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Cambridge 02139 Friday, ovember 6, 1998 Ve t Wi Announce Architect For P anne ormitory Today By Kevin R. Lang Elam and Bray Architects, Inc. forums throughout the past months, STAFF REPORTER worked on a residence at Tulane no agreement has been reached on President Charles M. Vest will University and is being considered. several major issues. The arrange- select an architect for the new Machado and Silvetti Associates of ment of rooms within the dorm has undergraduate dormitory today, Argentina, who designed a new been hotly contested as most stu- Chancellor Lawrence . Bacow '72 dorm at Princeton, and New York- dents have expressed a need for announced. based Steven Holl Architects, who small communities within the'1iorm. The five candidates are interna- designed the architecture schools at However, many fear that entry or tionally-renowned designers who two universities are also in the run- floor divisions will lead to a frag- specialize in dormitories and hous- ning. mented community. ing. One candidate, Charles M. Bacow noted that a student and Correa '55, is currently a visiting faculty committee will be forming Dining deliberations not done professor in the School of soon to make final decisions for the In addition, no consensus has Architecture and Planning. Correa's new dormitory. In addition, the been reached regarding dining. finn is based in Bombay, and he has client team, which also has not yet Jennifer C. Berk '01, co-chair of the designed a number of campus resi- been chosen, will visit recently con- Undergraduate Association's dences. structed residences at universities Committee on Housing and The other candidates include outside the Boston area. Bacow Orientation, said at a Wednesday Barton Myers & Associates, who hopes that the team will be able to forum on the new residence that recently designed a new dorm at the evaluate some Of the proposals cur- many students favor a community University of California at Los rently being made for the new dorm. Angeles. Atlanta;-based Scogin Despite a number of public Dormitory, Page 17 Reactor Referendum a Landslide As Residents Call to Move Nuke Reactor has superb safety history OMAR ROUSHDY-THE TECH By Douglas E. HeJmburger The department meets regularly Consultant Richard Dober addressed the questions and suggestions EDITOR IN CHIEF In the past 15 years, there have with MIT staff to discuss the reactor of students who participated In an open forum about the new resI- Nearly two-thirds of Cambridge been "no problems" with the reac- and how police and fire staff would dence hall Wedn.lSday In 6-120. voters near MIT endorsed a non- tor, said David O'Connor, the react to any emergency. "Like any binding referendum Tuesday calling Cambridge director of emergency upon the state legislature to move management. Nuclear, Page 17 the MIT nuclear reactor out of the AloohoI Banned at AEPi city. The referendum question, which voters to approved by a Following H~ita1ization landslide 5,787 to 2,885 margin, will have little effect, said Sarah E. Gallop, director of the office of Of 17-Year.()Id BUWoman government and community rela- By Frank Dabek ber of AEPi, the IFC will likely take tions. NEWS EDITOR no action, Hardacre said. Massachusetts is an "agreement Alpha Epsilon Pi has become the She said that AEPi had been state," Gallop said. As a result, the latest fraternity to face sanctions as "very cooperative" and was "taking state legislature does not have juris- the result of an alcohol related inci- the initiative to solve their prob- diction over operational issues with dent. lem." AEPi refused comment when respect to nuclear plants. Only the Campus Police logs indicate that reached Thursday night. federal Nuclear Regulatory an intoxicated, female Boston Commission has the power neces- University student was reported at 1 Williams promises punishment sary to mandate that a reactor be a.m Nov. 1 at AEPi. The student While Dean of Students and moved. was transported to Beth Israel Undergraduate Education Rosalind David A. Hoicka '77, who pro- Medical Center and released the H. Williams praised students for posed the referendum, said "that"it's next morning. obtaining medical assistance from simply appropriate for MIT to do The fraternity announced yester- the Boston Emergency Medical what we think is the right thing" and day that it will be alcohol-free until Service and the MIT Police, such voluntarily move the reactor out of the Dean's office and the actions will apparently not mitigate Cambridge. Interfraternity Council have a punishment of individuals or "I don't think it's responsible to chance to review the incident. A 21 groups. Williams said in a press put several hundreds of thousands year old senior has already been dis- release that "the individuals and the of people at fisk," Hoicka said. ciplined by the Office of the Dean group involved will now deal with Hoicka said that he spent "many for Students and Undergraduate the consequences of their behavior." many hours in Central Square" cam- Education. In addition, that student Some students have criticized paigning for the measure as well as was issued a "MIT Alcohol Incident the fact that the Campus Police his campaign for state representa- Citation" by the campus police. serve as the medical transport for tive. Hoicka finished well behind IFC Judicial Committee chair MIT since the Institute.began revis- the leaders during the Democratic Katherine Hardacre '99 said that she ing its alcohol policies. The criticiz- primary on Sept. 15. had received no fonnal notification ers have argued that students are Gallop, who has received only of the charges in the case but less likely to call for medical assis- three calls about the referendum, all expected to within the next few tance knowing that they will be sub- from members of the press, said she days. If the incident occurred at a ject to punishment. hopes that the referendum raises house sponsored event, sanctions According to the press release aw reness of the reactor. "We real- against AEPi could include mandat- and CP logs, both Boston University ly would like to have the public ing that the house be substance free and the Boston Licensing Board more" involved, Gallop said, for a given period of time, commu- have been contacted with respect to adding that members of the com- GREG KUHNEN-THE TECH nity service hours, and the loss of the issue. The fraternity has been munity are welcome to tour the Nankl-Poo (Johnny Lee '00) and Yum-Yum (Mary Tslen '01) alcohol certification. cited with a licensed premise viola- facility. share a happy wedding day In the Gilbert and Sullivan Players' If the incident was the sole tion by the Boston Police for serv- MIT has "no plans" to move the production of The Mikado. responsibility of an individual mem- ing alcoh,?lto a minor. reactor, Gallop said.

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~...... ~ttee Asks e LOS A GELES TIMES JERUSALE C arges The Israeli Cabinet on Thur day began a marathon debate on the U.S.-brokered Middle East peace deal, amid signs that Prime By Juliet E1lperln oath but would "not be considered House failed to cooperate fully, the Minister Benjamin etanyahu 'was.fightin& to shore up support in his and Peter Baker to have any bearing or effect" on committee approved an article of rebellious right wing and indications of a possible new conflict with THE WASHINGTON POST any other legal proceeding, an effort impeachment against the president the Palestinians. WASHINGTO to assuage concerns that Clinton for usurping the authority of The stormy Cabinet session, which was delayed three time in The Hou e Judiciary Committee would be putting himself in jeop- Congress," he told a Chicago news recent days while etanyahu sought and received a surances from asked President Clinton Thursday to ardy in the Jones case or any possi- conference. the United States about a Palestinian plan to combat terrorism, broke admit that he gave "false and mis- ble Starr prosecution. The questionnaire was delivered up near midnight and was expected to resume Friday morning. A vote leading testimony under oath" about The request was the first public the same day Hyde announced plans is likely Friday, Israeli officials said. his relationship with Monica S. fact-finding effort by the committee, for severely limited hearings that for' When it comes, etan~ahu is expected to win narrow endorse- Lewinsky and that he tried to help although it came as some lawmak- now envisioned calling only'one ment of the agreement, which call on Israel to withdraw from an her get a job at the same time she ers in both parties were coming to major witness - Starr himself. additional 13 percent of the West Bank in exchange for specific was being sought as a witness in the the conclusion that the process may one of the central players, such as Palestinian teps to fight terrorism. But he faced bitter resistance Paula Jones lawsuit. be moot following Democratic suc- Lewinsky, presidential confidant Thursday from far-right members of his coalition, particularly reli- As Judiciary Chairman Henry 1. cesses in Tuesday's midterm elec- Vernon E. Jordan Jr., Oval Office gious nationali 15 who oppose the idea of giving up any. part of the Hyde, R-Ill., unveiled plans for a tions. secretary Betty Currie or onetime lands they call Judea and Samaria. scaled-back impeachment inquiry, While some Clinton advisers pri- Lewinsky friend Linda R. Tripp, his staff delivered to the White vately have resisted the notion of would be subpoenaed because their House a list of 81 specific "requests stipulating to any facts in Starr's sworn testimony is already available United ations ecurity Council for admission" asking the president report to Congress, White House from the Starr investigation. to confirm or dispute evidence col- officials Thursday pledged to coop- Aside from the Starr hearing on Rebukes Iraq on Inspections lected by independent counsel erate without making any specific Nov. 19, Hyde announced that the NEWSDAY Kenneth W. Starr during his eight- commitments. Congressional Research Service UNITED Ano s month investigation into the "There's a lot there that we will conduct a seminar on impeach- The Security Council unanimously condemned Iraq Thursday for Lewinsky matter. could do," said special counsel ment law and procedure next refusing to cooperate with U. . arm inspector but avoided threaten- The inquiries included in the 10- Gregory B. Craig, who is headirlg Thursday, following. a subcommit- ing any consequences for continued defiance. page questionnaire ranged from rel- the president's impeachment tee hearing Monday on the history The relatively mild council resolution was apparently the atively straightforward matters, such defense. "We'll get through this. of impeachment. While sources said strongest the U.S., British and Japanese diplomats were able to as acknowledging telephone calls We will make a varsity effort to get Hyde privately told fellow commit- muster and still get unanimous support for condemning Iraq for its already documented by White through this quickly and respond in tee members Wednesday that he decision to stop cooperating with U. . arms inspectors. Chinese House records, to more challenging a timely way and I think that's hoped to have a vote on articles of Ambassador Huasun Qin boasted Thursday that he had forced the requests that he "admit or deny" sooner rather than later." impeachment by Thanksgiving, he sponsors to drop language declaring Iraq's action "a threat to interna- lying in a Jones deposition and sub- Hyde issued a thinly veiled dismissed that goal Thursday as tional peace and security," a phrase directly lifted from the U. . char- sequent appearance before Starr's warning that refus-ing to answer "too abbreviated" and Republicans ter section authorizing the use of force. grand jury. In a cover letter, Hyde questions would be held against the said they were aiming for early to Most of the Security Council members Thursday spoke only of said the answers would be under president. "When the Nixon White mid-December. settling their dispute with Iraq peacefully, but the United States main- tains it has the authority to act militarily against Iraq if it chooses. Earlier, President Clinton warned Iraq that "all options are on the Honduran Refugees From Mitch table" to force Iraq to comply with the arms inspectors, who have been in Baghdad since Saturday awaiting orders from U. . headquar- ters. Unable to Get Food, Medicine University of California Officials ( By Serge F. Kovaleskl._ ~... zones and nowhere to deliver the neighbors. Two Mexic;an 1';l~vyhos- THE WASHINGTON POST food and other things," said Arturo pItal snips have been sent to the - Laud Same-Sex Health Coverage :rEGUCIGALP A. HONDURAS Corroles, an information coordina- region, and the country has loaned LOS ANGELES TIMES Isolated by flood damage to tor for the Honduran government. 28 helicopters, 12 sear h dogs, and Extending health benefits to the partners of gay and lesbian roads and bridges, an estimated "At this point, we are better orga- 45 technicians to help repair roads employees has cost the University of California far less than predict- 300,000 people in storm-ravaged nized and we know exactly where and restore water, telephone and ed, adding about $1 million to its yearly $442 million health insur- areas of Honduras remained cut off these people are, but we just cannot electrical service. ance bill. Thursday from relief shipments of get there right now." In Washington, President And university officials said the year-old policy has not spawned food and medicine, authorities said. Throughout the region Thursday, Clinton ordered that $30 million in any costly lawsuits, as was suggested last ovember by Gov. Pete In the days since Hurricane authorities struggled with the over- equipment and services from the Wilson during his attempt to scuttle the benefits. Mitch drenched much of Central whelming task of trying to reach Defense Department and $36 mil- "Frankly, we have not seen any downside," said Lubbe Levin, America with unrelenting rains, survivors and search for the victims lion in food, fuel and other relief be UC's assistant vice president for human resources. "It seems to have killing at least 10,000 people in of one of the worst natural disasters dispatched to Honduras, Nicaragua, made a big difference in overall morale. And it's helped us with our Honduras and icaragua, relief and to strike Central America in El Salvador and Guatemala. recruitment and retention of the most talented faculty and staff, since rescue efforts have been hampered decades. As other countries, including most of our competitors offer this." by aircraft shortages and extensive Mexico has launched a massive Sweden and Norway, j-oined the UC Board of Regents decided - by one vote - to include same- flooding that has made it hard to relief effort, estaolishing an "air ranks of states donating money to sex domestic partners in the university's health plan despite an all-out find accessible drop zones on which bridge" with 12 cargo planes to ease the crisis, the United ijations' fight mounted by Wilson, who condemned the decision for "devalu- to land supplies. deliver 28 tons of medicine and ban- World Food Program said it was ing the institution of marriage." "There is food waiting and the dages and 1,260 tons of basic food diverting supplies from other parts problem is not just a lack of aircraft. items, including corn, flour and. of the ,world to assist those stricken There is water everywhere in these beans, to its Central Amer~can by Mitch .. WEATHER Sunny and Cold Weekend SituAtion for Noon Eastern Daylight Time, Friday, November 6, 1998 By Bill Ramstrom _({~ f?~ ,s~ f/j~ o~ f)~ ..ce~ o~ o~ o~ .:.::r ",'1i "'~ "" ",'" ",0 ",\I 45 cP roO STAFF METEOROLOGIST / -- i '. The weather will remain cold and bright this weekend, with a north to north- west wind continuing the supply of cold air from Canada. This will keep our temperatures well below normal for the entire weekend; normal highs should be reaching into the mid 50's. Highs each day will be in the mid to upper 40's, with lows at night just above freezing in Cambridge and Boston, but the upper 20's in_ outlying areas. A few fair-weather cumulus clouds will pop up by late morning each day, dissipating near sunset. By Monday there will be a chance of showers as a developing storm now in the Rockies heads east. After causing devastating flooding and landslides in Central America, Mitch this week strengthened again into a tropical storm, and raced east north- eastward from the Yucatan Peninsula across south Florida. This restrengthen- ing was likely caused by the combination of the warm ocean temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico and Mitch's interaction with a cold front that moved into the Gulf earlier this week. Thus Mitch was able to tap into the energy avail- able from the temperature contrast across the front to aid his redevelopment. Fortunately for Florida residents, the storm did not reach hurricane strength, and moved quickly enough to keep rainfall amounts to about 6-8". It did, how- ever, spawn several tornadoes near Palm Beach and the Florida Keys, which caused property damage and a few dozen injuries. Mitch has now been declared an extratropical storm, and is passing just to the north of Bermudar today. Weather Systems Weather Fronts Precipitation Symbols Other Symbols Today: Sunny, with a few clouds. Northwest wind. High 46°F (7°C). Soow Rain _ Trou&h 1-...... ,...... foe Tonight: Clear moonlit skies, with light winds. Low 33°F (l°C). H Hieb PraIWll - Showell - - V V R-- Thunderstorm Saturday: More of the same. Sunny. High 47°F (8°C). • ••• Warmf'ronl Saturday ight: Chilly. Low 33°F (l°C). LL.-~ ~~ ...- ...'-."'"~ ...... __ ..•... 00 HUlt ••••• CoklFronl Moderate Sunday: A bit warmer, mostly sunny. High 49°F (9"C). Compiled by MlT Hurricane •• Meteorology Stalf ~ .... ()c(:ludcd Front Heavy Outlook for Monday: Late showers. High 52°F (11°C). A INITMT«II ovember 6, 1998 WUKW & ATIUN Ttu; TELH page j

China Expe Self-Replenishing Cell Isolated THE WASHTNGTON POST Scientists announced Thursday they had achieved one of the most CourtsAfte coveted goals in biology by isolating from human embryos and fetus- es a primitive kind of cell that can grow into every kind of human tis- By Dele' OloJede when uspects were simply dragged taken to elevate the rule of la are sue, including muscle, bone and brain. EWSDAY before large crowds, made to wear by no mean a sign that human- The long-awaited discovery of so-called human embryonic stem BEillNG dunce caps and terrorized into mak- right abuses - perhaps the most cells - the primordial human cells that give rise to all the specialized Zhang Lizhen allege that the ing abject self-criticisms before troublesome a pect of U.S.-China tissues in a developing fetus - was hailed by researchers as a land- cellular phone he purchased earlier being subjected to rough justice. But relation - are no longer a wide- mark event with vast biomedical potential. this year from a local dealer is a since the 1980 , the sy tem has been spread phenomenon. Police still The cells multiply tirelessly in laboratory dishes, offering a self- lemon, and he would like a refund, dive ted of its worst excesses, and have the right, for example, to sen- replenishing supply from which scientists hope to grow replacement an apology and reimbursement for the judiciary withdrew behind tence a suspect to up to three years tissues for people with various diseases, including bone marrow for legal costs. As lawsuits go, the pro- closed doors, despite the Jaw's guar- in labor camp without the inconve- cancer patients, neurons for people with Alzheimer's disea e, and ceedings in a Beijing People's Court antee of open trial in most cases. nience of a trial. Many judges al 0 pancreatic cells for people with diabetes. were run-of-the-mill. The current experiment with reflexively rule in favor of public Already, re earchers have used the stem cells to grow human .What is highly unusual, howev- transparency, begun last month, is prosecutors, virtually guaranteeing heart muscle cell that beat in unison in a laboratory dish, as well as er, is the scene in the courtroom restricted for the moment to only a that the very appearance in court of blood cells, blood ve el cells, bone, cartilage, neurons and skeletal itself, which is filled with some 170 handful of courts, mostly in the cap- an accused will re ult in a guilty muscle. members of the public, virtually all ital. Officials say they expect even- sentence. But the cells are also giving rise to daunting legal and ethical con- of whom have come to witness for tually to extend it to most court- But the pace oflegal reform has cerns. the first time how cases actually are rooms around the country, thus noticeably picked up in recent Stem cells are controversial because they offer embryologists a tried in Chinese courts. helping to reduce what one legal months, particularly since the relatively simple method for creating "designer" babies bearing spe- As part of an ongoing effort to scholar here called "the insufficien- revised Criminal Procedure Law cific genetic traits that would become part of a child's permanent reform a mysterious and often mys- cy of fairness" in the justice system. took effect last year. ow the genetic lineage. tifying legal system, authorities here The Chinese government hopes, defense is allowed to cross-examine The discovery also threatens to reopen the debate over human have begun to experiment with in this era of "reform and opening witnesses, a privilege previously cloning, since one of the simpler ways to grow transplantable unfettered public access to court- up," that openness will slowly gain reserved for the prosecution. The replacement tissues from the new cells would call for a patient to be rooms to allow firsthand experience for the law a certain degree of legiti- law also, more specifically, pro- partially cloned. of how impartially or otherwise the macy with a public that sees it hibits police torture to extract con- wheel of justice turns. largely as an instrument of govern- fessions, although experts say the In the past, an open trial in mental power, wielded by bureau- practice remains widespread and Alameda County Declares China had usually meant mob rule, crats and party bosses as exigencies evidence thus collected continues to most notably in the 1960s and 1970s demand. The tentative steps being be accepted by the courts .. State of AlI)S Emergency LOS ANGELES TIMES OAKLAND PrematiJ.re Release of Poor Jobs Alameda County declared a local state of emergency Thursday because of the high incidence of HIV /AIDS infection among blacks, hoping to place the region at the head of the line for new federal funding aimed at staunching the epidemic. Data on IIitemet Spooks Markets Saying the county is the first in the United States to take such By Jonathan Peterson its campaign to prevent the econo- estimate of 69,000. action, the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the declara- LOS ANGELES TlMES- my from slipping into recession. Though the unemployment rate tion, which includes a plan - but no local money - to increase WASHINGTON "The economy is not falling remains low by historical standards, awareness of the disease among blacks and to apply for state and fed- In a miscue that echoed through apart by any means," said Joe) L. it is up significantly from the 4.3 eral funding. the financial world Thursday, gov- Naroff, senior vice president and. percent low point reached last Dr. Arthur Chen, county health officer, recited a litany of alarm- ernment officials released October chief bank economist at First Union spring. ing statistics in asking for the state of emergency, noting that the jobs data on the Internet a day ahead Corp. in Philadelphia. "That's really "Job growth is softening," said AIDS rate among blacks in the county is five times that of whites and of schedule, revealing a disappoint- the key to this Gobs) report." economist Oscar Gonzalez of John Latinos and that intravenous drug use is a major cause of the disease, ing gain of 116,000 jobs and a U.S. At the same time, the gain of Hancock in Boston. But, he said, particularly among women. unemployment rate holding steady 116,000 payroll jobs was signifi- "considering that we are carrying Although the AIDS rate overall has fallen, the discrepancy at 4.6 percent. cantly weaker than the 180,000 the global economy on our shoul- between whites and blacks with the disease cannot be ignored, Chen The premature disclosure quick- increase that had been widely fore- ders, we are still running pretty told the board. ly pushed down interest rates and cast. "The market said it really isn't fast." The AIDS rate for blacks in Alameda County - 85.4 cases per stock prices, but not for long. Soon that bad, but if the Fed is going to For his part, Greenspan offered a 100,000 residents - is slightly higher than the rate nationally - 83.4 afterward, Federal Reserve ease that's good for us," Naroff non-alarmist assessment of the glob- cases per 100,000, according to county and federal officials. Chairman Alan Greenspan told a said. al financial situation. In a speech to Nationally, the AIDS rate among blacks is eight times that of Florida audience that "we are The jobs report illustrated the investors in Boca Raton, Fla., he whites, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. already seeing significant signs" of ongoing problems suffered by U.S. suggested that the climate had improvement within the shaken manufacturers in the wake of Asia's improved somewhat from the chaot- global financial system. financial debacle. Manufacturing ic fears that shook the financial Philadelphia Gets GOP Convention, Greenspan's remarks, along with employment declined by 52,000 world following Russia's botched a bullish report on October retail jobs, the seventh decline in nine devaluation of the ruble in August Democrats likely to Land in L.A. sales, triggered a reversal of senti- months. Retail employment report- and signs that the panic would leap LOS ANGELES TIMES ment, and the stock market rocketed edly fell by 10,000 jobs, although to Latin America. WASHINGTON as the bond market stabilized. The some analysts questioned the accu- "It is of course plausible that the Los Angeles has emerged as "the overwhelming favorite" to host Dow Jones industrial average racy of that finding. A principal current episode of investor fright the 2000 Democratic National Convention, party sources said, as gained 132.33 points to close at winner was business services, where will dissipate," he said. '~Indeed we Republican Party officials on Thursday picked Philadelphia as the 8,915.47, its loftiest perch since late payroll jobs increased by 58,000 last are already seeing significant signs site for their gathering. July. month. of some reversals." Philadelphia had been a leading contender for the Democratic Analysts also interpreted the Also Thursday, Labor - But Greenspan, making clear convention, but city officials immediately withdrew this bid after October jobs totals as increasing the Department officials said the econo- that he did not consider the crisis becoming the GOP pick. This, in turn, boosted Los Angeles' likelihood that the Federal Reserve my had gained many more jobs in over, added that the United States prospects, which already were strong. would reduce interest rates, either at September than previously thought. and other wealthy nations faced an "Philadelphia was clear and away the main rival and this leaves the Nov. 17 meeting of its policy The September increase was revised unfinished job of h~lping weaker Los Angeles as the overwhelming favorite," said a highly placed committee or shortly afterward, in upward to 157,000 from an earlier economies survive. Democrat familiar with the party's decision-making on the conven- tion site. Democrats remain somewhat disappointed by the amount of finan- Bob ~n May Decide Today to cial support Los Angeles offered in its bid for the convention and they are still negotiating. But the party sources say they expect to reach agreement with the city. Los Angeles pledged $35.3 million in cash and services in return Challenge House Republican Leaders for hosting the event, expected to bring 30,000 visitors and add $137 By Juliet Ellperln Dunn, R-Wash.; Gingrich spokes- ing from the speaker down to vice million to the local economy. and Guy GUgliotta woman Christina Martin said. chair of the House OOP. THE WASHINGTON POST But Conference Chairman John And if members could not agree WASHINGTON A. Boehner, R-Ohio, himself under on who would seek what, particular- Califorgia Tightens Emissions Rep. Bob Livingston, R-La., attack from nearly a half-dozen ly in the lower levels, there may decide as early as Friday to aspirants and a potential candidate appeared to be widespread agree Laws for Pickups, Vans, and SUVs challenge Speaker Newt Gingrich, for the majority leader post, in a ment that some change was neces- LOS ANGELES TIMES R-Ga., after counting votes of GOP telephone conversation Wednesday sary after Democrats gained five LOS ANGELES colleagues disheartened by their told Gingrich he should consider House seats Tuesday in a stunning California's most .popular new generation of cars sport utilities, diminished House majority, stepping down, sources said. . off-year rebuke to the Republican pickups and minivans - will no longer be allowed to pollute the air Republican members said Thursday. Martin declined to characterize revolution that swept Gingrich to more than conventional cars under new standards unanimously adopt- As rank-and-file lawmakers the two leaders' discussions. "I can- power in 1994. ed Thursday by the state Air Resources Board. directed more post-election recrimi- not discuss a private conversation Watts said he was urging' col- Under the new rules, which will start phasing in with the 2004 nations at the House leadership, between two members, particularly leagues to "keep your powder dry" model year, new cars sold in California - already the cleanest in the Rep. Steve Largent, R-Okla., was between two friends," she said. until the House GOP organizational world - will be 75 percent cleaner on average. New models will be actively seeking to oust Majority Although Gingrich is fighting meeting Nov. 18, but some allowed to release only a fraction of a gram of smog-causing nitrogen Leader Richard K. Armey, R-Texas, back, knowledgeable Republican Republican sources said some mem- oxides every mile they are driven. and members said he has proposed sources said he was not secure bers may demand that leadership The new rules will affect all new cars. But the most controversial working together with Livingston in enough to lobby on behalf of the elections be postponed. aspect of Thursday's decision is the elimination of the separate, less- an insurgent "slate." Republican rest of his team, particularly Armey, From conversations with several stringent emissions standard for California's trucklike cars. Currently sources said Livingston was reluc-, who has been a target of rank-and- members and party insiders, howev- most sport utility vehicles release 1.5 to 2.5 timesf1110repollution than tant to commit to the proposal. file critics for months and could be er, it was clear Thursday that the traditional cars. Gingrich moved aggressively to especially vulnerable now. central figure in any leadership The new limits will be fairly easy for automakers to meet for most shore up his own support, telephon- During a day of rumors and shuffle is Appropriations Committee cars and for light trucks - such as the Ford Explorer or Plymouth ing 30 colleagues Thursday and speculation, at least a dozen Chairman Livingston, who aban- Voyager - because of improvements in electronics and catalysts. receiving public pledges of loyalty Republicans from all factions tossed doned plans to retire this year to be But the target is tougher for the largest vehicles - General Motors' from both Majority Whip Tom their hats in the ring or had them on hand to run for speaker because Suburbans, Dodge Rams, Chevrolet Sierras and Ford's Expeditions DeLay, R-Texas, and Republican tossed in by others who demanded he was certain Gingrich would step and F-Series pickups. Conference Vice Chair Jennifer changes in leadership offices rang- down in 1999 to run for president. _ ..- -- - - ...... 11> 4t' .. Page 4 ovember 6, 1998

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Callo and S.ck.ening and to further accentuate their grief and or- The real pro-life movement is comprised row i imply wrong. of caring individuals who truly value the sanc- In regard to the letter to the editor by Tzu-Mainn Chen '98 tity of life and who work to support women Chairm n William A. Friedman '02 ["The who might otherwise feel they do not have the Josh Bittker '99 Responsibility of Krueger's Parents," option to have their children. We know that The Real Pro-Life vigilante justice will not bring an end to abor- 4 Editor in Chief ovember 3], I think that it is unconscionable for Friedman to lay such harsh blame on tion. Only through peaceful, legal means will Douglas E. Heimburger '00 Krueger's parents. Movement the laws and hearts of America be changed so Du ine an ger Raising a child i not a simple matter of As many of you may have heard, on Oct. that all human life is respected. 23, Dr. Barnett Slepian, an abortion doctor, was Our condolences go out to the family of Joey Dieckhans '00 pounding instructions and rules into a son or a daughter as if one were programming a com- gunned down in his home in Amherst, ew Slepian. We hope that we shall never see a anaging Editor puter. It is a difficult and complex process York. As the pro-life voice on campus, MIT murder such as this again, as much as we also Erica S. Pfister '00 which I doubt any person alive understands Pro-Life would like to denounce publicly the hope that the tragedy of abortion will cease. fully, e pecially those who have never helped murder of this man. At its very core, the pro- Catherine M. Bambenek G NEWS STAFF rear a child. life movement is one of nonviolence. We reject President, MIT Pro-life Editors: Brett Altschul '99, Frank I have no doubt that Mr. and Mrs. all violent solutions to problems, whether it be Dabek '00, Zsreena Hussain '00; ssoclate Krueger loved their son very much. I have abortion itself - an act of violence against a Editors: Jean K. Lee '99, Susan no doubt that they sometimes lie awake at mother and her unborn child - or the targeting Buchman '01, Jennifer Chung '01, Krista L. night, wondering whether or not there was of abortion providers. Niece '0 I; taff: Orli G. Bahcall '99, anything they could have done to prevent his While we may have found Slepian's Erratum Shawdee Eshghi '99, Carina Fung '99, Eric Sit '99, Aileen Tang '99, May K. death. Any parent would wonder the same actions deplorable, the act of killing him was Tse '99, Sharmin Ghaznavi '00, Stuart thing. equally as intolerable for the sam reason: No An article in last Friday's issue of Jackson '00, Dudley W. Lamming '00, But no matter what they believe, and what individual has the right to take the life of The Tech ["Vest Policy, Milk Lead Katie Jeffreys '01, DaJie Jimenez '01, anybody else believes, the truth of the matter another. We proceed from the idea that life- Field in UMOC Contest"] incorrectly Rima A. Arnaout '02, Sanjay Ba u '02, is that no one will ever know why Scott anyone's life - is precious. The person who cited the charity of one of the competi- Alex Ianculescu '02, eena S. Kadaba '02, Krueger perfonned the actions that led to his committed this act is-not pro-life. Anyone tors in the Ugliest Manifestation on Kevin R. Lan$ '02, Karen E. Robinson '02, death. And to suggest that Krueger would still who is truly pro-life would recognize that Campus competition. Martin T. Michael M. Torrice '02; eteorologists: be alive if he had been raised by another fami- urder of any kind is wrong, even if the Stiaszny '99's charity is the National Michael C. Morgan PhD '95, Greg ly is sickening; frankly, it makes me furious. intention is to spare the lives of thousands of Rifle Association. Lawson G, Gerard Roe G, Chris E. Forest, The Kruegers have suffered a terrible tragedy, innocent children. Marek Zebrowski

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Ring and selected him to be their next governor. breath of fresh, progressive leadership for the The significance of the Democratic tide in new century. To Hear The Democratic tide is rising. California cannot be understated. With 54 D' Amato was the most hated and reviled It's washing up on the sunny shores of San electoral votes, California is far and away the Republican incumbent standing in the Senate. Diego, the muddy waters of Mobile, and even most important state in the presidential elec- A man whose ethics make William Marcy Seth Bisen- Hersh on the ferocious coast tion proce s. With two Democratic senators Tweed look like a saint and whose tongue of Cape Hatteras. and solid Democratic leadership in could probably make Howard Stem cringe, As the semester creeps past its halfway The nation heard a Sacramento, the Golden State is well P9si- D' Amato has nonetheless been slithering mark, it has corne to my attention that every- message in these tioned to help elect a forward-minded around for decades, riding his image of bring- one is way too stressed. Also, it is apparent to robust economic times Democratic president to lead our nation into ing home the bacon, or rather the pork, for me that there have been too many serious that we can do better. the next century. And as California's gover- ew York. He was the undisputed Republican columns in The Tech of late. We can have better nor, Gray Davis will have the largest hand in boss of ew York, being the puppetrnaster of I am attempting to rectify both situations schools. We need and Governor George Pataki there. by writing this column here. Being stressed, deserve a more equi- But D' Amato fell and fell hard. ew York overworked and sleep-deprived, I have decid- table health care sys- voters showed character matters, and ed to try to break from my mundane schedule tem. We need a fair This parasite has been D' Amato's integrity is quantum leaps below and add some humor to life by creating a list system-of campaign finance. that of the President. The Empire State last of the top ten things that I really do not want Make no mistake, the victories the a blotch on the United States Tuesday realized who the real "putzhead" to hear. So here Igo without further ado. Democrats experienced this week are astound- Senate for nearly two decades... was. Schumer's campaign said it all about The Top Ten Things that I do not want to ing. This should have been a Republican year. D' Amato: "Too many lies for too long." hear: History teaches us that the president's party is There~ a line ojlJemocrats There's a line of Democrats stretching from 10. There has been another alcohol-relat- slaughtered in the sixth year of his rule. Manhattan to Albany waiting to dance on his ed incident on the MIT campus. Enough is But history did not repeat itself. stretchingfrom Manhattan grave. D' Amato chaired the Whitewater hear- enough already! I am getting very sick of all In the great state of North Carolina, voters ings - so you can bet your life Bill and this press, as I'm sure most people are. Just elected anew, fresh face with new ideas. The toAlbany waiting to dance Hillary will be queuing up for that dance. because we're the smartest students in the conservative incumbent Lauch Faircloth was on his grave. All in all, it was a great night for the country does not mean we aren't people too. favored in this Republican state. But the vot- Democrats. Democrats beat the overwhelming If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tick- ers realized that Faircloth was only interested odds for Republican pickups in both houses of le us, do we not laugh? If you stress us out, in attacking his opponent as a "liberal," while Congress. With one seat still undecided at do we not get smashed to relieve the pres- John Edwards was stressing issues of such the redistricting of California's anny of con- deadline, the Democrats had won 210 seats, a sure? critical importance to the voters as health care. gressional seats, a redistricting that could well pickup of five. Newt Gingrich had better 9. President Clinton did what with Monica Faircloth, a symbol of the decadent, back- be worth five to ten Democratic seats on watch his back, because the Democrats will be Lewinsky? Again, another topic that I (and I ward, old South, has been rightly extricated Capitol Hill. breathing down his neck. In the Senate, am sure plen~ of others) are sick of hearing from the United States Senate. The voters of Wisconsin have chosen to Republican hopes of a filibuster-proof majori- about. Do I care if the President had sex in the Elsewhere in the South, two races where return their courageous statesman, Russell ty were dashed: There was no net change in White House? No! In fact, I am quite happy for conventional wisdom would have said the Feingold, to the United States Senate. the Senate. For a party with a sitting president him because it's nice to know that even though Democrats should have been blown out turned Senator Feingold has made many enemies as to pick up seats in a midtenn election, particu- he is very busy running the country, he still has into victories for the working people of a sponsor of a campaign-finance overhaul larly given the state of Clinton's presidency, is time for the most important aspects of life. Alabama and South Carolina. Even in these bill. In the Senate campaign, he chose to amazing and astounding. Not since 1934 has a 8. It is going to be 30 degrees tomorrow two bastions of conservatism, the Democratic stand on principle rather than politics, choos- sitting president's party made House gains in and 70 the next day. What is up with the message resonated this week. South ing to unilaterally disann and refuse political a midtenn election. weather in Boston anyway? It's very frustrat- Carolinians, disgusted with their last-place action committee money while his chal- Still, though, the Republicans will hold onto ing trying to decide what to wear each day. perfonnance in the nation's schools, chose a - lenger, Mark Neumann, grabbed cash-with both houses of Congress, and much progress Especially when there are constant changes. pragmatic pemocrat in Jim Hodges to lead the open palms. The people of Wisconsin have remains to be done by the Democratic Party. Honestly, Idon't care if it's wann or cold - I state. Education was also a driving force in made clear they want to continue the crusade After suffering through the Reagan Revolution just wish it'd stop being so wishy-washy and the election of Don Siegelman as governor of for campaign-finance refonn and squash the of 1980 and the Gingrich Revolution of 1994, pick a temperature already. Alabama. special interests. Senator Feingold will be however, these election results are still a cause 7. I'm on grades. For the record, I do not In the Golden State, voters also chose sQIid well positioned to fight for justice in our for great celebration. After Republican domi- like being on grades one bit. "I don't know education, quality healthcare, and a clean campaigns. nance for the past two decades, this week's whose idea it was to ever invent grades. Ijust environment. Voters there returned the But nothing was as sweet as the defeat of results may mark the beginning of a know it's not fun being back on them. To all thoughtful Barbara Boxer to the United States Alfonse D'Amato in New York. This parasite Democratic resurgence. What better way t of those freshmen out there, I implore you to Senate. And exit polls proved that on such has been a blotch on the United States Senate mark the beginning of a new century with a enjoy what little time you get on pass/no critical issues as education, job creation, and for nearly two oecades. But Charles Schumer new, fresh, progressive movement. record! To all of my fellow sophomores: I feel your pain . 6. I have until November to place out of .Lost Among the HDTs andVIPs Phase I. Oops. So I forgot about that silly writing requirement. I think columns in The Hearst-Argyle Stations, Inc.,.. and Panasonic very bad lesson was learned by the children Tech should count. Guest Column Consumer Electronics. These corporate under the VIPs' tutelage. 5. Fiddler [Fiddle her] on the roof? But I Scott Malcolmson monoliths were there to hype high definition Einsteip once said, "Concern. for Man hardly know her! This joke is unoriginal. I television, their new multi-billion dollar- and his fate must always be the chief interest hear it almost every day. "Oh, you're direct- Science fiction writer Ray Bradbury once baby to 'be. And hype it they did. HDT at of all technical endeavors." But the VIPs at ing [Musical Theatre Group]'s Fiddler on the said, "Touch a scientist and you touch a times overshadowed the space launch. "Launch Day: 1998" did exactly the oppo- Roof? But I... Enough said. child." In saying this, he was indicating that a Listening to some of these VIPs talk would site: they got lost in all of their diagrams and 4. Class average on the Circuits and scientist needs a child's sense of wonderment have made you think that HDT was the sec- equations: the ones related to the expected Electronics (6.002) midterm was a 70! And and exploration in order to be successful in his ond coming of Christ; to many of them, I values of their HDTs. And the children the problem set this week is the longest and or her scientific endeavors. Children are natur- think it was. could plainly see this; children are not dum- hardest ever, and we have another lab to do al born explorers; give them an inch, they'll The high definition televisions were posi- mies. next week? This is just a gripe against the explore a mile. Scientists need to be the same tioned so that only those in a very small seat- Taking it a step further, James Baldwin amount of work we get in 6.002. It's just a lit- way. ing area could see them; and those seats were once said, "Children have never been very tle excessive, no" I understand this is MIT, Thus, scientists are forever indebted to reserved for VIPs only.' After their speeches good at listening to their elders, but they have and we should expect lots of work, but children vis-a-vis their own child within, and about the glories ofHDT, the VIPs retired to a never failed to imitate them." At "Launch couldn't we have at least one less problem set they should never lose sight of that valuable third-floor auditorium reserved for them Day: 1998," the lesson was that reaching for to give us a chance to concentrate on our other indebtedness. But it seems the scientists did where they could bask in their glory and The almighty dollar is more important than classes once in awhile? At least the lectures exactly that at "Launch Day: 1998" at the watch the launch on large format HDT reaching out toward the almighty through have been fairly interesting, and my'TA is Museum of Science. The kids seemed to be screens set up for their benefit in the VIP exploration. That's the lesson kids will take nice. squeezed out; they couldn't even inch their lounge. " from the experience. After all, it's lab rat see, 3. I only have one pair of clean underwear way in, try as they would. This is because all The general public was left in the main lab rat do. left! How can this be? I feel like I just did my of the adult "VIPs" at the event wouldn't give lobby of the museum to fend for themselves. I would hope that when MIT sponsors laundry. Why is there never enough clean up a precious inch; they wanted it all for Oldy those standing in the front row could such events in the future that children will not underwear? themselves. view the HDTs. All others could watch the be lost in the shuffle. For it is the children 2. I have to wake up in how many hours? As such, the experiment that was "Launch launch on an overhead screen with very poor who should have the auditorium reserved for This is just a plea to myself to finish this col- Day: 1998" failed in what should have been picture quality because of all the sunlight in them so that they may watch science in action umn up and go to bed. its prime directive: To instill a sense of awe the lobby. in awe and wonder. After all, it is the children And the number one thing I do NOT want and wondennent in the hearts of all the chil- With the exception of the ten-second who are the real VIPs. They are our future. to hear: dren in attendance about the space shuttle countdown to launch, and the first two min- Let's make sure that it always remains, 1. This is only the beginning. It gets hard- mission and John Glenn's return to space. But utes of shuttle flight, John Q. Public was rele- "Touch a scientist and you touch a child" and er, and then I have to worry about graduate the kids couldn't see the forest (the space gated to the role of a lab rat lost in a scientific not "Lab rat see, lab rat do." Because if it's school. And then I actually have to get a real shuttle) for all of the tall VIP trees. maze; one where the food pellets were being the latter, our future is donnant and inert, and job! I think I will leave those worries to It was not the fault of the museum's staff, held back by the experimenters. we are forever relegated to the maze, search- another day. who only lent the space for the event; The I felt sorry for the kids in attendance. They ing for those tiny food pellets. So there you have it! The top ten things on Museum of Science is and always will be a were really lost in the shuffle. They missed Not much nourishment there. Certainly no my mind that I felt I had an opinion about. I great place for kids. out on a great learning experience about the future. return you to your regular scheduled lives The fault lay squarely in the hands of the grandeur of space exploration. In its place, the Scott Malcolmson is a member of the med- now. Best wishes for getting through this organizers of the event, Harris Corporation, VIPs substituted a very bad lesson plan; and a ical staff at MIT. stressful part of the tenn! The Tech is now seeking up to six regular writers to fill a newly created position of Columnist. Columnists would be required to write once p~r week. They would be recognized above the Staff designation within the opinion section. This position is open to all members of the MIT community. Faculty and students are especially encouraged to inquire about this position. If you are interested in becoming a Columnist, please send e-mail to [email protected] or to the Opinion Editors, Michael Ring ([email protected]) and Naveen Sunkavally ([email protected]). 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grandstanding, unimaginatively directed as a most laughable mistake of the film-a live • equence of boring clo eups. I can't help but circuit falls into water, and nothing happens. think how Tarantino or Woo would have All of this is followed by an ending which lege directed this equence, which is e sentially a feels too abrupt, although by that point I cared Mexican standoff. so little about what was going on that it hardly When will we see a good action movie? And of course, we have a climactic revela- mattered. tion of a villain, which not only somewhat The Siege is such a waste of opportunities By Vladimir V. Zelevlnsky largely as a plot device. justifies the recent complaints of anti-discrim- that in retrospect it feels worse than it proba- STAFF REPORTER The Siege end on a double climax, both ination committees about racial stereotyping bly is. If judged solely on its own merits, it's Directed by Edward Zwick halves of which are highly disappointing. The (although, to be fair, this is the only moment quite successful as a suspense thriller. But Written by Lawrence Wright, Menno Meyjes, final shootout is a bore, poorly edited and psy- in the film which felt like it was stereotyping), when I consider what it could have been, I Edward Zwick chologically hollow; and a final confrontation but also utterly fails to work in the framework can't help but regret that this film is merely With Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, of ideas is grandstanding-simplistic, pat of the film. By the way, it also features the quite good. Tony Shalhoub, Bruce Willis

an somebody please make a good action movie? It's hard, yes, but not impossible; there was after all, Die Hard and Aliens and In the Line of Fire. It is disappointing enough to see a film that, instead of breathless excitement, is awash in stereotypes (like the overwhelming majority of action films are these days). But it's much more di appointing to see a film like The Siege, which has all the required intelli- gence, talent, and skill, and is one script rewrite short of being really good. ot that The Siege i a bad movie. As a matter of fact, it' pretty good-and if that sound like damning with a faint prai e, so be it. It would be very hard to give a poiler- free plot summary of this movie since everything that I found enjoyable about it occurs in the first half, and everything that doesn't work is in the second half. Unfortunately, thi second half, from the viewpoint of subtext, philosophy, and mean- ing, is the heart of the film-too bad it fails to live up to expectations. In any case, the central plot twist is quite obvious, not only from the theatrical trailer, but also from the film's poster. • The story follows FBI special agent Anthony Hubbard (Denzel Washington), who is facing the escalation of terrorist acts in ew York City. Along with his second-in-com- mand Frank Haddad (Tony Shalhoub) and antagonistic CIA operative Elise Kraft (Annette Bening), it's a race against time before another explosion occurs. TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX Denzel Washington as "Hub," seen above with Annette Benlng as Elise and Tony Shalhoub as Frank, takes charge of the Investiga- Sounds cliche, yes, but it's pulled off very tion of a series of attacks on New York City In The Siege. well, squeezing inordinate amounts of sus- pense from such rather stock situations as a bomb on a bus (seen before in Speed) or a THEATER REViEw as Lucio-a part which, were it smaller, bomb in a school (Die Hard with a would be called comic relief, but here is much Vengeance). Camerawork is sharp, editing is more. Brian Keller certainly looks right as a precise, visuals are great, and the dialogue Measurejor Measure Duke, although his line delivery could b~ zings. It also helps that the performers are at sharper. the top of their game: Washington deftly com- Successful Shakespeare mi:xes comedy and drama Three other actors impress not only by bines his leading-man charisma with his obvi- being good in their parts, but also by seam- ous (but usually vastly underused) comic tal- By Vladimir V. Zelevlnsky concrete as Denmark in Hamlet. Taking a cue lessly switching from one part to another. ent, and Bening is every bit his match. STAFF REPORTER from this spatial universality, this production Fernando J. Paiz plays Angelo, who turns Combining a rough, haggard, largely deglam- Written by William Shakespeare introduces another one-temporal-and reaps from shy to confident to overbearing to tyran- orized appearance with sexual confidence, and Directed by Tom Jaeger and Kristin Wold a major reward. nical, but during each step downwards becom- subtly communicating to the audience the With Sarah Cohen '00, Thomas Cork '00, The costumes, setfng, and general ing more and more human. And at the same inner weaknesses of which the character her- Brian Keller '01, Fernando 1. Paiz G, Damon ambiance are not of the early seventeenth cen- time, he's Pompey, clowning around with self is not aware, she gives one of her best Suden '99, Marketa Valterova '00 tury; nor are they of the late twentieth century abandon. Thomas Cork has the somewhat performances ever. Shalhoub is, as usual, Presented by the MIT Shakespeare Ensemble (which is a fashionable way to direct underwritten part of Claudio (he's more of an excellent. Kresge Little Theater, through Sunday Shakespeare these days, though I don't know object that a full-fledged character, with only And then the second act begins with a what is gained by having, say, Petruchio ride one real scene to speak about), but he is high- bang. The president (not named, but since he fall theatre seasons begins with the in on a motorcycle). This production is not ly impressive in two other parts - subtle and Clinton is seen on TV during the opening MIT Shakespeare Ensemble's produc- firmly set in any time period, which makes it deliberate as an elder statesman Escalus, and sequence, I presume it's him) declares martial tion of Measure for Measure, arguably feel timeless. laugh-out-loud funny as a leather-clad execu- law in New York City. Enter Bruce Willis as T Shakespeare's darkest comedy. It is a This could be a paradox; after all, tioner. Sarah Cohen plays five characters, of General William Devereaux, who leads sol- combination of two wildly disparate elements: Shakespeare's popularity in his time resulted different genders, ranging from a constable to diers and tanks onto Brooklyn streets and a drama-dark, ominous, verging on a from him being timely, a pop writer, a a brothel proprietress, and manages to make starts detaining all Arabs as suspected tragedy-and a comedy-broad, slapstick, provider of pulp fiction-albeit stylish and all five markedly different. . bombers. bawdy. It is to the credit of this production artistic pulp fiction. Measure for Measure is . Technical aspects are impressive as well. At this point, I felt I was watching some- that Measure for Measure is immensely satis- crammed up to the lid with utterly inspired The set, designed by Bill Fregosi, looks both thing remarkable; after all, the sheer possibili- fying as both a drama and a comedy. What's -plot twists: See a Duke disguise himself as a interesting and spare enough to represent the ties of such plots are amazing. It cries out for more, it works as a whole, with comic and friar! See a city official try to seduce a nun ducal palace, the jail, the garden, and every- the examination of the roots of xenophobia dramatic elements not overshadowing but right in his office! See a pimp train to become where else, and this is ably assisted by C. and genocide, a debate on constitutional highlighting each other. It does not feel like an executioner! All of this is briskly paced Scott Ananian's lighting design. Of special rights, a portrayal of mob psychology, a con- this play is assembled from two elements; it and never fails to entertain. note are the costumes, monochromatically flict between the interest of an individual and feels like a totally coherent world, where The same is true for the comic portion of dressing all the characters into morally society, and more. And it is at this moment laughter and tears coexist so closely that it's Measurefor Measure. The comedy is, to put it ambiguous shades of gray. that The Siege drops the ball. It feels like the impossible to separate them, just the way the mildly, broad, and it takes on such hilarious There is enough energy in the production filmmakers are simply scared to follow up on light and darkness coexist in the characters. subjects as sex and bodily fluids-and I'm not to ride over the rough spots, of which there the possibilities of the situation, and fail to The focal point of the story (which being sarcastic here. It's truly hilarious. While are quite a few. Some lines don't feel quite as take it as far as it is possible. Shakespeare, as usual, borrowed) is the law some early slapstick sequences fail, one gets spontaneous as they should be, and some Instead, the story spins its wheels, moving which prescribes beheading as punishment for the impression that they don't have much of sound work is distracting (the background from one lukewarm action sequence to anoth- flirting. Sorry, wrong play. I meant to say that an impact because they are not taken far music shouldn't be louder than the actors, and er, piling up plot twists which are both uncon- the law punishes fornication out of wedlock. enough. Later sequences, such as a three- I presume the bit of rock music during the vincing and unnecessary. And the interesting Pretty soon young Claudio is hauled off to stooge-like fight between Pompey the bawd night scene at the ducal palace was uninten- stuff is not there: The reaction of citizens is jail, and his sister Isabella comes to plead for and Elbow the constable, pile on more and tional). And, as I said before, some early slap- reduced to a monotonous demonstration his life with Angelo, who, in the absence of more and more slapstick, until they end up stick does not feel energetic enough, All these against the martial law; there is no looting of the Duke Vincentio of Vienna, rules the city being sublimely silly. After all, Shakespeare is are minor quibbles, though. My one major Arab stores and homes; and never even a with the iron hand. Soon, Angelo is quite only a little more shocking than Something complaint is the final plot twist-an unexpect- flicker of recognition that he's dealing with smitten with the young woman and makes her About Mary-but much funnier. ed marriage proposal from one character to another historically persecuted minority regis- a very indecent proposal. If the comedy 'largely works, the dramatic another-which feels abrupt and random. ters on Washington's face. Bruce Willis is Setting the play in Vienna is quite inconse- elements of Measure are even more solid. Most literature on Measure for Measure will very much shortchanged by the script (his part quential; even Angelo and Vincentio don't There's nary a dark moment which fails to be mention this scene as the most challenging is quite small), 'which has him both declaring sound very much like Viennese 'names. 'No, spookily effective or downright"scary. Kudos development in the play to be done convinc- peaceful.inte~tions and behaving like a blood- Sh~kespeare is writing a fable-somet9ing to the cast, comprised of six actors, who not ingly, and it falls totally flat here: ~irsty jingoist; the saeenplay feels as much that wQuldbe hurt by giving it a'pr~is~ place. . only succe~ in bo.thCQIliedy-:m~ drama, but . .Otherwise, this. production succee4s b.ot~ ; confused abol1thim as IS) the actor..Pity~iince . The,factttlaat Measurefor Measure asdear- atsO'Play.seV!enteenparts among.them. : .. 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Piano Concert No.2; oncile with his father .• Marian Exhibits Murals .• Katie Curtis. $22.50. Mendelssohn, Symphony No.3, McClinton directs the production, Exhibitions: Through Dec. 27: Nov. 23: Ratdog + Alana Davis. 'Scottish.' which is being presented in associ- Computer MUNum .Monet in the Twentieth Century." $26.50. Nov. 25, 27, 28, Dec. 1: Roberto ation with Center Stage of 300 Congress St., Boston. (423- $5 with valid MIT student 10 Dec. 5: The Tragically Hip. $20. Abbado, conductor; Leif Ove Baltimore. 6758 or 426-2800), Daily, 10 Monday-Friday noon-closing. Grand Dec. 11: Natalie Merchant. $32, Andsnes, piano. SChumann, Piano At the Boston University Theatre, a.m.-6 p.m. Admission $7, $5 for Design admission $13, $11 for $27. Jazz Music Concerto; Mahler, Symphony No. 264 Huntington Avenue, Boston students and seniors, free for chil- seniors and students, free for chil- 1. (266-0800), through November dren under 5. Half-price admission dren. Ongoi ng: "Beyond the P..... RockClub $culler'. Jazz Club 22. Curtain' is at 7:30 p.m. on Sun. from 3-5 p.m. Tours daily Screen: Chinese Furniture of the Tickets: 423-NOO. Tickets: 562-4111. Tuesday through Thursday, at 8 of .Walk -Through Computer 16th and 17th Centuries.; .The Nov. 6: Afghan Whigs. Nov. 6: Marian McPartland. p.m. on Friday, at 2 and 8 p.m. on 2000,. a working two-story model Art of Africa, Oceana, and the Ancient Americas.; • Egyptian Nov. 7: Vast + Skingame. Nov. 10: Brian Hughes. Saturday, and at 2 p.m. on of a PC. The world's only computer Nov. 9: Glen Phillips (of Toad the Nov. 11: L'Air du Temps. Theater Sunday; there is also a 2 p.m. museum; features a collection of Funerary Arts and Ancient Near Wet Sprocket), John Doe (of X), Nov. 12-13: Rebecca Parris & Wednesday matinees November vintage computers and robots with East Galleries." - Gallery lectures Steve Poltz, Pete Droge. Steve Marvin. Blue Man Group 11. Tix $10 to $49.50; $5 dis- over 150 hands-on exhibits illus- are free with museum admission. Nov. 12: The Slip + Bread & Nov. 17-18: The AI DiMeola It would be difficult and unfair to count for seniors and students trating'the evolution, use, and Sat.: at noon, "Greek and Puppet Theater. Project. catalogue fully the antics of the with 10. impact of computers. Featured Etruscan Gold,. presented by Nov. 13: Saw Doctors. Nov. 2(}21: The Manhattans. Drama Desk Award-winning trio of exhibits include: .The Hacker's David Austin. Wed.: at 6 p.m., Nov. 14: John Hiatt-CANCELED. cobalt-painted bald pates. They Garage,. a recreation of a '70s "19th-Century American Art: pre- The Marriage of Bette and Boo Nov. 17: Men at Work + Lets go Regattabar begin their delightful and deafen- hacker's garage with such items sented by Pamela Kachurin. Wed.: Bowling. Tickets: 661-5000. ing evening of anti-performance art Marcus Stern, the man who put as an Apple I and Pong; .The at 6:30 p.m., "Introductory Tour of Nov. 20: Pat McGee + Hall's Nov. 6: Titilayo, Ngwenya beating drums that are also deep Woyzeck in the electric chair, Networked Planet: Traveling the the Galleries in Russian,. present- Comer Band. Ensemble. buckets of paint, so that sprays of helms this production of Information Highway,. an electron- ed by Nikolay Guyetsky. Thurs.: at Nov. 27: Belizbeha. Nov. 7: Oscar Lopez Trio. color jump from the instruments "Christopher Durang's own anar- ic tour of the Internet; "Robots and 11 a.m., "Unwrapping the Dec. 3: Gr~at Big Sea. Nov. 10: Steve Kirby Quartet. like breaking surf, and end by chic, autobiographical family Other Smart Machines,. an inter- Mummies and the Ancient Neal' Dec. 4: Combustible Edison. Nov. 12: Pierre Hurel Trio + engulfing the spectatorship in tan- album come to life .• Explains the active exhibition of artificial intelli- East,. presented by Rita Freed. Dec. 8: Golden Smog. Francoise Kucheida. gles of toilet paper. Go experience press release of what is perhaps gence and robots; "Tools & Toys: Dec. 11: Helium. it. the absurdist playwright's best as The Amazing Personal Computer.; Museum of Science well as most personal work, Harvard Epworth United Charles Playhouse, 74 Warrenton "People and Computers: Science Park, Boston. (723-2500), The Middle East Methodist Church Street, Boston, indefinitely. Curtain "Bette and Boo should never have Milestones of a Revolution,. Daily, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Fri., 9 gotten married. Boo is an alco- Tickets: 864-EAST. All shows Info: 253-8778 is at 8 p.m. on Wednesday and explores a number of ways com- a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 9 a.m.-5 holic, Bette has dead babies. their Downstairs (unless noted). Nov. 14: Aardvark Jazz Orchestra. Thursday, at 7 and 10 p.m. on puters impact everyday life. In the p.m. Admission free with MIT 10, in-laws are gibbering sociopaths, Nov. 6: Hovercraft + Add N To X + $8. Friday and Saturday, and at 3 and Smart Machines Theater a multi- otherwise $9, $7 for children 3-14 and as for their priest. .. he thinks Abunai. 6 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets $35 to media show features NASA's Mars and seniors. $45. Call 426-6912 for tickets he's a strip of fried bacon'. Nov. 7: Swervedriver + Samiam + Rover, R2-D2, Shakey, Sea Rover, The Museum features the theater and information on how to see the Speaker Bite Me. Presented by the American and other robots. Through Nov. of electricity (With indoor thunder- show for free by ushering. Nov. 10: Parliament Funkadelic + Repertory Theatre at the Hasty 30: "Wizards and Their Wonders: and-lightning shows daily) and Lettuce. World Music Pudding Theatre, 12 Holyoke Portraits in Computing .• Ongoing: more than 600 hands-on exhibits. Nov. 11: The New York Ska Jazz_ Call 876-4275 for more info. Shear Madness Street, Cambridge (547-8300), "Virtual RshTank." Ongoing: • Discovery Center"; Ensemble. Nov. 6: Carmen Linares, from The dramatis personae of this through Nov. 8. Curtain is at 8 .'nvestigate! A See-For- Yourself Nov. 12: Jad Fair + Yo La TEingo. Spain. Flemenco singing. $28, audience-participation whodunit p.m. on Friday and Saturday, 2 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Exhibit.; .Welcome to the Nov. 13: Money Mark + Buffalo $22. Sanders Theater. continue to comb Newbury Street p.m on Sunday. Tix $25 to $35. 280 The Fenway, Boston. (566- Universe .• Ongoing: .Seeing Is Daughter. , Nov. 8: Grupo Afrocuba de for the murderer of a classical 1401), TueS.-Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Deceiving .• Nov. 14: One Fell Swoop + Bloque Matanzas & Los Hermanos pianist who lived over the unisex Admission $10, $7 for seniors, $5 Annie Admission to Omni, laser, and + Addison Groove. Cepeda. $25, $20, under 12 $12. hair salon where the show is set. for students with 10 ($3 on Wed.), planetarium shows is $7.50, Sanders Theater. Charles PIayhouse Stage II, 74 Save the Children's Sally free for children under 18. $5.50 for children and seniors. The Roxy I Warrenton Street, Boston (426- Struthers. otherwise best known The museum, built in the style of a Now showing: "Laser Beastie Tickets: 931-2000. 5225), indefinitely. Curtain is at 8 as Gloria Stivic of All in the Family 15th-century Venetian palace, Boys,. Thurs.-Sat., 9:15 p.m.; Nov. 6: Cherry Poppin' Daddies + p.m. Tuesday through Friday, at fame, plays malevolent booze bag houses more than 2500 art "Laser Dark Side of the Moon,. The Pietasters + Ozomatli. 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, and orphanage matron Miss objects, with emphasis on Italian Thurs.-Sat., 8 p.m.; 'Laser Space $19.50. and at 3 and 7:30 p.m. on Hannigan in the 20th-anniversary Renaissance and 17th-century Classical Odyssey,. Daily, 5:30 p.m.; "Laser Nov. 14: Robert Hunter. $22.50. Sunday. Tickets $30 to $34. production of the Tony-winning Dutch works. Among the highlights Floyd's Wall,. Fri.-Sat. at 10:30 Dec. 6: Buddy Guy. $22.50. Boston Symphony Orchestra musical by Charles Strouse and are works by Rembrandt, Botticelli, Martin Charnin. Tomorrow! p.m.; 'Laser Metal/ica,. Sun., Dec. 9: Reverend Horton Heat + Symphony Hal" 301 Jitney Raphael, Titian, and Whistler. Tomorrow! She'll save the children 9:15 p.m.; .Laser Nirvana,. Sun., Amazing Crowns + Rat Duo Jets. Massachusetts Ave., Bostoin. The Huntington Theatre Company Guided tours given Fridays at 2:30 tomorrowl For now, she's bent on 8 p.m.; "Laser Seatles,. $16:50. 266-1492, 266-1200. 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Tuesday evenings and Friday after- The play "tells the moving story of Street, Boston (800-447-7400), a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 10 1227), Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; noons. Call 638-9478 for ticket Becker, the hard-working boss of through November 8. Curtain is at a.m.-5:45 p.m. West Wing open Sun., noo0-5 p.m. Worcester Centrum availability. - the jitney station, and Booster, his 7:30 p.m. Friday, at 2 and 7:30 Thurs.-Fri. until 9:45 p.m. Ongoing: Swatch watches by Keith Tickets: 931-2000. Nov. 18, 19, 20, 21, 24: Federico estranged son. Upon his release p.m. on Saturday, and at 2 and 7 Admission free with MIT 10, other- Haring, Christian LaCroix, Sam Jan. 2: Aerosmith. $35. Cortese, conductor; Dubravka from a 20-year prison sentence, p.m. on Sunday. Tix $25 to $65. wise $10, $8 for students and Francis, and others.

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CheCKQrl Th~ Town every Friday, and ~echCalentJ~r in each issue or.The Techor online at http:Jtech-calendar.mit.edu. ovember 6, 1998 ~...... e tal ate By rlsta L. lece artin Fellow concept to the under- tor of environment and ustainability ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR graduate level came from an interest- of the United ations Development Undergraduates interested in ed student, said Professor of Civil Program. environmental i ue can now enroll and Environmental Engineering , I'm excited about it," said Bras. in the recently created Rafael L. Bras '72 who is coordinat- 'It s an opportunity to come togeth- Environmental cholars Program. ing the start of the program. "The er ... have some fun, have som t The new program i de igned to idea had been con idered before," good food, and do some good be an undergraduate analog to the but had not been implemented. work." Martin Fellows for u tainability, Group dinners and discussions Participant in the new program an honor society for graduate stu- like those arranged for the Martin will also have the opportunity to dents working on environmental Fellows group will take place every attend meetings of the Alliance for i sues. Like the graduate program, it six weeks. Bras hopes that these will Global ustainability, a partnership will be under the auspices of the be as successful as the Martin between Tokyo, Switzerland, and Council for the Environment, a divi- Fellows dinners, whose past speakers MIT . Undergraduate Research sion of the MIT Center for have included Professor Sheila Opportunities Program opportuni- Environmental Initiatives. Widnall '60, former secretary of the The idea for expanding the Air Force and Roberto Lenton, direc- Scholars, Page 16

JANE KUZELKA Joumallsts Hiawatha Bray from The Boston Globe, Julian Dlbbel from the VIllage Voice, and Amy Hannon from the New York Times discussed the effects of technology on Joumallsm In a forum. sponsored by the MIT Communications Forum and the Media In Transition Project In Barlos Theater Thursday • . This space donated by The Tech Are there any good) strong Republicans on .this campus?

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June 30 how good financial cies of the inve tment committee," • ate students student to Worthington is "only a In addition to this delay, the com- growth for the Institute's inve t- Strehle said. Analyw has been fur- temporary solution." mittee responsible for incorporating ment. The most significant impact on ther belea- Schneider believes, however, the concepts into a design was also Declining federal research dol- the MIT community, Strehle said, guered by this year's decision to that 'as the numbers of graduate unclear of the types of structures lar and expensive building projects, will be on individual students, par- move undergraduates into the grad- students continue to increase and necessary for developing the com- however, put a premium on sus- ticularly international tudents from uate system. the hou ing market in Cambridge munity and as a result, the progress tained growth. southeast Asia. It appears that effect of moving becomes increasingly difficult, a of the dorm was everely impeded. The decline in government fund- MIT also has large real estate undergraduates into Tang Hall will hortage of graduate student hous- President Charles M. Vest's recent ing hits MIT especially hard as on- holdings in the Cambridge area, be temporary. The impact of plans to ing is expected." announcement of the new undergrad- campus research totals more than most notably the land at University build a new undergraduate dorm uate facility scheduled to open in 300 million. The amount of Park and 640 Memorial Drive. could, however, delay a long planned ew graduate dorm tailed 2001, has pushed the plans of the research funding MIT receives in Strehle noted that one major graduate dorm and affect the gradu- The administration has long real- graduate dorm until the fall of2002. 2001 will have dropped an estimat- change that he has seen take place is ate housing system in the long term. ized it lacked sufficient graduate Chancellor Lawrence S. Bacow ed 56.7 million dollars compared increased dependence on gifts and Many of the open spaces in Tang housing. A new graduate dormitory '72 has indicated that the undergrad- with 1990. investments than on the federal gov- Hall, a graduate residence, were has been scheduled to open in the uate housing project takes prece- The Institute will have to ernment. This year, new records assigned to undergraduates, while fall of 1999 since at least 1995. dence over the graduate dormitory. absorb this difference through gifts were set both in gifts for the endow- graduate students were allotted A client team, consisting of Although the Institute guarantees and investment returns and is ment and expendable gifts. The space in Worthington Place, an graduate students, faculty, and staff on-campus housing for undergradu- presently roughly halfway through treasurer's report states that "the apartment complex in Cambridge. was formed during the summer of ates during all four years, there is no the shift. total amounts of gifts for all classes First year graduate students were 1997 and has met since then on a uch mandate for graduate housing of net assets were $158.5 million allowed to sign a one year lease at regular basis to plan out the details. and therefore less pressure on the MIT not affected by crisis and 128.8 million for 1998 and Worthington Place for the cost of a The location for the dormitory has administration t open a graduate MIT has been only very modest- 1997, respectively." Tang lease. Undergraduates in Tang been set at Sydney and Pacific house in the near future. ly affected by the recent economic Strehle added that, compared to also signed a similar one-year lease. streets in the University Park area. "1 have heard several complaints crisis, losing perhaps one or two 1975, when he became treasurer, When the lease ends next year, grad- Disagreements within the client that accepted tudents choose to go percentage points, said Glenn P. "by many measures MIT is doing uate students will be unable to renew team however, have made it impos- elsewhere because M IT doesn't Strehle '56, vice president for better." The endowment has it at the discounted Tang rate. sible to open the dorm in 1999. offer enough housing for its gradu- finance and treasurer. The picture increased 12-fold under his tenure Brian Schneider G, president of While graduate students on the ate student population," Schneider was bleaker last August, but hold- to 3.67 billion in June, up 21.6 per- the Graduate Student Council, antici- committee desire individual rooms said. "MIT will realize sooner or ings have since regained nearly all cent from a year ago. Strehle is pates that "most of the undergradu- and kitchens, the entire committee i later that it must be able to offer their lost ground. MIT had no retiring from his post at the end of ates living in Tang will leave after not in agreement. affordable housing in order to meaningful investments in hard hit the year. their one-year lease is over. This will Carsten A. Hohnke G: a member attract the best graduate students."

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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 1055-' es, including, but not limited to. damages resulting from attendance of an event. Contact Information for all events is available from the TechCalendar eb page. Visit and add events to TechCal ndar online at http://teckalendar.mit.edu Friday's Events $8, $6 students with 10 and senior citizens. Kresge Little Theater. Sponsor: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Burly Bear network and IT Student Cable. Matt Fry (of Shakespeare Ensemble. Halfbaked) and Colin Quinn (of SNL) will be at the student center all day friday for MIT 10:00 - 1:00 a.m. - Pass That Hunny. A night of dancing, hanging out and getting down Student Cable and Burly Bear Network. Look for da Bear's RVon Mass Ave. Tons of with OJ-Pooh and Tigger, too! Join us. Lobdell. Sponsor: Undergraduate Association. 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In addition, hallways, staircases, reactor, which is used for research with the community for moving the representative on the recent dining In addition, few students want a and elevators should be arranged to purposes, runs at temperatures far reactor" to a safer place. review. Hollywood cited safety con- dorm consisting of all singles. promote interaction and communi- below commercial reactors. "You Newly elected State. Rep. cerns in support of kitchens, as stu- Matthew L. McGann '00, co-chair of cation. Bathrooms should have as can't develop a worst-case scenario Jarrett Barrios and State. Sen. dents often keep hot plates and other the VA Committee on Housing and much privacy as possible, and laun- that would involve anything beyond Richard Travaglini, who represent appliances in their rooms. Others in Orientation, said that there is a strong dry rooms should be accessible and the reactor and the parking lot next the immediate area around MIT, attendance at the meeting cited cost desire for a mix of singles, doubles, centrally located. to it." did not return phone calls yester- and convenience as reasons for triples, and possibly even quads. Dober also indicated that the new The reactor is also very safe day. including kitchens in the new dorm. dorm should have sufficient storage from potential terrorist attacks, Planner makes pre entation space to avoid lounge clutter. The Graduate involvement debated With only thirty people at the dorm should have the typical range Another issue under heavy meeting, presentations largely dis- of support spaces, and possibly even debate is the jnvolvement of gradu- placed the public forum. The meet- areas such as an Athena cluster, ate students and faculty with resi- ing began with a report on the weight room, and dark room. POLICE LOG dents of the new dorm. Brian J. October planning sessions by inde- Common spaces should have a full Schuler G of the Chancellor's pendent consultant Richard Dober. range of resources, including white The following incidents were reported to the MIT Campus Police Strategic Advisory Committee pre- MIT hired Dober, Lidsky, Craig and boards and network drops. between Oct. 22 and 28. Information is compiled from the Campus sented a report on "Residence 2001: Associates, Inc. to collect informa- Graduate student tutors should Police's weekly crime summary and from dispatcher logs. An Integrated Residence." tion for planning the new dorm. be placed throughout the dorm to The report does not include alarms, general service calls, or inci- The plan calls for apartment- Dober presented a number of promote interactions, and house- dents not reported to the dispatcher. style units for 10 faculty and 50 items on which agreement had been master accommodations will be Oct. 22: Kresge Lot, malicious destruction, car window broken; graduate students, event space that reached. According to Dober, the based on recommendations from Student Center, indecent exposure; Bldg. 2, chemical spill, turned would attract members of the MIT Vassar Street location across from current housemasters. out to be rusty water; Bldg. 54, safety hazard, metal weight holding community to the dormitory, and a Next House requires plans for con- If the current schedule is fol- banner on building falls to ground; Bldg. E51, larceny of bicycle physical design to maximize stu- nections to the main area of West lowed, construction will begin in seat, juvenile suspects caught and turned over to adult relative; Bldg. dent-faculty interaction. However, Campus, as well as to all ofMIT. early 1999, with a projected com- 8, suspicious person in ladies room. others have lobbied for more tradi- The new dorm should be a "2 Ist pletion date of summer 2001. Oct. 23: Bldg. 14, malicious destruction, damage to vending tional graduate resident tutor and century building" with regards to Decisions based on the planning machine; Bldg. 57, fire alarm, sprinkler head burst; Bldg. E40, housemaster arrangements. technology and media resources. sessions will be finalized by Larceny of Bicycle Parts, unknown value; Bldg. E55, Larceny of . Despite these disagreements, Materials, components, and finishes December. jewelry, $2500; Bldg. 14, harassing phone calls; East Campus, Domestic Disturbance. Oct. 24: Phi Kappa Theta, noise complaint, intoxicated students removed by driver from Saferide van, transported to Medic~l Dept; Bldg. NWIO, fire alarm, burnt toast; Kresge Lot, motor vehicle acci- dent, property damage; Bldg. 57, safety hazard, paint falls from ceil- ing; Amherst St, traffic violation; Ashdown, noise complaint; Random Hall, female reported disturbing residents; Boat House, report of female hit on head with oar. 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Naremkr 13at 5:OOrm ill the , \ main lob4J of the ~Jlef UulImg (lli the ~ ~ ~g) Page 19 ve u o Short Takes, from Page 15 ing two su pected ca es of the According to UHS officials, idered a type of cheating, was a getting help from others even when drug's use, but nothing has been Harvard pools this money into a factor in 25.5 percent of cases of not allowed, Price said. The alleged event occurred confirmed. budget, from which money is with- academic di honesty on campus last "Students often try to rationalize between 1:30 a.m. and 2:30 a.m. The greek inve tigation should drawn to finance all students' med- year and was involved in 32.3 per- working with someone else," Price and, according to WU Police be complete by the end of this week, ical treatment at UHS facilities. cent of cases two years ago, said said. Department Chief Bill Taylor, alco- and the unidentified second fraterni- Within this budget, money is allot- Kevin Price, assistant dean of ang go, co-chair of Students hol was involved. ty may be cleared, aid Kelli ted to finance abortions for students Student Judicial Services. for Academic Integrity, said he has "It's a tragic situation," said Jill Milliken, president of MSU's seeking to tenninate a pregnancy. Even with this year's drop, observed students collaborating on Camaghi, assistant vice chancellor Panhellenic Council. Although UHS's health plan pol- recent figures show an increase assi nments without permission students and director of campus "With the other incident, it was icy is published in its guidebook, from five years ago, when unautho- from instructors. lfe. "Whatever happened has all rumor-based information," few students know that part of their rized collaboration was involved in "One of the rationales people impacted, has affected the lives of Milliken said. "Greek Life took it required health service fee may 16 percent of cases. Ten years ago, come up with, especially for home- two individuals." upon itself to address this within the eventually finance abortions. unauthorized collaboration was only work, is that this doesn't really mat- As of yesterday evening, the vic- -chapter, and we have concluded at And for years, according to UHS a factor in 10 percent of cases of ter anyway," go said. tim had not yet decided if she will this time that those rumors are false." Director David S. Rosenthal, the academic dishonesty. Jessica Marshall, another co- press charges. Mark A. Williams, executive policy has provoked few questions. "There has been an upward trend chair of SF AI, said students often "The decision is with the vic- director of Psi Upsilon's interna- The guidebook, which officials in unauthorized collaboration aren't clear about the University's tim," Taylor said. Under the statute tional office, said the office was say is distributed to students every nationwide," Price said. cheating policy after orientation of limitations, she could have as investigating an allegation that a year during registration, outlines Because students have' the because it gets lost in the stacks of long as a year to make the decision, woman had been slipped some kind UHS's policies and the distribution opportunity to work together on information they receive. She urged Taylor added. of drug at one of the fraternity's of the health service fee. assignments - such as homework students to talk to individual profes- Sig Ep President Matt Mitro said, functions. Rosenthal said in an interview or lab reports, which constitute a sors to find out to what extent they "It is our intention to support the He said people inside and out- tha only "a few pennies" from each small percentage of their overall permit group work on assignments. member involved, but also the side the fraternity are being ques- student's health service fee actually grade in a course - students justify [Daily Texan, Nov. 4J female involved." The fraternity tioned about the alleged incident. go towards abortions. would support the alleged perpetra- Williams said if the allegation is "The number of abortions among tor "to the extent he deserves sup- true and involved a fraternity mem- our students has thankfully gotten port," Mitro said, through giving ber or members, they would be smaller and smaller each year," he advice if applicable and being there 'removed from the organization. says. "Weare finally servicing a UNomovi~ ~v~ntthis y~aris rilor~ for him through this traumatic event. Milliken also said that the pub- health literate population that listens This incident comes at the end of licity surrounding the allegations and understands about safe sex, likrly to raisr hrll than IHAPPI (SS:" a week of Greek-sponsored activi- .has helped raise awareness about birth control, and condoms. This is a .Pftff Trmrs. ROlliNG no ( ties that included an Oct. 25 presen- the dangers of date-tape drugs, if new era." tation from national experts on sex- nothing else. Rosenthal says UHS' s current ual assault. AIl.members of the "You have to first take into system of providing abortion subsi- Greek community were required to account that these drugs have been dies has been in place since before attend. Mitro said that to the best of around for awhile," she said. "It's not his tenure began in 1989. his knowledge the member attended just a greek thing. We have the same With a physician's referral, UHS the event. issues as the rest of East Lansing, but provides $275 toward funding the e {The Student Life, Nov. 5J we're trying to be candid with the procedure. According to the Feminist press to raise awareness." Health Center, an advocacy organi- Michigan St. looks into Rohypnol [Fhe State News, Nov. 2J zation for women, first trimester Facts are beginning to separate abortions usually cost between $400 from rumors as MSU and greek offi- Abortion subsidi~s spark protest and $600, and second trimester abor- cials investigate allegations involv- While national debate about a tions cost between $500 and $5,000. ing Rphypnol. woman's right to choose--and who Students are expected to' pay the dif- Rohypnol, also known as should foot the bill for her choice-- ference between UHS' s subsidy and "roofies," has been dubbed the has been raging, Harvard has quietly the actual cost of the abortion, UHS "date-rape drug" because of its subsidized abortions for students for officials say. sedating effect and the fact that peo- over a decade. [Harvard Crimson, Nov. 5J ple who take it do not remember But after Daniel H. Choi what they do under its influence. informed students in an Oct. 30 Cheating on rise at Texas-Austin 'Two MSU fraternities are con- opinion piece in The Crimson that . 'Unautliorized collaboration - ducting internal investigations for. they subsidize abortions performed preparing an assignment with anoth- alleged use of the drug. One of the by the University Health Services, er person's help and without an fraternities, Psi Upsilon, is also anti-abortion students balked at the instructor's permission - has risen being investigated by its internation- long-standing policy. over the last 10 years at the LANDMAIK'S LANDMAIK'S al headquarters. Each semester, UHS requires all University of Texas at Austin, offi- EMBASSY East Lansing police Sgt. Lance students to pay a health service fee cials said Monday. ~~~D~Jit 16" EST., WAUHAM Langdon said police are investigat- of$323. Unauthorized collaboration, con- 494-9800 781-893-2500

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UA Social presents Applications for EDP & Steering Conunittees. DUE TODAY! C;oineither of the two most influential committees)n the design of the freshman curriculum or housing-implementation for the Ijear 2001 Applications can be found in W20-401 HOW? or at http://web.mit.edulualwww questions? Got plans for a great 'campus-wide event? Applications for joint funding by the GSC and UA Join DJ Pooh and Tigger are availa-ble now for a proposed spring term event Saturday, November 7th hosted by multiple student groups LobdelllOpm-lam For more information and an application go to ...because you know you want to see Kartik Mani in a Tigger costume! http://web.mit.edulgsc!www/money/money.htm) Applications due November 30, 1998,6 p.m., W20-401 questions?