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*etX,>,¢a t./... .f sCC selects treasu rr lacks vote for chairman By Burt S. Kaliski- The committee decided to hold sor. Fraternities have co-spon- The Student Center Committee the first pub this Thursday, but sored the event in previous years. elected Mark J. Bri e 85 as trea- will not pay its members for bar- surer but could not reach quo- tending. "It's time the committee actu- rum for election of a new chair- ally commit itself to something The committee man at its regular weekly meeting plans to hold and pull through once,' Fradd Sunday. two Friday night concerts, one said. She asked that the members Sept. 30 and the other Dec. 2, who wanted to hold the concert One of the 12 members present but has budgeted no money for a be willing to for work during the Brine's uncontested election band for the first one, Fradd concert. left before the-.election of the said, "The social calendar looks chairman, making it impossible bleak. We should put a lot of, Committee members last year for either of the two candidates money into pubs," she said. often fought for concert shifts, EM- to win without the other's vote. said William M. Hobbib '86, sec- W.§ The Election of officers requires ap- Student Center Committee retary and acting chairman. "I approved proval Of at least 11 of the 21 a motion to budget think it's very important for the nry,ns_ry Wu $3000 .v . members of the committee. for the concert during committee to pick itself up and homecoming weekend, provided Micheline K. Fradd '85, the throw a concert by itself," he the committee is the sole spon- former treasurer of the group, said. and John Mark Johnston '84. the V committee's summer chairman, :nsive ran for the office. John S. Doctors __ss. Kowtko '83, former chairman, lecture on uctds had resigned at the previous ,assesIPF Tech photo by Grant ucaedsteal- meeting. herpes M. Johnson trou- anl AIDS The new Nautilus Machine puts a strain on a student's life. Fradd resigned earlier 1-anor this 16 By John J. Ying _ . | . , , , , ., , - month from the office of treasur- Dr. Mark A. Goldstein, the e '87, Three doctors from MIT's I er for personal reasons, leaving opening panelist, started his dis- three medical department discussed the Brine as acting treasurer. She re- cussion explaining that there are as all causes and symptoms of fused to comment on her herpes many myths about herpes. He Hackers^ return ound deci- and acquired immune sion to run for chairman deficiency said cases of the disease have after syndrome (AIDS) her resignation as treasurer. at a sympo- been recorded since Roman ~edgrton sium sponsored by the Office of times. ic~tmunre Mary Kate Bayalis '86, class the Dean for Student Affairs Herpes currently secretary, and the member of the afflicts as By EIllen L. Spero the Lemming Liberation Organi- Wednesday night. many as committee who left the meeting 20 million people in the The large, framed print of the zation." The term "herpes" changed United States with following Brine's election, said "I 300,000 to famous bullet-and-apple strobe James Olivieri, chief of police. from an acceptable term to one 500,000 new cases personally felt we weren't getting each year, photograph made by Prof. Har- expressed disbelief in the haackers that denotes a disease "over- Goldstein said. anything done." The election old E. "Doc" Edgerton '27 and claim that they did not night," Robert M. Randolph, as- Two damage would be more fair if more mem- different viruses slm- stolen last week was found Fri- the broken door. sociale dean for student affairs plex I and simplex 11- bers attended, she said. cause day-morning in lecture hall 54- "'I can't say that the vandals and foru-z moderator, said in his herpes, Goldstein said. The The committee also discussed vir- 100, according- to Campus Police. didn't cause the damage because introductory remarks. uses have 50 percent of plans for Thursday night pubs, their The thieves left a note with the of the time proximity factor," An article appearing in Time DNA in common. he Friday night concerts, and an The type I print, which they returned unda- said. "The natural assumption magazine was very influential in virus usually is October 16 homecoming causes cold sores maged except for the clasp which that the damage weekend makming herpes a widely talked- and was caused by concert. the fever blisters found on had attached it to the wall. the about disease, he continued, and same people who took the 1 he group children, and the type 11 virus "What's up Doc (Edgerton)?" plans to hold the "it impacted rather quickly print." pubs causes genital inflammations, he begins the note, which in Lobdell Dining Hall throughout the Institute." is written "We are just delighted to get it from 9pm to said. Either type, however, may on MIT paper and addressed midnight. Brine AIDS also has become a wide- to back," said Peggy Carney, admin- suggested also cause inflammations expect- the Campus Police. the committee pay ly discussed and feared disease, istrative assistant to the Depart- members ed of the other type of virus. "Sorry about the $15 for three hours of Randolph continued. Ne%,sieek hack, but at ment of Electrical Engineering bartending, but T he clinical lesions produced least you got some, free publicity other members has run three cover stories about and Computer Science. She is contested the by the type II virus usually ap- for the dedication," it continues. plans, claiming the the disease, he said, and *'not planning the dedication of the committee pear two to 20 days after a pri- The note is signed "Love, should not pay its even Reagan" has been on the new EG & G Education Center the hackers who didn't own members. cover that mnuch. (Pleuse turn to page 8) paint 'tomb' (Building 34). or break the door. Courtesy of ( Please turn to page 2) DN-A', Francis Crick delivers talk on future of brain study By Qavid G. Shaw "MIT is in a unique position in need a greater emphasis on ma- Nobel Laureate Dr. Francis the field of brain sciences," Crick cro-organization of the brain, H. C. Crick, co-discoverer explained, "for of the the great strides based on research studies, which double helical being structure of DNA, made here in the area of vi- can then be applied inaugurated to problem- the Whitaker Colle- sion processing, and the simulta- solving with computers." ge's Distinguished Lecture neous development Seies of analytical Crick closed his lecture by ex- in the Brain Sciences by speaking and computational models for pressing his hopes for the Whi- to a capacity crowd brain systems. at Kresge taker College's plans to develop Auditorium Thursday. an extensive program in the "Artificial intelligence ap- field of brain research. "You are The lecture, entitled "Thinking proaches alone will not provide all in a very enviable position. About the Brain," was based on solutions to the problems of howN Great things will be done here in Crick's article of the same title the brain works," he said. "We the next few years; I wish which appeared in the Sept. 1979 you luck." issue of Scientific American. Crick, a relative newcomer to the field of brain research, explained - I H e~~~~~0 how he came to write the article: "They told me 'We'd love to know what you think about the brain, because you know nothing Tracy Kidder describes Rush gives a fast-paced about it.' " design of a new machine. concert in New York. Review, Page 2. He then proceeded to dispel Page 9. the notion by discussing his ex- tensive involvement in the area of A la carte dining test Orphan's Lonely at Night visual perception and how the underway at Next House. is best left alone. brain processes information re- Page 8. Page 9. ceived by the eyes. He expressed his confidence in the ability of Decipher the secret Football drops Friday's neuroscientists to explain visual message and win $100,000. game despite strong defense. processes and completely map Page 1 1. Page 12. Tech photo by Dennis Cuv the visual pathways in the brain, IDr. Francis H. C. Crick, co-discoverer of the doubble helical struct_' a task he predicts will be accom- of DNA. plished within the next five years. i | | . S , , , -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ i PAGE 2 The Tech TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1983 B]B%1 - -- I c ------W L
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By Diana ben-Aaron just hanging around offices and $I~p P% Fr~ tIar Tracy Kidder, author of the labs in the evenings. It was made Pulitzer Prize-winning The Soul clear to me that if I got in the of a New Machine, explained how way, I'd be out, so I tried not to he wrote the book and offered re- get in the way," he explained. gl l ri1 iIl ~(s~9 ( I I ( marks on "writing about real "Clearly, some people [at Data people" at a lecture Thursday. General] felt it was to their ad- Kidder, a Harvard graduate vantage" that he write about and regular writer for The Atlan- their work, Kidder said. -I w tic, said his anger at not being While no one at the corpora- we tion requested regular progress If you get your color print film developed at a drugstore or a camera store, use able to- readily understand science you probably get back a lot of pictures that just don't look good. Ask why, drove him to research and write reports on the book, the firm's and they say you made a mistake. But too often the real problem is that articles on scientific'subjects. vice president at one time re- the lab made bad prints from your good negatives! Unfortunately you'll "I was terrified of math and al- quested control of the manu- never know that, and something important may be lost forever. ways did very badly at science," script, according to Kidder. At PHOTOQUICK/CAMBRIDGE, we take the time to inspect EVERY negative to make the he said. "But there are ways of "I really don't know what my proper corrections for color balance and density, and to make over those prints that don't bring out the best from your negatives. Our technicians are right there to give you accurate ~ = understanding science without lawyers said to their lawyers, but answers to any questions you have about your pictures. knowing calculus. It doesn't crip- I would not trade ultimate con- Bring in your rolls of film or reprint negatives by 10 AM, and we'll have your pictures ready the ple you to know very little about trol over what I wrote for access same day.-* Trust your film to PHOTOQUICK/CAMBRIDGE and you may find out that you're taking much better pictures than you thought! to the story. eve I agreed only the subject you're writing about " D'' _ if you Find the right people to ex- not to reveal trade secrets," he -110-126 135(C41) Disc-overnight plain it to you." said. Another QUALITY/QUICKTM Service from PHOTOQUICK/CAMBRIDGE. @ Kidder said he first became in- While the book was going to terested in computers when his press, he "had bad dreams about editor at The Atlantic suggested those pieces of paper I didn't he ''look into computers" and sign," Kidder said. "After publi- ,os,= E~d suggested he approach Tom West, cation, the company took uM- - ambidge/Central qgwre _ _ | oh .1 FILM LABS 564 Mass. Ave. -491-9191 {'< a software engineer at Data Gen- brage with some of the reviewers, --- ..-. - . . ., . - IVI. I - m eral Corporation. but not with me,"s he noted. - --- d l Y IB IIIIIIPB ·sRII · l --- "I knew I didn't want to write "I wasn't interested in trade se- a huge book about the computer crets, and, as one of the charac-~ _L industry," Kidder said. "I wanted ters in the book said, I didn't pI I -1 , - -U - to tell a narrative, one sinall part. know enough to understand them I think the idea of a book -'I anyway,"' Kidder commented. He want to write about computers' also omitted somze personal infor- - is not as important as what mation about individual charac- IZJ m A you do with it." ters to protect their privacy, he Kidder said he gathered the sad. "I drew a distinction be- Iou m~~ ~ ~ I material for his book "mostly by twveen individuals and the corpor- Aa er ation ." IRM W s 'Rew Kidder spent two years re- 141now ADoc." print searching the book and nine months writing it, he said. He O NOW SPECIALIZING IN HONDA CARS ONLY is ret:urne~d lived on an advan-ce from The At- (Con~tinued~fr'otn page 1) lantic's publishing company, At- *ALL WORK GUARANTEED lantic-Little Brown, while re- The vandals had stolen the bu!- searching and writing. m let-and-apple print and removed * HONDA FACTORY TRAINED MECHANICS Although Kidder and his edi- another pri nt from the w-al of tor judged the book would have the first-floor lecture hall, room *HOURLY RATE: $6.00 BELOW DEALER limited appeal and agreed on a 34-101, on either the flight of "conservative" initial press run of Sept. 15 or the morning of Sept. r. 30,00() copies, -the book sold out E 16. rF following- an. unexpected review m The two prints will be returned' CDARLS SUNOCO m on the front page of the News to the lecture hall after the Coin- E York Timdes Book Review. m mittee on the Visual Arts makes 209 Broadways Cambe MA 547-1950 "sThey ended up printing IE its recommendations for the fu- loo 0oo hardcover copies. They (NEAR KENDALL SQ. AND MBTA) ture safety of all the prints in the printed until they had them sit- building, and proper security for ting around in the warehouse," re the prints is established, she said. Kidder said. II Kidder has kept in touch with ao the main characters in the book, 1~~0% Ot Al Erra turne he said. Most of them have left I Data General, with the exception nn any Honda with this coupon T h e f o u n d e r s o f of the group's leader, Tom West, EG & G. Prof. Harold E. now a manager. "He has a big GET IT DONE RIGHT THE FIRST TIME AND PAY LESS!! I "Doc" Edgerton '27, Ken- Job now." Kidder said. "I feel the l I -- I- -- - -I~- I _ neth Germeshausen '31, exposure has been good for mzost ~088Mllr and Herbert E. Grier '33 of themn." - not the company itself, "Last night, !. got a call from as stated in The Tech [Sept. Hollywood about The Soul of a 20] - donated nearly five NAews Machiste," he said. 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L. Editorial ll~~~~~~--tlZry-its|USW; - raises other iss~ues The elevation of Andrew M. Eisenmann to a job as part- time staff assistant in the Off-ice of the Dean for Student Af- fairs in addition to his role as director of the Student Art Asso- ciation establishes a severe conflict of interest and bodes ill for the future of student control of student activities. -_- Eisenmann and Assistant Dean for Student Affairs Stephen Irnmerman both say Eisenmann is de facto leader of the Stu- dent Art- Association. He determines policy for the group and strongly influences the group's role in the Association of Stu- dent Activities. Recent decisions of that body have frequently run counter to the desires of the Dean's Office, and it has already stepped in to block them. For Eisenmann to exercise authority within a recognized student activity, hence in the Association of Student Activities, while also in the employ of the Dean's Office, clearly violates the MIT Corporation's historic commitment to the in- dependence of student organizations. Eisenmann's promotion highlights several crucial issues fac- ing MIT student government and activities: t 0 The status of organizations as "student activities." The As- sociation of Student Activities, charged with recognizing q and derecognizing -MIT student activities, seems to do little more than wield a rubber stamp. Co'lumn/Simson L. Garfinkel. Immerman last week said the Student Art Association is not an active, viable student organization, and claimed that a "Stu- dent Center Art Studio" -runs the facilities and sponsors most IMisrioct.epres entato nd fear of the art classes in the Student Center. Thlat name , however, has not previously appeared-in word or print, and to this day does not appear in advertisemzents for classes and facilities of fuel nuc:lear= ree mneasure > the Student Art Association. Nuclear Free Cambridge Mo- point which has the shallowest ban. The US Nuclear Regulatory Who, then, runs the various student activities? Who deter- bilization for Survival is a group rational basis, but makes the ref- Commission almost made the mnines the needs and priorities of the student population? that has not fully considered the erendum potentially more dan- same mistake when considering of its actions. gerous than a simple ban on re- *The shortcomings of the Association of Student Activities. consequences the relicensing of the Three Mlile Thle organization is backing a sesarch. Island nuclear power plant in Its responsibilities also include assigning office space and advo- referendum known as "The Nu- The proposal states that the Harrisburg, Pa. The public's fear cating the interests of its member organizations. Why has the clear Free Cambridge Act," an "funds, personnel and other re- of that project was finally decid- Associafion of Student Activities been unable to perform its attempt by some misguided citi- sources [currently'involved in nu- ed not to be valid grounds for duties? zens of Cambridge to prohibit. clear weapons], are mis-directed, preventing startup. v0 The role of the Dean's Office in student activities. The the "research, development, test- and should be re-directed Defendants of the Cambridge Deall's Office claims. it is supporting them, but that support in ing, evaluation, productiona, towards" the above-meationed referendum claim it forbids- re- areas. The act even establishes a redistribution of office mnaintenance, storage, trarisporta- search and production of the recent years. ha' included blocking tion, and/or disposal of nuclear committee tos oversee the redirect- space, requiring student activity leaders to attend countless "evil" uses of nuclear power, but weapons or the components of ing. still allows -in fact, explicitly meetings, and generally imposing more control over student or- nuclear weapons" in Cambridge. I do not think any of the nu- provides for -its peaceful uses, ganizations. What is the appropriate role of the Dean's O~ffice The ban would apply to every clear engineers at MIT consider like medicine, clocks, and things in student activities? "person, corporation, university, themselves "resources" that are like that. The authors believe it is O The absence of centralized student leadership. The Un~der laboratory, institution, or other ',mis-directed." I do not tfiink it their right to pick and choose graduate 'Association president is ostensibly the elected voice of entity" in the city. particularly moral to think of which fruits of nuclear techlnol-; the student body. No recent president has been able to build a To me, that says that MIT isn't people as resources. I do not ogy' society should harvest. know why the people who are consensus, let alone effect change, on any of the issues central allowed to teach any more While it is possible to pick and courses on nuclear devices or nu- sponsoring this act think it is a to student government and accountabili ty. The current presi- choose among existing nuclear clear war, since both of these re- good thing to have researchers technologies, today's technologies dent, Michael Witt, has failed even to address these issues. Can quire "evaluation" of "cnuclear driving buses. Perhaps they-have are partially the result of military the Undergraduate Association president effectively lead stu- weapons." I'1f M91IT decides to to wait 10 minutes for a bus in research. Banning of such well- dent government, and student opinion? break the law and teach the the -morning. If so, more bus funded research places a poten- * Lack of input from the student body. Most student orga- courses anyway, the act pre- drivers should be hired, people tial limit on future, non-military nizations, from living groups to Undergraduate Association scribes imprisonment of 60 days shouldn't be "re-directed." uses, -which may not yet be evi- committees, operate with little or no input from their conlstitu- or a fine of $5000, for each day MIT has already filed a friend- dent. of classes. That's slightly more of-the-court brief against the pro- re- ents. These groups control significant resources, financial and If the citizens of Camibridge than tuition. And I haven't even posed act. Unfortunately, MIT otherwise. How can students exercise control over how their tainl any trace of rationality, the mentioned research. Or the may only challenge the act's con- proposal will fail miserably. I f money is spent, how their resources are allocated and-used?' Draper Labs. stitutionality. not its morality, in not. fear of the unkewnown and Student leaders and members of the faculty and administra- Why does this group want to a court o~f law. Even more unfor- misinterpretation of t he known tion have spent much time in recent years discussing these make Cambridge nuclear-free? tunately, it now seems that the -the very seeds of this referen- problems, but have acted decisively on none. Student activities Because the people in the group papers MIT filed are meaningless dum - will choke scientific in- are an important supplement to academics, but their adminis- do not feel comfortable wit h since the Cambridge City Council quiry everywhere. technology they cannot under- has voted to place the referendum trationl should be separate from that of the Institute. The I I - -- stand. They would rather have on the November ballot. Dean's Office should have little to do with the affairs of student It is not MIT, but the people r Editorials, marked as Draper Labs researching school in a dis- groups, yet its influence grows. Unless students and leaders of of Cambridge who must chal- such and printed buses than nuclear bombs. Their represent student activities workd together under a strong, common lead- lenge. the moral basis of this pro- tinctive format, proposition states that the pres- of The ership, to show tile Dean's Office its influence is neither wanted posal. Clearly, the Nuclear Free the official opinion ence of "nuclear weapons facili- by nor needed, the future of the independent student activity is Cambridge Act assumes that it is Tech. They are written ties in Cambridge makes Cam- the Editorial Board, which rather bleak. bridge a priority target in the a society's inherent right to redis- tribute private property and even consists of the chairman, event of a nuclear war." This per- editor in chief, managing ceived threat disturbs their "psy- private citizens as the public sees editor, executive editor, FI chologicai health." Further, they fl t. F and news editors. aLI believe that since they are not A democratic society does not LL Columns are usually writ- r own its individuals. American de- t currently prohibiting this re- ten by members of The F mocracy recognizes property LII search, they are endorsing nucle- Tech staff and represent the Volume 103. Number 38 Tuesday, September 27. 1983 ar war. rights, and recognizes that indi- viduals and groups have the right opinion of the author, and Lastly, they think "the use of of' the to engage in any type of research not necessarily that Chairman ...... V. Michael Bove (i resources for nuclear weapons newspaper. be- or other activity they choose with Editor in Chief ...... Barfry S. Surman '84 prevents these resources from Letters to the Editor are human their own resoyurces. Managing Editor ...... Matthew W. Giamporcaro '85 ing used for direly needed written by memnbers of the Business Manager ...... Keith Tognoni '84 services, including child-care, The n uclear-free mandate would have ignorant fear prohibit MIT community and repre- Executive Editor ...... Robert E. Malchman '85 emergency services, housing, opinion of the and production. It sent the schools, health care, public tranls- research writer. portation, public assistance, and would create a precedent which PRODUCTION STAFF FOR THIS ISSUE All submissions should could be invoked to ban genetic Night Editor ...... Scott I. Chase '85. jobs." As I s~aid, they want Drap- be typed, double spaced, engineering, computer develop- Staff: Charles P. Brown '84. Amy S. Gorin '84. Daniel J. Weidman '85. Carl er making school buses. These on a 57-character line and other new technol- A. LaCombe '86. Simson L. Garfinkel '87. Andrew S. Gerber '87. Kathleen people can understand school ment, and bear the authors' signa- MV.O'Connell '87. Kirk Reeves '87. David G. Shawv G. buses. ogies. tures. Unsigned letters will But Nuclear Free Cambridge Regardless of how irrational or not be printed, but auth- ooes farther than simply saying unfounded the populace's fear is, The Tech 0lSSN 0148 9607) is published twice w~eekly during the academn;c year (except during ors' names may be with- the summer for 51 0 00 per year currently being used Nuclear Free Cambridge says it MIT vacations). weekly during January. and wr-wveekly cdurng the resources held upon request. The Third Class by The Tech. 8-4 Massachusetts Ave Room W20-483. Camnbridge. MA 02 139. Third for nuclear weapons should be poses a psychological health haz- Class postage paid at Boston. MA Non-Profit Org Permijt No 59720 POSTMASTER: Please Tech reserves the right to send all address changes to our mailing address The Tech. PO Box 29. MIT Branch. Cambridge. used for other purposes: They ard to the people of the area, and MA 02 139 Telephorwe (61 7) 253 -154 1. 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G uest Column/Erik A. Devereux Taking more than a passing interest MIT is a very contradictory in- Software Engineering (6.170). stitution. It is extremely expen- Will MIT be able to guarantee ail sive and attending it often puts students the freedom to pursue the finances of whatever majors they wish, or I great strain on students and their parents. It is will it be forced to impose some gaining importance in the politics constraints? and economy of the United These issues already affect the States with the ascendancy of MIT student body; they will con- high technology. It engages in tinue to be of supreme impor- broad educational experiments tance. Their outcomes are not yet like freshman pass/no credit, the determined. The more student in- humanities, arts and social sci- volvement in them - and other ence requirement, the writing re- issues- the better. MIT is not a quirement, ESG, Concourse; and large school: There is no reason Project Athena. that students' opinions should Despite tremendous efforts on not be heard, considered, and in- the part of MIT and the various cluded in the formulation of In- student activities, it is still social- stitute policy, but those opinions ly unbalanced, with the pace and will not be solicited. Students pressure and four-to-one male/fe- m ust actively offer them. male ratio adversely affecting the ability of students to make the transition from being children to 'being full-fledged adult members of society. MIIT also has an ambivalent student body that rarely attempts Issue not just freedon of expression to participate in major MIT poli- cy decisions. While there are To the Editor: stronger relationship has grown. pression, but not if the price is to sitive to those around us. Free- many controversies and conflicts Pornography and its impact on Another concern is that the make women feel less welcome at dom of expression does not 'in- surrounding MIT, and a lot of people, particularly women, is a hype surrounding the matter. MIT. clude the right to degrade ccom-- room for debate over substantive matter for debate and should be, while perhaps understood gener- September is not the time for issues, there has generally been intertwined as it is, with concern ally by our community, will clear- either the movie or the discus- Peter H. Richardson '48 minimal student participation in about freedom of expression. I ly not be understood outside of sion. We must at all times be sen- Director of' Admlli.v.vions the various forums and presenta- have opinions on the topic and it. One of my personal and pro- tions offered by the Institute on will share them as time permits fessional goals is that MIT's im-- some issues, and very little initia- with anyone interested. age reflect its reality. I would not want the surrounding community tive to participate in other, more The issues relating to the Lec- spontaneous platforms not of- - which extends around the dkej n ture Series Committee registra- r fered or sponsored directly -by world these days - to form an tion day movie, in my opinion, m M IT. impression of MIT from the in- -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ go well beyond freedom of ex- I sensitive showing of that movie -Repairs8 -° -Sales ° Rentals' - ,The only time massive student pression. Simply put, I don't feel and t-he rhetoric that has devel- 11 interest and involvement materi- it appropriate to show a motion oped around it. Electr' nlc Electric and Manual Typewriters alizes is during extreme crises picture raising these issues at a New and Used ° Quality Ribbons when it is almost too late to or- moment when we are welcoming Thirdly, some women are\ bru- ganize and present the student new members to the community, talized by pornographic films. In viewpoint effectively. The recent purportedly attempting to make as much as this is so, MQIT's posi- problems involving the Solomon them comfortable. None of us as tion on the issue,. be it articulated Amendment are a perfect exam- individuals would greet new ac- by the administration, the faculty, ple of this phenomenon. quaintances at the door of our or by the students' actions, im- pacts on our ability to welcome The students' ambivalence is home and then, before sitting new students, male or female. more frustrating because the ad- down, introduce a display of por-, The message now is that MIT is ministration is often willing to nography. It is a subject of deli- insensitive to women. I'm pre- listen and debate the issues, and cacy or discomfort to many. that m pared -to protect freedomn of ex- if students were to present their would be dealt with only after a a views effectively there could be a l productive dialectic. Even some II in the administration wonder _3m r _~rl~ I openly why there is so little stu- 547-23720 90 Mt. Auburn St. dent interest and participation. At Harvard Square The problem is that such a dia- 54|7-1298 Cambridge, MA 02138 lectic is not guaranteed from the An electronic device is needed by our firm. We call it a "CONCENSUS L i start, and this lends support to TAKER". . and it hasn't been invented yet. the position that no matter what C O M-I NG ~~~50 A~nk the students say, MIT will steer We will pay up to $1,000 for a working model and we guarantee the _~~~~cQ Ba inventor considerable publicity. For details, write David Isaacson, Life its course as it sees fit. The MIT I WE Associates, One State St. Boston, Ma. 02109. student body should attempt to I participate even if only because - 1 IEI EXTRACURRICULAR S15,000 a year entitles each and EG:~~ THE I every one of us to some represen- ._. _ , . .I .. I ._ tation in the formation of Insti- tute policy. When MIT recently I took a stand on the nuclear-free A U.A. LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE Cambridge referendum, it sought no input from students and it re- ceived none. produced and directed by the I Another reason for taking more than a passing interest in undergraduate association and odsa what is happening at MIT is that several crises lie before us. The THE Ousr PRODUCTIlONlv6 4 O more immediate of these are: o What is going to happen to MYSTERIES REVEALED: MIT's Financial aid policy if the federal government continues to - FINDING TIME TO DO lT ALL! lower its commitment to higher a RECRUITMENT & MOTIVATION OF STUDENTS!
education? How much longer can X WHAT DO STUDENT ACTIVITIES HAVE TO DO MIT afford to avoid a policy of amRKNT'AC"AR -a $Z20E M95 need-based admissions? WITH AN MIT EDUCATION? HARVARD SQUARE BOSTON Per day for Chevrolel Chevette & MORE ON KEEPING ALIVE STUDENT ACTIVITIES * What will happen to educa- 87 689 00 3667-6777 UNrnnfirmm LIMITED ra c'-f-watinnFREE MILEAGErpauippd tional freedom at MIT if enroll- txUn rsvervatGsonasll requireU . ment in Course VI continues to CENTRAL SQUARE full Line of 1983 Chevrolets sat,Ict it1983 --xpand? A lottery last year re- 492-3000 moved most freshmen from "Never a E51-329 Mileage Charge" Structure and Interpretation of Plus 7 other suburban locations to serve you! Sam regist ration Computer Programs (6.001). This year, the department flushed all students welcome - it's free! I-1 sophomores from Laboratory for ______i _ ______-I
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9 fee. reserve decisions To the Editor: discuss various alternatives prior Recent articles and editorials to making any major decisions. concerning changes in policies of The decisions made during the the MIT Libraries contain factual budget process were both diffi- errors and misinterpretations of cult and unavoidable. The Li- statements, especially with regard braries are faced with a substan- to the decision-making process. tial decrease in operating funds Decisions regarding reserve coupled with continuing inflation collections in the Student Center in the cost of materials and ser- Library and increases in fines and vices. Every effort was made to photocopying fees were not made minimize the impact of these by an "'adhoc library task force" changes upon our users while, at but rather as part of the regular the same time, enabling- us t-o budget process. These decisions continue to acquire books, jour- were reviewed with, and ap- nals and other materials needed j proved by, the Faculty Commit- to support education and re-