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I - I II --· ---- I I _ __ Democratic Candidates Jo0 in Opposing Bush's Policies

By Sean Findlay is preferable to fossil fuels because The speech was given by Secretary of the dangers of global warming. of State James A. Baker III to In the final debate before today's Governor Bill Clinton of nuclear scientists of the former first presidential primary, Arkansas repeated throughout the Soviet Union. Kerry said he would Democratic candidates joined in debate that he has provided specific give this same speech to American opposing President Bush's policies, solutions for a new and different scientists. but failed to highlight policy differ- economic course. He labeled this a Kerry's economic plans were ences among themselves. big election year and stressed his less succinct. When questioned on The only major differences aired ability to lead and to energize, say- his proposed middle class tax cut, during the 90-minute debate arose ing,"l believe that what the people he admitted it would not provide A from the candidates' positions on a need in a president is someone who "massive stimulus" to the economy, middle class tax cut and reductions has the vision to tell people where but said the estimated $30 a week in the tax on capital gains. Former we are and where we ought to go." extra would make a difference to a Massachusetts Sen. Paul Tsongas At one point,, he sought with little family earning only $15,000 a year, distinguished himself through his success to redirect the debate by and thus would restore economic support of nuclear power plants, in asking "What do we think of the equity. contrast to the other candidates' two or three really big, defining Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin began the varying degrees of opposition. issues of this election?" Clinton debate on the wrong foot and Tsongas, identified in recent exhibited leadership in managing to appeared off balance for most of the polls as the front runner, said he get all the candidates to agree that evening. The first question posed to .'enjoyed being attacked rather than Bush should bring the Harkin asked how he would explain patted on the head," as he was in up to European standards for carbon his proposed 50 percent reduction in previous debates when he was much dioxide emissions and energy effi- defense spending to defense plant less popular. He added that his con- ciency. workers who would lose their jobs. gressional record on conservation, Nebraska Sen. Bob Kerry strik- He responded, "I would be delight- renewables, and the environment ingly remarked on the role of U.S. ed to answer, but first I would like could not be challenged. Tsongas science. Kerry told of a Bush to thank the people of New said his first priorities are to maxi- administration speech which said, Hampshire, who have been so kind mize conservation, increase the use "We want to help you find new pro- and gracious to me over the last few of renewables, and use more natural jects that will allow you to ... earn a months."' Harkin continued in this gas. He feels that of currently avail- decent living applying your skills in . able energy sources, nuclear power the cause of science and peace." Primary, Page 15

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By Sarah Keightley look" at campaigning by having One class member, Seema ASSOCMA TE NEWS EDITOR them work "in the trenches," Jayachandran 793, is working for In this year of debates, scandals, according to course instructor Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton's cam- and primaries, students may find it Charles Stewart III, associate pro- paign. She has worked in Clinton's hard to understand what really goes of Political office, calling voters in New Team Baptala Mike, Deffy '§92,#41),.|sp- upCoXst fl balI fessor in the Department through the baset at Thumdayts hA giae sond, ft-t on during the presidential election Science. Hampshire. She has also handed out UnlvlrqKy, The effort was not *nought. b save, Mit, fronm a process. Presidential Elections To fulfill one of the course's videotapes door-to-door there, and (17.269) helps solve this problem. must volun- participated in rallies in both Boston 94 los.' . , requirements, students The class gives students an "inside teer for a presidential candidate's and New Hampshire. L campaign. Students may work for "At least in New Hampshire, the candidate of their choice, there's a lot of grass roots cam- on Education Stewart said. From the first week of paigning going on," Jayachandran Candidates Speak Out classes until March l0, the date of said. The level of this grass-roots the Massachusetts primary, students efforts surprised Jayachandran Pell Grants, Political Correctness, and Affirmative Action Discussed spend 10 hours a week working for because her previous knowledge of their candidate's primary campaign. campaigning had come only through By Chris Schechter according to his spokesman in New Chronicle of Higher Education, Students work in Boston and New debates, newspapers, and television STAFF REPORTER Hampshire. The president had made Clinton proposes a "General Issue Hampshire, Stewart added. advertisements. Candidates in today's presiden- a $6.6 billion budget request for Bill" that would allow every This field work sets the class She participated in an event in tial primary have expressed a wide 1993 for such grants, a 2.2 percent American student to borrow funds apart, he said. Students go through Nashua, N.H., where supporters of range of views on several issues increase from this year. Bush also from the government and repay the "Iunique experiences" and are different presidential candidates related to higher education, includ- favors using grades to determine eli- loans after graduation. Clinton's encouraged "to get involved in the stood, holding placards, on the four ing the financing and distribution of gibility for these grants. He propos- office in Boston said that if Clinton campaign as well as see the academ- corners of the city's main streets. Pell grants, the spread of political es that every school should be free is elected, he would introduce legis- ic side" of the election process. Jayachandran found waving the correctness on college campuses, to submit minimum academic stan- lation giving universal access to col- About 20 students are currently placards at passing cars the "most and preferential consideration of dards for the approval of the secre- lege for anyone who desires it. enrolled in the class, and Stewart preposterous thing. People would minority students. tary of education. Tsongas suggests a comparable said they enjoy it. "MIT, as you roll down their windows and honk Several candidates differ on the Both Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton program under which the govern- know, is a tension-packed place. -it was really fun." financing and distribution of Pell and former Massachusetts Sen. Paul ment would enable students to take The course gives students with a Jayachandran said there are a grants. President Bush wants to E. Tsongas both would like to com- out loans to cover the cost of their political interest a chance for direct ensure adequate funding without pletely eliminate the present grant political participation, and students Class, Page 17 making the program an entitlement, structure. According to The Education, Page 17 appreciate that." Area Students Run a Bisiness with HelpIoi MnT INSIDE By Anna Fortunato Gabrielson '93, an MIT student coordinator who non-native English speaking students, Gabrielson a STAFFPHOTOGIUPHER works for Multico through an internship in the explained. Fifteen MIT students are teaching Cambridge political science department. The grant donators, who chose to remain * Wayne's World stands area students the valuable skills necessary to run The students have full control over the day-to- anonymous, put very few restrictions on the a business. The Cambridge students, all of whom day operation of the business. Directives from the grant, except that any program it funds should up to SNLoriginal with are non-native speakers of English, run Multico, student-held positions of sales manager, invento- involve many different age groups and cultural clever wit. or Multicultural Company. Multico's sales of ry manager, and personnel manager determine backgrounds, and include both a business focus pens and T-shirts give these students both a which products are sold, where and when they and MIT students. source of income and experience in the business are sold, and what sales techniques should be Page 7 world. used, Gabrielson said. The MIT students stand by Cultural diversity emphasized Multico is made up of six high school, nine only to advise - the ultimate decisions remain The company targets the large and varied cul- * Oulsde tkDog middle school, and 14 elementary school stu- with the company personnel. tural groups in Cambridge. They sell T-shirts dents, along with a group of adult coordinators. Multico arose from a grant set up last year by with maps of various countries printed on the Museum reaches too far In addition, local teachers and businessmen run Alan Dyson of the Cambridge Partnership at back and pens and pencils with messages in the grant-based program, while the MIT students MIT, a group designed to create programs run by forTruth. Page9 act as paid advisors, according to Curtis A. MIT and the local Cambridge community for Multico, Page 13 Page 2 THE TECH February 18, 1992 WORLD & NATION

I Gold Rush Brings Mercury Assassinates ~Moussawi; Poisoning to Amazon W'ASHIJNGTON' POST SANTAREM, BRAZIL Violence Exrpected ;icreaseto Manuel Pereira de Almeida was spry and clear-headed when he retired eight years ago. Today he needs help to walk, cannot always By Daniel Williams Israeli helicopter gunships rocketed had entered into last year's pro- recognize his wife and lives with a never-ending ache in his bones. and Nick B. Williams Jr. their convoy. Eight other Muslims longed hostage bargaining in hopes His doctor says Periera was poisoned by mercury. TIMES were killed and 29 wounded in two of gaining his release. Israel let it be Since 1979, the Amazon River basin has been the site of the JERUSALEM waves of raids in southern Lebanon known that it would free more than fastest, wildest gold rush in Brazil's history, on a scale with the Israel's weekend assassination of on Sunday. 200 Shiite Lebanese prisoners it California boom of the last century. In the 1980s, at least 990 tons of the leader of a militant Shiite The funeral procession, orga- holds, plus abducted Hezbollah cler- gold were filtered from riverbeds and scraped from hillsides by wild- Muslim group has starkly highlight- nized by Moussawi's pro-Iranian ic Abdel Kariim Obeid, in exchange cat gold panners called "garimpeiros." Today, Brazil is among the top ed the progression of violence in Hezbollah, passed by tenements for Arad. four gold producers in the world. South Lebanon. draped with black flags of mourning Expectations of Arad's release The Amazon's 650,000 garimpeiros use toxic mercury to concen- Since last spring, Hezbollah, the for the man Israeli officials had were dashed when Lebanese kid- trate gold dust into nuggets. Brazilian biologist Sandra Hacon esti- Iran-backed militant Muslim militia declared a terrorist. nappers freed all American hostages mates that for every pound of gold mined, at least one pound of mer- in south Lebanon, has steadily In Iran, which sponsors after elaborate dealings last year - cury has been released into the Amazon environment in the past stepped up its attacks on the Israeli- Hezbollah, Ayatollah Ali dealings in which Moussawi played decade, a total of nearly 1,000 tons. occupied buffer zone in south Khamanei, the Shiite spiritual a key role. Although Israel recov- Mercury poisoning can damage the nervous system and kidneys Lebanon. and cause birth defects. In its most virulent form, it is known as Israel has responded - not only Minamata disease, after a Japanese bayside town where dozens of with patrols by its own troops and IrOe learned that terror organizations like residents were killed or deformed in the '40s and '50s by mercury an allied Christian militia in the waste from a chemical plant. south, but also by ever more daring Hezbollah only understand one language - the forays north of the zone into Hezbollah-dominated territory. language of force." Sunday's killing of Hezbollah Israel Defense Minister Moshe Arens AFLCI1 Leaders to Meet on leader Abbas Moussawi in an attack by helicopter gunships was the lat- Endorsement (Bal Harbor) est in a series of events. leader, declared, "The United States ered the bodies of three missing ser- THE WASHINGTON POST More confrontations are likely, and the Zionists should know that vicemen, Arad was left out. BAL, HARBOR, FLA. creating the threat of an Israeli clash such crimes do not pave the way for Defense Minister Moshe Arens The AFL-CIO leadership will meet Wednesday to decide whether either with the Lebanese army, their dominance. Nations cannot be deflected concern that Moussawi's to abandon the federation's presidential endorsement process and which is trying to extend its control scared." assassination would end any hopes allow individual member unions to support whomever they like throughout the country, or with Despite the timing of the heli- of recovering Arad. On the contrary, among the Democratic candidates, AFL-CIO President Lane Syria, the military and political copter raid, which at first appeared he suggested, harsh attacks in Kirkland said Monday. steward of Lebanon. to have been meant to retaliate for Lebanon would ease the way for his Faced with the prospect of a victory in Tuesday's New Hampshire Israeli officials are openly threat- an armed Palestinian guerrilla attack release. "We've learned that terror rm primary by former Massachusetts senator Paul E. Tsongas, who has ening more raids. "The liquidation on an army base in Israel, senior organizations like Hezbollah only a little labor support, and no clear front-runner in the campaign, of Abbas Moussawi ... constitutes a Israeli officials affirmed that the understand one language - the lan- w Kirkland - here for the 35-mernmer Ruling Executive Council's first step demonstrating the determni- helicopter attack on Moussawi was guage of force." midwinter meeting - was asked at a news conference whether labor nation of Israel to confront to the only marginally related. was reconsidering its endorsement policy. best of its ability the hostile actions Israel has been warning Israel attributed 60 bombings Two national unions have broken ranks with AFL-CIO leadership of Hezbollah," Uri Lubrani, Hezbollah for months that it would and hit-and-attacks on its soldiers in L. the rl and endorsed a candidate: the International Union of Police Defense Ministry's overseer for react sharply on two counts: First, South Lebanon to Moussawi's 10- Associations backed Sen. Bob Kerrey, D-Neb., on Feb. 2 and the south Lebanon, said Monday. that the noticeable increase in guer- month reign as a top Hezbollah International Union of Electrical Workers endorsed Sen. Tom Harkin, In Beirut, seething anger filled rilla attacks in south Lebanon would leader. In the past year, 10 Israeli D-lowa, Sunday. the streets, as Shiite Muslims vowed bring ever harsher retaliation; sec- soldiers have been killed in the Most of the politically active unions appear to favor Harkin, retribution for the Israeli air raid. ond, that the failure of Iran to turn buffer zone and 15 more wounded. although the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Tens of thousands of Shiite men Over a missing Israeli serviceman Ominously, Israeli officials were Employees and the American Federation of Teachers have been marched for three hours in the teem- who is believed to be in the hands of speaking of the Moussawi assassi- working at the local level for Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton. ing southern suburbs of the an Iranian-allied militia would result nation as only a first blow in an

Lebanese capital, carrying the in military action. impending war on the organization. F coffins of Moussawi, his wife, and The missing soldier, Ron Arad, "This won't stop here," predicted II Bones Found Reported to Be Haile their 5-year-old son. They were is an air force navigator shot down government spokesman Yossi killed Sunday afternoon when over Lebanon a decade ago. Israel Olmert. U- Selassie's Remains (Addis Ababa) THE WAS11ING TON POST

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA Ethiopian gravediggers Monday exhumed a small skull and IAEA Launches ThrebYear Dnve assorted bones that authorities say are the remains of former emperor Haile Selassie, who was deposed in September 1974 and died a year later amid strong implications that he had been murdered. to Prevent Nuclear Proliferation The gravediggers located Selassie's remains Sunday after three days of digging under former President Mengistu Haile Mariam's office at the Grand Palace, which was also the late emperor's resi- By R. Jeffrey Smith A special nonproliferation treaty is inevitably corrupt the agency's dence. rHE WASHINGTON POST probably needed to dispel deep dis- effectiveness. On Sunday in an Addis Ababa prison yard, workers exhumed the WASHINGTON trust about nuclear ambitions in the Blix said the dual role gives it bodies of 61 senior officials from the emperor's government who The director of the UJ.N. agency Middle East, he added. the leverage to promise peaceful were summarily executed in November 1974, two months after Haile that polices nuclear proliiferation has Blix, who has directed the IAEA nuclear assistance in exchange for Selassie was driven from power. launched a three-year dr*ive for uni- since 1982, recently presented his inspection agreements. During a A group of monarchists and family members allege that Haile versal adherence to treatiies blocking idea in writing to representatives of recent visit to Libya, for example, Selassie was murdered by Mengistu and six army officers, a charge additional countries frorm obtaining the five permanent members of the Blix argued that officials "should that has been repeated by several prominent Ethiopian exiles. nuclear weapons. U.N. Security Council - Britain, invite us" to help dispel foreign sus- Mengistu has always maintained the emperor died of natural causes Swedish diplomat IHans Blix, China, France, Russia, and the picions about any nuclear weapons after recovering from surgery. director of the VierHnna-based United States. He said that in con- work, which would lead to collabo- International Atom icc Energy sultations last week, many nations ration with others. Libya responded Agency, said in last indicated it was a feasible and with a press release welcoming for- week that recent movess by North worthwhile goal. eign inspections of nuclear facilities Korea, Argentina, Bra~izil, South Blix said he was particularly anywhere in the country, he said. Africa, and Iran to acce, -pt interna- encouraged by the Security Blix, who also recently visited tional scrutiny of their niiuclear pro- Council's declaration WEATHER last month Syria, said he was told there that the Yeh-Kai Tung grams indicate that "tthe general that proliferation is a threat to global STAFF' ,UMEEOROLOGIST country is willing to allow IAEA trend is a positive one." peace and security; that it is impor- inspections of nuclear research Blix said in an interviiiew that the tant for states to accept IAEA faciiiies in the immediate future and recent discovery of Iraq',Is advanced inspections; and that any significant to participate in a long-range plan nuclear weapons progra~im"should violations of nonproliferation to rid the region of Spring Preview not lead us to think we aiire going in pledges will trigger appropriate nuclear arms. Other the wrong direction," e)ven though U.N. action. officials note that such a plan would A large batch of warm, moist air will be moving over our area the program was hiddenffrom IAEA Having won new visibility from have to settle what to do about during the middle part of this week, bringing rain and spring-like inspectors authorized to visit Iraqi special inspections inside Iraq since Israel's existing nuclear stockpile. temperatures. The rain will last through Thursday, when it will be nuclear facilities twice ea4ich year. the close of the Persian Gulf War, He also hailed the willingness of slightly cooler but still cloudy. Temperatures will remain above nor- With worldwide atten~ition newly Blix said he foresees a heightened North and South Korea to negotiate mal into the weekend. focused on the need to hhalt nuclear role for his agency and its inspec- a special arrangement calling for Tuesday. Rain. Mild. Southeast wind 15-20 mph (24-32 kph). proliferation and a beefed-upt tors, but critics, including some U.S. mutual inspections of nuclear facili- High 43°F (6°C). inspection plan to help briring to light officials, say they wonder if the ties. Within a year or so, Blix added, Tuesday night. Rain continuing, but tapering off as winds turn any covert weapons efl'forts, Blix agency has the fortitude to find and all nations in Latin America are westerly and die down to 5^10 mph (8-16 kph) towards morning. said he believes it is reali,istic to seek confront covert weapons makers. likely to ratify the 25-year old Low 37°F (3°Q "the universalization of n,ionprolifier- These doubts stem in part from Tlatelolco Treaty barring nuclear Wednesday. Cloudy with showers. Warm. High 52°F (I VC). ation by 1995." the agency's dual role as nonprolif- arms anywhere in Latin America Low 32°F (0°C). This could be accomliplished by eration enforcer and global promot- including Mexico, Central and Thursday. Cooler. Cloudy with chance of showers. High 44°F winning universal approoval of the er of civilian nuclear power, which South America, and the Caribbean, (7-C). 1969 Nonproliferatioiin Treaty, requires technology that is also including Cuba. The treaty allows already signed by 140 nations,r or highly useful to nuclear weapons any adhering nation to request spe- regional acc-ords such. as,s the, Latin work.. Skeptics wonder if the pairing cial inspections inside the territory

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IBy Sam Jameson That is the main cause of fr~ictions." Kuriyamna said that he did not save enough, are making insuffi- Japanese often concentrate on cari- LOS ANGELES VUMES Called out of semi-retirement, view recent moves to promote a cient investments in industry~, must catures and fail to see the whole pic- TOKYO Kuriyarna, who advocates that "Buy American" campaign in the reduce their federal budget deficit, ture. Tsakakazul Kuriyarna; 60, 's Japan shed its "small-country men- United States as "representative of and need to improve competitive- "It is a fact that Arnefican com- amnbassador-designate to tality" to develop what he calls "an the sentiment of the American peo- ness in some industries. he said. He petitiveness in international markets Washington, predicted Monday that unassuming diplomacy of a super- ple." But he added that, if the cam- has expressed that viewpoint - has relatively declined .... It is one U.S.-Japanese relations were in for power that doesn't look like a super-- paign spurs "widespread discrimina- one, he said, that is shared by "a of many issues that Americans have a "crucial period of mutual adjust- power," will leave in mid-March to tory practices" against Japanese wide range of people in the United to address .... But it's a big mistake mnent" and warned that "our whole assume his post in Washington. goods, "it is obvious that our whole States" - before in speeches and ... to lose sight of the fact that there relationship is going to be in serious Building a true U.S.-Japanese relationship is going to be in serious articles. are many areas" in which trouble" if a "buy American" cam- 14global partnership" joined by trouble." But unlike his compatriots - Americans are "much more compet- paignm against Japanese products Like some of his countrymen, including Prime Minister Kiichi itive than Japanese." becomes widespread. 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NEWS STAFF Editors: Reuven M. Lemer '92, Katherine Shim '93, Joey Marquez '94; Associate Editors: Sarah Keightley '95, Sabrina Kwon '95, Eva Moy '95; Staff: Lakshmana Rao G. Sabrina Bimer SM '89, Judy Kim L I '94, Sharon Price '94, Chris Schechter '94, Kai-Teh Tao '94, George Ipe '95, Jayant Kumar '95, Trudy Liu '95, Ben Reis '95, Eric Richard '95; Meteorologists: Robert X. LETERS TO THE EDITOR Black G. Robert J. Conzemius G. Micharl C. Morgan G. Yeh-Kai Tung '93, Marek Zebrowski. behavior in posting anti-Semitic jokes was to feel even worse for my friend, who was the Honor Code Imperfect "prove a point," rather than being an PRODUCTION STAFF original recipient, and all her fellow alumnae As an undergraduate at the University of expression of a warped sense of humor, is in the Delaware Valley. It is obvious not only Night Editors: Daniel A. Sidney G, David baseless. from the invitation, but more A. Maltz '93; Associate Night Editors: Virginia I lived under an honor code system. importantly Matthew Konosky '95, Garlen C. Leung The code forbade anyone to commit or toler- In its implied linkage of those who advo- from the nature of the event itself, that the '95; Staff: Chris Council '94; TEN ate cheating, lying, and stealing. There was cate freedom of speech with those who seek to participation of these alumnae was not consid- Director: Reuven M. Lemer'92. only one punishment: expulsion. The judging offend, Vest's position parallels Senator ered very important by the organizers. committee was composed of students, and the Joseph McCarthy's association of civil liber- Considering that MIT is now about 40 per- OPINION STAFF committee considered the severity of crimes. ties advocates with the communist movement cent women, and that M IT claims (and per- Editors: Bill Jackson '93, Matthew H. We had to sign every exam and piece of in the 1950s. In the context of campus-wide haps succeeds, at least to some degree) to fos- Hersch '94; Staff: Mark A. Smith '92, homework, saying that it was our own work. discussions of; -;adermic honesty, such mis- ter an atmosphere of gender equality on its Christopher M. Montgomery '93, Jae H. The code worked because we were all leading statements send a dangerous message campus, it is very disappointing to find that INam '93, Jason Merkoski '94. scared to death. During the 16 months I was that expedience is more important than the there are still some MIT groups which make truth, a message reinforced by the MIT SPORMSSTAFF _ there, only one person was expelled. no such effort. However, the system was not perfect. There administration's disregard for the spirit of free For all the men out there who are thinking, Editor: Dave Watt; Stafff: Mike Purucker inquiry from which the truth emerges. "Oh, big deal. What's all the fuss about? It's '93, Nick Levitt '94. were occasional thefts of clothing and other violations. In addition, the code did not find Lars Bader G only a show!" I would like you to consider ARM STAFF anything dishonorable about vandalism, this: How would you feel if you received an Editors: Joanna E. Stone '92, Chris assault, rape, and fornication, all of which are invitation from your alumni club which was Roberge '93; Staff: Mark Webster G. illegal in Virginia. MIT Club Invitation filled with pictures of scantily clad men, and Manavendra K. Thakur '87, Michelle P. In some European universities, a totally which invited you to their meeting, to be held Perry '91, Sande Chen '92, David Hogg '92, different approach is taken. It is virtually Harasses at, let's say, Chippendale's. Would this make Rick Roos '92, Roy Cantu '93, Brian Rose impossible to cheat on mid-term exams, you feel very welcome? Just think about it. I recently moved back to MIT, having '93, Nic Kelman '94, David Zapol '94, quizzes, and homework because these univer- Samuel R. Peretz '89 Elaine McCormick, Chris Wanjek. spent a couple of years living in the region sities have no such things. The final grades referred to as the Delaware Valley. I was are based on heavily proctored final exams, PHOTOGRAPHYSTAFF never actually involved in the MIT Club of complete with picture ID checks and denial of Editor: Douglas D. Keller '93; Associate the Delaware Valley, but when a friend of bathroom use during the exam. Editorial Was Cynical Editor: Matt Warren '93, Michelle Greene mine who still lives in that area forwarded that '93; Staff: William Chu G. Morgan Conn G. Tugrulbey kiryaman G club's most recent meeting invitation, I was, In both your editorial and the accompany- Dan McCarthy G. Andy Silber G. David- to say the least, rather shocked. ing dissent about the proposed honor code Henry Oliver '91, Jonathan Kossuth '92, Picture this: In the top left comter, the MIT ["Addressing Cheating Requires More than Lerothodi-Lapula leeuw '92, Sean seal above large letters reading "MIT Club of Vest Restricted Speech Just an Honor Code" and "Ho~nor Code Will Dougherty '93, Sang H. Park '93, Hugh B. Delaware Valley." In the top right comner, a Solve None of the Institute's Problems," Feb. Morganbesser '94, Michael Oh '95; sketch of a woman on one knee wearing ruf- Darkroom at U. of Michigan 41, the authors make the cynical claim that an Manager: Douglas D. Keller fled lingerie, garters, and feathers, and under- '93. honor code would be superfluous because it neath, the words "Lily Langtry's." The letter would not make cheating any less "prof- President Charles Vest's assertion that he itself informs the reader that the "MIT Club of FEA TURES STAFF itable." Students would adapt to the post- defends "freedom of speech and academic the Delaware Valley is holding its February Christopher Doerr honor code world and quickly find newr ways G. Jon Orwant G. Pawan meeting at Lily Langtry's Restaurant and f Sinha G. Mark Hurst '94. freedom" is less than truthful ["Free Speech of cheating to supplant the old ones. The dis- Theatre." Note that this gathering is adver- Does Not Protect Ethnic 'Jokes' ", Feb. 14]. sent even objects to the fact that an honor BUSINESSSTAFF tised as a meeting, not a social event. The let- While Vest was provost of the University of code might impinge on a student's loyalty ter goes on to boast of the "spectacular enter- Advertising Manager: Haider A. Hamoudi Michigan, a speech code was adopted there oath to his fraternity brothers (this strikes me '93; Associate Advertising Manager: tainment," including "beautiful showgirls, which restricted freedom of speech so as a better argument against fraternities than Karen Schmitt '95; Circulation Manager: dancers," that can be found at that establish- against honor codes). Finally, the authors Pradeep Sreekanthan '95; Staff: Oscar Yeh severely that the administration later had to rnent. Enclosed with the letter is a tacky, glit- insist that changes to the "academic environ- '95. make exceptions for classroom discussion. tery postcard from Lily Langtry's featuring a ment" alone, such as clearer boundaries Even after the speech code was loosened, a picture of a "showgirl" -a woman wearing CONTRIBUTING EDITORS between collaboration and cheating, would federal judge struck it down, finding that it frills and feathers and a skimpy sequined biki- Vipul Bhushan G. Michael J. Franklin '88, better serve the community and eliminate dis- unconstitutionally restricted free speech. ni. Marie E.V. Coppola '90, Deborah A. While I was personally offended by this, I honesty. Levinson '91, Shanwei Chen '92, Lois E. Vest's claim that a student's offensive It would be helpful if instructors had clear Eaton '92, Mark E. Haseltine '92, Benjamin -I , .sl,- I_ I-III , - -- I r policies on collaboration, but these policies A. Tao '93. can never be all-encompassing, and students will always confront questions that fall AD[VISORYBOARD LEVERS POLICY between the cracks. A good deal of cheating, V. Michael Bove '83, Jon von Zelowitz '83, moreover, does not fall in any gray policy Bill Coderre'85, Robert E. Malchman '85, Editorials, printed in a distinctive format, are the official opinion of The Tech. They area -it falls squarely in the black: cheat Jonathan Richmond PhD '91. are written by the editorial board, which consists of the chairman, editor in chief, manag- sheets, whispered answers during tests, pla- PRODUCTIONSTAFF FOR THIS ISSUE ing editor, executive editor, news editors and opinion editors. giarism, etc. Some would blame this kind of Dissents, marked as such and printed in a distinctive Night Editors: Daniel A. Sidney G. Reuven format, are the opinions of the dishonesty on the travails of "the system." An signed members M. Lcrner '92, Jeremy Ilylton '94; of the editorial board choosing to publish their disagreement with the honor code would put the blame squarely on editorial. Associate Night Editors: Garlen C. Leung the student, where it belongs. '95; Staff: Vipul Bhushan G. Deborah A. Columns and editorial cartoons are written by individuals and represent the opinion No one has ever claimed that simply pub- Levinson '91, Matthew Konosky '95. of the author, not necessarily that of the newspaper. lishing an honor code in the course bulletin Letters to the editor are welcome. They must be typed, double-spaced and addressed would eliminate cheating overnight. The code T'fe If ah i ISSN 014R-9607) Is published on rucsdavs and to The Tech, PO Box 29, MIT Branch, Cambridge, Mass. 02139, or by interdepartmental Fridays during the academic year (except during MIT should form part of a larger program that %acations). Wednesdaavy during January. and monthly mail to Room W20-483. Electronic submissions in plain text format may be mailed to includes, as suggested, clearer collaboration During the summer for S20J 0( per year Third Class bv AcI Tech, Roomn W20-483, 84 Massachusetts Avenue, tech~qathena.mit.edu. All submissions are due by 4 p.m. two days before the issue date. policies, confidential student review panels, C'ambndge. lass 02139-0901 'Ihird Class postage paid at Letters and cartoons must bear the author's signatures, addresses, and phone numn- Aubern, hasc Non Profit Org Permit No. 59720 and agencies to prevent unreasonable work- PINS l he I lSER: Pleage send all address changes to our bers. Unsigned letters will not be accepted. No letter or cartoon will be printed anony- loads. In the end the cheating problem is one Maling addrcos 7'vc h'J(1,PO Box 29, Ml'l' Brancl. mously without the express prior ('aTnbnrldgc. Mass ()0139-0901) Iccphone (61 7)253- approval of The Tech. The Tech reserves the right to of principle, not of crime and punishmnent, and 141 i AX (617)258-82h .Adnvrtus/ng. shucriptron. and edit or condense letters. Shorter letters will be given higher priority. We regret we cannot riqwc.,mllnL rall(Rsavlahicte% Fintlrc contents (, 1992 'i'he the honor code should be a concise statement I cch. l rintt d ho(.ftJL \ l; Prm-ting publish all of the letters we receive. eh C( L· of that princi-ple.

L i - I Casimir Wierzynski G February 18, 1992 OPINION THE TECH Page 5 Grad Students Handicapped in Search for Funding

By Jonathan Richnond ate schools. At the University of California at they must pay non-resident tuition, though research students' "costs across the entire ADVISORYBOARD Berkeley, for example, RA stipends are tied to they receive next to nothing in return. Institute" to recognize the substantial contri- This column is the second of two dis- the market value of their services. All out-of- Many students who live locally take "non- bution to knowledge they make and to enable cussingfunding ofgraduatestudent tuition. state graduate students - whether assistants resident" status because it is all they can them to complete their studies at MIT? The Graduate student research assistant tuition or not - compete for centrally-funded out-of- afford. They cannot accept even the modest answer is quite simple: there's no money to be is paid out of an "employee benefits" pool, state tuition waivers. Both Harvard and funds departments may have available. A made. MIT's attitude to far too many unfund- traditionally used to pay for health insurance Princeton Universities provide need-based department might, for example, be able to pay ed research students is quite simple: "If you and the like. Over $12,000 in tuition costs is scholarship support for graduate students $3,000 in cash to a doctoral candidate to teach can't pay, you're on the street." not covered by sponsor "benefits" payments A major restructuring of graduate student for RAs. This money is taken from funds funding is urgently needed, based on honesty allotted for non-student employee benefits. By and fairness, not on expediency. Research these costs across the Institute, the direct cost A major restructuring of graduate student funding is urgently sponsors should receive a complete account- of RAs is reduced. needed, based on honesty and fairness, not on expediency. ing of where their payments go, with costs More disturbing, however, is that while charged directly as far as possible. research assistants have their tuition heavily If money is to be made available to ease subsidized in this way, those without assis- without assistantships. a seminar. But the student cannot take the the tuition burden, it should both be explicitly tantships - who are in far greater need of Graduate students who are ineligible or money without paying over $7,000 more identified and be made equally available to all tuition assistance than RAs - get no similar have exhausted federally guaranteed loans are tuition for the term, effectively charging the graduate students, not only those already for- subsidy. left with only restrictive MIT-funded loans. student $4,000 for the privilege of teaching! tunate enough to have research assistant Master's degree RAs in the School of Such loans may cover last-minute gaps near Ironically, this situation often forces appointments. Engineering receive $26,845 in salary and graduation. But during the opening phases of "poor" departments to hire lecturers from out- Most importantly, the barriers which the tuition for a nine-month academic year, while degree programs, graduate students must side MIT. Why should externally-funded RAs current system presents to those students try- doctoral candidate RAs get $27,880. RAs in prove to MIT's financial aid office that they draw over two-thirds of their tuition from ing to make it on their own must be disman- the School of Science receive similar pay- can cover most of their costs from other money paid for other employees' benefits, tled. It should be recognized that "non-resi- ments. These payments exceed the market sources, or they are refused MIT loans alto- while other students receive no credit at all to dent" students remaining in the Boston area value of the services they provide: MIT has gether and forced to give up their studies. enable them to take such assignments? cannot pay any more than they do now, and a said that if the subsidies supporting these pay- Foreign graduate students get no loans during The MIT administration's blindness to this new status created to enable them to receive ments were to vanish, postdocs would become their first year of study. problem is epitomized in the article written by relatively small amounts of Institute employ- cheaper to hire than MIT graduate students. Recognizing that unfunded graduate stu- President Charles M. Vest in the January issue ment or support which may become available, In the Schools of Architecture and dents required to pay full tuition could not of The M4IT Faculty Nevtulelfer. Vest argues without having to pay full tuition first. This Planning and Humanities and Social Sciences, complete doctorates, and discovering that that by spreading RA costs "across the entire would cost the Institute nothing, since these there is little research money. Stipends are many of them were breaking their registration Institute, this procedure has held down the students are not paying full tuition now. typically much lower than in engineering or to avoid such payments, MtIT instituted "non- cost of research assistants to grants." If, by Relatively more scholarship-based support science, covering only partial tuition or none resident" tuition for those with approved the- contrast, the full costs of research assistants should be made available to otherwise unsup- at all. Many students in these schools, along sis proposals. Students pay 15 percent of the were to be charged directly, "it is likely that ported graduate students, as is the case for with students in other schools who choose a full rate, but are barred from using most cam- faculty -in order to compete successfully for undergraduates. The argument that there is project for which there is no research support, pus facilities, taking employment or funding research grants -would have to employ inadequate funding to make progress should are l6ft without assistantships at all, and must through MIT, or from receiving degrees until post-doctoral scholars or research staff instead not be allowed to prevail against a possible fend for themselves. they register once more at full tuition for at of graduate students on research grants." reallocation of existing funds to achieve This turns out to be a virtually impossible least half a term. Vest ignores the analogous situation MIT greater equity. battle, and MIT's system of research funding This is hardly a sweet deal. Doctoral can- has thrust upon itself. Because unfunded In the long-term, the fairest system would stacks the cards against those who must do so. didates in the Department of Urban Studies research students enjoy no break of the type pay all assistants according to the market Worst of all, they receive no tuition subsidy, and Planning, for example, often find it finan- enjoyed by RAs, many fall by the wayside. value of their services, with separate funds such as that enjoyed by RAs. cially impossible to remainl full-time graduate Departments already employ outsiders rather available for tuition scholarships, awarded Graduate students, unlike their undergrad- students beyond general examination comple- than graduate students because MIT's policies competitively to any student - assistant or uate counterparts, have virtually no access to tion. They are forced away from MIT's make it too expensive for them to do other- not - on a basis of merit and need. Those centrally-allocated scholarship money. This .research community, the reason they decided wise. currently the worst off would then have a discrepancy sets MIT apart from peer gradu- to come here in the first place. While away, Why doesn't MIT spread unfunded chance at getting a fair piece of the pie. PE Registration Could Stand Some Improvement

Andrew Kaufman tremendous displays of athletic ineptitude. So entire athletic center beating my life into tion of IAP). GUESTCOLUMNIST on Reg Day I go over to the scuba diving line. scrambled eggs. Suddenly, I was breathing Here are some suggestions for improving After a desperately needed break from the Then I read that it costs $270 to take scuba - very rapidly as I walked very fast out of the PE selection: dull, moribund MIT scene known as where will a poor student get that kind of gym to gasp some fresh air. Instead of calling 1. Allow students to submit their PE Indifferent Activities Pefiod, I was ovejoyed money? the paramedics I sat down and decided to requests electronically. Students could be at the prospect of Registration Day. As if that I walk over to table tennis - too many write this tidbit so as to prevent further coro- selected by a weighted lottery system giving wasn't enough, I had to get up extra early nerds at that one. So next it was tennis, then nary lapses on Reg Day. priority to those who were previously rejected after the last night of mental health before the dance. The lines kept getting longer and Surgeon General's Warning: Physical from classes or those who are graduating term only to sign up for some ridiculous phys- longer. My pulse was racing faster and faster Education registration may cause serious seniors. This system will eliminate waiting ical education requirement. Okay, so you want as I was haunted by the eccentric appearance health risks including the following: heart fail- time in that stinking gymnasium and assure America to be healthy and so on, but if you of the people surrounding me in line, boxing ure, loss of feeling and chronic wedgie in the fairness to all. stay in shape and exercise on your own why me in, forcing me to breath stuffy air tainted gluteous maximus region, tooth decay, and 2. Have an additional space on the aca- should you have go through this anxiety caus- with the vile scent of the masses. When I gum disease (from chewing on pens and stab- demic reg form form that allows one to regis- ing process? finally joined the hockey line they said they bing gums with pen caps after seeing the per- ter for PE classes there as well. But I like PE classes. They offer a chance were only taking x people and I was number x son in front of you get last spot in aerobic 3. Enable students to visit individual PE to learn a new, fun activity, broaden your ath- + 7 in line. I froze. dance), and nasal nip (from smelling MIT stu- instructors and fill out cards at their own letic horizons, and see some pathetically I could hear everyone else's heart in the dents who have lived at Athena for full dura- leisure and then submit them for the lottery. -- -- I I -" -- '' I --- s~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

? Join us for a discussion on academic dishonesty. Is a student honor code the answer? Do professors have any idea how much work their classes really require? Do they communicate their standards of cheating adequately? Do they care what you think? Do you care what they think? What's wrong With collaborating on a problem set if you learn the material eventually anyway? Is your archnemesis on the COD? Guests: Paul Gray, Chairman, MIT Corporation "I believe that MIT should seriously consider establishing a student honor code and system. ... An honor code and Nelson Kiang, Chair, Committee on Discipline system...can build trust and community, [And] can couple Arthur Smith, Dean for Undergraduate Education and responsibilitywith the privilege and freedom accorded to MIT Student Affairs studen ts... " -- Charles M. Vest, President- Sheila Widnall, Associate Provost, and Chair, Committee on -- -I Academic Responsibility

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Benjamin Oliver (Rob Lowe), sees the show contrived nature, with such subtitles as in television's Twin Peaks, has little to do Written by Mike Myers; and decides it is as a perfect project to buy "Gratuitous Sex Scene" and "Oscar Clip." here but crash through skylights and crash Bonnie Turner, and Terry Turner. and exploit into a vehicle for advertisements As Wayne and Garth, Myers and Carvey into parked cars. StarringMike Myers, Dana Carvey, aimed at its young audience. Other subplots are extremely good, which is fortunate Wayvne's World is not in the same league and Rob Lowe. involve Wayne's attraction for Cassandra (Tia because most of the other performances are as The Blues Brothers, another famous Carrere), the lead singer of local band Crucial fair at best. Lowe never really seems at ease in Saturday Night Live-inspired movie, but it is By Chrls Roberge Taunt, and his avoidance of his possibly psy- his role, and generates little laughter. Carrere, easily a match for either of the very funny Bill ARTS EDITOR chotic ex-girlfriend, Stacy (Lara Flynn a veteran of such critically disclaimed films as and Ted movies. Comparisons between the ne of the latest trends in the movies Boyle). But the few moments in which Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man and two duos can only go so far, though. While seems to be translating television to Wayne's World actually follows a plot are Showdown in Little Tokyo, shows a strong Bill and Ted draw much of their humor from the big screen. Whether it's last year's their total cluelessness, Wayne and Garth are hit The Addams Family or the upcom- funny because in a twisted way, they are more ing Twin Peaks, producers are attempting to sophisticated than any of the adults that they break down the barriers between the two encounter as they drive around in the media. Often, some of the more mediocre ele- Mirthmobile, complete with a handy licorice ments of prime time TV make their way into dispenser. Many of the quite intelligent gags today's big-budget extravaganzas, threatening in Wayne's World come from Wayne and to reduce'the mystique of film to a state of Garth's vast knowledge of music, movies, and endlessly unspectacular entertainment. (See television. Some of the jokes may be lost on the romance or humor of Medicine Man for those who are unfamiliar with such cultural proof of this.) But sometimes, the transition phenomena as Scooby Doo, Led Zeppelin, can be empowering - providing a wonderful product placement, Terminator 2, and chance to expand the range of the original Laverne and Shirley. show - as is the case with the new Wayne's Most of the style and substance of World. Given the added freedom of ninety Wayne's World will be recognizable to any- minutes of running time and a PG-13 rating, one who has watched the original, but one ele- the very funny movie gets a chance to show ment definitely worth mentioning is the more of Wayne's world of Aurora, Illinois, expanded characterization of Garth. Carvey without losing any of the originality, intelli- does an excellent job portraying Garth - a gence, or humor that made the Saturday Night teenager in constant flux between the roles of Live skits so popular. For anyone who enjoys headbanger, shy paranoid, and endearing nerd. the original version, Wayne's World is defi- Some of the greatest pleasures provided by nitely worth a visit. the movie come through seeing Garth, who is The Wayne's World show on Saturday more at ease talking to the camera than to the Night Live depicts a late-night cable-access film's other characters, use an electric shock program broadcast from the basement of gun on a brute at a local club or fantasize Wayne Cambell's home. The show stars about pelvic-thrusting himself towards Wayne (Mike Myers) and his best friend, Dreamwoman (Donna Dixon) while Jimi Garth Algar (Dana Carvey). The two metal Hendrix's "Foxy Lady" pumps in the back- fans talk about their worship of such rock acts ground. Garth is a funny and instantly appeal- as Aerosmith and Alice Cooper and their ing character who definitely deserves to stop quest for the ultimate "Babe-raham Lincoln," chanting, "I'm not worthy! I'm not worthy!" while interviewing and insulting guests from IS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~'Wayne's World is certainly a worthy show- the local community and featuring such tech- Wayne (Mike Myers, right) and Garth (Dana Carvey) search for parties and babes in case for his and Myers' talents, insights, and nological innovations as the "Suck Cut" hair the very funny Wayne's World. humor.

---- I c - -- - The MIT Muslim Student Association is pleased to welcome Jamal Badawi to the MIT campus PUNT O on Thursday February 20 una obra de 7:00-9:00 P.m. ,Elrnal Quljade. in Room 26-100

The subject of Dr. Badawi's Lecture will be:

i The Islamic Political System in pol I-aI I Light of Recent Events in Algeria

I- Dr. Badawi is one of the most prominent members of the American Muslim community today. He is presently a member of the Islamic Society of Nort America (ISNA) Consultative Assembly and was previously a member of the ISNA Jurisprudence committee. He is founder and director of the Islamic Information Foundation of Halifax, Nova Scotia, a nonprofit con .o a ilermo A. Precia dill educational foundation which distributes his videotapes on Islamic Nelly Rosario6..Pablo Castro teachings. Dr. Badawi is best known for his numerous debates with Lupita PreciadooseCarIos Qjuintero Christian and Jewish scholars regarding various religious issues. He has direcc6 .a * G. A. Preado- alcon lectured at universities throughout the country and is the author of over febrero y 22 de 1992.90 8 P.M. twenty books dealing with Islam. . * a M.I.T. . Kresge A ditoriu m A graduate of Indiana University in Bloomington, Dr. Badawi is currently a 77 Mass. Ave.. . *.Cambridge . . * professor at St. Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Admision gratuita...225-74-9I

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A series of events to explore the social, political and economic aspects of Hong Kong, as it reverts from a British colony to a Chinese territory

Opening Ceremony Feb. 22, 9 am., Inn at Harvard Conference Feb. 22, Yenching Auditorium, 2 Divinity Ave,. Harvard U.

Panel 1 (10:30 am-1 pm) Panel 2 (24:30 pm) "Is there a place for HK "In search of Hong Kong in the new world order?" culture and identity" Concert Feb.23, Kresge Auditorium, M.I.T. Featuring Hong Kong pop singer Anthony Wong Yiu-ming and others I- Film Festival Exhibition Featuring six 35mm films from Hong Kong Feb 23-29, 9 am-5 pm, Lobby 7, M.IT. Feb 27, 7 pm, M.I.T. 10-250 Feb 23-29, 9 am-5 pm, Ziskind Lounge, 2nd Floor, Feb 28, 7 pm, M.I.T. 54-100 George Sherman Union, Boston U. Feb 29, 2 pm, M.I.T. 54-100

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OUTSIDE THE DOG MUSEUM profile of ultra-famous avant-garde architect ing peach motif; a wall-size poster of a chac- By JonathanCarroll. Harry Radcliffe in Time, the Sultan tries to ma baboon in the same pose as Rodin's The Doubleday, 243 pp., $20. convince Radcliffe to build him a dog muse- Thinker ... other things too, but you get the um. Radcliffe, however, is uninterested. drift." Deborah A. Levinon "Your Highness," says Radcliffe, "the only Carroll's plot, however, does not scintillate CORUIBUTING EDITOR reason you want me to work for you is as brightly as his prose. He weighs down the utside the Dog Museum is one of because I was on the cover of that magazine." original premise - a selfish architect achiev- those books that draws a person in Replies the Sultan: "I also liked the coffeepot ing spiritual awakening through the construc- by title alone. I couldn't resist any- you designed. Come over to my hotel, Harry, tion of a dog museum - with too many thing subtitled "a novel of love, and I'll give you a car." O supernatural elements, and even throws in a death and architecture." Indeed, Outside the Whimsy permeates the book. Early on, Saruvian civil war led by the Sultan's canni- Dog Museum tackles all these lofty subjects Radcliffe flashes back to his nervous break- bal brother. Radcliffe's realization of the dog and more, encompassing by its end shaman- down, and Carroll gives the breakdown's museum's True Purpose ism, the supernatural, spirituality, and a onset a strange twist - Radcliffe can tell he's makes for an interest- Biblical story. gone insane because he buys 250 yellow rub- ing retelling of a Biblical story, but the ser- Author Jonathan Carroll's writing style is ber pencil sharpeners shaped like various pentine explanations of spirits, God, miracles, crisp, witty, and full of clever dialogue. world landmarks. Carroll/Radcliffe continue: and their relation to the world wind all too Carroll has an ear for puns and snappy turns "Anyone want an African gray parrot slowly through the book. of phrase - he opens the novel with "I'd just named Noodle Koofty? I named him on the Outside the Dog Museum does yield some bitten the hand that fed me when God called, ride back to Santa Barbara. He sat silently in a unusual insights on the nature of God and the again." giant black cage in the back of my Mercedes human niche in the universe. As a piece of fic- God, in this case, turns out not to be the station wagon, surrounded by objects I can tion offering spiritual guidance, it's much supreme being, but the Sultan of Saru, a tiny, only cringe at when I think of them now: three more readable than most, though its logic is Disneyesque Persian Gulf nation where every- colorful garden dwarves about three feet high, muddier than Richard Bach's. Still, Carroll's one is wealthy and happy, where magic works each holding a gold hitching ring; five identical Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs writing is so fresh and funny that Outside the and djinn and verz (protective animal spirits) Conway Twitty albums that cost twenty dol- albums, 'classics' as well, twenty-five dollars Dog Museum is a pleasure to those who savor mingle with the population. After reading a lars each because they were 'classics'; three apiece; a box of bathroom tiles with a revolt- words, if not to those who crave plot. The Grups of Wnith chroiles the advent af the punk scene

THE GROUPS OF WRATH: in the early '70s. Their eventual impact on the recorded by the in 1975. from their self-titled album debut, and its B- SONS OF THE AKED CaY course of alternative music is incalculable. By the mid-seventies, the New York scene side"l Remember" are light and wondrous. TVTRecords. The Dolls' classic track "Human Being," from was in full swing. The Ramones,the Talking Wrath also includes material from 2x5, a their second album Too Much Too Soon, sure- Heads, Richard Hell and the Voidoids, and compilation released in 1980, By Sande Chen ly influenced the Sex Pistols. On their vinyl Blondie started to appearing in CBGB's and which featured the Bloodless Pharaohs and ARTS STAFF debut, Generation X alludes to another cult similar venues. Richard Hell, known as the . The Bloodless Pharoahs' sig- Morrissey adored them. So did classic from the same album, "Stranded in the first poet of punk, reputedly began punk's nature song "Bloodless Pharaoh" is enjoyable Malcolm McLaren, Michael Stipe, Jungle." More recently, 7 Seconds makes fashion sensibilities with his torn clothes and despite its subject matter: dismemberment and and the London S.S. The New York another reference to the same song on their use of safety pins. Richard Hell and the decomposition. The Fleshtones have a similar Dolls, at the forefront of the New "Colourblind Jam." Voidoids' second album Destiny Street pro- sound which relies heavily on keyboards. York art-punk scene, inspired a new revolu- In 1975, the irrevocably duced the title track and "Downtown at At a time when disco fever remained high, tion in music. A broke up, making way Dawn," both included on this compilation. these innovative groups searched for an alter- new compilation for The Ramones, four Voidoid Mark Bell eventually joined the native. The New York Dolls, the Ramones, produced by Marty high school friends Ramones. and Richard Hell and the Voidoids all con- Thau, The Groups from Forest Hills, Another band, Suicide, formed in 1972, tributed in setting the stage for the British of Wrath: Songs of N.Y., who emerged as was particularly noted for their riot-causing punk explosion and the post-punk era. the Naked City is a the new kids on the acts. Vocalist was the first to bring Certainly, the impact of the New York punk nostalgic chronolo- .i punk frontier. The "performance art" to the stage. Despite expec- scene in the 1970s can not be forgotten, a gy of the 1970s' Ramones, whose first tations, both "," Suicide's first single cause to which Wrath contributes greatly. burgeoning punk records contained --1-- - -- I L I - I - --r -- _ _ y I _ IIL -sIlI scene. It showcases songs that clocked the New York Dolls X 1 under two minutes, and several other t# were primarily respon- groups that fre- sible for accelerating THE TECH PERFORMING ARTS SERIES quented CBGB's in the speed of punk New York. music. The Clash, .With their high Generation X, and CECILIA BARTOLI, MEZZO-SOPRANO heels and ragged other British punk Italian singer Cecilia Bartoli makes her Boston recital debut with an all-Rossini program. wardrobe stolen bands soon followed A Bank of Boston Celebrity Series event. from garbage bins, their example. Wrath Friday, February 21, 8:00 p.m., Jordan Hall. the New York presents two previous- MIT price: $7. Dolls, headed by Johnny Thunders, represent- ly unreleased demos, "Judy Is A Punk" and ed the ultimate in countercultural alternative the sweet "I Wanna By Your Boyfriend," -- -- I L- Y ------__ __ _ I Is -- The Tech g088 BQ·· 8·800Q8899(b09809)8·g· ··O I · · O Arts Hotline ··O

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186 Harvard Avenue, Allston. Telephone: -L-19T.Allm 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston. Telephone: violin. Jane Hershey, viola da garnba, and Crifics'Choice Trio performs tonight and tomorrow at the 254- KINTUIr 276-9300. Peter Sykes, harpsichord performing works by Green Magnet School performs at Willow Jazz Club, 699 Broadway, Ball 9820. Tclemann, LeClair, and others at noon at the midnight after a special screen Square, Somerville. Telephone: 623- MIT Chapel. No admission charge. Telephone: of Blood Simple (1984, Joel 9874. O-Boy and El Bufadoro perform at Club 3, CONTEMPORARY MUSIC 2534W3. Coen) at 10 at the Brattle 608 Somerville Avenue, Somerville. Tin Pan Alley, Nirvana Groove, Atunga, and Theatre, 40 Brattle e Bobby Hutcherson Quartet Telephone: 623-6957. * * * * Shotgun Love perform at 10 in a 19+ ages CONTEMPORARY MUSIC The Boston Symphony Orchestra, conductor S, t r e C t with Kenny Barron, Victor Treat Her Right performs at Ed Burke's, show at Axis, 13 Lansdowne Street, Boston, Sleep Chamber, The Barbitchnettes, and SeiJl Ozaws, perform works by Haydn and Cambridge. Lewis and Peter 808 Huntington Avenue, Boston, on the 'E' Green near Kenmore Square. Tickets: $6. Telephone: Cartoon Factory perform at 10 in a 19+ ages Dvorak at 9 tonight and Sat. at 8 and Fri. at 2 Tickets: Washington performs at 8 Line. Telephone: 232-2191. 262-2437 show at Axis, 13 Lansdowne Street, Boston, (open 7cheaTsal today at 10:30 am) at S 6 10 at the Regattabar. near Kenmore Square. Tickets: $8. Telephone: Symphony Hall, comer of Massachusetts and See Feb. 20 listing. Candy Bar , SC urn Flower, and Vulcan 262-2437. Huntington Avenues, Boston. Tickets. Bobby Radcliff performs at Johnny D's, 17 Poetry perform at Bunratty's, 186 Harvard $19.5G-$52.50. Telephone: 266-1492. LASSICAL Holland Street, Davis Square, Somerville. near Avenue, Allston. Telephone: 254-9820 the Davis Square T-stop on the red line. Brave New World, Different Drum, and The Tamarack Trio performs music Telephone: 776-9667. Jazz Passengers, Thomas Chapin Trio, and Tonedelic perform at Bunratty's, 186 Harvard at the Federal Reserve Bank 1p 011 M I T 0 . 'Samm Bennett & Chunk perform at Johnny Avenue, Allston. Telephone: 254-9820. 4. Boston, 600 Atlantic Avenue, Student Max Creek perform in an 18+ show at the D's. 1 7 Holland Street, Davis Square, Ray Greene and Universal Language Boston. No adm' C o n c e r t s Paradise, 967 Commnonwealth Avenue, Boston. Telephone: 254-2052. Somerville, near the Davis Square T-stop on perform at Ed Burke's, 808 Huntington charge. Telepho N, inue with an the red line Telephone: 776-9667. 973-3453. _4v dvanced Music Avenue. Boston, on the 'E' Green Line. 0 0 * * 0 rmance Concert with Left Not, Orangutang, The Balils, The Dertonz perform in an 18+ show at the Middle Telephone: 232-2191. The New Barnies, and Rosebud perform at the Rat, 528 0 0 . * ilson Hsieh, viola, and East in Central Square Telephone: 354-8238. Watkins, harp, perforining Commonwealth Avenue, Kenmore Square, C.J. Chenfer and the Red Hot Louisiana Boston. Telephone: 536-2750. Band perform at Johnny D's, 17 Holland s by Bach. Bax, and Hindemith at * 4 * e The Authority, The Avengers, and Tornado Street, Davis Square, Somerville, near the oon in Kresge Auditorium. No admission Big Blues Meanles, perforrn at the Tarn, 1648 Room perform in an 18+ show at the Paradise, Davis Square T-stop on the red line. charge. Telephone: 253-4003. 967 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston. Tickets: Telephone: 776-9667. Beacon Street, Brookline. Tel.: 277-0982. $3.50 Telephone. 254-2052 Crilics'Choice Satts at the Western Front. See Feb. 21 listing. Unssne, Laughing Academy, 0 Cecilia Bartoli, soprano, performs works by The Hyena Club and Great Atomic Power Madbox, and The Laurels n y, $9.50 Rossini at 8 at Jordan Hall at New England perform at the Tam, 1648 Beacon Street, perform in an 18+ show ncert & film, Conservatory. Tickets: $28, $25, and $23. Brookline. Telephone- 277-0982. JAZZ MUSIC at the Middle East in film only. Telephone: 482-2595. The Bobby Hutcherson Quatet with Kenny Central Square. Telephone: 876-6837. Barron, Victor Lewis and Peter Washington Solid Earth perform tonight and tomorrow at Telephone: Friday at Trinity continues with Mark performns at 9 & I11 at the Regattabar. See Feb. The Western Front, 343 Western Avcn ue, 3 5 4 - gent 13, Chaotic Past, Steinbach at 12: 15 at Trinity Church, Copley 20 listing. Cambfidge, near Central Square. Telephone: Crabdaddy, and The Pipes perform Square, Boston. No admission charge, but 492-7772 a Bunratty's, 186 Harvard Avenue, donations requested. Telephone: 536-0944. Jerry Gonzalez and the Fort Apache Baod at Iston. Telephone: 254-9820. Scullers. See Feb. 21 listing. JAZZ MUSIC * * * 0 The Tufts University Music Department and The Lasizo Gardony Qua (et and C-Jammers and Grapevine Road perform at the University Art Gallery present Dido and Trio at the Willow Jazz Club. See Feb. 21 Randy Brecker perform at 9 at the Club 3, 608 Somerville Avenue, Somerville, Aeneas tonight at 8 and tomorrow at 7 at the listing. Regattabar, Charles Hotel, ngland Telephone: 623-6957. Rernis Sculpture Court, Aidekinan Arts Center, Harvard Square, onservatery Tufts University, Medford. Tickets: $5 general, CLSICAL Cambridge. Tickets- nsemble, director Taylor Made performs at Ed Burke's, 808 $2 students. Telephone: 627-3564. MUSIC $10. Teleph ohn Heiss, performs Huntington Avenue, Boston, on the 'E' Green The Longwvood Symphony Orchestra, 661-5000 director Aaron Kula, performs works by 8 at Jordan Hall at New Line. Telephone: 232-2191. * 0 * * THEATER Dvorak and Schubert at 8 at Jordan Hall at ngland Conservatory. No Heavy Metal Horns perform at Johnny D's, Punto F: Drams en tres, actos con musics, an New England Conservatory. Tickets: $12 & mission charge. Telephone: 262- 17 Holland Street, Davis Square, Somerville, original play in Spanish by Guillermo A. S10, with discounts for students and seniors. 1120, x257. near the Davis Square T-stop on the red line. Preciado'92, runs at 8 tonight and tomorrow at Telephone: 536-2412. Telephone: 776-9667. Kresge Auditorium. No admission charge. THEATER Telephone: 225-7489. The Boston University Wind Ensemble, est Side Story, Bernstein and Sondheirn's Dixie Dregs perform at 8 & I I at Nightstage, director Eric Rombach, performs works by 38. updated Romeo and Juliet sa in New York. 823 Main Street, Cambridge. just north of MIT. The Medium at 8 at The Performance Place. Copland, Casterede, Byrd, Nelson, and e C e begins tonight and continues through Feb. 23 at Tickets: $14 in advance, $15 day of the show. See Feb. 20 listing. Bernstein at 8 at the Tsai Petforrnance Center, M i I I e g atholic 8 (Feb. 22 & 23 at 3 & 8) at the Boston Telephone: 497-8200. 685 Commnonwealth Avenue, Boston. No and Jamie Guilt, Powerman Conservatory Theatre, 31 Hernenway Street, West Side Story at 8 at the Boston admission charge. Telephowne- 353-3345. Baum an 0, and Stomp Box Boston. Tickets; $15 and $12 general. $7 Ice-T, Body Count, and The Hardeorps Conservatory Theater. See Feb. 20 listing. F r I e n d in an 18+ show at students and seniors. Telephone: 536-3063. perform at the Paradise, §67 Commonwealth The Boston Chamber Ensemble perforns performs a he Paradise, 967 0 * * * Avenue, Boston. Telephone: 254-2052. F1LM & VIDEO works by Sawyer, Feuerzeig, McLaughlin, Foote, Scullers Jazz Cli Commonwealth Avenue, Boston. A Shayna Maidell, the story of two sisters The MIT Lecture Series Committee presents Ives, and others at 8 at C. Walsh in the Guest Quai lephone: 254-2052. separated since childhood but reunited after the Chucklehead, Squid, Militex 1000, Slow To Catch a Thief (1955. Alfred Hitchcock at Theatre, Suffolk University, Tickets: $8 Suite Hotel, 00 Holocaust, directed by MIT Professor of Poke, and John Varnis perform at the Rat, 529 general, S6 students, S4 Suffolk commnunity Soldiers Field Roa exploitation and Impotent Sea Snake% neater Arts Alan Brody, begins tonight and Commonwealth Avenue, Kenmore Square, 7:30 in 10-250 and The Butcher's Wife at 7 & Telephone: 623-1627. Boston. Tickets: i6 perform at the Rat, 528 Commonwealth continues through March 29 at the New Boston. Telephone: 536-2750. MIT[Wellesley10 in 26-100. ID. Telephone:Tickets: 258-8881.$1.50 with Telephone 783-0811 Avenue, Kenmore Square, Boston. Telephone: Repertory Theatre, 54 Lincoln Street, Newton Dido and Aeneas at 7 at Tufts University. See 536-2750. Highlands. Performances nu & Fri. at 8, Sat. Southern Rail performs at El Tremedal The MIT Anime Club presents Japanese Feb. 21 listing. The Fringe performs at the Willow Jazz Club, at 5 & 8:30, and Sun. at 3 & 7:30 (additional Coffeehouse at 8 at St. John's United animated films at 7 in room 6-120. No 699 Broadway. Ball Square, Somerville. Sidewalk Gallery, David Alex-Barton, and performances Feb. 26 & Mar. I I at 2). Ticket%: Methodist Church, 80 Mt. Auburn Street, admission charge, but 500 donation requested. The Boston Symphony Orchestra at 8 at Telephone: 623-9874. Macy's Parade perform at the Tam, 1648 $14420, depending on date and time. Tel.: Watertown. Tickets: $8. Telephone: 924-3795. Symphony Hall. See Feb. 20 listing. Beacon Strut, Brookline. Tel.: 277-0982. 332-1646. Museum of Fine Arts continues * e * * The Subterraneans and 'Me Swinging Steaks Ile its series The Films ofMike Leigh with Hard Labour THEATER Sugartime perforn at T.T. the Bear's, 10 perform at the Tam, 1648 Beacon Street, THEATER (1973) at 8:15 at 465 Huntington The Pilgrim Theater presents The Mediurn, by Brookline Street, Cambridge, just north of FIL & VIDEO Brookline. Telephone: 277-0982. Avenue, Punto F: Drama en tres actos con musics at Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, with mezzo-soprano MIT. Telephone: 492 0082. The Museumn of Fine Arts continues 77heMagic e * * * Boston. Tickets: $5 general, S4.50 students, 8 in Kresge Auditoruirn. See Feb. 21 listing. seniors, and MFA members. Tel.: Jane Strauss, at 8 tonight, tomorrow, and Feb. * * 0 * of Art: 7he Filhisof Philip Hlaas with A Young Olivz, The Mies, T~sunami Poets, and Mr. 267-9300. 21 at the Performance Place, 227 Broadway, Solid Earth at the Western Front. See Feb. 19 Man's Dream and a Woman's Secret (1990) Cranky perform in an 18+ show at T.T. the West Side Slory at 3 & 8 at the Boston The French Library in Boston continues Somerville. Tickets: $12. Telephone: 323- listing. and-Scenes and Songs from Boyd Webb Bear's, 10 Brookline Street, Cambridge, just its Conservatory Theater. See Feb. 20 listing. Winterfiare series 7045. (1984) at 5:30 and contingts Art of Music north of MIT. Telepoone: 492 -008- with Casquae d'Or (Golden Helimet, 1952, Jacques Becker) tonight through Video: Ten Years After with Prgram wY3:20th FILM & VIDEO JAZZ MUSIC Century Musical Visions at 7:30 at 465 Satta performs Feb. 23 at 8 at 53 Marlborough Street, Boston. FILM & VIDEO tonight and tomorrow at The The MIT Lecture Series Commaittee presents The Bobby Hutcherson Quartet with Kenny Huntington Avenue, Boston. Tickets: S5 Western Front, 343 Western Avenue, Tickets: $4 general, $3 members. Telephone: The Brattle Theatre continues its series 'Avirts 266-4351. Regarding Henry at 7 &I0 in 26-1 00. Tickets: Barron, Victor I[Awls and Peter Washington. general, $4.50 students, seniors, and MFA Cambridge, near Central Square. Telephone: . and Other Siblings with Vincent and Thee perform at 9 tonight, at 8 & 10 tomorrow, and meanbers. Telephone: 267-9300. $1.50 with MlTfWellesley ID. Tel.: 258-8881. 492-7772. *. . (1990, Robert Altman) at 3 8& 7:40 and Les at 9 & I I on Sun. at fth Regattabar, Charles The Brattle Theatre continues its serries Special Enfants Terribk-s (I1960, Jean-Pierre Melville) Hotel. Harvard Square, Cambridge. Tickets: The Brattle Theatre continues its series Engagements with Architecture or Doom Architecture of Doom at 1, 3:15, 5:30, 7:45, at 5:30 & IO at 40 Brattle Street, Harvard $9-$14, depending on date and time. Directed by Argmar Bergman with The Magic JAZZ MUSIC (1989, Peter Cohen) at 3:15, 5:30, & 7:45 at 40 &IO at the Brattle Theatre. See Feb. 21 listing. * c Square, Cam~bridge Tickets: $5.50 general, $3 Telephone: 661-5000. Flute (1975) at 3:15 & 7:35 and Autumn Debbie Kochlnsn Group perfolrn in an 18+ Brattle Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge. seniors and children (good for the double Sonata (I1978) at 5:45 & IO at 40 Brattle show at the Middle East in Central Square. Tickets: S5.50 general, $3 seniors and children Casque d'Or at 8 at the French Library in feature). Telephone: 876-6837. Ronnie Earl performs at Scullers Jazz Club in Stree, Harvard Square, Cambridge. Tickets: Telephone: 354-8238. (good for the double feature). Tel.: 876-6837. Boston. See Feb. 21 l~ing. the Gueist Quarters Suite Hotel, 400 Soldiers S5.50 general, $3seniors and children (good EXHIBITS Field Road, Boston. Tickets: S10. Telephone: for the ouble feature) Tel.: 876-837. jerry Gonzalez snd the Fort Apache Band European and American Impressionism: 783-0811. perfoirm tonight and tomorrow at Scullers Jazz r Crosscurrents,of aproximately a exhibition 01[_ Club in the Guest Quarsers Suite Hotel, 400 JAZZ MUSIC 100 paintings comparing approaches to CIASSICAL MUSIC ___Soldiers Field Road, Boston. Tickets: S14. CONTEMPRRY MUSIC Deborah HensxveConan perlorms at & impressionism, begeins today and continues MIT Chapel Concerts continue with Na'ams Telephone: 7301*. Beat Surrender, Keowmade, Color Blind, 7 9 at through May 17 at the Musuum of Fine Artc, Lion, baroque flute, ana Mallbeo, baroque O EM RRY USCadCekQeTorfmatBntys the Regattabar, Charles Hostel, Harvard Square, Cambridge. Tickets: $9. Telephone: 661-5000.

J,M a of I I CLASCAL MUSIC Mary Ann Hart,nwzosoprano, and Deank Helmrich, piano, perform works by Haydn, Mahler, Grneg StenhammerT, Cowell, Ives, and others at 8 at the Houghton Memorial Chapel, Wellesley College, Wellesley. No admission charge. Telephone: 235"320, x2028 or 2077.

criticsYIChoicem Yo-Yo Ma, cello, and Peter Serkin, piano, perform in the Young Audiences' Gala Celebration at 8 at Sanders Theatre, Harvard University. Tickets: $25. Telephone: 496-2222.

The Guisrneri String Quartet performs works by Bartok, Arraga, and Mendelssohn at 3 at Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory. Tickets: $25 and $23. Telephone: 482-2595.

The Tufts University Department of Music presents a Faculty Piano and Violin Recital with Vivian Taylor and Magdalena Richter at 4 in the Alumnae Lounge. Tufts University, Medford. No admission charge. Telephone: 627-3564.

The Empire Brass perform at 3 at the Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commnonwealth Avenue, Boston. Tickets: $10 general, $5 seniors, alumni, and faculty, free with BU [D. Telephone: 353-3345.

The Greater Boston Youth At Risk Benefit Concert, featuring Ties that Bind, runs tonight at 4 at the First and Second Church, 66 Marlborough Street, Boston. Tickets: $12. Telephone: 783-2200.

ColhVg New Music, conductor David H1oose, performs works by Stephen Harike, Martin Boykan. Steven Mackey, and Joan Tower at 8 at the Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston. Tickets: $10 general, $5 students and seniors. Telephone: 868-4582.

Chamber Music at the Isabella Stewarit Gardner Museum continues with Steven Drury, piano, performing works by Liszt, Stockhausen, lvcs,and Beethoven at 1:30 at 280 The Fenway, Boston. Tickets: $6 general. $3 seniors and students. Telephone: 566- i401.

THEATER The Medium at 8 at the Loeb Drama Center. See Feb. 20 listing. I1* - - Chucklehead performs at the Rat on Friday, Feb. 21L. West Side Story at 3 & 8 at the Boston February 18, 1992 ON THE TOWN THE TECH Page 11 _ __~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-- 6 Conservatory Theater. See Feb. 20 OXing. The House of Blue Leaves continues truough DANCE Feb. 23 at the Mainstage, Boston University Theatre, 264 Huntington Avenue, Boston. A Midsummer Nlght's Dream at 2 at the Tickets: S8, S6, and S4 seniors and students. Wang Center. See Feb. 6 listing. Telephone: 353-3345.

FILM & VIDEO ImprovBoston, Boston's longest-running The MIT Lecture Series Committee presents improvisational comedy troupe, continues its Good Morning, Vietnam at 7 & 10 in 10-250. late-night performances indefinitely Thursdays Tickets: S1.50 with MlT/Wellesley ID. at 8 at Play It Again Sam's, 1314 Common- Telephone: 258-8881. wealth Avenue; Boston, Fridays at 10:45 and . * 0 * Sundays at 7:30 at the Lyric Stage, 140 The Museum of Fine Arts continues its series Clarendon Stret, Boston; Saturdays at 10:30 at Joseph Beuys on Film and Video with Social the Back Alley Theater, 1253 Cambridge sculpture (1969, Lutz Mommartz), Sweeping Stret, Inrnan Square, Cambridge. Tickets: SS up (1972, Jurgen Boettcher), Joseph Bear In general, $6 students. Telephone: 491-8166. the BoymaIR-van Beeningen Museum, Rotterdam (1980188, Babeth), and Beuys Critics'Choie (1981, Werer Nekes and Dore O.) at 3 at 465 Love LetterM, A.R. Gurney's play showing a Huntington Avenue, Boston. Tickets: S3 couple's relationship through the letters they general, S2.50 students, seniors, and MFA write, starring Jane Curtin and Edward members. Telephone: 267-9300. Hermann, runs through Feb. 23 at the Wilbur Theater Tue.-Fri. at 8 (TMu. matinee at 2), Sat The Harvard-Epworth Film Series continues at 2 & 8, and Sun. at 3 at 246 Trcmont Stn et, With Utsmaro and Hh Five Women (1946, Boston. Tickets: S38.50-$23.50, depending on Kenji Mizoguchi) at 8 at the Harvard-Epworth date and time. Telephone: 1-800 382-8080. United Methodist Church, 1555 Massachusetts * * 0 e Avenue, Cambridge. Tickets: S3. Telephone: Misallianee, George Bernard Shaw's comedy 354 0837. about parents trying to control the destinies of their children, runs through March 20 at the Arcbitecture of Doom at 1, 3:15, 5:30, 7:45, Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle Street, 10 at the Brattle Theatre. See Feb. 21 listing. Cambridge. Performances Tue.-Fri. at 8, Sat at 0 * * * 2 & 8, and Sun. at 2 & 7. Tickets: $17-S38. Cssque d'Or at 8 at the French Library in Telephone: 547-8300. Boston. See Feb. 21 listing. *e * Moment to Moment, Dana Giardella's social satire of life in the 9O's told through comedy, song, and dance, runs Thu.-Sun. at 8 through March 29 at the Beacon Hill Playhouse, 54 CLASSICAL MUSIC Charles Street, Boston. Tickets: S 15. Telephone: 720-0092. rhe Longy School of Music Faculty Artist * * * 0 Series continues with Deborah Yardley Bten, The Seagull, Anton Chekhov's tragicomic )iano, playing works by Symanowska, Bartok, masterpiece, runs through March 21 at the Beethoven, and Chopin at 8 at Edward Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle Street, Pickman Concert Hall, 27 Garden Street, Cambridge. Performances Tue.-Fri. at 8, Sat. at -ambridge. No admission charge. Telephone: 2 & 8, and Sun. at 2 & 7. Tickets: $17-S38. 376-0956. Telephone: 547-8300. rhe New England Conservatory Enchanted Shear Madniess, the long-running comic continues with works by alumni Circle Series murder mystery, continues indefinitely at the =omposers Paul Beaudoin and Tom Duprey Charles Playhouse, 74 Warrenton Street, It 8 at Brown Hall at New England Boston. Perfoniances are Tue.-Fri. at 8, Sat. at .onservatory. No admission charge. 6:30 & 9:30, and Sun. at 3 &7:30. Tickets: SI 8 relephone: 262-1120, x257. and S23. Telephone: 451-0195. * *e0 *e Fhe Boston University Music Department You Never CAn Tell, Georgc Bernard Shaw's a Faculty Recital with David Leisner, ~resents comedy about a lovesick dentist and the people punar, and others performing works by Villa- of a seaside rsort, continues indefinitely at the bobos,Rorem, Lesner, and Diabeili at 8 at the Lyric Stage, 140 Clarendon Street, Boston. Fsai Performnance Center, 685 Commnonwealth Perforinances Wed.-Fri. at 8, Sat. at 5 & 8:30, kvenue, Boston. No admission charge. Sun. at 3. Tickets: SI 4SI S. depending on date. -elephone: 353-3345. Telephone: 437-71 72. FILM & VIDEO 7heBrattle Theatre continues its series Film Aoir with A Place in the Sun (1951, George 4tevens) at 3:45 & 7:50 and The Prowler ON CAMPUS 1951, Joseph Uosey) at 6 & 1 at 40 Brattle Inrormation Art: Diagramring Microchips, ;treet, Harvard Square, Cambridge. Tickets: a traveling exhibit of the geometric art of ;550 general, S3 seniors and children (good microchips, continues through April 5; or the double feature). Telephone: 876-6837. Thinking the City: Twelve Views frow MIT, investigating urban architecture, continues through June 30; Crazy After Calculus: 3a_ Humor at MIT, chronicling MIT's rich history of wit and wizardry, and Doc Edgerton: CONTEMPORARY MUSIC Stopping Time, photographs and memorabilia Critics' Choice documenting the invention and use of the strobe light. continues indefinitely at the MIT 'he Cavedogs perform at the Paradise, 967 Museum. 265 Huntington Avenue, Boston. :ommonwcaltAvenue, Boston. Telephone: Museum hours: Tue.-Fri. 9-5. Sat. & Sun. 1-5. 54-2052. Admission: $2 general, free to MIT community. Telephone: 253-4444. JAZZ MUSIC 'he Klaus Soonsnari Quartet with Tom New England Character, photographs by rrell, Bruce Barth, and Ray Drummond. Wilson Ho G. continues through Feb. 22 at the erforms at 9 at the Regattabar, Charles Hotel, Wiesner Student Art Gallery in the student larvard Square, Cambridge. Tickets: S9. center. No admission charge. Tel.: 253-3913. elephor:661-5000. * * 0 * Cridid I Choice RbonnaByrne performs at Scullers Jaz Club No Apartheid - Works by Valerie ithe Guest Quarters Suite Hotel, 400 Soldiers Maynanl, an exhibition of 250 untilled works The Pl1grim Theater presents Trhe Medium from Feb. 19 to Feb. 2. ield Road, Boston. Tickets: $7. Telephone: about African culture and racial oppression, New Impressions, an exhibit of monotypes Street. Gallery hours: Tue., Fri., & Sat. 10-5, I and Star, an exhibition of works by two of the Road. Lexington. Gallery hours: Mon.-Sat. 83-0811. continues through March 20 at the Compton presented by the Monotype Guild of New Wed. & Thu. 10-8. No admission charge. most controversial artists of the 1960s and 1(-5. Sun. 12-5. Tel.: 361-6559 or 86140729. Gallery. just off Lobby 10. Gallery hours: Mon. England, continues through Feb. 21 at the Telephone: 266-4351. '70s, continues through March 8 at the CLASSICAL MUSIC - Fri. 9-5. No admission charge. 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Ancestral Vision, an exhibition of the works Telephone: 267-9300. works on paper by American artists. continues 267-9-20). Cummings, continues through Feb. 21 at the of six Afrocentric artists, including a broad through March 15 at the Corridor Gallery of Sacramento Street Gallery, 20 Sacramento tbung Artbts Shovxase continues with Soo Ann selection of African masks from a private Selections from the Simmons College Art Jewett Arts Center, Wellesley College. Gallery Currents '92-The Absent Body, an Street, Cambridge. Gallery hours: 9-5. ,hn, piano, at 6:30 at the Isabella Stewart collection, continues through Feb. 28 at the Collection, including artists such as Eduardo hours: Mon., Thu., Fri., & Sat. 10-5, Tue. & exhibition of the work of six contemporary Telephone: 349-6287. ardner Museum, 280 The Fenway, Boston. Fuller Museum of Art. 455 Oak Street, Paoloazzi and Honore Daumier Miro, Wed. 10-9, Sun. 2-5. No admission charge. artists from five countries. continues through ickets: $6 general, S3 seniors and students. Brockton. Gallery hours: Tue.-Sun.12-5. continues through March 6 at Simmons Telephone: 235-0320. x2051 weekdays, x20S0 March 22 at the Institute of Contemporary Aft, Home and Herom an exhibition of over 50 elephone: 566-1401. Telephone: (508) 588-6(XX). College's Trustman Art Gallery. Main College weekends. 955 Boylston Street, Boston. Gallery hours: photographs by Boston and Amsterdam Building. 300 Thc Fenway, Boston. Gallery Wed. & Sun. I1 -5. Thu., Fri., & Sat. I11-8. children, continues through Feb. 21 in the he New England Conservatory presents Prints by Members of Estampe Du Rhin of hours: 10:30-4:30. No admission charge. 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Gymnastics, from Page 20 them into the Division III National or on the floor exercise. Oda and Competition while Arel's 35.25 was Leabourne followed with scores of I^n ~'NOWN DELIVERINCGT I' I A" for MIT at Ithaca, where an unusu- MIT's highest, giving her second 7.55 and 8.1, and Lyren and Arel i el" KENDALLSQUARE ally bouncy set of bars gave the place overall in the meet. finished off the afternoon with GREAT CHINESE FOOD!. women some trouble. Leabourne On Feb. 8, the MIT women trav- scores of 9.05 and 9. 15 for two dif- LUNCH * DINNER * LATE lost her grip during her straddle- eled to compete against Bridgeport ficult routines. 109 Brookline Ave. back but came through with a score University in Connecticut, a Lyren had one of her highest l 536-0420Hi U"Vit - U ~near MIT of 7.55. Lyren scored 7.9 despite Division II power that gave MIT the totals this season with a 34.2, while Free parking in Red Sox lot after 4pm (except night games! problems with a difficult handstand hardest competition they saw all Leabourne was consistent with her Jr I I N IL17 half-twist on the high bar. Arel, season. Bridgeport won the contest, 30.2. But it was Arel who broke however, had her best bar routine of scoring 182.00 to MIT's 154.15. MIT's all-around record that after- the season and earned an 8.75, tak- Though the MIT women did not win noon with a 35.6 overall, leaving no Powerful People. Powerful Products. ing the top honors of the afternoon. the overall titles in each of the doubt as to the competitiveness and MIT ended the meet with a meets, individual members scored skill of the MIT gymnasts. You're about to receive a technical degree from MIT, superb performance on the floor well. one of the world's most renowned educational institutions. exercise. Tan and Aoy Tomita '93 Arel continued her string of Congratulations! gave graceful and dramatic dance amazing performances at SMOKEYS FRIENDS At Intel, we're carrying our legacy of technological routines that led up perfectly to Bridgeport, breaking the MIT bal- DON'T PLAY innovation on into the '90s and beyond - with a variety of Oda's strong tumbling runs and ance beam record she had set just a n development programs in advanced technologies, systems leaps, which earned her a 7. 1. week before with a score of 9.15. and components. The type of projects that transform world- Chen Leabourne gave a stellar perfor- and Lyren also turned in class degrees into world-class careers! mance on floor exercise, successfuml- impressive performances on the bal- MARKSTCHES AR ly completing aerial somersaults in ance beam, earning a 7.55 and an all three tumbling passes for score 8.9, respectively. of 8.9. Arel's 9.4 was her second Arel also shone on the high bars WE INVLE YOU'. 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By Sara Ontiveros bout should be forfeited because of hard to do." TEAM MEMBER the previous forfeit. He waived his The fencers went on to split their The MIT women's varsity fenc- claim to the forfeit, however. matches with Navy, finishing 8-8 ing team finished up their dual meet Harvard prevailed, 9-7. after four rounds. Ontiveros won all season with losses in two close The demands for forfeit angered of her matches against Navy, but the matches at Harvard University on Aria Romano '83, the MIT match was decided on the basis of Saturday, including one to Harvard women's fencing team coach. "The touches scored by each team - on a technicality. unsportsmanlike behavior of the MIT had only 56, while Navy The Lady Blades were ready to Harvard coach was truly unbeliev- scored 62. fence the Crimson fencers. They able ... and it's too bad because the Next weekend the women's held their own in the first round, people who suffered were the stu- fencing team will compete in the emerging 2-2 after victories by dents. They never got a chance to New England Regional Felice E. C. Swapp '92 and Sara D. fence - to do what they train so Championships at Boston College. Ontiveros '93. Two wins from Swapp and one each from Ontiveros and Kathryn A. Fricks '92 brought MIT thorugh the first half of the third round ahead, 64. At this point, Heather L. Klaubert '94 began her match against Mae Ling Birney, the Harvard team captain. Klaubert had fenced in the first round, but Ronke -rAFS PHOTJO8 YMICHELLE GREENE Olabisi '93 substituted for her in the Cynthia Doane '95 moves the ball past her Suffolk University second round. Opponent at Saturday's home gamg. MIT creamed the Suffolk After Klaubert scored the first women 67-35. touch against Birney, Harvard coach - Ben Zivkovic demanded that the bout be forfeited because MIT had not notified either Zivkovic or the Bergeron Ems Division Harvard team captain personally that a substitution was being made. MIT had notified the meet's offi- At Last X-County Meet cial scorekeeper of the substitution, a common practice. The bout was By Kate Bergeron and Andy Parsons have qualified to race this ruled forfeited, however. At the end Parsons weekend at the Division I national of the third round, the score was tied TEA4M! CAP7A1NS qualifiers, hosted by Middlebury at 6-6. i - - Kathlecen A. Bergeron '93 College. Selection for the qualifiers Fricks defeated a Harvard substi- STAFF PHOTOBY MICHELLE GRFENE became the first division champion is based on season-long perfor- tute player at the start of the fourth William Chavez '94 (left) whips his Boston University opponent 5-0 in the history of MIT women's ski- mance. round. Klaubert then came up to in an epee event at Saturday's fencing meet, contributing to MlT's ing last weekend. Bergeron won the fence, and Zivkovic claimed the 15-12 victory. women's five-kilometer freestyle race at the Eastern Intercollegiate Skiing Association Division Il Championships, held in Jackson and Arel, Leaboure Lead RecordSetffin Gymnasts Berlin, N.H. The meet was the last of the cross country ski team's sea- By Catherine Rocchio '89 over mount directly connected into earned Kim Cornwell '94 a 6.10 for Leabourne's and Lyren's all- son. TEAM COACH a cut-catch and free straddle-back jazzy dance and consistent tum- around scores of 31.15 and 32.8 In the men's 10-kilometer The MIT women's gymnastics over the low bar, while junior Karen bling, while Oda gained a 7.75 for earned them fourth and fifth places freestyle, Andrew F. Parsons '93 led team has been busy recently, with Oda's perfectly executed half-twist- her best routine of the season, overall in the meet, while Arel's the team with a 17th place finish. four dual meets over the last three ing mount airborne over the low bar including a nice first tumbling run. 34.8 put her second. Also scoring for the team were weeks. Several team members, merited a 6.3. Lyren had a few Leabourne and Lyren also scored Westley A. Sherman '95 in 18th including co-captains Lisa Arel '92 problems with a handstand/half- high with inventive routines. Arel Ithaca tops high team score place, Jed C. Macosko '94 in 21st, and Kortney Leabourne '92 and twist on the high bar, but landed a earned an 8.90, once again giving On Feb. 1, the team traveled to and Joel D. Sindelar '93 in 35th. Julie Lyren '93, have given the best half-twisting somersaulted dismount her a third-place finish. Ithaca, N.Y. to compete against On Saturday, the team traveled performances of their careers. for a 7.75. Leabourne and Arel fin- MIT ended the evening with an Ithaca College, one of Division III's to Berlin to compete in 15 and 30- MIT traveled to Division I com- ished the event with consistent rou- unsteady performance on the bal- strongest gymnastics teams. MIT kilometer classical skiing events. petitors Brown University on Jan. tines, including a backward somer- ance beam. Beth Chen '94 had a had their highest team score since Recently, cross country skiing comn- 29 to compete in a tri-meet against sault from high bar to low bar for rough time with her routine, earning December, but still lost to Ithaca, petition has been split into classical Brown and frequent Division III Leabourne and a full-twisting som- a 6.0. Leabourne suffered a few falls 173.75 to 156.05. events, where skiers glide along in rival team Rhode Island College. ersault dismount for Arel. The two on difficult tricks but still main- MIT began its Ithaca meet with the grooves familiar to any cross- Brown won the meet with a team earned scores of 7.85 and 8.40, giv- tained a poised and controlled atti- solid performances in the vault. country skier, and freestyle events, total of 171.3, and MIT took second ing Arel the third-place spot for the tude, earning a 7.05. Tan, Martin, and Oda all improved where skiers use the new ice-skating place with a 152.90, beating Rhode event. Arel was the star of the MIT their vaults from the last meet and style. Bergeron once again led the Island College's total of 129.95. Vaulting was consistent as usual beam team, performing her routine earned scores of 6.6, 7.4, and 7.55, women's field, taking first place 45 The tri-meet at Brown with Sandra Tan '92, Martin, and with style, power, and confidence. while Leabourne had one of her best seconds ahead of her nearest rival. University was a perfect showcase Oda all completing front-handspring Her rournd-off, standing back tuck, vaulting days of the year and earned Sherman led the men's team for the individual talent on the MIT vaults for respective scores of 6.3, and two incredibly flexible straddle an 8.2. Lyren and Arel finished with with an outstanding third place fin- team. MIT began the competition on 7.05, and 7.05. Arel and Lyren tied jumps combined to earn a score of scores of 8.3 and 8.65, andArel took ish, followed by Parsons in eighth, the uneven bars, where all five gym- for third place on the vaulting event. 9.0, a new record for MIT on the second place overall on the event. Macosko in I15th, and Sindelar just nasts had strong routines. Gretchen The Beavers gave one of their event, a personal best score for Arel, Uneven bars proved a sticky spot after. Martin '92 scored a 6.6 with a full strongest team performances on the and the second-highest score on the Bergeron, Sherman, and possibly routine that included a free-straddle floor event. Personality and style event for the evening. Gymnastics, Page 19

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