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Drop Date Thursday MIT’s The Weather Oldest and Largest Today: Record warmth, 86°F (30°C) Tonight: Seasonable, 48°F (9°C) Newspaper Tomorrow: Mostly sunny, 55°F (13°C) Details, Page 2 Volume 121, Number 20 Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Tuesday, April 24, 2001 Appointment of Ex-Fiji as RA Prompted Dorow’s Resignation MIT Discovered Krueger’s Former “Big Brother” Was Supervising Another Fraternity After Alleged Incident at House in September By Mike Hall Delta Upsilon’s resident adviser at with the Krueger family. Campus OPINION EDITOR the time of an alleged domestic inci- media had previously asserted that Former Assistant Dean Neal H. dent between a DU brother and a Dorow’s resignation was related Dorow’s resignation in September guest. The RA position was required directly to the settlement. 2000 came after MIT officials dis- of every FSILG by the Institute fol- covered that he had allowed Scott lowing Krueger’s alcohol-related RA selection process questioned Krueger’s “big brother” at Phi death in 1997. In spring 2000, DU brothers Gamma Delta to serve as a supervi- McDonald is one of several selected McDonald, then a graduat- sor at another MIT fraternity. defendants in a wrongful death law- ing senior and upcoming MEng stu- Dorow had served for 12 years as suit filed by Krueger’s mother, Dar- dent, as their new RA. MIT’s adviser to fraternities, sorori- lene Krueger. According to an online copy of ties, and independent living groups. The alleged incident and the Office of Residence Life and Krueger’s “big brother,” Kevin Dorow’s resignation came days after Student Life Programs’ (RLSLP) E. McDonald ’00, was serving as MIT reached a $6 million settlement 1999-00 RA application, applicants began the process in February by Spring 2000: DU hires Kevin McDonald as its sending their applications to houses resident adviser. with RA openings. The houses then Sept. 21: A guest of a DU brother arrives at the sent their preferences to Dorow, who house to study. She leaves the house early Friday morning after an alleged incident between herself then sent the houses’ top three MING-TAI HUH—THE TECH and the brother. choices to RLSLP. The applicants Wellesley alumnae Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, right, and Sept. 22: The guest files for a restraining order ranked the houses that requested former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, wave to the against the defendant in Cambridge District Court. them, and assignments were deliv- crowd of Wellesley students at the celebration of the 125th Sept. 25: Dorow and other administrators meet ered in May. with McDonald and DU representatives to discuss anniversary of the college on Friday. See story page 19. the alleged incident. When filling out its application, Sept. 26: The DU alumni corporation president is however, DU listed McDonald as notified by an administrator that McDonald was Krueger’s “big brother” at Fiji. their sole ranked applicant, said DU Sept. 27: Dorow resigns. President Christopher W. Kelly ’02. Women’s Issues at MIT Weekend of Sept. 30: McDonald leaves DU and receives housing at Westgate, an “We didn’t want to rank three oversubscribed graduate student dormitory. A Special Report * Center Pullout Section Dorow, Page 15 Townes Lectures on Black Hole By Dana Levine astronomers from viewing our galaxy. precise measurements. “It’s almost EXECUTIVE EDITOR In 1932, Karl G. Jansky built a radio as if they’re dancing together,” Nobel laureate Charles H. telescope and used it to monitor Townes said of the antenna array. Townes gave a lecture last night dis- microwaves coming from outer space. Radio waves, which allow for cussing the research that proved the It was soon discovered that these better angular resolution than opti- existence of a black hole at the cen- radio waves originated in the center cal waves, allowed astronomers to ter of the Milky Way galaxy. of the galaxy. Work in the late see a “bright center” of the galaxy, a The talk, the second of the Ford/ 1960s showed that infrared rays also spot which emits a large amount of MIT Nobel Laureates series, was are emitted from a similar location radiation. This bright center has entitled “The Black Hole at the Cen- in space. been named Saggitarius A, and ter of Our Galaxy.” More recently, the construction emits 10,000 times as much light as Townes received the Nobel Prize of a 27-antenna National Radio our sun. in 1964 for his work in quantum Astronomy Observatory in New electronics, which led to the con- Mexico has allowed for even more Townes, Page 21 struction of oscillators and ampli- fiers based on the maser-laser prin- ciple. He holds the original patent on laser technology along with his John M. Edmond brother-in-law, A. L. Schavlow. Professor of Marine Geochemistry and Paleoceanography John M. Townes served at MIT as Provost Edmond died on April 10 at the age of 57. and Professor of Physics from Professor Edward A. Boyle said that Edmond was “an enormously 1961–1966, and was named Institute energetic and excitable person” with great enthusiasm for his work. Professor in 1966. In 1967, he left Edmond was a pioneer in the study of particulate matter and trace MIT to become a University Profes- elements in the oceans. Boyle said that Edmond started his career sor at the University of California. researching the role of carbon dioxide in the ocean. Edmond also stud- ied the chemical cycles of other elements and compounds in the ocean. The center of the galaxy Edmond was also among the group of scientists that first discov- Until recently, astronomers were ered hot-water vents on the ocean floor. These vents were found to unable to see into the center of the support new many forms of life previously unknown to scientists. galaxy, and many people did not real- More recently, Edmond’s work focused on studying the chemical ize that the earth lay within a galaxy. composition of rivers and tracing the sources of dissolved particulate ANNIE S. CHOI—THE TECH “It was only the middle of the last matter. In order to observe rivers less disturbed by human contact, The fierce and fabulous Mizery shows off her goods to the century that we realized, ‘Hey, we’re Edmond traveled the world, making trips to the Amazon and Siberia audience during Fierce Forever 4: Armageddon in Walker in a galaxy,’” Townes said. among other regions. Memorial Friday evening. See story page 8. Dust particles block all visible forms of radiation, preventing Edmond, Page 18 Nobel laure- Comics SPORTS World & Nation . 2 ate John F. The men’s lacrosse team is now Opinion . 4 Nash, Jr. lec- an undefeated 6–0 after beating Arts . 7 tured on the Wheaton Lyons, 13–10, last Events Calendar . 13 game theory. Saturday. Sports . 28 Page XX Page 11 Page 28 Page 2 THE TECH April 24, 2001 WORLD & NATION China Jails Catholic Bishop Bush Decides to Sell Taiwan THE WASHINGTON POST BEIJING A 79-year-old bishop in China’s underground Roman Catholic church has been arrested in Beijing, the Connecticut-based Cardinal Weapons, Not Radar System Kung Foundation reported Monday. Shi Enxiang, the bishop of Yixian in China’s northern Hebei By Edwin Chen An announcement of Bush’s defense system, would embolden province, had been in hiding from Chinese authorities since 1996 and LOS ANGELES TIMES decision, expected as early as Tues- Taiwan to put off the idea of reunifi- was arrested on April 13, Good Friday, on a visit to Beijing, the foun- WASHINGTON day, comes barely three weeks after cation perhaps indefinitely. dation said. Shi, ordained a bishop in 1982, has spent nearly 30 years Staking out a middle ground the collision between an American For its part, the government in in jail and was most recently incarcerated from 1990 to 1993. between angering China and helping surveillance plane and a Chinese Taipei had readied itself for a denial China’s constitution guarantees freedom of worship. But the Taiwan, President Bush has decided fighter jet over the South China Sea of its request for Aegis-equipped Communist leaders have always been suspicious of organized reli- to sell Taiwan older destroyers, that sharpened tensions between the naval destroyers. But the Kidd-class gions, which they view as threats to state power. They have grown diesel submarines, sub-hunting air- two countries. China detained the ships and the diesel submarines particularly wary of religious activity outside government-approved craft and a new version of Patriot air American crew for 11 days before would be welcome additions in the churches over the past several years as Chinese turn to beliefs beyond defense missiles — but not the releasing them on April 12. event of an attempted blockade by communism to bring meaning to their lives. advanced radar system sought by the The arms package is likely to the Chinese navy. China’s leaders have established a state-sanctioned church for Chi- Taipei government, U.S. officials elicit strong public opposition in Bei- The president’s decision is all but nese Catholics, run by Beijing-appointed prelates who reject the legiti- said Monday. jing — but also a private sense of certain to be criticized by “a fair macy of the pope. But an estimated 12 million Chinese loyal to Rome However, the president intends to relief. number” of pro-Taiwan Republican worship at clandestine prayer meetings, often held in private homes. reconsider Taiwan’s request next While the Chinese government senators, predicted Sen. John W. year, according to one top Republi- blasts any weapons sales to Taiwan Warner (R-Va.), chairman of the can senator who was briefed by Pen- as unacceptable foreign interference, Senate Armed Services Committee.