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Commaittee Citees Facu~lty Concern 1850 TO~GRADUATEE OvernStudents' Performancesace AT COMMEN~rENCEEN SAY~ZS DIVERESITY MUUST BE MAINTAINED3Elt (]By Irene C. Kuo) (]By Andrew L. Fish) Approxrimately 1850 senior andII graduate students will Citing concerns about declining student per- receiveI an estimated 2000 formaznce, a faculty committee has asked the Ad- degreesI at MJIT's 123rd missions Office to place greater weight on commencementI exercises in grades and standardized test scores in mathe- MKillian Court today. Former US Sen. Paul1 Tson- matics and science when evaluating applicants. ,gasI (D-MA), the recently- appointed41 chairman of the Students proptest two weeks- ago against prop~osed changes~ein Projecgt Inrterphasae (Tech photo byIbLerothodi-Lapnla Leeuwenw'92). The Comnmittee on Under- This perception was brought state Board of Regents of graduate Admissions and Fi,- into focus in a report prepared by Professor Anthony P. nancial Aid said that appli- I cants' "non-acadermic French last year. French found .activities, talents, and personal that over the past 20 years the qualit~ies sho~uld be considered freshman class has had a pro- FORII\? SEAS mostly as a means of di~stin- gressively smallaer fraction of studednts with math~t and. sci- guishing among individuals of Admmiistrators amdann~s~ Stude~Bnts Agrsee enace achievemlent test anid SATT com parablte academic ability."' scores between 750-800-. Thee On New Fall Prograra, Project P~kXL A~fter a yea~r-long study of the MVIT admissions process, CUAFA -report retvealed that SOME~B.CONCERNSMEM-AIN~S ~E~h~B~g~ CUTAFA found -that the-Adamis- when applicants were grouped ~ait~i ~k~iar~laiair~ii ~nen i i~b~f~ ~r, CA 'or, blase~e
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i r I adminlistraiion has dropped plafiA -to, make Pro- - f RAL----] -BA--,GK ject Inlterphhdse a comb5ined summer~~f and-fall- edu--- I I I cational programn. Instead, Internphase will con- REIJIG STZVI T tinule as an eight-week summner programm for disadvantaged students, whil~ie a new program, I Hurndreds Gathaer to Support III dubbed Project XL, will be established to help i Pro-Democracy Movement~IPe~t first-term freshmen succeed acaedemically .I DENOUNC~~E CHINES~~E GOVERNMENT[E g~lP I The arrangement was (By NirajBaS. IDesati) w~iorked out at a MZIay 23 mneet- I ing between Dean for Student Hundreds of people -fathered outside the MdIT Affairs Shirley Mhf.MdcBay, fac- Student Center yesterday to express their I ulty members, and student representatives. The students solidarity with Beijing students whose pro- proposed the creation of Pr·o--- democracy movement wa's brutally suppressed Part of Review of ject XL at the meeting as an by Chinese troops over the weekend. Technologyr Transfer~ alternative to the administra-b tion's planned changes in Pro- test was very emotional and j'ect Interphase. After some Yesterday 9s demonstration, (ByrAndrew L. Fish) modification, the proposal was organiz;ed by the Greater Bos- was often punctuated -by chants, in both English and accepted by the administration ton branchl of the United Asso- A congressional~subtcommit- and faculty. ciation of Chinese Students in Chinese, from the crowd. "L~ong live di~mocracy," tee is investigating the prac- The meeting came fo~ur'days the United States, drew stu- ticesS of MIPT's Industrial ]Liai- after 50 studenats conducte~d a dents from' a large number of "George ]Bush, speak out" and "Deng Miaoping, go to hell" son Program as part of a demonstration on the steps of area universities as well as review of technology transfers I 77 Mb~assachusetts A#venue to from members of -the Chinese- were some of the slogans they used. D~eng is Ch~inar's senior of federzally-fanded. research to voice their opposition to the American eommunitS;. Among private industry. changes_ in Interphase. the speakers were Sen. John leader and was an instrutmen-- Clharge Military IPmpact tal figure behind Sunday's The inquiry is being conduact- Projlect Interphase, which is Kerry (D-MA) -and Boston targeted at unnderrepresentedl Committee Head Mayr~For Raymond Flynn. crackdown. ed by the House Subcommraittee Ineffctive Lteadership (Conltinued on page 19) minority students, will this The one-and-a-half hour pro- I I - -- L--- ------summmer include intensive (By Linda D'Ang~elo)) (Continued on page 16)
Almost three years after its INSIDE' ~formatiibn, the Mil~itary IMP-act~ II on Campias Research Commit- SuwnIPEstrich adkdrazes Wellesley tee's inability to produce a- fi- Commeancemenet. Pagee 2. nal. report has led its twyo stu- I Yrto fcjnzs at A ffA focus on dent memabers to- relea'sd their I Armenian gLenocide. Page 10. own "Chronology of MIT's MEI- Tech~niqure '89 providesTn adequate I glimptpse of MIT life. Pagaie 11. I OperaI Company of Boaon offers jpowerful Bo2~~~Pme. Page 13. t PPwductio~n of$Idoamen~-o makes for exhilaratingevenirog. Page I4. Boaston' area Chimese students -protested Meterday against the Singhose Wn~s natsiona dewthlonoI .srh~sesso~ of their fellow studa~ents in BeBing (Tbech photo by' fig~~ ~Y~a~lle.'·-:'~~ dleltoienPFr g ~ II ------_.:. _:PAGE 2 The Tech MONDAY, JUNE 5, 1989 1. '. , . ':! .,
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These factors "will make it hard .,E By Robert E. Malchman changing the rules for everyone to sit -ack and do nothing," | A n14 ·Critics Choie:: .- "Many of' the women in ... who has passed through them," concluded. ':= your generation have hesitated to she declared. Keohane a Mb -EVER EX "STEP SYSTEMS Estrich recalled how she had become feminists, thinking you College President Nannerl 0. ·s been raped a day and a half be- ,"'The EVEREX Step 386/20is the fastest . needed no labels and no help," Keohane W '61 charged the grad- ,., fore her commencement and dis- iI Hz Machine PC Wodd has ever-tested. . said Harvard Law School Profes- uates not to retire selfishly to cussed the effects of violence _ PC World, December 1988 sor Susan Estrich W'74 at Welles- their own pleasures, letting the against women. "I cannot tell ley College on Friday. "You will world go by. you why black teenagers in New discover, I fear and hope, that Keohane told the graduates not- isiC > Great prics...Profesional Solution...And Supprt because they "owe" York would abuse and beat a jog- e you no longer have that luxury." to contribute ARenaissance computing, Inc. E ger,-or why white teenagers in The Computer Professionals . Wellesley graduated 511 seniors it to somebody - they have paid _ New.Jersey would sexually abuse at its 1 l Ith Commencement enough to get where they are - 929 Massachusetts Avenue - girl they had I _P Exercises. and not because it will make a mentally impaired CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139 with all their Although women have made them happy - improving the gone to school FREE PARKING (617) 491-0910 lives." gains, there is still much to do to world entails risks, losses and hu- Despite all the dangers and all improve the lots of women and Imiliations. The graduates will im- the precautions women should _ ~E prove the world, Keohane said, ------ - men, Estrich said. "For years, --- · -- "because the world so desperately (Please turn to page 18) I _ -- _---_ -- = -- men have left crying children to .- _ _p~ to travel on as- needs your help." go to work, or In signment. Today, women are free XThe College has trained the she said. to do the same." graduates to be leaders, :e "imbued "We have done better at open- Wellesley women are _ ing the doors for you than at twith. a sense- of divine guilt." E r -,, IOlk-DI II I ---h - -- C _
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*,x;s~lr; Soviet gas explosion kills hundreds Lawmakers urge end A local official reports at least 400 people were injured to US aid to China wnen -a gas plpeline exploded early yesterday in the Ural Liberal and conservative lawmakers have joined forces Ayatollah Khomeini dies Mountains. The official Soviet news agency indicated that to demand an end to US military aid to the Chinese gov- at 86 many people ernament. A died in the blast that also wrecked two pas- New York Democrat Stephen Solarz, chairman 40-day mourning period is underway in Iran, follow senger trains; of a ing the death of the Ayatollah at least 800 people mae still missing. At the House foreign affairs subcommittee, said that con- Khomeini. Iran's officia site of the the disaster, tinued news agency 750 miles southeast of Moscow, US aid is 'politically unacceptable and morally un- said the 86-year-old Khomeini passed awa) President Mikhail Gorbachev thinkable," Saturday night in Tehran, blamed the accident on neg- and that if Bush doesn't take a stronger stand eleven days after intestinal sur. ligence, but did not against China, gery. No funeral elaborate. Moscow legislator Boris "Congress will do it for him.' The United plans have been announced, but the news Yeltsin said the victims include States agency did say Khomeini's many vacationing families -has sold more that $748 million in arms to China in body was taken to a mortuary who were returning the last during the 'night, after I- home on the trains. Yeltsin said a decade. Appearing with Solarz on CBS, Sen. Jes- being washed and shrouded in national day of se Helms accordance with Islamic tradition'.- mourning was declared. (R-NC) said the Chinese military needs to 'S understand there will be a "harsh reaction." Iran's head of state, President Ali Khamenei, has been named as Khomeini's interim successor. Tehran Radio re- - M - ported yesterday afternoon that the decision was made by the assembly of experts formed in the Islamic Revolution's early days to handle the issue of succession. Medical waste fotund Some Khomeini opponents are predicting that Iran- will Medical waste has turned up on Cape Cod beaches for experience major changes now that Khomeini is dead. Thousands -protest thei second consecutive summer, according to coastal offi- Rebel leader Massoud Rajavi said Iran's fundamentalist at Seabrook cialsI on Martha's Vineyard who came upon syringes while As engineers readied the Seabrook power station government will not survive without Khomeini's stern for its cleaningI up an oil spill. Already this summer, medical first nuclear reaction I leadership. Rajavi said a "new era" of freedom for-Iran's yesterday, several thousand anti- waste has been found along Carson Beach in Dorchester, nuclear demonstrators massed outside the New people has begun. Hamp- iin Warren, Rhode- Island, and on Staten Island, New A former IUJS hostage said the death of the shire Plant; approximately 650 people were arrested. The York. authoritar- protesters ian Ayatollah-marks the end of a "nightmare." Barry Ro- blocked gates and scaled fences in the largest sen was among US embassy workers held captive by radi- demonstration at the plant in the last 11 years. Before Bulger fears effects of budget cuts marching cal Iranian students for more than a year starting in on the-plant, however, nuclear activists formed State Senate President William Bulger said he is con- November 1979. Rosen said many Iranians have died be-- a large circle in honor of the Chinese killed this weekend cernedI about the human impact of state budget cuts and cause of Khomeini, and said Khomeini has "caused a lot when troops crushed the student protest in Beijing. State theirI catastrophic effects on the three thousand state of pain all over the world.,, Police Captain Sheldon Sullivan said 100 state troopers workersI who would lose their jobs. The Senate Ways and and 54 officers from Seabrook and the neighboring com- MeansI Committee has proposed cutting $280 million be- Poland holds munities were deployed in the demonstration area. Forty cause of the state's financial crisis and the House has al- free elections members of New Hampshire Air National Guard security- Poles cast ballots yesterday in the freest elections in Iready deleted $600 million. The cuts are an effort to avoid unit were also standing by at Pease Air Force Base about Ithe proposed tax increase suggested by Goov. Michael Du- Eastern Europe in, 40 years. Many voted after years of 15 miles away, at the request of Gov. Judd Gregg. boycotting elections run by the Comm'unist Party. Solidar- Ikakis and the Senate' is expected to start debating the ity leader Lech Walesa said the elections were "a chance IMeasures onr Tuesday. The Ways and Means plan calls for to make this the country of our dreams." Polish 'election Boston walks for AtIDS merging of the Metropolitan District Commission with other agencies and for floating $674 million officials said that they would not have an' official election Eighteen thousand people gathered at the Boston Com- dollars in bonds to pay off -the Medicaid count until Wednesday or. Thursday. . -mon yesterday and then marched for approximately six debt. miles through the city in the fourth annual Walk for Aids. The event raised more than $1.5 -million to support AIDS research and help people suffering from the disease. Sur- --_.7 . ., - ; . ~ I - 1 - 11 I~ Mm geon General C. Everett Koop, an outspoken supporter of efforts to combat AIDS, was presented with an award be.-l fore the walk began. Liberals once warned that Ko op's- 3 Dodgers and Astros play a, corImb;ned conservative views on abortion and homosexuality,;woW.id-, prejudice his handling of the AIDS crisis but, instead, :'.- :eak high pressure will slide across New England D 35 innings of baseball in twog amses Koop has angered his traditional supporters by calling for today providing spectacular outdoor weather. A low Between Saturday night and Sunday afternoon, the a frank public education campaign and by advocating use psroure center, approaching from the southwests Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers combined for of condoms. will bring back cloudy, humid, showery weather on 35 innings of baseball, the equivalent of nearly four regu- / Tuesday. lation games in less than 24 hours. Sunday's game wen. to Houston, 7-6, on pitcher Mike Scott's sacrifice fly in the Dukakis admits Monday: Warm and dry. Mostly sunny skies will last of the 13th;. the game lasted 4 hours and 17 minutes. mistakes become increasingly cloudy during the Gov. Michael On Saturday night the Astros outlasted the Dodgers,-5-4, S. Dukakis said yesterday that he went afternoon. Winds northwest 5-10 mph, coming through a rough in 22 innings over a period of seven hours, 14 minutes, time after his election loss to George onshore during the late morning and early Bush.' In a television the longest National League night game ever. interview with Boston station WBZ, afternoon as a sea breeze develops. Highs Dukakis accepted blame for the dispiriting loss and said - around 78 °F (26 °C), before dropping to the that he regretted not trying harder to counter negative at- upper 60's and low 70's by midafternoon. French Open produces tacks by the Bush campaign. He said he obviously mis- Monday night: Increasing clouds, becoming more pair of upsets gauged the public mood and how effective the attacks humid. Winds southeast 10-15 mph, low 60'F Ewould be. Dukakis then turned to the state Sunday's actions at the French Open produced upsets budget and (16 °C). admitted that his administration had overestimated state for two seeded players. Miami teenager MIary Joe Fernan- Tuesday: Cloudy, warm, and humid with rain and revenues, leading to a budget crisis. However, he called I dez gained the quarterfinals with a 6-4, 6-4 win -over Ar- rain showers arriving; High 68-74'F (20-23°C), I his Republican critics hypocrites because they voted last gentina's Gabriela Sabatini, who has lost five of eight ca- low 62-F (17-C). reer decisions to Fernandez. In men's upsets number-five fall to override his budget veto and increase state spend- Wednesday and Thursday: Variably cloudy with ing. This television interview and Dukakis' speech Andre Agassi lost 7-6, 7-6, 6-3, 6-2 to fe~low American on Sat- scattered showers. High 78-84°F (26-29C), low urday to the Jim Courier. Steffi Graf of West Germany and three Democratic Issues Convention may have 60-65-OF (1 6l8°C). marked a turning point: Dukakis tried to show emotion, Spaniards, Manuela Maleeva, Arantxa Sanchez, and Con- Forecast by Michael C. Morgan accept a measure of blame and turn around the political chita Martinez had fourth-round victories, as did West a ---, s_ ar--=- -- --u -r = ---- --·I -P· · r a i momentum against him. Germany's Boris Becker, Sweden's Stefan Edberg, and Compiled by Linda D'Angelo Argentina's Alberto Mancini. and Irene C. Kuo
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-- - 1 MacVicar anplauds debate on educational - --- -r · I reform The issues and values under- debate about the General Insti- cult challenge of being a respect- girding MIT's deliberations on its tute Requirements in Science and ed news source for a community undergraduate educational pro- about the first year academic ex- of widely diverme viewss, and the gram are significant and funda- perience to applaud both the bal- student body has worked in good mental. They arouse passion and ance and steadiness of rhe Tech's faith to influence outcomes. This frequently give off as much heat reporting on these proceedings kind of faculty-student partner- as light at certain moments. In and the civility and quality of ship is crucially important to the course of these deliberations, student expressions of their per- what excellence we can aspire to now four years old, perspective sonal positions. achieve. I hereby'award everyone and courtesy sometimes can be Throughout the first four years a (Neew) Pass! unwelcome casualties. of an expected decade of educa- Margaret L. A. MacVicar '65 I write in the afterglow of five tional program consideration, Chair, Committee on the months of intense Institute-wide The Tech has attempted the diffi- Undergraduate Program Vivarin ad reinforced sense of panic over final exams I While understanding the need mous pressures and workloads, ence. I think it was a mLake to for expanding revenue through but there are also support struc- highlight an image of high pres- the sale of advertising, I also tures set up to tutor over time, sure isolation, especially at term's think that a student newspaper's advise periodically, review expec- end. - I - - --- - _-- L -·I III- -I I - Ib-I IrlC -- BI-uI _ __ _ business staff should weigh the tations or, in other words, hu- Kim Wainmwright impact of a potentially stressful manize and smooth the experi- UndergraduatePhysics Ojffce ad. I am referring to the Vivarin ad in the May 18 issue of The Tech, which was headlined with the crisp admonition that "It AO. ;:,&,1· _ e,h took Galileo 16 years to master the universe. You have one Volure 10a, Number 27 Monday, June 5, 1989 night." With final exams ; = 9th~~~~~~~fte 'i~hmrnmr...... just days affect to+1itmg;<~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~J~;-Swr'dm Marie E. V. Coppola '90 away at the time, it behooved us =,~mr in m d ...... Niraj S. Desai '90 all, whether susimss we were giving, tak- :·umI:~·~" fir, A are ----... Genevieve C. Sparagna '90 ing or administering g them, to ...... Peter E. Dunn G treat the challenge with Exad ERor ...... a quite Andrew L. Fish '89 sanity and not a threatening .,.MtSieer~ - &mi*dfkoudt,},et.4_0C ~s 4 d~e93Ato' 'tdkrsedscr- fren- ~~~iiiti,~~iiBo Age DEITIch Ci~lA;adB?C zy. The Vivarin ad reinforced, at .Ef'resTs ...... Annabelle Boyd '90 A__~~~as~'~~i Linda D'Angelo '90 the very least, a sense of panic, cuhA.m r Ph*A Irene C. Kuo '90 and more often, I would guess, a *'''' ""' '' %a Prabhat Mehta '91 sense of doom and futility. It also .itietteBrLlado 02. NAtM Eaotr ...... e...... Josh Hartmann '92 suggested that chemicals and Axkiilon Editor ...... Michae....Michael Gojer '90 cramming were the way to go. Sports Edrits ...... MichaelJ.,Garrison G Yes, at MIT there are enor- Harold A. Stern G Amt Editors ...... Christopher J. Andrews '88 1 Debby Levinson '91 Deutch statements on fraudd;ase;e Contradictory Photonaphy Edh ...... Lisette W. M.. Lambregts '90 (Editor's note: The Tech re- fellow alleged that original lab the same issue of Tarch Talk). Kristine AuYeung '91 ceived a copy of this open letter notebook IConk ng Editors ...... data did not support a The May 17 issue of Tech Talk ...... V. Michael Bove G addressed to MIT Provost John research paper that was Mark Kantrowitz '89 published_ cayries a s gmentqeta you.deivered M. DIeutch '61.) by MIT researchers based upon under oath at the May 9 hearing Ezra Peisach '89 Dear Sir: Kyle G. Peltonen '89 representations of those same of this committee. In that state- Mark D. Virtue '90 In the May 3 issue of Tech data. ment you write "at the conclu- Advertising M anager ...... Lois Eaton '92 Talk you addressed.the MIT In your May 3 statement, you sion of the MIT] review, I con- Senior Editor ...... Jonathan Richmond G community with a statement in- i write that "although no formal curred in the judgment that forming the us of the then upcoming charge of fraud was made, MIT issues raised did not imply mis- t- hearings of NEWS STAFF the Subcommittee on reviewed that paper, following its conduct and that the review did Associate News Editors: Seth Gordon '91, Gaurav Oversight Rewari '91, and Investigations of normal procedures - including not require a report to the NIH." David Rothstein '91, Reuven M. Lerner '92, Joanna Stone '92; the US House of Representatives informing and working with the This sworn statement is consis- Senior Writers: Mathews M. Cherian G, David P. Hamilton G; Committee on Energy and Com- Staff: Sanjay Manandhar federal sponsors of the research." tent with the NIH version of '89, Anuradha Vedanthamrn '89, Anita merce. As you know, this com- Hsiung '90, Miguel Cantillo '91, Adnan Lawai A reader of this statement might events, viz. MIT did not inform '91, Tzielan Lee mittee has undertaken a '92, Dawn Nolt '92, Amy J. Ravin '92, Casimir Wierzynski review of reasonably conclude that the them of this case. '92, the manner in which research Paula Maute; Meteorologists: Robert X. Black G, Robert J. in- MIT response in this case was to It would seem that your two Conzemius stitutions handle allegations G, Michael C. Morgan G. of inform the NIH [National Insti- statements are in contradiction scientific misconduct. The May 4 tutes of Health] sponsors in ac- and that a clarification to SPORTS STAFF and May 9 hearings were focused the Associate Sports Editor: Shawn Mastrian '91; Staff: cordance with the MIT guidelines MIT community Marcia upon the MIT response might be appro- Smith '89, Anh Thu Vo '89, Paul McKenzie '90, Manish Bapna to a case on academic misconduct (which priate. '91, Adam Braff '91, Emil Dabora '91, Kevin T. 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The MIT Commission on Industrial crease exponentially over the next '10 salary costs as overhead on research Coming out of a 40-year period of fan- Productivity culminated two. years of study years. grants, 80 percent of salary costs comes tastic growth, MIT is also quite decentral- recently by calling for widespread changes The following chart shows MIT's total from tuition revenue and endowment in- ized. By consolidating duplicated facilities, in the way American companies operate. operating expenses, research revenue, tu- come. In fact, 75 percent of the annual tu- MIT can realize considerable savings. For The commission based its report on de- ition revenue, and the deficit between op- ition increase can be attributed to example, there are more than two dozen tailed examinations of a number of key in- erating expenses and research revenue over increases in salaries. offices at MIT whose sole purpose is to dustries, ,but, ironically, it missed one of the past 40 years. Over the next 5-10 years, So if MIT wants to maintain both com- produce publications. As a result, MIT the largest sectors of the US economy: however, the research revenue curve will petitive salaries and a diverse student has no uniform publication style, and of- education. flatten out, showing little or no increase in body, it will have to cut expenses - fices which deal with the publications, In addition to being an educational in- revenues because of decreased government dramatically and immediately. such as the MIT Libraries, have to collect stitution, MIT is also a business, and as research spending. If MIT's management Band-Aid measures can help only for so them from 24 separate locations. If MIT such it will be facing a critical shortage of does nothing to curb increasing costs, the long. For example, by buying houses for were to create a centralized publications money in the next decade. deficit will increase to $120 million per each of the three sororities, MIT could office, staffed with the best people, and "What!" you exclaim, "with a $1 billion year by the year 2000. Of course, MIT house 200 additional students in the Insti- provided with state-of-the-art facilities, endowment and a soon to be completed could "always" meet costs by raising tute housing system without needing addi- not only would publication quality im- capital campaign, MIT needs yet more tuition to $28,000 per year. tional facilities. This represents an increase prove, MIT would save at least $500,000 a funds?" Traditionally, MIT has always had two in net income of about $3 million, enough year in salaries and benefits. Similar sav- Strange as it minay seem, unless MIT's competing goals: increasing faculty and to close the current deficit gap. ings can be realized in each of MIT's management takes steps now to control staff salaries vs. keeping tuition from ris- But unless MIT makes real changes in administrative systems. spending and enhance revenues, the deficit ing too fast. Since the federal government the way it budgets and spends money, a $3 One would think that MIT, a world between expenses and revenues will in- allows MIT to count only 20 percent of million increase will last only one year. leader in technology and management, -·--·----a --·e _ Isl - The MIT accounting system lacks any no- would have the best administrative systems r tion of fiscal controls. MIT offices and de- to boot. But as any MIT student who has MIT Income and Expenses 1947-present partments receive money for their budget- had to deal with various MIT administra- 1000000 - ed expenses as a lump sum, which they tive offices has realized, this just isn't so. may then spend any way they please. A Why? Because MIT has a rule preventing a- Total Op. Ex. common trick, for example, is to keep a MIT faculty from consulting for MIT, 800000 ---- _ Research Rev. , secretarial or administrative position un- even for free. Obviously this rule is needed -- Exp. - Res. Rev. filled, and to spend the money budgeted to prevent a conflict of interest, yet it also for salaries on other items. Since MIT prevents MIT from benefiting from some ' a0 0 Tuition Rev. _ . doesn't have any mechanism for reconcil- of the most capable advisors. go -9IE@ d ing budgeted expenses against actual In conclusion, if MIT were to take a 600000 ' E, _- spending, spending can grow without look at its operations from the point of bounds. view of a major business - after all, MIT As such, MIT budgets are meaningless, earns close to a billion dollars a year - o 2400000. and have no predictive value. Financial of- many of its financial problems could be ficers for departments have no need to be quickly identified and solved. For this rea- o200000- conscious of spending, because MIT is a son, I hope that MIT's next president is cash cow. If you ever need anything from someone from outside MIT, who has had your department, ask for it-in June. MIT's extensive experience managing large fiscal year runs from July 1 through June corporations. 1940 1 950 1 960 1970 1 980 1990 30, and non-fund accounts are zeroed at Source: MIT Treasurers Reports, 1947-1988 the end of June. Departments with money Mark Kantrowitz, a contributing editor Institute Archives left over go into a spending frenzy during of The Tech, is graduating with an SB in June. Mathematics and an SB in Linguistics and --L- p, 4 e as -- L 11 01 Il - lb -- Philosophy. Film shares the fantasy view of wvorld that Reagan sold to Amnerica Column by MIanavendra K. Thakur very much in tune with the mood of many stand on the front porch as they admire makes Throughout his life, Ronald Reagan was a point of including a scene where Americans nationwide. The film's story is the country view. A white picket fence and Costner's wife singlehandedly stops the lo- many things, and he was called many an equally simplistic story and reassuring green lawn completes the Norman cal PTA from banning "obscene" literary names by many different people during his fantasy that has proved to be popular at Rockwell image. books from the school library. Very short- eight years as president. But more than the box office with many Americans Both Reagan and the film used images ly afterwards, they decide to build the anything else, Reagan was an actor. His nationwide. similar to these (remember the "Morning baseball field. extraordinary charisma and personal pop- Reagan told Americans that he could in America" commercials?) to manipulate The faith which allows them to gloss ularity resulted, at least in part, from his raise defense spending, cut taxes, and bal- their audienices and tug at their over the economic risks of their decision is experience as an actor. That is why it is ance the budget at the same time. The $1 heartstrings. completely at odds with the hardnosed re- especially fitting, and even ironic, that trillion added to the national debt by Rea- Another parallel involves how both Rea- bellious attitudes they demonstrated earlier four months after his leaving office, the gan proved this to be pure fantasy, of gan and the film offer a comforting re- - but it is entirely consistent-with the re- best way to understand Reagan's success course, but the point is that Reagan drew demption for events that scarred the versal of political attitudes that had to story with the American public is to expe- on his personal appeal to make American psyche. Reagan was the first take place in order for many Reagan Dem- rience it first-hand in the form of a Holly- Americans believe in this pure fantasy. In the film, president to explicitly pay tribute to the ocrats to rationalize their newly-found wood film. That film is the recently Costner's character is so thoroughly sold American presence in Vietnam. The film conservative views. Consequently, the film released Field of Dreams. on the fantastic idea of building a baseball similarly pays tribute to the baseball play- both soothes and lays to rest any nagging The film is about a 1960s activist turned field in the middle of a corn field in Iowa ers who were involved in the Chicago doubts that neo-conservatives might still Iowa farmer, played by Kevin Costner, that he "Black Sox" game-fixing scandal of 1919. have about their reversal. As one might ex- who follows spends all his life savings and the advice of a mysterious mortgages his farm. His wife (played by Compare Field of Dreams's attitude to- pect, this only adds to the film's popular- voice that tells him to build a baseball Amy Madigan) unhesitatingly follows ward the scandal with that of John Sayle's ity. field in the middle of his cornfield. The along, telling him that "If you think you recent Eig!if Men Out, and it becomes This soothing effect is very subtle, be- film has become popular with American ought to build it, then I think you should clear that the healing and reconciliation cause it is plain that the filmmakers did audiences because it offers a charming build it." offered by both Reagan and Field of not set out to make a political statement fantasy that tugs at the heart and because Reagan offered an exceedingly simplistic Dreams necessarily involves an element of or to explore the reasons for Reagan's viewers leave the theater with a warm, view of the world. forgetting the darker moments of the past, popularity. (They probably are neither fuzzy glow The Russians were bad, inside them. In short, it's a Americans were good, and being Ameri- or at least to present them in as positive a willing nor able to make such a film.) "feel good' movie. Reagan's popularity can meant believing in motherhood, apple light as possible. Nevertheless, it is clear that strong paral- was based on virtually the same things: his pie, God, and country. The film offers a There is one further parallel that is per- lels exist between ability the Field of Dreams and to charm his audiences with his lik- similar version of Americana: at one point haps the most subtle. Reagan drew much the essential Reagan message: the fantasy able, affable personality. He was, in short, a character points behind Costner. while of his support from those who came of the film peddles is precisely the same fan- a "feel good" president - especially after talking about attaining the American age in the 1960s and early 1970s (the so- tasy that Reagan sold the American public Jimmy Carter. Dream. Costner turns around, and the called "neo-conservatives" and, to a lesser in 1980 and 1984. 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Back to Ararat is a highly informative, BACK TO ARARAT densely packed, and well-constructed doc- Directed by Pea Holmquist with umentary about the Armenian massacre Goran Gunner, Jim Downing, Suzanne and various Armenian communities Khardalian, and Goran Gundr. around the world today. With Raffy, Ani, Garabed Hovakimian, Made by Swedish director Pea Holm- and a 92-year old grandmother. quist, the film includes footage from Ar- menian communities in New York, Los The films will play June 8-9 Angeles, Boston, Beirut, Lyon (France), at the Museum of Fine Arts. and Soviet Armenia. Perhaps most impor- tantly, the filmmakers also traveled By MANAVENDRA K. THAKUR through Turkey to- photograph Mt. Ararat and to interview the sole remaining Arme- N ONE OF THE WORST crimes against nian humanity of the 20th century, 1.5 family in "a small village in Anatolia, million Armenians were brutally somewhere in Old Armenia." There, the killed and an entire people were filmmakers found a 92-year-old grand- forced to leave their land. Two films play- mother who recounts her memories while ing later this week at the Museum of Fine warning the filmmakers that "If the police Arts focus attention on the long-neglected hear you, they'll take you away. Be wise!" 1915 genocide and its aftermath. It is clear that the primary purpose of Komitas is a reserved meditation on the Komitas (Samvel Ovasapian) broods in a crumbling monastery in Don the documentary is to give recognition and troubled life of the Armenian monk Sogh- Askarian's film Komitas. expression to a terrible tragedy, which few omon Soghomonian, known as Komitas, streams of water begin to flow down the long tracking shots, extended takes, and people outside the Armenian community who was an internationally known com- wall - which literally crumbles and dis- nonlinear construction evoke memories of know or care about. The film succeeds ad- the films of Andrei Tarkovsky, mirably at fulfilling this task, and because poser and expert on Armenian folk music. solves before the camera's unblinking while rA> Komitas was devastated by the horrors of gaze. Hidden in a compartment behind the Askarian's use of brilliant colors and strik- Back to Ararat is probably the first (and the 1915 massacre and spent the rest of his wall is a ancient-looking scroll and a long- ing imagery recall the supercharged imagi- perhaps the only) major documentary to years in various mental institutions. necked pitcher filled with a bright blue nation that fueled Sergei Paradjanov's re- address the events of 1915, the film is The film does not recreate his life or tell liquid. In another sequence, the camera cent Ashik-Kerib. To be compared with historically important as well. his life story in any conventional sense. explores a dark room strewn with broken two of the greatest Soviet film directors of It is clear that both Komitas and Back Rather, writer-director Don Askarian vir- musical instruments and related parapher- the last quarter century is an extraordinary to Ararat represent a major step forward tually eliminates all dialogue to present a nalia. Komitas cowers in the darkest cor- achievement. Askarian's accomplishment in terms of making the world aware of the series of meticulously crafted images that ner while a swarm of bees buzz around the becomes even more incredible when one Armenian genocide. One is a highly poetic are haunting and beautiful in a grotesque, room. realizes that this is his first full-length and artistic, the other solid and informa- lamenting, and symbolic way. In one se- As these examples show, Askarian's feature film. tive. Ideally, these two films should be quence, Askarian's camera enters a mon- mise-en-scene always strives to recreate Because Komitas is a sober and poetic seen at least a week or two apart, but even astery and focuses on religious icons paint- Komitas' psychological state, and for the meditation on the life of a tragic figure so, the Museum of Fine Arts is to be ed on a cracked plaster wall. A minute or most part, he is highly successful. As sev- and a tragic moment in history, the film heartily congratulated for bringing this two after rain begins falling outside, eral critics have pointed out, the film's obviously does not function as a conven- excellent double bill to Boston. #BB~BP~
lef A,;t0n6= i~ ith. t ats*" Jacques Bourgaux in Don Quixote at the Emer- son College Mainstage, June 8 to June 10.
Live Skull, Cxema, Loving Six, and Tar perform at the Rat, 528 Commonwealth Avenue, Kenmore Square, Boston. Telc- Don Juan hi Hell, by George Bernard phone: 247-8309. Shaw, opens today as a presentation of POPULAR MUSIC, ETC. 0 * * * The Winter Company at the Leland Cen- '-*. '*,CRITIC '$.Z The Band That Time Forgot performs at ter, Boston Center for the Arts, 541 Tre- Johnny D's, 17 Holland Street, Somer- mont Street, Boston. Continues through ville, just by the Davis Square T-stop on June 25 with performances Thursday- .,ut,.-4and- 9~M~'ili:? the red line. Telephone: 776-9667. Sunday at 8:15. Tickets: $8.50. Tele- phone: 423-2966. DANCE The Fools, with guests Al Halliday and Pooh Kaye/Eccentric Motions and Wen- FILM & VIDEO the Hurricanes, KAuI McCool, and Duck dy Woodson and Present Company per- The Brattle Theatre continues its Thurs- Tape Messiahs, perform at the Channel form as part of Mass Moves '89 at 8 pm day film series The Worlds of Roman 25 Necco Street, near South Station in at the Boston Conservatory; 31 Hemen- Polanski with Macbeth (1971) at 4:30 & downtown Boston. Tickets: $6.50 ad- way Street, Boston. Also presented Sat- 9:35 and Rosemary's Baby (1966) at vance/$7.50 at the door. Tel: 451-1905, urday, June 10. Tickets: S12. Telephone: 7:10. Located at 40 Brattle Street, Har- 734-0985. vard Square, Cambridge. Tickets: $4.75 Leatherwoif and hlietheadperform in an 18 + ages general, $3 seniors and children (good show at the Paradise, 967 Cit' Douglas and the Backyard Dance for the double feature). Tel: 536-1540. Commonwealth Avenue, Boston. Tele. Theatre are presented as part phone: 254-2052. of The Dance Box series at 8 pm at the Joy of New Model Any*andI S4omething Hap- Movement Center, 536 Massachusetts pens perform at Axis, 13 Lansdowne Avenue, Cambridge. Also presented Street, Boston, near Kenmore Square. June IO at 8 pm and June I1 at 4 pMr- Telephone: 262-2437. Tickets: $10 general, $8 seniors and stu- dents, $2 more at the door. Telephone: Chr Speddingand The Sios perform at 492-4680. 73 at Neeco Place, I Neco Place'Bos- ton. Tickets: $7.50/$8.50. Telephone: FILM & VIDEO 426-7744, The MIT Lecture Series Committee pre- Monnaie Dance Group/Mark Morris in Dido and Aeneas are presented by sents a John Belushi double feature, Ani- mal Houe at 8 pm and The Blue Brotb- Dance Umbrella at the Emerson Majestic Theatre, June 6 to June 1 1. hWof pC rfrmat T.T. the Bear's, 10' ers at 10 pm in 26-100. Admission: SI-50 Brooklin e Cambridge,tet just north (good for the double feature). Telephone: of MIT. T lpoe:492-0082. 258-8881. 1D --b -P 3P s g rs · _ -IIIl 11·1 111 p l WalssqqW l ll a KA N nE 1tNF 9 1 Qq Th Tech, PAG'E 1 1 _ 9 L-II~~~~~~~~~~·II I 1L L4U T J IN U 'I O7 Ur AT- V- - I --- -- I;C -;ii I 1- -- I -1 111 - A R T S -- -- -. ------* ---- Ornssonsfindpoor thematic continuity mnar newv T.echnique I TECHNIQUE 1989 On Residence/Orienltation Weekc and an- Julia C. Hsieh, Spring Editor-in-Chief. other about relationships. The sections are I Judith L. Yanowitz, Fall Editor-in-Chief. an interesting idea, yet the overall negative i tone (especially in the R/O section) seems i By ANDREW L. FISH t misplaced in a book that is supposed to i ^ ^ ^ OST CHILDREN have the mis- provide warm memories for graduates. \ /l fortune of being conzpared to Also, the relationships section seems to be 7^|their elder siblings, and ull- as much about women's problems at MIT v A fortunately the same applies as about relationships on the whole. Both I problems are important ones, but deserve ii to yearbooks., Technique 1989 provides a i competent picture of MIT and is almost a separate treatment. Many of the photos must-buy for graduating students. Yet, the seem to have little to do with relation- quality of this year's edition falls far below ships, further confusing the issue. the standards Technique has set for itself The living groups pictures, shot (as al- in recent years. ways) in a variety of locales and states of I Technique 1989 begins with a series of dress, are as good as ever. Some are too II dark and some too light, but that seems I brown duotone photographs. Most are I technically excellent, but the criteria used inevitable considering the often difficult to select these photos are quite nebulous. circumstances. This section projects the Photos of graduation and some innovative diversity of MIT's living groups very well. pictures of MIT sites seem quite appropri- Most of the color photos make excellent ate for this section. Yet, the staff also opt- use of color and are technically excellent ed to include pictures as diverse as the (the photo of the July 4th fireworks taken door to a fraternity, a tree branch, and a from the Green Building is especially spec-- (blurry) woman sitting with a dazed ex- tacular). But other pictures are not-as crisp pression. The use of duotones was nice, as they should be. but a better selection of photographs Senior photographs are significantly would have improved the introduction. smaller than in previous years. It appears It turns out that the weak opening pages, that larger photographs would have fit, are an appropriate introduction to the judging from the surplus of white space in book- many marginal black and white' the section. At least one pair of portraits shots 'were included throughout. Though (Cheryl L. Blake and Risa B. Bobroff) was even the marginal photos are not particu- swapped, an unacceptable error. As usual, larly bad, they seem out of place in the senior statements provide a variety of on life at MIT -they should Technique. viewpoints Technique 1989 does not have a journal be mandatory reading for applicants to the of events, a departure from the past twos Institute. Yet, the Technique editors al- years. This is the most glaring fault of the lowed many long, indulgent quotes filled book, as the journal section is the one with in-jokes to be printed without edit- place in the book where students can look ing. True, this section belongs to the se- staff should have back to remember concrete events from niors, but the yearbook the past year. Team and club rosters also cut some rambling, incoherent remarks. disappeared from this year's edition. The Technique 1989 is likely to impress one photos in this section are of varying quali- who has not seen an edition from the past ty, with some far below the normal Tech- several years. But those familiar with prior Techniques will notice the deterioration of nique standard. Compared with the'last technical quality and thematic continuity, two editions, the activities section was Courtesy Christopher J. AndrewslTechnique making- this year's issue a mild disap- unacceptable. pointment. New to, this -yearbook is an. essay section 4 , - , 434 Kitchen, Part Onie, a surrealist play The Somerville Theatre presents Cross- about a woman and her kitchen at mid- ing Delancey at 5:45 & 10:00, Working night, performed by Dreamn House With Girl at 7:45, and To~dC Avenger 11 at Legs, both continue through June 10 at Tit~iis- t~he -Bitshiahe ician midnight. Also presented Saturday, The Performance Place, Elizabeth Pea- June 10. Located at 55 Davis Square,, body House, 277 Broadway, Somerville. durig~~.'o~d$Wr !* Cntinues Somerville, just by the Davis Square Performances are Thursday-Saturday at if Iane24-s-a pr.&nof T-stop on the red line. Tickets: $5 (good 8 pmn. Tickets: $10. Telephone: 623-5510. the Tdangle Theater, Cowpanv at the' for the triple feature). Tel: 625-1081. Paramount Penthouse Theatre, 58 Candide, the mlusical based on Voltaire's Beik~eley Street, Boston. Perfor- The Frenlch Library Cin6 Club continues 18th century satire, featuring music by rnances,.ar Thursday-Saturday at its film series The Human Condition Leonard Bernstein, continues through 8spin. Tickets: S1I. Tel: 42&3550._ with Henri George Cluzot's Le Corbeau July 2 as a presentation of the Hunting- (Tire Raven, 19433 at 8 pm. Also present- ton Theatre Company at the Boston U~ni- ed Sunday, June 11. Located at 53 Marl- versity Theatre, 264 Huntington Avenue, The Miser, Moliere's, comedy about a borough Street, Boston, near the Arling- Boston. Performances are Tuesday- greedy skinflint in competition with his ton T-stop on the green line. Tickets: Saturday at 8 pm, matinees Wednesday, son for the hand of a young woman, $3.50 general, $2.50 Library members. Saturday, and Sunday at 2 pm. Tickets: continues through June 29 as a presenta- Telephone: 266435 1. 513 to $28. Telephone: 266-3913. tion of the American Repertory Theatre at the Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle The Brattle Theatre continues its Friday/ The Devil Amongst Us, an audience-par- Street, Camnbridge. Performances are Fri- Saturday film series The W'ild Ones. ... ticipation murder mystery, continues in- day & Saturday at 8 pm and Sunday at with a Federico Fellini double feature, definitely at the Mystery Cafe, 738 Mas- 2 pmn& 7 pm. Tickets: $14 to $28. Tele- Casanova (1976), starring Donald Suther- sachusetts Avenue, Cambridge. Perfor- phone: 547-8300. land, at 4:00 & 9:30 and City of Women mances are Thursday !&Friday at 7:30, Murder at Rutherford*Ho~use, the amus- (1981), starring Marcello Mastroianni, at Saturday at 6:00 & 9:00, and Sunday at ing audience-participation murder mys- 7:00. Also presented Saturday, June 10. 6:00. Tickets: $24 to 528 (including tery, continues indefinitely at the Wilbur Located at 40 Brattle Street, Harvard meal). Telephone: 262-1826. Theatre, 246 Tremont Street, Boston. Square, Camnbridge. Tickets: $4.75 gen- Performances are Thursday-Saturday at iI eral, $3 seniors and children (good for An Evening with Mark Twain, with Stan 8 pmn, matinees Saturday-Sunday at the double feature). T~el: 536-1540. Gill, continues indefinitely at the Boston 2 pm. Tickets: $33.50 to $37.50 (includes Baked Theatre, 255 Elm Street, Davis dinner). Telephone: 423-4008. Square, Somerville. Performances are Thursday-Friday at 8:15, Saturday at The Taming of the Shre~w, by William 7:00 & 9:15, and Sunday at 3:00. Tick- Shakespeare, continues through June 25 ets: $I I to $14 general, $2.50 discount to at The Publick Theatre, Christian A. POPULAR MUSIC, ETC. seniors and students. Tel: 628-9575. Herter Park, Soldiers Field Road, Bos- Bonnie Raitt Richard Thompson, Liv- ton. Tickets: $9 and $II general, $2 dis- ingston Taylor, Karla Bonoff, David Life Is A Dream, Pedro Caldercin de la count to seniors and youths under 17. Bromberg, Beauisoleil, Washington Barca's 17th century poetic allegory, con- Telephone: 720-1007. Square, and Shawn Colvin perform at tinues through June 27 as a presentation I pm at Great Woods, Routes 140 and of the American Repertory Theatre at The Vilain's Web,*a -send~up of old-time the Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle melodrama, continues through July 30 at 495, Mansfield. Tickets: $15 to $27.50. the Boston Baked Theatre, 255 Elm Telephone: 787-8000. Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge. Per- formances are Tuesday-Friday at 8 pm, Street, Somerville. Performances are Saturday at 2 pm, and Sunday at 2 pmn & Thursday-Saturday at 8:15 and Sunday 7 pm. Tickets: $14 to $28 depending on at 7:15. Tickets: $11 to $14. Telephone: day. Telephone: 547-8300. 628-9575.
Shear Madness, the long-running comic Yankee See, Yankee Do, an off-beat, ir- t34,>>~~N~o St murder mystery, continues indefinitely at reverent took at how New Eaglanders act the Charles Playhouse, 74 Warrenton and think, continues indefinitely at the Street, Boston. Performances are Boston Baked Theatre, 255 Elm Street, Tuesday-Friday at 8:00, Saturday at 6:30 Davis Square, Somerville. Performances are Thursday-Friday at 8 pm and Satur- Taylor Made performs at 7:30 at Necco A 9:30 pm, and Sunday at 3:00 & 7:30 pm, Tickets: $16 and $19. Tele- day at 8pm & 10:15. Tickets: $11 to $14. Place, I Necco Place, Boston. Tickets: Telephone: 628-9575. $5.50i$6.50). Telephone: 426-7744. phone: 426-6912. Blue Rodeo, Spellbound, and Brahmin Caste perform at T.T. the Bear's, 10 Brookline Street, Cambridge, just north of MIT. Telephone: 492-0082. November Group, A Scanner Darkly, To The Limit at the Omni Theater, Museum of Science, until October 22. Lemmings, and Chaotic Past perform at the Rat, 528 Commonwealth Avenue, Kenmore Square, Boston. Telephone: POPULAR MIUSIC, ETC. 247-8309. Poison and Tesla perform at Great Woods, Routes 140 and 495, Mansfield. MOM Mozambe performs at Johnny D's, 17 FILM St VIDEO Tickets: S16.50 and S20. Tel: 787-8000. FILM & VIDEO Holland Street, Somerville, just by the The Somerville Theatre presents Tam- The Brattle Theatre continues its Mon- Davis Square T-stop on the red line. popo at 5:30 &X9:45 and Bagdad Cafe at JAZZ MUSIC day film series Jazi Beat with Barfly Telephone: 776-9667. 7:45. Also presented June 12 and 13. Lo- (Barbette Schroeder, 1987) at 4:00 & 7:45 cated at 55 Davis Square, Somerville, and Burroughs (Howard Brookner, 1984) JAZZ MUSISC- just by the Davis Square T-stop on the at 6:00 & 9:45. Located at 40 Brattle The Joe Morrs Trio performs as part of red line. Tickets: S5 (good for the double Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge. the Boston Accent Music Sernes at 8 pm feature). Telephone: 625-1081. Tickets: S4.75 general, $3 seniors and at the Institute of Contemporary Art, children (good for the double feature). 955 Boylston Street, Boston. Tickets: $8 The Brattle Theatrelr continues its Sunday Telephone: 536-1540. general, $6 ICA members, seniors, and film series Marilyn with How To Marry a COMEDY students. Telephone: 266 5152. Millionaire (Jean Negulesco, 1953) at 4.00 & 8:00 aind Let's Makie Love ImprovRoston performs at 8 pm at Play (George Cukor, 1960) at 1:45, 5:50, &: it Again Sam's, 1314 Commonwealth Av- FILM & VIDEO 9:50. Located at 40 Brattle Strect, Har- enue, Brighton, on the Boston C:ollege The MIT Lecture Series Committee pre- vard Square, Cambridge. Tickets: $4.75 green line. Performances continue every Ba13dWater Blues, Kirsten Giroux' one- Georgina A. Maidonado/lhe Tech sents Witness at 9 pmn in 10-250. Admis- general, S3 seniors and children (good Sunday night. Tickets. $5 g.-neral, $3 woman show detailing her year-long sion: S1.50. Telephone: 258-8881. for the double feature). Tel: 536-1540. students. Telephone: 576-2306. round-the-world trip, and Her noe The Zulus perform at the Channel on June FOX. 16 PAGE 12 The Tech MONDAY JUNE 5. 1989 -·4 r;--I -- I -e-L- --- c~ -·L-ra~~~_g_, -~~lllll g I--- -- '1 -I --" I - I Is I ----s I 5;5 A R T- . - r. ---- - L- _ _II I = A JL JL'%. L - " 0 W
The Meeting, envisioning a meeting be- a > I tween Martin Luther King and Mal- I i colm X, is presented by the Black Folks Theater Company at the (:. Walsh The- Compiled atre, Suffolk University, 55 Temple by Peter Dunn Street, Boston. Performances are Thurs- _ _04_ _ _ _ day-Saturday at 8 pm with matinees Sat- urday & Sunday at 3 pm. Tickets: $12 general, $10 seniors and students. Tele- phone: 424-8849.
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***CRITIC'S CHOICE*** Erik Bulatov: Paintings, works by the Soviet painter from Moscow, James Coleman: Inspection, a slide-tape in- stallation by the Irish artist, and Bev- erly Pepper: An Autobiography in Forn, part of an on-going series ex- ploring 20th century sculpture, con- tinue through July 2 at the List Visual Arts Center, MIT Weisner Building. Gallery hours are weekdays 12-6 and weekends 1-5. No admission charge. Telephone: 2534680. _ _ _
' Graphic Madrid, 62 architectural draw- ings by students from the School of Ar- - ·: :;?·· r. k :· chitecture at the University of Madrid, .· :" continues through July 9 at the MIT Mu- seum, 265 Massachusetts Avenue, Cam- bridge. Museum hours are Tuesday- Friday 9-5 and'Saturday-Sunday 12-4. Admission: $2 donation requested. Tele- phone: 253-4444. I I * * * CRITIC'S CHOICE * * * Korean Paintings, oriental inik paint- ings by contemporary artist Chung- Shin Lee, continues through July 2 at the MIT Museum, 265 Massachusetts .. .i Avenue, Cambridge. Museum hours . are Tuesday-Friday 9-5 and Saturday-Sunday 12-4. Admission: $2 requested donation. Telephone: 253-4444.
a) Getting to the Surface: Mathematics of At the Berklee Performance Center on June 17. Soap Film and Soap Bubbles, computer- generated images representing the new discovery of a complete minimal surface, Dautnier: An Epoc'h Observed, an exhi- continues through June II at the MIT bition of prints by the 19th century artist in Museum, 265 Massachusetts Avenue, Honord Daumier, continues through Cambridge. Gallery hours are Tuesday- July 16 at the Museum of Fine Arts, 465 WBCN Friday Rock 'N Roll Rumble Prelimi- 9-5, Saturday-Sunday 12-4. Ad- Huntington Avenue, Boston. Telephone: naries at the Paradise, mission: $2 general, June 12 to 17. .C free to MIT commu- 267-9300:. Ahmad Jamal at nity. Telephone: 253-4444. the Charles Hotel Re- Boston Now, works in glass and ceramic gattabar, June 14 to 17. Robyn Hitch- cock and the Stopping Time, by Boston sculptors, continues through Egyptians at the Berklee photographs, instru- Performance Center so ments, and memorabilia documenting July 16 at the Institute of Contemporary on June 17. 10,000 Maniacs at the Wang Center Harold E. Edgerton's invention and use Art, 955 Boylston Street, Boston. Gal- on June 20. lery hours Miles Davis at the Opera House on rut of the strobe light, continues through are Wednesday-Sunday 11-5, -tjk A,_ June 21. Sarah Vaughan, BE s~~~e September 15 in the Co~mpton Gallery, Thursday-Saturday 11-8. Admission: $4 The Dave Bru- between lobbies 10 and 13. Gallery general, $3 students, $1.50 seniors and beck Quartet, and Brandford Marsalis at hours Gicat Woods are weekdays 9-5. No admission charge. children, free to ICA members and MIT on June 24. Stevie Ray Telephone: 253-4444. students. Telephone: 266-5151. Vaughan at Great Woods on June 25. SIGG;RAPHE Z"a '89 Art Show at the Com- OFF CAMPUS To The Limit continues through O~cto- puter Museum, June 30 to Septemnber 5. The Gods Delight: The Human Figure in ber 22 at the Mugar Omni Theater, Bos- Pete Seeger and Arlo Guthrie at Great Classical Bronze, 74 Greek, Etruscan, ton Museum of Science, Science Park, Woods on July 1. Thle Who at Sullivan and Roman bronze statuettes found in Boston. Scrcenings arc Tucssday-Sunday Stadium on July 12. Bob Dylan at Great American collections, continues through 11Iam, 1, 2, 3, 7, 8 pmn, and Saturday- Woods on July 13. The Violent Femmes July 9 at the Museum of Fine Arts,, 465 Sunday 4, 5, 6 pm. Admission: $6 gener- at Great Woods on July 17. Joe Jackson Huntington Avenue, Boston. Telephone: al, 54 seniors and children. Telephone: at the Orpheum Theatre on August 2. 267-9300. 589-0100. Elvis Costello at Great Woods on f -I August 18. I I- -' - n
l , i I Neal MA Lackritz awarded Bosee Fellowship *E E The 1989 Bose Foundation Fellowship for graduate study in electrical engineering and computer science | has been awarded to Neal M. Lackritz. . The award includes tuition and a stipend for one vear of grasdlmtp r~mA1 t A TTk -,~~~~r -~t -- -"y "at 6111M.LU3UY6L VI1. L ie Teiiowsmplis X awarded on the basis of academic excellence and for technical achievement outside of academic study. Particular emphasis is placed on '-a high level of initiative and creativity. This year's applicants demonstrated unusual and E gratifying accomplishments not only academically but in K E technical achievemzpnt inwunrle '%WAn~_2 _1 '_-_ ------.. ,-"-,V%-, I., I ILII Ivvul m aanigninLS an na ciass projects. E Neal M. Lackritz exemplifies the criteria for thp folinxnclmkin lip award. He has pursued a double maior in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science with a E *_ _% VT Is LI '1RpvIe C& IV;q I of ac c omrpIis hm ent t | ha t ha s- re-r mit't-e d 'h)i'm tIo- g begin his doctoral program prior to completing his under,graduate degrees. ff F AE Mr. Lackritz's E accomplishments outsiide of class have hPrn liF | equally impressive. He has worked summers m and during the E school year at the I.B.M. Cambridge Scie s and determination static Center and has shown unusual initiative s in attacking difficult problems. As a pr s rogrammer/eniini--(:p -- -. . . -. I , I t, I_I%.,VPip r tnree patent applications. - -1V -, his work has resulted in s In studying user interface design for Pftc h.. h _ .. Z e position of s I.B.M. in developing a windowing intkerface for th'-e '-PC"'4."-'['In the ro;A - X - the l. B.M. Cam bridge Scientific Center, Neal Lackritz has ". brouught a Rre'fresrhing degK5reenof adaptabilitof r creativity, and innovation to the ArtI tA_-_X technical jL_- work, . ."I n rdorcrihing n!e-Lr4-y-' -- *1 I .. _ Ev ev be his patent applications Mr. MacKinnon caLlt-L K L'worK tnat Is the basis of commented: "This, indeed, an and recogniti"on for a student here." Is unusual level of contribution Mr. Lackritz is a native of St. Louis, Missouri and graduated from Parkway M icrrni ri ic 4-i rrr%&-lv, _- 1 _-.. _ I- * I.1 I v ziJJVU I I ",,a West High School in Ballwin, " vr- uD eUnLusL y compiellng- hiS utd erizra eistt l oc rnAce : r In Electrical Engineering Comrputer Science at M.l.T. while and in beginning his g;aduate studies. His concentration in graduate school wml l be in tne tfeld ot computer architecture. i The Bose Foundation is proud to have Neal M. Lackritz as the Fellowship. 1989 recipient of the Bose Foundation (:` 1989 Bose Foundation. All rights reserved.
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L- 4 ~ MONDAY, JUNE 5, 1989 ne-Tech PAGE 13 i=. -- - I .11. ... - - ,-, ------IA - R ',-T- S., X c- - -- ,----=------ i ;·ls - ia3·r. Sarah!a irdwelenads,Opir-seasonjvi- htuchin,.}h-m she uses the orchestra magically to bring Writtem, by Puccini. out emotions and underline characteriza- Opera Company of Boston, tions. Her staging has a strong dramatic Sarah Caldwell conaducting. unity. The Bohemians interact naturally, Staging by. Sarah Caldwell. and are as spontaneous in high spirits as Wixth Ilona Tokody, Tonio di paolo, they are devastated by the tragedy. The Sarah Reese and Vladimir Chernov. scene in the Cafe M~orus bubbles with The Opera House, BoSton, June I & 9,at life, its sense of movement continuous. 8 pin June 4& 11 at 3pm., The final acts move from the outer world to look inward, and very serious aned By JONATHAN RICHMOND_ moving they are too. Ilona Tokody replaced Teresa Stratas, T HAS BEEN a troubled season for following her withdrawal from the produc- Sarah Cafldwell and the Opera Com- tion. Tokody's singing on opening night pany of Boston: with financial crises was not always beautiful or accurate; it only seemled ever further from could not be described as refined. But it cure;Iwhich talk of replacing Caldwell and an at- and can be powerfully communicative, mosphere of intrigue and ill-will; the resig- Tokody succeeded in drawing the audience nation of the president of the opera com- into her heart: to make them live M~imi's pany, Robert Cannon; and the real possi- tragedy with her. bility that the season would not finish at She had an especially commanding pres- all. ence in Act III, while her voice quivered The tension never let up. But neither did with urgency -ad sorrow -as the inev- the music. And it augers well for the com- itable conclusion to the opera approached pany that following a powerful Aida,, and, during the final act. Her singing with ravishing Rosenkavalier, the season is Rodolfo was very touching. Her voice be- coming to anl end with a colorful and came disembodied -evoking a haunted touching Boheme. effect - as Mimi receives her muff to Sarah Caldwell knows this opera, and warm her cold hands. Her Rodolfo, Tonio Di Paolo, did not -make a stellar success of the "big num- bers, " but put in some highly engaging lyr- ical singing, which was most effective in developing Rodolfo's relationship with Mimi.. v Sarah Reese was-in top form as M~usetta: her voice was strongly-directed Photo: ESQUIRE SAUCHEM and melifluous, her acting believably takc- Vladimir Chernov as Marcell, James Courtney as Collinse, James ing us from images of Musetta-the- Busterud as Scharenard, Tonio Di Paolo; as Rodotfo, Hona Tokody as coquette to an understanding of Musetta Mimi. as companion and sharer of despair. appealing: the garret, which appears to Bohdme scheduled for June 9. Please Vladimir C:hernov made for a strong soar above the roofs of Paris is especially call the opera company at 426-5300 Marcello, the deeper elements of the paint- well-done. But most importantly there is nearer the date for further information. er's character emerging as the time for the music; and we have Sarah Caldwell to A special benefit performance of Ver- laughing quits and for reality sinks in. thank for the many touches of insight di's Requiem will, in addition, be given Kevin Langanl as Colline and James which makfie it live. May she be with us for. on June 15. All artists are d~onating Busterud as Schaunard were strong too, many seasons more; it would be a tragedy their services to help the company. while James Billings put in a hilarious were Boston to lose her special talent. There may be rush tickets for this per- buffo appearance as the landlord. Note: There may be student rush formance, toxo. Please call, as above, The sets by-Rudolf Hleinlrich are highly tickets .for the extra performance of La nearer the date. 9- I,,I --`-· ·- - - -I - - - "- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-- - · - - - .-, )~~--I
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MURMUR OF THE HEART This is a PAPERHOUSE This British film is an French film made- by celebrated director enjoyable thriller about a little girl named Louis Malle in 1971, and it is now in ret Anna (Charlotte Burke) whose dreams release. Like 1987's Au revoir, les enfanats, start spilling over into reality -or maybe a Malle explores memories of his bourgeois it's the other way around. Blurring the dis- upbringing in a wealthy suburb of Lyon. tinctionl between reality and dreams is The film is comedic and heartfelt, and it is something that the medium of film excels always intelligently constructed. at, and master directors like Andrei 'rare There are two problems, though. One is kovsky have done exactly that in many of 111M w that the acting is not always convinlcing, his greatest and most artistic films. . Clara (Lea Massari, left) and Laurent (Benoit Ferreux, right) are mother and the second is that the film never really (Pleaseturn to page 18) the Heart. gets to the heart of the theme of incest to and son in Murmur of which it builds up. Malle's films have al- ways been highly descriptive rather than Roger Norr ngon breathes fres s's into Idomeneo analytic, but his best films have had a strong impact in terms of getting his audi- the unfamiliar setting to breathe freshness eo's second act aria 'Tuor del mar" IDOMENEO poured beautifully out to fill the hall. ence to think about the issues raised by the Written by Mozart. into the work. Here was one Idomeneo films. Th~is film does do that to some de- Orchestra, which rarely sounded heavy or over- Even his act-ending recitative "Eccoti in Boston Early Music Festival conveyed powerful gree, but it is disappointing to realize that Tremont Temple, Boston, Juwne 2 & 3. worked. And there were moments of sur- me, barbaro Nume!" is not nearly as provocative as prising clarity and brilliance, encompass- feeling.' the film By JULIAN WEST Lacombe Lucien (1974) and Pretty Baby ing pretty well all of the third act. Lorraine Hunt was a sweet-voiced, (1978) were. / /- n00 MANY NOTES' is the The orchestra included only about 40 in- somewhat naive Idamante. Jeanne Nevertheless, the film marks an impor- b~~~~devastatingly simple criti- struments, a good many of them unlfamil- Ornmerld provided an Ilia of radiant clar- tant step in Malle's artistic 'progression, cism of Idomeneo pre- iar to modern eyes, arrayed in a ring on ity, but her voice was-occasionally swal- and it's re-release should be welcomed by sented by the character of the stage. At the center, like a monarch on lowed up by the orchestra. Altogether, his fans everywhere. Salieri in Peter Shaeffier's play Amadeus. an anachronistic swivel-chair, sat Norring- there was sufficient vocal talent on hand Nlow playing at the Coolidge Corner. True, it is an opera with a tendency to ton, in complete control of the proceed- to make the great third-act quartet an ex- drag. But much of this is the fault of a ings. He conducted without a baton, mak- perience not easily fourgotten. (Lisa Saffer, HOW TO GET A1HEAD IN AD)VERTIS- static and rather superficial libretto. The inlg deft finger motions like a puppet- as Elettra, made up the fourth of the ING The answer to that question is, rest can gently be put down to inexperi- master, and seemingly communicating to *quartet.) according to this zany British comedy, to ence -this was Mozart's first significant the entire chorus and orchestra, including No matter how familiar they are with grow one- which is precisely what the opera. It clearly marks the transition be- those strings seated behind him. their period instruments, the lengthy work main character does. If that sounds tween the structured, baroque opera seria Among the vocal performances, the places considerable demands on a small strange, the film. just gets more and more of Handel and Mozart's later master- standout was Jeffrey Thomas as orchestra. Yet after -pretty nearly three bizarre as it goes along. By the end of it pieces. So, it was ripe for an originlal- lIdomeneo. His performance was the more hours of music, they were able to play the al, the new head takes control of the main instruments rendition. outstanding as he was originally to sing final ballet, which amountts to a short character's body -in the final scene, all Roger Norrington's production appeals Arbace, but took over the title role after symphony, with considerable style and ex- and spout he does is gesticulate wildly to a much wider audience than the serious Anthony Rolfe Johnson became indis- pression. It provided an exhilarating gibberish. - Mozart-- scholars.-- He has made full use of posed. His emotive rendering of Idomen- conclusion to the evening. - I - . *,*, *j,__I
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i I- - -MONDAY, JUNE 5, 1989 The Tech ,PAGE 15 _ I . . . . I II I IA I'I I I I - - =- -- Ra--' ---S ---- T - A R CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES! I Nicolas Cage strikes out again in Vampire's Kiss UNIQUE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES (Continuedfrom page 17) in OPTIONS TRADING Paperhouse links dreams and reality mainly for fun and games, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. However, once the audience real- izes that the film is constructed around this dichotomy between dream A private partnership, O'Connor is the leader in the options and futures marketplace. and reality, one's initial interest begins to fade away. Director Bernard We are recognized as a pioneer in the application of sophisticated analytical techniques Rose can offer little more than an eerie atmosphere that doesn't do anything better than the decades-old masterpieces of German Expres- for valuing and trading derivative securities. We trade, for our own account, a growing sionism. To keep the film going, Rose has to resort to banal horror list of financial products in domestic and international markets. Currently, we trade movie routines. Hence, when Anna calls out in her dream world for options and the-underlying securities in the equity, index, currency, bond, metal, and her dad to rescue her from a threatening predicament, he turns out to energy markets. Our activities also include index arbitrage, convertible securities be a sinister, silhouetted figure who threatens her with a large, gleaming axe instead. trading, and special situations arbitrage. It is because the film has a reality/dream dichotomy that one critic has dubbed the film as "Nightmareon Elm Street with brains." This is Our excellence as a trading firm relies heavily on the interaction among our Trading, an entirely accurate description, but the film isn't nearly as satisfying as the quotation implies. Systems, Quantitative and Fundamental Research groups. Their interdependence enables O'Connor & Associates to excel in accurate theoretical valuation and in the The film, which had its American premiere at the Boston Film Festival practical application of that theory in the marketplace. last September, is now playing at the Nickelodeon Theater. O'Connor's intense, fast-paced, and innovative trading environment provides talented individuals with the opportunity to shape their own fiture. We seek exceptional VAMPIRE'S KISS About the only decent thing about this wretched individuals with quantitative, analytical, and problem-sciving abilities to join our team. attempt to make a comedy about vampires in Manhattan is the musi- cal score by Briton Colin Towns, who last year energized Bellman and True with his subtly charged score. Needless to say, Towns' score can't Please see your Placement Office for complete job descriptions and more information. save Vampire's Kiss all by itself The film is not funny and becomes patently offensive at the end. Resumes and cover letters should be sent to: Nicolas Cage plays Peter Lowe, an advertising executive in New York City, who gets smitten and bitten by Rachel (Jennifer Beals), a sultry vampire who's into leather and pain. At work, Lowe terrorizes O'Connor & Associates a newly-hired secretary named Alva (Maria Conchita Alonso), who College Relations & Recruiting has trouble finding a contract in the company files dating back to 141 W. Jackson Blvd., 7th Floor 1963. Lowe also sees a psychiatrist to help his romantic problems. Chicago, IL 60604 The first half of the film tries to be humorous but fails. The second Lowe decides he's half tries to be decidedly psychotic - and succeeds. Equal'OpportunityEmployer not bullying Alva enough, so he rapes her. This is supposed to be funny? Alonso's performance as Lowe's victim is particularly touching in this scene, and it's the only piece of real acting in the film. It high- lights just how poor the rest of the film is. There's no accounting for taste, but one thing is for certain: this film has no redeeming features whatsoever. O'CONNOR & ASSOIATES This review first appeared in these pages last September when the film played in the Boston Film Festival. The film is now playing at the Chicago New York Philadelphia San Francisco London i Copley Place Cinema. | _ : . .. _ H. ^ ...... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I ------1 ------r- _ C-l· I-' -- -I -- I If You Just Saw The Adi WihScantilyt Clad Wooen At >T eBeach, You'll Be Disappointed By This One.
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and student-s agree on PrudX Ient instration becaubs w11cy fZV IUCA'_I-UbUUU,ss, be drawn from the inter- (Continuedfrom page 1) in previous years. made public. The original plan sons to concern and highlighted issues over the phase controversy is about the study of mathematics, physics, Without exposure called for Interphase to be ex- that administrators had not and writing. Since its founding in summer to these core subjects, tended through the fall term and breakdown in communication be- thoroughly. and stu- considered 1969, Interphase has sought to Interphase students might be put for students to take a prescribed tween the administration Better communications require in the fall, For-, dents, Jones asserted. Too often maintain minority student enroll- at a disadvantage set of classes in the fall. Inter- efforts on both sides, Fortenberry tenberry feared, especially be- out administrators assume that if stu- ment by helping to prepare in- phase freshmen who dropped said. Student must do the back- cause "the Institute in general ex- summer dents are not complaining, they coming freshmen whose high of the program after the ground research necessary to ad- school training may have been in- pects students to enter [with.such would be penalized by not receiv- are satisfied, he said. done Fortenberry said the May 19 dress policy issues intelligently, adequate for their first year at previous experience]." ing any credit for writing must have a Fortenberry's concerns were credit demonstration and other student and administrators MIT. Around 60 freshmen are ex- over the summer -. respect for the insight echoed by Edward L. Jones '89, in the. fall criticism had a very definite -basic pected to participate this students participating students can bring to discussions. summer. one of the students who partici- segment would receive. effect on the administration Project XL, which combines a pated in the May 23 meeting. This plan immediately drew number of resources presently Jones said it would be necessary sustained criticism from former classified -dvertising available to students, will likely to examine the performance of Interphase participants who dis- to all interested first- Interphase students in fall term liked the rigid course require- be available Japanese Word Processor year students in the fall, though chemistry subjects in order to ments and feared that extending Cambridge Condo for Sale. Charm- sunny studio wnith den/bed- Japanese word processing person it will be administered by the Of- gauge the effect of chemistry's Interphase into the fall term ing, needed for busy translation compa- exclusion from the Interphase the minority room. Excellent condition, hard- fice of Minority Education. The would "fragment" wood floors, working .fireplace,ny. EG Word experience essential. as described in a state- program. community and encourage the EG Book preferred. Excellent pay. program, modern kitchen & bath, dishwasher loca- ment distributed by McBay, will Frederick J. Foreman G, an- formation of cliques. & disposal, lots of closet space Convenient Central Square tion. Call Caroline at 864-3900. include four parts: other student representative at Many students also complained plus separate storage area. Laundry the meeting, said only analytic decision was made in building, -superintendent on Help Identify and Research emerg- · Students will meet four that the policy premises, garden in courtyard. geometry and other pre-calculus too quickly and without taking ing technologies. A Boston affiliate times a week in study groups run Great location - 3 blocks from of a 16ading West Coast venture by graduate students and upper- mathematics would be included student input into account. "It Radcliff, 5 minute walk to Porter creation (aka seed capital) firm undergraduates. The groups in the summer study, while Inter- was clear that this proposal was Square, 10 minute walk to Harvard seeks an individual (student, facul- class $135,000. Call 849-7933. will work on assigned problems phase students should be exposed created by a fairly small group of Square. ty, staff) to assist in identifying and to calculus to prepare them for people," Fortenberry said. Brown & Finnegan Moving Service. researching emerging state-of-the- from freshman calculus and art technologies around which new physics classes. fall term math classes. Foreman Foreman said the students ac- Local. Long Distance. Overseas. No' job too small. Reasonable rates. companies can be formed. A tech- ® A lecture and discussion se- said deficiencies in the Interphase tive in devising Project XL be- nology generalist with proven re- have to Frequent trips all NE, NY, NJ, DC, ries involving distinguished mi- summer program would lieved it was important to ap- VA, PA. 364-1927 or 361-8185. search and analysis skills who has nority role models will be started; be made up by the Project XL proach the problem by thinking dpu 27229 icc 3328. knowledge of biology, physics, hardware, software, Al, multime- student participation will be fall program. of alternatives rather than focus- about Sexually Transmitted Disease dia, lasers, new materials, etc., is required. Despite these concerns ing on criticizing the administra- Confidential testing and treatment preferred. The job consists primari- ® Students will be expected to Project Interphase, the student tion plan. He said the student of STD's and AIDS. Also general ly of library and telephone research. attend the "Strategies and Secrets representatives contacted by The group had been in contact with i medical care, sports medicine, birth This will initially be a flexible 10 Robert to Success" series of presenta- Tech all believed Project.XL could Associate Provost S. Jay Keyser control, etc. Private office. hrs/wk engagement, and could make a valuable contribution. that the May 23 meeting Taylor, M. D., 1755 Beacon Street, grow if significant results are tions offered by the OME. and Brookline, 232-1459. achieved. Contact Scott at ® Students will meet regularly Project XL will provide a sup- grew out of these discussions. (617) 648-6985. their advisors to discuss portive academic atmosphere for One of the most important les- with -I L -- I L·l -kks IY -·------. -·-- - aPc lll· -- --·l -·I I - -- e ------their academic progress and participating freshmen, Jones career interests. said. Not only will it include per- Freshmen who complete these sonalized study groups, but it four parts will receive six units of will bring to the attention of MIT- nformation Systems ~-p~~-~ac~ e~a-Pbql.i - - credit for their participation in first-year students the variety of Project XL. They will also be en- resources and opportunities avail- couraged, though not required, able to them. Students now often to take only 42 other units of do not learn valuable things, coursework. The goal, according such as how to approach a pro- to the statement, will be for Pro- fessor, until late in their MIT ca- ject XL students to do "A-level" reers, Jones said. Project XL will work in their classes. start the learning process much quoted by Tech earlier. The McBay was Talk as saying of Project XL, "I Foreman said Project XL think it's very exciting. I'm quite. would be even more helpful if it pleased with the outcome. The were complemented by a similar students have committed them- set-up over the summer. selves to help make this new ef- Comparing :the effect of Pro- M crocon puter fort successful, and to lead by ex- ject Interphase alone in previous ample. They are committed to a years to the combined impact of climate of excellence." Project Interphase and Project Cete XL in the future is difficult, For- Students: satisfied, tenberry said. In particular, For- but concerns remain tenberry said it would be neces- "I'm satisfied," said Norman sary to see how Project XL is L. Fortenberry G of the final ar- implemented in order to judge rangement. But Fortenberry, who the usefulness to students of the was one of the students who new arrangement. worked on the Project XL pro- Original proposal posal, added that he was not en- sparked protest tirely happy with the end result. In particular, Fortenberry was The series of discussions that concerned by the absence of cal- led up to the creation of Project culus and chemistry in this sum- XL were begun in late April mer's Interphase curriculum. when the administration's plan to These subjects had been treated change Project Interphase was
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Cherian mittee fournd-that about half of Marcia Smith and "high" ,ranges 'were denied the faculty the committee con- Christopher OR.Doerr .admission to MIT, especially be- sulted expressed no, major con- tween 1986 and 1988, the first cerns with students' academic Thank you for your effort over the years. three years of Michael C. performance and have detected L You will be missed. Behnke's tenure as director of ,no troubling changes over the admissions. long or short run. But the other The trends noted in both of half "was less pstve and x these. studies were reversed this pressed varying degrees of year. The number of admitted concern."p -students with math SAT 'scores of Specifically, instructors .in the at least 75O jumped form 748 to mathematics and physics core 972,, and the mean SAT math subjects said they-'have lowered score rose 14 points-to 741. The the level and slowed the pace of number of applicants-with "top" their subjects in several instances or "high" profiles who were re- to accommodate a "decline in ac- jected dropped from over 490 to ademic, performance," the report about 225. The report said more said. Concern was also expressed emphasis was placed on students' by faculty teaching upperclass E"intellectual promise" this year. subjects, especially in the School At the May faculty meeting, of Engineering. CUAFA found Behnke explained that complaints less evidence of departmental from faculty had played a role in perceptions of a decline in the the change. "The admission staff performance of their -majors. picks up signals from the com- The report said many faculty munity and tries to act on them," -did-not perceive a decline in'stu- he said. dents' academic ability, but rath- But Professor Robert M. Fogel- er a. lessening of the "intensely son of the Department of Urban focused interest in engineering Studies and Planning cautioned and sciencP which once charac- that the CUAFA report offered terized nearly all MIT undergrad- "estriking conclusions based on uates." It said that while students interviews with few faculty mem- were still majoring in engineering bers." He noted that the cornrit- and science, they were more like- tee's "recommendations have ly to distribute their intellectual great implications for the future energies more evenly between Of MIT" and suggested that the technical and non-technical sub- faculty should discuss "the jects;. One, mathematics instructor proper direction for MIT." was quoted in the report said his classifiedI advertising- Fre torage currently seeking mid-career- for- For the first month at Middledale eign graduate students/researches Self Storage Co., 120 Tremont St., as associate advisors on scientific, Everett. 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MIT/- pets T Vngtal.:$510~plus - Foregn` Area,-Spee~ils' '~ "tlte. -B$Ca~B_PAGE 18I The Tech MONDAY, JUNE 5, 1989 I l iliigji81(Pil51 ·sl E 8trich addresses.~~~~~ VVellesley r sseniors ni'r %. o ...... $ .. . n . ; A: (Continuedfrom Ipage 2) as a political bloc. "We must be men e would be a part of her take, "fear can harmXyou more prepared to lose [in the courts]," life. "I have divided my years than crime," Estrich counseled. shewarned. nd if we do, when sine college between law and "I will not give up my freedom to we do, it will be up to us towage politics. Want to or not, I have live where I want, and work that fight not in the courts, but spent most of my life since when I want, and come and go in the political life of every state Wellesley in rooms full of men," with joy and not fear. in the nation.' she noted. Estrich said the abcDrtion issue Estrich also recalled with irony · Last year, Estrich was Gov. has the potential to uinite women - how she used to wonder whether Michael S.- Dukakis's presidential campvaigD manager. She-was also Mm IT will t grant Cl~~~~~~~~~~arvar2000 degrees the first womenLaw Review. president of the today at i ts Coammen:ement forSenior thne ClassNina ofDiamognd 1989, praisirngspoke (Continued from pPage Im ing, will be the marshal of the the dialogue Wellesley created stressed that educationn alone will Faculty Division. Robert L. and encouraged among the mem- check the country's dlescent into Mitchell '47, corporate director bers of the College community. "second-class economicic status." and retired vice chairman of the "We graduate from Wellesley The commencement t ceremony Celanese Corporation, will lead today, and each of us faces deci- will begin at 10 am, wiith the aca- the Corporate Division; Dean for sion-making and path-Einding. demic procession fromi 77 Massa- Student Affairs Shirley M. But this women's college has giv- chusetts Avenue to Kiilian Court McBay will lead the Graduate Di- en each of us special tools .- via Memonral Drive beeginning at vision. Student marshals will be graceful, delicate machinery with 9:45 am. Chief Marsh-al Emily V. Class of 1989 -President Carissa which to forge our tracks: the Wade '45, president cif the MIT G. Climaco, Class of 1989 Secre- skills of dialogue," Diamond Alumni Association, will lead, tary Alison R. Miyamoto, and said. followed by Tsongas; MIT Cor- Graduate Student Council Presi- "If there is one thing that we poration Chairman David S. Sax- dent Scott Y. Peng. leave with today," 'she said, "I on '41, who will open the gradu- Paradise will deliver the ilvo- hope that it is the mastery of the ation exercises; Presideent Paul E. cation after the opening of the skill of talking to ourselves. Our Gray '54; Honorary CCorporation graduation exercises. Following. truest selves. The selves that can Chairman Howard W. Johnson; Tsongas's address, Peng will give listen to the dialogues with pro- Faculty Chairman Elernard J. a salute to the graduate student fessors and friends and family Frieden PhD '57; CCambridge body, Climaeo will present Gray and then say: 'I have heard you, Mayor Alfred E. Vellulci; and with the Class of 1989 gift (a but now I will listen to myself Rev. Scott Paradise, religious scholarship fund), and Gray What do I really want? What counselor at MIT. will deliver the charge to the does my best self really think?' n 1- Provost John M. Deutch '61 graduates. I will be marshal of the Academic Principals, composed of the Fewer papers allowed deans of MIT's five schools and This year the only piece of lit- Dean for Undergraduate Educa- erature that will be distributed inI tion Margaret L. A. MacVicar Killian Court-is the commence- '65; Dean of the Graduate ment booklet. The Commence- School Frank E. Perkins '55;- ment Committee has prohibited I i Charles D. Hollister, acting dean distribution of all other pieces of I i of the Woods Hole Oceanograph- literature, including The Tech, in ic Institution; and Associate Pro- the court to avoid a possible litter vost and Vice President for Re- problem. search Kenneth A. Smith '58, Mary- L. Morrissey, executive representing the Whitaker Col- officer for commencement, ex- lege of Health Sciences, Technol- plained that so many groups were ogy, and Manlagement. planning to distribute that it Richard de Neufville '6Q, pro- would have been unfair to choose I fessor in the School of Engineer- among them. I s o Give a natiton produce I I fIont Ihe mntlodu-tlon -Made in America provides the This long-awaited study by a team best view that I have seen of the of leading MIT scientists, engineers development. manufactuing. and and economists, is the result of systemic pi~oblemns causing U.S. hundreds of interviews on three competitiveness problem.' continents and additional detailed --Ra7lpti E Gomory. Seniol Viee Pre-siien for Science and T.chmlcxjy, IBM research into eight major industries from textiles to computers. 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"We cannot do business as lBeiiing's Tianannien Square in usual with a government" that 'the-early morning hours (late Sat- kills its own citizens, Kerry said. urday EST) withi orders to dis- The United States should cease perse students and workers who arms transactions with the Chni- had occupied the square for three nese government, and President weeks. The civilians were calling Bush and the United Nations for democ~ratic reforms to Chi- should denounce the govern- na's government and an end to ment's action, Kerry argued. corruption. The Associated Press Flynn told the demonstrators reported that at least 500 civilians that he wanted them to know were slaughtered in the army that "in your time of trouble, the assault . people of Boston will stand with Despite continued gunfire, ,You." The communist govern- hundreds of thousands of Chi- ment's action was an 4'assault and nese civilians returned to the an affronat" to all Americans, he streets of Beijinag yesterday to said. protest the government's crack- Flynn will leave soon to attend down, according to AP reports. a meeting in South Carolina of As many as 200,000 troops are the nation's mayors. He said he reported to be gathered en masse would introduce a resolution ad- on the outskirts of the city. vocating that the United States Kerry, Flynn express break off relations with China outrage at assatdt-t until the violence ends. "The US Kyle d~. Peltonen/The Tech cannot and should not pick and "The hearts of all fxie'dorn- couldn't bear it any longer, " he Luo, a postdoctoral associate students to raise funds for choose" which countries can get said, and felt they should speak students in China, collected loving people have to be struck away with violating human -at H~arvard University, said the by the events that have taken rights.. out in support of their counter- organizers had two major goals: daonations after yesterday's parts in China. place in Tiananmnen Square," to provide moral support from demonstration., K~erry told the Student Center Chinese students in US "We worked overnight" to get the Greabter Bobston area to the Boston area students and crowd yesterday. He compared denounce government the Student Center demronstra- Beijing students, and to help maembers of thre Chinese-Amneri- tion organized, Luo said. Chai- can comnmunity are expected to the suffering of the Chinese stu- "All Chinese around the world fund the efforts of the Indepen- dents to thaose killed at tlhe Bos- nese and Chinese-American stu- dent Student Association in converge on WNashington todayv who do not wish to be slaves dents from all over the United Beijing.. for a major show of support for ton M~assaclre, sayinrg the events unite and overthrow the fascist States staged similar demonstra- The May 4 Foundation, recent- thme Beijing pro-democracy in Chinla would splur on future oiligarchy," one student speaker tions over the weekend. movement.. efforts to achiev~e reforms. urged yesterday. His sentiments ly founded by a group of local "The blood that was shed in were echoed by the other speak- that square will not be . .. lost ers who denounced the Chinese without a useful purposse having government, led by Deng and Student~s rele~ase report on NIICAR~~ been [served by the sacrifice]," Prime M~inister Li Peng, in (Continuedfrom page 1) was necessary. their careers, a concern of the Kerry pledged. extremely harsh language. I~n an attempt to make infor- Kay~sen Committee. Over the next Kerry promised the crowd that "We are here to show our sup- port they discuss ways to make rmation regarding one's research few m~ont]hs several drafts of the he would seek to ensure thazt no port to the students in Beijing," information regarding oane's re- sponsor more accessible, Farber questionnaire were designed Chinese student in the United said Luo Zhexi, who introduced search sponsor more accessible and Hsu recommenrded to the whnichr focused on the connection States would be forced to return speakers at yesterday's event, in and development of a question- committee the modificataion of between military funding and to the People's Raepublic of China an interview afterwards. "We naire to focus on the connection appointment formns to include a emnployment. between military funding and written identification of the spo~n- IBut "(every version presented to enmployrment. sor and program. They charged, the commnittee was s~everely criti- House hearin~gs to stu-dy President Paul E. Gray '54 es- however, that this effort was cized as being too suggestive," tabllished PMICABR in the fall of thwarted by Dean of the Gradu- according to the stud~ent report. technology transfers 1986 in response to questions ate School Frank E. Perkins '55 'Othler than offer criticism, none raised by an earliesr commaittee who argued that it would be an of the memb~aership (excepft Mel-~ (Contin uedfrom pJage 1) Techn@hologyr transf~er ess~ential chairied by Professor Carl K~ay- unnecessary administrative c~her) offered any constructive The subcon kvtte is, fcusing to imaprove comlpetitivenessa~s 4 sen. MICAR~B1 was to consider how hassle., support,"" according to the on the ILP because "MI~I'T has inilitanry sponsorshaip of carrpmei ' the existence of a datalbase studenlt reporft. been very visible on these kinds But officials at MIT and else- research effects faculty initiative containing information about Farber anad Hsu next tzled~to of issues, and MI~lT gets lots of where haI;ve argued th~at teclhnol- and freetdom, and wh~at MIPT's re- MIT rPesearch, professstrs; and study this connection between federal grants," the ogy transfer programs like the sponse to qupestionms raised by mil- alumH~ni was another suggestion graduate emplloyment and maili- staff member sa~id. IILP are needed to improve the itary sponsorship should be. The for incraeasing access to this in- tary fulnding by analyzing infor- productivity and competitiveness commuittee consisted of eight fac- formation. Although this idea mation obtained through1 thes Ca- Thomas RP.M~oebus, the asso- reer Placemment Office. Their ciate director of the ILP and the of American industry. In 1985 ulty members appointed by Pro- was enddorsedl by a memnber of the vost John MW.Deutcch '61. The liaison with the subcommittee, Office of Sponsored Programs, congressional testimony quoted two graduabte students - the only "no resources were committeda was unavailable for comment by Noble, MIIT President Paul E. Friday. students on the commnittee - to Imaking this happen, " the Gray '54 said that universities students wrote. The ILP's mission is "to create were later appointed by Professor had a responsibility to quickly William R Brace '46, the first The organization of depart- and strengthen mutually bene~fi- commercialize their research in chairmnan of M·ICAR. mnent seminars represented anotah- cial Partnerships between MaIT order to improve US competitive- one of the issues the Kaysen er possible solution. Brace orga- and other corporations," accord- ness. Similarly, journalist David Committee htad raised involv~ed a nized the first of these 'Very ing to a 1987 mission statement. Osborne wrote ine his 1988 book lack of awareness with regard tos educational departmental fo- "Tharough the program, techrno- Laboratories of Demnocracy that militaryy influences on the MIITF ruams' which was attended by logical developments made at building "bridges between univer- campus. According to the report, most of the department's gradu- MIT are transferred to industry sities and local firms, so as to en- 13.8 percent of students conduct- ate students and faculty, accord- for commercial application, help- courage the rapid commrercializa- ing research did not know who ing to the students' report. ing to link work at the Institute tion of research ... is precisely sponsored their research amd 7.9 Convinced that "this wouldQ be to the solution of societal percent were unsure. an~neffective wayr to stimulate dis- problems," according to the MUIT Bulletin. the right focus, for the commer- The Kaysen report also ad- cussion in smaller groups where cialization of research is the weak dressed the limited access to in- students and faculty share com-a But programs like the ILP link in our economy." formation about military funding mon research concerns," Farber, have comne under fire: in some But Noble notes that many on campus. The committee re- Hsul and Brace encouraged other quarters for creatiing improper I[LP members are Japanese firms ported that 38 percent of the stu- departments to follow suit. But integration between universities (57 as of September 1988). Rath- dent respondents felt that infor- aside from a secondd seminar, and industry and encouraging the er thkan providing a competitive maPtion in this area was "seriously conductedf by MICARR member sale of scientific researsch. David edge to American industry, Noble lacking" and that 41 percent felt James R. Mlelchaer '62, no other F Noble, a former MI[T profes- contends, the I[LP helps foreign, that more information "would bee seminars have been organized. sor who is currently suing, MaIT competition. For example, a goodd· idea." Over two-thirds of At MICAR~T's first meeting it for denying him tenure, com- Business~keekE reported that the students doing research felt that was recomnmended that graduates plained in the April -issue of Zeta Japanese NEC Corporation additional inaformnation about the receive a qtuestionnsaire regarding magazine -that in some cases uni- chmairman "credits access to MIIT military dimensions of their work the im~pact of military support on versity officials sit on the boards research for much of NEC's rl of ILP member corporations, success in computing." making them both the "purveyors O and thie purchasers of the publicly- NEoble also expressed concern -"7 created, privately controlled about the sale of intellectual uni- research resource." versity property Co private indus- In a telephone interview, No- try. ""The program is designed to ble, who haas studlieda the relation- serve neither the needs of the sci- Nopw take ints~~far,. your accompfishs.nwnts. ship bjetween universities and in- entific community nor the end of pride dustry for 15 yrears, said the public enlightenment; it is a current system ~leaves "aP lot of closed consortium of corporate t be knowzcpMn you camefirom MIT. Show offSyour almpa mate~r withz room for abuse of the public in- clients whose sole purpose is to -thesehand~some wuhite & makroon mnetal license platefi-ames. terest-" Becau~se there is no over- secure exclusive control over ... sight of activities like the ILIP, Sensd only $9.75ea + $1.25 SIH to: VBS MARKETIN universities are "free. to make 12435 Kestrel Slt. Ste C~ dteals m' secret with' no disclo- (p~lease allow I toe 3 weceks for de~livePjy ) sure." Noble evpressed concern San Diego), CA 92129s that researchkers or admini~tstrators i could have'a conflict of interest if they had a financial stake in the performance of ILP In-ember- corposrations.~ il I'i II IIII -C-CII - ~·~P p--- -~~m - _ . . . _ies ~4PAGE 20 The Teeb- --MONDAY,------I ---- JUNE- - I - -15, 1989- -- i s-- - -- Cll e l llllsl __ -- IL- L _ 1 - I - -- -- sports _ _ _ C L- Singhose wins national decathlon title Best ever finish for track team at Division III championships By Michael J. Garrison wall, Dunzo, and Makatiani) The MIT track and field team, which set an MIT record of 42.05 led by decathlon winner Bill but did not make the finals. Singhose '90, tied for fifth place Along the way to his decathlon in the NCAA Division III Na- win, Singhose took first in the tional Championship Track long jump (23'-43/4") and the Meet, held May 24-27 at North pole vault (14'-9"); second in the m Central College in Naperville, IL. discus, javelin, and high hurdles; r The Engineers had six athletes third in the shot put and 400 me- r entered in individual competi- ters; fourth in the 100 meters and n tion, as well as two relay teams. 1500 meters; and sixth in the high P: Besides Singhose, who set a jump. He set personal bests in new MIT decathlon record with the long Jump, 100 meters T his 7206 points and placed Ilth (11.24), shot put (40'-9") and in the open Pole Vault (15'-1 I/4 "), discus (123'-8"). ft MIT's individual qualifiers were: Singhose who led by 100 points Scott Deering '89 in the hammer after "a super first day," accord- w throw (third place, 1877-8", his ing to Head Coach Gordon Kelly, longest throw of the year); Mike put the competition away with his w Piepergerdes '92 in the 1500 me- pole vault on the second day. His ters (fifth place, 3:51.01, a new winning decathlon total was 512 MIT freshman record); Boniface points greater than his nearest Makcatiani '90 in the 400 meters competitor, Kevin Luthy of Case (sixth place, 48.47); Paul McKen- Western Reserve. zie '90 in the 400 meter interme- Singhose, who finished third in i_.%; . ' t %'ri~ ., diate hurdles (eighth place, 52.95 the pole vault at February's Divi- in qualifiers set MIT record); and sion III National Indoor Track Mark Dunzo '91 in the 400 Championship, had to qualify meters (48.53). for the finals in the open pole MIT also sent its 4x400 relay vault at the same time he was team (Doug Cornwall '89, competing in the decathlon. He MtcKenzie, Dunzo, and Maka- vaulted 15'-LV/4" during qualify- tiani) which took second with a ing, but was able only to match time of 3:13.05 and its 4xl00 that mark during the finals. His team (Dave Wright '89, Corn- third place finish in February -David Rothstein/The Tech Bill Singhose '90 won this year's NCAA Division III decathlon. Singhose also set a new MAIT record. Outdoor Track came on a 15'-3" vault -but 11.41 seconds. Makatiahi did not The fifth place finish was NCAA Division III Championships Singhose had not competed in a run in the indoor season, and his MITEs highest ever- in -a national full Decathlon before that place on he indoor-relay team championship, Kelley. said. He May 24-27 at North Central College attempt. was taken by Kevin Scnmnell '92. had told The Tech earlier that he Singhose andl McKenzie, have hoped for a finish in the top five, Deering, the winner of 35- Naperville, Illinois been named co-captains, for next and he -was.pleased' to have met pound weight throw at the indoor year's team. his goal. championship, was nAbed the The second place finish for the However, he thought MIT Decathlon competition results season's Most Valuiable-'Player. 4x400 relay team followed a could have done a little better. After qualifying for nationals OBrallO - 1, BiSl Singhose, MIT, 7206 t; 2, Kevin "really outstanding race,' Kelly Singhose missed scoring in the very early in the season, Deering Luthy, Case Western Reserve, 6694; 3, Jeff Bidell, reported. Lincoln University, of. open Pole Vault by one jump, the had been struggling lately. Kelly Occidental, 6679; Pennsylvania, barely edged the 4x1OO relay was the fastest squad 4, Rex Van Buskirk, Simpson, noted that Deering is marginally Engineers. "Each guy seemed to not to reach the finals, and Mak- 66;43; 5, Brenton Shavers, Simpson, 6471. better at the indoor event.- move us up," he said. atiani had a disappointing finish Slinghoe - 1Oh0m, 11.24$ {4th), long jump, 23'- C ornwall led off the race with Of the eight athletes sent to the in the 40 meter final-he had 41K"t lst); ,shot ,put,40'-9"'t (3rd); high jump, 6' a 49.9, split, followed by McKen- meet by MIT, only Wright did run- 48.06 in the trials, 0.41 sec- {6th}; 400m, 50).l (3rd}; 1Oem high hurdles, zie's 48.1 mark. Dunzo and Mak;^ not place either individually or onds quicker than his time in the 15.46 {2nd}; discuss 123'-8"$ (2nd); pole vault, atiani completed the race, each on a relay. All of thee- others finals. Nevertheless, MIT did im- 14'-9" (1rst); javelin'. 1 66'-8" {2nd); 1 500m, running a 47.5 split. Makatiani earned Division III Al-American prove on its sixth place finish in 4:31,26 {4th}. "was right there with the Lincoln awards, and Makatiani and the less competitive indoor guy" on the last leg, Kelly said. McKenzie each earned two (as in- championships - -t Singhose set.a new MVIT record. The relay team improved upon dividuals and members of the "Ahl in all," Kelly added, "we $ Personal best. their sixth place indoor time by 4x400 relay). did pretty well." _ _ _ __ A _M ------Overall team results 4 i r 1. North Central College (IL)66; 2, Lincoln University I 4l I (PA) 58; 3, University of Wisconosin/Lacrosse 41: 4, 4 4 Calvin C~o~lee (MII) 33; S. (tie) MIT 32. Loris College 4 The .Tech sports department Awshes to congratulate MIT's senior B 4I I b 0AP} 32; 7,, Occidental College (CA-) 29; 8, Sot. Thomas 4I athletes for their abilities on the field and in the classroom. b (MN)~I 28; 9, Marvian (PA) 24; 10, Nebraska Wesleyan I ff 23. ..--... .--f----- .I T-.= .. ,- . . . , I _ _ -- Ak-- w -- A-M-04-m-Niq ___s I - -- _ --- ------_ _ - _ I _ F _ '-_-~~~~~~... 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