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The Weather Today: Sunny, 46°F (7°C). Olde and Largest Tonight:Clear,33°F(l0C). ewspaper Tomorrow: unny, 47°F(8°C). Details, Page 2 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. The graduate housing system has Comics Environmental scholars program World & Nation 2 been affected adversely by the created for undergraduates. Opinion 4 space crunch in undergraduate Page 9 Arts 6 housing. On The Town , 7 Vest decision prevails in UMOC. TechCalendar .12 Page 9 Page 10 Page 14 Sports 20 Page 2 ovember 6, 1998 ~........~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.