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Volume 126, Number 15 Cambridge, 02139 Tuesday, April 4, 2006 MIT Settles Shin Case, Parents Agree Death Likely an Accident By Marissa Vogt that … it was not immediately evi- and will not be paid with tuition funds, NEWS EDITOR dent to her family” that the death was said Robert M. Randolph, senior asso- MIT and the parents of Elizabeth an accident, and so it was determined ciate dean for students. Randolph also H. Shin ’02 announced yesterday that that it was in MIT’s best interests to said that he assumes the settlement they have reached a settlement for an settle, said Denise Brehm of the MIT will cover the Shin’s legal fees. undisclosed amount in the wrongful News Office. Brehm declined to com- According to an MIT press re- death lawsuit filed against Institute ment specifically why MIT chose to lease, Shin’s father Cho Hyun said administrators and doctors. settle the case, citing the settlement’s “We appreciate MIT’s willingness to The case was scheduled to go to confidentiality agreement. spare our family the ordeal of a trial trial in May, but in an unexpected A lawyer representing the Shin and have come to understand that our move, both parties came to an agree- family, David A. DeLuca, did not re- daughter’s death was likely a tragic ment that the death was a tragic ac- spond to repeated requests for com- accident.” cident and not a suicide as originally ment yesterday. Curtis R. Diedrich, a It was not immediately clear what confirmed by the Cambridge Fire lawyer representing Dr. Linda Cun- new evidence contributed to the re- Department and the Suffolk County ningham, who treated Shin at MIT cent agreement, though Brehm said medical examiner. Shin died in April Medical, also could not be reached that MIT has always believed Shin’s 2000 from self-inflicted burns suf- for comment. death was a terrible accident and not fered in her room at Random Hall a suicide. and the death was ruled a suicide, Shin may have overdosed before fire However, the day of the fire, Shin according to Shin’s death certificate. As part of the agreement, the told students at Random Hall that she “The settlement came because we amount of the settlement will be kept was planning to kill herself later that agreed what the best interests of the confidential. It was not immediately day. Additionally, The Boston Globe Institute” and the Shin family are, clear how MIT would allocate funds reports today that DeLuca said that said Chancellor Phillip L. Clay. for the settlement, though the money “The circumstances were such will likely come from MIT’s insurance Shin, Page 12

OMARI STEPHENS—THE TECH AEPhi’s Return to Jewish Identity Landscape workers John W. Hames III (left) and Andrew C. Dy- ment (right) and head gardener Robert H. Kuykendall (not pic- tured) remove the plastic orange construction fencing from the Spurs De-pledgings, De-affiliations perimeter of Kresge Oval. Hames said that though this fencing By Marie Thibault is currently gone, renovations on the Oval are ongoing. identity of the chapter has changed. Jewish women. NEWS EDITOR AEPhi is not what I thought it was, Slutsky said that the purpose of Seven of the eight new members and it is not what I told Potential AEPhi is to have a home for every- of Alpha Epsilon Phi sorority have New Members (PNM) it was. In one who wants to respect and under- de-pledged, and five members have the same way that I probably would stand the Jewish . “It is not For GSC Election, Weese also de-affiliated, according to an Al- not have joined a Hispanic or Black a religious organization at all,” she pha Epsilon Phi sister who request- sorority, I probably would not have said. ed to remain anonymous. AEPhi’s joined a Jewish sorority.” She said Vice-President of Operations Emily that AEPhi is now actively recruiting AEPhi, Page 18 Is Only Candidate So Far D. Slutsky ’07 declined to confirm By Gabriel Fouasnon graduate student attending the meet- these numbers, saying “AEPhi has STAFF REPORTER ing can be nominated to a vacant a different game plan than the other The elections for next year’s position by two voting members of four sororities, so numbers mean ab- Graduate Student Council officers the GSC. Weese, following GSC tra- solutely nothing to us.” will take place tomorrow. Eric G. dition, will decline his nomination Slutsky presented the plan to Weese G is running uncontested for in order to make the position vacant what she termed “return to AEPhi’s GSC president, but so far there are and reopen the floor for more presi- national identity” in a letter read at no candidates for the other three of- dential nominations. Weese would a chapter meeting in February. She fices — Vice President, Secretary, then be re-nominated. described the letter as a reflection and Treasurer. Nominations for those Unlike Undergraduate Associa- of the need for AEPhi as a chapter positions will come from the floor of tion elections, for which all under- to promote the values of the national the elections meeting. graduates can vote, only GSC rep- Jewish sorority. Current GSC President Sylvain resentatives (who registered before A woman who de-pledged and Bruni G, who is also filling the role March 1), committee chairs with the also wished to remain anonymous of vice-president, said he knows exception of editors of Graduate Stu- said she did so because AEPhi’s new several people who are interested in dent News, and current officers can identity does not support what she seeking nomination for the three va- vote in the GSC election. 48 people and her fellow new members believe. cant positions. Bruni said that since are eligible to vote. “The Jewish identity is taking prior- he was busy fulfilling the duties of Weese said he has been involved ity before diversity. This conflicts both president and vice-president with the GSC since April 2005 when with what we believe in so this is the he did not have much time to recruit he was elected to co-chair the Hous- best decision,” she said of her deci- candidates. ing and Community Affairs Com- sion to de-pledge. All graduate students are permit- Lauren E. Oldja ’08, who de-af- ted to attend the elections, and any GSC, Page 16 filiated, said she did so because “the Ernest Rabinowicz

Professor Emeritus Ernest Rabinowicz passed Medal Award in 1998 by the Institution of Mechanical away in his sleep yesterday. He was 79. Engineers in England. Both his book “Friction and Rabinowicz worked in the Mechanical Engineer- Wear of Materials” and his video produced through ing Department for 43 years. He was born in Berlin the MIT Center for Advanced Engineering Studies and lived in London, but had made Newton, Massa- have been used by many engineers in the industry, ac- BRIAN HEMOND—THE TECH chusetts his home for the past 60 years, his grandson cording to a 1999 MIT News Office announcement. Working from a bucket truck with a chainsaw, a worker from Samuel L. Raymond ’06 said. The funeral will be held today at 1 p.m. at the Bartlett Tree Experts slices off a section of the dead Great Recognized as a leader in the field of tribology, the Temple Emanuel in Newton. Rabinowicz is survived American Elm tree in Killian Court. The tree was brought down study of design, friction, and wear of interacting sur- by his wife Ina, his three daughters Dena, Judith, and in small sections for safety. It will be replaced with a Red Oak faces like bearings, he was awarded the Tribology Gold Laura, and seven grandchildren. in the future.

Comics MIT Women’s NEWS World & Nation ...... 2 Tennis beats Graduate students, Opinion ...... 4 Bowdoin administrators reach agreement Campus Life ...... 9 College on new graduate dorm. Sports ...... 20 Page 5 Page 11 Page 15 Page 2 THE TECH April 4, 2006 WORLD & NATION Americans in Iraq Face Moussaoui Can Be Executed Their Deadliest Day in Months By Kirk Semple BAGHDAD, IRAQ For 9/11 Deaths, Jury Finds In the deadliest day for American forces since the beginning of the year, at least nine members of the military were killed in the insurgent By Neil A. Lewis Moussaoui had the greater chance that he was set to be part of the Sept. stronghold of Anbar Province, including four in a rebel attack and at THE NEW YORK TIMES to escape execution. At the time of 11 plot by flying a fifth airplane into least five when their truck accidentally flipped over, the American mili- ALEXANDRIA, VA. the attacks, Moussaoui was in jail the White House. tary command said Monday. A federal jury found on Mon- in Minnesota, having been arrested His testimony was startling in Three Marines and one sailor were killed on Sunday in the rebel day that Zacarias Moussaoui was three weeks earlier on immigration that he had earlier said that he was assault, the military reported, offering no further information. It was responsible for some of the deaths charges. to have participated in a separate al- the largest number of American deaths in a single attack in more than that occurred on Sept. 11, 2001, The Justice Department argued Qaida plot, had nothing to do with a month. and is thus eligible to be executed. that even though he did not take Sept. 11, and would fight the death In another part of Anbar on Sunday, a flash flood toppled a seven- The unanimous verdict means that part in the attacks he deserved to penalty with all his strength. ton truck, killing five Marines riding inside it and wounding one, the Moussaoui may now be weeks from die because at the time of his ar- Moussaoui, a 37-year-old military said. Two Marines and one Navy corpsman in the truck were being sentenced to death. rest he willfully concealed detailed Frenchman of Moroccan heritage, missing, officials said. Moussaoui sat silently as the knowledge of al-Qaida’s plans to has through his courtroom outbursts Wrapping up a quick visit here, Secretary of State Condoleezza verdict was read, seemingly mouth- use suicide hijackers to fly planes and bizarre notes to the judge over Rice and Jack Straw, the British foreign secretary, pressed Iraqi leaders ing prayers to himself. The jury was into buildings. the last few years, seemed at times for a second day on Monday to form a coalition government as quickly stoic as were most of the handful of His lies, a prosecutor told the indisputably irrational and his deci- as possible, in order to end a power vacuum in which insurgent attacks, relatives of Sept. 11 victims in the jury, “made him just as guilty as sion to testify against the advice of and general lawlessness have flourished. courtroom, although two quietly if he were at the controls of one of his lawyers was seen initially as an- wiped away tears. those planes.” other ill-considered move. The jury of nine men and three His court-appointed defense But the testimony that vaulted Scraps Plans women will move into the next lawyers whose help he spurned him closer to a death sentence was phase of the sentencing trial begin- countered that even though he was delivered in a calm and deliberate To Decriminalize Marijuana ning Thursday in which they will an Islamic extremist, he was only a manner. It may have been provoked By Clifford Krauss decide whether Moussaoui, the only minor player in al-Qaida whose se- by his anger at the defense lawyers’ THE NEW YORK TIMES TORONTO person to be tried in an American nior officials found him unreliable efforts to portray his role as trivial Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Monday that he was courtroom in connection with the and had not planned on using him and suggested that what he wanted scrapping draft legislation to decriminalize possession of small Sept. 11 attacks, should actually be for the Sept. 11 plot. most of all was to be seen as a full- amounts of marijuana, a measure that had been strongly criticized by executed by lethal injection at the The defense lawyers seemed fledged member of al-Qaida’s Sept. the Bush administration. federal prison in Terre Haute, Ind. to be building a solid case until 11 conspiracy. He even acknowl- The move was not unexpected, because his Conservative Party had But it was the first phase of the Moussaoui took the stand himself edged how delighted he was to hear opposed the measure. But it was symbolically important coming on the trial that ended Monday that was last week and proceeded to acknowl- the panicked tape-recorded voice of first day that Canada’s new Parliament convened and only days after viewed by lawyers and death pen- edge unreservedly every element of a flight attendant pleading for her Harper’s first meeting as prime minister with President Bush, at a sum- alty experts as the one in which the prosecution’s case. He asserted life. mit meeting in Mexico. Harper announced the move during a speech to the Canadian Pro- fessional Police Association in which he pledged to toughen sentences for drug and gun crimes, tighten parole rules, strengthen controls on Supreme Court Votes to Refuse child pornography and expand the national databank of DNA samples for convicted criminals. “We are going to hold criminals to account,” said Harper, who was Consideration of Padilla Case elected in January. “If you do a serious crime, you’re going to do seri- ous time.” By Linda Greenhouse Kennedy and John Paul Stevens, along him to civilian custody. THE NEW YORK TIMES with Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. The administration then filed a WASHINGTON — filed an unusual opinion explaining brief arguing that the appeal had to be Thai Leader Says He Will Accept Jose Padilla, the U.S. citizen held their position. They noted that Padilla, dismissed as moot, since Padilla was for more than three years in military who is currently out of military custo- getting the relief he requested when Panel’s Scrutiny custody as an enemy combatant, fell dy and awaiting trial in federal district he filed his original petition asking to By Thomas Fuller one vote short on Monday of persuad- court in Miami on terrorism-related be released from custody or charged THE NEW YORK TIMES BANGKOK, THAILAND ing the Supreme Court to take his charges, was entitled to a criminal with a crime. The Miami indictment Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra claimed victory on Monday case. defendant’s full range of protections, charges him with providing material in national elections, which were boycotted by opposition groups, Four votes are necessary for the including the right to a speedy trial. support to terrorists as part of a cell and said he had a mandate to remain in his post. court to take a case, and Padilla’s ap- Most significant, the three justices that is said to have sent money and “I am satisfied with the result,” Thaksin said on national tele- peal received only three. The result warned the administration that the recruits overseas. He is being held vision, his first substantive comments since the voting on Sunday. was to leave standing a decision by the federal courts, including the Supreme without bail, with a trial scheduled for “Sixty percent of people trust me.” federal appeals court in Richmond, Court, stood ready to intervene “were Sept. 9. But in a concession to opposition groups that have called for his Va., that endorsed the government’s the government to seek to change the In simply turning down Padilla’s resignation, Thaksin offered to set up an independent committee to power to seize a citizen on U.S. soil status or conditions of Padilla’s cus- appeal, Padilla v. Hanft, No. 05-533, judge his fitness to rule that would be made up of former prime min- and keep him in open-ended deten- tody.” the court did not make a formal de- isters, former supreme court justices, former members of parliament tion. The comment was clearly a refer- termination that the case was moot. and deans from Thai universities. Nonetheless, the outcome was not ence to the sequence of events last fall, However, Padilla’s transfer from mili- “If this committee thinks that it’s better if I quit, I will go,” he the unalloyed victory for the Bush when the administration, days before tary custody to the civilian justice sys- said. administration that it might have ap- it was due to file a brief in response tem rendered his legal claims “at least Thaksin said his party received 16 million votes, or 57 percent of peared to be. to Padilla’s Supreme Court appeal, an- for now, hypothetical,” Kennedy said the 28 million votes cast. Official results are expected on Tuesday. Three justices who voted not to nounced that it had obtained a grand in the explanatory opinion, which the hear the case — justices Anthony M. jury indictment and planned to shift two other justices signed. WEATHER “Law of Averages” Situation for Noon Eastern Standard Time, Tuesday, April 4, 2006

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� � � � Warm Front Light Low Pressure Haze ����� Cold Front Moderate Compiled by MIT Hurricane � � Meteorology Staff � � Stationary Front Heavy and The Tech April 4, 2006 WORLD & NATION THE TECH Page 3 Top U.N. Official Accuses Sudan On a Scaffold in the Lab, Doctors Build a Bladder By Lawrence K. Altman Government of Darfur Coverup THE NEW YORK TIMES By Marc Lacey ities not to approve his flight appeared welcome in Darfur or Khartoum. Bladders created in the laboratory from a patient’s own cells and THE NEW YORK TIMES to be politically motivated. “We are having an endless night- then implanted in seven young people have achieved good long-term NAIROBI, KENYA “They said I’m not welcome,” mare of administrative obstacles to results in all of them, a team of researchers reported on Monday in a The government of Sudan has Egeland said in a telephone interview our work in Darfur,” Egeland said. medical journal. blocked Jan Egeland, the top U.N. from Rumbek, in southern Sudan, “We have a feeling that the people It takes about two months to grow the new bladder on a scaffold emergency aid official, from visit- which operates semi-autonomously we are trying to assist are being in- outside the body. After implantation, the engineered bladder enlarges ing the western Darfur region this and did give approval for his visit. creasingly attacked. My feeling is the over time in the recipient. The researchers say they expect that the new week, prompting Egeland to accuse “My interpretation is that they don’t government should help us help their bladder will last a patient’s lifetime, but the longevity will be known Khartoum of trying to hide the dire want me to see what I was planning people.” only as the children grow older. conditions there. to witness in south and west Darfur, Relations between the Sudanese The hope is that someday the experimental reconstruction proce- The Sudanese government offered which is renewed attacks on the civil- and the United Nations are particularly dure will be standard for larger numbers of patients, including adults, various explanations for its decision ian population.” delicate now because of plans for the and for those with other kinds of bladder damage. not to allow Egeland, the undersecre- In the latest wave of attacks in Dar- United Nations later this year to take A major advantage of his technique is that rejection cannot occur tary general for humanitarian affairs fur, Egeland said, thousands of people over the running of the African Union because the cells used to create a new bladder are from the patient, not and U.N. emergency relief coordina- had been chased from 60 villages by peacekeeping mission currently under from another individual. So an ultimate aim — still years off — is to tor, to visit Khartoum, the capital, or government-backed militias known way in Darfur. Under-financed and develop the technique to grow a wide variety of other tissues, possibly Darfur beginning Monday. as the janjaweed. He said the deterio- limited in its ability to quell the vio- even organs, to help relieve the shortage of donor organs available for Jamal Ibrahim, a Foreign Min- rating security environment had made lence, the 7,000-strong African Union transplanting, said the research team’s leader, Dr. Anthony Atala. He istry spokesman, said the visit was it increasingly difficult to provide force is viewed as more neutral by the directs the Institute for Regenerative Medicine at Wake Forest Univer- merely postponed because it would assistance to the estimated 3 million Sudanese, who oppose the arrival of sity Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C. have coincided with the Prophet refugees living in camps in Darfur any Western troops in Darfur. ’s birthday. He also said and across the border in Chad. Prompted by the government, in an interview with the BBC that it He said the governor, or wali, of Sudanese citizens have taken to the Despite Criticism, Trailer would not have been safe for Ege- South Darfur, where Egeland had streets on several occasions to protest land, a Norwegian, to visit the coun- been scheduled to visit, had opposed against a U.N. force, which they often For 9/11 Film Will Run try given the recent controversy over his arrival there and suggested that it equate with an American role in Su- By Sharon Waxman cartoons of the prophet published in might not be safe for him to visit. In dan.Egeland has played a major role THE NEW YORK TIMES LOS ANGELES a Danish newspaper. addition, Egeland said the Sudanese in focusing international attention on Universal Studios said on Monday that it would stick with plans But the United Nations said the government’s representatives to the Darfur, which he declared the world’s to show an adrenaline-pumping trailer for “United 93,” its forthcom- trip had been planned in advance and United Nations had informed his of- worst humanitarian crisis in early ing thriller about the passenger revolt on one of the planes hijacked that the decision by Sudanese author- fice in New York that he would not be 2004. on 9/11, despite qualms from some moviegoers and families of 9/11 victims. Adam Fogelson, Universal’s president of marketing, said the trailer, which was pulled from AMC Loews Lincoln Square 12 Theater in Coast Guard, FBI Power Dispute Manhattan on Saturday after complaints from patrons, would be shown only before R-rated movies or “grown-up” PG-13 ones. He said the trailer was created to give a candid sense of the film itself, which opens at the end of the month. Could Weaken Response to Attack “The film is not sanitized or softened, it’s an honest and real look” By Eric Lipton Since 2001, the Coast Guard, a Coast Guard “changed the scenario at the events on United Airlines Flight 93, Fogelson said. “If I sanitized THE NEW YORK TIMES part of the Department of Home- to circumvent the FBI’s lead federal the trailer beyond what’s there, am I suggesting that the experience will WASHINGTON land Security, created 13 specialized agency role.” be less real than what the movie itself is? We as a company feel com- Potentially disastrous confu- teams based at major ports around The federal government tried to fortable that it is a responsible and fair way to show what’s coming.” sion could arise during a terrorist the nation that travel on small boats clarify the roles, through an October The studio’s challenge — how to promote a film about the tragedy attack on a cruise ship or ferry be- equipped with machine guns and 2005 document called the Maritime without seeming to exploit it — is likely to surface repeatedly in com- cause of a power struggle between are trained to respond to a hostage- Operational Threat Response. It says ing months, as a cluster of movies that touch on the events of 9/11 the FBI and the Coast Guard over taking or other maritime terrorism. Homeland Security and its agencies, begins to surface. who would be in charge, a report These 100-member teams also have including the Coast Guard, take the released Monday by the Depart- access to Coast Guard helicopters lead “for the interdiction of mari- ment of Justice inspector general and transport planes. time threats in waters where DHS Tonsil-Adenoid Surgery warned. The FBI, a division of the Justice normally operates,” meaning U.S. After the 2001 attacks, both Department, has 14 of what it calls ports and coastal waters. May Help Behavior, Too organizations created or expanded “enhanced maritime SWAT teams,” The document says the role of By Nicholas Bakalar armed teams that have the ability to and a separate hostage rescue team the Justice Department and FBI is THE NEW YORK TIMES board a moving ship or ferry, using trained to respond to maritime ter- to search for clues to prevent mari- Researchers have found strong evidence that adenotonsillectomy a small boat or helicopter. rorism. The hostage team can rap- time terrorism and, if there is an the surgery to remove the tonsils and adenoids — can help relieve “The FBI and the Coast Guard pel from a helicopter onto a ship, attack, to investigate and prosecute childhood behavioral or attention problems, including attention-deficit both want the ability to respond or approach a ship using closed cir- the terrorists. hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD. to terrorist threats in the maritime cuit diving gear that does not emit But the new report says the 2005 Although the surgery has become less common with antibiotics, area,” the report says. “Unless such bubbles. document has “not eliminated the more than 400,000 children under 15 have their tonsils, adenoids, or differences over roles and authori- The inspector general’s report potential for conflict and confusion both removed every year, according to estimates by the Metropolitan ties are resolved, the response to says that the rivalry between the in the event of a terrorist incident at Insurance Co. About half of the patients undergo the procedure to con- a maritime incident could be con- FBI and Coast Guard teams is so a seaport.” trol chronic throat or ear infections. The rest have the operation to re- fused and potentially disastrous.” great that during a training exercise Spokesmen for the Coast Guard lieve breathing difficulty or nighttime sleep apnea, a serious disorder in The two agencies agree that last year in Connecticut, which fea- and FBI said their agencies are which the sleeping child briefly stops breathing during the night. cruise ships, ferries and container tured a mock terrorist strike on a committed to resolving the dis- Researchers studied 78 children who were scheduled for the op- ships are likely targets for terror- ferry, “the FBI repeatedly blocked agreement. eration, and a control group of 27 children having other surgery. Ac- ists using a bomb or a small boat the Coast Guard’s efforts, saying the “There is no room for failure, cording to the paper, which was published on Monday in Pediatrics, it packed with explosives or by taking FBI was the lead federal agency.” we will resolve this,” said Richard has been known that children with sleep disorders often have behavior hostages. In response, the report says, the J. Kolko, an FBI agent. problems. But no cause-and-effect relationship has been established. All the children spent one night in a sleep laboratory to record their sleep and breathing patterns. Their parents filled out scales that mea- sured their children’s behavior, each child was tested for vigilance and U.S. and England Demand That Iraqis concentration, and their daytime sleepiness was measured and record- ed. Finally, a child psychiatrist determined which children’s difficulties Promptly Form a Unified Government merited the diagnosis of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. By Edward Wong which has been stalled for months. fortable photo session with Jaafari — and Joel Brinkley The developments suggested that inside the Green Zone, the fortified A CBS Deal With Couric THE NEW YORK TIMES a new phase in Iraq’s convulsions part of Baghdad that houses the Iraqi BAGHDAD, IRAQ might have started by opening a pos- government and American Embassy. May Be Near Secretary of State Condoleezza sibly violent battle for the country’s She added, “I told them that a lot of By Bill Carter Rice and Jack Straw, the British for- top job between rival Shiite factions, treasure, a lot of human treasure, has THE NEW YORK TIMES eign minister, forcefully demanded which both have militias backing been put on the line to give Iraq the CBS’ long courtship of Katie Couric has moved close to a conclu- on Monday that the Iraqi leadership them. The incumbent prime minister, chance to have a democratic future.” sion. A deal to recruit her away from NBC’s “Today” show and into the form a unified government as quick- Ibrahim al-Jaafari, has said he will “We are entitled to say that whilst nightly anchor chair at CBS News may be completed as early as this ly as possible to end a power vacuum fight to keep his job, and his princi- it is up to you, the Iraqis, to say who week, people close to the negotiations said Monday. in which sectarian bloodletting has pal supporter is Moktada al-Sadr, a will fill these positions, someone While Couric is under contract to NBC though the end of May and, been rampant. rebellious cleric whose Mahdi Army must fill these positions and fill them under the terms of her current deal, cannot have any formal talks with Their announcement was made militia has resorted to violence many quickly,” Straw told reporters at a CBS or another network until the beginning of that month, NBC ex- during the second day of a visit here times to enforce his wishes. news conference Monday. ecutives decided in recent days to permit Couric’s representatives to to convey their acute impatience Rice and Straw, who came here “There is no doubt the political discuss outside offers for her future services. with the country’s political paralysis, unannounced early Sunday from a vacuum that is here at the moment is That decision, consistent with what representatives on both sides and came a day after Iraq’s dominant meeting in England punctuated by not assisting the security situation,” said had remained a completely amicable relationship between Couric Shiite political bloc fractured when antiwar protests, told reporters they he added. and NBC, has finally speeded up CBS’ effort to woo the “Today” host, its most powerful faction publicly did not want to intervene in the dis- At lunchtime, officials with Jaaf- which began well over a year ago with an informal approach to Couric demanded that the incumbent Shiite pute over the prime minister. But ari’s party met with Kurdish leaders from the chairman of the CBS Corp., Leslie Moonves. prime minister resign over his inabil- at the same time they pointed out to try to rally political support for the CBS’ pursuit of Couric has been the subject of a torrent of publicity ity to form a unified government. that Jaafari had been unable to win embattled prime minister. The Kurds, over the last several months, with near-daily updates in some publica- It was not clear whether the joint enough political support to form a and particularly President Jalal Ta- tions of Couric’s inclinations to stay at NBC or leave for CBS. visit by Rice and Straw, the top em- government since his nomination on labani, have been at the forefront of The speculation for at least the past three months has been that the issaries of the two countries that led Feb. 12. calls to oust Jaafari. Talabani was in- “Today” host would accept CBS’ offer to succeed Dan Rather as the the invasion of Iraq three years ago, “They’ve got to get a prime censed after Jaafari paid a state visit permanent anchor of “The CBS Evening News.” Bob Schieffer has played a direct role in the splintering minister who can actually form the to Turkey in late February; Turkish filled in as anchor since Rather stepped down in March 2005, and has of the Shiite bloc, and whether that government,” Rice said after a meet- leaders have repeatedly threatened to done that job with great success. Audience totals for the newscast are schism would lead to forward move- ings on Sunday with Iraqi leaders invade Iraqi Kurdistan if the Kurds up significantly under Schieffer. ment on forming a new government, — which included a visibly uncom- try to secede. Page 4 THE TECH April 4, 2006 OPINION

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I’d knock on that glass to the near- to, and help him have an excuse to procrasti- how fast you can solve equations or chug a cracking point. And in that spirit, I decided to call up my new friend at the RIAA negotiation nate at 3:00 a.m. Please send all questions to pint of beer, but rather what tools you have ac- hotline again. (Hereafter I’ll refer to her as Bowie, which means “yellow haired,” as I’m pretty [email protected] quired during your years here that can help you sure that’s the case.) solve whatever problem you might encounter Last time I spoke with Bowie, the conversation was pretty much over after she named Dear Nutty B, in life. It was not a fish TIM the Beaver handed $3750 as the settlement amount. (I haven’t actually agreed to settle yet.) So when I called her Why it’s Nutty B! So glad to have you you when you walked on that fine June day, it again, I asked — again — about how to negotiate that amount. I counted on the fact that self- back! was a fishing rod that would help you get more important types wouldn’t be inclined to remember a lowly pirate like me. Bowie didn’t disap- I graduated last year and I’ve worked at of your own fish later on. Now, go fishing and point. She launched into her spiel about how the RIAA doesn’t negotiate settlements. I told her my job for six months now. I have pretty much make TIM the Beaver proud! that it was too much to ask for thousands of dollars from a college student who only makes just decided that I need to leave. The work is not enough from term and summer employment to still come out a couple thousand in debt. challenging or interesting at all, essentially Dear Nutty B, Bowie replied that the RIAA was oh-so-kind enough to offer a six month repayment plan. it’s just data entry. So while I’ve been trying to Men suck! How come men don’t like to At this point, I was beginning to speculate on Bowie’s hair color, and decided to switch tactics. find jobs in rival companies, the job descrip- make plans for the weekends? They always I concisely and calmly explained how the situation was ridiculous: they weren’t offering a tions reminded me of exactly what I had just want to leave their weekends open. What’s up settlement, they were issuing an ultimatum! Let us screw you over gently now, or with chains done for the last six months. Now I wonder if with that? and whips in court. Surely there must be some flexibility for individual cases. I should switch fields, even though I’m prob- —Curious in Cambridge Well, she replied, they do make allowances if something like a medical emergency comes ably woefully unprepared for anything else. I up. Now we’re getting somewhere. “And who would I talk to about a situation like that, be- really enjoyed the subject when I learned it at Dear Curious in Cambridge, cause I’d like to talk to them now.” MIT, but I don’t know if the business world can We don’t suck, nor are we non-committal. “Me,” she replied. Ever feel like your nose has just been flattened by something large and make it as exciting. What should I do? In fact, we actually plan ahead, but we just solid? I mean, besides the doors at 77 Mass. Ave. “But you’re not in a situation like that.” —Drone to Be haven’t mastered how to plan ahead to accom- Oh, but I am. The Institvte has left me with severe bouts of p-set-induced insomnia and a modate multiple people’s schedules yet. So case of stuck-to-desk-itis that recurs two to three times in a semester, then again just before Dear Drone to Be, quit complaining and whining and be consid- break. And my wallet certainly takes a hit for it. Thank you, and yes, I am back. In fact, I erate; learn to overlook that flaw in us as a spe- But as much as I tried to argue that I was in as unique a situation as someone with medical was never gone, though I really thought I’d cies. How do you expect us to plan around the expenses, there was no getting through. Bowie even had the audacity to say, “In fact, the RIAA have got out of (I mean this place) by schedules of Gracie, Chrissy, and Tracy with- has been known to suggest that students drop out of college or go to community college in now. But anyway, it is always nice to have old out their knowledge of each other’s existence, order to be able to afford settlements.” readers keeping in touch. Remember to re-sign all while we’ve told our buddies that we would Are. You. Shitting. Me. up for the fan club! get trashed together every Friday and Saturday There you have it, fellow Techsters: proof of the fantastic levels of absurdity to which It seems the problem is not where you night? the RIAA attack has sunk. The Recording Industry of America would rather see America’s work, but rather what you do. If you don’t Now that we’re are clear on the possible youth deprived of higher education, forever marring their ability to contribute personally and like what you do, switching from one job to cause of your confusion, the good news financially to society — including the arts — so that they may crucify us as examples to our another of the same nature will be just like is that perhaps the guy(s) you were talking peers. To say nothing of wrecking our lives in the process. I finally understand what the RIAA changing from one version of Microsoft to about really just wants to make the weekend meant when they told me “stealing music is not a victimless crime” — the victims hang for the next: it’s the same crap under a new name. a week-end, a time when he/they can just all to see. Also, you wonder if you can apply the subjects chill and do nothing. I know I like to wake Please, RIAA — if any competent representative happens to enjoy flipping through The you’ve learned at MIT to the business world? up at 13:00 on a fine Saturday, open a bottle Tech — please tell me Bowie is a moronic tool who can’t help what the Superior Gray Cover- My answer to you, my friend, is that unless the of wine, and sip my day (I mean glass) away, age Golden Blonde hair dye does to her mental facilities. Please tell me you actually care about business world needs nerdiness and social in- without having to worry about planning any the futures of the age demographic that buys most of your music (http://www.riaa.com/news/ competence, they probably won’t do you any work or meeting anyone. Everyone is differ- marketingdata/pdf/2004consumerprofile.pdf). Your evil pirates are people too, people who good. ent, and that’s the only answer I can give you enjoy music and almost always still purchase it legitimately. Each has an individual life and You need to ask yourself what you re- if you’re talking about men in general. If you circumstances that deserve consideration, if not for the sake of empathy for your fellow man, ally want to do for your career and if that is are talking about a specific person, then per- then for the sake of business sense. enough for you to abandon a job you already haps you should let him know that it bothers Sure, if you commit a crime against someone, you should be held accountable. But I find it have. Sleeping on the streets while dreaming you, and you two can communicate and figure horrifying that anyone would single-mindedly and without compassion process people like a about being the next CEO of IBM is just not out a compromise. Also, if it’s the latter case, meat grinder set to purée. So while the RIAA continues to play the part of shark, I’ll continue that practical. 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Women’s tennis co-captain Elaine Ni ’06 hits a forehand volley in her doubles match with partner Joanna L. MacKay ’07. Ni and MacKay lost their match 7-9.

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Positions Available for live-in Resident Advisors for MIT's New Grad Dorm to Go Forward Fraternities, Sororities, and Independent Living Groups. By Rosa Cao and Clay have said will not be funded including some Ashdown residents Applications are due by April 19, 2006, and are available CONTRIBUTING EDITOR from an increase in system rents, nor heavily involved with the process. online at: http://web.mit.edu/slp/fsilgs/ra.shtml After a series of last-minute com- an increase to the student life fee. It In an e-mail to the Ashdown com- promises, the majority of students is still unclear what the source of the munity, Housemaster Terry P. Orlando Description: A Resident Advisor is expected to serve as a on the NW35 planning committees funding will be. wrote, “I personally feel that the com- mentor, guide, and resource for students and to serve as a reached agreement by the March 31 Although student members of the promise was reasonable, workable, deadline with administrators on basic stakeholders committee and space and represented a considerable con- liaison between the chapter and the Dean's Office. The RA physical space allocations as well as subcommittee were not able to reach cession from the administration.” Still is expected to know and educate FSILG students about MIT potential rent structures for the new a unanimous consensus, the major- under negotiation is the possibility of policies, applicable Chapter and/or Fraternity/Sorority graduate dormitory. The building is ity supported going forward with the a dining hall, as well as the number headquarters policies, and common sense safety practices. now expected to go forward on sched- revised project. Ashdown GSC repre- and size of common kitchens, Orlan- Training is provided. ule. sentative Harish Mukundan, Ashdown do wrote. A March 31 GSC recommenda- House Executive Committee chair The subcommittees on community Remuneration: All Resident Assistants receive free room tion summarized the agreements and Suddhasattwa Sinha, and many Ash- and programming will continue their endorsed the project. down residents remained opposed. work over the next year. and board. In addition, some organizations may include a As part of the agreement on alloca- Despite lingering dissatisfaction Related links: small stipend. Each Resident Advisor is furnished with a tion of common space, the number of with the hasty process and time limi- http://web.mit.edu/dsl/NW35 single room in the chapter facility. beds in the building would be reduced tations placed on soliciting student in- http://web.mit.edu/gsc/www/meet- from 520 to 502 to make up for the put, most participants seem to be op- ings/legislation Qualifications: A BA or BS and/or graduate enrollment at an increase in common space to 13,200 timistic about the resulting building, http://www.ashdownhouse.org accredited institution are required. feet. The Thirsty Ear, a student-run pub currently located in the basement of Ashdown House, will relocate to the new building as well. Administrators at the March 29 space planning subcommittee meeting agreed to include 150 beds (about 27 percent of the total number of beds) in Complete a Student Activities Office three-bedroom units without a kitchen or living room, a retreat from their earlier position that such amenities survey and enter for a chance to win are a non-negotiable requirement for quality housing capable of addressing your student group some money! future demand. GSC President Sylvain Bruni wrote in an e-mail to GSC representa- tives that Associate Dean and Director of Housing Karen Nilsson suggested at the space subcommittee meeting that such rooms could in fact be filled, based on the current demand for Ash- down singles. 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mittee. In his candidate statement, dated March 22, Weese wrote that only 35 of 86 GSC representative positions were filled. Although the number of GSC representatives always falls short of the maximum, he considers this year’s number to be low. He said that as president, he would aim to fill at least 60 positions. GSC representatives Megan J. Palmer G and Greg Fischer G de- clined to comment on the of the election. The elections will take place in Room 4-163 beginning at 5 p.m. Pre- ceding the meeting, a social will be held in the GSC office, 50-220, from 3 to 5 p.m. After the elections, a cel- ebration will be held in the Muddy Charles Pub. For more information, visit http:// gsc.mit.edu/elections. Solution to Crossword from page 7 April 4, 2006 THE TECH Page 17 Harvard: No Tuition For Parents Making Under 60K Annually INNOVATING | MENTORING | BUILDING CAPACITY

By Karen W. Arenson cession of announcements of higher- THE NEW YORK TIMES aid programs by top-tier colleges. The quest by prestigious colleges Also in 2004, Brown said that a Get involved! to attract more low- and middle-in- $100 million gift to the university come students is turning into a finan- would allow it to replace loans with cial aid arms race. grants for about 135 students. Harvard University, which two Last year, Yale said it would The possibilities are endless… years ago focused attention on the eliminate the contribution required paucity of low-income students in of parents earning less than $45,000, From Fellowships to grants, from the IDEAS Competition to teaching a the Ivy League with its announce- an plan similar to Harvard’s. ment that it would not ask parents This month there has been a pro- child to read, the MIT Public Service Center puts a world of life-changing who earned less than $40,000 a year fusion of announcements. In early to contribute money for their chil- March, the Massachusetts Institute opportunities at your feet. dren’s education, said March 30 that of Technology said it would begin it would raise that ceiling to $60,000 matching the federal Pell Grants that for students entering this fall. its low-income students got. Pell The students themselves will still grants are currently $4,050 a year. be expected to make some payments M.I.T., which will charge $43,550 from jobs they hold. for tuition, housing and meals, said Harvard’s president, Lawrence that 16 percent of its undergradu- H. Summers, said in a statement, ates came from homes with incomes “There is no more important mission below $42,000, and that 90 percent for Harvard and higher education of its undergraduates qualified for than promoting equality of opportu- financial aid. nity for all.” Stanford University said this He said the financial aid increases month that it would eliminate the “send a clear signal to middle-class parental contribution for families INNOVATING: Service Learning Ideas Competition MENTORING: CommuniTech iMATH KEYs families who have all too often felt with annual incomes below $45,000. that Harvard and other leading uni- Last week, the University of Penn- LINKS ReachOut SciPRO Giving Tree Science Expo CityDays versities are out of reach.” sylvania said it would replace loans In 1998, Princeton, one of the with grants for undergraduates from colleges with the highest endowment economically disadvantaged families BUILDING CAPACITY: PSC Fellowships PSC Grants per student, announced that it would with incomes of $50,000 or less. replace loans with grants for students Some financial aid officials ap- from families with annual incomes plauded the announcements. less than $46,500. Five years ago, “If you step back and forget my it extended that policy to all under- role as a financial aid director and Visit us on the web at http://web.mit.edu/mitpsc graduates. That was a move that few focus on helping needy students, this colleges felt ready to match. is great,” Michael D. Bartini, director But since Harvard’s announce- of financial aid at Brown, said March ment in 2004, there has been a suc- 30. This space donated by The Tech No excuses, only opportunities

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Join The Tech photography department and have fun taking pictures with your fellow shutterbugs [email protected] Page 18 THE TECH April 4, 2006 DEV TUV TUV OPER OPER DEV TUV TUV OPER OPER DEV TUV TUV OPER OPER DEV TUV TUV OPER OPER DEV TUV TUV OPER OPER DEV TUV TUV OPER OPER AEPhi Recruits a Second New DEV TUV TUV OPER OPER DEV TUV TUV OPER OPER DEVNightline TUV TUV OPER OPER DEV TUV TUV OPER OPER DEV TUV TUV OPER OPER DEV TUV TUV OPER OPER Member Class; Most Are Jewish DEV TUV TUV OPER OPER DEV TUV TUV OPER OPER De-pledgings Caused by Communication Gap, Differing Beliefs DEV TUV TUV OPER OPER DEV TUV TUV OPER OPER AEPhi, from Page 1 said that “we aren’t very concerned themselves if she was around. “I re- DEV TUV TUV OPER OPER DEV TUV TUV OPER OPER about percentages.” The anonymous ally want AEPhi to prosper in their We’re here to listen. Both Vice-President of Recruit- sister said that all of the most recent Jewish identity,” she added. DEV TUV TUV OPER OPER DEV TUV TUV OPER OPER ment Elizabeth Katcoff ’08 and new members are Jewish except for Sarah C. Rich ’08 said that she DEV TUV TUV OPER OPER DEV TUV TUV OPER OPER Slutsky said they are not alarmed by one. decided to stay at AEPhi because “I the recent depledgings because they The anonymous sister said that like the sisters and the sorority and DEV TUV TUV OPER OPER DEV TUV TUV OPER OPER have been able to recruit another seven of AEPhi’s 22 sisters are Jew- I made a commitment.” Teresa H. DEV TUV TUV OPER OPER DEV TUV TUV OPER OPER new member class. They declined to ish. Both Slutsky and Katcoff de- Liu ’07, who is also a member, said give any numbers. When asked how clined to confi rm this statistic. that AEPhi has allowed her to grow DEV TUV TUV OPER OPER3-8800 DEV TUV TUV OPER OPER many of the most recent prospective Katcoff, who was recently named as a person because she was learn- DEV TUV TUV OThisPER space OPER donated DEV by TheTU VTech TUV OPER OPER new members are Jewish, Katcoff vice-president of recruitment after ing about a culture different from her this year’s formal recruitment, said own. “it’s our fault not that they [the new The anonymous sister said that members] depledged, but the fact she felt Slutsky and other members that they were new members to begin of AEPhi’s executive board were “fo- with,” because AEPhi’s Jewish iden- cused on an admirable cause,” but / Ê /Ê*, --ÊÊ tity was not promoted during formal “were going about it in the wrong recruitment. way.” “I feel that in making the Jew- Brigid C. Dwyer ’06, who was ish identity of our chapter an objec- the previous vice-president of re- tive to which AEPhi’s other values ""-/", cruitment in charge of this year’s can be sacrifi ced, we are losing sight formal recruitment said “my philos- of what really matters.” ophy was trying to communicate … -«Àˆ˜}ÊÓääÈÊ that AEPhi has an open membership Sisters not aware of mailing list policy … I tried to make an effort The anonymous sister said that to make sure AEPhi’s heritage and she had recently discovered the exis- identity was known.” tence of [email protected], an e- "  Ê " Ê- mail list that she said consisted only Members split on whether to stay of Jewish sisters and one new Jew- Nina H. Kim ’09, who de-pledged, ish member. She said that the major said she felt like there was a commu- planning decisions about informal ->ÌÕÀ`>Þ]Ê«ÀˆÊnÌ nication gap between the sisters. “We recruitment events were being made didn’t even know that AEPhi was … by Jewish AEPhi sisters through this proclaiming a Jewish identity until a mailing list. -՘`>Þ]Ê«ÀˆÊ™Ì week into pledging.” Slutsky said that one of her tasks Both Kim and the anonymous as vice-president of operations is to woman who de-pledged said that create mailing lists. This one was £ä\ääÊ>“ʇÊÇ\ääÊ«“Ê they de-pledged by e-mail, but do created because she and some other not know how AEPhi members re- sisters were unclear about how to acted. Kim said that she received an present AEPhi’s Jewish identity. The œœŽÃÊÕ«Ê̜ʙx¯ÊœvvtÊÕ}iÊÃ>ۈ˜}Ãʜ˜\ e-mail suggesting she talk over her list serves as a think tank and discus- decision with members of the ex- sion forum, she said. /Ê*ÀiÃÃʜÛiÀÃ̜VŽÊ●ʜÕ̇œv‡«Àˆ˜ÌÊLœœŽÃ ecutive board, while the other person Katcoff said the new member was said she hadn’t heard any response. “helping us determine our identity.” œÕÀ˜>ÃÊL>VŽ‡ˆÃÃÕiÃÊ● œÌ iÀÊ«ÕLˆÃ iÀýÊLœœŽÃ Katcoff said that seven years AEPhi’s President Elaina L. ago AEPhi had a similar problem. Cherry ’07 said that not everyone on `>“>}i`ÊLœœŽÃÊ●Ê«ÕÃÊvœœ`]Ê>˜`ʓœÀit “We were lying about our identity the mailing list is Jewish, citing her- in order to get more members.” At self as an example. *ÕÃ]ʜÕÀÊÓxÌ Ê>˜˜ˆÛiÀÃ>ÀÞÊViiLÀ>̈œ˜ÊVœ˜Ìˆ˜Õið°°Ê that time, members from AEPhi’s The anonymous sister said that national headquarters interviewed she felt some sisters were not includ- >ÊÀi}Տ>ÀÞÊ«ÀˆVi`ÊLœœŽÃʈ˜ÊÌ iÊÃ̜ÀiÊ܈ÊLiÊÓx¯Êœvvt all of the sisters and invited those ed in planning sorority events, but who recognized and supported the were told where and when an event Jewish identity of AEPhi to remain. would be without being allowed in- Only three were not invited back, put. / iÊ /Ê*ÀiÃÃÊ œœŽÃ̜Ài and not all of them were non-Jew- Slutsky said that it is a “fl at-out i˜`>Ê-µÕ>ÀiÊ-ÕLÜ>ÞÊ-̜« ish, Katcoff said. Those sisters deaf- lie” that sisters were not informed fi liated but were given alumni status. about event planning. “I can’t help it әÓÊ >ˆ˜Ê-ÌÀiiÌ]Ê >“LÀˆ`}i Bonnie Wunsch, executive director if people don’t check their e-mails.” of AEPhi, could not be reached for Katcoff said that everyone knew ­È£Ç®ÊÓx·xÓ{™ comment. about the events, except in one case, “We didn’t want something like where the PNM “wouldn’t have ÊLœœŽÃJ“ˆÌ°i`Õ that to happen again,” but “we real- come if we told them the whole ized we were straying again,” Kat- chapter would be there,” because she coff said. felt more comfortable at fi rst in a set- Lindsay L. Calderon ’08, who ting with her friends. is not Jewish, decided to de-affi li- Neither Rich nor Calderon had ate the weekend after the letter was heard of [email protected]. º>Êvii`ˆ˜}ÊvÀi˜âÞÊvœÀÊÌ iÊLÀ>ˆ˜t» read to the chapter. She said she felt that Jewish sisters couldn’t really be Members: AEPhi fi nancially sound Kaya Miller, assistant director of Fraternities, Sororities, and Inde- pendent Living Groups, said that she worked with members of AEPhi’s executive board before the de-pledg- ings to plan informal recruitment events. She said that the girls had planned three large events and she encouraged them to plan two others. Katcoff said these events included Arts & Craft day and cookie baking. “I didn’t fi nd it alarming they were trying to connect with their national identity … I personally feel that this is a part of a group develop- ment model they’re going through” Miller said of the de-pledgings. Panhellenic Association Presi- dent Shannon N. Nees ’07 said that Panhel members are available to of- fer an unbiased opinion for anyone involved, but that AEPhi has been handling the situation internally. “I think their offi cers are doing a very good job of handling it,” she said. Cherry said that the loss of sis- ters and new members will not affect AEPhi fi nancially, since the activi- ties planned are based on the number of sisters. Though sororities do not submit budgets to the Student Life Programs department, Miller said that AEPhi has a long-term lease on their house and that they are not in jeopardy of losing it. April 4, 2006 SPORTS THE TECH Page 19 Streaking Sabbatini THE DEPARTMENT OF Could Surprise Field ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Masters, from Page 20 definitely needs a major win to put AND a stamp on his great career. So far, attack that course better than any he has the unwanted label of being golfer in the field. the best player never to have won a COMPUTER SCIENCE You want a couple of dark horses major tournament. Garcia wants to for this year’s Masters? How about rid himself of that label and get to Retief Goosen, a man more known the next step. for his calm U.S. Open play than for For a really out-of-nowhere Invites you to our the aggressive style needed to win potential winner, how about Rory in Augusta, ? He has been Sabbatini? He has been at the top 2006 Freshman Open House!! playing quite well the past several of the money list this entire season weeks, both at the Players Champi- and even though he hasn’t played onship and at the BellSouth Clas- well in the last couple of tourna- sic. Goosen has the nerves of steel ments, he is still someone to watch to hold down those emotions come out for this week. Friday, April 7, 2006 Sunday afternoon on the back nine. All in all, the list of potential Watch for him to be a factor in the winners is a good one, and come tournament. Sunday, it will once again be a race 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. What about Sergio Garcia? He to see who can birdie the most holes also played well at the Players. 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617-353-5124 | www.bu.edu/summer Page 20 THE TECH April 4, 2006 SPORTS UPCOMING HOME EVENTS Sherry and Sorba Each Score 3 Tuesday, April 4, 2006 Varsity Softball vs. Wheaton 3 p.m., Briggs Field Varsity Softball vs. Wheaton 5 p.m., Briggs Field In 9-5 Lacrosse Win Over Clark By Mindy Brauer tine ’09. Nate Sherman put Clark on connection with 9:53 left. MIT ended Wednesday, April 5, 2006 ASST. DIR. OF SPORTS INFORMATION the board with 1:55 left in the quarter. the spree when long-stick midfielder Varsity Women’s Lacrosse vs. St. Joseph’s 6 p.m., Jack Barry Field Four unanswered goals in the MIT maintained its slim advantage Ebbe G. Strathairn ’09 carried the fourth quarter powered MIT Men’s through a scoreless second quarter. ball into the attack and flipped it to Thursday, April 6, 2006 Lacrosse Team to a 9-5 victory over Sorba ended the 20-minute scor- Sherry for what proved to be the Varsity Baseball vs. Wheaton 3:30 p.m., Briggs Field Clark University in ing drought with an unassisted goal game-winning goal 26 seconds later. Pilgrim League action to keep the Engineers ahead, 3-1. At Scott T. Purchase ’06 increased the on Friday. Brennan P. the 10:08 mark, the Cougars nar- Engineers’ lead by scoring a man-up Sherry ’06 and Tyler rowed the margin to one when Matt goal and assisting Sorba in another. G. Sorba ’07 each con- Fram set-up Zach Goodman for a Sherry converted a pass by Stolmeier Mickelson Most Likely tributed three goals and man-down goal. Eight seconds later, to cap the scoring with 3:38 on the an assist while Jonathan P. Stolmeier Stolmeier connected on a feed from clock. ’07 posted two goals and two assists Sherry for an extra-man goal. Sherry In net, Zach E. Brewer ’07 col- To Succeed at Masters for the Engineers (3-1, 1-0 Pilgrim). then scored on a pass by Stolmeier at lected 12 saves and 14 groundballs Scott Foglietta led the Cougars (2-2, 9:49 for a 5-2 edge. for MIT. Richard Doucette finished 0-1 Pilgrim) with two goals and an The score would hold until Clark with nine saves while Dave Breglio assist. netted three goals during the open- paced the Cougars with nine ground- On Longer Golf Course Stolmeier notched the first goal of ing five minutes of the final frame. balls. By Yong-yi Zhu Tiger Woods, but Phil Mickelson. the game with an unassisted tally at Shawn Roche found Foglietta to The next game for MIT will be on COLUMNIST Mickelson is coming off an un- 6:06. Tech extended its lead less than spark the rally. Foglietta then set-up Wednesday, April 5 at 4 p.m. when As we approach Masters week believable week at the BellSouth three minutes later when Sherry con- Fram for a man-up goal, which was the Engineers travels to Wheaton this year, the talk is not about the Classic, and he is playing some ter- verted a pass from Ryan W. Ballen- followed by another Foglietta-Roche College. competitors on the course, but rath- rific golf. His putting has improved, er about especially inside of five feet. That changes to will be a great plus when he attacks Column the course a course that is always birdie-rich. itself. The Mickelson needs not only to already booming golf challenge at make more putts but also need to the end of Magnolia Lane has been attack the pins whenever he can. lengthened by an additional 155 His short game has always been yards this year. his strong suit, and it allows him The main stated goal of length- to recover from any bad shot. His ening the course is to bring the philosophy of shaving a couple of original, intended landing positions shots around the green will be criti- back into play since the advent of cal because of the added difficulty new, longer golf technology. of those elongated holes. This effort to Tiger-proof the Of course, you cannot talk about course and prevent the long-hit- the Masters without mentioning Ti- ters from breaking every record in ger Woods. He started this year hot, the Masters record books has made winning twice on the PGA tour and the course completely inaccessible making a terrific comeback to win to many of shorter hitters on tour. the Dubai. But I just feel that Tiger Because of this added length, holes is not yet playing his best golf. If he like the par 4 11th play to more than gets it together this week, we will 500 yards; on a windy day, all you see something truly special, but if can say is a quiet amen as you head he continues to plod along as he has into the beginning of Amen Cor- in last couple of tournaments or so, ner. we will not see a dominant Tiger. But while additional distance is But then again, he doesn’t need not necessarily good for the tour- to be dominant to win a major, just nament, it does bring the bigger good and a little lucky (see last DAVID TEMPLETON—THE TECH hitters, and therefore the bigger year’s 16th hole). He knows how to Attacker Tyler G. Sorba ’07 runs in to make a shot on goal in front of Clark University’s David Breglio ’07 names, into play. during the third period of the Engineer’s game on Friday, March 24, 2006 on the Barry Astroturf Field. My top pick this week is not Masters, Page 19 Sorba and Brennan P. Sherry ’06 led MIT to a 9-5 victory, each contributing three goals and an assist.

DAVID TEMPLETON—THE TECH Thomas M. Phillips ’09 hits a single into the gap in right field during the second game of the Engineer’s double-header against Elms College on Saturday, April 1 on Briggs Field. The Engineers won the first game 9-7 and took the second one 6-2 after a rain delay.

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