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Harvard non-registrants By Barry S. Surmanl bear the consequences themsel- ble for registration. Harvard University will not ves." Friday was the deadline for i provide financial aid to replace MIT announced last month MIT students to return the com- t federal' funds denied students that it also will obey the US De- pleted statement forms to the I who do not register for the draft, partment of Education regula- Student Financial Aid Office to i: president Derek Bok said last tions stemming from the Solo- retain their eligibility for federal week. mon Amendment, a law denying aid. Q r B "In-our view, the university federal grants and loans to non- Leonard V. Gallagher '54, di- r ·i should be reluctant to offer assis- registrants. rector of student financial aid, r tance and encouragement of any -said his office will send letters "This is the law of the land," 1 kind to students who violate the and duplicate forms to MIT stu- law," Bok stated. President Paul E. Gray '54 said, dents who have failed to submit E 'I.. and MIT will enforce it." i. "One can appreciate the cour- the required statement. s age of those who are willing to Enforcing the law entails col- The letter will inform those i live by their principles," he said. lecting statements from all stu- students that the Institute "is es- i i: "But individuals who choose to dents receiving federal aid, certi- sentially backing off on our comm- 2 f on each of the [federal I stand on their convictions and fying that they either have regis- mitment 6 disobey the law must normally tered for the draft or are ineligi- financial aid] programs," Gal- 'i Bar~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~a~~~~~~~~~~~ P lagher said. The Institute will, rr Ia l B _ h _ RI1 d eLa a however, reinstate federal aid to
E students submitting their forms t·i rrOT8SSor pronmpis i b after the deadline, he said. s: MIT's billing system will allow ;i sweetener use- many students to file their state- B cu-t ments as late as registration day ered filing a formal objection L· By Diana ben-Aaron - Sept. 12 - without penalty, c h Efforts by an MIT professor against the sweetener, but decid- Gallagher said. have led to a voluntary decision ed not to after hearing the Coca- Bok, in his written "Statement :: i by the Coca-Cola Corporation to Cola company's announcement. to the Harvard Community," ex- ·i reduce the levels of a new artifi- "The soft-drink industry decid- r presses "doubts about the consti- Michael Bove i: cial sweetener it is planning to in- ed on its own to -be more con- tutionality" and "questions the Tech Photo by V troduce into its diet soft drinks. cerned with what I was saying fairness" of the Solomon Amend- The Harvard Bridge has been partially closed to motor traffic since than the FDA was;" said Wurt- inspectors found cracks in support pins. a Research by Dr. Richard J. ment. i· Wurtman, M. D.,-MIT professor man. The letters produced no I: Harvard students who lose fed- of neuroendocrine regulation, change in the FDA approval of eral aid, Bok said, will be eligible i,r i.i aspartame for unlimited use in I: suggests that aspartame, a prod- for unsubsidized loans and nor- uct of the G. D. Searle Corpora- soft drinks, which was issued jobs. replace campus MD(: to mal tion, can affect neurotransmitters July 1, ten months after it was t The federal aid programs af- i. sought by Searle and almost two fi in the human brain. fected by the Solomon Amend- years-after aspartame was ap-- Harvard -Bridge 6j This spring, Wurtman-sent mentt include: Guaranteed Stu- r eight letters to the Food and proved for use in foods. i3 dent Loans, Parent Loans for By Barry S. Surman state agency said yesterday. Drug Administration, Searle, and Aspartame, 170 times sweeter Undergraduate Students, Nation- The Metropolitan District "Definitely we're going to rT- a others detailing his laboratory than sugar and-twice as costly, is al Direct Student Loans, Pell Commission (MDC) is develop- place the bridge," said David D findings and calling for more now used as a substitute and an Grants. Supplemental Education- ing plans to replace the Harvard ei senior civil engineer study of the sweetener's effects on additive in instant drink mixes, al Opportunity Grants and Col- Bridge without disrupting pedes- l enhardt, for the MDC. "Our mai n con- i human subjects. He also consid- (Please turn to page 2) lege Work-Study. trian traffic, an engineer for the r cern is pedestrians: it's easy to di-, E. CIPI- II _---- ----- -- -L -- I C--C -L -P__I_ ·--s_ --. - ·-a__ II Y-RIIIII Y··I -e ·I I- -- - ·ARe ·IB LIL 3 I vert motor traffic."' i
J,4 a i, ing aI strip of the rid bridge for Whkale,a e, pedestrian traffic while the re- placemnent is under construction, Ienhardt said. whale The new Hlarvard Bridge virill no. look substantiallv dilfferent ironm the low, green spatn it rc- i pices, he said. "WeC're going to provide (as much of the old chalr- As eager whale watchers look on, a pair actcr as possibfe." of humpback whales (right) feeds in wa- ters about five miles off the coast of Gloucester, Mass. Above, another pair, perhaps less concerned with the specta- tors, sounds nearby. I Get synchronized with the Police. See the review in the Arts Section - Page 7.
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I Harvard non-registrants B1y Barry S. Surman1 bear the consequences themsel- ble for registration. Harvard University will not ves." Friday was the deadline for provide financial aid to replace MIT announced last month MIT students to return the com- federal funds denied students that it also will obey the US De- pleted statement forms to the who do not register for the draft, partment of Education regula- Student Financial Aid Office to president Derek Bok said last tions stemming from the Solo- retain their eligibility for federal week. mon Amendment, a law denying lid. "In -our view, the university federal grants and loans to non- Leonard V. Gallagher '54, di- should be reluctant to offer assis- registrants. rector of student financial aid, tance and encouragement of any -Said his office will send letters "This is the kind to students who violate the law of the land," and duplicate forms to MIT stu- law," Bok stated. President Paul E. Gray '54 said, dents who have failed to submit "One can appreciate the cour- "... and MIT will enforce it." the required statement. age of those who are willing to Enforcing the law entails col- The letter will inform those live by their principles," he said. lecting statements from all stu- students that the Institute "is es- "But individuals who choose to dents receiving federal aid, certi- sentially backing off on our com- stand on their convictions and fying that they either have regis- mitment on each of the [federal disobey the law must normally tered for the draft or are ineligi- financial aid] programs," Gal- lagher said. The Institute will, - Professor however, reinstate federal aid to prompts students submitting their forms t after the deadline. he said. i·it MIT's billing system will allow svveetener use cut many students to file their state- i I ments as late as registration day By Diana ben-Aaron ered filing a Formal objection - Sept. 12- without penalty, Efforts by an MIT professor against the sweetener, but decid- Gallagher said. have led to a voluntary decision ed not to after hearing the Coca- Bok, in his written "Statement r by the Coca-Cola Corporation to Cola company's announcement. i to the Harvard Commnunity," ex- reduce the levels of a new artifi- "The soft-drink industry decid- presses "doubts about the consti- cial sweetener it Is planning to in- ed on its own to 'be more con- tutionality" and "questions the Tech Photo by V. Michael Bove 1! I troduce into its diet soft drinks. cerned with what I was saying fairness ' of the Solomon Amend- The Harvard Bridge has been partially closed to motor traffic since I: Research by Dr. Richard J. than the FDA was," said Wurt- ment. inspectors found cracks in support pins. Wurtman, M. D.,-MIT professor man. The letters produced no Harvard students who lose fed- s change in the FDA approval of Of rneuroendocrine regulation, eral aid, Bok said, will be eligible suggests that aspartame, a prod- aspartame for unlimited use in for unsubsidized loans and nor- uct of the G. D. Searle Corpora- soft drinks, which was issued mal campus jobs. M DC: to replace tion, can affect neurotransmitters July l, ten months after it was The federal aid programs af- in the human brain. sought by Searle and almost two fected by the Solomon Amend- a This spring, W-urtman-sent years after- aspartame was ap-- ment include: Guaranteed Stu- Harvard Bridge i eight letters to the Food and proved for use in foods. dent Loans, Parent Loans for By Barry S. Surman stale agency said vesterday. Drug Administration, Searle, and Aspartame, 170 times sweeter Undergraduate Students, Nation- ITe Metropoolitan District others detailing his laboratory than sugar and twice as costly, is "Definitely we're going to re- i al Direct Student Loans, Pell E Commission (MDC) is develop- findings and calling for more now used as a substitute and an Grants, Supplemental Education- ing plans to replace the Harvard prlace the bridge," said David study of the sweetener's effects on additive in instant drink mixes, al Opportunity Grants and Col- Bridge without disrupting pedes- Lenhardt, senior civil engineer human subjects. He also consid- ( Please urum to page 2) lege Work-Study. trian traffic, an engineer for the for the MDC'. "Our main con- --- ------·I -- IE - -- c I *---- - -- -- ,-,-. _ - --- , ----, - - -- ---- - ---- ,-1 -, cern is pedestrians: it's easy to di- I vPert motor traffic."
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Replacincn the 2166-foot-1 IS8 inch-lono bride - whinch is A, :"'' "'' ' "''- ' ~~~~~.;,.,,;, more coften measured in Smooc(ts - vil'l cost ".somewhere 3TrouI1d ~~~~~~~~~~~ sa $2() millionIl," I enhtlrdt sidi-. The two outer lanes of' the four-lane bridoe have (ilret6f\! been closed to dIll traffic, indi the renma3inim-e!.ines cllosed to trucks and buses. u.llcr MDC inspcctors found craLcks in steel pins SUI)- porting the structure. Tech photos by Barry S. Surman Their inspection ifollowed thc coll;apse into the Mianus River of a section of' a simi!.rly-construct- ed brid-e on Interstate 935 in --·i·e C onnecticut. The June 298 tc'ci- dent killed three people and seri- -wi4 R
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; in0 Li strip of the old bridoe for Whale, pe"destrian traffic While tie rc- plkcerrent is under conrstruction, Lenharrdt said. vvhale The new Harvard Bridge vill not look substantillli dif ferent from the low, green span it rc- places, he said. "We're} oing to provide as much of' the sold chair- I As eager whale watchers look on, a pair acter as possiblc.' of humpback whales (right) feeds in wa- ters about five miles off the coast of Gloucester, Mass. Above, another pair, perhaps less concerned with the specta- tors, sounds nearby. Get synchronized with the Police. See the review in the Arts Section Page 7.
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(Continlued ftronm page I ! taken alone or with a carbohy- desserts, and other foods under drate- that are absolutely safe," the trade narne of Nutra-Sweet, said Wurtman in his most recent and is sold as a tabletop additive letter to the FDA. under the trade name of Equal. "Obviously, with FDA approv- Wurtran originally testified at al, we're satisfied with the safety FDA hearings in favor of aspar- of.aspartame," said Tony Tortor- tarme, successfully discrediting ici of Coca-Cola's consumer divi- Washington University of St. sion. He called the schedule for Louis Professor John Olney's as- the introduction of aspartame sertion that Llspartarne w as simi- into Diet Coke "privileged infor- lar to monosodiumn glutamate mnition" and discounted a rumor (MSG) and that both couid dam- that Coca-Cola had introduced ai-e the human brain. "I think Diet Coke expressly as a vehicle neither hats any significant harm- for aspartame. The diet soft- ful effect on the bralin," Wurt- drink market is worth an estimat- m n Sri d, '.and neither does ed S5 billion annually, and sales ,ispartailme tt moderate levels of asptirtame are expected to net Such as those in foods." Searle hundreds of millions of dollars a vear. Because the FDA has no labs- Aspartame is made up of two of its ow n, it relies on manufac- amino acids, one of which, phen- J :;: " i ,-. -·.:, turers' tests and the findings of viawlanine, is toxic to the brain at '·· independent researchers like very high levels. "One important ' :"i""°R U Wurtman and Olney. While it re- research question wil-l be to deter- quires of the manufacturer sta3n- mine the minimum level of toxic- dalrd tests for toxicity and car- ity exactliv said Wurtman. He Tech photo by Omar S. \/alerio cilnogenicity, it does not require Ldded that the level of toxicity Lobby 7 was the site of a 12-hour dance marathon last Saturday sponsored by the Technology testing for effects on the brain. would be much lower for carriers Community Association to benefit the American Cancer Society. - '-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----- Wurtmaln stressed that "the -field of the gene for phenylketonuria, _ - of' nutrition and the brain is a Li disease whose victims are un- very tew one. able to metabolize phenylaianine. Aspartame has been used in Aspartame elevates the level of celebrate soft drinks in Canada, where sac- some amnino acids involved in our chalrin is banned, for almost two making brain chemicals affecting years, "with no ill effects," ac- the blood and heart. At the same cording to the FDA. Wurtman time, it lowers the level of the sa 1ut to surmmer. salid that he did not expect aspar- almino acid precursors for sero- tarne to affect health or behavior tonin, a neurotransmitter impor- enter our if' taiken in soft drinks at one- tant in sleep', pain sensitivity, ap- f'ourth to one-fifth the level used petite control, and mood. Great American Summer Contest in Canada. "We have shown chemical "Nevertheless, I believe that it changes [in human experimental Just fill out the entry blank here or at any Coop sales remains of' utmost irportance subjects in aspartame studies] counter and you'll be eligible to win weekly prizes that laboratory and clinical stud- that are very likely associated ies be continued to determine the with behavioral and bodily chan- including: levels of dietary aspartame - ges," said Wurtman. - -C· I I - I *Red Sox Tickets *Concert on the C(ommon Tickets Am _m rI _ *"Sugar Babies" Tickets a; cCJ. Csrs . t *C:omplimentary Dinners for Two a ce *Panasonic AM/FM Cassette Tape Recorder -M *Ice Cream Gift Certificates at Steve's, Brigham's or Bailey's c
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T I I --- EE~~ Feast your eyes on Bostonm Ceorld French troops to defend Chad against :·: Libyan rebels - Following the retreat of' Chadian government ·.::·.i::· · forces to the outskirts of the country at the hands of a former president of Chad and his Libvan allies, French officials planned to deploy paratroops to the front lines of the battle.
IMexico's president wams Reagan against military demonstrations - During a six-hour visit to Mexico, President Reagan was cautioned by President Miguel de la Madrid of Mexico against "shows of force" in Central America. De la Madrid recommended "respect for the law and the institutions of the parties involved and the furthering of"a balanced, realistic, and constructive political dialogue" as the best means of avoiding further conflict.
Solidarity march broken up by Polish police Riot police with helmets, shields. and rubber clubs brought an abrupt end to a march of 1000 people on Sunday the third anniversary of the Lenin shipyard strike. Workers in the Gdansk, Poland, shipyards are planning a national work siowdown on August 23 unless the Communist government agrees to accept former Solidarity leader Lech Walesa as a bargaining partner and negotiate with him for the revival of free trade unions. I _~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~...... b.. ------. :~~......
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L-u - -- -'------~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~- -- I I _----I PAGF 4 The Tech TUESDAY. AUGUST 16. 1983 . M-~-~--~-I-.- ·- L e··dIPl~ I . I L- AAM , - - -- ,,-- - - ,- ' - -- `-. I I J I---~I - I~--opin o - I I - -- . - _ _ Robert E. Malchman -u I I - --- -' -- Sri Lanka: social and political strife "Those advocating any division by outlawing the secessionist of the countr' will not be able to Tamil party and making it illegal talk about it evten in a foreign even to talk about secession. land, hecause we could punish Jayawardene has also banned then onz their return to Sri Lan- three Communist parties along ka. ' -- Ranarsinghe Prernadasa the way, arresting over 100 mem- Pritnre Minister of Sri Lanka bers and padlocking their print- ing press. It's scarl . This is supposed to One would think two groups be a d 0emocracv). '-Unlnatned Sri living with each other on the Lankan civil servant same island for 2500 years could learn to do so peacefully. One This is a story about social and would think Jayawardene could political strife in Sri Lanka, the think of a better way to save de- isl 6nd nation off the coast of In- mocracy in his country than by dia, known zis Ceylon during its outlawing political parties and colonial period. limiting free speech. His actions There are two ethnic groups on seem to show a curious perver- I the islands the Sinhalese and the sion of ends by means. Tamlils. They have been there Imagine having no choice but since the island was first inhabit- to oin, party- the Whites or sly - for political re- ed 2500 years ago. The Sinhalese the Blacks, .8 represent an overwhelming ma- presentation in the United States, - -,- - --u - - r - I-a ·I -- i-a --_ --- a I I - e --- jority, holding 143 of 1 68 seats in based only upon one's skin color. the Nartional State Assembly. The Imalgine the majority party ensur- David Shaw Taimils have only 17. ing the Ininority never gains pow- The probleml is that an extrem- er, never implements its pro- ist group wants to secede from ranms, never becomes an effective Bunny's eyeviewof IIT Sri Sanka to set up its own Tamil part of the government. country in the northern and east- Such is the relationship be- no further than the "cheek- erri parts or the island. To this tween the Sinhalese and the Ta- Theln are the chosen, the fair- tured a little farther from the look by jowl coed" dormitory. end, they recently ambushedLind mils in Sri Lanka. The system of naired irrheritors oJ' the high-tech center of campus, he should have To the foreign student, this ar- killed 13 Sinhalese soldiers. ;lscriptive political parties, which age - if they can just get through talked to some underclassmen, ticle is a blessing. Vetter makes Somle Sinhalese, somewhat per- nimecdiately subverts the demo- Af. 1. 7 without jumping.' and, perhaps most importantly, non- absolutely no mention of MIT's turbed, responded by killing 200 cratic process. is unfortunately he should have interviewed international population, a group Tarmil civilians and burning an- cornmon among nations of the This quote appears in the Sep- engineering majors. Had he done at least as large as the women. other 100,(00 out of their homes. Third WVorld. tember issue of Pla lbo'v maga- so, Vetter would have reached Vetter's ignorance is the foreign President J. R. Jayawardene then The only hope for democracy zine, opening an article titled some radically different conclu- student's bliss. became worried that the violence in these countries is an end to the "Technodarlings." The author, sions about us lovable, offbeat against the Tamils might spark an daIma-in , interracial differences. Craig Vetter, "spent weeks on MIT kids. And he might have inversion frorn India. The political Darwinism of win campus at MIT researching this gotten a few more of his facts Plavb ov's intrepid researcher So Jayawardene decided to or die is the surest route to totali- piece," yet the most profound straight. obviously set out to get a few stop the violence not by cranking tariatnisin. One hopes it is not too conclusion he can reach is "One laughs by furthering the outside down on the Sinhalese mob, but lIate for Sri Lanka. thing is for sure. They all plan on Although the author made an world's stereotype of MIT stu- making a lot of money." attempt to get his information dents. "While others dated and The editorial slant of Vetter's straight from the students' danced and played baseball," article is hardly surprising. After mouths, he failed to acknowledge Vetter writes, "these kids sat all, it appears' -in a magazine that student opinion may be alone building ham radios or meant to whet the appetites - -tainted by the "cynical outlook" watching for comets or playing both sexual and intellectual -of he noted elsewhere. Consequent- fantasy games on their home target readership of young, ly, when we read about a student computers." I may not be ill the Volume 103. Number 30 Tuesday, August 16. 1983 its upwardly mobile sophisticates. saying "There aren't any political majority, but I don't know how a Chairm an ...... V. Michael Bove '83 Per-haps they will be properly movements on campus to speak radio works, I've never seen a F. Editor in Chief ...... Barry S. Surman '84 awed and a bit envious of Vetter's of," we know Vetter never saw comet, and I don't even know m Managing Editor ...... Matthew W. Giamporcaro '85 technodarlings, but I amn not. I'm ten percent of the graduating Apple Basic. I devoted most of Business Manager ...... Keith Tognoni '84 just another MIT student trying Class of 1983 demonstrating soli- my secondary education to play- Executive Editor ...... Robert E. Malchman '85 to ret by, and I take offense at darity with the European disar- ing in a rock band so I could his portrayal. mament movement by wearing meet women - that is, when I News Editors ...... John J. Ying '84 I t seem s Vetter's weeks of re- green armbands. wasn't programming my calcula- ...... B urt S . Kaliski '8 5 search involved hanging out at' Equally short shrift is given to tor to ply Dungeons and Drag- F- Bill Spitzak '83 a Night Editors ...... Baker House, observing an elec- MIT's women. In true Plalvbov ons. c ...... Charles P. Brown 84 tric~al engineering lecture, and vis- tradition, the ten paragraphs de- Vetter's portrayal of the typical Laurie S. Goldmar '84 Photo Editors ...... iting the top of' the Green Build- voted to them is little more than MIT student is about as realistic ...... Omar S. Valerio '85 iny wvith the Technology Hackers a faulty survey of women's dating is the cynical intellectual elite he r Sports Editor ...... Martin Dickau '85 Association - a fun time I practices in Baker House. There's employs to paint his negative pic- Arts Editor ...... Jonathan Dippert *83 Paul G. Gabuzda '84 would recomnmend to any visitor. a message here: If you are one of ture. Plavlbov should stick to its Advertising Manager ...... I 9 Contributing Editors David G. Shaw '82 I f, however, he was interested the aforementioned upwardly own brand of realism: the "Girls 9 ...... Jon von Zelow itz '82 in uncovering an accurate view of mobile young sophisticated males of the Atlantic Coast Con- ...... M ax H ailperin 85 M ITlif~e, he should have ven- seeking a technodarling wife, ference."" r --- - I ------1-- ------Ir 4e · a - -- -r ---- , -- p - a r m ...... Daniel J. Weidman '85 M Senior Editors ...... Eric R. Flermling '83 ...... Ivan K. Fo ng 8 3 i ...... Jerri-Lynn Scofield '83 ...... Tony Z am parutti '84 indexing Project Representative ...... A. David Boccuti '79 A dvisor ...... Edw in Diam ond
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When the decision is made leave the Institute are the very 75 orientation, religion, handicap, to violate the law, it is made both ones who MIT and this country . age, or national or ethnic origin with the full knowledge of what can least afford to lose. in administration of its educa- the possible consequences are S One of the things which both- . tional policies, admissions poli- and because our religious beliefs ers me the most is a statement cies, scholarship and loan pro- or personal convictions allow us .: you made which was quoted in grams, and other Institute admin- no other course of action. We both The Tech and Tech Talk: "It i istered programs and activities stand fully prepared to be tried 1 makes no sense to me to couple . . for our actions in a court of law educational opportunity with be- ., and, if necessary, to spend time in liefs about the military draft and .,I', .These words are from M IT's jail. T he Solomonl Amendment, to apply that connection only to ill violation of our Constitutional i policy on nondiscrimination. In those students who happen to be ., _ one fell swoop you have managed rights under the Fifth Amend- needy males in a particular age .,' to make these words utterly de- ment, compels non-registrants to bracket. This is. the law of the . void or meaning. The action I re- incriminate themselves and denies land, however, and M IT will . . fer to is the announcement that our right to the due process of comnply with it." Such a denial of MIT will abide by the Solomnon law. I n addition, we are denied the responsibilities Of a citizen to Amendment and Departmnent of our rights under the Sixth uphold the Constitution must a .' Education regulations which Amendment to public trial by have the Founding Fathers turn- 7' deny federal educational assis- an impartial jury, to be informed ing over in their graves. Coming tance to students who refuse to of the nature and cause of the ac- from the president of an institu- register for the draft [T/Ze Tech, cusalion, to be confronted with tion of higher learning it is par- '. July 26]. the witnesses against LIS, to have ticularly abhorrent. It has been, ,, compulsory process for obtaining one of the traditional roles of The Selective Service Act of witness in our favor, and to have universities in this country to try . .' 1980, in requiring only miales be- the assistance of counsel for the and act as a restraining force tween the ages of 18 and 23 to defense. The Solomon Amend- when our government begins to : register, discriminates on the ba- ment and the Department of stray. A number of universities . l. sis of sex and age. Prosecutions Education regulations have sum- around the country, including of non-regristrants have been di- marly tried, convicted, and sen- Yale, Dartmouth, and the Uni- rected solely agai nst those who teneed us without ever having ac- versity of California have prom- have chosen to exercise their cused us of a crime. Now, with ised to supple ment money lost by Trulth fie's vithin a little First Amendment rights of free your decision that MITwill abide non-registrants; M IT should join .- speech. The Solomon Amend-, by these regulations, you act as these universities in standing up anld c:ertainl conmpass our executioner. I can only as- ment persecutes those who be- for its students' constitutional To the Editor: Rte. 128, he was actually heading sume that you do' not realize q cause of religious beliefs or deep rights. Regarding Barry S. Surman's west.. 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Synchronicity, The Police on A &M Re- cords. It's not enough to be a good musician anymore. If you are to be taken seriously as a perforsner, a composer, you have to display intelligence, not merely political awareness. Hence, many of the most prominent new music artists seem to be extremely well read: David Byrne and Bri- an Eno named their joint album My Life inl the Bush of Ghosts after an obscure nov- el by African author Amos Tutola, Robert Fripp of King Crimson has been packing his work with references to the mystic Gurdjieff's book Meetings With Remark- able Men, and both David Bowie and Pe- ter Gabriel Fill their lyrics with literary al- 1lusions. These literati also form the vanguard of the third-world rock movement, each hav- ing made a significant contribution toward the goal of incorporating non-Western rhythms into rock. Yet one member of the pan-cuitural pantheon has remained con- spicuous due to his exclusion: Gordon Sumner, also known as Sting, of the Po- lice. Perhaps the others considered him nothing more than a dumb blonde pop idol - an appellation that hardly applies to David Byrne - but it didn't seem to bother Stirg too much. He quietly pursued his reading of sociologist Arthur Koestler and subsequently wrote Ghost in the MMa- ehine (named after one of Koestler's books), the Police's first album to display a social conscience and the first to break with their reggae-based pop formula. Srtichronicin- titled after psychologist Carl Jung's SvwchronicitYl (A Causal Princi- ple)- marks a further break with formula The album centers around side one's compositional monopoly, they provide in- merit Sting's inclusion in the pan-cultural and Sting's total immersion in matters eth- paired title cuts, "Synchronicity I and II," sights into the contributions made by the pantheon - he is clearly adept at suffus- nic. It also represents a return to the both investigations into Dr. Jung's "con- band's nonwriting members. ing pop songs with a non-Western feel. band's earlier "less is more" sound; inti- necting principle" which links events in The lion's share of the writing still be- Compare "Tea in the Sahara" to King mating with a few Zen-like brush strokes time but not in space. The short, choppy longs to Sting, however, and he outdoes Crimson's "The Sheltering Sky'" and see what Ghost in the Machine communicated phrasing and percussive synth riff of himself by penning a set of moody, emo- how the same work -in this case Paul with an impasto of synth textures and "Synchronicity I" complements the long tive pieces. "King of Pain"' and "O My Bowles's The Sheilering Sk}- - can elicit saxophone overdubs. The single "Every melodic line and power-trio drive of God" deal with the personal anguish different musical responses. Breath You Take" is a perfect example of "Synchronicity 11." Sandwiched between brought about by Sting's recent divorce (as Simultaneously (synchronistically'?) their- the band's new approach: Stewart Cope- theses cuts are the Police's first songs not does "Every Breath You Take") and both most commercial and their most challeng- land's explosive drumming has been re- penned by Sting: Summers' "Mother," a successfully evoke strong emotions- you ing album, St4tichronviciti shows what can placed by a stark, snare-oriented under- 7/8 Arabian raga raveup with Freudian can feel the anger in "O My God" and the happen when the Police take the laws of statement of the beat, Andy Summers pro- lyrics ("Every girl that I go out with/Be-, sorrow in "King of Pain." music into their own hands. The resulting vides an elegant single-note counterpoint comes my mother in the end") and psy- "Walking in Your Footsteps," with its set of intelligent pop songs is an oasis in in the place of his chattering guitar figures, chotic vocals; and Copeland's "Miss Gra- polyrhythmic drum pattrens and African the modern radio desert. Don't wait any and Sting's vocals are fueled by a genuine denko," a bouncy tale of intrigue within flute colorings, and "Tea in the Sahara" longer, synchronize yourself. passion that was absent from his previous the KGI. Although the tunes may at first with Summer's shimmering guitar synthe- David Shaw efforts. seem to be simple concessions to Sting's sizer washes layered over a pulsing bass, i t Bringi n' the funk-back home
Speaking In Tongues, Talking Heads on People," and a true ghetto-blaster bounce Sire Records. in "Pull Lip the Roots," a tune destined to It must be a great temptation to repeat a become a dance floor standard. "Roots" successful experiment, if only to assert also provides the best indication of Byrne's your newfound proficiency. This seems to current mindset: When he sings "I don't be the reason why the new Talking Heads mind some slight disorder/No more time album isn't the tremendous surprise its for talkin' it over" he's obviously learned predecessor, Remnain in Light, was. The how to deal with the world, a far cry from band, revitalized after a three-year hiatus the neuroses that suffused "Psycho Kifler" filled with solo projects, has compared and "Don't Worry About the Govern- notes on their relative successes, chosen to ment." produce themselves (thus terminating a An ability to believe in the hearing pow- Iong-standing relationship with producer/ er of good people seems to be the point of fifth member Brian Eno), and reworked Speaking in Tongures. It's the only conclu- Remiaini in its own image. The resulting al- sion one can make in the face Of lyrics like bum is a cross between Retnain and ralk- "God help us!/Help us lose our minds/ ingi Heads '77, a combination of assured These slippery people/F elp us under- musicianship and an almost childlike plea- stand" and "We are born without eve- sure taken in being able to "Make it up as sight/We are born without sin/And our we go along/Feet on the ground/Head in mama protects us/From the cold and the the sky." rain." And if these homilies don't get the I The blueprint for Remain was clearly point across well enough, Byrne winds up M}r Life in the Bush of Ghosts, the collabo- the album with his hardest-hitting- but I i ration between head Head David Byrne softest played - stroke, "This Must Be i and Brian Eno, but the blueprint for the Place (Naive Melody)," a ballad about Speaking in Tongues is either Parliament/ the Joys of being able to core home: Funkadelic's Uncle Jamt Wants You or Home-is where / want to be James Brown's Sexr M/fachine. It relies more But I guess I'm already there on the "jammin' on a groove" format than I come home - she lifted up her wings on Remain's extended polyrhythmic drum Guess that this must be the place breaks and call-and-response vocals, con- I can't tell one from the other sequently, the Heads seem to be emulating Did I find you, or you find me? funk masters rather than creating another There was a time before we were born new musical form. The album's lessened If someone asks, this is where /'/l be impact is to be expected - American au- If Speaking inl Tongure.s tells us anything diences are much more familiar with Sly about Talking Heads, it tells us they're Stone and Wilson Pickett than they are happy. A contented band at the height of' with King Sunny Ad6 and Prince Nico their career producing an album this inno- Mbarga. vative is a rarity, but we should hope the The. African elements are still very much Heads do not remain in content for too in evidence, especially on the opener, burst into flame." The music is full of ac- from a pure African groove in which one long, because when they take risks. they "Burning Down the House," in which cents - squawking synths, tom-toms, can focus on one or all the instruments. remain pioneers. Lest they forget, they thundering drums underscore Byrne's tale shouted vocals - Itat act as mini-solos, The Afro-groove gives way to expertly didn't invent the funk, but they can sure of urban dread: "People on their way to personal comments that are not meant to played dub in "I Get Wild/Wild Gravity," bring it on home. work/Baby what did you expect/Gonna disrupt the overall flow, a small departure out-and-out gospel testifying in "Slippery David Shaw _as~all PAGE 8 The Tech TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1983 - - - ~ ~ -~--~~B cp-ll
I s Robert E. Malchman George Brett Pine Tar Game, or, AL's MacPhail strikes out It was a hot July day in Yankee umpire walks over to the Royals' they said, was removal of the bat Stadium. The Yankees and dugout and raises his fist, thumb from the game. Royals were playing their last re- raised. Incredibly, MacPhail bought gular-season game for 1983. Two The fans go wild. The Yankees this argument. The pine tar did out in the top of the ninth, New have won 4-3. not affect how the ball was York was leading 4-3. With one Brett goes wild. He attacks the struck, he said, so the hit was le- man on base, the go-ahead run in umpire. Three teammates are gal. the form of superhitter George needed to restrain him. A truly -MacPhail missed the point. Brett was at the pltte. The Yan- despicable exhibition on the third The bat was illegal from the be- kee faithful were cheerful, none- baseman's part. ginning, irrespective of what theless: Relief ace Goose Gossage There is a rule that says one Brett did with it. As soon as the and his 95-mile-per-hour fast ball cannot have more than 18 inches illegality was called to the umpir- were comin- into the game. The of pine tar on a bat. Why anyone es' attention, Brett should have fins knew it was all over. would need even that much is a been-and was-called out. Brett had other ideas. He mystery to me. Pine tar is a Stupid as it is, though, the de- launched a pitch deep into the sticky substance rubbed on the cision - the American League's left field stands, putting the bat handle to improve the bat- dumbest since it permanently ap- Royals ahead 5-4. A television ter's grip. proved the designated hitter rule camera focused on Gossage as There is another rule that says - stands. The game will resume I ' the mustachioed fireballer em- a batter using an illegal bat, upon l hursday with the Royals leading phatically pronounced an obsen- proper appeal, shall be called 5-4. It is unlikely Brett will be ity. Things suddenly looked rath- out. The Yankees made a timely ejected from the game, though er dismal for the Yankee nine. appeal, before the next pitch was well he should for his attack on The Kolals' submarining right- thrown, and the umpire properly the umpire. hander, Dan Quisenberry, leading enforced the two rules by calling The Yankees will be forced to the league in saves, was warming Brett out. miss a day off, so they will have in the pen. The Royals appealed the deci- to play baseball on 31 straight But wait! Yankee manager Bil- sion to American League Presi- days. The Royals will have to fly iy Martin comes racing out of the dent Lee MacPhail. Excessive 01983 Coplev News Service into and out of New York for dugout. He confers with the um- pine tar in violation of the rules four outs of baseball. pires, who retrieve Brett's bat. does not make the bat illegal, The men in blue examine the they argyued. The only penalty Four outs. I'll stick to exhibi- stick tion football. 8" WRITER~e~d~tr~WRTE at length; the home plate that should have been applied, NEWS EDITOR .. § II, --- I, - --c------I h ------, --- I------e - --. -- m~~a~ NIGHT EDrr0FR h^ llrr oor osttonnlin*prWa u *rrt~lutto ,th noiD>ketl
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