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Volume 125, Number 12 Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Friday, March 11, 2005 Athena Hacker Caught by IS&T By Marissa Vogt An e-mail to the hacker’s personal information was not NEWS EDITOR Yahoo! account requesting com- accessed by the hacker or anyone MIT has caught the perpetrator ment received no reply. else, since the compromised pass- of last week’s Athena security words were reset very quickly. breach, which compromised over Hacker facing disciplinary action “At this point we are confident 600 passwords. Though the individual was iden- that no one's private information According to a statement tified last weekend, the decision to was compromised or abused in any released by Jeffrey I. Schiller ’79, release the information was not way,” Schiller’s statement said. network manager for Information made until now because it had to be “We have no reason to believe Services and Technology, the per- confirmed by several layers of man- the individual compromised them,” son was identified last Saturday and agement at MIT, not just within Schiller said. “That’s not what this has admitted responsibility in the IS&T, Schiller said. is about.” incident. The case is now being handled An earlier statement by the hack- “We are not at liberty to disclose through “MIT’s normal disciplinary er had criticized the current level of additional information about the matters,” Schiller said. He declined security on Athena, stating a pur- incident or this person's identity, nor to comment on whether law pose of convincing IS&T to change can we discuss whatever discipli- enforcement was involved with the its security policy. nary action, if any, will be taken,” investigation or would be consulted Though prevention of attacks is the statement said. The statement in the disciplinary process. difficult because the root password also said that the internal investiga- Schiller said IS&T has not done is available, steps will be taken to tion is continuing. anything to restrict the person’s make sure that IS&T will be notified Schiller declined to comment on access to Athena and would only do if someone does something like this the identity of the hacker and the so in a case where they felt a person again, Schiller said. means by which IS&T caught the posed an “imminent threat.” “We are going to be taking steps perpetrator. “You don’t ask the CIA “I do not believe this person to make this much harder to do,” how they do their work,” Schiller poses a risk to the community right Schiller said. He said that because said. now,” Schiller said. IS&T will not publicize the methods Schiller said that even the hacker for detecting future hackers, they is probably not certain how he or Private information not abused will function as silent alarms, where she was caught and was “probably Schiller said that IS&T is confi- “you don’t know what you did to set surprised.” dent but “not guaranteeing” that it off.”

TAMAR ENGEL Cloutier, Lowell Elected UA P/VP Othello (Dan Liston, right) demands that Iago (Holly B. Laird ’07) show proof for the seeds of suspicion Iago has planted By Marie Y. Thibault final round votes. ed Class of 2007 President, and Ada about his wife, Desdemona, in the MIT Shakespeare Ensem- STAFF REPORTER Cloutier attributed the victory to Lipkin ’08 was elected Class of ble’s production of Othello. Othello runs through March 12 in The Undergraduate Association the way they “got out and talked to 2008 President. Of the 19 available La Sala de Puerto Rico. elections ended Wednesday students.” He and Lowell will be positions, 12 were uncontested. evening, with John. M. Cloutier ’06 sworn in at the last UA Senate and Jessica H. Lowell ’07 elected meeting of this school year, he said. ’06 president not determined UA President and Vice President, The race for 2006 Class Presi- An online election which started respectively. dent resulted in a tie between today and will run until Thursday Sloan Denies Admission Cloutier and Lowell received Nikhil S. Shenoy ’06 and Kimberley will serve as the tiebreaker for 2006 815 final round votes, winning over W. Wu ’06. Wu’s running mate, Council president. the President/Vice President team Clarence Lee ’06, was elected 2006 Wu said that she was very sur- To Those Who Attempted Calvin G. Sizer ’06 and Bryan D. Vice President. Owens ’07, which received 710 Melvin C. Makhni ’07 was elect- Elections, Page 14 To Hack Admissions Site By Kelley Rivoire applicants, said Rob Garcia, Sloan and Jenny Zhang director of admissions. NEWS EDITORS In total, about 150 applicants to The Sloan School of Manage- several business schools, including ment will reject the 32 MBA appli- Harvard, Stanford, and Carnegie cants who had hacked into the Mellon, used instructions posted on a admissions system in an attempt to BusinessWeek Online bulletin to view the status of their admissions, gain unauthorized access to their said Dean of the Sloan School application information. The online Richard Schmalensee ’65. admissions for these schools is run No information about admissions decisions was accessible to these Sloan, Page 12 A Challenge in the Making: How to Improve FSILG Life By Beckett W. Sterner some struggling while others thrive. NEWS EDITOR The Association for Independent What if MIT had visiting com- Living Groups is in the early stages mittees for measuring quality of life of examining whether an accredita- at living groups? tion process could help FSILGs At MIT, fraternities, sororities, raise their standard of living. The indepen- AILG is an umbrella organization dent living for all MIT FSILG alumni. Feature groups, and “The idea is to take some of the dormitories accreditation notion in society at each have their own distinctive cul- large” and apply it to FSILGs, said tures, but all face some common David Burmaster ’69, a member of challenges, from finances to good the AILG Board of Directors. OMARI STEPHENS—THE TECH governance. There is often little “Our intention is that [accredita- Alan Millner ’69 explains ozone generation — crucial to transistor production — to HuiYing Wen ’08. communication, however, between tion] isn’t an extra hoop to jump Millner, an engineer for the world’s leading manufacturer of ozone generators, explained the ozone living groups about successful solu- generator design process to students of 8.022 in the Experimental Study Group Thursday evening. tions to shared problems, leaving AILG, Page 12

Jazz Ensem- Comics CAMPUS LIFE World & Nation ...... 2 ble performs Looking to date that cute older Opinion ...... 4 impressively grad student? Arts ...... 5 again. Campus Life ...... 9 Sports ...... 16 Page 5 Page 6 Page 10 Page 2 THE TECH March 11, 2005 WORLD & NATION Yemeni Sheik and Aide Convicted Europe, United States Agree In Terrorism Trial By William Glaberson THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK On Iran Negotiation Methods A Yemeni cleric who once said Osama bin Laden had called him his sheik was convicted of terrorism financing charges Thursday in a By David E. Sanger mercial airliners. enrichment activities while it is federal court in New York City. and Steven R. Weisman “We’re in support of what the engaged in negotiations with The victory for the Justice Department came in one of the govern- THE NEW YORK TIMES Europeans are doing, but we had to Britain, France and Germany. But ment’s most visible terrorism-financing prosecutions, a case that had WASHINGTON find a way to demonstrate it,” a its leaders have repeatedly for a time appeared uncertain after the FBI’s star informer set himself Europe and the United States senior U.S. official deeply involved declared that it will never give up on fire outside the White House in November. have agreed on a joint approach to in the internal debate within the its right to enrich uranium for what The sheik, Mohammed Ali Hassan al-Moayad, who once held a negotiating with Iran over its administration said about the pend- it insists are peaceful purposes. government post in Yemen, was convicted by a jury in U.S. District nuclear program after months of ing announcement. “This is our The Nuclear Nonproliferation Court in Brooklyn of conspiracy to support al-Qaida and Hamas and dispute, with the United States way of making clear that we will Treaty, which Iran has ratified, other charges after a five-week trial. His assistant, Mohammed agreeing to offer modest economic join the Europeans in giving Iran gives all signers the right to enrich Mohsen Yahya Zayed, was also convicted of conspiracy and other incentives and the Europeans positive reasons to give up its pro- uranium as long as the work is charges. Lawyers for both men said they would appeal. agreeing to take the issue to the gram.” peaceful, declared, and fully moni- Federal prosecutors said Thursday that the trial provided a view of U.N. Security Council if negotia- Though Bush will not announce tored by the International Atomic a successful campaign in the government’s war on terror and a sam- tions fail, senior U.S. officials said. the change himself, just as he did Energy Agency. The monitoring is ple of how traditional law-enforcement methods have been applied to The American incentives would not announce a similar offer intended to assure that a country is new targets. go into effect only if Iran agrees to extended to North Korea last June, only producing low-enriched ura- halt the enrichment of uranium per- he has been closely involved in the nium capable of fueling commer- manently. The agreement repre- administration’s change of direc- cial nuclear reactors, rather than sents a major shift in strategy for tion. But while the United States is high-enriched uranium for nuclear Three Studies Link Variant Gene both the Bush administration, a party to negotiations with North weapons. which has refused for years to offer Korea, it does not plan to join the Iran’s senior negotiator, Hassan To Macular Degeneration Iran incentives to give up its pro- talks with Iran directly, officials Rowhani, told a conference in By Andrew Pollack gram, and for Europe, which had said, leaving that to the Europeans. Tehran last weekend that Iran THE NEW YORK TIMES been reluctant to discuss penalties. Until now, the president has would never agree to a permanent Scientists say they have identified a genetic variation that substan- The agreement, which has been insisted that he would never cessation of enrichment. But the tially raises the risk of age-related macular degeneration, the leading widely anticipated since President “reward” Iran for giving up activi- senior American official involved cause of severe vision loss in the elderly. Bush returned from Europe late last ties that he has insisted are a cover in the administration’s negotiations The finding, being reported independently by three separate month, is expected to be announced for a weapons program. That posi- with Europe said that, after some research groups, sheds light on the cause of the disease and could on Friday. The United States will tion hardened after Iran admitted heated debate, “the Europeans are provide clues to how to develop treatments or strategies to prevent agree to support Iran’s entry into that it had concealed its facilities now with us in the view that we the condition. the World Trade Organization, a and enrichment activities from could never monitor their enrich- The genetic variation “explains a lot of the risk,” said Dr. Albert process that usually takes years, as international inspectors for 18 ment activity reliably enough” to O. Edwards, an ophthalmology researcher in Dallas who led of one of well as the sale of critical spare years. ensure that Iran was not producing the studies. “There’s a primary biological explanation for AMD now. parts for the country’s aging com- Iran has voluntarily halted its bomb-grade uranium. It gives you some obvious avenues to start targeting treatments.” The variation, a change of a single unit of DNA out of the 3 bil- lion units that make up the human genetic blueprint, appears to be common in the study subjects. So the findings could apply to many Attack by Suicide Bomber Kills people. Having the variant gene raises the risk of macular degeneration twofold to sevenfold, with the greatest risk for people with two copies of the variant gene. 40, Injures 60 in Shiite Mosque By Robert F. Worth given prominent government posts. “I was just walking out, and the Hong Kong Chief Steps Down, and Edward Wong The transitional law says, among explosion was so loud I was thrown THE NEW YORK TIMES other things, that Islam should be a onto my car,” said Muqdad Yunis, Replaced by Longtime Civil Servant BAGHDAD, IRAQ source of legislation rather than the 33, who escaped unhurt. By Keith Bradsher A suicide bomber walked into a sole source. The bombing was the latest in a THE NEW YORK TIMES HONG KONG Shiite mosque in the northern city of The suicide bombing took place bloody insurgent campaign to sow Tung Chee-hwa submitted his resignation to China’s leaders on Mosul on Thursday and detonated in mid-afternoon, as mourners civil conflict here by striking at Shi- Thursday after nearly eight years as Hong Kong’s chief executive, explosives strapped to his body, packed into the Sadaan mosque in ites and Kurds. Last month, about beginning the first transfer of power since Britain returned the territo- killing about 40 people and injuring eastern Mosul’s al Tamin neighbor- 70 people were killed in a series of ry to Chinese rule in 1997. at least 60, officials and witnesses hood for the funeral of a man who suicide bombing attacks on wor- The second-ranking official here, Donald Tsang, who will take said. had died two days earlier, said Sadi shippers celebrating the Shiite holi- over at least through this summer and probably well beyond then, The attack occurred as senior Ahmed Pire, the head of the Mosul day of Ashura. now faces the tricky balancing act of assuring China of his loyalty Shiite and Kurdish officials said in office of the Patriotic Union of Kur- Most of those killed in the bomb- without antagonizing the many Hong Kong residents who want a interviews that they had reached an distan, one of the two main Kurdish ing on Thursday were Shiite Kurds leader willing to stand up to Beijing, especially on democracy and agreement in principle on forming a political parties. and Turkmen, Pire said. Mosul, a city civil liberties. coalition government, but were still Witnesses said the attacker ran of 2 million, is a cauldron of ethnic Tsang, 60, will stand in after a difficult tenure for Tung during negotiating some sticking points. into the mosque and detonated his groups, with the eastern part of the which Hong Kong weathered the Asian financial crisis, a collapse in They have agreed that a transitional bomb almost immediately, sending city mainly controlled by Kurds. The property prices, the SARS epidemic and sharply rising unemploy- basic law approved last spring will up a massive fireball that shook the insurgency in Mosul is believed to be ment. be the basis for a new government, building and knocked down led by Sunni Arabs, who live mostly and that Sunni Arabs should be bystanders outside. in the city’s western quarters. 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EPA Plans to Cut Power Plant Clinton in Recovery Room After Undergoing Surgery By Terence Neilan Emissions in East Half of U.S. THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK By Michael Janofsky fur dioxide, which forms soot, by years. Former President Bill Clinton was moved to a recovery room THE NEW YORK TIMES more than 70 percent. Regulations Both efforts are similar for their Thursday afternoon after undergoing surgery at a New York City WASHINGTON for a third pollutant, mercury, are caps on emissions and their project- hospital to remove a buildup of fluid and scar tissue from his chest The Environmental Protection scheduled to be announced next ed health benefits. In addition, both some six months after he underwent a quadruple heart-bypass opera- Agency on Thursday announced week. set deadlines well beyond those in tion. new rules to cut air pollution in the With about a fifth of the country the Clean Air Act, which generally The procedure, described by doctors as low-risk and one that is eastern half of the United States, in struggling to comply with the Clean requires any area that does not meet done on fewer than 1 percent of coronary bypass patients, required one of the agency’s most ambitious Air Act, the backbone of national federal air quality standards to reach the former president to be put under general anesthesia. efforts ever to control soot and air-quality policy, the Bush admin- those goals within five years. The Clinton, 58, is expected to be hospitalized for three to 10 days at ground-level ozone. The new regu- istration has been pursuing parallel legislative deadline of 2016 and the New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, where lations, known as the Clean Air efforts to drive down power-plant interstate rule deadline of 2015 were his initial surgery was done in September. Clinton’s wife, Sen. Interstate Rule, take aim at emis- emissions. largely designed to ease the finan- Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York, was at the hospital. Earlier she sions from power plants, which One has been lumbering along in cial burden on operators of power said she was “very confident about the outcome.” account for much of the nation’s air Congress for three years, a measure plants who would be forced under On Wednesday, Clinton played in a golf charity tournament in pollution. The goal, when the regu- known as Clear Skies, an overhaul either approach to spend billions of Florida for victims of the Asian tsunami, and on Tuesday, after meet- lations are fully in effect in 2015, is of the Clean Air Act that failed to dollars on pollution-control ing with President Bush at the White House, told reporters, “I feel to reduce emissions of nitrogen win committee approval in the Sen- upgrades. fine,” adding, “It’s no big deal.” oxides, which create ground-level ate on Wednesday. The other is the Otherwise, the new rule In a statement announcing the procedure, Clinton’s press office ozone, by more than 60 percent interstate rule, which the EPA has changes nothing in the Clean Air said, “The fluid buildup and lung collapse has caused the president from 2003 levels and to reduce sul- been developing for less than two Act. some discomfort in recent weeks.” But it went on to say that he recently passed a stress test and “is walking up to four miles a day near his home in Chappaqua, N.Y.” Pentagon Will Transfer Prisoners House Approves a $284 Billion Highway Bill From Guantanamo to Afghanistan By Carl Hulse By Douglas Jehl from the CIA as well as the State prisoners by releasing some THE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON THE NEW YORK TIMES and Justice Departments, the offi- detainees outright and by transfer- The usually fractious members of the House of Representatives on WASHINGTON cials said. ring others for continued detention Thursday found something they nearly all shared — an appetite for The Pentagon is seeking to Administration officials say elsewhere. millions of dollars for home-state road, bridge and transit projects. enlist help from the State Depart- those agencies have resisted some The proposal comes as the Bush On a vote of 417-9, House members approved a $284 billion, six- ment and other agencies in a plan to previous handovers, out of concern administration reviews the future of year measure that would pay for transportation upgrades around the cut by more than half the popula- that transferring the prisoners to for- the naval base at Guantanamo as a nation, including more than 4,000 projects sought by individual law- tion at its detention facility in eign governments could harm detention center, after court deci- makers at a cost of more than $12 billion. Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in part by American security or subject the sions and shifts in public opinion The measure, which stalled last year in a dispute with the White transferring hundreds of suspected prisoners to mistreatment. have raised legal and political ques- House over spending levels, stands a much better chance of becom- terrorists to prisons in Saudi Ara- A Feb. 5 memorandum from tions about the use of the facility. ing law this year. The bottom line is in accord with President Bush’s bia, Afghanistan and Yemen, Defense Secretary Donald H. The White House first embraced budget, which does not deal with specific projects, and lawmakers are according to senior administration Rumsfeld calls for broader intera- using Guantanamo as a holding eager to initiate projects that will create thousands of jobs, ease traffic officials. gency support for the plan, starting place for terrorism suspects taken in congestion and rebuild crumbling roads. The transfers would be similar to with efforts to work out a signifi- Afghanistan, in part because the “It’s estimated for every $1 billion we spend on road construc- the renditions, or transfers of cap- cant transfer of prisoners to base was seen as beyond the juris- tion, nearly 48,000 jobs are created,” said Speaker Dennis Hastert tives to other countries, carried out Afghanistan, the officials said. The diction of U.S. law. But recent court of Illinois. “But it’s more than just jobs. We need an adequate by the CIA, but they are subject to proposal is part of a Pentagon rulings have held that prisoners held infrastructure to move people and the materials they make effi- stricter approval within the govern- effort to cut a population at Guan- there may challenge their detentions ciently.” ment, and face potential opposition tanamo that stands at about 540 in federal court.

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Printed on addresses, and phone numbers. Unsigned letters will not be accepted. World Wide Web at http://the-tech.mit.edu. recycled paper by Charles River Publishing. March 11, 2005 THE TECH Page 5 ARTS JAZZ REVIEW Jazzing With New Flavor MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble Keeps Pace with Don Byron By Tony Hwang At this point, Don Byron, clarinet in hand, sauntered onto the stage in his MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble “SHAQ” T-shirt and jeans and replaced Har- Don Byron Quartet ris at the head of the stage. His easygoing Kresge Auditorium demeanor and sense of humor at the micro- March 4, 2005, 8 p.m. phone helped the audience to a couple laughs and made the jazz ensemble members feel Last Friday evening, the MIT Festival more relaxed. He proceeded to conduct (and Jazz Ensemble put on yet another impressive have solos in) four very distinct pieces, three show in Kresge Auditorium. After starting of which were his own compositions. Start- off the concert with several jazz classics, ing with his funky “Tilt-a-whirl,” he then Director Frederick Harris stepped aside to let progressed to a stately “Himm,” and finally Grammy-nominated artist Don Byron flex to “Heathcliff Slocum” with its Latin his musical muscle. The audience was then rhythm. The only non-Byron piece, “Jubilee treated to a combination of poetry and inter- Stomp” by Duke Ellington featured a 1920’s pretative musical accompaniment, and final- style trumpet solo by Jorge Padilla ’05, who ly the gig closed out with a jam session by did well filling that position. the Don Byron Quartet. Indeed, the evening Watching Don Byron play his role as a had a wide variety of artistic content in store shouting, clapping, and extremely animated for a relatively full Kresge auditorium. character on stage made me feel nostalgic The Festival Jazz Ensemble started off about the great jazz bands of the past even as the program with “JP’s De-Regulated he injected his unique flavor into Kresge. If Blues,” a laid-back piece by Neal Finn that ensemble members needed encouragement, features the entire trombone section. The he would ask the audience for applause OMARI STEPHENS—THE TECH Jorge Padilla ’05 wails on his trumpet during a solo in “Words & Music and other brass did a decent job of harmonizing, but at throughout his pieces. His solos were Sonic Collaborations,” held Friday, March 4, in Kresge Auditorium. times it felt like some soloists had yet to extremely flowing and virtuosic, playful at warm up. However, by the next piece, times but also just as poignant at other times. While he possessed the gruff voice suited to evening, the Don Byron Quartet had a “Chelsea Bridge” by Billy Strayhorn, it Overall, his presence was a treat not only for the role of one who sounds insightful and lengthy jamming and improvisation session. seemed as if they were feeling a little more spectators, but also for the musicians them- progressive simultaneously, it was unfortu- Though it was impressive, it became a case comfortable. No doubt their spirits were selves. Finally, Don Byron and the FSE fin- nate that his voice completely overshadowed of a group of musicians having a good time raised in part by Alex McMath ’07, who in a ished off the first half of the concert with the tune, leaving little room for listeners to at the expense of the audience. However, its style that has become familiar to FSE con- “Straight No Chaser” by Thelonious Monk, a synthesize word and music. While the music conclusion was greeted by a rousing ova- certgoers, belted out a soulful alto saxophone famous tune that ended with Byron wailing would seem to escort his words, the words tion. solo. This trend of the group veterans (such impressively on his clarinet for perhaps the themselves would lapse occasionally in Once again the MIT Festival Jazz Ensem- as Alex Mekelburg ’05 on baritone saxo- last half of the piece. phrasing and flow. ble programmed an interesting show, and had phone) helping out the new members by giv- After receiving some very praising intro- After some applause for Auster, Don the skill and talent to pull it off. Cameron, ing it their all during solos seemed to hold ductory remarks, Paul Auster took the stage. Byron resumed his leading role and played a looking back on the performance, remarked steady through the rest of the concert. In the A prominent American novelist, but also a few more songs, this time with his own that “it was fun playing that concert. The next piece, Charles Mingus’s “Ecclusiastics,” poet, essayist, and movie script writer, band, including his anti-Bush piece called Festival Jazz Ensemble sounded great, Don the music took a swing toward a lazier, Auster still managed to find some time to “War on Terror.” The introduction of the Byron's genius came out with a lot of heart, lounge style. Pianist Jay Cameron ’05 collaborate with the Don Byron Quartet. He comical, almost hip-hop composition was and Paul Auster's poetry was brilliant.” I will showed off for music buffs by opening his read one poem followed by a much longer greeted with a mixture of cheers and uncom- be interested to see what the next perfor- solo with a Ray Charles riff. prose passage accompanied by the quartet. fortable murmuring. To close off the mance has in store for us. CLASSICAL REVIEW Alfred Brendel Shines at Symphony Hall BSO Joins Forces with Piano Legend in Concert Featuring Mozart, Haydn, and Schubert By Jacqueline O’Connor Alfred Brendel, a wonderful elderly man, because he seemed perfectly suited for the Despite the obvious excitement of Bren- STAFF WRITER happily walked on stage, shaking hands with subtlety and delicacy of Mozart. The entire del’s performance, the rest of the concert was Boston Symphony Orchestra musicians along his path to the piano at the piece was played beautifully. The first move- quite good. It must be difficult for a director to Alfred Brendel, piano front of the stage. He sat patiently at the piano ment, a stately yet tragic Allegro, showed program around such a huge star, but Levine Symphony Hall as the orchestra played the opening of the amazing balance between the soloist and the and the BSO played excellently. Most notice- March 4, 2005 exposition. The Boston Symphony Orchestra orchestra. Brendel showed a softer side during able was the interesting subtlety that the per- sounded excellent, obviously excited to be the second movement, Romanza. The last formers brought to the concert. The more I My mother e-mailed me a few weeks ago playing with a pianist like Brendel. He began movement, Rondo: Allegro assai, featured an hear the BSO, the clearer I see their ability to with the following message: “Dear Jack, I just to play without any extraneous gesture, seam- amazing cadenza, written by Brendel himself. bring a piece to life through the combined got an announcement saying that Alfred Bren- lessly slipping into the music. His humility Certainly the highlight of the evening, the effort of every individual in the orchestra. del will be playing at Symphony Hall soon. was startling. For such a renowned musician, Rondo showcased a range of talents from vir- This was especially true during the perfor- He is one of the greatest pianists of all time; he still seemed humbled by the power of the tuosic fast passages to singing melodies. mance of the Schubert. Despite the fact that it’s the opportunity of a lifetime to go see him. music he was playing. Through this air of The performance resulted in an instant and the piece is rather simple, it was very enjoy- Try to go! Love, Mom.” My mother didn’t grandfatherly grace, an unmatched musician- resoundingly unanimous standing ovation. As able to listen to. Solo sections throughout the need to try to convince me to go to the con- ship was palpable. He was relaxed and quietly Brendel stepped towards the front of the stage, piece, especially the violins and the oboe, cre- cert; Alfred Brendel has been a household enjoying himself throughout the length of the a round of cheers grew from the audience. He ated an interesting dialogue. name in my family for years. The chance to piece. He ended phrases just as he had started humbly nodded and smiled, truly appreciative This concert was one of the best of my see him perform in person was too good to them, and with a subtle gesture, finished the of the warm thanks being offered from the concert-going life. Any chance to see Alfred pass up. notes and unceremoniously returned his hands audience. As he walked off he thanked the Brendel play should instantly be accepted. He The concert, directed by James Levine, to his lap. Levine and the orchestra. He was called out has a talent for the piano unmatched by any- included Haydn’s Symphony No. 2, “Oxford,” Brendel’s playing was unfailingly exact four more times, each with the same over- one else I’ve ever heard. It is almost as if he Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, and yet so natural. At first I was disappointed whelming response from the full house. It was and his instrument are old friends, enjoying and Schubert’s Symphony No. 4, “Tragic.” to see that he was not playing a more virtuosic as if we were applauding for his life’s work as each other’s company. And on top of that, the Undoubtedly, the highlight of the evening was piece; he’s so talented that I felt it would be well as this awe-inspiring performance of Boston Symphony Orchestra never fails to Brendel’s performance of the piano concerto. more exciting to see. I was wrong, however, Mozart. give a wonderful performance. Production We make them look good News ✦ Photography ✦ Campus Life ✦ Opinion World and Nation ✦ Sports ✦ Comics ✦ Arts E-mail [email protected] March 11, 2005

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ThisprogramisfundedbythePeterdeFlorezfundforHumor,theUAFinboard,andMITHillel March 11, 2005 THE TECH Page 9 CAMPUS LIFE Breaking the Second Law Hot Girls in Hell By Bill Andrews “No, Bill, my class is totally hotter than said, “I’ve heard that, only I heard it wasn’t thinking was a great idea. STAFF WRITER your class,” she once said to me. (So as to to make MIT students hotter, but to reduce Enlisting the aid of my girlfriend, we set With all the recent talk about women in protect the innocent, no actual class years their … eccentricities.” Eccentricity is a risk, about performing our hotness experiment. science and engineering, I couldn’t help but will be revealed in this discussion; suffice it MIT believes, because it might lead to bad We would walk up and down the Infinite wonder about one particular stereotype of the to say, my girlfriend is younger than I am.) things, such as student suicides. Sure it Corridor and count the number of people we women on campus. I refer, of course, to the “Your class was one of the last to be admitted would be desirable to have really smart peo- saw, keeping track of the ‘hot’ ones on our stereotype that [email protected] aren’t hot. based only on your academics, so you’ve got ple here, but not so smart as to be risks. fingers; she would rate the hotness percent- Please note how very careful I am in writing way smarter, but not as hot, people. My class Thus, MIT slightly lowered the academic age of the men, and I the women. After 10 this, as I do not want to receive hate mail: I was supposed to be ‘more well-rounded:’ not standards. The Nightline operator continued, trials, we found the average to be 40 percent am not personally saying that the young as insanely smart, but much hotter.” “I think a few years ago they admitted it in hotness for girls and 34 percent for men. We ladies around here aren’t hot or that I think I said, “How do you know?” some press release, but the students jumped then compared to back issues of the Tech- they’re ugly. No! I speak in general terms “Oh, they told us once, I think during ori- all over them saying that MIT was becoming nique, where we found the ratios to be 25 about women, broadly on broads so to speak, entation.” standardized and too normal, so the adminis- percent and 30 percent, respectively. What and it is no secret that the common opinion is “Doesn’t it make you feel bad to think tration hushed it up.” other conclusion could there be except that that the girls around here just aren’t very your admissions standards were looser than “Any chance anyone over there has a copy MIT students have indeed become hotter good looking. I can’t comment on how men mine?” of that release?” I asked. I could practically (especially the girls)? are perceived on campus, but I can only “Well just because I was talking about my smell the Pulitzer. Again, I want it to be clear that I am not imagine we don’t fare much better. class as a whole, it doesn’t mean I can’t be as “We’re looking on Google right now, but I disparaging anyone. If you are class of ’01 However, in recent years, opinions have hot and smart as you,” she said smiling. I don’t know, it could take a while. Maybe you don’t write me and tell me off because I started to shift. It appears that people, or at knew my cue, and told her I loved her and could check back with us in 15 minutes?” called you unhot. I didn’t, I just said in gen- least female people, are starting to get hotter took her out to dinner; after all, she was “Sure,” I said. Nothing turned up, but eral that the newer classes are hotter than the around MIT. Overhearing conversations right. But it made me wonder: could it be they suggested I talk to students who work in older ones. Individually, you’re as likely to walking by me in the Infinite, I’ve started to that MIT is admitting hotter people now? I admissions; maybe they knew something. I be hot as ever. Besides, what do you care? hear more and more about there being pretty realized I had to find out right away, espe- thanked Nightline for their hard work, and You’re probably a millionaire by now anyway girls here, and less of the “well, she’s only cially since there were two problem sets I said goodnight. … MIT-hot” sort of thing. (Yes, I really heard didn’t want to do. I love Nightline. So while it seems the admissions office someone say that once, don’t hate me for it.) My first stop on the “Path of Truth” was Unfortunately, my attempts to talk to stu- loses some points for not bringing the freaky, Myself, I thought that maybe people’s per- Nightline. I am convinced that Nightline dents who work in admissions turned up lit- interesting people here, I can’t help but ceptions were broadening, that to be attrac- truly has the answer to everything, and if tle. Most had heard of this theory before — award it a few points for improving the view tive and hot wasn’t so much about adhering they don’t, they can tell you where to get it. I some people from the hotness angle and here. After all, I sure don’t mind being in to a certain standard of beauty, but more described my question to them, and was sur- some from the suicide prevention angle — classes with hot girls or doing PE with — about appreciating the uniqueness in some- prised to find out someone had heard of this but I found no concrete evidence. However, Ow! Ow, ow! one. My girlfriend quickly shot that idea theory. one of them did suggest I do some scientific I mean, I’m sorry dear. Let’s go out for down. “Oh yeah,” the friendly Nightline operator research on the subject, which I couldn’t help dinner, my treat. Mango Season Adventures in Dating By Monica Byrne boob-evaluation is normal in hetero males. 1600. I burst out laughing. Who tells a first warning, he came at me like a lamprey, all The names have been changed to protect After all, hetero women are capable of sur- date his SAT score!? But I gave him the ben- radial mouth and endless rows of teeth. the innocent … reptitious bulge-evaluation. But checking efit of the doubt. After all, he couldn’t have Somehow I survived and lived to go out During the spring of my senior year at every minute, as if they might have disap- known that test scores didn’t impress me. on two more dates with him. The fourth Wellesley, I got a yen for men. I’d spent four peared? Come on. (For the record, what does impress me is the time, we sat down to dinner at his favorite years in the ivory tower, enjoying the luxury We got to talking about our jobs, and I ability to execute a perfect Swedish nose- Indian restaurant. I was horrified when, of snuggly sisterhood. But come autumn, I’d mentioned my summer stints at NASA. “Oh, blow.) mackage imminent, he nevertheless insisted be joining the real world, which — to my dude!” he said. “I turned on the TV this Having grown up in Singapore, James on ordering us a giant plate of garlic naan. I amazement — appeared to be coed. Soon I’d morning and, like, something blew up or was also a man of impeccable etiquette, didn’t have any gum, nor was any toothpaste be sharing apartments and classes with men. something. And I was like, whoa. That’s especially when it came to dining. On the at hand. The complimentary coriander didn’t I figured, “What better way to warm up than weird. Huh. Yeah.” other hand, I grew up in an irreverent family make a dent. We were doomed to Brimstone by swapping spit?” Thus I cracked my That “something” was the Columbia of seven, where belching Bible verses was Breath for the rest of the night. Though knuckles and put up a profile on Match.com. shuttle. I was amused that God had created routine. He distastefully informed me that I Athena had blessed us, Eros was silent. Online dating is like mango shopping. someone so gloriously gauche. Nevertheless, cut meat “like a barbarian.” I looked down at Over the next four months I saw a meaty Rather than trying your luck in the wild, you I found absolutely no reason not to be polite my fist, clamped around the fork like a four- six-foot volleyball player who looked like an get to drive your cart right up to the pyramid and congenial for the brief time we’d share. year-old’s. My innocence evaporated, like extra from Top Gun; an Iraqi-Scot who stud- and start feeling up the fruit. You can heft After catching a folk concert at Club Pas- Eve without her leaves. Ever since then, I’ve ied dark matter a mile beneath the earth; a them, squeeze them, and sniff them. sim (where, blessedly, we couldn’t talk), we tried not to cut meat like an early hominid. I wealthy young consultant who presented me The same sort of poking ritual occurred got Dutch chocolate ice cream down the owe that to James, but I didn’t see him with a bouquet of irises; and a blue-eyed when I “e-met” someone through an online street. Jeff planted his elbows on the table, again. Adonis who became “just a friend.” (He was dating service. Here’s how it goes: once con- leaning forward whereupon I leaned back. Will, my third date, was an alpha student grateful when I offered to pimp him at tact is made, a gawky baboon dance ensues. As I talked about molecular biomarkers, he training for the Senate. We had fantastic Wellesley.) E-mails and phone calls are exchanged. Red made a show of licking his ice cream slowly intellectual chemistry. He was a couple inch- Come May, I felt reflective. Despite some flags like “lemmings turn me on” or “I only and lasciviously, flicking his tongue as if he es shorter than me and wore a black trench misadventures, all the young men I’d dated eat bacon” are noted. If we meet with each could carve it into the Venus De Milo. Dis- coat. He had a stride that outpaced his had been sweet, well-meaning gentlemen other’s initial approval, a date and time are tressed at this advance, I just chewed and stature. He strode everywhere, across the who’d shown me a good time. But dating had set. swallowed my ice cream in big chunks and earth, the parking lot, even (I imagine) the become a part-time job, just another pencil- My first date was Jeff. His profile gracelessly wiped my mouth on my arm. I bathroom. He made fantastic guacamole and ing in my Day Minder. When shopping, showed a mischievous, flame-haired young hoped this would translate as a rejection in idolized feminists. His bookshelf featured ennui comes after surveying rows upon rows man. I was optimistic that he was one of his language. People’s History of the United States and of pretty fruit, sprayed by the hour and per- those sexy, self-effacing liberal arts types. The second date, James, went to an Ivy Guns, Germs and Steel. “My God,” I fectly presented. I wanted to take a walk in But when I met him in Harvard Square on a League law school after having triple- thought. ”I’m dating George the wild again, alone with my thoughts. rainy February night, the first thing I noticed majored at another Ivy League school. We Stephanopolous.” Graduation fast approached, and my little was that he was wearing a fraternity jacket. went to dinner at a lavish, bustling restau- On our second date, we had an impas- mango season drew to a close. I shut down My heart deflated. rant, complete with romantic lighting and sioned abortion rights discussion. For me, my online profile and dreamt of wild kiwi At Tealuxe, we got hot mugs of tea to latticed woodwork. His mind formed intellectual debate is an aphrodisiac (geeky, I groves at MIT. chase the chill away. While we chatted, his thoughts faster that his mouth could talk; his know). So, my glasses all steamed, I asked if Can you think of something weird, alter- eyes periodically dipped below my neckline, hands trembled from sheer brainpower. He I could kiss him. “Sure,” he barked, as if I native or downright crazy in the Boston area inexorable as a pendulum. Now, I know that asked me what my SAT score had been, and were asking him to feed my cat. But the you’d like me to try? I’m your guinea pig. later mentioned that he had scored a perfect greater horror was yet to come. With no Send your ideas to [email protected]. Join The Tech, before the man-eating pineapples come after you.

E-mail [email protected] Page 10 THE TECH CAMPUS LIFE March 11, 2005 Geek Love And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson … By Emily Kagan dling her initials in the corner of you note- hacking skills,” to quote the famous Napoleon head to the bars on the weekends. Dinner and books and ultimately a diminished sense of Dynamite. Be confident when you talk about a movie is always a good option. If you feel Dear Geek Love Sexpert, self worth because you were too chicken to your interests and what you want to do with like you may not have a lot to talk about, do I’m interested in a grad student, she’s not ask her out. your life. Self-assurance is very sexy (think the movie first and dinner second. This will my TA and I met her through a common activi- So, to review, you risk one to two days of James Bond, Arnold, Kip). give you an instant conversation starter. If ty, but I’m afraid of rejection. How as a awkwardness vs. a lifetime of ridicule and In order to coax this graduate student out you want to head to a bar, you do have sever- younger man do I increase my chances of self-loathing (OK, perhaps it just a lifetime into the open, you will need to ply her with al options that don’t card at the door (John landing that crucial first date? of wondering “what if,” but you get the free food; it is the only thing graduate students Harvard’s and Middle East come to mind). Sincerely, point). cannot resist. Start slow. Ask her to have lunch Just don’t get caught using a fake. This is a Confused Younger Man Now that you’ve decided to ask this girl with you one day. This is a low-pressure way very quick way to make you and your date out, you need to make your plan of attack. The for the two of you to hang out and see how feel stupid. (And remind her how young you Dear Confused Young Man, MIT graduate student is a curious creature. things go. Grad students rarely go out on are … ) Everyone is afraid of rejection. It sucks. Finding itself plucked from its native habitat, weeknights, but lunch is an easy way to see Remember, grad students are not that dif- But think about the risk/benefit ratio here: If the graduate student is simultaneously com- her and get to know her without making it a ferent than normal people. Working in your you ask her out and she says no, you risk one pelled by the need to make friends as well as big Friday or Saturday night outing. If lunch favor is another ratio: the male to female ratio. day of feeling like a shmuck plus one awk- explore its surroundings, while still avoiding goes well, try for a second lunch. After that, In grad school there are about three women to ward interaction with her the next time you its natural predators. The graduate student’s it’s a pretty safe bet to ask her out for a real every seven men. But, as all female grad stu- two run into each other. If you ask her out and primary defense mechanism is to hide within date. dents were told during orientation, the odds she says yes, you get to do the happy dance its laboratory, beneath large piles of work, Assuming you’ve gotten this far, you now are fairly good, but the goods are fairly odd. for several days (until the night of the date, at curled into the fetal position. have the problem of planning that crucial first As a female grad student, I can safely say that which point you start doing the “oh, God, I’m Mind your behavior around these skittish date. The first thing to do is gauge the maturi- a date with a cute undergrad would certainly so nervous I can’t tell if I have to pee or creatures. The biggest difference you will find ty or age difference between you two. Just not be out of the question. Besides, the Mrs. vomit” dance). between a grad student and an undergrad is because she’s a graduate student doesn’t mean Robinson complex is a lot more common than If you don’t ask her out, you relegate your- direction. Grad students (supposedly) know she needs sophisticated conversation over a you would expect. So go ahead, turn on the self to helpless pining and uncontrollable what direction their career is taking them. You late vintage pinot noir. Her idea of a great charm and ask this lady out. What have you drooling every time you see her. Then, there’s don’t want to come off like some kid who has- night might be playing video games and eat- got to lose? the months of waking up in cold sweats at the n’t put any thought into his life after gradua- ing junk food. Questions, curiosities, or troubles? The thought of her out with some other guy, count- tion. “Girls only like guys with skills ... like If you are under 21, picking an evening Geek Love Sexpert can help … Write to her at less teasing by friends who catch you doo- nunchuck skills, bowhunting skills, computer activity is tricky, as graduate students tend to [email protected]. made possible by the Council for the Arts at MIT Free tickets for MIT Students! SOLD OUT Boston Ballet presents: Presented by World Music & CRASHarts: SOLDLA SYLPHIDE OUT From Senegal ORCHESTRA BAOBAB Friday March 11, 8:00pm 7:00pm - “Informance” Friday, March 18, 8:00pm an informal discussion with Boston Ballet principals Somerville Theatre The Wang Theater 55 Davis Square, Somerville 270 Tremont Street, Boston Orchestra Baobab exploded onto the Dakar scene in Music: Herman Løvenskjold 1970 and immediately became famous for their sub- lime Afro-Cuban arrangements. 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33rd annual JAMES R. KILLIAN, JR., FACULTY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD LECTURE

by WOLFGANG KETTERLE John D. MacArthur Professor of Physics Co-recipient of 2001 Nobel Prize in Physics

“When Freezing Cold Is Not Cold Enough . . .”

Tuesday 15 March 4:30 pm Kirsch Auditorium – Room 32-123 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Page 12 THE TECH March 11, 2005 Rejected 32 Can Apply Again Evaluation May Lack Sloan, from Page 1 attempt to hack into the system, will Typically, between 2,500 and be notified in their rejection letters on 2,600 individuals apply to the Sloan by ApplyYourself Inc. The hole was the normal date that Sloan is aware program, Garcia said. Yardstick for Culture fixed within nine hours, according to of their unauthorized access, Garcia Of these, about 300 are tradition- Sloan, from Page 1 that this meeting was it,” the entire a March 4 article in The Boston said. The normal date of notification ally accepted to the MBA program, evaluation at once, Thrower said, Globe. of admissions decision is April 4. Schmalensee said. through,” but a benefit to the groups and the house had created detailed Some applicants who gained ApplyYourself believes they who participate, said Susan Wood- presentations for each area being MIT rejects snooping applicants access have stepped forward over the have identified the party who publi- mansee ’97, also an AILG Board of evaluated. “It turned out that they Schmalensee called the decision past few days to admit their actions. cized the bug in the system, said Directors member. didn’t really want any of that yet.” by some applications to take advan- As of yesterday, however, fewer than Angel C. Navedo, assistant director Exactly what would happen with Instead, the first meeting was tage of the loophole a “lapse of judg- half of the 32 had done so, Garcia of MBA admissions. ApplyYourself the results of the process, whether just an informal introduction, she ment and ethical sense.” said. did not return a request for com- positive or negative, is not yet clear. said, and the committee also gave a “It was hard for me to distinguish The actions by Sloan were a ment. Woodmansee said the full report presentation on what they were this from somebody who picked the “moderate response commensurate Schmalensee said that he has would remain confidential to the interested in and were trying to do lock to the office and went in and to what they’d done,” Schmalensee heard that the person who reported house, and a summary might be with the process. looked at the file,” he said. The 32 said. the bug, first notifying ApplyYour- made available to the MIT adminis- “One of the fears that pops up at who hacked into the admissions self of the flaw, is an applicant to the tration to keep track of the housing houses … that they wanted to information were identifiable by ApplyYourself status uncertain Sloan doctoral program. system. avoid” was the idea that houses ApplyYourself because access to the The Sloan admissions system A number of other top business Currently in a pilot round of would be punished if they didn’t do system required identification by a went online in 1997 and first schools across the country were also development and evaluation, the things a certain way, Thrower said. unique password. required all applicants to apply affected by the bug in ApplyYour- accreditation process seeks “to eval- Rather, she said the committee was The rejected applicants will be online in 1998. Sloan began using self software. Harvard rejected the uate the health of the chapter, “trying to offer carrots rather than eligible to apply in future years, the ApplyYourself system in 1999, 119 who gained unauthorized access including both undergraduate and sticks” and “trying to entice houses though their actions will be consid- Garcia said. on Monday, and Carnegie Mellon alumni organizations, in areas of to implement certain things” rather ered a “mark on their record,” and Sloan has not yet decided rejected its applicants who had tried behavior, finances, governance, than saying “shame on you.” admissions will be “mindful of what whether they will continue to use the to gain unauthorized access last member development, and physical “This is not another way to boil happened in the past,” Garcia said. ApplyYourself system in the future, week, according to an Associated plant/building,” Woodmansee wrote victims in hot oil,” Burmaster said. Of the 32 people who gained Garcia said. ApplyYourself officials Press article. Stanford and Dart- in a statement. “We’re trying to raise the quality of unauthorized access, the handful of met with Sloan admissions on mouth have not yet taken action Both Student House and Theta student life here on campus.” applicants who had interviews sched- Wednesday. against applicants, and Duke has not Delta Chi are participating in the Some of the items included as uled with Sloan were informed by e- ApplyYourself had told MIT that reached a decision on one case, pilot test, Woodmansee said. criteria for evaluation include a mail that their interviews were can- those who used the hole may have according to the article. Student House President Julia E. house’s process for collecting bills, celed. broken the law, but legal action is Garcia said MIT’s decision to Thrower ’05 said that her house was whether it has a lodging license, The other applicants, who would “between ApplyYourself and the reject the applicants was reached participating in part because the and its level of community involve- have been rejected regardless of their individuals,” not MIT, Garcia said. independently of the other schools. accreditation process “may make us ment. aware of some processes or The specific items being evalu- resources” they they aren’t currently ated are still changing, however. using. It “might be a good health The committee members “were check,” she said. really looking in the first meeting The accreditation process is car- for feedback from us,” Thrower ried out by a committee composed said. of two or three AILG members, an undergraduate, a faculty member or What’s measured and what isn’t senior staff member, and two or Thrower said “one thing that three alumni from the particular sort of came out of the meeting that house, said Burmaster. The inten- surprised the group … is how dif- tion is to bring in a wide variety of ferent Student House is” from other perspectives and stakeholders in the FSILGs. system, as with MIT’s visiting com- Student House is non-profit, for mittees for department evaluations. example, and was initially estab- In this early stage, there’s not a lished as “a place for students who good sense for what requirements may not be able to afford MIT oth- are needed for accreditation yet, erwise,” she said. Woodmansee said, especially since She said that the current criteria there are too few data points even to wouldn’t necessarily pick up on establish an average. these distinctive features, though. “They have a lot metrics they’re Pilot test starts at Student House looking at in terms of the house and Being evaluated by anyone con- how the house runs,” predominant- nected to the administration is a ly quantifiable in nature. “I think controversial idea for students, and that’s valid, I think that’s a good part of the pilot test’s goal is to assessment for a house,” she said, clear up misconceptions about the but “the biggest reason why I really DAVID GANDY—THE TECH process. Head coach Paul Dill congratulates the men’s volleyball team on their 20th win of the season love living here … [is not] because In fact, even Student House’s after Wednesday’s defeat of Mount Ida. This is only the third 20-win season in the program’s his- of those more tangible concrete first meeting with the committee tory. things you could put a ruler had its share of surprises. against.” “We were under the impression Burmaster said that the criteria being evaluated are still pretty flexi- ble, though, and are “right at the crossover point between the discus- sion phase” and being tried out in practice. Call for Nominations! Accreditation impact unknown Should accreditation become a full-scale project, it’s not clear yet what meaning being accreditated 2005 Student Art Awards might have. “It’s premature to guesstimate exactly how that’s going to work,” Burmaster said. The goal is to be LAYA and JEROME B. WIESNER LOUIS SUDLER “generally supportive,” but it wouldn’t be possible simply to STUDENT ART AWARDS PRIZE IN THE ARTS ignore dire problems in a house. Woodmansee said that one of The Laya and Jerome B. Wiesner Student Art The Louis Sudler Prize in the Arts is presented the main reasons the accreditation process had taken off recently was Awards are presented annually to up to three stu- annually to a graduating senior who has demon- new support from the administra- strated excellence or the highest standards of tion following the FSILG Task dents (undergraduate or graduate), living groups, Force report in the fall. organizations or activities for outstanding proficiency in music, theater, painting, sculpture, “There’s definitely support from administration” for the process, she achievement in and contributions to the arts at design, architecture or film. The Prize was estab- said, and one possibility might be MIT. Established in 1979, these awards honor lished in 1982 by Mr. Sudler, a performer in the for the committee to provide a summary of their findings to the President Emeritus Wiesner and Mrs. Wiesner for arts and an arts patron from Chicago. An en- Student Life office to help MIT their commitment to the arts at MIT. An endow- dowment fund provides a $1,250 award to the keep better track of the housing system. ment fund provides a $1,250 honorarium to each honoree. In addition, she said, accredita- recipient. tion could be a venue for people to look across the system rather than http://web.mit.edu/arts/about/awards/wiesner.html http://web.mit.edu/arts/about/awards/sudler.html at specific houses one at a time. “I think the timing is right” for some effort to help FSILGs Please send nominating letters by Friday March 18, 2005 to: improve their housing, she said. As things stand, though, while Susan Cohen, Director, Council for the Arts at MIT- E15-205 there’s the possibility for future expansion, “I’d rather start small [email protected] and get it off the ground” than aim for too much, Woodmansee said. March 11, 2005 THE TECH Page 13

OMARI STEPHENS—THE TECH A police-escorted truck pulls a large piece of equipment, likely a heat exchanger, toward Central Square via Massachusetts Avenue around midnight on Tuesday morning.

This space donated by The Tech Solution to KRT Crossword from page 7 President Susan Hockfield will join us as we celebrate the opening of the new Rainbow Lounge space.

Room 50-005 Walker Memorial 4 – 6 P.M. March 17th, 2005 Talk wordy to us.

Light refreshments will be served. Presented by the LBGT Issues Group. [email protected] Page 14 THE TECH March 11, 2005 UA Officers Elected, 2006 President Undetermined Elections, from Page 1 Cloutier said he would also like to look at how the UA is set up and Spring 2005 Election Results: Vote Counts and Redistributions prised about the tie and that it shows explore possible improvements. For how important every vote is. She is example, he said, the committee UA President / Vice President Class of 2007 Publicity Chair optimistic about next week, she system needs some streamlining. Candidate Pair Iteration 1 Candidates Iteration 1 said. Sizer expressed hope that Clouti- John M. Cloutier ’06 and 783+32 = 815 Grace C. Lo and Susan J. Shin 278+5 = 283 Shenoy was also “pretty sur- er and Lowell would “make stu- Jessica H. Lowell ’07 Write-ins 2+0 = 2 prised, because a tie is highly dents feel more empowered” and Calvin G. Sizer ’06 and 694+16 = 710 unlikely.” He also said he was dis- achieve their goals of decreasing Bryan D. Owens ’07 Class of 2007 Social Chair appointed because several of his crowding and cost in Stata dining Write-ins 52+0 = 52 Candidates Iteration 1 friends thought that they could not and to allow TechCash to be used at Sarah J. Cha and 277+5=282 vote for their class since their year stores such as Star Market and Class of 2006 President Jessica J. Huang had been changed as a result of Qualitymart. Candidate Iteration 1 Write-ins 2+0 = 2 sophomore standing. Nikhil S. Shenoy 170+1 = 171 Tiffany L. Seto ’06, UA Election Williams reflects on presidency Kimberley W. Wu 165+6 = 171 Class of 2008 President Commission Chairperson, said that Current UA President Harel M. Amy R. Lam 148+2 = 150 Candidate Iteration 1 students can vote in the elections for Williams ’05 said that his presiden- Write-ins 7+0 = 7 Ada Lipkin 175+7 = 182 their original class year even if they cy has seen committees “getting Iteration 2 Cankut Durgun 156+4 = 160 had sophomore standing. They can things done” as well as increasing Kimberley W. Wu 167+6 = 173 Jack M. Genberg 119+5 = 124 request to have their year corrected student representative accountability Nikhil S. Shenoy 171+1 = 172 Write-ins 27+1 = 28 on the ballot. to the student body and allowing Amy R. Lam 150+2 = 152 Iteration 2 Shenoy said if he won, he and student opinions to be heard. Iteration 3 Ada Lipkin 179+7 = 186 Lee would definitely be able to Williams said that the UA has Cankut Durgun 158+4 = 162 work together to “make senior year become “very open with evalua- Nikhil S. Shenoy 214+1 = 215 Kimberley W. Wu 208+7 = 215 Jack M. Genberg 121+5 = 126 a good year for everyone.” tion,” organizing dinners in resi- Write-ins 14+1 = 15 dences to receive feedback. The UA (tie) Plans for next year has also built better relationships Iteration 3 Cloutier said that his biggest with student organizations, he said. Class of 2006 Vice President Ada Lipkin 181+7 = 188 goal this fall is to talk with adminis- Williams said he hopes Cloutier Candidate Iteration 1 Cankut Durgun 160+4 = 164 trators about the freshmen on cam- and Lowell spend the next two Clarence Lee 238+9 = 247 Jack M. Genberg 121+5 = 126 pus policy. He ran on the platform months “figuring out how things Bella C. Liang 133+0 = 133 Write-ins 8+1 = 9 that “the new freshmen housing pol- work” before they are sworn in. Noelle J. Kanaga 102+0 = 102 Iteration 4 icy has proven to be quite harmful This way, they will be able to make Write-ins 10+0 = 10 Ada Lipkin 183+7 = 190 to dorms as well as fraternities and connections and “hit the ground Cankut Durgun 161+4 = 165 student life in general.” running,” he said. Class of 2006 Secretary Jack M. Genberg 122+5 = 127 Candidate Iteration 1 Karen E. Hunter 327+5 = 332 Iteration 5 Solution to Write-ins 31+0 = 31 Ada Lipkin 233+8 = 241 Cankut Durgun 206+6 = 212 Class of 2006 Treasurer Super Bonus Crossword Candidate Iteration 1 Class of 2008 Vice President Jill L. Konowich 306+6 = 312 Candidate Iteration 1 from page 7 Write-ins 39+0 = 39 Jonathan A. Birnbaum 145+6 = 151 Payal Agrawal 142+6 = 148 Class of 2006 Publicity Chair Joseph D. Roy-Mayhew 126+5 = 131 Candidate Iteration 1 Write-ins 23+0 = 23 Walter C. Lin and Janet J. Yoo 334+6 = 340 Iteration 2 Write-ins 26+0 = 26 Jonathan A. Birnbaum 149+6 = 155 Payal Agrawal 144+6 = 150 Class of 2006 Social Chair Joseph D. Roy-Mayhew 127+5 = 132 Candidates Iteration 1 Write-ins 4+0 = 4 Andrea T. Urmanita and 234+5 = 239 Deborah A. Watkins Iteration 3 Nina L. DeBenedictis and 179+3 = 182 Jonathan A. Birnbaum 150+6 = 156 Leslie E. Kao Payal Agrawal 144+6 = 150 Write-ins 17+0 = 17 Joseph D. Roy-Mayhew 128+5 = 133 Write-ins 4+0 = 4 Class of 2007 President Iteration 4 Candidate Iteration 1 Jonathan A. Birnbaum 198+7 = 205 Melvin C. Makhni 266+5 = 271 Payal Agrawal 191+7 = 198 Write-ins 49+1 = 50 Class of 2008 Secretary Class of 2007 Vice President Candidate Iteration 1 Candidate Iteration 1 Jiangwei Zhu 349+15 = 364 Ovid C. Amadi 234+6 = 240 Write-ins 51+1 = 52 Write-ins 81+2 = 83 Amanda P. Hunter (*) 28+1 = 29 Class of 2008 Treasurer Candidate Iteration 1 Class of 2007 Secretary Bo Zhao 298+15 = 313 Candidate Iteration 1 Write-ins 88+4 = 92 Shilpa M. Joshi 268+5 = 273 Nifoghale D. Ovuworie (*) 41+3=44 Write-ins 27+1 = 28 Peter T. Clay (*) 19+1=20

Class of 2007 Treasurer Class of 2008 Publicity Chair Candidate Iteration 1 Candidate Iteration 1 Raymond R. Wu 172+6 = 178 Jenn A. D'Ascoli and 352+15 = 367 Dwight M. Chambers 174+3 = 177 Estevan M. Martinez Write-ins 13+0 = 13 Write-ins 34+0 = 34 Iteration 2 Raymond R. Wu 174+6 = 180 Class of 2008 Social Chair Dwight M. Chambers 176+3=179 Candidate Iteration 1 Write-ins 4+0 = 4 Amrita V. Masurkar and 368+18 = 386 Daniel R. Stone Iteration 3 Write-ins 23+0 = 23 Raymond R. Wu 175+6 = 181 * write-in with significant number of votes Dwight M. Chambers 176+3 = 179 http://web.mit.edu/ua/elections/Spring05/results.html

How the Table Works a + b = c a : online votes, b: paper ballot votes, c: total votes. Preferential voting for more than two candidates Iteration 1: Voters enter their preferences for candidates for each position. They need not rank all candidates. For example, they can rank a candidate first and not ranked the others. Iteration 2: The candidate with the fewest first-choice votes is eliminated from the race. The votes of those who picked this candidate as first choice are redistributed to the remaining candidates, if any, that they entered as second choice on their ballots. The process ends if one candidate has a majority of the total votes and continues otherwise. Iteration 3: The candidate with the fewest votes after the second iteration is eliminated, and his/her votes are redistributed to remaining candidates based on next highest preference on the ballots. This is continued until a candidate has more than half of the total original votes, or there are two remaining and one has more votes. This space donated by The Tech adapted from http://web.mit.edu/ua/elections/pref.html [email protected] March 11, 2005 SPORTS THE TECH Page 15 Antoine Is Welcomed Back by Celtics Fans Antoine, from Page 16 The atmosphere was electric and a sold out building formerly known like when Nomar was traded from as the FleetCenter was rocking as if the Red Sox. Some fans cursed his it were the glory days of the Boston selfish style of basketball and felt it Garden. The crowd was all behind was time for him to go. Others were Antoine, ready to give him every upset that Ainge had sent him pack- ounce of support it had. A slew of ing, thus dismantling a team that #8 jerseys could be seen amongst the just fell short of making the NBA Boston faithful as they held up signs Finals the year before. The love- that read “Welcome Back Antoine.” hate relationship with Antoine was When the announcer began read- always an odd one because it ing the starting lineups, the buzz in seemed like the city was torn right the crowd grew increasingly louder, down the middle on its opinion of and upon the announcement of him. Walker’s name, the whole house But when the news filtered in exploded into pandemonium. Not a that Antoine was back, tickets to his soul in the stands was rooting for first home game (March 2 against Antoine to fail, and a city that was the Lakers) were suddenly much once divided was now willing to harder to get. Being the die-hard forgive and forget. Because some- Celtics fan that I am, I was up to the times you never know what you task and managed to get my hands have until it’s gone. on a couple of balcony seats. Welcome back, Antoine. National Level Skaters Perform at Exhibition Skating, from Page 16 forming at MIT’s exhibition. 2005 National Senior Men’s 2005 Nationals competitors Lara competitor and New England and Neill Shelton, who competed at Regional Champion Ian MacAdam, the Novice level, and Tanya Aziz representing Yarmouth Ice Club, and Chad Brennan, who competed performed his solo program as well. at the Junior level. The Sheltons Eastern Sectional competitor performed their competitive short Kristin Tudisco performed her pro- program to Buena Vista Social gram to “Someone Like You.” Club’s “Strawberry Tango” as well On Saturday, March 12, the fig- as a group number with Aziz and ure skating club will be hosting a Brennan to “Changes” from the U.S. Figure Skating ice dance test movie “Shrek 2.” session for its club members and the 2005 Junior National Juvenile annual MIT Intercollegiate Figure Boys pewter medallist Kevin Han Skating Competition, which quali- performed his show program to fies collegiate teams for the Inter- “Jump.” This is his fifth time per- collegiate Team Nationals. boston ballet MIKKO NISSINEN Artistic Director ONLY LA SYLPHIDE THRU SUN, A NEW PRODUCTION 3/13! “…a GORGEOUS new production!” “…deliciously sweet!” —The Boston Globe

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For more details and production info, go to [email protected] www.bostonballet.org Or call BOSTON BALLET for information at Photos of Larissa Ponomarenko; Romi Beppu and Yury Yanowsky by John Deane 617.695.6955, M-F,9am-5pm Page 16 THE TECH March 11, 2005 SPORTS Cycling Team Season Starts Off Celtics Have Renewed Well with Second Place Finish Hopes after Reunion By Caitlin Bever ry in the Men’s B category. After placed seventh in only her second TEAM MEMBER making an unsuccessful solo break career race (the first being on Satur- The MIT Cycling team started with 25 minutes to go, he still had day). Cong Luo ’08, another Of Walker and Pierce the spring road season off with a enough gas to push it to the line for promising rookie, placed 39th. By Timothy Ferris increased drastically, and best of all, bang, placing second in Division II the finish. In the Men’s B race, veteran Call Danny Ainge the best the weight on Pierce’s shoulders is at Rutgers this past Melanie J. Michalak ’06 also rider Dye-Zone A. Chen G demon- Celtics general manager since Red gone. weekend behind only made her mark by placing second in strated the race savvy that pro- Auerbach was manning the scene. ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith put it perennial powerhouse the Women’s B race, while Caitlin pelled him to many top placings Moments before the trading best when he said that Pierce was to Dartmouth. Competing Bever G sprinted to third in last year with a fifth place in the deadline “Ying” as Walker was to “Yang.” against 350 racers rep- Women’s A. pack sprint. two weeks Well, the two all-stars have been resenting 35 schools Other highlights included Nic Lafferty, Nathan A. Pfaff ’07, Column ago, Ainge reunited, and they’re about to inflict from all over New England, Pennsyl- Tham ’06 finishing seventh in and Philip J. Ilten ’08 used their pulled the trigger on a deal that some serious damage. At the begin- vania, New York, and New Jersey, Men’s C, and David A. Lafferty ‘06 team tactics to attack the Men’s D shocked and confused most of the ning of the season I wrote that the MIT scored two wins and numerous placing ninth in Men’s D. field, taking 16th, 24th, and 30th at basketball nation; he reacquired star Celtics didn’t have a chance at win- top ten finishes that combined to Sunday’s circuit race took the finish. power forward Antoine Walker, the ning the championship. But with yield a superb team performance. place on a two-mile loop on Rut- Tham and Julius Kusuma G very same player who he had the current team they have, I’m The team participated in two gers’s Livingston College campus placed 19th and 42nd in a large shipped out at the start of the 2003- putting them in the “sleepers” cate- events during the weekend: a cri- including a punishing uphill final Men’s C field. 2004 season. In return for Walker, gory. terium on Saturday and a circuit stretch. Carolyn P. Atwood ’08 showed the C’s sent Gary Payton, Tom The dynamic duo of The Truth race on Sunday. The criterium was Michalak improved on her previ- that two years on the prep school Gugliotta, Yogi Stewart, and the and Employee #8 has never had run on a fast four-corner 0.6 mile ous day’s performance to win the circuit has prepared her well for the lesser of their two first round draft such a supporting cast as they have loop that tested even the best riders’ Women’s B race convincingly and collegiate Women’s A field, taking picks this summer to the Atlanta now, and if opposing teams don’t sprinting and cornering skills. cement her upgrade to the A catego- an impressive tenth place. Hawks. pay attention then they may get left Jason Sears G showed that he ry, where she will surely continue to The team is looking forward to But wait, there’s more. The in the dust. The starting lineup of will not be taking any nonsense this be a strong presence. Also in the continued success next weekend at Hawks immediately waived Payton, Payton, Pierce, Ricky Davis, Walk- year by achieving a dominant victo- Women’s B race, Sonya Cates G races hosted by Penn State. at which point he came back home er, and Raef LaFrentz is probably to Boston. In summary, the Celtics one of the best in the East. Pierce gave up a seldom-used bench player and Walker average 21.5 and 21.4 Ballroom Dance Team among the Best (Gugliotta), a guy who hadn’t suited points per game, respectively, while up for a game since last April Davis (15.4), Payton (12.2) and (Stewart), and a mid/low draft pick LaFrentz (11.2) are all capable of to get back Paul Pierce’s running going off for over 20 on any given At Harvard’s Invitational Competition night. Throw in a bench of Tony mate. Even the deepest critic of By Jessica Lee every single event Ainge had to crack a smile at that Allen, Delonte West, Al Jefferson, TEAM MEMBER except the newcomer one. and Marcus Banks and you've got The weather may have been level, for which MIT During the year and a half that yourself a deep team, one that very gorgeous last weekend, but few had no entries. The Walker was gone, Boston lost its well may be the third best team in noticed inside Moseley’s on the team swept first leader, and it was clear that Pierce the East behind Detroit and Miami. Charles, the ballroom through third place in was struggling to fill the void all by When Walker was initially trad- in Dedham where 369 Silver American Vien- himself. All that has changed since ed away, there was a general feeling dancers gracefully nese Waltz, and took Antoine’s return; the locker room of ambivalence in Boston, much battled at Harvard’s four of the top six has gone from frowns to smiles, the annual Invitational places in Bronze Inter- level of energy on the court has Antoine, Page 15 Ballroom Competi- national Foxtrot, with tion, with MIT dancers emerging Shlomo H. Meislin G among the top. and Olga S. Shevnyuk PCOMING OME VENTS Harvard allows competitors to ’08 in first, Dmitri Aba- U H E dance at two levels rather than just nine G and Yan Zhao in Saturday, March 12 one, and as a result everyone danced second, Perry Shieh and twice as much as usual, often in Theresa Vallese in Collegiate Figure Skating Competition back-to-back rounds. Couples ran off fifth, and Eng Sew Aw Johnson Ice Rink, 8 a.m. the floor and right back on again, G and Shi Ling Seow Varsity Men’s Gymnastics until events seemed to meld together. ’06 in sixth. duPont Gymnasium, 9 a.m. A feisty master of ceremonies Meislin and Shevnyuk added to the ambience, along with an have only been dancing Varsity Women’s Lacrosse vs. Plymouth State University excellent music selection, lightning- since last fall, which Jack Barry Field, 12 p.m. speed score calculation, and ruthless- would normally place Varsity Men’s Tennis vs. Bowdoin College ly efficient turnover from event to them at the Bronze level. duPont Tennis Courts/JB Carr Tennis Bubble, 3:30 p.m. event. However, they competed If any MIT dancers were put out in Silver American by the spirited commotion, they did- Waltz/Tango/Foxtrot and n’t let it weaken their performance. Silver American Vien- The team performed impressively in nese Waltz, taking first JESSICA LEE the four team matches, placing and second places, Wei An G and Karolina Netolicka G placed in fourth in Vet Standard, second in respectively. They danced the top four in both the Gold and Pre-Champ Rookie American, and first in both so well in the Rookie level International Standard events. Vet American and Rookie Standard American team match that the MIT Rheinbay G, who placed first in all team matches. captain was summoned by the Har- Gold Latin events; Abanin and Zhao MIT once again showed its vard officials to provide confirmation in Bronze International Quickstep; overall strength in the International that they are indeed rookies. and Steven Zhang and Esther Ryvk- Standard and American Smooth Other blue ribbons from MIT ina in Silver American Viennese styles, placing in the finals in included Philip Hsu ’87 and Esther Waltz. Figure Skating Club Members and Guests Entertain Audience at Annual Exhibition By Diana Cheng two at a time to form a giant pin- Championships. Kellermann earned CLUB MEMBER wheel, spinning faster and faster a gold medal last weekend at the Thirty MIT Figure Skating Club with each addition. 2005 U.S. Synchronized Skating members and six guest skaters per- An exciting highlight of the Nationals with her Masters level formed in the club’s annual exhibi- show was the “Vertigo” number team, Esprit de Corps. tion at the Johnson Ice performed by Joseph P. Lemay G, Cheng and Draper Lab employ- Rink on March 6. Devon L. Manz G, and Juha S. ee Mickey Barry performed their Trish Fleming, Valkama ’06, all of whom are for- pairs program to a medley from who works in the MIT mer competitors in pairs or ice “Miss Saigon.” Solo club skaters Enterprise Forum, and dance. The men had incredible included Christina Mills G, Hilary club Vice President speed and footwork as they ran Lang, Dean PhD ’05, club President Delphine Dean PhD ’05 coordinated across the length of the ice and per- Adriana Tajonar ’06, and Jane Cod- and emceed the show. They enter- formed double jumps. man. tained the audience by changing Linear Progressions, MIT’s syn- Several U.S. Figure Skating dresses for every performance they chronized skating team, performed judges who are MIT club members announced. to to Blondie’s “One Way” and also performed: Derek Bruening Jessica R. Huot ’06 choreo- “Funky Town.” Team members PhD ’04 debuted his program to graphed and directed the opening included Dean, Susan Alpert, Jessie “Pirates of the Carribean,” Barb number to music from the Harry I. Chen G, Diana I. Cheng ’04, John Cutler PhD ’03 debuted her pro- Potter movies. Beginners Soonmin Gonzalez ’04, Erica Gralla G, Lind- gram to “Polish Wedding,” and Bill DAVID GANDY—THE TECH Bae G, Anna Chen ’07, Elaine Lin say A. Howie ’05, and Bonny Rowe skated to Robert Miles’s Praveen Pamidimukkala ’08 spikes the ball over a Mount Ida ’08, and Rebecca Xu performed for Kellermann ’77. Howie, who “Dreamland.” defender during Wednesday’s victory. This win marked the the first time alongside veteran club coached the team this year, compet- Guest pairs skaters included 20th for the Engineers this season, a feat that has not been members. The crowd watched in ed with the Haydenettes team at the accomplished since 1987. suspense as the skaters joined up 2003 World Synchronized Team Skating, Page 15