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Volume 118, Number 13 02139 Tuesday, March 17, 1998 Gale Falls to Death from Green Building Classroom By Zareena Hussain A wooden chair was reportedly CONTRIBUTING EDITOR thrown out of the window of a Philip C. Gale '98 fell to his classroom on the fifteenth floor on death from a clas room on the fif- the side of the building facing the teenth floor of the Green Building Charles River. hortly thereafter, Friday evening in an apparent sui- Gale fell to his death from the bro- cide. ken window, Glavin aid. Gale was Gale, a music major and member pronounced dead upon arrival at of the Phi igma Kappa fraternity, Massachusetts General Hospital returned to MIT in 1996 to complete after being transported from the his studies after taking a leave of scene by Cambridge Rescue. absence from the Institute. Multiple agencies reported to the Originally from Charlotte .C., scene, including the Boston and Gale first came to MIT four years Cambridge Police, Glavin said. ago at the age of 15, but left to serve Whether the death was a suicide as Director of Research and has yet to be determined, Glavin Development for Earthlink said. The Middlesex County etwork, an internet service Medical Examiner said that the provider, from March 1995 until death was caused by "multiple trau- March 1996. Gale lived off-campus matic injuries." in an apartment in Central quare While there was no suicide note after his return to the Institute. left in the classroom, "some infor- mation was left in the room," Police informed immediately Glavin said. he would not com- An anonymous male contacted ment on the nature of that informa- the Campus Police at 7:27 p.m. tion. Friday to report the sound of break- Gale had been preparing to take ing glass followed by a scream and an Undergraduate Research RICH FLETCHER- THE TECH a person falling outside Building 54, Scraps of wood and broken glass litter the ground In front of the Green BUilding Friday evening. said Chief of Police Anne P. Glavin . Gale, Page 15 .IFC Ready to Certify TaUdng at Innovation Summit, Gore Groups for Alcohol Cal~ for an Earth-Vrewing Satellite By Aileen Tang certified in the national Training in By Douglas E. Heimburger Intervention Procedures program. NEWS EDITOR Fraternities, sorOrIties and Living groups are also required to Vice President Al Gore pro- independent living groups can have a representative on the IFC posed a new $50 million satellite again be certified to have alcohol at judicial committee, which deals which will provide a continuous events following the first new with violations of the policies. full-disk view of the Earth from alcohol policy symposium. "People need to be educated, space as part of a new effort to On Saturday, the Alumni Inter- and the new policies represent a maintain the United States' lead in Fraternity Council and the office of "minimally acceptable level in the innovation in a speech at MIT. Residence and Campus Activities sense of alcohol awareness," Gore, who was a featured speak- sponsored a symposium on the Dreger said. er at the Summit on Innovation held legal, medical, and sociological Thursday and Friday at the Tang issues of alcohol use. ReA discusses possible new Center, said that the U. . is already Attendance at Saturday's policy moving towards a new society symposium satisfied two parts of On Sunday night, officers of the based upon innovation. "Our nation the alcohol education program Undergraduate Association and is building a new economy, one that required by the Interfraternity dormitory governments takes innovation a a tarting Council's new alcohol certification participated in an alcohol point." policy. awareness workshop designed to Gore challenged the 200 gov- All fraternities, sororities, and clarify current alcohol policies and ernment, industry, and academic independent living groups have to discuss future changes. leaders attending the invitation- apply for IFC alcohol certification RCA is looking into the only summit to conduct research before alcohol can be reintroduced possibility of allowing dormitories into areas that may not have imme- to any house events. New to pay for a bartender with house diate gains. "When we started pro- certification policies require that tax funds, said Assistant Dean for viding seed money for the Internet, houses meet a set of criteria in RCA Katherine G. O'Dair. The there was no enthusiasm from the order to qualify for recertification. bartender would be able to serve business community," but today According to IFC President both alcoholic and non-alcoholic the Internet is revolutionizing com- Duane H. Dreger '99, no houses beverages. "Dorm taxes would not merce, he said. have been certified yet. However, pay for the alcohol but for the The new satellite which Gore the IFC Judicial Committee began service - that is an important hopes to have launched by 2000 handling application at yesterday's distinction," O'Dair said. pending Congressional approval, meeting, where the first houses Under the current alcohol would provide a "clearer view of may become certified. policy, Institute funds, including our own world" that could bring The goal of the new policies is house taxes, cannot be used for the "new levels of understanding" to to "provide a safe and responsible purchase of alcohol when persons weather forecasting by providing a environment in the FSILG system," under the age of 21 will be present. view much broader than is avail- he said. In addition to requiring While academic groups can get able from current meteorological two-thirds of the living group to exemptions from this policy, GREG KUIINEN TIlE TECf! satellites. complete an alcohol education student groups cannot. Vice President AI Gore speaks about America's technological future oting that the last full-view program, the policy also mandates at the Summit on Innovation held last Thursday and Friday at the • that one-third of the house be Alcohol, Page 16 Tang Center. Summit, Page II
A Harvard The Solar Car Comics World & ation 2 junior was Team pre- Opinion .4 found dead in pares for a full Arts 7 Revere on season of rac- Police Log 17 Sunday. ing. Sports 20 Page 8 Page 8 Page10 Page 2 THE TECH & Dr. Spock, llthor of e eb ated • eec , Child-Rearing Book, Ie THE LOS A GELES TIMES Dr. Benjamin pock, the pediatrician who e practical "Book of ~eon net Baby and Child Care" became the bible of American parent for two generation and whose opposition to the Vietnam War made him one By John F. Harrl records showing calls and Oval Congres ional reaction hinted at of the most controver ial figure of the 1960 and 1970s, ha died, it THE WASHINGTON POST Office visits by former White House the gravity of the matter. Senate was reported Monday. WASHI GTO aide Monica . Lewinsky, Monday Majority Leader Trent Lott (R- • pock was 94 when he died unday in hi an Diego home, aid Breaking a week -long silence made public records showing that Miss.) told reporters he found Dr. tephen Pauker, hi phy ician. There was no pecific cause of on the sexual misconduct allega- Willey regularly initiated contact Willey "credible," and regarded her death reported, but in recent years, pock had suffered a heart attack, tions about him, President Clinton with Clinton following the contested charges as adding "one more bit of stroke and several bout of pneumonia. Ju t la t month his wife wa Monday aid he was "mystified and 1993 meeting. Included in the White seriousness to the equation." He publicly a king money from friends and family to help pay hi disappointed" by former aide Hou e release are notes from Willey declined to draw further conclu- $IO,OOO-a-month medical bills. Kathleen E. Willey's nationally praising his performance in office sions, however, because "I don't pock won fame and fortune with his book, first published in televised accusation that he forced and asking for job help. know all the facts." 1946, which sold nearly 50 million copie in 30 language and him elf on her when she approached The vigorous public rebuttal to "If this is true, it is very, very became America's econd-be teller - with only the Bible outpac- him for a job. the Willey allegations ran counter to disturbing and I think it ultimately ing it. It told parent to "trust yourself. .. you know more than you Clinton said he had a "very a policy - followed devotedly in has very powerful consequences," think you do." clear memory" of his meeting with the weeks ince the Lewinsky con- said House Speaker ewt Gingrich, "He was really the fir t person to talk about listening to children, Willey in a private hallway leading troversy broke in late January - R-Ga., during an appearance in his which is uch a catch phrase now," British psychologist Penelope to the Oval Office in ovember that Clinton would not comment on home state. Leach, author of the best-selling "Baby and Child," said from her 1993, contradicting an earlier state- the waves of allegations that have Clinton advisers inside and out- London office. ment through his attorney that he broken regularly a part of the Jones side the White House said they con- had "no specific recollection" of the civil lawsuit and independent coun- sidered the defense in the Willey event. The president asserted that "I sel Kenneth W. Starr's criminal controversy an especially delicate CIA Official Sa~ Agency told the truth" when he testified in investigation. matter, with potential to increase his the Paula Jones harassment case that The president and hi aides were political problems rather than allevi- Was Aware of Drug Trafficking there was nothing sexual about the haken out of their no-comment ate them if not handled carefully. A THE WASHI GTON POST encounter. stance by a fear that Willey's inter- White House meeting with WASHI GTO Whi Ie "nothing improper" view, made on televi ion's highest- Clinton's lawyers and political aides The CIA did not "expeditiously" cut off relations with alleged occurred with Willey, Clinton told rated public affairs show, could pro- on Saturday, according to partici- drug trafficker who supported contra icaraguan rebel in the 1980s, reporters during an event at a Silver duce a new and damaging turn in pants, dealt at length with the prob- CIA Inspector General Frederick R. Hitz told the House Intelligence Spring, Md., high school to promote public opinion. lem of how to undercut Willey with- Committee on Monday. his education agenda, her "story's Even as Clinton spoke out in his out appearing to directly attack her. Hitz for the first time said publicly that the CIA was aware of been in three different incarnations" own defense Monday, he suggested Democratic activists - Lewis allegation that "dozens of people and a number of companies con- a told by various people. that he may never offer a fuller pub- among them - had accused nected in some fashion to the contra program" were involved in drug Even before Clinton responded lic explanation of the controversy Republicans of attacking the victim trafficking. Monday morning, senior White over his relationships with women, when they noted in the Clarence "Let me be frank," Hitz added, "there are instances where CIA House officials launched an aggres- despite his pledge after the Thomas confirmation hearings in did not, in an expeditious or consistent fashion, cut off relationships sive campaign of interviews and doc- Lewinsky allegations broke that 1991 that Anita Hill had continued with individuals supporting the contra program who were alleged to ument disclosures intended to call there were "legitimate" questions to stay in close touch with Thomas have engaged in drug-trafficking activity or take action to resolve the into question the accuser's claims of and that he wanted to tell his story. even after he allegedly harassed her allegations." victimhood. Far from being angry "Well, I did suggest that, but with lewd sexual remarks. Hitz said some of the alleged trafficking involved bringing drug and shocked by Clinton's behavior, that was before the deposition [he Lewis, who went on television Into the United States. But, he added, investigators "found no evi- as Willey said on CBS's "60 gave in the Jones case] was illegally news shows Monday to note that dence ... of any conspiracy by CIA or its employee to bring drugs Minutes" Sunday, she eagerly sought released," Clinton said. "And it Willey had continued to speak into the United States." work on his 1996 re-election cam- basically states my position. warmly of Clinton and seek jobs paign, White House communications Whether and what else will be said I from him, said she was not trying to aide Ann Lewis told reporters. think is something that we'll have to impugn Willey. "I am not attacking, Senate Panel Hears Testimony And the White House, which deal with in the future depending on there are no adjectives here," Lewis On Deceptive Loan Practices has repeatedly refused to release how circumstances unfold." said in an interview. TilE LOSA,VG£l.ES TIMES WASHI GTON A former employee of a lending company on Monday gave a Vatican Gives Fonnal Apology Senate panel a detailed account of how he lured non-English speak- ers, racial minorities, and the elderly into signing away their homes by taking on big loans that promised low monthly payments. For Inaction During Holocaust Testifying anonymously from behind a shield to members of the enate pecial Committee on Aging, the employee helped lawmakers By William Drozdlak Jewish leaders, the pope promised Robert S. Rifkind, president of drive home a point: that Americans with low incomes and high equity THE WASHINGTON POST them the Vatican would publish the the American Jewish Committee, on their homes need to beware of lending companies that offer attrac- BERLIN church's history in dealing with called the document a "step in the tive loan packages to consolidate bills, improve or refinance homes. The Roman Catholic Church for- antisemitism and the genocide of right direction for the future of Because many of the lending practices technically are legal, mally apologized Monday for fail- European Jews. It was the first time Catholic-Jewish relations." Monday' hearing aimed to educate the public - especially those ing to take more decisive action in Jewish representatives had held However, he added, "it only begins deemed most vulnerable - how to avoid being victimized. challenging the Nazi regime during informal discussions with the pope, to address many issues and ques- With willing clients, these companies - who all agree represent World War 11to stop the extermina- who insists Christians must over- tions concerning the role of the a small percentage of the lending marketplace - engage in three tion of more than 6 million Jews. come centuries of animosity and Catholic Church in the evolution of basic types of practices: But in a long-awaited docum_ent learn to regard Jews as their "older antisemitism throughout the ages Stripping, in which companies provide high-interest loans based on the church's role in the br~thers." and its culmination in the on the equity of customers' homes, not on their ability to pay, thus Holocaust, the Vatican defended "We deeply regret the errors and [Holocaust]. It tells the truth, but not attracting clients with little, poor or no credit histories and fixed and Pope Pius XII, who headed the failure of those sons and daughters the whole truth." limited incomes. church during the war, from accusa- of the church," the Vatican paper Phil Baum, executive director of Flipping, in which customers are induced to borrow successive tions that he turned a blind eye to said. "We cannot know how many the American Jewish Congress, crit- loans to refinance previous loans. the systematic killing of Jews. Some Christians in countries occupied or icized the Vatican's failure to Packing, in which companies add overpriced or unnecessary prod- critics say Pius was motivated by ruled by the Nazi powers or their "impose moral culpability on some ucts to loan, such as health, accident, unemployment and life insur- church religious prejudices dating allies were horrified at the disap- leading church authorities ... who ance, then charge interest based on the inflated amount. from the death of Jesus Christ. pearance of their Jewish neighbors were either indifferent or in some Pope John Paul 11, in a preface and yet were not strong enough to cases actually complicit in the per- to the landmark publication entitled raise their voices in protest." secution of Jews." "We Remember: A Reflection on Meir Lau, Israel's chief rabbi The document praised the "wis- WEATHER the Shoah," expressed hope that the for Jews of European ancestry, said dom of Pius Xli's diplomacy" and historic declaration of repentance by that he was thankful that "after two cited his warning in a 1939 encycli- the Vatican about Catholic short- thousand years of hostility between cal "against theories which denied Forecast Blarney comings in dealing with the the church and Jewish people, there the unity of the human race and Holocaust "will indeed help to heal is something new, a new atmos- against the deification of the state," By Gavin Esler and Helen Johnson the wounds of past misunderstand- phere happening before our eyes." which he feared could culminate in ings and injustices." But he bluntly rejected the docu- a terrible "hour of darkness." Luckily things aren't too complicated ... at least until Wednesday First reactions from Jewish ment's conclusions about Pope Pius The paper contends Jewish lead- morning. The current high pressure over ew England, which is leaders in Israel and the United XII. ers supported the view that Pius responsible for the clear skies and cool temperatures of the last few States were mixed. "His silence cost us millions of helped save hundreds of thousands days, will move slowly off northeastwards. It will be replaced by a More than any of his predeces- lives," Lau said in Tel Aviv. "One of lives. It cites the words of Golda cyclone with lots of nasty weather fronts bringing rain and stuff - sors, John Paul has made reconcilia- who ... does nothing to avoid the Meir, the former Israeli prime min- maybe even snow. By lunchtime Wednesday, chances are it will be tion with the Jewish people a priori- bloodshed is like a partner to the ister, who eulogized Pius upon his raining in Boston. After that, things look increasingly grim as the low ty of his papacy. During his 20-year mass murder of human beings. He death in 1958 for raising his voice deepens. We are unlikely to have much of a break from the rain before tenure as leader of the world's I bil- didn't do it, but he didn't stop it." "when fearful martyrdom came to the end of the week. On the bright side, at least the temperatures will lion Catholics, he has become the "It falls quite short of what was our people." make it into the mid to high 40s. Remember your green umbrellas! first pope to visit concentration hoped for," said Efraim Zuroff, Vatican historians say Pius Today: Calm and sunny. High 42°F (5°C). camp sites and to preach in a syna- director of the Simon Wiesenthal worked behind the scenes and did Tonight: Clear skies at first lead to low temperatures. Clouding gogue. He pushed the Vatican to Center in Jerusalem. "Unfortunately, not take a more assertive attitude in over later. Chance of rain by dawn. Low 23°F (-5°C). open diplomatic relations with Israel it does not unequivocally take denouncing Nazi transgressions Wednesday: High probability of rain. High 45°F (7°C). Low in 1993 and hopes to celebrate the responsibility for the teachings of because he feared it would have lit- 27°F (-3°C) millennium with leaders of Jewish the church that created the atmos- tle helpful effect and would worsen Thursday: Similar to Wednesday, but with higher temperatures and Islamic faiths in an extravagan- phere that ultimately led to the conditions for Catholics as well as overnight. High 44°F (7°C). Low 35°F (2°C). za of monotheistic religions on Holocaust, and to the participation Jews, in both Germany and other Mount Sinai. of numerous 'believing' persons in countries occupied by Nazi forces At a meeting in 1987 with that crime." of command. Page 3
Pennsy vania Judge Withdraws omination for U.S. Distric Court
THE WASHINGTON POST WASHI GTO By David Lamb erally be n peaceful, but uharto finance mini ter. Hub rt Weiss, the Faced with probable rejection by the enate, Pennsylvania state LOS A G£LES TIMES was burned in effigy at one demon- head of the IMF' Asia-Pacific Judge Frederica A. Massiah-Jackson withdrew her nomination for the JAKARTA. I DO ESIA tration la t w ek. operation, is due in Jakarta U. . Di trict Court bench. Key finance officials from The compo ition of uharto' Tuesday. Massiah-Jackson, who would have been the first black woman to Europe, the United tate, and A ia CCibinet alarmed many economi t Japanese Prime Minister it on the U.S. District Court in Philadelphia, withdrew Monday in a de cended on thi capital city becau e it i practically devoid of Ryutaro Hashimoto, who e govern- letter to President Clinton charging she had been ubjected to an ;onday in an attempt to get economi t and reformi ts. ment has pledged billion to "unrelenting campaign of vilification and di tortion" in a "politicized ;e ident uharto to accept econom- Judging by their track record , Indone ia' bailout, traveled to environment. " ic reforms demanded by the mo t of the people in the Cabinet Jakarta over the weekend with an Republican leaders argued she was soft on crime, biased against International Monetary Fund. are incompetent," aid Fai al Basri, entourage of 50. He left without police and given to profanity from the bench and said she would have Suharto smiled and nodded and a respected economist at the winning any apparent conce sion been overwhelmingly rejected by the enate in a vote that had been said he would be flexible. But the Univer ity of Jakarta. Last week, from uharto in Indonesia's stand- cheduled for Tuesday. Indonesian leader, who apparently Indonesian markets reacted nega- off with the IMF. • Given the strong, bipartisan opposition from law enforcement till favors the much-criticized idea tively to the po sibility that Suharto . "I am deeply concerned about group, her demonstrated leniency in entencing convicted criminal and of creating a currency board to peg would appoint the loyalists, but the the economic difficulties which the Judiciary Committee's concerns about her lack of candor throughout the rupiah at a fixed exchange rate rupiah strengthened sl ightly Indone ia now faces and expect the nomination process, 1believe withdrawing the nomination is the right to the U .. dollar, remained non- Monday, and the tock market was President uharto to make the thing to do," aid committee Chairman Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah). committal. up four percent. courageous decision in overcoming But en. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.), a senior Judiciary Committee . As Suharto' new 36-member . The official who came to .the present difficulties," Hashimoto member who led the fight for his fellow Pennsylvanian, prai ed her Cabinet was sworn in Monday, uni- Jakarta on separate missions said. "tenacity and courage." He criticized the committee's handing of her versity students continued their on- Monday included David Lipton, a The IMF has threatened to pull nomination, including a ~econd hearing la t week during which he campus demonstrations against the U.S. trea ury under ecretary; Klaus out of Indonesia entirely if uharto aid she was asked detail he could not pos ibly have remembered president in the capitol city of Regling, director-general of goes ahead with his currency board from 15-year-old cases. Jakarta and in the city of Surabaya. Germany's Finance Ministry; and idea without first undertakin major The month-long protests have gen- Eisuke Sabakibara, Japan's vice economic reforms. Cohen Orders Policies to Address McKinney Is Spared a Jail Tenn, Gender-Related Problems THE WASHINGTON POST WASHI GTO . Defense ecretary William . ohen ide tepped a recommenda- Sentenced to Reduction in RaIik tion to egregate male and female recruits during basic training, By Bill McAllister accusations by six military women, TV. . . Brenda Hoster needs to learn ordering a et of Ie controversial "corrective measure" in training THE WASHINGTON POST but found him guilty of a single a lesson," Gittins told reporters after and living conditions to reduce gender-related problems in the rank . WASH! GTO count of obstruction of justice. the jury delivered its sentencing ver- Cohen gave the service 30 days to come up with plan to A military jury sentenced Sgt. Leaving Fort Belvoir, where the dict. . increase the number of female recruiters and trainers and improve aj. Gene C. McKinney Monday to court-martial was held, McKinney Gittens, who during the trial how all trainers are elected. He also called Monday for greater reduction in rank and a reprimand, said Monday, "Let's just say we're characterized McKinney's accu ers emphasis on "core military values" in training and told the service to but spared hitri a jail term, after his going to move on with our lives in as "liars, cheats and frauds," said "develop more consistent training standards between the genders." conviction for attempting to obstruct spite of this long, extensive investi- Hoster, a military retiree, was the Pulled between an independent panel that recommended segrega- an investigation into charges of sex- gation and we did okay." only one of the women McKinney tion of men and women during part of basic training and the military ual misconduct. Shortly after the sentence was could sue. Members of the military chiefs who opposed uch action, Cohen said he would "re erve judg- The sentence will allow announced, McKinney's civilian are prohibited from .suing- subordi- ment" on the segregation i sue and wait to see the effect of these McKinney, once the highest ranking defense attorney, Charles W. nates or'superiors under long-stand- changes before making a final decision. enlisted soldier in the Army, to Gittins, disclosed that McKinney ing Supreme Court rulings. He said He declined to mandate separate buildings for men and women, retire with an honorable discharge. had filed a $1.5 million libel suit that the suit was filed in the District another panel recommendation. But he ordered the Army, avy and But the decision will cost him thou- against one of his accusers, retired of Columbia Superior Court on Feb. Air Force to improve security and supervision in existing housing sands of dollars in pension benefits. Army sergeant major Brenda L. 5. arrangements. He complained that even though male and female Prosecutors in the case had request- Hoster. Hoster's accusations that Although McKinney's sentence trainees live in separate quarters or on separate floors, doors had been ed at lea'st six months in jail and a McKinney grabbed her in a will cost him money, the precise removed at some sites and privacy was in ufficient. more severe reduction in benefits to Honolulu hotel room in 1996 trig- size of his retirement pay remained "There has been an attitude of a lack of discipline," Cohen said. the level of a private. gered the investigation and cost in dispute. "And so what we want to do is maintain the separation during those McKinney was cleared last week McKinney his job as sergeant major Prosecutors claimed a 1986 law first weeks of basic training to make sure their focus i on the military by the same jury of 18 counts of . of the Army. prohibits the Army from cutting aspects and not the social." sexual misconduct stemming from "You don't get to lie on national McKinney's retirement pay. Graduate Student Council Walker Memorial, 50-220 • (617)253-2195 ~ [email protected] • www.mit.edu/activities/gsc Dancing
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.Ale hol Policy Breeds Distrust The incident of the pa t year have forc d the IT ommu- but after a month of watching thi policy in op ration, we can nity to que tion the role alcohol play in the live of tudent . afely a that thi ha not alleviated concern in the tudent body. Furth r tep mu t b taken to rea ure tudent that they Chairm n Over th inter, tudent, faculty, and admini trator struggled hang-Lin Chuang 9 with that qu tion and propo ed can afely can the Campu Police. Editorial an wer in the fonn of new In uch an environment, it i di turbing to e the tru t ditor in hief In titute alcohol policie for indi- b tween tudent and graduate re ident tutor eroding. Tutor Dan McGuire '99 idual and group. ow, with policie and committee report are already a fixture in Institute hou ing and will oon be a part Du ine anager in hand, the IT community must begin to live with the of every independent living group. Hi tory ha hown that they Joey Dieckhan '00 an wer that it ha found. can be an extremely valuable re ource to student: They have The fact that we have a policy, however, doe not mean alway been available a a voice of maturity who can be relied anaging ditor that the deci ion-making proce is over. The admini tration . upon for their di cretion. . Jo h Bittker '99 mu t now determine how the e new policie will be enforced. In Deputizing tutors as alcohol enforcer would deny tudent ecuti e Editor it deliberation, the admini tration mu t be careful not to a valuable re ource in times of need. A tutor should feel able to Jennifer Lane '9 enforce policy through in tilling fear and di tru t. uch a move coun el and a i t tudents involved in violations of Institute could have unfortunate con equence . We are concerned by the policy and tate law without prefacing a conver ation with a EWSSTAFF growing di tru t between tudents and the Campus Police. We warning that they will be obligated to report any infraction of Editor: Brett Altschul '99, May K. are al 0 concerned that a imilar di tru t is beginning to poi on In titute policy to the ad mini tration. Good tutor are willing to Tse '99, Frank Dabek '00, Douglas E. the relation hip between tudent and graduate re ident tutor . accept the kind of liabilitie involved in their deci ion ; MIT Heimburger '00; ociate Editor: Carina The relationship between tudent and the Campus Police hould have the courage to look beyond legal concerns, focus Fung '99, Jean K. Lee '99, Jennifer on the welfare of students, and aHo the tutor this freedom. Chung '0 I, Krista L. iece'O I; taff: Orli exemplifie the way in which enforcement hould not be han- G. Bahcall '99, Shawdee E hghi '99, Eric dled. The current alcohol policy force police officer to act as The admini tration hould en orce state law, but while Sit '99, harmin Ghaznavi '00, tuart intru ive enforcer of tate law. The problem i am lified by the enforcing tate law, it hould also take constructive steps rooted Jackson '00, Dudley W. Lamming '00, fact that the Campus Police serve as the only reliable medical in education and under tanding rather than in intimidation. The usan Bu hman '0 I, Katie Jeffrey '0 I, tran port on campus. There i orne fear in the student body that administration mu t balance ~dhering to tate laws and its own Dalie Jimenez '0 I; eteorologi t : tudent cannot call upon the Campus Police for help in an policie with maintaining the tru t of the student body, which is Michael C. Morgan PhD '95, Gerard Roe G, emergency without fear of inve tigation. othing compelling explicitly threatened by those very law and policies. Even Chris E. Fore t, Marek Zcbrow ki. ha been aid to addre the e fear. The "good amaritan" though that balance is precarious, failing to find that palance PRODUCTJO STAFF clau e in the alcohol policy makes calling for help an extenuat- will nullify any good which might have been gained from our Editor: Erica . Pfi ter '00; ociate ing circum tance when deciding on punishment for violations, eason of intro pection. Editor: Mok ha Rana inghe '99; taff: Kevin Fu G, Saul Blumenthal '98, Franci co Tanudjaja '00, Kevin Chao '01, Roxanne Letters To The Editor' Lau '01, teve K. Lim '01, Ryan M. Ochyl ki '01, Agne Borszeki. women and children, freedom fighters, land has been preparing to install for the last year. I raeli Occupation of plowers, journalists, students and others o doubt this will make life a lot easier on the OPINION STAFF demand an explanation for this continued Editor: Anders Hove G, Dan Dunn '94; South Lebanon Unjust many students without access to these things. ociate Editor: aveen unkavally '01; occupation. For twenty years now, the South I must excuse myself for not knowing much taff: tacey E. Blau '98, Mitali Dhar '99, It was March 14, 1997. A crowd had gath- Lebanese citizens have been burdened with about these matters, but I never seem to find Wesley T. Chan '00, Jim J. O'Donnell '00, ered in Lobby 7 around a display put up by' continued displacement campaigns, with air the time to browse the up-to-date lIS web Seth Bi en-Her h '01, Andrew J. Kim '01, Lebanese students at MIT in order to com- and sea raids, with port sieges, with curfews, pages or press releases. However, I have no with drinking water and food rationing, with Michael J. Ring '01. memorate the day Israel invaded Lebanon, 19 doubt this new endeavor will add to the ongo- years earlier. A myriad of pictures of dead internationally forbidden weapons (phospho- ing list of improvements, such as eventually SPORTS STAFF babies and massacred men, women and chil- rous bombs, explosive toys, and flechettes), supporting Eudora 3.0 - possibly even Editor: Shao-Fei Moy '98; taff: Chris dren occupied most of the display. Sadly, it with house demolitions, and with more things Brocoum '00. was not the horrific sight of human suffering than the pages of thi issue of The Tech could before 5.0 is released. It has been less than a year since the last ARTS STAFF that prompted the tunnoil. ever contain. These were all imposed by Editor: Joel M. Ro enberg '99; taff: The object of controversy in Lobby 7 was Israel. status report on agreements to obtain AFS fo"r Thomas Chen G, Vladimir V. Zelevinsky G, one particular picture depicting Lebanese The illegitimacy of this occupation has Windows NT. Even Kerberos will be working Teresa E er '95, Teresa Hvang '97, David freedom fighter . The picture wa placed next made the Lebanese people compelled to resist with NT any day now - the next release is V. Rodriguez '97, Mark Huang '99, Yaron to images of I raeli heavy. artillery, which this unfair, unjustified and absurd occupation. due out by May, 1997. They also may move Koren '99. were bombarding Lebanese villagers.' We By simply staying in villages, despite the Athena over to version 5 someday - perhaps
PHOTOGRAPHY STAFF were struck by the fact that so many people. aaily death threats and executions, by plowing they are negotiating with. the developers. I'm Editors: Gabor C anyi G, Gregory F. found nothing objectionable about pictures of their land, by rebuilding, brick by brick, every sure that liS will even start supporting Kuhnen '00; taff: Rich Fletcher G, Israeli forces bombing Lebanese civilians but demolished house, and by holding arms in etscape 4.0 and the Mac OS 8 some time Jonathan Li G, Wan Y. W. Morshidi G, were scandalized by a single picture of legitimate defense, the people of South before the next versions are out. . Gabriele Migliorini G, Thomas E. Lebanese men or women fighting for their Lebanon have fought oppression and sought I do have to question the use of Cygnus right to live free. HI can't believe you are actu- freedom. Resistance to oppression is com- Murphy G, Ari fur Rahman G, T. Luke Support for providing updated distributions of ally endorsing terrorists," someone said. monly recognized as the right and the duty of Young G, Tiffany Lin '97, Dennis the GNU tools, however (although it seems Yancey '97, Adriane Chapman '98, Ahmed One year later, we stop to ask: "How did the oppressed. like they may be reconsidering this - they've Ait-Ghezala '99, Dan Rodriguez '99. David right become wrong? How did the freedom Yet these freedom fighters, by exercising obviously kept the available documentation Tarin '99, Wendy Fan '00, Rita H. LUl '00, fighter become the terrorist, and how could their right and performing their duty of resis- Karlene Ro era '00, Cornelia Tsang '00, the oppressor of his/her people appeal to the tance, do not get their deserved recognition. two years out of date for a reason.). What can Chun Hua Zheng '00, Ajai Bharadwaj '0 I, world as a victim?" When Israel first invaded Instead, they are consistently dismisseq in the an organization which has only handled minor Courtney Clench '01, Ying Lee '01, South Lebanon, twenty years ago, the stated world press as terrorists and criminals, and tasks (like organizing releases of the GNU Rebecca Loh '01, Amy Yen '01, Miodrag objective was to eliminate the military pres- labeled as evil. development tools for 60 different architec- CirkoviC. ence of the Palestinian Liberation On this day, the twentieth anniversary of tures or porting these minor development Organization in South Lebanon. Four years Israeli occupation, we wish to celebrate our tools to NT over a couple of years) contribute FEATURES STAFF later, in 1982, in a bloody full-scale invasion freedom fighters. We want to recognize their to liS at MIT? We've already got a solid lIS Anthony R. ala '91, Pawan Sinha SM '92, that caused the deaths of over 20,000 admirable struggle to protect their' people's organization to handle our software needs. Hugo M. Ayala G, Calista E. Tait G, Katy Lebanese civilians, Israel expelled the PLO right to be alive and free. We also want to King G, Zachary Emig '98, olar But this is only a minor problem. I am sure and all of its military wings from all of honor those courageous people who are still Olugebefola '99, Jessica Wu '99, Jennifer that with the re-engineering effort directing Dimase '01. • Lebanon. living in South Lebanon despite all the resources to where they can better serv.e the The expulsion of the PLO from Lebanon imposed miseries and dangers. We invite you student community, lIS contJiibutions to quali- BUSINESS STAFF completely nullified the stated reason for to do the same. ty of comp'uting at MIT will become even Advertising Manager: Jennifer Israel' occupation. 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But Thi s m at first complet ly crazy. But party school i one where naked people sign just how did it change? I ha e only. onsidered th r i some pre ed n e for such an effect. each other s bodies whil chugging beer and worst-case enarios: fewer applicants, lower The admi ion office has made change goldfish. A party school has parties that applicant yields., and b fore whose results were readily visible to require duck shoes to navigate the spillage on important to me, an all- the killed observer. ou can still find profes- the floor. MIT is not a party school, Recent coverage of the elections in India time bad rush for fra- ors who bemoan the the deci ion to eek Everyon already here knows that MIT is in newspapers such as The New York Times ternities. But I had well-rounded students. They think that IT not a party s hool. But our opinion ju t don't has left me a bit disappointed. Western jour- never considered the and its caliber of student has declined since matter anymore. We all watched, helplessly nalism as a whole has a up-side: What as the si 0' clock news tendency to portray about the po i- defined who we were and "third-world" countries tive effects? passed judgement. We are as illiterate, starving, On unday about to reap the rewards and extremely corrupt, I had lunch of that definition - After and the coverage of the with the the all the ~est of the world Indian elections seems officers of my thinks we are a party to have provided no fraternity's alumni association. We school. exception to the rule. talked about the usual things: redoing MIT has had other, For example, one the electrical system, mailing the obvious changes on the photo caption from a annual fund appeal, and next year's basis of internal MIT deci- March 1 Times story budget. And, of course, we talked sions, or perhap a video ["Front-Runner in India is Deep Doubt"] that about rush for the coming fall. that a few thousand people is typical of this Western bias reads: "In Rush has been a regular topic of watched. This school's Jaipur, in northwest India, Muslim children discussion at these meetings. But recent exposure is on a dif- who do not attend school spend much of their every discussion has been from a neg- ferent order of magnitude. time in the streets." Another caption for the ative perspective. We have been very Millions of pepple listened same story reads, "Cows and other animals afraid that students are going to come as their long-trusted papers vie with motor scooters and bicycles on the to MIT demanding to live in dorms. and anchonnen told them capital's crowded streets." The story then Not only would the students want to that MIT is a place you go details India's "governmental failure to deal avoid the fraternities, but the parents to drink yourself silly. effectively with poverty, illiteracy and other would forbid students to live in frater- Of course, lean '1' social problems," while a later story on March nities. What can we do to make sure believe this is the only 15 describes the political drama in India as that rush is successful? Can we write result. MIT will still recruit "tinged with farce." letters to parents talking about how its hard-core science and It is not so much the validity of the e state- , responsible we are? What should we nerd types. It will still have ments that bothers me as much a it is the do ifrush doesn't go well? plenty of students who Times' condescending attitude and refusal to And then the treasurer spoke up: were forbidden by their highlight problems of imilar magnitude that "My nephew got in to MIT. But his ' parents to liye off-campus exist within the United States. It is true that mother won't let him come because or at a fraternity. MIT will India has had three governments since 1996 MIT is such a party school." not become a Beer U. that have collapsed within a year, and it is true Party school? MIT? overnight. that corruption and infighting are much more This knocked me back in my But I think that there prominent there than in the United tates, but chair. Party school? M~T? This would will be a significant slice there are also some positive characteristics have been my last idea of a pa;rty of incoming freshmen who that India has which the United States does school. Party school? MIT? Where do think this way. There not. did this woman get the idea? Party will be people who came For one thing; Indian democracy is far school? MIT? I guess the only news to MIT because they heard ahead of the United. States with regard to the about the school has been about its that there was an active, participation of .women. India has already alcohol habits. But still, MIT a party even wild social life. elected one women prime minister, Indira school? : r Something momentou Gandhi, and Sonia Gandhi, the Italian-born . Onbe you' get over"the shock, the happened at MIT., and widow of the a sas inated fonner prime min- ramifications of the idea are worth there is no way that the ister Rajiv Gandhi, has already risen to exploring. Perhaps, the Class of '02 won't be then. Institute could remain unchanged by the become the leader of India's Congress Party. a group of beer-fearing, fraternity-hating kids. More recently, the admissions office made events that have passed. The question How conceivable is it that in the next ten Perhaps, MIT's students of tomorrow will a concerted effort to increase the number of remains: In what way has it changed? 0 one years America will elect a women to the high- choose MIT because they want to have a good female applicants. It commissioned a wildly really knows. But we 'do know that MIT's est post in the country? And how conceivable party." . successful recruitment video that destroyed image has been shaped by powerful outside is it that America will elect a minority woman Its a p,retty crazy concept, isn't it? College the MIT male-nerd generalizations. The result forces. We may ~e swamped next year by a (as Sonia Gandhi is in India) to one of the oecision time is not too far away. Somewhere, has been obvious to even the casual observer. few hundred students who think that MIT is a highest posts in the country? there is a high school senior deciding between I still know what a party school is. I have great place to get a cheap beer. Indian educational standards are also far MIT and Dartmouth. He's sitting around with visited tons of schools across the country. A It may even be a self fu1f?lling prophecy. ahead of those in America. It may be true that that there are more illiterate people in India than there are in the United tates, but it is also true that those who receive a education in The Varied ThQughts of a.SketchArtist India are far better trained than students in scrawl, and then putting them down just as stares vacantly, blatantly. A student drops his America. A recent study called the "Third Guest Column quickly. Taken together, the students look like' pens, and the instructor turns faster than his International Mathematics and Science Study" . Vishal Saxena a flock of birds in a courtyard p'ecking at their shoes can stand. He stumbles and grumbles. ranked America dead last in physics and food and looking up constantly. Every now But he is thankful for a distraction; he now advanced mathematics. The pace I'm walking at borders on insani- ami then, one annoying person or another rais- restarts his rendition. In contrast, students in India are constantly ty. While I'm bruising my muscl~s, those five es his or her hand to blabber away. To me it My artistic ambition takes over, while the chaHenged. They do not, like U .. students extra minutes in bed don't seem important, seems as good a time as any to ponder yonder instructor graciously chirps in the background. go through a mind-numbing process in which and viceroy - I mean. Bertha, versa, whatev- on the spelling ofthe word torchure - no that Here is my first pass: they learn virtually the same basic-level arith- er. No~ enough sleep can do that. I catch an can't be write. The instructor is like a human metic skills from third to eighth grade. In real- unfortunate glimpse of Memorial Drive, typewriter; he has reached the end of the third ity, how much did you learn between the third where certain unnerving creatures are in the board and is hopping back like a carriage and eighth grades aside from basic multiplica- middle of preening themselves - jogging, return. His giant swatter erases my hopes for tion and addition? Fractions, algebra, negative and dragging their complaining carcasses in making a note-taking recovery. numbers, decimals, maybe even some hopes of immortality, and in the additional While I decipher the instructor's hiero- trigonometry? hope of grabbing approving glimpses from the glyphics, time stops while students transcribe Commentators also often fail to take into . opposite sex. the instructor's set of hieros into their own . Second pas~: account that India is a far younger democracy Now the despicab1~ elevator takes its time. Even the instructor stares in amazement at his than America is: While America celebrated its "I swear, if it doesn't ... " I wouldn't be a good creations, impressed by his own mental gyra- bicentennial more than two decades ago, India Christian if I swore - but I'm not Christian, tions. But he doesn't stop long to wonder, he is just now reaching its fiftieth anniversary. so it doesn't matter. While the elevator has others' time to lay asunder. He asks ques .. For example, American newspapers always moans, showing signs of breaking its cables, tions to the class, to make sure the students take ample opportunity to point out that race nothing bad happens. That distinction is take note of his brass. relations are not very good in India. They reserved for class, where the instructor blasts . When no one answers his dialogue, ~he point out that the Bharatiya Janata Party, now away, squeezing and groaning. I swivel in my instructor frowns and takes it upon himself to 1 the leader of India's government, advocates chair, daypreaming about the fragrant air, punish us with another cumbersome mono- . ! the supremacy of of India's Hindu majority / imaginirig petunias floating in the breeze. My logue. Good grief. My sleepy head has a mind .I over the Muslim minority, and that the caste mind dawdles on the meaning of the word of its own; my eyes seem to jiggle while the 0' system still pits the poor against the rich. dawdle, while the instructor by now is in the instructor squiggles and his cords vibrate These statements are mostly true and are middle of his exorcism. The class yawns a unceasingly. I can only hear quack- ~ worth making, but it is also worth noting that collective sigh at ten minutes before the hour, ing sounds: "Quack, quack, / _ America, fifty years after its independence, only to watch exasperated as the instructor quack." An annoying petson at '/ .. /1 was still subjugating blacks and denying them .take up the last few minutes, ending our hopes the front is brainstorming an f • the same rights accorded to whites. for a leisurely walk to the next class'. I don't idea; his hands have become a Furthennore recent studies show that the gap have time to stop after class. I rush out, wait flailing blur as he teases the between rich and the poor in the United States for the blasted elevator again, and make my instructor. I awaken from my ~ has greatly increased over the last decade. . \ way through hordes of students playing tag in dream, and the instructor. is staring at India, though it may be behind the United the infinite chaos. me. I bustle, but the he spares me. His squint States right now, is moving forward more The next instructor is in a huff. This time I had me rustled. .; quickly than the United tates ever has. If it am stuck looking forwards, facing my doom The student up front has a stroke of luck, continues along its present path India, despite in a windowless, sunless classroom. A strange the instructor takes notice: "What is your the persistent poverty, starvation, and racial sort of primeval dance is occurring: students question, you blistering baboon?" The stu- Third pass. I think some of you are begin- strife, has a bright future. Western journalists raising their heads to look at the instructor's dent stutters, the instructor flutters; the class ning to recognize me. should take notice. There was om how th most restrain d and B thoven did evoke om beautiful playing, ubtle viol nce to th opening of th first mov - there was omething mi in that Ep t in had ment: Here was om thing unbearably massive found. Ep tein' performance had an inner waiting Jo let go. There wa the occasional logic that ha caped 0 many of the gr at lapse: a d lay on a cue, a mom ntary muddle in mod m conductor who try to tick c10 ely to ymp y e om the strings. Th e were but light glitch ,how- the written ommands of the core. Ep tein' eVir, and few oth r than th mo t hardened. and interpr tanon produced the most profound and By Jonathan Richmond s for th orche tra: There' hardly a pro- mean-minded of critics would have even noted human a count of what i at once om of th fe sional orchestra on this planet that can th m. Far more importantly, the movem nt had mo t lonely yet uplifting music ever written. MIT Symphony Orchestra. engage themselve with uch concentrated a sense of natural unity and its flowing - e er Finally, it wa time for the raptures of on Conducted by David Epstein. rhetoric a wa produced in the performance driving - momentum captured the e nce of of the madd st of movement in musical his- MIT Concert Chorus and of thi most powerful, deliriou and crazed of Beethoven. Wind textures were particularly tory and Epstein' crew captured the massive Brookline Chorus works which was delivered with such fresh- beautiful, and cri p percu ion ounded the elation of the piece. The opening emphasized Wi//iam Cutter, Director. nes from Kresge's tage. build up to a very intense climax. lea hed power again, almo t tortured in its Beethoven's ymphony o. 9. Epstein cannot stop raving about the bril- Epstein points out in his performance note celestial under tatement. The bas es and cel- Kresge Auditorium, March 14. liance of hi arti t : 'They're a rem rkable that there are two approaches to the second los heralded the on et of joy followed by a group of mu icians, they really are. The e movement, and it did not take a genius to gentle orche tral playing of the choral main t' a big tatement. It's ome$.ing I people are not just very highly gifted.but guess that he would plunge hi orchestra into theme. And then the power grew. And how! wanted to do for a long time. An also... very highly accomplished in terms of the depths of the monstrousl difficult one, in Choral Director William Cutter endowed the appropriate way to ay farewell," their technical capacities on their instruments. which, to use Epstein's words, 'One senses massive chorus with the same appreciation of aid David Epstein in an interview They're deeply intelligent and the combina- almost an evil pre ence in the music - the rhythm as Ep tein produced from the orchestra, about hi final concert after thirty-three years tion has very much worked to the benefit of devil's grin, 0 to speak, lurking behind the and it showed through in firm, well-shaped leading the MIT ymphony Orchestra. But thi performance in the sense that I've been notes." The playing here was both alert and sounds that evoked the glory of the music. big tatement" turned out to be an under- able to discuss with them on a very probing nuanced, with orchestral voices both clearly The soloists did not stand out as much in tatement for the devastating torrent of emo- level a lot of the is ues ... and I've een the e differentiated and blending harmoniously. this performance as in many other accounts of tion mixed with wisdom with which David ideas coalesce into a performance." Most importantly, the rhythms were satanical- the Ninth. Baritone Robert Honeysucker deliv- Epstein en nared Kresge Auditorium in the Epstein's most notable research has been ly intoxicating, pushing the music forward ered the most evocative of solo singing, with world premiere of Beethoven' Ninth on the nature of time in music and in this with tension and power. mezzo Gale Fuller adding some nice dashes of Symphony - reborn. regard he has departed from much modem I sat up at 2 0'clock this morning trying to color. Soprano Margaret O'Keefe and Tenor To those in the know, David Ep tein is no orthodoxy. At a time when obedience to the prove Epstein's approach to the third move- Mark Evans seemed a bit restrained, by com- more a mere college conductor than his metronome has become increasingly de rigeur, ment wrong. The problem was that I h~d sim- parison. The choral ensemble was the true beloved MIT ymphony Orche tra is an ama- Epstein instead probes the structure of the ply. enjoye~ it too much. Where else had I vocal hero of the performance. teur orchestra. Hi career has included major work and eeks such tempi as give it a natural heard such a beautiful, contemplative celebra- Orchestral playing continued to be out- conducting engagements around the world; flow. The instant standing ovation, the cheer- tion of the inner most secrets of the human standing as the movement intensified: accu- his compositions have attracted much praise; ing, the sense of elation the second the perfor- soul, and where had I heard such wondrously rate and powerful, yet more than that, it was and his musicological scholarship places him mance concluded showed that Epstein and the serene playing? The st(ings were intensely intensely moving; a statement of joy, a mes- among the greatest thinkers on the nature of orchestra had found the truth of Beethoven in lyrical, the brass brilliantly illuminating. And sage of hope, a homage to Beethoven, a testa- music in our age. this work and given it a renewed lease of life. yet, I pedantically told myself as I sleeplessly ment to the breadth as well as brilliance, the rammed on one CD after another, humanity as well as Humanities to be found at Epstein's tempo was simply outrageous: MIT, and of whose profound excellence the far too slow. outside world should know a great deal more. So I listened to Norrington and Jonathan Richmond, a Fellow at the Gardiner, Zander, Harnoncourt and Kennedy School of Goyernment, Harvard Hogwood, and realized that while many University, was a critic and .Jtns Editor for The of their politically-correct models of Tech during much of the 1980s and early 90s. ,
GABOR CSANYI-THE TECH David Epstein conducts the MIT Symphony Orchestra for the last time Satuiday evening.
THEATER REVIEW acted out, and it is left to us, the audience, to It is helped by a remarkable cast who play their piece it together. It is as if we enter Molly's roles.with great insight and skill. They bring to world and recreate a reality that is a product of life three utterly lovable and authentically Molly Sweeney our own imagination. It is a reality so full of human characters, complete with flaws, insecu- love, faith and naivete, that we want to hold on rities, and thick Irish accents. The accompany- A mbtle, sensual look at thepower of imagination to it as we exit the theater. Facing the cold ing Irish folk music and the minimalistic stage streets of Boston after the two-and-a-half hour design sets the mood and creates an atmos- By Bence Olveczky Mawe), a world renowned eye surgeon, who play, we sympathize with Molly and her long- phere that is very much in tune with Brian fled ew York and his career for the Irish ing for a world beyond reality, beautified by Friel's own bittersweet and melancholic world. Molly Sweeney countryside after his 'wife left him for one of illusion. . Molly Sweeney is a subtle, yet overpower- Boston Playwright's Theatre his colleagues. He still prides himself in hav- This sensual and subdued production, ing production that lingers on in your mind for 949 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston ing been a ''young Turk" - a fearless doctor, directed by Scott Edmiston, succeeds in guid- a long time., It is a rare gem - go and see it March 13, 14, 19,20,21 at 8 pm respected and celebrated wherever he appeared. ing its audience through Friel's eloquent play. while you can. March 29 at 2 pm. His dormant ambition of proving himself one $20 on Fridays and Saturdays last time comes alive when he meets Molly. $17 on Thursdays and Sundays. Molly, substituting her lack" of vision with $15 with student 1D beautiful imaginary images, is at first reluctant to go through the ordeal, but is convinced when rish dramatist Brian Friel's Molly Sweeney, she sees the importance her operation has for now playing at the Boston Playwrights' Frank and Mr. Rice. Theatre, is a sheer delight for the soul and Expectations and anticipations grow as the an intellectual challenge for the mind. The moment nears when Molly is to discard her production by the award-winning ora Theatre bandage and unveil the result of the operation. Company lends an unexpected warmth to late Miraculously she regains her sight. First bewil- winter with its loving portrayal of Molly dered by the sensual overload, Molly soon Sweeney, a blind woman in search of "sighted- enters a state of profound disillusionment as ness". her safe and secure world, created by her vivid Molly Sweeney (Judith McIntyre), blind imagination, is swapped for a reality she is not since birth, leads a content and fulfilling life ready to deal with. despite her disability. She is happily married to As a result, Molly becomes "bJindsight" - Frank (paul Kerry), a passionate and impulsive her vision is clear and her movements respond champion of good causes and a true autodidact to what she sees, but none of the images reach in subjects encompassing Iranian goats, blue- her consciousness. In her mind the world back salmons, and Ethiopian bee farming. around her has grown darker than before the Frank becomes increasingly fascinated by his operation. She spends her days in a hospital, wife's impaired vision and endlessly researches awaiting letters from Frank, who's ambition ophthalmology and philosophical issues related and hunger for life has propelled him to to her blindness. With his boundless energy Ethiopia, where he leads a relief mission. and enthusiasm, he finally convinces Molly to The play is written as a series of mono- undergo a series of operations that could logues, and unfolds as the three main charac- restore her sight. ters tell their own versions of Molly's recovery Their hopes are tied to Mr. Rice (Richard from blindness. The implied story is rarely -~-----~-_._-- THE ARTS THE TECH Page 7
THEATER REVIEW effects that et the mood, such as the illusion of picking up. Tomei also brings a richne s to the a camera zoom to start the show, created by part that makes you really care about her and slowly moving the et up tage, and the imagi- her welfare, perhaps aided by the despicable Wait Until Dark native stage edit , where a strobe flash and a criminal who are blatantly taking advantage of click effect th darkening of the stage, only to her, and her will to fight back in the second act. Tarantino and 'lbmeiAreAbave U1tatCritic Say have th ame flash and ound bring the lights I think thi play has been treated extremely By Joel Rosenberg to con id r futur proj ts a well. hat we up ag in on a newly po itioned cast. Perhaps unfairly by the media. The fact that the two STAFF REPORTER really want is a tory with the cope of a movie mo t compelling el ment is Darron West' stars have previously successful credits sets Wait Until Dark and the intimacy of a play. And what better way ound de ign, which quite effectively borrows them up for a fall, and I think that the Boston Wilbur Theatre for the e Hollywood-type to get to know thi mu ic from movie thriller to build tension at pre s ha taken too much license with that 246 Tremont Street, Boston medium than immersion? just th right moments. point. Review have been pretty miserable, to Info: 423-4008 Tarantino and Tomei do a great job of Tarantino mu t have had . orne directing be generous. The Boston Phoenix even ran a 'hrough Mar h 22, 35 to 62.50 immer ion, both of themselve and the audi- influence, mo t noticeably een in an overly column last week listing "5 Quentin Tarantino ence, into this beautifully crafted thriller by grue orne yet trademark murder scene. But Role ," which included a Laurie-killing Curly he ~o t intere ting line in the new pro- Frederick Knott. Quentin play Harry Roat, a beyond that, his character wa quite believable: from Ok/ahoma!, the Phantom in a gimp suit ductton of Wait Until Dark come right criminal mastermind who has coordinated a big well uited to Quentin' pre-exi ting image, yet trying to get Chri tine to submit, and an abusive after the brick curtain ri e . Having just drug muggling operation. The only problem i different enough so that you knew it wa n't just Daddy Warbuck , a.k.a. Big Daddy 13, roughing T broken into a photographer' house and the drug are hidden in a doll, which has gone him being himself. His be t moments were dur- up Annie. Sure they're funny, but they ignore rummaging around a bit, two criminal di cus missing. Roat thinks the doll i in the apartment ing the blackout scene towards the end, where not only the play's value as among the best treet values of different thing . of a woman, Tomei, who e husband ju t left on he and Tomei exchange dialogue in the dark. entertainment in town right now, but also the "How 'bout thi camera?" one a ks. a bu ine trip, and who ha been blind for ix Their interplay was quite natural, and helped possibilities that might be opened up if "Camera? You can't give tho e things away months from an accident. The story is further bring the show over the top. Tarantino decide to try hi is hand at tage anymore." complicated when Roat enli ts the help of two Tomei was truly the star, though, overcom- writing and directing as the result of this suc- It's a significant line, con idering the play is thug , who together decide to con the woman ing whatever Brooklyn accent people might cessful endeavor. the vehicle for Oscar-winning screenwriter out of the doH in tead of just muscling it away have been expecting to perform blind to a live Overall, Wait Until Dark i a fa cinating Quentin Tarantino's Broadway debut, appear- from her. Suspen ion of di belief allows the trio audience, never breaking character. The little plot played out by fascinating people, both in ing opposite Oscar-winning actress Mari a of criminal to become an improv troupe, and thing were what made it ring true: her difficul- their own right and in their ability to bring the Tomei, herself making her debut (after Jennifer the story evolves from there. ty in hanging up a phone and her frustration as characters to life. It's only here for another Jason Leigh bailed out). It's fascinating to see - Director Leonard Foglia does an intere ting Gloria, the obnoxiou but eventually important week, so you better hurry if you want to try and what these two (Tarantino in particular) trans- job tran lating this' 60s play-tumed-movie back kid who lives up tairs, nicely played by Imani catch it before it depart for ew York. Who late from the screen back to the stage - some- into a play. Aided by a beautiful set from Parks, drop thin~s aH over the apartment which knows? It might end up further changing the thing that has generally been overlooked - and Michael McGarty, there are some really nice Tomei know she's going to have a hard time value of a camera.
ausage mixed in with one' tofu; although the five cents. Go figure. The Vegetarian Go:urmet Vegetarian Gourmet's brother might argue that The Vegetarian Gourmet's Campu Be t Bet exactly the reverse is true. is The Granary, which offer three daily vege- By Steven R. L Millman marked with a green triangle, and meatless In the Student Center (84 Massachu etts tarian entrees prepared to order, mo t of which STAFF REPORTE/t items with egg or dairy marked with a green cir- Ave, Building W20) we visited etworks and are vegan. These entrees are made with fresh riday, Marc~ 20 is the date of this year's cle. These represent great improvements to the the Lobdell Food Court. etworks prepares vegetable , legumes, grains, pOtatoe , and flat- Great American Meat Out! In honor of lot of the MIT vegetarian. every meal individually, which take more time bread, and are a very pleasant change from gar- this auspicious event, the Vegetarian Our fir t stop was Walker Memorial (142 but allows great flexibility in preparing your denburger and salad. AI 0 to be found at FGourmet is devoting this week's column Memorial Drive, Building 50). All told, there food. Substitutions are the norm, and the friend- Lobdell are grilled vegetable sandwiches, pasta, o the many vegetarian dining options available are perhaps a dozen meatless items available ly staff will graciously ubstitute portabello pizza, a mall alad bar, and tofu bowls. right here on campus. Next week's column will and several vegan ones. There are a variety of mu hrooms or tofu in place of orne offending One final note about the M IT Dining dispel some of the myths of vegetarianism. If alads and breads, Pizza Hut pizza, vegetarian carnivorous option. In fact, every place we vis- ervice's vegetarian selection: it i truly a you have any questions about any aspect of roll-ups, pastas, garden burgers, and sushi, as ited was willing to make substitutions when wonder to see how college food has improved vegetariana, send them to the Vegetarian well as the Fresh Flavors of Asia, which fea- requested, an option unknown to too many fru - for tho e eeking a plant based diet. Ten years Gourmet at [email protected]. tures self-serve vegetable and tofu rice or noo- trated veg-heads. In addition to the perfunctory ago, when the Vegetarian Gourmet was an With the aid of the MIT Food Service dle bowls. Twice weekly there is a vegetarian fries, salads and soups, Networks serves a undergraduate, times were much harder. Often Director, the stalwart Kathy Richmond, the pizza special (although there have been con- vegan tofu ravioli which has a marvelous slight- the only vegetarian items would be the salad bar Vegetarian Gourmet braved the freezing weath- cerns about whether the sauce has animal prod- ly spicy taste and pleasant texture, although the and french fries. One day the "Special er and high winds to seek out vegetarian options ucts), and vegetarian soups, in addition to the marinara is far too watery (something the man- Vegetarian Entree" was pork fried rice! Today, available from MIT Dining Services. It was a always present vegetarian chili. In the fall they ager of Networks has promised would be reme- many more options are available, and MIT has pleasant surprise to find many options available intend to add food wraps and a pasta bar. They died). They also serve garden and vegan burg- made an honest effort to provide a veritable cor- for both ovo-Iacto vegetarians (those that eat were very happy to mix together unrelated ers, portabello parmesan, tri-pomadora basil nucopia of meatless options for the community eggs and dairy but no meat) and true vegetari- items (rice and chili for example). pasta, vegetarian wraps, and daily special . it erve. While it should not be forgotten that ans or vegans. There has been an obvious and One very nice touch i that vegetarian dishes Lobdell Food Court of course houses a num- anywhere that food is made in high quantity the significant effort to make the meal selections on are cooked in separate containers and are served ber of different options, including Itza Pizza, quality will suffer, the selections are varied campus more friendly to herbivores both by with separate utensils from those used for meat The Granary, Kitchen Classics, Fresh Flavor of enough here to allow one to not have to flee increasing the number and quality of vegetarian dish preparation. This is done campus-wide and Asia, and others. Every station has vegetarian campus for a decent meal. MIT dining services options and by making them more easily identi- . should serve as a great relief to the loyal readers options including, oddly enough, Burger King, provides vegetarian meals that range from mun- fiable. Over the next two weeks, all MIT dining who fear such cross contamination. There is lit- which has an off-the-menu burgerless cheese- dane and palatable to interesting and tasty. Take services menus should have vegan items tle less appetizing than finding a big hunk of burger with everything but the meat for eighty- a trip around campus and see for yourselt1
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CGLlECT VANTA By Jennifer Chung In memory of the team's 0 cu- room. if OCIATE EWS EDITOR pation of Building 20, member of When no one wa horn, he The olar Electric Vehicle the EVT will di play pa t team David L. Okrent, a junior called the tutor of Cabot Hou e, Team r cently moved into new lab vehi les and educate about solar majoring in physic at Harvard the dormitory where Okrent lived. pace near Univer ity Park and ele tric vehicle at the Building 20 University wa found dead in It was like being kicked in the gut Central quare. demolition c remony during pring Revere early unday morning. with a heavy boot," Lawrence The team u ed to occupy pace Break. Okrent wa found stabbed once Okrent told the Globe. in Building 20, but becau e that i"nthe neck on Revere Beach at At Harvard, students and staff building is being demoli hed, the ant G about 6:30 a.m. by a man walking are mourning the loss of a student EVT needed to move to another The EVT i currently working his dog. He wa pronounced dead described as popular and commit- facility. The new space i being on preparing la t year's vehicle, the on arrival at Massachu etts ted to serving other . leased from the MIT Real Estate Manta GT, for three races in Japan General Hospital shortly after- He was a popular fellow," said office, said Dingli Chen '99, EVT this ummer. wards. Daniel M. Ring, who attended sponsor hip coordinator. Originally, the team had also The tate Police are investigat- Evanston Township High chool The new laboratory is a former planned to attend the World olar ing the case as a possible homi- with Okrent. "He reaHy had a good auto body shop, essentially a large Challenge in Australia in October. cide. However, said James M. idea of what friendship was all garage with one giant workroom However, "the World olar Borghesani, a spokesman for about." containing past vehicle , body Challenge is delayed until 1999, uffolk County District Attorney reported that officials from Okrent was a member of the molds for the current vehicle, and becau e [the race organizers] were Ralph C. artin II. Massachusetts Eye and Ear math team and the founder of a the current vehicle. It also has a not able to se ure a major spon- The official cause of death is Infirmary accidentally called branch of Habitat for Humanity at large room for electronic and the or," said Alexander . Yip '0 I, the still under investigation as well, David's father, Lawrence Okrent, his hometown high school. "He solar array and a maJler office team' ecretary. according to the Suffolk County to find out if he wanted to donate appealed to a lot of different peo- which also erve as a trophy room. In preparation for the race in Medical Examiner's Office. his son's organs before he had ple, and he knew how to have , We fmally have our own pace Japan, the team is making major been contacted by Harvard offi- tudent tafCmourn Okrent meaningful relationships with a lot with room to fit everything," said modification to the Manta GT to cials or the Evanston Police. He of people," Ring said. Chri topher E. Carr '98 the team's Okrent, 20, was originally from found out about his son's death · Beverly eugeboren, wife of Evanston, Ill. The Boston Globe when he tried to call Okrent's pre ident. Solar, Page II the senior tutor of Cabot house, said that Okrent "was a well liked student. We're all very sorry to see him gone." 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Brody '65, president of the two-day seminar sponsored by Johns Hopkins University, called pictures of the Earth came from the the Council on Competitiveness on universities to become more Apollo moon mi sions, Gore said included A A Administrator efficient. the pictures could have "tremen- Daniel . Goldin, Acting Governor "If [the costs of college] contin- dous scien e value." Paul ellucci, and former ecretary ue to increase we will no longer be The satellite, to be named of Defense William Perry. competitive" in the world market, Triana after hri topher Brody said. More fundamentally, Columbus' navigator who first . . innovation agging, declining "we've got to focus on getting our spotted America, will also create While the U .. is today the children to read" at grade level to 3,000 new jobs during its design. It undisputed leader in innovation, prepare them for higher education. would be launched into the globalization and the growth of "Innovation is [currently] tak- Lagrangian point, where it would other technological countries is ing some small, evolutionary steps, be balanced gravitationally threatening the U .. 's superiority, not bold revolutionary steps" like between the un and the Earth. said Professor Michael E. Porter of those that occurred during the Three earth stations would compile the Harvard Business chool. Apollo program of the 1960s, the image every few minute , and Porter, who has compiled the Goldin said. provide a continuously updated "Innovation Index" to compare He challenged the participants image via the Internet. research among world nations, said of the conference to have a "big "In the spirit of this Institute, let that the U .. 's lead in innovation is vision, the stuff that brings inspira- us apply our minds and our hands rapidly falling away. "What this tion and innovation," and to com- to this project," Gore said. summit meeting is all about is how mit to "high-risk" research that The government's commitment can we get this not to happen?" may not have an immediate payoff to basic research has not changed, Porter said. but has a longer-term goal. Gore said. In addition, the new ot only is government spend- "We have not had revolutionary Twenty-Fir t Century Research ing for research and development change in the auto industry in Fund, if approved by Congress, decreasing, but the number of grad- decade ," Goldin aid. The will provide the "largest increase in uate degrees awarded by universi- Japanese were the first to introduce funding for research that we've ties is stagnant, leading to a grow- innovation into the car manufactur- ever had," Gore said. ing demand for additional technical ing cycle, driving the time from Gore also promised future regu- personnel for innovation. At the development to market from even latory and tax reform and an over- same time, "many nations are years to three. haul of the patent and trademark rapidly improving their innovative "We want to launch self-learn- office into a "performance-based capacity," Porter said. ing, self-repairing probes" into the organization" as projects that the In a panel discussion following outer limits of the solar system and Clinton administration will cham- Porter's speech, industry leaders beyond, Goldin said. "We won't GABOR CSANYI-THE TECH pion to make it easier to create agreed that the U.S. is in danger of get there with modified off-the- This display of Hydrofluoroethers, fluids that are immiscible to other innovative products. falling from its leadership position. helf products." hydrocarbons and water, was on display at the summit. Solar Electric Vehicle Team Plans Full Summer of Racing in Japan Solar, from Page 8 for solar and electric cars. There's August, the SEVT will also be participation by lots of different sending several members to repre- increase its efficiency and robust- classes of vehicles," including tra- sent MIT at Econo Move, an ness. The solar array on the Manta ditional vehicles and bicycles, he endurance race for electric vehi- GT needs to be replaced due to an added. Akita is a 3-day endurance cles at the Akita site in May. accident involving the trailer carry- race involving approximately 8 Econo Move will be providing ing the Manta GT the day after hours of racing a day. "Tracks in the SEVT with a purely electric Sunrayce '97. Other portions of Japan are apparently very long and vehicle during the event. The race Manta GT will also be completely fast," said Jimmie D. Walker '99, a is partly a publicity event, but it's redone, and the team is having an member of the team. also "an opportunity to allow stu- informal contest to rename the The SEVT would have gone to dents to see the Akita track earli- resulting vehicle. the second race at Suzuka last year, er," said Clemenzi. "The body was damaged in the but the accident involving its vehi- Additionally, several members accident," added Jacinda L. cle derailed its plans, Carr said. of the SEVT will attend workshops Clemenzi '01, the leader of the "I'm excited. This will be my in Atlanta, Georgia during the last body group. Since the body is first time to Japan - my first time weekend of Spring Break. The made of composites, things "need out of the country," said Walker. workshop, sponsored by the race to be reglued," said Clemenzi. The third and last race in Japan organizers for the popular that the SEVT plans to attend this Sunrayce '99 competition held ,..- Team to Attend Summer Races August is at Shishika, said Chen. every two years, is designed to \ The first of the races that the Japanese sponsors are arranging to inform teams about certain rules SEVT plans on attending is "the transport the team's vehicle and are and regulations involving solar World Solar Rally in Akita," Carr finding accommodations for some vehicles. It will also give new team said. of the team members while they are members more experience and a The track at Akita has a 31 krn at Shishika, added Chen. better idea of what racing is like. perimeter and was a former lake Before going to Atlanta, the team Members Attend Other Events that was land-reclaimed, Carr said. will repair its current vehicle for MIOf)RAG C1RKOVIC TIlE nTI/ "This is a race and publicity event In addition to the races in competition. 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Salas 14 ACROSS 67 Monthly living expense 36 Honest 68 Last name in lawn/farm 37 Urchin 1 Declare equipment 44 An eighth of a circle 17 5 New York real estate family 69 Certain no names, abbr. 45 DC medical inst. 10 Naked 47 Edge 14 Type of sandal 48 Kind of boy 20 15 Wood burning or Franklin ACROSS 50 Mainframe error message 16 Egyptian sun god 1 Single element 51 Cubic meter 17 Loner 2 Place 52 Bambi was one 18 Potatoe, for instance 3 More (than) 53 Fashion magazine 19 Take in, as a book 4 Prison administrator 54 Actor Ladd 20 Police song 5 Physics or logy suffix 55 Great Lake 2370's Disco group 6 Receipt 56 Zero 24 Society page word 7 Country singer, Keith 57 German river 35 25 Golf tournaments 8 Kiln, for one 58 Nabisco cookie 28 Military inst. 9 Previously aired show 59 Arm bone 39 31 Rainbow is one 10 Hair stylist of old 60 Acts 35 Fort_ 11 Suit to 36 Early video game maker 12 Stem PUZZLE SOLUTIONS 40 38 Poetic inits. 13 Tips 39 Streep Movie 21 Golfer Ernie 40 List ender 22 Opera house, 41 Halt, to a lawyer familiarly 42 Mistake 25 More weird 43 Boca _, FI. 26 Michelangelo scul- 46 Kind of boy ture 47 Consise 27 Precise 49 Spy grp. 28 Explosion of a 51 British title nuclear device 52 Donne poem 29 De 61 61 Queen of Scat 30 Witch's transporta- 62 Wear away . tion 64 63 Guthrie 32 Word before wise 64 Verve or than 65 CBer's number 33 Druggies 67 66 Hawaiian goose 34 Land, in Paris .call for applications. the Council for the Arts at MIT ARTS SCHOLARS PROGRAM A new program open to sophomores, juniors and seniors, regardless of major .I Application Deadline: Mond'!}'. April 13. 19981 Who are the Arts Scholars? A c9mmuni~ of MIT undergraduate artists, from all disciplines Who should app!y? Students who are committed to work in one or more disciplines in the arts and who wish for more interaction with fellow student & facul~ artists What is the program? The program is structured around informal month!y dinners accompanied by presentations or excursions. Presentations may be given by facul~ member~, artists in residence, fellow students or Boston-area artists. When does the program start? The full 1998-99 program will begin in September 1998. Students may app!y to the program by completing and submitting an application form that includes a brief essay describing the studenrs involvement in .the arts, and hislher interest in participating in the Arts Scholars Program. Also reQuired are: • 2 letters of recommendation - one from an MIT facul~ member familiar with the applicant's artistic work • Supporting material: portfolio, writing samples. audio tapes, etc. • Inter\>iewwith two selection committee members Participation as an Arts Scholar will be noted on the student's MIT transcript and in the MIT commencement program Application forms are available at 3-234 and EI5-205, Mon-Fri 9am - 5pm. - For more information call 253-4005 .' --':::O'------~l DRANATH NEOGY-THE TECH . GREGKUHNEN-THETECH • This MIT zodiac appeared on the ceiling outside the Student Services Center In Building 11 this Xlmena Abel talks to passerSby about ber work at the latin weekend. American Art Exhibition last Thursday In Lobby 7. The exhibi- tion was organized by Club latino. I STITUTE A WARDS CALL FOR NOMINATIONS Nominations deadline: Friday, March 20, 1998 Mail nominations to: The Awards Committee, W20-500 --- .. ~ . . . .~~~.....~.~.~;~D;.,' Questions? Contact Ted Johnson at 3-3913 Opportunitie Program po ition in the Hyperinstrument tOpera of th Future group at the edia Lab, aid Profe or of Mu ic and Media Tod E. Machover, Gale' UROP advi - er. Gale had taken Machover's cour e in Musical Ae thetic and Media Technology (MA .8251) during the fall term. He de igned graphical mu ic game de igned for children that "wa ab olutely unique and remarkable" as his final project in the course, Machover aid. Machover, recognizing the quali- ty of Gale's final project, had invit- ed Gale to continue work on the project as a UROP student after the clas was over. "As seemed typical of Phil, he Counseling dean talk to tu- went hi own way, and after three dent confidentially and help to take months of not hearing from him, he care of academic concern that got back to me just last week with might result from emotional trauma, another - completely different - McGlothin said. idea for a UROP project. Phil pro- Other re ou'rce include posed to develop a way of analyzing ightline, which is open from.7 extreJ1lely diverse sound - every- p.m. to 7 a.m. at 253-3880, and the thing from crowd noises to nature Medlink dormitory residents, sounds to machine clanging, specifi- McGlothin said. cally from the Central Square area Dan McGuire contributed to the -: so that they could be organized reporting of this story. and associated according to rhyth- mic loudness, and coloristic similar- ities," Machover said. "Phil was going to start work on the project right away, and I have n doubt that it would have yielded spectacular and unexpected results.'~ Gale also impressed coworkers at Earthlink. "He was without a doubt the most intelligent guy iever NATURALLY, met. He was brilliant in nearly every respect," said Brian Murphy, wh worked in the same division as Gale at Earthlink. "He could have done anything WE HAVE 'HOSPI'TALITY he wanted in life, there just aren't that many people like him," Murphy said. "I was utterly shocked when 1 I heard about the suicide. I would have never considered him to be AND COMFORT suicidal." "He was just a really nice guy. I couldn't think of a single bad thing about him ifI'd tried;" Murphy said. While at Earthlink, Gale [)OWN TO'A SCIENCE. designed Total Access, the compa- ny's internet registration software, said Kirsten Kappos, vice-president of corporate communications at Earthlink. Many students witness suicide Many students called to report 'the incident. to the police, Glavin said. "By the end, there were a couple The proof lies in University Park Hotel at of dozen people around," said Brian T. Sniffen '00, who witnessed the MIT, opening in the summer of 1998 and fall from his room in East Campus. Reaction to the fall was varied, ranging from extreme il1ness to certain to be one of the area's most preferred something approaching levity. "Personally, I fell into the physi- cal illness category," Sniffen said. hoters. Here you will find well-appointed "I wil1 never forget that scream." "Some people seemed to be tak- ing it very lightly. They seemed to guest rooms with state-of-the-art amenities, be almost cheerful," Sniffen said. They "seemed not'to really under- such as dual telephone lines and data ports. Fine American cuisine and seasonal stand all the implications." Counseling services available specialties at the avant-garde Sidney's Grille. Twenty-four hour room service, And Students in need of counseling are encouraged to contact the Office of Counseling and Support Services . an idyllic outdoor roof garden. Located in the heart of Cambridge academia, th~ and the Mental Health Department of MIT Medical, said Kimberly G. hotel is also conveniently close to both Boston and Harvard quare. We invite you McGlothin, assistant dean for CSS. "I would definitely encourage students who need to talk to some- to put our hospitality to the test. For more information or to make one" to make use o'f these services, McGlothin said. a reservation please call 617.577.0200 or fax 617.494.8366. Taxinfo,toll.free. \ ulniversity Tax questiom? 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Guideline for the dormitory government and student group." reporting an alcohol-related eeting co ered man i u appropriate amount of alcohol that on campu "to come up with emergency. The meeting, organized by Carol can be er ed and who will be omething that i fair and con i tent. edic I confidentiality di cu ed Under the Institute' current Orme-John on, a istant dean for a))o\ cd to erve alcohol at the e "The goal of all thi i to allo The edical Department alcohol policy, the Campu Police RCA, wa de igned to make people are required to report all tudent aware of the health implications of tran ports to the Medical alcohol, the emergency response 8 x 8 x 8 x 8 x 8 x 8 x 8 Department. In any event where facilitie available, and what the' underage drinking is involved, liability issue were, said Steven C. campus police mu t send a report McClu key, a project coordinator for to the Office of the Dean of the Office of the Dean of Student tudents and Undergraduate and Undergraduate Education. • Education, where a citation may be tudents who attended the Le 's face .There are lots of companies around hat talk about an is ued. work hop applauded the opportunrty to work on unique, exc Ing technology. 8x8 delivers. Join \though Campus Police adm in i tration' s efforts to create us and you'll have a chance to play an important role in developing Captain David A. Garl on aid that dialogue on uch issues. It was good products today that only a few years ago were pure fantasy- )( no citations had been issued 0 far, that "people representing many consumer videophone and personal video conferencing systems just tudents were concerned about the different offices were [available to] to name a few. potential problems with releasing answer our questions," said icole Check out the follOWing opportunities! name from medical transports. A. Balli '00. "It' the chilling effect. .. that Some expressed concern at the lOR SOFTWA E E GI EER . )( someone el e somewhere is going three-hour length of the meeting and Develop software to implement vldeoconferencing on stand-alone its focus on non-policy issues. If the set-top platforms argeted for consumer market. to get in trouble," said John S. 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ROA D.•• CD SEE Us ON THE WEB: WWW.8X8.comI 8 • 8 • 8 • 8 • 8 • 8 • 8 ~. For Excel enceln Humanistic Scholarship by MIT Undergraduates T e • A s i Ke Iy STA TRAVEL ••• THE WORLD'S (617) 576-4623.' STIJ LARGEST STUDENT 65 Mt. Auburn Street STATRAVEL Prizes TRAvn ORGANIZATION. We've been there. TItVOPRIZES WWW.STA-TRAVEL.COM of $600 each wi II be awarded to the best F======::;:::=~'» scholarly or critical essays in one of the following fields or some interdisciplinary combi nation of them: Anthropology QUIRIES Archaeology Contact Mary Cabral in the Economics Music and Theater Arts Office, 14N-207, 253-5623, Film & Media Studies" [email protected]. for History 1997-98 rules and guidelines History of Science & Technology Winning essaysfrom past inguistics years may be viewed either in the Music and Theater Literature Arts Office, or in the Music Institute Archives Philosophy (14N-118) Politics . Theater Visual Arts Women's Studies INE entries must be submitted to the Music and Theater Arts Office, 14N-207, no later than 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 9, 1998 THET Page 17 G Thefollowing is a summary of incidents reported c llular phone tolen 6' Briggs i ld P t as ault to the Campu Police dispatcher between Feb. 19 reported; Bldg, E39 u piciou p rson; Bldg. 14 and March 9. Information is compiled from the mali iou damage to om n' tudies bulletin Campus Police's weeki crime summary and from board' e tgat lot, 19 9 Buick tolen' Bldg. 59, dispatcher logs. two ja ket tolen 330' Bldg. 19 laptop tol n, Thi report does not include alarms, general er- 2,225; A hdown hara ment; Bldg. E40, allet vice call, or incidents not reported to the dispatch- tolen, reco ered by 77 a a hu ett A enue bu er. "Medical ervices" include medical shuttles, stop 2 rni ing. edical rvi call: 12, transports, escorts, and other emergency services. b. 2 : Memorial Dri e ba kpack tolen from Feb. 19: Alumni Pool, malicious damage, finger- ehicle; Bldg. 53 bicycle part tol n 00' 77 nail polish spilled on counter Walker Memorial, as achusett A enu, tudent reports h ob rved food stolen. Medical ervice calls: 9. per on riding his bicycle report d tol n in Feb. 20: ain.and Wadsworth treets, Wellesley eptember. Per on stopped and officer d termined Student harassed as she entered a cab; Bldg, 30, person riding the bicycle wa the owner. dical copper stolen, 2,000; Bldg. E15, computer CPU ervice calls: 5. stolen, 4,000; Bldg, E38, bicycle secured with a arch 1: Medical ervice call : 7. cable lock stolen, 200; Bldg, E40, laptop stolen, arch 2: Bldg. 19, two e tension ladders 6,000; Bldg. 26, person burning documents, fire tolen, 565; ext Hou e, 1 bicycle tolen 100' 2 extinguished prior to officers arrival; Bldg. 56, suspi- bicycle stolen, 200; Johnson Athletic enter, cash cious person' Massachusetts Avenue, overturned stolen, 70; duPont, bicycle reported 10 t was pot- boat in Charles River; Magazine Street, afeRide ted by the owner lecked to a bicycle rack; Vas ar van involved in accident. Medical ervice calls: 10. treet lot damage to motor vehicle' Amherst Alley, Feb. 21: Ashdown, loud noise complaint, no car damaged by potholes, Medical ervice ca.ll : 9. alcohol being served. All persons left area when arch 3: Bldg. 13, fire in a trash barrel' Bldg. 2, requested to do so by Campus Police; Tang, loud waIkman and speakers stolen, 270' tudent Center, party complaint and alcohol being consumed, offi- harassment. Massachusett Avenue, ta i hits bicy- cers determmed all persons were over 21, party shut clist at Amherst Street. Medical ervice calls: 9. down. Bldg. 10, anti-war teach-in. Medical Service March 4: Bldg. 6, wallet stolen, 20' calls: 8. McCormick, harassment; Bldg. E5l, suspicious [NDRA 'ATH NEOGY-THE TECH Feb. 22: Eastgate, domestic situation; Bldg. E15, activity. Medical ervice calls: 7. . Holger Teschke pauses for thOUght In a question and answer ses- camera equipment stolen, $4,800; Bldg. 4, leather March 5: Bldg. 35, suspicious person' sion after his lecture on the modem day relevance of playwright jacket stolen, $1,000. Medical Service calls: 7. MacGregor, wallet stolen, $30; Bldg. 6 annoying Beftolt Brecht. Holger Teschke, dramaturg for the Berliner Feb. 23: Fenway House, domestic situation; phone calls. Medical Service calls: 9. Ensemble, the theater company founded by Brecht, spoke on Bldg. NW21, smoke in building, motor on garage March 6:'Faculty Club, obscene phone calls; Phi Thursday night In 6-120. door seized; Memorial Drive, motor vehicle accident Beta Epsilon, harassing e-mail; MacGregor,.bicycle near boathouse; Bldg. E51, intoxicated individual. stolen from lounge area, $450; West Garage, suspi- Medical Service calls: 8. cious activity, Eastgate, breaking and entering, Feb. 24: Bldg. W59, computer reported stolen, assault. Suspect is a heavy set male, medium build, later discovered only moved not stolen; Bldg. E40, olive complexion, clean shaven, brownish hair, The Council for the Arts at MIT laptop stolen, $3,000; Bldg W59, bicycle stolen, $280; wearing a black shirt and dark pants. Medical Bldg. 4, hit and run accident; Walker Memorial, stu- Service calls: 12. . offers dent problem. Medical Service calls: 11. March 7: Bldg. 56, suspicious person; Bldg. 13, Feb. 25: MacGregor, ambulance called for over- domestic situation; Eastgate, food left unattended on free tickets dose case; Baker, suspicious phone call; Bldg. 10, stove set off fire alarm, requiring building to be' suspicious activity; Bexley, report of a past assault; evacuated; Bldg. 2, Mark C. Savage arrested for tres- for MIT students Bldg. E55, domestic situation; Bldg. 2, suspicious passing; Bldg. 3, suspicious activity; Bldg. 68 lot, person; Windsor lot, 1986 Toyota Camry stolen, later motor vehicle accident. Medical Service calls: 2. to recovered in Wakefield;Bldg. 56, saw stolen, $1,100; March 8: Vassar Street, motor vehicle accident Amherst Alley, 1984Volvo reported stolen, later dis- at Metropolitan Storage Company; Massachusetts Luis Alfaro covered to be borrowed by friend without permission; Avenue bridge; report of jumper; Lobdell, suspicious in Fiji, Brass Rat and equipment stolen; Bldg. 10, break- activity. Medical Service calls: 5. . gad entering. Medical Service cafls~14. ~ March 9: Bldg. 24, unauthorized use of office Feb. 26: Networks, cash stolen from an employ- space; Bldg. NW12, suspicious activity; Bldg. 14, "Politicized B-ody" suspicious person; Bldg. E23, suspicious individual; ee; $163; Boathouse, overturned sailboat in Charles Los Angeles-based performer, 1997 MacArthur Foundation River, Medical Serv~cecalls: 23. Next House, bicycle stolen, $90; New House, harass- Feb. 27: Hayward lot, Toyota broken into and ing e-mail. Medical Service calls: 10. Genius grant winner and Emmy-nominae Luis Alfaro brings the east cost debut of his new show Pollticized Body to the Theater Offensive Sells Out! Performed to rave reviews in London, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Mexico City, Politicized Body is Al.fa'ro's deliciously seductive work about food, body image, ~nd the politics of race and gender. The show is based on four characters from his Emmy-nominated short film Chicanismo: It's not every day a bU~in~ss executive, Salvador Rodriguez, and embittered and disillusioned Chicano Studies professor who worries that his students working mother and computer whiz have traded '70s pickets for '90s conferences. agree on .something. Misty Guerrero, an unmarried teen mother full of both hope and despair over the birth of h~r daughter. Phillip Escondido, the heartbreakingly superficial "Gap" manager who likes making people look "clean" and who says he understands oppression because people mock his personal choice to sell clothes. Delia de Leon, a Mexican maid to the Johnson family's four children who is overwhelmed but proud of her obligation to raise "Ios quatros ninos" in a home where the parents are AWOL. Friday April 3, 1998 8:00pm Boston Center for the Arts No matt~r whom you ask, AMS is the place .to be. Tremont Street Sign up IN PERSON ONLY at the MIT Office of the Arts E15-205 with your valid MIT student 10 and' a $5 deposit that will be returned to you. A GREAT PLACE ~ www.amsinc.com (Signing up and not showing up will result in the loss of your deposit) Preview, from Page 20 tain, ariah Luff '99, Heidi Ch ng ea on at the end of arch gain t ment and to fini h the year above We t '9 , Brook Baker '99, Kate '9 , Kri tin Jugenheimer '99, orthea tern and RadcliffelHarvard. .500. Our top competitors are Tuft Zimmerman '00, and Anne Lee '99. ilitary Academy, we p aked at the Meg n Ree e '99 The undefeated novice who are nd orc ter Polyte hnic In titute. Ea tern print Regatta, our cham- now rowing on th var ity add a lot ew prospects: Fre hmen Lauren pion hip ra e, and fini hed fourth. ew prospects: Kate Graham '00 of momentum, enthu ia m and Last year's season: e anticipated Germain '01, Jill agle'01, Ii on peed, while the junior and eniors a . ea on of rebuilding with occa- Wood '01, ichelle D' ndrea '01, Coach's comments: The team ha Outlook: e hope to qualify again provide great leader hip. We have ional glimmers of hope and Lani Rapp '01, Lynn athew '01, been working very hard, working thi year for the CA ational really beefed up our pring chedule promi e. OveraJI, however, we halini Agarwal '01, and Erica out twice a day all year everal Champion hip . Our goal i to win with the addition of Boston e perienced a difficult eason. Lee 'OJ. tIme a week, and we hould ee the the E Champion hip and bring University and avy and are look- benefit thi pring. The guy are the trophie back to Cambridge. ing forward to the challenge it pre- Coach's comments: I enjoy teaching Outlook: Burke and adow ki really dedicated, a they wiJJ need to sents and the pe d we will gain and coaching golf. 1 hope all the return a the top point corer on the b " a . our competition i fierce. e Last year's season: The novice from the e perience . participants of the MIT golf team team. The team will be looking for are pu 'hing to win a medal in the were undefeated in the regular ea- get a much from golf a I, and 0 big thing from the returning line .lbsolute toughe t league in the on and the var ity was econd in Golf many others, have. defen e of Rosenthal, Baker, and \.:ountry. I feel confident about our the EW Re'gatta. Our var ity Coaches: Ken Bellero e and Joe West. Goalkeeper Anne Lee '99 is hances. four placed i th at the inaugural Kuchta returning for her third season in the C A Divi ion I Championship in net. The eason home opener will be the pring of 199.1. Key returnees: Captain Young E Wednesday March 18 against Kim '9 , Dan Henderson '9 , Todd Plymouth State College. The team Coach's comments: e have Kamin '00. Key returnees: Our four year lette"r then will be heading south for their trained very hard ince the fir t day winners are leading corer Tyler annua' spring raining trip to of cia e in eptember and are Outlook: We hope to place in the Moeller '98,' top scoring midfielder SpringFling '98, a tournament held t'\ rell/rnees: U an Dey'9 cap- looking forward to opening up our top half of the. field in spring tourna- Mike ButviJIe '98 and captain in Panama City Beach, Florida defen eman Ken Myer '98; Chri where they wi)) face off against Smith '98 was our third leading' three of the top Division' II pro- scorer; Gene Pyo '99 was our ec- grams in the country: William ond leading corer; Mike Rainey Smith Co11ege, Trinity College and '00 and John caeffer '99 are two Bowdoin Co11ege. This year's squad other key returnees at midfiel Coach's comments: We hope to Outlook: The top competitors are improve our overall and leag.ue Harvard, Boston University, Boston record and contend for the league College, Tufts, Coast Guard championship in post-season play. Academy, Connecticut College, University o'f Rhode Island. This Women's Lacrosse season we would like to move our Coach: Cheryl Silva ranking into the top 10 and qualify for nationals in New Orleans. Key returnees: Marilyn Vogel '98, Anya Hawrylchak '98, Maddy Last year's season: We had our best DiviCom Burke '99 Tracy Sadowski '99, Finish in seven years at the Schell Marjor!e Rosenthal, '98, Jessica Trophy (fa11 New England champi- is Coming To Your Campus. Class of 1998 The global leader in digital video Cla~s Rings networking solutions is looking for ke talent to upport our e citing growth. 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Delivery First Week of May SPORTS THE TECH Page 19 005), with trong showings by fresh- captain Joanna Garelick '98 and team in long jump, high jump, 110 support. eal Karchem '99 and Assistant Coaches: Karon men for the second year in a row. speedy Ali Pearlman '00. meter hurdle , 100 meter dash and Todd Rosenfield '01 will shoulder McCollin, Steve Linder 200 meter da h. Ravi will also ee the load in the 400 meters. Coach's comments: The coed varsi- Last Year's Sea on/Outlook: Last duty on the 4 100 meter relay and Patrick Dannen '98 and Jason Key returnees: Sprints and hurdles: ty sailing team is really fired up for year the team made it to the EW-8 the 4x400 meter relay. Dailey '99 and George Torres '99 Alyssa Thorvaldsen '00, Elaine the pring. A regatta at ew York semi-final and finished the season The di tances will be a strong constitute the core of the throwers' Chen '99, atalie Smith '00, Maritime College starts the sea on with a 6-12 record. They are ready area for the Engineer , with Mike group, aiming for high scores in the Stephanie Hong '98, Christina ne t weekend. The women and men to go further this year. Building on Parkins '99 and Chris McGuire '00 shot put, discus, and hammer. Chad Kalb '98 of the team are particularly e cited the strong points of la t year, adding at the fore. Parkins dominated the ouke '99 and ick Michalakis '0 I Middle Distance/Distance: Janis about the Boston Dinghy Cup on the some key newcomers and a new Quad Cup season in very e ent could give MIT its strongest one- Eisenberg '98, Debbie Won '00, first weekend of April. ixteen coaching staff, the oftball team is from the 800 Meter through the two punch in the javelin in years. Robin Evans '99, Jantrue Ting '00, teams including the University of very optimistic about the upcoming 5000 Meter. Last pring, Parkins Tanya Zelevi05ki _awaii, the aval Academy, the year. Clark University, mith qualified for the ational ew prospects: Phil Loiselle '01, Throws: Jennifer Elizondo '99, Coast Guard Academy and the U.S. College, and Worcester Polytechnic Championships in the 3000 Meter Ed Keehr '01 and Liyan Guo '01 Crystal Harris '00, Joycelyn Merchant Marine Academy at Kings lnstitue are big games for the team. teeplechase, and made a run at Gathers '00, Valerie Pires '00, Point will come to Cambridge to The most significant one, however, MIT's varsity record. McGuire cap- Outlook: Coming off a successful icole Justis '00 sail in our boats on the Charles. will be our home opening game on tured the 5000 meter title at the indoor campaign, which included a Jumps: Mia Heavener '00 MIT is ready to show them how to April 3 against the national Final ew England Division III meet. 12-1 record and a 2nd place finish Pole vault: Lila French '99 master the wacky windshifts and we Four team Wheaton College. Chris also won that event in last in the ew England Division III intend to give them all a lesson on spring's edition of the meet, and set Championship Meet, the men's New prospects: Christina how to sail a Tech dinghy fast. en's Tennis an MIT freshman record of 14:50.35 track and field Team looks solid. Cosman '01, abrina Chang '00, Other hot regattas this Spring Team Coach: Jeff Hamilton in the process. Hopes are high that Sean Alicia Hardy '99, Melanie include two weekends at Coast Captain: Jim Matysczak '99 Leif eed '99 spent the indoor Montgomery '01 can shake the bad Harris '01, Julie Ma '99, Lauren Guard for the Professor George season either in England or battling knee blues, and return to action. His McCann '01, Rena asir, Margaret Owen (MIT) Trophy and the Returnees: Eric Chen '00, Anit nagging injuries. Returned to good addition would fortify this event and ervegna '01, Deepa Patel '0 I, Thompson Trophy. Our Freshmen Chakraborty '99, Ben Cooke '00 health, he is running well as anchor lift the 4x400 meter relay team up a tephanie oohoo '00, Chian are poised to take home the Spring man of the 4x800 meter relay that notch as well. Wang '01, Christina Wilbert '01, ew England Championships at New prospects: Ricky Rossello '01, qualified for ICAAAA Janine Buseman-Williams '01 Boston University. The New Rich Yeh '01, Anish Parikh '01, Championships at Cornell. Last Coach's Comment: I think that we England Varsity Championships Marcin Strojwas '00 spring, Leif joined Parkins as a are well stocked in the field and in Last year's season: Last year's will be hosted by Brown on ational Qualifier in the the longer running events, but I team was the largest in school his- Narragansett Bay on the second Outlook: We hope to qualify again Steeplechase. Sohail Husain '98 and wish we had more depth and experi- tory. It compiled a 6-2 record weekend in May. The top 3 teams of for the NCAA Tournament and Rich Rosalez '98 will be counted on ence in the sprints. We have a tough while it rewrote the school record that event go on to the Nationals in repeat as CAC Conference for good depth. schedule ahead, but I know the team book. The team also shone with a New Orleans. Champions. Joel Ford '98, an individual will work hard and do well. third place finish in the ew 8 qualifier for the ICAAAA's in the Championship. Women's Sailing Last Year: MIT finished the year 1000 meters, will lead the middle Last year's season: 8-0, 3rd place Coaches: Fran Charles and Kyle ranked 5th in the NCAA East region distance group. Chuck Van Buren in New England Division III Coach's comments: With the return Welch and 3rd in New England Division '98, Gus Blomquist '99, Ken of so many veterans, as well as new III. We are currently ranked 19 in Walker '01, John Biesiadecki '01 Women's Track prospects, the team is looking for- Key returnees: Captain Jen the nation in the preseason. MIT's and Ed Tolson '01 will give solid Head Coach: Joe Sousa ward to an exciting season. Kelly '99, Jessica Lackey '00, Anna number one doubles team, Chen and I .ichel '98, Sheri Ann Cheng '99, Matysczak, are ranked 8th in U.S. ~arah Webster '99 Division III. New prospects: Susanna Coach's Comments: This 1998 team Mierau '00, Julie Muyco '98, is very young, but the future appears fOR t!J c ED IT CAT ION a 11 d RES EAR C H C 0 N1 M U NIT Y Rebecca Breazeale '01 bright with no seniors on this year's squad. We may be one year away Outlook: Our primary goal this sea- from having our best tennis team in son is to qualify for Nationals at fifteen years. Tulane University in New Orleans. Another goal is to consistently race Women's Varsity Tennis four boats on the women's team. Coach: Carol Matsuzaki Captain: Nisha Singh '00 Last year's season: We improved great deal and missed qualifying for Returnees: Singh, Angela the Atlantic Coast Championship by Mislowsky '99, Doana Cecan '00 a point. New prospects: Smriti Banthia '99, Coach's comments: We may be the Sailu Challapalli '01, Tina underdogs, but are working harder Chang '01, Shikha Gupta '01, Wan- than anyone and the results are Jen Hong '01, Jennifer Hsieh '01, showing in both boat handling and Katy Kaminski '01, Kosanna regatta results. Poon '01, Sindhu Srinivas '00, Ayako Tanaka '00, Jessica Yeh '01, Softball Yue Zhang '01 Coach: George Rollins Outlook: Our season goals are to Key ReturneeslNew Prospects: With have team unity, improve our own seven starters returning and several games, improve each others' games, ... ood new prospects joining the and to always give it our best shot, Warn, the softball team is looking no matter what. forward to the oncoming season. Key returners are last year's All Last year's season: Finished 2nd in New-8 player co-captain Sherry the NEW 8 Conference in the Fall Mowry '98 at shortstop and Anna 1997 Season. Cherubin '99 at third base. Both have strong arms and good bats and Coach's comments: I am glad that give the infield experience, stability, we are such a young group. and attitude. Kristie Stokke '99 Learning and personal growth will returns at fIrst base and newcomer be the keys to our success. Annie Thompson '01 shows promise at second base. Amber Men's Track and Field Crabbe '00 returns as our main Interim Head Coach: Richard A. pitcher and we are building on her MacKenzie no-hitter from last year to make her Assistants: Halston W. Taylor, one of the league's best pitchers. William E. Singhose, and David H. Replacing last year's catcher are Palmieri Jacki Baskin '00 and another new- comer Tamra Haby '01. 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Maisha Gray was Coach's Comments: Each new ea- tinues to improve. recently elected a a ew England Women' Conference all- tar. Returnees: Paul Collin, '98, on brings with it the optimism and The Athlete of the Week feature is sponsored by the MIT Varsity Club. Baldemar Mejia '98, and Will enthu iasm that seem to be part of Last year's season: Won five ana iel en '98 will captain a veteran- the spring ritual for baseball every- lost four and ranked 17 among the rich club. Collin will continue a where. MIT Baseball is no excep- Division I crews in the country. the workhorse behind the plate, hav- tion as our players and coaches pre- ing caught aU but one of the game pare for the opportunities and Coach's comments: The squad has in 1997. Mejia, who was an AII- challenges of the upcoming season. dealt quite well with losing our league selection last year, will start The dedication and eagerness that Captain and the other injuries. in his fourth consecutive year at the players bring to practice is a These have hurt our depth and will right field while ielsen, who was true source of strength for our pro- affect both our First Varsity and an All-league selection the last two gram. The challenges in rebuilding econd Varsity Boats. I have seen years, hopes for another strong sea- our ball club each year are always some remarkable improvement in son. there and this season is no excep- our technique, however, and we are Pitcher Thomas Epps '97 and tion. very determined and working quite second baseman ikhil Batra '98 hard. I am looking forward to some round out the returning seniors. Heavyweight Crew excellent races. Age: 21 Age: 20 Epps had the lowest ERA in the Varsity Coach: Gordon Hamilton Major: Material cience Major: Mechanical Engineering league for much of last season. He Freshman Coach: Richard Branch Lightweight en's Crew Hometown: Ann Arbor, Mich. Hometown: an Francisco, Calif. has also shown great promise as a Head Coach: Stu Schmill '86 Years participating in sport: 2 Years participating in sport: 15 batter, hitting three home-runs in Key returnees: Robert Lentz '98, Freshman Coach: Greg Barringer elected last June to a second year as Mo t memorable moment: Most memorable moment: twelve games in the fall. Batra Captain of the MIT Heavyweight Key returnees: Five of the eight var- at being able to tand Winning my first conference brings impeccable defense to the Varsity Crew and one of the best sity oarsmen from last year are up after the CRA H-B game by beating the Wheaton team and compliments it with a oarsmen at MIT in a decade, injured returning, as well our outstanding prints. Lions for the first time in II solid bat. seasons. Jason Szuminski '00, David Piho his back lifting weights over the coxswain, Joe Irineo '98. Stroke Future plans: Making it onto the '00, Joel Morales, '99, and Peter summer and will be out for the sea- Garrett Shook '98 and Captain US ational Team and going Future plans: Winning the con- Gustafson '99, are other notable son. The team returns five letter Chris Liu '98 will lead the team, on to compete in the 2000 ference and attending a grad- returnees. Szuminski, a right-hand- winners from last year's varsity: along with standouts Dan Frisk '99, Olympic. uate school in a warm place. ed fireballer from Texas, con- Dan Parker '99, Mike Perry '99, Kris Kendall '98, and Paul Oppold 'Td like to thank Brad Layton "It's reaUy cool to go down in tributed significantly by leading the Karl Richer '99, and Karsten '99. These oarsmen made up the '92, teve Tucker '91 and Linda the history books as a member of team in strikeouts. Piho started at Kallevig '99, who hopefully will heart of the 4th place finishin Muri '86 for giving me inspira- the best MIT women's basket- shortstop as a freshman and led the recover from an injury in time to (nationally, Division I) 1997 crew. tion. Also, I'd like to thank the ball team ever. I want to thank team in home-runs last season. help the first eight, and a fine rest of my team, e pecially my family, friends, and, most Morales won the conference batting coxswain in Jen Lykens '99. New prospects: The lightweight Coates and Lykens, for all the importantly, my teammates for title and team MVP award as a crew class of '01 is one of the best good time ." making it all possible." freshman at first base. Gustafson is New prospects: Freshman Coach to enter MIT in years. Kevin a third year player at third base and Richard Branch has what looks to Schmidt '01 and Rich Hanna '01 are one of the most steady bats in the be one of the better crews in recent leading a large group of very talent- lineup. years. Four of the squad had some ed freshmen through a very success- rowing experience in High School: ful winter training season. This New Prospects: No pitchers graduated Paul Elliott '01, Chris Penny '01, should shape up to be a successful last year, but three freshmen pitchers Mark Thon '01, and Jim Morash '01. year of racing. were added: Joseph Panganiban '01, Jhon and Morash rowed with the UFTS Zachary Jenkins '01, and Jeffrey varsity in the fall and bring some Outlook: Last year, Harvard, Yale, Billing '01. Besides pitching, all three good experience and leadership to and Princeton were the only three also play positions in the field. an eager group of beavers. crews in the country faster than our Visiting students welcome! lightweight varsity. We are hoping Outlook: MIT looks to have a solid Outlook: MIT heavyweights com- to crack into that group, but it won't year. Two years ago, when MIT pete in the toughest Division I be easy, as each of those three crews [),ly ,1I)d evening classes are available in two six-week sessions: recorded the most regular season League in the country. Injuries to only lost one oarsman to graduation. May 20 - June 26 • June 30 - August 7 wins in team history - 20 - the several key oarsmen (Lentz, The rest of the league will toughen team was led largely by this year's Kallevig, and potential first boat oar up as well. Cornell has two out- Discover the be t value in Boston! $1,100 for senior and junior classes. Since that Shane Wu '99) make this season a standing transfer students, and most courses. No prohlems trilnsferring credit season, many quality players have bit more of a question than anybody Columbia, Rutgers, Penn and - courses are four semester hours. been added, making the team even would like. However, the team had Dartmouth all are building on medal an excellent Florida lAP training winning freshmen crews from two Located just five miles from Boston, our scenic stronger. In addition, MIT went and three years ago. Cilmpus is easy to get to, offers ilmple parking 11-1 in the short fall season, which trip where the heavyweight beavers ilnd convenient