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Volume 133, Number 16 Friday, April 5, 2013 Labor dispute at Le Méridien No neutrality agreement reached, protest continues By Sara Hess ard, sophomores at Boston Univer- union organizers that traveled to Staff Reporter sity, were among the attendees at Connecticut last week to the head- yesterday’s protest. “The fight for quarters of HEI Hotels and Resorts, At 5 p.m. yesterday evening a equal rights is a fight for everyone,” the hotel investment group that crowd of approximately 200 gath- said Bowman. Talia concurred, owns Le Méridien on Sidney Street. ered at the steps of the Cambridge “These workers deserve to be treat- The group hoped to present senior Established 1881City Hall to demonstrate their sup- ed like human beings.” management with a petition for port for employees of Le Méridien Heather Nichols, a front desk neutrality signed by 70 percent of Hotel, located at 20 Sidney Street in associate at Le Méridien also in at- the hotel’s workers. Cambridge. At approximately 5:40, tendance yesterday evening, said “They would not meet with us,” the crowd marched from City Hall the Hotel’s management has made Boudreau said. According to Bou- to Le Méridien where the protest some attempts at improving work- dreau, eventually a member of HEI’s continued as hotel guests looked ing conditions in response to work- human resource department was on from their tables in the hotel ers’ complaints that they are under sent to speak with the group. The restaurant. compensated and overworked. “A HR representative said that while The workers and management couple of months ago we got raises, HEI would not accept a neutrality at Le Méridien have been engaged and they [the management] have agreement, they would agree not to in a labor dispute since March 2012 hired more people to work at the repeal the results of a free and open when the workers attempted to front desk. Their respect for us has vote. Boudreau says that the group present a formal request to manage- increased,” said Nichols; “But there was eventually escorted out of the ment that they agree to remain neu- is still a long way to go.” building by security staff. tral while employees debated the Bob Boudreau, a bartender at Yale students were among those possibility of joining UNITE HERE Le Méridien, who waved hello to that accompanied Boudreau to the Established 1881Local 26, the Massachusetts union his co-workers in the hotel restau- HEI headquarters last week. Yale of hospitality workers. Management rant yesterday as he marched by, University is one of several univer- refused to accept the request, which explained that employees have two sities that have agreed not to invest was later mailed to them. In the main demands: “We want the ho- additional endowment funds with months following, management has tel management to agree to remain HEI Hotels and Resorts following Melissa Renée Schumacher—The Tech continued to deny the request for neutral while we consider joining pressure from students that high- Workers at the Le Meridien Hotel held a rally on Thursday, April 4, 2013 neutrality while Le Méridien work- the union and to agree not to ap- light a long history of labor com- in front of Cambridge City Hall, then marched to the hotel, located in Cen- ers have staged regular Thursday peal the results of a vote to join, if it plaints against the company. tral Square. They have been calling for a boycott for the hotel since Octo- evening picket lines at the Hotel’s should come to that.” Alex Chen, a first year student ber. Members of Unite Here Local 26, which include MIT cafeteria work- entrance. Boudreau was among a group ers, also participated in the rally. Declan Bowman and Talia Leon- of five hotel employees and student Le Méridien, Page 11 Mechanical Engineering head steps down effective July 1 Boyce to become dean Establishedof Columbia 1881 University’s School of Engineering & Applied Sciences Anthony Yu Course 2 will still have the same priorities. The knowledge is needed to bring to solve a problem. Staff Reporter department has always been “guided by princi- By that, I mean the very interdisciplinary envi- ples for pushing the frontiers of knowledge and ronment not only in research but also in the cur- The head of MIT’s Department of Mechanical new technology and preparing the next genera- riculum. Just because you’re a mechanical engi- Engineering (Course 2) Mary C. Boyce PhD ’87 tion of engineers,” said Boyce. Under her lead- neer doesn’t mean you don’t have to know about will be stepping down in order to become dean ership since 2008, Course 2 has seen a surge in biology or chemistry.” of Columbia University’s Fu Foundation School enrollment for graduate students, with a 25-per- Boyce graduated from Virginia Tech in 1981 of Engineering and Applied Science effective cent rise in graduate applications. and received her PhD in mechanical engineer- July 1, 2013. “Professor Boyce has distinguished herself ing from MIT in 1987. She joined MIT as an assis- “I’ve had an incredible experience here at throughout her academic career not only as a tant professor in 1987 and has remained at MIT MIT as a graduate student to junior faculty up scholar but also as a teacher and mentor driven since then. She was appointed as department through the tenured ranks, and eventually as de- by an abiding commitment to nurturing the next head of Mechanical Engineering in 2008. partment head,” said Boyce in an interview with generation of engineers,” said Columbia Presi- During her time at MIT, Boyce has garnered The Tech. “But, the opportunity at Columbia is an dent Lee C. Bollinger in a statement to the Co- many accolades. According to the Department opportunity to take their engineering school to lumbia News. of Mechanical Engineering, she has published new places and have an impact in a very differ- The most important things Boyce has learned over 150 publications, and mentored 36 SM the- ent environment. That really was the motivation. at MIT that will help her as dean are the sense sis students and 20 PhD students. In addition, They’re undergoing growth and the city of New of collaboration and the “we can solve this to- she has been honored with various distinctions York is really a growing hotspot for engineering.” gether” attitude. At MIT, she said, “there are no

Regardless of her departure, said Boyce, boundaries that are in your way in regard to what Boyce, Page 12 Elijah Mena—The Tech

In Short Course 20 launches BE-specific writing lab Who’s your best HASS teacher this semester? Nominate an instructor or TA by emailing Separate from MIT Writing Center, BE Writing Lab uses peer fellows to teach [email protected] by April 21, with their name, subject, and a detailed nomination. By Jessica J. Pourian ing fellows, who also each hold at least four didn’t improve at all throughout MIT. contributing editor office hours every week. Interested sopho- “The most significant shortcoming from Commencement is coming up fast! Order mores can be assigned a fellow as a men- the students’ point of view seemed to be regalia at the Kendall Coop April 8–27, and at Biological Engineering students looking tor for the year to help them develop their that even though there was an emphasis on the Student Center Coop April 22–26. A rental to improve their writing now have a new skills. 76 percent of declared Course 20 communication, they didn’t feel like they or purchase receipt is needed to pick up Com- resource: the BE Writing Lab in 56-205. The sophomores are now using the Writing Lab were getting enough help in learning how mencement tickets. center, which opened last month, is geared for help with their classes, said Goldstein, to do it better,” said Lauffenburger. towards helping Course 20 students with and 35 students have visited the lab in the A task force was formed to combat the Entries are due today, April 5, for one of the lab reports, UROP proposals, grad school first month of operation. problem, and instructor/writing coordina- many Ilona Karmel Writing Prizes, includ- applications, and more. MIT has a Writing Center in Building tor Jaime Goldstein was brought onto the ing categories like poetry and technical writing. The Writing Lab is part of a push by 12 available to all students. So why does team in November. Goldstein worked ex- See the guidelines at http://writing.mit.edu/ Course 20 to improve its students’ writing Course 20 have its own? tensively with Course 20’s Eric J. Alm and initiatives/writing-prizes/guidelines. and communication skills. Walk-in hours Professor Douglas A. Lauffenburger, Agnieszka N. Stachowiak to bring the vision are from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday through Course 20 department head, cites the dis- for the Writing Lab together. The BE Writ- Send news information and tips to news@ Thursday, and students are encourage to appointing statistics on the senior exit ing Lab is not meant to replace the writing tech.mit.edu. make an appointment with one of the 10 survey over the past few years: 47 percent undergraduate, graduate, and postdoc writ- of students felt that their communication BE writing center, Page 13

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worl guns was derided as a cynical political maneuver to capitalize on The New York Times grading systems for multiple-choice cal of studies that purport to show the tragedy at Newtown, Conn. And the specter of mass confisca- and true-false tests are now wide- that the software compares well to

n tion of weapons was raised over and over on a chilly afternoon. Imagine taking a college exam spread, the use of artificial intel- human graders. “They continue to push their antifreedom and anti-American and, instead of handing in a blue ligence technology to grade essay “My first and greatest objection to agenda,’’ said Shaun Sweeney, a leader of It’s Time 2A, a gun- book and getting a grade from a pro- answers has not yet received wide- the research is that they did not have rights group. “It’s time to remind them who’s in charge: we, the fessor a few weeks later, clicking the spread endorsement by educators any valid statistical test comparing people. This is America, and we will not be ruled by a tyrannical “send” button when you are done and has many critics. the software directly to human grad- government. We will be free, and we will be heard.’’ and receiving a grade back instant- Anant Agarwal, an electrical en- ers,” said Perelman, a retired director —Brian Macquarrie, The Boston Globe ly, your essay scored by a software gineer who is president of EdX, pre- of writing and a current researcher at atio program. dicted that the instant-grading soft- MIT. Record flooding kills dozens in And then, instead of being done ware would be a useful pedagogical He is among a group of educators with that exam, imagine that the tool, enabling students to take tests who last month began circulating Argentina system would immediately let you and write essays over and over and a petition opposing automated as- rewrite the test to try to improve your improve the quality of their answers. sessment software. The group, which BUENOS AIRES — Record flash floods in Argentina have grade. He said the technology would offer calls itself Professionals Against Ma- killed at least 52 people this week, officials said Wednesday, de- EdX, the nonprofit enterprise distinct advantages over the tradi- chine Scoring of Student Essays in stroying thousands of homes and renewing tensions as politi- founded by Harvard University tional classroom system, where stu- High-Stakes Assessment, has collect-

& N cians blamed one another for the high death toll. and the Massachusetts Institute of dents often wait days or weeks for ed nearly 2,000 signatures, including In La Plata, a provincial capital 30 miles from Buenos Aires, Technology to offer courses on the grades. some from luminaries like Noam 46 people were reported to have died after more than 12 inches Internet, has just introduced such a “There is a huge value in learning Chomsky. of rain fell in just a few hours Tuesday night. The flooding also system and will make its automated with instant feedback,” Agarwal said. “Let’s face the realities of auto- claimed six lives in Buenos Aires after the heaviest April rainfall software available free on the Web “Students are telling us they learn matic essay scoring,” the group’s in more than a century fell Monday night. More downpours were to any institution that wants to use much better with instant feedback.” statement reads in part. “Computers expected through at least Thursday. it. The software uses artificial intel- But skeptics say the automated cannot ‚ ‘read.’ They cannot measure Rescue efforts were focused on finding trapped people to pre- ligence to grade student essays and system is no match for live teachers. the essentials of effective written orld vent further fatalities, and schools were being used as evacuation short written answers, freeing pro- One longtime critic, Les Perelman, communication: accuracy, reason- centers, he added. fessors for other tasks. has drawn national attention several ing, adequacy of evidence, good —Jonathan Gilbert, The New York Times The new service will bring the ed- times for putting together nonsense sense, ethical stance, convincing ar- ucational consortium into a growing W essays that have fooled software gument, meaningful organization, European Central Bank holds conflict over the role of automation grading programs into giving high clarity, and veracity, among others.” rate steady

FRANKFURT, Germany — The head of the European Central Bank on Thursday attempted to pick up the pieces left by the cri- White House seeks to change sis in Cyprus, emphasizing the bank’s determination to shore up the euro, acknowledging clumsy policymaking, and insisting that the troubled island nation provided “no template” for the future. The ECB left its benchmark interest rate unchanged Thursday international food aid: buy local at 0.75 percent, while the Bank of England held its rate steady at 0.5 percent. With both central banks’ rates already at record lows, By Ron Nixon shipping it abroad. $1.4 billion a year on food aid and there might be little room to use interest rates as a stimulus. But The New York Times The administration is propos- is the only major donor country the eurozone economies, like that of Britain, are stagnant and in ing that the government buy food that continues to send food to hu- need of help wherever they can find it. WASHINGTON — An Obama in developing countries instead manitarian crisis spots, rather than —Melissa Eddy, Jack Ewing and Julia Werdigier, administration plan to change of shipping food from U.S. farm- buying food produced locally. The New York Times the way the United States distrib- ers overseas, a process that typi- In a letter to members of Con- utes its international food aid has cally takes months. The proposed gress and the Obama administra- Airline mergers bring stability touched off an intense lobbying change to the international food tion, more than 60 organizations campaign by a coalition of ship- aid program is expected to save like the USA Rice Federation and to the industry ping companies, agribusiness millions in shipping costs and get the American Maritime Congress and charitable groups who say food more quickly to areas that defended the way the program is From the 1970s until the early 2000s, as many as 10 major the change will harm the nation’s need it. currently run and called on law- US carriers regularly slugged it out in the skies. But they were economy and hamper efforts to The administration is also re- makers and the Obama adminis- also bleeding money, forcing many into bankruptcy — and into fight global hunger. portedly considering ending the tration to resist changing it. mergers with competitors. Proponents of the plan, how- controversial practice of food aid “Growing, manufacturing, bag- But if the latest merger between American Airlines and US ever, say it would enable the Unit- “monetization,” a process by which ging, shipping and transporta- Airways is completed this fall as expected, it could usher in a ed States to feed about 17 million Washington gives U.S.-grown tion of nutritious U.S. food creates new era for the industry, and for travelers. Just four carriers more people each year, while help- grains to international charities. jobs and economic activity here would control 85 percent of the domestic market, culminating ing to fight poverty by buying the The groups then sell the products at home, provides support for our a period of consolidation that analysts say has helped trans- crops of farmers in poor countries. on the market in poor countries U.S. Merchant Marine, essential form a “chronically sick industry’’ into a profitable one. According to people briefed on and use the money to finance their to our national defense sealift ca- For many travelers, counterintuitively, the trend could the soon-to-be released fiscal year antipoverty programs. pability, and sustains a robust mean more choices as the bigger airlines fly to more major 2014 budget, the administration is Critics of the practice say it domestic constituency for these destinations and compete on more domestic routes, instead of expected to propose ending the hurts local farmers by competing programs not easily replicated in concentrating on certain regions of the country, analysts said. nearly 60-year practice of buying with sales of their crops. foreign aid programs,” the groups —Katie Johnston, The Boston Globe food from U.S. farmers and then The United States spends about wrote.

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The New York Times at the Bank of Cyprus. banks that have been at the center of —Tom Mashberg, The New York Times on Investigators also found such the Cypriot bailout debacle, decided LONDON — Two of the most software on the computer of Chris- to speculate in high-yielding Greek North Korea blocks workers from senior executives at Bank of Cyprus takis Patsalides, a senior executive in bonds in 2010, just as the Greece gov- may have deleted crucial email the bank’s treasury department who, ernment was running out of money. South at border WORLD & Nati documents last year relating to what according to the report’s findings, That decision resulted in the proved to be a disastrous decision to was the mastermind behind the de- Bank of Cyprus sustaining a loss SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea blocked South Koreans invest heavily in Greek government cision to buy the Greek government of 1.9 billion euros, or $2.5 billion, from crossing the heavily armed border to a jointly operated indus- bonds just before Greece’s inter- bonds. Patsalides has also left the when bond investors were eventu- trial park Wednesday, raising the possibility that the North is add- national bailout in 2010, according bank. ally forced to take a 75 percent dis- ing to its recent cascade of threats and provocative actions by cut- to an investigative report commis- Efforts to reach Eliades and Pat- count on the value of those bonds ting the last remaining major symbol of inter-Korean cooperation. sioned by the central bank of Cyprus. salides late Thursday were not im- under the final terms of the Greek It was not the first time that North Korea had disrupted the The report said forensic experts mediately successful. The report said bailout, worked out last year. park’s operation. It blocked cross-border traffic three times in 2009, found that the computer belonging Eliades did not “participate or assist” That loss, and the larger one once for three days, out of anger over joint military drills by South to the bank’s former chief executive, in the investigation, despite being absorbed by the other big Cypriot Korean and U.S. troops. That blockade was lifted when the military Andreas Eliades, who was forced urged to do so by the bank and its bank, Laiki Bank, in a similarly mis- exercises ended. The current U.S.-South Korean military drills are to resign last summer, had “wiping outside lawyers. guided investment foray, together to continue until the end of April. software loaded which is not part of The Bank of Cyprus, long consid- totaled 4.5 billion euros. —Choe Sang-Hun, The New York Times on

Spring 2013 Wulff Lecture Tuesday, April 9, 2013 The ability to pattern functional materi- WORLD & Nati Department of Materials Science and Engineering 4:00–5:00 pm als in planar and three-dimensional forms is critical to many emerging appli- Room 26-100 cations, including printed electronics, Reception immediately following self-healing materials, and tissue engi- neering scaffolds. 3D printing enables rapid design and fabrication of materials in arbitrary shapes without expensive tooling, dies, or lithographic masks. This talk describes the design and rheological Printing properties of model and functional inks and their implementation in 3D printing of microelectrodes for pen-on-paper electronics, flexible photovoltaics, and Functional electrically small antennas; hydrogel ma- on trices with embedded microvasculariza- tion; and 3D hydrogel scaffolds for tis-

sue engineering. Advances in high WORLD & Nati Materials throughput printing of materials via multinozzle arrays will be highlighted. Professor Jennifer A. Lewis Hansjörg Wyss Professor of Biologically Inspired Engineering The Wulff Lecture is an introductory, general-audience, entertaining lecture School of Engineering and Applied Sciences which serves to educate, inspire, and en- courage MIT undergraduates to take up Wyss Institute of Biologically Inspired Engineering study in the field of materials science Harvard University and engineering and related fields. The entire MIT community, particularly fresh- men, is invited to attend. The Wulff Lecture honors the late Professor John Wulff, a skilled, provocative, and enter-

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MOVIEREVIEW Friday, AprilFriday, 2013 5, 8 The Tech Friday, April 5, 2013 EXHIBITION REVIEW Satisfy your urge to travel The MIT Museum showcases a Swiss photographer’s world explorations By Kathryn Dere senior editor Joël Tettamanti: Compass Points For those of you whose wanderlust is cur- rently constrained by the demands of the Kurtz Gallery for academic calendar, Joël Tettamanti: Compass Photography, MIT Museum Points is not to be missed. After all, this new- est exhibition at the MIT Museum — and the Through August 31, 2013 first solo exhibition in the United States for Free with MIT ID Switzerland-based Tettamanti — is all about travel. Compass Points includes more than 70 works by Tettamanti, shot in locations ranging if they themselves are part of the landscapes. Arts Arts Art S from the built-up city of Seoul to more isolat- Even without a noticeable presence of ani- ed communities in Greenland. mate objects in his photographs, the results The photographs in Compass Points are are far from tame. As villages and cities begin not grouped together by region, but by other to take shape, so too does the push-and-pull connecting skeins, which adds a layer of com- relationship between architectural and natu- plexity to Tettamanti’s work. One wall contains ral landscapes. A 2011 photograph of Seoul,

A RTS a photograph taken in Nepal, with buildings South Korea, depicts clusters of city buildings gathered around a mountainous drop-off; and trees receding into hazy mountains. Two- hung next to it are photographs of similarly thirds of a photograph of Tramelan, Switzer- isolated locations in Greenland, Switzerland, land (2008) is white with snow, with houses and Vietnam. On another wall, smaller pho- and other buildings inhabiting a small strip tographs are grouped together in a grid-like in the middle ground and behind that, snow- format, creating an imagined city made up of blurred forests fading into the weather. buildings from different continents — Cha- Tettamanti’s smaller scale photographs are lom, Israel; Vardø, Norway; Necaxa, Mexico; just as striking and, at times, unexpected. The Ayome, Togo. shimmering ball of light in a scene of Ilulissat, Courtesy of Jöel Tettamanti Despite the National Geographic-type Greenland (2009) at dusk is not a particularly Qaqortoq, Greenland, 2004. In Local Studies, Tettamanti writes “They almost fight the location jumping, however, Compass Points bright star, but rather a street lamp. A photo- nature and climate … I was impressed by the obsession of people staying in a place that focuses less on the people than it does on the graph of Zagaya, Niger (2005) has the same is so clearly not made for humans.” land that they inhabit. When people do ap- eerie stillness of a de Chirico painting, with pear in the landscape, they are little more than box-like Adobe buildings sitting in a land- accessories. In a 2005 photo of demolished scape of blue sky and red dust. buildings and crumbling concrete in China, In his book Local Studies, Tettamanti said, the people sitting in the rubble blend in with “I have no religion, but somehow I think spirit the dingy grays, browns, and blues of the con- is an important part of my images. Every place crete. The people in a 34-minute video by Tet- has its own spirit.” What is this spirit, exactly? tamanti are often standing completely still, as Compass Points invites you to decide.

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album review The return of Justin Timberlake The pop star releases a new album after a 7-year hiatus

By Denis Bozic es these genres with soul and even some Timberlake does the opposite in this Staff Writer exotic world music sounds. Compared album: he combines music made with HHH✩✩ with his earlier songs, such as “SexyBack,” care and nonsensical lyrics, such as “If Expectations and comebacks are in- the new songs demonstrate music that you’d be my strawberry bubblegum, then The 20/20 Experience separable companions. When a star as is more than just a collection of simple I’d be your blueberry lollipop.” The ever- famous as Justin Timberlake takes a tem- three-beat club hits. The wide range of present topic of Timberlake’s relation- Justin Timberlake porary break from making music, coming string, brass, keyboard and percussion in- ships in these lyrics is not an issue, but the back to the scene is never a piece of cake struments embellish the album and high- comparison of his love life to candy prod- Released March 19, 2013 — the media wants to know the reason be- light Timberlake’s more mature side. So, ucts is, by any measure, corny. hind the hiatus and the fans expect fresh why is it questionable that his new album Some of the songs in this album are RCA and promising music. will be an instant success? worth mentioning though. The neo-soul To be fair though, Timberlake did If Timberlake had made the album opening track “Pusher Love Girl”, po- not disappear completely. The world shorter and worked more on his song- etic ballad “Mirrors”, and the unorthodox hasn’t seen signs of a new album from writing skills, The 20/20 Experience would dance hit “Let The Groove Get In” are ex- him since his previous album FutureSex/ most likely be a brilliant album. Moreover, amples of Timberlake taking advantage LoveSounds, which was released in 2006, the songs are unnecessarily long — seven of his potential for personal growth in the but in the meantime he was busy saving minutes on average — so even the sheer music industry. In these songs, he thrives the world in “4 minutes” with Madonna, brilliance of the musical composition can- as a well-established singer who is able to demystifying his feelings towards Mila not undo the dullness this causes. In pop- veer between highly lyrical and fun, light- Kunis in the film Friends with Benefits, based music, brevity is usually a desirable hearted musical escapades. and developing Facebook in The Social attribute, because there is something At the same time, one has to wonder Network. Even though these smart career appealing about songs that quickly and whether these few successful ambitious moves (perhaps intentionally) alleviated effectively convey their message. For rea- attempts can pave a new pathway for Tim- some of the media’s expectations, the re- sons known only to him and his produc- berlake. It might be possible, but it seems cent release of his new album The 20/20 tion team, Timberlake decided to disre- as if he should have continued with his old Experience still puts him in the comeback gard the common standard for this aspect well-formulated pattern of music-making spotlight. With this album, Timberlake of his songs. instead of taking a risky path of musical manages to bring some novelties to his Lyrics do not enhance the album’s maturation. music, but it is questionable whether these quality either. When other pop stars such Whatever the future might hold for novelties will keep him in the spotlight. as the alternative Swedish diva Robyn Timberlake, the new album remains Produced by Timberlake, his favorite and the underground Norway-native An- trapped in a limbo — it does not fail, but it sidekick Timbaland, and new collaborator nie write roguish and jocular lyrics, they does not deliver fully either. J-Roc, The 20/20 Experience shifts Timber- skillfully and harmoniously blend them Highlight tracks: “Pusher Love Girl,” Courtesy of RCA Records lake’s music from the pure pop and R&B of in with the music, giving their listeners a “Suit & Tie,” “Let the Groove Get In,” and The album cover of Justin Timberlake’s The 20/20 his previous two albums to a style that fus- sense of their songs’ easy-goingness. “Mirrors.” Arts Arts Arts Arts Arts Arts Arts Arts Arts Arts Arts Arts A RTS Experience. 9 Arts Arts Arts Arts Arts Arts Arts Arts Arts Arts Arts Arts ARTS ARTS Arts Arts ArtS

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The Songbird The Songbird upon her. all eyes are which ing dé- giddy sharp, makes Deaton) (Sylvia Fairy gagés habit the comical has Parrondo) (Dalay Fairy to her arms manner in a spastic of waving Garden Enchanted The the music. match and Woodland Fairy, Crystal Fountain Fairy, unique movements, have similarly Fairy Glad Tchaikovsky, melodies distinct by to each Princess. to the infant define their gift which the motion as they across flutter constant Once in a on pointe. bourrées in quick stage carries gifts balanced a line of children while, gawks the party.audience The into pillows on the fair but munchkins, the adorable at accept the never awkwardly, somewhat ies, objects. shoes too loudly. squeaking with dancers’ the soft the squeaks overpowered times, At melodies. 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– taps their forehead Princess with their hand twice. – points two fingers, Promise in the upwards held together, direction. audience’s – makes a circleBeautiful – makes with thearound their face palm of their hand. Key: their – touches Forget/Think with their index forehead finger. story. action. Meaning – character’s narrative elements of the narrative quently use it to convey quently use it to convey Beauty, as dancers fre- Beauty, important in Sleeping Ballet-mime is particularly Ballet-mime Ballet-mime: A sketch dictionary to help you decipher classical ballet moves Ballet-mime: A sketch dictionary to help you decipher classical Boston Ballet performs an all-time classic with help from the Royal Ballet with help from the Royal an all-time classic performs Ballet Boston Sleeping Beauty sparkles BALLET REVIEW BALLET surrounded by other fairies during the christening of Princess Aurora. of Princess during the christening other fairies by surrounded (Lia Cririo) The Lilac Fairy

could ensure the present performance is true the present ensure could guest coach for the production, so that they so that for the production, coach guest ist and ballet mistress Hilary Cartwright as a Hilary Cartwright mistress and ballet ist the company hired former Royal Ballet solo - Ballet former Royal hired company the production in 1992 and 2005. This season, in 1992 production 1900s, until the Boston Ballet acquired the acquired the Boston Ballet until 1900s, The Royal Ballet’s signature work in the mid- work signature Ballet’s Royal The is set to Peter Tchaikovsky’s score. It became It score. Tchaikovsky’s is set Peter to purity of academic classical ballet,” says Bos says ballet,” classical purity of academic damental classical ballets. It “represents the “represents It ballets. classical damental time as love affairs. love the same around in 1890, in Russia premiered ance for sugary sweet characters and clichédance for sugary sweet characters It Nissinen. Mikko Artistic Director Ballet ton children and draw on your inner child’s toler inner child’s on your and draw children remind yourself that the story that is a fairytale yourself remind for and scenery were superb. and scenery superb. were old classical ballet. The dancing, costumes, costumes, dancing, The ballet. old classical traordinary job with Marius Petipa’s 120-year 120-year Petipa’s job with Marius traordinary fairy Carabosse. The company does an ex company The fairy Carabosse. nicate, and everyone is merrynicate, the evil except rytale- people commu to dance world, where three-hour show is set in a sparkly pink fai- pink setis sparkly a in show three-hour opened the Friday before spring break. The spring break. opened before the Friday brings a cursed spindle to Princess Aurora. brings a cursed spindle to Princess he evil fairy Carabosse (Erica Cornejo) Cornejo) (Erica Carabosse The evil fairy Friday, AprilFriday, 2013 5, 10 The Tech Friday, April 5, 2013 restaurant review Health from the inside Try a reinvigorating meal at Life Alive By Alex McCarthy ers weave through the room, smiling and on vegetables 24/7 — I enjoy my deep fried balancing plates of food. There is a more tater tots and ketchup as much as the next Life Alive It’s a Saturday evening, and you’re hun- intimate downstairs seating area, with softer guy. However, I ordered a whole-wheat wrap gry. You ate brunch at 10 a.m. and haven’t lighting and a few larger tables for groups, stuffed to bursting with leafy greens, broc- 765 Mass. Ave., Cambridge had a bite to eat since then. It’s been a long, some tables for two, and padded benches coli, whole grains, nuts, and who knows what busy week, and between classes during the set into the mural-covered walls. Overall, the other veggies, and when I took my first bite, Open Mondays–Saturdays day and psets at night, you’ve been grab- place has a very hippie-groovy, relaxing vibe. I could tell that Life Alive knew what it was 8 a.m. – 10 p.m., Sundays 11 bing a quick burger and fries or plate of pasta Life Alive’s menu (all vegetarian) is driven doing. The flavors and textures were fantas- a.m. – 7 p.m. most nights for dinner. You need to take a by the principle that diverse, unprocessed, tic — I could taste how fresh and wholesome break and recharge — so why not grab some and organic foods are fundamentally key the ingredients were. Furthermore, my body friends and get dinner at Life Alive, a restau- to holistic wellbeing. Fresh vegetables, le- seemed to recognize that whatever had been Expect to pay $8–$10 for an entrée, and rant with a relaxing atmosphere and a revi- gumes, and grains are combined with in- missing from my nightly dining hall diet the $5–$7 for a smoothie. The servings are Arts Arts Art S talizing menu? tensely delicious sauces to create a mouth- was contained in the wrap, and I craved the smaller than average, but they are dense This little oasis from the day-to-day shuf- watering array of bowls, wraps, and soups. next bite. I could almost feel myself getting and filling, and you are paying for high- fle is just a 15-minute walk up Mass. Ave. into They also serve a number of energizing younger with every mouthful. quality, nutritious food. Cambridge. Stepping in from the concrete smoothies with decadent and exotic flavors The next time you’re feeling run down, try The ordering system is a little unconven- city, the interior of Life Alive seems to have such as mango avocado, ginger maple, and out a restaurant that’s run at a different pace. tional: place your order at the counter on gone to root, with plants flourishing in the chicory cacao. A relaxing evening with friends at Life Alive the first floor (like a Starbucks), then find

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AL Eastern Division 1. Toronto Blue Jays 2. Baltimore Orioles 3. Tampa Bay Rays 4. New York Yankees 5. Boston Red Sox Expect somewhere around 95 wins from complementary players situated around Alex Rodriguez just had hip surgery in

the Jays. him, such as Ben Zobrist and Desmond January, so he may miss the entire sea- s Sport The AL East is the most competitive di- Baltimore surprised everyone last sea- Jennings. Tampa Bay’s main strength son. Unless they can find answers some- vision in the MLB. A case could be made son by grabbing a playoff spot and giv- is their rotation, however, as they have where else, the Yankees will fall behind for four of the teams (sorry, Red Sox!) to ing the Yankees a tough series, but they very good pitchers top to bottom. David in a very competitive division. win the division, and the race could come shouldn’t surprise anyone this year, They Price leads the rotation and I expect him Boston is quickly being left behind. down to the final week or two. That be- have some very good pieces on offense to be a Cy Young candidate this season. They have an aging roster that needs to ing said, I think the Blue Jays will finally to build around and their pitching staff, Jeremy Hellickson and Matt Moore are be rebuilt as soon as possible. All is not make the leap and win the AL East. They while not brilliant, is good enough to give two young stars that should develop even lost, though. They have a former MVP made some huge moves in the offseason, teams trouble. Expect a good season from further this season as the Rays fight for a second baseman in Dustin Pedroia, and and benefitted from Miami’s huge fire outfielders Adam Jones and Nick Marka- Wild Card berth. Jacoby Ellsbury is always solid in the out- sale where they acquired shortstop Jose kis. The Orioles are going to be a very The Yankees are having some major field. They added former Phillies center s Sport Reyes and pitchers Mark Buehrle and dangerous team this year, especially after difficulties with injuries already this sea- fielder Shane Victorino, who brings some Josh Johnson in exchange for some pros- getting some valuable playoff experience son. We’ll see how long Derek Jeter is out speed to the lineup, but he is also aging. pects. They also signed outfielder Melky in 2012. with his ankle injury, but he shouldn’t Their rotation also leaves much to be de- Cabrera, who should add a lot to their of- The Rays lost some of their key players miss too many games. First baseman sired after Jon Lester and Clay Buchholz, fense. They have arguably the most dan- from last season in the offseason, but they Mark Teixeira however, could miss seri- so look for them to try to upgrade at some gerous power hitter in baseball in Jose still have enough to compete for a title. ous time with a torn tendon in his wrist. point. The team signed Ryan Dempster in Bautista, and also traded for last year’s Evan Longoria is still the heart and soul of If he doesn’t come back until June or July, the offseason, but I think he will struggle NL Cy Young award winner R.A. Dickey. the offense while he has some very good New York could be in serious trouble. to pitch in the tougher American League. s Sport

AL Central Division 1. Detroit Tigers 2. Chicago White Sox 3. Cleveland Indians 4. Kansas City Royals 5. Minnesota Twins

Detroit is the reigning AL Champion s Sport and not much should change this season. They still have arguably the best pitcher in the game, Justin Verlander, and they also has talent, such as Alex Rios and Paul year and make the Indians competitive. nesota Twins are an organization in free- have the AL MVP Miguel Cabrera. There Konerko, but they just don’t have enough The Royals are probably a year or two fall. Not too long ago, they were a peren- are very few holes in their lineup, and to overtake the Tigers this season. away from being legitimate contenders nial playoff contender, but now they will they got even better with their offseason Cleveland improved over the offsea- in the American League. They have a lot struggle to be even close to .500. They signing of Torii Hunter. With hardly any son with many smart additions. They ac- of young talent ready to reach their po- still have Joe Mauer catching for them other competition in the Central this year, quired former Braves outfielder Michael tential, so don’t be surprised if they sup- but they have little else. Josh Willingham Detroit will run away with it as early as Bourn, who will give them some speed at plant the White Sox and the Indians for might be able to provide some offense, s Sport August. the top of their lineup. They also added 2nd place. They traded for James Shields but they definitely need much more help. Chicago will be hurt by the loss of long Drew Stubbs and Nick Swisher to comple- and Wade Davis in the offseason, which They traded outfielder Ben Revere to the time catcher A.J. Pierzynski, but they still ment Carlos Santana. Their real concern improves their previously weak rotation. Phillies over the offseason in exchange for have enough solid talent to hold the sec- this season, though, will be their pitching. If some of their offensive pieces like Billy Vance Worley. Worley immediately be- onds spot in the division. Chris Sale is a Ubaldo Jiminez declined greatly last sea- Butler and Eric Hosmer can play well, comes the best starting pitcher on the ros- bona fide ace and I expect him to have a son after his stellar career with the Rock- Kansas City could field their most danger- ter, but that isn’t saying much. This team great season. Outside of Sale though, their ies. Justin Masterson was also not impres- ous team in years. will struggle to stop teams from scoring rotation is severely lacking. Their lineup sive but he will look to bounce back this Rounding out the division, the Min- all season. s Sport AL Western Division 1. Los Angeles Angels 2. Oakland Athletics 3. Texas Rangers 4. Seattle Mariners 5. Houston Astros

The Angels have potentially the most overpowered team in the Major Leagues. s Sport Their offseason signing of Josh Hamilton adds to one of the most fearsome lineups by second-year player Yeonis Cespedes. League, so they won’t have too much prob- is a roster that is about 3 years away from in baseball, which already features Albert Although I wouldn’t bet on them repeating lem scoring runs this season. They also being competitive if they continue to de- Pujols and last year’s MVP runner-up Mike their division-winning performance from have a competent rotation and I expect Yu velop their prospects. Trout. They also added Tommy Hanson last year, this team will win a lot of games. Darvish to have another exceptional year. The Houston Astros are a new team to and Jason Vargas to their rotation, which If they can make a splash at the trade dead- The division race will be close between the division, after transferring from the Na- will definitely improve their season. I ex- line and acquire another player to bolster all three teams, but in the end, I think the tional League. They won’t have any more pect Jered Weaver and C.J. Wilson to have their lineup, they could easily be crowned Rangers will fall just short. success this season, however, and will productive years and lead the Angels to the AL West champs again. The Mariners have one of the best continue to be in the bottom of the league.

division title. The Rangers were hit hard this offsea- pitchers in baseball, Felix Hernandez, but They really don’t have any starting pitch- s Sport Like the Orioles, the Oakland Athletics son when they lost Josh Hamilton, Michael the talent level drops off from there. The ing or relievers that are capable of being were one of the MLB’s biggest surprises last Young and Mike Napoli. Even with all that, rest of their rotation will struggle this sea- consistently good, and their offense will season by winning the division. They have however, they still have one of the most son to keep runs off the board and unless struggle mightily all season. They signed a great rotation that should get better this talented teams in baseball. Elvis Andrus, some of their young offensive talent like slugger Carlos Pena in the offseason, but season with experience. They also have Nelson Cruz and Adrian Beltre highlight Dustin Ackley and Justin Smoak can pro- he won’t be nearly enough to help Hous- enough offensive firepower to compete, led one of the better offenses in the American duce, they won’t win too many games. This ton this year. s Sport Women’s lacrosse crushes Framingham State Kane, Wright, and McShane lead team to an uncontested 21-6 win this past Tuesday By Mindy Brauer groundballs while classmate C. Du ’14 had one goal and two back-to-back goals. After setting The back-and-forth scoring daper staff Meghan S. Wright ’13 registered caused turnovers. Kristyn M. Ber- up Kane’s second marker, Wal- resumed in the second half as a

three goals, two assists, and three retta ’16 tacked on a goal as Em- lace converted her free-position Framingham State free-position s Sport Emma Kane ’15 amassed five draw controls for MIT. Nadia L. ily L. Dunne ’14 earned an assist. shot and then Wacker connected goal made the score 13-5 at the goals and two assists in leading Wallace ’16 totaled two goals, Erin B. Kenney ’14 collected six on a feed from McShane. An ex- 20:42 mark. The Engineers then the MIT women’s lacrosse team three assists, and three draw groundballs and two caused turn- change of goals ensued as the strung together eight straight to a 21-6 victory over Framing- controls as fellow rookie Kira M. overs while Candice I. Kaplan ’15 Rams narrowed the gap to three goals with the first three scored ham State University on Tuesday Schott ’16 racked up three goals, and Paige V. Kennedy ’16 both (6-3) with 9:29 on the clock. MIT by Wright, Wallace, and Du from afternoon. With the win, the Engi- six draw controls, four ground- had two saves. responded by closing the half eight meters. Despite the deficit, neers improved to 4-5 on the year. balls, and four caused turnovers. The Engineers jumped out to a with five unanswered goals, the the Rams continued to attack and Molly E. McShane ’13 posted Laura M. Wacker ’13 notched two 4-0 lead after 10 minutes expired last being a Kane free-position found the back of the net with four goals, one assist, and four goals and an assist while Erica as Kane opened the game with strike with seven ticks left. 1:28 remaining. CMY CY MY CM K Y M C 16

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