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Volume 136, Number 8 Thursday, March 17, 2016 Liu, Gomez discuss campaign themes Keeping the UA transparent and making it more welcoming are key Established 1881 By Emma Bingham ing if I was running, and there was STAFF WRITER an assumption that people did not want to run if I was running. It’s a With elections for Undergradu- mix of that and a mix of, probably, ate Association (UA) president and apathy. Also, I think when you do a vice president ongoing, The Tech sat really good job, not as many people down with candidates Sophia Liu will want to run to change some- ’17 and Daysi N. Gomez ’18 to talk thing. So I think a combination of about their experience in student those — apathy, trust in whoever is government, the challenges they’ve running, and just not wanting to put faced, the issues they think are up a campaign. most important, and their plans for The Tech: What have you the future of the UA. Liu currently learned as UA vice president and TRISTAN HONSCHEID—THE TECH serves as vice president of the UA. as class council vice president A quadcopter-themed hack appeared around campus on March 14 in celebration of the release of Regu- The pair is running unopposed. that you will bring with you to [the lar Action admission decisions. This drone carries one of MIT Admissions’s famous “tubes” during the early The Tech: Why do you think presidency and vice presidency]? morning hours of Pi Day. you are the only ones running? MIT admits 1,485Established to class 1881 of 2020 Sophia Liu: People were ask- Elections, Page 13 Faculty votes to consider new for an admit rate of 7.8 percent mathematical economics major Admission rate resumes trend of decrease after a small MIT faculty voted to con- in math, requiring students to sider a new Mathematical Eco- take several course 18 electives increase last year, a class size of 1,120 is admissions goal nomics major, designated as 14- including Real Analysis. 2, Wednesday. They will vote to In his presentation to the By Divya Gopinath is consistent with recent class sizes, time this year. approve the major in April. faculty, Professor David Au- STAFF WRITER Dean of Admissions Stu Schmill ’86 A total of 437 students were The Department of Eco- tor, associate department head wrote in an email to The Tech. waitlisted for the 2015-2016 admis- nomics will administer the new of the economics department, MIT offered admission to 1,485 The number of applications rose sions season. “It is hard to predict major, which will complement stated, “Our rationales for pos- out of 19,020 applicants for the class this year, fully recovering from a de- how many students will be admit- its existing course 14 offering. ing this major are: one, offer of 2020 for an admissions rate of 7.8 crease duringEstablished the 2019 application 1881 ted from the waitlist,” Schmill wrote Unlike the current economics a streamlined path for stu- percent. The rate decreased from season. in an email to The Tech. “In the last major, 14-2 trades off several last year’s 8.0 percent, and has been Of the 1,485 students admitted five years, we have admitted as few economics subjects for some Economics, Page 12 steadily declining since 2003 with to the class of 2020, 656 were early as zero and as many as 65.” Last year, the exception of last year when it action admits, The Tech reported 55 of the 575 students on the waitlist went up by 0.3 percentage points. last fall. The early-admission rate were admitted, which was a record The decisions were released on dropped to around 8.4 percent, from high, according to MIT Admissions. Pi Day (March 14) at Tau time (6:28 9.6 percent last year, which may have The demographics of the ad- p.m.), as is MIT tradition. been caused by an administrative mitted class are largely consistent Legal clinics have served over 75 The admissions office hopes that policy change: international stu- with last year. Women make up 49 1,120 of the accepted students will dents were allowed to apply during students since opening choose to attend MIT. This target size the early action round for the first Admissions, Page 14 The Entrepreneurship and In- Plans for the clinics were tellectual Property law clinic, one formed after the founders of of two legal clinics announced Tidbit, an MIT undergradu- Undergraduate Admission Rates, 2008-2016 last September, has served “over ate’s startup, were subpoenaed 12% 75 MIT students,” Chancellor by New Jersey’s attorney general Cynthia Barnhart PhD ’88 said. in 2014. This highlighted a need Class of 829 admitted through 11.9% The other clinic, which will for legal resources for students. 2020: REGULAR ACTION focus on technology and cyber- The Technology and Cyber- law, was appointed a director law Clinic will focus on cyberlaw 656 admitted through Tuesday: Andy Sellars, an attor- issues like Tidbit’s. The Entrepre- 10% 10.7% 19,020* students applied EARLY ACTION ney at Harvard University’s Berk- man Center, will fill that role. Clinics, Page 12 9.7% 9.6%

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So I spent a few hours, you know, Ali G.-style in- Ali G.-style know, you a few hours, So I spent character. and then I appeared as Nobby, in order to workshop the workshop to in order as Nobby, and then I appeared the character. I set up a bunch of interviews with real people, of interviews I set people, up a bunch with real the character. a lot of real-life Nobbys. I go undercover in order to get into get to into in order I go undercover Nobbys. a lot of real-life to the north of England, and researched and hung out with out and hung and researched the northto of England, much into, or did you were it feel a role playing? much into, more like roles. Do you think Nobby was a character that you gotyou as that roles.character a was Do Nobby you think talking about it. about talking lem with comedy, it becomes very when you’re unfunny - the prob doesn’t it? Doesn’tfunny, sound very That’s funny. comic foil to him. It all sounds quite mathematical, and less and less mathematical, all sounds quite It him. comic foil to work it out logically: okay, this kind of guy would be a good of guy kind this okay, logically: it out work complete embarrassment for his brother. Then, you kind of you Then, for his brother. embarrassment complete somebody who’s kind of from a lower stratum of society. A stratum a lower of from kind somebody who’s who has kids, who’s nostalgic, who cannot stop talking, and and talking, stop who cannot nostalgic, who’s kids, who has Somebody who’s full of love, who has real relationships, relationships, real who has full of love, Somebody who’s almost monosyllabic. almost relationships. They’re basically misogynistic, and they are misogynistic, and theybasically are They’re relationships. ics, they use violence toward everyone, they have no loving no loving everyone, they have they use violence toward ics, empathy, they’re ruthless murderers, they’re often alcohol- often they’re ruthless murderers, they’re empathy, of these action heroes?” Generally, they’re lacking in any any in lacking they’re Generally, theseof heroes?” action the road?” So I thought, “What are the common attributes the common attributes are “What So I thought, the road?” to a James Bond-type that could create havoc for him on havoc create could Bond-type that a James to mediate response was, “Who’s the best guy to act as a foil to the best guy “Who’s was, response mediate pitched this idea, which was James Bond’s brother. My im- My brother. Bond’s James was which idea, pitchedthis wrote wrote ters of [yours] — where’s the inspiration for Nobby? for Nobby? the inspiration of [yours] — where’s ters he responded, “Well la-di-da.” “Well he responded, asked what colleges we were from. When I answered “MIT,” When I answered “MIT,” from. colleges we were what asked porters (from Emerson College and Boston University) and College and Boston University) Emerson porters (from - himself the other re me and to introduced He characters. British accent, a far cry from the voices of his famous movie movie a far cry of his famous the voices British accent, from glasses. He speaks deliberately and eloquently in a deep and eloquently deliberately speaks He glasses. first press event out of character. out of event press first The interviews, along with the screening, were part of his were along The interviews, with the screening, than GrimsbyBrothers . of The character the main Nobby, happy to see that I would be asking questions of him rather of him rather questions be I would asking see to that happy his costume into the venue’s bathroom) — bathroom) venue’s the into costume his very sowas I Academy Awards as Ali G (which was not planned; he snuck planned; not he snuck was G (which as Ali Awards Academy Borat Borat for 2006’s events press actor is famous for appearing in public in character, from the from in character, in public for appearing is famous actor room, wearing street clothes, I breathed a sigh of relief. The of relief. a sigh I breathed clothes, wearing street room, two college reporters in a busy Four Seasons Hotel dining dining Seasons Hotel Four two in a busy college reporters The Brothers GrimsbyBrothers . The of his new movie, the screening thing Sacha Baron Cohen said when he walked on stage at at on stage when he walked said Cohen Baron Sacha thing in bondage The actor talks about improvisation, Donald Trump, and the challenges of escaping a hotel and the challenges Trump, Donald actor talks about improvisation, The The Brothers Grimsby Brothers The The Tech

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I’d what and about Bible I’m dad, my With way. loving a in me asking him tell if I I feel like slowly. more it taking it misinterpret to going he’s doing I’m what first him to so I want me, and get upset at a very un- He’s I believe. what understand person. derstanding BINCA, at back at as a tutor working I’m also I’m Square. Harvard at Academy The MIT, at the Edgerton Center at working differ of for a number applying and I’m off medication, I’m year. jobs for next ent therapist. seeing no longer my and I’m months anxiety had in weeks, I haven’t fi- is my now stressor biggest My even. debt in of dollars thousands I’m nances. I get stress The bills. of medical because of the kind it’s is verynow mild. Maybe not going other people feel who are stress issues. health mental through depression that I understand because be to have I point. any at back come can my gifts to giving about thought I’ve ready. friends there’s who helped me survive. But on is a tribute to now life from no need. My I hope those people who showed me love. storymy way. in a similar help others can of 2014. Association’ dergraduate - COURTESY OF DANIEL JACKSON DANIEL OF COURTESY I was sleeping twelve hours per night. I I pernight. twelve sleeping hours I was think People explain. to easy wasn’t It my stole It life. my stole Depression I had an ever-growing stack of papers to to of papers stack an ever-growing I had It was the end of October last year whenof October the end year was last It guarantee.” They were like, “Okay, Mr. Mo- Mr. “Okay, like, They were guarantee.” I would smile be- understand.” We rales. so me. nice to they were cause get I couldn’t because anything eat couldn’t hungry. feel or sorry even sad I couldn’t for a call to had when I days were There myself. friend “Can question, them the silly and ask of bed?” me out They come and pull you would do that. for depression. be to a reason has there that depressed? you are “Why They ask, would to what I didn’t know happened?” What Depression happened. really Nothing say. back and it came back, of came kind just so I was happy. life where in my a point at a very I had good job. students. my I loved me asking, down to came It live. to desire day and felt numb. I couldn’t feel as much I couldn’t and felt numb. day an entire For day. felt the previous as I had not do and could desk my at there week, I sat anything. about me asking kept kids my and grade, a lot of things “I have I would say, them. no but tryday, this on. I’ll going by do it to had an old building, and the hallways weren’t weren’t and the hallways an old building, had so was warm. the culture but the cleanest, evenvaluable feelmade me so teachers The immigrants, were All the students one. on day the ones I had like challenges through going respect so experienced. so polite, They were felt so I proud, see to me. so happy ful, always so privileged be to their teacher. back and it came back, came the depression up one I woke like was It times worse. many - I was taking days off work because my because off work days taking I was great and I built with the kids, I fell in love a school Bos called another job at I found The students who wanted to learn were to learn were wanted who students The try, I all For I feel me terrible. made That My friends were taking me out to lunch and spending three, four hours with me, talking dinner, about me and me and me all the time. They had become a reason for me to live. How could I take so my own life when so many people had invested much in me? anxiety was so bad. My principal said, “You principal “You said, anxiety so My bad. was everyneed work come to to no matter day - remem I and here,” feel.us of All you how principal and the assistant at ber her looking of us “All other, each to heads them nodding experienced some of what level have here I was her that told I had experiencing.” you’re What problems. health mental through going experience belittled and madeshe said my a it was that whiny, being I was me feel like worse. it so much made so it just thing, small by the end of But with the staff. relationships every anxietyan attack having was I year, the I knew it. take couldn’t week, and I just single school, and that at teaching keep I couldn’t me back. the principal ended up not inviting They Academy. Newcomers International ton - need improve that all the things these are in late. walked kids Such-and-such ment. when you talking were kids Such-and-such of her out I came Every time, talking.” were Iwould vomit. to wanted I like office feeling for a couple the bathroom into myself shut cry to just a little breathe, to just minutes bit. utes at the start every of at utes get for me to class bethem to quiet. so be- already they because were frustrated out of was It was a joke. I hind. They thought very, was My very and that stressful. control, me down, telling principal ended up sitting a very sounds like experi difficult “It - me, this.” do can you Victor, can, you but ence, “Victor, me, would tell She do this. can’t just

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Nothing could have prepared me for me for prepared have could Nothing By the end of the summer, I had been I had the end of the summer, By It was a very, very difficult year, but I but a very, was veryIt year, difficult Another time, I was working on a project on a project working I was Another time, In my senior year, my anxiety came back. anxiety back. came my senior year, my In My junior year, I ended up having con- I ended up having year, junior My At the end of my sophomore year, I slept I slept year, sophomore the end of my At When I got into MIT, my mom said, “No, “No, mom said, my MIT, When I got into I was veryI was When I started overweight. I didn’t have a lot of friends growing up. I I up. of friends a lot growing I didn’t have I am an immigrant from Mexico. My My Mexico. from I am an immigrant Editor’s Note: Portraits of Resilience is a a is of Resilience Portraits Note: Editor’s

attention.” It would take a good would take fifteen min- It attention.” were so frustrated that they had had differ had they had that so frustrated were get to our be to able not going you’re rales, stepping into that classroom. The kids kids The classroom. that into stepping Mo- me, “Mr. tell kids day the The first tice. teacher had just disappeared without no- disappeared just had teacher someone substitute.” to and their in and out, coming teachers ent “Hey, the Algebra 2 teacher left, sowe needleft, 2 teacher Algebra the “Hey, a couple months in, my principal tells me, principal me, tells in, my months a couple was rigorous, and I felt very challenged. But and I felt very But challenged. rigorous, was teaching at KIPP anyway, and I enjoyed it. It It it. and I enjoyed anyway, KIPP at teaching cipal that I’m underperforming. I started I’m that cipal were saying they were going to tell my prin- my tell to going they were saying were KIPP in Lynn, Massachusetts. My coaches coaches My Massachusetts. in Lynn, KIPP hired to teach at a charter school called school a charter called at teach to hired from my time at MIT. time at my from hadn’t even caught up on the sleep deficit up on the sleep deficit caught even hadn’t All I knew was that I needed sleep, and I and I I needed sleep, that All I knew was was going through mental health problems. problems. health mental through going was professionalism. I didn’t understand that I I that I didn’t understand professionalism. sit me down and tell me it was a breach of of a breach me it was me down and tell sit son plan at 1 a.m. instead of midnight, they’d they’d of midnight, 1 a.m. instead son at plan though MIT ended.though never If I turned in a les and started Summer Institute, but it was as as it was but and started Institute, Summer graduated. I joined Teach For America America For joinedI Teach graduated. depressed. because she didn’t understand that I was I was that she didn’t understand because been doing your homework?” especially especially homework?” been your doing she asked me, “Why is it that you haven’t haven’t you is it that “Why me, she asked asleep. I would not dare ask them the way them the way ask I would not dare asleep. who come to school and they’re falling falling schoolwho come to and they’re are working two jobs to pay the bills and the bills and two jobs pay to working are taught students who are immigrants, who who immigrants, who are students taught a licensed high school teacher, and I’ve I’ve and a licensed school high teacher, tion? What have you been doing?” I’m now now been I’m doing?” you have tion? What and you don’t even have a concrete ques concrete a have even don’t you and and said, “Wow, you’ve spent so many days days so many spent you’ve “Wow, and said, ing program. She kind of just shut me down me down shut of just kind She program. ing with an instructor from the Scheller- teach an instructor from with start crying and crying. these tears. As soon as I exit his office, I just just I As soon as I exit his office, these tears. back, and it feels like I’m swallowing all all swallowing I’m and it feels like back, starting to form but I’m tryingstarting form to I’m but hold them to walking away and I’m sweaty, and tears are are and tears sweaty, and I’m away walking this class. I don’t even belong at MIT.” I’m I’m MIT.” at belong I don’t even class. this office hours? I’m so stupid. I don’t belong in stupid. I don’t I’m belong so hours? office through my head, like, “Why did I come to did I come to “Why like, head, my through question.” A lot of thoughts were flowing flowing were A lot of thoughts question.” I went to office hours one day. The profes day. The one hours office to I went that you down when I asked IQ went your member of the chamber chorus. of the chamber member “I think said, He froze. so just understand, I or section leader of the concert choir, and a a and sectionor of the concert leader choir, didn’t I but questions, me asking sorwas - a ten I was with the gospel choir, rehearsals fraternity. I was sometimes leading parts sometimes I was leading of fraternity. I had a couple of different positions in my my in positions of different a couple I had taking a lot of classes and extracurriculars. a lot of classes and extracurriculars. taking life, and it was a great year for me. I was I was for me. year a great and it was life, It taught me an entire new perspective on perspectiveon new entire an me taught It were also experiencing stress in their lives. their lives. in also experiencing stress were versations with a lot of close friends versations who position not do anything. and up and I would want to crawl up into a fetal a fetal up into crawl to up and I would want The muscles in my upper bodytense muscleswould in The was experiencing my first signs of anxiety.signs first experiencingwas my through an exam and failed two classes. I I an exam and failed two classes. through course supportedcourse me. to go.” When my mom heard him, she of she of him, mom heard When my go.” to MIT, and he said, “Wow. You have have You “Wow. and he said, the MIT, it was here.” But when I told my dad, he realized he realized dad, my when I told But here.” you can just go to the community college college go the community to just can you but at least I was happier with myself. happier I was least at but me differently. Girls started paying more at more started Girls paying me differently. gay, I was fun of me that making still were I was hoping people would notice and treat people hoping would notice and treat I was People friends. me and I made to tention single day. I lost about 70 pounds that year. year. that pounds 70 about lost I day. single high school, I was weighing myself every myself school, weighing high I was to men. to phobic trend. I didn’t want to be attracted be to attracted I didn’t want phobic trend. all the time, so I got into that same homo- same that so I got into all the time, friends. They would make fun of gay people gay fun of make They would friends. would watch shows on TV with my brother’s on TV shows would watch brother’s with my was outperforming most of my peers. outperformingwas of my most an English-only class, and by fourth grade, I I fourth grade, and by class, an English-only Halfway through third grade, I was placed in placed in was I grade, third through Halfway struggled a lot; learned never English. she herself. My dad stayed in Mexico. My mom mom My in Mexico. stayed dad My herself. of a portrait and a story, and of a portrait told in the subject’ all by two siblings my and me raised mom Daniel Jackson. Each installment consists consists Each installment Daniel Jackson. in their life. meaning photography and narrative series by narrative and Prof. photography they of how and found resilience words, own VictorMorales

PORTRAITS OF RESILIENCE Thursday, March 17, 2016 Thursday, March 17, 12 The Tech Thursday, March 17, 2016 Course 14-2 math electives prep Director named students for further work in field for clinic which Major requires additional math, fewer economics courses will open in fall Economics, from Page 1 e-mail to The Tech. needed. The remaining requirements The increased flexibility of 14-2 go to math subjects: majors must take dents who want to do further study in resonates with some students. The ma- a flavor of real analysis, linear alge- Sloan, humanities, biology economics and two, to satisfy substan- jor “offers students interested in both bra or differential equations, a math tive interest in mathematics.” math and economics the time to follow seminar, and at least one other math students have all used clinic Indeed, a student who is trained their own academic interests and elec- elective. only in Course 14 would not have tives, rather than the need to pursue Complementing the 14-2 major is the math background required for a both majors’ requirements at the same the creation of a new communications PhD program in economics, many of time,” said Jiacheng Feng ’16, vice- intensive class, Mathematical Eco- Clinics, from Page 1 vide students with educa- which — including MIT’s — require president of the Undergraduate Eco- nomic Modelling, tentatively dubbed tion required in establishing advanced courses such as Real Analy- nomics Association, in an interview 14.18. It is tentatively thought of as a neurship and Intellectual businesses, founders agree- sis. While a student could concurrently with The Tech. theoretical counterpart to 14.33, a class Property Clinic has already ments, etc.” major in economics and mathematics, A new major could potentially help that teaches students how to write an begun to provide student “The majority of cli- “14-2 creates a path for these students increase the number of economics empirical economics paper. “The idea entrepreneurs with “legal ents come from Sloan or to study the economics that engages majors, which is thought to be “small- is that students will come into the class guidance and protections Engineering, but in recent them, get the math training they need, er than it should be,” Autor said during having had significant exposure to they need for their innova- months students from other and still have some bandwidth for oth- the meeting. The economics depart- economic theory, game theory, for in- tion and entrepreneurial ac- disciplines, such as humani- er pursuits,” Autor wrote in an e-mail ment expects three to six 14-2 majors stance, and then, in the class, develop tivities,” Barnhart said. ties and biology, have also to The Tech. “We want students to have in its first several years. According to an idea for their own theory paper and Barnhart said that the sought the clinic’s services,” a broadening MIT experience, not to the registrar’s 2015-2016 enrollment receive the guidance and structure clinic will “assist [MIT stu- Barnhart said. get too narrow and specialized while statistics, there are only 38 undergrad- they need to write it,” said Ellison. dents] in responding to Barnhart said that along they’re barely out of their teens.​” uates in course 14. For comparison, Future programs cease-and-desist letters, with advising students who There also appears to be demand there are 360 course 18 and course In addition to the Mathematical notice-and-take-down or- request services, the clinic for 14-2 from undergraduates. In a 18-C majors. Economics major, the economics de- ders, and other objections provides workshops on top- survey the economics department Curriculum Description partment expects to propose an inter- from private parties or gov- ics such as “open source conducted last spring, 53 percent of Compared to the traditional course disciplinary Economics and Computer ernment entities,” such as code, choosing a state of minors that responded were “very in- 14 major, 14-2 requires fewer econom- Science major next year following the obstacles the founders incorporation, and how to terested” in an econ-math combined ics classes. Course 14 students today revisions to the course 6 curriculum. of Tidbit faced. crowd fund legally.” major. Even before the survey, “we had must take six electives beyond the sta- According to the proposal, the 2015 MIT students who come BU School of Law’s web- had a number of casual conversations tistics and econometrics, and interme- spring survey found that 59 percent of to the clinic receive advice site says the clinic will pro- with students who were interested in diate microeconomics and macroeco- students were “very interested” in an from Boston University (BU) vide advice to MIT students different flavors of the economics ma- nomics, sequences. In contrast, 14-2 econ-computer science major. Course law students. 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Elections, from Page 1 nal as a whole, and I think people and how we interact with other commitment necessarily or a bur- one term. What can you do to get into an uproar when they think people. So I’ve seen that — how den. I want it to feel fun. help minimize this problem and Daysi Gomez: An understand- things are being hidden from them. student government should be. The Tech: How did you [and ensure projects can be carried ing of the MIT culture, just because I don’t think people are actually The Tech: I’m also curious Gomez] meet? through? of connections [made through that upset at the UA, because we’ve about the part of your platform Liu: [to Gomez] I saw your face Liu: We have an advantage on class council] that I wouldn’t have always had an open discussion that says “Organize events in on a lot of flyers before I met you. that this year. I’m aware of all the made otherwise. I really got to about this. So I think the upset which student groups (dorms, Gomez: [laughs] I get that a lot. I projects that are happening. [We learn about MIT culture. aspect of this issue was the confu- FSILGs, clubs, majors, etc) have think it was just one of those things want to try] to get our team to- Liu: [I learned about] why peo- sion over what actually happened the chance to interact with peo- where the opportunity opened up gether earlier on, have them come ple love MIT and also being willing and the perception of things being ple outside of their normal social and I started thinking about it more to cabinet meetings and start shad- to go out and solicit opinions on hidden. sphere.” I was wondering how you and I was like, “Oh, this is really in- owing and transitioning a person, I how to do things. I think that when would promote this and what sort teresting.” But there’s a rule where think that would be really benefi- people do not feel like their opinion of events you had in mind. you can’t run for UA vice president cial. And of course Matt did this as is heard, or something along those “I think people Liu: So, one, I think working and class council vice president [at well last year, having very detailed lines, there’s an issue of transpar- think [diversity] is with class councils to promote the same time], so it was really just transition documents and lots of ency. And that can be overcome if diversity events … to think about deciding between those two. And meetings. you run your government in a way an issue that is too ways we can organize events to class council has some of my best I’ll be having lots of meetings that is very transparent. I think Matt increase the exposure of people to friends, so it was a really hard deci- with Daisy as well, tell her what the [current UA president Matthew J. hard to solve. You new [social groups]. sion, but ultimately I think this re- role of VP should be and could be. Davis ’16] has done a great job with never hear that The Tech: What are some is- ally opens up a lot of doors in terms I don’t think that will be a difficult that. Moving forward, I think the is- sues do you think don’t get of being able to do more for the thing. I think maintaining that after sue now is getting all student lead- response to other enough attention? MIT community instead of just the we leave will be the interesting part. ers and every administrator in a things.” Liu: I can say definitely diversi- class of 2018. And I think having detailed tran- meeting on the same page, and so I ty. We had a [UA] Council working The Tech: What’s been most sition documents throughout the think establishing clear confidenti- session where we divided up into challenging for you guys as UA year, as well as the reports that Matt ality is [important]. The Tech: My other question groups about different issues, and vice president and class council started will be a good thing in terms I think I’ve learned a lot about was about making the UA more diversity had maybe two people out president? of getting a sense of what problems leadership style … but I think what welcoming. This also goes back of thirty … I think people think it is Liu: I’ve been thinking about committee chairs will face. I would like the UA to be is a much to why you think you’re the only an issue that is too hard to solve. this for a while. Personally, I think more welcoming community … so ones running. What do you think You never hear that response to serving in student government is a I’ve been talking to people at ESP you could you do to motivate other things. But people respond service, and I think for me I’ve cut “I want anybody to and I think a big reason for people more students to participate in that way to diversity all the time … out a lot of personal time and that’s to want to stay in an organiza- student government? and uneducated discussions hap- fine, I’m happy with that, but I hear be able to come in tion and want to keep working for Gomez: I think maybe having pen and they end up being worse a lot of my friends being very upset and just work on things is [community]. [more information] of what all these for everybody. with me, and I think it’s a problem The Tech: You actually brought organizations are doing would be Gomez: [Diversity was also] one that a lot of leaders face. I’ve talked something ... I want up several of my other questions really helpful … I wouldn’t know of the things that I was most inter- to Matt about it, and Shruti had this it to feel fun.” there. what some of these committees ac- ested in in the platform. to some extent, and I see this with Liu: Keep asking them. There tually do. I think that’s a good first The Tech: What are you most Yo [DormCon president Yonadav are more shades of gray there. step. excited about? Diversity is clearly Shavit ’16] and Taylor [former Pan- The Tech: What do you think The Tech: We can start with Liu: From my discussions with something you’re excited about hel president Taylor M. Rose ’16] the overarching purpose of stu- the confidentiality one. In your people in ESP and also committee — are there some other things? as well — just being very isolated dent government is and what platform, you have something chairs, the main reason that they Liu: So this is something that sometimes. But I think it’s for a should it be? that says “collaborate with ad- think they’ve lost people superfi- I learned in class today: there are good cause, and I think there are a Gomez: That’s a hard question. ministrators to begin open dis- cially is that we don’t have money low-context cultures and high-con- lot of issues the UA faces in being Liu: The thing that I have found cussions with the students early” for food. If you look at ESP, they text cultures, in the sense that if you legitimate. Deciding to do things that I agree with Matthew the most and then you [refer to] creating a make most of their money … [so go to the U.S., we’re super litigious, for the student body instead of [is that people in student govern- confidentiality code system. I was they can justify] spending a discre- whereas in China and Japan there’s things you might want to do instead ment are the ones] that want to wondering what you think the tionary amount for the group as a a lot of trust and they don’t go to [is hard]. work on the issues that allow the balance is between not causing a whole to bond. legislation [quickly] … Gomez: I don’t think I really rest of the students to have a very campus uproar that shuts down I think because we’ve really cut I think Matt has led a very low- got that sense of isolation on class positive college experience, [from discussion and still involving the that out we’ve increased the acti- context administration in that he’s council. It’s very different. It’s more organizing] Springfest to work- student body in discussion. vation energy of joining the UA for very explicit about a lot of things just planning events that people ing on educational violations and Liu: The confidentiality code people who are curious and unsure and he’s very clear. I want to keep are going to find interesting. transparency things. [We want] all was Dante Delaney’s idea at a cabi- about the experience. That being that, but I think the result of that is It was really just figuring out the pipes to keep functioning and net meeting. I thought it was really said, I don’t think it’s right to spend a very formal tone that distances what the class wanted and finding the electricity running so that stu- great. students’ money on internal things. the UA from some students. I’m creative ways to do that, because dents can do their own thing. On your question regarding But as a whole, I think that there excited to eliminate that distance you don’t want to just do the same The downside is [that students] how do we start the conversa- needs to be a draw for students for people who want to be closer, thing over and over again. let the UA do things for them, and tion earlier and how do we not who are simply curious to join the for those who might be great fits Liu: Yeah, I think I remember I think that’s where some of this get people upset over the idea of UA, and the lack of that has caused for the UA. I want to make the UA a in class council the hardest thing apathy is coming from. So it’s to confidentiality in and of itself — I a lower appeal of the UA recently. place where people who care about for me was trying to make every- build a sense of community as well think as the UA we have to really The Tech: Are you looking to students want to join. I just want to body happy with sweatpants. Or, so that everyone feels like they’re advocate for open discussions of continue outside fundraising lower the barriers to engagement. I just making people happy in gen- involved. So it’s a dual function — issues that we think need to be efforts? think the standards are a lot higher eral. People were always very picky building community and working openly discussed. And that’s a Liu: Yeah, so the Resource De- for committee chairs definitely. I about things. on issues. vague answer, but I think on the velopment Committee actually want anybody to be able to come in The Tech: There’s a problem This interview, which was con- whole, and I think Matthew would had success in that they actually and just work on something, and I of maintaining continuity on ducted partly via email, has been agree…[the only reason for keep- got a sponsorship for SpringFest don’t want it to feel like it’s a time projects that are started during edited for clarity and length. ing a discussion closed] would be and things like that. And I don’t because people are afraid of some want to put the burden on commit- sort of harm coming to somebody tee chairs anymore, that’s for sure. or people are afraid of losing their I think a lot of committee chairs jobs, things like that. were very upset … A couple com- The Tech: So do you think that mittee chairs did really well, but the reason people didn’t want other than that on the whole it was SHAC to be as widely publicized just really hard for them to do both is because people were afraid their funding and also their events freshmen housing would become and what they wanted to do. “the issue” and no one would talk The Tech: In your time on the about anything else? How do you UA, what do you think has been feel about these issues that have done well and what could be done the potential to sort of shut down better? the conversation? Gomez: I think that really get- Liu: To be completely clear, I ting the trust back … is a really big wasn’t on SHAC in the fall, but I’ve thing that Matt and Sophia have heard — and you should definitely done well. I think that’s just a really ask people on the committee this good foundation for building upon — it was mostly that they weren’t in the future. That’s probably the even talking about freshmen hous- biggest thing that they’ve done. ing. Matt told me they mentioned it Liu: I think that Matt has a great once, and that wasn’t the focus of quote where he says that the UA the group. And it was an open dis- previously was like a brick wall sur- cussion from the very beginning. I rounding the whole organization, think freshmen housing was men- and now it’s like a clear glass wall tioned a few times over IAP and … it’s nice, people can see in, but then people were trying to regroup the goal moving forward is trying to and plan for the spring semester, break down that wall so that people but at no point was it deemed this can come in whenever they want. was a confidential discussion … Or sliding doors or something. I think it just took a while for the I have the deepest respect for group to mobilize and actually get Matt. Matt fixed the entire organi- emails out. zation from the ground up … [in I think students are pretty ratio- terms of] the standards of the UA 14 The Tech Thursday, March 17, 2016 A quarter of new admits are from minority groups Admitted students will come from a total of 65 countries

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