _%u_aL ... and join the future. not to be a follower. To define "ME? LET ME THINK got about the beauty of flexibility. to have a gentle word w ltn mnose or unable to rgead. Julian West, a graduatestudent success for ourselves, we need to ABOUT IT." What is more likely is that unwilling Similarly, the Campuas Police in the Department of Mathemat- experiment; to experiment, we My greatest debt to MIT is the Gray, a man who many say has explicitly instrrueted to ics, is a member of the Tech arts need space. The researchers who failures I have had here. Without the strongest of personal convic- could be wheneever they staff. make the Institute a mecca of ex- them I would not have started to tions, got caught in a job that re- enforce the ban - L L- -4 cellence each found his or her reevaluate my definitions of suc- own way here; each defined suc- cess. I'm glad that I'm graduat- cess in his or her own terms. We ing, because it gives me the free- must do the same. dom to look around without C m ement shuld inclue student pledge having to worry about my future. Perhaps I should have started C:ommencement should include student pledge "THAT FELLOW HAD A 5.0. sooner, but one must start some- to permit an optional pledge to greater attention be paid to its (Continued fromnt page 4) TOO BAD HE WON'T BE time. be included as a part of next consequences and our responsi- AROUND NEXT YEAR." I hope many others here today friends have met feel that their year's commencement ceremony, bility if we are to secure a peace- For some of us, the allure of take advantage of this freedom. four years at MIT were hell, but provided that the idea is ap- ful and humane future. An MIT success has made us forget to It is hard to leave the comfort of it was "worth it." Why? Like proved by a majority of under- graduation pledge of responsibil- right look both ways. It is not our a clear pathway and head into in- kids in a candy store, they feel graduates and graduates in a fall ity would be a step in the fault, and it is not MIT's fault. definite territory in search of un- they have license to do whatever referendum. We also ask you to direction. Pre-packaged definitions of suc- known ends. But we must all de- discuss the issue in this week's they want after "escaping" from Steven Penn G cess have always been held out fine success in our own terms, full Corporation meeting. the Institute. And they feel no Glenn G for young people to view as the because in the end our success This year, students who wish to Daniel J. sense of responsibility to anyone Richard A. Cowan '84 ultimate goal. An educational only matters to us. they must step over along the sign the pledge can pick up a system which puts clear-cut indi- I wish every one of us the best copy as they enter the robing Stephen Fernandez '88 way. Philip Katz '82 cators of success ahead of intro- of luck in finding happiness, joy, A pledge of responsibility area. We are also circulating a spection, experimentation and and success. petition to incorporate the pledge Caroline B. Huang G could send a more positive mes- G creativity is bound to be success- as part of the formal ceremony Ronald W. Francis Ben Z. Stanger, a former man- sage to graduates. But we do not Susan Glenn ful within its own set of values. the pledge on stu- next year. aging editor of The Tech, is wish to force for the But there is something wrong want it. There- Our increasing dependence on graduating with a bachelor of sci- dents if they don't Coalition to Humanize MIT with placing such an emphasis on fore, we ask you, President Gray, technology demands that far achievement. Rabbi Daniel She- ence in biology. _Mea PAGE 6 The Tech FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1988 ,~~IL--. l~~~~~e I - - - I 1 3 ( -I _ L- _ _ I _I ______L - -

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I9PI(DICSCEp--·=-_ ______I -------- _ _ I _ I piiBls8ae FRIDAY, MAY - /, ; &.a The Tec,. ,' 'S* w; ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~- Freshman major stats Class of 1991 majors School of Engineering: EECS decline School of Science: indicate Nuclear Engineering By Katie Schwarz More freshmen declared a ma- Civil Engineering The number of freshmen en- jor in EECS than in the second VII Biology Chemical Engineering rolling in the Department of and third place departments, Me- Material Science and Electrical Engineering and Com- chanical Engineering and Aero- Engineering puter Science will drop again this nautics and Astronautics, com- VllI Physics year, according to the current bined. Total enrollment in the Registrar's Office count. VIAeronautics and School of Engineering, 58 per- XVIII Mathematics Astronautics the Class of 1991, is Twenty-four percent of the cent of down slightly from last year. V Chemistry freshman class have declared a The School of Science has 22 XII Earth and Planetary Sciences major in EECS so far, compared I percent of the freshman class, Whitaker College of Health Sciences, / to 30 percent at this time last / ahbout the Sme as Net yea:r. Technology, and Management: This year's EECS enroll- year. Chemistry showed a sharp drop IX Brain and Cognitive Sciences II Mechanical is already the lowest in ten ment with only 14 declared majors. School of Humanities Engineering years. Management (two percent) and and Social Science: Architecture (four percent) are XXI Humanities Just two years ago, 33 percent about the same as last year. XIV Economics of the Class of 1991 chose the Twenty-slx freshmen have ern- XVII Political Science &Ij then-overcrowded department, Science in Economics so far, an in- XXIV Linguistics Computer and EECS Department Head Joel rolled crease by one-third over that of Moses PhD '67 said he saw no al- Sloan School of Management: last year. Economics accounts for ternative to restricting enroll- XV Management Vl-1 Electrical Engineering two-thirds of the undergraduates ment. At that time, the Commit- of Architecture in the School of Humanities and School tee on Undergraduate and Planning: Social Science. and Financial Aid IV Architecture Admissions Seventy-six of the 934 fresh- voted against restricting students' men have not yet chosen a major. majors. Tech Graphic by Ezra Peisach CPs, in office stakeout,e b ts invstigtion MITnutr thief Nobel laureate blasts vetgato ME1~8lmmwna EWEN w erI· r II M MEM'PpC%PM-' (Continued from page l) claims of scientific error and ~as~8ar sWa 3~ae rector of the Whitehead Institute hearing on By Earl C. Yen arrested for computer theft in re- fraud, held a day-long Biomedical Research. 12. None of An MIT student will be tried cent years - pleaded not guilty for the incident on April Cam- controversy concerns a pa- called to on 32 counts of larceny involving at his arraignment in East The the paper's authors were District Court and was re- per written by Baltimore; Ther- testify. the theft of $50,000 worth of In- bridge recognizance eza Imanishi-Kari, formerly of holds juris- stitute computer equipment leased on his own The subcommittee charges the Center for Cancer Research the National Insti- found in his dormitory room at for trial on June 7. The diction over MIT and now at Tufts Univer- a major source New House, according to the against him include 16 felony at tutes of Health, Weaver of the Depart- and MIT News Office. counts of larceny over $250, and sity; David of funding for biological of larce- ment of Biology at MIT; and medical research. Uche O. Ola '89 was arraigned 16 misdemeanor counts three other researchers which was Baltimore described his letter in the late afternoon of May 9 ny under $250. in the April 25, 1986, an attempt to counter the after a stakeout in Building 3 led Hie is an electrical engineering published as NY; his case issue of the journal Cell. press coverage of the investiga- to Ola's arrest, said Campus Po- major from Bronx, the the article's tion, which he considers "inad- lice Chief Anne P. Glavin. has also been referred to Questions about Commitee on Discipline. accuracy and authenticity raised equate" and sometimes "down- An Institute employee had no- The arrest comes in the midst by two junior scientists with con- right wrong." The incident in ticed on May 9 that an office lock of growing campus concern over nections to the Whitehead Insti- question is best left out of the had been taped back so that equipment security. Computer tute, Margot O'Toole and Congress, whose investigation is someone could return to the theft rose from $38,000 in 1986 Charles Maplethorpe, have at- "unnecessary," according to the room. The employee called the to $140,000 in 1987, Glavin said. tracted the attention of the letter, and should be dealt with Tech file photo within the scienti- Campus Police, who employed a Earlier this year, the Campus Po- House subcommittee on Energy via peer review Professor David Baltimore stakeout leading to the student's lice apprehended for computer and Commerce, chaired by Rep. fic community. sub- when two independent NIH sci- arrest later that day. theft two people not affiliated John Dingell (D-MI). The Background of the dispute orobing entists, Ned Feder and Walter Ola - the first student to be with MIT. committee, currently While a post-doctoral student Stewart, were called by a recent w'orking for Imanishi-Kari, MIT doctoral graduate, Charles Scientists find second genetic code O'Toole questioned the interpre- Maplethorpe. A year before the change is needed to change the tation of some of the data used paper appeared in Cell, Maple- acids, or tRNAs. These RNA the code conclu- thorpe told ,the subcommittee in molecules act as translators be- specificity of a tRNA, to support the article's Technology used to determine tRNA identity sions after she was unable to du- subpoenaed testimony, he had tween the codons of a gene and discussion between By Ben Z. Starnger is very simple. It is still not clear plicate the results reported in the overhead a the amino acids of its protein imanishi-Kari and Weaver in Researchers in the Department if the specificity is determined Cell article. O'Toole raised her product by carrying amino acids which the two discussed Imani- of Biology have identified a fea- through general rules, or whether objections shortly after the article and adding them sequentially to shi-Kari's results. Maplethorpe ture of protein-synthesizing mole- each tRNA is charged with its was published. a growing protein chain. claimed that Imanishi-Kari said cules that appears to represent a specific amino acid by indepen- As O'Toole related the incident Hou and Schimmel showed her data matched that which genetic code distinct from the dent mechanisms. in testimony before the subcom- that while one region of the O'Toole was obtaining. Maple- code used to translate Professor of Biology Alex- mittee, Imanishi-Kari became im- standard tRNA allows translation of the thorpe added that when he at- into proteins. ander Rich, commenting on the patient with O'Toole's failure to genes message according to the classical tempted to examine Imanishi- When an organism develops, findings, said other scientific duplicate her results and eventu- code, another region determines Kari's data, he learned that she material, deoxyribo- groups are now likely to join the ally requested her to cease her ex- its genetic the amino acid specificity of the had forbidden her technician to acid, is decoded through effort to decipher the second perimentation and to attend the nucleic tRNA through a different code. show anyone the data. into code. There are currently a half- breeding of laboratory mice. a complex set of reactions The researchers found that Having read in the New York amino acids. The DNA is ar- dozen groups working on the Imanishi-Kari later told O'Toole changing a single pair of bases in Times about Feder and Stewart, triplets of bases, called problem of tRNA amino acid that some of her data matched ranged in a tRNA can change the identity who have personally investigated codons, which determine the or- specificity, he said. O'Toole's efforts and that some of the amino acid that will be several cases of scientific fraud, der of a particular string of ami- Rich predicted that with the of her experimental methods carried. additional groups, the entire code were not carried out as described Maplethorpe called them and ex- no acids. plained the case to them. The of a particular When they took the tRNA for could be revealed within a couple in the article, O'Toole claimed. The identity two were successful in getting sequence one amino acid, alanine, and re- of years. O'Toole's complaint led to two protein is based on the O'Toole to reconsider pressing of its amino acids, which is en- moved a particular pair of bases, Hou and Schimmel's research academic investigations of the re- the tRNA no longer carried alan- on the tRNA coding mechanism search. The MIT investigation her case and to provide them crypted in the organism's genes. with seventeen pages of laborato- can be translated ine. When the tRNAs for two has received widespread media was led by Herman N. Eisen, The genes ry data they later used to critique through a code, broken by scien- other amino acids, cysteine and attention. By contrast, the classi- Whitehead Institute Professor of phenylalanine, had the alanine- cal genetic code, which was com- Immunology, who agreed with the Cell article. tists over 20 years ago, whenever discrepancies specific base pair introduced, the pletely deciphered in 1967, re- one of O'Toole's claims concern- After discovering a given protein is needed. between the seventeen notebook But experiments performed by tRNAs only carried alanine. ceived almost no media attention, ing a minor error, but concluded of her argu- pages and the published article, professor of biology Paul R. Because only a single base pair according to Rich. that the remainder ments were "largely matters of Stewart and Feder asked to see Schimmel PhD '67, and post- the remainder of the laboratory doctoral scientist Ya-Ming Hou internrtqtinn and iludgment" best examined through the scien- data. The authors of the Cell pa- showed that an intermediate step per refused. In his letter, Balti- in the synthesis of proteins is tific process. other investigation was more expressed great concern governed by a separate, simpler The carried out by Henry Vortis, a over the activities of Stewart and code. Feder. The MIT researchers reported Tufts professor of pathology, no evidence of The authors felt Feder and their findings in the May 12 issue who also found fraud, according to the Boston Stewart lacked an "understanding of the journal Nature. In an ac- of the complex serology in- companying article, Nobel-prize Globe. emphasized in the volved' in the study. Providing winning biologist Christian de Baltimore procedure for ex- the data to "random people, sci- Duve described their findings as letter that the amining O'Toole's charges was entists or not," would 'severely good evidence of a "second ge- as she had not made a disrupt ongoing scientific activi- netic code," and said it "could be informal, formal charge of fraud, and that ties," Baltimore's letter stated. older and more deterministic the procedures accorded with The data would be prov:kel to than the classical genetic code." MIT guidelines for examining duly constituted investigative This second code, the details lia" _ I_: charges of improper laboratory bodies or colleagues in the same of which have yet to be elucidat- office Photo courtesy of MIT News procedures. field "without question," the let- ed, would determine the amino and Professor Paul Schimmel during ther public (Please turm to page 13) acid snecificity of certain mole- Dr. Ya-Ming Hou The matter first became news conference at NAIT on RAo, I3 cules called transfer ribonucleic _rM~ PAGE 8 The Tech FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1988 eresaia8e Pi Lam'sImmm _m m rush0 revoked,KramschaZs Cuquitsover oe changes (Continuedfrom page 1) minor should imply some sort of Friedlaender said the research as ODSA cites dnrg use fended the writing requirement in clear competence. It is not ob- question raises a host of issues fContinued from page I) distribution courses, noting that viousthat a student can have clear that have to do with the character and alcohol was voluntary and the requirement is "supposed to competence in a language after of FLL and its mission. A com- was done by individuals in the give students proficiency in Eng- only three years, she said. mittee formed in February is con- fraternity, not by the house as a lish. [It] seems to me that having Friedlaender noted that similar sidering the structure of the lan- whole. some of those 25 pages in English institutions do not start their mi- guage section, Kramsch said. The Hornstein noted that far worse would be a sensible solution." nor programs until after the issues being considered include: offenses by houses have occurred Also, Kramsch said, fourth- fourth level.She viewed the cur- · Making new appointments in the past, none of which level language subjects were only rent language minor requirement which match the expectations of brought about a suspension of grudgingly approved for distribu- as a compromise for the School. the School; rush privileges. tion status - and they must be "If you wanted to make a minor ® Deciding what is most the The suspension of rush privi- reviewed again in a year because accessible to everyone, you would appropriate balance of faculty/ leges is the most severe disciplin- the courses are former HUM-Ds. start it at the first level, but that's non-faculty taught portions of ary action taken against any MIT Both third- and fourth-level sub- clearly not acceptable," Fried- the curriculum; f1ateriaty ini over 5 years, ac- jects had distribution status un- laender argued. ® Deciding what kind of ap- cording to several sources. The der the old HUM-D system. Kramsch said her main desire pointments could be made for IFC is "wary of the decision" be- Kramsch said she felt there was was to make it as easy as possible lecturers (temporary, permanent, cause it may now be used a pre- not enough appreciation of the for as many students as possible and part time) to insure quality cedent for future Dean's Office humanistic context of language to take language classes at MIT. and continuity of the programs; action, Hornstein said. and that language learning was Students will always be able to ® Rethinking the balance of Hornstein said the decision to '"',,,,;:· Adif Ifl itgiCt_511lrl s~t~llii lll\\t;~f tt~iit,~5~fft# viewed as merely the acquisition take language classes, she ex- resources put into upper level and suspend the house's rush privi- James ChianglThe Tech of a skill. plained, but with the changes basic I-IV courses. leges aggravates relations between Dean James R. Tewhev In fact, Friedlaender comment- taking place the incentives are "I don't think anything I'm the ODSA and the fraternities, or use nitrous oxide again," ac- ed that part of the issue is not there. saying is new to FLL at MIT" cording to the letter. who are already "suspicious "whether basic language teaching Faculty's research interests but it's '6Cominlg to a head right about how the Dean's Office feels Tewhey said he considered tak- should be in the whole HASS now because MIT is taking a about the future of fraternities." ing action only against the indi- structure." Kramsch also voiced concerns hard look at its humanities and is In particular, Hornstein criticized viduals who engaged in illegal al- Kramsch was also concerned with "matching the School's ex- trying to strengthen them," the ODSA for making its deci- chohol and drug use, rather than about the structure of the new pectations in terms of scholarship Kramsch said. But, she added, sion without seriously consulting penalizing the entire fraternity. humanities minor program as it for junior faculty with what the the direction the Institute is tak- the IFC. But the fact that the violations was implemented for languages. field produces." She noted that ing is not one into which FLL Tewhey said he considered the occurred unchallenged at official Because the entry level to the mi- the sections has lost a sizable easily fits. fraternity's past record of infrac- fraternity functions called for nor track was set at the fourth- number of "excellent teachers" tions and the "increasingly severe some kind of action against Pi level language class, Kramsch because the type of scholarship sanctions that we have had to Lambda Phi as a whole. "A fra- said it would be difficult for stu- they did did not match the take in order to address them." ternity has some responsibility dents to complete a six subject school's expectations. In the 1980s, the house has on for what happens at its own minor in a language in eight "The School obviously wants Give a hoot. four occasions either received let- events," Tewhey maintained. terms unless they began with ad- top-notch scholars," and they are ters of warning or been put on "Members have acknowledged vance credit. The difficulty would right in trying to achieve that, Donft pollute. probation for disciplinary rea- the on-going illegal use and avail- be especially great for languages she said. But FLL faculty have Forest Sen7ice, U.S.D.A. sons, he added. ability of marijuana and cocaine like Russian and German, she often been involved in interdisci- Three complaints about the by members of the house," Te- said, because few students can plinary research areas, Kramsch fraternity earlier this year, at whey wrote. "We are very con- study those languages in high said. Such scholarship is more least one from a former house cerned that a culture has devel- school. difficult to appreciate than nar- member, prompted the Office of oped wherein these types of Friedlaender supported the mi- row disciplinary work, she ex- This space donated by The Tech activities occur unchallenged." Z I II the Dean for Student Affairs to norI requirement, saying that a -'--plained. ..CI- I a Ils ar i investigate. _- r-~h--P~~---~ - -- ~ ~ " lsl~~-~-il PL---L-'I - -I Pi Lambda Phi President Paul Davis '89 declined to comment 6n the ruling. Representatives from the house's Alumni Corpo- CA Z' ID DD IPrTNTTTI.Q WTTH ration as well as the national fra- ternity also refused to discuss the ~rb~c~L~JR~~~L ~4 I c yad\i Xva XeY IL action. Future of house O'CONNOR & ASSOCIATES The decision to suspend Pi Lambda Phi's rush privileges places the fraternity in the finan- cially difficult position of coping I! A private parmtnership, O'Connor is the leader in the options and futures marketplace. with no freshmen residents next We trade, for our own account, a growing list of financial products in domestic and year, Hornstein said. The house can still rush upper- international markets. We are recognized as a pioneer in the application of classmen after R/O in the fall, sophisticated analytical techniques for valuing and trading derivative securities. but "It's almost impossible to rush enough sophomores and ju- niors to compensate for the lack of freshmen," Hornstein said. Achievers who are committed to excellence succeed at O'Connor. In addition, the fraternity - We seek exceptional individuals with proven numerical skills, problem-solving abilities whose house is owned by the and entrepreneurial spirit to join our team. Assertive individuals with intense drive house's Alumni Corporation - to attain partnership goals will have the opportunity to make a significant impact could rent out its rooms to non- member boarders, Tewhey said. within our dynamic organization. Professor Robert Jones, Pi Lambda Phi's faculty advisor, said the fact that Pi Lambda Phi O'Connor offers early responsibility, personal advancement, challenges and the currently has a disproportionate- industry's top educational program. ly large freshman class will help ameliorate the situation next year. Nevertheless, the house "may still have to struggle through next year." Many frater- OPTIONS APPLICATION nities are currently facing finan- i cial difficulties because of the re- PROGRAMMIING duced number of men at MIT. 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-~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I - r mmII Faculty looks at ABit tenure Excerpts from, Widnall report'-, (Continued from page 1) faculty felt the appointment of demonstrations would still be Findings zation and Closing of Academic the committee was done jointly After hearing descriptions of the procedures that were foSloiwed- in previous reorganizations, this committee believes that the cru- Units, chaired by Professor of with the chairman of the faculty." explained. The Campus Police cial defects i the A case were: Aeronautics and Astronautics Jack L. Kerrebrock, associate will do what is necessary to pre- 1. There was inadequate communication between the dean and. Sheila Widnall '60, found that dean of the School of Engineer- vent disturbances, Harleman the department head during the' perid when the decision to the procedures followed in the ing, expressed concern that the said, but he did not outline what close the department was being considered. The decision was closing of ABS called into ques- change in tenure policy could al- measures would be taken. arrived at without Consultation with the faculty and was an- tion the principle of "shared ter the decentralized nature of The faculty also approved a nounced to the faculty as an accomplished, non-negotiable fact. governance" which the Institute MIT and decrease the power of motion to allow the Harvard- 2. There was virtually no consultation by the dean, president, and is based upon. 'The reaction is department heads. For example, MIT Health Sciences and Tech- provost with other members of the administration, the faculty of universal," the report stated. he questioned whether this policy nology program to award a the Institute, and the -Corporation Visiting Committee prior to the "Everyone to whom we spoke de- implied that tenured faculty master's degree. decision to close the department. 3. The decision to clase the department was announced before plored the process; no one came could leave a department and ex- The proposal is primarily aimed at studentsaln the biomarned any detailed planning for assuring the continuity of the careers of forward to defend it." pect MIT to guarantee tenure. aimed at students in the biomedi- faculty and students had been formulated. sIe comittee was appointed "These actions may rcpreseni. a calls;,ences prog-1 a 4: the adminis'rafiun didt-sooi make0 a- and -fom- sta te- by President Paul E. Gray '54 larger than imagined step to- are working towards an MD de- ment about the meaning of tenure when the decision was an- and Chairman of the Faculty Ber- wards greater centralization," he gree, said Dean of the Graduate nounced to the department faculty. nard J. Frieden following the warned. School Frank E. Perkins '57. Stu- 5. The implications of theXdepartmental closing on the undergrad- March faculty meeting to "pro- Pauline R. Maier, head of the dents in HST's medical engineer- uate program, VIi-B; was not considered by the administration pose guidelines for future depart- history faculty, agreed with ing and medical physics program, nor by the relevant departments or faculty comnmittees prior to mental reorganizations or clo- Kerrebrock, calling the recom- which usually leads to a com- thdeion whinedcMD/PhD degree, fqeant- a6, A clear messa-was not immediately communicated to the sings." They analyzed the process mendation "a significant en- lyreceive am aster'sdegree, fr ent- various-constituenmies of the department (eq. granting agencies) leading to the decision to close hancement of what tenure as tobthe status and future of the faculty, the research, and the ABS, as well as the major depart- means." She worried that the the way from a traditional engi- eduational pograns o. the departmento mental reorganizations since policy might have "ripple effects neering department, Perkins said. 1976, and found the following Robert W. Mann '50, Whitaker throughout the Institute that we profesort of biomedical engineer- Since 'the Institute has functioned well up to the recent period faults in the ABS case: are not comfortable with." with shared responsibility and consultation between administra- · The failure of Dean of Sci- Widnall replied that the inten- ing, expressed concern that a tion and faculty, the question arises whether any change is need- ence Gene M. Brown to commu- tion was that these policies only master's degree from HST could ed in, Pawies anProcodurme We believe ftt our report can nicate with Department Head take effect when the Institute is be confused with one from for- ser as, a backgrounddocument and legislative history for nec- Gerald N. Wogan. considering the termination of a mal engineering programs, such essary changes in Policies andProceduresand in the Rates of · The failure of Brown, Gray, department. Marcus Karel, pro- as mechanical or biomedical en- the Facufty. and Provost John M. Deutch '61 fessor of applied biological sci- gineering. The HSI' degree has 1. We recommend that the process used to implement decisions to consult with other members of ences, noted that in the ABS no formalno coursecoureforml requirementsrequiements to reorganize or terminate an aaemnic unit shoud be formalized the administration, faculty, or the case, "clearly the administration associated with it, he noted. as follows. A proposal and plan for such reorganization of an' Corporation Visiting Committee. Manndoubtedalso that the HST academic unit should be submitted to the provost by the relevant acted in a manner which said that academic officer, in most cases the dean of a school. Before a · The failure of the adminis- tenure is with the Institute." curriculum committee, which he inall decision is made, we recommend that the president appoint tration to adequately plan the fu- Gray added that a distinction was once a member of, is compe- a committee to provide advice on the planned reorganization. ture of faculty and students af- should be made between where tent to judge engineering work. The committee should review the procedures that have been fol- fected by the elimination. the ultimate responsibility lies Also, the faculty elected Pro- lowed in bringing the :ase to the president, including the level I To prevent this from happen- and "all the aspects of construc- fessor of Management Henry D. and seriousness of information gathering, consultation, and ing in the future, the committee tive oversight and support," Jacoby chairman of the faculty thought given to the associated personnel issues. recommended the following which are the obligation of the for a two-year term beginning in 2. We recommend that the Institute formalize the principle that changes: departments. This policy would the fall of 1989. Jacoby has been ten ure is held by the faculty in the institution rather than in a department or other academic unit. Likewise, it should be clearly · Before the decision to reor- not affect the "fundamental rela- stated that contracts with junior faculty, and senior and principal ganize a department is finalized, tionship" between a department of Management since 1973, and research scientists or equilavent are guaranteed by the Institute the President appoints a commit- and its faculty, he explained. has served as the director of the standing behind their academic unit. tee to advise him on whether the Gray said he supported the rec- Center for Energy Policy Re- 3. We recommend that the FacuRy Policy Committee review the procedures followed were ade- ommendations of the committee, search and the Management existing rules and policy documents with respect to both the ini- quate. This advisory committee is calling them "constructive, ap- School's Program for Senior Ex- tiation and termination of degree programs, not envisioned as judging the propriate, and workable." ecutives. a correctness of the decision; rath- The other committee members er, it is intended to review issues were: Glenn A. Berchtold, pro- of policy and process, Widnall fessor of chemistry; John M. G iamattispeaks to graduates said. Essigmann '76, associate profes- d The Institute should formal- sor of applied biological sciences; (Continued from page 1) on '41, President Paul E. Gray ize the principle that tenure is Morris Halle, Institute professor This year 981 bachelor's de- '54, Honorary Corporation held by the faculty in MIT rather of linguistics and philosophy; grees, 665 master's degrees, 228 Chairman Howard W. Johnson, than in an academic unit. "This Henry D. Jacoby, professor of doctorates and 25 engineer's de- Faculty Chairman Bernard J. issue, more than any other, management; Phillip A. Sharp, grees will be awarded. MIT will Frieden, Cambridge Mayor Al- caused a lot of unnecessary tur- professor of biology; and Arthur confer dual degrees to 162 stu- fred E. Vellucci, and Rev. Susan moil in the lives of the faculty C. Smith, professor of electrical dents with one student receiving Thomas. involved," Widnall said. engineering. three degrees. In addition to the Provost John M. Deutch '61 * The Faculty Policy Commit- degrees awarded today, 363 stu- will be marshal of the Academic Harleman opposes disruption tee shall review the recommenda- dents received degrees in Septem- Principals, comprised of the tions of the Widnall Committee, In other business, Professor ber 1987 and 509 graduated in deans of MIT's five schools as and is charged with implementing Donald Harleman '50, Chairman February 1988. well as Dean for Undergraduate changes to the Policies and Pro- of the Commencement Commit- The commencement ceremony Education Margaret L. A. Mac- cedures and the Rules of the Fac- tee, said that "disruptive demon- will begin at 9:45 am with the Vicar '65, Dean of the Graduate Photo courtesy of MIT News office ulty. strations" would not be permissi- academic procession from 77 School Frank E. Perkins '55, A. Bartlett Giamatti Robert W. Mann '50, professor ble within Killian Court at Massachusetts Avenue to Killian Dean Charles D. Hollister of the mencement for students and of biomedical engineering, ques- today's commencement. Court. Chief Marshal Raymond Woods Hole Oceanographic In- graduates to sign, but Daniel J. tioned the presidential appoint- In the past "commencement S. Stata '57, president of the stitution, and Associate Provost Glenn G, a campus activist, did ment of the advisory committee. has usually had some sort of MIT Alumni Association, will and Vice President for Research not expect a disruptive protest. "Linkage with the faculty would non-disruptive demonstrations," lead, followed by Giamatti, Cor- Kenneth A. Smith '58, represent- Richard A. Cowan '87, orga.- be enhanced,' he said, "if the Harleman said. Non-disruptive poration Chairman David S. Sax- ing the Whitaker College of nizer of the pledge, would "nei- Health Sciences, Technology and ther confirm nor deny" any pro- Management. test plans. "However, people are Activists to present graduate pledge The Faculty Division will be taking steps to insure that what- led by its marshal, Professor (Continued from page D) don't think it's appropriate for turbation of that," since not all ever action takes place this year Richard de Neufville '60. Den- could send a more positive mes- me to give a personal opinion" participants in the ceremony will be more popular than the ac- sage to graduates. before the Committee discussed would have to take the pledge. man K. McNear '48, chairman tion that took place last year." and chief executive officer of The Coalition asked that the it. Last year a number of student Milne also called the pledge a Southern Pacific Transportation pledge be part of next year's and community members of the Walter L. Milne, assistant to "loyalty oath," in the sense that Company, will lead the Corpo- 'Coalition to Blow the Whistle commencement ceremonies if stu- the Chairman of the MIT Corpo- alumni might pressure each other dents approve it in a referendum. rate Division, and Dean for Stu- on President Gray and MIT," ration, had no objections to stu- dent Affairs Shirley M. McBay Even then, graduating students to follow it. blew whistles during Gray's com- dents taking the pledge "as an in- will lead the Graduate Division. would not be required to sign the Associate Provost S. Jay mencement address. Stephen P. dividual act of conscience," The student marshals will be offi- pledge to participate in the cere- Keyser thought the pledge was "a Fernandez '87 and Steven D. calling it something that "we cers of the Class of 1988 - Presi- Penn G were both charged with monies. hope everyone would do." good sentiment, whether it's part of the ceremony or not.' He saw dent Lisa A. Martin, Secretary disturbing a school assembly, a All arm0t identical pledge was He found the text of the pledge the Pledge os hvil.n nrtlc-lnr Grace Y. Ma, and Executive state crime. instituted at Humboldt State too vague to object to. 'What is importance to an institution like Committee member Kevin T. Oli- Walter L. Milne, assistant to University in Northern California environmental pollution in one MIT," because MIT graduates veira - along with Graduate the chairman of the MIT Corpo- last year, and will be taken at six person's assessment is an accept- will have such influence. Student Council President Jeffrey ration as well as a member of the additional campuses this year, ac- able trade-off in another person's A. Meredith. Commencement Committee, did Like Milne, Keyser also was Thomas will deliver the invoca- cording to the Coalition's press assessment," he commented. uncertain as to whether including not object to protests as long as release. Pledge co-author Matt tion at the beginning of the cere- "they don't interfere with the it in the ceremony was a good Nicodemus is quoted there as Milne was inclined against mony. Martin will present Gray flow of the guests, the flow of the making the pledge a part of the idea. "That is a decision that with the Class of 1988 gift - a saying that the pledge helps "cre- should be made by the communi- commencement." ate an atmosphere where social ceremony, however. "What has it scholarship fund - after Gia- Milne thought last year's whis- ty.... The right place to start is and environmental responsibility got to do with commencement? matti's address. tle blowing was inappropriate be- the Commencement Committee.' is openly discussed and plays a I'm not quite sure I see it fit." cause it annoyed parents and more central role in our life deci- Such a pledge was not relevant to Keyser linked the pledge cam- Protests unlikely guests, who were not responsible sions." the academic achievements stu- paign with efforts to put social for MIT policy, more than it an- dents were celebrating in the Campus activists are remaining and political consequences into noyed the MIT administration. The Commencement Commit- quiet about plans to protest at commencement ceremonies, he MIT's engineering curriculum, this year's graduation ceremo- "We really want to cause some tee would "certainly be willing to argued. positive change," Fernandez ex- put it on [their] agenda," said since, in his opinion, students nies. The "Coalition to Human- need "education that goes be- ize MIT" will distribute copies of plained. "[We] don't want to an- committee chairman Donald "The commencement ceremo- ny is kind of a set piece," Milne yond what happens at commen- their "pledge of social and envi- tagonize the student body or the Harlemnan. He refused to com- said, "and this is kind of a per- parents." ment further, explaining that "I cement." ronmental responsibilitv" at corn- I _gWa PAGE 10 The Tech FRIDAY. MAY 27. 1988 a BP- -- ~~~--·IP~~~BII~~·~·DI~~1I CE U -- -- 11-..- I -- -. - I -- .- --I I -· - CONG 7RATULAkTIONS!

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AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER I ~88a~~uslsg~·sr~~-aaI M~a -- ~~r~ql FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1988 TheTech PAGE 1 W Examining Provost Deutchs's Faculty conduct bio-wafare work was intended in part to investi- connections to the Pentagon (Continued from page 2) In fact, he said that defenses gate whether or not the toxicity (Continued from page 2) for Examining the Effects of In- Busby, research scientist in ABS; against biological warfare are in in the compound as military policy advocate. "It dustrial Funding on Academic Michael A. Marietta, now profes- all likelihood not feasible. One could be in- creased worries me very much," he said, Freedom and the Integrity of the sor in the college of pharmacy at reason is that it would be impos- or decreased. He added that the National Institute of "to be viewed as a mouthpiece University," published in Science, the University of Michigan; Paul sible to vaccinate against all pos- Health could just as well have rather than a person of indepen- Technology, & Human Values, Newberne, now at Boston Uni- sible strains that might be used as funded the research. dent judgement." Ashford wrote: "The choice of versity; Adrianne Rogers, now a weapons, he claimed. Marletta and Roush said that The source concurred: Deutch research is influenced by a variety professor at the Boston Universi- "Two features undermine the they had studied how mycotoxins is not barred from pursuing his of factors including intellectual ty Medical School; Williamn R. use of organisms as effective interacted with animal enzymes own interests, but a problem curiosity, personal values, finan- Roush, now professor of chemis- agents of military policy," he would arise if Deutch were ever cial reward, academic peer-group try at Indiana University; and wrote. "It is impossible to con- -in other words, the metabo- lism of the toxins. Specifically, to allow his external role in pressure, and political prefer- Gerald N. Wogan, professor and trol the spread of organisms in they synthesized metabolites Washington, DC, to directly in- ences. department head of ABS. the ecosystem, or to predict their and compared fluence his internal role at MIT. "The preservation of the uni- Data obtained from the Report effects on species or individuals these to natural meta- He must work to see that re- versity as a place dedicated to of Sponsored Research Fiscal in varying natural environments. bolites produced in reactions be- tween enzymes search at MIT remains balanced, 'free inquiry,' " he continued, Year 1987 indicate that the myco- [Secondly, given the range of and mycotoxins. Roush said that Wogan and New- the source said. ,,,1, mlle ento;1 .. o. th, o,,c toxin research made up 21 per- tnrinti;nn f hirnlfcgirtl a=ernc berne's research involved Nicholas A. Ashford, profes- guarding of individual academic cent of Marletta's contracted there is little possibility of de- study- ing the toxicity sor in MIT's Technology and freedom wherever possible, but research money ($121,693/ fending human, animal, and of mycotoxins in Policy Program, declined to com- also the encouragement of variety $578,700), 84 percent of Newber- plant populations against their animals after inhalation or skin ment on Deutch's activities in in research directed toward a di- ne's ($1,146,407/$1,372,471), 23 intentional military use." contact. particular, but he raised a deeper versity of goals.... Vigilance in percent of Roush's ($128,008/ But Roush felt that the basic The scientists in their research question: How is a university af- examining whether the profile of $546,120), and 7 percent of Wo- research he had conducted had proposals wrote that there was evidence that mycotoxins had fected if research funding were to university research retains a di- gan's ($359,905/$5,421,087). contributed to fundamental sci- been used in become skewed? versity of interests and views is In their research proposals, the ence and had given insight into Afghanistan and in Tn a DaDer titled "A Framework essential." scientists suggested that the gov- why these compounds were toxic Southeast Asia on humans and Deutch study finds ernment's long-term interest in in the first place. animals - the so-called "yellow need for toxin studies was to "identify He said the experimental re- rain." But both Marletta and Roush today acknowledge that populations which have been ex- sults indicated that the tricothe- stronger DOD-sponsored work other scientists have posed to mycotoxins [and to de- cenes mycotoxin is a "serious' shown the (Continuedfrom page 2) ticular by a lack of aggressive, DOD's allegations of biological There are "pockets of technical velop] means for intervention to toxin, but that there were many long-range planning in the gov- protect warfare in those countries to be excellence" in DOD laboratories, or moderate toxicity in ci- others which are more toxic. ernment laboratories. vilian or military personnel. . ." unfounded. the report says, and these labora- Marletta said that the study Research, the report states, can But for MIT tories have in some cases solved biology professor lead to "large improvement in Jonathan King, this past work technical problems with working warfighting systems. To reveal could be an ominous systems. sign of and assay such opportunities, things to come. In a 1985 Three students robbed Nevertheless, DOD laborato- Technology Base research must GeneWATCH ries are failing to attract top tech- article on the pursue high-risk, high-payoff op- threat of a biological arms nical people and are losing good race, at gunpoint on Simplex tions. An atmosphere which in- he warned that the Department people quickly, according to the hibits risk-taking will result in a of Defense was embarking on report. a By Earl C. Yen The students complied and the research program which has a major program of research and "A central problem with the Three students were robbed at robbers drove away. No injuries short-term focus. This compro- development in the area of bio- current Technology Base is the gunpoint Monday night on the were reported. mises the ability of the program, logical warfare. quality of technical and manage- corner of Landsdowne and Although University Park is over time, to identify and pursue He warned that such research ment people at all levels. . ." the Franklin in MIT's University owned by MIT, the Campus Po- major new technological oppor- would increase the possibility of report states. "In general ... for Park. lice patrol the area with less fre- tunities. generating "new kinds of harm- a variety of reasons - salary lev- Two Senior House residents quency than areas on the MIT ful organisms." and one former MIT els, freedom to carry out signifi- "There is a growing concern," student campus, Lt. Edward McNulty Moreover, he argued that cant technical work and conflict the report continues, "that weak the were walking along Landsdowne said. 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He -·· ::Jt a group of immunologists to '·C:c -·-· -· Baltimore fears that the con- also expressed concern over the -L-4 _ study the propriety of the paper. gressional subcommittee will possibility of inappropriate con- ENIGINEERS J In his letter, he asked only that "judge the science through the ··zIc gressional action, saying that -· Feder and Stewart "agree to ac- hearing process, a totally inap- Congress is "very confused about -; - cept the decision of the panel." propriate forum for deciding sci- the difference between scientific O)VERSEAS s· Baltimore claims that the two re- entific questions," according to and error or interpretation DO)N'T: fused, "instead asking that they the letter. fraud." be part of the panel." An aide to the House subcom- -wear a suit and tie The subcommittee aide said -shuffle papers and answer "We never asked to be a part mittee reported that the commit- the committee is trying to be of the panel," Walter Stewart phones tee is simply looking into how in- "enormously fair" in pursuing -sit at a desk all day said in an interview with The stitutions handle allegations of the investigation. The aide point- Tech. Instead, Feder and Stewart error, fraud, and misconduct. ed out that the authors were not wanted an open hearing where Rep. Dingell decided to look into called to testify because the in- "all parties would retain the right the Baltinmore case because the vestigation is focussed on the in- to freely discuss the issues," institutional review had been stitutional review process, not the Stewart said in his congressional completed and the NIH had just scientific truth of the paper DO:g .- ' E;. ?- testimony. begun its investigation, the aide Deutch said that while he be- -live in foreign countries Furthermore, Baltimore want- said. lieved MIT would be able to sat- -work outdoors ed Feder and Stewart to promise The Boston Globe reported isfy the Dingell committee, he -take charge not to discuss the incident public- that four investigators from NIH thought the investigation would -make decisions ly or privately if the panel deter- were recently conducting inter- probably not address the larger -face many challenges mined that no norms of science views in the Boston area. The questions of striking a reasonable -bear heavy responsibility had been violated in the publica- subcommittee aide identified this balance between governmental -work long hours tion of the article, Stewart said. investigation as an interim team, regulation and unimpeded scien- -operate sophisticated elec- "We felt that such a promise it- whose membership includes the tific research. tronic equipment self would violate the norms of NIH institutional liaison officer, He added that he felt current -record information on oil and science," he continued. convened to make preliminary in- MIT mechanisms for handling gas wells -interpret that information Baltimore was out of town and terviews while a formal panel is reports of fraud or error were is unavailable for further comment. assembled. A previous NIH in- adequate, although some change ENJOY: Feder and Stewart next com- vestigatory panel was dismissed might be required. Suggestions -being their own boss piled a manuscript critiquing the when two of its three members from NIH or the Congress would Cell paper and attempted to pub- revealed conflicts of interest aris- be appropriate, he said, although THIS JOB IS NOT FOR lish it in Cell and Nature, where ing from publications they had he worried that congressional rec- rejected "without standard EVERYONE - BUT IT it was co-authored with Baltimore. ommendations might be "unin- COULD BE FOR YOU! review," according to Stewart's The Dingell committee's work formed." testimony. Baltimore was "un- has been hampered by legal im- surprised" at this result, since "a pediments placed by the authors' Schlumberger, the world leader in Wireline Well Loggifig has critique of a paper based on a se- lawyers, the aide said. Despite immediate career opportunities requests for the original 1 i lected, random set of data is ex- several Overseas for individuals with to be accurate," tremely unlikely laboratory data, several "key an M.S. or ILS. degree in he said in his letter. people" in the investigation have Gourmet Chinese Enginering, Physics or the i Eisen agreed that about the refused to deliver the data to Dining GooScilnces, excellent difficulty of judging the paper on NIH, the aide continued. Dingell scholastic record, hands-on the evidence of seventeen pages is reportedly considering subpoe- aptitude and 0-3 years work of notebook data. Eisen estimat- nas to compel the release of the Contemporary experience. ed that the original data might data, the aide said. MIT Provost have amounted to five hundred John M. Deutch '61 stressed that Elegance OPENINGS FOR pages or more. 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ARNOLD NEWMAN lighting of portraitist Yousef Karsh; ab- Photography exhibit at the MIT Museum. stract painter Adolph Gottlieb's black tur- Continues through June 27. tleneck disappears against the huge black- on-white oval on his canvas, and By CHRISTOPHER J. ANDREWS Stravinsky sits poring over his scores in a ORING PHOTOGRAPHS Of smiling room whose flooring resembles a giant heads and shoulders posed art- chessboard. lessly against dreamy stippled Nor does Newman go to pains to cap- backgrounds are the scourge of ture his subjects in a moment of relaxation photo-portraiture, and Arnold Newman is in their living-rooms, as does the re- a savior. The acknowledged master of 'ne nowned street-photographer Henri Car- environmental portrait, Newman makes tier-Bresson. (It is in no way pejorative to informative pictures about his subjects in call Newman's portraits posed.) Newman's a voice elegant and clear. clear style, which often borrows elements Newman's carefully-composed photo- from the sitters, is really none but his graphs are a study in their subjects. His own. camera almost always includes telling de- Sitters are often made into art: Georgia tails about the sitter's profession, often- O'Keeffe's aging visage is framed in front times with a surprising elegance and econ- of a white easel; directly above is her fig- omy of means. In one celebrated portrait, urehead of sorts, a sun-drenched skull composer and pianist Igor Stravinsky's with giant horns; in the background are head appears below the flowing curve of a cliffs from her beloved New Mexico. Re- grand piano lid; Stravinsky-as-pianist is naissance man Geoffrey Holder swims in a depicted in a work of great formal beauty. suit of oversized tweed, joined by a primi- Currently on exhibit at the MIIT Muse- tive friend. Alexander Calder's head seems um, the collection of 165 immaculately one of the many hanging objects in a mo- printed black-and-white and color prints, bile. reads like a Wieo's Who of the 20th cen- Portraits of David Ben-Gurion, Elie tury. Photography greats Berenice Abbot, Wiesel, Sirs Cecil Beaton and John Giel- Man Ray, Bill Brandt, Paul Strand, and gud, Martha Graham, J. Robert Oppen- Ansel Adams all trusted Newman to make heimer, I. M. Pei, Allen Ginsberg, Theo- their portraits, as did artists Marcel Du- dor ("Dr. Seuss") Geisel, Jean Cocteau, champ, Pablo Picasso, Georgia O'Keeffe, Frank Lloyd Wright, and many other dis- Marc Chagall, Louise Nevelson, Edward tinguished personalities hang in Newman's Hopper, and Andrew Wyeth. substantial exhibition. Photographs of ru- While colleague Philippe Halsman's ral poor in-the South, several architectural masterful psychological portraits rely studies, and a few landscapes and still-lifes upon subtleties of pose and expression to round out the exhibit. convey the sitter's personality, and some- For the celebrated figures, for the bril- times dwell upon peculiar aspects of phys- liant photography, the Arnold Newman iognomy (Halsman once published an en- exhibit is a must-see. tire book devoted to Salvador Dali's comical mustachio), Newman's photo- The MIT Museum is located at 265 Massa- graphs generally tell us what the sitter chusetts Avenue, between the main campus does, in a clear and much-imitated style. and Central Square. Hours are Tuesday Piet Mondrian is casually framed by his through Friday, 9am-5pm, and l2pm-4pm painter's easel; German industrialist Ai- on Saturday and Sunday. fried Krupp sits prominently with enor- mous assembly lines receding in the back- ground. Newman's portraits are-valuable as re- cords of great persons, and are enormous- Georgia O'Keefe, Ghost Ranch, New Mexico, 1968 by Arnold Newman. ly interesting as photographs and art as well. His own aesthetic relies heavily upon form and design rather than the moody

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A Im PI" rN I = c_ ___ - -s ------= ---- A K 1 s E------I,~~~~~~~:j :..1.: p__ - Stude~~ttIn composers showv ta entt in ila al eia STUDENT COMPOSITIONS fessor Harold Edgerton. Friedmann had story. Friedmann is a comic, but also a vibrant, harmonious set of relationships MR Works by Eric Ostling '88 and previously received the Laya and Jerome dreamer; he likes to reflect as he laughs. between the texts and the music, each of Julio Friedmann '88. B. Wiesner prize for Artistic Achievement. He finds light in the deepest of pathos. His which seems to organically grow out of the Killian Hall, May 13. Ostling, who worked in aeronautics and Four Dream Songs are witty, touching and other. 'All of the music is genetically astronautics concurrent with his studies in rich from both a dramatic and a musical linked to the text. They have the same gen- By JONATHAN RICHMC)ND music, said that both fields served his in- viewpoint. esis," he said. terests in design. "I can feel a lot of con- Friedmann got the idea for the piece in The violin and piano which accompany S JOHN HARBISON SAID in intro- nections," he said. His interests in music his sophomore year. He encountered John the baritone voice are highly anthropo- \ducing the Mlay 13 Killian Hall are eclectic - he is a member of the rock Berryman's songs while taking a poetry morphic actors in the drama. As Fried- concert, it was indeed "a very group vital Science and is also drawn by class with Fanny Howe and was "stricken mann commented, "The piano line was set remarkable year for undergad- the spontaneity and potential for improvi- by them, by their humor, by the potency as a counterpoint, counter-idea to the uate composers at MIT." Four composers sation of jazz. of their ideas." He also noted that Berry- voice, [the violin was set) to be an adja- had been active at the Institute, and a The variety of sources influencing Ost- man had written2 them "wn dh)e d-, cpop cent ui. ... The vioin Was a real char- seminar had been established for them to iing's composition was quite apparent in form, and they cried out for [musical] set- acter. AD of them were jokers." compare notes and problems associated three movements from his String Quartet, tings." Friedmann's settings showed a fresh with their "More advanced work on a given a reading by members of the Muir An especially strong characteristic of originality; but although his composition "more speculative level." Quartet and guest artist Sharan Leventhal. Friedmann's work is his ability to form a (Please turn to page 22) Two composers, Eric Ostfing '88 and The piece had certain elements which Julio Friedmann '88, had works performed showed real talent; and others which indi- at the Killian Hall concert. Ostling was cated a need for further development. Versatile composer Julio hiedmann also presented with the first Edgerton The first movement had much of inter- Award for Musical Achievement by Pro- est, and the balance and relationship be- perfortsrecital 4of student works tween instruments was well-studied. The JULIO FRIEDMANN IN RECITAL songlike sound of the cello opening was from beneath them by another part, to A concert of works composed by attractive on a deep level, and many of the start again at the beginning. textural combinations developed were con- graduatiragsenior S. Julio Friedmann. Everything happens suddenly during this Killian Hall, May 11. templative and meaningful. piece: in the course of two beats the horns The second movement's haunting glassy By CHRISTOPHER J. ANDREWS die out, leaving a sparse percussion pas- sounds and pungent escalation of tensions N ENTHUSIASTIC AUDIENCE wel- .sage behind. For a moment, each horn had its moments, too. It lacked balance in comed student composer Julio player picks up a key of his own during a its development, though, and experiment- Friedmann in the first senior terrifying modulation. The result is an up- ed withy too many styles. At one moment s Decomposition recital in living beat and showy piece that always keeps the tile music sounded like Paganiini; at others memory. The theatrical Friedmann's enor- audience guessing. I wouldn't recommend there was a very 20th century dissonance, mously varied program of works displayed it as a lullaby. at still others there were some piquant a real talent, and was often extremely en- Two Hebrew Hymns were of mixed suc- strains of jazz, and it didn't quite all come joyable as well. cess; the Hebrew language, which is unfor- together. Probably the best part of the concert tunately little-heard in the western musical The Scherzo, (inspired by Beethoven, was when pianist Jee-Lian Yap found that tradition, added an exotic touch to the Ostling said, and not yet complete), was a page was missing from her music stand, choral works, a refreshing change from omitted. The fourth movement contained in mid-piece. Thanks to this lucky acci- the thousands of der-Gotts and Jesu- somne quite serious music, and its themes dent, we heard the final song from Fried- meine-freudes scattered throughout the vo- grew compellingly. The- viola and cello had mann's thesis Four Dream Songs twice. cal repertoire. some interesting -and sometimes mystic Arranging the Brubeck classic Sake Five In the first hymn, the singers were often - effects, and related well to the violins. is the right-of-initiation faced by any divided into two choruses: the sopranos The performance itself was stronagly deliv- would-be jazz artist. Friedmann ap- and tenors sang lovely descant lines in ered, indicating a high degree of commit- proached the challenge by dissecting the elaborate counterpart, while altos and ment by the musicians to promoting the well-known melody line into several basses sustained a slower cantos firmus, work of an energing and clearly-talented shorter sub-phrases and tossing them which worked well. The second hymn Donna coveneyi composer. around at will. Horn-players rarely get to lacked structure by comparison; too often Composer Eric Ostling Julio Friedmann's music is quite another finish a single theme before it is snatched (Please turns to page 22) Yearbook displays continuity of themne, maintains excellence of style TECHNIQUE 1988 To spice up the sometimes repetitive Robert.D. Newman, Editor-in-chief: views of the living groups on campus, the Technique staff has used a variety of pho- By SARBATH KRISHNASWAMY tographic ideas. The photos are taken in intriguing locations - the picture of W~ ~~ H STAAFFOf the MIT yearbookc, McCormick Fourth East in a kite-like for- known for good photography, mation on the roof of Kresge - is incredi- has turned out another great ble. There is also use made of clever pho- piece of work in Technique '88. tographic effects, as in a fisheye picture of From section to section, the yearbook dis- French House. plays continuity of theme and maintains There are even a few hacks in the sec- excellence of style and quality. tion: Tau Epsilon Phi's picture doesn't in- The introductory photos do a good job clude a single brother. The pictures do of summarizing the issues that affected the project the feeling of the various living community over the past year - feelings groups well. But the picture of Kappa Sig- of protest, artistic expression, and techno- ma which includes a brother mooning the logical advancement. The sentiments and camera is not really in the overall style of reflections of the graduating class are also the yearbook, and is in unnecessarily bad depicted both literally and symbolically, in taste. pictures of a revolving door or in the face Some of the best candids in the year- of a past graduate. book can be found in the "Roomns" sec- The next section, "Journal," gives a tion. The photographs here are amazingly chronological essay on campus life over good, and reflect the diverse environments the past year. Both text and pictures pro- and personalities of the students. The pic- vide a good summary of important issues tures are framed and exposed well, and in- over the year; but the pictures themselves clude a creatively put-together collage. Of rarely refer to specific journal entries. the two essays in this section, the second, Rather, while the prose describes news by Professor John Hildebidle, is on the happenings in general, the pictures provide whole more concrete and in greater depth, a chronological description of activities on with photographs that reflect the mood of campus throughout the year. the essay effectively without being overly Representation of these activities is gen- repetitive. eral and diverse enough to reflect the com- The "Seniors" section of the yearbook munity as a whole, yet still maintains a also contains some fabulous pictures, hid- semblance of coherence, especially in the den in-between the portraits of the gradu- photo essays on last year's graduation and ating class. Again, the focus is on diversi- this year's 2.7u contest. ty, and reflects the bread range of Pictures of Tent City and other subjects personalities of the graduating class. reflect the issues brought up in the intro- The last section contains both black and duction and provide continuity through white and color photos. The first black this section. and white pictures are artistically stun- The "Sports and Activities" section of ning, displaying excellent form and mak- the yearbook also seeks to represent the ing good use of contrast and repetition. Of myriad interests on campus. Yet while the color pictures, most are of high caliber there are excellent pictures of men's track - especially those by Alan Devoe and and football, shots of women competing Bob Sugiura. These ending photographs are rare: Technique should make sure they carry with them a sense of completion and improve on what might be construed as in- fulfillment, and very adequately round out equitable sports coverage in editions to the rest of the yearbook. The mood re- come. flected in the last black and white pictures The Activities portion of this section is of independence and accomplishment, does include more women and focuses on thereby presenting the shift in mood for the artistic and creative side of MIT, as the class as it leaves MIT. well as depicting students at play. (Please turn to page 22) Robert D. NewmanlTechnique I _srw PAGE 18 The Tech FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1988 IllsRWsss8PslaPliPR r - I ---- = -·I ------'------lllII -ar ---- .· ------I --,--Q(B ---·---··· -FCY ______I _ _ I _------___-· - -- I ------I I --- _ A R T S -- I ------· -- -I - - _ _ 1-----.---11 --U IIC -C ------. C-PCLIIP ------, ------LIN-QIZL--- · II reL--rm Kendal Station musical sculptures sound harmonies of the spheres THE KENDALL BAND tone; rather, each chime resonates at two Installation by sculptor Paul Matisse. closely-spaced frequencies differing by a Kendall/MIT MBTA Station. few hers. These two tones beat against Permanent exhibit. each other (because the sinusoidal wave- forms sometimes overlap, sometimes By CHRISTOPHER J. ANDREWS don't,) producing a far more rich and sat- isfying sound. AITING FOR THE SUBWAY at A similar beating principle is employed Kendall Station need not be in the Kepler ring; the design was further long and lonely. The MBTA's complicated when high-speed photography W ~ ~ongoingrenovation of the revealed that Matisse's original hammer Red Line has transformed MIT's subway actually damped the ring's vibrations soon s-tat-nr, one A rt-. and ranklr mldpit ellit- after it struck. Matisse countered with a able for raising medium-sized rodents, complicated system of three hammers that into a cleaner, brighter waiting area that are synchronized to the vibration in the echoes with music of the spheres. Massa- ring. chusetts sculptor Paul Matisse's installa- In the early 1980's, the MBTA grudging- tion of musical sculpture The iKendall ly set aside a fraction of the Red Line ren- Band has made the impersonal loading ovation budget to install art at the several platforms a far more human environment. stations. Matisse (grandson of the impres- Without the participation of T riders, sionist painter Henri) submitted his pro- Matisse's creations are little more than posal for a set of sculptures that subway smoothly machined pieces of metal, (al- riders could use to make music. Musical though their austere mechanical simplicity installations had been long on his mind, has an appeal of its own.) The Kendall and still are: Matisse hopes to build yet Band come to life when passers-by push more singing, ringing, and pinging ma- and pull the handles, setting the sculptures chines in the future. (An earlier into musical motion. work, a is struck by a crank-lifted hammer. (Ke- ject of the grafitti was neither human musical fence in front of the Cambridge The first of the three Matisse sculptures pler's neo-Platonist worldview had a uni- anatomy nor the latest round of sweet- City Hall, was removed because urchins in the station, Pythagoras. is probably fa- verse of perfect geometrical figures float- hearts: to Matisse's delight, he found his abused the sculpture to create unpleasant miliar to most MIT students. Twin sets of ing about a system of nested spheres, each signs covered with constructive criticism eight giant tubular chimes squeeze sounds late at night.) into the singing a distinctive, pure tone in perfect and encouragement. Most of the postings Matisse took a few risks narrow space between inbound and out- with The Ken- harmony. Fittingly, Kepler sounds the are now in his scrapbook; the feedback dall Band. While he was never sure that he bound tracks. Long hammers swing to and dominant of one of the two chords used in gave him the supreme pleasure that few fro, striking the would surmount the technical problems in chimes to produce rich, Pythagoras.) artists enjoy - the knowledge that his art beautiful tones. As each hammer is at- building the musical sculptures, a greater Building the sculptures proved to be far is affecting the lives of others. concern was whether the sculptures would tached to a pendulum of a different more difficult than Matisse had imagined. One comment, signed by length, (and five passing T be playable. Not everyone can make Pyth- therefore each swings at a dif- Besides the technical challenge of produc- riders, stood out above ferent resonant all the rest: "You'll agoraswork at first try - moving the han- frequency,) the chimes ing a beautiful sound, there was the prob- never know what an impact this has sound in an ever-changing made dle too quickly doesn't produce any sound rhythm, much lem of making the machinery strong en- on us." While "successful" artists might like a Steve Reich percussion at all. (This "failure" is tied intimately to piece. ough. Subway riders seem a boisterous earn a favorable review from critics or per- The thundering sound of an approach- the success of the work: the chimes will bunch; Pythagoras broke several times haps economic rewards, Matisse is most never ring the same way for two different ing subway car might not be: the newest when overzealous musicians pulled the satisfied by a simple "thanks" from some- sculpture, Galileo people. T riders are literally making their makes a tinny roar that handles too hard, forcing Matisse to re-en- one who enjoys his work. "I loved seeing provides an excellent example of art own music, as personal as a fingerprint.) imi- gineer more sturdy solutions. (It was his how much sensitivity there was behind all tating life, although with less volume. Maybe it does take a little practice to apologies to riders while the sculpture was those faces" that he passes every day, says run Pythagoras; the simple truth is that (The work gives good tribute to the life of in disrepair that began the long series of Matisse. Galileo, whose scholarship literally shook lots of people have figured it out, and play artist/community dialogues that were most Producing the rich, pleasant sound from it every day. The beautiful chimes really do the world in "an ever-growing storm.") rewarding to Matisse.) A low and powerful ringing tone is pro- Pythagoras' chimes called for clever engi- make the subway station far more liveable; Hand-lettered signs advising people to neering from Matisse, who has spent sev- closing my eyes, I can envision myself in a duced by Kepler, a large aluminum ring gently push and pull the levers were quick- that resonates for several eral years working as tinkerer for Arthur Greek garden, on my way to Plato's Acad- minutes after it yIvcovered with Rrafitti. However the ¢uh_ D. Little. _- The chimes -~~ ~.._^6 ~~ . %r VI, I.- bUVt do not make a single emy .,.. r.'"Y- - -- -I3 CII~· -- Lm I -- L--~yL -sP_ I--- FI] I Join the Leaders in Real-Time Expert Systernms Gensym is developing real-time expert systems in Common Lisp for real- time, on-line, intelligent monitoring and control of large, complex systems. 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One So- 1986 cultural exchange program in Hous- viet student had gone into a bathroom, ton had been cancelled when his past came By Jonathan Richmond turned on the faucets full blast, and an- to light, but Caldwell says the reason for festivals do more than just ex- Cultural nounced that 'The Manager" was a mem- his late withdrawal from the Boston pro- the music and other arts of foreign pose ber of the KGB, it was claimed. gram (so late that the opening night press They are an instrument of inter- countries. One radio show host had invited the So- release still announced that he was com- diplomacy. If they bring peoples national viets to send a number of English-speaking ing) was that he had an opera "whose pre- they serve a valuable purpose. together, students to go on air, but only students miere came in the middle." But politics if they are viewed uncritically, they But who spoke no English were sent, and the were clearly at play when planned perfor- mask realities the visiting regime may official Soviet interpreter accompanying mances of two Khrennikov concertos had to hide and give a false impression wishes them would not directly translate what been shelved as well. "Don't feel you must of life back home. they were saying, but only convey general play my music, I could probably be of bet- impression given during many pub- The concepts, he said. ter help in promoting you if you don't," appointed by lic discussions with Soviet composers dur- Tikhon Khrennikov, There was evidence, also, that inter- he had told Caldwell. Soviet music, recently-concluded "Making Stalin to administer ing Boston's preters served more than just the function Thus, a source of major potential em- at the first Music Together" Soviet-American cultural attacks Shostakovich of translating: they seemed to know a lot barrassment to both Sarah Caldwell and festival was that glasnost had Composers' Congress. exchange about the interviewer's activities. On one the Soviets was kept out of Boston's lime- brought freedom of expression for the So- and Gubaidulina, and no program note at day spirituality had been discussed with light, making it easier to promote an artifi- viet musical community as well as for soci- all on the two most overtly-religious works one Soviet. At a later meeting, assisted by cially positive image of freedom in the So- Caldwell ety as a whole. The Boston press generally performed during the festival. an interpreter who had not been present viet Union. this message, rather than critically said the gaps were "purely coincidental," relayed earlier, the interpreter used the word Duk- There are questions about programming to look at what lay behind it. but Rothman says he has Soviet-produced attempting hovninye, (which means "spirituality") in too. Many reviewers harshly criticized the below the surface, howev- recordings whose program notes contain A little probing addressing the interviewee before the word music of Rodion Shchedrin, first secretary no- er, reveals a very different picture. similar omissions. "It's important to had been mentioned in the question. of the composers' union of the Russian of the composers stressed the tice what they don't say," he added. Almost all "How did you know I was doing an article Federal Republic- who did come to Bos- of modern life in the Soviet A number of American groups held pro- positives on Dukhovninye," the interpreter was ton - as empty or pretentious. Why, then, and they were unwilling to dwell tests outside theaters. Judith Patkin, ex- Union, asked. 'I read your mind; I'm a witch," did Shchedrin, who composed the only op- on the problems that remain. Andrei Pe- ecutive director of Action for Soviet Jew- she replied. era performed, most of the ballets (danced example, could now freely com- ry, said her organization felt "Americans trov, for More seriously contradicting claims to by Shchedrin's wife Maya Plisetskaya) and oratorio on Stalinist oppression, it are being duped. There's cultural repres- pose an the new openness, Tikon Khrennikov, de- many of the orchestral works, dominate glas- was said. But Petrov, asked in private sion in the Soviet Union... With scribed in the autobiography of singer Ga- the Boston program? And why was so whether he could directly address the ten- nost, there's been a tremendous increase in lina Vishnevskaya as a "clever, scheming much of the other music low caliber, too? contemporary life, replied that antisemitism." Despite the claim of Rus- sions of courtier," who in Stalinist times persecuted Caldwell said "You're right, he [Shche- not very customary in the Soviet sian Minister of Culture Yuri Melentev and "It's Shostakovich and Prokofiev, is still first drin] had somewhat more music per- talking about today's problems." other Soviets that there were no restric- Union, secretary of the Composers Union of the formed than others. I was aware that this of the Russian students from tions on the composition and performance A number USSR, and "he rules with an iron fist" ac- wasn't based on a democratic system." Conservatory visiting New Eng- of religious works, Action cited the exam- Moscow cording to Tony Rothman, a consultant to When Caldwell had been to Moscow to and land Conservatory as part of the exchange ple of guitarist Grigory Nirenstein Schirmer music publisher with experience attend concerts and meet with Shchedrin even less forthcoming about discuss- singer Vera Elbert of Leningrad, who had were in the Soviet Union. to jointly decide who was to come to Bos- of their lives, refusing their application to perform Yiddish and ing the constraints Substantiating the charges against ton, Caldwell said she had been "depen- issues. The Boston Hebrew songs performed on a public stage to discuss political Khrennikov from his long friendship with dent on [Soviet] people's advice, but never ear- an extensive story on the visit turned down by the City of Leningrad Globe ran the Shostakovich family, emigre pianist under any pressure to do anything" and is by the Soviet students, giving a very posi- lier this year because "your repertoire Vladimir Feltsman said that it was "deeply subject to "no prohibitions." Nonetheless, of their life in Moscow and unsuitable." tive impression wrong... that such human beings as he some of the other composers who had per- for example, how the students American folk singers, who had mentioning, be in power in a new era.' Khrennikov had come "were his [Shchedrin's] good fine Georgian wines. formed in Lithuania, demonstrated too, were missing previously also stood in the way of the two friends," although Shchedrin had been source, who because Lithuanian singers they had met According to an American critically-acclaimed composers at the Bos- "continually urging" the performance of in Boston. interviews conducted by The there couldn't come to perform had observed ton festival; Alfred Schnittke and Sophia works by "bright young composers." were un- to have Ukrainian-i- ueeian Cathai-1cs Globe, and who also claimed Gubaidulina, Feltsman alleged. The visiting Soviet composer cited above of the So- happy that Schnittke's Requiem Mass was gained the confidence of certain Most disturbingly, Khrennikov had been said, however, that many talented younger Cathedral of private discussions, being given in the Catholic viet students during personally involved in arrangements for composers had been overlooked in favor the Holy Cross. Father Alexander Kenez, the reporter had not been told of the ex- the Boston festival. He had been very of Shchedrin's close associates, and also of Christ the King Ukrainian Catholic treme difficulty of getting good instru- helpful, Festival Artistic Director Sarah that almost all those who had come to Church, compared the cultural richness of which gener- ments, or even violin strings, Caldwell said, cautioning that statements Boston had been members of Shchedrin's the Soviet presence in Boston to "the early bought on the black market ally have to be of emigres such as Feltsman were likely to Moscow-based union, rather than from 30s [when] there were forced famines and in the Soviet Union, and that luxury goods be biased. "There's a strong school of other Soviet republics. While there had were exporting wheat." The wines - could the Soviets such as fine Georgian thought that [while]... he was politically been composers of non-Russian ethnicity, cultural exchange was "a marvellous pro- only be bought by the privileged few who astute enough to keep his job [during the they were almost entirely living in Moss- paganda tool that things are great, it's pre- had passes to special stores for the Soviet Stalinist era]... he was able to keep the cow, he said. senting the human face of Communism," elite. composers eating." The Boston Symphony Orchestra, which but "unfortunately this great liberalization The pressures and constraints of the Not so, says Rice University Professor remained independent from the festival, isn't happening." Father Peter Conley of education system, problems of getting of History Francis Lowenheim, who has performed works by Schnittke and Gubai- the Holy Cross acknowledged the "irony apartments, and limited choices in secur- researched the subject and tracks Soviet dulina during the festival, but pro- that we offer our cathedral setting to a ing (the albeit guaranteed) jobs upon cultural affairs. "There happens to be a grammed nothing by Shchedrin. It seems people who do not permit religious free- graduation were also not mentioned. The public record of a meeting of the compos- that the reason for the poverty of so much dom in their own country." deal Soviets had been briefed on how to ers union at the end of the war with Sho- of the other music in Boston was that All these accounts serve to warn that su- leaving home, the with the press before stakovich and Prokofiev when he dis- Shchedrin, himself talentless, but political- perficial but evocative first impressions source said, and as a result the Globe had missed their work as worthless." But, ly powerful, had not chosen who to bring may not tell the whole story. The bright been given, and had printed, only the offi- despite "overwhelming evidence' against on the basis of merit, but had given the imagery of glamorous events needs to be and often cial position, and not the full, Khrennikov, "what we've seen in the Sovi- favor of foreign exposure to his own trust- filled in with subtler hues than may be sup- unpalatable truth about conditions in the et Union is people making excuses and ed personal inner-circle. plied on the official palette. Only if memo- Soviet Union. generalizations." Festival program notes came almost ex- ries of the most inspiring elements of the The Boston press also failed to report A visiting Soviet composer, speaking at clusively from the offical Soviet music crit- festival can be combined with alertness to on the sinister individual called "The Man- a private function in Boston under condi- ic Lea Ginsburg. 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DUNN sequences in New York find the camera OU WOULD EXPECT that a sequel lingering overly long after the punchline, to Crocodile Dundee would fare diffusing the humor instead of building on well as a light, amusing film. it. The formula is not difficult: Still, if Cornell lacks adeptness in place Aussie star Paul Hogan on the set handling humor, he shows some promise and just let the cameras roll - Hogan's with drama and tension. The introduction charm and charisma will do the rest. Of of the drug dealers, and later the bounty course you can't expect the freshness and hunters, shows an ability to quickly estab- newness of the original, but that should lish villainous character traits by using low not preclude the success of a followup - and high camera angles and intelligently there are enough loose ends from the first chosen closeups. The failure of the film film to generate plenty of motivation for a lies more in the poor script than in Cor- second. Yet Crocodile Dundee Il, like al- nell's attempts to make something substan- most every Hollywood-generated sequel, tial of it: he begins with a strong buildup manages to fall short of even this lowered of dramatic tension but this later falls flat standard of success. as the villains act out of character. If you've seen the trailer for lDundee 1I The script, despite being written by Ho- then you're already aware of every nuance gan himself, lays aside Dundee to bring the and subtlety of the rather simplistic plot: drug smugglers more to the foreground. Mick Dundee (Paul Hogan) and Sue Undecided whether to focus on Dundee's Charlton (Linda Kozlowski) have to flee humor or the comic-book foxes-and- New York City when some drug-dealers hounds plot, the film never finds a focus. take a dislike to them; naturally, they re- Hogan might have done better to keep treat to the Australian bush. Unlfortunate- himself the center of attention. ly, if you've seen the trailer then you've The script does an even greater disserv- also seen all the good jokes in the film ice to Linda Kozlowski, whose acting in (which isn't unusual for a trailer), and the original won her a Golden Globe Dundee [I falls short of filling its quota in nomination. In the sequel, the successful this respect as well. Mick Dundee Yisits a punk bar in Crocodile Dundee If. journalist character turns into just another Where the film is most lacking is in the damsel in distress. believability of its characters. In the origi- Dundee's roguishness remains in the se- cowardly oafishness. The original Crocodile Dundee had its nal film, Dundee seemed a cartoon charac- quel but the rest of the universe has been This use of cartoon-like characters lends flaws - most notably a wavering second- ter in the more than real worlds of 'gator reduced to the same level of cartoon, with- an unconvincing air to the film. The un- half plot, straightforward, uninspired di- hunting in the Australian outback and out any underlying sense of reality: the forgettable "That's not a knife... that's a rection, and an overly gushy romance- back-stabbing social politics in New York supposed "gangs" that Dundee recruits to knife" scene came off so well in the origi- but made up for these mostly with Paul City. But despite outward appearances, help rescue Sue from the drug dealers look nal because there was a sense of reality to Hogan's charisma and the stunning loca- Hogan always projected a sense of puckish like clean-cut yuppies with leather jackets the mugging: the thugs looked real, the tion shots of Australia's Northern Territor- deviltry, as if he knew Dundee was only and a mohawk scattered here and there; switchblade looked real, the situation felt ies. Crocodile Dundee II corrects none of playing at being a cartoon character and the Aussie bounty hunters hired to track real. 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CaldweTavattook timeCalwellsk castto goi h Caldwe~lt's Traviata took tinne to get going, had urnbalanced cast LA TRAVIATA across less convincingly. Despite some mo- Starring Catherine Lamy, Noel Velasco ments of expressiveness - he sang the and John Brandstetter. dreamy Act II De' miei botllenfi spiriti par- Opera Company of Boston, ticularly beautifully - his voice was over- Conducted by Sarah Caldwell. all weak and uncommunicative, and his Opera House, May 15, 18, 20 & 22. acting uninvolved and old-fashioned. He entered into his relationship with Violetta By JONATHAN RICHMOND without any real meaning. Violetta was sung by Catherine Lamy, HIS WAS A TRAVIATA that took standing in for an indisposed Sarah Reese, to get going, and had an un- time and she seemed uncomfortable during the balanced cast. The only consis- first act. The psychology between the elder tently high-caliber performance Germont and her was particulaly well came from John Brandstetter as Giorgio studied, however. Lamy only really came Germont, the father who pries his son Al- into her own, though, during the final act fredo apart from his loved Violetta for the where her hauntingly sad singing was com- sake of the Germont family reputation. pelling indeed. Her reading of the letter Brandstetter's voice was powerful; com- from Giorgio Germont - in which the fa- manding, imploring, and convincing Vio- ther says that the son will return to her - letta to do as he bids. Brandstetter went was very moving, her personality increas- beyond the traditional interpretation of ingly magnetic as the opera moved to- the elder Germont as some unfeeling, cal- wards the inevitable denouement of Violet- culating monster. Pura siccome un angelo ta's death. was sung with a heartfelt lyricism, convey- Sarah Caldwell's tempi were not brisk ing a sense of conviction, rather than cun- enough to get the opera really moving ning, and making it seem natural for Vio- from its start, but her orchestra provided a letta to subsequently agree to part from sensitive accompaniment to the drama of Alfredo. As we see by Act IlI, when the the finale, heightening the sense of tragic father too late relents his behavior, we beauty, and taking the opera to a memora- have a case here of stupidity, not evil. Pnoto courtesy Monroe Warshaw ble conclusion. Alfredo, sung by Noel Velasco, came Violetta (Catherine Lamy) and Alfredo (Noel Velasco) in La Traviata. 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.una= mV.J._ -i,, ItN -. PAGE 22 The Tech FRIDAY, M\lAY i'27, 1988 A R T s Friedmann'smusic is full of joy Four Dream Songs are witty, touching, and (Continued from page 17) Friedmann's best work to boot. the four voices were singing independently, The emotional Four Dream Songs, writ- rich from both dramaticallyand musically resulting in a piece that lacked cohesion. ten to satisfy MIT's thesis requirement, is The MIT Logarhythms presented a a setting of poems by the late John Berry- (Continued from page 17) profound, and yet still witty. As Fried- crowd-pleasing rendition of the Talking man, describing the life of an alcoholic was not tied to the texts in obvious ways, mann said, he started the violin on B flat Heads single Animals, as arranged for un- womanizer. the voice seemed to rise naturally from the "to give that sense of weight, sense of accompanied voices by the versatile Fried- Baritone John Holyoke's precisely-sung music. His understanding of both the con- somberness and despair," yet the "texture mann. Every instrumental nuance of the atonal lines demanded the audience's at- tent and rhythm of words shone through for 4th song is very airy in general." The original recording was painstakingly tran- tention, which was given without a second throughout, and baritone John Holyoke's voice is very dramatic here, yet in a subtle scribed for the human voice; while the thought. Friedmann approached the words crisp singing with its excellent diction and way that looks in on itself, that reflects an- group might have been just as successful patiently, a few at a time, drawing the attention to dramatic detail ensured those guish, but also a sense of timelessness. with the vocal percussion without the help most out of Berryman's text. According to words-as-song meant more than ever they The violin part is intense, with an ex- of composer Friedmann, the complicated the text, the music was comic, serious, vil- could as prose. pressive melodic line; it was grippingly harmonies displayed considerably more iainous, and despairing, and at all the 1 sn-g,ach! i*,ar each wi~dth fph--ed by Ph;]lliTa.Us, wh~o dern.on.stated work. (At first, members of the Logar- right times. (We can appreciate Fried- many moments to savor. Pizzicato adds throughout his performance a flair for en- hythms had trouble understanding the dif- mann's effort all the more in light of the spice to the the departure announced in tering and becoming a part of Friedmann's ficult score.) It is a shame that the audi- earlier works heard on the program: with- the second verse of the first song, for ex- special dramatic world. The soft darkness ence was too busy laughing at vocal lead out direction to the contrary, his music ample; and there is a moving microsecond of the piano, played by Jee-Lian Yap, who Mike Lake's hilarious strutting perfor- tends towards the showy. Subtlety doesn't for afterthought following the word "sur- also put in a most sensitive performance, mance on stage to notice the well-prepared come easily, as Friedmann freely admits.) vived." brings tears to mark the words "This is backgrounds so carefully presented by the Singer and pianist danced back and The play of rhythms in the second song not for tears;" very movingly composed Logs. forth in this colorful setting; little musical does much to build up waves of tensions. and conveyed. Friedmann's skillful piano writing is fre- puns (the only agreeable kind!) rewarded A fast urgency underlines Henry's hopeless The final lines are the most complex quently sharp and aggressive, but perhaps the careful listener. Incorporation of a vio- lust, while Friedmann's delicious treat- musically and full of psychological insight. too frequently. His March for Flute and lin in the score was an unusual but very ments of Berryman's food metaphors- "Nobody is ever missing," come the last Piano had a lively beat and spirited melo- good move: the violin occasionally enters used to depict Henry's sexual appetite- words and notes. The listener is left locked dies but generally left the flute out of the the musical fray, frequently adding the were hilarious. in the aftermath of the song's tragedy. fun; more often than not the flute seemed harsh feelings of anger and anguish that The third song opens with a dance-like Peter Child, who served as mentor dur- to be accomanying the piano, a fairly ludi- Friedmann seemed incapable of funneling lyricism; it ends with a coup de grace, a G ing the work's composition, feels Julio crous combination. While one cadenza for elsewhere. We can imagine the violin to be flat on the piano, a horribly funny plonk- Friedmann has the ability to be a profes- flute in the Sonatina for Flute and Piano an omniscient narrator in the story, subtly ing sound that follows Henry's declaration sional composer. Friedmann does have worked well, the flute parts were not as ef- censuring the gluttonous, womanizing al- that he's "had a most marvelous piece of great potential, and we.can expect him to fective, on the whole, a.s the piano. (The coholic whose misdeeds are so vividly por- luck. I died." be a valuable contributor of profound work was written before Friedmann im- trayed. The fourth and final song is also the musical accounts of the human experience mersed himself in choral music, which The final song in the sequence showed most successful; it is the most painful, in the years to come. strengthens the ability to write for non- Friedmann at his very best. Although the keyboard instruments.) darker moods were noticeably absent dur- Class of '88 reflects on confusion and The Prelude for piano was a sensuously ing most of the concert, the final Dream impressionistic work reminiscent of Men- Song cast a melancholy air with its chro- accomplishment; morality and mortality delssohn's and Debussy's haunting tone matic-blues idom, reinforcing the text's dc- poems that evoke images of the sea. A scription of the hero's underlying self- (Continuedfrom page 17) sues in the Senior section - feelings of lyrical rising-and-falling motif connected doubt. Friedmanni's incisive score confusion and accomplishment, reflections the several flowing passages into a unified ultimately helps us to pity the poem's de- Overall, the technical quality of Tech- upon morality and mortality, insights into whole that was immensely pleasurable to generate protagonist. nique '88 is superb. The photographs are religion and social justice. The photo- hear. It is clear that Friedmann's bag of com- set up nicely, and printed well. Some of graphs in Technique '88 reflect these issues While the shorter works of the program positional idioms is growing fatter and fat- the pictures could have been cropped dif- on film, and capture the feelings and con- demonstrated that Friedmann can write ef- ter. While we can subconsciously hope that ferently, to present a better view of the cerns of the Class on paper. Once again, fective pieces in a number of composi- some undeserved calamity befalls Fried- subject or convey more feeling. They are Technique has managed to effectively por- tional styles (and it would be unwise in- mann, as feelings of sorrow and despair generally framed imaginatively, making tray and remember the graduating class. dustry to labor use of direction and contrast to emphasize over too many long are as yet almost absent from his music, Technique 1988 will be on sale on Kresge pieces), the one mood. long work was undoubted- he is doing well with the joy he's already Oval Friday morning for $28. ly worth the effort, and probably was got. The Class of 1988 reflects upon many is- I !4 -- - . -d

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As one video arcade owner comments known Japanese film director after his tears win a slight reprieve from since Akira Kurosawa. Itami has Ryoko, "I'd cry all day to save a million." already covered three issues universal to What's also remarkable is the equally re- humankind: death in The Funeral (1984), lentless drive of the tax agents to ferret out and sex and food in TamDoDo (1986). He the hidden incomes and exaggerated ex- strikes again with A Taxing Woman, a film penses. The tax inspectors are legally sanc- that mirrors and satirizes another univer- tioned "Mission Impossible" types who sal theme: taxes. employ extensive command centers to co- In Japan, as an opening title points out, ordinate raids, stay on duty for three or tax rates can go as high as 80 percent, four days at a stretch, and use all sorts of and, consequently, people of all economic high-tech surveillance techniques to glean Nobuko Miyamrnoto in Juzo Itami's A Taxing Woman. backgrounds cheat on their taxes as a mat- their targets' real income. Their thorough- woman of having hidden a safe-deposit Western than in either of ltami's previous ter of routine. The lengths to which the ness is shown in a scene where an agent box key within her bra. Ryoko's male col- films. In fact, Miyamoto told The New national tax police, Marusa, goes to en- sticks his foot in the doorway to keep leagues ask Ryoko to search the woman, Yorik Times that, because "The few wom- force the tax laws make IRS auditors seem Gondo's mistress from slamming shut the but the suspect takes off her clothes first. en inspectors in Japan do not behave like like tame beasts in comparison. door. After she starts beating on his shoe In a melodramatic fit of anguish, she cries [Ryoko] ... I had to look to Americans" Itami says he "became interested in tax- with a heavy object, he casually says, "Women have another hiding place. Do to find strong female characters. The stars' es after almost all the earnings from The "Ma'am, they're safety shoes, used in a you want to search it too?" Of course, the acting makes up for the inconsistent shot Funeralhad been snatched away as income factory. Even a truck couldn't crush woman is overacting to play on the agents' composition by Itami and cinematogra- tax." Accordingly, he researched how Mar- them !" sympathies, but the point is that if Ryoko pher Yonezo Maeda, who can't seem to usa operates and decided to use the stars Nothing is sacred to tax inspectors, ei- hadn't just then found the key under the make up their minds whether to shoot in of his first two films in A Taxing Woman ther. On one of Ryoko's first assignments kitchen sink, the agents probably would 1.33 or 1.66 aspect ratio. Other technical (Maarusa No Onna). Nobuko Miyamoto as inspector, the agents strongly suspect a indeed have searched her body thoroughly. production values are good, but none par- plays the lead role of Ryoko Itakura, a Itami's satire in this scene is rooted in how ticularly stand out, even upon a second freckled and ambitious tax inspector who easily both officials and citizens agree to viewing. singlemindedly works her way up from au- transgress social and privacy limits for the Itami's film precedes the American film diting mom and pop grocers to the big sake of money. Broadcast News. Both are roughly equal time real estate tycoons and owners of Because everyone is probably guilty, in entertainment value, both explore "love hotels" (reputable hotels where most investigations in the film turn out themes that resonate deeply with their re- lovers rendezvous discreetly). similarly. It's not until the very last scene spective societies, and both are more full Early on she tries to audit one such big - filmed at the top of an empty stadium of wit than belly-laughs. (Unlike Broad- fish, Hideki Gondo (Tsutomu Yamazaki), overlooking the city - that Ryoko and cast News, A Taexing Woman swept the whose skill at hiding income is more than Gondo step back to take the longer view Japanese Academy Awards and became a match for her limited authority as an of the tax rat-race. Itami ends the scene the fourth highest grossing film in Japan auditor. Six months later, she is promoted and the film with an updated variant of in 1987.) A Taxing Woman isn't a great to a full-fledged tax inspector, and that's the classic tradition of hara-kiri, making it film, from either the standpoint of comedy when for her the real fun begins. especially poignant and appropriate to or cinematic accomplishment, but it is a The comedic moments stem mostly modern day Japan. good one. And it certainly confirms Ita- from the extraordinary measures that citi- Itami's cinematic realization of his script mi's reign as the Japanese filmmaker most zens use to cheat the taxman. Nothing is is most noteworthy for the excellent acting in tune with contemporary social realities. sacred to the Japanese in the film as they by both Miyamoto and Yamazaki. Their His greatest gift is his tenacious willing- try to save every yen. They make false Tsutomu Yamazaki performances in this film are much more ness to explore and capture those realities. r-- Uc -I -^ -- ------COIMIPUTER PROFESSIONALS Analyst/Programmers

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- -- I ------I -- ----·I- I - - I I --= '------_ II _,, --- A R T S _-, _ -- Ip L ------I - r - c~--- -··~ I - ~=·- ~·1~-~=H I Nunsense, depicting the talent show Three on Technology, new photography FILM & VIDEO staged by the Little Sisters of Hoboken by noted American photographers __ _ in order to raise money to bury four of Robert Cummrning, Lee Friedlander, and * * * CRITIC'S CHOICE * * * their number currently in the convent Jan Groover, Kristin Jones and Andrew The Coolidge Corner Theater presents freezer, continues indefinitely at the Ginazel: In Residence, development of a The Profound Desire of the Gods ( n The Boston Pops continue performing (Shohei Imamura, 1968) at 5:00 & Charles Playhouse, 74 Warrenton Street, diorama which diagrams the interaction through the end of June in Symphony 8:05 [see review this issue]. Continues Compiled by Peter Dunn Boston. Performances are Tues-Fri at of major weather systems, and Tishan Hall, corner of Huntington and Massa- 8 pm, Sat at 6 pm & 9 pmr, matinees HSu, large colorful paintings by the through June 3. Located at 290 Har- chusetts Avenues, Boston. Thursday, vard Street, near the Coolidge Corner Thurs at 2 pm and Sun at 3 pm. Tickets: Boston-born New York artist, all contin- June 2 is Tech Night at the Pops, John S15.50 to S26.50. Telephone: 426-6912. ue through June 26 at the MIT IList Visu- T-stop on the Cleveland Circle green Doppelganger, a multimedia live anima- Williams conducting. Other highlights al Arts Center, Wiesner Building El5, 20 line. Telephone: 734-2500. tion based on Edgar Allan Poe's story of include "Old Timers Night" on May 28, Shear Madness, the long-running comic Ames Street. Gallery hours are Mon-Fri 'A4n Evening of New Orleans Jazz" for horror, mystery, and unthinkable evil, murder mystery, continues indefinitely at 12-6, Sat-Sun 1-5. No admission charge. lam continues through June 18 as a presenta- the Presidents at Pops concert on the Charles Playhouse, 74 WVarrenton Telephone: 2534400 or 253-4680. * * * CRITIC'S CHOICE * * * Accidental Death of an Anarchist, the tion of Theatre S at the Performnnance Wednesday, June 8, and conducting ap- The Somerville Theatre presents a Bill Boston premiere of Dario Fo's hilarious Somerville. Perfor- Street, Boston. Performances are Tues- pearances by Erich Kunzel on May 31, Place, 277 Broadway, Fri at 8 pm, Sat at 6:30 and 9:30 prm, Earth, Sea and; Sky, e;tcings and draw- Forsyth double bill with Housekeep! look at lunatic officialdom, continues mances are Thur-Sat at 8 pmr. Tickets: John Williams on June 1, 4, 7, and 8, Sun at 3 and 7:30 pm. Tickets: $16 and ings of Charles H. Woodbury, MIT Class Ing at 3:45 &7:45 and Local Hero at through May 28 as a presentation of the $10 general, $6.50 students. Telephone: of 1886, continues through October 2 at and John Maureci on June 9. 10, and 11. 5:45 & 10:00. Located at 55 Davis $19. Telephone: 426-6912. Performances are Tues-Sat at 8:00, Sun Underground Railway Theater and Thea- 623-5510. ** s $* the MIT Museum, N52-2nd floor, 265 Square, Somerville, just by the Davis terWorks at the C. Walsh Theatre, Suf- Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge. Gal- at 7:30. Tickets: $9 to $26. Telephone: Square T-stop on the red line. Tick- folk University 55 Temple Street, Bos- Forbidden Broadway 1988, the latest up- Sold Outl, the new political farce follow- 266-1492. ing the story of a theater troupe recruited lery hours are Tues-Fri 9-5 and Sat-Sun ets: $4.50 (good for the double bill). ton. Performances are Thur-Sat at 8 pm. dated version of Gerard Alessandrini's 12-4. Telephone: 253-44a4. Telephone: 625-1081. Tickets: S10 to $12. Tel: 497-6136. musical comedy revue, continues indefi- by the CIA while trying to obtain US vi- sas, continues through May 29 as a pre- nitely at the Terrace Room, Boston Park Microscapes, 50 color photographs made COMEDY Animal Crackers, the hilarious 1920s Plaza Hotal. Performances are Tues-Fri sentation of TheaterWorks at the Suffolk University Theater, Temple Street, Bea- with macro and micro lenses through Broadway musical comedy originally fea- at 8 pr, Sat at 7 pm & 10 prn, and Sun electronic microscropes, continues * * * CRmC'S CHOICE * * * trinn the MarxY Rnther. Tr entinnlee at 3 pIn & 6 nm. Tickets: S16 to $22.50. con Hill. Boston. Telephone: 923-2251. ITUUoo-xito, (;ie'g ibf at o pra[ $ * $ * through September at the Compton Gai- JAZZ MUSIC through June 25 as a presentation of the Telephone: 357-8384. at the Orpheum Theater, Hamilton Split Second, Denris Mclntyre's play pit- lery, between lobbies 10 and 13, just off Monty Alexander, Herb Ellis, and Ray Huntinton Theatre Company at 264 the infinite corridor. Gallery hours are Place, Boston. Telephone: 720-3434. Huntington Avenue, Boston. Perfor- ting a black New York policeman against Brown perform at 9pm and 11 pm at . . . CRITIC'S CHOICE * * weekdays 9-5. Telephone: 253-4444. the Regattabar, Charles Hotel, Harvard mances are Tues-Sat at 8 pm, matinees How the Other Hall Lives, Alan a petty criminal who turns viciously rac- Wed, Sat, &Sun at 2 pm. Tickets: S12 to ist, continues through June 4 at the Alley OFF CAMPUS Square, Cambridge. Also presented Sat- Ayckbou-n's devastatingly funny look urday, May 28. Tickets: $9.75 and $27. Telephone: 266-3913. at marital infidelity, continues through Theatre, 1253 Cambridge Street, Cam- That Was Spit - January 25, 1980 to *$ ~,*. bridge. Performances are Thur-Sun at $10.75. Telephone: 864-1200. May 29 at the Lyric Stage Theatre, 54 July 5, 1987, photographs by Steve Stone The Bakkhai, by Euripides, continues 8 pm. Tickets: $12 general, $10 seniors of the innovative dance-club in Kenmore CLASSICAL MUSIC Charles Street, Boston, near the The Rob Scheps Quintet performs at through June 5 as a presentation of the Charles T-stop on the red line. Per- and students. Telephone: 491-8166. Square, continues through May 27 at the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra performs Counterpoint Theater Company at the Skylight Gallery, 43 Charles Street, Bos- 9:30 at the 1369 Club, 1369 Cambridge in An Evening at the Opero at 8 pm in formances are Wed-Fri at 8:00, Sat at Street, Inman Square, Cambridge. Also Immaculate Conception Church, 761 5:00 & 8:30, and Sun at 3:00. Tickets: Torch Song Trilogyl Harvey Fierstein's ton. Gallery hours are Mon-Fri 9-6. Tele- Sanders Theater, Quincy and Kirkland Tony award-winning play about the life presented Saturday, May 28. Telephone: Harrison Avenue, Boston. Performances $10 to $13. Telephone: 742-8703. phone: 720-2855. Streets, Harvard Square, Cambridge. are Thur-Sat at 8 pm, and Sun at 2 pm. and loves of a drag queen, continues 354-8030. Tickets: $6 to $15. Telephone: 661-7067. · * $ * Tickets: $6. Telephone: 267-9815. through June 4 as a presentation of the * * * CRITIC'S CHOICE * * e FILM & VIDEO * * * CRITIC'S CHOICE * * * Triangle Theater Company at the Para- Je snis le cabher: The Sketchbooks of * * CRITIC'S CHOICE * * * Contemporary Insanity, a collection of Les Misnables, the Tony-award win- mount Penthouse Theater, 58 Berkeley Picasso, 40 sketchbooks created be- The Donald Brown Quintet performs The Somerville Theatre presents satirical songs and sketches portraying a ning musical adaptation of Victor Street, Boston. Performances are Thur- tween 1900 and 1965, continues at the Willow Jazz Club, 699 Broad- Tampopo at 3:30 & 7:45 and Something sophisticated and offbeat look at modern Hugo's classic, continues through Sat at 7:30. Tickets: $15. Telephone: through June 12 at the Institute of way, Somerville, near the Porter Wild (Jonathan Demme) at 1:30, 5:40, & life, continues indefinitely at the Boston June 25 at the Shubert Theatre, 265 426-3550. Contemporary Art, 955 Boylston Square T-stop on the red line. Also 10:00. Located at 55 Davis Square, Baked Theatre, 255 Elm Street, Davis Tremont Street, Boston. Perfor- Street, Boston. Gallery hours are presented Saturday, May 28. Tele- Somerville, just by the Davis Square Square in Somerville. Performances are mances are Mon-Sat at 8 pmr, Wed & Wed-Sun 11-5, Thur-Fri 11-8. Admis- phone: 623-9874. T-stop on the red line. Tickets: $4.50 Thur-Fri at 8:15, and Sat at 7:30 &9:45. Sat matinees at 2 pm. Tickets: $27.50 sion: S4 general, S2.50 students, $1.50 (good for the double bill). Telephone: Tickets: $8 to $I I (S1.50 discount to sen- to S45, $16 special student tickets for seniors and children, free to ICA 625-1081. iors and students). Telephone: 628-9575. ON CAMPUS some performances. Tel: 426-4520. members and MIT students with ID. THEATER The Brattle Theatre continues its Friday/ * * r CRITIC'S CHOICE * * Telephone: 266-5151. 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, John Ford's ex- Saturday film series Hollywood BC (be- Disappearing Act, Michael Oster's musi- Arnold Newmu: Five Decades, pho- cal revue describing what it's like to be Move Over Mrs. Markhan. the 1971 $es$S quisitely grisly, depraved version of fore the Code) with Night Nurse (Wil- tography by the renowned American Romeo and Juliet where the two lovers gay in an era of AIDS, Rambo, and the West End comedy about infidelity, lust, * * * CRITIC'S CHOICE * * * liam Wellman, 1931), starring Barbara and missed opportunities, continues in- portraitist, continues through May 31 are brother and sister, opens today at the Stanwyck and Clark Gable, at 1:45, 5:00 Moral Majority, continues through at the MIT Museum, N52-2nd floor, Ramesses the Great continues through May 29 as a presentation of Club Caba- definitely at the Wilbur Theatre, 246 Tre- August 30 at the Boston Museum of American Repertory Theatre, Loeb Dra- &8:10 and Call Her Savage (John Fran- 265 Massachusetts Avenue, Cam- cis, 1932), starring Clara Bow, at 3:15, ret at the Club Caft, 209 Columbus Ave- mont Street, Boston. Performances are the Muse- ma Center, 64 Brattle Street, Cambridge. bridge [see review this issue). Gallery Science, Science Park, near perfor- nue, Boston. Performances are Fri-Sun Tues-Fri at 8:00, Sat at 6:00 &9:30, and um T-stop on the green line. Tickets: Continues through July 17 with 6:25, &9:45. Located at 40 Brattle Street to $27.50, hours are Tues-Fri 9-5 and Sat-Sun mances Tues-Sat at 8 pm, Sun at 7 pm, in Harvard Square. Tickets: S4.75 gener- at 7:30, with a brunch matinee at 1:00 on Sun at 3:00. Tickets: $19.50 $8 general, $6 seniors, $5 children. $33.50 to S42.50 with dinner. Telephone: 12-4. Adrmission: $2 donation request- and matinees Sat-Sun at 2 pm. Tickets: al, S3 seniors and children (good for the Sun. Tickets: $14 to $16. Telephone: ed. Telephone: 253 4444. Telephone: 723-2500. 536-0966. 423-4008. $13 to $26. Telephone: 547-8300. double bill). Telephone: 876-6837. _ _ v_.I~------Is notices

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. FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1988 The Tech PAGE 25 l ------I ------· L---- -9 ------·I CL -- - I I ' I - - ' - - - - - I -- - --- -- I ------I AR T S ------L------Il C`1 4il- ·hlpll--L-Rs-- Y·C C -- --· ------I- I------ s ap-- - h-R-hLCC ---sl----Ps·- -- ---- aPLC-01 --LPI FILM & VIDEO At the Brattle Theatre: Franc;ois Truf- DANGE ___ POPULAR MUSIC, ETC. faut's Les 400 Coups (The 400 Blows, From the MIT Lecture Series Committee: France, 1959) on Thursday, June 9 at * * * CRITIC'S CHOICE * * * Back to School on Friday, June 3 at 8 pm On Wednesday, June I Gladys Knight 6:00 &10:00; Franqois Truffaut's Jules et and the Pips perform at the Opera On Friday, June 17 and Saturday, in 10-250; Space Camp on Saturday, Jim (France, 1962) on Thursday, June 9 June 18 Dance Umbrella presents JAZZ MUSlIC POPULAR MUSIC, ETC. June 4 at 8 pm in 10-250. Admission: House, 539 Washington Street, Boston. at 4:00 & 8:00; Sergio Leone's The Telephone: 426-2786. "Fascinating Rhythms" - The Great Pianist Llz Story performs at 7:30 & Julio IgleLas performs at Great Woods, $1.50. Telephone: 225-9179. Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966) on Tap Dance Reunion at 8 pm in the 10:00 at Nightstage, 823 Main Street, Route 140, Mansfield. Tickets: $16, Sunday, June 12 at 3:15 &8:45; Robert Boston Opera House, 539 Washington Cambridge. Tickets: $11. Telephone: $23.50, and $26. Telephone: 339-2333. At the Somerville Theatre: Down By At the Worcester Centrum: Debbie at 4:15 &8:00; Altman's McCabe and Mrs. Mller (1971) Street, Boston. Tickets: $15.50 to 497-8200. Law on Thursday, June 2 Gibson on Wednesday, June 1; Dirty on Sunday, June 12 at 1:00 &6:30; Ing- THEATER Stranger Than Paradise on Thursday, Dancing Show on Sunday, June 5. Tick- $22.50 general, $13 to $19 Dance Urnm- FILM & VIDEO mar Rergman's Persona (1966) on Tues- brella members. Telephone: 492-7578. Steaming, Nell Dunfn's witty and reveal- June 2 at 6:15 & 10:00; Hope and Glory ets: $17.50. Telephone: 787-8888. day, June 14 at 4:15 & 8:00. Located at a * * CRLITIC'S CHOICE * * I ing story of a fight to save an old bath- on Friday, June 3 at 3:45 &8:00; I Heard 40 Brattle Street in Harvard Square. The Somerville Theatre presents a house from demolition, opens today at the Mennrmslds Singing on Friday, June 3 Tickets: S4.75 general, $3 seniors and FILM & VIDEO Katherine Hepburn/Cary Grant dou- the New Ehrlich Theatre, 539 Tremont at 5:45 & 10:00; Diva on Saturday, children (good for double bills). Tele- From the MIT Lecture Series Committee: ble bill with Howard Hawks' Bringing Street, Boston. Continues through June 4 at 3:30 &7:45; Betty Blue on Sat- phone: 876-6837. Hello Again on Friday, June 17 at 8 pm Up Baby at 2 pn, 6 pm, & 10 pm and June 26 with performances Thur-Fri at urday, June 4 at 1:15, 5:40, & 10:00; in 26-100; Tim Bandlts on Saturday, Philadelphia Story at 4 pm & 8 pm. 8:00, Sat at 5:09 & 8:30, and Sun at From Here To Eternity on Sunday, THEATER French Library in June 18 at 8 pm in 10-250. Admission: June 5 and Monday, June 6 at 5:30 & On Friday, June 10 the Also presented Monday, May 30. Lo- 2:00. Tickets: $10 to S15. Telephone: On Wednesday, June 8 The Fail of the Boston continues its weekly film series $1.50. Telephone: 225-9179. 55 Davis Square, * * . ,,m cated at 55 Davis Square, Somerville, 482-6316. 10:15. Located at Thirties with Toni Somerville, just by the Davis Square House of Usher, the world premiere of Jean Renoir in the just by the Davis Square T-stop on (France, 1934) at 8 pm. Also presented At the Brattle Theatre: Martin Scoreese's FILM & VIDEO T-stop on the red line. Tickets: $4.50 the Philip Glass/Arthur Yorinks opera the red line. Tickets: $4.50 (good for based on Edgar Allan Poe's classic Saturday, June 11 and Sunday, June 12. New York, New York (1977) on Wednes- the double bill). Telephone: 625-1081. The Somerville Theatre presents Harold (good for double bills). Tel: 625-1081. day, June 15 at 4:15 & 7:00; Akira and Maude at 4:15 & 8:00 and King of American Gothic tale, returns to the Located at 53 Marlborough Street, near American Repertory Theatre, Loeb Dra- the Arlington T-stop on the green line. Kurosawa's Rcsbohon (Japan, 1951) on Hearts at 6:00 & 9:45. Also presented At the Brattle Theatre: Howard Hawks' ThwrOdoy. June 16 at 4:15 & 8:00: Akira Th Brattle lIeau-e c, atiiucs its Sunday 'Kcinesday, June 1. Located at 55 Davis ma Center, 64 Brattle Street, Cambridge. Tickes: $3.56 gstal, $2.50 Libra,- Scarface (1932) on Friday, June 3 at 4:15 members. Telephone: 2664351. Kurosawa's Yojimbo (Japan, 1961) on film series Hollywood Through the O60's Square, Somerville, just by the Davis & 7:50 and Saturday, June 4 at 1:45, Continues through July 10 with perfor- mances Tues-Sat at 8 pm, Sun at 7 pm, Thursday, June 16 at 5:50 &9:40; Billy with a Natalie Wood double bill, Elia Square T-stop on the red line. Tickets: 4:50, & 8:00; The Graduate (Mike COMEDY Wilder's Some Like It Hot (1959) on Kazan's Splendor In the Grass (1961) at S4.50 (good for the double bill). Tele- Nichols, 1967) on Sunday, June 5 at 4:00 and matinees Sat-Sun at 2 prn. Tickets: S13 to $26. Telephone: 547-8300. * . CRITIC'S CHOICE . * [ Sunday, June 19 at 3:45 &7:50. Located 2:15 &: 7:30 and Gypsy (Mervyn LeRoy, phone: 625-1081. & 7:55; Carnal Knowledge (Mike at 40 Brattle Street in Harvard Square. 1962) at 4:40 &9:45. Located at 40 Brat- Nichols, 1971) on Sunday, June 5 at On Friday, June 10 and Saturday, June 11 Bill Cosby performs at Great Tickets: $4.75 general, $3 seniors and tle Street in Harvard Square. Tickets: * * * CRITIC'S CHOICE * * 2:15, 6:00, & 9:55. Located at 40 Brattle FILM & VIDEO children (good for double bills). Tele- $4.75 general, $3 seniors and children Street in Harvard Square. Tickets: $4.75 Woods, Route 140, Mansfield. Tick- The Brattle Theatre continues its * * * CRIC'S CHOICE a * * ets: $16 to $26. Telephone: 339-2333. phone: 876-6837. (good for the double bill). Telephone: Tuesday series of The Films of lngmar general, $3 seniors and children (good From the MIT Lectures Series Com- 876-6837. Bergman with The Seventh Seal for double bills). Telephone: 876-6837. mittee: Roman Holiday, starring Au- EXHIBITS $ * * ~s . ie * CRlTIC'S CHOICE . * * (1956) at 4:00 &7:45 and The Virgin drey Hepburn, on Friday, June 10 at On Friday, June 17 the French Library Hollywood and History: Costume Design Spring (1959) at 5:55 &9:40. Located On Friday, June 3 the French Library in 7:00 in 10-250; Without Love, star- Boston begins its weekly film series Jean in Boston continues its weekly film se- in Film, original garments, fashion at 40 Brattle Street in Harvard ring Katherine Hepburn, on Friday, ries Jean Renoir in the Thirties with plates, and paintings juxtaposed with Square. Tickets: S4.75 general, $3 Renoir in the Thirties with Boudu sanvk June 10 at 9:15 in 10-250; The Good, POPULAR MUSIC, ETC. des eaux (Boudu Saved from Drowning, At Great Woods: Reggae Sumlash 8 Les bas-fonds (The Lower Depths, movie stills, designer sketches, and cos- seniors and children (good for the the Bad, and the Ugly on Saturday, France, 1936) at 8 pm. Also presented tumes created for the screen, opens to- double bill). Telephone: 876-6837. France, 1932), remade in Hollywood as on Wednesday, June 15; The Beach Boys June II at 8:00 in 10-250. Admission: and Roy Orbison on Friday, June 17 and Saturday, June 18 and Sunday, day at the Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Down and Out in Beverly Hills, at 8 pm. $1.50. Telephone: 225-9179. Saturday, June 18; John Cougar Mellen- June 19. Located at 53 Marlborough Huntington Avenue, Boston. Continues Also presented Saturday, June 4 and Sunday, June 5. Located at 53 Marlbor- camp on Sunday, June 19. Heart and Street, near the Arlington T-stop on through August 14 with Museum hours the green line. Tickets: S3.50 general, Tues-Sun 10-5 and Wed 10-10. Admis- ough Street, near the Arlington T-stop At the Somerville Theatre: Stop Making Michael Bolton on Tuesday, June 21. Lo- on the green line. Tickets: $3.50 general, Sense on Thursday, June 9 at 4:15 & cated on Route 140, Mansfield. Tickets: $2.50 Library members. Telephone: sion: $5 general, $4 seniors, free to MIT DANCE 266-4351. students with ID. Telephone: 267-9300. $2.50 Library members. Tel: 266-4351. 7:45; Swimming to Cambodia on Thurs- S14.50 to $19.50. Telephone: 339-2333. | * i CRITIC'S CHQOICE * * day, June 9 at 6:00 &9:30; The Unbear- On Friday, June 3 and Saturday, JAZZ MUSIC able Lightness of Being on Friday, , * * CRITIC'S CHOICE * ]i June 10 and Saturday, June I at 2:45 & June 4 The Mar Morris Dance Com- * * * CRITIC'S CHOICE . * * At the Paradise: WBCN Rock'' Roll 7:30; The Dead on Friday, June 10 and pany performs as a presentation of On Friday, June 3 and Saturday, Rumble from Wednesday, June 15 to Dance Umbrella at 8 pmrnat the Opera Saturday, June 11 at 5:45 & 10:00; North Saturday, June 18; Lene Lovich on The Pogues at the Orpheum Theatre on FILM t 2VIDEO June 4 Stan Getz performs at 8 pm & June 12 and The Brattle Theatre continues its Mon- House, 539 Washington Street, Bos- by Northwest on Sunday, Monday. June 20. Located at 967 June 22. Jethro Tull at Great Woods on I pm at Nightstage, 823 Main Street, Monday, June 13 at 3:30 & 7:50; To day series of Film Noir with Stanley ton. Tickets: $14.50 to $18.50 gener- $16. 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Thus at that allow faculty members to receive ment had been worked out with he was a part of an organization time, Noble had received ten "It was Professor Noble's own an explanation of the decision or Noble's previous attorney in which Noble had criticized in the positive evaluations and two neg- collegues who voted not to rec- an appeal where substance is con- which the confidentiality of out- past. ative ones, both of which were ommend him for tenure," Sulli- sidered. Such procedures are side reviewers would be protect- The other evaluator was alleg- requested by the department. The van noted. Noble has "not been minimal standards recommended ed. Kairys is simply trying to re- edly added because the depart- department had to "stretch and able to accept their own indepen- by the American Association of nege on the deal, Sullivan ment wanted a representative maneuver to find someone who dent judgement," he said. University Professors. asserted. Kairys countered that from a discipline related to Nob- would be solidly negative," Sullivan said that courts do not Depositions will be taken this the confidentiality was agreed le's field of study, Kairys said. Kairys asserted. generally substitute their judge- summer and the case may come upon as a temporary measure. But Kairys was skeptical of this Sullivan was unfamiliar with ment for that of the tenure com- to trial this fall, Kairys said. claim, as Noble had already been these charges and would not "Irregularities" found evaluated by an individual from comment on them. that field outside of MIT, and Biology facuIlty debate X·tW Suan,.· , _ - The interdepnartmentnI repview several irregularities in the pro- one member of the interdepart- committee saw the two negative cess of evaluation and obtaining mental review committee came evaluations but still unamimously defense biotech funding references, Kairys said. First, a from the discipline. The suggest- recommended Noble for tenure, (Continued from page 2) MIT of a biotechnology graduate four member interdepartmental ed evaluator had already written noting the conflict of interest in Such sentiment could be emb- program entirely outside the orbit review committee (composed of a strongly negative evaluation of one of the negative reviews, lemized by a March I1 letter sent of our department [involving Lester C. Thurow, now Dean of Noble while under consideration Kairys said. Kairys did not be- to Fox by biology professors Bo- only the other three depart- the Sloan School of Manage- for promotion, and he initially lieve the committee knew about ris Magasanik and David Bot- ments], cannot be seen as a sim- ment; Professor of Political Sci- declined to evaluate Noble's per- the "rigging" of the negative stein. They wrote that the initial ply neutral development in terms ence Walter Dean Burnham; Pro- formance again, Kairys said. evaluations. vote had "potentially alarming of future attempts to find funding fessor of Science, Technology, As a result, the department But Sullivan said that while the consequences for the future of for graduate training (especially and Society Merritt R. Smith; sought another external evalua- review committee did reach a the department and its graduate from private sources), or even in and Professor of Aeronautics and tion from the field, which was re- unanimous conclusion, it was not program..." terms of attracting government Astronautics Leon Trilling) pre- ceived half a year after the other exactly an approval. He declined Many faculty members were funding that looks forward to an pared a list of nine people in var- evaluations. Kairys asserted that to specify his statement, citing unable to attend the meeting, and increasingly important biotech- ious disciplines whose evaluations the department expected a nega- grounds of confidentiality. Botstein and Magasanik felt "un- nology industry." would be sought. All of these tive evaluation, but the reply was Nevertheless, the department comfortable" that less than one- Botstein and Magasanik, too, evaluations were positive, Kairys just the opposite. The evaluator, then voted 5-4 with two absten- third of the faculty had partici- made references to the adminis- said. an expected opponent, said "Da- tions to deny tenure, Kairys said. pated in the vote. The "large tration's reaction: the initial dis- But the Program in Science, vid's book led him to change his They based their decision on the number of abstentions recorded cussions had failed to "accurately Technology, and Society added views" and called Noble "a lead- two negative evaluations which suggests considerable uncertainty predict the reaction of some two evaluators to the list. While ing scholar in his field," Kairys they solicited, and they also con- and confusion, even among those Imembers of the biology depart- this was not in itself improper, said. sidered Noble's non-scholarly present," they wrote. ment] or the MIT administra- these two evaluations were the Twelve days after this positive writings as part of his scholar- Moreover, the "existence at tion. . ."

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