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Mixed views on Introducing materials science at the spring Wulff Lecture Kendall petition Following City Council vote, constituents voice opinions Established 1881 By Austin Hess pany, MITIMCo, has worked News Editor for three years to modify the development plan to be com- On Monday, the Cambridge patible with the goals of the City City Council voted in favor of a Council. President L. Rafael Reif rezoning petition proposed by and Thomas A. Kochan, head of MIT to allow development of the 2030 task force, also spoke in Kendall Square with tall build- support of the plan at Monday’s ings for residential and com- meeting. mercial use. There were seven A variety of reactions to this votes in favor of the proposal, plan have arisen from both with Councillor Minka van- Cambridge residents and rel- Beuzekom voting against and evant officials. According to the Vice Mayor Denise Simmons Cambridge Day, there was an abstaining. even split of support for and op- Several amendments and position to the proposal during changes to the plan were passed the public comment section, but during Monday’s meeting. The the vast majorityEstablished of those in fa- 1881 proposal also saw many chang- vor were representatives of MIT. es during the past month. MIT Ho Yin Au—The Tech Investment Management Com- Kendall, Page 7 Professor Jennifer A. Lewis ’91, an MIT alumna currently doing research at Harvard, presented this spring’s Wulff Lecture, “Printing Functional Materials.” Her presentation covered advances in 3D printing technology and their applications. The Wulff Lecture is designed to introduce the general public and MIT undergraduates to the field of materials science.

Changes to MIT’s cybersecurity policy on the horizon On April 2, Executive Vice Presi- agement Office. The Office of the MIT News Office, the policy chang- dent and Treasurer Israel Ruiz Dean for Student Life will also be es include strengthening network emailed the Academic Council to working with residence hall house- traffic policies by blocking traffic Establishedannounce 1881 a few changes to emer- masters to enhance preparedness from non-MIT IP addresses, limit- gency protocol and network secu- for living groups. For emergency ing access to MIT administrative rity at MIT. The changes are in re- communication protocol, revisions applications to MIT IP addresses sponse to recent attacks on MIT’s have been made to expedite the no- and implementing stronger pass- information network and are part tification process and to expand the word quality and expiration poli- of an effort to better protect the MIT alert system to include all members cies. Individuals who need to ac- community. and all devices. cess legally protected information According to the transcript of To improve MIT’s cybersecu- are advised to take additional secu- Ruiz’s email published by the MIT rity, IS&T is taking measures rec- rity precautions. News Office, the following mea- ommended by CSAIL professor M. Ruiz concluded his email by ex- sures have been taken to strengthen Frans Kaashoek to make our net- pressing his commitment to “safe- the emergency protocol: updates work more resilient. Those engaged guarding our community, protect- have been made to MIT’s emergen- in research, teaching, and learning ing our campus and securing our cy-preparedness training program, activities will be able to voluntarily systems.” IS&T staff is “working and will be passed on to emergency opt out of the new security policy, with information technology lead- John A. Hawkinson—The Tech coordinators in each department, but community members are en- ership and partners across campus” Commonwealth Secretary of Housing and Economic Devel- laboratory, and center by the staff of couraged to use MIT VPN rather to implement these changes. opment Greg Bialecki speaks to the Cambridge City Council on the Security and Emergency Man- than opting out. As reported by the —Isabella Wei Monday evening, in favor of MIT’s petition to rezone its part of Kendall Square.

Reif to appoint new Institute Community and Equity Officer In Short The Summer RA appli- Balfour will be on campus Yesterday, in an email addressed to organizing MIT’s activities related to thanked MIT’s Associate Provosts for cation is open at https:// next Wednesday and Thurs- the MIT community, President L. Ra- those subjects. The ICEO will also be Faculty Equity, Wesley L. Harris and fs11.formsite.com/ResLife/ day (April 17 and 18) in Lob- fael Reif announced the creation of a a “hands-on practicioner” of policies Barbara H. Liskov, for “their sustained form18/form_login.html. by 10 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. new position — the “Institute Commu- and best practices regarding equity leadership on questions of equity and The deadline to apply is to help with Brass Rats. nity and Equity Officer,” or ICEO. The and diversity, and will be responsible inclusion.” In that role, Harris helped 11:59 p.m. on April 15. position will be filled by a member of for “[leading] MIT to make practical produce a comprehensive report on Nominate your favorite the MIT faculty, and that the officer will progress toward our vision on a daily faculty equity in January 2010, and Lis- The Summer 2013 UROP SHASS teacher for by send- serve as “a senior member of the ad- basis,” continued Reif. kov assisted with a 2011 study on fac- Direct Funding application ing an email to shass-teach- ministration,” wrote Reif in his email. Reif stated in the email that cre- ulty gender equity. deadline is Thursday, April [email protected] by April In the message, Reif outlined his vi- ation of the position was driven by his Any member of the MIT communi- 18. 21! sion for the role of the ICEO. The offi- desire to “cultivate a caring commu- ty can recommend faculty candidates, cer, he wrote, will be a “thought leader nity focused on MIT’s shared values or voice thoughts about the position, to Drop date is coming up! Get Send news information on the subjects of community, equity, of excellence, meritocracy, openness, Provost Christopher A. Kaiser ’87. your drop forms signed and and tips to [email protected]. inclusion, and diversity,” leading and integrity and mutual respect.” He also —Jake H. Gunter turned in by 5 p.m., April 25. edu. revisiting to the highest bidder? The Tim: Jay Scheib’s SECTIONS jurassic park A Cambridge resident, concerned about “Come, play, win.” all-mit Elektra World & Nation �����2 Opinion �����������������4 the results of the April 8 City Council In 3D! The plot is A collection of CPW A shocking new play by Fun Pages �������������5 vote on Kendall Square. letters, p. 4 maintained, but the sightings from different MIT Professor of Music Arts �����������������������9 dinosaurs now leap off The tale of jackie robinson corners of campus. and Theater Arts. Sports �����������������22 the screen. arts, p. 10 fun, p. 5 arts, p. 14 42 is one of a kind. arts, p. 9 2 The Tech Friday, April 12, 2013 Report on avian flu victims D points to severity of strain US blacklists Iranian business A report on three of the first patients in China to contract a new strain of avian flu paints a grim portrait of severe pneu- monia, septic shock and other complications that damaged the over sanction breach brain, kidney and other organs. All three died. So far, the disease has killed 10 people in China and has By Rick Gladstone listed a Greek shipping tycoon, Dim- the blacklist run the risk of U.S. pen-

worl sickened more than 20 others in the past two months, and new The New York Times itris Cambis, over what it called his alties as well. cases are reported daily. The illness is caused by a virus called scheme to acquire a fleet of oil tank- A senior Treasury official, speak-

n H7N9 that patients contract from birds but that does not seem The United States blacklisted an ers on Iran’s behalf and disguise their ing on the condition that he not be to spread from person to person. affluent Iranian business executive ownership to ship Iranian oil. identified by name, said it was a sign The new report, by a team of researchers from China, was and what it described as his mul- “As international sanctions have of Iran’s desperation that it had been published Thursday in The New England Journal of Medicine tibillion-dollar money laundering become increasingly stifling, Iran forced into a money-laundering rela- along with a commentary from U.S. health officials, who said network Thursday, accusing them has resorted to criminal money- tionship with Zanjani that had been the disease “raises many urgent questions and global public of selling oil for Iran in violation of laundering techniques, moving its relatively easy to trace. health concerns.” the Western economic sanctions im- oil and money under false names “These are Rube Goldberg-type atio During a telephone news briefing Thursday, Nancy J. Cox, posed over Iran’s disputed nuclear and pretenses,” said David S. Cohen, networks, in efforts to try to get ac- of the influenza division at the Centers for Disease Control and program. the Treasury’s undersecretary who cess to revenues, and not being able Prevention, said that several features of H7N9 were particularly The Treasury Department, which oversees the sanctions effort. to do so in a way that escapes our at- troubling: It causes severe disease, it has genetic traits that help administers the government’s Iran In a statement, Cohen said the tention,” the official said. it infect mammals, and humans probably have no resistance sanctions, said the executive Babak action announced Thursday reflect- Zanjani, chairman of more than to it. Morteza Zanjani had conspired with ed what he called the government’s 60 companies known collectively —Denise Grady, The New York Times First Islamic Investment Bank of commitment to “exposing and as the Sorinet Group, based in the Malaysia and what the department thwarting Iran’s attempts to evade United Arab Emirates, did not imme-

& N Cyprus bailout to cost more called an international network of international sanctions and abuse diately respond to email requests for front companies stretching halfway the global financial system.” comment. than predicted, creditors say around the world “for moving bil- The Treasury action also applied But it is not the first time that he lions of dollars on behalf of the Ira- to a Swiss-based Iranian oil trading has been accused of violating West- After a chaotic month in which Cyprus was pushed to the nian regime.” company, Naftiran Intertrade, which ern sanctions on Iran, an accusation brink of default and a possible exit from the eurozone, Cypriots The announcement, coming just the Treasury said was owned by the he has denied. knew things would get bad. But not this bad. a few days after diplomatic talks National Iranian Oil Co., which has In December, the European According to a bleak assessment released Thursday by its with Iran over the nuclear issue ad- already been blacklisted. Union identified him as a “key fa- orld European partners, the Cypriot economy will fall into a down- journed with no sign of progress, was The U.S. sanctions freeze the as- cilitator of Iranian oil deals” and ward spiral for at least the next two years, contracting by up to the second high-profile Treasury ac- sets of blacklisted individuals and forbade EU companies or individu- 12.5 percent during the period as the country cuts back a bank- tion against accused violators of the companies and prohibit U.S. deal- als from doing Iran-related business ing sector that had ballooned to more than five times its gross Iranian sanctions in under a month. W ings with them. Foreign companies with him. Zanjani said at the time domestic product. On March 14, the Treasury black- that do business with any names on that he had done nothing wrong. And because the economy will do worse than expected, Cyprus must soon raise 13 billion euros — nearly twice the amount the government thought it would have to come up with just a month ago — in order to keep its debt and deficit from spinning out of control and to maintain a 10-billion-euro, Unsafe practices found at or $13.1 billion, international bailout secured last month by the newly elected president, Nicos Anastasiades. A shrinking economy means the country’s budget deficits are likely to grow, so the government will need to raise more compounding pharmacies money to keep the deficits within limits set under its bailout agreement. Because the government has also committed to By Andrew Pollack was higher than what is typically tions last year of a contaminated improving the health of its banks, it must come up with more The New York Times seen at conventional pharmaceuti- steroid made by the New England money to ensure that the lenders have adequate capital. cal manufacturers. Compounding Center. Compound- —Liz Alderman, The New York Times After a crash inspection program, FDA officials also said the agency ing pharmacies originally made federal regulators said Thursday that had to get a warrant from federal specialized formulations of drugs NHL announces initiative in they had found numerous unsafe court to inspect one of the 30 com- for patients with particular needs, practices at about 30 compounding pounding pharmacies. Four other like a liquid form of a medicine for support of gay athletes pharmacies, the same type of facility operations resisted being inspected someone who cannot swallow a pill. responsible for the tainted drug that but gave in without a court order, But in recent years, the number of Amid heightened speculation that a male athlete in one of caused a deadly meningitis outbreak agency officials said. compounders has multiplied, and North America’s four major professional leagues will soon pub- last year. “It may surprise some people to some have become essentially mass licly declare his homosexuality, the National Hockey League Among the problems found were know that, even in light of the recent manufacturers, distributing huge and its players announced Thursday what appears to be the unidentified black particles float- tragic events, some of the firms we quantities of medicines all over the most comprehensive measure by a major men’s league in sup- ing in vials of supposedly sterile inspect still challenge our authority country. port of gay athletes. medicines, rust and mold in clean to conduct full inspections of their A House subcommittee will hold The NHL said it had formed a partnership with the You Can rooms where such drugs are made, facilities,” Dr. Margaret A. Ham- a hearing on Tuesday at which Ham- Play Project, an advocacy group pledged to fight homophobia improper air flow, and clothing that burg, the FDA commissioner, wrote burg is expected to be asked whether in sports, and planned training and counseling on gay issues left workers’ skin exposed. in a post on the agency’s blog on the FDA could have prevented the for its teams and players. Howard Sklamberg, director of Thursday. meningitis outbreak by better polic- Other major leagues — the National Football League, the the office of compliance for the drug Sklamberg said the FDA was ex- ing the compounding pharmacies. National Basketball Association and Major League Baseball division of the Food and Drug Ad- ploring actions it might take against The agency maintains that it has — have policies that prohibit discrimination based on sexual ministration, said such unsafe prac- the pharmacies if the problems were limited legal authority to oversee orientation, and various officials have spoken in support of gay tices could cause contamination of not corrected. compounders, which are regulated athletes. But no league seems to have taken such a strong pub- drugs. He said the number of prob- More than 50 people died from by state boards of pharmacy even lic stance on the issue. lems found at the compounding fungal meningitis and another 680 though many ship drugs across —Jeff Z. Klein and Judy Battista, The New York Times pharmacies, which were in 18 states, were sickened after receiving injec- state lines.

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By Roman Kowch rather than thunderstorms. Some of the STAFF METEorologist cool Canadian air mass will reach us be- 35°N cause the approaching storm will actu- 1001 1020 A potent storm system over the Mid- ally split into two weaker low pressure 1002 west will continue traveling toward the areas. As this occurs, winds will partially Atlantic. The storm is responsible for nu- blow from the north through tonight merous reports of severe weather across and keep temperatures near 40°F (4°C) 1009 30°N the eastern U.S. over the past two days. for today. We may even see sleet mix Most of these reports involved damag- in with the rain if the air above is suffi- ing winds on Wednesday, as a series of ciently cold. squall lines propagated eastward. Not After tonight, expect clearing skies surprisingly, given that tornadoes most- for the weekend and a quick warm- 25°N ly occur in the spring, several tornadoes up. Clouds will diminish even more by 1017 were also spotted closer to the Gulf. early next week, as a high pressure ridge Since much of the atmospheric instabil- slowly builds over the western Atlantic. ity is confined to the southeastern U.S., The next chance of rain should arrive by we will only see a cool, steady rain today Tuesday.

Extended Forecast Today: Rain, possibly mixing with sleet. High 40°F (4°C). E wind at Situation for Noon Eastern Time, Friday, April 12, 2013 15–20 mph. Weather Systems Weather Fronts Precipitation Symbols Other Symbols Tonight: Rain before midnight, then cloudy skies. Low 36°F (2°C). Snow Rain Fog High Pressure Trough NE wind at 10–15 mph. Showers Thunderstorm Tomorrow: Gradually clearing skies. High 55°F (13°C). NW wind at Warm Front Light Low Pressure Haze 10–15 mph. Cold Front Sunday: Mostly sunny. High near 54°F (12°C). Low near 37°F (3°C). Moderate Compiled by MIT Hurricane Meteorology Staff Stationary Front Heavy Monday: Mostly sunny. High near 60°F (16°C). Low near 36°F (2°C). and The Tech nation world & nation world & nation world & nation & nation world & nation world & nation world nation Friday, April 12, 2013 The Tech 3 Turkish police say US Embassy WORLD & Nati Pentagon finds nuclear strides was target of bomb plot by North Korea ISTANBUL — Turkish police said Thursday that they found evi- dence of an al-Qaida-linked plot to bomb the U.S. Embassy in An- kara, a synagogue in Istanbul and other targets, during a raid on By Thom Shanker, ing a warhead that can survive the was among those that argued most two houses in February. David E. Sanger, rigors of flight and detonate on a spe- vociferously — and incorrectly — Turkish news reports said the police had seized nearly 50 and Eric Schmitt cific target. that Iraq had nuclear weapons. pounds of plastic explosives with detonation systems attached, as The New York Times The assessment’s existence was “It would be inaccurate to suggest well as six laptop computers and other evidence. Twelve suspects disclosed Thursday by Rep. Doug that the North Korean regime has were arrested during the operation — two Chechens, two Azeris WASHINGTON — A new assess- Lamborn, R-Colo., three hours into a fully tested, developed or demon- and eight Turks. ment by the Pentagon’s intelligence budget hearing of the House Armed strated the kinds of nuclear capabili- The police said the raid gathered evidence about two terrorist arm has concluded for the first time, Services Committee with Defense ties referenced in the passage,” Little cells, one in Istanbul and one in the city of Tekirdag on the Sea of with “moderate confidence,” North Secretary Chuck Hagel and the said. “The United States continues Marmara. Forensic analysis of the computers’ contents and other on Korea has learned how to make a chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to closely monitor the North Korean documents, officials said, revealed preparations for bomb attacks nuclear weapon small enough to be Gen. Martin E. Dempsey. Dempsey nuclear program and calls upon on the embassy, the private Rahmi M. Koc museum and a syna- delivered by a ballistic missile. declined to comment on the assess- North Korea to honor its internation- gogue in the Balat District of Istanbul. The assessment by the Defense ment because of classification issues. al obligations.” Photographs, floor plans and other information were found WORLD & Nati Intelligence Agency, which has been Thursday evening, however, the In another sign of the administra- concerning those targets and the residences and offices of two distributed to senior administration Pentagon press secretary, George tion’s deep concern over the release popular Turks. officials and members of Congress, Little, issued a statement that sought of the assessment, late Thursday After the police raid, the U.S. Embassy issued a travel warning, cautions that the weapon’s “reliabili- to qualify the conclusion of the De- the director of national intelligence, but said at the time that the Turkish National Police had not pro- ty will be low,” apparently a reference fense Intelligence Agency, which has James R. Clapper Jr., said that the De- vided specific threat information about the targets. to the North’s difficulty in developing primary responsibility for monitor- fense Intelligence Agency report did —Sebnem Arsu, The New York Times accurate missiles or, perhaps, to the ing the missile capabilities of adver- not represent a consensus of the na- huge technical challenges of design- sary nations but which a decade ago tion’s intelligence community. Islands, and now a funeral, strain Argentine-British ties

SAO PAULO, Brazil — Argentina and Britain, whose ties were already strained over their rival claims of sovereignty over the Falk- Kerry heads to Asia to reassure land Islands, now seem to be having trouble getting along when it comes to a funeral. More than 2,000 invitations have been issued around the world allies of US support to next week’s ceremonial funeral with military honors in London on for Margaret Thatcher, the former British prime minister who died By Michael R. Gordon ing to a senior State Department that move through front compa- Monday at age 87. But Argentina’s president, Cristina Fernandez de The New York Times official traveling with Kerry. nies and banks, which the North Kirchner, did not make the list. Asia is the final leg of Kerry’s six- Korean government uses to sup- Breaking the silence of Argentina’s government since Thatcher’s WORLD & Nati MANAS, Kyrgyzstan — With nation trip, which has taken him to port its nuclear weapons program. death, Foreign Minister Hector Timerman called the lack of an in- tensions on high in the Korean Turkey, Israel and Britain, where “We want to see them do what vitation “yet another provocation.” Thatcher oversaw Britain’s vic- Peninsula, Secretary of State John he attended a meeting of the Group we do, what the Japanese do, what tory in a 74-day war in 1982 over the Falklands, a sparsely-popu- Kerry arrives in South Korea on Fri- of Eight industrialized nations in the South Koreans do, which is to lated South Atlantic archipelago that Argentina calls the Malvinas. day in an attempt to reassure U.S. London. His trip comes as the gov- stick to U.N. Security Council reso- “What do I care if I’m not invited to a place where I didn’t think allies in the region that the United ernment of Kim Jong Un has been lutions,” the official said, and “stop of going?” Timerman added in comments broadcast on Argentine States remains committed to their making preparations to conduct a those money trails.” radio Thursday. “The woman died. Let her family mourn in peace,” defense. test launching of a medium-range The second step the U.S. wants he said, while also dismissing a proposal floated in London to re- Besides stops in South Korea Musudan missile with a potential the Chinese to take is to “carry name Port Stanley, the Falklands capital, Port Margaret. and Japan, Kerry will also visit range of 2,500 miles. some tough message to Pyongyang “What does it matter if they want to name it Port Margaret, Mar- China to urge officials there to per- The State Department official and make it clear to them that de- garita or Margarona?” he asked. “Argentina and the United Nations suade North Korea to abandon its said the U.S. wanted China to crack nuclearization is also their goal,” don’t recognize it.” nuclear weapons program, accord- down on the illicit flow of funds the official said. —Simon Romero, The New York Times on WORLD & Nati on WORLD & Nati on W o R l D 4

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A RTS unnecessarily, and the studio is sure to be ing the dinosaurs to roam freely across the criticized for not preserving the integrity of island. the original. The fact that a movie can be It is important to note that while some redone is no indication of whether or not of the dinosaurs’ features have been slight- it should be. ly enhanced with rest of the film, they are That being said, Jurassic Park was a at heart the same robots, puppets, and movie waiting to be thrust into the third di- computer models that Spielberg and Co. mension, and Universal Studios has done a created decades ago. The fact that these magnificent job of accomplishing the task. twenty-year-old models are still on par The picture is sharper, the frames clearer, with much of the CGI used today is a tes- and the dinosaurs more realistic than ever tament to the astounding achievements of before. The beautiful views of the prehis- the entire production team. toric paradise are even more breathtaking Originally, Spielberg planned to use an- than you remember. Of course, the best imatronic robots to capture the dinosaurs parts are still those moments when the on-screen, building life-size models of the T-rex, velociraptor, or other beast of the dinosaurs to be filmed. Later on in produc- past comes sprinting towards the camera. tion, much of this plan was replaced by the use of computer modeling, as the special HHHH✩ effects team, led by the late Stan Winston, practically re-invented computer-gen- erated imagery for use in the film. De- Jurassic Park 3D signed to look every bit like real dinosaurs and engineered to move like them, it was Directed by Steven these animatronics and computer models that placed Jurassic Park above any other Spielberg movie of its time. Watching the movie, one certainly is able to appreciate why Juras- Starring Sam Neill, sic Park won the 1993 “Best Visual Effects” award, and a PG-13 rating for “Intense Sci- Laura Dern, Jeff ence Fiction Terror” to boot. While the content of Jurassic Park 3D Goldblum may not present anything new script-wise, the outstanding visual effects will be sure to Rated PG-13 draw audiences to theatres, just as they did two decades ago. Jurassic Park deserved to Now Playing be given the best 3D treatment possible. Courtesy of Universal Studios The folks at Universal Studios have done A masterful 3D rendition of Spielberg’s classic filmJurassic Park.

album review Dark-ambient electronica sounds from Sweden The Knife finally drop their long-awaited album By Denis Bozic synth-pop music. In the last few years, they have worked on Staff Writer a variety of projects, including one-time solo careers (such HHH✩✩ as Dreijer-Andersson’s phenomenal musical project Fever Judging by the album cover, you might be thinking Ray) and collaboration projects with other artists (such as Shaking the Habitual that another Britney Spears-inspired diva has emerged to the Darwinism-based electro-opera Tomorrow, In a Year). conquer the world’s pop scene, but if you are a fan of the Shaking the Habitual is their first album after a long- Swedish brother-sister duo The Knife, you know that this lasting hiatus that started with the release of their third The Knife is far from the truth. The mellow-looking cover art is just a album, Silent Shout, in 2006. While there is still a specific deceiving layer of their new album, Shaking the Habitual, flavor of their music on this album, it is evident that this Released April 9, 2013 which is everything but mellow. hiatus amended their style, because Shaking the Habitual For those who are unacquainted with the duo, The Knife scarcely resembles any of their previous work. Rabid Records is a Swedish electronic music collaboration that consists of siblings Olof Dreijer and Karin Dreijer-Andersson. Known for their mysterious and eccentric appearances in the me- It somehow manages to On Top,” you have to wonder whether you just witnessed dia, the siblings primarily create electro-dance and dark the creation of an intellectual movement or complete captivate your attention just as nonsense. much as it forces you to escape In the online promotion of their album, the duo said: “Music can be so meaningless. We had to find lust.” It its agonizing sounds. would seem that the siblings are challenging their listen- ers and the entire music industry with this album, but If I had to describe the album in one word, it would be I don’t see how music is meant to shape today’s art if we “challenging.” With the exception of the opening track “A can’t comprehend it — although I will be honest and admit Tooth For An Eye,” absolutely nothing on this album comes that I might just be a clueless fan, miles away from realizing easily. From the 9-minute abstract political manifesto “Full what is really going on in their new album. Nevertheless, it of Fire” to the very end of the album, the songs dissipate would be unfair to say this album is mediocre just because heavy and obtrusive sounds that invoke the most unpleas- I don’t fully understand it. There is certainly a degree of ant thoughts in your mind. 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Daniel Shoemaker Prefrosh at CPW! How do you like where you’re staying? Campus welcomes prefrosh and I really like it! I’m sur- parents with variety of activities prised that Maseeh is as big as it is. I’ve toured other This weekend, MIT takes national students from Aus- campuses and their dorms up a lively, festive appear- tralia, the United Kingdom, are tiny. ance as the Institute gears up Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, for the Class of 2017’s Campus Belgium, Switzerland, Japan, Are there any things Preview Weekend (CPW). Russia and Canada. The Tech you’re really looking 1085 prospective freshmen roamed around campus to forward to doing this (or prefrosh) arrived on chat with prefrosh to see weekend? campus, with about 800 par- how they’re spending their I’ve missed a few of them ents. They traveled from all CPW. Here’s a look at some unfortunately, but basically over the world, with 28 inter- of the highlights. everything. Everything’s so cool, there’s so many things to do, I’m just trying to fig- ure out what all of them are. If you had to be any sea creature, what would you be? Probably a narwhal, be- cause unicorns don’t ex- ist, but those are the clos- est things to them. Plus they’re from the sea, and we all know that aquatic ani- mals are cooler than land animals.

Interactive CPW games Each year, CPW sees slight changes in In one such game, prefrosh receive a activities and programs designed to im- button at check-in. Throughout CPW, they prove the experiences of students. Ac- keep an eye out for another prefrosh with cording to Katie A. Kelley, the assistant the same button to take a photo with. Pho- director of admissions, prefrosh will be tos are submitted to Admissions, and priz- able to play a series of interactive games es are awarded for the best photos. this weekend designed to help them meet Each prefrosh also received one piece new people. “Since so many prefrosh … from a gigantic puzzle. Kelley said, “Each end up enrolling, we really want to give prefrosh is a unique person, but together them an opportunity to meet each other they make up the amazing Class of 2017. during CPW and make connections with Through the puzzle and CPW, we want each other. We’ve created a few different them to explore and discover how they fit games to do this.” into the puzzle of MIT and the Class of 2017.”

Yazmin Guzman and Pavlina Karafilis How do you guys like it so far? YG: There’s been a lot of food. I haven’t even been to that many events and I already can’t han- dle it. PK: Everyone’s really friendly here, you can go up to anybody and they’ll take you places and answer ANY of your questions. Do you guys have any plans for the weekend? Dana Vigue PK: Definitely want to visit East Campus and attend a class. What are you most looking forward to this weekend? YG: I want to attend one of the Meeting people who have the same really weird inter- FIREHOSE events or something ests. This morning, I met this group of people who were where I stay up all night and do all Course 8 (Physics) and all vegetarian and all wanted something. to go to the same thing with me. What are the chances What is your spirit animal? of that? PK: A unicorn! If you could go to any country where would you want YG: A monkey to go? because monkeys I’d want to go to Switzerland, so I could go to CERN’s are awesome! headquarters and try to get a tour. 12 The Tech Friday, April 12, 2013 The Tech 13

Prefrosh at CPW! Campus welcomes prefrosh and parents with variety of activities national students from Aus- tralia, the United Kingdom, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Belgium, Switzerland, Japan, Russia and Canada. The Tech roamed around campus to chat with prefrosh to see how they’re spending their CPW. Here’s a look at some of the highlights.

Abraham Quintero, Priya Kikani, and Carlos Cuevas What are you most looking forward to this CPW? If you could be a AQ: I like building things, I built a graffiti wall at East Cam- fruit, which one pus today, and I want to build something tomorrow! would you be? Interactive CPW games PK: I also helped build the Rock Climbing Wall. CC: A pineapple, In one such game, prefrosh receive a CC: I’m really looking forward to the FIREHOSE events, like because they’re button at check-in. Throughout CPW, they the “Real Math at 2 a.m.” event. awesome. I remem- keep an eye out for another prefrosh with What’s your favorite thing that you’ve been to all day? ber going through the same button to take a photo with. Pho- AQ: Mural making at Pika. I was surprised they gave me that what used to be the tos are submitted to Admissions, and priz- much power to actually paint a wall of their house. largest pineapple es are awarded for the best photos. PK: Bexley, it didn’t feel like a dorm, it felt like a modern art maze in Hawaii — it Each prefrosh also received one piece museum. was pretty cool. from a gigantic puzzle. Kelley said, “Each CC: I went to an aerospace panel where Prof. Hoffman was PK: A coconut. I’ve prefrosh is a unique person, but together talking. He’s one of the guys who helped fix the Hubble Tele- been called nuts, so it they make up the amazing Class of 2017. scope, it was pretty awesome, I got a picture with him. seems to fit. Through the puzzle and CPW, we want PK: That’s the cool thing, you might be walking one day and AQ: A strawberry, because them to explore and discover how they fit think: that guy who held the door for me won a Nobel Prize. everybody loves strawberries. into the puzzle of MIT and the Class of 2017.”

Yazmin Guzman Exploring MIT and Pavlina Karafilis In the excitement of CPW, cal Engineering) lecture. He also How do you guys like it so far? many prefrosh had difficulty de- planned on attending a football YG: There’s been a lot of food. ciding which events to attend. info session, stating that he plans I haven’t even been to that many With over 700 events, many hap- to join a football team in college. events and I already can’t han- pening at the same time, how While students were engaged dle it. PK: Everyone’s really friendly does one choose where to go? in various activities around here, you can go up to anybody Many prefrosh spent their campus, parents were busy ex- and they’ll take you places and first few hours of CPW deciding ploring MIT as well. Sushila answer ANY of your questions. which events to attend. Xuan Bhandari, mother of Nischal Bui, from Maryland, even at- Bhandari from Texas, went to an Do you guys have any plans tended an event called “I’m event to meet parents of current for the weekend? here… now what?” and Allan Sa- students to learn about MIT PK: Definitely want to visit dun, from Texas, set out to learn from the perspective of parents. East Campus and attend a class. about the culture of MIT through Thanh Bui, father of Xuan Bui, YG: I want to attend one of the dorm events. went to an info session about FIREHOSE events or something Others focused on checking campus safety and security. where I stay up all night and do out academic events. Michelle Despite his concerns about the something. Chal planned to explore an traffic on Massachusetts Ave- What is your spirit animal? Course 10 (Chemical Engineer- nue, the excitement of CPW re- PK: A unicorn! ing) open house, while Austin De minded him of his college days. YG: A monkey Mallie, from southern California, “I wish I could go back to col- because monkeys attended a Course 20 (Biologi- lege,” he laughed. are awesome!

Content by Stan Gill, Stephanie Holden, and Tamanna Urmi Layout by Judy Hsiang 14 The Tech Friday, April 12, 2013 theater review Twisted mythology Jay Scheib’s gutsy new play Elektra By Grace Young commit murder. The performance both and Orestes, to the country. arts editor captivates and horrifies the audience while Scheib started with Euripides’ script, Elektra effectively articulating its tragic theme. but added his own elements. “Jay added MIT Professor of Music and Theater Arts Based on Euripides’ original play, which a lot of his own ideas. Some of the scenes Directed by Jay Scheib Jay R. Scheib’s newest production, Elektra, was written in 410 B.C., Scheib’s Elektra weren’t in the original play,” said cast took stage this month at Kresge Little The- follows siblings Elektra (HyoJeong Choi member Sahar Hakim-Hashemi ’13, who April 5–6 and 11–13, ater, starring an all-MIT-student cast. The ’13) and Orestes (Paul E. Kreiner ’13) in became involved in the play after taking Greek myth inspired tale of heartache and their quest for revenge on their mother, Scheib’s class. “Each day was a new day 2013, 8 p.m. revenge makes the audience cringe, laugh, the unfaithful Clytemnestra (Lina Cher- filled with discovery. He would change and gasp as characters spit blood into each rat ’14), who helped murder her husband, lines, add pieces, tell us to act differently.” Kresge Little Theater other’s faces, surgically remove someone’s King Agamemnon, after his return from the Continuing ancient Greek theater tradi- heart, reunite with long-lost siblings, and Trojan War and exiled her children, Elektra tion, the chorus in Elektra sets the tone of MIT Music and Theater Arts Arts Art S the play and helps the audience relate to the story. In Scheib’s version, however, the cho- Arts and Dramashop rus speaks 21st-century English, explains metaphors, and asks obvious questions, so the audience is never lost. For example, from the audience — laughter, horror, pain, when a chorus member (Hrant Gharibyan and relief.

A RTS ’14) starts yanking out his teeth, represent- The group began rehearsing in March, ing intense physiological pain, the chorus practicing about three hours a week and says aloud exactly what the audience is then going to all-day practices over spring thinking: “What the hell are you doing?” break. “With every rehearsal I became more emotionally involved with my role in the play. I discovered my role better than Scheib’s Elektra is the day before,” said Hakim-Hashemi. The set, designed by MIT lecturer Sara an extraordinary and Brown, was simple but provided enough unforgettable take on facets for dynamic scene changes to en- hance the play’s theatrical elements and Euripides’ classic. keep the audience on the edge of their seats. Characters in bloodstained costumes Scheib added scenes to hone the tragic rubbed along pristine white walls, changed theme. Chorus members (Hakim-Hashe- behind the window in Elektra’s house, mi and Ramya N. Swamy ’14) cut out one came in and out of doors on either side member’s heart and find a brick, referenc- of the stage, threw up over the edge of the ing Heiner Müller’s 20th-century poem stage, and descended from an upper tier. “Heart Piece.” The horrific surgery, acted Scenes change abruptly with a bright flash extraordinarily, plants the idea in the audi- followed by black darkness. ence’s mind that Elektra’s heart might have Scheib’s Elektra is an extraordinary and been stolen or broken; someone with a real unforgettable take on Euripides’ classic heart would not commit matricide. Scheib and leaves a deep impression on the audi- also added a scene at the end, in which a ence. His dramatic interpretation and the godlike woman (Jennifer Wang ’14) de- cast’s spirited performance make it very Subramanian Sundaram scends from an upper tier on the stage to worthwhile to see. Orestes (Paul E. Kreiner ’12) embraces his sister Elektra (HyoJeong Choi ’12) in the deliver a McDonald’s Happy Meal and give Elektra finishes this Friday and Saturday final scene, while a chorus member (Hrant Gharibyan ’13) lifts an elder woman (Jennifer a final verdict to the siblings. This way the with performances at 8 p.m. in Kresge Little WangKickstarter_MIT.pdf ’13) to an upper 3/28/13tier of the 12:09:49 stage. PM final scene draws a full range of emotions Theater. Tickets are free.

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The following student Coop members are candidates for the Board of Directors for the 2013-2014 academic year.

MIT Undergraduate Students: Paige Finkelstein, 2014 Emma Kane, 2015 Josh Dunaway, 2014 Eric Ruleman, 2016

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Harvard Undergraduate Students: Joshua Zhang, 2014 Cody Dean, 2014 Madeleine Smith, 2016 Daniel Kramer, 2015 Monika Lutz, 2015

Harvard Graduate Students: Oliver Hauser, PhD, 2015 Patrick Rich, PhD, 2015 Sneh Patel, MBA, 2014

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For more details send your resumes to: [email protected] send resume to: [email protected] Friday, April 12, 2013 The Tech 19 This space donated by The Tech 20 The Tech Friday, April 12, 2013 Gun control a liability for swing-state Democrats Political perils for Democrats in swing-states and rural Republican states are real threats By Jonathan Weisman the creation of background checks To other Democrats from ru- support open debate,” Baucus, who a meandering answer that started, The New York Times were a driving force in the Republi- ral Republican states, however, the won the endorsement of the NRA in “We’re a nation that believes in can landslide of 1994. Six years later landscape does not look all that dif- 2008, said after the vote. “Montan- the Second Amendment, and I be- WASHINGTON — The families of — after the Democratic presidential ferent, especially if they are standing ans are opposed to this bill — by a lieve in the Second Amendment. the Newtown, Conn., shooting vic- nominee Al Gore lost his home state, for re-election next year. Only two very large margin.” We’ve got a long tradition of hunt- tims who have converged on Capitol Tennessee, the once-reliably Demo- Democrats, Mark Begich of Alaska The political perils for such ing and sportsmen and people who Hill this week made a point of visit- cratic West Virginia, and Arkansas, and Mark Pryor of Arkansas, voted Democrats are real, said Vic Fazio, a want to make sure they can protect ing Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, a freshman home to Bill Clinton, amid an on- against Thursday’s procedural vote former California congressman who themselves.” Democrat known for the “North Da- slaught of advertising by the Nation- to break a filibuster to take up the headed the Democratic Congres- And supporters of the current kota nice” of her home state, but on al Rifle Association — many of those gun legislation. But others are in sional Campaign Committee in 1994 push seem to accept that Democrat- the main issue that brought them strategists vowed to let the issue of question for the final votes. when a four-decade Democratic ic losses are inevitable. here — limiting the capacity of gun gun control lie dormant indefinitely. “We might feel good about pass- House majority was swept away. “It’s going to be a very tough vote magazines and universal back- Today, however, many Demo- ing something new, but what we There were other issues — tax in- for a small handful of Democrats,” ground checks — she curtly rejected crats insist the mass shootings in need is already law,” Begich said af- creases, a failed health care overhaul said Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., their pleas for support. December at Newtown, after similar ter the vote, echoing the traditional — but gun control loomed large, he one of the bill’s shepherds. “Re- “In our part of the country, this shootings in Aurora, Colo., Tucson, gun-rights argument that greater said. The NRA’s power may have di- gardless of whether we get 52 or 55 isn’t an issue,” she explained in an Ariz., and Virginia, have changed enforcement of existing laws — not minished since then, he said, but it Democrats, we’ve always known we interview afterward. “This is a way the politics of guns. additional legislation — would has also concentrated in rural, con- need Republicans.” Democrats like of life. This is how people feel, and it “We’re letting our country be suffice. servative states. Heitkamp staked their conserva- is extraordinarily difficult to explain governed and dictated to by the ex- Besides senators Begich and President Barack Obama, until tive claims on guns. Her last cam- that, especially to grieving parents.” tremes,” Sen. Joe Manchin III, D-W. Pryor, there are other Democrats Newtown, had been a dutiful sub- paign commercial of 2012 declared Bottom line, she said, “I’m going Va., who once fired a rifle at Presi- in question for the final gun votes. scriber to the theory of avoiding the “schools and tractors and guns” to to represent my state.” dent Barack Obama’s energy bill in a Max Baucus of Montana, Mary L. gun issue at all cost since the early be “part of how we live.” Six days af- For years, guns have been the campaign commercial, lamented as Landrieu of Louisiana and Kay days of his first presidential run. As ter the slaughter at Sandy Hook El- issue that swing-state Democrats he met with seven family members Hagan of North Carolina all face recently as the second presidential ementary, she called the Obama ad- like Heitkamp have sought to bury. of children and educators slain at tough races next year — and tough debate with Mitt Romney in Octo- ministration’s gun proposals “way in Leading Democratic strategists still Sandy Hook Elementary School in choices now. ber, the president greeted a voter’s extreme of what I think is necessary believe the assault weapons ban and Newtown. “I don’t support the bill, but I question on assault weapons with or even should be talked about.”

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Sports Sports Sports Sports Sports Sports Sports Sports Sports Sports Sports Sports Tech The Ubellacker won two titles at titles 2013 won two Ubellacker Swimming NCAA and Diving Championships UbellackerWyatt L. ’13 of Year is the Swimmer sion IIIstudent-athlete, Ubellacker said that in,Iwasonce Igot dead set.” honest. Iapplied early inearly andgot and said. “It wasn’t that tough to be ofa decision, had areally academic reputation,” good he wanted incollege, to swim andIknewMIT when itcame to picking acollege. knewI “I GPA. style. He didthisallwhilemaintaining a4.9 finishing in 21st place50-meter infree the - mer to compete intheU.S. Trials, Olympic past summer,- hebecamethefirstswim MIT have everintheteam placed rankings. This third place finish, which isthehighest they a national record. He theEngineers led to a ships after claiming national two titlesand vision IIISwimming andDiving Champion- Swimmer oftheYear at the2013 Di- NCAA ence records. which were four individual,andset confer Year forhisfive first place finishes, of three was named theNEWMAC Swimmer ofthe Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) title, Newconsecutive England Women’s and men’s anddiving swimming team to itsfifth lead the helped thesenior impressive year: team hasplaced. ever the highest finish —the to athird place Engineers Ubellacker the led When askedWhen what itmeansaDivi- to be Ubellacker said itwas aneasy choice A month later, Ubellacker was named the Ubellacker ’13Wyatt L. has had quite the By Charlotte Brackett daper staff daper - It ishard to tell what really made thebiggest ters. morning to work onthat. Iwent inevery - technique, and turns starts and underwa he said. “In thewater, worked we more on moreing andfocused onreps than weight,” had changed. been success thisyear, hesaid anumber offactors had trained differently to achieve thelevel of one seventh place finish.When asked if he Ubellacker walked away third two with and hind allofhissuccess.” year andthat isreally experience what- isbe more. It gave this to dowell himthedrive when hesaw ofit, itandwas part hewanted als gave Wyatt ataste ofthat next level and the four years finally paid off,”- “Tri she said. confidence.“I thinkallofhis hardwork over tributing his achievements to a newfound Ubellacker’s at at NCAAs, performance five years, said that she was blown away by has working the team been for the past with tion ofwhat Iwas like asafreshman.” have. It isgreat what to see isareflec Ifeel each class are andhow much talent they year,every itisgreat how to see enthused man, Ireally and, lookedupto theseniors learn andgrow. Icame “When inasafresh- was watchingmemory theunderclassmen ny Vecna thefollowing month, hisfavorite roboticsing with ajob andstarting compa- June adegree with inmechanical engineer athleticswithout andswimming.” and Ican’t imagine my experience college much more productive after working out, on besides problem sets. I find that I am work,school andhave somethingto focus it “gives break meagood from to unwind “Starting last summer, Ididless heavy lift At last year’s Championships, NCAA Acting head coach Samantha Pitter, who For Ubellacker, graduating be whowill in - - - - ance forthefly which was missingbefore.” aerobic-based stuff, which gave himendur oftrainingchanged thecycles anddidmore broughtwe itto theseason,” shesaid. “We that Trials Olympic really to work so seemed lacker. “We something different tried for notjust thisseason, - Ubel tices foreveryone a littleup.” andadded difference. contributed like Ifeel everything with histimeof20.01with from NEWMACs. In tion at Ubellacker third NCAAs, was seeded the pool.” was pretty clear hewas theman to beat in one was going able to be to touch him…it saw free inthe50 hismorning swim that no sible that asI …Iknewassoon hecould win best times, which hedid.Iknewitwas pos “My goals for Wyatt individually were to get was to take down the top teams,” she said. team third. to get “My agenda from day one events,” hesaid. of winning, but I just wanted to focus on my just icing ontop ofthecake. national champion ofhisevents intwo was of hisevents, which heachieved.Being the had onesimple besttimesinall to goal: get Pitter said that shehad changed prac In free the50 onthefirst day ofcompeti- Pitter said that herfirstgoal was forthe definitely“I thought I chancegood had a thisyear, intoGoing NCAAs Ubellacker goggles just yet. goggles hang and uphis pool the to walk awaygoing from Ubellacker? He isn’t What’s next for three 25-18, sets: 25-22,and 25-22 College in Endicott defeated MIT match of season home final wins Men’s volleyball (16-15) andresulted inatimeout broughtvendorf one themwithin the deficitasa strike by MattDe- The Gulls slowly chipped away at 11-4 margin match. inthesecond buildto-back MIT an aceshelped the win. error gavea serving theEngineers exchange ofpoints ensued before extended theframe; however, an ahittingRoche coupled with error Endicott. Akill by Endicott’s Carter 5-1 spurt, prompting atimeout by error. responded MIT a to thiswith sions, thelast because ofaserving four pointswithin onfour occa- breathing room. Endicott came gavemiscue theEngineers some ’15Klein by sandwiched aGulls’ A pair ofkills from AlexanderC. narrowed the gap to three (11-8). errorbattled back asaserving in theopening set, but Endicott on theseason. year whiletheGullsto 20-9 dipped theirrecordlifted to 24-11 onthe neers’ streak winning to 12 and regular onTuesday season night, Klein’s strong and back- serving racedMIT out to a7-2lead In its final home match of the By MindyBrauer daper staff daper extended the Engi- 25-22. The victory lege, 25-18, 25-22, feated Endicott Col- volleyball team de- ranked men’s MIT the nationally- - - - ally going to miss that.” team isawholedifferent experience. I’m re- by swimming to be myself. Training a with that,end ofthemeet from now on,I’m going lis) …itkind ofhitmeallasudden at the atship Trials theendofJune (inIndianapo- going to compete intheWorld Champion- tential. I’m So going to keep training. I am quite ready to stop until Ireach my- fullpo like Ihaven’t reached my andI’m peak not justup hisgoggles yet. going to walk away from andhang thepool years.” backbone ofthisprogram forthepast four upto,”to look shesaid. “He has atrue been forthem a leader fortheteam andsomeone but as a student-athlete, andreally become watching him grow, not only as a swimmer MIT. “Thebiggest thing forme been has had accomplished throughout his time at she was incredibly proud ofallUbellacker that second. placed firstished andthe 200-yard freestyle relay relay ofthe200-yard medley part that fin- Throughoutweek, Ubellacker the was also in 44.01 after going 43.92 that morning. inthe100-yardtouched second freestyle touching first in 47.41.On thefinal day, he finals, second won his henational title after the 13-year-old national record of47.43. At with histimeof butterfly 47.34, breaking seventh to first inprelims ofthe 100-yard with atimeof he heldonto first place 19.81. him infirstgoing into finals. That evening, for thefirst timein his career, andplacing in19.51,ished breaking mark the20 second the preliminarythat session morning, he fin- “I’m notready done,” to be hesaid.feel “I whatSo isnext forUbellacker? He isn’t With officially theseason over, Pitter said The next day, Ubellacker moved upfrom day, April 13. No. 1 Springfield on College Satur digs. 38assists andseven with neers digs. Syta rounded out the Engi- pher T. Omahan ’15 six notched the way 16 with digs- andChristo blocks. Brendan S. Chang ’16 led six kills asVatterott recorded six Busse ’15Andrew A. in chipped aces. six kills andtwo with ished ’14 11 posted fin- kills whileKlein aces for MIT. Kenneth M. Siebert four alonggo digs with andtwo registered a match-high 13 kills to thematch. ended miscue andahitting asitwouldget close ror kept theGulls alive. This was as matchneers er point but aserving ahittingwith error gave theEngi- casions. Ablast by Vatterott along narrowed thegap to oneonsix oc dicott, however, stayed and close lead itwouldnotrelinquish. En- four straight points to capture a by the Engineers. replied MIT with back-to-back four-touch violations inthefinaledge frame courtesyof and Paul M.Syta ’14. a block by Patrick J. Vatterott ’13 thwarted due a four-touch call and hitbut itslateDevendorf rally was error andanother on aserving score to 23-20. Endicott capitalized of sideouts gradually moved the next four points andanexchange break, picked MIT upthree of by theEngineers. Following the Next to atrip be will upforMIT Matthew P. Hohenberger ’13 The Gulls established a7-6 Friday, April 12, 2013 12, Friday, April - - - Friday, April 12, 2013 The Tech 23 s Sport Engineers fall to Babson College in extra-inning game, 5-2; Next game is Saturday, April 13 s Sport

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