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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. Bush Rates High in Polls tagon officials. it had concentrated its lobbying The dispute with China over the THE WASHINGTON POST The deferral invites China to efforts against the Aegis system surveillance plane raised the ire of WASHINGTON diminish the likelihood of the United rather than the entire list of arms that many China critics, who pushed the President Bush receives solid marks for the way he has handled States selling its Aegis equipment to Washington might sell. China’s lead- Bush administration to take a tougher himself in office, but the American people question some of his basic Taiwan by cutting back the number ers fear that Aegis, combined with line against Beijing — in part by giv- priorities and say his policies are tilted far more toward wealthy indi- of missiles it has pointed at Taiwan. U.S. plans for a theater missile ing Taiwan the weapons it requested. viduals and corporate interests than to people like themselves, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. As he nears the 100-day mark in his presidency, Bush is rated somewhat higher than President Bill Clinton but below where Ronald Sub Commander Reprimanded Reagan and Bush’s father were at similar points in their presidencies. In the poll, 63 percent said they approved of the way Bush is han- By Edward Walsh the Ehime Maru, which sank within “I understand and accept the dling the job, slightly up since last month, while 32 percent disap- THE WASHINGTON POST minutes. punishment that Admiral Fargo proved. The commander of the U.S. sub- At a news conference at Pacific imposed,” Waddle said in a state- On individual issues, his record is mixed. His strongest ratings marine that collided with a Japanese Fleet headquarters at Pearl Harbor, ment. “While I regret that my Navy came in international affairs (62 percent approve), where he benefited fishing vessel carrying high school Fargo said he found Waddle guilty career has ended in this way, I know from his handling of the recent standoff with China, and on education students near Hawaii in February of “dereliction in the performance of that I am one of the lucky ones (60 percent approve), a top priority about which he has spoken fre- received a letter of reprimand Mon- his duties” and “negligent hazarding because I survived the accident.” quently during his travels this spring. day, a step that will end the career of a vessel” leading to the collision The Feb. 9 collision occurred as But fewer than half of those surveyed (47 percent) said they of an officer who had been consid- that killed nine people aboard the the Greeneville practiced an emer- approved of his handling of the environment, an area where the ered one of the Navy’s rising stars. 190-foot Ehime Maru. He said there gency surfacing maneuver. The administration’s policies have drawn sharp criticism from environ- Cmdr. Scott D. Waddle, skipper were “two fundamental causes” of Ehime Maru was steaming with stu- mental groups. The poll also found a wide gap between the public’s of the fast attack submarine USS the collision: an inadequate dents from a Japanese vocational desire to protect the environment and their perception of Bush’s com- Greeneville, received the formal periscope and sonar search for sur- high school who were learning com- mitment to do so. reprimand at the end of a one-hour face vessel traffic before the subma- mercial fishing. The Coast Guard res- disciplinary proceeding conducted rine surfaced, and the failure of the cued 26 survivors from the trawler, by Adm. Thomas B. Fargo, com- Greeneville’s officers and men to but four students, two teachers and Koizumi on His Way to Becoming mander of the Pacific Fleet. work together and share information three crew members were killed. Fargo also ordered Waddle to about conditions on the surface. The incident caused an uproar in Japanese Prime Minister give up half of his pay for two Waddle “created an artificial Japan, where Fargo’s decision not to LOS ANGELES TIMES months, but suspended that action, sense of urgency in preparation for institute court-martial proceedings TOKYO and began proceedings formally to surfacing when prudent seamanship, against Waddle was sharply criti- Quixotic reformer Junichiro Koizumi is virtually certain to remove him as the Greeneville’s the safety of his submarine and good cized. Monday, a lawyer for family become Japan’s next prime minister after a groundswell of grass- commanding officer. Charles W. judgment dictated otherwise,” Fargo members of some of those aboard roots support over the weekend made his election as ruling-party Gittins, Waddle’s civilian lawyer, said. “In doing do, he marginalized the Ehime Maru said they might sue president Tuesday all but inevitable. said the 41-year-old officer intends key contact management and control the Navy and perhaps the civilians. Normally obedient rank-and-file members of the Liberal Democ- to retire by Oct. 1. He will be enti- room personnel, cut corners on pre- Acting on the recommendations ratic Party, which has ruled Japan for most of the past five decades, tled to a full pension. scribed operational procedures and of a Navy court of inquiry, a panel defied power brokers and slammed home the message that without a The collision strained U.S. rela- inhibited the proper development of of three senior admirals who held new way of doing things, the LDP can’t survive. tions with a key ally and put a spot- the (surface) contact picture.” two weeks of public hearings on the “We’re in a crisis situation,” said Tomiji Okamoto, chief secretary light on the practice, followed by all But Fargo said he did not insti- collision, Fargo conducted a second of the LDP’s Tokushima branch. “If the LDP doesn’t change, this the military services, of inviting tute court-martial proceedings disciplinary proceeding Monday, country is in really big trouble.” civilians to observe military exercis- because an investigation of the acci- known as an admiral’s mast, at Koizumi secured 123 of 141 votes allocated to local party chap- es in order to build civilian support. dent produced no evidence of which he admonished Lt. Michael J. ters in the first phase of voting conducted over the weekend. His chief There were 16 civilians aboard the “criminal intent or deliberate mis- Coen, the Greeneville’s officer of rival, former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, collected just 15. Greeneville when it surfaced under conduct” on Waddle’s part. the deck. The huge margin effectively obligates LDP lawmakers to choose Koizumi as their president in second-phase voting Tuesday, or risk a potentially fatal split. Peruvian Official Counters U.S. WEATHER Allegations in Downing of Plane By Scott Wilson The officer’s comments followed gunfire from the Peruvian jet. Record Warmth THE WASHINGTON POST pointed words Monday from the Since the incident, U.S. officials LIMA, PERU Bush administration on what went have suspended surveillance flights By Michael J. Ring Countering U.S. suggestions of wrong in the process of engagement, over the busy drug-smuggling corri- EDITOR IN CHIEF blame, a Peruvian official declared which began with notification from a dor, which for years have provided After a day of unseasonably warm temperatures on Sunday, high Monday that a Peruvian pilot and his CIA-run surveillance plane and information to Peruvian interceptors. temperature records across New England will be in jeopardy today. control officers followed agreed pro- ended in the downing of the mis- The exchange Monday suggested We are currently located in wedge of warm air associated with a cedure “to the letter” in shooting sionary aircraft on the Amazon that a debate over the future of such storm system situated over the Great Lakes. A warm front passed over down a private plane carrying Amer- River more than 600 miles northeast intelligence assistance may be in the the region last night, bringing with it the higher temperatures for ican missionaries. of Lima. offing. today. Later today a cold front will pass through the region as the The contention, from an officer While acknowledging that the Peruvian officials did not present storm moves eastward. This second front brings the potential for an with access to the air force com- CIA-run aircraft pointed out the mis- any evidence to refute U.S. allega- afternoon thunderstorm before cooler air infiltrates the region and we mand, represented the beginning of a sionary plane as a possible drug-traf- tions that the pilot skipped interme- return to more seasonable temperatures for the remainder of the week. defense against suggestions by U.S. ficking flight, the U.S. government diate steps before firing on the plane. Today’s record high for Boston of 82°F was set over a century officials that Peruvians acted hastily has acted quickly to place the blame Nor did they offer evidence to refute ago, in 1885. and without proper notification Fri- on the Peruvian military, saying the the U.S. assertion that the surveil- day morning in shooting down the pilot and his control officers skipped lance plane crew issued warnings to Extended Forecast plane, killing a woman and her 7- intermediary steps that might have delay any attack pending identifica- month-old daughter. properly identified the aircraft. tion of the missionaries’ aircraft. Today: Increasing cloudiness with a chance of an afternoon thun- “There were definitely passes The pontoon plane was carrying The air force official here said derstorm. Breezy southwest wind and record warmth. High of 86°F made, more than one,” the air force five Americans, including two chil- military investigators are trying to (30°C). officer said, referring to attempts the dren, when it was intercepted over determine why the A-37 and the Tonight: Clearing, with a return to more seasonable temperatures. Peruvian A-37 warplane made to the Amazon on a clear morning. floatplane were unable to communi- Low of 48°F (9°C). contact the missionaries’ smaller According to survivor accounts, the cate in the moments proceeding the Tomorrow: Mostly sunny. High of 55°F (13°F). Low of 38°F Cessna 185 visually. “The flight Peruvian jet fired on the plane with- shooting. The missionary pilot, (3°C). crew followed all international rules out warning the pilot by radio or Kevin Donaldson, has a decade of Thursday: Mostly sunny. High of 65°F (18°C). to the letter, but there are still vari- making its presence known visually. experience flying over Peru’s eastern Friday: Partly cloudy and warmer. High of 72°C (22°C). ous issues that must be investigated Veronica “Roni” Bowers, 35, and jungles and has told investigators he to determine what happened.” her baby, Charity, were killed by followed all procedures. April 24, 2001 WORLD & NATION THE TECH Page 3

Senate Democrats Press Bush Turkish Hotel Siege Ends LOS ANGELES TIMES ISTANBUL, TURKEY To Up Spending on Education Richard Adam was enjoying a quiet late-night drink at the bar of his Istanbul hotel when he heard a loud, piercing scream. By Helen Dewar involves more than just money. dence that the dispute could be “I heard this woman’s voice screeching ‘He’s got a gun,’ recalled THE WASHINGTON POST “I support historic new levels of resolved sufficiently by mid-week the London-based interior designer, who is originally from New WASHINGTON education funding, yet all of us that the Senate could begin debate York. “I looked up and saw this shiny piece of metal. I thought it was Senate Democrats ratcheted up know better schools require more on the education bill. the tip of a very large umbrella, but then I heard this huge guy shout- pressure on the White House Mon- than just funding,” the president Talks on funding failed to yield ing very loudly, and the next thing I knew everyone was diving for day to increase spending on educa- said at a Rose Garden ceremony an agreement during the two-week the floor. tion, warning they may hold up honoring Michele Forman of Ver- congressional recess that ended “That’s when I realized things were serious, and that he was actu- action on President Bush’s school mont as the 2001 National Teacher Monday. But Senate aides said they ally carrying a very big gun,” Adam said. proposals until a dispute over fund- of the Year. “My education reform are likely to intensify today in Adam, 52, was among about 120 guests and staff members who ing is resolved. has a good balance of new dollars.” hopes of reaching agreement by were taken hostage Sunday by pro-Chechen gunmen at a five-star Senate Minority Leader Thomas While White House and con- Wednesday, when Majority Leader hotel with panoramic views of the Bosporus. A U.S. consular official A. Daschle (D-S.D.) said the gressional negotiators have agreed Trent Lott (R-Miss.) plans to try to said 54 Americans were among them. Democrats would oppose Republi- on a wide range of policy changes begin debate on the bill. Their ordeal ended after 12 hours of negotiations between the 13 can plans to bring the president’s to improve education, they remain Democrats could block the Sen- gunmen and Turkish authorities. All of the hostages were released legislation to the Senate floor far apart on funding for elementary ate from acting by filibustering an unharmed. “until we can resolve this issue of and secondary education next year. initial procedural motion. With the In a statement faxed to news organizations during their siege of funding.” Daschle expressed “rea- Democrats are seeking an increase Senate divided evenly between the the Swissotel Bosporus, the gunmen said they were trying to draw sonable” confidence that the dis- of $13 billion. Democratic negotia- parties, Republicans would have to attention to the plight of the breakaway Russian region of Chech- pute could be resolved in time for tors said the White House has pro- pick up support of at least 10 nya, which they said largely had been ignored by the international action on the bill to begin this posed an increase of about $1.3 bil- Democrats to reach the 60 votes media. week. lion. needed to break a filibuster, and They demanded that the new Bush administration call on Russian Bush defended his plan as strik- Despite the gap between the two Democrats have demonstrated troops immediately to withdraw from Chechnya. The men also ing a good balance, noting that parties on funding, a Republican striking unity on such votes in demanded an audience with Turkey’s interior minister Sadettin Tan- changing the education system leadership aide expressed confi- recent years. tan, which they received Monday morning. Justices Say a Single Remark Does Mississippi Reaches $500 Million Not Constitute Sexual Harassment LOS ANGELES TIMES Settlement in Desegregation Case WASHINGTON The Supreme Court stressed again Monday that a single crude By Michael A. Fletcher Mississippi Valley State. It alleged funding for a summer program remark by a supervisor is not enough to trigger a sexual harassment THE WASHINGTON POST that those schools offered educa- adopted by the state in 1995 to help lawsuit. WASHINGTON tional opportunities inferior to those students who do not qualify for reg- The justices threw out a discrimination claim brought by a Las Mississippi agreed Monday to at the state’s five historically white ular admission to Mississippi’s uni- Vegas school official who said she was demoted after complaining end more than a quarter century of universities because of the state’s versity system, providing $6.25 mil- about her supervisor’s comment. legal battles over the desegregation history of racial discrimination. lion over a 10-year period for In an unsigned opinion, the justices sought to clarify the differ- of its higher education system, The agreement calls for $246 financial aid to students. ence between offensive comments and workplace discrimination. reaching a $500 million settlement million to be spent over 17 years on “The important agreement that In recent years, many companies — out of fear of lawsuits — intended to remedy decades of state- academic programs at the three his- we have reached with the state of have adopted policies that strictly forbid sexist jokes or lewd remarks sanctioned racial discrimination. torically black universities. The pro- Mississippi will increase access to in the workplace. Those policies have created the perception that the The agreement with the U.S. Jus- grams include a new engineering quality educational opportunities law itself makes such comments illegal. tice Department and a group of black school at Jackson State and a busi- and benefit all of Mississippi’s stu- Federal law makes it illegal for employers to discriminate against Mississippians, filed Monday in fed- ness school at Alcorn State. dents and citizens,” said U.S. Attor- an employee on the basis of race, sex or religion. And for the past 15 eral court, could mark the end of a Also, $75 million will be spent ney General John Ashcroft. years, the court has said that sexual harassment can be considered class action lawsuit initiated in 1975 on capital improvement projects at The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in illegal sex discrimination because it changes the working conditions to desegregate the state’s public col- the schools. The settlement provides 1992 that the state’s higher educa- for the victim. leges and universities. A federal $70 million in public endowments tion system — which includes the But the justices have cautioned that sexual harassment refers to a judge must approve the settlement. and a pledge to raise $35 million in flagship campus at the University of pattern of “severe or pervasive” abuse, not “a mere offensive utter- The lawsuit sought to improve private endowments for the histori- Mississippi as well as Mississippi ance.” They have said that a supervisor’s “simple teasing (or) offhand programs and facilities at the state’s cally black colleges and universities State University — was separate comments” do not violate the law, even if an employee might find three historically black universities: over a 14-year period. and unequal. It ordered a federal them irksome and harassing. Jackson State, Alcorn State and The settlement also increases court to fashion a remedy. Page 4 THE TECH April 24, 2001 OPINION Letters To The Editor ‘Anti-Nature’View A and/or the MIT Joint Program on the Science this is a good indicator of how dedicated they Chairman and Policy of Global Change. I’d say that are to their cause. For an example, let us Jordan Rubin ’02 Century Out of Date there is still some confusion between good examine the recent spam sent by a group that science and the hilarious myth of determin- claims to be working for the benefit of MIT Editor in Chief I refer to Matt Craighead’s April 13 article ism, although I had hoped that this point had students. This may indeed be a noble cause; Michael J. Ring ’01 “Bush’s Environmentalism: Anti-Nature, Pro- already been clarified some decades ago by however, the fact that they send out mass Business Manager Man.” The positions expressed by the author Poincare, Schroedinger, and Lorenz. e-mail indicates that they do not want to put Huanne T. Thomas ’02 match with a sensibility formed upon the effort into promoting awareness of their Managing Editor myth of eternal progress, which went out of Valerio Lucarini G group. Bearing that in mind, how much effort Eric J. Cholankeril ’02 date at least 120 years ago. The supported are they likely to put into working for the ben- view of the relation between nature and man efit of MIT students? Executive Editor is irritating at the least, and grotesque in the Spam:The Institute While it is irritating to receive mass e- Dana Levine ’02 parallel he draws between dams and beavers. mail from a particular student group, it is NEWS STAFF Nevertheless, his article reflects the total Should Know Better even more disheartening to receive e-mail Editors: Naveen Sunkavally ’01, Rima absence of thought about the intrinsic limits of Within our first six months at MIT, most from somewhat “official” sources including, Arnaout ’02, Matthew Palmer ’03; Associate the planet, and the responsibility we have of us have received e-mails with subject lines but not limited to, the UA and RLSLP. I can Editors: Nancy L. Keuss ’04, Jennifer Krish- towards our sons and daughters. such as “MAKE MONEY FAST!!!”, “What understand students sending unsolicited e- nan ’04, Brian Loux ’04, Shankar Mukherji ’04; About the “energy crisis caused by the IRS Won’t Tell YOU!”, and “Laser Print- mail: we’re college students — we do stupid Staff: Daniel C. Stevenson G, Frank Dabek ’00, decades of environmentalism,” I would er TONER for CHEAP.” This, as we all things from time to time. However, for an Sanjay Basu ’02, Kevin R. Lang ’02, Efren remind readers that the average U.S. citizen’s know, is unsolicited e-mail, or spam. I have employee of MIT to send such mail is com- Gutierrez ’03, A.S. Wang ’03, Vicky Hsu ’04, Pey-Hua Hwang ’04, Pallavi Naresh ’04, W.S. consumption of energy is already by far the met many people during my years at MIT, and pletely inexcusable. Wang ’04, Jennifer Young ’04; Meteorologists: highest in the world (three times greater than I have yet to find someone who enjoys receiv- The final problem with unsolicited e-mail Véronique Bugnion G, Rob Korty G, Peter that of the average citizen of tropical Third ing this type of e-mail. is that, for the most part, the names of the Huybers G, Greg Lawson G, Bill Ramstrom G. World countries like Sweden and Finland, not This is particularly puzzling, however, in mailing lists it is sent to are unknown. I can

PRODUCTION STAFF to mention the rest of the world). American light of the fact that, of late, more unsolicited understand that there are some e-mails that Editor: Satwiksai Seshasai ’01; Associate Edi- energy consumption is insanely high not e-mail has been originating inside the Institute need to be sent out, yet the sender does not tors: Gayani Tillekeratne ’03, Joel Corbo ’04, because some evil environmentalist has decid- than outside. I’m not going to enter into a long want the recipients to know the actual names Joy Forsythe ’04, Tao Yue ’04; Staff: Mary ed so, but because our planet has limited tirade citing Athena Rules of Use, since of the mailing lists. In that case, it is com- Obelnicki ’98, Ryan Ochylski ’01, Ian Lai ’02, resources. I really don’t care about the right of (unfortunately) no one cares about them any- mon courtesy to begin or end an e-mail with Anju Kanumalla ’03, Vimal Bhalodia ’04, Kar- the people to use the air conditioning to cool a way. I wonder, however, what motivates peo- a sentence along the lines of “This e-mail tik Lamba ’04, Andy Leiserson ’04, Andrew room overheated by the heater or similar gib- ple to send these e-mails and why they think was sent to Group X, Dorm Y, and the stu- Mamo ’04, Shefali Oza ’04, Eric Tung ’04. berish. Electricity costs in the United States that their e-mails are somehow exempt from dents in Class Z.” OPINION STAFF are in fact so low that it is convenient to use the category of spam. So the next time you log into Hotmail to Editors: Kris Schnee ’02, Mike Hall ’03; Asso- electricity to cook. To prove that this is There are two main sources of spam on promote your party, or start up Outlook to ciate Editors: Veena Thomas ’02, Jyoti Tibre- insanely inefficient and unnatural, please, campus: individuals or living groups adver- advertise the good things your group is doing wala ’04; Columnists: Philip Burrowes ’04, Matt, consult Carnot. tising parties, and members of student orga- for MIT, reflect on unsolicited MIT e-mail Roy Esaki ’04, Ken Nesmith ’04; Staff: Basil About the “bad science” on which the nizations shamelessly plugging their individ- you have received. Did you like it? Did you Enwegbara G, Matthew L. McGann ’00, request for a cut in greenhouse emissions ual causes. actually find the body of the message useful or Michael Borucke ’01, Kevin Choi ’01, Christo- would be based, I suggest consulting the web The latter is often the most irritating. If a informative? I didn’t think so. pher D. Smith ’01, Jason H. Wasfy ’01, Matt Craighead ’02, Dan Tortorice ’02, Philippe C. sites of the International Panel on Climate student organization chooses to send out a Larochelle ’03, Gretchen Aleks ’04, Akshay Change (essentially organized by the UN) mass e-mail instead of postering the Infinite, Jonathan Reed ’02 Patil ’04.

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The current one saw battle over reparations and affirmative action the creation of a black middle class, and With the results of recent elections, we show the fallacy in our current approach. affirmative action “set-asides” are helping Demonstrate have seen a new government that promises The reparations battle is trying to claim the children of this black middle class, not to completely change the fabric of this reparations from the United States govern- those still impoverished. We need a system nation. The forces of change tend to have an ment. They draw parallels to the German that helps the poor, regardless of color, Roy Esaki advantage over defenders of the status quo, government, but there are no parallels. The obtain a college education and access to the because it is easier to find faults than claim German government took responsibility for middle class. The creation of a black privi- This past weekend, negotiations for a perfection. At the same time, extremists are its own actions; the German government leged class to hold up and show as an hemispheric free trade agreement were held at constantly losing out in a country fighting waged a war of genocide, and took responsi- “improvement” still leaves the families that the third Summit of the Americas in Quebec. for the center. Just as the GOP ousted its bility for it. The United States government didn’t cash in earlier where we were 50 At stake was the Free Trade Area of the anti-government crowd, the Democrats will did not endorse or create slavery. Until the years ago, which is no improvement. Americas (FTAA), which would have need to move away from their liberal core to New Deal, the federal government was This is the time for creative solutions. removed trade barriers to unite the 800 mil- find real solutions. clearly weaker than those of the states. The current administration would do any- lion consumers of the democratic countries in The battle over the Confederate flag has States’ rights remained a core part of the thing to woo black votes. Rather than wait- the West Hemisphere. The 34 nations of Latin shown the power of moderation. In protest U.S. Constitution. The Federal Republic ing for a Democratic return, why not get America and the Caribbean — every country over school desegregation, the state of included sovereign states sharing foreign concessions out of the GOP that will help except the pariah Cuba — ended up agreeing Georgia made its state flag essentially the policy through a central government. The the less fortunate? With the division on a framework to establish the largest free- well-known Confederate battle flag between the parties being a few votes trade bloc in the world. As often happens with a few changes to make the flag in the House, any group could choose when enough world leaders congregate to dis- unique. At the same time, South Car- to become the swing. cuss prospective agreements, a motley crowd olina began flying the Confederate If President Bush wants to look like a Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson of of 30,000 assorted young activists and 6,000 flag over its state capitol. While the Texas could choose that course. As riot police decorated the city. war ended 136 years ago, the feelings “uniter” with bipartisan support, he could head of the Congressional Black Cau- The enthusiastically angry demonstrators left behind didn’t die at Appomattox cus, and as a member of the Texas del- included leftist, anti-capitalist, labor, human Court House. support empowerment zones, earned egation, Ms. Johnson could get real rights and environmental groups, brought The two states whose use of the income tax credits, etc., all of which provide reforms that would help black Ameri- together to protest. Labor is concerned that “Stars and Bars” was seen as defiance ca. Instead of behavior like walking out jobs will be taken from Americans and Cana- of an integrated world were forced to ways to help black America while matching of Bush’s election certification, she dians, social activists are concerned that the change their colors. Georgia accom- should find actions that would work new jobs will exploit the poverty of South plished this with a sneak-attack, but the GOP’s platform. with the GOP’s pro-business, anti-tax Americans, and environmentalists are con- South Carolina reached the decision system that would improve the lives of cerned about the lack of environmental regu- with proper deliberation. Mississippi black Americans. lations. For the most part the protestors, also made the right decision. Mississippi’s federal government was powerless to stop It is time to move beyond the past. We supervised by the 6,000 riot policemen, peace- flag includes the Confederate symbol, but slavery, and also banned the slave trade as must remember the past, but plan a future. If fully marched, but some skirmishes occurred the flag is clearly a flag acknowledging it. soon as allowed under the Constitution. The President Bush wants to look like a “uniter” The remembrance of such an important part advocates of reparations need to acknowl- with bipartisan support, he would clearly of a state’s history is something that those edge that the U.S. government did nothing meet more than half-way. Empowerment living in “Revolutionary War” New Eng- to them, and they would need to take up the zones, earned-income tax credits, etc., all What was the protest intended land can’t appreciate. The southern states cause with the former slave states (those that provide ways to help black America while don’t have a Freedom Trail, just a remem- remained loyal and those in rebellion) and matching the GOP’s anti-tax, pro-business to affect? Hopes to end the talks brance of a failed war for independence. the families that owned slaves. The federal platform. It’s time to cut a deal, and as the The state of Florida also adopted a new flag government is not their problem. swing group that gets the White House the would have been unreasonable at the end of the nineteenth century, like Likewise, the failure of affirmative best press coverage, we have a chance to get in this context. Mississippi’s. action is evident. We wanted to fix past better legislation than we could under a Florida’s flag is the red bars (symboliz- injustices and move towards a color-blind Democratic White House where we were the ing its role in the Confederacy) with the society. While affirmative action did have liberal core, not the desired swing votes. state seal in the middle. It is a reminder of a initial success in creating a black middle Alex Hochberger is a member of the involving Molotov cocktails, water cannons, past that we shouldn’t forget, even as we class, it didn’t eliminate prejudice in Ameri- Class of 2001. tear gas, and other devices. Considering the fact that leaders at the first summit, held in Miami in 1994, agreed to establish a free-trade pact by 2005, and the A Match Made in Cyberspace general reluctance of heads of state to kowtow Once you send her that first tantalizing e- something. Not having a site may mark you to mob rule, it’s not surprising that the only Veena Thomas mail, the ball is in her court. as behind the times. Something as simple as measurable impact of such great expense and Don’t worry if she doesn’t respond right contact information and a few choice links injury was a 90-minute delay of the opening The tools of the age-old dating game away. She’s obviously a very busy woman in a sexy font may lead to her clicking on ceremony. What was the protest intended to change with each passing decade. Perhaps who’s so involved with her many activities that mailto: link. affect, and were the 403 arrests and 91 no generation had it easier than the 1960s, that she hasn’t gotten your e-mail yet. You While your site should be well-designed, injuries worth it? with ubiquitous mood-altering drugs and should be so lucky that she schedules time make sure it’s not overly comprehensive. Hopes to actually end the talks, or to influ- free love. Skintight bell-bottoms certainly on her Palm Pilot to reply to your e-mail. Too many pages about your high school ence the decisions of the heads of state, would caught many a fellow’s eye in the 1970s. Don’t sit waiting by your computer for her math team marks you as someone who lives have been unreasonable in this context. Nothing said “desirable” more effectively to respond; keep up the impression that if in the past and has nothing better to do than Protesting to satisfy one’s conscience, to have than the perfect business card in the 1980s. she’s busy, so are you. Careful, though — write HTML all day. Furthermore, don’t let some Lady Dulcinea cause to quixotically cru- To have a chance for success, a yuppie need- the delay may come from her being busy or half-finished “under construction” pages sade for, is self-indulgent, especially at such ed a card in just the right shade of ecru, with from her conducting a background check on languish for too long; they demonstrate a great public inconvenience. the perfect typesetting and a watermark. you. In the olden days, people had to hire fear of commitment. For the die-hard stalk- Protesting to gain public exposure can be (See “American Psycho.”) In the late 1990s, private detectives to obtain inside informa- ers, a counter that provides statistics will let legitimate, especially for really significant even the lowliest young adult could add tion about their lust object. The Web makes you know if she’s seen your web page. If causes, but the instigation of violence is still instant sex appeal with a T-shirt, generic it easy for you to do the same thing for free you catch her checking your page every excessive. CNN reports the sentiments of an except for “Abercrombie” written day, chances are she’s into anonymous demonstrator, who was probably across the chest. Put it on, and watch you. To keep her guessing, find speaking for a large number of comrades in the opposite sex flock to you! a way to nonchalantly slip her explaining that “people are really angry The 2000s mark the full integra- name into your Web site. If about what’s going on. They’re feeling pow- tion of the Internet into the mating Like your e-mail, your Web site should be you really like her and don’t erless, and so they’re looking for opportuni- ritual. With a few helpful hints, soon intriguing, yet mysterious; seductive, mind being forward, link to her ties to join with other people who feel the every techno-savvy single college site. (Careful: If you’ve never same way and to do some action and try to student will have an excuse not to yet restrained. But most importantly,write your spoken to her before, this get collectively some voice heard within the spend Friday nights writing code. might scare her off.) But most government.” Of course, with news head- First, master the art of the flirtatious Web page from scratch.What if she checks your importantly, write your web lines such as CNN’s “Americas Summit e-mail. Always find yourself tongue- source code and realizes you don’t know page from scratch. What if she ‘under control’ despite protests,” the actual tied around the opposite sex? Afraid of checks your source code and content of the clichéd and predictable saying the wrong thing to your crush? HTML? realizes you don’t know protests are marginalized, and the hue and Carefully composed e-mails are your HTML? The relationship could cry of the activists are reduced to a pesky solution. E-mails to the object of your be over before it ever began. inconvenience. desire should be brief, yet witty. Keep Should you put a picture of It seems, then, that sticks and stones really him wanting more! in the privacy of your room. Not really sure yourself on your Web site? Hopefully she’s don’t make that much of a difference, espe- Strategically placed ellipses are essential about that guy from class who just e-mailed already seen you in person. But the great cially compared to the amount of time invest- to a flirtatious, yet suggestive e-mail. Try “It you? Type his name in any major search part about the Internet is that unlike in real ed — a realization that MIT students may was really good to see you yesterday …” if engine (Google.com is extremely compre- life, people can only see what you choose to come to, judging from the relative paucity of you’re new to this. As you become more hensive) and see what it returns. Often this post. If you have a particularly flattering passionate physical activism on campus. As confident in your e-mail skills, progress to will give you an inside look at what rocks picture of yourself, put it up. She might for- with many public-policy cases (such as the “I can’t stop thinking about you …” Once his world. Find out which clubs he’s joined. get your usual overworked, scruffy appear- death of the freshman grading policy delay), the attraction progresses sufficiently, noth- If you find a common interest, drop it in ance and suddenly become mad with desire the authorities ultimately get to choose ing sends a message like “I’d love to have conversation. “Oh, I just love snowboard- for you. One word of caution: It’s called the whether to humor the protestors. dinner with you on Friday. Afterwards we ing/basket weaving/80s music/Dawson’s World Wide Web for a reason. If you have a So how do we change large-scale, institu- can have drinks at my place …” Creek. Don’t you?” This will give you an picture of yourself on your page, you risk tionalized inprudences or injustices? Especial- Emoticons can be useful to convey mood immediate “in” and convince him that you receiving e-mails from strangers saying “I ly in America, violent, or even vocal, protests over e-mail, but should be used with cau- two are soulmates. don’t speak English very well, but your are easily quieted by the powers that be. The tion. Limit your usage of =) to twice per e- While you wait for her to e-mail you, she photo is not a language… my eyes under- civil rights movement — a great victory of mail. One or two make her feel warm and may be checking out your Web site. Make stand all the pixels…” Following your tan- activism against an unjust system — was a fuzzy inside, but three seem desperate. Use sure it sends the right message about your- talizing e-mail and your mysterious web rare triumph. In most other cases, one must too many, and you risk her thinking you’re self. Like your perfectly composed e-mail, site, how can your crush not reply? Once he play the game to change the system from with- overly eager, or worse, that you’re 13. It’s your web site should be intriguing, yet mys- does, remember: be charming and flirta- in, to become someone with enough power far more attractive to play it cool. The same terious; seductive, yet restrained. Avoid tious. and influence to really make a difference. It’s follows for exclamation points. Never use spilling all personal details about yourself Pretty soon, you both can take the next unfortunate that idealistic anti-globalization more than one in a row — you don’t want on your site; make her come to you if she big step — going out on a real date. Just protests in Quebec (both of the peaceful and her thinking you’re a hyperactive spaz, do wants to know more! don’t be surprised if he invites you up for violent variety) won’t amount to more than a you? Be suave, suggestive, and debonair. Even if you don’t like Web sites, put up drinks afterwards … hill of beans, but c’est la vie. Page 6 THE TECH OPINION April 24, 2001 The Importance Africa:The Invisible Empire to orchestrate instability and divide and con- Of Sustainability Basil Enwegbara quer in an invisible empire economy. Drama- tizing corruption is part of another strategy to With the slave trade brought to an end in continuously render impotent and heighten Man’s Intellect Must Come to the Rescue the 1830s, Africans had a great sigh of relief leadership and institutional crisis in an invisi- Guest Column worth of imported oil. Even more shocking is that the traumatic and dehumanizing trans- ble empire economy. But should the dangers the realization that “improving the fuel effi- Atlantic traffic of millions of able-bodied posed by democracy to the invisible empire Kennet Belenky ciency of cars by just three miles per gallon African men and women as commodities of persist, rival political parties and candidates would save as much oil as could be tapped trade for five centuries had finally ended. carefully recruited and trained to undermine In his column “Bush’s Environmentalism: from the refuge.” This reduction in domestic But they were later to discover that Europe nationalistic interests are left to cause political Anti-Nature, Pro-Man” [April 13], Matt oil consumption could also be attained had not finished with the continent. A new and economic confusion. Should the interest Craighead rehashes the ideas in Ayn Rand’s through a small reduction in hours spent dri- brutal, traumatic, and bloody encounter, they of the giant multinational corporations really essay “Environmentalism: The Anti-Industrial came to realize, was emerging to replace come under threat, the forces of invisible Revolution.” In this essay Ayn Rand confuses slave trade with European empire builders empire would resort to sponsoring soldiers to environmentalists, hippies, socialists, drug arriving in large expeditions eager to conquer topple legitimate, democratic governments. users, Luddites, and misanthropes. While Africa and install new systems of exploita- Economies under invisible empire are there may be a correlation between the If Bush’s motive for increasing tion and the looting of African wealth. This ruinously and continuously undermined by groups, they are not one and the same, and oil production is to reduce our time it was colonialism — a direct political systematically moving the economy from one should not be treated as such. On a more hegemony to render effective the occupation form of fiscal crisis to another, with the intent humorous level, Ayn Rand also makes ludi- dependence on foreign oil, why of the continent and its wealth. European to perpetuate underdevelopment and depen- crous statements like, “Man cannot survive in colonialism meant that kingdoms, empires, dency on Western financial institutions. This the kind of state of nature that the ecologists does his proposed budget cut and nation-states had to be brought to an way the banking sector of an invisible empire envision — i.e., on the level of sea-urchins or funding to alternative energy abrupt end, with rulers overthrown, economy is controlled and kept undercapital- polar bears.” I consider myself a staunch dethroned, or killed for absolute occupation ized. By controlling the banking sector, the environmentalist, yet I do not believe that we research and the Department Of and installation of colonial governments, country’s productive and industrial sector and should resort to a life of filter feeding. In fact alien authorities, laws and order. Boundaries the social responsibilities of the government I’m not ready to renounce antibiotics, central Energy? It is more likely that were replaced with ones drawn to suit Euro- are destroyed since allowing them to grow is heating, cars, electricity, or countless other Bush is interested in selling oil. pean trade and commerce, according to the perceived as great threat. Even the presence of amenities. With that said, I will refrain from Berlin Conference in 1885, as the basis for the World Bank and IMF are not accidental, judging a movement by its zealots and focus effective occupation. but help complete to circle of exploitation and on the more substantial deficits in the Objec- The ending of colonialism in the 1960s, looting. Washington-based institutions force tivist logic. ving, owning a car instead of an SUV, or liv- just like the ending of the slave trade, brought macroeconomic measures on the country so Craighead argues that man is essentially ing closer to the workplace. great joy to the new African nationalist lead- that the domestic economy is opened to preda- naked and helpless save for his intellect. This Craighead’s argument that Bush’s envi- ers who were so eager tory Western manufac- may be true, and intelligence is sometimes ronmental policies are “pro-man” is based to take over the ruins turers as their dumping accompanied by foresight. In the past, ani- upon two fallacies. The first fallacy is that and give new life to a ground for inferior mals faced with the prospect of depleting all Bush’s motive for increasing oil production is continent and people While the root of the consumer goods. available resources have not had the luxury of to reduce our dependence on foreign oil. In long reduced to silence While the root and foreseeing their own demise and averting it. Bush’s proposed budget, he cut funding to and subjection. But exploitative machinery of complexity of the Famine is the inevitable result. Man’s intelli- alternative energy research and the Depart- were the empire invisible empire is difficult to exploitative machinery gence gives us the unique opportunity to curb ment Of Energy. Both of these programs are builders and their of invisible empire are our resource consumption to fit the constraints essential for finding sustainable sources of multinational bandits understand, what remains difficult to understand, of our environment. energy. It is more likely that Bush is interest- ready to leave Africa? what seems abundant- This brings me to an important distinction. ed in selling oil, for the benefit of his col- In other words, were abundantly clear is the increasing ly clear is the increas- Environmentalism can be broken into two leagues in the oil industry. The second fallacy the European colonial ing difficulty with parts, conservation and sustainability. I will is that an increase in resource consumption tyrannical authorities difficulty with which the social which the social and concede that conservation is largely a matter translates to an improvement in the human really satisfied with and political institutions of political institutions of of aesthetics (although anybody who believes condition. Is our life better because our car their looting of the Africa have survived has a more powerful, less efficient engine? Is continent? It did not Africa have tried to survive under this system. No it a sound investment to cut down a tree in take long for these wonder why Africa order to publish a few copies of Hustler? Is a nationalists to come to under this system. under the forces of I will concede that FOX Reality Special worth the resources the painful realization invisible empire is required to produce it? that colonialism was deeper in trouble than conservation is largely a Resource consumption does not directly part of the process of exploitation of African under the worst of colonial occupation. map to improvements in the quality of life for wealth — and that invisible empire, an Africans and African leaders have realized matter of aesthetics, although consumers. We, as consumers, should ask advanced form of occupation, had emerged to the painful truth that the mere hoisting of a anybody who believes in ourselves, “Is it worth it?” not with regard to replace colonialism. To the colonial powers, new national flag, the singing of a new money, but with regard to the impact it will the granting of independence to African national anthem, the replacement of colonial paving the Earth for aesthetic have on the environment. colonies was because Europe no longer had army with national military personnel, or the Unfortunately, a reduction in individual the need to subject its colonies to the rigors of conducting of elections that replaced colonial reasons should have their resource consumption will not stop the prob- political control since the forces of invisible dictators have never and would never have head examined. lem of resource depletion. Reducing our foot- empire are better able to guarantee the perpet- translated into the birth of a new nation free print as individuals amounts to a linear uation of European economic hegemony in from Western economic manipulation. decrease in consumption, which pales in com- Africa in a political void. Rather, it has given way to the present price parison to the effects of exponential popula- Invisible empire therefore requires giant Africans are paying as the continent is dam- in paving the Earth for aesthetic reasons tion growth. No matter how much we reduce European (and later Western) multinational aged to witness 16 of its nations currently in should have their head examined). Sustain- our individual consumption, as long as our corporations and traders to cooperate to per- civil conflict: 6.5 million Africans spread in ability is a matter of life and death, and is population grows exponentially we will still petually impose their interests on the post- various refugee camps; 17 million Africans intrinsically tied to the quality of life for consume all resources. colonial African countries. As a system of (mostly civilians) internally displaced; 5 humans. Central to sustainability are two very In his book The Selfish Gene, Richard informal power, invisible empire has been African states collapsed; $8 billion annually simple concepts. If we produce pollution Dawkins does a back-of-the-envelope calcula- carefully designed to guarantee the monopo- spent on arms (not including arms illegally faster than the environment breaks it down, tion showing that if current birth rates contin- lization of African postcolonial economies, supplied by the West); millions of Africans the world will be filled with pollution. If we ue unabated, within 500 years the population with no political accountability. But for this AIDS-infected; and millions of African chil- consume resources faster than they are pro- of Latin America will expand to permit stand- invisible empire network to flourish in the dren suffering malnutrition. Perplexed histo- duced, we will run out of resources. Reserves ing room only on the continent. If we as a absence of political power, Western compa- rians still have not found an explanation for can delay this effect, but cannot eliminate it. race wish for continued existence, free from nies operating under invisible empire must this insatiable exploitation and looting of a Opening the Arctic National Wildlife atrocities such as mass starvation, plague or keep their activities as invisible as an electri- continent that for eight centuries only wit- Refuge (ANWR) to drilling amounts to a war, we must eliminate population growth, cal field. In addition to the privileged access nessed Western occupation, exploitation, minor increase in oil reserves. According to possibly even resorting to negative population to authoritarian governments (which invisible looting and dehumanization. Some African the article, “America Wakes To A Crude growth in order to maintain the quality of life empire frequently props up to protect and pro- historians such as Basil Davidson conclude Reality,” published on the MSNBC web site, which we deem essential. mote Western interests), sponsoring ethnic “it was not the restoration of Africa to the oil in the ANWR is approximately 10 bil- Kennet Belenky is a member of the Class factionalism, religious fundamentalism, and Africans, but the onset of a new period of lion barrels, equal to less than two years’ of 2001. civil reactionary groups are among the ways indirect subjection to Europe and America.” All Shook Up shorten the life of the building. Not to men- otherwise be sleeping. Unlike the campus if they notice the shaking, and a few say so Katie Jeffreys tion that it has always seemed rather precari- construction, the site is about a block away. before I mention it; of course once I do, ously constructed in that inverted-pyramid I fear more for the well-being of my poor some of them become plagued as I have I am getting annoyed with all the con- shape. old brownstone than I do the cement student been. But I have always been able to detect struction going on in Boston. My vexation In Building 48, where my environmental when the ground beneath me is rocking. I does not stem from the traffic congestion engineering classes are, I can feel shaking remember once when I was younger, I felt an and pedestrian detours. Instead I am truly from the construction of the Stata Center earthquake. When my parents were tucking agitated by the constant earth-shaking across the street. In one lecture hall in par- I wonder what living me into bed for the night, I felt the whole tremors caused by the construction process. ticular, the shaking is so bad that it causes a room quiver a little, and thought the trinkets I am not sure what precisely causes these table in the room to constantly quiver and somewhere like California must on my shelf rattled a bit. My dad told me I convulsions, but whenever I sit in a building squeak. So not only am I distracted and was mistaken, and that he had just acciden- near a construction site, it shakes. The shak- annoyed by the constant physical sensation be like, where earthquakes tally kicked my bed. Yet in the paper the ing distracts and worries me, permeates all of shaking, but I have to try to block out an are frequent and unexpected. next morning the headline announced that aspects of my life, and serves as a symbol of annoying noise. And of course it is one of some fault in western Illinois had caused an the construction boom that has hit MIT and those noises that, once you hear it, is impos- Unions, not nature, determine earthquake that was felt across the state. the Boston area this year. sible to ignore. So there I sit in class, strug- I wonder what living somewhere like Cal- Sitting in the student center, I can feel gling not only to stay awake and learn some- when Boston will shake. ifornia must be like, where earthquakes are the rumbles from the new athletic center thing, but simply to refrain from running out frequent and unexpected. Unions, not nature, next door. I’m an engineer, and I can’t help of the building to escape the incessant determine when Boston will shake. I have but wonder how much the tremors affect the motion. center. I wonder if my window will break or grown accustomed to the daily tremors to stability of the building. I have to think that In my room at home in Kenmore Square, if my things will fall off their shelves. I also some extent, so that they no longer take me all this shaking is weakening some founda- there is construction down the street where feel bad for all the residents of Kenmore by surprise. And so far no buildings I have tion, causing fractures in the material that the IHOP used to be. It rattles my windows who live closer to the construction than I do. been in have crumbled around me simply makes up the walls, and altogether will and shakes me awake on mornings I would Perhaps I am over-sensitive. I ask people because of the effects of the construction. April 24, 2001 THE TECH Page 7 THE ARTS MUSIC REVIEW Lukas Foss: Piano Concertos, Elegy for Anne Frank Pacific Symphony Orchestra, Nakamatsu, and Kasman Deliver Foss

By Jeremy Baskin ers, Beethovens, and dozens of other masters technique that is needed to STAFF WRITER that Europe throws our way. bring Foss’s music to life. Piano Concertos No. 1 & No. 2 Such narrow-minded thinking too often At the end of the second Elegy for Anne Frank leaves other inspired American composers in movement, a romantic andante, Composed by Lukas Foss the cold. Lukas Foss, a composer worthy of the cadenza mixes carefully Pacific Symphony Orchestra Aaron Copland’s fame and influence, minus a placed chords from the piano Carl St.Clair, conductor blockbuster like Appalachian Spring to pro- with a moto perpetuo-like pat- Harmonia Mundi Records vide it, certainly falls into that category of tern, which is interrupted by a somewhat neglected American composers. pianissimo trumpet. One is he United States is a country so A recent CD of his piano concertos fea- reminded of the famous passage young that instead of having cultural turing pianists Jon Nakamatsu and Yakov in Prokofiev’s Romeo and history and traditions pouring out of Kasman, with the Pacific Symphony Orches- Juliet, where pianissimo strings T its ears, elements of culture that are tra under Carl St. Clair, should hopefully emerge from a monstrous brass produced in this land are often overempha- combat Foss’s anonymity to the general chord, the ultimate in effective sized. Who can really place any blame, when public. His first piano concerto, written at textural changes. This kind of one considers the dearth of musical culture age 17 as a clarinet concerto and revised quick change typifies all of not much more than campfire songs that four years later to its present form, is a Foss’s music on this CD. A sole came out of 18th-century America at the youthful piece that makes use of the piano as complaint for this piece is that it same time that Mozart was composing the both a percussive instrument and a vehicle is too listenable, that the musi- Jupiter symphony? for emotions. cal resolutions are a bit too Thus, one sees American classical music The clarinet is still very present in this obvious, but one cannot expect deep intro- modeled after Beethoven’s Piano Concerto too often defined narrowly in terms of a cou- piece, but is used only to stick its head out spection from a 17-year old composer. No. 5. If having a tutti in excess of three ple of key contributors — Aaron Copland, of the orchestra every now and then, and the Eleven years later in his life, having minutes qualifies as modeling oneself after George Gershwin, maybe Charles Ives and emphasis is on the piano. Nakamatsu, win- moved on from his studies with Paul Hin- Beethoven, then maybe Foss achieved his Samuel Barber, too. The mentality may be ner of the gold medal at the 1997 Van demith at Yale University, Foss decided to goal, but Foss’s second piano concerto that if we put all our eggs in one or two bas- Cliburn International Piano Competition, write another piano concerto. In the liner stands well more than 143 years and one kets, we can rival the Mozarts, Ravels, Wagn- plays impeccably, providing the crystal clear notes, the composer writes that this piece is ocean away from the Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto. The 15-minute first movement is peppered MUSIC REVIEW with cute rhythms and subtly agitating tremo- los on the timpani, as the piano has an even bigger range of emotions demanded on it than in the first concerto. The second movement State of the Airwaves again opens up with the clarinet, this time as a clarinet duet. Canine, Clutch, and Confusion Much of the movement involves a piano cadenza with preciously chosen chords exe- By Dan Katz Manic Street Preachers’ Know Your Enemy. Those who prefer a cuted with grace by the soloist, Yakov Kas- STAFF WRITER heavier sound may flock to Fear Factory’s new disc, Digimortal, man, who won the slver medal at the 1997 ou can all stop asking me … I didn’t actually write the Air- while if yo want to tone things down, Vic Chesnutt’s Left To His Van Cliburn competition. The technically waves parody in the most recent issue Voo Doo. I wish I had Own Devices may be worth a look. exciting third movement lacked an absolute though, because it was really well written (and it had My latest musical passion is Idlewild, a Scottish band that’ll be command and facility on the part of the Y enough actual references to topics that appear often in my opening Placebo’s American tour, and who are something of a cross piano soloist but was nevertheless performed columns that it was clearly well researched, which I appreciate.) One between Placebo, the Psychedelic Furs, and REM. Their current effectively. might think that a vigorous public mocking would discourage me single, “Little Discourage,” builds off a peppy little guitar riff into a Throughout the two concertos, the Pacif- from my weekly roundup of concerts, album releases, and opinions. raging cry of distortion, but the band also thrives in rhythmically ic Symphony Orchestra provided adequate And one would be absolutely wrong, as you’re about to see …. based tracks (like “Meet Me At The Harbour,” off the band’s last accompanying, but in world-premiere The Electric Mile is the new album from Philadelphia’s G. Love album) and ballads (such as “Bronze Medal,” from their current recordings, one can get away with merely & Special Sauce, and their support tour arrives at Avalon tonight. release, 100 Broken Windows). Idlewild’s music dabbles in the reading the notes and playing them for more Also in town are former Soul Coughing front man, M. Doughty, Furs’ realm of songwriting, but like Muse or Placebo, they aren’t or less what they’re worth. The same, of doing his acoustic guitar thing at Lilli’s in Somerville, and Folk afraid to utilize dark, grungy sounds in their catchy tunes. I give course, goes for the soloists. This caveat Implosion (“Natural One”) at the Middle East. In addition, Shaggy them a very high recommendation. should not, however, underscore the great- (who’ll spend the summer touring arenas with the Backstreet Boys) Liars Inc., a punk-pop band scheduled to join this year’s Warped ness that these works are being recorded, plays a slightly smaller venue at Wellesley. Tour, is trying to go the route of many other mainstream bands by because they absolutely deserve to be Things get pretty slow after tonight until Friday and Spring covering a popular song and getting airplay by way of novelty. recorded. Weekend rolls around. Of course, everybody knows that the Roots Their chosen track is Lisa Loeb’s “Stay,” and they do a decent job Ultimately, though, context is required to and Blues Traveler will be on campus for a big concert Friday punking it up, but the flat nature of the song hinders their progress. fully assess the merit of musical recordings. night. It’s less common knowledge that Blues Traveler has another More successful in the vein of covering old favorites are fellow In this case, the context is simply that the show the next day: a freebie at the Hatch Shell with Cowboy Warped Tourers Alien Ant Farm, whose cover of Michael Jack- PSO and these pianists would not be able to Junkies. Canine is at the Middle East Friday, and if you don’t mind son’s “Smooth Criminal” is refreshing and well-arranged. A better release an album of Brahms’ piano concer- a bit of a trip, you can catch Sister Hazel at Nevins Hall in Framing- punk-pop effort comes from Lucky Boys Confusion, whose “Fred tos, since the music world would not care; ham or Clutch and Tree at the Palladium in Worcester. Saturday Astaire” suffers slightly from substandard vocals but shines through this orchestra and these soloists would most night, Guster has a homecoming at Tufts and Radiohead wannabes good melodies and an evolving song structure. probably not hold a candle to the great Ours play TT The Bear’s. Finally, Badly Drawn Boy, always a I’m done for this week. Before I utter my only catch phrase, I’ll recordings currently available on the market compelling live performer, headlines Avalon on Monday. shell out my usual reminder to write me with your opinions, from premier European and North American In addition to the G. Love album I mentioned a few para- thoughts, and arguments about the world of modern rock. I am reach- orchestras. graphs ago, Wide Awake Bored by Treble Charger (one of able via , or just look for somebody The CD finishes with Foss’s Elegy for those “big in Canada” bands I never shut up about) walking down Memorial Drive with a Discman singing at the top of Anne Frank, written in 1989, performed in finally arrives in the States this week, as does the his lungs. Until next week, keep expanding your horizons. both its narrated version, with excerpts from the Diary of Anne Frank, and without the narration. The narration, provided by Eliza Foss, an actress and daughter of Lukas Foss, is professional, but it is a kind of profession- alism that verges on aloofness, the opposite emotion than the desired one of utter involvement. Only the elder Foss, at the piano for this piece, achieves the proper connection with both his music and the spirit of young Anne Frank. The orchestra members might have been playing scales, sight-reading John Philip Sousa marches, or reading Cosmopoli- tan magazine, for their seeming level of understanding of the music probably bor- dered on their actual understanding of Ein- stein’s theory of general relativity. Both the brass and the strings could have sounded more sinister and less nonchalant. The pathos of the music came through nonetheless better in the version without narration. Musical interruptions, such as changes of moods within the six-minute work, prove to be much more effective when not diluted with interruptions by a spoken human voice. Foss seems to have the piano play the role of the young girl hiding in a townhouse in Amsterdam. The brass inter- jections late into the work can be seen as the people who take Anne off to her death at the end of the piece. In all, the Elegy for Anne Blues Traveler plays in the Spring Weekend Concert as well as a free show at the Hatch Shell on Saturday. Frank proves to be a powerful musical vignette and a fitting end to the album. Page 8 THE TECH THE ARTS April 24, 2001 CONCERT REVIEW Fierce Forever 4: Armageddon As Fierce as They Want to Be

By Annie S. Choi ARTS EDITOR Fierce Forever 4: Armageddon Presented by GaMIT Starring Kitty Electra, Kim Chee, Vindictyve, Gemini, Ms. Kris, Destiny, Dred, Mizery, Girlina, and Shequida Morss Hall, Walker Memorial April 20

alker Memorial has never seen such glamour, such grace, and such outrageous queens like Kitty Elec- tra, Kim Chee, Girlina, and Mizery. No room on W MIT’s campus has seen such attitude and big hair since Fierce Forever III in 1999. Presented in part by GaMIT, and hosted by Jason Parris ’02 (who wore see-through white pants), Jessica Hinel ’02 (who wore outfits made from con- struction tarps, electrical tape, and bubble wrap) and Kitty Electra (also known as Ricardo Ramirez ’02), this year’s

BOB SUMNER—THE TECH Hosts Jessica Hinel ’02, Kitty Electra (aka Ricardo Ramirez ’02), and Jason Parris ’02 entertain a packed audi- ence last Friday in Walker Memorial at Fierce Forever 4. The MIT-sponsored drag show featured MIT’s own Kitty Electra as well as professional queens from Boston and New York. Lopez’s “Play.” With a body most girls (and many drag queens) would kill for, it was hard to believe that she did not have two x- chromosomes. As one girl put it, “I’m just jealous that I can’t fill that dress out like him.” Kim Chee was by far the most realistic of the performers, and rumors that unsuspecting men fall at her feet for her phone number are definitely believable. While previous Fierce Forever shows featured only drag queens, this year marked the first year for drag kings to perform. While drag queens are men in women’s clothing, drag kings are women in men’s clothing. One drag king, Dred, showed off what he calls “gender fluidity,” by changing costumes and gen- der, from male to female. Starting with a medley of hits from Busta Rhymes and Puff Daddy, Dred changed into an oversized shag coat, an Afro-wig, a gold tooth cap, and a Playboy medal- lion to become everyone’s favorite private eye, Shaft. In a gold- en moment, Dred changed into white patent leather shoes, stop- ping to sniff and lick the each shoe in unparalleled pleasure. After performing the theme to Shaft by Curtis Mayfield, he took off all his clothes, revealing a sparkling red bikini — with a not-so-subtle lump in her crotch. She reveals to the audience that the lump is an apple, which she took a few bites of, and then returned to its place — a move that sent audience mem- bers wailing. One of the best acts of the night was by Girlina, one of the queens flown in from New York. Performing to “The Pussy is Mine” (finding the artist of the song on the web proved diffi- cult), her facial expressions were absolutely outrageous. Instead of dancing and wowing the audience with leg kicks and gymnastics, Girlina stood calm and collected on stage. She had more attitude in her gum than in the scantily clad bodies of all the other queens combined. “The only person who owns this pussy is me” and she made you believe it. While explaining that “a woman needs more than just a hard dick,” Girlina smacked her gum and nonchalantly fixed her mullet-like ’80s hairdo. Two other crises of the evening was the cancellation of an act by Kim Chee and another by Girlina and Shaquita, who lost their music on a flight from New York. Shequida BOB SUMNER—THE TECH (who had performed a medley of hits by the greatest divas Drag queen Girlina was flown in from New York to per- — Madonna, Whitney Houston, and Britney Spears) apolo- form at Fierce Forever 4. Her rendition of “The Pussy is gized to the audience, and offered something a little differ- Mine” sent audience members wailing. ent. She took requests from the audience for short arias from any opera. When someone mentioned “Queen of the Night,” and “does it look like I speak Russian? I’m black!” Finally she she cringed — “If I could sing ‘Queen of the Night,’ do you settled on a short aria from Madame Butterfly, and she stunned think I’d be here? I’d be in my penthouse suite … or what- the audience with her soprano. Then she posed an interesting ever.” question to the audience: “What if pop stars went to Julliard BOB SUMNER—THE TECH Drag king Dred raps to Busta Rhymes Friday at Fierce Furthermore, she snapped that the opera was in Russian, and sang opera?” She went into a rendition of Madonna’s Forever 4. His performance, called “Gender Fluidity,” “Like a Virgin,” opera-style. challenged audience members’ notions of gender identity. Some of the problems that plagued Fierce Forever were on Fierce Forever 4 overcame a few crises (fashion and other- the technical side. Since only one wise) to deliver a fabulous show. spotlight was used, drag queens The first crisis came when one drag queen’s zipper broke. and kings were often left without a Thanks to the magic of duct tape, the problem was remedied spotlight when they rubbed their but caused at least a half-hour delay. backsides and chests against audi- The first bodacious body to grace the stage was Kitty Electra ence members. How can anyone, (also known as Ricardo Ramirez ’02), who made her drag debut especially those who love and to Bjork’s “Army of Me.” She sat at a desk, donned in oversized demand attention, perform without librarian glasses and a flower print dress, only to rip them all off a spotlight? Unfortunately, Walker to reveal a skin-tight black body suit with large chrome breasts. is not a good venue because of the Perhaps the best part of her ensemble was her clear plastic plat- lack of stage effects, such as daz- form heels that lit up with every step. Throughout the song, she zling lights and fog, that compli- threw up papers in utter frustration (“If you complain once more, ment the performers’ outrageous you’ll meet an army of me”) and assaulted the audience in cold costumes and acts. and angry glances. Though she performed to music that strays Another major problem was from most drag-tunes, like that of Gloria Gaynor, Madonna, and the audience. The audience was other divas, she successfully portrayed the tortured sex-kitten — lukewarm, and even during the showing that she is not only a fabulous queen, but an angry one most outrageous moments, view- not to be reckoned with. Though visibly nervous, Kitty Electra ers would laugh, holler, and then proved that a celebrated career on the runway awaits her. stop. The audience was so bad After host Jason Parris ’02 cleaned up the Macy’s Thanks- that Fierce Forever veteran Miz- giving Parade-sized mess (complaining that “this bitch made a ery flipped the audience the bird mess”), Kim Chee exploded on stage. BOB SUMNER—THE TECH at the end of her act. So, while the Wearing a 70s-throwback outfit of hot pants, halter top, and Boston’s hit drag queen Kim Chee performed to Jennifer Lopez’s “Play” last Friday performers were fierce, the audi- leopard-print platform shoes, Kim Chee performed to Jennifer at Fierce Forever 4. ence was not. April 24, 2001 THE ARTS THE TECH Page 9 THEATER REVIEW Trivial Pursuits a Success A Colorful Depiction of the Stresses of College Social Life By Maria Wang with Mother (Dawn M. Wendell ’04), in STAFF WRITER which we only hear Peter talking. It’s diffi- Trivial Pursuits cult to decipher some of the content of the Sponsored by Musical & Theatre Arts Section conversation. Mother remains silent and out Directed by Seth Bisen-Hersh ’01 of sight when she’s supposedly conversing Starring Patrick Kim ’04, Yan-Yan Lam ’04, with Peter, but sporadically yells at him and Rebecca Consentino Hains, Amrita Ghosh his friends when they misbehave. Perhaps it ’02, Bo Zhao ’04, David Poland ’04, Dawn would have been better for the director to M. Wendell ’04 choose to mute the mother entirely or include Kresge Rehearsal Room B; April 21, 2001 her in the dialogue. During the “Prelude/Entrances” number, nything but trivial, the latest from Seth the piano expertly complemented the anxiety Bisen-Hersh ’01 is a story about a dys- in Peter’s voice as he dreads the inevitable functional assortment of friends on dilution of friendship. The lyrics, composed Atheir last night together. All in all, it by Daniel Scribner, poetically capture many succeeded at tugging at the audience’s heart- of the more emotional parts of the play. The strings. The protagonist, an average teenager orchestra was a little off during “Ever After named Peter (Corey Gerritsen ’02), organizes (Reprise),” but did a good job overall. a final get-together with six of his closest Sylvia performed the most emotive piece friends before they leave for college. Exhibit- of this act, “Stained Glass Psyche.” Her trem- ed are the token bimbo Nicole, lesbian Kim, bling, sorrow-filled voice and agonized facial egomaniac Nick, brainiac Virginia, geek expressions conveyed the psychological and David and victim Sylvia. physical torture inflicted by abusive parents so This diverse circle of friends can’t seem to effectively that this writer was moved to tears. separate friendship from romance. A love tri- Kudos to Hains for an excellent portrayal of angle exists between Nick (Patrick Kim ’04), her character. She learned the role in three Nicole (Yan-Yan Lam ’04), and Sylvia days after the original Sylvia fell ill. Despite (Rebecca Consentino Hains). Sylvia cheated carrying around a script, Hains professionally on Peter with his best friend Nick. Kim stepped into Sylvia’s shoes. (Amrita Ghosh ’02) loves Virginia (Bo Zhao “Guy Stuff” in Act Two, performed by ’04) and David (David Poland ’04) loves Kim, David, Nick, and Peter, was the funniest musi- COURTESY EROS ENTERTAINMENT but neither of the loved know about it. The cal number. The males pranced around MIT alum Deep Katdare strikes a pose with Purva Bedi, two ABCD’s (American only thing that seems to keep the friendships singing about their masculinity and strike Born Confused Desis) in the new film, American Desi. alive is “Trivial Pursuit,” a game that they all stereotypical male poses. play at every get-together. As the director himself admits, the play 1 FILM REVIEW★★ ⁄2 The absence of a stage meant that the per- was rather melodramatic at times. “Four- formers were at eye-level with the audience. Play,” an interesting cacophony of overlap- This created an intimate atmosphere between ping conversations, is especially reminiscent the viewers and the viewed and facilitated of a soap opera. The climactic chaos of American Desi bonding with the characters. sounds mimics the turbulent exposure of The set was sparse, with only a worn secrets and lies between friends. At Best, a Chance for Indians to Laugh at couch laden with multi-colored pillows and a Trivial Pursuits succeeded at portraying the blue bean bag at its side. The cast made the feelings of anxiety and haplessness that exist Themselves most of it through creative choreography. among friends with unresolved issues leaving They managed to maneuver their way smooth- for college. It also poignantly addresses the By Amandeep Loomba ly around the small “stage.” nostalgia that all college-bound students feel The far left housed a platform upon which towards their friends. Repetitive playing of Written and Directed by Piyush D. Pandya a strong white spotlight shone. The lighting “Trivial Pursuit” signifies their desire to relive Starring Purva Bedi, Anil Kumar, Ronobir Lahiri, Rizwan Manji, and Sunita Param. unfortunately also illuminated the audience, the past, yet there are also many things in the Unrated. detracting from the theatrical experience by past that they want to forget. As in Waiting for Playing at Allston Cinema, 214 Harvard Ave., Allston, MA 02134, (617) 232-0948 making the crowd feel like eavesdroppers. Godot, Trivial Pursuits explores the flux of The first act begins with Peter’s dialogue time and its ability to stand still for one night. t is a widely understood fact that most Indians (known as Desis to other Desis) come from New Jersey, not India. All of the Indians in American Desi do. Viewers struggling through the film with Indian-American protagonist Kris (MIT alum Deep Katdare, who I produced and starred in the film) in an effort to reach for their deteriorating Indian roots will have a hard time avoiding laughter in the face of countless inside Indian jokes. Ultimately, American Desi is about these in-jokes. Ideally, writer/director Piyush Dinker Pandya’s audience will be comprised of teenage and Gen-X Indian-Americans who have done their time in the Sabzee-Mundis of Oak Tree Road, Edison, Jackson Heights, and Cerritos. I happen to be one of these typical ABCD’s (American-born confused Desi), and a wishful thinker at that. In my wishful thinking for American Desi I saw a poignant, subtle portrayal of the conflicts and confusions that surround growing up brown in a white land. Pandya’s directorial technique doesn’t exactly include subtlety. A few moments of the film will have you stop thinking Satyajit Ray and start thinking after school special. Specifi- cally, this after-school special takes place after a day of classes at a nameless Rutgers Uni- versity-like environment (the backdrop for which is actually Middlesex County College). Nevertheless, the film’s charismatic acting tends to offset its sappiness, due in no small part to Kal Penn’s Ajay, the trash-talking Indian “brotha” who is overtly infatuated with black culture. The film shines when Penn and others mercilessly point out each and every foible and faux pas of Indians in America. No Indian teaching assistant, immigrant, or Bollywood actress is left unscathed. When the dialogue doesn’t concern itself with inside Desi humor, it certainly isn’t sparkling. Moments like “So how’s college so far? It’s a lot different from high school, huh?” certainly carry a high cringe factor. Yet, there is a startling reality about the characters in the film and the way they carry themselves. Undoubtedly, the film resorts to stereotypes in its construction of the Indian- American experience; but these are well-informed caricatures of Desi kids in the United States. The viewer (at least, the Indian viewer) will get the sense that the actors and the writer really know what life is like as an Indian kid in America. The extremes and the stereotypes that the film portrays carry more than just a grain of truth — you feel like these absurd personas could actually exist; they could actually be living down the hall from you. While the Indian kids themselves are stereotypes, extreme personas constructed from observed behavior the other characters in the film are nothing but stock. There are virtually no sympathetic or realistic portrayals of adults. Every parent and professor in the film is nothing more than a mechanism for telling the story of the students. Meanwhile, white characters in the film seem only to be obnoxious examples of prime American buffoonery. This leads to the film’s fatal problem. A light-hearted romantically comedic romp is acceptable (barely) in place of a thoughtful examination of conflicting cultures. However, how is the viewer to stomach the fact that the film’s protagonist, Kris Reddy, is a real jerk? It is widely understood that every romantic comedy requires a bit of deceit and deception to take place as foreplay for the inevitable, honesty-filled romance. Kris, however, manages to cross the line as he lumbers through the film, being a jerk to his friends, parents and love-interest. Somehow, the viewer is expected to sympathize with a hero who is callous enough to do all of the unforgivable things Kris does in a scant hundred minutes. If you are from New Jersey, you’ll likely notice at least a few faces in the garba and bhangra crowds that you recognize, these are all “real” Indian extras from New Jersey. At the very least, you’ll notice shots of New Jersey local party-favor DJ Rekha attempting some sort of turntablism spliced into bhangra montages. Additionally, anyone involved in the college Indian scene will recognize the golden voices of Penn Masala, the Indian a MIGUEL CALLES—THE TECH cappella outfit. Their outstanding musical contributions serve to spice up several dull Nick (Patrick Y. Kim ’04) comforts Nicole (Yan-Yan Lam ’04) during a tragic moment moments in the film. in the musical “Trivial Pursuits.” The musical, written by Seth Bisen-Hersh ’01, was performed this past weekend on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night. Page 10 THE TECH THE ARTS April 24, 2001 BRIAN HEMOND — THE TECH

ALEX BAILEY—MIRAMAX FILMS Renée Zellweger stars in the bearably romantic Bridget Jones’s Diary. FILM REVIEW★★★ Bridget Jones’s Diary “Nobody Gets Fired for Shagging the Boss” By Pey-Hua Hwang straight-laced Mark Darcy. His experience in STAFF WRITER Mr. Darcy in the acclaimed 1995 BBC adapta- Directed by Sharon Maguire tion of Jane Austen’s novel, Pride and Preju- Written by Richard Curtis and Andrew Davies dice, is also evident as he shows emotion Starring Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh through subtle facial quirks instead of words. Grant. Some of the best scenes in the movie are Rated R. confrontations between Darcy and Cleaver, where Bridget, having being misled by Erick N. Tseng ’01 ridget Jones’s Diary is what one Cleaver early on, completely misinterprets performs ‘Greased would call a quirky romantic come- the cause of their antagonism. The sole fight Lightning’ in Next dy. Directed by Sharon Maguire (this scene (which is intentionally prissy) is also a Act, an annual B is her first feature film), and based complete departure from the book, but is musical production on Helen Fielding’s best-selling novel of the positively hilarious and even includes a by members of Next same name, this movie deals with the obsta- token crash through a window. Some of House. This year’s cles and opportunities placed before Bridget Bridget’s commentary on the current status show, Grease, ran Jones (Renée Zellweger). Pulling off a of her life and on the various people in it is Friday through Sun- decent English accent, and gaining 20 also very amusing. day night. pounds for the part, Zellweger plays a choco- Unfortunately, Bridget’s support group of holic, alcoholic, publicity spokeswoman and friends, who have their own personalities and CONCERT REVIEW television reporter with a propensity for say- unique spins in the novel, are not given full ing whatever comes to mind without consid- exposure in the movie. They seem to exist ering the consequences. merely to comfort Bridget everytime her love The movie is not entirely true to the con- life takes a turn for the worst. However, James Tony Malaby Trio tents of the book, but it does capture the spirit. Callis, who plays Bridget’s gay friend Tom, is The movie spans a year in Jones’s life and able to steal a scene here and there with a per- New York-Based Jazz Musicians Play Original opens with her mother’s annual turkey curry fectly-timed wry line. buffet party. Here is where the audience first Besides the tempestuous love connections, Works at Killian Hall gets to the question that is the bane of Jones’s the movie highlights several sub-plots. The world: “So, how’s your love life?” main subplot involves Bridget’s attempts to By Jeremy Baskin phonist’s lyrical abilities were quashed by Zellweger gives Jones a wonderful emo- find a new job. Her attempts at sounding STAFF WRITER his performance in “Dorotea.” tional transparency without plunging her accomplished and righteous fail over and The Tony Malaby Trio Schuller’s “Mosh Pit” closed the first set. into the trap of the stereotypical dumb over. As she finally gives up and says that she Tony Malaby, tenor saxophone As the title suggests, this piece starts with a blonde. Her best performance, however, is lost her old job because she, “shagged the Angelica Sanchez, piano symphony of percussion clattering all done given during a dinner party thrown by one of boss,” she gets hired as her new boss side- George Schuller, drums by Schuller that evokes both the disorder Bridget’s “smug-married” friends, when she bars, “Nobody gets fired for shagging the Killian Hall and excitement of a mosh pit. The other confronts Mark Darcey (Colin Firth). The boss.” Subsequent disasters occur as she is April 20 instruments joined in to play repeated rhyth- memorable refrain is her mentioning that he taped from utterly the wrong angle sliding mic patterns, and the piece slowly grew to needn’t always try to make her feel badly as down a fire pole in a miniskirt and misses an n Friday, a trio of New York jazz become a wild orgy, a Rite of Spring for she does quite well herself. Her acting in interview when getting snacks for her camera musicians visited MIT, giving a jazz jazz, if such comparisons should be made. this scene promotes empathy without over- crew. The latter incident, however, presents workshop in the afternoon and a Sanchez’s piano playing was marked by stepping into the realm of self-pity. Darcey’s the perfect opportunity for Darcy (the lawyer O concert at Killian Hall at night. The its fluidity throughout the concert. Since the reaction is priceless. of the person she was trying to interview) to recital hall, dressed up with some atmos- group had no bass player, her role was ver- Hugh Grant, playing Daniel Cleaver, save the day. pheric lighting, proved to be a superbly inti- satile — providing bass, harmony, and the moves away from the clueless romantics he Even Bridget’s home life refuses to remain mate setting for the trio to connect with the occasional solo. All of these tasks she exe- usually plays and is fun to watch. As Jones’s stable. Her mother runs away with a fast talk- audience. cuted with tremendous ease and emotional boss, he becomes the smooth talking embodi- ing telemarketer leaving her father broken- The concert featured compositions by involvement. Two wonderful things come to ment of everything Jones resolves must not be hearted. These sub-plots come together with Angelica Sanchez, the group’s pianist, and mind when seeing her play with Malaby and in the man for her. the main storyline to deliver an unusually George Schuller, the drummer, as well as Schuller. The first is a refreshing thought Colin Firth also fills his role well as the happy ending. other pieces that were unannounced. that the male-dominated jazz world does Sanchez’s “Fresh Hell” opened up the have some bright female members with concert, loosening up the audience with its nowhere to go but up. upbeat, contemporary feel. Right from the The second epiphany was that the usually very first note out of his instrument, tenor dominating Steinway in Killian seems to saxophonist and the group’s leader Tony have found its match; when coupled with Malaby showed off with amazing ease the saxophones and drums, as opposed to the range of his instrument. usual violins, violas, and cellos, it reassures What he may have lacked in beauty of the MIT audience that, yes, this piano does tone, he surely made up with an incredible have an upper limit on dynamic capabilities. technical control of the instrument. From After the break, the group played another pianissimo to fortissimo and everything in Schuller composition, which showed that the between, Malaby danced around his instru- drummer/composer possesses a wide variety ment, with the raspy and the sweet notes of musical colors on his palette. coming out beautifully. Schuller is the son of Gunther Schuller, a One interesting quirk with Malaby’s composer, conductor, French horn player, playing involved his body movements. His and educator. Although George Schuller knee shook in rhythm with his vibrato at comes from a distinguished musical family, some times; other times, the saxophone he does not need to invoke his namesake to itself heaved up and down with the music. achieve recognition. In other words, his The result was an image of total involve- composing and drum playing are more than ment in his music making, an involvement enough reasons to call him an outstanding comparable to that of the giants of the saxo- musician. phone. The concert ended with “Weirdo,” anoth- A Spanish ballad, “Dorotea,” followed, er composition by Sanchez. All three mem- giving Schuller a chance to convey to the bers brought out their musical hearts for this audience the more melodic aspects of his piece, as individual solos ranged from the instrument. This piece was set apart from the tender and sublime to the adventurous and others on the program because of its Iberian exhilarating. Yet mentioning individual ERIKA BROWN—THE TECH feel. Again, Malaby’s playing covered a solos alone does not do justice to the group, Over 300 musicians from Wellesley, MIT, Tufts, and Brandeis joined together wide array of styles, and he made the transi- which so often proved its ability to rise, as a this weekend for a powerful performance in the Wellesley Chapel of Gustav tion between these moods with an admirable unit, from a gentle beginning to a carnal cli- Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”. smoothness. Any doubts about the saxo- max, and then back down to nothingness. April 24, 2001

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12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. – Linking Infrasystems. Dibner Institute Lunchtime Colloquia. free. Room: E56-100. Spon- 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. – Element K Hands-On Workshop. Is web-based training for me? Spend an hour in an sor: Dibner Institute. instructor-led workshop. Learn 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. – Microsoft Word User Group. The MIT Microsoft Word User Group (WUG) was formed for how to get started using web-based training, explore what is offered and ask people at MIT, from beginners to experts, who are using or interested in learning to use Microsoft Word word pro- questions. free. Room: W89-250. Sponsor: Information Systems. cessing software. free. Room: N42 Demo Center. Sponsor: Information Systems. 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. – Web Publishers User Group. free. Room: N42 Demo Center. Sponsor: Information Sys- 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. – Homogeneous Catalysis In Supercritical Fluids. free. Room: E40-496. Sponsor: 10.978 tems. Seminar. 12:00 p.m. – Japan Forum: “The Ainu (Indigenous Japanese People)-Our Identity and Aspirations.” The Ainu dele- 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. – Civic Environmentalism: Democratic Pathways to Sustainability - A Roundtable Series. gation will visit MIT and talk about the Ainu Oral History Project and give a presentation on the history, culture and Innovations in Policy and Regulations. free. Room: Harvard University, JFK School, Littauer 3rd Floor, Fainsod Room. present situation of the Ainu (in English). free. Room: E38-7th Floor Conference Room. Sponsor: MIT Japan Pro- Sponsor: Department of Urban Studies and Planning. gram. 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. – Special EECS Seminar. Quantum Devices for Ultrafast Optical Switching. free. Room: Grier 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. – Environment & Sustainability Brown bag seminar. “The role of large and small landhold- Room B, 34-401B (Refreshmants served at 1:45 p.m.). Sponsor: Research Lab of Electronics. ers in Indonesia’s land fires: A GIS Econometrics analysis of satellite and land use data.” free. Room: E40-496. 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. – What Osteoporosis and Concrete Employed in Nuclear Waste Storage System Have in Sponsor: Center for Environmental Initiatives. Common. Refreshments will be served at 3:30 p.m. in Room 2-349. free. Room: 2-338. Sponsor: Physical Mathe- 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. – Micromachining and MEMS Technology for Magnetics, Optics, and NeuroEngineering. matics Seminar. Department of Mathematics. EECS, Special Seminar. free. Room: Grier Room, 34-401A. Sponsor: EECS, Boston Area MEMS. 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. – MTL VLSI Seminar Series. High-Performance CMOS Technology Development at IBM. free. 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. – Life After Silicon: An Oxymoron?. LCS Distinguished Lecturer Series: Mark Horowitz, Direc- Room: 34-101. Sponsor: MTL VLSI Seminar. tor of Computer Systems Laboratory, Stanford University. free. Room: 34-101. Sponsor: Laboratory for Computer 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. – Japan Forum: “The Political Dimension of the US-Japan Alliance.” The guest speaker, Mr. Science. Takashi Oka, is formerly Tokyo Bureau Chief for the New York Times and Chief Asia Correspondent for the Christian 4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. – Linear Programming and Vickrey Auctions. ORC Spring Seminar Series. Seminar followed Science Monitor. In 1994 he became staff director for the New Frontier Party and since 1999 has been Washington by refreshments in E40-106. free. Room: E56-270. Sponsor: Operations Research Center. representative of the Liberal Party and its leader, Ichiro Ozawa. free. Room: E38-7th Floor Conference Room. Spon- 4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. – Physics Colloquium Series: The Pappalardo Distinguished Lecture in Physics. “The sor: MIT Japan Program, Center for International Studies. World’s Numerical Recipe.” free. Room: 10-250. Sponsor: Physics Department. 4:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. – Gas Turbine Seminar Series. free. Room: 31-161. Sponsor: Gas Turbine Laboratory. 5:00 p.m. – A Dialogue with the Composer Roger Reynolds, plus performances. Works performed are Transfigured 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. – “Transnational Political Activities of Migrant Groups: Some Comparisons from Refugee Wind for Flute and Tape performed by MIT graduate student Ole Nielsen, flute; and Archipelago for Solo Marimba Camps and the Boston Area.” Prof. Jacobsen is Director of the Refugees and Forced Migration Program at the Fein- performed by Harvard student Eduardo Leandro. stein International Famine Center at Tufts, and Prof. Levitt teaches Sociology at Wellesley College. This is a session free. Room: Bartos Theater. Sponsor: Media Lab. Music and Theater Arts Section. of the Inter-University Seminar on International Migration. free. Room: E38-615. Sponsor: Center for International 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. – Life on Wall Street — Investment Banking. What do Investment Bankers do? Are there Studies. career options for Scientists and Engineers in Investment Banking? Understand Investment Banking and options for 4:30 p.m. – A Two-State Solution in the Holy Land: Is There Still Time? A session of the Emile Bustani Middle you in the field from Armen Avanessians, Partner at Goldman Sachs. free. Room: 4-270. Sponsor: Science and Engi- East Seminar. (This is a re-scheduled event from March 6 when it was snowed out). free. Room: E51-095. Sponsor: neering Business Club. Center for International Studies. 6:00 p.m. – authors@mit - Sara Wermiel - The Fireproof Building. free. Room: E25-111. Sponsor: authors@mit, 5:00 p.m. – Internet in Costa Rica. Dr. Guy de Teramond, Minister of Science and Technology in Costa Rica, will be The MIT Press Bookstore. giving a lecture on “Internet in Costa Rica and Central America.” free. Room: 6-120. Sponsor: Center for 8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. – Modern Square Dance. This challenging class teaches you Plus level square dancing set Bilingual/Bicultural Studies. The Martin and Wallenberg Fellows for Sustainability. to a wide range of modern music. No experience or partner necessary. Wear comfortable clothes and shoes. Regu- 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. – Aga Khan Lecture. Ottoman expressions of early modernity and the inevitable question of lar Attendance Expected. First night is free. Room: Lobdell Dining Hall - Student Center. Sponsor: Tech Squares. westernization. free. Room: 4-231. Sponsor: Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture. 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. – Investigative Bible Discussion. The answer is 42. Or is it? There was once a man who 6:30 p.m. – Architecture Lecture: “Interior/Exterior Visibilities.” Talk by Elaine Sturtevant, artist, Paris. free. said, “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life.” What if He was right? Join us on a four-week interactive search to Room: 10-250. Sponsor: Department of Architecture. understand Jesus and his claims about the Bible. free. Room: Ashdown House Fabyan Room. Sponsor: Graduate Christian Fellowship. Wednesday, April 25 8:00 p.m. – Lip Sync. Room: Johnson Athletics Center. Sponsor: Spring Weekend. Alpha Chi Omega. 8:00 p.m. – A Personal Story and A Trumpet Evolution. Talk by MIT alumnus, Raj Mehta (1986), an experimental 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. – Catherine N. Stratton Aging Successfully Lecture. “Diabetes and Hypertension: Beating trumpeter, composer and instrument builder currently based in Berlin but who toured India in search of his familial These Stealthy Killers.” free. Room: Wong Auditorium, Jack C. Tang Center (E51). Sponsor: MIT Women’s League. heritage. free. Room: Killian Hall. Sponsor: Office of the Arts, Committee on Campus Race Relations. Music and 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. – High Efficiency Electrophosphorescent Organic Light Emitting Diodes. Optics & Quan- Theater Arts Section. tum Electronics Seminar Series. free. Sponsor: Optics. 8:00 p.m. – Bhoma. Play by Badal Sircar. Directed by Sudipto Chatterjee. $8, $6 students/seniors. Room: Kresge 11:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. – Blood Drive. Help the American Red Cross save lives by donating blood. free. Room: La Little Theater. Sponsor: Dramashop. Sala. Sponsor: American Red Cross Team and Network, Blood Drives. 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. – International Film Club Film Seminar Series. free. Room: 4-237. Sponsor: Graduate Stu- 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. – MIT Artists Behind the Desk Performance. Latin Jazz Music with vocalist Angela Glass, dent Council, International Film Club. administrative assistant, Research Lab of Electronics. 9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. – Ashdown House Coffee Hour. free. Room: Ashdown House Hulsizer Room. Sponsor: Resi- free. Room: Killian Hall. Sponsor: Working Group on Support Staff Issues. dential Life and Student Life Programs. 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. – Overview of Purchasing on the Web Quick Start. This demo integrates all aspects of using SAPweb for purchasing including requisitioning external vendors, internal providers and preferred partners. Friday, April 27 free. Room: N42 Demo Center. Sponsor: Information Systems. 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. – Crosstalk Seminars on Educational Change: Crosstalk Seminar on Educational Change. 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. – MIT International Fair. Over 40 of MIT’s cultural groups bring the world together in a day free. Room: 9-057. Sponsor: Council on Educational Technology. of dancing, food, music, fashion shows and more. free. Room: Student Center Plaza and walkway from Mass Ave. 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. – spouses&partners@mit - Election 2000 - What Happened?. Charles Stewart, III, Professor Info email [email protected] or see http://web.mit.edu/isa/Ifair. Sponsor: International Student Association. in Political Science, will join us again to discuss the results of the U.S. presidential election. Have your questions 11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. – Race in Digital Space Conference. This three-day conference which begins April 27 ready. free. Room: W20-400. Sponsor: spouses&partners@mit, MIT Medical. explores the ways technology is used, and how this interaction defines society and culture. free. Room: Wong Audi- 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. – Augmented spaces, residual free bubbles and subgrid scales. Distinguished Speaker torium, Building E51. Sponsor: Communications Forum, Women’s Studies Program, Comparative Media Studies. Series in High Performance Computation for Engineered Systems. free. Room: 1-390. Sponsor: Singapore-MIT USC, NYU and UC-Santa Barbara. Alliance/HPCES. 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. – Al-Anon Open Discussion: Al-Anon Meeting. free. Room: E25-101. Sponsor: MIT Medical. 4:00 p.m. – Reclaiming Our Lives, Our Voices: Women’s Experiences of Poverty, Welfare, and New Beginnings. A 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. – WG Open House & Spring Social Gathering. MIT Support Staff - Meet your colleagues! panel moderated by Manjari Mehta. free. Room: 14E-304. Sponsor: Women’s Studies Program. Learn about the Working Group for Support Staff Issues - Drawing - win a free lunch with a WG member at Rebec- 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. – MIT Colloquium: National Security, Civil Rights, and Politics: Lessons Learned from the ca’s. Refreshments will abound. free. Room: Bush Room, 10-105. Sponsor: Working Group on Support Staff Issues. Wen Ho Lee Case. A moderated panel discussion will be held with prominent scientific and government leaders. Fol- 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. – PowerPoint Quick Start. PowerPoint makes it easy to jazz up your presentations. Get an lowing the event, a reception will be held downstairs in the Bush Room (10-105). free. Room: 10-250. Sponsor: introduction to what PowerPoint can do. free. Room: N42 Demo Center. Sponsor: Information Systems. President’s Office, Office of Academic Services. Office of the Dean for Undergraduate Education. 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. – Environment & Sustainability brown bag seminar. “Role of Coal in Sustainable World 4:10 p.m. - 5:10 p.m. – Nanostructures Seminar Series. “Quantum Computing with Superconducting Qubits.” free. Energy Development.” free. Room: E40-496. Sponsor: Center for Environmental Initiatives. Room: 34-401, side A (refreshments served at 4:00 p.m.). Sponsor: Nanostructures Laboratory. 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. – Making the Workplace Family-Friendly: Who is Responsible?. Panel featuring Kathy Cassa- 4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. – A-Hypergeometric Systems, Standard Pairs and Toric Cohen-Macaulayness. Refreshments vant, Kathy Hazzard, and Lois Shaevel. free. Room: 1-135. Sponsor: Women’s Studies Program. Kelly-Douglas will be served at 3:30 p.m. in Room 2-349. free. Room: 2-338. Sponsor: Combinatorics Seminar. Department of Fund. Mathematics. 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. – “Integrated Product Design Simulation.” free. Room: 3-133. Sponsor: ME Seminar Series. 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. – Beginner Ballroom Dance Lessons. Learn to do the Cha-cha, waltz, foxtrot and swing. No 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. – 2001 Warren K. Lewis Lectureship. free. Room: Room E15-070. Sponsor: Chemical Engi- partner necessary. Come to any or all of the 6 lessons. Lessons taught by members of the MIT Ballroom Dance neering. Team. free. Room: Building 34-3rd floor lobby. Sponsor: MIT Ballroom Dance Team. LEF, GSC, Arts Council. 4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. – Smoothed Analysis of Algorithms: Why the Simplex Algorithm Usually Takes Polynomial 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. – MIT SCA Chainmail Workshop. Come and learn simple medieval chainmail weaves and pat- Time. Refreshments will be served at 3:30 p.m. in Room 2-349. free. Room: Building 4, Room 163. Sponsor: Com- terns to make your very own shirt (hauberk), or hood (coif). Smaller sized links can be used to make jewelry. We will binatorics Seminar. Department of Mathematics. provide the steel, brass, and copper links, pliers, and instruction. Please bring your own pliers, if you have any. 5:00 p.m. – Advanced Music Performance Concert. Mathematics senior Ivan Middleton, piano student of Tim Mac- free. Room: Private Dining Room #3, Student Center (W20). Sponsor: Society for Creative Anachronism. Farland. Chopin’s Polonaise-Fantaisie, Op. 61; Scriabin’s Etudes, Op. 42; Beethoven’s Sonata in Ab, Op. 26; Bach- 7:00 p.m. – Guy de Teramond. Dr. Guy de Teramond, Minister of Science and Technology in Costa Rica will be giv- Busoni’s Ich ruf’ zu dir Herr. free. Room: Killian Hall. Sponsor: Music and Theater Arts Section. ing a lecture on “Costa Rica: de una provincia perdida en las colonia a un líder en desarrollo tecnólogico.” free. 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. – Beginner Ballroom Dance Lessons. free. Room: Building 34-3rd floor lobby. Sponsor: MIT Room: 2-105. Sponsor: Center for Bilingual/Bicultural Studies. Ballroom Dance Team. LEF, GSC, Arts Council. 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. – Renaissance Dancing. There are many forms of Renaissance Dancing that we practice. 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. – Christian Testimony Night. Come hear several recently born-again Christians share how From Italian balli to courtly pavans to English country. We dance them all with flair and fun. Dress is common street they came to know Jesus Christ. A free dinner will be provided. free. Room: Student Center (W20-407). Sponsor: clothing. No experience necessary; instruction is provided. free. Room: 31-161. Sponsor: Society for Creative Graduate Christian Fellowship. Anachronism. 7:30 p.m. - 12:30 a.m. – Spring Weekend Concert. Featuring: Blues Traveler and The Roots. $7 MIT community, 8:00 p.m. – Mehta/Lovens Duo Concert. These two emerging virtuosi of the international improvisational music $12 other students w/ valid college ID. Room: Johnson Athletics Center. Sponsor: Spring Weekend. scene — Raj Mehta, (MIT Class of 1986) and Paul Lovens — are artists-in-residence at MIT April 24-29. free. 8:00 p.m. – Bhoma. Play by Badal Sircar. Directed by Sudipto Chatterjee. $8, $6 students/seniors. Room: Kresge Room: Killian Hall. Sponsor: Music and Theater Arts Section. Little Theater. Sponsor: Dramashop. 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. – International Film Club Film Seminar Series. free. Room: 4-237. Sponsor: Graduate Stu- 8:00 p.m. – MIT Chamber Orchestra. Dante Anzolini, director. Works by Shostakovich, Stravinsky and Respighi. dent Council, International Film Club. free. Room: Killian Hall. Sponsor: Music and Theater Arts Section. 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MIT April 26, 27, 28 pring eeken20d01 The Roots with Blues Traveler MIT Spring Concert Friday, April 27th Johnson Athletic Center Doors Open at 7:30pm Tickets are selling FAST! Only $7 MIT / $12 non-MIT ($10/$15 at the door) college id required Availible in the Student Center at The Source (1st floor) or 24 hrs/day at The Coffeehouse (3rd floor) Or in Lobby 10 Women’s Issues at MIT A Special Report

Reviewing Gender Equity By Nancy L. Keuss members were “interested parties who would Further, in response to criticism sur- associate news editor personally profit from a finding of gender rounding the absence of public data, Hop- Some hailed the report. Others dismissed discrimination, and in fact did profit, gain- kins said that, “in all departments at MIT, it. Still more countered it with reports of ing increased salaries, increased research a single man makes decisions about sal- their own. budgets, more laboratory space and other ary, office space in each department at MIT. Since MIT’s admission of gender bias in perks.” She concluded that their find- its March 1999 report on women faculty in ings were indelibly tainted in favor of science, the issue of gender bias has received the committee members’ assumptions. considerable national media attention. Many “It takes people who have gone in academia have acknowledged the complex- through the system to understand it,” ity of the issue, which makes an immediate said Hopkins, one of three MIT profes- and effective solution to any apparent gender sors behind the January conference. bias as difficult to obtain as the answer to She said the criticism in the Klein- three equations with four unknowns. feld study and another study by Drs. Yet the crucial fourth equation could arise Patricia Hausman and James Steiger from the Institute’s recent efforts toward is illogical. gender bias. MIT played host in January “They should be rejoicing in the to administrators and professors from nine success of the women here, who top research universities — including Har- are so successful, who have arrived vard, Princeton, Yale, and Stanford — for a above the glass ceiling, people who symposium on gender equity in science and have been groundbreaking, some of whom engineering. From the dialogue emerged a have made discoveries that truly change the short joint statement recognizing that while w a y science is done,” Hopkins Why would this system be any fairer than universities have an obligation to “fully said. “It isn’t even logical to a respected group of scientists collecting develop and utilize all the go after them.” data?” creative talent Following the Janu- available,” barri- ary forum, Hausman, a Other schools act on equity ers still exist for behavioral scientist, and The January forum was one of the latest female faculty. Steiger, a statistician at efforts within universities and colleges to level The colleges the University of Brit- the playing field for female faculty. pledged to correct ish Columbia, released The University of Arizona recently bias against women a study that gives quan- launched a study called the Millennium Proj- by working toward titative comparisons of diversity, fairer pay, the scientific merit of and more family- men and women in friendly work condi- MIT’s Department of t i o n s . U n a n i m o u s Biology. agreement by the lead- “The [MIT] report was long on ers of the nine univer- sities both platitudes and short on data,” Steiger said. surprised and delighted the forum’s partici- He maintains that if MIT intended the pants. report to serve as a template for what other “The presidents and provosts from these universities should do, it “should have taken institutions were willing to state that there are on more responsibility to give its implemen- barriers to the full participation of women in tation details.” the sciences and to agree that their institutions “At a superficial level this is something have an obligation to fix this problem,” said most would support,” Steiger said. Barbara Grosz, a computer science professor Yet he challenges the three operating at Harvard. principles of the 184-word January state- Professor of Biology Nancy H. Hopkins ment based on this absence of publicly regards the discussion as a milestone. released data. Table of Contents “I never thought this could happen in my “What we’re asking for is a fair and lifetime,” she said. open, data-directed procedure where con- Women in Science A1 fidentiality of personal information is Mothers at MIT A2 Forum followed groundbreaking report guarded as best as possible, while the Women in the Military A2 The forum was not the first effort by the general methods are made public,” he said. Rape and Abuse A3 Institute to investigate its own gender bias. Hopkins said that members of the faculty Abortion A3 In a move that gained widespread atten- were interviewed under an agreement of con- ect to study the work life of the university’s Women’s Studies A3 tion in the national media, MIT’s admin- fidentiality, “or [else the committee] could not faculty in its 15 schools. The project, which Viewpoint A4 istration acknowledged in March 1999 its have collected data.” is meant to serve as a model for studying own gender discrimination against and improving the status of women in higher Graphs A4 its tenured female professors with education, will focus on gender inequities in Women’s Housing A6 the release of a study conducted laboratory space, research funds, and sala- Roundtable A8 by a committee composed of ten- ries. ured women faculty and male col- leagues. Possible courses of action for MIT The report, which released no How does a leading scientific institution data publicly, did not come with- like MIT fit into the gender equity equation? out dissent. Though acclaimed by Shirley Malcolm, director of Education the mainstream, it was criticized by and Human Resources Programs at the Ameri- some observers inside and outside can Association for the Advancement of Sci- Reporters: Gretchen Aleks, Melis- MIT as an exaggeration of gender ence, told WomensNEWS, “Institutions have sa S. Cain, Nancy L. Keuss, Eun J. Lee, concerns in the School of Science. the opportunity and responsibility to put struc- Shankar Mukherji, Matthew Palmer, Joel Judith S. Kleinfeld, professor tures in place to ensure that inequities do Rosenberg, Jordan Rubin, A.S. Wang, of psychology at the University not appear … We have a need to address the Jennifer Young; Columnist: Christen M. of Alaska, Fairbanks, rebuked the issues that force women and minority faculty Gray; Editor: Mike Hall; Associate Edi- March 1999 report’s major claims to the margins and this group of institutions tor: Jyoti Tibrewala; Copy Editors: Jenni- in her own report, “MIT Tarnishes must lead in doing this.” fer Krishnan, Dana Levine, Eric J. Plosky, Its Reputation with Gender Junk The administrators and professors who Naveen Sunkavally; Layout: Joel Corbo, Science.” issued the January statement on equity for Ryan Ochylski; Photography: Pedro L. “Without needed objective evi- women faculty will reconvene in early 2002 to Arrechea, Roshan Baliga, Erika L. Brown, dence of gender discrimination,” discuss the initiatives their respective universi- Sephir Hamilton, Aaron D. Mihalik. Kleinfeld argued, “the report falls ties have undertaken. below basic standards for scientific Hopkins says the 2002 follow-up to the confer- evidence in the social sciences.” ence will serve to compare new data and check the Since the complainants comprised progress of the different schools involved. most of the committee, Kleinfeld Tech File PHOTO “At the very least, it will keep the issue on noted that most of the committee Professor Nancy H. Hopkins the front burner,” she said. Page A2 The Tech April 24, 2001 A Delicate Balance Student-Parents Attempt to Balance Academic Career, Home Life By Melissa Cain stay with her to watch her child for a year. — most recently with the newly-elected GSC cal leave to her department’s graduate adminis- Associate features editor Then, her husband quit his job to watch their officers and some of the graduate student trator. If the student lives on-campus, she must MIT is hard. Whether you are an under- daughter. deans to discuss issues regarding parenting submit a letter to the housing manager of her graduate or a graduate student, the constant At first, Anderson and her husband “weren’t at MIT. on-campus residence in order to keep housing work and strain of classes and research occu- comfortable with finding a family day care sit- Before she was e-mailed about the Grad privileges for the duration of the leave. pies most of your time. Now imagine being a uation,” she said. However, she eventually met Moms group, Anderson didn’t know that Kachani said that, by following these steps, parent on top of all that. a woman in the neighborhood who ran a day there were many other expectant mothers That is the reality for a number of gradu- care center in her home, and Anderson now students who were also can be assured that ate and undergraduate students who are try- uses that service. mothers. “When I was the tuition charges for ing to balance work, life and a family at MIT, “I think MIT is trying [to provide suffi- contacted about the “I was on a waiting the duration of leave and many of them feel like MIT is not doing cient services for families], but they need to Grad Moms mailing,” list for child care at MIT are cancelled and that enough to help them out. try harder,” Srinivas said. “The Technology she said, “I first real- housing is guaranteed. Children’s Center looks great but can hardly ized that there were for a year and a half.” While student-par- Day care a leading issue service the demand. We need a lot more things other graduate student ents felt that this poli- One of the deficiencies student-parents like that. I don’t think non-parents understand mothers like me. I was — Glaire Anderson cy was sufficient, they point to is the cost of living, especially in con- how important a good care-giver is.” literally thinking that do not believe that it is nection with the amount of child care that the Anderson said that participants in the grad- I was the only grad properly publicized. Institute provides. uate mothers group have suggested that MIT mom.” Anderson said that several members of “Boston is the most expensive U.S. city for implement a plan similar to that used by Har- Many students who do not live on campus Grad Moms had heard different versions of child care,” said Smita Srinivas, a first-year vard and some other universities. “If you can’t may not know any other graduate students this plan, and no one knew which was abso- PhD student in the Urban Studies and Plan- get day care through MIT, then, if you find who have children. lutely correct. ning department. “Our your own day care situ- “When I mentioned I was a mother, One of the Grad Moms’ goals is to com- stipends — if we have ation, MIT would sub- everyone was really surprised,” Anderson pile a resource of information about parenting them — simply do not sidize the cost,” Ander- said. at MIT and to send a booklet to all accepted reflect this fact.” “I don’t think son said. “MIT should “Part of the reason I never said anything graduate students. The booklet would also be Monica M. Aponte, non-parents understand how look into how other about [being a mother] was that I had a fear available at graduate student orientation and at a first-year graduate institutions handle this that it was somehow inappropriate to be a common places on campus. student in Earth, Atmo- important a good care-giver is.” problem.” parent and a grad student,” Anderson said. “At the very least, people need to know spheric and Planetary The Stata Center “I felt people would think that, because I am who they can go talk to to figure out their situ- Sciences, said that — Smita Srinivas that is being built on a parent, I can not be as committed to my ation, because every situation will be differ- child care at MIT “is the east side of campus graduate student studies.” ent,” Anderson said. both insufficient and will include a day care expensive. My husband and I have decided center, but Anderson said that this solution will Creating an Institute-wide policy Students suggest other changes that it’s not worth putting our two-year-old hardly solve the shortage of day care. The Grad Moms group is currently trying Student-parents suggested several other daughter in day care, so he stays at home to “I have a feeling that as soon as the Stata to develop policies that apply to the whole improvements which could be made to MIT’s take care of her.” Center opens, all those slots will be filled,” Institute, rather than just particular depart- resources and services. “They could make If her husband worked, Aponte said, most Anderson said. “I don’t see that having a real ments. on-site care more eas- of what he would earn would go toward day effect on the small availability of day care ver- “Different depart- ily affordable and give care because, “as far as I know, typical fig- sus the large demand.” ments and professors preference in housing ures for the cost of full-time day care is about Recently, Chancellor Lawrence S. Bacow react very differently to “I had a fear that it was on campus for stu- $1200 per month and is definitely outside a ’72 considered placing a day care center children,” Srinivas said. somehow inappropriate to be a dent-parents, espe- student-family’s budget.” She also has a loan to on the ground floor of the new graduate “Some want to pretend cially for those who fill the deficit that her graduate student stipend dorm on Sidney and Pacific Street. The plan, they don’t exist; oth- parent and a grad student.” are strapped for cash,” does not cover. however, met resistance from the Graduate ers are more support- Srinivas said. Aponte currently lives on campus in West- Student Council, who successfully fought to ive.” If an official stand — Glaire Anderson She also thinks gate, but may have to move in two years. She is keep the ground floor for community space. is taken by MIT to be that the academic worried about moving to a more expensive resi- Despite his position on the the Sidney- family-friendly, Srinivas depar tments could dence because she and her husband do not know Pacific issue, GSC President Soulaymane believes that students would not be at the mercy make changes to help graduate student how they would be able to afford the cost. Kachani agreed with Anderson that there is of professorial and departmental variations. parents. “Don’t schedule courses in the “I was on a waiting list for child care at a need for more day care. “For all practical Kachani said that, with regards to maternity department in the evenings, for God’s MIT for a year and a half,” said Glaire D. purposes, day care is not available to gradu- leave, the GSC has talked to Isaac M. Colbert, sake!” she said. Anderson, a second year Architecture gradu- ate students in our existing centers, because the dean for graduate students, and Larry G. The administration is looking for ways to ate student with a two-year-old son. “Had I it is financially out of reach except for those Benedict, the dean for student life. The admin- help students financially during their mater- known that child care facilities were at such a who have a working spouse. We should be istrators said that a graduate student who is nity leave, when they would not usually premium, I would have applied for the waiting able institutionally to do better.” pregnant needs to follow three steps. receive a stipend. list when I found out that I was accepted, but First, the student must request a medical Kachani said that Colbert is looking into there was no way to know how hard it was to Grad Moms advocates for students leave from a doctor in the Medical Center that creating a separate annual fund for mater- get child care until I got here.” Anderson is part of a campus group states the duration of the medical leave (two nity leave. The fund would give a ‘grant’ to Anderson was on several different waiting called Grad Moms. The group started as an months to a semester, for instance). The stu- pregnant graduate students before they are lists and ended up having her mother come e-mail list and has met in person a few times dent would then provide a copy of this medi- scheduled to begin their maternity leave. About Face The Military’s Changing Attitudes Toward Women By Christen M. Gray that are still highly male-dominated. Two summers ago, Army to attend The Citadel, a private military college in Charleston, ROTC Cadet Danielle Boudreau from Harvard University South Carolina. Although she was soon driven out, a small For the seven years following her graduation, MIT Air attended Airborne school, which offers a very “male” environ- (but not insignificant) group of women will graduate from The Force Reserve Officer Training Corps cadet Stephanie M. ment. Boudreau thought that the imbalance of men and women Citadel this year. Praster ’02 will serve as a navigator in the male-dominated made for an “awkward sexual dynamic.” However, she believes “I’ve seen plenty of women doing ‘firsts,’” says Maj. Diana world of flight. When asked whether Holland, a professor of history at West Point. “First woman Column she was intimidated by going into lieutenant in a combat engineer battalion, first woman to a male-dominated field, Praster command the headquarters company of a combat engineer laughed and pointed out that she is battalion, first female to earn the Master Parachutist Badge.” already an engineering major at MIT. Holland felt that their success or failure depended on “the way Adjusting to the gender mix of the military won’t be a they interacted with the people around them, the way they dealt stretch for Praster’s female colleagues in MIT’s three ROTC with problems stemming from being around men all the time, units. Each unit operates jointly with other schools such as and the standards to which they held themselves.” Harvard and Wellesley to train college students to be mili- There are still many barriers to women which have not yet tary officers. When these women enter the military work been overcome. Women are excluded from the Infantry, the force, what attitudes they will face? What challenges will they Special Forces, and submarines. Marine Corps Sgt. Eric Sauls- encounter and be expected to overcome? giver said that females in combat would upset morale. He felt Women have already overcome one challenge by showing that soldiers would concern themselves too much with trying that they can fly and handle high-stress situations as well as their to impress the girls and risk themselves unnecessarily “trying male counterparts. After a Syracuse University study showed that to play the protector.” women are more able to multi-task than men, the Army began “Society has a difficult time with the ramifications of to offer women the opportunity to fly attack helicopters, a duty warfare,” said MIT Army ROTC Commanding Officer Colo- previously restricted to men. Sgt. 1st Class Rodolfo Beltran, nel Brian L. Baker. “It would be difficult [for society] to see staff at MIT’s Army ROTC unit, commented that women are women killed.” able to come back from extended assignments in the field and However, Baker thinks that integrating the army over time adjust more quickly to life at home because they can adjust to the would be a step forward. “There is no field women can’t do. change in environment while simultaneously taking on their day- The Army paces itself.” to-day tasks. Women also have calmer nerves, he added, and are Many inside and outside the military worry that military job often able to handle the stress of flying just as well as male pilots. standards will be lowered in order to accommodate women. Now that we know (and the world has accepted) that women This is unnecessary, and no group is more adamant about keep- can do the job, how do men who previously dominated the field ing high standards than the women themselves. handle the encroachment on their territory? Holland recalled 20-kilometer ruck marches during her “It’s a big adjustment [for females] to be around guys act- training with the 18th Airborne Corps. Rucks are heavy utility ing like guys,” said Lawrence W. Gray, who is my brother and a backpacks worn in order to carry equipment. At 5’1” and 108 second-year West Point cadet. “If you are enlisting or going to lbs., Holland had her work cut out for her, but made it every West Point, you are going to lose some of your innocence.” time. “The Army never said ‘short women don’t have to carry However, the girls who can handle the environment are SEPHIR HAMILTON—the Tech as much.’” often more respected by their peers. Enlisted Marine females For women graduating MIT, the world is full of challenges are always thought of as pretty tough chicks. It’s always daunt- that individual accountability may cause a “different type of and growing opportunities. While the military seems to be the ing to deal with a Marine Drill Instructor, but it can be even camaraderie” to develop. lone holdout of the “man’s world,” this concept seems destined more frightening to challenge a female Drill Instructor. It is the firsts that are always the most difficult for women. to fade into the past. The most difficult areas for females are the specialties A few years ago, Shannon Faulkner became the first woman Christen M. Gray ’04 is a cadet in MIT Army ROTC. April 24, 2001 The Tech Page A3 Rape Report Rate Low Abortion on Campus MIT, Stop Our Silence Move to Encourage Reports Awareness of Options for Pregnant Women Low

By Gretchen Aleks their environment, unknowing of means to protect By Alice S. Wang tinue the pregnancy.” Goldstein added that STAFF REPORTER themselves, and unaware of the dangers that exist. STAFF REPORTER counseling is also available after pregnancy Despite falling crime rates nationwide, Stop Our Silence is currently pressuring the Abortions now take place among Ameri- is terminated or if the pregnancy is carried a major crime problem still plagues college MIT administration to include an orientation pro- can college students at an astonishing rate: to term, through MIT Medical and outside campuses throughout the United States: sexual gram supporting rape awareness. about 800 undergraduate students undergo sources. assault. According to a 2000 study by the Unit- Iyengar feels another a campus hotline, similar abortions daily, accounting for one-fifth of Widespread distribution of condoms ed States Department of Justice, approximately to Nightline, staffed by persons trained in coun- all such procedures performed in the United around campus complements the services of 25 percent of college women will either be seling for sexual violence would help encourage States. Such a startling figure suggests that if MIT Medical. Condoms are readily available raped or experience an attempted rape during women to report rapes. MIT is an average campus, about 10 percent in dormitory restrooms, at MacGregor Con- their college years. of all women here would be pregnant each venience, La Verde’s Market, and the 24-hour The Department of Justice surveyed 4,446 MIT moves to increase awareness school year. Coffeehouse. women from a random sampling of female stu- Despite these failings, Iyengar believes that “You don’t see pregnant women on cam- In addition to such preventative measures, dents at two- and four-year institutions. The MIT has made positive steps towards encouraging pus, not because they are not getting preg- students have yet another option: the emer- numbers, which include incidences of rape victims of sexual assault to come forward by hav- nant,” said Karen T. Kohl G, “but because they gency contraceptive pill. Goldstein believes among both graduate and undergraduate stu- ing excellent counseling services, and by having are getting abortions.” that this post-intercourse form of contracep- dents, indicate that a police department that “Undergraduate women at MIT who tion is relatively unknown to students and 2.8 percent of college understands the serious- become pregnant either decide to terminate the could be very useful in preventing unwanted women experience a Sexual assault is a major crime ness of sexual violence. pregnancy or take a medical leave of absence pregnancies. “Some people have said that rape or attempted rape “The police department to carry the baby to term,” explained Dr. Mark this is the best kept secret of contraceptive during the academic problem on college campuses. recognizes that the vic- A. Goldstein, Chief of Student Health Servic- medicine, and it really shouldn’t be,” he year, which accounts for tims have a wide range es. “Over the last few years, there have only said. 6.91 months. Extrap- of emotions that may or been a handful of undergraduate women who Many students assume that the pill can olated to include the entire year, 4.9 percent may not induce them to press charges,” she said. opted to keep the baby and continue at MIT.” only be used by rape victims, or that it is of college women are raped or experience an One reason why college-aged women are tar- Goldstein and others at the Medical effective only if taken the morning after inter- attempted rape each year. gets for sexual assault is because many do not Department refer pregnant undergraduates to course. Both assumptions are wrong; if taken However, the MIT Campus Police report a know how to defend themselves. To combat this Planned Parenthood, a local organization that within three days of intercourse, the pill pre- rate of only one in every 470 female students problem, MIT offers a Rape Aggression Defense provides counseling services for those seek- vents conception either by inducing menstrua- raped each year. Why is this number so different (RAD) class to its students, faculty, and staff to ing abortions. MIT nurse practitioner Delores tion or by preventing the fertilized egg from from the statistics given by the Department of teach women to protect themselves against poten- Vidal said that the organization “is very repu- becoming embedded inside the uterine lining. Justice survey? tial attacks and to avoid dangerous situations. RAD table, board-certified, offers superb counseling MIT’s pharmacy provides this pill to students coordinator Sergeant Cheryl N. Vossmer said that … they follow up and they have an exquisite through the nurse practitioner, who is on call Rape awareness on campus low RAD teaches awareness of one’s surroundings, record.” However, the organization’s office 24 hours a day. Radha K. Iyengar ’02 said that the biggest dependency on self, and hands-on defense tech- isn’t open on Saturday afternoons and Sun- While an abortion procedure normally problem faced with sexual violence is the belief niques. The program, which is taught by MIT days, and counselors are sometimes in short costs between $300 and $600, any registered among students and administrators that sexu- police officers, has graduated 500 women so far in supply. MIT student can obtain an abortion free of al violence doesn’t happen here. “It is simply its six years at MIT. “For most people, the social, academic charge, if covered by the Extended MIT Hos- not true that MIT is immune to rape because Although no classes are offered this term, RAD and family influences on the decision are pital Insurance plan. people here are smart,” she said. Iyengar is the classes have been offered eight times this year, very strong, especially when you don’t Goldstein said that regardless of the stu- president of Stop Our Silence, a student group with an average enrollment of 12 to 14 women. see your peers going through this,” said an dent’s health insurance coverage, an abortion formed at MIT two years ago to increase aware- The course culminates in a simulated attack, dur- anonymous Nightline counselor. “It is very procedure can be obtained for free if the stu- ness of sexual assault on campus and reduce the ing which women have the chance to demonstrate hard to cope with the outlook of ‘failure.’” dent is a registered at MIT. stigma of sexual assault. the potentially life-saving techniques they have She estimated that Vidal emphasized “We have to create an environment where learned. there are 10 to 20 that at MIT Medical, survivors can come forward and know they will Vossmer said she feels that the RAD program undergraduate abor- Regardless of the student’s health no one, including par- be believed,” said Katie T. Dunn ’02, a volunteer is successful, but wishes more women at MIT tions at MIT each ents, advisers, or deans at Jane Doe Inc., the Massachusetts Coalition would enroll in the course. She said that students year. insurance coverage, an abortion may access a student’s Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. must recognize that sexual assault is a universal Kohl attributed the medical record without Director of Public Safety Anne P. Glavin problem and must learn to protect themselves in number of abortions to procedure can be obtained for free the student’s consent. said that rape has long been an under-reported their surroundings in order to decrease the inci- pressures and lack of if the student is a registered at “Abortion is never crime everywhere, including MIT. According dence of rape and assault. support at MIT. “I was itemized on any sort to the 2000 Department of Justice study, 95 per- an undergraduate here MIT. of billing,” she said. cent of rapes are not reported, and 96 percent of More rapes reported at MIT once, and I know what Abortion is con- attempted rapes are not reported. The MI T Police Department said that there the schedule is like sidered a procedure The survey asked women who had experi- were seven forcible sexual assaults reported to and what the academic pressure is like,” she that could necessitate special care. Goldstein enced sexual assault why they did not report the the Campus Police in 1999, about one in every said. “Women get abortions because they feel remembers “an undergraduate student who crime. Forty-seven percent of rape victims said 470 female students. Forcible sexual assault that they don’t have the emotional or financial received failing grades after terminating an they did not want other people to know, 42 per- includes such crimes as rape, attempted rape, support to go through with [a pregnancy] at unwanted pregnancy. We were able to work cent said because they lacked proof that the inci- completed and attempted sexual coercion, and this point in their lives … a lot of times, their with the dean’s office to give her more time dent occurred, and 44 percent said because it was threats of sexual contact. Four of these incidents minds are made up before speaking to coun- and reconsideration because we considered it not clear that a crime was intended. Sixty-five occurred on campus, and three occurred on selors.” a special medical issue.” percent of rape victims did not think the incident public property. In 1998, nine forcible sexual Some students have wondered whether He mentioned that students who opt to was serious enough to report. assaults were reported — six on campus and their pregnant peers are aware of their options. carry their pregnancies to term may take a three on public property. This number repre- “The issue of abortion should be better medical leave of absence arranged through the Orientation program requested sented a 125 percent increase over the 1997 publicized,” said Erin A. Baker G, treasurer of dean’s office. Insurance, special housing and Iyengar said that one of the major flaws in incidence rate of four. MIT Pro-Choice. day care can be arranged, but are costly. MIT’s policy is its lack of orientation program- Other campuses in the Boston area have “We serve the women at MIT by pre- Although MIT Medical does not offer any ming regarding sexual assault. Although MIT lower rates of reported forcible sexual assault. senting choices both before and after preg- financial support for student parents, students freshman orientation week includes informational In 1999, approximately one in 3,000 female nancy occurs,” Goldstein said. He outlined may contact a special social worker there to seminars on sex and college drinking, there is students at Boston University reported experi- a three-pronged support system for pregnant help find opportunities of financial support for no such seminar on sexual assault. She finds this encing sexual assault, compared to MIT’s one in students: “We help the student deal with students with children. Students can also apply particularly distressing because the number of 470. At Tufts University, the number was one in unwanted pregnancy through emergency to the financial aid office for assistance. rapes on college campuses peaks during the first 4,500. The numbers at Wellesley College, how- contraception, through termination [of preg- Raising an infant would no doubt make MIT three months of the school year. Many of these ever, were much higher, with one in 380 female nancy], or through a variety of counseling even more challenging, Vidal said, “but I have rape victims are students who are unfamiliar with students reporting forcible sexual assault. and support if the student chooses to con- seen it done. It is possible. Hard, but possible.” Institute Supports Women’s Studies By Shankar Mukherji received a great deal of funding to complete a Introduction to Women’s Studies (SP.401), en’s Studies. Located at the Radcliffe Institute and Huanne Thomas recent event for African women filmmakers and for example, received an overall mark of 6.5 for Advanced Study, the Consortium brings STAFF REPORTERS novelists where women from Togo, Zimbabwe, out of a possible 7 in terms of overall rating. together graduate students and faculty from For 16 years, the Program in Women’s Stud- and the Ivory Coast were brought to MIT for a The course catalogue describes SP.401 as “an Boston College, Brandeis, Harvard, Northeast- ies has provided students with a comprehensive week to share their expertise and experience.” interdisciplinary subject that draws on litera- ern, Tufts and MIT for graduate seminars and selection of classes examining women’s issues. The program, however, is not without its ture, history, psychology, philosophy, anthro- professional development workshops. Draw- Though faculty members had offered occa- problems. “Structural problems are vexing,” pology, and feminist theory to … examine our ing on the collective resources of the six Bos- sional coursework in the area of gender-based Resnick said. Such problems include matters cultural assumptions about gender, … trace ton-area centers of learning, the Consortium scholarship since 1978, a formal administrative of maintaining a stable curriculum and faculty the effects of the new scholarship on tradi- offers coursework in such areas as women’s structure was not adopted until 1984. Since grounded in women’s studies. tional disciplines, and … increase awareness activism and issues of control between men then, the program has grown rapidly. “Because we are a program, not a depart- of the history and experience of women as and women. “The Program in Women’s Studies was ment, we cannot make appointments. Thus, half the world’s population.” The MIT Program in Women’s Studies formed as a means for grouping the rising should a faculty member who has been a great The Program in Women’s Studies keeps does not by any means confine its activities number of courses created that had a focus contributor to the program take leave of the track of male participation in the courses it to the classroom. Affirmative action policy, on women’s issues,” said Director of Women’s Institute, [his or her] home department has the offers. Here, too, the numbers are encouraging. women’s experiences of poverty and welfare, Studies Margery Resnick. liberty of replacing that faculty member with “Male student participation has been and female entrepreneurship in cyberspace are Resnick has served as head of the Program someone who may or may not call women’s good,” Resnick said. She noted that in one of just some of the topics brought up in the many in Women’s Studies since 1998. An advocate studies an area of expertise,” Resnick said. her own classes, International Women’s Voices talks and panel discussions sponsored by the of women’s issues on campus since her arrival (SP.431J), one-third of the students enrolled program. in 1977, she was among the core faculty that Women’s studies increasingly popular are male. When asked about the future of the pro- initiated the women’s studies curriculum in Enrollment in courses offered by the pro- As the program has continued to grow, a gram, Resnick expressed optimism. “We have the early 1980s. gram has gone up, but “it is hard to pinpoint humanities concentration, a minor and even- been very successful in raising funds for the Over the years, “the Institute has been very the reasons why,” Resnick said. tually a full undergraduate major have been program,” Resnick said, “and the Dean of supportive” of women’s studies, Resnick said. “The Women’s Studies Program is an added to the list of opportunities available. [Humanities, Arts,] and Social Science has “Upon formation [of the program], the pro- exciting way to look at literature and history,” been very supportive.” As for the program gram was given an office, a coordinator, and a Resnick said. Women’s studies move beyond just classes head’s goals, Resnick said that “in the next two reading room in the Hayden library.” Course evaluations echo Resnick’s state- Beyond supporting a wide range of wom- years, the program will be broadening to study As an example of the Institute’s ongo- ment, as women’s studies courses earn high en’s studies courses on campus, MIT is a women’s issues in a more global context, rather ing support, Resnick noted that “the program ratings across the board. member of the Graduate Consortium in Wom- than a parochial Anglo-Saxon content.” Viewpoint: Questions about Women at MIT Numbers Through the Years: Do you feel like you are treated any differ- ently as a woman at MIT? I’ve heard it a lot. It’s based on the truth, No, I don’t but people assume women will be premed, see any dis- VII, III, or IX. c r e p a n c i e s –Victoria K. Anderson ’02 between treat- The Status of Women at MIT ment of men and women. I’ve always Has the 9:1 faculty gender skew intimidated found MIT to you at all? be an open I’d like it to be different but it hasn’t really and accept- affected me. I’m surprised to hear that, which ing place. If may reflect that it’s not an issue for me. women’s rights –Anne A. Dreyer ’03 were a big issue, people would stand up for it just like any other big What expectations, assumptions, and ste- issue. reotypes have you encountered regarding –Jessica L. Fry ’03 women at MIT? Is there sexism at MIT? I don’t feel [sexism] at all. Sometimes, however, I do wonder. Some people think that I think it women can get into MIT more easily than depends on males. I would like to think that I got into this what major school on my own merits. Percentage of Women in Student Body you are tak- –Zimmerman ing and the Women in Freshman Class Women at MIT ratio of men I haven’t experienced explicit sexism, but 50

t o wo m e n most of the sexism is left unsaid. In conver- 45 in a particu- sations you can feel sexism, but you can’t lar class. If directly see sexism in general. 40

women are –Lau 35 the smaller percentage, If a class has a lot of girls, people will 30 sometimes I expect the average to be lower. 25 personally feel like I have to prove myself to –Dreyer guys and pressure to achieve at the same level. 20 There was a feeling that women weren’t –Ruby Lau ’04 serious, would just get married, that they were Percent of Total Enrollment 15 wasting a slot. 10 –Elisabeth M. Drake ’58 N o , n o t 5

because of my Taking 7.012, like everyone else has to, 0 own limitations, I would be asked if I was a biology major.

but maybe in I abhorred biology. In nuclear science, I’m '69-'70 '70-'71 '71-72 '72-'73 '73-'74 '74-'75 '75-'76 '76-'77 '77-'78 '78-'79 '79-'80 '80-'81 '81-'82 '82-'83 '83-'84 '84-'85 '85-'86 '86-'87 '87-'88 '88-'89 '89-'90 '90-'91 '91-'92 '92-'93 '93-'94 '94-'95 '95-'96 '96-'97 '97-'98 '98-'99 '99-'00 Year terms of the lack often asked if I’m a premed because that’s the Source: MIT Reports to the President, Office of the Registrar of women role discipline that the women in nuclear engineer- models here. ing are often in. –Luwam I received a lot of surprise while taking Semere ’01 8.03. I don’t see why my being interested in physics should surprise anyone more than if Through the Years: MIT’s Increasing Female Population someone else was. –Anderson 2% 1% 2% 7% They’re usually very determined and goal- oriented. They tend to stress a little more than Not real- most girls. Or people in general. 19% 27% 33% ly. In a way –Alex Patino ’03 almost, women are treated bet- There was an idea that women couldn’t 98% 99% 98% 93% 81% 73% 67% ter. succeed as professional engineers. Scien- –Kelly N. tists could succeed in labs but not as faculty. Zimmerman Women were tolerated. ’04 –Drake 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000

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women at MIT? Source: MIT Reports to the President; Office of the Registrar Red slices indicate relative amount of total female undergraduate and graduate population Blue slices indicate relative amount of total male undergraduate and graduate population Percentage of Females by Course M y m o m In terms of student life, I can see a dif- Fall 2000 went here when ference in the experiences of women versus Biology - VII 59.5 there were only males. There HASS - XXI 59.0 100 women at are fewer Brain & Cog. - IX 51.0 EAPS - XII 50.3 MIT, and I’m living group Urban St. - XI 50.2 sure it was a dif- options open Arch. - IV 50.2 Ling. & Phil. - XXIV 50.0 ferent experience to women Chem. E - X 44.6 for her. Things which could Econ. - XIV 39.3 Chem. - V 38.8 have changed play a fac- Mat. Sci - III 38.7 a lot since then. tor. Also, the Poli. Sci. - XVII 38.2 STS 33.3

For me, I don’t a c a d e m i c Course CEE - I 31.8 Mgmt. - XV 29.7 feel like I am fields cho- Math - XVIII 29.0 treated any dif- sen by males HST 27.9 MAS 26.2 ferent because I and females Aero/Astro - XVI 26.2 am female. c o u l d b e Nuc. Eng. - XXII 24.3 Mech. E - II 23.2 –Miriam Sorell ’04 very different in terms of career and family EECS - VI 22.8 plans. OR 18.4 Ocean Eng. - XIII 16.1 –Jaime E. Devereaux ’02 Physics - VIII 15.8 Undergraduate Association 0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 60.0 70.0 What do you think of a major being called President-Elect Percent a “girl” major? Source: MIT Reports to the President, Office of the Registrar It is said about both Course VII and IX. In general, I think we’re getting closer to That’s offensive because people think of them general equality. I’ve never experienced gen- as being less rigorous. We think different- der inequality, but I’m sure it’s there. Com- ly. Therefore, different subjects appeal to us. pared to where I come from, MIT is very Course IX is a more people-related major and liberal and equal. stereotypically women are more interested in –Fry psychological or interpersonal studies. –Bree Huning ’98 Outside of the classroom I think there is more gender equality. If inequality does exist, The stereotypes are V, VII, all the less it is more in classes than in daily life. math-y ones. It’s more a general observa- –Lau tion that people make and comment about. I’m impressed by VI-1, VI-2, and XVI girls because they’re going against the status quo. –Jacob H. Gregerson ’03 Viewpoint, Page A7 Numbers Through the Years: The Status of Women at MIT

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50 Architecture Engineering Humanities Management Science

2000

45 0

'69-'70 '70-'71 '71-72 '72-'73 '73-'74 '74-'75 '75-'76 '76-'77 '77-'78 '78-'79 '79-'80 '80-'81 '81-'82 '82-'83 '83-'84 '84-'85 '85-'86 '86-'87 '87-'88 '88-'89 '89-'90 '90-'91 '91-'92 '92-'93 '93-'94 '94-'95 '95-'96 '96-'97 '97-'98 '98-'99 '99-'00 40 Year Source: MIT Reports to the President, Office of the Registrar

35 Percent

30

25

20 '96-'97 '97-'98 '98-'99 '99-'00 '00-'01 Year Source: MIT Reports to the President, Office of the Registrar

Through the Years: MIT’s Increasing Female Population

2% 1% 2% 7%

19% 27% 33%

98% 99% 98% 93% 81% 73% 67%

1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000

Source: MIT Reports to the President; Office of the Registrar Red slices indicate relative amount of total female undergraduate and graduate population Blue slices indicate relative amount of total male undergraduate and graduate population Percentage of Females by Degree Program 1984-2000

% ScB % Graduate Degree

45

40

35 Faculty by Gender and School 30

October 1998 Percent

Female Male 350 25

300 20

250 15 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Year 200 Source: MIT MIT Reports Reports to the President; to the President,Office of the OfficeRegistrar of the

150 Number of Faculty of Number

100

50

0 Architecture Engineering Management Provost Science Humanities VP Research Athletics School Source: MIT Planning Office Page A6 The Tech April 24, 2001 This Old House Timeline: Housing Options for Women Go from 17 Spaces at 120 Bay State Road To Thousands of Beds in Single-Sex and Co-ed Dorms and ILGs Women’s By Jennifer Krishnan all-female housing. now the Beta Theta Pi annex. MIT pur- ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR “All-female housing is a really impor- chased the house in 1945 under the lead- For years, female students at MIT have tant thing to have on a college campus,” ership of Katherine D. McCormick 1904, Housing fought to work alongside their male coun- said Rose G. Radin ’02, president of Kappa as the campus was becoming increasingly terparts as equals. At the end of the school Alpha Theta. “Those living groups have a residential. 1945 -- MIT acquires 120 Bay day, however, not all of the women want to very different feel.” Seventeen girls at a time lived in the live alongside men as housemates. “There are some women who feel Boston house “in the midst of frat row,” State Rd. to use as a temporary From the first women’s house at 120 uncomfortable living in close proximity of with a “house mother [who] tried to teach undergraduate women’s dormi- Bay State to the growth of McCormick, men,” Stewart said. us manners and failed,” said Elisabeth M. tory. WILG, and the sorority houses, the evolu- McCants pointed out that there are many Drake ’58, a resident from 1944 to 1945. tion of all-female housing at MIT contin- students who, for religious or cultural rea- Because female admissions were con- ues with no sign of stopping. sons, need to live in an all-female environ- strained by the number of women the Insti- 1960 -- MIT receives anony- tute could house, “there mous pledge of $1,500,000 was a lot of pressure to toward a women’s dormitory. move out,” Drake said. As a result, most of the residents of 120 Bay State 1963 -- McCormick Hall opens were freshmen and soph- for undergraduate and graduate omores. However, many former residents “came women. back to the house to hang out,” she said. 1967 -- The East Tower of is “We felt isolated liv- ing in a male world at McCormick completed. school,” Drake explained. The small women’s dormi- 1969 -- Graduate students liv- tory “played a big social support function.” ing in McCormick are asked to leave to make room for more McCormick opens doors undergraduates. to women As the pressure mount- ed for MIT to provide 1969 -- Student House accepts more housing for women, six women. It is the first ILG to the administration con- sidered transforming MIT become co-ed. into an all-male school “so that the potentially- 1970 -- Fourteen women move costly issue of where to house women undergradu- into Senior House, the first ROSHAN BALIGA—the Tech undergraduate dormitory to Present-day McCormick Hall. ates could be avoided,” according to McCormick’s become co-ed. More girls want single-sex housing ment. online history report. Today, more than one-tenth of MIT “It’s essential if we want to attract a cul- However, in 1960 MIT received an undergraduate women live in some form of turally diverse group,” said McCants. anonymous pledge of $1.5 million for the 1976 -- The Women’s Indepen- single-sex housing. construction of a new women’s dormitory dent Living Group is formed. I n t h e a n n u a l Options provide an on campus. The source of the money was housing lottery, typi- “Women are still fighting for escape later revealed to be Katherine McCormick. cally “twice as many All-female hous- The new dormitory, named McCormick 1983 -- The former MIT Infir- people list McCor- power with men.” ing options pro - Hall, opened its doors in 1963 to both mary reopens as Green Hall, a mick as their f irst vide women with an undergraduate and graduate students. dormitory for female graduate choice as the num- — Charles Stewart III opportunity to “live The opening of McCormick was a mile- ber of spaces,” said in an area in which stone for women at MIT. Women were students. M c C o r m i c k H a l l they feel comfort- finally able to live on campus, and the Housemaster Charles Stewart III. able,” without having to deal with the “fric- Institute could accommodate more than 20 1984 -- The Zeta Phi chapter Stewart estimates that one-third to tions that occur between men and women,” female students at a time. one-half of McCormick residents select Stewart said. The east tower of McCormick, also paid of Alpha Phi is established at McCormick because it is an all-girls’ “MIT is a hard place for women,” Radin for by Katherine McCormick, was com- MIT. dorm, and half of the remainder choose said, adding that they pleted in 1967, and it because of its proximity to campus its needed more support. nearly doubled the relative calm and cleanliness. “Women are still building’s capacity. 1986 -- The Theta Omicron “I could imagine another 50 to 100 f ighting for power “I don’t think it’s a concept McCormick con- chapter of Alpha Chi Omega is beds” in an all-female setting being with men,” Stew- whose time has come and gone.” tinued to house grad- established at MIT. filled, Stewart said. He said that he has art said. He believes uate students until tried to create all-female wings in co-ed that all-female resi- — Anne McCants 1969, when the entire dormitories to house women who could dence gives women building was needed 1988 -- The Theta Lambda not get into McCormick, but he encoun- a chance for “respite to house undergradu- chapter of Sigma Kappa is tered resistance from the dormitory gov- from the ongoing struggle for equality.” ates. In 1983, Green Hall was opened as an ernments. all-female dormitory for graduate students. established at MIT. “Men want to maintain co-ed hous- Before there was McCormick … ing, and they’re more powerful and more Until 1963, the only Institute housing 1990 -- The Zeta Mu chapter vocal,” Stewart explained. option for women was 120 Bay State Rd., Housing, Page A6 Green Hall Faculty Resident Anne E. C. of Kappa Alpha Theta is estab- McCants said the demand for housing in lished at MIT. Green Hall, the only all-female dormitory for graduate students, has increased sub- 1991 -- Alpha Phi moves into stantially over the last few years. It now has to turn away more people than other a house at 477 and 479 Com- graduate dormitories. monwealth Ave. “Nobody ends up in Green because they couldn’t get a place in Ashdown, ” McCants said. 1994 -- Alpha Chi Omega While the demand for spaces in McCor- moves into a house at 478 mick has remained constant in recent Commonwealth Ave. years, the dynamics of the groups of resi- dents have changed. Stewart said that there has been an increase in the number 1994 -- Building W2, which of women from traditional cultures who formerly housed religious request to live in McCormick. Stewart’s wife, Kathryn M. Hess, said counselors, becomes the that residents have become more conser- McCormick Annex. It is con- vative. In McCormick, residents of each nected to McCormick by a suite vote each year on whether bathrooms should be co-ed or single-sex. covered walkway. “When we first came here, almost all the bathrooms were co-ed,” Hess said. 1995 -- The Beta Epsilon chap- Now, fewer floors are choosing to make their bathrooms co-ed. ter of Alpha Epsilon Phi is Resnick said now that more housing established at MIT. options open to women, the residents of McCormick have become “more homoge- neous.” 1997 -- Sigma Kappa moves into a house at 480 Common- All-female housing important wealth Ave. Many members of the MIT community TECHNIQUE strongly advocate maintaining options for A sampling of the first residents of McCormick Hall. April 24, 2001 The Tech Page A7

Housing, from Page A7 Girls go Greek past decade. allow it because the candidate she had Co-ed housing starts small As women began moving out on their Kappa Alpha Theta is currently trying recommended was not married. Soon own, talk about forming sororities became to find a house. The thereafter, a single Around the time that McCormick increasingly more common. “Even when chapter has consid- male was hired as opened, many other living groups started I was a student, there was talk of sorori- ered renting out the housemaster of East accepting residents of both sexes. ties,” Drake said. She remembered national Sigma Phi Epsilon “It’s as if McCormick residents Campus. Student House was the first undergradu- sororities talking to MIT women about annex temporar - “It’s a shame they ate living group at starting an MIT chap- ily, said Theta House are not MIT students. can’t f ind a woman MIT to house both ter. Corporation Presi- Few would flinch at teaching housemaster for an men and women, and Fo u r s o r o r i t i e s dent Alicia L. Allen all-female dor m,” in September 1969, “When dorms went had been established ’94. a MacGregor seminar.” Resnick said. “Young six girls moved into co-ed, they became more between 1984 and women should have the cooperative just 1990, but none had Is the Housemas- — Charles Stewart III access to women with across the street from civilized places.” acquired a house. ter model gender- careers,” particularly 120 Bay State. During “Trying to foster sis- based? in math and science. the following year, 14 — Elisabeth Drake terhood … can be Although females now have more hous- Hess, Stewart’s wife, is an environmen- women moved into easier when you have ing options, Resnick believes that the tal engineer. Senior House, mak- a house,” Radin said, housemaster system is still tilted towards a ing it MIT’s first co-ed dormitory. because a house provides a central location male model. More than just a dorm “When dorms went co-ed, they became and makes everything Resnick was the Resnick said it might be possible to turn more civilized places,” said Drake, a for- simpler. first female house- McCormick into a women’s center as well mer housemaster of East Campus. “Plus, the people master at MIT and as a dorm. At first, “women got the worst suites you live with every “MIT is a hard place t h e o n l y f e m a l e She said that most major colleges have because the house governments were con- day are the people for women.” h o u s e m a s t e r i n a women’s center devoted to dealing with trolled by men,” said Margery Resnick, you start to rely on,” McCormick’s his- issues such as women and violence, women Director of Women’s Studies and former she added. — Rose Radin tory. When she first in politics, and women with careers. McCormick housemaster. Slowly, however, Since the sorori- started, there were “I get frustrated because I don’t think the women gained seniority in the dorms t i e s d i d n ’t h a v e concerns on campus there’s enough of MIT dealing with wom- and earned more and more control of the houses, some attempted to create de facto about how her husband would feel, given en’s issues,” said Radin. house governments. sorority floors and suites in McCormick, that she was a professor and he was not. When Resnick was housemaster of said Stewart. This alienated the few non- During her term as housemaster, Resn- McCormick, she implemented a great deal WILG provides another option affiliated members of those suites. To avoid ick and her husband contradicted many of women’s programming, including a “tin- Co-ed dormitories opened up more hous- alienating any resident of McCormick, the stereotypes. He did most of the cooking, kering lab” in the basement for girls who ing choices for women, but in 1976, a small dorm’s room assignment regulations now and when she became pregnant, the couple had never taken cars and radios apart, and group of McCormick residents decided to require that no more than one-fourth of any proved that it was possible for a woman to a yearly panel on dual-career marriages. take a different route. I f M c C o r m i c k w e r e “There was a group of marked as a center for wom- students in McCormick who en’s social, political, and though it would be nice to be economic interests and these in charge of their own house,” types of programs imple- Drake said. mented, Resnick believes that These women, with the it might be able to serve the help of Drake and a few purpose of a women’s center. other alumnae, founded the Women’s Independent Living Does the faculty buy in? Group. Stewart said he fears that Drake said that smaller the administration and faculty living groups like WILG lack “an ideological commit- “give a sense of community ment” to all-female housing. to students that balances the In organizing the resi- MIT pressure cooker,” espe- dence-based advising pilot cially since alumni tend to this year, he had difficulty in stay in touch. recruiting professors to teach “WILG is unique in that it all-female seminars. combines elements of every “It’s as if McCormick resi- [living] option,” including the dents are not MIT students,” community and independence Stewart said. “Few would of ILGs and the all-female flinch at teaching a Mac- atmosphere or McCormick, Gregor seminar.” said WILG President Eliza- beth A. Immen ’02. All-female housing still sup- Drake said that the admin- ported istration was initially skepti- Women’s housing has cal that women would be able come a long way in 60 years. to manage a house on their The wide variety of housing own. A quarter of a century options is a far cry from the later, the WILG women can situation Drake faced in 1954, say they have proven these TECHNIQUE when 120 Bay State was the doubters wrong. Early members of the Women’s Independent Living Group. only option. Immen thinks that WILG McCants thinks all-female will continue to survive without the help floor or suite be affiliated with a particu- balance a child and a career. housing will survive at MIT for years to of men. “Our character is fundamentally lar sorority. MIT Panhellenic Association Resnick said she attempted to get a come. female. I don’t see us rushing guys anytime currently has five member sororities, of female replacement when she left McCor- “I don’t think it’s a concept whose time soon,” she said. which three have obtained houses in the mick, but the administration would not has come and gone,” she said. Viewpoint: Questions about Women at MIT

Viewpoint, from Page A4 Do you think that being at MIT has changed your role in There would be more pressure because the academic anyone’s eyes as a potential future wife and mother? stress here would make it seem like more of an interruption How do you think the experience of being a woman at Being in the Society of Women Engineers has made me or mistake to get pregnant, so the chances are higher here. MIT differs from the experience of being a woman at realize that plenty of women engineers don’t get married or –Gregerson another school? have kids. That doesn’t mean I don’t plan to but makes me Being a person at MIT differs from being a person at more aware. another college. If anything, it makes women feel more –Dreyer What do you think of competition with BU and Wellesley comfortable to be intelligent. Still, it’s OK for a woman to girls? be smart if you have horn-rimmed glasses, plain hair, and Having graduated and gone out into the world, I know MIT girls think MIT guys see others as more desirable your wardrobe hasn’t realized that the 70s are over. If your that it changes a guy’s opinion of you for dating. They’re for relationships. College guys are superficial. BU has a chest is too big and you have blonde hair, though, you must very intimidated. I avoid telling them I went to MIT. larger population where the focus is not on being intelligent be an idiot. MIT women will feel like they’re letting themselves and studious. Often you’ll have a set of beautiful women –Anderson down. It starts becoming an issue after you graduate. and a set of intelligent women, and the chances of you find- What is a woman today? How do you balance being ing a subset that fits both categories are not high. MIT girls Being in such a male-organized environment, you start strong, independent, and focusing on yourself with being wind up feeling undervalued. to not notice. I took classes where I was the only girl. In feminine, caring, and keeping the focus away on yourself. –Huning the first one I was surprised, but by the third, I didn’t even Is it OK to want to take care of someone else? notice. –Huning MIT women resent the fact that Wellesley women are MIT is a very insulated place. When you get out into seen as more attractive when guys only see them dressed up the world, you realize it’s not as big a part of your life. MIT on the weekend, while seeing us at 9 a.m. in pajamas. The doesn’t support its students as well as it should, given the Do you think that MIT women would be more likely to attitude MIT girls take is “Fine, if he wants a Wellesley girl, pressures. Women face more of those pressures because have an abortion than women at other schools? then he can just talk to a moron.” they are out of their comfort zone. I think so, MIT women tend to be more career-driven –Anderson –Huning and would probably think that having a child right now would not be the best thing for them. MIT co-eds were considered subhuman then. Frater- I became totally work-focused. Later I was very success- –Dreyer nity guys all focused on Wellesley women, not weirdo MIT ful, but incredibly stressed. I became an alcoholic. I was in If the guy is from MIT, abortion is likely, because he types. work addiction mode. I was the vice president of Arthur D. can’t be there for you. He’s too wrapped up in his own –Drake Little and a member of the National Academy, and a home- thing. People who had kids here have had their relatives less bag-lady in Central Square. I missed a lot of my life. move up to help them care for the child. Compiled by Eun J. Lee and Jennifer Young –Drake –Huning Page A8 The Tech April 24, 2001 Student Leaders Discuss Views on Women’s Issues “Girl” Majors, Housing, Sexual Violence Among Conversation Topics

Members of campus groups at MIT were Dunn: It’s important to analyze why bio is sororities is that it reduces stress during rush. pus occurred in the victim’s residence. Addi- invited by The Tech to discuss issues affect- termed a “girl” major. If you ask people why You know you’re going to live on campus, so tionally, 84 percent of women who were raped ing women. The panel members were: Radha bio is an easy major, they’ll say “because girls while guys are factoring location into their knew their assailant. Even if MIT is 10 times Iyengar ’02, president of Stop Our Silence; are in it.” The logic is completely circular. decision during rush, girls have it much easier. better than the national average, it is still one Jenny Erwin ’02, of Stop Our Silence; Annie The Tech: Is there more pressure for The Tech: What does an all-female living in 40 women raped. But how much better does Wang ’02, President of the MIT Panhellenic women to perform academically here, because situation like McCormick do for its residents, that really make things? An orientation and a Association; Karen Kohl G, President of MIT of the notion of “girl” majors? and why shouldn’t they be living among men? year-wide program would be wonderful, but Pro-Life; Katie Dunn ’02, representing MIT Dunn: Definitely. In engineering, there are Chin: McCormick is still all-female based so would having an administration that realiz- Pro-Choice and Stop Our Silence; Kelly Chin very few women, and each of those women on its original purpose: to provide housing for es this is a problem that needs to be dealt with. ’02, President of McCormick Hall, Lucy Zhao knows they have to be that much better just to all women, back when MIT was just starting The third thing that’s missing is an emer- ’03, Vice-President of the MIT Panhellenic get the requisite respect men get for showing to admit women. The idea was to have them gency response line, but there doesn’t seem to Association; and Nnennia Ejebe ’04, repre- up. One thing MIT can do to try to alleviate this all living together to face the issues of being be much support for that. This would create an women at MIT. It never really went co-ed atmosphere of support. because there are women who want to live in The Tech: How would you rate MIT Med- this sort of an environment. ical’s services for women after they have been Iyengar: Here’s the difference with having raped (trying to obtain contraceptives, abor- an all-women’s dorm. In a world with power tion procedures, etc)? structures, hierarchies, and sexism, if you Iyengar: MIT does a pretty good job in want to have the sort of relationship that you offering birth control and emergency contracep- can’t get in a society in which you’re not the tion immediately after rape. But this requires dominant figure, McCormick allows for this. the survivor to come in within three days after It’s significantly different from a fraternity in the rape. They would probably be very helpful if that the women get exposure to a broad set of you went in, but I don’t know how many survi- women. They don’t get to choose who joins vors actually go in to the Med Center. McCormick next year. Meanwhile, with a fra- Kohl: Certainly, MIT has a great medical ternity, you have to rush, and people already in department with all the facilities you could the fraternity pick the next people who come ask for. I don’t know about rape specifically, in. With a dorm, you don’t get that exclusiv- but with pregnancy, most women will come ity; instead, you get people with a broad range in already having decided what they want to of backgrounds. do. And they do have someone available in the The Tech: Historically, MIT has not done medical department for survivors to talk to. a lot about the problem of sexual violence The Tech: How attuned are men to wom- on campus. What more should the Institute en’s issues? How aware should they be? be doing with regards to domestic and sexual Iyengar: Men should care about rape, espe- violence on campus? cially if they don’t rape. Approximately 60 MIT has three major miss- percent of college men said they would rape Erika L. BRown—the Tech Iyengar: Annie K. Wang ’02 and Karen T. Kohl G. ing components to its program. We have a a woman if they could get away with it. And wonderful mental health program and great one in 12 college men surveyed had committed senting the Black Women’s Alliance. is having more woman faculty members. There counseling services. Unfortunately, we have acts that met the legal definition of rape. One The Tech: Why do you feel women’s issues are four woman faculty members in my depart- no orientation program to tell people about in four women gets raped, so how do you think need to be singled out? What do you think ment, and they don’t teach the undergraduate this. We have these wonderful mental health the rest of the women feel about men? It’s constitutes a women’s issue? courses, so I don’t even get to see them. resources that you can go to if you’re raped. these men that portray to women what it’s like Dunn: Women’s issues don’t need to be Iyengar: Getting into graduate school relies But if you’re raped, you have no idea where to be a man. If you want to counter that image, singled out so much as they need to be equal- heavily on getting professors’ recommenda- to go or what to do, so it’s not so useful. And then you have to step up to the plate and start ly represented. There wouldn’t be a need for tions. Some departments really have a “boys’ about three percent of college women experi- saying things like, “Men want to stop sexual “women’s issues” if they were equally repre- club” atmosphere. Having a more diverse fac- ence a completed and/or attemted rape during violence just as much as women do.” sented in campus publications and in campus In a society where there is a tolerance of discourse. Secondly, the term “women’s issues” rape and violence against women, the only is nebulous. Nearly anything is considered a way to combat this notion is to get both men women’s issue or women’s responsibility, since and women to change. It isn’t enough for we do comprise one-half of the population. women alone to decry rape. Iyengar: I think at MIT a lot of what Kohl: Men should be taught to accept constitutes a “women’s issue” are issues that responsibility. If I get pregnant, I have every disproportionately affect women. A current right to expect him to be there for me, emo- example of that is sexual violence. One out tionally. I want the support. I don’t want him of four women will be sexually assaulted on to pass it off as my problem. I want the com- a college campus. One in eight will be raped panionship just for support, even if nothing while in college. And in Massachusetts alone, else is going on in the relationship. the rate of adolescent and adult sexual assault The Tech: How can women encourage men is approximately one per hour, according to to feel as if they can help out? the U.S. Bureau of the Census. Iyengar: One great thing guys can do is Erwin: The reason it’s important to bring to talk to their friends. It’s hard for women to up the topic at MIT is that, historically, wom- have conversations like that with men because en’s issues are not addressed and are not taken it can sound accusatory. There’s a dynamic seriously. in conversation between men and women, The Tech: How have you encountered and especially when discussing sensitive issues dealt with sexism at MIT? Is it still a prevalent such as rape. Some women will ask guys, problem, even with more women coming to “Why are you involved? Why do you care?” MIT? Men should respond by saying they should be Dunn: That’s a tough question. I’m sure glad that men care, because otherwise, things sexism still exists at MIT; it exists everywhere. are not going to change. Having men sign a That said, it’s hard to quantify the effect it’s had petition for rape awareness is a crucial part on me. It will likely affect us more later on in of the movement. The men who do it deserve our careers than while we are students. AARON D. MIHALIK—the Tech as much praise as the men who commit rape Erwin: At MIT, there seems to be an under- Karen T. Kohl G and Katie T. Dunn ’02. deserve criticism. lying notion that women are accepted and that Dunn: One thing I hear around campus all it’s easier to get into MIT as a woman. This ulty in terms of both race and gender would do a typical college year. too often is joking use of the word rape. People affects general interaction around campus. wonders for people choosing majors and decid- Another problem is the fact that faculty will come out of an exam and say “That exam Ejebe: One time, someone in one of my ing where to go when they’re in those majors. and students here seem to hold fast to the raped me.” They need to realize what an insensi- classes was going on and on about a particular Ejebe: In a freshman seminar once, we notion that sexual violence doesn’t happen tive thing that is to say. Chances are, everytime company that recruits at MIT. She was saying were talking about diverse faculties at dif- here. The bottom line is that it does happen you say that, a rape survivor hears you say it. they only interview 12 people a year, and they ferent universities. MIT is a little behind, but here. There is rape on campus, there is dating If you’re a guy and one of your friends makes never interview women, or Jewish people, or not by very much. We basically came to the violence. Of the incidents of sexual victimiza- a comment like that, stop and tell them what an black people. And apparently, it was a widely- conclusion that there just isn’t a large enough tion, the vast majority occurred after 6 p.m. insensitive remark that is. Coming from a guy, known fact that this company does that. pool of graduate students who want to go on in living quarters, and for completed rapes, it would really be a marker of progress made by The Tech: On the topic of sexism at MIT, to become professors. We got our share of the nearly 60 percent of those occurring on cam- the rape awareness movement. certain majors are often called “girl” majors pool, but it isn’t that big to begin with. It has — for example, biology and chemistry. Do to come from females wanting to be PhD’s or you feel that people in so-called “girl” majors wanting to be professors. are belittled because their majors are suppos- Wang: In terms of pressure, it shouldn’t edly weaker than other ones? matter what race or gender you are. If you Zhao: I feel like I picked my major out of choose to make it a boy/girl, he/she, black/ personal preference. We shouldn’t overanalyze white issue, then it’s going to become more the fact that some girls tend to go into bio; if apparent. This should all be marked out, and this is what they prefer, then maybe that’s just it. everyone should just be considered an indi- Chin: I don’t think that a freshman choos- vidual and be a hard worker. ing a major does so based on what’s consid- The Tech: There are about 30 fraternities ered a “girl” major. Maybe it’s just a tendency at MIT, and about half the freshman class who in women who go to MIT towards a particular are male live off-campus. There are only five science. sororities, and most female freshmen live on Erwin: I definitely agree on that aspect of campus. Do you feel as if the MIT social life choice of a major. I was at a party once, and I is too male-skewed? was talking to this kid, and he asked me what Dunn: I don’t know if it’s male-skewed, my major was. I replied that I was Course VII, but the presence of fraternities certainly and his response was, “Oh, there are a lot of affects the social dynamic on campus. How- chicks in that major.” Meanwhile, the friend I ever, I’m not convinced that increasing the was with was Course XVIII, and then the guy sorority presence is the solution. Aaron D. Mihalik—the Tech said to her, “Oh, so you’re actually smart!” Ejebe: One benefit of there being fewer Radha K. Iyengar ’02 and Jenny A. Erwin ’02. April 24, 2001 THE TECH Page 15 Alleged Incident at DU Prompted Dorow’s Departure Dorow, from Page 1 active roles in the RA section, and diately became clear that we had a were talking about things the morn- to offer an official explanation for others allow the students to spear- problem,” the administration source ing of [his resignation] … it definite- Dorow’s resignation, campus media applicants,” he said. “We started head the process.” said. ly made me wonder why it was hap- outlets speculated that the action early and knew who we wanted. We Latham was notified of McDon- pening now.” was prompted by the Krueger settle- were looking for someone who was Guest, brother allegedly involved ald’s history on Tuesday. “I received Latham said that he believes the ment. a friend of the house.” McDonald’s in early-morning incident a call from a dean asking me if I resignation “was something that was In an Oct. 3 editorial [“Another brother, Michael J. McDonald ’02, is About a month into McDonald’s knew who Kevin McDonald was,” on the agenda at MIT.” Falls in the Krueger Aftermath”], the a DU member. term, a guest was allegedly assaulted he said. “I told him, ‘Of course I do. “Some people in the administra- editorial board of The Tech said that Kelly added that DU’s selection by a DU brother. He’s our RA.’ Then he asked me tion were looking for a reason to let it believed the resignation was part process was not uncommon among The guest arrived at DU to study again. I said, ‘Stop playing games.’ Neal go,” he added. “This [alleged of a plan to remove all remaining fraternities and that RLSLP had no on the evening of Sept. 21, accord- He then told me about Kevin’s back- incident] was the straw that broke Krueger-era administrators. complaints about DU’s request. ing to an affidavit filed by the guest ground.” the camel’s back. “The possible firing of Dorow is A source close to the guest with the Cambridge District Court. “I want to be supportive of Neal. perhaps one of the last steps in involved in the alleged incident said The guest’s affidavit stated that in Dorow resigns after meeting, I think he did a great job … He was MIT’s effort to remove the adminis- that McDonald’s hiring was not the early morning, the brother McDonald moves to Westgate doing the work of three people. This tration of members who played done by the normal process and allegedly physically assaulted the On Sept. 27, Dorow offered his was the occasion for making a influential roles in creating and pro- “was through ‘pulling ropes.’” guest. The guest left the house fol- resignation. The letter he sent to the change [to the job].” moting the residential environment “Had the normal process been lowing the alleged incident and MIT community did not mention the After Dorow resigned, his which MIT is now trying to move followed, [McDonald] wouldn’t filed for an emer- responsibilities away from,” the board said. have been an RA,” an administration gency restraining were divided “Since Krueger’s death, many source said. order against the among Director of high-profile administrators … have Kelly said that the house fol- brother on Friday “The first thing we said was, ‘Kevin was a Project Develop- announced their decisions to leave lowed the correct procedure morning. ment Stephen D. the administration. This pattern is throughout the application process. The affidavit indi- Fiji. Is that going to be a problem?’ That was Immerman, Pro- further evidence that Dorow was the “We went through all the appro- cated that the guest brought up repeatedly. They said no. Kevin gram Administrator final piece of MIT’s plan to change priate channels when filling out the and the brother were for Residential Pro- their administrative landscape and RA application,” he said. “We involved in a dating even asked Neal Dorow at one point, ‘Is this grams Rick A. revise the residential system.” went to RLSLP with our pick. We relationship. Gresh, and Baxter. The monthly magazine Counter- filled out all the paperwork. We did A source close to going to be a problem?’ Dorow said no.” Following the hir- point presented a similar interpreta- everything the way we were sup- the guest said that — DU President Christopher W. Kelly ’02, on ing of two new tion of the events surrounding posed to do. They said it was OK.” McDonald was not staffers this month, Dorow’s resignation. The house and McDonald also directly involved in the house’s RA application process responsibilities for “Dorow was kept around exactly asked repeatedly about how his sta- any manner with the the FSILG system as long as the Krueger settlement tus as a former Fiji would affect his alleged incident. will now be shared lasted,” wrote current Counterpoint application, Kelly said. Kelly said that an between four editor Matt Norwood ’99 in “The “The first thing we said was, investigation by the MIT Campus reason he decided to resign. administrators. Ministry of Truth” [Dec. 2000]. ‘Kevin was a Fiji. Is that going to be Police showed that DU was not at “It was a very bad day for every- “Neal was the one-person show “After that, he would have been an a problem?’ That was brought up fault for the alleged incident. “There one,” an administration source said. for the FSILGs,” Baxter said. “Now, embarrassment and liability to an repeatedly. They said no. Kevin was nothing going on in the house “It was very difficult to think that there are four advisers and advo- administration who had a vested even asked Neal Dorow at one point, that night. There were brothers our system hadn’t functioned as it cates for the students and the FSILG interest in the past three years being ‘Is this going to be a problem?’ studying on every floor, and no one should.” system, [which makes] a stronger forgotten — after all, Dorow knew Dorow said no.” was aware of the alleged incident Baxter, who shared an office network of support and resources.” the FSILG system like no one else, DU alumni corporation president until after the fact. with Dorow at the time, said that he Following Dorow’s resignation, and he remained as students came David W. Latham ’61 said that the “All of the accusations against was saddened to leave. McDonald left his RA post and and went. He had to be eliminated house’s alumni were not involved in DU were found to be unsubstantiat- “He loved this place,” she said. moved to Westgate, a traditionally for MIT’s history and student culture the selection process. ed, and some of them were just plain “He loved this system, he loved oversubscribed graduate student dor- to be rewritten,” wrote Norwood. “My own opinion is that since ridiculous,” he added. these students.” mitory. [Ed.: While serving as a news MIT has mandated that there be At the same time, she added, Kelly said that McDonald was editor, the reporter sat on the Oct. 3 RAs, it should be MIT’s responsibil- After meeting, administrators Dorow was excited at the new not dismissed and that he “voluntari- editorial board mentioned above. ity for selecting, certifying and pay- learn McDonald is RA opportunity. “He was optimistic and ly left his position at the request of While serving as an opinion editor, ing RAs,” he said. On the Monday following the looking forward to moving south [to the administration.” the reporter wrote an opinion col- Latham met McDonald for the alleged incident, Dorow, McDonald, North Carolina], plans he and his McDonald, Dorow and Immer- umn entitled “The Clean Sweep” in first time at the hearing following other administrators, and other DU wife had been talking about for a man declined to comment for this The Tech’s Year 2000 in Review. the alleged incident. officials met to discuss the alleged while.” story. Gresh was unavailable for The column echoed many of the “Each alumni house corporation incident. After the meeting, some The timing of the resignation comment. themes of the Oct. 3 editorial. varies in their involvement,” said administrators became aware for the took then-Interfraternity Council The reporter has recused himself Residential Program Coordinator first time of McDonald’s status as a president Damien A. Brosnan ’01 by Media had cited administration from any future editorials or opinion Kate Baxter. “Some are very Fiji. surprise. plotting as reason for resignation editing responsibilities regarding involved, act as strong advisers with “We got together [and] it imme- “The timing raised concerns. We After the administration declined the topic of this article.]

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Tickets in the Student Center at the Source and Coffeehouse and in Lobby 10 at the AXO Booth $7 MIT/$12 non-MIT (add $3 at the door) Page 16 THE TECH April 24, 2001 Anderson to Become UA Council Speaker By Melissa S. Cain cilors about student government. ASSOCIATE FEATURES EDITOR He also wants to increase voter The Undergraduate Association turnout. “I think the 40 percent Council elected Victoria K. Ander- turnout we had this year was pretty son ’02 as its speaker for the bad,” Zeskind said. “I want the UA upcoming academic year. to aim for 100 percent voter turnout “My biggest goal is to make sure next year.” that every councilor makes a signifi- Anderson and Zeskind worked cant contribution to the council and together last year as co-chairs of the the UA as a whole,” Anderson said. Student Committee on Educational Anderson plans to meet with Policy. each councilor individually at the beginning of the year to discuss his Other officers chosen goals and plans for the year. Emily E. Cofer ’04 was elected She hopes that these meetings will council member-at-large of the UA put councilors in touch with adminis- Coordinating Committee. trators and committees who can help The Council also approved sev- WENDY GU—THE TECH them to accomplish their goals. eral administrative positions for Chris Vu ’04 sings Man in the Mirror by Michael Jackson during the Logarhythms spring concert “I want more councilors actively next year. Diana L. Bolton ’03 was on Saturday in 10-250. involved in institute committees that approved as secretary-general and are relevant to the goals they set up Sarah A. Farrar ’02 was approved as for themselves,” Anderson said. treasurer. Jennifer Li ’02 won Anderson believes that coun- approval to be Chair of the UA cilors often fail to accomplish their Finance Board. goals because they either do not Several resolutions were passed have a plan of action or feel like at the meeting, including a resolu- there is too much red tape. tion to endorse sponsorship of the “I want to harness the enthusiasm Gay Resource Center. The center is that a lot of the councilors have ini- going to be located in the GaMIT tially and that is sometimes stifled or lounge on the third floor of Walker even lost altogether,” Anderson said. Memorial. The Council also passed a reso- Zeskind elected vice-chair lution to investigate the applicability Benjamin J. Zeskind ’03 was of faculty rules and regulations to elected as the vice chair of the coun- subjects with online lectures and cil for next year. recitations. Zeskind’s main goal is to get The resolution was a result of a “more students involved in the UA. controversial online lecture for We need to recruit more people” to Structure and Interpretation of Com- work on UA committees, he said. puter Programs (6.001). One lecture Zeskind suggested using uncon- was supposedly cancelled, but the ventional methods of getting stu- length of another was doubled. Stu- dents involve, such as giving them dents complained that in effect, the free massages to talk to UA coun- number of lectures was not reduced. The Roots and Blues Traveler Friday, April 27th in Johnson Athletic Center Buy tickets in the Student Center April 24, 2001 THE TECH Page 17 Nash Outlines Game Theory to Audience

WAN YUSOF WAN MORSHIDI—THE TECH Princeton Professor John Forbes Nash, Jr., the 1994 Nobel Laureate in Economics, gives a lecture entitled “An Approach to the Game Theory of Cooperative Games” yesterday in 26-100.

By Eun J. Lee Game theory is grounded in the ASSOCIATE FEATURES EDITOR anticipation of one’s opponent’s Nobel laureate Dr. John F. Nash strategy. The Princeton professor’s outlined economic game theory and ideas enjoy a wide range of uses his pioneering role in its develop- which extend beyond economics ment last night. into fields such as military planning Originally scheduled to be held and political elections. in 6-120, the organizers moved the “These are very prominent con- lecture to 26-100 to accommodate cepts in the property of game theory all the people who came to see the and it’s important to see which is lecture at the last minute. Nash’s relevant for modeling given situa- presentation was sponsored by the tions,” said Nash. Undergraduate Economics Associa- tion. Nash served as an MIT professor “It’s an exciting opportunity for Nash shared the 1994 Nobel MIT students not only to meet prize for Economic Science with Nobel laureates, but also someone two other pioneers in game theory, who has had such a revolutionary John C. Harsanyi of the University effect on their field,” said Dan Tor- of California at Berkeley and Rein- torice ’02, UEA Vice-President and hard Selten of the University of event organizer. Bonn in Germany. Nash is widely credited with the After receiving his PhD in math- transformation of game theory into ematics at Princeton University, a useful modeling tool for econo- Nash came to MIT as a C.L.E. mists and mathematicians. His work Moore instructor in mathematics in on the topic began with the publica- 1951. He became an assistant pro- tion of his PhD thesis, “Non-Coop- fessor in 1953 and was promoted to erative Games,” in the journal associate professor in 1957. Annals of Mathematics. Dr. Nash left the Institute in Nash spent most of Monday’s 1959 and has spent most of the lecture outlining this theory from a years since at Princeton University, paper entitled “Agencies and Coali- where he has focused on such tions, Method for Reduction of For- diverse areas as logic and gravita- mally Cooperative Games to For- tion. mally Non-Cooperative Games.” To illustrate his method in action, Nash Audience sits through mishaps included computational research on Despite initial audio and visual a particular project of study. problems due to the unforeseen “In effect, the concept allows the change in rooms, about half the game to be transformed into a game audience remained until the end of that is in a certain sense equivalent the lecture. and which is considered in the “It was a lot more technical than repeated game context that is direct- I thought it would be, but Nash ly analogous to the repeated game broke it down so it was still easy to context studied by theoretical biolo- follow,” said Nirupama Rao ’01. gists studying the possibility of The audience was a mix of stu- cooperation evolving in the context dents and older intellectuals who of a repeated game of ‘prisoner’s were all driven by a curiosity to dilemma’ form,” Nash said. hear Nash speak of his theories. In the field of game theory, the “I thought the lecture was pretty strategy behind games such as poker interesting,” said Victor W. Brar and chess is used to understand how ’04. “I came because of the revolu- players might behave in real-life tionary role of game theory — it’s a economic games such as business completely different approach to competition. economics.” “It’s a major accomplishment “I think overall the event worked because as soon as you have a out well,” said Tortorice. “It was means for beginning these kinds of nice because it was open to the computation, then it can be contin- entire MIT community, and anyone ued [as a model],” Nash said. who wanted to see it was able to.” Page 18 THE TECH April 24, 2001 A Noted Geochemist, Edmond Dead at 57 Edmond, from Page 1 about things,” Boyle said. “He pro- vided a lot of stimulation for his stu- A distinguished scientist, dents.” Edmond was a Fellow of the Royal Boyle added that Edmond, who Society and the American Geophys- taught graduate courses and under- ical Union. graduate seminars in marine chem- Edmond received his bachelor’s istry, paid close attention to students. degree from the University of Glas- Edmond “had a willingness to go gow in his native Scotland and his almost anywhere” on his expedi- PhD from the Scripps Institution of tions, Boyle noted, and that his Oceanography. inquisitiveness set a positive exam- ple for his students. Edmond remembered for energy Edmond was Boyle’s thesis Colleagues recalled Edmond as a adviser, and Boyle said Edmond’s generous, caring individual who advice and assistance helped him was dedicated to his studies and his start his own scientific career. students. “Things were never dull when he “He was always getting excited was around,” Boyle said.

MARISSA YATES—THE TECH Sarah M. Briggs ’03 and Wayland Li ’04 help to check in Christine Lin ’04 as she prepares to have her blood typed at the Bone Marrow Drive on Monday. The event was organized with the Dana Farber Cancer Institute to help save the lives of leukemia patients in need of bone marrow transplants.

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Buy tickets in the Student Center at The Source or The Coffeehouse April 24, 2001 THE TECH Page 19 Wellesley Marks 125th Anniversary Milestone By Shankar Mukherji informal discussion with Wellesley ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR President Diana Chapman Walsh The Wellesley College commu- and took questions from the audi- nity welcomed back two illustrious ence. alumnae last Friday as the school During the question and answer celebrated the 125th anniversary of session, Clinton was asked whether its founding. she plans to run for president. She Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton replied that she intends to focus on (D-N.Y.) and former Secretary of her New York constituents and to be State Madeleine Korbel Albright a good senator. delivered the keynote address at Another student asked whether Wellesley’s conference, “Women either Albright or Clinton would Who Will: A Celebration of Welles- have done anything differently ley College Alumnae and their Life during their days as undergraduate Paths,” which brought together a students. host of the school’s most successful “I would have liked to learn how graduates. to interrupt,” responded Albright. “I have traveled the world in the “Sometimes, in order to get your last eight years, and I have focused point across, you just have to know MING-TAI HUH—THE TECH on how we can unlock the opportu- when to interrupt.” Wellesley students reach out to touch Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s hand at the celebration of the nities we have been given for 125th anniversary of the college on Friday. women around the world,” Clinton said. Clinton, who served as president of the college government and was the first student ever selected to give a commencement address at the school’s graduation ceremony, mused on the differences between the Wellesley of the 1960s and that of today. Still, said Clinton, “there is something that just makes [Welles- ley graduates] different.” “No matter where I have gone in the world, and no matter what I am doing, I have encountered a Welles- ley woman,” said Clinton, who has four Wellesley graduates on her staff. Clinton warns against passivity Clinton insisted that Wellesley not rest on its laurels. “In too many places, girls are not afforded the same respect as boys,” Clinton said. She urged Wellesley women “to go as far as [their] hearts and hard work can take [them] and … to help create conditions around the world for opportunity, security, and the freedom for all women to chart their own future.” Albright also encouraged future Wellesley graduates not to ignore the pressing issues of women around the world. Albright said that women in other countries are mutilated and are more likely to be victims of violent crimes, and excuses defending the abuse of women should not be toler- ated. “Some say that it is a cultural thing and there's nothing we can do about it,” Albright said. “I say it’s criminal and it is our obligation to stop it.” “There are those who would like to be secure by turning inward,” she added, “[but] turning outward is the only way this great country [the United States] will be secure.” Following their formal address- es, the two guest speakers had an

MIT Spring Weekend presents... Kresge Kick- back! Free lunch! Great music! Free give- aways! Page 20 THE TECH April 24, 2001 April 24, 2001 THE TECH Page 21 Evidence Points to Black Hole at Center of Galaxy Townes, from Page 1 Berkeley began to study the evi- the gas,” Townes said. The discov- dence. They traveled to an observa- ery of this black hole was confirmed Evidence points to black hole tory in Chile, which has a particu- when stars were found that rotate When an electron and a positron larly calm atmosphere. around the black hole. The velocity collide, gamma rays are emitted. “We went down to Chile, partly of the stars was similar to that of the Through the use of interferometry, because of the good atmosphere, but gas particles. researchers managed to find evi- partly because the galactic center However, there are several unan- dence of this type of collision in the passes right over there,” Townes said. swered puzzles which relate to the center of the galaxy, which is char- By studying gas ions in the newly discovered black hole. For acteristic of a black hole. bright center, Townes determined example, it only emits one-thou- Within a black hole, the gravita- that a ring of gas rotates in a nearly sandth of the radiation that its size tional force is so strong that no mat- steady orbit. While the gravitational would suggest. ter can escape. “The center of our force of the mass within the orbit Townes believes that these unan- galaxy is the natural place. Things appeared to be nearly 3.5 million swered questions could lead to fall in, things accumulate there,” times that of the sun, the object breakthroughs in black hole Townes said. “We’ll all fall in, even- itself was rather small. research. “The lack of illumination tually, in 100 million years or so.” “We thought we could argue from Saggitarius A is perhaps the Soon Townes and his associates very strongly that there was a black most serious discrepancy, but also at the University of California, hole there because of the velocity of the most exciting,” Townes said.

WAN YUSOF WAN MORSHIDI—THE TECH Dr. Charles H. Townes, the 1964 Nobel laureate in Physics, lectures on “The Black Hole at the Center of our Galaxy” yesterday in 10- 250. MIT April 26, 27, 28 pring eekend W 2001

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NATHAN COLLINS—THE TECH Members of the Harvard Living Wage Campaign burst out of Massachusetts Hall to cheers from supporters gathered on Harvard’s Old Yard. The Living Wage Campaign has occupied Massachusetts Hall for six days and plans to do so until Harvard agrees to raise wages for its workers.

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Source, CoffeeHouse, 2x2 International Stu. ran 4/20, pg 13 April 24, 2001 THE TECH Page 23 Exploration Focus Of Ulysses Project By Jennifer Young they want to go.” One of the Ulysses STAFF REPORTER Project’s ultimate goals is an online Sam Jahanmir ’01 hadn’t traveled record of its members’ expeditions much before last summer. across the country and the globe. Things changed when a field Such a record will let students know school program in Italy gave him the that the group “allows students to perfect opportunity to pursue a per- follow their interests and find some- sonal interest in archaeological thing they really want to explore,” work, and, unexpectedly, the perfect Jahanmir said. idea for a new student club. At the same time, such a record “My experience was amazing. I will increase the Ulysses Project’s thought there should be an organiza- credibility with both current and tion that would help students to do future sponsors. “We are very grate- the same thing,” Jahanmir said. ful to all of our sponsors for support- The idea grew from a whim to a ing an unusual idea. If we can show plan. Jahanmir shared his idea with that it can be successful, the number friends, forming a group that gained of sponsors will probably grow,” support from MIT faculty, official Jahanmir said. recognition from the Association of Student Activities, and sponsorship Faculty, international support from J.P. Morgan, Lockheed Martin, The project has garnered substan- Mitsubishi, and Qualcomm. tial support from members of the Borrowing its name from Jahan- MIT faculty. “I think the Ulysses mir’s favorite Tennyson poem, the Project is a wonderful way to add Ulysses Project was born. another crucial dimension to the world of exploration at MIT,” said Inaugural meeting, competition Philip S. Khoury, Dean of the The group is open to the entire School of Humanities, Arts, and student population of MIT, and so Social Sciences, who is acting as one will be the competition that marks its of the group’s advisers. “Our stu- beginning. dents have once again demonstrated Students, in teams of two to their creativity in design and execu- four members, are invited to “Pick a tion. I wish them and their project continent. Plan an expedition. Go enormous success.” exploring this summer,” and to The organization is also generat- write these plans in a three-page trip ing interest outside of MIT. The proposal. The entries will be sub- Explorers Club, an international pro- mitted in mid-May and judged. The fessional society that formed almost top two or three teams will share a century ago to sponsor and support $2,000 in travel scholarships, which expeditions to the poles, has must be spent to make these trip expressed interest in the group’s happen. mission. “The prize money isn’t going to The Club’s focus on field studies cover all the travel expenses, but it’s and scientific research through meant to be an encouragement,” exploration is closely akin to the Jahanmir said. “We want to create concept of an MIT exploratory soci- something that can get students ety. “The Ulysses Project is an idea going to a lot of exciting places.” whose time is now. I could see the potential for a very beneficial and Project dedicated to adventure interesting interface between the Not everyone was as enthusiastic Ulysses Project group and the as Jahanmir when the Ulysses Pro- Explorers Club. We welcome the ject began soliciting corporate spon- chance to offer whatever we can of sorship. “We were turned down by a our experience to this like-minded few companies not only because the entity,” said Greg Deyermenjian, economy was down, but because our president of the Northeast Chapter of group was unconventional.” Yet the the Explorers Club. Deyermenjian organization persevered despite the will be an adviser to the group and initial roadblocks. the keynote speaker at their inaugur- Jahanmir describes the group as al meeting. “dedicated to encouraging and help- The Ulysses Project’s first meet- ing students plan ambitious expedi- ing will be held on May 3, at 7:30 tions to anywhere in the world that p.m. in E51-345. Page 24 THE TECH April 24, 2001 April 24, 2001 THE TECH Page 25 Page 26 THE TECH April 24, 2001 April 24, 2001 SPORTS THE TECH Page 27 Kim, Zeskind, Cook Grab All-Conference Women’s Crew, from Page 24 novice race. Throughout the first 500 meters, MIT was even with Cristina M. Costantino ’03, and Mount Holyoke. Mount Holyoke coxswain Alison J. Klesman ’03. began moving away from MIT soon after. Halfway through the race, Novices finish second and third Smith pulled a seat ahead of MIT. MIT also had an entry in each of “We [the MIT novices] were able the novice races Saturday. MIT’s first to keep them [Smith] only 1 seat novice boat was fifth off the start, but ahead of us for a little while and passed Coast Guard and Wellesley to then they started walking on us,” pull into third place by the 1000 said Kavitha S. Ramaswamy ’02. meter mark. Mount Holyoke and MIT (9:03.7) finished behind Mt. Smith were about half a boat length Holyoke (8:36.0) and Smith (8:49.2), ahead, but MIT used the third 500 but easily stayed ahead of Wellesley meters to gain on the leading boats. (9:31.7) throughout the race. “We kept pushing and took a lot Racing in MIT’s boat were San- of focus 5’s to work on certain dra M. Chung ’04, Jeanette C. Fer- aspects such as legs, relaxed shoul- shtman ’04, Eun J. Lee ’04, Ines ders, and power,” said coxswain Sherifi ’04, Catherine A. Kelly ’03, Maria E. Tanner ’04. Kiran K. Sembhi ’04, Emily M. With 500 meters to go, MIT Craparo ’02, Ramaswamy, and ELIZABETH S. KIM drew even to Smith. MIT (8:22.2) coxswain Nirupama S. Rao ’04. Andrew D. Selbst ’04 scores with a sidekick to win his sparring match against Yale. sprinted hard through the final hun- At the awards ceremony after the dred meters to pull ahead of Smith races, MIT received the Florence (8:24.2) and finish three seconds Smith trophy for the most team behind Mt. Holyoke (8:19.2). points. The winning varsity boat Osuji, Park Lead Tae Kwon Do MIT’s first novice boat was was also declared NEWMAC cham- made up of Lesley D. Frame ’04, pion. In addition to the team honors, Megan S. Goldman ’04, Sarah A. Kim and Zeskind were named as Nowak ’04, Tenley D. McHarg ’04, part of the all-conference varsity To Fourth at Collegiate Meet Meredith L. Gerber ’04, Jaryn E. team. Cook was named to the all- Finch ’04, Talia M. Kingsbury ’01, conference novice team. Next week Tae Kwon Do, from Page 24 Tschibelu easily dominated his with a technical knockout in the Joy M. Forsythe ’04, and coxswain the MIT women travel to Annapolis, matches against the Tufts, Yale, and finals. Park and Head Coach Dan Maria E. Tanner ’04. where they take on Navy and Notre weights spar two-round matches Cornell heavyweights, scoring con- Chuang (third-degree black belt, MIT finished third in the second Dame. against each other. Winning two of tinuously with perfect timing. U.S. Cup Team member) will repre- the three matches advances the team sent Massachusetts at the U.S. in single elimination fashion. Points Women take second after close Nationals in May. are scored by executing a strong loss Veteran competitors made kick that displaces the body, or by The women’s black belt team tremendous progress and showed demonstrating a controlled kick to Alice S. Chau ’04, Joyce C. Lin ’01, dramatic improvement since the last the head. Christina S. Park ’02 also came tournament and new members away with second place overall in a Kanaga, Baochi Nguyen G, Julie Osuji leads men to second place 12-team bracket. MIT lost a close Kiang G, and Vladimir Fleurima ’04 Fresh off his bronze medal win match to Yale in the finals, 2-1. quickly caught the momentum. at the U.S. Open, the largest interna- After a four-year absence from “I learned that knowing the tional tae kwon do competition held competitive tae kwon do, Lin fought moves is one thing, but to use it in the United States, Chinedum O. intelligently in the middleweight wisely during sparring is another,” Osuji G led the men’s A team of division with great timing and pow- said Nguyen. David A. Wilson ’04, Osuji, Marc erful kicks and punches. Though she Though the women’s yellow belt O. Tschibelu ’03 to a second-place did not win, her determination was team was edged out 2-1 in the first finish in a tough 16-team bracket. admirable. She showed no signs of round, both men’s yellow belt teams Osuji’s leadership as co-captain intimidation, even with her large advanced to the quarter-finals. of the team was crucial. He raised height disadvantage in the finals. “Attending tournaments is really the team morale with his undefeated Chau entered each match with a special experience for the club record and helped coach the yellow confidence and easily outmaneu- members,” said Chuang. “It’s a belt teams. vered the Cornell lightweight with chance for the team members to Though Wilson showed great several axe kicks to the head. bond over an intense shared experi- SHIHAB ELBORAI—THE TECH improvement since the last tourna- Coming off of her recent gold ence and it’s an opportunity for Oskar E. Bruening ’03 lunges at his Harvard opponent during ment, his lack of experience proved medal finish at the Massachusetts team members to meet students the Kendo tournament held at the Harvard Malkin Athletic difficult to overcome in his match State Championships, Park went from other schools all over the Center Saturday. against Cornell. undefeated on the day and ended Northeast.”

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100-meter Long Jump \8 Julie Pinkston 12:38.57 [PR] 2 Adeline Kuo 13.56 10 Sharon Cohen 15:14.36 [PR] 1 Clarissa Smith 16-10 [PR,RR,VR] ** 4 Clarissa Smith 14.18 [PR] 5 Chinwe Nyenke 15-5 1/2 [PR] 5000-meter 100-meter Hurdles 3 Helen Huang 22:13.80 [PR] Triple Jump 4 Chinwe Nyenke 17.41 [PR] 4 Kate Wasserman 23:41.56 [PR] 1 Chinwe Nyenke 36-0 1/4 [PR,RR,VR] *** 6 Clarissa Smith 29-8 1/4 [PR] 200-meter Hammer Throw 1 Clarissa Smith 27.52 [PR] * 2 Princess Imoukhuede 144-4 *** 4x400-meter Relay 3 Adeline Kuo 28.48 7 J. Buseman-Williams 114-4 2 MIT 4:21.07 4 Monica Morrison 30.73 [PR] 9 Crystal Ray 107-0 [PR] (Chinwe Nyenke, Chi-An Wang, Sarah Cotton, Martha 11 Monica Morrison 94-10 Buckley) 400-meter 12 Miquela Vigil 90-5 1 Clarissa Smith 63.44 STATS: 3 Monica Morrison 67.11 [PR] Discuss Throw 25 new PRs +62 old= 87 4 Catherine Tweedie 68.99 [PR] 2 Crystal Ray 118-2 [PR] ** 2 new VRs +0 old= 2 3 Princess Imoukhuede 102-0 1 new TBs +5 old= 6 400-meter Hurdles 7 Miquela Vigil 91-8 3 new NE Div. III qualifiers + 14 old= 17 6 Chinwe Nyenke 75.06 [PR] 11 Monica Morrison 70-9 4 new ECAC qualifiers + 9 old= 13 1 new All NE qualifiers +1 old= 2 800-meter Javelan Throw 0 new NCAA provisional + 0 old= 0 1 Chi-An Wang 2:22.05 ** 5 Crystal Ray 80-10 0 new NCAA automatic + 0 old= 0 5 Sarah Cotton 2:37.41 [PR] Shot Put CODE: 1500-meter 1 Crystal Ray 39-7 1/4 [PR,RR] ** PR = Personal record for OUTDOORS 3 Martha Buckley 5:04.01 2 Princess Imoukhuede 39-1 1/4 ** VR = Varsity record 6 Melanie Harris 5:10.90 7 Miquela Vigil 32-5 1/2 [PR] RR = Rookie record 7 Sarah Perlmutter 5:18.89 * = NE Div. III qualifier 13 Elina Groberman 6:25.23 [PR] High Jump ** = ECAC qualifier 14 Sharon Cohen 7:12.87 [PR] 7 Kathryn Duffy 4-6 1/4 [PR] *** = All NE qualifier **** = NCAA qualifier (provisional) 3000-meter Pole Vault ***** = (automatic) National qualifier 3 Melanie Harris 11:14.91 [PR] 5 Catherine Tweedie 9-6 1/4 [PR] ** TB = Team best 6 Marissa Yates 11:50.61 [ties PR] Page 28 THE TECH April 24, 2001 SPORTS Women’s Crew Takes Lacrosse Championship Title Continues MIT Dominates NEWMAC Championship Streak By Lauren Owens quickly pulled ahead of the competi- TEAM MEMBER tion, Clark and Mount Holyoke. MIT Men’s Team Now 6-0 This past Saturday, MIT women’s gained a strong lead in the first 500 crew raced on Lake Quinsigamond at meters, putting open water between After Wheaton Win Worcester in the NEWMAC champi- themselves and the other two boats. By L. M. Hughey onships. MIT won the Although the water got choppy STAFF REPORTER Florence Smith trophy in the third 500 meters, MIT was The men’s lacrosse team earned for overall points and able to keep their lead over the other a hard-fought 13-10 win over the was declared NEW- two boats through to the finish. MIT Wheaton College Lyons last Satur- MAC champion. came in with a time of 9:57.5, beat- day. The start of the ing Mt. Holyoke (10:15.6) and The MIT men varsity eight race was a little unset- Clark (10:43.3) by open water. knew that the game tled due to the headwind that had Bow to stern, MIT’s boat was would be challenging been building throughout the day. made up of coxswain Christina after barely beating the MIT’s boat came out of the start Chen ’03, Margaret H. Shyr ’03, Lyons last year, 8-7. slightly behind Smith, but caught up Lauren E. Owens ’03, Emily B. Fox The Engineers’ conference record in the first 300 meters and pulled ’04, and Julie E. Zeskind ’01. remains unmarred, as the team has a into the lead. total of six victories and no losses. Smith and Wellesley attempted JVs win despite rocky start However, the men have yet to play to make moves against MIT during The JV race started off with Babson College and Springfield Col- the race, but MIT didn’t give up any MIT’s and Smith’s oars crashing lege, two other undefeated teams in ground to the opposition. In the final into each other. The collision caused MIT’s conference. The Engineers 200 meters of the race, MIT held off MIT to come off the start behind the will play both teams this week. a strong sprint by Smith (7:44.6) to other boats. At the 500 meter mark, Regardless of the outcome of win with a time of 7:41.2. Wellesley MIT was trailing WPI, the leading those matches, the Engineers are came in third, followed by WPI, boat, by a boat-length. Despite hav- assured a spot in the Pilgrim Coast Guard, and Mount Holyoke. ing the Smith boat in their lane for League playoffs due to their now- Racing in MIT’s varsity eight most of the race, MIT started to spotless record. were Christine A. Karlovich ’02, walk through boats by the race’s The Wheaton Lyons didn’t fall Lisabeth L. Willey ’02, Katherine S. halfway point. They passed through easily. At the end of the first quar- Graham ’01, Seaeun Kim ’01, Jill WPI and into the lead with 500 ter, Wheaton was leading 3-2. How- A. Rosenfeld ’02, Danielle S. Smith meters left in the race. MIT (8:17.7) ever, two seconds before half time, ’02, Kristen E. Cook ’04, Anne M. finished about six seats ahead of Pascal F. Rettig ’01 fired in a shot Latham ’02, and coxswain Karissa WPI (8:22.9). Following WPI were for MIT to end the first half with a D. Patterson ’03. Smith, Coast Guard, Mt. Holyoke, tie score of 5-5. “Our sprint was better than it has and Wellesley. Both teams took turns leading been in other races,” said Cook. MIT’s JV lineup consisted of the match and the scores remained “We had a good week of practice Aditi Garg ’03, Margaret F. Nerveg- only one or two points apart until and we gained a lot of confidence in na ’01, Katherine E. Butler ’03, the last few minutes of the game. our base speed, so this was a great Sarah K. Yenson ’03, Chandra J. STANLEY HU “We played a little sloppy in the way to finish off the week.” Claycamp ’03, Danielle M. Schu- Yuval Mazor ’02 winds the corner to finish first in his heat first half, and at the start of the sec- maker ’03, Jessica L. Wargo ’04, in the 400 meter dash. Mazor finished 12th overall in ond half we found ourselves down Varsity four win by open water Saturday’s competition with a time of 51.02 seconds. by a few goals,” said Coach Walter In the varsity four race, MIT Women’s Crewy, Page 23 A. Alessi. “But we worked hard, came back, and won it by three.” Alessi also explained that the Outstanding Freshmen Performance Leads Track men played “possession lacrosse” and performed well at keeping the By Adeline Kuo ie ’04 set a new personal record and ball away from the other team. This TEAM CO-CAPTAIN qualified for ECACs in a vault of frustrated Wheaton, and the Lyons This past Friday, the women’s 9’6.25”. Her consistency indicates resorted to rough, illegal checking. track team traveled to Springfield that she will have no problem next Middleman Mark J. Kastantin ’03 College for an invitational meet. week at NEWMACs. received two harsh Wheaton tackles, Because this was a On the outskirts of the track were but remained fierce and continued non-scoring meet, indi- the throwers. Shotputter Crystal S. playing while limping. viduals were able to Ray ’04 stunned her competition by All around, MIT played a superb concentrate on setting winning the event and setting a new lacrosse. Top scorers were Matthew personal records and rookie record throw of 39’7.25”. The P. Van Horne ’02 (4 goals, 1 qualifying for champi- mark qualified her for ECACs. assist), Eli J. Weinburg ’02 (2 onships. On the track, Chi-An Wang ’01 goals, 2 assists), Richard P. Weber The field events proved especially showed her versatility as a sprinter ’03 (2 goals), and Peter A. Jenkins exciting. Triple jumper Chinwe P. and mid-distance runner. After win- ’01 (2 goals). Nyenke ’04 excelled, beating every- ning the 800-meter run in an ECAC- Timothy P. Nolan protected the one’s expectations. Not only did she qualifying time of 2:22.05, Wang goal for the entire game and had 13 win the event, qualify for All-New returned in the 4x400m relay later to saves. MIT won a majority of the Englands, and soar to a new personal run a 62 second split for a second- faceoffs, led by Brendan T. Maddi- and rookie record, but she also MARISSA L. YATES—THE TECH place overall finish. gan ’04 (7 wins, 1 loss) and David destroyed the varsity record by well Clarissa Y. Smith ’04 sprints to win the 400m dash in the Spring- The Springfield Invitational A. Cantor ’02 (8 wins, 2 losses). over two feet, in three flying leaps field Invitational this Saturday. She ran her race in 62.44 seconds. demonstrated that the MIT women’s “Our guys showed a lot of com- giving her 36’0.25”. Athletic Conference championships, 200-meter, after having run the 400- track team is a force in the New Eng- posure and put themselves in a good Clarissa Y. Smith ’04 also but she also took both the rookie and meter and 100-meter, to win the land Conference. position,” said Alessi. showed her stardom in the long jump varsity records in the event in a event in another New England Divi- This Saturday, the Lady Engi- as she debuted in the event this sea- 16’10” leap. sion III qualifying time against a neers are headed to WPI for a good son. Not only did she win the event Smith also showed her strength in severe crosswind. showing at the NEWMAC Champi- and qualify for Eastern Collegiate track and field as she returned in the Pole vaulter Catherine A. Tweed- onships. Tae Kwon Do Club Takes Fourth at Meet UPCOMING HOME EVENTS By Christina Park in spirit and competed hard to come niques started off MIT with a first- TEAM CAPTAIN away with an overall fourth place place form in the women’s Wednesday, April 25 On April 8, the MIT Sport Tae finish behind Penn, Cornell, and white/yellow belt division of 30 Men’s Tennis vs. Amherst College, 4:00 p.m. Kwon Do Club sent a 17-member Yale teams all twice as large as competitors. team to New Haven to compete at MIT’s. Jack C. Kwok ’01 followed up Thursday, April 26 the largest Ivy/North- Upon arrival, the poomse his third-place finish in the Sport Baseball vs. Coast Guard, NEWMAC Quar- east Collegiate Tae (forms) competition began. The Tae Kwon Do Club’s February terfinals, 3:30 p.m. Kwon Do League poomse competition requires tae debut by placing second in the tournament of the kwon do students to perfect their men’s white/yellow belt division of Saturday, April 28 year. The caliber of skills and highlight the beauty of the 40 competitors. Kwok displayed Coed Sailing, Fowle Trophy competition proved to “art” in martial arts through a chore- great power and determination in Lightweight Crew vs. Rutgers University be high, with over 200 college ath- ographed set of blocks, kicks and his blocks and punches. letes competing from 15 schools, punches. Much like gymnastics, In the sparring competition, the Sunday, April including Columbia, Cornell, Har- scoring is based not only on techni- divisions are broken down into 29 vard, NYU, Princeton, UPenn, and cal merit, but also on artistic aspects black belts, color belts, and Coed Yale. such as grace, balance, power, and white/yellow belts. Schools form Sailing, The Sport Tae Kwon Do club agility. teams of three, consisting of a light- Fowle continued to make its mark in its Having just been promoted to weight, middleweight, and heavy- Trophy inaugural year in the I/NCTL. yellow belt, Tiffany A. Kanaga ’04 weight fighter. The respective Despite its relatively small team dove headfirst into competition. Her size, the Engineers were undaunted textbook stances and strong tech- Tae Kwon Do, Page 23