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Residence Midway Today The Weather Today: Sunny, 76°F (24°C) Tonight: Cool, 55°F (12°C) Tomorrow: Cloudy, 78°F (26°C) Details, Page 2 Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Sunday, August 24,2003 Exploring 'Secret Agents' Welcome Frosh to Institute By Michelle Nyeln Boston, Orientation 2007 kicked off on Saturday with Nicholas J. Fahey '05, one of the Orientation Coordi- Northeast nators, rollerblading onto the stage of Kresge Auditorium. Freshmen By Christine R. Fry were then introduced to the other EDITOR IN CHIEF Orientation Coordinators, also This article is thefirst in a series known as Se.cret Agents: Ivana L. intended to introduce freshmen to Sturdivant '04, Jonathan G. Wu '06, life in Boston and at the Institute . Elizabeth- A. Witham 'OS, and Future installments will deal with Zachary M. Eisenstat '06. other necessities of life at MIT, With the James Bond 007 theme, including banking and purchasing "Mission Orientation" began with a • textbooks. video of the secret agents training to Now that you've arrived at MIT orient the class of 2007. The video and marveled at the architectural included depictions of the secret masterpieces like the concrete behe- agents rock climbing and attending moth we call the Student Center, classes on "How to Get the Girl." you're probably ready to escape and The opening ceremonies were see something new for a change. the fIrst in a series of Orientation Not ready to leave? You will be activities. Orientation Leader Sarah when you get within "What the hell E. Poulsen '04 said, "This year's is that?" range of the Stata Center. Orientation activities are a good mix Once the fervor of Orientation of random, silly things and mean- and classes dies down, you will ingful events." probably realize that there is a world "I was surprised, in a good way," DANIEL BERSAK-THE TECH outside of the boundaries of the said David Arana '07. "You come EC GRT Annie Vlthayathll G rubs tapioca balls Into Madeleine B. Sheldon-Dante '07's hair at East Cam- MIT campus. The most immediate here and think it's going to be acad- . pus' tapioca wrestling event. world is called Boston and Cam- emic, but you see these guys goof- said Trevor T. Chang '07. Stephanopoulos '07. Orientation coordinators led fresh- bridge. Outside of that is the United ing off on stage." "What's unbelievable is how men through a series of games. In "They did a good job of integrat- organized and welcoming Orienta- Agents offer Klondike bars Getting Around, Page 12 ing freshmen with coordinators," tion is," said Elizabeth V. During the opening ceremonies, Orientation, Page 7 Doms to Limit FSILGers at Parties RIAA SaiJ1 to Drop De.fund By JennHer Krlshnan NEWS AND FEATURES DIRECTOR D.C. Cw;eAgainst IMtif1JJ£ The Dormitory Council will be By Keith J. Wlnsteln diate comment. limiting the number of members of NEWS EDITOR On Aug. 1, the RIAA asked the fraternities, sororities, and indepen- The Recording Industry Associa- federal district court in Washington, dent living groups in attendance at tion of America will abandon a D.C., to enforce a subpoena the the two major dormitory rush parties. court proceeding it instituted to RIAA issued in early July, asking c. A maximum of five members of force MIT to identify a network user MIT to identify a network user each FSILG can be present at either accused of copyright infringement, alleged to have been "offering hun- party at one time, according to a set an MIT attorney said. dreds of copyrighted works to the of rules agreed upon by Dormcon The case has become irrelevant world-at-large" through the KaZaA and the Interfraternity Council. now that the RIAA has agreed to file-sharing system. "We didn't want to be overrun" reissue the request using the proce- MIT balked at the subpoena, by FSILG members, said Emily E. dure MIT has demanded: signed by saying the Federal Rules of Civil Cofer '04, Dormcon president. She a clerk in the federal district court in Procedure and the 1998 Digital Mil- said all dormitory residents who Boston, not Washington, D.C., lennium Copyright Act required it came back to MIT early to help with PETER R. RUSSO-THE TECH home to the RIAA. to be signed by the clerk of the fed- rush, of which there are about 30 East Campus residents (L to R) Aaron M Sokoloski '05, Erin R. An RIAA spokesman said the eral district court in Boston, not per dormitory, are expected to Rhode '04, and Isaac B. Feltler '04 launch water balloons at Senior organization, a trade group of major attend the party. House from the roof of East Campus on Saturday. record labels, would have no irnme- RIAA, Page 6 John J. Huss 'OS, IFC recruitment F==~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ chair, said that five members per liv- mentioned in the rules. ing group represented an "appropri- Huss added that for the IFC, Ori- Top Salaries at MIT, July 2001 through June 2002 ate level of involvement" for the entation is "not really for rush." Name Tide Total Com ensation IFe. Instead, he said, it is a "time [for R. Bruce Journey Publisher, Technology Review $761,175 The rules also include a provi- freshmen] to get accustomed to the Charles M. Vest President $618,949 sion that "FSILGs should not be campus and, if anything, just to rush Allan S. Bufferd '59 Treasurer $582,366 removing freshmen from either them for the system in general." John R. Curry Executive Vice President $411,820 party with the intention of taking Richard L. Schmalensee '65 Dean, School of Management $395,167 them back to FSILGs," and Cofer Shirts to mark upperclassmen Robert A. Brown Provost $382,289 said the same rule was ''understood Cofer said the rules would be Thomas L. Magnanti Dean, School of Engineering $380,390 between all the dorms: ... don't handled by Judicial committee David L. Briggs Director, Lincoln Laboratory $362,683 bring freshmen back to your part of members, two from each dormitory RebeccaM.Hende~on'81 Professor of Management $340,784 campus" during the other side's plus some from the IFC. Phillip L. Clay PbD '75 Chancellor 247,797 party. All upperclassmen are required Kathryn A. Willmore Secretary, MIT Corporation $219,451 "I definitely understand the ratio- to wear shirts identifying their dor- Alexander V. d'Arbeloff'49 Former Chairman, MIT Corporation $183,960 nale for that rule, but the exact way mitory or FSlLG affiliation, accord- that it's written is not clear to me," ing to the rules for the parties. This salary information was included in MIT's Mayfiling with the Internal Revenue Service. They include Huss said, referring to the fact that the salaries of MIT's officers and thefive highest-paid other employees. members of dormitories are not Dormcon, Page 6 SOURCE: MIT IRS FORM 990 OPINION Comics FM ES Ken Nesmith discusses the value A Tecb advice columnist presents World & Nation 2 of honesty in politics. 'An Orientation Dating Guide.' . Opinion 4 Daily Confusion Al • Page 5 Features 8 Events Calendar .11 Page 10 Page 9 Page 2 THE TECH August 24, 2003 WORLD & NATION Rumsfeld Seeking To Bolster Poor Communications, Ohio Military Force Without New Iroops THE NEW YORK TIMES WA HINGTO Caused Blackout, Study Says Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, seeking to increase the nation's combat power without hiring more troops, is poi ed to order a By James Glanz ent and still devastating problem: electrical grid was inadequate. sweeping review of Pentagon policies, officials say. and Andrew C. Revkln ew York power plants, without When problems soar around the It will include everything from wartime mobilization and peacekeep- THE NEW YORK TIMES anywhere to quickly send electricity grid in seconds, as they did that day, ing commitments, to reservist training, and incentives for extended duty. When an electrical transmission not needed within the state, over- Wood said, "you need to make sure A senior Defense Department official said Rumsfeld would order the line sagged into a tree just outside loaded their own system. That in that the communication between the Pentagon's senior leadership, both civilian and military, to rethink ways Cleveland at 3:32 p.m. on Aug. 14, turn quickly led to a general shut- different regions can move similarly to reduce stress on the armed forces, fulfill recruitment and retention the events that would lead to the down - the last stage in the largest fast." That cannot happen in the cur- goals and operate the Pentagon more efficiently. greatest power failure in orth blackout in the nation's history. rent setup, in which the various In essence, Rumsfeld will ask the service secretaries and chiefs and American history began their furi- That picture, based on large oversight organizations are frag- his undersecretaries to address how the Pentagon can more efficiently ous avalanche, according to the amounts of data from the utilities mented and often connected only by use its troops at a time when the force is spread thin by global deploy- most extensive analysis of the involved, was presented on Friday phone lines, Wood said. ments. blackout yet. by Cambridge Energy Research Ellen P. Vancko, a spokes- The failure of that transmission Associates, a private energy con- woman for the industry group line was crucial, because it put enor- sulting firm based in Cambridge, charged with preventing grid prob- Fox Loses Lawsuit to Halt Book mous strain on other lines in Ohio. Mass. lems, the North American Electric THE NEW YORK TIMES Soon, the utility that serves southern Two researchers at Cambridge Reliability Council, said the group NEW YORK Ohio, with its overloaded lines close Energy, Hoff Stauffer and Lawrence had not seen the scenario and could A federal judge in Manhattan told Fox ews on Friday that it had to to burning up, sealed itself off, cre- Makovich, presented their analysis not comment.