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By Adam T. Gamer resources and discipline.
Incidents of vandalism and Party was scene of vandalism alcohol abuse rocked Next House Trouble began on the night of last week over Halloween, leaving Friday, October 27, when an unreg- residents of Third East barred from istered party occurred at the Third having parties until June 10, 2001. East wing at which alcohol was The residents of the floor, which served. That night, party-goers was the site of much of the vandal- broke a window in the main lounge, ism, must also pay fines of $35 and ripped a soap dispenser in one of the face the possibility of being moved bathrooms out of the wall, and off the floor in the event of future sprayed shaving cream in several incidents. bathrooms. "Third East is on probation so Some party-goers rewired an ele- that if any incidences of vandalism vator, causing it to go to the fourth or alcohol occur, all Third East res- floor when the second floor button idents will be required to move off was pressed and vice versa. Five
PEDRO L. ARRECHEA-THE TECH the floor, and some may be chairs were also destroyed. "An The Harvard band Fink Fank Funk plays In Lobdell during Friday night's Battle of the Bands, host- required to leave MIT housing," upholstered chair was thrown up on ed by Habitat for Humanity. See story, page 16. said Carol Orme-Johnson, assistant so badly that it had to be thrown dean for student complaint Sanctions, Page 25 Rules Grad Students May Fonn Unions .~-w ". • " .IhMatthew Palmer sion, which originated from com- effect on graduate students in uni- Graduate Student Council Presi- ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR plaints by graduate students at New versities everywhere," said NLRB dent Soulaymane Kachani said that The National Labor Relations York University, are already being spokeswoman Sandra Dunbar. "We graduate relations with the Institute Board ruled unanimously last Tues- felt. At the University of Massachu- could see unions being formed are strong and that he did not expect day that graduate students working setts at Boston last week, graduate rather quickly." a student union to be created in the as teaching and research assistants students voted to be represented by The same rush to organize has near future. By Melissa Cain at private universities have the right the Graduate Employees Organiza- not been felt at MIT. It is unclear "The jury is still out. It's not STAFF REPORTER to organize into unions, with full tion, a subdivision of the United whether this sentiment will continue something that we can foresee," said Last night the Undergraduate collective bargaining rights. Auto Workers. or if students will take advantage of Association Council allocated The shock waves from this deci- "This could have a substantial the ruling sometime in the future. Unions, Page 17 $1,750 towards the creation of a new publication, the Institute Forum. The publication will be run Ugly As Can by students and will also receive Be: Random matching funds from the Office of the Dean for Student Life for a total Milk Claims UMOe Crown grant of $3,500. The Institute Forum will "pro- By Pey-Hua Hwang ners received $5 gift certificates to vide an in-depth analysis of issues - STAFF WRITER Toscanini's. All of the money raised relevant to the MIT community Yesterday's presentation of the (a total of $407.23) went to the through publications and forums awards for the Ugliest Manifestation charity of choice of the winner, between students and administra- on Campus was a small but which was the Greater Boston Food tors,", according to its statement of nonetheless suspenseful event. Of Bank. pwpose. the nine people who came to the Matthew S. Cain '02, president The Institute Forum is scheduled fifth floor Student Center Lounge of Random Hall, came to represent to be published twice a term, begin- for the ceremony, four were there to the milk and receive his reward of a ning with one this term. present awards. The contest is spon- trophy which looked like a disfig- The bill was generally well sored by the service fraternity Alpha ured head. He said that the milk had received by the UA Council. Allison Phi Omega. run every year for the last six years L. Neizmik '02, chair of the UA David A. Lipsky '03, a UMOC and that it had become a tradition. Publications Committee, said that project chair, began the ceremony' "This is its second victory," he said. existing publications on campus with the irreverent announcement, The milk also won the second year "can't handle issues in depth" "Welcome to the UMOC 2000 that it ran. because of the style of their report- thingie." His introduction reflected Cain added, "We are grateful to ing. With a circulation comparable the laid back feeling of the entire be able help the cause of the Greater to that of The Tech this publication event. Boston Food Bank and help people could have a huge impact," Neizmik Lipsky and co-chair Ray L. out this holiday season." said. Speth '03 next moved on to the The Greater Boston Food Bank The UA Council approved the awards: was unfortunately unable to send a funding allocation on the condition Random Hall Milk came out on representative because the that the group is able to get recogni- top. Second place with $60.53 were approaching Thanksgiving holiday tion by the Association of Student the East Campus and Random Hall is keeping all of its small staffbusy. Activities. renovations; The Tech came in third In other business, UA President with $50.09; the temporary offices UMOC based in tradition Peter A. Shulman '01 announced near the Dot came in fourth with Lipsky also discussed the history that one-of the things that the UA $42.61, and an Athena cluster at 4 of the UMOC competition. In the JACQUELINE YEN-THE TECH a.m. came in fifth with $33.01. Matthew Cain '02, representing Random Hall Milk, this year's "UglI- UA, Page 25 The second and third place win- UMOC, Page 25 est Manifestation on Campus," proudly displays the UMOC trophy.
FEATURES Comics The Tech will not publish an TwoMIT students will compete issue this Friday due to the Vet- World & Nation 2 on ABC's"WhoWants to be a Mil- erans' Day Holiday. Publication Opinion 4 lionaire?" will resume next Tuesday. Arts 7 On The Town 12 Page 13 Page 18 Features 13 Page 2 T ovember 7, 2000
.Y.Senate THE WASH} GTON POST , t e efine E YORK It has been the most expensive Senate race in history - and one of the most bizarre. Tuesday, the voters of ew York will decide arty oundaries whether Hillary Rodham Clinton will be their next senator, or just another suburban transplant with an out-of-work husband. By Ronald Brownstein tic" message have converged on messages, although they have The first lady has campaigned relentlessly throughout her adopted LOS ANGELES TIMES some intriguing points - with both, moved in opposite directions. state for 16 months, acculturating many ew Yorkers to her once- WASHINGTO for instance, urging greater competi- Gore hasn't decisively broken unfathomable celebrity candidacy through sheer repetition. She has Al Gore and George W. Bush tion for public schools and more with Clinton's "New Democratic" often sounded like any other Democratic congressional candidate - arrive at the finish line Tuesday in a reliance on states and religiously agenda. But in several subtle touting the prosperity achieved under the Clinton administration, presidential race that began by based charities to deliver social ser- respects, the vice president has tilted promising prescription drugs to seniors, attacking her opponent, Rep. promising to reconfigure the historic vices. the Democratic Party back toward Rick Lazio (R-N.Y.) as aewt Gingrich clone - while refusing to lines of debate between the two par- On the other, the two candidates the message and priorities that pre- discuss her husband's impeachment or his administration's contro- ties, but has ended mostly by recon- have revived old disputes about the dated the president. versies. firming them. role of government and the balance Gore has defended all of Clin- Still, this is no ordinary race, and not only because no first lady Although Bush on many issues between taxes and spending that ton's signature New Democratic has ever tried to join the Senate, much less the same Senate that tried has sought to move the Republican might have been lifted from any reforms - such as balancing the and acquitted her husband. The race will inevitably be judged as a Party toward the center, he has campaign over the past half century. budget, paying down the national referendum on her husband's presidency, albeit one in a heavily spent the last several weeks mostly "It's the rhetoric of 1976 or 1960 debt, reducing the size of the federal Democratic state that he easily carried twice himself. denouncing Gore as a servant of big almost," says Bill Kristol, publisher work force and imposing time limits government - the argument GOP of The Weekly Standard, a conserv- on welfare recipients. nominees have wielded against ative magazine. "In that respect, I But, strikingly, Gore hasn't pro- Supreme Court to Detennine Democrats without pause since the don't think it tells us about the poli- posed any comparably ambitious New Deal. tics of the next decade. This is the government reform projects of his Use of Internet Copyrights Bush's task has been made easi- last campaign of the 20th century, own. His message has been more NEWSDAY er because Gore also has reverted to not the first campaign of the 21 st." that he would consolidate the WASHINGTO old arguments: tilting leftward after Above all, the campaign has administration's reforms rather than The Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide a critical question Bill Clinton's efforts to moderate demonstrated that both parties face extending them - as demonstrated of how and when traditional copyright law applies in the new era of the Democrats' image, Gore has the challenge of constantly recali- by his pledge to freeze the size of the Internet. relied much more than the president brating their agenda in search of a the federal work force rather than The high court announced it will review a ruling by the 2nd U.S. on leather-lunged economic pop- winning coalition. In fact, the real reduce it, as the administration has. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York that newspaper and magazine ulism and promises of new govern- story, no matter which side wins the Even where Gore has proposed publishers must obtain permission of free-lance contributors - writ- ment spending. presidency and controls the Con- more ambitious reform plans, he has ers, photographers and artists - before adding their work to electron- The result is that the campaign gress, might be that the country is as almost never mentioned them. ic databases after it is published in the printed version. has oscillated between the old and closely divided between the two Down one track, he has empha- The lawsuit was brought in 1993, just as the explosive growth of the new, sometimes on the same parties as at any point in the past sized his opposition to virtually any the Internet was beginning, by six free-lancers, led by the president of day. On the one hand, Bush's new 100 years. changes meant to reduce the costs or the New York-based National Writers Union, against The New York message of "compassionate conser- Both Bush and Gore have put fundamentally change the structure Times, Newsday, Time Inc.'s Sports Illustrated, and electronic data- vatism" and Gore's ''New Democra- their own imprint on their parties' of Social Security and Medicare. bases Lexis-Nexis and University Microfilms International. The free-lancers said they were entitled to extra compensation for work included in electronic databases without their express agree- ment after it was published in the printed version of newspapers and FDA Calls~for Recall on Cold magazines. Two More Cases of Ebola Medicines with Harmful Drug Confirmed inUganda By Marc Kaufman until the ingredient has been were scrambling today to respond to THE WASHINGTON POST THE WASHINGTON POST replaced. Officials said that recent the FDA advisory. . ' NAIROBI, KENYA WASHINGTON tests increased concerns that the Ganely said that other nonpre- Two more cases of Ebola fever have been confirmed in southwest- The Food and Drug Administra- compound has been associated with scription cold, cough and deconges- ern Uganda, hundreds of miles from the scene of an earlier outbreak tion Monday asked drug companies hemorrhagic stroke - bleeding into tant medications are available with- that health officials appeared to have largely contained. to remove all products containing an the brain. out PPA, but that it is contained in The death of a Ugandan soldier in Mbarara, a large town about ingredient widely used in scores of "We don't want to be alarmist, all nonprescription appetite suppres- 400 miles from Gulu, where the disease emerged in September, over-the-counter and prescription but it is important for consumers to sants on the market. brought the death toll from the current outbreak in Uganda to 91, cough and cold medications and know there are real risks associated He said that the agency could not according to the officials who were scrambling to prevent the spread appetite suppressants. with taking this ingredient," said recommend that consumers avoid of the disease in the new location. The soldier recently had been The agency said the ingredient Charles Ganley, director of the FDA specific brands because they do not transferred from Gulu, where he presumably contracted the frequent- - called phenylpropanolamine or nonprescription drug division. "The always have the same active ingre- ly fatal virus. PPA - appears to increase the risk adverse effects are rare, but they can dients. But he did say that nasal Of four suspected cases that have emerged in Mbarara since the for certain types of stroke, especial- be fatal while the conditions treated sprays and medications using pseu- soldier's case was confirmed, two have tested positive for the fre- ly in younger women, by the ingredient are not." doephedrine were considered safe. quently fatal virus, including a hospital orderly who had cared for the Americans take 6 billion doses The drug industry has generally "Sometimes PP A is in a particu- soldier. A third patient tested negative and results on the fourth were of PP A each year in products rang- fought the FDA regarding the safety lar brand of medication, and some- not yet known, said a spokesman for the international health care ing from Atka-Seltzer to Dexatrim of phenylpropanolamine, arguing times it is pseudoephedrine," Gan- group, Doctors Without Borders. Tests on tissues of a GuIu physician and Triaminic, the FDA said. that the ingredient has been used for ley said. "The consumer will have who died mysteriously on Aug. 8 indicated he did not have Ebola. But the FDA recommended that decades and that evidence of a pos- to look on the back of the bottle or consumers avoid those products sible risk is unconvincing. Officials package to see for sure.". WEATHER Election Day: Forecast Cloudy Situation for Noon Eastem Standard Time, Tuesday, November 7, 2000 By Veronlque Bugnion STAFF METEOROLOGIST
The low pressure, which is situated south of Nova Scotia will drift towards the Northeast ever so slowly today, pushed out to sea by a ridge of high pressure. A brisk wind from the North will keep temperatures in the mid-50soF (10-15 °C) during most of the day, and the skies will clear up as the day goes by. Temperatures will creep up into the 60soF (1~2l0C) on Wednesday and Thursday as New England enjoys the flow from the South ahead of the nasty storm sweeping its way across the Midwest. The northeasterly course of the storm center will, luckily, keep most of the rain and snow associated with it away from Massachusetts.
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Today: Clear with a few broken clouds, North wind 10-15 mph (16-24 kph). High of 56°F (13°C). Tonight: Mostly clear, low around 40°F (4°C). Wednesday: Mostly sunny. High around 60°F (16°C). Thursday: Increasing cloudiness. High in the lower 60soF (16-18°C).
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Bush's inner circle to Vice LOS ANGELES TIMES peting with orthwest in terms of blocked by the Justice Department President Al Gore's debate coach is not going to be officially solved orthwest Airlines Corp., strik- fares and service, thus harming trav- as well. anytime soon. ing a deal that U.S. regulators called elers on the airlines' routes. "No matter how you cut it, this is After an initial round of interviews and evidence-gathering by the "a victory for consumers," agreed The antitrust case was compli- a victory for the government," said FBI, the investigation has been much less visible. Members of the Monday to sell back its controlling cated by the fact that Continental Kevin Mitchell, chairman of the Gore and Bush camps said they are frustrated but resigned to the lack stake in Continental Airlines Inc. to later decided it didn't want North- Business Travel Coalition, an advo- of resolution before the election. Continental to settle an antitrust suit west as its controlling investor, in cacy group. Attorney General Janet Reno, asked last week whether the investi- pending against the carriers. good part because it believed North- The deal between orthwest and gation has been routed onto a slow track until the election is over,said Northwest bought a 14 percent west's presence helped prevent Continental, the nation's fourth- and only that it is still pending and all appropriate steps are being taken. equity interest in Continental two Continental's stock price from fifth-largest airlines, respectively, is The focus of the investigation has been on Bush's Austin, Texas years ago as part of a far-reaching going higher. "a victory for consumers, who will media firm, Maverick Media, and an employee who was captured on alliance between the airlines, but the The carriers' agreement came a benefit from lower fares and better post office surveillance tape Sept. 11 mailing an Express Mail pack- stake also carried super-voting week after the antitrust trial had airline service," A. Douglas age. An Express Mail package containing briefmg materials and a rights that gave Northwest 55 per- started. Their willingness to avoid Melamed, acting assistant U.S. videotape of Bush practicing for his televised debates against Gore cent voting control at Continental. additional litigation underlines the attorney general in charge of the was mailed at precisely that time from the same post office. It was Some analysts dubbed the arrange- impact of the Justice Department's Justice Department's antitrust unit, delivered two days later to Gore's then-debate coach, former con- ment a "synthetic merger." much tougher approach to airline said in a statement. gressman Thomas Downey, who contacted the FBI when he realized Although Northwest agreed to marriages. The rest of their alliance, under the package contained materials leaked from the Bush operation. limit its power to exercise control Indeed, the agency's hard-line which they help feed passengers to "My suspicion is we're not going to find out anything for over Continental for the next stance on the Northwest-Continental each other's route systems, remains months," said Rusty Hardin, a lawyer representing Maverick Media decade, the Justice Department sued deal is heightening speculation that in place. Northwest is based in owner Mark McKinnon. "Investigators are still talking to witnesses. I on grounds that Northwest's large plans by UAL Corp.'s United Air- Eagan, Minn., and Continental is think they are waiting to schedule grand jury appearances until after voting-rights stake would inhibit lines to buy US Airways Group Inc. headquartered in Houston .. the election." Hardin and other lawyers involved in the case agreed it would be improper for investigators to move just before an election. "Any responsible public integrity prosecutor would do it the way they are doing it," Hardin said. S~eons Work to Save Conjoined The Maverick Media employee taped at the Austin post office, Juanita Yvette Lozano, is on paid leave until the investigation is over, according to Hardin. Neither Lozano nor her lawyer were available to discuss the investigation, but she has maintained her innocence. FBI TWin-,Sister Will Most Likely Die analysis of hair from the tape was not a DNA match with Lozano. By T.R. Reid months if they were not separated, "Though Mary has a right to life, THE WASlUNGTON POST the doctors said. she has little right to be alive," Lord LONDON The girls are joined at the hips, Justice Alan Ward said, summariz- A 20-member surgical team in with normal arms but small legs. ing the unanimous judgment of the Manchester, England, began a The stronger twin has functioning three-member panel. "She is alive - Ever wonder what happened to COLD FUSION? marathon operation Monday that organs that provide life support for because and only because - to put At the MIT Coop Bookstore, in the SCIENCE section ... will almost certainly kill an infant herself and her sister. it bluntly but nonetheless accurately girl - in order to save the life of The distraught parents of the - she sucks the lifeblood of Jodie, her conjoined twin. conjoined (sometimes known as and her parasitic living will soon be EXCESS HEAT The operation, the .latest and pos- Siamese) twins had vigorously the cause of Jodie ceasing to live." Why Cold Fusion Research Prevailed sibly closing chapter in a moral and opposed the operation. They said "Jodie is entitled to protest that by Charles G. Beaudette, MIT '52 legal battle that has drawn extensive their Roman Catholic faith taught Mary is killing her. Nobody but the with a Forward by Arthur C. Clarke. 2001: A Space Odyssey, Introduction by international attention, was expected them that the girls' fate was up to doctors can help Jodie. Mary, sadly, David J. Nagel. Research Professor, George Washington University to take about 18 hours. There was a God and that human beings should is beyond any help." clear risk that both of the 3-month- not be in the business of choosing The surgeons' goal Monday was An investigative report prepared for the general reader old twins could die on the operating one life at the expense of another. to separate the weaker child, which to explain how the most extraordinary claim table. . But in British law, the parents' would cut off her blood supply and made in the basic sciences during the twentieth century But doctors felt they had a strong opinion has little impact in such kill her. They then planned hours of was mistakenly dismissed through errors of scientific protocol. chance to save the stronger one, cases. Accordingly, an appeals court reconstructive surgery on the known in court papers as Jodie. ruled last month that the operation stronger girl to build her a body as «••a monumental work of scholarship." Prof. J. O'M. Bockris Both she and her sister, known as should proceed despite the parents' close as possible to normal - if she Mary, were likely to die within objections .' survived the operation. Also available at amazon. com
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[and] the minimum consider the arguments for partial credit any problem is to get the right answer. Tests, or potential, but our intentions and potentials wage [was raised] for the first time since 1989." based on this criterion. One objective of an as part of a general academic education, are as measured by the final outcome, which Are you listening, Ralph? examination is to assess how well a student presumably meant to prepare us for the "real" count. As measured by this standard, partial Let's say that by the end of today, the Green has leamed. Setting up the proper equations world (as opposed to the fake world we now credit is not a right that lets us nit-pick and Party has managed to hoover up the five percent and working through the method of approach live in). The IRS won't care if it was a mere point-grub to no end, but is a idealistic privi- of the popular vote needed to secure federal of a problem, only to lack the time to plug in data-entry error that resulted in an answer off lege that keeps the discouraging reality at bay matching funds for the '04 election. It's doubt- the numbers, surely demonstrates the learning by a factor of two. A surgeon who makes a for our academic years. Of course, if my pro- ful that Nader, at age 70, would run then; his of the material. The student who has stayed "careless mistake," or a pilot who gets the fessor wishes to justly reward me for my presidential future is therefore toast. So why awake in class, studied assiduously, and man- plane three-quarters of the way to its destina- noble realization with a few extra points shouldn't he lobby for the Labor post? He's aged to solve three-quarters of the problem tion, is just as successful, if not more so, than (cough, cough), I have no objection at all. been begging millions for votes; surely it's no more demeaning to solicit an audience of one. Fanciful? Well, yes, and it's too bad. It's pretty obvious that a Bush administration More columns wouldn't fight for workers; the Labor Depart- ment under Gore would continue the centrist status quo that disgusted and prompted the res- ignation of Robert Reich. What a shame there's. .onpage 6. no room for Ralph Nader in the Cabinet. Page6 THE TECH ovember 7, 2000 ader:The Don't Be from fire hoses. I hardly think the energy they have no solutions for these problems, so Scared From Stephanie W. Wang expended nowadays to cast an informed, prin- they would rather not work hard to find solu- cipled vote is comparable to that spent by tions. Isn't it much easier to just make hip Any mention of the sixties, for most who marchers in the South who had to contend MTV-like campaign ads and smile for the Voting are not of that time, brings to mind Armstrong with the mighty U. S. military complex for camera? walking on the moon, bouncing Beatles, and that vote. The irony of America's miserable state is flower children immersed in the age of Aquar- ot voting is also refusing to honor the that no one cares anymore when more issues BrianLoux ius. However, the spirit of the sixties cannot memory of those who were brutally beaten than ever deserve our attention. What is the be simply reduced to psychedelic clothes, trip- and savagely silenced at the Democratic Con- solution, you ask? ader. A vote for Ralph Over the past week, what I have seen of py songs, and hedonistic drug consumption, as vention in Chicago in 1968, at Kent State, ader is a vote for ader. It is a vote for that political life at MIT has made me sick to my most cynics of today believe. Perhaps these spirit of the sixties embodied in Martin Luther stomach. This stemmed first from what I have are the same cynics who debase enthusiastic King Jr., JFK, Abbie Hoffman, Gloria noticed to be great indifference to this election citizens as uninformed, insignificant peons Steinem, and countless others who saw the from a majority of this campus, and then from whose votes are not worth the time it takes for Simply suggesting the notion of battles and fought valiantly. It is the spirit that people making a mountain (or in some cases a them to fill in a few bubbles. Well, be assured, questioned the military-industrial complex crime against humanity) out of a molehill they are wrong. not voting is blatantly spitting in and its oppression of the people. Nader has regarding innocuous cross-campus spammings. Some may argue that the skepticism is thejaces of dvil-rights activists been fighting for the American people for But even more, I was appalled at some of warranted in this particular election because decades, resulting in numerous legislative the things my friends at The Tech decided to the two "mainstream" candidates are as simi- who endured the thrashing of measures that have effectively changed the write in the opinion page last Friday. Some- lar as Tweedledee and Tweedledum. Howev- lives of all Americans. times I think we forget that we always have the er, has anyone bothered to ponder why Amer- waterfrom fire hoses. Don't be dissuaded by the misguided opin- means to stand on a soapbox every day and ican society has disintegrated to such a point ion of some realists who scoff at the idealism express our opinions each week. Other students that Bore and Gush can actually be the of Nader's platform. Armstrong walked on the on campus rarely have such an opportunity to Democratic and Republican candidates? and at countless other protests. People who moon in '69 because American scientists were do the same. And today there is a golden oppor- Well, of course not, because no one wants to were the same age as we are now were will- not willing to settle for good enough. Minori- tunity for everyone to express their opinions, entertain the thought that America has lost ing to be martyrs for their beliefs; yet we are ties received more rights that they were enti- and this paper has the audacity to say that they the spirit of the sixties affecting long-overdue unwilling to even cast a vote to voice our tled to because they were not willing to settle should not utilize this chance. changes in every aspect of American life beliefs? for good enough. America's youth united in Let me say that I as a member of this staff from civil rights to the role of women. Better Others may argue, however, that our gen- organizations such as Students for a Democra- was extremely sony to see such things printed. just to banish ''hippies'' to the land of outdat- eration just simply doesn't have pressing tic Society because they were not willing to Let me further analyze the arguments of last ed outfits, right? issues to worry about, such as a Vietnam settle for a good enough America or world. week's opinion page and give you my feelings If you answered yes, I would surmise that War or an alarming percentage of the Ameri- What is the result? There was a better Ameri- on this. you are probably someone who no longer can population who is poverty-stricken. Hey, ca helping to build a better world. "There's nobody decent running in this elec- believes in voting. Unfortunately, you are the economy is doing fantastically and we A vote for the two clones would just be tion." You know, a lot of people do feel the impervious to the vicious cycle you are per- are at peace, right? Wrong. There are more settling for good enough. On Tuesday, receive same way. If you can't find anyone you find petuating. Simply suggesting the notion of not problems than ever in America; yet the two the torch carrying the revolutionary spirit of a who is ethical or prudent enough to be your voting is spitting in the faces of civil-rights major parties have lulled us into a false sense time past and do something for your country. leader, there's help. The Constitution says all activists who endured the thrashing of water of security and contentment. Why? Because Vote Nader. ' one needs to be U.S. President is to be a U.S. citizen for a few years and over the age of 35. Never forget that wonderful little blank line on the ballot, and vote for someone you find has
if Congress doesn't stop, why should our ideals? The real ' value of the Constitution is not in giving citizens sovereignty, but in giving citizens a chance to ad politically gny day they wish.
principles and values. Someone like my dad. I'd vote for my dad if I didn't find Nader so appealing. He's honest, wise, knows how to govern sagely, and has managed money so wisely that he's found a way to put three kids through colleges of their choice on a modest salary. There obviously is somebody in your life that you can respect enough to give that person a vote. Throwing your vote away is relative. Some define it as voting for one who will likely lose, others as not voting on principle. "Don't vote for Nader; we can't have Bush winning." If Bush wins, it will not be because of the 6 percent of those who voted Nader, it- will be because of the 66.6 percent of Ameri- cans who stayed home. The same applies for all other loons. Again, don't let politics get in the way of principle. What good would come of tha~ ,/ "The new president will be more of the same. Voting does not really change our future. The system has ruined everything. " Yes, thanks to all the problems that have hit "the glorious experiment," elections ain't what they used to be. While centrist politics may lead us to the next gilded age, yie as citizens should not "let other peopletake care of our future." It goes directly against the grain of the Constitution. We are the ones who govern how our country is run. Large voter turnout would return elections to their roots. The parties would realize it, and tactics w6uId definitely change. Yet despite the best wishes of MTV, The Rock and his WWF buddies, the National Ad Cou'ttcil, and starry-eyed journalists, there will be no mass exodus to the polls. So if the vote this year gives us politics as usual, what then? , The answer is to keep fighting. Politics is not a one-time act on November 7th, but an ongoing event. If Congress doesn't stop, why should our ideals? The real value of the Constitution is not in giving citizens sovereignty, but in giving citi- zens a chance to act politically any day they wish. The fact that most Americans do not uti- lize this but prefer to just complain is the real tragedy. Voting is (and should be recognized as) a stepping stone towards real civic duty. There is no need to promote apathy and add fuel to an already gigantic problem. Perhaps I should restate my argument. Vote or don't vote, but above all find a way to get into the world of politics somehow, some way. It will really change your future. And it will make our 2004 paper look a lot better. ovember 7, 2000 THE TECH Page 7 tFHEARTS REVIEW TheHill Bachelors Speed Readers Beware By Izzat Jarudl young and old, men and women. In one story, for "example, a Protestant Written by Willia';' Trevor clergyman confronts the challenges of Published by Viking Penguin modem culture, while in another story $22:95 a monk from the "very distant past" confronts the challenges of his faith. lle best Writers do not force as much For each tale, Trevor adjusts his dic- information and explanation as possi- tion and tone to reflect the nature of its b e into the few pages of a short story. character "His narration often shifts to Instead, they provide the reader with a a more informal mode where he adopts fleetiIlg glance into a human story whose the particular lexicon and speech of his poignancy and universality emerge from its characters. In his vivid descriptions of 'economy' of detail. Irish author William setting, his sentences often extend to Trevor displays his mastery at such subtle several lines and his grammar loosens, composition in his Iatest collection of short but the story also flows more freely "stories The HillBachelors.· . and his meaning usually remains lucid.
•f '. Trevor thwarts those looking for a fast It is a. flexible stylistic approach that read by only explaining each story Implicitly quickly immerses the reader in the through hints' weaved into the dialogue and mood and enriches his experience of .narration, He seems to place the first story of the story. ' his collection there to encourage his readers to In stories like "Death of a Profes- quickly adjust to his narrative style. "Three sor," for example, Trevor's rhetorical People" be&ins modestly as an apparently prowess redeems a relatively banal simple story of an aging father, his frustrated premise. In his, usual manner, Trevor daughter, and a compassionate boyfriend. But throws the reader into the middle of the amid the details of sensitive characterization, action with little preliminary exposi- Trevor inserts'vague and sinister suggestion. tion. Slowly, the reader assembles the The impression of a tranquil story is eroded clues and infers what has 'happened: a and a tense tale of the aftermath ofa murder student hoax causes a university pro- mystery emerges. fessor's false obituary to be published Years ago, the father's other disabled in four local newspapers. daughter was murdered in what police con- Meanwhile, Trevor masterfully cluded was a botched robbery. From Trevor's conveys the stages leading up to the occasional hint, however, the reader slowly professor's discovery of the prank, realizes a guilty secret shared only by his from the panic of his wife who first daughter Vera and the boyfriend who sup- reads and then hides the obituary page plied her with an alibi: that Vera is the true from her husband to the palpable awk- murderer. The couple awaits the death of the wardness of a noon sherry party with father who is the last conceivable threat to colleagues. More through an intensity their happiness. But Trevor prevents too sim- of imagery and characterization than ple an interpretation of the twisted love story metaphor or symbol, Trevor then in his ironic concluding line: "But Vera vividly recounts the professor's own knows, that without her father, they would stages of reaction to the news, includ- frighten one another." ing his realization that the obituary Yet "Three People" is only one among a would not "touch pon his occasional diverse collection of twelve short stories. testiness, his cold appraisal of exami- Trevor continues his book to show an impres- nation answers, the orderly precision sive versatility in the content and presentation that enhances his work and affects him of his tales. Several address the "Troubles" of as.a husband, the melancholy that comes from tyand perseverance. Trevor's subjects may glossing over human folly. Trevor's short sto- his nation, with subtle insight into the unease nowhere." not always be the most original, but the depth ries may require some patient rereading to they have instilled in so many Irish lives. Despite the vast range of experience that of his characters and the nuance of his presen- fully understand, but his refreshing style and There are also stories of human struggle Trevor recounts, the collection remains united tation amply compensate. His tales are simple insight into human experience are worth the from the perspective of the rich and poor, by.common themes of human sacrifice, digni- and hopeful without falling into melodrama or extra effort. Page 8 Richard 1/ TheArt of Evil
By Amy eadows STAFF WRITER Directed by Kurt Lancaster Written by William Shakespeare MIT Shakespeare Ensemble Starring Kortney Adams G, Brandy Evans '01, Rachel Kline '01, Jeff Lee, Helen Lin, Brenda Pendleton '01, Daniel Rodriguez '01, Samantha Scolamiero, Charlene St. Pierre '03, and Kay Sullivan '02 November 9, 10, 11 at 8:00 p.m. Little Kresge Theater
eachery. Murder. Seduction. War. Bribery. Theft. Scandal. Welcome to the world of Shakespearian tragedies. Indeed, like other well-known tragedies, few characters are left standing at the conclusion. The MIT Shakespeare Ensem- ble performs a new take on Richard III this week in Little Kresge Theater. Richard III embodies complete evil. Although we try desperately to find one speck of humanity and goodness in him, we cannot find any redeeming quality. He kills men and marries their wives. He kills his family mem- bers. He kills innocent children. He kills his friends, and he kills strangers. Richard In is not a very nice person. Above all earthly King Richard, cast as a woman, woos Lady Anne In the Shakespeare Ensemble's production of Richard III things, however, Richard desires to be king. We value Shakespeare partly because of his other characters either. The supporting charac- cheat. As in the presidential election, choosing intent, changes that are too small in scope insights into the human mind and soul; here, ters win our favor simply because they are a who to root for is just a choice of the lesser of only disconnect the play from its setting. his insights are into the depths of their black- lesser, not so complete evil. They strive for two evils. At the end, we fmally have Rich- Kortney Adams G captured the dual nature ness. the same things as Richard - power, influ- mond, a character not mired in the politics of of Richard as both the friendly politician and as Despite how much Shakespeare makes us ence, and popularity - and they do the same the day (say, a third-party candidate), come in the"vindictive devil. Bringing out the insidious dislike the title character, we cannot like the things as Richard - manipulate, lie, and and demolish the corruption of the royalty. nature of Richard truly makes him more fright- MIT Shakespeare ening. At Richard's victories,Adams highlight- Ensemble took the play and ed his exuberance in betrayal and manipula- tried to broaden its influ- tion. Although Richard could be thought of a ence. By taking the play out pure evil, this portrayal makes him more acces- of England and transporting sible, more possible, and more real. it to the Orient, the produc- One of the more confusing aspects of the tion attempted to show the play was the wealth of characters and the universality of the themes of dearth of players. The Ensemble did pull off evil and inevitable destruc- the feat; yet, sometimes a character would die tion. Given, the potential and then crop up again in the next scene as a problems, the move did sep- new character, and it was slightly disconcert- arate the themes from a ing. That said, the .roles were well-filled bound historical event- The despite the lack of players. Brandy Evans"Ot move also gave the play played an angry and condescending ex-Queen some interesting touches like Margaret, simultaneously warning and cursing Buddhist monks and medita- the royals for the fate that would befall them. tion. However, the play still Brenda Pendleton '01 showed one of the more seemed bounded to its Eng- changed characters as Queen Elizabeth, the lish roots. In order to fully counterpart to Queen Margaret. She shows accomplish such a move, the remorse and sadness for believing the false production needed to consid- face of Richard. er a further adaptation. Overall, the production challenged com- Many Christian references placent conceptions of politics. Any short- could have been turned into comings of the production were nearly similar eastern religion ones, unavoidable, and in general the troupe faith- and references to English fully represented the thought and ideas behind history could have been Shakespeare's work. transformed into references I would like to end with a request: Get out to the region's history. of your room and take advantage of Richard While drastic changes run III and what MIT has to offer. Try something the risk of not fully commu- new, develop the right side of your brain; you Richmond and his companion survey the carnage after Richard's defeat. nicating Shakespeare's full never know, you just might enjoy it. Stretching boundaries, expanding opportunities.
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I 1 ovember 7, 2000 THE ARTS THE TECH Page 9 CDlCBrr RlYIEW MIT Chamber Orchestra A Controversial Performance
By Guan-Jong Chen chamber orchestra was able to play through SI'AFF WRiTER the concert nicely without any major blunders. ast Friday night, the MIT chamber In all respects, the most exciting part of the orchestra, directed by Dante Anzolini, concert was Vivaldi's Summer, which fea- gave its first concert of the year at Kil- tured soloist Philip Springmann '04. Overall, I lian Hall. The program included music was quite impressed with pringmann' s mas- from Antonio Vivaldi's Spring and Summer, tery of technique in this piece, especially in Paul Hindemith's Trauermusik (Mourning the fast passages of Summer. He had good Music), and Bela Bartok's Romanian Dances. intonation, and the music flowed smoothly The original program also included Astor and naturally. Also, Springmann added color Piazzolla's Canyengue, but it was cancelled to the passages with his great tone quality, right before the concert started. which did justice to his 1940 Becker. Overall, the concert was exciting but con- However, I was a bit disappointed with his troversial. It was exciting because every piece performance in the Adagio of Summer. It was of the music in the concert featured a soloist. not as expressive as it could have been. Per- WENDYGU-THE TECH Furthermore, Anzolini actually played on the sonally, I felt that more vibratos were needed Allison Glinka '02 plays lead violin in "Spring" from Vivaldi's "The Seasons." harpsichord to accompany the orchestra in the on some long notes. As a result, parts of the two pieces by Vivaldi. However, the concert Adagio were rather flat and unmoving. Also, was a bit controversial because a few student Springmann was not able to retake a sequence right choice in giving Springmann the oppor- This performance ended the concert on a soloists were given the task to both play the of notes cleanly in the beginning of the Ada- tunity to both perform the solo and conduct good note. solo and conduct the orchestra at the same gio, which hurt his performance. the orchestra. Overall, it was a good concert, but not the time. It was quite unusual and risky for Although that section was not as good as it The Chamber Orchestra also did well in best concert that the Chamber Orchestra is Anzolini to give students the opportunity and could have been, Springmann shows brim- Romanian Dances by Bela Bartok. It capable of. Since it is their first concert, I the freedom to conduct and play at the same ming virtuosity with his great stage presence demonstrated the great strength and the high expect the Chamber Orchestra will perform time. The result could have been disastrous and his prowess in holding the orchestra caliber that the MIT Chamber Orchestra is even better in the next concert. The orchestra because the task is very demanding - not together not just as a soloist but also as a con- capable of. It was very solid. Therefore, it is is full of many strong and talented musicians. only for the soloist but for the rest of the ductor. Springmann's performance was really not difficult to see that the group put a con- Therefore, I strongly recommend you to chamber orchestra as well. However, the quite impressive. Anzolini certainly made a siderable amount of work into this piece. attend their next concert. LECTURE REVIEW ed with twigs, and due to "startling advances his story, Adams read directly from the Last in twig technology," boats and airplanes Chance to See, which would prove to be the were invented such that they could come to first highlight of the evening. Madagascar and proceed to rid the island of "Excuse my bad Australian accent," he Douglas Adams lemurs as they had done to mainland Africa. apologized, "what the hell, you're all Amer- When Adams actually saw a live lemur he icans anyway!" He told of a disgruntled Last Chance to See was "utterly transfixed" and it was the most venom expert who wished he had gone into "hypnotizing moment" of his life. hydroponics. After the lemur incident, Adams yearned The next animal Adams discussed was By Seth Bisen-Hersh tal message was strong. Last Chance to See to see more near extinct creatures. The next the cockatoo, a flightless parrot, in New SI'AFF WRITER is the work he likes the most. "Every one he talked about was the kimono dragon Zealand. This bird had "forgotten how to fly on't panic. Always bring a towel. author's own favorite book is the one that lizard on an island in Indonesia. Although and forgotten that it's forgotten how to fly." The answer to life, the universe, and sells the least," Adams said. they "didn't stop to measure it," it appeared Furthermore it "flies like a brick" and has everything is 42. These are tidbits of His first tale of the evening was about his to be approximately thirteen feet long and been called a "rudimentary parachute." He D. humorous wisdom from the Hitch- search for the rare aye aye lemur in Mada- four feet tall. Though they "don't actually went on to explain how the cockatoos are hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a book many of gascar. He told the story of how lemurs once breathe fire, they do have the worst breath of becoming extmct because they are used to a us adore. This past Thursday the hilarious populated all of Africa but now only exist in any creature." land without predators. Thus, they were author Douglas Adams gave a talk about one Madagascar. The reason for this is that there Before embarking to see this enormous unprepared for man's incursion into the of his later books, Last Chance to See carne a "competitive, aggressive" race that lizard, Adams went to see a snake expert in island. Especially since man brought with (which he co-authored with Mark Carwar- was "much smarter than any other species Melbourne, Australia because that island has him cats, dogs, and rats. The population dine). according to it." This race became fascinat- plenty of poisonous snakes. At this point in drop sterns from the weird mating behavior. The anxious crowd lined up as early as Apparently the male's "mating call actively one hour before the lecture. Professor of repels the female." Not only that but it Mathematics Hartley Rogers passed in won- sounds like he's "performing over and over dering awe. After the throng piled into the again the opening bars of Dark Side of lecture hall, every single chair was filled. Moon." Furthermore, since the pitch is so Others who had not bought tickets early low, the females (if they exist) cannot even enough were put into an overflow room find the male! Not to mention that only one where a video camera sent live footage of egg every two or three years is fertilized and the lecture. usually it is eaten by a rat. "How the hell has Just before the formal lecture started, I this animal survived anyway?" It is merely had the ultimate privilege of interviewing because without man and the animals he Adams. When I asked him if this was his brought, the slow mating rate kept the popu- first time at MIT, he could not recall. When lation steady. Lecture Director Eva Palmerton of the Lec- The fmal animal Adams mentioned was ture Series Committee, which sponsored the the baiji, a dolphin in the Yangtze River in talk, replied, "Actually you were here in China. The dolphin cannot see because the 1983," Adams responded, "I basically have river is so "turbid (which means liquid a problem - anything between last week- sludge )," so it relies on sonar. Since so end and when the Beatles split up is a blur." many engines make noise in the Yangtze, Next I asked him what his inspiration for the baiji find it impossible to find their way. the guide was, and he answered, "Oh the Adams and group wished to hear what it usual - poverty and despair." My next sounded like in the river, but unfortunately question was quite nerdy. I asked him if he they had not brought a waterproof micro- had realized that 6 times 9 (54) actually is phone. Fortunately, there is an old BBC 42 in base 13, and he promptly remarked, "I trick to simply cover the mike in a condom don't make jokes in base 13. Anyone who to make it waterproof. However, they had does should get help." not brought any condoms either. Adams at I asked him what he had been up to lately this point again read from his book, marking since he had not written any books recently; the evening's other highlight. he told me he had been "fiddling' around He described how he attempted to with other things to keep ... entertained, but explain to an old Chinese shopkeeper that he it was time to start breaking out the old wanted a condom. Drawing it with an "extra books again." He told me about early plans balloon on the end" had no effect. Finally he to make both a movie out of the Hitchhiker's had to pantomime it to get her to understand. Guide and his Dirk Gently series. He also Eventually, they found their condoms. expressed unhappiness with the fifth book of Adams' main point of the evening was the Hitchhiker series, Mostly Harmless. He, how man takes for granted that he is on this said it was "a bit of a downer" and that he earth. He is appalled that so many people had had a "terrible year that year." He actually believe there is someone "up there" expressed hope that one day he would write who created us in his image. a sixth book to "bring the tone back up" and After a standing ovation, the evening to "finish it on a higher tone." concluded with a question and answer ses- My final question was in regard to the sion. Adams revealed that he would "vote latest craze, Harry Potter. "I think it's for Gore a million times over Bush" when great," Adams said. "One slightly negative asked about the current election. When effect though is [that] in the book I hope to asked about how he can come up with so have done next year, the main character was many metaphors he made a simile: originally called Harry. I think I'll have to "Metaphors are like communicating with a change that. It's 'Oddly difficult to change nuclear submarine." Also, it was here, after once you have a name. Since he's the hero being asked about his plans for the future, of a fantasy book - I don't want to call him that Adams plugged the live Webcast on Harry!" BRIAN HEMOND-THE TECH Yahoo! he is going to have with Jay Roach, Writer Douglas Adams demonstrates the sounds boats make along the Yangtze river Adams' talk was about his experience the director of Austin Powers, who is inter- In China, which confuse the blind river dolphins. The river dolphins are one of many traveling around the world searching for ested in making a new movie on the guide. case studies In the recent environmentalist book, Last Chance to that formed endangered species. Although almost every- see, Check out
painted tapestries THE TECH-KRZYSZTOF GAJOS and a tree. The Cain (Jesse W. Cox) tries to convince his brother Abel (Onur choreography during Usmen '03) to go and explore the world "beyond the mountains, most of the singing beyond the waterfall." numbers was mini- mal, with one key exception: the serpent tation of animals for Noah's Ark was imple- scene. The serpent that comes to talk to Eve mented with a good amount of creativity and was marvelously choreographed in its emula- color; it caused more than one giggle in the tion of the seductive slithering that we have audience to see the deer get frightened by the come to associate with evil. tiger. THE TECH-KRZYSZTOF GAJOS Some aspects were neither spartan nor Children of Eden is at times heart-wrench- The Father (David Zych G) expels Eve (Sara Jo Elice '01) and Adam (Dan Katz '03) poorly done. The lights were well designed ing and at other times endearing. MTG has from the Garden. throughout the production, providing thunder, put on a decent production of this show, and color, and dimness as necessary. The presen- while it was not perfect, it is worth seeing. FIL REVIEW *** moments that she absolutely nails. entire movie, has a fetish for women's hair, This sequence is also visually marvelous, and looks something like Lupin the Third showing one event from. three perspectives, (Castle of Cagliostro). Bill Murray, as the one of them being backwards in time. First- Angels' immediate supervisor, is also funny Charlie's Angels time director Joseph McGinty fills the every time he is on screen, but Glover is screen with wildly inventive visual tricks. supremely hilarious. Get Some Action There's trippy editing (especially in the The plot's familiarity does get tiresome in race car chase sequence), megaton explo- the last fifteen minutes. After a complicated By Vladimir Zelevinsky trix, and Drew Barrymore as an insecure sions, and a sight of Cameron Diaz in tightly battle at the villains' headquarters, which is STAFF WRITER redhead - but these personas have enough fitting white bodysuit. truly an extended action climax of the movie, Directed by Joseph McGinty specific details to turn them into real charac- The fact that all of this works is in no the ending suffers: the most interesting vil- Written by Ryan Rowe, Ed Solomon, John ters. Diaz and Lui clearly have a lot of fun, small measure due to the self-effacing mood. lains are killed off, and the last sequence is August especially Diaz, who performs an impecca- of a game, where nothing is taken quite seri- really not as funny as the rest of the movie. With Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy bly choreographed dance sequence early on. ously, and the goal is to simply have a grand The ending tries for someleft-field sentimen- Lui, Bill Murray, Sam Rockwell, Crispin Barrymore's presence feels somewhat more time, including the audience. For my money, .tality, which feels out of place. Glover, Kelly Lynch, and Tim Curry tentative, but she has a single sequence - no sight is funnier than the presence of But the rest 'of the movie is .so energetic Rated PG-13 (which starts when her character appears Crispin Glover (forever associated with and effervescent that the rough moments are wearing only a sheet) that is the dramatic George McFly in Bilek to the Future) as The soon forgotten. Ultimately, the-only thing ideae of a movie, based on the high point of the whole movie, and here the Thin Man, a loose-limbed assassin, who that Charlie's Angels is about is that' girls Charlie's Angels TV show, with a actress has a couple of brief emotional does not say a single word throughout the just wanna have fun. This fun is infectious. first- time director at the helm, Drew l1Barrymore in the producer's seat, and a budget of nearly $100 million, is enough to imbue anyone with dread. On the other cup of the scales, there is just one single fact: This movie does not take itself seriously - at all. And this is enough to balance all the handicaps that this project might carry, making for supremely entertaining - if nearly weightless - enter- tainment. One can certainly make a checklist of all the movies Charlie's Angels borrows from, especially since these elements are hardly subtle. The dazzling opening shot, peel-off disguises, the sequence of breaking into a highly secure computer vault: Mission: Impossible. Slow-motion martial arts wire- work with impossible stunts: The Matrix. Kung fu-battle scenes with a single fighter fending off waves of attackers while naming each weird punch and kick: Drunken Master. Nifty gadgets, hissable villains, satellite-aided plan for world domination: James Bond. Speaking of James Bond: the plot of Charlie's Angels is taken, virtually whole- sale, from 007' s last outing, The World Is Not Enough, replete with every single sub- plot including a kidnapping scenario, the Angels' boss in peril, and a second-act plot twists. These details are so familiar that even a relatively tightly plotted screenplay (co- authored by John August, who wrote Go, and Ed Solomon, who wrote both Bill & Ted movies and Men in Black) rarely feels sur- prising: we've seen this before, many times. But we've never seen it with three fully defined, confident women as protagonists (most of the men are either ineffectual love interests, victims, or villains). Yes, they do play familiar personas: Cameron Diaz as a ditzy blonde, Lucy Lui as an Asian domina- THE ARTS THE TECH Page II E 5 C E - BY THE TECH ARTS STAFF - rather dry, but avid fans and those who have The following movies are playing this week- sin is a comic highlight. - VZ worse. With laugh-out-loud humor and an never seen the original classic should defi- end at local theaters. The Tech suggests using endless array of gut-busting scenes, this film nitely check it out. - Raja Mohan
enough to intelligently poke- fun 'at.a DARREN MICHAELS-NEW LINE CINEMA an unfocused plot and mediocre act- :;decidedly deserving subject. -;- Jed Christopher Guest is Harlan Pepper, 'a fly-fishing shop owner who hopes that his bloodhound Hubert may ing. Viscerally, however, Requiem is . ...l;Iome :1 • be the first of his kind to win the top prize at the dog show in Best in Show. as satisfying, if not more so, than Pi . . "t . If you liked Pi, Requiem is a must- . BWy Elliot <*.*;!f) , see. If you didn't don't bother. - JH A sweet, spirited, and enjoyable- (albeit nels under Penn: Station in New, York City. apocalypse-like films. Maya Larkin (Winona :~sometimes clumsily rendered) movie experi- The film is a powerfully unique Jook at a Ryder) must convince Peter Kelson (Ben Urbania <***) ence. A young .British boy.ihypnotized by group of people who are rarely depicted as Chaplin) that he's destined to be the living Urbania tells the story of Charlie, a man dancing, begins .studying ballet, much to' the more than stereotypes. Kudos to the film's embodiment of the Devil come his 33rd birth- introduced as having suffered a tragic loss and chagrin of his lower-class father, The seem- ambition, and the fascinating vignettes depict- day so they can, ultimately, save the world. intent on regaining normalcy in his life. Char- , ingly obligatory, political- backdrop is awk- ed throughout. However, Dark Days is ulti- Though it attempts to mimic The Exorcist and lie stumbles through the hyper-reality of New ward an..clunnecessary, but overall, it's a mately unsatisfactory as a sociological study Rosemary's Baby, Lost Souls ultimately fails York City, voyeuristic ally obsessed with heart-warming and amusing piece of light fare because it lacks any clear statement of pur- to. reinvent the horror classic for the modem "urban legends" - peculiar vignettes which, '!hat~rec()vers well from any of its missteps. pose or vision, and over-humanizes homeless- day.audience. - Ryan Klimczak the film argues, help us cope with reality's Warning;, thick British accents. - Karen ness in a patently offensive way. - ill capriciousness. These tales become a metaphor Feigenbaum M~et the' Parents <***) for Charlie's own experience and provide a The Exorcist <***~ From the director of Austin Powers comes backdrop for his neurotic obsession with an Charlie's Angels <***) Re-released after 27 years, the new Exor- this offbeat and original romantic comedy ex-lover and the possibility of a redemptive This mixture of James Bond, Mission: cist has been received with interest; some about hapless' Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) and relationship with a homophobic acquaintance. I Impossible, The Matrix, and Drunken Master' have evennamed it the Scariest Movie of his attempts to impress his future father-in- Urbania confronts some interesting issues is so much fun that it can't help but be infec- All Time. The main difference between this law (Robert DeNiro). Pam's (Teri Polo) about sexuality, revenge, and love, but its tious. The screenplay suffers from familiari- version and the version you can see on video father, Jack Byrnes, instantly decides that he's choice of a homosexual focus, while down- ty.vand the final sequence isa letdown, but is about eleven minutes of cut footage and unimpressed by his daughter's husband-to-be played, makes it easily dismissed as a member most of the movie is preposterously enter- some revamped sound effects. Compared to and what follows is a disastrous family week- of a genre of films that is hokey at best, even if
I taining. Crispin Glover as a wordless assas- the flashy films of today, The Exorcist feels end during which things just keeping getting Urbania itself is an exception. - ill
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Museum of ScIence Axis SCience Park, Boston. (723-2500), 13 Lansdowne St., 617-262-2437 Daily, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Fri., 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; SaL-Sun., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sundays: See Avalon below. Admission free with MIT 10, other- Mondays: Static. Gay, casual wise $9, $7 for children 3-14 and dress. $5, 18+. seniors. Thursdays: Chrome/Skybar. Pro- The Museum features the theater gressive house, soul, disco; of electricity (with indoor thunder- dress code. $10, 19+; $8,21+. and-lightning shows daily) and Fridays: Spin Cycle. Progressive more than 600 hands-on exhibits. house, 80's. $12, 19+; $10, Ongoing: "Discovery center": 21+. "Investigatel A See-For-Yourself Exhibit"; "Science in the Park: Play- Avalon ing with Forces and Motion-; "see- 15 Lansdowne St., 617-262-2424 ing Is Deceiving." Ongoing: 'Friday Night Stargazing: Sundays: Gay Night with Axis. Three Fri., 8:30 p.m.; "Welcome to the different dance floors featuring A vveekly guide to the arts in Boston Universe, - daily; MQuest for Con- hardcore house and techno. tact: Are We Alone?- daily. Admis- $10,21+. November 7 - ::1.. 7 sion to Omni, laser, and planetari- Thursdays: International Night. um shows is $7.50, $5.50 for Eurohouse. $10, 19+. Compiled by Fred Choi children and seniors. Fridays: Avaland. House. $15, 19+. Commonwealth M ...... Saturdays: Downtown. Modern Send submissions to ottOtfl&.tech.mIt.edu or by Interdepartmental mall to "On The Town," The Tech, W20-483. house, club classics, and Top 40 220 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, hits. $15, 21+. 02125. Located across from the JFK Library. Hours: M-F 9-5, S 9-3. Admission is Free. For more info. KannaCiub or to arrange a tour, call 617-727- 9 Lansdowne St., 617-421-9595 9268. Sundays: -Current dance favorites- by guest DJs. Cover varies. Tuesdays: Phatt Tuesdays. With Bill's bar, modem dance music. $10. Other EYen~ Wednesdays: STP. Gay-friendly, house. $15, 21+. SpIke and Mllee'. SIcIc and Twist- Thursdays: Groove Factor. House. ed FestIval Fridays: Pure. Drum and bass, Nov. 10, 11, 17, 18 at midnight guest OJ. $15, 19+. only. At the Coolidge Comer The- Saturdays: Elements of Life. Inter- atre (290 Harvard St. at Beacon national House. $15. St., Brookline 02146). The now classic film festival of sick and ManRay twisted short animation, sure to 21 Brookline St., Cambridge, 617- offend and disgust every single 864-0400 person in the audience. Be sure to bring your barf bag. Tickets are Wednesdays: Curses. Goth. Appro- $8,18+. For more information call priate dress required. $5, 19+; the theater at (617) 734-2500. $3,21+. Thursdays: Campus. Popular tunes The MaIfpetIc FIelds + House. Gay, casual dress. Dec. 7 and Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. Stephin $10,19+; $7, 21+. Merritt and Company will be per- Fridays: Fantasy Factory (Arst and forming all 69 Love Songs over a third Friday of the month. Fea- two-night span at the Somerville tures kinky fetishes and industri- Theater (55 Davis Square, al music.) Hell Night (every sec- Somerville, 02144). Tickets are ond Friday. 19+. Includes Goth $20-$38 and are available through music.) Ooze (the last Friday of Ticketmaster (617-931-2000). For the month.) $10, 21+. reduced more info. call the Somerville The: prices for those wearing fetish ater at 617-625-5700. gear. Saturdays: Liquid. Disco/house + Of Battle and' Beauty New Wave. $15, 19+; $10, 21+. Through Dec. 17: Photographs of China by Felice Beato. At the Boston University Art Gallery. Gallery Hours: Tues.-Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat. and Sun. 1-5 p.m. Popular Music Nov. 15 at 6 p.m. in the Concert Hall adjacent to the Boston Universi- Axis ty Art Gallery David Harris, indepen- Next: 423-NEXT dent euartor and historian of ptlotog- 13 Lansdowne St., 617-262-2437 raphy will pre~nt a lecture entitled SHANEACKER "Imperial ,ldeology anti, Historical Nov. 11: Agent Orange. A rather painful scene from "The Hangnail," one of the many sick and twisted animated shortS fromSpi~e and Memory in Fe'i~ Beato's ),890 Pho: Nov. 15: Reel Big Ash. tographs'of the Second Opium Nov. 21: Cherry Poppin' Daddies. Mike's Festival of Animation, playing at the Coolege Comer Theatre midnight November.10, 11, 17, and 18. War. - Exhibition and ga11eryevents For more Information call the theater at (617) 734-2500. are free and open to the public. Avalon Nov. 29: Fuel. a complete schedule call Symphony Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum 15 Lansdowne St .., 617-262-2424 Nov. 29: Collective Soul. Nov. 10-11: Toots Thielemans. Charge at 888-266-1200 or visit 280 The Fenway, Boston. (566- Dangetous CuWeti: Art of the "GuItar Nov. 29: Medeski, Martin and Nov. 14-15: Tuck & Patti.
By Nancy L. Keuss me back yet," she says. STAFF REPORTER White and Malcom are friends, but Mal- MIT students Lindsey E. Malcom '0 I and com did not know that White had even audi- Geno L. White '01 will compete in 'Who tioned until October 20, the day she found out Wants to be a Millionaire?" college-themed she had been selected. 'I received a call from episodes that will air in December. a 'Millionaire' staffer who talked for 45 min- Malcom and White, who will be in New utes about a lot of legal issues before reveal- York City for the show tapings this week, ing that I had been selected." auditioned for the popular television program "I called my dad and told him that Regis in September. had finally called back," Malcom jokes. '1 was surprised that I was selected. It still What would a college student do with one hasn't hit me," Malcom says. million dollars? "I want to get a new laptop. The Boston area audition, held in Cam- My computer is really ghetto right now. If I bridge on September 17th, included both an won a substantial amount, I would put some initial 30-question written exam and a video- money away for graduate school and invest taped interview with a "Millionaire" producer. most of it." The written exam questions ranged from The MIT senior has no personal experi- "really easy to kind of obscure," according to ence with trivia competitions or television Malcom. One easy question, for instance, appearances, but notes that she watches the asked potential contestants to ''place items in trivia show "Jeopardy" regularly and plays an the order you would wear them, from head to occasional game of Trivial Pursuit. To prepare toe," while other questions focused on more herself for the taping, she has played the difficulthistory topics. online version of the game at ABC's website "They gave us 15 minutes for the exam, and has watched many "Millionaire" but I finished five minutes early. I guess I'm episodes. used to taking tests quickly, especially as an Malcom looks forward to the competition MIT student," Malcom says. but admits that she is nervous. "What if, after Malcom believes her experience as an MIT all these interviews, I come home without any student may give her also giveher an advantage money?" she laughs. "I hope my nervousness in the science-relatedquestions,but she admits won't cloud my judgment." that there are some areas in which she may As for strategy, Malcom plans to save the
need help from one of her five "lifelines." "ask the audience" .lifeline for a pop culture NATHAN COLliNS-THE TECH "My mom will be my first lifeline. She question she is uncertain about and will save Undsey Malcom '01 smiles nervously about being photographed for a newspaper. The knows a lot of bio and the "SO/50"elimination planetary sciences major, who says she spends most of her time studying, is not yet has a PhD in zoology. option for the last life- used to the attention her upcoming appearance on Millionaire has generated. She also knows a lot line. If she is to use the of 'old people stuff,''' "What if, after all these "SO/50" option, she Malcom said. said she would make Malcom, an Earth, interviews, I come home sure not to reveal Atmospheric, and ·th t "I I which two answers she Planetary Sciences WI ou any money. believes may be cor- major, said she would hooe my nervousness rect, because "it seems choose as a second r-- that those two answers , lifeline her thesis advi- won't cloud my are always left after the son Professor,Richard 11 elimination." Malcom 'p.f BihieL - Other judgement. " also suggested that host life sciences . sources of help will be _ Lindsey Malcom Regis Philbin can ·"ffi~t,· ;' MIT friends, including sometimes give away /~..~;(' ..x;~: ~ Arthur Murakami '99, the answer. "He may seeking to exami .. /,.-:;:"x. '. chosen for his knowl- say something like 'are .~:~;;Y'f:~:~<,,' _' •.• * ',' • edge 'of movie trivia. you sure?' with a cer- She has not yet decided on a fifth lifeline, but tain inflection in his voice that suggests the wants to fuid a friend with a "good knowledge answer is correct," she said. caree~;~uS;iness," of pop 'culture." '. At the taping, Malcom and the nine other Malcom first heard about the college ver- contestants appearing in the episode will have A1/~I;'~' '..."'». ,.' di ' . sion of the show in an e-mail sent campus- to ."rehearse everything -even the little con- /{;,.;hl,...... :i;Q(.,< m~. ~.CJ·.:..' , wide. Interested, she checked the website for versations we may have with Regis. We have the rules.and decided to audition with a friend. to let them know what we want to talk about, l'iVJ/~~11:'.,.s :~~'::;~~:i:;~~;~..~{ , • They-planned to attend the earliest audi-' and we have to practice things like the 'fastest l :Global Prior Art, Inc. is a leader in Intellectual '>'''"1<' , !i;on',at ' 0' clock on September 17, because finger' device." , '~weJig~ed; fewen people 'would be there.". . The episode in which Malcom appears will property Jesear~hand analysis. Global oper-~i:~~)·":-:":i, S~erbecapte worried onthe morning of the air on December 19; White's episode will air ates on the cutting edge of development and~' ~'11i ". .,. a~dltion~however,when it was 7:45 a.m., and December 20th. A third college-themed commercialization of life science technologies;~::}~lx~.~ji\~ , she-stillhad not left New House. . .episode will also air in December. ,."~~Y (ai\ow people to line up only one Other students chosen from the Boston area and supports decision-making. Our clients ' , hour before, but New,House is quite a 'walk include three from Harvard and one from Bent- include industry leaders in the biotechnology, : fr?~ ~end~ll Square;' ~o we b~gg~d 'our ley College. In all, producers chose thirty stu- biopharmaceutical and medical device sec- housemaster to drive us there.TMalcom . dents total'from auditions in Washington D.C., tors. We seek outstanding, top performing , remembers- j • ~'".' Atlanta, Chicago,Los Angeles, and Boston. ! .,_~~An_'~dve,r~isemeiltf~rthe audition notes' When, asked why she believes "Million- team players to join our Boston office. that finalists are selected based, on' "poise, aire" is such an immensely popular' program, I sense of humor, .an~ television presence." Malcom reasons, "I think part of the appeal is : Wheneasked what she thought convinced the that the questions are not actually that chal- ~; i~~t",;, . ,.' ;, I ju~g~s~she,,:o~l~tie a g?,o~contestant, Mal- lenging and not as difficult'as those in shows Inf 0 ~lRafi()ri':S'~sSio rl- 1: ( copi:de~~are~;"treallY,'don't know. They did '-likeJeopardy." . \ '; :" ";'<~:< ., , , say ~hat1 seemed~friendlyand had a-great Or perhaps it is the allure of~e one_mil- t ~ile.~'·~!, ~:,~.~,., ~ . ,.". . lion dollar jackpot. Malcom ponders the , MIT, RQ0~ml4'-l63 '~'Malconi .did no.!think that sne would be money' and laughs: "Now,.when my friends \"',.,. ~~:" . ' i selected "After I auditiolled, my dad would ' see me in the halls, they ask if they can bor- Wed., ~QV:'8.· 1 r eaU'eve~ weeKendand ~k if Regis had called .row a dollar.'" , \' , v: :: P.~\·~::~i 5:30 ~ ", :$ ,;\,y~: This Week in MIT History ~\f~ v ¥ ~ For more information, please ,..',"'Int,,,,..t· . ,In this past Saturday s homecoming game; MITs football team came out on top: deftat- (, ing UMass-Boston 33-26. However, in this week in history in 1890, the team sfortune was Jennifer Cannon 4..if!ereht s a descriptio utcome oft 1890: Recruiting Coordinator Biotechnology and Medical Device Group Global Prior Art, Inc. 21 Milk. Street, 6th floor Boston, MA 02109
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By Maria Wa g plans to eliminate the "roll-over" loophole to prevent The two major candidates differ most on the issue of tax- STAFF REPORTER incumbents from transferring excess funds from a previous payer financed Congressional elections. Gore wants to estab- The United States has historically allowed privately fund- federal campaign to a campaign for a different federal lish a non-partisan Democracy Endowment that would raise ed political campaigns. The fact that there is a direct correla- office. more than $1 billion within seven years. The interest and tion between campaign spending and electoral success Gore plans to propose legislation requiring Washington returns on investment from the endowment would fund Sen- according to the Center for Responsive Politics has tempted lobbyists to publicize information on all their activities, e.g., ate and House general election campaigns; candidates who both the Democrats and Republicans to engage in illegal the names of officials to whom they have contributed. Bush accept the funding will not be allowed to accept other fundraising scandals. One of the most recent legal loopholes also advocates full disclosure of contributions. He will sources of finance. To help raise the money, a 100 percent tax candidates use is ' soft money." require near real-time posting of contributions on the Inter- deduction would be available to individuals or corporations Under the current system, donations to national and net. Bush also proposes to prohibit federally registered lob- until the Democracy Endowment is fully funded. Contribu- state political parties are exempt from the usual restric- byists from donating to Members of Congress while Con- tions could not be earmarked for a specific candidate or tions because they are supposedly used for programs that gress is in session. These plans would hopefully reduce the party. Funds would be allocated according to a formula increase voter awareness. These "soft money" contribu- political influence of money. based on the Congressional District or state in which the tions, though, are frequently allocated to particular politi- AI Gore supports reforming televised campaigns. He candidates are running. cal campaigns. Consequently, Americans are increasingly wants to mandate that all issue advertisements by special Bush, on the other hand, believes that the Democracy calling for campaign finance reform, making it a major interest groups broadcast within 60 days of an election dis- Endowment detracts from an individual's choice to con- issue in this year's presidential race and one to consider on close their financial backers. He promises to ask the Federal tribute to a specific party. He wants to raise the limit on indi- November 7th. Communications Commission to require broadcasters to pro- vidual contributions to candidates by adjusting it for infla- If elected President, Al Gore promises that he will sub- vide candidates targeted in issue advertisements with equal tion. The Governor also plans to enact "Paycheck mit bipartisan legislation to Congress that bans "soft air time. Gore also endorses Paul Taylor's proposal to offer Protection," which would prevent union bosses from directly money." Governor Bush plans to ban unions and corpora- five minutes a night of candidate-centered discourse in the spending about $300 million in dues per year to support can- tions from giving "soft money" to political parties. He also month before an election. didates they prefer without the members' consent.
Election 2000: MIT Voting Locations Professors Speak Out
By Arushi deFonseka the Supreme Court and he appoints people like Lieberman, then there will be problems with The upcoming presidential election will separation of church and state and gay rights." have special significance to MIT students At the moment, public opinion polls show because for many it will be the first one in Bush and Gore to have around forty five per- which they will be able to vote. The choice cent of the popular vote. Stewart asserted, "I can be seen as fairly simple because each can- am still holding to my prediction that AI Gore didate holds different views on the role of will win with fifty three percent of the two- government in people's lives. party vote for president. He should win On the one hand, George W. Bush is for a because of the strong economy and the suc- small government and plans (if elected) to cut cess of the Clinton administration." taxes by a trillion dollars over five years. Piore disagreed saying, "Gore has run a Professor of Political Science Stephen terrible campaign. He never managed to con- Ansolabehere said, "One of the big issues at vince people to trust him to do what he said he stake is reformist social security. Social secu- would do. During the Elian Gonzales episode, rity is approaching four hundred billion dol- his judgments were political and not based on lars and is continuing to grow." his platform." JAMES CAMP-THE TECH Ansolabehere pointed out, "We need to In either case, the election will be close. As MIT will run a special Saferide shuttle this afternoon, taking voters living In dorms start thinking of how we will pay for this now. stated by Professor Stephen Ansolabehere, west of Burton-Conner to the Cambridge Firehouse. With Bush's tax cut, less money will be avail- "There were no decisive victories in the able to payoff the accumulating debt." In con- debates. National opinion polls show them to trast, Gore supports a more active government be even, so it's hard to know. Turnout will be Below are voting locations for MIT resi- Kappa Sig role, which wiJJ translate into more govern- big in this election. Turnout usually averages dence halls and ILGs in Cambridge, Boston, No.6 ment programs and increased taxes. around fifty percent, and higher turnout usual- and Brookline. Please distribute this to your PBE As stated by Professor of Economics ly benefhs the Democrats." residents, friends, neighbors, and class- Michael 1. Piore, "Gore says that he will use The presidential debates helped to eluci- mates. Voting Location: Salvation Army Head- government money to reduce disparities at the date the candidates' platform. Additionally, Polls are open today, November 1, 2000 quarters; 402 Massachusetts Ave. bottom of the income distribution whereas they conveyed to the public each individual's from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Random Hall Bush's tax cut will be an enormous boon for character. Piore stated, "Gore came across as A special Saferide shuttle has been the wealthy." an overeager schoolboy trying to dominate the arranged to take students to the poll at the Voting Location: Morse School; Granite classroom. He was a bully and a showoff," Cambridge Firehouse. It wiJJ be an express St. The effect of Nader Public opinion polls after each debate Cambridge West shuttle, and will pickup at Pika The third candidate from the Green party, showed Bush to have won the second and 84 Massachusetts Ave., stop at New House, Ralph Nader, is a consumer activist who is Gore to have won the first and third. However, and will go directly to the Fire House and Boston/Brookline Voting Locations: against the World Stewart commented, back to 84 Mass. Ave. The shuttle will run Voting Location: Copley Square Library; Trade Organization "Bush won the from from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. approximately Boylston St. and corporations that 'bounce' following all every 15-20 minutes. From 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., DTD pollute the environ- "Gore came across as an the debates. By that I the regularly scheduled Cambridge West DU ment. An argument mean that once the Shuttle will take passengers to the Fire ~ Nu Delta often used to support overeager schoolboy public had finished House as well. PKS not voting for Nader is trying to dominate the thinking over the If you need any additional information, .Pi Lambda Phi the idea that a "vote debates themselves please go directly to the Massachusetts Ward, Sigma Chi for Nader is a vote for classroom. /I - Professor and listening to the Precinct, and Polling Place web page: Theta Chi Bush." commentators, Bush
Viewpoint "Are you going to vote and why?/I
"I can't vote - I am 17" But if "N'o, I am not a U.S. citizen." he could: "I would definitely vote. "I am going to vote .... But if she could vote, she would: r believe each person's vote can There are lots of reasons. But 1 ','I think it is important. It's tight, make a difference .... I think wish 1 could vote for someone so any vote matters." MediCare and Social Security are rather than against." - Mon Piboon G important issues. Candidates' -Aaron Santos '01 views on those issues vary widely. It's really important for voters to give their opinion." - Jerome Chambers '02 "Yes, 1 am, because 1 feel it is my duty as a citizen of the United States... , [I am going to vote] to participate in the poli- "I am not sure if I am going tics of the United States .. , I am to vote. I have been so wrapped very concerned about Questions up in my work. I haven't had 1 through 8, especially about time to think about the elec- Question 4." tions." I am not voting. ... I am reg- - Christian Newes, - Dwan Riddick '03 istered to vote in Texas but I am WhiteheadInstitute not registered to vote here. There is so much hassle involved in getting an absentee ballot. I haven't been able to get good instructions when I asked. Maybe if I cared more for either "Yes, it's something one of the candidates ...." should do. I suppose I do believe "I am definitely going to vote. -Jennifer McKeehan '01 about this stuff actually meaning ... I've voted ever since I turned something." 18. I believe my voice should be - Bradford McKesson '98 heard. ... If you do not vote, you do not have the right to complain." -ArunA. Tharuvai '01
Compiled by Krzysztof Gajos ovember 7, 2000 • estival
By ea' Mankad ed of IT students and others of prize based on musical merit, came Immediately afterwards, a local smashing into the drum set at the which were from the local music from early in the Battle's lineup. It band called Orange Island, by far the end of the last song, Orange Island Last Saturday night, the Lobdell scene, played on two stages. was a band called Fink Fank Funk, loudest band of the night, enter- seemed like a group of guys just dining area was dramatically trans- Each band got the opportunity to who opened its et with a spectacular- tained the crowd with its wonderful having a great time on stage. formed into the best music venue this perform a handful of songs in an ly energetic cover version of the Red stage presence and with the authen- Somewhere in between all the ~~~~~~~!!!!!! side of the effort to persuade the spectators to Hot Chili Peppers' song "Aeroplane." ticity of being a 'real" rock band antics they even managed an Reoorters Charles, vote for them. Voting entailed Between Fink Fank Funk and the rather than just a group of MIT stu- attempt to sell T-shirts and promote v..fl when the putting money into a box with a par- TDC Funk Band were many high- dents. From the drummer imitating an upcoming album release. ticular band's name on it. All lights for the spectators to remember. , Sync, to the lead singer insisting However, in the end, Orange Notebook ::t~:n~;money then served as donation to As Logjammin', also known as that the band felt out of place at MIT Island was outdone by MIT's own took over Habitat for Humanity. the Kappa Sig Band, was playing its because "they are all high school TDC Funk Band. the Stratton Student Center. The overall winner of the Battle set, a flood of Kappa Sigma brothers dropouts," to another band member The boys from TDC capped the The Battle of the Bands, a bene- of the Bands was the TDC Funk rushed into the room and instantly being carried away by his music evening with a wonderful display of fit for Habitat for Humanity, was Band, which, as the last band to per- boosted the intensity of the crowd enough to be constantly jumping and funk and jazz music. Their remark- part of the annual Fall Festival. form, stole the show. with loud cheering, and even some rolling around with his guitar and able vocals, blistering hom and gui- Eight bands, some of which consist- The Battle's runner-up, given the crowd-surfing. finally letting all his emotion out by tar solos, and ability to get the crowd involved swept them to the Battle of the Bands crown. While accepting the victory, one of the TDC Funk Band's vocalists said that the Battle of the Bands should become an annual event. I wholeheartedly agree!
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TechCalendar appears in each issue of The Tech and features events for members of the MIT community. The Tech makes no guarantees as to the accuracy of this information, and The Tech shall not be held liable for any loss- es, including, but not limited to, damages resulting from attendance of an event. Contact information for all events is available from the TechCalendar web page. Visit and add eVents to TecbCalendar online at bUo://tecb-calendar,mlt.edu Tuesday, November 7 requirements as an institution, urban setting and social system. free. Room: Wolk Gallery (Rm 7- 338). Sponsor: Department of Architecture. 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Discover Islam 0 MIT. Displays in the Infinite Corridor describing what Islam stands for, and what Muslims believe. Free Islamic information, pick up a free copy of the Thursday, November 9 Qur'an! Part of MITMSA's Islam Awareness Week. free. Room: Lobby 10. Sponsor: Muslim stu- dents' Association. 8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. - The Third Wave: Industry Opportunities In the Intemet-Enabled Furture. 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Excel User Group. The purpose of the MIT Excel User Group is to provide Mass production early in the 20th century and lean production in the 1980s transformed the mod- a means of support for members of the MIT community. The topic for each month's meeting will be em industrial world. Today, the Internet is spawning athird wave of innovation that requires industri- announced in a mailing to all members of the list. The first fifteen minutes is for new issues, future al leaders to reinvent both internal and external business patterns or be overtaken by competitors. topics suggestions and a Q&A followed by a thirty minute presentation to be followed with 15 min- The Third Wave conference will bring together MIT researchers and industry and government leaders utes of Q&A on the presentation. All levels of users are encouraged to attend. free. Room: N42 in the fields of automobiles, mobility, aerospace, materials systems, telecommunications, business Demo Center. Sponsor: Information. Systems. and environment, and technology and law to discuss emerging options. A keynote and panel 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. - Global ConceptUalism: Points of Origin, 1950&-19805. major touring group focusingon Third Wave opportunities will be followed by short presentations by CTPID's research exhibition featuring more than 200 works (photographs, documentation, films, videos, postcards, programs. $195.00. Room: Wong Auditorium in the MIT Tang Center. Sponsor: Office of Corporate posters and drawings, as well as paintings, mixed media objects and installations) by over 130 inter- Relations/ILP. MIT Center for Technology, Policy, and Industrial Development. national artists. free. Room: list Visual Arts Center (E15). Sponsor: list Visual Arts Center. 1.2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. - Global Conceptualism: Points of Origin, 19S()s.1980s. major touring group 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Random Walking Across the Quantum-Classlcal Border. free. Room: Mar- exhibition featuring more than 200 works (photographs, documentation, films, videos, postcards, lar Lounge 37-252. Sponsor: Research Lab of Electronics, Spectroscopy Laboratory. Rowland Insti- posters and drawings, as well as paintings, mixed media objects and installations) by over 130 inter- tute for Science. national artists. free. Room: List Visual Arts Center (E15). Sponsor: List Visual Arts Center. 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Fritz Muller and the Reception of Darwinism In Brazil. Dibner Institute 12:00 p.m. - Noon Chapel Concert. Bertt Strong, guitar. Works of Coste, Bellinati, and Olcott-Bick- Lunchtime Cottoouium. free. Room: E56-100. Sponsor: Dibner Institute. ford. free. Room: MIT Chapel. Sponsor: Music and Theater Arts Section. 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Future and Current Status of Blue Emitting Devices. Dr. Shuji Nakamura 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Windows 2000 Quick Start. This session demonstrates the new features is the creator of blue, green and white LEOs and the blue laser. He came to the Santa Barbara fac- and functionalities of Windows 2000 for the desktop user. free. Room: N42 Demo Center. Sponsor: Ulty from Nichia Chemical Industries in Tokushima, Japan, where he has conducted his research Information Systems. since 1979 and headed the Department of Research & Development since 1993. Come to the 12:00 p.m. -1:00 p.m. - BUSA Faculty Mixer. Meet and Interact with your biology professor and reception at 3:30 followed by Dr. Nakamura's lecture at 4pm. free. Room: E25-111. Sponsor: MIT more!!! Free food!!!. free. Room: 68-181. Sponsor: Busa. Japan Program, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering. 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Experiences In Interactive Expression. Open discussion by visiting artists 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Future and Current Status of Blue Emitting Devices. free. Room: E25-111. highlighting the history of interactive digital art & contemporary issues in the field. free. Room: Rm Sponsor: MIT Japan Program, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering. N52-390. Sponsor: Center for Advanced Visual Studies. 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - LIDS Colloquium. Abstract:TBA. free. Room: Laboratory for Information and 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Nonlinear analysis of climate feedbacks. free. Room: Rm 54-915. Spon- Decision Systems, room 35-225. Sponsor: LIDS Colloquium. sor: MIT Atmospheric Science Seminars. 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - "The Suppression of Runaway Electron Avalanches by Radial Diffusion". 4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. - Modeling transient emission: comparison between hybrid and convention- free. Room: NW17-218. Sponsor: Plasma Science and Fusion Center. al vehicles. Refreshments at 4:00pm. free. Room: 31-161. Sponsor: Sloan Automotive and React- 4:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - Gas Turbine Laboratory Seminar Series. Evolution of Gas Turbine Design ing Gas Dynamics Labs. and Future Technology Challenges. free. Room: 31-161. Sponsor: Gas Turbine Laboratory. 7:00 p.m. - poetry@mlt: Sirl Hustvedt. Poet, essayist, novelist Siri Hustvedt's work has been pub- 4:30 p.m. - Lecture 5: "Twisted K-theory, II". free. Room: Room 4-231 at M.I.T. Sponsor: Harvard- lished in The Paris Review and Rction, and portions of her first novel, The Blindfold (1992) have MIT Mathematical Physics Seminar. M.I.T. Department of Mathematics. been included in The Best American Short Stories 1990 and 1991. She is also the author of 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. -IEEE Speaker Series: RedHat Corporation. Billy Marshall, Director of the Enchantment of Lily Dahl: A Novel, and a book of poetry. free. Room: Rm 6-120. Sponsor: Program the RedHat Network and an MIT Alum will be speaking at MIT. Pizza and other refreshments will be in Writing and Humanistic Studies. served. Copies of RedHat software will be distributed. The talk is open to the entire community. 7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. - "Queer Dlasporas, Psychic Dlasporas: Space and the World of Wong Kar free. Room: 4-270. Sponsor: Class of 2002. IEEE. Wai". free. Room: 56-114. Sponsor: Foreign Languages & Literatures, Women's Studies Program, 6:30 p.m. - Structural Morphologies. Series 'of three talks sponsored by the Departments of Archi- Comparative Media Studies. Literature. tecture and Civil and Environmental Engineering. free. Room: Rm 10-250. Sponsor: Department of 7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. - Queer Dlasporas, Psychic Dlasporas: Space and the World of Wong Kar Architecture. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. . ,. Wal. free. Room: 56-114. Sponsor: Women's Studies Program, Comparative Media Studies. 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. - Lecture: The Rational Approach to Religion. Dr. Zulfiqar Shah, Vice-Presi- 7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. - Queer Dlasporas, Psychic Dlasporas: Space and the World of Wong Kar dent of the Islamic Circle of North America, discusses the role of rational thought is finding a true Wal. free. Room: 56-114. Sponsor: Women's Studies Program, Comparative Media Studies.
I religion, with emphasis on the Abrahamic faiths. Presented as part of MITMSA's Islam Awareness 8:00 p.m. - Children of Eden. Musical retelling of Genesis by John Caird (book) and Stephen Week. free. Room: 6-120. Sponsor: Muslim students' Association. Schwartz (music and lyrics). $9, $8 srs, MIT tao/staff & students; $6 MIT/Wellesley students. 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. - Open Mlc Night. Bring music, poetry or prose, or just come and be enter- Room: Sala de Puerto Rico. Sponsor: Musical Theatre Guild, MIT. tained! Signups start at 7:50pm. Rrst come, first served! An accompanist and keyboard will be 8:00 p.m. - Richard III. Shakespeare Ensemble production directed by Kurt Lancaster; Fight Chore- , available. free. Room: The Coffeehouse, Third Floor Stratton Student Center. Sponsor: CAC.Program_ ographer: Richard Hedderman. $8, $6 students with 10 and senior citizens. Room: Kresge Little Board, Songwriting Club. r(. --~' ...... ,:-. .: ...... Theater. Sponsor: Shakespeare Ensemble. 9:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Renewing the MIT landScape: Work by the Olin Partnership. Part of a con- 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. - Brazilian Music Night. free. Room: The Coffehouse - Third Roor Stratton tinuing-series of exhibitions focused on-current architectural and planning projects at MIT. MIT con- Student Center. Sponsor: Brazilian Student Association, CAC Program Board. fronts the 'challenges of both restoring and rethinking its fabric as it embarks on ambitious capital 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. - Flute Duets. Carol Cheung and Stephanie Rosch will perform flute duets from projects to 'bring it into the 21st century. Critical to this process is the work of the Olin Partnership, Telemann, Quantz, Pleyel, Bach, Naudot and Schultz. This event is the latest installment in the weekly whose ~esigns' for public spaces will link new facilities with MITIs historic core. The exhibition fea- Thursday Night Coffeehouse series. Take a study break and check out the newly renovated Coffehouse! tures drawings by Laurie Olin illustrating the evolution of his strategy for addressing MiTIs complex . free. Room: The Coffeehouse, Third Floor Stratton Student center. Sponsor: CAC Program Board. requirements as an institution, urban setting and social system. free. Room: Wolk Gallery (Rm 7- 9:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Renewing the MIT Landscape: Work by the Olin Partnership. Part of a con- 3~i. sponsor:' Department of Architecture. tinuing series of exhibitions focused on current architectural and planning projects at MIT. MIT con- fronts the challenges of both restoring and rethinking its fabric as it embarks on ambitious capital Wednesday, November 8 projects to bring it into the 21st century. Critical to this process is the work of the Olin Partnership, whose designs for public spaces will link new facilities with MITIs historic core. The exhibition fea- 10:00 a.rn.> 5:00 p.m. - Discover Islam @ MIT. Displays in the Infinite Corridor describing what tures drawings by Laurie Olin illustrating the evolution of his strategy for addressing MITIs complex Islam stands for, and what Muslims believe. Free Islamic information, pick up a free copy of the requirements as an institution, urban setting and social system. free. Room: Wolk Gallery (Rm 7- Qur'aot,.Part of MIT-MSA's Islam Awareness Week. free. Room: Lobby 10. Sponsor: Muslim stu- 338). Sponsor: Department of Architecture.
dents r- A~sociation. 11:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m.''''': Design Of' Low Aspect Ratio-Stellerators. free. Room: NW17-218. Spon- Friday, November 10 sor: Plasma 'Science and Fusion Center: . 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Next Generation flexible Displays. free. Room: 34-101B, Grier Room. 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. - Kant and the Exact Sciences. Dibner Institute Fall Conference: November Sponsor: Optics. 10 and November 11. free. Sponsor: Dibner Institute. 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. - Global Conceptualism: Points of Origin, 19S()s.198Q9. major touring group 12:00 p.m. -1:00 p.m. - AI-Anon Meeting. free. Room: E25-101. Sponsor: MIT Medical. exhibition featuring more than 200 works (photographs, documentation, films, videos, postcards, 5:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. - MITSFS weekly 'meetings'. While these are, technically, meetings, it is posters and drawings, as well as paintings, mixed media objects and installations) by over 130 inter- nigh-forbidden to conduct Real Business at them, as they're really social events. Imaginary Busi- national artists. free. Room: List Visual Arts center (E15). Sponsor: List Visual Arts Center. ness, however, is allowed. Usually a dinner trip follows. free. Room: MITSFS Library, W20473. 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Artists Behind the Desk Concert: Dr. Richard St. Clair, composer and Sponsor: SCience Rction Society, MIT. pianist. Dr. St. Clair is publications coordinator with MITIs Center for Environmental Initiatives. free. 7:00 p.m. - LSC Presents Boys Don't Cry. Friday, November 10 at 7 & 10 pm, and Sunday, Room: Killian Hall. Sponsor: Artists Behind the Desk, a task group of the Working Group on Support November 12 at 7 pm. 26-100. Hilary Swank, Chlol Sevigny. Brandon Teena (Swank) is the popular Staff Issues. new guy in Falls City, Nebraska. He hangs out with the guys, drinking, cussing, and charming all the 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Dreamweaver Quick Start. Dreamweaver 3 .0 is a powerful tool for creat- ladies, even dating the town beauty Lana. When his two best friends discover that hels a she, ing and managing complex web sites. This Quick Start introduces users to the Dreamweaver inter- though, the charade comes to a horrifying end. One of the best films of 1999, Boys Donlt Cry face and give a brief overview of web publishing practices at MIT. free. Sponsor: Information Sys- earned a Best Actress Academy Award for Hilary Swank. Based on a true story. Drama. Rated R for tems. violence including an intense brutal rape scene, sexuality, language and drug use. 118 minutes. 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. - leading Complex Organizations. free. Room: E38-615. Sponsor: Security $2.50. Room: MIT Room' 26-100. Sponsor: LSC. 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Sponsor: MIT Haitian Alliance. 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. - Weekly Practice session for Oral Presentations. Practice oral presenta- 7:30 p.m. - LSC Classics P~ Yao a yao yao dao walpo qlao (Shanghai Triad). Shanghai tions and get professional feedback from Dr. Steven Strang, director of MIT's Writing and Communi- Triad is an atmospheric tour de force and another showcase for the extraordinary Gong Li. She caiton Center. free. Room: 14N-325. Sponsor: Writing and Communication Center. plays Bijou, a second rate nightclub singer. We see Bijou through the eyes of her servant, 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Hurricane track prediction with a new barotropic model. free. Room: Rm Shuisheng, a native country boy. Zhang Yimou weaves a deceptive labyrinth of mirrors and serpen- 54-313. Sponsor: MIT Atmospheric Science Seminars. tine corridors, its underlying brutality wrapped in luminous haze and muffled behind closed doors. 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - Screening: The Message. 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" ' THE TECH Page25 after Parties Sanctions. from Page I around other areas of campus during P. Anderson '04. a sense of accountability to Next tive means of handling internal a period commonly ociated with Anderson felt that more involve- House in the residents." problems." out, another was thrown out a win- them. 'This Halloween has been ment by dorm residents could prove Dormcon President Jeffrey C. However, the Judicial Commit- dow, and three were just smashed fairly quiet," said Captain David A. useful. "The saddest thing is that so Roberts '02 said, "It is Dormcon's tee is not the only problem, Victoria against the ground," said teven Carlson of the Campu Police. many residents seem to shrug these general policy that dorms have the Anderson said. "The Executive Millman G, a Graduate Resident , Aside from the Green Building things off as innocent pranks gone responsibility to take case of their Committee, the only body in the Tutor from the dormitory. Pumpkin drop, which we knew awry, or as typical college behavior. own business, and so we like to see dorm that has the legitimate authori- In addition, according to the about, little else happened during They don't realize that not reacting dorm governments empowered to ty to change the direction of the campus police log, on the morning Halloween week." is encouraging this destructive and take care of situations which make dorm, needs to actively combat the of October 28 at 3: II a.m., an under- dysfunctional behavior. ... Some its residents uncomfortable." problem oflow dorm morale." age female was taken to the Medical ome ee trend at e t House residents, ones who care about the Roberts added that DormCon is Millman was quick to point out Center for alcohol poisoning. The incidents at ext House direction this community is taking, working to help dormitories that, despite the recent problems, come in the wake of a summer alco- need to dedicate themselves to strengthen their Judicial Commit- "there are 390 people (living in Vandalism continues into week hol incident on June 24, in which an investigating each one of these tees. 'We have started a program to ext House), and at least 380 of In the early morning of Wednes- underage female was transported to acts," he said. train Judicial Committee officers in them are great people .... " He men- day, ovember 1, additional acts of the Medical Center. That incident Victoria K. Anderson '02, Next mediation and judicial process, and tioned that after the incidents, the vandalism were reported. The Jack- resulted in a hearing before the House's representative to the will be discussing new ways to han- ext House community came O-Lantern of four-year-old Isaac Cambridge License Commission Undergraduate Association, said dle rule-making for dorm communi- together to express their sympathy Millman, the son of Steven Millman, early in September. that current student involvement ties. We hope that this will give and anger by replacing Isaac's was destroyed. The pumpkin had Next House residents expressed needs to be more forceful. "I think dorm governments the ability and pumpkin with pumpkins of their been placed in the lounge outside the anger and disgust at recent events. one of our major problems is the confidence to deal with problems own and by sending sympathy let- Millmans' room and labeled "Isaac "It's kind of sad a few people in precedent of a weak Judicial Com- more directly, and we also hope that ters to all fish owners. Millman's (4-and-a-half-years old) the donn are ruining it for everyone mittee. This is not a critique of our this will show those outside the sys- Brian Loux contributed to the Jack-Ovl.antem," Millman said. else. It's even sadder no one is tak- current Judicial Committee Chair, tem that self-regulation is an effec- reporting of this story. Several hours later, Alison H. ing responsibility," said Jenny M. but rather the nature of the position. Wong '03 reported that, sometime Lin '03. "We care a lot about where ... We need to strengthen our judi- the night before, someone had we live. People need to 'fess up and cial system." Campus Construction Update dumped "bananas, pizza, and some either point out who it is, or the per- She called for "the election of a DREYFUS CHEMISTRY BUILDING paper scraps" inside the fish tank of son needs to come forward and say full Judicial Committee as provided Interior demolition of the building will cause dust. noise and will Melanie S. Woo '03. The fish in the sorry themselves." for in our current constitution. Then, require occasional shut downs of utilities inside Building 18. Some tank, located on Third East, all died. "Some people just don't seem to when problems arise, there is an noise and dust may occur outside the building as the material is Even more peculiar than the rash understand that what they do can institution for providing a fair trial removed. Project completion: August 2003. of vandalism in Next House was the profoundly affect the other 340 peo- and recommending appropriate SIMMONS HALL absence of any major vandalism ple who live here," said Christopher repercussions. This will help instill Steel piling installation continues causing excessive noise and some vibration to surrounding area. Excavation of soil will cause dust and trucks removing the material may impact traffic. Demolition of the former Cambridge Tire Company continues. The lot will be UA Considers 'Doc in the Dorm' used as a temporary staging site for construction materials during the next nine months. Project completion: August 2002. STATA CENTER Plan in Talks on Mental Health Soil excavation may produce a sulfur odor due to organic material in the soil. The organic material is comprised of materials remaining from the wetlands that lay beneath that section of UA, from Page 1 Colin T. Galbraith '03 suggested staff that would try to get involved campus before it was filled and built upon. Removal of the guide that the Mental Health Department with the activities of that living walls may cause noise and vibration. Truck traffic could cause will be working on this year is have "more personal publicity [by] group. The providers would act as delays on Vassar and Main Streets. Project completion: Fall 2003. "redistricting MIT, so that all stu- setting up booths and sponsoring "consultants" in the group and SPORTS AND FITNESS CENTER dents vote at the same place." events" to increase student aware- would especially be important for The stripping of top soil along with the excavation of temporary Shulman also announced that ness. Graduate Resident Tutors and utility trenches will cause noise and will affect pedestrian way because this has not yet happened, The other major concerns of the housemasters who might not be able finding. Project completion: June 2002. there will be free buses running to Mental Health Department are to tum to a Medlink-certified stu- AMES AND AMHERST STREETS • the Cambridge Firehouse voting patient confidentiality and the dent for help or advice. Utility relocation work will disrupt both vehicular and pedestrian location for students living in dor- increase in the number of emotional In addition, the mental health traffic through the end of the year. The work is part of the Media mitories west of Burton- Conner. problems among students. staff have "a different level of Lab expansion. Project completion: December 2003. • In addition, Shulman announced Reich said that "confidentiality is expertise" and could handle situa- ALBANY STREET GARAGE that the area of the Student Center always preserved, unless the prob- tions that were beyond Medlinks' As part of the utility expansion. the walkway between buildings 42 and 44 at the railroad crossing connecting Vassar Street to the that was formerly Newbury Comics lem is considered life-threatening." capabilities, Reich said. Albany Garage will be closed to pedestrian traffic through early two years ago will now be convert- He noted that the problem is defin- December. ed into a formal presentation space ing what constitutes "life-threaten- This information provided by the MIT Department of Facilities: for student activities. ing." web.mit.edulfacilitieslwww/constructionf The increase in the "severity of MIT Medical seeks student trust the psychological problems on cam- The guest speaker at the meeting pus is a concern all over the country was Peter Reich, Chief of Mental and in England," Reich said. Health at MIT Medical. Reich said He stressed that while this issue that the Department of Mental is increasingly important for MIT it Health has three main issues that it is a universal concern in the psycho- is currently investigating. logical community. The major concern of the Mental Reich also mentioned that the Health Department is that students Mental Health Department is rein- MIT do not trust them. stituting a program called Doc in the Reich wants students to feel like Dorm that had previously been a Emile Bustani Middle East the Mental Health faculty are "on success. The program involves their side" and are not seen as just assigning each living group a men- Seminar "administration. " tal health provider from the MIT The UA Council told him that Presents there were several ways that the relationship between students and the mental health faculty could be Ms. Elaine Scialina improved. of your 1U1~urre New York Times Washington Bureau
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IFC Revises Mission The Tech News Hotline 253-1541 In New Constitution By Jennifer Krishnan the Vice President, and some of STAFF REPORTER the old duties of the VPIA have The Interfraternity Council been spread among the Secretary Restructuring Committee has pro- and several of the committee posed a series of constitutional chairs. The Chair of the Women's amendments which could alter the Conference will be replaced by the organization and function of the Speaker of the Independent Living IFC. Group Council. The most significant of these In addition, committee chairs proposed changes would restruc- will be elected by the Presidents' ture the IFC Executive Committee Council rather than being appoint- and change the manner in which ed by the Executive Committee, committee chairs are elected. allowing representatives from each Brendan S. Cox '02, IFC FSILG to have a voice in this Restructuring Committee Chair, process. said the committee's main goal "It's good for the chairs to be was to establish "a clearer sense of elected by the Presidents' Council. purpose" for the IFC. It makes you more responsible for "In the last three or four years, what you're doing," Brosnan said. the IFC bas had to take on a lot of very real responsibilities to promote Changes include new committees the welfare of the FSILG system," A variety of other amendments said Cox. "We've had to adapt to have been proposed, varying from many new problems and extra semantic clarifications to a new responsibilities, and that's happened mission statement. in a very haphazard way." Among these changes is the "We've been talking about creation of the New Member Pro- touching up the wording [of the grams Committee, which will help constitution] for a while," said IFC fraternities and independent living President Damien A. Brosnan '01. groups plan events for new mem- Recently, however, "some people bers not living in their houses. wanted to take a look at the whole The proposal also includes pro- thing and see what we could do to visions for an Inter-FSILG Rela- make it more useful," so the tions Committee, which will Restructuring Committee was attempt to foster relationships established. between member FSILGs. Restructuring has become nec- ''Now that rush as we know it is essary because the role of the IFC, ending, in order for the FSILG sys- especially in terms of internal and tem to remain intact, every single external relations, has changed in FSILG is going to have to work the recent past in response to together to promote the whole sys- external pressures from the media tem," Cox said. "The IFC as an and local government. organization is going to have to pro- vide solid representative leader- ExecCom to be revamped ship." Some IFC member groups have "The proposed constitution puts recently expressed the belief that more emphasis on committees," the Executive Committee has drift- Brosnan said. "It will allow for ed away from the best interests of more students to get involved." its constituents. Cox said that the Brosnan said the Restructuring committee's major goal is to Committee has been one of the "make the IFC more representative IFC's more productive commit- of all fraternities, sororities, and tees. "The work they've done with independent living groups and regard to the committees is really enable it to better provide for the good." FSILG system as a whole." . While at first Brosnan was Several changes have been pro- opposed to the proposed amend- posed to alter the Executive Com- ments, he has begun to see that mittee. The Vice President of some may be beneficial. ''I'm slow Activity Organization and the Vice to accept changes initially, but if President of Internal Affairs will they're necessary, I'm all for it," be consolidated into one position, he said.
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Sponsored by: InterFraternity Council, Undergraduate .Association, and the Office of the Dean for Student Life " .. ECB omote Drug Treatment Plans By .5. ang Drug Treatment Trust Fund to be substance with the intent to do any Attorney General, said that "our not automatically provide treatment STAFF REPORTER "used solely for the· treatment of of those things, or trafficking 14 to present system of predominantly to anyone who wants it. Question 8 Massachusetts voters will have drug-dependent persons." The Fund 28 grams of cocaine." incarceration hasn't worked." does not change the laws that apply the chance today to allow more peo- would be comprised of "fines paid James M. Shannon, another for- to hardened or violent criminals." ple convicted of drug crimes to under the state's criminal drug laws; ea ure aimed t first offenders mer Attorney General, believes that When asked if Question 8 would enter treatment rather than prison money forfeited because of its use The Coalition for Fair Treatment "the best way to protect our neigh- eliminate the last inhibition of col- and to create a trust fund for treat- in connection with drug crimes; and which organized the Yes On 8 move- borhoods is to divert first- and sec- lege students, jail, the Coalition for ment funded through property the proceeds from selling property ment bas found support from several ond-time offenders into treatment." Fair Treatment noted that young seized for drug crimes. forfeited because of its use in con- former attorney generals of Massa- However, the statement written offenders are "much more easily Question 8 on the Massachusetts nection with drug crimes." chusetts, U.S. Representative against the measure by the DA rehabilitated with treatment with the "ballot proposes changes in state This last source of funds is now William Delahunt, physicians, the offices and the Chiefs of Police fear of jail hanging over their head," laws "governing drug-dependency being used for law enforcement pur': League of Women voters, and oth- said that Question 8 would "benefit as it would be under this measure. treatment and fines paid and money poses. Thus, the fund would ers. only drug dealers." They contend They also said that 90 percent of and property forfeited in connection increase the amount of money avail- The main opposition to Question that Question 8 "allows those who addicts stay clean after completing with drug crimes." able to drug treatment programs. 8 comes from the eleven Massachu- profit from selling drugs to repeat- treatment. At a "Yes On 8" press confer- Under Question 8, judges may setts District Attorney's offices as edly avoid prosecution by electing Opponents have said they are ence yesterday, the proposal's send certain people to treatment well as the Massachusetts Chiefs of 'treatment', permits dealers to keep fearful of the 'slippery slope', argu- author, Tom R. Kiley, former first rather than prison, including "per- Police. more of their drug-related assets, ing that Question 8 is "taking a assistant attorney general of Massa- sons who are at risk of becoming Proponents of the measure said and cripples the ability of the major step towards decriminalizing chusetts, said that he "drafted Ques- drug dependent as well as persons that it is time for a change in a state police to investigate narcotics deal- drug dealing" and depleting law tion 8 in June of 1999, less than a charged with a first and second which has the highest percentage in ing." enforcement of its resources. year after my brother Scott died of offense of manufacturing, distribut- the nation of people aged twelve to Former Attorney General Scott Harshbarger denied this. "Ques- decades of heroin abuse." ing, or dispensing a controlled sub- twenty-five addicted to illegal Harshbarger addressed this criti- tion 8 is not a back-door approach Question 8 proposes a statewide stance, or possessing a controlled drugs. Francis X. Bellotti, a former cism, saying that "Question 8 does to legalization," he said.