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f't.' Volume 119, Number 19 Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Friday, March 19, 1999 MIT's Grad Schools Rank Top in Nation By Laura McGrath Moulton and the University of California at STAFF REPORTER San Diego), third in Civil (out- MIT's graduate engineering pro- ranked by the University of Illinois gram is the best in the nation for the at Urbana-Champaign and the 11th time in a row, according to this University of California at year's annual ranking of graduate Berkeley), and seventh in schools by US. News and World Environmental/Environmental Report. Health Engineering; MIT did not According to Us. News, MIT's appear among the top ten schools engineering program was ranked for Industrial/Manufacturing and first by engineering school deans Petroleum Engineering graduate ''i< , and deans of academic affairs, as programs. well as by practicing engineers and corporate recruiters. Science specialties also rank high MIT was also ranked first in MIT ranked first among schools seven of twelve engineering special- in the science Ph.D. programs of ties ranked by Us. News; these are computer science and mathemat- Aerospace/Aeronautical! Astronautic ics. MIT tied for second in chem- ai, Chemical, Computer, istry with the California Institute '.- Electrical/Electronic/Communicatio of Technology, Harvard, and WAN YUSOF WAN MORSHlDI-THE TECH ns, Materials, Mechanical, and Stanford; U.C. Berkeley was Seema Nagpal '99 and Aaron M. Ucko '00 encourage Walker diners to boycott Aramark services Nuclear Engineering. Of the other ranked first. Wednesday. The boycott was sponsored by the Undergraduate Association and the Graduate five specialties, MIT ranked third in In the biological sciences, MIT Student Council. See story p. 20. Bioengineering/Biomedical (out- ranked by Johns Hopkins University U.S. News, Page 20 "'Faculty hdtiate Changes to Phase I Writing Requirement '. By Zareena Hussain Sciences, as well as science subjects The subcommittee, chaired by pass Phase I of the writing require- pass, and 22 percent did not pass EDITOR IN CHIEF with writing assignments attached, Brown and Professor of Urban ment, either through college credit and additionally fell under the cate- Students who fail the Freshman including writing practica and lab Studies and Planning Langley C. or a receipt of a 5 on the Advanced gory of "subject recommended". Essay Evaluation with subject rec- courses. Keyes, Jr. was formed following a Placement Test in Language and Similar distributions held in 1998. ','\. ommended will now be required to "What we had to do was to embed faculty motion in April 1997 that Composition, are required to take The designation "subject recom- take an introductory writing course [writing and communication] right called on the faculty to "direct the the FEE. Of those taking the FEE in mended" means that a student is in their freshman year beginning into the existing curriculum," said [CUP] to conduct a series of experi- 1997, 17 percent passed Phase I urged but not required to take an this fall. Professor of Biology Gene M. ~rown ments and pilot programs to inform through the FEE, 61 percent did not The faculty committee charged in presenting the findings. The new the final design of a new communi- Writing Requirement, Page 21 'f with considering changes to how requirement, for freshmen who fail cationrequrrement. " writing and communication are the FEE with "subject recommend- Because the faculty has already • ,taught at MIT announced this and ed", was made in order to prepare for approved the licensing of experi- other recommendations at this long-term recommendation. ments by the CUP, this new require- Wednesday's faculty meeting. This new requirement involving ment will not have to come before a The committee also made the the FEE has been licensed as a two- full faculty vote until the experi- , long-term recommendation that stu- year experiment by the Committee ment is completed. dents be required to take at least one on the Undergraduate Program "Under that experimental power, "communications-intensive" course through the recommendations of the [the requirement] is in effect," ~). each year of their undergraduate CUP subcommittee charged with Brown said. careers. These courses would overseeing and evaluating changes include those taught in the school of to the Institute's writing and com- Twenty percent of frosh affected Humanities, Arts, and Social munications requirement. Incoming freshmen who do not VAAnnounces Class Council Officers - '.9y Laura McGrath Moulton of teamwork that formed the basis career, travel, or a number of other STAFF REPORTER of their platform. "It makes sense to subjects. After a delay in releasing the work as a team from day zero," he "MIT has a hell of a name and a .... results of Undergraduate said. hell of an international reputation I~Association Class Council elections, Barra plans to divide his term and we have to make use of that," the UA Election Commission into three spheres: professional, cul- Barra said. announced the names of the win- tural, and social. In the professional
O' ningcandidates Wednesday sphere, Barra and Fabre are planning Most 2001 spots uncontested evening. a "week of cool things", expanding In uncontested Class of 2001 This year's election process was the usual career fair with a series of elections, current Class Secretary . marred by "very few violations" events including "seminars, work- Amy B. Wilson '01 was elected "":",according to UA Floor Leader Ryan shops, and networking socials paid president, Cynthia K. Johanson '0 I Pierce '99. for by companies," Barra said. Such was elected vice-president, Jorge A. Class of 2000 President-elect socials are "not an absolute recruit- Panduro ' 0 1 was elected treasurer, .. Hugo B. Barra '00 and Vice- ing environment" but still an oppor- and Christina'M. Chow '0 I was President-elect Sean C. Fabre '00 tunity to recruit, Barra said. elected secretary. will lead the senior class, aided by In the social sphere, Barra hopes Raul-David V. Poblano '01 and Melissa'M. Barbagelata '00 as trea- to expand on the traditional senior- Ritu Sharma '0 I will serve as Class e., .. 'surer, Ricci H. Rivera '00 as secre- year model of low-price movie tick- of 200 I social chairs, and LeeAnn tary, Sabrina B. Chang '00 and ets and free Jillian's nights. The cul- L. Henn '01 and Rashmi Khare '01 Stephanie Y. Soohoo '00 as social tural sphere involves bringing will serve as publicity chairs. ' .. chairs, and Lewis H. Leiboh '00 and "more of outside world to MIT," by Although no candidates had peti- Mimi Yang '00 as publicity chairs. bringing "interesting people to come tioned to run for the positions of WAN )'USOF WAN MORSl/lDI-TIlE TECI/ Barra and Fabre ran as a team, a speak to seniors" and all of the MIT 200 I social and p,ublicity chairs Dave Allmon '01 performs the Sonatlne pour Trombone et decision that Barra said "made community, Barra said. Speakers' before the original candidate dead- Piano by Jacques Casterede in a recital given in Killian Hall ~ )Sense to people" in light of the spirit topics could include business, Monday. Elections, Page 17
... J Peace Corps Comics Plans for the' construction of a World & Nation 2 Director new dorm along Vassar Street Opinion .4 JJ Gearan progress as preliminary design Arts 6 comes to ideas are reviewed by the ' On The Town 9 MIT: Founders' Group. Crossword Puzzle .16 Page19 Page 14 Page 17 . Sports 24 , , . ~ -' , ,'t'" I. I Ii ...... , r , "" \ .,.. Page 2 THE TECH •• ,. l ~1 ...., ..,.~ ,. ".... ~" • I March 19, 1999..... WORLD & NATION Senate Votes to Keep Tobacco NATO,U.S. Issue Warnings Under State Control LOS ANG,.:U:'S TIMES WASHINGTON Of Air Strikes Against Serbs'~ The Senate Thursday handed a big victory to governors in their fight to control the $250 billion settlement with the tobacco industry, By Bradley Graham tial wave of cruise missile and pre- advisers traveled to Capitol Hill to " refusing to require states to spend half the money on anti-smoking TilE WASIfINGTON POST cision bombing into a larger brief lawmakers. Many Republicans and public health programs. WASHINGTON assault by American and European and some Democrats complained The Senate's resounding, bipartisan 71-29 vote was a significant With peace talks stalled, the warplanes, according to American that too many questions remain defeat for the Clinton administration, which has claimed the right to United States issued loud warnings and European sources. A Serbian unanswered about the possibility of ,!If use some of the settlement money for federal public health initiatives Thursday that NATO is preparing military buildup in the Kosovo NATO airstrikes, which could be - or at least to detennine how it is spent by the states. airs trikes against Serbian forces in region has increased U.S. concerns followed by a commitment of U.S. The administration's stance "is typical federal government arro- and around the province of Kosovo that Milosevic could respond to ground forces to a peacekeeping gance," said Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss). "The feder- and was reported to be pressing NATO bombardment by going on operation. al government wants the money - or if they don't get it, they want NATO allies to accept a much the offensive, the sources said. In Expressing "significant reserva- to control it." quicker escalation of military that event, U.S. officials want to tions" about the administration's The vote was also a defeat for public health groups that have lob- action than previously planned. ensure that NATO forces can plans, Senate Majority Leader,~ bied heavily to ensure the money cigarette manufacturers agreed to International mediators in Paris avoid any pause and expand rapid- Trent Lott, R-Miss., arranged for a pay to the 50 states goes to help reduce smoking, especially among prepared to shut down the negotia- ly into a sustained, large-scale meeting with Clinton Friday and young people. tions that were intended to end a attack. moved to schedule debate Monday The issue was joined when the Senate defeated an amendment that year of conflict between Serbs and After five months of threats of on a bill that would bar use of ,- Sen. Tom I-Iarkin (D-Iowa) offered to an unrelated spending bill that ethnic Albanians in Kosovo, stag- NATO military action aimed at funds to send U.S. troops into would have forced states to spend 20 percent of their settlement ing a one-sided signing ceremony compelling Milosevic to make Kosovo unti I the operation is money on anti-tobacco programs and 30 percent on public health pro- that formalized agreement to the peace in Kosovo, U.S. officials authorized by Congress. tl grams or aid to tobacco fanners. peace terms by the Kosovar indicated that, this time, final Despite the misgivings, defense Albanians but also dramatized the preparations are underway for officials said Serbian targets Serb refusal to embrace them. bombing Yugoslav military tar- already have been selected. Six Federal Panel Clears Way Diplomats close to the process said gets. White House spokesman Joe U.S. warships armed with long- ... Yugoslav President Slobodan Lockhart told reporters the crisis range Tomahawk cruise missiles For Investigation of Starr Milosevic, the Serb leader, will be over Kosovo hasentered a "deci- were on alert in the Mediterranean LOS ANGELES TIMt.'S given another deadline of up to a sive phase." And Secretary of and Adriatic seas and about 200 WASHINGTON week to sign the proposed accord, State Madeleine K. Albright American attack and support jets',"", In a ruling acknowledging the limits of its power, a federal court and international mediators may warned that NATO is ready to act were standing by in aNA TO force panel on Thursday cleared the way for Attorney General Janet Reno make further attempts to meet with in the face of Milosevic's refusal of 400 aircraft. to investigate misconduct allegations involving the office of him in Belgrade this weekend. to settle. "There is a distinct possibility ,. Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Starr. In the event of an attack against Members of Congress continued we will lose aircraft in trying to The three appellate court judges, who appointed Starr in 1994, Milosevic's forces, U.S. officials to express skepticism about the mil- penetrate those defenses," the gen- said they have no authority to order Reno to cease her inquiry, as a were urging allies to allow for an itary plan, even after President eral told the Senate Armed conservative legal foundation had sought last month. uninterrupted transition from an ini- Clinton's senior national security Services Committee. ~'-... The decision leaves Reno free to have the department's public integrity section continue its probe into whether Starr's office improperly leaked sensitive information about its grand jury investi- gation of President Clinton's affair with a fonner White House intern, Rudman Appointed to Lead and whether Starr's prosecutors improperly sought to negotiate an immunity deal early last year with the intern, Monica S. Lewinsky, without her lawyer present. U.S. Nuclear Security Revi~w.',~ Mexico's Ruling Party to Elect By Walter Pincus the: Energy Departme~t's l}uclear lieutenants have insi~ted tney tight- .'.' r'.A--l. ~.i.f"'",--. \ .I.of,f.' ~..,. '''G. TIlE WASHINGTON POST labs, die Wnite House seemed to' be en.~,~t..~e~~~lt~ ')~~p~I~~b~I?~ lIl,,]~?-~,\ ~ Leader for First Time WASHINGTON trying' to' dliinperi 'Republican' criti~' after offiCials real ~zed .the \~exlO,us~ LOS ANG£t.£S TlM£..<; Under attack over allegations of dsm of its pace in responding to'spy ness of the 'susp'ected breach. '~ut • '. f~'. 1'1 l' • MEXICO CITY Chinese espionage, President allegations - focusing attention as the..GOP atta:c~:has ~0l1e4 on, wlth,,~ Mexico's long-ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party geared up Clinton asked former Sen. Warren well on the Reagan and Bush some critics seeking to connect the Thursday to elect its leader for the first time, following the surprise B. Rudman, R-N.H., Thursday to administrations' reactions in the allegedly slow reaction tOoother resignation of its powerful chief. undertake a bipartisan review of 1980s to critical security reports. charges that Clinton's 1996 ~e-elec- The outgoing leader, Mariano Palacios Alcocer, said the March 30 security threats to U.S. nuclear Republican congressional lead- tion campaign accepted money from 10. vote by a party council was aimed at increasing democracy within the weapons laboratories over the last ers have accused the Clinton admin- donors connected ~o the Chinese party, known as the PRI. In the past, the Mexican president appointed 20 years. istration in particular of reacting too government. slowly to indications in 1995 that 'Rudman will put together a four- the PRl's chief and its presidential candidate in a process known as Rudman, who heads the '-A the "dedazo," or big finger. President's Foreign Intelligence information from Los Alamos person task force from his l2-mem- Now, both top party figures will be chosen by a vote. Wednesday Advisory Board, was asked to con- National Laboratory came into ber panel and trace the problem both night's announcement produced skepticism among some analysts, who duct an inquiry in 60 days not only Chinese hands in the mid- to late- back in history and forward into the questioned whether the election for PRI chief would represent real of the present-day security problem 1980s and may have helped China future, sources said. change in the party that has dominated Mexican politics for 70 years. but also of "the way in which it has more swiftly develop miniature As for looking back at earlier "There's no doubt it's a presidential 'dedazo.' It's just not as evolved over the last two decades nuclear warheads, several of which administrations, Shelby said, "We primitive as in the past," said Alfonso Zarate, editor of a political and the steps we have taken to could be carried by a single ballistic know the history of this is not just newsletter here counter it." missile. recent, but it probably has been/,,, By going back into the check- In response, Energy Secretary exacerbated since the end of the ered history of security problems at Bill Richardson and other Clinton Cold War." WEATHER Tranquil Weekend Situation for Noon Eastern Standard Time, Friday, March 19, 1999 By Bill Ramstrom STAFf'METEOROLOGIST This weekend looks to be fair and pleasant - perfect weather for travel- ing. A large high pressure system will slowly move across the Great Lakes and the mid-Atlantic states between now and Sunday, producing fair, cool conditions through the weekend. A slow moving storm currently in northern Texas will gather moisture from the Gulf of Mexico as it approaches our area for Monday. Unfortunately, long-range models are projecting that the unsettled weather may stick around into Wednesday. Thus, it will be a good week to be away from Cambridge, perhaps dozing on a warm beach or hit- ting the ski slopes.
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Akron, Ohio jury cleared the nation's major cigarette companies of LOS ANGELES TIMES demand - with some success - To the exrent that economists allegations by 114 union health funds that the companies conspired to WASHINGTON t ~ \ that the government staunch the worry about trade deficits, their suppress information about the hazards of smoking and targeted Exuberant Americans shopped flow. The House voted overwhelm- focus is considerably different from unsophisticated blue-collar workers with slick marketing campaigns. the planet until they nearly dropped ingly to limit steel imports. that of politicians and factory work- The jury, hearing the first case of its kind to go to trial, reached a in January while much of the rest of But for most people, the huge ers. Analysts view a deficit as, in verdict after just two days of deliberations in a case where the indus- • the world kept its wallet firmly in its influx of foreign goods and services effect, a loan from the countries that try faced up to $2 billion in damages. pocket. is simply an extension of the sell the United States more than "The significance of this case is profound at this point in time," The result, -the,,-government nation's eight years of economic they buy and accumulate stockpiles said Robert C. Weber, RJ. Reynolds Tobacco Co. 's lead lawyer. ,«,announced Thursday, was a record- happy times. of American currency. "This was a dream case for the plaintiffs. They got to introduce a hit , breaking $17-billion U.S. trade "Right, now, with the economy "Like any other kind of debt, parade of industry documents they like to use out of context and the deficit that seemed certain to fuel running strong and employment it's not bad until you have to pay it jury unanimously rejected every claim ... including the claim that already simmering protectionist sen- high, consumers are reaping the back," said Maureen F. Allyn, a this industry had engaged in a 50-year conspiracy." . timents but was otherwise seen benefits of being able to buy a wide senior economist with Zurich The decision was a surprise in some quarters. Gary Black, one of largely as another sign of just how variety of things at lower prices," Kemper Investments Inc. in New WaJl Street's leading tobacco analysts, had predicted that the industry well the, nation's economy is per- said Jeffrey J. Schott, a senior fel- York. "But you do have to pay it would be found liable and damages assessed against it. forming. low at the Institute for International back." The industry was charged with perpetrating a conspiracy, mail l "Some people will tell you this is Economics in Washington. "I,t's a little like putting on fraud, wire fraud, tampering with evidence, obstructing justice and bad news, but there is nothing inher- Low-priced imports have con- weight," added Nicholas S. Perna, engaging in a racketeering enterprise. But the II-member jury unani- ently wrong with a weakening trade tributed mightily to the consistent- chief economist with Fleet mously rejected aJl of those claims. deficit," said Mickey D. Levy, chief ly low inflation rate that has char- Financial Group Inc. in Boston. If the plaintiffs had prevailed - employing the novel theory that . economist with Bank of America acterized the booming 1990s. The "One pound in any given month the companies were responsible for costs the union health funds' Corp. in New York. "Our exports Labor Department reported doesn't make that much difference. incurred as a result of their members' smoking-related injuries - it , are decliriing because 'of trouble Thursday that inflation remained But when the pounds accumulate, would have expanded the outer realm of the industry's liability, :.( .p:yerse~s and our imports are rising in check for another month, as the you've got a problem." The victory clearly comes as a significant shot in the arm to the because of strength here." ,consumer price index crept up a All of the January deficit and industry just four months after a San Francisco jury awarded a female That may prove' cold comfort for mere 0.1 percent in February then some was accounted for by a smoker $51.5 million in a personal injury suit, sending tobacco stocks American steelworkers and others, 'despite hefty increases on such mismatch of Americans' buying tumbling. It also comes in the wake of the industry agreeing during • who charge that cheap imports are iteIl)s as meat, oranges and airline and selling of goods. the past two years to pay $246 billion to settle cases filed by state attorneys general around the country. ' ".Pressure Builds onGOP Leaders Yugoslav Army Roams .To Condemn White Supremacists Kosovo, Violating Truce By Sam Fulwood III and Judy Un Backers of the legislation said its political views." NEWSDAY WASHINGTON I LOSANGELESTIMES ' during a news conference at the The House resolution, intro- WASHINGTON Capitol they have the votes to pass 'duced last month by Rep. Robert The Yugoslav military drive in Kosovo, which forced 45,000 eth- . -For nearly two months, the resolution, counting nine GOP Wexler (D-Fla.) is modeled after a nic Albanians from their homes in the past month, continued Republican c~ngressional leaders House members among the 138 co- 1994 resolution that condemned a Thursday with eight mobile units roaming the province in violation of have downplayed calls for condem- signers. But top House leaders have speech by former Nation of Islam the October truce, the Clinton adminstration said Thursday. • nation of the Council of so far refused to bring it to the floor. activist Khalid Abdul Muhammad The ominous disclosures helped set the stage for a possible NATO Conservative Citizens, a white- In the Senaie, Lott has declared his for "outrageous hatemongering." military intervention in the mainly Albanian province of Serbia, a supremacist, group that espouses opposition to pushing the measure - That resol.ution sped through both move that top military officials said is fraught with risks in view of ,anti-black views on its Internet Web and no one has stepped forward to houses of Congress in 20 days, the extensive air defense and wintry weather. ' ....site. introduce a corresponding resolu- while recent legislation citing the Diplomatic efforts were at an impasse, as the Serbian delegation Despite their silence on the tion. council has lingered without action walked out of Paris talks and the Kosovar Albanians signed the U.S.-medi- issue, GOP leaders - including "We are notgoing to go away," for nearly two months. ated accord to restore their autonomy. "We have reached the final and deci- ..Senate Majority Leader Trent LoU said Rep. Michael Forbes (R-N.Y.) John Czwartacki', a spokesman sive stage" in diplomacy, White House spokesman Joe Lockhart said. (R-Miss.) who has spoken repeated- who stood with Rep. Fred Upton 'of for Lott, said the Mississippi sena- France and Britain may still send a delegation to Belgrade to offer ly at council conventions - can't Michigan as the only Republican 'tor "would be inclined to support one last chance to Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic, but the , ,make the issue disappear quietly. lawmakers at the news conference. legislation opposed to all forms of State Department did not encourage the move.
I~ ' Thursday, the political tempera- "I think the pressure is mounting on racism and bigotry," buL,has no ture rose under GOP leaders as two all members of Co~gress, especially plans to introduce any legislation moderate Republican leaders the leadership in both houses, on the issue. Offer~ng what some Starr Lawyer Says He Drafted , stepped out front of an emerging because so many me~bers are con- GOP leaders hope will be an alter- • coalition of liberal Demo~rats, civil cerned ... aboutthis group." native, Rep. J.C. Watts Jr. (R- Indictment Against First Lady right~ groups and GOP activists to Council ~fficials mingled with Okla.) the only black Republican LOS ANGELES TIMES demand that Congress pass a resolu- reporters at the news conference and in Congress, introduced a bill WASHINGTON 1'10. tion that "condemns the racism and some council members came to the Thursday to c,ondemn all groups The top prosecutor in Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Starr's bigotry espoused by the Council of organization's defense~ ",Congress that promote racial hate or intoler- Arkansas operation revealed on ,the witness stand Thursday that he Conservative Citizens." can'ignore Bill Clinton's perjury ance. came to doubt the truthfulness of Hillary Rodham Clinton's state- The effort is the latest develop- and obstrUction of justice, but it has Wat~s' legislation, however, ments on the Whitewater affair several years ago and even drafted an • ment of a controversy that began Jime to condemn an innocent group drew immediate criticism for _indictment against her., late last year, after publishe~ reports of law-abiding, hard-working' con- being, i~ the 'wor9~ of one Hill The disclosure, made grudgingly by prosecutor W. Hickman drew links between LoU and the servative Americans," Gordon L. staffer, "a transparent, watered- Ewing Jr. as he testified at Whitewater figure Susan McDougal's con- .. group. Lott's refusal to join critics Baum, the council's chief executive, down version offered by befuddled tempt trial in Little Rock, Ark., shed new light on the Starr team's ~in their denunciations heightened said in a statement. "It is grotesque- Republicans who don't know what aggressive but thus 'far fruitless attempt to press criminal charges calls for congressional rebuke of the ly inappropriate for Congress to to do when the subject of racism against the Clintons in Arkansas. council. conde~n an entire organization for emerges." And it threatened to ~omplicate 'the first lady's possible run for the U.S. Senate in New York, reviving interest in a scandal that has dogged the Clintons for the last five years. 'GOP Pounces on Clinton's.Conduct "There's nothing gO,od that can come of this for her," said Lee Miringoff, director of New York's Marist CoJlege Poll, which shows Hillary Clinton leading the prospective race. "The more it sounds like 'Of Foreign Policy in China, Kosovo ,'here we go again with the Clintons,' the less welcome her candidacy becomes." -
'1' By John 1=;. Harris . voices, arrived at more by happen- Neither Clinton's White House The indictment was apparently drafted sometime in 1996. At the and' Helen Dewar stance than design. Moreover, even aides nor even most Republicans time, there was widespread speculation in Washington that. Hillary THE WASI/INGTON POST some Republicans acknowledge anticipate that foreign policy will be Clinton migh~ be indicted in connection with her statements about WASHINGTON they are still too far from a consen- an issue on which the 2000 presiden- investments she held with Susan'McDougal and her then-husband, as President Clinton, say the sus among themselves to mount a tial or congressional elections will well as legal work she did on the Castle Grande land development, Republicans, has played the dupe in sustained critique of Clinton's for- hinge. But both sides said there are which siphoned money from the McDougals'savings and loan. pursuing closer relations with eign policy. signs that foreign policy may playa The mysterious discovery at the White House in 1996 of the first. China. He has been heedless, , Even so, recent. events have pre- somewhat more prominent role than lady's vanished law firm billing records only fueled the rumors of a ... ,~ccording to 'the GOP line, in his sented an uncommonly large num- in recent elections. Above all, for- possible i,ndictment, but Starr's team had never acknowledged the willingness to send U.S. troops to ber of opportunities to fire at the eign policy is a place to gain traction possibility - before Thursday. Kosovo. And, on issues from mis- execution of the administration's against an administration - includ- si Ie defense to Pentagon spending, policies - from allegations of ing its leader-in-waiting, Vice he stands accused of taking a naive- 'Chinese espionage at the Los' President Al Gore .:- that is less vul- Albanians Sign Pact; Serbs Boycott ly shortsighted approach to the dan- Alamos nuclear lab to abortive nerable on domestic issues because TUE WASII/NGTON PO,\T gers loose in the world. ' ,efforts to fashion a peace agreement of the strength of the economy. I'ARIS \l' ' These controversies are all signs in K'osovo. With the Monica S. Many Republ icans say their With Yugoslav representatives boycotting to demonstrate their of an unfamili~r sight springing up Lewinsky scandal receding, complaints with Clinton are not so opposition, ethnic Albanians signed a Western autonomy plan for in recent' days through Republicans have eagerly seized the much over basic tenets - there is Kosovo at a low-key ceremony Thursday and then made plans to ...Washington's political soil: a for':' chance to puncture Clinton's post- broad agreement, for instance, leave France at the conclusion or"the unsuccessful peace talks. eign policy deb~te. After a long sea- impeachment political armor. between GOP leaders and Clinton As the Clinton administration stepped up its warnings that NATO son in which America's role abroad "Almost everywhere you look' 'on world engagement versus isola- , was prepared to launch airstrikes against Yugoslavia if it does not was a mostly dormant issue in there are problems,". said Sen. tionism. But there are long-standing agree to the autonomy plan, Western mediators are expected to . domestic politics, congressional Richard G. Lugar (R-Ind.), a senior complaints that his interest in prob- declare an end to the negotiations Friday after a week of fruitless Republicans and GOP presidential member of the Senate Foreign lems - from Iraq to North Korea to efforts to win the acceptance of the Yugoslav-Serb delegation. candidates are on the offensive Relations Committee. "Republicans' Kosovo - is episodic, resp<;>nding According to diplomats close to the negotiations, Yugoslav against the administration on multi- have gained largely by raising the mostly to crises. Some'believe his President Slobodan Milosevic will be given a deadline of up to a ~ ,;pIe fronts. right questions ... questions the credibility in dealing with Congress week to accept the plan. They said Western envoys were prepared to It is a strategy, according to sev- American people want to have and world leaders has been serious- travel to Belgrade to meet with him. ' etal leading GOP foreign policy asked." ly strained. 1,1'''0''11'''''11 ('N1arcn r 1.9:''1999 , Page' 4 •TH-IrTECH .... v ... I ..... ,,# ..,. \ OPINION Improving The Writing Requirement Each year approximately 15 to 20 percent of students fail fessions, students dearly need proper writing skills in today's the Freshman Essay Evaluation. These students currently workforce. The verbal skills of most students graduating from receive recommendations that they enroll in an introductory' high school are abysmal, and feeble Institute standards only ....' writing class, but they aren't required to take one. Starting next exacerbate the problem. By enforcing this new requirement, Chairman Josh Bittker '99 fall, however, the Institute will ini- MIT is working to insure that all of its students gain mastery of tiate a two year experimental pro- writing skills. Editor in Chief Zareena Hussain '00 Editorial gram that will require these stu- In addition, MIT should improve its introductory writing dents to pass such a course in their courses to bring the focus back to proper grammar, syntax, and Business Manager freshman year. The Tech firmly believes. this change is in the diction. Though MIT has a strong core of writing faculty, it Joey Dieckhans '00 best interests of students who need extra writing help and should hire more faculty to'give students more personal atten- ~ Managing Editor strongly supports this decision. tion and to show its committment to communications skills. Ryan Ochylski '01 Students generally recognize the weakness of MIT's com- Furthermore, to increase student interest, MIT should also Executive Editor munications requirement. One of the the strongest criticisms of expand the variety of writing courses it offers at all levels. Douglas E. Heimburger '00 the Institute recorded in the 1998 Senior Survey was the lack of MIT needs to create a rigid structure that would force stu- attention MIT paid to improving students' communication dents to learn writing skills. Currently, students at MIT find that N/oWS STAFF skills. Many students come to MIT with the attitude that they they can easily evade learning real communications skills only .. Editors: Frank Dabek '00, Susan Buchman '0 I, Jenni fer Chung '0 I, Krista should evade and find substitutes for writing classes, but they to discover their loss four years later. 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While Sebadoh is not listed on Science Park the Science Park webpage as an influence, the comparison might be more than inci- More than}ust B-Fields dental - plaintive ballads about failed relationships and awkward situations, By Minjoo Larry Lee wrapped up in melodic packages, have long been the favored domain of Lou Barlow. ne listen to Science Park's new CD "Boredom and Beauty" particularly fits that FlilUrama, immediately reminds of profile. Fllturama, in spite of the technolo- The B- fie Ids. M yke W eiskop f, gy that went into it, still somehow main- OScience Park's founder and sole mem- tains a kind of homespun sound (Weiskopf ber, has had so many comparisons with The records all of the instrumentals onto his B-fields that on his homepage, he requests hard-drive at home and then does vocals people never mcntion the similarity again. and mixing at a bigger studio). While it's a However, the similarity is noteworthy, since far cry from plugging an electric guitar both The B-ticlds and Scicnce Park are one- directly into a 4-track, Flltllrama represents man electronic pop bands from Boston with lo-fi ofa different sort. "scientilic-sounding" names and melancholy Another interesting influence on Myke is lead vocals. Subsequent listenings, however, short-wave radio, an obscure hobby pursued reveal a grcat diversity of influences which by introverted weirdos in their basements, Weiskopf has attempted to cobble together which conjures to mind feelings of loneli- into this onc CD. ness, distance, and the desire to connect with' In order to undcrstand the music, it hclps someonc out there in the dark. Samples of to understand the person behind it. Myke static in the song "Cower" are more than just Wciskopf is a 22-year-old English major at background noise - the sample is triggered Boston University, graduating this spring. He in rhythm, turning it into a sort of percussion originally hails from. Chicago, a eity now instrument, like brushes on a snare drum. chockful of post-rockers who put aside their "WWV" is also a nod to the culture of short- guitars for synthesizers in 1996 after wave radio. WWV are the call letters for a Tortoisc's Millions Now Living Will Never shortwave station which broadcasts the time Die came out. Myke, however, is not a band- on the NIST's Boulder, Colorado nuclear wagon jumper - he has been releasing music clock . . .. as Science Park on his own Obscure-Disk Futurama is not always successful in.'uni- of songs. labcl since 1995, and has been working with fying Wyskopfs diverse and disparate inter- The performance of synthesizer based MUSIC REVIEW synthesizers since 1990. ests. This, however, is partly by design, since . music has always been a complicated and The first track on Futurama, "That Part some songs on this CD were only put on for problematic proposal. The band can simply of You," is Europop a la Pet Shop Boys and archival purposes (some of the songs come play tape loops and sing over the canned Tin Star Erasurc at its bubbly best. "Truth will Out" from as far back as 1994), helping to explain sounds, sacrificing th.e energy and unpre- continues, in that strain of hooky pop with the lack of consistency from track to track. A dictability of performance for reliability and Post-Humanistic S~yle Myke crooning, "Na-na-na-na nothing's new album from Science Park awaits, and it accuracy, or the band can attempt to replicate wrong." Both of these songs also feature a will be exciting to see whether Myke can con- the synthesizer sounds with acoustic instru- By Daniel J. Katz female backing vocalist, Kristen Tocci, tinue to develop his already considerable skill ments, trading off the subtleties and atmos- STAFF REPORTER who nicely offsets Weiskopfs deep bari- in pop-song, crafting and atmospheric pheric capabilities of synthesizers for rock. feverysong on Tin Star's debut album, ~ tone. "Lay You Out in Lavendar" evokes a sequencing to forge an album which listens as Science Park opts for a combination of the The Thrill Kisser (V2), were as solid as - different kind of pop sensibility, with a solid body of work, instead of an anthology two. On stage, Myke plays with a live bassist its first two tracks, the British trio would • and drummer, while simultaneously control- Ihave an absolute:blockbuster~on .their MUSIC REVIEW ling samples, drum machines, playing guitar, . h'ands. Unfortunately, the disc winds do~n and singing. Very recently, Myke claims ~o gradually, alld while it's still a solid album, have struck the right balance between elec-. it suffers from;'a bit too mucn ambience for" Steater-Kinney tronic and acoustic, so it should be'an interest-, its own good. \."'...~~~~ ;.-_ I ..1t.J:.;\5 (.ti ing show. If you go, tell Mike that. The, Tech, _ .Ii,n St,Corin Tucker's silvery, minute opus which begins with a calm nervous vibrato is quite distinctive and has' melody and pulsing ,rhythm until it explodes - a way of getting your attention. On The Hot into an intense dance track. For best compar- Rock, she's more in control of her voice ison, imagine 'the Crystal Method remixing than ever. It no longer sounds on the verge Madonna's "Ray' of Light" with the aid of a of gloriously bursting at the seams, as it did guitar on serious overdrive. ,_ on Call the Doctor. Her voice has more For a while, Tin. Star continues its hopping shading now, adding hues to her ever devel- from rock to electronica and back, ranging oping vocals. On more than. half of the from the sonic battle cry of "Viva," the sopth- '" album, she and the pleasingly 'supple, con- ing combination of light guitar and orcqestral -' versational Brownstein sing together, synthesizers in "Raincheck," and the driving spurring each other on as they navigate the keyboards (yes, that's apparently possible) of songs' multilayered melodies. "Going Slow." "Start Together," starts ofT the way all S-K It's around this point, however, that the first songs do, an epic call to arms by lovers rock vanishes, and the band decides to try to not fighters. Corin calls herself a mess but a be Massive Attack. Don't get me wrong, good one, like Luscious Jackson in "Energy ambient Tin Star is enjoyable, but some- Sucker." times it tends toward monotony (especially. The title track compares relationships to in songs like "Wonderful World"), and more jewelry heists, where you're trying to figure importantly, it wastes the talent the band out your partner in crime as well as the mis- sho.ws when the volume is up. An exception sion itself. to this rule is the closing track, The subtlety of their vocals is sometimes "Destruction," a trippy ballad which, despite devastating. "The Size of OUf Love" assays being the slowest and quietest song on the "" the despair that settles in when a loved one is album, packs a lot of pO\yer into each cho- downed by a serious illness. rus. By Greg Bollrud Granted, when people' think, of the Seattle And on "Banned From the End of the One other fault with the album is 'the repet- music scene, a couple stereotypical, superstar World," Sleater-Kinney face the future of itive tendency to use steadily repeated high Middle East bands come to mind. But Sleater-Kinney stays rock-n-roll, not with dread, boredom, or notes as rhythm. It's not annoying at first, but 472 Massachusetts Avenue. Cambridge true to punk's spirit of anti-stardom, at the uncertainty, but with excitement: "I've no after a while, it sounds like a garbage truck is 492-9181 same time putting together a far better crafted millennial fear I The future is here, it comes backing up into every song. ,, March 22. 1999 album than their popular "alternative". coun- every year." Tucker closes the song with a I actually really like this album; and I With Holly Golightly & Mary Timony terparts. line that could be the Sleater-Kinney mani- recommend it .highly; my only complaint .is The difference is that while a lot of festo: "We're the band from the end of the that it leaves .you ~anting more, and there he Hot Rock is the fourth album by the bands are trying to find their own distinc- world." are several songs present that scream to be Pacific Northwest female punk trio tive sound, Sleater-Kinney has been refin- Sleater-Kinney always seem to say it right; replaced with a more suitable follow-up to Sleater-K inney. Vocal ist/guitarist ing what they've got: power and intensity. and nothing sounds trite or insignificant. The "Head." Go out and b!ly The Thrill Kisser if Corin Tucker, vocalist/guitarist Carrie The intricate guitar lines are captivating girls make you feel foolish for trying to guess you like synthesi~er-based music (or even if TBrownstein, and drummer Janet Weiss deliver enough, but when you mix them with the their next move. As The Hot Rock proves, you just like altemati~e rock), but don't be yet another solid album. amazing vocals these girls weave together, these brilliant punk pranksters can end up surprised if you find yourself repeatedly Named after a Robert Redford movie, Hot the songs have a depth that is simply, mind anywhere they like. But Tucker, Brownstein, skipping through the same parts of the Rock's hooks are not as catchy or accessible blowing. Admittedly, the first time I heard and Weiss will still move you because, even album. The highlights.are modern'rock at its ';''' as they were on their previous album, Dig Me some of the songs, I got a bit lost. I was though they stray from the straight-ahead most modem, and I cry, "Viva la revolu- Out. There is also much less screaming. expecting another pop-punk album, but punk rock beats, they still absolutely rock. tion!" M~rch '19,-'l.999( THE ARTS TIIF}1TE~" Page''l' ,.-" MOVIE REVIEW In fact, this strong contrast between subtle- work, the adults be damned. John Kapelos, as ty and heavy-handedness recurs throughout Ben's adoptive father George Karras, convcys the movie. It is hard to believe that when Ben the right mix of covetousness and selflessness in ·TheDeep End of the O~ean is found years later as Sam, son of George imploring the Cappadoras to take Ben back, but Karras, the fact that Sam or George might to make him happy as he used to be. Also right have something to say about the boy being are Pfeiffer's scenes with Merriman, as mother .Sea-sick plot eventually reaches solid ground snatched away into a strange family is not so grows to respect child as more than an ingredi- By Roy Rodenstein again, unwittingly mowing her lawn and liv- much as mentioned. It's as hard to believe that ent for a family. There is no stopping Whoopi STAFF REPORTER ing with an adoptive father. From this point the script eventually decides to deal with the Goldberg, however, from carrying every scene ;;,,1999, 1 hr 45 min on, the movie deals with the common ques- issue after all, and does so beautifully. she is in, including an unnecessary but wonder- Directed by Vlu Grosbard tions. Which family does the boy belong in? Acting is the movie's major strong point. ful bit on workplace sexual harassment. Written by Stephen Schiff. based on the novel Is that boy still Ben? Though Ben (Ryan Merriman), like the movie, With the cast keeping the movie ro1\ing by Jacquelyn Mitchard The Deep End of the Ocean is at first a pool suffers from AII-American-Boy syndrome anq through the rough spots, a few golden scenes • With Michelle Pfeiffer. Treat Williams. of melodrama. The early scenes of the .c1ass is.often simply too plain, in both appearance are achieved. A celebratory dance when the Whoopi Goldberg, Jonathan Jackson and reunion are very plain~ a quality which does not and performance, to sustain drama, at other Cappadora family is back together is touch- Ryan Merriman work well for this charged topic and which times his earnestness is a boon. The scenes ingly underplayed, as are the scenes of jungle- plagues the movie frequently. A booming- between Ben and Vincent (Jackson) are rules basketball between the youngsters. By ....'Eery day the papers publish stories about voiced old classmate is shown standing up in entrancing, as a long-lost boy and his off-kilter the end, The Deep End of the Ocean has made child-custody battles, about babies front of the crowd to divide them up for a older brother try to make their part of the puzzle the essential things clear. switched at birth or about hirth parents search, and later' a roomful of . hanging their mind about giving up a volunteers takes calIs, pre- child for adoption. Some of these cases are sumably from people offering sel fish, which might be well served by King lea~s for the search. These Solomon's fabled solution of suggesting the scenes are made of paper, r child to be cut in half, thus forcing the legiti- serving simply to fill the mate parent to step forward and give up their blanks in the "kidnapped child claim to save the child's life. Others involve plot" page of a film cookbook. parties which have experienced loss and have Not a single call that the vol- • no need for such artifice - they both want unteers take is portrayed, and what's best for the child. The Deep End of the no discussion of where aII Ocean deals. with an instance of this second these seemingly hundreds of "l .kind. Adapted with ~are by Stephen Schiff, calls come from or lead to who did an excellent job on the script for the takes place. We are simply recent Lolita, this film avoids what could have being asked to sit through the been an ugly' movie-of-the-week fate. slide show and note that every Indeed, leading man Treat Williams. has effort was in vain .. seen his share of TV movie's. 'As Pat Thou~ initially Pfeiffer.is Cappadora, he starts out here as the mainstay un1:>earablyshrill as a panicky ... in his family's life. His wife, Beth (Michelle mother, while Williams is Pfeiffer), attends a class reunion with their solid as the calm mainstay, the three children, and during the hectic check-in gender roles reverse as the loses track of the middle child, Ben. Pat movie progresses. Pfeiffer . arrives to help look for him, as does agent comes into her own after the Candy Bliss (Goldberg), but Ben will not be first half in becoming the quiet found that day, or any time during the months voi,ce of reason, but Williams If it takes until the stream of reality carries the is saddled with a character ZADE ROSENTHAL - MANDALA Y ENTERTAINMENT Cappadoras back into its inescapable flow. It used mostly as a foil; now he As the years go by, Beth (Michelle Pfeiffer) develops a close friendship with police detective Candy is nine years later when Beth sees her lost son ,is the selfish parent. Bliss (Whoop' Goldbe(g) in The.Deep End of the Ocean. MQVIE REVIEW sequences - like the one involving her mid- moments but embraced the tragic moments of night trip to the supermarket for cat food which her story as openly as the funny ones. Of later segues into a fight with her father over the course, it's her personal story, and I'm sure cat bowl - going for much longer than seems she knows better how she feels about it; but I .God-: • \ ~ •• Said" "Ha!"l '" reasonably possible, and, what's more becom- would prefer a bit more transparent window ing consistently funnier with each minute. into her personality. It's 'a worider.fUllife The most impressive aspect of God Said The second issue is the overall format of By Vladimir Zelevinsky t;fY.•• ' move,in, too. And then the troubles continue "Hal" is, of course, the fact that all the the movie; it's clearly made on the set, but it's s;rAF,FI?ERORTER. 1~t bc>tW t' ;"'J"JI,~" •.I:i! ./ i \ cropping Up;,ll ~" r '5. (~'-' " humor .is not forced at all, but is seamlessly constantly pretended that Sweeney is deliver- et's go down to'basics. Most movies tell 'The story is suitable material for a straight- connected with the tragic backbone of the nar- ing her monologue to a packed audience I~ / the Istories; the manner in which these forward, unsparing, emotion-tugging drama. rative. The story is told with so much humor which responds with enthusiastic laughter. ~ • I, stories are told is largely secondary. I'm , The underlying themes are equally serious, that for most of the time it's light and breezy, What it made me think of was naturally the Lquite sure that most people, when leav- with subtext dealing with mortality, family and as such can effortlessly change the mood canned sitcom laugh track; but since all the ing the movie, remember more vividly what love, and religion. The genre is comedy. in an instant. laughs are deserved, I didn't mind. happened, as opposed to how did it look. And I don't mean just ha-ha comedy. A couple of things distracted me a bit. I As always, it's life that tells all the best , Briefly,' cinema is more of a narrative-based Sweeney goes for the jugular, with some wish Sweeney didn't downplay more serious stories. medium, and not a visual one; there are cer- tain exception, like the. works of Fellini or I. maybe Koyaanisqatsi, but in most cases', movies are all about st9ries. 3~:!i,j~\:;~f:i,f~~t!lZ~~;(j~J;t~;)t~~;:~;~'I~J-:.::~[j:jlr~Ji';6¥..~:r'(:)f,I~::~:~:;;;'~~{7;:ij From which it folIows that God Said .._ .• :~:~..~""'igl~' ..•. 'm~,~:...... rdl~:::~"'" ...... , .., ...... ' .. '::::::::' ...... " '.' "Hal" is a quintessential movie, despite the .": :'. II: ....":• r;}:' III .'..~....:'.:"::.':":-:::,'.:...... :;...... :...:...... '...:".:'::::...:.,...:...... • fact that. at first it realIy doesn't seem to belong to a traditional mold. 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';,'. that Sweeney tells is true; and it's told in just '~~~~'~~~" .<~~: .~:,~., ~-.; about the best way. for such a story, with the ''. , narrator seemingly talking airectly to YOli. and : rm:;=:I\::~~~.=~~;nJ:=J:II~=:;;;'~~k6a~li~~~K~i~'~1:&;.&~~wh1i~i~~~:U:; the connection feels intimate and immediate: .,~~1li@1\!11~~IArlitii'is)llltf~i1111tellt'{llii;'ilieaKIMw,."iI(lm!aU;filllVrSlI"i\;'l)iti*'a~qmstdrchl1lililim(jliilfdfuill&lilSel.;, . tf " . Page ,8, T,HE TE.C}J March 19, 1999 ,.... RESTAURANT REVIEW Peter Ballarin, chef and owner, opened the does. ON CAMPUS restaurant eighteen years ago. He was trained The food here is good, but too plain for a by his father, who was trained by his father, French restaurant at this price. Do not let the Hungry! and he surely believes that what he does to French-speaking waiter intimidate you, since Aandhi attract people will continue to attract them for he gets paid by what you pay for"the dinner. ycars to come. Perhaps a little touchup on his The only reason I would want to eat here The romance is not food would help the setting, location, and again is for the romantic atmosphere. But if The storm has come-' decorations which do attract people back to you do not require your romance to be in an worth the price this place, though I'm sure Mr. Ballarin has old townhouse, another location might suf- 'bhangra an, dudes!' By Kate Samranvedhya frequent customers who like whatever he fice .. _B_y_A_m_ri_ta_G_h_o_s_h " STAFF R/:'/'ORT/:R 71 Charles Street 1999 South Asian "Cultural Show (between .Nft, Veri/on and Pinckney street) Presented by MIT Sangam, SAAS and Pa~mit Bostoll (617) 2273524 ery year, the MIT South A-sian . Association 'of Students puts on what is omance brings me to Hungry I, as it perhaps the most well-attended cultu'ral ... does for many couples. The restau- Ehow in the Boston area. Held iri a" rant has won many awards for being packed Kres~e Auditorium, this year's show R the best romantic restaurant, and was no exception. might account for the markup you pay on "Aandhi," the name of this year's show, food and wine. But the French country cui- means "storm" in' Hindi, the official language sine is frozen in time by the chef, whose of India. From Bharata Natyam to Odissi philosophy is that he's "been doing what dances, from Punjabi Bhangra blasts to melo- people like for eighteen years, so [he'll] dramatic Hindi movie scenes, and from classi-- continue to do it." cal violin Ragas to Bengali songs, the different MusIal' lhe couples there seek the roman- . flavors of dance, music, food, clothing, lan- tic feel of a stuffed French townhouse. Every guage, religion, culture, and beauty to which niche and corner is used to its full extenC India is home were pres~nted to a roaring' The wines are tugged on the ceiling. The. crowd in three short hours on the stage. Storm tables are arranged to make the full use of is an appropriate name. small space, maybe too close to have a pri- Beginning promptly in Indian Standarq. j.. vale conversation. Decorations are .every- Time, the show started a half hour late. The where. masters of ceremonies cam~""'out and intro- The first floor, or half-basement, is the duced themselves 'as the Desi cqunterpartsof main dining room, which opens everyday. The Bill and Ted~ from Bill and Ted's Excellent', two upstairs salons only open during the Adventure. They caine complete with "aww- weekend. Dates might want to be seated su'!1" accents,- their very own time-traveling upstairs to avoid sight of the kitchen from the mentor, Roofus, and began their.journey .• main dining room, and from the traffic of peo- through Indian cultural. history, visiting tJ:te ' ple walking up and down the stairs. If only the masters, among them: Rabrindranath Tagore, main dining room is open, the tables near the the great Indian poet;. Amitabh Bachan, star of window are better since they are farther from many classic oh-so melodramatic Hindi ,. traffic, even though the fireplace is on the movies; King Akbar, ruler of the once opposite side. momentous Mughal empire; and Phoolan The menu gets changed three times a year, Devi, the infamous Indian bandit queen. The. and as with many French restaurants, it is full MCs entertained the audience and introduced ;., of items like rabbit, venison, and frog legs. the upcoming acts, linking Indian and Ordinary items like pork chops or rack of American culture and demonstrating. their' lambs are available as well. Based on my fusion, which is sometimes harmonious, y experience, it is almost always good to order sometimes not. _ the special of the night. Among the variety of acts,. the dances were The venison looked marvelous, as did the spectacular. Th'e'crowd listened' intently to rack of lamb. The sauce for the lamb was sim- every fo'otfall of the first Bharata Natyam ".. ple, and thc vegctablcs were cooked and duet. The dancers'. facial expression~: th~ir1 warmed in butter just before serving. My technique,. their grace, their charming move-! friend's bay scallop and lobster were almost nients in -combination with toe Indian~aancel - too hot when served, and the high price did m.7sic were' enchanting to thtf'({ar.i~~ell)'3sl' not reflect the quantity of lobster in the dish. tlie' eye. In addition, the two solo )da~ces~in the. And it could have had more seasoning. My show filled the ..~!~ge. The professional intro-: dinner at Hungry I was more like comfort duction and perfect technique of Rajul Shaht 1- food rather than terrific. '0 I wowed the audience as she danced a clas- .Since our expericnce with the main dishes sical Odi~si' piece. And Reshma PatU 'DO per- was not that great, we passed on .dessert. formed a Marati folk dance with a flirtatious There werc'different kinds of cakes and pies, face and lavish body gestures, driving the which anyone could havc at good pastry crowd to spontaneous applause. a Hu.ngry I shop without the markup. Costumes flashed as the performers in the folk dance Kanai Ho, from Bengal, entered,., MOVIE REVIEW This difficult choice gives rise to a forceful the auditorium, complete with prop boats and sequence that invokes the tortures and disap- oars for their musical ferry ride. Another pearances enacted by Argentina's military group dance, Aathorum Thoppukkulae, from Tango dictatorships in the recent past, which the Tamil Nadu, featured traditional sari costumes movie manages without breaking its context. and au~hentic folk music .• Other powerful scenes include ones of silent One of the most striking dances was' the A treasure trove of dancing, music and thoughts dancing as well as a part' of the performance "Deepanjali,'" a candle dance perfoqned to a By Roy Rodenstein but no pressure is needed. Having recently depicting the arri~al of immigrants at the turn song from the movie Bombay, which. was" ,. STAFf' REPORTER lost Laura (Cecilia Narova) to a younger of the century. banned in Bombay because of the controver- J 998, I hr 45 mitl dancer, Mario quickly appreciates the youth- Given the focus, on music, acting roles are sial depiction of a Muslim/Hind4 love aff<:lir. In Spanish, with English subtitles ful Elena (Mia Maestro), and he asks his sparse. The aforementioned scenes between Half'of the mystical dance was performed' ,in " Written and directed by Car/os Saura choreographer to train her for one of the lead Sola and Maestro stand out. Juan Carlos the dark, so only the candles showed, and half With Miguel Angel Sola. Cecilia Narova, Mia roles. Soon, Mario and Elena are together, to Copes, as a middle-aged but fervent choreog- in the light, revealing the beautiful white cos- Maestro, Juan Carlos Copes the displeasure of her ex, but the film has rapher, is also strong, while the delightful tumes of the dancers., greater aims than the usual stories of passion. Enrique Pinti, always listed in the "and Another beautiful performance, "Satrangi - ango is a simple name for a complex' and jealousy. Enrique Pinti as" category as of late, steals a Re," was a great fusion piece 'that combiI:1ed . movie. The story of a tango dance per- Music and dance are the heart of the film .. few scenes. The dancing is also solid, of. Indian and American dance steps, which com- formance director, this movie deals Characters dance the tango and dream about course, with Copes, Narova, and Maestro in plemented eadi other in a sexy new style. with youth and aging, with gender dancing it, onstage, at a club, even as young- major roles and with the requisite appearance The hilariously funny" 1999: A Love .- T by Julio Bocca. Original music by the prol!fic Story," mocked a-low-budget Pakistani movie' roles and power structures, with the consum- sters in school. Monotony is scarcely an issue, ing specter of Argentina's military regimes, however. There are segments with only Lalo Schifrin suffers from being played too where a love affair blooms out of the depths and, to a lesser extent, with love, all framed singing, segments of films from the '30s, and many times; as is often the case in dance. of Indian taboo. Instead of accepting her within the contcxt of tango. In fact, even the there are segments of song and dance. At movies, though certain compositions, such as arranged marriage, Baby, the daughter of a issuc of the movie's simplistic name is times, the tango is played along by masters a deep-pitched piano piece, could have had proper Indian gentleman, falls in love with a. touched upon. such as. Antonio Agri on violin and 82-year- more playing time. Of course, there are also man of her own choosing - the most incrimi- The growing international popularity of old Horacia Salgan, astounding on piano, and arrangements of classics such as La nating act a daughter can commit. Playing on "P tango has made its appearance in mainstream at other times the music is joined by a dancer. Cumparsita. Indian stereotypes, the act ended with the films commonplace, with even Arnold The dancing, too, has an invigorating range. The movie's English subtitles, incidental-:- theme of love conquering all. . Schwarzenegger exhibitin-g tango in its most Cinematographer Vittorio Storaro expertJy Iy, are worse than the average translation. For The crowd, being familiar with many of stereotyped form, in True Lies. At the other end uses lighting, spanning colors, and levels of example, "hug" is repeatedly'mistranslated as these songs, acts, and films, often. clapped, of the spectrum, Sally Potter's 1997 movie, brightness, to keep every dance sequence "kiss," and the common metaphorical phrase sung, or drummed along to the music. The Tango Lesson, uses a thin plot involving poignant, and crisp closeups of feet and faces "the old guard" is displayed ?S the name of a Traditional Bengali music was performed in Potter making a tango film to pack as much are used to good effect. band. '_ the form of a large Be.ngali Chorus spread out .' dancing as can fit into 100 minutes. Tango Although the romantic subplot is basic, In all, Tango is accomplished 'filmmaking. over the Kresge stage, singing at a ~edding director Carlos Saura is himself no stranger to other aspects of the plot are profound. Mario It falls short primarily in attempting to use a scene from a folk song collection known as films about music and dance; most notably, and Elena discuss gender roles at dinner togeth- meta-plot (the movie is a performance about a Rabrindra Sangeet. - Saura filmed Flamenco in 1995. In Tango, er. As the camera contrasts his tired manner performance) that does not really lead any- The show enoeo' with anall:i)u't 'perfor- • ) Saura strives for greater balance between dance with her pristine smile, the fresh dialogue where, though it works well enough as the mance of Bhangra,' the traditional folk dance and plot, and he comes close to achieving it. allows Mario to stumble over and over until he movie's framework. On other levels, from originating from the Punjab region of North em Miguel Angel Sola stars as Mario Suarez, conveys his point successfully, and raised dancing to dialogue, Saura steers the film with India. With extremely enthusiastic dancers and who narrates at the opening and throughout issues about whether man's traditional thirst for ,mastery and poignancy. His finest accom- an equally enthusiastic crO\yd, this last act was the film. Mario is directing a tango perfor- power is an example the younger generation plishment is in pacing, an essential element of well chosen. It left the audience with the desire mance sponsored by several money-bags, and should emulate are not simply time-fillers. In tango. Like its dancers, the film lingers sensu- to run up onto the stage and join the dancers, one of these patrons wants his favorite girl to each other's arms later, the two mull over their ally on beautiful scenes, zestfully springs, cat- which some audience members acted upon. As get a shot at joining the cast as a dancer. happy present and whether giving up the past is like, and gyrates back and forth between these the Desi counterparts of Bill and Ted might "Don~t let me pressure you," he says to Mario, too big a loss if that past is haunted. conflicting urges. say, "Bhangra on, dudes." M;~ti'ir9:fi999 Tii¥t~~ THE'TEC~H'P~g;9 ",J;;..------BOOK REVIEW WAS THE DEMON SUPPOSED TO APPEAR IN THE MIDDLE OF :Sluggy Freela1?£e ROUTE 80? ' lETS TRY ,Theres more than porn on the 'net THAT AGAIN, By Dan McGuire Laura, the \ SHALL WE? CONTRIBUTING EDITOR noted acerbic \ • , '160 pages talk show psy- Black and white chologist, are $12.95 introduced as Availablefrom Plan 9 Pl!blishing, the strip , http://www.plan9.orgl progress. 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The strip follows the tangled {"'adventures of Riff, a self- described freelance bum and inventor, and Toig, a web site J designer trying to scatch out a living. Jhey're ably aided, and occasionally hindered, in their 'adventures by a mini-lop'rabbit 't 'named Bun-Bun who plays the strip's Standard'Cute Critter by way of Hanni~al Lector. A few additional characters, such as their neighbor Zoe, who plays the strip's straight woman, and Dr. Lorna, a parody of Dr. u ----- Walks" begin at 11:30 a.m.; "American Painting and Decorative Arts Walks" begin at Popular Music 12:30 p.m.; "European Painting and Decorative Arts Walks" begin Avalon at 2:30 p.m.; Introductory tours Next: 423-NEXT. are also offeree;! Sat. at 11 a.m. Mar. 19: The Corrs. $15. and 1:30 p.m. Mar. 20: Buffalo Tom. $16. Permanent Gallery Installations: lfM-ar. 22: Stabbing Westward + "Late Gothic Gallery," featuring a Placebo. $15. restored 15th-century stained J t\pr.. 3: J-oye + Rockets: $~,8.. ~qn glass window from Hampton ?:salei2/27t at}10am. {. J ~. " ] i Court, .14th- and 15th-century • Apr. 9: iTioe:$15~' HI "I stone, alabaster. and polychrome 'Apr. 20: Eve 6. $12. " wood sculptures from France and .A'pr. 23: Wilco' + Vic' Chestnutt. the Netherlands; "Mummy Mask "" $15. Gallery," a newly renovated Egyptian gallery. features primitive The Orpheum Theatre masks dating from as far back as Ticketmaster: 931-2000. A ~eek"y guide to tt:"1e'-arts i.n'Boston 2500 B.C.; "European Decorative Mar. 20: Jeff Beck. Sold out. Arts from 1950 to the Present"; '. May 4, 5: Sheryl Crow + March :19 - April 2 "John Singer Sargent: Studies for Semisonic. $32.50, $27.50. . , MFA and Boston Public Library Second show tickets on sale 3/8 C,~mpiled by' ..Joel M. Rosenberg Murals." at 10am. ' • ' Through March 31: "1'11 Make Me a Send submissions to [email protected] or by Interdepartmental mall to "On The Town," The Tech, W20-483. World: A Century of African- ReetCenter American Arts." Through May,9: Ticke~master: 931-2000. "French Photography: Le Gray to Mar. 22-23: ,The Roling, Stones + No.2. Ragtime with such items as an Apple I and Atget;" "Mary Cassatt: Modern Goo Goo Dolls. Sold out. Broadway in Boston at the Colonial Pong; "The Networked Planet: Woman." Through April 11: Mar. 27: Jay-z' + DMX + Method Jazz Music Theatre, 106 Boylston Street, Traveling the Information "Abelardo Morrell & the Camera Man. Sold out. Bos1on.(931-2787), through March Highway," an electronic tour of Eye." Ongoing: "The Art of Africa, 28. Curtain is at 8 p.m. Tuesday the Internet; "Robots and Other Foxboro Stadium Regattabar Oceana. and the Ancient through Friday, at 2 and 8 p.m. on Smart Machines," an interactive Tickets: 661-5000. Dance. Americas"; "Egyptian Funerary Arts Next: 423-NEXT. \ Saturday, and at 2 and 7:30 p.m. exhibition of artificial intelligence ...." May 29: Dave Matthews Band + Mar. i9-20: Ruth Brown & Friends and Ancient Near East Galleries." Boston Ballet - on Sunday; there is a midweek mati- and robots; "Tools & Toys: The Santana + The Ro'ots. On,sale Mar. 23: The Teresa Ines Group Gallery lectures are free with muse- "Festival of Firsts" features nee on March 24. Tix $15 to $75. Amazing Personal Computer"; 3/20,at 10am. Mar. 24: Ron Bosse and um admission. Thurs. 11: at 11 Roland Petit's "La Jeune Homme "People and Computers: Worcester Centrum Centere Persuance a.m., "Baroque Decorative Arts," et La Mort," Daniel Pelzig's Shear Madness Milestones of a Revolution," Ticketmaster: 931-2000. Mar. 25-27: The Joe Lovano Trio presented by Joyce Geary Volk. "Bachianas," and Christopher qharles Playhouse Stage II, 74 explores a number of ways com- Mar. 19: Korn Rob Zombie. Mar. 30: Yoron Israel's Sat.: at noon, "17th-Century Dutch + Wheeldon's "Corybantic Warrenton Street, Boston (426- puters impact everyday life. In the $29.50. Connection Painting," presented by Amy Ecstasies" on Friday, Satu~day at 5225), indefinitely. Curtain is at 8 Smart Machines Theater a multi- Mar. 31-Apr. 3: Max Roach & The Daughenbaugh. Sun.: at 2 p.m., "A " Mar. 22: Jay'Z' + DMX + Method 8 p.m .. and on' Saturday and p.m. Tuesday through Friday, at media show features NASA's So What Brass 5 Valentine for Lupercalia: Lovers in Man. $35; $25. Sunday at 2 p.m. at Shubert 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. on Saturday. Mars Rover, R2-t>2, Shakey, Sea Art," presented by Henry Augustine Apr. 9: Marilyn Manson + Hole + • Theatre, 265 Tremont Street, and at3 and 7:30' p.m. on Rover, and other robots. Through Tate. Wed.: at 6 p.m., "Maritime Monster Magnet. $29.50. Sculler's Boston .(800)- 447-7400. Tix Sunday. Tickets $30 to $34: Nov. 30: "Wizards and Their America, "presented by Guy' Tickets: 562-4111 $12.50 to $69. Student rush tick- Wonders: Portraits in Computing. " Jordan. Great Woods Ticketmaster: 931-2000 ets available. Peter Pan Ongoing: "Virtual FishTank." t, Ticketrriaste'r: 931-2000. ( Mar. 19:20: Ellis Marsalis Quartet ' The Lyric Stage, in collaboration Museum of Science May 28: Lenny Kravitz +. The Black Mar. 23: Kendrick Oli~er & the Lord of the Dance with Once Upon a Time .... contin- Isabella Stewart Gardner MuSeum Crowes + Everlast. $39.50'shed. New Life Orchestra Wang Theatre, June 3 at 8pm, 4 ues its series of participatory 280 The Fenway, Boston. (566- Science Park. Boston. (723- $25 lawn. Mar. 24:-Doron Johnson Trio at 8pm, 5 at 2pm and 8pm. plays for children with the saga of 1401), Tues.-Sun. 11 a.m.=5 p.m. 2500). Daily, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Fri., 9 Jun. 12: John Mellencamp. $46 Mar. 25: ,Marc Antoine Tickets are $66, $46, $36, $26 the boy who refuses to grow up Admission $10. $7 for seniors, a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 9 a.m.-5 shed, $29.50.lawn. Mar. 26-28: Poncho Sanchez with $61 as the" top price for 2 and the dastardly, if physically $5 for students with ID ($3 on p.m. Admission free with MIT ID, , ' Jul. 24:' 'N Sync. Sold out. p.m. Tickets from Tele-charge, 1- challenged, Captain Hook. At the Wed.), free for children under 18. otherwise $9, $7 for children 3-14 Jul. 25: 'N Sync. '$39.50 pavilion, 800-447-7400, or Wang Theatre Lyric Stage, 140 Clarendon The museum, built in the style of a and, seniors. $24.50 lawn .. box office. Street, Boston (437-7172), 15th-century Venetian palace, hous- The Museum features the theater through March 28. Curtain is at es more than 2500 art objects, with. of electriCity (with indoor thunder- paladlse Rock Club 11am on March 27 and 28. $7. emphasis on Italian Renaissance and-lightning shows daily) and Classical Music \ . Next: 423-NEXT. and 17th-century Dutch works . more than 600 hands-on exhibits. Mar. 19: Dance Hall Crashers. Boston Symphony Orchestra' Among the highlights are works by Ongoing: "Discovery Center"; "Investigate! A See-For-Yourself Mar. 20: Barry and the Remains. Tickets: 266-1492. Tuesdays, Theater Rembrandt, ,Botticelli, Raphael, Exhibit"; "Science in the Park: Mar. 23: Silverchair. Thursdays, Saturdays. 8 P.M.; Titian, and Whistler. Guided tours Fridays. 1:30 P.M. $23-$71; rush Blue Man Group given Fridays at 2:30 p.m. Playing with Forces and Motion"; Mar. 24: Hepcat. Exhibits seats $7.50 day of concert, on • Charles Playhouse" 74 Warrenton Through April 25: "Josiah "Seeing Is Deceiving." . Mar.' 25: ,Gov't Mule. sale Fridays from 9 a.m., Street, Boston, indefinitely. Curtain Computer Museum MCElheney: The Story of Glass." Ongoing: "Everest: Roof of the Mar. 27: Great Big, S.ea + My Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5 is at 8 p.m. on Wednesday and 300 Congress St .. Boston. (423- World"; "Living on the Edge." Favorite Relative. ' ' p.m .. Free tickets for MIT stu- Thursday, at 7 and 10 p.m. 'on 6758 or 426-2800), Daily, 10 Museum of Roo Arts Through May 9: "Cats! Wild to Mar. 28: Fuel + Zebrahead + dents Tuesday evenings,and Friday and Saturday, and at 3 'and a.m.-6 p.m. Admission $7, $5 for '465 Huntington Ave., Boston. (267- Mild." Mayfield Four. Free concert. listen Friday aftemoons, call 638-9478 6 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets $35 to students and seniors, free for 9300), Mon.-Tues., 10 a.m.-4:45 Admission to Omni: laser. and to WBCN for tickets. for availability. $45. Call 426-6912 for tickets ch)ldren under 5. Half-price p.m.; Wed., 10 a.m.-9:45 p.m.; planetarium shows is $7.50, Apr. 6: Pork Tornado wi Jon Mar. 19-20: Kazushi Ono, and information on how to see the admission on Sun. from 3-5 p.m. Thurs.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; $5.50 for children and seniors. . Rshman. Conductor. Yefim Bronfman, show for free by ushering. Tours daily of "Walk Through Sat.-Sun., 10 a.m.-5:45 p.m. West Now showing: "Laser Depeche Apr. 7: GalaC}ic .. piano. Kodaly, 'Dances of Computer 2000," a working two- Wing open Thurs.-Fri. until 9:45 Mode," Sun., 8 p.m.; "Laser Apr:9: Martin Sexton. Galanta.' Bartok. Piano Conerto The Master Builder story model of a PC. The world's p.m. Admission free with MIT ID. Offspring," Thurs.-Sat., 8 p.m.; Apr. 14: RobinTrower. No .• 2. Prokofiev, Suite from American Repertory Theatre at the only computer museum; features otherwise $10, $8 for students and . "Laser Rush," Sun., 9:15; "Laser Apr. 1?: Burlap to Cashmere. 'Romeo and Juliet.' , Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle a collection of vintage computers seniors, children under 17 free; $2 Beastie Boys," Thurs.-Sat., 9:15 Apr. 16: Latin Playboys Mar. 25-27, 30: Jeffrey Tate, Street, Cambridge (547-8300), in and robots with over 150 handS- after 5 p.m. Thurs.-fri., free Wed. p.m.; "Laser Floyd's Wall," Fri.- 'Conductor. Pinchas Zukerman, repertory through March 21. on exhibits illustrating the'.evolu- after 4 p.m. Sat., 10:30 p.m.; "Friday Night .. Axis violin. Ades, 'Living Toys.' Bruch, Curtain is at 8 p.m. March 19, tion, use, and impact of comput- Mon.-Fri.: introductory walks Stargazing: Fri.. 8:30 p.m.; Ticketmaster: 931-2000. Violin Concerto No. 1. Dvorak, 'and 20; there are matinees at 2 ers. Featured exhibits include: through all collections begin at "Welcome to the Universe," daily; Mar. 23: Kid Rock. $9. Romance for violin and orchestra: p.m, and 21, and at 10:30 a.m. "The Hacker's Garage," a recre- 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.; "Quest for Contact: Are We Mar. 24: Vast. $7. Schoenberg, Chamber, Symphony March 19. Tix $23 to $55. ation of a '70s hacker's garage, "Asian, Egyptian, and Classical Alone?" daily .. ',. Page 10TH E'tECH 'THB'ARts' March 19, 1999 o N THE 5 C R E- E N - BY THE TECH ARTS STAFF - Thefollowing movies are playing this weekend at Analyze This <**) story of one year of her life when everything seems the Pygmalion myth, placing it in the milieu of high local theaters. The Tech suggests lL'.ing A sorry sit-cornish excuse for a comedy, with to be going wrong in the worst possible way. And school, where one local stud bets another one that hllp://www.boston.comfiJra complete listing of Billy Crystal engaging in so much tiresome shtick yet, the movie alternatively hilarious and poingnant, they can turn a local nerd into a prom queen. The times and locations. as a burned-out shrink, analyzing an overstressed and, at some high points, it's both. The connection really sad thing is that there are flashes of creativity ,~J mafia boss played by Robert De Niro. Not enough between the audienCe and the narrator feels intimate originality, and true human emotions sprinkled **** Excellent humor, not enough story, and more than enough and immediate, and the hour and a half passes in around this whole mess; just enough to make the *** Good gratuitous violence. However, De Niro, in a rare what feels like ten minutes. As always, it's life that surrounding inanity even more depressing. -VZ ** Fair comedic appearance, almost makes this movie tells all the best stories. - VZ * Poor worth watching. - VZ A Simple Plan <***Y2) Life is Beautiful <***) The setting of this snow-bound thriller - about 200 Cigarettes (**) Another Day In Paradise <**) Most reviewers praise the second half of this two brothers who steal a cool $4 million from 3~, An opulent, stylish look at 80's stereotypes, the A couple of couples on the run, with James Italian tragicomedy - the serious half. While it cer- , downed plane '-- reminds of Fargo; everything else rather weak talc of a group of twentysomethings Woods and Melanie Griffith the aging but savvy tainly has its merits, it's the first hour which really doesn't, and it makes for a much better film, which coping with life and their own personal demons on leaders, and Vincent Kartheiser and Natasha makes this film so remarkable. With its gentle follows the harrowing downward progress of its New Year's Eve is not a particularly well thought Gregson Wagner the innocent and youthful recruits. whimsy, subtle satire, and unabashed romanticism, characters, while making them more and more' out story, but a rather well implemented one. Theft, guns, sex, drugs, 'and recovering from this is the stuff of which the best romances are empathically human .. Great acting, too - it's Definitely worth seeing the ensemble cast (includ- wounds are the usual major themes. Griffith's made. There are also classically gorgeous visuals, expected from Billy Bob Thornton, but it's the reli- ing such names as Christina Ricci, Ben and Casey maternal instinct makes Woods's lead-ape job memorable score, and elaborate visual and verbal able everyman Bill Paxton who firmly anchors this, Affleck, and Martha Plimpton) playa group of neu- tricky, though. gags aplenty. -VZ - film in reality. -VZ ..."'- rotic and pathetically humorous individuals search- Paradise is disappointing, not as clever as it ing for a way to enjoy themselves for an evening should have been given the talent involved. Director Office Space <**Yz) Tango <**~'l2) and not worry about anything the depressing impli- Larry Clark pushes his Kids angle which makes for A brilliant idea: a corporate drone gets an atti- The story of Mario, the director of a tango .. cations of the year to come. a dirty-as-heck atmosphere that is supposedly joy- tude adjustment and stages a rebellion against his dance performance, Tango has plenty of screen A movie that takes place in the 1981, but whose ful. Woods is the highlight, with the supporting per- company. Poor execution: slow pacing, bland visu- ti~e for dancers, but also makes room for musi- - actual 80's influence draws from the entire decade. formances also good but marred by an incoherent, als, undercooked story, underdeveloped characters, cians and actors. Mario falls in love with the Well done, visually if not creatively. And anyone dull and melodramatic plot. ~RR and the second half is mostly wasted. Still, it's troupe's sponso~'s girlfriend" and the sponsor is~' who doesn't want a ride in the plush-laden cab with sprinkled with enough amusing bits, and it certainly not the kind to be messed with. Less concerned a disco ball dangling from the rear view mirror Cruel Intentions <**) got the environment down pat. Still, its satire would with a traditional love story;the film instead con- needs to have their head examined. - Francisco A millennial remake of Dangerous Liaisons. be better ifit weren't so mild. -VZ centrates on the tango, danced in a dozen different j Delatorre Ryan Phillippe and Sarah Michelle Gellar play rich settings and used to depict key periods in the his- young socialites moving from conquest to conquest. Rushmore (***Yz) tory of Argentina. Dealing with people of all 'ages, 8MM (*'/1) Selma Blair and Reese Witherspoon play their naive A breath - or, rather, make it' blast - of Tango-is also about memories and desires. Along Not even the writing of the gifted Andrew targets. Twisted happenings, sex, innuendo and fresh air. This is an offbeat comedy, an ,offbeat- with a solid plot, the masterful musicians and \ Kevin Walker can save this flop directed by Joel humor pepper the sadists' futile attempts at happi- buddy film, an offbeat romance, and an offbeat vibrant dancing make this movie a thorough Schumacher. It is the story of a private detective ness. revenge story. Or none of these. things. Mix up - delighL- RR whose inquiries into the authenticity of a snuff film While all the actors are decent in their roles, the some wildly varying comic elements, combine reveal a grossly disturbing culture of pornography rol~s are ~Im~st completely one-dimensional. The them with some of most deliciously deadpan act- The Thin Red Line (**'lz) and violence. What he finds is not only that this plot occasionally reaches cruel and comedic ing in recent memory, add highly imaginative arid A WWII drama, with tpe boffo central hour, culture provides a thriving environment for the heights, but regularly stumbles and becomes inventive usage of w~descreen format '- and get spectacularly showing the crazy assault on a morally vacuous, but that its implications and exploitative. The rapport between Gel1ar and Rushmore, which is just about the least conven- , Japanese stronghold on a hill during the battle of(-\ effects take a frightening toll on even the most vir- Phillippe, and Witherspoon's acting talent, are the tional and yet solidly enjoyable movie to come Gudalcanal. The cinematography is stunning, and tuous of us. most rewarding aspects. - RR out recently. - VZ the visuals are almost out of this world. But the Frightening, in its own regard, but the emotional pleasure is severely diluted by endlessly discursive impact is lost in the direction. Don't bother. - FD The Deep End of the Ocean (**'l2) Saving Private Ryan (**Yz) , bookending sequences, which take up more than'; When their middle child is lost, Beth and Pat For all the sound and fury unleashed by' half of the picture, and are filled with endless vague Affliction (***Y2) Cappadora (Pfeiffer and Williams) go the distance Steven Spielberg in this WWII action drama, the philosophizing. -VZ Nick Nolte plays a grown man still grappling searching for him, and fail. The tough choices only result signifies more or less nothing. Other than with the ghost of his father's abusiveness. A sheriff begin, however, when young Ben turns up nine two majestic battle sequences (first half and hour Thrill Ride (**'l2) in a small snowy town, he riles against the rich, years later as another man's adopted son. Though and last half an hour), which have taut pacing, One third exhilarating, taking the audience on, against authority and against those who try to help the plot tends toward melodlflma. or mere simple- amazing visuals, and taut direction, the rest is .the ~i1d rides through the worlds cre~ted solely by him. For a long time the rage has been kept in mi(ldedness, it reaches occasional insights. B.uoyed lackluster. The story doesn't build toward much, the artists' imagination and state-of- the-art tech-; check, but it won't hold forever. by a game cast steered by firecracker Whoopi the few character arcs are either barely existent. or nology. One third innocuous, with rather bland I Although some characters in the movie are one- Goldberg, it wisely relies on the children to create utterly obvious, and the 'acting is passable at best. "educational" footage of rollercoasters and motion dimensional, director Schrader, working from a the most affecting scenes. - RR It's certainly highly watchable, but even this'is simulators. One third nauseating, with the impres- script by Russell Banks, puts together a very solid somewhat of a problem, sinEe it turns the horrors sive computer-generating effec'ts being artless and ;. film. Nolte and Coburn, as his father, are astounding Elizabeth <***) of war into exciting spectacle: -VZ trying to conceal the fact that there's precious little and harrowing, and keep the movie's loose ends A remarkable visual achievement, this story substance beneath the flashy surface. - VZ together to make for a powerful experience. - Roy about one of the greatest rulers of Englan~ ever is Shakespeare in Love <***'lz) Rodenstein told by withholding the epic scope and concentrat- What a difference does a good screenplay make! Waking Ned Devine <***Y2) . ing on the essential details. The great cast, head- This one, co-written by Tom Stoppard, is funny, Charming comedy about a small town's quest for wealth. Nearly 7 million pounds,is at stake in Alaska <***YI) lined by Cate Blanchett in a commanding titular witty, unapologetic in its gags, and completely On the surface, a classic OmniMax nature- performance and ably supported by Geoffrey Rush earnest in dramatic romanticism., The resulting film the Irish national lottery, and the sleepy village of)' themed documentary, replete with grandiose nature as her chief assistant, works extra hard to create displays uncanny verisimilitude in recreating Tully More pulls together to .outwit the officials shots and panoramic views of mountain ranges from vivid characters from the rather overwritten and Elizabethan England in all of its u~gainly squalor and after the winner, one of the town's inhabitants, dies the helicopter. Underneath - an involving story, overplotted screenplay. The finale, with ethereal demonstrates nothing else than the genesis of true art at the shock of being rich. Standing in their way are using the turn of the seasons as an underlying plot- music by Mozart, is stunning. - VZ - from such humble beginnings as want, dirt, hate, individual greed and fear of legal retribution, among ,.. line and carefully observed animals as central char- envy, and lust, as well as love and hope. -VZ others .. acters. Unexpectedly, it's also downright hilarious, God Said "Ha!" <***) Overall, it is a wholly enjoyable, hilarious, and bursting with more humor than any other movie A single extended monologue by Julia Sweeney, She's All That (*'lz) wonderfully written film .. One of the best of 1998. ", -ffi - ' currently in release. -Vladimir Zelevinsky formerly know as Pat on Saturday Night Live, it is a A sickeningly offensive and sexist retelling of MOVIE REVIEW First, I got the impression that the director I'm rather ambivalent toward the narrative their misfortune. This works up to a point, r" simply wanted to make a movie that nostal- co.mposition of the film, however. It surrounds however, and the creators knew when to call gically referenced the 80's. Whereas most the last few hours of 1981 for a wide group of it quits, running at less than I 00 minutes. 200 Cigarettes • fi Ims that depict other time periods take people, each of which are on their way to a This is good, because had the aimless, _ heavily into account the impact the period party. They all fight their own personal humorous torture the characters were under- has on the characters, this story could have demons throughout the evening~ complaining going continued for any longer, it would Misery and the 80's taken place any New Year's Eve; the prob- and kvetching about life and love as they quickly h~iVe lost its appeal a~d bec~me a By Francisco Delatorre lems each character goes through, and the make their way to their common destination. - very depressing movie (in fact, I was already ,~ STAFF REPORTER situations they get themselves into and whine Even the woman throwing the party, goes beginning to tire of the less well constructed J 999, J hr 39 min. their way out of are not bounded by any nec- through a deconstruction of her whole life, as situations). Written by Shana Larsen essary time period, and it seems as th.ough no one arrives until much later. Unfortunately, The ending was simultaneously entertain- Directed by Risa Bramon Garcia the director simply wanted to put plush inte- the film doesn't really go anywhere for the ing and disappointing. Entertaining in that" With Ben AjJleck. Courtney Love, Kate rior and a rear view mirror disco ball into the first 80 minutes, and I have a problem with once the characters finally' come to.terms Hudson, Martha Plimpton, Christina Ricci. cab. She wanted Martha Plimpton to wear that. It wanders aimlessly throughout the tor- with .their, own individual neuroses, the and Paul Rudd that tacky dress. It is clear that not a great tured lives of these tortured twenty-some'-' director throws at us a unique denouement 'r deal of etTort was made into creating a con- things without really knowing where it is that is both humorous and 'uplifting. It was s a general rule, I have rarely liked vincing time setting, because there are many going or what it is saying. It isn't until the last disappointing, however, in two ways. First, films in which everyone is miserable, mistakes made that, with a slight bit of com- 15 minutes that the film finally starts to exhib- the ending dialogue gives us a rather disap- depressed, or suffering. In addition, mon sense, could have been avoided. For it some sort of direction, and things get more pointing, cliche; and ultimately unreritark- ,I I'm not the biggest fan of recent period one, there are the petty, unimportant trans- exciting. able message, calling for greater sincerity A On the qther hand, although everyone and an end to personal barriers. Second, the piece flicks (documenting, say, the 70's or the gressions that result in my wanting to stran- 80's). I mean, how poignant can a real-life rep- gle whoever points them out as weaknesses suffers throughout the film until the very epilogue (entertaining though it may have resentation of the 80's be? It's only a decade such as, say, the fact that a 1996 Mercury end, everyone suffers in a funny way. The been) in a way condescends to its audience, " ago! For example, I did not like Boogie Nights, drives - past the cab in the background, or petty complaints, the pointless bickering, filling in the blanks between when everyone despite its merits; it threw a bunch of suffering the suggestion that if you've seen one goth Ben Affleck playing the cute/dorky/self- arrived at the party and the morning after, porn stars at us and did so not only in the 70's, punk, you've seen them all. Clearly, it was a absorbed character he plays so well, all con- when the evef1.ts that transpired are relatively easy-to determine. but in the 80's as well. Thus, a film like 200 mistake on the part of the creators to choose' tri buted to the fi 1m's sense of humor. Cigarettes. which documents the New Year's New Year's 1981 as a time setting, since the Indeed, the movie did manage to keep me, Overall, the film had its significant weak- nesses, although 1 still liked it. Since its 80's Eve of 1981 and the painful situations that it majority of the songs and trends featured in and the rest of the audience, laughing. I, feel was not really rooted to 80's -reality, the imposes on a wide array of characters and cou- the film significantly post-date that year in attribute some of this to the fact that the fabricated style of the film made the charac- ples, should have driven me up the wall. And the 80's. These indicate that this is not a visual style of the film (the pseudo-80's sets, ters' suffering a point of humor rather than yet I liked it. Despite its petty, superficial, and movie about the 80's, it is simply a movie costumes, and colors) changes our percep- depression. Despite its less than stellar con- . occasionally annoying character, I think I that features some impressive 80's decor. tion of the characters and their suffering. cept, the implementation did have its.high '.\ enjoyed it, and I think I enjoyed it because it Indeed, this film makes great use of color Somehow, they seem less real (because the points. Definitely worth the matinee pri"ce I I strayed from the conventions of both period and setting, without being forced to adhere to visuals and soundtrack are not true to the paid .. pieces and character sutTering. a period piece convention. time setting) and thus it is easier to laugh at ~( March 19, 1999 THE.ARTS' THE TECH. Page 11. V'I' 1 • s democracy.mit.edu 3.29.99 - 4.3.99 wRote monday, 3.29.99 9am, kresge auditorium secrecy in science tuesday, 3.30.99 7pm, 54-100 steve provizer wednesday, 3.31.99 / 7pm, 54-100 michael crowley r ' , "how students can take over city hall" -il.J~' j ...... "Jll..~V.~J,,",Jt. !Ih: ... 1' ~ '.:.,1 ,.), • ,f J r:; . t, (. "~ .;.. J ~ ; f' 1 ,,. r f , .. i 1 'l; thursday, 4.1.99 5pm, 54-100 <,)l', barney frank friday, 4.2.99 7pm, 54-100 michael albert 169 Then join The Tech Production Staff1 saturday, 4.3.99 8pm, 10-250 Stop by our office in Room 483 of the Student paul krassner IV • "revolutionary excitement is always sparked when powerful information is ",\ suddenly shared." gary wolf the tech .,' de florez fund for humor political science . Isc . student activites Page 12 THE TECH THE"ARrS March 19,1999 ------"' ...... FOOD REVIEW FoodTrucks More variety than any indoor cafeteria By Vladimir Zelevinsky your lunch container. S7:~FF REI'ORTf.'R The menu is somewhere halfway between don't know about you, but I'm grateful to standard oriental fare as known in America, Aramark. If their food were just a but more and somewhat more authentic cuisine, most of palatable, I would simply resign any the entrees consisting of some kind of meat Iattempts to find alternative sources of sus- (chicken or fish) cooked in a bewildering vari- tenance, and just go to Networks or Walker ety of sauces and served with rice and a med- every time. However, this things being as they ley of fresh and steamed vegetables. The are, and with MIT administration kindly menu fluctuates from day to day, but most of extending the Aramark contract for another the stuff is available daily. three years, I feel like everyone concerned Some standouts include roast pork dearly wants me to do one and only thing: eat (which is a bit too dry once in a rare while, at MIT food trucks. but when it's not, it's outstanding), seegoo Which I do, having partaken of MIT food chicken (grilled lemon-pepper chicken service's generous offerings only twice in the breast ), and fried fish (with the same gin- last three years. Not to disparage the undoubt- ger-scaIlion sauce which goes into General edly earnest efforts of, say, Lobdell cooks, but Gau's chicken). AIl of the above are $3, and the trucks provide food which is better, cheap- the amounts are sufficient to sate even the MICHELLE POVINELLI-Tf{E TECH er, and is served in bigger amounts than what most ravenous. Many people on the go prefer the iiber-convenient Falafel trucks for their lunching you get in your usual dining hall. needs. Having spent three years eating from the The Pizza Truck trucks. I, naturaIly, developed my personal I find it a touch disappointing that out of available. and the beef kabob to be entirely too salty. likes and dislikes. Here is this list of six of the long list of pasta dinners announced on the These toppings include the regular cheese There's also an issue of prices, which start at them, with degustibus non disputandum being outside of this truck, only a few are available, and pepperoni, which are good, and some- $2.75 and go to $3.75. At this'price, the .....). an obvious disclaimer. First four can be locat- and even that not always. On the other hand, it times sausage, which is as good. 1 would not chicken kabob is very good, but it's hard to ed on the parking lot between buildings 20, would be strange to get anything but pizza recommend getting the mushroom pizza, since pay this much, when you can get at least a 57, and 70; last two are located on Mass. here, since it's truly outstanding. I believe that the topping tastes like it came out of the can dozen different kinds of chicken at >, A ve., directly in front of the Lobby 7 even The Boston Globe, in its recent special - but the normal vegetable pizza is a treat, Goosebeary's right next door. entrance. Most are open from around II a.m. on junk food places around Boston area, men- being much less greasy than one would to sometime before 3 p.m. tioned this particular truck as one of three best expect. Two falafel trucks places to get pizza. rhe price is $1.25 for a large slice, which Two eastern trucks, both alike in dignity, ~~ Goosebeary's Truck And 1 agree. Now, when most pizza places drops.to $1 a slice after 2pm. have parked themselves in front of Lobby 7. This one is otherwise known as the fall into one of two extremes - there's a From forth the fragrant kitchens of these "Chinese food truck," which is somewhat grease-soaked version which you get at Uno's Olive's Kitchen trucks, all day enchanting flavors take their • misleading, since it also serves Vietnamese or Pizza Hut, and there's a paper-thin variant A relatively new arrival, this truck serves flight. ' and Thai cuisine. A holy mecca of MIT food you get at some places like Florentina Cafe - two types of food. At first, one can get an Ahem. Anyway, there are these two trucks, as evidenced by an extended line in this one has it just right, with sufficient entree ($3.25), which is similar in its compo- trucks, one to the south and one to .the north front of it every day. The unexpected thing is, amount of yeasty dough, which is flavorful sition to Goosebeary's - some kind of meat, of the Lobby 7 crosswalk. The menus are ~.!" of course, that this line moves so fast that it enough by itself, and provides an ample sup- usually chicken, cooked in various sauces, rather similar - falafel, stuffed grape usually takes the least amount of time to get port for whatever toppings of the day are served with .vegetables on the bed of rice. leaves, chicken kabob. The attitudes are These 1 would honestly not recommend, with rather different. . ' ... the nce ~eing oyerly s,:!lty, and the meat hav- The northern' one serves more different' .. ing .a flavor as if it came from the can. Despite meals; not only is it the: only plac~' wh~re .oh~.~ the relativ~ly long list of entree~~:,1 failed to .",can get hQne~t-tp.:go.odnfi~~;:aut4,~!},ti~r~gyros;. find som~thi~g whi~h ~ould be worth eating ,but it also has.ice-creaII\.a~~:~lus!!Wsf::~i!(ht~~,,,~ more than on~e.".'. ~o~d is .that' of your frie.ri41y~:i!~!gli~or~o9di . But the ..second~ meal. option,.salads,.;are:"~..::hippies, with daily ..speCials aririouiiced~-Wjfiil rather good, most of them coming with shred- felt-tip markers in psychedelic colors. ded chicken on top, $3 for a large container. -1 The southern one distinguishes itself by, -, would recommend. getting your dressing on being a mom-and-pop kind of business, with the side, because there's no better way to turn all the customer treated like family. There's I a healthy salad into an artery-c logging meal also an added advantage of a frequent eater . than by consuming all of the provided dress- card, available upon request, eat seven meals , ing. - get one free. Concerning the food, I'm very much in Moishe's Chicken favor of the southern one. 1 found the falafels ~\ 1 am not quite sure why this truck seems in the northern truck to be a touch overcooked to have a steady clientele; it's 'menu is limit- and overspiced; they are also mor e expensive. ed to the usual kinds of wraps (falafel, chick- At the northern one, you can get the cheapest ~.. en and beef kabob, Greek salad , etc), none meal available anywhere, with pita wraps of which left a particularly good impression starting at $2 (factor in the card, and you get ~ ~ 1/8 of that off as well). GARRY MASKALY-THE TECf{ on me, especially considering the price. 1 Noontime lunchgoers wait in long but swift lines for the varied lunch truck cuisines. found the falafels to be a touch overcooked, After this, who needs Aramark? EXHIBIT REVIEW problem that male cats tend to kill the young and stuck them to a bulletin board. At least of other male cats and (especially in the case these pictures had some charm, which leads of the Clouded Leopard) females in heat. me to the next event 1 was able to catch, the . Ca~! Wild toMild The depressing numbers, coupled with the "Cats Plain and Fancy: 21st Annual All obnoxious, pre-recorded roars emitted from Breed Cat Show" at the Bayside Expo approximately 3,000 loudspeakers located Center. Not entirely unpleasant throughout the exhibit only made me feel This event could not have been more dif- ._.J- By Heather Anderson demonstrating, 1 suppose, what a variety of worse. ferent from the Museum of Science exhibit. 5th grade science projects are possible. Fortunately, the proverbial light at the There were a few odd facts to pick up there Museum of Science There were also quite a few interesting fac- end of the tunnel made the experience not too, but, if you pardon my gushing, the whole Runs through May 9 toids that 1 picked up, most of them detailing totally unpleasant. The Mild portion of the affair was most delightful in the emotional the ways to use up that leftover tiger you exhibit consisted of more interesting facts rather than academic aspect. Every cat there lovecats,which is why I enjoyed two may have in the and more video was more than adorable, from the impeccably recent opportunities to attend cat-related freezer: Tiger Hair stations, although groomed and spoiled purebred Persian kittens -. events in the Boston area: "Cats! Wild to Repellent is sup- it also had several to the slightly timid "mutts" available for IMild", which runs at the Museum of posed to drive unnecessarily adoption. Science until May 9, and "Cats Plain and away caterpillars; a authentic displays Ironically, the only less than interesting Fancy: 21 st Annual All Breed Cat Show" at Tiger Whiskers of stuffed cats part of the show was the actual judging the Bayside Expo Center, which was held on Charm is supposed routing though booths. I, being a mere cat lover and not a March 6 and 7. to protect you from garbage cans. To connoisseur, could not discern what the "Cats! Wild to Mild" at the Museum of bullets; Tiger save all but the judges were looking for, and, without narra- '" Science for People Who Don't Particularly Brain Lotion sup- die-hard cat lovers tion, the endless poking and prodding became Want to Learn a Whole Heck of a Lot, was posedly cures acne from an hour bet- a bit confusing if not plain boring. However, quite similar to other Museum of Science and laziness; and ter spent, 1 can my mild disappointment quickly turned to temporary exhibits in that, while garnished Tiger Penis Tea share with you the unbridled mirth when 1 saw the Friskies Cat with a few interesting facts, it seemed to be will, well, you three interesting Team, the same cats who do all those com- designed only for kids. In addition, the know. things 1 learned: mercials, strut their stuff in a live perfor- entire exhibit was disappointing in that it Aside from all in California, you mance. Not only did they do tricks 1 never ,.. consisted mostly of dead, stuffed cats this amusement, can go to prison imagined, but the two bubbly and a little over- (although almost all had died in captivity of the rest of the Wild for kicking or rehearsed trainers demonstrated the simple natural causes and none were killed for the part of the exhibit injuring a person's techniques involved in training cats to push a exhibit). 1 had the feeling that I was touring a was, as 1 said, cat; in Natchez, shopping cart, playa piano, and walk a I. science fair on taxidermy rather than a kitty depressing. There MS, cats are pro- tightrope. Even more amazing, most of the show. were video stations hibited from cats they use are taken straight from the The first half of the exhibit, which ranged throughout, all drinking beer; and pound, except for the piece de resistance, from cheesy to depressing, was devoted to detailing the many in Reed City, MI, Gimble, otherwise known as The Fancy Feast wild cats, most of which are on the verge of species of cats that it is illegal to own Cat. Of the two exhibitions, this was definitely extinction. There was a display about cats' are threatened with extinction, which made both a cat and a bird. My biggest disap- the more enjoyable. senses, which looked like a severed jaguar the myriad dead cats all around seem more pointment with "Cats! Wild to Mild" was I would like to dedicate this review to my' ;,.\ head with lit fiber optic whiskers. There was ghostly than instructive. The biggest threat to that it had not even one real live cat. My American Longhair, Sir, who passed away also a two and a half foot model of a disem- most animals is, no big surprise here, illegal favorite part was at the very end where peo- last summer at the age of 17. Sir, I miss bodied cat tongue with plastic pupilae hunting and loss of habitat. There is also the ple had brought in pictures of their own cats you. ,-'"March 19, 1999 THE' ARTS' ... THE TECH Page 13 MUSIC REVIEW "Videodrone ,Often sloppy but shows potential By Daniel J. Katz ly repetitive guitar line show up, and suddenly i STAFF REPORTER the song loses its effect. Many of the songs on he Family Values tour last year puz- the album suffer from the same problem: zled me - why would you combine They're arranged well, but they center around , Korn and Limp Bizkit, who smoothly redundant and unsettling chord structures and T fit into the neo-rap-metal genre, with have tunes that don't go anywhere. industrial bands like Orgy and Rammstein? There are several decent tracks. The cho- Apparently, it was to pave the way for Kom's rus of "Alone With 20 Bucks" could use some ,,'latest discovery: Videodrone, which has work, but the song has some good contrast. released a self-titled album on Korn front man and the verses are backed very nicely. The Jon Davis's Elementree Records. Videodrone bustling sound and subject matter of "The • will open for Korn and Rob Zombie tonight in Oevil's Sweepstakes" could easily be slipped Worcester at the Centrum and tomorrow night onto Rob Zombie's album (and it would be a at the Civic Center in Providence. vast improvement). And "Lucifer's Stained Videodrone's sound mixes the raw noise Dress" is an excellent song with samples and hlnd discordant sound that have made Korn a high hat that almost sound like (gasp) elec- famous with futuristic effects and droning tronica. vocals reminiscent of Orgy or Marilyn My philosophy on this album is simple: Manson. "Ty Jonathan Down" begins very Videodrone tries to be an industrial band and • encouragingly with a dark and eerie combina- a neo-metal band at the same time, but it does- tion of synthesized drums and keyboards. n't do either of them as well as bands that spe- Then guest vocals by Davis and a depressing- cialize in one or the other. However, the industrial side of Videodrone shows a lot of you're into both, then Videodrone may be promise, and it suggests that the tutelage and worth a listen. influence of Kom may be holding them back. And if you're heading to the Korn/Rob . If you particularly like. Koro, Kid Rock is a Zombie concert, get there early. Videodrone safer bet, and Orgy fans should look to may not be perfect, but they'll be the most Gravity Kills or Stabbing Westward. But if sophisticated band there. Tax info, toll-free. Tax questions? 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All rights reserved. 43 Canoeist Mary ~ Baseball flag TechCalendar appears in each issue of The Tech and features events for members of the MIT community. The Tech makes no guarantees as to the accuracy of this information, and The Tech shall not be held liable for any loss- es, including, but not limited to, damages resulting from attendance otan event. TechCalendar Contact information for all events is available from the TechCalendar web page: Visit and add events to TechCalendar online at http://tech-calendar.mit.edu Friday's Events 2:00 p.m. - To Boldly Go: Practical Career Planning for Scientists and Engineers Monday, March 29" Events Workshop by Dr. Peter Fiske. A two-hour career workshop for graduate students and 3:30 p.m. - Competing in a Deregulated World: The Challenges for Nuclear Power. post-docs in all fields of science. Room 6-120. Sponsor: OCSPA. K. Keith Roe, Burns and Roe Enterprises. Dept. of Nuclear Engineering/American 4:00 p.m. - The Physics of Star Trek. Writers Series presents Lawrence M. Krauss Nuclear Society Seminars. Refreshments in Room N~12-222 at 3:00 pm". Room PhD '82 in a reading from his work. Wong Auditorium. NW12-222. 8:00 p.m. - Pericles. MIT Shakespeare Ensemble production directed by Michael 4:00 p.m. - Nuclear Weapons and Nuclear Energy in East Asia. Matthew Bun_n, Ouellette. Admission $8, $6 students with 10 and senior citizens. Sala de Puerto Rico . Harvard University. Working Group on Asian Energy and Security. Room E3~714. 8:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. - An evening in Paris. Formal Dance. Please join us for an ele- . Sponsor: Center for International Studies. '. ;, gant evening of dining and dancing. Semi-formal attire. Admission $10. DuPont 5:00 p.m. - Advanced Music Performance Recital. ,Elizabeth Kim (2001), piano. Gymnasium. Sponsor: Ballroom Dance Team. Bach's Partita, Op. 1, No.1 in B-f1at major; John Harbison's Trio Sonata for Keyboard; . 9:00 p.m. - Potluck Performance Art Party. AKA show+tell. Bring video, poetry, slides, Johannes Brahms' Ballade, Op. 10;'Nd: 2in"D'major; Robert'Schumann:s'Sonata Op':-~j~' anything to read, show, perform and/or consume. Admission $4.00. N52-115. 22 in G minor. Killian Hall.' .' , 5:00 p.m. - Opening Reception: The Dean's Gallery •.John Avakian: Chapter 1: Rebirtn' and Celebration. An exhibit of abstract monoprints." Exhibit runs through April 30, , '\. Saturday's Events 1999. Dean's Gallery, E52-466. 2:00 p.m. - New England Music Festival. 475 New England high school musicians perform orchestral, choral and band music. Admission $6.00. Kresge Auditorium. Tuesday, March 30 Events 7:30 p.m. - New England Music Festival. 475 New England high school musicians perform orchestral, choral and band music. Admission $8.00. Kresge Auditorium. 12:00 p.m. - Working Instruments and Machines: The PotSdam and Harvard Photometers. Klaus Staubermann. Dibner Institute Lunchtime C.olloquia. Room E56- 8:00 p.m. - Pericles. MIT Shakespeare Ensemble production directed by Michael 100 .. Ouellette. Admission $8, $6 students with 10 and senior citizens. Sala de Puerto Rico. 4:00 p.m. - From Discrete to Continuum - The Art of Modeling in Semiconductor Processing. Sadasivan Shankar, Intel Corporation. MTL VLSI Seminar Series. Tuesday's Events Refreshments in lobby of room 34-101 at 3:30 p.~. Room 34-101. 12:00 p.m. - Tortuous Research: Ampere's Early Electrodynamics. Friedrich Steinle. 4:00 p.m. - Enhancement of Particle Image VelOc:iriletry Based on False Correlation Room E56-100. Sponsor: Dibner Institute. Peaks. Mr. Janos Rohaly, University of Kobe, Japan. Room 5-234. Sponsor:,Fluid .I Mechanics Seminars . Wednesday's Events 4:30 p.m. - Influence of Compressor Deterioration Q'nEngine Dynamic Behavior and 6:00 p.m. - Reception: Istanbul: Crossroads of Religious Architecture,Exhibltion of Tran~ient Stall-Margin. Mr. Zoltan Spakovszky, MIT/GTL. Gas Turbine Seminar Series. Photographs by Murat Germen. Richly colorful photographs beautifully document Refreshments, 4:15 p.m. Room 31-161. ' Istanbul's religious pluralism as found in the architecture created by the three 4:30 p.m. - Sudan: Solutions for a Society in Extremis. Roger Winter, US Committee monotheistic traditions. Wolk Gallery MIT 7-338. Sponsor: Aga Khan Program for for Refugees. Sponsor: Center for International Studies. A session of the Inter- Islamic Architecture. University Seminar on International Migration. Room E38-714. 6:30 p.m. - 2nd Felix Candela Lecture: Structures: The Joy of Engineering. Jorg Thursday's Events Schlaich, structural engineer, University of Stuugart: Architecture Lecture Series. 6:00 p.m. - Istanbul: Crossroads of Religious Architecture. Murat Germen.A leCture Room 10-250. by the photographer about his exhibit in the Wolk Gallery from March 24 through April 8:00 p.m. - Aurelius Piano Quartet: Quaintly Quartets. Music that is pleasingly old- 21. Room 3-133. Sponsor: Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture with Aga Khan fashioned (Beethoven. & Mozart) and also unfamiliar (the first public performance of Trust for Culture, Geneva. Eric Sawyer's quartet). Killian Hall. •J This space donated by The Te_ch " ~ I• March 19t 1999 ," THE TECH Page 17 ,...... Holl .Ini1ial ,Dormitory Designs By Laura McGrath Moulton decision to recommend "horizontal STAFf" REPORTER integration" rather than the "vertical ""The design process for the new integration" of towers, perhaps undergraduate dormitory moves into through skywalk connections a new phase this week as members between towers. of the Founders' Group and the These connections could also ~administration met with architect double the size of the living groups Steven Holl to discuss and review from 14 to 16 to around 30. Holl said possible designs for the building. that such horizontal integration was a ,,' Ideas expressed in the plans "fine idea" according to Roberts. include combinations of towers on top of a large, common base as well Dorm separated from campus as more rectangular buildings. Another important issue under • Long, sloping hallways are also pre-' discussion is how to link students in sent in several potential designs, the new dorm with the rest of cam- such as tower connections. pus without ruining Briggs Field. i-, In each one of the concepts, "We have to think hard about how "Holl is trying ... to Create great to help people who want to cross social spaces .and great living Briggs Field," -Bacow said, adding spaces," said Chancellor Lawrence that the new dorm must not become "They make . S. Bacow '72, who established the "an is~and." Founders Group jointly with Dean "Basically, you can go over it, for Undergraduate Education around it, through it, or under it," it easier - to Rosalind H. Williams. Bacow said. Solutions suggested by ,-. - Founders' .Group member Holl cover almost all these optioI1$ Jeffrey C. Roberts '02 ,said that and include a bridge over the field leave office." Holl's "main concept was porosity." or fully or semi-recessed tunnel. I External porosity would aJ!ow sun- Williams said that ','the bridge light to ~ass through the building, has appeal because it would not take -President George R,ush while internal porosity means that up existing playing space, or not divisionsb~tween common internal much." "UACHO members t'areas would be filled with openings. expressed concern about flying Bacow said that the concepts baseballs or soccer balls. Tunnels were "design experiments", explor- would bring up issues of safety. , ing ways to keep the dorm frqm "We just cannot crowd athletics bemg "a wall between what's going more and connect the new dorm Kresge Auditorium .~ on on the north side of the building" with the existing campus," Williams and the south side. He said that tow- said. "We will be actively exa.min:.. ~ ers were a form' of ."vertical porosi- ing ... additional field space in the Wednesday, April 14, 8:00pm ty" while tilted hallways are a form coming months." of ",horizontal porosity." However, Bacow noted that since current phins call for a number $5 'with MITID, $10 for other students, $20 for the general public. \"~Hybrid' receives raves of dorms to someday stretch down One concept that received enthu- Vassar Street, the problem will take Tickets are available atThe Source, or by credit card at 617.253.0465. siasm from the FQullder' s Group is care of itself eventually.- , ,,- ...nicknameH the "Hyorid" hy the According to. Williams, Holl architect. Williams, who also serVes "stressed the usefulness of the stu- http://lsc .mit.edu/capsteps/ as Founders' .(1roup chairperson, ,dent feedba~k." ..Both Williams and:. Sponsored by LSC, with the gracious assistance of the Council for the Arts at MIT, the Peter DeFlorez Fund, the F~pino Students' Association, and ~ saidJhat this ~design; ~'oIl!bi~es a:~ th~ fo~ders qroup, JI.1em~e~ssai~ 'zig-~~ ~cPJ1 Jhen\9NI.~~lGePJll.!QJ;lJ51;~~,p~y ~e..;.c~~~!l~. s,9M9it~~tpr~ .~ spaces WIth three towers for student ther feedback. " .. livilJ.g..sp'~~e~.~'"d--rh 'l'~pl ~~;. \,,~,~cow.said that !he concepts ~I ' "" In on~ )nte'ri,or' corrc'ept~ Ho'll '''be maae'available to students through' . "'envisions' living spaces divided into a"variety of venues over the course of groups of 14 to 160n two floors ofa the spring semester. Williams said tower, connected by an open stair- 'that an iriitial scheme should be ready hwell. In addition, rooms would be' this spring, with a final "design fin- construc'ted with hinged walls so ished by the end of 1999. that "you could build' your own Faculty- members on the rooms," Roberts said .. Founders, Group include Associate ... The Founders Group described Provost f~r the Arts and Theater some of Holl's'concepts at a meet-. Arts Professor Alan Brody, Foreign ing of. - the U.nderg'raduate Languages 'and Literature Section #' Association Committee on Housing head arid Professor,Suzanne Flynn, and Orientation, 'where students John F. Elliott Professor Linn W. offered feedback on,several issues. Hobbs, Architecture and, , Matthew L. McGann '99, co- Mechanical Engineering Professor J;.chairperson of UACHO, was con- Leon R. Glicksman, Ass9ciate .~ cerned whetp.er towers could Professor Candace L.,:. Royer, "emphasize community" and whether Associate Dean of Students Andrew ' they would "work at MIT." He sug- M. E{senmann~ in addition to 4'gested ,soliciting feedback from stu-. Chairperson Williams. " dents about MacGregor Hall and how . In ad~itfon to' Roberts, student the tower design works there. members are Anne T. McLeod ..'00, ir However, Roberts said that Holl Jonathan S. White '00, Walter G. "emphasized ,that. this is not Holland '01, Joshua C. Randall '01., MacGregor.t' UACHO members Rima A. Arnaout '02t and Tina P. agreed with the Founders' Group's Lin '02. :~."J "'Rao" PasqUinelli Will. BE A LEADER .IN A HIGH TE~ nELD. While signing up foryour high today's Army. An Army thatts tech courses, sign tip forArmy on the cutting edge of high ~Lead'Freshman Class ROTCtoo. ROTCis a college technology. ROTC provides "'"~Iectlons, from Page 1 ' elective that develops in hands-on leade!s~p.tr~ning. results were not released until sev- .eral days after the announcement of talentedstudentstheskills Valuable traInIng th,,:t 1ine~ several pairs of candidates and confidence to lead i prepares you for a nuli- decided to iun when these positions , the UA PresidentialNice-presiden- • were opened up to accepting more tial and "Finance Board election and become officers' in tary or a ci~lian career. candidates after the deadline. - results on early'Tuesday morning. Pierce said that the delay was due , . ~ . Rao to again lead class of 2002 to the desire of the election com- ~ J . In the hotly-contested class of mittee to "do everything "100 per- ARMY ROTC 2002 elections, current Class of 2002 cent right. t, Dealing with write-ins, President Sanjay K. Rao '02 was re- paper ballots, and a complex com- THE SMARTEST .COLLEGECOURSE YO~ ~ ~ ... elected. Serving with. him will' be puter election program that allows Brian' A. Pasquinelli ' ,02 as vice- ranked voting took extra timet For details contact MIT ~y president, Sudeb G. Dalai '02 ~ trea- Pierce said. ROTC at 201 Vassar St., Bldg. • surert Teresa H. Ko '02 as secretaryt No race was particularly closet Vanessa Li t02 and Allison L. according to Pierce. Because a pref- ~S9-192,tbro1VD~nU~edu,or Neizmik '02 as social chairs, and erential voting system was usedt "call (617) 494-8710. Yolanda Fan '02 and Phebe Y. Wang final percentages are ,not being •./02 as publicity chairs. released because the numbers would be misleading, Pierce said. Class council results delayed "I think the system worked pret- The class council election ty well/' he said. ," Page 18 THE TECH March 19,J999 . .. " Join in the Spring Break Fun!! All Prefrosh Invited The MIT Computer Connection and Apple Computer, Inc. are sponso~ng the To Preview Weekend By Sanjay Basu view weekend. Women made up ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR three-quarters of pre-frosh attending Build a jello iMac@ Initiating a drastic change from the event. About the same number i tradition, the Office of Admissions of women and minority students has announced that this year's will come this year, though the Campus Preview Weekend will not overall percentage of these students . Contest only be an event for women and in the group will naturally differ, minority students, but also all pre- Guerra said. frosh admitted to the Class of2003. Given the large volume of par- The preview weekend, which ticipants, admissions officers say,', will take place this year from that they need more hosts for the Thursday April 8 to Sunday April students, particularly male 11, is one of the highest "yielding" Caucasian and Asian hosts. events for MIT, meanihg that it tra- . "We are heavily recruiting ditionally attracts 65 to 75 percent hosts," Guerra said. "We've tradi- of the pre-frosh who participate. \ tionally never asked white or Asian Generally, only 55 percent of men to host, so this year we are try- accepted students end up choosing ing to spread the word to this seg- { to enroll as freshmen at the ment of the population." Institute. New eve,nts a~d new people arrive , Competition, yield are key issues Several events,- including acade- Faced with competition from fel- mic and housing expos, are being low universities, and given the past planned for the pre-frosh. This success of the'event, admissions year, pre-frosh will experience a" officers decided that the change to new "open house" program during Presentation of complete~ jello iMacs@ on: invite all pre-frosh to the 'preview Campus Preview Weekend. In' this March 26, 1999 weekend would be made this year. program, students will be able to " Dean of Admissions Marilee view several houses as opposed to Lobby 7 Jones had hinted at the move last just .their host dormitories or year, when she said that she was FSILGs. Students will stay at a 2:00 PM , thinking of making the event an all- dorm or FSILG they have picked,' admit weekend. prior to the weekend, and they will Prizes: "In the past, we've really been have the option of receiving more , working hard to increase women ' information about other living 1sl Apple iMac@G3/266MHz and minorities on campus," said groups afte~ the event is over. ' 2nd USB Inkjet Printer ** Associate Director of Admissions For the first time, MIT alumni 3rd Iomega USB Zip@ Drive Zaragoza A. Guerra Ill. "This year, are being invited to the preview we are still doing this, but we want- weekend. This year, MIT interview-' .. ** Graciously Donated by NECX Direct ed to offer the opportunity to other ers will join the pre-frosh on cam- students as well." pus to meet the students they inter- Previously, pre-frosh who were viewed. These "educational See the MCC web site (http://web.mit.edulmcc/wwwl) beginning March 8, . not women or minority students counselors" will also attend events' 1999 for contest rules and an entry form. Entries are due by March 23, 1999 at could arrange "overnight visits" to specifically planned for them ,while MIT, during which any applicant, pre-frosh participate in the .weekend the MCC, W20-021. could stay one. or two nights at a, activities ..... ~ I q ~l ... ',;. dorm, fraternity, sorority, or inde- According to Guerra, the admis- ' pendent living group. This allowed sions office has several other activi- "pple and iMac are n:gistcrcd lradcmarks IIr "pplc Compulcr. IIIC, applicants to visit the campus at dif- ties planned for th'e pre:-frosh,'1 1jp is :I registered lrndem:uk or Iomega Corporatilln ferent times ~f,the year, and also' including sev~al lectures from ~is-~ prevented crowding problems dur- tinguished faculty: However, Guerra f ing. Campus Preview Weekend .. wants to see more MIT students" involved in the event. ., ~ The Crowding could become a concern "For coming years, we are trying " As a result of this year's institu- out ways to get moreMIT students tional change, MIT expects to host involved ... This is key," he said. approximately 600 pre-frosh this "We want to bring the best and th~ l' I. Austin Kelly III year and an additional 3.00 parents; brightest to MIT and show th~m according to Guerra. Last year, only what a great place, this is ... This is approximately 415 women and literally our future' we're talkin-g Prizes,1998-99 minority students attended the pre- about." . ':>" for Excellence in Humanistic Scholarship by MIT Undergraduates •I 'I\vo prizes of $625 each for scholarly or 2 't . .~ critical essays judged to be outstanding . in any of the following fields or in an " interdisciplinary combination of them: J- Anthropology Literature Archaeology Music Economics Philosophy Film & Media Studies Politics History Theater History of Science & Technology Visual Arts Linguistics Women's Studies ,1-, ..../ ..v Rules and Guidelines are available from the JEI.ENA SREBRIC Music & Theater Arts Office, 14N-207 Architect Thomas Herzog talks about his development of ener., gy efficient structures and his research into solar architec- .. , 'j or on the Web at ture. Herzog's designs use the sun'to reduce the heating and' cooling needs of an envlronment;- The talk was held in room http://web.mit.edulmtalwww/musiclkellyprize "" 10-250 Tuesday evening. - , ~ .. L .. Deadline for submission is Thursday, April 8, 1999, 5 pl. ...... 1# THE TECH Page '19 ~PeaooCorps Director Seeks Increase inMIT Recruits By Rima Amaout does is exactly the kind of thing months abroad and work with regu- Peace Corps representative at MIT, MIT. Bacow and Gearan will con- ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR we're looking to do at MIT," lar Peace Corp~ field workers dur- and having Peace 'Corps informa- tinue to "think through ways we can ~ "The toughest job you'll ever Gearan said. ing crisis situations. "There's a fre- tion sessions on campus. This better 'reach MIT students so that love," may soon be more accessible The Peace Corps will work with quent demand for technological, effort already began in part last they keep [the Peace Corps J in their to more MIT graduates than ever Bacow and Christopher G. L. Pratt, expertise" during crises such as Wednesday, when several former minds as they are going through before. director of MIT's Office of Career hurricane Mitch, said Jean Seigle Peace Corps volunteers on campus school," Gearan said. J In an effort to boost recruitment Services and Preprofessional from the Peace Corps' New' sat on a panel and talked to stu- Gearan's meeting with Bacow at among Institute graduates, Peace Advising, to promote participation England Office .. ,dents about their experiences M IT is one of many he has had Corps Director Mark D. Gearan, vis- in the Peace Corps on campus. Pratt Seigle suggested setting up "a abroad .. recently with university administra- ited campus yesterday to speak with also attended the meeting. mutual relationship with the uni- During the meeting, Gearan also tors around the nation. Gearing ..Chancellor Lawrence S. Bacow. "The graduates of MIT have versity whereby we support a presented Bacow with a plaque that recently spoke with the presidents The Peace Corps stepped up been an,integral part of the Peace work-study program" through stated "with respect and apprecia- of Boston University, Harvard, and recruitment efforts nationwide fol- Corps," Bacow said, but the number which "the university supports stu- tion to the Massachusetts Institute the UniversitY-of California at Los ,;Iow,ing a Congressional vote to of MIT students participating in the dents with a tuition waiver or of Technology for its friendship and Angeles to create awareness of the increase the Peace Corps' $241 mil- Peace Corps has dropped over the reduction." its many contributions to the Peace Peace Corps on those campuses as Iion budget over the next four years, years. Only seven MIT students are One way MIT could set up such Corps." well. a fe~ weeks ago. The added funds currently serving in the Peace a relationship with 'the Peace Corps ~will serve to increase panicipation Corps. is by adopting the Masters Meeting provides good ideas Gearan has a history of leadership in the Peace Corps from the current Internationalists Program, which is Gearan was' pleased with the Gcaran, who attended Harvard 6,700 volunteers to 10,000 by the Ideas to increase service discussed already in practice in about fifty uni- ideas put forth in the meeting. "It College and Georgetown year 2003. ' . The meeting focused on finding versities in the nation, Gearan said. was a working meeting," Gearan University, assumed leadership of 't:' " , "Nationally, we're seeing a w~ys to "give students a taste of the Through the Masters said. "It was very productive, and I the Peace Corps in 1995, Since resurgence of interest in the Peace Peace Corps," Bacow said, either Internationalists Program, students was impressed' with the then, he has worked to increase the Corps," Gearan said. This past year, through traditional participation in would apply to graduate school at Chancellor's knowledge oC the number of countries served by the .the Peace' Corps received 150,000 the Peace Corps or through special MIT and to the Peace Corps simul- Peace Corps ... and [with] his very Peace Corps, and to increase gov- inquiries from students interested in programs set up with MIT. taneously. specific suggestions," he said. "We ernment support of Peace Corps joining, compared to' 100,000 "The market now is so strong for Other ideas for increasing par- are grateful for the doors that are volunfeers. inquiries in the past five years. our, students;" Bacow said, "and' ticipation in the Peace Corps at open to our recruiters" at MIT. The Peace Corps was established '<-7 there's a pressure to take a high- MIT included integrating Peace In the coming weeks, Gcaran by former President John. F. Gearan looks to work with ,MIT paying job to try to retire some of ' Corps service into MIT's Center will talk further with Bacow about Kennedy in 1961. It currently serves Gearan was enthusiastic about those debts" incurred in paying for for Public Service, establishing a which ideas can be implemented at over 80 countries. I finding ways to increase the num- college, Bacow said. bers of MIT students joining the Bacow suggested making serv- Peace Corps. According to Gearan, ing. in the Peace Corps especially if MIT students serve in the Peace attractive to students by. setting up f'Corps, then, "when they return program,s thr.ough professors at after two years they will have a MIT whose work involves technol- degree from 'one of the finest uni- ogy in society, urban planning, versities' in the world and creden- environmental'issues, and othe'r "tials from one of the mos,t respect- " subjects that overlap with the work ed service"organizations in the of Peace Corps volunteers. The world." , idea is "to link Peace Corps field ....'.' Because the Peace Corps hopes 'workers with a groups of MIT stu- to expand its service from teaching dents [working with those profes- to helping improve technology and - sors], doing corresponding the environment, Gearan sees. MIT research," Bacow said: "students as natural participants in Bacow and Gearan discussed the progr ~~eace Corps'Director Mark D. 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One. poster had the slogan Students held a symbolic boycott be brought to MIT's dining system. in fact be march by Vest's office at 2 although several patrons were eating "Aramark Food 2000: GuaranteeQ against Aramark dining services p.m. Wednesday. That larger protest non-Networks food. Lobdell dining Bug Free," referring to Wednesday to protest the Institute's Letter of intent prompts boycott . never materializ~d. haIl was nearly full, but approxi- Microsoft's upcoming release of recent decision to extend the food MIT recently signed a letter of The UA and the Graduate mately half of the diners brought its new. Windows 2000 operating provider's presence on campus for intent giving Aramark the rights to Student Council sponsored the boy- food from outside. "At Lobdell, I system. another three years. to manage all on-campus dining cott. E-mail advertising th~ boycott understand [the protesters have] Another poster played on stu- From II a.m. to 2 p.m., students faci Iities for an additional three was distributed to numerous student been having a very strong effect," dent sentiments about Aramark's. protested outside Lobdell, Networks, years, despite recommendations and living groups, asking students to Oppold '99 said. Walker Memorial, campus dining monopoly, saying and Walker Memorial. Protesters from the working group to break up "show administrators that you will however, was filled to capacity with "stuff your face, the efficient opti-" handing out pamphlets describing' the campus dining monopoly. not tolerate more br?ken promises." diners. mal way, the way we want you their disapproval with ."MIT's rejec- Three years ago, MIT instructed Hackers put up Aramark to." tion of the proposed competitive din- the working group to examine the Students Dine Elsewhere posters around the Infinite Wesley Chan contributed to the\ ing system." Students also handed state of campus dining due to an all- During the the peak lunch hour, Corridor that had striking similari- reporting of this story. out paper bags, encouraging students time low in student satisfaction. to bring sack lunches tu the protest. Recommendations from the work- Several placards were placed ing group were released in the fall throughout Stratton Student Center. of 1997, calling for two dining Slogans ranged from "Lower prices, zones on campus with distinctly Bet te r fo 0 d ... End A ram ark separate dining contractors. ivlollopoly Now" to "Bring a sack Shortly after the release of these IUllch... at least you'll know what recommendations, MIT adopted you're eating IS meat!" them as Institute policy. However, the recontracting of Aramark for Protestors hlame 1\'1 IT both zones is in contradiction with Flyers advertising the boycott to this policy. the MIT community claimed that the Philip J. Walsh, chair of the protest was about a "lack of competi- Dining Implementation Team tion" in Institute dining services charged with fInding contractors and rather than Ararnark' s performance also chair of the original working as M IT's primary food service group, said that the decision to provider. "We emphasize that the retain Aramark for an additional current situation is not Aramark's three years was due to the stability fault. .. We arc not here to communi- that Aramark could give the admin- cate an unwelcoming message to istration during any reorganization Ararnark," the nyers stated. that could occur in the future. The protesters intended the boy- "We've tried to make an interim cott to be largely symbolic in order to decision that is in everyone's best demonstrate to the administration interests," said President Charles M. their disapproval to retain the current Vest in response to a question by dining system. Additionally, "the Ingbert R. Schmidt '0 I, who showed point of this is not to affect up in front of Vest's office with his . WAN YUSOF WAN MORSHID1-THE TECH- [Aramark'sJ bottom line," said trumpet to protest personally to the Lone protester, Ingbert R. Schmidt '01 talks to Presldent.Charles M. Vest about recent administrative Jeremy D. 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Ellefson also took regional meet to be held at Penn (NEW MAC) Swimming and Diving University .. the first time in the history of the the individual title in the floor State University in April, and is Championships the women's team The women's basketball team program. Fourth seeded M [T exercise. Ellefson now holds MIT ninth ranked by the US Collegiate finished fourth of nine teams and the " finished with an astonishing 20-8 marched to the finals by defeating records in each of the four events: Gymnastics Association. men finished second of seven. record, the most successful season fi fth seeded Eastern Connecticut 9.575 on the vault, 9.625 on the :The men's and women's indoor 'Individual champions for the in the history of the program. State University and number one uneven bars, 9.6 on the balance track and field squads recently Engineers were Dunn in the 50 Several school records were broken seed Springfield College. The sea- beam~ and a 9.775 on the floor completed very successful seasons. freestyle Grant Kristofek '02 in the along the way. The team became son carne to a disappointing end exercise. Both Ellefson and Rachel The men's team finished in second 1,650 yard free, The women's 200 the first M IT basketball team ever with an eight point loss to the sec- Van Buren. '99 have qualified for place in the New England Division yard medley relay team also cap- (men or women) to win 20 games. ond seeded Western Connecticut the National Collegiate Gymnastics III Championships, while the tured the conference title. Dunn J. The Engineers' 20-8 record also State University. Association Championship which women finished ninth out of 27 anchored the relay which also con- . gave the team the best women's Gymnast Sonja Ellefson '0 I will be held this corning weekend teams in the New England Division sisted of Krams, Jen Navarro '00 II I meet. 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MATTHEW YAROSZ 6/00 E.E. , .. , aw~~omd~~o{ .~1r...4J ....3J ... omdaw ~ oHtIte ~~ ~~ omd~ 0{ Uu:4 ~ • ON THIS 20TH DAY OF FEBRUAR~ 1999 • Congratulations! ., Charles Vest, TBP member • 'I I t l j J I Page 24 THE TECH March 19, 1999 SPORTS P, Men's Volleyball Loses to Harvard In Season Finale .' By Shao-Fel Moy 10-3 lead. Despite several great sure. The Engineers got a sideout Crimsons to make a couple of hitting failed to score for the rest of the SPORTS EDITOR digs by setter Minpont Chien '00, following the time out and began errors and won the game 15-13. game, losing 9-15. Despite the lost, In their final game of the season, Harvard was able to win the first their valiant comeback with Chien In the fourth game the Engineers Moser tallied 20 kills while Chien~ the men's volleyball team lost to game easily 15-4. as setter again. Darius Jazayeri '00 came out and took an early 7-4 on put up 28 assists for the match. Harvard University Wednesday Harvard continued its fine play served seven straight points, includ- several hitting mistakes by Harvard. With this match, the men's vol- night at the Malkin Athletic Center. and took control of the second game ing three aces to put MIT up 8-5. The Crimsons came back after a leyball team concludes a successful After dropping the first two games, early. Again, MIT was plagued by Outside hitters Bob Moser '99 and timeout and cut into the MIT lead to season, highlighted by a win against' the Engineers came back to take the bad passing which resulted in some N ikolaos Michalakis ' Oiled the tie the game at 9-9. From that point Harvard at the beginning of the sea- third. However, they were outplayed tough sets and weak attacks. The attack with seven and four kills, on, MIT was not able to capitalize son. They finished with a 7-12 by Harvard in the fourth game and Crimsons took advantage and respectively, in the third game. on any offensive opportunities and record .. ' lost the match 3-1 (4-15,5-15, jumped to another huge lead and Harvard regrouped and scored Kl. PI S d In\:1 15-13,9-15). never looked back. Harvard took the several points of their own off some e~ aces econ The first game started out with second game 15-5. tremendous hitting by their middle both teams playing solidly, forcing a In the third game, the Engineers, blockers to pull back ahead 9-11. USCSA Ch · hi number of sideouts. But then bad desperate to put up a challenge, Both teams battled back and fourth . amplons pS passing caused the Engineers' shuffled up the line-up and substi- for the lead and exchanged several . offense to break down. A number of tuted Dan Levy '02 at setter. After sideouts with the score tied at By Roger Crosley Brian Bower '99 won the individual hitting errors ensued and the falling behind 1-5, MIT called a 13-13. MIT was finally able to DIRECTOR OF SPORTS INFORMATION sabre title. Four Engineers qualified; Crimsons jumped out to an early time out and regained their compo- break the tie by forcing the Jessica Kleiss '00 recently for the NCAA Championships placed second in the women's 10K which will be held this coming freestyle at the U.S. Collegiate weekend at Brandeis University~ .. Ski i n g Szasz and Bower will be joined by Ass 0 cia t ion Aimee Wiltz '99 in the women's Sports ( U S C SA) foil and Matt Dupplesie '99 in the Championships at epie. r'> Mamouth Lakes, Goalie John Zehren '99 (3.77 Shorts CA. Kleiss cov- goals against average, .910 save ered the distance in 41:29.20 to lead percentage) and forward John Rae MIT to a sixth place finish in the '99 (3 goals, 5 assists) were each'- event. As a team the nordic skiers named to the honorable mention won the USCSA regional regular All-Tournament team of the season and Championship titles. American Collegiate Hocke)\~: Sam Coradetti '02 won the men's Association Division II 10K freestyle by 45 seconds at the Championships. Zehren and Rae championship meet. Coradetti also helped lead the team to nationals placed second in the 10K classic where the Engineers went 1-2 in' race. pool play. Both the men's and women's The rifle team recently won the fencing teams won their respective Mid-Atlantic Conference champi~._ New England Championships. The onship in varsity rifle by defeating' Women's team tied Tufts for first at New York Mar~time Academy the championship. Epieist Nora Szasz '99 won the title in her. event. Sports Shorts, Page 22", UPCOMING HOM& EYENTS ~ MIODRAG CIRKOVIC-THE TECH Saturday, March 20 Eric L. Chen '00 returns the ball with a backhand in Wednesday's game against Boston College. Men's Volleyball-Alumni Tournament, all day Mil lost the game S-2. Heavyweight Crew-Class Challenge, Alumni Race