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Volume 122, Number 42 Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Friday, Septemer 24, 2002 Elections Z-Center Opens Doors to Community Support For 2006 .. For MEng To Begin Students Thursday Reduced By Matthew Kwan By Lauren E. LeBon Because of the economic down- The Class of 2006 will elect their turn in recent years, many Masters representatives for the Undergradu- of Engineering, or MEng, students ate Association beginning this in Course VI (Electrical Engineer- Thursday. ing and Computer Science) have Online voting will open at mid- found themselves without any night on Thursday and will close at funding or stipends for their time midnight on Monday. Paper ballot- here. ing will be held on Tuesday, Oct. Course VI was one of the hard- 1st, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Lobby est hit departments in terms of 10. income when the stock market Election winners will be began to fall. announced on Tuesday, Oct. 2 at Students met with department noon. leaders to voice their concerns over the matter. However, the matter is Candidates note low interest still unresolved as the economic outlook remains unchanged. So far, candidates have been dis- JEANZHENG appointed with attendance at cam- Students, Faculty and Staff enjoy the opening of the Zesiger Sports and Fitness Center yesterday. The Funds issue only arose recently paign events. new athletic center boasts 13,000 square feet of Health fitness space. "At the [study break] on the Ever since the MEng program's 19th, there was almost nobody By Veena Ramaswamy result we have seen so many stu- enthusiasm. initiation in 1993, MEng students there," said Tanzeer S. Khan '06, dents coming in." "It's a big improvement. I'm had few problems finding funding, candidate for 2006 President. The Albert and Barrie Zesiger "It's been really exciting," said glad that they actually did some- which included tuition, room and "More than anything, a lot of Sports & Fitness Center opened its Assistant Fitness Director of Oper- thing like this for the $40K we're board, and a stipend. people are just trying to get the free doors for the first time on Monday ations Chuck Rainey. "We have a spending a year," said Rafiq Z. A graduate student would usual- food," said candidate for 2006 Vice Sept. 23 to a "really 'good turnout," lot more people than we thought Dhanani '05. ly sign on with a professor to assist President Noelle J. Kanaga '06. said Assistant Department Head we'd get on the first day." Michelle C. Verticchio '02, an with research, and the professor in Some candidates cited low pub- for Facilities and Operations assistant field hockey coach at turn would grant the student fund- licity as a reason for the low Daniel J. Martin. MIT gladly accepts new center MIT, is also very pleased with the ing as a research assistant. Other- turnout. "It wasn't advertised very "We're very pleased with it - Students and MIT staff much," said candidate for 2006 being a day off," he said. "As a embraced Monday's opening with Zeslger, Page 15 MEng, Page IS Treasurer Christopher A. Suarez '06. "Most [freshmen] are busy. to Everyone is having their first round Over 100 Companies VISitInstitute for Career Fair of tests, so their focus is on acade- By Kathy Un tions, we tried our best to get a lot noon to 8 p.m. in Johnson Athletic afternoon each day. mics, not the election," Kanaga said. of companies to come to provide Center on Wednesday, Sept. 25. "About 160 companies will be the best Career Fair for the stu- The time frame of the fair is Fair appeals to small companies Campaigning to increase there" at tomorrow's Fall 2002 dents," said Career Fair planning different this year; in the past, it "This year's career fair is very This week, the candidates will Career 1:air, said Career Fair plan- committee member Jessie Q. Ding was two-day Career Fair, but the diverse. We offered smaller com- begin the last leg of their cam- ning committee member Michael '04. hours on each day were shorter, paigns. R.,Hall '03. The fair will take place from with the fair ending in the early Career Fair, Page 12 "It's going to become a lot more "It is certain that there are serious," Kanaga said. "The actual fewer companies hiring and that campaigning will really start to pick the companies that are hiring are up in the next day or two." hiring less ... but it's still a great Khan expects the UA to publi- time for MIT students because cize the election more heavily this companies want the best students, week. "The [study break on the] and they're at MIT," Hall said. "Despite the economic condi- Elections, Page 16 Arrow St. to Open in October, One Month Behind Schedule
By Jenny Zhang "soft opening"t'n-hichinvolves com- plimentary ice cream and other Arrow St. Crepes, which occu- foods will take place. Only lunch pies the former space of Toscani- will be served. Later, Arrow St. will ni's Ice Cream in the Student Cen- move on to its full schedule of 17 ter, is slated to open between Oct. 2 hours a day, six days a week, with and 4, owner James Murray said. half-days on the seventh. The restaurant's opening, original- ly scheduled to be at the beginning Opening is later than expected of this term, has been delayed Several factors prevented the because of construction slow- store's opening this month. downs. Murray said he thought the JONATHAN WANG-THE TECH Arrow St. will serve crepes, cof- delay was due to the building's low Deborah Uverman, Assistant Director for the School of Engineering' with the OffIce of Career Services fee, and some flavors of Toscanini's and Preprofessional Advising, assists Davis Wamola G (left) and Ephraim Tekle G In the workshop How ice cream. For the first few days, a Arrow St., Page 19 to Work a Career Fair. The workshop will be repeated today In Twenty Chimneys from noon to 1 p.m.
Aaron Carter Comics OPINION World & Nation 2 concert is as Gretchen Aleks argues the U.S. Opinion 4 exciting as government is not doing enough Events Calendar 7 Nickelodeon. to fight a global AIDS crisis. Arts 8 Daily Confusion 22 Page 9 Page 6 Page 5 Sports 24 Page 2 THE TECH- September 24, 2002 WORLD & NATION Congress Headed Toward Giving Marfues to Begin Desert War Bush What He Wants on Iraq
LOS ANGELES TJ.\ff:S Congressional opposition to authorizing a potential military attack Training on Kuwaiti Shores on Iraq is crumbling, but leading lawmakers are making a last-ditch effort to narrow the focus of a White House-requested resolution that By Tony Perry years ago in the months leading up Several thousand heavily armed would grant the administration wide latitude in dealing with Baghdad. LOS ANGELES TIMES to Operation Desert Storm. At that Army troops also are moving into White House officials and congressional leaders are meeting to ABOARD USS MOU/I.'T VERNON time, not so long after the end of the Kuwait as part of regularly sched- discuss possible changes to temper the far-reaching powers the presi- A thousand combat Marines Cold War, far more of the Penta- uled exercises or troop replace- dent asked for in a draft resolution sent to Congress last week. were scheduled to go ashore in gon's resources were still deployed ments, while about 600 military Meanwhile, the administration turned up the heat on the interna- Kuwait on Tuesday for a long- in Europe. planners from the military's Central tional community on the eve of introducing a formal resolution at the planned desert warfare exercise that But for much of the past decade, Command, based in Tampa, Fla., United Nations to force Iraq to surrender its weapons of mass has taken on added significance the Pentagon has based more than are now training in Qatar. destruction. because of the standoff between the 20,000 American military personnel The Pentagon says the planners Bush, during a trip to New Jersey, warned the United Nations that United States and Iraq. within close striking distance of have deployed to the Persian Gulf to it risks being seen as "nothing but a debating society" if it does not The Marines, from the 11 th Iraq, along with heavy equipment test the command's ability to set up pass a tough resolution on disarming Iraq. Marine Expeditionary Unit at Camp for at least four armored brigades a headquarters in a crisis. But senior Pendleton in California,. will train and Patriot anti-missile batteries to Pentagon officials say the planners with Kuwait army troops in the flat, protect them. could remain in Qatar to establish a Gore Challenges Bush sandy land near the border with Senior defense officials also say new forward headquarters in the - Iraq. The outskirts of Baghdad are that earlier this month, elite Special region based at Al Udeid Air Base On Iraq Policy only about 300 miles away. Operations troops began -training outside Doha, the capital of Qatar. ,\IEWSDAr The decision to move forward alongside CIA units that could be The Air Force is also taking Former Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore Monday with the exercise is the Pentagon's used in covert counterterrorism steps to prepare for a war, augment- issued a broad and blistering critique of George W. Bush's Iraq poli- latest show of military muscle in the operations within Iraq. ing the more than 200 warplanes cy, branding it politically divisive to the nation and the world and region. In recent weeks the U.S. The Navy has accelerated train- already based in the region to potentially destabilizing. military has been building on ing and maintenance schedules for enforce the no-fly zones over south- In his first major speech on Iraq before a group of top business already significant levels of troops many of its ships, including three ern and northern Iraq. The Pentagon and civic leaders in San Francisco, Gore said Bush's new policy of and equipment it has positioned in aircraft carrier battle groups based disclosed recently that it had asked pre-emptively acting against nations that threaten the United States the countries and seas around Iraq. on the West Coast, so they could be Britain for permission to base B-2 opens a door to "a string of military engagements against a succes- The permanent U.S. military ordered to steam toward the Persian stealth bombers at its air base on the sion of sovereign states: Syria, Libya, North Korea, Iran, etc." presence in the region is in stark Gulf on short notice, a senior Navy island of Diego Garcia in the Indian "If other nations assert the same right then the rule of law will quick- contrast to its relative absence 12 official said. Ocean. ly be replaced by the reign of fear," Gore told the Commonwealth Club. Gore said Bush has "squandered" world sympathy toward the United States in the wake oflast year's terrorist attacks and converted it into a wave of anti-American sentiment. Emergency Smallpox Response The White House has politicized the issue in a divisive play to the Republican right, Gore asserted. He said Bush has been "publicly taunting Democrats" about the consequences of next week's likely vote in Congress on a resolution authorizing military action against Plan Outlines Mass Vaccination Iraq as the Republican Party has rolled out "prepackaged advertising" meant to "focus on war." By Ceci Connolly it wants the country to be ready to cine but also handle security, trans- THE WASHINGTON POST respond. Officials said they would port people, brief the media, direct WASHINGTON treat even a single case of smallpox traffic, run instructional videos, Adelphia's Founder, 4 Others A federal emergency response as a terrorist incident and move collect medical histories, enter data plan for vaccinating the entire U.S. quickly, with the helps of states, to into computers and respond to Indicted on Fraud Charges population against a smallpox nationwide vaccination. other emergencies. NEII'SIH r attack envisions recruiting at least "The purpose of this plan is to "To do mass vaccination in 10 The Rigas family created "a towering facade of false success" for 1.3 million volunteers to staff take the next step in getting states days would be a total nightmare," Adelphia Communications and "lined their pockets with shareholder health clinics 16 hours a day for a ready in the event of an attack," said said Donald Leung, editor of the dollars," a federal prosecutor said Monday in filing a 24-count fraud full week. Walter Orenstein, director of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical indictment that seeks to recover $2.5 billion. The mass vaccination guidelines National Immunization Program at Immunology. The action came two months after the family members were issued Monday outline an unprece- the Centers for Disease Control and The plan instructs state officials arrested at their apartment and accused of running the nation's sixth- dented medical challenge that public Prevention. "The goal here is to to identify 20 sites for vaccinating biggest cable TV company like a "personal piggy bank." health experts say is hard to imag- help states and localities develop the every 1 million people. High The charges were filed Monday in Manhattan federal court against ine: inoculating 288 million Ameri- capacity to provide vaccine to very schools, health clinics, arenas, the- John Rigas, 77, who is the company founder and recently ousted cans quickly and calmly against the large numbers of people as rapidly aters, conference halls and perhaps chairman, two of his sons and two other former Adelphia executives. backdrop of a bioterrorist attack. as possible." / shopping malls could be used, Based on the conspiracy, wire fraud and bank fraud counts, Never in the nation's history has In the 50-page document sent to according to the plan. including 16 new securities fraud charges not included in the original such a rapid, large-scale inoculation state and local health commission- To meet a goal of vaccinating 1 complaint, a judge could theoretically put each in jail for up to 250 program been undertaken, although ers, the CDC lays out a step-by- million in seven to 10 days requires years and fine each $19.5 million. Arraignment is set for Oct. 2 drafters of the guidelines said they step scenario for dealing with a minimum of 4,680 people, accord- before Judge Leonard B. Sand. drew on the lessons of smaller vac- smallpox - from ordering refriger- ing to the plan. "The defendants used many of the most sophisticated tricks in the cination campaigns. ators for storing vaccine to sched- "I'm astounded at the number of corporate fraud playbook," said U.S. Attorney James Comey. He While federal officials have uling daily trash pickup at dozens people it takes to actually make this called the alleged scheme "one of the most elaborate and extensive released little information on the of vaccination clinics. It urges happen and the work it will entail," corporate frauds in United States history." potential threat of a bioterrorist states to identify and train person- said Maryland Secretary of Health attack, the Bush administration says nel to not only administer the vac- Georges Benjamin. 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Glacial Avalanches May Show Justice Issues Guide To Sharing Probe Data Signs of Global Climate Change TilE WASHINGTON POST Federal criminal investigators are now required to share once By Usha Lee McFarling pletely. ry. sacrosanct wiretap and grand jury material with intelligence agencies LOS ANGELES TIMES While a full scientific assess- Despite such dramatic evidence when the information relates to terrorism or weapons of mass LOS ANGELES ment of what caused the disaster that global warming is occurring, destruction, the Justice Department said Monday. The entombment of a Russian will takes weeks or months, Russ- the human toll has been largely Guidelines laid out by department officials establish how material village this weekend under 3 mil- ian officials said Monday there overlooked. Much of the attention gathered in criminal probes will be shared with the CIA and other lion tons of ice and mud from a was evidence that the collapse of that has been paid to climate intelligence agencies, though officials said such transfers of informa- collapsing glacier is a stark warn- the Maili glacier was linked to cli- change has focused on the Arctic tion have been occurring informally since the USA PATRIOT Act ing of the dangers global climate mate change. U.S. experts said the and Antarctic, regions vulnerable was approved last October. change poses for the multitude of incident was exactly the type that to temperature change but sparsely The act, enacted in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, gives human settlements that dot the would be caused by the extensive populated. new powers to law enforcement and intelligence agencies, including world's mountainous regions. global warming that is gradually - The Russian disaster and grow- the authority to share information they previously were required to The collapse left nearly 100 melting the world's ice and snow. ing changes throughout the world's keep secret from one another. people missing and at least 17 "Glaciers tend to (collapse) like mountainous regions show that The guidelines released Monday address only the sharing of dead. Scientists say the disaster is that when they're receding, and global warming is beginning to material gathered by criminal investigators, not the transfer of only the latest example of the glaciers are receding all over the affect areas much closer to home information obtained in intelligence investigations. That issue is increasing risks faced by those world," said Dan Fagre, an ecolo- - temperate regions that are often being litigated before an appeals panel of the secret Foreign Intelli- who live beneath mountains - gist and expert on the ramifications densely populated. gence Surveillance Advisory Court. The PATRIOT Act loosened from poor farmers to wealthy of glacier loss at Glacier National "We have to start looking at the the rules governing that information as well, permitting intelli- skiers - as glaciers above them Park, where more than 100 glaciers human dimension," said Alton C. gence officers to share more of what they gather with criminal melt, break apart and dry up com- have disappeared in the past centu- Byers, a mountain geographer. investigators. .Panel Urges More Online Content Parents to Seek Voluntary Recall To Boost Broadband Demand LOS ANGELES TIMES On -Early Model of Child Car Seat A White House panel studying ways to boost demand for high- speed Internet access is expected next week to encourage Hollywood By Ricardo Alons~Zaldivar CEO Martin Schwartz, the parents minimum federal safety standards. and others to offer more online content. The report also will recom- _LO_S_AN_G_E_LE_S_T1_M_ES contend that the seat is defective Priced as low as $20, they are mend that more workers use high-speed lines to telecommute from WASHINGTON because it "has no harness restraint also a bargain. home. The parents of three-year-old to retain the upper torso." Children have allegedly been After intense lobbying by industry groups, the President's Council Patricia Fairfax ~nd those of Dorel's Cosco unit is the only injured in two ways: by being eject- of Advisors on Science and Technology sidestepped calls for an over- Christopher Armstrong, two, . company still manufacturing the ed during rollovers and by breaking haul of the nation's telecommunications networks, such as backing thought they were keeping their "shield boosters," which hark back their necks or injuring their heads as the regional Bell phone companies' bid to scale back laws that regu- children safe. They put them in car to early child-seat designs. Cosco they double over the shield in severe late their ability to compete in the market for high-speed Internet booster seats that used padded pIas- says that tests by the U.S. govern- head-on collisions. access, or broadband. tic barriers across the chest instead ment and by experts hired by the Trial lawyers have compiled Instead, the blue-ribbon panel of industry executives and acade- of straps to hold toddlers in place. company validate the seats. records of at least 18 deaths blamed mics hopes to encourage the development of more online entertain- But Patricia and Christopher "This product is a safe product on Cosco shield boosters from 1987 ment, as well as online government and educational services, as a were killed in separate crashes that is saving children's lives," said through 2001. The company sold a way to lure more of the 70 million Americans now online to upgrade while younger siblings, riding in car Ken Mitchell, a company seat called the Explorer starting in to broadband. seats with built-in straps, survived. spokesman. 1985, and replaced it with the Grand Broadband is four to 30 times faster than a standard dial-up Tuesday, a group of parents and Although many safety advocates Explorer in 1996. modem. their lawyers will petition Canada- and the American Academy ofPedi- The government's auto safety "We think this report will be a very significant move forward," based Dorel Industries to voluntarily atrics recommend that parents not agency - the National Highway said Claudia Jones, a spokeswoman for AT&T Corp., which has been recall as many as' 10 million of the use shield boosters, the seats contin- Traffic Safety Administration - has following the issue closely. boo~t~r seats. 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Chairman Sandra M. Chung '04 Editor in Chief Jennifer Krishnan '04 Business Manager Ian Lai G Managing Editor Joy Forsythe '04 Executive Editor Nathan Collins G
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Letters TOThe Editor PRODUC770N STAFF Editors: Joel Corbo '04, David Carpenter '05; The Human Factor Additionally, non-occupational activities Medical Services for fear of disciplinary reper- Associate Editors: Anju Kanumalla '03, Andrew "If one measures success by equipment per- can increase your radiation dose significantly cussions, either for the student in need of care Mamo '04, Shefali Oza '04, Nicholas R. HofT formance alone," raves a recent MIT News more than occupational activities. For example, or for the individuals surrounding the incident. '05; Staff: Eric J. Cholankeril G, Gayani Tillek- Office puff piece, then MIT -designed voting because K-40 is a naturally-occurring radioac- It is the goal ofMIT Medical to address the eratne '03, Eric Tung '04, Hangyul Chung 'OS, technology struck a telling blow for democracy tive isotope and present in all foods with potas- problem of alcohol abuse as an epidemiological Jennifer Fang 'OS, James Harvey '05, Jean Lu in the backwater banana republic of Florida. sium, consumption of potassium-rich foods will problem, much as it might address an epidemic 'OS, Mandy Yeung 'OS, Nur Aida Abdul Rahim. Never mind if Floridians didn't have quite the increase your radiation dose. If you drink an of sahnonella or another disease. After provid- OP/NION STAFF same rosy view of the situation, since their eight-ounce glass of orange juice every morn- ing the necessary care via a health care profes- Editors: Roy Esaki '04, Jyoti R. Tibrewala '04; sparkling voting-booths-of-the-future didn't ing, you receive a dose of 2.5 mrem a year. For sional, individual incidents will be used solely Columnists: Daniel L. Tortorice '02, Philip Bur- open until noon. It turns out that the staff was so that matter, if you get the USRDA of potassium as anonymous data points in an examination of rowes '04, Akshay Patil '04, Stephanie W. Wang befuddled by all of the technological gadgetry in your diet, you receive an annual dose of the system as a'whole, in an attempt to discover '04; Staff: Basil Enwegbara G, Brice Smith G, that they couldn't find the "~n" switch. about 10 mrem in doing so. In other words, if and address any problems that might be present. Michael Borucke '0 I, Kris Schnee '02, Gretchen What a great parable for all of us techies: no the individual whom I previously referenced is In all communities, from time to time, there Aleks '04, Christen M. Gray '04, Ken Nesmith matter how clever your engineering is, success taking in sufficient potassium (or optimal are fragile members who need all the structure '04, Andrew C. Thomas '04, Tao Vue '04, Vivek Rao '05. is never measured by equipment performance health, he gets a higher dose from 10 years of a and support a r~l ~oIpIIlunity can offer. MIT is alone. All engineering problems are fundamen- healthy diet than 32 years of working in the no' exception. We are committed to designing SPOR TS STAFF tally human problems, and human usability is nuclear industry. policies that botli protect 'individual patient con- Editors: Helana Kadyszewski '03, Jennifer the only real measure of success. I suggest that if you are very concerned fidentiality and-provide a safety net for-people DeBoer '05; Staff: Robert Aronstam '02, Ade- Jacob Eisenstein G about radiation, you examine 'your breakfast. in serious~difficulty~-\v.hile;we ackDowledge the line Kuo '02, Rory PheifTer '02. before you examine occupational. exposure to role of disciplinary action and' the. n~ea to' care- ARTS!'7'AFF radiation. Further, if Mr. Smith is truly interest- " - fully'consid~r bgtli individual:studentnghts'and Editors: Jeremy Baskin '04, Daniel S. Robey Too Much Concern ed in informing the public about potential life- community safety, it is .not the role10f MIT '04; Associate Editor: Allison C. Lewis '04; shortening activities, he should write columns Medical.to levy disciplinary sanctions:-< ,; {l Staff: Erik Blankinship G, Lance Nathan G, For Safety about the automotive and tobacco industries We invite all community members to'learn Bence P. Olveczky G, Sonja Sharpe G, Fred As a federal employee in the field of nuclear rather than occupational radiation exposure. more about the ongoing projects' and.the Choi '02, Amandeep Loomba '02, Bess Rouse safety, I question the relevance of Brice Smith's Victoria Anderson '02 resources available by contacting- Dean Danny '02, Veena Thomas '02, Winnie Yang '02, column last week ["A Culture of Safety?"]. Pre- Trujillo at the Office of Community Develop- Daniel J. Katz '03, Amy Meadows '03, Chaitra sumably, he sought to raise concern about expo- ment and Substance Abuse programs,
CIR IOOS/SIS person with a lifetime occupational dose of 100 greater than 15 percent will struggle with alco- October 8, 1977. In fact, we are celebrating our Aaron Isaksen SM '0 I, Solar Olugebefola G, mrem after 32 years in the industry; everybody hol abuse and/or dependence, this fact must be 25th anniversary this year. Xixi D'Moon '01, Bao-Yi Chang '02, Jumaane else with whom I have spoken on the matter addressed while maintaining the trust of the This is a common mistake that many people Jeffries '02, Lara Kirkham '03, Duane Tanaka has never had a reportable dose (dose is community. at MIT make. Alpha Phi Sorority, was however, '03, Alison Wong '03, Sean Liu '04, Tina Shih reportable at 0.5 mrem and is measured quar- MIT Medical is bound by professional the first National Panhellenic Conference '04, Nancy Phan 'OS, Josie Sung 'OS. terly). To put those numbers in perspective, ethics and the law to ensure that patient confi- (NPC) sorority at MIT. Alpha Kappa Alpha
BUS/Nf.X'; STAFF background radiation dose at sea level is 360 dentiality will not be breached under any cir- Sorority is not a part of the NPC, but the Advertising Manager: Aye Moah 'OS; Staff: mrem per year; in other words, the individual cumstances. Information regarding individual National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC). We are Joey Plum '03. with the 100 mrem lifetime occupational dose student medical care including alcohol treat- currently working with the David Rogers, the gets a higher dose from unavoidable sources in ment is not transmitted to parents or to any MIT Assistant Dean of FSILGs to establish an MIT lECIINOU)(/Y SUI-T three months than in 32 years of work in the administrative office. Students should not fear NPHC Chapter. Staff: Frank Dabek G, Kevin Atkinson '02, nuclear industry. calling MIT Medical or the Student Emergency S. Elizabeth Burr '03 Daniel Leeds 'OS.
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September 24,2002 OPINION THE TECH Page 5 Put Your Money The Trendy Where Your Mouth Is Elite fighting AIDS is about as strong as Bush's Before the United States can go around Gretchen Aleks command of the English language. The Unit- tooting its horn as the AIDS savior, it should B-Schools ed Nations General Fund for AIDS, Tubercu- make some real contributionsto the cause. Giv- This week, "Takalani Sesame," the South losis, and Malaria estimates that it will take a ing the appropriate $2.5 billion annual grant to African version of the television show Sesame yearly commitment of $10 billion to imple- the United Nations AIDS fund would be a A pep talk Street, introduced a new character, Kami. ment the necessary treatment and education good first step. Providing some incentive for What separates Kami from other Sesame reforms in under-developed countries; the drug companies to sell anti-retroviral drugs at For business students Street characters is that she is HIV positive, a United States' contribution to this fund should cost to governments of AIDS-ravaged coun- fact that is not so unusual among South work out to be over two billion dollars each tries would be another good move. The World Africans. One in nine year. The United Health Organization issued guidelines earlier Basil Enwegbara people in the country is States, however, has this year which listed anti-retrovirals as essen- infected with HIV, and only spent $2.3 bil- tial in AIDS treatment, despite the fact that As we now settle down, those who know the rate of infection is AIDS funding was the only lion in the past six- many United States government officials main- B-Schools (business schools) well know how increasing. It is repre- lei' R 11 Id teen years combined tain incorrectly that an anti-retroviral regimen they all are about hard work and sleepless hensible that five-year- examp e 0 In owe COU on international aid is simply too complex for people in developing nights. From one course to another, and from olds around the world give in his speech, in which for HIV/AIDS treat- nations to handle. In fact, this was the first year one conference to another, you are in constant have to deal with the ment. With this piti- in history that government funds have gone move. Being at an elite B-Schoollike Sloan is harsh realities of HIV he tried to show that the ful quantity as its towards medication for infected people in the a dream come true. It's all about the making and AIDS, but it is per- United States was still interested baseline, the United Third World. It looks like a lot of the money the doors to the corporate world wide open. haps much worse that States can get away that USAID claims to have used for fighting All you need do is pass through them. some countries, such as in saving the world. Right. with saying that it has AIDS has gone towards the fluffy abstinence- "Remember, we are all smart guys; everyone the United States, have expanded its commit- education programs that Bush advocates even is very smart and very future-oriented." So, long had the power to The United States' commitment ment to fighting though they're largely ineffective. we can't be seen as empty dreamers at all. abate the impacts of the to l1ohtino AIDS is about AIDS by biblical pro- In the meantime, before South Africa sees Learn to be in, in your own interest as well as disease, and yet refuse J~, c:s portions. any results from this influx of money being in the group interest. to take substantial as strong as Bush ~ command Despite its tight- trumpeted by Colin Powell and Tommy As future corporate chiefs, we are sup- action against the pan- fistedness, the United Thompson, creators of "Takalani Sesame" posed to be already in a hurry, getting out of demic. of the English language. States is still trying to hope that Kami will alleviate the social strain here and joining them there. Our nostalgia is The United States make itself out to be . caused by AIDS by demonstrating to South understandable indeed. Remember, the new- recently has made its progressive and gen- African children that people with AIDS are comers are adapting and learning our codes of "commitment to fight- erous when it comes normal and should not be stigmatized by their conduct as fast as they can. Let them become ing AIDS" its poster-issue to show the world to funding international relief. The United illness. In reality, it would seem that President community integrated. As children, we all that it cares. AIDS funding was the only States Agency for International Development Bush and his pals in Washington need the learn from our parents; the new Sloanies are example Colin Powell could give in his (USAID) displays prominently on its Web puppet more. Perhaps only Sesame Street will quickly learning from us. After all, it's all part speech at the World Summit in Johannesberg, page that it has spent more on AIDS relief be able to bring the AIDS crisis down to a of going to an elite B-School. A world well in which he tried to show that, despite our than any agency, public or private, in the level Bush is capable of understanding. defined by us: the world of cell phones, ring- shirking on Kyoto and other international world. It neglects to state that the budget of Maybe then his administration will drop the ing continuously in the classroom; laptops treaties, the United States was still a team the United States government eclipses by a rhetoric about the United States' generosity in always screening and monitoring markets player interested in saving the world. much larger amount the budget of any other fighting AIDS and something will actually get around the globe; and The WallStreet Journal Right. The United States' commitment to agency, public or private, in the world. done. and The Financial Times always handy. Champions must always have the latest BMWs and Lexuses in the parking lot. Community of Tolerance How the market is performing is a fre- quently asked question. What about high- Guest Column who refused to give his name was, "Israeli and especially in Montreal, a place where techs, derivatives, bonds, hedging? They too provocation: as usual." When reading the diversity and tolerance are.expounded virtues. are familiar words, frequently mentioned in Jaines Vanzo story, I couldn't help but see mental images of What occurs to me as even scarier is the possi- conversations. As it is here, so it is there from I. the Little Rock Nine. bility that such a thing could happen here. I Sloan to Harvard B-School to Wharton and to -:01'11admitthat since. coming. to MIT, I Netanyahu, who was guarded in his hotel can't help but think of last week, when "Jews Stanford. You can't afford not to fit in. Never _ haven't paid much attention to news'from the all day,w~s disappointed, but found some for Jesus" adopted the in-your-face tactic in avoid dinners or cocktails. Never avoid week- , "outside;'.~Ittook something big_-=-anq close good in the situation: "[Canadians] were given dispersing anti-Semitic material. I'm not Jew- end parties. They are all part of it. Otherwise, to home ---:to break my isolation and ignorant an opportunity to see firsthand the mad ish, but I can imagine that it would feel pretty why are you here in the first place? Remem- bliss. Being from Burlington, Vermont, a story zealotry that endangers our world. That same horrible to have propaganda declaring how ber, by not doing so, you risk classmates from nearby Montreal caught my eye. On Sep- mentality - whose offshoot you see here - . evil I am shoved in my face and the faces of avoiding you or even outright disowning you. 'tember 9, according to Canada's National runs sovereign states, and those states are my peers. Now that we've arrived, we wait to see the Post, "Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin amassing weapons of mass destruction." Ahronheim asked where in the world it is present economic downturn changed. Boy, Netanyahu was forced to abandon a speaking The horror of this story is especially exem- safe for her. If Canada is not that place, can who can afford to wait? How can lifestyles be engagement at Concordia University after plified in the incident of Thomas Hecht, a 73- America be? Can we here at MIT be that maintained? I have got mortgages to pay and what organizers billed as 'a peaceful informa- year old Jew who place? VVe have an loan obligations to meet after graduation. tion picket' broke into a riot at the downtown attempted to attend the Israeli lecture series Should the present situation continue, how Montreal campus. Concordia officials called lecture. In his words, coming up in October can we raise funds from those arch venture off the event after some 200 Palestinian sup- "It was 1939 Europe all It is shocking to me - I can only trust in capitalists? Raising our "seed money" for our porters smashed through the .glass facade of over again." According the reasoning minds of startup company from the "Socrates?" What .the building where Mr. Netanyabu was sched- to the National Post, that such an incident could occur niy fellow students. I about angel funds? Will that become the alter- uled to speak." Irrespectiveof one's home, this "About 25 protesters in Canada, one of the world~ absolutely believe that native? Or is the present financial crunch only story cannot help but hit very close. screaming 'Palestinian there will be no prob- temporary as we hope to raise three million The rest of the story went on to describe Checkpoint!' encircled foremost democracies, and lem, but I think a more dollars equity? the horrifying situation that Jewish students Mr. Hecht, a Czecho- important question to Can the corporate world say that it can do and other Montreal residents were put in. Sara slovakian-born Holo- espedally in Montreal, a place ask is, if we are to be without the B-School graduates, the fixers of Ahronheim describes how she barely man- caust survivor, as he leaders in the world, business problems? The world is as we define aged to make it into the auditorium before attempted to enter the where diversity and tolerance are we the kind of it. Perception is reality. We're an indispens- protesters cut off any entrance to the building. Hall Building. Several are expounded virtues. Even people who will work able class of professionals, aren't we? As long Once inside, she says, "Chaos broke out and protesters pushed him against such "mad as capitalism is the system, the. world out riot cops made us run for the door to the audi- against a wall, spitting scarier is the possibility that zealotry" as caused the there knows that ours is the dominant profes- torium - I thought I was going to get killed, I on him and kicking his Montreal riot? I have sion and we're not going to be threatened. swear." A fight ensued between the police and ankles." A shaken Mr. such a thing could happen here. faith - I believe that Champions will always lead. the protesters who had broken into the build- Hecht responded to the MIT students are the If you think that we are trendy'-then why ing. assault saying, "This is brightest in the world. not try students at other elite B-Schools, like Police finally managed to secure the situa- a violation of all that Canadians value." If the same powers of reasoning that are try Harvard B-School, Stanford, or Wharton? tion outside. The people who had made it Sara Ahronheim says, "If we cannot applied in solving complex scientific problems That's the reality of this world, that's the real- inside waited for three hours before they were express ourselves here in Canada, champion of are put to use in determining how we deal with ity everywhere. It's the trend well reaffirmed let back out, in groups of 10, to the now barri- free speech and human rights, where on earth other people, only the best can prevail. David in any elite B-School you visit, where future caded mob. The Jews were spit on, shouted at, can we do so? If we cannot feel safe in our Battistuzzi, a protester, said, ''There's no free corporate emperors are trained. We are going and assaulted with coins. As they made their own cities where we have grown up and speech for hate speech." I think it's good to be the Gateses, the Dells, the Soros, and the way through, they sang Hebrew songs. Dalia thrived, where are we to go?" It is shocking to advice. Chambers of tomorrow's corporate capital- Lubell said, "We were trying to show that me that such an incident could occur in Cana- James Vanzo is a member of the Class of ism. These are the elite B-Schools realities peace is possible." 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The senior fellow, Dibner Institute for History of Science and Tech- 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - PowerPolnt Quick Start. PowerPoint makes it easy to jazz up your presentations. Get nology discusses her book, "The Soundscape of MOdernity: Architectural Acoustics and the Culture of Listening an introduction to what PowerPoint can do. Rnd out how to create slide shows. Learn how to use drawing tools, in America, 1900-1933." free. Room: Rm E25-111. Sponsor: MIT Libraries and the MIT Press Bookstore. graphics, and create handouts. Room: N42 Demo. Sponsor: Information Systems. 6:00 p.m. - authors@mlt - Emily Thompson - Soundscapes of Modernity. THE SOUNDSCAPE OF MODERNITY. In 12:00 p.m. -1:00 p.m. - What Every Woman Should Know: gynecologic cancers. Attend this discussion to hear this history of aural culture in early-twentieth-century America, Emily Thompson charts dramatic transformations an overview of the essentials on gynecologic cancers. 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Join us when we discuss environmentalism at MIT in all its aspects, the MIT Campus Police, this program will heighten your awareness and provide you with several tips for your per- including: assisting the MIT administration to improve environmental conditions; taking a boat along the Charles sonal safety while on or off campus; while walking, driving or in your home. Childcare provided. free. Room: W20- to clean it; trips to local nature reserves; and plants for the MIT community. free. Room: 1-246. Sponsor: SAVE. Page 8 THE TECH September 24,2002 THE ARTS THEATER REVIEW podge. this fast-paced performance. All is well that ends well, and it is Ameri- Boston Ballet is off to a fresh start under can choreographer William Forsythe that its new artistic director, but it remains to be delivers the hard-hitting punch that brings the seen if Mikko Nissinen can keep it up. One of A GoodFinnish Start evening to a successful conclusion. In the the major obstacles he faces is the very audi- Middle, Somewhat Elevated is set to Dutch ence he is catering to. Boston Ballet regulars Boston Ballet presents 'Morris, Forsythe, and a composer Thorn Willems' throbbing and vis- have grown fat on many sugar-coated crowd- ceral electronic music. The very physical pleasers and seem to be wanting more of the World Premiere' dancing, the almost robotic movements, and same. On the Friday evening I went to see the harsh lighting all combine to give the Nissinen's venture into the new and exciting, By Bence Olveczky the stone," so Morris tries to capture the piece an industrial feel. The high energy danc- more than half the seats in the Wang auditori- STAFF WRITER choreography hidden in the music. The seven ing radiates a lot of sexuality, making In the um were empty. The only positive aspect of Morris, Forsythe, and a World Premiere couples dancing the piece provide a gentle Middle, Somewhat Elevated a surprisingly tit- this is that you are likely to get a very good Boston Ballet and graceful illustration of Beethoven's piece, illating piece. The sibling pair April and seat for the student rush tickets that cost only Wang Theatre following the changing moods of the music Simon Ball, together with Sarah Lamb and $12.50. It's a rare bargain and a good way of Sept. 19-29 with their expressions and movements. And Gael Lambiotte, are outstanding and largely showing your support for a daring undertaking By Mark Morris, William Forsythe, Jorma £10 just as Beethoven's orchestration lacks responsible for the erotic charge exuding from that deserves to succeed. Directed by Mikko Nissinen soloists, so the dancing is the coherent effort of an ensemble rather than the sum of individ- ual performances. ith his inaugural production, The second piece on the program is by Boston Ballet's new artistic direc- Nissinen's compatriot Jorma Elo. That the tor Mikko Nissinen has taken a program title does not feature Elo's name (his W stance. Instead of the old-fash- piece is the "World Premiere") is a testimony ioned, sappy. fairy-tale-like ballet evenings to his obscurity, and his offering Sharp Side of that traditionally open the season, the young Dark is not likely to propel him to stardom Finn has chosen to introduce himself with a either. The piece, which is set to a string-trio string of contemporary works. A daring arrangement of Bach's "Goldberg Variations," choice, and one that hopefully signals a direc- starts out promising. The stage resembles a tion away from conservative crowd-pleasers futuristic movie set with giant spotlights sus- favored by the old guard towards new and pended over the dance floor, moving up and exciting dance. down, lights coming on and off. All the while, Morris. Forsythe, and a World Premiere is the choreography explores the possibilities of luckily a much more imaginative evening of the "duet" as a choreographic element, bring- dance than the title suggests. It starts with ing to mind the works of Merce Cunningham Maelstrom, a trademark Mark Morris piece and Trisha Brown. But Elo fails where Morris set to Beethoven's "Ghost Trio." What distin- succeeds, and in the end the lighting, the guishes Morris as a choreographer is his music, and the dance seem antagonistic and bravura in creating a symphony of dance disjointed, and it is unclear what the common moves to match and complement the music. theme is. The suspicion must be that Elo tried Just as the Renaissance sculptor Michelangelo too hard to do too much and in the process was trying to "release the figures trapped in came up with a bit of a half-baked hodge- Boston Ballet dancers evoke the choreography hidden In the music. CD REVIEW CONCERT REVIEW Andy Stochansky's Ptolemy Players Passionate Pulitzers Five Star Motel By Kevin Der ticular piece actually contains entire passages very similar to better-known Copland works Still Stochanskian Ptolemy Players such as "Spring" and "Fanfare for the Com- Killian Hall mon Man." At one point, the violins even By Fred Choi ticularly on the slower songs. Although these . Sept. 20, 7:30pm played a melody seemingly identical to the STAFF WRITER ballads generally hark back to the sound of opening of "Rodeo." The loveliest part of the Five Star Motel his second album, only a few of them (such ast Friday night, the Ptolemy Players, sextet was the clarinet, when it had the Andy Stochansky as "Everest," "Here Nor There," and an MIT chamber music ensemble, opportunity to emerge from the group during ReA "Hymn") come anywhere near being as mem- gave a performance at Killian Hall its several solos .. Aug. 20 orable as the ones on Fusebox, many of them Lfeaturing works by Pulitzer Prize win- Elliott Carter's "Enchanted Preludes" hampered by uninspired lyrics. "22 Steps" ners in the field of music composition. The was performed next by flute and cello. The t'shighly suspicious that the Canadian features the uncharacteristically weak chorus: composers represented at the concert includ- piece began mysteriously, as if there existed singer-songwriter Andy Stochansky has "Takes 22 steps! From the walk to your door/ ed Ned Rorem, William Bolcom, Aaron Cop- a hint of danger, and then slipped into a mag- been so heavily promoted by international Takes 22 steps/ Cause I've tried it before;" land, Elliott Carter, Virgil Thomson, Samuel ical duet. While for the most part the two Icorporate record stores lately, given that and "One Day," although it presents what is Barber, and Institute Professor John Harbi- instruments collaborated beautifully, at sev- his first two albums were so individual and no doubt a sincere sentiment, slips into Hall- son. Though all are Pulitzer Prize winners, eral points the flute produced notes too pierc- uncompromising and that he drummed with mark banality with lines such as: "One day unfortunately none of the pieces performed ing during a crescendo, which disturbed the indie queen Ani Difranco for so many years. the world stood still/ And we all sang one were actually the compositions for which the flow of the piece and .even caught a few While You Slept (1995) was a musically idio- song." The dangerous line between straight- prizes were won. Nevertheless, the group members of the' audience by surprise. The syncratic, although not a classic, indie debut, forward honesty and oversentimentality that presented their selections with the utmost composer won the Pulitzer Prize for music while Radio Fusebox (1999) showed a multi- Stochansky adroitly navigated on Fusebox is enthusiasm in a professional and engaging composition twice, one of only two people to talented musician firmly in control of his abil- troublesome at times here, but when he performance. do so, for his Second and Third String Quar- ities as percussionist, pianist, and songwriter. achieves the right balance and combines it The concert began with three songs by tets in 1960 and 1973. Radio Fusebox, with its symphonic and often- with his newly found pop sensibility, Five Ned Rorem titled "Early in the Morning," Nine vocalist members of the Ptolemy times ethereal songs, is a quietly unpreten- Star Motel succeeds in being engaging both "The Midnight Sun," and "The Lordly Hud- Players performed two hymns arranged by tious yet immediately distinctive, atmospher- musically and lyrically. son." They were expertly sung by a single Vigil Thomson, who won the Prize in 1949 ic, and listenable album. Andy Stochansky will be performing at the vocalist with piano accompaniment. The first by composing music for the film Louisiana In contrast, Five Star Motel (released in Virgin Records on Newbury St. today (Sept. two songs were melodic and somewhat soft, Story. The group immediately followed with late August), Stochansky's first major label 24, 2002) at 6 p.m. and led into the third which waS more flow- three choral pieces by Samuel Barber, who release, is so pop-friendly it will mostly likely ing and dynamic. The singer had a great deal was the other to win the Pulitzer twice, for cause some hair-tearing and chest-beating of energy, which he demonstrated.in.both his the 1958 opera Vanessa and his first Piano among old fans. However, despite the heavy voice and his ability to grin broadly between Concerto in 1963. Though the vocal selec- promotion and the radio-friendly production, songs. Rorem received the Pulitzer in 1976 tions performed could have' been more var- Five Star is still, at heart, Stochanskian in its for his composition "Air Music," an orches- ied, they were presented very well and kept music and lyrics. True, Stochansky (with new- tral work consisting of ten etudes. the audience engaged throughout. ' time collaborator Ian LeFeuvre) has never In 1988, William Bolcom won the Prize The final work performed was John' Har- written songs with such a mainstream bent, by composing "12 Etudes for Piano." He also bison's "String Quartet NO.. 3," written in but listeners who will decry the songs for wrote music. based on five of the Brothers 1993. Though the piece is quite difficult, the being immediately catchy and tuneful should Grimm fairy tales, which was performed by four players played it admirably, all, con- be reassured that the majority of the songs still the Ptolemy Players' cello, viola, and bass. stantly aware of the sounds of their own hold up upon repeated listenings. Before each short piece, the cellist narrated a instruments as well as that of the group. The Easily half of the album is destined for brief, humorous synopsis of the correspond- quartet was clearly well rehearsed and pro- being put on infinite repeat. Stochansky plays ing tale. Perhaps the most entertaining and vided a marvelous conclusion to the concert, guitar, which he learned for the record, giving well-played fairy tale was "The Hedgehog although the piece may have been somewhat the songs a much more rock sound. He also and the Hare," in which the hare commits to too long for this performance. Harbison won roughens his voice, a tenor similar to Thorn a footrace with the hedgehog, not realizing the Pulitzer Prize in 1987 for his composition Yorke's, to great effect for tracks like the like- his opponent is cheating by having his identi- "The Flight.into Egypt." Smashmouth-but-much-Iess-cheesy "Wonder- cal wife stand at the finish line. The racing Though the theme of Pulitzer Prize win- ful" and the poppy "Miss USA" (the latter a passages of the strings perfectly connoted the ning composers is broad, the Ptolemy Play- song about a father and his lesbian daughter). mad sprint of the hare, and at the piece's ers were able'to select a wide variety of In the album's catchy first track, "Stutter," conclusion the viola's descending arpeggio repertoire for the strings, piano, winds, and Stochansky takes what would be a melodra- well captured the hare's defeat. voice. Overall, every piece was performed matically self-masochistic metaphor ("I will Before winning a Pulitzer Prize in 1945 with great passion and the concert was do magic .. , I'll saw myself in half') and for his famous "Appalachian Spring," Aaron undoubtedly enjoyable for both the musi- twists the line's initial dreaded expectation Copland wrote his second symphony, known cians and the audience .. MIT can look for- into a surprisingly sweet conclusion as the "Short Symphony," but believed it to ward to the Ptolemy Players' next concert in ("There'll be two of us/ Always ready to CHRISTIAN STEIN-RCA be too difficult for orchestra, so he February, which will feature works by Russ- please"). Stochansky's minimalistic but skill- Andy Stochansky rips out a verse with rearranged the music for sextet involving ian composers including Shostakovich, ful way with words ocassionally falters, par- his newfound rock sound. clarinet, piano, and string quartet. This par- Stravinsky, and Rachmaninoff. September Z4, 2002 THE ARTS THE TECH Page 9 THEATER REVIEW From Russia with Love Huntington Theatre opens its season With COuntry Manths
By Bence Olevecsky In A Month in the Country, the trigger for STAFF WRITER the emotional cataclysm is the arrival of the A Month in the Country young tutor, Aleksey. Instead of imparting Written by Ivan Turgenev his knowledge to the young son of the Adapted by Brian Friel household, the vivacious and carefree young Directed by Nicholas Martin graduate spends most of his time with the Sept. 6 - Oct. 6 ' pretty ladies of the estate. Most notably Huntington Theatre Natalya, who, next to a loving husband and Tickets $12-$62. Call 617-266-0800 for an attentive lover, finds her desires awak- details ened by the spirited youngster. Needless to say, complications ensue, and towards the he theater season got off to a surpris- end of the play when Natalya's naive ingly good start last week at the adoptee Vera, who also happens to be in Huntington with a charming and love with Aleksey, reassures her mother that T engaging production of Turgenev's "soon everything will be back to normal," classic play A Month in the Country. Hunt- all the sophisticated lady of the house can ington has a proud history of championing utter is "Can't you see, child, it is the nor- the works of lesser known contemporary mal that deranges me!" authors, and the rest of their season is 'an In an exercise of reverse chronology, attest to that. But the success of their season Turgenev's plays are often called 'Checkov- opener stems from the timeless appeal of a ian,' even though they preceded and inspired true Russian classic, as adapted by one of the the more famous Russian writer's oeuvre. greatest living playwrights, Ireland's Brian But the misplaced label is instructive and Friel (Molly Sweeney, Dancing at Lughnasa). fits A Month in the Country remarkably It's a winning combination as Friel's sen- well. And just as in Checkov's classics, the sitivities translate all the charm and psycho- play is driven less by the plot than by the logical insight in Turgenev's play for colorful characters whose fates are so intri- today's audience with a freshness and lyri- cately entangled. cism that makes this two hour long produc- Director Nicholas Martin deserves credit tion an all throughout entertaining experi- for bringing these characters to life, and choosing and inspiring his cast. Particularly ence. The story itself is a variation on a T. CHARLES ERICKSON impressive is -Jennifer van Dyck as Natalya. classic Russian literary theme that will be James Joseph O'Neil as Michal and Jennifer Van Dyck as Natalya act a compelling She brings a mix of aristocratic self-assur- echoed in a few months when the American scene amidst a lush period set in A Month In the Country. Repertory Theatre opens their season with ance and youthful vulnerability to the role, Checkov's Uncle Vanya: The suffocating but Natalya's infatuation with Aleksey played in a farcical manner by Jeremiah a garden seems a bit of an overkill, but the normalcy of life on a country estate is shak- remains a hard sell, mainly because Ben Kessel, and the German tutor Herr Schaaf, .period sets are functional, and don't seem to en up by a new arrival. Long dormant pas- Fox, who plays Aleksey, lacks the charm the charmingly caricatured by Mark Setlock. impede the actors. And that's good, because sions and desires come to life, forcing the role needs. Plenty of comic relief amidst all . The set, designed by Alexander Dodge, is it's the actors who are the wheels on which complacent aristocrats inhabiting the play to the aristocratic self absorption is provi~ed harmless ~t best, unimaginative and bland at this productions runs and the reason for the re-examine their lives and loves. by the cynical country doctor Shpigelsky, worst. The large impressionistic backdrop of success it has become. CONCERT REVIEW Aarrll:t.,>Carter a)10'!1 !W':ilq'l-' ClWt,/l]i"l:,j",d 1)/' Ii. \'v '(, I _ ~lC~ to OonsUmptianj' U.S.A. By Marjan Bolouri ing hips. At least one parent found a mid-song striptease costume change too provocative, tak- Aaron Carter, Jump5 ing her son for an emergency bathroom break. FleetBoston Pavilion As each group took its turn persuading the audi- Sept. 22, 7:00 Plr! ence that it is the next big thing, I wished I had brought some homework with me. Finishing a aron Carter heated up the FleetBoston problem set would have been less painful and Pavilion Saturday night with a specta- perhaps more entertaining than differentiating cle that felt more like a three-hour between the manuf~ctured groups. Nickelodeon commercial than a con- In an unprecedented display of concert A advertising, the main act began with a Steve cert. The fourteen-year-old rising star, younger brother of Backstreet Boy Nick Carter, provided Madden fashion show. Aaron Carter, hidden a well-contrived setup for promoting his latest backstage, provided the background vocals as album "An9'ther Earthquake" and a host of hip youngsters wearing the shoe designer's lat- AARON D. MIHALIK-THE TECH other pre-teen consumer goods. est looks strutted beneath a giant logo. On a dif- "No Secrets" was one of four bands opening for Aaron Carter on Saturday night. Aaron's opening acts, Triple Image, Jump5, ferent day or with another designer, the com- and No Secrets, are variations on the bubbly mercial interlude would have been a mere ment humorously inappropriate. Nevertheless, Aaron to remove his shirt yet again . pop theme that seems incapable of fizzling. ''No . annoyance. The fact that Steve Madden entered many members of the fashion-conscious audi- If any doubt exists that patriotism is prof- Secrets" consists of five Mandy' Moore clones prison on Friday to begin a sentence for money ence proudly flaunted their Steve Madden plat- itable among this country's youth, this show put with identic~1 outfits and s~m~ltimeously gyrat- laundering and securities fraud made the seg- form sandals, oblivious to the designer's hard it to rest. In a conspicuous display of national- times. ism, the young quintet Jump5 performed a Aaron brought the segment to a screaming hyper rendition of "Proud to be an American," halt when he finally emerged, clad in white foreshadowing an even more dazzlingly patriot- from head to toe. His superstar-length topcoat ic Aaron Carter hit. Throughout "America A 0" was soon thrown aside, revealing more of the little singer ran up and down the stage's two Aaron's boyish physique and generating deaf- levels waving an American flag three times his ening wails of approval from the female con- size. The banner grazed the ground as Aaron certgoers. Seductively dressed' buxom dancers spun it out of control, but the fans didn't notice provided an awkward backdrop for .songs like - they were too busy chanting "U-S-A" along "That's How I Beat Shaq," a single relating with the video screens. Aaron's fantasy basketball conquest. Other The biggest theatrical feat of the night, songs centered on similar issues of concern for Aaron's new single "Another Earthquake" fea- pre-pubescent males. Thankfully, the song "My tured a shaking, fiery set and flashing red lights. First Ride" does not allude to an act of sexual The budding seismologist proclaimed the song intimacy. For this popular number, Aaron rolled "a twenty on the Richter scale," corresponding onstage in a red convertible and sang of his first roughly to complete global annihilation. Even if experience driving a car. the tune was buried somewhere among the rub- The least innocent of all the songs, "I Want ble, kids and parents alike found themselves Candy" carries multiple levels of meaning. The bopping to the addictive beat. message of "Not Too Young, Not Too Old" In. the second of two premeditated encores echoed suspiciously of the single "Not a Girl, Aaron, attached to bungee cords, flipped and Not Yet a Woman" by Britney Spears, with soared through the air. The scene easily sym- whom Aaron shares the Jive record label. Oh, bolized today's pop music industry: marketing well - the rule in pop music is to stick with executives dangling an image in front of what works, and Aaron is no exception. A few impressionable young consumers. A few blasts beats into a cover of Survivor's "Eye of the of confetti, puffs of smoke, and flashes of light Tiger," Aaron forgot his lines, proving that, later, the show was over, and thousands of satis- unlike Ms. Spears in her concerts, he was not fied kids had had the best night of their little lip-syncing. Whether he was actually singing is lives. One five-year-old fan, $5 glowstick in open to interpretation. Aaron even played the hand, enthused, "I want to be Aaron when I piano for part of two songs, including the some- grow up!" what inspirational "Keep Believing." He dedi- Although "Another Earthquake" might not AARON D. Mil/AUK-THE TECH cated this song "to America," and by the end of go down in record books, Aaron's tour could Aaron Carter waves the American Rag and reaches to his fans during "America A 0." the performance the oh-so-moving lyrics, with cause consumption aftershocks for the next gen- . The concert was held at the ReetBoston Pavilion on Saturday. all their adolescent emotion, had compelled eration. Page 10 THE TECH THE ARTS September 24,2002
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combines the skills of scientists, engineers, physicians, and busi- SEmaJlerlJus~esses Career Fair, from Page I last year." ness consultants into one dynamic organization. With over 70 Others were less enthusiastic. panies a discount, and they "If I went, it would be because I'm responded to that," Hall said. a senior and I need a job," Deng disciplines, we offer clients the expertise and knowledge they Local companies, small compa- said. "I've been going to the Career nies, and companies from under- Fair since freshman year and every need to solve complex scientific and engineering problems. represented disciplines that satis- year is the same thing, with the fied certain requirements were same companies. If you already charged $600 to take part in the know what companies you want to career fair, as opposed to the work for, you apply through Job- Please join us for our information session: $1,000 charged to larger compa- Track or the company Web site, nies. you don't really have to go to the The small companies and diver- Career Fair." sity seem to be attracting students. In the past few weeks, the MIT Date: Wednesday, October 2, 2002 "[The] reason I'd go is that I may Office of Career Services arid Pre- discover some new start-ups and professional Advising offered sev- Place: Room 4-149 some career options that I've never eral workshops like "Resume considered before," said Rebecca Workshop" and "How to Work a Time: 7:00 p.m. Y. Deng '03. Career Fair," in preparation for the "We're happy ... that students upcoming fair. Majors: Graduating Ph.D. students, are responding to the small compa- Students submitted resumes, nies and want to work there," Hall which were then put on a CD and postdocs and fellows from engineering and sciences said. will be distributed to the participat- ing companies. Participating com- Tenacity still hits some students panies will also be able to search Corporate attendance at last the collection of resumes online. On-campus interviews to be conducted on October 23 and 24. If year's fall Career Fair was hin- "There is no way to tell" how dered by the events of Sept. 11, as many students will attend this you're interested in speaking with Exponent's consultants, please many companies either could not year's 'Career Fair, as "there are a. come because of internal problems lot of variables that go into [the that needed to be taken care of or attendance],'" including bad 'weath- apply through MIT's Monstertrak. Exponent will also be at MIT's simply no longer had the resources . er, Hall said. to hire more employees. This Career Fair. year's fair, over a year after Sept. Fair highlights Career Week II, still only has about as many The Career Fair is the focus of companies as last year's fair, Career Week, a series of corporate- despite remarks on the Web site sponsored events this week, that "past Career Fairs have including a dinner, a banquet, and Questions may be directed to [email protected]. Exponent is an brought over 375 companies." several workshops. Companies that Some students' are optimistic. "I paid extra will be hosting exclu- Equal Opportunity Employer. think the Career Fair is a great sive panel discussions and talks opportunity for students to go out with students interested in their www.exponent.com and meet employers from a lot of companies. Some companies will different sectors," said Johnny T. also be conducting interviews after Yang '03. "I'm hoping that the sit- the fair. uations within the companies have The Career Fair is organized by improved and that they will be able the Class of 2003, the Graduate to offer some of the internship Stude'nt Council, and the Society opportunities that,weren't av~ilable o( W.~men Engineers. -. -# ASHDOWN HOUSE
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situation, it did confirm the exis- students. IJ..I CITADEL CTAIlO43 tence of the problem. 'This year However, some of the students there is less money available to maintained a negative attitude. One fund the MEng students than I graduate student said that if a stu- recall," Guttag said. "Funding will dent couldn't pay for the MEng be difficult. [Students] need to look program, he would not do it. very hard at where they're going to Undergraduates majoring in get it." . Course VI also expressed concerns A solution for the department about the tough situation. "I don't TOOLS. TO TAKE YOU does not seem to be in sight. want to end up like [them]," said "Unfortunately, there's very little Eric T. Syu '04. Z-Center to Introduce AS FAR AS YOUR VISION. ™ Affymetrix, Inc., located i~ Santa Clara, California, founded in 1993, has developed and Additional Amenities intends to establish its GeneChip@ system as the platform of choice for acquiring, analyzing and managing complex genetic information to improve the diagnosis, monitoring and Zeslger, from Page 1 struction workers were still finish- ing the Rockwell Gymnasium bas- treatment of disease. The company's GeneChip@ system consists of disposable DNA probe facilities available at the new ketball courts. arrays containing gene sequences on a chip, reagents for use with the probe arrays, a scanner sports center. The planned sports bar and "I think it's amazing that MIT juice bar for the facilities are pro- and other instruments to process probe arrays, and software to analyze and manage genetic is providing students with these jected to be complete "definitely facilities,l' Verticchio said. "The sometime this fall," Martin said. information. facilities before this were not suffi- "We're looking at expanding cient. But [the Zesiger Center] is our services as we go," Rainey Possible internship opportunities include: unbelievable, with all of its state of said. the art equipment," she added. The Zesiger Center is run by Students with their ID cards can the Health Fitness Corporation, MARKETING gain access to the center's 12,000- which according to Martin also square foot fitness center, the two manages over 180 other facilities. pools, the six squash courts, the The Zesiger Center will also BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT indoor track, and the multi-activity welcome student employment. court for activities such as basket- "We always try to employ students ball and volleyball, free of charge. first and get others to assist after LABORATORY RESEARCH "This pool is great, it's huge that. We still have employment and it's clean. It's much better opportunities for undergrad and than the alumni pool," said grad students," Martin said. .BI 0 IN FOR M AT I CS Krzysztof J. Fidkowski '03. Martin hopes that many more "I'm really glad that [the students will become involved the Zesiger center] is open for the last center's activities and facilities. LEGAL year that I'm here as an under- "We hope we can really have grad," Fidkowski said. the students embrace this building to help balance out their lives," New services to be added soon Martin said. Additional services such as per- The center is opened from 6 sonal trainers are soon to be added. a.m. to II p.m. Monday through Personal trainers will be available Friday, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Satur- starting Oct. 7, for an additional day and 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Sun- cost. day. Additional information on the All activity spaces were offi- Zesiger Center can be found at cially complete and ready for use
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He also "Dude, believe me, if you Killian Court to cast out their fish- It appeared that the amount of added that he was undecided about wanna feel the American real deal, ing nets. work for the freshmen would hinder pledging and was going to explore it all starts at living in one of those "The format for this fall's rush freshmen from attending rush all of his options in the ongoing dorms differs from that of past years, not events. However, many FILGs cap- two-week rush. wit h the crazy week [during] orientation italized on this apparent obstacle. Many freshmen are also on the Reporter's the it used to be, but the response to The many freshmen trekking to the edge of pledging, most feeling that 'Greek activities has been great, still as FILGs in SafeRides went for free home is in their dorms. "I took part freak' sol id, but wit ham u c h more tutoring on the various Physics and in some of the fraternity activities, Notebook relaxed setting," said Dylan B. Calculus subjects was a good mutu- but I really like it in Burton-Con- names!" Chavez '04, Rush chair for Phi alism. ner," said Kenneth L. Roraback This opinionated statement on Delta Theta. Still, the freshmen may have '06. the subject of Rush 2002 came from participated more if classes were "Rush is a lot harder this time, a brother of Chi Phi, just one exam- Rush picks up after kickoff not in the way. Beckett W. Sterner because we are four weeks into the ple of how the fraternities are still On the now infamous Friday, '06 said he couldn't really partici- semester and freshmen are busy going all out to attract new mem- the freshmen turn-out was disap- pate as he wanted to on Sunday with work. Rush has kinda been rel- bers. pointing for the FILGs, (maybe because homework got in the way. egated to a side event, and response Rush kicked off rather uncere- they were still recovering from the to our activities has been less moniously last Friday at the Kresge I8.0-whatever exam shockwaves) Recruitment becomes more taxing [promising]," said Rush chair for Oval at 5 p.m. The beginning of and the Kresge Oval was almost Most of the freshmen I queried pika Sarah R. Gottfried, '04. two-week FILG rush garnered a completely empty. were of the mindset to simply enjoy Yardley said that he has spoken much lower turnout than former Interfraternity Council Recruit- the rush and not necessarily going to about a half-dozen houses, and years'. Unlike other years', this ment Chair Joshua S. Yardley '04 to pledge. But some freshmen were from the sample one cannot discern fall's festivities are taking place estimated the crowd at a mere 115 rushing for real, not for fake. "The whether the year's rush is success- three weeks into the MIT life, a to 200 people. "We were pleased rush helped me confirm which frat I ful or a flop. "Some [houses] are time when freshmen have tasted the with that number considering the want to join," said Gregor B. Cad- concerned about how things have real rigors of MIT and especially circumstances," he said. man, '06. "} had choices before the started, but a good number were when the freshmen are obliged to Though the kick-off was sparse- rush and hanging out with most of . pretty pleased with turnout at the live on campus for the first year. ly attended, the ensuing activities them helped me make an informed events this weekend," he said. Back in the day, what many call were not. Free food, baby! From decision of where to pledge." "Throughout this week, I'll be ask- the heyday, Rush kicked off in rock climbing to battle canoeing, "I spent most of the weekend at ing for feedback and see if [the style mid-Orientation. Normally, riding in limousines to boat cruises, one frat and enjoyed their activities, IFC] can do anything to help with after saying 'Cheese' for the fresh- gambling to the crowd gathering like the $20 gift card to Jillian's their rush."
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In this history of oural culture in early-twentieth-century America, EmilyThompson charts dramatic transformations in what people heard and how they listened. What they heard was a new kind of sound that was the product of modem technology. They listened as newly critical consumers of aural commodities. By BEN SOUSH-THE TECH examining the technologies that produced this sound, as well as the culture that Avl Uss (left) and Abigail Kirschenbaum G erect a sukkah for enthusiastically consumed it, Thompson recoversa lost dimension of the Machine the Jewish harvest festival of Sukkot on Kresge Oval last Age and deepens our understanding of the experience of change that week. The elght-day festival celebrates the end of the har- characterized the era. vest. Traditionally, Jews will eat their meals as well as sleep Emily Thompson is Senior Fellow, Dibner Institute for the History of Science In the sukkah during the holiday. and Technology The Soundscape of Modernity is published by The MIT Press,2002. It's a connected world. This event is FREEand wheelchair accessible. Do your share.
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Come table. mock them at our MST3K marathon! Stop by to learn more about Siebel engineering and your 10:00 p.m. - Sigma Chi - Our 617-437-1043. weekly tea with our R-rated hypnotist. 9:00 p.m. - Phi Beta Epsilon - chance to win a Palm Pilot. Interview resume deadline is 10:00 p.m. - Fenway - South Park. Problem Set Mania. Get some last September 27. Besides the profanity, there's not much minute help with your PSets before to enjoy, but we can't stop laughing. they're due. Our resident tutors and Come laugh with us! Call 617-437-1043 graders will be available to help you for a ride. with whatever you need 11 :00 p.m. - Alpha Epsilon Pi - 10:00 p.m. - Alpha Epsilon Pi - SIEBEL. Capture the Flag in the halls of MIT. TROPICAL CIDER NIGHT. Stop your eBusiness Take a break from your PSETS and studying and take a trip to the tropical experience the joy of sprinting down the islands. Featuring fruity (masculine!) Engineer your next move infinite with your opponents flag. 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By Brigetta Biddlehofflinger Nat'lRace TEA;\{ SECRETARl' By Steve Maltas The Field Hockey team lost 1-0 rEA.\f .\fE.\fBER to the Clark University Cougars MIT's Men's Cross Country Saturday on Jack Barry Field. team finished in third place Satur- Clark entered the day at St. Olaf College in North- game having won 4 field,Mn. . of their first 5 games The Engineers ~ . and outscoring their
t ,I were hoping to gain opponents 14-4 this :i: some valuable expe- T season. MIT is still Tl. rience and motivation looking for their first win. to return to St. Olaf The game was very evenly for the NCAA Championship. MIT played, with both teams taking six was up against some stiff competi- shots in the first half. With 16 min- tion and hoped to gain some utes to go in the first half, Clark national recognition by defeating senior Julie Mazeika tucked a some nationally ranked teams. rebound into the net during a When the dust had settled MIT scramble for Clark's only goal of found themselves in third place the game. Goalkeeper Kathleen M. behind 3rd ranked North Central Rubritz '04 was very strong in the and 20th ranked U.W.-Steven's cage with 4 saves in the first half. Point. MIT, however, defeated MIT controlled the ball in the sec- 17th ranked Washington Universi- ond half, outshooting Clark 5-4, ty out of St. Louis and 18th ranked but could not find the net. Goal- U. W.-Platteville. keeper Tiffany A. Kanaga '04 held Clark scoreless in the second half. MIT takes early lead Forwards Lauren E. Tsai '04, When the gun sounded the Deanna M. Lentz '06, and Noelle Engineers were out ahead of most J. Kanaga '06 created some great of the field and ahead of where opportunities with beautiful pass- they wanted to be. The narrow ing combinations in the attacking course led the Engineers to get out end and Heather B. Sites '03 was faster than desired and they paid able to get solid shots off on sever- for it in the later miles. al penalty corners but could not Eventual winner North Central beat Clark goalie Jessica Egan. ran a more controlled race and "The defense really played took control of the race after two well today," said Coach Cheryl miles. MIT was ahead of Steven's Silva. "They not only shut down Point through three runner's, how- Clark for the most part but they ERIC J. CHOLANKERIL-THE TECH ever, the Engineers' fourth and played a strong transition game at Deanna M. Lentz '06 holds onto the ball as a Clark University player lunges forward in pursuit. Clark fifth runners were too far back. midfield as well. " defeated Mil 1-0 in Saturday's field hockey game. Benjamin A. Schmeckpeper '05 Led by senior Courtney R. and Sean P. Nolan '03 led the Esinhart, the defense held Clark's tions. Senior midfielder Kristen A. defense. ic hockey. I think they are '~eally Engineers through the mile mark explosive forward line in check for Quinn had one of her strongest "This team keeps improving close to putti'ng it all together ..:- with a time of 4:56, followed most of the game. Tara N. Sainath, games of the season, playing well every time they walk on the field we're hoping that happens Tuesday closely by Steve K. Maltas '06 and a junior halfback, contributed sev- both in the offensive end of the and they are really pushing them- night when we host Nichols Col- Brian C. Anderson '04 in 5:03. eral timely tackles and intercep- field and recovering back on selves and each other to play terrif- lege." . The quick pace early on hurt the MIT runners later in the race; how- ever, spurred on by the local fans and friends, Schmeckpeper, from UPCOMING Wisconsin, and Maltas, from Illi- nois, managed to finish with per- sonal bests. Nolan dropped off HOME Schmeckpeper's pace after the third mile, feeling the effects of EVENTS pulling an academic all-nighter Thursday night. Tuesday, Sept. 24 Women's Field Hockey Schmeckpeper leads team vS.Nichols College, 6 p.m. Schmeckpeper finished in 5th Women's Tennis vs. place, ahead of Nolan for the first Wellesley College, 4 p.m. time. Nolan finished in 11th place Women's Volleyball vs. and Maltas in 14th to wrap up a Clark University, 7 p.m. strong I -2-3 punch. Nearly a minute elapsed before Anderson VVednesday, Sept. 25 finished as MIT's fourth runner in Men's Water Polo vs. 35th place, followed closely by Brown University, 7 p.m. Carlos A. Renjifo '04, 36th; Albert JONATHAN WANG-THE TECH S. Liu '03, 39th; and Craig B. Thursday, Sept. 26 Mil second baseman Wayne P. Duggan '06 casually tags out an Eastem Nazarene player In the Wildman '03, 46th. Freshmen Eric Women's Tennis Rolex - first game of Saturday's doubleheader. Mil went on to win 4-1 In the first game, and 3-2 In the A. Khatchadourian and David S. Tournament, I p.m. second game. Gray ran well but were in the back of the top third of the field. Friday, Sept. 27 Next week, MIT gets a chance Men's Tennis IT A New to improve against some of the England Championships, best teams in the New England TBA Region at the Codfish Bowl at Franklin Park. After winning the Codfish Bowl in 1998 and 1999, the Engineers have finished 2nd the past two years. T I Daily co~ion, Page 22 I ENJOYING PUSH NEVADA? ,..
MELANIE MICHALAK-THE TECH Devon C. Charlton '03 breaks away from a Boston College defender and scores during Wednesday's www.search4e.or water polo match, the last played In the Alumni pool. The Engineers took a satisfying victory, 20-6.