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Volume 114, Number 13 - Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Friday, March 11, 1994 Sankaran, Muh Elected to Top UA Positions By Jeremy Hylton The newly elected candidates - CHAIRMAN take office at the last UA Council Vijay P. Sankaran '95 and Carrie meeting of the semester. R. Muh '95 won more than half that ballots cast to win yesterday's elec- Voter turnout low tion for Undergraduate Association "Voter turnout this year was president and vice president. quite low," said UA Election Com- Sankaran and Muh won 557 of missioner Rishi Shrivistava '97. out of over 1000 ballots cast for Voter turnout was about 15 percent UAP/P, while Michael R. Evans lower than the 42 percent turnout and Colin M. Page captured 259 last year, and lower than the 30 per- votes. Roughly a quarter of the cent turnout two years ago. undergraduate student body voted in There was not enough publicity the elections. for the elections, Shrivistava said. Write-in candidates captured 236 Other than publicity, he thought . I. other votes, with 124 of them going there were two main causes for the -a''B to Lara M. Karbincr '97 and low turnout: "One being the weather Meghan A. Jendrysik '97, who on election day, the other being the called themselves the Tetris team. lack of strength among the candi- I Sankaran said he was happy and dates for UAP/VP," he said. relieved that the election was over. "I think people didn't care too He and Muh plan to use the next much one way or another about few months to finalize plans for next which candidates won as much as year. they have in previous years," Shriv- "People want to see something istava said. positive out of the UA. And regard- Only three candidates ran for the less of how many people voted and four positions available of the UA who voted, that's what people are Finance Board. Shrivistava going to be looking for. If we show explained that each candidate on the them that, then people will me more ballot received some votes and was interested and take us seriously," guaranteed a spot on Finboard. Sankaran said. Shrivistava could not provide "I haven't [talked about] a lot of exact votes count, but said that the things I want to do. There are a lot Finboard write-in candidates of ideas that will be forthcoming in received only 60 votes. "We do the next few weeks, but it will take have the ballots, but we don't have a little time to solidify," Sankaran continued. Election, Page 7 Carrie R. Muh '96 and Vijay P. Sankaran '95
Homophobia Talk, Discussion GakedStzl~en~ N e Opens Line of Communication Dorrn Net, GSC Says By Aaron Belenky There are many benefits of dor- By Daniel C. Stevenson standing and supporting of gay, les- viewpoints came out," he said. STAFF REPORTER mitory network connections, ASSOCIA TE NEWS EDITOR bian, and bisexual people," Blumen- "Both sides understanding each In a resolution passed unani- according to Jonathan D. Baker G, A discussion Monday night fol- feld said. "I was overwhelmed at other is really going to be the key to mously last week, the Graduate Stu- co-chair of the GSC housing and lowing a talk by author and gay how positive I felt it went," he said. ending this homophobia," Dye said. dent Council asked the Institute to community affairs committee. "Net- activist Warren J. Blumenfeld about "It exceeded expectations." Homophobia is the result of "a fear install network connections in grad- work connections would make a homophobia was "the kind of com- of something you don't understand. uate student residences. great improvement in the quality of munication that is needed to make Safe forum for discussion If you can get to understand it Undergraduate students were graduate student life, in the quality any progress on the issue," said "I feel generally people aren't you're not afraid of it, and it's not a given free connection to the MIT of research and in campus safety," Interfraternity Council Vice Presi- afforded the opportunity to discuss problem." campus network earlier this year via he said. dent Bryan D. Dye '96. issues of homophobia and sexual "For the first time, it wasn't just Resnet, but graduate students were The GSC resolution notes that Blumenfeld's talk, entitled orientation," Blumenfeld said, but rumors or hearsay passing back and not. But 89 percent of the respon- network connections allow access to Homophobia: How We All Pay the "MIT provided a forum for people forth, it was people from both com- dents to a GSC survey last fall the Athena Computing Environ- Price, was sponsored by Gays, Les- to discuss the issues." The forum munities sitting down together," wanted connections in graduate resi- ment, the Internet, supercomputing bians, Bisexuals, Transgenders, and took the form of a lengthy discus- said IFC President Prashant B. dences. facilities, file servers, laboratory Friends at MIT, the IFC, and Lamb- sion following the talk. Doshi '95. "Once you start to com- "Just the fact that 25 percent of networks, and library facilities. da Chi Alpha fraternity. The discussion environment cre- municate, you can start to eliminate the residents were willing to spend James D. Bruce ScD '60, vice The talk was "a step in the right ated "enough safety for people to be some of the stereotypes and some of the time to fill out a paper survey president for Information Systems, direction," said GAMIT general frank, and honest, and open," Blu- the false notions." indicates the high demand for the has shown considerable interest in coordinator Kristen K. Nummerdor menfeld said. "People had the safety "Progress was made simply connections," said Mattan Kamon developing a program for graduate '94. "Progress was definitely made" to discuss issues that they were because this discussion opened lines G, GSC housing and community students parallel to the existing in regards to homophobia at MIT, probably feeling for a while now." of communication between GAMIT affairs chairman. undergraduate Resnet project, said Dye. "We're finally talking in Many issues that were taboo or and the campus at large," Nummer- GSC President Caryl B. Brown Kamon said. an open and honest way." people were afraid to bring up were dor said. "I hope that because of this G said that getting graduate students The increased number of con- Those who attended the talk brought up during the discussion, connected to MITnet is "a high pri- "advanced one step in the under- Dye said. "A lot of good, honest, Homophobia, Page 7 ority for the GSC." Athena, Page 6
nT i INSIDE ClassP~j.IL o.JfLJlLQtjAWofs 1996 Ring.Lq.J Lb TUnv%- .L L Ytleiled et/ . ILJ~~ By Amy I. Hsu mores' buddy class, is hidden in the opposite Bird's-eye view of dome STAFF REPORTER bank. The Athena owl also makes an appear- * Shakespere Ensemble About 350 sophomores turned out for the ance on the face of the ring. The class side of the ring shows a bird's-eye makes Love'sLabour' Class of 1996 ring premiere held in Walker The seal side of the ring contains the tradi- view of the Great Dome, similar to last year's, MYiemorial on Tuesday night. tional "Mens et Manus" motto, but with a few "because we liked the idea of looking down on Lost more accessible to In a departure from the traditional walk-in subtle differences. Instead of a hammer, one of MIT," said Anne T. Heibel '96, ring committee Page8 affairs in the Bush Room, this year's premiere the men holds a gavel, to symbolize MIT's trip chair. students. featured a slide show and formal presentation to the courtroom in the Overlap antitrust law- The columns of the building hide a double suit. helix, which represents both the record number on the ring design. Each member of the ring i * Aardvark Jazz Orches- committee presented some of the specific char- The lamp of knowledge, which sits between of sophomores majoring in biology and the acteristics which makes the '96 ring unique. the two men, has a flame in the shape of a 96. recent Nobel Prize awarded to Professor of tra shows improvisation- The ring features a "kinder, gentler beaver, Beneath the motto is the Harvard Bridge, Biology Phillip A. Sharp. The columns also al dynamic, skill. Page 9 because of the friendliness of our class," said which "represents all the time we spent in tran- contain a dollar sign, representing both money Jason P. Fiorello '96, one of the committee sit to MIT," explained Michael Cho '96, anoth- spent and future money to be earned. members. "He's also holding a diploma, some- er committee member. An MIT seal, with a "nuts and bolts" look, v Demme's The Ref bal- thing we all look forward to." The Roman numerals CXXIX are inscribed is inscribed in a globe beneath the year 1996. ances humor, serious- The year 96 is hidden in the rocks on one underneath the bridge, since the class will be bank of the river, and the year 71, the sopho- the 129th to graduate from MIT. Ring, Page 6 ness. Page9
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-L _kL A ~d LoAi io%-n 17-'v A'DL.IL/ .' iI.LI. lFoi ALLtn ,iolatioBl Israeli Arry Had Command Of Intel Chip Copyrights THE WASHINGTON POST A California jury dealt a blow to Intel Corp.'s dominance of the world's $9-billion-a-year market for the core chips of personal com- Not to Shoot Armed Settlers puters Thursday. By David Hoffman Palestinians and the army did noth- "Not so much," Tayar said. "I was Analysts said the verdict in the U.S. District Court for Northern I THE WASHINGTON POST not 100 percent comfortable with ing to stop them. A soldier was seen California in San Jose could fuel competition, bringing lower prices JERUSALEM running away while the settler dis- it." for chips and the finished computers that consumers buy. The Israeli army has in recent charged his machine gun in the Later, Shaul Mofaz, a senior The jurors ruled that Advanced Micro Devices Inc., which has months had strict orders ncot to shoot direction of the Palestinians. commander of army forces in the made millions of clones of Intel's best-selling 386 and 486 micro- at armed Jewish settlers evyen if they Tayar said the orders, which West Bank, confirmed the existence processors, was not violating Intel copyrights. Intel said it would are opening fire on Pales;tinians, a were not written, were issued by of the order but said it applied when appeal the decision. According to Dataquest Inc., AMD now controls senior commander in the paramili- Meir Khalifi, the army battalion settlers were caught in demonstra- roughly 17 percent of the combined market for 386 and 486 chips, tary Border Police disclosed Thurs- commander. Khalifi testified earlier tions. He told the panel, "The Jews which control the basic functions of computers. Intel played down the day to the commission prrobing the before the commission but did not are not an enemy in the context of jury's decision, saying it was a narrow legal finding about a 1976 Hebron massacre. mention the special orders. riots." He said the procedure was to licensing agreement between the two companies and could be over- Meir Tayar, chief supeirintendent When operating in the West disarm a Jewish settler who opened turned on appeal. of the Border Police force in Bank and Gaza Strip, the Border fire but not to shoot him. Some, such as Cyrix Corp., offer chips that they say function like Hebron, surprised the fivee-member Police follow army instructions. The I-owever, Mofaz also said that Intel's but use different designs. AMD, however, used a 1976 licens- panel when he said there were spe- orders were "first of all, to hide one- had he been at the Tomb of the ing deal that it signed with Intel to contend that it had rights to incor- cial "open-fire" rules cc ncerning self so as not to be hurt," and "under Patriarchs, "I assume I would have porate major design features from Intel's products into its own. cottlorc Th, "and, ic invePEtigatino no circumstances" shoot at the set- shot" Goldstein. But Intel alleged that AMD had overstepped the bounds of the Although the army maintains the Feb. 25 massacre in which mili- tier, but to try and overpower him, EF licensing agreement and was stealing its property. tant settler Baruch Goldsstein shot Tayar said. detailed open-fire rules for when and killed 30 Muslims, as they it is not clear whether the orders soldiers confront Palestinians, s prayed at the Tomb of the Patriarchs bear directly on the Hebron mas- Mofaz said the orders concerning I.i UCLA Faulted for Informed-Consent in Hebron. sacre, since no police or soldiers got settlers were passed orally to sol- vm Tayar's testimony, whiich stirred to the scene until after Goldstein's diers. "There is no manual about Procedures in Schizophrenia Study controversy here, seemed tto provide slaughter was over. these orders for Jews, because the LOS ANGELES TIMES fresh evidence that armedI, militant But the disclosure is certain to Jews are not the enemy," he said. Psychiatrists at the University of California, Los Angeles were Jewish settlers have been permitted fuel debate over the army's open- Hagai Meirom, a Labor Party reprimanded by the National Institutes of Health Wednesday for what free rein in the streets. Thee testimo- fire practices against Palestinians. In member of Parliament, criticized the the agency said was their failure to get proper informed consent from ny may further undercut tihe army's general, soldiers are pe]nuiltteU to Separate orU1ders IVI JewishI settlers. patients in an ongoing clinical trial of a new antischizophrenia drug. claim that the massacre; was the shoot when they judge their lives to "Security instructions are security As part of the trial, many of the patients were taken off the drug to work of an isolated lunlatic and be in danger and in limited circum- instructions for everybody," determine whether treatment was no longer necessary and, in the could not have been preverited. stances when trying to apprehend a Meirom said. process, 23 of the 50 were reported to have suffered severe relapses, "The order was that if a Jewish suspect. The commission has previously including hallucinations and paranoia. I settler shoots his gun, ev,en in the However, human-rights groups been told that the Israeli military One of the patients, Antonio Lamadrid, committed suicide and a street ... toward locals, to lthe extent have charged that soldiers have and security establishment had second, Gregory Aller, has said that he threatened to kill both of his it was directed fire, not warning often opened fire indiscriminately, never prepared for the possibility of parents and attempted to go to Washington to assassinate then-Presi- shots in the air, it was for:bidden to especially during clashes with Jewish terrorism, and that all the dent Bush at the order of space aliens. shoot him," Tayar said. stone-throwing youths, shooting rules were aimed at preventing Arab The two young men's parents filed a complaint with NIH and that "You take cover and w;ait for the Palestinians who did not threaten attacks on Jews. Goldstein was not agency Wednesday sent the physicians involved, Dr. Michael Gitlin clip to finish," he added, "'then stop their lives. Furthermore, critics say, stopped by Israeli army officers - and Dr. Keith Nuechterlein of UCLA, a draft of its reprimand, him in some other wayf, not by the army has failed to take any and they apparently did not suspect although its contents have not yet been made public. shooting.'" action against armed settlers. anything - when he walked into Sources at NIH confirmed Wednesday that the researchers were According to Tayar, tlhe orders Members of the inquiry grilled the Tomb of the Patriarchs carrying faulted for their handling of informed-consent procedures. "We have not to fire at settlers were given in Tayar closely about the open-fire a submachine gun, up to seven clips been investigating this particular study for some time, and we have December after Israel tcelevision rules. Chief Justice Meir Shamgar, of 32 bullets each, and special ear sent the draft report to them," said an NIH source. broadcast a report in whic:h settlers head of the panel, questioned protectors to guard against the were seen opening fire in IHebron at whether the procedure was logical. noise. Crime Is Focus of Clinton's NY Trip
THE WASHINGTONPOST Congre ssinman Leach Pushes NEW YORK kolCl. U/Ml For more than two hours President Clinton sat on a theater stage at Brooklyn College here and chatted, almost like a talk show host, Ahead in Whitewater Inqiry about changing America so people no longer felt afraid. He said crime was strangling American streets and schools and referred to By Robert Shogan to bring this issue to the front is his ty of this country to survive," said shootings Wednesday at Eastern High School, "perhaps our safest LOS ANGELES TIMES high standard of integrity and his Clark Pellett, another Iowa native high school in Washington." WASHINGTON expertise in banking," former Iowa and now a Republican ward com- The president sat in a chair beside police officers, a mother of a After years of plaguingig the lead- Democratic congressman David mitteeman in Chicago, after hearing slain son and Sherman Spears, a young man who wheeled himself ers of his own party, maverick Nagle says of his onetime colleague. Leach speak on Whitewater at a toward the microphone and described the bullet that keeps him from Republican congressman Jim Leach "Even out here in Iowa where Clin- GOP dinner in the Windy City last standing up: "The force of it slammed me into a door." is emerging as one of President ton is doing well at the polls, people week. Crime and the upcoming "Summer of Safety" program that will Clinton's most formidaable adver- said if Jim Leach is looking at Pellett says Leach's 20-minute employ 3,500 youths, some in police precincts and community foot saries in the Whitewater
THE WASHINGTON POST Of Breaking Trade Promises WASHINGTON By Jim Mann Christopher's harsh words Both Hosokawa and Hata President Clinton has chosen Miami as the site for a Western and Sam Jameson appeared to represent an effort to explained to Christopher that Japan Hemisphere summit meeting late this year that will bring together LOSANGELES TIMES place Japan on the defense in the plans to come up with a market- democratic leaders from Canada to the tip of South America, admin- continuing conflict over the two opening package "with substantial istration officials said Thursday. 7 ~After making no progress toward countries' trading relationship. They meaning" by the end of March. In his State of the Union Address in January, Clinton proposed a resolving America's economic con- also reflect the Clinton administra- But they said nothing about a "Summit of the Americas" where he and other hemispheric leaders flict with Japan, U.S. Secretary of tion's desire to shift public debate Japanese Cabinet decision Wednes- could discuss ways of strengthening democracy and promoting State Warren Christopher Thursday away from the details of the trade day to delay announcement of por- greater prosperity throughout the region. But, the officials said, the accused Japanese officials of break- dispute and toward the question of tions of the new package until short- White House only recently chose Miami from among several cities ing their promises by failing to whether Japan has violated its ly before the G-7 summit meeting of that had been competing to host the summit. negotiate a new trade agreement promises. the world's leading industrialized The officials added that the summit, due to be announced Friday, with the United States. In an speech prepared for deliv- nations in Naples, Italy, July 8-10. will be scheduled for November or December so as not to interfere ~;t '"I said simply that great nations ery Friday to the Japan Association The Cabinet decision marked with several elections scheduled to take place in Latin America dur- keep their commitments," Christo- of Corporate Executives, the secre- Japan's second step backward, in ing coming months. pher told a news conference follow- tary of state planned to press hard at the direction of delay, since trade However, the broad outlines of what the administration wants to ing meetings with both Japanese the theme that America's huge trade talks between the two countries discuss were sketched in a speech scheduled for delivery in Atlanta Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa imbalance with Japan cannot be broke down at a Feb. 11 summit Thursday night by Richard E. Feinberg, director of inter-American and Foreign Minister Tsutomu Hata. allowed to last. between Clinton and Hosokawa. affairs on the National Security Council staff. In July, during a visit by Presi- "For the world's two largest On Feb. 17, Hosokawa ordered dent Clinton to Tokyo, Japan economies, agreeing to disagree is his government to compile urgent promised to bring about a "highly not good enough," Christopher said. measures to increase access to Judge Orders Ames, Wife significant decrease" in its $120 bil- "Acknowledging our economic dif- Japan's market and Chief Cabinet inn-a-yealf raude surplus with the ferences must be a starting point for Secretary Masayoshi Takemura said To Transfer Funds to U.S. rest of the world and a significant finally resolving them." the outline of a package could LOS ANGELES TIMES increase in imports of goods and In fact, both Japanese and U.S. emerge within a week. Eight days ALEXANDRIA, VA. services from the rest of the world. officials indicated Thursday that it later, however, Hosokawa's govern- A federal judge, declaring there is "a substantial probability" that "No one would agree with the was becoming increasingly unlikely ment said that announcement of the Aldrich H. Ames and his wife will be convicted of espionage, Thurs- contention that Japan has met its that the economic frictions would measures would be pushed back to day ordered them to transfer to their U.S. accounts hundreds of thou- commitments," Christopher said. ease any time soon. the end of March. sands of dollars they hold in overseas banks. Ruling at the request of federal prosecutors, U.S. District Judge Claude Hilton also extended indefinitely a freeze on the Ameses' domestic holdings. Californians FacingDrought Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark J. Hulkower told the court the cou- ple had "dissipated" most of the estimated $2.5 million they allegedly received from their Russian handlers, frustrating government efforts to recover the money. From After Low Precipitation At a two-hour court hearing, an FBI official also disclosed that By Frederick M. Muir director of the Association of Cali- Most of the state's water arrives Alrich Ames' superiors at the CIA first were alerted to his signs of LOS ANGELES TIMES _fomia Water Agencies. in the rains and snows of December, sudden wealth in 1989 when he paid cash for a $540,000 house in LOS ANGELES Still, the state is not in the dan- January and February. March and suburban Virginia. Just when Southern Californians gerous condition it was in 1991 and November are the next-best months Ames, a 31-year veteran of the agency, rose to become chief of thought it was safe to linger in the 1992 at the tail end of the last for precipitation. Soviet counterintelligence in the ClA's Soviet-East European divi- shower for a few extra minutes, drought, officials said. At this point, One bright spot is the Colorado sion. He and his wife were arrested on Feb. 21, nine months after state water officials say the region is no major water agencies in Southern River, where the water supply is being placed under surveillance by the FBI. slipping into another drought. California are proposing restrictions expected to be at normal levels this So far this winter, rainfall and on usage, although supplies will be year, according to figures provided snowfall in the critical mountain short. by the Metropolitan Water District, regions of Northern California So far this winter, precipitation which serves a six-county region Despite Public Snub, Nixon Says He where most of the state's water orig- in the State Water Project's giant from San Diego to Ventura. The inates -- are well below normal and water shed on the western slope of MWD, which imports and distrib- 'Remains Friends' With Yeltsin even lower than in some of the the Sierra Nevada is at about 70 per- utes about half the water consumed LOS ANGELES TIMES recent drought years. cent of normal. In the watershed on in Southern California, gets about MOSCOW "The water supply outlook for the 'Eastern slope of the Sierra half its supply from the river. Ignoring a public snub, former President Nixon said Thursday that the coming runoff year is not Nevada, where the City of Los Reservoir storage statewide is his friendship and support for Russian President Boris N. Yeltsin encouraging," said Gerald Gewe, Angeles gets most of its water, the close to normal levels for this point remain untarnished. "I came here as his friend and I remain his director of resources planning at the mountain snowpack is 59 percent of in the year because of the large friend. I wish him well," Nixon said at a reception in his honor hosted Los Angeles Department of Water normal. And in the Los Angeles amount of water left over from last by the U.S. ambassador. and Power. "With only four weeks basin precipitation is just 53 percent year's unusually heavy rains. But A day earlier, an angry Yeltsin had announced that neither he nor remaining in the snow season, time of normal. the storage level will soon begin any member of his government would receive the 81-year-old former is quickly running out for any sig- "It's not much different than dropping below normal levels as the president, one of Yeltsin's earliest supporters. nificant recovery." when we were in the drought," said runoff from the winter's sparse Yeltsin aides said Thursday that Nixon's transgression was meet- The light precipitation is already Maury Roos, chief hydrologist for snowpack fails to replenish the ing with opposition leaders before first paying his respects to Yeltsin. having an impact. Last week the the state. And there is little hope reservoirs as quickly as the water is Especially offensive to Yeltsin was Nixon's Monday meeting with Department of Water and Power that things will change much in the drawn for human use. former Vice President Alexander V. Rutskoi, who was recently announced it would increase rates next few weeks, he said. This year's reservoir storage released from jail after being accused of treason in attempting to by 9 percent beginning in April to The devastating six-year drought may not go as far as it would have overthrow Yeltsin last October. pay for additional water that will ended last year when a statewide in years past. Water agencies are "The president was absolutely right not to receive Nixon because have to be purchased from other deluge filled parched reservoirs and now required to devote a greater the latter's schedule initially contained disrespect to Russian state- agencies. And agricultural areas, erased water use from California's share of the available water to envi- hood," Foreign Minister Andrei V. Kozyrev said in a television inter- particularly in the Central Valley, top 10 list of concerns. But the win- ronmental uses, such as releasing view. "The problem is not that he met with representatives of the could be facing "severe shortages," dow of opportunity for such relief water into the Sacramento Delta to opposition, ... The problem is that he did it wrong, in the wrong according to Steve Hall, executive this year is rapidly closing. aid fisheries. order, ignoring courtesy and tact." But Nixon aide Dimitri K. Simes said it was the Yeltsin adminis- tration that had suggested the dates for Nixon's visit; then, at the last moment, officials said Yeltsin would not be able to see Nixon until Russian Defense Officials Wan the very end of his trip. l I I'. 51r: Latest Count of U.S. AIDS Cases Of Disaster,"-P 6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ from Budget Cuts By Lee Hockstader remarks were a clear signal that the The deepest cuts would come in Much Higher Than Expected THE WASHINGTONPOST armed forces, already reeling from a the purchase of arms and equip- MOSCOw loss of prestige and funding, feel ment. While the armed forces wants NE\VSDA Y Taking out a tough bargaining deeply threatened by the new round $16.6 billion to buy weapons, the When the federal government changed its definition of AIDS last stance, Russian defense officecials are of cuts - and intend to fight them. government is offering just a fifth of year, it anticipated a 75 percent increase in the number of new report- warning of an economic andI securi- The military's concerns will be that amount - $3.2 billion. ed cases. But figures for 1993 showed a surprising I 1 1 percent jump. ty disaster if the governme nt goes heard, perhaps with some sympathy, As published, the proposed Last year, 103,500 people over the age of 13 in the United States ahead with planned deep redductions in the reform-resistant Russian par- Russian military expenditures are were diagnosed with AIDS, according to Friday's Morbidity Mortali- in the armed forces' budget. liament, which has yet to take up the less than a tenth of the 1994 Penta- ty Weekly Report, issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Pre- The Defense Ministry's 1highest- government's proposed budget. gon budget of $252 billion. vention in Atlanta. In 1992, 49,016 people in the same age group ranking civilian predicteded that "With this level of financing, Nonetheless, they would still make were reported to have come down with the disease. spending levels proposed by the neither the country's defense capa- up about a fifth of all Russian state "There were a lot of people out there with severe HIV disease that government would trigger tthe clos- bility nor its defense industry could spending if the budget were weren't getting counted before," said Kent Taylor, a CDC ing of 3,000 defense-relatedd facto- be preserved," Kokoshin said, approved by the parliament as is. spokesman. "And this new definition captured them. We have now ries, put 4 million people ouut work, according to Sevodnya. Kokoshin warned that the pro- captured the total backlog of unreported AIDS cases." leave a tenth of Russia's poppulation He predicted that untold num- posed budget would force the mili- Under the former definition, people had to be infected with the with no means of support and crip- bers of cities and towns in Russia tary to dismiss some 400,000 people, human immunodeficiency virus and suffer key secondary diseases, pie Russia's defense capabi lity, the would become social disaster areas half of them with no severance pay or notably pneumocystis pneumonia, mycobacterium avium and lym- influential newspaper Sevodnya if there are widespread closings of place to live, according to Sevodnya. phomas. Critics said the definition, adequate to distinguish AIDS in reported Thursday. defense plants, which are often the The armed forces' protestations are gay men, did not fit the syndrome seen in many women and hetero- "It's clear that we will IlDse con- main or only employers and part of the most public budget-making sexual men. trol of the country's armed forces" providers of social welfare. procedure ever in Russia-a competi- The new definition includes cases of HIV infection with no sec- if the budget reductions are carried The budget proposed by the gov- tion for scarce rubles that in the past ondary diseases, as long as there is evidence of sharp immune system out, Sevodnya quoted First Deputy ernment for 1994 includes about $22 took place behind closed doors. This deficiency (T-cell counts below 200). It also includes cases wherein Defense Minister Andrei KIokoshin billion for the armed forces - less year, the democratically elected parlia- the only secondary infection isTB or cervical cancer. The new defini- as telling government offici;als. than half the $47 billion that the ment will be the venue for competing tion brought the shifting demographics of the AIDS epidemic into While Kokoshin's preddictions Defense Ministry insists is necessary lobbies and regional interests that will sharp focus, showing that cases among gay men. were nio doubt alairmlist, his reportedi 'I to stay.even with last year's spending. make their case to lawmakers: I I ... March 11, 11994 D ..,4 A T lp- Tr"lrr _.L Iriage-+ nJP, iN _
OPINION i mII--s lu n-- -- I r Letters To The Editor - I- -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ _ -- the CMRAE. Units (the "Widnall Committee"), it is partic- and assessment of E CMRAE Decision ularly disturbing to learn of a similar disre- Therefore, be it resolved that the decision gard for academic standards of review. to close CMRAE should be set aside until Showed Disrespect for The faculty as a whole needs to affirm that such time as a faculty committee appointed by the Chair of the Faculty and the Faculty Poli- E Chairman academic policies cannot be made through Academic Review illegitimate procedures. The standards of peer cy Committee report to the faculty on the Jeremy Hylton '94 integrity of the review process. The Tech received thefollowing cover let- review that many of us have worked hard to Johnathan A. King Editor in Chief ter and motion to be presented to the faculty defend in the National Institutes of Health, Professor of Biology Eva Moy '95 at the March 16, 1994faculty meeting: National Science Foundation, and other Herman Feshbach Dear Colleagues: forums, need to be adhered to by our own Business Manager have read Professor Heather administration. Institute Professor, Emeritus Many of you and four other professors Benjamin A. Tao G N. Lechtman's documentation of the circum- The administration's responsibility for fis- Managing Editor stances surrounding the decision to close the cal integrity is clear. At the same time we are for the content and integrity of Michelle Sonu '96 Center for Materials Research in Archaeology responsible Create I and Ethnology, a center unique in the Western scholarship and teaching. New Cards Executive Editor Hemisphere. The textual evidence in Profes- We appreciate President Charles M. Vest's New Hassles Sarah Y. Keightley '95 sor Lechtman's document indicates that disre- decision to appoint a committee to examine gard for the standards and integrity of peer some of the above issues and to give him I recently went to the Office of Housing NEWS STAFF review characterized the process. guidance. However, in matters fundamental to and Food Services to inquire about my new guy there said that Editor: Hyun Soo Kim '96; Associate Professor Lechtman is a senior member of the integrity of instruction, scholarship, and identification card. The Graphic Arts Service didn't have my picture, Editors: Ramy Arnaout '97, Ifung Lu '97, the faculty, a MacArthur Award winner, a peer review, the faculty has the responsibility E Daniel C. Stevenson '97; Staff: Rahul T. scholar of international stature, and plays a to hold its own discussion and implement and that nobody could take it until possibly Rao '94, Trudy Liu '95, Ben Reis '95, courses of action. later that week. The student identification | unique role in bridging science, engineering, appropriate Cw Nicole A. Sherry '95, Kevin Subra- upgrade strikes me as the quintessentially bad and archaeology. In a letter to Provost Mark Difficult decisions have to be made during I WE manya '95, Charu Chaudhry '96, Deena Dis- restraint. It is precisely experience with the MIT administration. First, g periods of budget A, S. Wrighton from a member of the Review I raelly '96. Michael A. Saginaw '96, Law- Committee, it is said that "there is no other under these conditions that the highest regard they have a system which works. Maybe it F rence K. Chang '97, A. Arif Husain '97, didn't work well, but at least it got the job | research unit in the world that is conducting needs to be given to standards of review and E Matt Mucklo '97, Gabriel J. Riopel '97, archaeological science as is the Center at evaluation of scholarship and teaching. done. Then, they decided to upgrade it. I don't '97, Andy Stark '97; Rishi Shrivastava MIT." In addition, Professor Lechtman has In this spirit, the following resolution is fault anyone for that. Without upgrades we Meteorologists: Michael C. Morgdn G, E at MIT in trying to create an submitted by 35 senior members of the Facul- would still be chasing down rabbits with our Yeh-Kai Tung '93, Arnold Seto '96, Marek been a leader environment where gender does not block ty for consideration by the Faculty at its bare hands and eating them raw. Zebrowski March 16 meeting. But, the implementation of the upgrade academic* ' 2 opportunity. · : ...... 1- 1:--.' ....- - -1-.- ?-..l1-,r 0 -1,~ oti/;~ t hobe nrocntod to the forultv at the was completely incomprehensible. First, stu- PRODUCTIONV STAFF .JIVI1 1C dUlIN,-I sIU l & l llt a, ula ; U.,ll tL. of the March 16, 1994Jfacultymeeting: dents had to get their new temporary card. Editors: Matthew E. Konosky '95, Teresa disregard for due process in the closing Whereas, serious questions have been Changing over to a new card meant that for Lee '96; Associate Editors: Patrick Ma- Department of Applied Biological Sciences before the Institute community con- honey '94, Ernst Smith '97; Staff: Ling together with the Report of the Committee on brought review Letters, Page 5 Liao '95, Geoff Lee Seyon '97, Joo Youn the Reorganization and Closing of Academic cerning the integrity of the academic Park '97, Jimmy Wong '97.
OPINION S7:4TAFF Editor: Michael K. Chung '94; Associate Editor: Anders Hove '96; Staff: Matt Workplace Smoking Ban A Great Idea Neimark '95. This ban is an excellent course of action protecting others from the potential dangers SPORTSSTA FF Column by Michael K. Chung OPINION EDITOR for any government agency, business, or orga- and discomforts from cigarette smoke. A per- Associate Editors: Eric M. Oliver G, Daniel nization to take for the safety of all employ- son should not have to ask another to put out a Wang '97; Staff: Mike Duffy G, Andrew This past week, important events have ees. Non-smokers are not immune to smok- cigarette in a public place. Smoking should be Heitner G, Thomas Kettler G, Ognen J. occurred at the international, national, and reserved only for selected enclosed rooms in Nastov G, Bo Light '96, Koichi local (i.e. on the MIT campus) levels. On the ing-related diseases - studies suggest that the household. Kunitake'97, Dan Wang '97. international level, the world-renowned doll sidestream or "second-hand" cigarette smoke buildings and Barbie turned 35 on Wednesday. This impor- affects others in the environment of a burning The recent action taken by the Department ARTS ST.4FF_ tant date was probably missed by most of the cigarette. of Defense to limit smoking to designated Editors: Ann Ames '92. J. Michael MIT population though, because the Under- McDonald's Inc., recently called for a ban areas is an impressive policy, providing Andresen '94; Associate Editor: Scott graduate Association elections were held that of smoking in all of its restaurants. Eager to defense to individuals from cigarette smoke Deskin '96; Staff: Thomas Chen G, Dave same day. Of course, it may be the other way be environmentally conscious in its operations and its potential dangers. Several public estab- Fox G, Allen Jackson '94, John Jacobs '94, -- perhaps the elections were missed by stu- (e.g. elimination of polystyrene sandwich con- lishments ban smoking already - movie the- Gretchen Koot '94, Kaiteh Tao '94, Craig K. dents because of Barbie's big birthday bash. tainers, though the efficacy of this maneuver aters and museums, for instance. It is my per- Chang '96, Robert W. Marcato '97, Anne Either way, our new UA President Vijay P. is debatable), the fast-food franchise has made sonal hope that more businesses and Wall. Sankaran '95 and Carrie R. Muh '96 are to be a bold step forward to establishing a smoke- establishments (for example, shopping malls PIHOTOGR.IAPHY ST4FFF congratulated and wished the best in their year free environment, as commercial airlines did and restaurants) will follow this lead, anti like to take this opportunity for domestic flights several years ago. smoking is phased out of the public establish- Editor: Josh Hartmann '93; Associate in office. I would voted for me - no These policies are excellent measures for ments of our society. Editors: Sharon N. Young Pong '96, to thank those of you who Thomas R. Karlo '97, Helen Lin '97; matter the turnout, I was excited to be a part Staff: Jason Fleischer G, Sirson L. of it, and thoroughly amused at the fact that Garfinkel '87, Dan Gruhl '94, Rich people actually voted for me. Domonkos '95, Sherrif Ibrahimn '96, Lenny All kidding aside, this week's ban on smok- Speiser '96, Justin Strittmatter '96, Delano ing in the military workplace by the Depart- J. McFarlane '93. ment of Defense is significant progress in reducing risk to non-smokers in public areas. FEA TURES ST4 FF In 1986, the Pentagon implemented restric- Christopher Doerr G, Pawan Sinha G, tions on smoking, still allowing workers "to Mark Hurst '94, Steve Hwang '95. light up in private offices, designated BUSINESS STAFF restrooms, and hallways and in smoking areas ["Defense Department to ban Advertising Manager: Pradeep Sree- of restaurants," The Boston kanthan '95; Associate Advertising smoking at posts worldwide," Manager: Anna Lee '97; Accounts Globe, March 8]. This action led to similar Manager: Oscar Yeh '95; Staff: Jeanne action within the armed services. For instance, Thienprasit '95, Mary Chen '97. the Navy imposed strict rules limiting smok- ing on ships this past fall. TECHINOLOG Y STAFF According to the Globe, the current plan Garlen C. Leung '95. will completely ban smoking inside "all
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Hanley plain truth is that we're all busy. with other are for the authors of the editorials to know eagerness to implement their ideas, whether r activities, not the least of which is academics. and for the rest of the undergraduates, includ- they be new or old, to help the student body. _, I am thoroughly disgusted at the treatment However, apparently some of those who do ing the candidates themselves, to find out - If the editorial writers believe they have a bet- that this vyar'cs U nrprcrAdu.e AUoct,,o,;.. .._,. 1;*. :1dat:es arc nt uo1.3SVCt Le11xe dousivc treasurc fCil tiIcA ieave uponll pUVIitIVon. 11 t11c caiLuLuaLII clo 1 tcr u.uc.slluag of the uetalls or imr._icren- President and Vice President candidates have used it to complain about this year's UAP and addressing certain issues, ask them to answer tation process of these ideas, I encourage them received from several of their more vocal UAVP candidates. specific questions. If you have reservations to tell the candidates in a constructive manner peers and from The Tech itself. "Disappoint- These candidates are not running in this about their past activities as elected officers in rather than in the censorious ones used during ing" appears to be the catchword in describing election for their health or to "pad their the UA or in their respective class councils, the past week. this year's election, and until now it has been resumes." Believe it or not, they actually care ask them to explain their decisions rather than I am fortunate enough to know nearly all directed at the candidates. I would like to redi- about what happens to the undergraduates at lambasting them in a public forum. rect this adjective to point it at all those peo- the candidates personally and would unhesi- MIT, and If you are tatingly praise ple who complained about the candidates. their focus and their characters. have offered not a part of They do not deserve the disparaging treatment Few people on this campus are entirely their time, If yOU cam take the Xti mn[e out from your busy the solution, they have received. As to their political effec- sure of what the UA does for the student effort, and you are a II1tlhe pasts tiveness, the worst I can say is that any unpop- body, or even what the UA is. I don't claim to dedication to schedule to condemn of the part of the ular decisions they have made or taken were know the bureaucratic intricacies of this group improving current UAP/UAVP ecallididates, you could problem. If supported by an entire committee that should either, but I do know that the UA's accom- student life. you can take share any blame equally. Only the thorough plishments over the past few years have They have probably accomplish []lore by personally the time out letter written by current UAVP Anne S. Tsao included pushing ARA towards a greater com- '94 presents a non-judgmental with ideas your cone rns to fleni. from your viewpoint of mitment to students, increasing the awareness expressing busy sched- both candidate teams, showing their strengths of campus safety, and the installation of their and motivat- ule to con- as well as their much-publicized faults. most tangible and appreciated achievement, A ed themselves to create a platform, and have demn the pasts of the current UAP/UAVP I would like to thank all the candidates Safe Ride. invested their own time and funds to publicize candidates, you could probably accomplish for it to the student body. In return for their more by personally expressing your concerns having the courage, motivation, and idealism Only a very limited number of students are efforts, they are rewarded by the moniker to them. Similarly, if you can flame to your to run for these offices. You have taken time currently active in the UA. These students "disappointing." from your hectic schedules to attempt to over- nr,'-,hhlhl hkave Mrl^nffrlPf,1 i;tto ,Arn ;m'r.rvin,-v friends about ARA schedules, locked gymna- With this single word, the political apathy siums, or snow removal, why not do the same come the apathy that exists here, and apo!o-. undergraduate student life, but have no sup- of MIT students is not only condoned but sup- to a UA representative who could actually gize for all your detractors. They have done port with which to implement those ideas. !t ported, and the future of improving under- help put your thoughts into action? Or even you and the MIT community a great disser- takes an intense combination of motivation graduate life is sealed. After all, why bother more constructively, why not take the time to vice by subjecting your election to the nega- and human power to initially set these ideas in caring about your four years here when you join the UA yourself? Unfortunately, to many tive, uncaring atmosphere that prevails all too motion, let alone accomplish any goals. are publicly criticized for doing so? As Raa- people the latter solution would require too often in our undergraduate lives here. So where are the motivated undergraduates jnish A. Chitaley '95 and Darin S. Kinion '94, initiative and motivation, especially when it is And to the new UA President and Vice willing to work for this change? This rhetori- as well as the editorial board of The Tech so much easier to complain about the existing President, congratulations. Please do not cal question echoes down living group hall- pointed out, any candidate will be criticized system. allow the opinion of a vocal minority to ways and through rooms where people desper- for even attempting to present a platform If the current UAP/UAVP candidates are embitter you or dampen your enthusiasm for ately study for their third exam in two days. or which doesn't measure up to pre-determined "disappointing" or "not compelling," then your office. Best of luck for the upcoming try to pass 8.01 before they graduate. MIT stu- standards. why aren't their critics running for office? year, and I wish you all the support the under- dents may be politically apathetic, but the What are these standards? Apparently they The candidates should be praised for their graduate body has to offer. Letters To The Editor Letters, from Page 4 question: why didn't the newest system just Upgrades," Feb. 25]. We were very satisfied this cause, so they can make sure that we are start after all students had an opportunity to to see The Tech and the MIT Community fulfilling it. We ask that anyone who believes many students, they were without a meal plan get their new card? respond so positively to our work. our conclusions to be incorrect to contact us. or dormitory access while they tried to play In the interim, I can use a new temporary However, we would like to make a few We also used the preliminary findings the administration guessing game of"where's meal card, which really makes this story corrections to the report. First, we disagree report to advertise for more information about my card." Sure, this process was made easier, ridiculous. Before, I needed only two cards to with the second headline of the article: "Draft as students had some leverage: "Well, I can't get around campus; my ID card and my UA Housing Proposal Slams Housing, Food dormitories, independent living groups, the eat at your precious meal plan facilities until I library card. Now, after the system has been Services." Our report found that most under- Interfraternity Council Life/ Safety Initiative, get one." And the whole idea of a temporary "upgraded," I need four cards: my original ID, graduates are quite content with MIT housing the MIT Housing Administration, and any card escapes me. Why bother with the interim my original library card (I think), my tempo- -- they gave it an average rating of 8.3 on a other housing information. We used the infor- card at all if the old system worked? I feel like rary card, and my temporary meal card. This scale of I to 10, which is a far cry from "slam- mation we already have to list the major con- an unwilling administration toy. makes the new system 100 percent worse than ming" it. In addition, our findings make no cerns students have in our preliminary find- Now, to make matters worse, we need to the old system, to say nothing about all the reference to MIT Food Services. ings; one of the major concerns was drug and change over to another card. Here, a much walking around campus I needed to actually Second, we released the Committee's pre- alcohol abuse. We are trying to find ways to greater percentage of the students never get all of these cards. I can only hope that this liminary findings, not the working draft of the address these concerns so that students are not received their upgrade. So, we have to go "upgrade" involves no more surprises. report. The preliminary findings report is made to feel uncomfortable with their sur- through the same guessing game of "Where's DeWitt C. Seward IV '93 three-and-a-half pages long. The working my card?" This time, there is a new answer: "I draft, which is currently around 36 pages roundings. am sorry, we can't print up your card until we long, with six pages of reference notes, has To anonymously contact the committee, get your picture, and we can't get your picture Preliminary Housing not been released. We would also like to send e-mail to [email protected]. To until we get set up, which won't be until three emphasize that the preliminary findings report participate in our ongoing e-mail survey, log weeks after the new system went into effect." Proposal Needs in no way represents the official position of in and type "add ua" and "survey." Finally, to Of course I may be wrong. They may not be Clarification the UA Council. talk to the Committee directly, feel free to set up to take the new pictures until well after We released our preliminary findings to send e-mail to the Committee Chairman, John the MIvT Community for two reasons. First, four or five weeks or even later. We were quite pleased with the front page Hollywood, [email protected]. The picture-taking process has only been article on the release of the preliminary find- the purpose of the report is to find out what John S. Hollywood'96 promised to begin three weeks after the new ings of the Undergraduate Association Com- the undergraduates truly want and need in system started. It will probably be late, mean- mittee on Housing and Residence/Orientation MIT housing. Therefore, it is important that Chairman, UndergraduateAssociation Com- ing more hassle. This causes me to ask a new ["Draft Housing Proposal Calls for Dorm they know where the Committee is headed in mittee on Housing and Residence/Orientation
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Election, from Page 1 ond rank candidate on the ballot. 123 first-round votes, or 44.6 per- chairs, and Helen Chen '97 and enough time to devote to the elec- The redistribution continues until a cent of the ballots, to be elected Lina Chen '97, publicity chairs. tion, Shrivistava said. n onvt- t nllm-bl. .... ITC GUIUA shIgie caeIUIute 1a43 a mllajoi y ti JUnior Class vice president. Voting went smoothly, though, count them, but we're not going to. the ballots. In uncontested races, Marjorie J. Election understaffed Shrivistava said. The amount of There's no possible way" a write-in In the race for senior class vice Delo '95 was elected secretary and Shrivistava thought that the elec- tampering was negligible and elec- candidate could have won, Shrivis- president, Patricia L. Dunlavey '94 Jennifer H. Chu '95 was elected tion commission got a late start this tronic voting using the Athena tava said. earned 38.1 percent of the first- treasurer. There were no candidates year and was understaffed. But, Computing Environment went Shrivistava does not know how round votes and nearly 60 percent of on the ballot for social chair or pub- "given the limited manpower, I smoothly, he said. the final Finboard position will be the second round balloting. licity chair. would have to say that elections But publicity and staffing were filled. The UA Judicial Review In uncontested elections, Cather- In sophomore class elections, went as well as I think they could problems, Shrivistava said. "I feel Board will probably decide how the ine L. Downard '94 was elected Matthew J. Turner '96 won 165 of have gone. There weren't any major [the election commission] should final position is filled, he said. treasurer, Marquita C. Gilfillan '94 278 votes cast, or 59.4 percent, in problems," he said. have been appointed a couple of 73. Sankaran, who is currently the was elected member-at-large, and the presidential election. "We had only five members of weeks earlier. It would have helped UA floor leader, said that the UA Daniel J. Dunn '94 was elected In uncontested elections, the election commission - [and - the extra time - but we did an president or floor leader will proba- class agent. Michelle T. Nee '96 and Michael they were so] committed to so many excellent job with the limited time bly appoint the last Finboard mem- No candidate was on the ballot Cho '96 were elected vice president activities" that they did not have we did have," he said. I ber. for class secretary, and none of the and secretary, respectively. The write-in candidates received enough other offices had no candidates on I Class of 1994 votes to win. A total of 101 votes the ballot. In the Class of 1994 elections, | write-in votes were cast for Class of The Class of 1997 ballot was the Walter E. Babiec '94 won 37.4 per- '94 secretary. only one to have candidates for each cent of the 238 votes cast in the first In elections where no candidate position, but only president and vice sI round of balloting. After preferen- was on the ballot and a write-in can- president were contested positions. 1, tial balloting rules were applied, didate did not receive votes from at 4 Craig M. Robinson '97 was elec- Babiec had 55.7 percent of the votes least 10 percent of the class, the tion president with 44 percent of the ¢ cast. class council will vote to appoint a 271 first-round votes a and 57.3 per- I According to UA election rules, member, according to Shrivistava. cent of the second-round votes. instead of voting for a single candi- Mala Murthy '97 won the vice date, voters rank as many candidates Islam wins '95 president presidential elections with 60 per- as they chfioose. All the first rank After the fourth round of prefer- cent of the votes cast. votes are counted, and if no candi- ential balloting, Mehran Islam '95 Other officers elected to the date wins a majority, the candidate was elected president of the Class of Class of 1997 council were: Christi- with the fewest votes is eliminated. 1995. Islam received 35 percent of na Hsu '97, secretary, Lisa M. Ho The votes of the eliminated can- the first round votes. '97, treasurer, Amy A. Kimura '97 didate are redistributed to the sec- Quentin E. Walker '95 captured and Amy L. Mousel '97, social _ *f - -L '''-
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Professor Resat Kasaba The Henry M.Jackson School of International Studies University of Washington Students vote in the Undergraduate Association elections in the Student Center Wednesday. "Modern Turkey at the Crossroads" Talk Begins^^^ BGLAD Acivities Homophobia, from Page 1 in the media, or the heterosexist and reaches out to share aspects of expectations we carry around with our community with others," Num- Tuesday, March 15, 1994 program, GAMIT will be able to be us daily," Nummerdor said. merdor said. "BGLAD is a time involved in outreach with living "There was good representation when we choose to open up our 4:30-6:30 pm groups, offices, and student groups from both the greek system and community to others in hopes of who want to learn more about com- from GAMIT," Blumenfeld said. reaching greater understanding and batting homophobia." Blumenfeld was pleased "that some less bigotry and hatred." E51-004 "That kind of communication of the members of the greek system "Another goal of BGLAD is to E went up and shook the heads of 70 Memorial Drive needs to happen on a regular basis," make the atmosphere on the MIT GAMIT members." Doshi said. "We broke the ice here, campus more queer-positive," Num- Cambridge, MA and we need to continue in the "I was pleased at the turnout for merdor said. BGLAD is one of the future." the event; there were a lot of faces many things GAMIT does to try to there that I don't usually see at In his talk, Blumenfeld discussed end homophobia, she added. issues related to homophobia and its BGLAD events," Nummerdor said. effects on society. "Warren did a Several MIT staff members and BGLAD events included a com- OPEN TO THE PUBLIC good job of pointing out the ways administrators also attended. ing out support group on Tuesday that homophobia and heterosexism and a transsexuality discussion on are common in our everyday lives," BGLAD continued Wednesday. "People have a lot to Nummerdor said. Monday's talk was part of learn about transgender oppression," Sponsored by the Center for International Studies "His presentation was good at Bisexual, Gay, and Lesbian Aware- Nummerdor said, "and I hope that helping people notice heterosexism ness Days, a week-long series of GAMIT can play a major role in blind to, events. BGLAD "is a time when the helping to put those issues on the which they are usually ".;'-i'.d i', ',".' ... .' ' ' . ':' % . L". .* . '_. . *''-.,' * * '. ' ' such as heterosexist representations lesbigay community celebrates itself ,; t:ablXor'd4.scuss$ion.1 ' i ; ¢--' Page 8 THE TECH March 11, 1994 Mar
THE ARTS A artan Led Har Ensemble gives new life to Loves Labour's Lost Mar LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST Of course, since observing the men easily equally hilarious in her role as Boyet, the ser- '93. The music was never intrusive and com- By! Shakespeare Ensemble at MIT. remaining true to their oaths would be unin- vant to the Princess of France. Boyet's biting plemented the action nicely. The playful tones Directed by Kermit Dunkelberg. teresting, three beautiful women soon enter sarcasm is wonderful. He is the only person provided a vaudeville atmosphere when Written by William Shakespeare. the king's court. The Princess of France completely removed from love's circle and so appropriate and a more solemn one when nec- Starring William Hartnett '94, (Stephanie Gellar '94) and her two attending is best suited to pointing out the ridiculous essary. and Stephanie Gellar '94 ladies, Maria (Rosa Ren '94) and Rosaline behavior of the other characters. Overall, this production of Love's La The set, while not elaborate, made a con- Labour's Lost makes Shakespeare's often Sala de Puerto Rico (Denise Kung G), come on an errand from the MF March 10-12, 17-19 King of France. The three men are immediate- vincing classroom thanks to the labors of the raunchy humor easily accessible and thor- Inte ly smitten and so begins the joy of watching set designers, Maria Redin '96 and Bill oughly enjoyable. Several modem references By Gretchen Koot them writhe in love's sweet agony. Fregosi. are interspersed with the original text - there awa ano STAFF REPORTER It is Berowne's suffering that we see first. The action is accompanied with piano is a Dan Quayle joke tucked in there - and dou ost people have their introduction to When first bitten by the love bug he protests, music composed by Adrian Childs '94 and breathe fresh life into this wonderful, dusty Shakespeare in the classroom, and I denying cupid's power over him. His dreamy- performed beautifully by Michael Valdez SM old play. you think that is partially responsible for eyed monologue is as familiar mi, roe_ the view of his plays as lofty and as it is funny. Here, Fischer's trib inaccessible. In Kermit Dunkelberg's direc- performance was especially tion of Love's Labour's Lost, this common remarkable. His gesticulating is - high school experience is used to ground the and posturing made the some- play and lead the audience into what is Shake- times remote language of the ir speare at his bawdy, irreverent best. In the play as easy to follow as Mr. wh, pre-shvow, studUlents ander in. o a c.lasro m Rogers'. If ! might have forgot- fer. and take there places. On the board is written ten exactly what a codpiece was, a quote referring to Love's Labour's Lost, "If Fischer's gesture served as we were to part with any of the author's ample reminder (It is a pouch on old the comedies it should be this." When the teacher, men's pants which covers the played with frenetic glee by Anne Dudfield crotch area.). And this is how shc '95, begins to discuss the play, she makes it the play should be seen. The ref- the seem as dry and lifeless as a play read as liter- erence would have been com- CVt an: ature can be, missing all of the intended monplace to an audience in humor. This should ring a bell with anyone Shakespeare's time, and the who suffered through classroom analysis of humor might have been lost Shakespeare. without Fiscler's ,MichaelJack- The teacher then leaves and instructs her son impression. students to read the play. We watch as they The antics of Don Adriano TE groan, scratch their heads, and listlessly turn De Armado (Orin Percus G) and Di- pages. Then suddenly one of the students his page, Moth (James Kirtley St- (William Hartnett '94) jumps into the role of G), break up the main action of anz Ferdinand, King of Navarre, and we are the play. Both Percus and Kirt- Lc spring-boarded into the play. It seems that ley fill their roles as buffoons .... King Ferdinand and his attending lords Lon- admirably. Percus' body lan- B gaville (Justin Miller '97) and Berowne guage as he struts about the (Albert Fischer '94) have pledged to devote stage is enough to provoke a l a themselves to study for a period of three years belly laugh. Don Adriano is also _ without the intrusion of such physical plea- love-struck, and his ramblings sures as adequate sleep, enough food, or the about love and lust take the company of women (a familiar scenario to foolishness to new heights. many MIT students). Elizabeth Stoehr '96 is The Shakesspeare Ensemble at MIT performs Love's Labour's Lost in La Sala de Puerto Rico.
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L I___--- Iltiaigiaaiigai ch 11, 1994 _ I I __ I THE ARTSI ______~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----=THE TECH Page 9 ~ardvark displays imp c visational dynamic, skill MI)VARK REVIEW secondary to the music; the compositions and siren as a high, quick figure interrupting his If one was compelledd to complain, one lvark Jazz Orchestra. structures were there to support a musical melody. As his solo progressed, he incorporat- could say that this style of'music is such that it by Lecturer Mark Harvey. evocation of images. Bandleader/composer ed the figure into the musical line, making it all sounds the same; one (could exchange sec- vard Epworth Methodist Church. Harvey worked with more primal elements of less of an interruption. The musicians played tions between the two diffferent pieces without ch 5, 1994. music to create works of art. with ideas, notjust notes. affecting the music. Thaat may be true, for The two-plus hour concert consisted of The second piece on the program, "Pas- though the overall chara.cters of the pieces %damLindsay two suites and a short encore. The two extend- sages/Psalms II," was a lighter piece, despite were very different, "Fire wave Suite" being ed pieces were similar in approach and struc- the dark modal colors that permeated most of one of conflict and "Passaages/Psalms" one of ne night with the Aardvark Jazz ture, being Aardvark's and Harvey's special- the improvised passages. The composed sec- peace, beauty and hope, lines became very Orchestra will prove to anyone that it ty. "The Firewave Suite: a Meditation on the tions lent the piece hope and included some blurred. A beautiful flute dduet in the first piece is no mere "ensemble." Imagine a War Peril" began the evening with dark wash- very beautiful chordal passages. The perfor- may have been more at hhome in the second, standard ensemble such as any seen at es of color and sound, gradually moving into mance featured more excellent playing, and many of the modal innprovisations in the r that same night in the New England the regular beat and structure of more typical including tasteful atmospherics from Richard second, including the tronbone climax, were ;rcollegiate Jazz Festival concert. Take jazz. Composed sections alternated with freer Nelson's volume-pedalled guitar against a more evocative of conflict and strife. y a trumpet or two, add a percussionist, solo or small-ensemble sections. Soloists were stirring bass flute solo by Peter Bloom. The Such issues aren't esseintial to the art, how- ther bassist, a french horn, and occasional encouraged to strike out on their own, and climax of the piece came during the final solo, ever. Though moments m;ay have strayed, the blings on flutes, clarinets, and tuba, and they did. Harvey masterfully captured the when Bob Pilkington, on trombone, stood up overall affect was transmititted by a varied and have Aardvark. It is an odd instrumental flow set up by an inspired soloist, bringing in and faced off against the percussion section. complex whole. The reslponsibility for that (indeed, I have seen more bassoons in more band members as needed or determining The dynamic solo dissolved into jabs at the success lies in the soft-sptoken, spiritual Har- c than french horns in jazz), but it all con- the next composed section to play. Sometimes percussion, and was brought back to the tradi- vey, who clawed and slas;hed at the orchestra utes to the goal of orchestral colors. That other band members would chime in of their tional jazz realm by the perceptive John to get just what he wanted. Though he often vhat the Aardvark is about: these mature own accord, building upon ideas set up by the Funkhouser on upright bass. Such a structure let the players decide which way to turn, he ;icians concern themselves with sound. previous soloist. Listening was essential to the as set up by these pieces relies upon commu- held the road map and aalways managed to I was struck by the differences between creation of this music, and everyone was nication, and the moment between navigate to his final destin;ation. -dvark and MIT's Festival Jazz Ensemble doing it. Funkhouser and Pilkington was exemplary. If you missed last Satuurday's performance :n I first saw Aardvark last year. The dif- Sometimes it wasn't only music being lis- The only noticeable lapse in communica- (which you probably didd), you will have a rnce was this: where the younger musicians tened to. There was a moment in the first tion was soon afterwards, at the very end of chance to catch the Aard'Ivark Jazz Orchestra icentrated on the notes being played, the piece, during an unaccompanied electric bass "Passages/Psalms II," when !Harvey attempted at Kresge Auditorium ini a free concert on er musicians pushed past and worked on solo by Jerry Edwards, when a police car to draw the piece to a close. His intentions April 8, at 8 p.m. The conlcert will include the entire sonic picture. Saturday's concert passed by, siren blaring outside the window. were not fully understood b.t drummer Harry "Scamarama Suite, a Torne-Parallel to Iran- .wed me even more. Within the structure of Edwards promptly made a reference to the Wellot, and there was a little bit of groping Contra" and the premiere of a new piece by two very long pieces on the program, sound, approximating it on his bass. Brad before the piece's final gesture. High musi- Harvey. If the evening is;anything like Satur- ;nts and gestures took the place of motives Jones, on soprano saxophone, then came in cianship, however, kept this and any other day's (and it will be), you will be awed by the i themes or licks and tunes. Notes were with a more believable imitation of a police possible missteps from being problems. power of the Aardvark. .eary plays fugitive with humor and seriousness in The Ref IEREF they can't stop fighting. How Leary handles reach the heart of their conflict and reveal to Chagaii in their home, .he .-akes a rIief com- rected by) Ted Demme. their bickering is a part of the film's comedy. each other certain things about their relation- mentary about how well-off they are. irring Denis Leary, Judy Davis, In the car or in the house, each complains ship. The serious moments leave as suddenly Throughout the film he tells them, in his char- d Kevin Spacey. about everything the other does. In response, as they come, however, and the characters acteristically abrasive manner, that they have ews Cheri. Leary waves his gun around, makes threats, soon return to their comedy. no reason to complain, that they have every- and ties them up, but nothing keeps them Leary plays his part well. He's funny as a thing they need. He tries to convince the son r Kamal Swamidoss quiet for long. His situation is not helped by man trying to manage in a difficult situation. to stay at home, and he explains why he lives the arrival of the Chasseurs' son. Leary poses He holds the Chasseurs hostage and he carries the life he does. The messages come through, he Fugitive it isn't, but The Ref does as Dr. Wong, the Chasseurs' marriage coun- a gun, but as Lloyd says, he's a thief, not a but they seem discontinuous with the rest of okay in its own right. Denis Leary selor, during the dinner with their in-laws. killer. For this reason, the hostage scenario the film. plays a man running from the law in The film is full of funny scenes, many of doesn't suppress the comedy. Lloyd is forced The Ref moves along at a good pace bal- this comedy by Ted Demme. After which are dominated by Leary, but there are to react to every new development and to ancing humor and seriousness. The actors do ofing up a burglary, Leary's character takes also serious moments. For example, the son every new character coming to the Chasseur well in their parts. The ending was completely troline and Lloyd Chasseur (Judy Davis and can't stand that his parents fight so much, and house. This is the film's humor, but the transi- unexpected as the film low-balls the viewer in rvin Spacey) hostage while waiting for his he wants to run away from home. He asks tion from this to the film's theme is a bit the last few minutes. A word of caution: The cape. The film covers two hours of Leary's Leary to take him along in his escape, but rough. Ref is filled with uncouth language, and there tempts to stay on top of his predicament. Leary advises him to never start running. It's hard to see why Leary gets so involved are places where the comedy is uncouth as One detail about the Chasseurs is striking: Also, during the dinner, Caroline and Lloyd with the family. After noticing a painting by well. This film is not for the meek of heart.
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Music Band in an open rehearsal with Orange Then Exhibits there is a requested donation of $2. Blue and George Schuller. Sponsored by the Information: 253-4444 Lydian Quartet. The acclaimed group in res- MIT Office of the Arts and Boston's IBA Arte List Visual Arts Center, 20 Ames St.: ****4 idence at Brandeis University performs works y Cultura. Dan Graham: Public/Private. American Strobe Alley: written by students in Professor J.lohn Harbi- March 17, 7 p.m. Jorge Hernandez Cultural conceptual artist Dan Graham uses film, Optical Alchemy. Full-color fluorescent pho- son's composition class. The performers and Center, 85 W. Newton St. Boston video, performance, architectural models, and tographs of corals and anemones by Charles the composers (Pelarin Bacos '94, Adrian Information: 262-1342 glass and mirror structures to engage the H. Mazel SM '76, a research engineer in the Childs '94, Alan deLespinasse '94, Adam viewer in recognizing the physical, psycho- Department of Ocean Engineering, taken dur- Lindsay '94, Yumi Oshima '94, Mary Beth MIT Affiliated Artist Concert. Lawrence logical, and social interactions that occur ing night dives. Matched pairs of images offer Rhodes '94, and Mark Althans) will discuss Isaacson, trombone, and the Boston Pops Jazz within public and private spheres. a comparison between the subject under "nor- the pieces after the concert. Trio: Bob Winter, piano; Fred Buda, drums; mal" reflected-light photography and under March 11, 12 noon-l:15 p.m. Room 2-190 Mark Henry, bass. Claude Bolling's Suite for Maria Fernanda Cardoso: Recent Sculp- illumination with ultraviolet light. Cello and Jazz Trio and works of Dorsey and ture. Colombian artist Maria Fernanda Car- (Ongoing) MIT Concert Band Tour Finale. John Cor- Jorgensen. doso creates elegant, Minimalist-inspired Information: 253-4444 ley, diretor. John Bavicchi's Canto III, Jack March 17, 8 p.m. Killian Hall sculpture from materials exotic to a North *** * 4 Jarrett's Prelude and Canticle with euphoni- Information: 253-2906 American audience and addresses cross-cul- Hart Nautical Gallery, um soloist Wayne Baumgartner '96, Paul tural communication, particularly as it relates 55 Massachusetts Ave.: Dickinson's Symphony for Winds (Alan Pier- Theater to the presentation and interpretation of art, as Course 13, 1893-1993: From Naval Archi- son '96, guest conductor), Mfass composed by MIT Shakespeare Ensemble. Love's well as the often-charged relationships tecture to Ocean Engineering. Exhibition Adrian Childs '94, and Three Sussex Sketches Labour's Lost, by William Shakespeare. between humans and other species. includes historic photos, models, and comput- by Jeffrey Bishop. uvlerLcI A 1i-2, 17---9, 8 p.m. . qS7 de Puerto Jan. 15 through March 27 er graphics, and highlights a sampling of cur- March I , 8 p.m. Kresge Auditorium Rico Tues., Thurs., Fri. 12-6; Wed. 12-8; Week- reni research includig that.perfom....ed by the Information: 253-2826 Admission: $7 general, $5 MIT students with ID ends 1-5; closed holidays department for Bill Koch's '62 successful Information: 253-2903 Information: 253-4680 America's Cup campaign with America3. MIT Logarhythms. Concert by MIT's all- (Ongoing) student all-male a capella singing group, Dance MIT Museum, 265 Massachusetts Ave.: known for informal appearances, high spirits, Lecture-Demonstration/Performance- Holography: Artists and Inventors-The Boston Fisheries 1900-1920. Photographs and humor. Rosalind Newman with Irving Burton. Museum of Holography Moves to MIT. In documenting Boston's T Wharf area. March 12, 7:30 p.m. Room 10-250 Dancer/choreographer Rosalirnd Newman has 1993, the MIT Museum acquired the complete Weekdays 9-8 Information: 729-7035 been Artist-in-Residence at MIT during holdings of the Museum of Holography in Information: 253-5942 Spring 1994. Newman will be joined by her New York, which had the largest, most com- MIT Symphony Orchestra. Beethoven, Vio- uncle, actor/dancer Irving Burion, and her prehernsi've collection in the world. The show Announcements lin Concerto; Copland, Billy the Kid; Wagner, five-year-old daughter to discuss and present explores the history of holography as well as Rune, the MIVT Journal of Arts and Letters. Overture to the Meistersinger. Craig Smith, excerpts of a tribute to her father, Out of technical and artistic applications. Curated by Seeking short stories, essays, poetry, plays, guest conductor. Rose Mary Harbison, violin. Dreams. The piece investigates how Korean renowned holographers Professor Stephen photography, pieces of and about music, and March 12, 8:30p.m. Kresge theater, her Eastern European background, Benton, head of MIT's Program in Media Arts works of visual art for its Spring issue. Submit Tickets: Free in lobby 10 before the concert and work in the New York City art-world and Sciences, and Betsy Connors, a former hard copies in the Rune mailbox in the Under- or $1 at the door have combined to shape the sense of the sur- fellow with the MIT Center for Advances graduate Association office, W20-401, or e- Information: 253-2906 real, the bizarre, the imaginative, and the Visual Studies and former instructor with the mail your pieces to rune-staff@mit. Submit all poetic that predominates her current choreog- MIT Media Lab's Spatial Imaging Group. works that cannot be sent by e-mail in the New Music from MIT. Part of the "Windows raphy. (Ongoing) mailbox in N52 or W20. Include your name, on MIT" series, this concert looks at MIT's March 11, 8 p.m. Kresge Little Thea ter Public reception: March 5, 2-5 p.m. e-mail address, class year, and telephone num- acclaimed Music Section, hosted by Professor Information: 253-5623 ber. The Rune staff requests that submissions Peter Child, featuring presentations by Assis- Thomas Jefferson and the Design of Monti- be made as early as possible. tant Professor Evan Ziporyn and Dr. Elena Comedy cello. The MIT Museum celebrates the 250th Deadline: March 18 Ruehr of MIT's Music Section. Performance Roadkill Buffet with Guilty Children. Live anniversary of Jefferson's birth with an Information: For literary arts, send e-mail to by student ensemble under the direction of and completely unrehearsed improvisational unprecedented exhibition documenting the rune-staff@mit. All else, call Dave at 262- Professor Marcus Thompson. comedy with a professional improvisational design evolution of Monticello. 7693. March 15. Cocktails-5:30p.m.; Dinner- comedy troupe from Boston. Feb. 10 through April 24. 6:15 p.m.; Presentationfollows. March 12, 7p.m. Room 6-120. Vera List Prize Competition. Second annual Preregistrationrequired by March 8 for din- "Pay what you can " Crazy After Calculus: Humor at MIT. The contest inaugurated to encourage students to ner. history of MIT "hacks." look at and respond to contemporary art. This Tickets: $25 MIT Club of Boston members; Lectures year's focus is the role of contemporary art at $30 non-members Architecture Lecture Series. "Rethinking Doc Edgerton: Stopping Time. Photographs, MIT. The competition awards a total of $500 Concert is free the Project of Modernity in Turkey." Depart- instruments and memorabilia documenting the in prizes to three full-time MIT undergradu- Information/registration:253-8222 ment of Architecture conference of the Aga invention and use of the strobe light by the ates or graduate students who demonstrate Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at late Harold E. Edgerton ScD '27. creative and engaging thinking on some theme Brass Enlsemble. Lawrence Isaacson, director. Harvard and MIT. of contemporary visual arts. Judges for the March 16, 8 p.m. Kresge March 11-13, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.rmt. except Light Sculptures by Bill Parker '74. Vivid competition comprise experts in the fields of Information: 253-2906 Sunday 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Killian Hall interactive light sculptures, each with its own contemporary art and expository writing from Information: 253-7791 personality and set of moods. the Institute and the larger Boston area. Offi- Chapel Concert Series. Kanln-erton: Todd cial rules may be obtained in room El 5-109. Beckham, harpsichord/organ; Guiomar Tur- Dan Graham: Self Portrait in a Mirror. Math in 3D: Geometric Sculptures by Nior- Deadline: April 4, 5 p.m. geon, Baroque violin; Jonathan Talbot, Lecture by artist Dan Graham. ton G. Bradley Jr. Colorful revolving sculp- Information: Ron Platt, 253-4400; E15-109; Baroque violin; Na'ama Lion, traverse; Anni- March 15, 7 p.m. Bartos Theater-20 Ames tures based on mathematical formulae. rplattemit.edu ka Pfluger, Baroque cello. Baroque music St., lower level from Sweden and Denmark by Roman and Information: 253-4680 MathSpace. Hands-on exploration of geome- "* All events free unless otherwise noted ** Buxtehude. try is the theme as visitors tinker with math March 17, 12 noon. MIT Chapel Museum Family Program. "You're the playthings. Campus Arts appears in The Tech every Information: 253-2906 Architect." Program presented by Marcia (Ongoing) Friday. If you would like your MIT arts event Conroy, education specialist, MIT Museum. 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I --. - _ _ __~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--. - -- . - -- -- March 11, 1994 THE ARTS THE TECH Paoze 11 --- L -- - - - v 9 1 ---- _g--- ______- _ _ - 4A - Quintet presents colorful anld balanced performance PHIL WOODS QUINTET background colorations, and Woods' excellent communication and interplay among as he explained the music and told the odd March 8. masterful alto solo incorporating altissi- the three musicians, made this a beautiful, humorous tale. Unfortunately, the turnout was Kresge Auditorium. mo work that blended seamlessly with arresting musical statement. rather low; this is a shame considering how the other registers of the horn. On the whole, the Phil Woods Quintet pre- accessible Woods' music would be to the By Dave Fox The highlight of the first set was the ballad sented a well-balanced two hours of interest- average listenerll. As always, :e ja lovers STA4FFREPORTER I _ -- ~~~'-~- "Homage." This featured Woods' emotional ing straight-ahead jazz. Woods was consider- must be grateful for the support of this music IP hil Woods is one of the elder states- interpretation of the melody, presented with a ate of his sidemen, giving them each by MIT's Council for the Arts and the other men of the jazz scene. A contempo- gorgeous, full alto saxophone tone. Woods is opportunities in the spotlight. He was also benevolent agencies that made Phil Woods' rary of Bird, Miles, and Coltrane, he perhaps at his best on this kind of tune, as it very friendly and gracious with the audience, residency at MIT possible. has one of the most polished sounds of showcases his beautiful sound, impeccable any living saxophonist. Influenced by Benny time sense, and formidable technical ability. Carter, Johnny Hodges, and of course Charlie McNeely added a beautiful solo to round out Parker, Woods keeps the Bebop movement the piece. THE TECH PERFORMING ARTS SERIES alive even as jazz paths diverge into world Later in the evening, the quintet performed music, free jazz, and other forms. IHis belief in a highly-spirited version of Woods' composi- what he does keeps his music fresh and inter- tion, "Quill." This tune started with a rubato ORCHESTRDEDE PARIS esting. melody statement by the horns, gradually Mozart, Overture to Don Giovanni, and Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466 (Jean- Woods brought his quintet to MIT for a speeding up and building to a quick shuffle Philippe Collard, piano soloist); Shostakovich, Sjmphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 47. five-day residency, which included a perfor- feel. The melody was rather sassy and pre- March 14, 8 p.m. Symphony Hall mance with the Festival Jazz Ensemble on sented in a nice growling fashion. Woods MIT price: $7 Saturday and separate clinics for high school offered another nicely-executed solo, fol- On sale at the TCA through March 1 1. and college students on Monday and Tuesday. lowed by a clean solo by Lynch. Throughout As the finale, the quintet performed in Kresge the solos, Goodwin played some interesting ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER | Hall on Tuesday evening. and daring drum colorations which helped With Woods on alto saxophone, Brian drive up the excitement level. After the homn "[Their] phenomenal popularity is unmatched by any other dance company in the world." Lynch on trumpet, Jim McNeely on piano, solos, McNeely presented another excellent (New York Times) No other dance company can match the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater's Steve Giimore on bass, and Bill Goodwim on piano solo. passion, intensity, and pure excitement. drums, the quintet presented two solid sets, At the conclusion of the tune, Woods March 15, 16, 8p.m. The Wang Center using no amplification except a small amplifi- announced the title, and explained that the MIT price: $10 er for the upright bass. This gave the music a tune was dedicated to alto saxophonist Gene On sale at the TCA through March I 1. ambience. (Let's face it, jazz I nice, intimate Quill. He recounted a humorous story about long before MTV invented I was "unplugged" Quill being heckled by a critic at the old New IMAURIZB10 POLLINL PIANO that rather disingenious term.) York City club, Birdland. The critic told Quill The evening began with "Empty House," a that he did "nothing but imitate Charlie Park- Beethoven, Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10, No. I; Beethoven, Sonata No. 21 in C major, I composition by McNeely. This had a moder- er." Quill thought a moment, held out his Op. 53 ("Waldstein "); Schumann, Kresileriana,Op. 16; Chopin, Ballade No. 1 in G minor, ately quick tempo, with the piano and bass horn, and told the critic, "Here. YOU imitate Op. 23. providing a sort of "drone" under a nicely- Charlie Parker!" March 20, 3 p.m. Symphony Hall executed horn melody line. This dissolved Woods then turned the spotiighi over to his MIslT price: $7 into a piano interlude, followed by a point- rhythm section, who played the next piece as On sale at the TCA through March 17. counterpoint interplay between the horns. a trio featuring McNeely. He showed off his I Each of the, melodic instruments mastery of the keyboard with some very These events are presented by The Bank of Boston Celebrity Series. For more informa- offered solos in turn. High points includ- melodic, highly technical playing. The contri- tion call Lori Weldon of the TCA at 253-4885. ed McNeely's subdued, cathedral-chime butions of Goodwin and Gilmore, as well as ------~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~1I
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****: Excellent performance as the lawyer who struggles to mention ROUSs (rodents of unusual size') oilyj about saving lives. Ben Kingsley perfect- ****: Good bring freedom to the Conlons. Quite simply, it This is a wonderful spoof of the fantasy genre ly plays Itzhak Stern, Schindler's Jewish **: Average ranks as one of the best films of 1993. -SD. replete with fast-paced action and a blatant accountant who cunningly sidesteps Nazi offi- *: Poor Loews Copley Place and thoroughly entertaining brand of humor. cials. Ralph Fiennes portrays the unswerving- A must-see for all. -JMA. LSC Sunday ly-loyal Amon Goeth, the Commandant of the *** Ace Ventura: Pet Detective * * * Mrs. Doubtfire Nazi labor camp. Through Fiennes the audi- Though this silly movie is merely a vehicle After a messy divorce, Daniel Hillard *** Reality Bites ence is able to witness the hatred, brutality, for the comedic talent of Jim Carrey, it is gen- (Robin Williams) will do anything to see his Finally, here is a twenty-something movie and widespread death. Overall the movie is uinely funny. Carrey's facial and vocal carica- kids again. His plot involves becoming a with a message. Winona Ryder stars as a incredibly powerful, and brings to light one of tures are hilariously fresh, and he shines in woman. As Mrs. Doubtfire, he manages to recent college graduate grappling with ques- the darkest periods of human history. this, his first starring role. Playing Ace Ventu- turn around his life and the lives of others. tions of identity. Following her dream of mak- -Patrick Mahoney. Loews Nickelodeon ra, the world's only pet detective, he is hired Williams' hilarious performance and a few ing documentary films, she interns with a tele- to track down Snowflake, the Miami Dolphins touching scenes make up for a dismal begin- vision program and encounters a world of ***1/2 Six Degrees of Separation mascot. The abduction of Dan Marino (as ning and much run-of-the-mill slapstick.- people too self-absorbed to pay her efforts Will Smith (the Fresh Prince of Bel Air) himself) complicates the plot, which is sur- Craig K Chang. Loews Copley Place much attention. She meets a nice TV execu- stars as a young man who cons his way into prisingly interesting, considering the genre of the ritzy apartment of an upper-class, New the film. In a cascade of foolhardy blunders York couple (Donald Sutherland and Stockard and semi-decent detective work, Ace tracks Channing) by pretending he is the friend of down the perpetrators in his own unique way. their child's college friend and the son of Sid- Be prepared to laugh a lot at the up-and-com- ney Poitier. Not the combination of Dirty Rot- ing big-screen comedian. -J. Michael ten Scoundrels and Different Strokes that the Andresen. Loews Copley Place plot suggests, Six Degrees is a witty, sophisti-
-I&I cated satire. Adapted from John Guare's hit **'/-Carlito's Way Broadway play, this movie has been described Ostensibly, this is a comeback for director as "a comedy of manners," "a drama of Brian De Palma that tries to recapture the suc- ideas," and "a rich, funny, and disturbing cessful formula of De Palma's hit The I parable of life in the morally wormy Big Untouchables. But somehow it falls short of Apple." For audiences used to modern that mark. Al Pacino is the title character who, I'l movies, which are lucky to have one main after getting released early from prison by his message, this film's multiplicity of themes lawyer (Sean Penn), wants to go straight after could be overwhelming. But whether you love years of dealing heroin. His dream of retiring or hate this ambiguity, you'll find it hard to to a car rental service in the Rahamas with his .. stop thinking about this film and its haunting, 11 dazzling style. -Robert Marcato. Loews Har- girlfriend (Penelope Ann Miller) is soon shat- ',C~ ~ .. L-4i,h" tered by Penn's character, and in no time the vard Square sparks fly. Pacino is good (Puerto Rican kWI accent notwithstanding), but is overshadowed ***1/2 The Three Musketeers by Penn's inspired performance as a dirty- Wit and charm abound in The Three Mus- dealing cokehead lawyer. De Palma pulls off ^ v C'^ '^>R keteers. The star-studded cast, including Char- i^ B an enjoyable, action-filled finale, but overall lie Sheen, Kiefer Sutherland, Chris O'Don- '*-, -, J ''. the movie runs a bit long and rings a bit hol- nell, Oliver Platt, Tim Curry, and Rebecca 11ll -0ll low. -Scott Deskin. LSC Friday -.' "*'seK.-I - , , DeMornay, bring excitement, action, and humor to the screen. The story is set in *»%*.~ ' .c - *1/2 China Moon $' France, and begins with D'Artagnan (O'Don- Ed Harris stars as Kyle Bodine, a Florida nell) setting out for Paristo become a muske- homicide detective whose skills and wits are teer, as his father had been. Upon arrival he put to the test when he falls for sultry, sexy finds that the musketeers have been disbanded Rachel Munro (Madeleine Stowe). By the by Cardinal Richelieu (Curry) who seeks to time we get to the main crux of the story, after steal the throne from the king. D'Artagnan Rachel dissolves her marriage to an abusive, stumbles upon the last three musketeers rich banker (Charles Dance), we don't really (Sheen, Sutherland, and Platt), the four of care for these heartless, cardboard characters. them uncover Richelieu's treasonous plot, and The performances are partly to blame, with Too poor for marriage, Wesley (Carey Elwes) says good-bye to his true love, Buttercup seek to stop him. The movie was filmed in Harris scowling most of the time in an ill-suit- (Robin Wright), before venturing off into the world to seek his fortune in The Princss Austria, which lends the film a sense of real- ed lead role and Stowe alternately playing the Bride. ism and history. The most enjoyable part of aggressor and the victim with equal indiffer- this movie was the balance between comedy, ence: ultimately, though, this film is done in *** Philadelphia tive named Michael (Ben Stiller), doesn't fall action, and plot. The film was funny, but most by its pallid neo-noir stylings and its poor Hollywood's film "about" AIDS is really in love, and is forced to choose between hav- of the humor came from casual witty one-lin- script. From the shallow reference to the about discrimination and human dignity. Tom ing fun with him and having a true connection ers. I enjoyed the sword-fighting scenes movie's title to the coercively downbeat con- Hanks is the HIV-positive lawyer who alleges with her old friend Troy (Ethan Hawke). throughout the film. They were well choreo- clusion, this film is dead in the water. -SD. he was fired from his prestigious law firm Through all these trials, the movie still suc- graphed and exciting to watch. On the whole I Loews Copley Place because of AIDS discrimination, and Denzel ceeds as a comedy, full of crazy details and found The Three Musketeers very entertain- Washington is the homophobic lawyer that witty one-liners. The actors' wonderful per- ing, so much so that I plan to see it again. **** In the Name of the Father agrees to take his suit to court. The film's formances, as well as insightful writing by -PM. LSC Saturday Daniel Day-Lewis offers a riveting por- power lies in its message, but at times it suf- Helen Childress and directing by Ben Stiller, trayal of a young man named Gerry Conlon fers from Jonathan Demme's heavy-handed make this a very entertaining movie. ***1/2 What's Eating Gilbert Grape who is convicted, along with friends and fami- direction, mistaking stilted sentiment for raw -Gretchen Koot. Loews Cheri Bolstered by excellent performances by ly, of an IRA bombing of a British pub in emotion. Still, the performances of Hanks, Leonardo DiCaprio, who received a Golden 1974. The film addresses the grave injustice Washington, and a fine supporting cast carry **** Schindler's List Globe nomination for his role, and Johnny that the British government dealt the Conlons, the film to a near-triumphant conclusion. Director Steven Spielberg triumphs in this Depp, this film may be the most honest and but it uses the relationship in prison between -SD. Loews Cheri historical drama about Oskar Schindler (Liam original film of the year. Gilbert Grape (Depp) Gerry and his father Giuseppe (an excellent Neeson), who was responsible for saving the is plagued through much of the film by a nag- Pete Postlethwaite) to carry the film's mes- ***1/2 The Princess Bride lives of more than a thousand Jews during the ging ambivalence to the problems in his life. sage of hope and redemption. Director Jim Cary Elwes and his merry crew do not fail Holocaust. Shot almost entirely in black and The ways in which he eventually confronts Sheridan's pro-Irish bias provides an effective to entertain in this cult classic. This movie has white, the film takes you to the Poland of the these problems, however, are so subtlely retaliation against England's tendency to everything; fencing,. fighting, torture, revenge, late 30s and early 40s. Neeson is great, care- reached that the story can never be accused of make Ireland a scapegoat for the IRA's giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, fully portraying the slow change from a man plot manipulation or cliche. -SD. Loews actions. And Emma Thompson gives a solid and miracles all highlight the screen, not to who only cares about money to one who cares Nickelodeon
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Apparently, whoever Directed By Hugh Wilson. witty, humorous study of social interactions Despite the disasters in characterization, created the film realized it wasn't much of a Written By Hugh Wilson and Peter Torokvei. between two stubborn individuals. there are a few interesting plot developments comedy, and inserted a convoluted kidnap- Starring Shirley MacLaine, Nicholas Cage. Unfortunately, this vision was poorly halfway into the movie. At one point, Mrs. ping/escape plot that takes up the last 40 min- Loews Cheri. translated. The problems begin with the cast- Carlisle sends ever one out of her sedan; then utes or so; it is so fast-paced and so poorly ing. Cage is a one-dimensional complainer for takes off down the road all by herself in a des- explained that even Sherlock Holmes might By Christopher Chiu most of the movie, which is a bit surprising perate bid for freedom. Doug and his buddies have problems figuring it out. l since he has had experience in comedy (Hon- don't have the manpower to search for her, so In addition to slim pickings and poor It's hard to explain just what this movie is. eymoon In Vegas). He acts if he doesn't have they call up the sheriff's office and are explanations, the background of the film, such It's advertised as a comedy. Nearly two- a funny bone in his body, despite the many laughed at. If the writers were a more imagi- as the supporting actors and the cinematogra- thirds of the movie is a drama with a few small comedic scenes strewn throughout the native, they might have expanded on this little phy, are very weak as well. The three dozen comical scenes, and it ends with a mini- film. Cage can't carry the load as a complain- escapade into an exciting chase across the actors other than Cage and MacLaine can't mystery. As you might expect, Guarding Tess er either, and even during the many fights his country: a deranged elderly woman being pur- seem to fit a decent line in edgewise. The filml is a film with a serious identity crisis. And that character has with Tess he doesn't convey sued by overweight state troopers and some itself is shot in angles that never seem to con- isn't even the worst of its problems. much emotion. He tries at times to act like hapless Secret Service men. But no, after only vey intensity, especially during the debates Let's begin with the plot. For anyone who Clint Eastwood, but only Eastwood's no-smile ten minutes and no chase scenes, Tess is led between Tess and Doug. You almost want to has seen Driving Miss Daisy, the storyline policy is evident. You'd think Cage was being back into her mansion under heavy guard. ask the cameramen if they know how to use a will sound awfully familiar. Shirley MacLaine fined a dollar for every grin. With this sort of writing, it's surprising that close-up shot. plays Mrs. Tess Carlisle, a former First Lady While Cage's character seems one-dimen- the movie commands much attention at all. In the final analysis, then, the movie is not l who is strong willed, bilious, and quite eccen- sional, however, it isn't half the disaster that That brings us to yet another shortcoming much of a comedy, not really a mystery, and tric. She goes golfing in 38 degree weather Tess Carlisle is. Shirley MacLaine is woefully in the movie. A comedy is supposed to be not much of a film, period. Guarding Tess is and wears hair pieces dyed grey. Her longtime inadequate as the crusty leading lady. She funny - this film isn't. Oh yes, there is a not as much of an outright disaster as it is a bodyguard is Douglas Chesnic (Nicholas tries to portray a character that is much older series of amusing dialogues between Doug disappointment. It simply tries too hP>ard to Cage), the best Secret Service agent in the than she is, and it shows. She seems just a bit and the President (he acts like Bush, only be too many things. It tries to be a social com- business, who is itching for a more active too active, a bit too quick-witted, even a bit even more dogmatic and woolly), but the joke mentary, a la Driving Miss Daisy. It tries to be post: anywhere far, far away from Mrs. too swift to recover from her binges of starts to grate when it is repeated too many a comic film. It tries to include suspense. It Carlisle. Most of the movie concentrates on whiskey drinking (her character is given to times. Beyond that, the pickings are slim to tries to be everything. And what does it end the tension between them, and it is obvious liquor). MacLaine fits badly into Mrs. none, and ihe situation gets worse during the tp with? Precisely nothing. . Davis' acting realistic, but cannot overcome bad script After Angie discovers she is pregnant, Vinnie fronts him and he admits his lack of commit- so manipulative and sappy that it fails to do ANGIE is ecstatic and begins making wedding plans. ment to her. This comes across as something more than produce a knee-jerk reaction. On Directed by Martha Coolidge. Angie goes along with them but her discom- neither surprising nor important and again top of this, the script forces Angie to deliver a Written by Todd Graff.: fort is plain. In a marvelous scene at Angle's makes me wonder what Noel was doing in the corny moral message that sounds pasted on. Starring Geena Davis, James Gandolfini, baby shower, some of the other women movie. If this movie had been simply bad, it Aida Turturro, Phiip Bosco, recourt the wonders of child bearing includ- After the birth, the loose ends in this would have been less of a disappointment. and Stephen Rea. ing water retention and breast milk-stained movie really start to show. Some of Angie's There was celainlly enough raw material for a blouses. It's funny, and yet when the camera actions are puzzling and seem to exist only to great movie. The character of Angie felt real, By Gretchen Koot captures Angie's eyes as she escapes the move the plot along. Jerry Goldsmith's other- and the events of her life were realistic and STAFF REPORTER party, we see her doubt and fear. wise good score becomes intrusive, demand- interesting. Unfortunately they were never T FlE his was almost a good movie. Unfortu- Eventually Angle owns up to her feelings, ing us to feel what we don't. The final scene is made into a cohesive whole. nately, even an admirable performance and after beginning an affair with i% % by Geena Davis couldn't overcome Noel (Stephen Rea), a Manhattan Todd Graff's awkward script. The lawyer, she ends her relationship I movie couldn't decide what to be about. In the with Vinnie. trailers, it's being made to look as though it's Here the tension slackens, and I a female bonding movie about best friends although there are some funny i sharing the joys and sorrows of life. In the scenes, they seem to be strung H i actual film, however, the friendship of Angie together. Noel is the professional i and her best friend, Tina (Aida Turturro), is man that Angie has always wanted, Amp barely explored. Although the focus of this but it is hard to see what Angie movie wavers, it is primarily about a woman really feels for Noel. His intentions Ni named Angie and the effects of unplanned although unstated are obvious. He a motherhood on her life. is just out to have a good time, and 1 Geena Davis plays Angie, a young work- it seems that Angie realizes this. ing woman from Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Their relationship does not help -us Davis brings a feeling of restlessness and understand Angie or the difficulties uncertainty to Angie that immediately drew she is facing any better. Thus their | me into her character. It is seen early on in her scenes together, while often relationship with her long time plumber humorous, seem out of place. They W boyfriend, Vinnie (James Gandolfini). They take the focus away from Angie's are comfortable with each other as only long inner struggles and diffuse the time lovers can be, but although the rough power of the film. After the birth of m R u edged Vinnie adores Angie's child, Noel simply disap- Angie Sc :acciapensieri (Geena Davis) is attended to by her best friend, Tina (Aida Turturro), and a Angie, it is clear that Angie wants more. pears. 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Plifed the %tio&dcttcr, i ard ded.- Fame. just barely eclipses the SEC. ments, and Final Four predictions "Who really cares about Nancy cation necessary in a gold medal "Amos Otis, and Willie Wilson (must be received by Wednesday at anyway? According to the Gover- winner and in a role model. Nancy retired I think. You Heard it Here First noon) to [email protected]. nor, 'we love all the Olympians.' is nothing but a mediocre Bart- "Dan Quisenberry went down Facing mounting criticism and Answer to last week's question: Yah, but you still didn't answer the Simpson-Nosed-Big-Toothed- the tubes when the novelty of his pressure from an ongoing NCAA Pistol Pete Maravich, who averaged question, Why does Nancy get a ungrateful-low-class-towny who side-under-arm style of pitching investigation, Ohio State basketball 44.2 ppg in three seasons with the parade when there are two other scates like a duck. wore off. Fortunately KC had the coach Randy Ayers will resign at Bayou Bengals. Kudos to Tim gold medalists arriving nearly the "I'm continually insulted by the guts to boot him even though he the end of the season, the Buckeye's Hazen, Daniel Stine, Timothy Daw- same day? And they didn't sell out media. was still well liked, before he got a first losing season since 1976-77. son, Jim Kluka, Jim Clemons, and the very same day they received "P.S. Scates is spelled Skates. chance to do some real damage. A. Martignetti in the Property their medals. I agree with you, Dan Sorry. "Darrell Porter went to St. Louis Where Are They Now? Office who all got it right. They Jansen would have been much more "P.P.S. From where are they and has not been heard from since." Former NCAA Giant Killers: each win a free "toy" featured in the appropriate for Disney. I followed now: Frank White, the greatest sec- "John Wathan, last I heard, was lona, Gonzaga, Middle Tennessee inside back page of this week's the whole saga and if there is any- ond baseman to walk the face of the managing the Royals." State, St. Mary's (CA), Illinois Thistle. Please call Contact Line for State, Loyola (Chicago), Dayton, explicit instructions on proper use. i and Arkansas-Little Rock. Rumblings From Around the 'Tute Simnson's Final Top 4 This just in from Tim Hazen: I 1. Arkansas "If I remember correctly, 'Pistol' I 2. Missouri Pete Maravich from LSU has the 3. North Carolina highest career scoring average for 4. Plr(due NCAA competition. Scoring over I; 40 points per game during his Let's Argue Fan Final Top 5 career, LSU fans should remember This week's list comes from him as the greatest basketball player i Daniel Stine: in LSU history and not that other 1. Temple guy ... what's his name? 2. Villanova "I might also argue with your 3. Pennsylvania answer to last week's question. 4. St. Joseph's Calling Bob McAdoo a center is I I 5. Drexel equivalent to calling Chris Webber a center. While they may be forced I Daniel notes: "Watch for Temple 'nters on i to make a good run i the NCA-As. t, 1X'tI h 't r aair.nt nr-lp As always, they have played a tough any given night, it is only because there is/was no other true center on |I schedule, a requisite for tournament success. Chaney's team has one of the team to fill that role. Thus, I *1 the toughest defenses in the country. would say Bob McAdoo was really Two of the last three years, Temple a power forward and Kareem was I has reached the final 8 in the tour- the last 'true' center to win the scor- ney, losing to Michigan last year in ing title. I a thriller, and to North Carolina "P.S. I love your column." three years ago. This year's team is Is Tim talking about Stanley better than either." Roberts or Jamie Gladden? From Jim Clemons '95: "I Race For Futility noticed in last Friday's column Oregon State: 10 points scored Willie Wilson was listed under the in the first half versus UCLA Where are They Now? section of George Washington: 10 points 1980 Royals. I am proud to say the scored in the second half versus Willie is now living in Warren, NJ I: Temple and is the proud new owner of the i1 Donnie Boyce of Colorado King George Inn in the same town. scored as many points in a row for Just thought you would like to 1 the Buffs against Oklahoma State know." I last Saturday (20) as those two This gem from Dan Moriarty G: s teams combined. For the game, "Dear humble sports scribes, I'm Boyce had 46. OSU and GWU each writing to you because you are % Santander Investment '! barely scored more points than the probable the only people I can say 1 number of people who have left the this to - of the media at least - Clinton cabinet ... Nancy Kerrigan sucks! Somebody Cordially invites all interested students to attend in the Kerrigan family is obviously Mondongo's Hueso de la Semana paying off those in charge of the a presentation j Mondongo presents his coveted media. She gave a mediocre show- award to the Atlanta Hawks. In their ing in the '92 Olympics yet still game Tuesday night against the receives all the attention. Bulls, the Hawks twice fouled "Whatever happened to Kristi Tuesday, March 15, 1994 Chicago players (Snottie Pipsqueak Yamaguchi? Coming into this and Pete Meyers) shooting from Olympics did anyone with any intel- 5pm beyond the three-point line. Both ligence really think she could stand times the fouls were weak enough to a chance against the obviously-life- at allow Chicago to hit both the shot time-trained-ballet-dancers-on- and the free throw for two 4-point skates that come out of Russia? Room 4-159 plays in the same game. 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RGyi nasis aloneth , at EcrdC! l.,,r,cLhtonT-FA~,,y ,,,GJ-".L- el}.gtin,. Rocchio Wins Balance Beam, Sets New MIT Record By Catherine Rocchio ing and scored an 8.7. tine with steadiness and determina- Qualfyfor/ g iy AL rr NCAAs On the uneven bars. both co-cap- tion - a routine that earned her a w By Mark Hurst Dave Lewinnek '97 competed in gymnastics team tains Stephanie DeWeese '95 and new MIT record and the first ECAC I The women's ITEA M MEMBER -- epee, Jin Choi '94 and Mark Hurst its competitive season last Beth Chen '94 had the cleanest rou- title ever for MIT on the balance Za finished Two MIT fencers have qualified '94 in sabre, and John Rodriguez weekend to the applause of the tines of their season and set the tone beam for her score of 9.3. toI compete in the National Colle- '95 and David Nauman '97 in foil. "standing room only" crowd in Du for Carmel, whose straddle back and The successes of the previous giate Athletic Association Champi- Jennifer Mosier '96, fencing in the Pont Gymnasium as MIT hosted to cut-catch were both perfect. Sollod event left MIT to compete on the II onshipsI to be held at Brandeis Uni- first-ever women's epee competition 1994 Eastern Collegiate Athletic had her best performance of the sea- floor exercise. Cornwell, with her the versityI this month. at regionals, placed tenth. Division III Gymnastics son as well, swinging an under- jazzy style and energetic tumbling, Conference Keith Lichten '95 and Rene Aside from the qualification of Championships. Teams from MIT, swing 1/2 twist and release combi- completed her final competitive rou- Despinos '94 both qualified by mak- Lichten and Despinos to nationals, SUNY Brockport, SUNY Cortland, nation to completion despite tine and gymnastics career to the ing the final round of the Northeast the most impressive performance Ithaca College, Rhode Island Col- underrotating her dismount for a supportive roar of the home crowd Regional Championships held at came from the MIT epee squad. The lege, and Ursinus College treated score of 8.05. Rocchio had prob- as Shaw and Carmel both followed Brooklyn College last weekend. squad, consisting of Lichten, Kris the enthusiastic spectators to an lems with her routine and suffered a her with beautiful performances for Despinos placed fourth in the indi- Giesing '94, Lewinnek, and Erik De afternoon of spectacular gymnastics. few falls despite landing her dis- scores of 6.4 and 7.25. DeWeese, vidual sabre competition, and Licht- Bonte '96, was seeded sixth but Engineer's fans were especially mount and scored a 7.65 while known for her exceptional grace as en placed third in individual epee. placed fourth overall. Their best delighted when MIT's own Sheila Chiarenza, returning for the first a dancer, performed powerful tum- Several other MIT fencers also fight was against Brandeis Universi- Rocchio '97 captured the ECAC meet in weeks despite a serious bling with a back layout in the first competed at Brooklyn College. ty, who fell to the MIT epees 5-1. Championship title on the balance knee injury, was queen of the MIT pass and a back tuck in her last. Sol- beam with an outstanding perfor- bars as she swung through hand- lod landed her full-twisting back mance that set a new MIT record of stands and twisting pieroettes for a layout and displayed her signature 9.3. Rocchio also earned third place score of 8.6 despite not being able flexibility and strength with her leap combinations for an'excellent score All-Conference Team on the floor exercise with her score to dismount because of her injury. WhalenI*11~~~,~,,,,p " Selected10 to of 9.225 as well as 5th place overall The balance beam once again of 8.85 while Rocchio easily landed itil.~,CP~st:P'tl~iaL ri 0a with her all-around total of 34.875. was the crowning glory for MIT. her double back somersault and fin- Tasi Chiarenza '97 captured fourth This difficult event was controlled ished a routine that left her only place on the uneven bars with her by the Engineers as Shaw led off .075 behind another ECAC title score of 8.6. with a perfect routine including a with her score of 9.225. by the New England wrestling refer- College won the meet back walkover and switch-leg leap Overall, it was the best perfor- By Roger Crosley Ithaca SPOR TS INFORAMA 7 ON DiRECTOR ,,. MlT Wresctlier Jeff Breedlove total of 172.575 combination. DeWeese and Carmel, mance at an ECAC Gymnastics overall with a team '94 has been named to the All- out SUNY Cortland who despite one fall each, again per- Championships that MIT has ever edging Men's Basketball America Scholar/Athlete Team by scored 171.70. MIT finished 6th formed outstandingly and earned had. Rocchio's ECAC title, com- Keith Whalen '96 has the Division III Wrestling Coaches place overall with the year's highest their top scores of the season of 7.25 bined with the excellent perfor- Center Constitution Association. Breedlove is a mechan- team score of 156.025. and 7.4, respectively. Chen, display- mances by all MIT team members, been named to the -' ' ~ " ~~Athletic Con- ical engineering major and was a began the Championships ing grace and strength, ended her Inade it an afternoon of MIT gym- MIT co-captain of the 1993-94 Engi- on vaulting where Kim Cornwell competitive career as a gymnast nastics to cherish and remember for SporWts ference All- Spop Conference neers. '94, Stephanie Shaw '95, and Erica with a breathtaking routine of always. Sollod, Rocchio, and i rI Second-Team.~ Carmel '96 all performed solid tremendous leaps and jumps for a Chiarenza have all qualified for the QTrz Whalen aver- Men's Volleyball handspring vaults. Rookie vaulting score of 8.55 while Sollod, missing Division III National Champi- Shorts per in men's volleyball, MIT won talent Valentina Sequi '97 stuck her only her backhandspring, was bril- onships that will be held on March aged 16 points and 7.8 rebounds the consolation final at the Eastern for a 7.1, while Janet liant as well and earned an 8.25 17-19 at Ursinus College and are game for the Engineers in 1993-94. 1/2 on 1/2 off Intercollegiate Volleyball Associa- Sollod '96 landed her full-twisting despite the break. Rocchio, upon hoping to add National and All- Wrestling tion Tournament held last weekend handspring without a faltering step landing her back handspring back- American titles as well to the list of wrestling team has at Vassar College. The Engineers for a score of 8.6. Rocchio, still hav- layout flight series, knew that she accomplishments these women have The MIT the New England won four games and lost only once ing problems with her handspring had the title in her grasp and com- earned during this banner year for been awarded III Sportsmanship Award in the tourney. double-front, underrotated the land- pleted the rest of her difficult rou- MIT women's gymnastics. Division Sports Illustrated Writers 'Bwo-Faced about Jordan Players of the Year By Mike Duffy would have been a Biff Pocoroba Jeff Hornacek from the Sixers (for In the "Only in America" cate- 1. Glenn Robinson, Purdue and Andrew Heitner or a Tom Paciorek to grace the Jeff Malone), the Jazz landed a gory, this Friday night in Denver, 2. Jason Kidd, Cal SPOR TS COL UMAISTS annals of MLB. .... player who can shoot the J and through the magic of pay-per-view will put on 3. Grant Hill, Duke hearty gracias to all our loyal If anyone should be leaving take pressure off of the Mailman. television, promoters A 4. Donyell Marshall, UConn ! followers who launched the unsuc- baseball it should be Marge Schott. With Hornacek in the 2 spot, "The Ultimate Fighting Champi- II." The event pits eight 5.Corliss Williamson, Arkansas cessful write-in campaign to ,,r to Not only did she require all defenses won't be able to double onship in a single As if there was any doubt to the get your humble scribes elected to employees with company cars to down on Kari like they did when fighters tread: morons) arts tourna- Big Dog winning this award. Spe- UAP/UAVP. This potentially drive to Plant City from Cincinnati Jeff was there, and Jerry Sloan will elimination martial the winner receives cial mention is also given to the have been a historic event, (a mere 16-hour jaunt), but she be able to run plays other than ment in which could following: Jalen Rose (Michigan), as we would have been the first also had the players present Stockton on the wing passing to $60,000. Melvin Booker (Mizzou), Khalid grad students elected to the office. Schottzie II with a cake and made Malone on the blocks. In each bout, two fighters enter Reeves (Arizona), Gary Trent Oh well, we were just in it for the them sing "Happy Birthday" to her This being the case, Karl will a pit for a no-rules, anything-goes (Ohio), Eddie Jones (Temple), 4 grand anyhow.... mutt before last Sunday's exhibi- spend even more time at the chari- (including choking) duel. There is Clifford Rozier (Louisville), and We return this week after an tion game. ... ty stripe, as the only way most no need for a double-elimination Randy "Trigger" Hyun (MIT). exhausting Sunday afternoon cov- The Buffalo Bills appear to be players will be able to stop him format because the loser is the per- to avoid will be via the hack. In the mean- is either unconscious or ering the parade in honor of the making a serious effort son who Freshman of the Year Stoneham Biscuit. Since Troy Aik- losing a fifth straight Superlative time, the Jazz have not lost since dead after the bout. 1. Joe Smith, Maryland man was unable to attend to plant Bowl - not by winning it, but by Hornacek arrived and, more II Dream bouts for UCF 2. Dontonio Wingfield, Cincin- a big congratulatory smooch on not getting there at all. Last week, importantly, Mailman has stopped Chaney- (favorites listed first): nati Nancy, your humble scribes were the Buffs allowed all-pro corner- whining and is concentrating on Calipari; Barkley-Pippen; Nolan 3. Rasheed Wallace, UNC there to fill in. The jury is in: back Nate Odomes to walk via free playing ball. ... Ryan-Robin Ventura; Bobby 4. Marcus Camby, UMass Nancy's teeth definitely are too agency and sign with the Doves. No one has talked either about Knight-any sportswriter; Kevin 5. Tunji Awojobi, Boston U. big.... On Tuesday, the Bills continued Charlotte's mugging of megastar- Gilbride-Buddy Ryan; Karl Mal- Brickowski from and Kiwane Garris, Illinois (tie) A big Let's Argue two thumbs their effort by trading their other, in-training Frank one-Bill Laimbeer; Shane Stant- James the Milwaukee Bucks. Seriously, down to Sports Illustrated. On this starting cornerback Jim Pierce; Tonya-Nancy; Coach of the Year week's cover of SI is a picture of Williams to the Cardinals for a the Brick (quite a nickname for a Gillooly-Tonya; TEP-Chops (an 1. Norm Stewart, Missouri Michael Jordan with the caption draft pick. basketball player) has played well easy W for the Tepsters); Beavis- 2. Lon Kruger,Florida "Bag it, Michael" (we presume It isn't difficult to believe that for the Hornets, despite the goatee, Jim Butthead; Carla-Dianne; 3. Jim Calhoun, UConn they are talking about baseball . .A Marv Levy doesn't fear the less exploding for 15.2 points per game Tewhey-Kathy Nolan (a toss-up); 4. Ricky Byrdsong, Northwest- mere two weeks ago the baboons than vaunted passing juggernauts since the deal. Of course, the Hor- and Frank Sinatra-Sinead O'Con- ern at the Time-Life building were of the Jets and Colts, but he should nets had not won a game since the nor .... 5. Charlie Spoonhour, St. Louis praising His Aimrness for shunning be wary of the Fish (if Marino is trade until Alonzo Mourning came Speaking of Old Blue Eyes, we Just a side thought: Do you critics and giving the game a fully recovered), the Patsies (if off the injured list, and Brick is the want to wish The Chairman a think Bobby Knight would have try. Now, in a true two-faced Har- they sign a quality receiver), and likely to need tweezers to pluck speedy recovery. Although he lost game if he was in calling on him whatever team (Denver, Raiders) the all the splinters from his rump lost a single vard manner, S! is his singing voice about 5 years he expects to face in the playoffs. once i.J. returns, ut It its nice to charge of the Carolina team? to quit. Why should he quit now? ago, Sinatra is still The Man. ... With cuts a couple of weeks away, Levy claims the Bills couldn't see the journeyman get his 10 min- end of the NCAA sea- Best Conferences why not play it out and see what keep Williams because his salary utes of fame in this space. ... With the presents his 1. Big Ten happens? hurt the team's chances of coming It is sad to see a flabby, graying son upon us, Simson humble 2.ACC Jordan is doing remarkably in under the new cap, but we know Larry Holmes still lacing up the post season awards. Your are putting off our tourney 3. PAC 10 well, considering he hasn't played that Ralph Wilson actually needed gloves and getting into the ring. scribes preview/predictions for publication 4. SEC since high school. Hopefully, all the extra hundred grand or so to What is even more sad is that he is until next Friday (instead of Tues- 5. NEW-8 the cheap-shot artist scribes knock- pay for part of MIT's projected still a better boxer than all but the in day, like many of you have Although the ACC may be ing His Airness will give him a 1995-96 tuition.... top three or four heavyweights likely beat requested) because we will be in stronger at the top (with Carolina chance, and Jordan will make it to With all the focus in the NBA the world, and would Lewis) some of the same office pools, and and Duke), the Big Ten has the the majors sometime. Besides, if on the Danny Manning-Dominque anyone (including Lennox Luckily, it don't want the answer key pub- edge in overall strength. The Pac SI called for an end to the career of Wilkins trade, not many people but Bowe or Holyfield. 11 months until Iron lished until after the tourney every hitter who went 0-10 in the have paid attention to the heist the is only a short out.... begins: Let's Argue, Page 15 grapefruit leagues, there never Utah Jazz pulled off. In landing Mike gets
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