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c Volume 116, Number 19 Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Friday, April 19, 1996 Faculty.OKs ROTC ProPQsal Revisions By Stacey E. Blau recommended that a .member of the NEWS EDITOR dean's office serve on any such The faculty voted to approve an inquiry, but the revised recommen- amended version of the ROTC task dation suggests that a dean's office force's final proposal at Wednes- representative instead counsel the day's meeting. . student to assist with any disrup- The faculty also discussed a tion the student may experience measure that would alter MIT's pre- because of the inquiry. sent policy on incomplete grading The new plan outlines what the and nominated Professor of Man- task force expects from the Depart- agement Lotte Bailyn as the next ment of Defense, both in term of faculty chair. compliance with the new recom- Professor of Management mendations and in overall progress Stephen C. Graves, chair of the task towards ending its current policy, force, presented several revisions to which discriminates against gays. the task force plan, which was The task force will report back to announced before the faculty at last the faculty annually, and expects month's meeting. The proposal now acceptable progress by 1998, calls for a modified ROTC program, The revisions also aim to explain a change from what the task force that MIT's continuing "constructive originally billed as a model program. engagement" with ROTC - keep- The idea is to better align ROTC ing the program on campus - is with the values of MIT. The group important so that MIT can maintain decided to change the name from leverage in the debate over the "model" to "modified" because the DoD's policy on gays, Graves said. program still discriminates against gay students, Graves said. Faculty express qualified support The task force also amended its Professor of Philosophy Ralph N. suggestions for the inquiry process, Wedgwood said that the amended INDRANATH NEOGY-THE TECH should an ROTC student come proposal is "a considerable improve- Toshiyuki Hino G runs for daylight to score as MIT beat. UNH rugby match 33-0 on Saturday. under investigation fOI:homosexual conduct. Originally, the task force ROTC, Page 6 r Soul Coughing to Play TenReceive Washington Internships •0 'S. ' By Carina Fung "ence Charles Stewart III, who is intersection of science/engineering ' g'I~el7'"end STAFF REPORTER responsible for the overall guidance with public policy," Ste~art said. n pnn ,,\:I .I.\: Ten students have been chosen of the program, and Department of The program also alms to help , to take part in the MIT Washington Political Science Administrative students understand that many polio! By Varon Koren clubs, as well as here in Boston at Internship Program this summer. Assistant Tobie F. Weiner, the pro- cy makers actually have no back- STAFF REPORTER the Paradise," Sarvis said. The program aims to foster stu- gram's administrator. ground in the fields they regulate, The small-time funk band Soul The concert will take place at dents' technical interests in public The students participated in three Stewart said. Coughing will kic,k Qiif Spring Walker Memorial. Tickets will be $7 policy through a two-month summer days of seminars on nuclear' waste "In the long run, we would like Weekend this year with ~n indoor in advance and $10 at the door for internship. clean-up, telecommunications poli- to be part of the solution that concert on Friday, May 3. MIT students, ana $10 in advance The students - Laura L. cy, communications law, and global changes this fact, so that more tech- Past Spring Concerts have fea- and $12 at the door for oth~r mem- DePaoli '97, Tara L. Fernando '97, warming, Weiner said. nically sophisticated people go into tured better known college-rock bers of the MIT community. David J.D. Hully '97, Phoebe J. The Institute's Technology and policy-making in technical areas," favorites, including They Might Be Soul Coughing has released one Lam '97, Eugene Lee '98, Angela Policy Program hosted a reception Stewart said. Giants, Belly, and Sonic Youth' last album so far, 1994's Ruby Vroom, Y. Liao '98, Rosemary for th~nterns-at the Capitol build- Last year, the program matched year. Sarvis said. The band also has a McNaughton '97, Jacob 1. Seid '97, ing, to which political science students with organizations like the It "Soul Coughing is a dynamic and song on the new X-Files soundtrack Mayukh V. Sukhatme '97, and Ben- department and TPP alumni and American Electronics Association, fantastic l.ive band. They-are kind of a album. son P. Yang '96 - spent spring current TPP students were also the American Association for the jazz-funk-rap-beatnik type of band," According to Matt H. Gold, a break in .Washington, D.C. inter- invited to attend. Advancement of Science, the Amer- said Student Center Committee mem- Newbury Comics employee, Soul viewing with potential summer ican Enterprise Institute, the Her- ber Sarah Sarvis, who is in charge of Coughing plans to release a second employers. Students explore public policy Itage Foundation, the Climate Insti- organizing the annual SSC event. album, Irresistible Bliss, on May 14. They were accompanied on their "The purpose of the program is tute, and the M IT Washington Soul Coughing has "played to four-day, all expenses-paid trip by to encourage technically sophisticat- packed ... crowds in New York Coughing, Page 6 Associate Professor of Political Sci- ed MIT students to explore the Internship, Page 6 Molina Reflects on Prize-winning Research By Orn G. Bahcall work on man's impact on the envi- in deodorants would cause such a ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR ronment. global problem ... ~o Ik~t recheck- If MIT faculty have traditionally Molina shared the prize with two ing the data." ~~~~~~~!!! e nj oy e d oth~r environmental scientists, F. By showing for. the first time that D t much suc- Sherwood Rowland at the UniverSI- industrial activity adversely affected .L' ea Ure c~ss in win- ty of California at Irvine and Paul the atmosphere, he made a clear ning Nobel Crutzen at the Max Planck Institute cas,e for discussion of the issue Prizes; 12 current faculty members for Chemistry in Mainz; Germany globally. This helped to develop the have won the award. for finding that chlorofluorocarbons public's "consciousness of the But when Professor of Earth, contribute to the depletion of the health [and tlte finite size] of the Atmospheric and Planetary Science ozone layer. That discovery has led planet," he said. Mario ~olina shared the Nobel to an international environmental However, Molina and Rowland's Prize In Chemistry last year, it treaty, which, by the end of this initial discovery came in the 1970s, marked the first time the Swedish year, will have banned the produc- a decade before the environmental Academy has awarded the prize for tion of industrial chemicals respon- movement reached prominence, and sible for ozone depletion. so the consequences of ozone deple- tion were not initially obvious to the Disc0'Yery was far from expected public. The problem was just too • Molina recalls the first day that esoteric at the time, Molina said. -INSIDE he came to understand the harmful ."The ozone layer and ultraviolet . nature of the compounds he was radiation was just not something • Dahl's Peach treats in ' studying. "I looked at the numbers people new about." .and calculations and realized sud- "Since we had uncovered a Disney style. Page 12 denly that there was a problem of potentially serious problem for global proportions," he said in an which there was no precedent," and interview this week. since there was no established orga- • Utopia features great His initial reaction was that he nization through which to advocate leads amidst a mediocre had made a mistake. "I was not real- change, Molina realized that he and INDRANATH NEOGY-THE TECH ly ready for a discovery of these his colleagues would have to go Naomi S. Korn '97 and Jamie H. Rosenblum '96 honor the vic- supporting cast. Page 12 global proportions. It did not make tims of the Holocaust in Lobby 7 Tuesday. sense to me that the chemicals used Molina, Page 9

i •• , Page 2 THE TECH April 19, 1996 WORLD & AT ON . . Bosnian Armies Are Demobilizing s~ae • Artillery Blasts Camp LOS ANGELES TIMES SARAJEVO Bo nia's annies were working Thursday to meet the final military deadline in .the Dayton peace agreement, warehousing their tanks and Where Civilians Took Refuge mis ile and sending their soldier to barrack or home. As many as 150,000 Mu lim, Croatian and Serbian soldiers were By John Lancaster mu t end. U.S. officials announced mates. The guerrilla rocket attacks being demobilized - half the number of troops who waged war dur- THE WASHINGTON POST Secretary of State Warren Christo- have injured about 50 Israelis, but ing the past four years - and heavy weapon were being stored at BEIRlIT. LEBA 0 pher will travel to the Middle East no one has been killed in Israel. ~ 600 site around the country. ' Israeli artillery shells, fired in on Saturday, breaking off from Israeli officials expressed regr~t "It means, in essence, that the war is over," said British Maj. retaliation for a rocket barrage, Clinton's traveling party in Russia. for Thursday's shelling but'blamed imon Haselock, the spoke man for ATO's peace implementation . slammed into a United ations in a peacekeeping attempt. the trageay on guerrillas from force in Bosnia-Herzegovina. compound filled with. hundreds of Prime Minister Shimon Peres of Hezbollah. In Jerusalem, officials ATO officials said the formidable undertaking would not be refugees near Tyre in southern Israel, responding t9 Clinton's call said Israeli gunners were trying to completed by the midnight Thursday deadline. But senior ATO Lebanon Thursday, killing'about 90 in a C interview, said Israel is hit Hezbollah fighters who moments commanders said they have seen the intention of the three ide to people, many of them women and ready to implement a cease-fire earlier had fired Katyusha rockets' comply, and that's g~od enough for them. children, and wounding at least 100. immediately if HezbolJah also toward Israel from a position esti- The blasts of several 155mm agrees to halt its rocket attacks mated by U.N. spokesmen as lying artillery shells turned the shelter against Israeli soldie~s in southern 350 to 400 yards from the com- Congressional Leaders Say They into a bloody nightmare of dismem- Lebanon and towns in Israel. "I pound. bered bodies. Lebanese camera think we can negotiate a solution or "We don't want to see any Are Close to a Budget Agreement teams recorded gruesome images of an agreement without shooting at woman, or child or Lebanese civil- THE WASHINGTON POST dead children being zipped into each other/' Peres said. ':There is no ian killed, but they are the victims -4 WASHI GTON body bags, grief-stricken parents, need for fire in order to reach an of Hezbollah," Peres told reporters. Congre ional Republican and Democratic negotiators said Thurs- and hospital floors slick with blood. agreement." U.N. spokesman Lindvall esti: day they were close to an agreement with the White House on a $163 U..' relief workers cried and There was no immediate mated th~ number of dead at 94. billion spending bill for nine Cabinet departments and d~zens of hugged each other for support as response from fIezbollah, the Iran- Other accounts from Lebanese res- agencies that would bring an end to a prolonged budget dispute that they 'Yent about their tasks. ian-ba~ked politica! party and mili- cue teams and police around Tyre triggered two partial government shutdowns. An older man pounded his tem- tia. who e membership is mostly ranged from 75 to more than 100. GOP and Democratic leaders acknowledged that they still had to pIes and wailed, "God, why did they from Lebanon's Shiite Muslims. The precise total was difficult to resolve a number of sticky environmental and spending differences. do this to us? Why did they do this The shelling at the U.N. installa- establish because bodies, many of . But all sides agreed that a compromise was likely before next ~~ to us? Oh my God. Oh my God." tion instantly compounded the pnce them in pieces, were taken to sever- Wednesday, when a temporary spending bill expires. "I couldn't count the l:1odies," Lebanese civilians have paid during al hospitals. "'We've made real progress," said Senate Appropriations Commit- Mikael Lindvall, a U.N. official Israel's intensive wave of assaults, U.N. officials accused the Israeli tee Chairman Mark O. Hatfield, R-Ore., while House Appropriations who visited the compound shortly designed to punish Hezbollah guer- gunners of disregardiitg th~ safety Committee Chairman Bob Livingston, R-La., said, "We still have after the attack, said in an interview. rillas for their attacks on Israeli of the refugees and noted they had' some unagreed-upon, unconsummated is ues, but we expect to havea "There. were babies without heads. troops in an Israeli-occupied portion repeatedly iirotested to the Israeli ,~ bill by Tuesday." Rep. David R. Obey of Wiscon (Wis.), ranking There were people without arms and of southern Lebanon and their' army in recent days after incidents Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee who had been leg-s." cross-border rocketing qf towns in in which Israeli shellirrg imperiled highly critical of the Republicans' previous offers, told reporters, "I The attack marked a turning Israel's northern Galilee region. ~ivilians and U.N. personnel. think we are moving significantly closer." point in Israel's eight-day-old air In a separate incident Thursday / After a surge in HezbolJah and artillery campaign in Lebanon, morning near the southern Lebanese attacks on the Israeli-occupied bor- which until now has enjoyed nearly market town of Nabatiyah, an Israeli • def strip and nQrthern Israel 'in Saudi Dissident to Stay in Britain unbridled support from the Israeli air attack killed II people, including recent months, Israel began its THE WASHINGTON POST public as well as from the Clinton a mother, her 4-day-old baby and offensive April II in an effort to LONDO administration in Washington. six other 'children, according to force the Lebanese and Syria gov- The British government Thursday reversed an earlier decision to President Clinton, on arrival in Lebanese news reports. The death .ernments to rein in HezbolJah guer- expel a leading Saudi Arabian dissident whose high-tech propagan- St. Petersburg, Russia, called on toll from the Israeli campaign. now rillas. Hezbollah says it is fighting dizing from here had prompted the Saudi regime to threaten its trade both sides to observe an imm'ediate stands at about 1.S0, most of them to' drive Israeli troops from the relationship with Britain. cease-fire, saying it has become Lebanese civilians, according to Lebanese territory they occupy as Mohammed Masari will be pennitted to stay in Britain for at least "painfully clear" the border conflict unofficial U.N. and Lebanese esti- what Israel calls its "security zone." another four years, the government decided. The action Thursday fol- lowed heavy criticism of the earlier expulsion order from civil liber- ties organizations and members of Parliament, who accused the gov- ernment of buckling to pressure from businesses that sell arms to the Militant Radicals Shoot Down Saudis. . . . An immigration judge also had challenged the action, ordering the government to reconsider on the grounds that. it had failed; under British law, to adequately consider Masari's personal safety. Eighteen Outside a Cairo Hotel Masari, 49, is a fonner physics professor at King Saud University in Riyadh who was jailed in Saudi Arabia in 1993 after joining with By Barton Gellman these p'eople thought they were the reception desk well into the other dissident scholars to form the Committee for the Defense of .THE WASHINGTON POST Jews." afternoon. Legitimate Rights. Saudi author' ties accused Masari of trying to CAIRO "I believe the operation is con- Sam Glykis, 62, said he had b~en undermine the regime by advocating, among other things, a multi- Masked gunmen raked automatic nected to Lebanon because the standing in the crowded driveway, party state: After being beaten during his six months in prison, weapons fire through a dense crowd Europa Hotel is known for accept- hoping for a good seat on the .bus, Masari has said, he was released to house arrest and fled to Britain, of tourists outside their hotel Thurs- ing Israeli tourists," said Majdi Hus- when his wife asked him to accom- .~ which is traditionally hospitable to exiles. day morning, killing 18 people and sein, editor of the Islamic opposition pany her back to their room. He was Here, using computer's, modems and faxes, he sent back to Saudi wounding 21 in Egypt's most dead- newspaper Shaab. "The timing watching impatiently from his sec- Arabia newsletters filleg with embarrassing stories about the Saudi ly terrorist attack. seems to make this the logical con- ond-floor balcony, eager to board, royal family and government. The visitors, all from Greece, clusion. Also, according to my when he heard what sounded like When the British ordered him shipped off to the Caribbean island- were gathering to board tour buses information, these Greek tourists explosrnns from the street. state of Dominica in January, officials acknowledged they were shortly before 7 a.m. in the main had come originally from Israel and "I turned my eyes and saw. the responding to pressure not only from the Saudi government but from driveway of the Europa Hotel, a hence the mistake." smoke of the bullets," he said. "I British anns manufacturers who were pressured by the Saudis. mid-priced establishment in Cairo's The Muslim Brotherhood, saw a woman in front fall down, and Giza district, nearly in sight of the Egypt's most influential fundamen- I saw the blood in the road. Iwas so pyramids two miles away. talist group, denounced the attack as stupid that still I came back to the Witnesses said three'or four men "a disgrace to humanity." Maman front of the balcony and Iwas look- WEATHER stopped traffic on the main boule- Hodiebi, a spGkesman, said such ing." vard outside and then opened fire "criminal acts" are "not acceptable, With bullets tearing .through the with automatic rifles and a pistol. no matter what the cause." hotel's'glass facade and th~taircase 11 April Showers The gunmen then jumpe

"Clinto Ends "Trip With Positive Scientists Find Insect Fossils From 200 Million Year Ago ote On U.S.-Japan A 0 Tra g THE WASHINGTON POST By Kevin Sullivan sunny. In his 30-minute showroom ton-san! Kurinton-san" and "We WASHI GTON - THE WASHINGTON POST tour - the only trade-related event want Bill! We want Bill!" They A stone quarry straddling the border between Virginia and orth TOKYO on his schedule and his last stop . whooped and cheered and whistled Carolina has yielded some of the world's most impressive insect fos- Ten months after a eries of bit- before leaving for Russia - Clin- when Clinton appeared, and they sils from the Triassic period more than 200 million years ago, a time ter,auto trade negotiations with ton chatted with cheerful, -photo- screamed even louder for the first when dinosaurs were coming into their prime. Japan, President Clinton toured a genic Japanese familie , while first lady. The shimmering silver imprints of flies, beetles and other insects Chrysler dealership here Thursday, lady Hillary Rodham Clinton Clinton is also appealing to vot- - perfectly preserved in a finely grained, charcoal gray shale - puttered under the hood of a car checked out the bucket seats in a ers at home. It is positive campaign- show in astonishing detail the insects' mouthparts, head hairs and built in Illinois, and said he was sporty red coupe. ing: rather than hammering tJ1e even the fine fringe found on some species' wings. "feeling very good" about V-.S. The Japanese are still annoyed Japanese over insurance, film, semi- Scientists said the collection, which includes some of the oldest automakers' chances in the Japanese about President George Bush's 1992 conductors and other trade prob- known example of several major insect groups, reveals for the fir t market. ' visit here, accompanied by execu- lems, Clinton has stressed his suc- . time a bustling aquatic ecology that flourished during the Triassi~ For years, the auto trade talks tives of the Big Three automakers. cesses, claiming that his period around the shores of a large lake near Danville, Va. It also have symbolized the frustrations of To the Japanese, Bush seemed more administration has steered U.S.- indicates that insects had recovered quickly from the massive "Permi- Americans trying to do business in car salesman than statesman, while Japanese trade relations in the most an extinction" 20 million years earlier, which mysteriou ly wiped out Japan, and Clinton's administration Clinton, by glossing over a whole positive direction in years. about 95 percent of the Earth's animals and plants. has focused considerable energy on range of trade frictions between the Clinton told audiences this week "This site may be one of the best in the world in terms of preser- prying open the market here. nations, has charmed and delighted that the 21 trade deals struck by his vation," said Conrad C. Labandeira, a paleobiologist at the Smithson- But when mentioning trade dur- 'the nation this week. ' administration and Japan in the last ian's National Museum of atural History in Washington, who is ing his two-day state visit this Outside the dealership, crowds three years ha've yielded strong familiar with the discovery. "It also confirms that by the late Triassic week, Clinton has been nothing but waited for Clinton, shouting "Kurin- results. we had insect communities that were structured very much along modem lines." ouse Passes Anti~Terrorism Bill on Scientists Find Brain Growth Gene NEWSDAY Anniversary of Oklahoma Bombing Discovery of a fundamental mechanism that helps young nerve By Helen Dewar . death-row inmates as well as man Henry 1. Hyde, R-Ill. cells get to ~heir final destinations as the brain is being built was THE WASHINGTON POST tougher pynalties for terrorist crimes But critics argued it tips the announced Thursday by researchers in New York. WASHINGTON and strengthened governmental scales too far toward government- The findings are important toward understanding how the nervous The House Thursday gave final powers to exclude suspected foreign enforced order, sacrificing constitu- system gets put together while a baby is still in the womb, and for approval to a compromise bill terrorists from the United States. tional principles to ~'political expe- several years after birth. Such cells, neurons, must make proper con- aimed at fighting terrorism and The bill was approved by a diency" prompted by the public nections for life to be normal. crime, sending the measure to Presi:. bipartisan vote of 293 to 133 in the clamor. for action against crime and The scientists, at Rockefeller University, have identified a gene in dent Clinton in time to mark Fri- climax of a yearlong struggle during the nation's horror over terrorist mice that is central to the homing mechanism. The gene makes a pro- , ay's first anniversary of the Okla- which it almost fell victim to an acts. "We cannot sacrifice our con- tein, astrotactin, that neurons need so they can attach to fibers, and homa City born bing. unlikely coalition of fiberals and stitutional principles because we are then migrate along the fibers to their proper positions. The fibers are Clinton plans to sign the bill conservatives who found common angry at people who are bombing," laid down in advance by brain cells called glial cells. early next week even though it does cause in opposition to expansion of said Rep. Melvin L. Watt, D-N.C., Astrotactin "is required for young neurons to migrate along glial not include some of the most strin- government law enforcement pow- in arguing against the limitations on fibers to find their comect positions in the growing brain," said neu- gent anti-terrorism proposals he .ers. death-row appeals . robiologist Mary Hatten. "This journey is important becal)se it is the sought, according to senior White The final compromise "main- The Senate approved the mea- way young neurons gain their identity." Hatten and her colleagues House adviser George ~tains the delicate balance between sure Wednesday by a vote 'of 91 to 8 reported their findings Thursday in the journal Science. Stephanopoulos, woo said Clinton freedom and order" in, enhancing after Democrats failed in a series of If neuron migration is faulty or incomplete, the result can be seen will push for their passage in sepa- the government's ability to fight efforts to toughen the measure. In in some nervous system disorders. "The most clear-cut of these is rate legislation. , crime and terrorism within limits the House, Democrats tried to childhood epilepsy," Hatten said, but others thought to be caused by The legislation includes unprece- decre d by the Constitution, said restore one key Clinton proposal, miswiring also include schizophrenia and microenchephaly. dented curbs on federal appeals by House Judiciary Committee Chair- but failed, 274 to 148.

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EOEM/F /D/V www.mainquad.com Smaller Page 4 THE H April 19 1996 DpI 10 Letters 1b The Editor ing: If the Lebane e don't re ist this occupa- dinner with upperc1a men, even when the din- Students Support ROTC tion, there will be no fighting and I rael can ners tarted with a large group of overly-friend- Task Force Proposal ju tify it presence in the o-called security ly upperclass~en running to meet the fre h- zone as effective. On the other hand, if the men. If having the fre hmen enjoy their-fir t Chairman The Tech received a copy of the following Lebanese resist the occupation, I rael can jus- few day at MIT is the goal, MOYA should be cott C. De 'kin '96 leIter addressed to Chair of the Faculty ti fy its pre ence as necessary to protect its aboli hed, not .Thursday ight Dinners. Lawrence S. Bacow and President Charles M. border. The aim is to pennanently and militar- Even if we agree that the mob should be Editor in Chief Vest. ily control a part of Lebanon. prevented, we can still keep the dinners. The Ramy A. Amaout '97 We write in support of the recommenda- But the Lebane e have chosen to resist the Interfraternity'Council Rush Council has Bu ines anager tion of the "Final Report of the RQTC Task military oppre sion, and the Israeli army is come up with several suggestions, all of Force." Con idering the limitation on MIT's determined to crush their resistance by target- which seem to have been ignored by the MIT Chri tine Chan '98 ability to affect Department of Defense poli- ing civilians. The victims are children and officials in charge of RIO. One of these pro- Managing Editor cy, we con ider this proposal a good re ponse farmers. The result is hundreds killed, and posals is to move the place where fre.shmen hundreds of thousands of refugees losing their aul Blumenthal '98 to the discrepancy between MIT's policy of meet upperclassmen for the dinners from the non-di crimination and the DoD's ban on homes overnight. More than 10 percent of Kresge Oval to a more suitable place, like the Executive Editor homosexual members. Such a "model pro- Lebanon's population was displaced in less football field or Killian Court. That would Anders Hove '96 gram" also provide a basis on which MIT can than 96 hours. Reuters reported that "an avoid the bottleneck of freshmen coming in, and must continually engage the 000 on its Israeli helicopter rocketed an ambulance flee- and all upperclassmen would get to meet NEWS STAFF unacceptable policies of discrimination. We ing south Lebanon Saturday, killing six pas- freshmen simultaneously instead of the upper- Editor: A. Arif Husain '97, Stacey E. feel that an inclusive policy like the one sengers including two women and four chil- classmen in back meeting only the stragglers Blau '98, Shang-Lin Chuang '98, David D. described in the task force's report is the only dren." Yesterday, Israel shelled a United after the first waves have gone off to restau-' IIsu '98; ssociate Editor: Orli G. way to reconcile MIT's policies with the pres- ations peace keepers' base, killing 74 Bahcall '99, Dan McGuire '99; taff: Eva rants. Another proposal is to send freshmen ence of ROTC on this campus. We urge the Lebane e and wounding 109. The casualties •• Moy G, Kwong H. Yung G, Oleg E. with their MOYA leaders to meet six or seven adoption of this proposal by the faculty and were among this week's refugees. Drozhinin '97, James M. Wahl '97, upperclassmen at a restaurant, which avoids Why is it that we ask the resisters to stop Christopher L. Falling '98, Brett the MIT Corporation, together with provi ions the issue of a mob altogether. In short, if the Altschul '99, Shawdee Eshghi '99, Carina for specific measures to be taken in the event resisting but we do not ask the occupier to charging mob is the problem, destroying Fung '99, Yaron Koren '99, Jean K. that the ROTC task force's propo al is not stop occupying? If I am to speak for. the Thursday Night pinners is not the solution. . Lee '99, Fenny Lin '99, May K. Tse '99; implcmented in a timely fashion. 400,000 direct victims of Israel's blind Why is the IFC so interested in Thursday Night Meteorologists: Michael C. Morgan Jessie M. Stickgold-Sarah '96 shelling of Lebanon, two words come to Dinners? Rush. Why should the administration keep PhD '95, Gerard Roc G, Marek Zebrowski. and 15 others mind: Please help! Thursday Night Dinners? Rush. It is in the best inter- Issam A. Lakkis G ests of the administration to have as many freshmen PRODUCTION STAFF Victims of Israeli Rocket Lebanese Club President as possible out of overcrowded donnitories and into Editors: Teresa Lee '96, Jennifer Peltz '98; FSILGs. Many freshmen first encounter "frat boys" taff: Amy IIsu '94, Stanley Shyn '96, Attacks Need Help MIT Should Keep at Thursday Ni~t Dinners, and it is the first time Laura DePaoli '97, Jimmy Wong '97, Betty that they that see we are not fat, drunk, and stupid Chang '98, Larry Chao '98, Yun-Ju Lee '9 , In the past seven days, the Israeli army Thursday Night Dinners slackers who for some unfathomable reason decided Josh Bittkcr '99, Jeremy 1. Lilley '99, occupying south Lebanon has raided and to enroll at MIT instead of some party school, where Arthur Murakami '99, Sharon Shen '99, bombarded 49 villages in south Lebanon, air- Recently there has been a lot of talk about such people belong. Binh Truong '99, Hoi Wong '99, Jason C. raided civilian neighborhoods in Beirut, the traditional Thursday Night Dinners for FSILG members are a wide range of peo- Yang '99, Khelga Karsten. destroyed two power plants in Beirut, killed freshmen during Residence and Orientation ple, a range as wide as MIT students as a 114 civilians and injured 270, and forced Week. The problem, as I see it, is that there has OPlSIO,V STAFF whole. Thursday Night Dinners are our first 400,000 civilians - 20 percent of Lebanon's traditionally been a large group of fraternity, Raajnish A. Chitaky '95. chance to show this to freshmen, to convince population - out of their homes. sorority, and independent living group members those who'otherwise might not rush to take a SPORTS STAFF An Israeli army communique states, who try to be the first to offer to take freshmen serious look at fraternities. In the past three Associate Editors: Bo Light '96, Jennifer "Civilians who live next to Hizbollah activist to dinner. But the refonners want to prevent this years, my fraternity has met only two of. its Mosier '96; Staff: Darren Castro G, centers and homes may be hurt," but an Israeli so-called charging mob by destroying the whole members through 'Thursday Night Dinners, Brian Petersen '96, David Berl '97, Jeremy military commander was quoted by United institution of Thursday Night Dinners. but we have many more members who only Cohen '97, Jason Weintraub '97, Farhan Press International as saying, "We are shoot- Since this whole issue began, I have won- considered FSILGs because of meeting people' Zaidi '98. ing at everything that moves." dered why the charging mob is such a bad at Thursday Night Dinners who dispelled their Israel is currently occupying a 15-kilome- thing. While only 17 percent of the freshman ARTS STAFF stereotypes about frat boys. . tcr wide "buffer" in south Lebanon that it class enjoyed Project Move Off Your Assump- Editor: Craig K. Chang '96; Associate David W. Lewinnek '97 • claims as a security zone to protect its north- tions, according to a recent poll, the vast major- Editor: David V. Rodriguez '97, Staff: ern border. The plan behind this is the follow- ity of freshmen to whom I've talked enjoyed Rush Chair, Pi Lambda. Phi Fraternity Thomas Chen G, Teresa Esser '95, Audrey Wu '96, Brian 1I0ffman '97, Kamal Swamidoss '97, Rob Wagner '97, Hur Koser '98, Daniel Ramirez '99, tephen Bookstore Proprietor Ends Conspiracy Brophy. Column by Anders Hove historic find I had made? 'Tm slain," he said. "The poison tip I'I/()TO(jRAPIIY ST..JFF EXECUTIVE EDITOR As myoId friend bent over a little to give pricked me in the shin. How could you do this Editors: Adriane Chapman '98, Indranath A few weeks ago, as some readers may the object a closer look, his eyes widened. "Of to me, Hove?" eogy '98; Associate Editor: Helen recall, I stopped by for a visit to myoid hang- course," he sighed, "this is the very umbrella I was aghast. The man who had outsmarted Lin '97; Staff: Gabor Csanyi G, Rich out, the Balkan Subversive and Revolutionary used by - well, a friend of mine - to knock Stepinac's fascists and evaded Mihailovic's Fletcher G, Jonathan Li G, Arifur Bookstore. I had come for a reason, but the off Georgi Markov! I'd recognize the KGB nationalist thugs stood dying before me, the Rahman G, Brian Vanden Bosch '96, Jiri proprietor of the establishment, the wizened design anywhere, not to mention the Zhivkov victim of a tragic accident. Schindler '96, Sharon . Young Pong '96, Radovan Icic, had interrupted my train of crest on the handle. Geor- "Radovan, it's not my Tiffany Lin '97. thought by launching a stream of invective gi's loss is our gain. fault. Tell me you'll pull • against yet another group of fictional-conspir- Where did you come' through!" FEA TURES STAFF ators. I had to spend the better part of an hour across this treasure, Mr. "You've had it out for Ifugo M. Ayala G, Pawan Sinha G, Willy disabusing him of the theory, proving conclu- Hove?" me all along, you conniv- Ziminsky G, Steven D. Leung '96, Cherry sively that I did not subscribe to any back- "State secret, old boy," ing conspirator. As the Ogata '96. wards, reactionary, syndicalist society. At that I said with a smirk. author of these columns, BUSINESS STAFF point, Radovan noticed the object I was carry- "Heh," he grunted, you are ultimately respon- Operation Mana2er: Parnda Shade '98; ing: a tattered, black umbrella, which was "you probably picked it up sible for my fate." Advertising Manager: Angela Liao '98; carefully folded, and caked in dust. at a cheap bookstore in I turned toward the Staff: Melody A. Lynch '98, Jessica "Mr. Hove," Radovan grunted, twisting the ew York last week. nearest bookshelf, cursing Maia '98, Winnette Mcintosh '98, Karen features of his contorted physiognomy. His Here, let me take a closer my cruel thoughts. I felt Chan '99, Terri A. Wilson '99. shock of white hair stood in stark contrast to look." overcome by a wave of Radovan gingerly bitterness. TECHNO!J)(jY STAFF the dark, soot-caked interior of the store. His face, though tired, was lit with a sort of ethe- grasped the umbrella han- "It's true, Rado. You Director: Daniel C. tevenson '97; dle with his shaking, grey hand. I let my grip and I have failed. This newspaper has been Associate Directors: Christina Chu '98, real glow. "What is this umbrella for?" printing columns about our conspiratorial gos- Cristian A. Gonzalez '99; Staff: Timothy K "You don't recognize it, do you?" I asked, loosen, but his hold was not yet firm. The Layman '97, Ifung Lu '97, Kathleen Lynch. knowing full well he could hardly see. I lifted umbrella slipped from our hands. . sip for three years now. In spite of that record, the umbrella closer to Radovan's face, nearly "Ah!" shrieked my 'old friend, his face there is not a student on campus who under- EDITORSATLARGE giggling with anticipatiorr. Would myoId wrenched with pain. There was a clatter on the Contributing Editors: Thomas R. friend from the underground recognize the floor. Radovan bent over, clutching his foot. Bookstore, Page 5 Karla '97, Jennifer Lane '98, Venkatesh Satish '98.

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For the most part, I thought it ever collaborated with a friend on a problem able and even necessary tool, usually even academic integrity? was a pointless experience and pretty much a et in a cla s where the profes or explicitly more so than a textbook and class notes, for My sister is a student at Princeton Univer- wa te of a Saturday morning, e pecially ince stated that problem ets hould be an individ- getting problem sets and lab reports done. sity, a school in which academic integrity is I'm a enior who accepted a job offer way ual effort? Have you ever u ed a bible? Have To a certain extent, we can place part of . maintained through an honor code. Before back in December. With Ie s than two month you ever given another student a bible? The the blaij1e on profe sors who believe in recy- every exam, she must write, "I pledge my to graduation and less than a month before majority of students here will answer yes to at cling problem set questions and lab proce- honor that I have not violated the honor code classe end, the la t thing I wanted to think lea t one of these questions. dures like soda bottle with lO-cent deposits. 1 on this examination." She must do something about w"as what the opposite of "pu illani- . I remember the fir t time I got my hands have heard the rationalization: "Well, if they similar for written reports. I'd like to make it mous" is. on a bible. It was second seme ter my fresh- didn't want us to use bibles, they wouldn't use clear that I'm .certainly not advocating an But things did get a little more interesting man year, and I was struggling with a problem the same questions every year." honor code system. for me after I finished a math ection a few set. The first time I copied a olution from the But to be fair, the problem does not re t Princeton has its own problems with the minutes early. I was pretty bored, and I was bible, I was careful to try to understand the solely on professors, admini trators, or stu- honor code. But I do believe that we couldn't looking around the testing hall when I noticed concepts .behind the answer. By doing so, I dents. The 'problem finds it roots in a wide- have an honor code here at MIT because our a person sitting nearby was working intently rationalized, I wasn't really copying the olu- spread attitude at the Institute in which stu- notion of what constitutes academic integrity - and illegally - on section three. The proc- tion. That's how I managed to quish the little dents are constantly saying, "Oh, just use my is too blurry for us as students to uphold a tor was standing in the back of the hall; the nudge my conscIence was giving me. But it bible," or, "Hey, buddy, here's the problem clearly defined honor code. other GRE admini trators were sitting in front didn't take long for me to get lazy and copy set if you need to take a look at it." This atti': I 'will receive my bachelor's degree on reading b.ooks. solutions while pushing off learning the con- tude is so accepted that we forget that what June 7. The piece of paper I will get that day It was pretty clear to me that this person cepts later. " we are doing amounts to cheating. will embody a lot of legitimate hard work that was probably going to get away with cheating. And it didn't take long for me to see that "But," some say, "everyone is doing it - I I put in over the past four years, But it will But more upsetting was that the the person most of my classmates were using bibles, too. have to use a bible and I have to work with also embody many hours of working with was wearing an MIT baseball cap and a brass Who hasn't received frantic electronic mail at my friends to keep up." So I ask you then, are friends on problem sets, copying solutions and rat. And ev~n more disturbing was when I the beginning of the semester in which the there different degrees of cheating, like harm- lab reports from bibles, and studying from noticed another M IT student, one who I rec- subject is "Help!" and the content is some- less little white lies as opposed to great big bibles - activities that have become second ognized, cheating in the same way. So much thing along the lines of "Does anyone out bad lies? The acceptance we have at M IT nature to me and many other students. Maybe for academic integrity. there have a bible? J would be forever grate- towards' collaboration and using bibles would I haven't bcen as' flagrant about cheating as To those two I'd like t6 say, you're pretty ful!" Who hasn't come home late at night to a seem to point to different degrees of cheating. the two students I aw cheating last aturday. pathetic. You've demonstrated a lack of acad- message scrawled on your message board that Does that then make collaboration and using But I sadly admit I won't be graduating from emic integrity that brings shame not only to reads something like: "I need help!'Have you bibles on problem sets morally correct? Is it MIT with a clear conscience. Students and yourselves but to your institution. But then looked at the problem set yet?" okay tD cheat because everyone is doing it and faculty alike need to take more care in defin- again, we have all done our share of c}1eating In my four years here, 1 have learned that because professors and teaching assistants ing what constitutes academic integrity. Tech Columnist Loses Main Source of Conspiratorial Gossip Bookstorf?, from Page 4 The international set only cares about high- ing real columns," he said. "You'll have to go Iy see the books, the door, or even Radovan powered conferences attended by washed-up b~ck to the conventional way of bashing peo- himself. I began to my way to the door, press- stands what we are trying to do. The motif is diplomats. No wonder they know nothing of ple. You'll have to attack a real fraternity for ing my hands against it and pulling it slowly t'oo artsy, too abstract. It's an arrogant thing to the underground. For 20 years, then, I've had abusing alcohol and passing around women open, say, Rado, but maybe MIT isn't ready to mix a mere shadow of clientele. I've survived off like dog chew toys." Glancing back through the crack, I saw black humor with real issues." the charity of backward Communist states." I wanted to find out more. I wanted to plug that Radovan's head had slumped down on "I understand how you feel, Hove," Myoid friend hobbled to an oak captain's Radovan for more insider information about his chest. I pulled my body into the alley and Radovan said. He stood' up and put his gr:isly chair in a dark corner of the shop, easing him- Cambridge, students, and administrators. I walked' a few paces. Feeling a sudden pang hand on my shoulder. 'fyou think you're mis- self into a sitting posture. wanted to uncover his sources, get the combi- of remorse, I turned around to take one last understood, try running a. bookstore that spe- "Eyen my loyal brothers, Milovan and nation to his vault, and find out how to contact look at the vine-covered basement door, and cializes in revolutionary and subversive litera- Ratko, have deserted me," he said. "They are his brothers. I wanted to take myoid friend to the flickering "Balkan" neon light. But it had ture. I took up shop here nearly 20 years ago, back in Banja Luka, making another go of it some small cafe in Belgrade where we could all disappeared in a mysterious Harvard fog, thinking that Cambridge would be the one with General Mladic. But I was too old for sip some coffee and discuss the collected J could make out nothing, not even the row place in America savvy enough to develop a that. To think I might have lived had I works of Milovan Djilas. of brownstones from which I had ju t taste 'n the underworld." returned to the mountains near my home." But it was too late for that. Radovan' s emerged. "I couldn't-have been more mistaken," . "Radov.an, what will I do without you?" I eyes were closed. I imagined that the poison • continue<;i Radovan. "conspiracy-monge s asked. had already turned his limbs cold. Th€ room., Something told me there would be little around here only care about John Kennedy. "I suppose you'll have to go back to writ- was growing dimmer - so dim I could hard- point in notifying the authorities .

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The co-winners of this year's Battle of go to those kinds of events," he said. to give "a muted rather than a ring- more strict. Under the new policy, the Bands, Shifty and Hello Kitty, have both been "We pride ourselves in having up and coming ing endor ement." tudent would be required to make offered the spot, but neither has definitely accepted so bands," arvis said. "We are also trying to bring acts , I don't think it's a bad propos- up incompJetes by the Add Date of far, Light said. that would expose people at MIT to music they might al," Wedgewood aid. But the fun- the term folJowing ,that for which "Overall, I think Soul Coughing is a great band. not ordinarily listen to." damental flaw of the plan is that it the incomplete wa given. The new People who like G. Love wiJI dig'Soul Coughing. Even "overestimates the degree to which policy would also require students people'who don't like G. Love will dig oul Coughing. Concert only the beginning we can help," he said. to re olve all incomplete by gradu- They have a unique funky sound with tons of weird The concert will not be the only activity on the "In general, I'm in favor of the ation. Furthermore, students and sound sample and interesting lyrics," Sarvis added. • slate for students. Spring Weekend regularly features proposal," aid Professor of Eco- profe sors would have to agree to a Soul Coughing and SCC are still handling contract other activities sponsored by various campus living nomics Michael J. Piore. "I don't written plan outlining how an negotiations, but Sarvis said chances are good he band groups, most of which will take place on Saturday. think MIT can distance itself with incomplete would be made up. will be coming. "I would say count on it," she said. Alpha Phi will be sponsoring its annual Alpha the military by kicking ROTC off The pqlicy, which was developed "We have the contract, and are waiting its approval." . Phlea Market, featuring students offering services campus." by the Committee on Academic Per- Soul Coughing will charge a $3,000 flat fee, a such as tutoring, cooking dinner and serenading, to be "What makes me feel uneasy ... formance, is meant to tighten up,cur- smal.ter-than-average amount for a Spring Concert auctioned off to the highest bidder. All proceeds will [i ] thi sort of self-congratulatory rently lenient rules and reduce the band. benefit the American Heart Associat'on. sen e" the faculty has had in its dis- large number of incomplete-related. "When we realized our budget for Spring Concert The Sigma Chi fraternity will offer a three-on- cussion of the revised plan, aid Pro- petition that the CAP faces every would have to be smaller than previous years, we three basketball tournament to benefit the Genesis fessor of Literature David term, said Faculty Chair Lawrence looked for a smaller band that we sti)) thought would Fund, said member Philip K. Kim 'Q9. "We're Thorburn. The discussion has . Bacow. Faculty will vote on the put on a memorable show," Sarvis said . expecting a pretty good turnout," Kim said. . ignored "the really horrific fact. .. plan at next month's meeting. The concert will have metal detectors, and no one Other activities will include Alpha Tau Omega's [of] institutionalized homophobia," will be admitted after 12 midnight, even with a ticket, Las Vegas night, the Women's Independent Living Also at the meeting, Professor of he said. "I would be much more Sarvis said. Those'new rules come as a result of cur- Group's Mr. Spring Weekend contest, and a commu- Biology Graham C. Walker, chair of comfortable if we were more explic- rent MIT policy regarding large, late-night parties. nity service road race, according to Sarvis. the omin~tions Committee, it on thi matter." Sarvis said th,a't the weekend will feature some announced the nominations for offi- Piore emphasized the importance StudeRts not sure about the band new events, including a vegetarian food fest and a cers of the faculty and standing com- of addre sing the policy of "don't Overall student reaction to the announcement has Black Theatre Guild production of "Home," both of mittees. Bailyn wa announced as . ask, don't tell," which he said is per- been lukewarm, as many of them were not familiar which will take place on Sunday, May 5. . vasive at MIT in general. "We are, the next nominee for faculty chair. for better or for worse, stuck with Professor of History Anne E. C. the e issues on campus," Piore said. McCants was also named this year's Gay studies at MIT should be paid Edgerton Award winner. McCants, more attention, he said. who is also an associate housemas- Students Explore -PolicyinD.C..Jobs "We've got to take a strong ter of Green Hall and has received . .I stance" in two years if progress hers numerous awards in the past, is an Internship, from Page 1 currently working on, Stewart said. the day-to-day b~smess of Washmg- been insufficient, said Associate Pro- economic historian who has Students will be making presenta- ton wi)) not only supplement the fessor of Literature Henry Jenkins. researched and written about charity Office. tions on this work at the end of this technical backgrounds of many of Professor of Ocean Engineering in e'arly modern Amsterdam. AcademicalJy, students in the term. When they return in the fall, the interns but also dispel the mys- 1. Kim Vandiver PhD '75, a member The faculty also discussed a clar- program are required to attend they will write a paper about a poli- tique that surrounds the nature of of the task force, disagreed. "We ification to the language in its new American Public Policy for Wash- cy issue they encountered during the policy-making," said Yang, who is can't predict where we will be two calendar. The new wording will ington Interns (17.211), a. 12-unit summer and present and defend majoring in electrical engineering years from now," he said. The facul- make clear that the last day that seminar split into six-unit halves in their ideas, he said. and computer science. ty should decide what action is classes with finals can have exams the spring and fall, Weiner said. Seid, also an EECS major, will appropriate two years down the and assignments is the Friday before Students are now investigating Policy con~erns sparked interest be working at the Brookings Insti- road, not now, he said. the start of reading period. areas of policy their employers are "I believe that an engagement in tute developing an economic/math- ematical model for how spending in the defense industry's communica- tions sector affects the telecommu- nications industry as a whole. Get the credits "I was interested in '[the Wash- ington internship program] because I wanted to learn more about how you need fast this summer ... government affects technology and the high-tech industry," Seid said . 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"It was then that I realized I ations that will guide society as to izing that this wasn't incompatible 'as no longer wearing my scientist with doing somethmg beneficial to hat," but was speaking as a con- society," Molina said. 'Doing the cerned citizen. two together is a highly rewarding Molina developed an interest in "Th!Jreare toofw experience." chemistry while playing with chem- istry sets and microscopes as.a scientists in Molina to pursue research child. For years, his goal was to do developing countries. " Molina continues to research pure academic research. It was not stratospheric chemistry at his MIT TECH FILE PHOTO until he left Mexico City and began - Mario Molina lab. "There are still some questions Marlo Molina graduate work at the University of as to how the stratosphere wi II analysis of why smog occurs in so California at. Berkeley that he respond in the next couple decades, many cities on a global scale. ' became interested in the more how to develop in a sustainable before these compounds disappear • In hIS research, Molina strives to applied field of atmospheric chem- way," he said. "The world has to completely from the atmosphere," "learn. about the Earth as a system, r 4 istry. work together, so that developing he said~ hopefully to prevent or help prevent , _ While atmospheric chemistry nations continue to develop in a way In order to make predictions more damage and provide more contributes to fundamental research that doesn't damage the environ- about the likelihood that the ozone options." While the environment - the chemical reactions that hap- ment as much as it has done will be depleted in the next decade, movement may lack progress pen in the atmosphere do apply gen- before." Molina's lab is trying to better 'because of regulations or the way erally chemistry ---! the field is The first person outside of Mexi- understand the nature of the chemi- society works, he believes scientific uniquely applied in. its direct dea]- co to be inducted into that country's cal reactions involve.d in ozone input is very important in choosing Just ings with society's problems, Mo]i- nation'a] academy of engineers, depletion. It is also researching pol- the best ways to bring pollution na said. He was especially drawn to Molina regularly returns to Mexico ]ution chemistry, which involves under control. Released! it by an awarenes,s that "society was and Latin America to try to promote not capable of managing me envi- interest in the sciences. "There are AT&T ronment." too few scientists in developing THE countries," he said. "I am hoping to . ASvnaptil'...... EnviroD"'.lental awareness pivotal contribute by being an example, or ~.v ~Ommunlcatlons ~,~lE~ Environmenta]ism "is no longer even setting up a scholarship, to . CONNECT. COMMUNICATE. GET AHEAD . a worry just for futqre generations simply entjce more young people to JOB AND PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES -? ~ - we already have a number of get into these fields." /IUl\~ environmental 'issues upon us," Synaptic Communications, a startup WWW consu"Mirg and 4 Molina, said. Currently, the quality Key is to 'keep fas.cination alive' development company, is seeking qualified individuals for various of life in many large cities is affect- MIT has realized that the envi- full-tim'e, part-time and on-call technical WWW site builder ed by extreme pollution, and while ronmenta] science will play an many people still consider the state important role in the near future, positions. Candidates must know Java and COI; must be able to of our environment as someone and bas d~veloped a serious interest implement server-push, Cookies, animated OIF's, frames, and other else's problem, "the world is so in instilling 'these concepts to stu- technologies to make WWW sites that are interactive and fun. c.onnecte.d that this is a problem dents, Molina said. But a new fron- Experience with databases (Oracle,.Sybase, SQL Server, Lofus Notes) affecting everyone.". . .tier is opening in the study 'of earth linked to WWW pages and/or Visual Basic programming a definite As far as work on spreading that and atmospheric ~cience that unites . plus! Consulting and/or prior business experience also a plus. . message goes, Molina is moderately interdisciplinary research into Find a job on the Web satisfied with the e tent of environ- research ranging from pure science Our clients are interested in creating interactive WWW sites .aimed at menta] consciousness today. But to applications- to science policy, he spedfic target audiences. Site content derives from one or several " hile on the whole there is a univer- said, one in which there are many internal databases which need to link to the WWW. Synaptic has a sal trend in the right direction, "it is opportunities for talented students to u.nique goal-oriented 5.-step process to guide clients to successful by no ,means clear that the world as become involved. a whole is moving sufficiently This year, Molina is offering a project completion. Our work environment is team-based, fast-paced, rapidly in the right direction." new undergraduate seminar'in and exciting. Earlier'this year, Molina atmospheric chemistry. The semi- Some p'artnership positions may still be a,:ailable. Send announced h'e would donate his nar, which describes the principles Our best research links share of the million-dollar Nobel that govern the chemical behavior your resume' and URL's of completed or in-progress work to: . 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he lOath Boston Marathon that took place this . MOQdaywas special not only becaus of the lOath T anniversary celebratiQnsbut also the astounding run of Uta Pippig from Germany, who is the first woman to win the marathon three times in a row. But marathon events were not limited to th~ race itself. The Prudential Center illuminated its window before and during the marathon in the form of a 100, while th Boston Police prepared for the race by barricading the marathon route to insure the runn rs' saf ty. Th~ finish line of the lOath Marathon was on Boylston Street. Some spectators sat on bl a hers, but v n mor lined up, specially along Heartbr ak Hill, to cheer thos nearing the end of their strength. Page 12 THE T eH Apri119, 1996 s fa• a a ve JAMES A D THE GIA T PEACH laughing ... and don't worry - thi i n't actu- chased by his ugly evil Directed by Henry Sefick. ally shown in the film). James i then adopted aunts. The entire scene is Adapted from the book by Roald Dahl. by his two aptly-named aunts, Spiker and filmed in the clumsy ani- Starring Paul Terry. Simon Callow, Richard Sponge (it goe without saying that they are mation that you would Dreyfuss. Jane Leeves, Susan Sarandon, and ugly and evil). They abu e him (don't worry expect to see on "Sesame David Thewlis, - they never actually beat him in the film, Street,' and when the but beatings are alluded to and James walks sequence ends (just as By Audrey Wu around for the rest of the movie with a sad lit- suddenly and randomly a STAFF REPORTER tIe scratch on hi face), and he becomes lit- it began), the audience is lthough it seems we have stagnated in tIe-boy ver ion of Cinderella. ot since Oliver left thinking, "Huh?',' the too-quiet month before the movie Twi t ha a boy led such a pathetic life. There is also one scene in industry re!ea e its summer block- Then one day, James meets a mysterious which Jame arid his bu ters, Di rrey has thankfully decid- man, and through a rather complicated series in ect friends are singing, ed to fill the void with a bright little beacon of events, he ends up as a puppet inside a and for some reason, they named James and the Giant Peach. It's a giant peach, where he meet and befriends a are in outer space and a mart move on Di ney's part; Disney is the group of insects inside the giant peach, and random canoeist paddles industry standard for children's films, and by they decide to fly to ew York. City in the by. However, these rather releasing a movie now, they will probably giant peach .. strange scenes don't make a nice profit and have another chance to The movie virtually oozes with a dark, detract from the fact that hype their soon-to-be-released animated film, urreal, stop-animation style that is even the movie scores big The Hunchback of Notre Dame. more extreme than that of The Nightmare points for being original For James and the Giant Peach, Di ney Before Christmas. The movie is bbviously and visually intriguing. has called on the surreal creativity of director not meant to be realistic - the moral of the Aside from the fasci- Henry Selick and producers Denise Di ovi story, after all, has to do with the importance nating stop-motion anima- and Tim Burton (all of The Nightmare Before of dreams. In the scenes that take place out- tion, the characters are all Christmas fame) for a film that feature stop- side of the peach, the movie mixes live-action wonderful. 'They overflow motion animation (which was used in Night- filming against the backdrop of starkly fake with exuberant personal i- " L- .;:..:..;;; ...;...... ties and are a lot of fun to mare) and is visually intriguing. The movie sets. Inside the peach, James and his insect James (Paul Terry) travels to New York In a peach In James also features the Disney trademarks of charac- friends come to life through stop-motion ani- watch. They include an and the Giant Peach. ters with exuberant personalities and a plot mation. intelligent, academic full of adventure. At the end of the film, when James, the grasshopper (voiced by Simon Callow), a ,.Iy with humor and adventure. Unfortunately, James Henry Trotter (Paul Terry) is a giant peach, and his insect friends crash-land feisty centipede (Richard Dreyfuss), a sweet the movie falls apart after the giant peach young boy who led a peaceful, carefree life in in ew York City, the stop-motion anima- grandmother-type ladybug (Frasier's ~ane crash lands in New York City. The ending is London with his lovely parents, who enCOUf- tion is fused. with the live-action filming. . Leeves), a sophisticated French spider (Susan . no much more than a cheesy "boys and girls, ., aged him to dream and to be creative. The , .. However, there were some scenes in the film ...Sarandon), and a cowardly earthworm (David' the lesson of the movie is ,~ something Trotter family planned to move to ew York that were ~o completely random and "out Thewlis).' that you would expect from a bad sitcom but City, which was full of hildren w,hom James there" that I had to wonder what the makers As the giant pea~h makes its way .to 'New not from Disney. However, the movie is visu- could play with. Sadly, these dreams ended of the film were on when they made the York Crty, James and his insect friends ally appealing, weird enough to fascinate quite suddenly when Mr. and Mrs. Trotter film. For example, in one short scene James encounter a Jules Verne shark and band of audiences, and at only 80 ~inutes long, it were tampeded by a vicious rhinoceros (stop is dreaming that he is a caterpillar being ghost pirates, and the plot moves along quick- won't bore you. Astndh o d aye it, there.can be no Utopia. UTOPIA (LTD.) OR THE FLOWERS power to have the , social level of Utopia. The first reform deals king exploded by the with recreating th,e kingdom as a' Company OF PROGRESS Public Exploder Limited, which create va-rious kinds of The M/T Gilbert and Sullivan Players. (Mike Bromberg '70) havoc on the island. Stage directed by Joe Sweeney. should the King ever Much as I've tried to simplify it, the plot is Music directed by Jay Lane. abuse his authority. complicated, and it is exacerbated by the fact Book by Sir w.s. Gilbert. The Wise Men have that there is an underlying .political current Score by Sir Arthur Sullivan. forced the King to running through the dialogue that seems to .S'tarring Sheldon Brown, Anita Costanzo. publish a type of require sufficient knowledge of' English poli- Holly Teichholtz. and Mario R Sengco G. National Enquirer tics at the time. England is presented as the La Sala de Puerto Rico, 'publication about real utopia and area of civilization while the April/9, 20 at 8 pm, himself called the land of Utopia is most likely a microcosm for Palace Peeper, which the rest of the world in the spirit of English By Teresa Huang shocks the governess arrogance. STAFF REPORTER Lady Sophy (Anita Holly Teichholtz as the" elegant Princess I he MIT Gilbert and Suilivan Players Costanzo) so greatly Zara is by far the best member of the cast. latest production of Utopia (LId.), or that she r()fuses his Her character is constantly a~ting and react- The Flowers of Progress, is a some- expressions of affec- ing, unlike many of the characters she inter- what unbalanced production featur- tion. act's with. No one in the cast even' comes T Meanwhile, the close to her level - her singing and acting ing many excellent leads among a crew of near amateurs. Though the singing is on the King's eldest daugh- are on a Broadway professional level, and her whole excellent, the acting varies in quality ter Princess Zara stage presence is terrific. Also excellent are from professional to high school level, which (Holly Teichholtz) Anita Constanzo as the governess Lady brought the show back from being truly returns to Utopia Sophy and the Wise Men played by Daniel P. great. from her five-year Kamalic '99 arid Robert W. Morrison '97, The action takes place on the island of college schooling 'in though it was not entirely clear to me if they Utopia, an imaginary society in the South En'glaRd and brings were meant to be comic relief or legitimate Pacific that is ruled by King Paramount with her five flowers villains. . (Sheldon Brown). But in reality, he is con- of progress, or five While several of th'e leads have excellent trolled by the island's two Wise Men, JIRI SCHINDLER-THE TECH members of the Eng- voices - many coming from professional Scaphio (Daniel P. K-amaJic '99) and Phantis Governess Lady Sophy (Anita Costanzo) teaches ~toplans prop- lish el ite, who ~re (Robert W. Morrison '97), who have the er manners lil the Gilbert and Sullivan Players' Utopia (Ltd). meant to improve the Utopia, Page 15 WHEN DRINKING, r------, CALL . A FRIEND. Drinking and riding can lead to a STATravel is the world's loss of-license, a conviction, or largest travel organization even worse. When you drink, get a ride with a friend. It's' Larry.s C inese specializing in low-cost the best call you can make.SF ,,', IIOTORCYCU wm F nil ~ travel for students. Restauran This space donated by The Tech 302 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, Student Airfares Eurail passes , Orders to go, or dining in packages (or 18-34 yrs. 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Indians. With light-hearted ongs and chore- '97, who lit up the tage with her elegance, SO ETHING'S AFOOT ography, the how wa both humorou and truly living up to her character's name. By MIT Musical Theater Guild. su pen efu! a unfore een plot twists far, the star of the how, however, was the The stage cenery wa relatively bare, Directed by Spencer Klein. occurred. We hear scream in the night in all-e ential detective herself, played with but it had all of the essential for a good Book. Music and Lyrics by James McDonald, the man ion of Lord Rancour, uddenly kill by Cathy D. Conley '96. Conley's por- murder mystery - the shifty-eyed portrait Robert Gerlach, and David Vos. truck by a evere torm that wa hes the trayal of the "tweedy amateur detective" on the wall, the wet bar, and the all-purpose Additional music by Ed Linderman. bridge out and trap the unwilling and Miss Tweed was the perfect blend of Sher- desk that produced plot devices on cue. The Starring Cathy D. Conley '96, Sally Chou '98, unknowing gue t in the man ion with a lock Holme, Columbo, and Jessica special effects were rudimentary but effec- Teresa 1. Raine '97, Megan L. Hepler '9 . murderer. How else would you start a mur- Fletcher. tive. A nice addition to the show was the Kresge Little Theater. der mystery? Despite the strength of the female charac- comical choreography, which was light and April J 9 Qnd 20 at pm. The female character in thi how have ters, there were many weaknesse in the show, gave a nice contrast to the eriousnes of the tremendous stage presence and are all- particularly among the men, who seemed plot. By Teresa Huang around excellent. Megan L. Hepler '98 was omewhat uncomfortable in their roles. An STAFF REPORTER olid in her portrayal of the saucy maid Let- exception was Matt R. orwood '99, who But perhap the best part of Something's e pite ome minor weakne e, the tie, complete with bad grammar and swing- turned out a mature and dignified performance Afoot was the murder mystery itself, so well Mu ical Theater Guild's production ing hip. ally Chou '98 was both charm- a the old army officer Colonel Gillweather. woven and unfolded that there were several of the murder my tery farce Some- ing and confident a the young Hope Also good wa the wonderfully sinister narl time I was sure I knew who the murderer thing's Afoot i a delightful parody Langdon. Also fantastic wa Lady Grace by Bruce Applegate '94 as igel Rancour, the was, only to be proven wrong. Who did it? of Agatha Christie" novel Ten Little Manley-Prowe, played by Teresa J. Raine dis olute nephew. The rest of the male charac- You'll need to see it for yourself. S ro ga e eon ible overcome weak plot THIS WEEK AT THE KENDALL for posthumously winning the Pulitzer Prize generously assisted by his actors. Denis Leary to abandon him to further her career. She can The Neon Bible for literature eight year after committing sui- and Diana Scarwid play David's parents, be cocky one second and humiliated the next Directed by Terence Davies. cide. He won for A Confederacy of Dunces, a poverty-stricken and unable to support each and is believable every step of the way. Leary Starring Gena Rowlands, Denis Leary, Diana work which was rejected by one pub Ii her other, even with the revival-tent religion they and Scarwid also develop well the inconsis- Scarwid. after another during its author's life but i now both cling desperately to. Into their lives like tencies of their characters. David is compe- considered to be a major comic masterpiece. an exotic night bird flies Aunt Mae, played by tently played by two actors, Drake Bell for the By Stephen Brophy His mother succeeded in getting the book Gena Rowlands, who becomes David's clos- scenes when he is seven, and Jacob Tierney STAFF REPORTER published after his death, and the rest is histo- est friend and the final straw in the battle that for his teenage scenes. t would be great to report that The Neon ry. has become his parent's lives. Davies creates some intensely beautiful set Bible is not only worth eeing but al 0 a Toole wrote The Neon Bible when he was Aunt Mae used to be a nightclub singer, pieces, as one would expect given his previ- atisfying movie experience, but unfortu- 16 years old; it would probably never have and she still wears flamboyant clothes and ous work. Watch for the town women singing nately, only the first statement is true. Ter- een print without the bizarre and phenomenal strikes one defiant pose after another. Her "Chatanooga Choo-Choo" while their men are ence Davie ' latest film looks as ravishing as uccess of his later work. It concerns David, a washed-out sister and denim-clad brother-in- off being soldiers and for a schoolhouse Distant Voices. Still Lives, or The Long Day boy growing up in the rural South in the years law can't deal with her citified ways and fear recital of the Pledge of Allegiance while Closes, and it use musical cues to evoke the surrounding World War II. The narrative is mightily what the neighbors might think. Tara's Theme from "Gone With the Wind" past as well a any of his previous works. But framed by the nighttime musing on a train of Everybody is supposed to be the same in the swells in the background. The torch-lit tent he is not telling his own story here, and the this boy about events in his past. It develops Bible Belt - those who are different have got revival half-way through the story simultane- story he ha leaves a lot to be de ired. that he i running from that past and his par- to get out. ously allures and frightens. If .it weren't for The novel on which The Neon Bible i ticipation in it. Gena Rowlands delivers a complete Aunt the absurdity of the climax and its lack of rel- based is a juvenile work of John Kennedy Davies works as much of his magic as he Mae, one who flirts with her seven-year-old evance to all that has gone before, The Neon Toole, the eccentric Louisiana author noted can on the material he has been given and is nephew, feeds his imagination, and is willing Bible could be highly recommended. Too bad. Grillfish offers delicious seafood entrees and good service GRILLFISH have raised the simple dish to an art form. shellfish. I had the opportunity to try the shrimp sion to serve com-on-the-cob with most meals J 62 Columbus Ave., BosLon. The atmosphere at Grillfish is upscale and scampi, grilled shark, salmon, and the clams is a mistake. For most of the year it is out of aquatic. I was greeted by a modem-day urban tossed with pasta in a garlic wine sauce. All season, so has to be shipped in. As a result, By Aaron Prazan pirate of sorts: The tall, muscled, Maitre'D seafood was cooked to perfection arid was the corn is tough and overgrown in all but the STAFF REPORTER dressed in black T-shirt and tattoos. The rest of extremely mild. Obviously, Grillfish's name- summer months. Waitstaff brings out pasta rilled Fish. Mako Shark, Halibut, the atmosphere was similarly casual, with an sake is regarded with great care and pride. The with most. meals also. First, two starch courses Bluefish, Salmon, Grouper, or Red aquatic theme. Huge whitewashed roof support seafood is all impeccable, served on mis- (corn and pasta) left me overfull and dry- Snapper: All ta te great prepared over columns resemble the salt-covered masts of an matched china with com-on-the-cbb and a side mouthed. Second, the pasta course tasted a hot open flame. With lemon, olive old retired schooner. Atop the long limestone of pasta. Prices range from about $8 to $13 for underdone to me. Great sauce would have oil, and spices, a simple filet becomes more bar sits a figurehead looking out over a sea of most entrees. Lobster and seafood fra diavlo made up for the problem, but there just was than just a slice of meat. It becomes the focus tables. Seashells detail the grey metallic are the exceptions, each in the $20-range. The not enough moisture there to take my mind of eager taste buds and overwhelmed olfacto- barstools, adding to the underwater atmos- fra diavlo is the chefs specialty, consisting of away from it. I drank four glasses of water. ry glands. Any seafood restaurant worth its phere. Behind the bar are bottles of Pescevino, cubes of fish and shellfish tossed in linguini Commendations go out to the waitstaff for salt should have a broiler and a menu page a white wine sold in fish-shaped glass bottles. steamed with a spicy tomato-based wine sauce. keeping my glass full, but the chefs might devoted to grilled fish. Grillfi h, located just Clubbish dance music sets an unusually upbeat It is a real feast and comes only for two. Grill- want to spend some time revising their serv- two blocks south of the Arlington T -stop at mood not found in typical fine dining locales. fish has fresh fish entrees with more personality ing selections. Aside from these problems, 162 Columbus Avenue has done even more Grillfish's slogan - "Fresh Fish, Friendly than most any good meal in its price range. qrillfish has a dining room worth visiting. with the genre. The management built a Prices, 0 Tuxedos" - proves appropriate. Besides the main course, where Grillfish ; restaurant around grilled fish, and the chefs Virtually everything on the menu is fish or really shines, the food is average. Th~ deci- Grillflsh, Page 15

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- BY THE TECH ARTS STAFF - ****:Excellent tion, and grit: not to mention moral sense, ***:Good than anyone else in the movie. -SB. Sony **: verage Nickelodeon. *:Poor **** LeavingLas egas *** 1/2The Birdcage This sometimes-harrowing, often-redemp- The American version of the French farce tive look at a relationship between a destruc- 'La Cage aux Folies succeeds on many levels, tive alcoholic ( icholas Cage) and a prostitute thanks in part to the ebullient performances of (Eli abeth Shue) could be a spiritual antidote Robin Williams and athan Lane. Armand to the excesses of Showgirls. Cage is a newly- (WiJIiams) is the owner and musical director fired screenwriter who e vices have tom apart of a nightclub in Miami's South Beach sec- his family and led him to Las .vegas, where he tion, while his lover Albert (Lane) is the diva- re olves to drink himself to death. Shue falls in-drag who's the star performer at the club. in love with him for his lack of pretense, and The trouble starts when Armand's son (Dan both embark on a journey of love and self-rev- Futterman) starts courting the daughter of a elation. Director Mike .Figgis completely conservative U.S. Senator (Gene Hackman) redeems himself for tlie pathetic Mr. Jones. whose election platform is steeped in "moral Here, he paints the characters with warm and order" and "family values." By the time the natural emotions and use the garish backdrop . film reaches its climactic, comic showdown of the Vegas Strip (where even the golden between the two families, the message of arches of McDonald's are adorned with a , amily" and the characters' foibles are so multitude of flashing lights). The soundtrack skillfully exploited that one overlooks the of soulful contemporary songs by Sting, Don expected degrees of slapstick, even when Henley, and other performers is hypnotic and resorting to gay stereotypes. Director Mike Mystery Science Theat~e 3000: The Movie Is like "watching cheesy movies with your artfully used. It's definitely worthwhile and Nichols and -screenwriter Elaine May have three funniest friends." uplifting for those who can take it. -SCD. struck the appropriate comic and social chords Sony Copley. for this film to be a witty, beguiling, and rele- and is firmly situated in the assimilationist Segal, who must sneak aboard the plan to vant film. -Scott C. Deskin. Sony Cheri. mainstream of gay politics ("We're just the defuse the bomb. Although the ending IS **1/2 Mystery Science Theater 3000: same as everybody else, except for what we never in question, Executive Decision keeps The Movie **** The CelluloidCloset do in bed ... "). Still, there are many pleasures us hooked from one climax to the next with This Island Earth gets the MST3000 treat- The Celluloid Closet unclosets queers in to be had from watching the clips under dis- surprising efficiency. - Yaron Koren. Sony ment in Mystery Science Theater 3000: The the American cinema, starting with an eerily cussion, and it's great to hear Harvey Fier- Cheri. Movie, but it really doesn't deserve it. As you provocative little clip filmed 100 years ago stein speak up in defense of "sissies." - surely know, MST3000 is an experiment by in the studios of Thomas Edison. To the Stephen Brophy. Kendall Square. *** Fargo the evil Dr. Clayton Forrester who wants to sound of a silent violin we see two men Joel and Ethan Coen revisit familiar .terri- take over the world by forcing its entire popu- t¥. ancing, very obviously at affectionate ease **112 ExecutiveDecision tory, both personal and professional, in this lation to watch the worst movies ever made, with each other. Until recently, it's been Muslim terrorists hijack a passenger plane tale of crime in the heartland. Set in the wintry thereby rendering it d~fenseless. But Mike mostly downhill in film depictions of les- 'en route to Washington and demand money Minnesota landscape from which the two elson, the subject of this experiment, fights bians 'and gays. Based on the groundbreaking and the release of their spiritual lea.der. But brothers escaped a few years ago, this story 0f back along with hi's robot pals by talking back book of the same name by t.he late Vito the Pentagon soon learns the real plan: To a kidnapping plot gone bad retreads' the suc- at the movies. The .only problem with the . Russo, this documentary features clips from crash the plane, loaded with a deadly nerve cess of the Coens' first movie, Blood Simple. concept this time out is that This Island Earth various representative movies, talking head toxin, 'into the capitol, instantly killing himself This revisiting is underlined by the casting of is actually a pretty good film trapped ~ithin shots with famous actors and directors, and a and the rest of the passengers and sending a Frances McDormand, Blood Simple's femme the B-movie conventions of its day. Why voice-over narration by Lily Tomlin. The deadly plume of gas over much of the eastern fatale, but in a very different role - a preg- couldn't they have picked on The Killer movie relentlessly aims to ingratiate itself seaboard. Enter Kurt Russell and Steven nant police chief with more brains, determina- Shrews? -SB. Kendall Square. Utopia perfonnance overall GrilHish offers a vari"ty of a fair show, With reasonable tastY desserts,. appetizers Grlllfish, from Page 14 fresh bananas and a homemade caramel sauce .singing and acting displays. over vanilla ice cream. On a strict budget, . Appetizers and desserts burst with save room for dessert, not an appetizer. Utopia, from Pag~ 12 when more than one set of lyrics were befng flavor,but do not present the value of the main For all its charms, Grillfish stands out for sung. courses. The shrimp scampi, which is the one overwhelming rea on: grilled fi h. Other backgrounds - the supporting chorus mem- most popular appetizer, consists of four jumbo meals are very good, but if you eat at Grill- This production is packed with extremes in bers were relatively amateur in comparison. shrimp dripping in butter, wine, and garlic. fish, get a grilled filet. Know your seafood, terms of good and bad singing, acting, and Their voices in full chorus' are a tremendous Though the taste is fabulous, I was disappoint- too, because mahi mahi is very different from force, but many of them looked like they stage presence. Though there is obvious talent ed to get such a small serving for the price. rainbow trout, which is very different from hardly knew what to do with themselves in some of the cast members, because of the Scampi, along with many other first courses, catfish. Grillfish is not about fancy dishes or hen they weren't singing. Gilbert and Sul- inequalities and political plot; lean 't say that is over $6. Desserts are slightly better at $5, aspic-covered food presentations that are ivan were also particularly fond of rapidly the production as a w~ole is completely enter- which is about the standard price for an ele- more art than sustenance. Grillfish is not a paced lyrics, unfortunately for us, as the taining. I was almost waiting from scene to gant d(3r ~rt in Boston. Old standards like restaurant that offers something for every taste fast lyrics really 10 t their volume and were scene for the more talented people to come tiramisu are guaranteed to please, but I sug- and preference. Grillfish is all about simplici- barely discernible at times. The orchestra out. Overall, it was a fair show and maybe not gest one of the original creations, which are ty. It is about a casual enjoyment of the was good but a bit over- enthused as they representative of all MIT Gilbert and Sullivan much more satisfying. Bananas with caramel world's greatest brain food which, as every- tended to mu~dle the lyrics, especially productions. cream is the best selling dessert. It features one knows, is a juicy, flaky cut of gri lied fish.

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By Steven Brunelli team ha won eight of it la t 10 win treak. TEAM MEMBER Crew aces Well game ince returning north and has MIT's ecret i imple: pitching. After returning from a di ap- vaulted into econd place in the During the la t ix conte ts, MIT Crew, from Page 20 pointing 2-3 spring trip, the varsity Con titution Athletic Conference. tarter have logged ix complete basebafl team ha caught fire. The Currently, the team i on a ix-game game victories and have yielded second . The fir t boat got off to a good tart and had a substantial only seven run . The staff's ERA lead, but it lost ground after 00 meters because of technical difficul- during that time is 0.78. ties. The second freshmen boat came in third, 13 econd slower than The staff is anchored by the trio the fir t MIT boat. of Aaron Loutsch '96, teve On unday, the team traveled to Worcester to race in the cold and Brunelli '96, and Wil iel en '98. rain. The var ity lightweight had not beaten Holy Cros since 1993, Al 0 contributing to the' taff' suc- but thank to a superb tart, MIT defeated Holy Cross by 1.5 .econds. ce wa Tom Epp '98. Var ity coach Pete Holland said that i was "one of the best races Many coache feel that thi i the I've seen in 27 year of coaching." MIT gained a boat length lead from tronge t pitching staff in the con- the tart, a lead that they would never give up de pite numerous surges ference. With 16 pickoff: over the by a Holy Cross. The varsity boat posted a time of 6:05.0, the fa ted team's first 15 games, the staff may time rowed on Sunday in Worcester, including heavyweight races. be on pace to break the Division III The junior varsity lost their race again t a mixed boat oflightweight record fOTpickoffs in a sea on. and heavyweight oarsmen from Holy Cross. Although they lost, the The hitter have hit three home boat ha strong per onnel and i looking ahead to a winning season. run in their la t four games, includ- The freshmen boat handily defeated Holy Cross on Sunday. Nei- ing Joel Morales' '99 three-run ther of the two freshmen races were close, with both boats displaying game-winner in the la t inning on good peed. The first freshman boat defeated the first freshman Saturday .. Central to the offen ive heavyweight Holy Cross boat,.while the second boat defeated the first attack are Pete Gustaf on '99, freshman lightweight Holy Cross boat. . Morales, Eddie Rivas '97, and Freshmen coach Greg Barringer said that he was pleased with Duane Stevens '98. The defense is Sunday' result, since it was the first time ever that both freshmen also much improved' over last boats defeated both Holy Cross boats. year's. Red Sox Off to Worst Start Ever By Bo Light slumping Florida Panthers in the Roenick is poised to come back, ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR first round. Looks like an easy series Belfour was excellent in the play- Hey; how about those Red Sox? for Boston. Don't count the Bruins offs last year, and if Eddy does blow The defending AL East Champions out; they had important wins over up, Jeff Hackett is ready to step in. have won a graod total of two, count both Philly and Pittsburgh down the Chicago in six. ' 'em, two games this season, and are stretch, and Bill Ranford is a reborn Colorado seems to. be in a first- on pace to lose goalie since being traded from round laugher against Vancouver; EVERYrHING something like Edmonton. the Canucks are just another Pacifi I ABOUT 140 games, eas- The.fi~st game of the Canadiens- Division team primed for a quick ily the major Rangers series went to pvertime, exit. The Avalanche, on the other SPORTS league record and the way these teams play hand, are the one -good team Way for futility. With an offense that defense, don't look for many Out West; the ex-Nordiques have isn't producing, the worst defense in blowouts. Montreal took the first offense, defense, playoff experi- baseball, and pitchers who can't find game away from .the Rangers in ence, and something that was miss- the strike zone, the Bosox look like New York, but the Canadiens lack ing last year: Patrick Roy, a two- they need a few more weeks of discipline, and one bad penalty time Conn Smythe winner. Watch spring training. Perhaps it has some- could be the difference in this out for these guys. thing to do with the weather; maybe series. Rangers in seven. Did that dork from The Boston JIRI SCHINDLER-THE TECH when spring hits Boston, the Sox Don't count on Jim Carey to Globe really pick Winnipeg to upset Starter William Nielsen '98 strikes out a batter Saturday as Mil wins will start playing. And no, they save the Caps against Pittsburgh; Detroit? Come on. Winnipeg? Do a double-header against the U.S. Coast Guard Academy 5-4, 11-1. won't really lose 140 games, but you need to score to keep up with the Jets have a man up frpnt to they'll need a major (we're talking the Penguins, and Washington lacks match Sergei Fedorov? Yes (Keit really, really huge here) turnaround offensive punch. Speak{ng of offeV- Tkachuk). How about Steve Yzer- if they are to contend for this year's sive punch, Philadelphia scored man, Keith Primeau, and Dino Cic- pennant. seven goals in its first game against carelli? Nope. Do the Jets have a Meanwhile, the Detroit Tigers Tampa Bay; the scoring trend defenseman like Paul Coffey? are threatening to become this should continue. Nope. Do the Jets have a goalie as year's Red Sox. The Tigers feature In the second round, Boston will good as Mike Vernon (or Chris a weak rotation and .poor defense, stun the world by knocking off the Osgood)? Nope. Do the Jets have a but their high-powered offense, led top-seeded Flyers. Yes, this is a chance? Nope. by a slugging first baseman, is win- huge upset, but the Bruins are hot, The second roun.d should also be ning them a lot of games. Sound the Flyers are not so hot. Ron Hex- easy for the Red Wings, though If familiar? tall has struggled in the post-season the Blues were ever to live up to Of couq;e, the Tigers do this in recent years, and Eric Lindros has' their tremendous potential, this every year; last season, they were. not played well against Boston this would be an excellent series. Mean- Summer Internship Opportunities three games behind Boston at the year. Besides, New Jersey over while, Colorado will move past" All-Star break. You probably could .Philadelphia was a big upset, too: Chicago; even with Roenick, th have guessed this yourself, but don't Do the Rangers have what it Blackhawks won't be able to match put any money on Detroit making takes to beat Pittsburgh? In any the scoring punch and physical play Continental Cablevision is planning a high-speed data service that will the post-season. given game, yes. In a seven.:game of the Avalanche. include high speed Internet access and multimedia content. Already, we series, not a chance. The Penguins The Western Conference final have hundreds of customers participating in a technology trial and plan to On The Ice offense, featuring the top three scor- should be an excellent serie,s; Col- deploy cable modems to many more this year! We think high-speed Do you miss March Ma-dness? ers in the league (Mario Lemieux, orado and Detroit are far and away connections to the home will radically change the way people think of and Has your life seemed empty since Jaromir Jagr, and Ron Francis), the best teams in the West. The use their computers. Come help us turn this vision into a reality! the Super Bowl? Do you crave the should steamroll New York more Avalanche has the star power to intensity of post-season athletics? . than once, and if Tom Barasso gets match Detroit at every position, but Networked Multimedia .Developers Well, fret no more, sports fans, just hot in goal, the Pens should have no the Red Wings are a team with a Use Continental's high speed connection to the home tQ blow plunk yourself down in front of the trouble moving on. mission. They are a machine, bent people away with your multimedia creations! Create m~ltimedia television and watch some playoff Last year, fifth-seeded New Jer- on winning the S'tanley Cup and content and serVices for Continental's high speed network, using hockey! (Alternatively, you could sey performed a miracle by smash- ending the 41-year drought. They technologies such as .Shockwave, VRML, Java, ActiveX, and seek professional help. Seriously. ing their way through Boston, cannot be stopped. Wings in six. This living vicariously through the MPEG. Must be creative, energetic, and anxious to amaze people Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh, and achievements of others has got to then winning the Cup. This year, The Finals with multimedia pouring into their homes at multi-megabit rates! stop.) Boston is in position to repeat histo- ,Were you listening? Detroit. Multimedia andlor computer graphics experience preferred. Defending champ ew Jersey ry. That's not happening, though. M.ission. Machine. Cannot be was eliminated from playoff con- Every Bruins fan fears playing Pitts- stopped and all that. Sorry, Pitts- Server and Network Engineers tention over the weekend, and with burgh, and with good reason; the burgh fans, Wings in seven. Get out Building a network that can efficiently deliver multi-megabit the Devils off playing golf, Lord B's have b~aten t~e Penguins some- the octopi. throughput to thousands of homes is a big chal)enge! Come help Stanl~y's Cup will have a new home thing like four times in the '90s. shape our high-speed network architecture by detennining which in June. In the Eastern Conference, Yes, that's an exaggeration, but one Trivia Question technologies have what it takes to be a part of Continental's high Pittsburgh and Philadelphia have well-made; Penguins in four. Did you really think I could go speed network. Unix andlor NT programming experience required. battled all season for the top spot the whole column without talking Network programming andlor benchmarking experience a plus. (Philadelphia took the top seed by Western Conference about the Boston Marathon? Uta one point), while in the West, every- How good are the St. Louis Pippig won her third consecutive Please send your resume, URLs andlor diskettes with examples of your one is trying to knock off the jugger- Blues since picking up Wayne Gret- Boston, but Cosmas Ndete wa work, and which position(s) you are interested in to ~p Compton naut that is the Detroit Red Wings. zky? Not that good, really. The denied in his bid to win four year (kip. compton @pobox.com). No phone caUs, please. Who will win? Do you care? If so, Great One is still a masterful passer in a row by fellow Kenyan Moses check out the EA Sports Super- (the Magic Johnson of hockey, Tanui. Continental Cablevision is an equal opportunity employer. Duper HL Playoffs Breakdown. catchy, huh?), but the Blues don't Who holds the record for most have enough scorers to go far, consecutive Boston Marathon victo- Eastern Conference though they should get past Toron- ries? Send your answers and other Bruins fans have something to to. comments to easport~@the- cheer about; their team has made tbe For the Chicago Blackhawks to tech. mit. edu. playoffs for the 29th straight season, get past Calgary, they really need to An wer to last week's question: a professional sports record. Even have Jeremy Roenick at full Cecil Fielder stunned the world last better, the B's are playing their best strength. Without Roenick, Chicago week by stealing his first base in hockey at the end of the season is forced to rely on Ed Belfour, who 1,097 games. Did the catcher have a (13-3-2 in their last 18 games). tends to be less than stellar in big broken arm? Martin Duke '97 sent Better still, they get to pI y the games. 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By Toby Ayer throughout the entire race. It is real- TEAM MEMBER ly great that we are starting to pull it The men's heavyweight crew together a a team thi early," he had a largely ucces ful day of rac- aid. ing in Worce ter la t turday. The The second varsity eight had an fir t fre hmen and the' second var i- extremely good race, pulling out ty eight both maintained winning during the second hal f to beat records by beating out Williams, Williams by two second (6:19.72 Worce ter Polytechnic Institute, and to 6:21.62). «William was a strong Connecticut College. The fir t var i- boat, and they rowed an aggres ive ty ju t mis ed William, and the race," Cox wain Jason Wertheim second fro h eight, in the same race '.96 said. a their first boat, finished third Following the skilled stroke of behind WPI. Damon MacMillan'9 ,the boat had ovice coach tuart Schmill ' 6 an excellent last 500 meters and was pleased with the condition , came away with a satisfying win. ince the mild tailwind would make Conn College was 15 second back, for fast times. The fir t freshmen at 6:34.5. eight ea ily walked away from the JIRI SCHINDLER-THE TECH other crews, fini hing in 6: 19.7, ten The fir t varsity continued to be Naomi Stone '96 tags out a Smith College batter at first, but to little ';Ivall: MIT lost, 14-2. second ahead of WPI. William plagued with a frustrating lack of was 23 second behind (6:42.2) and speed. As in the season opener Conn nearly a minute back (7: 17.8). against Columbia, their start left Bowman Solar Olugebefola '99 them a few seats down to Williams. thought the crew had improved its. Though they lost some ground over Women Play in TenniS Tourney' technique ince the first race this the middle of the race, they' moved spring. "We were more in ync than back during the last third of the By Carol Matsuzakl and Assistant Coach Una-May s.eeded fourth, easily beat her oppo-, for the race agaipst Columbia," he race. TEAM MEMBER O'Reilly guided their six players to nent 6-1, 6-1 to advance to thel 'I • said. • Though victory seemed possible, The women's tennis team trav- playing some exciting tennis. semifinals. Humphrey played solid-' The second novice eight finished they were unable to reach Williams, eled to Middlebury, Vermont this . Match play started on Friday ly but lost in three sets, 6-2, 4-6,. in 6:35.8, even seconds ahead of who won in 6: 11.3 to MIT's 6: 12.2, past weekend to compete in the sev- evening. Carol Matsuzaki '96 and 7-5: Ramnath had a tough day, los- .'" William. Their coxswain, Eric Sit with Conn at 6:24.7 and WPI at enth Annual Middlebury Tourna- Seetha Ramnath '96 were given ing 6-3, 6-2, and Kringer coujd.nol ,- '99, wa enthu ia tic. "We were 6:46.4. The next race is against Har- ment. byes for their first round matches. convert on a 5-4 le~d in the second able to hold back the Williams crew vard and Princeton tomorrow. Head Coach Katie McNamara Meanwhile, Angela Mislowsky '99, set as she lost 6-3, 7-5. DeSouza, Nora Humphrey '98), Sarah Kringer playing in yet another 3-setter, lost , 97, ~nd Mary DeSouza ' 99 all 7-5,2-6,6-3. Women's 1rack Does Well at Meet tarted their first round matches. Doubles play followed as Mat- AI~hough Mislowsky was unable suzaki and Ramnath ousted the sec- By Janis Eisenberg simultaneously but fared well as the with 4'8" as well as fifth in the long to get any rhythm going, all the oth- ond seed easily 6-3, 6-3 to advance and Robin Evans day rushed by. jump with a leap -of 15'5". In the ers came away with good wins. to the semifinals. However, TEAM MEMBERS Jennifer Boyle '96 placed first in triple jump, Rachel VanBuren '99 Humphrey completely demolished Humphrey and Mislowsky were 'J The women's track team had a the di cus with a throw of 102'6", placed fifth (31 '5.5"), and in the her opponent with a 6-0, 6-0 win. denied a trip to the final four as they ground-breaking meet on Saturday third in the shot put in a ew Eng- high jump she was sixth. Kristen Kringer a]so had a quick 6-0, 6-2 lost 6-3, 6-2. In their semifinal at Colby College, highlighted by the land Championship Qualifying with. Prinn '99 placed eighth in the long win, and DeSouza won in three sets match, Matsuzaki and Ramnath performances of the school's first- a throw of 33' lIS', and fourth in jump, and Cristy Kalb '97 and 6-3, 1-6,6-4. were stopped with a tough 6-3, 6-2 ever female pole vaulters. Although the javefin with a throw of 88'4". Theresa Bruianek '99 added depth Later on Friday night, doubles loss. the team fost to Colby and Bowdoin Boyle topped off her day by qualify- by participating in all three jumping play commenced, with all three On Sunday, Matsuzaki play'ed College, they garnered their bigge t ing to the ~CAC Championships in events. teams having first round matches. her semifinal match in the morning: win of the ea on over Bates Col- the hammer throw with a heave of The team's success continued Matsuzaki and Ramnath won with a Her focus carried her through a lege. 114'4". onto the track as the 4x 100 relay of 6-7, 6-2, 7-6 victory. Humphrey straight set 6-4, 6-2 win over 14th- The team rose to the challenge as Also placing .in the throwing Chen, icole Sang '99, Prinn,and and Mislowsky played a stellar .ranked player in the country, putting they faced stiff competition from events were Marsha ovak '96 in Shawn Atlow '97 sprinted to third. match and won 6-3, 6-1. Play con- her into the finals. However, she got these high-quality track teams and the discus and, in her first meet, In individual competition, Chen tinued past midnIght as Kringer and slaughtered 6-1, 6-1 by a Division I achieved many personal best perfor- Julie Ruiz '99 in the javelin. placed sixth in the 100m dash, earn- DeSouza lost a tough match 7-6, player in the final match. mances. "In order for a team to Ruiz and Jennifer Elizando '99 ing herself a berth in the ECAC 3-6,7-6. The team faces Harvard Univer- improve it mu t strive for excel- made history as the school's first Championships. Also qualifying for Tournament play resumed early sity junior varsity on :Tuesday, Tufts lence. On~y by running against female pole vaulters as they cleared.. this meet was Janis Eisenberg '98.in Saturday morning with second University on Wednesday, and teams of this caliber is this possi- the bar at 4'7.5".and 6'.5", respec- the 3000m with a time of 10:59. round singles matches. Matsuzaki, Bowdoin College ~n Thursday. ble," Head Coach Joe Sousa said. tively to claim first and second. Eisenberg also placed second in a The field event athletes had a In other events, Elaine Chen '99 hard-fought 1500m, 'finish'ing in hectic day as many events were held scored fourth place in the high jump 5:05. The other scoring distance Lightweight Men's Crew runner was Robin Evans '99 who finished sixth in the 800m. The 100m hurdlers scored many points as they earned four out of the Posts Two Big Victories top eight places. Prinn paced the By John Gambino' Erik Balsley '96, Chris Liu '98, group with a fourth place (18.04), and Robin Greenwood John Gambino '96,~Qarrett Shook fohowed by Kalb (18.10), Bruianek TEAM MEMBERS '97, and Jean Paul Folch '97 bow) (18.32), and VanBuren (18.33). The lightweight men's crew got off to a slow start, falling behind Kalb rounded olit a busy afternoon team had a strong showing this past at the early stages of the r ceo Irineo by scoring in the 400m hurdles with weekend with victories over the called a key 20 with about 700 a time of 1:18.48. Coast Guard Academy and The Col- meters dow , pulling away from The end of the meet was espe- Jege of The Holy Cross. Coast Guard. The boat came away cially exciting as the team scram- On Saturday, MIT hosted Coast with the victory, winning by 8.5 bled together relays and narrowed Guard on the Charles River. .Racing seconds. the score. The 4x400m te'am of conditions were fast with a tailwind The freshmen boat raced next, Corina Serna '99, Kalb, Sang, and and slight chop. The first boat (from but despite being the faster crew, Evans placed fourth, and the stern to bow: Joe Irineo '98 cox, they fell to Coa~t Guard by nine 4x800m team of Eisenberg, Buri- Phil Hinz '96 stroke, Irving Birm- anek, Rebecca Metrick '98, and ingham '96, John Bustemonte '98, Crew, Page 16 Serna was also fourth, bringing the .team's score to 76 points. . "Something I'll never forget was the effort turned in by Serna, volun- UPCOMING HOME EVEN'TS • teering to run in back-to-'back relays," Assistant Coach Paul Friday, :4.pril 19 Slavinsky said. Baseball vs. Albertus Magnus College, 3:30 p.m . . Although the team was still Softball vs. Clark University, 3:00 p.m. . behind Bates at this point, the shot aturday April 20 put results moved the score up to Men's Heavyweight Crew vs. Princeton & Harvard, 9:00 a.m . .82.5 points to edge out Bates with a . Men's Lightweight Crew vs. Harvard & Dartmouth, II :00 a.m. 2.5 point margin. . Golf vs. Worcester P~lytechnic Institute, 1:00 p.m. "The coaches were extremely Women's Lacrosse vs. Mount Holyoke College, I :00 p.m. proud of the way the women per- formed against such high-caliber unday, pril 21 Varsity Sailing at Match Race Invitational, 9:30 a.m. competition. Each and every one of them gave it all they had for the onday, April 22 . team," Slavinsky said. Baseball vs. Clark: University, 3:30 p.m. INDRANATH NEOGY-THE TECH The team will have a chance to Men's Tennis VS. Dartmouth, 4:00 p.m. Vanessa Z. Chan G evades the clutches of the Tufts players add more victories to its record as Golf vs. Bentley College & Boston & ortheastern Universities, on her way to scoring her second try. MIT won, 22-3. the season continues with the Fitch- J:OOp.m. burg Invitational on Saturday.

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