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Volume 118 umber 63 Cambridge 02139 Friday December 4 1998 oves e vestiga ·on of By Douglas E. Heimburger have about the night of Krueger's EDITOR I CHIEF death and the events leading up to it. MIT began taking steps to open The letters were sent before an investigation into the death of . Thanksgiving so that Fiji residents Scott S. Krueger '01 last week when could discuss it with their parents, it sent letters to fonner residents of Williams said. She added that stu- Phi Gamma Delta requesting all dents likely would discuss the mat- infonnation about the circumstances ter with their lawyers as well. leading to his death. The Institute is beginning with "We're trying to ascertain what the Commonwealth's statement of information is out there that can the case, which is the only publicly then let us detennine what kind of available information about the investigation we want to proceed case, Williams said. The document, with," said Dean of Students and prepared by Assistant District Undergraduate Education Rosalind Attorney Pamela Weschler, details H. Williams. the state's view of the incidents dur- After Krueger's death, Williams ing the fraternity's "Animal House announced that MIT would not start Night" that led to Krueger's death. an investigation until the end of any While MIT may discuss infor- criminal proceedings on the matter. mation with outside groups such as Fiji lost Institute recognition in the Boston Licensing Board, it is September under an agreement that not doing so at this point. prohibits it from applying for rein- "We have every interest in mov- statement until 2001. . ing things along as quickly as we At the same time, Suffolk can," Williams said. A decision on GREG KUHNEN-THE TECH • County District Attorney Ralph C.. whether MIT will proceed with an Dr. Prentice (Fernando J. Palz G) and Mrs. Prentice (Jessica Un '99) engage In a heated brawl Martin II charged the unincorporat- investigation into Krueger's death over the doctor's questionable sexuality In What the Butler Saw. The MIT Theater Arts play runs ed association with one count of through Saturday In Kresge Little Theater. hazing and one count of manslaugh- RJI, Page 15 ter. Those charges were placed in default in October after the fra~erni- ty failed to appear at its arraign- Michael1hIpiano Elected as IFe President ment. All students that lived in Fiji in By Frank Dabek Wednesday's president's council will formally take office in within the group and in the larger October 1997, including freshmen NEWS EDITOR meeting, along with the rest of the February. Trupiano is a member of Institute community. Trupiano said arid those who have graduated, have Michael Trupiano '00 was council's nine officers. Lambda Chi Alpha. that the IFC has an important role to been asked to supply the Dean's elected the ~ew Interfraternity Trup~ano, who was elected During his tenure as president, play in the greater MIT community. Office with any information they Council president at its unanimously after Christopher R. Trupiano expects to focus on the Outgoing IFe president Duane Rezek '99 declined his nomination IFC's response to President Charles H. Dreger '99 said that, "I'm quite at the meeting, said that was he was M. Vest's decision to house all pleased with [tlie new officers.] excited about his new post and was freshmen on campus in 2001. Mike has been doing quite a bit of "looking forward to working with Within the IFC he hopes to increase work with the "IFC implementation the group and the administration in "IFC pride and unity" by "fostering the coming year." All those elected a sense of pride and community" IFC, Page 14 Campus Police Meet with Students At Burton-Connor for Social Event

By Karen Robinson how the new alcohol policies are do not act as security guards, but STAFF REPORTER affecting policing. Officers said the actively serve and protect the MIT Last night, roughly 30 students changes are administrative, and community. gathered in the Burton-Conner din- police aren't doing anything differ- Baratta emphasized that MIT is ing room to enjoy pizza and meet ently. an unusually diverse place to campus police officers, including Campus police are all trained as work, and this directly affects how the new patrol operations captain, emergency medical technicians, and students and police interact. Some CP Paul Baratta. when called in a medical situation students from rural areas may con- Hopefully, this will "bring the this is their first duty. There are con- sider police firearms too authorita- campus pollee back into the com- fidentiality laws in medical situa- tive; some come from countries munity, more like a neighborhood tions, so often the officer does not where police are simply best cop," said Halston W. Taylor, immediately "go back to being a feared; some students just don't housemaster of Burton-Conner who cop." Officers mentioned that they like 'em. was responsible for organizing the should actually see students drink- Students affirmed that this ses- event. ing to act as police, but of course, sion makes CP's seem more like Anne P. Glavin, chief of Campus this, like all aspects of the jo.b, people "cheesy as that sounds" Police was scheduled to attend but varies with the situation. Jennifer L. Cooper '02 said she did not. The several officers who Baratta and other officers plead- trusts them more now. "You can were present at the event agreed that ed with students not to worry about walk through campus, you recog- meeting students in an informal punishment when calling for help nize them, say hi to them, they say environment is beneficial. " with possible alcohol poisoning, hi to you - it's good to know the Generally when officers and stu- emphasizing that staying alive is CP's." dents.meet the student is asking for more important. In response to a question about directions, is reporting a problem, or firearms, Baratta said that 99 per- has a complaint, explained officer Event weakens stereotypes cent of the people at MIT are basi-

GREG KUHNEN-THE TECH Jan Popp. Informal meetings, there- Baratta also expressed concern cally good, law-abiding citizens. Dr. Rance (Jeremy Lueck '99) grins maniacally as he rants fore, serve as a good way for offi- that police are seen as thinking, "But that one percent, they'll hurt about pornography in What the Butler Saw. cers to get student input, he said. '''We're gonna get one tonight!,'" you." One reourring topic at the event - which is far from how they was alcohol: students wondered approach their job. Campus police Police, Page 13

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THE WASHI GTON POST WASHlNGTO The Clinton administration scored a sizeable victory Thur day in it battle to limit the use of data-scrambling technology abroad By Richard A. Serrano obstructing justice in attempting to Hyde decision to scrap the fund- 4 when the United State and 32 other nation agreed to a frame- and Edwin Chen conceal his affair with Monica . raising inquiry. "It was obviously work that would restrict exports of sucl'\ technology from their WS ANGELES TIMES Lewinsky. just a bone that he was throwing to WASH GTO countries. "We will work with other com- his extremists in the committee." The agreement calls for governments to let companie include The House Judiciary Committee mittees of the House to get to the The White House is to present more complex scrambling, or "encryption," technology in the abruptly dropped plans on bottom of these lingering charges," its case on Tuesday, and Clinton's packaged software products they export than do current U.S. regu- Thursday to include campaign Hyde pledged. "We are far from lawyers have said that they may lations. As a result, U.S. industry spokesmen and privacy advo- financing in its impeachment atisfied that existing campaign call their own witnesses. The com- cates Thur day said that the administration' claim of benefit to inquiry with the panel' chairman finance laws have not been violat- mittee directed the White House the U.S. industry would not ring true until the U.S. policies are declarIng that there is "more than ed." Thursday to submit its witness list 100 ened. adequate" information in the He added that campaign fund Friday, adding tharthe Republican- Industry ha argued that such restrictions only hurt U.S. compa- Clinton-Lewin ky matter to merit a raising will be a "top oversight pri- led committee will determine nie and don't low terrorists, who could get the crambling technolo- continued push toward impeach- ority" in the new Congress that con- which witnesses are allowed to tes- gy from other countrie . Slowing use of encryption will hold up ment. venes in January. tify. development of Internet commerce, they ay, because customers want In addition, the Senate majority "In the meantime," he wrote, After the White House presenta- to know that such personal data such as credit card numbers can flow leader gave hi first indication that "we feel that there is more than ade- tion, lawyers for both sides of the over the network securely. "it would be very hard not to" have quate information before the com- committee will argue the evidence. a Senate trial to consider removing mittee to pursue the debate leading The panel will then debate and vote President Clinton from office if he is to articles of impeachment." on proposed articles of impeach- Guidelines Set on eturn of Art impeached by the full House. Democrats and White House ment. • The swiftly moving develop- officials were clearly pleased that Should the matter clear the com- Stolen by azIS ments signal that should the House the fund-raising matter was being mittee, the full House would proba- THE WASHINGTON POST approve any. articles of impeach- dropped. But some still questioned bly take up the issue the following' WASHINGTO ment, a Senate trial may quickly fol- the Republicans' rationale for bring- week. Both parties continued furi- Thousands of works of art looted by the azi could be restored to low. ing it up in the first place, since two ous, behind-the-scenes head-count- their rightful owners or their heirs under "guidelines" approved by 44 Rep. Henry J. Hyde, R-Ill., other congressional committees ing Thursday in an attempt to pre- countrie at a State Department conference. chairman of the House panel, said already have studied the matter and dict how the full House might come Conference organizers and participants described the agreement in a letter to the White House that, Attorney General Janet Reno has down on Clinton's fate. as a breakthrough that will change the worldwide art market and after reviewing sealed Justice refused to seek an independent The full House vote appears to make legitimacy of ownership a criterion equal to authenticity of the Department memos regarding cam- counsel to review it. be a nail biter. Lawmakers said the work in decisions on sale and display. paign fund-raising irregularities, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D- .Y., a strongest case for impeachment 1 The "Principles With Respect to azi-Confiscated Art" call for, his committee will take up those committee member, said he thougkt seemed to be allegations of perjury, among other thing , the opening of all records and archives; the allo- matters only after it decides the fund-raising off-shoot was a with charges of obstruction of jus- cation of human and financial resources to the identification effort; whether Clinton should forfeit his fool's errand all along. tice and witness tamperirig receiving encouragement of potential claimants to come forward; and negotia- office for allegedly lying and "I expected it," he said of the less support. tion of "a just and fair solution," such as compensation, when claims are validated. European Union,Cuts Interest Clinton Unveils New Water Protection Standards Rates Before Euro Takes Hold THE WASHINGTON POST EWPORT,R.1. By Anne Swardson global financial turmoil by enc01.ir- Although the' Fedetal Reserve has President Clinton announced new environmental rules Thursday THE WASHINGTON POST aging the worla's industrial coun- eased U.S. rates 'three' times since intended to help clean up the nation's tap water, targeting invisible tries to stimulate economic gro'Wth. financial markets slumped this fall microbes that sometimes infect the drinking supply and once laid low The central banks of the II Administration officials have been ..:.- and is not likely to follow the within the water supply of a major Midwestern city. European countries that will merge privately urging their European European actions with more cuts in The half-day visit was the president's first domestic trip since their currencies into one in less than counterparts for weeks to follow the near future - France and impeachment hearings opened last month and provided a welcome a month unexpectedly cut interest Washington's lead in cutting rates. Germany had not reduced rates for respite from the polarized atmosphere back in Washington. rates Thursday in a coordinated U.S. Treasury officials declined two years. Most other European The new water standards Clmton announced were mandated by response to sagging economic comment Thursday in apparent def- nations have been cutting interest the revision of the Safe Drinking Water Act two years ago and were growth. erence to the Europeans' assertions rates lately In order to bring them designed to reduce the presence of contaminants such as cryp- Political officials in France, that the move was undertaken for into line with those' of France and tosporidium and giardia lamblia, as well as disinfection byproducts. Germany and elsewhere praised the Europe's own sake. Germany before the new currency is The rules will increase the typical household water bill by less than rate reductions. The rate cuts sparked a rally in born on Jan. 1. $2 per month. "These decisions, by their European stock and bond markets. Euro bills and coins will not cir- Cryptosporidium, a microscopic parasite found in animal waste, nature, reinforce the confidence in But U.S. stocks dropped and global culate for three more years, but in was responsible for a wave f illnesses in Milwaukee in 1993 that left the European economy on the eve of markets were shaken by the news every other respect the euro will be more than 100 people dead, 4,000 people hospitalized and 400,000 the launch of the euro," said Yves- that Japan's economy continues to the money of Europe in 29 days. people sick. The new standards target the microbe for the first time, Thibault de Silguy, European Union shrink and that Brazil's Congress Stock prices will be quoted in euros, requiring Improved filtration that the government predicts will pre- commissioner for monetary affairs. voted late Wednesday to reject a government borrowings will be vent 460,000 illnesses a year. The European actions were wel- key component of the government's denominated in euros, and con- come news for the Clinton adminis- economic reform plans, renewing sumers will be able to write bank tration, which has sought to ease investor concerns about the stability checks in euros. WEATHER Situation for Noon Eastern Standard Time, 4Xday, December 4, 1998 Where's Wmter? ~ f?~ o~ ~c:J~~..({~ ~ ~ By Bill Ramstrom ....'l> ....'1; ....'t ...... "....<:) ....'oJ" ~~ ~ II STAFF METEOROLOGIST . I '.... 400N We have been enjoying a more spring-like pattern the last few days, with. a high pressure system off the mid-Atlantic coast supplying warm'southerly flow. The afternoon cooldown yesterday was caused by a backdoor cold front that brought in a seabreeze off the chilly ocean, a very common occur- rence here in April and May! Central and northern Maine have stayed much 35°N cooler, though, and there have been periods of snow showers. Long-range forecasts for the winter are calling for near normal temperatures and precipi- tation, so we should still expect some snow for January and February. Models also suggest that by Wednesday or Thursday of next week we will return to more seasonable, chilly weather. A storm in the Midwest will strengthen and follow a familiar course over the western Great Lakes and into southern Canada, leaving us in the warm sector, with just some clouds. As the high continues to sit off of the Southeast coast over the weekend, we will be in a generally favorable pat- tern, with warm temperatures and no precipitation. A small storm that is passing across northern Maine and ew Brunswick today will bring us a shot of somewhat cooler weather for Saturday, but it should begin to warm up again on Sunday and on into Monday. Today: Very warm and partly to mostly cloudy. Southwest wind. High 67°F (19°C). 1010 Tonight: Some clouds and cool. Low 43°F (6°C). Saturday: High clouds by afternoon, cooler. Light wind. High 50°F Weather Systems Weather Fronts Precipitation Symbols . Other Symbols Snow R.in - (IOOe). __ Trough HHighP",ss= .~: ~ :jj... ~ :~nt~ Saturday ight: Some clouds move in. Low 38°F (3°C). • ••• WarmFronl L Low Pressure .!:!~~ ~ ~..... ex::> Hau unday: Mostly sunny. High 53°F (l2°C). ~ColdFroot Moderate •• I?===CO=mpt="I='ed::;::bY=M:;:::IT~ Outlook for Monday:- Partly cloudy with continued above normal tem- .... Oc:cluded Front Heavy .. Mel4'OrologySllllf peratures. .. and 1M Tech Dee mber4, 1998 WORLD & THE TECH Page 3 fe Vic~ .... Bin Laden Aide Pleads Guilty To Terrorism Charges

THE WASHINGTON POST c et WASHINGTON By Joe Mathews manager for a ew York firm. • If rebuffed, for now, by As istant An aide to alleged embassy bomber Osama bin Laden has pleaded THE BALTIMORE SU he does, he'll know there's a U.S. Attorney General James K, guilty to terrorism charges, and has helped federal prosecutors build BALTIMORE warrant for him that can be enforced Robinson. their cases accusing bin Laden's radical Islamic network of a vast Relatives of Ronni Karpen by Interpol." In a ov. 23 letter to Moffit and international conspiracy to kill Americans, according to court docu- Moffit, the ew Jer ey newlywed Justice Department officials his lawyer, Robinson asked the fam- ments. killed 22 years ago in a Washington, declined comment. ily for "any additional evidence" it The aide entered his plea in a secret hearing, and is unnamed in D.C., car bombing linked to the Moffit's request came this week had on the murder. Moffit called the court records. But he apparently intends to testify against bin regime of Gen. Augusto Pinochet, as the 83-year-old Pinochet was that statement in ulting because, he Laden and eight of his associates who have been charged since the have appealed to the Clinton admin- being held in England on a Spanish believes ...the government has ample Aug. 7 bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. istration to indict the former Chilean warrant and the Labor Government . evidence linking Pinochet to the According to the court records, the informant - identified only as dictator for her murder. .. considers a request to extradite the killing. "I believe the government CS-l, for confidential source - confessed that he participated in a The bomb that killed Ronni dictator to Spain. ,The slain can do better than this," Moffit said. bin Laden-inspired plot to attack American military facilities around Moffit was meant for Orlando American's relatives also have But family members said they the world, and helped implicate bin Laden and his disciples in the Leteher, who was Chile's ambas- .asked U.S. officials to assist Spanish were heartened by Tue day's near-simultaneous embassy explosions, which killed 224 people and sador to the United States in 1973 authorities who want to prosecute announcement that the government wounded more than 5,000 others. when Pinochet led a military coup the former Chilean dictator for will declassify some secret U.S. The court documents, which were first reported in Thursday's that toppled President Salvador killings he allegedly ordered against documents on Pinochet's regime. New York Times, were provided to British officials during extradition Allende. Spaniards. The CIA worked closely with proceedings for Khalid al-Fawwaz, who once served as bin Laden's Moffit's father, Murray Karpen, "I think he should go to Spain in Chile's secret police during the press spokesman and is now being held on terrorism charges in and her widower, Michael Moffit, handcuffs," said Karpen, 70, a early and mid '70s, when thousands London. They include a letter of alarm written by one of the alleged both said they did not expect that retired real estate salesman and deli of that country's citizens were killed bombers, warning that the security of bin Laden's cell had been com- the United States would ever be able owner in.West Orange, .J .. "I by their government. promised and its members put "at 100 percent danger." to try Pinochet. But Michael Moffit believe he should be brought to jus- After the 1973 Pinochet coup said that, at the very least, an indict- tice like any other murderer." against Allende, Letelier quit his job ment here would make the dictator a Moffit, who has remarried and as Chile's ambassador to Annan to Meet With Gadhafi prisoner in Chile. lives near Princeton, said he had Washington, sought asylum in the THE WASHINGTON POST "We want an indictment here to written Attorney General Janet United States and became a leading UNITED ATIO S make sure,he can never leave Chile Reno on Oct. 19; requesting a meet- critic of the new regime at the Secretary General Kofi Annan said Thursday that he will meet again," said Moffit, 47, a money ing. The request for a meeting was Institute for Policy Studies. Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi on Saturday, deepening speculation that Libya is ready to surrender for trial in the Netherlands two men charged with the 1988 bombing of a Pan American jetliner over Camera Displays (!haracteristics Lockerbie, Scotland. The Security Council, which has backed a British and American proposal to have Scottish judges try the suspects at a military base near the Hague, has assigned Annan the job of arranging their trans- Of Simulated Martian Snowflakes fer. If they are brought to the etherlands, they will stand trial for '. ~y Dennis O'Brien Greenbelt, Md. For one thing, Martian snow is planting the bomb on Pan American World Airways Flight 103 that THE BALTIMORE SUN NASA scientists came to the not made from water but from car- killed 270 people - all 259 on board and lIon the ground. BALTIMORE Beltsville researchers last year look- bon. dioxide - a compound that Sources within the U.N. secretariat said that while Annan's Using a camera designed to ing for help designing sensors for exists as a gas in Earth's atmos- deputies had made considerable progress toward winning Libya's photograph microscopic bugs and satellites that would measure the phere. acquiescence to the plan, the matter is, as one' source put it, "not yet a worms, William Wetgin and Eric depths of Mars' icecaps. On Mars, which is considerably done deal." The Libyans confused the situation further with a state- Erbe have snapped shots being cri- Microwaves emitted by Mars farther from the sun than Earth is, ment that appeared to ignore the U.S. and British warnings about tiqued by NASA of a substance change during the seasons depend- winters are much longer and get so Annan having no discretionary power to negotiate. alien to planet Earth: Martian snow. ing on the snowpacks, so the plan- bitterly cold - more than 200 "Libya has expressed its willingness to enter into negotiations Wergin, a cell specialist, and . et's snowpacks and icecaps can be degrees below zero - that carbon with the concerned parties either directly or through the U.N. secre- Erbe, a botanist, began using earthly measured with microwave signals. dioxide commonly freezes into solid tary general over arrangements for this trial," said the statement matter to simulate and photograph But to design ~ffective sensors, crystals. released by the official Libyan news agency JA A. Some sources crystals like those that cover the NASA had to know something "Nobody had ever visualized CO speculated Gadhafi might be looking to Annan to provide a face-sav- Martian icecaps about a year ago at' about the size and shape of the snow (carbon dioxide) crystals before," ing way for him to give in. the request qf National Aeronautics crystals that covered Mars' polar ice Wergin said, adding that he was and Space Administration (NASA) caps', Foster said. intrigued by NASA's request last scientists. "We know that it's white, it's year but knew there was no way to Nixon Never Sought Compensation NASA scientists say the black- nearly as bright as the snow on bring snow back from Mars. , .and-white stills will help them chart Earth, and the feeling is that it's So Wergin and Erbe took com- for Papers, Attorneys Say the thickness of the red planet's ice- very weak and brittle," Foster said. mercial dry ice - frozen carbon THE WASHINGTON POST caps, track its atmospheric condi- "But we were not sure what size or dioxide used to chill everything WASHINGTON tions, predict climatic changes and shape the (snow) crystals would from medical supplies to meats - 'Seeking to fend off demands by Richard M. Nixon's estate for up come to a greater understanding of be." and raised the temperature of the to $213 million for his White House tapes and papers, government how the planet functions. And if Now they are. dry ice so it would "sublime," or lawyers sought to show Thursday that the former president never humans ever land there, they'll Up close, the Martian snow convert into a gas. intended to sell them and could not have done so without years of know better what to expect. looks nothing like its earthly coun- They then chilled the gas to the laborious processing. . "It'll help in measuring the plan- terpart.. temperatures of the Martian winter: Justice Department trial attorney Neil H. Koslowe stressed in feder- et's snowpack, and if you can mea- It is more brittle and falls in minus 240° F (135°C). al court here the provisions of a controversial, and ultimately abrogat- sure the snowpack and see varia- eight-sided crystals that are much At that temperature, the carbon ed, agreement Nixon signed shortly after his 1974 resignation. In it, e tions from year to year, you'd be smaller and not quite as bright as dioxide gas turned into Mars' brit- Nixon said he intended to donate "a substantial portion" of his presi- able to start looking into why there earthbound flakes. tIe, white snow, and Wergin and dential records to the government "for appropriate research and study." are these variations and how they Scientists say most of the differ- Erbe successfully photographed it, . The six-page agreement, reached with General Services affect the atmosphere," said James ences between the two types of just as they had done four years ago Administrator Arthur F. Sampson, then in overall charge of the Foster, a climatologist at NASA's snQw can be traced to Mars' chillier with the more familiar earthly type National Archives, provided that Nixon's records .. including his Goddard Space Flight Center in climate. of snow. tapes, would be kept in a vault that could be opened only with two keys, Nixon having one and Sampson's representative the other. Nixon estate lawyer Scott Nelson called James Hastings, a former Russia FormuJates a New Economic director of the Nixon project at the National Archives, to the stand to show how valuable the records are to researchers and how they could be commercially exploited. Later, under questioning by Koslowe, Hastings said the tapes Plan; Budget Balance Not Iitcluded would have been impossible to fathom without the 27,000-page index By Maura Reynolds do. because it will impose a new tax archivists eventually compiled over a six-year period. He also said LOS ANGELES TIMES The International Monetary system and restructure social bene- the required page-by-page review of the millions of pages of Nixon's MOSCOW Fund and other lenders insist that fits, but he did not describe those paper records, to see if they contained any classified material, did not Nearly four months after the government step up tax collec- proposals in detail. begin until the late 1980s. Russia's economy went into a tail- tion and cut back social benefits - The text of the plan is expected spin, the government gave prelimi- both of which are unlikely to be to be released this weekend; the nary approval Thursday to an action popular with workers who are government is asking parliament to Lawyers Are Ordered to Fund plan designed to pull it out of its unused to paying taxes and who pass the necessary legislation in the dive. have not been paid for months and, next six weeks. Bar's Ethics Duties The plan includes a list of 33 even years. The ruble crashed and Russia LOS ANGELES TIMES draft laws and 36 other measures The government's plan calls for defaulted on its treasury debt Aug. SAN FRANCISCO aimed at lowering taxes and increas- lowering taxes on businesses and 17, prompting the IMF to halt pay- The California Supreme Court, declaring the "administration of ing investment, but it does not individuals in the hope that more ment of a $4.3 billion installment of justice is at risk," unanimously ordered California lawyers Thursday address the badly out-of.balance people will pay up - a theory the a $22.6 billion loan package. to resume paying dues to finance the discipline of unethical lawyers. federal budget - the key to any res- IMF disputes. IMF officials, including fund "Our action today is intended to respond to an unprecedented cue plan. The program also calls for pay- chief Michel Camdessus, have vis- emergency threatening the protection of the public, the integrity of "They are trying to impress the ing off wage and pension debts, ited Moscow in recent w-eeks, say- the legal profession and the interests of the courts," wrote Chief public with the number of the laws imposing currency controls on ing they will not release the Justice Ronald M. George in his opinion for the court. and decrees in the program," econo- exporters and restructuring the col- tranche unless the government The emergency exists because the state bar, the agency that regu- mist Otto R. Latsis said. "But until lapsed banking sector. It will also improves tax collection, balances lates the state's lawyers, virtually shut down in June after Gov. Pete the government plainly presents set up a Russian development bank the budget, refrains from printing Wilson and the Legislature failed to agree on a bar dues bill. their draft budget, no one in their to channel investment into promis- money and implements structural Acting on a petition by the state bar, the court authorized dues' of sound mind will believe that they ing industries. reforms. $173 from each of the state's 130,000 practicing attorneys. The bar have a program." At. a news conference, Russian frustration with the IMF has automatic authority to levy $77 in license fees, bringing the total The government's plodding Economics Minister Andrei is growing more vocal. Gennady N. each lawyer must pay by Feb. 1 to $250. progress in developing an economic Shapovalyants acknowledged that Seleznyov, the Communist speaker The dues will be spent to investigate complaints, prosecute program illustrates how deep and the government is still counting on of the lower house of parliament, lawyers in state bar courts, operate an ethics hot line for lawyers and difficult the crisis is - and how IMF funds for part of its revenue. said Russia should payoff the IMF provide arbitration in fee disputes. divided Russians are over what to , ~e. called the plan "very tough" and then sever relations. December 4, 1998 Page 4 o To The Editor Erratum o ueh for upport doe not ounds like support to me. It sounds • The only action has b en that we're pro- like hazing. An article in Tuesday's issue ["l)A viding whatever support we can," said Shaun Thinking that I might have made a mis- Approves Substance-Free Housing Chairman Meredith G, president of igma Phi Epsilon take I turned to Webster. I received the fol- Resolution"] incorrectly stated that Jo h Bittker '99 lowi~g definition: "To endure bravely or qui- Alumni Board, ("Sig Ep Suspended by Pamela Mukerji '01 is Class of 2001 I,J etly: bear." Editor in Chief ational After Road Trip Keg Incident," Dec. president. Mukerji is the class' publici- 1). y re-evaluation is that Meredith meant to Douglas E. Heimburger '00 ty co-chair, Andrew Montgo'mery '01 is Meredith gave the undergraduates nine state that the undergraduates are "supporting" Bu ine anager days to find new housing. Thi happened dur- any action the Sig Ep Alumni Board takes; Class of 200 1 president. . Joey Dieckhans '00 ing a period most of them would have pre- they are "enduring [it] bravely and quietly." John D. Dunagan G anaging Editor ferred to spend studying for their exams. This Ryan Ochylski '0 I

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Guest Column How do you top binge drinking at a frater- My favorite question is the last one: "Why nity? Purge the house, of course. Sig Ep is cur- should the ational Board of Directors of Eric 1. Plosky Veena Thomas rently undergoing this bulimic phenomenon, Sigma Phi Epsilon keep this chapter open?" and I'm here to explain what I can about the The fact is, ational is keeping the chapter open Doors! The Encyclopaedia Britannica tells For me, Thanksgiving this year became a proce s. because it makes them look good to have an us that early Mesopotamians made doors out time to give thanks that I could go home, The pledges went on the annual pledge trip a MIT chapter. ational's just getting rid of the of animal hides. The Greeks chiseled doors out away from school, and away from my life of few weeks ago, choosing Penn State as their undesirables who don't fit into the "Strategic of stone; the Romans cast them of bronze; the past three months. I longed for the simpler destination. While engaging in the risky behav- Plan" of the "Grand Chapter." These fascist modern architects have fashioned doors that life of home. ior of carrying a keg into the chapter down there terms come from the "Alumni Advisory slide, fold, revolve and whoosh. Doors have My family arrived Friday afternoon to take (it's always safer to keep the keg stationary), the Council Guidelines." been our swinging companions since antiquity. me home. My parents looked older and more Regional Director from Sigma Phi Epsilon There's a line from those guidelines, I am therefore amazed that, despite our tired than I had remembered. Perhaps it was ational Headquarters "caught" them, setting ,I'Members have to understand ... that they give vast collective social experience, many the result of a three-and-a-half hour car ride. the "reorganization" ball in motion. up certain individual 'rights' and have added benighted individuals seem to have trouble It's not far, compared to the distances others Right before Thanksgiving, national sent responsibilities when they join a fraternity. If digesting the general concept of the door. must travel, but any distance between family some guy to personally explain what this that idea offends them or if they try to tell you Why is there a sorry segment of the popula- members is too much. process involved. First, he announced that the their chapter is different, beware. Watch out for tion that doesn't understand proper door eti- The ride home was just as I remember fami- every member of the house (plus our charter) rebels." Well, I guess I'm a rebel, because I quette? There is an etiquette behind doors - a ly car trips: laughing, joking, and pauses of was suspended. In order to become unsuspend- think our chapter is different, the same way set of Door Rules that, though unwritten, has silence. I stared out the window, trying to envi- ed, every member had to complete a question- every MIT fraternity chapter is different from governed door operations since days of yore. sion the weekend. White and red lights naire, and go through an interview with the its generic national counterparts. Most people understand and obey the Door stretched towards the horizon in both direc- "Alumni Advisory Council." After that, the We go to a very different scho'ol that Rules unconsciously, becoming aware of them tions, as others on the Massachusetts Turnpike council would choose to keep you, let you places very different demands on students, only when they are broken. The rules are bro- made their way home. A line from Elton John's remain suspended, or start working to expel and live in a very different system that gets ken, of course, on a daily basis - usually by "Tiny Dancer" played, and stuck in my mind: you. Faill:lTeto interview would result in perma- tons of people to change their stereotypes the cross-eyed, the oblivious, and the insane. "Count the headlights on the highway .... " nent suspension. about fraternities. The houses are a refuge As it happens, I have found that there are Upon entering my house, I realized that I The national guy explained that this latest from MIT, basically clubs people join because more rule-breakers in Boston, and at MIT, was home. Yet I was naive to believe that incident was but one from a long history of they're fun places to live, filled with interest- than anywhere else in civilization. nothing had changed. All of my life, I had problem behavior, which, combined with our ing people you might normally not meet. But Breakers are most dangerous when they lived in a completely off-white house. But as I low manpower and crappy GP A, made us an we get enough rules as scientists and engi- attack en masse, as at the Park Street T station, went upstairs, I discovered that the walls were unacceptable chapter. We responded with sev- neers to not need too many more at home, which is the bloodiest battlefield in Boston. peach, and that my bathroom was now eral points: We didn't understand how booting especially ones written up by some people Whenever a trolley arrives, hordes of waiting sponge-painted green. Eventually, my initial people was going to help with manpower; our you didn't elect who liked their fraternity so passengers cluster around the car doors, pre- fury turned into complacency. It didn't really GPA, while perhaps below campus average, is much they made it their career. Sure, your venting riders from disemtrolleying. This bla- matter. I was home. still a 4.0, not to mention that this school is "rights~' might be changed by living in a com- tant violation of Door Rules is made worse by - I had idealistically believed that life had slightly tougher than most others; and our very munal setting, and yes, you might have added the flanking maneuvers often undertaken by stopped in my -absence, and that everything own alumni board president, Shaun Meredith responsibilities to keep the house running, but the worst offenders, who flutter on the periph- would resume once I returned. But time never G, was arrested as an undergrad for some frater- neither is an offensive idea. ery, endeavoring to block any and all rider stops. People continue in their own directions. nity prank, only to repeat the prank the follow- What is offensive is when a bunch of escape routes. Alighting riders counterattack I had thought that my sister would remain a ing year in the name of tradition. Meredith strangers descend on your house to kick people - jabbing elbows, swinging packages and cat- high school freshman for.ever. But with her responded by saying he was foolish back then, out at will. It's offensive when a brand name is apulting young children - and the whole situ- new report card hanging on the refrigerator, which was exactly our point - we're supposed placed above concern for individuals, which ation degenerates rapidly and senselessly. and amid talks of the PSA Ts, I was forced to to be foolish college kids. . both national guy and Meredith are admittedly It doesn't have to be this way. If only the admit that she, too, had grown up. ~e interview/questionnaire stuff is sched- guilty of. It's offensive when people who have people on the platform would remember the I thought that Thanksgiving dinner would uled for this week, a time we pointed out is par- already had their fun return to tell you that Door Rulesl There is only one principal T- never change. Every year, our friend~ prepare ticularly bad, since it's the end-of-term crunch.' you're not allowed to make the same mistakes related Rule - to let people off the train a feast for friends and relatives. We .have National guy said the dates were "set in stone~" they did. It's offensive when they tell you that before trying to board it yourself. In New eaten there for years. I know their house as which Shaun was quick to repeat, almost mak- anyone not "invited" to help "rebuild" the chap- York, of all places, people are better at this, well as I know my own. I longed to return, to ing the timing out to be a punishment. It doesn't ter will be arrested for trespassing if caught in and not because of any Giuliani-induced be embraced again in the arms of those so make much sense when you 'consider .one of the "facility." This whole process is offensive, politeness crusade. For some reason, New close to me that I call them my s~cond family. their big complaints about us was academics, because we're certainly on the defensive. Yorkers understand the value of letting people Embracea I was, out somehow it was differ- but stone is stone. So that's basically what's going on over at off the train before attempting to board. Does ent. 'For yearS r lfad watched the college stu- l'fie questiotfuaire was four pages long, and Sig Ep. It's too bad that everything has become folloWing the Door Rules imply businesslike dents come home for Thanksgiving, but this included questions like: "What reputation do such a liability these days that everyone's just efficiency, or just plain common sense? year it was my turn. Instead of the usual chatter, you believe the Massachusetts Delta Chapter trying to cover their ass. The somber mood I might be persuaded to forgive Bostonians eyeryone wanted to know about college. has on campus with Greek organizations, across campus shows what happens when you for breaking the Door Rules; in fa'imess, I'm "How's MITT' they asked. I, paused. How administrators, students?" "What is the purpose purge fun from college. not from around here, and I don't understand could I pos$ibly sum up the greatest transition the local customs that might be involved. of my life in words suitable for small talk? I After all, Boston is a frightening place where finally settled on, "I like it, but it's hard,'"words A Future with Biotechnology both streets and drivers wander drunkenly and which only grazed the surface of my feelings .. direction is often meaningless. Approaching a My family friends at the party had grown up Guest Column also choose to be charitable on their own. Boston comer, and don't know if you should also. They seemed older, cooler, trying to deter- Much ethica.l conflict will arise over this turn left or right? Straddle the left two lanes mine how I fit into the ne,w scheme of things, Kris Schnee new technology. The world's 'religious leaders and turn on your right blinker! (I digress.) wondering if I had changed. Had I changed? .. will probably be active players, with everyone However, I expect MIT people to be better My littlest friend at the party, age three, The Human Genome Project, likely to be from the Pope - John Paul II's successor - to about the Door Rules. I am sadly and madden- used to refer to my sister and me collectively as completed within a decade, will both offer us neighborhood priests speaking out, mostly ingly disappointed time and time again though, VeenaSapana. Now he waved excitedly to my great benefits .and force us to answer difficult denouncing genetics as "playing God." (Will even in T stations, where I often notice MIT sister, and blankly stared at me. When I tried to questions. While giving us healthier and longer the people who oppose "playing God" still give faces among those clamoring to get on the train remind him that I was half of VeenaSapana, he lives, it will make us reconsider the definition of their children vaccines and antibiotics to save as soon as it arrives. In fact, I could swear, turned away and clung to his mother. Rejection the word "human." their lives, or books to make them intelligent?) although I'm not sure, that I once saw President from even a three-year-old hurts, but I can for- Whether or not Celera, the company trying The American people will be too tempted by Charles M. Vest hi~self in such an inexplica- give him. I have been away. To a toddler's to -sequence much of human DNA, succeeds genetic engineering to leave it alone; rather .than ble fever to board a trolley at Government time frame, it's like I never knew him. with its experimental gene~reading techniques, use it and feel guilty, they will seek new ideas- Center that he hurled to the ground an old My reunion with my high school friends soon it will be possible to put the 3-billion-letter and perspectives on ethics, partly to justify what woman who was trying to disembark. was amazing. Petty differences were forgot- code on an ordinary compact disc. Couples they want to do. My frustration with MIT rule-breakers is ten; there simply wasn't eno~gh time. We for- could decide whether to adopt by reading a Every aspect of genetics will come under actually greatest on campus, at three locations gave each other for not returning e-mails. We complete report of the possibilities of potential fire. For instance, human embryos are useful in in particular: the door to Walker Memorial, didn't bluntly ask each other how college was children having serious genetic disorders. genetic research. Tl,1ere is currently a ban on the Building 8 entrance to the Infinite going, but somehow we understood. It was Individuals will be able to leam their own risk using them in AmerIca for publicly funded sci- Corridor, and the two rows of doors leading like we had never left each other, but better for, say, heart disease, and adjust their lifestyles ence, even on using ones which would other- into the Student Center. At all these places, I somehow. The impending separation made accordingly. Knowledge of the genome will wise be discarded as "trash" by abortion clinics. frequently find myself straining to avoid strik- our conversations intense. My friends are . also help to find new medical treatments, Abortion will be brought into the spotlight of ing people who, busy in La-La Land, can't be more themselves than they were before. I see enabling people to live longer, healthier lives. politics, as we wonder if embryo research. is bothered to use the doors intelligently. them changing, growing up, and I realize that As the biotechnology industry grows, gener- ever acceptable, even to save lives. Some peo- If I'm lucky, it happens to me only a few they must be seeing me like this also. ating huge profits, the demand for talented sci- ple will try to radically restrict genetic engineer- times a day: I'm approaching a set of doors - We all hugged goodbye, with promises to entists and engineers wilLballoon. Pressure will ing but will fail; tlie technology is too tempting-. two doors, one on the left and one on the right. keep in better touch. Only time will tell if we be applied on America to improve its education Instead we will have carefully written laws pro- There is a person several paces ahead of me will. Perhaps it doesn't matter; when I return system - we will need to reform elementary tecting the privacy of the individual's DNA who reaches 'for the door on the right, opens it, home again, my friends ,will be there for me. schools (with national standards and testing?), from snooping by employers or insurance com- and goes through. He may even hold the door Leaving home once more was'tough. I and a college education may become as mtich a panies. Other laws will bar discrimination open for me. But just as I am about to enter, flashed back to the morning three months. "right" as elementary school is now. . against people who, by birth, have genetic some yo-yo heading the other way exits through before when I had to say goodbye to my fami-' The life expectancy' of society will continue effects or were genetically engineered. the open door - wrong, since the open door is ly. So much has changed. Yet everything to increase, making the old more powerful than DNA will invade pop culture as well. We on the exiting person's left! As I stop suddenly, important has remained the same. It doesn't ever before in politics; Social Security and will see all sorts of entertainment media about to avoid hitting the yo-yo, I scream mentally, really matter what color my bathroom is now. euthanasia will become hot topics. (perhaps we genetic engineering, and two-thirds of it will be "Use the door on the right, doofus!" My family and my friends still welcome me. will also see mote "classic" TV, and new sports raving nonsense. Movie heroes will use "genes" Why can't we just all remember to use the On the Massachusetts Turnpike once more, for the elderly.) to turn into robots or leap tall buildings. Some door on the right? Don't use the door on the this time in the opposite direction, I wondered if Who will have access to the new technolo- authors will swamp us wi.th gloomy stories, left, even if it happens to be open. Even if I was leaving home or returning home. After an gy? The existence of genetic testing will add to starring MIT scientists portrayed as irresponsi- using the left door wouldn't put you in any- intense three months, MIT has become a home the push for a socialized health care system - ble. But a popularization of genetic technology one's way, you still shouldn't use the left a}Vay from home. When I returned, it was as some will argue that unequal access will create won't be all bad - with improved education, door. (Remember, it's illegal to run a red though I had never left. Thanksgiving weekend a nation of genetic "haves" and "have-nots." and a push by the biotech firms themselves, light, even if nobody's around for miles.) seemed like a dream. My friends here wel- Rightly worried that "Rodharnizing" medical. there could also be shows which get the facts Follow the Door Rules. Walk on the right, and comed me back. Somehow I was home again. care could drain the nation's pockets, govern- right and excite the imagination. The greatest use the door on the right. Don't try to slip To put it simply, although life at college is ment and industry will ~ant to invest heavily in benefit of genetic engineering may be that pe0- through on the left, even when nobody else is hard, I like it. research to make' genetic screening and other ple will be optimistic about the future again. around, because the entire door system will Veena Thomas is a member of the class of processes affordable. Partly out of fear of gov- Kris Schnee is a member of the class of break down. This is MIT; we don't need any 2002. emm~nt control, the companies themselves may 2002. more systems breaking down. December 4, 1998

THEATE that the e misfits of ociety are little different emotions, the completely erious role of from our elves. We watch them bicker and Czolgosz, Zangara (who tried to shoot laugh, and cry and drink Tab, write books and Franklin D. Roosevelt), and Oswald were love letter , and we see ourselves being por- played just as well. The show's presentation Assassins trayed. When Sam Byck complains about how closely followed that of the original production his burgers from Burger King are never hot, rather than the London production, which is Another Sondheim active adult musical we laugh and find ourselves unexpectedly admirable because it gives many a chance to By Fred Chol idents into a musical. And only Sondheim and relating to him, even sympathizing with him as see the authors' original concept of the show. Weidman would be able to pull it off such that he tries to explain his reasons for trying to But even with the stirring plot and wonder- Assassins the result is a tirring and completely fascinat- assassinate Richard ixon. When Sarah Jane ful acting and staging, the one thing that Composed by Stephen Sondheim ing surreal tragicomedy as hilarious as it is Moore practices shooting by using a bucket of stands out in my mind is the music. Artistic Director Spiro Veloudos chilling. This may seem an unlikely combina- KFC as her target, we laugh at the incongruity, Sondheim's score is one of his most inventive Starring John Weidman, Sam Byck, Sarah Jane tion, but the juxtaposition mimic real life and made all the more ridiculous by the fact that and engaging, and he completely captures the Moore works very effectively, making the work all the she looks more like the mother of your best flavor of American music while expressing it Boston Lyric Opera, ew Lyric Stage more unsettling and powerful. friend from elementary school, rather than a in his own, inimitable style. The show's folk The play opens at a carnival booth, as we woman plotting to shoot Gerald Ford. ballads, Sousa-like marches, barbershop quar- n a genre mo tly concerned with flashy watch a proprietor try to persuade passersby to Sondheim and Weidman show us the faces tet, rag, and pop love song are all miniature choreography, expensive special effects, "C'mere and shoot a president." One by one of the faceless assassins, and make their char- masterpieces that are so vital to the show, yet and saccharin plots and melodies, Stephen we see the assassins and would-be assassins acters completely three-dimensional. We sud- work in harmony with, rather than over- Sondheim is one of the few composers promised everything they could wish for - denly realize that "good" isn't always good and whelming, the script. Sondheim's much skill who continues to write musicals that treat an fame, fortune, love, everything by which soci- "bad" isn't always bad; that life consists of a as lyricist is also abundant, with lines to bog- adult audience a adults, and challenge them ety judges its members - and one by one we mwtitude of shades of gray. In coming to this gle the mind such as, "Why did you do it,. to think and react in an active rather than pas- see their dreams get spat and trod upon. The revelation we realize that the Arrierican Dream Johnny, Throw it all away? Why did you do sive manner. Sondheim, the mastermind first and last of these are the two most famous can quickly turn into an American ightmare, it, boy, ot just destroy The pride and joy Of behind such ingenious shows as Into the assassins, John Wilkes Booth and Lee Harvey and that although we see and hear "America" Illinois, But all the U.S.A.?" Woods and Sweeney Todd, scores an even Oswald, but the seven other assassins are even on TV and the radios, there is another side to Even though Assassins opened seven and a greater hit with Assassins (libretto by John more fascinating, among them Leon Czolgosz, America that rarely gets the spotlight. As half years ago, the story is even more relevant Weidman), which recently completed its run who saw McKinley's assassination as the only Sondheim puts it, "There's another national today than it was then. Many in the audience at the Boston Lyric Theater. way to express his fury at a government that anthem, folks, for those who never win ... still feel the impact of Kennedy's death, and This first-rate production of the 1991 Off- allowed millions to slave and die in factories We're the other national anthem, folks, the many of a .younger generation have been try- Broadway show made it clear to all who saw with abominable conditions for only pennies ones who can't get in - to the ball park." ing to understand the reason behind the the it that there is nothing more sublime in all of per hour, and "Squeaky" Fromme, who The are many great difficulties in perform- sudden series of teenage shootings. Sondheim theater than experiencing Sondheim at his thought that by assassinating Gerald Ford ing Assassins, and the cast, under the direction and Weidman~s show doesn't glorify assassi- best, in the hands of a skillful director and a she'd be able to have a trial on national televi- of Spiro Veloudos, overcomes them all with nation by proposing it as a solution to one's superb cast. With the exception of only a sion where Charles Manson, her lover, "would great skill. The quick changes in mood require problems, but rather shows us that something handful of weak moments, the performance get to be a witness and he'd save the world." perfect timing and superior acting abilities to is dreadfully wrong with a country that has was absolutely riveting It would have been easy to simply carica- be convincing, and the ensemble was almost such a long and bloody history of assassins. It Only Sondheim and Weidman would even ture the assassins and pass off their twisted flawless. Even though parts like Moore, is laudable that there are theater groups still think to tackle the enormous task of turning the notions of what is right and wrong as complete Fromme, and Guiteau (who assassinated willing to take on such controversial material complexities surrounding nine assassinations madness, but instead the authors take a more James Garfield) were the obvious scene-steal- and perform it so well, for this is a play that all and attempted assassinations of American pres- difficult approach for the audience to accept - ers, required to utilize the widest range of Americans should have the opportunity to see. MOVIE REVIEW ABug'sLi/e Revenge of the pixels

By Vladimir V. Zelevinsky STAFF REPORTER Directed by John Lasseter and Andrew Stanton WriUen by John Lasseter, Don McEnery, Joe Ranft, Bob Shaw, Andrew Stanton With the voices of Dave Foley, Kevin Spacey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, David Hyde Pierce, Joe Ranft, Denis Leary, Madeline Kahn, Bonnie Hunt

Bug's Life is on one hand not a sequel at all and on the other hand PIXAR ANIMATION STUDIOS twice a sequel and twice a remake. Hopper, the menacing and manipulative leader of a greedy gang of grasshoppers, doesn't want to let the ants on Ant Island out of Coming from the team behind Toy A their obligation to provide them with food in A Bug's Ufe. Story and less than two months after another computer-generated ant-colony adventure, local misfit Flik (Dave Foley) messes things cliched); and a lamentable feel of a film where blades of grass, fire, drops of water, and vari- Antz, it doesn't exactly feel like it's breaking up, he's sent to find somebody to protect the a lot of effort was spent on its look, and not ous man-made junk. But they only look good new ground. This impression of "neat, but ants, and - you guessed it - me~ses things enough on its screenplay. It also feels like the until you see them close-up, at which point I've seen this stuff before" is made even up again. voice actors were on much tighter rein here - everything looks like a toy. This, with all due stronger by the fact that its storyline is liberal- For your convenience, a handy comparison with the exception of Spacey, not a single one respect to Woody and Buzz, is boring. There's ly borrowed from Akira Kurosawa's Seven of Bugs with Antz: Bugs has more characters, makes any lasting impression. This is espe- no lightness or brittleness or even translucen- Samurai, which was already remade as The Antz has more interesting characters; Bugs has ciall¥ disappointing compared to how much cy to the textures - all.of the insects look like Magnificent Seven. The plot ("a bunch of mis- more visual wit, Antz has more verbal wit; fun Woody Allen, Gene Hackman, and they are made from a uniform plastic. matched. warriors protect a peaceful settle- Bugs has more complex visuals, Antz has bet- Sylvester Stallone seemed to have had voicing Character designs are inconsistent, so that ment from bandits") is here merged with ter visuals. their roles in Antz. some insects (the stick bug and the horned Aesop's fable, "The Ant and the All of these are surprising. Perhaps The most surprising difference is in the beetle, for example) look pretty much like Grasshopper," which was later rewritten by because of increased influence from Disney, visual aspect. Antz is the first fully computer- their- prototypes, the other ones (like the black La Fontaine - but never mind. If we go into Bugs feels somewhat closer to the traditional generated production from Dream Works and widow spider) look not~ing like the real the maze of such questions as to who bor- formula of kids' animated movies (though it's Pacific Data Images, while Bugs is Pixar's things. The ants themselves are inexplicably rowed what from whom, we'll never get out. not a musical). There's a traditional villain sophomore effort. Antz has less complex visu- blue-colored; perhaps a visual pun on "blue- The story, as I said, concerns an anthill, (Toy Story's Sid was an antagonist, but not a als (even its impressive crowd scenes with collared," but still fake looking. annually raided by a bunch of hungry villain, if only by the virtue of his demented hundreds of ants were, essentially, achieved At least the story is complex enough to grasshoppers, led by the domineering Hopper creativity); a traditional quest for the hero to. through replication), so Bugs certainly scores keep your attention despite the visual short- (voiced, with both excellent comic timing and redeem himself: (Foley's bland vocal perfor- on the sheer number and variety of objects - comings. There are enough things going on at unsettling menace, by Kevin Spacey). When a mance doesn't do anything to make it any less insects (many different species), leaves and any given time, and enough subplots weaving together that A Bug's Life is never less than entertaining. It doesn't quite catch fire for most of its running time, though. Things seem to happily move along, agreeable 'but not engrossing. Until about ten minutes before then end, that is. At that point, right after what seems like the climax, it starts raining, and the sight of huge (from ants' perspective) raindrops falling and splattering about is ~ncredible, especially because all of this occurs on the scale where the surface tension is comparable to gravity. As if imbued by the rain's energy, the film itself shifts into another mode - that of rapidly-paced, visually stylish, action extravaganza. The last five minutes are spec- tacular, enough to completely erase any impression that the visuals were rendered on a computer. It's a great cinematic scene, regard- less of the images' origin, and it's the second PlXAR ANIMATION STUDIOS biggest reason to see this film. A troupe of unemployed bug performers from a second-rate flea circus (Heimlich, the food-lovlng caterpillar; a wise walking stick The biggest reason comes during the final named Slim; a male ladybug named Francis; and Rosie, a blg-hearted black widow) arrive on Ant 'sland at the Invitation of Rlk credits. Don't miss them on your life. They're (right). funnier than the rest of the film. .. Dee mber 4, 1998 THEAll ....:rJJE,T ell ~age 7 OViE REVIEW There's another important parallel between er directing the remake of King Kong), and it these tales of two "cities", and that's the almost makes at least some kind of sense dur- ambiance, which is decidedly dark. There are ing the wildly misconceived action climax. Babe: Pig in the City enough frightening scenes to make this osten- But for the all startling visual inventive- sibly family-oriented film less than suitable ness that Miller brings to this film (Pig in the for the kids, and plenty of sad scenes to make City is consistently an eye-full, brimming with This little pig went to market it anything but cheery holiday entertainment. literally dozens of impeccably trained live ani- By Vladimir V. Zelevlnsky For much of the film Miller u es a falling- There's the pathetic clown (Mickey Rooney), mals, lifelike animatronic animals, and flaw- STAFF REPORTER dominoes style, where events pile up until a dog who almost drowns, and the extended lessly computer-generated ones), it's chiefly a Directed by George Miller everything's a me s. Farmer Hogget's injury animal control sequence which is downright metaphor. Babe was not a metaphor; it was a Written by George Miller, Judy Morris, Mark happen in one such sequence; there' another depres ing. story, and the animals there were simply ani- Lamprel/ incident with Mr . Hogget which involves But there are a good deal of excellent dark mals. Animals here act as if they were With Magda Szubans/d, James Cromwel/, several body-builder , a bunch of girls on film , and even in Pig in the City it largely humans, and basically play humans. Mary Stein, Mickey Rooney, and the voices of rollerblades, a bucket of water, a house- works, creating a pookily alluring picture of The allegories in Pig in the City are cer- Elizabeth Daily, Danny Mann, Glenne painter, and a policeman on a bike. These two innocents getting lost in a foreboding tainly clever, but there are so many of them Headly, Steven Wright, James Cosmo sequences are kind of fun, but nothing more, metropoli hat comes very close to swallow- that they almost crowd the title character out largely because they are clumsily shot and ing them whole. The domineering subtext of of the picture. B~be doesn't have much to do, ere's a pop quiz for you: You' make a edited. The inspiration here is, of course, both the circus as a metaphor for life is apt; it also but his two main actions - saving a drowning modestly budgeted kids' movie about Rube Goldberg and the famous French fantasy invokes the ghost of Fellini (maybe the last dog and a goldfish - are utterly amazing. An a talking pig, release it with very little film The City of Lost Children, which did the influence one would expect in a big budget engaging character, I guess, always wins over fanfare in the dog days of late summer same thing, only much better. fantasy, although to be fair, Fellini did consid- a clever allegory. '95, and it ends up being a major financial and critical success, is nominated for seven Oscars, RESTAURANT REVIEW $12.95, coated in plum tomato sauce with including best picture, wins the one for best cherry and sun-dried tomatoes, and mush- visual effects, and is named the best picture of rooms. the year by the National Society of Film If you like seafood, order /iguine con frutti Critics. What do you do? Well, you do what Carlo s Cucina Italiana di mare, $12.95, which, if you really liked Universal Pictures did and .green light a sequel. seafood, you'd order even without my recom- B.ut you should probably, unlike Universal, mendation. It's a seafood dream, served with rehire Chris Noonan, the Oscar-nominated $imple northern Italian cuisine clams, mussels, squid, and shrimps in plum director/co-writer of the original Babe, instead By Kate Samranvedhya They start you off with bread and two tomato sauce. The Secondi Piatti (chicken and of handing the reins over to the George Miller, STAFF REPORTER types of olives in olive oil. For an appetizer, I veal dishes) offers eleven variations on how who made the Mad Max trilogy. Oops. 131 Brighton Avenue, Allston particularly like their la bruschetta, $5. Fresh you can get your chicken or veal done. Miller (who was actually involved with the 254-9759 toasted Italian bread is rubbed with garlic and Leave room for dessert, though. Carlo's original as a co-writer/producer) creates a much topped with marinated tomatoes, sauteed pep- has among the best tiramisu in town, with a different tone in Babe: Pig in the CIty, taking it arlo's Cucina Italiana offers simple pers, capers, and black Sicilian olives. The little more rum taste and a little less mas- far from Noonan's gentle comedy/drama. This northern italian fare at its best. It's toasted bread is crunchy, and blends well with capone than Caffe Vittoria. Or you can try the movie is, to put is succinctly, weird. cheap, and always packed on week- the tartness of the olives and the saltiness of spumoni (watermelon look-alike pistachio and The story starts with Farmer Hogget C nights. As you enter this small eatery, capers. Also try the calamari /ritti (fried), $7, strawberry ice cream), or the truffles (ice (James Cromwell, Oscar nominee from th.e you will most certainly find Mr. Carlo senior, and the antipasto All'lta/iana, $9. These dish- cream in chocolate shell). original who cameos here) suffering a freak no matter what day you visit his restaurant. es are my favorites at any Italian restaurant, If there's no waiting, Carlo's would be the accident. This results in the farm being sold His picture is right on the entrance wall in the including Carlo's. ideal place to have a nice, simple meal. Good off, which results in Babe and Hogget's wife Boston Herald review. Sometimes you will If you order pasta, expect simplicity. A food comes to you from start to finish. And (Magda Szubanski) travelling to a major farm also find Mr. Carlo junior, the good-looking pasta side order always comes with entree, but while it get a little noisy - the next table fair to raise money. This results in them get- version of Carlo senior. This family-operated if you want lots really good pasta, order the might be only a foot or two away - these ting detained, strip-searched (don't ask), miss- restaurant attracts the local with the simple ones under Primi Piatti (Ie paste). All of the things come with good, cheap food. ing their flight, getting lost, and moving into a menu and homemade pasta. Although it is in sauces are good at Carlo's. I especially like There is no valet or specific parking. strange animal-infested hotel in the middle of Allston, Carlo's is just five minutes away by Fusilli Boscaoila, $9.94, served in plum toma- Takeout and catering are available. Vegetarian the foreboding metropolis. And then things car after crossing the Cha~les River by Double to sauce with asparagus, onions, and mush- dishes can be found throughout the menu. . get worse. Tree Guest Suites. rooms. But my favorite is Gnocchi Spezzatino, Prepare to ~ait during peak hours .

CONCERT REVIEW tours and which hasn't been performed in its between Tori and the audience, rather than entirety since 1994. the more aloof rockin' versions with the AI.ong with these great performances were band. Tori recognized this problem early on 1briAmos the wonderfully reworked older songs, most in the tour and commented with her usual n~tably "Space Dog," "Putting the Damage idiosyncratic language: "We might be trad- On:~ and the completely restructured "The ing a bit of intimacy for a bit of butt. Butt, You bet your life she's worth it Waitress," with its eight minutes of intense you know, low-end bottom. There is a kind By Fred Chol she's playing with for the first time. Instead of energy that always floors the crowd. of rhythm thing going on that you can only the visceral and riveting experience of seeing Rounding out the bulk of the rest of the setlist get from a rhythm section. You can't trade, Tsongas Arena, Lowell a lone woman on 'stage with a piano and a was material from her latest album, From the for instance, snow and rain. They're differ- November 17 microphone, baring her soul in song after .Choirgirl Hotel, slightly improved. The some- ent elements. They just are." emotionally-packed song to a crowd hanging what quirky "Hotel" sounded more coherent; As a pianist, I especially missed Tori's l day I kept asking myself, "Is it onto her every word, we get the new experi- the quasi-homoerotic "Raspberry Swirl" fea- incredible improvisation. Although it is true worth paying 30 bucks to miss class, ence of getting to see Tori rock in a way very tured a new, manic beat, coupled with an that she now improvises within the confines catch the commuter rail, ride for an few other female artists can even come close extended coda that blew the top off of the of extended repeated sections (which she A our and a half to Lowell, stand out- to (although you miss more than a few of the arena; and the tribal-chant-esque "iieee" terminates with a hand signal to the rest of side of an arena for two more hours in the words). . included a fantastic new bridge that was later the band), she no longer spontaneously freezing cold November drizzle, and then And let me teII you, they rock hard. With identified as being part of "Band on the Run," improvises new songs, or extends sections ~ave tq stand for another two hours listening guitarist Steve Caton, who has played 011. all by Wings (which included Beatles veteran of songs as she did. So it was a special to music I adore?" I kept asking myself this of her albums including the '80s disaster Y Paul McCartney). moment when someone shouted out a even as I listened to the pretty good opening Kant Tori Read, drummer Matt Chamberlain, Halfway through the regular set came request for the popular, and somewhat silly, act, The. Unbelievable Truth, as' I waited for who has played with Pearl Jam and the "secret time," the two solo piano songs that but rarely heard, b-side, "Toodles Mr. Jim," the crew to set up, as I was pressed even more Wallflowers, and relative newcomer Jon fans familiar with this tour's format look and Tori responded with a moving improvi- uncomfortably to people standing all around Evans on, bass (electric and string), Tori alter- forward to at every show. That night we sation loosely based on it to introduce the me, and even as the curtains went up and the nates between piano and keyboard and per- were not disappointed when Tori played the final song of the night. drummer started pounding. forms like you've never seen her before. The popular b-side/semi-ballad "Here. In My After, the crowd clamored for more, and But I cheered with the rest of the crowd crowd was a mass of wildly dancing bodies, Head," and the cathartic "Twinkle," the final Tori grinned her widest grin, giving the three when Tori Amos walked onstage as part of rough considering we could barely move on track on her Boys for Pele album. The song, other musicians a big group hug. The show her 1998 "Plugged" tour. She acknowledged the floor in the first place. epilogue to an album divided into four defi- was over all too soon, and we have a whole the vital artist/audience interaction she has - Some of the best performances of the night nite sections and a prologue, was still heart- year to wait until her live album comes out spoken of often in her interviews by walking were familiar tracks off of her previous three breakingly beautiful in its simple arrange- (December 1999 is the projected release date). in front of her beloved Bosendorfer, bending albums, such as "Past The Mission" from ment and unique harmonies, even if it was Even though the acoustics weren't ideal, I'm her head, and kneeling with her arms out- Under the Pink, and "Tear In Your Hand" performed out of context. These two solo sure that if the fans in the audience were stretched towards the audience, as if collect- from Tori's first solo album Little songs, along with the. final encore (the less- asked if all the hassle of getting there and ing the almost palpable energy of the crowd Earthquakes. The big surprise, and one, of the er-known solo b-side called "Black Swan") back was worth it we would all agree that, to in her hands. Even after she had performed highlights of the night, was the performance left many wishing for more solos. Some paraphrase the lyric from "Cornflake Girl," this customary ritual, and had gracefully of "Girl," rarely performed on her first two wanted to see more personal interaction "You bet your life it was!" turned and seated herself in her notorious straddle position at .her piano, I still had faint whispers of doubt. But less than thirty sec- ' onds later, after she had launched into what has become her standard opener for this tour, Wish you could see concerts for free? "PreciQus Things," I knew that, given'the opportunity, I'd go through it all again in a So do we! heartbeat. Myra Ellen Amos, the daughter of a North Carolinan minister, was a child. prodigy who began playing the piano at the age of two, was accepted into the prestigious Peabody Conservatory at age five, and was kicked out Just write about it for The Tech. at age II for wanting to play The Beatles with Beethoven. She earned her first real success in Our Arts d~partment is the best way to see the 1992 with her album Little Earthquakes, despite little radio play (although "Silent All These Years" was played on radios last sum- Boston music s'cene without paying a penny! mer, five years after the album came out). She completed her fourth and most recent tour yesterday, which brings us back to the Lowell show. Call Joel or Doug at 253-1541 if you want "Precious Thi'hgs" i~ a song that perfectly sets the mood for the evening. The song, like more information on how to see live music for free. many of the others among the 18 she play~d, has a whole new sound with the band, which Page 8 D cember 4, 199

10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.; "Asian, Egyptian, and Classical Walks" begin at 11:30 a.m.; Ie "American Painting and Decorative Arts Walks" begin at 12:30 p.m.; Avalon "European Painting and 15 Lansdowne St., Boston. Decorative Arts alks" begin at Tickets: 423- EXT. 2:30 p.m.; Introductory tours are Dec. 5: Strangefolk. $17.50. also offered Sat. at 11 a.m. and Dec. 8: Jon Spencer Blues 1:30 p.m. Explosion. $12. Permanent Gallery Installations: Dec. 9: Fatboy Slim. $15. "late Gothic Gallery," featuring a Dec. 12: Rusted Root + Dada. $15. restored 15th-century stained glass window from Hampton Court, 14th- The Orpheum Theatre and 15th-century stone, alabaster, Tickets: 423-NEXT. and polychrome wood sculptures Dec. 5: The Tragically HIp + from France and the Netherlands; "Mummy Mask Gallery," a newly Cracker. $20. renovated Egyptian gallery, features Dec. ii, 12: Natalie Merchant. primitive masks dating from as far Sold out. A ~eekly guide to the arts in Boston back as 2500 B.C.; MEuropean Decorative Arts from 1950 to the The Roxy Decen1ber 4- :10 Present"; "John Singer Sargent: Tickets: 931-2000. Compiled by Joel M. Rosenberg Studies for MFA and Boston Public Dec. 28: GLove & Special Sauce Ubrary Murals. " + Princes of Babylon. $17.50. Send submissions to th&-tec:h.mlt.edu or by nterdepartmental mall to "On The Town," The Tech, W2G-483. _ Exhibitions: Through Dec. 27: ______ott • "Monet in the Twehtieth Century."

Paradise Rock Club $5 with valid MIT student 10 14, and at 7 p.m. January 3 and er museum; features a collection Tickets: 423-NEXT. Monday-Friday noon-closing. Grand 10; there are matinees at 2 p.m. of vintage computers and robots Dec. 4: Combustible Edison. Design admission $13, $11 for December 5, 6, and 26, and with over 150 hands-on exhibits Dec. 8: Golden Smog + Josh Rouse. seniors and students, free for chil. Theater illustrating the evolution, use, and Jazz Mu ic January 3 and 10, and at 10:30 Dec. 11: Helium. dren. Ongoing: "Beyond the Screen: a.m. January 12. Tix $23 to $55; impact of computers. Featured Blue Man Group Chinese Fumiture of the 16th and Dec. 12: Son Volt + Patty Gnffin. Regatfabar discounts available for seniors exhibits include: "The Hacker's It would be difficult and unfair to 17th Centuries"; "The Art of Africa, Dec. 13: Saint Etienne. and students. Garage: a recreation of a '70s Tickets: 661-5000. catalogue fully the antics of the Oceana, and the Ancient Dec. 16: Buffalo Tom. hacker's garage with such items Dec. 26: Roomful of Blues. Drama Desk Award-winning trio of Americas"; "Egyptian Funerary Arts Dec. 20: Samt Etienne. Defending the Caveman as an Apple I and Pong; "The cobalt-painted bald pates. They and Ancient Near East Galleries." Jan. 19: Joe Mcintyre. Sold out. Dec. 30: The John Payne Quartet Networked Planet: Traveling the begin their delightfUl and deafen- Rob Becker returns with his - Gallery lectures are free with Jan. 20: Joe Mcintyre. and Sax Choir. Information Highway," an electron- ing evening of anti-performance "affectionate comedy about men museum admission. Sat.: at noon, ic tour of the Internet; "Robots art beating drums that are also and women," a droll solo venture MGreek and Etruscan Gold," pre- and Other Smart Machines, M an The Middle East deep buckets of paint, so that that riffs on gender difference sented by David Austin. Wed.: at 6 interactive exhibition of artificial Tickets: 864-EAST. All shows sprays of color jump from the from cave times to the present p.m., "l9th-Century American Art." intelligence and robots; MTools & Downstairs (unless noted). Instruments like breaking surf, The Colonial Theatre, 106 presented by Pamela Kachurin. Toys: The Amazing Personal Dec. 4: Lettuce + Addison Groove World Music and end by engulfing the specta- Boylston Street, Boston (931- Wed.: at 6:30 p.m., "Introductory Computer"; "People and Project + Actual Proof.+ P-Flight. $7. torship in tangles of toilet paper. 2787), through 13. Curtain is at 8 Tour of the Galleries in Russian," Call 876-4275 for more info. Computers: Milestones of a Dec. 5: The Upper Crust + Cherry Go experience it. p.m. Tuesday through Friday, at 2, presented by Nikolay Guyetsky. Dec. 6: Strike, directed by Sergei Revolution," explores a number of 2000 + Roadsaw. $7. Charles Playhouse, 74 Warrenton 5, and 8 p.m. on Saturday, and at Thurs.: at 11 a.m., "Unwrapping Eisenstein, with live music by The ways computers impact everyday Dec. 9-13: The Mighty Mighty Street, Boston, indefinitely. 3 and 7 p.m. on Sunday. Tix $30 the Mummies and the Ancient Near Alloy Orchestra. Somerville life. In the Smart Machines Bosstones Hometown Throwdown. Curtain is at 8 p.m. on to $49.50. East," presented by Rita Freed. Theatre. Theater a multi-media show fea- Sold out. Wednesday and Thursday, at 7 tures NASA's Mars Rover, R2-D2, Dec. 12: Voice of the Turtle. and 10 p.m. on Friday and Almost Like Being In Love: The Shakey, Sea Rover, and other Museum of Science Judeo-Spanish folk songs for Saturday, and at 3 and 6 p.m. on Lemer & Lowe Songbook The Roxy robots. Ongoing: "Virtual Science Park, Boston. (723- Hanukkah. Somerville Theater. Sunday. Tickets $35 to $45. Call Tony winner and Eve's Bayou star 2500), Daily, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Fri., 9 Tickets: 931-2000. RshTank. " Diahann Carroll headlines this Dec. 6: BUddy Guy. $22.50. Jan. 2: Cry Cry Cry, with Oar 426-6912 for tickets and informa- a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 9. a.m.-5 tion on how to see the show for "new Broadway song-and-dance p.m. Admission free with MIT 10, Dec. 9: Reverend Horton Heat + Williams, Richard Shindell, and Isabella Stewart Gardner free by ushering. celebration of Lerner & Loewe otherwise $9, $7 for children 3-14 AmaZing Crowns + Flat Duo Jets. lucy Kaplansky. Sanders Theater. Museum music," which features "jazz and and seniors. $16.50. 280 The Fenway, Boston. (566- Shear Madness funk arrangements." The compos. The Museum features the theater 1401). Tues.-Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. The dramatis personae of this er /Iyricist team of Frederick of electricity (With indoor thunder- Fleet Center Admission $10, $7 for seniors, aUdIence-participation whodunit Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner are and-lightning shows daily)' and Tickets: 931-2000. $5 for students with 10 ($3 on continue to comb Newbury Street bes(known for Camelot and My more than 600 hands-on exhibits. Dec. 2: Billy Joel. Sold out. Wed.), free for children under 18. Classical for the murderer of a classical Fair lady; this show includes hits Ongoing: "Discovery Center"; Dec. 7: Billy Joel. $39.50. pianist who lived over the unisex from both. Direction is by Mark S. The museum, built in the style of "Investigate! A See-For-Yourself Dec. 31: Aerosmith. Sold out Boston Symphony Orchestra hair salon where the show is set. Hoebee, with musical direction by a 15th-century Venetian palace, Exhibit"; MWelcome to the Feb. 3: Black Sabbath + Pantera Curtis McKonly. houses more than 2500 art Universe." Ongoing: "Seeing Is Symphony Hall, 301 Charles Playhouse Stage II, 74 + Deftones. $48.50, $35. On sale At the Shubert Theatre, 265 objects, with emphasis on Italian Deceiving. " Massachusetts Ave., Boston. Warrenton Street, Boston (426- 12/5 at 10 a.m. Tremont Street. Boston (8QO.447- Renaissance and 17th-century Admission to Omni, laser, and plan- 266-1492, 266-1200. TueSdays, 5225), indefinitely. Curtain is at 8 Mar. 16: In Sync. $35. $25. On 7400), December 5, 6. Curtain is Dutch works. Among the highlights etarium shows is $7.50, $5.50 for Thursdays, Saturdays, 8 p.m.; p.m. Tuesday through Friday, at sale 12/5 at noon .. at 8 p.m. on Friday, at 2 and 8 are works by Rembrandt, children and seniors. Now showing: Fridays, 1:30 p.m. $23-$71; rush 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Mar. 22: The Rolling Stones + The p.m. on Saturday, and at 2 and 7 Botticelli, ~aphael, Titian, and MLaser Beastie Boys: Thurs,-Sat., seats $7.50 day of concert, on and at 3 and 7:30 p.m. on Goo Goo Oolls. Sold out. p.m. on Sunday. Tix $29.50 to Whistler. Guided tours given 9:15 p.m: "Laser Dark Side of the sale Fridays from 9 a.m., SUnday. Tickets $30 to $34. Mar. 23: The Rolling Stones The $55. Fridays at 2:30 p.m. at'., 8 p.m.; "Laser + Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5 Moon',~ mUrk.- Goo Goo Oolls. $150, $90, $50, Daily,- p.m .. Free tickets for MIT stu- Phaedra SPaCe bdYSsey 5:30 p.rn:, $39.50. On sale 12/6 at noon. Museum of Fine Arts ":laser -AoYd!s all,"r Fri.-Sat. at dents Tuesday evenings and The American Repertory Theatre There Will be a limit of two tickets 465 Huntington Ave., Bosten. 10:30 p.m.; ~Laser.Metallica," Friday afternoons. Call 638-9478 opens its 20th season on the per person in the first 10 rows in (267-9300). Mon.-Tues., 10 Sun., 9:15 p.m.; MLaser Nirvana: for ticket availability. Loeb mainstage with Paul floor sections A and B directly in Schmidt's new adaptation and Exhibits a.m.-4:45 p.m.; Wed., 10 Sun., 8 p.m.; "Laser Beatles," front of the stage. These tickets Dec. 4, 5, 6: Leonard Slatkin, con- translation of Racine's French a.m.-9:45 p.m.; Thurs.-Fri., 10 Mon.-Wed., 7:30 p.m. Planetarium will be priced at $90.00 and will ductor; Horacio Gutierrez, piano. neoclassical tragedy about the Computer Museum a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 10 shows include "Ufe and Death of be available at the FleetCenter Barber, 'Second Essay;' Previn, Queen of Athens with a dangerous 300 Congress St., Boston. (423- a.m.-5:45 p.m. West Wing open the Sun." "Plano Concerto;' Beethove, box offIce only. There will be a yen for her stepson. 6758 or 426-2800), Daily, 10 Thurs.-Fri. until 9:45 p.m. 'Symphony No.4.' limit of six tickets per person per Presented by the American a.m.-6 p.m. Admission $7, $5 for Admission free with MIT 10, other. Swatch Museum order. Dec. 10, 11, 12: James Levine, Repertory Theatre at the' Loeb students and seniors, free for chil- wise $10, $8 for students and 57 JFK St., Cambridge. (864- conductor; Renee Fleming, sopra- Drama Center, 64 Brattle Street, dren under 5. Half-price admission seniors, children under 17 free; 1227). Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-8 Worcester Centrum no; Gregory Turay, tenor; Rene Camljlridge (547-8300), in reperto- on Sun. from 3-5 p.m. Tours daily $2 after 5 p.m. Thurs.-Fri., free p.m.; Sun., noon-5 p.m. Tickets: 931-2000. Pape, bass; Tanglewood Festival ry through January 14. Curtain is of "Walk Through Computer Wed. after 4 p.m. Ongoing: Swatch watches by Keith Jan. 2: Aerosmith + Candlebox. 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TechCalendar appears in each issue of The Tech and features events for members of the MIT community. The Tech makes no guarantees as to the accuracy of this information, and The Tech shall not be held liable for any loss- es, including, but not limited to, damages resulting from attendance of an event. Contact information for all events is available from the TechCalendar web page. Visit and add events to TechCale dar online at http://fech-calendal.mit.edu Friday's Even 8:00 p.m. - Road III Buffet's Jolly Satan Show. MIl's improv comedy troupe gets into 3:00 p.m. - MIT Debate Tournament. MIl's annual intercollegiate debate tournament. the holiday spirit. Room &120. Judges wanted! No experience necessary. General Assembly at &120. Sponsor: 8:00 'p.m. - IT Symphony Orchestra Concert. Dante Anzolini, director. Admission Debate Team. $2.00. Kresge Auditorium. 7:00 p.m. - PI. Maximillian Cohen is a young math scholar of a somewhat fanatical 8:00 p.m. _ What the Butler Saw. Workshop production of Joe Orton's hilarious farce, disposition who is irrationally obsessed with the number pi. 1 hour 25 minutes. directed by Richard Marcus, technical assistant, Theater Arts. Kresge little Theater. Admission $2.50. Room 2&100. Sponsor: LSC. . . 10:00 p.m. - Ever After. In this Cinderella fairytale set in 16th century France, Danielle 8:00 p.m. - MIT Concert Band Concert. Founded In 1948 and continuously conducted (0 B ). t' hit f th 'f h'l I t' g h I butt ... .. rew arrymore main alns er a e a er s arm w I e p aca In er aya 0 s ep- by John Corley, the group of 80-90 students and alumni play onglnal compositions for ., .. . d bl d II .. d' rk K g mother (Angelica Huston) and stepsisters. 2 hours 1 minute. AdmISSIon Room $2.50. Win ensem e an annua y commiSSion an premiere new wo s. res e Auditorium. 2&100. Sponsor: LSC. 8:00 p.m. - What the Butler Saw. Workshop production of Joe Orton's hilarious farce, directed by Richard Marcus, technical assistant, Theater Arts. Kresge Little Theater. Sunday'S Events 10:00 p.m. - PI. Maximillian Cohen is a young math scholar of a somewhat fanatical 12:01 - 3:00 p.m. - Service at Common Cathedral. Worship on Boston CC?mmonwith disposition who is irrationally obsessed with the number pi. 1 hour 25 minutes. people who live outdoors and people who live indoors. Make and share peanut butter Admission $2.50. RO'om2&100. Sponsor: LSC. and jelly sandwiches afterwards. Meet at Religious Activities Center. Sponsor: Lutheran-Episcopal Ministry. Saturday'S Events 2:00 p.m. - SONOS Concert. Hands-across-the-river ensemble includes faculty mem- 1:00 p.m. - MIT Emerson Scholarship Student Recitals. MIT Emerson Scholarship bers from MIT (Prof. Marcus Thompson, viola & Senior Lecturer David Deveau, piano) Student Recitals. Killian Hall. and Boston University .(Bayla Keyes, violin & Andres Dlaz, cello). Kresge Auditorium. 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. - Cross Products Fall Concert. Come see the MIT Cross Products in 7:00 p.m. - PI. Maximillian Cohen is a young-math scholar of a somewhat fanatical our 10th anniversary concert! There will be special alumni performances, hilarious disposition who is irrationally obsessed with the number pi. 1 hour 25 minutes. skits, and of course, great Christian a cappella music. Room 10-250. Sponsor: Cross Admission $2.50. Room 2&100. Sponsor: LSC. Products. 10:00 p.m. - Ever After. In this Cinderella fairytale set in 16th century France, Danielle 7:00 p.m. - Ever After. In this Cinderella fairytale set in 16th century France, Danielle (Drew Barrymore) maintains her late father's farm while placating her layabout step- (Drew Barrymore) maintains her late father's farm while placating her layabotJt step- mother (Angelica Huston) and stepsist~rs. 2 hours 1 minute. Admission $2.50. Room mother (Angelica Huston) and stepsisters. 2 hours 1 minute. Admission $2.50. Room 2&100. Sponsor: LSC. 2&100. Sponsor: LSC. ClJ 7:00 p.m. - Gospel Choir Fall Concert. With two guest groups TBA. Sala de Puerto Rico. Monday's Events 7:30 p.m. - Mil Logarhythms 'Logs Yule' Winter Concert. The Logarhythms, now in 7:00: 8:00 p.m. -lEM Bible Study. Join our weekly exploration 9f the Gospel of Luke. their 50th season, host the a cappella event of the year. Tunes will range from tradi- You don't need to be a regular - come as you are able. Pizza and soda will nourish tional to holiday to modern. Come witness the best a cappella MIT has to offer. 2 your body while the word nourishes your soul. Religious Activities Center, downstairs. hours 30 minutes. Sponsor: Logarhythms, MIT. Sponsor: Lutheran-Episcopal Ministry.

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omen with Abnormal Pap Smears Co pe__a.o BnroUmertt is open for an 8-.non&hstudy of .. investigational drug treatment for cervical d)'II)Ia&' a aeniral tract akin condition that in some women can go on 10 bec:ome cervical cancer. Patients aclected for the clinical trial will be ttaftd It Brigham and WomtI1t\', Hospital. The study requires 6--9 vi 'm. LaboraiOry tests and clinical visits directly associated with the cherapeutic ballmmt will be paid for by Iud)' ponsors. Patients participating in the study argest at titute will a1w be cornpensaled for their time and efforts (up to $450). By Kristen landino neering and computer science; Form 990 returns filed by 475 pri- STAFF REPORTER Glenn P. Strehle '58, vice pre ident vate colleges in 1996-97. Colleges WomtIl selected for the study must have a pip smearlbiopsy showing high if8dc dysplasia (high grade lQuarnous intratpithcJial neoplasia, HSIL) and no President Charles M. Vest wa for finance and treasurer; and were asked to include information evidence of iJnmW\OlUPP""'ion, 8Qtive infections such as a cold or the flu, use the second-highest paid individual Edward B. Roberts '57, manage- concerning salary and benefit fig- of itcroids, pregnancy. history of cancer, or prior gm.: therapy. at the In titute last year, receiving ment and technology professor. ures as well as information on lob- 312,000 in pay and benefits. According to the Chronicle of bying expenditures. For more information. please call 6 t 7-732-4724 Figures for MIT howed that Higher Education, the presidents of Alan S. Bufferd '59, deputy treasur- three universities earned more than alarie continue to ri e er and director of investments was $500,000 in pay and benefits for Compen ation in 1996-97 con- the Institute's highest-paid employ- 1996-97. tinued to follow a rising trend. In ee, receiving a total compensation Topping the list were Torsten the latest survey, 46 college presi- package of $378,000 in 1996-97. Wiesel of Rockefeller University; dents received compensation . Individuals rounding out the top Joe B. Wyatt of Vanderbilt exceeding 300,000, whereas last five highest-paid employees at MIT University; and Judith S. Rodin of year only 34 presidents did. were Walter E. Morrow '49, direc- the University of Pennsylvania. The steady rise in university tor of the Lincoln Laboratory and Survey results were based on presidents' salary concerns Patrick institute professor of electrical engi- data from Internal Revenue Service McCallan, president of the ational C enter for Public Policy and Higher Education. He said public opinion Students Appreciate disfavors higher salaries. "We are in a period where pub- lic concerns about the cost of high- er education have led to congres- .Meeting with Police sionally mandated commissions and Police, from Page 1 to know students and understand the regulatory oversight," McCallan problems better - not just react but said. One difficult, but interesting part be more proactive. Leaders at the highest-paying of the officer's job is ,his discretion. When someone calls CPs, rather universities say that their pay scales Officers must choose what to report, than using the traditional response are comparable to peer non-colle- what to investigate, and what to r just sending a few officers out to giate institutions. leave alone, deal with the problem they hope to However, Marcus S. Owens, "look outside the box" for new solu- head of the Internal Revenue Housemaster organized event tions. When officers come back to Service's E mpt Organizations Burton-Conner ho~semaster headquarters they will report on Division, said "Measuring reason- 'Halston W. Taylor originated the what is going on, then a few people. able compensation is more an art _ event, based on his experience as a will analyze it. than a science." He added that uni- • member of the ad hoc committee on Campus Police are always on .versities need to evaluate what skills alcohol. Students have become duty. Baratta wants students to real- and experience an individual brings increasingly suspicious of CP's, and ize they're willing to come, at night, to his or her job. sometimes worry more about possi- also. Police work at odd hours, and ble citations than' their own safety at 6 in the morning few oth~r places when calling campus police. are open. Taylor and Baratta both hoped. AS an example of a day's hours, that the event would bring the .CP's Thursday morning Baratta was on back .into the community and duty from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. He went increase trust between students and home to fix a clogged sink and campus police. came to Burton-Conner - on the Campus police plan to 1,lsemore way, where did he stop? Sure of a team approach to solving prob- enough, the convenient, ubiquitous lems that come up during patrol Dunkin's. hours. Baratta said that he enjoyed . Baratta became Captain of Patrol talking with students, getting their Operations Tuesday. He said he was input and hopefully clearing up glad to have this opportunity to some questions. Scheduling is in Exclusive Engagement introduce himself to students, and process for similar events at other Starts Priday, December 4 that he hopes campus police can get dorms. On. K.nd.1I Squ., •• C.mb,ldgo • (4117)••••• 1100

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The Debbie Won '00 put together her of 11:45 but soon began to feel women' group earned a third berth b st ra e of the ea on at the C the fatigue of the quick pace and for ne t year a a re ult of a eventh Division III ational Cro Country the overall stre s of racing in the place fini h by iddlebury College Champion hip ov. 22. he fin- national championship. At the 2.5 and an eighth place fini h by ished in 26th place to earn All- mile mark Won appeared to have Williams College. The indi iduals' American' honors in her fir t had a great deal of trouble focus- performance earn d four additional ational Championship effort. ing. However, she was able to pick spot for ew England giving them Won got off to a great start and up her pace and held off several eight total pots with the new for- settled into the top 20 as the race contender in the latter part of the mula for next year. funneled after 100 meters. hortly race. on's fini hed the cour e The men's group earned a fifth after passing the one mile mark in with an outstanding 18:38 despite team because of the outstanding a time of 5:45, she took advantage the cold, windy and wet condi- performance by Williams, Keene of a downhill and moved into tenth tions. tate College Brandeis and Tufts. _____e gmeers• ame ca e_...~.cFie} HockeySquad during the 1998 season. Defensive Sailhamer has a double major in MICHElle POVINELLI THE TECH end ik Kozy '00 led the biology and chemistry. The selec- Katy Conley '01 takes a shot In Thur day's game against The ational Field Hockey Engineers with a first team selec- tion is the second for Sailhamer, Rlyier College In Rockwell Cage. The Engineers squashed the Coaches Association has named its tion. Wide receiver Baldemar who obtained the same honor in Raiders, 105-30. ational Academic Squad and MIT Mejia '99 was named to the second 1997. Ali Huang '00 was named to was represented team. Quarterback Scott Blackburn the second team. by four players. '99' and defensive back Duane Forward Zach Inman '01 of the Sports ~in sisters Stevens '99 were awarded honor- men's basketball team has been Connie Sadowski able mentions. Additionally, named the EWMAC Player of the Men's Fencing '99 and Tracy Stevens was named the .co-winner Week for his play in the week of Shorts Sadowski '99 , of the Hal Chalmers Award to the November 22-29. Inman averaged Laura Williams '00 and Michelle outstanding scholar-athlete in the 25 points and nine rebounds per Wm Against Hanrard Hardiman '00 were all named to the EFC. game to lead the Engineers to a 1-1 By EYangelos Efstathiou '00. In foil, Andre Van Horn '01, squad. All four women are chemical Kozy has also been named to the . record. In a 79-73 victory over TE.HI \IE\.f8£R Ben Vandiver '00, Ali Ibrahim '01, engineering majors with Connie Football Gazette All-East Region Suffolk University, Inman had a The MIT fencing team faced and Oliver Chadwick '02 were vic- Sadowski having a second major in team. By being selected for the career. highs with 26 points ~nd 10 CAA rival Harvard University torious. Alan Asbeck '02 and Neal management. Williams and Tracy regional honor, Kozy's name will rebounds. Saturday. The men's team defeated Devaraj '02 also got the opportunity Sadowski played attack, while appear on the Football Gazette's Vicky Canto-Ponce '00 of the Harvard decisively, winning 21 to compete. Hardiman was a midfielder, and All-America ballot. women's basketball team, was bouts and dropping only six. The The women's team was led by Connie Sadowksi anchored the Men's soccer player Lee Murfee named to the all-tournament team at women's team took an early lead, epee squad leader ora Szasz '99. defense for the Engineers who fin- '99 .has been named to the New the recent Colby College but were edged out in the final bouts In addition, the epee squad had solid ished with a 12-7 record. England Women's and Men's Invitational. Canto-Ponce scored 25 of the meet and lost 15-17. performances from Sylwia Debbie Won '00 became the Athletic Conference 1998 All-con-. points and pulled down 26 rebounds The men's team, led by the sabre Daniszewska '00, Sara Perry '99, women's cross country team's sec- ference team for his play for the in the two game event. MIT finished squad, won against Harvard for the and Jessica Sandland '99. Women's ond All-American ever when she Engineers. Murfee led the team to a third in the four team tourney. first tUne in almost a decade. Squad foil was fenced by Dianne Allen placed 26th in the NCAA Division 7-9-1 record. Sailing coach Fran Charles, who leader Brian Bower '99, Evangelos '01, Danielle Morse '02, Joan Hon III National Championship at Betsy Sail hamer '99 of the led the Engineers to a successful fall . Efstathiou '99, and Caroline Purcell '01, and Oriana Hunter '99. Dickinson College. It was the high- women's volleyball team has been season, was recently honored by '02 each went undefeated and gave This weekend, the fencing team est finish ever for an MIT woman in named to the GTE College Sports Mass Bay Sailing with its MIT a 9-0 lead to start the meet. travels to Brandeis University to the history of the meet. Won cov- Information Directors of America Distinguished Service to Yaehting Both the epee and foil squads fin- face long time rivals Brandeis and ered the 3.1 mile course in 18:38. Acad.emic All-District team. Award. ished with a 6-3 record. Epee victo- Boston College, as well as Vassar Four football players have been ries came from Mike Krypel '0 I, College, Brown University and St. hOQ,ored by the New England Curtis Wade III '01, and Tom Baker John's University. Football Conference for their play UPCOMING HOME EVENTS Friday, December 4 Women's Ice Hockey vs. UMass Amherst, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, December 5 Men's Basketball vs. Wentworth Institute of Technology, 1:00 p.m. Men's and Women's Swimming vs. Colby College, 1:00 p.m. Wrestling vs. American International College, 6:00 p.m.

MI HELLE POVINELLf-THE TECH Lisa Hwang '99 prepares to take a 3-polnt shot In Thursday's game against RIYler College.