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aise Research 32 d Commencement By Susan Buchman "society's lack of commitment to President Clinton, after labeling STAFF REPORTER re earch in basic science" and urged himself as "scientifically chal- One of the longest ommence- the audience to reject the "prevail- lenged," in comparison to Ho and ment exercises in history went off ing view that immigrants constitute the graduates present, outlined the without any major hitches as the a con tant drain on our society." technological and educational poli- largest audience ever was treated to Geoffrey 1. Coram G, outgoing cies which he feels are e sential to speeches from President Bill president of the Graduate tudent the growth of the United tates. He Clinton and celebrated researcher Council, gave the salute from the focused on the desire for equal and Dr. David D. Ho last Friday in graduate students. Coram spoke of adequate acce s to computer and Killian Court. the pres ure of MIT, but then added the Internet for all. linton warned The 2,100 graduates receiving ''you would have been di appointed that a refusal to act soon to provide 1,049 undergraduate and 1,384 if MIT hadn't challenged you." technological training to all would graduate degrees were treated to a Coram expres ed confidence that create a disparity of opportunity in sunny, cool day. An estimated the graduates would be succes ful the United tates similar to those 10,000 guest watched the ceremo- and "make MIT as proud to claim created by the mechanization of ny, some arriving as early as 6:30 you as a graduate as you are of that agriculture and the Industrial a.m. in order to pass through the diploma on your wall." Revolution. stringent security required by the alman A. Khan '98, president "Choice cannot be deferred; president's visit. of the graduating class, presented they are made by action or inaction. President Clinton arrived by President Vest with $26,000 for the Until every child has a computer in helicopter on Briggs Field and met purpose of renovating the tudent the clas room ...American will miss with senior administrators and stu- Center study lounge. Khan told his the full promise of the information dent leaders prior to the ceremony. classmates, "It is no exaggeration to age," aid Clinton. He entered Killian Court after the say that we will change the world." Clinton presented degrees to academic procession had been seat- President Vest's annual charge CIa s Marshals Khan, amantha L. ed near 11 a.m. to the graduates was shortened sig- Lavery '98, and Michelle K. Ho delivered the first keynote nificantly due to the pre ence of the McDonough MCP '98. Coram, address in which he related his two guest speakers. Vest told the another class marshal who is still a experiences in AIDS research to the audience that he had recently been doctoral candidate, received a hand- audience as examples of the excite- called a model president by an MIT shake from the president. ment and wonders that scientific student, which delighted him "until Following Clinton's departure, research can bring. He also warned I looked up model in the dictionary Vest presented diplomas to those the graduates in science and engi- and saw that it is a small replica of receiving undergraduate degrees, neering fields that they will be the real thing." and Provost Joel Moses PhD '67,

GABOR CSANYI-THE TECH stereotyped, undervalued, and He subsequently called upon the participating in his last President Bill Clinton and Dr. David D. Ho confer during the 132nd underpaid. graduates to "keep moving" through Commencement as Provost, award- Commencement exercises held last Friday. Ho also expressed concern over their lives. ed advanced degrees. Krueger's Family Speaks Out; MIT May Face Added Public Scrutiny By Zareena Hussain reported Tuesday. towards a voluntary settlement with NEWS EDITOR Several MIT administrators have the state attorney general's office that The Institute has once again voluntarily testified to the grand jury would increase alcohol enforcement come into the media spotlight as after being summoned by Martin, and education in order to protect it Newsweek published an interview including President Charles M. Vest from potential criminal charges. with the family of Scott S. and Chief of Police Anne P. Glavin. The Globe also urged that MIT Krueger '01 about the events lead- Jim Borghesani, spokesperson house all freshmen on campus. ing up to and after his death in its fOf Suffolk County district attorney "MIT has the space. It has lacked June 15 issue. Ralph C. Martin III, declined to the will to change the policy." The now eight month long grand comment on the case. Precedent for the Institute's jury investigation into the drinking The Boston Globe published an potential criminal liability comes in death of the freshman and Phi editorial today criticizing MIT's the case of Commonwealth v Gamma Delta pledge is beginning policies on alcohol in comparison to Welansky. In the 1944 case, the to focus on MIT's possible liability other universities. The editorial also in the case, The Boston Globe suggested that the Institute work Krueger, Page 12 ILG Resident Adviser Pilot Program Will Receive Full Funding Next Year By Frank Dabek independent living groups. Epsilon Phi, Zeta Beta Tau, Theta NEWS EDITOR The program will place graduate Xi, and possibly Kappa Sigma. All All independent living groups students in off-campus fraternities, of the resident sororities will be part which participate in the resident sororities, and independent living of the program. adviser pilot program next year will groups. These students will assume Originally, funding was only now be funded by the Institute a position much like that of graduate promised for the first six houses despite early concerns that funding resident tutors in dormitories who chose to participate in the fall. would not be available for all hous- although, as of yet, the role that res- According to Dorow, several houses es, according to Assistant Dean for ident advisers will play within a said that they would be unable to Resident and Campus Activities given FSILG has not been com- participate if funding was not pro- eal H. Dorow. pletely defined. vided. "We will be able to provide Ten living groups have applied Funding for houses beyond Fall funding for all the houses who as potential participants in the pilot term 2000, when all ILGs must decide to participate [in the pilot program. The fraternities likely to have a resident adviser, remains GREG Vii f: THf: Tf:CI/ program]," said Dorow, who acts as participate are Chi Phi, Sigma Phi Campus Pollee remove a woman protesting Lori Berenson's plight adviser to fraternities, sororities, and Epsilon, Phi Beta Epsilon, Tau Advisers, Page 13 after she broke through security lines set up for the president's visit.

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E ·opia C...--.a ••-., Fighting THE WASHI GTO POST ODlS ABABA. ETHIOPIA Eritrean and Ethiopian force clashed violently again Thur day, thi time on a new front 300 mile from the rocky triangle of di puted By Dav d Willman had entailed shadowing Clinton Clinton has denied under oath land that lie at the heart of their armed border conflict. and Ronald J. 0 tro through much of his workday. that he ever had sexual contact with ~ Ethiopia claimed a major victory in the fighting near the Red ea LOS A GELES TIMES Lind ey has refused to answer Lewinsky. on the countrie ' far southea tern border, aying it killed, wounded or WASH I GTO prosecutors' que tions about his Lindsey' early contacts with the captured 2,000 Eritrean soldiers in a sneak attack gone awry. It was not a telephone call that a contact with the witnes es or their witnesses or their attorneys were "Thi time the Eritrean may have really gotten mauled," said a lawyer practicing in ew attorneys, citing lawyer-client privi. important to Clinton, in part because diplomat here in the Ethiopian capital. Hampshire would expect. But on the lege. the president was considering what, Ethiopian officials claimed that Eritrean troops urprised their line that day in January wa Bruce Lindsey, 50, declined to be inter. if anything, to say publicly about force near Bure. One Eritrean element attacked from the front, the R. Lind ey, a White Hou e official. viewed for this article. In extended the nature of his dealings with official said, while a econd attacked from rear position they had What, Lindsey wanted to know, comments la t week, White House Lewinsky. ecretly a umed during the previous night. But the encircled did the lawyer' client, a retired Counsel Charles F.e. Ruff defended Lindsey's efforts also would Ethiopian force repul ed the frontal attack, then "completely defeat- chief White House steward named the propriety of the role played by help in the preparation of Clinton's ed" the Eritreans behind them when Ethiopian re erve turned up Michael J. McGrath, know about Lindsey. defense strategy, as the president behind the Eritrean , according to a enior Ethiopian Foreign the president and a former intern, "When he is discussing the pres- and his lawyers sought to anticipate Mini try official. Monica . Lewinsky? Lind ey, said ident's official business with the and parry Starr's moves. Through Eritrea di puted that account, claiming Ethiopia had opened the a source familiar with the conversa- president and performing his role as Lindsey's contact with McGrath's new front and implying that it neighbor was trying to capture the tion, "was trying to take a barometer deputy White House counsel, I attorney, Clinton also could learn Red ea port of A sab, 50 mile from the site of Thur day's fight. of the facts." believe those conversations ought to whether the retired steward was a ince Eritrea, a former Ethiopian province, gained independence in After reviewing Lind ey' be protected by the attorney-client first-hand, or hearsay witness to the 1993, Ethiopia ha been landlocked and has conducted its maritime actions, a federal judge has sharply privilege," Ruff said. alleged episode in late-l 995. commerce through A sab and Ma sawa in Eritrea, a well a through que tioned why a lawyer on the Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Lindsey is also refusing to tiny Djibouti. government payroll was doing this Starr want to know what Lindsey answer questions about his conver- kind of sleuthing. said during his contacts and whether sation several months ago with "The court questions the propri- Lindsey crossed the line from Jordan, who had been asked by the GM Strike ay pread to eco d ety of the president utilizing a gov- innocuous fact-finding to implicitly White House to help find Lewinsky ernment attorney as his personal coaching a witness' testimony. a job in the private sector. Jordan Parts P ant in t agent in a personal attorney-client Whether Lindsey must disclose also arranged for Lewinsky to be TIlE WASJIINGTON POST relationship," Chief U.S. District under oath what he know about the represented by a lawyer in The United Auto Worker union wa poised to spread its strike to Judge orma Holloway Johnson Lewinsky matter is the subject of a Washington. a second General Motors Corp. parts plant in Flint, Mich. on wrote, in a 51-page opinion that she legal battle that will go to an appeals Goodin, the scheduler who was Thursday night, a move almost certain to shut down the company's igned on May 1. Johnson is over- court Monday and, by next fall, at the president's side for innumer- entire orth American assembly operation by the middle of next seeing the independent counsel's probably on to the Supreme Court. able meetings and activities, ~ week. investigation of Clinton's conduct How the dispute is resolved declined to comment Thursday on .. Little progress was reported late Thursday in negotiation at with Lewinsky. stands to influence the conduct of Lindsey's contact. "I'm not going to either plant. Lindsey's official title is assi - government lawyers for years to talk about that kind of stuff," said In the meantime, the impact of a week-long strike against a GM tant to the president and deputy come - and to shed fresh light on Goodin, who left the White House metal tamping plant in Flint continued to ripple throughout the com- White House counsel. His status as what Clinton's inner circle was about three months ago. pany's operation. As of 4 p.m. Thursday, GM said it had been forced Clinton's right-hand man is well doing in the frantic first days of the The propriety of Lindsey's to layoff 25,000 workers in 24 plants in the United State, Canada known in Washington. Lewinsky controversy. actions involving the witnesses is a and Mexico because of a growing parts shortage. The plant makes But secret portions of court Lindsey's contacts with the wit- matter of intense dispute. fenders, door and hood. for a variety of G M vehicle . records in the case illuminate the nesses came near the time when fed- Starr maintains that government UA W official in Baltimore said the company notified them presidential aide's special role as an eral investigators confronted lawyers should not engage in such Thursday it would close the GM assembly plant on there sometime intelligence and reconnaissance Lewinsky on Jan. 16 in an conduct. The government lawyers, during the second shift Friday afternoon because of a shortage of operative. The records show that Arlington, Va., hotel with evidence Starr says, serve the interests of the frames. The plant employs 3,100 UAW members. Lindsey directly sought information that she had had an intimate rela- people, not a single office holder - from two other witne ses in the tionship with the president and lied in this instance, President Clinton. Lewinsky matter at the time the about it under oath. The agents Johnson, in ruling last month Albright Warns Mexico ot to controversy was erupting: Vernon sought her cooperation in determin- that Lindsey must answer the ques- E. Jordan Jr., the Washington lobby- ing whether Clinton or others were tions before the grand jury, ques- Indict U.S. Undercover Agents ist who helped Lewinsky find a job, involved in an illegal cover.up. tioned the propriety of a govern- LOS A,""(jELES TIMES and, D. Stephen Goodin, the presi- They also sought other witnesses ment lawyer providing personal WASHI GTON dent's per onal scheduler whose job with knowledge of the matter. legal-defense services. U.S. ecretary of tate Madeleine Albright admonished Mexico on Thursday to refrain from carrying out its threat to indict U.S. under- cover agents who delved into Mexican territory to catch Mexican bankers in the Operation Ca ablanca money-laundering sting. Clinton Defends China Policy Despite her public defense of the U.. agents, new evidence sug- ge ts that, behind the scene , Albright ha been highly critical of the Treasury Department handling of this matter. On Eve of VISitto Tienanmen In a scathing letter to Trea ury ecretary Robert Rubin, published Thur day in the Congres ional Record, Albright complained about By Peter Baker The talk was intended to help the president said anything particu- hi failure to notify her office and the Mexican government before his THE WASHINGTON POST "shape the debate," as an aide put it. larly new or compelling here," said announcement of the sting three weeks ago. WASHI GTON Until Thursday, even some support. Mike Jendrzejczyk of Human Rights "We might have achieved more favorable re ult ," Albright wrote After weeks of pummeling of his ers had complained that Clinton had Watch/Asia. "To some extent, he's Rubin, "if we had brought [Mexican] Attorney General [Jorge] outreach to China, President Clinton not offered the public a comprehen- arguing a point that's already been Madrazo and a few others into our confidence a few day before the issued a broad defense Thursday of sive and coherent case for his policy made. The more important point is: public announcement. his deci ion to seek closer relations and the upcoming trip. What does he actually expect to Her admonition to the Mexicans about the threatened pro ecution with Beijing, arguing that expand- When he arrives on his nine-day, achieve by going to China?" of U.. agent came at a news conference closing the annual meeting ing cooperation i critical to pre- five-city journey on June 25, "He's setting up a false dichoto- of the two nation' Cabinets. "I do think that prosecution and extradi- erving U.S. national security and Clinton will be the first U.S. presi- my," said Gary Bauer, head of the tion would be counterproductive," she told reporter. "We need to "building a stable international dent to visit China since the conservative Family Research concentrate on the criminal. That is the point of thi . We have to order." Tiananmen Square massacre in Council. "He's claiming that the keep our mind on what it is we're trying to do together, which is to Two weeks before the beginning 1989, in which Chinese troops debate is between a policy of get those who are engaged in criminal activities that are damaging of hi fir t visit to the world's most killed hundreds of pro-democracy engagement and a policy of isola- both our countries." populous country, Clinton acknowl- demonstrators. In the most political- tionism, when in fact the debate is edged the biparti an criticism of his ly charged moment on his schedule, about what kind of engagement policy of engagement. But he said he will participate in a welcoming we're going to have." the policy is a "principled, pragmat- ceremony at the square, where the Rep. Nancy Pelosi, O.Calif., said WEATHER ic approach" that does not gloss Chinese routinely greet visiting Clinton ignored evidence that China over "fundamental differences" with heads of state. has flouted attempts to curb the communist regime while foster- Clinton Thursday disputed sug- weapons proliferation and continues Upcoming Showers ing reform through vigorous eco- gestions "that somehow going there to imprison thousands of dissidents. nomic and cultural ties. would absolve the Chinese govern- "If the president doesn't face up to By Douglas E. Heimburger "Choosing isolation over ment of its responsibility for the terri- the realities of his trip to China, to EDITOR IN CHIEF engagement would not make the ble killings at Tiananmen Square nine use his own words, he will be going This week's beautiful skies will give way to wet conditions this world safer; it would make it more years ago or indicate that America is on a fool's errand," she said. weekend as a low pressure front over Illinois yesterday moves into dangerous," the president said. "It no longer concerned about such con- Supporters of Clinton's approach the region this morning, bringing with it cool temperatures, onshore would undermine, rather than duct." Instead, he said, ~eijing must welcomed his full-throated entry breeze and cloudy skies. Rain off and on today will be more com- strengthen, our efforts to foster sta- "recognize the reality that what the into the arena. Nicholas R. Lardy, a mon to the west of Boston as the showers move in. bility in Asia. It will eliminate, not government did was wrong." senior fellow at the Brookings The rain will continue into Saturday, with a chance of showers facilitate, cooperation on issues Yet he maintained there was lit- Institution and author of a forthcom- and thunderstorms all the way through Tuesday. Temperatures will relating to weapons of mass destruc- tle to gain by snubbing his hosts. ing book on China, called Clinton's remain unseasonably cool due to the onshore breezes and the cloudy tion. It would hinder, not help, the "We do not ignore the value of sym- talk a "very effective speech" that skies. cause of democracy and human bols," he said. "But in the end, if the explained his reasoning in a "clear Today: Increasing cloudiness and showers preading from west to rights in China." choice is between making a symbol- and coherent way." east. Thunderstorms and heavy rain possible west. Highs in the 60s The half-hour address at the ic point and making a real differ- "I wish he had given it sooner," (16-2 1°C). ational Geographic Society came ence, I choose to make the differ- Lardy said. "With the crescendo of Tonight and aturday: Rain, heavy to the west. Lows in the mid on the same day that a Senate panel ence." criticism over the last few weeks, 50s (12-14°C). Highs in the 60s (16-21°C) opened hearings featuring allega- Critics remained unpersuaded, there's been so much adverse pub- unday: Mostly cloudy, with ~ chance of showers and thunder- tions that U.S. policy had led to sen- assailing both his overall philosophy licity it would have been good for storms. Lows in the mid 50s (12-14°C). Highs 65-75°F (18-24°C). sitive technology passing to the and his failure to set specific goals the administration to get its message Chinese from private U.S. firms. for this month's trip. "I don't think out earlier and more forcefully." June 12, 199 TH TECH Page 3

ATO La..--_ .Exe cise Russia to Bolster Finances by Borro · g From Foreign Sources

THE WASHINGTON POST OverB~ .. -~~~t er s MOSCOW By William Drozd ak detailed plans for additional . tep • thousand I ft hom Ie in the fight- Rus ia, crambling to shore up its weak ublic finances and THE WASHl GTO POST including po ibl air tri e in ing, which inten ified in late M y re tore inve tor confidence, announced plan Thur day to nearly dou- BRUSSELS, BELGIU Yugo lavi , if Milo evic doe not when erbian force launched an ble planned borrowing on global credit markets, officials hinted at a ATO defense mInIster back down. H' aid A TO has all-out c mpaign to clear the ale of some state share in natural gas monopoly Gazprom, one of Thur day ordered allied military three go Is: to prevent the violent Ko ovo-Albanian border region of Ru sia's corporate crown jewel . . uthorities to launch air exercise in expulsion of refugees, to end the guerrillas. At lea t 10,000 refu~ees It al 0 wa disclosed that Ru sia had secretly borrowed $200 mil- .1bania and Macedonia to escalate violence and to encourage seriou have sine fled to Albania. lion in a ruble-denominated loan from Western commercial banks pre sure on Yugo lav President negotiations between erb and eth- After reviewing what ha I t :rhursday. The Financial Times of London, which reported the lobodan Milo evic to halt the nic Albanian . evolved into Europe' wor t ecuri- deal, aid the Rus ian government had agreed to protect the lender crackdown on ethnic Albanians in Koso 0 is a outhern province of ty crisi since the 1992-95 war in from the risk of a devaluation by linking the loan to the ruble curren- neighboring Ko ovo. • erbia, the largest of Yugo lavia's Bosnian, the ATO mini ter cy exchange rate. The show of air power, which two remaining republic, where expre ed concern that the situation The government has taken a few uch loan in the past, but appar- could start within days, i intended erb are outnumbered 9-to-l by in Ko ovo had "deteriorated eri- ently thi wa the first time it offered protection again t devaluation. to demonstrate ATO strength in ethnic Albanians but control gov- ou Iy in recent day " becau e of a Pre ident Boris Yelt in repeatedly has in i ted that Ru sia doe not the region while avoiding direct ernment and ecurity ervice. The United States has system and boost its 'flagging eco- parlay the TV Guide brand name and the magazine's voluminou TV lar Thursday, driving down the few if any options for dealing with nomic growth. listings into an enhancement of the Prevue program-guide channel prices of stocks and currencies this latest jolt to Asia's economies, Japan's anemic economy and and its interactive listings services. Prevue, which features scrol1ing around the world and prompting which they fear could deepen and. sagging currency hurt its neighbors TV listings and pay-per-view ads, now reaches 50 million house- international financial officials to prolong the region's crisis and in two main ways: hold. warn that Japan's economic troubles spread to other countries, including Because Japan's high-tech econ- The deal wil1 give Murdoch's ews Corp. an ownership stake in now threaten to tip Asia into a new' China and Russia. U.S. Treasury omy is a major market for East United Video and allow him to continue focusing greater attention on round of crises. Secretary R,obert E. Rubin told a Asian products, the fall in spending his electronic media and entertainment ventures. Many investors dumped Asian Senate hearing that the responsibili- there dampens demand for Asian The agreement also lets Murdoch shed a magazine with limited stocks and currencies and poured ty for stemming the slide in the yen exports and diminishes recovery growth potential and growing competition from new papers, which the cash into U.S. Treasury bonds, and quelling the crisis rests squarely prospects in crisis-stricken countries publish their own TV listings. TV Guide, who e weekly circulation which are considered 'a safe haven with Japan. such as South Korea and Thailand. of 13.1 million copies is down from 17 million when Murdoch in times of turmoil. That helped "I think the question is, what can' . The lower the yen falls, the bought it, had estimated advertising revenue last year of 469 mil- drive U.S. interest rates lower as the we do?" Rubin said, rejecting sug- cheaper Japanese products become lion. yield on the benchmark 30-year gestions that the United States on world markets, which under- "Was this the greatest inve tment for Murdoch from point A to Treasury fell to a record 5.65 per- might take action to halt the dol1ar's mines the competitiveness of rival point B? 0," said John S. Reidy, a media analy t with mith cent. U.S. stock prices plummeted rise on currency markets. "The Asian goods. The yen fell Thursday Barney, referring to the $2 bil1ion price. "But he's drawn cash flow on fears that Asia's woes wi11 hurt weakness of the yen reflects the eco- to more than 144 in relation to the out of this for 10 year ... in the $150 million range" a year. corporate earnings. The Dow Jones nomic conditions in Japan, and can dollar. 'Graduate Student Council. m ,Walker Memorial, 50-220 1r 253-2195 [email protected] $ www.mit.edu/activities/gsc .Large Event Funding The GSC, VA, and ASA proudly announce the availability of funds for larg~ events for the 1998-1999 school year. This funding, made possible by a $200,000 cillocation . from the Provost's Office, will allow $50,000 to be devoted solely to large community- : wide events over the next year. We.now ask student groups to develop and submit : ~ J UNE P!oposals for funding. We plan to aIlocate approximately $10,000 - $2D,OOOof the . · World Cup Soccer USA vs. Germany $50))00 inlate June to organize more large events with campus-wide appeal. One person representing each event shoUld be available for a short presentation and · Thirsty Ear Pub, 3-5 pm . to answer questions on Tuesday, June 30 between 6 and 7:30pm. Applications and Appetizers will be provided more information are at http://web.mit.edu/ gsc/www /money /. Deadline for applications is Monday, June 29 at noon in thelJA office (W20-401). FUrther Academics, Research, & Careers questions...... should be directed to [email protected]. Meeting * Want to Get More Involved?!? Activities Meeting * The Orientation Committee is looking for people to help with this Fall's Graduate · lit Thursday Social * Student Orientation. Contact Brian Lee ([email protected]) for more information. ~ The Activities, Research, & Careers is looking for people to help with the Career Fair for • Large Event Funding Applications due this Fall. Contact Philip Yoon ([email protected]) for more information. There are still several opening on the Institute Committees. Contact Hans Jacob Feder Housing & Community Affairs ([email protected]) for more information. Meeting * ...... Montreal Jazz Festival - July 10-12 ~ J U l Y Leave 8 a.m. Friday,July 10 & Return 11 p.m. Sunday, July 12. $75 for MITgraduate students & post- docs & $85 for guests, which includes transportation to and from Montreal, and two nights in a single : General Council Meeting * room at the McGillUniversity residence halls. Participants are responsible for providing their own * at 5:30pm in Room 50-220. food and incidentals. Many of the musical event are free!! Visaswill be needed for international All graduate students are welcome. Food is provided. students. This event has been very popular & successful in the past. Students can sign up in 50-220. ; Page 4 June 12, 199

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Jo h Bittker '99 by The Tech editorial boa~d ditor in Chief H cr. orry, guy, but e-mail does not on titute a hack. Even Clinton was expecting omething. Dougla E. H imburger '00

Bu ine an r GRT : Admini tration's money trouble abruptly di - Jo y Dieckhan '00 r. D "d 0: Relevant, thoughtful peech how an ••• appear. 0 why lie about it in the first place? under tanding of i sue facing IT grads. n ging Editor ewsweek: Washington Post publication exposes Erica . Pfi ter '00 P nt Clin on: The pre ident may have the gift until-now ecret detail on the Krueger incident. Who's of gab, but his buzzword-punctuated speech lacked true been meeting with Bob Woodward in the parking content. garage? Editor: Brett It chul '99, Frank Dabek '00, Zareena Hu ain '00; i te ditor : Carina Fung '99, Jean K. Lee' 9, S E: Major anctions from the IFC become a lap on Jennifer Chung '01, Kri ta L. iece '01; t1ll couldn't come up with any the wri t. Whatever happened to the y tern policing taff: Orli G. Bahcall '99, hawdee it elf? E hghi '99, Eric it '99, Aileen Tang '99, May K. T e '99, harmin Ghaznavi '00, tuart Jack on '00, Dudley W. S,udent L ad r : Student elected on dubious Neutrinos: Physicist make biggest discovery in a Lamming '00, u an Buchman '0 I, K ti ground get their five minute with the real pre ident. decade. Too bad only Course VIII care . Jeffrey '0 I, DaJie Jimenez '0 I; Hey, we wanted to meet Bill too! eteorologi t : Michael C. Morgan PhD '95, Gerard Roe G, Chri E. Fore t, Chancellor Position: Cool professor gets shunted Marek Zebrow ki. Prote ter : Bill' other entourage i barely noticeable . ••• into long-term planning job. But will anything get ••• We wish we could ee CP tackling people every day. done? PRODUCTION STAFF Editor: Ryan M. Ochylski '01; ociate Editor: Mok ha Ranasinghe '99, Franci co Tanudjaja '00; taff: aul Blumenthal '9 , Jason C. Yang '99, Kevin Chao '01, Roxanne Lau '01, teve K. Lim '01, . gne Borszeki.

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By Bence Olveczky month in J 932, the Harvard educated play- The character Richard iller was clearly STAFF REPORTER wright take a well de erved vacation from modeled on 0' eill's image of him elf as an h, Wilderne ! thi cold and unrelenting world, and give u a aspiring poet, but unlike 0' eill, Richard' At the Huntington Theatre until June 14 urpri ingly warm portrayal of middle-class rebellion i quelled and his craving for roman- 264 Huntington Avenue. Boston family life in "large mall-town America." tic endeavors extinguished by a loving family Tickets: 266-0 00 The comedy, now playing at the Huntington who cares and wishes him the best. 12-45. students 5 off Theatre, wa an experiment in wishful think- Huntington Theatre's production ucceed in ing for 0' eill. ubtitled "A nostalgic come- creating the atmosphere of a tum-of-the centu- De pite all the praise and award he dy of the Ancient Day when Youth was ry middle-class home, and we can all easily received during hi career, the Pulitzer and Young, and Right wa Right, and life was a identify with the naIve young protagoni t and obel prize winning merican playwright wicked opportunity," 0' eill de cribed his his yearning for a world where idealism and Eugene 0' eill wa not a content man. or pi y a "a ort of wishing out loud. It is the intellectual curiosity are the norm. The acting, while mostly very strong, is sometimes a little exaggerated and man- nered. In the title role, James Waterstone tries too hard to look seventeen, taking on a whiny voice and a strange bent posture to convince us of hi youth. Careena Melia, who plays Richard's girl- friend, is made into a stereo- typical no-brain cheerleader. While a little irritating in the beginning, these affectations serve to suggest, in a very subtle and refined way, that the characters are acting out the idyll in order to deceive themselves. But we appreci- ate O'Neill's rare generosity in letting the self-deception go unpunished, and we rejoice in the happy and joy- ful conclusion. Ah, Wilderness! became one of 0' eill's greatest successes, and Huntington Theatre's production gives us a good indication why. Director.Kyle Donnelly has managed to create a world we all want to be part of. For~ many, it wi II be a nostalgic trip back to their childhood, while others will share O'Neill own yearning for a childhood they never had. The visual framework for the play superbly designed by Scott Bradley suggests a turn-of-the centu- Kate Goehring (Belle) and James Waterson (Dick Miller) star In Eugene O'Neill's Ah, Wilderness I, playing now at the Huntington Theatre. ry middle-class home, but were the fictional character he created for the way I would have liked my childhood to have "fir ts." He gets his fir t kiss from a prosti- the effect is achieved with a minimum num- tage e pecially enviable. In his play, 0' eill been." tute in the same leazy joint where he experi- ber of props. Ch 'rs, doors, and curtains are portrayed with excruciating hone ty and deep Set on the fourth of July in 1906, the play ences his first drunken stupor and his first effortlessly reordered between the scenes p ychological in ight the cynicism and focuses on a young poet's rebellion against fight. with a clever usage of Huntington's revolv- hypocri y in a society driven by in ecurity the conformity of middle-class life and the But realizing that the indulgences roman- ing stage. The production flows naturally and fear. Mo t of hi ma terpieces, like Long apparent elf deception that fosters it.17-year- ticized by his literary heroes are a far cry with a high pace, never letting the attention Day's Journey Into Night and Strange old Richard Miller's weapon is the intellectu- from what they turn out to be, Richard of the theater-goer sway. This inspiring three Interlude, are a bleak and discomforting a al heritage he has discovered through read- return to the loving family nest like the hour theatrical adventure rewards its audi- Edward Hopper's di turbing paintings of a.n ing, and his favorite ammunition is the prodigal son, and a happy ending looms ence with plenty of smiles, laughter, and e tranged and di jointed America. quotes of Ibsen, Swinburne, Wilde, and their when he learns that his girlfriend still loves light entertainment - and coming from But in Ah. Wilderness.', penned in a ingle likes. He yearns to explore life in all its dif- him. O'Neill, that is a rare treat. OVIE REVIEW Kurt and Courtney What's Love Got to Do With It?

By Bence Olveczky and con piracy theory, and in Broomfield's to further her career. the ending of the film to raise serious issues STAFF REPORTER documentary the common denominator of all ick Broomfield has rounded up a strange concerning journalistic freedom and censor- et's get a few things traight about the po sible cenarios i that Courtney Love was mix of people to tell the story of Courtney ship. In the final scenes we follow him to a controver ial documentary Kurt and somehow responsible for her hu band's death. Love. Some of his subjects are believable, dinner for the American Civil Liberties Union Courtney re-examines Kurt Cobain's Little wonder that Love, now a budding film others are not. One of the more bizarre celebrating the First Amendment. Love, a mysterious death: Courtney Love is star, tried to stop the production and distribu- accounts come from El Duce, a burly rocker Hollywood celebrity since her role in Milos BAD, Kurt Cobain is GOOD; Hollywood tion of this film. who confesses to having been offered $50,000 Forman's The People vs. Larry Flint, is the insiders are hypocritical, investigative jour- Broomfield, revelin'g in the role of the' by Courtney to "whack Kurt." He is willing to after-dinner speaker. She is comfortable in her nal i ts are not; drug addiction screws you up, heroic filmmaker who i~ up against the tell the whole story if Broomfield buys him a new role as a film star, chatting cordially WIth and so does a difficult childhood. That's as Hollywood e tablishment, becomes our unof- beer. We later learn that El Duce was mysteri- colleagues and'members of the press. In inter- profound as British filmmaker ick ficial guide to the bizarre and disturbing ously run over by a train close to his trailer laced clips we hear about Courtney's repeated Broomfield's controversial new documentary irvana hinterland. The film follows the home. Conspiracy and plotted murder? 0, attacks on journalists and her death threat eve gets. British fil~maker as he interviews the famous argues Broomfield, pointing out that the aimed at writer Lynn Hirshberg. The rather But the film, which hit the headlines ear- couple's relatives and friends. We meet Kurt s "liquor store was on the far side of the rail- bizarre scene makes for a good conclusion to lier this year when it was banned from the aunt Mary who speaks affectionately about road tracks." a movie that has been continuously under- Sundance Film Fe tival after pressure from her blond nephew, admitting that he had a Another surprisingly' venomous attack on mined by the very people who gathered to cel- Courtney Love's attorneys, i nevertheless very difficult childhood. We are introduced to Love comes from her own father, Hank ebrate the First Amendment. an urgent and important addition to this ex-girlfriend/roommate/moneylender Tracy, Ham on, author of Who killed Kurt Cobain? What makes Broomfield's film a gripping year's summer movies. Made with the intent who still trea ures some disturbing examples Having disciplined her with pit bulls when she and interesting documentary is not its sophis- of portraying Kurt's relationship to of young Kurt' artwork: grotesque depiction wa a little girl, he now exerts himself in wag- tication (there is none), but ather in its raw- Courtney, this fresh and somewhat obnox- of what looks like tortured babies. The emerg- ing a public war against his daughter. ness, and in the shock value of it subject mat- ious documentary drifts into examining ing picture of the irvana frontman is that of Accounts from a bitter detective dedicated to ter. We feel like we are in a peep show Love's role in her husband's alleged suicide a shy and troubled musician who turned to proving that Kurt was indeed murdered, and watching something we are not supposed to four years ago. hard drugs to escape the trappings of his own from the couple's nanny who admits over- see. With a journali~tic style that is on par Kurt died from a gunshot to his head, but success. We see him as the victim of cult wor- hearing Courtney nagging Kurt about his will, with the ational Inquirer, Broomfield gives no finger prints were ever found on the pistol, ship and mass hysteria, a fate that was seem- complete the unflattering picture of the rock us a voyeuristic show that caters to our per- and what was thought to be the suicide note ingly exacerbated when he met Courtney 'n roll widow. verse fascination with stars and celebrities, could easily have been an apology for the Love, who is portrayed in the movie as an Despite the evidence of Love's involve- while at the same time showing us how this imminent break-up of Nirvana. Uncertainties aggressive, ruthless, attention seeking oppor- ment in Kurt's death, Broomfield distances very attitude can become lethal to the subjects like these leave ample room for speculation tunist willing to do anything and use anybody himself from the conspiracy theories and use of our obsession. June 12, 199 THE ARTS . THE T eH Page 7

o E EVIEW TheTruman Show Jim Carrey isn~allfun and games anymore By Vladimir V. Zelevlnsky leading a nonnal boring life. In "reality," the at least in the beginning, omewhat impede ous subjects as TV-obsessed culture, modem STAFF REPORTER whole world around him i a 24-hour TV enjoyment of it. If only iceol cho e to po i- cult of celebrity, and the interference of Directed by Peter Weir show, with Truman playing the lead - no, tion the film viewers inside Truman's world to media in private lives, but also the conflict Written by Andrew iccol being the lead. Everyone around him is an begin with - with the crack in the illu ion between free wi II and de tiny, the fight Starring Jim Carrey, Ed Harris, Laura actor, his town i a huge studio et, and 5,000 urpri ing both Truman and the audience - between a man and a god, and the eternal Linney, Noah Emmerich, Natascha McElhone TV camera record every second of hi exis- the emotional impact could have been stagger- quest for freedom. tence. But Truman him elf doe not know ing. In tead, for it first half, the film follows This is clearly Jim Carrey' first bid to be usually strongly dislike when a film pre- this, and it is he who is slowly discovering the Truman' life, and inexplicably cuts to the considered a serious actor; after all, Peter view tells me too much about the plot of truth about his world. people in the out ide world watching Truman Weir did help Robin Williams make the same the movie 1 haven't seen yet - there are That's a high-concept, all right. And it on TV. transition with Dead Poets Society. Carrey's few pleasures of movie-going quite equal tars Jim Carrey, Mr. Rubberface himself, to Thi is why I'm glad I knew what was perfonnance is very good, but certainly not of to the pleasure of discovering the world that boot. However, The Truman Show also has going on in advance: I presume that without award caliber; this di tinction belong to Ed the film's characters inhabit. Therefore J was truly impressive pedigree, directed by Peter this knowledge, it' quite po ible to be mysti- Harris, who plays the show' writer/director quite miffed by the preview of The Truman Weir (Witness, Dead Poets Society) and writ- fied by the seemingly random people on Christof, who is also Truman's urrogate Show, which gave away the central concept of ten by Andrew iccol (Gattaca). These two creen discussing Truman's life. The decision father - and god. However, Carrey proves the movie. But now I'm glad I knew what was turn this film into a extremely smart, always to construct the fir t half of the movie thi that he can turn in a seriou - consi tently going on. In this modem era of Hollywood thought-provoking, and once in a while emo- way i underwhelming, but thi is the movie's serious - performance. Towards the end, it is movies (all high-concept, and nothing but tionally affecting film. But only once in a only real hortcoming, ince everything el e is he who provides most of the emotional pay- high-concept), knowing what the movie is while. truly remarkable. off. about is usually a sufficient substitute to Other than perfunctory similarities to The creenplay i the smarte t one I've The technical aspects are impeccable: watching the movie itself; such is not the case iccol's Gattaca screenplay (a lone hero bat- encountered thi year, deftly combining Truman's world is both real and sitcom-like in here. The Truman Show is a high-concept tling a major conspiracy, overtones of a reli- laugh-out-loud comedy with razor-sharp wit, its appeal; the pecial effects are spot-on; and film, and much more. gious parable, feelings of general paranoia and a complex (but never obviou ) interplay the score, including some original music by Truman Burbank (Jim Carrey) think he is and aquaphobia), thi screenplay also has an of symbols and metaphors. The Truman none other than the seminal Philip Glass, is a low-level worker in an insurance company, unwieldy and cumbersome structure, which, Show i concerned not only with uch obvi- excellent.

Jim Carrey stars as unsuspecting television star Truman Burbank In The Truman Show. CONCERT REVIEW Dave Matthews Band Last-minute ticket buys make Foxborofun By Joel Rosenberg a bottle full of cold water. We were off to find solo in which his fingers became a flurry of ARTS EDITOR seats. action - but we couldn't hear a note. I ast Friday night I was inspired to try to Having purchased three singles, we knew thought perhaps a speaker had blown, and the get tickets to the sold-out Dave sitting together was going to be a small chal- sound guy were clueles about it since we Matthews concert at Foxboro Stadium lenge. We first tried to go where our best seat were way off to the side of the stage. But after miraculously procuring a ticket to was, down in the 100s. Another young girl nobody around us seemed to mind. Quickly L (there were a lot of them), this one a security losing hope, we complacently tried to enjoy Commencement earlier that day. If nothing else, I'd get to see who bought all 47,000 guard in a canary yellow windbreaker, ourselves. Skin cancer is a lot like rust- seats in under two hours. stopped us to see our tickets. Having only one Until- It was the first time I'd been to Foxboro, for the section, she told us we couldn't sit Jackpot! Two row in front of us three having missed U2 and the Rolling Stones, there. We tried to change her mind, but even spaces somehow opened up, and when we if caught early there's less damage. bands which obviously have the draw to fill a our green-backed stubs weren't persuasive asked if they were claimed, our neighbors in football stadium. After paying $15 to park, enough. We moved to plan B, and headed for front said no. We wonned our way forward, since space is so valuable out in Foxboro, my the 300s, where our other two tickets were. and experienced a small fraction of what it So, examine your skin regularly. two friends and I went in search of tickets. We easily found three seats together in the must feel like to be released from prison! Fingers in air, we asked passers-by if they had much less secure bleachers, and we situated Fresh air! Freedom! The high end of the any extras, and with that many seats, it didn't ourselves between staircases so the section sound! It was remarkable. I'm not sure what take us long to find three separate singles. would fill in on our sides. We had missed Ben the equations look like, but being in a human I{ you spot something such as a Upon entry, security made us dump out Folds Five, which I was disappointed about, cage wreaks havoc on acoustics. our water, as is standard concert procedure to and Beck was already halfway done by the From our new vantage point Matthews prevent alcohol from entering the stadium. time we sat down. Judging by how uninterest- seemed to be leading a pretty grooving band. changing mole, see your dermatologist. But when we went to the bathroom to fill our ed the audience was in Beck, and knowing his I'll be honest - I don't know the names of bottles back up, there was only hot water. ability to bring the audience into his show, I the tunes he played, what was new, what was Detennined to replenish our fluid, we asked could only imagine how pathetic the crowd old, because I don't listen to DMB that much. the young girl working at the Papa Gino's had been for BFF. It's tough to play to a huge, The teeny-boppers around us seemed to know stand if she could fill our container. empty stadium in full daylight. what they were hearing, as they constantly "Sorry. We don't have any water." Beck finished at dusk, and we waited for tried to sing along with the choruses they "You make pizza, right? You must have DMB to take the stage. The bench behind us knew. To be fair, while we were in captivity, water." was empty, and we were eyeing it. The second the crowd's singing was a welcome break "Sorry." Dave Matthews took the stage, though, there from hearing the guy behind me do a poor job "Are there water fountains around here?" were high school kids standing on it. To make hitting on the girl he was standing next to. "No, sorry. They sell bottled water." things worse, the people in front of us, per- The concert was enjoyable, if di appoint- "Are you kidding? We have to pay for haps the only ones older than us in the whole ing. I'm not sure what I was expecting, but water? What country is this?" place, stood on the bench in front of us, I'm pretty sure I didn't get it. The evening had At that point the manager took our bottle squishing us in between. been more about getting in to see the show and told us he'd see if it was raining outside. One of the first few songs featured a picco- than seeing the show itself. Funny how some- Apparently it was, because he came back with lo player, video of which showed a monster times you get wrapped up in such goals. THE TECH June 12, 1998 June 12, 1998 THE TECH

Clinton Asks Graduates Ho Inspires Graduates To Fight 'Digital Divide' With Personal History By Frank Dabek new economy to be avoided by his By Aileen Tang throughs, Ho pointed out that NEWSEDlTOR inclusive plan. "White students [are] STAFF REPORT~'R "AIDS is not over." Science, how- The first ever Commencement more than twice as likely as black Prominent AIDS researcher ever, provides hope and inspiration address at MIT given by a sitting students to have computers in their David D. Ho spoke about the satis- for "government, academia, and the president of the United States fea- homes," Clinton said. "Affluent faction and humanitarian benefits of private sector to remain vigilant and tured a plan to aid America's youth schools are almost three times as scientific discoveries in his address to re-double our efforts to bring an by bringing technology to schools likely to have Internet access in the to the aspiring scientists and engi- end to this tragedy." and a promise of increased funding classroom." neers and soon-to-be graduates at for research. Commencement. Scientific work important Clinton used his address at MIT, Increased spending for research Ho called for society and gov- Ho emphasized the importance which he called "a crucible of cre- Clinton also used the podium to ernment's commitment to basic sci- and influence of a scientist's work, ative thought" and an "epicenter of announce his continued support for entific research and noted the indeli- giving examples of many historic the seismic shifts in our economy basic research, to rich applause from ble contributions that immigrants scientific breakthroughs. He later and society," to refine his adminis- the assembled faculty and guests. had bestowed on the American soci- asked the audience to "imagine the tration's take on the information "We must help you to ensure ety. excitement that must have pervaded age. that America continues to lead the A member of the third graduat- this campus when the synthesis of Social and economic equality, revolution in science and technolo- ing class of the Harvard-MIT DNA was first achieved from an increased growth, and prosperity are gy," he said, while referencing the Division of Health Science and RNA template." all part of the "limitless possibili- recent discovery of mass in the neu- Technology program in 1978, Ho Noting society's lack of recogni- ties" of the information age, Clinton trino by Department of Energy began his speech by saying, "It's tion for scientists and engineers said. funded physicists and the roots of great to be back." Ho briefly attend- whose deeply involved work earned "We can erase lines of inequity the Internet in government funded ed MIT as an undergraduate before them the label "nerds," he placed a or etch them indelibly. We can projects. "It all started with research transferring to the California mission on the graduates. "Bring accelerate the most powerful engine and we must do more." Institute of Teclmology. back the spark, that sense of wonder of growth and prosperity the world Clinton received his most hearty Ho said HST was "where I truly about nature that lies deep within has ever known, or allow the engine applause of the speech by announc- learned to tackle research with a every citizen." to stall," he said of technology. ing the largest increase in research multidisciplinary approach. I will He urged the graduates to "stay funding in history. Basic research is forever be indebted to you." in the forefront of your chosen field, Prosperity not free "a core commitment that must be Ho was one of the first scientists and never permit the excellence of While Clinton spelled out the part of how every American, regard- to recognize that AIDS was a virus your work to be compromised" but rosy prospects of the information less of political party or personal when he encountered some of the to "continue to let imagination and age, including positive current eco- endeavor, thinks about our nation first reported cases of the disease in creativity percolate throughout your nomic statistics, he cautioned that and its mission," Clinton said. 1981. In the early 1990s, he began lives." Americans must still work to to work with chemicals known as As an individual who had achieve those gains. "We cannot Benefits of E-rate touted protease inhibitors that had the excelled in his own field, Ho attrib- point and click our way to a better Clinton urged those at the cere- potential to block replication of the uted his achievements to his Asian future," Clinton said. "If we are to monies to lobby for the E-rate, a virus, which had already become a heritage. fulfill the complete promise of this plan to provide libraries and learn- global epidemic. Having had to deal with being an new age, we must do more." ing institutions with lnternet access Three years later, infected immigrant from Taiwan living in Doing more entails placing a grants funded by service charges on patients were given protease America, Ho said "To this day, i computer and trained teacher in telecommunications companies. "I inhibitor as part of three-drug cock- maintain the underdog mentality every classroom by the year 2000, say we cannot afford not to have an tails which proved effective in the that motivates me to a higher level Clinton said. "Until every child has E-rate," Clinton said. "Thousands of curtailing the replication ofHIV, the of work ethic." a computer in the classroom and a poor schools and libraries and rural virus that causes AIDS. The audience of over 12,000 teacher well-trained to help ... health centers are in desperate need "Unmatched were the joy and ignited with applause when he America will miss the full promise of discounts." amazement as we watched the level closed with a comment that recog- of the Information Age." "Every child in America ofHIV fall, ever so dramatically," Ho nized the contributions that immi- Clinton used the East Somerville deserves the chance too participate said. These signs overturned what grants had made to America in Community School as an example in the information revolution," he scientists had believed for years: "many in the fields of science and of industry working with schools to said. rather than remaining dormant within engineering. Just look among the place technology in the classroom The plan, which passed the body as a latent virus, HIV begins graduates today." resulting in an "enormous boost in Congress as part of the replication upon infection. Ho's work "As future scientists and engi- life" for first to eighth-graders. The Telecommunications Act of 1996, is resulted in the discovery not only of neers, it is likely that you will - on school received significant support now facing a battle to avoid being an AIDS drug but also of a new way occasions - be under-appreciated, from Time Warner Cable which repealed or thrown out in the legal of treatment, which tackled the virus under-recognized, and very likely, allows all of its students to learn, system. in the early stages rather than waiting under-paid by our society," said Ho produce publications, and communi- Speaking finally to the graduat- until its outbreak. in a statement that drew laughter cate using new computer equip- ing class, Clinton offered "my grati- Ho's research earned him the from the audience. The true reward, ment. tude for your commitment, ... for Time Man of the Year distinction in however, lies in "knowing that your "That small miracle can be repli- goals reached and surpassed". In 1996. He shared with graduates the work has helped to build a better, cated in every school, rich and poor, closing, the president urged gradu- merits of scientific achievements. safer, and healthier world," he said. across America," he said. ates, "Rise to your responsibility to Describing the "incredible, ensuing Regardless of what field of sci- The unequal distribution of give something back to America of intellectual satisfaction" that came ence and technology the graduates Internet access across class and what you have been given." along with making discoveries entered, "anyone of you can cast a racial lines was pointed out by "Twenty-first century America about the virus, Ho said, "when the giant shadow on our planet," Ho Clinton as a potential pitfall of the belongs to you. Take good care of it." answers are simple, then you hear said. He concluded his address with God thinking." a reminder for the class of '98 to Photography by: Despite the recent break- thank their parents.

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BOOK EV 5 Recommended title for your mont ojjreedom Give me yaur tired, your bored, your unread masses yearning to be read

Complied by Joel Rosenberg Eva Luna, by Isabel Allende. I'd recommend lennium thoughts. I am al 0 reading it had been written according to the principle ARTS EDITOR anything by her, especially House of the Hemingway's A Moveable Feast after being of cla ical Greek science. Thi book will fas- Having een some of the entertainment Spirits. reminded of its existence in the movie City of cinate anyone intere ted in the history of sci- Hollywood i offering u this summer, per- If you like fanta y, try the Empire Trilogy Angels. I am really enjoying it: It has a lot to ence or anyone who want to imagine the haps now is good time for book recommenda- by Raymond Fei t & Janny Wurts. For gener- say about how a writer works, and has lots of world as if it operated by dramatically differ- tions. So here's a Ii t of what ome people al fun, read anything by Tom Robbins, tart- nastiness and gossip to keep it lively. It al 0 ent principle . It also manages to make some around MIT think is worth your time. And ing with Jitterbug Perfume. And it's of course transports you to Paris, a city of which Jim pointed comments about the links between just to put in my uggestion: speed through an obligatory ritual of hacker culture to read Morrison (who is buried there in Pere militarism and applied research. Edwin A. Abbott's 90-page Flatland. It /IIuminatus! and whatever else you can find Lachaise cemetery) said, "When God got Some of the best reading in popular culture hould be required reading for MIT student. by Robert Anton Wilson. done with Paris, he broke the mold." Finally, I today can be found in the shape of graphic 1 guess I should recommend at least one am hoping to reread Milan Kundera's The novels. Here are three I might recommend to illiam Cutter, Lecturer in usic and computer book: Database Backed Web Sites, Unbearable Lightness of Being and the MIT community: Steve Darnall and Alex Theater Art , composer, and renowned con- by Philip Greenspun G. Phil explains how to Immortality. Ross's u.s. (a two part series) - Uncle Sam ductor: create web sites that are both valuable and wanders homeless and addle-brained through Here are two suggestion , both of which tasteful, mixed in with funny and cynical teve Pinker, Professor of Brain and the streets of contemporary America, experi- I'm reading now: ob ervations about the MIT culture as it relates Cognitive Sciences and author of How The encing bad flashbacks to traumatic moments in Robert Schumann: Herald of a "New Poetic to the over-hype that surrounds everything that Mind Works: our history and spouting random slogans from Age ... by Boston University profe sor John has to do with the Web. It's too bad that Phil Brainstorm, by Richard Dooling. A witty our past. Darnall and Ross's visually dense Daverio. "What a godsend John Daverio's let his publisher browbeat him into such a bor- and ingenious neuro/legal/philosophical work poses powerful questions about whether book i for those who need something on ing title for the book. Phil' original working thriller. Legal concepts of responsibility con- America has lost touch with some of its core chumann in Engli h. Daverio's account is title - How to Be a Web Whore. Just Like Me front our expanding knowledge of the biology ideals. A similar theme surfaces in Scott informed, sensitive, and delivered in an invit- - is much more descriptive. Since Phil is a of mind when a paper-pushing lawyer is sum- McCloud's The New Adventures of Abraham ing style. I found myself e pecially grateful for good web publi her, he's also put the book on- moned to defend a hate-crime killer, and con- Lincoln, which is written as a spoof of the its much-needed correctives: for the empha is line at http://photo.net/wtrldead-treesl. sults a beautiful and brilliant neuro cientist as comics they used to distribute in my high of chumann's skill with large forms, sweep- an expert witness. chool civics class. America's ignorance about ing away the old cliche that he was ucces ful David Baltimore, Former Profe sor of Conquest and Culture, by Thomas Sowell. its own history is exploited by an ersatz Abe only in miniature and character pieces, and for Biology, now President of the California An eye-opening, moving, and un-PC account Lincoln who turns the country into a dictator- discu ion of uch neglected masterpieces a Institute of Technology 1975 obel Laureate of how millennia of conquest have shaped the ship until he is stopped by a wide-eyed young 'Das Paradies und die Peri,' and the ' cenes in Phy iology or Medicine: world. Third in a magisterial trilogy (Race boy who knows how to question authorities. from Goethe' Faust.'" said Michael Steinberg, I'm reading Philip Roth's American and Culture; Migration and Culture) by the McCloud is known to many MIT readers as program annotator, an Francisco ymphony, Pastoral, and highly recommend it as a sum- distinguished African American economist. the author of Understanding Comics, which is ew York Philharmonic. mation of the large theme of the last half- The Expression of the Emotions in Man a good place to start for anyone who is discov- Digital Mantras: The Language of Abstract century filtered through the eyes of one of and Animals: Definitive Edition, by Charles ering "sequential art" for the first time. Finally, and Virtual Worlds, by teven R. Holtzman. America's greatest craftsmen 0 f the nove I. Darwin; with new material by Paul Ekman. Kurt Bursiek's Astro City: Life in the Big City "Steven Holtzman's new book marks the most I just finished Undaunted Courage, Why do we shrug? Why do dogs wag their is the latest revisionist superhero comic, one important synthe is of technical and cultural Stephen Ambrose's telling of the greatest tails? Why do we scowl when angry and pout which tries to imagine what would happen if insight since Code/. Escher. Bach." said adventure tory of American history, the when sad rather than the other way around? our caped defenders faced the same emotional Randall L Stickrod, president and CEO of Zelos Lewis and Clark expedition. As a bonus, you What is the difference between guilt and problems the rest of us face, such as not being Inc. and founder of Computer Graphics World. ee one of the many sides of Jefferson - in shame? This astonishing book answered such able to juggle work and professional lives. thi case the Country Builder. questions, proved that the mind (not just the This one is recommended especially for any- itch Re nick, Associate Profe sor of Going to California seems to have fixated me body) evolved, established the likeness of the one who knows the history of the genre and Media Arts and Sciences and co-founder of on American life but, after all, this is one of the races during the heyday of scientific racism, would appreciate plays with conventions. the Computer Clubhou e at the Computer greate t of the decades of American a cendence. and was the first scientific work to rely on On the more academic side, 1 recommend Mu eum: photography. Updated by this century's lead- two books which look at grassroots cultural I'd recommend Inventing Kindergarten, by Olivier Blanchard, Professor of ing emotion researcher, it is as fresh today as production - Stephen Duncombe's Notes orman Brosterman. Kindergarten is one of Economics: it was in 1872. From Underground: Zines and The Politics of the few succe s stories in our educational sys- A big book: An Instance of the Fingerpost, Alternative Culture, and The Bad Subjects tem. We should learn lessons from kinder- by lain Pears, Riverhead Books. Oxford in the Lester Thurow, Professor of Management Collective's Political Education for Everyday garten - and try to extend the "kindergarten 1660s. Revolutionary ideas about medicine and author of The Future of Capitalism: Life. Both foreground the efforts of everyday approach" to learners of all ages. and philo ophy. The intrigues of the I recommend David Landis' new book The people to create cultural materials which Brosterman's book provides an interesting Restoration and a mysterious murder. Hard to Wealth and Poverty of Nations. speak to their own political and social con- history of how kindergarten was invented in put down. cerns, whether through the photocopied zine the early 1800s - and how it influenced the Bonnie Walters, Associate Dean for (Duncombe) or through the net (Bad direction of art and architecture throughout Gian-Carlo Rota, Professor of Academice Services: Subjects). Both are readable accounts for non- this century. Mathematics: Mary Karr's Liars Club, Knut Hamsen's specialists which are nevertheless substantive I recently read An Unquiet Mind, by Kay I should like to recommend as summer Pan, Jane Austen's Persuasion, and enough to reward serious scholars. Redfield Jam ison. Jami on is one of the reading a book of my own, which has met Turgenev's Sportsman's Sketches. world's leading authorities on manic depres- with a certain amount of success, Indiscrete Bill Mitchell, Dean of the School of sion. In this beautifully-written book, she Thoughts. Margaret R. Bates, Dean for Student Life: Architecture and Planning, and author of City offers a compelling fir t-hand account of her I haven't had much time to contemplate of Bits, the first full-text interactive book pub- own personal battle with the illne s. Ro alind H. Williams, Dean of Students summer reading as yet, but am looking for- lished on the Web. and Undergraduate Education: ward to finding time for Anne Tyler's new I'm currently reading Les Murray's Hal bel on, Professor of Electrical Right now I am trying to finish Don novel, A Patchwork Planet. Subhuman Redneck Poems. A (fairly) new Engineering and Computer Science and co- DeLillo's Underworld, but it is thick and less collection by an extraordinary Australian poet. developer of tructure and Interpretation of entrancing than his White Noise (a favorite Henry Jenkins, Professor of Literature Winner of the 1997 T.S. Eliot Prize. 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----~---~ By zareena Hussain they ill hurt cience and inno - EWS EDITOR tion in the long run. Throughout i The long wait and 01 w ather hi tory, merica h continu lly failed to hamper the pirits of tho e benefitted from the dri e, 1 bor, and attending IT' 132nd cr ati ity of immigrant ..." Commencement la t Friday, Thus tod y, on pre ailing vie although not all were impre ed by that immigrants con titute a con tant the ecurity arrangement or the drain on OlJI ociety i imply b e- gue t speaker. Is, wrong and hameful, in thi While the p ech by orld- nation of immigrant ," Ho aid. renowned AID re ear her and I thought Ho mad a very mo - gr duate of the Health, cience, ing peech, e pecially about the and Technology Ho wa generally immigrants," Bharti aid. well-liked by graduates, Pre ident I liked how h poke about the Clinton's speech and the ecurity history of his field of AIDS re earch impo ed on this year's and how he tied it to our role in sci- Commencement by his secret er- ence and technology," aid Michael vice entourage got mixed reviews. H. Perrot PhD '9 . 'I expected Clinton to make 'His comments on immigration more of a political tatement than he were pretty relevant and tuck home did," said Piyu h Bharti '96. with everyone," on tag said. "He "I think Clinton's peech was a was peaking from hi heart." little too long," said Bingru Zhou '9 . 'That thi whole country is made "I figured it would be just trying up of immigrants; it wa true. I to boost his political image," think America hould be more will- Timothy J. ontag '98 aid. ing to accept other ," Ru ell said. While many criticized Clinton While the speeche by two high- for the lack of content and focus of Iy regarded men were fresh on the the President's sometimes meander- mind of recent graduates, they al 0 ing speech, many appreciated the remembered the somewhat accept- fact he came to MIT. able inconveniences brought upon "I thought Bill Clinton spoke the heightened security which wel- very well and he was definitely corned the pre ident. catering his speech to MIT students. Gracluates were expected to It was very flattering," said Yumi report to Johnson Athletics Center Oshima '98. by 8:30 a.m. for security checks "I think it was reallY.,9ool just to while families could arrive at see the president speak," said Killian Court between 6:30 a.m. and . ndrew 1. Russell '98. 9 a.m., much earlier than in previ- Clinton's mention of the recent ous years, for their own security discovery that neutrinos have mass, check. was also well received, especially Commencement itself, which among those receiving degrees from was scheduled to begin at 10 a.m., the Department of Physics. was delayed by about 30 minutes "When Clinton actually said it, for reasons including the security we all just freaked out. We just checks. cheered we were clapping. We "We waited a long time until thought it was really cool," said [Commencement began]. It was Anuranjita Tewary '98, a recent kinda anticlimactic. By that time, I graduate in Course VIII. was so tired, I was ready to fall During his 'Speech, Clinton called . asleep. We had to go through secu- upon MIT students and the world to rity checks twice," Zhou said. focus on overcoming the challenges "I thought [security] was poorly to socioeconomic parity brought on organized," Perrot said. "The wait by the' information age. Clinwn definitely brought down the event." asserted that the gap between the "I thought it was an inconve- rich and the poor will be widened if nience that we had to be there so steps are not actively taken to com- .early and we had to wait two hours bat the so-called "digital divide." in Johnson," Sontag said. Instead of talking bout policy, However, others didn't mind the Ho spent most of hIS time dis- wait. "It didn't feel too long because cussing his own experiences both . everything went so smoothly," within HST and in researching the Oshima said. . virus that causes AIDS and offering "It' didn't seem as bad. It was a inspiration to graduates and their little annoying," said Lindsay A. families based on that experience. Kong '98. , "Members of the class of '98, as "It was inconvenient but tolera- ou move on in life, be prepared to ble. Having to get there early made take advantage of the opportunities the day much longer. Beforehand, brought up by serendipity. Then we were told what it was. I think it nave courage and conviction in pur- was worth it to hear the president suing your goals and ideals," Ho speak," Russell said. said. "It was a pain in the butt, but it While inspiring graduates, Ho was necessary," said Erik D. Nelson also highlighted his disappointment '98. at the indifference to science and Tewary, who had carefully engineering work by the general affixed her graduation cap with a public as well as a general lack of plethora of bobby pins, noted that commitment to research in basic the security checks required that the science. caps be removed. Nonetheless, "it' He also criticized recent anti- was worth it. Having Clinton there immigration measures, ~iting that made it very special."

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een by parents. Huang Iso s id to The news office responded to the the grand jury that fter thi incid nt articl in e ~week after the maga. upreme Judici I Court of was covered on local television zin is ued a pre release on unday a achu ett ruled an owner of a news, another admini trator e- that the story would be printed nightclub wa liable for the deaths mailed him saying that the • We imply do not push students of it p tron in a fire. Extropian ' flyer were p ed out at into fraternities," Williams tated in Thi ruling made it po sible for another Parent ' Orientation event. the pre release. he also said that individual not at the cene of a crime there is guaranteed housing for all to face criminal charges if there was Co era e folio eek tory freshmen on campus and that at any "willful, wanton, or reckles con- The re urrection of local media tjme a fre hman who has pledged a duct," according to Mark G. Perlin, a coverage about Krueger's death fraternity may move back on campus. law profes or at Suffolk University. comes in the wake of the interview The press release also noted the Additionally, in ovember of with his family about the tragedy step that have been taken by the 1 t year, the grand jury called Han featured in ewsweek. Institute to combat underage drink. Huang"G of the derecognized MIT Krueger's family has been quiet ing ince last fall. Extropians to testify. up to this point and ha only talked eal H. Dorow, assistant dean of According to Huang, while he to Newsweek in such detail about residence and campus activities and did testify a to his own knowledge the events as they saw them. advi er to fraternities, sororities, and of underage drinking at a Fiji party "They are a very private family. independent living group said the he had attended near the beginning They are not much di po ed to talk- Newsweek article looked only at the you the nett time )'OU go. of the school year, he was al 0 ques- ing to the media," said attorney Fiji incident and "ignored the steps tioned extensively by the prosecutor Bruce Henry, an assi tant to attor- that the [Interfraternity Council] and This mn.sagc brought to )'OU handling the case and later by the ney Leo V. Boyle, the chief attorney administration have taken." by the 43 mWonmmu1 char- grand jury concerning detail of the for the Krueger family. The press release also responded

iti th:at make up Earth Share: current state of housing and orienta- The family first was contacted to the pro pect of a civil or criminal tion at the In titute. by Newsweek in the early part of suit against MIT. "Bringing criminal bad-room lr:1I1'l.ing For imance. : help ~ WJ.kr notry time you &:..!mr..-~ l!!!Aowg Huang said he was also ques- 1998, Henry said, and the decision charges would be the worst me sage when youre brushing your wrir£mkk~ •• tioned about the adJ1)inistration '.s to relea e the story halfway into the to send to universities at a time when ".:. response to a flyer warning parents year was made by Newsweek, not they are trying to deal with the com- tmil. rum off the watn'. lUm our the Ii IS when of the dangers of drinking and fra- the family. plex matters of student drinking." )'OU kavc. You'll be helping ternity life placed in Walker Although the family will wait "It inevitably would encourage Memorial at a parents' brunch dur- until the proceeding of the grand universities to divorce themselves to CCINC1W d«triciry. DC..l.!l1!1!! Earth Share ing Parents' Orientation last year. jury investigating Krueger's death from any supervision of fraternities, IT'~ A CO, NfCTED WORLD. 00 YOUR S+lARE. Huang said he testified to the to decide, Henry aid, "We believe a so that they can minimize their legal This space donated by The Tech grand jury that it an administrator civil suit is likely, perhaps even responsibility for incidents that occur confiscated the flyers before being probable." off campus," the response stated.

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The folio ing incid nt er reported to the Campus Poli e safety, attending chapter meals, ideal." bet een May 2 J and June 2. Information i compiled from the m intaining a relation hip ith the Re ident advisers will be Campus Police's weekly crime summary and from dispatcher logs. uncert in, ho ever. ''I'd like to Office of th De n of tuden and required to be approved by RCA, This report does not include alarms, general service call, or inci- thin we're going to" fund ad vi er Undergraduat Education, and mak- and may not have lived in an FSILG dent not reported to the dispatcher. ,"Medical s rvices" include in future year u ing In titute ing students aware of MIT's poli- with any of the current undergradu- medical shuttles, transports, escorts, and other mergency services. fund. cie , including tho e concerning ate re idents. Except for those hired 21: Kre ge, minor fire con fin d to fu e bo ; Bldg. E 17, 1) alcohol, drugs, hazing, and haras - through a Ii ing group's national computer monitor tolen, 400, 2) microwave 0 en stolen lat r Re id nt d i po i ion de n d ment. adviser program, all adviser must recovered, unknown value; Bldg. 53, ca h stol n 50' Bldg. 20, t P ha al 0 been t ken to Dorow aid th t he did not b enrolled in an MIT or joint-MIT uspiciou individuals, unable to locate. Medical ervice caBs: . d fine more clearly the po ition of expect any problem finding enough graduate program. a 22: tudent Center, pocketbook tolen, 40; Bldg. 24, air the re ident ad i er in ILGs p ifi- tutors to fill all of the resident The sororities will likely tap compre or tolen, 500; Bldg. 6, computer tolen, 1,900; Bldg E15, cally. According to Dorow, re ident adviser and gr~duate re ident tutor their pre-existing house directors as u piciou acti ity; lO, hit and run damage to a e~icle; Be ley advi er will be employed by the pace ince the re ident advisers resident advi ers. The sororities pro- Hall, Roland A. . Paul'9 of 53 outh Ridg ood Rd., outh ILG rath r than by MIT, an arrange- , are not being taken form the GRT vide a "role model" for the program, Orange, .1. arre ted for tre pa ing. Medical ervice caBs: ment wh,ich could ha e implication applicant pool'; exclusively. Houses ince their house director position 23: Baker Hou e, computer tolen, 3,000; Kr ge, musical for potential liability i ue in the 'can go out and recruit people," approximates the role of a tutor, in trument stolen, 2,000; Bldg. 1, camera tolen, $200. Medical er- future. Dorow aid. Dorow said. vice calJs: 2. .- 'To have a form I employee [of ig Ep, for in tance, found their The additional funding should a 24:. Bldg. 13, suspicious per on; Random HalJ, report of u - MIT] there [in the ILG ] could cre- potential ad i or through a resident help the pilot program 'make sure piciou person. Medical ervice caB : 1. ate a potential for liability th t cholar program pon ored by their the program will work the way we a 25: We tgate, unattended pans left on tove cau ing food to doe n't really exist," he aid, 'We national fraternity. think it will" as Dorow said, and burn. Medical service calJs: 1. don't want to imply th t thi per on At PBE, an alumni who lived in will hopefully aid the transition ay 26: Bldg. 12, truck struck overpass; Herman garage, vehicle is there as an agent of the Institut ," the fraternity a an undergraduate from an idea conceived in the wake damage; Bldg. E15, su piciou activity; Student Center, I) daily plan- Dorow said. He characterized will erve a its adviser, said trea- of the death of Scott S. Krueger '01 'ner stolen, 2) window accidentalJy broken; Bldg. 64, tudent prob- MIT's relation hip with the re ident urer Tony Chao '99. "If we are last fall into a part of everyday life lem. Medical service cans: 2. adviser a a partner hip. forced to have a re idence advisor for a large segment of the MIT com- May 27: Bexley, report of loud noi e, no cau e found; The Coop, The job de cription for re ident we hould have total choice on who munity. report of photos tolen, $ I 1. Medical ervice caB'S:O. advisers include providing tutoring we want; omeone who can inte- Elaine Wan contributed to the May 28: Block of 400 Beacon St., noise complaint, no cau e as istance, promoting health and grate easily into the hoil e would b reporting of this story. found; Bldg. 68, vending machine broken into; Bldg. 13, odor of something burning, discovered to be a fan which overheated; Bldg. 2, fire which caused heavy smoke and water damage; Phi Gamma Delta, complaint of overflowing dumpster; Bldg. 7, unauthorized access to roof. Medical service cans: 6. a ac a ce May 29: Pierce Boathouse, credit cards stolen from waBet; Bldg. ~ yo N52, architecture tools stolen, $320; Bldg. 9 bike rack, tire stolen, $50; Bldg. N51, briefcase stolen, $80. Medical service caBs: 2. May 30: Medical service calls: 4. to see ews at May 31: Student Center, cash stolen from a vending machine, $5; Walker, backpack stolen, $200; Main lot, tools stolen from vehicle, $116; Bldg. 2, stone lion found on roof. Medical service caBs: O. June 1: Next House, notify student to caB home; Amherst St., as it ap e s? minor motor vehicle accident; Burton-Conner House, malicious dam- age; Bldg. 7, unauthorized access to roof; Bexley, jewelry stolen, $190. Medical service cans: I. June 2: Bldg. NW12, suspicious activity; Bldg. 7, architecture model stolen, $3,000. Medical service cans: 3. The write for The Tech! 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on the windswept outhern Andean highland near Lake Titicaca, I met ark and Rhoda Beren on Yanamayo i considered one of the the d y b fore Commencement. world' harshe t prison . They were in Reporter's Bo ton to ho t Her p rent some activitie , Rhoda Beren on is a soft-spo- Notebook including a ken, mild-mannered woman who pre confer- watche everything and only speaks ence and vigil' for Lori Beren on, when necessary. - She showed me their daughter and former IT letters in Spani h that Lori had writ- student who ha pent two and a ten to members of Congre s, letters half year in an Andean maximum with the "approval" tamp of the security military pri on. . Yanamayo prison guards. All corre- They hared with me Lori' his- pondence in and out of the prison tory - from what fir t interested must be in Spanish so that the her in human right i ue, to what guards can read it. brought her to Peru, to her experi- Mark Berenson showed me pic- ence erving out her jail entence. tures of Lori and him at MIT her Lori wa in Peru as a free-lance freshman year, and articles that her journali t for two leftist American classmates had written about her in publications. Third World Viewpoint newspapers world-wide. People , and Modern Times, when she wa remember Lori, even though she arre ted by the country' government didn't stay long at MIT, he said. c with the charge of treason "against Over 350 MIT affiliates signed a the fatherland of Peru." he had been letter to President Clinton asking researching articles on women's him to press for a retrial on • right and poverty in Peru and had Berenson's behalf. Cambridge City ca interviewed everal members of Councillor Katherine Triantifillou ga hosted a press conference with the Peru' Congre s and government. he wa arre ted on ovember Berensons in Cambridge City Hall 30, 1995, in Lima by Dinconte, the last Wednesday. '.th Peruvian anti-terrorist police, with The Berensons held a vigil on r g the charge of being a high ranking the morning of Commencement and official in the Tupac Amaru handed out white ribbons begging Revolutionary Movement. President Clinton to obtain a trial for Lori. 0 r e- e-art Lori committed to social justice , In December of last year, 55 Her parents said that from the Senators and 180 Congressional very beginning, Lori was concerned Representatives sent letters to • with human rights. Secretary of State Madelaine e e t. In high school, she sang' in Albright calling on our government school musicals, playing Mame in to do :'everything in [its] power" to Auntie Mame and Jesus in Jesus achieve justice for Lori. Christ Superstar. She took a sum- However, Lori's supporters have mer job at age 12 to sponsor a poor not succeeded in obtaining a trial in Guatemalan child, and in high an open civilian court like the school she worked at a soup treaties Peru have signed dictate. kitchen. . While a student at MIT begin- Lori Berenson speaks out ning in fall 1987, Lori was part of Lori Berenson's only public y t the Experimental Study Group and statement highlighted her concern the Concert Choir. for human rights and her belief that According to her parents, it was she was innocent: "I am to be con- an Undergraduate Research demned for my concern about the Opportunities Position in anthropol- conditions of hunger and misery ogy that directed her footsteps 'which exists in this country. If it is ca towards becoming a human rights a crime to worry about the subhu- activist. She became involved with man conditions in which the majori- the Committee in Solidarity with the ty of this population lives,. then I P.eople of EI Salvador, a leftist will accept my punishment. But this human rights group through work is not a love of violence." with Martin Diskin a professor of Lori said she was convicted in anthropology who passed away in 1996 by a hooded judge who deliv- fall of last year. She took an inten- ered her sente!1ce at gunpoint. She sive Spanish course and went back was not allowed to be present at her to EI Salvador as soon as she could, trial and her lawyer was not allowed studying Spanish and monitoring to cross-examine witnesses. She human rights efforts for two was sentenced to life in prison, the months. maximum sentence. When she came back, she quit The Peruvian government has MIT and went to work for CISPES declined to comment on the J-_t drop yo r office in full-time. "It was clear," said Berenson case. . Geoffrey Herzog,' a CISPES staff The Commission of International member who met her that summer, Jurists, the Inter-American Court of "that she was very moved by the sit- Human Rights, the United Nations t e e ce er (room uation there and wanted to commit Human Rights Committee as well as herself to defend human rights in many other UN committees have all Central America." declared that Peru was acting in vio- In 1990, she moved to Nicaragua lation of binding international -4 3 o .cal at and a year and a half later she pro- treaties it has s.igned governing ceeded to El Salvador. A few years human rights and the treatment of later, she moved to Peru after falling prisoners, including the Universal in love with the country. Declaration of Human Rights, the ow, according to her parents, International Covenant on Civil and 253- 54 • as Berenson continues to serve her Political Rights, American jail sentence her hands have been Declaration on the Rights and deformed by the effects of the alti- Duties of Man and the American tude and cold weather as she suffers Convention on Human Rights. from repeated throat infections and For these reasons, Amnesty chronic laryngitis. International has declared Lori a At 13,000 feet above sea level 'political prisoner. a If • .Need to Talk? Call Nightline. a • FT TUV OPER OPER This space donated by The Tech June 12, 1998 Co c THE TECH Page 15

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