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Volume 125, Number 46 Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Friday, October 14, 2005 RIAA Sues ABC Says MIT’s Nuclear Reactor Unsafe By Beckett W. Sterner NEWS EDITOR Six More How vulnerable are nuclear re- search reactors to terrorist attacks? An ABC News investigative report MITnet that aired last night claimed that many university reactors, including MIT’s, need to take stronger security measures to protect their uranium Users stocks. By Kelley Rivoire ABC’s report, which wades into EDITOR IN CHIEF the highly technical and classified Six MIT students are among the topic of nuclear reactor security, has 757 individuals the record industry encountered controversy over some sued for copyright infringement two of its claims. The report often elides weeks ago. The record companies al- important differences between the lege that the students shared songs reactors that would influence the risk over the Internet without authorized levels of certain attacks. permission. There are three major ways in The students are identified only which the uranium used by a reac- by the IP addresses used at the time tor could play a role in a terrorist the songs were shared. The record attack: theft for use in a weapon, a industry has requested court permis- bomb detonated outside the reactor, sion to issue subpoenas that would and a bomb exploded near the reac- require MIT to provide the names tor core. corresponding to the IP addresses. In ABC’s investigation they were The Record Industry Association of able to park a large truck about 30 America, which files the lawsuits on feet from MIT’s reactor. However, RICKY RAMIREZ—THE TECH behalf of the record companies, noti- that distance is not significantly less A student operator, whose name MIT refused to release citing security reasons, sits at the control board fies university administrators prior to than the distance to Albany Street, for MIT’s nuclear reactor. filing the suits, RIAA spokesperson and is still larger than the reactor’s poses relatively little threat, said Po- ally knows what would happen if “is it a real risk — is it a perception Amanda Hunter said in an e-mail. security perimeter, said Nuclear Re- lice Chief John DiFava. that hull would breach,” he said, not- issue, or is it just people who are hos- Including the new round of law- actor Laboratory Director David E. For example, he said, there is a ing divergent studies that suggest the tile to nuclear power?” suits, the record industry has sued 29 Moncton PhD ’75. 800–900 foot long liquid natural gas fuel may just burn or could result in The MIT reactor is used for med- Considering the broader context tanker that docks in Boston Harbor a 3-mile radius explosion. RIAA, Page 16 of terrorist attacks, MIT’s reactor regularly.“I don’t think anybody re- Regarding MIT’s reactor, he said, Reactor, Page 15 Initiative Average City Property Tax Mathematics Alumnus Aumann Rates to Remain Constant Wins Nobel Prize in Economics To Assist By Diana Jue lion prize with University of Mary- By Rosa Cao more because of updated appraisals of When Robert Aumann PhD ’55 land Professor Thomas C. Schelling STAFF REPORTER their properties. was told that he was one of the for “enhanced our understanding of FSILG Cambridge residential property This year, 46 percent of hom- winners of the 2005 Nobel Prize conflict and cooperation through tax rates, originally projected to rise eowners will see their tax payments in Economic Sciences, he was also game-theory analysis,” according to by 2.5 percent, will instead remain decrease, while about 50 percent will told to suppress his most basic urge the Nobel Foundation. Retention constant this fiscal year. This year, experience an increase of under $250, — and keep the secret for 15 min- Game theory is a branch of math- an election year for Cambridge city according to information provided by utes. When it finally became public ematics that analyzes “interaction By Marie Y. Thibault councillors, marks the first time in 10 the City of Cambridge. The average knowledge, “there were many hugs between entities,” including “orga- ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR years that taxes have not risen. payment is quoted at $7.38 per $1,000 and kisses,” he said. nizations, companies, and even spe- A new spending initiative from Contentious tax increases last fis- of property value, the lowest in Mas- Aumann, 75, who received his cies,” he said. Each party is out to MIT will commit $250,000 to build- cal year resulted in some homeown- doctoral degree in mathematics maximize its own well-being. “It’s ing community in fraternities, soror- ers’ taxes jumping by 11 percent or Taxes, Page 19 from MIT, will share the $1.3 mil- an underlying theory, rather than a ities, and independent living groups specific application,” and can be ap- — an effort with unclear benefits, plied not only to parlor games, but said Interfraternity Council Presi- also to economics, elections, war, dent Christopher P. Child ’06. and international relations, he said. The new plan, called the Re- Aumann’s contributions to game cruitment and Retention Initiative, theory primarily involve the use is intended to help FSILG members of mathematical analysis to de- become more financially self-suf- velop concepts and hypotheses. In ficient. It will allocate money for his work on the theory of repeated workshops and retreats designed to games, Aumann showed that in the educate FSILG members, develop long-term, peaceful cooperation chapters, and strengthen alumni and is sustained between parties, even community relations. when they have drastically differing Stephen D. Immerman, senior interests. associate dean for student life, said John F. Nash, a former C.L.E. he did not know exactly how the Moore instructor and winner of the $250,000 RRI figure was deter- 1994 Nobel Prize in Economics, in- mined, but that most likely it was troduced him to game theory while calculated by taking the fixed cost he was a graduate student at MIT, per person, $5,000, and multiplying Aumann said. it by the number of beds open, then Bengt Holmstrom, head of the subtracting savings from the FSILG Economics Department, said that cooperative and various grants. Aumann “has been the main force “We want to focus on how we RICKY RAMIREZ—THE TECH behind the game theory revolution Edward Cussler, winner of the 2005 Ig Nobel Prize in Chemistry, talks about how he and his lab can enhance a chapter’s ability to be that has so profoundly changed aca- partner, Brian Gettelfinger, answered the question: “Can people swim faster in syrup or water?” competitive instead of just pay for demic research in economics.” The Ig Nobel Prize lectures were given last Saturday in 10-250. Information, including videos, can empty beds,” said Stephen D. Im- be found at http://www.improbable.com. merman, senior associate dean of Aumann, Page 21 student life, this summer. Unlike its predecessor, the Finan- cial Transition Plan, RRI funds will NEWS OPINION World & Nation ...... 2 not be distributed directly to houses. Instead, chapters can apply for hard- A National Academies panel including Ruth Miller criticizes the UA Opinion ...... 4 ship grants funded within the RRI al- President Emeritus Charles M. Vest urges following another year of low Comics...... 6 lotment if they have made efforts to improve their financial situation but the U.S. to become more competitive in turnout in Senate elections. Arts ...... 8 continue to struggle, said David N. the sciences. Police Log ...... 19 Rogers, director of FSILGs . Page 16 Page 5 Sports ...... 24 RRI, Page 17 Page 2 THE TECH October 14, 2005 WORLD & NATION Pentagon Says Iraqi Forces Are Chechnyan Insurgents Attack Improving, But Still Can’t Fight By David S. Cloud and Eric Schmitt THE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON Police in Coordinated Strike Iraqi security forces are growing steadily more capable, a Pentagon report made public on Thursday said. But senior American officers say By C.J. Chivers the authorities to block the routes in ducted large operations in the nearby the Iraqis remain at least a year away from being able to take over pri- THE NEW YORK TIMES and out of the city, and ordered the republics of Ingushetia and North Os- mary responsibility from American troops for fighting the insurgency. NALCHIK, RUSSIA destruction of any insurgents who setia, where 331 people were killed in The report, a quarterly assessment required by Congress of the ca- Islamic insurgents attacked at resist. A local radio station called on the school siege in Beslan. pabilities of the Iraqi armed forces and police, concludes “there has least nine police and security build- residents to stay in their homes. The fresh attacks sent ripples been steady progress” since June at getting Iraqi units to undertake ings on Thursday in this southern “The president has ordered us to through the region. The president of counterinsurgency operations “with minimal direct support” from Russian city in coordinated daylight keep every militant within Nalchik the Kremlin-installed government in American forces. raids, witnesses and the authori- and to eliminate any armed person Chechnya announced that his local But a senior American officer in Iraq, while acknowledging that ties said, further spreading Russia’s resisting detention,” said First Depu- forces had been put on alert, as did cooperation in combat is improving, said that other shortcomings pre- battles beyond its roots in the break- ty Interior Minister Alexander Chek- leaders in Ingushetia. Ramzan Kady- vented the Iraqis from operating without the help of American troops. away republic of Chechnya. Russian alin. “The order of the president will rov, the leader of an irregular force of “Our assessment is that the Iraqi Army will not be ready for autono- officials said at least 85 people died, be fulfilled.” former Chechens guerrillas that is at mous operations for at least another year,” said the officer, speaking most of them insurgents. Armored vehicles and a heavy least publicly loyal to Moscow, offered on condition of anonymity because his views are less optimistic than One band of the masked gunmen presence of Russian troops set up to send his fighters to Nalchik’s aid. those of his superiors. “We are very, very effective in combined opera- overwhelmed a police station and checkpoints. The city, which was Nalchik itself, a city of about tions, but that is because we can compensate for their lack of capability captured hostages, including po- almost fully under the authorities’ 275,000, is the capital of the inter- in critical areas and provide them with leadership, mobile protected lice officers, and held them into the control by late afternoon, fell mostly nal Russian republic of Kabardino- firepower, command and control and logistics that are lacking in their night. The authorities said they had quiet at night. Balkaria, crowded with reinforce- formations and still under development.” entered negotiations to try to set the The attacks, in Russia’s Caucasus ments, including special Russian hostages free. Two gun shops were region, took place in a city that had army units. Late on Thursday night also sacked. remained free until now of the worst convoys of trucks carrying soldiers Indian Company to Make Generic Russian officials cautioned that violence that has stalked southwest- and an armored personnel carrier the military operation was continu- ern Russia since war began in nearby were also visible on the roads north of Version of Flu Drug ing and the death count could rise. Chechnya in 1994, and cast fresh the city, heading toward it. Although By Donald G. McNeil Jr. According to initial tallies, 12 police doubts on the Kremlin’s insistence it was not immediately evident who THE NEW YORK TIMES officers and 12 civilians were among that the region has been stabilizing was responsible for the attacks, a A major Indian drug company announced Thursday that it would those killed. and returning to its control. Violence Web site that often carries messages start making a generic version of Tamiflu, the anti-influenza drug that is There were also signs of a planned this year had already flared anew in from Chechen terrorist Shamil Ba- in critically short supply in the face of a possible epidemic of avian flu. Russian sweep of areas suspected Dagestan, where insurgents have sayev, who planned the school siege “Right or wrong, we’re going to commercialize and make oselta- to hold more gunmen, as a senior been killing police officers and sol- in Beslan, said the attackers were Is- mivir,” said Dr. Yusuf K. Hamied, chairman of Cipla of Bombay, using government official announced that diers with near regularity, and last lamic fighters aligned with Chechen the drug’s generic name and acknowledging that he might face a fight President Vladimir V. Putin had told year guerrillas and terrorists con- separatists. in the Indian courts with Roche, the Swiss pharmaceutical giant that holds the patent. Although generic manufacturers cannot legally sell the patented drug in the West, all national patent laws, including those of the United Rumsfeld Says Nicaragua Will States, allow governments to cancel patents during emergencies and either buy generics or force patent holders to license their formulas to rivals. Destroy Missiles As Promised U.S. Trade Deficit By Eric Schmitt officials say, but none since February destroy the arms, and he blamed the THE NEW YORK TIMES when the National Assembly, domi- National Assembly for the impasse. KEY BISCAYNE, FLA. nated by opponents of President En- In a meeting on Wednesday with Continues to Grow Political obstacles have stymied rique Bolanos, stripped him of the Nicaragua’s defense minister, Avil By Vikas Bajaj Nicaragua’s pledge to destroy its authority to dispose of the weapons. Ramirez Valdivia, Rumsfeld said he THE NEW YORK TIMES arsenal of portable anti-aircraft mis- The Assembly required that Bolanos had “been assured that the existing The nation’s trade deficit worsened in August, all but erasing a brief siles, but Defense Secretary Donald seek its approval for any further de- missiles are being maintained in a improvement in July, the government reported Thursday. Another re- H. Rumsfeld said Thursday he re- struction of the arms, but has yet to secure manner, which is reassuring.” port showed that import prices surged last month as the cost of oil, ceived assurances this week that the grant such approval. Earlier this year, after a Soviet- natural gas and other energy products jumped after the two severe hur- remaining arms are being properly “Progress has been made,” made SA-7 missile was purchased ricanes hit the Gulf Coast. secured. Rumsfeld said at news conference on the black market in Nicaragua in a Americans imported $59 billion more in goods and services than Rumsfeld has been pressing the here to conclude a two-day meeting sting operation by an undercover team they exported in August, up 1.8 percent from July, with the growth Nicaraguan government for more with Central American defense and of American and Nicaraguan law en- largely driven by bigger and more expensive imports of energy com- than a year to eliminate all of the security ministers. “There have been forcement agents, the Pentagon sus- modities, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce. Exports of shoulder-fired missiles supplied by obstacles put in the way of complet- pended military aid, including train- airplanes, cars, chemicals and soybeans increased but not enough to the Soviet Union and Cuba during ing the program for the destruction ing and equipment, to Nicaragua. offset larger energy imports. the 1980s. American intelligence of those missiles. And for the present But in response to the Nicaraguan In another report, the U.S Department of Labor said that import officials have said that the missiles time, the obstacles have slowed that military’s cooperation in securing the prices jumped 2.3 percent in September, the biggest monthly jump are prized by terrorist groups, who progress.” remaining missiles during the politi- since October 1990. Petroleum prices rose 7.3 percent, and natural might use them to down commercial In an interview on Wednesday cal stalemate, the Pentagon recently gas costs soared 28.8 percent in the aftermath of hurricanes Katrina airliners. with reporters traveling with him, allowed military aid to resume. “It and Rita. Prices for imports excluding fuels rose a more modest 0.4 So far, Nicaragua has destroyed Rumsfeld praised the Bolanos gov- became a political issue,” said the percent. about half of the 2,000 missiles un- ernment and Nicaraguan armed forc- Pentagon’s top Latin American policy der government control, Pentagon es for trying to honor its promise to official, Roger Pardo-Maurer. WEATHER Sun Returns Sunday Situation for Noon Eastern Daylight Time, Friday, October 14, 2005 Angela Zalucha

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High 63°F (17°C). and The Tech October 14, 2005 WORLD & NATION THE TECH Page 3 One of the Largest Brokerage CIA’s Clandestine Unit Will Have Limited Authority In Coordinating By Douglas Jehl Firms to Close for Lack of Cash THE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON By Jenny Anderson this week. company to repay its loans; and try- A new CIA office intended to provide more coordination over U.S. THE NEW YORK TIMES The announcement of the mora- ing to persuade clients that it has spying operations will wield only limited authority, leaving the De- Refco, one of the world’s largest torium, and the general uncertainty enough money and stability to con- fense Department and the FBI free to carry out an increasing array of futures and commodities brokerage around the company, caused some tinue operating. human intelligence missions without central operational control, two firms, said Thursday that it would clients of the firm’s regulated futures Refco said that its regulatory senior intelligence officials said Thursday. cease operating one of its two main brokerage business to pull their capital at Refco LLC, the regulat- The director of the new office, as head of a National Clandestine businesses because of a lack of money out as well. ed futures commission merchant, Service, will instead be responsible primarily for setting standards and cash. The firm remains in a precarious and Refco Securities, its regulated rules designed to minimize conflicts between the agencies, whose hu- The announcement, coupled with financial position. On Monday, the broker dealer, have been “substan- man spying operations in the United States and abroad have been ex- another cut in its credit ratings, sent company announced that its chief tially unaffected by the events of the panding rapidly and are expected to continue to do so, the officials told Refco’s bonds into a tailspin, a sign executive, Phillip R. Bennett, and week.” reporters at a briefing. that creditors believed the company Santo C. Maggio, head of capital The chairman of the Commod- In written statements issued on Thursday, both John D. Negropon- would default. markets group, would be on leave ity Futures Trading Commission, te, the new director of national intelligence, and Porter J. Goss, the Refco imposed a 15-day morato- indefinitely as the company investi- Reuben Jeffery III, sought to quell CIA director, said the new arrangements would improve the quality rium on the activities of its capital gated a $435 million debt owed to it concerns by saying that there were of American human spying. That has been a goal recommended by markets business, an unregulated by a company controlled by Bennett. sufficient customer funds in the reg- Congress, the Sept. 11 commission, and others in reviews conducted entity that offers securities services The company has said its financial ulated entity. in the last two years. In response, President Bush pledged last year to like stock lending and foreign ex- statements back to 2002 cannot be “In our sampling of the accounts, increase human spying operations at the Pentagon and the FBI by 50 change and fixed-income transac- relied upon. nothing has come to our attention on percent in the next five years. tions, informing customers that they Bennett, 57, repaid the money on the regulated side indicating insuffi- But Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., chairman of the Senate Intelligence could liquidate their accounts but not Monday, but was arrested on Tues- ciency of customer funds,” he said. Committee, described the changes as “a negotiated settlement” be- get the funds in them for 15 days. day night and charged with securi- But others say no such confi- tween the various agencies. Roberts expressed reservations about what The moratorium appears to have ties fraud, accused of hiding the debt dence can be placed in Refco itself. he called “this latest reorganization,” saying he would have preferred been prompted by an exodus of cli- at the end of every quarter from in- “This hasn’t happened since that Negroponte, who took over the new post in April under a law en- ent accounts. vestors and regulators. Drexel Burnham Lambert,” said acted last year, exert his authority to “manage human intelligence col- “Customers were withdrawing As some clients run for the ex- Foley, referring to the investment lection worldwide.” their accounts and liquidating what its, Refco is faced with two press- bank that shut its doors virtually they could and moving cash out,” ing problems: trying to persuade overnight after creditors shied from said Tom Foley, a credit analyst with its creditors, led by Bank of Amer- lending it money. “It looks like Re- Rice’s Democracy Message Standard & Poor’s, which down- ica, Credit Suisse First Boston and fco will default on its debt, at least graded the company’s debt twice Deutsche Bank, not to force the technically.” Elicits Mixed Reactions By Joel Brinkley THE NEW YORK TIMES DUSHANBE, TAJIKISTAN Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, carrying the Bush adminis- Potential Conflict of Interest Seen tration’s democracy campaign to the heart of Central Asia, ventured Thursday into highly charged and emotional arguments here and in neighboring Kazakhstan over how far the United States should go to encourage entrenched, corrupt leaders to open their political systems. In New Credit Counseling Mandate At every forum, Rice spoke of the need for “free and fair elections,” By Eric Dash ingly reliant on funds from the credit care provider. While more than 2 mil- but that was not enough for some opposition candidates in a part of and Jennifer Bayot industry. And the industry has already lion people are expected to seek coun- the world where speaking out against the government, even during an THE NEW YORK TIMES pledged $10 million to the agencies seling next year as a prerequisite to election campaign, can prompt a beating or jail term. A requirement of the new bank- for this year, and possibly more. filing for bankruptcy, there are only 50 “She said some very good things,” said Bulat Abilov, campaign ruptcy law that sends Americans into Although the agencies maintain or so agencies approved so far — and manager for the Right Path Party in Kazakhstan. “But her very soft credit counseling before they can that they balance the competing in- there may be fewer if the IRS carries phrases are encouraging our leaders to oppose new leadership.” erase their debts is drawing criticism terests of debtors and creditors, the out its proposal. In many parts of the Kazakhstan holds presidential elections in December, Tajikistan from consumer advocates, bankrupt- aggressive practices of some coun- country, from entire states like Ohio next year, and in both places the longtime leaders, who live and work cy lawyers and financial educators, seling providers have been ques- and to major cities like Nashville, in gilded, bespangled palaces they have built for themselves, are ha- who are concerned that the lenders tioned by Congress and scrutinized Tenn., counseling will be available rassing and imprisoning opposition candidates who seem to pose even are subsidizing the advice. by the Federal Trade Commission only by phone or over the Internet — a minor threat. Critics say that the new counsel- and the Internal Revenue Service. In- at least until the government approves Hours before Rice arrived in Astana, the Kazakh capital, on ing requirement, part of the law that deed, IRS officials say that they will more agencies. Wednesday night, 20 police officers in riot gear stormed into the of- takes effect on Monday, increases the propose revoking the nonprofit status “On the surface, the notion that fices of Tolen Tokhtasynov, an opposition leader and longtime critic risk that people will be improperly of at least 20 agencies by the end of people should consider their alterna- of President Nursultan Nazarbayev, and arrested him. The authorities steered away from the courts and into the year. tives is not a bad theory,” Gross said. released him later that night, after Rice asked Nazarbayev about his debt management plans, for which the Credit counseling industry of- But “the way the system is structured case, administration officials said. counseling agency often receives part ficials say their services can help suggests that will not happen.” Nazarbayev has governed Kazakhstan since the Soviet Union in- of the creditor’s fees. consumers make informed decisions The credit counseling require- stalled him in office in 1989. Asked at a news conference Thursday “Lots of people see the opportu- about their finances. ment is part of the amended bank- morning why he should not be considered a dictator by now, he grew nity to make lots of money off the William P. Binzel, chief coun- ruptcy act that changes the balance of defensive and said the questioner had been taken in by “opposition backs of consumer debtors, and that sel of the National Foundation for power between debtors and creditors. disinformation.” should make people extremely cau- Credit Counseling, an industry group, Intended to make it more difficult for Rice stood at his side, a taut, unsmiling expression on her face. tious about this,” said Karen Gross, a compared a counseling session to a Americans to wipe out their debts, Asked whether freedom of expression for opposition candidates was a New York Law School professor and medical briefing before surgery. The the new law requires a thorough re- priority for her, she said, “Our position is consistent around the world, president of the Coalition for Con- agencies must present a range of al- view of whether they can pay off at and that is the need for the political opposition to be allowed to express sumer Bankruptcy Debtor Education ternatives, he said, just as a doctor least some of their credit card bills themselves, and we expect the same for Kazakhstan.” advocacy group. must explain the procedure and its and other debts. It will also ask debt- The counseling agencies, which potential outcomes. ors to pull together more paperwork, will receive no additional government Right now a credit counselor’s of- increasing the time and legal costs of Pinter Wins Nobel Prize aid under the new law, are increas- fice may be harder to find than a health filing. In Literature By Sarah Lyall THE NEW YORK TIMES LONDON Avian Flu Arrives in Turkey As Birds Harold Pinter, the British playwright, poet and political campaign- er who uses spare and often menacing language to explore themes of powerlessness, domination and the faceless tyranny of the state, won Drop by the Thousands From Disease the Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday. By Elisabeth Rosenthal deaths in Asia since it appeared in squash outbreaks in animals, Jutzi Pinter “uncovers the precipice under everyday prattle and forces THE NEW YORK TIMES 1997. Efforts to control it have cost said, noting that U.N. member states entry into oppression’s closed rooms,” the Swedish Academy in Stock- ROME governments in the region billions had donated only $30 million for that holm said in announcing the award, which is worth $1.3 million. Thousands of birds that died in of dollars. It has infected about 120 purpose, though $175 million was re- In his versatile and productive career, Pinter, 75, has written plays Turkey in the past week succumbed people, generally those in close con- quested more than two years ago. and screenplays, directed theater productions, acted on screen and to the same deadly avian influenza tact with sick birds. About half of the “The amount we have is rather stage, and won awards across Europe. So precise and pared down is his virus that has ravaged Southeast Asia infected people have died. ridiculous compared to what health prose, so artful his use of pauses and omissions to invoke discomfort, in the past five years, medical tests The new test results were first an- authorities in many countries are in- foreboding and miscommunication, that he has his own adjective, Pin- done in Britain confirmed Thursday. nounced Thursday morning by the vesting in stockpiling medicines,” he teresque, signifying a peculiar kind of atmospheric unease. It was the first time that the disease European Union’s health commis- said. “The international community In “The Birthday Party,” “No Man’s Land,” “The Homecoming” and had been reported in Europe. sioner, Markos Kyprianu, who said should invest in preventing the pan- other plays, Pinter dispenses with the easy comforts of fluent speech The development signaled a new the commission was proposing to demic, rather than just pandemic pre- and has his characters speak in non sequiturs and sentence fragments, phase in the spread of the deadly vi- set aside 1 billion euros to make and paredness.” interrupt one another, fail to listen, fail to understand. He uses lan- rus across the globe. distribute flu drugs and vaccines in The spread of the disease into guage to convey miscommunication and lack of understanding rather “We can now say that it was case of a human pandemic. He urged Europe was predicted by many vet- than shared comprehension. definitely the H5N1 virus,” said Dr. countries to “stockpile anti-viral” erinarians over the summer, after the He is an overtly political writer, vehemently opposed to the Iraq Samuel Jutzi, director of the Animal drugs “as the first line of defense” for disease started moving west from war, to the British government under Prime Minister Tony Blair and to Production and Health Division at the people. Southeast Asia, where there have what he sees as bullying American imperialism in the Middle East and U.N. Food and Agriculture Organiza- But Jutzi emphasized that, for been frequent outbreaks. It moved around the world. A recent poem, “The Special Relationship,” refers tion in Rome, which tracks animal now at least, “we continue to state into Mongolia, western China, Rus- to the alliance between the United States and Britain but is consumed diseases. But he suggested that the that this is an animal disease, an ani- sia and Kazakhstan — just over the with bombs exploding, limbs being blown off and the atrocities com- next stop for the virus would prob- mal health problem, that we want to mountains that separate Asia from mitted at places like Abu Ghraib. ably be countries near Turkey and Af- deal with aggressively in order to pre- Europe — borne by migrating birds. The Swedish Academy occasionally presents awards with a politi- rican nations, rather than western Eu- vent a human pandemic.” Most recently, Iranian health authori- cal edge, and this is the second prize in a week that has gone to an rope, because the virus is believed to Though the deadly H5N1 strain ties have reported deaths among wild opponent of the Iraq war. On Oct. 7, the peace prize was given to be traveling with flocks of migratory does not currently spread from per- ducks. the International Atomic Energy Agency and its chief, Mohamed El- birds moving south for the winter. son to person, scientists have worried U.N. authorities say that Turkey Baradei, who in the weeks before the invasion of Iraq was skeptical The H5N1 strain of bird flu has that it may acquire that ability. and Romania, which also reported of American accusations that Saddam Hussein had rebuilt a nuclear been responsible for tens of millions The most effective way to pre- recent bird deaths, quickly took ac- program. if not hundreds of millions of animal vent such a mutation is to control and tion to control the disease. Page 4 THE TECH October 14, 2005 OPINION Learning How To Drink Chairman Not As Easy As You Might Think Zachary Ozer ’07 freshman alcohol abuse this year took place dur- about half of freshman males pledge, and about Editor in Chief Aditya Kohli ing Orientation — a time when fraternities were half of freshmen are males, only a quarter of Kelley Rivoire ’06 dry and prohibited freshmen from entering. the class is being trained with alcohol. More- Business Manager Seven-year-old Tommy has dreams of be- Logic follows fact. In a dorm, a group of over, this quarter will be doing the majority of coming a pilot. There are two ways he can freshmen will drink together. Many upperclass- its drinking off campus, and it has already been Lucy Li ’06 achieve this goal. He could go to flight school men leave the dorms to drink, for many can go said that the majority of dangerous drinking oc- Managing Editor and learn from a professional, or he could teach to bars and have friends at fraternities. Because curs on campus. The alcohol training program Michael McGraw-Herdeg ’08 himself through experimentation. The former is all freshmen live in dorms, they drink in dorms. needs to encompass all freshmen. the prudent choice. Imagine what a seven-year- Especially early on in the semester, there are In addition to a change in demographic, Executive Editor old child would do with an airplane, a curious no other options for freshmen. Conversely, in these programs need a change in timing. Cur- Jina Kim ’06 mind, and no formal training. Now, imagine a fraternity house, a group of both upperclass- rently the alcohol awareness program is held what an 18-year-old college freshman would do men and freshmen will drink together. Fresh- after Rush; it should be held during Orienta- NEWS STAFF with an abundant supply of alcohol, peer pres- men cannot live in the house, so they would not tion. The weeks of Rush and Orientation are News Editors: Beckett W. Sterner ’06, Jen- sure, and no prior drinking experience. be there alone. While there is no shortage of al- essentially downtime for freshmen. There is no ny Zhang ’06; Associate Editor: Marie Y. There have been nine alcohol-related in- cohol consumed at the fraternity, freshmen are academic pressure and therefore there are no Thibault ’08; Staff: Brian Keegan ’06, Was- cidents on campus involving the MIT Police surrounded by experience. practical limits on drinking. A preponderance eem S. Daher ’07, Ray C. He ’07, Tongyan since Sept. 1, the majority involving freshmen. Unlike other activities (such as flying), of alcohol incidents occurred during Orienta- Lin ’07, Hanhan Wang ’07, Tiffany Chen ’08, Abuse on this scale is no small matter, as it is drinking is not best learned through personal tion — a fact that needs to be addressed. Michael Snella ’08, Jiao Wang ’08, Daniela not just a freshman feeling nauseous because he experience; freshmen need direction. “How No matter how many awareness events MIT Cako ’09, Benjamin P. Gleitzman ’09, John A. had one too many. The authorities are involved much is too much?” is often a question without sponsors, we, as the Class of 2009 need to ex- Hawkinson; Meteorologists: Cegeon Chan G, for a reason. These events reveal a serious glitch an answer for freshmen. A group of inexperi- ercise caution. Listen to the clichéd advice: call Jon Moskaitis G, Michael J. Ring G, Roberto in MIT’s alcohol policies — they are mistimed enced drinkers putting away shots is not the best for help if you need to, don’t drink alone, etc. Rondanelli G, Brian H. Tang G, Robert Korty and misdirected. scenario. The solution is not a naïve and puni- But also understand that MIT has relaxed drink- G; Police Log Compiler: Marjan Rafat ’06. It is too easy to place the burden of excessive tive measure to stop underage drinking on cam- ing policies — you have four years to exploit drinking on the backs of the fraternities, and it pus, for the inevitable cannot be stopped. them. There is no reason to do it all this semes- PRODUCTION STAFF must therefore first be established that the heavi- MIT understands this notion and has imple- ter. Know your limits; don’t push them. Editors: Tiffany Dohzen ’06, Austin Chu ’08; est freshman drinking is in fact not taking place at mented an alcohol awareness program solely Aditya Kohli is a member of the Class of Staff: Rosa Cao G, Sie Hendrata Dharmawan fraternities, but rather, in dorms. The majority of for affiliated freshman males. However, since 2009. G, Valery K. Brobbey ’08, Rong Hu ’08.

OPINION STAFF Editor: Ruth Miller ’07; Associate Editor: Smart vs. Art Ali S. Wyne ’08; Staff: Ken Nesmith ’04, Nick some extent, I have to agree with the naysayers But consider for a moment the statement — I Baldasaro ’05, W. Victoria Lee ’06, Josh Lev- Krishna Gupta — MIT really doesn’t have much scope in terms don’t mean to imply that MIT must become a inger ’07, Chen Zhao ’07, Julián Villarreal ’07. of the development of personality, development liberal arts college. That would be unfathomable Why am I here? I was discouraged from every of a culture. That is the seminal issue here — if and unintelligent. But Harvard is considered the SPORTS STAFF direction to come to MIT. I told them I wanted to MIT can somehow change its philosophy slight- classiest university across the world, despite its Editor: Brian Chase ’06; Associate Editors: go into the business world; they told me to go to ly, so that it creates not only raw intelligence but often less-than-intelligent students. Throughout Yong-yi Zhu ’06, Travis Johnson ’08; Staff: Yale. I told them MIT would make me smart, that also sharp, informed, cultured students, I believe my travels in various countries, I’ve met blank Chris Bettinger G, Caitlin Murray ’06. Yale was fluff; they told me that smart without art that we can take over the world. Or in other stares when I mention MIT. I don’t want to see was useless, wasn’t the Ivy name enough? words, we can become the new Harvard. ARTS STAFF I’ve only been on campus six weeks, and to I know that my last sentence is scandalous. Gupta, Page 5 Editors: Kevin G. Der ’06, Jacqueline O’Connor ’06; Associate Editor: Nivair H. Gabriel ’08; Staff: Bogdan Fedeles G, Jorge Padilla, Jr. ’05, Yao Chung-King ’06, Jessica Letters To The Editor O. Young ’06, Kapil Amarnath ’07. In the 1973 case of Roe v. Wade, the jus- lished … the fetus’ right to life would then Right to Privacy? tices applied this reasoning to deny the state be guaranteed specifically by the [Fourteenth] PHOTOGRAPHY STAFF The media attention surrounding the Su- the ability to limit abortion. Yet this right is Amendment.” Editors: Brian Hemond G, Stephanie Lee ’06, preme Court nominees has found the phrase only applicable if there is no third-party who Science may now be able to provide that Omari Stephens ’08; Associate Editor: Yun “right to privacy” thrown around a lot. But can also claim to have his or her rights pro- answer. With advances in medical technology Wu ’06; Staff: Frank Dabek G, Stanley Hu what is this “right to privacy”? According to tected. The justices in this decision acknowl- showing key developments very early in life ’00, Scott Johnston ’03, John M. Cloutier ’06, Richard Glenn, author of “The Right to Priva- edged this and said that since there was a — a brain and spinal cord as early as three Liang Hong ’06, Grant Jordan ’06, Edward cy,” it is “the right of the individual to be free “wide divergence of thinking” on the issue weeks, a heartbeat at four weeks, and fingers Platt ’06, Dmitry Kashlev ’07, Scot Frank ’08, from unwanted and unwarranted governmen- of when life began, they would not decide at six weeks — the legal status of unborn chil- Tiffany Iaconis ’08, Christina Kang ’08, Ni- tal intrusion in matters affecting fundamental the matter. Furthermore, the justices said that dren needs to be reconsidered. cole Koulisis ’08, Kenneth Yan ’08, Connie rights.” “if this suggestion of personhood is estab- Peter J. Mulligan ’08 Yee ’08, Sally E. Peach ’09, Ricardo Ramirez ’09.

CAMPUS LIFE STAFF Associate Editor: Bill Andrews ’05; Colum- Corrections nists: Emily Kagan G, Kailas Narendran ’01, Daniel Corson ’05, Mark Liao ’06; Cartoon- A front-page article on Oct. 7 about ists: Jason Burns G, Emezie Okorafor ’03, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry misspelled Juan Pablo Mendieta ’06, Josie Sung ’06, Jia the name of the reporter. She is Kirtana Lou ’07, Ash Turza ’08, James Biggs. Raja, not Kirtina Raja.

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Smart vs. The $23,266 Student Group — the American Red Cross asked for $7,593 enrolling, because surely the semi-weekly Art Ruth Miller and received $1,400, while the Black Chris- advertisements in The Tech and general hul- Gupta, from Page 4 tian Fellowship asked for $475 and received labaloo would bring forth more possible can- There is something fundamentally wrong $50. didates than could ever be appropriately han- a void in those eyes — I want to see the excite- with the Undergraduate Association. The To be fair, none of these groups are re- dled, ended up having fewer applicants than ment of recognition, of understanding, and of Tech’s headline [Oct. 4]: increase in voter sponsible for as large a portion of the MIT spaces in the lottery. A candidate for Under- appreciation. The times have changed so that turnout to 29.9 percent? It’s sad that turnout Undergraduate population as the UA. It’s un- graduate Association President was endors- the privileged or the aristocratic no longer com- is so low, but when this is heralded as an im- derstandable that Finboard has a strict policy ing a departmental minor on his platform. mand the same respect as they once did. Now provement, something needs further investi- forbidding student groups from spending lav- Again, to be fair, this candidate is not the is the time of innovation instead of hierarchical gation. ish amounts of money on retreats. Why spend person currently serving as UA President. structure, of progress instead of stagnation. As a How bad is 29.9 percent? Between 1980 what is effectively tax money on something The successful candidate promised to reduce meritocracy is becoming more possible, can you and 1995, the U.S. averaged 54 percent voter only a few people can benefit from? This the Freshmen on Campus policy to one se- imagine what power an army of cultured MIT turnout. That’s the third lowest among indus- sounds reasonable. mester. Never mind the deaf ear let upon any students would possess? trialized nations. Australia, Malta, Austria, Now it’s time to examine that $23,266, or form of reversal of FOC from within the MIT Cultured doesn’t mean dressing up in a coat and Belgium all had over 90 percent. A mea- $5.66 per undergraduate student, that the UA administration. The fact that this candidate and tie and snobbishly turning away from those ger 29.9 percent is pathetic. gets. The biggest cut is for “Committee Bud- promised something so out of the control of who don’t. To be cultured, in my sense, means Better yet, The Tech was kind enough to gets,” and the largest share of that is desig- the UA, such that he would have zero hope of looking confident in your dress and carrying it run a breakdown of turnout by class. Forty- nated for the Events Committee and second- ever accomplishing it, and then won anyway, well to respect yourself, to respect the people six percent, or 466 students, of the freshmen highest, the Publicity Committee. Talk about is proof that the voting body of MIT was fac- around you, and to respect the world. Of course, voted, and that number is nearly cut in half irony. I’m willing to bet that of the top four ing a “lesser of two evils” scenario. dress is but one dimension. for the sophomores. Juniors and seniors care student group activities on your mind right That’s when it hit me — what kind of Before I came to MIT, I asked one job inter- even less and less, which begs the question: now, at least three of them were by run a stu- people are in the UA? Certainly, no one that viewer whether I should pick Yale or MIT. As what have the ’06’s and ’05’s figured out that dent group that is not the UA, and none of hopes to accomplish anything. Perhaps the usual, he suggested Yale, stating that at least the the ’09’s haven’t? them cost $23,266. But I’ll get to that later. old saying is true: they do it because it looks world would know that I “could read and write Four minutes on MIT-Google will give The primary suspicious chunk of change good on their resume. properly.” Yes, MIT has an 8-term HASS require- you a pretty good idea of what the UA is de- is in the least suspicious place: the UA Sen- I know: this should have been obvious. ment, but how effective is it? Based on responses signed to do. Any good government class will ate. Hidden by the most legitimate sounding But seriously, think about it for a second. from fellow peers, it doesn’t look like HASS tell you to follow the money trail, and doing part of the UA — student representation — is These aren’t the resume-builders from your that, one could conclude that the UA’s pur- approval for a $4,500 retreat for the UA. high school we’re talking about. This is a pose, or about three quarters of it, is the Fi- Last October, the UA used student funds whole different league. These are people that nance Board. On the Association of Student to pay for a $4,500 retreat to Cape Cod for dress for the occasion, prepare speeches, and I don’t mean to imply that MIT must Activities Web site, the UA Finance Board is itself, directly violating its own rules for Fin- thrive in bureaucracy and red tape. The big- become a liberal arts college. That would described as 10 undergraduates “charged by board budget approval. ger the UA, the more costly and slower to run, the UA” to allot funds to the various ASA- It takes between one and two minutes to but the more people that get to put it on their be unfathomable and unintelligent. recognized student groups of MIT. vote in the UA elections. I know this, and resume. Being a member isn’t good enough But Harvard is considered the classiest In the case of Fall 2004, the UA “Semes- last month I even pulled up the Web site. I for you? Let’s create a new committee for you university across the world, despite its terly Allowance” totaled $110,730, and Fin- filled out the form. Then I realized that I had to chair — that’ll get you into law school. It board occupied $81,275 of that. As someone stopped whatever I was doing to vote for two might cost a few thousand dollars that some often less-than-intelligent students. who weighs money in terms of prospective candidates among a total of two candidates, student group could use, but hey, that’s why meals, that discrepancy is kind of a lot. But and refused to grant legitimacy to the elec- it’s good to have power of the purse. to the UA, $23,266 of this forms the UA Bud- tion by voting in it. Every UA candidate in history has prom- classes have accomplished the most crucial goal get. I actually cared a little during the last UA ised to bring students together. I know how — to get students excited about humanities. In- I am not lying. election. Granted, as opinion editor for The to do what all these people have failed to: stead, the HASS classes fail to transcend their In Fall 2004, the UA allocated $23,266 for Tech, I was asked to help conduct the formal student groups. Endorse many, many, well- status; they are simply requirements. its own budget. presidential debate, but I couldn’t scrounge funded student groups, led by diverse people I’m not claiming that MIT students are cul- The “UA Finboard Summer/Fall 2005 up the interest to go to the other ones. I was who have diverse interests, and privatize the tureless. But we are missing something. We don’t Budget Allocation Recommendations” (also annoyed by the pomp and circumstance, but task of “improving student life at MIT” to the have the same respect for some of the intricate MIT-Google) don’t show a single student the grossest part was when one candidate for- people who make up MIT. Currently, I see peripherals that are often required to progress group that even comes close to that. The In- mally endorsed the emerging Sloan minor. one giant student group for people with an unhindered through life. It’s that well-rounded- ternational Students Association requested The Sloan minor that, if you weren’t here to interest in politicking and carrying around ness that is lacking — we are all too often well- $11,100 and got $250. Some of the humbler experience, was introduced with such revelry briefcases, and I think they’re taking far too lopsided. Call it Romanticism, but I often dream student groups were also slapped in the face that a lottery was created for the privilege of much of my money and my time. of sitting at a café while discussing the current political state of Nepal or listening to lilting mul- ticultural melodies walking besides the Charles. But at the same time, I love nothing more than working on theoretical math for a few hours at a U.S. — Dictatorship Relations: time. I went to a liberal arts high school. There I missed the pursuit of raw intellectual power; here I miss the pursuit of a complete understanding A Field of Doublespeak of the world. It gives me tremendous satisfac- tion to read the news twice or three times a day. Amidst protest over human rights violations, tion reopened the embassy and later Secretary How many MIT students do this? And yet, if I Nakul Vyas the Bush administration suspended a mere 3.6 of State Colin Powell and Secretary of Energy talk to friends in such barely-inferior universities percent of the total Uzbeki aid. According to Spencer Abraham granted Obiang a meeting in as Harvard, Yale, Stanford, and the University of In his 2005 Inaugural Address, President a State Department report, soon afterwards Washington. Obiang’s son praised the Bush ad- Chicago, they all seem to be engaged in intellec- Bush said, “All who live in tyranny and hope- General Richard Myers, Chairman of the Joint ministration: “The United States, like China, is tual thought about the world as a whole, not just lessness can know: the United States will not Chiefs of Staff, criticized the suspension of aid careful not to get into internal issues.” the subatomic or ecological arenas. ignore your oppression, or excuse your oppres- and negotiated a new program equal to the one Why does the Bush administration support Even if you are to become a researcher, fo- sors. When you stand for your liberty, we will the administration suspended. these dictators? In exchange for millions of cusing solely on a narrow slice of a branch of stand with you.” If I were an Uzbek, a Turkmen, Rivaling Karimov in brutality is Turkmen dollars deposited in private accounts, Obiang a branch of a science, it is often beneficial to or an Equatorial Guinean watching the speech, leader Saparmurat Niyazov. In February of lowers export taxes on oil. ExxonMobil, Mara- become a complete individual. The utilitarian I would not know whether to laugh or cry. Only 2005, Niyazov announced he was closing all thon, and other U.S. companies are then free counterargument may question the usefulness in an Orwellian nightmare can Bush pontificate hospitals outside the capital. Turkmenistan is to pillage the country. As for Turkmenistan and of becoming cultured. Well, I am nowhere near about liberty while supporting dictators in all twice the size of Great Britain. Human Rights Uzbekistan, both served as staging grounds for completely cultured, and yet I’ve had so many of these countries. Only in a failed democracy Watch called it “a public health disaster.” The the invasion of Afghanistan. experiences where understanding of some ran- can the President invade countries promising organization went on to paint a Kafkaesque Karimov, Niyazov, and Obiang have im- dom facet of life helped me converse with and to spread freedom while he tortures prisoners portrait of Turkmenistan: unfair trials, torture, plications for the President’s mission to bring learn from another individual. I could immedi- in Guantanamo Bay without trial. Sadly, this is and “in a practice reminiscent of the Stalin era” freedom to Iraq — his claims are either am- ately latch onto a familiar piece of information, no dream. banishment to uninhabitable deserts. Niyazov nesic delusions or bald lies. Bush declared the and expand it into a stimulating discussion. Do Bush’s first puppet, Islam Karimov, main- has banned opera, ballet, and philharmonic U.S. went to war because of Iraqi WMDs and you really want to live life within the small cross- tained power in farcical 1999 Uzbeki elections. orchestra in his attempt to impose “a perverse Saddam’s links to al-Qaeda. After these pre- section of people who understand every word When the monitoring group, the Organiza- cult of personality” that includes renaming the tences collapsed, Bush seized upon a cynical you say, and vice-versa? tion for Security and Cooperation in Europe month of January after himself. vision to bring democracy to Iraq. How can the Why did I come here? Because MIT stood (OSCE), criticized President Karimov’s record, General Tommy Franks met with Niyazov administration grasp third world dictatorship out to me as having the Most Intelligent Teach- he responded, “The OSCE focuses only on es- in 2002 after which he said, “The cooperation in one hand and flaunt Iraqi democracy in the ings of any other university. Because MIT re- tablishment of democracy, the protection of hu- between our nations remains very good and, other? spected me and my fellow peers for our intelli- man rights and the freedom of the press. I am of course, I am thankful for that, as well.” In It is clear what kind of doublespeaking gence and problem-solving skills. Because MIT now questioning these values.” Karimov has 2003, the U.S. gave Turkmenistan $19.2 mil- “war on terror” the Bush administration is seemed like it could really nurture the growth of higher priorities. lion in military aid. waging. The war on terror is used to terrorize the intellectual spirit. In 2001, State Department officials de- To complete the trio, we turn to Teodoro the people of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan I spoke to several alumni at the Alumni Lead- scribed torture used in Uzbekistan. “Beating Obiang of Equatorial Guinea, who took power just as the war in Iraq maims and slaughters ership Conference earlier this term, and they … with blunt weapons and asphyxiation with in 1979. Obiang won the last election with 97 more than a hundred thousand Iraqis. The bod- mentioned that MIT was not catalyzing growth a gas mask” numbered among the techniques percent of a vote “marred by extensive fraud ies are left charred by fire, torn apart by cluster in personality, in this culture, and that it was the employed. According to The New York Times, and intimidation” according to State Depart- bombs, and uncounted by the military in vio- responsibility of the administration and the stu- “torture in Uzbek jails included boiling of ment reports. Equatorial Guinea pulls in $5.5 lation of the Geneva Conventions. Corporate dents to work together to cultivate this missing body parts, using electroshock on genitals billion from oil revenues. The country is one profits swell in Equatorial Guinea while human component of MIT. and plucking off fingernails and toenails with of the richest nations in Africa per capita at rights are discarded. At the same time, neo-lib- I don’t suggest that MIT change its admis- pliers. Two prisoners were boiled to death.” about $3,000 per person, but little money goes eral economic policies open the Iraqi market sions pool at all. We have the brightest students Pictures were subsequently released show- to improving the lives of the people. Almost to exploitation by U.S. firms while women’s around. But, can we take that same group of ing multi-colored black, blue, and red corpses half of all children younger than five are mal- rights are excluded from the upcoming Iraqi students that come in and transform them to be swollen and burned by immersion in boiling nourished, major cities lack basic water and constitution. None of this will change without parallel-minded, to grow in all directions and de- water. The hands had no fingernails. sanitation, and most of the population toils for popular pressure. As Frederick Douglass said, velop into the leaders of the current and future How did our President respond to “tyranny less than $2 a day. After being arrested, most “Power concedes nothing without a demand.” generations? President Hockfield seems intent and hopelessness”? President Bush invited political opponents are tortured and often their Nakul Vyas is a member of the Class of on doing this, and I hope she and my fellow peers Karimov to the White House and gave him relatives are taken as hostages. 2008. He encourages you to show your oppo- follow through with this plan to make MIT the $500 million, ironically, for use in the “war In 1995, the U.S. closed its embassy in sition to the war in Iraq by mobilizing on the unqualified, best university in the world. on terror.” For comparison the Bush adminis- Equatorial Guinea because of Obiang’s human Boston Common at 11 a.m. on Oct. 29. See Krishna Gupta is a member of the Class of tration donated $352 million to tsunami aid. rights record. In 2003, the Bush administra- http://www.oct29.org for more information. 2009. OctoberSeptember 14, 30,2005 2005

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Dilbert® by Scott Adams Page 8 THE TECH October 14, 2005 ARTS LITERATURE READING Murakami Delights Large Audience in Rare Reading Cambridge Police Foiled by Throngs of Adoring Fans By Benjamin P. Gleitzman khaki pants, New Balance shoes, and a light and “The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle,” arguably the tale involving a six-foot, Joseph Conrad- STAFF WRITER sports jacket as one of the most praised living his greatest work, which earned him the cov- quoting, highly articulate frog who visits a se- Haruki Murakami authors of our day. Taking his place at the po- eted Yomiyuri Literary Award. curity trust officer of a Shinjuku bank to inform Sponsored by Program in Writing dium, Murakami banished any tensions caused Murakami then tried his hand at nonfiction, him that he will be the one to fight Worm and And Humanistic Studies by the police removals by offering, “We should publishing “Underground,” a nonfiction story save Tokyo from a major earthquake. Thursday, Oct. 6, 2005 have used Fenway Park.” recalling the events following the Aum Shinri- Murakami’s work has been described as ac- 10-250, 7 p.m. Murakami, in true form, was both amicable kyo gas attack, and “After the Quake,” a col- cessible, but foreign readers may feel hampered and entertaining. Through a stiff Japanese ac- lection of stories inspired by the Great Hanshin by editions that have been translated into Eng- ast Thursday night, in the blazing heat cent, he spoke of his life in Japan both before Earthquake that hit Kobe in 1995. His newest lish, as well as Chinese, Korean, Hindi, Thai, of MIT’s 10-250 lecture hall, world-re- and after being placed in the limelight as an ac- book, “Kafka on the Shore,” splits many of French, and German, to name a few. When nowned novelist, essayist, translator, complished writer. “I didn’t think I had a gift his previous themes, mystical events, and fan- asked about his translated editions, Murakami Land nonfiction writer Haruki Murakami for writing,” Murakami said of his earlier years. tastic stories between the two main characters, said, “I enjoy them very much. I don’t reread addressed an adoring crowd, whose members After working in a record store and later run- Kafka Tamura, whose story is told in the odd- my [Japanese] stories. When I read the English, had come from as far as Virginia to hear him ning a jazz bar in Tokyo for a number of years, numbered chapters, and Satoru Nakata, an old it is exciting.” speak. The turnout for the lecture was astonish- Murakami published his first book, “Hear the man whose story unfolds in the even-numbered Throughout his talk, Murakami exuded a ing, boasting enough warm bodies to fill the hall Wind Sing,” at the age of 30. “One day, at a chapters. palpable air of confidence. “This is my world. twice over. Eventually, the MIT Police had to be baseball park in Tokyo, I knew I could write,” Murakami’s work is often characterized by It’s unpredictable,” said Murakami against called in to remove the throngs who had gath- he said. tragedy, centering on main characters who do those who call his stories outlandish. Despite ered in the hallways, aisles, and waiting rooms This publication was followed by “Pinball not fit into the mold of everyday life and are his critics, who have followed Murakami since surrounding 10-250, refusing to leave after be- 1973,” “A Wild Sheep Chase,” the story of a forced to look outside their ordinary existence. his earlier days of writing, the author remains ing denied a seat. While introducing Murakami detective who follows a man through 1980s Recurring themes are present throughout all of confident in his work. “If you don’t like my and referring to the forced removal of some au- Tokyo, and “Hardboiled Wonderland,” which Murakami’s work, including subterranean set- books, you don’t have to feel guilty,” he said dience members from the lecture hall, Profes- presents a futuristic world where information is tings, wells, cats, and mysticism that often blurs with a smile. “You just have a brain disease.” sor Junot Diaz from the Program in Writing and controlled by the Calcutecs and the Semiotecs. into science fiction. Murakami finished his address with a short Humanistic Studies commented, “That’s some Murakami finally achieved breakout success Continuing with his lecture, Murakami read question and answer period, during which the cold shit, right?” with “Norwegian Wood,” a story of sexuality a selection from “After the Quake” entitled “Su- audience remained seated to hear the final re- Murakami, born in Kyoto in 1949, is not and loss that sold millions of copies in Japan. perfrog Saves Tokyo.” He began with a small marks. “I write books. Some like it, some don’t known for giving many public readings. Had Murakami shunned the spotlight, leaving section in rapid-fire Japanese before starting like it. Some don’t care. That mantra helps. I it not been for the thunderous applause, few Japan for the United States in 1986. He con- over in English. After a few pages, he stopped don’t mind.” A man propelled by his own be- would have thought of the small, quiet man tinued to write, publishing “Dance, Dance, reading and another man took over to finish the liefs and ideals, Murakami has proven himself clad in a green t-shirt with a pickle on the front, Dance,” “South of the Border, West of the Sun,” piece. The audience was captivated throughout as a truly unique Japanese writer.

CULTURAL EVENT Night Market a Festive RESTAURANT REVIEW Pho Pasteur a Classic Foray Into Asian Culture Several Student Groups Provide Choice Anywhere A Night of Affordable Fun By Elizabeth K. Zakszewski In Boston bringing out fresh trays to keep everyone fed. NightMarket I didn’t have a chance to see where this food Sponsored by Chinese Students Club, came from except that one food table was serv- Visit Allston or Harvard for Soup, Asian American Association, Association ing from Quan’s Kitchen. I bought dessert of of Taiwanese Students, some kind of flan and rice gelatin from the Ko- Spring Rolls, Noodles Undergraduate Association, rean Students’ Association that was delicious Assisting Recurring Cultural and Diversity and only cost one ticket. By Jillian Berry Events After I ate a pleasant dinner and watched Pho Pasteur Lobdell Food Court a dance group perform to some catchy Asian 137 Brighton Ave. Friday, Oct. 7, 2005 music, the rock group (which was unpleas- Allston, MA 7–11 p.m. antly loud and only played American popular (617) 783-2340 music) started playing again, and we went to ast week Friday I took it upon myself check out the games. My friend tried tossing a ho Pasteur is a local Vietnamese chain with branches in Harvard Square, China- to see what NightMarket was all about. Nerf football or basketball into a paper hole to town, Allston, Chestnut Hill, and Newbury Street. As the name suggests, they I’ve heard about this annual event every win a fortune cookie. I tried shooting a tapioca specialize in pho, or Vietnamese noodle soup, with beef, chicken, vegetable, and L year I’ve been at MIT, but I decided in bubble through a bubble tea straw at a paper P seafood varieties. The soups are simple and fresh, and they come with a side plate my last year that I couldn’t pass it up. So I took target, which was really fun once I go the hang of crisp bean sprouts, mint, and lime. The sizes range from small (a meal in itself) to extra- a friend and ventured to Lobdell shortly after 7 of it. Of course, it wouldn’t be an Asian stu- large (bring some friends) and are a real bargain at $4.50-$7 (depending on the soup and p.m. to relish Asian culture, food, and fun. dents’ event without big-screen DDR (which restaurant location). The old dining hall had been turned into was there), but what particularly interested me Equally popular are the Goi Cuon ($3.50-$4), or fresh summer rolls, which consist of makeshift carnival grounds with dim lighting, was a similar game with drums and sticks that shrimp and/or pork (vegetarian ones are also available with tofu), vermicelli (rice noodles), a loud rock band with dancing space in the was pretty challenging. The fortune cookies lettuce, and mint wrapped in rice paper and served with peanut sauce. I’ve been eating center, and booths of food, games, and crafts had custom-made fortunes for the event, but these for years now, and I have never tasted any better. And with two rolls per order, I often around the perimeter. In one corner of the mine didn’t read that I’d won a raffle prize, as get a couple of orders for the table to share, and there are never any left over. I recommend dance floor, a group of patrons tried out Chi- we were told some did. asking for an extra order to go, as the rolls make a great snack or light meal the next day. nese yo-yos, and at one booth students were Craft booths included wax sculpting, cal- If you want to make a meal out of the summer rolls, you can order the Banh Hoi ($9- selling dishes of green tea and red bean fla- ligraphy, and lantern painting. I tried my luck $11), or steamed vermicelli. You get all the makings for the summer rolls, including a bowl vored ice cream. My friend and I began to get at painting on a paper lantern, which I was of boiling hot water to soak the rice paper, and you assemble the rolls yourself. Though the hungry after taking in all the sights and sounds, quite pleased with and got to take home for result is tasty, if you do not have much experience making summer rolls, I would recom- so we ventured to the second floor where the only $1. My friend got a henna tattoo from mend just sticking with the appetizers. majority of the food seemed to be. a real South Asian henna artist for only $2, If you are not in the mood for soup, I would recommend their Pad Thai ($8). You might The $2 entrance fee to the event bought a price that can’t be found outside an event not expect a Vietnamese restaurant to serve good pad thai, but Pho Pasteur’s is amazing. five tickets, which were to be traded in for like this. And after discovering that the raffle The noodles are lightly stir-fried with vegetables and your choice of protein, and the dish food (more tickets could be purchased at the prize table sold fortune cookies three for one has a wonderfully sweet and subtle flavor that is not dominated by peanuts. The serving is same rate of 5 for $2 or a better deal for buying dollar, we each won a prize (gift certificates large and you might be able to squeeze two meals out of it. more). Two tickets bought me a bowl of rice, to a hair salon). All in all, aside from the loud Pho Pasteur also offers a wide variety of Vermicelli ($6-$7) and other traditional Viet- chicken, and green beans. Three bought my music being a bit too much for the confined namese dishes that are served family style. Overall the food is great, and the prices are friend a bowl of noodles and pineapple shrimp. indoor space, the event was fun and cheaper reasonable. You are best off going with a group and sharing a few dishes as the servings It was a pretty good deal for 80 cents, and the than any carnival I’d ever been to. The pa- tend to be large, and they have such a large number of options, you will want to try a food was absolutely delicious. I even felt like a trons, whose ethnicities were as diverse as little of everything. The different branches each have a little different style and taste. Har- character in an anime show, hungrily shoveling those of our campus, all appeared to be en- vard Square is the most convenient from MIT, but my favorite is Allston (plus it’s a little the rice into my mouth with chopsticks. The joying themselves. This is an annual event I cheaper), so if you have the time, I would suggest making the trek across the river. Either food area was crowded and chaotic with hun- would recommend checking out in the future, way, you can’t lose. gry patrons lining up for seconds and students if you haven’t yet. Hey Parents! Want to keep up with the news at your kid’s school? Subscribe to The Tech! Details: [email protected] October 14, 2005 ARTS THE TECH Page 9 CLASSICAL REVIEW Musical Overinterpretation Andras Schiff Delivers a Sparkling Haydn, Mediocre Beethoven By Bogdan Fedeles able, because he juxtaposes some of Haydn’s proached this piece with the same light-heart- stein,” highlighting the main material and air- STAFF WRITER most interesting works with cornerstones of edness as with the Haydn works; the result was brushing the details; to me, this interpretation Andras Schiff, piano Beethoven’s sonata output to highlight the unsatisfying. was ineffective. Beethoven’s “Waldstein” is all Bank of America Celebrity Series similarities, but especially the differences, be- There were certainly beautiful notes and about integrity and details. The main themes Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory tween the styles of the two composers. Unfor- sonorities, but the piece — infused with too are too prominent to need more emphasis; it Friday, Oct. 7, 2005 tunately, Schiff goes too far, trying to infuse many witty hesitations, awkward accents and is the small changing details that carry the Beethoven with too much Haydnesque wit and grotesque phrasings — failed to come together struggle of the piece. ast Friday, pianists and piano music too much unfounded rigor. in a meaningful way. Nevertheless, one can- Nevertheless, the audience received the lovers alike had the opportunity to The Haydn pieces were the true relish of not overlook Schiff’s admirable technique performance enthusiastically, applauding fran- hear Andras Schiff, one of the star pia- Schiff’s recital. Using precise, fluent finger and softness of touch that made the brutally tically while the somewhat disgruntled Schiff L nists of our time, in a recital offered technique and little pedal, Schiff gallantly difficult passages of the moved on and off- by the Bank of America Celebrity Series. The showcased Haydn’s deliciously witty music, second movement mes- stage several times. Hungarian-born pianist delivered a recital accompanied by large hand gestures and the- merizing. Schiff’s discomfort alternating Haydn pieces (“Capriccio in G atrical facial expressions. Schiff’s great tone Still, the low point Star pianist Andras Schiff was probably not be- Major”, “Sonata No. 53 in E minor”, “Varia- quality with its subdued tenderness was a of the program came cause of self-critical tions in F Minor”) with Beethoven “Sonata perfect match for Haydn’s frank and personal with the most antici- boasts fantastic technique, thoughts but rather Op. 31 No. 1 in G Major” and “Sonata Op. 53 music, especially in the slow, improvisatory pated piece, Beethoven’s because of the audi- in C Major” (“Waldstein”), topped with two movement of the “E minor Sonata” and in the “Waldstein” sonata. but his interpretation ence’s incessant pes- Schubert encores. Schiff’s characteristic wit “Variations in F minor.” Schiff suddenly switched ky coughing that had and ethereal tone yielded a sparkling mix with Schiff’s soft and fleeting touch coupled to the highest gear, deliv- elicited signs of dis- Haydn’s music but didn’t work nearly as well with intense dynamic contrasts greatly en- ering a breathlessly fast, of Beethoven’s comfort even while with Beethoven’s sonatas, which sounded con- hanced the outer movements of the sonata and super-strict rendition he was playing. Cu- trived and spastic. Nevertheless, the encores the faster variations. Interestingly, Schiff took in which even fermatas “Waldstein” Sonata riously, older people were sublimely redeeming, showing that ro- all the repeats, yet each repeated section har- were rushed. And since (and with the most mantic music best suits Schiff’s style of play- bored more ornaments than before, a common fast playing comes with disappoints. respiratory problems) ing, or perhaps that his Beethoven remains an baroque and pre-classical practice that works technical difficulties, ev- form the majority of acquired taste. well for these Haydn pieces. erything was swamped the attendees at clas- Although Haydn’s works for piano are vast, Just by listening to his music, one can eas- in copious amounts of pedaling, even more sical music recitals. his writings only occasionally make their way ily imagine Haydn as an old goofy grandpa, than Beethoven’s controversial indications in Finally, Schiff offered two splendid en- into piano recitals nowadays, as pianists usu- always cracking jokes and having a good time. the Rondo. Articulation had little clarity, the cores, Schubert’s “Hungarian Melody” and ally favor Haydn’s more famous classical col- By contrast, Beethoven’s humor is more seri- dynamics were unusual, and the notes inégales “Impromptu in F minor.” The first, a slow leagues and pupils, Mozart and Beethoven. ous, always underlain with mockery or rage. effect and the interrupted trills in the third and simple piece, was the perfect vehicle for Yet Haydn’s musical world, especially when it “Sonata Op. 31 No.1” is a good example; not movement were definitely not pretty. Ulti- Schiff’s soft touch and sparkling tone qual- comes to piano writings, (the composer himself only among Beethoven’s funniest works, it is mately, the performance started sounding like ity. The second, a virtuosic piece, played fast was not a renowned virtuoso) is quite distinct also a parody of the old-style, early Classical an amateur student recital. and with a lot of taste showcased the brilliant — witty, unpretentious, and personal. Schiff’s music. And for a parody to work, it must be My impression was that Schiff tried to technique and showmanship needed for a ful- choice of program is especially commend- told in a serious manner. Yet Mr. Schiff ap- present a stripped-down version of “Wald- minating ending.

FILM REVIEW ★★★ A Heartwarming Experience ‘In Her Shoes’ Seemingly Simple Chick Flick Delivers a Closetful of Human Emotion By Danbee Kim to find meaning in life. The story is punctu- In Her Shoes ated by poignant scenes, such as Maggie read- Directed by Curtis Hanson ing a poem for a blind retired professor, and Based on the novel by Jennifer Weiner moments of absurdity, such as Rose waving a Screenplay by Susannah Grant kitchen knife at her stepmother in teary frus- Starring Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette, Shir- tration. When the two sisters finally find each ley MacLaine, Mark Feuerstein, Brooke Smith other again and come to terms with their differ- Rated PG-13 ent personalities, it is after both remembering their sisterly love for each other and learning to t’s a recipe for “that chick flick,” sure to grow outside each others’ shadows. make girlfriends cry and boyfriends speak Through their rough times, Maggie and the title in that slightly condescending Rose take the audience with them as they re- I tone of voice. But “In Her Shoes” throws discover their past, revealing the truth behind in a mix of stellar acting, subtle and sophisti- their mother’s death, the reasons for the lack of cated character development, creative cinema- contact with their grandmother, and the unde- tography, and a few critical plot twists to take niable fact that everyone has his own demons the movie from mediocre chick flick to a heart- to battle, even those who seem to skip across warming tale of human relationships. the surface of it all. Maggie (Cameron Diaz) is sassy, flirty, and As might be expected, shoes play both carefree, willing to let her looks pay her way a thematic and cinematographic part in this through life. Her sister Rose (Toni Collette) is movie. Rose owns a massive collection of a self-conscious workaholic who tries to be re- shoes that any girl watching would die for, and sponsible enough for both herself and Maggie. yet she never wears them. Maggie, usually the Her disdain for Maggie’s wild life clashes with one to take these fabulous shoes into the world, 20TH CENTURY FOX Maggie’s disdain for Rose’s obsession with tells Rose that such shoes shouldn’t be hid- Two sisters discover a unique relationship among their many differences being a lawyer, and the almost-predictable sis- den in the closet, but “living a life of scandal.” in “In Her Shoes.” terly face-off inevitably leads to a fiasco when When asked why she buys shoes she never tionship from the other’s perspective that they Shirley MacLaine as Ella, their strong-willed the two try to live together. wears, Rose replies that unlike clothing that can fully appreciate their sisterhood. and somewhat crotchety grandmother with a The falling out pushes Maggie to visit a may not look good on her, or food that may Cameron Diaz plays Maggie with a delight- heart of gold, and Francine Beers as Ella’s best grandmother she had thought was long dead, not be healthy, shoes always fit; they never let ful mix of panache and subtle inner insecurity, friend, a wonderfully tactless lady who fond- and both sisters try to recover the missing piec- her down. while Toni Collette brings to Rose a dry sense ly reminds you of Sophia from “The Golden es of their lives without each other. Both wom- The two sisters both envy each other and re- of irony and cynicism, throwing in several mo- Girls.” The surprises the entire cast and crew en undergo a beautiful character development sent the imagined scorn they are sure the other ments of physical comedy that are truly memo- bring to the familiar premise and style of chick through their relationships with others; Rose is feeling. It isn’t until they learn to step into rable. A stellar supporting cast helps to cre- flicks make “In Her Shoes” worth checking out learns to have a little fun, while Maggie learns each other’s shoes and understand their rela- ate this believable sisterly universe, including — as they say, if the shoe fits, wear it.

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MIT THE TECH 2x3.5 FRI 10/14 Page 10 THE TECH ARTS October 14, 2005 FILM REVIEW ★★1/2 ‘Elizabethtown’ Can’t Be Put Into a Neat Box At Last, an Orlando Bloom Character Without a Sword By Natania Antler premise of the movie. poignant scenes of grief, back to Elizabethtown Drew’s father, Mitch Baylor, died while romance, to unique but dizzying Starring Orlando Bloom, Kirsten Dunst visiting his hometown, and so Drew must effect. Written and Directed by Cameron Crowe travel to Elizabethtown, Kentucky, to repre- There are many repeated im- Paramount Pictures sent the “California” part of the family. On the ages throughout the movie. Keep a Rated PG-13 plane to Louisville, Drew is taught how to say sharp eye out for Route 60B, pay Opens Today Louisville correctly (Loo-uh-vul) by a talk- attention to the music that plays ative flight attendant, Claire Colburn (Kirsten throughout the film, and listen for ould you feel like committing sui- Dunst). We watch as Drew falls in love with repeated dialogue. These symbols cide if your company lost $972 mil- Claire, mends ties with his Kentucky family, and themes tie the movie together, lion on your watch? Drew Baylor grieves for his father, and addresses his feel- add depth, and lend a more lyrical W (Orlando Bloom), an engineer/shoe ings about the spectacular failure of his line feel. I was particularly struck by designer for the firm Mercury Shoes, is respon- of shoes. the repetition of the words “I’m sible for exactly that in the beginning of the film “Elizabethtown” does not fit into a neat box fine” by Drew. I liked how their “Elizabethtown.” He considers committing sui- or genre, and it deals with much more than one use changed throughout the movie cide after coming home from a disastrous day at subject. The movie is hard to define and can- and gave us a window into what work. In the only indication of his engineering not be summarized in one grammatically cor- his character was thinking at the background in the entire movie, we watch him rect sentence. This works to its advantage, in moment. try to build something that will end his life out that the movie feels one of a kind. On the other The strength of “Elizabeth- of an exercise bike, duct tape, and a knife. A hand, this can put viewers on the defensive be- town” lies in the supporting actors. combination of a ringing cell phone and badly cause they have no idea what to expect from the The blizzard of love that meets applied duct tape save his life and reveal the movie. The movie will rocket from humor, to Drew during his visit to Elizabeth- town is created by a superb group of supporting actors that play the Baylor extended family. One of the major themes of the film, relation- ships between fathers and sons, is played out in amusing and accu- rate detail between Drew’s cousin, Jesse Baylor (Paul Schneider) and Jesse’s son Samson. My favorite character was Hol- lie Baylor, Drew’s mother, played PARAMOUNT PICTURES by Susan Sarandon. It feels like her character grows the most over the course of the first movie where audiences have not seen the film, and Sarandon’s performance is superb. him carry a sword. I found that the script tried The eulogy she delivers for her husband is hu- to make Claire into an Amélie-like character morous and poignant, and it makes the movie. and didn’t quite succeed, making Dunst’s per- The performances I found most lacking formance less than the best. were those of the main characters. While Drew This movie is rare because it is neither a and Claire have their moments in the movie formulaic fast-moving action movie nor a and certainly have some chemistry, their long romantic comedy, but at times it drags, mov- conversations seem overly cliché. It may be ing too slowly for comfort. The movie seems a fault of the writing, their performances, or real, but like real life, it has its awkward mo- both. Bloom, however, did portray the com- ments and boring bits. “Elizabethtown” is a PARAMOUNT PICTURES plexity of his character well when he was not film worth seeing, and make sure not to miss Drew (Orlando Bloom) and Claire (Kirsten Dunst) share an unexpected bond in the around Dunst, especially considering this is Route 60B! charming new movie “Elizabethtown.” INTERVIEW Talking With Director Cameron Crowe Man Behind ‘Jerry Maguire’ and ‘Vanilla Sky’ Discusses Latest Film ‘Elizabethtown’

By Natania Antler tion really. Can you be buddies? Should you be there is a movie that has a sensibility that I am Hollie. What do you think Claire would have Cameron Crowe is director of the newly- buddies with your own kid? My personal opin- probably going to really dig, but I am not going said about Hollie, and what were you trying to released “Elizabethtown.” He previously ion is there is a time for that and there is a time to watch it until I am pretty much done with the do with Sarandon’s character in general? directed “Jerry Maguire,” “Almost Famous,” when … you need to be an authority figure, and movie, with “Elizabethtown.” So finally towards In my experience, Hollies have been kind and “Vanilla Sky.” He was interviewed in a sometimes there is a time to put it all aside and the end of “Elizabethtown,” I watched “Garden of not as festive sometimes as their name phone call with The Tech and other newspapers. think about them as person to person, not neces- State” and loved “Garden State.” I did not really might imply and sometimes serious but some- sarily parent to child … I do know people that do see the similarities with my own movie beyond times a lot of fun, and it is a kind of compel- I heard that Billy Wilder influenced the idea not want to be buddies with their own kid… us both kind of loving “Harold and Maude,” the ling name, I have always thought because they for the genesis of the film, and it also came out What is your process of integrating mu- great Hal Ashby film… are expected to be flamboyant, but they are not of you dealing with your father’s passing away. sic into your films? You seem to really be very always, Hollies. But anyway, that is just my I was wondering how much both of those played keyed-in on making the film work with whatever You mentioned earlier about playing music own theory not in the movie of course. into the genesis of the film? music you want to show. You are always showing on the set and I was wondering, is this for fun What I wanted to do with the mother was Well, the latter really was the original inspi- album covers, almost to the point of sometimes or is this part of a strategy for getting actors to show that she was brave enough to grieve in ration. I was traveling through Kentucky, and I not necessarily gelling exactly with the script. I deliver the performances that you want? her own way even when people think that it is had not been back there since my own father’s was wondering why that was important to you, Both, the latter first. I mean you really do not proper or why hasn’t she cried. She is go- funeral years earlier, and so the whole kind of and how you feel you accomplished that. get something different when you are playing ing through an incredible emotional upheaval elixir of Kentucky and the feeling that is in the Often music is one of the inspiring first music in the middle of a scene that an actor is and in fact comes to find a moment of grace air there and remembering my dad in a state that events as the story is performing … When in front of everybody that she once feared was so much a part of my family’s history. That coming together, so I try you are able to play and worried about judgment from, and that is really was the inspiration. Billy Wilder is a real and program the movie the music that is used where she communicates best of all who their hero of mine, and I wrote a book about him, so sometimes like a radio “It is kind of fun to know in that scene, … it is hometown boy fell in love with, and that is sort interviewing Billy Wilder over the period of a station I would want to kind of fun to know of the arc of Hollie and why I love that char- couple of years was almost like film school for listen to. But there are that music is actually influencing that that music is ac- acter so much. me, so he is a constant inspiration, but I cannot also things that I put in the performance just as it tually influencing the say that the movie is based on any one particular there as little tips of the performance just as it At one point Orlando breaks down, and film of his… hat to artists or all kinds influences you watching it.” influences you watch- it seemed really universal because that hap- of things really because ing it… pens a lot where people expect you to cry but There were reports that you had shown “Eliz- I like the idea that things you cannot. So I was curious if you shot in se- abethtown” to the Toronto International Film appear in later viewings of a movie. So some- Why did you pick the bombing memorial quence to build up to that and also if you could Festival, and there was a warning that it was not times I will put an album cover in a scene or a as one of the landmarks that Drew visits in the talk about the road trip as a different kind of finished. What have you changed, and why did little something on a wall, and I do that, and of- movie? Act Three. you show it in the unfinished form? ten it is music because I love music so much … Well, I visited the memorial because I was Having the road trip end the movie was al- Well, I finished a cut that was accepted and It is just that this one felt like more of a musical passing through Oklahoma City and was really ways a real reason for making the movie, and I sought after by three festivals: Deauville Film than some other ideas that I was working on, so I taken aback at how powerful the memorial was always wanted the movie to earn that road trip Festival, Venice Film Festival, and Toronto. I just kind of floored it in the direction of playing and how much of a tribute to humanity it was. in its full length so that is one of the reasons kept working on the movie because that is my more music in this one. I mean I was really knocked flat by the power it took so long to edit. It is funny that the road process, and so I actually had a cut before we of that site, and what got me most of all was trip actually had to happen in the second week showed the movie in Toronto and those other cit- What exactly do you say to people who the survivor tree, and it was so inspiring. And of filming because of scheduling for the actors ies … I was still learning about how the movie are comparing “Elizabethtown” to “Garden I knew so little about the memorial that existed and a lot of the actors I think pretty much ev- was playing with audiences because I think you State”? in Oklahoma City, and I could not stop think- erybody cut their price to make the movie and learn best about how a movie is working, par- I never saw “Garden State” until after I had ing about it, so when I was writing the road trip made it as a labor of love, so we kind of had ticularly a comedy, by showing it and feeling the finished filming and sort of had the movie in sequence of “Elizabethtown,” I thought, ‘You to work in between everybody’s schedules … rhythms. That is something that I learned a lot its pretty much final form because I had heard know, this is an important place, particularly for And right about that time, we did the crying from Billy Wilder… about “Garden State.” I was playing some of that a guy who needs to know what his life means scene, too, and I felt like [Orlando’s] character Shins music on the set of our movie and people in perspective to the entire world. Here is a real was just in his soul at that point, and he was One of the lines that struck me the most was, would come up to me and go, ‘You know, that symbol of survival and life, a tree that existed able to kind of stay in that groove for the rest “You cannot be buddies with your own son.” Is song “New Slang” is in “Garden State.”’ And I close to the epicenter of this blast that lived and of the movie and feel raw enough emotionally that a line from a personal experience with your would say, ‘Oh really.’ And they would go, ‘No, flourished and is a symbol’… to tell the rest of the story in the perfect way, own father, and do you believe it is true? it is really in “Garden State.”’ And I would say, Claire predicts personalities according to so I was very happy that we actually ended up No, that is kind of a line that arrived as a ques- ‘Well, okay, great.’ I dig Zach Braff. I love that their names but never mentions Drew’s mother, doing that earlier rather than later. October 14, 2005 ARTS THE TECH Page 11 FILM REVIEW ★★★ ‘Domino’ Hits a Cinematic Bull’s-Eye Not-So-Faithful Biography Nonetheless Hunts Audiences’ Attention By Danbee Kim that were first a gift from her father, and later Domino became a symbol that meant more to her than Directed by Tony Scott nearly all of her human relationships. Screenplay by Steve Barancik, Richard Kelly Tony Scott’s style in handling this story helps Starring Kiera Knightley, Mickey Rourke, Edgar convey the somewhat chaotic feel of Domino’s Ramirez, Jacqueline Bisset, Christopher Walken life. All of the action scenes are filmed with the Rated R feel of a shaky handheld camera, putting the au- Opens Today dience not only into the physical layout of the scene but also the psychological feel of the mo- on-linear storytelling, dizzying camera ment. Faces are only half-seen, images flicker angles, gritty unfocused action shots — and blur as they cut rapidly across the screen, “Domino” director Tony Scott knows and the almost dizzying camera angles and N how to spin a tale. Loosely based on movements in some scenes seem prone to in- the true story of Domino Harvey, daughter of duce motion sickness. Some of the action scenes famous British actor Laurence Harvey and su- run through a scenario of death, playing out one permodel Paulene Stone, the movie jumps into version of reality while the proverbial coin flips. the middle of the action, catches up the audi- When the coin lands, or when the story reveals ence from the beginning, then takes them on a more information, the scene goes into rapid re- frenetic journey to a powerful ending. wind, then follows the proper sequence of events. This well-paced thrill ride recounts the tale It’s a heady way to deal with reality within the of the model-turned-bounty-hunter, disgusted movie, and it captures the essence of Domino’s with the pretensions of 90210-ers and wanting fast-paced, adrenaline filled existence. to live life on her own terms. Domino, played Sadly, people looking for a true account of with rebellious fire by Kiera Knightley, turned Domino Harvey’s life will not find it in this her back on a privileged life and became one of movie. Although Domino is a fantastic action NEW LINE CINEMA the most notorious bounty hunters in Los An- thriller that delivers a movie-going experience Keira Knightley stars as Los Angeles’ most infamous bounty hunter in “Domino.” geles, hunting down society’s nastiest criminals that leaves audiences breathless, the movie took and bringing them to the law. Her somewhat artistic license that deviates greatly from the a bounty hunter. She sold her life story to Tony ed with charges concerning methamphetamine, dysfunctional “family” is composed of Ed Mar- true story of Domino Harvey. In reality, the stat- Scott in 1995 for $360,000, about the same time and put under house arrest. Domino girded her- tinez (Mickey Rourke), her boss; Choco (Edgar uesque 5-foot-9-inch blonde was never a model, her boss Martinez left Los Angeles, effectively self for several personal battlefronts, including Ramirez), her best friend and fellow bounty but ran a London dance club and worked on a ending Domino’s bounty hunting career. For suing publications for describing her as a les- hunter; and Alf (Rizwan Abbasi), the Afghan ranch in San Diego before becoming a “bail re- the next few years, Domino got by on computer bian, breaking her drug addiction for good, and driver. Eventually, Domino is even picked up covery agent,” aka a bounty hunter of fugitives. graphics jobs and part-time DJ-ing at nightclubs creating a documentary of her life. However, for a reality TV show. She never had a reality TV show, but Domino in West Hollywood, living with her half-sister on the night of June 27, Harvey was found un- The movie centers the story around a job was a person who could and would convey a Sophie in a cottage a block from the Pacific De- conscious in her bathtub, and at 11:28 p.m. that gone wrong, one that gets Domino caught and certain image of herself in hopes of becoming sign Center. night, she was pronounced dead. Rourke and put under the scrutiny of an FBI interrogation. a legend, a trait she apparently inherited from The real Domino Harvey was involved in Scott were among those who attended Domino In bits and pieces, Domino narrates her story, her father. the production of the movie. She was often on Harvey’s funeral on July 1. Scott also added an starting all the way back when her father died. When her mother moved to California after set as technical consultant for the movie, and “In loving memory” card for her at the end of She moves through her life methodically, set- marrying Peter Morton, founder of the Hard although there were many reports that she was the movie. ting up the events that shaped her and came to Rock Café and Hotel chain, Domino stayed be- upset with her portrayal and the liberties taken This intriguing take on a true story is defi- mean something to her for years afterwards. hind in an apartment in London’s Notting Hill by Scott in the movie, she was delighted with nitely worth watching, whether or not the au- Cinematically speaking, the beauty of the film Gate neighborhood. She joined her mother in the movie and resented the reports of conflict. dience appreciates the truth lying behind it. comes from motifs that run like embroidered Los Angeles at age 20, at which time she was The real Domino Harvey also appears in a short Although knowing the real story of Domino gold throughout the entire movie, such as the put in rehabilitation for drug problems. After at- shot at the end of the cast credits. Interestingly Harvey adds another layer of appreciation to the line “Heads you live, tails you die,” a line that tempting to find a career as a firefighter then as enough, however, the movie does downplay experience, the movie itself is quite a package seems to embody the way Domino lived her a paramedic, Domino chanced upon classes for Domino’s drug problems and the fact that she of action, adrenaline, emotion, and good old life. Another common thread is goldfish, pets bail enforcement agents and decided to become was bisexual. Just this May, Harvey was arrest- magical movie fun. ON THE SCREEN — B Y T H E T E C H ARTS STAFF — ★★★★: Excellent journey to visit four former girlfriends and CBS, Edward R. Murrow (David Strathairn), hood. (Kapil Amarnath) ★★★: Good hopefully find the anonymous mother. The went on the air to take down Senator Mc- ★★: Average lack of a convincing plot, and more impor- Carthy and his fire-and-brimstone tactics. ★★★½ Oliver Twist ★: Poor tantly, a point, means that those two hours of The gaudiness and questionable quality of Roman Polanski recreates this classic tale your life are better spent elsewhere. (Kelley current national news net- with sympathy and tenderness born of a child- ★★½ The 40-Year Old Virgin Rivoire) works contrasts with the hood not unlike Oliver’s own. For all but the Andy Stitzer (Steve Carell) is the work done by Murrow in most hardened realists, the resulting fairy tale consummate dork who col- ★★★½ The Brothers Grimm this film. It represents a journey is a delight. (Rosa Cao) lects action figures, bikes The movie follows the adventures of the quick break from the on- to work, and stays far away brothers Grimm, the fairy tale authors who slaught of violent images ★★★ Proof from women. Without any go around French-occupied Germany at and biased reporting, pro- Hollywood once again successfully friends, there’s no one to tell the end of the 18th century ridding viding a model for the high- brings together mathematical genius him what he’s missing. The villages of evil that their bud- est level in TV broadcasting. and mental illness. For the first time on generally artificial scenes dies are cooking up. But their (Kapil Amarnath) the big screen is a woman whose expe- and outrageously unbe- adventures take a turn for riences highlight important challeng- lievable characters are the worse when the French ★★½ The Greatest Game Ever Played es facing women in math and science not noticed much be- government summons them Think “Cinderella Man” with golf clubs in- today. (Kathy Lin) cause the movie makes to investigate what appears stead of boxing gloves. This movie easily falls you laugh so hard that to be genuine witchcrafty short of the greatest golf movie ever made, ★★★½ Serenity you can barely put more evilness. Humor, adventure, but it will satisfy your appetite for a feel-good This film, an adaptation of the popcorn in your mouth. and crazy violence ensue. entertaining movie for the better portion of TV show “Firefly,” is (Yong-yi Zhu) (Bill Andrews) the two hours. (Yong-yi Zhu) both a fanatic-pleasing romp and an action- ★★ A History of Violence ★★★½ The Constant Gardener ★½ Into the Blue packed introduction to a After killing two men in his diner out of self Though this may appear to be a film about the Hollywood frequently brings us thrillers that fabulous new world. See it because you’ll ex- defense, Tom Stall (Viggo Mortensen) is drug companies taking advantage of Africans, fail to weave action and story together into perience adventure, laughter, thoughtfulness, forced by the mob to confront his past. There it is in fact a story about what a man will do an entertaining film. It’s been a while, how- intelligence, and damn good storytelling. is a moment during the film when you wonder for a woman he loves with every ounce of his ever, since I’ve seen one with so little mean- (Nivair H. Gabriel) what it’s all about, not because it’s too deep, strength. If you want a smart film that’s not ing in its story. With shots of treasure hunters but because too many things are happening, only well done but is also pleasing to watch, swimming around in the Caribbean stumbling ★½ Two for the Money and nothing seems to come together. (Yong- this is a must. (Yong-yi Zhu) across some mystery, this movie is crammed This drama about high stakes sports gambling yi Zhu) full of cheesy drama and lacks quality action examines a failed football star drawn into the ★★★½ Corpse Bride scenes. (Nikhil Nadkarni) sports betting business. The lack of develop- ★½ The Aristocrats Tim Burton’s latest feature is a dark-hued ment leaves the audience feeling cheated and This film features Hollywood notables de- romantic fantasy, which combines an uncon- ★★★★ March of the Penguins empty, which makes the movie nice to look at livering and analyzing what co-creator Penn ventional story with subtle satire and unusual Capturing a range of stunning images from but not so wonderful to think about. (Yong-yi Jilette touts as “the dirtiest joke you will c i n e - matographic techniques the lighthearted, with penguins coasting along Zhu) ever hear.” And with the rabid incest, bestial- to deliver a truly delec- the ice on their bellies, to the majestic, with a ity, child rape, and bodily fluids (and solids), table treat. Factor seemingly infinite line of penguins marching ★★½ Wedding Crashers hopefully it is. The joke — too vulgar to in the vocal talents to the sea and jagged walls of ice, this docu- Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn never seem repeat in any form here — isn’t even of a remarkable mentary surely pulls at the heartstrings of all to do their real jobs as divorce mediators; in- funny. (Kathy Lin) cast and Danny who watch it. (Kelley Rivoire) stead they crash weddings on a regular basis Elfman’s spar- (going to weddings uninvited, drinking free ★★ Broken Flowers kling music, and ★★★½ Murderball booze, and meeting, then sleeping with girls Bill Murray is Don Johnston, a you have a mas- Murderball, the original name of quadriplegic there). If you’re looking for a lighthearted modern-day Don Juan who one terpiece you won’t rugby, was invented in Canada in 1979. The summer comedy with some stupid humor and day discovers an unsigned let- regret watching over and movie excels most when it relates the lives of superfluous sex, then “Wedding Crashers” ter in a pink envelope — one over again. (Bogdan Fedeles) its players to ours through familiar activities. may be the perfect movie for you. (Yong-yi of his relationships 20 years Moreover, it gracefully portrays the impact of Zhu) ago apparently yielded a son. ★★★ Good Night, and Good Luck the sport on the journey quadriplegics travel, He embarks on a cross-country In the era of McCarthyism, one reporter from from coping with their condition to parent- Compiled by Kevin Der Page 12 THE TECH October 14, 2005

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The Sim, Hye-Kyung Dance Company, based in New York, brought a host of musicians and dancers to perform at the Korean Culture Show, held last Sunday, Oct. 9 in Kresge Auditorium.

(This page, clockwise from top) Daeseok Jeong, Joo Yun, Nara Seol, and Solip Kim play traditional Korean instruments in a perfor- mance entitled “Pangut.” A dancer shows off her elaborate costume during a Mu Yong dance called “Chongryun Flower.” A dancer poses during a Mu Yong performance called “Scent of Korean Woman.” Four dancers pose during “Scent of Korean Woman.” Two dancers perform a sword dance entitled “Sin-Jong-Dae-Up-Ji-Moo.”

(Opposite page, clockwise from top right) A group of dancers form a circle during a performance simply called “The Fan Dance.” A musician shouts while playing a Jang-Go drum during a performance called “Sound of Jang-Go.” Another musician plays a gong for a performance entitled “Korea’s Samulnori.” A dancer poses during “The Fan Dance.”

Photography by Omari Stephens Page 14 THE TECH October 14, 2005

Nightmarket Celebrates Asian Culture Nightmarket, a festival of Asian cultures, was organized by the Chinese Students Club and was held in Lobdell Food Court on Friday, Oct. 7. Clockwise from top left:

Gloria C. Chao ’08 performs a Chinese dance with ribbons. A henna artist draws patterns and designs onto Night Market visitors. Bao H. Truong ’07 takes a break from serving Vietnamese food to eat. Gloria C. Chao ’08 and Jason Pan of Dance Revelasian put on a performance. Jessica K. Lee ’08 tries her hand at the Chinese Yo-Yo.

Photography by Christina Kang October 14, 2005 THE TECH Page 15 DEF TUV3-8800 TUVNightline OPER OPER MIT Refutes ABC Reactor Safety Claims DEF TUV TUV OPER OPER Reactor, from Page 1 campuses across the country, ABC of material,” Moncton said, and that protective shielding. DEF TUV TUV OPER OPER reported fi nding “unmanned guard to be a dirty bomb, the explosion Before being placed in the re- DEF TUV TUV OPER OPER ical and nuclear power research, said booths, a guard who appeared to be must vaporize the uranium instead of actor, HEU is both safe enough to DEF TUV TUV OPER OPER Vice President for Research Alice P. asleep, unlocked building doors and, just blowing apart chunks of it. hold in your hands and immediately Gast. Nuclear power is likely to play in a number of cases, guided tours Another problem ABC investiga- usable for a nuclear weapon. MIT’s DEF TUV TUV OPER OPER an increasingly important role in that provided easy access to control tors reported was that they were able reactor has at most two kilograms of DEF TUV TUV OPER OPER America’s energy supply as gas re- rooms and reactor pools that hold ra- to fi nd fl oor plans for the reactor us- fresh HEU on site at any time, Monc- serves decline and fuel prices rise, as dioactive fuel.” ing computers in Barker Library. ton said, a small fraction of what is DEF TUV TUV OPER OPER stated by a report on nuclear power The story also highlighted the is- Moncton said that these plans are needed for a bomb. He said the fuel DEF TUV TUV OPER OPER released by MIT in 2003. sue that “many of the schools permit out of date and do not list the loca- is delivered on a just-in-time basis, vehicles in close proximity to the tion of guards or security cameras. so that the reactor does not need to DEF TUV TUV OPER OPER Down and dirty with uranium reactor buildings without inspection Director of Reactor Operations stockpile fuel.

We’re here to listen. DEFto here We’re TUV TUV OPER OPER MIT’s reactor runs on highly for explosives.” John A. Bernard Jr. said that many Transporting spent fuel is de- DEF TUV TUV OPER OPER enriched uranium (HEU), a pos- Whether or not an external explo- nuclear engineering dissertations pendent on a political balancing act sible ingredient for nuclear weapons. sion could release radioactive mate- have the same diagrams as those between the danger of storing fuel at DEF TUV TUV OPER OPER The fuel can also be used in “dirty rial into the atmosphere depends on available at Barker. The fl oor plans the reactor and the danger of trans- DEF TUV TUV OPER OPER bombs” that disseminate vaporized the design of the reactor. had been publicly available before porting it long-distance to another harmful radioactive material over a “A pretty big plane could fl y into Sept. 11, 2001, but were taken of- site. DEF TUV TUV OPER OPER large area. it and not damage it,” Moncton said, fl ine afterwards by MIT. “Being able to ship is a complicat- DEF TUV TUV OPER OPER Most research reactors have referring to MIT’s reactor core. The fi nal criticism leveled at MIT ed alignment of a number of stars,” DEF TUV TUV OPER OPER converted to low enriched uranium In the “worst case scenario, that by ABC was that the schedule for the Moncton said. The MIT reactor has (LEU) in a slow process funded by building is going to implode, not ex- reactor was available online. sometimes been unable to send away DEF TUV TUV OPER OPER the Department of Energy, and MIT plode,” DiFava said. Moncton said that the availabil- its fuel for multiple years at a time, DEF TUV TUV OPER OPER will follow suit when the DOE pro- On the other hand, the televised ity of the schedule had been under he said, although the current amount vides funding, Gast said. LEU fuel investigation reported that the interns discussion with the NRC for several being stored is at a historical low. DEF TUV TUV OPER OPER must undergo a complex reaction to were able to walk up to another col- months before ABC’s investigation “We could probably smooth out DEF TUV TUV OPER OPER be turned into weapons-grade ma- lege’s open water reactor with large began. The schedule is used by off- the bureaucratic process,” Gast said. terial, but can still be used in dirty tote bags that were not searched by campus researchers who use the re- “I think nationally we need to deal DEF TUV TUV OPER OPER bombs. staff. actor, he said. with spent fuel as a national prior- DEF TUV TUV OPER OPER Attacking a nuclear reactor is not The two major concerns raised by Bernard said that about one ity.” DEF TUV TUV OPER OPER as simple as blowing it up or walk- the investiga- month ago, The diffi culty of a terrorist trans- ing in with guns blazing, however. tion regard- after ABC’s porting spent fuel is under debate. DEF TUV TUV OPER OPER MIT’s reactor is shielded by many ing MIT’s In the “worst case scenario, visit, MIT Moncton said that spent fuel can still DEF TUV TUV OPER OPER layers of metal and concrete, making reactor in decided to incapacitate someone trying to carry it diffi cult for an external explosion particular did that building is going to implode, stop publicly it without shielding. DEF TUV TUV OPER OPER to vaporize the radioactive material not involve not explode.” listing times The international defi nition for DEF TUV TUV OPER OPER inside. ABC’s report raises questions direct access when the what level of radioactivity is inca- DEF TUV TUV OPER OPER over what security measures are to the reactor, reactor was pacitating is too low for a suicidal needed to deter attacks and also over but rather ac- –John DiFava, referring to MIT’s inactive for terrorist, though, said Matthew G. DEF TUV TUV OPER OPER what scenarios pose a signifi cant cess to online nuclear reactor building fuel delivery, Bunn G, a senior research associate DEF TUV TUV OPER OPER danger. information thus making at Harvard who studies nuclear non- The Nuclear Regulatory Com- and the abil- it impossible proliferation measures. “One person DEF TUV TUV OPER OPER mission, which oversees security ity to drive a truck to within 30 feet to tell when fuel deliveries were be- can pick it up and carry it away,” DEF TUV TUV OPER OPER requirements at research reactors, of the reactor building. ing received based on the activity of Bunn said, referring to spent fuel is examining evidence provided by Given that the reactor is about 50 the reactor. from a reactor like MIT’s. Bunn is DEF TUV TUV OPER OPER ABC to see whether further action feet from Albany Street and about Some confusion seemed to prevail also fi nishing his thesis in the Engi- DEF TUV TUV OPER OPER needs to be taken at any facility, said 300 from Massachusetts Avenue, on NRC’s awareness of the schedule neering Systems Division at MIT. DEF TUV TUV OPER OPER Elliot Brenner, director of the NRC regular traffi c passes nearly as close being online. “That’s something I’d The effort needed to turn spent Offi ce of Public Affairs. as the ABC truck had reached. A want us to pursue, and we will,” said fuel into weapons material is not DEF TUV TUV OPER OPER “Nothing about the access or tour large bomb would have to be closer Roy Zimmerman, director of the Of- nearly as signifi cant as that to pro- DEF TUV TUV OPER OPER has been criticized by ABC,” Monc- to signifi cantly damage the building, fi ce of Nuclear Security and Incident duce enriched uranium from scratch, ton said, referring to the undercover Moncton said. Response for the NRC, after learning Bunn said. DEF TUV TUV OPER OPER tour taken by two ABC journalist He said a study on the effect of about the online schedule from ABC The diffi culty in shipping away DEF TUV TUV OPER OPER interns. MIT has more security mea- an explosion on the reactor was lead investigator Brian Ross. spent fuel has been a problem for sures in place than many reactors, conducted by Lincoln Laboratory MIT in the past. Moncton said that DEF TUV TUV OPER OPER and ABC found that MIT’s reactor scientists with consultation of MIT Debate over fuel safety heats up reactor staff were unable to ship DEF TUV TUV OPER OPER was one of only two with armed faculty shortly after 9/11. The report Perhaps the best recognized secu- away fuel for long enough that last DEF TUV TUV OPER OPER guards. showed that the reactor would not rity threat posed by research reactors year they slightly exceeded the limit ABC Media Relations spokesper- be signifi cantly damaged by a large is the possibility that a terrorist could imposed by the NRC on how much DEF TUV TUV OPER OPER son Adam Pockriss did not respond truck bomb at the distance of the se- steal highly enriched uranium for use total uranium could be stored on site, DEF TUV TUV OPER OPER to questions submitted on the story curity perimeter. in a nuclear weapon. requiring MIT to notify the NRC of yesterday. DiFava said that explosions from Once HEU is placed in a reactor, a regulations infraction. DEF TUV TUV OPER OPER large bombs carry most of their however, it acquires a lethal level of One of the most signifi cant se- DEF TUV TUV OPER OPER ABC reports weak security force upwards, rather than outwards, radioactivity that would incapacitate curity issues facing reactors, then, DEF TUV TUV OPER OPER After a four-month investigation lessening the impact on the reactor a person in a few minutes. Accord- requires the coordination of state during which journalism interns building. ingly, someone trying to steal active and federal regulators, as well as the DEF TUV TUV OPER OPER traveled to the 25 reactors on college “There wouldn’t be any dispersal fuel would need extremely strong vigilance of reactor staff. This space donated by The Tech

Next House Hosts Benefi t Dinner Next House held a service dinner last Oct. 10 in Next House dining. Proceeds from the event, $413, were donated to the Boston Food Bank.

Ray C. Lee ’09 fi lls a plate with chili made by Next House residents.

Jessica K. Lee ’08 prepares to serve a chocolate cake made by Housemaster Liba Mikic, one of several homemade dishes made by Next House residents.

Photography by Christina Kang Page 16 THE TECH October 14, 2005 U.S. Must Sharpen Scientific Edge Soon, Panel Warns By William J. Broad summary of the report and a list of the the number that lawmakers — includ- months ago. students obtain bachelor’s degrees in THE NEW YORK TIMES 20 members is online at http://www. ing Sherwood Boehlert, R-N.Y., chair- To create a corps of 10,000 teach- science, engineering or math — with A panel of experts convened by nationalacademies.org. man of the House Science Committee, ers annually, the report called for parallel certification as math and sci- the National Academies, the nation’s At a news conference in Washing- and Bart Gordon, D-Tenn., also on the four-year scholarships, worth up to ence teachers in kindergarten through leading science advisory group, called ton, panel members estimated the cost committee — asked for nearly five $20,000 a year, that would help top 12th grade. Wednesday for an urgent and wide- of the new recommendations at $10 ranging effort to strengthen scientific billion a year, a figure that may prove competitiveness. daunting to Congress in a time of tight The 20-member panel, reporting budgets. at the request of a bipartisan group in Nevertheless, two senators who RIAA Files Lawsuits Against 757 Congress, said that without such an helped initiate the effort — Lamar Al- effort the United States “could soon exander, R-Tenn., and Jeff Bingaman, RIAA, from Page 1 obtain her name. She said as part of the settlement, lose its privileged position.” It cited D-N.M. — praised its findings. in which she paid “just under $4000,” she remains many examples of emerging scientific “This report shines a spotlight MIT students since March. anonymous so that only her IP address appears in the and industrial power abroad and listed on the fact our country is losing its “These lawsuits are part of our ongoing enforce- court records. 20 steps the United States should take competitive edge,” Bingaman said. ment program and part of our overall effort to dis- The RIAA has filed lawsuits against more than to maintain its global lead. “Clearly there are steps we can take courage illegal downloading and encourage music 14,800 individuals since September 2003, and over “Decisive action is needed now,” to regain our competitiveness, and fans to turn to legal services,” Hunter said. 3,400 cases have been settled so far, Hunter said. the report warned, adding that the the recommendations outlined in this In addition to MIT, the 757 individuals include This June, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously nation’s old advantages “are eroding comprehensive report give us a good students from 16 other universities, including Carn- that music-sharing services such as Grokster encour- at a time when many other nations are place to start.” egie Melon, Columbia, Harvard, Princeton, and the age users to share copyrighted digital files. “If there gathering strength.” Increasingly, experts say, strides University of California, Berkeley, according to an was any doubt, there is now none — individuals who The proposed actions include cre- in Asia and Europe rival or exceed RIAA press release. download music without permission are breaking the ating scholarships to attract 10,000 America’s in critical areas of science Of the 23 MIT students the record industry sued law,” Hunter said. “These lawsuits have helped arrest top students a year to careers in teach- and innovation, often with little public this spring, court records indicate that at least three the tremendous growth of illicit peer-to-peer use, and ing math and science, and 30,000 awareness of the trend or its implica- have settled. we will continue to aggressively pursue them.” scholarships for college-level study tions for jobs, industry, national secu- One of those 23 said she settled with the RIAA in Tongyan Lin contributed to the reporting of this of science, math and engineering; rity or the vigor of the nation’s intel- August, after the RIAA issued a subpoena to MIT to story. expanding the nation’s investment in lectual and cultural life. basic research by 10 percent a year The panel cited many examples: MIT IP Addresses Named in Suits for seven years; and making broad- ¶ Last year, more than 600,000 en- IP Address Residence Date Songs Allegedly Shared Illegally band access available nationwide at gineers graduated from institutions of low cost. higher education in China, compared 18.241.6.248 New House 8/21/05 Go West (Pet Shop Boys), That Don’t Impress Me Much (Shania “America must act now to preserve with 350,000 in India and 70,000 in Twain), A Thousand Years (Sting), Crash and Burn (Savage Garden), its strategic and economic security,” the United States. Wheel of Fortune (Ace of Base) the panel’s chairman, Norman R. Au- ¶ Recently, American 12th grad- 18.242.6.31 Next House 9/9/05 Fast Car (Tracy Chapman), Always On the Run (Lenny Kravitz), gustine, retired chairman of Lockheed ers performed below the international Streets of Philadelphia (Bruce Springsteen) Martin, said in a statement. “The build- average for 21 countries on general ing blocks of our economic leadership knowledge in math and science. 18.248.7.245 East Cam- 9/10/05 El Capitan (OPM), Brown Eyed Girl (Everclear), Why Can’t We Be are wearing away. The challenges that ¶ Chemical companies last year pus Friends (Smash Mouth), What I Said I Do (Clint Black) America faces are immense.” shut 70 facilities in the United States 18.242.6.153 Next House 9/11/05 On Sacred Ground (Yanni), Reason for Rainbows (Yanni), Going The underlying goal, the panel and marked 40 for closure. Of 120 Home (Kenny G) said, is to create high-quality jobs by large chemical plants under construc- developing new industries and new tion globally, one is in the United 18.215.1.212 Phi Kappa 9/12/05 Hey Baby (No Doubt), Underneath It All (No Doubt), In My Head sources of energy based on the bright States and 50 are in China. Sigma (No Doubt), Have You Ever (The Offspring) ideas of scientists and engineers. “Thanks to globalization,” the re- The panel included Nobel laure- port said, “workers in virtually every 18.242.6.48 Next House 9/14/05 Sex and Candy (Marcy Playground), Ride Wit Me (Nelly), Man in ates, university presidents, corporate sector must now face competitors who the Mirror (Michael Jackson), Give It Away (Red Hot Chili Pep- chairmen and former presidential ap- live just a mouse-click away in Ire- pers), Girlfriend (Alicia Keys) pointees. Their report, “Rising Above land, Finland, China, India or dozens COURT FILING the Gathering Storm,” said the pro- of other nations whose economies are The record industry filed a lawsuit against users at the IP addresses listed above for sharing songs without posed actions would require changes growing.” permission. The lawsuit, No. 05-11960 was filed in federal district court in Massachusetts on Sept. 29. of law and new or reallocated funds. A Its 20 recommendations doubled

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IFC officials and MIT admin- main financially viable, he said. aid through the Independent Resi- body” has applied for IRDF grants, FSILG member, he said. istrators disagreed over the total Child said that he does not expect dence Development Fund Construc- which amount to an estimated total The effects of RRI this year will amount the FTP should have dis- the RRI to have as direct and help- tion Loans, Educational Project, of $500,000 to $700,000. be observed before decisions are bursed over its three years, with stu- ful an impact as the FTP since many and Educational Operating Grants. Students have become more in- made about future funding, Rogers dent officials asserting a $220,000 fraternity members may not be aware The educational grants reimburse terested in pursuing several activi- said. shortfall. of it. 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Council, Panhellenic Association, Living Group Council, and FSILG RRI to include retreats, speakers staff, is forming subcommittees fo- The RRI will fund several pro- cused on marketing and develop- grams including a three-week lead- ment, Rogers said. ership course, called Greek Institute, as well as Recruitment 101, a type of Empty beds an ongoing problem boot camp on recruitment methods, Has the financial viability of the Rogers said. Participants will also fraternities improved over the last listen to speakers and learn to change year? Immerman said that he was the way they think, act, behave, and certain that on average it had, though recruit. the situation varies from chapter to RRI will be successful if it be- chapter. comes more than just a one-year fix Child said that the main deterrent and effects a long-term increase in to financial viability has been the FSILG pledges and permanent mem- lack of members. There has been a bers, Rogers said. 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But at the end of the day, the by a full touchdown. neers the No. 2 seed for the Championship Tournament to be held on The Steelers might not have QB Cadillac will be king, and the Bucs Texans at Seahawks: RB Sean Oct. 22 at Babson College. Ben Roethlisberger or even Tommy will win by at least a touchdown. Alexander is a wrecking ball in the The Cardinal and Gray utilized its entire Maddox, but they still have a terrif- Panthers at Lions: If the Pan- Seahawks’ offense, and apparently Sports roster in the win, led by sophomores Mariah ic defense. thers can only beat the Cardinals by so is QB Matt Hasselbeck. Two N. Hoover ’08, Jusleen M. Karve ’08, and They also four points, they might have trouble touchdowns and 316 yards scored Lisa M. Shank ’08, who each shut out their Column have the against the Lions. Let’s just say that last week mean that Seattle is prob- Shorts opponents in singles play. Bus to car- Panthers RB Stephen Davis needs ably going to crush the Texans. The Sophomores Hoover and Serena Y. Lin ry them. However, Pittsburgh will to carry for more than 46 yards if only difference between Houston were named NEWMAC Doubles Team of the Week after failing to drop need to get through John Hender- Carolina is to win the game. Lions and Tennessee is that the Seahawks a single set at No. 1 doubles for MIT. They swept the team of Jackson son and Marcus Stroud of the Jags’ QB Joey Harrington should still be will destroy the Texans in prime- and McDermott, 8-0, in the 9-0 win over Wheaton last Tuesday. interior defensive line. The Jaguars deported in my opinion. time, rather than the afternoon. Hoover and Lin stayed perfect for the week after defeating the team are coming off a big Sunday night Bengals at Titans: The Ben- Rams at Colts: The Colts con- of Slack and Sneddan, 8-0, in Saturday’s 9-0 win over Clark. It is the victory and are probably too excit- gals suffered a tough loss against tinue to roll. Without Coach Mike second time this season that the NEWMAC has given weekly recogni- able to win another big one. I look the Jags last week, but against the Martz, the Rams are a sinking ship tion to a pair from MIT. for the Steelers to win a huge de- Titans, they should not have nearly without a captain. But I wouldn’t —MIT Athletic Department fensive battle, by less than a field as much trouble. RB Rudy John- give the Colts two touchdowns. goal. son will run well against Tennessee Somewhere between 7 and 10 points Women’s Volleyball since the Titans gave up 130 yards is more likely to be the margin of The women’s varsity volleyball team continued its strong confer- Upset Special: Vikings at Bears to Dominic Davis. The Bengals are victory. ence play when it won its sixth straight conference match this past The Bears’ defense might be three-point favorites, but should win Chargers at Raiders: The Char- Tuesday against WPI. The Engineers won the match 3-0 (30-17, 30-14, great, but that’s not enough to com- by more than that. gers played the Steelers tough Mon- 30-10) to push their overall record to 19-5 and their NEWMAC con- pensate for the Kyle Orton-led of- Browns at Ravens: The Ravens’ day night; they won’t have to do ference record to 6-0. MIT is also currently ranked No. 2 in the New fense. The Vikings are being given defense was decimated last week nearly as much against the Raiders England region. three points, but I have a gut feeling by the Lions’ rushing attack. How- this Sunday. The Bolts will win by The MIT offense was led by setter Amanda J. Morris ’08, who that they are going to win this game ever, Browns RB Reuben Droughns at least a touchdown. dished out 34 assists on the night and distributed the ball well enough outright. Vikes QB Daunte Culpep- should not present them any prob- Jets at Bills: QB Vinny Tes- to get every hitter on the team at least one kill. Briana J. Stephenson per will find the end zone more of- lems. The Ravens are coming off taverde didn’t prevent the Jets from ’07 and Caroline D. Jordan ’06 led the team in kills with 12 and 10, ten than he has in previous games. a tough loss while the Browns are losing last week, but the fact that respectively, while classmates Alex N. Huston-Carico ’08 and Ellen coming off a big win. The result will the Jets only gave up four field E. Sojka ’08 added 5 kills each to the effort. Arlis A. Reynolds ’06 The Rundown: easily be flipped this time around. goals was ridiculously impressive. and Carrie C. Buchanan ’08 anchored the defense with 14 and 8 digs Patriots at Broncos: The Pa- Giants at Cowboys: We saw two The Bills are not even the caliber of respectively. triots gave up 298 passing yards weeks ago why Giants QB Eli is a team that the Bucs were. Look for MIT will host a quad tournament this Saturday in Rockwell Cage to Matt Schaub. When was the last Manning. Unfortunately for him, the this one to be an upset by the Jets. with Colby-Sawyer College, Emmanuel College and Mount Ida Col- time Matt Schaub passed for any Cowboys are playing well, especial- Falcons at Saints: Falcons QB lege. Match times will be at 10:30 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. yards, let alone that many? Denver ly after having picked apart the Ea- Matt Schaub may be a better quar- —Paul Dill, Team Coach QB Jake Plummer is just a bit bet- gle defense. The Cowboys QB Drew terback than Michael Vick, but he is ter than Schaub and the Denver run- Bledsoe, with his experience, will be not a better player. Now that Vick is Tae Kwon Do ning game will dominate the Pats’ the difference maker. The Cowboys back against the Saints, the Falcons On Oct. 1, MIT sent a group of taekwondoists to the Ivy/North- run defense. The Broncos will prob- will win by a couple of touchdowns. will get on track dominating the east Collegiate Taekwondo League (INCTL) All Stars Tournament at ably win by a touchdown or more. Redskins at Chiefs: Perhaps I running game and relying less on UPenn. Athletes competed individually at the advanced black belt level Dolphins at Buccaneers: This was naïve in going with the Red- the pass. The Falcons will win this for the gold medal in their division and a coveted spot on the INCTL game reunites the two Auburn run- skins last week; I won’t make the game by a touchdown. All Stars Team. At the end of the day, eight athletes (one man and one woman from each of four weight classes) were named INCTL All Stars and given the opportunity to attend a week-long intensive taekwondo training camp as part of the All Stars Team. Amid Rain, Wind, and Mud, Football MIT sent six competitors to compete in the All Stars competition. The double elimination tournament brackets meant that many compet- itors faced the same opponent twice. Sharon A. Lawrence ’07 sparred Team Defeats Western in Close Game hard in two matches against the eventual All Star of the women’s ban- Football, from Page 24 erage of 37.5 yards per punt through players’ cheers could be heard tam/featherweight division from UPenn, earning a silver medal. the pouring rain, including four that across campus. “This was a charac- Alicia Y. Zhou ’06 clobbered her opponent in her first match with made one of a multiple of huge kicks, landed inside the 20-yard line. By ter builder for a young team,” Smith head shots and hard body shots, kicking her way to a final score of perfectly placing an onside kick that Tech’s final punt of the game with said. “[This comeback] was defi- 15-4. After conceding her next match to teammate and eventual All Blau recovered. Shortly after, Mancu- around 90 seconds to go, the game nitely up there as one of the greatest Star Erica Y. Chan ’07, Zhou again faced and defeated the same op- so found Kilpatrick on a leaping grab balls were clearly soaked and slip- I’ve been a part of.” ponent by a similar margin. In the women’s fin/flyweight finals, Zhou for another 24-yard touchdown, and pery in spite of being alternated “Our kids simply had more will and Chan met again, with Zhou conceding the match to Chan to avoid then on the following kickoff, Kalk and wiped down every few plays. than the other team,” said Offensive unnecessary injury and conserve energy for the upcoming MIT tourna- forced a fumble that Blau promptly The long snap fell well short of Line Coach Rick Adams. ment. returned for another score. Within a Ramirez, but he fluidly picked up By the end of the game, the On the men’s side, Ryan B. Huang ’06 sparred in the fin/flyweight mere 8 minutes, Tech had turned a the ball on one bounce and boomed wind and rain hadn’t slowed down division against a well-matched opponent from Temple University. After blowout into a tight 27-24 contest. a huge kick in one motion, salvag- one bit, and the temperature had several rounds of mental chess, Huang took the silver in his division. Western New England had mul- ing what could have been disastrous dropped a couple of degrees. The In the men’s bantam/featherweight division, Conor F. Madigan G and tiple chances to put more points field position. “Special teams was a composition of the field had be- Bobby B. Ren G swept their respective sides of the bracket, defeating on the board, but crucial mistakes, key that we had talked about,” said come primarily mud, as had many their competition by a total margin of more than 20 points. In the finals, including fumbles in their final two Coach Dwight E. Smith. “Ramirez of the players’ jerseys. But after Madigan and Ren faced off in a classic MIT-vs.-MIT match to resounding possessions, helped seal the Engi- came up big in this game.” one of the greatest comebacks in “Go Tech! Go Tech!” cheers from their teammates. At the end of a well- neers’ comeback victory. As the clock wound down to ze- MIT history, it felt like a sunny 80 fought match, Madigan took the All Stars gold and Ren the silver. Perhaps one of the most telling roes following MIT’s fifth fumble degree day without a cloud in the Aside from the black belt level All Stars competition, the tournament stats of the game was Ramirez’s av- recovery of the game, the Tech sky. also included a Colorbelt Invitational competition that allowed beginner and intermediate level taekwondoists to compete as well. In the forms division, Gladys E. Priso G made her INCTL debut at the white belt level, With Ludlum Shut Down, Women’s Soccer and although she did not have a three-person team on which to spar, she was given the opportunity to spar an exhibition match against a UPenn opponent. Struggles to Score in Match Against Smith On the men’s side, Richard-Duane S. Chambers G made his league Soccer, from Page 24 remainder of the game, the offense three saves. debut as well, capturing a bronze medal in green belt forms. Chambers lacked the patience and precision to Friday’s game was not an isolated and Iliya T. Tsekov ’08 competed at both the beginner and intermediate they not score, there were only three control the ball long enough to launch incident. Of the six goals the team has sparring levels as a two-man team, winning a bronze medal in the begin- shots by MIT in the entire first half. a strong attack. The Engineers had scored over the course of the season, ner division. Learning quickly on his feet, Chambers used clean body The Engineers were consistently able only one shot throughout the second every one has been scored by Ludlum. shots and well-timed head shots to defeat his final opponent 17-5. to strip the ball from Smith but then half. MIT has had less than half the number MIT competitors returned home with two INCTL All Stars. With the seemed to forget what to do with it. MIT’s best chance to score came of shots on goal as their opponents (41 MIT Tournament just two days away, (Sunday, Oct. 16 in du Pont Gym- They are, to a player, aggressive and midway through the second period compared to 95) and has scored half nasium) this first tournament marks the beginning of an exciting season indefatigable, and in a one-on-one when Ludlum shook her marks and as many goals (6 compared to 12). to come. competition, MIT would come out on charged down the field on her own. The latter ratio would be significantly —Bobby Ren and Alicia Zhou, Team Members top. Unfortunately, they meshed poor- The Smith goaltender, Lauren Bach- worse were it not for the undaunted ly, and regardless of how effective any tel, came out of the net and challenged efforts of Vater, who is second in the member of the team was at securing Ludlum. In the re- conference in save the ball, it was inevitably booted away sulting collision, percentage and STSTRAVEL.COM on a bad pass seconds later. Ludlum lost the Good defense wasn’t enough for the already holds the Join America’s #1 Student Tour Operator After halftime, as the 50-odd ball, but Bachtel MIT record in that women’s soccer team to pull out CANCUN spectators were drenched in a sudden was injured and category. Only a ju- ACAPULCO downpour, Smith took advantage of had to be removed a victory on Friday. nior, she is already their lead and put all their resources from the game. fourth on MIT’s JAMAICA into defense. Amy S. 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Murray Seven minutes into the game from fif- Perhaps more than any other STAFF WRITER teen yards out, she launched the ball sport, football is a game that re- Friday, while the Red Sox’s post- across the net and into the corner, past wards sheer determination and season was coming to a sudden, anti- MIT goaltender Katherine A. Vater willpower. In MIT’s climactic end, the MIT women’s soccer ’07. stunning 31-27 vic- team put in an equally Five minutes later, with MIT still tory over the Western dismal performance, on its back, Smith scored again, giv- New England Golden losing to Smith College ing the spectators a clear vision of Bears, it took nothing 2-0. This loss puts them what was in store for the Engineers less than every ounce squarely in seventh for rest of the match. On a pin-point of determination and willpower the place in the NEWMAC perfect assist from Brittoni Famous, Engineers had to engineer one of standings, with only Mount Holyoke Smith’s Estafi Alvarez snuck the ball the greatest comebacks in school and the Coast Guard Academy below past Vater into the far corner of the history. them. net. MIT put up 28 unanswered Smith took control from the open- MIT never recovered. Not only did points in the second half by capi- ing whistle, with their star forward talizing on every opportunity, div- Catherine Peo leading the onslaught. Soccer, Page 23 ing on every loose ball, and simply refusing to wilt through relentless rain and wind. Quarterback Rich- ard A. Mancuso ’09 led a furious NEWMAC SCOREBOARD air assault, connecting on 24 of 56 passes for 277 yards and 2 touch- Field Hockey downs. Kevin T. Vogelsang ’09 paced the receivers with 150 yards NEWMAC Only Overall on 9 catches, while Thomas J. Kil- Win Loss Win % Win Loss Win % patrick ’06 contributed another 78 Team yards on 6 catches. Defensive Back 1 Babson 5 0 1.000 12 3 .800 David A. Blau ’06 added a huge 30- 2 Springfield 3 1 .750 11 2 .846 yard fumble recovery, following a MIT 3 1 .750 11 2 .846 monster hit by Defensive Back Da- STANLEY HU—THE TECH vid O. Kalk ’08, for a touchdown, Richard A. Mancuso ’09 looks for an open receiver during the men’s Mount Holyoke 3 1 .750 8 3 .727 and Christopher W. Ruggiero ’07 football 31-27 come-from-behind victory. Mancuso set an Institute re- 5 Wellesley 2 2 .500 7 4 .636 cord with 56 pass attempts and finished 24-of-56 for 277 yards and capped off the scoring with a game 6 Clark 1 3 .250 2 10 .167 winning 1-yard run. two touchdowns. The Engineer defense, led by the Golden Bears seemed to be by the beginning of the second half Smith 1 3 .250 6 6 .500 Phillip T. Zakielarz ’06, Brennan F. able to move the ball at will in the a majority of the crowd present at 8 Wheaton 1 4 .200 4 9 .308 Sherry ’06, and Kalk, came up big first half, stringing together three the beginning of the game had dis- 9 WPI 0 4 .000 5 7 .417 in the second half, recovering 5 of long scoring drives while coming persed. However, the Tech players’ the 8 Golden Bear fumbles in the up with crucial interceptions that spirits were not dented, and within Men’s Soccer game, several of which led to scores killed promising Engineer drives four minutes of the start of the third NEWMAC Only Overall or halted crucial Western New Eng- and produced a touchdown. Aside quarter, Mancuso found Vogelsang land drives. “Our kids simply had from a field goal following a fum- for a 22-yard touchdown pass. Vo- Team Win Loss Tie Win % Win Loss Tie Win % more will than the other team,” said ble forced by Ryan L. Brunswick gelsang immediately followed that 1 Babson 3 0 0 1.000 8 2 4 .714 Offensive Line Coach Rick Adams. ’09, Tech looked overmatched for up with a sensational one-handed Clark 3 0 0 1.000 10 1 0 .909 Coming off consecutive blowout the first 30 minutes of the game. grab on the ensuing two-point con- Wheaton 3 0 0 1.000 8 4 1 .654 losses, a third one seemed almost Due to a combination of the score version. inevitable for Tech going into half- and inclement weather (the game Next, Kicker R. Matt Ramirez ’06 4 Coast Guard 1 1 0 .500 4 6 1 .409 time down 27-3. The deficit might time temperature was around 70 de- 5 Springfield 0 3 1 .125 1 9 1 .136 have felt even larger than that, as grees, with pouring rain and wind), Football, Page 23 WPI 0 3 1 .125 5 5 1 .500 7 MIT 0 3 0 .000 6 5 0 .545 Women’s Soccer NEWMAC Only Overall Team Win Loss Tie Win % Win Loss Tie Win % 1 Wheaton 5 0 0 1.000 10 4 0 .714 2 Clark 4 0 0 1.000 8 3 0 .727 Springfield 4 1 0 .800 7 4 2 .615 4 Smith 3 1 0 .750 6 3 1 .650 5 Babson 2 2 1 .500 7 5 1 .577 Wellesley 2 2 1 .500 5 4 2 .545 7 WPI 1 3 0 .250 4 7 1 .375 MIT 1 4 0 .200 3 9 0 .250 9 Mount Holyoke 0 4 0 .000 4 6 0 .400 Coast Guard 0 5 0 .000 2 9 0 .182 Women’s Tennis NEWMAC Only Overall Team Win Loss Win % Win Loss Win % 1 Wellesley 7 0 1.000 7 0 1.000 2 MIT 6 1 .857 7 2 .778 3 Babson 5 2 .714 7 3 .700 4 Wheaton 4 3 .571 7 5 .583 5 Mount Holyoke 3 4 .429 4 5 .444 6 Springfield 2 5 .286 3 10 .231 STANLEY HU—THE TECH Defense back David O. Kalk ’08 (#1) tackles Western New England College’s Jarod Johnson to force a 7 Clark 0 6 .000 2 9 .182 fumble that led to a 30-yard touchdown return, giving the Engineers the game-winning points on Saturday, Smith 0 6 .000 0 7 .000 Oct. 8. The Engineers scored 28 unanswered points in the second half and recovered eight fumbles by Volleyball WNEC to stun the Golden Bears, 31-27. NEWMAC Only Overall Team Win Loss Win % Win Loss Win % PCOMING OME VENTS 1 MIT 6 0 1.000 19 5 .792 U H E Springfield 6 0 1.000 21 4 .840 Saturday, Oct. 15, 2005 3 Coast Guard 5 1 .833 15 3 .833 Varsity Rifle vs. VMI, Mass. Maritime, Wentworth 8:00 a.m., MIT Rifle Range 4 Smith 4 2 .667 14 4 .778 Varsity Sailing — Brass Rat Regatta 9:30 a.m., Charles River 5 Wellesley 3 3 .500 14 8 .636 Varsity Women’s Volleyball vs. Mount Ida College 10:30 a.m., Rockwell Cage Varsity Men’s Soccer vs. WPI 1:00 p.m., Steinbrenner Stadium 6 Wheaton 2 3 .400 7 13 .350 Varsity Field Hockey vs. Mount Holyoke College 1:00 p.m., Jack Barry Field 7 Babson 1 5 .167 4 13 .235 Varsity Women’s Volleyball vs. Emmanuel College 1:00 p.m., Rockwell Cage Mount Holyoke 1 5 .167 7 9 .438 Varsity Women’s Volleyball vs. Colby-Sawyer College 3:00 p.m.., Rockwell Cage WPI 1 5 .167 8 12 .400 Sunday, Oct. 16, 2005 10 Clark 0 5 .000 5 14 .263 Varsity Sailing — Boston University Invitational 9:00 a.m., Charles River The New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference is a Varsity Sailing — Brass Rat Regatta 9:30 a.m., Charles River Division III league in which MIT competes.