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Volume 124, Number 29 Cambridge, 02139 Wednesday, July 7, 2004 MIT Grad Kerry Picks Edwards Crowned As His Running Mate By David M. Halbfinger major rival in the Democratic nomi- THE NEW YORK TIMES nating contests. After a surprisingly Miss MA PITTSBURGH strong second-place finish in the Sen. John Kerry named John Iowa caucuses — some Kerry aides By Beckett W. Sterner Edwards as his running mate Tues- say they believe Edwards would EDITOR IN CHIEF day, turning to the youthful North have won had the caucuses occurred Erika Ebbel ’03 became MIT’s Carolina senator whose nimble cam- two days later — Edwards held on first Miss Massachusetts on June 26. paign skills, engaging personality until the first week of March as oth- This was her third try at winning and evident appeal across different ers, like Howard Dean and former the pageant, which Ebbel said she regions of the country made him the Gen. Wesley K. Clark, once thought had initially decided to enter after top choice of many Democratic to have more star power fell behind. seeing the competition on television leaders. “I was humbled by his offer and and being encouraged by a friend. “I have chosen a man who thrilled to accept it,” Edwards said She said she is now preparing for understands and defends the values in a statement before joining his the pageant, which of America,” Kerry told a roaring wife and children to fly to Pitts- will take place in Atlantic City on crowd at a morning rally at Market burgh to spend the evening with the Sept. 18. Square here, minutes after an Kerry family at Teresa Heinz Ebbel majored in Chemistry and announcement of his choice had Kerry’s estate near here. minored in music at MIT. She also been e-mailed to hundreds of thou- The Kerry campaign orchestrat- participated in the MIT Dancetroupe sands of supporters. ed the selection for maximum expo- and the varsity co-ed pistol team. “A man who has shown courage sure, managing to keep it a secret She competed on the platform of and conviction as a champion for across the holiday weekend, making “Encouraging Middle and High middle-class Americans and for both a traditional rally announce- School Students to Participate in those struggling to reach the middle ment as well as one by e-mail and Math and Science,” and has started class,” Kerry added, citing the putting off the ticket’s first joint a tax-exempt organization called the themes that Edwards had made his appearance for a day. The two men WhizKids Foundation to help orga- own in the Democratic primaries. and their wives were to embark nize science fairs and programs in “A man who has shown guts and Wednesday on a four-day tour Massachusetts and California determination and political skill in through the battleground states of schools. his own race for the presidency of Ohio, Florida, West Virginia and According to the Miss Massa- the United States.” New Mexico before ending the chusetts Web site, Ebbel won pre- DANIEL BERSAK—THE TECH In the 51-year-old Edwards, week with a homecoming rally in liminary interview, swimsuit, and A member of the US Navy waves a flag during ’s Fourth Kerry, who is 60, chose a relatively North Carolina on Saturday. of July Celebration at the Hatch Shell. new face to American politics, and a Ebbel, Page 4 man who was his longest-lasting Kerry, Page 4 Dennis D. Dillon Mullainathan To Leave for Harvard By Beckett W. Sterner he said. One example might be a all cost dramatically, still causes a Dennis D. Dillon ’05, 23, died in a paraglider accident on Mon- EDITOR IN CHIEF small change in the terms of a loan, day, June 28. His father also died in the crash. Economics Professor Sendhil which, while not affecting the over- Mullainathan, Page 4 “He remains the funniest and most interesting person I’ve ever Mullainathan will be leaving MIT known,” Grace A. Chou ’05, Dillon’s girlfriend, wrote in an e-mail. this year to accept an appointment at “He could do everything from operating a tractor to horseback riding Harvard. to bartending.” After coming to MIT, Dillon became “perhaps the Mullainathan said that the prima- first Montana rancher to learn how to rave to trance and to enjoy Lol- ry reason for his decision was “hav- licup,” she wrote. ing more access to the psychology “The biggest thing that really stands out to me about him is that he department” at Harvard, which has a was the one person who always lived for what made him happy,” said stronger emphasis on behavioral Samuel J. Hwang ’05, who roomed with Dillon last semester. psychology than MIT’s program “Everyone gets caught up with making money, but [Dillon] was just does. planning on going back home and taking over his family’s ranch.” Put together with former MIT “He was a great, great guy. Everyone who met him just really professor Steven Pinker’s depar- liked him. He never really complained or got mad,” Hwang said. ture to Harvard last year for simi- Friends also remembered him for his ability to work with his lar reasons, Mullainathan’s depar- hands, and his skills in the outdoors. A mechanical engineering stu- ture indicates that MIT and dent, “he was able to fix anything,” said Amit K. Gupta ’05, the sum- Harvard are diverging in their mer president for Phi Beta Epsilon, Dillon’s fraternity. He was “an approaches to psychology and cog- extremely dedicated brother” of PBE, and was to take his second nitive science. term as house manager this coming year. While Harvard is stronger in He “loved to work” at his home, the Montana ranch that he died behavioral psychology, MIT has at, Chou wrote. pursued a more microscopic He also loved hunting and “shot his first deer when he was approach, focusing on understand- seven,” Gupta said. He had already been to Africa once, and had been ing the biophysical mechanisms of planning to go back with his family later this month, Gupta said. the mind in its brain and cognitive Dillon was also known as a practical joker. Once, for example, Dil- sciences department. lon caught a mouse in PBE and taped it to the doorknob to the room of The standard economic analysis three PBE brothers, said Gupta. The three brothers, who were all is predicated on the idea that we afraid of mice, were effectively trapped in their room until someone make our decisions rationally, with else came and removed the mouse from their doorknob, he said. the deciding factor being money. Coming from his Montana ranch, Dillon didn’t have “a single suit Behavioral economics runs counter or anything fancy,” Hwang said. When he went to buy a dress shirt, to this orthodoxy by working to take he bought a FUBU brand shirt, not knowing that the brand is targeted into account the sometimes irra- at the black population, Hwang said. tional or emotional decisions we He gradually acquired a suit and a cell phone, and even “eventual- make. ly grudgingly added some Express Men and Banana Republic to his Mullainathan said that a large wardrobe,” Chou wrote. part of his research right now “He was one of those guys who was always having lot of fun,” focuses on how economically minor Hwang said. “He loved rock music and went to a bunch of concerts changes “in the decision environ- PETER R. RUSSO—THE TECH when he was here,” Hwang said. ment can make larger changes” in Economics professor Sendhil Mullainathan sits in his office in building the overall choice a person makes, E52. Mullainathan will leave MIT for Harvard University later this year.

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Chairman Hangyul Chung ’05 Editor in Chief Beckett W. Sterner ’06 Business Manager Lauren W. Leung ’07 Managing Editor Tiffany Dohzen ’06

NEWS STAFF News Editors: Kathy Lin ’06, Jenny Zhang ’06, Waseem S. Daher ’07, Tongyan Lin ’07; Associate Editors: Ray C. He ’07, Gireeja V. Ranade ’07, Julián E. Villarreal ’07; Staff: Kathy Dobson G, Eun J. Lee ’04, Michael E. Rolish ’04, Jay K. Cameron ’05, Issel Anne L. Lim ’05, Kelley Rivoire ’06; Meteorologists: Cegeon Chan G, David Flagg G, Samantha L. H. Hess G, Vikram Khade G, Robert Lindsay Korty G, Greg Lawson G, Nikki Privé G, William Ramstrom G, Michael J. Ring G.

PRODUCTION STAFF Editors: Andrew Mamo ’04, Sie Hendrata Dhar- mawan ’05, Tiffany Dohzen ’06; Associate Editor: Nicholas R. Hoff ’05; Staff: Joel C. Corbo ’04, Joy Forsythe ’04, Kevin Chen ’05, Albert Leung ’06, Jolinta Lin ’06, Jonathan Reinharth ’06, Jennifer Huang ’07, Yaser M. Khan ’07, Y. Grace Lin ’07, EunMee Yang ’07, Sylvia Yang ’07.

OPINION STAFF Editors: Vivek Rao ’05, Ruth Miller ’07; Colum- nist: Andrew C. Thomas ’04; Staff: Basil Enweg- bara SM ’01, Gretchen K. Aleks ’04, Ken Nesmith ’04, Atif Z. Qadir ’04, W. Victoria Lee ’06, Daniel Barclay ’07, Chen Zhao ’07.

SPORTS STAFF Editors: Phil Janowicz ’05, Brian Chase ’06; Staff: Yong-yi Zhu ’06, Alisha R. Scher ’07. ARTS STAFF Letters To The Editor Editors: Christine R. Fry ’05, Amy Lee ’06; Associate Editor: Kevin G. Der ’06; Staff: Bog- gies are fear and greed. Greed is typified by up posters graphically depicting male genital dan Fedeles G, Xian Ke G, Ruby Lam G, Sonja Reply to Treasurer overexposure to volatility. I suppose one sort mutilation. Smith claimed that the party Sharpe G, Fred Choi ’02, Chikako Sassa ’02, Jed of fear is of straying from a “mainstream poli- posters were a form of sexual harassment and Horne ’04, Pey-Hua Hwang ’04, Josiah Q. Seale Bufferd’s Comments cy.” My suggestion is that conventional wis- had decided to fight fire with fire. Of course, ’04, Petar Simich ’04. I think MIT Treasurer Allan Bufferd’s dom warrants serious consideration, but that Magro fails to recount any of these facts. PHOTOGRAPHY STAFF comments [“Another Look at Endowment,” MIT is enough of a leader to be able to also More importantly, Magro ignores a letter to June 4] might partly be summarized as: 1) seriously consider other alternatives. The Tech from Bhuwan Singh, in which he Editors: Peter R. Russo ’02, Brian Hemond ’04, Jina Based on your spending objective, tolerate the William J. Hartnett describes asking the ACLU about the contro- Kim ’06; Associate Editor: Daniel Bersak ’02; Staff: stock market risk that’s necessary because the versy [“Sexual Harassment From a Party Frank Dabek G, Marcus Dahlem G, Wendy Gu G, endowment is perpetual. 2) This is justified Poster?” Feb. 22, 2002]. Singh reported a Stanley Hu ’00, Scott Johnston ’03, Miguel A. because of history over the past quarter centu- Magro’s Selective quote from Sarah Wunsch, staff attorney with Calles ’04, Jimmy Cheung ’04, Ben Gallup ’04, ry (i.e. the stock market went up a lot, so it the ACLU since 1990, regarding the alleged Dmitry Portnyagin ’04, Hassen Abdu ’06, Matt D. Memory Brown ’06, John M. Cloutier ’06, Grant Jordan ’06, will likely go up a lot again?). sexual harassment: “This is not enough. This Stephanie Lee ’06, Edward Platt ’06, Omoleye Roberts My endowment strategy proposal is based Gabrielle Magro displays a striking lack of doesn’t come close to creating a hostile envi- ’06, Rene Chen ’07. on rather different views: 1) Set first the fairness in her opinion piece, “Striking Lack ronment. It’s not severe and pervasive, nor acceptable risk for your investments, especial- of Free Speech Consistency” [June 11]. First, does it single out women. My criticism of FEATURES STAFF ly where a primary objective is to smooth out- she claims that free speech was suppressed what she [Aimee] is doing is it trivializes the Editor: Akshay Patil ’04; Associate Editor: budget fluctuations. 2) While the heuristic that during the 2002 commencement, in which the real instances of sexual harassment.” Tiffany Kosolcharoen ’06; Columnists: Bruce Wu future returns will approximate past returns is president of the World Bank, James D. Magro has taken selective use of the facts G, Kailas Narendran ’01, Ian Ybarra ’04, Mark very popular, market forecasting isn’t that Wolfensohn, gave the address. However, as to make her case. This is the exact same tactic Liao ’06, Rose Grabowski ’05, Danchai Mekade- simple (most obviously since you can exhibit reported in The Tech [“Students Debate World that FOX News and right wing talking heads naumporn ’05, Alex Nelson ’06, Zach Ozer ’07, just about any historical return depending on Bank with Wolfensohn,” June 14, 2002], the such as Sean Hannity, Ann Coulter, and Bill Dan Scolnic ’07; Cartoonists: Jason Burns G, the period you choose). administration gave the students something O’Reilly use. FOX News, its “personalities,” Jumaane Jeffries ’02, Sergei R. Guma ’04, Sean Liu Why did I choose a five-year period? more valuable than just the ability to protest; Smith, and Magro pander to their devotees — ’04, Brian Loux ’04, Jennifer Peng ’05, Nancy Phan Because the Report of the Treasurer chose to they were allowed to meet and discuss their and do nothing to advance rational thought or ’05, Qian Wang ’05. present a five-year history. All three figures issues with Wolfensohn directly. The meeting debate about the issues. are indeed for five years, and are based on the was reported in The Tech — and the protest- Dave Lahr G BUSINESS STAFF data I was told would be available to me. The ers’ message was delivered. Yet Magro can Advertising Manager: Chris Ruggiero ’07; bond return is for the domestic bond bench- only remember that protesting during the actu- Operations Manager: Grace Lin ’07; Staff: Jyoti mark used by Harvard Management Compa- al ceremony itself was restricted. Leafletter’s R. Tibrewala ’04, Lynn K. Kamimoto ’05. ny. I don’t think I asserted that my proposal Later in the piece, Magro reminds us about “would be sufficient to cover both inflation the administration’s defense of party adver- Perspective TECHNOLOGY STAFF and an appropriate level of spending,” tisements featuring scantily clad women and I was misquoted in an article about the Director: Jonathan T. Wang ’05; Staff: Daniel Leeds although bonds probably are more appropriate men. She complains that this was “an commencement day arrest of Dr. Aimee ’05, Lisa Wray ’07. if your objective is to try to stabilize your instance of silencing female members” of the Smith and the forced dispersal of other leaflet-

EDITORS AT LARGE return relative to inflation. community. Actually, we heard quite a bit ters [“Police Arrest Alum At Grad. Ceremo- Finally, in my experience, among the from Aimee Smith at that time; the only Senior Editors: Satwiksai Seshasai G, Keith J. worst enemies of effective investment strate- restriction was that she wasn’t allowed to put Letters, Page 3 Winstein G, Jennifer Krishnan ’04; Contributing Editors: Jeremy Baskin ’04, Devdoot Majumdar ’04, Marissa Vogt ’06. The Tech reserves the right to edit or condense letters; shorter letters Opinion Policy will be given higher priority. Once submitted, all letters become ADVISORY BOARD Editorials are the official opinion of The Tech. They are written property of The Tech, and will not be returned. The Tech makes no Peter Peckarsky ’72, Paul E. Schindler, Jr. ’74, V. by the editorial board, which consists of the chairman, editor in commitment to publish all the letters received. 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The $100,000 question is: what are businesses and create more steady jobs? turing of more products, the hiring of more these windows? The window Bush has come up with, tax employees, or at the very least, price cuts and As we learn more about fixing problems, John Kerry seems to think one window is cuts aimed at large businesses and wealthier higher morale. we learn more about the benefits of preven- minimum wage. This June he proposed rais- individuals, isn’t much better. The well-to-do Here’s another window: our leaky job mar- tion. In the era of modern medicine, we are ing the federal minimum wage to $7.00 an benefit the most, but need help the least. The ket. As an alternative to outsourcing our jobs now encouraged to foster good health rather hour by 2007. In defense of his intent to man- difference of a few percentage points of to other countries, why not send them to other than focus solely on illness. In the automotive date the increase across the country, as income to a low-income family is making parts of our own population? I’d like to see world, we take our cars in for a 30,000-mile opposed to President George W. Bush’s many rent, whereas for a high-income family it’s the welfare system require able-bodied recipi- tune-up, not just when something breaks. proposed, optional increases, Kerry stated buying a bigger boat. To continue our analo- ents to hold these low-skill jobs that are cur- Even in political science, we have something “some people stand up and say, ‘Oh gosh, gy, this equates to repainting a fence next to rently going overseas. I’m not talking about called the broken window theory. don’t raise the minimum wage, that’s going to ditch full of litter. If you want to fix some- anything fancy, but manufacturing, telemar- The broken window theory states that vio- hurt us in this small business.’ But you know thing, fix the problem. keting, and other low-skill jobs. Make it such lent crime arises in areas with litter, graffiti, or what? It never has.” So what is a president to do? Well, let’s that these companies have incentive to pro- broken windows, because these are visible It’s never happened because there has look for some windows. vide these jobs at home, and the money that signs that no one cares. The thing that makes never been such a steep increase. A dime or a Here’s one: corporate executives that would be funding the minimum wage could this theory of prevention different is that you quarter here and there, yes, but never a dollar gouge their employees and are a liability to help provide companies with finances to pay can work backwards to solve problems; a in anything less than seven years. In our win- their companies. In the world of the mega- these workers. It would cost the same for number of accounts show that by fixing “bro- dow analogy, such a dramatic increase in min- corporation, it seems the leadership is doing companies to hire Americans, and the money ken windows” in an area with high crimes imum wage is like passing out bricks. The more for its own personal gain than for the and jobs would remain domestic. We’d be rates, it is possible to cause a decrease in most threatened group in a slow economy is employees, cutting benefits, salaries, and lowering unemployment by providing a crime. the small business, and if they are expected to bonuses while giving themselves more kick- steady source of income to families that are That is why I believe this theory applies to absorb such a steep cost, they will suffer and backs. Companies go bankrupt and CEOs get willing to work for it. Patching these leaks in the economy. Violent crimes can be compared many will end up bankrupt. Raising the mini- lavish “severance” packages. Worst of all, the system would help keep our economy to larger economic problems, such as unem- mum wage is a quick fix by helping those they’re getting away with it. Let’s work on afloat. ployment and inflation. These things don’t with jobs, but it will eventually worsen the sit- providing better, more stable jobs for people. Let’s stop trying to “fix” the economy and “just happen,” and they don’t “just disappear.” uation by leaving more and more people job- What if a CEO takes home $5 million a year address the problems that caused it to flounder They can be expected to rise and decline in less. Shouldn’t we be protecting smaller instead of $6 million? That difference could in the first place. Letters To The Editor, Continued Letters, from Page 2 they were taking her. They told me they handcuffed Aimee, dragged her forcibly of being arrested for expressing their opinion. would arrest me too if I didn’t leave. It was (though she was not resisting), and caused I am also worried that some members of ny,” June 11]. after that point that I left. cuts on her wrists that Aimee shared her opin- our community are being targeted by our cam- The Tech reporter quoted me as saying: “I This distinction is crucial, as MIT Police ion of the arresting officer. pus police; that day standing next to Dr. was frozen because I didn’t want to get arrest- claims that Aimee was behaving differently At no point was I, nor any of the other Smith, who wears a head scarf, I felt like they ed.” What I actually said to the reporter was from me in order to retroactively “justify” her leafletters, ever told of an alternate place to were targeting her specifically. that Aimee and I were both frozen because we arrest. leaflet. In the end the message was clear: we Suzanne Nguyen G were not sure what to do. In fact, as I made I feel that The Tech’s misquoting of me were not to leaflet at all, anywhere. One of MIT Social Justice Cooperative member clear to The Tech, we were confused, because contributes to this false impression that is the police officers tried to confiscate leaflets [Editor’s Note: Following Gabrielle two police officers were pushing themselves being propagated by MIT Chief of Police from some of the other leafletters. Magro’s initial complaint that she was mis- up against Aimee. Before we could even John DiFava and his department. I am especially worried that the suppres- quoted in the June 11 article, I consulted respond, they pulled out their handcuffs and I was present at the arrest, as were com- sion of free speech at MIT through this false with the reporter, Christine Fry. She con- arrested her. mencement volunteers and goers. The claims arrest continues to be defended by the MIT firmed that the quote was exactly what she I am still not sure why MIT police were by the police of what Aimee was saying or administration as “reasonable.” The arrest of had written in her notes, and as Christine is treating Aimee differently than myself, given doing are easily refutable. Contrary to what is Dr. Aimee Smith for peacefully handing out a trusted reporter with three years of expe- that we were both doing and saying the same stated in the police report, Aimee was not flyers has already sent a chill throughout rience, The Tech stands behind the quote as thing. behaving or talking in a disruptive manner. MIT, a university that benefits greatly from it appeared. After police dragged Aimee away, they Any disruption was caused by the unwarrant- the contributions of many foreigners who, in —Beckett W. Sterner refused to answer my question as to where ed arrest itself and it was only after police the post-Sept. 11 age, don’t have the luxury Editor in Chief]

SPORTS COLUMNS The Summer’s Shocker Is Poker the New Golf? By Yong-yi Zhu By Yong-yi Zhu COLUMNIST COLUMNIST Every summer, while each of us is on vacation, something always happens that pulls us What did you do last night? Chances are, if you have ESPN, you took a sneak peak at the away from our wonderful fantasies and thrusts us back in the harshness of reality. While we World Series of Poker Premiere even if you didn’t know much about poker. Actually, poker bask in the glowing sun and enjoy a great swim in the ocean, the sports world is being turned might have even crept into your mind sometime over the past year despite the fact that you upside down and inside out. claim to not be a gambler. Last year, it was Sammy Sosa’s bat that instilled instant distrust in all of us for the game Poker is just as fashionable these days as wearing Gucci suits, Dolce and Gabbana dresses of baseball. Kobe Bryant contributed to the shock by cheating not only on his wife, but on his or Manolo Blahnik shoes. As a habit, it’s probably not much cheaper than the kind of money fans. The year before that, it was the Midsummer classic that ended in a 7–7 farce. And the people shell out for name brand clothing. year before that saw the saddening loss of Korey Stringer in training camp. From seven-card stud to Omaha to Texas Hold ‘Em, there has been a sudden surge of The list goes on and on. popularity in the card game in mainstream America. Suddenly, poker is no longer viewed as a This year, just when you thought that the Detroit Pistons’ series win over the LA Lakers game of luck or chance. Instead, it is respected for the amount of skill required to play and would make the biggest headlines of the summer, LA managed to make a comeback of its the extent to which discipline is necessary. Poker is being anointed the title of a sport, and the own. Understanding Southern California, one expected that they would be vain enough to try fastest growing sport at that. to top the blue-collared, Midwestern town that trumped the seemingly indestructible Lakers. Sound familiar? And so, the headlines began. That’s right. Poker has become what golf was back in the late 90s. The difference here is Phil Jackson: gone. there has been no one man, no Tiger Woods, who has propelled the sport to such heights. It Shaquille O’Neal: wants to go. was a variety of things the brought poker to the limelight. So where exactly did Poker popu- Kobe Bryant: just plain messed up. larity come from? But then came the real shocker. When Jim Gray reported last week that their coaching Perhaps it began with the movie Rounders in which Matt Damon and Edward Norton por- position had been offered to long time Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski with a 5 year, $40 trayed poker players in desperate need of money. It showed how quickly they went from million deal, suddenly it was clear that this would be the headline of the summer. broke to rich with just a couple of games of poker. It might have continued when the mother- Duke has had Coach K for nearly a quarter of a century. He has a lifetime contract at the ship of sports, ESPN, began to broadcast some of the past tournament highlights during holi- school and is seen somewhat as a godly figure in Raleigh, North Carolina. Not only is the day vacations when little else was on television. The audience reaction was probably good court at Cameron Indoor Stadium named after him, but there is even a Krzyzewskiville out- enough that they decided to air a six-part series last year for the World Series of Poker, side of the stadium, an area where students camp out before the ticket office opens to obtain crowned the most prestigious tournament in poker. tickets to important Duke home games. Two networks currently have regular coverage of poker events. In addition to the exclu- His job security is quite good and the kids at Duke love him. In fact, when it was sive coverage of the World Series of Poker provided by ESPN, there is a weekly airing of announced that Coach K might be headed to LA, students went out to Krzyzewskiville to World Poker Tour events on the Travel Channel, which is a part of Discovery. These events hold a rally to try to keep the man in town. show the final table action over the course of two hours and include tournament tips, player He was under the tutelage of Bob Knight, a coach who will never deviate from the college featurettes as well as poker lingo help. game. Krzyzewski appeared to be just as immune. In 1990, he flirted with the Celtics and This year, because of the large ratings that ESPN received for the six-part series put on almost left Duke. Rick Pitino and Steve Spurrier showed many of us how such a move was last year, ESPN will have a full 22 episode season of World Series of Poker action in prime- very silly. But this time, it’s really serious. time on Tuesday nights. Between Sunday Night Baseball, Monday Night Football and The Lakers are making him the highest paid coach in professional sports. He would get to Wednesday Night Hockey (which hopefully will happen this upcoming year), there will be coach Kobe Bryant, assuming the 25 year-old phenomenon is innocent of rape. And he will be the Tuesday Night Poker Game. in the limelight of the NBA, being in one of the most prestigious coaching position in the sport. It’s not a traditional American sport, but if you think about it, it might actually be more His departure will be the most devastating thing to happen to the college basketball since traditional and more American than anyone might imagine. Many of us played it while grow- Lenny Bias’s death. But through any pain, a great deal of good is also done. Perhaps this will ing up alongside games like Blackjack or Hearts. It’s just that now, there’s often a great deal be the wakeup call that college basketball really needs. When one of its coaches is threatened of money on the line in these high stakes poker games. to leave not just because he is given a great opportunity in Vanity Land, but he is also turned In addition, people will talk about poker games they’ve played just like baseball games off by the way college basketball, the purest form of basketball, has become in the past sever- they’ve watched. We used to talk about things like Mark McGuire’s homeruns, or Emmitt al years, maybe it is time for the game to look at itself and reevaluate where it is headed. Smith’s touchdown runs. Now, people will add to that conversation good hands they’ve had, The solution does not seem easy. How does one convince the Luol Dengs to stay in school? bad beats they’ve experienced and poker anomalies they feel are worth other people’s atten- And the Shawn Livingstons to go to school? Simply put, how does one motivate a player to tion. turn down millions of dollars to go get an education, both academically and athletically? Unlike golf, though, poker has many more stars. Perhaps that 22 episode season will not Whatever the solution, they should figure it out and figure it out soon. You don’t want the even be enough come this time next year. And perhaps many of us will even have enough Mike Krzyzewskis and the Mike Montgomerys of the world to leave their wonderful roles as poker under our belts to create an episode ourselves. In the meantime, you might want to teachers and go to the NBA. The students need them and so do their fans. watch your wallet in addition to watching the World Series of Poker. Page 4 THE TECH July 7, 2004 Food Truck Serves Late-Night Departing Prof. Plans Meals to Mass. Ave. Customers To Keep MIT Contacts By Ray C. He he said. bridge License Commission and Mullainathan, from Page 1 ty, he said. ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR “I will be considering opening sanitation certification, Berry said. “I think [MIT] is the best place A nighttime food truck, Marty Tuesday night as well, depending on “It was a little bit of a journey get- strong shift in what people prefer. to go by far for junior faculty,” he B’s Mobile Meals, now serves demand,” he said. “If people want ting here,” he said. Mullainathan said that Harvard’s said, with Harvard as a possible food on Massachusetts Avenue, in me, I’ll be here.” Berry plans to keep the food current faculty composition fits exception since he received his PhD front of Building 7, four nights a truck around throughout the next more closely with his own research from Harvard, and the department week. Need prompts licensing, opening year. “I’m licensed for a full year interests, although he said he would there does not recruit its own PhD Marty B’s menu includes a vari- Berry, who has 20 years of expe- now, starting next month,” he said. retain contacts with MIT, including students. ety of sandwiches, hamburgers, sal- rience in food services and currently Marty B’s regular customers the Poverty Action Lab he helped He said that he thought both ads, and entrees. “Everything is provides service at Cambridge include the evening patrol of the MIT found in 2003. MIT and Harvard were making bets fresh and cooked to order,” said Rindge and Latin School during the Police. “We eat here every night,” “I don’t think it’s a very big on what the most promising new owner-operator Martin Berry. day, opened his food truck after he said Officer Joseph S. West, who has move,” he said. A move from one areas of research are, and that the The truck is open from 7:00 p.m. “noticed a demand for food in this tried over half of the entrees. “Every- institution to another “kind of very different bets were not prob- to midnight on Wednesdays and area, especially at night,” he said. thing’s good,” he said. exaggerates the difference lematic because they represent “a Thursdays, with extended hours The process of opening his food West recommended the Bean- between A and B,” even though division of labor … and that’s a from 7:00 p.m. until 2:00 a.m. or truck involved an application and town Chicken, calling it “out of this they may be quite similar in quali- good thing.” 2:30 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, approval process with the Cam- world.” Ebbel Wins Scholarship, Edwards Expected to Energize Elections Kerry, from Page 1 Edwards forced Kerry’s aides to try acknowledged that political strategy Advocates for Platform to reconcile the senator’s dismissal played a part in how he settled on Democrats who roundly hailed of Edwards as unready for the presi- Edwards, but said that Kerry was Ebbel, from Page 1 MD/PhD program after carrying out the selection Tuesday said Edwards’ dency when the two men were more concerned that his running mate her responsibilities as Miss Massa- buoyant personality and drawling, vying in the Democratic primaries. “be in a position to succeed him.” talent awards. The talent category chusetts, although winning Miss sunny speaking style would bring a “In the Senate four years and that is Yet when asked when and how consists of a two-minute perfor- America would mean a full-time needed jolt of energy to Kerry’s the full extent of public life no inter- Kerry had satisfied himself of mance, she said, for which she and year-long commitment before ticket. They said he would provide a national experience, no military Edwards’ readiness to assume the played the Fantasy Impromptu by she could return to school. dramatic contrast with Vice Presi- experience,” Kerry said in Iowa in presidency, Cahill instead cited Chopin on piano. She said that one of the largest dent Dick Cheney, though Republi- January. “When I came back from Edwards’ “tireless” campaigning for The contest “is a scholarship benefits of being Miss Massachu- cans countered that a debate Vietnam in 1969, I don’t know if Kerry since withdrawing from the pageant,” she said, with the inter- setts is that she now has a stronger between the two would be a face-off John Edwards was out of diapers.” race. view and talent awards making up voice in advocating for her plat- between sizzle and substance, par- And in February, in a debate “When you’re competing in the 70 percent of a candidate’s overall form. The Massachusetts Legisla- ticularly in wartime when Edwards’ with Edwards, Kerry warned, “This primaries, you are thinking about score. It’s “not just about wearing a ture is “much more likely to respond relative lack of foreign policy expe- is not the time for on-the-job train- getting through the primaries,” she swimsuit,” she said, which makes to Miss Massachusetts” than to an rience would be an issue. ing in the White House on national said. “When you look at who is a up “a very minor part” of the MIT student, she said. Several Democrats also said security issues.” good running mate, a good partner, pageant overall. Joanne Chang ’03 also competed Edwards’ selection would put to rest Republicans immediately played that is a different calculus. And She received over $12,000 dol- in the pageant this year. Chang, a questions that Kerry, of Massachu- up Kerry’s past remarks. “This is the when he went through that, it was lars in school scholarships for win- course VI major, placed as fourth setts, was writing off the South. person he now considers qualified to clear to him that Sen. Edwards ning the competition. Ebbel said her runner up and focused on making sci- Rather, they said, Edwards’ addition be president of the United States?” would be a great partner to win the ultimate goal is to enroll in an ence more accessible to minorities. — and his support from blacks, asked Steve Schmidt, a Bush cam- presidency in November.” among other mainstay Democratic paign spokesman, as Republicans In his announcement, Kerry pro- constituencies — would put North circulated a 23-page, 16,000-word vided clues to how his estimation of Carolina into contention and bolster dossier Tuesday that depicted Edwards had risen. “I’ve seen John Kerry’s bid in some other southern Edwards as an unaccomplished, Edwards think, argue, advocate, leg- Give Life …Give Blood. states, improving his chances of out- inexperienced, disingenuous liberal. islate and lead for six years now,” doing the abysmal performance in The Bush campaign also began he said. “I know his skill, I know his the South of Al Gore, a native Ten- airing a television advertisement passion, I know his strength, I know nessean, four years ago. featuring what it described as “John his conscience, I know his faith.” Kerry’s choice of Edwards is Kerry’s first choice for a vice presi- “John Edwards is ready for this Monday 7/19 to also likely to have a powerful effect dential running mate,” Sen. John S. job,” Kerry said. “John Edwards is on the future direction of the Demo- McCain of Arizona. McCain, a ready for this job,” he repeated, Thursday 7/22 cratic Party, giving a platform to a Republican with an appeal to inde- adding that “I am determined that younger Democrat and setting up a pendents, had deflected several we reach out across party lines, that Student Center, 2nd Floor potential leadership clash between approaches by Kerry about forging we speak the heart of America, that Edwards, as Kerry’s presumptive a bipartisan ticket. we speak of hope and optimism, and Call 461-2300, x5-2094, or x5-2099 to schedule an heir, and Hillary Rodham Clinton, Edwards, the son of a millworker John Edwards will join me in doing appointment. who has ridden her husband’s lega- who became a successful and that.” cy to the Senate already and is wealthy trial lawyer, was spurred to For all their friction in the pri- American Red Cross widely thought to have designs on enter politics after his eldest son maries, Kerry and Edwards had two the White House herself. Wade’s death as a teenager in a car influential Democrats in common as While Edwards’ background as a accident in 1996. Two years later, in advisers: Sen. Edward M. Kennedy trial lawyer was sure to help Kerry his first race, he unseated senator of Massachusetts, who took and the Democratic Party raise Lauch Faircloth, then began running Edwards under his wing in the Sen- money heading into the fall cam- for the presidency before his first ate and took an increasingly large paign, Republicans and industry term was over. role in Kerry’s campaign during the tmrc officials said it also would propel Kerry left questions to his aides primaries; and Bob Shrum, the business executives, manufacturers Tuesday afternoon as he flew from speechwriter and media consultant and other proponents of curbs on here to Indianapolis to speak to a who worked for both Kerry and Tech Model Railroad Club of MIT civil litigation and jury awards to convention of the African Methodist Edwards until both men’s entry into step up their contributions to Bush. Episcopal Church and back. His cam- the primary race forced him to drop More immediately, the choice of paign manager, Mary Beth Cahill, Edwards as a client last year.

The Weather Wednesday will not snow Charges Against Aimee Smith Dropped Highs are in the mid 60s By Ray C. He Thursday gentle rain ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR The Middlesex District Attorney’s Office has dropped charges against local activist Aimee L. Smith PhD ’02 for disorderly conduct and disrupting a school assembly. The charges were dropped “ ‘at the request of News [MIT President Charles M.] Vest and in the interest of justice,’ according to court documents that were filed,” said Melissa Sherman, a press officer at the Brief Middlesex County District Attorney’s office. Smith had been arrested while handing out flyers to people attend- ing MIT’s June 4 commencement ceremony in Killian Court. “At my arraignment, they wanted to drop the charges if I would pay the court costs,” said Smith, who refused this offer. “They essen- tially admitted that they didn’t have anything” to warrant the “imagi- native set of charges,” she said. On June 11th, Smith and MIT Social Justice Cooperative mem- Join TMRC! bers Anne Pollock G, Katherine E. Gibson, and Suzanne P. Nguyen Help build and run an amazing model railroad G met with President Vest, she said. The four told Vest their side of on the MIT campus, with over 600 feet of track the story and discussed the role of free speech. and an automatic control system! After the discussion, Vest notified the District Attorney office that Build track, scenery, cars, and the electronics to MIT would not follow through with its charges, Sherman said. “My lawyer informed me that everything was dropped last Fri- make it all work. No experience necessary. day,” Smith said. Meetings: Room N52-118,Wed. 7-10, Sat. 5-11 “MIT did have a permit” for Memorial Drive, Smith said. “This shouldn’t allow them to forbid leafletting. If it comes to violating http://tmrc.mit.edu people’s constitutional rights, it’s gone too far.” [email protected] Vest did not respond to requests for comment. This space donated by The Tech

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1 MOVIE REVIEW ## ⁄2 ‘Spider-Man 2’ Better than the Original ‘Unbreakable’ Remains the Greatest Superhero Film By Philip Burrowes with a red color theme instead of blue this similarly in “Amazing #12.” After a series of multiple perspectives before they’re over, in STAFF WRITER time around. Usually the opening credits events wherein he lets people down because contrast to the static, stationary arenas of, Spider-Man 2 aren’t bragable, but unless the soundtrack’s he has to save the day, he decides life would well, real life. Or maybe it’s because Octavius Screenplay by Alvin Sargent melange of Danny Elfman with likes of Dash- just be easier for him if he were “Spider-Man, and Spider-Man are by their nature very dif- Directed by Sam Raimi board Confessional really does it for you, it’s no more,” a sequence lifted straight from the ferent fighters, so their fisticuffs can’t be Starring Tobey Maguire, Alfred Molina, imagery or nothing. pages of “Amazing #50.” However, once reduced to the “like Hong Kong, but bigger” Kirsten Dunst, James Franco Not that authors don’t try and lend some- Harry — who blames Spider-Man for his style which had been the previous frontier of Rated: PG-13 thing greater to the film. Michael Chabon — father’s death — allies with Octavius, Peter American action cinema since “Face/Off” or pider-Man 2 is not really about the of “Kavalier and Clay” fame — and long time Parker must become Spider-Man once more, so. More likely it’s because there is altogether eponymous superhero (Tobey screenwriter Alvin Sargent might have done if mostly out of a desire to save his inamorata less than half an hour of solid brawling in the Maguire) battling the eight- fine on their own. Instead, Spider-Man 2 Mary Jane, a damsel-in-distress tale as old as whole two hour-plus flick. Every time some- S appendaged evil genius Dr. Otto comes across much more like their collabora- time. one directs a limb at someone else, it’s a wel- “Octopus” Octavius (Alfred Molina). Rather, tors Alfred Gough and Miles Millar’s claim to Most people have better things to do than come respite from ultimately worthless char- it is a delicate and heartfelt exploration of the fame: Smallville. Smallville takes an icono- read children’s magazines from the sixties, acter development. consequences we face when we put our per- graphic comic book character, spends most of however, so they are blissfully unaware of the After all, we know Parker is going to sonal desires above the needs of our neigh- the time exploring his romantic relationships, hodgepodge origins of the plot. It’s certainly become Spider-Man again, yet a good chunk bors. The summer blockbuster — known for occasionally (but blatantly) foreshadows a superior to the previous Spider-Man, in any of the story consists of his repeatedly abdicat- pandering to the lowest common denominator future confrontation between that character case. The trademark wit of our protagonist is ing responsibility against his better judgment. — has never been better used to highlight the and his best friend, and likes to throw in a more evident, albeit still too infrequent. We Octavius is a sympathetic villain, in no small limitations brought paradoxically by the pos- CG-brawl for good measure. The same goes also get a deeper presentation of the extent to part because he can never come full circle; he session of extraordinary gifts. It’s a shame for Spider-Man 2, substituting Peter Parker which having an alter ego is just an absolute will always be a monster because of those too, because the movie is much better when for Clark Kent, Mary Jane Watson (Kirsten mess, from the difficulty dating to having a arms. Plus, he spends such a small amount of it’s just Spidey and Doc Ock fighting. Dunst) for Lana Lang, Harry Osborn (James costume that bleeds in the wash. He even time performing actual on-screen villainy we For those unfamiliar with either the first Franco) for Lex Luthor, and Octavius for spins a surprisingly diverse array of webs. For can forget he’s even in the movie. Harry and film or the characters’ general mythoi, you’re [Smallville villain du jour]. some reason, the public is still presented as Mary Jane, meanwhile, progress linearly to not going to be especially confused, but for What makes Gough and Millar’s style having a love affair with him, despite his vili- the point of being unbelievable, even for a the most part, “Spider-Man 2” knows it’s the even less inspiring is that the plot is a mish- fication in the press and the fact that he has comic film. Theirs are especially unfulfilling second installment in a presumptively popular mash of moments from Spider-Man’s comic the powers of one nature’s creepiest creatures. maturations, as their changes leave a host of franchise. The initial film’s plot is revisited history. Octavius is welded to a quartet of Equally mystifying are the multiple scenes of plot threads dangling, not merely begging but visually with a series of Alex Ross paintings mechanical arms while experimenting with a Spider-Man webslinging arbitrarily across the demanding the closure of a sequel years away. (if you’re a fan, look for his Amazing Fantasy new form of energy, as he was in “Amazing city, given that Sony Imageworks still can’t If that third film is as much an improve- #15 reinterpretation later). These probably Spider-Man #3.” His relationship with arms is make it look very believable. ment on the second as the second on the first, mean nothing if you don’t grasp their larger a schizophrenic symbiosis, à la Brian Michael Yet somehow, the fight sequences are still we might well be in for quite a treat. The cur- context, but provide a welcome good memory Bendis’ version of the villain. Meanwhile, among the most entertaining you will ever rent state of the franchise is nevertheless little jog if you do. On a whole, the title sequence Spider-Man’s powers mysteriously disappear, see. Perhaps it’s because they rapidly traverse more than popcorn ephemera, which everyone remixes the web-motif of the first film, except a conceit which occurs several times but most miles of constantly changing terrain, using is in the mood for now and again.

MOVIE REVIEW ‘Fahrenheit 9/11’: Pop Culture Virus New Michael Moore Documentary Gives Accessible Presentation of U.S. Politics By Jon Santiago the 20 seconds on either side of those 5 sec- onds of George W. Bush where he is totally Fahrenheit 9/11 discombobulated. In my film, I take the filter Written by Michael Moore off, and you see it raw and uncensored and the Directed by Michael Moore way it really is. It’s both hilarious and fright- Running time: 122 minutes ening.” Rated: R The road to distribution for Moore’s film alking into theaters across Amer- was full of nasty business disputes. “Fahren- ica this June and July, moviego- heit 9/11” was originally supposed to be made ers will encounter the typical by Icon, which is Mel Gibson’s production W blockbuster movie posters push- company. “They asked if there was any way ing the likes of “Spider-Man 2,” “The Chron- we could get someone else to take over the icles of Riddick,” “Garfield,” and other dis- deal, because they received a call from ‘top gustingly contentless drivel. Yet somehow a Republicans,’ people connected to the White documentary about politics and government House, who essentially wanted to convey the has joined their ranks, and even recently message to Mel, ‘Don’t expect any more invi- topped the box office. This documentary by tations to the White House if they’re going to film maker Michael Moore, who made the be behind this film.’ ” Academy Award winning documentary So then Moore’s agent arranged a deal “Bowling For Columbine,” is a beacon of with Miramax, a subsidiary of the Disney cor- hope for a media culture driven by distrac- poration. After the film had finished produc- tion-based violence, glamour and petty mate- tion, Michael Eisner was furious that Mira- rialism. Like it or not, the so-called “perma- max had signed the deal to do Moore’s film. nent adversarial culture” has seeped into “The movie, he believed, would complicate an mainstream pop culture. already complicated situation with current and Even if you disagree with what Moore’s future Disney projects in Florida, and that film “Fahrenheit 9/11” does to explain the many millions of dollars of tax breaks and corruption in Bush’s administration, the fact incentives were at stake,” said Moore in an that people around the country are taking the open letter. time to watch and debate the film, is a huge Eisner and Disney execs defended their step in the right direction for the American decision in The New York Times, claiming public. Politics, either in school or on C- that “it is not in the best interests of our SPAN, is always presented as arcane and company to distribute a partisan political inaccessible, putting the masses into sleep. On film that may offend some of our cus- top of this, there are major news outlets tomers,” and “ ‘Fahrenheit 9/11’ is not the pumping fear and chaos into the American Disney Brand; we put out family oriented mind, and an entertainment culture that serves films.” The reader may feel slightly skepti- to numb the consumer into a state of fetal cal about these comments, considering that dependency. What Moore’s film does is pre- Disney distributes and syndicates the Sean sent a clear, accessible, and entertaining pic- Hannity radio show, and Rush Limbaugh’s ture of government that essentially enfranchis- show is on Disney owned ABC. And about es and challenges every citizen to start paying the family film comment, Tarantino’s “Kill attention to matters that effect the world as a Bill” movies and “Pulp Fiction” are all whole. Miramax films. Since the movie has been released, critics Luckily for Moore, the film was picked up have gone after Moore, complaining about by IFC/Lion Gate films at the last minute. manipulation of images to achieve his Without question, “Fahrenheit 9/11” does “goals.” Of course they never talk about how have a bias. This bias is that individual we are constantly being fed manipulations by human life is more important than large insti- TV news every day, by the mere fact that they tutions. How you feel about it depends on edit and filter raw footage of Bush to make where your loyalties lie, and most people him sound somewhat coherent from time to heavily rewarded by the existing system have time. “Night after night on the evening news, a lot at stake to defend it. Moore’s movies, you’ll get maybe 5 seconds of George W. and the work of independent journalists Bush where it sounds like he makes sense,” around the world, give a voice to the voice- Moore explains in a recent interview with less who would otherwise be marginalized an LIONS GATE FILMS Weekly Dig magazine. “In my film, I show an unfeeling industrial machine. Michael Moore narrates in his documentary about the Bush administration. Page 6 THE TECH ARTS July 7, 2004 CONCERT REVIEW DJ Sasha Entrances Audience With Eclectic Set Whirlwind Tour Features New Songs From ‘Involver’ By Bo Miller Well, enough about my misadventures of the world. Stops on his tour include Roma- Now that Sasha’s sets are purely digi- and gripes in trying to actually get to Avalon nia, Turkey, Germany, Italy, three trips to tized by his computer, they have a more DJ Sasha to hear DJ Sasha spin. Once there, the famil- famed Ibiza of Spain, as well as Madrid, and eclectic quality than in the past. His seven- Avalon Night Club iar air of being taken over by the music and the US and UK, of course. “Involver” is his hour-plus New Year’s concert in New York June 25, 10 p.m. ambience hit me. It’s been a while since I’ve first mix compilation in almost five years and was more of a dance marathon; I felt like his been to a club where the music didn’t con- the first full-length release since his last inspiration had evaporated along with every- ote to self: when going out in Boston tain words that left nothing to the imagina- album “Airdrawndagger.” The album also one’s buckets of sweat. But while his sets for a real purpose besides becoming tion, i.e., hip-hop. In this respect, house, showcases the talents of friends and cohorts are different each time he plays, this tour juvenile werewolves who get trance, techno, and glowstick-implementing Felix Da Housecat, UNKLE, and Ulrich features mixes from the latter half of N smashed at moonrise and act like music is a refreshing break from the lack of Schnauss. “Involver,” including a new remix of “In a cavemen, do not ever rely on the MBTA. subtlety in pop culture these days. Of What has enabled this talent may be the State” by UNKLE and, his favorite, “Smile” After 45 minutes of waiting and watching a course, Avalon makes sure to compensate development of new mixing software called by The Youngsters. Having a line-up of train move back and forth in front of the Har- for that lack by displaying pencil-thin Abelton Live, which virtually does the beat- world-class progressive electronic music can vard T platform, taunting over 300 frustrated women who belong more in B-rated soft matching for you and has given Sasha room make any amateur DJ sound good, but with- T’ers, my patience gave. Instead, I took a cab porn movies than in nightclubs. This only to explore new ways to tantalize the masses, out Sasha’s singular tastes and personal into the city so I wouldn’t miss DJ Sasha’s suggests to me that youth and those seeking a la “Matrix Reloaded” party style. If you’ve touch, the night would have been just anoth- entire set at Avalon. it cannot find more fulfilling activities to seen the movie, you know Sasha has been er party put on by a club. “Involver” may be Trains and buses in Boston unpredictably thrive on than immediate gratification of exploring a lot. Instead of spending energy a dream come true, but Sasha’s live sets are break down and run late so often, it’s almost human impulses. syncing tracks from vinyl and CD’s, he now utterly unworldly. more effective to just walk everywhere and Commentary on the current state of performs in a manner akin to the “Wizard of Sasha’s innovative and truly artistic cre- exercise off frustrations while you’re at it. humanity aside, Sasha is one of the few who Oz,” creating almost dreamlike syntheses ations of rhythm and sound produced eupho- You would think that one of the most rigorous can draw crowds of people and transform you never could have imagined before you ria-inducing sensations for all the patrons of technical schools in the world could take the them into sweaty, dehydrated, gyrating mass- stepped foot inside the club. Haunting Avalon on Friday night. Watching everyone initiative to improve the functionality of a es. 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Boston’s Fourth of July For full photo coverage, see The Tech Web page at http://www-tech.mit.edu DANIEL BERSAK—THE TECH An estimated 450,000 people packed the esplanade along the Charles River for Boston’s annu- al Fourth of July concert and fireworks show. Concert headlin- ers were singer and actress Jen- nifer Holliday and former Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth. After the concert, over ten thou- sand fireworks shells lit up the night sky.

(above left) Launch tubes sit idle on the deck of the fireworks barge anchored in the Charles River on the afternoon before the show, Saturday, July 3.

(above) A young girl covers her ears as howitzers are fired toward the end of the “1812 Overture.”

(left) Thousands of revelers crowd the esplanade and hun- dreds of boats fill the Charles River basin in anticipation of the festivities on the 4th.

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PETER R. RUSSO—THE TECH (above) Audience members dance to Glenn Miller’s “In the Mood” during Boston’s Fourth of July celebration at the Hatch Shell.

(above right) Conductor Keith Lockhart leads the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra.

(right) Fireworks explode over the Charles River after the concert, as seen from the roof of the Green Building.