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Volume 119, Number 68 Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Wednesday, January 19,2000 Dorm Construction Schedule Threatened IPOP Clearance Major Remaining Issue By Laura McGrath Moulton Sons. Inc. SIAFF RU'ORll:R "The permitting issue is the big- Groundbreaking for the new ger issue right now," Poodry said. undergraduate dormitory on Vassar The contractors "are chomping at the Street should occur early this spring. bit." "We have to get over all of the Poodry projects that the construc- regulatory hurdles before we can tion will take eighteen months. break ground, but that's in process "That's moving very quickly." now," said Project Director Deborah Poodry said. Assuming the project Poodry. does take eighteen months, construc- By that point, all parties hope the tion would have to begin by late Feb- weather will be mild enough to avoid ruary 2000 in order to open the dor- AARON MlffAUK-THE TErH digging through frozen ground. How- mitory by late August 200 I. Two large sections of roofing material fell off of building 18 Monday afternoon during windy condi- ever. Poodry said the cold should not Anne E. C. McCants. Founders' tions. The debris required heavy equipment for its removal. be a major issue for the contracting company, Daniel O'Connell's & Dormitory, Page 23 Spring 6.270 Teams Delayed by Fried Controller Boards By Sanjay Basu ties Period contest, are expected to "A big part of the contest is the sis. you want to see how it works - ASSOCIATE NEWS ED/TOR finish their projects by January 25. mechanical part of the contest and how fast it goes. But you can't do Weekend MIT's famed autonomous robot- But delays in acquiring controller the software API has been out. so that without a circuit board," said ics competition, 6.270, has been boards for the robots have prevented they can write the code. They just Gabor Csanyi G, a student compet- faced with a series of delays just some students in the contest from can't put it all together yet." ing in 6.270. "First they said that the Planning days before the final competition. completing their projects. Some of the students, however, boards are going to be late, and Students in the course, who "The contestants could really have found the delay to be debilitat- were coming last week. Then they design and build robots to compete work around it," said Anthony Hui ing. told us it would come Wednesday in the popular Independent Activi- '00, one of the contest's organizers. "When you build your first chas- and then Friday. Then they just Begins stopped giving us dates altogether." Committee Set to Boards arrive with faulty circuits The boards finally arrived yester- ChooseBand day, but students in the course promptly received an e-mail telling By Karen Robinson them not to tum the boards on. ASSOCIATE NEWS ED/TOR The e-mail reported. "We are Planning is currently underway having problems with the boards. for this year's Spring Weekend, and DO NOT TURN IT ON. It may the committee has compiled a short bum up." list of possible bands for the Spring When switched on, the boards Weekend Concert. reportedly sparked and produced "It's pretty competitive, getting smoke. "It appeared that there was a bands," said Undergraduate Associ- fabrication problem," said Hui. "As ation President Matthew L. McGann of now, we're currently working on '00. McGann said the committee an altemative board," could not be sure they would secure Organizers did not set a new date the first choice band, They Might for the boards' arrival. The delay Be Giants .. has not, however, disabled all of the Securing the band is an uncertain students in the competition. proposition, however, due to com- "The delay is annoying but our petition with similar concerts. Most team seems to be on track," said of MIT's peer institutions have sim- Naveen Goeta '03. "I think we will ilar events, and most want to get the have enough time to finish our same few bands, McGann said. robot." Many schools have already bid on SEPIflR HA.\flLTON-THE TECH "As for the delay, I can't blame bands. Chris Osborn '01 refines a LEGO frame late Sunday evening. He and teammate Seth Purcell '01 are Last year, Busta Rhymes was the preparing their robot for head-ta-head battle as part of the 6.270 lAP course. The team's strategy is to 6.270, Page 24 Spring Weekend Committee's fifth disorient the opposing robot before moving on to complete the required tasks. choice band, but this year with more money and a slightly earlier start the committee hopes to get their first choice or second choice. Gay,Bisexual Fraternity Begins Rush inBoston Committee members sought By Mike Hall "I saw aspects of fraternity life that I thought Christian P. Pintock, a music major at the New The planning committee STAFF REPORTER were incredible," Seelig said, "especially the England Conservatory and DLP's secretary and includes representatives from sever- The Boston colony of Delta Lambda Phi, a close relationships between brothers." treasurer. After meeting Mercurio at Tufts Uni- al student groups, including Dorm- national fraternity for gay, bisexual, and pro- versity's annual ~afe Colleges Conference, Con, the Graduate Student Council, gressive men will conduct its first information Fraternity offers support, family Pintock started thinking about rushing DLP. Graduate Dormitory Council, the session for its spring rush tonight at 7:00 p.m. DLP President Paul S. Mercurio, an earth "I was meeting all these these people [at Interfraternity Council, International in the Coffeehouse, sciences major at Boston University, started the area universities] that I otherwise wouldn't Students Association, Lecture "Gay people need a supporting group of local ~olony as a way to form close friendships have met," Pintock added. "It's like a family." Series Committee, The Tech, and friends," said Mark Seelig '0 I, DLP's sole with a variety of people. "I really wanted to the UA. In addition, there will be MIT member. Seelig's interest in DLP grew connect to people," Mercurio said, adding that "Hands-off' policy among rules either two or three student-at-Iarge from his involvement with other MIT queer he is interested in rushing men of all back- While most queer organizations in Boston's positions. organizations, combined with his interest in the grounds and sexual orientations. Students can apply to these posi- Greek system .. "I wasn't going to join at first," stated DLP, Page 23
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Thousands of Comics President Vest defends need- gallons of oil based financial aid and private World & Nation 2 Opinion .4 spilled at the funding in his annual report. Cogenfacility. Arts 6 Features 11 Sports 26 Page 23 Page 16 Page 20 Page 2 THE TECH January 19,2000 WORLD & NATION Clinton Attempts to Convince Syrian Russian Soldiers Approach President to Continue Peace Talks LOS A.\'GELES THIES WASHINGTON Central Districts in.Grozny. President Clinton talked by telephone with Syrian President Hafez Assad for almost an hour Tuesday in a determined effort to persuade By Daniel Williams come at an opportune time for the fied searches of basements, expul- Syria to resume interrupted Middle East peace talks. TIlE WASIlfNGTON POST government of Acting President sions of women and children, and, Clinton's call to the wily Syrian autocrat came as Secretary of NAZRAN. RUSSIA Vladimir Putin. A string of battle- Chechen men being rounded up in State Madeleine K. Albright predicted that Israel and Syria eventually Russian armor and infantry field setbacks had begun to prompt Urozny suburbs. will overcome half a century of animosity and sign a formal peace broke into central districts of criticism of him in Moscow and Taking Grozny involves long- treaty, despite the indefinite postponement of hig~-level negotiation.s Grozny Tuesday, battling separatist threatened to become a political term risks for Moscow. In the first that had been scheduled to resume Wednesday. guerrillas in a three-pronged issue in advance of elections on Chechen war, from 1994 to .1996, Albright and nongovernmental Middle East experts said Assad's advance on the bitterly contested March 26 to choose the successor to the capture of the city began a long objective in delaying the talks was almost certainly to gain procedural regional capital, according to Russ- Boris Yeltsin, who retired Dec. 31. period of guerrilla harassment of advantage, not to torpedo the peace process, which seems closer to ian and Chechen reports. News commentators have begun to Russian outposts throughout the success than at any time since the creation of the Israeli state in 1948. The Russians were trying to question official casualty counts, capital. The Chechens also took "The logic of peace has become compelling" for both Syria and blast snipers and antitank gunners and military analysts have warned hostages elsewhere in Russia and Israel. Albright said. out of their positions, rather than of a prolonged war of attrition. weakened Russian resolve to pursue rely solely on airstrikes and long- Since their first probes of the the war. Eventually, a rebel counter- distance artillery to clear a path. capital in mid-December, the Ru~- attack drove the Russians from the Kohl Resigns Party Post in Disgrace Russian forces were advancing from sians had been stalled at the out- capital and the Chechens won de mE H:HIIf.vGTON POST the northwest, east and southeast skirts and had gained control of only facto - albeit chaotic - indepen- BERLIN with the immediate goals appearing one district, Staropromyslovsky in dence. Former chancellor Helmut Kohl resigned Tuesday as honorary to be Minutka Square, a major inter- the northwest. Elsewhere, Russian .' Russian officials said combat chairman of the Christian Democratic Union, adding to the turmoil section in south-central Grozny, and tanks and artillery dueled inconclu- raged throughout Grozny Tuesday. embroiling the party that for much of the country's post-World War a bridge of the Sunzha River that sively with rebel snipers and their "The decisive phase of the libera- II history has been an anchor of Germany's stability. bisects the Chechen capital. mobile mortar batteries. The Rus- tion of Grozny has started," said Within the past two months, as revelations of illegal party dona- Russian officials have been pre- sians, beset by fog and fear of casu- Konstantin Kukharenko, a Defense tions and secret slush funds have sullied the reputations of Kohl and ' dicting a "final" assault on Grozny alties, were reluctant to penetrate Ministry spokesman. Internal other party leaders, the Christian Democrats have become synony- for several days, to drive rebels the city's many warrens of mid-rise Affairs Minister Vladimir Rushaylo mous with sleaze. Facing its worst crisis, the party seems so trauma- from the city and claim the only buildings, which can serve as ideal predicted the offensive will succeed tized by the funding scandal that it now fears for its own survival. major Chechen urban center still settings for ambushes. "in the next few days." At a five-hour emergency session Tuesday, party executives outside their control. Aided by clear The Russians also have placed Much will depend on the rejected the resignation of party leader Wolfgang Schaeuble, who weather, jets and helicopters flew new emphasis on securing areas strength of the rebels' resistance, an recently acknowledged that he accepted a $52,000 donation from a 150 combat missions over the outside Grozny in hopes of pre- issue on which officials of President shadowy arms dealer. Instead, they turned with a vengeance on Kohl, course of 24 hours, hitting both empting hit-and-run attacks by guer- AsIan Maskhadov's government has demanding that he quit as the honorary chairman of the party he has Grozny and mountain routes to the rillas on stationary positions. issued mixed signals. dominated for 25 years unless he reveals the identity of those who south .. Refugees reaching Ingushetia~ the "The period of battles for strate- gave him $520,000 in secret campaign funds while he served as chan- The seizure of Grozny would region to the south, spoke of intensi- gic positions is coming to an end." cellor. Since admitting last month that he broke the law by taking the unreported cash, Kohl has insisted that he gave his "word of honor" to the donors that he would never make their names public. Within Justices.Ask Lower Courts to hours of receiving the ultimatum, Kohl surrendered his party posi- tion, but showed no willingness to clear up the mystery of who gave him the money. .Review Female Salary Rulings Government In~estigators Unfairly By Gaylord Shaw The Manhattan appeals court earlier which. also applied t~ a class~action NEWSDAY this year rejected New. York's claim lawsuit brought by female profes- Treated Lee, Attorney Complains WASHINGTON of immunity from the' suit pressed sors in Illinois, instructed the federal. TIlE 1l:.ISIIfNGTON POST The Supreme Court, acting in a' by Anderson, a tenured associate appellate (fourts to reconsider their Federal investigators deceived former Los Alamos physicist Wen case brought by a female professor pr:ofesssor in the school's communi- rulings in light of the high court's Ho Lee into agreeing to a polygraph examination last February and in New YorkState, dropped a broad cations and media department. opinion last week that state college then mistreated him throughout the so-called lie detector session, hint Tuesday that it may reconsider Anderson, who has taught in the professors in Florida could not sue causing him to fail, his lawyer argued in a closed hearing before a the scope of a federal law requiring state university system since 1984, their employers under the federal federal judge. that men and women get equal pay said she was being paid less than age-discrimination law .. A transcript of the Dec. 29 hearing, newly released by the Justice for equal work. her male counterparts and that her 'A lawyer for the New Paltz pro- Department, reveals some details of the government's case against The court, in a brief order, sig- employer retaliated against her for fessor, Ronald Dunn of Albany, said Lee but also shows that the FBI used highly aggressive tactics in pur- naled it is taking a closer look at complaining about the pay disparity. the justices concluded they "stepped suing him. whether or not states enjoy a consti- The state claimed it was shielded onto a slippery slope" ~ith their FBI agent Robert A. Messemer acknowledged during the bail tutional shield from the reach of the f!om her suit by the U.S. ConstLtu- opinion in the Florida age-discrmi- hearing in New Mexico before U.S. District Judge James A. Parker federal equal pay law. tion's 11th Amendment, which . nation" case and now were "pausing that investigators misled Lee about the polygraph session, telling him In examining the issue, the grants states immunity from being to take a breath and ask lower they needed his "help" with an investigation into China's alleged Supreme Court vacated for "further sued in federal courts. courts, Tell us what you think.''' theft of information about America's W-88 nuclear warhead. Only consideration" a ruling by the 2nd The appeals court ruled that - Many legal and political analysts moments before the test did the investigators inform the 60-year-old U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals favor- Congress wiped out the states' 11th say the Supreme Court appears to be scientist that he was an espionage suspect. ing Janice Anderson in her equal . Amendment immunity when it intent upon curbing congressional .pay lawsuit against the State Uni- adopted the Equal Pay Act in 1963 . power by returning authority to the versity of New York at New Paltz. The bare-bones order Tuesday, states. WEATHER Chilling Thoughts Situation for Noon Eastern Daylight Time, Wedn~sday, Janua;y 19,2000
By Veronique Bugnion STAFF METEOROLOGIST Gusty winds on Monday morning chilled the air to an effective tempera- ture of -51 F, the coldest feeling day in Beantown in almost twenty years. After the temperatures of the past two days, the forecasted high of 25F for today will feel almost pleasant. Although the prediction models do not fully agree on the timing and development of the next storm, Boston will likely get more snow on Thurs- day. The peri.od of snowfall will, however, be fairly brief as the storm will rapidly move on toward the Canadian maritimes. Expect another blast of Arctic air and strong winds on Friday and Satur- day in the wake of the storm ... an alreadymuch too familiar thought.
Wednesday: Clear, high of 25°F (-4°C). \Vednesday night: Increasing cloudiness, low of 7°F (-14°C). Thursday: Cloudy, snow likely, high of 28°F (-2°C). Friday: Cloudy and windy, high around 15 to 20°F (-9 to -{)0C). Saturday: Partly cloudy, high around 15 to 25°F (-9 to -40C)
Weather Systems Weather Fronts Precipitation Symbols Other S mbols Snow Rain _ Trough ro, H High Pre,,"re - Shower> - * Thunder>torm ~ ...... Warm Fronl 'V 'V '"R Light L Low Pres,"re CO Hili": ~~ Cold Fronl Modenle * Compiled hy MIT ~ Hurricane ** Melc:omlogy Siaff ..... Sl;tionary Front Heavy '* and The T«h January 19,2000 WORLD & NATION THE TECH Page 3 Clinton futrodnces Regulations Wealth of U.S. Families Up Sharply TIlE IVASIIlNGTON POST WASHINGTON To Crack Down on mega! Guns Buoyed by the soaring stock market, the wealth of American fam- ilies has risen sharply since 1995, outpacing actual income growth By Ricardo Al,onso-Zaldivar' and packed with law enforcement offi- of the Judiciary Committee. and pushing the "typical" family well ahead of where it was in 1989 Robert L. Jackson cers, lawmakers and community "The NRA for decades has at the end of the last economic expansion, according to a study LOS ANGELF-S TIMES leaders, Clinton soft-pedaled his ca'lled for vigorous prosecution of released Tuesday by the Federal Reserve. BOSTON embrace of a legislative position criminals who violate gun laws," Overall, the typical family's net worth jumped 17.6 percent from Respondin,g to critics who say long espoused by congressional NRA spokesman Jim Manown said. 1995 to 1998, the study found. The market's continued growth during that his administration has done too Republicans and the National Rifle "We hope this proposal is serious 1999, along with a more modest rise in home values, likely means little to enforce gun-control laws Association - that the nation needs and sincere." that the typical family is even better off now. already in place, President Clinton better enforcement of existing gun' At a hearing last May, House The increase was spread across a broad range of income and eth- proposed $280 million in new mea- laws rather than restrictive new Republicans charged that one sign nic groups, and Fed analysts said some data suggest "that improve- sures Tuesday to crack down on ones. of the administration's failure to ments in financial circumstances were shared by many people who illegal firearms and to improve "It's a stale debate," Clinton enforce gun laws was its poor did not own stocks." handgun safety. I said, declaring that "the real answer record of prosecuting people who The net worth of the typical family - the value of real estate, On a visit to Boston's Roxbury is we should do both." He added had tried to buy weapons but were stocks, bonds and other assets minus outstanding debts - totaled section, an area notorious for drug- that "the drop in the national crime rejected when crime data checks $71,600 in 1998, up from $60,900 in 1995 and $59,700 in 1989, the related violence that has seen a 'rate has been due both to changing showed that they were ineligible as study found. By typical, Fed experts said they meant the family at the marked drop in its crime rate, Clin- laws and to better enforcement and convicted felons. median - the level at which half of all families have larger net ton called for 500 new agents arid prevention. " Gap lawmakers said that there worths and half have smaller ones. inspectors to police gun dealers Clinton's conservative foes have been only a handful of prose- The average net worth, pulled upward by the assets of the very across the nation, 1,100 more prose- seemed to welcome his new cutions of more than 250,000 felons wealthy, was $282,500 in 1998, up from $224,800 in 1995. cutors at the federal and state level approach. and others in this category. The findings from the Fed's triennial Survey of Consumer and development of new technology "I am pleased that President But Deputy Attorney General Finances suggest that the "wealth effect" - people boosting spend- for so-called "smart guns" that can Clinton appears to be partially sign- Eric H. Holder told the hearing that ing faster than their incomes because a rise in asset values makes be fired only by their owners, not by irig onto the Republican solution to since 1993 the number of violent them feel better off - is a significant factor in the economy. children or thieves. reducing gun violence," said Sen. crimes involving a firearm has Speaking in a gymn~sium Orrin G. Hatch, R-Utah, chairman declined by 27 percent. Arco; BP Amoco Seek to Work Out Court Upholds Decision Blocking Merger Deal With U.S. Regulators LOS ANGELES TIMES With the merger between BP Amoco and his company under increasing threat, Atlantic Richfield Co. Chief Executive Mike Bowl- The Integration of 'Public Honsmg . in said Tuesday the two oil giants remain willing to haggle with the By David G. Savage ' In Dallas, officials acknowl- for Civil Rights Under Law in Federal Trade Commission to come up with an acceptable deal. LOS ANGELES TIMES edged a "sordid" history of blatant Washington, urged the high court to But anti-trust experts contend that BP Amoco has bungled the WASHINGTON racial segregation in its public' hous- reverse Jones' opinion. They argued sensitive and highly political process of getting the necessary govern- The Supreme Court, turning ing authority that extended into the that the only way to remedy a policy ment approvals for the $27 billion combination. away appeals from civil rights 1980s. Yet, when an integration of racial exclusion is to use race as Legal sources in Washington said that unless the companies come lawyers, let stand a ruling Monday' plan was proposed, the 5th U.S. Cir- part of the cure. forward with a new offer to divest even more of their combined pro- in a Dallas case that blocks the cuit Court of Appeals intervened at But the justices denied the duction capacity of Alaska North Slope crude oil than they already building of public housing units in the behest of white homeowners and appeal Monday without comment. have promised, the FTC will indeed bring suit against the merger, mostly white neighborhoods. stopped a move to put two 40-unit The case (Walker vs. City of which was proposed last April 1. A federal lawsuit would delay the Over the last decade, the justices public housing buildings in north Mesquite, 99-296) is not over, how- merger at the very least - and could sink it. have' restricted, sharply the use of Dallas. Most of the roughly 300 res- ever. It returns to a trial judge in BP Amoco has negotiated approval from Alaska Gov. Tony race-based affirmative action. In the ,. idents were expected to be black.' Dallas to find other ways to reduce Knowles and California Gov. Gray Davis, both in exchange for con- Dallas case, those restrictions were Speaking for the appeals ~ourt housing segregation in the city. cession in those states. But California Attorney General Bill Lockyer used for the first time to halt the last year, Judge Edith Jones called White homeowners who objected still has reservations about the deal, and Sens. Barbara Boxer, D- integration of public housing. the integration order an unconstitu- to the new public housing said that Calif., and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., have complained to the FTC because While not a fin,al ruling, the out- tional "race-conscious ,remedy." A integration could be achieved by they believe the merger would increase gasoline prices in their states. come shows how far the federal prominent conservative, Jones was giving rent subsidies to low-income BP Amoco's latest aggressive maneuver - declaring that it will courts ,have shifted over the last tWo interviewed by' former President blacks who live in west Dallas. close the merger in early February unless the FTC sues to block it - decades on matters of race and Bush as a finalist in 1990 for the "It's very difficult for these fam- carries risk all around but is especially treacherous for Arco, which desegregation .. Supreme Court nomination that ilies to find rental housing at all. has spent nearly a year in merger limbo. In the 1960s and '70s, federal went to David H. Souter. And what they can find tends to be The FTC has an unbroken winning streak when it comes to chal- judges often intervened in Southern Civil rights lawyers from Dallas, in the black neighborhoods," said lenging deals in court. cities to oider desegregation. joined by the Lawyers Committ~e_ Joseph Werner, housing attorney.
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All submissions are due by 4:30 p.m. two days directed to the appropriate person. The Tech can be found on the before the date of publication. World- Wide Web at http://the-tech.mit.edu. January 19,2000 OPINION THE TECH Page 5 The Other Candidates Rewarding Pr~sidential Contenders YOuJiUJIi'tSee on the Nightly News Genius and elation as tribulation," and his platform con- "solarlhydrogenlhemp based economy." Michael 1. Ring sists largely of Biblical quotes. Independent Lamar Echols III proposes Candidate' Michael Mannichewitz, reducing school violence by having parents Ambition So far, much attention has focused on the between stints as king of England, Germany, "take a vital part out of their children's car" "serious" presidential candidates - Gore, France, Austria, and Italy, claims to be a for- every night so. that children won't be able to Guest Column Bush, Bradley, and McCain. These four men mer two-term United States President. Some- stay out all night and therefore won't fall are widely regarded as those with a chance of one should remind hipl that under the provi- under the influenc,es of violence. Sourav K. MandaI capturing the White House. They are not, sions of the Twenty-Second Amendment, he Fellow Independent Robert W. Gottier however, the only candidates seeking the is then ineligible to seek a third term. would create jobs by "out-lawing the importa- I wish to respond to Michael Borucke's office of President of the United States. tion of: A. Motor vehicles B. clothing C. column "In Search of a Better System" (Janu- Hundreds of candidates, representing tens household appliances." ary 12). Borucke writes an essay that is long of parties, are running for presid~nt this year. Jack Grimes, leader of the United Fascist on irrational sympathy for the "workers," but Most of these candidates realize they have While their ideas are Union, promises that if elected, "the doctrines short on the principles of justice for the ready, absolutely zero chance of actually winning, and tenets of the Fascist Regime will begin to willing and able individual; in the end, he but see the campaign as an opportunity to unorthodox, these candidates be incorporated into .the American system of damns the very people who make life so kind attract attention to their pet issue, or just run fulfill the promise of democracy government." This apparently would involve a for everyone. for the sake of running. military dictatorship reminiscent of ancient Borucke's misguided thesis is most con- Then there are the others ... delusional - demonstrating the ideal that Rome. 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As the DuVall, Brittany Murphy, Elizabeth Moss, iconoclastic figure in the ward, Jolie's char- Jared Leto, Jeffrey Tambor, Vanessa Red- acter provides the majority of the conflict in grave, Whoopi Goldberg the movie. However, instead of promoting strength in the other patients (a la Jack ental illness: if all else fails to Nicholson in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's be entertaining, throw in some Nest), Jolie asserts psychological c~ntrol. crazy people to liven things up. The ward nurse Valerie is played very M Girl, Interrupted does just that. ,understatedly by Whoopi Goldberg. Saddled with a weak plot, the film rests on Although omnipresent in the turning points conflicts between the characters to maintain of the movie, her character is used in a dis- dramatic credibility. Although compelling appointingly limited capacity, almost and even visually arresting, Girl, Interrupted refraining from acting. Surprisingly, SU7.ANNE TENNER-COl.UMBIA PICTURES comes across as simply melodramatic .. though, one of the most complex characters Girllnferrupfed, starring Winona Ryder (left) and Angelina Jolie, questions the bound- As the adaptation of Susanna Kaysen's is one of the most minor. Daisy, played by aries of freedom and confinement, friendship and betrayal, and madness and sanity at memoir, the movie portrays the psychologi- Brittany Murphy of Clueless fame, is not so a time when it seemed the whole world might be going crazy. Unfortunately, the film cal struggles of Susanna (Winona Ryder). A much insane as compulsive or even just lacks a substantial plot line. privileged teenager, Kaysen is diagnosed odd. , with an unclear personality disorder after a J]Itimately, though, the small conflicts these is flashbacks. One of the most unique familiar colleges. In one flashback, for suicide attempt and placed in a mental hos- provided by Lisa and Daisy (and even Toby parts of the film, the flashbacks are all but example, Susanna is hit on by an arrhythmi- pital. As she copes with therapy, Susanna and other random characters) are hardly completely wiped out by the second half of cally dancing nerd, introducing himself as , not only struggles to heal herself, but strug- enough to amount to a plot. The movie the movie. If they continued, perhaps the being from MIT. gles to define what is wrong with her. instead focuses on the emotions of the char- movie would have seemed a bit more inter- Overall, the movie has little in the way of In the best'moments of the movie, acters and life in the ward. But the emotions esting. Also, the use of lighting provides an substantial plot and is filled with melodra- Winona Ryder brings depth and intensity to of the characters and life in the ward are top- amazing tone to most of the movie, while ma. However, there is decent (though not the vulnerability of her character. Unfortu- ics that have already been portrayed bril- the colors and shadows of night-time scenes spectacular) acting, and some details that nately, some of the worst moments are those liantly. In fact, The Bell Jar and One Flew set a very clear mood. The use of shadows is make the movie worthwhile. Girl, Interrupt- in which she tries to be strong, which come Over the Cuckoo's Nest both contain these highly reminiscent of black and white ed does its best to exploit the strange con- across as disjointed. For example, Susanna's as structure, but not as the plot itself. movies for fostering tension and tragedy. flicts that occur in a mental hospital, but choice to go back to the mental institution TJ1e movie trie~ to substitute for a plot Another detail that makes the movie falls short of doing the job of making a com- instead of going to Canada with her pseudo- using several dramatic elements. The first of entertaining, if nothing else, is the use of pelling movie. ALBUM REVIEW Hallucinogen s Twisted Aural Pleasure By Sumit Basu fresh at every step. With "Dark Magus," the world gets dreamy again. This track begins fyourdreams are laced with the sounds of with a laid-back theme and quiet rhythm, but electronica, if your heart beats to a solid this soon gives way to the ominous promise of techno groove, if you long for a secret its title. By the end, it has built itself (and its Iweapon that will turn the next ho-hum audience) into a dancing frenzy. house party into a mini-rave, you must have The last four tracks take us into the outer Halluqinog~n's Twisted. The first full-length atmosphere. More experimental than their pre- work by Simon Posford (a.k.a. Hallucinogen), decessors, these pieces may be the pioneers it was originally released in 1995 under the that lead goa trance into its next stage of evolu- tiny Dragonfly (U.K.) label. The current tion. "Shamanix" is imbued with a distinctively release under Twisted Records came out in vocal character, both in its core rhythmic base the UK in 1999 and brought Posford' s sonic and in the accents (speech, screams, and more) explorations to the rest of the world. that fill out its signature. "Snarling Black In eight solid tracks, Twisted delivers 64 Mabel" is another piece with a heavy distortion minutes of relentless goa trance. For newbies edge. Though rough to the touch, this piece is to the dance world, goa trance is the unique far from painful to listen to. The patterns are' brand of psychedelic dance that originated in moving targets, changing almost from measure Goa in the mid- 1990's: a blend of positive to measure in this very dynamic piece. "Fluoro energy and mystical refrains that has been Neuro Sponge" then softens things with the rapidly i~fecting its way into the U.K. (and purity of electronic space music, bringing the now U.S.) dance scenes for the last several aliens home to us for a seven-minute trance years., Basically, if you love dance music but ballet. Innocent in its sound but relentless in its , are tired of the monotonous drudgery of tech- motion, this is a song to go wild over no, this is what you've been waiting for. - I challenge anyone to remain in their seat Hallucinogen is a prime example of this through its entirety. new breed of melodic dance. Posford leads us The album closes with "Solstice," which into the goa scene as both an artist and a OJ, winds things down and closes with a heartbeat. elegantly blendiJ?g from one mind-bending However, it doesn't let go without a fight. track to the next. The downside of this is that While this piece shares the softer sound of the , the tracks are not completely independent - previous track, holding back on the snare and many include the closing refrains of the previ- the distortion, it still packs a serious punch. It ous piece, so if you want to do your owri mix- asks you to come out to the floor for one last ing, you're going to have to spend some time set before you collapse from sheer exhaustion. marking out transitions. The upside, though, is The title comes from the six-minute gap after that you could easily pop this bundle of joy into the "official" end of the song, leading us into a the carousel and just let it go for the next hour. beautiful hidden track that echoes with haunt- The rest of the party will thank you for it. ing, technofied Hindustani refrains weaved The first track, "LSD," begins quietly but through with disembodied whispers. builds into a comfortable groove. Holding back It's rare to find a dance set with so much on the hard drums, Posford makes this piece a variation and innovation from a single artist and melodic introduction to the heavy dance ahead. in a single album, and, as a result, I believe Hal- The next track, "Orphic Trench," is perhaps the lucinogen will headline the dance scene for . least interesting of the set. The sound here is many months to come. Whether you're.looking harsher and more industrial with a heavy dose for music to do problem sets to, new dance of distortion lining most of the melodies - not tracks for your next party, or just music to make a good one for hangover mornings. It's very your life better, I strongly suggest a dose of this danceable, but at times displays some of the heavy-duty acoustic drug. If you're still not repetitiveness of its inbred techno cousins. convinced enough to buy the album, at least "Alpha Centauri" quickly dispels any doubts check out some of the tracks online - track the listener may have formed during the second samples can be found on several online CD track. A series of simple melodic themes come stores, including ...
FILM REVIEW court life and politics are occasionally a little contrast is Anria's bland Victorian-era hard to follow. wardrobe, appropriate for the financially lim- Director Andy Tennant's other films ited, practical schoolteacher. .. Anna and the King include romantic fluff like Fools Rush In, but So go see the movie for the stunning visu- the recent Ever After, which he also co-wrote, als: gorgeous, sprawling epic set~ that Oscar shows his interest in the exotic and visually voters love; beautiful, sensitive details; and Etcetera, Etcetera, Etcetera rich material. Oscar-winning production lush scenery and colors. Try and ignore designer Luciana Arrighi and Tennant's team Anna, concentrate on the King, and you By Zarminae Ansari Oscar-winner Foster's stiff and irritating per- visited and documented the real royal palace should be fine. -"[:.IFF WRITER formance. She is one of the' most intelligent, in Bangkok. A - Directed by Andy Tennant talented, and beautiful actors today: one can- priority for Ten- Written by Steve }./eerson and Peter Krikes, not dismiss her performance without trying to nant was to based on the diaries by Anna Leonowens figure out why she was so terrible. ensure authen- With Chow Ylin Fat, Jodie Foster, Bai Ling, Her character - an imperialistic, high- ticity in the Kay Sill Lim, Melissa Campbell, Deanna and-mighty, presumptuous English school- depiction of YlIsojJ, Syed Alwi, Randall Dlik Kim, Keith teacher straight" from British India - might Thai cultures Chin, Tom Fe/ton be true to the original, but it still felt jarring and traditions. every time she made a pronouncement about Attention to he latest incarnation of this classic the superiority, noble intentions, and rightful detail resulted in tale of an eastern monarch and an colonization of the British. If one ignores her extensive library English schoolteacher has been irritatingly smug character, one stumbles over research and Tbanned in Thailand for not portray- her acting. Just as jarring is her strange semi- eventually a ing King Mongkut as dignified enough and British accent; in addition, she purses her lips construction for the extent of influence Anna claimed to as if being uncomfortable with her accent crew of about have had at the Siamese court. There may be every time she speaks, which is excruciating- thirteen hundred something to the Thai government's qualms ly painful to watch. Perhaps Foster was two workers, includ- with the historical veracity of Anna and the steps ahead of us and tried to portray an Eng- ing artists and King - but not with Chow Yun Fat, who lishwoman not really brought up in England laborers. The plays the king with a truly regal and stately but in Bombay, and her style of speech tried sprawling seven- aIr. to convey the terseness arid taut repression of acre set- in Regal Chow Yun Fat is a scene-stealer her character - take your pick. I would like Malaysia, con- with riveting screen presence; I can't think of to be charitable and choose the latter explana- structed from any of my favorite western actors with that tion. scratch, was the kind of charisma. Besides the charisma, Yun- This movie might have addressed issues largest ever built Fat is a great actor; an Oscar nomination is of history, progress, slavery, social order, col- for a film since definitely deserved here. He is completely onization, and spirituality. However, except Cleopatra. convincing as a king: at times, bemused (his for social order and. allusions to slavery in Academy expressive, twinkling eyes giving this away America, it aspires to nothing greater than a A ward-winning despite a kingly. impassive expression), at bittersweet romance with some interesting costume design- other times controlling immense grief and subplots. So perhaps one should not expect er Jenny Beavan sadness. more than a mere acknowledgement of the and Arrighi The only other three-dimensional charac- colonial mindset when Anna refers to India worked on com- ter is a concubine in love with a commoner, proprietarily while her Indian servants plementary color played by Bai Ling. One has come to expect exchange an exasperated knowing look. themes to dress passionately sincere performances from the I saw. the musical version long ago - too thousands of beautiful young actress (Red Corner) and, long ago to make too many comparisons - extras, especial- unlike Jodie Foster, she does not disappoint. but it was hard to miss some of the nods to ly the gorgeous- Most of the other characters are cardboard the original. For example, the scene of King ly clothed King cutout representations, subservient to the and Anna dancing is as memorable a scene in Mongkut's 23 scale of the movie and the physical space. this film, although for different reasons, and. wives, 42 concu- This is not necessarily such a bad thing - Yul Brynner's "Etcetera, etcetera, etcetera" is bines, and 58
except for the almost caricatured Anna played at one point echoed by Chow Yun Fat saying children. They . ANDREW COOPER-FOX 2000 PICTURES by Jodie Foster, which brings us to the "And so on, and so on." used mainly Anna (Jodie Foster) and King Mongkut (Chow YuM=at) share a quiet biggest and perhaps only problem I had with There are a number of interesting sub- Thai fabrics - moment together in Fox 2000 Picture's visually appealing Anna and this movie. plots, including another tragic romance and nearly ten miles the King •.• I am completely befuddled by two-time palace intrigues, although the machinations of of it!. In stark . ~ 1.... ' •• ~J i I!' , .
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This space donated by The Tech January 19,2000 THE ARTS THE TECH Page 9 o N THE S C HE E N - BY THE TECH ARTS STAFF - name is Homer, this film ends up feeling less The Insider (* * *) film features huge lavish sets, wall-to-wall The following movies ~re playing this week- like a Homeric epic and more like a Norman A great story about a tobacco industry special effects, astounding cinematography - end at local theaters. The Tech suggests using Rockwell painting: hardly great art or even art whistleblower benefits from great casting and a bland, boring, mediocre screenplay. FILM REVIEW increasingly urgent motif of moving beyond Charlize Theron, who keeps proving she's the the constraining walls - and the second half one to watch for, ever since she out-acted Al is the journey in the whole wild world, or, in Pacino in The Devil's Advocate. Here, her this particular case, Maine. Candy Kendall is more that just eye-candy The Cider House Rules The downside is that the story, on a large (first name notwithstanding). Theron takes scale, is mostly devoid of any kind of sus- what would have been a standard suffering Odyssey pense. Add the fact that director Lasse Hall- girlfriend role and imbues it with depth and A Maine strom's work is solid, careful, and perfectly conviction. By Vladimir Zelevinsky diary topic becomes merely a plot point. But .uninventive - and you get a film ending that The third remarkable performance is Kier- ARTS EDITOR because of this, some other elements of the is perfectly obvious, oh, about half an hour an Culkin's, the younger brother of you- Directed by Lasse Hal/strom story come to the foreground, and, surprising- into the movie, complete with the knowledge know-who. Culkin's character, Buster, does- Written by John Irving, based on his novel ly, end up being perfectly compelling in their of who says the closing line, under what cir- n't really have much to do with the story, so With Tobey Maguire, Michael Caine, Ch'arl- own right. cumstances and, what this closing line is. The he's content just to be there, adding a wel- ize Theron, Delroy Lindo, Erykah Radu, Kier- The Cider House Rules is the story of avoidance of "big" things like explosive come dose of humor and authenticity to the' an Culkin, Paul Rudd Homer Wells (Tobey Maguire), a boy from an issues and suspensive plot, whether it was world of Cider House. orphanage in S1. Cloud, Main'e. Since no one intentional or not (I suspect not); serves to The one who disappoints is Michael Caine. have to give it to Hollywood studios: once wants to adopt him, Homer'stays at Hie highlight one thing: on the level of small Burdened with an unstable American accent in a while, their pervasive habit of glossing orphanage until he grows up, becoming a sort details and understated moments, The Cider and given the part heavy on pronouncements, over any complex or potentially painful of a second-in-command to Dr. Wilbur Larch House Rules is remarkably engrossing, excit- there's little feeling of the human being Imaterial' can work as a viable artistic (Michael Caine), the institution's overseer. ing, and fast-paced. It even feels short, much behind the fa~ade, despite all the emotional choice, focusing the viewers'. attention on ele- . Eventually, Homer starts to wonder what is shorter than the two-hoors-plus running time. events that Dr. Larch goes through. ments of the story that could have gone unno- out there, beyond the gates of the house where Most importantly, 'it is anchored by three Most welcome is the general feeling of ticed. he spent all his life, and soon he takes action remarkable performances. There's Tobey empathy; since the potentially grisly details Take The Cider House Rules: the original to venture out. Maguire, always drawing attention even when are being glossed over, the resulting story has John Irving novel deals, mainly, with abor- First and foremost: you can not name the he's playing a shrinking violet. He is squarely just enough particulars and enough generali- tion, in a rather graphjc and disturbing man- story's protagonist Homer withouJ practically, the center of the narrative - basically, The ties to describe something all of us must have ner. The film version (adapted by Irving him- establishing that the story will go in either of Cider House Rules is about him growing up gone through at a certain time. The Cider self, compressing the novel's fifteen year two directions. Since it's quite clear 'this '- but despite all the necessary cliches of House Rules ends up feeling less like a Home- story line by about a factor of ten) ~till has Homer isn't much of a storyteller, it becomes coming-of-age stories (first job, first romantic ric epic and more like a Norman Rockwell abortion as one of its main plot elements. In obvious very soon that the entire narrative is encounter, first riff with the parental figure), it painting: hardly great art or even art at all, but the rather gente'el film adaptation, this element going to be modeled after Iliad and/or The feels remarkably fresh, mostly because of something with instantly recognizable human- ends. up being glossed over, in typical Holly- Odyssey; we get both, as a matter of fact. The Maquire's unmannered take on Homer. ity and an emotional impact that can hardly be wood fashion, and instead of being an incen- ' film's first half is set in one place, with the The second great performance comes from ignored, Page 10 THE TECH THE ARTS January 19,2000 p.m.; "Laser Rush," Sun., 9:15; "Laser Beastie Boys," Thurs.-Sat., 9:15 p.m.; Popular Music "Laser Floyd's Wall," Fri.- Sat., 10:30 p.m.; "Friday Berk/ee Performance Center Night Stargazing," Fri., 8:30 Berklee College of Music p.m.; "Welcome to the Uni- 1140 Boylston St. verse," daily; "Quest for Con- Free student recitals and tact: Are We Alone?" daily. faculty concerts, 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. some week- days. For info. on these Commonwealth Museum concerts, call the Perfor- 220 Morriss'ey Blvd., Boston, mance Information Line at 02125. Located across from 747-8820. the JFK Library. Hours: M-F 9- 5, S 9-3. Admission is Free. Feb. 4-5: Margaret Cho For more info. or to arrange a $36.50-$26.50. tour, call 617-727-9268. Feb. 26: John Edward $69- $39 . . The Archaeology of the Cen- Mar. 4: Diana Krall $38- A vveekly guide to the arts in Boston tral Artery Project: Highway to $30. the Past Mar. 18: Bruce Cockburn January 19 - 26 The exhibit focuses on life in $26.50-$24.50. Colonial Boston- as interpret- Compiled by Fred Choi ed through artifacts recov- ered from the "Big Dig" Centrum Centre Send submissions to [email protected] or by Interdepartmental mall to "On The Town," The Tech, W20-483. Ticketmaster 931-2000. before the construction began. Artifacts and informa- Mar. 25: Britney Spears. tion on display examine Sold Out. ers. For further information, leisure activities, tavern life, Mar. 30: Korn. $29.50. call the BLO at (617) 542- the life of three colonial 4912. women, and Native Ameri- The Middle East cans .. Ticketmaster: 931-2000. Boston Symphony Orchestra Ticket prices vary. Call 354- Tickets: 266-1492. 8238 for more info. Performances at Symphony Hall. 301 Massachusetts Jan. 19: Bourbon Princess. Ave., Boston unless other- Other Events Jan. 20: Rocket From the wise noted. For MIT Stu- Crypt. dents: Tickets are offered for Film Festivals Jan. 20: Victory At Sea. Thursday evening concerts At the Museum of Fine Arts, Jan. 21: Groove Collective. (8pm) and Friday afternoon Boston, 02115. For tickets Jan. 21: Mark Eitzel. concerts (1:30pm) and are and more information, call Jan. 22: 20 Miles (featuring available on the day of the 369-3770. Tickets for each Judah Bauer of the John concert only at the BSO Box showing are $7, $6 MFA Spencer Blues Explosion.) Office at Symphony Hall (301 members, seniors, students, Jan. 22: superZero. Massachusetts Ave. Open unless otherwise noted. Jan. 23: HumansBeing. 10am-6pm). Two tickets may Jan. 24: Room with a View be obtained with two current Boston Film Artists Present (opening: Kevorkian. Free- valid MIT student IDs, sub- ject to availability. For updat- lance Bishops and Meagan Jan. 19, 20, 22, 29: A Hero ed MIT student ticket avail- Todhey.) for Daisy By Mary Mazzio ability, call 638-9478 after Jan. 25: Moveable Bubble. (1999, 42 min.). A moving lOam on the day of concert. portrait of Yale rowing legend Orpheum Theatre Chris Ernst. In 1976 Ernst Ticketmaster: 931-2000 Jan. 20-23: Anderson: The galvanized her rowing team. Feb. 6: Marc Anthony. $56. Stations of the Sun; Mozart: to storm the Yale athletic $43.50. $30.50. Sinfonia Concertante for vio- director's office to protest Feb. 19: The Kids in the Hall. lin and viola; Dvorak: Sym- the lack of locker-room facili- $37.50. $32.50. $27.50. phony NO.7. lIan Volkov, ties for women. The story condu.ctor, Thomas Zehet- was carried by all of the mair, violin; Ruth Killius, major international news out- viola. Limited availability. lets and Ernst won her fight Call Symphony Charge at Catch the IMAX film Mysteries of Egypt at the Museum of Science's Mugar Omnl for new locker rooms two 888-266-1200. Jazz Music Theater. weeks later. She went on to represent the U.S. in two Luciano Pavarottlln Recital Regattabar Thurs. at 7:30 p.m., Fri. and Through Jan. 30. "Impotence tions:. "Late Gothic Gallery," Olympic games, becoming a Concertix: 876-7777 world champion in 1986. Jan. 26 at 8 p.m. at Sympho- Sat. at 8 p.m.; Matinees Sat. Pill" and other new works, at featuring a restored 15th- ny Hall (301 Massachusetts and Sun. at 2 p.m., Wed. the Newton Free Library, 330 century stained glass window Jan. 19: Lee Konitz Trio. Jan. 19 at 2 p.m. Homer S.t, Newton Centre, from Hampton Court, 14th- New German Cinema Festival Jan. 20-22: Jim Hall. guitar; Ave., Boston). Legendary tenor Luciano Pavarotti will MA 02459. For more infor- and 15th-century stone, Joe Lavano, saxaphone; Joe Tickets 6-film series $30, perform in recital with Leone Miss Julie mation call (617) 552-7145. alabaster, and polychrome Mraz, bass; Lewis wood sculptures from France $24 MFA members, stu- Nash, drums. Magiera, pianist as part of Previews Jan. 28, 29 at 8:00 Isabella Stewart Gardner and the Netherlands; dents, seniors. In German Jan. 25: Dan Moretti. the BankBoston Celebrity p.m. and Jan. 30 at 2:00 Museum "Mummy Mask Gallery," a with English suptitles. Jan. 27-29: Ahmad Jamal. Series. The performance will p.m.; Feb. 3-19. Th.-Sat. at 280 The Fenway, Boston. newly renovated Egyptian CD release party. mark the 25th Anniversary of the tenor's Celebrity Series 8:00 p.m., Sun. 2:00 p.m. at (566-1401), TueS.-Sun. 11 gallery, features primitive Jan. 20: Aimee and Jaguar the Black Box Theatre in the a.m.-5 p.m. Admission- $10 masks dating from as far By Max Farbert?ock (1999, Scullers Jazz Club debut. Tickets are $125, Boston Center 'for the Arts • ($11 on weekends), $7 for . back as 2500 B.C.; "Euro- 125 min.). Featured at major (All performers have two $95, $65, and $35, with 539 Tremont St. The Coyote seniors, $5 for students with pean Decorative Arts from film festivals around the shows per day unless other- special "gold" premium cen- Theatre, a professional, non- ID ($3.on Wed.), free for chil- 1950 to the Present"; "John world, Aimie & Jaguar is wise noted.) ter orchestra seating at. $250. For tickets call Sym- profit theatre founded in dren under 18. Singer Sargent: Studies for based on .the true love story 1991, presents August MFA and Boston Public of two women in Berlin dur- Jan. 19: Bamboleo. phonyCharge at 617-266- The museum, built in the Stringberg's Miss Julie. In Library Murals. " ing World War II amid the Jan. 20: Vivian Male. 1200 (Mon-Sat., 10 a.m. to style of a 15th-century Venet- the play an aristocratic young Gallery lectures are free with constant threat of bombing Jan. 21-22: Larry Harlo. 6 p.m.) or through the Sym- ian palace, houses more woman engages in a heated than 2500 art. oojects, with museum admission. ' raids and despite certain per- Jan. 25: Jim Porcella's Bom- phony Hall box office. sexual tryst with her father~s emphasis on Italian - Renais: secution. bay Jim & The Swinging Saf- servant. Tickets for previews sanc'e, and 17th-century Museum of Our National Her- . fires. $15, for performances Th. Dutch wor.ks. Among. the Itage'. '. - Jan. 22: Annaluise and Anton Jan. 26-27: Jeff "Tain" and Sun. $20, Fri. and Sat. highlights are works by Rem- 33 Marrett Rd., Lexington, By Caroline Link (1999, '105 Watts. Theater $22.50: For"more informa- brandt, Botticelli, Raphael, 02421. (781-861-65.59). min.) .. Link, whose directorial Jan. 28-29: Marian McPart- tion or to reserve tickets, call Titian, and Whistler. Guided Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; debut was the popular land Trio. Hallowed Ground the box office at (617) 426- tours given Fridays at 2:30 Sun. 12 p.m.-5 p.m. Admis- Beyond Silence (nominated for a Best Foreign Language Through Jan. 29 at the ARTS. p.m. sion and parking free. Academy Award in'1998), Boston Playwrights' Theatre, Threads of Dissent When walking through the east end of the infinite corridor, passers-by may occasionally Viewpoint be treated to the whimsical tinkling of ancient bells. These sounds emanate from speakers I installed as part of a exhibit on early metallur- I gy practices in ancient western Mexico. The Do you think lAP is .necessary? display is based on a book called The Sounds and Colors of Power written by MIT Associate I think it is a good to Professor of Archeology and Ancient Technol- have it, but it's not total- ogy Dorothy Hosler. Pushing the button to the ly necessary. It gives us a right of the board after business hours (workers break and time to in nearby infinite corridor-offices are apparent- explore new things that ly not amused by the continual ringing) causes we don't have time for the recorded bells to play their short serenade. during the semester. This is the first in a weekly series answering Warit Wichakoo/ '00 questions about life at M/T. Tosubmit a question to be answered in an upcoming column. please AARON D. MIHALIK - THE TECH I think it is beneficial email [email protected]. Kalpak D. Kothari '01 listens to the whimsical melodies of ancient Mex- to the students because ican bells in the infinite corridor •. they get to experience things that they don't get to during the semester because they are so busy with their studies. TechCalendar Justin T. McCue G 1 lechCalendar appears in each issue of The Tech and features events for members of the Mil community. The Tech makes no guarantees as to the accuracy of this I think it is a good time for students to information. and The Tech shall not be held liable for any losses. including. but not limited to, damages resulting from attendance of an event. Contact information for take a well deserved break and it is a all events is available from the lechCalendar web page. good time to concentrate on research. Tiffany S. Santos '02 Visit and add events to TechCalendar onHne at http://tech-ca{endar.mit.edu Wednesday's Events It's not necessary, but it is fun. 2:30 - 5:30 p.m. - China Energy Technology Program. This CETPForum will present this ABB/AGS program's approach to finding sus- Marisa J. Kirschbaum '00 tainable energy solutions for Shandong Province. AGS and Chinese speakers invite input from participants. Admission $0. E51-149. Sponsor: Energy Laboratory. 12:10 p.m. - Data assimilation with the MIT model in the North Atlantic, Nadia Ayoub, Mil. Open. More info: Call Markus Jochem at 32922. Email [email protected], By Katie Jeffreys to solve the puzzle. Additionally, although no group used a live duck, FEATURES EDITOR one group had a human member play the role which required them to This is the third in a series of articles profiling interesting or unique sit under chairs and on other members' laps. lAP opportunities .. The solution required a letter from each of the puzzles to be It is no mystery why 200 students each spent anywhere from one to arranged to reveal the phrase "APPROACH ROOM BAUM. COIN sixty hours last weekend looking for a solitary coin. They were partici- BENEATH GREENERY." Bauro, the name of the author of Wizard of pating in the twentieth annual lAP Mystery Hunt which began Friday Oz, was then converted to a number with a code used in the hunt. The afternoon with about 20 teams competing to solve a complicated puz- victorious team then found the coin 9-136 . zle designed by fellow students. The challenge was won after 62 hours by "Paintttniap" a team Competition fierce but fair lver Get A Pol consisting of primarily non-MIT participants, many of whom are Teams were in close competition throughout the hunt: About eight members of the National Puzzlers Association. The team was run teams were still in competition on Friday evening. Katz said that by Eric Albert, who has participated in many mystery hunts "I've "toward the end there were still three of four teams that could have done this for 18 years. This was a lovely hunt with great ideas and won." This sort of competition is rare: in many hunts one or two teams Smashed! perfect execution" said Albert. pull into the lead early on and stay there for the rest of the competition. Daniel 1. Katz '03, one of the coordinators this year, explained the "We got a lot of compliments this year. People said this was the makeup of Paintttniap. "He formed a team when he was at MIT and smoothest Mystery Hunt ever run probably because we were really the team has evolved and'mutated." strict," said Katz. About a dozen members of last year's victorious !AIE !HEfEr The scenario presented required the participants to help Dorothy, team participated in writing this year's puzzles. "We came up with the CAli A S. from the Wizard of Oz, to get home. The "Munchkin Information Pro- structure over the summer and began writing puzzles in September." cessing Board" had the technology to transport Dorothy home, but Katz cites the teams organization as one factor which prevented puz- lAllA CAB they had forgotten ~here they had placed the coin necessary to operate zles from getting lost or otherwise hindering the planning process. SIAIO. the system. Thus, it was up to the Mystery Hunt participants to solve puzzles revealing usernames and passwords which could be used in a lAP Mystery Hunt Celebrates 20 years computer able to scan the campus for the coin. The Mystery Hunt was started by graduate student Brad E. This information was. revealed over five rounds, each which <;on- Schaefer '78 in 1980. He continued to run the competition until sisted of about 10 different puzzles. The types and topics of puzzles receiving his doctorate in 1983, at which point the charge of creat- "varied widely, and included anagrams, a Scrabble game, literature, ing the puzzles was bestowed upon the previous years' winners. music, and MIT geography. "It's good to make it difficult but have This tradition continues today, and is the only prize of the hunt. "It enough variety so people can try different things," said Katz. was fun. I joined last year, but writing is a lot more fun and a lot This goal was met, according to 'participant Michael 1. Walsh less confusing!" said Harvard junior Roger Barkan, who helped '00. "The puzzles were so interesting that ... people who were try- coodinate the event this year. fRlfNOS DON'T lfT fRlfNOS ing to stay away from the Mystery Hunt started joining us, saying Since then, themes have included Elvis (1997), Clue (1995), 'Wow! This is cool! ", . the Holy Grail (1993) and most recently "Where in Hell is Carmen One puzzle asked for groups to acquire a living duck to assist in a Sandiego" (1999). The longest hunt to date was that based on DRIVf DRUNK. puzzle. More significantly, it required the group to place chairs in a cir- Clue, a hunt which stretched 60 hours, ending at 4 a.m. Monday. cle and move the chairS.or change seats, then paint letters on the bot- In other years the organizers have begun to give clues to ensure tom of chairs according to the instructions. When the chairs were that the hunt ended at a reasonable time, allowing for participants ~ u.s. Department of Transportation turned over, if the instructions were followed correctly, a tricolored to recover before Monday morning. message, and thus the answer to that puzzle appeared. Completion of the puzzles requires students to be resourceful and According to Katz, who wrote the puZzle and received a standing persistent. In past hunts, groups have made phone calls around the ovation for it at the wrap-up party, two groups actually painted chairs globe, ransacked offices on campus, and taken the T around the city. This space donated by The Tech This Week in MIT History By Katie Jeffreys . FEATURES EDITOR Princeton When considering advances in technology. it is interesting to consider public opinion at the time of the change. One area of technological growth which shaped a generation was • that of space exploration. During this month in J 959, Course XVI added "Astronautics" to eVlew the department title, becoming the "Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics." The .change was described in "Course 'XVI Hints at Future in Added Astronautics Title" Pub- lished in7he Tech on January 9, 1959. The text of the articlefollows . Princeton Review MeAT . MIT's Department of Aeronautical Engineering has officially become the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, C: Richard Soderberg, Dean of the School of Engineer- ing, annotfuced'last, Monday. Charles.S. Draper '28, professor of aeronautical engineering, students improve an average will continue to head the department. ..• "The change in name," according to Dr. Draper, "i~ ~ike the very top of an iceberg; of 8 points much mor . below and i seen." The trend i artment . m the drawin because ms to ster bui . se to ho e n We also offer: t big be the sponsori 's pr ord Stever, pr • 63 classroom hours of small group I direct n's to instruction ducate ay, but to • early access which lets you' begin. r. Draper said. n a pioneer in aero your preparation early wind pressure. it el at MIT's Na: • ability grouping (3,1 degr Glider experiments were conducted here during t e early days of aViatIOn, and in 1913 • a satisfaction gu~rantee the Institute's first formal course in aeronautical engineering was offered. By 1926 these beginnings had developed into a full, four-year program. Courses meet in Cambridge! The department now offers a range of 50 aeronautical subjects, including a course in orbital vehicles. Sponsored research has kept faculty members in close tQuch with the latest developments in the field. The department's Instrumentation Lab, for instance, directs efforts of 900 in the field of inertial guidance and missile systems. Its latest accomplishment is development of the guidance system for the Navy's Polaris underwater launched missile. Some of the world's outstanding aviation personalities have been graduates of the'depart- . ment. Donald W. Douglas' 14, chairman of the board of Douglas Aircraft, and James H. "Doolittle, former commander of the eighth Air Force, and now chairman of the Space Technol- ogy Laboratories, both received degrees here, and are now members of the MIT Corporation. "The airplane is here for a long time, and we will continue to regard aeronautics 'as fun- damental. But the sky, or speaking more precisely, the air, is no longer the limit. Interplan- . etary travel is yet to be accomplished but clearly it will be feasible," said Dr. Draper. Something to feel good afJout. UnibedWay This space donated by The Tech Page 14 THE TECH January 19,2000 .Tax info, toll-free. Tax questions? Call TeleTax for recorded information on about 150 tax topics, 24 hours a day. ~ ~ Department of the Treasury fJii/IIlnternal Revenue Service http://www.ustreas.gov This space donated by The Tech Wi're Lookingfor. A Few BrightStIlrs FactSet is the leading provider of online financial, market, and economic information. 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EDITOR IN CHIEF Berenson's mother, Rhoda, in an -. the case to contact the President and would have withheld all but human- The Peruvian government seems Lori Berenson, a former MIT interview in the New York Daily their Congressional representatives. itarian aid to Peru if Berenson was unwilling to grant Berenson a new student convicted of high treason by News, said that she was not sur- Detailed contact information can be not freed .. trial, howeyer. 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ALL THE REST. 0 ANoTHER. 8LUE TOMMY \. \ \ SWEATERS ToDAY! I ...o i=)( DuE To WEATHER wE REPEAT, ...AND IT'S MY o CONDITIONS, ALL ALL SCHooLS Mrt MICRoPHONE! &&. SCHOOLS ARE ARE CLoSED / CLoSED FoR FoR THE DAY•. THE DAY. NO, T~EY'RE NOT!, r)1.t.. \ \ f ~~. l' , .. • 02000 M Amenl!itlosl by \n'm13I Press Syndicate HOME AT I WISH THE KIDS LAST. . WOULDN'T uSE' / THEIR FATHER'S GooD HAT ON . THEIR SNOWMEN. \ January 19, 2000 THE TECH Page 19 Global resources. Local presence. The fast tracl(. To maintain the structure of Warburg Dillon Read as the leading global investment bank, we only hire the best. Our 2000 Summer Interns -I . ~ ."" . - --::--- ~- will enjoy a unique opportunity to experience our dynamic program for a Trading Assistant. Warburg Dillon Readwill be interviewing members of the class'of 2001 at Career Services on Tuesday, February 15. ~ We welcome those interested to apply via JobTrak prior to February 1. 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Ortiz G. 1998-1999 defends need-based finan- the Ivy institutions of violating anti- cial aid, addresses the faculty's trust laws regarding financial aid. Industry ties increasingly crucial responsibility to students, and dis- MIT spent a lot of money and 18 Vest also discussed an issue cusses industry sponsorship of MIT months of its valuable time fighting which came into the spotlight with research. to defend the principle of need-based MIT's Project I-Campus Microsoft Vest emphasized the importance aid," said Dean of Admissions Mar- joint venture - private research of need-blind admissions, which ilee Jones. funding. allows competitive universities to -The federal government has typi- "select students from the richly tal- Faculty extend role in student life cally given a great deal of funding to ented pool of applicants on the basis Vest also discussed "the faculty's MIT, with federal funds covering 65 of their capability, accomplishment, collective responsibility to our stu- percent of operating revenues in talents, fit to the institution, and con- dents," specifically the interaction of 1965. This immber has dropped dras- tribution' to the characteristics of the faculty members in student life. tically in recent years, falling to less class as a whole." Vest quoted the 1998 "Report of than 32 percent in 1999. Vest noted that many generous the Task Force on Student Life and Simultaneously, industry sponsor- alumni were only able ,to attend MIT Learning," which emphasized that ship has risen drastically, serving in because of the financial aid packages MIT should focus its academic phi- Vest's words "to improve our educa- which they received, and that they losophy on' "a triad of academics, tion, to diversify our sources of finan- want to help out other needy students. research, and community." cial support, and to create new path- "My view is that faculty do have ways for contributing to the common Vest defends need-based aid certain collective responsibilities to good." . As discussed in the report, our students beyond their formal However, close ties with industry increasing college costs and the duties in the laboratory and class- create new problems. "There are a lot expansion of need-based aid has room," Vest said. He emphasized that of ethical issues involved with private forced many institutions to shift the all members of the faculty should industry funding. Industry partner- bulk of aid towards merit-based maintain a high code of ethics, recog- ships are appropriate only if we can scholarships and away from the need- nize that small decisions can have a work out th9se et~ical issues," iest students. large effect, and joining life and McGann said. "Our current financial aid policies learning within the community. , Although these .contracts should reflect MIT culture well. To go to a As for the matter of the effects of be non-exclusive and MIT should merit-based culture would only incremental decisions on the larger own all research; Vest said, both MIT divide the MIT community," said picture; Vest cited the continual vio- and private companies can benefit Undergraduate Association President lation of end of term regulations, from such a pairing.'" All recognize Matthew L. McGann '00. which "can cause unresolveable con- that producing innovative, well edu- Vest said that "through the quality flicts for students who are balancing cated students who are knowledge- of our programs, our'reputation, and the demands of several subjects." He able about future-oriented fields ... is our recruiting efforts, we are able to also mentioned the Report on the Sta- a key goal of the.partnership." admit and enroll classes of truly tus of Women Faculty in Science at "In my experience industry part- JAMES CAMP-THE TECH exceptional students," eliminating the MIT, which shows that small deci- nership provides a great opportunity WINTER AT LAST - Boston got its first snow of the year last need for any sort of "optirnization." sions can lead to widespread discrim- for supporting graduate student edu- Thursday, giving new students their first glimpse of MIT in the In conclusion, Vest reaffirmed his ination and inequality ..• cation," Ortiz said. "The nature of the snow and beginning a week of severely cold weather. belief that MIT "should remain true "I was heartened to see President , research becomes a little more to our principles of need-blind admis- Vest's forceful and eloquent transla- applied as a conse~quence." . ~ . -' THE NORTHBRIDGE GROUP ECONOMIC & STRATEGIC CONSULTING Interested in working for a leading strategic consulting firm in the rapidly changing-energy industry? The NorthBridge G~oup seeks highly motivated MIT graduates with analytical and interpersonal skills to help support the Firm's .. growth. Submit your resume on InterviewTrak by January 24th for our h on-campus recruiting .. Interviews will be held on February i . _-....:_------~-. .J---.- .....~ January 19,2000 THE TECH Page 21 MlnERllrs II sma. (Next Grants Deadline: January 21 Ill!) FRANK DABEK-THE TECH The tonner Polaroid executive building at 549 Main Street is being demolished to make room for a new"larger office building • . The Council for the Arts at Mil My days were filled with frustrat"ion - could anyone understand how J: yearned offers to express my_elf artistically? FREE TICKETS FOR Mll'STUDENTS one day my of fice mate, ~.d, seemed to: particularly ful- Ifill.d •••• Philip' Glass'opera AINIATEN Bo~ton Lyric Opera's new co-production with Chicago Opera Theatre of Akhnaten 'recreates the extraordinary How about my resume? reign of the Pharaoh who became known as th~ Heretic Andr letters 0,£ recoanendationJ ' . King for his monotheistic beliefs. This 20th Century op- About one month after the dead- era completes the trilogy of "portrait operas" by acclaimed line, 'it was time to meet with a My site visit with a Grants member of the Council to talk committee member went well. composer Philip Glass, beginning with Einstein on the about my pr~ject En~ouraging? And howl Beach and Satyagraha. This trilogy was ~omposed to Bill,I am confident .honor Einstein, Gandhi, and Akhnaten - thre~ men who that your song cycle "Problem Sets", will revolutionized thoughts and events through th.e power of. have.a great deal of inner vision. relevance for ~T students...... Sund.ay F~bruary 6 3:00pm Shubert' Theater 265 Tremont Street Thats right! You too can be part of an Boston ARTS SUCCESS STORY/II Apply to the Council for the Arts Tickets may be' picked up at the at MIT Grants Progr~m!!!!!!! Office of the Arts :t got the Grant 1 co,.,tact [email protected] for more E15-205 Now my artistic information, or go to: yearnings WOD' t wither and die due http://web.mit.edu/arts/grants.html between 9:00am - 4:00pm to lack of fundal Monday - Friday with your valid Mil ,Student 10 Page 22 THE TECH January 19, 2000 The Department of I Biomedical Engineering . at Boston University is accepting applications for .Graduate Fellowships For more information: [email protected], http://bme.bu.edu http://www.bu.edulenglgrad Application Deadline: Feb 15 1256 Mass. Ave • Cambridge 661.1515 • www.harvard.com ..,. j .• Praise! Complain! Recommend! Improve the system! TheIDct.. l~ .. •• 'Sa.. I Funding from the On theWe b. at Alfred P. Sloan Foundation http://survey.nagps.org/ January 18 - May 1, 2000 Departmental For more results and rankings information: will be made public phdsurvey@nagps. org in September 2000 http:// survey. nagps. org/ January 19, 2000 THE TECH Page 23 Oil Spill at MIT Power Plant under Investigation By Rima Arnaout details about the investigation to ASSOrJ..jTE NEWS EIJ/TOR find the calise of the spill. saying An oil spill at MIT's Cogenera- that the committee is still trying to tion Plant Sunday night has prompt- ascertain who took what actions ed an investigation. during the delivery. The spill occurred when an 8000 The oil delivery team is gallon oil tmck was making a rou- employed by M IT. "The truck is a tine delivery behind the Cogen plant contract service. They're fully on Albany Street. insured and regulated. They're a Thomas C. Sobczynski '0 I bona fide delivery service," Mac arrived at the scene at about II p.m. Leod said. on Sunday. "Things were pretty An article in the Boston Globe calm there, but the streets were "talked about a clogged pipeline and being blocked off in pretty much all I don't know who told them that. It directions. There was a Cambridge may have been an assumption." Police cruiser parked across the Mac Leod said. road and other cruisers nearby," Except for the investigation. the Sobczynski said. spill has been taken care of. Mac There was "a reasonably small Leod said. Managing the spill "was puddle of oil on the ground near the a fairly swift operation. It was terminals where they connect the cleaned up that night because it tanker tmcks which fill up the tanks wasn't a large quantity of oil that in the building," Sobczynski said. was spilled," he said. The puddle outside the building tvllT's oil imports depend on the "was about ten feet by six feet," he weather and the amount of fuel said. iI needed. M IT buys oil "when gas is Sobczynski talked to a fireman at Tl/o.\fAS C SOllczrNSKI not available because of supply or the scene. The fireman "told me Cambridge Fire Department's HAZMAT team responds to an oil spill at the MIT power plant Monday moming. price," Macleod said. they were estimating 8000 gallons Conflicting reports on size of spill spilled and that they weren't sure Mac Leod said. The spill "had no environmental Energy service not interrupted how much oil was already under the Assistant Chief Engineer at the Some oil spilled outside but "the impact on anybody that I know of; it The day after the oil spill some building." Department of Facilities George oil that was a little bit larger in was something that was discovered on-campus residents noticed that According to Sobczynski, the Mac Leod declined to comment quantity was inside the building," early and contained," Mac Leod said. their dorms were colder than usual. fireman said that two tanks are con- about the exact amount of oil spilled Mac Leod said. The tanks that store Mac Leod, however, said there nected with a pipe so that pressure but said that it was much less than the oil sit under the Cogen building. Investigation now underway was no connection between the low in one tank is relieved into the other the truck's 8000-gallon capacity. MIT hired Clean Harbors to Mac Leod is a member of the temperatures in Baker and other res- tank. "The fireman suggested that "There was delivery of fuel at clean the accident. "They were con- group investigating the cause of the idence halls "because we didn't lose the pipe could have been or was the time ... normally delivery trucks tracted to do the cleanup of the spill. spill. A report about the accident any steam supply. There was no blocked and that the pipe burst and carry 8000 gallons of oil," however They're an emergency response will be ready by the end of week. intermption of service as a result of started dumping oil on the floor," less than that amount was spilled, group," Mac Leod said. Mac Leod declined to give the spill." New Dorm Raises Zoning Issues Gay Fraternity to Join Dormitory, from Page I and, more significantly, the filing of new dorm falls in an MIT zone. The .the Interim Planning Overlay Propos- building currently stands in the Cam- MIT Greek Community Group member and Associate Profes- al permit with the City of Cambridge. bridgeport zone, Hoicka said, and sor of History, said, "It's an enor- Cantabrigians have twenty days residents fear that MIT student cars DLP, from Page 1 waived by those needing financial mously fast schedule." from the filing of the permit to for- would crowd their neighborhood per- support. mally object to the project. Objec- mit spaces. university community, including Dorm could miss fall 2001 deadline tions would represent the last possi- Hoicka also expressed concerns GAMlT, have supported the organi- MIT frat community supportive McCants said that "If nobody files ble formal obstacle between MIT and about a possible continuing move of zation of DLP, some have ques- Reaction among leaders in suit [appealing the permit], we can breaking ground for the dormitory. students currently housed in Boston tioned the true intentions of gay fra- MIT's fraternity community to DLP still make it; and if we miss the dead- \ to Cambridge and the additional ternallife. has been largely positive. line, it will only be by a few months." Potential parking problems crowding in the Cambridge market Michael K. Tan, co-chairman of "Each member of the lFe has its McCants said that even the David A. Hoicka '77, a recent such a move would create. the Harvard-Radcliffe Bisexual, own unique attributes that appeal to "worst-case scenario" - an opening candidate for city council and advo-' "MIT should deal with these Gay, Lesbian, Transgender, and certain mshees," said. Interfraternity as late as December - could be cate for affordable housing in Cam- issues" before they "create more fric- Supporters Alliance, is supportive Council President-elect Damien A. effectively dealt with by MIT, and bridge, said that the key issues raised tion in the neighborhood," Hoicka of the basic idea behind DLP, but Brosnan '01. "DLP's status as a that it would not seriously delay or by the new dorm are parking and said. also believes that "if anything's homosexual fraternity would be no disrupt the new dormitory's positive overcrowding. Although the project meets all going to draw people, it's going to different in my opinion." contribution to the residence sys- He said that MIT assured resi- Cambridge. zoning requirements for be the meat-market factor." Currently, MIT recognizes two tem. dents that the building would create the location, MIT must still file an Seelig was quick to dismiss this fraternities - Alpha Phi Alpha and Obstacles currently include a additional parking and that parking IPOP permit with the city, said Sarah suggestion, emphasizing that DLP Kappa Alpha Psi - that are aimed number of standard building permits zones would be redrawn so that the E. Gallop, Co-Director of the Office has a policy against relationships specifically at African-Americans. of Government and Community between big brothers and little Assistant Dean Neal H. Dorow, Relations at MIT. This "unusual" brothers, as well as restrictions advisor to MlT's FSILGs, stated permit is required because of the size against members of the same that DLP would probably receive of the dormitory project, which pledge class engaging in a relation- similar recognition from MIT as a exceeds 50,000 square feet. ship. special interest group. "If [DLP] The IPOP requirement was creat- DLP's intent, Seelig stated, is to affords those students the opportuni- ing by the city to allay concerns provide "an opportunity to get to ty that a fraternity or sorority can about overdevelopment. know [other gay men] outside a offer," Dorow added, "it is very "We went through the hearing relationship." Relationships positive." process and the IPOP was granted. between brothers, though, are not Brosnan also encouraged DLP in Once the IPOP is granted, it has to be officially forbidden. its spring rush, adding that he saw written up by the city with stipula- Tan also questioned the exclu- "no problem with DLP rushing as a tions specific to the project," said siveness of an all-male fraternity in special interest group." Gallop. Cambridge will monitor the the larger queer community. "Our Founded in 1986, DLP is the project to ensure that MIT does not officers," Tan stated, "are heavily first and largest national fraternity deviate from the original design vested in queer politics that rely on aimed at homosexual and bisexual described in the permit. cross-gender groups." Tan also men. In its second year locally, DLP "That language is not finalized voiced concern that, as a fraternity, currently has seven members yet, but that should be done any day DLP would attract predominately throughout the Boston area, includ- now. When that is done, the permit white and upper-class men. ing students at MlT, Tufts, and will be filed," said Gallop. After the "The goal of [DLP] is to share Boston University. permit is filed, a twenty-day waiting the experience of gay men," Pintock DLP's pledge program is non- period follows during which anyone stated in response, adding that hazing and involves community ser- can appeal the project. If no one has females in the Boston area could vice projects, education in fraternity appealed the project at the end of the petition for a chapter in Lambda history, and fundraising. period, MIT is free to proceed with Delta Lambda, the nation's most DLP's spring rush schedule, groundbreaking, said Gallop. publicized lesbian sorority. To allay news and contacts are available at Frank Dabek contributed to the concerns about DLP being viewed Specific plans yet to be deter- mined . :'With the many changes outlined, in Bacow's report - including October rush, summer residence selection;' and capital outlays'- much specific planning remains. Currently, such planriing has not yet begun. Regarding rush, Kolenbran- der said that "we will work very 800/328-1509 closely with the IFC" Kolenbrander . said that the process has npt yet pro- . www.classtravelintl.com y gressed to the point. of financial -,planning. While. Kolenbrander has not selected a specific time line for' implementation, he noted that "we obviously all have the time line of fall of 200 I." ENGINEERING INTERNSHIP PROGRRM Board •• ORIENTRTION RedeSIgn Tuesday, February 1,2000, 4-5PM, Rm 6-120 Causes To all SOPHOMORES in the departments of AERO/ASTRO, MATS. SCIENCE & ENG., MECHANICAL, NUCLEAR, and UNDESIGNATED, learn to relate traditional on.. Delays campus academic programs with off-campus work experience in industry/government 6.270, from Page 1 while earning joint SB/SM in engineering in a total of five years.. the coordinators. They are right now iI,1the lab working hard to get the controller board into our hands as Also, there is an alternative program within the EIP framework - A Summer jobs soon as possible," Goela said .. - program. Students will have a work assignment at a company site for one summer, New boards bring new problems involved with pr~jects of interest to the company . . While course organizers for 6.270 had used the same boards for several years, they decided to begin For more information, please contact- designing new boards last year. Last Karl W. Reid 184 year's boards were also distributed late, although they did not take as or Susie McClain long to reach participants as this Rm 1-211/ Tel: 253-8051/ [email protected] year's boards have. http:j jweb.mit.edujeipjwwwj "The new boards were made to repair old bugs and improve func- tionality," Hui said. Hui and other SCHOOL OF. ENGINEERING organizers were working on alterna- tive boards overnight, but none of the organizers provided an estimated date for delivery of the new units. January 19,2000 THE TECH Page 25 Committee To Select Spend Summer 2000 in Members Wa5hinl~on, DC! Spring Weekend, from Page 1 tions through the application at .Help Wanted GRADUATE STUDENTS-Work ~ith . leading companies on lucrative short- term projects you can perform from home. Use skills you already have. Research, Quant. Analysis, Programming and more. Work as little or as much as you like, according to your. schedule. 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Nielsen tona Beach, Florida during the week It..I II 1/I....IIHf.R of January 3rd. was a full seven day Eighteen dancers from the MIT series of dance workshops and com- ballroom dancing team joined over petitions. A typical day entailed five 800 other dancing enthusiasts at the to six hours of workshops in the 13th annual Intercon- morning and early afternoon. Com- tinental Dance Sport petitions ran from around 3:00 p.m. . Festival. The team until I:00 a.m. most nights. During members fared well. the two occasions when their were T~!j~\~ with every member no scheduled competitions, the main ~ competing in a least competition floor was used for one final. Over the course of the social dancing. roughly 150 events the team made Mark Herschberg '96 and Vesna 307 cuts to higher rounds and took Kadelburg of Cambridge Universi- home 78 places. with eight first ty, England, placed first in the Stu- places. dent American Rumba, Student The festival. held at the Ocean Center convention center in Day- Ballroom Dance, Page 27 DASHA L}'MAR - THE TECH John Lucey '01 leads the Engineers onto offense during the Engineers' 66-51 victory against, Bab- son College last Tuesday. Ski Team Earns National Ranking With Strong Preseason Results By Jonathan S. Shefftz The team's first pre-season race area, the race course takes up almost /lEAD COAC/I was a U.S. Ski Association giant the entire vertical, and features The varsity ski team concluded its slalom (characterized by longer- many clad-steep pitches in a seem- pre-season activities this past week- radius, higher-speed turns) at Mnt. ingly permanent ice sheet. Fresh- end, and is poised for some strong Sunapee, NH on January 8. The men Paul and Briggs took 38th and results in its regular freshmen class turned in the best 49th, with returning skier Monica L. season races over the results for the team, with Sarah M. Taylor '0 I sandwiched in between upcoming weeks . Briggs '03 and Marcy E. Paul '03 at 44th. Nicholas A. Kulkarni '02, The alpine squads in 41 st and 42nd for the women, . who sat out last season with a knee started on-snow train- and Jonathan C. Bates '03 in 67th injury, led the men with 41st, while GRU, KU/I'vES-71IE TECH T ing in October, and for the men. men's co-captain Todd O. Dumond Luke Massery '02 executes his horse routine in a gymnastics continued until fall exams, despite The second pre-season race was . '00 was close behind in 46th. meet against Southern Connecticut Saturday. the unseasonably warm New Eng- a USSA slalom at Pats Peak, NH on land weather. January IS. Although a small ski Green Mnt. dominates Haystack The third and final pre-season race was a giant slalom race at Incomplete Indoor Women's Track Places Second Haystack, Vermont, hosted by the generally less competitive Thomp- son Division of the Eastern Colle- Injuries and Other Factors Cause Low Turnout at University of Southern Maine Quad Cup Meet giate Ski Conference, whose more- By Deborah S. Won each of the three distance events: Vanessa Li '02 placed fifth. Also winning time of 4:32.4. competitive Osborne Division hosts n,n/.\IJ-:.\IHER 800m, 150001, and 3000m. In the placing fifth was Eich in the high The Tech tracksters will face the MIT's regular-season races. In the second M IT women's 800m, Deborah S. Won '00 won the jump. MIT captured three places in same three opponents at MIT's Although MIT knew it could not indoor track and field season, the event by a narrow margin with a each of horizontal jumps. In the long Johnson Athletic Center this Satur- overtake the Thompson Division's Engineers took second place in a time of 2:27.7, while Chi-An Wang jump, Burianek captured second, fol- day. The team plans to avenge their dominant Green Mountain College Quad Cup meet. '0 I placed fourth with a personal lowed by Eich and Li in fourth and loss to USM through smoother per- of Vermont (which offers skiing _ The team traveled best time of 2:36.9. seventh, respectively. Burianek also formances, having the home course scholarships), it still hoped for a ~-- north to the University I'laving planned to race the 800m led Tech jumpers in the triple jump, advantage, and with the return some ~\ of South.e,:" Maine. for until the night before the meet, taking fourth with a jump of 31 feet, absent teammates. Skiing, Page 27 competition agalllst Melanie L. Harris '0 I was switched 1.5 inches. Close behind, Stephanie ~ Bates, Coast Guard, into the 1500m at the last minute in A. Norris '02 took sixth followed by and the host team. The squad had order to maximize team scoring pos- Li in seventh. Although small in UPCOMING HOME EVENTS hoped to repeat last year's three-way sibilities: she took fourth place with numbers, the jumping squad started victory. but MIT fell to USM 141- a time of 5:29.1. out well, and looks ahead for higher Wednesday, January 19 172, while defeating Bates (110) and Coming back from a first half and farther distances. CG (100). This meet allowed the deficit in the 3K race, Won took the MIT's 3200m relay team placed Men's Ice Hockey vs. Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 7:00 p.m. Tech tracksters to reap the benefits lead and remained in first place for a third behind USM and Coast Guard, Wrestling vs. Rhode Island College, 7:00 p.m. of their winter break workouts by time of 10:31.7. Jantrue Ting '00 capturing another six points. Due to Women's Swimming vs. Salem State College, 5:00 p.m. turning out some nice performances seized 4 points with a fifth place fin- a shortage of distance runners, Friday, January 21 both on the field and the track. ish in II :57.8. MIT's outdoor 10K multi-event engineer Burianek fin- The addition of three rookies record holder. Ting says she would ished off her busy day with the sec- Men's Ice Hockey vs. U.S. Coast Guard Academy, 7:30 p.m. throwers helped to fill out the field have preferred to compete in the SK. ond leg of the relay. Harris, Ting, Pistol vs. U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and U.S. Naval event roster. Princess Imoukhuede In the SSm hurdles, Alyssa S. and Wang ran the 1st, 3rd, and Academy, 5:00 p.m. '02 led MIl' with a first place in shot Thorvaldsen '00 and Theresa K. anchor legs, respectively. put and a second place in the weight Burianek '99 started the season well NUT's 1600m relay team made Saturday, January 22 throw. Imoukhuede's mark in the placing second and seventh respec- an excellent showing despite the loss Men's Indoor Track Quad Meet, I:00 p.m. weight throw was a remarkable 45- tively. In her first track and field of two of last year's members to Women's Basketball vs. Mount Holyoke College, 2:00 p.m. O. which set a new varsity record meet ever. Afua B. Banful '03 graduation. The runners were Women's Ice Hockey vs. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 7:00 p.m. and qualified her for the All New placed second in the finals of the replaced by two of Tech's pole Pistol vs. USMMA and USNA, 9:00 a.m. England Championship Meet. SSm dash with a time of 7.77 quali- vaulters. Leading the race, Sam ran Teammates Theresa M. Power '00 fying her for the N. E. Division III her second superb 400m for the day Sunday, January 23 and Akua A. Asa-Awuku '03 joined meet. Thorvaldsen took fourth place and handed off to vaulter Norris. Women's Ice Hockey vs. Williams College, 4:00 p.m. Imoukhuede in placing in the shot in the 5501. Regina Sam '02 ran a The benefits of her dedication to Pistol vs. USMMA and USNA, 9:00 p.m. put event. In addition, they joined superb 63.71 in the 400m finishing conditioning in the past year showed Janine Buseman-Williams and Irene in first place. The time qualifies her during her leg of the relay. Li Tuesday, January 25 Lee '02 in setting personal records for the N.E. Division III meet. In the breezed past Coast Guard's third leg Men's Ice Hockey vs. Central Connecticut State University, 7:00 p.m. in the weight throw event. 200m Banful and Lori A. Eich '03 to move MIT into the lead. Thor- Squash vs. Yale University, 4:00 p.m. With several middle and long gave solid performances placing sec- valdsen's leg was a clear-cut clinch- Women's Basketball vs. Wellesley College, 7:00 p.m. distance runners out for injuries or ond and seventh respectively. er for the relay's exhilarating victo- Women's Swimming vs. UMass-Dartmouth, 5:30 p.m. other reasons, Tech track made ends Tech track also performed well in ry. Thorvaldsen completed her leg in meet by distributing two entrants to the jumping events. In the pole vault, a mere 61 seconds, giving the team a January 19,2000 SPORTS THE TECH Page 27 Unfortunate Crashes Drop MIT Forty-nine Top Three Nordic Men to Seventh Place Finishes for Dancers sion teams - Amherst College, posi tioned in the top 21 for the Ballroom Dance, from Page 26 all the beginner events for MIT. Skiing, from Page 26 Holy Cross, Tufts, Boston Universi- afternoon. But disaster struck as Herschberg and Kadelburg also ty, Trinity, and Northeastem, in addi- Dumond provided his best imitation American Tango. and the Intercolle- placed third in the first ever Nation- second-place finish, ahead of the tion to Osbome Division rival Uni- of Austrian Herman Maier's giate Tango events. Seth Webster al/World Nineteen Dance Champi- rest of the Thompson Division. versity of Connecticut. For the Nagano Olympic downhill crash. LL and Christine L. Tsien G placed onships. MIT claimed eight first The women arrived to find a sur- individual standings, Paul led the whi Ie men's co-captain Ryan first in the Gold American Foxtrot- places. nine second places. and 22 prise in the presence of Osborne women in sixth place, with Briggs in Maupin '00 also spun out off the Vienna Waltz two-dance event. thirds. Division rival Smith College, which 14th and women's captain Marianne course to lose valuable time. When Alex Bershtyen G and Katya Dolgi- The dance festival returns to had also decided to "cross over" into H. Okal Jr. '02 in 17th. the snow had settled. M IT found nova '99 placed first in both Begin- Weymouth. Dorset. England next this out-of-Division race. In the 1999 For the men, Green Mountain itself in seventh, only three seconds ner International Waltz and Begin- year. In the meantime team mem- season cumulative standings MIT took first as expected, with an unex- off BU in fifth, and a mere 12 hun- ner International Tango, while Eric bers are gearing up for the Spring had finished seventh right behind pectedly strong Worcester Polytech- dredths off Tufts in sixth. In the Nielsen '99 and Sofya Pogreb '99 competitions which begin in Febru- Smith. With the aggregate two-run nic in second (led ironically by a top individual standings, Kulkami took placed first in both Beginner Inter- ary. Some competitors, however, times of each school's top three MIT recruit who had flunked out 15th, Bates 17th, and Maupin 21 sl. national Cha Cha and Beginner will be competing earlier at La Clas- skiers counting for the team stand- after his first semester at the Insti- The first regular season competi- Intemational Jive thereby claiming sique du Quebec. ings, Green Mountain took first as tute). After the first run in the morn- tion is scheduled for January 22-23 expected, with Smith close behind. ing, MIT was packed in tightly with at Berkshire East. hosted by U-Mass MIT nevertheless met its goal of out- four other teams: Trinity, UConn, Amherst. Former standout skier skiing all other six Thompson Divi- BU, and Tufts. MIT had four racers Brooke Baker '99 is expected to make her debut appearance then as SARAHSLEAN Alpine Assistant Coach. Skiers ranked in national poll In the U.S. Collegiate Ski Asso- Canadian Singer-Songwriter-Pianist ciation pre-season national poll of ski coaches and conference directors throughout America, the MIT Recently 9pened For Moxy Friivous women took seventh in the nation behind conference rival Clarkson at the Somerville Theater University (I st). Contributions from freshman Jessica L. Baker '03, combined with returning standout skiers Jessica M. Kleiss '00 and Teresa M. Hung '02, Appearing with Tory Cassis may propel MIT to better results than this. The men took tenth in the poll, with dominating conference rival Clarkson in first. (Complete poll ranking results are available at Friday, January 21 at 9pm GREG KUIINEA'-TIIE TECII Mark Cappellari '01 (#23) pushes past a Bates opponent as his teammate Russell Roder '01 (#4) cuts off tWo defenders in pursuit during a home game Saturday in Johnson. The Engi- neers defeated Bates 6-2. Workers and the Environment - Why Your Company Should Protect Them; Tuesday, January 25, 12:00 - 1:00 p,rn.; Broad overview of occupational and environmental health risks associated with operating a business. Data on occupational illness and injuries, direct and indirect costs of ill health. and perceptions of employees, customers, investors, and the public will be discussed. Occupational and Environmental Laws: Tuesday, January 25. 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.; Review of the occupational and environmemallaws which impact high technology businesses including the Occupational Safety and Health, Environmental Protection, Clean Air. Clean Water. and Resource Conservation and Recovery Acts. Business-tested advice for combining commercial success and regulatory compliance will be offered. Chemical Risk Management in High Technology Enterprise; Wednesday, January 26, 12:00 - J:OO p.lIL; Overview of the risk presented by the use of hazardous chemicals in the high tcdmology industry. Issues to be discussed will include hazardous properties of materials, Le., toxicity. flammability, and reactivity, adverse effects on workers and the community, control of hazards, and relevant regulations. Tile importance of designing for safety in the start-up phase will be discussed. Examples of real work situations will he presented, Radiation Risk and Compliance Management in Biotechnolog)'; Wednesday. January 26. 1:00 - 2:00 p,nL; Hazards associated with the use of radioactive materials and radiation producing equipment (including nonionizing sources) in the typical research setting. A description of the elements of a successful radiation safety program maximizing worker safety and regulatory compliance including specific facility design criteria and considerations. Biosafety Issues in Gene Therapy; Wednesday, January 26, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.; An overview of the current status of human gene transfer clinical trials, discussion of results, biosafety and ethical issues including in utero and germ line gene transfer and genetic enhancement \t GREG KUIINEN-TIIE TECII Environmental Health and Safety Case Studies - Startup Companies and the Microelectronics and Sonja Ellefson '01 performs a spinning dismount from the Bi~hnology Industries; Thursday, January 27, 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.; SptX-'ifichealtb and safety program uneven bars in a meet against Southern Connecticut Saturday. policies and work controls useful to operate safely and efficiently in a startup venture, and within the microelectronics and biotechnology industries. Page 28 THE TECH January 19,2000 I H z '.z H c I 29 January 2000 Tickets $5Students $10 Faculty, staff, MIT community Join your friends and colleagues as MIT Avai1ab~eat celebrates the millennium! 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