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Volume 121, umber 15 Massachusetts 02139 Tuesday, April 3, 2001 IT Admits 1,632 Applicants For Freshman Class of 2005 By Eun J. lee characteristic of MIT students." offers relative to our need-based ASSOCIATE FEATURES EDITOR An estimated 750 admitted stu- peers," Jones said. The recent admittance of the dents will attend Campus Preview Outreach programs for incoming incoming class of 2005 is a harbin- Weekend, which begins Thursday freshmen include overnight trips with ger of a new generation of nerds and is open to all admitted students. student hosts for anyone who wants who will make MIT proud. "CPW is a key enrollment to visit the campus. Also, applicants Only 16 percent of the 10,511 event," said Jones. "MIT students are contacted throughout the year by students who applied to be part of always make the best recruiters." students and alumni in their region the fall 2001 freshman class, or At 1,000 students, the target size who can answer questions for them. 1,632 students, were admitted. for the class of 2005 is the same as Underrepresented minority stu- The newest MIT students-to-be the target for last year. This year, dents (including American Indians, come f om a wide range of geo- fewer applicants were admitted in Black, Mexican, and Puerto Rican graphic and ethnic backgrounds. hopes that new improvements in Americans) are invited to visit MIT "We look for the best students of financial aid packages will increase in the fall. our kind in the world. Some are intel- the yield of matriculants. "We have tried to be conserva- lectuals, some are doers, but all have . "This year's changes in financial tive in the number of admitted stu- expressed self-initiative in their own aid should help us a lot because dents. We don't want too many so ways," said Marilee Jones, Dean of over the years we had gotten less that we can prevent overcrowding," Admissions. "Self-initiative is a key competitive in our financial aid said Bette Johnson, Associate Director of Admissions. "The wait 15% list will be an instrument to fine B Top Home States tune this process." ~ .gE 12% Of Admitted Students Early action numbers stay steady en Five hundred eighty-eight stu- en ca C3 9% s ~ E 6% SEPHIR HAMILTON-THE TECH ~ fo Studen s cross Massachusetts Avenue at the newly re- ca opened crosswalk in front of Building 7 yesterday afternoon. 3% -cP= This weekend, Massachusetts Avenue will be closed to e vehicular traffic between Albany and Vassar Streets as t. crews remove the railroad tracks to install a water main. 0% Wolpert Discusses Iihrary System Clifford G. Shull
With Undergraduate Association Professor Emeritus Clifford G. Shull, a obel By Shankar Mukherji ty of MIT's tight space situation. comfortable and varied study space, Prize winner in physics in ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR "We must work within pro- more online full-text resources, and 1994, passed away Satur- Ann J. Wolpert, MIT's Director foundly constrained facilities and ... more books," among other things. day after a short illness. He of Libraries, gave a comprehensive with projects such as the Stata Cen- "The survey showed that MIT was 85 years old report regarding the status of the ter, the construction pipeline is students are fairly sophisticated con- ....hull wa the kind of Institute's library system at the full," said Wolpert. sumers of library services," Wolpert person that made you Undergraduate Association Council Still, according to Wolpert, said. think, 'if everybody in the meeting last night. efforts are underway to respond to As a short-term response to the world were like this, it Wolpert is currently serving her students' needs. student body's expressed needs, would be a much easier fifth year as the head administrator Wolpert highlighted the results Wolpert said that the library system place to get along in, a of the university's libraries. of a survey distributed to the student plans "to install a 24-hour study much nicer place," said In her presentation, Wolpert out- body. space in Building 14 by the 2002 Shull's former advisee, lined the need to balance the desires Wolpert said that "students asked Anthony C. Nunes '64. of the student body against the reali- for longer [library operating] hours, UA, Page 13 Shull "was a wonderful colleague with a wry sense of humor," said Dean for Research 1. David Litster. Bands Selected for Spring Weekend hun is perhaps be t known as the co-recipient MIT NEffS OFFICE The Roots, Blues Traveller Chosen for Show Based on Results of Online Survey of the 1994 obel Prize in Professor Emeritus Clifford G. Shull, physi s, along with Pro- co-reeiplent of the :1994 Nobel Prize By A.S. Wang Graduate Student Council. music preferences of over 800 MIT fessor Bertram S. Brock- in physics, died Saturday, March In addition to the star-studded students, the Spring Weekend house of McMaster Uni- 3:1. He was 85. The Johnson Athletic Center will concert line-up, Spring Weekend Committee has put together a show versity in Canada, for his play host to the famous pop band will include new activities such as that is consistent with what MIT pioneering re earch into thermal neutron scattering. Blues Traveller and the hip-hop the "Odyssey Ball" and the revival students requested: hip-hop and hull went to Oak Ridge ational Laboratory in 1946, where he band The Roots on Friday, April 27. of some old traditions, such as the rock music. and the late Ernest Wollan developed ways to use neutrons produced The concert is the main event of "Mr. MIT" pageant. "We have been able to put by nuclear reactors to gain information about the position of hydro- MIT's Spring Weekend. Spring Weekend is bound to together a truly diverse show that gen in organic molecules. "He went to Oak Ridge immediately after "It is essentially a double bill," attract "a much larger audience and best fits MIT students' preferences," the war and literally tarted the field of neutron diffraction," or send- aid Sonia Garg '02, Spring Concert hopes to bring together the entire said Spring Weekend Concert Co- ing neutrons into matter, unes aid. co-chair. MIT campus," said Satwiksai chair CliffH. Hodges '02. tudying neutron scattering shows a pects of molecular tmcture, This year's Spring Weekend Seshasai '01, chair of the 2001 The concert is going to open such as hydrogen bonding in a protein, that X-ray cannot show, activities are made possible by a Spring Weekend Committee. with Pru, a female hip-hop vocalist unes aid. "It was very fundamental work that paved the way for a dramatic increase in funding com- who travels with The Roots. After- number of other obel Prize winners in which the data was based on pared to previous years. Most of this Bands reflect student preferences wards, both Blues Traveller and the funding has been provided by the Using an on-line poll released Obituary, Page 15 Undergraduate Association and in December that surveyed the Spring Weekend, Page 16
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B dget u Reflect of .C...... inuon Vi ·0 Bus Asks China for Access THE WA3HINGTON POST s President Bush prepares to reveal the fine print of hi vision of government in his fir t budget, his administration ha decided to cur- tail - or redefine - policies that were hallmarks of the Clinton To Crew embers of Plane years. They include efforts to low nuclear proliferation, coordinate health care for the uninsured and put more police on the treets. By Henry Chu president issued firm but nonthreat- Seeming to make the same point, The $1.9 trillion spending plan the president is to i sue in a week and James Gerstenzang ening statements. His senior aide Tang said that "the merican side also will pare recent government initiative to con erve energy, spur LOS ANGELES nMES remained in the hadow, offering has explained time and again to our economic development in poor communities and train doctors at BEIJING no sugge tion that the admini tra- ambas ador that this incident will children's hospitals. Tho e and other budgetary details have been Two dozen crew members of a tion ha moved to cri is footing. not influence the general interest gleaned in recent days by congre sional taff member, advocacy downed merican py plane were "Our prioritie are the prompt between China and the United groups and other budget-watchers and were confirmed by admini - held incommunicado in China Tues- and safe return of the crew, and the tate ." tration sources. day morning a Pre ident Bu h return of the aircraft without further The row represents the gravest While Bush's aides have been reticent to discus the budget pub- demanded that U. S. official be damaging or tampering," the pre i- te t to U.S.-Chinese relations in two licly, they have concluded that they can trim a variety of programs given prompt access to them and dent said. 'The fir t step hould be year since A TO's mistaken that they consider ineffective or duplicative - or that have received that their airplane be returned "with- immediate access by our embas y bombing of the Chinese Embassy in generous increases in the recent past. The shifts are necessary to meet out any further tampering. ' personnel to our crew members. I Belgrade, Yugoslavia. That event the president's goal of limiting the growth of domestic spending to 4 A dawn broke over Hainan am troubled by the lack of a timely parked a wave of violent anti- percent next year to make room for his main domestic objective: $1.6 Island, where the plane limped to a Chinese re ponse to our request for American prote ts across China. trillion in tax cuts over the next decade. afe landing after a midair collision thi access.' Despite Chinese anger over the unday morning with a Chinese Holding out the po sibility that collision however, reaction on the • fighter jet, three U.S. official were the future of the U.S.-Chine e rela- street remained muted, with no Plans e ars s waiting to visit the crew. Officials in tion hip under his administration repeat of the rock-throwing and Washington said they had been wa at take, however, Bush added: demonstrating seen two years ago. Anxie and Hope promised that the meeting would "Failure of the Chinese govern- U. . officials were concerned THE WASHINGTON POST take place by the end ofthe day. ment to react promptly to our that the Chinese would start exam- Humbled by Mars, A A is about to send another spacecraft to The encounter between the two request i inconsi tent with standard ining the hobbled EP-3 reconnais- study it. airplanes over the outh China Sea diplomatic practice, and with the sance plane, which is laden with The launch of the 2001 Mars Ody sey orbiter, set for Saturday, is brought the Bush administration to expres ed de ire of both our coun- some of the U.S. avy's most the first since the agency was staggered by 1999's back-to-back fail- the cusp of its first foreign policy tries for better relations." advanced electronic eavesdropping ures of missions to the planet. And it is the first ars craft to be dis- crisis. Tensions grew as the hours One White House official said equipment. patched since the ational Aeronautics and Space Administration ticked by and Chinese officials pro- Bush was trying to make clear what Beijing insisted that the United dra tically revamped the program based on multiple investigations of hibited the diplomats from visiting he expected of China, "but also give States was at fault for the collision what went wrong. the crew. the Chinese time to get to the right and that the "proper arrangements" "The que tion on everyone's mind now is: 'I it going to work?' " But China's foreign minister, decision." had been made to take care of the 24 said George Pace, Odyssey project manager at the Jet Propulsion Tang Jiaxuan, said he hoped an "The Chine e political leader- American crew members. The pilot Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., which manages the Mars program for "adequate solution" could be found ship knows we have a lot of impor- of the Chinese jet involved in the ASA. "It's got to work." to the dispute. tant work to do together, without collision remained missing after his Rather than merely fixing the problems that killed previous mis- The Bush administration took a this burdening the relationship," the F-8 crashed as a result of the inci- sions, he said, 'We've been trying to anticipate and prevent" a long deliberately low-key approach. The official added. dent, the government said. list of other risks. Although the Odyssey - designed to map the chemical and min- eral makeup of the Martian surface - was too far along in develop- Senate OKs Campaign Overhaul ment for radical redesign, an outside "red team" reviewed it and rec- ommended 144 changes in hardware, software and testing tions to candidates and partie . desk. "He looks forward to signing procedures, said Scott Hubbard, ASA's Mars program director. All cCain-Feingold Twelve Republicans joined all a campaign finance bill that of them have been addressed in some fashion, managers said. but three Democrats in support of improves the current system," ow Heads to House; the legislation, a high water mark McClellan said. in years of efforts by the bill's But Sen. Mitch McConnell (R- Fox Seeks Tax Sys em Overhaul Bush May Sign Bill backers to build a bipartisan coali- Ky.) and groups that oppose the leg- THE WASHINGTO r POST By Helen Dewar tion in the face of adamant opposi- islation are already planning a law- President Vicente Fox is proposing a broad overhaul of Mexico's THE WASHINGTON POST tion from the Senate's GOP leader- suit to challenge the bill's WASmNGTO ineffective tax system to generate billions of new dollars for govern- ship. Five Republicans who had not constitutionality, principally on ment spending by cracking down on evaders and broadening the tax The Senate on Monday previously voted for the bill backed grounds that its constraints on base. approved the first major overhaul of it this time. spending for advocacy advertising Fox's tax reform proposal, which he will submit to Congress as the nation's scandal-ridden cam- The legislation now goes to the violates free-speech protections of early as Tuesday, is the most ambitious effort at tax reform here in paign finance system in a quarter House, where foes promise a tough the First Amendment. The bill, he decades and the central pillar of Fox's economic agenda. century, breaking a nearly decade- fight but predict it will pass, as it did said, is "fatally unconstitutional." "There will be no money to finance their very ambitious programs long impasse that thwarted efforts to in 1998 and 1999. Although Presi- Sponsors of the bill are pushing unless they implement a massive tax reform," said Denise Dre ser, reduce the influence of big money in dent Bush opposed key provisions to have it passed and signed into who teache political science at Mexico's Autonomous Institute of American politics. of the McCain-Feingold bill, he has law in time for the 2002 elections, Technology. She aid the economic success of Fox's six-year term Voting 59-41, the Senate passed signaled he might sign the legisla- when control of the Senate and may be determined by his ability to pas tax reform. legislation ponsored by Sens. John tion, warning Congress not to send House will be up for grabs. Fox is counting on a restructured tax system to provide revenue to McCain (R-Ariz.) and Russell D. him a bill it did not want to see "1 asked at the start of this pay for hi promi ed increases in education, health and other social Feingold (D-Wis.) to ban unrestrict- enacted. debate for my colleagues to take a programs. He hopes to raise 14 billion - the equivalent of 2.2 per- ed "soft money" contributions to White House spokesman Scott risk for America," McCain said as cent of the gross domestic product - in the next year and another 4 political parties, restrict end-of-cam- McClellan reiterated Monday night the vote approached. "I will go to percent to 5 percent of the GDP in the next five years. paign advertising by outside groups that the president intends to "look my grave deeply grateful for the and raise limits on direct contribu- at" the legislation once it reaches his honor of being part of it." 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THE WASHINGTON POST U S. Continues to Provide Aid Federal prison inmates will be limited to 300 minutes of tele- By R. Jeffrey Smith punishable by 20 years in prison. for trial on war crimes charge . phone calls per month under a new policy launched Monday by the THE WASHINGTON POST In Washington ecretary of Boucher said, ho ever, that Milose- U. . Bureau of Prisons, which is hoping to crack down on abuse of BELGRADE State olin Powell ruled that, with vic s extradition would be only one phone privileges by some pri oners. Yugoslav pro ecutors aid Mon- ilo evics arrest, the Belgrade factor the administration considers But critics say the new policy, which applies to more than day that charges against former government had shown enough when deciding whether to support an 140,000 inmates in the federal prison system, will only further isolate president lobodan Milosevic, who cooperation with International upcoming conference of major criminals from family and friends, contributing to recidivism. was arrested unday for alleged Criminal Tribunal for the Fonner donor called to help rebuild the Previously, federal inmates could make unlimited telephone calls abuse of power, could be expanded Yugoslavia in The Hague for U.S. country's war-devasted economy, at and pay for them from per onal debit accounts, which include money to include more serious crimes, pos- economic support to continue. which Yugoslavia is hoping to raise earned in prison or sent by relatives. Each prisoner also was permit- sibly including treason, suggesting Efforts to arrest Milosevic, who has 1 billion. ted 120 minutes per month in collect caJls. that ilosevic could face a long been indicted by the tribunal on "It remains our goal to see him The new rules limit all telephone calls to 300 minutes per month, prison term. charges stemming from the 1999 face justice in The Hague," Boucher regardless of who pays the bill. The limit does not include calls made Police investigators leveled a war in Kosovo, began only hours said. "We should be ab olutely clear to defense attorneys or other legal advisers. new charge against Milosevic - before a March 31 deadline set by that we want that to take place soon- Traci Billingsley, a Bureau of Prisons spokeswoman, said that 75 inciting an armed rebellion by secu- Congress for Yugoslavia to demon- er rather than later. But the overall percent of federal prisoners already use phones less than 300 minutes rity guards at his residence over the strate cooperation or face the loss of standard we will use in looking at per month. Placing limits on the rest will help control attempts by weekend. Officials also said they U.S. aid. the donors' conference is whether some inmates to run drug rings or other criminal operations from anticipate other indictments in com- State Department spokesman they continue to make progress on prison, she said. ing weeks and months, possibly Richard Boucher called on Belgrade their commitments toward full "There have been some instances in the past of inmates abusing including an allegation of treason to tum Milosevic over to the tribunal cooperation with the tribunal." the phones, using them for illegal or disruptive purposes," Billingsley said. Violence Escalates in Gaza Strip Air Force General Could Get
By Lee Hockstader as many days. A sniper killed an said gave Israel a green light to Joint Chief Chairman's Job THE WASHINGTON POST Israeli soldier late Sunday in an spurn negotiations "and to pursue a NEWSDAY JERUSALEM exchange of fire near the Palestinian policy of escalation." Air Force Gen. Ralph "Ed" Eberhart, a Vietnam combat pilot who Around the biblical town of city of ablus in the central West Since the Palestinian uprising rose to be the nation's top space warrior, has emerged as the leading Bethlehem, Israeli troops and Pales- Bank. began last fall, 457 people have candidate to be President Bush's next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of tinian gunmen battled with tanks, Even after six months of contin- been killed - 375 Palestinians, 63 Staff, according to senior military officials. machine guns, missiles and uous bloodshed, the crescendo of Israeli Jews and 19 others. Eberhart, chief of both the U.S. Space Command and North grenades Monday, rattling windows violence and revenge in Gaza and More than 2,000 Palestinian American Aerospace Defense Command (Norad), has become the in nearby Jerusalem and stopping the West Bank seemed to be build- mourners chanted "revenge, betting favorite among senior military commanders as the replace- pedestrians in their tracks. ing Monday; Palestinians and revenge" Monday as they marched ment for Army Gen. Hugh Shelton, who is expected to retire as the In the Gaza Strip near the Egypt- Israelis alike braced for more. behind the body of 28-year-old president's top military adviser after his second term ends this sum- ian border, Israeli helicopter gun- Israel Prime Minister Ariel Mohammed Abdelal, who was mer. ships fired three wire-guided mis- Sharon's hard-line government said killed by the Israeli attack in Gaza Bush's plan for a missile defense system for the United States, siles at a Palestinian Islamic it has abandoned a policy of with missiles guided by wires con- Canada and European allies needs an aggressive supporter in uni- militant, obliterating the pickup restraint that it said had been in necting them to the helicopters from form, and Eberhart has emerged as an ardent supporter. While Shel- truck he was driving and killing him force until now and henceforth will which they are fired. A member of ton and chiefs of the Army, avy and Air Force have backed the in the latest in a string of assassina- show no mercy in striking Palestin- the fighting force of Islamic Jihad a Bush program, they are against any deployment until a proven system tions by Israeli forces. ian sources of terrorism and vio- militant group that has carried out is developed. A series of failures has undercut missile defense ambi- The fatal shooting of an Israeli lence. bombings and other attacks against tions, as tracking, intercepting and destroying a single warhead has soldier by a Palestinian sniper The Palestinians issued a bitter Israeli targets for years, Abdelal had proved too difficult after more than a decade of testing. touched off the Bethlehem fighting, attack on the Bush administration been a prisoner in Israeli and Pales- As a result, missile defense has been on the back burner for the the Israeli army announced. It was for having "disengaged" from the tinian jails. His corpse was draped military chiefs, who view acquisitions of new jet fighters, bombers, the second such Israeli casualty in Middle East conflict, which they in a red blanket. warships and other weapons as more important to national security.
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"Ail gradua e students are welcome. Food is provided. Page pril32001 OPIIO P e erve Walker, East Campus t a recent open di cus ion in the tudent enter, much recei e orne guideline about what role it ill play in the hairman attention wa focu ed on propo ed change to tudent pace on future. The Campu ctivitie Complex and i director, Phillip campus. The future of alker emorial wa 10 tin thi di cus- 1. al h could be ell uited to manage Walker's future devel- Jordan Rubin '02 ion becau e of the familiar refrain opment, but only if gi en full upport from the Institute. ditor in hief that renovation would be too large While Walker i no longer the center of campus life, it still ichael1. Ring '01 Editorial an undertaking for the Institute. erve a ignificant portion of the student body. The activities Bu ine anager The venerable building ha erved T wen as the home of and patron erved by Walker de erve the arne consideration Huanne T. Thoma '02 campu activities for generation of tudent . It is a building gi en tho e erved by the tudent Center. an aging ditor that T hould re pect and maintain. ince the con tru tion of Another facilitie trouble spot on east campus i East Eric 1. Cholankeril '02 the tudent Center however the administration has focu ed on Campus itself. EC residents de erve to live in reasonable condi- ecuti ditor developing tudent life on we t campus, which ha allow d tions yet have not been given that opportunity in recent weeks. A Dana Levine '02 Walker to fall into a tate of disrepair. The building' ervices rash offal e fire alarm - up to six in one day alone - have
NEWS STAFF are chronically under taffed, which leads to lengthy line during interrupted tudents live at all hour of the day. Students now Editor: aveen unkavally'O I, Rima lunchtime and garbage bins that overflow, adding to the rodent a ume that all alarms are mi take , creating a potentially danger- Arnaout '02, Matthew Palmer '03; problem in that area of campu . The balconie 0 erlooking ou ituation if one alarm out of the crowd turns out to be real. ociate Editor: ancy L. euss '04, or Hall are closed off to the public indefinitely whil await- Of course, false fire alarm are the tip of the iceberg with Jennifer Kri hnan '04, Brian Loux '04, ing much-needed repair. tudent group re iding in Walker regard to EC living condition. The tap water in the bathrooms Shankar Mukherji '04; taff: Daniel C. mu t cope with the lack of air conditioning and proper entila- runs brown, the trash chutes are consistently backed up and a Stevenson G, Frank Dabek '00, anjay Ba u '02, Kevin R. Lang '02, Efren Gutierrez '03, Vicky tion. Worker in Pritchett, the only late-night dining option on rat infe tation continues unchecked. Hsu '04, Pey-Hua Hwang '04, Pallavi are h the east ide of campu ,must deal with unde irable working Tolerable living conditions for students on the east side of '04, W.. Wang '04; eteorologi t : conditions and a shortage of keys for the diner' facilitie . campus hould not be sacrificed. Repairs of facilities on the east Veronique Bugnion G, Rob Korty G, Peter The greate t problem Walker face is its lack of a master side of campus are long overdue. The In titute should take Huybers G, Greg Lawson G, Bill Ramstrom G. plan. If Walker is to remain a part of this campus, it mu t immediate steps to improve these and other quality-of-life issues. PRODUCTIO STAFF Editor: atwiksai Se hasai '0 I; ociate Editor: tacia wanson '03, Gayani Tillekeratne '03, Joel Corbo '04, Joy Letters To The Editor For ythe '04, Tao Yue '04; taff: Mary Obelnicki '98, Ryan Ochylski '01, Ian Lai '02, Crew Cuts Here in Washington State, the University ics in a very positive light by comparison. Anju Kanumalla '03, Vimal Bhalodia '04, of Washington, an NCAA Division I athletic It's a shame to see that we appear to have Kartik Lamba '04, Andy Leiserson '04, Andrew I read with interest the article on women's powerhouse which generates enormous rev- been right, based on the Division m practice Mamo '04, hefali Oza '04, Eric Tung '04. crew and the CAA ["Women' Crew Protests enues from football and basketball, some- limits. A 2l-week season is not long enough CAA Crew Changes," March 23]. When I how could not afford to keep lightweight to teach novices to row effectively or to train a OPINION STAFF Editor: Kris chnee '02, Mike Hall '03; was at IT as a rower in the heavyweight men's rowing (despite the dominance of the varsity crew. s ociate Editor: Veena Thomas '02; men's crew, we always hoped that rowing UW heavyweight crew on the national level Rowing was one of the best parts of my Columnist: Philip Burrowe '04, Roy E aki (which is far older as an intercollegiate sport over many decades, and the very substantial time at MIT, and I hope the women succeed in '04, Ken esmith '04, Jyoti Tibrewala '04; than most, and does not fit the model of the donations of money from rowing alumni). their petition to Division I status so they can taff: Matthew L. McGann '00, Michael Bo- big-money sports) would never be in the They have also cancelled wrestling, and keep up the terrific program they have built rucke ' 0 I, Kevin Choi ' 01, Christopher D. CAA, because their one-size-fits-all system almost cancelled swimming, which casts over the last twenty years. Smith '0 I, Ja on H. Wasfy '0 I, Matt Craighead would hurt rowing at maIler schools. MIT's commitment to intercollegiate athlet- Dave Trop '83 '02, Philippe C. Larochelle '03.
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On Thursday, March 22, the MIT Symphony Orchestra performed pieces by Bartok, Hindemith, Copland, and Ravel.
By Bogdan Fedeles carry on the sonorous tapestry most of the time spring. Written as a ballet that underlies a very ration, building up an enormous tension. Appar- STAFF WRITER reminds of Bartok's earlier work, Divertimento simple story of marriage and revival - sym- ently, we are listening to a slightly unconven- ursdaybefore spring break, the MIT for Strings, particularly in the last movement, bols of the spring - the piece unfolds as a dia- tional waltz, but eventually, the gloomy details Symphony Orchestra, directed by where some diatonic elements break through tonic, marvelous musical painting with strong murmured by the basses grow stronger and Dante AnzoIini, presented a marvelous the opaque, chromatic material presented so and characteristic American accents that Cop- stronger, prevailing as the piece reaches a cli- l1program of classical music, comprised far. Percussion helps, building a rhythmic land has always strived for. The basic triad is max. The percussion plays an important role, of Bartok's Music for Strings, Percussion and drive, and the piece concludes in a lighter, joy- arpeggiated in the beginning, then over and punctuating the phrases where the whole Celesta, Hindemith's Grablegung from the ful atmosphere. MITSO gave a convincing per- over in different keys becoming a leit-motif of orchestra plays fortissimo. Ravel uses a wide Symphony, Mathis der Maller, Copland's formance of this piece, highlighting particular- the piece. As major chords are predominant, range of percussion instruments, which helps Appalachian Spring, and Ravel's La Valse. ly Bartok's innovative ideas. and dissonances are sparingly used, the whole the sonority of each passage to be fresh and Given the postponement of about two Hindemith's Grablegung (Entombment) is atmosphere breathes a light, joyful spring air. slightly different. In the end, the whole orches- weeks, the concert was under-attended, the the second movement of the Symphony, Time coordinates are suppressed as the music tral tumult hints toward a hidden violence that audience barely filling about a quarter of Mathis der Maler, a symphonic excerpt from moves freely, with almost no rhythm; the meter may exist in Vienna, a society known for its Kresge Auditorium. Nevertheless, the small Hindemith's opera of the same name. This changes often and erratically, contributing to apparent innocence and interest in arts and audience applauded enthusiastically the out- piece was included in the program as homage this atemporal feeling of vitality and joy. beauty. The ending suggests a deception, a standing performance of each piece. to the memory of John D. Corley, a beloved MITSO enchanted the audience by performing defeat, but nevertheless, the piece remains a The concert began with Bartok's Music for conductor of MIT SO between 1956-1966. The admirably this remarkable seasonal piece. wonderful orchestral score, full of original Strings, Percussion and Celesta, a mature work piece is succinct, yet it features the whole Finally, the concert came to its main attrac- musical attitudes and details. Under Dante considered to be one of Bartok's greatest orchestra in very expressive ways. The solos tion point - Ravel's La Valse, a piece famous Anzolini's baton, MITSO gave an outstanding orchestral score. Bartok's approach is com- of woodwinds sound like sorrowful laments, for its complex orchestral features and for its performance of this piece, full of statement and pletely original, not only through his music but while the brass sustains the sad atmosphere intense pictorial sonorities. Ravel wrote La nuance. The clarity of articulation and the also through the way he directs the display of with heavy chords. The trumpet and even the Valse as a musical depiction of Vienna in its refinement of details came forth in the the instruments in the orchestra. The strings are tuba have noticeable interventions, contribut- glorious years. The waltz was the emblematic admirable recreation of Ravel's music, display- divided into two symmetric groups that flank ing to the overall feeling of restlessness and element of Viennese music, 0 Ravel envi- ing La Valse as an unsettling, powerful piece. the celesta, the harp, and the percussion instru- distrust. The sadness is eventually attenuated sioned his piece as a grand waltz that borrows at The whole concert was a wonderful expe- ments. Given this ensemble, the sonorities right before the ending, when major chords least the rhythmic balance and the vibrant brass rience illustrating how music can accurately evolve in a circular fashion, alternating from whispered in the strings are intonated by the chords of the well-known waltzes written by depict natural beauty and deep human feelings side to side until the percussion accentuates the horns. The performance of this piece was very Viennese composers of the late 19th century. with a directness that sometimes transcends tutti's cuImination. This is how the first move- good, showing individual solos admirably However, the piece is very different from a our understanding. MITSO and its director ment, a slow, intense fugue, develops. Percus- intermeshed in a homogenous orchestra. Strauss waltz. Ravel mixes the characteristic Dante Anzolini deserve congratulations for sion is used sparingly throughout the first two Copland's Appalachian Spring is a wonder- meter with 4/4 bars, creating the impression of their dedication in making possible these spe- movements, and celesta has its solo part no ful inspirational piece, which invokes the long- imperfection, of stumbling. The brilliance of cial musical events that help us perceive sub- later than the third movement. That the strings awaited season of this time of the year: the some chords is opposed with low register figu- tler aspects of our existence.
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MUSIC REVIEW State of the Airwaves CUlture, Crowns and Christopher
By Dan Katz TAFFWRlTER
urph 's enth La of Music Journali m tate that if you don't write a column for three wee (that' one week I went . on hiatu and one week of spring break. and you have to M.. . 0 r all of the albums that ha e come out while you've been gone, then LOT of albums ill have come out whil you were gone. In fact, th re 's nough of them that they'll pro ably uck up the lion hare of thi week's c lumn. Of course, I'Il hit the upcoming concert beforehand and if there' pace left at the nd 1'11gush about the late t offerings in the music realm. If you feel a void in the li e-mu ic land cape, it may be that Mo y Fruvou isn't touring, 'Ii hich is extremely unusual for the concert-heavy band. ou can fill the void at TT The Bear's tomorrow night - the closest thing the band has to a front man, Jian Ghome hi, i appearing with two other inger- onzwriter on a bill called' 3 ong Circu ." Thor da night, Cowboy outh ("Jenny a") and Southern Cul- ture On The kid ("Camel Walk') mosey on down to the Avalon to GARY FRJEDMA blur th line between a hoedown and rock show. Friday, the Amazing The Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company reach too far in You Walk?, a production that aims to ro . us appear at Lilli hile the O. . upertones spread the word of reflect Latin- editerranean culture. the lord at the Palladium in Worcester. On Monday, Frank Black and CE lEW the Cath lie roll into the Paradi e Rock lub on Commonwealth o Avenue. While I wa in Connecticut two week ago the music industry was not on vacation. Rock favorite Toadie, who crafted the wonderful "1 Bill T.Jones! Arnie Zane Come From The Water,' but poisoned alternative airwaves with the o erplayed "Possum Kingdom" returned to the public eye with an album caned Hell Below, Stars Above. Powderfinger who are enjoying radio uccess with 'My Happine s," ga e their fans a chance to buy the Dance Company: Thu Walk? song on Odys. ey #5. Sepultura' new disc i entitled 'ation, while the Old 97 appeal to a less hardcore audience with Satellite Rides. Round- Tries to Run but tumbles ing out the lineup are punk-pop stars U.S. Bombs and their latest, Back A t the Laundromat. By Bence Olveczky not provide a focus either. Then, over spring break, the heavy-hitters came out. Buckeherry, STAFF WRITER Despite his shortcomings as a poet or a philoso- whose major hit is a tribute to cocaine, actually claim that they held Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company pher, Bill T. Jones i still an enormously talented back on their first album, and they try to make up for it OIl Time Bomb. Presented by Dance Umbrella choreographer with a painter's eye and a musician's Train's second disc, Drops Of Jupiter, is warranting plenty of airplay Choreography by Bill T. Jones ear. The production tarts off with tunes from Africa, for the gorgeous title track, while the Living End are doing well with Additional choreography by Janet Wong medieval Europe, and the Amazon, and is accompa- the title-cut to Roll On as well. Monster Magnet, who raided MTV a Medieval dances reconstructed by Valerie Williams nied by highly stylized versions of the respective cul- while back with the video for "Space Lord, , present a new album called The Emerson Majestic Theatre tures' traditional dances. God Says No, but the network ha moved on to their current darlings March 21-25 The musical centerpiece, however, is an Ignacio, a Saliva, who'll support their debut, Every Six Seconds, on. the MTV "lost opera" composed by a group of 1 th-century Campus Invasion Tour. For lighter tastes, there's Shawn Colvin's hree year ago the city of Bologna asked Bill Jesuit missionaries working in the Amazon region. The Brand New You, and for the collector, the second batch of Pearl Jam's . T. Jones to create a piece reflecting on Latin- dancing accompanying this baroque piece evokes domestic bootlegs hit stores last week. Mediterranean culture. The African-American scenes from the Bible and images of Christian worship, Which brings us to this week. Indie-roekgods Guided By Voices T choreographer accepted the challenge and the with a half-naked female dancer, Toshiko Oiwa, being release Isolation. Drills, while the only Canadians to strike it rich by result, You Walk?, could be seen in Boston last week. some kind of Jesus figure. Her role is unclear as she saying "Mmmm' Crash Test Dummies, offer I Don't Care That You But the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company fail repeatedly runs across the stage with a gigantic red Don't Mind. to walk their walk, answering the que tion in the banner, projecting the aura of a conquering communist. Finally, there's a compilation of performances from California radio show's title with a disappointing no. Aiming for poet- The second half of the show stands in stark con- station KCRW's influential' Morning Becomes Eclectic" program. That ry-in-motion, the world-renowned dance group's per- trast to the first, being lighter and a lot le contrived. disc feature live cuts from Travis, David Gray, and the Dandy formance ends up feeling a 10 more like pretentious- It is performed, in part, to John Cage's composition Warhols, along with plenty of artists 1haven't heard but probably ness-in-action. Empty Words, which is essentially melodious gibber- should. Lars Fredriksen & The Bastards offer a self-titled debut, and The evening starts out with the choreographer ish. Responding in kind, the dancers start to communi- critical darlings Black Box Recorder unveil The Facts Of Life today. himself sitting in a throne-like armchair reading cere- cate in tongues. They leave their roles as Jesus, the Finally, there's a greatest hits album from Modem English.. That's right; moniously from The Lusiads, a 16th-century Por- communist, etc. to engage in humorous interactions, Modem English. It contains "I Melt With You" ... and ... urn .... tuguese epic about Vasco da Gama's voyage of dis- making fun of each other's performances during the As I expected, there's not much room Ieft, butI'Il try to cram ina covery. But the passages from Luiz de Canoes's first act. The show continues in a light-hearted spirit word about the best music video I've seen in a longtime. Spike Jonze's cia sic, which are recited throughout the show to with a series of beguiling Portuguese folk songs and last two works of cinematic brilliance were the video for Fat Boy Slim's describe, in a poetic language, the meeting of cul- bravura dancing. 'Praise You," which derived comedy from people dancing badly in tures, are more confusing than catalytic. The climax of the evening is a solo performed by public, and Being John Matkovich, which was quirky and unnerving. Jones clearly ha an agenda, and it seems to have the 9-year-old Bill T. Jones to a Portuguese ballad. For Fat Boy Slim's new single, "Weapon Of Choice," Jonze, in a mas- more to do with the colonizing tendencies of the "Old The rest of the company frames the old master's dance ter stroke, combined those two worlds by having one quirky and World" than with the radiance of Latin-Mediterranean by freezing in their po itions. It's powerful to see the unnerving man dance in a hotel. ot just any quirky and unnerving culture. While his approach may be justified, the mes- HIV -positive dancer, still very much in control, per- man, but Christopher Walken. A description can't do this clip justice; sage he is delivering is wrapped in a highly esoteric form what inadvertently comes across as a swan song. look for it on the Internet, sit in front of MTV2 for a while - whatever and pseudo-philosophical blanket that is both preten- Few choreographers can match his ability to com- it takes - see this video. It currently edges out Dave Matthews Band's tious and confusing. Projected titles preceding each of bine movements and music with visually stunning 'I Did It" as best of the year. (More on that one some other time.) the nine eparate pieces (such as "we wore time images, and make it feel like a harmonious, insepara- OK~ e-mail me feedback at
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Sponsor: Office of Corporate Relations/ILP. ICRMOT. 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - IT SCA Chainmail Workshop. Come and learn simple 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - 'Fisica' ex achina: easurlng Success and Italian Particle medieval chainmail weaves and patterns to make your very own shirt (hauberk), or hood Physics in he 1960s. Dibner Institute Lunchtime Colloquia. free. Room: E56-100. (coif). Smaller sized links can be used to make jewelry. We will provide the steel, brass, Sponsor: Dibner Institute. and copper links, pliers, and instruction. Please bring your own pliers, if you have any. 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Civic Environmentalism: Democratic Pathways to Sustain- free. Room: Private Dining Room #3, Student Center (W20). Sponsor: Society for Cre- ability. Examining Local and Regional Projects. free. Room: Harvard University, JFK ative Anachronism. School of Government, Littauer 3rd Floor, Fainsod Room. Sponsor: Department of Urban 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. - Renaissance Dancing. There are many forms of Renaissance Studies and Planning. Dancing that we practice. From Italian balli to courtly pavans to English country. We 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Spinning into the Future: The Physics and App ications of dance them all with flair and fun. Dress is common street clothing. No experience nec- Giant and Tunneling agnetoresistance. DMSE Distinguished Lecturer Series, featur- essary; instruction is provided. free. Room: 31-161. Sponsor: Society for Creative ing world-elass speakers in Materials Science and Engineering. free. Room: 4-270 (fol- Anachronism. lowed by reception at 4:30 p.m. in 8-314). Sponsor: Dept. of Materials Science and 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. - International Film Club Film Seminar Series. free. Room: 4- Engineering. 237. Sponsor: Graduate Student Council, International Rim Club. 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - TL LSI Seminar Series. MEMS Technology for the New Opti- cal Network. free. Room: 34-101. Sponsor: MTL VLSI Seminar, Boston Area MEMS. 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Frascina, John Raven Professor of Visual Arts, Keele University, UK. free. Room: Rm 3- 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - Diet for a Small Planet: What We've Learned in 30 Years. With 133. Sponsor: History Theory Criticism Forum, Department of Architecture. the up-coming publication of Frances Moore Lappe's new edition of her best-selling 8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. - Modern Square Dance. This challenging class teaches you "Diet for a Small Planet," the lecture should prove to be both information and substan- Plus level square dancing set to a wide range of modern music. We begin by teaching tive. free. Room: 6-120. Sponsor: The Technology and Culture Forum at MIT. you the calls which make up each level of dancing, which you then apply throughout the Harold and Arlene Schnitzer Prize in t e V'sual Arts. April 7 - applicants must pick up class. A group of eight dancers works together in this unique form of American dance. works 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. only, April 17 - winners announced, May 14-30 - Winners' Focus is on fast and rigorous learning, reaction time, and flow. No experience or partner Exhibition in Wiesner Gallery. Applications available at Student Art Assn. (W20), Office of necessary. Wear comfortable clothes and shoes. REGULARATIENDANCE EXPECTED. the Arts (E15-205) and CAC (W20). free. Room: W20-429. Sponsor: Student Art Associ- First night is free. Room: Lobdell Dining Hall - Student Center. Sponsor: Tech Squares. ation. 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. -International Film Club Film Seminar Series. free. Room: 4- 237. Sponsor: Graduate Student Council, International Rim Club. Wednesday, April 4 9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. - Ashdown House Coffee Hour. free. Room: Ashdown House Hulsizer Room. Sponsor: Residential Life and Student Life Programs. 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Eloranta Summer 2001 Fellowships-Proposal Deadline. All pro- posals for the Eloranta Summer 2001 Research Fellowships must be submitted to the Friday, April 6 UROP Office in 7-104 by 5 p.m. today, Wednesday, April 4, 2001. free. Room: 7-104. Sponsor: UROP. 12:00 p.m. -1:00 p.m. - AI-Anon Open Discussion: AI-Anon Meeting. free. Room: E25- 11:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. - Global Undersea Cable etworks. EECS/RLE Optics. free. 101. Sponsor: MIT Medical. Room: Grier Room (34-401B). Sponsor: Optics. 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Department of Chemical Engineering Seminars. Nanostructure 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Artist Behind the Desk Uterary Event. Judson Wolfskill, asso- Processing of Advanced Catalytic Materials. free. Room: 66-110. Sponsor: Chemical ciate publicist at the MIT Press and John Verbos, senior office assistant, Center for Engineering. Technology, Policy, and Industrial Development read from their work. free. Room: 14E- 5:00 p.m. - Advanced Music Performance Student Recital. Earth, Atmospheric and 304. Sponsor: Working Group on Support Staff Issues. Planetary Sciences graduate student Mea Cook, cello student of Carol Ou. Elisabeth 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Applications of Molecular Thermodynamics. free. Sponsor: Kim and Alison D'Amato, piano. Faure's Elegie, Op. 24; Debussy's Son ate pour Violon- 10.978 Seminar. cel/o et Piano, Op. 42; Prokofiev's Sonata for Cello and Piano in C major, Op. 119. free. 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - spouses&partners@mit - First Person Plural (Part I). First Per- Room: Killian Hall. Sponsor: Music and Theater Arts Section. son Plural is a documentary that tells the story of Korean-born Deann Borshay Liem. In 7:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. - MIT Anime Club Showing. 7:00: Kareshi Kanjou no Jijyo (His 1966, 13 years after the Korean War, eight-year-old Deann was brought to the United and Her Circumstances) Kare Kanno 16-19, 8:45: T-shirt sales, checkout distributions, States by white, American, adoptive parents who raised her as a member of their family. 9:10: TBA. free. Room: 6-120. Sponsor: Anime Club, MIT. In this film, Deann makes the startling discovery that she isn't who everyone thought 8:00 p.m. - Campus Preview Weekend Concert. The MIT Wind Ensemble, MIT Festival she was, and that her Korean birth family is alive. We will watch the first half of the film Jazz Ensemble, MIT Percussion Ensemble, MIT Chamber Chorus and MIT Chamber and discuss international adoption. free. Room: W20-400. Sponsor: spouses&part- Orchestra. ners@mit, MIT Medical. (Frederick Harris, William Cutter, Dante Anzolini, conductors), 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - Start-up Clinic. Attendees discover how to present a business Jean Rife, horn soloist. Weinstein's Roman Odes, commissioned by the MIT Wind plan to potential investors. Two pre-selected companies present their business plans Ensemble, Weinstein's Interlude for Brass Octet; Ticheli's Postcards; Gauger's Gains- and receive feedback from a panel of experts and the audience over an informal dinner. borough; Mingus' Haitian Rght Song; Guiffre's Four Brothers. 7 p.m. open forum- The key learning points include how plans and presentations are evaluated; what "Music at MIT". free. Room: Kresge Auditorium. Sponsor: Music and Theater Arts Sec- investors and evaluators look for, and how to fine-tune plans and presentations. These tion. pri13,2001 Library Admittees Hail from Around the World Admissions, from Page 1 had very few applicants from this state," said John on. PlanAired dents, or 36 percent of the total The states with the most admit- Class of 2005 .AdmMon Statistics number of admissions were admit- ted applicant include California, UA, from Page 1 ted early action. This is roughly the ew York, Mas achusetts, Texas, [umber of applican 10,511 same number a have been admitted and ew Jersey. umber admitted 1,632 academic year." early action in previou years. In the past, many admitted appli- Percent admitted 15.5% The libraries are also looking "A number of school are rely- cants who do not choo e to attend into initiating a new series of dis- ing more heavily on early admis- MIT have attended Harvard, Stan- dmitted student breakdown: tantly delivered services. "We're sions, but we have tried to stay con- ford, Yale, and Princeton. one of two or three libraries in the sistent " said Johnson. Gender: country exploring such services," Of the number of students admit- . pplicants faced tight competition 48% female 52% male Wolpert said. ted during regular decision, 296 of Academically, competition for Furthermore, Wolpert brought these originally applied for early admittance was tight. Forty-seven Race: up the idea to introduce compact admi sion. percent of those admitted who were 31 American Indian shelving to the basement of Build- "Traditionally [early admissions] ranked by their high schools are 461 Asian American ing 14. The proposal, however, has helped the less elite college book valedictorians of their class. Ninety- 118 African American several serious potential drawbacks. the core of their classes early and five percent of those admitted are in 94 exican American "The building was designed to that made sense, since without that the top five percent of their class. 36 Puerto Rican float," Wolpert said, "and if we put commitment, more elite schools " A Ts are up again, as are 51 Spanish American too much weight [in the basement] would admit and enroll their best grades in general," said Jones. "The 519 White it might sink." students," said Jones. high school students we see these 102 Foreign Citizen Despite such constraints, Wolpert In the past few years, even the days take more difficult subjects 21 Other said that she still has a number of most prestigious schools have and do better than their predeces- 133 Unknown/No Response "long term dreams" for the library moved to admit large portions of sors." system. Foremost among these is an their incoming classes early. The mean SAT verbal score was Geographic: idea to build an "art-defining science "Prestigious schools - those 724, and the mean math score was 49 tates (no one from Mississippi) and engineering library." with the highest enrollment yields 760. The admitted mean composite 55 countries other than the United State When asked by UA President - ought to be able to enroll a class ACT score was a 32. Peter A. Shulman '01 about what the old fashioned way," Jones said. Only 326 of the admitted stu- cademic: the proposed new library would MIT has offered early action dents provided ACT scores on their Mean AT cores: MathIV erbal - 1241760 entail, Wolpert said she envisioned admission for several decades. Over applications. ACT cores": ean Compo ite 32 a building structured around "ser- the past 30 years, early enrollment "Most people who are planning 47% Valedictorians (of those ranked) vices, spaces, and resources ... and has consistently been limited to 30 to apply to selective colleges will 93% Top 5% of Class in which the resources are integrat- percent of the class or less. The take the SAT," said Johnson in ed in a valuable way." admissions office plans to continue response to the low number of Earl ction: "We clearly need some tools that this plan in the future. reported ACT scores. 588 (32%) Early Action Admits will facilitate access to the rich "One of the hardest things about 296 Applied Early Action but were resources we supply," Wolpert said. Students come from all backgrounds this job is the quality of the appli- admitted regular decision The MIT Libraries contain more The only quota for admissions is cants. The applicants are hard to *only 326 submitted ACT core than 2.6 million volumes, more than a restriction on the number of for- choose from because most of the SOURCE: ADMISSIONS OFFICE 20,000 current subscriptions, and eign citizens who are not permanent people who apply here have good extensive collections of microforms, residents of the United States. This grades and test scores. We try to maps, slides, scores, sound record- group is limited to eight percent of choose people who we think will ings, motion pictures, and video- the freshman class, or approximate- not only contribute to the school but tapes. The system is based on the ly 100 students. get something out of it when they five main libraries of engineering, "We don't admit geographical- come," said Johnson. architecture, science, humanities ly," said Johnson. "MIT students continue to be the and management, and several The 1,632 students admitted this best in the world. I know that for a branch libraries in specialized areas, spring represent 55 foreign coun- fact, and we don't tell [them] that such as aeronautics and astronau- tries and 49 states. often enough," said Jones. tics, geology and planetary sciences, "There were no students admit- The deadline for acceptance of and music. ted from Mississippi because we admission is May 1,2001. « ...... -c---'..".1;' #w._.~..__._•._...... •..... 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Adeyemi 00 in Africa at the 2001 Africa Busi- fair, panels workshops, and a concert any peaker, panelists, and cited networking as his main pur- neutron cattering," unes aid. ness Conference entitled' Creating, by the Afro-pean band Les ubians. participants of the conference offered pose for participating in the con- Thermal neutron scattering is Growing, and Running the African advice on dealing with these issues. ference. "It's a great opportunity "still the most effective tool for Company." African busin face chaD ng Panelist William Jimerson '92, to meet people doing busines in studying excitations in condensed The conference was held at the didi Okonkwo, a recent gradu- who is an entrepreneur in Africa, Africa. It's useful to know who' matter. The obel prize [Brock- Harvard Bu iness chool from ate of the Harvard Bu iness School said' 'risk' is the million dollar working on what and to identify house and hull] shared was richly arch 23-24. and Executive Director of the word when it comes to talking the different problems in the deserved," Litster said. "I gained a tremendous amount FATE Foundation, highlighted the about bu ines in Africa. You developing countries," Adeyemi of useful information and useful unique challenges that entrepre- have to present a business plan aid. Shull a dedicated teacher contact for financing, via private neurs face when running an African which identifies the ri ks and a Shull came to MIT in 1955 as a equity or venture capital funds, business. plan to off: et them, otherwise you plan imilar initiati e full professor, and enjoyed teaching entrepreneurial ventures in Africa," Most African governments have won't get the interest of many The MIT Africa Internet Technol- as well as doing research. "I was said conference participant Hakeem not created a very conducive envi- investor ." ogy Initiative is hosting a conference attracted to MIT by the prospects of O. Sanusi G. "I also gained further ronment for emerging entrepre- Other successful busines people entitled ''Bridging the Digital Divide: teaching and training graduate enlightenment to help me develop neurs, he said. Also, Okonkwo said noted that although business in The Role of Students" at MIT on research students ... The opportuni- plans for the busines that I want to that obstacles to importing into most Africa is unique in its challenges it April 6. Attendees may register ty of being at MIT with its fine fac- deploy in Africa," anusi added. African countries hinders manufac- is often more rewarding because of online at MESSIS I TSIBARON ETA LIN a N A D a A E NON ENE ROT aLL S UNDERGROWTH.LOT _v a l_A THE N S C a MIE DYE N SUE D .... AM uls E. F L A T BRa K E VIA NET_"IIE N U MER ATE N a E L S .... 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Thi. ummary contains mo t inci- dents reported to the Campus Police but doe not include incidents for MIT Juniors uch as medical shuttles, ambulance transfer. .fal. e alarms, general service calls, etc. Spring 2001 arch 1: Massachusett Avenue bu stop, homeless person; Bldg. E25, homeless person leeping on steps; Bldg. E15, homeless person; Bldg. E25, coat stolen, 220; Hayward Garage, two juveniles Fellowships of $1000 will be awarded to MIT juniors arrested for trespa sing' Bldg. 10, ATM card left in machine and who are committed to further work in the humanities $100 withdrawn from account. March 2: East Campus, annoying phone calls; Bldg. 10, coat or arts and plan to travel in order to enhance their stolen, $420; Bldg. 57, person refusing to leave area; Bldg. NW61, check and inquiry of individual. study. arch 3: MacGregor, identity fraud; McCormick, report of miss- ing person, same later located; Windsor Lot, vehicle broken into and Students whose study and travel plans relate to a camera equipment stolen, $3,480; Bldg. E39, suspicious person; major or minor in the School of Humanities, Arts & Boston, Dale Francis of 27 Boylston St. #4, Jamaica Plain, Mass. arrested for disorderly person and other related charges. Social Science will be given preference, but all juniors March 4: Senior House, noise complaint; Bldg. W34, suspicious activity; Westgate lot, attempted break into a vehicle; Bexley, check are encouraged to apply. on student, advised to call home; Bldg. 36, suspicious person. March 5: Westgate lot, suspicious vehicle; Bldg. 14, CPU stolen, later recovered; Boston, Theta Chi, report of snowball thrown at a Deadline: Wednesday, 11April 2001 car, smashing the windshield. March 6: Boston, assist Boston Police, Theta Chi, unauthorized persons on roof and snowball fight; New House, window smashed Application guidelines are available from snowball; Westgate, Latasha Long arrested for domestic assault; Bldg. NW10, assist Cambridge Police with homeless person. in the Music & Theater Arts Office, 4-246, March 7: Du Pont, unwanted persons in gym; Student Center, check and inquiry, trespass warning issued. and at March 8: Assist Cambridge Police at Westgate on a 911 hang-up, http://web.mit.edu/ person attempting to make international telephone call; Bldg. 7, snowman hack on dome; Bldg. E28, suspicious activity; Student Cen- mta/www/music/resources/kellytraveling/html ter, Courses, suspicious person. March 9: Westgate, stove fire, extinguished by resident; Bldg. 26, homeless person; Bldg. 68, report of person in building going through trash; Student Center, report of suspicious person. March 10: East Campus, non-affiliated intoxicated person placed in protective custody of Cambridge Police; Bldg. N51, suspicious person. March 11: Cambridge, WILG, report of homeless person; Bldg. W31, Jay-Hawn Lee of 10 Museum Way, Cambridge, Mass., arrested on an outstanding warrant; Sloan lot, report of suspicious person; Albany Street, report of a disturbance, notified Cambridge Police; Student Center, Hugh Ennis of 84 Wheatland Ave. #2, - .n.0"111T Dorchester, Mass., arrested for larceny; Rockwell Cage, wallet stolen containing $500 cash; Bldg. 26, report of a suspicious per- son, homeless. March 12: Bldg. 9, 1) palm pilot stolen, $300; 2) office items stolen, $710; New House, bike stolen, $220; Bldg. 7, annoying phone call; Du Pont, wallet stolen, $40; Bldg. N42, suspicious person; Bldg. 37, report of suspicious person. March 13: Bldg. E52, report of suspicious package, discovered to be books; West Lot, vehicle broken into and attempt to steal same, 2001 VW Jetta. March 14: Massachusetts Avenue by 77, Joseph Marquez of 5 Madison St., Cambridge, Mass., arrested on outstanding warrant; Bldg. 38, threats between MIT employee and construction worker; Co 9 Bldg. NWlO, emergency line hang up call, responding officers dis- covered person attempting to make an international call. March 15: Bldg. 9, homeless person tore papers off bulletin board; Bldg. E60, officers respond to a report of a verbal disagree- ment; Bldg. 66, larceny of paper. March 16: Senior House, officers conduct a well being check; Bldg. 66 and 68, report of a strange odor; Bldg. 2, report of suspi- cious activity. March 17: Bldg. NWlO, noise complaint; Bldg. 66, report of per- sons leaving area with a couch; Bldg. 54, report of person stuck in revolving door; Du Pont Gym, report of altercation; Main Street, assist Cambridge Police with vehicle accident. March 18: Bldg. W31, report of a past assault; rear of Bldg. NW22, officers respond to a sudden death. March 19: Bldg. 7, attempted hack discovered; Cambridge, No.6 Club, sporting equipment stolen, $168; Bldg. 14, backpack stolen, $30; Green Hall, report of a suspicious package, discovered to be a gift. March 20: Bldg. E19, wallet containing $70 stolen and debit credit card used; Bldg. 2, VCR stolen, unknown value; Du Pont, We put the SEA into our reSEA ch unauthorized youths in area. March 21: Bldg. E40, wallet containing $60 stolen; Bldg. 18, lar- ceny of a pump, $544; Bldg. E17, vacuum stolen, $100; Bldg. E15, suspicious activity; Bldg. W20, assist Boston Police with serving an arrest warrant; Bldg. W31, disorderly person at MIT Police, same e man was removed; Bldg. 68, suspicious person. March 22: Bldg. N52, people sleeping in a room, persons identi- Op n fied; New House, cell phone and cash stolen, $330; Student Center, suspicious activity; Bldg. E51, VCR stolen, $500; Bldg. E19, suspi- cious person, trespass warning issued; Edgerton, homeless person. Hone March 23: Bldg. NWIO, illegal use of stolen MIT ID; Bldgs. 18 and 66, in three men's restrooms sinks were ripped off the walls; Ashdown, larceny of mail; Bldg. E60, wallet and contents stolen, $80 cash; Bldg. 6, larceny of a suitcase and backpack, Tue day pril 3 unknown value; Ashdown, noise complaint; Lobby 7, hack; Main Lot, person called from cell phone to state he was stuck in his car 3-5 pm in Room -314 and can't get free; Du Pont, unauthorized entry; Bldg. NW61, sus- picious person. March 24: Student Center, 1) male taken into custody for two outstanding warrants' 2) suspicious activity; Tang Hall, suspicious persons' Bldg. 24, construction tools stolen, $2,000; Bldg. 16, laser stolen, unknown value. March 25: Boat House, report of female screaming, unable to Find out about ar ers in OE locate any problem; Briggs Field, received call from State Police stat- Meet fa ui and tud nt ing they received a call about a 'fight and a possible gun involved other party had left and no gun was involved; Bldg. 5, damage to a ee di play of current project computer and larceny of books, $60. prtl 1: Daylight savings begins' Cambridge treet cleaning Learn about RP in begins too. Page 22 pril32001 Ode to e s Baltimore Delivers Hughes Talk By ichael J. Ring EDITOR I CHIEF aJifomia Institute of Technology 50.1 you like writing late President and obel laureate Dr. David Baltimore delivered the 2001 into the night? Ho ard Hughe Lecture entitled "The any Fa ets of -Kappa B," on Friday, arch 23 in a packed 10- 250. 50.1 you prefer making phone The lecture, hosted by the Biolo- gy Undergraduate tudents' oci- calls to doing p ..sets, right? ation (BU ) in luded an hour pre- sentation followed by a hort que tion-and-an wer period. "We were fortunate to have Dr. Then come and join the Baltimore come," said Elaine Y. Wan '01, a former president ofBU who news staff for food and helped organize the event. While Baltimore is a popular fig- friends and tun, ure nationwide, Wan id that he was eager to return to MIT. He hadn't come back here to give a talk since And let the world know 1997 and quickly said ye ," Wan aid. ow MIT ts run! Wan added that the visit had been planned for a year by herself, Lucy Q. hen '00, and other mem- bers ofBU A. We promise that our prose KATHY CHEN-THE TECH is better than our poetry. Baltimore pea on -Kappa B Dr. David Baltimore, the president of Caltech and a Nobel laureate Baltimore did research on in physiology or medicine, lectures on "The Many Facets of NF- nuclear factor-Kappa B in the late Kappa B." 19 0 and early 1990 . Baltimore said that F-Kappa B is a tran- necro is factor called TNF-alpha. should take a clear stand against scription factor stored in the cyto- "It was a very technical and spe- cloning before further controversy pIa m of the cell involved in cific lecture, " Wan said. unfolds. responses to stimuli, typically Wan said that Baltimore dis- inflammation or infection. "The Baltimore converses with students cussed patent issues at the graduate .~'\~ picture we now have of NF-Kappa Among the events on Balti- student reception and also compared PHYSICS DEP RT E T \~.; B i that of a rapid response sys- more's schedule were meetings with the environments at MIT and Cal- tem," Baltimore said. graduate and undergraduate students tech. Baltimore said the atmosphere He explained that NF-Kappa B from the department of biology. at Caltech was a little cozier FRESH OPE HO SE consi ts of proteins which, when trig- At the undergraduate luncheon, because of that institution's smaller gered, cause a series of events to pre- Baltimore addressed the subject of ize, Wan added. D E: PRIL4, 2001 vent other ubstances from killing human cloning. Wan, noting that the Baltimore served as a professor TI E: cells. Cells without NF-Kappa B are topic was timely as Professor of biology at MIT and founding vulnerable to attack from substances Rudolf Jaenisch had recently testi- director of the Whitehead Institute PL CE: o ROOM, 4-339 which destroy cells, Baltimore added. fied before Congress on the subject, for Biomedical Research before Recent biological research sug- said that cloning was "the most becoming president of Caltech. gests that NF-Kappa B may be inhib- interesting thing [Baltimore] talked Baltimore shared the Nobel Prize DE 0 TRATIO OF PHYSICS ited in the progression of mv virus, about" during his visit. in physiology or medicine in 1975 for example, and may also be According to Wan, Baltimore for his work in discovering the F CT D ILLUSIO S involved in the working of a tumor stressed that American scientists reverse transcriptase enzyme. • Optical DIu ions • Objects Rolling phill • High Temperature uperconductivity • Ball Bearing Floating in pace onopole? COl\-IE EE DE 0 TR TIO S r~- •;I EET D T LK WITH PHYSICS I, FeLTY NDST DE TS '\ 1-": Un ergrads Graduate St ..dents tan ord So mer 8UI rig 590. Ground floor "tanford. (8 P23--310 (650)~ 80" EI. SU ion u summersession.stantord.edu .priI3,2001 Fencing Tops Many Division I Schools Fencing, from Page 24 pools but was then defeated by a sin- gle tou h in the emifmals. Purcell CAA Division I regionals held at went on to capture the bronze medal. Boston College. quad mate McKeehan, at her At this tournament, Philip W. fir t C ationals, fmished her iller '01 finished in fifth place in season by placing 13th in the tour- men's sabre, closely followed by nament. In her la t bout of the com- squad mate Burstein in sixth. In petition and this fencing sea on men's foil, Chadwick gave an amaz- McKeehan went up against ada ing performance to capture 12th Jacobson, the AA women's place, competing against fencers sabre champion. McKeehan proved TEAM PHOTO such a Jed Dupree, to be the only fencer at nationals MIT men's fencing team: (back row, left to right) Nora Szasz '99 (asst. coach), Jarek Koniusz (coach), (Columbia/Barnard) who later went (and during the entire sea on) to Arjun R. Narayanswamy '02, Richard D. Burstein '02, Chengwei Pei '03, Doug J. Quattrochi '04, Timo- on to become the CAA national defeat Jacobson, winning 5-2 in a thy R. Kreider '04, Tin lun Au '04, Brendan Miller G, Birendro M. Roy '02, Michael P. Pihulic '04, Evan champion. strong bout. l. Efstathiou '00 (asst. coach), Tan T. Trinh '97 (coach); (front row, left to right) Brian T. Rosenfeld On the women's side Purcell '04, Oliver J. Chadwick '02, Jason M. levine '03, Ali H. Ibrahim '01, Philip W. Miller '01, Andre D. Van came in second, 10 ing only a single IT ranked fir t in Division III Hom '01, Robert Hooker '03, Anthony P. Reinen '03, Neal K. Devaraj '02, Matthew R. levy '04. bout to the NCAA national champi- The coaches poll held before the on, Sada Jacobson, while squad tournament ranked the MIT mate McKeehan followed closely women's team 11th in the United behind in fourth place. tates, while the men were ranked MIT qualified five fencers, 13th. At the end of the tournament, Miller, Burstein, Chadwick, Purcell, combined results from the men's and McKeehan, for the CAA Divi- and women's team placed them sion I National Championships. 12th within the U.S. Division I Two more fencers had outstand- ranking. MIT is the top ranked Divi- ing performances: Smith placed sion III school in U.S. intercolle- ninth in women's epee, and Allen giate fencing and placed higher than placed 12th in women's foil. Smith many Division I schools. and Allen were both nominated for at large selection for nationals. Fencers aim for world rankings Purcell has brought home the Burstein beats world champion gold from the CAA Division I Two weekends ago, the five Championships last year and the national qualifiers, head coach Jarek bronze at this year's tournament. Koniusz and assistant coach Evan She is currently ranked third in the Efstathiou '00 set out to Wisconsin U.S. team rankings and 21st in the for the NCAA National Champi- world rankings for women's sabre. onships. Each qualifier had to face Besides her victory at the Junior Pan off with 23 of the top fencers in the American Gameslast year, Purcell country over two days of competi- has also been competing in senior tion. "A" World Cups. This year, her The men's sabre competition results include eighth place in TEAM PHOTO proved rough, with U.S. Olympian Peabody, Mass., 28th place in MIT women's fencing team: (back row, left to right) Nora Szasz '99 (asst. coach), Jarek Koniusz Keeth Smart and junior world Tabuerbischofsheim, Germany, 26th (coach), Jennifer A. lue '03, Emily E. Cofer '04, J. Joan Hon '01, Dianne K. Allen '01, Natalie E. Cusano .champion Ivan Lee present at the place in Orleans, France, and 30th '02, Christine A. Yee '03, Evan l. Efstathiou '00 (asst. coach), Tan T. Trinh '97 (coach); (front row, left tournament. Miller and Burstein, in Budapest, Hungary. Her next to right) Danielle M. Morse '02, Jen A. McKeehan '01, Clarissa Y. Smith '04, Priscilla del Castillo '04, however, stepped up to the chal- World Cup foray is going to be a Sasha R. Manoosingh '03, Susan A. Juan '02, Rayka Yokoo '02. lenge and gave the two teammates a U.S. team event in Koblenz, Ger- performance they will remember. many in two weeks. Coach Koniusz they both captured the bronze medals 12th in women's epee. ing practices start in the early fall and Lee, who went on to win the was asked to accompany the U.S. in men's sabre and women's epee continue until spring break. Outside championships, was defeated by team for this event. respectively. Szasz also brought Koniusz coaches MIT to victories of reguar practices, coach Koniusz Burstein in an emotionally and tech- Efstathiou was named the king of home a silver medal in the team Coach Koniusz has been a head also gives several hour-long lessons nically challenging bout. the castle by local papers after his event. Efstathiou is currently ranked coach for the MIT varsity fencing each day. During the season, MIT Their performance during the recent victory in the ancient castle of 150th in the world. teams for the past seven years. Dur- fences in 11 day-long competitions. two days of the competition placed Orebro, Sweden. Efstathiou fought Eight MIT fencers also attended ing this time he managed to create Coach Koniusz's successes start- Miller 15th and Burstein 21st in the against fencers from Sweden, Fin- orth American Cups and placed two closely knit and highly compet- ed far before he came to MIT. He U.S. collegiate fencing arena. land, Great Britain and others to cap- within top the 48, earning U.S. itive teams that qualify an increas- fenced men's sabre for Poland, fin- Chadwick also had tough com- ture the gold medal in the individual national points. They are Allen in ing number of fencers to the CAA ishing his competitive career with a petition to face but he fought his event. However, one gold was not women's foil, Caprice Gray '00 Division I ational Championships. silver medal at the World Cup in best to place 22nd in men's foil. enough, and he recruited a team to and Purcell in women's sabre, MIT qualified a total of four fencers 1989. He then came to the United capture a second gold medal in the Szasz in women's epee, Brian between 1992 and 1998, four in States, first teaching in ew York Purcell captures Division I bronze team event. More recently, Efstathiou Bower '99, Burstein, and Efs- 1999, four in 2000, and five fencers City, and later accepting a position The women national qualifiers, attended a B Cup in Edinburgh, Scot- tathiou in men's sabre, and Chad- this year. at MIT. Recently the Polish Fencing Purcell and McKeehan, also had an land, coming in ninth, and visited the wick in men's foil. Most notably, Results do not come without hard Federation also honored coach impressive two days. Purcell fin- Senior Provencial Championships in this season Purcell placed sixth in work. Fencing has one of the longest Koniusz by an award for his contri- ished second after the two days of Toronto with Nora Szasz G, where women's sabre, and Szasz placed athletic seasons. The two-hour fenc- bution to the sport of fencing. AARO D, MIHALIK-THE TECH AARON D. MIHALIK-THE TECH Matthew P. Van Home '02 runs past a Massachusetts Mar- Andrea E. Noronha '03 grabs the ball from a Wellesley player during the women's lacrosse game itime Academy player during the men's lacrosse match on on Saturday. MIT lost to Wellesley College 18-5. Saturday, March 24. MIT won the match 19-8. Page 2 pri132001 SPORTS en mg• eamsEnd S o g nus• By ora Szasz Caroline . Purcell '02 and squad ASS/STANT COACH leader Dianne K. Allen '01 captured MIT' men's and women's the golds in women's sabre and fencing team turned in another women's foil re pectively. This was impressive season by leading all followed by fre hman Clari sa V. CAA Division III Smith '04 capturing the silver medal schools and dominat- in women's epee. This feat was ing competitive Divi- especially impressive, since mith ion I programs. started fencing only thi pa t fall, MIT women fin- while ome of her opponents had ished the season with close to a decade of experience. an impressive 18-3 record to win the Finally, Joan Hon '01 and Jennifer ew England Championships, while A. McKeehan '01, both of whom the men followed behind with a 14- had started fencing at MIT, brought 5 season record to capture second home the bronze medals in women's place behind Brown University. foil and women' abre re pectively. encers place at e England qualifie nine for regional These team succes es were The MIT team, however, did not backed up with several individual stop at the ew England level. Each medals. The men's team captured team qualified nine people, the max- Dianne K. Allen '01 (right) lunges at an opponent during a meet earlier this season. two bronze medals with Oliver J. imum nwnber that can qualify from Chadwick '02 in men' foil and any chool, to compete at the Richard D. Burstein '02 in men's sabre. On the women's ide captain Fencing, Page 23 Glossary of Fencing Terms The Weapons tiffer blade. Touches are scored only with the NCAA Division I Foil, epee and sabre are the three weapons used point of the blade. The entire body is the valid tar- in the sport of fencing. While it is not unusual for get area. Fencing Rankings fencers to compete in all three events, they generally The blade is wired with a spring-loaded tip at the choose to develop their skills in one weapon. end that completes an electrical circuit when it is Place chool Bouts on Foil and epee are point-thrusting weapon. Sabre depressed beyond a pressure of 750 grams. This 1 t. John's Univer ity 180 is a point-thrusting as well as a cutting weapon. The causes the colored bulb on the scoring machine to 2 PennsyJvania tate University 172 target areas differ for the three weapons, though all light. Because the entire body is a valid target area, 3 otreDame 153 three are score electrically. the epee fencer' uniform does not include a lame. 4 Stanford University 1'"'9 Off-target hits do not register on the machine. 5 Princeton University 1I2 Object 6 ColumbiaIBamard 108 The main object of a fencing bout i to effective- abre 7 University of Pennsylvania 85 ly score 15 points (in direct elimination play) or five The sabre is the modem version of the slashing 8 Ohio tate Univer ity 2 points (in preliminary pool play) on your opponent cavalry sWOTd,and is. similar in length and weight to 9 Yale University 80 before he or she scores that number on you. Each the foil. The major difference is that the sabre is a 10 Wayne tate University 58 time a fencer cores a touch, he or she receives a thrusting weapon as well as a cutting weapon. The. 11 Temple Univer ity 52 point. Direct elimination matche consi t of three target area is from the bend of the hips (both front~ 12 49 three-minute periods. and back), to the top of the head, simulating the cav- 13 Rutgers Univer ity 46 alry rider on a horse. The sabre fencer's uniform 14 orthwestern University 45 Foil includes a metallic jacket (lame), which covers the 15T ew York University 43 The foil has a flexible rectangular blade, approxi- target area to register a valid touch on the scoring 15T U.S. Air Force cademy 43 mately 35 inches in length, weighing less than one machine. The mask is different from foil arid epee, 17 C, Chapel Hill 35 pound. Points are scored with the tip of the blade and with a metallic covering since the head isvahd tar- 18 Brown University 33 must land within the torso of the body. get area. 19 Harvard University 28 The valid target area in foil is the torso, from the Just as in foil, there are two scoring ligh~ on the 20 Duke University 21 shoulders to the groin, front and back. It does not machine. One shows a green light when a fencer is include the arms, neck, head and legs. The foil hit, and one shows a red. light when the opponent is fencer s uniform includes a metallic vest (called a hit. Off-target hits do not register on the machine. lame) which covers the valid target area, so that a valid touch will register on the scoring machine. A Rigbt-Of- Way small, spring-loaded tip is attached to the point of the One of the most difficult concepts to visualize in foil and is connected to a wire inside the blade. The foil and sabre fencing is the rule of right-of-way. fencer wears a body cord inside his or her uniform This rule was established to eliminate apparently which connects the foil to a reel wire, connected to simultaneous attacks by two fencers. the scoring machine. In essence, right-of-way is the differentiation of There are two scoring lights on the machine. One offense and defense, made by the referee. The differ- hows a green light when a fencer is hit, and one ence is important only when both the red and green shows a red light when his or her opponent is hit. A lights go on at the same time infoil and sabre. When touch landing out ide the valid target area (that this happens, the winner of the point is the one who which is not covered by the lame) is indicated by a the referee determined was on offense at the time the white light. These "off target" hits do not count in lights went on. the scoring, but they do stop the fencing action tem- Epee does not use the right-of-way in keeping porarily. with its dueling origin - the fencer who first gains the touch earns the point. Or, if'both fencers hit with- Epee in 1125 th of a second of each other, both earn a' The epee, the descendant of the dueling word, point. However, it is equally important to have a is similar in length to the foil, but is heavier, weigh- sound defense for epee, since the entire body must ing approximately 27 ounces, with a larger guard be protected from a touch. (to protect the hand from a valid hit) and a much Source: US Fencing Association UPCOMI G HOME EVENTS Tue da, pril 3 aturday, April 7 Men' Baseball v . WPI, 3 :00 p.m. Coed ailing, Metro Series 2 Men's Tennis vs. Tufts University, 3:00 p.m. Women's Sailing, Emily Wick Trophy Women's Lacrosse vs. Babson College, 4:00 p.m. oftball vs. Mount Holyoke College, 12:00 p.m. Men's Tennis vs. Clark University, 1:00 p.m. edne da, pril 4 Women's Lacrosse vs. pringfield College, 1:00 p.m. Men's Tennis vs. WPI, 3:00 p.m. Men's Lacrosse vs. UMass-Boston, 4:00 p.m. unda, prj) 8 Lightweight Crew vs. U.S. Military Academy Thur da, pril 5 Women's ailing, Sloop Shrew Trophy en s Baseball v . Clark University, 3:00 p.m, Men sTennis vs. Bowdoin College, 2:00 p.m. Women's Lacrosse vs. Colby- awyer College, 5:00p.m. Tuesday, prillO Men's Ba ebalJ vs. Bab on College, 3:30 p.m. Friday, pri16 AARON D. M/HALlK-THE TECH oftball vs. Babson College, 3:30 p.m. Jessica Hall '02 returns a shot during the women's tennis en's Baseball vs. Brandei University, 3:00 p.m. Men s Lacrosse vs. Connecticut College 4:00 p.m. match on Saturday. MIT lost to Vassar College 9-0. Women's Lacrosse vs. Endicott College, 5:00 p.m.