Volume 100, Issue 18 Carnegie Mellon’s Student Newspaper since 1906 20 February 2006 Zeta becomes Alpha Chi Omega The only local sorority, Zeta joins national organization ect n aff by Nicole Barley shingto s in Wa Staffwriter roposal nt p Add another item to the list of ld rece ntry? ow wou he cou changes taking place on Carnegie Mel- H cross t lon’s campus this year: Local sorority life a Zeta Psi Sigma is no longer. The letters college llege to co adorning the house have been removed me st,” and are soon to be replaced by three co nd of te y that ki , new ones: AXΩ. ma to take Brown ts need e Julia es test homor ajor. d t would said sop iting m ze exam tical nal wr i- di The cri ofessio uman ar d riting, a pr est a h nd e gaine nts’ w m-solv- o you t uter ta s to b stude proble How d comp S ntage tan- and be “ rsus a A) e adva g a s nking, would ajor ve ’s no th isterin thi esults ties m There admin specifi - lls. 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But rica’s g The imp ance h n See P on Ame ce l domin shingto we knew if we didn’t do it now, Zeta scourse d scien ologica ny Wa ublic di ath an techn n in ma P es in m concer would die,” said former Zeta Psi Sigma fi cienci . growing ing de nsifying pare president Jamie Moroco, now president n is inte e to pre rcles. ducatio do mor vel ci of Alpha Chi Omega. e a must llege-le Americ s for co “ student ns “You want something to come back to hool a high sc cut lo in fi ve years,” Moroco said, noting that ld the choice to be adopted by a national ou ation of elimin et w sed the f the sorority was a long time in coming. dg ss propo eceipt o u Congre nnual r e,” “It was hard to hang with the other d b st year st the a s receiv se hile. La , not ju college nationals here without the support of a po w program which ervices ro entire ibution llment S P the l contr of Enro cing national organization,” she added. 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See GREEK, page A3 Justin Brown/Assistant Photo Editor and J.T.Trollman/Contributing Editor Panel discusses RIAA Campus stores annually lose money to theft

not deviate from the amount a by Michael R. Fitzgerald by Matthew McKee typical retail store loses to steal- Staffwriter Staffwriter ing in a fiscal year. The National Association of Analogies fl ew fast and furious Bookstore officials do not College Stores reports that over at the Public Debate on Electronic raise textbook prices just to the 2003–2004 fiscal year, the File Sharing hosted by the Univer- inflate their pocketbooks. median sales amount for col- sity of Pittsburgh last Friday. Last fiscal year, the University lege stores was $3.5 million. In an October article, The Tar- Shoppe, campus art store, and Nationally, students spent an tan reported that an undisclosed Entropy lost over $150,000 in average of $704 during that fis- amount of students were facing stolen textbooks, souvenirs, cal year. subpoenas from the Recording and other merchandise. Store The shortage at Carnegie Industry Association of Amer- officials said that while lam- Mellon does not affect student ica (“RIAA returns to campus,” Stacey Chu/Photo Staff entable, this figure remains tuition, because the stores act Oct. 10, 2005). Now, four months relatively constant from year as auxiliary services of the Charles Lee Mudd, Esq., one of the later, the University of Pittsburgh to year. University. Profits earned from debating attorneys, discussed RIAA invited two involved attorneys “It’s a fairly consistent num- lawsuits last Friday at Pitt. sales pay for everything that goes to discuss the issue in a public ber,” said Patricia Clifford, into keeping any store running. forum. sity of Pittsburgh, hoped would director of Campus Services, Rent, custodial costs, employee For their annual “Computer “move past the battle-royale “but it doesn’t do the campus salaries, credit card fees, and Science Day,” the University of pyrotechnics that you see on any good.” software licenses all come from Pittsburgh invited two experts Hardball with Chris Matthews or The three facilities sold the stores’ dime. to work with two undergradu- Crossfi re.” roughly $5.6 million in goods Clifford noted that Carnegie

ate debate all-stars in an event The event was legitimized by last year. Typically, the amount Mellon stores would like to rein- Justin Brown/Assistant Photo Editor that moderator Gordon Mitch- the participation of Geoffrey L. of stolen products, or shortage, vest more of what students spend ell, an associate professor of makes up about two percent of Entropy and other campus stores lost over $150,000 in stolen merchandise communication at the Univer- See RIAA, page A3 this figure. This number does See STORE, page A4 last year. According to offi cials, the loss is an annual problem. www.thetartan.org A2 THE TARTAN • FEBRUARY 20, 2006 Weather Executive Privilege

TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Hi 40 Hi 41 Hi 42 Hi 30 Hi 36 Lo 28 Lo 33 Lo 28 Lo 29 Lo 31 Page Bradford Yankiver Last year, student government Crime allocated $2.70 from each student’s 2 semesterly fee to The Tartan. Not a bad Incident deal for 14 issues. & Around 8500 undergraduate and Theft Noise Complaint graduate students pay $82 per semes- 11 February 2006 12 February 2006 ter into the student activities fee, most at 08:45 at 22:40 of which ends up in an account of about $1 million for student organizations. By A carpenter for Facili- The complainant told the this Friday at midnight, every funded ties Management Services police a group of persons was student organization will submit its re- called the police and said that fi ghting in his hall in West quest to get a chunk of that change. unknown individuals removed Wing. The actors were using But there’s an interesting dimension his carpentry tools while the soft-pellet air guns. Police con- to this funding process, a facet which I complainant was away from fronted the actors and advised came to be aware of by accident. the room where he was work- them to clear the area. In December 2004, I was elected ing. to the post of Executive Officer, now Assist Outside Agency called Publisher, after a period of many Theft 13 February 2006 years when The Tartan had neglected 11 February 2006 at 01:03 the business side of its responsibilities. at 12:09 There was no business manager, a skel- Pittsburgh Police called eton advertising staff, and very little in The complainant called the Campus Police and informed the way of records. I did know, however, police and said an unknown them that a man described as that The Tartan owed the University individual had removed the approximately 50 years old, six more than $120,000. How, then, was I Marcus Gho/Senior Staff combination lock on his locker feet tall, and weighing 160 lbs. to go about creating a budget? in the men’s locker room of had to be escorted from the Putting it together I resolved to prevent The Tartan from the University Center. The bus he was riding to the out- running another year in the red. I pored complainant’s brown leather bound bus stop at Morewood Mechanical engineering students from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) teach over the last budget The Tartan had wallet was also taken. and Forbes avenues. However, kids how to make a structure from toothpicks and marshmallows that would support tennis balls. submitted, what records I could get my because no more buses were From left to right: Michael Miles, senior; Caroline Conley, junior; and Matthew Wasserman, junior. hands on, and the copies of invoices for Property Damage By Vehicle available, the actor then con- services rendered and started to put 11 February 2006 tinued to walk outbound on together the framework of a budget. at 13:07 Forbes Ave. But between the incomplete data and my fear that The Tartan would incur A student told Campus Theft more debt, I ended up overestimating Police that he witnessed a 14 February 2006 our costs and underestimating our rev- black Dodge Neon back up at 12:35 enues. When I submitted The Tartan’s into a light blue Cadillac on Statistically budget, I was requesting a subsidy of Speaking $83,337.75. For reference, the year Margaret Morrison Street. The A University Center em- actor’s car hit the grill of the ployee stated that someone prior, The Tartan had only received Cadillac. The student also said stole his shoes from an un- Recently, a number of high-profi le search engine companies $12,700 — part of the reason we owe the actor got out of the car to locked locker in the University complied with the Chinese government’s demands and began fi ltering so much money. see if there were any damages Center. The complainant did out so-called inappropriate results. To get an idea of how vast these Within days, Senators I knew were and got back into his vehicle. not want to fi le a report. asking me discreetly about the enor- search engines are, let’s look at their statistics for last year. mous figure I’d requested. It had made Disorderly Conduct Suspicious Activity quite an impression. 12 February 2006 14 February 2006 I continued gathering information at 18:10 at 17:58 that would help me refine my under- Estimated searches per day in the U.S.: Yahoo — 42 million standing of what The Tartan really Two students were in a car A student in Henderson AOL — 93 million needed. Between the time that I sub- driving on Frew Street when House called the police and mitted my original budget and when I an unknown girl darted in said that the smell of mari- Google — 112 million met with the Joint Funding Committee front of the complainant’s car, juana was coming through the (JFC), the group of undergraduate and then kicked it when it stopped. air duct of the building. Upon graduate students who review the bud- Police responded to the scene, arrival, the police could not gets, I realized that the cost of printing but the girl was gone on their determine the source of the Estimated annual search engine usage MSN — 4.9 million our newspaper was significantly lower arrival. odor. than I had originally thought and that (in hours): Yahoo — 5.4 million The Tartan could generate much more Compiled by Google — 13 million advertising revenue than I’d initially believed. Naturally, when I went before JFC, I noted those corrections first thing. It Corrections brought my requested subsidy down & Most popular searches of 2005: Yahoo — “Britney Spears” to around $36,000. I remember very Clarifirifi cations AOL — “Lottery” clearly one member of JFC joked that I’d done their job for them, and they If you would like to submit name ofo the article.ticicle. We wwill Google — “Myspace” a correction or clarification, print thhee cocororrectionectionct on or cclar- didn’t even have to discuss trimming please e-mail The Tartan ification online, as this is my budget any further. at [email protected] or the lastst pprint issuessue for the That’s when it dawned on me that [email protected] with semester. student organizations are very much on your inquiry, as well as the their honor to request only what they date of the issue and the Sources: tools.search.yahoo.com, www.google.com, www.1cog.com, Compiled by need. Had I pushed for the $83,000 searchenginewatch.com, asianresearch.org Adam Greenberg subsidy, The Tartan likely could have received a much larger allocation. On average, Senate cut about 28 percent of initial requests. That would put The Tartan’s subsidy at about $60,000, a massive $28,000 more than the $32,000 we finally received, and far Dr. Ruth to discuss life experiences with students more than we needed. In that case, JFC would have been forced to cut nearly choose the role of either the ance in Jerusalem during the “original sexpert,” has hosted eight percent more out of every other by Andrew Peters Israeli prime minister or the Crusades. several television shows and Asi Burak and Eric Brown organization’s budget, leaving budding Staffwriter leader of the Palestinian “The lecture title itself gives written 30 books on the topic of “PEACEMAKER Project” new organizations especially strapped Authority. The goal is to estab- a sense of the main aim of my sexual health. Today at 4:30 pm for cash. Utopianism, video games, lish a stable resolution to deadly, talk, which is to explore what Westheimer’s presentation Baker Hall 136A Granted, ours was a unique case. and sex are this week’s topics in protracted confl ict before the Lessing’s ‘utopian’ picture of is titled “Soldier, Sex Ther- But it showed me that budget inflation the University Lecture Series. politicians’ terms of offi ce Jerusalem meant to Germany apist, and Mother of the Year: Sarah Bryant-Bertail can be an effective way of getting more This afternoon, graduate expire.” in the 1770s, what it has meant Milestones in the Life of Dr. “Nathan the Wise: Reviving — potentially a lot more. The result students Asi Burak and Eric Burak and Brown will speak to successive generations, Ruth.” Utopia” of such deception in extreme cases Brown in CMU’s Entertainment in the Adamson Wing of Baker and what it means now in our According to the MOSAIC Thursday, February 23, is clearly quite harmful, but the real Technology Center will give a Hall at 4:30 pm. post-9/11, war-torn world,” website, Westheimer’s speech at 4:30 pm problem is widespread, subtle budget lecture on the project, a video On Thursday, professor Sarah Bryant-Bertail stated. “will discuss her life experiences Baker Hall 136A inflation, where many organizations game they developed to simu- Bryant-Bertail of the University “Nathan the Wise: Reviv- as an orphan of the Holocaust, pump up their numbers in anticipation late Mideast confl ict. of Washington will give a lec- ing Utopia” will be given in a pioneer of media psychology, Dr. Ruth Westheimer of cuts. Burak and Brown, co-pro- ture titled “Nathan the Wise: the Adamson Wing of Baker a media personality, and an ad- “Soldier, Sex Therapist, I believe this type of inflation is ducers of the PEACEMAKER Reviving Utopia.” Hall at 4:30 pm on Thursday, vocate for Planned Parenthood, and Mother of the Year: equally as harmful. It makes those who Project, lead a team of graduate Bryant-Bertail is an author February 23. women’s health, and sexual Milestones in the Life of Dr. are honest and thoughtful about their students dedicated to the cause and essayist on theater perfor- The keynote speaker for literacy.” Ruth” budgeting less likely to get what they of fi nding creative solutions to mance, semiotics, feminism, MOSAIC, this Saturday’s annual Westheimer will speak at Sunday, February 26, genuinely need and deserve. resolve Israeli-Palestinian con- and intercultural theater. conference on gender issues, 10 am Sunday in McConomy at 10 am As a prominent organization on fl icts. Bryant-Bertail’s lecture will will be Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Auditorium. Pre-registration McConomy Auditorium, this campus, The Tartan will lead by According to the PEACE- center on Nathan the Wise, a one of People’s “Most Intriguing is required at www.studentaf- University Center example. I pledge not to use budget MAKER website, the game is 1779 play by Gotthold Lessing People of the Century.” fairs.cmu.edu/mosaic. inflation to get our way. The Tartan will designed so that “players that celebrates religious toler- Dr. Ruth, often dubbed the submit a fair and accurate budget.

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Also: Also: Also: Also: Fiber optics’ 40th anniversary Finally justice in nightclub fi re Men’s basketball eWatch silences cell phones How Things Work: Diet pills Veto disregards representative gov’t. Women’s basketball Lunar Gala A4 THE TARTAN • FEBRUARY 20, 2006 Secretary of Education considers standardized tests for college TESTS, from A1 sion on the Future of Higher Education its interest in standardized testing is a more competitive applicant pool. results, and universities’ continuing fail- fi rst met under the direction of Secre- more complicated. Elliott noted that, though Carnegie ure to graduate enough math and science “When you [take standardized tests] in tary of Education Margaret Spellings According to The Chronicle of Higher Mellon is a competitive university that students to meet the domestic demand high school, it’s only to see where you fi t and chairman of the commission Charles Education, the commission is interested would rank highly in this respect, the ac- for high-tech workers. into that picture.” Miller, that test served as a model during in making a school’s eligibility for federal creditation would not be an incentive for The New York Times reported that a William Elliott, Carnegie Mellon’s vice discussion of the national test, according funding contingent on standardized test- the University to administer the test. 2003 National Assessment of Adult Lit- president for enrollment, agreed. He be- to a January 6 article in The Chronicle of ing scores as an incentive for schools to The commission claimed as an advan- eracy indicated that less than one-third of lieves there are several ways to measure Higher Education. submit to government regulation. tage that the test would lend more merit surveyed college graduates demonstrated students’ progress other than adminis- Also prominent in the commission’s Public universities are most at risk for to nontraditional courses, such as those the ability to read complex texts in English tering a test. discussion was the effect of standardized the mandate because they are funded by taken online. However, critics argued and make insightful inferences. “What about a review of course de- tests on colleges’ affordability. Offi cials state taxes. However, private colleges are that it would discount other methods of “Professors would start teaching for scriptions?” he asked. “Review grade believe that students’ families, who also at risk. The accreditation they cur- learning, such as hands-on or fi rsthand the test instead of what they thought was patterns, review writing samples of sub- shoulder most of the fi nancial burden of rently need from the federal government experience in a fi eld. important,” Brown said. “The govern- mitted coursework, GRE/LAST/MCAT sending their children to college, deserve to operate requires them to meet certain It would also assume that all students ment would ultimately be dictating what results ... the list goes on.” a more quantitative way to assess the standards in order to receive federal had used the same method of learning, in we need to learn in college. It’s insulting What many don’t know, however, is progress of their children compared to grants and fi nancial aid, according to The essence testing a national curriculum. to the institutions.” that this is not the fi rst attempt at stan- students overall, and in turn, assess the New York Times. “The notion of a single exam implies “Colleges have reputations anyway. dardized testing in higher education. quality of the institution to which they Elliott does not support this type of there are national standards, and that Why do we need another way to measure Several years ago, the University of are making out their checks. regulation. “Outcomes should be the key implies a national curriculum. Then we that?” asked Karen Doersch, a fi rst-year Texas instituted standardized testing as The test results would also be a way for objective, not cost,” he stated. are on the way to a centralized Prussian cognitive science major. “A private insti- a means of assessing students’ perfor- prospective students and their families to Another pull is the federal accredi- education system,” said David L. Warren, tution should be independent from the mance across nine campuses. To do this, decide if a particular institution is worth tation a school would receive once it president of the National Association of government.” they developed a test called the Colle- the fi nancial investment. agreed to administer the exam. The Independent Colleges and Universities, The University’s administration agrees. giate Learning Assessment to administer The government would also like to commission’s theory is that this kind of to The New York Times. When asked what local reactions might to all University of Texas students. see the progress of the colleges to which accreditation would be attractive to the The test would also highlight the rea- be like if the tests were to be adminis- In October 2005, when the Commis- it is sending student aid. However, school’s prospective students and create sons behind racial gaps, bad literacy test tered, Elliott answered: “Not pleased.” American students not prepared in math, sciences Campus stores lose money PREP, from A1 to go [to college].” students. STORE, from A1 measures are more passive than active. To Following on the heels of the commit- This rise is in opposition to a national catch thieves that range in identity from “Americans catch up, generally, as tee was a February 13 Time Magazine current. back into the University. She said the Carnegie Mellon students to professional curriculum continues,” he added. feature, “Are We Losing Our Edge?” “We are out-trending national trends shortages hinder events such as textbook criminals, the store uses video monitors The Chronicle of Higher Education re- In this report, Time details America’s at CMU. But we’re no longer growing at giveaways and food samplings, events she and trains its staff to deal with customers ported that much of the debate on how decline in the sciences after a the breakneck pace as we were before,” and the store managers like to hold when walking out with merchandise. to approach this issue has centered on half-century of dominance. The said Lisa Krieg, director of the Offi ce of the situation permits. Both officials emphasized their unwill- the use of Advanced Placement courses. report attributed this decline to a International Education at Carnegie “We’re here for the students,” said Jim ingness to stereotype against any group Spellings emphasized the unfortunate gradual, three-decade cutback in Mellon. Kownacki, bookstore manager. “I’m sure of people. disparities between a high school in a federal research and development Despite the intellectual diffusion they appreciate us putting [the money] “You can’t describe what a thief would wealthy suburb of Washington, D.C., investment. occurring at Carnegie Mellon, Time back into the community.” look like,” Clifford said. “But it’s our duty with more than 20 AP classes, and an According to Time, corporations reported that graduates are increas- inner-city school in Washington with issuing similar cutbacks, seeking quick ingly attracted by better funding in four such classes. profi ts as a result of stockholder pres- other countries for job-seeking scien- “With the way we ration these sure, have underpinned the effects of tists. courses, you would think we don’t federal cutbacks. “I am defi nitely going abroad want students to take them,” said Meanwhile, according to the Time for work after I graduate,” said Joe Spellings, referring to Advanced Place- report, and as iterated by last week’s Lawrence, a senior physics major. ment math and science courses. She hearing, standards seem to have “Everyone in the sciences knows that spoke before the Committee on Health, dropped in American elementary there is more money overseas for our Education, Labor, and Pensions at a and high school math and science work.” February 9 hearing to discuss Presi- education. Finland, South Korea, Singapore, dent Bush’s American Competitiveness “As far as standardized tests, and especially China have gradually Initiative. Americans are among the mid-level increased focus on sciences, following Under the initiative, 70,000 new to bottom,” Mackey said. “The issue is the lead of the American post-World teachers would be trained to teach more subtle than that.” War II research culture. AP and International Baccalaureate He noted that, in the 14 years he With three decades of defi cits in Justin Brown/Assistant Photo Editor courses in math and science. has taught at Carnegie Mellon, this country, research funds are being Entropy is one of several campus stores that loses considerable money every year. “I don’t have much faith in AP American students haven’t gotten scaled back across the board. Mean- exams.... We need people who know worse — they’ve even gotten margin- while, countries like China have lured The bookstore currently increases to be suspicious.” how to think, not people who have a ally better. International students, 81 percent of its Chinese Academy of textbook prices by 25 percent. Kownacki The Computer Store, whose short- set of skills,” Mackey said. he said, have just excelled more. Sciences members back from study noted if the store switched to a system ages are not included in the $150,000 Spellings, on the other hand, spoke Last summer, the National Acade- abroad on the back of a 120 percent of closed stacks — a process in which mentioned, recently moved into the UC in support of the President’s Ameri- mies of Sciences and Engineering pro- increase in science investments from students do not directly access books and basement with the textbook store. Its posi- can Competitiveness Initiative, while duced a 505-page report, called “Rising 1999 to 2004. clerks retrieve requests manually — the tion among the hardest-hit section of the several senators expressed their Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing Steven Chu, director of the Lawrence shortages could be cut and increase University Shoppe does not seem to worry concerns. and Employing America for a Brighter Berkeley National Laboratory in Berke- margins could be lowered to about 22 employees. According to The Chronicle, Sena- Economic Future.” Co-authored by ley, and a 1997 Nobelist in physics told percent. Sales Consultant Jaison Palermo said tor Edward M. Kennedy (D–Mass.) CEOs, Nobel prize winners, university Time that more than simple funding, However, he said, space constraints the Computer Store has always had a warned that increased spending on presidents, and distinguished scien- these countries are “determined to re- make this switch unfeasible. handful of items go missing at each Advanced Placement courses might tists, the report outlined a grim situa- produce the spirit of wide-open inquiry “We can’t do much more,” Kownacki inventory. He notes that small items, like create a greater divide between privi- tion in nearly every area of research. that has made U.S. science so appeal- said. “We don’t want to come off like we rewritable compact disc packs, usually go leged and needy children, “instead of Partisan tug-of-war aside, the Time ing and successful.” don’t trust the students.” missing but that big items, like computers, lifting the whole generation.” article specifi es the ways in which “Give me two more hours with a kid Clifford believes that using a clerk ser- generally stay put. Senator Judd Gregg, (R–N.H.), op- other countries are attracting top sci- a day, and of course they’ll do better in vice to access closed textbooks stacks “I don’t think it’s really been a huge posed Kennedy, citing the creation of entists, typically after being trained by math. But at what expense?” Mackey would slow the process down and do less problem,” Palermo said. opportunities for high achievers as a American universities such as Carnegie said. for the campus community. For Clifford, If the level of shortage remains con- top priority. Mellon. He questioned the validity of the the open shelves benefit the campus more stant for the other three stores, however, Senator Patty Murray (D–Wash.) The Tartan reported in the December current non-American teaching mod- by allowing customers to freely browse consistent but typical losses in the six- expressed concerns over the much 5 issue that the international student els, noting that foreign models often and purchase materials outside their digit range will remain as thieves walk broader issue of federal fi nancial aid population has been on the rise for focus on math and sciences, while study focuses. away with merchandise. programs. the past two years. The Carnegie In- compromising arts, music, and the hu- “We wanted to build a store that suits Despite their consistency, these figures “You can focus on math all you stitute of Technology receives many manities. everybody’s needs,” said Clifford. “I think frustrate Clifford. want,” she said, “but they’re going to of these students, holding 295 of the “Will you have to shortchange them to rope that off would be a disservice.” “[Stealing is] just not the act of a good say, I’m never going to be able to afford university’s 2071 international in some areas?” According to Kownacki, current security citizen,” said Clifford. Science& Technology 20 February 2006 THE TARTAN A5 Automakers mark 2006 a retro year for new models SciTechBriefs Japanese police raid by Albert Lin over bioweapons fear Staffwriter Police in Japan have raided two This year’s Pittsburgh International Auto fi rms on suspicion of illegally sell- Show was held at the David L. Lawrence ing equipment to North Korea that Convention Center in the downtown area could be used to make biological adjacent to the Strip District. Featuring weapons. The Tokyo companies over 40 carmakers and over 20 individual are suspected of exporting equip- vendors, the show completely fi lled the two ment in 2002 that could cultivate fl oors with the best and freshest models on the germs used in such weapons. the market today, along with some concept The two unnamed companies vehicles. There were plenty of offerings were reported to have sent their from the traditionally economical brands exports to North Korea via Taiwan. alongside an equal showing of luxury and The companies are suspected of exotic brands. infringing the Foreign Exchange The Big Three (Ford, GM, and Daim- and Foreign Trade Control Law, erChrysler) presented their top-of-the- under which exporters need to line vehicles, including a debut of Ford’s apply for a government license be- Shelby GT500 and Chevrolet’s Corvette fore selling such items abroad. Z06. Recent fi nancial struggles for all three of these companies have not stopped Source: BBC them from releasing new vehicle lineups, but rather have encouraged them to make business re-evaluations and freshen up their offerings. Latest Mac OS warns Ford’s booth highlighted its performance hackers with poem image and drive to deliver powerful, Amer- ican muscle. The company delved deep into Apple Computer, Inc., has re- its roots to bring back the Shelby, which is sorted to a poetic broadside in the associated with the late-1960s legacy of ve- J.T. Trollman/Contributing Editor inevitable cat-and-mouse game hicles that dominated automobile racing. Ford released its Shelby GR-1 concept in 2005, making it one of the newer elegant concept cars on display at the Pittsburgh Auto Show. A between hackers and high-tech The most noticeable vehicle on display functional model in a full-body chrome finish, the car is run by a 6.4-liter, 605 horsepower V10 engine. Also on display were the 2003 Dodge companies. The maker of Macin- was its Shelby GR1 concept vehicle, which Kahuna, the 1997 Chrysler Phaeton, and a revised version of the 2002 Jeep Compass concept. tosh computers had anticipated featured an all-aluminum body and was that hackers would try to crack modeled after the Shelbys of old. pearance and impressed many with its new with its large, exaggerated propor- and raised back end. its new OS X operating system The star of Ford’s display was the all- astounding 550 horsepower and 500 foot- tions and smooth aerodynamics. Chevro- The Cobalt shared some spotlight built to work on Intel chips and new Shelby GT500, which is based on pounds of torque. To put it in perspective, let’s move towards its roots in American in Chevy’s booth. The Cobalt comes as run pirated versions on non-Apple the new Mustang platform — of which this kind of power accelerates you from muscle car history carries over into its clas- the direct replacement of the Cavalier, computers. So, Apple developers Carnegie Mellon graduate Hau Thai-Tang zero to 60 mph in about 3.4 seconds, all sic American sports car, the Corvette. The Chevrolet’s economy car. It has a better embedded a warning deep in the was chief engineer — and was inspired by in fi rst gear, and can outrun Ferraris and new Corvette debuted in the 2005 model visual appeal than the dated Cavalier software — in the form of a poem. the 1960s AC Cobra. The GT500 takes the Porsches. Ford actually brought the GT to year and has projector headlamps for the and comes in many trim lines, of which A copy of it has been circulating on Mustang GT platform and showers it with the Technical Opportunities Conference fi rst time. (Previous generations all had the SS supercharged version is the most Mac-related Web sites this week. subtle styling cues, such as front air split- back in fall 2005, and many students were pop-up headlamps.) The Corvette comes potent. The variety of the Cobalt models Apple confi rmed Thursday that ters, a rear deck spoiler, and Shelby and able to experience the thrills of this Ameri- with a newly developed LS7 V8 engine, refl ects General Motors’ efforts to appeal it has included such a warning in Cobra emblems all over the car. It shares can legend. Ford also displayed its F-series which is the most powerful engine GM to a wider audience, especially with the its Intel-based computers since it the 5.4 liter V8 platform found in the Mus- pickup trucks and economy Focus lineup, Group has ever offered, and on the Z06, growing interest for inexpensive, reli- started selling them in January. tang GT and Ford GT, and is supercharged each model receiving minor facelifts for that means 500 horsepower mated to a six- able vehicles. The embedded poem reads: “Your to 475 horsepower with matching torque the 2006 model year. speed transmission and 0–60 in under four Chrysler Group’s exhibition showed karma check for today: There once and linked to a six-speed transmission. An Chevrolet came in featuring their new seconds. off its new Dodge lineup, showcasing was a user that whined/his exist- upgraded suspension by Ford’s in-house SS concept vehicle and top-of-the-line That’s some serious power. In fact, many the new SRT Chargers. The SRT name ing OS was so blind/he’d do better SVT performance group steers the car, and Corvette Z06. The General Motors com- say the Z06 is the best-kept secret amongst indicates the in-house tuning division to pirate/an OS that ran great/but large 14-inch brakes help stop it. Poised to pany, as well as Ford and Chrysler Group, supercars, as its base price of just under for Dodge on its high-performance ve- found his hardware declined./ sell at under $50,000, this special vehicle is launching 2006 as the year to revitalize $66,000 is a bargain relative to its peers, hicles. The SRT Chargers have rolled Please don’t steal Mac OS!/Really, is sure to fi ll preorders as soon as they ap- the retro-styling of the ’60s. The not-so- the Ford GT and Dodge Viper SRT-10. The fresh off the assembly lines. The retro that’s way uncool./(C) Apple pear. Ford plans to release limited numbers new SSR and HHR models mix old classic new body style also updates the Corvette’s trend is again apparent with Dodge, as Computer, Inc.” Apple also put a of the GT500 starting this summer. styling with modern technology. The SS aggressive demeanor and hints at the Sting separate hidden message, “Don’t The Ford GT supercar also made an ap- concept also plays off the mesh of old and Ray Corvettes of the ’60s with its truncated See CARS, page A6 Steal Mac OS X.kext,” in another spot for would-be hackers. Fiber optics celebrates 40th anniversary with new innovations Source: CNN Mobile operators set Hockham, toyed with the idea an incomparable speed to be by Jaisen Bell that glass fi bers could be used reached over the conventional sights on last frontier Staffwriter to transfer information by light. electron transfer method,” said Thus began fi ber optics and the Joseph Laws, a graduate stu- A new generation of mobile Happy 40th! That’s right, fi ber eventual ability to transmit tera- dent in electrical and computer networks, built out of boxes no optics technology is over the hill. bits of information per second. engineering. bigger than microwave ovens, is Not retiring or fi zzling out, this Meanwhile, Carnegie Mellon As fi ber optics technology extending the reach of traditional technology continues to improve was in the process of develop- developed, companies began networks formed by base stations, with age and is still a driving force ing its new computer science to lay undersea cable, leading satellites, and masts to places not in the ways in which we make PhD program. This time pe- to the almost instantaneous worth the attention of big opera- telephone calls, watch cable TV, riod represented an advent of transmission of data across the tors. At this week’s 3GSM wireless and use the Internet. technology and acted as a prelude oceans. trade show in Barcelona, a crop Before fi ber optic technology to the future and the continued “During the tech boom of of start-up and more established was developed, electronic com- Courtesy of www.wonderquest.com maturation of technology and the late 1990s, many people fi rms showed off technology that munication was conducted over global communication. invested heavily in a fi ber op- can be packed up and carried off copper lines with information technology over long distances In 1966, two engineers at Stan- “The ability to transfer infor- tic infrastructure with the to just about anywhere to connect passed via electrons. The ineffi - spawned the need for something dard Telecommunication Labo- mation via photons through fi ber hundreds of people at a time. Com- ciencies associated with copper better. ratories, Charles Kao and George optical cable has allowed for See OPTICS, page A6 panies expanding into this niche but growing market include Is- rael-based Alvarion, better known for its WiMax broadband wireless How Things Work: Diet Pills technology. Kathy Chiapaikeo mannan, and psyllium cause a ergy and metabolism. Source: Reuters “full” feeling. Hydrocitric acid, There are many side effects “Melt away those pounds!” green tea, conjugated linoleic of using diet pills. Appetite “Lose 30 pounds in 30 days!” acid, and pyruvate slow down suppressants stimulate the China defends right “Control your appetite!” In soci- fat production. Chitosan, also sympathetic nervous system to police Internet ety today, self-image is greatly known as chitin, blocks fat from and cause blood pressure and emphasized. Magazines and being absorbed. heart rate to rise. Minor side television shows advertise slim, There are also prescription effects include headache, dry China on Thursday defended sexy-looking bodies. In addi- fat blockers, which inhibit the mouth, and insomnia. Certain its right to police the Internet, tion, with more than 60 per- action of the lipase enzyme. pills, like the pills that block one day after the four American cent of Americans overweight This enzyme breaks down the the action of lipase enzymes, technology giants — Microsoft or obese, losing weight quickly fat in foods we eat. When this reduce the body’s absorption Corp.; Yahoo, Inc.; Cisco Systems, sounds more enticing and easier enzyme is inhibited, ingested of essential fat-soluble vitamins Inc.; and Google, Inc. — appeared than diet or exercise. fat is removed from the body in- A, D, E, and K, and other nutri- before Congress on charges that There are many kinds of diet stead of being broken down and ents. In addition, “herbal” does they collaborated with Beijing pills. Appetite suppressants, absorbed. Orlistat (Xenical) is a not imply “safe” or “healthy.” to crush free speech online in such as sibutramine or phenter- diet pill that works in the gas- Some fat-burning herbs contain return for market access. “It is mine, affect the hypothalamus, trointestinal tract, blocking the ingredients that have diuretic normal for countries to manage which regulates appetite. These lipase enzyme. Up to one third properties; they cause water the Internet in accordance with suppressants block the reuptake of the fat consumed will accu- loss, not fat loss. When the law and to guide its development of serotonin and norepineph- mulate in the intestines and be numbers on the scale go down, in a healthy and orderly fashion,” rine. The chemicals accumulate excreted. you haven’t lost weight: you’ve Chinese Foreign Ministry spokes- in your brain after you eat a Ephedra and caffeine was just lost water. man Qin Gang said. “China has big meal and cause you to feel once an extremely powerful but Do diet pills really work? also borrowed and learned from full. Certain diet pills block the dangerous combination used in Most diet pills have been shown the United States and other coun- hormone ghrelin, which is sent diet pills. The caffeine increased to help dieters lose a couple tries in the world.” While China by the stomach to the brain to metabolism by increasing the pounds over a short period of encourages use of the Internet for stimulate hunger. Other diet breakdown of fatty acids, and time — usually six months or business and education, it strictly pills mimic Peptide YY3-36 the ephedrine reduced appetite less. After a while, the body de- monitors the Web and censors (PYY) hormone, which tells the by acting on the hypothalamus. velops a tolerance to the drugs’ anything it considers critical of or brain that the stomach is full. Since late 2003, the FDA has effects. These drugs are also a threat to the ruling Communist Weight-loss supplements can banned all ephedra-containing only effective if you continue to Party. utilize different ingredients to drugs because of ephedra’s links eat healthy and exercise. Diet aid in dieting. Herbal ephedra, to heart attacks. Now, ephedra pills are mainly designed for Source: Associated Press caffeine, guarana, and coun- is being replaced with vitamins those suffering obesity. Nowa- try mallow increase the body’s Compiled by like thiamin, ribofl avin, and fo- days, they are used to replace Courtesy of worldnews.org metabolism. Guar gum, gluco- lic acid, which also increase en- exercise and healthy eating. Saravana Sivasankaran A6 THE TARTAN • FEBRUARY 20, 2006 Experiment of the Week: Dark matter brought to new light by Cambridge

agree on the range, many believe ment of their stars. The intricate by Siobhan Toal that dark matter would make up part of their research was the cre- Junior Staffwriter approximately 80 to 90 percent of ation of thousands of these 3-D the matter in the universe. Many galaxy maps. With these maps, it Scientists have been plagued scientists agree that dark matter was possible for them to outline with the problem of proving the is the best explanation for incon- the existence of dark matter in facts that explain theory for many sistencies with gravitational-mass galaxies. Eventually, after taking centuries. Until recently, one of problems; however, there has more than 7000 separate mea- the key issues in astronomy, the been no take-home proof of these surements, the team was able to existence of dark matter, has been particles until now. calculate the mass of the mystery greatly debated. This great debate Recently, a group of scientists matter. The mass determined, has been due to a lack of evidence from the University of Cambridge referred to by Gilmore as having supporting dark matter theory. published a statement saying that a “magic volume,” corresponds Dark matter, as implied by they were able, for the fi rst time, to an amount that is 30 million the name, refers to particles of to analyze some of the physical times the mass of the sun. From unknown composition that can’t properties of the mysterious dark this information, the group was be visibly seen or analytically matter. This team, led by pro- able to determine the speed of Courtesy of http://news.bbc.co.uk detected due to their lack of fessor Gerry Gilmore, has been the particles to be 9 km/s and the Research took place at the Very electromagnetic radiation emis- working on the dark matter prob- temperature to be somewhere Large Telescope facility located in Chile’s Atacama Desert. This tele- sion or light refl ection. Then why, Courtesy of www.cfsd.k12.az.us lem since 2003. The Cambridge around 10,000° C — much hotter one might ask, is there reason to team did much of their research than the sun’s surface! scope is the world’s largest optical believe this dark matter really According to the research group’s findings our galaxy, the Milky Way, using the Very Large Telescope Gilmore regards his team’s telescope. exists? The answer is simple would be much larger than originally thought when taking into account facility, located in Chile. This fa- research as an ongoing search — although dark matter cannot dark matter corrections. cility contains a system of four of into the truth of our universe. their results to an astrophysics be detected directly, its presence the largest optical telescopes in “The most interesting aspect of journal sometime soon. can be deduced from the other- only be inferred from inconsis- existance of extra, unseen mass the world. Using these facilities, this research is not what we have These research fi ndings, if wise unexplainable gravitational tencies with gravitational effects that creates adequate gravita- the group was able to observe measured — rather, I fi nd it re- reproducable, will have an enor- effects of stars and galaxies in of galaxy orbits. The way that gal- tional attraction for the stars to and analyze a number of small markable, and humbling, that mous effect on how astronomers space. axies rotate, for example, defi es remain intact in orbit. For more galaxies that lie just outside our we are able to identify and study view the universe. The existence This hypothetical explanation Einstein’s general theory of rela- information on dark matter and very own Milky Way galaxy. the reality which is the universe, of dark matter will allow for a was fi rst conjured up by Swiss as- tivity. Stars move so fast that they dark energy, read our previous Through the Cambridge team’s even though that reality is so very more complete and accurate de- trophysicist Fritz Zwicky in 1933, should, if they stick to relativity article, “How Things Work: Dark observations, they were able different from that which we see piction of galaxy structure and and has been debated ever since. laws, fl y far apart. Instead, what energy” at The Tartan Online. to create various maps of these every day,” said Gilmore. The composition. Dark matter may lit- The presence of this material can is observed seems to indicate the Although some scientists dis- galaxies and calculate the move- Cambridge team hopes to submit erally change our universe. 2006 Pittsburgh International Auto Show Optical innovations CARS, from A5 OPTICS, from A5

they brought back the Charger in expectation of increased band- 2005 as an affordable sedan and width needs,” said Richard Al- now have returned the car to its lison, a graduate electrical and original racing glory with the Day- computer engineering student. tona R/T and SRT versions. These “The Robert L. Preger Intelligent two manifestations put Dodge Workplace here at Carnegie back into the muscle car category Mellon has fi ber optic lines that of the vehicle market and with the run all the way to the outlets at new Challenger concept, they are the workstations.” surely going places in 2006 and Allison explained, however, 2007. Let’s not forget the car that that “with the dot-com bubble revitalized Chrysler. The 300C burst and increasing effi ciency was displayed in full force with a in communication protocols, the Hemi V8 powerhouse and an up- demand has fl atlined and a large graded DUB edition. The critically amount of installed fi ber optic acclaimed model debuted in 2005 cable goes unused to this day.” and has the looks of an expensive As a result, the cost of using European brand, representing the fi ber optics has become very affordablity of a sporty sedan. Ex- affordable. It is just a matter of perts on celebrity lifestyle DUB increasing the infrastructure for Courtesy of www.wonderquest.com Magazine created a 300C with lots people to tap into it. Fiber optic cables. of bling, but the most exciting fea- New innovations are spread- J.T. Trollman/Contributing Editor ture was the air-ride suspension ing to other parts of electronics. strated effi ciency, the speed of (commonly called hydraulics), It is theorized that fi ber optics computations could increase allowing drivers to adjust the ride technology may be utilized in while decreasing the size of the height within seconds. the future for computational processor. Fiber optics technol- The variety of vehicles pre- processing. “Multiple efforts are ogy is a promising alternative. sented by the Big Three at the underway to use the same tech- “Once this process is mastered show was impressive. Cadillac, nology in fi ber optics to perform we will have much higher data Lincoln, Saturn, and Pontiac also computations. The key element throughput,” said Laws. had new vehicle debuts, includ- is using light waves to store in- At present, Intel, IBM, and ing the Cadillac STS V, Lincoln formation,” stated Laws. many smaller startup companies Zephyr, Saturn Sky, and Pontiac Fiber-optic interconnection are attempting to create silicon- Solstice, all of which attracted a networks can be used for various based semiconductors to control lot of attention from showgoers. signal processing applications, and create light waves. Imported European and Asian including transmitting real-time Laws concluded, “With this brands also offered exceptional data from servers to individual vested interest, [fi ber optics] automobile models. You can catch computer users. should continue to develop and them in next week’s continuation, If light can be used, given its drive the future of computations so be sure to pick up a copy! negligible mass and demon- and communications.” Research Profiles: Biology erative disease seen in people over by Disha Shah the age of 50. Staffwriter These patients are made to take a “pyramids and palm trees” test Have you ever wondered how where they are asked to distin- the learning process occurs guish between 400 different pic- or how memory works? What tures. Since this process of inabil- exactly goes on in the brain that ity to distinguish is a gradual one, helps us do these things? the ability to tell the difference be- The brain is one of the most in- tween similar objects is fi rst lost. triguing structures of the human For example, patients fi rst lose anatomy. However, very little is the ability to distinguish between known about it. Jay McClelland, two birds and, as the disease pro- the Walter Van Dyke Bingham gresses, they could even fail to tell Professor of Psychology and Cog- an elephant apart from a dog. Courtesy of Jay McClelland nitive Neuroscience at Carnegie CMU Professor Jay McClelland In the lab, there is a computer- Mellon, is currently trying to ad- ized simulation of the brain which dress a few cognitive neurosci- berty. McClelland’s view is that the attempts to understand the cause ence issues in learning, memory, switching-off is the result of learn- of this disorder by temporal lobe and language at an abstract neu- ing. As the child develops in his or atrophy. This is not due to im- rocomputational level. her native language environment, paired vision. When the patients Language learning is often the unused sounds cause certain are asked to copy objects that rep- very diffi cult. Learning and neurons to be incapable of fi ring. resent animals, they copy them actively practicing vocabulary, On the other hand, as a particular just fi ne. If the object is taken grammar, and sentence forma- sound is used frequently, the con- away, however, they are unable to tions are critical. Have you ever nections between the neurons be- draw a picture which resembles wondered why you did not have come stronger. the animal. This disease is differ- to go through this tedious rou- As McClelland put it, “As an ent from Alzheimer’s disease in tine to learn your mother tongue individual grows, the production that it is a “presentation of the or native language? You just and processing of new sounds be- knowledge” that is impaired. “knew it.” comes diffi cult. But my students So where does all this re- McClelland’s lab is involved in and I continue to hope that we can search lead us? “We are trying to a project that tries to learn the fi nd new ways to rewire the neces- establish a useful framework for development of language and sary connections.” understanding developmental the sensitive period in which lan- Other aspects of McClelland’s processes,” said McClelland. His guage learning is accomplished. research include trying to under- lab is trying to develop a “concep- He also attempts to understand stand the processing of memory tual representation” of the brain why people fail to distinguish be- and the ability of individuals to that may be useful in address- tween sounds that are not used differentiate between objects. ing other questions regarding its in their spoken language. For ex- For example, what constitutes structural functions. “My own role ample, Japanese adults are often a person’s ability to distinguish in this research will be to try to incapable of distinguishing be- between a cat and a tiger? Experi- understand better how different tween the l and r sounds. Some ments are currently being done parts of the brain work together approaches suggest this inability on patients whose ability to make when we think and learn,” said is caused by a simple switch- a distinction between different McClelland. This will be useful in ing-off of learning about speech objects is lost. Such patients suffer helping people with other disor- sounds as a function of age or pu- from semantic dementia, a degen- ders and diseases such as autism.

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Questions concerning the University exam policy or its intent should be directed to Indira Nair, vice-provost for education. SPRING 2006 MINI-3 EXAM SCHEDULE Biological Sciences 03101 B3 BSC FIRST YEAR SEMNR Tues. March 7 1:30-3:00p.m. MI 355 Chemistry 09604 A3 INTRO CHEM KINETICS Fri. March 10 1:00-4:00p.m. MI 448 Civil Engineering 12721 A3 ENVIRON BIOTECH PRIN Fri. March 10 1:00-4:00p.m. PH A19 Mathematical Sciences 21123 13 CALCULUS APPROXIMATN Fri. March 10 8:30-11:30a.m PH 100 Mechanical Engineering 24731 A3 CONDUCTV HEAT TRANFR Fri. March 10 1:00-4:00p.m. SH 219 Software Engineering 17660 A3 WEB APPLCTN DEVLPMNT Tue. March 7 3:00-6:00p.m. DH 121 with 46864 A3 17668 A3 COMPUTER NETWORKING Fri. March 10 5:30-8:30p.m. WEH 6423 with 46862 A3 17749 A3 MBL & PERVASV COMMRC Fri. March 10 1:00-4:00p.m. WEH 8427 History 79244 A3 PITT & TRF MD UR AM Fri. March 10 8:30-11:30a.m. PH A18C SPRING 2006 SEMESTER AND MINI-4 EXAM SCHEDULE Biological Sciences 15415 1 DATABASE APPLICATNS Tue. May 9 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 03121 A MODERN BIOLOGY Thu. May 11 5:30p.m.- 8:30p.m. TBD 15441 A COMPUTER NETWORKS Thu. May 11 5:30p.m.- 8:30p.m. TBD 03121 B MODERN BIOLOGY Mon. May 8 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 15451 1 ALGORITHM DES & ANLS Mon. May 8 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 03130 A BIOLOGY OF ORGANISM Tue. May 16 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 15462 A COMPUTER GRAPHICS Fri. May 12 5:30p.m.- 8:30p.m. TBD 03232 1 BIOCHEMISTRY I Thu. May 11 5:30p.m.- 8:30p.m. TBD 15465 A ANIMATION ART TECH Tue. May 16 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 03240 A CELL BIOLOGY Fri. May 12 1:00p.m.- 4:00p.m. TBD 15498 A SPECIAL TOPIC Fri. May 12 1:00p.m.- 4:00p.m. TBD 03310 A INTRO COMPUT BIOLOGY Tue. May 16 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 15503 A SPECIAL TOPIC Mon. May 8 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 03390 A MOLECULAR CELL IMMUN Thu. May 11 08:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 15507 A SPECIAL TOPIC Tue. May 9 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 03441 A MOL BIO PROKARYOTE Fri. May 12 5:30p.m.- 8:30p.m. TBD 15610 1 ENG CMPLX LG CMP SYS Thu. May 11 1:00p.m.- 4:00p.m. TBD 03450 A CELL & GENE MECHANSM Mon. May 15 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 15637 A SPECIAL TOPIC Mon. May 8 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 03510 A COMPUTATNL BIOLOGY Tue. May 16 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 15685 A COMPUTER VISION Tue. May 9 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 03512 A CPTL MTH BIO MDL SIM Tue. May 9 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 15744 A COMPUTER NETWORKS Tue. May 16 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 03710 A COMPU BIOLOGY UP LVL Tue. May 16 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 15745 A OPTMZ CMPLR MOD ARCH Mon. May 15 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 03712 A CPTL MTH BIO MDL SIM Tue. May 9 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 15750 A GRADUATE ALGORITHMS Thu. May 11 08:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 03715 A ADV ALGTHMS COMP BIO Thu. May 11 08:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 15781 A MACHINE LEARNING Tue. May 9 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 15812 A SEMNTCS PROGRM LANGS Fri. May 12 1:00p.m.- 4:00p.m. TBD Human-Computer Interaction 15819 I SP TPC SOFTWR SYSTMS Thu. May 11 08:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 05395 A AP COG SCIENCE Thu. May 11 08:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 15826 A MLTIMEDIA DB & DMING Fri. May 12 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 05430 A PRGMG USABLE INTFCE Mon. May 15 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 15849 E ADV TPCS CMPTR SYSTM Thu. May 11 08:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 05571 A UNGERGRAD PROJ HCI Fri. May 12 5:30p.m.- 8:30p.m. TBD 15859 B SPC TPCS IN THEORY Tue. May 16 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 05630 A PRGMG USABLE INTFCE Mon. May 15 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 15859 P SPC TPCS IN THEORY Mon. May 8 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 05795 A AP COG SCIENCE Thu. May 11 08:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 15869 C SP TPCS IN GRAPHICS Mon. May 15 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 05899 A SPECIAL TOPICS Tue. May 16 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 15871 A CMP MTHD BIO MODELNG Tue. May 9 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD

Chemical Engineering Robotics 06100 A INTRO TO CHEM ENGR Tue. May 16 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 16299 A INTRO FEEDBK CTL SYS Thu. May 11 08:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 06261 A FLUID MECHANICS Mon. May 8 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 16311 A INTRO TO ROBOTICS Tue. May 9 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 06262 A MATH MTHDS CHEM ENGR Fri. May 12 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 16506 A SPECIAL TOPICS Mon. May 15 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 06361 A UNIT OP CHEMICAL ENG Mon. May 15 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 16722 A SENSING & SENSORS Mon. May 15 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 06362 A CHEM ENG PROCSS CTRL Fri. May 12 5:30p.m.- 8:30p.m. TBD 16850 A SYSTEMS ENGINEERING Thu. May 11 08:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 06363 1 TRANSPORT PROCSS LAB Mon. May 8 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 06607 A PHYS CHEM COLL SURF Tue. May 9 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD Software Engineering 06714 A SURFACES & ABSORPTN Fri. May 12 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 17500 A USABLE PRVCY SECRTY Tue. May 16 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 06720 A ADV PROC SYS ENGIN Tue. May 9 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 17550 A VERY LARGE INFO SYS Tue. May 16 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 06771 A LINEAR SYSTEMS Mon. May 8 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 17754 A ANLYS SFTWR ARTIFACT Mon. May 8 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 17773 A4 MGMNT SOFTWRE DEVLP Thu. May 11 08:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD Chemistry 17802 A DATA PRIVACY Thu. May 11 1:00p.m.- 4:00p.m. TBD 09104 A FUND ASPECT ORG CMY Mon. May 15 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 09105 1 INTRO MOD CHEMSTRY I Thu. May 11 1:00p.m.- 4:00p.m. TBD Electrical and Computer Engineering 09106 1 MODERN CHEMISTRY II Mon. May 15 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 18100 1 INTRO ELEC COMP ENGR Mon. May 15 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 09214 A PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY Tue. May 9 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 18202 1 MATH FNDTN ELEC ENGR Tue. May 16 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 09218 1 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II Tue. May 9 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 18220 1 FUND OF ELEC ENGR Tue. May 9 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 09221 1 LAB I: INTR CHMY ANL Thu. May 11 1:00p.m.- 4:00p.m. TBD 18240 1 FUND OF COMPUT ENGR Mon. May 15 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 09322 1 LAB IV:MOLE SPC DSGN Mon. May 8 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 18310 1 FUND SEMICONDTOR DEV Mon. May 15 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 09345 1 PHYSCL CHEM THERMO Fri. May 12 5:30p.m.- 8:30p.m. TBD 18321 1 ANAL/DES ANALOG CIRC Thu. May 11 08:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 09348 1 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY Mon. May 15 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 18340 1 DIGITAL COMPUTATION Thu. May 11 1:00p.m.- 4:00p.m. TBD 09510 A INTRO TO GREEN CMSTY Thu. May 11 1:00p.m.- 4:00p.m. TBD 18341 A LOG DES SIM SYN VER Fri. May 12 5:30p.m.- 8:30p.m. TBD 09519 A BIOORGNIC CHEMISTRY Fri. May 12 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 18396 1 SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS Fri. May 12 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 09612 A4 INTRO QUANTM CHMSTRY Tue. May 9 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 18402 A APPLIED ELECTRODYNMC Mon. May 15 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 09710 A INTRO TO GREEN CMSTY Thu. May 11 1:00p.m.- 4:00p.m. TBD 18410 A PHYSICAL SENSORS Tue. May 9 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 09719 A BIOORGNC CHEMSTRY II Fri. May 12 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 18447 1 INTRO COMPUTER ARCH Mon. May 8 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 18474 1 EMBED CONTROL SYSTMS Tue. May 16 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD Center for Automated Learning and Discovery 18487 A INTRO CMP NTWRK SCTY Fri. May 12 1:00p.m.- 4:00p.m. TBD 10701 A MACHINE LEARNING Fri. May 12 5:30p.m.- 8:30p.m. TBD 18517 1 DA STOR SYS DES PROJ Mon. May 8 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 18731 A NETWORK SECURITY Mon. May 15 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD Language Technology Institute 18733 A APPLIED CRYPTOGRAPHY Tue. May 9 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 11741 A INFO RETRIEVAL Tue. May 9 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 18742 A MULTIPROCESSR ARCH Tue. May 9 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 18753 A INFRMTN THRY & CODNG Tue. May 9 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD Civil and Environmental Engineering 18771 A LINEAR SYSTEMS Mon. May 8 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 12100 A INTRO CIV & ENV ENG Mon. May 15 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 18817 A FUND SEMICOND NANOST Mon. May 15 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 12235 A STATICS Tue. May 16 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 18819 C SP TP APPLIED PHYSIC Mon. May 8 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 12335 A SOIL MECHANICS Mon. May 15 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 18842 A DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS Mon. May 8 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 12355 A FLUID MECHANICS Tue. May 9 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 18859 B SPEC TPC COMMUNICTNS Tue. May 9 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 12604 A SP TP TRANSPORTN ENG Tue. May 16 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 18879 N SP TP SYSTMS CONTROL Fri. May 12 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 12631 A STRUCTURAL DESIGN Tue. May 16 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 18879 P SP TP SYSTMS CONTROL Mon. May 15 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 12658 A HYRAULIC STRUCTURES Mon. May 8 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 12715 A4 SUSTAINBLE CASE STUD Mon. May 8 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD Engineering and Public Policy 12716 A4 SP TP ADV LIFE ASSMT Thu. May 11 08:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 19101 1 INTRO ENGR & PUB POL Thu. May 11 5:30p.m.- 8:30p.m. TBD 12724 A4 BIOTECH APP ENG SYS Mon. May 8 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 19211 A COMPUTERS & SOCIETY Tue. May 16 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 19615 A SP TPC SYS CONTROL Mon. May 15 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD Information Networking Institutue 19616 A4 CASE STU SUSTAINBLTY Mon. May 8 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 14731 A NETWORK SECURITY Mon. May 15 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 19617 A INFRASTRUCTR MNGMNT Tue. May 9 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 14733 A APPLD CRYPTOGRAPHY Tue. May 9 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 19628 A POLICIES WIRELSS SYS Tue. May 9 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 14761 A APPLD INFO ASSURANCE Fri. May 12 5:30p.m.- 8:30p.m. TBD 19633 A ENGR ECON ELEC POWER Fri. May 12 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 14761 J APPLD INFO ASSURANCE Fri. May 12 5:30p.m.- 8:30p.m. TBD 19704 A4 APPLD DATA ANALYSIS Thu. May 11 08:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 14842 A DISTRBUTED SYSTEMS Mon. May 8 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 14842 G DISTRBUTED SYSTEMS Mon. May 8 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD Mathematical Sciences 21111 1 CALCULUS I Fri. May 12 1:00p.m.- 4:00p.m. TBD Computer Science 21112 1 CALCULUS II Fri. May 12 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 15100 A INTRO INTERM PRGMNG Mon. May 8 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 21120 1 DIFFERENTIAL INT CAL Fri. May 12 5:30p.m.- 8:30p.m. TBD 15100 B INTRO INTERM PRGMNG Mon. May 8 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 21121 1 INTEGRATION DIF EQUA Fri. May 12 5:30p.m.- 8:30p.m. TBD 15100 C INTRO INTERM PRGMNG Mon. May 8 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 21122 1 INTGR DIFF EQUA APPX Fri. May 12 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 15100 D INTRO INTERM PRGMNG Mon. May 8 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 21122 2 INTGR DIFF EQUA APPX Fri. May 12 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 15100 E INTRO INTERM PRGMNG Mon. May 8 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 21127 1 CONCEPTS OF MATHMTCS Tue. May 16 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 15100 F INTRO INTERM PRGMNG Mon. May 8 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 21127 2 CONCEPTS OF MATHMTCS Tue. May 16 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 15100 G INTRO INTERM PRGMNG Mon. May 8 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 21132 1 ANALYSIS II Fri. May 12 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 15100 H INTRO INTERM PRGMNG Mon. May 8 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 21228 1 DISCRETE MATH Mon. May 8 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 15100 I INTRO INTERM PRGMNG Mon. May 8 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 21229 A SET THEORY Fri. May 12 1:00p.m.- 4:00p.m. TBD 15100 J INTRO INTERM PRGMNG Mon. May 8 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 21241 A MATRIX ALGEBRA Thu. May 11 5:30p.m.- 8:30p.m. TBD 15100 K INTRO INTERM PRGMNG Mon. May 8 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 21241 B MATRIX ALGEBRA Thu. May 11 5:30p.m.- 8:30p.m. TBD 15100 L INTRO INTERM PRGMNG Mon. May 8 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 21256 1 MULTI ANLYSIS APPROX Fri. May 12 5:30p.m.- 8:30p.m. TBD 15100 M INTRO INTERM PRGMNG Mon. May 8 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 21257 1 MODL METH OPTIMIZATN Tue. May 16 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 15100 N INTRO INTERM PRGMNG Mon. May 8 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 21259 1 CALCULUS IN 3-D Fri. May 12 5:30p.m.- 8:30p.m. TBD 15100 O INTRO INTERM PRGMNG Mon. May 8 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 21260 1 DIFFRENTL EQUATIONS Fri. May 12 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 15100 P INTRO INTERM PRGMNG Mon. May 8 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 21260 2 DIFFRENTL EQUATIONS Fri. May 12 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 15100 Q INTRO INTERM PRGMNG Mon. May 8 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 21270 A INTRO MATH FINANCE Tue. May 16 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 15100 R INTRO INTERM PRGMNG Mon. May 8 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 21292 1 OPERATIONS RSCH I Tue. May 9 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 15100 S INTRO INTERM PRGMNG Mon. May 8 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 21301 A COMBINATORICS Tue. May 9 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 15100 T INTRO INTERM PRGMNG Mon. May 8 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 21341 A LINEAR ALGEBRA Thu. May 11 08:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 15105 B PRINCIPLES COMPUTATN Mon. May 8 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 21355 A PRINCPL REAL ANLYS I Tue. May 16 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 15111 A INTERM ADVAN PRGMING Mon. May 8 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 21356 A PRINC REAL ANLYS II Tue. May 9 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 15111 B INTERM ADVAN PRGMING Mon. May 8 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 21366 A TPCS APPLIED MATH Mon. May 8 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 15195 A B COMM FOR TECH PROS Fri. May 12 5:30p.m.- 8:30p.m. TBD 21369 A NUMERICAL METHODS Fri. May 12 5:30p.m.- 8:30p.m. TBD 15200 A ADV PROGRMNG PRACTCM Mon. May 8 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 21372 A PART DIFF EQUATIONS Fri. May 12 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 15200 B ADV PROGRMNG PRACTCM Mon. May 8 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 21373 A ALGEBRAIC STRUCTURES Mon. May 15 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 15200 C ADV PROGRMNG PRACTCM Mon. May 8 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 21374 A FIELD THEORY Thu. May 11 08:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 15200 D ADV PROGRMNG PRACTCM Mon. May 8 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 21420 A CONTNUOUS TIME FINNC Tue. May 9 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 15200 E ADV PROGRMNG PRACTCM Mon. May 8 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 21465 A TOPOLOGY & GEOMETRY Fri. May 12 5:30p.m.- 8:30p.m. TBD 15200 F ADV PROGRMNG PRACTCM Mon. May 8 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 21610 A ALGEBRA I Mon. May 15 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 15200 G ADV PROGRMNG PRACTCM Mon. May 8 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 21640 A INTRO FUNCTNL ANALY Thu. May 11 08:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 15200 H ADV PROGRMNG PRACTCM Mon. May 8 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 21700 A MATHEMATCL LOGIC II Thu. May 11 08:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 15211 1 FUND DATA STRUCT ALG Mon. May 8 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 21703 A MODEL THEORY II Mon. May 8 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 15211 2 FUND DATA STRUCT ALG Mon. May 8 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 15212 1 PRINCIPLES PROGRAMMG Tue. May 9 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD Mechanical Engineering 15213 1 INTRO COMP SYSTEMS Mon. May 8 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 24101 1 FUND OF MECH ENGR Tue. May 16 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 15251 1 THEORTCAL IDEAS CS I Tue. May 16 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 24262 1 STRESS ANALYSIS Mon. May 15 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 15295 1 SPECIAL TOPIC Tue. May 9 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 24333 A GAS DYNAMICS Mon. May 8 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 15312 1 FNDTNS PROGRMG LANG Tue. May 9 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 24352 1 DYNMC SYS & CONTROL Fri. May 12 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 15317 1 SPECIAL TOPIC Tue. May 16 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 24356 A ENGR VIBRATIONS Tue. May 9 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 15359 1 SPECIAL TOPIC Thu. May 11 08:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 24381 A SPECIAL TOPICS Thu. May 11 08:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 15381 A ARTFL INT REP PR SLV Fri. May 12 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 24700 A SPECIAL TOPICS Thu. May 11 08:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 15385 A COMPUTER VISION Tue. May 9 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 24700 B SPECIAL TOPICS Tue. May 16 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 15391 1 TECH CONSULT COMUNTY Thu. May 11 1:00p.m.- 4:00p.m. TBD 24733 A4 RADIATV HEAT TRNSFR Mon. May 15 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 15394 A SPECIAL TOPIC Thu. May 11 1:00p.m.- 4:00p.m. TBD 24759 A SP TP SOLD MECH VIB Tue. May 16 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 15397 A SPECIAL TOPIC Mon. May 8 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 24765 A DYNAMICS Mon. May 15 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 15410 A OP SYS DESIGN & IMPL Mon. May 8 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 24771 A LINEAR SYSTEMS Mon. May 8 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD TER EXAM SCHEDULE Material Science and Engineering 73200 1 MACROECONOMICS Mon. May 15 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 27100 1 ENG MATERLS OF FUTRE Thu. May 11 1:00p.m.- 4:00p.m. TBD 73200 2 MACROECONOMICS Mon. May 15 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 27205 A MATERIALS CHARACTZTN Tue. May 16 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 73226 A QUANT ECONOMIC ANLYS Mon. May 15 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 27216 A TRANSPRT IN MATERIAL Tue. May 9 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 73251 1 ECONOMIC THEORY Mon. May 8 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 27217 1 PHASE RELTNS & DIAGM Mon. May 15 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 73251 2 ECONOMIC THEORY Mon. May 8 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 27302 A MICROSTRUC & PROP II Tue. May 16 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 73358 A ECO ENVRN NATUR RES Thu. May 11 1:00p.m.- 4:00p.m. TBD 27311 A POLYMERIC BIOMATERLS Tue. May 9 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 73365 A INDUSTRL ORGANIZATN Mon. May 8 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 27323 A POWDER PROCESS MATRL Fri. May 12 5:30p.m.- 8:30p.m. TBD 73372 A INTNL MONEY/FINANCE Thu. May 11 08:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 27367 A SELECT PERFRMC MATRL Thu. May 11 5:30p.m.- 8:30p.m. TBD 73390 A BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS Tue. May 9 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 27432 A ELEC MAG OPT PR MAGS Fri. May 12 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 73420 A MONETAR THEO POLICY Tue. May 9 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 27551 A PROP CERAMICS GLASS Mon. May 15 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 73425 A INTNL ECO DEVELOPMNT Tue. May 9 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 27715 A APP MAG & MAG MATRLS Mon. May 15 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 73428 A MARKETS FOR ENERGY Tue. May 16 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 27751 A PROP CERAMICS GLASS Mon. May 15 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 73435 A ECONOMICS NEGOTIATNS Fri. May 12 1:00p.m.- 4:00p.m. TBD 27752 A FND SEMICOND NANOSTR Mon. May 15 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 73458 A MONEY BNKNG FIN MKTS Mon. May 8 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 27770 A ELECTRON MAG OP PROP Fri. May 12 5:30p.m.- 8:30p.m. TBD 73474 A ECONOMICS OF IDEAS Tue. May 9 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 27782 A PHASE TRNS SOLIDS I Mon. May 8 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD English Physics 76214 A DETECTIVE FICTION Fri. May 12 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 33106 1 PHYSICS I ENG STUDNT Tue. May 9 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 76236 A 19C BRITISH LITERTRE Mon. May 8 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 33107 1 PHYSICS II ENG STDNT Tue. May 9 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 76241 A INTRO GENDER STUDIES Fri. May 12 1:00p.m.- 4:00p.m. TBD 33111 1 PHYSICS I SCI STUDNT Tue. May 9 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 76247 1 SHAKESPEARE Mon. May 15 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 33112 1 PHYSICS II SCI STDNT Tue. May 9 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 76356 A CONTROVERSY MED SOC Mon. May 15 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 33114 A PHYS MUSICAL SOUND Tue. May 9 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 76357 A LANG POWER THE LAW Tue. May 9 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 33132 1 MATTER & INTRACTN II Tue. May 9 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 76374 A RHETORICS PUBLIC ACC Mon. May 8 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 33211 A PHYS III: MOD ESSENT Mon. May 8 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 76384 A ONLINE INFO DESIGN Fri. May 12 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 33234 A QUANTUM PHYSICS Fri. May 12 5:30p.m.- 8:30p.m. TBD 76389 A GRAMMAR STANDARD ENG Mon. May 8 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 33332 A PHYSCL MECHANICS II Thu. May 11 08:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 76390 A STYLE Fri. May 12 5:30p.m.- 8:30p.m. TBD 33339 A INT ELEC & MAGNET II Tue. May 16 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 76390 B STYLE Fri. May 12 5:30p.m.- 8:30p.m. TBD 33342 A THERMAL PHYSICS II Mon. May 8 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 76396 A WRIT & PUB INTEREST Thu. May 11 08:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 33446 A ADV QUANTUM PHYSC II Fri. May 12 1:00p.m.- 4:00p.m. TBD 76419 A COMMNCTN REVLTNS TEC Thu. May 11 08:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 33448 A INTRO SOLID ST PHYS Tue. May 9 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 76432 A ADV SEM AF AM STDIES Tue. May 9 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 33466 A EX ASTROPHYC COSMLGY Mon. May 8 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 76434 A JAMES JOYCE Thu. May 11 5:30p.m.- 8:30p.m. TBD 33756 A QUANTM MECHANICS II Thu. May 11 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 76441 A CHAUCER Mon. May 8 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 33762 A CLASSCL ELCTRODYN II Mon. May 15 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 76756 A CONTROVERSY MED SOC Mon. May 15 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 33765 A STATISTCL MECHANICS Mon. May 8 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 76757 A LANG POWER THE LAW Tue. May 9 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 33777 A INTRODTY ASTRPHYSICS Tue. May 9 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 76773 A TPCS RHETORIC Mon. May 8 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 76774 A RHETORICS PUBLIC ACC Mon. May 8 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD Statistics 76784 A ONLINE INFO DESIGN Tue. May 9 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 36201 1 STATS REASON PRACTCE Tue. May 16 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 76796 A WRIT & PUB INTEREST Thu. May 11 08:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 36202 1 STATISTICAL METHODS Tue. May 9 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 76819 A COMMNCTN REVLTNS TEC Thu. May 11 08:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 36208 1 REGRESSION ANALYSIS Tue. May 9 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 76832 A ADV SEM AF AM STDIES Tue. May 9 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 36208 2 REGRESSION ANALYSIS Tue. May 9 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 76841 A CHAUCER Mon. May 8 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 36217 A PROB THEO RNDM PROC Thu. May 11 1:00p.m.- 4:00p.m. TBD 76880 A DOCUMENT DESIGN Thu. May 11 5:30p.m.- 8:30p.m. TBD 36220 1 ENGR STAT QUAL CTRL Tue. May 9 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 76883 A RHETORICAL ANALYSIS Mon. May 15 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 36226 A INTRO PRB & STAT II Fri. May 12 1:00p.m.- 4:00p.m. TBD 36247 1 STATS FOR LAB SCIENC Mon. May 8 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD History 36310 A FUND STAT MODELING Tue. May 16 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 79104 1 INTRO WORLD HISTORY Thu. May 11 08:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 36410 A INTRO PROB MODELING Thu. May 11 1:00p.m.- 4:00p.m. TBD 79104 2 INTRO WORLD HISTORY Thu. May 11 08:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 36626 A PROB & MATH STAT II Mon. May 8 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 79113 A CUL IDEN IN AMER SOC Tue. May 9 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 36703 A INTERMED PROBABILITY Mon. May 8 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 79200 A HIS EVIDNCE & INTERP Thu. May 11 08:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 36726 A STATISTICAL PRAC Fri. May 12 5:30p.m.- 8:30p.m. TBD 79201 A INTRO TO ANTHRO Tue. May 9 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 36755 A ADV STAT THEORY I Thu. May 11 08:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 79206 A DEVLPMT AMER CULTRE Mon. May 8 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 36835 A FOUNDTNS STATS SEMNR Mon. May 8 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 79218 A ROOTS OF ROCK & ROLL Thu. May 11 1:00p.m.- 4:00p.m. TBD 79219 A HOLCST HIS PERSPECTV Thu. May 11 5:30p.m.- 8:30p.m. TBD Biomedical Engineering 79226 A HIST CULT EAST ASIA Mon. May 15 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 42101 A INTRODUCTION BIOMED Tue. May 16 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 79228 A AM BUILT ENVIR 1860 Tue. May 16 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 42201 A PRO ISSUES IN BIOMED Fri. May 12 1:00p.m.- 4:00p.m. TBD 79233 A US MID EST SNC 1945 Mon. May 15 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 42202 A PHYSIOLOGY Thu. May 11 1:00p.m.- 4:00p.m. TBD 79234 A BODY POLITICS Tue. May 9 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 42311 A POLYMERIC BIOMATERLS Tue. May 9 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 79239 A BLCKS JEWS IN US HIS Tue. May 9 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 42334 A INTRO COMPTNL BIOLGY Tue. May 16 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 79251 A FLSH SPIRIT ERLY EU Thu. May 11 5:30p.m.- 8:30p.m. TBD 42444 A MEDICAL DEVICES Mon. May 8 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 79277 A INTRO GLOBAL AGRICLT Thu. May 11 1:00p.m.- 4:00p.m. TBD 42502 A CELLULAR BIOMECHANIC Tue. May 16 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 79281 A MDRN SOVIET HISTORY Mon. May 8 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 42506 A SPECIAL TOPICS Mon. May 15 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 79318 A PROTEST PROP PUBLIC Tue. May 9 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 42507 A SPECIAL TOPICS Thu. May 11 5:30p.m.- 8:30p.m. TBD 79340 A HSTRY MODRN WARFARE Fri. May 12 5:30p.m.- 8:30p.m. TBD 42710 A POLYMERIC BIOMATERLS Tue. May 9 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 79352 A AR ISR COND WR & PCE Mon. May 15 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 42744 A MEDICAL DEVICES Mon. May 8 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 79358 A COMPLX TECHNGL SYS Fri. May 12 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 42759 A CELLULAR BIOMECHANIC Mon. May 15 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 79363 A MODERN GLF 1860-2005 Tue. May 16 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 79381 A PUBLIC SPECTCLES EU Mon. May 15 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD Architecture 79471 A AM BUILT ENVIR 1860 Mon. May 8 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 48115 1 PHYSICS FOR ARCHITCT Mon. May 8 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 48215 A MATERIALS & ASSEMBLY Thu. May 11 1:00p.m.- 4:00p.m. TBD Philosophy 48217 A STRUCTURES Tue. May 9 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 80110 A NATURE MATHMTL REASN Tue. May 9 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 48343 A AM BUILT ENVIR 1860 Mon. May 8 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 80180 A NATURE OF LANGUAGE Mon. May 15 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 48351 A HMN FACTORS IN ARCH Tue. May 9 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 80210 A LOGIC AND PROOFS Mon. May 15 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 48415 A ADV BUILDING SYSTEMS Mon. May 15 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 80210 B LOGIC AND PROOFS Mon. May 15 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 48440 A AM BUILT ENVIR 1860 Tue. May 16 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 80252 A KANT Fri. May 12 5:30p.m.- 8:30p.m. TBD 48723 A PERF ADV BLDNG SYSTM Mon. May 15 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 80311 A COMPTBLTY & INCOMPNS Tue. May 16 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 80317 1 CONSTRUCTIVE LOGIC Tue. May 16 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD Entertainment Technology 80319 A COMPUTBTY LEARNBLTY Thu. May 11 5:30p.m.- 8:30p.m. TBD 53887 A VIRTUAL PRESENCE Mon. May 8 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 80405 A GAME THEORY Fri. May 12 5:30p.m.- 8:30p.m. TBD 80515 A SEMNR FOUNDTNS STATS Thu. May 11 08:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD Drama 80522 A SEMNR ETHICAL THEORY Tue. May 9 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 54464 A PUBLIC SPECTLS EURPE Mon. May 15 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 80611 A COMPTBLTY & INCOMPNS Tue. May 16 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 80617 1 CONSTRUCTIVE LOGIC Tue. May 16 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD Music 80619 A COMPUTBTY LEARNBLTY Thu. May 11 5:30p.m.- 8:30p.m. TBD 57153 A HARMONY II Fri. May 12 1:00p.m.- 4:00p.m. TBD 80705 A GAME THEORY Fri. May 12 5:30p.m.- 8:30p.m. TBD 57153 B HARMONY II Fri. May 12 1:00p.m.- 4:00p.m. TBD 80815 A SEMNR FOUNDTNS STATS Mon. May 8 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 57156 A ADVANCED HARMONY II Mon. May 15 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 80820 A CATEGORIC LOGIC SMNR Thu. May 11 08:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 57190 1 REP LIST MUSCNS II Tue. May 16 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 57205 A 20TH C MUSIC HISTORY Tue. May 16 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD Modern Languages 57205 B 20TH C MUSIC HISTORY Thu. May 11 08:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 82103 A ELEM FRENCH I ONLINE Tue. May 9 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 57265 A FUGUE Tue. May 16 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 82104 A ELEM FRNCH II ONLINE Thu. May 11 5:30p.m.- 8:30p.m. TBD 57336 A INSTR/CHOR CONDUCT Fri. May 12 1:00p.m.- 4:00p.m. TBD 82141 A ELEMENTARY SPANISH I Tue. May 16 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 57336 B INSTR/CHOR CONDUCT Fri. May 12 1:00p.m.- 4:00p.m. TBD 82142 A ELEM SPANISH II Mon. May 8 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 57362 A WOODWIND METHODS Mon. May 8 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 82142 B ELEM SPANISH II Mon. May 8 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 57376 A MUSIC SEC SCHOOL Tue. May 9 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 82144 A ELEM SPANSH II ONLNE Tue. May 9 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 57408 A FORM AND ANALYSIS Tue. May 9 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 82162 D ELEM ITALIAN II Mon. May 8 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 57408 B FORM AND ANALYSIS Tue. May 9 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 82172 A ELEM JAPANESE II Mon. May 8 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 57458 A JAZZ HISTORY II Mon. May 15 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 82172 B ELEM JAPANESE II Mon. May 8 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 57480 A HISTORY BLACK AM MUS Mon. May 15 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 82172 C ELEM JAPANESE II Mon. May 8 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 57758 A JAZZ HISTORY II Mon. May 15 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 82172 D ELEM JAPANESE II Mon. May 8 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 57765 A FUGUE Tue. May 16 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 82172 E ELEM JAPANESE II Mon. May 8 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 57780 A HISTORY BLACK AM MUS Mon. May 15 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 82172 F ELEM JAPANESE II Mon. May 8 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 57862 A WOODWIND METHODS Mon. May 8 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 82192 A ELEM RUSSIAN II Mon. May 8 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 57876 A MUSIC SEC SCHOOL Tue. May 9 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 82204 A INTER FRENCH II ONLN Thu. May 11 08:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 57888 A INSTR/CHOR CONDUCT Fri. May 12 1:00p.m.- 4:00p.m. TBD 82241 A INTERMED SPANISH I Mon. May 15 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 57888 B INSTR/CHOR CONDUCT Fri. May 12 1:00p.m.- 4:00p.m. TBD 82242 A INTERMED SPANISH II Thu. May 11 5:30p.m.- 8:30p.m. TBD 57927 A DEBUSSY Mon. May 8 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 82262 A INTERMED ITALIAN II Tue. May 16 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 82292 A INTERMEDIATE RUSSIAN Tue. May 16 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD Art 82416 A TPCS FRCH FRNCO STDS Fri. May 12 5:30p.m.- 8:30p.m. TBD 60105 A PRE IND VISUAL CULTR Mon. May 15 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 82456 A TPCS HISPANC STUDIES Mon. May 8 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 60414 A ADV ETB ANM ART/TECH Tue. May 16 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD Psychology H&SS Interdisciplinary 85102 1 INTRO TO PSYCHOLOGY Tue. May 9 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 67250 A INFO SYSTEMS MILIEUX Thu. May 11 08:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 85211 A COGNTV PSYCHOLOGY Mon. May 15 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 67304 A4 DATABS DESGN & IMPLE Tue. May 9 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 85221 A PRINC CHILD DVLPMNT Thu. May 11 1:00p.m.- 4:00p.m. TBD 85241 A SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY Mon. May 15 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD Business Administration 85261 A ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY Mon. May 8 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 70122 1 INTRO TO ACCOUNTING Fri. May 12 1:00p.m.- 4:00p.m. TBD 85352 A EVOLUTNARY PSYCHOLGY Tue. May 16 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 70122 2 INTRO TO ACCOUNTING Fri. May 12 1:00p.m.- 4:00p.m. TBD 85395 A APP COG SCIENCE Thu. May 11 08:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 70208 1 REGRESSION ANALYSIS Tue. May 9 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 85421 A LANGUAGE & THOUGHT Fri. May 12 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 70208 2 REGRESSION ANALYSIS Tue. May 9 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 85484 A PRACTM CHLD DEVLPMNT Fri. May 12 1:00p.m.- 4:00p.m. TBD 70332 B BUS SOCIETY & ETHICS Mon. May 8 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 85721 A LANGUAGE & THOUGHT Fri. May 12 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 70340 A BUSINESS COMMUNCTNS Mon. May 15 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 85795 A APP COG SCIENCE Thu. May 11 08:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 70340 C BUSINESS COMMUNCTNS Mon. May 15 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 85852 A EVOLUTNARY PSYCHOLGY Tue. May 16 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 70365 A INT TRADE & INT LAW Tue. May 9 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 70371 1 PRODUCTION I Mon. May 15 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD Social and Decision Sciences 70381 1 MARKETING I Thu. May 11 5:30p.m.- 8:30p.m. TBD 88104 A DEC PROC AMER POL IN Mon. May 15 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 70381 2 MARKETING I Thu. May 11 5:30p.m.- 8:30p.m. TBD 88120 A REASN PASSN & COGNTN Thu. May 11 1:00p.m.- 4:00p.m. TBD 70391 2 FINANCE I Fri. May 12 5:30p.m.- 8:30p.m. TBD 88221 A POLICY ANALYSIS II Thu. May 11 08:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 70398 A INTERNATNL FINANCE Thu. May 11 5:30p.m.- 8:30p.m. TBD 88223 A DEC AN DEC SUP SYST Mon. May 8 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 70418 A FIN ENTREPRENSHIP Mon. May 15 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 88251 A EMPIRICAL RSRCH MTHD Tue. May 16 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 70428 A FINANCL STATMNT ANAL Mon. May 8 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 88316 A GAME THEORY Fri. May 12 5:30p.m.- 8:30p.m. TBD 70430 A INTERNATNL MGMNT Fri. May 12 1:00p.m.- 4:00p.m. TBD 88332 A FOREIGN AID Mon. May 15 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 70459 A WEB BUSNS ENGINRNG Tue. May 16 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 88347 A COMPLX TECHNOLG SYS Fri. May 12 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 70471 A LOGSTC SUP CHN MANGM Tue. May 9 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 88437 A STR ANLYS POL FIRM Thu. May 11 1:00p.m.- 4:00p.m. TBD 70480 A INTERNTNL MARKETING Thu. May 11 1:00p.m.- 4:00p.m. TBD 88737 A STR ANLYS POL FIRM Thu. May 11 1:00p.m.- 4:00p.m. TBD 70483 A ADVRTS & MARKET COMM Fri. May 12 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 88747 A COMPLX TECHNOLG SYS Fri. May 12 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 70485 A PRODUCT MANAGEMENT Tue. May 16 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 70492 A INVESTMENT ANALYSIS Fri. May 12 5:30p.m.- 8:30p.m. TBD Heinz School 70492 B INVESTMENT ANALYSIS Fri. May 12 5:30p.m.- 8:30p.m. TBD 95824 A POLCY WIRELESS SYSTM Tue. May 9 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 70497 A OPTIONS Thu. May 11 08:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 70635 A DESKTOP PUBLISHING Fri. May 12 5:30p.m.- 8:30p.m. TBD University Studies 70641 A COLOR REPROD & MGMNT Fri. May 12 1:00p.m.- 4:00p.m. TBD 99226 A4 RACHEL CARSON WORK Thu. May 11 5:30p.m.- 8:30p.m. TBD 70643 A PBLSHNG ON THE WWW Tue. May 16 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. TBD 99230 A ENVIRONMENTL GEOLOGY Mon. May 15 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. TBD 99234 A INTRO GLOBL AGRICLTR Thu. May 11 1:00p.m.- 4:00p.m. TBD Economics 99241 A INTERDISCPLNRY SEMNR Mon. May 15 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 73100 1 PRINC OF ECONOMICS Mon. May 15 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 99305 A THE YEAR IS 1905 Mon. May 15 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 73100 2 PRINC OF ECONOMICS Mon. May 15 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD 73150 1 PRINCPL ECON W CALC Mon. May 15 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. TBD Forum 20 February 2006 THE TARTAN A10 FromTheEditorialBoard Justice finally in sight after three painful years They were generally middle-aged wage workers — tattoo artists, sales clerks, waitresses, and even former strippers. The only victim most media outlets Christian D’Andrea found interesting enough to focus on was Great White guitarist Ty Longley, Three years ago today, over 400 peo- who perished in the blaze. ple were trapped in a raging fire in a Another reason for the lack of atten- Rhode Island nightclub. The Station, tion to this tragedy is its setting. The a small club in the mill town of West Station was a tiny club for washed- Warwick, was packed with mostly up bands in a place most of America middle-aged ’80s rock fans when the couldn’t find on a map. With nothing blaze started, ignited by the pyrotech- immediately relatable to the general nics of the band Great White. Sparks public, most of the national media spread up the cheap and horrifically simply gave up rather than dig deeper. combustible foam soundproofing that Only a search of the archives of lo- lined the walls of the club and engulfed cal news in New England can uncover the whole building in less than three the true stories of what happened that minutes. night, and the brave tales of recovery Exactly 100 people died as a result, that the whole state had to collectively and over 200 more were injured. undergo. Like any tragedy, the fire created a Though much of America has storm of pain and confusion that will forgotten about what happened that stain the state of Rhode Island for years night, the pain has yet to subside in to come. It has devastated a community Rhode Island. It has taken nearly the and bankrupted a town already stuck three years since the fire to bring those Sherry Chang/Art Staff in a rapid decline. In such a close-knit who are responsible to trial. However, community, nearly everyone in the state the recent events in the courts offer the was connected to someone in that fire. hope of closure to some of the victims GM advertises ethanol-fueled cars However, outside of Rhode Island the and their families. events have been swept out of the me- Three men were charged with over At the Chicago Auto Show two country. Of the roughly 170,000 gas sta- demand will increase. Prices jumped ear- dia spotlight, and seemingly forgotten 200 counts of involuntary manslaugh- weeks ago, General Motors showered tions in the U.S., some 600 have E85, and lier this year when the federal govern- outside the northeast. ter apiece for their negligence: club a Chevrolet with an avalanche of pop- the vast majority of those are in the heart ment mandated that all of its own FFVs The fire itself was immediately owners Michael and Jeffery Derderian corn to kick off their new “Live Green, of the Corn Belt. For example, there isn’t must be run on E85 whenever possible. dismissed as tragic but unimportant in and Great White’s tour manager Daniel Go Yellow” campaign. They’ve since a single publicly-accessible E85 pump in New legislation gives huge bonuses to gas the eyes of both the U.S. government Biechele. Though these charges were been blanketing the major media with the entire state of Pennsylvania. station owners who add E85 pumps to and the media. Despite having issued levied in late 2003, their trials were advertisements designed to let you know Even though E85’s 105 octane rating their stations, and states like Minnesota a state of emergency in neighboring pushed back to 2006 as lawyers on each that they’re serious about alternative means increased horsepower and torque, are gradually increasing the minimum Worcester, Massachusetts upon the side weighed their cases. However, the fuels. it contains 28 percent less energy per unit amount of ethanol that must be added deaths of six firemen in a warehouse first steps toward justice came early, Specifically, they’re promoting E85, a volume than gasoline, which decreases to gasoline. blaze in 1999, the government refused when on February 7 this year, Biechele mixture of 85 percent ethanol to 15 per- gas mileage. Therefore, the price of E85 The United States should follow the to do the same for West Warwick. As a took responsibility and pleaded guilty cent gasoline. Typical gasoline already must be 28 percent less than gasoline example of Brazil, where vast open farms result, millions of dollars of needed aid to avoid going to trial. Though this en- has about 10 percent ethanol mixed in, to be economically viable, since it takes dominate the countryside just as they never made it to Rhode Island, forcing sures that Biechele will serve jail time, but more widespread use of E85 could more fuel to go the same distance. The do here. But there, more than a quar- both the town and its victims into mas- his plea also ensures that he will serve ease the United States’ dependence on price briefly reached this crucial level ter of the vehicles on the road run on sive debt in their attempts to recover no more than 10 years in prison — a foreign oil. Not to mention that it’s a re- late last year, but recent legislation and pure ethanol distilled from that nation’s from the blaze. sentence far too light for actions that newable resource, distilled from good old less inflated gasoline prices have made huge crop of sugar cane. Brazil’s gov- Just as the government dismissed the killed 100 people. American corn — hence the popcorn. E85 less competitive. ernment forced a switch to ethanol in tragedy, so did the national media. In Though Biechele is not completely GM is proud that 1.5 million vehicles Great debates are currently raging order to lessen foreign dependence and the days following the fire, it was im- responsible for the deaths that night, he they’ve sold in the last five years can over whether or not corn-based ethanol strengthen the local economy. It has possible to find coverage of the blaze should take the brunt of the blame for already run on E85. DaimlerChrysler production is economically viable, but done wonders in both sectors. Pure etha- in outlets outside New England. It was the events. This was not the only concert is doing much the same, and Ford they fail to take one important factor nol wouldn’t work in cars in the United clear that no one wanted to deal with where he set off fireworks in a venue might even be further ahead on the E85 into account. Due to federally-mandated States because of differences in weather the situation except those who were that did not give him permission; at bandwagon, as they’ve been putting E85- agriculture subsidies, many corn farms conditions, but Brazil’s example shows connected to it. least three other places have confirmed capable engines in their cars since 1995. in the U.S. are actually being paid to that renewable fuels can be extremely There are several causes for this ig- that they were unaware that the band These flexible-fuel vehicles, or FFVs, can throw away large portions of their crop. successful on a national scale. norance. The people trapped in the fire run on any mixture of ethanol and gaso- If all of this corn is simply going to Automotive technology has finally ad- that night were anything but glamorous. See FIRE, page A11 line, from no ethanol at all up to 85 per- waste, having it go to fuel instead would vanced to the point where it’s viable to cent, and there are millions of these cars not only be cost-effective, but could po- use a fuel source that makes much more already on the road. tentially increase the natural price of sense to our national economy and our But there are several barriers in this corn enough to obviate the need for the environment. General Motors should be LetterToTheEditor otherwise positive scenario: It’s virtually aforementioned subsidies. commended for pushing us in the right impossible to fill up a car with E85 in this With any luck, as awareness grows, direction. Editorial pooly portrays Senate This letter does not represent the two meetings, or on individual actions. views of Senate as a whole. Similarly, Anyone who had come to the few What’s next, hall passes? last week’s editorial, “Student Senate meetings before the one in question Mandatory standardized testing for universities would insult higher education poorly represents constituents,” does would have been aware of the ongo- very little to accurately represent Senate ing discussion of the Students’ Rights A decent mechanic would never pre- good advice, consider the source. federal commission and professor at the as a whole, choosing instead to rely on Policy, which started sometime before sume to know everything about your Although public institutions like the University of Pennsylvania, was quoted blanket generalizations and inflamma- winter break. They would have also car’s engine by checking the oil. A decent University of Pittsburgh will be most in The New York Times as saying that tory language. been aware of the active recruitment doctor would never draw a conclusion vulnerable to such tests, private colleges “higher education is about to learn ... While there are certainly some valid efforts by several members of Senate, about your general health by taking your are not untouchable. They receive public that they can’t play the ‘trust me’ game criticisms in the piece, particularly re- resulting in two promising H&SS can- blood pressure. funding and would be susceptible to the anymore.” garding abstentions and outreach, I am didates. Furthermore, they would be But somehow, the Commision on the same leverage as public institutions, such That’s an awfully hypocritical claim disappointed at the extent to which aware of the ongoing efforts to con- Future of Higher Education is deciding as accreditation by groups authorized by from an administration that has asked things were exaggerated. Senators that tact constituents about issues and solicit whether mandating standardized tests the federal government. for its constituents’ unequivocal trust may have had a conflicting obligation feedback. at the university level will prove that The commission’s chairman has on issues such as shoddy foreign intel- “didn’t bother to show up,” and any ab- I encourage people, especially those students are learning and ensure that claimed that such tests would provide ligence, state-sanctioned torture, and stention, even valid, was called “lazy.” who intend to write about Senate, to they will be able to do America proud a “standard format” by which higher unlawful wire-tapping. The allegation that the whole Senate become more involved or at least at- after college. education could be held accountable The Bush administration has always “failed to uncover ... dangerous bag- tend more frequently. I hope that they Presuming to quantify students’ learn- and would also allow for colleges and taken a sickeningly commercial atti- gage” in a policy that was the purview will then witness for themselves the ing with a standardized test is an insult universities to be compared more eas- tude toward education. Like No Child of a specific committee is simply ridicu- questioning, thoughtful discussion, to the spirit of academia. Especially at ily. Margaret Spellings, Bush’s secretary Left Behind, the imposition of manda- lous. This last point is akin to me criti- and lack of abstentions that normally a university as intellectually diverse and of education, thinks that prospective tory standardized tests on colleges and cizing a Pillbox staffer for not knowing characterize Senate and be able to pres- outstanding as Carnegie Mellon, what students need this extra information in universities would only underscore the the particular wording of a News story. ent a more accurate portrayal. could standardized testing possibly re- order to choose a university. Considering administration’s emphasis on superficial As a Senator, I often hear or read Gaining a familiarity with Senate veal? That computer science majors are the extensive research most students results, not the rich uniqueness of the this type of criticism, but in all cases will allow fairer and more constructive clueless when it comes to the Stanislavski conduct when searching for the right process. College students are not com- it is those who are infrequent visitors criticisms in the future, which will allow method? That creative writers can’t engi- college — consulting the College Board modities, and we should not tolerate to Senate — likely only attending one Senate to move forward with its efforts neer software? What a shock. and Princeton Review, visiting cam- being treated as such. The learning that meeting — that are leveling it. The to serve the student body. President Bush trying to reform higher puses, scheduling interviews — it seems takes place in college is not like the gen- statements in the editorial suggest that education is like Bill Clinton writing a the Bush administration is the only unin- eral instruction of high school. It’s far it too is afflicted by the tendency of the Justin Berka sexual ethics policy, or William Howard formed party. too specialized to be filled into a lettered campus community to criticize and gen- Sophomore Taft publishing a diet book. Even if it’s Robert Zemsky, a member of the bubble with a number-two pencil. eralize based on the contents of one or SHS

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If that is the case, are Perspectives we doing society a good deed by expecting members who are Shawn Wertz different in a particular way Campus We see them on television, in to live in the shadows, denied movies, and even in magazines: the privileges that a reasonable to see two pictures of polished and upstand- human would expect? These ing men and women who stand ideas should not take root in a out for the simple fact that they society founded on democratic changes soon are gay. principles. Society has come to love them The organization contends that — some of them. at least. After marriage, a fundamental building all, where would we be without block of society, would be utterly Tom Sabram Will’s vivacious friend Jack? destroyed if even an equivalent But how many still feel such as civil union were allowed. This past week Senate failed to comfortable when the attractive However, the group needs to do a override the veto of the Students’ veneer is erased and the true lot of clarifying before this argu- Rights Policy Resolution with humans are exposed? How can ment can be acknowledged. a vote of 5–17–5, and it looks the homosexual individual, rel- The group tries to substanti- like the process may finally be egated to a figure of amusement ate its argument with a statistic at rest. I would like to encourage by television and movie specta- explaining that Norway’s mar- all Student Senators to return tors, become a human being of riage rate drastically plummeted to their hard-working efforts substance and respect if society after same-sex marriage was al- from last semester. I would also won’t allow him or her to perform lowed. Carelessly, it ignores the like to encourage students who certain vital human functions? fact that Norway did not institute were disheartened with their I recently came across a same-sex marriage; it instituted representation to either become bill that was introduced by civil union, a very different in- members-at-large or petition to Pennsylvania legislators advocat- stitution. Though marriage rates fill a vacancy if your college has ing the absolute protection of the did fall, the fall was not drastic one, or at least talk with some of foundations upon which mar- enough to directly attribute it to your Senators. Now I can move Danielle Saudino/Dossier Literary Editor riage was built. The Pennsylvania the institution of civil union in back to the tasks at hand. Marriage Protection Amendment the country. The group claims that if mar- on children, confusing them and lofty goal for me. But with the As I have mentioned in earlier claims to sanctify the institution Not only does Pennsylvania for riage laws were ambivalent introducing them to immorality current lobbying of organizations columns, I am a member of the of traditional marriage, par- Marriage fail to draw a coherent enough to allow for same-sex at an early age. like Pennsylvania for Marriage, it Dean of Student Affairs Search ticularly by limiting its possible corollary between the instate- marriage or civil union, employ- Perhaps I am alone in having seems to be trapped in an ivory Committee. The committee will definitions. ment of civil union in Norway ers then might find themselves problems with such a bill. Maybe tower. be finishing up its work relatively Pennsylvania for Marriage, and its drop in marriage rate, it having to give health care ben- I’m just one of those poor desti- Same-sex marriage would not soon, and from what I have been a fundamentalist group from blatantly disregards statistics of efits to an employee’s six or seven tute creatures who found his way destroy the traditional institu- told the candidates will be visit- Harrisburg, is responsible for in- neighboring countries from the wives. to the right side of the tracks, tion. Pennsylvania for Marriage ing campus soon, providing an troducing the bill into legislature. same years. The marriage rates This claim would be darkly currently praying for a Christian already destroyed it. No longer is opportunity for the candidates The group’s life goal is to make in Sweden, the Netherlands, and comical if it weren’t an actual fundamentalist to show me the marriage regarded as the biggest to interact with the student sure same-sex marriage is not Denmark, countries that sur- argument, and I can’t help but error of my ways! commitment two loving people population. It is important for recognized in Pennsylvania. round Norway, increased once think back to a time when the As ludicrous as that sounds, can make. It serves only as a students to have the chance to Furthermore, they contest any same-sex marriage or civil union same claims were made about what is even more ludicrous is dividing line between the haves talk with the incoming poten- possibility of a marriage equiva- was allowed. interracial marriage. Marriage that Pennsylvania for Marriage and have-nots. tial deans of Student Affairs, and lent, such as civil union. I am shocked that any organi- laws then weren’t even as well- expects everyone to think that And just in case that doesn’t if you have opinions feel free I applaud any organization’s zation would blatantly disregard defined as they are in most states way. In essence, Pennsylvania for get my point across: We’re here to let me know your feelings. attempts to advocate what it be- quantitative facts and try to back today, yet did society see the pro- Marriage basically told everyone and we’re queer, so get used to I will continue to update you lieves is important. However, I up its religious convictions with liferation of polygamy? to “lock your doors, hide your us. And help yourself to some on this issue. This is an exciting cannot and will not willingly ac- so many unsubstantiated claims. The real shame behind this children, and guard your win- wedding cake on your way out opportunity for this campus and knowledge this group’s attempts And if Pennsylvania for organization is that it actually dow treatments! The Gays are the door. will help direct some of the at- when the price is the degrada- Marriage did not make its fun- introduced a bill into legislature coming!” titudes of the campus for at least tion of others — all in the name damentalism clear enough, the and substantiated its claims with I used to have a great deal Shawn Wertz (swertz@) is a soph- the upcoming decade. However, of moral protection. group goes so far as to equate the aforementioned arguments. of respect for the institution of omore professional writing major. this isn’t the only new and in- Are we destroying society by same-sex unions with polygamy They pleaded that same-sex mar- marriage. Coming from divorced You can find him walking his dog teresting opportunity coming to allowing individuals to make the and incest. riage would have adverse effects parents, marriage was always a in the park on weekends. campus. I spent the beginning part of this semester on the Panhellenic expansion committee to assist in bringing a new national sorority Veto disrespects representatives Negligence to blame to campus. After spending several hours When personal politics enter the decision, democracy is lost in presentations about the for nightclub inferno history and programming of to branches of government. branch of government to let the organizations vying to join Understandably, political con- personal politics interfere with FIRE, from A10 Biechele’s recklessness and neg- the Carnegie Mellon Greek stancy and philosophy is not an issue as basic as academic ligence essentially guaranteed community, both the women of considered, nor intellectually ap- freedom. This same willingness would use fireworks in its show. that the club would go up in Zeta Psi Sigma and the expan- Benjamin Hackett proachable, by some parties. allowed one authoritatively flac- However, the use of fireworks flames. sion committee discussed who Help us, Mr. President... pretty To veto non-binding legisla- cid branch of government to fall in the Station was extremely The Derderian brothers are would be the best fit for Zeta and please? We are too scared to have tion is to say that “I” am more victim to the situational politics negligent — his fireworks shot clearly to blame for the over- the campus community. After a an authoritative opinion on an representative than “they” are. of an executive branch, a branch off an eight-foot plume in a club crowding of their club and vi- thoughtful and considerate dis- issue as important as academic The statement translates into similarly void of any semblance where the ceilings were, at most, olations of the fire codes, but cussion by the expansion com- freedom, so please remove the the simple claim that one officer, of valor. approximately nine feet high. the tragedy was not inevitable. mittee (I can’t speak to Zeta’s burden of representation from elected without a majority of The months will pass and an- Common sense should have told Biechele’s use of unauthorized discussion, since that was their us. And in perfect unity with student support, is sufficiently other opportunity to debate po- him that something bad was fireworks was the catalyst be- private matter), both groups this request, the Undergraduate more representative than a body litical philosophy on the floors bound to happen. hind everything that happened chose to invite Alpha Chi Omega Student Senate failed to accept of similarly elected membership of a governing body will be lost. Biechele’s sentencing, sched- that night. to Canegie Mellon, making it the responsibility for its actions by drawn from every college on the The moments of clarity, once ac- uled for May 8, will have a major The fact that Biechele will school’s fifth national Panhellenic lacking the political and philo- Carnegie Mellon campus. cessible if they had only been effect on how the trial against serve no more than 10 years sorority. sophical insight to overturn the Additionally perplexing is the addressed, will fall through the Derderians is run. The two in jail for sparking the fire that I would like to wish the women executive veto. failure of a representative body the cracks of the calendar and currently share the blame for the killed 100 people and ruined the of Zeta Psi Sigma the best as It is an issue of representa- to divorce a concept from its ori- fully out of the organization’s fire. Even though Biechele was lives of many others is a joke. they embark upon the charter- tion and dereliction of duty. gins. There are an immeasurable memory. responsible for the use of fire- We can only hope that the fami- ing process, and I hope that the When a representative body number of things in use every day For any organization, the time works, the Derderians lined their lies of those who had their lives remainder of the campus will do puts its stamp, however weakly, that have been attained from less comes when no backdoor bail- club with cheap and extremely so drastically changed one night the same. With these two major on a non-binding resolution of than amicable research sources. out can help it save face with flammable foam soundproof- three years ago can take solace events happening on campus this purpose, there is no room for The idea that these things should the electorate. The latest trend ing, which allowed the flames in the fact that, at the very least, semester, some type of change is an executive usurpation of that be discarded, or ignored during towards governance by personal to spread in a rapid and deadly someone has stepped up to take imminent. I am sure these events body’s opinion. The reasoning debate, is reprehensible. whim risks undermining a leg- manner. blame. will help to improve campus life behind the veto, or at least the A governing body that can- acy of proper governance. The Though the Derderians obvi- and make Carnegie Mellon even stated justification, concerned a not evaluate based on the merits responsibilities of representation ously share some of the blame, Christian D’Andrea (ckd@) is a better. failure of representation by the of a policy alone should be dis- are meant to trump the fears of they had no idea what was in Rhode Islander who grew up just a Undergraduate Student Senate. banded for the good of those it is reprisal. store when Great White began few miles from the Station. He lost Tom can be reached at (sbp@) When one unpacks that logic, supposed to serve. to play that night. They never a cousin in the Station fire three or 412-657-3953. His office hours it fails to flesh out. This reason- Perhaps the most telling result Benjamin Hackett (bhackett@) cleared the use of fireworks in years ago, and he will never for- this week will be Tuesday, from ing presumes to assign levels of from the entire endeavor was the welcomes feedback by e-mail or their club, and though the fire get the images and events of that 3:30 to 4:30 pm in his office in the representation inappropriately willingness of a representative online at BenjaminHackett.com. hazards were still apparent, tragic night. University Center, room 318F.

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“Dan Quayle misspelling ‘potato.’ ” “When Lyndon Johnson zipped down his “When [George W.] Bush referred to “I read somewhere that William Taft got “I think shooting someone in the face pants and said, ‘Do they have this?!’ ” Africa as a nation when he was talking stuck in a bathtub.” takes the cake.” about AIDS.” Pitt student dies in alcohol incident

ALCOHOL, from A3 by fi rst-time users.” ate healthy habits around their Church’s department is respon- own relationship with alcohol,” County medical examiner’s offi ce sible for initiating alcohol preven- Church said. But she admitted ruled that Holly died from blunt tion and awareness programs like there is a lot more that Carnegie force trauma to the head. The AlcoholEdu and Late Night activi- Mellon and campuses across the death was ruled accidental. ties at the University Center. country can do to promote alco- Medics on the scene declared AlcoholEdu is currently in its hol awareness. him dead at 12:30, according to second year of operation at CMU, “As far as national concerns, we Ewing. with the class of 2008 being the probably skew a bit lower than “What happened to the student fi rst class to take it. normal,” Church added about al- at Pitt is really a tragedy,” said The course is designed to cre- cohol consumption, “but the real- Jennifer Church, associate dean ate awareness among college stu- ity is that we need to fi nd the right of Student Affairs at CMU. “Even dents about the effects of alcohol combination of education, expe- though it was off campus, and and the problems with unhealthy riences, and opportunities that’s entirely a different issue, it says consumption. going to speak to our population a lot about drinking in college in “AlcoholEdu for us is really [of students].” general.” intended to be a piece of a larger Overall, Church urged students The incident shows the adverse solution. It’s really a launching to follow protocol and call the effects alcohol can have on in- point to ensure that students police when someone is in danger, dividuals, including college stu- are getting the information,” even if off campus. dents at Carnegie Mellon. Church said. “We want to make sure students “Alcohol consumption is defi - She stressed that the fi nal deci- know that if they’re in a situation nitely a concern for us,” Church sion of whether to consume alco- that someone is at risk, not to said. “We worry about overcon- hol or not is with each individual. worry about getting in trouble,” sumption and about consumption “We’re trying to help them cre- Church said. THE TARTAN • FEBRUARY 20, 2006 A13 Tartan lacrosse starts spring season Track prepares for UAA Championships LACROSSE, from A14 ence in the country on the B side. for Carnegie Mellon lacrosse is to TRACK, from A14 Men’s throwers Tom Matta very good performances,” However, we have lofty goals. build an organization that is both and Michael Reggie finished in remarked head coach Dario we couldn’t get the ball out of our My immediate goal for the team successful on and off the field. from junior Russel Verbofsky, the top 20 in the weight throw- Donatelli after the meet. “I would own defensive zone, so we rarely is to get them to play together as Our philosophy here is to do what placing fifth overall in the 300- ing events, with Matta’s score say we would have a chance to had the opportunity to score. We a unit. We need to transition to a it takes to compete at the highest meter dash. Complementing of 16.24 meters coming in ninth win the UAA championship. It are going to have to put some se- point where we aren’t thinking, possible level and represent the these performances, the Tartans overall and Reggie’s 13.85 would depend on everyone on rious work into our faceoffs and we are just reacting. Last season University well. We not only want secured third place in five run- meters coming in 20th. Matta the team to do a little bit better defensive play.” I coached a playoff team in the to create a national powerhouse, ning heats: sophomore Shauna also secured 28th overall in his than they are doing now, but we The team’s strength lies in CCLA; we are a lot better than we want to create something spe- Ormon (44.84) and freshman 13.41-meter performance in the are all doing as well as we are its depth and raw talent. With that team. Making a deep run in cial on campus too.” Carlton Reeves (50.86) in the 300- 21 players on the roster, the ma- the playoffs and being a top-25 Carnegie Mellon’s men’s la- meter dash, junior Davey Quinn jority of them upperclassmen, team is definitely an option for crosse team is looking to create (2:31.36) in the 1000-meter run, “We definitely have had some very the Tartans have a real chance this team. Going to Dallas and that buzz and excitement sur- and the 4x400 relay teams with a to make an impact within their the national tournament is not rounding athletics that is often time of 3:21.15 for the men and good performances. I would say we division. It is Stamatopoulos’ out of the question either.” missing from the Carnegie Mellon 4:19.08 for the women. goal within the coming weeks The Tartans’ first divisional community. So this spring, help With impressive finishes for would have a chance to win the UAA to develop that raw talent into home game is Wednesday, March the Tartans achieve this goal by Carnegie Mellon on the track, a team. “Typically teams, when 22, against Indiana University taking an hour and a half out of the Tartans also fared well in championship.” they join the MDIA, have a very of Pennsylvania at 7 pm in your studies, donning a Carnegie the field events. Junior Eric difficult time adjusting and aren’t Gesling Stadium. Hopefully, Mellon T-shirt, and heading over Tang earned a second-place fin- shot put. Adriane Soehner and in the past year where we came successful,” he said. “However, temperatures will be at least 30 to Gesling Stadium to lend your ish in the men’s long jump with Becky Metler also performed well up second. We definitely have a I don’t perceive that to be the degrees; warmer conditions will support to the men of Carnegie a 6.34-meter jump. Tang also in the women’s throwing events, chance to win it.” case for this team. The CCLA be more spectator-friendly. As Mellon lacrosse. placed 11th in the triple jump with Soehner coming in 39th With solid performances is probably the toughest confer- Stamatopoulos said, “The goal with first-year Colin Marks finish- and 37th overall, respectively, in from both the women’s and ing eighth with a jump of 12.86 the shot put (9.31m) and weight men’s teams at the Kent State meters. First-year Jessica Meng throw (10.84m) events. Metler Tune-Up, the Tartans are looking of the women’s team garnered placed 24th overall in shot put forward to competing in the UAA an impressive fourth overall per- (10.84m) and 27th in weight Championships at Chicago in two formance in triple jump with a throw (12.16m). weeks and should look to place 10.74-meter finish. “We definitely have had some highly overall.

Monday, February 27 — In- ruary 27, in the Arena Room. door soccer rules meeting in the Tartan IM Basketball Poll Arena Room. Majors Sports in Season: 1. Beta 2nd Place 2. Beta Regualtors Floor Hockey — The playoffs 3. KDR start tonight. Brackets are avail- Administration able in the IM Office. Intermediate 1. HBB Check Ball PiKA

Drew Hendrickson/Photo Staff Director: Mike Mastroianni Basketball — Schedules are 2. 5526 x8-2214 or mma@ now available outside the IM Of- 3. Jibrovia Junior midfi elder Tomo Gibson defends the Tartans in a scrimmage against Penn State–Behrend. Assistant Director: Mike Grzy- fice. Games are under way in the 4. Beta Freshmen winski, x8-2214 or immike@ UC gym. Games are played Mon- 5. Spirit Warriors Secretary: Amy Kiryk, day through Thursday nights Tartan women drop two on the road, x8-2053 or kiryk@ and Sunday afternoons. There Women President: Jon Kline, jlkline@ are 86 teams playing in the four 1. Hoopers nearing the end of a tough season Vice-President: William Ross, leagues this year. The finals will 2. Spirit Warriors wross1@ be held on Thursday, March 23, 3. Lady Ball Knockers BASKETBALL, from A14 when the final buzzer sounded. including Washington University Women’s President: IM Night, in Skibo Gym. 4. Busta Kappa Boombas The women’s basketball in St. Louis, which leads the way Jaci Feinstein, jfeinste@ a career-high nine points versus team will cap their season on at number three. Don’t take pity Individual Call Pool and Table Minors the Spartans. Saturday, February 25, at 2 on the Tartans, however — they Tennis — Schedules are avail- 1. Terry Time Yesterday, a Rothwell layup pm in Skibo Gymnasium when consider playing strong UAA Important Dates: able in the IM Office. Please 2. Sig Ep Basketball off a pass from Sommermeyer they take on the University of competition as a challenge and play all games as scheduled and 3. Fiddlers brought the Tartans within one Rochester. They will need to a great opportunity. “It’s excit- Monday, February 20 — Floor report scores to the IM Office. 4. All Stars point at 20–19 at the 8:24 mark, defeat the Yellowjackets to avoid ing because you know you’re in hockey playoffs start 5. PKT A but then Case ended the half with going winless in UAA play. The the best conference in Division Indoor Soccer — Rosters are 6. This One’s For Ollie a 20–4 run to take a 40–23 lead. UAA is one of the premier con- III,” said head coach Gerri Seidl. Thursday, February 23 — Ros- due Thursday by 4:30 pm in 7. Brown Town Feola caught fire in the second ferences in women’s Division III “Every game is going to be a dog- ters for indoor soccer and three- the IM Office. All teams need 8. PiKA Old Balls half for the Tartans, erupting for basketball; they currently have fight. We have to come ready to on-three basketball due by to have a representative at the 9. Beta Old Guys 17 of her 24 points, en route to four schools ranked in the USA play game in and game out.” 4:30 pm in the IM Office. rules meeting on Monday, Feb- 10. Morewood Reunited cutting the deficit from 17 to 11 Today Division III Coaches’ Poll, Undegraduate Business Dean’s List Fall 2005

Undergraduate Business Administration would like to congratulate the following students who achieved Dean’s List* in Fall 2005

Jacqueline Andreozzi Kevin Labuz Santiago Gomez Sunny Shah Brian Ju Claire Andrzejewski Sarah Lam Alexander Gordon Megan Shinn Andrew Kiang Nicholas Basso Hannah Lee Arish Gupta Brittany Smith Alok Kirloskar Sarah Carney Eva Lin Jing He Henry Tsai Dennis Kogan Byron Chou Anna Ly Serena Ho Patarasiri Virutamavongsa Hyo Sung Lee Brian Correia Eileen Morrison Lauren Hoffman Kohta Wajima Tiffany Lee Carlos Dezayas Michael Mullen Sarah Hu Keely Walter Carol Lo Ryan Einwag Vrushali Paunikar Anna Kao Yang Wang Su Luo Jared Itkowitz Abhishek Raghavan Jordan Koslosky James White Lauren Maloney Stephen Karolyi Matt Schulz Kyle Langworthy Michael Yenason Rekha Nair Hae Rang Kim Trenton Sisson Chawimon Larbprasertporn Paul Yevzikov Angel Naya Jason Kuo Kevin So Catherine Lau Kerem Aksoy Emily Ng Un Kyung Lee Stephen Springer Ying Cora Li Hussein Al Baya Suvrat Prakash Christine McGarry Meyrick Sumantri Charis Lim Saad Alam Yinli Qiu Michael Paletta Zachary Teeple Vladimir Loktev Shanmugan Arunachalam Aditi Raturi Cyril Philip Alex Tompkins Pei Han Low Michael Barrella Elliott Schwartz Ryan Piper Mark Tressler Xiao Xia Lu Kim Berman Nicholas Segalla Edwin Shao Nabila Walji Victoria Lui Sureena Bhansali Christian Selwanes Laura Steidel Michael Wang Sandra Ma Dora Chang Roshni Sheth Andre Tartar Chiao Wu Victor Ma Chun Tzu Chen I-Ting Shih Yunfan Zhang Violetta Zharov Erika Matsumoto Julian Chun Peter Sukits Matthew Adams Ashish Agarwal Kevin Mulkern Lauren Dergance Judith Sun Shawn Alwani Bryan Alexander Menna Mulugetta William Drewery Eddie Szeto Roman Barbalat Anisha Anantapadmanabhan Se-Heun Park Bary Dunn Puja Talati Tyler Booher Jeremy Astor Sudeep Paul Pedro Ferraz Michael Yang Nancy Dou Sanggi Bae Guido Perez Jeffrey Friedrich Jessie Yeung Douglas Fricker W.I. Bleu Ramzi Ramsey Ruchika Goswami Ran Yi George Haberman Aaron Brown William Ross Ryan Grattan Joong Ho Yoon Douglas Hilling Varut Bulakul Svetlana Sandler Rachel Gross Robert Young Stephen Kasky Yee Chan Neil Sanyal Christian Guirnalda Jennifer Yu Puja Katariwala Nicholas Deangelis John Sedunov Chuen Ha Conway Yung Carrie Kmetzo Neera Dugar Sandip Sengupta Robert Hagerich Wen Zhang Maxim Kozhevnik Keyana Farkondepay Shangbuhm Seok Nayoung Joe

*students receiving a 3.5 or higher and taking 45 units Sports 20 February 2006 THE TARTAN A14 Swim team MMen’en’s llacrosseacrosse sstartstarts sstrongtrong places well at Kenyon

by Erin Gagnon Sports Editor

The Carnegie Mellon women’s and men’s swimming teams raced at the Kenyon College Invitational Saturday, finishing second and fifth, respectively. The women’s team, with 292 points, secured second over- all out of eight teams, falling behind Kenyon College’s first- place, 419-point finish. Denison University rounded out the mix, finishing in third place overall with 267 points. Contributing to the women’s overall score was sophomore Anna Kochalko’s first-place finish in the 400-yard IM with a time of 4:42.43. Later Drew Hendrickson/Photo Staff in the afternoon, Kochalko fin- Sophomore midfi elder Zack Teeple chases down a Penn State–Behrend player. Saturday afternoon, Carnegie Mellon men’s lacrosse beat Penn State–Behrend 9–7. ished second in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of The Carnegie Mellon men’s la- City College, Indiana University goals. Sophomore captain Matt Behrend countered Carnegie 2:30.54. Third-place honors by Erin Gagnon crosse team has gone through of Pennsylvania, and Taylor Adams led the team with four Mellon’s attack with an attack of were secured by junior Megan Sports Editor a complete transformation dur- University. goals and an assist, while junior its own. Going into halftime, the Yee in the 100-yard butterfly ing the past year, switching from This year’s addition of head captain Rick McMullen added score was even at four apiece as with a time of 1:04.51 and by A temperature in the teens, the National Collegiate Lacrosse coach Anthony Stamatopoulos to Adams’ four goals with two the lead transfered between the first-year Ana Flores in the 200- strong gusty winds, and a dust- League into the more competitive adds the experience and guid- of his own. The remaining three two teams throughout the game. yard backstroke with a time of ing of snow on the turf may not Men’s Division of Intercollegiate ance the team needs in order to 2:23.30. sound like reasonable conditions Associates (MDIA). The MDIA is successfully navigate their way The Carnegie Mellon men’s for a Carnegie Mellon men’s la- a league strictly for universities around the CCLA. Stamatopoulos swimming team was not as crosse game, but play they did, without a varsity program but is a native of Baltimore who “The Tartans were able to play with successful as its women’s coun- and win they did, leaving Penn with players who want to play played for and coached for Ferris terpart this weekend. They State–Behrend a long bus ride varsity-caliber lacrosse. Teams State University, another CCLA high intensity throughout the 60-min- finished with 89 points, good home to thaw out and lament a within the MDIA practice five program. Assistant coach Rich enough for fifth out of 10 teams. fruitless trip to Pittsburgh. times a week and are mostly Grant was an outstanding la- ute game, racking up nine goals.” Denison University took home Carnegie Mellon men’s lacrosse funded at a varsity level. The crosse player for the University of the overall win with 348 points, opened their season Saturday MDIA consists of 170 teams in Pittsburgh and is able to extend followed by Kenyon College afternoon with a 9–7 win in a nine conferences that span the his passion and skill to Carnegie (199), Wabash College (157), scrimmage against Penn State– country. Carnegie Mellon falls Mellon’s program. goals were scored by senior Troy McMullen commented, “When and Ohio Northern University Behrend, a win that was integral within the Central Collegiate The increased practice time Cox and sophomores Devin Blais we had the ball on offense we (100). Senior Brian Hunter for the team to see where they Lacrosse Association (CCLA) of paid off Saturday afternoon as and Zach Teeple. Adams, Blais, were able to play well and score, brought home the men’s only are and what they need to do in the MDIA. The Tartan’s new divi- the Tartans were able to play with Teeple, and Cox each had an assist but we couldn’t win faceoffs, and individual first-place finish in order to prepare for their upcom- sion is home to colleges such as high intensity throughout the 60- to round out the Tartans’ offen- the 200-yard freestyle with a ing league play. the University of Dayton, Grove minute game, racking up nine sive. Unfortunately, Penn State– See LACROSSE, page A13 time of 1:43.43.

Fate of University Athletic Association top honors lies in the Tartans’ fi nal game

and from the halftime score it By Colin Liotta seemed they would finally get Staffwriter that elusive win. But the opening three min- “No comment.” That was all utes of the second half would junior Brad Matta had to say prove costly for the Tartans. Nate about the men’s basketball team’s Maurer, the team’s top scorer disappointing 88–74 loss against (18.3 points per game), fouled Emory in Atlanta last Friday. out of the game with 17:37 left in The Tartans entered the night the second half after quickly pick- in sole possession of the UAA lead ing up his third, fourth, and fifth and were looking to pull ahead of (a technical) fouls. The Tartans the rest of the conference with a were up 47–38 when Maurer little over a week left in the regu- fouled out, and with the Tartans’ lar season. top scorer out of the game, Emory Carnegie Mellon defeated quickly took advantage. The Emory 96–88 back on January Eagles went on a 20–6 run and 22 at Skibo Gymnasium, and the led 58–53 with 9:59 left to play. first half of Friday’s game looked The Eagles held on and never Courtesy of Jackie Dieffenbacher of The Observer as though the end result would looked back as they extended Carnegie Mellon junior guard Brad Matta plays defense against a Case player. be the same. The two teams their lead and beat the Tartans by exchanged leads several times at 14 points. The Tartans never relinquished With the win, the Tartans the beginning of the game until The loss at Emory meant that their lead during the second half, are now tied for the UAA lead the Tartans went up 17–16 on a a victory yesterday against Case despite going 0–8 from the free- with Washington University. The layup by Clayton Barlow-Wilcox. Western was crucial for the throw line in the last 19 minutes Tartans can clinch the title with a The Tartans held the lead for the Tartans in order to keep their of the game. Fortunately, Maurer win at home this Saturday against rest of the first half, extending it hopes of a UAA title alive. The two and Brad Matta hit clutch free Rochester. Said Maurer about the to as much as 11 points. The first teams fought evenly in the first throws with 35 seconds left to Rochester game, “Everything is half was highlighted by dunks half, with neither team achieving help seal an 80–75 victory for the on the line just like last year. from seniors Nate Maurer and a lead of more than five points. Tartans. Hopefully we can clinch the title Bary Dunn, as well as the sharp After fouling out early in the Maurer explained how Friday’s for our school and everybody. I’ve shooting of senior and co-captain second half against Emory on loss was motivation for him wanted to make the tournament A.J. Straub, who hit four con- Friday, Maurer looked to redeem against Case. “Personally, I let ever since I started playing college secutive three-pointers, including himself and came out firing, scor- down the team and the fans. basketball, and now I have one three in a one-minute span. The ing 16 of his game-high 30 points Being a senior, I shouldn’t have to more game to make that happen.” Courtesy of Jackie Dieffenbacher of The Observer Tartans went into the half leading in the first half to help the Tartans watch the last 17 minutes of the The Tartans and Yellowjackets tip Carnegie Mellon senior guard Bary Dunn (33) out-reaches a Case Western Emory 45–36. The Tartan seniors take a 42–37 lead going into half- game from the bench, so I knew I off Saturday at 4 pm in Skibo player for the rebound. had yet to beat Emory in Atlanta, time. had to step up big today.” Gymnasium. Track ‘tunes up’ at Kent Women’s basketball defeated by Emory and Case were able to place highly in a 5–7) took a 39–19 halftime lead by Jeffrey Wang number of running events, with by Doug Fricker and picked up where they left Junior Staffwriter first-place heat finishes in the Junior Staffwriter off to gradually increase their 600-meter race leading the way. lead, winning by 41 points. The The CMU men’s and women’s Junior Mark Davis and sopho- The Carnegie Mellon women’s Tartans again fell behind early track and field teams traveled more Scott Fortune completed basketball team went on the yesterday, but they buckled down to Kent State University last the 600-meter with impressive road for the last time this season and played hard to outscore Case Saturday, to attend the Kent State times of 1:24.46 and 1:25.91 to to play two University Athletic 38–32 in the second half before Tune-Up. This meet had an open place sixth and seventh over- Association (UAA) games. They losing by 11. format, where none of the perfor- all, respectively, in the men’s made a trip to Atlanta to play Sophomore Leah Feola became mances were scored. It was held division. Emory University on Friday eve- the first Tartan to score over 20 primarily to prepare athletes for Sophomore Ashley Bakelmun ning and then to Cleveland to points in a game this season as upcoming division champion- pulled off her own first-place match up against Case Western she got a career-high 24 points ships. More specifically for the heat finish to rank second over- Reserve University yesterday on 10–15 shooting against Case Tartans, Kent prepared both the all with a stunning performance afternoon. The Tartans (5–19 Western (12–12, 5–8). First-year men and women for the UAA of 1:43.00 in the 600-meter overall, 0–13 in the UAA) could forward Ashley Rothwell came Championships at the University women’s event. The women also not muster a victory in either off the bench to score a career- of Chicago on March 2. racked up another first-place game, as they lost 84–43 to the high 12 points in both games, Coming off a very impres- heat coming from an 18:58.38 Eagles on Friday and followed while also collecting a career-high sive performance at the Oberlin performance by KJ Helmstetter that up with a 72–61 defeat at the 12 rebounds against Case. Senior Invitational (with a first-place in the 5000-meter run, placing hands of the Spartans yesterday. Dava Sommermeyer added nine finish for the men and third for 17th overall. The men added to Against Emory the Tartans points and five rebounds in the the women), the Tartans were their first-place finishes with a Courtesy of Jackie Dieffenbacher of The Observer could not get into a rhythm on loss to Emory, while first-year determined to continue their suc- second-place heat time of 36.85 offense, and they dug themselves guard Corey Innes contributed cess in preparation for the UAA Carnegie Mellon fi rst-year Corey Innes guards a Case Western player. The into a deep hole before the end of Championships. The Tartans See TRACK, page A13 Lady Tartans’ last game is this Saturday at Skibo Gymnasium. the first half. The Eagles (15–8, See BASKETBALL, page A13

...this week only 4 Lunar Gala Get ready to celebrate fashion this Saturday at the 10th annual show.

5 Auto Show According to car buffs, you are what you drive.

6 Laramie Thirteen actors play 63 characters to explore the effects of a Wyoming hate crime.

7 Spike Lee Influential director speaks on the role of the media 8 in race in America.

4 5 6 7 Courtesy of www.jamiehughesphotography.com ...feature 8 Libraries What the Carnegie Libraries can tell us about Pittsburgh, and vice versa.

...regulars 3 Did You Know? Thievery at Wean Hall, human muscle responses, and Malik Zulu Shabazz in purple.

7 Dollar Movie Hitchcock, Rent on the silver screen, and the poor man’s Jumanji.

11 Comics Find out what the government has been looking for in this week’s We’re All Doomed.

PUBLISHER Bradford L. Yankiver EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Evan Sundwick MANAGING EDITOR Tiffany Yun PILLBOX EDITOR Kristen Lukiewski CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Michelle Bova COMICS EDITOR Jimi Okelana PHOTO EDITOR Robert Kaminski ART EDITOR Alejo Grigera COPY MANAGER Greg Hanneman PRODUCTION MANAGER Liz Schwartz LAYOUT MANAGER Allison Gallant COVER Robert Kaminski

The Tartan . Box 1017 . Carnegie Mellon University . Pittsburgh, PA 15289-1017 . www.thetartan.org . © 2006 The Tartan yYOU ON THE CELL PHONE! Shut up! Polite cell phones may relieve your ears Did you know?

Since it first burst onto the hip couture Nanny McPhee. The eWatch even detects where scene, the cellular telephone, or “cell phone,” you are based on audio levels and ambient light, Lee Gregg, a Carnegie Tech professor of or the minimalist’s “cell,” has both driven letting your cell phone know if you are in the psychology, published his work on human communication advancements and provoked confessional or just listening to “CRAAAAZY 50 muscle response, stating that when a subject is a wide gamut of controversy. The problem, my LAAAAADIESSSS.” unmotivated to perform a task, muscle tensions friends, lies not in potential brain tumors and February 14, 1956 while performing are low. While I have no idea avoidable car accidents, but in the awkward This eWatch is going to be big news for the what applicability this finding has, it does seem social situations cell phones can induce. Until geriatric scene. They’ve been hatin’ on the cell apropos that Gregg was later memorialized in the these predicaments are resolved, friendships will phone since it was the size of a briefcase and name of the Porter Hall 100 lecture hall, where I continue to be lost and countless embarrassed could only fit in the trunk of a car. Cell phone use spent many hours being unmotivated. people will still squirm around in their seats. has increased 10-fold in the last 10 years, a fact best verified by spending 15 minutes in line at But researchers at Carnegie Mellon are curbing Giant Eagle. Brain cancer is on the rise, too, but the wave of humiliation that comes with a that’s a minor detail. The Tartan announced that the University quiet calculus lecture, 26 attentive students, had matriculated more students from outside and one sudden burst of a “CRAAAAZY Who hasn’t longed for the days of yore 25 Pennsylvania than inside for the first time in LAAAAADIESSSS” ringtone. Enter the eWatch, when candlelight and sticks made for good its history. Admissions claimed that St. Louis, a device capable of telling the time — and much entertainment, when a friendly movie was February 17, 1981 Chicago, and Minneapolis represented “new more! interrupted not by Beyoncé but by the mooing of academic horizons” from which to recruit. Plans cows out in the pasture? must have changed, though: I wouldn’t exactly call Carnegie Mellon researchers are in the early Minneapolitans the substantial new demographic stages of creating the eWatch, a wrist-clock So if you’re sitting in a movie and your second around campus since the ’80s. with enough tricks to make any Rolex-toting cousin just has to tell you all about last night’s executive salivate like Pavlov’s dog. Project junior prom, the eWatch will tell you nearly advisor Asim Smailagic leads the effort, which everything but the color of her dress. The is a collaboration between the ECE department, device signals to the user with visual or tactile A thief hid inside the closet at the back of the CS department, and industrial design. First messages. Important e-mails and voice messages Wean 5419 cluster and emerged after the rooms tested in August 2004 and publicized on National can be shown in the same way. 10 were locked to steal memory from many — but Public Radio last week, the eWatch can not only not all — of the 64 computers in the cluster. The tell you if you’re late for that 3 o’clock dentist Perfect, right? For the gadget-forward, yes. The February 19, 1996 thief snuck out when the cluster reopened after appointment, it’ll remind you that it’s scheduled fashion-forward? Eh, not so much. Though it’s cleaning. We can only guess why SCS never for that day. And let’s say you’re late for that offered in various colors (an oatmeal beige and commissioned grad students to build a laser- appointment and you’re running really fast and a blinding blue, among others), the eWatch fits guided Cluster Sentinel® robot... or checked the BAM! you collide with a car — never fear! The like wearing a stack of Pogs on your wrist drawn closet. eWatch has already notified the authorities of the together by a thin strip of velcro. The website accident. So it saves lives. It’s a TV remote, too. photos showing the eWatch without the plastic covering looks like what you’d expect from the The eWatch and your cell phone are on the same most complicated time-keep that doesn’t chime In its coverage of 2001’s Sex Week, the Tartan team. They work together, and they never fight — a mini circuit board. printed an article on an objectivist lecture against about the rules. The eWatch is like the coach 5 “neo-Puritanism” under the headline “Sex Is Good.” with a headset on the sidelines, surveying the Can we expect to see Angelina Jolie sporting This was one part of a tripartite series that week whole field. The eWatch can detect if you are an eWatch on the way to her next yoga session? February 19 , 2001 along with Science & Technology’s “The Sky is in a darkened room, such as a photo lab, movie Your guess is as good as my sweet Joy to Blue” and Forum’s “Death is Tragic.” theater, or one of those weird places where the the World ringtone — still not changed since sun never rises. Christmas 2004. How nice now that I don’t have to share the Good News with the rest of the Taking this information, the eWatch signals your darkened theater. cell phone not to ring. This gets a little more complicated than Steve Martin telling you to Erich Schwartzel | Staffwriter turn off your cell phone before you sit down for Wearing a misleadingly nonthreatening snazzy purple suit, political activist Malik Zulu Shabazz 1 visited campus, ostensibly to speak on black history. Before he started, he had two Tartan February 21, 2005 photographers removed from the room by his entourage, armed with truncheons and outdoor voices. On the plus side, it wasn’t until covering Shabazz’s four-hour-long, anti-intellectual, anti- Semitic spiel that I discovered how evil I truly am. No wonder he needed to use the metal detectors on us.

Adam Greenberg | Contributing Alumnus Justin Brown | Assistant Photo Editor

humor pillbox 02.20.06 3 Preliminary clothing designs by Katie Rodgers (Left) come to life on model Maite Rios (Right).

Mingwei Tay | Photo Staff Mingwei Tay | Photo Staff X-treme fashion, X-treme time commitment Lunar Gala designers and choreographers prep for the big show

“Lunar Gala is the opportunity to celebrate cultural In mid-November, the designers met with 30 to 40 models in time.” Stewart agreed, “My partner and I met twice a week awareness, creativity through expression, and appreciation order to see them walk down the mock runway. The designers and often spent entire weekends working on our designs.” for fashion and design,” said junior design major Natisha listed their top three choices for models per design, and it While being a huge time commitment, designing for Lunar Kang, Lunar Gala’s 2006 design coordinator. was the committee’s job to distribute the models to all the Gala has also served as an extensive learning experience. designers. Rodgers said, “I picked certain models for certain “I’ve learned a lot about sewing, pattern making, and fitting,” Ten years ago, Lunar Gala began as an event to celebrate outfits that I knew they would look good in.” As soon as all the Stewart said. “I plan on designing next year, so this has really the lunar new year. It is a fashion show that features the different designer–model sections were decided, the real work acted as preparation for me.” innovative designs of both Carnegie Mellon University began. students and local boutiques, as modeled by Carnegie Mellon Professionally, Stewart is looking into industrial design with students. The designers had all of winter break to collect materials and an interest in shoe design, and views Lunar Gala as a big create the designs. “Anything past winter break was just step in first-hand design experience. Similarly, Rodgers said, Every year the Lunar Gala committee, which is led by tweaking and fitting,” Kim said. “Since I’m an industrial design major, it will look really good two producers, strives to choose a flexible theme that can on my résumé and in my portfolio.” be interpreted by the various designers. This year, the Along with designing and creating the actual clothes, the committee chose the theme “X” in honor of Lunar Gala’s designers must have an idea of how they want the models to What makes the burden of costs so bearable for the designers, 10-year anniversary. Co-producer David Kim, a senior ECE move across the runway. They are able to choose their own Kim believes, is that the designers get to keep each piece and business double major, said, “We wanted the ‘X’ to music and receive help with choreography and positioning they create for their portfolios. Also, according to Public represent ‘eXtreme,’ or any words with the same idea, such from the backstage coordinators, senior Hannah Kim and Relations Chair Winnifred Tse, the designers have the option as ‘eXpression.’” junior Katy Lin. Rodgers chose “Kiss Kiss” by Tarkan, which of showcasing their work at The Frame, an art and music is a Turkish song with a simple beat. “I just chose a simple venue on Margaret Morrison Street. In mid-October, nearly 20 designers submitted their portfolios choreography because I think the show is more about the to be evaluated by the committee. Each portfolio contained clothes,” Rodgers said. “The most exciting thing about being a designer is getting eight to ten designs for both guys and girls. Kim said, “The to make your own designs come to life and showing them off committee was looking for a designer or pair of designers who A designer partnership, first-year Gavin Stewart and to the school,” said Rodgers. “Also, it’s a way to get involved knew exactly what materials they would be using and knew sophomore Joannie Wu, chose industrial music to go with with a school activity.” how to directly replicate their sketches.” With this criterion their Slavic-, wartime-, ’20s-, and cyber-themed collection. “I as the basis, the interview process helped narrow down the like that the song starts out slow but really begins to pick up “It’s just a good time all around,” said Stewart. nearly 20 applicants to 10. as the section progresses,” said Stewart. Kang said, “The most rewarding part of the show is when the Katie Rodgers, a sophomore industrial design major, was After winter break, the Lunar Gala committee met twice a hard work of almost 100 people from all over campus and from one of the 10 chosen. Her theme is “eXtreme Compost” week; the week before the show, they will meet every day in such diverse backgrounds, comes together to produce a show and features designs integrating both fabric and everyday order to run through each of the designer’s sections and fine- that is unique to Carnegie Mellon.” materials, such as newspaper. “I’ve always wanted to [create] tune any choreography and poses. For each designer, practice things out of random things laying around,” Rodgers said. lasts for about 10 to 15 minutes. “Fitting and adjusting take Lunar Gala is this Saturday at 8 pm in Rangos Hall. Tickets the most time,” Rodgers said. can be purchased at the Lunar Gala table or at the UC Info While Lunar Gala encourages these sorts of creative ideas, Desk. Tickets are $12 each and include food, the show, and there is a limit to the flexibility: time and money. Certain There is a reason why the designers are given five months to entrance to the afterparty. materials would take too much time to obtain, and the costs prepare for the show — every last second is needed. Outside of these materials come directly out of the designers’ pockets. of practice, designers continue to work on their pieces. Justine Lee | Staffwriter Kim mentioned that a few of the designers receive SURG They meet with their partners and their models to alter and funding. enhance. Rodgers said, “[It] consumes a lot of my out-of-class entertainment 4 pillbox 02.20.06 Look like your car Designers weigh in about what’s hot in the auto world

You have seen it all — from the box on wheels to the sleek Among the car manufacturers that Baskinger said do it Improving manufacturers: All companies are trying cat-like form that hugs the road. These are the cars you yearn best is Toyota. “[They] squeeze as much out of the price as to improve; “Ford, Chrysler, and Chevy are really paying for or lampoon. Some cars are so hot they make you stop in they can,” but he said that Toyota is still trying to figure out attention to styling; before they [just] made cars that ran.” your tracks or approach carefully when they are parked. Some “what their cars look like.” While Toyota may be floundering —Baskinger cars inspire reverence, others mockery. But the design of a car to create a distinctive style, their sedans have become goes beyond that — it not only has something to do with how increasingly influential, according to Baskinger. He mentioned “The brand I am most excited about in Japan is Mazda, in others see you, but it can also change how you see yourself. that Volkswagen and Jetta have adopted the “rounded the past five years they have completely turned themselves blobular form” for their sedans, similar to the Camry or the around.” —Zulkie “Some people identify themselves by their car; some people Corolla. Baskinger called this trend the “Camrification of the don’t care,” said Mark Baskinger, a professor in the design automobile.” Get used to it: “Cross-over vehicles will be here for a while... department. The Jeep Wrangler is timeless.” Traditional pick-ups will stick A notable car dud from the past was the Chevy Nova, a real around, with the Honda Ridgeline being an example of the If you’re a car buff and stopped by the 2006 Pittsburgh flop in the Spanish-speaking world where its name means new breed of pick-up trucks. —Baskinger International Auto Show, you have already seen some of “doesn’t go.” More recent failures? Baskinger picks the the newest designs from well over 30 car manufacturers, Pontiac Aztek as the big no-no in recent years. By placing the Earth-friendly design: The hybrid market needs to find including luxury brands like Aston Martin and Bentley. To Aztek on a minivan platform, Baskinger said Pontiac made it an in-between from the over-styled Honda Insight-type an untrained eye it may all look good to you, especially after look like “too much car.” He feels that the Aztek tries to “fake” vehicle to seamlessly integrated vehicles like the Toyota Prius long, cold waits for the bus in the morning. But what do real the look of a military vehicle, and the car ends up looking or Highlander. They need a balance between “completely designers think of the looks of cars today? “bloated.” Baskinger doesn’t discriminate against military- hidden” and “completely overt” in terms of announcing their inspired rides — his favorite car is the Land Rover Defender eco-friendliness. —Baskinger Greg Zulkie, a sophomore industrial design major, feels that 90, which he called “the simplest car ever made.” Zulkie, on the Detroit Auto Show showcased the problems that the the other hand, noted the H2 and H3, inspired by the military “Hybrid SUVs are taking advantage of the battery motor for American manufacturers have faced lately. He stated that, Hummer vehicle, as his least favorite cars. “They represent high performance in torque, rather than gas mileage... . There after releasing a lot of SUVs and trucks, “[Ford’s] sales hit the arrogance of gas consumption in America,” he said. is an improvement in mileage, but not the significant kind.” rock bottom this year, along with GM. Both companies have —Zulkie been in damage control mode for at least a year and haven’t But Carnegie Mellon and Pittsburgh are doing pretty well at appeared to even consider new models that take risks.” keeping the roads tank-free, according to Baskinger. He said Gen-X-mobile: The Scion “[has] a lot of different variables; that of the places he’s lived (New Jersey and Illinois, among you get more choice.” —Baskinger Zulkie believes that among American, European, and others), he finds that Pittsburgh has a pretty even spread of Japanese cars, Japanese cars “are reflecting the best of two SUVs versus cars. He mentioned he sees a lot of luxury SUVs Well-designed: The Altima: “It has purposeful different markets.” Zulkie notes reliability, gas mileage, and in the Maggie Mo lot, though. ornamentation.” —Baskinger performance as the star points in Japanese-made vehicles. While many a college kid lusts after a ride — any ride Blasting the past: “As cool as the retro pony cars are (new So how do Carnegie Mellon students stack up? How much — design can be an important element in how you get Mustang, new Camaro, etc.), I feel that it is a cop out to keep car-style savvy does the Morewood parking lot, or Margaret from point A to point B. To make life easier for the clueless, coming out with ‘new’ old cars.” —Zulkie Morrison Street, reflect? Baskinger said, “On this campus you The Tartan has compiled some basic “picks” on design see the BMW 3 Series everywhere. It’s got a high sticker price happenings in the automotive world. Beauty only skin deep: “I like the new Mustang’s for what it is.” But though the ticket is high, Baskinger thinks overall exterior design; however when I sat in it, I was very the car is “nicely styled and ... speaks to the identity of a lot More car for your money: “Volkswagen and Subaru offer disappointed with the car’s cheap interior.” —Zulkie of our students.” Zulkie agrees, saying that BMWs stand out more performance for less money, with more attention to among student and faculty rides. materials.” —Baskinger Michelle Bova | Contributing Editor

Alejo Grigera | Art Editor entertainment pillbox 02.20.06 5 The Laramie Project Bringing hate crime awareness to Carnegie Mellon

When a small town comes face to face with murder, everyone Mellon students. “Things get us riled up,” she said, such as has a story to tell. Malik Zulu Shabazz’s controversial speech last year. “And when things get us riled up, we take the opportunity and do At fi rst glance, it’s the old story of a shocking event shattering things. This is just to get the word out.” While she hopes that a small town. Beneath the surface, though, it’s entirely some students will become involved in activism, it is more different. Written by Moisés Kaufman and the Tectonic important for Kochuba that the audience understands and Theater Project, The Laramie Project is a series of interviews respects the message conveyed by the show even though with Laramie, Wyo., residents about their reactions to the they may not agree with it. hate crime that led to the death of Matthew Shepard. Bringing this matter to the masses was a motive of author The Tectonic Theater Project’s aim was to interview the Kaufman. After the death of Matthew Shepard, he asked, inhabitants of Laramie in hopes of learning about the “How can we, as theater people, respond to and comment on effects of Matthew Shepard’s death. What they found was this situation? The members of the Tectonic Theater Project a multifaceted town with over a hundred stories and many were not legislation-passing politicians. They were actors, contradicting views. Was Laramie the type of place where and for them the best way to do this was through theater. one could freely live as he or she wanted, or one in which While people may not necessarily attend an activist rally, they someone could only make his own lifestyle choices if he kept may go and see a show. A show is just another way to bring them secret? It depends on whom you talk to. certain ideas to the masses.”

What makes this show unusual is that its 63 characters are The process of bringing the town of Laramie to life was played by only 13 actors, making it important for the actors extremely rewarding for the cast and crew. Kochuba believes to create clear distinctions between the different roles they that what makes Laramie come alive is the enthusiasm that play. In Scotch ’n’ Soda’s performance of The Laramie Project, the cast brings to the table. With all the outside work that the costume changes were minimal, such as the change of the cast is loaded with, one must be really passionate about sophomore Kwasi Mensah’s plaid shirt to transform a townie the show in order to put such effort into it. Moments when into a Baptist minister. This was a challenge the actors met an actor’s research resulted in a gold mine of information, and surpassed — most evident in fi rst-year Caulder Tempel’s including personal connections, were especially valued. effortless shift from a policeman to a somewhat stereotypical gay man to a Republican Senator and in fi rst-year Andrew Assistant director Ashley Birt, a junior English major, regards Stocchetti’s seamless transition from University of Wyoming The Laramie Project as one of the most important plays that president to remorseless murderer Aaron McKinney. can be performed right now. She said, “There is hate. It can happen anywhere — in a small town or even in Pittsburgh. Each character was not only distinct, but memorable as well. But you must see how a community deals with this, how it The audience was scared for the lives of policewoman Reggie affects people. There are both negative and positive results. Fluty (junior Danielle Griswold) and professor Catherine It’s a sad thing that happened to this kid but it raised an Connelly (sophomore Sarah Barbour) and was delighted by enormous amount of awareness.” the feisty attitude of Matthew’s friend, Romaine Patterson (fi rst-year Rose Sengenberger). Particularly memorable was Birt’s hope for the show is that it will make Carnegie Mellon junior Gerrit Betz’s portrayal of Matthew’s father, which left think. Often many students here get so involved in their work everyone silent following his speech to McKinney. Sophomore that they do not know or care about what’s going on in the Dave Lettieri’s fl awless depiction of Fred Phelps was equally world around us. She said, “CMU students need to “realize stunning. that this is the real world. This is going on — so go out and change it ... or at least turn on CNN.” Fred Phelps is the Baptist preacher who protested Shepard’s funeral and murder trial. He continues to speak at various According to Birt, “CMU needs this. CMU’s ready. It’s time for events about the profound evil that he believes homosexuality this.” to be, and there had been rumors that he would even follow The Laramie Project to Carnegie Mellon. Shweta Kumar | Junior Staffwriter

Director Courtney Kochuba, a junior English major who is also president of Scotch ’n’ Soda Theater, has been considering putting on The Laramie Project for some time now. A Pittsburgh native, she says that it has never been Top: Caulder Tempel performs as a homosexual produced here and that it’s time for that to happen since hate man describing his experience at a gay bar. crimes still occur. In fact, due to recent events such as a gay Bottom: Kwasi Mensah plays a cabdriver explaining hate crime in Massachusetts and Fred Phelps’ protesting of his interactions with Matthew Sheppard. Coretta Scott King’s funeral, this show is even more relevent. Robert Kaminski | Photo Editor Kochuba’s target audience is fi rst and foremost Carnegie

theater 6 pillbox 02.20.06 Spike Lee berates cultural trends Director voices his opinion on race and new ‘role models’

Speaking at the Byham Theatre last Thursday, Spike Lee couldn’t be just as good as a white boy; you had to be fi ve “The power of America isn’t in how many nuclear bombs it addressed a large group of energetic fans who gave an times better,” Lee said. has,” Lee said. “Its power is in its media.” ecstatic welcome to the controversial fi lmmaker. Lee, director of Mo’ Better Blues, The Original Kings of Comedy, and Lee attended Morehouse College and said that the summer Overseas, Lee said, American pop culture icons are seen the biopic Malcolm X, came to Pittsburgh to talk about his before his junior year, his advisor told him that all his everywhere. The particular strength of music videos and the fi lms, his life, and his views, as part of the African American electives were used up and that he had to choose a major. images they convey has created a lamentable social dynamic Cultural Center’s series of programs celebrating Black History Not particularly sure about the prospect of fi lms, Lee decided for Lee. He talked about how in his youth, young black men Month. to take pictures. People thought he was crazy for trying to truly supported each other in all efforts athletic, romantic, and make a living in a vacuum. academic. “Now, they aspire to be a pimp,” said Lee. “I don’t Lee recently produced CSA: The Confederate States of get this infatuation with gangsterism. It’s just crazy.... We America, a mockumentary about the eerie possibilities had “Back then, there was almost no African-American fi lm didn’t look up to pimps growing up.” the South won the Civil War. The fi lm, directed by Kevin landscape,” Lee said. Willmott, approaches the situation from the angle of a British By speaking on how the media worships images of documentary about America with short, infl ammatory After graduating from the New York University Tisch School debauchery, Lee proved that he really sees his medium as “commercial” breaks where racist propaganda supposedly of the Arts in 1982, Lee spent a long time trying to make effective and worthwhile. He talked about having to censor would cut in. his fi rst big fi lm. “When you’re making your fi rst fi lm, you what his children watch these days to keep the corrupt want to include everything — explosions, people jumping messages away from them. Critics say that the fi lm really does not describe an alternative from building to building, and everything else,” Lee said. present. According to Stephen Whitty of the Newark Star “I realized that I had to start small. I had to begin with just In the question-and-answer session following the lecture, one Ledger, “How far off is Willmott’s scenario anyway?” two people talking and make it into a fi lm.” This became his public school teacher said he used the media in many parts “seriously sexy comedy” She’s Gotta Have It. of his curriculum but tried to expose his students to positive Well-known for racy “Spike Lee Joints” like this, Lee has infl uences. He asked, “How can I help them get past negative built a reputation for handling polemic subjects in brilliant, Lee’s career has hit many obstacles since then, including images?” Lee said, “Just keep doing what you’re doing. You down-to-earth portraits. For his work in the fi lm industry, Lee the famous budget debate over Malcolm X. After his studio have an uphill battle.” received an honorary Cesar Award for Lifetime Achievement cut his funding due to overspending, Lee had to ask famous in 2003. His career did not fl ourish from the start, however. African-Americans like Bill Cosby and Oprah Winfrey for In the fall, Lee’s Hurricane Katrina documentary Levees be Growing up in 1960s Brooklyn with an appreciation for money. He raised about $11 million doing this and was able Broke will premiere on HBO. “We turned our back on New African-American culture, Lee had no idea he wanted to be a to include everything he thought needed to be shown. Even Orleans,” said Lee. “We’ve all seen the videos and pictures.... fi lmmaker. after this, however, the Nation of Islam railed against many Now it looks like Hiroshima after the atomic bomb.” parts of Malcolm X, and Lee had to cut material. Overall, he A supportive and assertive family gave Lee the appreciation has established himself as a very prominent modern director. The many fi lms that Lee has directed span many stories and for hard work and the value of education. His grandmother themes, but he says that there are many stories left to be told. sacrifi ced her social security checks to help pay for college. During his lecture, Lee took some time to give some social “My mother used to push me real hard. Back then, you commentary about modern America and African-Americans. Matthew McKee | Staffwriter

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One of Alfred Hitchcock’s less Ewan McGregor plays a frustrated What would a musical look like This is a movie about kids who Björk in the Dark. The story of a well-known movies, Strangers on writer who falls in love — except if you ported it directly to fi lm? fi nd a mystical board game and young Eastern European single a Train is about two strangers... this time, he ain’t singin’. He is Rent ! With much of the original start to play, when all of a sudden mother named Selma (played by who meet on a train. And discuss still attractive, though. He starts cast acting just like they did on the board game becomes reality Björk) who moves to America with killing people for each other. When working on a river barge, and the Broadway, this fi lm received mixed and starts really messing up their her son with the hope of raising a stranger offs Guy Haines’ wife, the barge workers fi nd a dead woman reviews. Personally, I thought the lives, but they can’t just stop money to get an operation for him stranger asks a favor in return. Will fl oating in the river. Does McGregor acting was awkward... a movie playing because they have to fi nish so he doesn’t go blind like she’s in the innocent Haines bring himself know anything about it? Who should be a movie. But I never the game to end the madness! the process of doing. And she has to follow through with the devious cares? Let’s get naked! This fi lm saw the original. The singing was Shyeah, more like Jumanji: A delusions about musicals that keep deal? Find out, when strangers was rated NC-17 for explicit sexual nice and enjoyable, and the story Space Adventure. But there’s no her happy. But in all seriousness, meet... on a train! content, which is probably why you is all right. If you can get past the copyright infringement here... it this is a good fi lm, and your only didn’t see it the fi rst time around. fact that Friday night is “Dollar was written by the same guy. It chance to see Björk acting. She You should this time — it’s a pretty Broadway Show” night, then go is a kids’ movie, but it’s a well- did the soundtrack, as well. It’s okay movie. see this. And, of course, if you’re a done kids’ movie that banks on emotional. Don’t go see it if you’re fan of the original, you will like this dreaming big, not fart jokes. Go already stressed out that Monday movie — or at least say you did to see it if you’re feeling nostalgic or is tomorrow. Go see it if you like sound cool in front of your artsy- drunk. umlauts. music friends. movie pillbox 02.20.06 7 “Free to the people” The Carnegie Libraries and their stories of Pittsburgh [ by Sarah Mogin | Staffwriter]

A feature on libraries? Oh dear — well, it looks like you branch, explained some of the ways that the library fi ling cabinets in the corner of her offi ce. In her words a everyone. Thinnes pointed out that Oakland is one of The endowment that many erroneously believe provides who received an excellent education — for free. This is found something to line your birdcage with this week. has developed over the years. “The way people use “throwback to the old system,” the local history section the most diverse areas in Pittsburgh. The rare book library funds was actually allotted by Carnegie solely for the story of August Wilson, the late African-American Scrap paper for the next big chem exam? If nothing the library has changed,” said Scott. Technology of any Carnegie Library is likely to be a collection of room and music and art section are two of the primary the preservation of the city’s museums. playwright who wrote Fences and King Hedley II, else, you could make a damn good paper airplane. I is a signifi cant factor. Over the years, the available pamphlets, fl iers, and newspaper articles that capture attractions. Despite having libraries on campus, college among other works. Wilson achieved immense success mean, why should anyone care about the Carnegie audio/visual resources have been both updated and the history of its neighborhood. It’s a collection of students frequent the main library, valuable both for its It thus became the job of the government — and more as an adult, but began modestly as a pupil of the Libraries? expanded. CDs and DVDs have replaced cassettes documents from the past, dating back to the end of the selection and location. importantly, the community — to set up and maintain Carnegie Libraries. and videotapes, and the demand for books-on-CD is 19th century. This is only one example of how every the Pittsburgh libraries. If you know anything about No, seriously, I’m asking: Why did Carnegie bother continually increasing. public library in Pittsburgh has its own personality, So why aren’t more libraries like the Oakland branch? Andrew Carnegie and how he thought, it might seem A teenager unimpressed with his school system, Wilson building them anyway? And how come the main refl ective of its environment. Library revitalization benefi ts not just the library itself, natural that this is exactly what he wanted. Thinnes dropped out of Gladstone High after one of his teachers Carnegie Library in Oakland is so much bigger than The classic library connotation — as a home for but also its community. Thinnes labeled the Carnegie explained that Carnegie believed that since the new questioned the authorship of a paper he’d written on any of the other branches? Are they of any use to your encyclopedias, biographies, and history books — might It’s nice that the libraries have a stable tradition of Libraries as “community anchors.” Whenever a library libraries were to be for the common man, it followed Napoleon. He was initially wary of telling his mother average Carnegie Mellon student? And what do they do have to be revised. As computers continue to rule our cataloging history, but sometimes a lack of change is renovated, you can expect a resulting economic boost that the common man was also responsible for them. about his decision, and for a while took to pretending for the larger community of Pittsburgh? lives, there is less of a need for hard-copy resources overlaps with disrepair. When I asked Scott what kind in the area. The renovation spurs an increase in library that he was still going to school each morning. To fi ll than there used to be. If you’ve got a history paper to of special events the South Side branch held, she told attendance, which in turn increases the patronage at Throughout the entire project, it is certain that Carnegie the hours, Wilson got in the habit of visiting the main Wait — maybe a library is more than just a food- and write, the smaller branches might no longer be your me that a signifi cant limitation to hosting members of local businesses, such as restaurants and cafés. And a meant for his libraries to be used by the laymen of Carnegie Library in Oakland. noise-free environment. Maybe a history on Pittsburgh’s best option — several decades ago most of the research the community is that the library is not fully wheelchair rebuilt library will also beautify its surroundings. Just Pittsburgh. Before the system was implemented, 110-year-old library system is worth a read. Bear with materials in the system were consolidated in the main accessible. There’s a ramp leading up to the front door, look at the intersection of Forbes and Murray, where the libraries had been strictly private institutions. In his And here is where his education fi nally began. Wilson me, and I think you’ll learn that libraries aren’t as boring Carnegie Library in Oakland. but the only conference room is in the basement, which newly revitalized Squirrel Hill library steals the show. youth, Carnegie had been allowed to benefi t from such claimed that his time at the library in Oakland was as they sound. Who knows, you might even wind up requires the use of a stairwell. Additionally, the South libraries by the kindness of their owners, but many were ultimately of extreme import to his life: He once said, wanting to get a library card. What has replaced them? In the South Side branch, Side library lacks climate control, which can cause There’s one obvious reason why some libraries are not so fortunate. Carnegie believed that education and “Labor Historians do not speak well of Andrew Carnegie what remains is a largely new collection, including an unpleasant environment during the summer and being revamped, while others — such as the South literature were not luxuries for the affl uent, but rather ... [but he] will forever be for me that man who made it Standing outside of the South Side Carnegie Library of recent fi ction and consumer health books. Library winter months. From the outside, the library looks like Side branch — have not yet been touched: money. tools to improve the mind that were fi t for the common all possible for me to be standing here today.” Pittsburgh, you might think you’re catching a glimpse visitors older than Carnegie Mellon students are a landmark of the past, but these internal constraints Most people think that Andrew Carnegie provided the man. That explains the promise adorning every one of into the past. The building hasn’t been renovated since typically interested in that kind of literature. Scott aren’t just authentic — they’re inconvenient. city of Pittsburgh with an endowment for its libraries. Carnegie’s libraries: “Free to the People.” Overall, the present situation of the Carnegie Libraries its construction in 1908, and you can still see the name explained, “Our population is getting older.” It’s Regrettably, said Scott, the “nine people out of 10” who is complicated. They have a rich history of presenting Carnegie embossed in the steel of the staircase. It becoming common knowledge that the average age of Compare all of that to the main Carnegie Library in are under that impression are mistaken. But what does that have to do with the population of the personalities of their neighborhoods and providing seems even older in light of some of the more modern Pennsylvanians is on the rise, but I was a little surprised Oakland, where a security guard watches the entrance. Carnegie Mellon? We’re already paying $30,000 a year; literature to the common man. Though some, including libraries in Pittsburgh, such as the one in Squirrel Hill, to see such a statistic evidenced in the South Side Originally opened in 1895, the library is large enough Years before he sent the famous “My heart is in why should we care about free books? Here at Carnegie the South Side branch, still lack central air and an which reopened in 2005 after an extensive makeover. library. Who knew that the catalog of books available to fi t in with the neighboring museums. Its fi rst fl oor the work” letter, Andrew Carnegie had another Mellon, we’re not really the common man. We’re elevator, the “Free to the People” motto above the door But even if the South Side branch is physically could refl ect a growing fl ux in demographic? was recently remodeled, and the people of Pittsburgh philanthropic pursuit on his mind. In 1890, he proposed learning more from our teachers than any library could has endured, and so has its legacy. Would Andrew ancient, it’s still an extremely accurate barometer of its certainly appreciate its grandeur: Suzanne Thinnes, the the idea for a system of public libraries in Pittsburgh. teach us, right? Carnegie be satisfi ed with his libraries? That question neighborhood and city — even its era. Believe it or not, Though the Carnegie Libraries have a history of being communications coordinator of the Oakland branch, He gave $1 million to the city to cover the construction may remain unanswered for the ages, but in the words the same goes for all of the Carnegie Libraries. dynamic, certain aspects haven’t changed at all. At mentioned that the library recently hosted its fi rst of the main Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh in Oakland Well, the Carnegie Libraries might not be giving our of Lydia Scott, “His mission has been met.” any of the smaller branches, you can fi nd a section wedding. While libraries such as the one in South Side and fi ve others, but — as Scott was eager to point out professors a run for their money, but there is one Lydia Scott, the department head of the South Side devoted to local history. Scott referred me to a group of cater to older Pittsburghers, the main library is targeting — did not pay for the books or grant an endowment. particularly compelling success story of a library-goer

Above: The Carnegie Library in Oakland serves both CMU and Pitt students.

From left to right: The Carnegie Library in South Side hasn’t been changed since 1908, and remains in relatively poor condition in comparison to the other local Carnegie Libraries.

The ornate interior of the Oakland library reflects much the same feeling of surrounding museums.

The Squirrel Hill branch of the Carnegie Libraries was recently renovated completely.

Library patrons sit and read inside the modernized Squirrel Hill library.

[ Photos by Deren Guler | Photo Staff ]

feature feature 8 pillbox 02.20.06 pillbox 02.20.06 9 Big Al’s Metal Shop Opeth rocks the local scene

Despite the blinding cold of last weekend, rock fans in this tomorrow. Now, if you haven’t been, the Rex has chairs all the that, the DTB is a much different affair. Not the straight- town could take solace in the warmth of another place: this way to the stage. Not exactly metal-friendly, but fans have forward assault that is Strapping, the DTB is an outlet for past Saturday saw on the order of one million tanned, drunk, made it work so much so that the Rex returned the favor last another side of Townsend’s soul, introspective and a perfect writhing bodies on the sands of Copacabana Beach in Rio de year by booking important acts like Kings X and UFO. After match for Opeth. Touring behind a new album, Synchestra Janeiro. Nothing out of the ordinary for a Brazilian summer, the shuttering of Club Laga in Oakland, the Rex has stepped (out now on Pittsburgh’s own Inside Out Records), Townsend except that they were all guests of the Rolling Stones, as they up its bookings, and the year ahead looks good. and company are out gently lulling audiences into a peaceful hosted a pre-Carnaval party to end all pre-Carnaval parties. state while his Strapping mates commence writing their next So, back to the Opeth show at Mr. Small’s in Millvale, where album until he returns. Actually, that’s not completely true. Why should that make ’Burghers smile, you ask? Well, it Devin Townsend’s band and Dark Tranquility opened. If you Synchestra is a beast of an album at times. There is ferocity, reminds us that a country as glorious as Brazil exists. But remotely like metal, you were there. No hype necessary for but it is the kind of fi erce outburst for which a caged tiger even more so, it reminds us that live music is the lifeblood of this one. If any band has a chance at developing a Phish-like is known, rather than a free one. This to me is the sense of any city’s culture, whether there’s sand or snow between your following, it’s the Swedes that, er... rock. Mixing space-prog- Synchestra, a release of emotion from a place deep inside toes. While Rio will always be Rio, Pittsburgh was recently metal with intelligent lyrics is not the shortest path to success Devin’s psyche. How it translates live is completely up to the named the best city for rock in America. Perhaps this was in the arena of heavy music. At least not in the current listener. a bit premature, with the recent spate of venue closings in musical environment. While radio is no longer enamored Oakland and the Strip. But this Saturday also saw the return of with rap-metal, you’re still not likely to hear an Opeth song Oh, and if you missed the Stones in Rio, don’t worry. They Pittsburgh to its glory days, as it once again hosted relevant, on commercial radio. But it doesn’t matter. Good music fi lmed it for a DVD. meaningful concerts in a mid-level venue. Yes, the year has fi nds a way to its audience. As the word of mouth grows, so begun with Opeth playing one of the most eagerly awaited will the club sizes for Opeth. If you missed them this time, All the best. shows in recent memory, and it only gets better from here. go on a road trip and see for yourself. The crowd, with its Next month continues the European invasion with Children attention and devotion, refl ects the ethic these musicians Albert Cohen | Senior Pillbox Staff of Bodom playing a headlining show — a sell-out, hopefully. devote to their craft. You may even fi nd yourself sitting down And if we may dare to dream, a few beloved lost venues could somewhere just so you can listen to the music in its unspoiled always come online again, no? entirety.

Until that happens, there are other signs that Pittsburgh is Now, most bands would be frightened to go on after the on its way to truly earning its distinction as the best city Tasmanian devil known as Devin Townsend. I have personally in America for rock. On the club level, we’re starting to get seen him lay waste to crowds large and small as the leader a fairer shake as far as national and international acts go. of Strapping Young Lad. It’s always fun to watch him heckle Tours that would usually pass us by are now stopping in. For the audience, tormenting and teasing them. It’s even cooler example, Overkill plays the Rex Theatre on the South Side to see large men cackle at being made fun of. Having said

Opeth, pictured here, played recently in Pittsburgh.

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calendar pillbox 02.20.06 15 Masquerade dance.

Edward Hall | Photo Staff

After enjoying a catered dinner at the Wyndham Garden Hotel, Carnegie Mellon students kick off a Friday night at the SPIRIT- and BGSO-sponsored Masquerade Ball.

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